Sue's Daily Stack, The Thom Hartmann Program 03/09/26
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Monday’s Daily Stack
Hour One: The Dark Rise of America’s Monsters
Article: “The Dark Rise of America’s Monsters“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Pete Hegseth called it ‘quiet death’—the first time a U.S. sub fired a torpedo and hit an enemy ship since the 1940s“ by James Dwyer and The Conversation.
Article: “Maternal Mortality in the United States After Abortion Bans“ by GEPI.
Article: “DOGE kills 4 in Midwest tornado outbreak * UPDATEDx2*“ by lilboyblu.
Article: “‘Nazi heaven’: Inside Miami campus Republicans’ racist group chat“ by Claire Heddles.
Article: “Russell Vought: Trump appointee who wants federal workers to be ‘in trauma’“ by Alice Herman.
Article: “‘A very dangerous person’: alarm as Pete Hegseth revels in carnage of Iran war“ by David Smith.
Article: “Stephen Miller celebrates Trump’s ‘politically incorrect’ Iran war and lashes out at previously ‘woke’ Pentagon“ by Harry Cockburn.
Article: “Trump: Americans Who Died in War Are ‘Losers’ and ‘Suckers’“ by Jeffrey Goldberg.
Article: “Call him Mr. Bone Spurs. Donald Trump’s grandfather also dodged military service“ by Lee Gerhardstein.
Article: “Trump’s war proves costly as $1.1 billion US radar system already destroyed“ by Kathrine Frich.
Article: “Radar bases housing key US missile interceptor hit in Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and UAE, satellite images show“ by Gianluca Mezzofiore.
Article: “Terminal High Altitude Area Defense“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “UAE billionaire Habtoor openly lambasts Trump over Iran war“ by Jack Dutton. (text)
Could Your Kids Be Drafted to Fight in Iran?
Article: “Karoline Leavitt’s stunning admission on Trump war plans sends shockwaves: ‘unbelievable’“ by Alexander Willis.
Article: “The Desire for Terror“ by Timothy Snyder.
Article: “DOGE Has the Draft List“ by Jackie Singh.
Trump’s Own Cabinet is Buying Nuclear Bunkers - say what?
Article: “Top Trump officials rush to purchase nuclear war-proof bunkers after Iran attack: report“ by Alexander Willis.
Law: “Constitution of the United States“ Article 1 section 4. “The times, places and manner of holding elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each state by the legislature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by law make or alter such regulations, except as to the places of choosing Senators.“ (foreign emoluments clause).
Article: “Constitution of the United States“ Article 2 section 1. “The President shall, at stated Times, receive for his Services, a Compensation, which shall neither be encreased nor diminished during the Period for which he shall have been elected, and he shall not receive within that Period any other Emolument from the United States, or any of them.“ (domestic emoluments clause).
Article: “Trump, Hegseth claim Iran bombed girls school, not the US“ by Ryan Mancini.
Article: “Video shows US Tomahawk missile hit base next to bombed Iranian school“ by Tess McClure.
Article: “Ukraine sends drone experts and interceptor UAVs to help defend US bases in Jordan – NYT“ by Iryna Balachuk.
Article: “Cuban missile crisis“ (1962) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Inside $300 Million Members-Only Luxury Doomsday Bunker With AI-Powered Medical Suites and Indoor Pools Where the 1% Can Seek Shelter From Apocalypse“ by Kelsi Karruli.
Article: “Rubio warns Europe of new era in geopolitics before big Munich speech“ by Anna Lamche.
Article: “Trump accused of ‘insulting’ UK by claiming Britain would not come to America’s aid“ by Kate Devlin.
Article: “Charting the US-Israel war with Iran“ by Emmy Sasipornkarn.
Article: “There Are Rumors Trump Is Working Up to 7D Chess“ by Charles C. W. Cooke.
Hour Two: The Footage That Blew Up Trump’s School Strike Lie
Article: “Investigation further suggests it was the US that struck an Iranian school, killing 165“ by Ground News.
Article: “Anthropic takes Trump administration to court over Pentagon row“ by AFP.
Article: “Dems tee up legislative response to Pentagon AI fight“ by Ashley Gold.
Trump Threatens to Shut Down Congress Unless They Suppress the Vote
Article: “Trump vows not to sign any new laws until GOP bypasses Dems to pass voter suppression bill“ by David McAfee.
Article: “The Heritage Foundation: Only 99 Cases of Noncitizen Voting Since 1982“ by This Will Hold.
Article: “Presentment Clause“ (If any Bill shall not be returned by the President within ten Days (Sundays excepted) after it shall have been presented to him, the Same shall be a Law) by Wikipedia.
Trump’s War is Blowing Up the Economy
Article: “Oil Prices Spike Over $110 a Barrel, Highest Since Pandemic“ by Rebecca F. Elliott and Joe Rennison.
Article: “Donald Trump Says Soaring Oil Prices Are ‘A Very Small Price To Pay For Peace’“ by Kevin Schofield.
Article: “Middle East Food Industry Statistics“ by Worldmetrics Team.
