No democracy in the world can work if its citizens don't believe their votes are legitimately counted: This lie that started in 1964 is now a harpoon pointed at the heart of our democracy.

But democracy only functions properly when the people trust that its essential mechanism — voting — is honest and true.

And that dependence on trust in elections — that vulnerability of all democracies — is exactly what Donald Trump and his fascist followers are aiming their weapons of mass deception at.

But Trump isn't doing it alone: he's following a script that has played out in multiple countries over many tragic years and wars, and is now possible in America (and is spreading around the world) because of a decision a campaign made in 1964.

Our country is also experiencing this deep crisis of democracy because, in large part, the media hasn't been doing their job about this issue of faith in the security of our vote. There's a hell of a history here.

Republicans have been attacking the heart of our democracy right out in the open since 1964 and covering it up by yelling about "voter fraud."

Read more at HartmannReport.com.

-Thom

Tuesday's Daily Stack

Article: "Will America Have a Free & Fair Vote or a Government Chosen Through Violence?" by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "Timeline: North Carolina's absentee ballot scandal" by AP.

Article: ""A Stone of Hope": The Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Its Impact on the Economic Status of Black Americans" by Jenny Bourne.

Article: "League of Women Voters forced to stop voter registration in Florida" by Scottish Dragon.

Article: "DeSantis Is Using "Election Police" to Intimidate Voters With Felony Convictions" by Amy Goodman.

Article: "The Hidden History of the War On Voting" by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "Trump resurrects election-year conspiracy theory that he lost New Hampshire because busloads of Massachusetts voters came north to illegally support Hillary Clinton – two years after Corey Lewandowski debunked it" by Katelyn Caralle.

Site: "Democracy Docket".

Article: "Telling the Truth About Chief Justice Rehnquist" by Alan Dershowitz.

Article: "G.O.P. Opens Drive to Prevent Fraud" by Cabell Phillips.

Article: "Brett Kavanaugh Florida ties: Elian, 2000 vote recount, Terri Schiavo" by Antonio Fins.

Law: "Civil Rights Act of 1964".

Article: "Operation Eagle Eye (United States)" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Rabbit rabbit rabbit" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Florida governor signs law to make ex-felons pay fines before voting" by Orion Rummler.

Article: "The backlash against Ron DeSantis's puzzling voter fraud arrests" by Siona Peterous.

Article: "Bolsonaro remains silent after election defeat to Lula as key allies accept result" by Tom Phillips.

Article: "Brazil's Bolsonaro to accept election loss in speech to nation, says minister" by Brian Ellsworth, Ricardo Brito.

Article: "Brazil truckers jam traffic to protest Bolsonaro loss" by Diane Jeantet.

Article: "Voting in Maryland? Here's everything you need to know about the 2022 general election" by The Herald-Mail.

Article: "Wes Moore wins Maryland Democratic gubernatorial primary over former Obama Cabinet member Tom Perez" by Caitlin McFall.

Article: "Republicans flood the zone with pro-GOP polls, bending models in their direction" by Kerry Eleveld.

Article: "‘Chaos and confusion': The campaign to stamp out ballot drop boxes" by Stateline.org.

Article: "Assailant tried to tie up Paul Pelosi in home attack and shouted, ‘Where is Nancy?' sources say" by Jamie Gangel, Clare Foran, Whitney Wild and John Miller,.

Article: "Dem candidate allegedly brutally assaulted in Pennsylvania ahead of election: report" by Matthew Chapman.

Site: End The Bribe System.

Site: Tribel.

Article: "1960 United States presidential election" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Voting rights in the United States" by Wikipedia.

Article: "'Surrounded by cowards': McCarthy and GOP leadership slammed by Kinzinger for 'acquiescing' to violent rhetoric" by Tom Boggioni.

Hour Two: Lula's victory show what's possible when everyone is in & Why hasn't Bolsonaro conceded?
- Guillaume Long PhD, Senior Policy Analyst - Center for Economic Policy and Research (CEPR) in Washington, DC. / Previously held several cabinet positions in the government of Ecuador and most recently served as Ecuador's permanent representative to the United Nations in Geneva. Ph.D. in International Politics from the University of London.

