What You May Have Missed
A roundup of the past seven days, plus recommended newsletters from across Substack
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The Memo That Hijacked American Democracy — And How Democrats Can Take It Back
“If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization,
The Grievance Machine: How Republicans Weaponize Fear to Win
As you’re reading these words, Trump and his Republican allies are spraying “a firehose of lies” accusing Democrats of responsibility for the fires in LA. And those lies are working; even mainstream media like The New York Times and The Washington Post
The Fatal Flaw: Believing You Can Negotiate with Evil Without Becoming Its Victim
There’s no compromising with evil, although some Democrats apparently think they can. Evil, by its very nature, will always win in such situations, even when it appears to have compromised or cooperated.
American Caesar: Trump’s Path to Power Mirrors Rome’s Darkest Days
Last night, President Biden warned America that an oligarchy is forming in Washington DC and that it threatens our republic. Turns out, this is not a new story.
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Saturday Report 1/18/25 - What’s your survival plan for the next 4 years?
— What’s your survival plan for the next 4 years? For Monday, January 20th? How are we all going to make sense of and survive the next 4 years of of the Trump Oligarchy? Tracking social media and sites like Kos and DU I’m seeing a whole spectrum of responses to Trump becoming president again, ranging from “I’m energized to fight!” to “I’m checking out a…
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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:
I so enjoy your Sunday's "What you may have Missed" ALL of last week's Highlights are listed here for us. Thank You, Thom and Staff!! and will reStack ASAP 💯👍