GOOD EVENING: The show begins in Ukraine, waiting for a plan to reverse the EU and Nato plans to end the war on Moscow's terms... Feb 20, 2025

GOOD EVENING: The show begins in Ukraine, waiting for a plan to reverse the EU and Nato plans to end the war on Moscow's terms...
1865 Crimeaan War
CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR
FIRST HOUR

9:00-9:15: UKRAINE: NEGOTIATING THE BATTLEFIELD Guest: Colonel Jeff McCausland, USA (Retired) (@mccauslj @CBSNews @DickinsonCol)
9:15-9:30: UKRAINE: NATO? Guest: Colonel Jeff McCausland, USA (Retired) (@mccauslj @CBSNews @DickinsonCol)
9:30-9:45: FRANCE: DAFFODILS FULL BLOOM. STARMER FULL FLOP Guest: Simon Constable, WSJ
9:45-10:00: MOVIES: THE HARDEST QUIZ Guest: Simon Constable, WSJ

SECOND HOUR

10:00-10:15: NEWWORLDREPORT: DRONES OVER MEXICO Guest: Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute (@RevAnEllis)
10:15-10:30: NEWWORLDREPORT: PANAMA DEPORTS Guest: Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis
10:30-10:45: NEWWORLDREPORT: BRAZIL CONDEMNS BOLSONARO Guest: Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis
10:45-11:00: NEWWORLDREPORT: MILEI STUMBLES Guest: Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis

THIRD HOUR

11:00-11:15: BALKANS: STUDENT PROTESTS GROW Guest: Antonia Colibasanu
11:15-11:30: ROMANIA: FRONT LINE STATE Guest: [Guest name not provided]
11:30-11:45: PRC: XI ROMANCES WEALTH AND TECH Guest: Fraser Howie (@GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill)
11:45-12:00: TAIWAN: POLITICAL WARFARE Guest: Kerry Gershaneck (@GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill)

FOURTH HOUR

12:00-12:15: EU: SANCTION DEEPEN Guest: Michael Bernstam, Hoover
12:15-12:30: RUSSIA: ZERO SUM WARFIGHTING Guest: Rebekah Koffler, Author, "Putin's Playbook"
12:30-12:45: BLUE ORIGIN: SIGNS OF LIFE Guest: Bob Zimmerman (BehindTheBlack.com)
12:45-1:00 AM: BLUE GHOST: MARCH 2 LANDING Guest: [Guest name not provided]

BLUE GHOST: MARCH 2 LANDING. Feb 20, 2025

BLUE GHOST: MARCH 2 LANDING.
1953

#BLUE ORIGIN: SIGNS OF LIFE. BOB ZIMMERMAN BEHINDTHEBLACK.COM Feb 20, 2025

#BLUE ORIGIN: SIGNS OF LIFE. BOB ZIMMERMAN BEHINDTHEBLACK.COM
1941

#RUSSIA: ZERO SUM WARFIGHTING. REBEKAH KOFLER, AUTHOR, "PUTIN'S PLAYBOOK." Feb 20, 2025

#RUSSIA: ZERO SUM WARFIGHTING. REBEKAH KOFLER, AUTHOR, "PUTIN'S PLAYBOOK."
1917 VILNIUS

#EU: SANCTION DEEPEN. MICHAEL BERNSTAM, HOOVER Feb 20, 2025

#EU: SANCTION DEEPEN. MICHAEL BERNSTAM, HOOVER
1941 ROSTOV

TAIWAN: POLITICAL WARFARE. KERRY GERSHANECK. @GORDONGCHANG, GATESTONE, NEWSWEEK, THE HILL Feb 20, 2025

TAIWAN: POLITICAL WARFARE. KERRY GERSHANECK. @GORDONGCHANG, GATESTONE, NEWSWEEK, THE HILL
1895 TAIWAN

PRC: XI ROMANCES WEALTH AND TECH, FRASER HOWIE. @GORDONGCHANG, GATESTONE, NEWSWEEK, THE HILL Feb 20, 2025

PRC: XI ROMANCES WEALTH AND TECH, FRASER HOWIE. @GORDONGCHANG, GATESTONE, NEWSWEEK, THE HILL
1901 CHINA

#ROMANIA: FRONT LINE STATE.R Feb 20, 2025

#ROMANIA: FRONT LINE STATE.
1900 DANUBE

#BALKANS: STUDENT PROTESTS GROW. ANTONIA COLIBASANU Feb 20, 2025

#BALKANS: STUDENT PROTESTS GROW. ANTONIA COLIBASANU
1904 SERBIA

#NEWWORLDREPORT: MILEI STUMBLES. LATIN AMERICAN RESEARCH PROFESSOR EVAN ELLIS, U.S. ARMY WAR COLLEGE STRATEGIC STUDIES INSTITUTE. @REVANELLIS #NEWWORLDREPORTELLIS Feb 20, 2025

#NEWWORLDREPORT: MILEI STUMBLES. LATIN AMERICAN RESEARCH PROFESSOR EVAN ELLIS, U.S. ARMY WAR COLLEGE STRATEGIC STUDIES INSTITUTE. @REVANELLIS #NEWWORLDREPORTELLIS
1920

