Meanwhile, Congress dithers over a few trillion dollars that could begin to change our nation's emissions course and help save us all from a flaming nightmare While Republicans dependent on fossil fuel and other billionaires in the "Koch Network" continue to deny even the existence of man-made global warming, the IPCC just came out with their first report to say that there's absolute certainty that much of the extreme weather our planet is experiencing is caused by our burning fossil fuels into the atmosphere.

There is no longer any doubt that global warming is here and wreaking havoc, the report says; the science is "unequivocal." Over 14,000 different peer-reviewed studies were used to compile this report, and its results are stunning.

The Secretary General of the United Nations, António Guterres said this moment represents "a code red for humanity" and adds, "There is no time for delay and no room for excuses."

Meanwhile, Congress dithers over a few trillion dollars that could begin to change our nation's emissions' course and help save us all from a flaming nightmare.

But instead of CO2, methane and nitrous oxide emissions declining, the report points out that global emissions of all three continue, and the rate of emission continues to increase. As a result, we're close to hitting an absolute ceiling of 1.5 degrees Celsius that, if passed, will turn the world into a hellscape for humans and most other animals and plants.

Read more at HartmannReport.com.

-Thom

Tuesday's Daily Stack

Article: "My guy's doctor finally got through to him" by MissMillie .

Article: "Arkansas reports new record for COVID-19 hospitalizations" by Andrew DeMillo.

Article: "As Delta Variant Spreads, Florida Hospitals Race to Find Open Beds " (Drudge: State Races to Find Beds...) by Melanie Evans.

Article: "Ambulances wait outside hospitals as COVID infections spread" by Kelli Kennedy, Adriana Gomez Licon (Drudge: Ambulances Strained...).

Article: "Amid delta surge, confusion again reigns..." by Carissa Wolf, Douglas Moser, Roxana Popescu and Lenny Bernstein.

Article: "The world is nowhere near the end of the Covid pandemic, says famed epidemiologist Larry Brilliant" by Yen Nee Lee. (Drudge: World 'nowhere near end of pandemic'...)

Article: "Woodward book: Trump says he knew coronavirus was 'deadly' and worse than the flu while intentionally misleading Americans" by Robert Costa.

Article: "How anti-vaxxers weaponized a horse de-wormer drug as COVID treatment " by Nicole Karlis.

Article: "MAGA-lovers flock to Florida seeking access to 'superman' Trump and a 'safe space' from liberals" by John Wright.

Article: "New York Governor Cuomo resigns after sexual harassment findings" by Jonathan Allen.

Article: "Senate Begins Budget Political Theater With $3.5 Trillion at Stake" by Luke Broadwater and Emily Cochrane.

Article: "Senate passes $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, sending key part of Biden's economic agenda to the House" by Jacob Pramuk.

Article: "A humanitarian crisis. A national security crisis. A public health crisis" by Joni Ernst.

Article: "Climate Change: Will America Wait Until It's Too late?" by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "Mapped: the United States and Canada at the same latitudes as Europe" by Morgane Croissant.

Article: "Greenhouse gas emissions" by Hannah Ritchie and Max Roser.

Article: "New climate models forecast a warming surge" by Paul Voosen.

Article: "Forest fires spread out of control in Lebanon for second day amid political crisis" by Najia Houssari.

Article: "Greece wildfires spread, causing mass evacuations" by BBC.

Article: "California shuts down major hydroelectric plant amid record-low water levels at Lake Oroville" by Emma Newburger.

Article: "Canadian village 'devastated' by wildfires a day after temperatures topped 121 degrees" by Dave Alsup and Brisa Colon.

Site: "Freedomworks".

Article: "Watch last week's explosive growth of Oregon's Bootleg fire captured by space satellite".

Article: "Facebook let fossil-fuel industry push climate misinformation, report finds" by Chris McGreal.

Article: "Climate crisis: Scientists spot warning signs of Gulf Stream collapse" by Damian Carrington.

Article: "Humans have pushed the climate into 'unprecedented' territory, landmark U.N. report finds" by Brady Dennis and Sarah Kaplan.

Article: "Germany: Nuclear power plants to close by 2022" by BBC.

Article: "Arab Spring" by Encyclopaedia Britannica.

Article: "Peddler's martyrdom launched Tunisia's revolution" by Lin Noueihed.

Article: "Egypt" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Tunisia" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Portland could hit 104 as another dangerous heat wave looms " by Mary Gilbert.

Article: "Major Atlantic ocean current system might be approaching critical threshold" by Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research.

Article: "Why tech billionaires are buying luxury doomsday bunkers in New Zealand" by Stephen Johnson.

Article: "The best place to ride out a global societal collapse is New Zealand, study finds" by Adam Taylor.

Article: "Geothermal energy" by Wikipedia.

Article: "California Announces Historic Agreement with Federal Partners to Advance Offshore Wind Development" by Gavin Newsom.

Article: "Wind power in Denmark" by Wikipedia.

