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- Part 1:We talk with Attorney Joe Jaworski to talk Texas politics, JoeJaworski, grandson of Leon a third generation Texan and a former council member, mayor pro tem and mayor of Galveston, Texas, owns The Jaworski Law FirmWe discuss the chaos caused by Trump's tariff actions, and how this has affected Texas. The business community is cautious about criticizing the actions, but still worried about the effects. Texas is the largest single state to export, mostly energy in the form of refined oil and related products.We learn that Ken Paxton, the Atty General, is running against long-time Senator John Cornyn. This […]
- Part 1:We talk with Henry Grabar, Staff Writer at Slate.We discuss the Canadian government's plan to increase housing buildup in Canada, including changes to local regulations to allow different kinds of housing builds. This would include zoning changes, increased use of modular construction, and pre-fab construction. Additionally, they plan to decrease borrowing costs. The Liberals are up in the polls, and popular sentiment in Canada is against the Trump policies and tariffs.Part 2:We talk with Frank Bowman a law professor and former federal and state prosecutor.He is the author of the bookHigh Crimes and Misdemeanors: A History of Impeachment for […]
- Part 1:We talk with Mark Joseph Stern, Slate Senior Writer.We discuss the recent Supreme Court ruling on the legality of Trump's mass deportations, and the rationale, the 'Alien Enemies Act of 1798'. We discuss how this Act does not apply. We also discuss the ramifications of such a rationale. These would also apply to citizens, if Trump chooses, which he has already signaled that he would. Deportation to a foreign country, even by 'mistake' could be a danger to anyone in the US.Part 2:We talk with Dave Levinthal, a Washington, D.C.-based investigative journalist reporting on politics, government, money, ethics and […]
- Part 1:We talk with John Nichols, a national affairs correspondent forThe Nation. He has written, cowritten, or edited over a dozen books on topics ranging from histories of American socialism and the Democratic Party to analyses of US and global media systems. His latest, cowritten with Senator Bernie Sanders, is theNew York TimesbestsellerIt's OK to Be Angry About Capitalism.'We discuss the large protest demonstrations, themed "Hands Off" against the Trump policies. The federal government is dysfunctional, and the US cannot afford this.Part 2:We talk with Congressman Ro Khanna, who represents California's 17th Congressional District, located in the heart of Silicon […]
- This is a panel discussion.We discuss the actions taken by the administration, where real issues are ignored, but others are used to shock and intimidate people and institutions.A recession is coming, due to the policies enacted. The state services that help people survive are being dismantled. We may be looking at a 'depression' rather than 'recession'. Climate change is the existential danger that threatens us all.Large law firms, universities, and others are bowing before this destructive administration. What ca/should be done? Who will do it?Music: From David Rovics, “The Richest Man in the World Says So”, 2025
- Part 1:We talk with Harvey Kronberg, publisher of the Texas based Qorum Report.We discuss Texas reactions to Musk in Wisconsin, and how Musk has inserted himself in the Wisconsin Supreme Court election.We discuss the Texas legislature, and Musk's influence in Texas. His company is the second largest employer in Austin.We also talk about hoe Texas farmers will be affected by tariffs. There are also 1800 auto assembly lines in Texas that are dependent on just-in-time parts from Mexico. There has been a $5 billion NIH cut to Texas agencies. We talk about school vouchers in Texas, and how this will […]
- Part 1:We talk with Anders Croy, Communications Director for Florida Watch.We discuss the recent elections in Florida to replace two members of Congress. The Democratic candidates dis NOT win, but the votes were much lower for the Republican candidates than anticipated. There is a feud between the governor and the legislature in Florida. Property taxes is a point of contention, as are sales taxes. Property insurance rates continue to rise, and some insurance companies have abandoned Florida markets. For residents, property insurance rates are a very important consideration.Part 2:We talk with Elizabeth Minnich, earned her M.A. and Ph.D. in Philosophy […]
- Part 1:We talk with Harold Meyerson, Editor-at-Large, The American Prospect.We discuss Trump's abrogation of the contractual rights of Federal employees to belong to unions. Unions represent more than one million federal employees. The claim by Trump is that ALL federal employees are subject to rules regarding national security. Now, government employment is dependent on loyalty to Trump, rather than expertise and experience. We discuss the implications for federal agencies and their clients, the people of the US. This is a war against workers.Part 2:We talk with Jessica Piper, reporter at Politico.We discuss the recent presidential election, and the shifts in […]
- Part 1:We talk with Megan O'Matz, reporter for ProPublica.We discuss with her the election for Wisconsin Supreme Court, which has been flooded with money from Musk. The issues for Wisconsin remain important, and they are the protection of abortion in Wisconsin, union rights, and how redistricting will be done.Part 2:We talk with Mel Goodman, Senior Fellow at the Center for International Policy and a professor of government at Johns Hopkins University. A former CIA analyst, Goodman is the author of "Failure of Intelligence: The Decline and Fall of the CIA" and "National Insecurity: The Cost of American Militarism". and "A […]
- This is a panel discussion.Topics covered:- The administration is targeting speech-The disagreement with Canada is worsening daily, fueled by Trump's accusing Canada for treating the US unfairly.=People are being kidnapped with no wattants, and being deported, despite the illegality.-Democratic Party are mostly clueless, and are not taking organized action-The tole of DOGE continues to grow.-Powerful law firms are capitulating to Trump, as are powerful universities. Music: From David Rovics, “The Richest Man in the World Says So”, 2025
- Featured speakers/guests:Part 1:We talk with Joe Jaworski, host of "The Midterms", and former mayor of Galveston, Tx.We discuss the censorship of speech and thought in Texas. We also discuss the makeup of the Texas legislature, and the likely issues that they will take up. One of them is the school voucher program, which the governor has pushed. We discuss the 'voucher profiteers' now in Texas.Part 2:We talk with Bill Curry and Robert Hockett. Curry is a former legislator in Connecticut, white house aide, and two-time candidate for Governor in Connecticut. Robert Hockett is a professor.We discuss the recent spate of […]
- Part 1:We talk with John Nichols, a national affairs correspondent for The Nation. He has written, cowritten, or edited over a dozen books on topics ranging from histories of American socialism and the Democratic Party to analyses of US and global media systems. His latest, cowritten with Senator Bernie Sanders, is the New York Times bestseller, It's OK to Be Angry About Capitalism.We discuss Musk's involvement in the Wisconsin Supreme Court race.We also talk about the latest Trump administration scandal: the attack plan against the Houhtis being discussed on Signal, a commercial chat. What will be White House do? Who, […]
- Part 1: We talk with Patrik Jonsson, Christian Science Monitor Georgia Bureau Chief.We discuss the increasing violence in the US. This includes the domestic extremism and police violence against citizens. What is currently endorsed by the government? "Everything everywhere all at once" .Part 2:We tak with Ron Abramson, Chair of Shaheen & Gordons Immigration Law Group.Ronald Abramson encabeza el Grupo de Inmigracion en el despacho de Shaheen y Gordon.We discuss the recent deportations of Venezuelans swept up in raids, some for only having tattoos. Fear is growing among immigrants across the country. This includes the undocumented, green card holders, and naturalized […]
- Part 1:We talk with Jeet Heer, National Affairs Correspondent, The NationWe discuss the behavior of the Democratic Party. The are ineffectual, and leadership is lacking, with the exception of Bernie Sanders and AOC. They are following a program of cowardice, as exemplified by Schumer. Large law firms are caving to trumpists. Judges are at risk, with threats being uttered. When will it be 'enough' to make voters react?Part 2:We talk with Eamon Whalen, a freelance journalist who writes about the right wing, and about the 'masculinity culture'.We discuss with Mr. Whalen the 'crisis of masculinity, and its implications. Specifically, he […]
- Stephen Pimpare is Professor of Public Policy at Vermont Law and Graduate School. He is the author of four books, including A People’s History of Poverty and, most recently, Politics for Social Workers: A Practical Guide to Effecting ChangeLincoln Mitchell teaches political science and public policy at Columbia University. He is the author of nine books and his writings have appeared at CNN, Reuters, the New York Times, NBC, the San Francisco Examiner and numerous other media platforms. For more of Lincoln’s work you can subscribe to his Substack “Kibitzing with Lincoln” at /lincolnmitchell.substack.com/.”Dave Levinthal Based in Washington, D.C., Dave […]
- Part 1:We talk with Jeremy Schwartz, investigative reporter for ProPublica.We discuss the elections to school boards in Texas. We look at the difference between 'at-large' elections and 'within district' elections. We note that in the 'at-large' elections, the school board members who are chosen concentrate less on education than on culture wars. Actual parents have less input. In 'within-district' elections, school board members are more likely to be focused on education. We discuss election funding, and how this will affect education in future.Part 2:We talk with Bill Curry and David Atkins. Bill Curry was a Connecticut state senator, comptroller and […]
- Part 1: We talk with Felipe de la Hoz, contributing editor forThe New Republic.Along with co-writer Gaby Del Valle, he runsBORDER/LINES, a weekly newsletter breaking down the rapid pace of change in federal immigration policy.We discuss the case of Mahmoud Khalil, who has been taken by federal agents. Although he is a green card holder, he is being treated as a criminal for his speech, apparently, and treated as a threat. We discuss the rationale, and what the various implications are.Part 2: We talk with Alison Phllips, Professor of Psychology, and with Julia Standefer, Ph.D. student. Both are at Iowa […]
- Part 1:We talk with Katharine Stewart, investigative reporter, and author of two recent books, "The Power Worshipers", and "Money, Lies, and God,"We discuss the tactics of the US christian right, and how their goal is to crush liberalism and democracy in the US and other countries. How the christian right uses disinformation to to sway people to their view, and confuse people.Part 2:We talk with Nathan Meyers, Ph.D. candidate in sociology at U Mass Amherst.We discuss how Trump uses his power to privatize government functions, to 'prove' how inefficient government is. This is part of his war on the US […]
- Part 1:We talk with Aaron Regunberg, the Contributing Editor at The New Republic, and Senior Climate Policy Counsel at Public Citizen.We discuss the Bernie Sanders tour of the US, and the reception Sanders is getting from many people.It is important to note that the fastest growing demographic in the US is billionaires. In the last 10 years, the number has increased from 500 to 2500 billionaires.Part2:We talk with Richard Peltier, Professor of Environmental Health. U Mass Amherst.We discuss the likely effects of the dismantling of air quality rules, as is being done by DOGE. The air quality in the US […]
- This is a panel discussion. We cover many topics:-Rally for veterans on Friday, and for the Veterans Affairs Department, which has provided training for 70-80% of doctors practicing today.-The new voter registration requirements in NH, which is also being considered by the Republicans for national adoption. This will cause many women to lose the right to vote, because it requires that women register with their birth name.-Schumer's capitulation on the Continuing Resolution-The federal government is being dismantled.-Jeanne Shaheen's decision to NOT run for reelection-School vouchers, while there is "not enough" money for children's school lunches-The 'disappearing' of Mohammad Khalid-Measles and […]
- Attorney Joe Jaworski|Laura Jedeed|Bill Curry[image: image.png] opening thoughts: This is one section from a short paper titled “What was the impact of fascist rule upon Italy from 1922 to 1945?” This section is quite chilling to read ~ it is America today. *Gender Roles and Sexual Mores* *part one: Attorney Joe Jaworski * joins us today to talk Texas politics, Joe Jaworski, grandson of Leon Jaworski, Joe is a third generation Texan and a former council member, mayor pro tem and mayor of Galveston, Texas, owns The Jaworski Law Firm *topics:* ‘Con man’ vs. ‘anti-Trump’: Years of Republican fighting fuel a nasty Senate primary in Texas GOP Sen. John Cornyn is facing a challenge from state Attorney General Ken Paxton in what figures to be an expensive and personal contest. Elon Musk’s attorney running to succeed Paxton as Texas attorney general <thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5241796-elon-musks-attorney-running-texas-attorney-general/> Texas AG Ken Paxton officially joins U.S. Senate race challenging John Cornyn The attorney general positions himself as a disruptor against the Republican establishment embodied in the longtime Senate fixture. *part two:* *Bill Curry* was a Connecticut state senator, comptroller and two time Democratic nominee for governor who served as Counselor to the President in the Clinton White House. . *Laura Jedeed* is a freelance journalist who primarily focuses on the American conservative movement. *topics:* ICE Chief Suggests Copying Amazon Prime for Trump’s Mass Deportations Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons wants mass deportations to look like Amazon Prime, “but with human beings.” ‘An extraordinary threat to the rule of law’: Justice Sotomayor excoriates ‘inexplicable’ decision to side with Trump admin in high-profile deportation case Corporate Media Minimize Massive Hands Off! Protests <fair.org/home/corporate-media-minimize-massive-hands-off-protests/> Print Media to Mass Protests: “Please Turn to Page 18” Here’s how newspapers across America minimized one of the largest demonstrations since Trump’s return to power. Listen online at www.wnhnfm.org/live. Listen anytime to the podcast at www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238 <www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238> podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/attitude-with-arnie-arnesen/id1634055179 tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie- <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Arnesen-p1711842/ <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> . Attitude with Arnie Arnesen, Italy, Fascism, Texas, Joe Jaworski, Ken Paxton, Senator Cornyn, Musk’s Lawyer, Bill Curry, Laura Jedeed, the media, April 5, ICE,deportation, Amazon Prime
- Henry Grabar|Frank Bowman[image: image.png] opening thoughts: Germany considers school lessons to prepare students for crisis and war situations Federal Interior Ministry proposes civil defense lessons in schools amid Europe’s changing security situation, according to local media *part one:**Henry Grabar is a staff writer at Slate.* Trump’s Trade Wars Are Having a Very Unexpected Effect on Housing. But Not Where You Think. It’s the kind of bold federal plan that progressive Americans can only dream about. *part two:* *Frank Bowman** is a law professor and former federal and state prosecutor.* He is the author of the book *High Crimes and Misdemeanors: A History of Impeachment for the Age of Trump (2nd ed.) *. His new book on the presidential pardon power will be published by Cambridge University Press in 2025. The Biggest Political Scandal of Trump’s Term Has Gone Completely Ignored Listen online at www.wnhnfm.org/live. Listen anytime to the podcast at www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238 <www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238> podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/attitude-with-arnie-arnesen/id1634055179 tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie- <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Arnesen-p1711842/ <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/>Attitude with Arnie Arnesen, Frank Bowman, pardons, Henry Grabar, Housing, Canada– *KEEPING THE POT STIRRED SO SCUM DOESN’T RISE TO THE TOP* – Anonymous
