The Thom Hartmann Program 6/18/2025

-- Congressman Mark Pocan - National Progressive Townhall for the hour w/calls -- The Politics of Hate: How Trump Weaponized Our Darkest Instincts -- Red Alert notice from Senator Chris Murphy -- Crazy Alert! Trump Jr. blames trans people for Melissa Hortman's murder - I am not making this up... -- Dean Obeidallah - There were two MAGA terrorist attacks on Saturday—but corporate media refuses to call them that! -- News...Outrage after NYC mayoral candidate ICE arrest and Pentagon now added Greenland to "US Homeland"

The Thom Hartmann Program 6/11/2025

-- Germans, Hungarians, Russians, Italians all Waited Until it was Too Late: Are Americans About to Join that Tragic Club? (1) -- News...Trump goads troops to cheer Robert E Lee, Gavin says, "the moment we have feared has arrived," ICE has been deployed to 5 more BLUE states to incite riots & unrest, National guard to be deployed to Texas for protests? Trump ramps up transfers to Guantanamo and it's to be an international concentration camp....(1) -- Dr. Michael Mann - Climate change is becoming a "ticking time bomb" and getting costly...5% of GDP? Wow. (2) -- Trump is winding down FEMA as Climate change ramps up - what could possibly go wrong? (2) -- Musk crawls back to Trump on bended knee...Can he grovel enough for Trump? (2) -- More news... Smithsonian to purge ‘anti-American ideology' as MAGA revamp gets underway, criminals are imitating ICE to rob people, and, surprise, Trump is restoring the confederacy. (3)

The Thom Hartmann Program 6/3/2025

-- Why Do America’s Workers Need Welfare? The Scandal Nobody Talks About (1) -- The Supreme Court's Trump-supporting swipes have the nation at the edge of crisis (1) -- Whistleblower Miles Taylor is fighting back against Trump calling him a traitor - good on him - we'll be following this...(1) -- You know you're in trouble when the head of FEMA is unaware of hurricane season... (1) -- The "end game" of the US postal service has been exposed (2) -- The Trump official who shut down the federal anti-propaganda unit has links to Putin...Surprised? (2) -- Trump is still trying to claim Greenland - this time with the Pentagon... (2) -- ICE thugs grabbed a teen driving to volleyball practice and the town is outraged... (3) -- The GOP's never-ending effort to repeal Obamacare continues (3)

The Thom Hartmann Program 5/29/2025

Join America’s #1 progressive talk host Thom Hartmann for sharp, fact‑driven analysis of the day’s most urgent stories. Each on‑demand episode blends deep historical context with up‑to‑the‑minute news, candid interviews with thought‑leaders, and live audience calls, offering viewers a clear path from headline to actionable insight on democracy, climate, economics, and social justice. Stream anytime to stay informed—and empowered.

The Thom Hartmann Program 5/28/2025

-- The Billionaire Hoarding Plague: How America’s Richest Became Its Biggest Threat -- Am I getting this right? You are allowed to break the law only if you are loyal to Trump... -- Russia is now mocking Trump - How is this going to play? -- If we are being warned not to travel to Venezuela....then why are we sending prisoners there? -- Looks like there is a small but ‘shocking’ likelihood of year 2C hotter than preindustrial era before 2030. Here's what happens at a 2C crossing...

The Thom Hartmann Program 5/15/2025

-- Red State Hell: The GOP Plan to Keep You Desperate, Sick, and Too Damn Tired to Fight Back -- Why it's a bad idea to offer $5 million "golden visas" to live in the US? -- Last week I warned about the dangers of AI being manipulated. It appears we are there, with one particular AI responding to random questions with rants about “white genocide“ in South South Africa. -- Arrested judge turns the table on Trump -- White South African just embraced by Trump tied to antisemitic social media rants...(2) -- Dean Obeidallah - Trump went from banning Muslims to raking in billions from Muslims (3) -- Trump administration threatens groups that distributed federal aid for legal migrants - does Trump think that anyone brown can be a legal immigrant? (3) -- Crazy Alert! Anyone want a Rump watch for $640? Yes - you heard me right - RUMP...(3)

