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Ep 3179Is ICE Tracking Your Phone Without a Warrant?

Are we going to be able to fight this war and still retain the capacity to stop Russia or China in Ukraine or Taiwan? Is ICE Tracking Your Phone Without a Warrant? Attorney and commentator Dean Obeidallah breaks down Trump's refusal to be honest with the American people on why Trump really went to war with Iran.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mar 5, 202658 min

Ep 3178Daily Take: Did Jared Kushner Negotiate Peace — or Set a Trap for Iran’s Leadership?

As Iran’s leaders gathered to debate a U.S.-brokered nuclear deal, American and Israeli intelligence already knew their location. Was this diplomacy, or something darker?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mar 5, 202611 min

Ep 3177Do We Now Know Why We Went to War with Iran?

Can Democrats Keep Flipping Red Seats? Thom reviews the interesting recent election results. Also what’s up with the Epstein Walk of Shame Near the White House? Kash Patel ousted FBI staff with Iran expertise right before Trump declared war on them. Say what?!  Plus ~ Can Sci Fi help save the future? Information Scientist Martin Halbert, PhD reveals the meaning of Helmsman: Book One of the Sojourner Saga.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mar 4, 202658 min

Ep 3176Daily Take: Could a 9/11-Scale Crisis Be the Political Lifeline Trump’s Presidency Desperately Needs?

History shows how suddenly national tragedy can transform a struggling leader into a wartime commander, and why that precedent should make Americans uneasy today…See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mar 4, 202612 min

Ep 3175MAGA Extremists Are Trying To Sieze The Midterm Elections

Trump has made many promises that he can't keep. Will that remain true for the midterms? Plus Fox News has duped HALF The Nation with their FAKE NEWS! How did we get here? Writer, policy advisor, litigator, and 25 year federal trial lawyer, Sabrina Haake gives her take on our "news" today.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mar 3, 202658 min

Ep 3174Daily Take: Is Deporting a Journalist the Ultimate Form of Cancel Culture?

Is Deporting a Journalist the Ultimate Form of Cancel Culture?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mar 3, 20268 min

Ep 3173Is Cuba Next? Who Can Stop Him?

The plans for Trump to take over the midterms are underway. Will Trump declare a national emergency just in time for the midterms? Russia claims “Trump untied our hands.” What does that mean? I’ll explain. Is Cuba next? Who can stop him?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mar 2, 202658 min

Ep 3172Daily Take: Operation Epstein Fury: Is This About National Security or Political Survival?

Operation Epstein Fury: Is This About National Security or Political Survival?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mar 2, 202610 min

Ep 3171Military Might as Foreign Policy

Thom Hartmann reflects with listeners on recent military actions the United States has backed or executed on the world stage and what may be the ramifications. Will the recent fire-fight on Mexican cartels with the intervention of Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum curb the illegal drug trade or increase violent reaction from organized crime. Also rethinking Ukraine.   See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mar 1, 202658 min

Ep 3169Ukraine Is Taking Charge With Their Drone Force

Veteran War Reporteer Phil Ittner based out of Kiev, Ukraine is on the front lines and explains the latest news on the Russian War. Lindsey Graham takes a cue from Joseph Stalin by proposing a law that would lock up critics of Orange Julius. Trump is CREATING the enemy to fuel his road toward fascism.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Feb 27, 202658 min

Ep 3170Breaking the Vote

Will Trump's many attacks on the vote enable him to chip enough away from legitimate votes against his party to enable his permanent consolidation of power?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Feb 27, 202658 min

Ep 3168Daily Take: Is a Secret Plot Already in Motion to Take the Election Out of Voters’ Hands?

