What You May Have Missed
A roundup of the past seven days from the Hartmann Report
The Power to Destroy Isn’t Hypothetical: It’s the State’s Ultimate Weapon
Every president and most members of Congress have known for the past two centuries that having the ability to wield the power of government is a serious responsibility that carries with it real obligations for self-control.
“America's Comeback” Is Nothing but a Con Job
When Charlie Kirk was assassinated, he was sitting under a tent that had “America Comeback Tour” printed in huge letters across all four sides. It was the theme of his tour of college campuses, a tour run by his Turning Point organization that was, according to NBC News,
A Far Left Radical’s Manifesto
If you’re even remotely associated with the Democratic Party, whether running for office, helping out, or just breathing while Democratic, the GOP and their rightwing media attack dogs will label you a “far left radical.”
Silencing the Press, Targeting the People: The Pyramid of Authoritarian Violence
The FCC chairman just threatened to pull ABC’s license because of a comment Jimmy Kimmel made about Charlie Kirk, and ABC just indefinitely took him off the air. This is the sort of thing you’d expect in Russia, not America.
The Day America Stepped Over the Edge
This is a threshold moment, this stifling of Jimmy Kimmel. It’s the last laugh before the silence.
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— 1,800 Men Went Into Alligator Auschwitz, but when ICE started to shut down the facility, only 600 Came Out. As Charles Pierce writes for Esquire, “It appears that the agency is just as incompetent as it is cruel.” A federal judge, based on a lawsuit from the Miccosukee Tribe,
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