All the same strategies Putin uses: blood & soil (white nationalism), demonize minorities, cut taxes on oligarchs, censor schools & media, and rig elections - all to end US democracy itself.

The media treat Trump's lie that he won the 2020 election as if it's just the moaning of a sore loser.

It's not that at all.

It's part of a much larger and far more fundamental effort that's been led for four decades now by white supremacists and rightwing billionaires to "reform" America from a democratic republic into an authoritarian oligarchy.

Read more at HartmannReport.com.

-Thom

The fate of the world and what we can do before it's too late.

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-Thom

The Best of the Rest of the News.

— Did Chinese President Xi punk Russia's President Putin?
— When will Republicans stop supporting autocratic leaders like Putin and instead support democracy?
— Is President Putin the dog that caught the car?
— Who is Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson?
— While we weren't watching, Florida's Republican House passed their disgusting "Don't Say Gay Bill."
— Crazy and Ouch Alert: Dimitry Rogozin, the chief of the Russian space corporation Roscosmos, says he could crash the International Space Station (ISS) into the USA if we don't stop supporting Ukraine.

Read more at HartmannReport.com.

-Thom

Monday's Daily Stack

Hour One: Thom & Greg Do a Roundup On Ukraine
- Greg Palast, The Guardian / Investigative Journalist/Author/Filmmaker & Puffin Writing Fellow, The Best Democracy Money Can Buy / His new book, How Trump Stole 2020: The Hunt For America's Vanished Voters

Video: Abandoned Russian armored column in Kharkiv, Ukraine.

Article: "Rockets kill civilians in Kharkiv as Moscow 'adapts its tactics'" by Luke Harding.

Article: "Ukraine war: Putin accused of using 'cluster bombs' that killed child and two adults hiding in pre-school" by Laurie Churchman.

Article: "Putin has excuses to invade Ukraine as evacuation begins in Donbass " by PM NEWS Editor.

Article: "War in Donbass" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Donbass" by Wikipedia.

Tweet: "Shortly before bringing up MTG, the camera showed a sizeable and raucous crowd. Fuentes praised "our secret sauce...young white men." Fuentes then solicited a round of applause for Russia in its invasion of Ukraine, and the groyper crowd chanted "Putin, Putin."" by Ben Lorber.

Article: "White nationalists gather with GOP officials" by Zach D. Roberts.

Article: "7 Facts about Ukraine" by Greg Palast.

Article: "International sanctions during the Venezuelan crisis" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Venezuela Can Bring Putin to his Knees" by Greg Palast.

Article: "What are cluster munitions? Why the bombs are banned with Russia accused of using the weapons in Ukraine " by David Hughes.

Article: "Germany Plans $112 Billion Military Modernization Fund, Boost To Annual Defense Spending" by Matthew Beinart.

Article: "Turkey will limit Russian access to Black Sea – Erdoğan".

Article: "Trump's demand that Germany increase its military defense spending enters German election campaign " by Erik Kirschbaum.

Article: "Switzerland says it will freeze Russian assets, setting aside a tradition of neutrality." by Nick Cumming-Bruce.

Article: "Switzerland adopts wholesale EU sanctions against Russia" by Patrick Wintour.

Book: "The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany" by William L. Shirer.

Article: "Zeitenwende—The Dawn of the Deterrence Era in Germany" by Rachel Tausendfreund.

Article: "Armin D. Lehmann" by Wikipedia.

Article: "In Hitler's Bunker: A Boy Soldier's Eyewitness Account of the Fuhrer's Last Days" by Armin D. Lehman.

The GOP Bromance Of Putin Revealed
- Eric Boehlert, Founder/Editor - PressRun.Media

Article: "Stop whitewashing GOP's Putin worship" by Eric Boehlert.

Article: "At CPAC, Ukraine and Policy Take a Back Seat to Cultural Grievances" by Reid J. Epstein and Astead W. Herndon.

