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Thom's blog
Beware: The Human Vulnerability to "Patriotic Propaganda"
 We made the same mistake average Russians are making right now. Repeatedly. It's all about human nature being exploited by ruthless politicians... At least a dozen times in the past week I've heard American TV commentators wonder out loud how it is that average Russians don't believe the horrors their government has inflicted on Ukraine and its people. The most common story is of Ukrainian refugees or people under bombardment who've tried to tell friends or relatives back in Russia what's going on and gotten a disbelieving response. "How could average Russians be so stupid?" seems to be the main line of inquiry. Read more at HartmannReport.com. -Thom |
Thursday's Daily Stack 
Hour One: Biden To Mark Transgender Day Of Visibility With New Actions
How Can We Clean Up the Media to Avoid More "Nick Mulvaney" Disasters?
Tunisia: The Only Democracy in the Arab World Bit the Dust Yesterday... and, GULP... Marine Le Pen May Be Closing in on Macron in France - Can We Stop the Weakening of Democracy Around the World...?
Article: " March 30, 2022" ("liberal media") by Heather Cox Richardson.
Hour Two: Beware: The Human Vulnerability to "Patriotic Propaganda" - We made the same mistake average Russians are making right now. Repeatedly. It's all about human nature being exploited by ruthless politicians
Tweet: " Annnd a new poll shows Putin's approval rating in Russia rising sharply to 83% since the war began. From 69% in January. This is from Levada, independent pollster. [ link]" by Polina Ivanova.
Unprotected, Cannon Fodder, Unknowingly Suicidal, Russian Soldiers Not Only Didn't Know What Chernobyl Was But Drove Through & Disturbed Radioactive Dust
Crazy Alert! Surprise! Anti-Worming Horse Pills Found at Farm Stores Don't Work for Covid - Will the Far Right Stop Using? Hmm....
Hour Three: Inflation: CEO's Can't Stop Bragging About their Earnings As They Jacked Up Prices - Does Anyone Care?
Bernie Sanders Calls Hearing on Healthcare as a Right...Will it Make an Impact?
Article: " 14th Amendment section 3, July 9, 1868 " No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice-President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability." Article: " Euromaidan" (Maidan Uprising) by Wikipedia. |
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Friday on The Thom Hartmann Program, 12-3pm ET
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Ramadan begins at sunset tonight
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Watch & Listen to Thom
How Can We Stop Being Exploited By Our Politicians?
Will the Media Change After the "Mick Mulvaney" Horror Show?
Why Trump's First Impeachment Must Be Rolled Back
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