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Thom's blog
The huge protest you didn't hear about this weekend.
When 50 Tea Party members show up in Washington, the national media falls all over themselves to cover the so-called rally. But, when thousands gather to protest NSA spying, there's not a peep in the corporate news. That's exactly what happened over the weekend, when thousands converged on our nation's capital to be part of a “Stop Watching Us” protest. The event was sponsored by a large coalition of organizations from every part of the political spectrum – the ACLU to the Libertarian Party.
Protesters gathered at Union Station, and marched to the reflecting pool at the Capital, carrying signs and chanting against mass surveillance. The event included ex-politicians, activists, whistle blowers, and even a punk band... yet it was virtually ignored by the mainstream media. Almost every day more news breaks about another invasive program, or another world leader who was targeted by the NSA – so, a rally like this should draw broad national coverage.
Thousands of people stood together to demonstrate that Americans are furious about their privacy rights being violated. And, the bipartisan groups shows that anger over the NSA is not limited to one political party. Throughout history, nonviolent, peaceful protest has been one of the most effective ways to push our elected leaders to listen to the will of the American people. But first, we have to push the mainstream media to start paying attention.
-Thom
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Tonight on The Big Picture on RT TV at 7pm and 9pm... Will fracking destroy your health? (check your local listings for stations or stream at RT, and catch past shows on Youtube)
Watch the video 'Last Hours' narrated by Thom Hartmann about the "time bomb" that is ticking underground, underwater and under ice… frozen methane that is now escaping and could trigger runaway climate change. www.lasthours.org
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Need to Know: Will fracking destroy your health?- Josh Fox, Gasland II  - Thomas Linzey, Community Environmental Legal Defense Fund
Screwed: Stop Watching Us!- Shahid Buttar, Bill of Rights Defense Committee
PLUS, Who are the scholars who shill for Wall Street- Lee Fang, The Nation Magazine
The Best of the Rest...
EVERYTHING YOU KNOW IS WRONG: Permaculture at Hunter School- Nick Heltzel, The Hunter School.
Daily Take: Time for America to be a level playing field again
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Friday's Daily Stack 
Hour One: If it's Friday, it's "Brunch With Bernie"... the honorable Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) joins Thom with all the news from our nation's capitol and as always he'll be spending the hour taking your calls and answering your questions too...
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Hour Two: Grenada...30 years since the U.S. invasion
- Don Rojas, former Press Secretary-Prime Minister of Grenada, Maurice Bishop.
Hour Three: Is the Tea Party like the KKK...or not?- Congressman Alan Grayson (D-FL, 9th District)
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Monday on The Thom Hartmann Program, 3-6pm ET
Hour One: NSA-Stop Watching Us!- Cullen Hobeck, Terms and Conditions May Apply
Permaculture at Hunter School- Nick Heltzel, The Hunter School.
Hour Two: Marijuana legalization...now mainstream in the Democractic Party?
Hour Three: Who are the scholars who shill for Wall Street?- Lee Fang, The Nation Magazine
And, the best of the rest of the news and your calls right here on...
The Thom Hartmann Program...your media support group for "we the people"...
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Tuesday on The Thom Hartmann Program, 3-6pm ET
We'll have all the news and information you won't find in the corporate news media...
Plus, EXCLUSIVE...who killed Michael Hastings? I'll have a conversation with investigative journalist Carl Gibson who recently unearthed some new clues...
And, as always, your calls right here on...
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Thom's Poll
Have the NSA and drone program destroyed our national image?
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Watch & Listen to Thom
Conversations with Great Minds - Peter Schweizer - Large Corps & Large Gov are Dangerous
Conversations with Great Minds - Peter Schweizer & Thom Debate Solutions
Big Picture Rumble - STOP Watching Us!
Big Picture Rumble: I Won't Yield!
Or watch the Full "Big Picture" Show...
Full Show 10/25/13: Stop Watching Us!
Tonight's "Big Picture Rumble" discusses tomorrow's "Stop Watching Us" rally in DC, the latest news surrounding the Obamacare rollout and Paul Ryan's plan to cut Social Security and Medicaid. In tonight's "Conversations with Great Minds" Thom talks with the Government Accountability Institute's Peter Schweizer, author of the new book "Extortion: How Politicians Extract Your Money, Buy Votes, and Line Their Own Pockets."
Thom Hartmann on the News: October 25, 2013
Caller: Inflammatory Rhetoric Discourages Conservatives
Grenada...30 Years After U.S. Invasion
Alan Grayson: Why the Tea Party is like the KKK
Brunch with Bernie: October 25, 2013
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Thom and Louise Hartmann founded the New England Salem Children's Village (NESCV) in New Hampshire in 1979. With states delaying payment for the children they entrust to the village, they need help with cash flow. Can you help? Now on Facebook. |
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