Article: "Trump Praises Putin, Leaving Republicans in a Bind" by David D. Kirkpatrick, Maggie Astor and Catie Edmondson.

Article: "U.S. Public Sees Russia-Ukraine Conflict as Critical Threat" by RJ Reinhart.

Article: "'Nearly half of Trump voters say Putin is doing a better job than Biden': poll" by David Edwards.

Article: "Americans have been trained to hate Putin, and will suffer because of it" by Tucker Carlson.

Article: "Collective defence - Article 5" by NATO.

Article: "Simulated historical climate & weather data for Kyiv" by meteoblue.

Article: "Ukrainian U.N. ambassador suggests Putin kill himself 'in a bunker' like Hitler" by Niamh Cavanagh.

Article: "The GOP Is Trying To Turn America Into Putin's Russia" by Thom Hartmann.

Tweet: "3 MAGA GOP elected officials-- Marjorie Taylor Greene, Paul Gosar & Wendy Rogers embrace the leader of the contemporary white nationalist movement in the U.S. & unapologetic antisemite, Nick Fuentes at the America First Political Action Conference. [video]" by The Jewish Ginger Resister.

Article: "Senate Republicans once again block voting rights reform bill" by Trish Turner.

Book: "A Charge To Keep" by George W. Bush.

Article: "he Hidden History of Big Brother in America: How the Death of Privacy and the Rise of Surveillance Threaten Us and Our Democracy by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "Electoral history of Vladimir Putin" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Republican Fascist Party " by Wikipedia.

Article: "Will Trump End Up In Prison?" by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "The Putin-Trump Axis" by Robert Reich.

Article: "Bush Wanted To Invade Iraq If Elected in 2000" by Russ Baker.

Book: The Hidden History of American Oligarchy: Reclaiming Our Democracy from the Ruling Class by Thom Hartmann.

Book: "The Hidden History of the Supreme Court and the Betrayal of America" by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "Supreme Court gives Ohio right to purge thousands of voters from its rolls" by Pete Williams.

Article: "Examining The Vote: The Overview; Study of Disputed Florida Ballots Finds Justices Did Not Cast the Deciding Vote" by Ford Fessenden and John M. Broder.

Article: "Supreme Court Bars Challenges to Partisan Gerrymandering" by Adam Liptak.

Article: "Supreme Court guts key part of landmark Voting Rights Act" by Lawrence Hurley.

Article: "PBS Short Film Festival : A Night at the Garden | PBS" (Nazi Madison Square Garden rally).

Event: March 8 @ 5pm (PT)" Powell's Books webinar: 'The Hidden History of Big Brother in America'".

Article: "The war in Ukraine and a decoupling world" by Rana Foroohar.

Article: "Russia, Ukraine End First Round of Talks, Suggest More Negotiations to Come" by Katie Wermus.

Article: "Turkish-Controlled Bulker Reportedly Hit by Shell in the Black Sea " by The Maritime Executive.

Article: "Russian missile strikes Japanese cargo ship off Ukraine, reports say" by Stars and Stripes.

Article: "Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Russia's belief in Nato 'betrayal' – and why it matters today" by Patrick Wintour.

Article: "United States invasion of Grenada", 25 October 1983 by Wikipedia.

Article: "Why Biden should deliver a European history lesson during the State of the Union" by James Hohmann.

Article: "North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Berlin Blockade" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Marshall Plan" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Trump says NATO is obsolete but still 'very important to me'" by Reuters.

Article: "BP and Shell lead rush to exit Russia. There can be no going back" by Nils Pratley.

Article: "Hungary builds fence to slow the flow of refugees through the country" by Celeste Ruiz.

Article: "Beyond parody: the clown show that was CPAC 2022" by Aaron Rupar.

Article: "Romney: Marjorie Taylor Greene a 'moron' for speaking at white nationalist event" by Martin Pengelly.

Article: "Transgender Texas kids are terrified after governor orders that parents be investigated for child abuse" by Texas Tribune.

