We need to reverse Trump's Internet sellout and time is running out. You've probably never heard of Gigi Sohn, but America needs her and we need her now. This is a call to immediate action to restore Net Neutrality and stop a tiny slice of corporate America from spying on us and our lives.

Donald Trump's first year in office was a big boon for the predatory companies that bring the internet into our homes and onto our cell phones, commonly referred to as Internet Service Providers or ISPs.

Because these companies stand between you and the internet, they have tremendous power over your online experience. They can choose what websites load fast for you and which take forever. They can track every single site you visit — including how long you're on each site — and record every single keystroke you send or receive over the internet.

Prior to Trump coming into office, it was illegal for Comcast or AT&T, for example, to slow down websites who hold political views those companies dislike or give lightning-fast loading time for sites that are closer to the companies' typically conservative politics.

Read more at HartmannReport.com.

-Thom

Friday's Daily Stack

Article: "'Self-absorbed' Kyrsten Sinema ripped as a 'fraud' for leaving Democratic Party " by Travis Gettys.

Article: "The politics of Kyrsten Sinema's party switch" by Aaron Blake.

Article: "Sen. Kyrsten Sinema: Why I'm registering as an independent" by Kyrsten Sinema.

Article: "Ruben Gallego" by Wikipedia.

Article: "‘You only win if you fight': Will Gallego unseat Sinema?" by Politico.

Article: "Chuck Schumer says Kyrsten Sinema can keep committee assignments despite party switch" by Caitlin Doornbos.

Article: "Biden visits Arizona semiconductor factory site, highlights chip industry jobs" by AP.

Article: "Expert: Microchip plant in Phoenix won't impact Arizona's water supply" by Sarah Robinson.

Article: "Democrats Have Enough Votes to Get Gigi Sohn On the FCC—Will They Succeed?" by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "Letter to Schumer, McConnell, Cantwell, Wicker" by cross section of businesses, consumer advocates, civil rights organizations, education sector, state and local elected officials, and community groups.

Article: "Democrats now have the votes to get Gigi Sohn on the FCC—will they do it?" by Karl Bode.

Site: "ExpressVPN".

Article: "Biden's internet promises in limbo amid long battle over FCC nominee" by Cat Zakrzewski and Cristiano Lima.

Article: "The WIRED Guide to Net Neutrality" by Klint Finley.

Article: "Paul Whelan (security director)" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Brittney Griner Should Have Been Left to Rot in Russia" by Stephen Kruiser.

Site: "The Righting".

Article: "Brittney Griner Represents the Best of America Unless your preference is Viktor Bout" by Dov Fischer.

Article: "A Shameful Prisoner Swap" by Washington Free Beacon.

Article: "Biden Saves Woke WNBA Player, Leaves Ex-Marine Behind" by Daniel Greenfield.

Article: "After Brittney Griner Swap, Message Sent That Woke Politics Has Its Perks" by Monica Showalter.

Article: "Brittney Griner Prisoner Swap Endangers Lives" by Rod Dreher.

Article: "Brittney Griner prisoner swap endangers lives" by Larry Tomczak.

Article: "Joe Biden made a bad, deadly deal to free Brittney Griner" by Washington Examiner.

Article: "Hunter S. Thompson: Fear and Loathing at Rolling Stone" by Rolling Stone.

Book: Fear and Loathing at Rolling Stone: The Essential Writing of Hunter S. Thompson by Hunter S. Thompson, Jann Wenner.

Article: "Taiwan" by Wikipedia.

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

Article: "Jared Kushner avoided Trump the day after January 6 because he thought they would 'get in a fight': book" by Oma Seddiq, John Haltiwanger.

Article: "Trump legal team locates two more classified records, source says" by Steve Holland.

Article: "Lucifer (TV series)" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Noah" by Wikipedia.

Hour Two: Georgia Runoff Vote: There was no record turnout but a voter collapse - here's why...
- Greg Palast, Investigative Reporter / Author & Filmmaker - latest film is "Vigilante: Georgia's Vote Suppression Hitman"

Article: "Ruing Senate Loss, Georgia G.O.P. Asks if Runoff Rule Changes Backfired" by Reid J. Epstein.

Article: "Warnock: This is voter suppression, pure and simple. Massive drop in the vote was described by the Reverend in our film" by Greg Palast.

Article: "Raffensperger: Largest Early Voting Day in History Disproves Voter Suppression Claims" by Brad Raffensperger.

Article: "Barbara Arnwine" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Warrior on two fronts" by Greg Palast.

Tweet: "You only see these long lines in Blacklanta, where state law eliminated most dropboxes. The official wait times in white rural counties and suburbs was 10 minutes or at most half an hour." by Greg Palast.

