The Fourth Great Turning and a new geopolitical era is here. It's small comfort as we watch Ukrainians slaughtered live on television, but history tells us these turning points are real...

As Russian President Putin tries his version of Hitler's September 1939 "defensive" attack on Poland, we've reached the apex, the hinge, of American history's Fourth Great Turning. And everybody sees it.

Americans who were preoccupied with false claims of voter fraud and the "tyranny" of having to wear a mask or get vaccinated are seeing with their own eyes what actual tyranny looks like.

Putin has miscalculated terribly.

Read more at HartmannReport.com.

-Thom

Wednesday's Daily Stack

Article: "As the Fourth Great Turning Unwinds, Ukraine has become the George Floyd of the World" by Thom Hartmann.

Article: "Mueller indicts 12 Russian intel officers for hacking Democrats" by Lucien Bruggeman and Mike Levine.

Article: "Considerations On Representative Government" by John Stuart Mill.

Article: "Invasion of Poland, Fall 1939" by United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.

Article: "Putin Is Doing to Aleppo What He Did to Grozny: Flatten the Place" by Brian Glyn Williams.

Article: "Mueller report sheds new light on how the Russians hacked the DNC and the Clinton campaign" by Zack Whittaker.

Tweet: "To the world: what is the point of saying «never again» for 80 years, if the world stays silent when a bomb drops on the same site of Babyn Yar? At least 5 killed. History repeating…" by Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Article: "American Heritage Dictionary" by American Heritage.

Book: "The Fourth Turning" by William Strauss, Neil Howe.

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

Article: "Here's what we know about alleged Russian involvement in Brexit" by Georgina Lee.

Article: "'Dear Vladimir Putin, I'm a big fan of yours!' Senate intel report reveals Donald Trump's letters to Russian strongman praising him and begging him to come to Miss Universe - and how Ivanka sat behind his desk" by Geoff Earle.

Article: "Lawsuit Reveals Trump's Ties to Russian Mobsters and Oligarchs" by David Crook.

Article: "Pentagon Chief Rejects Trump's Threat To Use Military To Quell Unrest" by David Welna.

Article: "Russia used hundreds of fake accounts to tweet about Brexit, data shows" by Robert Booth, Matthew Weaver, Alex Hern , Stacee Smith and Shaun Walker.

Article: "Trump's top five withdrawals from international agreements" by TRTWorld.

Article: "The swamp builders" by Manuel Roig-Franzia.

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

Article: "American Revolution (1765 – 1784)" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Boston Tea Party" (1773) by Wikipedia.

Article: "French Revolution" by Wikipedia.

Article: "The American Civil War (1861-1865): Death and Casualties".

Article: "World War II" (1939 - 1945) by Wikipedia.

Article: "GI Bill of Rights: A Profitable Investment for the United States" by Labor Party.

Law: "Civil Rights Act of 1964".

Law: "Voting Rights Act of 1965".

Article: "Paul Manafort" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Sinema Opposes Drug Bills After Receiving $750K in Donations From Big Pharma" by Tom Williams.

Article: "5 takeaways from Biden's State of the Union speech" by Sahil Kapur.

Article: "Full Transcript of Biden's State of the Union Address".

Video: 2022 State of the Union Address.

Article: "Read Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds' Republican response to the State of the Union".

Video: Republican Response to the State of the Union Address.

Article: "Rep. Lauren Boebert doubles down on heckling during State of the Union " by Callie Patteson.

Article: "China Asked Russia to Delay Ukraine War Until After Olympics, U.S. Officials Say" by Edward Wong and Julian E. Barnes.

Article: "Ukraine's drone strikes reveal Russian planning failures, expert says" by Davis Winkie.

Article: "Joe Manchin Sat With Republicans Throughout Biden's State of the Union" by Gerrard Kaonga.

Video: Manchin Pours Water On Biden's Attempt To Revive Build Back Better.

