Sue's Daily Stack, The Thom Hartmann Program 03/05/26

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Thursday’s Daily Stack

Hour One: National Progressive Townhall Meeting taking your calls
- Representative Mark Pocan (D-WI, 2nd District) / Current Member & Chair Emeritus-Congressional Progressive Caucus / (Committees: Congressman Pocan serves on the House Committee on Appropriations / He is the Co-Founder and Co-Chair of the Labor Caucus / Co-Chair of the Congressional Equality Caucus / and, co-chair/ co-founder-Defense Spending Reduction Caucus) / Check out his weekly podcast, “With Liberty and Justice for Some“ (available on Apple Podcasts) @pocan.house.gov @repmarkpocan
Article: “Here’s How Much You Spent On Trump’s War So Far“ by John Byrne and Raw America.
Podcast: With Liberty and Justice for Some: Episode 56 with Matt Duss - Rep. Mark Pocan.
Article: “What time is House vote on war powers, shutdown 2026? Senate vote?“ by Lori Comstock.
Article: “How each senator voted on an effort to rein in Trump’s Iran war powers“ by Annette Choi.
Article: “Tillis: Kushner, Witkoff leading peace talks ‘doesn’t make any sense’“ by Alexander Bolton.
Article: “Trump’s war claims in question as Pentagon says Iran DIDN’T pose an imminent threat“ by Christopher Bucktin.
Law: “Logan Act“, 1799 - forbids unauthorized citizens from negotiating with foreign governments having a dispute with the U.S.
Article: “Blood Is On Their Hands’: Fetterman and Senate GOP Block War Powers Resolution on Iran“ by Jessica Corbett.
Article: “Marine veteran protesting Iran war breaks arm as Sen Tim Sheehy helps remove him“ by Mataeo Smith.
Article: “Al Green Escorted Out of Donald Trump’s SOTU Address: Here’s Why“ by Dan Gooding and Hollie Silverman.
Law: “25th Amendment Section 4“ (presidential succession). “Whenever the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive departments or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall immediately assume the powers and duties of the office as Acting President.“
Article: “White House Says We Had to Bomb Iran Because Trump Had a “Feeling”“ by Adrienne Mahsa Varkiani.
Article: “Behind the Curtain: The Cabinet pageant“ by Mike Allen, Jim VandeHei.
Article: “Trump calls on Republicans to pass the SAVE Act at the expense of everything else“ by Charlotte Hazard.
Article: “Trump’s approval rating with independents hits a new low ahead of the State of the Union “ by Ariel Edwards-Levy, Jennifer Agiesta.
Article: “October 7 attacks“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “The October 7 Attack: An Assessment of the Intelligence Failings“ by Michel Wyss.
Article: “Tony Schwartz (writer)“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Sleeper agent“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Death toll rises to 3 as officials probe whether Austin mass shooting motivated by Iran strikes “ by Amanda Musa, Hanna Park, Holly Yan, Ed Lavandera, Elise Hammond.
Article: “Ahmed Chalabi“ by Wikipedia.

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Hour Two: Ukraine Briefing - Is Russia the big winner as Iran drains supplies Ukraine needs?
- Phil Ittner, Veteran War Correspondent based in Kiev, Ukraine & host of the ‘On the Edge‘ podcast @PhilipIttner Youtube
Article: “Russia Is Big Winner as Iran War Drains Supplies That Ukraine Needs“ by Bojan Pancevski, Drew Hinshaw.
Article: “Iran’s Shahed drones have brought terror to Ukrainian skies - now they are being deployed in the Middle East“ by Dan Sabbagh.
Article: “HESA Shahed 136“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Iran’s Drones Cost a Fraction of the U.S. Weapons Shooting Them Down“ by Farah Stockman.
Article: “The new low-cost drones the US has quietly introduced to Iran conflict“ by Arun Dawson.
Article: “Zelensky fears Trump’s Iran war could hurt Ukraine“ by James Landale.
Case: “Buckley v. Valeo“, 1976.
Case: “First National Bank Of Boston V. Bellotti“, 1978.
Case: “Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission“ (2010).
Case: “McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission“, 2014.
Speech: “President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s Farewell Address (1961)“. (”military-industrial complex”)
Video: Incredible Drone and Fireworks Show in China Welcomes New Year 2026 - World Record Event.
Article: “Ukraine Has Innovated Naval Warfare“ by Mark Temnycky.
Article: “How Iran controls the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic sea passage for oil and gas“ by Times Now Digital.
Article: “Trump will deploy US Navy to protect oil tankers in Middle East ‘if necessary’“ by Josh Marcus.
Article: “As the full-scale war enters year five, Ukraine pushes back on a crucial front and Russia’s Donbas offensive continues. Meduza analyzes the latest battlefield developments. “ by Meduza.