- John Nichols|Ro Khanna[image: image.png] opening thoughts: This was posted on my Facebook page -I need to share it here & as I noted: we must do what we can no matter where we are, alone is tough but as my friend wrote, inspiring!Big crowds are great but I saw the most poignant rally today driving home from caring for my mother. It was pouring rain as I was driving through Winchester NH – nobody around but a rain-drenched woman all alone holding up a Hands Off sign. This rally of one was the most powerful and made me teary and proud. Whoever you are, thank you for standing up for democracy, decency, and humanity. part one: John Nichols is a national affairs correspondent for *The Nation*. He has written, cowritten, or edited over a dozen books on topics ranging from histories of American socialism and the Democratic Party to analyses of US and global media systems. His latest, cowritten with Senator Bernie Sanders, is the *New York Times* bestseller *It’s OK to Be Angry About Capitalism* <www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/667864/its-ok-to-be-angry-about-capitalism-by-bernie-sanders-with-john-nichols/> . part two: Congressman Ro Khanna where is america today…what is your vision…how do we talk to the American people at this moment and realize that we must address the challenges of a stock market tanking, a billionaire attempting a twofer…dismantle govt with a chain saw and using his billions to remake govt to his liking, the tariffs make us a poria on the world stage, the war on the other from students losing their visas, and disappearing because they exercised their free speech rights to higher ed being bullied and threatened with grant cancellations and faculty firings, the rule of law being paid lip service or ignored, the Congress castrated by their fascist in chief, courageous judges being threatened with impeachment, major law firms taking the knee and oh yeah the dire threats of climate change and a possible war with iran… just to list a few. How do you talk about this moment? What is your hopeful vision and how do you bring a disgusted base with you to get beyond this. How do we navigate this moment? Congressman Ro Khanna represents California’s 17th Congressional District, located in the heart of Silicon Valley, and is serving his fourth term. Listen online at www.wnhnfm.org/live. Listen anytime to the podcast at www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238 <www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238> podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/attitude-with-arnie-arnesen/id1634055179 tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie- <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Arnesen-p1711842/ <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Attitude with Arnie Arnesen,John Nichols, April 5, rallies, tariffs, Congressman Ro Khanna
- Stephen Pimpare|Lincoln Mitchell|Ryan Cooper[image: image.png] opening thoughts: Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on how tariffs will bring jobs to the US, for robots: “We all hold our iPhones, which we love. Why do they have to be made in Taiwan and China? Why can’t those be made with robotics in America? ” That sinking feeling in New Hampshire is brought to you by the grand illusion newhampshirebulletin.com/2025/04/02/that-sinking-feeling-in-new-hampshire-is-brought-to-you-by-the-grand-illusion/?fbclid=IwY2xjawJcGbBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHQOEZkPC2FXGvk_DCvQ6oNXkyA2gMdt1qEo-7mn4zu06p… Seven years ago, we were in a tight spot. My wife, daughters, and I were sharing a house in central New Hampshire with my parents, and even that frugal living arrangement wasn’t enough to make it affordable for any of us after a while. The property taxes were too high and climbing (even in our tight-fisted red town), the cost of upkeep became prohibitive, and there were too many years of paychecks going in the wrong direction. Amid that tense mess, my dad passed away — of course it was his heart — and my sister and her family ended up selling their place next door and taking over the old house, in part so my mom could stay. We all agreed it was the best option of the few available to our extended clan. Meanwhile, the four of us — the family within the family — found a starter home we felt like we could afford and began again in a new town with new schools for the girls. It wasn’t the softest landing, for any of us.We were unmoored. The first year in that new life was tough, and we almost lost everything. My wife and I were both working full time but carrying a lot of credit card debt. The minimum payments combined with the mortgage, utilities, and other standard living expenses left us with nothing at the end of the month. If you didn’t know us, if you weren’t there, it would be as good a guess as any that the debt was a result of us living beyond our means. After all, every family has to live within a budget, and every family needs to learn how to trim the fat. The thing is, there wasn’t any. The thousands in debt wasn’t the result of vacations; we never took any. It wasn’t for nights on the town or Amazon splurges. It is just how much extra it cost, added up over the first 15 years of our life together, to keep a young family of four afloat in New Hampshire. It was for urgent home and car repairs that we didn’t see coming, school clothes and supplies for the girls, all of those incidental bills that turn ledgers red. In the end, we felt our only option — after exploring all of them — was to do precisely what the experts say you should not do: We cashed out part of my 401(k) to pay off the debt. For us, the choice amounted to sink now or struggle later. In other words, there was no choice at all. I’m sharing all of these personal details, and uncomfortably so, not because I think my family’s story is unique but because in most ways it isn’t. In America, it is so very expensive to have nothing. And that is why political debate in this country strikes me as a kind of madness. We have created a system that exerts endless economic pressure on the middle and lower classes, and the big myth is that whoever you perceive to be below you on that class ladder is the primary, and undeserving, beneficiary of your hard work, your taxes, your struggle. But they are not. And I have to believe — or at least hope — that all of you will see that one day, whatever political party you support. The whole of the American political establishment — long owned by the actual beneficiaries of that downward economic pressure — serves as the architect for the grand illusion. But the American right takes the cake — has long taken the cake — for subterfuge and misdirection, and it’s a bitter bite. …Why is it so hard to get by when you’ve done everything right, or tried anyway? Shouldn’t paying the bills be a little easier, just a little bit, in the richest country in the world?If those questions don’t form the immovable center of our politics, I have no idea what it is we are doing. rethink the week talkers: *Stephen Pimpare *is Professor of Public Policy at Vermont Law and Graduate School. *Ryan Cooper* is the *Prospect*’s managing editor *Lincoln Mitchell* teaches political science and public policy at Columbia University. topics: No Personnel Is Policy The Trump administration is accomplishing through layoffs what it couldn’t accomplish through Congress They’re Not Tariffs, They’re Sanctions Stop trying to place coherence on a policy that’s really just a mob boss breaking legs and asking for protection money. What Elon Musk Won in Wisconsin Democratic attorneys general join legal fight over Trump’s election order The Fascism Expert at Yale Who’s Fleeing America <www.vanityfair.com/news/story/the-fascism-expert-at-yale-whos-fleeing-america?srsltid=AfmBOopSIkbjVmKutWKVm7F_JN5_iGlR0eA3wPTGlR0P84HwnCL9TaOR> “This is bananas”: Trump’s “reciprocal” tariffs rely on “indescribably crazy” mathTrump admin “computed reciprocal tariffs without using tariff data,” ex-Treasury Secretary says UAW president stresses ‘excess capacity’ in US amid tariffs, auto layoffs Trump open to tariff negotiations, contradicting White House aides <www.cnbc.com/2025/04/03/trump-tariffs-live-updates-stock-market-trade-war.html> CNBC — Listen online at www.wnhnfm.org/live. Listen anytime to the podcast at www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238 <www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238> podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/attitude-with-arnie-arnesen/id1634055179 tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie- <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Arnesen-p1711842/ <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/>Attitude with Arnie Arnesen, Howard Lutnick, robots,Trump, Tariffs,Wisconsin, elections, Stephen Pimpare, Lincoln Mitchell, Ryan Cooper, American Prospect- *KEEPING THE POT STIRRED SO SCUM DOESN’T RISE TO THE TOP* – Anonymous
- Harvey Kronberg|Tim Noah|Bill Curry[image: image.png] *part one: * Harvey Kronberg…we talk Texas: property taxes, vouchers, immigration, voting what has been the reaction to Musk loss in Wisconsin Harvey is an American journalist who owns and edits the *Quorum Report <en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Quorum_Report&action=edit&redlink=1>*, an online publication covering Texas politics. In 2005, *Texas Monthly <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Monthly>* named Kronberg as one of the 25 most powerful people in Texas <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas> politics. topics: Internal fighting between the Lt Gov and the Speaker of the House…they may all be Republicans but don’t assume they are on the same page Hakeem Jeffries says Democrats ‘likely’ to sue over delayed special election for Sylvester Turner seat Texas farmers warn Trump’s new tariffs are ‘bad for business,’ while oil and gas excluded Texas officials’ claim that school funding is at an all-time high ignores inflation and temporary federal money *part two:* Bill Curry was a Connecticut state senator, comptroller and two time Democratic nominee for governor who served as Counselor to the President in the Clinton White House. He has written for Salon, the Daily Beast, the Huffington Post and the Hartford Courant and has provided commentary on National Public Radio, MSNBC and many other news outlets. *Timothy Robert Noah* is an American journalist, author, and a staff writer at *The New Republic <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_Republic>*. Previously he was labor policy editor for *Politico <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politico>*, a contributing writer at MSNBC <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MSNBC>.com, a senior editor of *The New Republic*[2] <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_Noah#cite_note-2>[3] <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_Noah#cite_note-3>[4] <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timothy_Noah#cite_note-4> assigned to write the biweekly “TRB From Washington” column, and a senior writer at *Slate*, where for a decade he wrote the “Chatterbox” column. In April 2012, Noah published a book, *The Great Divergence*, about income inequality in the United States <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Income_inequality_in_the_United_States>. topics: THOUGHTS ON THE RALLIES ACROSS AMERICA ON APRIL 5 More than 1,000 events are planned in all 50 states and multiple countries. The question of if a country could fuck itself harder than the UK did with Brexit has today been answered. Job Cuts Soared 60% In March To Highest Since Spring 2020—Almost All Because Of DOGE Fighting Back, a citizen’s guide to Resistance Trump to impose higher-than-expected tariffs, markets drop: — Listen online at www.wnhnfm.org/live. Listen anytime to the podcast at www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238 <www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238> podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/attitude-with-arnie-arnesen/id1634055179 tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie- <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Arnesen-p1711842/ <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Attitude with Arnie Arnesen,Texas, Harvey Kronberg, the Quorum Report,Bill Curry, Tim Noah, The New Republic, Tariffs, job loss, fighting back, April 5 rallies
- Anders Croy| Dr. Elizabeth Minnich[image: image.png] opening thoughts: poem by Lyn Ekedahl *Shocked, Simply Shocked* Our great business leaders are shocked, simply shocked, That their hero, their Donald to whom they had flocked, Is going to do all the things he’d declared, Not just lower their taxes, about which they cared. The Don glorified tariffs and how he would use them. Why in the world should his actions confuse them? Did they think that the Donald was driven by reason? By facts or convictions—a man for all seasons? Did they think just because they got down on their knees, Kissed his ring, said they’d give him whatever he pleased, That he’d think for a moment, say, “Ah, you’re so right! “What I’m doing will cause economical blight!”? These great business leaders are thick in their heads. Perhaps they’ve ingested some hazardous meds. The Don has repeatedly said what he’ll do And who he is going to do those things to! He’s a hater, maliciously focused on vengeance, He’s got multiple targets—the British, the French, Canadians, Mexicans—-it’s a very long list. The Don wants to be sure that no target is missed! When will he stop? Business guys need to know. They’re hoping quite soon, so their businesses grow. But the Don doesn’t stop when he’s off on a whim. The Don will not stop til the spree’s hurting him! part one: Anders Croy…Communications Director for Florida Watch and the DeSantis Watch accountability project. Anders Croy has been working in the Florida political process for a decade, amassing extensive experience in both campaigns and legislative policy. A sixth-generation Floridian, Anders lives in his hometown of Tallahassee elections, taxes, and child labor part two: author Elizabeth Minnich Dr. Minnich earned her M.A. and Ph.D. in Philosophy from The Graduate Faculty for Political and Social Science of The New School University in New York, where she was Teaching Assistant for Hannah Arendt. She wrote her dissertation on John Dewey, and has continued to work on political and moral implications, roles, responsibilities of education in and for democracy. *The Evil of Banality: On the Life and Death Importance of Thinking <rowman.com/ISBN/9798881802929/The-Evil-of-Banality-On-the-Life-and-Death-Importance-of-Thinking-Expanded-Edition>. new chapter why not lie?* Listen online at www.wnhnfm.org/live. Listen anytime to the podcast at www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238 <www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238> podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/attitude-with-arnie-arnesen/id1634055179 tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie- <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Arnesen-p1711842/ <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Attitude with Arnie Arnesen, Lyn Ekedahl, Anders Croy, Florida elections, child labor, DeSantis, Dr. Eiizabeth Minnich, The Evil of Banality *KEEPING THE POT STIRRED SO SCUM DOESN’T RISE TO THE TOP* – Anonymous *D. ARNIE ARNESEN* 15 Rumford Street Concord NH 03301 nharnie@gmail.com (C) 603-321-7654 *Host of “The Attitude with Arnie Arnesen”* *Award Winning Public Affairs Show (NHAB 2018)* *airs noon to 1pm and 7pm EST M-F at 94.7FM (concord nh)* Home Station – wnhnfm.org Part of the Pacifica Network go to wnhnfm.org for streaming live Podcasts available here: www.wnhnfm.org/category/attitude-3/ *Arnie on the Air* Boston, MA-WGBH Under the Radar/Sunday Nights Keene, NH-WKBK Friday Morning with Dan Mitchell
- Harold Meyerson|Jessica Piper[image: image.png] opening thoughts:Rutgers challenges Trump part one: *Harold Meyerson* is editor at large of *The American Prospect*. Trump Stomps Workers Stripping bargaining rights from most federal employees is one more way he’s converting a constitutional government into a monarch’s court. part two: *Jessica Piper* is a reporter at POLITICO, where she covers politics and elections through the lens of data, including campaign finances and fundraising, political messaging, voting patterns, and changing demographics. The hidden trend behind Latinos’ shift toward Trump Many of the Latino voters who broke for Donald Trump also backed Democrats for Congress. What that means will shape politics for elections to come. Listen online at www.wnhnfm.org/live Listen anytime to the podcast at www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238 <www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238> Attitude with Arnie Arnesen, Rutgers, Trump, unions, Harold Meyerson, The American Prospect, Jessica Piper, Politico, Latino voters *KEEPING THE POT STIRRED SO SCUM DOESN’T RISE TO THE TOP* – Anonymous *D. ARNIE ARNESEN* 15 Rumford Street Concord NH 03301 nharnie@gmail.com (C) 603-321-7654 *Host of “The Attitude with Arnie Arnesen”* *Award Winning Public Affairs Show (NHAB 2018)* *airs noon to 1pm and 7pm EST M-F at 94.7FM (concord nh)* Home Station – wnhnfm.org Part of the Pacifica Network go to wnhnfm.org for streaming live Podcasts available here: www.wnhnfm.org/category/attitude-3/ *Arnie on the Air* Boston, MA-WGBH Under the Radar/Sunday Nights Keene, NH-WKBK Friday Morning with Dan Mitchell
