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Thom's blog
What Will It Take To Get Trump To Change His Deadly Position On The Coronavirus?
 Donald Trump is stuck. Back in March and early April, the Trump administration relied on science and epidemiologists and put together a plan for the coronavirus. The Post Office would send five high-quality masks to every American. The economy would be shut down for a month or two so we could assess the situation while aggressively testing and doing contact tracing to isolate outbreaks and control and confine the disease. Then, on April 7, all the news media, from newspaper to radio to television, announced a new scientific study showing that almost all the deaths had occurred in blue states, and the non-geriatric deaths occurred principally among Black, Hispanic and Native American people. News reports tell us that following that news the White House held an internal meeting where Jared Kushner suggested that the situation could be used to make the Democrats look bad. Read more here. -Thom |
Tuesday's Daily Stack 
Hour One: What Is America Going to Look Like with Herd Immunity? Isn't This Consistent With the GOP Idea of Savage Capitalism?
Speech: " First Inaugural Address", Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 4 March 1933. " Let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself-nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance." Speech: " Madison Square Garden Speech", President Franklin D. Roosevelt, October 31, 1936. " They are unanimous in their hate for me-and I welcome their hatred" Speech: " A Rendezvous With Destiny", 27 June 1936 acceptance speech by Franklin D. Roosevelt. " An old English judge once said: "Necessitous men are not free men."" Article: " New Deal" (1933 - 1939) by Wikipedia.
Hour Two: The Role of Government in Fighting Covid-19... What Should It Be?
Article: " Fomite" by Wikipedia.
Hour Three: Trump's Current Mental State & What Happens When the Steroids Wear Off- Psychoanalyst Dr. Justin Frank MD, Psychoanalyst & Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - George Washington University / Author - Trump on the Couch (Previous books include Bush on the Couch & Obama on the Couch) 
Quote: " I believe in an eye for an eye - like the Old Testament says... "Some of the people who forgot to lift a finger when I needed them, when I was down, they need my help now, and I'm screwing them against the wall. I'm doing a number.... And I'm having so much fun." - Donald J. Trump.
Science revolution: Why Dangerous 'Forever Chemicals' Are Still Allowed in America's Drinking Water- Ryan Felton, Investigative Reporter, Special Projects - Consumer Reports
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Wednesday on The Thom Hartmann Program, 12-3pm ET
Congressman Mark Pocan (D-WI, 2nd District) will be calling in to talk about the issues of the day and take your calls.
Plus, Science Revolution: Dr. Jeff Masters, Meteorologist / Regular Contributor - Climate Connections (previously worked w/NOAA hurricane hunters) & is a co-founder of Weather Underground will be here to talk about 2020's record-breaking hurricane season
And, the best of the rest of the news along with your calls right here on...
The Thom Hartmann Program, Occupying The Media 3 hours a day 5 days a week for "we the people"
And don't forget...Democracy is NOT a spectator sport...it begins with you...
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Watch & Listen to Thom
Why The Most Important SCOTUS Decision Should Scare You!
How Many People Did Donald Trump Infect?
Your Last Chance To Vote Trump Out! (w/ Greg Palast)
Is Trump Trying To Abolish 14th Amendment?
Do You Empathize With Donald Trump?
Is COVID Data Being Manipulated? (w/ Jean Ross)
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