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The Attitude with Arnie Arnesen

opening thoughts: questions for the candidates in light of this week

producers: Dave Scott and Stephanie Collins
Chloé LaCasse (the best of the attitude)
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 opening thoughts:

time to ask Republican Governor Ayotte and possible US Senate candidate John E Sununu (it works in every race by the way)

1. do you support the release of the Epstein files...women who have been victims of sexual assault want to know and

2. Florida has moved to end vaccine mandates for it's school children...do you believe in the efficacy of vaccines? Do you believe that RFK Jr.'s assault on vaccines will make America healthier? Do you think your state NH, should follow Florida's lead?

talkers:

Robert Arnold is a writer, poet, speaker, and activist from Helena, Arkansas. Known for his fierce, unapologetic voice, he writes about the American South, working-class struggle, racial justice, and the fight for democracy.His essays and speeches blend historical truth with emotional clarity, holding power to account and speaking plainly to the people. With a background in economics and a heart rooted in storytelling, he uses both facts and fire to challenge systems of injustice and inspire collective action.

Stephen Pimpare is Professor of Public Policy and Director of the Master in Public Policy program at Vermont Law and Graduate School. He is the author of four books, numerous articles, and the Host of the New Books Network's public policy channel. 

Lincoln Mitchell teaches political science and public policy at Columbia University. He is the author of nine books and his writings have appeared at CNN, Reuters, the New York Times, NBC, the San Francisco Examiner and numerous other media platforms. For more of Lincoln’s work you can subscribe to his Substack “Kibitzing with Lincoln” at /lincolnmitchell.substack.com/.”

Jamie Rowen is a professor of Legal Studies at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and the founding director of UMass' Center for Justice, Law, and Societies. Her work focuses on both domestic and international criminal law. Her book, Worthy of Justice: The Politics of Veterans Treatment Courts in Practice, is forthcoming with Stanford University Press in December 2025.

rethink the week

topics:

we begin with Lincoln Mitchell talking about ritual humiliation

https://www.thebulwark.com/p/we-suffer-though-trumps-ritual-humiliationnh

TOO FUNNY: 

“Some recognition that we’re in trouble”: GOP scrambles to rebrand Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” The rebranding effort comes as GOP lawmakers trying to sell the legislation face angry town halls https://www.salon.com/2025/09/03/some-recognition-that-were-in-trouble-gop-scrambles-to-rebrand-trumps-big-beautiful-bill/

US Hiring Intentions Pull Back While Job-Cut Announcements Rise Bloomberg. “US-based companies announced in August plans to add 1,494 jobs, the fewest for the month in data going back to 2009.”

Google can hold on to Android, Chrome: federal judgeA judge ruled that the search giant would not be forced to sell off Chrome and Android https://www.salon.com/2025/09/02/google-can-hold-on-to-android-chrome-federal-judge/

DOJ Opens Criminal Investigation Into Fed’s Cook, Issues Subpoenas WSJ

Hey! Hey! RFK! How Many Kids Did You Kill Today?Today on TAP: Retargeting an old anti-war chant to meet current threats. https://prospect.org/blogs-and-newsletters/tap/2025-09-04-hey-hey-rfk-how-many-kids-did-you-kill-today/

my facebook post: Thanks to the NRA and its unlimited support for Firearms, today guns are the leading cause of death for children in the US. NOW RFK will soon challenge the NRA as the person appointed by Trump to be the Secretary of HHS, his anti science, anti medicine, anti expertise will be responsible for the leading cause of death for children in the US and the children that will die or be physically harmed for life will haunt us for generations to come.

CBS News Poll: Americans say vaccines should be made more available, but many say RFK Jr. making them less https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cbs-news-poll-vaccines-americans-more-available-rfk-jr/?intcid=CNM-00-10abd1h

GOP senators signal to Trump that Kennedy is on thin icehttps://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5487383-gop-senators-criticize-kennedy/

RFK Jr. says he doesn’t know how many Americans died from COVID as he’s grilled at hearing 

DeSantis administration pushes to eliminate all vaccine mandates in Florida‘They do not have the right to tell you what you put in your body.’ https://floridaphoenix.com/2025/09/03/desantis-administration-pushes-to-eliminate-all-vaccine-mandates-in-florida/

Eliminating vaccine mandates could open rift among Florida RepublicansSupport for parental rights but necessarily a sweeping ban. https://floridaphoenix.com/2025/09/04/eliminating-vaccine-mandates-could-open-rift-among-florida-republicans/

A Republican Senator Criticized RFK Jr.—but He Had to Go Full “Dear Leader” to Do It Bill Cassidy is so mad at RFK Jr. that he’s demanding the man who appointed him wins a Nobel Prize. https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/09/rfk-robert-kennedy-senate-hearing-bill-cassidy.html

MAGA’s health wrecking ball is heading for Europe Euractiv

Get Ready For the Return of Serious Disease Ian Welsh

The Epstein discharge petition is headed for success — with a nudge from Dems https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5487779-epstein-discharge-petition-incoming-democrats/

Trump told The Atlantic, during the first term he was just running the country. In his second, “I run the country and the world.”

• The US Is Looking to Merge Two Failed Wars in Latin America, the War on Drugs and the War on Terror - 09/05/2025 - Nick Corbishley

Rubio Says US Is Open to Basing Troops in Ecuador as Ties Warm Bloomberg

Rubio Says U.S. Will Work With Other Nations to ‘Blow Up’ Crime Groups New York Times

This Trump Admin Move Speaks Volumes About His Plans for Gaza https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/09/trump-news-palestine-israel-gaza-un-marco-rubio.html

Democrats may already be signaling a retreat on IsraelAfter a Senate vote on limiting arms to Israel, party leaders face pressure to address voters' preferences https://www.salon.com/2025/09/05/democrats-may-already-be-signaling-a-retreat-on-israel/

A Republican state senator bought a group of radio stations. Now, they play Fox News.“It’s a great nation,” said Sen. Russ Ingalls, R-Essex. “I want a news source that’s going to report and reflect (that) accurately.”https://vtdigger.org/2025/09/03/a-republican-state-senator-bought-a-group-of-radio-stations-now-they-play-fox-news/

aside: Heads up Vermonters. A 2022 study suggests Fox News viewers aren’t just manipulated and misinformed — they are literally being made ignorant by their consumption habits. (ps FOX refused to cover the Epstein presser interesting don't you think???)

Trump wants to prohibit absentee ballots, mail ballots, early in-person voting, and the use of voting machines. He wants all voting to take place on Election Day and all ballots to be paper ballots. Trump and his billionaires pals in Silicon Valley are in the process of making voting in America nothing more than "ornamental"

A downturn in international travel to the US may last beyond summer, experts warn YOU THINK???“

Somebody is going to die”: Judges rip Supreme Court’s “inexcusable” Trump bias in rare interviewsThe judges feel "thrown under the bus" by Trump's use of the Supreme Court https://www.salon.com/2025/09/04/somebody-is-going-to-die-judges-rip-supreme-courts-inexcusable-trump-bias-in-rare-interviews/

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KEEPING THE POT STIRRED SO SCUM DOESN'T RISE TO THE TOP -  Anonymous 

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