Sue's Daily Stack, The Thom Hartmann Program 03/30/26

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Monday’s Daily Stack

Hour One: WE DON’T DO KINGS IN AMERICA
Book: Who Killed the American Dream?: The Greatest Political Crime Ever Told by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “No Kings protests draw large crowds to rally against Donald Trump“ by Sakshi Venkatraman.
Article: “White House blasts ‘No Kings’ protests: ‘Trump derangement therapy sessions’“ by Emma Marsden.
Article: ““No Kings” Organizers & Indivisible Pivot to May Day General Strike“ by Mike Elk.

If They Kill Your Vote, They Kill Your Wage, Your Healthcare, and Your Future
Article: “If They Kill Your Vote, They Kill Your Wage, Your Healthcare, and Your Future“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “8 Economic Indicators — Are Red or Blue States Better?“ by Paul Chiariello.
Article: “The consequences of political inequality and voter suppression for U.S. economic inequality and growth“ by Equitable Growth.
Excerpt: “A New War on the Vote: The Hidden History of the War on Voting“ by Thom Hartmann.

Article: “Do Republicans Worship Poverty, Death, and Disease? “ by Thom Hartmann.

Article: “From “Fake News” to Full Control: How the GOP Trained the Media to Serve Its Narrative“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Saturday Report 3/28/26 — Trump brown-noser Brendan Carr bragged about his role in censoring “left-wing” American media “ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Covid Deaths Skew Higher Than Ever In Red States“ by KFF.
Article: “Red States See Highest Rates of Covid Deaths“ by Taegan Goddard.
Article: “Red States Have Higher Crime Rates Than Blue States“ by Dr. Eric Ostermeier.
Article: “ACLU Sues Federal Government to End ICE, CBP’s Practice of Suspicionless Stops, Warrantless Arrests, and Racial Profiling of Minnesotans“ by ACLU (Hussen v. Noem).
Article: “Racial profiling by ICE will have a marked impact on Latino communities“ by Gabriel R. Sanchez, Edward D. Vargas.
Article: “There’s a fascinating difference between income inequality in red states and blue states“ by Barbara Tasch.
Article: “Red States Are Welfare Queens“ by Benzinga.
Article: “New Data Prove DHS Lied About Cato Report on ICE “ by David J. Bier.
Article: “America’s 10 Most Polluted States“ by Jen Alic.
Article: “Decades of Republican Mismanagement Have Left Red States Mired in the Past & at the Bottom“ by Quaid.
Article: “Voter suppression makes the racist and anti-worker Southern model possible“ by Daniel Perez.
Article: “Red States Have Higher Gun Death Rates Than Blue States. Here’s Why“ by Arianna Johnson.
Article: “Election Fraud Map “ by Heritage Foundation.
Article: “he States Where Women Are Most Likely To Be Murdered By Men“ by Melissa Jeltsen.
Article: “Red States, Blue States, and Divorce: Understanding the Impact of Conservative Protestantism on Regional Variation in Divorce Rates“ by Jennifer Glass and Philip Levchak.
Article: “Red states have higher traffic death rates than blue states“ by Jerry Hirsch.
Law: “18 U.S. Code § 592 - Troops at polls“.
Article: “MALDEF Statement On Supreme Court Decision To Allow Ice To Use Racial Profiling In Los Angeles“ by MALDEF.
Article: “Teen Pregnancy Is Higher in Red States Than in Blue States“ by Kevin Drum.
Article: “Moochers Against Welfare“ by Paul Krugman.
Article: “No, noncitizens are not voting in droves“ by Stuart A. Thompson.
Article: “How a Worm Gave the South a Bad Name“ by Rachel Nuwer.
Article: “STDs higher in Red States?“ by Glenn Thrush.
Article: “We Found That More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.“ by Nicole Foy.
Site: “Real America’s Voice“ (incl. The War Room - Steve Bannon’s podcasts).
Article: “Violence and Abuse in Rural America“ by Rural Health Information Hub.
Book: Bullies: How the Left’s Culture of Fear and Intimidation Silences Americans by Ben Shapiro.
Case: “Noem v. Vasquez Perdomo“ (stay re ICE detaining suspected aliens).
Article: “States With the Highest Poverty Rates“ by Alan Kronenberg.
Site: Vote.org.