The Thom Hartmann Program 5/13/2025

-- America’s Long Coup: How the GOP Rigged, Lied, and Stole Its Way Into the White House for Over 50 Years (1) -- ICE has become Trump’s private militia and it's being expanded exponentially - It must be abolished...(1) -- Trump’s Middle East trip isn’t about diplomacy. It’s about the family business (1) -- Weird Alert! RFK posts photos of him and his grandchildren swimming in sewage-contaminated water - why would he do that? (1) -- Are most American buying into Trump's immigration hunt? (2) -- Can the GOP ever complain about the Debt again? They want to raise it by $4 trillion - just so the morbidly rich can get more fabulously richer...(2

The Thom Hartmann Program 5/7/2025

Join America’s #1 progressive talk host Thom Hartmann for sharp, fact‑driven analysis of the day’s most urgent stories. Each on‑demand episode blends deep historical context with up‑to‑the‑minute news, candid interviews with thought‑leaders, and live audience calls, offering viewers a clear path from headline to actionable insight on democracy, climate, economics, and social justice. Stream anytime to stay informed—and empowered.

The Thom Hartmann Program 5/2/2025

Join America’s #1 progressive talk host Thom Hartmann for sharp, fact‑driven analysis of the day’s most urgent stories. Each on‑demand episode blends deep historical context with up‑to‑the‑minute news, candid interviews with thought‑leaders, and live audience calls, offering viewers a clear path from headline to actionable insight on democracy, climate, economics, and social justice. Stream anytime to stay informed—and empowered.

The Thom Hartmann Program 5/1/2025

Join America’s #1 progressive talk host Thom Hartmann for sharp, fact‑driven analysis of the day’s most urgent stories. Each on‑demand episode blends deep historical context with up‑to‑the‑minute news, candid interviews with thought‑leaders, and live audience calls, offering viewers a clear path from headline to actionable insight on democracy, climate, economics, and social justice. Stream anytime to stay informed—and empowered.

The Thom Hartmann Program 4/23/2025

-- Roberts Owns It All: From Citizens United to Trump’s Coup (1) -- Trump accuses SCOTUS of caving to the "radical left" in pausing deportations. Is it now "radical left" to not send innocent legal dads to a notorious Salvadorian prison? (1) -- Ali Velshi - National Town Hall taking calls for the hour (2) -- IMF warning of a world-wide Republican Great Depression... (3) -- There is alarm as DOGE "claws deeper" into troves of federal data...(3) Earth Day

The Thom Hartmann Program 4/22/2025

-- Pope uses final speech to blast Trump policies: 'How much contempt?' -- They’re Doing It in Broad Daylight—Because They Think No One Will Stop Them -- As El Salvador’s president proposes swapping US-deported Venezuelans with Maduro’s ‘political prisoners’ Justice Alito slams SCOTUS for blocking Trump to send more prisoners there. -- Shipping volumes from China to the U.S. are currently lower than they were in May 2020 - We’re not looking at a slowdown — we’re staring down a potential economic heart attack...Plus...Trump ramps up attacks on Powell, demands 'loser' Fed chair lower rates 'NOW' -- Pete Hegseth's latest 'stunning security failure' - There is a full blown meltdown at the Pentagon. Republicans should have known better... -- Trump declares he's the, "greatest friend American capitalism ever had," but I have some news for him.

The Thom Hartmann Program 4/21/2025

Join America’s #1 progressive talk host Thom Hartmann for sharp, fact‑driven analysis of the day’s most urgent stories. Each on‑demand episode blends deep historical context with up‑to‑the‑minute news, candid interviews with thought‑leaders, and live audience calls, offering viewers a clear path from headline to actionable insight on democracy, climate, economics, and social justice. Stream anytime to stay informed—and empowered.

