Sue's Daily Stack, The Thom Hartmann Program 03/11/26

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Wednesday’s Daily Stack

Hour One: Does Trump Have a KGB Card?
Article: “Does Trump Have a KGB Card?“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Trump’s disclosure endangered spy placed inside ISIS by Israel, officials say“ by ABC News.
Article: “Real estate developer Donald J. Trump bought full-page ads in three major U.S. newspapers to say the United States should stop paying to defend countries that can afford to protect themselves.“ by AP.
Article: “Understanding money laundering in real estate“ by ComplyAdvantage.
Article: “Uri Shvets“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Trump made a secret call to Vladimir Putin just before the 2020 election, report says“ by Tom Porter.
Article: “Video resurfaces of Kid Rock claiming Trump showed him secret maps: ‘Am I supposed to be in on this?’“ by Rachel Sharp.
Article: “Rand Paul Suggests FBI May Have Planted Evidence“ by Taegan Goddard.
Article: “White House Says Trump Called Putin to Talk About Wildfires“ by Joshua Keating.
Article: “Witkoff: Russians told Trump they have not been sharing intelligence with Iran to target US“ by Ryan Mancini.
Article: “The Trump-Russia Connection“ by Center for American Progress Action Fund.
Book: American Kompromat: How the KGB Cultivated Donald Trump, and Related Tales of Sex, Greed, Power, and Treachery by Craig Unger.
Book: Collusion: Secret Meetings, Dirty Money, and How Russia Helped Donald Trump Win by Luke Harding.
Article: “Tschechen-Stasi spähte die Trumps aus“ (Czech-Stasi spied on the Trumps) by Hans-Wilhelm Saure.
Article: “Erdogan Gets a Timely Boost From Putin“ by Onur Ant.
Article: “Exclusive: Paul Manafort admits he passed Trump campaign data to a suspected Russian asset“ by Mattathias Schwartz.
Article: “Exclusive: US extracted top spy from inside Russia in 2017“ by Jim Sciutto.
Article: “Trump’s Mideast Envoy Steve Witkoff & Sons Blur Peace & Profit, from Real Estate to Crypto Deals“ by Democracy Now!
Article: “Putin languages: Why he won’t speak English - Inside Putin’s bizarre power play“ by James Gray.
Site: The Rachel Maddow show.
Article: “Rand Paul blocks quick passage of $40 billion Ukraine aid package“ by AP.
Article: “Rand Paul Calls for Espionage Act Repeal as Trump Fumes Over FBI Search“ by Jason Lemon.
Article: “Trump Dismisses Russia Giving Iran Intel on US Troops“ by Adeola Adeosun.
Article: “F.B.I. Used Informant to Investigate Russia Ties to Campaign, Not to Spy, as Trump Claims“ by Adam Goldman, Mark Mazzetti and Matthew Rosenberg.
Article: “Kremlin Sources Go Quiet, Leaving C.I.A. in the Dark About Putin’s Plans for Midterms“ by Julian E. Barnes and Matthew Rosenberg.
Article: “Russia Secretly Offered Afghan Militants Bounties to Kill U.S. Troops, Intelligence Says“ by Charlie Savage, Eric Schmitt and Michael Schwirtz.
Article: “Report Details Manafort’s Ties During 2016 Trump Campaign to a Russian Agent“ by Sharon LaFraniere and Julian E. Barnes.
Article: “Captured, Killed or Compromised: C.I.A. Admits to Losing Dozens of Informants“ by Julian E. Barnes and Adam Goldman.
Article: “The Hidden History of Trump’s First Trip to Moscow“ by Luke Harding.
Article: “Rand Paul delivers letter from Trump to Putin“ by Rebecca Morin.
Article: “White House Asks for List of Top Spies During Intelligence Shakeup“ by Betsy Swan, Erin Banco.
Article: “Czechoslovakia spied on Donald and Ivana Trump, communist-era files show“ by Kate Connolly.
Article: “Czechoslovakia ramped up spying on Trump in late 1980s, seeking US intel“ by Luke Harding.
Article: “‘The perfect target’: Russia cultivated Trump as asset for 40 years – ex-KGB spy“ by David Smith.
Article: “One chart that shows how brutal the Russian air campaign in Aleppo really is“ by Zack Beauchamp.
Article: “Disgraced Trump adviser Mike Flynn admits he worked as a “foreign agent” for the Turkish government“ by Jennifer Williams.
Article: “Russia is providing Iran intelligence to target U.S. forces, officials say“ by Noah Robertson, Ellen Nakashima and Warren P. Strobel.
Article: “Trump’s communications with foreign leader are part of whistleblower complaint that spurred standoff between spy chief and Congress, former officials say“ by Greg Miller, Ellen Nakashima, Shane Harris.
Article: “Inside Trump’s war on the National Archives“ by Jacqueline Alemany, Isaac Arnsdorf, Josh Dawsey.
Article: “Trump has spoken privately with Putin at least 16 times. Here’s what we know about the conversations.“ by Adam Taylor.
Article: “Gap continues to widen between Trump and intelligence community on key issues“ by Greg Miller.
Article: “Elon Musk’s Secret Conversations With Vladimir Putin“ by Thomas Grove, Warren P. Strobel, Aruna Viswanatha, Gordon Lubold and Sam Schechner.
Article: “Fact Check: Melania Trump’s Nude Photos Aired on Russian State TV“ by Aleksandra Wrona.
Article: “Trump and Vance Criticized for Not Bowing Heads at Dignified Transfer of Six Fallen U.S. Soldiers“ by Moupriya.
Article: “Pentagon says about 140 troops wounded, 8 severely, in war with Iran“ by Alex Horton.
Article: “’Where’s Trump? Oh, playing golf’: US loses 8 soldiers in Middle East war, netizens slam Mr President” by Prashasti Satyanand Shetty.
Article: “Trump: Americans Who Died in War Are ‘Losers’ and ‘Suckers’“ by Jeffrey Goldberg.
Article: “For Kushner, Israel Policy May Be Shaped by the Personal“ by Jodi Kantor.
Article: “Iran begins laying mines in Strait of Hormuz, sources say“ by Natasha Bertrand.
Article: “Critics aghast as White House displays framed photo of Trump with Putin“ by Anna Betts.

