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The 3 Megatrends Hitting Democracy Like a Tornado
 We now have two years to prepare for what may be American democracy's final act. Three major trends are driving American politics right now and will continue to for at least a decade. If Democrats fail to understand and respond in a meaningful way to each, expect a Republican White House, House, and Senate in 2024. And, with it, the probable end of democracy in the United States. These three political megatrends are:
- * Generational "social" changes in America and the Republican Party's exploitation/demonization of them.
- * The entrance of rightwing billionaires into America's political scene with the blessing of 5 corrupt Republicans on the Supreme Court.
- * The Republican Party's rejection of democracy.
Read more at HartmannReport.com.
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Why Racists Don't Want Everyone to Vote
Sunday book excerpt: The Hidden History of the War on Voting Before considering the details of how Republicans have, for the past 40-plus years, waged a war against the right to vote for all but wealthy white people (and why Democrats did the same before the GOP picked up the mantle), it's important to understand why each party historically has worked to manipulate the electorate to its own favor. The Democratic Party's antipathy toward voting had roots deep in the 19th century, in the years following the Civil War. That war, and the subsequent 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the Constitution pushed through by Abraham Lincoln's Republicans, gave pretty much all adult men, regardless of race, the right to vote. Read more at HartmannReport.com. -Thom |
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Saturday Report 11/4/22- Scientists are saying Standard Time is Healthier - They Agree with Me!
The Best of the Rest of the News. Axios is reporting from three sources within Trumpworld that Der Führer plans to announce his 2024 run for the presidency on November 14th. — Trump's hands are dripping with American and Ukrainian blood. — Geeky Science! If we're going to stop changing our clocks twice a year, scientists are saying permanent Standard Time would be healthier than Daylight Savings Time: they agree with me! — GOPers have a weird definition of "saving" social security. — Did the coup chain go from John Eastman to Ginni Thomas to Clarence Thomas? — Is Ken Paxon's office a harbinger of what's to come for elections in other states controlled by Republicans? — The election bad news is how many open fascists are running, using fear and hate as their campaign messages. The good news is that young people — who skew Democratic — are turning up to vote in record numbers and early voting numbers are also skewing Democratic. Read more at HartmannReport.com. -Thom |
Monday's Daily Stack 
Hour One: The 3 Megatrends Hitting Democracy Like a Tornado
Tweet: " BREAKING: New analysis finds that 465 billionaires had pumped $881,000,000 into the 2022 federal midterm elections by October. That's 27x more than they contributed before Citizens United was decided. By the time this cycle is over, their donations could climb to $1 billion." by Americans For Tax Fairness. Tweet: " But wait, there's more. 3/4 of that $881 million is coming from just 20 billionaire households. And 59% of it is going to Republican PACs and candidates. Top donors include Richard & Elizabeth Uihlein, Ken Griffin, Jeffrey Yass, Peter Thiel, and George Soros." by Americans For Tax Fairness. Tweet: " Billionaires represent 0.000002% of the American population, but they're responsible for 7.4% of all political donations so far this cycle. These contributions aren't just drowning out voters' voices—billionaires are betting they're going to make great returns on investment." by Americans For Tax Fairness. Tweet: " Just look at the Uihlein family and Diane Hendricks. These billionaires spent $20 million to get Ron Johnson reelected in 2016. Their influence was rewarded with a special tax break secured by Johnson that saved them $80 million in taxes in 2018 alone." by Americans For Tax Fairness.
Don't Expect the GOP To Return to Normal
Hour Two: The latest privatized Medicare scandal...
New Report: How certain industries used the cover of inflation to drive inflation
And just how is the anti-voting and interfering with elections going?
Quote: " The vice-presidency isn't worth a pitcher of warm piss. It doesn't amount to a hill of beans." - John Nance Garner. Tweet: " Merry Christmas! ps. Santa, please bring ammo." by Thomas Massie.
Hour Three: SC GOP woman forced to carry unviable fetus for 49 days and is now supporting a democrat- Emily Paterson, CEO - Quatrain Creative 
Tweet: " UPDATE: The 3 brave women who nonviolently disrupted the Supreme Court yesterday to denounce Dobbs and call on women to vote to restore choice are free!
After a long night in jail, these American heroes face up to 60 more for peacefully defending freedom.
Stand with them: VOTE!" by Kai Newkirk.
We need to keep the fight for sensible gun reform
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Tuesday on The Thom Hartmann Program, 12-3pm ET
Calling in live from Georgia on election day, Greg Palast, Investigative Reporter / Author of several books including The Best Democracy Money Can Buy / Filmmaker - his latest, "Vigilante: Georgia's Vote Suppression Hitman", produced by Martin Sheen, is out...
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