Sue's Daily Stack, Wednesday, 8 October, 2025
Your daily homework - links to everything discussed on today's show
Wednesday’s Daily Stack
Hour One: Congressman Adam Smith, National Town Hall - full hour w/calls
- Congressman Adam Smith, US. Congressman (WA-9th District) @adamsmith.house.gov
Article: “Adam Smith (Washington politician)“ by Wikipedia.
Video: Pritzker digs in against Trump abuse of National Guard; warns of 2026 Trump scheme.
Video: Is Trump Preparing the Military For Civil War? w/ Greg Palast.
Article: “Iowa Democrat drops bid for House seat she lost by 6 votes“ by Alan Frama.
Site: The Congressional Caucus for Effective Foreign Assistance (CCEFA).
Article: “Marshall Plan“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Discretionary spending“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Senate fails to change filibuster rule for passage of voting rights legislation“ by Trish Turner, Allison Pecorin, and Libby Cathey.
Law: “Rescissions Act of 2025“.
Article: “Donald Trump Has Not Won a Majority of the Votes Cast for President“ by John Nichols.
Article: “States With Mostly Mail Elections“ by NCSL.
Article: “14th Amendment section 3, July 9, 1868 “No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice-President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability.“
Article: “Illinois Gov. Pritzker: Trump Wants Occupation Of Major Cities To Steal 2026 Election“ by Tim Hains.
Article: “Trump making plans to send billions in cash bailouts to farmers with taxpayer money“ by Meredith Lee Hill.
Article: “Sound Familiar? Democrats Lay Groundwork for a ‘Project 2029’“ by Shane Goldmacher.
Article: “New Deal“ by Wikipedia.
Speech: “Great Society“ by Wikipedia.
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.
Site: No Kings Day.
Video: No Kings: America Rises Again | National Day of Action on FSTV.
Hour Two: Pam Bondi just reminded us that she’s part of the Jeffrey Epstein cover up
Dean Obeidallah, Host of Dean Obeidallah show weekdays 6-9PM ET @SXMProgress Radio Ch127 / His substack is The Dean’s Report @DeanObeidallah @SXMProgress
Article: “Pam Bondi just reminded us that she’s part of the Jeffrey Epstein cover up“ by Dean Obeidallah.
Article: “Why didn’t Pam Bondi as Florida AG investigate Jeffrey Epstein?!“ by Dean Obeidallah.
Article: “John N. Mitchell“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Supreme Court Grants Trump Broad Immunity for Official Acts, Placing Presidents Above the Law“ by ACLU.
Article: “Pardon of January 6 United States Capitol attack defendants“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Swalwell: Republicans planning ‘jail break’ revolt over Epstein files“ by Tara Suter.
Article: “House Republicans continue blocking Arizona Democrat from being sworn in during government shutdown“ by Cami Mondeaux.
Article: “McConnell Built Today’s Supreme Court. Will He Come to Regret It?“ by Peter S. Canellos.
Article: “Trump ICC Prosecution: Next Legal Battle Explained“ (Venezuela) by Reginald Edward.
Article: “Federal agents knock down elderly couple during Portland protest“ by Gosia Wozniacka.
Article: “Navigating tariffs feels like a “cat-and-mouse game” for this tea shop owner“ by Sabri Ben-Achour, Alex Schroeder and Ashley Rodriguez.
“One Battle After Another” Is What Happens When Art Refuses to Kneel
Article: ““One Battle After Another” Is What Happens When Art Refuses to Kneel“ by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Leonardo DiCaprio says new film ‘One Battle After Another’ is timely satire“ by Rollo Ross and Danielle Broadway.
Article: “There Will Be Bloodlust in ‘One Battle After Another‘“ by Armond White.
Movie: “One Battle After Another“.
Book: Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe.
Book: The Jungle by Upton Sinclair.
Article: “Bob Dylan“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Pritzker on Trump deploying troops to Chicago: ‘This is a man who’s suffering dementia’“ by Sarah Fortinsky.
