Sue's Daily Stack, Thursday, 5 June, 2025

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

Thursday’s Daily Stack

Hour One: The Great American Tariff Scam: Starring Donald Trump as the Savior Who Sells You Out
- Greg Palast, Investigative reporter-Guardian & New York Times / Author - "The Best Democracy Money Can Buy" / His latest film about the latest attacks on the right to vote, Vigilantes Inc: America's New Vote Suppression Hitmen, (narrated by Rosario Dawson and produced by Martin Sheen). @gregpalast.bsky.social
Article: "Trump’s Tariff Terrorism Leads to Steel Layoffs" by Greg Palast.
Article: "The Great American Tariff Scam: Starring Donald Trump as the Savior Who Sells You Out" by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “State of U.S. Tariffs: May 12, 2025“ by The Budget Lab.
Substack: "Greg Palast".
Audio: “Ed Asner reads What Price A Storegasm“.
Article: “Nucor Cuts CSP Steel Price: Price History & Market Analysis“ by Steel Industry News.
Article: “The US Economy and Steel Industry Outlook for 2025“ by Steel Industry News.
Article: “Current Employment Statistics Highlights March 2025“ by BLS.
Article: “US, Canadian steelworkers hit with layoffs amid tariff uncertainty“ by Noi Mahoney.
Article: “Foxconn adds staff, hikes wages to manufacture new products for Huawei, Apple“ by Global Times.
Article: “Iron & Steel Manufacturing in the US - Market Research Report (2015-2030)“ by Vlad Khaustovich.
Article: “Factory Worker hourly salaries in the United States at Boeing“ by Indeed.
Article: “Trump's tariffs enrich steel barons at high cost to US manufacturers and households“ by Gary Clyde Hufbauer.
Article: “Steel Imports Up 11.4% in March vs. February“ by AISI.
Article: “Weekly Raw Steel Production“ by AISI.
Tweet: "It started on my roof and it ends here: Stood with @steelworkers then, throughout, today, and always—that will never change. Union steel in the Valley is sacred and must endure. My vote + voice follows that spirit, the unions, and the union way of life." by Senator John Fetterman.
Tweet: "It's quite disturbing to realise that Donald Trump looked substantially less deranged when he was advertising fried chicken than he does running the most powerful country in the world... Donnie hates this vid popping up, so please don't spread it around or anything #TrumpMeltdown [video]" by The Prole Star.
Law: "Sherman Antitrust Act", 1890.
Case: "Brown Shoe Co. v. United States" (1962).
Article: "China orders airlines to suspend Boeing jet deliveries amid trade war: Report" by AFP.

How to make blue waves and young voters care....
Article: "Democrats need to embrace economic populism to win back young voters, says advocacy group leader" by David Smith.
Article: "A blue wave is a comin’ — Dem romps in a SC special election" by JunglelandDan.

Law: "Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act" (1930).
Article: "conservative" by Merriam-Webster.
Article: "Sen. Tim Scott: Trump's major policy bill will "protect American recipients of Medicaid"" by Situation Room.
Article: "Senate Republican on ‘big, beautiful bill’: ‘As long as everybody takes their meds, we’ll get it done’" by Sarah Fortinsky.
Video: John Kennedy warns Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' must pass: It 'doesn't get better with age'.
Article: "John Kennedy (Louisiana politician)" by Wikipedia.
Event: CNN will air first-ever live Broadway play | "Good Night, and Good Luck" June 7 at 7p ET.
Law: "First Amendment to the United States Constitution" "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.".
Quote: "If men were angels, no government would be necessary." - James Madison.

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Hour Two: Ukraine Update
- Phil Ittner, Veteran War Correspondent Kyiv, Ukraine & host of the 'On the Edge' podcast @PhilipIttner Youtube
Article: "Russian stuff blowing up: Another large prisoner exchange planned" by quaoar.
Article: "Putin tells Trump Russia ‘will have to respond’ to Ukraine drone attack" by Julian Borger and Dan Sabbagh.
Article: "Operation Spiderweb: a visual guide to Ukraine's destruction of Russian aircraft" by Artem Mazhulin, Oliver Holmes, Lucy Swan, Laure Boulinier, Arnel Hecimovic.
Video: Trump tells Zelenskyy: “You have to be thankful, you don’t have the cards.”.
Article: "Russia’s retreat from Crimea makes a mockery of the West’s escalation fears" by Peter Dickinson.
Article: "Kursk offensive (2024–2025)" by Wikipedia.
Article: "'Geopolitical insult': Donald Trump was 'not informed' about Ukraine's Operation Spider Web against Russia" by Prapti Upadhayay.
Article: "US suspends all military aid to Ukraine in wake of Trump-Zelenskyy row" by Andrew Roth, Oliver Holmes.
Article: "After minerals deal, Trump approves arms to Ukraine, plays down peace plan" by John T Psaropoulos.
Article: "Ukraine must urgently be given the €300bn of frozen Russian assets" by Phillip Inman.
Article: "US Under Trump No Longer Seen as Ally in Europe: Poll" by Brendan Cole.
Article: "Rearming Europe? Funding the rebirth of European defence" by Guy Anderson and Andrew MacDonald.
Article: "Russia nears 1 million war casualties in Ukraine, study finds " by Christian Edwards.
Article: "Trump scorns Merkel legacy during new German chancellor’s White House visit" by Kate Connolly.

