Category Archives: Republican Party

Oversight Democrats Release Third Batch of Documents from Jeffrey Epstein Estate, Includes Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, Steve Bannon, Prince Andrew Mentions

September 26, 2025 Washington, D.C. — Today, Democrats on the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform released partial records from the third batch of documents produced by the Jeffrey Epstein Estate, which includes phone message logs, copies of flight logs and manifests for … Continue reading

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“America’s Comeback” Is Nothing but a Con Job

By Thom Hartmann/ Hartmannreport.com/ September 16, 2025 When Charlie Kirk was assassinated, he was sitting under a tent that had “America Comeback Tour” printed in huge letters across all four sides. It was the theme of his tour of college … Continue reading

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“Coach,” Gaza, Fox News, and Lowering Our Standards

As always, much to talk about. The first order of business on Halitics (a daily YouTube videocast) was to talk about an old friend, KC Lynch, who passed away a few days ago in his apartment. He was a pioneer … Continue reading

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Can He Be Stopped?

Can the fascist-styled dictatorial moves of President Trump be stopped? And if there is a way, how?, On Tuesday’s YouTube videocast, Halitics, Hal Ginsberg and I see the terrible danger, but have slightly different ways of fighting it. Hal has … Continue reading

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Donald Trump Mess-Ups

A real question from a Trump supporter: ‘Why do liberals think Trump supporters are stupid?’ THE SERIOUS ANSWER: Here’s what the majority of anti-Trump voters honestly feel about Trump supporters en masse: That when you saw a man who had … Continue reading

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Too Many Unnecessary Deaths

On today’s YouTube videocast Halitics I try to convince a skeptical Hal Ginsberg that the world is finally taking notice of the famine conditions perpetuated by the Israeli military against the people of Gaza. I’m starting to see that Benjamin … Continue reading

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Is Trump Finally Losing It?

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Why are Trump and the GOP Working So Hard to Ruin America?

Why has the GOP declared war on everything: healthcare, Democracy, science, and you? By Thom Hartmann/ The Hartmann Report/ July 18, 2025 Every day, it seems, we see or hear about another way in which Trump and his lickspittles in … Continue reading

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What Every Washington Lobbyist Now Knows

By Robert Reich/ Substack.com/ July 18, 2025 Friends, I’m old enough to remember when corporate lobbyists swarmed Capitol Hill. I also remember when half the members of Congress who retired got lucrative lobbying jobs taking their old chums out for … Continue reading

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This Is What A Police State Looks Like

Typically, the F.B.I. has turned to polygraph tests to sniff out employees who might have betrayed their country or shown they cannot be trusted with secrets. Since Kash Patel took office as the director of the F.B.I., the bureau has … Continue reading

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