Sue's Daily Stack, The Thom Hartmann Program 06/19/26

Your daily homework - links to everything discussed on today's show

Friday’s Daily Stack

Thom is taking 2 weeks off starting Monday 22nd June. Guest host will be Alex Lawson, Executive Director - Social Security Works / Strengthen Social Security.

I will be off too, so there will be no Sue’s Stack for the next fortnight.

Also, there will be no show on 2nd and 3rd July because of the 4th July holiday. Enjoy!

See you all back on Monday 6th July.

Hour One: “Shut the F*ck Up,” Joe Rogan
Article: ““Shut the F*ck Up,” Joe Rogan “ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Trump’s Stock Purchases Expose Massive Grift in UFC White House Fight“ by Hafiz Rashid.
Site: “Trump Family Digital Grift Wealth Tracker“ by House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Article: “Survey: The Affordability Crisis Is Here, and It’s Hitting the Working Class the Hardest“ by Angela Hanks and Julie Margetta Morgan.
Article: “With UFC Freedom 250 at the White House, Trump Has Reached Peak ‘Idiocracy’“ by Marlow Stern.
Article: “Lowering the Cost of Living for American Families“ by CAP.
Article: “White House hosts “UFC Freedom 250” fight on Trump’s 80th birthday“ by Kathryn Watson.
Article: “What we know about the UFC fight at the White House “ by Kit Maher.
Article: “Trump family promotes coins commemorating White House UFC fight “ by Adam Cancryn.
Article: “Joe Rogan Addresses ‘Partisan’ Controversy At UFC White House Fights“ by Ron Dicker.
Article: “Trump Bought Stock In UFC’s Parent Company As He Promoted White House Fight“ by S.V. Date.
Article: “Trump-branded UFC ‘medallions’ go on sale ahead of scheduled White House match“ by Steve Benen.
Article: “This is how close American households are to the financial edge“ by Stephan Bisaha.
Article: “Trump’s UFC fights bring historic spectacle to White House“ by Danielle Kurtzleben.
Article: “UFC boss Dana White says ‘never again’ to another White House fight night“ by AP.
Article: “Polymarket Receives Strategic Investment from 1789 Capital and Welcomes Donald Trump Jr. to Advisory Board“ by Polymarket.

Article: “Juneteenth“ (June 19) by Wikipedia.
Article: “US official says Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire agreed as Trump lashes out at Iran deal critics – Middle East crisis live“ by Lucy Campbell, Aneesa Ahmed, Taz Ali, Adam Fulton.
Article: “U.S. intelligence warns Israel is likely to undermine Iran peace deal, officials say” by Ellen Nakashima, John Hudson, Gerry Shih, Warren P. Strobel.
Law: “Declaration of Independence“. “He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and has endeavoured to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers, the merciless Indian Savages, whose known rule of warfare, is an undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes and conditions.“
Law: “13th Amendment“, December 6, 1865. “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.“
Article: “Caligula“ by Wikipedia.
Movie: “Spartacus (film)“.
Movie: “Caligula (film)“.

Does Trump Really Believe There Are No Limits To His Power?
Article: “Exclusive: Trump tells The Axios Show there are “no limits” to his power after Iran war“ by Dave Lawler.

Why Scientists are Calling Trump’s Research Rule Fascism
Article: “‘The purpose of the rule is fascism’: scientists fight back against planned Trump research cuts“ by Timothy Pratt.
Article: “Prominent Climate Scientist Resigns From NASA, Citing Trump’s Attack on Science“ by Eric Niiler.
Article: “Russell Vought“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Researchers say this new Trump rule could destroy American science as we know it. They’re fighting back.“ by Ella Nilsen, Andrew Freedman.