Article: "Ukraine" by Wikipedia.

Article: "United States sanctions" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Could the international criminal court bring Putin to justice over Ukraine?" by Haroon Siddique.

Article: "William McKinley" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Spanish-American War" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Propaganda of the Spanish-American War" by Wikipedia.

Quote: "You furnish the pictures and I'll furnish the war" - William Randolph Hearst.

Article: "Ukraine is asking Russian mothers to come pick up their sons captured in Putin's invasion" by Jake Epstein.

Article: "White House confirms it tied Ukraine aid to help in pursuing conspiracy theory on DNC hack" by David Knowles.

Article: "Kevin McCarthy Bashes Biden Over Ukrainian Military Aid After Throwing Up Hands When Trump Delayed It" by Peter Wade.

Article: "Elise Stefanik" by Wikipedia.

Tweet: "My message to the people of @Ukraine and @ZelenskyyUa: The United States of America stands firmly with you against Russia's unprovoked and heinous attack on your country : Rep. Elise #Stefanik [video]" by New TR News Agency.

Article: "Trump campaign guts GOP's anti-Russia stance on Ukraine" by Josh Rogin.

Article: "'Leftist hacks are confused': Sen. Ted Cruz responds to being owned by Aaron Rupar" by Brett T.

Tweet: "In the last 24 hours, in the midst of an international crisis, @GOP -- the official account of the Republican National Committee, i.e., of the Republican Party--has tweeted over a dozen attacks on Joe Biden. It has not chosen to say a word critical of Vladimir Putin. [quote]" by Bill Kristol.

Quote: " But a constitution is not intended to embody a particular economic theory, whether of paternalism and the organic relation of the citizen to the State or of laissez faire." - Oliver Wendell Holmes.

Case: "Abington School District v. Schempp (1963)".

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

Article: "fascism" by Merriam-Webster.

Site: Sarah Kendzior.

Site: Gaslitnation.

Article: "Ukraine: Kyiv supermarkets are 'running out of food' as Russian troops encircle the capital" by Nick Duffy.

Article: "Russian troops are 'running out of gas and food' as Putin dealt embarrassing blow" by Jacob Paul.

Article: "1967 Oil Embargo" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Did Xi Punk Putin?" by thomhartmann.

Article: "Germany prepared to stop buying gas from Russia" by Pedro Goncalves.

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

Article: "After 40-year ban, U.S. starts exporting crude oil" by Matt Egan.

Article: "Cancer Alley" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Obama Signs $1.8 Trillion Tax And Spending Bill Into Law" by Bill Chappell.

Article: "U.S. has not sanctioned Russian oil but traders avoiding it" by Jarrett Renshaw and Laura Sanicola.

Article: "Sweet crude oil" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Ukraine and Russia meet at Belarus border but no ceasefire agreement reached" by Julia Jacobo, Patrick Reevell, and Bill Hutchinson.

Article: "Ukraine's delegation has left for second round of talks with Russia, official says" by Reuters.

Article: "Powell tells Congress that Fed will raise rates this month" by Christopher Rugaber.

Article: "Inflation Will Be Higher, More Fed Rate Hikes to Come: Goldman" by Dan Weil.

Article: "DeSantis refuses to divest Florida of $300 million in Russian investments — but criticizes Biden over Russia and Ukraine" by David Badash.

Article: "Florida Gov. DeSantis attacks President Biden over Ukraine, but praises Trump" by John Kennedy.

Article: "'Pretty Gross but Also Very Stupid': Cawthorn Blasted for Bill Blocking Aid to Ukraine Over Mexican Border" by David Badash.

Article: "North Carolina GOP House Candidate Defends His Photos From Hitler's Vacation Retreat" by Sanjana Karanth.

Video: Dirty Rotten Scoundrels - cork on fork.

Article: "Transcript: The Lead with Jake Tapper, March 01, 2022".