- Stephen Pimpare|Lincoln Mitchell|Felipe de la Hoz[image: image.png] opening thoughts: from Jessica Valenti’s substack the Georgia police arrest a woman who had a miscarriage…this story is terrifying Police arrested the young woman after she was found unconscious and bleeding near her apartment complex, charging her with “concealing the death of another person” and “abandonment of a dead body.” Why? Because after miscarrying, they say, she bagged up the fetal remains and put them in the trash. *What exactly did they expect her to do?* Was she supposed to call the police after her miscarriage? A funeral home? At what point in pregnancy are women supposed to start reporting their pregnancy losses to law enforcement? It’s completely unhinged. Naturally, this case follows the same pattern we’ve seen over and over again: A woman of color is criminalized for a pregnancy loss, charged under vague laws that seemingly have nothing to do with abortion, while local media frames her medical crisis as a criminal act. Let’s be clear: The Tifton police themselves say <www.tifton.net/DocumentCenter/View/1661/PR-032125-UPDATE-Tifton-PD?bidId=> this was a miscarriage. They’re not claiming it was an illegal abortion—and even if it were, *Georgia* law doesn’t allow the prosecution of people who have abortions. So why is this a police matter? Why did they send the fetus to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s Crime Lab for a *fucking autopsy*? rethink the week talkers: *Stephen Pimpare *is Professor of Public Policy at Vermont Law and Graduate School. *Felipe De La Hoz* iis an immigration-focused journalist , he teaches journalism at CUNY’s graduate school and NYU’s undergraduate program. *Lincoln Mitchell* teaches political science and public policy at Columbia University. topics: Professor Tim Snyder of “On Tyranny” fame has left the US Canada Announces Bombshell Break With U.S. Over Trump The new Canadian prime minister announced the two countries’ relationship is “over.” Can the Democratic Party free itself from the Biden brand? Bernie’s ‘Fighting Oligarchy’ Tour Is Organizing, Too Capitalizing on a surge of Democratic energy, the Sanders team is hiring full-time organizers and pushing supporters toward critical local issues. Trump’s Simple Racism The real targets of the war on DEI include civil rights enforcement, federal outlays that serve Black communities, and Black workers in and out of government. HHS plans to shutter or downsize several health agencies, including at CDC Health and Human Services is planning to cut 10,000 jobs across the sprawling department. — Listen online at www.wnhnfm.org/live. Listen anytime to the podcast at www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238 <www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238> podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/attitude-with-arnie-arnesen/id1634055179 tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie- <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Arnesen-p1711842/ <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Attitude with Arnie Arnesen, Jessica Valenti, Georgia, miscarriage, Stephen Pimpare, Lincoln Mitchell, Felipe De La Hoz, detention, immigration, disappearing,campus unrest, Canada, tariffs, Tim Snyder *KEEPING THE POT STIRRED SO SCUM DOESN’T RISE TO THE TOP* – Anonymous
- Joe Jaworsky|Robert Hockett|Bill Curry[image: image.png] opening thoughts: U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on the Constitution Hearing on Censorship Written Testimony of Dr. Mary Anne Franks George Washington Law School — part one: Attorney Joe Jaworski joins us today to talk Texas politics, Joe Jaworski, grandson of Leon a third generation Texan and a former council member, mayor pro tem and mayor of Galveston, Texas, owns The Jaworski Law Firm from Jaworski’s conversation with State Rep Wu amazing as it talks about their leadership role as V Chairs John Cornyn leans heavily on pro-Trump message as he begins reelection bid Cornyn invoked Trump by name seven times in a campaign kickoff video. local leaders push back against school vouchers part two: Bill Curry was a Connecticut state senator, comptroller and two time Democratic nominee for governor who served as Counselor to the President in the Clinton White House. He has written for Salon, the Daily Beast, the Huffington Post and the Hartford Courant and has provided commentary on National Public Radio, MSNBC and many other news outlets. Robert Hockett is an American lawyer, law professor <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_education>, and policy advocate. He holds two positions at Cornell University <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornell_University> (the Edward Cornell Professor of Law at Cornell Law School <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornell_Law_School> and a Professor of Public Affairs topics: Columbia Expelled Me for My Palestine Activism, but I Won’t Be SilencedAnd neither will anyone else targeted by the university. We are not afraid, we are undeterred, and we will continue to fight. Appeals court keeps block on Trump’s sweeping funding freeze <thehill.com/homenews/administration/5216594-appeals-court-keeps-block-on-trumps-sweeping-funding-freeze/> Federal Appeals Court Keeps Block on Trump Use of Alien Enemies Act to Deport Immigrants <www.aclu.org/press-releases/federal-appeals-court-keeps-block-on-trump-use-of-alien-enemies-act-to-deport-immigrants> Trump Weighs In On If Signal Group Chat Was Classified: ‘I Don’t Know’ Here Are the Attack Plans That Trump’s Advisers Shared on Signal <archive.is/DA1hV#selection-707.0-707.64> Mike Johnson Suggests Eliminating Federal Courts After Trump Rulings Blocked <truthout.org/articles/mike-johnson-suggests-eliminating-federal-courts-after-trump-rulings-blocked/> Listen online at www.wnhnfm.org/live Listen anytime to the podcast at www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238 <www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238> Attitude with Arnie Arnesen,Joe Jaworski,vouchers, democratic leadership in th TX house, Robert Hockett, Bill Curry, deportation, ICE
- thoughts bye Oscar Romero| Patrik Jonsson|Ron Abramson[image: image.png] opening thoughts: Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero (15 August 1917 – 24 March 1980) Romero is also one of the ten 20th-century martyrs depicted in statues above the Great West Door of Westminster Abbey <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westminster_Abbey> in London. In 1980, Romero was shot by an assassin while celebrating Mass <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_(liturgy)>. Though no one was ever convicted for the crime, investigations by the UN-created Truth Commission for El Salvador <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truth_Commission_for_El_Salvador> concluded that Major Roberto D’Aubuisson <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_D%27Aubuisson>, a death squad <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_squads_in_El_Salvador> leader and later founder of the right-wing Nationalist Republican Alliance <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nationalist_Republican_Alliance> (ARENA) political party, had ordered the killing.[5] <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%93scar_Romero#cite_note-5> In 1997, Pope John Paul II <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_John_Paul_II> bestowed upon Romero the title of Servant of God <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Servant_of_God#Catholic_Church>, and a cause for his beatification <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatification> was opened by the church. The cause stalled but was reopened by Pope Benedict XVI <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Benedict_XVI> in 2012. Romero was declared a martyr <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martyr> by Pope Francis <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Francis> on 3 February 2015, paving the way for his beatification on 23 May 2015. During Romero’s beatification, Pope Francis declared that his “ministry was distinguished by his particular attention to the most poor and marginalized.”[6] <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%93scar_Romero#cite_note-6> Pope Francis canonized <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canonization> Romero on 14 October 2018. PRESENTE! “This is what we are about: We plant seeds that one day will grow. We water seeds already planted, knowing that they hold future promise. We lay foundations that will need further development. We provide yeast that produces effects beyond our capabilities. We cannot do everything and there is a sense of liberation in realizing that. This enables us to do something and to do it very well. It may be incomplete, but it is a beginning, a step along the way, an opportunity for God’s grace to enter and do the rest. We may never see the end results, but that is the difference between the master builder and the worker. We are workers, not master builders, ministers, not messiahs. We are prophets of a future not our own.” ~ Archbishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero ~ (assassinated in San Salvador on March 24, 1980) part one: Why extreme violence in the US has police trying new tactics CS Monitor reporter Patrik Jonsson The Attitude with Arnie Arnesen opening thoughts:Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero (15 August 1917 – 24 March 1980) producers: Dave Scott and Stepthanie Collins Chloé LaCasse (the best of the attitude) streaming live at wnhnfm.org noon & 7pm EST on the dial-94.7FM Concord NH podcasts available at podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/attitude-with-arnie-arnesen/id1634055179 opening thoughts: Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero (15 August 1917 – 24 March 1980) Romero is also one of the ten 20th-century martyrs depicted in statues above the Great West Door of Westminster Abbey <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westminster_Abbey> in London. In 1980, Romero was shot by an assassin while celebrating Mass <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_(liturgy)>. Though no one was ever convicted for the crime, investigations by the UN-created Truth Commission for El Salvador <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truth_Commission_for_El_Salvador> concluded that Major Roberto D’Aubuisson <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roberto_D%27Aubuisson>, a death squad <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_squads_in_El_Salvador> leader and later founder of the right-wing Nationalist Republican Alliance <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nationalist_Republican_Alliance> (ARENA) political party, had ordered the killing.[5] <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%93scar_Romero#cite_note-5> In 1997, Pope John Paul II <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_John_Paul_II> bestowed upon Romero the title of Servant of God <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Servant_of_God#Catholic_Church>, and a cause for his beatification <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatification> was opened by the church. The cause stalled but was reopened by Pope Benedict XVI <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Benedict_XVI> in 2012. Romero was declared a martyr <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martyr> by Pope Francis <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Francis> on 3 February 2015, paving the way for his beatification on 23 May 2015. During Romero’s beatification, Pope Francis declared that his “ministry was distinguished by his particular attention to the most poor and marginalized.”[6] <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%93scar_Romero#cite_note-6> Pope Francis canonized <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canonization> Romero on 14 October 2018. PRESENTE! “This is what we are about: We plant seeds that one day will grow. We water seeds already planted, knowing that they hold future promise. We lay foundations that will need further development. We provide yeast that produces effects beyond our capabilities. We cannot do everything and there is a sense of liberation in realizing that. This enables us to do something and to do it very well. It may be incomplete, but it is a beginning, a step along the way, an opportunity for God’s grace to enter and do the rest. We may never see the end results, but that is the difference between the master builder and the worker. We are workers, not master builders, ministers, not messiahs. We are prophets of a future not our own.” ~ Archbishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero ~ (assassinated in San Salvador on March 24, 1980) part one:Why extreme violence in the US has police trying new tactics Patrik Jonsson is the CSMonitor’s Georgia bureau chief. Part two: Immigration Attorney Ron Abramson what is life like as an immigration lawyer in the time of Trump and mass deportations…no one is safe Listen online at www.wnhnfm.org/live. Listen anytime to the podcast at www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238 <www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238> podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/attitude-with-arnie-arnesen/id1634055179 tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie- <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Arnesen-p1711842/ <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Attitude with Arnie Arnesen, Monseñor Óscar Arnulfo Romero, CS Monitor Patrik Jonsson, violence, police, community, Ron Abramson, immigration, Trump *KEEPING THE POT STIRRED SO SCUM DOESN’T RISE TO THE TOP* – Anonymous
- Jeet Heer|Eamon Whalen[image: image.png] opening thoughts: Back in the late 80s I read a book by the great educator Jonathan Kozol. A quote that he used to begin his book “Illiterate America” has never seemed so prescient as it does now. It was delivered by the British physicist and author C. P. Snow. “I can’t help thinking of the Venetian Republic in their last half century. Like us, [the Venetians] had once been fabulously lucky. They had become rich, as we did… They had acquired immense political skill, just as we have. A good many of them were tough minded, realistic, patriotic men. They knew, just as clearly as we know, that the current of history had begun to flow against them. Many of them gave their minds to working out ways to keep going. It would have meant breaking the pattern into which they had crystallised. They were fond of the pattern, just as we are fond of ours. They never found the will to break it.” bluesky from Felipe de la Hoz What the right-wing has long understood that the liberals refuse to learn is that if you fight every battle to the hilt you either eventually win or lose having drawn enough blood to make a win likelier next time (while recruiting to the cause) part one: Chuck Schumer Should Resign to Spend More Time With His Imaginary Friends The bad news is that the Democratic Senate leader isn’t up for reelection until 2028. The good news is that he can resign right now, and should do so—twice. Chuck Schumer Is the Weakest Link The Senate minority leader wants to make sure everyone else is fighting for democracy—so he’s not at risk. — Jeet Heer is a national affairs correspondent for The Nation and host of the weekly Nationpodcast, The Time of Monsters <www.thenation.com/content/time-of-monsters/>. part two: “*Are Men OK? <thenation.com/article/society/richard-reeves-profile/>*,” *Eamon Whalen* looks at the life’s work of Richard V. Reeves, the go-to source on the crisis of masculinity in America. *Nation* contributor Eamon Whalen is a freelance journalist covering culture and politics. Listen online at www.wnhnfm.org/live Listen anytime to the podcast at www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238 <www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238> Attitude with Arnie Arnesen,Jeet Heer, The Nation, Chuck Schumer, US Senate, CR, Are Men OK?, Eamon Whalen
