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Thom's blog
Mr. Trump Goes to Washington
 Well - here we are. Donald Trump is the president-elect of the United States. That shocking reality came crashing into view yesterday when he met first with President Obama at the White House and then Republican leadership on Capitol Hill. The President - for his part - said he was "encouraged" by the hour-and-a-half conversation he had with Trump - and urged the nation to "come together to fix the challenges we face".
I have been very encouraged by the, I think, interest in President-elect Trump's wanting to work with my team around many of the issues that this great country faces. And I believe that it is important for all of us, regardless of party and regardless of political preferences, to now come together, work together to deal with the many challenges that we face.
That is going to be a lot easier said than done.
Many Americans are absolutely terrified at what the next four years could bring - and rightfully so.
Maybe it was all a joke - maybe it was all some big ploy - but Donald Trump just ran one of the most divisive - fear-driven - and downright bigoted campaigns in American history.
He's also swept Republicans back into control of both the executive and legislative branches of our government for the first time in a decade-plus- and will probably get the chance to fill multiple Supreme Court seats.
This country is about to swing so far to the right Ronald Reagan wouldn't even recognize it.
But the resistance is growing.
Last night - tens of thousands of people took to the streets in cities all across the country to protest Donald Trump's and the right-wing policies he'll bring with him to the White House.
Their rallying cry was "Not My President".
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are also gearing up for a fight - and Bernie Sanders looks like he'll lead the way.
On Wednesday - Bernie said in a statement that he and other progressives would work with Donald Trump "if he's serious about pursuing policies that improve the lives of working families" but also warned that "To the degree that he pursues racist, sexist, xenophobic and anti-environment policies, we will vigorously oppose him."
The next four years are going to be dark - but if the protest movement we saw last night joins up with a progressive front led by Bernie Sanders and others like him - we might just survive President Trump.
-Thom
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Tonight on The Big Picture on RT TV at 7pm and 10:30pm... Josh Fox Captures Brutal Police Crackdown at Standing Rock (check your local listings for stations or stream at RT or Free Speech TV, and catch past shows on Youtube)
Big Picture Politics Panel: Get Ready for the Trump Insurgency...
- Richard Eskow, The Zero Hour/Campaign for America's Future 
- Dave McCulloch, Capitol Media Partners
Big Picture Interview: Josh Fox Captures Brutal Police Crackdown at Standing Rock
- Josh Fox, Gasland/Gasland II & How to Let Go of the World and Love All the Things Climate Can’t Change
Big Picture Fact: America's Hidden Jobs Killer... |
Friday's Daily Stack 
Veteran's Day 2016
Hour One: Some good news from election 2016! - Director Adam McKay, from The Big Short
Thom discusses Reactive Keynesianism and Good vs Evil populism
DC Anti-Trump Protests- Yong Jung Cho, anti-Trump Activist/Protester ( #AllOfUs2016), who participated in DC protests
Quote: " I will do everything within my power not to touch Social Security, to leave it the way it is; to make this country rich again" - Donald Trump. Quote: " We will not cut Medicare or Social Security benefits, but protect them both." - Donald Trump.
Hour Two: Let's reprise the Cormin/DeMint debate. Should we be as evil as the Republicans and obstruct everything?
Quote: " I am not a member of any organized political party. I am a Democrat." - Will Rogers.
Thom is supporting Keith Ellison vs. Howard Dean for DNC Chair...we need change
Hour Three: Anything Goes Friday
Case: " Bush v. Gore", 2000. " The individual citizen has no federal constitutional right to vote for electors for the President of the United States"
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Thom's Poll
What do you think should be the priority of the new president?
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Watch & Listen to Thom
Will Bernie Lead An Anti-Trump Resistance?
Ralph Nader, "Democrats Have Lost Their Identity"
Or watch the Full "Big Picture" Show...
Mr. Trump Goes to Washington
Thom discusses who'll lead the fight against Donald Trump, what will happen when the GOP destroys Obamacare, and how unions will save the Democratic Party with David Ferguson of Ferguson & Associates and Ben Wikler with MoveOn.org. Thom also talks with former presidential candidate Ralph Nader about where progressives can go next under a President Trump and a Republican-controlled Congress.
DC Joins In On Anti-Trump Protests! (w/Guest: Yong Jung Cho)
How Do We Counter Evil Populism?
Some Good News From Election 2016... (w/Guest: Adam McKay)
Anti-Trump Protests Continuing From Coast to Coast... (w/Guest: Joelle Craft)
How Do We Make Trump A One Term President? (w/Guest: George Goehl)
Congressional Candidate: "I Was Shot At Standing Rock." (W/guest: Erin Schrode)
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