TONIGHT: The show begins in Iran, asking what Iran aims to achieve by using surrogates to provoke the US and damage international shipping? Then to Pakistan where Imran Khan awaits the election in his jail cell. To Ottowa to investigate PRC agents. To Palo Alto to discuss the 2016 Trump vs Clinton campaign, to the Federal Reserve with praise.  To Gaza and the Rafah Crossing. To Kyiv, Islamabad again, to Oxford for philosophizing, and last to the Americas: San Salvador, Panama city, Brasilia, Caracas, Santiago. Enjoy. 1891 Ottowa Downtown

#NewWorldReport:  Drought and climate change.  Joseph Humire @JMHumire @SecureFreeSoc. Ernesto Araujo, Former Foreign Minister Republic of Brazil. #NewWorldReportHumire https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/death-toll-chiles-forest-fires-rises-46-president-says-2024-02-03/ 1900 Chile

#NewWorldReport:  Panama unstable. Joseph Humire @JMHumire @SecureFreeSoc. Ernesto Araujo, Former Foreign Minister Republic of Brazil. #NewWorldReportHumire https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/us-senate-republicans-mull-border-deal-house-counterparts-urge-rejection/ar-BB1hOQ0X https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/panamas-top-court-rejects-ex-president-martinellis-appeal-annul-prison-sentence-2024-02-02/ 1866 Panama

#NewWorldReport: Nayib Bukele wins big after mass arrests.  Joseph Humire @JMHumire @SecureFreeSoc. Ernesto Araujo, Former Foreign Minister Republic of Brazil. #NewWorldReportHumire https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/el-salvador-election-results-delayed-despite-president-s-declaration-of-victory/ar-BB1hNJEd 1911 President Palace San Salvador

#NewWorldReport:  The US Southern Border and the Northern Triangle. Joseph Humire @JMHumire @SecureFreeSoc. Ernesto Araujo, Former Foreign Minister Republic of Brazil. #NewWorldReportHumire https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/us-senate-republicans-mull-border-deal-house-counterparts-urge-rejection/ar-BB1hOQ0X 1908 Fort Worth

2/2: #POLITICALPHILOSOPHY: Pacifism, Isolationism, the Progressive Left, the New Right, and a repudiation of the Cold War Liberalism. Peter Berkowitz, Hoover Institution. https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2024/02/04/prof_moyns_jeremiad_against_limited_government_150435.html 1917 Leland Stanford students volunteers for the French Ambulance Corps

1/2: #POLITICALPHILOSOPHY: Pacifism, Isolationism, the Progressive Left, the New Right, and a repudiation of  Cold War Liberalism. Peter Berkowitz, Hoover Institution. https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2024/02/04/prof_moyns_jeremiad_against_limited_government_150435.html 1888 Leland Stanford home, Palo Alto

#Pakistan: Khan's supporters plan surprises. Arif Rafiq, GlobelyNews.com https://globelynews.com/south-asia/pakistan-election-imran-khan-pti/ 1900 Karachi Plague Hospital

#UKRAINE: The President disregards  the General & What is to be done?. Katrina Vanden Heuvel. The Nation https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/02/05/zelensky-could-sack-general-valeriy-zaluzhnyi-reset-ukraine/ 1900 Kyiv

#GAZA: The IDF vs the Tunnels of Gaza.   Jonathan Schanzer, FDD https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2024/01/31/opinion-biden-needs-to-follow-trumps-lead-on-iran/1898 Gaza

#IRAN: Tehran is the center of the disorder & What is to be done? Jonathan Schanzer, FDD https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2024/01/31/opinion-biden-needs-to-follow-trumps-lead-on-iran/1891 India, Persia, Baluchistan

#INFLATION: Covid was not a normal recession, and this is not a normal recession recovery.  John Cochrane, Hoover Institution https://www.grumpy-economist.com/p/fiscal-narratives-for-us-inflation 1918 Pandemic

#POTUS: What  Former President Trump got right in 2016. John Cochrane, Hoover Institution https://www.grumpy-economist.com/p/understanding-trumpers-c25 1903 Bob Satterfield Uncle Sam cartoon

#PRC: RU: The AI Arms Race. Brandon Weichert, author of the just-released Biohacked: China's Race to Control Life, @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill  https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3250893/russia-and-china-compare-notes-military-use-artificial-intelligence   1930

#PRC: Investigating Trudeau: Charles Burton, senior fellow at the Centre for Advancing Canada's Interests Abroad at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute,@GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2024/02/01/did-spies-from-china-india-and-russia-meddle-in-canadas-elections   1907 Ottawa

#PAKISTAN: Ex-PM Imran Khan serenely confident in jail as the Election looms. Husain Haqqani, Hudson Institute https://www.msn.com/en-za/news/us/pakistan-s-election-looks-more-like-a-coronation-or-a-sure-bet-many-voters-are-disillusioned/ar-BB1hNMsU 1914 Karachi

#HOUTHIS: #IRAN: Waves of airstrikes against launch sites ineffective? Bill Roggio FDD https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2024/02/u-s-strikes-target-irgc-and-affiliated-militias-in-iraq-and-syria.php 1800 Yemen

PREVIEW: #GUYANA: #VENEZUELA: From a conversation with Joseph Humire of Secure Free Society re the Venezuela Nicolas Maduro plan to take over neighboring Guyana's overwhelming oil revenue from the off-shore discovery by Exxon -- by using the Election melodrama as a distraction.  More later tonight. 1930 Guyana https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/brazils-military-reinforces-border-with-venezuela-and-guyana-due-to-esequibo/ar-BB1hIt0h

#PREVIEW: #PRC: #CANADA: From a conversation with colleagues Gordon Chang and Charles Burton re the Parliamentary Inquiry into suspicion of Chinese Communist Party Influence Agents operating in Ottawa -- and how the US looks upon the vulnerability of the Trudea Government to China bad actors.  More of thiis tonight. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/us-senate-republicans-mull-border-deal-house-counterparts-urge-rejection/ar-BB1hOQ0X 1900 Ottowa

#PREVIEW: #POTUS:: From a conversation with Hoover Institution John Cochrane re the Trump candidacy and what has happened to America's confidence in its institutions of law, science, education and the presidency  More later tonight. 1900 Princeton Cane Rush.

#PREVIEW: #GAZA: #HAMAS: #RAFAH:  From a long conversation with FDD Jonathan Schanzer re the IDF operations in Gaza, pointing to the capture of a major Hamas command center beneath Khan Younis --  and pointing to the challenge ahead of the unknown tunnels beneath Rafah Crossing, some likely connecting to Sinai.  More of this later. 1920 Gaza

#PREVIEW: #IRAN:  From a long conversation with FDD Jonathan Schanzer re sanctioning Iran: how the Trump Administration was successful with severe sanctions backed up by force, and how the Biden Administration has backed off on sanctions with reportedly poor results. More of this later. https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2024/01/31/opinion-biden-needs-to-follow-trumps-lead-on-iran/ 1840 Tabriz, Persia

HEZBOLLAH: More from conversation with FDD and Jerusalem Post Seth Frantzman about the vast scale of the IDF deployment in the North of Israel and the tactics of Hezbollah to harass daily with just minimum special units deployed. More from Seth Frantzman later. https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2024/01/israel-faces-hezbollah-threats-amid-success-on-other-fronts.php 1951 Sea of Galilee

GALILEE: From a conversation with FDD Seth Frantzman, senior correspondent for the Jerusalem Post, speaking from the North of Israel on the shores of Galiee about the continued Hezbollah rocketing. More of Seth Frantzman's reporting soon. 1940 Galilee

#PacificWatch: Atmospheric Rivers closing on Caifornia and the West & What is to be done? @JCBliss 1945 Hollywood

UNENDING BOMBING OF EASTASIA:  4/4: The Socialist Patriot: George Orwell and War by Peter Stansky https://www.amazon.com/Socialist-Patriot-George-Orwell-War/dp/150363549X   Few English writers wielded a pen so sharply as George Orwell, the q uintessential political writer of the twentieth century. His literary output at once responded to and sought to influence the tumultuous times in which he lived—decades during which Europe and eventually the entire world would be torn apart by war, while ideologies like fascism, socialism, and communism changed the stakes of global politics 1945 Airstrip One, Oceania, Eastasia

UNENDING BOMBING OF EASTASIA:  3/4: The Socialist Patriot: George Orwell and War by Peter Stansky https://www.amazon.com/Socialist-Patriot-George-Orwell-War/dp/150363549X   Few English writers wielded a pen so sharply as George Orwell, the q uintessential political writer of the twentieth century. His literary output at once responded to and sought to influence the tumultuous times in which he lived—decades during which Europe and eventually the entire world would be torn apart by war, while ideologies like fascism, socialism, and communism changed the stakes of global politics 1932 Baghdad 

UNENDING BOMBING OF EASTASIA:  2/4: The Socialist Patriot: George Orwell and War by Peter Stansky https://www.amazon.com/Socialist-Patriot-George-Orwell-War/dp/150363549X   Few English writers wielded a pen so sharply as George Orwell, the q uintessential political writer of the twentieth century. His literary output at once responded to and sought to influence the tumultuous times in which he lived—decades during which Europe and eventually the entire world would be torn apart by war, while ideologies like fascism, socialism, and communism changed the stakes of global politics 1946 War Crimes Tokyo

UNENDING BOMBING OF EASTASIA:  1/4: The Socialist Patriot: George Orwell and War by Peter Stansky https://www.amazon.com/Socialist-Patriot-George-Orwell-War/dp/150363549X   Few English writers wielded a pen so sharply as George Orwell, the q uintessential political writer of the twentieth century. His literary output at once responded to and sought to influence the tumultuous times in which he lived—decades during which Europe and eventually the entire world would be torn apart by war, while ideologies like fascism, socialism, and communism changed the stakes of global politics 1945 Tinian

#Londinium90AD: GAIUS & GERMAN debate the possibility of the American Empire moving toward a military strongman like Gaius Marius 157- 86 BCE.  Michael Vlahos. Friends of History Debating Society. @Michalis_Vlahos 1695 AD

#Londinium90AD: GAIUS & GERMANICUS recall that bombing failed to stem the adversary in Korea, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq, Africa so why will it work in Yemen?  Michael Vlahos. Friends of History Debating Society. @Michalis_Vlahos

#Londinium90AD: GAIUS & Germanicus speculate why the US intends to move B-61 nuclear bombs into UK?  To be used how? Michael Vlahos. Friends of History Debating Society. @Michalis_Vlahos Post-war Nevada

#Londinium90AD: GAIUS & GERMANICUS observe the severe breakdown between President Zelensky and General-in-Chief Zaluzhnyi. Michael Vlahos. Friends of History Debating Society. @Michalis_Vlahos 1920 Ukraine Poster Anti-Soviet

#DNC: #GOP: The surprising pacifist-isolationist common ground for the Progressive Left and the New Right in the 2024 Election. @ThadMcCotter @theamgreatness https://amgreatness.com/2024/02/03/populism-pacifism-and-isolationism-part-2-the-present/ 1967 USMC Vietnam

BOMBING MADE THE NVA AND VIET CONG MORE DETERMINED: 8/8:  The Long Reckoning: A Story of War, Peace, and Redemption in Vietnam Hardcover – Deckle Edge, March 28, 2023 by  George Black  (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Long-Reckoning-Story-Redemption-Vietnam/dp/0593534107 The American war in Vietnam has left many long-lasting scars that have not yet been sufficiently examined. The worst of them were inflicted in a tiny area bounded by the demilitarized zone between North and South Vietnam and the Ho Chi Minh Trail in neighboring Laos. That small region saw the most intense aerial bombing campaign in history, the massive use of toxic chemicals, and the heaviest casualties on both sides. In The Long Reckoning, George Black recounts the inspirational story of the small cast of characters—veterans, scientists, and Quaker-inspired pacifists, and their Vietnamese partners—who used their moral authority, scientific and political ingenuity, and sheer persistence to attempt to heal the horrors that were left in the wake of the military engagement in Southeast Asia. Their intersecting story is one of reconciliation and personal redemption, embedded in a vivid portrait of Vietnam today, with all its startling collisions between past and present, in which one-time mortal enemies, in the endless shape-shifting of geopolitics, have been transformed into close allies and partners. 1967 FOURTH MARINES VIETNAM

BOMBING MADE THE NVA AND VIET CONG MORE DETERMINED: 7/8:  The Long Reckoning: A Story of War, Peace, and Redemption in Vietnam Hardcover – Deckle Edge, March 28, 2023 by  George Black  (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Long-Reckoning-Story-Redemption-Vietnam/dp/0593534107 The American war in Vietnam has left many long-lasting scars that have not yet been sufficiently examined. The worst of them were inflicted in a tiny area bounded by the demilitarized zone between North and South Vietnam and the Ho Chi Minh Trail in neighboring Laos. That small region saw the most intense aerial bombing campaign in history, the massive use of toxic chemicals, and the heaviest casualties on both sides. In The Long Reckoning, George Black recounts the inspirational story of the small cast of characters—veterans, scientists, and Quaker-inspired pacifists, and their Vietnamese partners—who used their moral authority, scientific and political ingenuity, and sheer persistence to attempt to heal the horrors that were left in the wake of the military engagement in Southeast Asia. Their intersecting story is one of reconciliation and personal redemption, embedded in a vivid portrait of Vietnam today, with all its startling collisions between past and present, in which one-time mortal enemies, in the endless shape-shifting of geopolitics, have been transformed into close allies and partners. 1965 VIETNAM

BOMBING MADE THE NVA AND VIET CONG MORE DETERMINED: 6/8:  The Long Reckoning: A Story of War, Peace, and Redemption in Vietnam Hardcover – Deckle Edge, March 28, 2023 by  George Black  (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Long-Reckoning-Story-Redemption-Vietnam/dp/0593534107 The American war in Vietnam has left many long-lasting scars that have not yet been sufficiently examined. The worst of them were inflicted in a tiny area bounded by the demilitarized zone between North and South Vietnam and the Ho Chi Minh Trail in neighboring Laos. That small region saw the most intense aerial bombing campaign in history, the massive use of toxic chemicals, and the heaviest casualties on both sides. In The Long Reckoning, George Black recounts the inspirational story of the small cast of characters—veterans, scientists, and Quaker-inspired pacifists, and their Vietnamese partners—who used their moral authority, scientific and political ingenuity, and sheer persistence to attempt to heal the horrors that were left in the wake of the military engagement in Southeast Asia. Their intersecting story is one of reconciliation and personal redemption, embedded in a vivid portrait of Vietnam today, with all its startling collisions between past and present, in which one-time mortal enemies, in the endless shape-shifting of geopolitics, have been transformed into close allies and partners. 1968 USMC VIETNAM

BOMBING MADE THE NVA AND VIET CONG MORE DETERMINED:  5/8:  The Long Reckoning: A Story of War, Peace, and Redemption in Vietnam Hardcover – Deckle Edge, March 28, 2023 by  George Black  (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Long-Reckoning-Story-Redemption-Vietnam/dp/0593534107 The American war in Vietnam has left many long-lasting scars that have not yet been sufficiently examined. The worst of them were inflicted in a tiny area bounded by the demilitarized zone between North and South Vietnam and the Ho Chi Minh Trail in neighboring Laos. That small region saw the most intense aerial bombing campaign in history, the massive use of toxic chemicals, and the heaviest casualties on both sides. In The Long Reckoning, George Black recounts the inspirational story of the small cast of characters—veterans, scientists, and Quaker-inspired pacifists, and their Vietnamese partners—who used their moral authority, scientific and political ingenuity, and sheer persistence to attempt to heal the horrors that were left in the wake of the military engagement in Southeast Asia. Their intersecting story is one of reconciliation and personal redemption, embedded in a vivid portrait of Vietnam today, with all its startling collisions between past and present, in which one-time mortal enemies, in the endless shape-shifting of geopolitics, have been transformed into close allies and partners. 1968 VIETNAM

BOMBING MADE THE NVA AND VIET CONG MORE DETERMINED: 4/8:  The Long Reckoning: A Story of War, Peace, and Redemption in Vietnam Hardcover – Deckle Edge, March 28, 2023 by  George Black  (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Long-Reckoning-Story-Redemption-Vietnam/dp/0593534107 The American war in Vietnam has left many long-lasting scars that have not yet been sufficiently examined. The worst of them were inflicted in a tiny area bounded by the demilitarized zone between North and South Vietnam and the Ho Chi Minh Trail in neighboring Laos. That small region saw the most intense aerial bombing campaign in history, the massive use of toxic chemicals, and the heaviest casualties on both sides. In The Long Reckoning, George Black recounts the inspirational story of the small cast of characters—veterans, scientists, and Quaker-inspired pacifists, and their Vietnamese partners—who used their moral authority, scientific and political ingenuity, and sheer persistence to attempt to heal the horrors that were left in the wake of the military engagement in Southeast Asia. Their intersecting story is one of reconciliation and personal redemption, embedded in a vivid portrait of Vietnam today, with all its startling collisions between past and present, in which one-time mortal enemies, in the endless shape-shifting of geopolitics, have been transformed into close allies and partners. 1968 VIETNAM

BOMBING MADE THE NVA AND VIET CONG MORE DETERMINED: 3/8:  The Long Reckoning: A Story of War, Peace, and Redemption in Vietnam Hardcover – Deckle Edge, March 28, 2023 by  George Black  (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Long-Reckoning-Story-Redemption-Vietnam/dp/0593534107 The American war in Vietnam has left many long-lasting scars that have not yet been sufficiently examined. The worst of them were inflicted in a tiny area bounded by the demilitarized zone between North and South Vietnam and the Ho Chi Minh Trail in neighboring Laos. That small region saw the most intense aerial bombing campaign in history, the massive use of toxic chemicals, and the heaviest casualties on both sides. In The Long Reckoning, George Black recounts the inspirational story of the small cast of characters—veterans, scientists, and Quaker-inspired pacifists, and their Vietnamese partners—who used their moral authority, scientific and political ingenuity, and sheer persistence to attempt to heal the horrors that were left in the wake of the military engagement in Southeast Asia. Their intersecting story is one of reconciliation and personal redemption, embedded in a vivid portrait of Vietnam today, with all its startling collisions between past and present, in which one-time mortal enemies, in the endless shape-shifting of geopolitics, have been transformed into close allies and partners. 1970 USMC FIRST MARINES VIETNAM

BOMBING MADE THE NVA AND VIET CONG MORE DETERMINED: 2/8:  The Long Reckoning: A Story of War, Peace, and Redemption in Vietnam Hardcover – Deckle Edge, March 28, 2023 by  George Black  (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Long-Reckoning-Story-Redemption-Vietnam/dp/0593534107 The American war in Vietnam has left many long-lasting scars that have not yet been sufficiently examined. The worst of them were inflicted in a tiny area bounded by the demilitarized zone between North and South Vietnam and the Ho Chi Minh Trail in neighboring Laos. That small region saw the most intense aerial bombing campaign in history, the massive use of toxic chemicals, and the heaviest casualties on both sides. In The Long Reckoning, George Black recounts the inspirational story of the small cast of characters—veterans, scientists, and Quaker-inspired pacifists, and their Vietnamese partners—who used their moral authority, scientific and political ingenuity, and sheer persistence to attempt to heal the horrors that were left in the wake of the military engagement in Southeast Asia. Their intersecting story is one of reconciliation and personal redemption, embedded in a vivid portrait of Vietnam today, with all its startling collisions between past and present, in which one-time mortal enemies, in the endless shape-shifting of geopolitics, have been transformed into close allies and partners. 1920 VIETNAM

BOMBING MADE THE NVA AND VIET CONG MORE DETERMINED. 1/8:  The Long Reckoning: A Story of War, Peace, and Redemption in Vietnam Hardcover – Deckle Edge, March 28, 2023 by  George Black  (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Long-Reckoning-Story-Redemption-Vietnam/dp/0593534107 The American war in Vietnam has left many long-lasting scars that have not yet been sufficiently examined. The worst of them were inflicted in a tiny area bounded by the demilitarized zone between North and South Vietnam and the Ho Chi Minh Trail in neighboring Laos. That small region saw the most intense aerial bombing campaign in history, the massive use of toxic chemicals, and the heaviest casualties on both sides. In The Long Reckoning, George Black recounts the inspirational story of the small cast of characters—veterans, scientists, and Quaker-inspired pacifists, and their Vietnamese partners—who used their moral authority, scientific and political ingenuity, and sheer persistence to attempt to heal the horrors that were left in the wake of the military engagement in Southeast Asia. Their intersecting story is one of reconciliation and personal redemption, embedded in a vivid portrait of Vietnam today, with all its startling collisions between past and present, in which one-time mortal enemies, in the endless shape-shifting of geopolitics, have been transformed into close allies and partners. SAIGON

UNEXPEDICTED DARK MATTER DONUT HOLE IN THE MILKY WAY.   4/4: Flashes of Creation: George Gamow, Fred Hoyle, and the Great Big Bang Debate, by Paul Halpern https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/technology/something-fishy-is-happening-with-the-milky-ways-dark-matter-halo/ar-BB1hs74y https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08PV5CLZQ/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0 A respected physics professor and author breaks down the great debate over the Big Bang and the continuing quest to understand the fate of the universe. Today, the Big Bang is so entrenched in our understanding of the cosmos that to doubt it would seem crazy. But as Paul Halpern shows in Flashes of Creation, just decades ago its mere mention caused sparks to fly. At the center of the debate were the Russian-American physicist George Gamow and the British astrophysicist Fred Hoyle. Gamow insisted that a fiery explosion explained how the elements of the universe were created. Attacking the idea as half-baked, Hoyle countered that the universe was engaged in a never-ending process of creation. The battle was fierce. In the end, Gamow turned out to be right—mostly—and Hoyle, along with his many achievements, is remembered for giving the theory the silliest possible name: "the Big Bang." Halpern captures the brilliance of both thinkers and reminds us that even those proven wrong have much to teach us about boldness, imagination, and the universe, itself. 200 Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 (SL9)

UNEXPEDICTED DARK MATTER DONUT HOLE IN THE MILKY WAY..   3/4: Flashes of Creation: George Gamow, Fred Hoyle, and the Great Big Bang Debate, by Paul Halpern https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/technology/something-fishy-is-happening-with-the-milky-ways-dark-matter-halo/ar-BB1hs74y https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08PV5CLZQ/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0 A respected physics professor and author breaks down the great debate over the Big Bang and the continuing quest to understand the fate of the universe. Today, the Big Bang is so entrenched in our understanding of the cosmos that to doubt it would seem crazy. But as Paul Halpern shows in Flashes of Creation, just decades ago its mere mention caused sparks to fly. At the center of the debate were the Russian-American physicist George Gamow and the British astrophysicist Fred Hoyle. Gamow insisted that a fiery explosion explained how the elements of the universe were created. Attacking the idea as half-baked, Hoyle countered that the universe was engaged in a never-ending process of creation. The battle was fierce. In the end, Gamow turned out to be right—mostly—and Hoyle, along with his many achievements, is remembered for giving the theory the silliest possible name: "the Big Bang." Halpern captures the brilliance of both thinkers and reminds us that even those proven wrong have much to teach us about boldness, imagination, and the universe, itself. 1972 MOON

UNEXPEDICTED DARK MATTER DONUT HOLE.  2/4: Flashes of Creation: George Gamow, Fred Hoyle, and the Great Big Bang Debate, by Paul Halpern https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/technology/something-fishy-is-happening-with-the-milky-ways-dark-matter-halo/ar-BB1hs74y https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08PV5CLZQ/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0 A respected physics professor and author breaks down the great debate over the Big Bang and the continuing quest to understand the fate of the universe. Today, the Big Bang is so entrenched in our understanding of the cosmos that to doubt it would seem crazy. But as Paul Halpern shows in Flashes of Creation, just decades ago its mere mention caused sparks to fly. At the center of the debate were the Russian-American physicist George Gamow and the British astrophysicist Fred Hoyle. Gamow insisted that a fiery explosion explained how the elements of the universe were created. Attacking the idea as half-baked, Hoyle countered that the universe was engaged in a never-ending process of creation. The battle was fierce. In the end, Gamow turned out to be right—mostly—and Hoyle, along with his many achievements, is remembered for giving the theory the silliest possible name: "the Big Bang." Halpern captures the brilliance of both thinkers and reminds us that even those proven wrong have much to teach us about boldness, imagination, and the universe, itself. 2004 MARS

UNEXPEDICTED DARK MATTER DONUT HOLE IN THE MILKY WAY.  1/4: Flashes of Creation: George Gamow, Fred Hoyle, and the Great Big Bang Debate, by Paul Halpern https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/technology/something-fishy-is-happening-with-the-milky-ways-dark-matter-halo/ar-BB1hs74y https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08PV5CLZQ/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0 A respected physics professor and author breaks down the great debate over the Big Bang and the continuing quest to understand the fate of the universe. Today, the Big Bang is so entrenched in our understanding of the cosmos that to doubt it would seem crazy. But as Paul Halpern shows in Flashes of Creation, just decades ago its mere mention caused sparks to fly. At the center of the debate were the Russian-American physicist George Gamow and the British astrophysicist Fred Hoyle. Gamow insisted that a fiery explosion explained how the elements of the universe were created. Attacking the idea as half-baked, Hoyle countered that the universe was engaged in a never-ending process of creation. The battle was fierce. In the end, Gamow turned out to be right—mostly—and Hoyle, along with his many achievements, is remembered for giving the theory the silliest possible name: "the Big Bang." Halpern captures the brilliance of both thinkers and reminds us that even those proven wrong have much to teach us about boldness, imagination, and the universe, itself. ASTEROID 243 IDA

THE OVERTASKED US NAVY FROM THE RED SEA TO THE SOUTH CHINA SEA: 4/4: To Provide and Maintain a Navy: Why Naval Primacy Is America's First, Best Strategy by Henry J Hendrix https://www.amazon.com/Provide-Maintain-Navy-Americas-Strategy/dp/0960039198/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1NGUTL4LKSVEL&keywords=to+provide+and+maintain+a+navy&qid=1673808583&s=books&sprefix=to+provide+and+maintain+a+navy%2Cstripbooks%2C86&sr=1-1 The national conversation regarding the United States Navy has, for far too long, been focused on the popular question of how many ships does the service need? "To Provide and Maintain a Navy," a succinct but encompassing treatise on sea power by Dr. Henry J "Jerry" Hendrix, goes beyond the numbers to reveal the crucial importance of Mare Liberum (Free Sea) to the development of the Western thought and the rules based order that presently governs the global commons that is the high seas. Proceeding from this philosophical basis, Hendrix explores how a "free sea" gave way to free trade and the central role sea borne commercial trade has played in the overall rise in global living standards. This is followed by analysis of how the relative naval balance of power has played out in terms of naval battles and wars over the centuries and how the dominance of the United States Navy following World War II has resulted in seven decades of unprecedented peace on the world's oceans. He further considers how, in the years that followed the demise of the Soviet Union, both China and Russia began laying the groundwork to challenge the United States maritime leadership and upend five centuries of naval precedents in order to establish a new approach to sovereignty over the world's seas. It is only at this point that Dr. Hendrixapproaches the question of the number of ships required for the United States Navy, the industrial base required to build them, and the importance of once again aligning the nation's strategic outlook to that of a "seapower" in order to effectively and efficiently address the rising threat. "To Provide and Maintain a Navy" is brief enough to be read in a weekend but deep enough to inform the reader as to the numerous complexities surrounding what promises to be the most important strategic conversation facing the United States as it enters a new age of great power competition with not one, but two nations who seek nothing less than to close and control the world's seas. 1945 USS ENTERPRISE (CV-6)

THE OVERTASKED US NAVY FROM THE RED SEA TO THE SOUTH CHINA SEA: 3/4: To Provide and Maintain a Navy: Why Naval Primacy Is America's First, Best Strategy by Henry J Hendrix https://www.amazon.com/Provide-Maintain-Navy-Americas-Strategy/dp/0960039198/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1NGUTL4LKSVEL&keywords=to+provide+and+maintain+a+navy&qid=1673808583&s=books&sprefix=to+provide+and+maintain+a+navy%2Cstripbooks%2C86&sr=1-1 The national conversation regarding the United States Navy has, for far too long, been focused on the popular question of how many ships does the service need? "To Provide and Maintain a Navy," a succinct but encompassing treatise on sea power by Dr. Henry J "Jerry" Hendrix, goes beyond the numbers to reveal the crucial importance of Mare Liberum (Free Sea) to the development of the Western thought and the rules based order that presently governs the global commons that is the high seas. Proceeding from this philosophical basis, Hendrix explores how a "free sea" gave way to free trade and the central role sea borne commercial trade has played in the overall rise in global living standards. This is followed by analysis of how the relative naval balance of power has played out in terms of naval battles and wars over the centuries and how the dominance of the United States Navy following World War II has resulted in seven decades of unprecedented peace on the world's oceans. He further considers how, in the years that followed the demise of the Soviet Union, both China and Russia began laying the groundwork to challenge the United States maritime leadership and upend five centuries of naval precedents in order to establish a new approach to sovereignty over the world's seas. It is only at this point that Dr. Hendrixapproaches the question of the number of ships required for the United States Navy, the industrial base required to build them, and the importance of once again aligning the nation's strategic outlook to that of a "seapower" in order to effectively and efficiently address the rising threat. "To Provide and Maintain a Navy" is brief enough to be read in a weekend but deep enough to inform the reader as to the numerous complexities surrounding what promises to be the most important strategic conversation facing the United States as it enters a new age of great power competition with not one, but two nations who seek nothing less than to close and control the world's seas. MAY 1942 USS LEXINGTON (CV-2)

THE OVERTASKED US NAVY FROM THE RED SEA TO THE SOUTH CHINA SEA: 2/4: To Provide and Maintain a Navy: Why Naval Primacy Is America's First, Best Strategy by Henry J Hendrix https://www.amazon.com/Provide-Maintain-Navy-Americas-Strategy/dp/0960039198/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1NGUTL4LKSVEL&keywords=to+provide+and+maintain+a+navy&qid=1673808583&s=books&sprefix=to+provide+and+maintain+a+navy%2Cstripbooks%2C86&sr=1-1 The national conversation regarding the United States Navy has, for far too long, been focused on the popular question of how many ships does the service need? "To Provide and Maintain a Navy," a succinct but encompassing treatise on sea power by Dr. Henry J "Jerry" Hendrix, goes beyond the numbers to reveal the crucial importance of Mare Liberum (Free Sea) to the development of the Western thought and the rules based order that presently governs the global commons that is the high seas. Proceeding from this philosophical basis, Hendrix explores how a "free sea" gave way to free trade and the central role sea borne commercial trade has played in the overall rise in global living standards. This is followed by analysis of how the relative naval balance of power has played out in terms of naval battles and wars over the centuries and how the dominance of the United States Navy following World War II has resulted in seven decades of unprecedented peace on the world's oceans. He further considers how, in the years that followed the demise of the Soviet Union, both China and Russia began laying the groundwork to challenge the United States maritime leadership and upend five centuries of naval precedents in order to establish a new approach to sovereignty over the world's seas. It is only at this point that Dr. Hendrixapproaches the question of the number of ships required for the United States Navy, the industrial base required to build them, and the importance of once again aligning the nation's strategic outlook to that of a "seapower" in order to effectively and efficiently address the rising threat. "To Provide and Maintain a Navy" is brief enough to be read in a weekend but deep enough to inform the reader as to the numerous complexities surrounding what promises to be the most important strategic conversation facing the United States as it enters a new age of great power competition with not one, but two nations who seek nothing less than to close and control the world's seas. 1944 USS QUINCY (CA-71)

THE OVERTASKED US NAVY FROM THE RED SEA TO THE SOUTH CHINA SEA: 1/4: To Provide and Maintain a Navy: Why Naval Primacy Is America's First, Best Strategy by Henry J Hendrix https://www.amazon.com/Provide-Maintain-Navy-Americas-Strategy/dp/0960039198/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1NGUTL4LKSVEL&keywords=to+provide+and+maintain+a+navy&qid=1673808583&s=books&sprefix=to+provide+and+maintain+a+navy%2Cstripbooks%2C86&sr=1-1 The national conversation regarding the United States Navy has, for far too long, been focused on the popular question of how many ships does the service need? "To Provide and Maintain a Navy," a succinct but encompassing treatise on sea power by Dr. Henry J "Jerry" Hendrix, goes beyond the numbers to reveal the crucial importance of Mare Liberum (Free Sea) to the development of the Western thought and the rules based order that presently governs the global commons that is the high seas. Proceeding from this philosophical basis, Hendrix explores how a "free sea" gave way to free trade and the central role sea borne commercial trade has played in the overall rise in global living standards. This is followed by analysis of how the relative naval balance of power has played out in terms of naval battles and wars over the centuries and how the dominance of the United States Navy following World War II has resulted in seven decades of unprecedented peace on the world's oceans. He further considers how, in the years that followed the demise of the Soviet Union, both China and Russia began laying the groundwork to challenge the United States maritime leadership and upend five centuries of naval precedents in order to establish a new approach to sovereignty over the world's seas. It is only at this point that Dr. Hendrixapproaches the question of the number of ships required for the United States Navy, the industrial base required to build them, and the importance of once again aligning the nation's strategic outlook to that of a "seapower" in order to effectively and efficiently address the rising threat. "To Provide and Maintain a Navy" is brief enough to be read in a weekend but deep enough to inform the reader as to the numerous complexities surrounding what promises to be the most important strategic conversation facing the United States as it enters a new age of great power competition with not one, but two nations who seek nothing less than to close and control the world's seas. 1936 ELEANOR ROOSEVELT CHRISTENS THE USS YORKTOWN (CV-5)

SUDDENLY THERE IS "WEIRDNESS" ABOUT THE MILKY WAY'S THEORIZED (AND UNDISCOVERED) DARK MATTER: 8/8: The Elephant in the Universe: Our Hundred-Year Search for Dark Matter by  Govert Schilling  (Author), Avi Loeb  (Foreword) https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/technology/something-fishy-is-happening-with-the-milky-ways-dark-matter-halo/ar-BB1hs74y https://www.amazon.com/Elephant-Universe-Hundred-Year-Search-Matter/dp/0674248996 In The Elephant in the Universe, Govert Schilling explores the fascinating history of the search for dark matter. Evidence for its existence comes from a wealth of astronomical observations. Theories and computer simulations of the evolution of the universe are also suggestive: they can be reconciled with astronomical measurements only if dark matter is a dominant component of nature. Physicists have devised huge, sensitive instruments to search for dark matter, which may be unlike anything else in the cosmos―some unknown elementary particle. Yet so far dark matter has escaped every experiment. Indeed, dark matter is so elusive that some scientists are beginning to suspect there might be something wrong with our theories about gravity or with the current paradigms of cosmology. Schilling interviews both believers and heretics and paints a colorful picture of the history and current status of dark matter research, with astronomers and physicists alike trying to make sense of theory and observation 1998 SEARCHING FOR DARK MATTER

SUDDENLY THERE IS "WEIRDNESS" ABOUT THE MILKY WAY'S THEORIZED (AND UNDISCOVERED) DARK MATTER: 7/8: The Elephant in the Universe: Our Hundred-Year Search for Dark Matter by  Govert Schilling  (Author), Avi Loeb  (Foreword) https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/technology/something-fishy-is-happening-with-the-milky-ways-dark-matter-halo/ar-BB1hs74y https://www.amazon.com/Elephant-Universe-Hundred-Year-Search-Matter/dp/0674248996 In The Elephant in the Universe, Govert Schilling explores the fascinating history of the search for dark matter. Evidence for its existence comes from a wealth of astronomical observations. Theories and computer simulations of the evolution of the universe are also suggestive: they can be reconciled with astronomical measurements only if dark matter is a dominant component of nature. Physicists have devised huge, sensitive instruments to search for dark matter, which may be unlike anything else in the cosmos―some unknown elementary particle. Yet so far dark matter has escaped every experiment. Indeed, dark matter is so elusive that some scientists are beginning to suspect there might be something wrong with our theories about gravity or with the current paradigms of cosmology. Schilling interviews both believers and heretics and paints a colorful picture of the history and current status of dark matter research, with astronomers and physicists alike trying to make sense of theory and observation 1990 DARK MATTER THEORY

SUDDENLY THERE IS "WEIRDNESS" ABOUT THE MILKY WAY'S THEORIZED (AND UNDISCOVERED) DARK MATTER: 6/8: The Elephant in the Universe: Our Hundred-Year Search for Dark Matter by  Govert Schilling  (Author), Avi Loeb  (Foreword) https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/technology/something-fishy-is-happening-with-the-milky-ways-dark-matter-halo/ar-BB1hs74y https://www.amazon.com/Elephant-Universe-Hundred-Year-Search-Matter/dp/0674248996 In The Elephant in the Universe, Govert Schilling explores the fascinating history of the search for dark matter. Evidence for its existence comes from a wealth of astronomical observations. Theories and computer simulations of the evolution of the universe are also suggestive: they can be reconciled with astronomical measurements only if dark matter is a dominant component of nature. Physicists have devised huge, sensitive instruments to search for dark matter, which may be unlike anything else in the cosmos―some unknown elementary particle. Yet so far dark matter has escaped every experiment. Indeed, dark matter is so elusive that some scientists are beginning to suspect there might be something wrong with our theories about gravity or with the current paradigms of cosmology. Schilling interviews both believers and heretics and paints a colorful picture of the history and current status of dark matter research, with astronomers and physicists alike trying to make sense of theory and observation 13.7 BILLION YEARS AGO

SUDDENLY THERE IS "WEIRDNESS" ABOUT THE MILKY WAY'S THEORIZED (AND UNDISCOVERED) DARK MATTER: 5/8: The Elephant in the Universe: Our Hundred-Year Search for Dark Matter by  Govert Schilling  (Author), Avi Loeb  (Foreword) https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/technology/something-fishy-is-happening-with-the-milky-ways-dark-matter-halo/ar-BB1hs74y https://www.amazon.com/Elephant-Universe-Hundred-Year-Search-Matter/dp/0674248996 In The Elephant in the Universe, Govert Schilling explores the fascinating history of the search for dark matter. Evidence for its existence comes from a wealth of astronomical observations. Theories and computer simulations of the evolution of the universe are also suggestive: they can be reconciled with astronomical measurements only if dark matter is a dominant component of nature. Physicists have devised huge, sensitive instruments to search for dark matter, which may be unlike anything else in the cosmos―some unknown elementary particle. Yet so far dark matter has escaped every experiment. Indeed, dark matter is so elusive that some scientists are beginning to suspect there might be something wrong with our theories about gravity or with the current paradigms of cosmology. Schilling interviews both believers and heretics and paints a colorful picture of the history and current status of dark matter research, with astronomers and physicists alike trying to make sense of theory and observation GALAXY CLUSTER IE 0657-56

SUDDENLY THERE IS "WEIRDNESS" ABOUT THE MILKY WAY'S THEORIZED (AND UNDISCOVERED) DARK MATTER: 4/8: The Elephant in the Universe: Our Hundred-Year Search for Dark Matter by  Govert Schilling  (Author), Avi Loeb  (Foreword) https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/technology/something-fishy-is-happening-with-the-milky-ways-dark-matter-halo/ar-BB1hs74y https://www.amazon.com/Elephant-Universe-Hundred-Year-Search-Matter/dp/0674248996 In The Elephant in the Universe, Govert Schilling explores the fascinating history of the search for dark matter. Evidence for its existence comes from a wealth of astronomical observations. Theories and computer simulations of the evolution of the universe are also suggestive: they can be reconciled with astronomical measurements only if dark matter is a dominant component of nature. Physicists have devised huge, sensitive instruments to search for dark matter, which may be unlike anything else in the cosmos―some unknown elementary particle. Yet so far dark matter has escaped every experiment. Indeed, dark matter is so elusive that some scientists are beginning to suspect there might be something wrong with our theories about gravity or with the current paradigms of cosmology. Schilling interviews both believers and heretics and paints a colorful picture of the history and current status of dark matter research, with astronomers and physicists alike trying to make sense of theory and observation GALAXY CLUSTER ABELL 370