If you’ve studied history — and you know I have — that’s the moment when the hair on the back of your neck should stand up…See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Feb 27, 202612 min

Ep 3167The Treasonous and Brutalizing Corruption of the GOP

NYT Times best selling author and authority on Russia's influence over Donald Trump, Craig Unger explains the vast corruption of the current administration and reasons why the next elections are more critical than ever thought. Also Thom gives his take on recent events including the longest lie-filled SOTU in US history!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Feb 26, 202658 min

Ep 3166Daily Take: “Send Them Back” Is the Oldest Racial Taunt in History, and Now It’s Being Amplified by Trump

Trump’s attack on elected officials of color isn’t just ugly rhetoric, it’s a calculated attempt to redefine who gets to belong in this democracy…See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Feb 26, 202612 min

Ep 3165They Don't Know What They Don't Know

Media activist Sabrina Haake joins Thom to spread her call for the FCC to regulate one-sided media propaganda like Fox (so-called) news. Plus - if there really is no 'terrorist database' then how is ICE so effective at pursuing protesters to their home and places of work?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Feb 25, 202657 min

Ep 3164Daily Take: Pardons, Policy, and Profits: Where Does Governance End and Grift Begin?

If nearly every major financial tie seems to intersect with favorable political outcomes, are Americans confronting systemic corruption or something new and even more entrenched?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Feb 25, 20269 min

Ep 3163State of the Swamp

Miles Taylor of Defiance News reports that members of Congress plan to skip Donald Trump's lie filled speech as resistance grows. Plus did we just try to invade Greenland with an AI hospital ship?  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Feb 24, 202658 min

Ep 3162Daily Take: The National Debt Is the Evidence of the Crime: Who Pocketed the $38 Trillion?

The National Debt Is the Evidence of the Crime: Who Pocketed the $38 Trillion?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Feb 24, 202611 min

Ep 3161Deep Dive with Pramila Jayapal

Fresh from confronting Pam Bondi with some of Epstein's victims, the House Progressive leader takes listener calls on a wide range of topics from Democratic messaging to overcoming Trump's efforts to cheat the midterm elections. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Feb 23, 202658 min

Ep 3160Daily Take: Can Freedom Exist Without “Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness”?

Can Freedom Exist Without “Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness”?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Feb 23, 202610 min

Ep 3159Vlad's Impossible 12 Trillion Dollar Bribe

Phil Ittner joins Thom from Kyiv to dissect what Trump's latest blathering about an impossibly large amount of cash coming from Russia could mean for his plans to abandon Democratic Ukraine.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Feb 22, 20261h 1m

Ep 3158The Dam is Breaking

Is Justice really blind? Will the gathering outrage over the Epstein revelations finally give Republicans the balls to defend the constitution and laws of the United States from the would-be tyrant?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Feb 21, 202659 min

Ep 3156Trump is Pulling a Nixon

Even reliable allies on the Supreme Court are telling Donald the constitution doesn't make him a king, and as more facts emerge from the Epstein case Pam Bondi can't possibly screech enough to cover up the fact Trump and his ICE thugs are losing the support of their own voters.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Feb 20, 202657 min

Ep 3157Daily Take: Is the Trump–Epstein Scandal Nearing the Critical Mass that Turned "Watergate" Into a White House Collapse?

The coverup is widening, the documents are missing, and history suggests the collapse comes faster than anyone expects…See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Feb 20, 202610 min

Ep 3155Destroying Vaccine Science

The reign of stupid continues, as America's leading institutions are ordered to drop their world-changing development of life-saving vaccines.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Feb 19, 202657 min

Ep 3154Daily Take: Silencing Dissent Without a Single Raid: The Billionaire Capture of America’s News

When strongmen can’t crush the press outright, they simply get their billionaire friends to buy it, bend it, and cash in…See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Feb 19, 202611 min

Ep 3153Vlad is Having a Really Great Year

The Cycle's Dr Rachel Bitecofer joins Thom for a deep dive- was manipulating Trump to deeply undermine America from the oval office the most successful foreign policy intervention is human history?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Feb 18, 202657 min

Ep 3152Daily Take: History Shows How the Transition to Tyranny Begins: By Punishing the Weak and Defying the Courts

From Hitler to Putin to Orbán and Trump, the first step is always the same: act illegally, dare anyone to stop you, and behave like losing in court is only a delay…See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Feb 18, 202615 min

Ep 3151Will GOP Women Senators Stop the Virulently Anti-Female SAVE Act?

