As the Nation teeters on the edge of authoritarianism, what will it take to defend democracy and constitutional order?

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What does Putin hope to gain from meeting with Trump? Reporting from Kiev, Phil Ittner has the latest from Ukraine.

Plus - We aren't fighting ourselves yet, but in our neighborhoods the fascist troops have already landed.

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Ready for "alternative facts"-based science? Trump's ordering the US government to fake the numbers in economic, climate, and census data is straight out of Stalin's playbook.

Plus - Thom reads from "United States of Distraction: Media Manipulation in Post- Truth America" by Mickey Huff and Nolan Higdon.

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E. Jean Carroll joins Thom on how she stood up to the bully- and won. Is it time for lovers of Democracy to do the same before oligarchy takes permanent root?

Plus - why are the Epstein conspirators trying to 'muzzle' the Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino?

And, Thom reads from "Trump U. - My Battle with Trump University" by Stephen Gilpin.

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The battlefield is no longer overseas. It’s your city. Your rights. Your voice. And the military is no longer standing guard: it’s standing in the way…

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Distractions aren't working to bury the truth about Trump and Epstein- can JD Vance recruit Joe Rogan to help flood the zone and finally change the subject?

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With the Epstein truth collapsing, is America’s favorite interviewer about to become Trump’s top enabler?

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As the Trump clown show rolls on, can 'We, the People' ever claw back power and rebuild the middle class?

Plus- Thom reads from "Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression – and the Unexpected Solutions" by Johann Hari.

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History is filled with politicians who believed they were untouchable. But the pattern always cracks. Always. The lie gets too big. The system bends just far enough. The coverup fails…

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How much do the Republicans have to take apart- the constitution, our rights, the economy, our institutions, our credibility- before America is fundamentally no longer the same country?

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