Article: "Moscow, third Rome" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Tatars" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Caught between wars: Russian invasion of Ukraine puts Crimean Tatar Muslims at risk again" by India Today.

Article: "Uyghurs" by Wikipedia.

Hour Three: The Risk to Ukraine's 15 Operating Reactors & Chernobyl
- Kevin Kamps, Radioactive Waste Specialist - Beyond Nuclear

Article: "Reactors in a war zone pose unimaginable risks" by Beyond Nuclear.

Article: "As Russia invades Chernobyl, many fear artillery could spread radioactive dust across the continent" by Matthew Rozsa.

Article: "Risk of nuclear disaster is minimal as Russian forces reach Chernobyl" by Matthew Sparkes.

Article: "Putin puts nuclear forces on high alert, escalating tensions" by Yuras Karmanau, Jim Heintz, Vladimir Isachenkov, Dasha Litvinova.

Article: "Nuclear Power in Ukraine" by World Nuclear Association.

Article: "Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Exothermic process" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Energy in Germany" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Nord Stream" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Radioactive waste disposal site near Kyiv hit by airstrike, Ukraine officials say" by Niamh Cavanagh.

Article: "Volodymyr Zelensky: Russian mercenaries ordered to kill Ukraine's president" by Manveen Rana.

Article: "Trade in Goods with Russia " by US Census.

Article: "Alexei Navalny" by Wikipedia.

Article: "'That is fraud': Report gives new details into Florida GOP scheme to trick voters into switching parties " by John Wright.

Article: "Blackwater (company)" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Wagner Group" by Wikipedia.

Article: "A bunch of thugs so vicious they filmed themselves torturing, dismembering and then setting fire to a Syrian army deserter: Professor MARK GALEOTTI on the mercenary squad 'tasked with assassinating Zelensky and 23 other Ukrainian leaders'" by Mark Galeotti.

Article: "Treaty of Versailles" by Wikipedia (28 June 1919, at the end of World War I).

Quote: "Those who sign this Treaty will sign the death sentence of many millions of German men, women and children" - John Maynard Keynes.

Article: "Twitter to label all state-affiliated Russia media " by Samuel Benson.

Article: "GOP billboard on the way to Miami" by mia.

Article: "Putin's Claim To Rid Ukraine Of Nazis Is Especially Absurd Given Its History" by Jeffrey Veidlinger.

Article: "Poland accepts Ukrainian refugees amid invasion" by Kelly Cobiella.

Article: "2 prosecutors leading Manhattan DA's Trump probe resign, leaving charges in doubt" by Aaron Katersky.

Article: ""I am in captivity, father": what do Russian prisoners in Ukraine say" by Militarnyi.

Video: "Watch Live: UN Security Council meeting".

Article: "Russian interference in the 2016 Brexit referendum" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Trump has reportedly discussed withdrawing from NATO. That would be great for Russia." by Emily Stewart.

Article: "Russia, Russia, Russia! CBC Blames Russians for Trucker Convoy" by IWB.

Book: "The Hidden History of Neoliberalism: How Reaganism Gutted America and How to Restore Its Greatness" by Thom Hartmann.

Tuesday on The Thom Hartmann Program, 12-3pm ET

IPCC's startling warning... Dr. Michael Mann, Distinguished Professor of Meteorology & Director, Earth System Science Center-Penn State University / Member-National Academy of Sciences / author of several books including including his latest just out, The New Climate War / (previously, The Madhouse Effect: How Climate Change Denial Is Threatening Our Planet, Destroying Our Politics, and Driving Us Crazy) / Recipient of the Tyler Prize

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Fighting Fascism From Columbus to Kiev (w/ Greg Palast)

Could Russia Target Ukraine's 15 Nuclear Power Stations or Chernobyl (w/ Kevin Kamps)

The #1 Reason Trump Will Run and Win

Did "Stand Your Ground" Legalize Murder?

How America Lost Its Way . . . Again

The GA GOP Has Installed Trump's Plan to End Democracy