The Thom Hartmann Program 4/18/2025

-- Will Trump's Corruption Be the Fatal Flaw That Even MAGA Can’t Defend? -- News...Are we abandoning Ukraine? 5M may lose Medicaid? JD Vance is asking the UK to be more hateful and corrupt to get a trade deal. If you're a Trump buddy, you may get out of IRS tax audits. -- Idaho gave families $50M for private schools — and scrapped $30M used for public education..say what?! -- Can Trump fire Fed chair Jerome Powell? Here's what to know. -- Geeky Science. Why the position you sleep in could shorten your life? -- When a NYT Columnist calls for a "National Civic Uprising" to defeat Trumpism complete with rallies and strikes - the GOP has a problem....

The Thom Hartmann Program 4/16/2025

-- The Department of Government Efficiency Is a Lie — And It Might Destroy Us All (1) -- Tasers and blood fly as MTG shows Republicans the correct MAGA way to do a town hall? (1) -- The Chinese are hitting Trump where it hurts, the oligarchy....(1) -- Could Maryland arrest Trump, Noem, or others involved in kidnapping Mr. Garcia? Plus - who is El Salvador's President Bukele? (2) -- The election crime Republicans in North Carolina are committing right out in the open...sigh....(2) -- Geeky Science...Nature's Medicine: Can Forests Calm Inflammatory Conditions?(2) -- Is the Supreme Court about to make a decision on whether Trump can fire the Fed chair? Just when you think it can't get any worse - it does....(3)

The Thom Hartmann Program 4/15/2025

-- This Is How Democracies Die: One Man, One Cell, No Charges (1) -- if you were ever skeptical about the value of boycotts, check out what’s going on with target right now (1) -- Elon is stealing data on Americans that he can monetize (1) -- Hungary passes constitutional amendment to ban all public events for gays - why? (2) -- Biggest political event in Idaho just took place - Thanks Bernie! (2) -- Who is going to win the trade war? And what will be the toll on Americans? (3) -- Why would Trump sabotage the G7 condemnation of the missile strike on Ukraine? (3) -- Crazy Alert! ChatGPT explains how it could "take over the world" (3)

The Thom Hartmann Program 4/14/2025

-- Is the Second Republican Great Depression Knocking at America's Door? (1) -- Gov. Josh Shapiro almost hammer attack - what is it about hammer attacks that gets the "right" excited?, Sanders & AOC draw 20,000 in Trump state, DOJ refuses to bring back the innocent for Salvadorian Prison, and Trump demand revenge on TV network. (1) -- Corruption at an Epic scale at Social Security exposed...(2) -- Why is the Trump envoy ‘saluting’ Putin ahead of deadly missile attack? Well....because....‘Putin Is Playing Them!’ (2) -- Pigeon Alert! IM-PECK-ABLE Timing as Pigeon lands on Fox-So-Called-News Reporter's head....I'll explain why this happened! (2) -- Trump supporters say, "We suffered 8 years under Barack Obama." OK - Let’s take a look....(3)

The Thom Hartmann Program 4/11/2025 - How China Will Win Any War Against The U.S.

-- The Show Must Go On — Even If It Burns the Constitution to Ashes (1) -- Was there a "lack of urgency" in the Supreme Court deportation ruling" You Betcha.... Are they again sucking up to Trump? Is a frog's ass watertight? (1) -- Geeky Science! Evil robots could start a financial crisis or a world war in order to profit the corporations that own them, without those corporations even knowing about it - Say what?! (1) -- How China Will Win Any War Against The U.S., Especially a Trade War (2) -- Top Senate Dems propose emergency Social Security payment boost (2) -- Authoritarian Alert! There’s a new dress code in Trump’s Washington, and it’s straight out of a dictator’s playbook... (2) -- The SAVE Act: What to know about the House-passed bill requiring proof of citizenship to vote - Hillary sends out a warning about it - I've been warning about this for months! (3) -- Disgraced wanna-be dictator quits presidential palace in shame - Could we take some lessons here in America? (3)

