Steven Hassan, PhD, is one of the leading experts on cults and undue influence in the world. A former member of the right-wing Moonie cult, Hassan was deprogrammed 45 years ago and has dedicated his life to helping people out of cults and destructive situations. Dr. Hassan is a licensed mental health professional and has written four books, including The Cult of Trump and the seminal book Combating Cult Mind Control. On this podcast, Steve will explain HOW mind-control works, and how to prot ...
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The Hartmann Report is an independent daily podcast hosted by award winning, author, radio & TV host Thom Hartmann. Thom’s podcast highlights the bigger picture behind politics, science and culture through discussion and debate. Catch Thom’s live show Monday through Friday noon ET / 9am PT- www.thomhartmann.com.
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Gaslight (/ˈɡaslīt/). Verb. Manipulating someone by psychological means into questioning their own reality. The Gaslight Effect podcast is hosted by Dr. Robin Stern, co-founder of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence and author of the best-selling book, The Gaslight Effect. On her podcast, Robin helps listeners identify gaslighting, to escape the destructive dynamic and reclaim their reality.
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Comedian and marginally educated correspondent Corinne Fisher discusses/roasts the most controversial news stories of the week using both conservative and liberal media sources and tries to find a little sanity in the middle.
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Ali Wentworth has become a comedic authority on dissecting the shit show that is modern life. In season 3 of Go Ask Ali, she speaks with experts, friends and celebrities as part of her personal masterclass to learn more about the things happening with us and our world. She also answers questions from listeners and guests the only way Ali can: with honesty, candor and humor. Leave her a question at (323) 364-6356 or email a voice memo to GoAskAliPodcast@gmail.com.
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Dr. Steven Hassan Gives an Update on The Cult of Trump
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Episcopal Priest Dr. Rev. Matthew Fox explains the inspiration for his new book, Trump & MAGA as Antichrist: A Handbook for the 2024 Election. Plus Licensed Mental Health Professional, Cult Expert & Author of several books including, The Cult of Trump / Founding Director Freedom of Mind Resource Center, Dr. Steven Hassan Gives an Update on The Cult…
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Understanding Coercive Control in Families with Dr. Christine Cocchiola
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Have you ever learned from an expert in coercive control? Ever thought about the authoritarianism in a family structure? Maybe you or someone you know were married to a narcissist or knows of children being manipulated by an abusive parent. My latest guest, social worker Christine Cocchiola, is an expert on adult and child victims of coercive contr…
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CNN Identifies Trump's 12 most egregious lies and The Foods That Fight Inflammation. CNN recently fact checked 12 completely fictional stories that Trump has told in the last month. Plus new evidence reveals food and beverages that reduce damaging inflammation. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https:/…
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How to Fix America Before We Really Blow It
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GOP claiming they never heard of Mark Robinson? Say what?! Hoffa rips O'Brien. And...Did Matt Gaetz attend drug fueled party with teenagers? Geeky Science! Does drinking with your food prevent food poisoning? You Betcha! The Politics Girl is here - Leigh McGowan speaking about her new book - How to Fix America Before We Really Blow It. See Privacy …
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244: Freakoffs, Exploding Pagers & Dancing With The Stars
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Corinne Fisher discusses all the biggest news of the week including P Diddy's court documents being uncovered and the shocking details within, Dancing With The Stars welcoming on Anna Delvey and the countries double standard for law-breaking immigrants, the new campaign ad for Harris that may be a knockout blow to Trump, the second attempted Trump …
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Daily Take: Is Trump's Fate Going to Play Out Like an Episode of the Sopranos?