Article: “Trump, apparently misled by video of 2020 protests, threatens to send troops to Portland“ by Robert Mackey.
Article: “Trump calls for jailing of Chicago mayor and Illinois governor as national guard arrives in city“ by Anna Betts.
Article: “Ex-FBI director James Comey pleads not guilty to lying to Congress “ by Madeline Halpert and Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu and Brandon Drenon.
Article: “Swalwell: Republicans planning ‘jail break’ revolt over Epstein files“ by Tara Suter.
Article: “Government Shutdown is Impacting TSA & ATC Staff Nationwide“ by Tay Belgeri.
Article: “Flight delays spread to major airports across US “ by Max Rego.
Case: “Trump v. Anderson“ (Only Congress, not the states, can determine eligibility for federal office).
Yesterday’s hearing with Pam Bondi was democracy on trial, and she acted like the angry criminal defendant, not the Attorney General.
Video: Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies at Senate hearing - full video<.
Rep. Eric Swalwell, yesterday, claimed House Republicans are finally ready to ditch Donald Trump, not because they’ve found their moral compass, but because the Epstein bomb is about to go off.
Article: “‘Epstein bomb about to drop’: Dem lawmaker claims House Republicans ready to abandon Trump“ by David McAfee.
Article: “Trump’s business career is more connected to Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy than we ever knew“ by Grace Panetta.
Article: “Colorado’s Boebert among 4 House Republicans who support release of Epstein files“ by Lindsey Toomer.
Article: “Oath of Office“ (House) by Office of the Historian.
Article: “Democrat Adelita Grijalva—Likely Key Epstein Files Vote—Still Hasn’t Been Sworn In: Here’s What We Know“ by Zachary Folk.
Hour Three: Take this in - cops used 83K cameras to track an abortion patient—on her abuser’s tip. But wait, there’s more - It turns out the cop was *also* an abuser.
Article: “Cops Used 83K Cameras to Track an Abortion Patient—on Her Abuser’s Tip “ by Jessica Valenti, Kylie Cheung.
As Trump floats invoking the insurrection act in Portland - the biggest threat now is the dance party next to the ICE facility and the naked bike ride coming Sunday. Stay tuned - I have have video...
Article: “Oregon general’s testimony that National Guard troops ‘will be protecting any protesters’ gains traction online“ by Zane Sparling.
Article: “And the inflatable army grows in Portland!“ by demmiblue.
Article: “Hundreds of Texan National Guard troops arrive at army base near Chicago“ by Sky News.
Article: “A federal judge blocked Trump from sending the National Guard to Oregon — again. Here’s what we know“ by Kelly McCleary, Josh Campbell, Danya Gainor, Hanna Park.
Article: “Federal judge declines to immediately block National Guard deployment in Illinois“ by Joe Hernandez.
Article: “Kristi Noem praised for ‘staring down’ Antifa. It was a dozen reporters and a guy in a chicken suit“ by Ariana Baio.
Article: “Trump’s threat to invoke Insurrection Act escalates showdown with Democratic cities“ by Emily Schmall, Andrea Shalal and Joseph Ax.
Article: “Unfriendly Skies: How the Shutdown May Get Cancelled“ by chloris creator.
Article: “The Trump recession may already be upon us“ by Max Burns.
Article: “Are we in a recession? Yes — if you live in one of these 22 states.“ by Greg Robb.
Article: “Scoop: White House memo says furloughed federal workers aren’t entitled to back pay“ by Marc Caputo.
Article: “Universities in Portland, USA - Rankings & Reviews“(11) by UniversityGuru.
TV: “Portlandia“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Socialist Kshama Sawant Challenges Rep. Adam Smith“ by Hannah Krieg.
Article: “Fred C. Koch“ by Wikipedia.
Case: “Brown v. Board“, 1954 (school desegregation).
Article: “John Birch Society“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Leonard Leo used Federalist Society contact to obtain $1.6B donation“ by Heidi Przybyla.