SUDDENLY THERE IS "WEIRDNESS" ABOUT THE MILKY WAY'S THEORIZED (AND UNDISCOVERED) DARK MATTER: 3/8: The Elephant in the Universe: Our Hundred-Year Search for Dark Matter by  Govert Schilling  (Author), Avi Loeb  (Foreword) https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/technology/something-fishy-is-happening-with-the-milky-ways-dark-matter-halo/ar-BB1hs74y https://www.amazon.com/Elephant-Universe-Hundred-Year-Search-Matter/dp/0674248996 In The Elephant in the Universe, Govert Schilling explores the fascinating history of the search for dark matter. Evidence for its existence comes from a wealth of astronomical observations. Theories and computer simulations of the evolution of the universe are also suggestive: they can be reconciled with astronomical measurements only if dark matter is a dominant component of nature. Physicists have devised huge, sensitive instruments to search for dark matter, which may be unlike anything else in the cosmos―some unknown elementary particle. Yet so far dark matter has escaped every experiment. Indeed, dark matter is so elusive that some scientists are beginning to suspect there might be something wrong with our theories about gravity or with the current paradigms of cosmology. Schilling interviews both believers and heretics and paints a colorful picture of the history and current status of dark matter research, with astronomers and physicists alike trying to make sense of theory and observation GALAXY CLUSTER CL 0024-17.T

SUDDENLY THERE IS "WEIRDNESS" ABOUT THE MILKY WAY'S THEORIZED (AND UNDISCOVERED) DARK MATTER: 2/8: The Elephant in the Universe: Our Hundred-Year Search for Dark Matter by  Govert Schilling  (Author), Avi Loeb  (Foreword) https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/technology/something-fishy-is-happening-with-the-milky-ways-dark-matter-halo/ar-BB1hs74y https://www.amazon.com/Elephant-Universe-Hundred-Year-Search-Matter/dp/0674248996 In The Elephant in the Universe, Govert Schilling explores the fascinating history of the search for dark matter. Evidence for its existence comes from a wealth of astronomical observations. Theories and computer simulations of the evolution of the universe are also suggestive: they can be reconciled with astronomical measurements only if dark matter is a dominant component of nature. Physicists have devised huge, sensitive instruments to search for dark matter, which may be unlike anything else in the cosmos―some unknown elementary particle. Yet so far dark matter has escaped every experiment. Indeed, dark matter is so elusive that some scientists are beginning to suspect there might be something wrong with our theories about gravity or with the current paradigms of cosmology. Schilling interviews both believers and heretics and paints a colorful picture of the history and current status of dark matter research, with astronomers and physicists alike trying to make sense of theory and observation 2020 MILKY WAY

SUDDENLY THERE IS "WEIRDNESS" ABOUT THE MILKY WAY'S THEORIZED (AND UNDISCOVERED) DARK MATTER: 1/8: The Elephant in the Universe: Our Hundred-Year Search for Dark Matter by  Govert Schilling  (Author), Avi Loeb  (Foreword) https://www.msn.com/en-gb/money/technology/something-fishy-is-happening-with-the-milky-ways-dark-matter-halo/ar-BB1hs74y https://www.amazon.com/Elephant-Universe-Hundred-Year-Search-Matter/dp/0674248996 In The Elephant in the Universe, Govert Schilling explores the fascinating history of the search for dark matter. Evidence for its existence comes from a wealth of astronomical observations. Theories and computer simulations of the evolution of the universe are also suggestive: they can be reconciled with astronomical measurements only if dark matter is a dominant component of nature. Physicists have devised huge, sensitive instruments to search for dark matter, which may be unlike anything else in the cosmos―some unknown elementary particle. Yet so far dark matter has escaped every experiment. Indeed, dark matter is so elusive that some scientists are beginning to suspect there might be something wrong with our theories about gravity or with the current paradigms of cosmology. Schilling interviews both believers and heretics and paints a colorful picture of the history and current status of dark matter research, with astronomers and physicists alike trying to make sense of theory and observation BACKGROUND RADIATION OF THE BIG BANG

#TEXAS: #PANAMA: #HEXBOLLAH:  Returned from the drought-damaged Panama Canal, war correspondent Michel Yon comments on the migrant flow through the Darien Gap and headed to the Southern Border -- with sopecial attention to Hezbollah agents who are suspect bad actors during the crisis in the Middle East. @Michael_Yon https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2024/01/21/america-and-iran-step-closer-to-the-brink-of-war 1899 Beirut

PREVIEW: #PRC: #2008OLYMPICS: From a conversation with colleague Anne Stevenson-Yang, author of the new book, "WILD RIDE: A Short History of the Opening and Closing of the Chinese Economy," re the bizarre decisions by the CCP to put the best foot forward to visitors at the Beijing 2008 Olympics.  More of this later in the Spring. https://www.amazon.com/Wild-Ride-history-opening-closing/dp/173942431X 1900 Beijing

TONIGHT: The show begins in Orange County expecting another overwhelming Pineaple Express storm. Then to Brooklyn, New York and the auction for Atlantic Yards. To Scottsdale AZ with contractors for measuring the economy, to Lancaster Countye PA for consultation on business at Roxy's in Harrisburg and Family Faire in Lancaster. To UK with nuke plans; to the Moon South Pole and Shackleton Crater. ToSolano County CA; to Bougainville in the south Pacific; to Colorado and the debate before SCTUS of the meaning of "insurrection" in the Fourteenth Amendment. To Milan about migration; to Tower 22 in Jordan and finally along the front in Ukraine. 1920 San Diego

#NATO:  Theater Nuclear Weapons, again. Colonel Jeff McCausland , USA (retired) @mccauslj @CBSNews @dickinsoncol https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/plans-progress-to-bring-us-nuclear-weapons-to-uk/ar-BB1hqDrv 1945 Hiroshima

#Ukraine: Drones and Future War, Land and Sea..  Colonel Jeff McCausland , USA (retired) @mccauslj @CBSNews @dickinsoncol https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/02/01/ukraine-sinks-russian-warship-black-sea-drone-strike/   1940

#DOD: What is the mission for Tower 22? Josh Rogin Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/02/01/jordan-attack-troops-middle-east/ 1870 Damascus

#Itsly: Meloni Government and Migration. Lorenzo Fiori, Ansaldo Foundation https://www.msn.com/en-xl/news/other/italy-meloni-pitches-migration-plan-at-africa-summit/ar-BB1hqEt2 1980 Bologna

#SCOTUS: War Powers Act, 1973 and 2024. Richard Epstein, Hoover Institution https://jewishinsider.com/2024/02/biden-should-seek-congressional-war-powers-for-iran-proxy-campaign-cardin-says/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20Kickoff%20February%202%202024&utm_content=Daily%20Kickoff%20February%202%202024+CID_c76087eeac02fa69eb3a0bccc3cef436&utm_source=Campaign%20Monitor%20JI&utm_term=Jewish%20Insiders%20Marc%20Rod%20reports 1920 Hanoi

#SCOTUS: Colorado and the 2024 Ballot. Richard Epstein, Hoover Institution https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/colorado-secretary-of-state-says-scotus-shouldn-t-force-state-to-keep-trump-on-ballot/ar-BB1hC4nU 1892 SCOTUS

#Oceania: Bougainville ambitions & What is to be done? John Kuhn, NumaNuma Resources. https://www.mining.com/bougainville-copper-soars-on-panguna-licence-5-year-extension/ 1875 Fiji

#CA: Adam Schiff vs Steve Garvey. Bill Whalen, Hoover Institution https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/the-race-for-no-2-adam-schiffs-campaign-singles-out-republican-steve-garvey-and-not-democratic-rivals-in-his-latest-ad/ar-BB1hD0vU 1945 Hollywood CA

#Moon: What is the Shackleton Crater & What is to be done? https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/scientists-no-obvious-ice-in-the-permanently-shadowed-interior-of-shackleton-crater/ 1969 Apollo 11

#SPACEX: DOD buying a Starship? Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.com https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/pentagon-in-discussions-with-spacex-about-buying-a-starship-outright-for-military-missions/ 1956

#Nukes: Forward deploying back to the future. Henry Sokolski, NPEC https://www.newsweek.com/russian-lawmaker-urges-moving-nuclear-weapons-1865094#:~:text=A%20Russian%20lawmaker%20on%20Saturday,own%20tactical%20nukes%20to%20Europe. 1951Las Vegas

#LancasterReport: The high price of food.   Jim McTague, former Washington Editor, Barrons. @MCTagueJ.  Author of the "Martin and Twyla Boundary Series."  #FriendsofHistoryDebatingSociety https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/01/us/politics/biden-food-prices.html 1907 Harrisburg

#SmallBusinessAmerica: Regulation surge. @GeneMarks  @Guardian @PhillyInquirer https://genemarks.medium.com/workplace-discrimination-rules-are-getting-an-update-is-your-business-ready-285a8ecf94b https://genemarks.medium.com/four-reasons-companies-should-ignore-the-dols-new-worker-classification-rule-35597bad7fac 1923 Miami

#SmallBusinessAmerica: Jobs Surge. @GeneMarks  @Guardian @PhillyInquirer https://finance.yahoo.com/news/january-jobs-report-us-economy-adds-353000-jobs-blowing-past-wall-street-expectations-133251408.html 1922 Bell Telephone

#NYC: Brooklyn's Atlantic Yards ready for development. Harry Siegel, TheCity.com https://www.thecity.nyc/2024/02/02/auction-atlantic-yards-endangers-hard-affordable-housing/ 1920 New York Harbor

#PacificWatch: Pineapple Express. @JCBliss https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/a-pineapple-express-storm-is-about-to-drench-california-heres-what-that-means/ar-BB1hvIvz 1940 Hollywood Boulevard

PREVIEW: From a conversation with Josh Rogin of the Washington Post re the strategic mission for Tower 22 snd the network of US outposts in the tri-border region of Jordan, Syria and Iraq -- and why Tahran wants the US to leave the region.  More tonight. 1880 Damascus

PREVIEW: From a conversation with Hoover's Bill Whalen, re a vision of a new city -- for 400,000 Californians --  in the imaginations of the most well to do Silicon Valley entrepreneurs, to be raised on 60,000 acres in the agricultural Solano County an hour drive from San Francisco. Bill Whalen then asks hard questions.  More later tonight. https://www.hoover.org/research/solano-county-goes-so-goes-new-and-improved-california 1865 Sierra Madre

#PREVIEW: From a conversation with BehindtheBlack.com Bob Zimmerman re an explosion in a test to fail test in China, reporting three injured in the explosion.  As Bob reasons: it is odd that three engineers would be injured in a test to fail.  This is Landspace, a quasi independent rocket booster company. Is there more to this explosion? https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/tank-explosion-in-shanghai-injured-three/ 1953

PREVIEW: #SCOTUS: #TRUMP: #COLORADO: From a conversation with Professor Richard Epstein about the decision to be argued before SCOTUS on February 8 that Colorado may or may not remove Trump from its ballot. More tonight. 1904 SCOTUS Old Chambers

#PREVIEW: #UKRAINE: From a conversation with colleague Jeff McCausland, CBS News, re the US deployment of a new weapon to Ukraine, the Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb with ranges up to 90 miles -- and also on the present state of the battlefront mid Winter.  More later. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2024/01/31/russia-ukraine-war-us-brand-new-bomb-kyiv/ 1944 India anti-tank unit, Italy

#TONIGHT: The show begins in Colorado. where the Secretary of State argues that former President Donald Trump is an "ineligible insurrectionist" to be kept from the ballot.  To New York where former President Trump may soon suffercivil  a combined penalty of nearly $500 million.  To Kyiv and the political feud between President Zelensky and General-in-chief Zaluzhnyi.  To Iran and what the retaliation strikes may look like?   To Harvard campus to confront antisemitism. The same mission at primary schools in NYC. To Canada, to Cuba, to Moscow and the unbuilt or unfinished residential towers of PRC.  Finally to prepare for another interstellar traveler like Oumuamua.. 1998 Main Asteroid Belt IDA

2/2: #HOTELMARS: What about the next Oumuamua & What is to be done? David Grinspoon, NASA. David Livingston, SpaceShow.com https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/the-implications-of-oumuamua-on-the-panspermia-theory/ar-AA1n0T8K 1837 UK

1/2: #HOTELMARS: What about the next Oumuamua & What is to be done? David Grinspoon, NASA. David Livingston, SpaceShow.com https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/the-implications-of-oumuamua-on-the-panspermia-theory/ar-AA1n0T8K Asteroid 243ida

#CONGRESS: #CTC: The child tax credit grows and grows without commn sense & What is to be done? Veronique DeRugy, Mercatus Center, George Mason University https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/about-the-ctc-disincentive-to-work/ 1907

#CANADA:  The freedom of speech in practice for Mark Steyn and Jordan Peterson. Conrad Black National Post https://nationalpost.com/author/cblacknp/ 1910 Ottawa

#GMO: #SOIL: Enhancing soil with GMO. Henry Miller, HenryMillerMD.com https://henrymillermd.org/27504/here-how-we-can-genetically-modify-soil 1837 Ukraine

#PRC: #ScalaReport: Evergrande sinks the CCP ship of state. Chris Riegel, CEO, Scala.com #STRATACAHE https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/evergrandes-liquidation-crisis-won-t-be-china-s-lehman-moment-china-beige-book-coo-says/ar-BB1hww9U 1900 Beijing

#RUSSIA: Confiscation back on the table. Michael Bernstam, Hoover https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/01/world/europe/russia-antiwar-exiles.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare 1911 Borodino

#CANADA: Cancel culture in Canada. Mary Anastasia O'Grady, WSJ https://www.wsj.com/articles/canada-vs-jordan-peterson-free-speech-psychology-reeducation-d084d7ab 1950 Ontario

#ANTISEMITISM:  In public schools.  Karen Feldman is a founding member of the New York City Public Schools Alliance, an advocacy group committed to creating change and allowing our school system to be a safe and welcoming place for everyone; including Jews. She also designed the Leading with Kindness initiative, a curriculum for combating hatred that is currently being implemented in over 10 different NYC schools. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/19/nyregion/israel-palestine-brooklyn-school-map.html https://nypost.com/2024/01/11/metro/nyc-pols-demand-answers-over-awful-public-school-map-that-omits-israel-for-palestine-tell-kids-the-truth/ 1920 Harvard Yard

##ANTISEMITISM: At Harvard University. Shabbos Kestenbaum-Shabbos Kestenbaum is a second year Master's student at Harvard University researching the intersections of public policy and contemporary American Jewish life. Shabbos is both passionate and involved with the resurgence of Jewish life in Poland and is currently the lead plaintiff against Harvard, alleging severe and pervasive antisemitism. https://nypost.com/2024/01/12/news/jewish-student-suing-harvard-claims-suit-is-their-last-recourse/ https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2024/1/12/harvard-lawsuit-campus-antisemitism/ 1910

#ANTISEMITISM: Qatar is the source: Charles Small- Charles Small is the Founding Director and President of the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP) and the Director of the ISGAP-Woolf Institute Fellowship Training Programme in Critical Contemporary Antisemitism Studies, Discrimination and Human Rights at the Woolf Institute, Cambridge, UK. https://isgap.org/follow-the-money/ https://www.thefp.com/p/qatars-war-for-young-american-minds 1850 Nassau Hall Princeton NJ

#IRAN: Replying to murder.  Dr. David Adesnik is a senior fellow and the director of research at FDD, where he is responsible for the oversight of FDD publications and the supervision of FDD’s team of research analysts. His own research focuses on Syria and Iran, especially their illicit oil trade and Iran’s use of proxy forces to project influence across the region.  https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/iranian-allies-brace-for-u-s-response-to-deadly-drone-strike-99378749 https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/4440554-family-soldier-kennedy-sanders-killed-jordan-biden-call/ https://apnews.com/article/biden-jordan-dignified-transfer-dover-140000aa392fee8175616d8af813c0eb   1920 Damascus

#UK: #NUKES: What will the Germany and France Right-Wing say?  Anatol Lieven, Quincy Institute https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/plans-progress-to-bring-us-nuclear-weapons-to-uk/ar-BB1hqDrv 1808 Berlin

#UK: #NUKES: What will the Germany and France Right-Wing say?  Anatol Lieven, Quincy Institute https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/plans-progress-to-bring-us-nuclear-weapons-to-uk/ar-BB1hqDrv 1808 Berlin

#UKRAINE: Zelensky fires Zaluznyi who won't leave. Anatol Lieven, Quincy Institute. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/02/01/ukraine-army-chief-takes-swipe-volodymyr-zelensky-war/ 1900 Kyiv

#NEWYORKSTATE: Up to $380 million penalty.  Andrew McCarthy Thaddeus McCotter https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/trump-new-york-business-fraud-case-verdict-delayed-to-later-in-february/ar-BB1hDhQW 1918 Central Park

#SCOTUS: Colorado files a brief to ban Trump. Andrew McCarthy Thaddeus McCotter https://www.nationalreview.com/news/colorado-secretary-of-state-asks-supreme-court-to-keep-trump-off-ballot/ 1886 SCOTUS

PREVIEW: #OUMUMUA:  From a conversation with NASA David Grinspoon, Senior Scientist for Astrobiology, re the theory of Panspermia and the interstellar object Oumuamua and its ilk. More later on Oumuamua, what we know and don't know, and what plans to study the next such?  1940

#PREVIEW: #SCOTUS: #COLORADO: From a conversation with colleague Andrew McCarthy of NRO re the event of the Colorado Secretary of State filing a brief with SCOTUS for the hearing on February 8 in which Colorado will argue that former president Trump is an "ineligible insurrectionist."  More later. 1905 SCOTUS

#PREVIEW: #ANTISEMITISM: Excerpt from conversation with Harvard Divinity School student Shabos Kestenbaum re the lawsuit brought to oblige Harvard University to confront and eliminate antisemitism in the student body and the faculty. More later. https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2024/1/12/harvard-lawsuit-campus-antisemitism/ 1910 Harvard and Yale game at New Haven. 0-0.

#PREVIEW: #NUKES: #UK: NATO: Excerpt from a conversation with colleague Anatol Lieven of Quincy re the plan to base B-61 nuclear bombs in the UK to match the nuclear weapon threats by the Kremlin -- what will Europe make of this escalatory decision? More later. 1890 Brussels

PREVIEW: #PRC: #EVERGRANDE: Excerpt from a conversation with colleague Chris Riegel, CEO of Scala.com, with much business in Eurasia and specially China, re the report of Mad Max like conditions in the myriad Ghost Cities -- the unfinished residential towers started by Evergrande and now abandoned under crushing debt.  More of this later. 1930 Shanghai

TONIGHT: The show begins in the unfinished and abandoned towers of PRC and moves to Manila, Hanoi, Tehran and UK. Then to Buenos Aires, Mexico City, San Salvador, Panama City, Quito, Lima.  To the shipyards domestic and foreign to build the Future Navy. To the lunar surface, to ISS, to Marshall Islands and against to Mexico City. 2004

2/2: #MEXICO: Accommodating the new cartels for the new administration. Allison Fedirka, GeopoliticalFutures.com @GPFutures https://geopoliticalfutures.com//pdfs/how-mexico-plans-to-reclaim-its-economy-geopoliticalfutures-com.pdf?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=https%3A%2F%2Fgeopoliticalfutures.com%2F%2Fpdfs%2Fhow-mexico-plans-to-reclaim-its-economy-geopoliticalfutures-com.pdf&utm_content&utm_campaign=PAID%20-%20Everything%20as%20it%27s%20published 1969 MEXICO CITY

1/2: #MEXICO: Accommodating the new cartels for the new administration. Allison Fedirka, GeopoliticalFutures.com @GPFutures https://geopoliticalfutures.com//pdfs/how-mexico-plans-to-reclaim-its-economy-geopoliticalfutures-com.pdf?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=https%3A%2F%2Fgeopoliticalfutures.com%2F%2Fpdfs%2Fhow-mexico-plans-to-reclaim-its-economy-geopoliticalfutures-com.pdf&utm_content&utm_campaign=PAID%20-%20Everything%20as%20it%27s%20published 1911 MEXICO CITY

#FRANCE: #CEOS: Three choices for a new CEO: insider, outsider, hybrid. Simon Constable, WSJ https://www.wsj.com/business/c-suite/selecting-ceo-insider-outsider-2a6c1664 1914 PARIS

#Oceania: 80th Anniversary of the Battle of Kwajalein, Marshall Islands. Cleo Paskal FDD https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Kwajalein 1944 OFF THE MARSHALLS USS MINNEAPOLIS USS PLATTE

#MOON: Upside Down SLIM nominal communication established. Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.com https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/communications-with-slim-lunar-lander-re-established/ 1930

#SPACEX: LAUNCHING CYGNUS TO ISS. Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.com https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/spacex-launches-northrop-grummans-cygnus-capsule-to-iss/ 1957

2/2: #USNAVY: Future Navy needs Future Shipyards & What is to be done? Captain Jerry Hendrix, (USN ret.), Sagamore Institute https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/24371645/navy-force-structure-and-shipbuilding-plans-background-and-issues-for-congress-jan-22-2024.pdf USS LANGLEY

1/2: #USNAVY: Future Navy needs Future Shipyards & What is to be done? Captain Jerry Hendrix, (USN ret.), Sagamore Institute https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/24371645/navy-force-structure-and-shipbuilding-plans-background-and-issues-for-congress-jan-22-2024.pdf 1942 USS BOISE

#NewWorldReport: #VENEZUELA: Sanctioning Caracas again.   Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis ared-reimposition-us-sanctions-its-oil-2024-01-30/ https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/venezuelas-machado-rejects-possibility-substitute-opposition-candidate-2024-01-29/

#ELSALVADOR: #PERU: Bukele landslide: #Panama drought. #Ecuador subsidies.  Machu Picchu protest.#NEWWORLDREPORT: LATIN AMERICAN RESEARCH PROFESSOR EVAN ELLIS, U.S. ARMY WAR COLLEGE STRATEGIC STUDIES INSTITUTE. @REVANELLIS #NEWWORLDREPORTELLIS https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/el-salvadors-bukele-looks-set-landslide-election-win-gang-crackdown-2024-01-30/ https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/peru-protests-block-access-machu-picchu-stranding-tourists-2024-01-29/ https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/ecuador-top-court-blocks-nine-questions-referendum-2024-01-26/ https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/ecuador-begin-cutting-fuel-subsidies-q2-2024-01-30/ 1647 CENTRAL AMERICA

#NewWorldReport: #MEXICO: Two first rate candidates.   Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis https://www.reuters.com/world/us/biden-backs-senate-border-deal-vows-shut-down-border-when-overwhelmed-2024-01-27/ https://www.reuters.com/world/first-meeting-us-china-working-group-fentanyl-precursor-chemicals-be-held-2024-01-28/ https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/rampant-extortion-reveals-corrosive-hole-mexico-security-strategy-2024-01-25/ 1909 MEXICO

#NewWorldReport: The surprising Milei of Argentina & What is to be done?  Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/no-obstacle-argentina-mega-reform-bill-congress-government-says-2024-01-30/ 1899 ARGENTINA

#RUSSIA: #UK: #NUKES: Back to the future with B-61 nuclear gravity bombs. Peter Huessy, president of Geostrategic Analysis and a fellow at the National Institute for Deterrence Studies,. @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/01/26/us-nuclear-bombs-lackenheath-raf-russia-threat-hiroshima/ 1951 COLD WAR

#PRC: #IRAN: Leveraging the Axis of Resistance. . Rebecca Grant, president of IRIS Independent Research and a visiting fellow of the Lexington Institute. @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill:  https://www.ft.com/content/f4fe30ce-3cbf-47f0-a1ad-7574b59f6f04 1920 BEIJING

#PRC: #Philippines: #Vietnam: #SouthChinaSea: Manila and Hanoi push back on Beijing, James Fanell, co-author of Embracing Communist China: America's Greatest Strategic Failure and government fellow at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy, @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/vietnam-philippines-seal-deals-south-china-sea-security-2024-01-30/ 1890 HK

#PRC: #EVERGRANDE: Liquidation. Anne Stevenson-Yang, author of the upcoming Wild Ride: China's Short-Lived Experiment in Capitalism, @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill https://www.reuters.com/world/china/evergrande-liquidation-highlights-investor-despair-china-debts-2024-01-30/   1905 BEIJING

PREVIEW: The private Japanese launched lunar lander SLIM is on the surface of the moon on target and upside down.  The twist is that it is now in communication. Robots do not have upside downs. More later on space engineering. 1940

PREVIEW: Excerpt from a conversation with FDD Cleo Paskal, just returned from India to attend the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Kwakelein in the Masrahll Islands between the US and Imperial Japan: discussing the battle today between the US and the PRC over access to the Marshalls that is critical for Oceania defense.  More of this tonight. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Kwajalein December 1943 Enterprise 

PREVIEW: From a conversation with colleague Captain Jerry Hendrix (USN ret) re how does the US Navy build to the needed 355 ships, or 381 ships, or more, with the cavetas and restriuctions in place?  More of this tonight. 1912 US Wyoming

PREVIEW: Excerpt from a conversation with Captain James Fanell, (USN ret.) re the significance of the news that Manila and Hanoi are now working together to patrol the South China Sea in the face of PLAN bullying, More later tonight. https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/vietnam-philippines-seal-deals-south-china-sea-security-2024-01-30/ Manila 1915

PREVIEW:  Excerpt from a conversation with colleague Peter Huessy of the National Institute for Deterrence re the status of US nuclear weapons in Europe -- the B-61 gravity bombs, some number of which are to be deployed in the UK, for delivery by F-35 warplanes. More of this later. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/01/26/us-nuclear-bombs-lackenheath-raf-russia-threat-hiroshima/   1945 B-29

TONIGHT: The show begijns on Wall Street where the Mgnificent Seven ride unchallenged as the stocks of the moment.  Then to the Gulf where the Biden Administration has banned new LNG port building.  To Berlin, to Thuringia, to Perth and theUK. To King Charles departing the London Clinic in his double breated overcoat. To the Gulf and talk of retaliation, to Gaza and the UNWRA scandal.To Beijing and the Evergrande collapse. 1967 Berlin.

#SCOTUS: "Obstruction" and January 6. Richard Epstein, Hoover Institution https://www.reuters.com/legal/us-supreme-court-weigh-challenge-jan-6-obstruction-charge-2023-12-13/ 1834 DC

#SCOTUS: War Powers Resolution & the Biden Administration. Richard Epstein, Hoover Institution https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/dod-denies-it-s-at-war-despite-biden-submitting-war-powers-notifications/ar-BB1huTb8 1942 OPERATION TORCH

#StateThinking: Property bubble without CCP remedy. @MaryKissel Former Senior Adviser to the Secretary of State. Executive VP Stephens Inc. https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/realestate/evergrande-is-finished-china-s-property-woes-aren-t/ar-BB1huec7 BEIJING 1902

#StateThinking: #Ukraine Rumours of failure: "In jeopardy," says Blinken. @MaryKissel Former Senior Adviser to the Secretary of State. Executive VP Stephens Inc. https://www.ft.com/content/aa9aacfc-c248-4550-bf28-d79ad4c553cb 1899 UKRAINE FAIR

#LondonCalling:  UK immigration boosts 2026 to 70 million and growth. @JosephSternberg @WSJOpinion https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/immigration-to-propel-uk-population-to-74m-by-2036-5p26lhvgj 1848 WINDSOR

#LondonCalling: EU reconsiders the perils of doing business with Beijing.  @JosephSternberg @WSJOpinion https://www.wsj.com/articles/welcome-warily-the-eu-getting-serious-on-china-economic-security-net-zero-deindustrialization-de292bf1 1898 BRUSSELS

#GAZA: Biden Administration suspends funding for UNWRA & What is to be done? Josh Rogin, Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/01/30/biden-gaza-food-aid-hamas-civilians-strategy/ 1898 DAMASCUS

C#IRAN: Following Intel gathering and Cyber tools, a 5-7 day air campaign to exact a cost for Tower 22.  Jerry Hendrix, Sagamore Institute https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-01-29/how-the-us-can-strike-back-at-iran-after-deadly-drone-attack?srnd=undefined&sref=5g4GmFHo 1943 USS BROOKLYN, LIGHT CRUISER

#KINGCHARLESReport: Smiling and waving upon exit of the London Clinic. Gregory Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/29/uk/catherine-princess-of-wales-health-intl/index.html BUCKINGHAM

##UKRAINE: #AUSTRALIA: Disorder to Kyiv. Contradiction in Canberra. Gregory Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs https://news.yahoo.com/australian-officers-graduate-navy-nuclear-182022294.html 1940 PERTH

#UK: Tactical nukes to UK, again. Gregory Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/plans-progress-to-bring-us-nuclear-weapons-to-uk/ar-BB1hqDrv 1825 UK

#IRAN: Biden Administration  talks retaliation & What is to be done? Gregory Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/joe-bidens-retaliation-against-iran-three-possible-outcomes/ar-BB1huEWW 1920 DAMASCUS

2/2: #BERLIN: The rise of the anti-immigrant Alternative for Deutschland & What is to be done? Judy Dempsey, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Editor-in-Chief: Strategic Europe, in Berlin. https://carnegieeurope.eu/strategiceurope/91456 1939 RIBBENTROP IN MOSCOW

1/2: #BERLIN: The rise of the anti-immigrant Alternative for Deutschland & What is to be done? Judy Dempsey, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Editor-in-Chief: Strategic Europe, in Berlin. https://carnegieeurope.eu/strategiceurope/91456 1861 POTSDAM

#Markets: The Biden Administration condemns the gift of LNG.   Liz Peek The Hill. Fox News and Fox Business https://www.foxbusiness.com/energy/bidens-natural-gas-export-pause-win-russia-another-loss-us 1936 TEXAS

#Markets:  Magnificent Seven are the market.  Liz Peek The Hill. Fox News and Fox Business https://www.foxbusiness.com/energy/bidens-natural-gas-export-pause-win-russia-another-loss-us 1936 NYC

PREVIEW: Excerpt from a conversation with Washington Post Josh Rogin about the decision by the US State Department to cease funding UNWRA on evidence presented by Israeli authorities that 12 of the UNWRA staff in Gaza participated in the October 7th outrage.  More tonight. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/01/30/biden-gaza-food-aid-hamas-civilians-strategy/ 1898 Gaza

PREVIEW: #IRAN: #USNAVY: Excerpt from a conversation with colleague Captain Jerry Hendrix (USN ret.) re the Bloomberg column recommendations by Admiral James Stavridis (USN ret.) for a weighty response to the Tehran provocation of murdering US soldiers who were on an anti-ISIS mission in Jordan.  Starting with Intel gathering and moving through non-kinetic tools (cyber, NSA,draining personal assets of the commanders who ordered the murders) before the carrier strike groups get involved in a 5-7 day campaign.  More of this tonight. https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-01-29/how-the-us-can-strike-back-at-iran-after-deadly-drone-attack?srnd=undefined&sref=5g4GmFHo 1840 Tehran

#PREVIEW: #MAGNIFICENTSEVEN:  Excerpt from a conversation with colleague Elizabeth Peek, The Hill, Fox News, re the Mag Seven and the earning week for five of them (two today) -- and the narrowness of the bull market since December -- and what happens if one or more of the Seven miss badly?  More later on the narrow market. 1929 Wall Street crash.

PREVIEW: #UK: #IMMIGRATION: Part of a conversation with colleague Joseph Sternberg, WSJ, re the surprising new population growth numbers in the UK -- and the not well-informed anti-immigrant voices in the UK. More of this later. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/immigration-to-propel-uk-population-to-74m-by-2036-5p26lhvgj 1873 London Stock Exchange

#PREVIEW: #NUKES: #UK: Excerpt from a conversation with colleague Gregory Copley re the report in London that the Biden Administration is deploying tactical nuclear weapons -- likey gravity bombs to be droped by manned aircrat such as the F-35 --to the RAF Lakenheath base in Suffolk.  And why?  And to what intention? More tonight. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/plans-progress-to-bring-us-nuclear-weapons-to-uk/ar-BB1hqDrv 1945 Hiroshima burn victims

TONGHT 1/29/23: The show begins in Jordan at the outpost known as Tower 22, with misidentified dron eincoming that struck living quarters and 3 KIA, many WIA. Then to Pakistan and the tangle of the Talibans vs the Pakistan Army.  To the Maldives romanced by PRC. To Russia to advance fast breeder technology for the PLA.  To Gaza, to the UN, to UNWRA, to the antisemitism practiced in public and private schooling.  To Khan Younis, to Paris and Qatar, to DC. Last to Delhi then to Tovalu. 1911 Persia Grain Market

#OCEANIA: Tuvalu turns away from Taipei and towards #PRC & What is to be done? Cleo Paskal, FDD https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/507716/tuvalu-general-election-eight-newcomers-in-parliament 1945 Tuvalu

#INDIA: POTUS Biden declined PM Modi's invitation to Republic Day, January 26. Cleo Paskal, FDD https://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/World/20240127/4162596.html 1869 Mumbai

2/2: #ISRAEL; The false witness of South Africa  alleging "genocide" against Israel & What is to be done? Peter Berkowitz, RealClearPOlitics.com https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2024/01/25/the_international_court_of_justice_on_trial_150378.html 1925 Gaza Cemetery

1/2: #ISRAEL; The false witness of South Africa  alleging "genocide" against Israel & What is to be done? Peter Berkowitz, RealClearPolitics.com https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2024/01/25/the_international_court_of_justice_on_trial_150378.html 1900 Jerusalem Train Station

#NewWorldReport:  What is the Tren de Aragua?  Joseph Humire @JMHumire @SecureFreeSoc. Ernesto Araujo, Former Foreign Minister Republic of Brazil. #NewWorldReportHumire https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/members-of-feared-venezuelan-gang-tren-de-aragua-are-in-chicago-authorities-say/ar-BB1hgNlo 1937 Caracas

#NewWorldReport:  Joseph Humire @JMHumire @SecureFreeSoc. Ernesto Araujo, Former Foreign Minister Republic of Brazil. #NewWorldReportHumire Milei outperforms.  https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/argentina-s-president-promised-a-free-market-revolution-and-says-he-s-delivering/ar-BB1hmZsH 1936 Buenos Aires

#IRAN: #HEZBOLLAH: #MILITIAS: Tehran employs the surrogates like a chorus of predators, each in turn, and then together.  Seth Frantzman, FDD, Jerusalem Post. Bill Roggio, FDD https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2024/01/israel-seeks-to-secure-borders-amid-multi-front-conflict.php 1925 Persia

#GAZA: The hostage negotiation continues uncertain and ungainly. Hamas after major combat closes. Seth Frantzman, FDD, Jerusalem Post. Bill Roggio, FDD https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2024/01/israel-seeks-to-secure-borders-amid-multi-front-conflict.php 1884 Gaza

#Canada: Overtaxing and underperforming Trudeau and the Liberals & What is to be done? Conrad Black, The National Post https://nationalpost.com/opinion/conrad-black-liberals-taxing-canadians-into-oblivion 1913 Nelson River Manitoba

#POTUS: Asking Congress for the War Powers Resolution debate. Katrina Vanden Heuvel, The Nation. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/president-biden-needs-to-go-to-congress-for-authorization-on-yemen/ar-BB1h46HV 1863 DC

#ANTISEMITISM: Surging in America schooling, from primary to university. Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1@ThadMcCotter @theamgreatness https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/anti-israel-nyc-elementary-teachers-twist-wheels-on-the-bus-song-to-celebrate-the-eradication-of-jewish-state/ar-BB1hlOkw 1920 Jordan Valley

#IGAZA:  Khan Younis defeated; Hamas money; PA denialism;; UNWRA collaboration with the killers. Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1 @ThadMcCotter @theamgreatness https://www.jpost.com/israel-hamas-war/article-784215 . 1920 Gaza

#PRC: #RUSSIA: Russia advised fast breeder reactors for Beijing. Two Bill Gertz, national security correspondent for The Washington Times and author of Deceiving the Sky: Inside Communist China’s Drive for Global Supremacy, @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/jan/23/with-assist-from-russia-chinas-plutonium-reactors-/ 1922 Moscow

#PRC: Advancing on the Maldives. Kamran Bokhari, senior director, Eurasian Security & Prosperity Portfolio at the New Lines Institute for Strategy & Policy, @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill  https://apnews.com/article/maldives-india-china-research-ship-0c12d6292f7709e72e1e1ce52e691828   1886 Male

#PAKISTAN: Under assault by Afghan Taliban backed TTP.  Bill Roggio, FDD. Husain Haqqani, Hudson Institute https://www.ft.com/content/f739d848-5061-412e-b55a-027502925a64 1900 Karachi

#IIRAN: Militia kills. Bill Roggio, FDD. Husain Haqqani, Hudson Institute https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2024/01/three-u-s-service-members-in-jordan-killed-by-iran-backed-militias.php https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2024/01/28/violence-spirals-as-irans-proxies-kill-american-soldiers 1918 Baghdad

PREVIEW: #UKRAINE: #GAZA: "REDSEA: #JORDAN: Excerpt from a conversation with Nation Publisher Katrina Vanden Heuvel re the War Powers Resolution of 1973, passed by Congress over-riding POTUS Nixon veto: where is the debate in Congress with regard to the multiple combat theaters in Eurasia? https://www.congress.gov/bill/93rd-congress/house-joint-resolution/542 1920

PREVIEW: #ANTISEMITISM: Excerpt from a conversation with colleague Malcolm Hoenlein re the new discoveries of antisemitism in American classrooms, from primary schooling to esteemed college campuses. More tonight. 1918 Harvard commencement

PREVIEW: #Iran:#Hezbollah: #Israel: Part of a longer conversation with Jerusalem Post Seth Frantzman, also of FDD, re how  Iran creates and deploys its surrogate militias to harass and provoke both Israel and the US -- and what is an effective response, whjat can the US lean from Israel's airstrike and artillery exchanges with Hezbollah?  More at length tonight.. 1940 Tehran

PREVIEW: Excerpt from revelations from Joseph Humire, of Secure Free Society, about the failed state of Venezuela and a new threat in addition to bullying Guyana and blocking the opposition and forcing seven millions to flee -- a new violent human-smuggling gang, called "Train from Aragua, (Tren de Aragua)" that now shows up in major American cities.  Who is running it? https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/venezuelan-gang-operating-in-florida-linked-to-retired-cop-s-killing/ar-BB1h4Amg 1909 Valencia, Venezuela

PREVIEW: #IRAN: Excerpt from a conversation with Bill Roggio of FDD re the Iran-backed Iraqi militia strike on US base Tower 22 -- and what is the likelihood that US counterstrike can solve the extreme vulnerability of the network of bases from Jordan to Syia to Iraq?  Bill Roggio enteratins a what-if the militia choose to overun a base?  More of this tonight. https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2024/01/three-u-s-service-members-in-jordan-killed-by-iran-backed-militias.php 1919 Baghdad Railroad

#Londinium90AD: Gaius & Germanicus recall that the Gracchi were the last hour for the Roman Republic to avoid tyranny & What is to be done for the American Republic? Michael Vlahos. Friends of History Debating Society. @Michalis_Vlahos https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gracchi_brother 1875 Caesar at the Rubicon

#Londinium90AD: Gaius & Germanicus measure the swift rearming of the Cold War Nuclear Weapon Powers. Michael Vlahos. Friends of History Debating Society. @Michalis_Vlahos https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/us-to-station-nuclear-weapons-in-uk-to-counter-threat-from-russia/ar-BB1hjOoB 1888 From the Earth to the Moon Jules Verne

#Londinium90AD: Gaius & Germanicus acknowledge that the US, NATO and EU refuse Ukraine & What is to be done?  Michael Vlahos. Friends of History Debating Society. @Michalis_Vlahos https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/nato-chief-urges-us-lawmakers-to-continue-supporting-ukraine-warns-beijing-is-watching/ar-BB1hoiKp 1943 Ukraine

#OzWatch: Bazball in failure. Jeremy Zakis, New South Wales. #FriendsofHistoryDebatingSociety https://www.foxsports.com.au/cricket/india-vs-england-cricket-scores-first-test-in-hyderabad-bazball-exposed-as-poms-accused-of-drinking-koolaid/news-story/cb9f6e2ecad0eadbcde6e973ace6f8f2 1937 Sydney

#OzWatch:  Severe shorter of younger snake-catchers & What is to be done? Jeremy Zakis, New South Wales. #FriendsofHistoryDebatingSociety https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-21/veteran-snake-catcher-wants-new-generation-take-over-nsw-job-but/103274402 1896

#OzWatch: Queensland hit hard as El Nino turns briefly plesant 20C.  Jeremy Zakis, New South Wales. #FriendsofHistoryDebatingSociety https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/jan/27/nearly-50000-still-without-power-in-townsville-in-wake-of-ex-tropical-cyclone-kirrily-as-clean-up-begins 1917 ANZAC Day Brisbane

