the attitude with arnie arnesen the friday edition noon to 1pm wnhnfm.org EST Dec 19

[Arnie Arnesen]

The Attitude with Arnie Arnesen

opening thoughts: If your country opens a Department of War and closes the Department of Education then you live in a shithole country and on the loss of Rob Reiner

producers: Dave Scott and Stephanie Collins

Chloé LaCasse (the best of the attitude)

streaming live at wnhnfm.org noon & 7pm EST on the dial-94.7FM Concord NH

podcasts available at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/attitude-with-arnie-arnesen/id1634055179

opening thought: 

part one: Harvey Kronberg Publisher of the Quorum Report, the oldest political newsletter covering Texas 

topics:2025..a year in Texas politics...think vouchers, gerrymanders, hemp business,border security, CRT,national guard out of state deployment, the race for US Senate, floods think Camp Mystic, bathroom bills, abortion....

2025 Texas legislature agenda  https://www.texastribune.org/series/texas-legislature-2025/

Blamed for the nation’s historic measles outbreak, West Texas Mennonites have hardened their views on vaccines Texas Tribune

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

Robert Hennelly is anAward-winning investigative journalist, broadcast and print reporter for more than 30 years, covering federal, state and local politics, public policy, labor, the environment, law enforcement and national security. Public Radio host and interim general manager.

topics:

Border Agents ‘Interrogated’ Striking Workers In Chicago, Teamsters Say Huff Post

Trump Is Hellbent on Crushing Federal Unions, But They’re Still Kicking“People think that since we don’t have the right to strike, we’re like a paper tiger.”https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/12/trump-doge-layoffs-federal-unions-busting-resistance-strike-protest-collective-bargaining-rights/

How does the president have independent authority to mail out Christmas bonuses?

Johnson faces new rebellion from the center. https://thehill.com/homenews/5654475-trump-warrior-dividend-gop-rebellion/

GOP senators frustrated over Speaker’s handling of explosive health care issue https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5654213-gop-senators-speaker-johnson-health-care/

Not Left vs. Center, but the People vs. the Powerful

The flawed study ‘Deciding to Win’ may help Democrats get back to fighting for the forgotten middle class again.https://prospect.org/2025/12/17/not-left-vs-center-but-people-vs-powerful/

Why Are Democrats So Afraid to Even Mention the Source of Trump’s Political Power?https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/12/democrats-afraid-trump-true-power-racism.html

The revealing pointlessness of Trump’s primetime speechThe president is a desperate man. https://www.vox.com/politics/472786/trump-primetime-speech-wednesday-inflation-pointless

Trump disparages presidential foes in plaques attached to White House https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/12/17/trump-disparages-presidential-foes-plaques-walk-fame/87812986007/

The low, low cost of ending extreme poverty Less than Americans’ holiday shopping, actually.https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/472422/the-low-low-cost-of-ending-extreme-poverty

Trump Administration announces plans to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research and close its famed Mesa Lab Balanced Weather

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

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