- Stephen Pimpare|Lincoln Mitchell|Dave Levinthal[image: image.png] opening thoughts: JFK grandson Jack Schlossberg- JFK grandson: This is what he said when he learned Trump unclassified his grandfather’s assassination. This is pretty powerful! A.) “President Trump is obsessed with my grandfather — but not in his life or what he achieved in it. No, just like @robertfkennedyjr @realdonaldtrump is only interested in JFK’s carcass.” B.) “JFK drafted the civil rights act — Trump made DEI illegal. JFK stared down Russia and did not blink — Trump is Russia’s closest ally. JFK sent a man to the moon — Trump gave Elon the keys to Air Force One. JFK created USAID — Trump eliminated it.” C.”JFK fought fascism and Communism. Trump is selling us out to tech warlords, at home and abroad. JFK stood behind unions and labor, demanding healthcare, higher pay. Trump is stripping working families from lifesaving care , financial support.” D.)”These men are stealing history from present and future generations — by appropriating the past for their criminal agenda, they normalize themselves in the minds of those without living memory.” rethink the week talkers: *Stephen Pimpare *is Professor of Public Policy at Vermont Law and Graduate School *Lincoln Mitchell* teaches political science and public policy at Columbia University. *Dave Levinthal *Based in Washington, D.C., Dave has led Raw Story <www.rawstory.com/staff-bio-dave-levinthal/>’s newsroom as editor-in-chief and served as deputy editor of Business Insider <www.businessinsider.com/author/dave-levinthal>, where he oversaw the publication’s political investigations and enterprise journalism. Dave has also worked as an editor or reporter at the Center for Public Integrity <publicintegrity.org/author/dave-levinthal/>… topics: The Wisconsin Supreme Court Race Has Become All About Elon Musk The richest man in the world is the biggest spender on behalf of a right-wing effort to take control of a state Supreme Court. Musk’s PAC offers $100 to Wisconsin voters in pitch against “activist judges” Britain and Germany issue travel warnings for folks considering coming to the US…so goes our foreign tourism Trump Administration Live Updates: President Signs Order Aimed at Closing Education Dept DOGE Is Going to Kill a Lot of Americans The Democratic Party could spell this out clearly and consistently for voters. Carville blasts Democrats for focusing too much on urban voter <thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5206681-carville-blasts-democrats-for-focusing-too-much-on-urban-voters/> Trump is bombarding the Ivy League. This college just hired a staunch ally as its top lawyer. Matt Raymer, the former chief counsel for the Republican National Committee who has backed ending birthright citizenship, will serve as Dartmouth’s general counsel. ‘You’re not fighting!’: Dems run into angry crowds at town halls It was only weeks ago that House Republicans were facing their own rowdy forums Trump is becoming a bigger problem for the Supreme Court — and John Roberts can’t control it After extending presidential immunity in Trump’s Jan. 6 case, the court has no room to stop his judicial attack How Trump Is Trying to Consolidate Power Over Courts, Congress and More President Trump’s expansive interpretation of presidential power has become the defining characteristic of his second term. Can Public Opinion Help Stop Donald Trump? <www.left-notes.com/p/public-opinion-how-to-stop-trump?> Listen online at www.wnhnfm.org/live. Listen anytime to the podcast at www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238 <www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238> podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/attitude-with-arnie-arnesen/id1634055179 tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie- <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Arnesen-p1711842/ <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Attitude with Arnie Arnesen, Jack Schlossberg, JFK grandson, Trump,assassination,Stephen Pimpare, Lincoln Mitchell, Dave Levinthal, higher ed, courts, town hall, Schumer, angry crowds, AOC, Bernie, Musk, Wisconsin, Election, WI Supreme Court
- Jeremy Schwartz|BillCurry|David Atkins[image: image.png] opening thoughts *Losing Our Rights by Lyn Ekedahl* What are human rights and how do we lose them? We’re learning that now as Trump’s minions abuse them. Because what’s being done to each one of their prey At all of our rights surely’s chipping away. Mahmoud Khalil just engaged in free speech, Expressing his views in an effort to teach. But the Donald’s Gestapo brutally seized him, Put him in prison where no one can see him! Khalil has a green card, the right to be here, He’s broken no laws, had no reason to fear. At legal protections, the Donald just jeers. He likes to create and exacerbate fears. In an action despicable, vicious and mean, Treating people as badly as I’ve ever seen, Don’s Gestapo rounded up lots of young men, Calling them gang members, Venezuelan. But there was no evidence this was the case. Their rights to a hearing were simply erased. These guys were deported in manner obscene, Put in a foreign jail—dystopian/mean. As the Don and his gang with sick violence act, They hope The Resistance from fear will react, By crumbling, dispersing, just fading away. But it won’t. The resistance is here and will stay! word of the day: ul·tra·crep·i·dar·i·an. expressing opinions on matters outside the scope of one’s knowledge or expertise. I part one: Texas on the Attitude “The Way Texans Elect School Board Members Plays a Key Role in What Students in Diverse Districts Learn <www.propublica.org/article/texas-school-boards-richardson-keller-at-large-voting> ” Jeremy Schwartz is an investigative reporter for the ProPublica-Texas Tribune Investigative Initiative. part two: WHO ARE WE? Professor Scott Galloway nails it: In America today rights and democracy are a function of how much money you have.The wealthy technocrats and 1% feel that they are protected by the law but not bound by it and the rest of the 99%…we are bound by the law but not protected by it. This truth is hard to hear but it turns out it is harder to live the truth of this moment. Bill Curry was a Connecticut state senator, comptroller and two time Democratic nominee for governor who served as Counselor to the President in the Clinton White House. He has written for Salon, the Daily Beast, the Huffington Post and the Hartford Courant and has provided commentary on National Public Radio, MSNBC and many other news outlets. David Atkins is a Washington Monthly, contributing writer, activist, and research professional living in Santa Barbara as well as an elected DNC Member from California. He is president of The Pollux Group, a qualitative research firm. topics: This Has Got to Be the Most Hitler-Curious Administration in U.S. History Trump is bombarding the Ivy League. ‘You’re not fighting!’: Dems run into angry crowds at town halls It was only weeks ago that House Republicans were facing their own rowdy forums — Listen online at www.wnhnfm.org/live. Listen anytime to the podcast at www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238 <www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238> podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/attitude-with-arnie-arnesen/id1634055179 tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie- <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Arnesen-p1711842/ <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Attitude with Arnie Arnesen,Lyn Ekedahl, political poem, Propublica Jeremy Schwartz, Texas, SchoolBoards, Bill Curry, David Atkins, War on Higher Ed, the Democratic Response
- (no title)[image: image.png] opening thoughts: from a newsletter that asks the question: Can democracies hold?? Ian Bremmer’s description of the US is beyond depressing but not surprising: “The democracy experiment in America right now is particularly interesting. it’s the most broken and unrepresentative political system among advanced industrial democracies. specifically, it’s the most structurally kleptocratic, with policy captured by monied special interests. and large numbers of americans (and some 42% of young men, in a recent survey) now believe non-legal means are required to fix the system. president trump is both a principal symptom and a beneficiary of this reality, having achieved the biggest political comeback in american history after being twice impeached, tried and found guilty of felony convictions, and nearly assassinated. trump now believes he has a revolutionary mandate to upend the political system at home. the checks and balances on a top-down, executive-led (and more closed) political system are being eroded daily in the united states. we’ve seen this with the politicization of core “power ministries” in washington (loyalist non-professionals appointed to key positions in the justice department, fbi, and defense department, for example); government putting its thumb on the scale against independent legal representation, media, and ngos; efforts to remove inspectors-general, auditors, and other more independent functions of the bureaucracy; and many other developments, all in the service of removing constraints on executive authority…” –part one: Felipe De La Hoz is a contributing editor for *The New Republic.* Along with co-writer Gaby Del Valle, he runs BORDER/LINES <borderlines.substack.com/>, a weekly newsletter breaking down the rapid pace of change in federal immigration policy. The Worst Thing About Mahmoud Khalil’s Detention Is That It’s Legal <newrepublic.com/article/192566/mahmoud-khalil-detention-immigration-court> The Columbia student’s arrest may look unjust on its face, but this is our immigration enforcement mechanisms working exactly as designed. <newrepublic.com/article/192566/mahmoud-khalil-detention-immigration-court> part two: L. Alison Phillips Professor of Psychology, Iowa State University <theconversation.com/institutions/iowa-state-university-1322> a social and health psychologist, trained in the social and individual processes involved in attitude and belief formation, communication and decision-making, and behavior change. Julia Standefer a social psychologist, interested in social cognition and political polarization. Specifically, I research perceptions of attitudes, persuasion, political identity, and motivated reasoning. *The psychology behind anti-translegislation: How cognitive biases shape thoughts and policy * Listen online at www.wnhnfm.org/live Listen anytime to the podcast at www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238 <www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238> Attitude with Arnie Arnesen, Ian Bremmer, democracies,Felipe de la Hoz, New Republic, detention, Mahmoud Khalil,immigration,transgender rights, Julia Standefer, Professor Alison Phillips, Iowa State U, bias *KEEPING THE POT STIRRED SO SCUM DOESN’T RISE TO THE TOP* – Anonymous
- Katherine Stewart|Nathan Meyers[image: image.png] opening thoughts:deciding to fight back james: I wrote about the point of deciding to just fight and die on a hill rather than endlessly calculating the best moment to put up an opposition. I’ve sort of struggled over the last couple of weeks to correctly capture the words necessary to demonstrate what I think is the most important principle of our political moment—the need to fight. The opposition, or lack thereof, to the slow degeneration of American political life into an erratic personalist kleptocratic system of governance, has been the subject of significant debate lately. The inability of Senate Democrats to hold firm and force the shutdown of the government last week was based on a rational calculus about the long-term benefits of attempting a fight later predicated on the belief that the slow erosion of support for President Trump would make the fight easier at a later date. In a frictionless void, Trump’s increasingly erratic policymaking would almost assuredly deplete his polling numbers—and by extension, his political capital—providing a better basis from which to wage a fight. Politics, however, is not a frictionless void. This moment has caused me to think quite a bit about a passage from Machiavelli’s *The Prince* where he provides two cases about the fate of a political community facing invasion from an outside power vastly superior in strength to their own. In one of the scenarios, he presents the leaders of the community as making a rational decision to surrender without a fight, rationally preserving their lives and wealth at the expense of giving up their sovereignty. While they remained alive, Machiavelli was quick to point out that their sense of being independent people died with their unwillingness to fight. In the second case, the political community decides to fight on despite their almost impossible odds—and are conquered by the foreign power. However, because they decided to fight, they kept alive an idea of who they were, and would one day inevitably become free again. What Machiavelli was pointing out (and what many others have noted) is that the fight itself is as important as the odds of winning… This gets me back to the point I want to make here about the necessity of the Democratic leadership putting aside rational political calculations and just *fighting*. Politics is a realm that’s inhibited by passions ignited by myths and images of who we are and what we’re doing in the world. When our leadership is willing to dig their heels in and die on a hill—regardless of where that hill is—the rank and file feel like there’s *something to fight for. * It’s almost a question of momentum, like a grand rugby match. The earlier and more tenaciously you dig into a scrum, the more willing those alongside you are to stick their necks out and just fight the thing out. When people see others as willing to fight, *they* believe they can fight too. The will to fight doesn’t go out of a community unless the individuals in that community give up their faith in their cause. We merely need leaders who will push us to live up to that mental image of ourselves that we hold. It’s also a story about who *we *are as people. I think there’s some form of psychological necessity in *knowing* there are things we are unwilling to bargain for. That we all have lines internal to us that we’re willing to fight it out over, and we’re not just constantly negotiating our beliefs. How can you feel like getting up in the morning if you don’t have a sense of yourself as someone with the character to draw a line in the sand somewhere after all? We could sit around and calculate how much better our odds might be a year from now, but by then, is there going to be anyone left with the spirit to fight? part one: GROSS EXPORTSAmerica’s Christian Right Is Coming to the U.K.The Christian nationalist movement has undertaken a vast worldwide expansion. Hello, London? Texas calling. author: Katherine Stewart is the author of *The Power Worshippers*:* Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism *and *Money, Lies and God: Inside the Movement to Destroy American Democracy*. part two: Trump’s DOGE campaign accelerates 50-year trend of government privatization. Nathan Meyers PhD Candidate in Sociology, UMass Amherst Listen online at www.wnhnfm.org/live. Listen anytime to the podcast at www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238 <www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238> podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/attitude-with-arnie-arnesen/id1634055179 tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie- <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Arnesen-p1711842/ <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Attitude with Arnie Arnesen,time to fight,James, Katherine Stewart, New Republic, Money, Lies and God:Inside the Movement to Destroy American Democracy, Nathan Meyers, UMass Amherst, privatization *KEEPING THE POT STIRRED SO SCUM DOESN’T RISE TO THE TOP* – Anonymous
