Sue's Daily Stack, Wednesday, 13 August, 2025
Your daily homework - links to everything discussed on today's show
Wednesday’s Daily Stack
Hour One: The Strongman's Test Run, and Why the Next Deployment Will Be Bigger, Longer & Deadlier
Article: "The Strongman's Test Run, and Why the Next Deployment Will Be Bigger, Longer & Deadlier" by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "Fourteen Steps to Tyranny: How Autocratic Breakthrough Happens — And How We Can Stop It" by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "The GOP Is Winning by Rigging the System—Shouldn't Democrats Do the Same?" by Thom Hartmann.
Article: "Karoline Leavitt Says Judges Shouldn't Have Power Over Trump" by Edith Olmsted.
Article: "Massie, Khanna bringing Epstein survivors to Capitol" by Emily Brooks.
Article: "Rosgvardiya: Hurtling Towards Confrontation?" by CSIS.
Image: "Russian national guardsmen Rosgvardiya in disposable masks cordon the space of a protest rally - Saint Petersburg, Russia. Saint Petersburg, Russia - August 22, 2020" by David Bokuchava.
Law: "Posse Comitatus Act". "Whoever, except in cases and under circumstances expressly authorized by the Constitution or Act of Congress, willfully uses any part of the Army, the Navy, the Marine Corps, the Air Force, or the Space Force as a posse comitatus or otherwise to execute the laws shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than two years, or both."
Article: "Kristi Noem says the feds are coming to 'liberate' Los Angeles" by MSNBC.
Post: "Its almost like when Germany stole art during ww2 [video]" by richardglass (ICE agents loot and pillage).
Article: "Inside Russia's mass arrests: Claims of beatings, threats and 'war' against rights monitors" by Robyn Dixon.
Article: "Trump suggested shooting DC protestors in the legs according to ex-Sec. of Defense Mark Esper in new book" by Dave Goldiner.
Article: "Pentagon plan would create military 'reaction force' for civil unrest" by Alex Horton, David Ovalle.
Another MAGA bites the dust....
Article: "'He ran on lies!' Trump voter turns on MAGA after being wrestled to the ground by ICE" by Alexander Willis.
Trump says, "I need a big thing" to distract from Epstein, guess what it might be?
Article: "'I need a big thing!' Trump said to be considering major betrayal as Epstein distraction" by Travis Gettys.
Article: "Newsom: California will redraw maps after 'missed' Trump deadline " by Caroline Vakil.
Youtube: "Pangburn".
Article: "Mamdani rips reported Trump moves in New York City mayor race" by Tara Suter .
Article: "Where does America's coffee come from?" by USAFacts.
Article: "Coffee" by Trading Economics.
Article: "'Just 150 Billionaire Families Spent Nearly $2 Billion' On Elections – Bernie Sanders Says We Live In An Oligarchy. Here's What He Proposes" by Adrian Volenik.
Article: "Powell Memo".
Quote: "Behind Every Great Fortune There Is a Crime" - Honoré de Balzac.
Video: Ted Cruz Uses the Bible to Justify Israel Support.
Article: "How a photo of a malnourished child put The New York Times in Netanyahu's crosshairs" by Connor Stringer.
Article: "Gaza's silent epidemic" (child amputees) by Hadeel Awad.
Article: "Trump fires top US military officers - including America's most senior commander" by Sky News.
Article: "'People Are Very Scared': Trump Administration Purge of JAG Officers Raises Legal, Ethical Fears" by Thomas Novelly and Konstantin Toropin.
Article: "U.S. Army National Guard Mobilized for Law Enforcement Support within Washington D.C." by Staff Sgt. Deonte Rowell.
Hour Two: National Progressive Townhall Meeting taking your calls
- Representative Mark Pocan (D-WI, 2nd District) / Current Member & Chair Emeritus-Congressional Progressive Caucus / (Committees: Co-Founder and Co-Chair of the Labor Caucus, and Chair of the Congressional Equality Caucus.) @pocan.house.gov @repmarkpocan
Article: "Trump Labor Statistics Pick Called Social Security a 'Ponzi Scheme' That Should Be Shuttered" by Jake Johnson.
Article: "Alexander Lukashenko" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Budget office says GOP's 'big, beautiful bill' will make rich richer, poor poorer" by Mike Lillis.
Article: "Distributional Effects of Public Law 119-21" by CBO.
Article: "'Lock him up': Ken Paxton urges court to jail Beto O'Rourke for supporting Texas Dems " by David Edwards.
Article: "The F-35 'Kill Switch': Separating Myth from Reality" by David Cenciotti, Stefano D'Urso.
