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Is Cruelty Ron DeSantis' Trademark?
GOP Votes to end Covid precautions as a study finds Covid the leading cause of death among children? Will this political move work?
Is Russia about to mount another big offensive? - Phil Ittner, Veteran War Correspondent in Kiev, Ukraine
You can get away with voting fraud if you are a republican...
Why the Republicans want more babies? And how they want to put those babies to work later...
Crazy Alert! The Satanic Temple opens a telehealth abortion clinic named after Alito's mom
Pope's recent call to end the criminalization of homosexuality - Michelangelo Signorile, Journalist / Commentator & Host - Michelangelo Signorile Show - SXMProgress ch. 127 3-6 ET M-F
Tucker is Claiming NBC is openly advocating for the genocide of white people - this is all about victimhood - I'll explain
Pigeon Alert! A de-extinction company wants to bring back a prehistoric pigeon - how can you revive a robot from the plant Zenu - I'll explain...

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Is Cruelty Ron DeSantis' Trademark?

With Ron DeSantis, we may finally be facing an all-American politician who has Mussolini's guile, ruthlessness, and willingness to see people die to advance his political career.

Rosaline is a 60-year-old Floridian who hopes she doesn't get seriously ill because she'd be wiped out by the increase in her already burdensome medical debt. She has no insurance, and won't qualify for Medicare for another 5 years.

Ron DeSantis is just fine with this. Cruelty is his trademark.

Read more at HartmannReport.com.

-Thom

Thursday's Daily Stack

Hour One: Is Cruelty Ron DeSantis' Trademark?

Article: "Is Cruelty Ron DeSantis' Trademark?" by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "Rosaline" by Florida Health Justice Project.

Article: "Michael" by Florida Health Justice Project.

Article: "Miriam" by Florida Health Justice Project.

Article: "Hipolito" by Florida Health Justice Project.

Article: "Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis threatens to go after Twitter board for trying to sink Elon Musk's purchase" by Selim Algar.

Article: "US COVID-19 cases and deaths by state" by USA Facts.

Article: "â€˜Just cruel:' Gov. DeSantis criticized for LGBTQ program vetoes" by Christine Sexton.

Article: "The Fiscal Case for Medicaid Expansion" by Susan L. Hayes, Akeiisa Coleman, Sara Collins, Rachel Nuzum.

Article: "Can Ron DeSantis Displace Donald Trump as the G.O.P.'s Combatant-in-Chief?" by Dexter Filkins.

Article: "The Governor Who Holds Trump's Fate in His Hands" by Michael Kruse, Matt Dixon and Gary Fineout.

Article: "'Cruel' Ron DeSantis blasted for 'playing politics with hungry children'" by John Wright.

Article: "Trump says he's seen shirtless Ron DeSantis".

Article: "These 2 States Have Handled COVID the Worst, Virus Expert Says" by Zachary Mack.

Article: "Groundhog Day" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Punxsutawney Phil predicts six more weeks of winter for third year in a row" by LBC.

Article: "Rep. George Santos vows to stop lying : â€˜I've learned my lesson'" by Michael McAuliff and Dave Goldiner.

Site: AnnaLisa Loves Seattle.

Article: "Ilhan Omar" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Cathy McMorris Rodgers" by Wikipedia.

GOP Votes to end Covid precautions as a study finds Covid the leading cause of death among children? Will this political move work?

Article: "House Votes to End Covid Precautions as G.O.P. Uses Pandemic in Political Attacks" by Jonathan Swan and Luke Broadwater.

Article: "Study Finds Covid A Leading Cause Of Death Among Children And Adolescents. Here's How To Stay Safe" by Arianna Johnson.

Article: "George Washington and the First Mass Military Inoculation" by Amy Lynn Filsinger & Raymond Dwek.

Article: "Variolation" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Former House Republican to challenge DeWine for Ohio gubernatorial nomination" by Lexi Lonas.

Video: Ohio needs a governor like Ron DeSantis - Jim Renacci.

Article: "GOP's Josh Hawley doesn't even live in the state he represents" by Christopher Reeves.

Article: "Missouri AG pressures schools to ban drag performances" by Ryan Shiner.

Book: Vax-Unvax: Let the Science Speak by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Brian Hooker.

Article: "Statute of Artificers 1562"(incl. English maximum wage law) by Wikipedia.