Article: “Red states have higher traffic death rates than blue states“ by Jerry Hirsch.
Law: “18 U.S. Code § 592 - Troops at polls “ “Whoever, being an officer of the Army or Navy, or other person in the civil, military, or naval service of the United States, orders, brings, keeps, or has under his authority or control any troops or armed men at any place where a general or special election is held, unless such force be necessary to repel armed enemies of the United States, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both; and be disqualified from holding any office of honor, profit, or trust under the United States...“.
Article: “US interest in electric vehicles surges as gas prices jump amid Iran war“ by Oliver Milman.
Article: “$1 Billion Daily Cost of Trump’s Iran War Could Fund Food Aid, Healthcare for Tens of Millions “ by Jake Johnson.
Article: “More than 3,500 U.S. Troops arrive in Middle East as Iran war strikes intensify“ by CBS News.
Article: “Iran–Iraq War“ (1980 - 1988) by Wikipedia.
Videos: The Scheme: Sheldon’s Court Capture Speeches by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse.
Book: The Scheme: How the Right Wing Used Dark Money to Capture the Supreme Court by Sheldon Whitehouse with Jennifer Mueller.
Substack: “Retired Analyst Mike“.
Article: “For Kushner, Israel Policy May Be Shaped by the Personal“ by Jodi Kantor.
Article: “Why Most American Wars Begin Under Republican Presidents“ by Albert Simiyu Wanjala.
Article: “1983 Beirut barracks bombings“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “United States invasion of Grenada“ by Wikipedia.
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.
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: “The Iran conflict is a boon for Russia’s ‘war machine.’ And it’s not just about oil “ by Hanna Ziady.
Article: “The Iran war could end up helping China’s economy — despite the short-term pain“ by Huileng Tan.
Article: “Attrition vs. Precision Warfare: How Ukraine Is Disrupting Russia’s Spring Offensive“ by Myroslav Liskovych.
Article: “2026 No Kings protests“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Jay Obernolte“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Jay Obernolte“ (contributors) by OpenSecrets.

ICE May Stay at Airports Permanently. Homan Said “We’ll See.” This is how normalization works.
Article: “ICE officers could remain at airports after TSA workers are paid“ by Jeff Brady.

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Hour Two: Are you feeling triple squeezed?
Article: “Consumers caught in triple stack of pain“ by Neil Irwin.
Article: “Trump said no one could have predicted Iranian attacks on other Middle Eastern countries. His advisers had warned him“ by Katie Hawkinson.
Article: “Saddam Hussein“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Pam Bondi’s “the Dow is over 50,000” deflection floods the meme market“ by Lindsey Weedston.
Article: “Trump’s Businesses Have A History Of Money Laundering Charges“ by David Sirota and Lydia O’Neal.
Article: “All Of The Times That Donald Trump Went Into Bankruptcy (And How He Recovered)“ by Carolyn Osorio.

Is the GOP going to cut your healthcare to pay for bombs?
Article: “Consumers caught in triple stack of pain“ by Neil Irwin.
Article: “Millions could lose Medicaid coverage, even in best scenario, report says“ by Ron Southwick.
Video: Congress starts two-week recess as partial shutdown drags on.

