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Apr 2, 2026, 5:57:50 PMApr 2
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the attitude with arnie arnesen
opening thoughts: Lyn Ekedahl poem
producers: Dave Scott and Stephanie Collins
Chloé LaCasse (the best of the attitude)
streaming live at wnhnfm.org noon EST on the dial-94.7FM Concord NH
So Who’s a Citizen Now, Don?
If your parents are not citizens,
Then what  the heck are you?
And if you are no citizen,
Your kid can’t be one too!

And on and on that chain must go
Until you reach the end.
Til you find the real original.
Is that what you intend?

For you and I are cousins, Don,
Not something I applaud.
But we’re not the real originals.
If you say so, you’re a fraud!

Our great grandads were not citizens.
They came across the sea.
So does that mean that you and I
Belong to Germany?

So what’s the point you’re making,
And where’s the line  you’d draw?
I hardly think that you’d go back to
Lenape and Choctaw.

My guess is that you’d draw the line
After all the White folks came.
You just want to limit Black and Brown.
I think we know your game!

You’re quite a nasty piece of work,
And if I had my way.
I’d send you back to Germany
Right now with no delay!
on the launch of Artemus ll
I am watching the NASA’s Artemis II Launch as I look out my window at the Christa McAuliffe elementary school directly across the street from my home in Concord NH...my heart is pounding as I watch the blast off and my mind wanders back to that day in January 1986 when the Space Shuttle Challenger blew up taking Christa with it. (I was a young legislator sitting in the NH State House and we were all listening to the launch...I can still hear the screams as we realized it had blown up) Today, decades later, as I am glued to the TV, I am shaking and I realized that the day has left a scar. Somethings never leave you, that day never will. Travel safe Artemis ll

part one:
if it is Friday it must be Texas..we check in with Harvey Kronberg publisher of the Quorum Report the oldest public newsletter in Texas
topics:

just reported: next week the House administration committee will convene to assess penalties on Democrats who broke quorum over congressional redistricting. Talarico is on the Committee. The rabid Republicans in the speaker’s caucus want to extract maximum pain but the more pain they extract the sillier they look especially since even the redistricting chairman believes they’re going to lose congressional seats now. nhMore importantly it gives Talarico a national fundraising platform and a to down ballot Democrats financially


White Texans, students previously in private school or home-school make up bulk of voucher applicants The demographic breakdown of applicants shows Texas’ voucher program will likely not reflect the diversity of Texas public school students. https://www.texastribune.org/2026/04/01/texas-voucher-applications-demographics/

Elon Musk’s Texas-based SpaceX files initial paperwork to sell shares to the public The offering, which could come in June, would likely make Musk the world’s first trillionaire.   https://www.texastribune.org/2026/04/01/spacex-elon-musk-ipo-shares-public/

Texas judge rejects push to let churches make political endorsements A group of Texas churches and the IRS agreed to nix the Johnson Amendment, which prohibits nonprofits from endorsing candidates. A Trump-appointed judge said no.   https://www.texastribune.org/2026/03/31/texas-johnson-amendment-churches-political-endorsements-nonprofits-federal-judge/



Texas is cutting undocumented immigrants off from school, work and driving

The sweeping rule changes, all enacted outside the typical legislative process, have upended life for noncitizens, including those who are here legally.  https://www.texastribune.org/2026/04/02/texas-immigration-crackdown-regulatory-legal-changes-undocumented-immigrants-daca/

TDCJ official confirms in trial testimony that it could cost $1.5 billion to fully cool Texas prisons Current and former heads of Texas’ prison system defended asking for lesser amounts to air-condition facilities during a federal trial on extreme heat in TDCJ facilities. https://www.texastribune.org/2026/03/31/texas-prison-ac-trial-heat-deaths-allegations/