WHAT ARE PUTIN AND XI READING BESIDE STALIN'S SHORT COURSE? 8/8: Stalin's Library: A Dictator and his Books Hardcover –by  Geoffrey Roberts https://www.amazon.com/Stalins-Library-Dictator-his-Books/dp/0300179049/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Stalin, an avid reader from an early age, amassed a surprisingly diverse personal collection of thousands of books, many of which he marked and annotated revealing his intimate thoughts, feelings, and beliefs. Based on his wide-ranging research in Russian archives, Roberts tells the story of the creation, fragmentation, and resurrection of Stalin’s personal library. As a true believer in communist ideology, Stalin was a fanatical idealist who hated his enemies—the bourgeoisie, kulaks, capitalists, imperialists, reactionaries, counter-revolutionaries, traitors—but detested their ideas even more. 14TH PARTY CONGRESS MOSCOW

WHAT ARE PUTIN AND XI READING BESIDE STALIN'S SHORT COURSE? 7/8: Stalin's Library: A Dictator and his Books Hardcover –by  Geoffrey Roberts https://www.amazon.com/Stalins-Library-Dictator-his-Books/dp/0300179049/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Stalin, an avid reader from an early age, amassed a surprisingly diverse personal collection of thousands of books, many of which he marked and annotated revealing his intimate thoughts, feelings, and beliefs. Based on his wide-ranging research in Russian archives, Roberts tells the story of the creation, fragmentation, and resurrection of Stalin’s personal library. As a true believer in communist ideology, Stalin was a fanatical idealist who hated his enemies—the bourgeoisie, kulaks, capitalists, imperialists, reactionaries, counter-revolutionaries, traitors—but detested their ideas even more. 1950 MAO

WHAT ARE PUTIN AND XI READING BESIDE STALIN'S SHORT COURSE? 6/8: Stalin's Library: A Dictator and his Books Hardcover –by  Geoffrey Roberts https://www.amazon.com/Stalins-Library-Dictator-his-Books/dp/0300179049/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Stalin, an avid reader from an early age, amassed a surprisingly diverse personal collection of thousands of books, many of which he marked and annotated revealing his intimate thoughts, feelings, and beliefs. Based on his wide-ranging research in Russian archives, Roberts tells the story of the creation, fragmentation, and resurrection of Stalin’s personal library. As a true believer in communist ideology, Stalin was a fanatical idealist who hated his enemies—the bourgeoisie, kulaks, capitalists, imperialists, reactionaries, counter-revolutionaries, traitors—but detested their ideas even more. 1934 STALIN

WHAT ARE PUTIN AND XI READING BESIDE STALIN'S SHORT COURSE? 5/8: Stalin's Library: A Dictator and his Books Hardcover –by  Geoffrey Roberts https://www.amazon.com/Stalins-Library-Dictator-his-Books/dp/0300179049/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Stalin, an avid reader from an early age, amassed a surprisingly diverse personal collection of thousands of books, many of which he marked and annotated revealing his intimate thoughts, feelings, and beliefs. Based on his wide-ranging research in Russian archives, Roberts tells the story of the creation, fragmentation, and resurrection of Stalin’s personal library. As a true believer in communist ideology, Stalin was a fanatical idealist who hated his enemies—the bourgeoisie, kulaks, capitalists, imperialists, reactionaries, counter-revolutionaries, traitors—but detested their ideas even more. 1968 RED GUARDS

WHAT ARE PUTIN AND XI READING BESIDE STALIN'S SHORT COURSE? 4/8: Stalin's Library: A Dictator and his Books Hardcover –by  Geoffrey Roberts https://www.amazon.com/Stalins-Library-Dictator-his-Books/dp/0300179049/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Stalin, an avid reader from an early age, amassed a surprisingly diverse personal collection of thousands of books, many of which he marked and annotated revealing his intimate thoughts, feelings, and beliefs. Based on his wide-ranging research in Russian archives, Roberts tells the story of the creation, fragmentation, and resurrection of Stalin’s personal library. As a true believer in communist ideology, Stalin was a fanatical idealist who hated his enemies—the bourgeoisie, kulaks, capitalists, imperialists, reactionaries, counter-revolutionaries, traitors—but detested their ideas even more. 1941 MOSCOW

WHAT ARE PUTIN AND XI READING BESIDE STALIN'S SHORT COURSE? 3/8: Stalin's Library: A Dictator and his Books Hardcover –by  Geoffrey Roberts https://www.amazon.com/Stalins-Library-Dictator-his-Books/dp/0300179049/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Stalin, an avid reader from an early age, amassed a surprisingly diverse personal collection of thousands of books, many of which he marked and annotated revealing his intimate thoughts, feelings, and beliefs. Based on his wide-ranging research in Russian archives, Roberts tells the story of the creation, fragmentation, and resurrection of Stalin’s personal library. As a true believer in communist ideology, Stalin was a fanatical idealist who hated his enemies—the bourgeoisie, kulaks, capitalists, imperialists, reactionaries, counter-revolutionaries, traitors—but detested their ideas even more. 1958 CULTURAL REVOLUTION

WHAT ARE PUTIN AND XI READING BESIDE STALIN'S SHORT COURSE? 2/8: Stalin's Library: A Dictator and his Books Hardcover –by  Geoffrey Roberts https://www.amazon.com/Stalins-Library-Dictator-his-Books/dp/0300179049/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Stalin, an avid reader from an early age, amassed a surprisingly diverse personal collection of thousands of books, many of which he marked and annotated revealing his intimate thoughts, feelings, and beliefs. Based on his wide-ranging research in Russian archives, Roberts tells the story of the creation, fragmentation, and resurrection of Stalin’s personal library. As a true believer in communist ideology, Stalin was a fanatical idealist who hated his enemies—the bourgeoisie, kulaks, capitalists, imperialists, reactionaries, counter-revolutionaries, traitors—but detested their ideas even more. 1945 MOSCOW

WHAT ARE PUTIN AND XI READING BESIDE STALIN'S SHORT COURSE? 1/8: Stalin's Library: A Dictator and his Books Hardcover –by  Geoffrey Roberts https://www.amazon.com/Stalins-Library-Dictator-his-Books/dp/0300179049/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Stalin, an avid reader from an early age, amassed a surprisingly diverse personal collection of thousands of books, many of which he marked and annotated revealing his intimate thoughts, feelings, and beliefs. Based on his wide-ranging research in Russian archives, Roberts tells the story of the creation, fragmentation, and resurrection of Stalin’s personal library. As a true believer in communist ideology, Stalin was a fanatical idealist who hated his enemies—the bourgeoisie, kulaks, capitalists, imperialists, reactionaries, counter-revolutionaries, traitors—but detested their ideas even more. 1930 SHANGHAI

PREVIEW: #RUSSIA: #PRC: #PLUTONIUM: Excerpt from a conversation with Bill Gertz of the Washington Times re the Putin-directed and Russia-assisted  buiding of fast breeder reactors in China near Shanghai that can produce for Xi the plutonium needed for missile launched nuclear weapons.  More of this tomorrow. 1949 Mao

ORIGINS OF THE OCEANIA BATTLEFIELD BETWEEN #PRC AND #US: 4/4:  Voyagers: The Settlement of the Pacific, by Nicholas Thomas. @MAACambridge. https://www.amazon.com/Voyagers-Settlement-Pacific-Nicholas-Thomas/dp/1541619838 An award-winning scholar explores the sixty-thousand-year history of the Pacific islands in this dazzling, deeply researched account. The islands of Polynesia, Melanesia, and Micronesia stretch across a huge expanse of ocean and encompass a multitude of different peoples. Starting with Captain James Cook, the earliest European explorers to visit the Pacific were astounded and perplexed to find populations thriving thousands of miles from continents. Who were these people? From where did they come? And how were they able to reach islands dispersed over such vast tracts of ocean? In Voyagers, the distinguished anthropologist Nicholas Thomas charts the course of the seaborne migrations that populated the islands between Asia and the Americas from late prehistory onward. Drawing on the latest research, including insights gained from genetics, linguistics, and archaeology, Thomas provides a dazzling account of these long-distance migrations, the seagoing technologies that enabled them, and the societies they left in their wake. 1837 BOUGAINVILLE

ORIGINS OF THE OCEANIA BATTLEFIELD BETWEEN #PRC AND #US: 3/4:  Voyagers: The Settlement of the Pacific, by Nicholas Thomas. @MAACambridge. https://www.amazon.com/Voyagers-Settlement-Pacific-Nicholas-Thomas/dp/1541619838 An award-winning scholar explores the sixty-thousand-year history of the Pacific islands in this dazzling, deeply researched account. The islands of Polynesia, Melanesia, and Micronesia stretch across a huge expanse of ocean and encompass a multitude of different peoples. Starting with Captain James Cook, the earliest European explorers to visit the Pacific were astounded and perplexed to find populations thriving thousands of miles from continents. Who were these people? From where did they come? And how were they able to reach islands dispersed over such vast tracts of ocean? In Voyagers, the distinguished anthropologist Nicholas Thomas charts the course of the seaborne migrations that populated the islands between Asia and the Americas from late prehistory onward. Drawing on the latest research, including insights gained from genetics, linguistics, and archaeology, Thomas provides a dazzling account of these long-distance migrations, the seagoing technologies that enabled them, and the societies they left in their wake. 1940 MALAITA

ORIGINS OF THE OCEANIA BATTLEFIELD BETWEEN #PRC AND #US: 2/4:  Voyagers: The Settlement of the Pacific, by Nicholas Thomas. @MAACambridge. https://www.amazon.com/Voyagers-Settlement-Pacific-Nicholas-Thomas/dp/1541619838 An award-winning scholar explores the sixty-thousand-year history of the Pacific islands in this dazzling, deeply researched account. The islands of Polynesia, Melanesia, and Micronesia stretch across a huge expanse of ocean and encompass a multitude of different peoples. Starting with Captain James Cook, the earliest European explorers to visit the Pacific were astounded and perplexed to find populations thriving thousands of miles from continents. Who were these people? From where did they come? And how were they able to reach islands dispersed over such vast tracts of ocean? In Voyagers, the distinguished anthropologist Nicholas Thomas charts the course of the seaborne migrations that populated the islands between Asia and the Americas from late prehistory onward. Drawing on the latest research, including insights gained from genetics, linguistics, and archaeology, Thomas provides a dazzling account of these long-distance migrations, the seagoing technologies that enabled them, and the societies they left in their wake.ORIGINS OF THE OCEANIA BATTLEFIELD BETWEEN #PRC AND #US: 1/4:  Voyagers: The Settlement of the Pacific, by Nicholas Thomas. @MAACambridge. https://www.amazon.com/Voyagers-Settlement-Pacific-Nicholas-Thomas/dp/1541619838 An award-winning scholar explores the sixty-thousand-year history of the Pacific islands in this dazzling, deeply researched account. The islands of Polynesia, Melanesia, and Micronesia stretch across a huge expanse of ocean and encompass a multitude of different peoples. Starting with Captain James Cook, the earliest European explorers to visit the Pacific were astounded and perplexed to find populations thriving thousands of miles from continents. Who were these people? From where did they come? And how were they able to reach islands dispersed over such vast tracts of ocean? In Voyagers, the distinguished anthropologist Nicholas Thomas charts the course of the seaborne migrations that populated the islands between Asia and the Americas from late prehistory onward. Drawing on the latest research, including insights gained from genetics, linguistics, and archaeology, Thomas provides a dazzling account of these long-distance migrations, the seagoing technologies that enabled them, and the societies they left in their wake. 1930 HONOLULU

ORIGINS OF THE OCEANIA BATTLEFIELD BETWEEN #PRC AND #US: 1/4:  Voyagers: The Settlement of the Pacific, by Nicholas Thomas. @MAACambridge. https://www.amazon.com/Voyagers-Settlement-Pacific-Nicholas-Thomas/dp/1541619838 An award-winning scholar explores the sixty-thousand-year history of the Pacific islands in this dazzling, deeply researched account. The islands of Polynesia, Melanesia, and Micronesia stretch across a huge expanse of ocean and encompass a multitude of different peoples. Starting with Captain James Cook, the earliest European explorers to visit the Pacific were astounded and perplexed to find populations thriving thousands of miles from continents. Who were these people? From where did they come? And how were they able to reach islands dispersed over such vast tracts of ocean? In Voyagers, the distinguished anthropologist Nicholas Thomas charts the course of the seaborne migrations that populated the islands between Asia and the Americas from late prehistory onward. Drawing on the latest research, including insights gained from genetics, linguistics, and archaeology, Thomas provides a dazzling account of these long-distance migrations, the seagoing technologies that enabled them, and the societies they left in their wake. 1850 FIJI

PREVIEW: #OCEANIA: Excerpt from a conversation with Cleo Paskal, FDD, about the needs of allies in the Central Pacific not being met by the US.  The soveriegn states of Oceania are in a contest between the #PRC and the US --, the PRC looking to disrupt the US ability to resupply Taiwan or more in the event of war with Beijing.  More of this in the week. 1922 Manila

PREVIEW: #INDIA: #QUAD: Excerpt from a conversation with Cleo Paskal in New Delhi about the status of the Quad relations between the US and India, Australia and Japan -- especially the relationship between Australia and India. More of this tomorrow.  https://foxsanantonio.com/newsletter-daily/texas-governor-announces-14b-indian-investment-at-india-us-forum 1911 : Delhi welcoming King George and Queen Mary

#NATO: "#RUSSIA: "General Sir Richard Shirreff, Nato’s deputy supreme commander from 2011 to 2014, said in a letter to The Times this week that it is time to “think the unthinkable” and consider bringing back conscription in order to deter Russia from all-out war. TIMES."  #Bestof2023:  4/4: #USNavy: "The Age of American Naval Dominance Is Over." Jerry Hendrix, Atlantic Monthly. @SagamoreInstitute https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2023/04/us-navy-oceanic-trade-impact-russia-china/673090/ May, 1942 Yorktown refit at Pearl Harbor after the cola Sea and tasked for Midway.

#NATO: "#RUSSIA: "General Sir Richard Shirreff, Nato’s deputy supreme commander from 2011 to 2014, said in a letter to The Times this week that it is time to “think the unthinkable” and consider bringing back conscription in order to deter Russia from all-out war. TIMES."  #Bestof2023: 3/4: #USNavy: "The Age of American Naval Dominance Is Over." Jerry Hendrix, Atlantic Monthly. @SagamoreInstitute https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2023/04/us-navy-oceanic-trade-impact-russia-china/673090/ 1905 US Navy lef by Admiral Dewet for s reception at the TR White House.

#NATO: "#RUSSIA: "General Sir Richard Shirreff, Nato’s deputy supreme commander from 2011 to 2014, said in a letter to The Times this week that it is time to “think the unthinkable” and consider bringing back conscription in order to deter Russia from all-out war. TIMES."  2/4: #USNavy: "The Age of American Naval Dominance Is Over." Jerry Hendrix, Atlantic Monthly. @SagamoreInstitute https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2023/04/us-navy-oceanic-trade-impact-russia-china/673090/ 1943 USS New Mexico

#NATO: "#RUSSIA: "General Sir Richard Shirreff, Nato’s deputy supreme commander from 2011 to 2014, said in a letter to The Times this week that it is time to “think the unthinkable” and consider bringing back conscription in order to deter Russia from all-out war. TIMES."  1/4: #USNavy: "The Age of American Naval Dominance Is Over." Jerry Hendrix, Atlantic Monthly. @SagamoreInstitute https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2023/04/us-navy-oceanic-trade-impact-russia-china/673090/ 1939-1940 Finland vs Soviets Winter War

#JAXA: #NASA: #RYUGU: #Bestof2023:: Early results from #Hayabusa2 sample return. from carbonaceous chondrite asteroid. Harold Connolly, NSA. David Livingston, SpaceShow.com https://www.space.com/asteroid-ryugu-building-blocks-life 1882 From the earth to the Moon, Jules Verne

PREVIEW: #NATO: #GIUK: The geograohy of the First Cold War back in hoe news with the US Navy stretched to patrol the Indo-acific, the Middle East, and the North Atlantic. Part of a conversation with colleague Jerry Hendrix of the Sagemore Institute of the vulnerability of NATO in the North Atlantic. 1943 USS Lexington (CVS-16)

#NATO: "The US is upgrading facilities at RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk to enable nuclear weapons to be stationed on British soil for the first time in 15 years: TIMES."   4/4: Tactical Nuclear Weapons and NATO by  Tom Nichols  (Author), Douglas Stuart, Jeff McCausland. https://www.amazon.com/Tactical-Nuclear-Weapons-NATO-Nichols/dp/1479181951 The role and future of tactical nuclear weapons in Europe are subjects that sometimes surprise even experts in international security, primarily because it is so often disconcerting to remember that these weapons still exist. Many years ago, an American journalist wryly noted that the future of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was “a subject that drives the dagger of boredom deep, deep into the heart”— a dismissive quip which would have remained true right up until the moment World War III broke out. The same goes for tactical nuclear weapons: compared to the momentous issues that the East and West have tackled since the end of the Cold War, the scattering of hundreds (or in the Russian case, thousands) of battlefield weapons throughout Europe seems to be almost an afterthought, a detail left behind that should be easy to tidy up. Such complacency is unwise. Tactical nuclear weapons (or NSNWs, “non-strategic nuclear weapons”) still exist because NATO and Russia have not fully resolved their fears about how a nuclear war might arise, or how it might be fought. They represent, as Russian analyst Nikolai Sokov once wrote, “the longest deadlock” in the history of arms control. Washington and Moscow, despite the challenges to the “reset” of their relations, point to reductions in strategic arms as a great achievement, but strategic agreements also reveal the deep ambiguity toward nuclear weapons as felt by the former superpower rivals. The numbers in the 2010 New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) are lower than at any point in history, but they are based on leaving each side a reliable ability to destroy up to 300 urban targets each. Inflicting this incredible amount of destruction is, on its face, a step no sane national leader would take. But it is here that tactical weapons were meant to play their dangerous role, for they would be the arms that provided the indispensable bridge from peace to nuclear war. Thus, the structures of Cold War nuclear doctrines on both sides remain in place, only on a smaller scale. 1945 Fat Man

#NATO: "The US is upgrading facilities at RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk to enable nuclear weapons to be stationed on British soil for the first time in 15 years: TIMES."   3/4: Tactical Nuclear Weapons and NATO by  Tom Nichols  (Author), Douglas Stuart, Jeff McCausland. https://www.amazon.com/Tactical-Nuclear-Weapons-NATO-Nichols/dp/1479181951 The role and future of tactical nuclear weapons in Europe are subjects that sometimes surprise even experts in international security, primarily because it is so often disconcerting to remember that these weapons still exist. Many years ago, an American journalist wryly noted that the future of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was “a subject that drives the dagger of boredom deep, deep into the heart”— a dismissive quip which would have remained true right up until the moment World War III broke out. The same goes for tactical nuclear weapons: compared to the momentous issues that the East and West have tackled since the end of the Cold War, the scattering of hundreds (or in the Russian case, thousands) of battlefield weapons throughout Europe seems to be almost an afterthought, a detail left behind that should be easy to tidy up. Such complacency is unwise. Tactical nuclear weapons (or NSNWs, “non-strategic nuclear weapons”) still exist because NATO and Russia have not fully resolved their fears about how a nuclear war might arise, or how it might be fought. They represent, as Russian analyst Nikolai Sokov once wrote, “the longest deadlock” in the history of arms control. Washington and Moscow, despite the challenges to the “reset” of their relations, point to reductions in strategic arms as a great achievement, but strategic agreements also reveal the deep ambiguity toward nuclear weapons as felt by the former superpower rivals. The numbers in the 2010 New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) are lower than at any point in history, but they are based on leaving each side a reliable ability to destroy up to 300 urban targets each. Inflicting this incredible amount of destruction is, on its face, a step no sane national leader would take. But it is here that tactical weapons were meant to play their dangerous role, for they would be the arms that provided the indispensable bridge from peace to nuclear war. Thus, the structures of Cold War nuclear doctrines on both sides remain in place, only on a smaller scale. 1945 Little Boy

#NATO: "The US is upgrading facilities at RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk to enable nuclear weapons to be stationed on British soil for the first time in 15 years: TIMES."   2/4: Tactical Nuclear Weapons and NATO by  Tom Nichols  (Author), Douglas Stuart, Jeff McCausland. https://www.amazon.com/Tactical-Nuclear-Weapons-NATO-Nichols/dp/1479181951 The role and future of tactical nuclear weapons in Europe are subjects that sometimes surprise even experts in international security, primarily because it is so often disconcerting to remember that these weapons still exist. Many years ago, an American journalist wryly noted that the future of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was “a subject that drives the dagger of boredom deep, deep into the heart”— a dismissive quip which would have remained true right up until the moment World War III broke out. The same goes for tactical nuclear weapons: compared to the momentous issues that the East and West have tackled since the end of the Cold War, the scattering of hundreds (or in the Russian case, thousands) of battlefield weapons throughout Europe seems to be almost an afterthought, a detail left behind that should be easy to tidy up. Such complacency is unwise. Tactical nuclear weapons (or NSNWs, “non-strategic nuclear weapons”) still exist because NATO and Russia have not fully resolved their fears about how a nuclear war might arise, or how it might be fought. They represent, as Russian analyst Nikolai Sokov once wrote, “the longest deadlock” in the history of arms control. Washington and Moscow, despite the challenges to the “reset” of their relations, point to reductions in strategic arms as a great achievement, but strategic agreements also reveal the deep ambiguity toward nuclear weapons as felt by the former superpower rivals. The numbers in the 2010 New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) are lower than at any point in history, but they are based on leaving each side a reliable ability to destroy up to 300 urban targets each. Inflicting this incredible amount of destruction is, on its face, a step no sane national leader would take. But it is here that tactical weapons were meant to play their dangerous role, for they would be the arms that provided the indispensable bridge from peace to nuclear war. Thus, the structures of Cold War nuclear doctrines on both sides remain in place, only on a smaller scale. 1945 Nagasaki

#NATO: "The US is upgrading facilities at RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk to enable nuclear weapons to be stationed on British soil for the first time in 15 years: TIMES."   1/4: Tactical Nuclear Weapons and NATO by  Tom Nichols  (Author), Douglas Stuart, Jeff McCausland. https://www.amazon.com/Tactical-Nuclear-Weapons-NATO-Nichols/dp/1479181951 The role and future of tactical nuclear weapons in Europe are subjects that sometimes surprise even experts in international security, primarily because it is so often disconcerting to remember that these weapons still exist. Many years ago, an American journalist wryly noted that the future of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was “a subject that drives the dagger of boredom deep, deep into the heart”— a dismissive quip which would have remained true right up until the moment World War III broke out. The same goes for tactical nuclear weapons: compared to the momentous issues that the East and West have tackled since the end of the Cold War, the scattering of hundreds (or in the Russian case, thousands) of battlefield weapons throughout Europe seems to be almost an afterthought, a detail left behind that should be easy to tidy up. Such complacency is unwise. Tactical nuclear weapons (or NSNWs, “non-strategic nuclear weapons”) still exist because NATO and Russia have not fully resolved their fears about how a nuclear war might arise, or how it might be fought. They represent, as Russian analyst Nikolai Sokov once wrote, “the longest deadlock” in the history of arms control. Washington and Moscow, despite the challenges to the “reset” of their relations, point to reductions in strategic arms as a great achievement, but strategic agreements also reveal the deep ambiguity toward nuclear weapons as felt by the former superpower rivals. The numbers in the 2010 New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) are lower than at any point in history, but they are based on leaving each side a reliable ability to destroy up to 300 urban targets each. Inflicting this incredible amount of destruction is, on its face, a step no sane national leader would take. But it is here that tactical weapons were meant to play their dangerous role, for they would be the arms that provided the indispensable bridge from peace to nuclear war. Thus, the structures of Cold War nuclear doctrines on both sides remain in place, only on a smaller scale. 1945 Hiroshima

#NATO: "US to station nuclear weapons in UK to counter threat from Russia: TELEGRAPH" 8/8:  Nuclear Folly: A History of the Cuban Missile Crisis, by Serhii Plokhy  https://www.amazon.com/Nuclear-Folly-History-Missile-Crisis/dp/0393540812/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Nearly thirty years after the end of the Cold War, today’s world leaders are abandoning disarmament treaties, building up their nuclear arsenals, and exchanging threats of nuclear strikes. To survive this new atomic age, we must relearn the lessons of the most dangerous moment of the Cold War: the Cuban missile crisis. Octber 23, 1962, OAS emergency session.

#NATO: "US to station nuclear weapons in UK to counter threat from Russia: TELEGRAPH" 7/8:  Nuclear Folly: A History of the Cuban Missile Crisis, by Serhii Plokhy  https://www.amazon.com/Nuclear-Folly-History-Missile-Crisis/dp/0393540812/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Nearly thirty years after the end of the Cold War, today’s world leaders are abandoning disarmament treaties, building up their nuclear arsenals, and exchanging threats of nuclear strikes. To survive this new atomic age, we must relearn the lessons of the most dangerous moment of the Cold War: the Cuban missile crisis. 1940 George Orwell

#NATO: "US to station nuclear weapons in UK to counter threat from Russia: TELEGRAPH" 6/8:  Nuclear Folly: A History of the Cuban Missile Crisis, by Serhii Plokhy  https://www.amazon.com/Nuclear-Folly-History-Missile-Crisis/dp/0393540812/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Nearly thirty years after the end of the Cold War, today’s world leaders are abandoning disarmament treaties, building up their nuclear arsenals, and exchanging threats of nuclear strikes. To survive this new atomic age, we must relearn the lessons of the most dangerous moment of the Cold War: the Cuban missile crisis. 1928 Moscow

#NATO: "US to station nuclear weapons in UK to counter threat from Russia: TELEGRAPH" 5/8:  Nuclear Folly: A History of the Cuban Missile Crisis, by Serhii Plokhy  https://www.amazon.com/Nuclear-Folly-History-Missile-Crisis/dp/0393540812/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Nearly thirty years after the end of the Cold War, today’s world leaders are abandoning disarmament treaties, building up their nuclear arsenals, and exchanging threats of nuclear strikes. To survive this new atomic age, we must relearn the lessons of the most dangerous moment of the Cold War: the Cuban missile crisis. 1962 Launch site #2 Cuba

#NATO: "US to station nuclear weapons in UK to counter threat from Russia: TELEGRAPH" 4/8:  Nuclear Folly: A History of the Cuban Missile Crisis, by Serhii Plokhy  https://www.amazon.com/Nuclear-Folly-History-Missile-Crisis/dp/0393540812/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Nearly thirty years after the end of the Cold War, today’s world leaders are abandoning disarmament treaties, building up their nuclear arsenals, and exchanging threats of nuclear strikes. To survive this new atomic age, we must relearn the lessons of the most dangerous moment of the Cold War: the Cuban missile crisis. 1873 London Stock Exchange

#NATO: "US to station nuclear weapons in UK to counter threat from Russia: TELEGRAPH" 3/8:  Nuclear Folly: A History of the Cuban Missile Crisis, by Serhii Plokhy  https://www.amazon.com/Nuclear-Folly-History-Missile-Crisis/dp/0393540812/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Nearly thirty years after the end of the Cold War, today’s world leaders are abandoning disarmament treaties, building up their nuclear arsenals, and exchanging threats of nuclear strikes. To survive this new atomic age, we must relearn the lessons of the most dangerous moment of the Cold War: the Cuban missile crisis. 1913 Moscow

#NATO: "US to station nuclear weapons in UK to counter threat from Russia: TELEGRAPH" 2/8:  Nuclear Folly: A History of the Cuban Missile Crisis, by Serhii Plokhy  https://www.amazon.com/Nuclear-Folly-History-Missile-Crisis/dp/0393540812/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Nearly thirty years after the end of the Cold War, today’s world leaders are abandoning disarmament treaties, building up their nuclear arsenals, and exchanging threats of nuclear strikes. To survive this new atomic age, we must relearn the lessons of the most dangerous moment of the Cold War: the Cuban missile crisis. 1962 Launch sites Cuba

#NATO: "US to station nuclear weapons in UK to counter threat from Russia: TELEGRAPH" 1/8:  Nuclear Folly: A History of the Cuban Missile Crisis, by Serhii Plokhy  https://www.amazon.com/Nuclear-Folly-History-Missile-Crisis/dp/0393540812/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Nearly thirty years after the end of the Cold War, today’s world leaders are abandoning disarmament treaties, building up their nuclear arsenals, and exchanging threats of nuclear strikes. To survive this new atomic age, we must relearn the lessons of the most dangerous moment of the Cold War: the Cuban missile crisis. 1840 Bank of England, London

#PANAMACITY:  The severe drought in Lake Gatun  and Lake Alejuela (said to be herald of climate disorder for the century) dropping the canal water level and restricting the shipping and what load the container ships can transport.  Reporting on the Maersk freight containers moving via train the 47.6 miles from Panama City to Colon.  @Michael_Yon https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/01/26/climate/panama-canal-drought-shipping.html 1913 Panama Canal

#Border: Eagle Pass, Texas is one small piece of the arrival of Washington Post estimated 10,000 per day immigrants entering without documents from origins on All continents. SCOTUS has now ordered the Texas National Guard concertina wire removed or cut open.  Also Chinese nationals arriving along the border: reported young, military age males mostly without English. Going to where?  @Michael_Yon https://news.yahoo.com/eagle-pass-tensions-unprecedented-isnt-110736601.html 1882 EL PASO, TEXAS

#TONIGHT: The show begins in Las Vegas on a not quite 2 acre undeveloped land between the Belagio and the Cosmopolitan hoytels selling to MGM for $54 million. Then to Oakland and the closing of the popular In-N-Out franchise near the airport because of waves of crime.  To Philadelphia for a report on small business in America. Then to Western PA, to Ukraine and the proposed new nuclear reactors with EU money. To Mars to say wel done to the last flight of Ingenuity. To Pyongyang now allied with Moscow. To Rome, to Turin, to Bolgna.  To Lancaster County, PA and Havana, Cuba. 1940 Las Vegas 

#SCOTUS: Takings: taxes and exaction. Richard Epstein, Hoover Institution https://www.hoover.org/research/how-governments-abuse-their-permitting-powers 1910

#SCOTUS: The Chevron Deference. Richard Epstein, Hoover Institution https://www.hoover.org/research/how-governments-abuse-their-permitting-powers 1892 SCOTUS

#Cuba: State sponsor of terrorism & What is to be done?  Mary Anastasia O'Grady https://www.wsj.com/articles/cuba-harbors-terrorist-fugitives-faln-6720e525?st=lmitiqcslzsdozk&reflink=article_gmail_share January 1959, the Castroites in the Hilton Hotel

#MrMarket: The recession that never was..   Jim McTague, former Washington Editor, Barrons. @MCTagueJ.  Author of the "Martin and Twyla Boundary Series."  #FriendsofHistoryDebatingSociety https://www.wsj.com/economy/central-banking/what-to-watch-in-fridays-spending-report-a-last-look-at-inflation-before-the-fed-meeting-353665d9?mod=hp_lead_pos8 1950 Allentown, PA

2/2: Season of the Gods: A Novel Paperback – October 3, 2023 by  Robert Matzen  (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Season-Gods-Novel-Robert-Matzen/dp/1735273872 A woman in wartime Hollywood and her dream of the perfect motion picture. Renie Lee has climbed the ladder in a man's world to be head of the Story Department at Warner Bros. Studios. Renie is an idealist who believes that "the perfect film" can be created. When she pulls an unproduced stage play set in Morocco out of the slush pile, she has a feeling this one is special, maybe not perfect but special enough to secure her place as an equal to the studio's most powerful men. No one agrees with her until two brash young studio writers, Julius and Philip Epstein, decide to back Renie's gamble and bring the Morocco story to the screen. Their screenplay's name: Casablanca. Renie uses her charms on executive producer Hal Wallis until he finally agrees to her plan, but the problems seem insurmountable from the start, and Renie's gamble threatens to become a career killer for not only Renie but also her confederates, the Epsteins. Set against the backdrop of Pearl harbor and the first months of World War II, Season of the Gods careens across the Warner Bros. lot, from the Writers Building to the dressing rooms and sound stages to tell the spellbinding and unlikely story of Hollywood's greatest masterpiece through the eyes of all who made it happen. 1942 Casablanca

1/2: Season of the Gods: A Novel Paperback – October 3, 2023 by  Robert Matzen  (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Season-Gods-Novel-Robert-Matzen/dp/1735273872 A woman in wartime Hollywood and her dream of the perfect motion picture. Renie Lee has climbed the ladder in a man's world to be head of the Story Department at Warner Bros. Studios. Renie is an idealist who believes that "the perfect film" can be created. When she pulls an unproduced stage play set in Morocco out of the slush pile, she has a feeling this one is special, maybe not perfect but special enough to secure her place as an equal to the studio's most powerful men. No one agrees with her until two brash young studio writers, Julius and Philip Epstein, decide to back Renie's gamble and bring the Morocco story to the screen. Their screenplay's name: Casablanca. Renie uses her charms on executive producer Hal Wallis until he finally agrees to her plan, but the problems seem insurmountable from the start, and Renie's gamble threatens to become a career killer for not only Renie but also her confederates, the Epsteins. Set against the backdrop of Pearl harbor and the first months of World War II, Season of the Gods careens across the Warner Bros. lot, from the Writers Building to the dressing rooms and sound stages to tell the spellbinding and unlikely story of Hollywood's greatest masterpiece through the eyes of all who made it happen. 1930 Hotel Hollywood

#Italy: PM Meloni wants 1 million cars per annum Made In Italy. Lorenzo Fiori, Ansaldo Foundation https://apnews.com/article/stellantis-meloni-production-france-italy-ac43c5f0b76ebbde1b73754cd73383e1 1908 Pantheon

#NorthKorea: No longer isolated as Moscow opens the door. Josh Rogin, Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/01/25/north-korea-war-ukraine-gaza-russia-hamas/ 1950 Korea

#BlueOrigin: The New Glenn reusable rocket ready for its closeup. Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.com https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/space-force-issues-contract-to-assess-new-glenn-rocket-for-military-launches/ Huntsville

#Mars: #Ingenuity lands damaged after its final flight Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.com https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/ingenuitys-final-resting-site-on-mars/ 2015

#Nukes: Kyiv proposes more nuclear power plants despite the known perils. Henry Sokolski, NPEC https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/headlines/2787714-exclusive-ukraine-to-start-building-4-new-nuclear-reactors-this-year---minister 1883 Ukraine

#KeystoneReport: Are the Democrats listening to Democratic voters? Salena Zito, Middle of Somewhere, @DCExaminer Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, New York Post, SalenaZito.com https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/2819559/democrats-rashly-ignore-political-problems-among-their-own-usual-voters/ 1913 Gettysburg

#SmallBusinessAmerica: Bank Loans still difficult.@GeneMarks  @Guardian @PhillyInquirer https://genemarks.medium.com/getting-a-bank-loan-for-your-business-is-tougher-this-year-but-not-impossible-c61f4b4a91a3 1910 Manhattan

#SmallBusinessAmerica: The economy is not bad. @GeneMarks  @Guardian @PhillyInquirer https://genemarks.medium.com/fellow-republicans-its-time-to-admit-that-the-us-economy-isn-t-bad-c622088f2ba2 1914 Manhattan

#NYC: The migrant tens of thousands unsolved. Harry Siegel, The City.New York Daily News https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/with-beds-scarce-and-winter-bearing-down-a-tent-camp-grows-outside-nycs-largest-migrant-shelter/ar-BB1hgmlI 1929 Wall Street Crash

#PacWatch: VegasReport:  Disney $1.9 B for thriving Anaheim. @@JCBliss https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13001837/disney-proposes-1-9-billion-california-theme-park-expansion.html 1901 Clark County

PREVIEW: OAKLAND: Colleague Jeff Bliss of Pacific Watch reports on the sadness of In-N-Out' closing near the Oakland Airport because of high crime and missing security, and how he was confronted once with aggressive panhandling as he stopped at the intersection. https://www.wsj.com/articles/in-n-out-burger-closes-oakland-store-california-crime-law-enforcement-d124a0c3?mod=hp_opin_pos_1 1957

PREVIEW: NORTHKOREA: #UKRAINE: Part of a conversation with Washington Post Josh Rogin who explains that Kim of North Korea has broken out of his isolation by allying with Moscow and declaring war . Where Kim declares war is the surprise.  And what this means for Beijing.  More later tonight. 1955 Kim Il Sung (Kim's grandfather)

PREVIEW: Excerpt from thrilling news from colleague Bob Zimmerman that Blue Origien's New Glenn reusable  rocket booster is ready for testing.  After years of delay, at last, competition for SpaceX's Falcon Heavy.  And as Bob Zimmerman reminds over the years, competition gurarentees productivity and progress.  More of this later tonight. 1956

PREVIEW: #CUBA: Part of a conversation with Mary Anastasia O'Grady of the WSJ re the "state sponsor of terrorism state" of Cuba -- and specially how it is governed by Miguel Diaz-Canel, and why it networks with hositle powers Iran, Russia and China.  More later tonight. https://www.wsj.com/articles/cuba-harbors-terrorist-fugitives-faln-6720e525?st=lmitiqcslzsdozk&reflink=article_gmail_share 1920 Havana

PREVIEW: #HOLLYWOOD: Part of a long conversation with novelist Robert Matzen re his new novel, Season of the Goods -- the making of the epochal Holywood romance CASABLANA on the Warner Brothers set in early 1942.  Ths is a work of fiction that is also detailed research into the lives of those who made the magic of the movies while living in threatened California during wartime.  More of this later tonight. Season of the Gods: A Novel Paperback – October 3, 2023 by  Robert Matzen  (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Season-Gods-Novel-Robert-Matzen/dp/1735273872 1942

TONIGHT: The show begins in the EU, asking if it can aid Ukraine when or if the US departs or refuse. To NATO and anticipation of a war with Russia within five years. To the DC Court of Appeals, to New Hampshire and the GOP primary excitement over Trump.  To Moscow and Tehran, asking if they are allied on the Middle East.  To Jerusalem and Gaza, to the tunnels beneath Khan Younis. To Bekaa and the War in the North.  To Davos to hear Milei of Buenos Aires. To Russia importing from Intel via the Near Abroad. To the Milky Way and a descendant of the first stars va Athens and Florence.   1935 Brussels

2/2: #HOTELMARS: THE FIRST STARS (POPULATION III) AND A  DESCENDANT IN THE MILKY WAY.. Ioanna Koutsouridou, University of Florence. David Livingston, SpaceShow.com https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ioanna-Koutsouridou-2 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/374381276_Characterising_the_true_descendants_of_the_first_stars 1682 Paris Observatory

1/2: #HOTELMARS: THE FIRST STARS (POPULATION III) AND A  DESCENDANT IN THE MILKY WAY.. Ioanna Koutsouridou, University of Florence. DAVID LIVINGSTON, SPACESHOW.COM https://www.researchgate.net/publication/374381276_Characterising_the_true_descendants_of_the_first_stars 1945 Greenwich Observatory

#France: Balmy with moderating commodity and food prices: Reconsidering Davos. . Simon Constable, Occitanie for the third winter of war, https://www.foxnews.com/world/klaus-schwabs-world-economic-forum-davos-exposed-place-cronyism-can-flourish  1914 Paris

#MrMarket: In praise of Argentine President Javier Milei's speech at the World Economic Forum at Davos. Veronique DeRugy, Mercatus Center https://www.creators.com/read/veronique-de-rugy/01/24/embracing-economic-freedom-lessons-from-javier-mileis-world-economic-forum-address 1930 Argentina National Team

#ScalaReport: Answering the question what’s wrong with the PRC economic miracle now sinking swiftly in debt, joblessness and investor flight?  Chris Riegel, CEO Scala.com #STRATACACHE https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-25/us-extends-lead-over-china-in-race-for-world-s-biggest-economy?srnd=premium-asia&sref=5g4GmFHo 1920 Beijing

#INDIA: PM Narendra Modi dedicates a new temple to the Hindu God Ram on the site of a burned down mosque in 1992 & What is to be done? Sadanand Dhume, WSJ AEI https://www.wsj.com/articles/modi-ayodhya-and-the-fall-of-nehrus-secular-temple-election-sectarian-religious-strife-092f43a8?mod=hp_opin_pos_2&mkt_tok=NDc1LVBCUS05NzEAAAGQ0HHbJlErfPwjl-we-zb72f7k6Ey1BLozB8w7-XEsH52IgfnDh2pqRlDipoHad5nwevwJHYGgT21R_ay0wef_SzV0LsvRn6Aeh_nxqMyDezvzUA#cxrecs_s 1865 Kolkata