Article: "Brian Kemp Is GOP's Best Bet for 2024" by Scott Westcott.

Article: "The Man Who Neutered Trump" by Michelle Cottle.

Article: "Georgia's Governor Deputized GOP Vigilantes to Challenge 149,000 Voters" by Greg Palast.

Article: "Gwinnett elections board rejects challenge to more than 15,000 voter registrations".

Video: Vigilante film.

Article: "They stood up to Trump's lies and now are losing their jobs" by Erin Burnett.

Article: "'This is Jim Crow 2.0': Experts react to SB202" (Georgia) by Danae Bucci.

Article: "The Lewis Powell Memo: A Corporate Blueprint to Dominate Democracy" by Lewis Powell.

Article: "Proof That Koch-Backed Professors Are Using Universities To Spread Right-Wing Policies" by Casey Quinlan.

Book: Branding Democrats: A Top-to-Bottom Reimagining of Campaign Strategies by Ken Weber and Daryl Weber.

Book: "Cracking the Code: How to Win Hearts, Change Minds, and Restore America's Original Vision" by Thom Hartmann.

Podcast: "Why Haiti asked for an Intervention" by Sabrina Tavernise.

Article: "North Carolina power grid: Tens of thousands still in dark after 'targeted' attacks on substations" by CNNWire.

Article: "Attacks on electrical substations in Oregon and Washington resemble those in North Carolina and raise questions about grid security" by Ted Sickinger.

Article: "Gunshots fired near electrical facility in South Carolina" by Travis Gettys.

Article: "American Trevor Reed is back in the US after being released from Russia in prisoner swap, his mother says" by Jennifer Hansler, Kylie Atwood, Radina Gigova and Anna Chernova.

Article: "Trump Family Signs Deal With Saudi Real Estate Developer" by Eric Lipton, Maggie Haberman and Ben Protess.

Article: "John Quincy Adams" by Wikipedia.

Article: "House Members Who Served as President" by Office of the Historian.

Site: End The Bribe System (incl. bumper stickers).

Article: "Colorado Proposition 122, Decriminalization and Regulated Access Program for Certain Psychedelic Plants and Fungi Initiative (2022)" by Ballotpedia.

Article: "Watch the raid at Portland's Shroom House, store selling psilocybin" by Savannah Eadens.

Article: "Oregon becomes first state to legalize psychedelic mushrooms" by Lizzy Acker.

Site: Dean Obeidallah.

Article: "Oregon's top doctor sounds alarm on spread of respiratory viruses: ‘I really am pleading with individuals to wear a mask'" by Fedor Zarkhin.

Article: "Oregon's struggling hospitals get emergency infusion of $25 million under Gov. Kate Brown's order" by Jeff Manning.

Article: "Health Impact and Cost-Effectiveness of Achieving the National Salt and Sugar Reduction Initiative Voluntary Sugar Reduction Targets in the United States: A Microsimulation Study" by Siyi Shangguan et al.

Article: "A Washington state sheriff is facing criminal charges after incident with Black newspaper delivery driver" by Jennifer Henderson.

Article: "Sheriff Ed Troyer testifies at trial he's been unjustly labeled a racist and liar" by Jim Brunner.

Article: "Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer testifies in his trial" by Tammy Mutasa.

Article: "Republican Washington council candidate Josh Harris won't be charged for shooting man" by AP.

Article: "Vertical-axis wind turbine" by Wikipedia.

Case: "Santa Clara County vs. Southern Pacific Railroad", 1886.

Article: "Sunday Excerpt: Unequal Protection - The Deciding Moment?" by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "Our leaders had a final chance to halt climate breakdown. They failed each and every one of us" by George Monbiot.

Article: "House, Senate negotiators agree to add $45B to Biden's defense budget" by Connor O'Brien and Lee Hudson.

Article: "ADHD: A Hunter in a Farmer's World 3rd Edition" by Thom Hartmann.

Book: Lies: And the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right by Al Franken.

Bill: "S.4573 - Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act of 2022" by Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME].

Article: "What Is the PRO Act?" by AFL-CIO.

Bill: "S.2457 - PRESS Act" by Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR].

Article: "Advocacy groups make last-ditch plea to Schumer for vote on antitrust bills" by Rebecca Klar.

Article: "Will There Be A Child Tax Credit For 2023? Senate Is Pushing For It" by Kristi Pahr.

Article: "70+ Lawmakers Tell Biden 'You Can and You Must' Provide Rail Workers Paid Sick Leave" by Julia Conley.

Article: "Biden, DNC Urged to Make Diverse Swing State—Not South Carolina—First Primary Contest" by Kenny Stancil.

Article: "Alabama Public Service Commission" by Ballotpedia.

Article: "Alabama Power rate increase for 2023 approved by PSC, third hike this year" by ABC.

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