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CAUTION: We Are Entering the Desperation Phase of the Trump Campaign
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Why didn't the Teamsters union endorse Kamala? Could it be racism? Veteran War Correspondent in Kyiv Phil Ittner - Ukraine Update Greg Palast - Vigilantes Inc...America's New Vote Suppression Hitmen. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…
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Daily Take: Trump and Johnson's Shocking Bid to Suppress Women's Votes
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The GOP’s desperate election ploy: disenfranchise women to win… See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Daily Take: Big Pharma's GOP Cash Grab: How Republicans Are Selling Out America for Drug Money
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Congressional Republicans push to keep drug prices sky-high, defying voters, and fueling corporate greed… See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Samuel Alito and German rightwing aristocrat linked to US anti-abortion activist. The Republicans are demanding the press stop calling them fascists, just like I predicted. Georgia’s abortion law has led to the death of two women. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-…
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Why Trump Is Wrong & Alexander Hamilton Was Right About Tariffs
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Just because Trump was conceptually right about tariffs (but terribly wrong in how he executed them) doesn’t mean we should all freak out at any mention of them... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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John Roberts' Secret Trump Memo Revealed in Huge SCOTUS Leak
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Crazy Alert! Is Laura Loomer the next Mrs Trump? Every moment MAGA fights among themselves is a lost opportunity for them to attack Harris/Walz. And with Loomer so tightly knit to Trump, the 50 plus days remaining until the election could easily descend into further attacks, chaos, conspiracies and madness. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/p…
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Hate as a Political Weapon: How Trump & Vance are Reviving Dangerous Racist Myths
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From ancient lies to modern slander, the GOP's toxic rhetoric is weaponizing fear and tearing America apart… See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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At some point, the U.S. is going to have to take the gloves off and allow NATO and the Pentagon to fully equip the Ukrainian military with everything it needs to defend itself. Plus, Phil Ittner, veteran war correspondent and host of the On the Edge podcast joins Thom Hartmann to discuss the latest in Ukraine. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.co…
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The Question Kamala Could Have Answered Better
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Is the American economy better off than it was four years ago? Also, Tony Carrk from Accountable.us joins Thom to talk about Biden's actions to make medication more affordable. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…
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Why are a majority of the large animals, and even many of the insects, so vastly diminished in number just since the 1970s? Also- a shocking new discovery on the surgical skills... of ants?! And, Thom reads from 'Diet for a Small Planet', by Frances Moore Lappé. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https:…
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243 - Kamala Dominates Debate, But Trump Brought Facts?!?
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Corinne Fisher discusses all the biggest news of the week including Dave Grohl starting another side project, a baby outside of his marriage, Corinne auditions for a gig in wacko land with an unhinged Megyn Kelly monologue, a deep dive on the debate from all angles, fact checks of both candidates, the left's obsession with turning everything Trump …
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Will we finally feel safe and optimistic enough that romance will return to the big screen in a big way? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Right-Wing Extremists Opt for Bullets Over Ballots
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Will the 2024 election be marked by voter purges and violence rather than democratic participation? Trump’s far-right supporters are running cars off the road, red states are enacting draconian voter purges that leave millions unable to vote, and those who speak out are ending up in jail.. Greg Palast joins Thom Hartmann to discuss the threat to ou…
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Daily Take: Trump's New Hero: The Strongman Who Crushed Democracy in Hungary
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Orbán’s Hungary is the GOP’s dream for America’s future… See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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ABC Moderator is Enduring Racist and Sexist Abuse for Fact Checking Trump
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ABC News anchor Linsey Davis was subjected to vile racist and sexist abuse online after she fact-checked former president Donald Trump while moderating Tuesday night’s debate. The debate lowdown. Will there be another debate? Crazy Alert! Elon Musk offers to impregnate Taylor Swift, "I will give you a child". See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com…
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Daily Take: 9/11’s Darkest Irony: Trump’s "Peace Candidate" Debate Scam Unraveled
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Trump and the entire GOP are now furiously trying to rewrite their history of their using unnecessary wars to get re-elected - will it work? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Master Plan exposes 50-year plot to deregulate campaign finance and legalize corruption explained by investigative journalist and Oscar nominee David Sirota, See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Daily Take: Will Donald Trump Reveal Himself Tonight as the Antichrist?
