Category Archives: Republican Party

What Desperate Regimes Do Before They Fall

History leaves behind a pattern: attack the courts, discredit elections, intimidate opponents, rewrite the rules, and cling to power at any cost. The question is whether America recognizes it in time By Thom Hartmann/ TheHartmannReport/ June 15, 2026 {It’s easy … Continue reading

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The Senate Should NOT Confirm This Person

Todd Blanche believes that his legal client is Trump, not the United States By Robert Reich/ RobertRice@substack,com/ June 10, 2026 Let me get right to the point. The Senate should not confirm Todd Blanche as attorney general.  Blanche, who used … Continue reading

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There’s a Way to Stop Trump’s I.R.S. Slush Fund

{One of the most brilliant members of Congress, Rep. Jamie Raskin from Maryland, lays out Trump’s newest and most egregious example of corruption, and offers a way to stop this giveaway to the president’s supporters.–TBPR Editor} These days it takes … Continue reading

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What Happens If “They” Win?

The generations that defeated fascism in the 1770s, 1860s, and 1940s understood something simple but profound: democracy survives only if ordinary people are willing to defend it. Are we today? By Thom Hartmann/ The Hartmann Report/ May 18, 2026 {In … Continue reading

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Was the 2024 Election Stolen, Not by Ballots, but by Algorithms? By Thom Hartmann/ HartmannReport.com/ May 7, 2026 New data suggests social media algorithms didn’t just influence voters; they may have tilted the entire outcome… {Do you believe Thom Hartmann’s … Continue reading

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Is the Next Economic Crash Being Signaled to Billionaires & Putin as the Working Class Gets Blindsided?

While Putin, the Trump kids, and their fellow billionaires are rubbing their hands in glee, it’s going to be a hell of a year or three for the other 99% rest of us… By Thom Hartmann/ Substack.com/ April 30, 2026 … Continue reading

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Trump’s New Navy Secretary Previously Warned ‘Witchcraft’ Had ‘Taken Over’ a Californian City

By Charlie Nash/ Newsbreak.com/ April 23, 2026 {As a resident here in Monterey, this information is news to me. But this Trump nominee fits in well with the President’s other strange appointments.-–TBPR Editor} Trump’s New Navy Secretary Previously Warned ‘Witchcraft’ … Continue reading

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The Strategy That Built America’s Middle Class Still Works, So Why Won’t Democrats Deploy It?

The same bold playbook that built the middle class can restore it, and voters are ready By Thom Hartmann/ HartmannReport.com/ April 23, 2026 {The Democratic Party is hurting, because it isn’t the political party it used to be. Thom Hartmann … Continue reading

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From “Fake News” to Full Control: How the GOP Trained the Media to Serve Its Narrative

A 30-year campaign of intimidation turned watchdogs into lapdogs, and now the consequences are impossible to ignore… By Thom Hartmann/ HartmannReport.com/ March 25, 2026 {It is written clearly right there in our first amendment: “Congress shall make no law respecting … Continue reading

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The Most Dangerous Weapon Ever Aimed at America Isn’t a Missile

It’s the deliberate, systematic destruction of your ability to know what’s real… By Thom Hartmann/ Hartmann Report.com/ March 10, 2026 We got more lies this morning from the Pentagon press briefing. They’re now up to 17 different rationalizations for the attack on … Continue reading

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