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Thom's blog
Will Enough Americans Show Up to Stop Trump From Using the Dictator's Playbook?
 The single most consistent defining characteristic of an emerging dictatorship in a country that started as a democracy is that the dictator regularly holds elections and always wins, because he uses the instruments of government to make sure he wins. Trump has now done this with the Justice Department, the Post Office, the Department of Homeland Security, The Department of Health and Human Services, the Federal Reserve, and our intelligence agencies. Read more here. -Thom |
Tuesday's Daily Stack 
Hour One: Will Enough Americans Show Up to Stop Trump From Using the Dictator's Playbook?
Book: With God on Our Side: One Man's War Against an Evangelical Coup in America's Military by Michael L. Weinstein and Davin Seay.
Tweet: " Worst testimony so far - from a verified teacher in a North #Georgia School District: "I am planning for 27 students in my tiny classroom. They are not making masks mandatory. My principal is joking to people that this is 'god's cleansing plan'." reportmyschool@gmail.com #gapol" by Beth Moore, GA House Rep HD-95.
Hour Two: How Will Biden Handle the Covid Crisis If/When Given the Chance?- Dr. Howard Koh, Harvey V. Fineberg Professor of the Practice of Public Health Leadership at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health / formerly, Assistant Secretary for Health w/HHS (nominated by President Barack Obama, confirmed by the U.S. Senate in 2009) / Dr. Koh oversaw the HHS Office of Public Health & Science, the Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service, and the Office of the Surgeon General 
Who's Going to Win - The Bullies or the Nerds...?
Quote: " We're letting a few fearful people control the lives of those of us who are not fearful. Listening to experts to set policy is an elitist approach, and I'm very fearful of an elitist approach," Thayn added. "I'm also fearful that it leads to totalitarianism, especially when you say, 'Well, we're doing it for the public good." - State Sen. Steven Thayn. Article: " Preamble to the Constitution of the United States". " We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."
Hour Three: How Does China's integration into the US Economy, particularly regarding tech, threaten US Security & Safety?- Barry Lynn, Director - Open Markets Institute (previously wrote about monopoly & corporate power at The New America Institute)
Article: " 20th Amendment " The terms of the President and the Vice President shall end at noon on the 20th day of January, and the terms of Senators and Representatives at noon on the 3d day of January..." |
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Wednesday on The Thom Hartmann Program, 12-3pm ET
Plus, Congressman Ro Khanna (D-CA, 17th District) will be here to talk issues of the day and take your calls.
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Watch & Listen to Thom
Does Trump Enjoy His Cruel Policies Hurting People? (w/ Mark Pocan)
The Best Vice President We Ever Had...
COVID Toll Proves Trump 2020 Slogan Should Be "Death To America"
You Could Vote From Home... If They Don't Stop You (w/ Ben Tyson)
Trump Threatens To Crash Economy If He Loses 2020
Trump's Executive Orders Will Cost You!
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On the 'Road' Again
Virtual Events - The Hidden History of Monopolies: How Big Business Destroyed the American Dream
Tue, Aug 25, 5pm PT: Powell's virtual bookstore event
- Thom Hartmann in Conversation With David Korten.
Get Tickets here for the Livestream event
Fri, Sep 4, 6pm PT: Town Hall Seattle virtual event.
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