Article: "Musk goes nuclear: "Without me, Trump would have lost the election"" by Zachary Basu.
Without me, Trump would have lost the election, Dems would control the House and the Republicans would be 51-49 in the Senate." by Elon Musk.
Article: "How Elon Musk has benefited from the first 100 days of the Trump administration" by Celine McNicholas and Margaret Poydock.
Article: "Elon Musk Wins Exception to Black Ownership Rule in South Africa" by Malcolm Ferguson.
Article: "Musk team given access to sensitive federal payment system - reports" by Kayla Epstein.
Article: "Elon Musk is gone, but 'Big Balls' remains—and we're all paying for him" by Emily Singer.

People whose family members have been killed by big insurance companies withholding payments are starting to fight back
Article: "Family Sues UnitedHealth’s Optum Rx and Walgreens Over Son’s Preventable Death" by Wendell Potter and Joey Rettino.

Republicans are setting American women up to die
Article: "Emergency Denied: How Maga’s War on Women Closed the ER Door" by Jason Egenberg.

Article: "Trump Makes Odd Remark About Elon Musk's Familiarity With Pennsylvania Voting Machines" by Leigh Kimmins.
Article: "How Twitter helped Trump win the US Elections" by Royal Holloway.

Article: "Rep. Gerry Connolly, top Democrat on the Oversight Committee, dies at 75 " by Scott Wong.
Article: "Jasmine Crockett makes House Oversight bid official" by Nicholas Wu and Hailey Fuchs.
Article: "Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez won't seek the top Democratic seat on the House Oversight Committee" by Scott Wong.
Article: "United States House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Jobs created during U.S. presidential terms" by Wikipedia.
Article: "U.S. Economy Performs Better Under Democrats" by Joint Economic Committee Democrats.
Article: "The Top 1% of Americans Have Taken $50 Trillion From the Bottom 90%—And That's Made the U.S. Less Secure" by Nick Hanauer.
Article: "September 11 attacks" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Ten Commandments" by Wikipedia.
Bible: "The Ten Commandments" - Deuteronomy 5.
Article: "Iraq War" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Trump's Policies Resulted In The Unnecessary Deaths Of Hundreds Of Thousands Of Americans: Lancet Report" by Tommy Beer.
Article: "613 commandments" by Wikipedia.
Bible: "Then the Lord God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being" - Genesis 2:7.

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Hour Three: More indications of a recession coming....
Article: "Procter & Gamble to cut up to 7,000 jobs amid economic and tariff pressure" by AP.
Article: "Average 401(k) balances drop 3% due to market volatility, Fidelity says" by Jessica Dickler. "For example, the 10 best trading days by percentage gain for the S&P 500 over the past three decades all occurred during recessions, often in close proximity to the worst days, according to a Wells Fargo analysis published last year."
Video: Sen. Ernst issues sarcastic apology to 'we're all going to die' comment.
Article: "Weakest ADP jobs report in two years points to hiring freeze tied to trade wars. Is the worst over?" by Jeffry Bartash.

Does the GOP think retirees are useless? House Republicans want to raise retirement to 69 and Social Security employees are warning us about massive delays and the GOP continues its never ending war against retirement.
Article: "Retirement age change could hit 257 million Americans by 2033 under new plan – check if you’re affected" by Maya Lanzone.
Article: "Social Security employees warn massive delays coming as bosses make 4 changes – and millions of checks may be stopped" by Maya Lanzone.
Article: "New head of Social Security, hired from Wall Street, tells staff he had to Google the job when he was offered it" by Will Steakin.
Article: "‘I have to worry each month’: social security cuts incite fears of payment disruptions" by Michael Sainato.

Crazy Alert! Trump picked a fresh out of college 22 year old to lead terror prevention. Why?
Article: "'Intern in charge': Meet the 22-year-old Trump picked to lead terror prevention" by Hannah Allam.
Article: "Weather Underground" by Laura Lambert.

Article: "Life expectancy (from birth) in the United States, from 1860 to 2020" by Statista.
Article: "Mary Mallon" (Typhoid Mary) by Wikipedia.
Article: "The truth about fluoride in water: A public health success story with Colorado roots" by Katie Kerwin McCrimmon.
Article: "CDC, Experts Say Fluoridated Water Is Safe, Contrary to RFK Jr.’s Warnings" by Kate Yandell.
Site: The Hartmann Report.
Article: "Executive Order 14087—Lowering Prescription Drug Costs for Americans" by Joseph R. Biden, Jr.
Executive Order: "Initial Rescissions Of Harmful Executive Orders And Actions" by Donald J. Trump.
Article: "Pharmaceutical Manufacturer Patient Assistance Program Information" by CMS.
Site: Cost Plus Drugs.