Will Republican women in the Senate stop the virulently anti-female SAVE Act? The Epstein Files: It’s now officially a cover-up...But, wait - there’s more. Christopher Armitage - What would happen if insurance companies were banned? Most Americans still assume elections alone will decide whether this stops, but our allies abroad — who’ve seen this movie before in their own countries in their grandparents’ lifetimes — appear far less certain. They’re acting as if the United States has entered a phase nations rarely reverse once fully established.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Feb 17, 202658 min

Ep 3150Daily Take: The American Revolution Started Over This Kind of Abuse: Have We Forgotten?

The American Revolution Started Over This Kind of Abuse: Have We Forgotten?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Feb 17, 202613 min

Ep 3149What Really Happens at an Ice Processing Center?

Michael Wriston of Project Salt Box details alleged abuse at Baltimore ICE Facility as protests grow - New allegations of corporal punishment, unsanitary conditions emerge as demonstrators gather outside federal building - Plus - What Is an ICE Processing Center? Lawyers of a Chicago woman shot by federal agents say documents show how DHS lies about investigations. Crazy Alert! RFK Jr. boasts he’s “not scared” of germs because he “used to snort cocaine off of toilet seats.” Did we need to know this?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Feb 16, 202658 min

Ep 3148Daily Take: The Sound of Freedom Shattering at 3 AM

At 3:07 in the morning the pounding started...See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Feb 16, 202615 min

Ep 3147Why Trump Is Going After Canada for their New Bridge?

Trump goes after Canada again just after his billionaire commerce secretary meets with the billionaire owner of a privately owned competing bridge between Canada and Mexico. Can you spell corruption? Why Wisdom Is Almost Always Mistaken for a Threat When It First Appears. Plus journalist John Parker reports from Minnesota. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Feb 15, 202657 min

Ep 3146Now ICE is Detaining Grandmothers at Airports. What??!!

ICE doesn’t need their masks; they are safer than school children. Guess who is not safe, though? Grandmothers! For the TH Book Club Thom read's from Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight and Harriet Tubman.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Feb 14, 202659 min

Ep 3145New Explosive Trump Allegation in Epstein Files

One of Trump’s top allies and dinner-party guests is now calling for American women to be imprisoned in the ICE Concentration Camps. Why does this keep coming up? Dem lawmaker flags explosive Trump allegation in Epstein files. Here’s the interesting line - “Witness calls FBI’s [National Threat Operations Center] and reports girl, later found dead, told him Trump and Epstein raped her. Also journalist John Parker reports from Minnesota. Plus Phil Ittner with the Ukraine Briefing.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Feb 13, 202658 min

Ep 3144Daily Take: A Vote for Republicans Is a Vote Against Democracy

Can we reject the politics of concentration camps, election denial, and oligarchy by showing up in numbers too large to ignore?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Feb 13, 202614 min

Ep 3143Mary Trump - Tariff Loss, Pam Bondi, and More...

Donald Trump goes after GOPers for canceling White House meetings that excluded Democrats. Did no one tell them you have to be 100% loyal or you’ll be kicked out? Also journalist John Parker reports from Minnesota.  Plus from France to Germany to Canada, governments are recalibrating their security, technology, and defense policies around one unspoken reality: America can’t be counted on… Special Guest Mary Trump gives insights on the Tariff loss, Pam Bondi, and more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Feb 12, 202658 min

Ep 3142Daily Take: What Happens When the World Decides It Can’t Trust America Anymore?

From France to Germany to Canada, governments are recalibrating their security, technology, and defense policies around one unspoken reality: America can’t be counted on…See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Feb 12, 202614 min

Ep 3140Daily Take: Is “Voter Fraud” the Most Dangerous Political Lie in American History?

Why does a lie that has never been proven, never worked, and never been real still hold the power to undermine an entire democracy?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Feb 11, 202617 min

Ep 3141Why Are ICE Thugs Safer than School Children?

