The GOP's naked appeals to racism, bigotry, and hate are as destructive to a nation founded on an idea as is their defiance of our Constitution.

So now Ron DeSantis gets to trash Disney, claim the title of Chief Culture Warrior in an election year, and even raise taxes on one of the few Blue counties in Florida, all in one stroke.

But his behavior is a lot more dangerous than just a political stunt.

From their naked attempt to overthrow our government on January 6th, to Florida's recent unconstitutional legislation punishing Disney for engaging in First Amendment-protected free speech, it's becoming clear that Republicans are working to fundamentally change America by destroying our Constitution.

Read more at HartmannReport.com.

-Thom

Although the first shots were fired in 1775 and the Declaration was signed in 1776, the war against a transnational corporation and the nation that used it to extract wealth from its colonies had just begun. These colonists, facing the biggest empire and military force in the world, fought for five more years—the war didn't end until General Charles Cornwallis surrendered in October 1781. Even then some resistance remained; the last loyalists and the British left New York starting in April 1782, and the treaty that formally ended the war was signed in Paris in September 1783.

Read more at HartmannReport.com.

-Thom

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- The anti-truth campaigns in Russia & America.
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- Is Marjorie Green going to show the way to stop other crazy far right wing Republicans?
- Elizabeth Warren says there's only 1 way to avoid disaster in November: is she right?
- Crazy Alert: Fox "News" is hysterical that a bunny talked to President Biden!
- Good News: California briefly ran the entire state on 97% renewable or carbon-free energy.

Read more at HartmannReport.com.

-Thom

Monday's Daily Stack

Article: "Will Comrade DeSantis Succeed in Destroying the Constitution?" by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "Constitution of the United States".

Article: "Is Florida's rapid-fire smackdown of Disney even legal? Experts raise questions" by Miami Herald.

Book: The Great Experiment: George Washington and the American Republic by John H. Rhodehamel.

Article: "Decision to dissolve Disney tax district could cost homeowners, Orange Co. tax collector says".

Article: "Ukraine war: US wants to see a weakened Russia" by Matt Murphy.

Article: "Alabama to observe Confederate Memorial Day on Monday; state offices will be closed" by AP.

Article: "First Amendment to the United States Constitution" .

Article: "2nd Amendment". A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed..

Article: "Kevin McCarthy caught on tape: Trump won't forgive him this time" by Heather Digby Parton.

Documentary: The Brainwashing Of My Dad by Jen Senko.

Book: The Brainwashing of My Dad by Jen Senko.

Article: "Former MSNBC Analyst Malcolm Nance Joined Fight in Ukraine" by Nur Ibrahim.

Article: "Florida Atheist Petitions to Ban the Bible in Miami-Dade and Broward Schools " by Joshua Ceballos.

Article: "Vaccination Could Have Prevented 3 in 5 US Covid Deaths Since June 2021: Analysis" by Kenny Stancil.

Article: "Michele Bachmann's Anti-Vaccination Rhetoric Is Not Only Bad Science—It's Bad History" by Lindsay Beyerstein.

Article: "Alabama to observe Confederate Memorial Day on Monday; state offices will be closed" by AP.

Book: American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America by Colin Woodard.

Book: American Character: A History of the Epic Struggle Between Individual Liberty and the Common Good by Colin Woodard.

Book: Union: The Struggle to Forge the Story of United States Nationhood by Colin Woodard.

Article: "Saul" by Wikipedia.

Article: "'Why is that so hard to say?' CNN host slams GOP's Mike Lee for repeatedly refusing to call America a democracy" by Matthew Chapman.

Article: "Constitution of the United States", article 4 section 4. "The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion; and on Application of the Legislature, or of the Executive (when the Legislature cannot be convened) against domestic Violence....".

Article: "Let Ukraine In" by Ivo Daalder.

Article: "N.Y. judge holds Trump in contempt for failing to produce documents in attorney general probe" by Dareh Gregorian.

Article: "$10,000-a-Day Fines Mean Nothing to Trump - He Should Pay a Percentage of His Income" by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "Putin Is Pushing Finland and Sweden Into NATO's Arms" by Anders Fogh Rasmussen.