- (no title)[image: image.png] Opening thoughts Blue Letter Week-in-Review: Is Trump Going To Invade Canada?? <substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=3722532&post_id=159074375&utm_source=post-email-title&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=2bqi05&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjoxNDA2NDQ1MTcsInBvc3RfaWQi…>Cliff Schecter Look, we’ve seen a lot of insane headlines in the Trump era, but the fact an actual U.S. congressman felt the need to introduce a bill preventing America from *invading Canada*? *That’s a new level of dystopian absurdity.* Yet, here we are. Rep. Shri Thanedar, Detroit Democrat, has co-sponsored a bill saying, “*no, let’s not go to war with Canada*.” Why? Because we have a frothing, fatuous, clementine-faced madman as president who keeps questioning Canada’s autonomy with expansionist rhetoric about its becoming “our beautiful 51st state.”It becomes no less less absurd, but a lot less funny, when members of our intelligence community leak that if our “President” spoke this way about a non-ally *they’d expect an invasion.* It loses more non-existent luster when you realize *a French-nuclear-attack submarine has docked in Novia Scotia, 300 miles from the U.S. border.* So, whatever, (as Wolverine called Deadpool) “God’s Perfect Idiot” is doing, our allies aren’t taking chances. And the thing about placing nuclear subs in play is *mistakes happen*. So, thanks again, business Republicans. “not voting for the guy but party.” Good job. Also, I know the French and Canadians have said this isn’t related to Trump, that a plan was already in the works. But, tell me if they’d say anything else if its purpose were very different. *Let’s be clear:* Trump’s worldview is driven by resentment and delusions of power. Canada—with a functioning democracy, progressive policies and refusal to bow to him—is like a giant middle finger to the black hole parading around in a meatsuit putting his grubby, toddler-esque fingers on everything he can stroke. …Canada is literally *worried* that the U.S. might, under Trump, become unstable enough to lash out militarily The good news? Canada, besides having a prime minister who can string sentences together, has an actual *functioning* democracy—one that protects itself from aspiring despots part one: Bernie Sanders Is Showing Democrats How It’s Done The Vermont senator is taking his anti-Trump tour to red America—and it’s a smash hit. Aaron Regunberg is a contributing editor at *The New Republic* and senior climate policy counsel at Public Citizen. part two: America’s clean air rules boost health and the economy − here’s what EPA’s new deregulation plans ignore. Richard Peltier is a Professor of Environmental Health Sciences in the School of Public Health and Health Sciences at U Mass Amherst. Listen online at www.wnhnfm.org/live. Listen anytime to the podcast at www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238 <www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238> podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/attitude-with-arnie-arnesen/id1634055179 tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie- <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Arnesen-p1711842/ <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Attitude with Arnie Arnesen, Canada,US border, 51st state, Rep. Shri Thanedar, Detroit Democrat, bill: no let’s not go to war with Canada, aaron Regunberg,New Republic, Bernie Sanders, UMass Amherst,Prof Richard Peltier, EPA, clean air rules, health, economy
- (no title)[image: image.png] Opening thoughts from the 19th News Voters in New Hampshire are contending with a strict new voter ID law requiring new voters to show proof of citizenship at the polls — a policy that is impacting, among others, women who have changed their names due to marriage. The law requires first-time voters to show proof of citizenship such as a passport, birth certificate or naturalization documents in addition to proof of residency every time they vote. Brooke Yonge told New Hampshire Public Radio (NHPR) she had to make two extra trips to the polls to vote on Tuesday in Derry, New Hampshire — to get her birth certificate and then to get her marriage certificate to show she’d changed her name. Another woman, Betsy Spencer, came prepared to register and vote in Hopkinton with several documents. But she too was initially denied because she didn’t have her married name, which she kept after her divorce, on her birth certificate. “The idea that women have to prove their name change is profoundly sexist and limiting,” she told NHPR. Eventually, Spencer was able to vote using an expired passport, but the ordeal took hours. “I should be back working, but the truth was, I could not let this go,” Spencer told NHPR. “This is not ok.” The New Hampshire law, which is in effect pending court challenges, is the latest and strictest iteration of Republican-backed laws targeting unlawful non-citizen voting, which is already prohibited and extremely rare. Laws in Arizona and Kansas that sought to require voters to provide proof of citizenship to register to vote were blocked in court. Republicans in Congress are aiming to pass the SAVE Act, a bill that would require voters nationwide to provide proof of citizenship when registering or re-registering to vote. An estimated 21.3 million Americans, 9 percent of Americans of voting age, don’t have documents proving their citizenship readily available. rethink the week: talkers: *Stephen Pimpare *is Professor of Public Policy at Vermont Law and Graduate School. *Lincoln Mitchell* teaches political science and public policy at Columbia University. *Adam Finkel *is a Clinical Professor of Environmental Health Sciences(Adjunct) at the University of Michigan School of Public Health, and is also an expert witness specializing in plaintiffs’ exposure to toxicants in the workplace and general environment. *topics:* Trump’s Stagflation Who’s Deportable Now? When anti-war protesters are called national security threats <responsiblestatecraft.org/free-speech-khalil-green-card/> Columbia expels some students Schumer says he will vote to advance GOP spending bill, lowering threat of shutdown – Listen online at www.wnhnfm.org/live. Listen anytime to the podcast at www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238 <www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238> podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/attitude-with-arnie-arnesen/id1634055179 tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie- <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Arnesen-p1711842/ <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Attitude with Arnie Arnesen,voting, NH, Adam Finkel,Stephen Pimpare, Lincoln Mitchell, Stagflation, Deportation, Schumer, Anti-War protestors, Columbia
- Matt Angle|Bill Curry|Laura Jedeed[image: image.png] Opening thoughts poem by Lyn Ekedahl *How Germany Fell* Who’d have thought that our leaders would crumble and kneel? Who’d have thought they’d so quickly be brought to Trump’s heel? Who’d have thought that so many—our brightest and best— Would fold up like curtains when put to the test? We knew that the whole G O P had gone missing, But hoped one or two would refrain from butt kissing. The tech bros, okay, they’re at best libertarians, But I still would have thought they’d reject the barbarians. University presidents, university boards, With the best educations our country affords, Supposedly wed to our right to free speech, Are caving before they’re within Donald’s reach. Corporate leaders are closing their D E I programs, Afraid to stand up to Trump’s battering bro rams. Top Democrats say, “Just be patient and wait!” “Perhaps Trump and his cohort will seal their own fate!” It’s shock, fear, and greed that are driving this caving. Given time, maybe some will the Trump coup start braving. But time we don’t have, as they’re moving so fast. Wake up please, dear leaders. Take a look at the past! It didn’t take long for the Germans to crumble, For Hitler and brown shirts to pillage and rumble. And if how Germany fell has never been clear, Take a good look around cause it’s happening here! Opening thoughts poem by Lyn Ekedahl *How Germany Fell* Who’d have thought that our leaders would crumble and kneel? Who’d have thought they’d so quickly be brought to Trump’s heel? Who’d have thought that so many—our brightest and best— Would fold up like curtains when put to the test? We knew that the whole G O P had gone missing, But hoped one or two would refrain from butt kissing. The tech bros, okay, they’re at best libertarians, But I still would have thought they’d reject the barbarians. University presidents, university boards, With the best educations our country affords, Supposedly wed to our right to free speech, Are caving before they’re within Donald’s reach. Corporate leaders are closing their D E I programs, Afraid to stand up to Trump’s battering bro rams. Top Democrats say, “Just be patient and wait!” “Perhaps Trump and his cohort will seal their own fate!” It’s shock, fear, and greed that are driving this caving. Given time, maybe some will the Trump coup start braving. But time we don’t have, as they’re moving so fast. Wake up please, dear leaders. Take a look at the past! It didn’t take long for the Germans to crumble, For Hitler and brown shirts to pillage and rumble. And if how Germany fell has never been clear, Take a good look around cause it’s happening here! part one *Tim O’Hare’s “Hate-triots” Make a Move on Mansfield **Mainstream success threatens O’Hare’s MAGA radicals* *Tim O’Hare and the Hate-triot forces behind him thrive on division, extremism, and conflict. They get ahead by tearing everyone else down. Their move against mainstream success in Mansfield should stand as a dire warning to every community. * The Lone Star Project was founded in 2005 and is now widely recognized as one of the most aggressive and effective political research and strategic communications organizations *Matt Angle* is the principal of Angle Strategies, Inc. <keywiki.org/index.php?title=Angle_Strategies,_Inc.&action=edit&redlink=1>. His wife Dolly Angle <keywiki.org/index.php?title=Dolly_Angle&action=edit&redlink=1> is Vice President. He is a consultant for America Votes <keywiki.org/America_Votes>. He is the director of the Texas Democratic Trust <keywiki.org/index.php?title=Texas_Democratic_Trust&action=edit&redlink=1> and founded a PAC, the Lone Star Project <keywiki.org/Lone_Star_Project> . part two: Bill Curry was a Connecticut state senator, comptroller and two time Democratic nominee for governor who served as Counselor to the President in the Clinton White House. He has written for Salon, the Daily Beast, the Huffington Post and the Hartford Courant and has provided commentary on National Public Radio, MSNBC and many other news outlets. Laura Jedeed is a freelance journalist who primarily focuses on the American conservative movement. Her bylines include The New Republic, Rolling Stone, and Politico, and you can find her newsletter at BannedInYourState.com topics Mahmoud Khalil Is the First Activist to Be Disappeared by Trump The detention and attempted deportation of Khalil is a test by Trump to see how far he can go—and a test for us to see how hard we will fight back.Columbia Is Betraying Its Students. We Must Change Course. The administration is choosing complicity over courage in the case of Mahmoud Khalil. It’s time for the faculty to demand a new path. UN experts accuse Israel of sexual violence and ‘genocidal acts’ in Gaza. — Listen online at www.wnhnfm.org/live. Listen anytime to the podcast at www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238 <www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238> podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/attitude-with-arnie-arnesen/id1634055179 tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie- <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Arnesen-p1711842/ <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Attitude with Arnie Arnesen,poem, Lyn Ekedahl, Texas, Lone Star Project, Matt Angle, Tarrant County, Tim O’Hare, Laura Jedeed, Bill Curry, Columbia, Green Card, Student,Mahmoud Khalil, Gaza, starvation, Palestinians
- Anders Croy| Mark Joseph Stern[image: image.png] Opening thoughts poem by Lyn Ekedahl *Hammer and Saw* If the goal of the Donald is total destruction, He’s doing a wonderful job. His enforcer, the Musk, quite opposed to construction’s, Recruited an infantile mob. DOGE breaks and they enter and then they just break, Destroying as quick as they can, Knowing that once you have smashed up a cake, You can’t put it whole in the pan. In this case, the cake’s made of people and programs All trying the world to make better. The DOGE devils come with their battering rams, Destroying each soul with a letter. Their mode of attack is barbaric and vicious, The results are brutal and cruel. Like the mob, their motto’s “Go swim with the fishes!” They destroy those who play by the rules. Now we know who the Donald considers “deep state.” It’s all those who to him don’t bow. And, as he’s consumed by both vengeance and hate, His prey form a sizable crowd. The damage is spreading as programs are slashed, And the Musk waves his saw with a laugh. The Don likes a hammer, likes to see people smashed. The asylum belongs to the daft. part one: Anders CroynCommunications Director for Florida Watch and the DeSantis Watch accountability project. The big stories here are the attacks on the citizen-led amendment process. Ron proposed doing this after the election & the House & Senate have started moving their bills on it. The secret insurance report also remains big news. The House is supposedly going to have executives under oath this Friday in a committee hearing. The affordability crisis from the skyrocketing insurance & utility rates is also continuing to wear on Floridians. part two: Mark Joseph Stern slate.com ‘Nothing Short of Fiscal Sabotage’: GOP Spending Bill Would Blow $1 Billion Hole in DC Budget One D.C.-based observer accused the GOP of “attempting to casually cut the budget of a major city simply because they hate us and they can. A Key Official Is Trying to Weasel Out of Testifying About Trump’s Mass Firings. Good Luck! A Huge Triumph of the LGBTQ+ Movement Is Suddenly in Peril at the Supreme Court. Listen online at www.wnhnfm.org/live. Listen anytime to the podcast at www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238 <www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238> podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/attitude-with-arnie-arnesen/id1634055179 tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie- <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Arnesen-p1711842/ <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Attitude with Arnie Arnesen, Lyn Ekedhahl,Anders Croy,Florida,citizen referendum, insurance, affordability crisis, Mark Stern, slate dot com, Washington DC, LGBQT, the Courts, federal employees, firing *KEEPING THE POT STIRRED SO SCUM DOESN’T RISE TO THE TOP* – Anonymous *D. ARNIE ARNESEN* 15 Rumford Street Concord NH 03301 nharnie@gmail.com (C) 603-321-7654 *Host of “The Attitude with Arnie Arnesen”* *Award Winning Public Affairs Show (NHAB 2018)* *airs noon to 1pm and 7pm EST M-F at 94.7FM (concord nh)* Home Station – wnhnfm.org Part of the Pacifica Network go to wnhnfm.org for streaming live Podcasts available here: www.wnhnfm.org/category/attitude-3/ *Arnie on the Air* Boston, MA-WGBH Under the Radar/Sunday Nights Keene, NH-WKBK Friday Morning with Dan Mitchell
- Analilia Mejía|Laura Belin[image: image.png] Opening thoughts Reuters, DOGE job cuts bring pain to Trump heartland <www.reuters.com/world/us/doge-job-cuts-shake-trump-voting-west-virginia-town-2025-03-07/> : Jennifer Piggott proudly hung a red-and-blue Trump campaign flag outside her one-story home during the November election race… Piggott is among more than 125 people dismissed in February from the Treasury Department’s Bureau of Fiscal Service in Parkersburg, West Virginia, unsettling a community that voted overwhelmingly for Republican President Donald Trump. “Nobody that I’ve talked to understood the devastation that having this administration in office would do to our lives,” Piggott, 47, told Reuters in an interview, saying she would not have supported Trump if she knew then what she knows now…. *part one: march to focus on cuts to Medicaid and Medicare we chat with:* *Analilia Mejía* Analilia is the Co-Executive Director at the Center for Popular Democracy. She is a seasoned political strategist and Afro-Latina grassroots organizer focused on helping Black and Latinx working families who previously served as the Deputy Director of the Women’s Bureau at the Department of Labor under the Biden Administration. The Women’s Bureau is focused on policies and programs supporting women in the labor force. A daughter of immigrants, Analilia has dedicated her career to working toward a multiracial democracy and giving power to communities that have been historically excluded. *part two: Laura Belin* Laura Belin is the publisher, editor, and primary reporter for Bleeding Heartland <www.bleedingheartland.com/>, a community website focused on Iowa politics. She is also the Statehouse reporter for KHOI Radio in Ames and co-host of the station’s “Capitol Week” program, as well as a member of the Iowa Writers’ Collaborative <iowawriters.substack.com/> Revoking transgender Iowans’ civil rights is the big one. A story of the decade, sadly. 2026 is shaping up to be an interesting year for GOP primaries: very likely that Governor Kim Reynolds and Senator Joni Ernst will have primary challengers. At least two of the four Republicans representing Iowa in the U.S. House will have primary challengers. State Auditor Rob Sand (the only remaining Iowa Democratic statewide official) is almost certain to run for governor. He raised more than $8 million last year including $7 million donated by his wife and in-laws. (Iowa has no campaign contribution limits.) You don’t raise that kind of money to run for a third term as state auditor. — Listen online at www.wnhnfm.org/live. Listen anytime to the podcast at www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238 <www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238> podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/attitude-with-arnie-arnesen/id1634055179 tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie- <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Arnesen-p1711842/ <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Attitude with Arnie Arnesen,WV. DOGE cuts,Medicare, Medicaid, Analilia Mejia,Popular Democracy,Laura Belin,Iowa, transgender rights, State Auditor Rob Sand, Governor Reynolds *KEEPING THE POT STIRRED SO SCUM DOESN’T RISE TO THE TOP* – Anonymous *D. ARNIE ARNESEN* 15 Rumford Street Concord NH 03301 nharnie@gmail.com (C) 603-321-7654 *Host of “The Attitude with Arnie Arnesen”* *Award Winning Public Affairs Show (NHAB 2018)* *airs noon to 1pm and 7pm EST M-F at 94.7FM (concord nh)* Home Station – wnhnfm.org Part of the Pacifica Network go to wnhnfm.org for streaming live Podcasts available here: www.wnhnfm.org/category/attitude-3/ *Arnie on the Air* Boston, MA-WGBH Under the Radar/Sunday Nights Keene, NH-WKBK Friday Morning with Dan Mitchell