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For me, all the proof I need that Trump, if not the biblical Antichrist, is at least a political one, is what he says and does... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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53 - Are We All Being Gaslighted? Steven Hassan on Mind Control And The Cult of Trump
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On this episode, Dr. Robin Stern is joined by returning guest Dr. Steven Hassan, one of the world's leading experts on cults and undue influence. Steven is a mental health professional, former member of the Unification Church (familiarly known as "The Moonies") led by Sun Myung Moon, and the author of several bestselling books, including Combatting…
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Sitting in for Thom Hartmann, guest-host Jefferson Smith speaks with author, historian, and accidental speechwriter Jeff Shesol. A founding partner of West Wing Writers, Shesol is the author of Mercury Rising: John Glenn, John Kennedy and the New Battleground of the Cold War, and Supreme Power: Franklin Roosevelt vs. The Supreme Court, which was se…
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Daily Take: The Shocking Point about Hairdryer Economics & Climate Change
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A new and better world is possible, if we can only overcome the money of the fossil fuel industry. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Protecting the Elderly from Undue Influence with Lisa Nerenberg
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When Kamala Harris was Attorney General for California she supported legislation to protect elderly people from undue influence. In this installment of The Influence Continuum, I sat down with Lisa Nerenberg, MSW, MPH, who has dedicated her career to ensuring dignity and justice for this vulnerable and growing population. Lisa is the founding execu…
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JD Vance's Idiotic Comments on Gunmen and Grandparents
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They are now going after the parents of school shooters. He bought his son the killing weapon. More voter suppression – I told you so! Florida’s department of state is examining tens of thousands of Amendment 4 petition signatures for potential fraud. NPR nails the two Trump staffers who tried to beat up the person at Arlington national cemetery - …
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242 - The Oppression Of Afghan Women & Chappell Roan
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Corinne Fisher discusses all the biggest news of the week including the tragedy in Georgia earlier this week, the viral video about gangs taking over buildings in Chicago, Chapell Roan having trouble coming to grips with stardom, Chinesse repression seeping its way into America, a look back at the dogs that the Soviets sent into space in the 60's, …
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Suppression Alert! LaRose Goes After Drop Box Voting Again
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Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose (R) issued new guidance over the weekend that limits the use of drop boxes in the state. Democrats in the state said the rule disproportionately impacts seniors and voters with disabilities and violates state law. The aim of the directive, according to LaRose, is to enforce Ohio’s ban on “ballot harvesting,” whi…
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Will interest rates be cut? Who will win for president? Alan Lichtman says the Dems definitely have it, Nate Silver predicts Trump. And- Mark Pocan adds his insights. Plus - Thom reads from "Tyranny of the Majority" by Lani Guinier. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sel…
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Daily Take: Goodbye Liz Cheney: Where Will the Next Generation of GOP Leadership Come From?
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Hopefully, for the good of the nation, the party will reject its most extreme billionaires and politicians and return to the classically conservative side of true American values... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.…
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Confronting the Avalanche of Disinformation
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A trio of guests gets to the heart of the matter- MSNBC producer Steve Benen's new book confronts the Russian-backed G.O.P. 'Ministry of Truth' that has brainwashed so many Americans...the New Republic's Michael Tomasky thinks American media might be effectively helping put Trump back in power...and Phil Ittner reports with the latest from Russia's…
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Daily Take: Trump & the GOP's Big Lie 2.0: Their Plan to Shut Down America This Fall
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He intends to use it to try to bring the Biden administration, and thus the Harris/Walz campaign, to its knees in the next few weeks... See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Big news: a judge strikes down section 230. Big Tech's Free Ride Is Over. How Right wing Preachers Are Weaponizing Our Courts. Right wing Republican fanatics constantly telegraph their next move, in part to help raise money from their base. Democrats and Republicans who care about our secular republic must stop playing after-the-fact defense and go…
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Daily Take: America's New Epidemic: A Nation Overrun by Bullies