Article: “Flooding, landslide threat grows with atmospheric river rain in Portland“ by Josh Cozart, Kelley Bayern.
Site: KBCS.

Iran Made a Lego Movie About This War. It’s Aimed Directly at Trump. Is the propaganda arms race is fully underway?
Article: “Iran creates propaganda video using Lego-like models“ by Susie Coen.
Article: “Iran shares bizarre LEGO video showing rockets pounding Britain’s military base in Cyprus and slamming into Dubai skyscrapers“ by Perkin Amalaraj, Adam Pogrund.
Article: “Critics aghast as White House displays framed photo of Trump with Putin“ by Anna Betts.
Article: “Father, mother, wife, son: Every family member Mojtaba Khamenei lost in Iran war“ by Debanish Achom.

Article: “Sensitive files found in Trump bedroom after FBI search“ by Bernd Debusmann Jr.
Article: “The idea that the Kremlin has kompromat on Trump seems increasingly plausible“ by Michael McDowell.
Article: “Ukraine says it has hit Russian ‘missile component’ plant“ by Paulin Kola.
Article: “Death at the evening stop: the rocket strike Storm Shadow was a challenge for Russia“ (in Russian) by Lyubov Stepushova.
Article: “Storm Shadow“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Sukhoi Su-24“ by .Wikipedia
Article: “Samson Option“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “‘Not cooperating at all’: Trump calls Spain ‘very bad to NATO’ and threatens to cut off all trade“ by Deepanjali Sharma.
Article: “Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand: The Road to WWI“ by Mark Cartwright.
Article: “Trump moves Obama, Bush portraits to hidden stairwell“ by Betsy Klein, Kristen Holmes.
Site: League of Women Voters.
Article: “The Six Dark Lessons Roy Cohn Taught Trump (That He Still Uses Today)“ by Berrett-Koehler.
Article: “Protests, poisoning and prison: The life of Alexei Navalny and his opposition to Vladimir Putin“ by Joe Middleton.
Article: “United States invasion of Grenada“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “” by .
Article: “Bush’s Splendid Little Wars“ by Michael Parenti.
Article: “Love Me, I’m a Liberal“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Watch: Madeleine Albright Saying Iraqi Kids’ Deaths ‘Worth It’ Resurfaces“ by Jon Jackson.
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: “LBJ, Trump, and the Freedom to Vote“ by Michael Waldman.