Article: “Trump said no taxpayer money would be spent on the ballroom. A contractor’s invoices show otherwise.“ by Sarah Blaskey, Jonathan O’Connell.
Article: “Trump administration quietly shifts $352m in federal funds for White House ballroom“ by Joseph Gedeon.
Article: “Taxpayers will help fund Independence Arch, or so-called “Arc de Trump,” plans indicate“ by Kathryn Watson.
Article: “Study hints organ donors may pass along personality traits“ by Alexander Clark.
Article: “Brexit“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “War, inflation and Trump’s tariffs have shaken the US. Why does the stock market keep going up?“ by Lauren Aratani and Andrew Witherspoon.
Article: “The Economic Bill of Rights“ by Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
Book: “The Hidden History of American Democracy: Rediscovering Humanity’s Ancient Way of Living “ by Thom Hartmann.
Quote: “We knew we couldn’t make it illegal to be either against the war or black, but by getting the public to associate the hippies with marijuana and blacks with heroin, and then criminalizing both heavily, we could disrupt those communities. We could arrest their leaders, raid their homes, break up their meetings, and vilify them night after night on the evening news. Did we know we were lying about the drugs? Of course we did.“ - John Ehrlichman.
Post: “EndoThermic Steam Engine“ by DavidC.
Article: “Water fuel cell“ (Stanley Meyer) by Wikipedia.
newtons first law of physics Article: “How Does a Heat Pump Work?“ by Laura Cowan & Talon Homer.
Article: “Perpetual motion“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “2024 visit by Benjamin Netanyahu to the United States“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Josh Hokit insults Michelle Obama in UFC Freedom 250 victory speech“ by Anna Commander.
Article: “Justice Dept. Pushes Limits of Its Power Over State Elections“ by Devlin Barrett.
Article: “Postal Service Seeks to Block Mail Ballots in States Resisting Trump Demands“ by Adam Sella and Nick Corasaniti.
Article: “Why Juneteenth Originated in Texas: The Final Bastion of American Slavery“ by Sharon Kyle.
Article: “History of slavery in Texas“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “The White House Frames the Past by Erasing Parts of It“ by Tiffany Hsu.
Article: “The Trump Administration Is Intentionally Erasing the Black History Told by Public Lands and Waters“ by Angelo Villagomez, Mariam Rashid, Kendra Hughes.
Article: “The Purging of Black Officials Makes Latent Racism Official Policy“ by Erin Aubry Kaplan.

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Hour Two: New spy chief Pulte looking to fire hundreds to clear way for midterm interference plot
Article: “New spy chief ‘eyes firing hundreds’ to clear way for midterm interference plot: report “ by David Edwards.
Article: “Outgoing DNI Tulsi Gabbard releases declassified info on 120 foreign biolabs“ by Josh Christenson, Ally Goelz.
Article: “Ukraine bioweapons conspiracy theory“ by .
Article: “‘Bizarrely and personally lurking’: Gabbard’s appearance at FBI election raid alarms Dems“ by John Sakellariadis and Gregory Svirnovskiy.

Trump is Suing Philadelphia Over Masked Agents?
Article: “Trump administration sues Philadelphia over ‘ICE Out’ face mask ban for law enforcement“ by Abraham Gutman, Sean Walsh and Jeff Gammage.

Geeky Science. What Do The Dying See In Their Final Days?
Article: “The profound meaning and mystery of deathbed visions“ by Caitlin Gibson.

Article: “Trump administration sues Philadelphia over ‘ICE Out’ face mask ban for law enforcement“ by Abraham Gutman, Sean Walsh, Jeff Gammage.
Article: “Fact Check: Yes, RFK Jr. took grandkids swimming in sewage-contaminated creek on Mother’s Day 2025“ by Anna Rascouët-Paz.
Article: “Firm Tied to Trump Donor Got No-Bid Contract to Clean Reflecting Pool“ by David A. Fahrenthold.
Article: “The Spoils System: Definition and Summary“ by Robert McNamara.
Article: “Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act“ by Wikipedia.
Bible: “Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour“ - Exodus 20:16.
Bible: “Book of Revelation“.
Bible: “ As I watched, I heard an eagle that was flying in midair call out in a loud voice: “Woe! Woe! Woe to the inhabitants of the earth, because of the trumpet blasts about to be sounded by the other three angels!”“ - revelation 8:13.
Bible: ““Son of man, prophesy and say: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says: “‘Wail and say, “Alas for that day!” For the day is near, the day of the Lord is near— a day of clouds, a time of doom for the nations.“ - Ezekiel 30:2-3.
Bible: ““See, I will send the prophet Elijah to you before that great and dreadful day of the Lord comes.“ - Malachi 4:5.
Article: “Revelation 17“ (great harlot, fornication) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Revelation 18“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action“ (JCPOA) (Iran nuclear deal) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Text of the Iran-U.S. memorandum of understanding“ by Abigail Williams.
Article: “Bill Cassidy slams Trump’s Iran deal as ‘worst foreign policy blunder in decades’“ by Deepanjali Sharma.
Article: “Iran’s Supreme Leader taunts Trump’s ‘desperate’ deal as US naval blockade lifted“ by Tim Hanlon.
Article: “Pride Month“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Bradley Angle“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Human Rights Campaign“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Jimmy Kimmel Takes Summer Break From Hosting ABC Late Night Show“ by Reid Nakamura.
Article: “Jimmy Kimmel Has One Assignment for Guest Host Rosie O’Donnell – and It’s About Trump“ by Alyssa Ray.
Article: “Kamala Harris regrets not going on Joe Rogan’s podcast while running for president: ‘I wanted to do it’“ by Lauren Huff.
Article: “Trump Administration to Pay $765 Million to Cancel 4 More Wind Projects“ by Brad Plumer.
Book: “The Prophet’s Way“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Putin calls Trump on 80th birthday, talks Ukraine, Iran and US.-Russia ties“ by Newsmax Wires.
Article: “Trump thanks Putin for Iran ‘neutrality,’ immediately challenging G7 claims of tone shift“ by Chris Powers.
Article: “Russia is helping Iran with intel to target and kill Americans, says top EU diplomat“ by CBS/AFP.

