Sue's Daily Stack, Thursday, 4 September, 2025
Your daily homework - links to everything discussed on today's show
Thursday’s Daily Stack
Hour One: Is Trump's Weakness the Fatal Blow That Will Destroy America?
Article: "Is Trump's Weakness the Fatal Blow That Will Destroy America?" by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "Johnson says GOP is committed to transparency and justice on Epstein" by Lauren Peller, John Parkinson, and Jay O'Brien.
Article: "Epstein accusers interrupted by Trump-ordered White House flyover. Was it a coincidence?" by Josh Meyer.
Article: "Back to School Under Bombs: In Kyiv, the First Day Begins with Sirens, Not Bells" by Lev Parnas.
Speech: "October 5, 1937: Quarantine Speech" by Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Article: "Horseshoe Nails and other consequences" by thornemoore.
Article: "China showcases military strength at parade as Xi stands alongside Putin and Kim" by Nectar Gan, Simone McCarthy, Brad Lendon, Jessie Yeung, Catherine Nicholls and Lauren Kent.
Article: "Xi Jinping hails 'unstoppable' China at landmark military parade" by Joe Leahy, Ryan McMorrow, Kathrin Hille and Christian Davies.
Article: "Epstein accusers put pressure on Congress to release the files" by Scott Wong, Melanie Zanona, Kyle Stewart and Erik Ortiz.
Article: "Congressman Says Speaker Mike Johnson Lied To Epstein Victims' Faces" by Jason Easley.
Article: "Russia launches over 500 drones in deadly attack targeting Ukraine's energy grid" by Mataeo Smith.
Article: "US strike on 'Venezuela drug boat': What do we know, and was it legal?" by Matt Murphy & Joshua Cheetham.
The Bob Kennedy hearing and - How badly is Trump's CDC endangering the health of Americans?
Article: "'This is serious': Trump plans 'audacious' move to swing election result" by Nicole Charky-Chami.
Article: ""Charlatan," "ignorant": Democrats blast RFK Jr. on vaccines" by Avery Lotz.
Article: "Venezuela claims Trump's deadly strike on alleged 'drug boat' is AI-generated" by Vedika Bahl.
Article: "RFK Jr.: 'I Was a Heroin Addict for 14 Years'" by Kristina Peterson.
Article: "Exclusive: Former babysitter to RFK Jr.'s kids speaks about sexual assault allegation" by Erin Mansfield.
Tweet: "So, Donald Trump lied about the money his father gave him, he lied about his bone spurs, lied about where his father was born, he lied about where Barack Obama was born, he lied to his first wife while sleeping with his second, lied to his second wife while sleeping with his third, and lied to his third wife while sleeping with a playmate and porn star, he lied about his fake university, his fake charity, and his fake net worth, he lied about helping clear rubble at Ground Zero, about his businesses, about his taxes, about the size of his inauguration crowd, about his "perfect" phone calls, about the hush money he paid, the sexual abuse he committed, the classified documents he stole, the insurrection he incited, and the election he lost.
But sure — he's telling the truth about Epstein.
Sure." by JoJo From Jerz.
Video: RFK Jr. calls himself a protector of children. That's a rich claim coming from someone who flew on Jeffrey Epstein's private jet on multiple occasions. - Ron Wyden.
Article: "Hundreds of unaccompanied Guatemalan children can stay in the U.S. for now, judge says" by Chiara Eisner.
Article: "Trump's DOJ shoved Epstein's survivors too many times — and they have had enough" by Mimi Rocah. "... called Blanche's interview "repulsive" and "triggering," saying that Maxwell used the same voice for her "lies" in the interview that she did when trapping young women like Helm to join Epstein's enterprise".
Article: "Comer Declares Maxwell 'Exonerated' Trump in Embarrassing Gaffe" by William Vaillancourt.
Article: "Ghislaine Maxwell" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Robert Maxwell" by Wikipedia.
More weakness and war mongering from Trump
Article: "READ: One step closer to bombing civilians" by Miles Taylor.
Article: "Miles Taylor (security expert)" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Senior White House official makes startling admission: 'Trump is keeping it as an option'" by Alexander Willis. "The National Security Council has taken out nearly 300 jihadists".
Article: "Supreme Court Grants Trump Broad Immunity for Official Acts, Placing Presidents Above the Law" by ACLU.
Article: "Executive Order 11905" by Gerald Ford. "Ban political assassination".
Crazy Alert! Trump is unhinged! As he doubles down on revoking Hollywood star's citizenship. He wants to decide on who is an American based on whether they are loyal to him....
Article: "Trump doubles down on revoking Hollywood star's citizenship: 'Not a great American!'" by Robert Davis.
Article: "As Trump declares 'we're going in,' Pritzker says 'terror and cruelty is the point'" by Ben Szalinski.
Article: "Fact Check: Stephen Miller called Democratic Party a 'domestic, extremist organization'" by Jack Izzo.
Article: "" by .
Article: "Magna Carta" (1215) by Wikipedia.
Site: UnF*ck America Tour.
Event: Sept. 18th: University of Colorado: Prove Me Wrong.
Article: "They blew up a boat far offshore, killed eleven people, and called it justice" by Mitch Jackson. "Colombia's president condemned the operation as murder."
Article: "Pritzker's clash with Trump offers political test for Illinois governor" by Eric Bradner.
Article: "Joseph Stalin said some version of "It's not the people who vote that count, it's the people who count the votes."" by David Emery.
Article: "The Posse Comitatus Act Explained" by Joseph Nunn.
Law: "2nd Amendment". A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
Case: "District of Columbia v. Heller", 2008 (2nd Amendment). Stevens, J., dissenting.
