Thom Hartmann

1 day ago | rawstory.com | Thom Hartmann

Donald Trump has been lying to us ever since he came down that escalator. He just never stops lying because as a lifelong con man, it’s all he knows how to do. He’s still insisting he won the 2020 election, despite having lost by about 7 million votes and being wiped out in the Electoral College. He lied at the State of the Union about having a mandate to cut Medicaid, as Rep. Al Green (D-TX) pointed out. Along with over 100 other lies he told that day.

1 day ago | commondreams.org | Thom Hartmann

Pope Leo XIV just labeled Artificial Intelligence one of the main threats facing humanity, saying it poses challenges to “human dignity, justice, and labor.” He’s right, but it’s even worse than that: It represents, unless it’s rigorously regulated, a threat to democracy itself. In every generation, the enemies of democracy change costumes, but their playbook remains eerily familiar. They lie, divide, intimidate, and exploit every available tool to consolidate power.

1 day ago | smirkingchimp.com | Thom Hartmann

— from The Hartmann Report Pope Leo XIV just labeled AI one of the main threats facing humanity, saying it poses challenges to “human dignity, justice and labor.” He’s right, but it’s even worse than that: it represents, unless it’s rigorously regulated, a threat to democracy itself. In every generation, the enemies of democracy change costumes, but their playbook remains eerily familiar. They lie, divide, intimidate, and exploit every available tool to consolidate power.

2 days ago | thom.tv | Thom Hartmann

-- The Machines Are Learning — and They’re Learning to Be Fascists-- What is habeas corpus and why might Donald Trump want to suspend it? -- Republicans have unveiled their plan to cut millions of Americans from their healthcare to pay for their tax cuts for billionaires-- Looks like Trump caved on tariffs...

2 days ago | hartmannreport.com | Thom Hartmann

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