#Russia: All the chips the Kremlin could ask for, via the US and UK. Michael Bernstam, Hoover Institution https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-25/russia-s-war-machine-powered-by-chips-from-intel-amd-infineon-stm?srnd=premium-asia&sref=5g4GmFHo 1934 Kirov and Stalin

#EU: The farm belt rejects the inferior grain and produce from Ukraine. Antonia Colibasanu, GPFutures https://geopoliticalfutures.com/2024-annual-forecast-europe/ 1940 Danube

1045-1100: When the war comes.  Ilan Berman is Senior Vice President of the American Foreign Policy Council in Washington, DC. .Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1 https://ilanberman.com/27456/israel-and-hezbollah-are-headed-toward-a-new-war 1900 Jerusalem

#Gaza: More and elaborate tunnels discovered.  Joe Truzman is a senior research analyst at FDD’s Long War Journal, focused primarily on Palestinian militant groups and Hezbollah. Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1 https://www.timesofisrael.com/on-gaza-civilian-evacuation-road-idf-uncovers-largest-hamas-rocket-factory-to-date/ https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/largest-underground-weapons-production-site-found-to-date-in-south-gaza-idf/ https://www.fdd.org/analysis/op_eds/2024/01/23/u-s-and-united-kingdom-forces-jointly-strike-8-houthi-targets-in-attempt-to-halt-ship-attacks/ 1857

#Israel: What is the morale?  Congressman Josh Gottheimer – D (NJ). Josh Gottheimer is a member of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey’s Fifth District. Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1 https://gottheimer.house.gov/posts/release-gottheimer-leads-official-intelligence-trip-to-israel   1475 Baldwin of Jerusalem

#Iran: #Russia: Is Russia encouraging Tehran's offensive? abetting? Jon Schanzer: Dr. Jonathan Schanzer is senior vice president for research at FDD.  Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1 https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Russia-And-Iran-Finalize-20-Year-Deal-That-Will-Change-The-Middle-East-Forever.html https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2024/0124/Russia-has-long-sold-arms-to-Iran.-Now-Iran-is-returning-the-favor 1945 Berlin

#GOP: The much smaller Republican Party. @AndrewCMcCarthy @NRO @ThadMcCotter @theamgreatness https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/01/the-gop-is-now-the-trump-party/ 1920

#SCOTUS: Waiting for the DC Court of Appeals on the Trump immunity claim. @AndrewCMcCarthy @NRO @ThadMcCotter @theamgreatness https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/d-c-circuit-leaves-modified-trump-gag-order-in-place/ 1930 SCOTUS

#NATO Ready for War?  Drafting UK public? Feverish of Putin and Russia war warnings within five years:Anatol Lieven, Quincy Institute https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/01/23/running-out-of-time-defences-war-russia-norway-nato/ 1919 Western Front

#Ukraine:  If the US leaves, can the EU take the lead? Anatol Lieven, Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/01/25/germany-not-ready-for-a-military-emergency-boris-pistorius/ 1890 Ukraine

PREVIEW: #PRC: Part of a conversation with Chris Riegel of Scala.com re why the rapid decline of the PRC economic miracle and why the CCP is unable to solve the recession even with its total authority and mountains of cash?  https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/china-s-rapid-fire-stimulus-reveals-growing-concerns-over-economy/ar-BB1hfL9T 1898 Customs Gate China

#PREVIEW: HEZBOLLAH: #ISRAEL: Excerpt from a conversation with Ilan Berman of the American Foreign Policy Council re the threat  of Iran ordering Hezbollah to launch its tens of thousands of missiles ato commence an apocalyptic war in the North.  Ilan Berman answers carefully. https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense/2817800/israeli-military-strikes-hezbollah-airstrip-iran/ 1895 Beirut Railway

PREVIEW: #ARGENTINA: DAVOS:  Excerpt from a conversation with Veronique DeRugy re the now celebrated speech by new Argentine President Javier Milei to the World Economic Forum at Davos in which Milei championed capitalism and markets and disdained "collectivist" thinking.  Was there applause at a message so opposite of the spirit of left of center Olympian Davos? Moreof the speech later tonight? https://www.creators.com/read/veronique-de-rugy/01/24/embracing-economic-freedom-lessons-from-javier-mileis-world-economic-forum-address 1920 Buenos Aires

PREVIEW: TRUMP: TRIALS: Part of a conversation re the felony trials facing former President Trump with National Review Andrew McCarthy and American Greatness: the court calendar is cuttered with ifs and unknowns; however there is the strong posibility that the Jack Smith Federal prosecution for January 6 events will be postponed from its original March 4 start to June or July; and there is a possibility that the Alvin Bragg case in Manhattan will go first on March 25.  More of tiis later tonight. https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/d-c-circuit-leaves-modified-trump-gag-order-in-place/ 1886 SCOTUS

PREVIEW: EU: UKRAINE: Part of a conversation with Romanian analyst Professor Antonia Colibasanu of Geopolitical Futures re the farmers of the EU objecting to and protesting the inferior Ukrainian grain and other produce  permitted into the European Union market last year and what this may mean for the EU Parliamentary vote shceduled for June 2024.  All is not calm on the European farm.  More of the conversation of the EU elections  tonight https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/polish-farmers-protest-against-uncontrolled-ukraine-imports/ar-BB1hcaIQ 1794

PREVIEW: UKRAINE: Exceerpt from conversation with colleague Anatol Lieven asking, can Europe tke the lead in negotiating with Moscow to solve the Ukraine war?  Anatol Lieven's answer is definitive, and so is the worry that Ukraine cannot last without America leadership.  More later tonight. 1921 Ukraine

TONIGHT: The show begins in Yemen, asking why the USN attacks the launch sites and not the chiain of command? nd not the source of the missiles and drones? To Gaza and the tunnels from Khan Younis to Rafeh and? Then to Kyiv, out of ammon; to Brussels and promising ammo by 2025. To Taipei, to Cambrudge, to Ottawa, to the missile silos of the #PRC. Then to Ukraine to ask how long it can withstand the Russia barrages that it can no longer stop reliably? To Mars in search of Ingenuity. To Quito, Brasilia, San Salvador and the prisons of Central America filled with tens of thousands of young males suspects. 1913 Manitoba

#NewWorldReport: The Bukele Model of mass arrests and popularity Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis 1647 Gulf of Mexico

#NewWorldReport: #PRC investment switches from infrastructure to natural resources.  Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis https://on.ft.com/3HrzT02 1600 Peru

#NewWorldReport: Brazil back to the future Command Economy.  Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis https://www.reuters.com/world/brazil-backs-beijings-one-china-policy-foreign-minister-wang-yi-says-2024-01-19/ 1939 Brazil

#NewWorldReport: Ecuador "The Sky Is Not Falling."  Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis https://on.ft.com/3Of1XaG 1941 Ecuador

#LEO: Sierra Space testing space station model. Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.com https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/sierra-space-confirms-burst-test-of-its-fullscale-inflatable-module-was-successful/ 1596

#Mars: Ingenuity emerges healthy. Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.com https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/ingenuity-team-confirms-the-helicopter-is-healthy/ 1997 Pathfinder on Mars

#Houthis: Firing US/UK missiles at launch sites & What is to be done? Victor Davis Hanson, Hoover Institution https://news.yahoo.com/houthis-defying-u-strikes-try-184410529.html 1969 Sana'a

#GOP: Forecasting Big Brother as Dictator POTUS, Trump 2025 & What is to be done?  Victor Davis Hanson, Hoover Institution https://amgreatness.com/2024/01/18/the-hysterical-style-in-american-politics/ 1957

#PRC: PLARF 2035. Rick Fisher, senior fellow of the International Assessment and Strategy Center, @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill https://www.wsj.com/video/series/wsj-explains/a-secretive-chinese-force-is-becoming-the-us-militarys-biggest-challenge/B379CBEF-E14C-4501-833C-3E444F37C761   1908 Wuhan

#PRC: #CANADA: Decline and Fall of Maoism. Charles Burton, senior fellow at the Centre for Advancing Canada's Interests Abroad at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute, @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-the-world-faces-a-threat-from-chinas-looming-decline/ 1966 Red Guards

#PRC: What is the "Thousand Talents Plan?" Brandon Weichert, author of the just-released Biohacked: China's Race to Control Life, @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill https://www.newsweek.com/why-pentagon-enabling-chinas-theft-americas-tech-opinion-1862894 1900 China

#Taiwan: #PRC: After the Election, Re-shoring the manufacturing floors from the Mainland. Stephen Yates, chair of the America First Policy Institute's China Policy Initiative.@GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/us-lawmakers-arrive-taiwan-post-election-show-support-2024-01-23/ 1890 Hong Kong

#Houthis: Congress asks, Is this a war? Colonel Jeff McCausland , USA (retired) @mccauslj @CBSNews @dickinsoncol https://news.yahoo.com/houthis-defying-u-strikes-try-184410529.html 1965 North Yemen civil war

#Ukraine:  Out of Ammo, out of Air Defense, & What is to be done? Colonel Jeff McCausland , USA (retired) @mccauslj @CBSNews @dickinsoncol https://news.yahoo.com/ukraine-running-low-ammunition-without-090000440.html 1837 Ukraine

#Gaza: The tunnels of Gaza and the unknowns of Sinai. Jonathan Schanzer FDD https://nypost.com/2024/01/21/news/idf-finds-gaza-tunnel-where-20-hostages-were-held-in-inhuman-conditions/ 1915 Cairo

#Houthis: Iran is the driver of the widening war & What is to be done? Jonathan Schanzer FDD https://news.yahoo.com/houthis-defying-u-strikes-try-184410529.html 1939 Yemen

PREVIEW: #NATO: Discussing with Colonel Jeff McCausland of CBS News the strategic advantage of adding Sweden to NATO on the eve of the largest NATO exercise since the end of the Soviet Union, STEADFAST DEFENDER 2024. More of this later as we also discuss the ammunition problem in Ukraine, the threat of Russia attacking NATO, and the futility of firing missiles at the Houthis, tonight. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/nato-kick-off-biggest-drills-decades-with-some-90000-troops-2024-01-18/ 1831 Brussels

PREVIEW: #GAZA: Excerpt from a conversation with FDD Jonathan Schanzer about the tunnels of Gaza, extending from the Khan Younis area in Central Gaza to the Rafeh area in South Gaza, and learning that there is a suspicion that the Egyptians have not been truthful about tunnels into and from the Sinai. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/23/opinion/tunnels-gaza-hamas.html 1918 Gaza after surrender to the British.

PREVIEW: Part of a conversation with colleague Charles Burton about the sinking PRC economy and the unlikely possibility of investors re-engaging as long as Xi and the CCP emphasie a Maoist security-driven state over a capitalist market-driven state. Charles Burton, senior fellow at the Centre for Advancing Canada's Interests Abroad at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-the-world-faces-a-threat-from-chinas-looming-decline/ 1949 Moscow

PREVIEW: Colleague Victor Davis Hanson of the Hoover Institution comments in this excerpt on the Houthis quandary for the Biden Administration: lifting sanctions and removing the terror gang designation in 2021 and 2022 may have encouraged the Houthis to take risks. And now destroying missile sites and not the Houthis command only serves to encourage more Houthi (and Iranian) risk. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68025279 1932 Yemeni PM Prince Hassan

PREVIEW: Excerpt from a conversation with colleague Steve Yates on the surprising development of Taiwan manufacturers and investors talking of moving their factory floors from Mainland PRC to Vietnam, India and elsewhere in South Asia.  More of this tonight. 1922 Taiwan visit of Crown Prince Hirohito.

TONIGHT: The show begins in the Gulf of Mexico where the Biden Administration may ban new LNG terminals.  Then to Davos, where Jamie Dimon of JP Morgan spoke not unkindly toward the Trump Administration, 2017-2021.  To Berlin, Warsaw, Paris, and Berlin 1933.  To Kyiv and Brussels, to Sana'a and Tehran and Beirut. To Perth and Australia Day January 26. To the Indo-Pacific Command and the looming conflict with the PRC. To Baluchistan and finally to Eric Blair (George Orwell) and his fairy tale, 1984 1812 Arch of Constatine CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR FIRST HOUR 9-915 #Markets:   The Biden Administration ponders a ban on LNG ports & What is to be done? Liz Peek The Hill. Fox News and Fox Business https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-toys-with-an-lng-export-permitting-ban-752a62f4?st=kpbhcc5ej9xbpgp&reflink=article_gmail_share 915-930 #Markets:  Jamie Dimon speaks not unwell of the Trump administration  Liz Peek The Hill. Fox News and Fox Business https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/trump-2-0-jpmorgans-jamie-dimon-shocks-davos-elites-bring-on https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-22/stock-market-today-dow-s-p-live-updates?cmpid=BBD012324_AUSTRALIA&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_term=240123&utm_campaign=australia&sref=5g4GmFHo 930-945 1/2: #Berlin: Can the Far-right Parties of Europe be contained?  Judy Dempsey, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Editor-in-Chief: Strategic Europe, in Berlin. https://carnegieeurope.eu/strategiceurope/91411 945-1000 2/2: #Berlin: Can the Far-right Parties of Europe be contained?  Judy Dempsey, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Editor-in-Chief: Strategic Europe, in Berlin. https://carnegieeurope.eu/strategiceurope/91411 SECOND HOUR 10-1015 #StateThinking: Ukraine out of ammo & What is to be done? @MaryKissel Former Senior Adviser to the Secretary of State. Executive VP Stephens Inc. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/01/20/ukraine-own-surovikin-line-active-defence-russia-offensive/ 1015-1030 #StateThinking: What is the Biden Administration policy with Iran, the Houthis, Hezbollah, Hamas? @MaryKissel Former Senior Adviser to the Secretary of State. Executive VP Stephens Inc. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/01/23/houthi-strikes-red-sea-attacks-uk-us-sunak/ 1030-1045 #LondonCalling:  The Big Government Tories are in trouble. @JosephSternberg @WSJOpinion https://www.wsj.com/articles/cheer-up-republicansat-least-youre-not-the-tories-energy-cost-lack-of-growth-policy-6c3d59be 1045-1100 #LondonCalling: Life in London is the High Cost of Living.  @JosephSternberg @WSJOpinion https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/uk-spending-plans-worse-than-fiction-budget-watchdog-says-6wdpxdzh7 THIRD HOUR 1100-1115 #IRAN: Defensive, weak-handed, uncertain, impulsive.  Gregory Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2024/01/23/second-wave-disruptions-red-sea-crisis-cameron-bowie/ 1115-1130 #Ethiopia; Addis Ababa surrounded and PM Abiy on the eve of flight. Gregory Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs https://apnews.com/article/egypt-somalia-ethiopia-dispute-somaliland-63d339c238b80c20bb09582d690b86a2s 1130-1145 #Ukraine: Desperate, lashing out, fight to the last dollar that is already spent. Gregory Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/01/23/running-out-of-time-defences-war-russia-norway-nato/ 1145-1200 #KingCharlesReport: Sharing his medical challenges to encourage others: Australia Day knocked by the own anti-Crown Australian Republicans. https://www.ft.com/content/8e057289-2aa9-49b1-a1cf-e1de85c769a8?accessToken=zwAGD51h4XLYkdOOBXKJKqlJsdOhz-HehcdpqA.MEYCIQCR1LheQ2i0jSJ8hH4guzetRx-8BLNh1N_S_TIWY4fAUAIhAOj8groQ4mx-nb683oAsg3c0jkIRvchvIzD_rCSHbFKt&sharetype=gift&token=e286486b-0a96-4509-93a8-7221f4fc6874 FOURTH HOUR 12-1215 1/2: #Indo-Pacific: Preparing for the PRC attack & What is to be done? Mark Montgomery, FDD. Bradley Bowman, FDD https://www.fdd.org/podcasts/2024/01/19/pacific-deterrence-an-update-from-admiral-john-aquilino/ 1215-1230 2/2: #IIndo-Pacific:  PRC technology advances: US looks for hypersonic air defense. Mark Montgomery, FDD. Bradley Bowman, FDD https://www.defensenews.com/opinion/2024/01/19/the-us-is-failing-to-quickly-field-hypersonic-missile-defense/ 1230-1245 #Pakistan: Who are the Baluch? And what threat are the Baluch to Tehran or Islamabad? Arif Rafiq. GlobelyNews.com https://globelynews.com/south-asia/iran-pakistan-irgc-isi/ 1245-100 AM #1984: Washington pundits warn of dictatorship in the Orwellian style & What is to be done? Peter Berkowitz, Hoover Institution. https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2024/01/21/bulwark_writers_double_down_on_trump_as_democracys_destroyer_150353.html

#1984: Washington pundits warn of dictatorship in the Orwellian style & What is to be done? Peter Berkowitz, Hoover Institution. https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2024/01/21/bulwark_writers_double_down_on_trump_as_democracys_destroyer_150353.html 1929 Stalin

#Pakistan: Who are the Baluch? And what threat are the Baluch to Tehran or Islamabad? Arif Rafiq. GlobelyNews.com https://globelynews.com/south-asia/iran-pakistan-irgc-isi/ 1891 Ride acrss Oersia and Baluchistan to India

2/2: #IIndo-Pacific:  PRC technology advances: US looks for hypersonic air defense. Mark Montgomery, FDD. Bradley Bowman, FDD https://www.defensenews.com/opinion/2024/01/19/the-us-is-failing-to-quickly-field-hypersonic-missile-defense/ 1940 Malaita

1/2: #Indo-Pacific: Preparing for the PRC attack & What is to be done? Mark Montgomery, FDD. Bradley Bowman, FDD https://www.fdd.org/podcasts/2024/01/19/pacific-deterrence-an-update-from-admiral-john-aquilino/1852 Fiji

#KingCharlesReport: Sharing his medical challenges to encourage others: Australia Day knocked by the own anti-Crown Australian Republicans.Gregory Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs https://www.ft.com/content/8e057289-2aa9-49b1-a1cf-e1de85c769a8?accessToken=zwAGD51h4XLYkdOOBXKJKqlJsdOhz-HehcdpqA.MEYCIQCR1LheQ2i0jSJ8hH4guzetRx-8BLNh1N_S_TIWY4fAUAIhAOj8groQ4mx-nb683oAsg3c0jkIRvchvIzD_rCSHbFKt&sharetype=gift&token=e286486b-0a96-4509-93a8-7221f4fc6874 1954 ANZAC Day Brisbane

#Ukraine: Desperate, lashing out, fight to the last dollar that is already spent. Gregory Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/01/23/running-out-of-time-defences-war-russia-norway-nato/ 1900 Ukraine

#Ethiopia; Addis Ababa surrounded and PM Abiy on the eve of flight. Gregory Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs https://apnews.com/article/egypt-somalia-ethiopia-dispute-somaliland-63d339c238b80c20bb09582d690b86a2s 1933 Empress of Ethiopia in Jerusalem

#IRAN: Defensive, weak-handed, uncertain, impulsive.  Gregory Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2024/01/23/second-wave-disruptions-red-sea-crisis-cameron-bowie/ 1911 Persia Grain Market

#LondonCalling: Life in London is the High Cost of Living.  @JosephSternberg @WSJOpinion https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/uk-spending-plans-worse-than-fiction-budget-watchdog-says-6wdpxdzh7 1845 London

#LondonCalling:  The Big Government Tories are in trouble. @JosephSternberg @WSJOpinion https://www.wsj.com/articles/cheer-up-republicansat-least-youre-not-the-tories-energy-cost-lack-of-growth-policy-6c3d59be 1845 London

#StateThinking: What is the Biden Administration policy with Iran, the Houthis, Hezbollah, Hamas? @MaryKissel Former Senior Adviser to the Secretary of State. Executive VP Stephens Inc. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/01/23/houthi-strikes-red-sea-attacks-uk-us-sunak/ 1900 Urmia, Persia 

#StateThinking: Ukraine out of ammo & What is to be done? @MaryKissel Former Senior Adviser to the Secretary of State. Executive VP Stephens Inc. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/01/20/ukraine-own-surovikin-line-active-defence-russia-offensive/ 1900 Kyiv

2/2: #Berlin: Can the Far-right Parties of Europe be contained?  Judy Dempsey, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Editor-in-Chief: Strategic Europe, in Berlin. https://carnegieeurope.eu/strategiceurope/91411 1870 Britain

1/2: #Berlin: Can the Far-right Parties of Europe be contained?  Judy Dempsey, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Editor-in-Chief: Strategic Europe, in Berlin. https://carnegieeurope.eu/strategiceurope/91411 1953 Paris

#Markets:  Jamie Dimon speaks not unwell of the Trump administration  Liz Peek The Hill. Fox News and Fox Business https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/trump-2-0-jpmorgans-jamie-dimon-shocks-davos-elites-bring-on https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-22/stock-market-today-dow-s-p-live-updates?cmpid=BBD012324_AUSTRALIA&utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_term=240123&utm_campaign=australia&sref=5g4GmFHo 1919 Old Morgan Building

#Markets:   The Biden Administration ponders a ban on LNG ports & What is to be done? Liz Peek The Hill. Fox News and Fox Business https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-toys-with-an-lng-export-permitting-ban-752a62f4?st=kpbhcc5ej9xbpgp&reflink=article_gmail_share 1647 Gulf of Mexico

PREVIEW: Excerpt from a technical conversation with FDD Mark Montogomery and Bradley Bowman of the preparation for a war in the Indo Pacific with near peer powers #PRC and #Russia.  What needs to be done is to assemble a "distributed force structure" that secures "contested logistics." Mark Montgomery explains. https://www.fdd.org/podcasts/2024/01/19/pacific-deterrence-an-update-from-admiral-john-aquilino/ 1930 Oahu (Headquarters Indo-Pacific Command)

PREVIEW: Excerpt from conversation with Elizabeth Peek of The Hill, Fox News and Fox Business, observing Jamie Dimn of J.P. Morgan's positive memories of the first Trump term.  Also also asking if the Biden Administration is against big business, big profits and prosperity? https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/trump-2-0-jpmorgans-jamie-dimon-shocks-davos-elites-bring-on 1923 Detroit

PREVIEW; Excerpt from a conversation with Mary Kissel about the response of the Biden Administration to the Iranian proxies in Yemen disrupting global Red Sea shipping with missile and drone attacks -- and also the uncertain American leadership for NATO in Europe faced with the hostile "Axis of Resistance" that includes Russia, Iran and Beijing.  More of this later tonight. https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2024/01/21/america-and-iran-step-closer-to-the-brink-of-war 1866 Suez Canal

PREVIEW: Excerpt from a long conversation with Army War College Professor Evan Ellis re PRC  investment in the Americas, including moving ownership from manufacturing in China to owning manufacturing in Mexico so that the #PRC can take advantage of favorable trade terms with the US and not be correctly understod as a risk for theft and other misconduct.  More later tthis week. https://on.ft.com/3HrzT02 1909 Mexico City

PREVIEW: Excerpt from a conversation with colleague Gregory Copley re the deterioration of Ukraine's defenses and Kyiv's increasing acts of desperation before it changes direction and negotiates a ceasefire and surrender -- including Kyiv's ordering Australia to obey demands for coal and military equipment. More later tonight. https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/federal-government-must-stop-prevaricating-and-send-coal-to-kyiv-20240121-p5eyvt.html 1900 Ukraine

TONIGHT: The show begins in Gaza with information from Seth Frantzman of FDD and the JPOST. Then to Lebanon and watching for the War in the North to explode.  To Pakistan and Iran fir the exchange of missiles directed at the mud huts of the most poor Baluch. To Cairo, to London, to Yemen. To North Korea, to the tunnels of North Korea reproduced in Lebanon and Gaza. To Tehran and to Sana'a.  Then Brasilia, Guatemala City, San Salvador, Beunos Aires and the success of Javier so far. 1899 Argentina

#NewWorldReport: Troubled Arevalo; Maverick Bukele; Celebrated Milei.  Joseph Humire @JMHumire @SecureFreeSoc. Ernesto Araujo, Former Foreign Minister Republic of Brazil. #NewWorldReportHumire https://www.reuters.com/markets/currencies/argentina-inflation-widening-fx-gap-revive-devaluation-chatter-2024-01-19/ 1940 Guatemala

#NewWorldReport:  The UN's IOM recommends and assists the mass migration to the Southern Border & What is to be done?  Joseph Humire @JMHumire @SecureFreeSoc. Ernesto Araujo, Former Foreign Minister Republic of Brazil. #NewWorldReportHumire https://www.reuters.com/world/un-migration-agency-seeks-79-billion-migrant-support-2024-01-22/ https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/biden-hopeful-bipartisan-package-senate-us-mexico-border-next-week-2024-01-19/ 1909 Mexico

#NewWorldReport:  Is Ecuador a failed state? Joseph Humire @JMHumire @SecureFreeSoc. Ernesto Araujo, Former Foreign Minister Republic of Brazil. #NewWorldReportHumire https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/ecuadorean-prosecutor-killed-by-gang-police-2024-01-18/ https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/ecuador-president-seeks-us-european-debt-support-amid-war-gangs-2024-01-22/ 1905 Ecuador

#NewWorldReport:  #Brazil back to the future with command economy state capitalism.  Joseph Humire @JMHumire @SecureFreeSoc. Ernesto Araujo, Former Foreign Minister Republic of Brazil. #NewWorldReportHumire https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/brazils-lula-launches-re-industrialization-plan-next-decade-2024-01-22/ 1920 Rio De Janeiro

2/2: #Iran: No longer the hidden hand: Firing missiles into Syria, Iraq Pakistan and to what end? Behnam ben Taleblu FDD https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2024/01/generation-jihad-ep-135-the-houthis-are-not-deterred.php 1887 Tehran

1/2: #Iran: No longer the hidden hand: Firing missiles into Syria, Iraq Pakistan and to what end? Behnam ben Taleblu FDD https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2024/01/generation-jihad-ep-135-the-houthis-are-not-deterred.php Tehran 1840

#Iran:  IRGC Proxies in Western Iraq, in the Red Sea, in Syria & What is to be done?.Bill Roggio, FDD https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2024/01/iran-backed-militias-attack-u-s-forces-in-western-iraq.php 1932 Baghdad

#Ukraine: Firing on the Houthis with what permission? : What happens after Ukraine surrenders to partition?. Katrina vanden Heuvel https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/biden-war-powers-congress-yemen/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/01/20/lord-george-robertson-ukraine-nato-putin-russia-war-china/ 1918 

2/2: #NorthKorea: ROK: Russia: Pyongyang supply chain to the Axis of Resistance. Bruce Bechtol, author of North Korean Military Proliferation in the Middle East and Africa, and professor at Angelo State University, o@GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill: https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2023/12/19/gaza-tunnel-warfare-expert-sot-ebof-vpx.cnn https://nationalinterest.org/blog/korea-watch/are-rockets-fired-hamas-israel-coming-north-korea-185729 https://www.19fortyfive.com/2023/10/hamas-is-using-north-korean-weapons-against-israel/\ https://www.voanews.com/a/skorea-s-spy-agency-hamas-used-north-korean-weapons-against-israel-/7432029.html    1950 First Marines retreat from Chisin Reservoir

1/2: #NorthKorea: Hamas: Pyongyang supplies Iran and its proxies. Bruce Bechtol, author of North Korean Military Proliferation in the Middle East and Africa, and professor at Angelo State University. @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2023/12/19/gaza-tunnel-warfare-expert-sot-ebof-vpx.cnn https://nationalinterest.org/blog/korea-watch/are-rockets-fired-hamas-israel-coming-north-korea-185729 https://www.19fortyfive.com/2023/10/hamas-is-using-north-korean-weapons-against-israel/\ https://www.voanews.com/a/skorea-s-spy-agency-hamas-used-north-korean-weapons-against-israel-/7432029.html  1950   

#IndianaHoenlein: And the 2500 year-old lost cut-in-half silver shekel. Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1 @ThadMcCotter @theamgreatness https://www.livescience.com/archaeology/extremely-rare-2500-year-old-broken-silver-coin-unearthed-near-jerusalem 1900 Jerusalem

#Antisemitism: October 7th denial emerges from waves of antisemitism in schools, colleges, workplaces -- financed by Qatar. Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1@ThadMcCotter @theamgreatness. https://www.economist.com/middle-east-and-africa/2024/01/21/america-and-iran-step-closer-to-the-brink-of-war 1904 Doha Qatar

#Pakistan: Former PM Nawaz Sharif Reawakened by the Army; Former PM Imran Khan is dozing in jail.  Husain Haqqani, Hudson Institute  https://www.economist.com/by-invitation/2024/01/16/a-former-ambassador-argues-that-pakistan-needs-a-new-political-compact 1900 Karachi

#Pakistan: #Iran: Exchange of warfighting weapons directed against the poverty ravaged mud built village huts of the Baluch of Pakistan and Iran. Husain Haqqani, Hudson Institute https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/4417713-iran-flexes-its-muscles-and-pakistan-pushes-back/   1900 Karachi

#LebaNon. The IDF prepares for the worst case scenario War in the North Seth Frantzman, FDD, Jerusalem Post https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2024/01/u-s-and-israeli-officials-discuss-hezbollah-threat.php 1900 Lebanon

#Gaza: IDF combat concentrates on the well-fortified Khan Younis in search for the hostages. Seth Frantzman, FDD, Jerusalem Post https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2024/01/hostages-remain-priority-as-idf-dismantles-terror-infrastructure-in-gaza.php 1898 Gaza

PREVIEW: Excerpt from a conversation with the Nation publisher Katrina Vanden Heuvel re the absence of congressional debate or permission to open fire on the Houthis of North Yemen.  Publishing in the Nation, Representatuve RO Khanna writes, "President Biden has both the constitutional obligation and a political imperative to seek congressional authorization for proposed hostilities." More of this later tonight. https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/biden-war-powers-congress-yemen/ 1800 Yemen

#PREVIEW: #Antisemitism: Excerpt from a conversation with colleaguue Malcolm Hoenlein re the many forms of antisemisitm  revealed since October 7th attack on Israel: Not only denial that the October 7th attack took place but also that it is acceptable to voice and practice antisemitism in schools, in the workplace, on the streets of London. https://www.jns.org/met-fails-to-respond-after-three-attacked-for-being-jewish/ 1800 Buckingham Palace

PREVIEW: Excerpt from a conversation with author Bruce Bechtol re the North Korea proliferation of missile technology and weaponry not only to the Islamic Republic of Iran  but also to Iran's proxies, Hezbollah and Hamas. There is also the North Korea tunnel engineering that links Pyongyang to Tehran and its proxies.  More of this later. https://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2023/12/19/gaza-tunnel-warfare-expert-sot-ebof-vpx.cnn https://nationalinterest.org/blog/korea-watch/are-rockets-fired-hamas-israel-coming-north-korea-185729  https://www.19fortyfive.com/2023/10/hamas-is-using-north-korean-weapons-against-israel/\ https://www.voanews.com/a/skorea-s-spy-agency-hamas-used-north-korean-weapons-against-israel-/7432029.html    1867 Great Mosque of Gaza

PREVIEW: Excerpt from a conversation with FDD Behnam ben Taleblu re the Houthis of North Yemen, asking what was achieved in the last three years, 2021 till now, by removing the designation of the Houthis from the terrorist camp? More of this tonight re Iran's missiles and proxies. 1926 Sana'a, North Yemen

PREVIEW: Excerpt from a conversation with Jerusalem Post analyst and FDD adjunct fellow Seth Frantzman in Israel re the 36th Division of the IDF, now withdrawn from the Gaza fighting for rest and retraining.  To what end is the question?  Known as the "Rage" Division, this is the sharp end of the stick -- the offense leader in an attack.  Is it deploying to the North to face the threat and rocketing of Hezbollah? Unknown. https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2024/01/idf-shifts-focus-from-gaza-to-lebanon-west-bank.php 1931 Galilee

#PacificWatch:     "Restore the Magic" documents the Disney losing streak & What is to be done?   @JCBliss https://restorethemagic.com/ 1956: Sukarno of Indinesia with his son Guntur at Disneyland

#OzWatch: Venomous snakes on the beach in the cool wet sand.  Jeremy Zakis, New South Wales. #FriendsofHistoryDebatingSociety https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/hobart-breakfast/snakes-on-beaches/103362322 1905 Sydney

#OzWatch: Australia with a dominating ten wicket win iver West Indies frustrates, annoys, angers South Australia and its premier. Jeremy Zakis, New South Wales. #FriendsofHistoryDebatingSociety https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/cricket/article-12981319/Furious-South-Australian-premier-erupts-Cricket-Australia-ripping-state-Australia-vs-West-Indies-Test-laughing-stock.html 1937 Sydney

#OzWatch: Severe and unpredictable weather continent-wide throughout the El Nino summer.  Jeremy Zakis, New South Wales. #FriendsofHistoryDebatingSociety https://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/australians-to-continue-to-be-hit-by-severe-weather-for-rest-of-summer/news-story/8085ff48b55fe73d5cd8dbf06b89a99e 1898 Sydney

#GOP: Governor Ron Desantis exits. And then there were two. @ThadMcCotter @theamgreatness https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/ron-desantis-ends-presidential-bid-in-crushing-political-setback-for-the-republican-candidate-8f021131?mod=hp_lead_pos7 1906 The Democracy gazes at the child GOP.. Washington Post, Berryman

#BIGEDUCATION: Elbowing parents aside: @ThadMcCotter @theamgreatness https://amgreatness.com/2024/01/20/what-about-parents-lived-experience-with-their-child/ 1899 NYC Public Schools

#UKRAINE OUT OF MONEY, AMMO, HOPE: 8/8: The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History. by  Serhii Plokhy  (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Russo-Ukrainian-War-Return-History/dp/1324051191 ...Ukraine, Plokhy argues, has remained central to Russia’s idea of itself even as Ukrainians have followed a radically different path. In a new international environment defined by the proliferation of nuclear weapons, the disintegration of the post–Cold War international order, and a resurgence of populist nationalism, Ukraine is now more than ever the most volatile fault line between authoritarianism and democratic Europe. 1945 ATLEE, TRUMAN, STALIN, POTSDAM

#UKRAINE OUT OF MONEY, AMMO, HOPE: 7/8: The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History. by  Serhii Plokhy  (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Russo-Ukrainian-War-Return-History/dp/1324051191 ...Ukraine, Plokhy argues, has remained central to Russia’s idea of itself even as Ukrainians have followed a radically different path. In a new international environment defined by the proliferation of nuclear weapons, the disintegration of the post–Cold War international order, and a resurgence of populist nationalism, Ukraine is now more than ever the most volatile fault line between authoritarianism and democratic Europe. 1945 STALIN CHURCHILL YALTA

#UKRAINE OUT OF MONEY, AMMO, HOPE: 6/8: The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History. by  Serhii Plokhy  (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Russo-Ukrainian-War-Return-History/dp/1324051191 ...Ukraine, Plokhy argues, has remained central to Russia’s idea of itself even as Ukrainians have followed a radically different path. In a new international environment defined by the proliferation of nuclear weapons, the disintegration of the post–Cold War international order, and a resurgence of populist nationalism, Ukraine is now more than ever the most volatile fault line between authoritarianism and democratic Europe. 1926 STALIN

#UKRAINE OUT OF MONEY, AMMO, HOPE: 5/8: The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History. by  Serhii Plokhy  (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Russo-Ukrainian-War-Return-History/dp/1324051191 ...Ukraine, Plokhy argues, has remained central to Russia’s idea of itself even as Ukrainians have followed a radically different path. In a new international environment defined by the proliferation of nuclear weapons, the disintegration of the post–Cold War international order, and a resurgence of populist nationalism, Ukraine is now more than ever the most volatile fault line between authoritarianism and democratic Europe. 1934 STALIN

#UKRAINE OUT OF MONEY, AMMO, HOPE: 4/8: The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History. by  Serhii Plokhy  (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Russo-Ukrainian-War-Return-History/dp/1324051191 ...Ukraine, Plokhy argues, has remained central to Russia’s idea of itself even as Ukrainians have followed a radically different path. In a new international environment defined by the proliferation of nuclear weapons, the disintegration of the post–Cold War international order, and a resurgence of populist nationalism, Ukraine is now more than ever the most volatile fault line between authoritarianism and democratic Europe. 1937 STALIN

#UKRAINE OUT OF MONEY, AMMO, HOPE: 3/8: The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History. by  Serhii Plokhy  (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Russo-Ukrainian-War-Return-History/dp/1324051191 ...Ukraine, Plokhy argues, has remained central to Russia’s idea of itself even as Ukrainians have followed a radically different path. In a new international environment defined by the proliferation of nuclear weapons, the disintegration of the post–Cold War international order, and a resurgence of populist nationalism, Ukraine is now more than ever the most volatile fault line between authoritarianism and democratic Europe. 1942 STALINGRAD

#UKRAINE OUT OF MONEY, AMMO, HOPE: 2/8: The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History. by  Serhii Plokhy  (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Russo-Ukrainian-War-Return-History/dp/1324051191 ...Ukraine, Plokhy argues, has remained central to Russia’s idea of itself even as Ukrainians have followed a radically different path. In a new international environment defined by the proliferation of nuclear weapons, the disintegration of the post–Cold War international order, and a resurgence of populist nationalism, Ukraine is now more than ever the most volatile fault line between authoritarianism and democratic Europe. STALIN 1932

#UKRAINE OUT OF MONEY, AMMO, HOPE: 1/8: The Russo-Ukrainian War: The Return of History. by  Serhii Plokhy  (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Russo-Ukrainian-War-Return-History/dp/1324051191 ...Ukraine, Plokhy argues, has remained central to Russia’s idea of itself even as Ukrainians have followed a radically different path. In a new international environment defined by the proliferation of nuclear weapons, the disintegration of the post–Cold War international order, and a resurgence of populist nationalism, Ukraine is now more than ever the most volatile fault line between authoritarianism and democratic Europe. 1910 STALIN

#Londinium90AD:GOP rejecting the league of Nations 1919 - 2024. Michael Vlahos. Friends of History Debating Society. @Michalis_Vlahos https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/01/19/ukraine-aid-cut-likely-johnson-house-republicans/ 1919 Wilson in Europe

#Londinium90AD: NATO prepares for war with Russia along the Poland/Baltics/Finland frontiers. Michael Vlahos. Friends of History Debating Society. @Michalis_Vlahos https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/01/19/ukraine-russia-war-news-latest-drone-strike-oil-depot-nato/ 1915 Vilnius, Lithuania

#Londinium90AD: #UKRAINE: Is digging in the predicate to disintegrating like France 1917? Out of ammo, out of time, out of money, out of NATO patience. Michael Vlahos. Friends of History Debating Society. @Michalis_Vlahos https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/01/20/ukraine-own-surovikin-line-active-defence-russia-offensive/ 1900 Kyiv Bridge

#PANAMA: The badly drought damaged Panama Canal -- and a surprisingly bold monkey risking his life to swim across Lake Gatun with a large oil tanker bearing down on him.  @Michael_Yon 1910 Panama Canal

#PANAMA: Updating a new Michael Yon visit to the Darien Gap to watch the incoming migrants in the thousands week from Venezuela and Ecuador and then predominantly the Global South governances from all continents. @Michael_Yon 1927 Darien Gap

PREVIEW:  Excerpt from a conversation with Jeremy Zakis of NSW about the Australian unpredictable climate in an El Nino year with climate change much in the news -- and a surprising event for the despairing cattle stations expecting heat and drought and a severe drop in prices because of necessary culling.  Bucketing rainfall! 1900 Australia

PREVIEW:  Conversation with author Mark Piesing about the famous and tragic 1928 expedition to navgate the airship Italia over the North Pole and return.  When the ship goes down, there is a chance for heroics to find and rescue the crew, including the Soviet icebreaker to show how Communists, led by Comrade Stalin, are selflessly noble to save Fascists from their folly. 1934 Stalin

