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How the Transition to Tyranny Begins and Guess Who's the Tyrant! - Thom Hartmann
History Shows How the Transition to Tyranny Begins: By Punishing the Weak and Defying the Courts
From Hitler to Putin to Orbán and Trump, the first step is always the same: act illegally, dare anyone to stop you, and behave as if losing in court is only a delay. - Aired on 02/18/2026.
Read the full article here: https://hartmannreport.com/p/history-shows-how-the-transition-be1