Sue's Daily Stack, The Thom Hartmann Program 05/14/26
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Thursday’s Daily Stack
Hour One: Did Xi Welcome Wealth, Power, and Corruption as Trump Puts Taiwan on the Table?
Article: “Did Xi Welcome Wealth, Power, and Corruption as Trump Puts Taiwan on the Table?“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Trump has tapped an unprecedented 13 billionaires for his administration. Here’s who they are“ by Peter Charalambous, Laura Romero, and Soo Rin Kim.
Site: “Equal Citizens“.
Article: “MOFA mum on whether Trump arms sales remarks break Six Assurances“ by CNA.
Site: “The Hartmann Report“.
Article: “On the many layers of our corruption“ by Lawrence Lessig.
Site: “openstates.org“.
Article: “The Most Important Thing You Should Know About the CEOs Traveling to China with Trump“ by Robert Reich.
Article: “How Trump’s $500 Million UAE Crypto Deal Trades U.S. National Security for Family Profit“ by CAP.
Article: “How Eric Trump Became an Ally of One of China’s Biggest Crypto Companies“ by Ryan Weeks.
Article: “‘We Can Tell’: Trump Confesses He Doesn’t ‘Think About Americans’ Financial Situation’ When It Comes to Iran War“ by Jon Queally.
Bill: “H.R.3452 - Six Assurances to Taiwan Act“ by Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8].
Article: “Surprise! Trump’s ‘diplomatic’ China visit is just another grift.“ by Lisa Needham.
Article: “Don Jr: If My Name Was Hunter Biden, I Could “Make Millions Off My Father’s Presidency”“ by Luke Darby.
Article: “How the Presidency is Making Trump Richer“ by NPR.
Article: “Trump’s China Policy Has Weakened America“ by NY Times.
Article: “What China’s Choice of Airport Greeter Says About Trump“ by Lily Kuo, Pei-Lin Wu and Pablo Robles.
Article: “Live Updates: After Xi’s Warning on Taiwan, He and Trump Strike Positive Tone“ by Lily KuoDavid E. Sanger, Ana Swanson and Luke Broadwater.
Article: “Homeland Security probes Chinese-made Bitcoin mining equipment“ by Anand Sinha.
Site: “vote.org“.
Article: “What Trump promised oil CEOs as he asked them to steer $1 billion to his campaign“ by Josh Dawsey, Maxine Joselow.
Article: “Trump jets to China with gaggle of CEOs, hoping Xi will ‘open up’ to them“ by Victoria Craw, Rebecca Tan.
Article: “Destined for War: Can America and China Escape Thucydides’s Trap?“ by Graham Allison.
Article: “We finally know why men don’t live as long as women, say scientists“ by Ezzy Pearson.
Article: “Judge clarifies: Yes, Trump was found to have raped E. Jean Carroll“ by Aaron Blake.
Movie: “Colossus: The Forbin Project“.
Video: Playing With Fire: The Need for Decisive Climate Action incl. Gavin Newsom.
Video: Outsmarting Ourselves? Risks and Rewards of the AI Race incl. Christopher Murphy.
Will The Supreme Court Hand The GOP A Half-Billion-Dollar Midterm Cash Bomb?
Article: “GOP plans for ‘terrifying’ influx of midterm cash as Supreme Court mulls gift: report “ by Tom Boggioni.
Why Did John Fetterman Just Hand Trump Two Massive Wins In One Day?
Article: “John Fetterman Single-Handedly Tanks Effort to Rein Trump in on Iran“ by Edith Olmsted.
Article: “Fetterman and Senate GOP Confirm Trump ‘Sock Puppet’ Warsh as Fed Chair“ by Brad Reed.
Article: “Chinese nuclear weapons, 2025“ by Hans M. Kristensen, Matt Korda, Eliana Johns & Mackenzie Knight.
Article: “Comparison of China and United States Military Strengths (2026)“ by Global Firepower.
Article: “Drone Statistics by Country: The 2026 Global Power Map“ by Drone Brands.
Article: “Trump Family’s Drone Portfolio Reaches $750 Million as Pentagon Scales Up Procurement“ by Haye Kesteloo.
Article: “FBI insiders accuse Kash Patel of inflating statistics to falsely boost arrest record: Report“ by Zachary Leeman.
Article: “Why is China warning the UN of a Japanese ‘nuclear breakout’?“ by Orange Wang.
Quote: “If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle.“ - Sun Tzu.
