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And greetings my friends, patriots, lovers of democracy, truth and justice,

believers in peace, freedom and the American way, Tom Hartman here with you.

A big show today and I'll be talking about the immortality key, the secret history of the

religion with no name. A conversation with Brian C. Mararescu. He's written this brilliant new book.

We will get to that. But first, Congressman Mark Pokan is on the line with his former co-chair

of the Congressional Progressive Caucus. Certainly a member of that caucus and good standing right now.

He's also on the appropriations education and labor committees.

Pokan.house.gov is his website. You can tweet him at Mark Pokan.

Represents the second district of Wisconsin in the U.S. House.

Congressman, welcome back. I'm guessing that you heard at least a little slice of my take on

Terry McAuliffe, neoliberal, Bill Clinton, reincarnated, candidacy versus a youngkin populist.

Yes, it's right wing, but nonetheless a youngkin populist candidacy.

And by the way, for people who say, oh, well, it was all about youngkin's racism.

I would point out that when some seers who won the lieutenant governor's race is black

and a conservative and a populist and attorney general elect Jason Mayaras who won the AG's position

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