RETREAT FROM THE CHOSIN RESEVOIR, 1950: 4/4: Give Me Tomorrow: The Korean War's Greatest Untold Story—The Epic Stand of the Marines of George Company,by Patrick K. O'Donnell.   https://www.amazon.com/Give-Me-Tomorrow-Greatest-Story/dp/0306818019/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= After nearly four months of continuous and agonizing combat on the battlefields of Korea, such a simple request seemed impossible. For many men of George Company, or “Bloody George” as they were known—one of the Forgotten War’s most decorated yet unrecognized companies—it was a wish that would not come true. This is the untold story of “Bloody George,” a Marine company formed quickly to answer its nation’s call to duty in 1950. This small band of men—a colorful cast of characters, including a Native American fighting to earn his honor as a warrior, a Southern boy from Tennessee at odds with a Northern blue-blood reporter-turned-Marine, and a pair of twins who exemplified to the group the true meaning of brotherhood—were mostly green troops who had been rushed through training to fill America’s urgent need on the Korean front. They would find themselves at the tip of the spear in some of the Korean War’s bloodiest battles. 1951 USAF

RETREAT FROM THE CHOSIN RESEVOIR, 1950: 3/4: Give Me Tomorrow: The Korean War's Greatest Untold Story—The Epic Stand of the Marines of George Company,by Patrick K. O'Donnell. https://www.amazon.com/Give-Me-Tomorrow-Greatest-Story/dp/0306818019/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= After nearly four months of continuous and agonizing combat on the battlefields of Korea, such a simple request seemed impossible. For many men of George Company, or “Bloody George” as they were known—one of the Forgotten War’s most decorated yet unrecognized companies—it was a wish that would not come true. This is the untold story of “Bloody George,” a Marine company formed quickly to answer its nation’s call to duty in 1950. This small band of men—a colorful cast of characters, including a Native American fighting to earn his honor as a warrior, a Southern boy from Tennessee at odds with a Northern blue-blood reporter-turned-Marine, and a pair of twins who exemplified to the group the true meaning of brotherhood—were mostly green troops who had been rushed through training to fill America’s urgent need on the Korean front. They would find themselves at the tip of the spear in some of the Korean War’s bloodiest battles. 1950 HAN RIVER

RETREAT FROM THE CHOSIN RESEVOIR, 1950: 2/4: Give Me Tomorrow: The Korean War's Greatest Untold Story—The Epic Stand of the Marines of George Company,by Patrick K. O'Donnell https://www.amazon.com/Give-Me-Tomorrow-Greatest-Story/dp/0306818019/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= After nearly four months of continuous and agonizing combat on the battlefields of Korea, such a simple request seemed impossible. For many men of George Company, or “Bloody George” as they were known—one of the Forgotten War’s most decorated yet unrecognized companies—it was a wish that would not come true. This is the untold story of “Bloody George,” a Marine company formed quickly to answer its nation’s call to duty in 1950. This small band of men—a colorful cast of characters, including a Native American fighting to earn his honor as a warrior, a Southern boy from Tennessee at odds with a Northern blue-blood reporter-turned-Marine, and a pair of twins who exemplified to the group the true meaning of brotherhood—were mostly green troops who had been rushed through training to fill America’s urgent need on the Korean front. They would find themselves at the tip of the spear in some of the Korean War’s bloodiest battles. 1955 KIM IL-SUNG

RETREAT FROM THE CHOSIN RESEVOIR, 1950: 1/4: Give Me Tomorrow: The Korean War's Greatest Untold Story—The Epic Stand of the Marines of George Company,by Patrick K. O'Donnell. https://www.amazon.com/Give-Me-Tomorrow-Greatest-Story/dp/0306818019/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= After nearly four months of continuous and agonizing combat on the battlefields of Korea, such a simple request seemed impossible. For many men of George Company, or “Bloody George” as they were known—one of the Forgotten War’s most decorated yet unrecognized companies—it was a wish that would not come true. This is the untold story of “Bloody George,” a Marine company formed quickly to answer its nation’s call to duty in 1950. This small band of men—a colorful cast of characters, including a Native American fighting to earn his honor as a warrior, a Southern boy from Tennessee at odds with a Northern blue-blood reporter-turned-Marine, and a pair of twins who exemplified to the group the true meaning of brotherhood—were mostly green troops who had been rushed through training to fill America’s urgent need on the Korean front. They would find themselves at the tip of the spear in some of the Korean War’s bloodiest battles. 1949 MAO

PREVIEW: EXCERPT from a conversation with author Patrick O'Donnell re the battle for East Hill during the November-December 1950 retreat of the Marines and Army from the overwhelming attack by the PLA.   George Company of 3/1 Marines, outnumbered 20 or 30 to 1 in -30 degrees on an icy slope held against waves of ill-clad, under armed Chinese soldiers.  It is unbelievable, and the war has never ended. Give Me Tomorrow: The Korean War's Greatest Untold Story—The Epic Stand of the Marines of George Company,by Patrick K. O'Donnell. https://www.amazon.com/Give-Me-Tomorrow-Greatest-Story/dp/0306818019/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= 1950 Russian T-34 Korea

NEW DEAL GENIUS: 8/8: Roosevelt Sweeps Nation: FDR’s 1936 Landslide and the Triumph of the Liberal Ideal by  David Pietrusza  (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Roosevelt-Sweeps-Nation-Landslide-Triumph/dp/1635767776 Award-winning historian David Pietrusza boldly steers clear of the pat narrative regarding Franklin Roosevelt’s unprecedented 1936 re-election landslide, weaving an enormously more intricate, ever more surprising tale of a polarized nation; of America’s most complex, calculating, and politically successful president, Franklin D. Roosevelt, at the very top of his Machiavellian game; and the unlocking of the puzzle of how our society, our politics, and our parties fitfully reinvented themselves. 1936 NYC

NEW DEAL GENIUS: 7/8: Roosevelt Sweeps Nation: FDR’s 1936 Landslide and the Triumph of the Liberal Ideal by  David Pietrusza  (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Roosevelt-Sweeps-Nation-Landslide-Triumph/dp/1635767776 Award-winning historian David Pietrusza boldly steers clear of the pat narrative regarding Franklin Roosevelt’s unprecedented 1936 re-election landslide, weaving an enormously more intricate, ever more surprising tale of a polarized nation; of America’s most complex, calculating, and politically successful president, Franklin D. Roosevelt, at the very top of his Machiavellian game; and the unlocking of the puzzle of how our society, our politics, and our parties fitfully reinvented themselves. 1936 NYC

NEW DEAL GENIUS: 6/8: Roosevelt Sweeps Nation: FDR’s 1936 Landslide and the Triumph of the Liberal Ideal by  David Pietrusza  (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Roosevelt-Sweeps-Nation-Landslide-Triumph/dp/1635767776 Award-winning historian David Pietrusza boldly steers clear of the pat narrative regarding Franklin Roosevelt’s unprecedented 1936 re-election landslide, weaving an enormously more intricate, ever more surprising tale of a polarized nation; of America’s most complex, calculating, and politically successful president, Franklin D. Roosevelt, at the very top of his Machiavellian game; and the unlocking of the puzzle of how our society, our politics, and our parties fitfully reinvented themselves. 1936 SOCIAL SECURITY OFFICE

NEW DEAL GENIUS: 5/8: Roosevelt Sweeps Nation: FDR’s 1936 Landslide and the Triumph of the Liberal Ideal by  David Pietrusza  (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Roosevelt-Sweeps-Nation-Landslide-Triumph/dp/1635767776 Award-winning historian David Pietrusza boldly steers clear of the pat narrative regarding Franklin Roosevelt’s unprecedented 1936 re-election landslide, weaving an enormously more intricate, ever more surprising tale of a polarized nation; of America’s most complex, calculating, and politically successful president, Franklin D. Roosevelt, at the very top of his Machiavellian game; and the unlocking of the puzzle of how our society, our politics, and our parties fitfully reinvented themselves. 1917 WILSON'S SECND INAUGURAL

NEW DEAL GENIUS: 4/8: Roosevelt Sweeps Nation: FDR’s 1936 Landslide and the Triumph of the Liberal Ideal by  David Pietrusza  (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Roosevelt-Sweeps-Nation-Landslide-Triumph/dp/1635767776 Award-winning historian David Pietrusza boldly steers clear of the pat narrative regarding Franklin Roosevelt’s unprecedented 1936 re-election landslide, weaving an enormously more intricate, ever more surprising tale of a polarized nation; of America’s most complex, calculating, and politically successful president, Franklin D. Roosevelt, at the very top of his Machiavellian game; and the unlocking of the puzzle of how our society, our politics, and our parties fitfully reinvented themselves. 1936 SOCIAL SECURITY

NEW DEAL GENIUS: 3/8: Roosevelt Sweeps Nation: FDR’s 1936 Landslide and the Triumph of the Liberal Ideal by  David Pietrusza  (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Roosevelt-Sweeps-Nation-Landslide-Triumph/dp/1635767776 Award-winning historian David Pietrusza boldly steers clear of the pat narrative regarding Franklin Roosevelt’s unprecedented 1936 re-election landslide, weaving an enormously more intricate, ever more surprising tale of a polarized nation; of America’s most complex, calculating, and politically successful president, Franklin D. Roosevelt, at the very top of his Machiavellian game; and the unlocking of the puzzle of how our society, our politics, and our parties fitfully reinvented themselves. 1932 CAMPAIGN

NEW DEAL GENIUS: 2/8: Roosevelt Sweeps Nation: FDR’s 1936 Landslide and the Triumph of the Liberal Ideal by  David Pietrusza  (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Roosevelt-Sweeps-Nation-Landslide-Triumph/dp/1635767776 Award-winning historian David Pietrusza boldly steers clear of the pat narrative regarding Franklin Roosevelt’s unprecedented 1936 re-election landslide, weaving an enormously more intricate, ever more surprising tale of a polarized nation; of America’s most complex, calculating, and politically successful president, Franklin D. Roosevelt, at the very top of his Machiavellian game; and the unlocking of the puzzle of how our society, our politics, and our parties fitfully reinvented themselves. 1936 CAMPAIGN

NEW DEAL GENIUS: 1/8: Roosevelt Sweeps Nation: FDR’s 1936 Landslide and the Triumph of the Liberal Ideal by  David Pietrusza  (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Roosevelt-Sweeps-Nation-Landslide-Triumph/dp/1635767776 Award-winning historian David Pietrusza boldly steers clear of the pat narrative regarding Franklin Roosevelt’s unprecedented 1936 re-election landslide, weaving an enormously more intricate, ever more surprising tale of a polarized nation; of America’s most complex, calculating, and politically successful president, Franklin D. Roosevelt, at the very top of his Machiavellian game; and the unlocking of the puzzle of how our society, our politics, and our parties fitfully reinvented themselves. 1920 FDR

COMMUNISTS TO RESCUE FASCISTS, 1928: 4/4: N-4 Down: The Hunt for the Arctic Airship Italia,  by Mark Piesing  @PorterSqBooks. https://www.amazon.com/N-4-Down-Arctic-Airship-Italia/dp/0062851527              Triumphantly returning from the North Pole on May 24, 1928, the world-famous exploring airship Italia—code-named N-4—was struck by a terrible storm and crashed somewhere over the Arctic ice, triggering the largest polar rescue mission in history. Helping lead the search was the famed Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen, the poles’ greatest explorer, who himself soon went missing in the frozen wastes. Amundsen’s body has never been found, the last victim of one of the Arctic’s most enduring mysteries . . .              During the Roaring Twenties, zeppelin travel embodied the exuberant spirit of the age. Germany’s luxurious Graf Zeppelin would run passenger service from Germany to Brazil; Britain’s Imperial Airship was launched to connect an empire; in America, the iconic spire of the rising Empire State Building was designed as a docking tower for airships. 1927 ITALIA AIRSHIP

COMMUNISTS TO RESCUE FASCISTS, 1928: 3/4: N-4 Down: The Hunt for the Arctic Airship Italia,  by Mark Piesing  @PorterSqBooks. https://www.amazon.com/N-4-Down-Arctic-Airship-Italia/dp/0062851527              Triumphantly returning from the North Pole on May 24, 1928, the world-famous exploring airship Italia—code-named N-4—was struck by a terrible storm and crashed somewhere over the Arctic ice, triggering the largest polar rescue mission in history. Helping lead the search was the famed Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen, the poles’ greatest explorer, who himself soon went missing in the frozen wastes. Amundsen’s body has never been found, the last victim of one of the Arctic’s most enduring mysteries . . .              During the Roaring Twenties, zeppelin travel embodied the exuberant spirit of the age. Germany’s luxurious Graf Zeppelin would run passenger service from Germany to Brazil; Britain’s Imperial Airship was launched to connect an empire; in America, the iconic spire of the rising Empire State Building was designed as a docking tower for airships. 1907 FORREST PARK

COMMUNISTS TO RESCUE FASCISTS, 1928: 2/4: N-4 Down: The Hunt for the Arctic Airship Italia,  by Mark Piesing  @PorterSqBooks. https://www.amazon.com/N-4-Down-Arctic-Airship-Italia/dp/0062851527              Triumphantly returning from the North Pole on May 24, 1928, the world-famous exploring airship Italia—code-named N-4—was struck by a terrible storm and crashed somewhere over the Arctic ice, triggering the largest polar rescue mission in history. Helping lead the search was the famed Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen, the poles’ greatest explorer, who himself soon went missing in the frozen wastes. Amundsen’s body has never been found, the last victim of one of the Arctic’s most enduring mysteries . . .              During the Roaring Twenties, zeppelin travel embodied the exuberant spirit of the age. Germany’s luxurious Graf Zeppelin would run passenger service from Germany to Brazil; Britain’s Imperial Airship was launched to connect an empire; in America, the iconic spire of the rising Empire State Building was designed as a docking tower for airships. 1895 PARIS

COMMUNISTS TO RESCUE FASCISTS, 1928: 1/4: N-4 Down: The Hunt for the Arctic Airship Italia,  by Mark Piesing  @PorterSqBooks. https://www.amazon.com/N-4-Down-Arctic-Airship-Italia/dp/0062851527              Triumphantly returning from the North Pole on May 24, 1928, the world-famous exploring airship Italia—code-named N-4—was struck by a terrible storm and crashed somewhere over the Arctic ice, triggering the largest polar rescue mission in history. Helping lead the search was the famed Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen, the poles’ greatest explorer, who himself soon went missing in the frozen wastes. Amundsen’s body has never been found, the last victim of one of the Arctic’s most enduring mysteries . . .              During the Roaring Twenties, zeppelin travel embodied the exuberant spirit of the age. Germany’s luxurious Graf Zeppelin would run passenger service from Germany to Brazil; Britain’s Imperial Airship was launched to connect an empire; in America, the iconic spire of the rising Empire State Building was designed as a docking tower for airships. 1913 MUSSOLINI

PREVIEW: More detail from my two-hour conversation with David Pietrusza re the 1936 campaign.  The GOP nominated Kansas governor Al Landon, a pleasant, genial figure whose best idea for the contest was to say, when elected, he would continue the popular New Deal but do it more efficiently.  Roosevelt Sweeps Nation: FDR’s 1936 Landslide and the Triumph of the Liberal Ideal by  David Pietrusza  (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Roosevelt-Sweeps-Nation-Landslide-Triumph/dp/1635767776 1937 FDR and the First Lady

PREVIEW: Excerpt from my two-hour conversation with historian David Pietrusza re the campaign of 1936 in which FDR, who despises the dole, is obliged to adapt to  and claim as his own the extremely popular "Townsend Plan" -- which is what will come to be "Social Security."   Roosevelt Sweeps Nation: FDR’s 1936 Landslide and the Triumph of the Liberal Ideal by  David Pietrusza  (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Roosevelt-Sweeps-Nation-Landslide-Triumph/dp/1635767776 1936 Unemployed.NYC.

TONIGHT:  The show begins in Pennsylvania with Salena Zito, in order to explore the inquiry, can a Third Party candidate such as Joe Manchin carry Pa.  Then to Conrad Black in Toronto, to celebrate his new book: The Political and Strategic History of the World, Vol I: From Antiquity to the Caesars, 14 A.D.. Then to Philadelphia, to Yemen, Las Vegas, Boca Chica.  To Mars equator, to the bin Laden compound 2011.  To Lancaster County Pa and breakfast at the Park City Diner.  And last to LEO, MEO, GEO and space war prep. 1913 GETTYSBURG 5OTH ANNIVERSARY CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR FIRST HOUR 9-915 #KeystoneReport: Can a Third Party win in Pennsylvania? Salena Zito, Middle of Somewhere, @DCExaminer Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, New York Post, SalenaZito.com https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/2799639/we-can-elect-a-third-party-candidate-but-not-the-way-you-think/ 915-930 #Canada: It is possible to construct a political history of civilization from antiquity to the Death of Augustus Caesar, 14A.D. Conrad Black. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CMCP8SKC?psc=1&smid=A37DFYOENRKCVH&ref_=chk_typ_imgToDp 930-945 #SmallBusinessAmerica: Housing starts down but builder confidence up. @GeneMarks  @Guardian @PhillyInquirer https://www.nahb.org/news-and-economics/press-releases/2024/01/builder-sentiment-surges-on-falling-interest-rates 945-1000 #SmallBusinessAmerica: Boomers Rule Small Business, Still.  @GeneMarks  @Guardian @PhillyInquirer https://genemarks.medium.com/dont-laugh-boomers-still-rule-the-world-for-now-fce85df76fac SECOND HOUR 10-1015 ##Houthis: The correct meaning of "genocide" and the Houthis are a genocidal cult. Cliff May, FDD https://www.fdd.org/analysis/op_eds/2024/01/17/the-blood-libel-at-the-hague/ 1015-1030 #PacificWatch: The Sphere goes to the super Bowl@JCBliss https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/nfl/article-12984131/Super-Bowl-LVIII-CBS-Sports-chiefs-reveal-Las-Vegas-Sphere-used-coverage-NFL-showpiece.html 1030-1045 #SPACEX:  Boca Chica Mall and Diner. Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.com https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/spacex-files-for-permits-to-build-a-shopping-center-and-restaurant-at-boca-chica/ 1045-1100 ##Hubble: #JamesWebb: Early galaxies were not normal shapes.. Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.com https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/webb-confirms-the-unusual-shape-of-early-galaxies-as-seen-by-hubble/ THIRD HOUR 1100-1115 5/8: The Sisterhood: The Secret History of Women at the CIA Hardcover – October 17, 2023 by  Liza Mundy  (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Sisterhood-Secret-History-Women-CIA/dp/0593238176/ref=asc_df_0593238176&mcid=d8b024f8944a3cfb869a04c0b84ba964?tag=bngsmtphsnus-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=80608071597838&hvnetw=s&hvqmt=e&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=&hvtargid=pla-4584207596928557&psc=1 Created in the aftermath of World War II, the Central Intelligence Agency relied on women even as it attempted to channel their talents and keep them down. Women sent cables, made dead drops, and maintained the agency’s secrets. Despite discrimination—even because of it—women who started as clerks, secretaries, or unpaid spouses rose to become some of the CIA’s shrewdest operatives. They were unlikely spies—and that’s exactly what made them perfect for the role. Because women were seen as unimportant, pioneering female intelligence officers moved unnoticed around Bonn, Geneva, and Moscow, stealing secrets from under the noses of their KGB adversaries. Back at headquarters, women built the CIA’s critical archives—first by hand, then by computer. And they noticed things that the men at the top didn’t see. As the CIA faced an identity crisis after the Cold War, it was a close-knit network of female analysts who spotted the rising threat of al-Qaeda—though their warnings were repeatedly brushed aside. After the 9/11 attacks, more women joined the agency as a new job, targeter, came to prominence. They showed that data analysis would be crucial to the post-9/11 national security landscape—an effort that culminated spectacularly in the CIA’s successful effort to track down bin Laden in his Pakistani compound. Propelled by the same meticulous reporting and vivid storytelling that infused Code Girls, The Sisterhood offers a riveting new perspective on history, revealing how women at the CIA ushered in the modern intelligence age, and how their silencing made the world more dangerous. 1115-1130 6/8: The Sisterhood: The Secret History of Women at the CIA Hardcover – October 17, 2023 by  Liza Mundy  (Author) 1130-1145 7/8: The Sisterhood: The Secret History of Women at the CIA Hardcover – October 17, 2023 by  Liza Mundy  (Author) 1145-1200 8/8: The Sisterhood: The Secret History of Women at the CIA Hardcover – October 17, 2023 by  Liza Mundy  (Author) FOURTH HOUR 12-1215 #MrMarket: #SoftData: Breakfast plates as big as hubcaps and the Apple Store jammed in Lancaster County.   Jim McTague, former Washington Editor, Barrons. @MCTagueJ.  Author of the "Martin and Twyla Boundary Series."  #FriendsofHistoryDebatingSociety https://www.wsj.com/economy/consumers/us-retail-sales-report-2024-030eaa0a 1215-1230 #Italy: Italy struggles to fend off  the migrants from Tunisia rescued by NGO migration activists. https://apnews.com/article/italy-migration-rescue-ships-meloni-52d3137cb7a88aff6c169d52d1ea830e 1230-1245 #Ukraine: Out of ammo as the US Congress and the GOP turn away. Josh Rogin Wasington Post. also''https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/01/19/ukraine-aid-cut-likely-johnson-house-republicans/ 1245-100 am ##SpaceForce: Preparing the battlefield in LEO, MEO, GEO. Henry Sokolski, NPEC https://x.com/nuclearpolicy/status/1747659993388900534?s=46&t=hKg5MoZJk-45c078Ps82KA

#SpaceForce: Preparing the battlefield in LEO, MEO, GEO. Henry Sokolski, NPEC https://x.com/nuclearpolicy/status/1747659993388900534?s=46&t=hKg5MoZJk-45c078Ps82KA 1927 JOHN CARTER OF MARS

#Ukraine: Out of ammo as the US Congress and the GOP turn away. Josh Rogin Wasington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/01/19/ukraine-aid-cut-likely-johnson-house-republicans/ 1900 KYIV

#Italy: Italy struggles to fend off  the migrants from Tunisia rescued by NGO migration activists. Lorenzo Fiori, Ansaldo Foundation https://apnews.com/article/italy-migration-rescue-ships-meloni-52d3137cb7a88aff6c169d52d1ea830e 1902 ROME

#MrMarket: #SoftData: Breakfast plates as big as hubcaps and the Apple Store jammed in Lancaster County.   Jim McTague, former Washington Editor, Barrons. @MCTagueJ.  Author of the "Martin and Twyla Boundary Series."  #FriendsofHistoryDebatingSociety https://www.wsj.com/economy/consumers/us-retail-sales-report-2024-030eaa0a 1850 HARRISBURG

8/8: The Sisterhood: The Secret History of Women at the CIA Hardcover – October 17, 2023  by  Liza Mundy  (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Sisterhood-Secret-History-Women-CIA/dp/0593238176/ref=asc_df_0593238176&mcid=d8b024f8944a3cfb869a04c0b84ba964?tag=bngsmtphsnus-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=80608071597838&hvnetw=s&hvqmt=e&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=&hvtargid=pla-4584207596928557&psc=1 Created in the aftermath of World War II, the Central Intelligence Agency relied on women even as it attempted to channel their talents and keep them down. Women sent cables, made dead drops, and maintained the agency’s secrets. Despite discrimination—even because of it—women who started as clerks, secretaries, or unpaid spouses rose to become some of the CIA’s shrewdest operatives. They were unlikely spies—and that’s exactly what made them perfect for the role. Because women were seen as unimportant, pioneering female intelligence officers moved unnoticed around Bonn, Geneva, and Moscow, stealing secrets from under the noses of their KGB adversaries. Back at headquarters, women built the CIA’s critical archives—first by hand, then by computer. And they noticed things that the men at the top didn’t see. As the CIA faced an identity crisis after the Cold War, it was a close-knit network of female analysts who spotted the rising threat of al-Qaeda—though their warnings were repeatedly brushed aside. After the 9/11 attacks, more women joined the agency as a new job, targeter, came to prominence. They showed that data analysis would be crucial to the post-9/11 national security landscape—an effort that culminated spectacularly in the CIA’s successful effort to track down bin Laden in his Pakistani compound. 1945 PAKISTAN

7/8: The Sisterhood: The Secret History of Women at the CIA Hardcover – October 17, 2023  by  Liza Mundy  (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Sisterhood-Secret-History-Women-CIA/dp/0593238176/ref=asc_df_0593238176&mcid=d8b024f8944a3cfb869a04c0b84ba964?tag=bngsmtphsnus-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=80608071597838&hvnetw=s&hvqmt=e&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=&hvtargid=pla-4584207596928557&psc=1 Created in the aftermath of World War II, the Central Intelligence Agency relied on women even as it attempted to channel their talents and keep them down. Women sent cables, made dead drops, and maintained the agency’s secrets. Despite discrimination—even because of it—women who started as clerks, secretaries, or unpaid spouses rose to become some of the CIA’s shrewdest operatives. They were unlikely spies—and that’s exactly what made them perfect for the role. Because women were seen as unimportant, pioneering female intelligence officers moved unnoticed around Bonn, Geneva, and Moscow, stealing secrets from under the noses of their KGB adversaries. Back at headquarters, women built the CIA’s critical archives—first by hand, then by computer. And they noticed things that the men at the top didn’t see. As the CIA faced an identity crisis after the Cold War, it was a close-knit network of female analysts who spotted the rising threat of al-Qaeda—though their warnings were repeatedly brushed aside. After the 9/11 attacks, more women joined the agency as a new job, targeter, came to prominence. They showed that data analysis would be crucial to the post-9/11 national security landscape—an effort that culminated spectacularly in the CIA’s successful effort to track down bin Laden in his Pakistani compound. 1900 KARACHI

6/8: The Sisterhood: The Secret History of Women at the CIA Hardcover – October 17, 2023  by  Liza Mundy  (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Sisterhood-Secret-History-Women-CIA/dp/0593238176/ref=asc_df_0593238176&mcid=d8b024f8944a3cfb869a04c0b84ba964?tag=bngsmtphsnus-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=80608071597838&hvnetw=s&hvqmt=e&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=&hvtargid=pla-4584207596928557&psc=1 Created in the aftermath of World War II, the Central Intelligence Agency relied on women even as it attempted to channel their talents and keep them down. Women sent cables, made dead drops, and maintained the agency’s secrets. Despite discrimination—even because of it—women who started as clerks, secretaries, or unpaid spouses rose to become some of the CIA’s shrewdest operatives. They were unlikely spies—and that’s exactly what made them perfect for the role. Because women were seen as unimportant, pioneering female intelligence officers moved unnoticed around Bonn, Geneva, and Moscow, stealing secrets from under the noses of their KGB adversaries. Back at headquarters, women built the CIA’s critical archives—first by hand, then by computer. And they noticed things that the men at the top didn’t see. As the CIA faced an identity crisis after the Cold War, it was a close-knit network of female analysts who spotted the rising threat of al-Qaeda—though their warnings were repeatedly brushed aside. After the 9/11 attacks, more women joined the agency as a new job, targeter, came to prominence. They showed that data analysis would be crucial to the post-9/11 national security landscape—an effort that culminated spectacularly in the CIA’s successful effort to track down bin Laden in his Pakistani compound. 1900 KARACHI

5/8: The Sisterhood: The Secret History of Women at the CIA Hardcover – October 17, 2023  by  Liza Mundy  (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Sisterhood-Secret-History-Women-CIA/dp/0593238176/ref=asc_df_0593238176&mcid=d8b024f8944a3cfb869a04c0b84ba964?tag=bngsmtphsnus-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=80608071597838&hvnetw=s&hvqmt=e&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=&hvtargid=pla-4584207596928557&psc=1 Created in the aftermath of World War II, the Central Intelligence Agency relied on women even as it attempted to channel their talents and keep them down. Women sent cables, made dead drops, and maintained the agency’s secrets. Despite discrimination—even because of it—women who started as clerks, secretaries, or unpaid spouses rose to become some of the CIA’s shrewdest operatives. They were unlikely spies—and that’s exactly what made them perfect for the role. Because women were seen as unimportant, pioneering female intelligence officers moved unnoticed around Bonn, Geneva, and Moscow, stealing secrets from under the noses of their KGB adversaries. Back at headquarters, women built the CIA’s critical archives—first by hand, then by computer. And they noticed things that the men at the top didn’t see. As the CIA faced an identity crisis after the Cold War, it was a close-knit network of female analysts who spotted the rising threat of al-Qaeda—though their warnings were repeatedly brushed aside. After the 9/11 attacks, more women joined the agency as a new job, targeter, came to prominence. They showed that data analysis would be crucial to the post-9/11 national security landscape—an effort that culminated spectacularly in the CIA’s successful effort to track down bin Laden in his Pakistani compound. 1879 BERLIN

##Hubble: #JamesWebb: Early galaxies were not normal shapes.. Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.com https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/webb-confirms-the-unusual-shape-of-early-galaxies-as-seen-by-hubble/ 1836

#SPACEX:  Boca Chica Mall and Diner. Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.com https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/spacex-files-for-permits-to-build-a-shopping-center-and-restaurant-at-boca-chica/ 1940

#PacificWatch: The Sphere goes to the Superbowl @JCBliss https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/nfl/article-12984131/Super-Bowl-LVIII-CBS-Sports-chiefs-reveal-Las-Vegas-Sphere-used-coverage-NFL-showpiece.html 1942 Las Vegas. Lana Turner. Stephen Crane.

##Houthis: The correct meaning of "genocide;" and the Houthis are a genocidal cult. Cliff May, FDD https://www.fdd.org/analysis/op_eds/2024/01/17/the-blood-libel-at-the-hague/ 1969 YEME

#SmallBusinessAmerica: Boomers Rule Small Business, Still.  @GeneMarks  @Guardian @PhillyInquirer https://genemarks.medium.com/dont-laugh-boomers-still-rule-the-world-for-now-fce85df76fac 1907 HARRISBURG, STATE CAPITAL

#SmallBusinessAmerica: Housing starts down but builder confidence up. @GeneMarks  @Guardian @PhillyInquirer https://www.nahb.org/news-and-economics/press-releases/2024/01/builder-sentiment-surges-on-falling-interest-rates 1940 ALLENTOWN

#Canada: It is possible to construct a political history of civilization from antiquity to the Death of Augustus Caesar, 14A.D. Conrad Black. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CMCP8SKC?psc=1&smid=A37DFYOENRKCVH&ref_=chk_typ_imgToDp 1885 HERCULANEUM The Political and Strategic History of the World, Vol I: From Antiquity to the Caesars, 14 A.D. Hardcover – December 5, 2023 by  Conrad Black  (Auth)

#KeystoneReport: Can a Third Party win in Pennsylvania? Salena Zito, Middle of Somewhere, @DCExaminer Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, New York Post, SalenaZito.com https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/2799639/we-can-elect-a-third-party-candidate-but-not-the-way-you-think/ 1950 ALLENTOWN PA

PREVIEW:  An excerpt from the continuing two-hour conversation with Liza Mundy, author of THE SISTERHOOD, re the women of the CIA from OSS days to the Bin Laden compound in Pakistan. The women involved, including the nom de guerres Rachel and Mia, were called targeter;  and they worked relentlessly backwards and forwards with signals intelligence to track the communications to Bin Laden's courier and from there to the target. 1914 KARACHI The Sisterhood: The Secret History of Women at the CIA Hardcover – October 17, 2023  by  Liza Mundy  (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Sisterhood-Secret-History-Women-CIA/dp/0593238176/ref=asc_df_0593238176&mcid=d8b024f8944a3cfb869a04c0b84ba964?tag=bngsmtphsnus-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=80608071597838&hvnetw=s&hvqmt=e&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=&hvtargid=pla-4584207596928557&psc=1 Created in the aftermath of World War II, the Central Intelligence Agency relied on women even as it attempted to channel their talents and keep them down. Women sent cables, made dead drops, and maintained the agency’s secrets. Despite discrimination—even because of it—women who started as clerks, secretaries, or unpaid spouses rose to become some of the CIA’s shrewdest operatives. They were unlikely spies—and that’s exactly what made them perfect for the role. Because women were seen as unimportant, pioneering female intelligence officers moved unnoticed around Bonn, Geneva, and Moscow, stealing secrets from under the noses of their KGB adversaries. Back at headquarters, women built the CIA’s critical archives—first by hand, then by computer. And they noticed things that the men at the top didn’t see. As the CIA faced an identity crisis after the Cold War, it was a close-knit network of female analysts who spotted the rising threat of al-Qaeda—though their warnings were repeatedly brushed aside. After the 9/11 attacks, more women joined the agency as a new job, targeter, came to prominence. They showed that data analysis would be crucial to the post-9/11 national security landscape—an effort that culminated spectacularly in the CIA’s successful effort to track down bin Laden in his Pakistani compound. Propelled by the same meticulous reporting and vivid storytelling that infused Code Girls, The Sisterhood offers a riveting new perspective on history, revealing how women at the CIA ushered in the modern intelligence age, and how their silencing made the world more dangerous.

PREVIEW: Part of a conversation with Pacific Watch Jeff Bliss about the fate of the migrants dropped off in San Diego by DHS without guidance.  The city of San Diego as well as the city of Denver reporting the burdens upon and despair of the town citizens to see people without housing or adequate nutrition, healthcare, schools for the minors or any date certain labor prospects as the weather changes.   https://www.kpbs.org/news/border-immigration/2024/01/16/san-diegos-border-region-destination-for-migrants-around-world 1920 San Diego San Diego, CA: Union Depot, Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Ry (ATSF), San Diego and Arizona Ry (SDA).

PREVIEW: Excerpt from a conversation tonight with FDD President Cliff May about the accurate meaning "genocide" -- and how the Houthis of North Yemen are committed to genocide against Israel:  it says so on their flag, a threat they borrowed from their weapons supplier, the Islamic Republic of Iran. https://www.fdd.org/analysis/op_eds/2024/01/17/the-blood-libel-at-the-hague/ 1926 Sana'a

PREVIEW: Part of a conversation with colleague Henry Sokoolski of NPEC about the battlefield of the future dominated by the contest in LEO, MEO and GEO orbits by space-faring peers US, RU and CN -- and what new spacetug tools are coming on line that can adapt the satellite orbits to suit the needs of  manned or drone warfighters on the sea or on the continents. https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/01/meet-helios-a-new-class-of-space-tug-with-some-real-muscle/

PREVIEW: #GOP: #DNC: Excerpt from a conversation with journalistt Salena Zito about the possibility of a third party canidate for the presidency infuencing the outcome in Pennsyalvnia enough to alter the outcome for either of the two major parties -- whose likely candidates right now are polling as most unopoular in the state?  https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/2799639/we-can-elect-a-third-party-candidate-but-not-the-way-you-think/ 1912 Pennsylcania coal breakers.

TONIGHT: The show begins in the commercial real estate markets of NYC, SF, LA and Chicago where mortgage backed buildings face severe markdowns or worse, turning over the keys and walking away.  To the 1970s and infaltion shocks from LBJ to RMN. To SCOTUS and the Trump candidacy. To Geneva, Israel, Tehran, the Red Sea.  To the OSS and the CIA. To Kyiv and the lack of peace talks.  1940 HOLLYWOOD

2/2: #Journalism: The strength it could be & What is to be done?Peter Berkowitz, Hoover Institution "The Task of Journalism in a Free Society," RealClearPolitics, Jan. 14, 2024 https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2024/01/14/the_task_of_journalism_in_a_free_society_150321.html 1942 DALLAS

 1/2: #Journalism: The strength it could be & What is to be done?Peter Berkowitz, Hoover Institution "The Task of Journalism in a Free Society," RealClearPolitics, Jan. 14, 2024 https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2024/01/14/the_task_of_journalism_in_a_free_society_150321.html 1943 AP ROOM DALLAS MORNING NEWS

2/2: #Ukraine: Peace initiative talks sooner rather than any later. Anatol Lieven, Quincy Institute https://responsiblestatecraft.org/russia-ukraine-peace-talks-2666922064/ 1918 UKRAINE WITH GERMAN SOLDIERS

1/2: #Ukraine: Peace initiative talks sooner rather than any later. Anatol Lieven, Quincy Institute https://responsiblestatecraft.org/russia-ukraine-peace-talks-2666922064/ 1913 UKRAINE

4/8: The Sisterhood: The Secret History of Women at the CIA Hardcover – October 17, 2023  by  Liza Mundy  (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Sisterhood-Secret-History-Women-CIA/dp/0593238176/ref=asc_df_0593238176&mcid=d8b024f8944a3cfb869a04c0b84ba964?tag=bngsmtphsnus-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=80608071597838&hvnetw=s&hvqmt=e&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=&hvtargid=pla-4584207596928557&psc=1 Created in the aftermath of World War II, the Central Intelligence Agency relied on women even as it attempted to channel their talents and keep them down. Women sent cables, made dead drops, and maintained the agency’s secrets. Despite discrimination—even because of it—women who started as clerks, secretaries, or unpaid spouses rose to become some of the CIA’s shrewdest operatives. They were unlikely spies—and that’s exactly what made them perfect for the role. Because women were seen as unimportant, pioneering female intelligence officers moved unnoticed around Bonn, Geneva, and Moscow, stealing secrets from under the noses of their KGB adversaries. Back at headquarters, women built the CIA’s critical archives—first by hand, then by computer. And they noticed things that the men at the top didn’t see. As the CIA faced an identity crisis after the Cold War, it was a close-knit network of female analysts who spotted the rising threat of al-Qaeda—though their warnings were repeatedly brushed aside. After the 9/11 attacks, more women joined the agency as a new job, targeter, came to prominence. They showed that data analysis would be crucial to the post-9/11 national security landscape—an effort that culminated spectacularly in the CIA’s successful effort to track down bin Laden in his Pakistani compound. Propelled by the same meticulous reporting and vivid storytelling that infused Code Girls, The Sisterhood offers a riveting new perspective on history, revealing how women at the CIA ushered in the modern intelligence age, and how their silencing made the world more dangerous. 1790 POTSDAM

3/8: The Sisterhood: The Secret History of Women at the CIA Hardcover – October 17, 2023  by  Liza Mundy  (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Sisterhood-Secret-History-Women-CIA/dp/0593238176/ref=asc_df_0593238176&mcid=d8b024f8944a3cfb869a04c0b84ba964?tag=bngsmtphsnus-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=80608071597838&hvnetw=s&hvqmt=e&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=&hvtargid=pla-4584207596928557&psc=1 Created in the aftermath of World War II, the Central Intelligence Agency relied on women even as it attempted to channel their talents and keep them down. Women sent cables, made dead drops, and maintained the agency’s secrets. Despite discrimination—even because of it—women who started as clerks, secretaries, or unpaid spouses rose to become some of the CIA’s shrewdest operatives. They were unlikely spies—and that’s exactly what made them perfect for the role. Because women were seen as unimportant, pioneering female intelligence officers moved unnoticed around Bonn, Geneva, and Moscow, stealing secrets from under the noses of their KGB adversaries. Back at headquarters, women built the CIA’s critical archives—first by hand, then by computer. And they noticed things that the men at the top didn’t see. As the CIA faced an identity crisis after the Cold War, it was a close-knit network of female analysts who spotted the rising threat of al-Qaeda—though their warnings were repeatedly brushed aside. After the 9/11 attacks, more women joined the agency as a new job, targeter, came to prominence. They showed that data analysis would be crucial to the post-9/11 national security landscape—an effort that culminated spectacularly in the CIA’s successful effort to track down bin Laden in his Pakistani compound. Propelled by the same meticulous reporting and vivid storytelling that infused Code Girls, The Sisterhood offers a riveting new perspective on history, revealing how women at the CIA ushered in the modern intelligence age, and how their silencing made the world more dangerous. 1834 LONG BRIDGE TO POTSDAM

2/8: The Sisterhood: The Secret History of Women at the CIA Hardcover – October 17, 2023  by  Liza Mundy  (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Sisterhood-Secret-History-Women-CIA/dp/0593238176/ref=asc_df_0593238176&mcid=d8b024f8944a3cfb869a04c0b84ba964?tag=bngsmtphsnus-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=80608071597838&hvnetw=s&hvqmt=e&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=&hvtargid=pla-4584207596928557&psc=1 Created in the aftermath of World War II, the Central Intelligence Agency relied on women even as it attempted to channel their talents and keep them down. Women sent cables, made dead drops, and maintained the agency’s secrets. Despite discrimination—even because of it—women who started as clerks, secretaries, or unpaid spouses rose to become some of the CIA’s shrewdest operatives. They were unlikely spies—and that’s exactly what made them perfect for the role. Because women were seen as unimportant, pioneering female intelligence officers moved unnoticed around Bonn, Geneva, and Moscow, stealing secrets from under the noses of their KGB adversaries. Back at headquarters, women built the CIA’s critical archives—first by hand, then by computer. And they noticed things that the men at the top didn’t see. As the CIA faced an identity crisis after the Cold War, it was a close-knit network of female analysts who spotted the rising threat of al-Qaeda—though their warnings were repeatedly brushed aside. After the 9/11 attacks, more women joined the agency as a new job, targeter, came to prominence. They showed that data analysis would be crucial to the post-9/11 national security landscape—an effort that culminated spectacularly in the CIA’s successful effort to track down bin Laden in his Pakistani compound. Propelled by the same meticulous reporting and vivid storytelling that infused Code Girls, The Sisterhood offers a riveting new perspective on history, revealing how women at the CIA ushered in the modern intelligence age, and how their silencing made the world more dangerous. 1845 POTSDAM

