If this was just routine political corruption by a few rogue politicians, it would be a problem but not a crisis - however - this cynical embrace of strongman oligarchy has put America itself at risk.

Republicans claim to "love America," but what does that mean?

They sure don't love our religious freedom. America was founded in 1789 as the first secular republic in the history of the world, an accomplishment the Founders and Framers reveled in. Secular literally means "not religious" or "not based in religion."

But Republicans will openly tell you that they hate secularism and want, instead, the opposite of the core value on which this country was founded: instead, they want to put the interests of a particular religion (and only one sect within that religion) above all else.

While our Constitution explicitly says, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion…" Marjorie Taylor Greene recently said, "We need to be the party of nationalism and I'm a Christian, and I say it proudly, we should be Christian nationalists."

Read more at HartmannReport.com.

-Thom

Tuesday's Daily Stack

Article: "FBI searches Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home and seizes documents" by Hugo Lowell.

Article: "Tell us your wildly wrong theories about what the FBI found inside Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago vault" by Jen Hayden.

Article: "What Is It that Republicans Actually Do Love?" by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "Blue high-tax states fund red low-tax states" by Stephen Ohlemacher.

Article: "America Is Occupied By a Dangerous Second Amendment Scam" by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "Connecticut Offers Refuge to Red State Women with a "Fugitive Woman Act" " by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "New Red State Evil Plot: Going Authoritarian & Ditching Democracy" by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "Stop the Medicare "Advantage" Scam Before Medicare is Dead" by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "Where Did the Religious Nuttery Come From?" by Thom Hartmann.

Tweet: "Reporter @TaylerUSA and @RepMTG sat down for an exclusive interview. They talked about God, Child Drag Shows, January 6th, and the lack of courage in the GOP. [video]" by Next News Network.

Book: The Hidden History of Monopolies: How Big Business Destroyed the American Dream by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "The Hidden History of the War On Voting" by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "Hungarian Prime Minister Orban at CPAC: The Democrats 'Hate' America" by Jack Montgomery.

Article: "94 Percent Of American Flags Imported Into The U.S. Last Year Came From China" by Jillian Berman.

Article: "Alex Jones judgment: The cost of lies" by CBS News.

Article: "Texas Republicans rally base at CPAC" by Jaden Edison, Patrick Svitek.

Article: "Marjorie Taylor Greene defends Alex Jones at CPAC" by Kate Scanlon.

Article: "What does the Bible say about a false witness?" by Got Questions Ministries.

Bible: "But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you" - Matthew 5:44.

Bible: "Fear not, for I am with you" - Isaiah 41:10.

Article: "The Healthcare Provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act" by Peter Wehrwein.

Article: "Mueller Report (Redacted) Searchable Version (PDF)".

Article: "Trump asks 'every American patriot' to donate as he fundraises off FBI's Mar-a-Lago raid" by Mark Moore.

Article: "National Archives retrieved 15 boxes of Trump White House documents from Mar-a-Lago" by Kevin Breuninger.

Bible: "Jesus said to them, “Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's.” And they marveled at him." - Mark 12:17.

Bible: "You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain, for the LORD will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain" - Exodus 20:7.

Article: "Sermon on the Mount" by Wikipedia.

Bible: "Matthew 25:31-46 The Sheep and the Goats".

Site: Karen Hunter Show.

Article: "'I said, "what are we going to do about this?"': Trump's awkward Howard Stern remarks suggesting he considered ABORTING Tiffany come back to haunt him as he gives historic pro-life speech" by Abigail Miller, David Martosko.

Article: "Hillary Clinton email controversy" by Wikipedia.

Article: "The Brazenness of Trump's White House Staff Using Private Email" by David A. Graham.

Article: "Jared Kushner and Steven Mnuchin Have Reportedly Secured Billions from Saudi Government" by Ken Meyer.

Law: "Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act", 1970 (RICO).

Hour Two: Is America Going to Let Nebraska Get Away With Charging a Teenager on Illegal Abortion?
- Jessica Valenti, Writer/Publisher of All In Her Head on Substack & Host of the "Abortion, Every Day" Podcast / Author-7 books & Founder-Feministing (one of the first feminist blogs) / Jessica has written for The Guardian, The Nation and The New York Times among others

Article: "Abortion, Every Day (8.8.22) Nebraska charges teenager with illegal abortion" by Jessica Valenti.

Article: "Abortion, Every Day (8.9.22) Republicans are running away from abortion" by Jessica Valenti.

Article: "Indiana becomes first state post-Roe to pass law banning most abortions" by Veronica Stracqualursi, Laura Ly and Kiely Westhoff.

Article: "Large Indiana employers Eli Lilly and Cummins speak out about the state's new restrictive abortion law" by Lauren Thomas.

Article: "Crisis pregnancy center" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Activists pressure Ohio prosecutors not to litigate against abortion crimes" by Jeremy Pelzer.

Article: "DeSantis Suspends State Attorney Who Vowed to Not Enforce Florida Abortion Law " by Brian Hamacher.

Article: "Florida Gov. DeSantis removed him. What's next in Andrew Warren's fight for his job?" by Sue Carlton.

Article: "Ohio 10-year-old went to Indiana for abortion, man charged with her rape" by AP.

Article: "Indiana doctor says she has been harassed for giving an abortion to a 10-year-old" by Sarah McCammon, Becky Sullivan.

