Sue's Daily Stack, Tuesday, 14 October, 2025
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Tuesday’s Daily Stack
Note: Jefferson Smith will be filling in for the rest of the week while Thom is on his book tour. I will be taking the rest of the week off, so there will be no Sue’s stack until Monday.
Hour One: Why Are Airport Managers Risking Their Jobs to Air GOP Propaganda?
Article: “Why Are Airport Managers Risking Their Jobs to Air GOP Propaganda?“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Freedom in the World 2023: Hungary“ by Freedom House.
Article: “A Guide to the Hatch Act for Federal Employees“ by OSC.
Law: “Hatch Act“ by U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC).
Case: “CSC v. Letter Carriers, 413 U.S. 548 (1973)“.
Article: “Several Airports Refuse to Broadcast Video of Kristi Noem Blaming Democrats For The Government Shutdown“ by Jennifer Bowers Bahney.
Article: “Betsy DeVos’s Rocky Path as Trump’s Pick for Education Secretary“ by Emmarie Huetteman.
Article: “Trump Is Urged to Fire Kellyanne Conway for Hatch Act Violations“ by Peter Baker.
Article: “Airports say they won’t air Kristi Noem shutdown video at TSA checkpoints“ by Shannon Najmabadi, Aaron Gregg.
Article: “Trump Officials Address ICE Barbie Affair Rumors: ‘Worst-Kept Secret in D.C.’“ by Ewan Palmer.
Article: “Gavin Newsom vetoes gender education bill, hasn’t signed other trans protections“ by Greg Owen.
Article: “Congressman Dan Goldman Offers Kellyanne Conway Amendment to Make Hatch Act Violations a Felony“ by Dan Goldman.
Book: “The Last American President“ by Thom Hartmann.
Event: Sold out: Wed Oct. 15 at 7:00 p.m., Northbrook, Ill.: Thom Hartmann at Max & Benny’s.
Event: Oct 18 5pm: L.A. : A Conversation with Thom Hartmann: Democracy, Justice, and the American Dream. With Greg Palast.
Event: Oct 17, 5-9pm: San Diego: Thom Hartmann In San Diego Book Tour And Knsj Fundraiser. With Greg Palast.
Article: “FAQ: Why America just bailed out Argentina with a $20 billion lifeline“ by Bryan Mena.
Article: “Trump warns of Argentina aid cut if Milei loses election“ by Danny KEMP.
Article: “Trump’s Argentina Bailout Will Make Bessent’s Old Friend Even Richer“ by Robert McCoy.
Book: “The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism“ by Naomi Klein.
Is the world premature and celebrating the Israel Gaza peace deal?
Article: “This peace deal will not last“ by indusurb.
Article: “Trump’s 20-point Gaza peace plan in full“ by BBC.
Article: “BREAKING: Did Trump Lean on Bibi to Stall Biden’s Gaza Deal so HE Could Profit From/Take Credit For “Peace in the Middle East”?“ by Dean Blundell.
Article: “Who is set to be on Trump’s Board of Peace? Tony Blair named as part of Israel-Gaza plan“ by James C. Reynolds.
Article: “Two-state solution“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Mike Johnson decries ‘naked bicyclers’ in Portland as ‘most threatening thing I’ve seen’“ by David Edwards.
Article: “Voting Age for Primary Elections“ by NCSL.
Video: Carl Sagan on The Demon-Haunted World and Science l Charlie Rose Rewind.
Book: The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark by Carl Sagan.
Article: “Scopes trial“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Salem witch trials“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Fact check: How much do undocumented immigrants contribute to Social Security and Medicare?“ by Factually.
Article: “Michael Medved“ by Wikipedia.
Substack: “LookingNWords“ by Rohn Kenyatta.
Movie: “A House of Dynamite“.
Article: “US didn’t keep tabs on $293 million in Afghanistan funding, audit finds“ by Phillip Walter Wellman.
Article: “Trump calls for Hamas to disarm as fighters tighten grip in Gaza, clouding future of ceasefire“ by Thomson Reuters.
Hour Two: ICE blocked an ambulance, for God sake
Article: “Documents Allege a Federal Agent at Portland ICE Threatened to Shoot an Ambulance Driver“ by Andrew Schwartz.
Article: “Watch: Portland Frog dances as ICE blasts them with pepper balls“ by Jason Weisberger.
Article: “Kristi Noem praised for ‘staring down’ Antifa. It was a dozen reporters and a guy in a chicken suit“ by Ariana Baio.
Article: “Could Jimmy Kimmel’s Game-Changing Return to Late Night Give Stephen Colbert a Comeback?“ by Giovana Gelhoren.
