Kimmel Returns, and America's Last President? w/ Thom Hartmann, Ep. 22
America's free speech hero delivers a hallmark monologue and the nation's top progressive talkshow host explains how we got here, episode 22
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If you’re stuck inside an algo bubble, haven’t had much time or just completely tuned out from the world, it is time to break through, tune back in and watch the entire Jimmy Kimmel monologue from last night.
The whole thing. There’s no way I could do it justice. This was an Edward R. Murrow moment in American history.
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Ok, back to today’s show.
Our news top: Trump *seems* to be supporting Ukraine now as it defends against the Russian invasion. Trump is also reportedly promising to block any effort by Israel to take the West Bank, per Politico.
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The End of America?
We have a wide-ranging talk about what’s new (or not) and the long history of the wealthy gutting democratic guardrails to ultimately clear a path for Donald Trump. (As Thom points out, this has been decades coming, well before even Citizens United)
Notes:
Knowing how we got here means knowing about the merger of America’s wealthy with the Republican Party in the ‘70s, starting with the Lewis Powell Memo.
Right-wing billionaires have taken over how we see the world, with algorithms and social media companies.
The long war by the GOP on America’s middle class The details of the long-running efforts of Republicans to rig elections by blocking lawful voters before they even reach the ballot box, including the new SAVE Act How did health food suddenly turn into Trump??
And more.
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And I close with an update on the shooting at the Dallas ICE detention facility
An Election Without Latinos?
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for his key insights into what truly motivates Latino voters (hint, it’s not what Ds or Rs are selling). So what does that mean for the midterms? For any effort to stop the authoritarian slide here?? Mike’s got the goods.Big thanks to our friends at
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