Site: Indivisible.
Site: Paradisos del Sol Winery and Organic Vineyard. Facebook
Article: “Suspicious Trading Spike Preceded Trump’s Iran Announcement, Sparking Insider Probe“ by British Brief.
Article: “Why Did Martha Stewart Go to Prison? A Look Back at Her 2004 Fraud Case“ by Lynsey Eidell.
Article: “Insider trading“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “So who’s cashing in from Trump’s war? Mystery traders who made millions in just minutes before ‘peace hopes’ post“ by John-paul Ford Rojas.
Article: “Investigators Believed Trump Hoarded Top Secret Gov’t Files for Personal Financial Gain: Report“ by David Gilmour.
Article: “Florida AG Drops Trump U lawsuit After Trump Gives Her $25,000“ by Robert Webster.
Article: “Supreme Court Appears Poised to Reject Late-Arriving Mail-In Ballots Law“ by Abbie VanSickle.
Article: “USPS says mail-in ballots might not get postmark on same day they’re dropped off“ by Jonathan Shorman.
Article: “USPS removed 711 sorting machines this year, new court documents show“ by Kristen Holmes and Paul P. Murphy. (2020)
Article: “Trump official refers New York AG Letitia James for prosecution after a previous case was dismissed“ by Jennifer Jacobs , Sarah N. Lynch.
Article: “Trump Calls for Law Cracking Down on Crime and ‘Rogue Judges’“ by Chris Cameron.
Article: “Pope Leo XIV“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Steven Levitsky“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Daniel Ziblatt“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “No Kings and an idea: Singing Social Catholics?“ by Bill Murphy.
Article: “Ice Out Sing-in Resistance Songbook“ by Alyssa Klein.
Instagram: “Indivisible resistance singers“.
Site: Daily Song.
Article: “Meeting with Pope John Paul II“ by Thom Hartmann.
Image: “Thom and Louise Meet Pope John Paul II“ by Thom Hartmann.
Site: “Project 2025“.
Article: “Did Trump Start Iran War To Drive Attention Away From Epstein Files? Decoding The Timeline“ by Manjiri Joshi.
Article: “Trump defends White House ballroom as ‘shed’ for secret military complex beneath“ by Bart Jansen.
Article: “Another Country Is Helping Iran Target the U.S. Military“ by Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling.
Article: “Trump fires top US military officers - including America’s most senior commander“ by Sky News.
Article: “‘People Are Very Scared’: Trump Administration Purge of JAG Officers Raises Legal, Ethical Fears“ by Thomas Novelly and Konstantin Toropin.
Article: “The Manchurian Candidate“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Paul Manafort“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “How Russian Money Helped Save Trump’s Business“ by Michael Hirsh.
Article: “Trump’s oldest son said a decade ago that a lot of the family’s assets came from Russia“ by Brennan Weiss.
Article: “Hegseth reportedly cuts two Black men and two women from military promotion list “ by Adria R Walker.
Article: “Pete Hegseth’s tattoos have raised eyebrows. Here’s what we know about their meaning“ by Jack Izzo.

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Hour Three: Is America barreling towards ‘total collapse’ within six months if Iran war continues?
- Christopher Armitage, Journalist. Criminal justice Researcher, former law enforcement officer, veteran, author. @carmitage.bsky.social
Article: “People are Filing Local Police Reports Against DOGE.“ by Christopher Armitage.
Article: “Democrats Can Launch Criminal Investigations into DOGE, Today.“ by Christopher Armitage.
Article: “America’s Governors Have a Choice: Build Something Better or Watch It All Burn“ by Christopher Armitage.
Article: “Jonathan Ross Shot Renée Good in January. The Prosecutor Has the Evidence. He Hasn’t Been Charged. Why?“ by Christopher Armitage.
Article: “Georgia Kills Historic Election-Meddling Case Against Trump and Allies“ by Malcolm Ferguson.
Article: “Georgia election racketeering prosecution“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “US barreling towards ‘total collapse’ within six months if Iran war continues: expert“ by Christopher Armitage.

Article: “The Supreme Court will weigh Trump’s birthright citizenship order this week. Here’s what to know about the case.“ by Melissa Quinn.
Article: “Cincinnati joins ‘No Kings’ protests as organizers report record 8 million national turnout“ by De’Jah Gross.
Article: “2026 Ohio gubernatorial election“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “2026 California gubernatorial election“ by Wikipedia.

Who let Russia rescue Cuba?
Article: “Russia welcomes arrival of oil tanker in Cuba after Trump softens approach to U.S. blockade“ by CNBC.
Article: “Cuban Patients Are Dying Because of U.S. Blockade, Doctors Say“ by Ed Augustin and Jack Nicas.
Article: “Sen. Marco Rubio said his parents ‘came to America following Fidel Castro’s takeover’ of Cuba“ by Becky Bowers.

Article: “Russia is helping Iran with intel to target and kill Americans, says top EU diplomat“ by CBS/AFP.
Article: “Trump says Iran let 10 oil ships through Strait of Hormuz as a ‘present’ to U.S.“ by Kevin Breuninger.
Article: “Donald Trump Sure Is Confused About Trade: Oil Is Fungible“ by Tim Worstall.
Substack: “Escalation Trap“ by Prof Robert Pape.
Article: “World War I“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Kosovo War“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Washington State Citizen Resolution to Get Big Money OUT of Our Elections“ by Fix Democracy First.
Article: “What to Know About the Post-WWII Movie Nuremberg“ by Krutika Mallikarjuna.
Article: “Perry Johnson (businessman)“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Videos“ by Perry Johnson.