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Hour Two: Did Trump’s 2019 DOJ Cover Up What Happened to Epstein’s Victims in New Mexico?
Article: “James Comer Says Trump DOJ Asked New Mexico Officials to End Jeffrey Epstein Investigation“ by Zachary Leeman.
Article: “New details emerge about 13-year-old alleged Epstein victim who accused Trump of rape“ (1984) by Evan Williams.

California Voters to Billionaires: Your Free Ride Is Over
Article: “Billionaires Tax Supporters Up in California By Nearly 2-to-1, Poll Shows“ by Brad Reed.
Article: “December 3, 1888: Fourth Annual Message“ (iron heel) by Grover Cleveland. “As we view the achievements of aggregated capital, we discover the existence of trusts, combinations, and monopolies, while the citizen is struggling far in the rear or is trampled to death beneath an iron heel. Corporations, which should be the carefully restrained creatures of the law and the servants of the people, are fast becoming the people’s masters.“
Law: “Sherman Antitrust Act“, 1890.
Article: “Billionaires spent record amounts during 2024 federal election – report“ by Gabrielle Canon.

Article: ““I think Putin pays” Trump: Secret recording reveals Kevin McCarthy’s 2016 joke to GOP colleagues“ by Sophia Tesfaye.
Article: “Benjamin Netanyahu dead or alive? Rumours of Israeli PM getting killed in Iranian airstrikes go viral on social media; Jerusalem says…“ by Sonali Sharma.

Can Multi-Vitamins Actually Slow Down How Fast You Age?
Article: “Daily multivitamin slows signs of biological ageing“ by Jacob Smith.

Article: “War Powers Act Doesn’t Grant 60 Days of Unchecked War“ by San Francisco Today.
Article: “Sen. John Cornyn flips on the filibuster to pass SAVE America Act as Trump weighs endorsement“ by Frank Thorp V, Sahil Kapur and Brennan Leach.
Article: “Motives for the September 11 attacks“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Donald Trump to Meet G.O.P. Megadonor Sheldon Adelson Before Debate“ by Maggie Haberman.
Article: “treason“ by Merriam-Webster.
Article: “United States Dollar“ by Trading Economics.
Article: “Bitcoin USD Price (BTC-USD)“ by Yahoo!Finance.
Article: “Tulip Mania“ by Doug Ashburn.
Article: “Iran’s Drones Cost a Fraction of the U.S. Weapons Shooting Them Down“ by Farah Stockman.
Site: New York Times.
Site: Financial Times.
Site: The Economist.
Site: Raw Story.
Site: Raw America.
Site: Daily Kos.
Site: Democratic Underground.
Site: Common Dreams.
Article: “Live updates: Trump campaigns with Massie opponent in his Kentucky district “ by The Hill.

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Hour Three: Did a DOGE Insider Just Walk Off With Every American’s Social Security Data?
- Alex Lawson, President - Social Security Works / Strengthen Social Security @alaw202 @socialsecurityworks.org
Article: “Whistleblower claims ex-DOGE member says he took Social Security data to new job“ by Meryl Kornfield, Elizabeth Dwoskin and Lisa Rein.
Article: “Antonio Gracias“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “New Medicare Numbers and Number Change Requests“ by SSA.
Article: “True the Vote“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Social Security data allegations spark investigation into Trump’s DOGE initiative“ by Alexis Sterling.
Article: “EXPOSED: Letitia James Can Put Elon Musk in Prison for Over 100 Years. Here Are the Receipts.“ by Christopher Armitage.

Article: “The National Debt Is the Evidence of the Crime: Who Pocketed the $38 Trillion?“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “The Two Santas Strategy: How the GOP has used an economic scam to manipulate Americans for 40 years“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “How Bill Clinton’s Welfare Reform Changed America“ by By: Mary Pilon.
Article: “U.S. Debt by President: Dollar and Percentage“ by Hiranmayi Srinivasan.
Article: “Gas prices rise amid Middle East tensions, LSU expert sees possible relief ahead“ by Rob Masson.
Article: “Exclusive: Russia is giving Iran specific advice on drone tactics, Western intelligence source tells CNN“ by Nick Paton Walsh 2018 Nick Paton Walsh.
Article: “US federal agencies targeted by DOGE“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Call him Mr. Bone Spurs. Donald Trump’s grandfather also dodged military service“ by Lee Gerhardstein.
Article: “Fallout (franchise)“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Fallout (American TV series)“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Samson Option“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Terri Schiavo case“ by Wikipedia.