1/8: The Sisterhood: The Secret History of Women at the CIA Hardcover – October 17, 2023  by  Liza Mundy  (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Sisterhood-Secret-History-Women-CIA/dp/0593238176/ref=asc_df_0593238176&mcid=d8b024f8944a3cfb869a04c0b84ba964?tag=bngsmtphsnus-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=80608071597838&hvnetw=s&hvqmt=e&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=&hvtargid=pla-4584207596928557&psc=1 Created in the aftermath of World War II, the Central Intelligence Agency relied on women even as it attempted to channel their talents and keep them down. Women sent cables, made dead drops, and maintained the agency’s secrets. Despite discrimination—even because of it—women who started as clerks, secretaries, or unpaid spouses rose to become some of the CIA’s shrewdest operatives. They were unlikely spies—and that’s exactly what made them perfect for the role. Because women were seen as unimportant, pioneering female intelligence officers moved unnoticed around Bonn, Geneva, and Moscow, stealing secrets from under the noses of their KGB adversaries. Back at headquarters, women built the CIA’s critical archives—first by hand, then by computer. And they noticed things that the men at the top didn’t see. As the CIA faced an identity crisis after the Cold War, it was a close-knit network of female analysts who spotted the rising threat of al-Qaeda—though their warnings were repeatedly brushed aside. After the 9/11 attacks, more women joined the agency as a new job, targeter, came to prominence. They showed that data analysis would be crucial to the post-9/11 national security landscape—an effort that culminated spectacularly in the CIA’s successful effort to track down bin Laden in his Pakistani compound. Propelled by the same meticulous reporting and vivid storytelling that infused Code Girls, The Sisterhood offers a riveting new perspective on history, revealing how women at the CIA ushered in the modern intelligence age, and how their silencing made the world more dangerous. 1898 BERLIN

#Iran: Analysis of Tehran's  offensive: Hamas, Hezbollah, Houthis.  Mohsen Sazegara is an Iranian journalist and pro-democracy political activist. Dr. Sazegara held several high-ranking positions in the Government of Mir-Hossein Mousavi, such as deputy prime minister, minister of industry, deputy chairman of the budget and planning department, and many more before becoming disillusioned with the government in 1989 and pushing for reforms. Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1 https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/01/18/irans-is-flexing-its-muscles-and-hurting-itself/ 1840 TABRIZ

#RedSEa: The results so far & What needs to be done? Ari Cicurel is the Assistant Director of Foreign Policy at JINSA, the Jewish Institute for National Security of America.  Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1 https://jinsa.org/jinsa_report/strikes-against-the-houthis-should-not-be-a-one-off/ https://jinsa.org/jinsa_report/israels-operation-swords-of-iron-1-17-24/   1869 PORT SAID

#Antisemitism: Measuring the challenge of confronting antisemitism in America's elite universities; commenting on the extreme pain of the hostage families. Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1 1900 JERUSALEM

#UN: Michele Taylor- Ambassador Michèle Taylor, U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Human Rights Council. Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1 https://www.reuters.com/world/morocco-wins-vote-lead-un-human-rights-body-after-showdown-with-safrica-2024-01-10/ https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/jan/11/israeli-women-and-girls-have-suffered-horrific-sexual-violence-from-hamas-where-is-the-outrage 1857 JERUSALEM

2/2: #GOP: The courtrooms ahead and former President Trump's candidacy. @AndrewCMcCarthy @NRO @ThadMcCotter @theamgreatness https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/01/the-democrats-2024-plan-is-still-working-to-perfection/ https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/01/trump-loses-top-defense-lawyer-amid-murky-2024-trial-schedule/ https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/01/what-might-give-trumps-immunity-claim-traction/ 1923 SCOTUS

1/2: #GOP: The courtrooms ahead and former President Trump's candidacy. @AndrewCMcCarthy @NRO @ThadMcCotter @theamgreatness https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/01/the-democrats-2024-plan-is-still-working-to-perfection/ https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/01/trump-loses-top-defense-lawyer-amid-murky-2024-trial-schedule/ https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/01/what-might-give-trumps-immunity-claim-traction/ 1925 SCOTUS

#MrMarket: Back to the risk of 1970s inflation shocks that the presidential candidates do not discuss & What is to be done? Veronique DeRugy, Mercatus Center https://www.creators.com/read/veronique-de-rugy/01/24/candidates-dont-let-interest-costs-derail-your-presidential-plans 1930 Chinatown

#MrMarket: #ScalaReport: The imminent crisis of  mortgage-backed commercial real estate in American cities. Chris Riegel, CEO, Scala.com #Stratacache. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-16/blackstone-s-defaulted-nyc-office-loan-for-sale-at-50-discount?sref=5g4GmFHo 1920 Manhattan

PREVIEW: #OSS: #CIA: From a two-hour conversation with author Liza Mundy about her rich story-telling in: THE SISTERHOOD: The Secret History of Women at the CIA. This episode relates the success of a newly promoted Case Officer in her first assignment, and how she was subsequently offered an even more spectacular opportunity by DCI Bill Casey.   https://www.amazon.com/Sisterhood-Secret-History-Women-CIA/dp/0593238176/ref=asc_df_0593238176&mcid=d8b024f8944a3cfb869a04c0b84ba964?tag=bngsmtphsnus-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=80608071597838&hvnetw=s&hvqmt=e&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=&hvtargid=pla-4584207596928557&psc=1 1921 LENIN IN MOSCOW

#PREVIEW: #REDSEA: #HOUTHIS: Excerpt from a conversation with Ari Cicurel of JINSA about the disappointing results of the US Navy attacks on Houthis missile launch sites -- and what is necessary to make the Houthis and their Iranian suppliers pay a price for the depredations of the global economy. https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/red-sea-ship-diversions-boost-bunker-demand-prices-africa-mediterranean-2024-01-18/  1886 Suez Canal

PREVIEW: Excerpt from conversation with Andrew McCarthy of NRO about the many courtrooms former President Trump has before him before the nomination process and/or the Election -- and a case that is now before the Supreme Court looks to be an explanation for the timeline of some of those courtrooms. https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/01/what-might-give-trumps-immunity-claim-traction/ 1892 SCOTUS

PREVIEW: #UKRANE: From a conversation with colleague Anatol Lieven about a peace initiative for Ukraine that can begin talks on a resolution of the clear stalemate -- with analysis of why the initiative is not likely to originate with the EU but rather from France and Germany together. https://responsiblestatecraft.org/russia-ukraine-peace-talks-2666922064/ 1919 Versailles Peace Treaty confab

PREVIEW: Excerpt from a conversation with Chris Riegel of Scala.com re the defaulting wave sweeping commercial real estate across America's major and secondary cities. The WSJ says between now and 2027 $2.2 Trillion of commercial buildings are coming due, and WFHome or exodus means that buildings can be marked down 50% or much more.  https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-16/blackstone-s-defaulted-nyc-office-loan-for-sale-at-50-discount?sref=5g4GmFHo 1913 Old Morgan building for the wrecking ball.

TONIGHT: The show begins in the Red Sea basin where the Houthis are making war on the economy of the continents, disrupting the supply chain, raising costs, that will drag on for months is the supposition as the US continues to salvo at the Houthis launch sites. Then to memory of the Gulf War 1990-91 with Jeff McCausland, who led 3rd Battalion, 17th Field Artillery, Second Armor Cavalry Division, 7th Corps, against the Iraqi army.  To Taiwan, to Beijing, to Pyongyang.  To Quito, Guatemala City, San Salvador, Managua.  To Brasilia, to Buenos Aires and Davos.  And much attention why the Starship/Superheavy Test#2 failed to reach orbit, and to the last hours of the rivate Moon Lander probe Peregrine. https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/elon-musks-employee-update-released-january-12th/ 2016 Crossing of the Red Sea

#The slow death of the private Peregrine moon lander. Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.com https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/peregrine-still-operational-but-expected-to-burn-up-in-earths-atmosphere/ 1940

#SpaceX: Why #Test2 failed and why Tes#3 will succeed. Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.com https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/elon-musks-employee-update-released-january-12th/ 1868 Jules Verne

#Russia: The PRC banks quit banking for the Kremlin for fear of secondary sanctions. Michael Bernstam, Hoover Institution. https://www.newsweek.com/china-deals-major-blow-russian-economy-1861079 1925

#France: The inflation monster looms in the UK; the Post Office Scandal & What is to be done? Simon Constable, Occitanie https://www.kornferry.com/insights/briefings-magazine/issue-62/taming-the-inflation-beast 1912 France

#NewWorldReport: Brazil tries State Capitalism again. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis https://on.ft.com/3vFJrlB 1928 Brazil

#NewWorldReport: Troubled Central American democracy: Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua.  Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/reformist-arevalo-assumes-guatemalan-presidency-after-opposition-delays-2024-01-15/ https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/el-salvadors-bukele-looks-set-cruise-controversial-presidential-reelection-poll-2024-01-16/ 1940 Guatemala

2/2: #NewWorldReport: "The Ecuador Security Challenge: The Sky is not falling." Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis https://on.ft.com/47DYv0l  https://www.reuters.com/markets/global-markets-election-2024-01-10/ https://www.reuters.com/world/a 1905 Ecuador

1/2: #NewWorldReport: "The Ecuador Security Challenge: The Sky is not falling." Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis https://on.ft.com/47DYv0l 1941 Ecuador

#PRC: General officer Purges to what end? Rebecca Grant, president of IRIS Independent Research and a visiting fellow of the Lexington Institute, @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill https://www.businessinsider.com/xi-jinpings-battle-with-chinas-military-could-drag-us-ww3-2024-1 1943 Civil War

#NorthKorea: Threats and the arsenal of resistance. David Maxwell, senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies and senior fellow at the Global Peace Foundation, @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill https://www.38north.org/2024/01/is-kim-jong-un-preparing-for-war/ https://www.foxnews.com/world/north-korea-launches-solid-fuel-missile-tipped-hypersonic-warhead-state-media-claims   1950 Kim il-sung

#PRC: Deflation, Decline. Determined. Anne Stevenson-Yang, author of the upcoming Wild Ride: China's Short-Lived Experiment in Capitalism, @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill https://www.ft.com/content/00a5d925-bb54-4be8-ae8e-9f558d9ac86f 1930 Shanghai

#Taiwan: Years behind delivering weapons to Taipei & What is to be done?  Blaine Holt, retired air Force general who served as deputy military representative to NATO, @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill: https://www.wsj.com/world/delayed-u-s-weapons-raise-taiwans-vulnerability-to-invasion-d98c6635   1924 China Kuomintang

#Ukraine:  Out of money, nearly out of air defense. Colonel Jeff McCausland , USA (retired) @mccauslj @CBSNews @dickinsoncol https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/01/16/russia-ukraine-zelensky-putin-war-latest-news41/ 1920 Ukraine poster

#GulfWar: January 17, 1991 begins the air campaign for the 100 hour ground war of February.  Jeff McCausland commanded Third Battalion, 17th Field Artilley, Secnd Armor Cavalry Regiment, 7th US Corp, at the front edge of the "left hook" against the Iraqi Army.  Told to expect 80% casualties from chemical warfare counterattack. Colonel Jeff McCausland , USA (retired) @mccauslj @CBSNews @dickinsoncol https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_War 1932 Baghdad

#GOP: The more courtrooms, the more voter approval. Victor Davis Hanson. Hoover Institution https://amgreatness.com/2024/01/15/lawfare-against-trump-is-running-out-of-gas/ 1920 SCOTUS

#RedSea: Tehran drives the attacks & What is to be done? Victor Davis Hanson, Hoover Institution https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-17/us-designates-houthis-as-terrorists-amid-rise-in-red-sea-attacks?srnd=premium-middle-east&sref=5g4GmFHo 1900 Suez

PREVIEW: #GULFWAR: Excerpt from a conversation with colleague Jeff McCausland about his service commanding Third Battalion, 17th Field Artillery, Second Armor Cavalry Regiment, US Seventh Corps, during the Gulf War, which was briefed it could take 80% casualties at the front edge of the "left hook" offensive against the Iraqi army, February 24, 1991.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_War 1932 Baghdad

#PREVIEW: #SPACEX: #STARSHIP/SUPERHEAVY: From conversation with colleague Bob Zimmerman re Elon Musk's explanation of why Test#2 of Starship/Superheavy failed to reach orbit -- and Musk's confidence that Test#3 will be a success into orbit.  More later tonight. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/elon-musk-reveals-cause-of-starship-explosion-discusses-giant-rockets-future-video/ar-AA1n5u1j 1956

#PREVIEW: #IRAN: #YEMEN: #HOUTHIS: From a conversation with Victor David Hanson of Hoover Institution re an answer to the economic war waged by Iran's proxies, the Houthis, against shipping to Europe, Africa, Asia -- and what of an embargo on Iran oil shipping to its clients such the #PRC.  And what of a blockade? https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-17/cargo-ceos-see-no-short-term-end-to-red-sea-shipping-disruptions?sref=5g4GmFHo 1840 Tahran

#PREVIEW-#NORTHKOREA: Part of a conversation with David Maxwell of FDD about the fresh threats by Kim -- declaring that South Korea is the "No. 1 Enemy." And about the possibility that Kim is under pressure by Moscow or Beijing or both to launch provocations to distract the US from Ukraine or Taiwan or both. https://www.38north.org/2024/01/is-kim-jong-un-preparing-for-war/ https://www.foxnews.com/world/north-korea-launches-solid-fuel-missile-tipped-hypersonic-warhead-state-media-claims 1955 Kim il-sung (Kim Jong Un's grandfather)

PREVIEW: #ECUADOR: Excerpt from an hour long conversation for New World Report with Professor Evan Ellis of the US Army War College about the crisis in Ecuador: the assassinations, the drug gangs, the jailbreaks, the fleeing to the US, and the Ecuador Army launching effective operations against the drug gangs.  More of this tonight. https://www.ft.com/content/be768a0f-4509-4966-b436-35a7975e2a2c?accessToken=zwAGDySvTkrYkdO-dooPRQlJZtO0NjWnl14qLA.MEYCIQDFYAzI0iymTBYSuYoPLQOnahJxj_pCcXFaMcWH4NpSdgIhAJN5IKeoYr0fmtqGHXsmVFuKrt090j0xhVZM9M_5e_Dc&sharetype=gift&token=9169f370-e6da-46e0-8cf9-b13976093aa1 1905 Ecuador

TONIGHT: The show begins on Wall Street where the smart money expects rate cuts but in May not March.  To Washington where the Green New Deal seems suspended as the US is producing more oil than before the pandemic. To Berlin, to London, to Perth and to Fiji, to the Red Sea and to Buckingham Palace. To Kyiv and Tehran and Irbil, to the Red Sea and to Somalia. Finally to Low Earth Orbit. 1927 John Carter of Mars, Edgar Rice Burroughs

#HotelMars: Low Earth Orbit is the new new battle zone for space-faring nations & friends.. Jeff Faust Spacenews.com Davd Livingston, SpaceShow.com https://spacenews.com/fcc-oks-lower-orbit-for-some-starlink-satellites/e 1930

#UN: #PRC reports to 3000 United Nations Convention on Corruption correspondents in Atlanta that 97.4% of its citizens"are satisfied" with its fight on corruption & other whoppers. Elain Dezenski, FDD https://www.fdd.org/analysis/op_eds/2024/01/09/kleptocrats-in-democracys-clothing-beijing-and-moscow-talk-anti-corruption-at-the-un/ 1930 Shanghai

#Germany: Christian Lindner faces the jeering farmers. Judy Dempsey, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Editor-in-Chief: Strategic Europe, in Berlin. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/german-farmers-kick-off-protest-over-higher-taxes-berlin-2024-01-15/ https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraines-zelenskiy-wants-china-join-global-peace-summit-2024-01-15/ 1919 Berlin barricades

#EU: The EU watches the US depart from Ukraine & What is to be done? Judy Dempsey, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Editor-in-Chief: Strategic Europe, in Berlin. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/kremlin-says-davos-talks-ukraine-will-achieve-nothing-russia-is-not-there-2024-01-15/ 1921 67th Congress

#USNavy: The industrial base & What is to be done? Jerry Hendrix, Sagamore Institute https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-01-11/pentagon-plan-to-rebuild-defense-industrial-base-will-boost-contractors?sref=5g4GmFHo 1943 USS Yorktown

#RedSea: The USN long experienced in the Red Sea Basin. Jerry Hendrix, Sagamore Institute https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/01/16/israel-hamas-war-latest-updates-gaza-yemen-day-102-live/ 1650 Crossing of the Red Sea

#StateThinking: Taiwan Democracy and its friends.@MaryKissel Former Senior Adviser to the Secretary of State. Executive VP Stephens Inc. https://www.newsweek.com/us-ally-philippines-angers-china-congratulating-taiwan-president-elect-1860925 1922 Crown Prince Hirohito visits Taipei

#StateThinking: Iran and Yemen launching economic war. @MaryKissel Former Senior Adviser to the Secretary of State. Executive VP Stephens Inc.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world- https://www.ft.com/content/e508268c-57b0-4680-83d2-b9a105a31a66 1641 Passage of the Red Sea

#KingCharlesReport: The King's portrait and what the badges and medals mean. Gregory Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2024/01/15/king-charles-portrait-boost-civic-pride-hugo-burnand/ 1912 Westminster, King and Queen and Heir.

#RedSea: #Iran:  The Red Sea shootings. The clerics of Tehran misstep badly. Gregory Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/01/16/iran-allegedly-attack-mossad-israeli-spy-hq-iraq/ https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/us-attacks-houthi-anti-ship-missiles-vessel-hit-in-red-sea/ar-AA1n4CNt 1356 Italy Red Sea and Moses

#Ethiopia: PM Abiy faces the resistance of the Fanu and the turning away of Eritrea and Djibouti.. Gregory Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs. https://news.yahoo.com/ethiopias-deal-somaliland-upends-regional-181131374.html 1868 Ethiopia

#Taiwan: #Oceania watches the Taipei success and heartens. Gregory Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/opinion-the-repercussions-from-taiwan-s-election-will-continue-for-years/ar-AA1n47Xh 1876 Fiji chiefs

#LondonCalling: The cruel Post Office scandal & What is to be done?  @JosephSternberg @WSJOpinion https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/01/16/post-office-data-from-faulty-horizon-software-used-in-court/ 1901 Bank of England

#LondonCalling: The farmers reject the Green sacrifices put upon their union & What is to be done..  @JosephSternberg @WSJOpinion https://www.wsj.com/articles/angry-german-farmers-win-a-street-fight-over-climate-policy-net-zero-street-politics-6f217269 1907 Berlin

#Markets:  The presumptive GOP candidate and the courtrooms.  Liz Peek The Hill. Fox News and Fox Business https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/4403170-hunter-biden-is-destroying-his-fathers-reelection-hopes/ 1961 JFK

#Markets:  PPI under control, Green New Deal sidelined. Liz Peek The Hill. Fox News and Fox Business https://www.gulf-times.com/article/675598/business/wall-street-journal-federal-reserve-slowly-shrinking-balance-sheet-to-prevent-messy-disruption-to-financial-system https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/bidens-trillion-dollar-climate-agenda-blowing-up-john-kerry-answer 1929 Wall Street

PREVIEW:  Excerpt from a conversation later tonight with colleague Joseph Sternberg, in London for the WSJ, about the tragedy called the Post Office Scadal in which hundred and perhaps thousands of sub-postmasters were accused and persecuted as thieves from the cash drawer when in fact it was bad data from bad software from Japan. Now the argument in the government is over compensation for the abuse, and it is going civil servant slowly.  More of this in subsequent reporting. https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/post-office-inquiry-scandal-what-we-learnt-pgcq0jf6q 1874 London Thames

PREVIEW: From a longer conversation about the Houthi threat (and about the building of an industrial base for the Navy of the future), this excerpt of remarks by colleague Jerry Hendrix elucidates the US Navy long experience in the Red Sea basin and the Gulf of Aden, now under assault, and about the USN ability to maintain its mission. https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/u-s-searches-for-two-navy-seals-missing-in-arabian-sea-e001fba7?mod=hp_lead_pos9 1728 Red Sea and Pharoah'd forces.

PREVIEW: From a longer conversation about EU support of the Ukraine crisis, Judy Dempsey, editor in chief of Carnegie's "Strategic Europe," explains the "wedding cake" of the EU Parliament at Brussels and the dim prospect that the upcoming Spring elections will devote some of the campaigning to supporting Ukraine. https://news.yahoo.com/european-parliament-members-put-pressure-175632677.html https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/kremlin-says-davos-talks-ukraine-will-achieve-nothing-russia-is-not-there-2024-01-15/ 1911 Brussels

PREVIEW: Excerpt from a conversation with Gregory Copley of Defense & Foreign Affairs about the report that Iran has fired missiles into Iraqi Kurdistan near Irbil in order to destroy what is alleged to have been an Israeli Mossad Headquarters -- and how this could lead to major difficulties for the Tehran Regime now that it has tangled direstly and unambiguously with Jerusalem and Washington. More later for what this alos may mean for Russia. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/01/16/iran-allegedly-attack-mossad-israeli-spy-hq-iraq/  1925 Persia

PREVIEW: Later today from a conversation with Elizabeth Peek about the puzzling, ambivalent, suggestively negative Biden Administration opinion of the US abundant natural gas -- and the LNG promised to our European allies to offset the loss of Russian energy. https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/bidens-trillion-dollar-climate-agenda-blowing-up-john-kerry-answer 1950 Ontario

2/2: #POTUS:  The Second Term Taxman. @RICHARD EPSTEIN @RICHARDAEPSTEIN @ HOOVERINST https://www.hoover.org/research/sorting-out-global-tax-mess "On top of that, no one quite knows how best to allocate revenues from goods and services to the places where they are consumed." 1917 SECOND TERM WILSON CONFRONTED BY UNCLE SAM

1/2: #POTUS:  The Second Term Taxman. @RICHARD EPSTEIN @RICHARDAEPSTEIN @ HOOVERINST https://www.hoover.org/research/sorting-out-global-tax-mess "On top of that, no one quite knows how best to allocate revenues from goods and services to the places where they are consumed."   1901 UNCLE SAM EXPLAINING TO SECOND TERM WILLIAM MCKINLEY. BERRYMAN, WASHINGTON POST

8/8: The Earth Transformed: An Untold History by Peter Frankopan  (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Earth-Transformed-Untold-History/dp/0525659161/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Global warming is one of the greatest dangers mankind faces today. Even as temperatures increase, sea levels rise, and natural disasters escalate, our current environmental crisis feels difficult to predict and understand. But climate change and its effects on us are not new. In a bold narrative that spans centuries and continents, Peter Frankopan argues that nature has always played a fundamental role in the writing of history. From the fall of the Moche civilization in South America that came about because of the cyclical pressures of El Niño to volcanic eruptions in Iceland that affected Egypt and helped bring the Ottoman empire to its knees, climate change and its influences have always been with us. 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire

7/8: The Earth Transformed: An Untold History by Peter Frankopan  (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Earth-Transformed-Untold-History/dp/0525659161/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Global warming is one of the greatest dangers mankind faces today. Even as temperatures increase, sea levels rise, and natural disasters escalate, our current environmental crisis feels difficult to predict and understand. But climate change and its effects on us are not new. In a bold narrative that spans centuries and continents, Peter Frankopan argues that nature has always played a fundamental role in the writing of history. From the fall of the Moche civilization in South America that came about because of the cyclical pressures of El Niño to volcanic eruptions in Iceland that affected Egypt and helped bring the Ottoman empire to its knees, climate change and its influences have always been with us. 1906 San Francisco earthquake fires

6/8: The Earth Transformed: An Untold History by Peter Frankopan  (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Earth-Transformed-Untold-History/dp/0525659161/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Global warming is one of the greatest dangers mankind faces today. Even as temperatures increase, sea levels rise, and natural disasters escalate, our current environmental crisis feels difficult to predict and understand. But climate change and its effects on us are not new. In a bold narrative that spans centuries and continents, Peter Frankopan argues that nature has always played a fundamental role in the writing of history. From the fall of the Moche civilization in South America that came about because of the cyclical pressures of El Niño to volcanic eruptions in Iceland that affected Egypt and helped bring the Ottoman empire to its knees, climate change and its influences have always been with us. 1906 San Francisco

5/8: The Earth Transformed: An Untold History by Peter Frankopan  (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Earth-Transformed-Untold-History/dp/0525659161/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Global warming is one of the greatest dangers mankind faces today. Even as temperatures increase, sea levels rise, and natural disasters escalate, our current environmental crisis feels difficult to predict and understand. But climate change and its effects on us are not new. In a bold narrative that spans centuries and continents, Peter Frankopan argues that nature has always played a fundamental role in the writing of history. From the fall of the Moche civilization in South America that came about because of the cyclical pressures of El Niño to volcanic eruptions in Iceland that affected Egypt and helped bring the Ottoman empire to its knees, climate change and its influences have always been with us. 1906 San Francisco

4/8: The Earth Transformed: An Untold History by Peter Frankopan  (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Earth-Transformed-Untold-History/dp/0525659161/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Global warming is one of the greatest dangers mankind faces today. Even as temperatures increase, sea levels rise, and natural disasters escalate, our current environmental crisis feels difficult to predict and understand. But climate change and its effects on us are not new. In a bold narrative that spans centuries and continents, Peter Frankopan argues that nature has always played a fundamental role in the writing of history. From the fall of the Moche civilization in South America that came about because of the cyclical pressures of El Niño to volcanic eruptions in Iceland that affected Egypt and helped bring the Ottoman empire to its knees, climate change and its influences have always been with us. 1906 Chinatown, San Francisco earthquake and fir

3/8: The Earth Transformed: An Untold History by Peter Frankopan  (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Earth-Transformed-Untold-History/dp/0525659161/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Global warming is one of the greatest dangers mankind faces today. Even as temperatures increase, sea levels rise, and natural disasters escalate, our current environmental crisis feels difficult to predict and understand. But climate change and its effects on us are not new. In a bold narrative that spans centuries and continents, Peter Frankopan argues that nature has always played a fundamental role in the writing of history. From the fall of the Moche civilization in South America that came about because of the cyclical pressures of El Niño to volcanic eruptions in Iceland that affected Egypt and helped bring the Ottoman empire to its knees, climate change and its influences have always been with us. 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire

2/8: The Earth Transformed: An Untold History by Peter Frankopan  (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Earth-Transformed-Untold-History/dp/0525659161/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Global warming is one of the greatest dangers mankind faces today. Even as temperatures increase, sea levels rise, and natural disasters escalate, our current environmental crisis feels difficult to predict and understand. But climate change and its effects on us are not new. In a bold narrative that spans centuries and continents, Peter Frankopan argues that nature has always played a fundamental role in the writing of history. From the fall of the Moche civilization in South America that came about because of the cyclical pressures of El Niño to volcanic eruptions in Iceland that affected Egypt and helped bring the Ottoman empire to its knees, climate change and its influences have always been with us. 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire

1/8: The Earth Transformed: An Untold History by Peter Frankopan  (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Earth-Transformed-Untold-History/dp/0525659161/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Global warming is one of the greatest dangers mankind faces today. Even as temperatures increase, sea levels rise, and natural disasters escalate, our current environmental crisis feels difficult to predict and understand. But climate change and its effects on us are not new. In a bold narrative that spans centuries and continents, Peter Frankopan argues that nature has always played a fundamental role in the writing of history. From the fall of the Moche civilization in South America that came about because of the cyclical pressures of El Niño to volcanic eruptions in Iceland that affected Egypt and helped bring the Ottoman empire to its knees, climate change and its influences have always been with us. 1906 San Francisco earthquake

8/8: A Stranger in Your Own City: Travels in the Middle East's Long War Hardcover – Deckle Edge, March 14, 2023 by  Ghaith Abdul-Ahad  https://www.amazon.com/Stranger-Your-Own-City-Travels/dp/0593536886/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= A Stranger in Your Own City is award-winning writer Ghaith Abdul-Ahad’s vivid, shattering response. This is not a book about Iraq’s history or an inventory of the many Middle Eastern wars that have consumed the nation over the past several decades. This is the tale of a people who once lived under the rule of a megalomaniacal leader who shaped the state in his own image; a people who watched a foreign army invade, topple that leader, demolish the state, and then invent a new country; who experienced the horror of having their home fragmented into a hundred different cities. When the “Shock and Awe” campaign began in March 2003, Abdul-Ahad was an architect. Within months he would become a translator, then a fixer, then a reporter for The Guardian and elsewhere, chronicling the unbuilding of his centuries-old cosmopolitan city. Beginning at that moment and spanning twenty years, Abdul-Ahad’s book decenters the West and in its place focuses on everyday people, soldiers, mercenaries, citizens blown sideways through life by the war, and the proliferation of sectarian battles that continue to this day. Here is their Iraq, seen from the inside: the human cost of violence, the shifting allegiances, the generational change. 1932 AIR ROUTE AMMAN TO BAGHDAD.

7/8: A Stranger in Your Own City: Travels in the Middle East's Long War Hardcover – Deckle Edge, March 14, 2023 by  Ghaith Abdul-Ahad  https://www.amazon.com/Stranger-Your-Own-City-Travels/dp/0593536886/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= A Stranger in Your Own City is award-winning writer Ghaith Abdul-Ahad’s vivid, shattering response. This is not a book about Iraq’s history or an inventory of the many Middle Eastern wars that have consumed the nation over the past several decades. This is the tale of a people who once lived under the rule of a megalomaniacal leader who shaped the state in his own image; a people who watched a foreign army invade, topple that leader, demolish the state, and then invent a new country; who experienced the horror of having their home fragmented into a hundred different cities. When the “Shock and Awe” campaign began in March 2003, Abdul-Ahad was an architect. Within months he would become a translator, then a fixer, then a reporter for The Guardian and elsewhere, chronicling the unbuilding of his centuries-old cosmopolitan city. Beginning at that moment and spanning twenty years, Abdul-Ahad’s book decenters the West and in its place focuses on everyday people, soldiers, mercenaries, citizens blown sideways through life by the war, and the proliferation of sectarian battles that continue to this day. Here is their Iraq, seen from the inside: the human cost of violence, the shifting allegiances, the generational change. 1932. TWO RAF OFFICERS. ONE AUSTRALIAN OFFICER, UNIDENTIFIED IRAQI OFFICIAL

6/8: A Stranger in Your Own City: Travels in the Middle East's Long War Hardcover – Deckle Edge, March 14, 2023 by  Ghaith Abdul-Ahad  https://www.amazon.com/Stranger-Your-Own-City-Travels/dp/0593536886/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= A Stranger in Your Own City is award-winning writer Ghaith Abdul-Ahad’s vivid, shattering response. This is not a book about Iraq’s history or an inventory of the many Middle Eastern wars that have consumed the nation over the past several decades. This is the tale of a people who once lived under the rule of a megalomaniacal leader who shaped the state in his own image; a people who watched a foreign army invade, topple that leader, demolish the state, and then invent a new country; who experienced the horror of having their home fragmented into a hundred different cities. When the “Shock and Awe” campaign began in March 2003, Abdul-Ahad was an architect. Within months he would become a translator, then a fixer, then a reporter for The Guardian and elsewhere, chronicling the unbuilding of his centuries-old cosmopolitan city. Beginning at that moment and spanning twenty years, Abdul-Ahad’s book decenters the West and in its place focuses on everyday people, soldiers, mercenaries, citizens blown sideways through life by the war, and the proliferation of sectarian battles that continue to this day. Here is their Iraq, seen from the inside: the human cost of violence, the shifting allegiances, the generational change. 1932 KATAH BRIDGE OVER TIGRIS BAGHDAD

5/8: A Stranger in Your Own City: Travels in the Middle East's Long War Hardcover – Deckle Edge, March 14, 2023 by  Ghaith Abdul-Ahad  https://www.amazon.com/Stranger-Your-Own-City-Travels/dp/0593536886/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= A Stranger in Your Own City is award-winning writer Ghaith Abdul-Ahad’s vivid, shattering response. This is not a book about Iraq’s history or an inventory of the many Middle Eastern wars that have consumed the nation over the past several decades. This is the tale of a people who once lived under the rule of a megalomaniacal leader who shaped the state in his own image; a people who watched a foreign army invade, topple that leader, demolish the state, and then invent a new country; who experienced the horror of having their home fragmented into a hundred different cities. When the “Shock and Awe” campaign began in March 2003, Abdul-Ahad was an architect. Within months he would become a translator, then a fixer, then a reporter for The Guardian and elsewhere, chronicling the unbuilding of his centuries-old cosmopolitan city. Beginning at that moment and spanning twenty years, Abdul-Ahad’s book decenters the West and in its place focuses on everyday people, soldiers, mercenaries, citizens blown sideways through life by the war, and the proliferation of sectarian battles that continue to this day. Here is their Iraq, seen from the inside: the human cost of violence, the shifting allegiances, the generational change. 1932 AL GAT'A BRODGE BAGHDAD

4/8: A Stranger in Your Own City: Travels in the Middle East's Long War Hardcover – Deckle Edge, March 14, 2023 by  Ghaith Abdul-Ahad  https://www.amazon.com/Stranger-Your-Own-City-Travels/dp/0593536886/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= A Stranger in Your Own City is award-winning writer Ghaith Abdul-Ahad’s vivid, shattering response. This is not a book about Iraq’s history or an inventory of the many Middle Eastern wars that have consumed the nation over the past several decades. This is the tale of a people who once lived under the rule of a megalomaniacal leader who shaped the state in his own image; a people who watched a foreign army invade, topple that leader, demolish the state, and then invent a new country; who experienced the horror of having their home fragmented into a hundred different cities. When the “Shock and Awe” campaign began in March 2003, Abdul-Ahad was an architect. Within months he would become a translator, then a fixer, then a reporter for The Guardian and elsewhere, chronicling the unbuilding of his centuries-old cosmopolitan city. Beginning at that moment and spanning twenty years, Abdul-Ahad’s book decenters the West and in its place focuses on everyday people, soldiers, mercenaries, citizens blown sideways through life by the war, and the proliferation of sectarian battles that continue to this day. Here is their Iraq, seen from the inside: the human cost of violence, the shifting allegiances, the generational change. 1923 BAGHDAD

3/8: A Stranger in Your Own City: Travels in the Middle East's Long War Hardcover – Deckle Edge, March 14, 2023 by  Ghaith Abdul-Ahad  https://www.amazon.com/Stranger-Your-Own-City-Travels/dp/0593536886/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= A Stranger in Your Own City is award-winning writer Ghaith Abdul-Ahad’s vivid, shattering response. This is not a book about Iraq’s history or an inventory of the many Middle Eastern wars that have consumed the nation over the past several decades. This is the tale of a people who once lived under the rule of a megalomaniacal leader who shaped the state in his own image; a people who watched a foreign army invade, topple that leader, demolish the state, and then invent a new country; who experienced the horror of having their home fragmented into a hundred different cities. When the “Shock and Awe” campaign began in March 2003, Abdul-Ahad was an architect. Within months he would become a translator, then a fixer, then a reporter for The Guardian and elsewhere, chronicling the unbuilding of his centuries-old cosmopolitan city. Beginning at that moment and spanning twenty years, Abdul-Ahad’s book decenters the West and in its place focuses on everyday people, soldiers, mercenaries, citizens blown sideways through life by the war, and the proliferation of sectarian battles that continue to this day. Here is their Iraq, seen from the inside: the human cost of violence, the shifting allegiances, the generational change. 1910 GERMAN TURKEY BAGHDAD RAILROAD CONSTRUCTION

2/8: A Stranger in Your Own City: Travels in the Middle East's Long War Hardcover – Deckle Edge, March 14, 2023 by  Ghaith Abdul-Ahad  https://www.amazon.com/Stranger-Your-Own-City-Travels/dp/0593536886/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= A Stranger in Your Own City is award-winning writer Ghaith Abdul-Ahad’s vivid, shattering response. This is not a book about Iraq’s history or an inventory of the many Middle Eastern wars that have consumed the nation over the past several decades. This is the tale of a people who once lived under the rule of a megalomaniacal leader who shaped the state in his own image; a people who watched a foreign army invade, topple that leader, demolish the state, and then invent a new country; who experienced the horror of having their home fragmented into a hundred different cities. When the “Shock and Awe” campaign began in March 2003, Abdul-Ahad was an architect. Within months he would become a translator, then a fixer, then a reporter for The Guardian and elsewhere, chronicling the unbuilding of his centuries-old cosmopolitan city. Beginning at that moment and spanning twenty years, Abdul-Ahad’s book decenters the West and in its place focuses on everyday people, soldiers, mercenaries, citizens blown sideways through life by the war, and the proliferation of sectarian battles that continue to this day. Here is their Iraq, seen from the inside: the human cost of violence, the shifting allegiances, the generational change. 1917 GERMAN TURKEY BAGHDAD RAILROAD

1/8: A Stranger in Your Own City: Travels in the Middle East's Long War Hardcover – Deckle Edge, March 14, 2023 by  Ghaith Abdul-Ahad  https://www.amazon.com/Stranger-Your-Own-City-Travels/dp/0593536886/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= A Stranger in Your Own City is award-winning writer Ghaith Abdul-Ahad’s vivid, shattering response. This is not a book about Iraq’s history or an inventory of the many Middle Eastern wars that have consumed the nation over the past several decades. This is the tale of a people who once lived under the rule of a megalomaniacal leader who shaped the state in his own image; a people who watched a foreign army invade, topple that leader, demolish the state, and then invent a new country; who experienced the horror of having their home fragmented into a hundred different cities. When the “Shock and Awe” campaign began in March 2003, Abdul-Ahad was an architect. Within months he would become a translator, then a fixer, then a reporter for The Guardian and elsewhere, chronicling the unbuilding of his centuries-old cosmopolitan city. Beginning at that moment and spanning twenty years, Abdul-Ahad’s book decenters the West and in its place focuses on everyday people, soldiers, mercenaries, citizens blown sideways through life by the war, and the proliferation of sectarian battles that continue to this day. Here is their Iraq, seen from the inside: the human cost of violence, the shifting allegiances, the generational change. 1900 GERMAN BAGHDAD RAILROAD CONSTRUCTION

PREVIEW: Later tonight, this excerpt from a two-hour conversation with Professor Peter Frankopan, asking the question, how did fractious, chilly Europe come to dominate and exploit the rich, sophisticated cultures of India and China - and then go on to dominate what became colonial empires of the Americas, Africa, Asia?  The professor's proposal is ready at-hand coalfields that transformed labor, trade and credit.  More later.  The Earth Transformed: An Untold History by Peter Frankopan  (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Earth-Transformed-Untold-History/dp/0525659161/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= 1873 Bank of England

PREVIEW: From a two hour conversation tonight with Professor Peter Frankopan re how natural disasters (floods, storms, earthquakes, meteors, volcanoes, pandemics) alter the direction of human endeavor: here two examples: Thera in 1600 BCE, altering smallpox, and an Iceland volcano in 44 BCE damaging Egyptian cropand Cleopatra's authority.  More of this later  The Earth Transformed: An Untold History by Peter Frankopan  (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Earth-Transformed-Untold-History/dp/0525659161/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= 1917 Theda Bara as Cleopatra.

PREVEW: More from the two-hour conversation with journalist and memorist Ghaith Abdul-Ahad re his careful chronicle and analysis of the calamity of the American occupation of Iraq and especially of the battlefields of Sunni cities. More later tonight. A Stranger in Your Own City: Travels in the Middle East's Long War Hardcover – Deckle Edge, March 14, 2023 by  Ghaith Abdul-Ahad  https://www.amazon.com/Stranger-Your-Own-City-Travels/dp/0593536886/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= 1924 Baghdad.

