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The Big Lie versus grieving families and a dying democracy
It's showing up in the obituaries. People in the throes of agony from losing someone close to them are writing things like, "Instead of flowers, donate to a Democrat," or "instead of flowers, tell everyone to vote against Trump and the GOP this fall." It's become a national trend. But not everyone is mourning. Billionaire Rupert Murdoch and the multimillionaires who comment on his Fox network every night are very happy with the giant tax cuts and deregulation that Donald Trump has given them. In exchange for that, they're giving support and publicity to Trump's lies. Read more here. -Thom
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Tuesday's Daily Stack
Quote: " You can fool all the people some of the time and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time." - attributed to Abraham Lincoln.
Hour Two: The Big Lie vs. Grieving Families and a Dying Democracy...
Tweet: " .@jonathanvswan: "Oh, you're doing death as a proportion of cases. I'm talking about death as a proportion of population. That's where the U.S. is really bad. Much worse than South Korea, Germany, etc." @realdonaldtrump: "You can't do that." Swan: "Why can't I do that?"" by Axios.
Tweet: " Whether you call it Vote by Mail or Absentee Voting, in Florida the election system is Safe and Secure, Tried and True. Florida's Voting system has been cleaned up (we defeated Democrats attempts at change), so in Florida I encourage all to request a Ballot & Vote by Mail! #MAGA" by Donald J. Trump.
Hour Three: Trump's Latest Actions Weaken the Endangered Species Act - As We Destroy the Wild, We Destroy Us...- Noah Greewald, Endangered Species Director - Center for Biological Diversity
Article: " First Amendment to the United States Constitution" " Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."
Tweet: " One year ago, a white supremacist armed with a semi-automatic rifle targeted the people of El Paso. He thought his hatred of Latinos and immigrants would prove more powerful than the culture and vibrancy of the community. He was wrong. [video]" by Joe Biden.
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Wednesday on The Thom Hartmann Program, 12-3pm ET
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Watch & Listen to Thom
Trump's Committee To Unleash Poverty Attacks Social Security (w/ Stephen Moore)
This Secure Election Method Works But Republicans Don't Want Secure Elections!
Trump: Tinpot Dictator? (w/ Noam Chomsky)
Trump Lies to Save . . . Himself (w/ Dr. Justin A. Frank)
How Trump Gets Away With Attacking Journalists (w/ Ken Klippenstein)
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