The Thom Hartmann Program 4/9/2025

-- Trump’s Factory Fantasy: The Middle Class Won’t Rise Without Unions. Full stop. (1) -- Are MAGA cult members not willing to sacrifice their 401K's for Trump? Has the cord been cut? And, what about taxes being voluntary for Billionaires? (1) -- Crazy Alert! Trump is claiming coal miners would be unhappy with lavish lifestyle- "they want to coal mine." Seriously? (1) -- Dr. Bandy Lee - It Is Happening Here... (2) -- The hits to Social Security begin next week - Is coverage threatened for 20 million? Surprised? Plus - Health insurers' get big win - not you - but big business does... (2) -- Are we going to see the AP sitting at White House events again after the courts says they can't be barred? Hmmm..... (2) -- Trump wants to spend more on concentration camps than USAID ever spent... (3) -- Dictator Alert! Trump boasts about his ‘war on the world’ before backtracking – But adds, ‘it’s our turn’ to rip off other countries...(3)

The Thom Hartmann Program 4/8/2025

-- The Putinization of America: Who’s Driving America Now—And Why Are the Rest of Us Gagged in the Trunk While the Billionaires Floor It? (1) -- Trump wants to make the world bow to him - will China? What happens if they don't? (1) -- Crazy Alert! Trump tells Israeli Prime Minister that Nazis treated Jews well when they "were in distress" - you just can't make this up...(1) -- Trump is planning a massive military parade in DC - is this Authoritarian Envy? (2) -- Trump is amassing B-2 bombers for Iran strike - Will war be how Trump distracts the world from his tariffs? (2) -- David Pepper - The Reckless Billionaires Who Got Us Here - name them all...(3) -- Trump cuts are cutting off the maintenance on the Joint Polar Satellite System that is the backbone of three- and seven-day forecasts for hurricanes and tornadoes - what could go wrong? (3)

The Thom Hartmann Program 4/7/2025

3000+ showed up in our little nearby Vancouver, WA - The signs were great...Great energy and speakers...Louise posted her favorite sign from the event at Thom.TV Coming up....hint..it has 4 legs and is cute.... -- Trump’s "Hitler’s Birthday" Gift: The Death of American Democracy (1) -- Republicans are backing Trump attacking judges - where will this go? Do judges bend like the lawyers & universities or do they fight? (1) -- Is DOGE deliberately breaking Government? Untested new software installed by DOGE employees is crashing Social Security servers. Say what?! (1) -- Here's how Trump could pull off a third term...(2) -- Trump wants to be free to send American citizens to El Salvador prison - "disappearing" is a YUGE benefit and enjoyment for tyrants...(2) -- Crazy Alert! Fox-so-called-News claims Trump tariffs make men more manly. Here's what makes more manly - not supporting the "bully" of the world (2) -- Has Trump silenced campus protests? (3) -- Travel is getting dangerous for everyone... (3)

The Thom Hartmann Program 4/3/2025

-- Tariff Tantrum: Trump Plays Yosemite Sam With the Global Economy - The Stock Market is Crashing! (1) -- Musk says there are planned Social Security arrests coming - Could Retirees be the next to be sent to deadly Savodoran prison? And oh, BTW, when will Musk be arrested for the fraud he committed in WI? (1) -- What to know about Saturday's nationwide protests - Hands Off! (1) -- The Trump administration doesn't care if wrongly deported man is sitting in a Salvadoran Prison - he was no "father of the year" because of traffic tickets. Wow. (1) -- Phil Ittner - Ukraine Update (2) -- Trump knows the old saw that we've recently seen acted out by Putin and Netanyahu: When you're in political trouble, just start a war. Is he getting ready to bomb Iran? (2) -- Say What?! A Noble Peace Prize winner gets US visa revoked for criticizing Trump. (2) -- Alex Lawson - Whoa...Every Republican on the Senate Finance Committee Voted to Continue The DOGE Destruction of Social Security (3) -- 10 rules for dealing with Trump’s demands for capitulation (3)

