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ARE FASCISM AND HATE CHRISTIAN VALUES? May 06, 2023

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All across the country Republicans are working to spread hatred towards the LGBTQ+ community. How can they pair this with their supposedly Christian beliefs?

Plus- Thom reads from 'Persist', a book written by Elizabeth Warren.

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Orbán is Giving the GOP Lessons on "Soft Fascism" at CPAC & They're Taking Notes May 05, 2023

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For 20 years, Hungary was a functioning democracy; today, it’s a corrupt neofascist oligarchy. Europeans refer to it as “soft fascism” - Orban succeeded in pulling off what Donald Trump tried…

Did Trump sell classified documents he stole to the Saudis and others? Are we shocked? In TX doctors are being forced to report "fake " abortion "complications" under threat of losing their jobs. Michael Fanone claims CNN declined to run op-ed critical of network for hosting Trump town hall - hmmm....Isn't this the one person they should hear from? Victoria Jones - Coronation of King Charles...and the future of the monarchy / PLUS, the UK elections...will the Tory party finally be voted out?! Is the banking crisis deepening? Pigeon Alert! The robots from the planet xenu are putting out misinformation again, and they have invented a new coverup - I'll fill you in.

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Trump Town Hall: Is CNN Normalizing Fascism Next Week? May 04, 2023

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It’s time to call a fascist a fascist, speaking of CNN’s upcoming attempt to rehabilitate Trump with a sanitized “Town Hall” and a mostly MAGA audience. The Tucker Carlson text message: Inside the mind of a sociopath? Investigative journalist Greg Palast explains Powell's bag of leeches - hiking interest rates, the Medieval cure for inflation. Also, what Putin is up to by claiming an attempted drone attack. Veteran War Correspondent Phil Ittner reports from Kyiv, Ukraine.

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As the GOP Puts the U.S. Economy in Limbo, Justice Ticks Down for DJT May 03, 2023

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Anxiety rises around the globe as the House Republicans and Kevin McCarthy recklessly toy with the US debt ceiling. Meanwhile E. Jean Carroll's emotional testimony and evidence continue in the rape trial against Donald Trump. Trumps lawyer, Joseph Tacopina demonstrates tone deaf bullying tactics and a disregard for the jury's safety and anonymity. Plus Marjorie Taylor Greene latest embarrassment in congressional hearings plus much more.

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The SCOTUS Betrayal of Justice May 02, 2023

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Reporter covering Supreme Court, Politics & Democracy at Mother Jones, Pema Levy explains that the Dobb's leak didn't wreck the Supreme Court - the Justice's Scandals Did...A year ago, conservatives complained of a betrayal of justice. Since then, they’ve been ignoring plenty. Also Executive Director-Social Security Works Alex Lawson reveals that Social Security was just voted down by 217 Republicans. Alex Lawson knows how we can save it but we have to work together.

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For the Next Time Some Idiot Tries to Tell You the GOP is “The Party of Business” May 01, 2023

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The only businesses Republicans support are gun sellers, megachurches, corrupt defense contractors & giant monopolies - and none of those are good for average Americans or the US economy. Interview: Consumer advocate, lawyer, author, former presidential candidate, and radio host Ralph Nader introduces his new newspaper The Capitol Hill Citizen, and book, The Incommunicados. Also how republicans are silencing their constituents and why GOP "snowflakes" can't handle unique artwork - so it's being destroyed - WHAT!?

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Why the GOP May Actually Want a Second Great Depression Apr 30, 2023

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This is a story as old as capitalism. During the Republican Great Depression of the 1930s, for example, some of America’s greatest fortunes were made or massively expanded. Also, Geeky Science about fried foods: Can French Fries bring on depression?

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Will SCOTUS Give in to Kevin McCarthy's Folly? Apr 29, 2023

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Kevin McCarthy is playing with fire, and he’s on very shaky constitutional grounds. The US government has never, in our country’s entire history, defaulted on its debt. Neither, in recent history, have most other advanced democracies. Debt default is very much a Third World thing. Will the beleaguered and scandal ridden court cave? Also South Africa Freedom Day - South Africa’s first post-apartheid democratic elections were held this month in 1994.

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How to De-throne the Self-Appointed Kings & Queens of America Apr 28, 2023

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I am proposing that Congress change the rules of how the Court operates around decisions in which they invoke the Constitution to change or strike down laws. Trump calls to end the constitution and Republicans say nothing - say what? Veteran War Correspondent based in Kyiv, Ukraine Phil Ittner is here - The Battle of the apps. Sen Durban says a SCOTUS overhaul is coming - I can't wait. Hakeem Jeffries gives epic speech on house floor. Geeky Science! Why & how touch and massage are so therapeutic.

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Men are No Longer Burning Women at the Stake - They're Now Killing Them By "Big Government" Apr 27, 2023

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If it seems to you like women in Red states are the subjects of witch hunts, you’re right. And it has nothing to do with “life”: it’s all about economic and political power. Anti-Democratic And Anti-Minority Politics Collide: Rep Zephyr's Treatment In Montana Should Concern Us All. Will the label "Rapist" change how republicans think of Trump? E. Jean Carroll has her day in court. Is Ted Cruz guilty of a coup plot against the US? Also don't panic about Biden's polling numbers - Trump looked like he would win last time too - But didn't. Gay adoption? This is what happens when countries elect fascist leaders. And why aren't there more calls and more media on impeaching Clarence Thomas?

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