Lisa Graves, the executive director of True North Research and president of the board of the Center for Media and Democracy explains why Trump is getting away with his paramilitary raids? Plus - what’s up with the confiscated Georgia election ballots? ICE doesn’t need their masks; they are safer than school children. Guess who is not safe, though? Grandmothers! Also why does a lie that has never been proven, never worked, and never been real still hold the power to undermine an entire democracy? Plus journalist John Parker reports from Minnesota.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Feb 11, 202656 min

Ep 3139Georgia Judge Sounds the Alarm Over FBI's Raid

The people running today’s ICE hunt clubs may feel untouchable now. After all, people like them always do. But history keeps receipts and is utterly merciless with those who choose to hunt human beings. So did the American South after Reconstruction, when “posses” and “night riders” were praised as patriots until, in the 1950s and 1960s, we finally admitted to ourselves what they really were and did something about it.  Georgia Judge Sounds the Alarm Over FBI's Raid. Trump Throws Childish Tantrum at Canada. Racist Alert! Laura Loomer is very upset at “Illegal aliens and Latin “hookers” twerking at the SuperBowl" and "This isn’t White enough for me." How can we push back on the normalization of racism?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Feb 10, 202658 min

Ep 3138Daily Take: Have Human Hunt Clubs Come to America, This Time Wearing Badges and Body Armor?

Have Human Hunt Clubs Come to America, This Time Wearing Badges and Body Armor?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Feb 10, 20269 min

Ep 3137Donald is Sicking the FCC on "The View"

Our authoritarian president is weaponizing the federal government to try to silence political expression once again- this time the target is daytime TV. The fascist push continues...See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Feb 9, 202658 min

Ep 3136Daily Take: The NFL Is “Socialist” on Purpose, and It Exposes Why Unregulated Economies Always Collapse

The NFL Is “Socialist” on Purpose, and It Exposes Why Unregulated Economies Always Collapse...See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Feb 9, 202610 min

Ep 3135Want to Reduce Your Chance of Cancer by About Half?

Crazy Alert! This is the, Christian “All-American Halftime Show,” with Kid Rock. Ever heard of “Cool, Daddy, Cool?” Why are Donald Trump and Elon Musk in the process of killing 9 million people? Phil Ittner - Ukraine Briefing. Geeky Science: Want to reduce your chance of cancer by about half? Also John Parker of Minnesota's Progressive AM 950 Radio reports from Minneapolis.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Feb 8, 202657 min

Ep 3134RFK Jr's Wacky Claim that KETO Diets Fix Schizophrenia

Trump killed the voice of America, our message to Europe, and is replacing it with right wing think tanks in Europe. The Trump administration has warned that Europe faces "civilisational erasure" and questioned whether certain nations can remain reliable allies, in a new strategy document that puts a particular focus on the continent. Plus Incompetence Alert! RFK Jr claims KETO diets can cure schizophrenia. The claim vastly overstates preliminary research into whether the high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet might help people with the disorder, experts said.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Feb 7, 202657 min

Ep 3133Surprise Surprise?! TrumpRX is a Fake!

Surprise Surprise?! TrumpRX is a fake. Read the fine print. Alarm as Trump's FBI called a "horrifying" meeting of state election officials. America is stronger when we recognize each other as fully human. The moment we let that slip, we all lose something precious. Also John Parker of Minnesota's Progressive AM 950 Radio reports from Minneapolis. Plus Robert Greenwald reports on Gaza: Journalists Under Fire. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Feb 6, 202658 min

Ep 3132Daily Take: Trump’s Racist Attack on the Obamas Shows the Moral Collapse of His Presidency

This wasn’t a joke or a mistake but a warning about how racism, silence, and abuse of power are eating away at democracy…See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Feb 6, 202610 min

Ep 3131The GOP is Now Fully Authoritarian

Conservative Joe Walsh joins Thom to dissect the fascist project that the Republican party has become. This is not your father's political party. Plus a National Progressive Town Hall with US Rep. Mark Pocan. joins Thom to dissect the fascist project that the Republican party has become. This is not your father's political party. Plus A National Progressive Town Hall with US Rep. Mark Pocan.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Feb 5, 202658 min

Ep 3130Daily Take: Dear Trump Administration Official: History Is Full of Loyal Men Who Thought They’d Be Protected

A historical warning about how presidents escape, aides go to prison, and “just following orders” has never saved anyone...See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Feb 5, 202611 min