Opening thoughts part 2 fascism at the state level
Rep. Wendy Thomas ( D- Merrimack) is a great advocate for the people of New Hampshire. I believe that her removal was more about her leadership in leading the protests and final stoppage of the ICE site in Merrimack, New Hampshire than anything noted in the Speaker's decision noted below.
Statement on the Removal of Rep. Wendy Thomas from the Science, Technology and Energy
Concord, NH — State Representative Wendy Thomas issued the following statement in response to her removal from the House Science, Technology and Energy Committee by Chairman Michael Vose:
“After meeting with Speaker Packard on March 16 where he said he would reflect on his initial decision, I was just informed that I have been removed from the Science, Technology and Energy committee. The reasons cited in our conversation raise serious concerns about transparency, accessibility, and the standards being applied within our legislature.
The first reason given was that a simple and reasonable request was made: that I be referred to as ‘Rep. Wendy Thomas’ in committee proceedings. There are two members with the last name Thomas on the committee, and clear identification is important for the public record, especially for members of the deaf and hard of hearing community who rely on transcripts. This practice was followed without issue in the previous term, yet this year it was denied and eventually caused the chair - Rep Michael Vose to act in a threatening manner to me in the hallway about the request.
Second, I had submitted a required committee report to the Chair. While he has stated that he did not receive it, another recipient copied on the same email did receive it. As a result, the report nearly failed to make it into the House calendar. To ensure accountability and timely processing, I sent my next report directly to the administrative clerk and told the chair I had done so. This step, taken to ensure the integrity of the legislative process, was apparently unwelcome.
Finally, I was told that my removal was due to my ‘attitude.’ When I asked for clarification or a definition of what that meant, I was told, ‘it’s everything you do.’ That is not a standard, it is a dismissal.
Granite Staters expect their elected officials to ask questions, advocate for accessibility, and ensure that government processes work as intended. They also expect consistency in how members are treated and held accountable.
It is worth noting what has not led to removal from committees in this body: inflammatory rhetoric, threats of violence, or extreme statements that undermine the safety and dignity of others. Yet advocating for clarity in public records, ensuring reports are submitted, and “everything I do” is apparently grounds for dismissal.
This decision raises larger questions about how dissent, oversight, and professionalism are handled in the New Hampshire House. Our constituents deserve better.
I remain committed to doing the work I was elected to do, serving my community with integrity, transparency, and a willingness to speak up when something isn’t right.”
part two:
Bill Curry  was a Connecticut state senator, comptroller and two time Democratic nominee for governor who served as Counselor to the President in the Clinton White House. He has written for Salon, the Daily Beast, the Huffington Post and the Hartford Courant and has provided commentary on National Public Radio, MSNBC and many other news outlets.  
Ryan Cooper is the Prospect’s managing editor, and author of How Are You Going to Pay for That?: Smart Answers to the Dumbest Question in Politics. He was previously a national correspondent for The Week. 
topics:
trumps speech about nothing  Oil Prices Spike and Stocks Tumble After Trump Vows More Iran Strikes   https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/01/business/oil-stocks-gasoline-prices-iran-trump.html

The US-Israel war on Iran is accelerating de-dollarization and America’s decline  https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/02/iran-war-expenses-cuts-america-power-dollarization
birthright citizenship 

Trump’s Losing Streak in Court

Today on TAP: Based on today’s oral arguments, the Supreme Court seems poised to block Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship. https://prospect.org/2026/04/01/trumps-losing-streak-in-court-birthright-citizenship/
The Opening of Trump’s Box Iran has put a tollgate across the Strait of Hormuz. This fundamentally changes the global economy. https://prospect.org/2026/04/02/opening-of-trumps-box-iran-war-strait-hormuz/
Organized Money: The Business of Betting on Murder with Sen. Chris Murphy Bet you can’t guess who is insider trading the Iran War. https://prospect.org/2026/03/24/organized-money-chris-murphy-insider-trading-iran-war-polymarket-kalshi/
Mike Johnson and House GOP Finally Cave to Democrats on ShutdownHouse Speaker Mike Johnson has at last agreed to the Senate deal to end thegovernment shutdown. https://newrepublic.com/post/208515/house-republicans-cave-democrats-dhs-government-shutdown
Trump’s Corrupt Pardons May Well Be the Most Corrupt Thing About Him When the Framers invented the pardon power, they never imagined someone like Trump as president. We need to rein that power in immediately. https://prospect.org/2026/03/24/organized-money-chris-murphy-insider-trading-iran-war-polymarket-kalshi/

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

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