Article: "Sweden and Finland 'agree to both apply for NATO membership in May' in defiance of Russian threats" by David Averre.

Article: "Von der Leyen invites Ukraine to join the EU "within weeks" on visit to Kiev" by Juan Peña.

Article: "The Former Chancellor Who Became Putin's Man in Germany" by Katrin Bennhold.

Documentary: Navalny.

Article: "Macron wins re-election in France, holding off far-right challenge" by Patrick Smith.

Article: "Supreme Court likely to rule for high school coach forced out for praying on the field" by Pete Williams.

Article: "Warren Delivers Midterm Warning: 'Democrats Are Going to Lose' Without Urgent Action" by Jake Johnson.

Article: "Funding Fascism" by Richard Hine.

Article: "2 wildfires have combined in New Mexico as fires also rage in Arizona and Nebraska" by Susannah Cullinane.

Article: "History of the Venezuelan oil industry" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Petroleum industry in Iraq" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Trump touts 'great' Saudi-Russia oil deal to halt price rout, but details unclear" by Rania El Gamal, Vladimir Soldatkin, Jeff Mason.

Article: "Saudi, UAE leaders ignore Biden when he calls to talk gas prices: report" by Steven Nelson.

Article: "January 6 Committee obtains text messages between Clarence Thomas' wife and Mark Meadows: report" by Matthew Chapman.

Case: "Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission" (2010).

Article: "Ron DeSantis" by Wikipedia.

Tweet: "Got a response back from what math textbooks the Department of Education accepted & the full list of who applied. I'm running around this morning but wanted to share ASAP for folks to see.
Books accepted: link
All who applied: link" by Rep. Anna V. Eskamani.

Article: "Putin denies planning to revive the Russian empire after declaring that Ukraine is not a real country and sending troops there" by Sinéad Baker.

Article: "In long speech, Putin recognizes two Ukrainian regions as independent, a potential pretext for war" by Robyn Dixon.

Hour Three: Has Go Fund Me become America's healthcare system?
- Wendell Potter, President - Center for Health and Democracy / President, Business Leaders for Health Care Transformation / Founder of Tarbell / author, Deadly Spin & Nation on the Take: How Big Money Corrupts Our Democracy and What We Can Do About It

Article: "Americans (with insurance) can't afford their medical care. They're turning to GoFundMe" by Wendell Potter.

Article: "Medicare Advantage" (Medicare Part C) by Wikipedia.

Article: "Time to End the Medicare Advantage Scam" by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "The Potter Report: An Analysis of UnitedHealth Group's Earnings Report" by Wendell Potter.

Article: "Katie Porter Leads Letter Urging Biden Not to Dump More Money Into Medicare Advantage" by Jake Johnson.

Site: Lower Out-of-Pockets NOW coalition (LOOP).

Article: "Elon Musk reaches deal to buy Twitter for $44 billion" by Jason Abbruzzese and Rob Wile.

Article: "Bob Jones University" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Charles Koch" by Wikipedia.

Article: "David Koch" by Wikipedia.

Article: "CNN Exclusive: Mark Meadows' 2,319 text messages reveal Trump's inner circle communications before and after January 6" by Jamie Gangel, Jeremy Herb and Elizabeth Stuart.

Article: "Trump's team fired the White House chief usher right before Biden took office, maybe at Biden's request" by Peter Weber.

Article: "Can Certain Foods Really Stave Off Dementia?" by Amelia Nierenberg.

Video: Sen. Mallory McMorrow (D-MI) shows everyone how to deal with Republican hate in powerful speech.

Bill: "S.4263 - John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act" by Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT].

Article: "Putin's health amid Parkinson's rumours - puffy face, shaking and cancer surgeon" by Benjamin Lynch.

Article: "NATO" by Wikipedia.

Tuesday on The Thom Hartmann Program, 12-3pm ET

I'll be talking with Ari Rabin-Havt, Former Deputy Campaign Manager-@BernieSanders 2020 / Former host-The Agenda on SiriusXM / Author - The Fighting Soul: On the Road With Bernie Sanders

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