Sue's Daily Stack, Thursday, 27 March, 2025

Your daily homework - links to everything discussed on today's show

Thursday’s Daily Stack

Hour One: She Stepped Onto a Sidewalk in Boston — and Vanished Into Trump’s Shadow State
Article: "She Stepped Onto a Sidewalk in Boston — and Vanished Into Trump's Shadow State" by Thom Hartmann.
Post: "NEW: @motherjones.com reports that one of the men renditioned to El Salvador is Neri Alvarado, who was working in Dallas as a baker. An ICE agent told him they were questioning all men with tattoos. Neri has an AUTISM AWARENESS TATTOO in honor of his 15-year-old brother with autism. [photos]" by Aaron Reichlin-Melnick.
Post: "NEW! The Trump administration appears to have sent a married father with NO CRIMINAL RECORD in any country to rot in a prison in El Salvador because of a PAPERWORK ERROR. This man doesn’t even have tattoos! But his paperwork has two different peoples’ ID numbers listed and the wrong last name!" by Aaron Reichlin-Melnick.
Article: "HELL ON EARTH" by Closer to the Edge.
Article: "SS (Schutzstaffel or Protection Squad" by Florida Center for Instructional Technology.
Article: "Trump-Musk Order Will Cost 21 Million Their Vote" by Greg Palast.
Article: "The GOP Taliban to Women: Shut Up, Sit Down, and Stay Home on Election Days" by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "ICE Reports More than 46,000 Detainees; Highest Number Since October 2019" by Susan B. Long.
Article: ""Spheres of Influence or Imperial Delusion?"" by Michael Cohen.
Article: "Three deaths in ICE custody in just over a month of Trump’s presidency marks the most deaths to occur in this fiscal year time period in five years" by ACLU.
Article: "U.S. votes against UN resolution condemning Russia for Ukraine invasion" by Barak Ravid.
Article: "Hegseth suspends offensive cyber operations against Russia: reports" by Avery Lotz.
Article: "Trump Wants to Use the Military Against His Domestic Enemies. Congress Must Act." by Joseph Nunn.
Article: "‘We shall fight them on the beaches’ Churchill’s speech, 4th June 1940" by Winston Churchill.
Article: "Flow of U.S. Weapons to Ukraine Has Nearly Stopped and May End Completely" by John Ismay.
Article: "Columbia Student Hunted by ICE Sues to Prevent Deportation" by Jonah E. Bromwich and Hamed Aleaziz.
Article: "Federal Government Detains International Student at Tufts" by Jenna Russell,Safak Timur,Anemona Hartocollis and Eduardo Medina.
Article: "White House seeks plan for possible Russia sanctions relief, sources say" by Erin Banco.
Bill: "H.R.22 - SAVE Act" by Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21].

Article: "Democrat Notches an Upset in Pennsylvania State Senate Race" by Campbell Robertson.
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"
Bill: "John Lewis Voting Rights Act".

Scientists are alarmed as the Trump administration goes to war against mRNA science. Seriously folks?
Article: "Trump administration at ‘war’ with mRNA technology: scientists alarmed vaccine skeptics could kill research" by Stephanie Kirchgaessner, Jessica Glenza.
Article: "Messenger RNA (mRNA)" by Shurjo K. Sen.
Article: "Great Barrington Declaration" by Wikipedia.

Tesla dealership attacks are happening for one reason: Trump normalized political violence.
- Dean Obeidallah, Host of Dean Obeidallah show weekdays 6-9PM ET @SXMProgress Radio Ch127 / His substack is The Dean's Report @DeanObeidallah @SXMProgress
Article: "Tesla dealership attacks are happening for one reason: Trump normalized political violence." by Dean Obeidallah.
Event: March 29: Tesla Takedown global day of action (also protests on other dates).
Article: "Trump Tells Crowd to 'Knock the Crap Out' of Protesters" by Sam Reisman.
Article: "Nazi book burnings" by Wikipedia.
Article: "South Florida man drives SUV into crowd of Elon Musk protesters at Tesla store: deputies" by Michael Butler, Devoun Cetoute.
Article: "Night of the Long Knives" by Wikipedia.
Post: "Attorney Mark Zaid joined me to discuss the legality behind Signalgate and why it poses national security issues. Plus he talks Trump taking his security clearance. [video]" by Dean Obeidallah.
Article: "Trump’s crackdown on ‘Big Law’: Retaliation or reform?" by Emma Pitts.
Article: "Judge blocks parts of Trump executive order targeting law firm Perkins Coie" by Jacob Rosen.
Article: "JD Vance Melts Down Over ‘Anti-JD Rag’ Jewish Insider — Attacks Fox Contributor EIC as ‘Biggest Hack in Washington’" by David Gilmour.
Article: "Miriam Adelson gives $100 million to Trump campaign, making good on reported pledge" by Asaf Elia-Shalev.
Article: "Trump's border czar: "I don't care what the judges think"" by Ivana Saric.
Article: "Shares of GM and other automakers slump following Trump tariffs, with Tesla the exception" by Damian J. Troise.

Article: "Ukraine war: what chemical weapons is Russia accused of using and why?" by Anneleen van der Meer.
Article: "In Jamaica, Marco Rubio vows to revisit US travel warning" by Matthew Lee.
Quote: "War is the continuation of politics by other means." - Karl Von Clausewitz.
Article: "Signalgate explained: what is Signal, and how secure is the messaging app?" by Christian Rowlands.