Article: "Lula's Victory in Brazil Proves Transformative Change Is Won When We Are United" by Jeremy Corbyn.

Article: "Lula's Win a Victory for Amazon Rainforest and Global Climate" by Juan Cole.

Article: "Lula da Silva narrowly beats Jair Bolsonaro to win Brazil election" by Sky News.

Article: "Brazil's Bolsonaro to break silence after election defeat" by Vanessa Buschschlüter.

Article: "Bolsonaro says constitutional amendment will lower fuel, energy prices" by Reuters.

Article: "Voting in National Elections in Brazil" by Angloinfo.

Article: "John Eastman" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Mike Lindell" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Stoneman Douglas High School shooting" (Parkland) by Wikipedia.

Article: "Beasley, Budd, and seven other candidates running in North Carolina's U.S. Senate general election on Nov. 8" by Dave Beaudoin.

Article: "Electoral College" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Constitution of the United States" Article 1 section 4 "The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by Law make or alter such Regulations, except as to the Places of chusing Senators."

Article: "Mike's Midterm Tsunami Truth #21" by Michael Moore.

Article: "Christine Drazan" by Wikipedia.

Article: "At Last! NBC Journalists knock GOP strategist's attempt to make GOP violence equivalent to protest" by Egberto Willies.

Article: "New Hampshire Republican Don Bolduc claimed a local school has 'litter boxes' for children. The school says that's 'entirely untrue.'" by Charles R. Davis.

Article: "How Doug Mastriano sank deeper into antisemitism" by Will Bunch.

Article: "Italy to crack down on illegal rave parties with fines and long jail terms " by Lee Brown.

Article: "Tim Ryan: The Working-Class-Jobs Candidate in the Era of Resentment" by Alec MacGillis.

Article: "Colorado Schools Issuing Buckets, Kitty Litter For Students to Go to the Bathroom During Lockdowns, School Shootings" by Jake Maher.

Site: Don Siegelman.

Article: "Voting machine" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Premier Election Solutions" (formerly Diebold Election Systems) by Wikipedia.

Article: "Election Systems & Software (ES&S)" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Accused Paul Pelosi attacker was in US illegally on overstayed visa: sources" by Joe Marino and David Propper.

Poll: "Who has your vote for longtime U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt's seat?" by SBJ.

Article: "Josh Hawley defeats Claire McCaskill in Missouri " by Adam Cancryn.

Site: .Willamette Week

Site: Portland Mercury.

Article: "Illegal Immigrants Sue DeSantis for Flying Them to Martha's Vineyard" by Diana Glebova.

Article: "Don Jr's latest 'depravity' shows he's 'a chip off the old block': Trump biographer " by Matthew Chapman.

Article: "Kari Lake cracks joke about Paul Pelosi attack after suspect's vicious plot revealed" by Washington Examiner.

Site: BlueVoterGuide.

Site: Voter's Edge California.

Site: L.A. Times.

Article: "Trump Floats Conspiracy Theories About Pelosi Attack: ‘Weird Things Going On in That Household'" by Candice Ortiz.

Article: "Judge and Defense Clash, Families Unleash Anger at Parkland Shooter's Sentencing " by NBC 6.

Article: "In Close, Crucial Governor's Races, Poll Finds Sharp Split on Elections" by Reid J. Epstein and Ruth Igielnik.

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

Representative Mark Pocan (D-WI, 2nd District) will be calling in to talk about the issues of the day and take your calls.

Plus, I'll be talking with Economist Dr. Richard Wolff, Co-founder, Democracy At Work / Author of numerous books - his latest is The Sickness is the System (now also available as an eBook)

And, What Brian Kemp is Hiding From You? - Greg Palast, Investigative Reporter / Author of several books including The Best Democracy Money Can Buy / Filmmaker - his latest, "Vigilante: Georgia's Vote Suppression Hitman", produced by Martin Sheen, is out... special one time national screening event!!

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