Article: “Project for the New American Century (PNAC)“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Did Vladimir Putin call the breakup of the USSR ‘the greatest geopolitical tragedy of the 20th century?’“ by Katie Sanders.
Article: “Fact Check: Does Video Show US Bombing ‘Drawings’ of Iran Jets? “ by Brendan Cole.
Article: “What satellite images reveal about war in Iran“ by Freya Gibson.
Article: “Iran Shuts Hormuz Strait For US, Israel And West But Not China. What About India?“ by Mallika Soni.
Article: “South Korea looks to alternative LNG supply to ready for disruption: Ministry“.
Article: “Natural Gas“ by FT.
Article: “Forget oil – the real threat from a Hormuz closure is a global food crisis“ by Nima Shokri, Salome M. S. Shokri-Kuehni.
Article: “Sen. John Fetterman on Trump’s executive actions, visiting Mar-a-Lago“ by ABC News.
Article: “Supreme Court says Trump has absolute immunity for core acts only“ by Nina Totenberg.
Article: “Polymarket secures investment from Trump Jr-backed 1789 Capital“ by Reuters.
Article: “How Anonymous Bettors Cashed In on the Iran Strike, Just Hours Before It Happened“ by Amy Fan.
Article: “Why America is at War with Iran“ by Michael Hudson.
Article: “FBI agents fired by Patel worked in counterintelligence, including on cases involving Iran, sources say“ by Sarah N. Lynch, Daniel Klaidman.

Did Jared Kushner Negotiate Peace — or Set a Trap for Iran’s Leadership?
Article: “Did Jared Kushner Negotiate Peace — or Set a Trap for Iran’s Leadership?“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Why Has America Tolerated Six Illegitimate GOP Presidents?“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Henry Kissinger declares “Peace is at hand” in Vietnam.“ by TodaysFlashback.com.
Article: “Rubio’s Rationale on Iran Strikes Gets Messier, as Congress Demands Answers“ by Nik Popli.
Article: “Rubio suggests US strikes on Iran were influenced by Israeli plans“ by Al Jazeera Staff.
Article: “U.S.-Iran nuclear talks back on after Arab leaders lobby White House“ by Barak Ravid.
Article: “Why is the U.S. attacking Iran? Here’s what the Trump administration has said motivated the strikes.“ by Joe Walsh, Kathryn Watson, Tucker Reals.
Article: “Diplomats claim Trump’s special envoy undermined Iran talks“ by Ian Sherwood, David Rohde.
Article: “Le Duc Tho“ by The Nobel Foundation.
Article: “For Kushner, Israel Policy May Be Shaped by the Personal“ by Jodi Kantor.
Article: “Timing of Strikes Based on Intelligence About Meeting of Senior Iranian Officials“ by Anat Peled.

