There is nothing more powerful than a warrior who doesn't fear dying, but instead lives in breathless anticipation of a "good death" on the battlefield.

With armed militia groups trying to take down our democracy, from January 6th to invading state capitols, things seem bad, maybe even Civil War bad. But if they hook up with the Christian right — with one small change to their ideology — we could be plunged into a hellscape right out of the tenth century.

There's a thin line between what we call "civilization" and the kind of grim barbarism created by ISIS, Boko Haram and Al Qaeda. That line is defined by a single and simple tweak of a culture and its main religion's primary story-line with a variation that, from time to time, infects human cultures.

Read more at HartmannReport.com.

-Thom

The unthinkable has arrived and the top star of America's right is openly celebrating and highlighting how to destroy democracy in a constitutional republic. Breaking, alarming news:

Fox "News'" top-rated star Tucker Carlson is doing his show live this week from Budapest, Hungary, and heavily featuring Hungary's president, Viktor Orbán. This is a very, very bad omen for the future of American democracy.

As I noted a few weeks ago, Steve Bannon proudly proclaimed that Hungary's strongman Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was "Trump before Trump." I've been keeping track of Orbán and Hungary for over 30 years — and you should, too...

Read more at HartmannReport.com.

-Thom

Tuesday's Daily Stack

Article: "A Warrior's Instant Pass to Heaven Would be Cultural Poison for America" by Thom Hartmann.

Bible: "Book of Joshua".

Article: "Dark Ages" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Ragnar Lothbrok" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Stormfront" by Wikipedia.

Article: "produced for the History Channel of Canada" by Wikipedia.

Image: "ISIS with their pickup trucks, semiautomatic weapons and giant flags".

Tweet: "Just a normal Sunday at Global Vision Bible Church as right-wing pastor Greg Locke literally screams at his congregation "do not get vaccinated" while saying that only "crack-smoking, demon-possessed leftists" think Biden is the legitimate president. [video]" by Right Wing Watch.

Article: "Expert on genocide and anti-Semitism lays out the frightening parallels between QAnon and Hitler's Nazis" by Alex Henderson.

Article: "New poll finds that the most devout Christians are more likely to fall for QAnon" by Alex Henderson.

Book: "From The Ashes: A Spiritual Response to the Attack on America" by Beliefnet, Neale Donald Walsch, Desmond Mpilo Tutu, Thom Hartmann, Michael Hull.

Article: "God's Troops, or the Devil's?" by Mikey Weinstein.

Article: "Wingnut pastor warns his flock, 'Do not get vaccinated!'" by Darrell Lucus.

Article: "The Unbearable Whiteness of Suicide-by-Mass-Murder" by Michael Kimmel.

Article: "Trump makes Ashli Babbitt, killed in the Capitol riot, into a martyr. Why that's so dangerous" by Max Burns.

Article: "The Big Money Behind the Big Lie" by Jane Mayer.

Article: "The Truth Behind What Vikings Were Really Like" by Jake Schroeder.

Article: "September 11: The Goddess of Democracy" by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "Kamikaze" by Wikipedia.

Article: "'Good way to die': An AR-15 worshiping Moonies sect mobilized for Jan. 6 and is recruiting the far right to its apocalyptic vision " by Jordan Green.

Article: "Voltaire Was Right: 'he Who Can Make You Believe Absurdities Can Make You Commit Atrocities'" by David B.

Article: "Salem witch trials" by Wikipedia.

Article: "September 11 attacks" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Pogrom" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Spanish Inquisition" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Crusades" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Southern strategy" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Internment of Japanese Americans" by Wikipedia.

What Happens When White Nationalist & Far Christian Right Get Together?
- Mikey Weinstein, Founder & President - Military Religious Freedom Foundation (MRFF)

Article: "Paul Jay of theAnalysis.news Interviews Mikey Weinstein on the Threat of Trump-Supporting Christian Nationalists in the Military".

Speech: "Farewell Address", by Dwight David Eisenhower, January 17, 1961 (transcript). "In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the militaryindustrial complex."

Article: "Christian Nationalists in Military See Trump (still) as Vehicle for Theocratical America" by Shockwave.

Article: "Top U.S. Gen. Mark Milley feared Trump would attempt a coup after his loss to Biden, new book says" by Kevin Breuninger.

Movie: "Seven Days in May".

Article: "Reichstag fire", 27 February 1933 by Wikipedia.

Quote: "In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." - Martin Luther King, Jr..

Article: "Dark Ages (historiography)" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Jesus Rifles — The Resurrection" by Chris Rodda.