Article: "Justices Rule for Individual Gun Rights" by Linda Greenhouse.
Hour Two: Ukraine Update
- Phil Ittner, Veteran War Correspondent based in Kyiv, Ukraine & host of the 'On the Edge' podcast @ittnerphilip.bsky.social Youtube
Article: "NATO scrambles warplanes as Putin launches 'biggest attack of the war'" by Michael D. Carroll, Matt Clemenson, Will Stewart.
Article: "Russia launches over 500 drones in deadly attack targeting Ukraine's energy grid" by Mataeo Smith.
Article: "Putin, Kim and Xi are meeting in China: BBC correspondents explain why" by BBC.
Site: Litigation Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions.
Article: "Monroe Doctrine" by Wikipedia.
Article: "The Winter Trap: Putin's War Plan and Trump's Role in Bringing Ukraine to Its Knees" by Lev Parnas.
Article: "US partners led by ambassador Brink discuss infrastructure protection with Ukraine's power distribution company – photo" by Ulyana Krychkovska.
Article: "Spain during World War II" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Spanish Civil War" by Wikipedia.
Book: The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway.
Article: "Guernica (Picasso)" by Wikipedia.
Book: Spain in Our Hearts: Americans in the Spanish Civil War, 1936–1939 by Adam Hochschild.
Book: Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell .
Article: "Francoist Spain" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Trump's maneuvering in NYC mayor's race fuels push for Democrats to unite behind Mamdani" by Nick Reisman, Jeff Coltin and Emily Ngo.
Article: "Covid cases rising in US as officials plan to restrict booster vaccines" by Melody Schreiber.
Article: "Florida Deploys Police To Stare At Crosswalks, Stop Them From Being Painted Rainbow Colors" by Erin Reed.
Post: "IT'S HAPPENING! Floridians are painting rainbows around potholes and other road hazards — a brilliant act of defiance and resistance. It makes rainbows proliferate. It actually increases safety by drawing attention to dangerous spots in the road. And it exposes the absurdity of DeSantis ordering the Department of Transportation to scrub away rainbows instead of fixing hazards that put drivers at risk." by Nadine Smith.
Article: "'Alligator Alcatraz' to be vacated in compliance with court order to shut it" by Richard Luscombe, AP.
Article: "Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport" by Wikipedia.
Article: "'Alligator Alcatraz' sparks outcry from indigenous tribes as construction speeds ahead " by Jamie Guirola.
Site: Daily Song.
TV: "Presidential Power Secrets" by Giselle Melanson Tattrie.
Event: 18 Oct. No Kings Day.
Article: "Trump family lands $5bn windfall from new crypto venture" by James Titcomb.
Hour Three: How badly is Trump's CDC endangering the health of Americans?
- Dr. Rob Davidson, West Michigan ER Physician, Executive Director of the Committee to Protect Health Care, and co-host of Paging America @drrobdavidson.bsky.social?
Article: "DeSantis and Ladapo aim to make Florida first in US to end all vaccine mandates" by Kirby Wilson, Romy Ellenbogen.
Article: "Nine former CDC directors issue dire warning over Kennedy actions" by Lisa Schnirring.
Article: "President Trump demands drugmakers 'justify their success' with COVID vaccines" by Joey Garrison.
Article: "White House fires CDC director who says RFK Jr. is 'weaponizing public health'" by Lena H. Sun, Dan Diamond and Lauren Weber.
Article: "White House Says New C.D.C. Director Is Fired, but She Refuses to Leave" by Sheryl Gay Stolberg, Apoorva Mandavilli and Christina Jewett.
Article: "RFK Jr accused of 'reckless disregard for science and the truth' in Senate hearing" by Shrai Popat.
Article: "Vaccine experts fired by Trump administration 'deeply concerned' by Robert F. Kennedy Jr" by Le Monde with AFP.
Video: Watch: Sen. Cassidy blasts RFK Jr. for changes that contradict Trump's Operation Warp Speed success.
Article: "Florida surgeon general says state will eliminate all vaccine mandates" by Minyvonne Burke.
Site: Committee to Protect Health Care.
Article: "Medicare Will Require Prior Approval for Certain Procedures" by Reed Abelson and Teddy Rosenbluth.
Article: "CBS' likely new owner is in talks with Bari Weiss to buy The Free Press" by Brian Stelter.
Article: "US Secret Ops in Greenland: EU Denies Denmark Security Guarantees" by Lyuba Lulko.
Article: "Trump says he will 'absolutely' consider leaving NATO should allies not 'pay their bills'" by TVP.
Article: "California, Oregon and Washington ally on vaccines in rebuke to Trump's CDC" by Lauren Gambino.
Article: "Pentagon approves use of Navy base for Chicago ICE operations" by Dan Lamothe, Tara Copp.
Article: "Washington DC sues Trump administration over National Guard deployment" by Ana Faguy.
Article: "Top DOJ Official Spills Epstein Cover-Up Plans to Honeytrap" (redact every Republican from Epstein files) by Catherine Bouris.
Article: "Jeffrey Epstein discharge petition will fail, Mike Johnson predicts" by Meredith Lee Hill and Hailey Fuchs.
Article: "Bacon Gives Update on Epstein Files Vote" by Don Bacon.
Article: "Understanding the Big Cycle: Ray Dalio's Theory of (Almost) Everything" by John Mauldin.
Article: "Upcoming Solar and Lunar Eclipses" by Time and Date AS.
Article: "The Fourth Turning Is Here: What the seasons of history tell us about how and when this crisis will end" by Neil Howe.
Site: Greg Palast.