Working people in poorly-run, wildly-infected Red states are singing along with Johnny Paycheck.

I've seen a lot of good folk die
Who had a lot of bills to pay
I'd give the shirt right off of my back
If I had the guts to say
Take this job and shove it!
— Johnny Paycheck song written by David Allen Coe

It's the Covid, stupid!

That simple reality is apparently too complex for most of the media to figure out, as they transcribe and repeat Republican talking points over and over again about how people are quitting their jobs because the $300 a month unemployment benefits earlier this year were "too generous."

Twenty-six Republican-run states cut off unemployment benefits to their people two and three months early — and not one single Red state that did it saw a bounce in people looking for work.

Read more at HartmannReport.com.

-Thom

Wednesday's Daily Stack

Article: "'Weird' new ruling could undermine Kyle Rittenhouse's prosecution: CNN's Jeffrey Toobin" by Bob Brigham.

Article: "Charlottesville jury selection shows how deeply the right-wing smear of antifa has penetrated" by David Neiwert.

Article: "Take This Job and Shove It!" by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "Why the GOP Has Enthusiastically Embraced Cruelty" by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "Breakthrough infections: What you need to know" by Kim Schive.

Tweet: "How to properly ask an #antimasker to leave the restaurant [video]" by Kyle Perkins.

Article: "A third of COVID-19 survivors are diagnosed with conditions like stroke, dementia, and psychosis" by Anna Medaris Miller.

Article: "26 states ended federal unemployment benefits early. Data suggests it's not getting people back to work" by Greg Iacurci.

Article: "Right to Work (for Less)" by IUPAT.

Article: "States that cut off of jobless aid see no surge of job seekers" by AP.

Article: "The geography of the Great Resignation: First-time data shows where Americans are quitting the most" by Alyssa Fowers and Eli Rosenberg.

Article: "The states where the most people are quitting their jobs seem to have 2 things in common" by Dartagnan.

Article: "The racism at the heart of the Reagan presidency" by Ian Haney-Lopez.

Article: "Kamala Harris Is Being Taken to Task for Her Role in the Drug War" by EJ Dickson.

Article: "John Boehner Was Once 'Unalterably Opposed' To Marijuana. He Now Wants It To Be Legal " by Jason Breslow.

Article: "Oregon becomes first US state to decriminalise hard drugs" by BBC.

Article: "Portugal decriminalised drugs 14 years ago - and now hardly anyone dies from overdosing" by Chris Ingraham.

Article: "New Ohio marijuana legalization bill drafted by Republican lawmaker" by Jackie Borchardt.

Article: "McAuliffe: GOP rally's pledge to Jan. 6 flag was 'racist dog whistle'" by Claire Rafford.

The Peril of Jan 6th
- Robert Costa, National Political Reporter-The Washington Post (currently on leave) AND co-author of Peril w/Bob Woodward

Article: "US general defends 'secret' phone calls with China" by BBC.

Article: "John C. Eastman" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Eastman memo shows how close Georgia GOP chair came to enabling Trump coup" by Jay Bookman.

Article: "Jan 6th: We Don't Need No Stinkin' Commission" by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "1960: Hawaii Sends Two Slates to Electoral College".

Article: "19 states passed this year laws to restrict voting, new tally finds" by Fredreka Schouten.

Article: "McConnell endorses Trump-backed Georgia Senate hopeful Walker" by Nikki Schwab.

Article: "Paul Ryan" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Donald Trump Access Hollywood tape" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Paul Ryan was convinced Donald Trump had narcissistic personality disorder" by Chris Cillizza.

Article: "Benito Mussolini" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Augusto Pinochet" (Chile) by Wikipedia.

Article: "Francisco Franco" (Spain) by Wikipedia.

Article: "Gary Cohn reportedly snatched documents off Trump's desk to prevent him from wrecking 2 massive trade deals" by Bob Bryan.

Book: Fear: Trump in the White House by Bob Woodward.

Article: "Mark Esper's Remarks on the Insurrection Act amid Anti-Racism Protests" by Mark Esper.

Article: "President Trump has Fired Mark Esper, Is Insurrection on the Horizon?" by Kari Donovan.

Article: "Protests of 1968" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Joint Chiefs head Gen. Milley says China's 'hypersonic weapons test of orbital nukes' is 'very concerning' and 'comes close to a Sputnik moment': 'It has all of our attention'" by Ronny Reyes and Chris Pleasance.

Article: "Trump sues to keep White House records secret, claiming executive privilege" by Katelyn Polantz and Tierney Sneed.

Article: "Kevin McCarthy (California politician)" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Richard Spencer, Christopher 'Crying Nazi' Cantwell Struggle To Defend Themselves As 'Unite the Right' Charlottesville Trial Opens" by Tessa Stuart.

