On This Day (Aug 4) in 2026 (1/6) ==================== P47 corruption - P47 decided he wanted a helipad on the WH South Lawn - wanted it quick; emergency contracts, work done 24/7 - doesn't like the slope of South Lawn; starting/scratch - a month of 24/7 work, $5M+ down the toilet

Before St Ronnie entered the Oval Office, the majority of Americans were in the middle class...one paycheck could sustain homeownership and raising a family. Things have gone south since, regardless of which convoluted contradictory metrics are employed Free subscription req at @hartmannreport.com

It’s Worse Than You Think for the Middle Class

Since Nixon, Republicans have shifted wealth from working Americans to the morbidly rich. Dems should repeat that simple affordability message everywhere, every day, without apology or hesitation…

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On This Day (Aug 3) in 2026 (1/12) ==================== P47 assholery, p1 Slush Fund - 'what they did to me, I had a very good case' - 'these were people that were treated unbelievably' - '22 suicides, more than I think...look at Ashli' - 'happens to be very popular among many quarters'

Just a few years ago, when unions spoke, people...especially politicians...noticed. But the days of Jimmy Hoffa gave way to St Ronnie firing all the air traffic controllers, thus paving the path of the long steady decline of labor power in the US Free subscription req at @hartmannreport.com

Killing Unions: The Greatest Political Heist in American History

They didn't rob a bank. They robbed entire generations by dismantling the one institution powerful enough to stand up to corporate America…

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On This Day (Aug 2) in 2026 (1/3) ==================== Max Miller - GOP congressman - many accusations over the years of violence and abuse - father-in-law is Sen Bernie Moreno - Miller denies all accusations made by all the women - released a video to say he's gonna stay in office/run

On This Day (Aug 1) in 2026 (1/5) ==================== P47 corruption - 'If Sens Cornyn/Tillis aren’t going to approve Blanche' - 'then I will keep Todd as Acting AG' - 'and push hard to get the Anti-Weaponization Bill' - 'it will immediately be back on the table' - 'and I will get it done'

Blanche still not confirmed, the Reflecting Pool charges have (predictably) gone to shit, Iran has gotten (predictably) worse, Dr Fauci had to bear the brunt of GOP Senate assholery (even from a father who seems not to care about his daughter)...gawd 🤦‍♀️ Free subscription req at @hartmannreport.com

Saturday Report 8/1/26 — Geeky Science: Blue Zone Centenarians Share This Overlooked Trait...

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On This Day (Jul 31) in 2026 (1/5) ==================== Reflecting Pool - contractor and P47 broke the Reflecting Pool - P47 screamed, 'vandals did it!' - people in the area started getting arrested - at least two charged persons had charges dropped today - David Hearn was one of them

Since P47 has returned to office, we've had massive deaths in the world directly attributable to P47 (and Elmo) shutting down USAID...a reminder of the massive US deaths from Covid which was bolstered by P45 in 2020. What to do...🤔 Oh! Bash Dr Fauci! Free subscription req at @hartmannreport.com

The Cover-Up Has Begun: First They Put Fauci on Trial, Then They Put History on Trial

The goal isn't to prove Anthony Fauci lied. It's to convince Americans that the racist decisions that cost hundreds of thousands of lives were somebody else's fault…

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On This Day (Jul 30) in 2026 (1/5) ==================== Judge Sullivan (Phang - Epstein Files) - select unredacted pages were due today - Blanche furnished them - one excuse for redactions: 'victims' - 'victim': includes potential victims of any crime, ever - also: 'privacy for cops/lawyers!!!'

Like all the deplorable dictators from around the world before him, P47 daily rewrites history...from the mundane, 'I didn't say that' (there's video from 5mins ago of him saying that), to lies about the 2020 election, to lying about all US history Free subscription req at @hartmannreport.com

That Sign in Front of the Smithsonian is More Dangerous Than You Think

Trump's Smithsonian purge follows the same roadmap used by Stalin, Hitler, Mao, and every strongman who came before…

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On This Day (Jul 29) in 2026 (1/7) ==================== P47-Epstein Bookmobile - officially hit the streets this morning in DC - has a paper copy of all released Files - will be touring the US; ask for a stop in your area! - request a stop at trumpepsteinbookmobile.com

The KKK was not an official govt agency; yet they acted as though they had full police powers, and ignored the notion of constitutional rights (for black people.) ICE is the same, just instead of sole focus on black people, it's immigrants and protesters Free subscription req at @hartmannreport.com

America Ended the Slave Patrols. Trump Is Bringing Them Back.

The uniforms have changed. The technology has evolved. But the mission remains the same: protect power through fear and intimidation…

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On This Day (Jul 28) in 2026 (1/6) ==================== Election Theft, p1 - P47 tried many ways to overturn the 2020 election - has taken many steps in an attempt to hijack 2026 elex - USPS now loading up post offices with pvt armed security - 39,000+ hours/week; will cost taxpayers millions

Public education has been around for millenia (1000's of years)...but talk to a GOPer, and you're likely to get lectured on Communism Socialism Fascism Leninism Marxism. That happens for any popular topic that suggests tax money from billionaires Free subscription req at @hartmannreport.com

If This Is Communism, Then Teddy Roosevelt Was a Communist

The policies under attack today once defined mainstream American leadership from Teddy Roosevelt to FDR and LBJ.