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Hour Three: Juneteenth
- Rebekah Caruthers, President & CEO of the Fair Elections Center. (Rebekah’s family history is directly tied to the origins of the Juneteenth holiday — and her work as a national voting rights leader centers on protecting the very voting rights Juneteenth helped make possible. Twitter
Article: “Juneteenth and the Right to Vote“ by Rebekah Caruthers.
Article: “New NC Bill seeks to restrict voting rights even more“ (HB958) by Henderson County Democrats.
Article: “Black women were disproportionately impacted by DOGE cuts. A year later, they’re rebuilding careers for themselves and each other“ by Jennifer Liu.

Video: The View Full Broadcast – June 16, 2026 (w/ JD Vance).
Videos: “Roland S. Martin“ w/ Rebekah Caruthers.
Article: “Cynthia McKinney“ by Wikipedia.

Even Fox News Finds Half Of Republicans Hate This Economy
Article: “Fox News Poll: Most rate the economy negatively, including half of Republicans“ by Dana Blanton.

Article: “NASCAR Convertible Division“ by Wikipedia.
Book: Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda.
Article: “Paramahansa Yogananda“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Trump once dismissed Obama’s JCPOA deal as ‘horrible’, but now he fails to achieve anything remotely“ by Sachin Jose.
Video: Watch Mayor Mamdani’s full speech at the Knicks championship parade.
Video: Michelle Obama speaks at Obama Center opening ceremony in Chicago | FULL SPEECH.
Letter: “to John Taylor, 4 June 1798“ “ a little patience and we shall see the reign of witches pass over, their spells dissolve, and the people recovering their true sight, restore their government to it’s true principles.“ by Thomas Jefferson.
Article: “Eschatology“ (end times) by Wikipedia.
Article: “R. J. Rushdoony“ by Wikipedia.
Video: FULL SPEECH: Barack Obama at opening of Obama Presidential Center.
Video: The destruction of the swastika at Zeppelin Field. Nuremberg, Germany April 22, 1945.
Article: “Trump Busted DIYing Tacky Oval Office Decor With Super Glue“ by Annabella Rosciglione.
Article: “Ed Schultz“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Ukraine launches largest attack on Moscow since start of full-scale war“ by Jessie Yeung, Kosta Gak, Isaac Yee, Anna Chernova.
Article: “Ukraine war live: Putin strikes Kharkiv after warning of retaliation“ by Bryony Gooch and Alisha Rahaman Sarkar.
Article: “Wendell Potter“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Horst Wessel“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Horst-Wessel-Lied“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Deutschlandlied“ (Deutschland uber alles song) by Wikipedia.
Video: Trump signs memorandum with Iran while dining at Versailles: White House .
Article: “Treaty of Versailles“ by Wikipedia (28 June 1919, at the end of World War I).
Article: “World Cup visitors are reminding Americans who we truly are, in the best way“ by Annie Reneau.
Article: “Knicks accept White House invitation after first NBA championship win in 53 years, team owner James Dolan says“ by Angelique Brenes.
Article: “Did Trump feed US Olympic men’s hockey team McDonald’s at White House?“ by Nur Ibrahim.
Article: “Who Killed the American Dream? The Greatest Political Crime Ever Told“ by Thom Hartmann.