If we don't start listening to our screaming planet, Covid and Ukraine may be the least of our worries.

Our planet is screaming a message at us, and Covid is part of that communication. The death of nature and the appearance of Covid are all part of the same thing. And it also ties into Russia's brutal war on Ukraine.

Read more at HartmannReport.com.

-Thom

Glimpses into the life of an extraordinary man.

More than two decades ago I spent a fair amount of time over several visits to remote northeastern Australia with Geoff Guest, who was thinking of affiliating his program for Aboriginal children with the German Salem International program I worked with for decades.

Geoff was part Aboriginal, part white and was stolen from his parents at a young age as part of Australia's program back in the day to "civilize" Aboriginal youth. He was part of the "Stolen Generation" of Aboriginal or mixed-race children taken from their parents by the Australian government between 1910 and 1970.

Read more at HartmannReport.com.

-Thom

The Best of the Rest of the News.

— Ukraine Update: NBC is reporting that Putin's forces in Ukraine have killed more civilians than soldiers.
— You'd think the Southern Poverty Law Center's report that the number of hate groups in America has "declined" in the past two years is good news. Turns out, not so much.
— Wannabee Strongman DeSantis Deploys Election Police.
— Republicans in Missouri are now suggesting the appropriate response to a woman getting an abortion is the death penalty.
— As America prepares to go maskless, the "hidden toll" of long Covid is almost completely missing from our headlines.
— Republicans have a plan for America and Fox News loves it.
— Why do Republicans want to keep gas prices high?
— Methane is the most potent naturally occurring greenhouse gas ... hundreds of tons of it are pouring out of abandoned oil and gas wells across America every day.
—Death Cult Alert! South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg was driving while reading a story about how terrible Joe Biden is on his phone when he struck and killed a pedestrian.
— Crazy alert! The truckers who are driving in circles around DC burning tons of fuel to complain about the "tyranny" of having, in the past, to wear masks… or something.

Read more at HartmannReport.com.

-Thom

Monday's Daily Stack

Article: "Pfizer plans to submit data on a 4th Covid shot to FDA" by Berkeley Lovelace Jr.

Article: "German vaccine commission to recommend fourth COVID-19 shot" by Reuters.

Article: "Another CDC Study Supports Masks In Schools. So Why Are We Dropping Masks Rather Than Caring For Vulnerable People?" by Judy Stone.

Article: "Acquired Neurodivergence: Long Covid And Brain Fog" by Nancy Doyle.

Article: "SARS-CoV-2 Incidence in K–12 School Districts with Mask-Required Versus Mask-Optional Policies — Arkansas, August–October 2021" by Donovan CV, Rose C, Lewis KN, et al.

Article: "The Death of Nature & the War On Ukraine are Part of the Same Thing" by Thom Hartmann.

Book: "The Last Hours Of Ancient Sunlight" by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "The insect apocalypse: 'Our world will grind to a halt without them'" by Dave Goulson.

Article: "Humans just 0.01% of all life but have destroyed 83% of wild mammals – study" by Damian Carrington.

Article: "Falling sperm counts 'threaten human survival', expert warns"" by Miranda Bryant.

Article: "Head of Ukrainian Anti-Corruption Agency Thanks Russian Minister of Defense" by Irenaeus.

Tweet: "Time for republicans to set their clocks ahead one Century." by Dean Henry.

Article: "Fast & Furious" by Wikipedia.

Case: "Brown v. Board", 1954.

Article: "Facebook allows posts with violent speech toward Russian soldiers in specific countries" by Richard Lawler.

Article: "Give blood, live longer" by Michael Day.

Article: "Coronavirus Recovery Symptoms Include Jaw Pain, Possibly Caused By Breathing Issues, Stress" by Arthur Villasanta.

Article: "Head of Ukrainian Anti-Corruption Agency Thanks Russian Minister of Defense" by Irenaeus.

Article: "Russia seeks military equipment and aid from China, U.S. officials say" by Ellen Nakashima, Karen DeYoung, Cate Cadell.

Article: "Biden adviser warns China will face consequences if it helps Russia evade sanctions" by Reuters.

Article: "List of countries by GDP (nominal)" by Wikipedia.

Book: "The Hidden History of Neoliberalism: How Reaganism Gutted America and How to Restore Its Greatness" by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "China calls for peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, urges 'maximum restraint'" by Yew Lun Tian and Tony Munroe.

Article: "Factbox: China-Russia trade has surged as countries grow closer" by Reuters.

Article: "China's Xi conveys to France, Germany opposition to Russia sanctions" by Kyodo News.

Tweet: "Hu Xijin, former editor-in-chief of the state-backed Chinese Global Times newspaper, said on Twitter: "If Sullivan thinks he can persuade China to participate in sanctions against Russia, he will be disappointed."" by Bill Newman.