The Thom Hartmann Program 4/2/2025

-- Congressman Mark Pocan - National Progressive Townhall taking your calls (1) -- Elon Musk’s Wisconsin Invasion: Democracy’s Turning Point or the Next Step Toward Autocracy? (2) -- This is how full-on authoritarian fascism starts. Particularly if people don't demand a stop (2) -- In Trump's autocracy - you are loyal or disloyal - there is nothing else. Welcome to Liberation Day! (3) -- Crazy Alert! Freezing Fountain of Youth - are you going to take the plunge? (3)

The Thom Hartmann Program 4/1/2025

-- One Party’s Selling a Big Lie; the Other Can’t Sell the Truth (1) -- News - Elections today, layoffs in safety begin, Trump's FCC threatens ABC's license on Fox and GOP reps are quitting MAGA...(1) -- Al Gore did what Elon Musk says he’s doing, and did it right (1) -- Americans are beginning to fear dissent. That’s exactly what Trump wants (1) -- Trump is now threatening to invade Greenland - do I remember Trump representing himself as anti-war? (1) -- Kristin Crowell - Day of action April 10th... (1) -- Crazy Alert: AntiVaxxers claim that Texans getting vaccinated for measles because of the outbreak is really the cause of the outbreak. Seriously, you can't make this stuff (1)

The Thom Hartmann Program 3/31/2025

-- If Putin Designed a Plan to Collapse America, What Would It Look Like? (1) -- Trump says ‘there are methods’ for seeking third term - lordy....(1) -- Elon Musk gave out $1m checks on Sunday to two Wisconsin voters - will he be arrested and convicted for this crime? (1) -- America: How's that Trump presidency working out for you so far? (2) -- Trump accidentally wrecks his own tariff spin in leaked call - This is just a pure corruption stunner (2) -- Lamar Waldron - JFK docs... (3)

The Thom Hartmann Program 3/27/2025

-- She Stepped Onto a Sidewalk in Boston — and Vanished Into Trump’s Shadow State (1) -- Scientists are alarmed as the Trump administration goes to war against mRNA science. Seriously folks? (1) -- Dean Obeidallah - Tesla dealership attacks are happening for one reason: Trump normalized political violence. (1) -- Phil Ittner - Ukraine Update (2) -- Turkey protesters defy crackdown as new report shows autocracies now outnumber democracies globally....(2) -- The Gang Who Couldn't Shoot Straight Alert! Is Kristi Noem's stunt at the notorious El Salvador prison worse then shooting her dog? Or her goat? Or her horse? (2) -- National Progressive Townhall - Congressman Ro Khanna (full hour w/calls) (3)

The Thom Hartmann Program 3/26/2025

-- Dear GOP: You'll Never Wash the Stench of Trump Off You or Your Party. Never. (1) -- Trump wants reparations for the J6 cop killers...wow. (1) -- Final days before USPS changes go into effect with new delivery times – it’ll take longer to get certain types of mail (1) -- Greg Palast - Trump signs sweeping action on US elections - what does this mean? Plus Good News! PA Dems just flipped a Trump district....(2) -- Is the next ball to drop going to be eliminating federal courts? Say what?! (2) -- End of Law Alert! Lawyer are now afraid to defend Trump foes. His plan worked...Plus he wants some to be denied a lawyer.....(2) -- Alex Lawson - How Social Security is breaking down and why... (3)

The Thom Hartmann Program 3/24/2025

-- Dictatorship for Dummies: A Masterclass by the Gang That Couldn’t Shoot Straight -- Brutal cuts of their own words on security leaks.... -- The Gang That Couldn’t Shoot Straight Alert! Fox's Peter Doocy weighs in with the perfect response on the cabinet group chat...stay tuned -- They are actively destroying Social Security as we speak - here's how they are doing it... -- The head of the Postal Service resigns as plans for privatization take hold.... -- Susan Collins is about as good as Republicans get these days, and here’s what that means - The unbearable lightness of being concerned -- What the toppling of the US Institute for Peace means for the future... -- As the Carolinas burn, Kristie Noem announces the end of FEMA…

