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Jan 11, 2026, 6:18:48 PMJan 11
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The Attitude with Arnie Arnesen
opening thoughts: 
producers: Dave Scott and Stephanie Collins
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streaming live at wnhnfm.org noon EST on the dial-94.7FM Concord NH
opening thoughts: end of Nora Gilbert's article The Lost Ending of “Gaslight” That You Didn’t Know You Needed

It’s been just over a decade since Gaslighting as Campaign Strategy first made its way down a golden escalator. In that span of time, we’ve experienced Gaslighting as Presidential First Term, Gaslighting as Election Interference, Gaslighting as Legal Defense Strategy, and now, exhaustingly, Gaslighting as Presidential Second Term.

We’ve been told that we’re “crazy” (indeed, suffering from a “Derangement Syndrome”) if we don’t embrace and applaud our administration’s every reckless, unconstitutional whim. We’ve been told that historical facts and scientific data are “fake news.” That systemic injustices and oppressions are “just in our head.” That the women of this country are going to be “protected” … “whether the women like it or not.” That we’re imagining things. Exaggerating things. Focusing on the wrong things.

We’ve also been trained to think of gaslighting as a form of psychological violence that’s almost impossible to resist. And we believe this, in part, because accounts of the term’s origins so often describe the set-up but not the resolution of the Gaslight plot. We need, in this political moment, to draw more inspiration from that resolution (in all its different iterations) and the kinds of hope it offers. More than anything, what we need to take from Gaslight now is the plot-deciding importance of speaking truth to power, of practicing radical solidarity, and of keeping our eyes, always, on the light. 

rethink the week
talkers
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 an associate 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.
Aaron Rosenthal is the Research Director with North Star Policy Action, a think tank dedicated to improving the lives of working Minnesotans. In this role, he leads the organization's research efforts on issues ranging from building clean energy infrastructure to wage theft.
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. 

topics

“Only thing that can stop me”: Trump says the only check on his power is his “own mind” Following a recent attack on Venezuela, the president says the only person who can stop him is himself. https://www.salon.com/2026/01/08/only-thing-that-can-stop-me-trump-says-the-only-check-on-his-power-is-his-own-mind/

Republicans Reject Trump on Numerous Congressional Votes
In the House and Senate, the Trump position was snubbed. The impact isn’t definitive, but the trend is unmistakable. https://prospect.org/2026/01/09/republicans-reject-trump-on-numerous-congressional-votes/
GOP lawmakers question Noem’s handling of ICE-related shooting in Minnesota https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5680549-noem-ice-shooting-response-skepticism/
Trump says US will start hitting drug cartels on land   https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5680747-trump-land-strikes-drug-cartels/

ICE is not the victim MAGA lies can’t hide the real damage done to people like Renee Nicole Good https://www.salon.com/2026/01/09/ice-is-not-the-victim/

Federal agents shoot two people in Portland, police say Oregon Capital Chronicle

Woman killed by ICE agent in Minneapolis was a mother of 3, poet and new to the city MPR

House passes 3-year extension of ObamaCare subsidies The Hill

Released this morning, the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ labor share of income for Q3 2025 is the lowest on record.

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RFK Jr.’s New Food Pyramid Has Some Good Advice—Until You Remember What He’s Really Doing
“Minnesota must be part of this”: FBI bars state investigators from ICE shooting case State authorities were forced to "reluctantly withdraw" from the probe into the killing of Renee Good   https://www.salon.com/2026/01/08/minnesota-must-be-part-of-this-fbi-bars-state-investigators-from-ice-shooting-case/




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

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