Article: “Sinking of IRIS Dena“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “A ‘Chaotic’ Election Day in Dallas Brings a Crockett Loss, Runoffs for Allred, Paxton“ by Emma Ruby, Austin Wood and Kelly Dearmore.
Site: Progressive Caucus.
Site: Democracy Docket (Mark Elias).
Article: “Read the complete transcript of Trump’s 2026 State of the Union“ (11,888 murders) by AP.
Article: “Trump–Raffensperger phone call“ (11,780 votes) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Trump fires DHS Secretary Kristi Noem after chaotic hearings: Live“ by Rhian Lubin.
Article: “MAGA Senator John Kennedy Publicly Tears Into Kristi Noem In Ruthless Senate Grilling — Sparks Republican Firestorm“ by Christelle May Napiza.
Article: “GOP Sen. Thom Tillis unleashes on Noem: ‘Time after time, I’ve been disappointed’“ by Rebecca Beitsch.
Article: “Firm tied to Kristi Noem secretly got money from $220 million DHS ad contracts“ by Justin Elliott, Joshua Kaplan and Alex Mierjeski.
Article: “Trump says he will replace DHS Secretary Kristi Noem with Sen. Markwayne Mullin“ by Dan Mangan.
Article: “Trump to Host Summit of Latin American Leaders in Miami“ by Ava Castillo.
Article: “How will Oklahoma replace Markwayne Mullin in Senate?“ by Sophie Brams.
Article: “Veteran Appears to Snap Bone During Tussle With MAGA Senator at War Hearing“ by Tom Latchem.

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Hour Three: Does Half of America Really Want to Abolish ICE?
Article: “Support for abolishing ICE reaches 50%“ by Alexander Rossell Hayes.
Article: “Senate Democrats Block D.H.S. Funding Again Over Enforcement Guardrails“ by Catie Edmondson.

Article: “In lead-up to Noem firing, Trump ‘never knew’ of blessing $220M ad campaign“ by Rebecca Beitsch.
Article: “Markwayne Mullin“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Bernie Sanders Prevents Fight in Senate Hearing After GOP Senator Tells Teamster Boss, ‘Get Your Butt Up’“ by Virginia Chamlee.
Article: “About the Senator“ by Markwayne Mullin.

Trump Says Inflation Is Over. His Own Government Says He’s Lying.
Article: “Trump’s economic lies are catching up to him“ by Max Burns.

Article: “Trump Gets a Laugh from Zelenskyy After Joking That ‘if We Happen to Be in a War’ in 2028, ‘No More Elections’“ by Meredith Kile.
Video: War In the Middle East, Again w/ Christiane Amanpour & Amb. Wendy Sherman | The Weekly Show.
Video: Prince Reza Pahlavi’s extended 60 Minutes interview.
Article: “How Does the U.S. Senate Expel a Senator?“ by Patrick J. Kiger.
Video: Maddow: Trump’s CLOWN CAR CABINET now an alarming liability as threat from Iran spikes .
Site: International Criminal Court (ICC).
Article: “Rome Statute“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Representative Roger Griswold of Connecticut Attacked Matthew Lyon of Vermont on the House Floor“ by Office of the Historian.
Article: “U.S. Opens Military Action in Ecuador Against ‘Terrorist Organizations’“ by Eric Schmitt and Luis Ferré-Sadurní.
Bill: “H.R.1 - For the People Act of 2021“ by Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3].
Bill: “John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act“.
Article: “Sheehy says he lied about accidental discharge, gunshot wound incident in Glacier“ by Blair Miller.
Article: “California Gov. Gavin Newsom doubles down on his criticism of the proposed billionaire wealth tax“ by Jake Angelo.
Article: “Data shows Mass. is home to more millionaires despite new surtax, according to advocates “ by Michael P. Norton.
Article: “Millionaire tax that inspired Mamdani fuels $5.7 billion haul in Massachusetts“ by Greg Ryan and Bloomberg.
Article: “The Top 1% of Americans Have Taken $50 Trillion From the Bottom 90%—And That’s Made the U.S. Less Secure“ by Nick Hanauer.
Article: “Viet Cong Motivation and Morale Project“ (Rand) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action“ (Iran nuclear deal) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Peace ‘within reach’ as Iran agrees no nuclear material stockpile: Oman FM“ by Al Jazeera Staff and AFP.