- (no title)[image: image.png] ‘The beginning of the seizure of democracy’: French politician takes aim at President Trump French politician Claude Malhuret criticized the United States’ changing policy toward Ukraine and took aim at President Donald Trump during a general session of the French Senate on Tuesday. www.cnn.com/2025/03/06/politics/video/french-politician-criticizes-trumps-response-ukraine-digvid Brace yourself: “President, Mr. Prime Minister, Ladies and Gentlemen Ministers, My dear colleagues, Europe is at a critical turning point in its history. The American shield is crumbling, Ukraine risks being abandoned, Russia strengthened. Washington has become the court of Nero, a fiery emperor, submissive courtiers and a ketamine-fueled jester in charge of purging the civil service. This is a tragedy for the free world, but it is first and foremost a tragedy for the United States. Trump’s message is that there is no point in being his ally since he will not defend you, he will impose more customs duties on you than on his enemies and will threaten to seize your territories while supporting the dictatorships that invade you. The king of the deal is showing what the art of the deal is all about. He thinks he will intimidate China by lying down before Putin, but Xi Jinping, faced with such a shipwreck, is probably accelerating preparations for the invasion of Taiwan. Never in history has a President of the United States capitulated to the enemy. Never has anyone supported an aggressor against an ally. Never has anyone trampled on the American Constitution, issued so many illegal decrees, dismissed judges who could have prevented him from doing so, dismissed the military general staff in one fell swoop, weakened all checks and balances, and taken control of social media. This is not an illiberal drift, it is the beginning of the confiscation of democracy. Let us remember that it took only one month, three weeks and two days to bring down the Weimar Republic and its Constitution. I have faith in the strength of American democracy, and the country is already protesting. But in one month, Trump has done more harm to America than in four years of his last presidency. We were at war with a dictator, now we are fighting a dictator backed by a traitor. Eight days ago, at the very moment that Trump was rubbing Macron’s back in the White House, the United States voted at the UN with Russia and North Korea against the Europeans demanding the withdrawal of Russian troops. Two days later, in the Oval Office, the military service shirker was giving war hero Zelensky lessons in morality and strategy before dismissing him like a groom, ordering him to submit or resign. Tonight, he took another step into infamy by stopping the delivery of weapons that had been promised. What to do in the face of this betrayal? The answer is simple: face it. And first of all, let’s not be mistaken. The defeat of Ukraine would be the defeat of Europe. The Baltic States, Georgia, Moldova are already on the list. Putin’s goal is to return to Yalta, where half the continent was ceded to Stalin. The countries of the South are waiting for the outcome of the conflict to decide whether they should continue to respect Europe or whether they are now free to trample on it. What Putin wants is the end of the order put in place by the United States and its allies 80 years ago, with its first principle being the prohibition of acquiring territory by force. This idea is at the very source of the UN, where today Americans vote in favor of the aggressor and against the attacked, because the Trumpian vision coincides with that of Putin: a return to spheres of influence, the great powers dictating the fate of small countries. Mine is Greenland, Panama and Canada, you are Ukraine, the Baltics and Eastern Europe, he is Taiwan and the China Sea. At the parties of the oligarchs of the Gulf of Mar-a-Lago, this is called “diplomatic realism.” So we are alone. But the talk that Putin cannot be resisted is false. Contrary to the Kremlin’s propaganda, Russia is in bad shape. In three years, the so-called second largest army in the world has managed to grab only crumbs from a country three times less populated. Interest rates at 25%, the collapse of foreign exchange and gold reserves, the demographic collapse show that it is on the brink of the abyss. The American helping hand to Putin is the biggest strategic mistake ever made in a war. The shock is violent, but it has a virtue. Europeans are coming out of denial. They understood in one day in Munich that the survival of Ukraine and the future of Europe are in their hands and that they have three imperatives. Accelerate military aid to Ukraine to compensate for the American abandonment, so that it holds, and of course to impose its presence and that of Europe in any negotiation. This will be expensive. It will be necessary to end the taboo of the use of frozen Russian assets. It will be necessary to circumvent Moscow’s accomplices within Europe itself by a coalition of only the willing countries, with of course the United Kingdom. Second, demand that any agreement be accompanied by the return of kidnapped children, prisoners and absolute security guarantees. After Budapest, Georgia and Minsk, we know what agreements with Putin are worth. These guarantees require sufficient military force to prevent a new invasion. Finally, and this is the most urgent, because it is what will take the most time, we must build the neglected European defence, to the benefit of the American umbrella since 1945 and scuttled since the fall of the Berlin Wall. It is a Herculean task, but it is on its success or failure that the leaders of today’s democratic Europe will be judged in the history books. Friedrich Merz has just declared that Europe needs its own military alliance. This is to recognize that France has been right for decades in arguing for strategic autonomy. It remains to be built. It will be necessary to invest massively, to strengthen the European Defence Fund outside the Maastricht debt criteria, to harmonize weapons and munitions systems, to accelerate the entry into the Union of Ukraine, which is today the leading European army, to rethink the place and conditions of nuclear deterrence based on French and British capabilities, to relaunch the anti-missile shield and satellite programs. The plan announced yesterday by Ursula von der Leyen is a very good starting point. And much more will be needed. Europe will only become a military power again by becoming an industrial power again. In a word, the Draghi report will have to be implemented. For good. But the real rearmament of Europe is its moral rearmament. We must convince public opinion in the face of war weariness and fear, and especially in the face of Putin’s cronies, the extreme right and the extreme left. They argued again yesterday in the National Assembly, Mr Prime Minister, before you, against European unity, against European defence. They say they want peace. What neither they nor Trump say is that their peace is capitulation, the peace of defeat, the replacement of de Gaulle Zelensky by a Ukrainian Pétain at the beck and call of Putin. Peace for the collaborators who have refused any aid to the Ukrainians for three years. Is this the end of the Atlantic Alliance? The risk is great. But in the last few days, the public humiliation of Zelensky and all the crazy decisions taken in the last month have finally made the Americans react. Polls are falling. Republican lawmakers are being greeted by hostile crowds in their constituencies. Even Fox News is becoming critical. The Trumpists are no longer in their majesty. They control the executive, the Parliament, the Supreme Court and social networks. But in American history, the freedom fighters have always prevailed. They are beginning to raise their heads. The fate of Ukraine is being played out in the trenches, but it also depends on those in the United States who want to defend democracy, and here on our ability to unite Europeans, to find the means for their common defense, and to make Europe the power that it once was in history and that it hesitates to become again. Our parents defeated fascism and communism at great cost. The task of our generation is to defeat the totalitarianisms of the 21st century. Long live free Ukraine, long live democratic Europe.” -Claude Malhuret speaking to the French Senate Tuesday March 4 2025. You have just read the transcript of a speech that will live forever in the history books. *part one: Justin Elliot * What Is the Center of a Pastor’s Secretive Influence Campaign. Secretive D.C. Influence Project Appears to Be Running a Group House for Right-Wing Lawmakers <www.propublica.org/article/roommates-steve-berger-mike-johnson-andy-ogles-right-wing-influence-townhouse> . Justin Elliot: a reporter with ProPublica for more than a decade. *part two: Sasha Abramsky * A Profoundly Un-American Moment Trump and his enablers have launched an unprecedented assault on American society and values. Trump Abandons Ukraine, and Wages a War Against the Free Press <www.thenation.com/article/politics/trump-pivots-war-against-media/> The White House’s attacks on the media are starting to look remarkably similar to those waged in other countries that have embraced autocratic leaders in recent years. Sasha Abramsky is a British-born freelance journalist and author who now lives in the United States <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_United_States> . Listen online at www.wnhnfm.org/live. 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- Stephen Pimpare|Lincoln Mitchell[image: image.png] The Attitude with Arnie Arnesen opening thoughts:’Nobody cares about your pronouns’: What Texas Democrats should do to win | Q&A with Lisa GrayI asked what Texas Democrats should do to regain power. A major theme: Appeal to working-class people. producers: Dave Scott and Stepthanie Collins Chloé LaCasse (the best of the attitude) streaming live at wnhnfm.org noon & 7pm EST on the dial-94.7FM Concord NH podcasts available at podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/attitude-with-arnie-arnesen/id1634055179 opening thoughts:’Nobody cares about your pronouns’…what dems should do? rethink the week talkers: *Stephen Pimpare *is Professor of Public Policy at Vermont Law and Graduate School. *Lincoln Mitchell* teaches political science and public policy at Columbia University. topics: *”I have been thinking about how Trump’s rhetoric on Canada It is kind of treated as a joke here in the US, but if you look closely it is not dissimilar to what Putin was saying about Ukraine in the last half of 2021-delegitimizing it as a state, threats, belittling its leader” Prof. Lincoln Mitchell* Progressive activists have an agenda for resisting Trump. Will Democrats follow it? — Listen online at www.wnhnfm.org/live. Listen anytime to the podcast at www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238 <www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238> podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/attitude-with-arnie-arnesen/id1634055179 tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie- <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Arnesen-p1711842/ <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Attitude with Arnie Arnesen, Democrats, Lincoln Mitchell, Stephen Pimpare, Ukraine, Canada
- Joe Jaworski| Matt Cooper| Bill Curry[image: image.png] opening thoughts: poem 1 by Nikita Gill “The rage you are feeling comes from the same place inside your heart as the love. This is why you refuse to accept a world where cruelty reigns and the fire consumes all. You have known hope and joy and kindness like you have known water. And justice is a river that demands you do not give up on it.” ~ Nikita Gill Poem 2 by lyn Ekedahl *How Low Will They Go?* How low would they go—the mob Don and his crew? There were many among us who thought that we knew. We knew he was crooked, a fraud, and a cheat, A gold-plated phony who hates the elite! We knew he lacked scruples—about every kind, That narcissist ego controls his weak mind; That after his critics he brutally goes; That he craves center stage, the ringmaster of shows. We knew he liked dictators—Putin and Kim— And we knew that he wanted those guys to love him! Perhaps, most importantly, this we all know, Our electoral system he tried to o’erthrow! That for our democracy Don doesn’t care Gave us good reason for fear and despair! But he added a factor that hadn’t been clear. He added crude Elon and his Musketeers. We knew that, with government, Trump was disgusted. We didn’t know that he’d go for its total destruction. But that sure is the goal of Elon and his band— To get rid of all regs, they think, sure would be grand. So, if certain bureaucracies they can just kill, They’ll be free to raid and to scavenge at will. So they’ll go just as low as they have to for prey, And the hell with the people who stand in their way! part one: Attorney Joe Jaworski joins us today to talk Texas politics, Joe Jaworski, grandson of Leon a third generation Texan and a former council member, mayor pro tem and mayor of Galveston, Texas, Rep Al Green disrupts Trump speech Rep Sylvester Turner dies after Trump Speech Vouchers are on their way – is a family making $156,000 poor? Part two: Bill Curry was a Connecticut state senator, comptroller and two time Democratic nominee for governor who served as Counselor to the President in the Clinton White House. Matthew Cooper is Executive Editor Digital at the Washington Monthly. He is also a contributing editor of the magazine topics: I Learned So Much From President Trump’s Address to Congress And from the Democrats’ very effective protests Trump delays tariffs on North American cars “If you don’t like President Donald Trump’s tariff policy, wait a minute.” Listen online at www.wnhnfm.org/live. Listen anytime to the podcast at www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238 <www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238> podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/attitude-with-arnie-arnesen/id1634055179 tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie- <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Arnesen-p1711842/ <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Attitude with Arnie Arnesen,Lyn Ekedahl, Nikita Gill, Texas, Joe Jaworski, Congressman Al Green, Trump, congress, Congressman Sylvester Turner, Vouchers, Matt Cooper, Bill Curry, speech, democrats response
- Gregory Smith, Pew Research|Arthur Allen, KFF Health News[image: image.png] opening thoughts: Ontario will cut off U.S. electricity exports ‘with a smile on my face,’ Ford says “They rely on our energy, they need to feel the pain,” Premier Doug Ford said Monday on cutting Ontario electricity exports to U.S. torontosun.com/news/provincial/ontario-will-cut-off-u-s-electricity-exports-with-a-smile-on-my-face-ford-says Speaking Monday at a mining convention in downtown Toronto, Ontario Premier Doug Ford doubled down on threats to cut electricity exports to U.S. border states if the tariffs go through.“If they want to try to annihilate Ontario, I will do everything — including cut off their energy with a smile on my face,” Ford told reporters.“They rely on our energy, they need to feel the pain. They want to come at us hard, we’re going to come back twice as hard.”The United States is a major customer for Canadian electricity, with all American power grids — with the exception of Texas — interconnected with Canadian provinces.New York, Michigan and Minnesota are Ontario’s three biggest customers of domestically-produced power. Ford is confident retaliation will make the difference. “I (didn’t) start this tariff war, but we’re going to win this tariff war,” he said. — part one: NY Times:Christianity’s Decline in U.S. Appears to Have Halted, Major Study Shows Young people contributed to the shift. “If you’re a young white male these days and you think of yourself as conservative, then being religious is a part of that.” religious landscape study www.pewresearch.org/ <www.pewresearch.org/religious-landscape-study/> Decline of Christianity in the U.S. Has Slowed, May Have Leveled OffFindings from the 2023-24 Religious Landscape Study bio: Gregory A. Smith is a Senior Associate Director of Research at Pew Research Center, where he studies religion’s role in American public life, including religious change in the U.S., the intersection of religion and politics, American Catholicism, religiously unaffiliated Americans part two: With RFK Jr. in Charge, Supplement Makers See Chance To Cash In. kffhealthnews.org/news/article/maha-mandate-rfk-jr-supplement-industry-profits/ bio: Arthur Allen, senior correspondent, writes about the FDA and the pharmaceutical industry <kffhealthnews.org/news/author/arthur-allen/>as well as topics related to covid-19. He joined KFF Health News in 2020 after six years at Politico, where he created, edited, and wrote for its first news team to focus on health information technology. Listen online at www.wnhnfm.org/live. Listen anytime to the podcast at www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238 <www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238> podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/attitude-with-arnie-arnesen/id1634055179 tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie- <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Arnesen-p1711842/ <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> the Attitude with Arnie Arnesen, tariffs, Ontario, Canada, electricity, Premier Ford, Pew Research, Religion, survey, Gregory Smith, RFK Jr., Supplements, KFF Health News, Arthur Allen *KEEPING THE POT STIRRED SO SCUM DOESN’T RISE TO THE TOP* – Anonymous *D. ARNIE ARNESEN* 15 Rumford Street Concord NH 03301 nharnie@gmail.com (C) 603-321-7654 *Host of “The Attitude with Arnie Arnesen”* *Award Winning Public Affairs Show (NHAB 2018)* *airs noon to 1pm and 7pm EST M-F at 94.7FM (concord nh)* Home Station – wnhnfm.org Part of the Pacifica Network go to wnhnfm.org for streaming live Podcasts available here: www.wnhnfm.org/category/attitude-3/ *Arnie on the Air* Boston, MA-WGBH Under the Radar/Sunday Nights Keene, NH-WKBK Friday Morning with Dan Mitchell