Article: "Trump's White House ignored advice on COVID-19 that could've saved over 130,000 lives, Birx said" by John Haltiwanger.

Article: "Brazil Senate committee calls for Bolsonaro charges" by Reuters.

Article: "Vince Foster" by Wikipedia.

Article: "White House abandoned plan to send 650 million face masks across the U.S. in April, report says" by Hannah Miao.

Article: "Rush Limbaugh slams news coverage of coronavirus racial disparity: "This is how they stop criticism"" by Media Matters.

Article: "Crimes against humanity" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Sean D. Murphy" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Joseph Goebbels" by Wikipedia.

Donziger sent to jail, and January 6th
- Greg Palast, The Guardian / Investigative Journalist/Author/Filmmaker & Puffin Writing Fellow, The Best Democracy Money Can Buy / His new book, How Trump Stole 2020: The Hunt For America's Vanished Voters

Tweet: "BREAKING: After 100 pages of legal briefing, the appellate court today denied my release in 10 words. This is not due process of law. Nor is it justice.
I must report to prison by tomorrow afternoon. We will get through this" by Steven Donziger.

Tweet: "So deeply moved by the support of @RepChuyGarcia, @RepRashida, @RepMcGovern, @RepAOC, @RepCori, and @RepRaskin for supporting the rally today at 11 am in Washington to demand my freedom.
Make no mistake: I am being jailed because the oil industry is scared of our movement." by Steven Donziger.

Article: "Steven Donziger sentenced to six months in prison" by Greg Palast.

Article: "Donziger: Facing Prison for Fighting Chevron" by Greg Palast.

Article: "Fact Injection: Donziger v. Chevron" by Cary Harrison and Greg Palast.

Article: "Lawyer who sued Chevron over Ecuador pollution found guilty of contempt" by Sebastien Malo.

Article: "'Appalled' UN Human Rights Experts Urge Immediate Release, Compensation for Steven Donziger" by Jessica Corbett.

Article: "Lawyer Steven Donziger gets six-month sentence for contempt in Chevron battle" by Edward Helmore.

Article: "Jan. 6 Protest Organizers Say They Participated in 'Dozens' of Planning Meetings With Members of Congress and White House Staff" by Hunter Walker.

Article: "Jan. 6 committee issues subpoenas to right-wing activist Ali Alexander and his associates" by Jon Ward.

Article: "Trump's speech that 'incited' Capitol violence: Full transcript".

Article: "Trump Shunned Quack Coronavirus Cures For Himself That He Pushed On The Public" by Amanda Terkel.

Article: "How Republicans used Senate delays to make changes at U.S. product safety regulator. Critics call it a 'power grab' that puts public at risk." by Todd C. Frankel.

Hour Three: Equal Health Care for All Act
- Chairman Adam B. Schiff, U.S. Congressman (D-CA, 28th District) / Chairman-House Intelligence Committee

Article: "Schiff Introduces Legislation Addressing Systemic Racism and Inequality in Health Care by Treating It as a Civil Rights Issue. Legislation Would Increase Funding and Data for Equitable Care, and Provide New Legal Rights" by Adam Schiff.

Article: "Democrats Unveil a Corporate Minimum Tax, Eyeing $400 Billion" by Laura Davison.

Book: Midnight in Washington: How We Almost Lost Our Democracy and Still Could by Adam Schiff.

Case: "Buckley v. Valeo", 1976

Case: "First National Bank Of Boston V. Bellotti", 1978

Case: "Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission" (2010)

Bible: "1 Timothy 6:10: For the love of money is the root of all evil".

Article: "Ranked Choice Voting / Instant Runoff" (RCV) by FairVote.

Article: "Senator explains how filibuster gives 24% of Americans veto power over what a 76% majority wants" by Egberto Willies.

Article: "24%? How many are in control?" by sterusjon.

Article: "Joe Biden to travel to Glasgow for COP26, White House confirms" by National.

Site: The Hartmann Report

Tweet: "CPAC is going to Budapest. Mike Pence was just in Budapest talking about his hopes for the Supreme Court outlawing abortion. Tucker Carlson embraced Orban and his anti Semitic fascist state on Fox prime time. Why are they all going to Hungary? What magnetic force is drawing" by Steve Schmidt.

Article: "Hungarian-Style Soft Fascism is the GOP's Ruthless New Brand " by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "Tucker Carlson & Victor Orbán Together are a Bad Omen for America" by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "When Will America Break Free from the Clutches of the Grifters?" by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "Kinzinger defends not supporting voting rights act: 'Democrats have to quit playing politics'" by Joseph Choi.

Article: "Manchin pushes for more climate cuts from the budget bill" by Coral Davenport.

Article: "Standing Rules of the United States Senate" by Wikipedia.

Article: "India Walton Beat the Buffalo Mayor in a Primary. He Won't Give Up" by Jesse McKinley.

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

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