Article: “Trump wants U.S. Navy to escort tankers through the Gulf. Why that plan may not work“ by Spencer Kimball.
Bill: “H.R.7296 - SAVE America Act“ by Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21] (Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act).
Bill: “H.R.22 - SAVE Act“ by Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21] (Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act).
Article: “Pete Hegseth called it ‘quiet death’—the first time a U.S. sub fired a torpedo and hit an enemy ship since the 1940s“ by James Dwyer and The Conversation.
Article: “The US sank an Iranian warship and didn’t rescue the survivors. Is this legal in war?“ by Jennifer Parker.
Article: “Who Wins and Loses From Higher Oil Prices?“ by Tejvan Pettinger.
Article: “Crude Oil Windfall Profit Tax Act of 1980“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Social Security Finally Gets Shiny New (and Huge) Maryland Data Center(2014) by Jason Verge.
Article: “Amazon says drones damaged three facilities in UAE and Bahrain“ by Reeta Raman and Liv McMahon.
Article: “Five Democrats Kill War Powers Resolution to Rein in Trump on Iran“ by Malcolm Ferguson.
Article: “Selective Service System“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Science Applications International Corporation“ (SAIC) by Wikipedia.
Substack: “LookingNWords“ by Rohn Kenyatta.
Site: “No Kings“. Next: March 28.
Article: “Trump to meet Republicans at Doral resort for 2nd annual GOP retreat“ by Dannielle Garcia, Rubén Rosario.
Article: “Military leaders pushing ‘Armageddon views’ on troops as Iran war begins: complaint “ by Travis Gettys.
Article: “MRFF Inundated with Complaints of Gleeful Commanders Telling Troops Iran War is “Part of God’s Divine Plan” to Usher in the Return of Jesus Christ“ by MRFF.
Podcast: “Mueller, She Wrote“ by Allison Gill.
Article: “When Carl Sagan Warned the World About Nuclear Winter“ by Matthew R. Francis.
Video: Inside the Doomsday Bunker for the Super Rich.
Hour Three: When you see a data center going up in rural America Maybe it’s training the next generation of consumer AI. Or maybe it’s training the system that just helped select targets in Iran. The point is you don’t know, and nobody is legally required to tell you.
Article: “The Cloud Is a Battlefield, and You’re Enlisted“ by The Drey Dossier.
Site: “Geneva Conventions and their additional protocols“.
Article: “Cuba ‘at the end of the line,’ Trump warns at Shield of the Americas Summit“ by Kate Perez.
Article: “European Gas Prices Soar 30% as Qatar Halts LNG Output“ by Michael Kern.
Article: “India Is Turning Back to Russian Oil“ by Alex Travelli.
Article: “How Kristi Noem finally lost Trump — and her job“ by Michael Williams, Priscilla Alvarez, Lauren Fox, Gabe Cohen.
Article: “The Icarus Syndrome: Execs Who Fly Too Close to the Sun“ by Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries .
Article: “Pam Bondi“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Florida AG Drops Trump U lawsuit After Trump Gives Her $25,000“ by Robert Webster.
Article: “Pam Bondi used to lobby for Qatar — but no proof she personally made $115K per month“ by Laerke Christensen.
Article: “Trump VA Healthcare Cuts Spark Outrage as 14,400 Medical Jobs Vanish Amid Veteran Care Crisis“ by Michael Toledo .
Article: “What to Know About the Post-WWII Movie Nuremberg“ by Krutika Mallikarjuna.
Book: 22 Cells in Nuremberg by Douglas Kelley.
Article: “Douglas Kelley“ by Wikipedia.
Book: “They Thought They Were Free“ by Milton Mayer. “First they came for the ... What happened here was the gradual habituation of the people, little by little, to being governed by surprise...“
Article: “A Provocative Psychological Analysis of Trump by a Trump“ by Dan Neuharth.
Book: Ishmael:A Novel by Daniel Quinn.
Article: “Judge says E Jean Carroll allegation Trump raped her is ‘substantially true’ in court dismissal“ by Martin Pengelly.
Article: “Jeffrey Epstein’s Brother Says ‘Bubba’ Isn’t Bill Clinton After Epstein Email About ‘Trump Blowing Bubba’ Goes Viral“ by Charlotte Phillipp.
Quote: “As a matter of fact, in interviews in 1999 with respected journalist, and long time Bush family friend, David Herskowitz, then Governor George Bush stated: ‘One of the keys to being seen as a great leader is to be seen as a commander-in-chief. My father had all this political capital built up when he drove the Iraqis out of Kuwait and he wasted it. If I have a chance to invade... if I had that much capital, I’m not going to waste it. I’m going to get everything passed that I want to get passed and I’m going to have a successful presidency.” - My Testimony for the Downing Street Memo Hearings“ by Cindy Sheehan, June 16 2005.
Article: “September 11 attacks“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Threats to water supply and food inflation stalk Gulf states“ by Sean Mathews.
Article: “USS Liberty“ by Wikipedia.
Video: Food Aid for Gaza - Ralph Nader Radio Hour Episode 622 w/ Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson.
Article: “The Narco-Terrorist Elite“ (Marco Rubio) by Maureen Tkacik.