Article: “Trump-Xi meeting: Expert decodes secret powerplay in first handshake of China visit“ by Yash Nitish Bajaj.
Article: “Porcupine strategy“ by Wikipedia.
Book: The Hidden History of American Healthcare: Why Sickness Bankrupts You and Makes Others Insanely Rich by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Uwe Reinhardt“(Taiwan healthcare) by Wikipedia.
Article: “W. Edwards Deming“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “The success of Ukraine’s drone industry, explained“ by Kollen Post, Nick Allard, Jason Blevins.
Article: “Why Trump called Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang for China trip at the last minute“ by Justin Varghese.
Article: “US to allow powerful AI chip sales to China, Trump says“ by Ari Hawkins, Katherine Long and Cheyenne Haslett.
Article: “Anatomy of Two Giant Deals: The U.A.E. Got Chips. The Trump Team Got Crypto Riches.“ by Eric Lipton, David Yaffe-Bellany, Bradley Hope, Tripp Mickle and Paul Mozur.
Article: “Curious moment Trump has cushion whipped away from chair as he sits down for China state banquet with Xi“ by Fiona McLoughlin.
Article: “Trump once figured he’d be the first person to make money running for president. He didn’t.“ by Philip Bump (2017).
Article: “Accused WHCD shooter Cole Allen pleads not guilty to attempted Trump assassination, as defense wants prosecutors booted“ by Josh Christenson.
Article: “Pardon of January 6 United States Capitol attack defendants“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Chimpanzees vs. Bonobos: What’s the Difference?“ by Eric Ralls.
Article: “Chimpanzees in Uganda locked in vicious ‘civil war’, say researchers“ by Hafsa Khalil.
Hour Two: Ukraine update
- Phil Ittner, Veteran War Correspondent based in Kiev, Ukraine & host of the ‘On the Edge‘ podcast @PhilipIttner Youtube Instagram
Article: “Russia pounds Kiev with missiles, drones as peace hopes fade“ by TRT World.
Article: “Zelensky urges Trump to raise Russian invasion during China summit“ by AFP.
Article: “Oleshky“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Drone-and-mine siege: Ukraine takes Oleshky crisis to UN as 2,000 civilians starve in occupied city“ by Alexander Moisseenko.
Article: “Russia Keeps Attacking U.S. Firms in Ukraine. The White House Is Silent.“ by Constant Méheut.
Article: “2025 Trump-Zelenskyy Oval Office meeting“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “What they said: Trump, Zelenskyy and Vance’s heated argument in the Oval Office“ by Adriana Gomez Licon.
Article: “Operation Spiderweb: a visual guide to Ukraine’s destruction of Russian aircraft“ by Artem Mazhulin, Oliver Holmes, Lucy Swan, Laure Boulinier, Arnel Hecimovic.
Article: “Russia has been cultivating Trump as an asset for 40 years, former KGB spy says“ by Thomas Colson.
Article: “The Manchurian Candidate“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “China expanding aid for Russia’s war, Western officials say“ by Alex Wickham, Alberto Nardelli, Colum Murphy, Bloomberg.
Article: “Putin says he thinks Ukraine conflict ‘coming to an end’“ by Claire Keenan.
Article: “Russia Keeps Attacking U.S. Firms in Ukraine. The White House Is Silent.“ by Constant Méheut.
Quote: “I hope you’ve washed your arse this morning. It’s about to be kissed by a king.“ - Braveheart.
Article: “How are Drones Changing War? The Future of the Battlefield “ by Michael Newton.
Article: “Countries with Hypersonic Missiles: A Shifting Defense Landscape“ by DefenceWing.
Article: “Robots captured Russian army positions for first time in history, Zelenskyy says“ by Veronika Melkozerova.
Why Is Wall Street Partying While Working America Drowns?
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: “GI Bill of Rights: A Profitable Investment for the United States“ by Labor Party.
Article: “Trump’s $10 billion IRS settlement talks reveal Trump’s huge fear: analyst“ by Matthew Chapman.
Article: “Trump reaching for world’s ‘richest family’ status by 2028: expert“ by Matthew Rozsa.
Article: “Trump family“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “In 1927, Donald Trump’s father was arrested after a Klan riot in N.Y.“ by Philip Bump.
Article: “‘No Vacancies’ for Blacks: How Donald Trump Got His Start, and Was First Accused of Bias“ by Jonathan Mahler and Steve Eder.
Article: “Testosterone“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Yin and yang“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Bandy X. Lee“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Biological determinism“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Epigenetics“ by Wikipedia.
