Sue's Daily Stack, The Thom Hartmann Program 02/23/26
Your daily homework - links to everything discussed on today's show
Monday’s Daily Stack
Hour One: Can Freedom Exist Without “Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness”?
Article: “TRUMP LOST. Vote Suppression Won.“ by Greg Palast.
Article: “Medical Bankruptcy: Still Common Despite the Affordable Care Act“ by David U Himmelstein, Robert M Lawless, Deborah Thorne, Pamela Foohey, Steffie Woolhandler.
Article: “Fritts backs capital punishment for women who get abortions“ by Andy Sher.
Article: “Maternal Mortality in the United States After Abortion Bans“ by GEPI.
Article: “The Relationship of Health Insurance and Mortality: Is Lack of Insurance Deadly?“ by Steffie Woolhandler, David U. Himmelstein.
Article: “The Trump Foundation-Pam Bondi scandal“ by CREW.
Article: “Kennedy defends Trump glyphosate order; MAHA erupts as midterms approach“ by Garrett Downs.
Article: “U.A.E. Firm Quietly Took Stake in the Trump Family’s Crypto Company“ by David Yaffe-Bellany and Eric Lipton.
Article: “Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts“ by Sheera Frenkel and Mike Isaac.
Article: “Trump warns Netflix of ‘consequences’ unless it pulls top Democrat from board“ by Joanna Partridge.
Article: “Eight people have died in dealings with ICE so far in 2026. These are their stories“ by Melissa Hellmann.
Article: “Abigail Spanberger tapped to deliver Dem response to Trump’s State of the Union address“ by Joey Cappelletti.
Article: “Spanberger signs bill that could give Democrats more seats in Congress“ by WTOP Staff.
Article: “Did Trump really call C-SPAN posing as ‘John Barron’?“ by Martin Holmes.
Did We Just Try to Invade Greenland With an AI Hospital Ship?
Article: “Thanks but no thanks: Trump’s hospital ship plan provokes defense of Greenland health care system“ by Jamey Keaten, Konstantin Toropin.
Article: “batshit fuckwit sending fake boat to fix imaginary Greenland health crisis“ by Jeff Tiedrich.
Article: “Lord Mandelson arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office“ by Sean Seddon and Matt Spivey.
Article: “Breaking: England’s Epstein “Prince Of Darkness” Arrested: Why Peter Mandelson’s Epstein Arrest Could Set America Free“ by Dean Blundell.
Article: “Sundown Syndrome“ by Cleveland Clinic.
How ICE continues to harass America.
Article: “‘You ruined our life’: Trump superfans furious after husband locked up by ICE“ by Travis Gettys.
Article: “Legal tourist’s vacation turns into six-week nightmare in ICE center: ‘I want to go home’“ by David McAfee.
Site: Rev. Dr. Chuck Currie.
Bible: “Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves. “It is written,” he said to them, “’My house will be called a house of prayer,’ but you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’“ - Matthew 21:12-13,Mark 11:15-18.
Article: “Killing of Renée Good“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Criminal trial of Donald Trump in New York“ by Wikipedia.
Site: Dean Obeidallah.
Article: “Trump suggests he wants to send Americans ‘that don’t work’ to other countries“ by David Edwards.
Article: “Trump crackdown drives 80% plunge in immigrant employment, reshaping labor market, Goldman says“ by Nick Lichtenberg.
Article: “U.S. could lose $23 billion in GDP and 230,000 jobs if foreign tourists stay away, study says“ by Greg McKenna.
Video: Watch Jean-Clad RFK Jr. and Kid Rock Pump Iron and Cold Plunge.
Article: “Pentagon Pete Can’t Stop Posting Cringe Workout Videos“ by Annabella Rosciglione.
Article: “Inside RFK Jr.’s push against the flu vaccine that he links to his voice condition“ by Lauren Weber, Lena H. Sun, Caitlin Gilbert.
Hour Two: What is the rebuttal to the State if the Union?
- Miles Taylor, Former DHS Chief of Staff / Tech & Security Expert / Author, “A Warning“ by Anonymous and “Blowback“ / his Substack is Defiance.news. Site: defiance.org @MilesTaylor.bsky.social
Article: “UPDATED: Red alert. It’s all coming true.“ by Miles Taylor.
Article: “Courts have ruled 4,400 times that ICE jailed people illegally. It hasn’t stopped.“ by Nate Raymond, Kristina Cooke and Brad Heath.
Article: “National Security Presidential Memorandum-7“ (Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence) by Donald J. Trump.
Article: “Hannah Arendt’s lessons for our times: the banality of evil, totalitarianism and statelessness“ by Professor Lyndsey Stonebridge FBA.
Article: “Everything you need to know about the historic State of the Union rebuttal.“ by Miles Taylor.
Site: “Portland Frog Brigade“.
Article: “Jair Bolsonaro“ (Brazil) by Wikipedia.
Article: “South Korea’s ex-president jailed for life for masterminding an insurrection“ by Ayeshea Perera, Jake Kwon, Hosu Lee and Leehyun Choi.
Killing of Mexican drug cartel boss ‘El Mencho’ triggers wave of violence
Article: “Mexican drug cartel boss ‘El Mencho’ tracked through romantic partner“ by Thomas Graham, Oliver Holmes and Tom Phillips.
Article: “Mexico latest: Tourists told to shelter in place after killing of cartel drug lord El Mencho sparks violence“ by Joe Sommerlad & Mike Bedigan.