Movie: "The Passion of the Christ".

Article: "Age of Enlightenment" by Wikipedia.

Article: "O. J. Simpson murder case" by Wikipedia.

Movie: "Charlie Wilson's War".

Book: From the Shadows: The Ultimate Insider's Story of Five Presidents and How They Won the Cold War by Robert M. Gates.

Article: "Our Men in Iran?" by Seymour M. Hersh.

Article: "Iranian Group a Source of Contention in Iraq" by Abigail Hauslohner.

Article: "Defectors Tell of Torture and Forced Sterilization in Militant Iranian Cult" by Murtaza Hussain, Matthew Cole.

Article: "Sallie Mae" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Sen. Lindsey Graham may have exposed multiple senators to COVID-19 on Joe Manchin's DC houseboat" by Eliza Relman.

Hour Two: Who Should Pay For America's Infrastructure?
- Charles Sauer, Libertarian / Economist & President - The Market Institute / author of Profit Motive: What Drives the Things We Do

Article: "Here's what's in the bipartisan infrastructure bill" by Katie Lobosco and Tami Luhby.

Article: "Democrats Roll Out $3.5 Trillion Budget to Fulfill Biden's Broad Agenda" by Jonathan Weisman, Emily Cochrane and Jim Tankersley.

Article: "William A. Niskanen" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Obama Budget Would End D.C. School Vouchers" by CBSDC/AP.

Article: "Overview of the Danish Education System" by Ministry of Children and Education, Denmark.

Book: God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything by Christopher Hitchens.

Movie: "The Road ".

Article: "Michael L. Weinstein" by Wikipedia.

Book: Age Of Reason by Thomas Paine.

Article: "We have studied every mass shooting since 1966. Here's what we've learned about the shooters " by Jillian Peterson and James Densley.

Article: "Tucker Carlson & Victor Orbán Together are a Bad Omen for America" by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "Trump adviser: Orbán aims to 'make Hungary great again'" by Christian Keszthelyi.

Article: "Immigration threatens Christianity" by CathNews NZ.

Article: "Pro-Orban media moguls who destroyed Hungary's media now targeting European outlets" by Alison Mutler.

Article: "The GOP's Shameless Plot Against Democracy" by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "Orbán's dirty little trick: Conflating pedophilia with homosexuality" by Hungarian Spectrum.

Article: "What is behind Viktor Orbán's climate change doublethink?" by Fábián Tamás.

Article: "The Gruevski affair and how Viktor Orbán turned Hungary into a criminal state" by Christopher Adam.

Article: "Orbán's Next Victim: the Hungarian Science Academy" by Edit Zgut.

Book: "Fascism: A Warning" by Madeleine Albright.

Article: "Hungary's Orbán: Christian Persecution Is 'Organized Attack on an Entire Culture'" by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.

Article: "Trump placed hold on military aid to Ukraine well before he called its president" by Mark Sumner.

Article: "EU Parliament votes to trigger Article 7 sanctions procedure against Hungary" by DW.

Article: "The Great Wall of Europe: Hungary splits continent in two with huge fence to stop migrants" by Nick Gutteridge.

Article: "How Viktor Orban Bends Hungarian Society to His Will" by Patrick Kingsley.

Article: "Hungary's Judges Warn of Threats to Judicial Independence" by Benjamin Novak and Patrick Kingsley.

Article: "Orban and His Allies Cement Control of Hungary's News Media" by Patrick Kingsley.

Article: "The Roma people's Hungarian hell" by Barbora Černušáková.

Article: "Viktor Orbán's anti-Semitism problem" by William Echikson.

Article: "Govt to detain migrants in container camps" (Hungary) by pulse.

Article: "Parliament approves detention of all asylum-seekers " by pulse.

Article: "'Ever more terrifying': Tucker Carlson's visit with Hungary's authoritarian Viktor Orban sets off alarm bells " by Travis Gettys.

Article: "Tens of thousands join rally for Hungary's Orban before April vote" by Krisztina Than.

Article: "Hungary's anti-Soros posters recall 'Europe's darkest hours': Soros' spokesman" by Krisztina Than.

Article: "Hungary's Orban tells Israel that Jews in his country can feel safe" by Jeffrey Heller.

Article: "Who Is Viktor Orban, Really?" by Rod Dreher.

Article: "'The Most Dangerous Man in the European Union': The metamorphosis of Viktor Orbán" by Paul Lendvai.

Article: "Viktor Orbán's War on Intellect" by Franklin Foer.