The Thom Hartmann Program 3/24/2025

-- We’re in the Final Act of America’s Third Oligarchic Backlash (1) -- You Could Be Next:Trump Can Seize Your Devices and Then….Anyone — anyone — can be labeled a “security risk.” (1) -- Trump wants green card applicants already legally in the US to hand over social media profiles...(1) -- Matt Biggs - Trump/Musk and DOGE Attacks on Federal Workers Continues...(2) -- Shouldn't every Democrat do what Bernie and AOC are doing? (2) -- Senator Merkley launches a DOFE whistleblower portal....(2) -- World News and the State of Democracy (3)

The Thom Hartmann Program 3/21/2025

-- Dark Enlightenment Rising: The Billionaire Experiment to Kill Democracy (1) -- Is Musk now getting military secrets? (1) -- Trump floats sending 'thug' Tesla vandals to infamous El Salvador prison (1) -- 'Shameful is too kind': Prominent law firm dragged after latest "bending the knee" to Trump (1) -- is Trump going to declare Martial law? (2) -- America has always been a bastion of freedom, holding the line against tyranny at home and abroad. No longer. Trump has placed us on the other side of that wall. (2) -- Crazy Alert! 'We’re against it': Fox host says the quiet part out loud in segment about disabled kids (2) -- New analysis says Trump budget plan will take from poorest 40 percent to give to wealthy (3) -- Musk's PAC offers $100 to Wisconsin voters in pitch against "activist judges" - Say what?! (3) -- Furry alert! Republicans are coming for the furrys...Please protect your furries form the GOP! I'll explain.....(3)

The Thom Hartmann Program 3/19/2025

-- Trump’s America: Where Even U.S. Citizens Can Now Be Dragged Away Without a Trial (1) -- News...How Putin played Trump, Trump's war on student loans, and Trump illegally fires FTC commissioners...(1) -- Crazy Alert! Republican who introduced Trump derangement syndrome bill arrested for soliciting a minor (1) -- Congressman Mark Pocan - National Progressive Townhall for the hour w/calls (2) -- Heidi Siegmund Cuda - The Bombshell reports on Russian interference that should have saved America... (3) -- Do judges need to step up their game? You betcha...(3)

The Thom Hartmann Program 3/18/2025

Putin puts Trump on hold while he talks to Russian oligarchs and makes him wait - I guess we know who the real boss of Trump is. Is Putin our boss now too? -- Welcome to Trump’s America: Where Immigrants Vanish, Courts Are Ignored, and No One Is Safe (1) -- Who broke into the US Institute of Peace? And why? (1) -- Musk has been integrating his Starlink satellite system into the White House - Say What?! (1) -- Trump's plan for Social Security: Let's make it as hard to get a check as it is to vote in a Red state! (2) -- Trump nixes Biden's $17.75 minimum wage for federal contractors - No live-able wake for you!(2) -- Conservative groups, in a repeat of the Kyle Rittenhouse worship, are inviting people who tried to kill police officers as honored guests and speakers at their events - Why? (2) -- David Pakman - The Echo Machine (3)

The Thom Hartmann Program 3/17/2025

-- Schumer’s Legacy: Rolling Over for Trump While Democracy Burns (1) -- As Trump-Musk Target Social Security, Seniors Share Stories of Benefit Cutoffs (1) -- Is Trump rolling back the Biden pardons? (1) -- Trump and Rubio ignored a court order. What can courts do if they decide to fight fire with fire? (2) -- Trump had invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 to deport five Venezuelans, but order halted by judge (2) -- When Hegseth says he's against DEI, what he means is to remove any reference to Black people or women from the Pentagon's website and operations (2) -- Giving Putin a big wet kiss, Trump just killed off Radio Free Europe and Radio liberty, two thorns in Putin‘s side...(3) -- Trump is helping Putin get away with genocide and stealing 100,000 children to sell into slavery (3) -- Geeky Science: Give blood and extend your life...(3)