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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: "White phosphorus munition" by Wikipedia.
Article: "What is in the Black Sea ceasefire deal between Russia and Ukraine - and how significant is it?" by Sky News.
Article: "Russia says sanctions must be lifted before Ukraine maritime ceasefire can start" by Jake Lapham, James Landale.
Article: "Disdain for Europe in US Signal chat horrifies EU" by Katya Adler.
Article: "European leaders say now not the time to lift sanctions on Russia in message to Trump" by Lauren Kent, Niamh Kennedy and Daria Tarasova-Markina.
Article: "Sergey Lavrov" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Marco Rubio" by Wikipedia.
Article: "US 'just about' ready to lift Ukraine intel freeze, Trump says ahead of Saudi meet" by David Brennan.
Article: "Top Trump allies hold secret talks with Zelenskyy’s Ukrainian opponents " by Jamie Dettmer.
Article: "Petro Poroshenko" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Yulia Tymoshenko" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Dear GOP: You'll Never Wash the Stench of Trump Off You or Your Party. Never. " by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "Internet Research Agency" (IRA) (Yevgeny Prigozhin troll farm) by Wikipedia.
Article: "Ukraine Invasion Day 1,128: UKR troops destroyed a RU command and observation post in Kursk Oblast" by annieli.
Article: "Russian stuff blowing up: EU says no sanctions relief for Russia" by quaoar.

Article: "Kristi Noem’s El Salvador Prison Photo Op Is a New Low" by Issie Lapowsky.

Turkey protesters defy crackdown as new report shows autocracies now outnumber democracies globally....
Article: "Hundreds arrested as Turkey protesters defy crackdown" by AFP.
Article: "BBC Journalist Deported From Turkey After Covering Ongoing Protests" by David Gilmour.
Article: "Turkish Court Orders Erdogan Rival Jailed Pending Trial On Corruption Charges As Protests Grow" by AP.
Article: "Autocracies Are Growing. An Expert Wonders if the U.S. Might be Next." by Elliott Davis Jr.

Article: "These are the Trump officials' names that appear in the Signal chat" by Kathryn Watson.
Article: "Michael Erik Kurilla" (commander of United States Central Command) by Wikipedia.
Article: "Christopher W. Grady" (vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff) by Wikipedia.
Article: "Secret Service erased text messages from Jan. 6 and the day before, the Homeland Security watchdog says" by Kyle Stewart, Haley Talbot and Zoë Richards.
Article: "Instead of vaccines, RFK Jr. focuses on unconventional measles treatments, driving worries about misinformation" by Neha Mukherjee.
Article: "As bird flu concerns grow, scientists race to develop new vaccines" by Berkeley Lovelace Jr.
Article: "Are new TB vaccines finally within reach?" by Shaun Palmer.
Article: "Cancer vaccines are having a renaissance" by Cassandra Willyard.
Article: "14th Amendment section 3, July 9, 1868 "No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice-President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability."
Quote: "We must, indeed, all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately." - Benjamin Franklin.
Article: "Dirt Poor: Have Fruits and Vegetables Become Less Nutritious?" by EarthTalk.
Article: "Some measles patients in West Texas show signs of vitamin A toxicity, doctors say, raising concerns about misinformation" by Neha Mukherjee.

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Hour Three: Progressive Town Hall (full hour w/calls)
- Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA, 17th District) / Vice Chair-Congressional Progressive Caucus / Author - Dignity In A Digital Age @RepRoKhanna
Article: "Sanders, AOC Draw Biggest Crowd of Their Careers at Rally to Fight 'Oligarchy' in Denver" by Eloise Goldsmith.
Article: "Lateefah Simon" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Turkish student at Tufts University detained, video shows masked people handcuffing her" by Jake Offenhartz, Kathy Mccormack, Michael Casey.
Article: "The Progressive Congressman Who Wants to Take On JD Vance" by Shane Goldmacher.
Article: "Democrats Plan Nationwide Blitz of Town Halls in Republican Districts" by Shane Goldmacher.
Book: "The Last Hours Of Ancient Sunlight" by Thom Hartmann.
Video: Listen to Rep. Jimmy Panetta's town hall speech in Cambria.
Article: "Rep. Watson Coleman Holds Town Hall in Rep. Van Drew’s District, Discusses Medicaid Cuts with New Jerseyans" by Bonnie Watson Coleman.
Article: "Schakowsky, Pocan, Khanna Introduce Bill to Strengthen Medicare, Define Alternative Plans" by Jan Schakowsky.
Article: "The ‘surprisingly sensible’ 28th Constitutional Amendment" by Mark Drought.
Law: "22nd Amendment section 1" "No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once...".
Article: "Reps. Khanna, Lee, Colleagues Unveil Bill to Abolish Super PACs" by Ro Khanna.
Book: 100% Democracy: The Case for Universal Voting by E.J. Dionne, Miles Rapoport.
Article: "Trump tells Christians they won't have to vote after this election" by Tim Reid.
Video: NPR & PBS Executives Testify Before DOGE Subcommittee.
Article: "MTG pitting Elon's DOGE against NPR and PBS is a literal hot mess" by Melanie McFarland.
Article: "NPR PBS Executives Testify Before DOGE Subcommittee CSPAN March 26, 2025 10:55am-11:59am EDT" by Internet Archive.
Video: May 1, 1969: Fred Rogers testifies before the Senate Subcommittee on Communications.
Book: Abundance by Ezra Klein, Derek Thompson.
Book: It's Time to Fight Dirty: How Democrats Can Build a Lasting Majority in American Politics by David Faris.
Article: "Capitulation, defiance as Trump takes aim at law firms" by AFP.
Article: "Columbia’s Capitulation Will Hurt Us All" by Jonathan R. Cole.