What You May Have Missed
A roundup of the past seven days, plus recommended newsletters from across Substack
History’s Darkest Echo: When Mass Murderers and Presidents Think Alike
The 32-year-old Norwegian considered himself a deep thinker and a big fan of the rightwing and Russian propaganda which argued western civilization was rotting from within because of multiculturalism, empowered women, racial/religious minorities, and liberalism. Putting pen to paper,
See No Nazis, Hear No Nazis: Is the Media Covering for Trump’s Fascist Base?
One of the enduring mysteries in today’s American political life is why so many Republican politicians and their friends are adopting or promoting openly Nazi symbols, iconography, and slogans.
DEI Exposes the Myth of White Male Superiority — And That’s Why They Hate It
Trump and his white male supremacist buddies in government and rightwing media have been playing our legacy media and the American people for suckers. And it’s working.
Yes, We’re the Villains Now — And It’s About to Get Worse
Former Republican Congressman Adam Kinzinger asks a question no current Republican politician appears willing to say out loud for fear that Musk, Trump, or other rightwing billionaires will use the corrupt Citizens United decision to blow them out of the water politically with a multimillion-dollar primary challenge:
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Saturday Report 2/22/25 - Proud Boys & Oath Keepers plan presser at Capitol they stormed...anything wrong with cop killers returning to the scene of their crime?
— The most horrifying news story of the day: Ukraine can’t fight the war against Russia without the Starlink Internet system to guide their weaponry and for communication. Yesterday, it was reported that Trump is considering having Musk cut off Starlink to that country
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Recommended Reading
Thom Hartmann also writes three additional separate Substack newsletters. Each has both a free and paid subscription option. Below are links to one free newsletter from each Substack from the past week, plus another Substack newsletter of note that I read and recommend:
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