Article: "Biden's State Of The Union Speech Heckled By Reps. Lauren Boebert & Marjorie Taylor Greene" by Tom Tapp.

Video: GOP Rep. to Obama: 'You Lie!'.

Article: "Norway, Sweden and Finland Donate 2000 Anti-tank Rockets To Ukraine" by GDC.

Article: "Norway ski body says Russians not welcome to compete there" by AP.

Article: "France Intercepts Russia-Bound Cargo Ship In English Channel" by AFP.

Article: "Auditor: Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds Must Return $450K In COVID-19 Funds" by AP.

Article: "4 Reasons The Catcher in The Rye Was Banned" by Haley Aldrich.

Article: "Giovanni Gentile" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Happiest Countries in the World 2022" by World Population Review.

Article: "Joseph McCarthy" by Wikipedia.

Hour Three: Should Religion Be Allowed to Be Discriminate?
- Ian Millhiser, Senior Correspondent - Vox / Author - The Agenda: How a Republican Supreme Court is Reshaping America

Article: "The Supreme Court will hear a big case about whether religion is a license to discriminate" by Ian Millhiser.

Article: "An epic Supreme Court showdown over religion and LGBTQ rights ends in a whimper" by Ian Millhiser (Fulton v. City of Philadelphia).

Case: "Fulton v. City of Philadelphia".

Case: "Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd., Et Al. V. Colorado Civil Rights Commission Et Al.".

Article: "303 Creative LLC v. Elenis".

Case: "Burwell v. Hobby Lobby", 2014.

Article: "Battle of Stalingrad" by Wikipedia.

Article: "Ukraine's drone strikes reveal Russian planning failures, expert says" by Davis Winkie.

Article: "Constitution of the United States", article 3 section 2. "... In all Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, and those in which a State shall be Party, the supreme Court shall have original Jurisdiction. In all the other Cases before mentioned, the supreme Court shall have appellate Jurisdiction, both as to Law Fact, with such Exceptions, and under such Regulations as the Congress shall make...."

Article: "Here's how sanctions on Russia will actually cost you more" by Chris Isidore.

Article: "Why Putin is willing to risk a catastrophic war to dominate Ukraine" by Chris Massaro.

Indivisible to Senate Republicans Using Racist Dogwhistles: F**k Off
- Meagan Hatcher-Mays, Lawyer & Director of Democracy Policy - Indivisible

Article: "Indivisible to Senate Republicans Using Racist Dogwhistles: Fuck Off" by Indivisible.

Article: "Senators weigh in on nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court" by Allison Elyse Gualtieri.

Article: "Texas 2022 primary election" by Maureen Chowdhury, Aditi Sangal, Adrienne Vogt, Melissa Macaya and Meg Wagner.

Bill: "S.2747 - Freedom to Vote Act" by Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN].

Bill: "S.4263 - John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act" by Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT].

Quote: "Ask Not What Your Country Can Do For You - ask what you can do for your country" - John F. Kennedy.

Article: "The Jimmy Carter thermostat control program that saved about..." by Michael J. Conlon.

Article: "Ukraine war: what is the Budapest Memorandum and why has Russia's invasion torn it up?" by Aldo Zammit Borda .

Article: "The clumsy effort to criticize Biden on Ukraine using Keystone" by Philip Bump.

Article: "Bill Press: Reagan Removed Solar Panels from White House Because He was Climate Change Skeptic" by Jack Coleman.

Site: Indivisible.

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

Representative Mark Pocan (D-WI, 2nd District) will be calling in to talk about the issues of the day and take your calls.

Plus, Conversations with Great Minds: Kelly Weill Journalist-The Daily Beast / Author of the new book, "Off The Edge: Flat Earthers, Conspiracy Culture, and Why People Will Believe Anything"

And, Amy Westervelt, Investigative journalist & host the most-listened-to climate podcast Drilled and the new climate lawsuits podcast Damages (just launched this month)

And, the best of the rest of the news along with your calls right here on...

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