Journalist & rabble-rouser at Ray Hartmann’s Soapbox on Substack | Founder of the original Riverfront Times | 37 yrs on @DonnybrookStL
St. Louis, MO
Joined April 2009
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“ICE didn’t just go after undocumented immigrants. Under Trump, it became a secret police force in plain sight.”If that sounds dramatic, read the receipts:
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Millions showed up yesterday for No Kings protests. But it wasn’t the finish line. It was the starting gun.
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Missouri’s Mike Kehoe just sent in the National Guard.
Not to stop violence.
But to intimidate peaceful protestors.
Here’s what that really means:
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BREAKING: ABC just fired Terry Moran—hours after suspending him for criticizing Stephen Miller.
Trump demanded it. ABC caved.
The First Amendment is under attack—and the networks are helping.
I just about it. Now, he's fired (no connection).
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TV networks are caving to Trump’s attacks on the press—not to defend journalism, but to protect billions in profits.My latest: ABC’s surrender. CBS’s hush money. The FCC in ruins.👉 Read: rayhartmann.substack.com/p/t…
I've been a journalist for more than 50 years. This is as chilling a sign as we've ever had that freedom of the press is dying in America. We should all stand with @TerryMoran. Those in the news media who lack the guts to do so are complicit.
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If you own stock in a popcorn company, you’re probably feeling good.
Trump and Elon’s Awful Monster Movie — a real-time horror film playing out in American politics.
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Republicans are desperate to keep Biden on stage — to pummel him over his mental decline.
Too little, too late. He should’ve resigned a year ago.
And we wouldn’t be living today’s nightmare.
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#Biden #2024 #Politics #Substack
Trump kicked off Pride Month by erasing Harvey Milk.
One man saved lives in the Navy. The other dodged duty with “bone spurs.”
My new column:
👉 rayhartmann.substack.com/p/k…
#HarveyMilk #PrideMonth #Trump #LGBTQ
I grew up believing America was the good guy.
I don’t recognize that country anymore.
New post: Why Did America Stop Caring?
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In case it wasn't clear, there’s a Substack to go with that meme:
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For my mom: Mother’s Day and the Forbidden Topic of My Youth , by @rayhartmann open.substack.com/pub/rayhar…
We’ve had a federal law against hiring undocumented workers since 1986.
We just don’t enforce it.
We jail the powerless — and protect the people writing the paychecks. And it drives illegal immigration.
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#Immigration #Politics #Labor #RayHartmann
🎬 “Ambush That Foreign Leader” — now streaming from the White House.
Trump turned the Oval Office into a TV studio — complete with propaganda, fawning acolytes, and a strangely silent Elon Musk.
🧠 I broke it all down here: rayhartmann.substack.com/p/a…
#Trump #OvalOffice #Ramaphosa
From the column:
“Let’s be clear: Trump didn’t call South Africa a shithole today. And he didn’t refer to Ramaphosa as his African.
But he might as well have called him ‘my African guest star.’”
🎬 Full piece: rayhartmann.substack.com/p/a…
FEMA? Nowhere to be found.
Trump? Too busy ranting about more important things.
Four days after a killer tornado, St. Louis is still waiting.
My latest: Your Tax Dollars At Rest
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• FEMA staff down 20%
• $646M cut from disaster grants
• Mitigation funding killed
• FEMA Corps disbanded
All courtesy of Trump’s Project 2025 shock troops — now ghosting Missouri in its worst moment.
“Reportedly, FEMA will mosey out Wednesday so the administration can start thinking about maybe helping.”
No empathy. No urgency. Just cruelty.
cc: @jonstewart @Thom_Hartmann @KeithOlbermann @NewsAndGuts
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