The Thom Hartmann Program 3/6/2025

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The Thom Hartmann Program 3/5/2025

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The Thom Hartmann Program 2/25/2025

-- SCOTUS Republicans Legalized Election Rigging—Why Aren’t Democrats Playing the Game? (1) -- Are the Democrats bringing a teaspoon to a gunfight? and....Should Democrats refused to pass budget bill until Musk is booted out of our government and we return to law and order? (1) -- 'Stunning shift': Critics warn about US vote signaled its joining of 'Axis of Evil' (1) -- Alex Lawson - House Republican budget includes HUGE cuts to Medicaid...likely to be voted on tonight.(2) -- Trump kills funding for hurricaine and wildfire victims (2) -- Crazy Alert! This is the guy that is shutting down government and rooting around in our private information.....(2) -- Sabrina Haake - I did business in Russia and Trump is importing KGB thuggery (3) -- Republican prosecutor Ed Martin is refusing to prosecute a Republican congressman so the House doesn’t lose a vote? (3) -- The nightmare of home ownership is a growing problem - it has to be fixed ASAP (3)

The Thom Hartmann Program 2/21/2025

-- Yes, We’re the Villains Now — And It’s About to Get Worse (1) -- Trump is about to seize control of the Post Office. Is voting by mail in DANGER? (1) -- Gay Valimont - SPECIAL ELECTION IS ON 4/1/25... (1) -- Remember their lies about Haitians in Springfield eating cats and dogs? They’re now deporting them, many to a certain death (2) -- 'We’re going back': Proud Boys and Oath Keepers plan presser at Capitol they stormed...anything wrong with cop killers returning to the scene of their crime? (2) -- Creepy Missouri GOPer Wants To Set Up Registry Of Those 'At Risk' Of Seeking Abortion (2) -- Can we all be like Chris Klewe? (3) -- You need to have a bird flu plan for you cats or they will die...and I'll let you know why. It appears, so far, dogs are safe…(3)

The Thom Hartmann Program 2/20/2025

-- Rep. Pramila Jayapal - National Progressive Town Hall taking your calls (1) -- Phil Ittner - Ukraine Update - Trump foes full Kremlin...(2) -- DEI Exposes the Myth of White Male Superiority — And That’s Why They Hate It (2) -- This guy is a hero! - 'I will never obey': Lawyer targeted by Elon Musk hits back (2) -- Musk trash-talks "DEI Hires" in LA Fire Department; Female captain found stabbed to death (3) -- Is RFK planning concentration camps for people who have mental health conditions? Lordy....(3) -- So many Americans died from Trump’s COVID incompetence that it’s boosting Social Security to the tune of $205 billion (3)

The Thom Hartmann Program 2/19/2025

-- Congressman Mark Pocan, National Progressive Townhall taking your calls (1) -- Michael Tomasky - Did you know that the United States is joining an international fascist network? (2) -- Does Putin Own Trump? (2) -- Critics warn Trump’s latest order 'should concern you more than any so far' (2) -- Dean Obeidallah - Did Trump end the federal investigations into Musk? I made FOIA requests to find out (3)

The Thom Hartmann Program 2/18/2025

-- See No Nazis, Hear No Nazis: Is the Media Covering for Trump’s Fascist Base? (1) -- Trump is now stunningly claiming that Musk in not working for DOGE..Are you serious? Is it a secret? Who is rooting around in our private info? (1) -- Social Security’s acting head abruptly exits after dust-up with Elon Musk's DOGE - What's going on at OUR social security office? (1) -- Apparently the Oval Office in now the place where Trump conducts "private business." There apparently is no conflict-of-interest for Trump and, oh, by the way, did you hear this in the media? (1) -- Panic in Ukraine and among our former European friends as we abandon them and Democracy worldwide (2) -- 'Stealing food money from our soldiers': Troops reportedly go hungry as budget diverted to pay for tax cuts for billionaires (2) -- New law could see me regulated just like women - will men be fined for ejaculating "without and intent to conceive?" (2) -- Mikey Weinstein - Hegseth wants to ban military from contacting MRFF (3)