Painting: “Ball-play of the Choctaw--Ball Up“ by George Catlin.
Article: “Counting coup“ by Wikipedia.
Book: “The Hidden History of American Democracy: Rediscovering Humanity’s Ancient Way of Living “ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “The Budapest Memorandum: America’s Forgotten Promise to Ukraine“ by Jerry Simoneaux.
Article: “Trump’s tantrums over Nato are prompting European leaders to think the unthinkable“ by Paul Taylor.
Article: “Obama explains why US didn’t intervene when Crimea was annexed: There were many Russian sympathisers“ by Ukrainska Pravda.
Article: “War of 1812“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Louisiana Purchase“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Ukraine“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Paul Manafort“ by Wikipedia.
Video: One Little Candle by Perry Como.
Article: “Who owns American wealth?“ by USAFacts.
Article: “Alzheimer’s disease“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Trump’s bruised hand and tiredness blamed on Alzheimer’s drug by congresswoman“ by Cheyenne Ubiera.
Article: “John Fetterman: I haven’t changed. Here’s what has.“ by John Fetterman.
Hour Three: Vance Yanks Medicaid Money From California In Naked Political Hit Job
Article: “California Officials Accuse Trump Admin of ‘Political Retribution’ as Vance Suspends Medicaid Payments“ by Julia Conley.
Are Missouri Republicans About To Soak Working Families With A Tax Bait And Switch?
Article: “Republicans’ plan for zero state income tax could be ‘devastating’, experts warn“ by Eric Berger.
Book: All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel by Erich Maria Remarque.
Book: Hiroshima by John Hersey .
Video: Buffy Sainte-Marie - Universal Soldier (Video).
Article: “Murdoch family“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Larry Ellison“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “David Ellison“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Dickey brothers out at radio giant Cumulus amid board shakeup“ by Claire Atkinson .
Article: “Cumulus Media“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “One America News Network“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Newsmax“ by Wikipedia.
Video: Franklin D. Roosevelt - Inaugural “The Only Thing We Have to Fear is Fear Itself” Speech.
Quote: “So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself--nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance.“ - Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Quote: “I see one-third of a nation ill-housed, ill-clad, ill-nourished.“ - Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Article: “Trump Tells King Charles That His Mother Had A Crush On Him At White House State Dinner“ by Alessio Atria.
Article: “China’s Robot Schools Are Training Humanoids To Fold Clothes And Wipe Tables“ by Chris Smith.
Article: “Kshama Sawant“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Kshama Sawant is challenging Rep. Adam Smith for House seat“ by Mynorthwest Staff.
Book: The Crack in the Cosmic Egg: New Constructs of Mind and Reality by Joseph Chilton Pearce.
Book: Magical Child by Joseph Chilton Pearce.
Site: Worst Pills, Best Pills.
Article: “FDA Approval of New Drugs: One Pivotal Trial or a Chaotic Agency?“ by Worst Pills, Best Pills.
Article: “RFK Jr. fought pesticides for years. Now he’s backing their production“ by Ali Swenson.
Article: “Trump order pushes glyphosate production; Roundup chemical hated by MAHA“ by Garrett Downs.
Article: “Elinzanetant (LYNKUET): A Bad Choice for Hot Flashes Due to Menopause“ by Worst Pills, Best Pills.
Article: “United States: Republic or Democracy?“ by Melissa.
Article: “Polis“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “What’s in an adjective? ‘Democrat Party’ label on the rise“ by AP.
Article: “Kansas experiment“ (Sam Brownback) by Wikipedia.
Article: “Sam Brownback“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Ambassador Brian Francis Burch II“ by U.S. Embassy to the Holy See.
Article: “Ross Perot“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Neoliberalism“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Friedrich Hayek“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Ludwig von Mises“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Mont Pelerin Society“ by Wikipedia.
Video: Admiral Stockdale - 1992 VP Debate - “Who Am I? Why Am I Here?”.
Book: Ape House: A Novel by Sara Gruen.
Article: “Michigan Reps. Dingell, Moolenaar introduce bill pushing to keep Chinese vehicles out of US“ by Heath Kalb.
Article: “Why the Trump administration is paying billions to abandon wind farms“ by Liz Landers, Doug Adams.
Article: “The Billionaire Plot to Put Women Back in Chains“ by Thom Hartmann.
Book: The Natural Superiority of Women by The Natural Superiority of Women.
Book: When God Was a Woman by Merlin Stone.
Article: “Meeting with Pope John Paul II“ by Thom Hartmann.