- Corey Johnson|Justin Peters[image: image.png] opening thoughts: one of the nation’s underrated pieces of infrastructure: The national spare-bedroom supply. According to a Census analysis from last year by Apartment List, there are an astonishing 137 million spare bedrooms <www.apartmentlist.com/research/the-us-has-more-spare-bedrooms-than-ever-before?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email> in the United States. What explains it? Consider: In 1970, the share of U.S. households with three or more people and the share of U.S. households with three or more bedrooms was about the same. Now, nearly two-thirds of houses have three or more bedrooms, but just 38 percent of households have three or more people.In part, this is the result of two long-standing trends: Houses keep getting bigger, while households keep getting smaller. …But The bigger homes don’t belong to the bigger families. Nearly 20 percent of all owner-occupied homes consist of a senior person or senior couple with two or more spare bedrooms (this might be where your Thanksgiving or Christmas holiday will take place, in the style of Jonathan Franzen’s *The Corrections*). Younger married couples without kids also have loads of spare bedrooms—a trend bolstered by the remote-work effect. planner Bill Fulton, who highlighted this data in his newsletter this week <futureofwhere.substack.com/p/a-shortage-of-housing-and-a-glut>, introduced an even more amazing statistic: According to research by the Minneapolis Fed, the majority of bedrooms in this country are owned by people between 50 and 70 years old <www.minneapolisfed.org/research/institute-working-papers/property-taxes-and-housing-allocation-under-financial-constraints?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email> . Unlike the nation’s millions of vacant houses <www.census.gov/library/stories/2023/05/vacant-seasonal-housing.html>, which tend to be in places people do not want to live, these spare bedrooms are often in places people would very much like to live. Once, they might have been rented out to boarders, but that model has unfortunately fallen out of fashion in spite of platforms like AirbnbHow do you get boomers to give up those extra bedrooms for good, and achieve a bedroom redistribution that lines up with people’s needs? The obstacles abound. As if locked-in mortgage rates and property tax abatements weren’t enough to keep aging households in place, the prevalence of single-family zoning ensures that neighborhoods have no building stock besides large stand-alone houses. Give the owners of those homes a place to downsize, and you might put some of those 137 million spare bedrooms into everyday use. slate.com/business/2024/11/housing-market-affordability-real-estate-shortage-solution-vacant-bedrooms.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawIxkPlleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHahmLokhsnn1cIo24_VUDU5BqUqPsErTwH0rctftjRE2_G7L1ePw_… part one: “How Cambridge Analytica Used Intimate Data to Exploit Gun Owners’ Private Lives <projects.propublica.org/gun-owners-cambridge-analytica-data-psychological-profiles-privacy/> ”. projects.propublica.org/gun-owners-cambridge-analytica-data-psychological-profiles-privacy/ b\opening thoughts: one of the nation’s underrated pieces of infrastructure: The national spare-bedroom supply. According to a Census analysis from last year by Apartment List, there are an astonishing 137 million spare bedrooms <www.apartmentlist.com/research/the-us-has-more-spare-bedrooms-than-ever-before?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email> in the United States. What explains it? Consider: In 1970, the share of U.S. households with three or more people and the share of U.S. households with three or more bedrooms was about the same. Now, nearly two-thirds of houses have three or more bedrooms, but just 38 percent of households have three or more people.In part, this is the result of two long-standing trends: Houses keep getting bigger, while households keep getting smaller. …But The bigger homes don’t belong to the bigger families. Nearly 20 percent of all owner-occupied homes consist of a senior person or senior couple with two or more spare bedrooms (this might be where your Thanksgiving or Christmas holiday will take place, in the style of Jonathan Franzen’s *The Corrections*). Younger married couples without kids also have loads of spare bedrooms—a trend bolstered by the remote-work effect. planner Bill Fulton, who highlighted this data in his newsletter this week <futureofwhere.substack.com/p/a-shortage-of-housing-and-a-glut>, introduced an even more amazing statistic: According to research by the Minneapolis Fed, the majority of bedrooms in this country are owned by people between 50 and 70 years old <www.minneapolisfed.org/research/institute-working-papers/property-taxes-and-housing-allocation-under-financial-constraints?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email> . Unlike the nation’s millions of vacant houses <www.census.gov/library/stories/2023/05/vacant-seasonal-housing.html>, which tend to be in places people do not want to live, these spare bedrooms are often in places people would very much like to live. Once, they might have been rented out to boarders, but that model has unfortunately fallen out of fashion in spite of platforms like AirbnbHow do you get boomers to give up those extra bedrooms for good, and achieve a bedroom redistribution that lines up with people’s needs? The obstacles abound. As if locked-in mortgage rates and property tax abatements weren’t enough to keep aging households in place, the prevalence of single-family zoning ensures that neighborhoods have no building stock besides large stand-alone houses. Give the owners of those homes a place to downsize, and you might put some of those 137 million spare bedrooms into everyday use. slate.com/business/2024/11/housing-market-affordability-real-estate-shortage-solution-vacant-bedrooms.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawIxkPlleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHahmLokhsnn1cIo24_VUDU5BqUqPsErTwH0rctftjRE2_G7L1ePw_… part one: propublica investigative reporter Corey Johnson “How Cambridge Analytica Used Intimate Data to Exploit Gun Owners’ Private Lives <projects.propublica.org/gun-owners-cambridge-analytica-data-psychological-profiles-privacy/> ”. projects.propublica.org/gun-owners-cambridge-analytica-data-psychological-profiles-privacy/ part two: It’s Clearer Than Ever What Jeff Bezos Wants With the Washington Post. slate.com/business/2025/03/donald-trump-news-elon-musk-jeff-bezos-washington-post.html *Justin Peters* is a Slate correspondent and the author of *The Idealist: Aaron Swartz and the Rise of Free Culture on the Internet* . — Listen online at www.wnhnfm.org/live. Listen anytime to the podcast at www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238 <www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238> podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/attitude-with-arnie-arnesen/id1634055179 tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie- <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Arnesen-p1711842/ <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> the Attitude with Arnie Arnesen, spare bedrooms, housing, Corey Johnson, Propublica, guns, Cambridge Analytica,elections, Justin Peters, Slate, Jeff Bezos, Washington Post *KEEPING THE POT STIRRED SO SCUM DOESN’T RISE TO THE TOP* – Anonymous *D. ARNIE ARNESEN* 15 Rumford Street Concord NH 03301 nharnie@gmail.com (C) 603-321-7654 *Host of “The Attitude with Arnie Arnesen”* *Award Winning Public Affairs Show (NHAB 2018)* *airs noon to 1pm and 7pm EST M-F at 94.7FM (concord nh)* Home Station – wnhnfm.org Part of the Pacifica Network go to wnhnfm.org for streaming live Podcasts available here: www.wnhnfm.org/category/attitude-3/ *Arnie on the Air* Boston, MA-WGBH Under the Radar/Sunday Nights Keene, NH-WKBK Friday Morning with Dan Mitchell
- Stephen Pimpare|Lincoln Mitchell|Aaron Rosenthal[image: image.png] opening thoughts: aside: the budget <www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/02/21/upshot/house-gop-budget-blueprint.html>, which kicks off the process of passing an extension of tax cuts enacted in 2017 and up to $2 trillion in spending cuts meant to partly offset them, could become law virtually impossible to accomplish without cuts to Medicaid. Democratic whip Rep Katherine Clark (D-MA): “Do you know what it cost to keep a kid on Medicaid? $10 per day. How about keeping that child fed with SNAP benefits? $6 per day. What do Republicans want to give away to the already rich? $6M— per billionaire. Think about that.” “For a billionaire that $6M is not even a rounding error. For a hungry child, It’s enough to eat every single day for 34 lifetimes. Inflicting hunger on children to give billionaires money they don’t need and won’t even notice. There is no moral code under which that is acceptable. There is no public demand for it. There is no logical reason for it other than total fealty to billionaire donors.” The American people won’t forget the GOP’s betrayal. rethink the week talkers: *Aaron Rosenthal* is the research director for North Star Policy Action *Stephen Pimpare *is Professor of Public Policy at Vermont Law and Graduate School. *Lincoln Mitchell* teaches political science and public policy at Columbia University. topics: Who are we How do we fight back will the American people realize what they are about to lose? The US is now the enemy of the west <www.ft.com/content/b46e2e24-ca71-4269-a7ca-3344e6215ae3> Martin Wolf, FT Listen online at www.wnhnfm.org/live. Listen anytime to the podcast at www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238 <www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238> podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/attitude-with-arnie-arnesen/id1634055179 tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie- <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Arnesen-p1711842/ <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Attitude with Arnie Arnesen,Lincoln Mitchell, Stephen Pimpare, Aaron Rosenthal *KEEPING THE POT STIRRED SO SCUM DOESN’T RISE TO THE TOP* – Anonymous *D. ARNIE ARNESEN* 15 Rumford Street Concord NH 03301 nharnie@gmail.com (C) 603-321-7654 *Host of “The Attitude with Arnie Arnesen”* *Award Winning Public Affairs Show (NHAB 2018)* *airs noon to 1pm and 7pm EST M-F at 94.7FM (concord nh)* Home Station – wnhnfm.org Part of the Pacifica Network go to wnhnfm.org for streaming live Podcasts available here: www.wnhnfm.org/category/attitude-3/ *Arnie on the Air* Boston, MA-WGBH Under the Radar/Sunday Nights Keene, NH-WKBK Friday Morning with Dan Mitchell
- Harvey Kronberg|Bill Curry|Conor Williams[image: image.png] opening thoughts: time to support independent journalism like the Quorum Report in Texas and the American Prospect and places like Pacifica and local community radio If you haven’t heard, The Washington Post just made a stunning announcement about their opinion section <americanprospect.bluelena.io/lt.php?x=3DZy~GE3JnGb5KGry_E7WRJu2n3WvdHvk-kwjXLMJFmf6K_._Ey.0ONr2nBzit~0k_YwbHjJJXOd>. Guided by their billionaire owner Jeff Bezos, they are now committed to writing “every day in support and defense of two pillars: personal liberties and free markets.” This represents a significant rightward shift, clearly designed to appease Trump, Musk, and the new regime in Washington. I find this deeply troubling. But I’m not surprised. Trump himself said it best: “The first term, everybody was fighting me. In this term, everybody wants to be my friend.” All around us, we’re watching media institutions capitulate in real time. And now, The Washington Post reframing their entire opinion section around conservative talking points. When the Post talks about “personal liberties,” we know that really means supporting Trump’s attacks on diversity rather than preserving minority rights. When they champion “free markets,” we understand the goal: tax cuts for the wealthy and dismantling the social safety net. ahhh but look who loves this and it says it all. by David Dayen prospect.org At least one person is a fan of the changes. “Bravo, @JeffBezos!” Elon Musk wrote on X. part one: we talk Texas with the Quorum Report publisher Harvey Kronberg topics: *vouchers* football coaches from the Quorum Report *the border* With Trump in office, Gov. Greg Abbott has no plan to ramp down Texas border operation www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas/article/greg-abbott-border-spending-trump-20187542.php *DEI* *Higher ed* Texas Legislature proposes $400 million cut to higher ed as Dan Patrick threatens university budgets over DEI *measles, death and the uninsured* RFK Jr., vaccine critic, calls Texas measles outbreak ‘not unusual’ after unvaccinated child dies Dr. Peter Hotez: Texas child’s death from measles a sign of ‘very large, very dangerous’ outbreak bio: Harvey Kronberg is an American journalist who owns and edits the Quorum Report, an online publication covering Texas politics. In 2005, Texas Monthly named Kronberg as one of the 25 most powerful people in Texas politics. part two: Bill Curry was a Connecticut state senator, comptroller and two time Democratic nominee for governor who served as Counselor to the President in the Clinton White House. Conor P. Williams is a senior fellow at The Century Foundation, and an expert on urban education reform, English learner students, children of immigrants, early education programs, and school choice systems. topics: *Bezos and the Post* Dying in Darkness: Jeff Bezos Turns Out the Lights in the Washington Post’s Opinion Section The tech mogul’s decision to revamp the editorial pages around his own views threatens not only independent journalism, but the Post’s business future. From MAGA to monarchy: How tech billionaires are engineering American autocracy Common sense for the Trump age *The GOP budget* Spooked by public outrage, GOP aides urge lawmakers to reconsider future town halls Angry constituents and protesters have been giving their congressmembers an earful over Trump-Musk spending cuts The Republican Party’s Constituency Has Changed. They Aren’t Acting Like It. The congressional majority has a priority. It would be really bad for their constituents. slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/02/trump-medicaid-cuts-republicans-reconciliation-mike-johnson.html *Higher ed* Pain for Everyone How Trump’s “indirect costs” cap at the NIH would hurt undergrads too. Legal Scholars Affirm Legality of DEI Programs Amidst Executive Order Confusion *Boston, MA – A coalition of law professors, including preeminent anti-discrimination and constitutional law scholars, sent a memorandum to over 500 U.S. colleges and universities that* *affirms the legality of diversity, equity, and inclusion (“DEI”) initiatives under federal civil rights laws and Supreme Court precedent. The memo responds to President Trump’s January 21, 2025, Executive Order titled Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity (“J21 EO”) and related communications such as the February 14, 2025, Dear Colleague Letter from the Department of Education.* *The memorandum emphasizes that DEI programs are not only legally defensible but also remain crucial for achieving institutional mandates… * Listen online at www.wnhnfm.org/live. 