PREVIEW: From a two hour conversation with Jounalist and Memoirist Ghaith Abdul-Ahad, reflecting on a 1986 military parade he watched with his father when Ghaith was 11 years-old -- and recipient of an omen.  More later A Stranger in Your Own City: Travels in the Middle East's Long War Hardcover – Deckle Edge, March 14, 2023 by  Ghaith Abdul-Ahad  https://www.amazon.com/Stranger-Your-Own-City-Travels/dp/0593536886/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= 1917 Baghdad

#PacificWatch: 118 years for the oldest casino in Las Vegas; The Golden Gate (aka "The Nevada").  @JCBliss https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/golden-gate-celebrates-118-years-in-downtown-las-vegas/ar-AA1mVpPV 1940 Las Vegas, Clark County

#Londinium90AD: Gaius & Germanicus continue the debate about elections in wartime: 1916 boosting Wilson who then went to war with Germany.  Michael Vlahos. Friends of History Debating Society. @Michalis_Vlahos https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zimmermann_Telegram 1920 Uncle Sam at a crossroads.

#Londinium90AD: Gaius & Germanicus debate the fact that the US and UK have attacked another state and started another war without identified authority. Michael Vlahos. Friends of History Debating Society. @Michalis_Vlahos https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/uk-had-no-choice-but-to-strike-houthis-cameron/ar-AA1mW4Lj 1933 Yemen

#Londinium90AD: Gaius & Germanicus observe that Zelensky is said to model himself on Charlie Chaplin in "The Great Dictator" (1940) & What is to be done? Michael Vlahos. Friends of History Debating Society. @Michalis_Vlahos https://www.telegraph.co.uk/books/authors/the-showman-simon-shuster-1845 Hollywoodreview/ 1945 Hollywood

UTOPIA NEARER TO HEAVEN: 4/4  A Dog's World: Imagining the Lives of Dogs in a World without Humans, by Jessica Pierce and Marc Bekoff  https://www.amazon.com/Dogs-World-Imagining-without-Humans/dp/0691196184 What would happen to dogs if humans simply disappeared? Would dogs be able to survive on their own without us? A Dog’s World imagines a posthuman future for dogs, revealing how dogs would survive―and possibly even thrive―and explaining how this new and revolutionary perspective can guide how we interact with dogs now. 1850 TROJAN

UTOPIA NEARED TO HEAVEN: 3/4  A Dog's World: Imagining the Lives of Dogs in a World without Humans, by Jessica Pierce and Marc Bekoff  https://www.amazon.com/Dogs-World-Imagining-without-Humans/dp/0691196184 What would happen to dogs if humans simply disappeared? Would dogs be able to survive on their own without us? A Dog’s World imagines a posthuman future for dogs, revealing how dogs would survive―and possibly even thrive―and explaining how this new and revolutionary perspective can guide how we interact with dogs now. 1910 BOOK OF DOGS

UTOPIA NEARER TO HEAVEN: 1/4  A Dog's World: Imagining the Lives of Dogs in a World without Humans, by Jessica Pierce and Marc Bekoff  https://www.amazon.com/Dogs-World-Imagining-without-Humans/dp/0691196184 What would happen to dogs if humans simply disappeared? Would dogs be able to survive on their own without us? A Dog’s World imagines a posthuman future for dogs, revealing how dogs would survive―and possibly even thrive―and explaining how this new and revolutionary perspective can guide how we interact with dogs now. 1875

UTOPIA NEARER TO HEAVEN: 1/4  A Dog's World: Imagining the Lives of Dogs in a World without Humans, by Jessica Pierce and Marc Bekoff  https://www.amazon.com/Dogs-World-Imagining-without-Humans/dp/0691196184 What would happen to dogs if humans simply disappeared? Would dogs be able to survive on their own without us? A Dog’s World imagines a posthuman future for dogs, revealing how dogs would survive―and possibly even thrive―and explaining how this new and revolutionary perspective can guide how we interact with dogs now. 1917 AMERICAN RED CROSS

EXTINCTION THEN AND NOW:  8/8: Otherlands: A Journey Through Earth's Extinct Worlds, by Thomas Halliday. https://www.amazon.com/Otherlands-Journey-Through-Earths-Extinct/dp/B097CL2BVX/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr1 The past is past, but it does leave clues, and Thomas Halliday has used cutting-edge science to decipher them more completely than ever before. In Otherlands, Halliday makes sixteen fossil sites burst to life on the page. This book is an exploration of the Earth as it used to exist, the changes that have occurred during its history, and the ways that life has found to adapt―or not. It takes us from the savannahs of Pliocene Kenya to watch a python chase a group of australopithecines into an acacia tree; to a cliff overlooking the salt pans of the empty basin of what will be the Mediterranean Sea just as water from the Miocene Atlantic Ocean spills in; into the tropical forests of Eocene Antarctica; and under the shallow pools of Ediacaran Australia, where we glimpse the first microbial life. 1882 DARWIN FUNERAL.

EXTINCTION THEN AND NOW:  7/8: Otherlands: A Journey Through Earth's Extinct Worlds, by Thomas Halliday. https://www.amazon.com/Otherlands-Journey-Through-Earths-Extinct/dp/B097CL2BVX/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr1 The past is past, but it does leave clues, and Thomas Halliday has used cutting-edge science to decipher them more completely than ever before. In Otherlands, Halliday makes sixteen fossil sites burst to life on the page. This book is an exploration of the Earth as it used to exist, the changes that have occurred during its history, and the ways that life has found to adapt―or not. It takes us from the savannahs of Pliocene Kenya to watch a python chase a group of australopithecines into an acacia tree; to a cliff overlooking the salt pans of the empty basin of what will be the Mediterranean Sea just as water from the Miocene Atlantic Ocean spills in; into the tropical forests of Eocene Antarctica; and under the shallow pools of Ediacaran Australia, where we glimpse the first microbial life. 1851 JOHN JAMES AUDOBON

EXTINCTION THEN AND NOW:  6/8: Otherlands: A Journey Through Earth's Extinct Worlds, by Thomas Halliday. https://www.amazon.com/Otherlands-Journey-Through-Earths-Extinct/dp/B097CL2BVX/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr1 The past is past, but it does leave clues, and Thomas Halliday has used cutting-edge science to decipher them more completely than ever before. In Otherlands, Halliday makes sixteen fossil sites burst to life on the page. This book is an exploration of the Earth as it used to exist, the changes that have occurred during its history, and the ways that life has found to adapt―or not. It takes us from the savannahs of Pliocene Kenya to watch a python chase a group of australopithecines into an acacia tree; to a cliff overlooking the salt pans of the empty basin of what will be the Mediterranean Sea just as water from the Miocene Atlantic Ocean spills in; into the tropical forests of Eocene Antarctica; and under the shallow pools of Ediacaran Australia, where we glimpse the first microbial life. 1888

EXTINCTION THEN AND NOW:  5/8: Otherlands: A Journey Through Earth's Extinct Worlds, by Thomas Halliday. https://www.amazon.com/Otherlands-Journey-Through-Earths-Extinct/dp/B097CL2BVX/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr1 The past is past, but it does leave clues, and Thomas Halliday has used cutting-edge science to decipher them more completely than ever before. In Otherlands, Halliday makes sixteen fossil sites burst to life on the page. This book is an exploration of the Earth as it used to exist, the changes that have occurred during its history, and the ways that life has found to adapt―or not. It takes us from the savannahs of Pliocene Kenya to watch a python chase a group of australopithecines into an acacia tree; to a cliff overlooking the salt pans of the empty basin of what will be the Mediterranean Sea just as water from the Miocene Atlantic Ocean spills in; into the tropical forests of Eocene Antarctica; and under the shallow pools of Ediacaran Australia, where we glimpse the first microbial life MASTADON

EXTINCTION THEN AND NOW:  4/8: Otherlands: A Journey Through Earth's Extinct Worlds, by Thomas Halliday. https://www.amazon.com/Otherlands-Journey-Through-Earths-Extinct/dp/B097CL2BVX/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr1 The past is past, but it does leave clues, and Thomas Halliday has used cutting-edge science to decipher them more completely than ever before. In Otherlands, Halliday makes sixteen fossil sites burst to life on the page. This book is an exploration of the Earth as it used to exist, the changes that have occurred during its history, and the ways that life has found to adapt―or not. It takes us from the savannahs of Pliocene Kenya to watch a python chase a group of australopithecines into an acacia tree; to a cliff overlooking the salt pans of the empty basin of what will be the Mediterranean Sea just as water from the Miocene Atlantic Ocean spills in; into the tropical forests of Eocene Antarctica; and under the shallow pools of Ediacaran Australia, where we glimpse the first microbial lifeEXTINCTION THEN AND NOW:  1/8: Otherlands: A Journey Through Earth's Extinct Worlds, by Thomas Halliday. https://www.amazon.com/Otherlands-Journey-Through-Earths-Extinct/dp/B097CL2BVX/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr1 The past is past, but it does leave clues, and Thomas Halliday has used cutting-edge science to decipher them more completely than ever before. In Otherlands, Halliday makes sixteen fossil sites burst to life on the page. This book is an exploration of the Earth as it used to exist, the changes that have occurred during its history, and the ways that life has found to adapt―or not. It takes us from the savannahs of Pliocene Kenya to watch a python chase a group of australopithecines into an acacia tree; to a cliff overlooking the salt pans of the empty basin of what will be the Mediterranean Sea just as water from the Miocene Atlantic Ocean spills in; into the tropical forests of Eocene Antarctica; and under the shallow pools of Ediacaran Australia, where we glimpse the first microbial life. 1928

EXTINCTION THEN AND NOW:  3/8: Otherlands: A Journey Through Earth's Extinct Worlds, by Thomas Halliday. https://www.amazon.com/Otherlands-Journey-Through-Earths-Extinct/dp/B097CL2BVX/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr1 The past is past, but it does leave clues, and Thomas Halliday has used cutting-edge science to decipher them more completely than ever before. In Otherlands, Halliday makes sixteen fossil sites burst to life on the page. This book is an exploration of the Earth as it used to exist, the changes that have occurred during its history, and the ways that life has found to adapt―or not. It takes us from the savannahs of Pliocene Kenya to watch a python chase a group of australopithecines into an acacia tree; to a cliff overlooking the salt pans of the empty basin of what will be the Mediterranean Sea just as water from the Miocene Atlantic Ocean spills in; into the tropical forests of Eocene Antarctica; and under the shallow pools of Ediacaran Australia, where we glimpse the first microbial life. 1923

EXTINCTION THEN AND NOW:  2/8: Otherlands: A Journey Through Earth's Extinct Worlds, by Thomas Halliday. https://www.amazon.com/Otherlands-Journey-Through-Earths-Extinct/dp/B097CL2BVX/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr1 The past is past, but it does leave clues, and Thomas Halliday has used cutting-edge science to decipher them more completely than ever before. In Otherlands, Halliday makes sixteen fossil sites burst to life on the page. This book is an exploration of the Earth as it used to exist, the changes that have occurred during its history, and the ways that life has found to adapt―or not. It takes us from the savannahs of Pliocene Kenya to watch a python chase a group of australopithecines into an acacia tree; to a cliff overlooking the salt pans of the empty basin of what will be the Mediterranean Sea just as water from the Miocene Atlantic Ocean spills in; into the tropical forests of Eocene Antarctica; and under the shallow pools of Ediacaran Australia, where we glimpse the first microbial life. 1916

EXTINCTION THEN AND NOW:  1/8: Otherlands: A Journey Through Earth's Extinct Worlds, by Thomas Halliday. https://www.amazon.com/Otherlands-Journey-Through-Earths-Extinct/dp/B097CL2BVX/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr1 The past is past, but it does leave clues, and Thomas Halliday has used cutting-edge science to decipher them more completely than ever before. In Otherlands, Halliday makes sixteen fossil sites burst to life on the page. This book is an exploration of the Earth as it used to exist, the changes that have occurred during its history, and the ways that life has found to adapt―or not. It takes us from the savannahs of Pliocene Kenya to watch a python chase a group of australopithecines into an acacia tree; to a cliff overlooking the salt pans of the empty basin of what will be the Mediterranean Sea just as water from the Miocene Atlantic Ocean spills in; into the tropical forests of Eocene Antarctica; and under the shallow pools of Ediacaran Australia, where we glimpse the first microbial life 1803

#Panama: Discovered: Petrified Mangrove Forest 22 million years old. @Michael_Yon https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/a-22-million-year-old-petrified-mangrove-forest-found-in-the-panama-canal/ar-AA1mOw2P 1910 Panama

#Panama: More than 25 thousand China Nationals crossed the Farien Gao in 2023 & What is to be done?  @Michael_Yon https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/surge-in-chinese-migrants-crossing-us-southern-border/ar-AA1mGGhL 1906 Panama

TRAGEDY UNDER XI: 4/4: Beijing remain quiet on the Prigozhin episode: 4/4: Today Hong Kong, Tomorrow the World: What China's Crackdown Reveals About Its Plans to End Freedom Everywhere  by  Mark L. Clifford https://www.amazon.com/Today-Hong-Kong-Tomorrow-World/dp/1250279178 Today Hong Kong, Tomorrow the World tells the complete story of how a city once famed for protests so peaceful that toddlers joined grandparents in millions-strong rallies became a place where police have fired more than 10,000 rounds of tear gas, rubber bullets and even live ammunition at their neighbors, while pro-government hooligans attack demonstrators in the streets. A Hong Kong resident from 1992 to 2021, author Mark L. Clifford has witnessed this transformation firsthand. As a celebrated publisher and journalist, he has unrivaled access to the full range of the city’s society, from student protestors and political prisoners to aristocrats and senior government officials. A powerful and dramatic mix of history and on-the-ground reporting, this book is the definitive account of one of the most important geopolitical standoffs of our time. 1906 HONG KONG

TRAGEDY UNDER XI: 3/4: Beijing remain quiet on the Prigozhin episode: 4/4: Today Hong Kong, Tomorrow the World: What China's Crackdown Reveals About Its Plans to End Freedom Everywhere  by  Mark L. Clifford https://www.amazon.com/Today-Hong-Kong-Tomorrow-World/dp/1250279178 Today Hong Kong, Tomorrow the World tells the complete story of how a city once famed for protests so peaceful that toddlers joined grandparents in millions-strong rallies became a place where police have fired more than 10,000 rounds of tear gas, rubber bullets and even live ammunition at their neighbors, while pro-government hooligans attack demonstrators in the streets. A Hong Kong resident from 1992 to 2021, author Mark L. Clifford has witnessed this transformation firsthand. As a celebrated publisher and journalist, he has unrivaled access to the full range of the city’s society, from student protestors and political prisoners to aristocrats and senior government officials. A powerful and dramatic mix of history and on-the-ground reporting, this book is the definitive account of one of the most important geopolitical standoffs of our time. 1938 CIVIL WAR KUOMINTANG

TRAGEDY UNDER XI: 2/4: Beijing remain quiet on the Prigozhin episode: 4/4: Today Hong Kong, Tomorrow the World: What China's Crackdown Reveals About Its Plans to End Freedom Everywhere  by  Mark L. Clifford https://www.amazon.com/Today-Hong-Kong-Tomorrow-World/dp/1250279178 Today Hong Kong, Tomorrow the World tells the complete story of how a city once famed for protests so peaceful that toddlers joined grandparents in millions-strong rallies became a place where police have fired more than 10,000 rounds of tear gas, rubber bullets and even live ammunition at their neighbors, while pro-government hooligans attack demonstrators in the streets. A Hong Kong resident from 1992 to 2021, author Mark L. Clifford has witnessed this transformation firsthand. As a celebrated publisher and journalist, he has unrivaled access to the full range of the city’s society, from student protestors and political prisoners to aristocrats and senior government officials. A powerful and dramatic mix of history and on-the-ground reporting, this book is the definitive account of one of the most important geopolitical standoffs of our time. 1925 KUOMINTANG

TRAGEDY UNDER XI: 1/4: Beijing remain quiet on the Prigozhin episode: 4/4: Today Hong Kong, Tomorrow the World: What China's Crackdown Reveals About Its Plans to End Freedom Everywhere  by  Mark L. Clifford https://www.amazon.com/Today-Hong-Kong-Tomorrow-World/dp/1250279178 Today Hong Kong, Tomorrow the World tells the complete story of how a city once famed for protests so peaceful that toddlers joined grandparents in millions-strong rallies became a place where police have fired more than 10,000 rounds of tear gas, rubber bullets and even live ammunition at their neighbors, while pro-government hooligans attack demonstrators in the streets. A Hong Kong resident from 1992 to 2021, author Mark L. Clifford has witnessed this transformation firsthand. As a celebrated publisher and journalist, he has unrivaled access to the full range of the city’s society, from student protestors and political prisoners to aristocrats and senior government officials. A powerful and dramatic mix of history and on-the-ground reporting, this book is the definitive account of one of the most important geopolitical standoffs of our time. 1924

#OzWatch: Surge of venemous snakes in the humdity and rains: in beds, in ice machines, in engine blocks, on tennis courts: is this the new normal?  Jeremy Zakis, New South Wales. #FriendsofHistoryDebatingSociety https://twitter.com/Ben_Domensino/status/1745279764242296879?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1745279764242296879%7Ctwgr%5E10b40d083a338c152286bd59e4afd9d58710dacc%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.abc.net.au%2Fnews%2F2024-01-12%2Fnsw-sydney-humidity-weather-summer%2F103311022

#OzWatch: Report that the global temperature may reach 1.5 Centigrade above pre-industrial levels. El Nino humidity and heat followed by severe drought: Is this the new normal?  Jeremy Zakis, New South Wales. #FriendsofHistoryDebatingSociety https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-12/nsw-sydney-humidity-weather-summer/103311022 1898 Queensland

ANTHROPOCENE MAN: 4/4: The Next 500 Years: Engineering Life to Reach New Worlds by Christopher E. Mason  https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B086SCVGS5/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0 Inevitably, life on Earth will come to an end, whether by climate disaster, or by cataclysmic war, or when the sun runs out of fuel in a few billion years. To avoid extinction, will we have to find a new home planet, perhaps even a new solar system, to inhabit? In this provocative and fascinating book, Christopher Mason argues that we have a moral duty to do just that. Because we are the only species aware that life on Earth has an expiration date, we have a responsibility to act as the shepherd of lifeforms--not only for our species but for all species on which we depend and for those still to come (by accidental or designed evolution). Mason argues that the same capacity for ingenuity that has enabled us to build rockets and land on other planets can be applied to redesigning biology so that we can sustainably inhabit those planets. And he lays out a 500-year plan for undertaking the massively ambitious project of reengineering human genetics for life in other worlds. 1940

ANTHROPOCENE MAN: 3/4: The Next 500 Years: Engineering Life to Reach New Worlds by Christopher E. Mason  https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B086SCVGS5/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0 Inevitably, life on Earth will come to an end, whether by climate disaster, or by cataclysmic war, or when the sun runs out of fuel in a few billion years. To avoid extinction, will we have to find a new home planet, perhaps even a new solar system, to inhabit? In this provocative and fascinating book, Christopher Mason argues that we have a moral duty to do just that. Because we are the only species aware that life on Earth has an expiration date, we have a responsibility to act as the shepherd of lifeforms--not only for our species but for all species on which we depend and for those still to come (by accidental or designed evolution). Mason argues that the same capacity for ingenuity that has enabled us to build rockets and land on other planets can be applied to redesigning biology so that we can sustainably inhabit those planets. And he lays out a 500-year plan for undertaking the massively ambitious project of reengineering human genetics for life in other worlds. 1957

ANTHROPOCENE MAN: 2/4: The Next 500 Years: Engineering Life to Reach New Worlds by Christopher E. Mason  https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B086SCVGS5/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0 Inevitably, life on Earth will come to an end, whether by climate disaster, or by cataclysmic war, or when the sun runs out of fuel in a few billion years. To avoid extinction, will we have to find a new home planet, perhaps even a new solar system, to inhabit? In this provocative and fascinating book, Christopher Mason argues that we have a moral duty to do just that. Because we are the only species aware that life on Earth has an expiration date, we have a responsibility to act as the shepherd of lifeforms--not only for our species but for all species on which we depend and for those still to come (by accidental or designed evolution). Mason argues that the same capacity for ingenuity that has enabled us to build rockets and land on other planets can be applied to redesigning biology so that we can sustainably inhabit those planets. And he lays out a 500-year plan for undertaking the massively ambitious project of reengineering human genetics for life in other worlds. 1957

ANTHROPOCENE MAN: 1/4: The Next 500 Years: Engineering Life to Reach New Worlds by Christopher E. Mason  https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B086SCVGS5/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0 Inevitably, life on Earth will come to an end, whether by climate disaster, or by cataclysmic war, or when the sun runs out of fuel in a few billion years. To avoid extinction, will we have to find a new home planet, perhaps even a new solar system, to inhabit? In this provocative and fascinating book, Christopher Mason argues that we have a moral duty to do just that. Because we are the only species aware that life on Earth has an expiration date, we have a responsibility to act as the shepherd of lifeforms--not only for our species but for all species on which we depend and for those still to come (by accidental or designed evolution). Mason argues that the same capacity for ingenuity that has enabled us to build rockets and land on other planets can be applied to redesigning biology so that we can sustainably inhabit those planets. And he lays out a 500-year plan for undertaking the massively ambitious project of reengineering human genetics for life in other worlds. 1955

#OZWATCH:  England more bitter tallking for Ashes 2023 (and Ashes 2022).JEREMY ZAKIS, NEW SOUTH WALES. #FRIENDSOFHISTORYDEBATINGSOCIETY https://www.news.com.au/sport/cricket/and-what-about-lyon-england-great-claims-poms-wouldve-won-ashes-if-spinner-was-fit/news-story/3312c3d400465eba96ac249940bcda79 1896 Australia

WHY THE NEED FOR PLANETARY DEFENSE:: 4/4: Impact: How Rocks from Space Led to Life, Culture, and Donkey Kong Hardcover – by  Greg Brennecka  (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Impact-Rocks-Space-Culture-Donkey/dp/0063078929/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Impact argues that Earth would be a lifeless, inhospitable piece of rock without being fortuitously assaulted with meteorites throughout the history of the planet. These bombardments transformed Earth’s early atmosphere and delivered the complex organic molecules that allowed life to develop on our planet. While meteorites have provided the raw materials for life to thrive, they have radically devastated life as well, most famously killing off the dinosaurs and paving the way for humans to evolve to where we are today. As noted meteoriticist Greg Brennecka explains, meteorites did not just set us on the path to becoming human, they helped direct the development of human culture. Meteorites have influenced humanity since the start of civilization. Over the centuries, meteorite falls and other cosmic cinema have started (and stopped) wars, terrified millions, and inspired religions throughout the world. 1851 LONDON 

WHY THE NEED FOR PLANETARY DEFENSE:: 3/4: Impact: How Rocks from Space Led to Life, Culture, and Donkey Kong Hardcover – by  Greg Brennecka  (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Impact-Rocks-Space-Culture-Donkey/dp/0063078929/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Impact argues that Earth would be a lifeless, inhospitable piece of rock without being fortuitously assaulted with meteorites throughout the history of the planet. These bombardments transformed Earth’s early atmosphere and delivered the complex organic molecules that allowed life to develop on our planet. While meteorites have provided the raw materials for life to thrive, they have radically devastated life as well, most famously killing off the dinosaurs and paving the way for humans to evolve to where we are today. As noted meteoriticist Greg Brennecka explains, meteorites did not just set us on the path to becoming human, they helped direct the development of human culture. Meteorites have influenced humanity since the start of civilization. Over the centuries, meteorite falls and other cosmic cinema have started (and stopped) wars, terrified millions, and inspired religions throughout the world. 2008 MOON BOMBARDMENT  

WHY THE NEED FOR PLANETARY DEFENSE:: 2/4: Impact: How Rocks from Space Led to Life, Culture, and Donkey Kong Hardcover – by  Greg Brennecka  (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Impact-Rocks-Space-Culture-Donkey/dp/0063078929/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Impact argues that Earth would be a lifeless, inhospitable piece of rock without being fortuitously assaulted with meteorites throughout the history of the planet. These bombardments transformed Earth’s early atmosphere and delivered the complex organic molecules that allowed life to develop on our planet. While meteorites have provided the raw materials for life to thrive, they have radically devastated life as well, most famously killing off the dinosaurs and paving the way for humans to evolve to where we are today. As noted meteoriticist Greg Brennecka explains, meteorites did not just set us on the path to becoming human, they helped direct the development of human culture. Meteorites have influenced humanity since the start of civilization. Over the centuries, meteorite falls and other cosmic cinema have started (and stopped) wars, terrified millions, and inspired religions throughout the world.   1999 MARS PATHFINDER

WHY THE NEED FOR PLANETARY DEFENSE:: 1/4: Impact: How Rocks from Space Led to Life, Culture, and Donkey Kong Hardcover – by  Greg Brennecka  (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Impact-Rocks-Space-Culture-Donkey/dp/0063078929/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Impact argues that Earth would be a lifeless, inhospitable piece of rock without being fortuitously assaulted with meteorites throughout the history of the planet. These bombardments transformed Earth’s early atmosphere and delivered the complex organic molecules that allowed life to develop on our planet. While meteorites have provided the raw materials for life to thrive, they have radically devastated life as well, most famously killing off the dinosaurs and paving the way for humans to evolve to where we are today. As noted meteoriticist Greg Brennecka explains, meteorites did not just set us on the path to becoming human, they helped direct the development of human culture. Meteorites have influenced humanity since the start of civilization. Over the centuries, meteorite falls and other cosmic cinema have started (and stopped) wars, terrified millions, and inspired religions throughout the world.  PLANETARY DISK

#TAIWAN: Error-free, festive, transparent democracy in Taiwan & What is to be done? Eliizabeth Larus Freund.Adjunct Senior Fellow Pacific Forum. https://www.msn.com/en-xl/news/other/taiwan-elects-william-lai-president-in-historic-vote/ar-AA1mUIdG 1910 Taiwan

THE NEW MILLIONS: 4/4: A Beginner's Guide to America: For the Immigrant and the Curious by Roya Hakakian https://www.amazon.com/Beginners-Guide-America-Immigrant-Curious/dp/0525656065/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1622853677&sr=1-1 A stirring, witty, and poignant glimpse into the bewildering American immigrant experience from someone who has lived it. Also, a mirror held up to America. Into the maelstrom of unprecedented contemporary debates about immigrants in the United States, this perfectly timed book gives us a portrait of what the new immigrant experience in America is really like. Written as a "guide" for the newly arrived, and providing "practical information and advice," Roya Hakakian, an immigrant herself, reveals what those who settle here love about the country, what they miss about their homes, the cruelty of some Americans, and the unceasing generosity of others. She captures the texture of life in a new place in all its complexity, laying bare both its beauty and its darkness as she discusses race, sex, love, death, consumerism, and what it is like to be from a country that is in America's crosshairs. Her tenderly perceptive and surprisingly humorous account invites us to see ourselves as we appear to others, making it possible for us to rediscover our many American gifts through the perspective of the outsider. In shattering myths and embracing painful contradictions that are unique to this place,A Beginner's Guide to America is Hakakian's candid love letter to America.   1883 WALL STREET

THE NEW MILLIONS: 3/4: A Beginner's Guide to America: For the Immigrant and the Curious by Roya Hakakian https://www.amazon.com/Beginners-Guide-America-Immigrant-Curious/dp/0525656065/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1622853677&sr=1-1 A stirring, witty, and poignant glimpse into the bewildering American immigrant experience from someone who has lived it. Also, a mirror held up to America. Into the maelstrom of unprecedented contemporary debates about immigrants in the United States, this perfectly timed book gives us a portrait of what the new immigrant experience in America is really like. Written as a "guide" for the newly arrived, and providing "practical information and advice," Roya Hakakian, an immigrant herself, reveals what those who settle here love about the country, what they miss about their homes, the cruelty of some Americans, and the unceasing generosity of others. She captures the texture of life in a new place in all its complexity, laying bare both its beauty and its darkness as she discusses race, sex, love, death, consumerism, and what it is like to be from a country that is in America's crosshairs. Her tenderly perceptive and surprisingly humorous account invites us to see ourselves as we appear to others, making it possible for us to rediscover our many American gifts through the perspective of the outsider. In shattering myths and embracing painful contradictions that are unique to this place,A Beginner's Guide to America is Hakakian's candid love letter to America. 1849 SACRAMENTO CITY

THE NEW MILLIONS: 2/4: A Beginner's Guide to America: For the Immigrant and the Curious by Roya Hakakian https://www.amazon.com/Beginners-Guide-America-Immigrant-Curious/dp/0525656065/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1622853677&sr=1-1 A stirring, witty, and poignant glimpse into the bewildering American immigrant experience from someone who has lived it. Also, a mirror held up to America. Into the maelstrom of unprecedented contemporary debates about immigrants in the United States, this perfectly timed book gives us a portrait of what the new immigrant experience in America is really like. Written as a "guide" for the newly arrived, and providing "practical information and advice," Roya Hakakian, an immigrant herself, reveals what those who settle here love about the country, what they miss about their homes, the cruelty of some Americans, and the unceasing generosity of others. She captures the texture of life in a new place in all its complexity, laying bare both its beauty and its darkness as she discusses race, sex, love, death, consumerism, and what it is like to be from a country that is in America's crosshairs. Her tenderly perceptive and surprisingly humorous account invites us to see ourselves as we appear to others, making it possible for us to rediscover our many American gifts through the perspective of the outsider. In shattering myths and embracing painful contradictions that are unique to this place,A Beginner's Guide to America is Hakakian's candid love letter to America 1876 DURHAM IRON WORKS

THE NEW MILLIONS: 1/4: A Beginner's Guide to America: For the Immigrant and the Curious by Roya Hakakian https://www.amazon.com/Beginners-Guide-America-Immigrant-Curious/dp/0525656065/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1622853677&sr=1-1 A stirring, witty, and poignant glimpse into the bewildering American immigrant experience from someone who has lived it. Also, a mirror held up to America. Into the maelstrom of unprecedented contemporary debates about immigrants in the United States, this perfectly timed book gives us a portrait of what the new immigrant experience in America is really like. Written as a "guide" for the newly arrived, and providing "practical information and advice," Roya Hakakian, an immigrant herself, reveals what those who settle here love about the country, what they miss about their homes, the cruelty of some Americans, and the unceasing generosity of others. She captures the texture of life in a new place in all its complexity, laying bare both its beauty and its darkness as she discusses race, sex, love, death, consumerism, and what it is like to be from a country that is in America's crosshairs. Her tenderly perceptive and surprisingly humorous account invites us to see ourselves as we appear to others, making it possible for us to rediscover our many American gifts through the perspective of the outsider. In shattering myths and embracing painful contradictions that are unique to this place,A Beginner's Guide to America is Hakakian's candid love letter to America 1911 HAVANA HARBOR

NATURAL MUSEUM WARS:  4/4: The Monster's Bones: The Discovery of T. Rex and How It Shook Our World Hardcover by  David K. Randall  (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Monsters-Bones-Discovery-Shook-World/dp/1324006536 In the dust of the Gilded Age Bone Wars, two vastly different men emerge with a mission to fill the empty halls of New York’s struggling American Museum of Natural History: Henry Fairfield Osborn, a privileged socialite whose reputation rests on the museum’s success, and intrepid Kansas-born fossil hunter Barnum Brown. When Brown unearths the first Tyrannosaurus Rex fossils in the Montana wilderness, forever changing the world of paleontology, Osborn sees a path to save his museum from irrelevancy. With four-foot-long jaws capable of crushing the bones of its prey and hips that powered the animal to run at speeds of 25 miles per hour, the T. Rex suggests a prehistoric ecosystem more complex than anyone imagined. As the public turns out in droves to cower before this bone-chilling giant of the past and wonder at the mysteries of its disappearance, Brown and Osborn together turn dinosaurs from a biological oddity into a beloved part of culture. Vivid and engaging, The Monster’s Bones journeys from prehistory to present day, from remote Patagonia to the unforgiving badlands of the American West to the penthouses of Manhattan. With a wide-ranging cast of robber barons, eugenicists, and opportunistic cowboys, New York Times best-selling author David K. Randall reveals how a monster of a bygone era ignited a new understanding of our planet and our place within it. 1914

NATURAL MUSEUM WARS:  3/4: The Monster's Bones: The Discovery of T. Rex and How It Shook Our World Hardcover by  David K. Randall  (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Monsters-Bones-Discovery-Shook-World/dp/1324006536 In the dust of the Gilded Age Bone Wars, two vastly different men emerge with a mission to fill the empty halls of New York’s struggling American Museum of Natural History: Henry Fairfield Osborn, a privileged socialite whose reputation rests on the museum’s success, and intrepid Kansas-born fossil hunter Barnum Brown. When Brown unearths the first Tyrannosaurus Rex fossils in the Montana wilderness, forever changing the world of paleontology, Osborn sees a path to save his museum from irrelevancy. With four-foot-long jaws capable of crushing the bones of its prey and hips that powered the animal to run at speeds of 25 miles per hour, the T. Rex suggests a prehistoric ecosystem more complex than anyone imagined. As the public turns out in droves to cower before this bone-chilling giant of the past and wonder at the mysteries of its disappearance, Brown and Osborn together turn dinosaurs from a biological oddity into a beloved part of culture. Vivid and engaging, The Monster’s Bones journeys from prehistory to present day, from remote Patagonia to the unforgiving badlands of the American West to the penthouses of Manhattan. With a wide-ranging cast of robber barons, eugenicists, and opportunistic cowboys, New York Times best-selling author David K. Randall reveals how a monster of a bygone era ignited a new understanding of our planet and our place within it. 1845

NATURAL MUSEUM WARS:  2/4: The Monster's Bones: The Discovery of T. Rex and How It Shook Our World Hardcover by  David K. Randall  (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Monsters-Bones-Discovery-Shook-World/dp/1324006536 In the dust of the Gilded Age Bone Wars, two vastly different men emerge with a mission to fill the empty halls of New York’s struggling American Museum of Natural History: Henry Fairfield Osborn, a privileged socialite whose reputation rests on the museum’s success, and intrepid Kansas-born fossil hunter Barnum Brown. When Brown unearths the first Tyrannosaurus Rex fossils in the Montana wilderness, forever changing the world of paleontology, Osborn sees a path to save his museum from irrelevancy. With four-foot-long jaws capable of crushing the bones of its prey and hips that powered the animal to run at speeds of 25 miles per hour, the T. Rex suggests a prehistoric ecosystem more complex than anyone imagined. As the public turns out in droves to cower before this bone-chilling giant of the past and wonder at the mysteries of its disappearance, Brown and Osborn together turn dinosaurs from a biological oddity into a beloved part of culture. Vivid and engaging, The Monster’s Bones journeys from prehistory to present day, from remote Patagonia to the unforgiving badlands of the American West to the penthouses of Manhattan. With a wide-ranging cast of robber barons, eugenicists, and opportunistic cowboys, New York Times best-selling author David K. Randall reveals how a monster of a bygone era ignited a new understanding of our planet and our place within it. 1911 CRO-MAGNON MAN.

