Need to shout out to the DUer who's contributing Thom Hartmann writings.

[sprinkleeninow]

The last timeline of Ayn Rand, Reagan et al, was so informative.

I read all of Rand in HS, but none of it rattled or took hold of me. I knew some of this unsettling stuff, but now my knowledge is more nearly complete.

A brother-in-law mentioned her back in the 70's in conversation. Well, presently that makes sense having that come back in my remembrance. If you gather what I mean. 🤨

Thanks again. I emailed Thom's website to my neighbor buddy. He 'leans' with 'us', but didn't know much of it. We shall go onward, upward and persist.

~sprink

[blm]

1. Thom posts here

The Ayn Rand piece was really strong.

[sprinkleeninow]

5. Oops. That is correct! Now I recall seeing his actual name as the OP.

I'm 🙃 😃.

[sprinkleeninow]

28. I haven't googled the 'ideology' of Rand's books. I forget--was it about a utopian society?

[JHB]

2. Hartmann himself is posting them here.

[sprinkleeninow]

7. I knew of him, but not how in depth he goes. OMG. He's something else! 😍

[tirebiter]

3. He mentions DU on his show

I listen to his radio show on KSQD-Santa Cruz 4-5 pm. Mon-Fri

[blueinredohio]

4. I also listen when I'm in the car when his show is on.

I love his show. Its very informative.

[sprinkleeninow]

6. Can you listen or do you have to subscribe.

[bdjhawk]

8. I listen through the free TuneIn Radio app

on WCPT 820 AM Chicago. His show is weekdays 11 am-2 pm. He is excellent and I learn so much. Thank you, Thom!

[sprinkleeninow]

14. Thanx for that. I'll def check out how I can tune in.

[Vdizzle]

17. Progressive Voices app

Monday thru Friday 9-12 PST. I listen almost everyday.

[sprinkleeninow]

18. Appreciated! I need all the help I can get. 😄

[PCIntern]

9. I have to tell you

That Thom has read at the very least, portions of at least three of my posts on his radio show. One program began with him reading my post. I can’t recall what it was about but it was a series of great honors.

[TexasBushwhacker]

13. I called in once and we had a nice convo about our

dependence on immigrants for agricultural labor. Over 50% of our agricultural laborers are undocumented. Without them, we would starve - PERIOD.

[sprinkleeninow]

23. Some contractors we had/have employ Hispanics.

Decades ago, a landscaping job sent two workers. One Caucasian, one South American. The white guy made some derogatory comments about the other. I think not fluent in English so he wouldn't know what was said. That set my teeth on edge big-time. I responded with something, but dint want to go full on what I wanted to say.

The orangeous one and his ilk really crapped it up further by giving license for many to come out from the pit. So sickening.

[sprinkleeninow]

19. That must've been edifying to your spirit!

[appalachiablue]

10. TH's show's also on the Free Speech TV Channel, daily 12-3, EST

https://freespeech.org/

[sprinkleeninow]

15. Thanx. We're Eastern. 👍

[multigraincracker]

12. I ran into his books years ago.

Wasn’t until I was in my 40s that a shrink told me I had ADHD. His books really helped me.

Later I find him again here.

[DFW]

16. I used one of his books as a reference when writing my book

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He then read my book and gave it a great critique on his show, so I'll always have a good spot in my heart for him, even when we disagree on things.

[sprinkleeninow]

21. All I can say is, "Wow!"

How are you and yours faring?
💛

[DFW]

22. Scattering again to the four winds

We spent three weeks here in New York City with our daughter and her husband and new baby boy. My sister and her husband came in from the wilds of New Jersey numerous times, too. Other than two dinners with our son-in-law's folks, a few trips to my outfit's NYC office, we saw no other friends or relatives. We were here for family, and pretty much stuck to that. Tomorrow--back down to Dallas and back on over to Germany on the weekend.

[sprinkleeninow]

24. You jet-setters, you!

You have another new wee one!

"Many and Blessed Years In Health and Happiness!"

"Xronia Polla!"

"Mnohaja i Blahaja Lita!"

[DFW]

27. Am I supposed to say thanks in Greek or Ukrainian?

Ahhh, I'll just say thanks!

[sprinkleeninow]

29. Howsabout Svenska. 😄 "Tack" 😁

[DFW]

30. Careful

Du får skriva på svenska om du vill, men jag tror att du ska få mer svårigheter med det än jag. Jag har läst svenska på universitetet under flera år! Jag kan det nästan flyttande!

[sprinkleeninow]

33. Oy! Husband and familia Swedish pretty much thru and thru.

Until the kiddos started marrying outside the tribe. 😆

His ma spoke enough fluently, but not like their parents.

I'd eat almost anything, but that korv? Ah, I din't. Dad would make his pickled herring for the Christmas 'groaning table'. I loved that, then rubbed my face as a kitty cat would clean its whiskers.
Husband made faces at the herring and say, "Yuck, how can you eat that?!"

[sprinkleeninow]

34. Just translated. I'm very very limited in the Swedish language dept.

I know names of food mostly. Nobody doesn’t like FOOD! 😄

[DFW]

36. That's for sure!

As long as you can say "räksalad" and "köttbullar" you will never starve!

I'm no "korvälskare" either, though in my student days, I confess to have smoothed my budget's edges with the odd "korv med lök och senap" when necessity dictated.

[sprinkleeninow]

31. We're were indoctrinated Greek while communicating at a Greek Orthodox Church.

I'm Carpatho-Rus descent. I think Ukrainian is close in some language. But we have unto our own plus you know, those dialects! 😉

[DFW]

32. Those tricky dialects will get ya every time

Ukrainian is closer to Polish and Czech than it is to Russian--linguistically, anyway. Political realities make it prudent for modern day Ukies to know Russian, but that is a proximity born of necessity, not linguistics.

[sprinkleeninow]

35. Now we're at an OCA church. Slavic origination, but services in English.

'Cept when choir director puts some Greek or Slavonic into the mix.

Ukrainians no like Ruskis.

[DFW]

37. The Ukies and the Russkies are a well-known pair of bad neighbors

When I was in college in Filthydelphia, their descendants got along fine, but there were very few natives studying there in my day. That was still the Soviet era.

[sprinkleeninow]

20. Many times one's help cometh from strange and wonderful places! Providential. 💛

[BobTheSubgenius]

25. What a nice nod to some important and useful work!

[sprinkleeninow]

26. You're so kind!

💛

[BobTheSubgenius]

38. Your kindness deserved it.

[Hortensis]

39. He's been a known Russian asset, including working openly for Russian state TV

in the past. Remember, Russia was and is at war with America. That it's undeclared doesn't mean it's not so.

We need to be careful about assuming a change of heart in people who once spread spread Russian agitprop to demoralize and defeat Democrats. Even if it happened, would Russia allow it? Many assets are too compromised and too useful to let go. This one's been added to our DirecTV lineup, as have OAN and Newsmax, and now seen increasingly on DU.

The battle for power is enormous. Everyone's scrabbling for control of our minds and our voting power.