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On This Day (Jul 27) in 2026 (1/18) ==================== Reflecting Pool - P47 screwed it up; blamed it on, 'vandals' - David Hearn arrested, charged with felony destruction - govt witness: testified favorably for Hearn - at best, case likely to get dismissed - prosecutorial misconduct possible

It has never been a secret that P47 likes to give preferential treatment to red states; last week, the Dept of Energy even admitted (in court) to allocating funds based on the same criteria. Can we survive as a country if states are treated differently? Free subscription req at @hartmannreport.com

How Trump Is Driving America Toward a Civil War by Punishing His Political Enemies

From FEMA relief to clean energy funding, government resources are becoming political weapons, creating the kind of regional resentment that has shattered nations before…

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On This Day (Jul 26) in 2026 (1/3) ==================== Mike Waltz - UN Ambassador - Q: 'weapons stockpiles depleted?' - A: 'inherited depleted situation from Biden' - Q: 'so depleted right now?' - A: 'NO! US has everything it needs!' - A: 'those leaking otherwise deserve to be in jail!'

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WELKER: Is America backing away from a larger attack bc our stockpile has been depleted? WALTZ: We have to take a step back. A lot of our stockpiles were depleted because of Biden WELKER: But you acknowledge they're depleted? WALTZ: No. And the people leaking this nonsense deserve to be in jail

On This Day (Jul 25) in 2026 (1/3) ==================== Judge Sullivan (Phang - Epstein Files) - DOJ has refused to removed redactions on some pages - has made all sort of excuses - Judge: 'bring the pages in question to my office' - 'explain, for each redaction, why you cannot unredact'

We continue dropping tons of bombs on Iran, DOJ keeps getting excoriated by judges, P47 keeps making a total ass of himself on TV every day, gas prices are going up again, the Pentagon is not counting some of the dead soldiers...just a typical week Free subscription req at @hartmannreport.com

Saturday Report 7/25/26 — Is the Social Security Reckoning Finally Here?

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On This Day (Jul 24) in 2026 (1/8) ==================== Mag Judge Micko (Fort) - hearing this past Wed (two days ago) - Georgia Fort requested grand jury transcripts - hearing today - Judge ordered transcripts be provided to *him* Jul 29 - this does not bode well for DOJ

History always repeats itself (or rhymes, whatever); that goes as much for the US internally as it does for the world. The US is overdue for a massive shift away from billionaires to retain democracy. We're past the 40yr and 80yr time markers: it's time Free subscription req at @hartmannreport.com

The Fourth Assault on American Democracy Has Already Begun. This Fall Decides Whether It Ends.

Every eighty years America's oligarchs have tried to bury democracy. Three times they failed. This time they've dismantled the election's guardrails before the votes are even cast…

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On This Day (Jul 23) in 2026 (1/23) ==================== Judge Subramanian - DOJ/Blanche authorized subpoenas for NY Times reporters - NY Times moved to have the subpoenas quashed - hearing today - judge: 'withdraw the subpoenas, or I will quash them' - DOJ has withdrawn subpoenas

Be scared of trans people! Be scared of black people! And immigrants! And Muslims! And Haitians! And Somalians! Neighbors! And OMG, especially those Socialist Fascist Communist Marxist Leninist Democrats! That's pretty much the only/entire GOP message Free subscription req at @hartmannreport.com

They Made You Fear and Hate Your Neighbor So They Could Rob Your Future

For 45 years, billionaires and their political allies have weaponized hate, divided Americans, and quietly dismantled the middle class while we fought each other instead of them…

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On This Day (Jul 22) in 2026 (1/13) ==================== Judge Amit Mehta (Jan 6) - P47 facing a civil case, re Jan 6 - case has come down to a tweet - 'Pence didn't have the courage...' - judge: 'tweet was an official act, ergo immune' - 'poured gas on fire, but 🤷‍♀️' - notice/appeal due Aug 5

Start with vilifying a very small group, then slowly add other increasingly larger groups; soon, everybody (except for the select few) are the criminal bad guys who need to be imprisoned, or put to death. This is precisely the path P47 has been taking Free subscription req at @hartmannreport.com

First They Came for Immigrants. Then They Came for Dissent. Next Are They Coming for Us?

Every authoritarian system begins by targeting someone else, until the circle widens to include critics, opponents, and ordinary citizens…

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On This Day (Jul 20) in 2026 (1/14) ==================== Magistrate Judge Enjoliqué Lett (P47 v BBC) - P47 sued the BBC for defamation - reason: BBC aired clips of him on Jan 6 - P47: 'edited to make me look bad!' - case is now in discovery phase - Judge: 'turn over all financial recs to BBC'

We've watched time and again as a CEO (eg, Tim Cook) has waltzed into the WH and flattered P47 with gold; this is always followed by favorable treatment for that CEO, and his org/industry. Think FIFA Peace Prize. That is, and always has been, the GOP way Free subscription req at @hartmannreport.com

They Didn't Just Buy Politicians: They Bought Your Food, Your Health, Your Future, and They're Coming for What's Left

The lettuce outbreak is just the beginning. This is the story of how, thanks to GOP politicians, corporate cash rewrites America's laws and why ordinary people keep paying the price….

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On This Day (Jul 19) in 2026 (1/6) ==================== Iran - three soldiers dead from this weekend, not just two - dozens of others were injured - multiple helicopters damaged P47 - 'every time Iran kills an American Soldier' - 'they will pay for that killing many times over'

P47 has violated basically everything, in service to himself: traditional political norms, the law, good-faith negotiations, even basic decency; all of this and more is paralleled in The Odyssey. We know things didn't work out so well for Odysseus 🤷‍♀️ Free subscription req at @hartmannreport.com

Trump and The Odyssey: The Ancient Curse He Just Unleashed on America

From Zeus to Abraham to modern Iran, Christopher Nolan's film illuminates the timeless warning against turning trust into a weapon…

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