NATURAL MUSEUM WARS:  1/4: The Monster's Bones: The Discovery of T. Rex and How It Shook Our World Hardcover by  David K. Randall  (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Monsters-Bones-Discovery-Shook-World/dp/1324006536 In the dust of the Gilded Age Bone Wars, two vastly different men emerge with a mission to fill the empty halls of New York’s struggling American Museum of Natural History: Henry Fairfield Osborn, a privileged socialite whose reputation rests on the museum’s success, and intrepid Kansas-born fossil hunter Barnum Brown. When Brown unearths the first Tyrannosaurus Rex fossils in the Montana wilderness, forever changing the world of paleontology, Osborn sees a path to save his museum from irrelevancy. With four-foot-long jaws capable of crushing the bones of its prey and hips that powered the animal to run at speeds of 25 miles per hour, the T. Rex suggests a prehistoric ecosystem more complex than anyone imagined. As the public turns out in droves to cower before this bone-chilling giant of the past and wonder at the mysteries of its disappearance, Brown and Osborn together turn dinosaurs from a biological oddity into a beloved part of culture. Vivid and engaging, The Monster’s Bones journeys from prehistory to present day, from remote Patagonia to the unforgiving badlands of the American West to the penthouses of Manhattan. With a wide-ranging cast of robber barons, eugenicists, and opportunistic cowboys, New York Times best-selling author David K. Randall reveals how a monster of a bygone era ignited a new understanding of our planet and our place within it. 1852

TONIGHT: The show begins in California with Jeff Bliss to speak of the surprise that Dodger Hall of Famer Steve Garvey iscompetitive with Adam Schiff, Katie Porter snd Barbara Lee in a dominantly Democratic state. Then to Italy to speak of why Rome declined to participate in the Houthi Affair. To Low Earth Orbit (LEO) with Space Force and Starlink, to Mexico City an AMLO.  To Allegheny, Philadelphia and Lancaster counties of Pennsylvania.  To Boca Chica Texas awaiting FAA approval again.   To Oumuamua  near Neptune, to Italy 1943 and the tragedy of the war years for the soldiers and the Italian bystanders.  To the University of Waikato on the North Island of New Zealand, to Ottawa and New York and SCOTUS. More,  1929 Auckland New Zealand

#SCOTUS: When a client provokes the court. #RichardAEpstein, #HooverInstitution https://www.cnbc.com/2024/01/11/trump-fraud-trial-closing-arguments-in-new-york-court.html SCOTUS 1922

#SCOTUS:The immunity defense before the DC Court of Appeals. #RichardAEpstein, Hoover Institution. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/09/us/politics/trump-immunity-claim-in-court.html 1902 POTUS

#Canada: PM Trudeau's unclear policy toward the IRGC, the Hamas War, and Israel's defense. Conrad Black, National Post https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/how-justin-trudeau-lost-his-grip/ar-AA1mJYoW 1910 Ottawa Rowing Club

#NewZealand: The new Luxon government arrives: and observations about national defense such as in 1914 and 1939. Reuben Steff, Senior Lecturer, University of Waikato https://nationalsecurityjournal.nz 1940 AUCKLAND DIVISION CAVALRY REGIMENT MARCH, 1940

8/8:  The Savage Storm: The Battle for Italy 1943 by  James Holland  (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Savage-Storm-Battle-Italy-1943/dp/080216160X Following victory in Sicily, while the central command planned the spring 1944 invasion of France, Allied troops crossed into southern Italy in September 1943, expecting to drive Axis forces north and liberate Rome by Christmas. Italy quickly surrendered but German divisions fiercely resisted, and the hoped-for quick victory descended into one of the most challenging and protracted battles of the entire war. James Holland’s The Savage Storm, chronicling the dramatic opening months of the Italian Campaign in unflinching and insightful detail, is unlike any campaign history yet written. Holland has always narrated war at ground level, but here goes further by chronicling events almost entirely through the contemporary eyes of those who were there on all sides and at all levels—Allied, Axis, civilians alike. Weaving together a wealth of letters, diaries, and other documents—from the likes of American General Mark Clark, German battalion commander Georg Zellner, New Zealand lance-corporal Roger Smith, legendary war reporter Ernie Pyle, and Italian politician Filippo Caracciolo—Holland traces the battles as they were experienced across plains, over mountains, through shattered villages and cities, in intense heat and, towards the end of December 1943, frigid cold and relentless rain. Such close-up views persuade Holland to recast important aspects of the campaign, reappraising the reputation of Mark Clark himself and other senior commanders of the U.S. Fifth and British Eighth armies. Given the shortage of Allied shipping and materiel allocated to Italy because of the build-up for D-Day, more was expected of Allied troops in Italy than anywhere else, and, as accounts at the time attest, a huge price was paid by everyone for each bloodily contested mile. Putting readers vividly in the moment as events unfolded, with characters made unforgettable by their own words, The Savage Storm is a defining account of the pivotal months leading to Monte Cassino, and a landmark in the writing about war.  may 1944 Northamptonshire Regiment

7/8:  The Savage Storm: The Battle for Italy 1943 by  James Holland  (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Savage-Storm-Battle-Italy-1943/dp/080216160X Following victory in Sicily, while the central command planned the spring 1944 invasion of France, Allied troops crossed into southern Italy in September 1943, expecting to drive Axis forces north and liberate Rome by Christmas. Italy quickly surrendered but German divisions fiercely resisted, and the hoped-for quick victory descended into one of the most challenging and protracted battles of the entire war. James Holland’s The Savage Storm, chronicling the dramatic opening months of the Italian Campaign in unflinching and insightful detail, is unlike any campaign history yet written. Holland has always narrated war at ground level, but here goes further by chronicling events almost entirely through the contemporary eyes of those who were there on all sides and at all levels—Allied, Axis, civilians alike. Weaving together a wealth of letters, diaries, and other documents—from the likes of American General Mark Clark, German battalion commander Georg Zellner, New Zealand lance-corporal Roger Smith, legendary war reporter Ernie Pyle, and Italian politician Filippo Caracciolo—Holland traces the battles as they were experienced across plains, over mountains, through shattered villages and cities, in intense heat and, towards the end of December 1943, frigid cold and relentless rain. Such close-up views persuade Holland to recast important aspects of the campaign, reappraising the reputation of Mark Clark himself and other senior commanders of the U.S. Fifth and British Eighth armies. Given the shortage of Allied shipping and materiel allocated to Italy because of the build-up for D-Day, more was expected of Allied troops in Italy than anywhere else, and, as accounts at the time attest, a huge price was paid by everyone for each bloodily contested mile. Putting readers vividly in the moment as events unfolded, with characters made unforgettable by their own words, The Savage Storm is a defining account of the pivotal months leading to Monte Cassino, and a landmark in the writing about war.  1944  Fourth Indian Division

6/8:  The Savage Storm: The Battle for Italy 1943 by  James Holland  (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Savage-Storm-Battle-Italy-1943/dp/080216160X Following victory in Sicily, while the central command planned the spring 1944 invasion of France, Allied troops crossed into southern Italy in September 1943, expecting to drive Axis forces north and liberate Rome by Christmas. Italy quickly surrendered but German divisions fiercely resisted, and the hoped-for quick victory descended into one of the most challenging and protracted battles of the entire war. James Holland’s The Savage Storm, chronicling the dramatic opening months of the Italian Campaign in unflinching and insightful detail, is unlike any campaign history yet written. Holland has always narrated war at ground level, but here goes further by chronicling events almost entirely through the contemporary eyes of those who were there on all sides and at all levels—Allied, Axis, civilians alike. Weaving together a wealth of letters, diaries, and other documents—from the likes of American General Mark Clark, German battalion commander Georg Zellner, New Zealand lance-corporal Roger Smith, legendary war reporter Ernie Pyle, and Italian politician Filippo Caracciolo—Holland traces the battles as they were experienced across plains, over mountains, through shattered villages and cities, in intense heat and, towards the end of December 1943, frigid cold and relentless rain. Such close-up views persuade Holland to recast important aspects of the campaign, reappraising the reputation of Mark Clark himself and other senior commanders of the U.S. Fifth and British Eighth armies. Given the shortage of Allied shipping and materiel allocated to Italy because of the build-up for D-Day, more was expected of Allied troops in Italy than anywhere else, and, as accounts at the time attest, a huge price was paid by everyone for each bloodily contested mile. Putting readers vividly in the moment as events unfolded, with characters made unforgettable by their own words, The Savage Storm is a defining account of the pivotal months leading to Monte Cassino, and a landmark in the writing about war.  January 1944 Italy

5/8:  The Savage Storm: The Battle for Italy 1943 by  James Holland  (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Savage-Storm-Battle-Italy-1943/dp/080216160X Following victory in Sicily, while the central command planned the spring 1944 invasion of France, Allied troops crossed into southern Italy in September 1943, expecting to drive Axis forces north and liberate Rome by Christmas. Italy quickly surrendered but German divisions fiercely resisted, and the hoped-for quick victory descended into one of the most challenging and protracted battles of the entire war. James Holland’s The Savage Storm, chronicling the dramatic opening months of the Italian Campaign in unflinching and insightful detail, is unlike any campaign history yet written. Holland has always narrated war at ground level, but here goes further by chronicling events almost entirely through the contemporary eyes of those who were there on all sides and at all levels—Allied, Axis, civilians alike. Weaving together a wealth of letters, diaries, and other documents—from the likes of American General Mark Clark, German battalion commander Georg Zellner, New Zealand lance-corporal Roger Smith, legendary war reporter Ernie Pyle, and Italian politician Filippo Caracciolo—Holland traces the battles as they were experienced across plains, over mountains, through shattered villages and cities, in intense heat and, towards the end of December 1943, frigid cold and relentless rain. Such close-up views persuade Holland to recast important aspects of the campaign, reappraising the reputation of Mark Clark himself and other senior commanders of the U.S. Fifth and British Eighth armies. Given the shortage of Allied shipping and materiel allocated to Italy because of the build-up for D-Day, more was expected of Allied troops in Italy than anywhere else, and, as accounts at the time attest, a huge price was paid by everyone for each bloodily contested mile. Putting readers vividly in the moment as events unfolded, with characters made unforgettable by their own words, The Savage Storm is a defining account of the pivotal months leading to Monte Cassino, and a landmark in the writing about war.  April 1944 Italy

#Oumuamua: Chasing the mystery to the 2050s.. Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.com https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/a-new-plan-to-send-a-probe-to-interstellar-object-oumuamua/ 1898 Jules Verne

#SPACEX: Ready. Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.com https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/spacex-ready-to-launch-starship-superheavy-by-end-of-january-but-it-wont/ 1960

 #MrMarket: Heavy Lancaster County consumer shopping again at Costco's.  Jim McTague, former Washington Editor, Barrons. @MCTagueJ.  Author of the "Martin and Twyla Boundary Series."  #FriendsofHistoryDebatingSocietyague https://www.pennlive.com/realestate-news/2024/01/see-all-homes-sold-in-lancaster-county-jan-1-to-jan-7.html 1907 Harrisburg

##KeystoneReport: mosing manufacturing in Allegheny County; Saving Billy Penn in Philadelphia County. Salena Zito, Middle of Somewhere, @DCExaminer Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, New York Post, SalenaZito.com https://salenazito.com/2024/01/04/the-silent-death-by-a-thousand-cuts-in-manufacturing/ https://salenazito.com/2024/01/08/william-penn-and-the-removal-of-historys-lessons-2/ 1950 Allentown Pennsylvania

#Mexico: #AMLO shields the dictatorships of Havana, Caracas and Managua & What is to be done? Mary Anastasia O'Grady, WSJOpinion https://www.wsj.com/articles/is-amlo-blackmailing-biden-joint-communique-rewrite-mexico-cuba-venezuela-cd68cac5 1909 Mexico

#LEO: Space Force targeting folders for War in LEO. Henry Sokolski, Nonproliferation Policy Education Center https://breakingdefense.com/2024/01/take-down-space-force-targeting-unit-develops-strike-options-for-joint-force/ 1953

#Italy: Constitutionally declining the Houthi Affair. Lorenzo Fiori, Ansaldo Foundation. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/italy-declined-to-take-part-in-military-action-against-houthis-source-says/ar-AA1mRqpJ 1728 Rome

#PacificWatch: Hall of Fame Dodger Steve Garvey surprises in the chase for Dianne Feinstein's seat. @JCBliss https://news.yahoo.com/schiff-narrow-lead-over-garvey-200708692.html https://escholarship.org/uc/item/4rw4m4p0#main 1930 Hollywood 

PREVIEW: From a longer conversation with Professor Richard Epstein of Hoover about the Trump attorney claim of immunity their client in January 2021,  The professor is adamant that this is a judge-made rule that will not withstand judge-made opinion at the DC Court of Appeals. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/09/us/politics/trump-immunity-hearing-takeaways.html 1925 SCOTUS

PREVIEW: Continuing from a two-hour conversation with historian James Holland re his new work, THE SAVAGE STORM, about the Allied campaign to reach and to liberate Rome by breaking through nineteen first-rate German divisions that were deployed along two superior prepared defensive lines across the peninsula: the Bernhard Line and the Gustav Line. Brutal wintry conditions on the mountains and ceaseless rain on the plains, with little reliable air support because of the storms.  The Savage Storm: The Battle for Italy 1943 by  James Holland  (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Savage-Storm-Battle-Italy-1943/dp/080216160X 1943 Fifth Division Cameronians

PREVIEW:  Excerpt from a conversation with colleague Lorenzo Fiori about Italy's conditional and struggling participation in NATO and the Ukraine conflcit -- and the news that Italy has declined to participate in the military strikes against the Houthi militants in the Gulf. The critical factor in Yemen, I learn, is the Italian constitution. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/italy-declined-to-take-part-in-military-action-against-houthis-source-says/ar-AA1mRqpJ 1902 Rome

PREVIEW: Excerpt from a conversation with Salena Zito of the Washington Examiner about the mystery of the National Park Service threat to remove permanently a statue of William Penn from a Philadelphia park -- and the happy ending thanks to the swift authority of Governor Josh Shapiro.  https://salenazito.com/2024/01/08/william-penn-and-the-removal-of-historys-lessons-2/ 1689 Charles II grants land to William Penn that becomes Pennsylvania for the persecuted Quakers of England.

TONIGHT: The show begns in Italy 2024 where the Defense Minister calls for talks in the Ukraine crisis. To the Gulf where Iran arms the Houthis to make economic war. To the Gulf of Oman, to the Red Sea, to Belgorod and Kyiv and Moscow.  To Italy 1943-44 and the savage slugging contest between the Allies and the first-rate German Divisions commanded by Albert Kesselring. To Beijing, to DC andfinally to the DC Court of Appeals.  Enjoy. The Savage Storm: The Battle for Italy 1943 by  James Holland  (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Savage-Storm-Battle-Italy-1943/dp/080216160X 1944 Italy and the Arsenal; of Democracy on display with the UK Fifth Army

2/2: SCOTUS: The delaying strategy in the DC Court of Appeals and in SCOTUS. @AndrewCMcCarthy @NRO @ThadMcCotter @theamgreatness https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/01/on-immunity-trump-dubiously-relies-on-the-impeachment-clause/ 1920 SCOTUS

1/2: SCOTUS: The delaying strategy in the DC Court of Appeals and in SCOTUS. @AndrewCMcCarthy @NRO @ThadMcCotter @theamgreatness https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/01/on-immunity-trump-dubiously-relies-on-the-impeachment-clause/ 1886 SCOTUS

#GOP: #DNC: #Pupulism: The infamous old Republicrats agree with each other. Veronique de Rugy, Mercatus Center https://www.creators.com/read/veronique-de-rugy/01/24/populist-politicians-arent-so-divided-on-economic-issues-and-thats-bad-news 1913 Tariff Reformm: Berryman in the Washington Post

#ScalaReport: #PRC: 18 fabs on line in 2024 & What is to be done? CEO Chris Riegel, Scala.com #STRATACACHE https://www.semi.org/en/news-media-press-releases/semi-press-releases/global-semiconductor-capacity-projected-to-reach-record-high-30-million-wafers-per-month-in-2024-semi-reports 1906 Hong Kong

4/8: The Savage Storm: The Battle for Italy 1943 by  James Holland  (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Savage-Storm-Battle-Italy-1943/dp/080216160X Following victory in Sicily, while the central command planned the spring 1944 invasion of France, Allied troops crossed into southern Italy in September 1943, expecting to drive Axis forces north and liberate Rome by Christmas. Italy quickly surrendered but German divisions fiercely resisted, and the hoped-for quick victory descended into one of the most challenging and protracted battles of the entire war. James Holland’s The Savage Storm, chronicling the dramatic opening months of the Italian Campaign in unflinching and insightful detail, is unlike any campaign history yet written. Holland has always narrated war at ground level, but here goes further by chronicling events almost entirely through the contemporary eyes of those who were there on all sides and at all levels—Allied, Axis, civilians alike. Weaving together a wealth of letters, diaries, and other documents—from the likes of American General Mark Clark, German battalion commander Georg Zellner, New Zealand lance-corporal Roger Smith, legendary war reporter Ernie Pyle, and Italian politician Filippo Caracciolo—Holland traces the battles as they were experienced across plains, over mountains, through shattered villages and cities, in intense heat and, towards the end of December 1943, frigid cold and relentless rain. Such close-up views persuade Holland to recast important aspects of the campaign, reappraising the reputation of Mark Clark himself and other senior commanders of the U.S. Fifth and British Eighth armies. Given the shortage of Allied shipping and materiel allocated to Italy because of the build-up for D-Day, more was expected of Allied troops in Italy than anywhere else, and, as accounts at the time attest, a huge price was paid by everyone for each bloodily contested mile. Putting readers vividly in the moment as events unfolded, with characters made unforgettable by their own words, The Savage Storm is a defining account of the pivotal months leading to Monte Cassino, and a landmark in the writing about war.  1944 Italy.

3/8: The Savage Storm: The Battle for Italy 1943 by  James Holland  (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Savage-Storm-Battle-Italy-1943/dp/080216160X Following victory in Sicily, while the central command planned the spring 1944 invasion of France, Allied troops crossed into southern Italy in September 1943, expecting to drive Axis forces north and liberate Rome by Christmas. Italy quickly surrendered but German divisions fiercely resisted, and the hoped-for quick victory descended into one of the most challenging and protracted battles of the entire war. James Holland’s The Savage Storm, chronicling the dramatic opening months of the Italian Campaign in unflinching and insightful detail, is unlike any campaign history yet written. Holland has always narrated war at ground level, but here goes further by chronicling events almost entirely through the contemporary eyes of those who were there on all sides and at all levels—Allied, Axis, civilians alike. Weaving together a wealth of letters, diaries, and other documents—from the likes of American General Mark Clark, German battalion commander Georg Zellner, New Zealand lance-corporal Roger Smith, legendary war reporter Ernie Pyle, and Italian politician Filippo Caracciolo—Holland traces the battles as they were experienced across plains, over mountains, through shattered villages and cities, in intense heat and, towards the end of December 1943, frigid cold and relentless rain. Such close-up views persuade Holland to recast important aspects of the campaign, reappraising the reputation of Mark Clark himself and other senior commanders of the U.S. Fifth and British Eighth armies. Given the shortage of Allied shipping and materiel allocated to Italy because of the build-up for D-Day, more was expected of Allied troops in Italy than anywhere else, and, as accounts at the time attest, a huge price was paid by everyone for each bloodily contested mile. Putting readers vividly in the moment as events unfolded, with characters made unforgettable by their own words, The Savage Storm is a defining account of the pivotal months leading to Monte Cassino, and a landmark in the writing about war.  1943 October

2/8: The Savage Storm: The Battle for Italy 1943 by  James Holland  (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Savage-Storm-Battle-Italy-1943/dp/080216160X Following victory in Sicily, while the central command planned the spring 1944 invasion of France, Allied troops crossed into southern Italy in September 1943, expecting to drive Axis forces north and liberate Rome by Christmas. Italy quickly surrendered but German divisions fiercely resisted, and the hoped-for quick victory descended into one of the most challenging and protracted battles of the entire war. James Holland’s The Savage Storm, chronicling the dramatic opening months of the Italian Campaign in unflinching and insightful detail, is unlike any campaign history yet written. Holland has always narrated war at ground level, but here goes further by chronicling events almost entirely through the contemporary eyes of those who were there on all sides and at all levels—Allied, Axis, civilians alike. Weaving together a wealth of letters, diaries, and other documents—from the likes of American General Mark Clark, German battalion commander Georg Zellner, New Zealand lance-corporal Roger Smith, legendary war reporter Ernie Pyle, and Italian politician Filippo Caracciolo—Holland traces the battles as they were experienced across plains, over mountains, through shattered villages and cities, in intense heat and, towards the end of December 1943, frigid cold and relentless rain. Such close-up views persuade Holland to recast important aspects of the campaign, reappraising the reputation of Mark Clark himself and other senior commanders of the U.S. Fifth and British Eighth armies. Given the shortage of Allied shipping and materiel allocated to Italy because of the build-up for D-Day, more was expected of Allied troops in Italy than anywhere else, and, as accounts at the time attest, a huge price was paid by everyone for each bloodily contested mile. Putting readers vividly in the moment as events unfolded, with characters made unforgettable by their own words, The Savage Storm is a defining account of the pivotal months leading to Monte Cassino, and a landmark in the writing about war. 1943 Italy

1/8: The Savage Storm: The Battle for Italy 1943 by  James Holland  (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Savage-Storm-Battle-Italy-1943/dp/080216160X Following victory in Sicily, while the central command planned the spring 1944 invasion of France, Allied troops crossed into southern Italy in September 1943, expecting to drive Axis forces north and liberate Rome by Christmas. Italy quickly surrendered but German divisions fiercely resisted, and the hoped-for quick victory descended into one of the most challenging and protracted battles of the entire war. James Holland’s The Savage Storm, chronicling the dramatic opening months of the Italian Campaign in unflinching and insightful detail, is unlike any campaign history yet written. Holland has always narrated war at ground level, but here goes further by chronicling events almost entirely through the contemporary eyes of those who were there on all sides and at all levels—Allied, Axis, civilians alike. Weaving together a wealth of letters, diaries, and other documents—from the likes of American General Mark Clark, German battalion commander Georg Zellner, New Zealand lance-corporal Roger Smith, legendary war reporter Ernie Pyle, and Italian politician Filippo Caracciolo—Holland traces the battles as they were experienced across plains, over mountains, through shattered villages and cities, in intense heat and, towards the end of December 1943, frigid cold and relentless rain. Such close-up views persuade Holland to recast important aspects of the campaign, reappraising the reputation of Mark Clark himself and other senior commanders of the U.S. Fifth and British Eighth armies. Given the shortage of Allied shipping and materiel allocated to Italy because of the build-up for D-Day, more was expected of Allied troops in Italy than anywhere else, and, as accounts at the time attest, a huge price was paid by everyone for each bloodily contested mile. Putting readers vividly in the moment as events unfolded, with characters made unforgettable by their own words, The Savage Storm is a defining account of the pivotal months leading to Monte Cassino, and a landmark in the writing about war. F 1943 Reggio

#Qatar: Frenemy or enemy?  Eli Lake is an American journalist,. He currently writes for the Free Press and his podcast is called the Re-Education. https://www.thefp.com/p/texas-a-and-m-qatar-deal-iran-u-s-secrets 1904 Doha

#Iran: The source of the terror and horror & What is to be done? Jonathan Schanzer: senior vice president for research at FDD, where he oversees the work of the organization’s experts and scholars. Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1 https://www.timesofisrael.com/blinken-seeks-palestinian-reform-as-he-tries-to-rally-region-behind-postwar-vision/ 1840 Tehran

#Israel: The ordeal of the hostage families:  Senator Kirsten Gillibrand  from the state of New York, serving in the Senate since 2009. Recently returned  from a trip to Israel and the region. Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1 https://www.gillibrand.senate.gov/news/press/release/at-united-nations-gillibrand-delivers-remarks-condemning-rape-and-sexual-violence-committed-by-hamas-against-israelis/ https://twitter.com/gillibrandny/status/1745170140172304572 https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/01/02/congress/intel-senators-head-to-israel-00133455 1930 Jerusalem

#Iran: Piracy in the Gulf of Oman: Blaise Misztal: Blaise Misztal is the Vice President for Policy at JINSA, the Jewish Institute for National Security of America.. Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1 https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/houthis-launch-fresh-red-sea-barrage-as-blinken-tries-to-contain-gaza-war-91fed4fb 1925 Tehran

#Ukraine:   Putin threatens NATO with tactical nuclear weapons. Putin threatens Kyiv over Belgorod. Colonel Jeff McCausland , USA (retired) @mccauslj @CBSNews @dickinsoncol https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/01/09/ukraine-russia-war-live-west-surrender-defence-corruption/ 1953 Atomic Cannon

#Iran Piracy in the Gulf of Oman & What is to be done?  #Colonel Jeff McCausland , USA (retired) @mccauslj @CBSNews @dickinsoncol https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/01/11/israel-hamas-war-latest-news-updates-gaza-palestine-day-97/ 1925 Persia

#NATO: Is Russia cooperating with Iran in the Gulf? To surge the orice of Brent Crude? Anatol Lieven, Quincy Institute. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/01/11/britain-set-to-strike-houthi-rebels-red-sea-yemen/ 1840 Tabriz

#Ukraine:Italy says it is time to talk of ceasefire. Anatol Lieven, Quincy Institute. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/01/10/ukraine-russia-war-belgorod-kharkiv-kremlin-kyiv/e 1900 Kyiv

PREVIEW: Excerpt from an exchange with Andrew McCarthy of National Review  re the timeline for former President Trump's appeals to the courts for rulings about immunity and double-jeopardy prior to the start of the Federal trial now scheduled for March 4.  At some point, SCOTUS will have a say as to the calendar. https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/01/on-immunity-trump-dubiously-relies-on-the-impeachment-clause/ 1888 SCOTUS

PREVIEW: Excerpt from a conversation with colleague Blaise Misztal of JINSA re the mysterious conduct of Quatar in the present crisis.  Qatar gains market share as the demand for its natural gas climbs in face of Houthi and Iranian piracy.  What of Qatar's relations with Hamas? With Iran?  What of October 7th?  More later. https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/houthis-launch-fresh-red-sea-barrage-as-blinken-tries-to-contain-gaza-war-91fed4fb 1940 Tehran

PREVIEW: #SALE; 3WW2: Excerpt from a two-hour conversation with historian James Holland on his news work, THE SAVAGE STORM: The Battle for Italy 1943< re the poor but necessary choice of the beachead from Salerno to Agripoli right under the guns of first-rate German armor and artillery guns, September, 1943.  Much more of this campaign later until Christmas 1943, prior to the assault on the hights of Monte Casino. JANUARY 1944 8TH ARMY

REVIEW: #CHIPS: Excerpt from a conversation with colleague Chris Riegel of Scala.com re the Bloomberg report from the trade site SEMI that Beijing intends to bring 18 fabs online in 2024.  Not high end fabs.  Rather routine low-end.  What does this mean for the PRC recovery from the downturn and for future growth?? What does this mean for American and European investment in the PRC? https://www.semi.org/en/news-media-press-releases/semi-press-releases/global-semiconductor-capacity-projected-to-reach-record-high-30-million-wafers-per-month-in-2024-semi-reports 1955

TONIGHT: The show begins in California's San Joaquin Valley with Classicist Victor davis Hanson speaking of the cultural chaos these last years as a product of a confusing policy called DEI. Then to Moscow to hear of the Kremlin's campaign to encourage births.. To California to observe the Covid-19 spike with the Omicron variant JN.1.  To Taipei, Taiwan, to Seoul, Korea, to Washington DC, all watching the Taiwan Election in a few hours.  To Quito, Ecuador, to Brasilia, Brazil, to Buenos Aires, Argentina, to Guatemala City, Guatemala.  Then to Occitanie, France to celebrate 25 years of the Europ. To Boca Chica to battle with the NLRB. 1860 Visalia, California in the San Joaquin Valley

#JPL: Cutbacks at Mars Sample Return. Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.com https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/jpl-lays-off-100-contractors-due-to-expected-budget-cuts/ 1957

#SpaceX: Musk pushes back against the NLRB complaint. Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.com https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/spacex-sues-to-have-nlrb-complaint-dismissed/ 1930

#Russia: World Bank estimates that Russia''s war economy peaked in 2023 and will decline steeply to 2025. Michael Bernstam, Hoover Institution. https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/server/api/core/bitstreams/7a21a380-5c54-4a8d-9c54-22180abb1adb/content Growth in Russia is projected to slow to 1.3 percent in 2024, and then to 0.9 percent in 2025, near its potential rate. Tightening monetary policy is expected to dampen domestic demand. Trade diversion to China, India, and Türkiye is evident for both exports and imports (figure 2.2.2.B). However, for products affected by sanctions in response to the invasion, the increase in imports from China only offsets about a quarter of the decrease in imports from the European Union (EU) in 2022 (Grekou, Mignon, and Ragot 2023). Capacity constraints, including tight labor market conditions and scarcity of domestic labor due to the invasion, will continue to restrict growth. 1867 Moscow

#Eurozone: Celebrating 25 years of the Euro's success. Simon Constable, WSJ.com https://www.wsj.com/finance/currencies/dollar-fx-stock-investors-f948579f 1923 Warsaw

#NewWorldReport: Guatemala awaits Arevalo.  Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis https://apnews.com/article/bernardo-arevalo-guatemala-president-cabinet-election-29f8606f4880ca44d5ce74e2af22a462 1940 Guatemala City

#NewWorldReport: The World Bank projects slight growth for the regio, 2.2 to 2.3. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis https://www.acsh.org/news/2024/01/09/we-are-falling-short-covid-prevention-and-suffering-consequences-17568 1900 Buenos Aires

#NewWorldReport: Lula vs Bolsonaro, Continues. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/brazil-mark-anniversary-january-8-attack-democracy-2024-01-08/ 1928 Rio de Janeiro

#NewWorldReport: Ecuador crisis Live TV. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/key-moments-ecuadors-fresh-wave-violence-2024-01-10/ 1905 Ecuador

#PRC: #Iran: Tehran raises its prices to Beijing. Rebecca Grant, president of IRIS Independent Research and a visiting fellow of the Lexington Institute. @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill  https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/irans-oil-trade-with-china-stalls-tehran-demands-higher-prices-2024-01-05/ https://www.voanews.com/amp/skorea-s-spy-agency-hamas-used-north-korean-weapons-against-israel-/7432029.html 1925 Tehran

#Oceania: Waiting on Congress. Cleo Paskal, non-resident fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democrcies, @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill https://nypost.com/2024/01/09/news/south-korea-claims-north-korea-violated-buffer-zones-plans-retaliatory-military-drills/   1940 Solomons

#Taiwan: Mainland threats continue to boost DPP credibility.  Jonathan Ward, author of the just-released The Decisive Decade: American Grand Strategy for Triumph Over China, @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-67909071 https://www.businessinsider.com/taiwan-war-impact-us-economic-growth-first-year-china-chips-2024-1 1938 Kuomintang National Army

#Taiwan: The weary cynicism of the voters. Charles Burton, senior fellow at the Centre for Advancing Canada's Interests Abroad at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. Charles is in Taipei so we will get his take from there on the election. @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill https://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/hong-kongers-taiwan-firmly-support-ruling-party-after-106211881 1925 Kuomintang

#Covid-19: Omicron JN.1 along with Influenza and RSV blanket the planet & What is to be done? Henry Miller, American Council on Science and Health. https://www.acsh.org/news/2024/01/09/we-are-falling-short-covid-prevention-and-suffering-consequences-17568 1919 Sydney NSW

#Russia: The Kremlin encourages babies everywhere and settlers to Siberia.  The response is disappointing. Ekaterina Zolotova @GPFutures. https://geopoliticalfutures.com/family-matters-in-russia/ 1943 Moscow underground

2/2: #USA: The cultural chaos of Progressivism's DEI  in the economy, military, law enforcement, education, borders.& What is to be done? Victor Davis Hanson https://amgreatness.com/2024/01/08/a-culture-in-collapse/ 1917 Yale athletes military training on campus

1/2: #USA: The cultural chaos of Progressivism's DEI  in the economy, military, law enforcement, education, borders.& What is to be done? Victor Davis Hanson https://amgreatness.com/2024/01/08/a-culture-in-collapse/ 1910 Hardvard 0 Yale 0

PREVIEW: #Taiwan: #PRC: Excerpt from a conversation with colleague Charles Burton in Taipei, Taiwan for the presidential and legislature vote on Saturday 13 January, pitting the ruling DPP Party against the PRC-favoring Koumintang   Party of old.  Reporting some voter cynicism settling in, says Charles of the constant existentisl drama of PRC provocations. More of this later. 1924 Kuomintant Party, China

PREVIEW: #Covid-19: Excerpt from a conversation with Dr. Henry Miller re the widespread Covid-19 cases, up to 2 million per day in the US, and what is to be done?  Recommending Paxlovid with scrupulous attention to side effects if taken with certain other drugs.  Clearly this Omicron JN.1 variant of the original "Wuhan" version is damaging to all age groups, but especially to seniors.  More of this later. https://www.acsh.org/news/2024/01/09/were-falling-short-covid-prevention-and-suffering-consequences-17568 1907

PREVIEW: #Education: Excerpt from a conversation with Victor Daviis Hanson of Hoover re an explanation for the bad conduct and plain political discrimination on elite college campuses that has been evidenced by the antisemitism disruptions since the Gaza War --  and by the unconvincing and evasive remarks of the three college presidents before Congress. More of this later tonight. https://amgreatness.com/2024/01/08/a-culture-in-collapse/ 1913 Princeton University students with the President of the United States, Woodrow Wilson.

PREVIEW: #Ecuador: Excerpt from a conversation re the Americas with Professor Evan Ellis of the US Army War College about the fearful and strangely unreal event of a drug gang taking over a live TV broadcast of the news on Ecuador TV as the troubled gang-dominated nation slides into chaos and paralysis.  More tonight. https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/explosions-kidnapping-police-mark-ecuador-state-emergency-2024-01-09/ 1941 Ecuador during the war with Peru 

TONIGHT: The show begins on Wall Street where the trend is to ease ESG from corporate PR and avoid the train wreck of 2023 returns for ESG ETF. To Berlin and measuring the fractious EU. To Gaza, Riyadh, Jerusalem, where State agents seek taking resolution to Israel's existential war. To London and Beijing (and Stratford). To Kabul 2021. To Fiji and Addis Ababa and Somaliland.  Then to 12 billion years before now with astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope. To Islamabad and to Gaza before the war, with school books written with towering self-destruction. 13.4 Billion Years ago.

#Gaza: UNWRA school books of antisemitism: American school books of anti-capitalism. Peter Berkowitz, Hoover https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2024/01/07/hamas_pa_and_unrwa_educate_gaza_schoolchildren_for_jihad_150291.html1867 Jerusalem

#Pakistan: The relentless Imran Khan. Arif Rafiq, GlobelyNews.com https://globelynews.com/south-asia/pakistans-farcical-election/ 1900 Karachi Plague Hospital

2/2: #JAMESWEBB: Extremely bright two billion year-old galaxies explained. Anshu Gupta,  International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR), Curtin University, Bentley WA, Australia https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/james-webb-telescope-finds-extreme-153803734.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9kdWNrZHVja2dvLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAAcBa8IzfHNnUSGNF4k05FE1xt9tYt4vTjgjJViO0Ate4CvkuGg8mNthAgBDghnTFTBP6Cl0AXHmAVWCJE53YceyxCpwdM7S3_NMGJeQpYGgIO7P1JF8pWJlmNfXG2sBNBCVwZSttyiPkZZ9cyRv77WjkA9L_zd-4Hl4xfXdrB-T 1825 Cambridge Observatory

1/2: #JAMESWEBB: Extremely bright two billion year-old galaxies explained. Anshu Gupta,  International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR), Curtin University, Bentley WA, Australia https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/james-webb-telescope-finds-extreme-153803734.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9kdWNrZHVja2dvLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAAcBa8IzfHNnUSGNF4k05FE1xt9tYt4vTjgjJViO0Ate4CvkuGg8mNthAgBDghnTFTBP6Cl0AXHmAVWCJE53YceyxCpwdM7S3_NMGJeQpYGgIO7P1JF8pWJlmNfXG2sBNBCVwZSttyiPkZZ9cyRv77WjkA9L_zd-4Hl4xfXdrB-T https://sipaustralia.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/MOSEL_Anshu_Gupta.pdf "Now, astronomers have found a possible answer: a large group of 12 billion-year-old galaxies almost 90% of which were wreathed in bright gas that — after being ignited by light from the surrounding stars — triggered intense bursts of star formation as the gas cooled. The new research has been accepted for publication  in The Astrophysical Journal. "Our paper proves that interactions with the neighboring galaxies are responsible for the unusual brightness of early galaxies," lead author Anshu Gupta, an astrophysicist at Curtin University in Australia, told Live Science in an email. "The explosion of star formation triggered by the interactions could also explain the more massive nature of early galaxies." Astronomers discovered the bright gas clouds in data collected as part of JWST's Advanced Deep Extragalactic Survey, which used three of the telescope's instruments to collect infrared images of galaxies before analyzing their spectra." 1835 UK

#Ethiopia:: Addis Ababa  and Somaliland? Gregory Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-67921447 1868 Ethiopia

#Fiji: #Melanesia: The challenge of Oceania under PRC assault. Gregory Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs https://www.theaustralian.com.au/subscribe/news/1/?sourceCode=TAWEB_WRE170_a&dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theaustralian.com.au%2Fbusiness%2Faviation%2Fthe-uk-and-fiji-are-the-top-overseas-holiday-destinations-for-2024%2Fnews-story%2F9a1f2a9fbb22bfa31c2aa67d1caf3435&memtype=anonymous&mode=premium&v21=GROUPA-Segment-2-NOSCORE&V21spcbehaviour=append 1899 Savu Falls

#Iraq: Targeting Iran backed militias. Bill Roggio, FDD https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2024/01/generation-jihad-ep-131-terrorists-will-be-terrorists.php 1901 Baghdad

#Afghanistan: The unknown chain of command for the Kabul withdrawal, August 2021. The unknown chain of command for the Red Sea Prosperity Guardian, 2024. Bill Roggio, FDD https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/exclusive-us-intelligence-confirms-islamic-states-afghanistan-branch-behind-iran-blasts-sources/ar-AA1mwinq 1900 Kabul

##LondonCalling:  Lord Mayor Sadiq Khan says NIMBY to the Sphere. @JosephSternberg @WSJOpinion https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/09/world/europe/london-sphere-msg-vegas.html 1873 The present palace of the Lord Mayor of London 

#LondonCalling: #PRC: Xi at the fork in the road: private property or state security. @JosephSternberg @WSJOpinion https://www.wsj.com/articles/xi-jinping-faces-an-economic-test-of-will-in-2024-economic-turmoil-d53a5baf 1910 Shanghai

#StateThinking: The democracy in Taiwan @MaryKissel Former Senior Adviser to the Secretary of State. Executive VP Stephens Inc. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/china-piles-pressure-on-taiwan-ahead-of-election/ar-AA1mHirQ 1945 Taipei Taiwan

#StateThinking: StateSec Blinken and the decades old "Two State Solution." @MaryKissel Former Senior Adviser to the Secretary of State. Executive VP Stephens Inc https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/09/world/middleeast/blinken-israel-saudi-palestinian-state.html . 1886 Suez Canal

2/2: #EU. Sovereignty. Security. Not a global player. A regional power. Judy Dempsey, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Editor-in-Chief: Strategic Europe, in Berlin. https://carnegieeurope.eu/strategiceurope/91349 1800 Berlin

1/2: #EU. Sovereignty. Security. Not a global player. A regional power. Judy Dempsey, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Editor-in-Chief: Strategic Europe, in Berlin. https://carnegieeurope.eu/strategiceurope/91349 1790 Potsdam

#POTUS: The puzzling chain of command from the DoD to the White House. https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/how-bidens-no-drama-pentagon-chief-created-major-drama-9f62e67b 1950 White House renovation

#Markets:  Biden spending is the inflation. ESG SAYONORA.  Liz Peek The Hill. Fox News and Fox Business https://www.ft.com/content/6656d077-7e9f-4f5a-b753-3c91379194d8 1918 NYC

PREVIEW: An excerpt from a conversation with Peter Berkowitz of the Hoover Institution re the textbooks used in Palestinian schols in Gaza and the West Bank that are filled with antisemitism and hatred of outsiders -- and how this may be a beginning explanation as to how the October 7 attackers could carry out such horrors toward helpless human beings.  Peter Berkowitz also connects this phenomenon to how some American youth have been taught to divide others into the oppressed and the oppressor, a predicate distortion that can lead to the antisemitism demonstrated in elite universities these last days.  https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2024/01/07/hamas_pa_and_unrwa_educate_gaza_schoolchildren_for_jihad_150291.html1918 Harvard graduation

PREVIEW: From a conversation later tonight with colleague Bill Roggio, FDD, about ISIS operating out of Afghanistan in order to attack the Islamic State of Iran.  What is the relationship between ISIS and the Taliban and Al Qaeda in Afghanistan.  Are they one and the same? Are they enemies of the IRGC, using rogue elements in Iran as surrogates, such as the Baluch? https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/exclusive-us-intelligence-confirms-islamic-states-afghanistan-branch-behind-iran-blasts-sources/ar-AA1mwinq1880 Kabul

PREVIEW: Excerpt from a conversation with Mary Kissel, former senior adviser to Secretary Pompeo at State, re the report that State Secretary Blinken and the Biden Administration seek to revieve the decades old Two-State Solution for peace in the Middle East -- and how the horror of the Hamas attack on October 7 has altered the opinion of the deeply troubled Palestinian Authority. https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/blinken-meets-arab-leaders-in-bid-to-prevent-war-from-spreading-across-middle-east-de1ac76c?mod=middle-east_news_article_pos4 1898 Gaza

#PREVIEW: #SCOTUS: #IMMUNITY: #DOUBLE-JEOPARDY: Richard Epstein of Hoover analyzes the claim of immunity by former president Donald J. Trump prior to oral arguments before a three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals in the District of Columbia. Much more to say of this Friday 12 January with Professor Epstein. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/appeals-court-judges-probetrumps-immunity-claim-in-election-interference-case/ar-AA1mGLDb 1909 President Theodore Rooevelt's desk.

#NewWorldReport:  Guatemala transition remains in question by the Jurisdocracy.  Joseph Humire @JMHumire @SecureFreeSoc. Ernesto Araujo, Former Foreign Minister Republic of Brazil. #NewWorldReportHumire https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2024/01/05/guatemala-arevalo-transition-democracy/ 1940 Guatemala City

#NewWorldReport:  Lula commemorates January 8.  Joseph Humire @JMHumire @SecureFreeSoc. Ernesto Araujo, Former Foreign Minister Republic of Brazil. #NewWorldReportHumire https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/brazil-mark-anniversary-january-8-attack-democracy-2024-01-08/ 1930 Brazil Revolution

#NewWorldReport: Maduro will hold an election and win.  Joseph Humire @JMHumire @SecureFreeSoc. Ernesto Araujo, Former Foreign Minister Republic of Brazil. #NewWorldReportHumire https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/venezuela-opposition-extends-committee-protect-overseas-assets-by-one-year-2024-01-05/ 1900 Valencia Venezuela

#NewWorldReport:  Argentina's Milei has adversaries in plenty. Joseph Humire @JMHumire @SecureFreeSoc. Ernesto Araujo, Former Foreign Minister Republic of Brazil. #NewWorldReportHumire https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/argentina-government-raise-32-bln-via-debt-sale-central-bank-2024-01-05/ 1905 Buenos Aires

2/2: #Seapower: What the US Navy needs now and tomorrow to maintain its four missions. Jim Talent, Reagan Institute. Jerry Hendrix, Sagamore Institute NRO. https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/01/politifact-gets-it-wrong-again-the-navy-needs-more-ships/ 1905 Admirals' Reception at TR White House. Dewey front left.

1/2: #Seapower: What the US Navy needs now and tomorrow to maintain its four missions. Jim Talent, Reagan Institute. Jerry Hendrix, Sagamore Institute NRO. https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/01/politifact-gets-it-wrong-again-the-navy-needs-more-ships/ 1898

#Pakistan: The Army proposes and the Army Disposals prime ministers. Husain Haqqani, Hudson Institute https://www.economist.com/by-invitation/2024/01/04/imran-khan-warns-that-pakistans-election-could-be-a-farce 1900 Plague Hospital Karachi Pakistan

#Pakistan: Imran Khan alleges Washington  forced him from the premiership. Husain Haqqani, Hudson Institute https://www.economist.com/by-invitation/2024/01/04/imran-khan-warns-that-pakistans-election-could-be-a-farce 1900 Karachi Pakistan

2/2: #SCOTUS: The Colorado Case and the question of "self-executing" Fourteenth Amendment. Richard Epstein, Hoover Institution https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/despite-us-supreme-court-appeal-trump-certified-as-candidate-on-colorado-gop-ballot/ar-AA1mwXqy 1910 DC

1/2: #SCOTUS: The Colorado Case and the question of a "self-executing" Fourteenth Amendment. Richard Epstein, Hoover Institution https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/despite-us-supreme-court-appeal-trump-certified-as-candidate-on-colorado-gop-ballot/ar-AA1mwXqy    1863 DC

#Antisemitism: Qatar money and the Palestinian fans on college campuses. Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1 @ThadMcCotter @theamgreatness https://www.kbtx.com/2024/01/07/texas-am-president-responds-national-security-qatar-campus-rumors/ 1912 Stanford

#Israel: Preparing for Hezbollah War of the North. Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1@ThadMcCotter @theamgreatness https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/01/08/israel-kill-hezbollah-commander-strike-wissam-hassan-tawil/ 1950 Beirut