Article: "Heather Heyer, victim of Charlottesville car attack, was civil rights activist" by Maev Kennedy.

Article: "'A useful punching bag': why Hungary's Viktor Orbán has turned on George Soros" by Shaun Walker.

Article: "'A useful punching bag': why Hungary's Viktor Orbán has turned on George Soros" by Shaun Walker.

Article: "Hungary passes law banning LGBT content in schools or kids' TV" by Jennifer Rankin.

Article: "Could a New Far-Right Party Grouping Take Europe by Storm?" by Mihailo S. Zekic.

Article: "'He's a tough man': Trump shrugs off concerns about Hungary's hard-right leader during White House visit" by Anne Gearan.

Article: "Tucker Carlson says the NSA is spying on him. Is that even plausible?" by Dan De Luce.

Article: "Hungary" by Wikipedia.

Book: The Late Great Planet Earth by Hal Lindsey with Carole C. Carlson.

Article: "Left Behind" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Armageddon" by Wikipedia.

Law: "18 U.S. Code § 2384 - Seditious conspiracy".

Article: "Charles A. Flynn" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Lloyd Austin" by Wikipedia.

Progressive Democrats of America...
- Alan Minsky, Executive Director - Progressive Democrats of America (PDA)

Article: "Nina Turner: A Champion of the People Redeeming Our Frayed Democracy" by Alan Minsky.

Article: "RESULTS: Nina Tuner and Shontel Brown face off in a high-profile Ohio special House election" by John L. Dorman, Grace Panetta.

Bill: "H.R.1976 - Medicare for All Act of 2021" by Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7].

Article: "Welcome Thom Hartmann listeners – sign up to be a PDA Congressional Liason" by PDA.

Article: "'I'm sick of the judgmental stuff': DeSantis gets defensive and lashes out as Covid spikes in Florida" by David Badash.

Article: "Gov. DeSantis issues order forbidding school mask mandates" by Jacob Ogles.

Article: "COVID-19 is surging in American kids. Here's what Canadian parents need to know " by Amanda Connolly.

Article: "5-year-old dies of stroke after contracting multiple infections including COVID-19, family says" by Katie Kindelan and Henderson Hewes.

Article: "North Carolina election results show the persistence of partisan gerrymandering" by Billy Corriher.

Article: "The Election is Over. Wisconsin Turns to Redistricting." by Peter Cameron.

Article: "Maps show how gerrymandering benefitted Michigan Republicans" by Mike Wilkinson.

Article: "GOP's civil war in Nevada erupts into 'ugly scene' as far-right extremists try 'to bully their way into a takeover'" by Meaghan Ellis.

Case: "Shelby County v. Holder", 2013.

Article: "Transcript: All In with Chris Hayes, 8/2/21: Guests: Kathleen Sebelius, Vivek Murthy, Jane Mayer, Cori Bush".

Article: "No Labels" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Problem Solvers Caucus" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Kenneth Copeland Tries to Impress Michael Flynn by Bragging About His Red, White, and Blue Private Jets" by Brandon Gage.

Article: "Kenneth Copeland" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Deus vult" by Wikipedia.

Site: The Daily - Michael Barbaro.

Podcast: The Daily: The Battle for Europe - part 1.

Podcast: The Daily: The Battle for Europe - part 2: The French Rebellion.

Podcast: The Daily: The Battle for Europe - part 3: 'Italy First.

Podcast: The Daily: The Battle for Europe - part 4: Poland's Culture Wars.

Podcast: The Daily: The Battle for Europe - part 5: Can Liberal Democracy Survive in Europe?.

Article: "Ruby Ridge", 1992 by Wikipedia.

Article: "Occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge" by Wikipedia.

Movie: "The Vikings".

Article: "'Drug dealers, criminals, rapists': What Trump thinks of Mexicans" by BBC.

Article: "US 2020 election: The economy under Trump in six charts" by BBC News Reality Check team.

Article: "New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio will mandate Covid vaccines for certain indoor activities" by Robert Towey.

Article: "Marxism" by Wikipedia.

Article: "George Washington and the First Mass Military Inoculation" by Amy Lynn Filsinger, Raymond Dwek.

Article: "Annalena Baerbock" by Wikipedia.

Site: OpEdNews

Article: "2021 German federal election" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Alternative for Germany" (Alternative für Deutschland, AfD) by Wikipedia.

Article: "National Democratic Party of Germany" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Nuclear power in Germany" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Solar power in Germany" by Wikipedia.

Article: "German Renewable Energy Sources Act" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Huns" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Slovakia" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Vlad the Impaler" by Wikipedia.

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