Sue's Daily Stack, Thursday, 10 April, 2025
Your daily homework - links to everything discussed on today's show
Thursday’s Daily Stack
Hour One: Is This the Moment American Democracy Finally Broke?
Article: "Is This the Moment American Democracy Finally Broke?" by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "Trump asserting powers 'even the most tyrannical monarchs' didn't have: analysis" by Brad Reed.
Site: 50501. Next National Day of Action: April 19th
Article: "Trump signs order targeting law firm behind $787.5m Fox defamation suit" (Susman Godfrey) by Sam Levine.
Article: "'A capitalistic cowardice': big law firms being threatened by Trump face pressure to speak out" by Sam Levine.
Law: "6th Amendment" (speedy trial, witnesses, defense).
Article: "Live Updates: Stock Market Today: Dow tumbles almost 2,000 points as Wednesday's gains fade; S&P 500, Nasdaq see losses accelerate" by MarketWatch.
Article: "I'm Investigating Trump" by Sen. Adam Schiff.
Article: "Trump told investors to 'buy' on social media hours before his tariff pause rose stocks, raising questions about manipulation" by AP.
Article: "Why Did Martha Stewart Go to Prison? A Look Back at Her 2004 Fraud Case" by Lynsey Eidell.
Are you seeing how the crackdown on peaceful protest under Trump? 41 anti-protest bills have been introduced. Not good.
Article: "US intensifies crackdown on peaceful protest under Trump" by Nina Lakhani.
Article: "10th Amendment" "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people"
Crazy Alert! Trump signs executive order on water pressure to 'restore shower freedom'
Article: "Trump signs executive order on water pressure to 'restore shower freedom'" by Lois Beckett.
Article: "House passes Republican budget framework paving way for Trump's agenda" by Lauren Gambino.
Article: "'Kissing my a**': Donald Trump mocks countries negotiating trade deals with the US" by CNBCTV18.com .
Video: Obama on Trump: 'Imagine if I had done any of this'.
Article: "Hegseth's Attacks on Black Troops Evoke Long History of Anti-Racist Struggle" by Mike Prysner.
Article: "Elon Musk Went To School In Rolls-Royce, Says Father Errol, Dismisses Claims Of "Unhappy Childhood"" by NDTV.
Article: "Elon Musk's Federal Job Cuts Threaten Older And Black Workforce Most" by Sheila Callaham.
Article: "The US is in all-out kidnapping mode, and no one is safe" by Belén Fernández.
Article: "Mike Johnson Reveals How He'll Fund Trump's Budget Cuts" by Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling.
Song: "The Putinization of America" by Louise Hartmann.
Article: "The Hungarian Model" by Anne Applebaum.
Article: "Alexei Navalny" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Moscow frees US-Russian ballet dancer jailed over charity donation, US says" by Peter Beaumont.
Article: "Naturalization Oath of Allegiance to the United States of America" by USCIS.
Law: "Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act" (1930).
Hour Two: Ukraine Update
- Phil Ittner, Veteran War Correspondent based in Kiev, Ukraine & host of the 'On the Edge' podcast @ittnerphilip.bsky.social Youtube
Article: "Wet snow, rain and ice are expected throughout Ukraine: Weather forecasters warn of worsening weather on April 10" by UNN.
Article: "A dozen Ukrainians wounded in overnight Russian attack: Kyiv" by AFP.
Article: "Two Chinese citizens captured during fighting in eastern Ukraine, Zelenskyy says" by Sky News.
Article: "US pulls presence from key Ukraine arms aid hub in Poland" by Wojciech Kość.
Article: "Ukraine open to buying US military aid package for $50 billion, Zelensky says" by Kateryna Denisova.
Article: "2025 Romanian presidential election" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Estonian MPs pass bill to limit voting rights for Russian minority" by AFP.
Article: "Trump Dismantles Government Fight Against Foreign Influence Operations" by Steven Lee Myers, Julian E. Barnes and Sheera Frenkel.
Article: "Trump story about 'surrounded' Ukraine troops contradicted by his own intelligence, report reveals" by Graig Graziosi.