Hour Two: Is Russia about to mount another big offensive?
- Phil Ittner, Veteran War Correspondent in Kiev, Ukraine Youtube

Article: "Russian missile strike sends terrified civilians scrambling to find shelter " (Kramatorsk) by Tim Lister, Fred Pleitgen and Sana Noor Haq.

Article: "European leaders visit Ukraine, dangling hope of EU membership" by Natalia Zinets and Simon Lewis.

Article: "Who's sending what to Ukraine: A new wave of Western weapons explained" by Ellen Francis, Adam Taylor, Samuel Granados and Naomi Schanen.

Article: "Putin amasses 500,000 troops for 'new Ukraine invasion' ahead of war's first anniversary" by Harvey Lindsay.

You can get away with voting fraud if you are a republican...

Article: "Pro-Trump Florida man gets absurdly light sentence after admitting to bona fide voter fraud" by Aldous J Pennyfarthing.

Article: "Crystal Mason" (5 years for voting in Texas) by Wikipedia.

Article: "Florida gave ex-felons the right to vote. Now the state is arresting them for voting." by Maximillian Alvarez and Mansa Musa.

Article: "Trump denounced over call for supporters to get â€˜locked and loaded' to fight for him: â€˜Sick'" by Shweta Sharma.

Article: "Stochastic terrorism" by Wikipedia.

Article: "House GOP ditches metal detectors 3 days before Capitol riot anniversary" by Jacob Knutson.

Why the Republicans want more babies? And how they want to put those babies to work later...

Article: "Idaho Republican floats making school kids work for food" by Brad Reed.

Crazy Alert! The Satanic Temple opens a telehealth abortion clinic named after Alito's mom

Article: "Is SCOTUS About to Put Religion Over Civil Society?" by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "Satanic Temple opens telehealth abortion clinic and names it after Samuel Alito's mom" by Aldous J Pennyfarthing.

Article: "Is SCOTUS About to Put Religion Over Civil Society?" by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "DeSantis Proposes Legislation to Eliminate DEI Bureaucracies in Florida Colleges" by Caroline Downey.

Article: "â€˜Fox News in Spanish': Inside an upstart media company's big plans to impact the 2024 election" by Natalie Allison.

Book: "The Spirit Level: Why Greater Equality Makes Societies Stronger" by Richard Wilkinson, Kate Pickett.

Site: "The Equality Trust".

Book: The Inner Level: How More Equal Societies Reduce Stress, Restore Sanity, and Improve Everyone's Well-Being by Richard Wilkinson, Kate Pickett.

Article: "Why Inequality Matters" by My Fair London in association with The Equality Trust.

Article: "The Science Is In: Greater Equality Makes Societies Healthier and Richer" by Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett.

Movie: "Gangs of New York".

Hour Three: Pope's recent call to end the criminalization of homosexuality
- Michelangelo Signorile, Journalist / Commentator & Host - Michelangelo Signorile Show - SXMProgress ch. 127 3-6 ET M-F (immediately following The Thom Hartmann Program)

Article: "Pope Francis Just Called for the Decriminalization of Homosexuality Worldwide" by Molly Olmstead.

Article: "Fleeing Florida? New state laws have LGBTQ families thinking about moving" by Rodric Hurdle-Bradford.

Site: Michelangelo Signorile.

Article: "Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith" (Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith) by Wikipedia.

Article: "Trump unveils sweeping attack on trans rights" by Shawna Chen.

Book: "Ultimate Sacrifice" by Lamar Waldron with Thom Hartmann.

Tucker is Claiming NBC is openly advocating for the genocide of white people - this is all about victimhood - I'll explain

Article: "Tucker Carlson claims NBC News is "openly advocating" for the genocide of white people" by Media Matters.

Pigeon Alert! A de-extinction company wants to bring back a prehistoric pigeon - how can you revive a robot from the plant Zenu - I'll explain...

Article: "A â€˜De-extinction' Company Wants to Bring Back the Dodo" by Christine Kenneally.

Article: "Bring back dodo? Ambitious plan draws investors, critics" by AP.

TV: "Lucifer".

Article: "Killing of Tyre Nichols" by Wikipedia.

Amazon: "Charles D. Hayes".

Article: "Dick Gregory" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Police are using Steroids resulting in "Roid Rage" Why aren't police being tested for Steroids?" by Lefty Coaster.

Article: "Muir asks Pence: Did you take classified documents from the White House?" by Morgan Winsor.

Article: "Jim Jones" by Wikipedia.

Bible: "Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing..."" - Luke 23:34.

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