Article: “Puerto Vallarta resident describes armed raids, unrest after cartel leader’s death“ by KWTX Staff.
Article: “Romantic partner surveillance led to El Mencho’s capture“ by Mara Verza.
Trump has a new welfare plan - send them in caravans to other countries...
Article: “Trump suggests he wants to send Americans ‘that don’t work’ to other countries“ by David Edwards.
Article: “Judge Aileen Cannon bars the release of special counsel report on Trump’s handling of classified documents“ by Devan Cole.
Article: “Hotel guest cheats death as ICE agent’s bullet rips through wall: report“ by Ewan Gleadow.
Article: “North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD)“ by Canada.
Article: “Biased spies: CIA rescinds or revises 19 intelligence reports over political bias, bad tradecraft“ by Jerry Dunleavy, John Solomon.
Article: “The Kremlin told about what will happen if the Estonia nuclear weapons“ by EADaily.
Article: “Auschwitz - Cincinnati Museum Center“.
Article: “11 charged in Florida for marriage fraud scheme targeting US service members “ by ICE.
Quote: “Human kindness has never weakened the stamina or softened the fiber of a free people. A nation does not have to be cruel to be tough.“ - Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Quote: “Governments can err, Presidents do make mistakes, but the immortal Dante tells us that divine justice weighs the sins of the cold-blooded and the sins of the warm-hearted in different scales. Better the occasional faults of a Government that lives in a spirit of charity than the consistent omissions of a Government frozen in the ice of its own indifference.“ - FDR.
Article: “U.S. weather and climate disasters could top $1 trillion by 2030“ by Benjamin Peltz.
Article: “Q&A: What does Trump’s repeal of US ‘endangerment finding’ mean for climate action?“ by Ayesha Tandon, Cecilia Keating, Daisy Dunne, Giuliana Viglione, Josh Gabbatiss, Molly Lempriere.
Article: “East Coast blizzard, bomb cyclone, nor’easter hammering New York, New Jersey, Mid-Atlantic, New England“ by TWC.
Article: “US aircraft carrier arrives at NATO base in Greece amid Iran tensions“ by Reuters Videos.
Article: “How Russian drones are terrorising civilians in Ukraine“ by France24.
Video: 10,000 Drones in China together to celebrate new year.
Hour Three: Trump defies SCOTUS with 15% tariffs worldwide. Can he be stopped?
Article: “Donald Trump Ups The Ante After Losing SCOTUS Tariff Case: ‘Raising the 10% Worldwide Tariff’ to 15%“ by Jennifer Bowers Bahney.
Law: “Article I, Section 8“. “The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States“.
Article: “Kavanaugh dissent gives Trump a tariff workaround to all-but undo SCOTUS ruling“ by Randy DeSoto.
Article: “In 2020, a man killed this judge’s son. He was coming for her“ by Tatyana Tandanpolie.
Law: “Article I, Section 8“. “The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States“.
Article: “The Way Trump’s America Most Closely Resembles 1930s Germany“ by Aziz Z. Huq.
Article: “Beer Hall Putsch“ (November 8–9, 1923) by Encyclopaedia Britannica.
Article: “The Sturmabteilung: Hitler’s Unofficial Army Of Thugs“ (brownshirts) by Gina Dimuro.
Article: “Anne Applebaum“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Jason Stanley“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Saturday Report 2/21/26 — The Dick-Tatorship Hangs a Banner“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “While Russia Continues its Genocidal War Against Ukraine, Trump’s Inner Circle Cuts Deals With the Kremlin“ by Olga Lautman.
Article: “With ‘Tremendous’ Deals at Stake, Trump Is Bringing Russia in From the Cold“ by Anton Troianovski.
Article: “In 2020, a man killed this judge’s son. He was coming for her“ by Tatyana Tandanpolie.
Article: “After First Big Overseas Trip, Ocasio-Cortez Expresses Frustrations“ by Kellen Browning.
Article: “Which president gave J. Edgar Hoover the responsibility to investigate foreign and domestic espionage in the United States?“ by Britannica.
Article: “FBI–King letter“ by Wikipedia.
Trump’s ongoing Moscow deal
- Craig Unger, Journalist & author of six books on the Republican Party’s assault on democracy, including “House of Bush, House of Saud“, “House of Trump, House of Putin“ and “American Kompromat“ @craigunger.bsky.social
Article: “#36 The Golden Escalator, the Moscow Deal, and Russian Operatives“ by Craig Unger.
Article: “Donald Trump/Billy Bush leaked video: Full transcript - read the full sexist exchange here“ (access hollywood tape) by Melanie Ehrenkranz.
Article: “2016 Under Scrutiny: A Timeline Of Russia Connections“ by Miles Parks, Tamara Keith.
Article: “Len Blavatnik“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Steve Witkoff“ by Wikipedia.
Substack: “Olga Lautman“.
Article: “The vicuna coat scandal“ (Sherman Adams) by Arnold Sawislak.
Article: “Trump’s ‘Free’ Jet from Qatar and Corruption’s Slippery Slope“ by American Oversight.
Article: “Tom DeLay“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Dana Rohrabacher“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Kevin McCarthy“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “January 6 commission“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Detention of Leqaa Kordia“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Columbia Protester Held by ICE Says She Was Chained to Bed After Seizure“ by Maria Cramer.
Article: “Impeachment of Donald Trump“ by Wikipedia.
Site: Minnesota Department of Human Services .