Article: "U.S. allies think twice about buying F-35s in response to Trump's antics" by Steve Benen.
Article: "List of national emergencies in the United States" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Jayapal Leads 130 Lawmakers in Introducing Bill to Lower Medicare Eligibility Age" by Pramila Jayapal.
Article: "The Social Security 2100 Act" by John Larson.
Bill: "H.R.1 - For the People Act of 2021" by Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3].
Bill: "H.R.3 - Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act" by Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] .
Bill: "H.R.4 - John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021" by Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] .
Bill: "H.R.5 - Equality Act" by Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] .
Bill: "H.R 6 - American Dream and Promise Act of 2021" by Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40].
Bill: "H.R 7 - Paycheck Fairness Act " by Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3].
Bill: "H.R 8 - Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2021" by Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-5].
Article: "Unpacking the Wisconsin Supreme Court's rejection of congressional redistricting lawsuits" by Rich Kremer and Anya van Wagtendonk.
Article: "Homeless veterans in the United States" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Advocates hail 'historic' progress after US Senate vote on arms to Israel" by Ali Harb.
Article: "US debt is now $37tn – should we be worried?" by Simon Jack.
Article: "Just the Facts: Republicans Create Huge Deficits" by Democratic Policy & Communications Committee.
Article: "Attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Pennsylvania" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Attempted assassination of Donald Trump in Florida" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Discharge petition" by Wikipedia.
Article: "United Gangs of America "Yakuza" August 5 2025 on Vice" by TV Regular.
Article: "Trump says crime in Washington DC is 'out of control'. The stats suggest otherwise" by Joe Sommerlad.
Article: "Did DOGE contribute to the BLS jobs report that Trump hated? Economist Mark Zandi thinks so" by Sheryl Estrada.
Article: "Trump firing of labor statistics chief 'undermines credibility', ex-leaders say" by Michael Sainato.
Article: "How much cash is the US raising from tariffs?" by Ben Chu, Daniel Wainwright & Phil Leake.
Article: "2011 Wisconsin Act 10" by Wikipedia.
Article: "VA terminates key union contracts" by Brian Todd, Tami Luhby.
Article: "Scott Walker drops out of US 2016 presidential race" by BBC.
Hour Three: Trump-Putin: Now Comes the Betrayal
- Malcolm Nance, U.S. Intelligence experts / Author or several books including, They Want to Kill Americans (previous: The Plot to Destroy Democracy) @MalcolmNance Substack
Article: "Trump-Putin: Now Comes the Betrayal" by Malcolm Nance.
Article: "Trump's pride vs Putin's legacy: What to expect from pivotal Ukraine summit" by Sky News.
Article: "Trump Administration Live Updates: Europeans and Trump Say They Settled on Strategy for Putin Meeting" by NYT.
Video: Zelensky and Merz arrive for a virtual talks with Trump and European leaders | AFP.
Article: "Another week, another deadline: Timeline of Trump's promises to end Russia's war on Ukraine" by Steffie Banatvala.
Article: "Malcolm Nance, former MSNBC analyst, joins fight in Ukraine" by Al Jazeera.
Article: "Does Putin speak English? After Trump and Russian President speak on phone" by Rachel Cronin .
Article: "URGENT: Trump May Seize Control of Washington DC Today" by Malcolm Nance.
Article: "Trump's Agents in D.C. Caught on Video Randomly Harassing People" by Malcolm Ferguson.
Article: "Oath Keepers" by Wikipedia.
Movie: "Idiocracy".
Article: "Venezuela responds to Trump's $50m bounty on Maduro – with $50m reward for unreleased Epstein files" by Skwawkbox (SW).
Article: "Ron DeSantis Says Trump Admin 'Considered' New Census Ahead of Schedule" by Anna Commander and Gabe Whisnant.
Article: "'A perfect storm': US census imperiled by Trump rhetoric and growing distrust" by Sam Levine and Madeleine Gregory.
Article: "International Criminal Court arrest warrants for Russian leaders" by Wikipedia.
Article: "United States and the International Criminal Court" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Trump and California: Court to decide legality of National Guard deployment to Los Angeles" by Zach Schonfeld.
Article: "Pelosi did not block the National Guard from the Capitol on Jan. 6" by Arijeta Lajka.
Article: "Sherrod Brown expected to seek his return to the Senate in 2026" by Julie Carr Smyth.
Article: "Tim Cook Gifts Trump 24-Karat Gold-Based Plaque After Winning Exemption From 100% Chip Tariff" by Shomik Sen Bhattacharjee.
Video: Trump Shakes Hands With Putin at Helsinki Summit.