Article: "Volunteer networks in Mexico aid at-home abortions without involving doctors or clinics. They're coming to Texas." by Alexa Ura and Greta Díaz González Vázquez.

Article: "Listen: Abortion is considered basic health care in Mexico City. Its clinics are open to U.S. women." by Greta Díaz González Vázquez and Alexa Ura.

Article: "Whitmer subpoenaed to testify in Oakland County abortion rights case" by Beth LeBlanc.

Article: "Trump attends LIV golf outing at his Bedminster golf course: photos" by Madison Hall, Tyler Lauletta.

Article: "Biden got Mexico to pay for the wall. Why is nobody talking about this?" by voidstuff.

Article: "Trump Administration Diverts $3.8 Billion In Pentagon Funding To Border Wall" by Brakkton Booker.

Article: "Trump's wall: Winds blow over section of US-Mexico border fence" by BBC.

Article: "Sinema Received Over $500K From Private Equity Before Shielding Industry From Tax Hikes" by Kenny Stancil.

Article: "Republicans have a Plan to Change the Constitution and it Just May Work" by Thom Hartmann.

Video: Republican Plan to Change the Constitution....

Article: "Some Trump records taken to Mar-a-Lago clearly marked as classified, including documents at 'top secret' level" by Jacqueline Alemany, Devlin Barrett, Matt Zapotosky and Josh Dawsey.

Article: "Afghan man charged in killing of 2 Muslims in Albuquerque" by Stefanie Dazio and Mariam Fam, AP.

Video: How To Stop Crazy Open-Carry Gun Loophole Featuring Rep. Pramila Jayapal.

Book: "Rebooting the American Dream: 11 Ways to Rebuild Our Country" by Thom Hartmann (read online)

Article: "Chapter Six: Make Members of Congress Wear NASCAR Patches" by Thom Hartmann.

Book: "Rebooting the American Dream: 11 Ways to Rebuild Our Country" by Thom Hartmann

Hour Three: Will Idaho Become the First Aryan Nation? How Do We Stop Them?
- David "Dave" Neiwert, Investigative Journalist - Daily Kos / Author, 'Red Pill, Blue Pill: How to Counteract the Conspiracy Theories That Are Killing Us (2020) and, Alt-America: The Rise of the Radical Right in the Age of Trump

Article: "Idaho nears the fulfillment of Aryan Nations leader's vision for creating a white-nationalist haven" by David Neiwert.

Article: "Regan's IFF and GOP organizations have laid out welcome mat for extremists to move to Idaho" by David Neiwert.

Article: "Timothy McVeigh" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Ruby Ridge", 1992 by Wikipedia.

Article: "Waco siege", 1993 by Wikipedia.

Article: "David Koresh" by Wikipedia.

Site: kos.

Site: Gabe Ortiz.

Site: Mark Sumner.

Article: "Aryan Nations" by Wikipedia.

Article: "The Order (white supremacist group)" by Wikipedia.

Site: "Southern Poverty Law Center".

Article: "Richard Butler (white supremacist)" by Wikipedia.

Article: "O. J. Simpson murder case" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Alan Berg" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Ex-Marines in neo-Nazi terror cell planned to attack power grid as precursor to assassination campaign: government" by Jordan Green.

Article: "31 people with ties to White nationalist group arrested for conspiracy to riot near a Pride parade in Idaho" by Andy Rose.

Article: "Trump administration officials are forming a 'shadow government' to take immediate control in 2024: report" by Tom Boggioni.

Article: "America First Committee" by Wikipedia.

Article: "America First Policy Institute" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Immigration to the United States" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Michigan AG Urges Probe of Alleged GOP-Led Effort to Break Into Voting Machines " by Brett Wilkins.

Article: "Medicare (United States)" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Medigap" by Wikipedia.

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

Book: The Hidden History of American Healthcare: Why Sickness Bankrupts You and Makes Others Insanely Rich by Thom Hartmann.

Site: Social Security Works.

Article: "Freedom of Information Act" by FOIA.

Article: "FBI received 4,500 tips during Brett Kavanaugh confirmation; Blasey Ford attorneys call it 'a sham'" by Kevin Johnson.

Article: "Chris Christie" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Christopher A. Wray" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Trump says FBI accessed his safe during raid at Mar-a-Lago: 'They even broke into my safe!'" by Isabella Zavarise.

Article: "Sean Hannity and Eric Trump decry FBI search of Mar-a-Lago" by Brian Niemietz.

Article: "In Oregon and Idaho, Election Results Have Lessons for Defending Democracy" by Western States Center.

Article: "Dorothy Moon" by Wikipedia.

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

I'll be talking with Economist Dr. Richard Wolff, Co-founder, Democracy At Work / Author of numerous books - his latest is The Sickness is the System (now also available as an eBook)

Plus, I'll be talking with Kevin Kamps, Radioactive Waste Specialist - Beyond Nuclear, about the attack on Ukraine's nuclear plant.

And, the best of the rest of the news along with your calls right here on...

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Will Child Be Jailed For Illegal Abortion? Featuring Jessica Valenti

Will Idaho Become a White Only US State? Featuring David Neiwert

Were Top Secret Files Found At Mar-a-Lago Raid?

Can Democracy Be Freed From Capitalism? Featuring Prof. Nancy MacLean)

Inside GOP's Two Part SCAM To Destroy Social Security