The Thom Hartmann Program 2/11/2025

-- They Think They Are Free — But For How Long? -- Is anyone surprised Trump "pauses" the law banning the bribing of foreign officials - Who will stand up to this? And who benefits? -- Federal workers that protected the security of our elections have been put on leave...Hmmm I wonder why? -- Senate Democrats launch new whistleblower portal to expose Trump lawlessness - will it help? -- PBS caves to Trump and closes their DEI program - I have my doubts this will help them... -- Morgan J Freeman: "Anthem Blue Shield Blue Cross -- just denied cancer follow-up MRI to check spread was deemed "not a medical necessity" and therefore “not authorized." -- Google removes Pride Month, Black History Month, and Holocaust Remembrance Day - Shame on them -- Reality Check Alert! The lies just keep coming...we're debunking a few here.... -- Alex Lawson - A call for protecting the integrity of Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid following reports that DOGE has accessed the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and intends to access SSA next... -- Trump to IRS: stop investigating Rich tax cheats and instead go catch some brown people who are here without authorization.

The Thom Hartmann Program 2/6/2025

-- Last Chance to Stop a Dictatorship — and Trump Knows It -- Here comes the militias... -- Doctor Fires Back at ‘Absurd’ Letter from Law Firm Demanding She Delete Posts Criticizing UnitedHealthcare and Apologize -- The NFL is removing “End Racism“ from the end zone so it doesn’t offend Trump when he comes to watch the game Sunday…really? -- Trump Has No Right to Move Us to Oligarchy, Authoritarianism, and Kleptocracy -- Musk and his kids are inside Medicare right now -- How long have Trump and Netanyahu had an agreement about turning over Gaza to America? -- SCOTUS wants to move fascism forward, curbing federal agencies’ ability to protect us...I'll explain -- New state media on Fox - A Trump Family member gets The MAGA hour.... -- 'Bent the knee': Outrage as NASA scrubs women and Indigenous people off website

The Thom Hartmann Program 2/5/2025

-- Congressman Mark Pocan - National Progressive Townhall taking your calls (1) -- The Billionaire Coup is Almost Complete and No One Stopped It — Can We Return to Democracy? (2) -- After being sworn in 2 weeks ago Trump is ready to invade and do ethnic cleaning in Gaza - The 5th country he wants to invade... (2) -- More News...Are some Dems still supporting Trump's picks? YES! Is Trump Science purging women? YES! Are white nationalist being welcomed into our government? YES! (2) -- Federal health workers are expressing fear and alarm after a website called “DEI Watch List” published the photos, names and public information - who is feeding them that info? (3)

Can Democracy Survive the Tsunami of Rightwing Dark Money Coming this Fall?

Can Democracy Survive the Tsunami of Rightwing Dark Money Coming this Fall? Anything Goes Friday, Why is the media still falling for swiftboat attacks?

Democracy Undone: The Texas Placebo Ballot Plot

Democracy Undone: The Texas Placebo Ballot Plot, Phil Ittner - Ukraine Update, Crazy Alert! RFK Jr. boasts of a freezer full of roadkill.....really?

Why JD Vance and the MAGA GOP Do Not Represent the True Idea of America & Our Core Values

Republicans are trying to defund firefighting efforts nationwide - The the billionaires just don't want to pay taxes for that & would prefer to let America burn

The JD Vance Elegy Grift

The JD Vance Elegy Grift, Troy Miller - WV Dems just finished our state convention with some good developments., Is The NYT giving Kamala the Biden treatment too?, Andy Kroll