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- Betsy Leondar-Wright, Jonathan Feingold[image: image.png] opening thoughts: Afd Alternativ für Deutschland is a rightwing extremist party that got 20% of the vote on Sunday. Vance, Musk and Bannon have meddled in German elections for this party. The Afd’s «candy crush» game gives an indication of their extreme views. You get points for kicking dark-skinned immigrants out of the country and replacing them with Arians, replacing the Pride flag with the German flag, and replacing cargo bikes with motorcycles (they can’t stand the many who are concerned about climate change, either). Afd endorses mass deportation of immigrants, calling it remigration. (Ironically, they have the most support in the former East German territory, which has by far the fewest immigrants.) But my main point here is Trump/Vance/Musk/Bannon-intervention to support right-wing groups in a European election. Italy is next in line. Bannon has been here for years working on this. posted by Joy from Norway: Works at Awarded the Norwegian National Work Environment Prize 2018 Former Work and Organizational Psychologist at Oslo University Hospital opening thought two: Caution:Indiana: Bird flu claims over 100 sandhill cranes in LaPorte County, 1500 statewide art one: a conversation with Betsy Leondar-Wright, co-author of *Is it Racist? Is it Sexist?* *Why Red and Blue White People Disagree, and How to Decide in the Gray Areas* bio:Betsy Leondar-Wright is a sociologist long-focused on class, and on racial and economic inequality. She was an associate professor at Lasell University for nine years, and also taught at Harvard, Tufts and Boston College. part two: Race Class Legislation restricting the teaching of race and racism <www.nytimes.com/2021/06/01/us/politics/critical-race-theory.html> in public schools and government entities has spread across the country. In an effort to respond, Boston University Law Professor Jonathan Feingold and The Attitude with Arnie Arnesen (a radio show that airs on the Pacifica Network and on wnhnfm.org) are offering “Race Class” – a once a month course/conversation where listeners can hear what it is like to approach race and racism from a place of curiosity and history rather than fear and anxiety. topic:We talk about some of the anti-DEI Executive Orders. And the administration’s blatant racism. And Professor Feingold’s annoyance that key smart people are calling the Trump admin “affirmative action” for oligarchs, and how that concedes rightwing narrative that affirmative action is preferential treatment for the unqualified. Trump’s anti-DEI campaign hits universities: even sharing experiences of racism in college essays may be banned Listen online at www.wnhnfm.org/live. Listen anytime to the podcast at www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238 <www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238> podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/attitude-with-arnie-arnesen/id1634055179 tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie- <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Arnesen-p1711842/ <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Attitude with Arnie Arnesen, AFD, Cranes in S. Indiana, Betsy Leondar Wright,*Is it Racist? Is it Sexist?**Why Red and Blue White People Disagree, and How to Decide in the Gray Areas, *Race Class, Professor Jonathan Feingold, DEI, Trump executive orders, affirmative action *KEEPING THE POT STIRRED SO SCUM DOESN’T RISE TO THE TOP* – Anonymous *D. ARNIE ARNESEN* 15 Rumford Street Concord NH 03301 nharnie@gmail.com (C) 603-321-7654 *Host of “The Attitude with Arnie Arnesen”* *Award Winning Public Affairs Show (NHAB 2018)* *airs noon to 1pm and 7pm EST M-F at 94.7FM (concord nh)* Home Station – wnhnfm.org Part of the Pacifica Network go to wnhnfm.org for streaming live Podcasts available here: www.wnhnfm.org/category/attitude-3/ *Arnie on the Air* Boston, MA-WGBH Under the Radar/Sunday Nights Keene, NH-WKBK Friday Morning with Dan Mitchell
- (no title)[image: image.png] opening thoughts: The #1 cause of maternal death in the US: suicide/homicide It’s another health crisis flying right in front of our faces. part one: Attorney Joe Jaworski joins us today to talk Texas politics, Texas weather, vouchers and more- Joe Jaworski, is the son of Leon Jaworski, Joe was the former Mayor of Galvaston, he ran for AG in 2022 lost in the democratic runoff topics: Texas bill that lets families use tax dollars for private schools swiftly sails through Senate Senate Bill 2 now heads to the House, where top officials say they have the support to create education savings accounts New Bill Would Give Paxton Authority To Go After People Who Get Abortions Paxton, Texas Right To Life Recruit Men To Inform On Pregnant Partners For Seeking Abortion After teasing border security rollback, Texas plunges in deeper. part two: *Bill Curry *was a Connecticut state senator, comptroller and two time Democratic nominee for governor who served as Counselor to the President in the Clinton White House. He has written for Salon, the Daily Beast, the Huffington Post and the Hartford Courant and has provided commentary on National Public Radio, MSNBC and many other news outlets. *Laura Jedeed i*s a freelance journalist who primarily focuses on the American conservative movement. Her bylines include The New Republic, Rolling Stone, and Politico, and you can find her newsletter at BannedInYourState.com topics: Gaza…the reason the democrats lost Trump Wants US to Take Over & Ethnically Cleanse Gaza <consortiumnews.com/2025/02/04/trump-wants-us-to-take-over-ethnically-cleanse-gaza/> If you think Trump is not serious about creating the Riviera of the Middle East Trump’s Middle East envoy is Steve Witkoff a billionaire real estate developer DOGE a deep dive by Laura Jedeed The fascist leaders of Russia, China, India, Argentina, Hungary and Bulgaria welcome the USA — Listen online at www.wnhnfm.org/live. Listen anytime to the podcast at www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238 <www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238> podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/attitude-with-arnie-arnesen/id1634055179 tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie- <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Arnesen-p1711842/ <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Attitude with Arnie Arnesen, maternal death, suicide, homicide, Texas, Joe Jaworski, vouchers, Abbott, Paxton, abortion,the border, Bill Curry, Laura Jedeed, DOGE, Gaza, Trump, Bibi, democrats, ethnic cleansing
- (no title)[image: image.png] opening thoughts: Alicia Keys used a speech at the Grammys to defend diversity saying: “DEI is not a threat, it’s a gift.” *poet marilyn nelson **is an American poet, translator, biographer, and children’s book author. She is a professor emeritus at the University of Connecticut <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Connecticut>, and the former Poet Laureate of Connecticut <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poet_Laureate_of_Connecticut>.[1] <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marilyn_Nelson#cite_note-pf-1> She is a winner of the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruth_Lilly_Poetry_Prize>, the NSK Neustadt Prize for Children’s Literature <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NSK_Neustadt_Prize_for_Children%27s_Literature>, and the Frost Medal <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frost_Medal>. * *Nelson was born on April 26, 1946, in Cleveland <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleveland>, Ohio <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio>, to Melvin M. Nelson, a Tuskegee Airman <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuskegee_Airman> and a U.S. serviceman in the Air Force <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army_Air_Forces>, and Johnnie Mitchell Nelson, a teacher and pianist. She grew up on military bases and moved all across the United States throughout her childhood. She began writing while in elementary school, yet discovered her love for poetry while attending a segregated middle school in Texas <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas>. Here, she was introduced to the work of African-American poets.[6] <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marilyn_Nelson#cite_note-ProQuest_bio-6>Tuskegee AirfieldFor the Tuskegee Airmen* These men, these proud black men: our first to touch their fingers to the sky. The Germans learned to call them Die Schwarzen Vogelmenschen. They called themselves The Spookwaffe. Laughing. And marching to class under officers whose thin–lipped ambition was to wash the niggers out. Sitting at attention for lectures about ailerons, airspeed, altimeters from boring lieutenants who believed you monkeys ain’t meant to fly. Oh, there were parties, cadet-dances, guest appearances by the Count and the lovely Lena. There was the embarrassing adulation of Negro civilians. A woman approached my father in a bar where he was drinking with his buddies. Hello, Airman. She held out her palm. Will you tell me my future? There was that, like a breath of pure oxygen. But first they had to earn wings. There was this one instructor who was pretty nice. I mean, we just sat around and talked when a flight had gone well. But he was from Minnesota, and he made us sing the Minnesota Fight Song before we took off. If you didn’t sing it, your days were numbered. “Minnesota, hats off to thee…” That bastard! One time I had a check-flight with an instructor from Louisiana. As we were about to head for base, he chopped the power. Force-landing, nigger. There were trees everywhere I looked. Except on that little island… I began my approach. The instructor said, Pull Up. That was an excellent approach. Real surprised. But where would you have taken off, wise guy? I said, Sir, I was ordered to land the plane. Not take off. The instructor grinned. Boy, if your ass is as hard as your head, you’ll go far in this world. part one: .minocquabrewingcompany <www.minocquabrewingcompany.com> we chat with Kirk Bangstad We’re basically a company that sells beer and increasingly other types of beverages to fund our progressive activism in Wisconsin. Kirk Bangstad and his late wife, Elizabeth Smith, purchased the business in early 2016 from the Dan and Laurie White family who ran the business for just over 10 years. The historic 1929 Free Mason’s building was renovated from to a school, library and then a church before transforming to a restaurant and Brewery in the early 2000’s. After the coronavirus shut down all restaurants in March, 2020, and the Trump administration failed to have a national plan to slow down contagion and the restaurant industry suffered unnecessarily by having to limiting capacity longer than necessary, Bangstad aired his frustrations by hanging a huge “Joe Biden for President” sign on his wall after having to lay off his entire restaurant staff. That stance alienated many conservatives in his area but endeared him to progressives around the country, leading him to decide to sell #ProgressiveBeer. His first two efforts, Biden Beer (Inoffensive and not Bitter) and Inauguration Day Beer (A Peaceful Transition of Flavor), sold out before they were even made. Bangstad sold his building to hedge against Covid and is currently focused on selling #ProgressiveBeer nationwide. Bangstad also created the Minocqua Brewing Company SuperPAC, which he calls “Dark Money Meant for Good.” This super PAC aims to remove Republican federal and state elected officials who perpetuated the election lies that caused the Insurrection of January 6, 2021, and whose downplaying of the seriousness of Covid 19 caused so many unnecessary deaths in our country. A percentage of the profits of our progressive beer and Choice products are donated progressive causes and reproductive rights groups, respectively. part two: opening thoughts part two:Musk’s Junta Establishes Him as Head of Government Imagining how we’d cover overseas what’s happening to the U.S. right now Garrett Graff (Garrett Graff is an American journalist and author. He is a former editor of *Politico <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politico> Magazine*,[1] <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garrett_Graff#cite_note-1> editor-in-chief of *Washingtonian <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washingtonian_(magazine)>* magazine in Washington, D.C., and instructor at Georgetown University <en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgetown_University> in the Master’s in Professional Studies Journalism and Public Relations program.) Feb 1 <www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.doomsdayscenario.co%2Fp%2Fmusk-s-junta-establishes-him-as-head-of-government> <twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Imagining+how+we%27d+cover+overseas+what%27s+happening+to+the+U.S.+right+now&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.doomsdayscenario.co%2Fp%2Fmusk-s-junta-establishes-him-as-head-of-go…> <www.threads.net/intent/post?text=Imagining+how+we%27d+cover+overseas+what%27s+happening+to+the+U.S.+right+now+https%3A%2F%2Fwww.doomsdayscenario.co%2Fp%2Fmusk-s-junta-establishes-him-as-head-of-gov…>I’ve long believed that the American media would be more clear-eyed about the rise and return of Donald Trump if it was happening overseas in a foreign country, where we’re used to foreign correspondents writing with more incisive authority. Having watched with growing alarm the developments of the last 24 and 36 hours in Washington, I thought I’d take a stab at just such a dispatch. Here’s a story that should be written this weekend: <www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.doomsdayscenario.co%2Fp%2Fmusk-s-junta-establishes-him-as-head-of-government> *Musk Junta Seizes Key Governmental Offices. February 1, 2025. By William Boot * *WASHINGTON, D.C. — What started Thursday as a political purge of the internal security services accelerated Friday into a full-blown coup, as elite technical units aligned with media oligarch Elon Musk moved to seize key systems at the national treasury <wapo.st/40Ve0k9?utm_source=www.doomsdayscenario.co&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=musk-s-junta-establishes-him-as-head-of-government>, block outside access to federal personnel records <www.wired.com/story/elon-musk-lackeys-general-services-administration/?utm_source=www.doomsdayscenario.co&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=musk-s-junta-establishes-him-as-head-of-government>, and take offline governmental communication networks <www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/federal-websites-temporarily-go-dark-order-comply-trump-dei-directive-rcna190244?utm_source=www.doomsdayscenario.co&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=musk-s-ju…>. **With rapidity that has stunned even longtime political observers, forces loyal to Musk’s junta have established him as the all-but undisputed unelected head of government in just a matter of days, unwinding the longtime democracy’s constitutional system and its proud nearly 250-year-old tradition of the rule of law. Having secured themselves in key ministries and in a building adjacent to the presidential office complex, Musk’s forces have begun issuing directives to civil service workers and forcing the resignation of officials deemed insufficiently loyal, like the head of the country’s aviation authority <www.theverge.com/news/603113/faa-chief-musk-dc-plane-crash-crisis?utm_source=www.doomsdayscenario.co&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=musk-s-junta-establishes-him-as-head-of-government>.* The interview: To Pay for Trump Tax Cuts, House GOP Floats Plan to Slash Benefits for the Poor and Working Class A menu of options being circulated by congressional Republicans also includes new tax cuts for corporations and the ultrawealthy. Robert Faturechi I am a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter at ProPublica.Currently I am reporting on President Donald Trump’s business interests, including Trump Media. I’m also examining the Trump administration’s trade policies. Listen online at www.wnhnfm.org/live. Listen anytime to the podcast at www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238 <www.podomatic.com/podcasts/staff74238> podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/attitude-with-arnie-arnesen/id1634055179 tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie- <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Arnesen-p1711842/ <tunein.com/podcasts/News–Politics-Podcasts/Attitude-with-Arnie-Arnesen-p1711842/> Attitude with Arnie Arnesen,Alicia Keys, DEI, Grammys, Marilyn Nelson, Tuskegee Airmen, Minocqua Brewing Company, Kirk Bangstad, Wisconsin beer, progressive politics,Garrett Graff, Musk, Junta, Trump, tax cuts, Propublica, Robert Faturechi,Congress, GOP
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