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It drained many of us of our hope and optimism, much as it did in the 1950s when Joe McCarthy last led a national bullying campaign… See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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‘Street Thug’ Putin and His Allies Considering Invasion of 3 More Countries
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Why is the NYT allowing the uber wealthy to whine about Harris taxing the rich? Crazy Alert! Are there similarities between RFK Jr and cannibal Jeffery Dahmer. Election mayhem - The GOP is propping up 3rd party Dem candidates to siphon off Harris votes - can it work? ‘Street Thug’ Putin and His Allies Considering Invasion of 3 More Countries. See P…
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Daily Take: FDR Saved America—Then the GOP Ripped Us Apart
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When we handed America over to Ronald Reagan in 1981 it was a brand, gleaming new country with a prosperous and thriving middle class… See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Tim Walz Calls Out Trump as a Scab and Anti-Union
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The Dem VP nominee perfectly laid out why working Americans should elect Kamala Harris, and never support Trump. Veteran War Correspondent in Kyiv, Ukraine, Phil Ittner reports on Russian aggression. Also, does Trump and his "J6 awards gala" equal treason? Columnist and radio host Dean Obeidallah explains. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/pr…
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Daily Take: The Unholy Alliance: How Rightwing Preachers Are Weaponizing Our Courts
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The NRB's lawsuit could be the death knell for the Johnson Amendment… See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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New Report: Trustworthy Elections Can Be a Reality for All! with Braver Angels, J. Larry Mayes and Walt McKee
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This is one of the most important podcasts I've had the pleasure to do, as its focus is on free and fair election systems, the cornerstone of our Democracy. I spoke with Walt McKee and J. Larry Mayes, who co-chair the Braver Angels Trustworthy Elections Leadership Team, an organization I am also proud to be a member of. Braver Angels is a unique no…
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The Trump Stinkers are Fleeing a Sinking Ship
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Republican Representative Jim Jordan is harassing the daughter of New York State Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan. Plus the Trumpsters are fleeing a sinking ship, and more proof of a blowout? Truth Social CFO just sold almost 20% of his stock. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy…
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More than 230 Republicans who previously worked for either former Presidents George H.W. Bush or George W. Bush, the late Sen. John McCain of Arizona, and Sen. Mitt Romney of Utah have signed a letter endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris for president. Geeky Science! How trees help your heart. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and C…
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Corinne Fisher discusses all the biggest news of the week including the internet coming for Brittany Mahomes because she liked an Instagram post, a deeper look at the Isis terror plot involving Taylor Swift concerts, the people who planned on a 2 week trip to space who will be stuck there until spring at the earliest, the cops in the Breonna Taylor…
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Guest Interview: Michael Lewis, Non-Fiction Author, Journalist - His best selling books include: The Big Short, The Blind Side, The Big Risk and more, his latest is Going Infinite: The Rise and Fall of a New Tycoon. Also the Trump budget would spike deficits by nearly 5 times Harris' proposal, says Penn Wharton and more bizarre behavior from JD Van…
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Daily Take: The Social Media Smokescreen: How Big Tech Dodged Accountability While Endangering Our Lives
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A federal ruling could finally tear down the legal shield that lets platforms profit from poisonous content—and it’s about time… See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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News...Trump's photo-op at Arlington turns violent, CNN lands first interview - will the questions be about policy, or not? Crazy Alert! Was Trump's ear really injured? Does Jack Smith believe SCOTUS immunity decision doesn’t pose a major impediment to convicting Trump? Is this the new normal Republicans want for women seeking to control their own …
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Daily Take: The GOP’s Silent Coup: How Republicans are Secretly Rewriting the Constitution
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Sometimes you can learn as much from attending to what Republicans suddenly stop saying as to what they are talking about… See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Dear Media, Kamala is Not Destroying Trump's Masculinity - She's After his Patriarchy!
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MAGA is triggered by Doug Emhoff's daughter because she doesn't fit their "control of women" and is a free spirit. Confederate Voter Intimidation 2.0: The GOP's Dark Strategy for Winning. The Satanic Temple clashes with the state of Florida over definitions - If religion is taught in schools then why can't they? See Privacy Policy at https://art19.…
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