Tweet: "If Sullivan thinks he can persuade China to participate in sanctions against Russia, he will be disappointed." by Hu Xijin.

Article: "COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China" by Wikipedia.

Article: "China locks down entire buildings and even cities as "stealth Omicron" variant fuels record COVID cases" by AP.

Article: "Coronavirus: Hong Kong medical workers share distressing scenes from overcrowded public hospitals as cases surge" by Elizabeth Cheung.

Article: "A 'growing form of radicalism': Expert warns pro-Trump activists are undermining GOP moderates" by Tom Boggioni.

Article: "'TV terrorist' Donald Trump blasted for telling followers they 'must lay down their very lives' to defend against CRT" by David Badash.

Article: "Oregon Republican chair resigns, citing 'greater evil than the Democrats'" by Chris Lehman.

Video: Gen. Petraeus: Russia is becoming the 'evil empire'.

Article: "Third Russian general 'killed' in Ukraine in eight days: Commander of armoured unit is the latest senior officer to be claimed dead by Ukrainian forces" by Jack Newman and Chris Jewers and Chris Pleasance.

Article: "Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria" by Wikipedia.

Video: The International Criminal Court may be in a position to issue arrest warrants, says war crimes expert.

Article: "International Criminal Court" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Ukrainian President Zelensky will give virtual address to members of Congress" by Clare Foran.

Article: "Conservation Ranching" by Audobon Society.

Article: "Allan Savory" by Wikipedia.

Site: "MasterClass : Dr. Jane Goodall Teaches Conservation".

Article: "California Is the World's Eighth Largest Economy" by Justin Garosi, Jason Sisney.

Hour Three: Monopoly Medicine from Aspirin to COVID-19
- Alexander "Alex" Zaitchik, Freelance Journalist focusing on politics, media & the environment / Contributor-The Nation, Jacobin, / Author of the new book, Owning the Sun: A People's History of Monopoly Medicine from Aspirin to Covid-19.

Article: "A People's History of Monopoly Medicine from Aspirin to COVID-19 Vaccines—New Book from Economy for All Fellow Alexander Zaitchik" by Alexander Zaitchik.

Article: "This Is How Big Pharma Wins: Two years into the pandemic, the industry has evaded reforms a supermajority of voters want." by Alexander Zaitchik.

Article: "Global, U.S. Protestors Demand WTO Waive IP Restrictions Blocking COVID-19 Vaccine Access Following Delay of WTO Ministerial Due to Omicron Variant" by Public Citizen.

Petition: "No Big Pharma Monopolies on COVID Vaccines or Treatments: WTO TRIPS Waiver Now!" by Public Citizen.

Video: Will Corporate Greed Kill Another 800,000 Americans? (w/ Lori Wallach).

Site: World Trade Organization (WTO).

Article: "World Trade Organization" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Milton Friedman" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Mont Pelerin Society" by Wikipedia.

Article: "'Antitrust was defined by Robert Bork. I cannot overstate his influence.'" by Dylan Matthews.

Article: "Robert Bork" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Denver Has Sent Mental Health Teams Instead Of Cops Over 2000 Times. No Police Back-Up Needed. Ever." by Tevye.

Article: "A pro-Russia propaganda campaign is using over 180 TikTok influencers to promote the invasion of Ukraine" by Abbie Richards.

Article: "Infamous Russian Troll Farm Appears to Be Source of Anti-Ukraine Propaganda " by Craig Silverman and Jeff Kao.

Article: "TikTok" by Wikipedia.

Video: White House TikTok Meeting Cold Open - SNL.

Article: "Missouri lawmaker says punishment for giving abortions not 'strict enough,' suggests death penalty" by Aysha Qamar.

Article: "Another Texas GOP lawmaker is attempting to make abortion punishable by the death penalty" by Shannon Najmabadi.

Article: "A Missouri bill could make it illegal to treat ectopic pregnancies" by Danielle Campoamor.

Article: "How anti-mandate rebels took on -- and took over -- their California county" by Kyung Lah, Anna-Maja Rappard and Rachel Clarke.

Case: "Buckley v. Valeo", 1976.

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

Article: "Battle of Stalingrad" by Wikipedia.

Speech: "Crisis of Confidence" by Jimmy Carter, July 15, 1979.

Article: "U.S. Field Production of Crude Oil" by EIA.

Article: "Global Oil Production & Consumption since 1965" by Timo Grossenbacher.

Article: "Exposed: The Trump, Putin & Saudi Connection to High Gas Prices " by Thom Hartmann.

Site: Democracy Now!

Article: "Roman Giertych" by Wikipedia.

Article: "AP Exclusive: Polish opposition duo hacked with NSO spyware" by Frank Bajak, Vanessa Gera.

Article: "The High Treason of the Global Right: A Story from Poland" by Sam.

Bill: "S.2747 - Freedom to Vote Act" by Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN].

Bill: "S.4263 - John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act" by Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT].

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