Article: "Trump blinks on tariffs in face of GOP resistance — but hasn't given up his cult-leader dreams" by Amanda Marcotte.
Article: "Pump and dump" by Wikipedia.
Article: ">Watch: Donald Trump accused of market manipulation after 'friends make $2.5 billion and $900 million'" by ToI.
Article: "Just What Were Donald Trump's Ties to the Mob?" by David Cay Johnston.
GOP votes to limit judges power for block Trump's agenda - say what?
Article: "Republican-led US House votes to limit judges' power to block Trump's agenda" by Reuters.
Article: "Tried an experiment" by Beachnutt.
Kinda Good News Alert! Social Security backs off cuts to phone service.
Article: "Social Security backs off cuts to phone services amid outcry" by Emily Peck.
Article: "Carney's Checkmate: How Canada's Quiet Bond Play Forced Trump to Drop Tariffs" by Dean Blundell.
Article: "Singing Revolution" by Wikipedia.
Image: "Outside a bar in Tallinn" by overclockedmangle. "Dear Putin, let's speed up to the part where you kill yourself in a bunker" (outside a Tallinn restaurant).
Site: "Indivisible".
Site: Daily Song.
Article: "Josh Gottheimer" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Gretchen Whitmer's unexpected Oval Office invite highlights balancing act with Trump" by CNN.
Site: Bernie Sanders.
Article: "Sheldon Whitehouse" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Elizabeth Warren" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Amy Klobuchar" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Lisa Murkowski" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Susan Collins" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Rand Paul" by Wikipedia.
Article: "'He's just not going to change my mind': Freedom Caucus chair defies Trump on budget" by Benjamin Guggenheim and Meredith Lee Hill.
Article: "Bill of attainder" by Wikipedia.
Article: "History of ACORN in the United States" by Wikipedia.
Hour Three: Adam Schiff Is Investigating Trump For Insider Trading
Article: "Adam Schiff Is Investigating Trump For Insider Trading" by Sarah Jones & Jason Easley.
Video: Schiff & Raskin Join Forces to Destroy Trump.
Geeky Science! Do mushrooms boost your immune system and brain? You betcha...
Article: "How mushrooms bolster your immune system and protect your brain " by David Cox.
Article: "Paul Stamets" by Wikipedia.
Article: "'I'm forcing you to talk about it!' Bernie Sanders yells at Anderson Cooper and slams CNN" by Daniel Hampton.
Article: "Laws governing recall" by Ballotpedia.
Article: "Elections calendar" by Ballotpedia.
Site: STUN (Shift The Unfit Narrative).
Article: "Read: JD Vance's full speech on the fall of Europe".
Article: "China wants to lead the world in robots — from dogs to dancers" by Katrina Northrop, Lyric Li.
Article: "New Senate Bill: Americans Using Chinese AI Products Could Face 20 Years in Prison and Stiff Fines" by Tim McMillan.
Article: "'What's wrong?' Analyst warns DeSantis aims to use children to replace migrant workers" by Matthew Chapman.
Site: Standing Together.
Article: "My Supplement List" by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "North American Free Trade Agreement" (NAFTA) by Wikipedia.
Article: "General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade" (GATT) by Wikipedia.
Book: "The Hidden History of Neoliberalism: How Reaganism Gutted America and How to Restore Its Greatness" by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "Milton Friedman" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Friedrich Hayek" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Ludwig von Mises" by Wikipedia.
Book: "The Lexus and the Olive Tree" by Thomas L. Friedman.
Article: "Have Two McDonald's-Containing Countries Ever Been at War with Each Other?" by Alex Kasprak.
Article: "Governor Whitmer unveils bipartisan plan to boost U.S. manufacturing in D.C. speech" by UpNorthLive.
Article: "US House passes bill requiring people to prove citizenship in order to vote" by Rachel Leingang.
Event: Sat. April 12: Stop the SAVE Act District Office Rally - Lansing CD-7 (Barrett).
Article: "Does Donald Trump have an IQ of 73? What is the truth behind this viral claim?" by ToI.
Video: Meidastouch DETHRONES Joe Rogan on Podcast Charts .