Article: “Among Portland Protests, It’s Frogs and Sharks and Bears, Oh My!“ by Anna Griffin and Aaron West.
Trump confesses that he wants to turn America into a military dictatorship like Egypt
Article: “Rabaa Massacre: “I think it’s great.”“ by Jim Stewartson.
Article: “Arab Spring“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Mohamed Bouazizi“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “2013 Egyptian coup d’état“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Abdel Fattah el-Sisi“ by Wikipedia.
Executive Order: “Designating Antifa as a Domestic Terrorist Organization“ by Donald J. Trump.
Presidential Memorandum: “Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence“ (National Security Presidential Memorandum/NSPM-7) by Donald J. Trump.
Article: “Can Supreme Court Justices Be Impeached?“ by LegalClarity.
Article: “Supreme Court conservatives poised to further gut the Voting Rights Act“ by Joan Biskupic.
The small cracks of dissent emerging in Trump’s GOP
Article: “The small cracks of dissent emerging in Trump’s GOP“ by Alex Isenstadt.
Mike Johnson gives away the game; Republicans intend to pacify the Dems and then cheat
Article: “Lying Republicans just admitted their victory strategy — and it can be stopped“ by John Stoehr.
Article: “Barron Trump tipped for top TikTok job“ by The Telegraph.
Article: “Mike Johnson sought to overturn 2020 election. As House speaker, he’ll oversee 2024 certification“ by Amy Sherman.
Article: “Rev. Jesse Jackson’s extraordinary career in negotiating for the release of American hostages abroad“ by Stacy M. Brown.
Article: “Jesse Jackson“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Reichstag fire“ by Britannica.
Article: “Moscow theater hostage crisis“ by Wikipedia.
Law: “Insurrection Act of 1807“.
Article: “The Posse Comitatus Act Explained“ by Joseph Nunn.
Article: “Ex-US Senator Bob Menendez jailed for 11 years for bribery“ by Brandon Drenon.
Article: “Video shows federal agent shoot Chicago pastor in head with pepper ball during Broadview ICE protest“ by Nic Flosi.
Article: “Government shutdown hits air travel, closing a control tower and causing delays across the country“ by Pete Muntean, Alexandra Skores, Aaron Cooper.
Article: “Johnson: ‘We’re barreling toward one of the longest shutdowns in American history’“ by Emily Brooks.
Article: “Massive presence of federal agents seen on Chicago’s Southeast Side“ by Nic Flosi.
Article: “Judge orders restrictions on federal tactics against ICE protesters after Chicago-area pastor shot with pepper balls“ by Laura Sharman, Caroll Alvarado.
Article: “The Brutality Is the Message: Why America’s Violence Against Immigrants Isn’t About Immigration“ by Thom Hartmann.
Hour Three: Rare courage for a Democrat, Zohran Momdani celebrates the life of a trans woman and dedicates NYC to protecting our queer brothers and sisters
Video: Until It’s Done: Sylvia Rivera.
Article: “Gavin Newsom Vetoes Important HRT Stockpiling Bill For Trans Californians, Signs Other Pro-LGBTQ+ Bills“ by Erin Reed.
Article: “Stonewall riots“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Transgender references removed from Stonewall monument website“ by Brajesh Upadhyay.
Book: The Nazi Mind: Twelve Warnings from History by Laurence Rees.
Article: “Four Years After Fall Of Kabul, Trump Administration Has Turned Its Back On Afghan Allies“ by IRAP.
Article: “1990 report: Ivana Trump told her lawyer Donald Trump kept Hitler speeches beside bed“ by CNN.
Article: “Ivana Trump“ by Wikipedia.
The Hidden Cost of Great Wealth
Article: “The Hidden Cost of Great Wealth“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Trump received Covid vaccine and flu shot during second physical of the year“ by Samantha Waldenberg.
Article: “VA puts limit on COVID-19 shots pending CDC guidance“ by Andrew Griffin.
Video: “We live in a free country”: Steve Schmidt condemns Trump’s war on Americans.
Article: “The End of Rule of Law in America“ by J. Michael Luttig.
Video: Bari Weiss: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO).
Site: “Working for ICE“.
Article: “Former GOP election official buys Dominion Voting Systems, says he’ll push for paper ballots“ by Alayna Treene, Marshall Cohen.
Article: “Oregon Federal Troops vs Antifa Video Is Old Footage From 2020“ by Menna Abd Elrazek.
Article: “Fact Focus: With a truce in Israel, Trump now says he’s ended eight wars. His numbers are off“ by AP.
Article: “Fact check: Trump falsely claims Democrats want to give free health care to ‘illegal aliens’ in government shutdown battle“ by Tami Luhby.
Law: “Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986“.