Sue's Daily Stack, Wednesday, 17 September, 2025
Your daily homework - links to everything discussed on today's show
Wednesday’s Daily Stack
Hour One: 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: "What we can learn about Charlie Kirk suspect Tyler Robinson from his charging document" by Sky News.
Article: "New website could expose over 50,000 people accused of 'celebrating' Charlie Kirk's death as their details could be shared" by Jen Thomas.
Article: "Following Kirk assassination, Van Orden bill would cut off federal funds when employees 'celebrate political violence'" by Rich Kremer.
Article: "Ellsworth personnel issue erupts into national news" by Krista Lesiecki.
Article: "Hollywood blacklist" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Nancy Mace Targets Ilhan Omar in Charlie Kirk Speech Crackdown " by Akela Lacy.
Article: "MAGA firebrand escalates fight with Ilhan Omar: 'Needs to be removed from Congress'" by Robert Davis.
Article: "Trump tells GOP to cut Democrats out of funding bill as Schumer warns of shutdown" by Sahil Kapur.
Article: "Government shutdown fears intensify as Democrats stiffen resolve to block GOP spending bill" by Manu Raju, Sarah Ferris.
Law: "Constitution of the United States" Article 2 section 4 (impeachment). "The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors."
Article: "Ken Martin" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Ben Wikler" by Wikipedia.
Case: "Buckley v. Valeo", 1976.
Case: "First National Bank Of Boston V. Bellotti", 1978.
Article: "No corporate PAC pledge" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Meme Coins: Collectibles, Not Securities." by King & Spalding LLP.
Article: "What's Constitution Day? Why Americans are celebrating on Sept. 17" by Jenna Prestininzi.
Article: "Constitution Day and Citizenship Day" by DoE.
Article: "California Democrats approve Newsom's redistricting plan after Texas House passes GOP-drawn maps" by Arit John, Eric Bradner, Arlette Saenz, Ethan Cohen.
Article: "Politically Motivated Terrorist Killers: Data, Sources, and Methodology" by Alex Nowrasteh.
Article: "Republican Says Charlie Kirk Would Have Been Jesus' '13th Disciple'" by Dan Gooding and Gabe Whisnant.
Article: "Fact Check: Liz Cheney falsely linked to letter urging Democrats to fight Trump's 'authoritarian machine'" by Laerke Christensen.
Hour Two: A Far Left Radical's Manifesto
Article: "A Far Left Radical's Manifesto" by Thom Hartmann.
Speech: "Accepting the NY Liberal Party Nomination, 1960" by John F Kennedy, September 14, 1960 "I'm proud to say I'm a 'Liberal'".
Article: "Dr. Oz's new plan to root out Medicare 'waste' is actually a recipe for disaster" by Miranda Yaver.
Article: ""The wealthiest three families now own more wealth than the bottom half of the country."" by Bernie Sanders.
Article: "Overton window" by Wikipedia.
Article: "WISeR (Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction) Model" (New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, Arizona, and Washington. AI, medicare) by CMS.
Video: Watch: Monarez says RFK Jr. wanted her to change childhood vaccine schedule without evidence.
Bill: "H.R.4890 - Ending Trading and Holdings in Congressional Stocks (ETHICS) Act" by Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8].
Speech: "Address "The Chance for Peace" Delivered Before the American Society of Newspaper Editors." (cross of iron) by Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Article: "House Passes D.C. Crime Bills as Trump Crackdown Continues" by Michael Gold.
Video: I Took Bernie Into Deep Trump Country. Can He Win Them Over?
Hour Three: Trump Slashes Anti-Trafficking Efforts While Sitting in Epstein's Shadow
Article: "Revealed: Trump administration retreats on combating human trafficking and child exploitation" by Aaron Glantz, Bernice Yeung and Noy Thrupkaew.
DOJ Erases Proof of Far-Right Terror to Shield Trump's Base
Article: "DOJ Deletes Its Own Study From Website Showing 'Far More' Domestic Terrorism Committed by 'Far-Right Extremists'" by Sarah Rumpf.
400 Days to Stop Trump from Killing Democracy
Article: "'Shaken' historian issues dire warning: 'Americans have 400 days to save US democracy'" by Robert Davis.
Article: "About Us" by FSTV.
Site: No Kings Day.
The Tragic Robinson story...
Article: "The FiveStack LIVE: Two Family Tragedies - How Charlie Kirk's Murder Has Become A Political Weapon" by Dean Blundell.
Article: "Trump confirms gay investor and SC native as Treasury Secretary" (Scott Bessent) by Jonathan Golian.
Article: "'I Am Proud To Be Gay,' Tech Investor Peter Thiel Tells GOP Convention" by Alina Selyukh.
Article: "'The bombing has been insane': Palestinians scramble to flee Israeli assault on Gaza City" by Rushdi Abualouf.
Article: "Now the UN says Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, too. How can western governments still refuse to act?" by Steve Crawshaw.
Article: "Israel starving Gaza: 432 dead from starvation, including 146 children" by Alia Chughtai.
Article: "Israeli Army Storms Nablus: 25 Palestinians Injured, Homes Raided" by Palestine Chronicle.
Article: "US politics live: King's warning for world during Trump speech, praises Australia pact during speech" (Trump's 'power move') by Bronte Coy in Windsor and Brielle Burns.
Article: "Federal Reserve cuts US interest rates for first time since December" by Lauren Aratani.
Article: "Firings over reactions to Kirk killing spark free speech debate in the US" by Ali Harb.
Article: "US job market weakens further in August, raising fears over economy" by Natalie Sherman.
Site: Track AIPAC.
Article: "Israel's former PM Ehud Barak hailed Jeffrey Epstein as 'collector of people'" by The New Arab.
Article: "Judicial record undermines Clarence Thomas defence in luxury gifts scandal" by Ed Pilkington.
Article: "Palantir Technologies" by Wikipedia.
Article: "Robert F. Kennedy Jr." by Wikipedia.
Article: "Nearly 12 million estimated to lose health coverage under Trump budget bill" by Nadine Yousif.
Event: 18 Oct. No Kings Day.
Article: "JD Vance cancels 9/11 plans to transport Charlie Kirk's body to Arizona" by Evan Williams.
Article: "Drones 'shadow' Gaza-bound Sumud Flotilla in the Mediterranean, activists urge regional protests" by Basma El Atti.
Article: "See the text messages that prosecutors say Charlie Kirk shooting suspect exchanged with his roommate" by Matt Stiles and Gillian Roberts.