Hour Two: United Healthcare Aims to Scare Black Women From Seeking Emergency Care...
- Wendell Potter, Center for Health and Democracy / Tarbell / author, Deadly Spin & Nation on the Take: How Big Money Corrupts Our Democracy and What We Can Do About It

Book: The Hidden History of American Healthcare: Why Sickness Bankrupts You and Makes Others Insanely Rich by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "UnitedHealthcare to crack down on ER visits, potentially exposing patients to bigger bills " by Samantha Liss.

Article: "UnitedHealthcare aims to scare Black women from seeking emergency care" by Jessica Ann Tyson.

Article: "Beyond the Medicare Advantage Scam" by kaytillow.

Article: "Exxon Mobil Corporation" by Google Finance.

Article: "Water War? Turkey Cuts Water Supply to Syria - Euphrates Shut Down" by Michael Collins.

Article: "Turkey is blamed for cutting the water supply of over 1 million people living in northeast Syria" by Jacqueline Baylon, Robin Lindsay, and Cate Brown.

Article: "Syria" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Syria–Turkey relations" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Puget Sound Energy" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Carbon fee and dividend" by Wikipedia.

Site: Citizens' Climate Lobby.

Site: Earth Day.

Article: "Climate Change and the Health of People with Disabilities" by EPA.

Article: "Hurricane Maria" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Plant Based Meat Companies: Firms Disrupting Meatless Meat".

Hour Three: How to De-Program Trump Cultist Lining Up For the Kool-Aid
- Psychoanalyst Dr. Justin Frank MD, Psychoanalyst & Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Science - George Washington University / Author - Trump on the Couch (Previous books include Bush on the Couch & Obama on the Couch) @JustinFrankMD

Article: "Cognitive Dissonance: True Lies and False Truths" by Saul Levine.

Article: "Trump tells Americans to take unproven malaria drug to prevent Covid-19" by Jessica Glenza.

Article: "Is the delta variant more dangerous for children? A growing number of kids are very sick" by y Erika Edwards.

Tweet: "This SOB is criminally negligent and responsible for the deaths of thousands of Texans. As a man who claims to be "Christian" one wonders if he is worried about burning in hell… As an apparent sociopath, however, he is probably unconcerned… [link]" by Thom Hartmann.

Tweet: "Today I announced new measures to respond to the spread of COVID-19:
* bring in additional medical personnel to staff hospitals
* expand Antibody Infusion Centers to prevent hospitalization of those with COVID
* make it easier to get a vaccination" by Greg Abbott.

Quote: "Two Things Are Infinite: the Universe and Human Stupidity" - attributed to Albert Einstein.

Quote: "The Difference Between Stupidity and Genius Is That Genius Has Its Limits" - Alexandre Dumas, fils.

Article: "Operation Warp Speed" by Wikipedia.

Video: David Pakman Show August 9, 2021.

Article: "Dust Bowl" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Matt Gaetz scandal deepens as associate admits paying 17-year-old for sex" by David Smith, Martin Pengelly.

Bill: "H.R.3824 - Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act of 2021" by Rep. Grijalva, Raul M. [D-AZ-3] .

Article: "Pete Ricketts" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Ricketts to send Nebraska State Patrol troopers to Texas to help border crisis" by Taleisha Newbill.

Article: "Pence, Cruz, DeSantis to headline Ricketts steak fry event" by AP.

Article: "Meet the Real Dark Money GOP Donors Who Funded Those Who Voted to Overturn the Election" by Alex Kotch.

Article: "Dry cleaners see bump as city reopens, but many are hanging on by a thread: 'The damage is pretty much done'" by Denny Jacob.

Article: "Executive Order 2020-10" by JB Pritzker, Governor of Illinois. "... Essential Businesses and Operations ... Laundry services. Laundromats, dry cleaners, industrial laundry services, and laundry service providers"

Wednesday on The Thom Hartmann Program, 12-3pm ET

I'll be talking with: Dr. Michael Mann, Distinguished Professor of Meteorology & Director, Earth System Science Center-Penn State University / Member-National Academy of Sciences / author of several books including including his latest just out, The New Climate War / (previously, The Madhouse Effect: How Climate Change Denial Is Threatening Our Planet, Destroying Our Politics, and Driving Us Crazy) / Recipient of the Tyler Prize

Plus, Spencer Ackerman, Investigative journalist and author of the new book, REIGN OF TERROR: How the 9/11 Era Destabilized America and Produced Trump

And, the best of the rest of the news along with your calls right here on...

The Thom Hartmann Program, Occupying The Media 3 hours a day 5 days a week for "we the people"

And don't forget...Democracy is NOT a spectator sport...it begins with you...

Trump Cultist Leaders Are All Moving to Florida? Part 1

Climate Change Tipping Points Are Close - When Is Too late?

Don't Despair: Be a "Trim Tab" & Help Save the World

When the Seas Rise - This Catastrophe is Unavoidable

Moonies' Cult - "Good Way to Die" Are Recruiting Soldiers (w/ Dr. Steven Hassan)