#NEWWORLDREPORT: BRAZIL CONDEMNS BOLSONARO LATIN AMERICAN RESEARCH PROFESSOR EVAN ELLIS, U.S. ARMY WAR COLLEGE STRATEGIC STUDIES INSTITUTE. @REVANELLIS #NEWWORLDREPORTELLIS Feb 20, 2025

#NEWWORLDREPORT1936 BRAZIL BRAZIL CONDEMNS BOLSONARO LATIN AMERICAN RESEARCH PROFESSOR EVAN ELLIS, U.S. ARMY WAR COLLEGE STRATEGIC STUDIES INSTITUTE. @REVANELLIS #NEWWORLDREPORTELLIS

#NEWWORLDREPORT: PANAMA DEPORTS. LATIN AMERICAN RESEARCH PROFESSOR EVAN ELLIS, U.S. ARMY WAR COLLEGE STRATEGIC STUDIES INSTITUTE. @REVANELLIS #NEWWORLDREPORTELLIS Feb 20, 2025

#NEWWORLDREPORT: PANAMA DEPORTS. LATIN AMERICAN RESEARCH PROFESSOR EVAN ELLIS, U.S. ARMY WAR COLLEGE STRATEGIC STUDIES INSTITUTE. @REVANELLIS #NEWWORLDREPORTELLIS

#NEWWORLDREPORT: DRONES OVER MEXICO. LATIN AMERICAN RESEARCH PROFESSOR EVAN ELLIS, U.S. ARMY WAR COLLEGE STRATEGIC STUDIES INSTITUTE. @REVANELLIS #NEWWORLDREPORTELLIS Feb 20, 2025

#NEWWORLDREPORT: DRONES OVER MEXICO. LATIN AMERICAN RESEARCH PROFESSOR EVAN ELLIS, U.S. ARMY WAR COLLEGE STRATEGIC STUDIES INSTITUTE. @REVANELLIS #NEWWORLDREPORTEL LIS
1911

#MOVIES: THE HARDEST QUIZ. SIMON CONSTABLE, WSJ Feb 20, 2025

#MOVIES: THE HARDEST QUIZ. SIMON CONSTABLE, WSJ
1919 MISSOURI

#FRANCE: DAFFODILS FULL BLOOM. STARMER FULL FLOP. SIMON CONSTABLE, WSJ Feb 20, 2025

#FRANCE: DAFFODILS FULL BLOOM. STARMER FULL FLOP. SIMON CONSTABLE, WSJ
BRUSSELS

#UKRAINE: NATO? COLONEL JEFF MCCAUSLAND , USA (RETIRED) @MCCAUSLJ @CBSNEWS @DICKINSONCOL Feb 20, 2025

#UKRAINE: NATO? COLONEL JEFF MCCAUSLAND , USA (RETIRED) @MCCAUSLJ @CBSNEWS @DICKINSONCOL
1920 POLAND

#UKRAINE: NEGOTIATING THE BATTLEFIELD.COLONEL JEFF MCCAUSLAND , USA (RETIRED) @MCCAUSLJ @CBSNEWS @DICKINSONCOL Feb 20, 2025

#UKRAINE: NEGOTIATING THE BATTLEFIELD.COLONEL JEFF MCCAUSLAND , USA (RETIRED) @MCCAUSLJ @CBSNEWS @DICKINSONCOL
1986 CHERNOBYL

PREVIEW: Colleague Rebekah Koffler, author of "Putin's Playbook," describes how Putin thinks of Ukraine. More later. Feb 20, 2025

PREVIEW: Colleague Rebekah Koffler, author of "Putin's Playbook," describes how Putin thinks of Ukraine. More later.
1941 UKRAINE

PREVIEW: Colleague Simon Constable tells how the sloppily imposed 20% VAT on private school fees has backfired for the clumsy Labour Government -- and for the PM's approval rating, now at 23%. More later. Feb 20, 2025

PREVIEW: Colleague Simon Constable tells how the sloppily imposed 20% VAT on private school fees has backfired for the clumsy Labour Government -- and for the PM's approval rating, now at 23%. More later.
1690 ´Eton College

PREVIEW: COLOMBIA: Colleague Professor Evan Ellis reports on the apparent personal deterioration of President Gustavo Petro. More later.e Feb 19, 2025

PREVIEW: COLOMBIA: Colleague Professor Evan Ellis reports on the apparent personal deterioration of President Gustavo Petro. More later.
1860 Colombia

PREVIEW: CHINA: Colleague Fraser Howie indicates that EU trade with China is an open debate awaiting the German election. More later. Feb 19, 2025

PREVIEW: CHINA: Colleague Fraser Howie indicates that EU trade with China is an open debate awaiting the German election. More later.
1967 Cultural Revolution

PREVIEW: RUSSIA: Colleague Jeff McCausland reports the additional significant topics discussed in Riyadh by Secretary of State Rubio and Foreign Minister Lavrov. More later. Feb 19, 2025

PREVIEW: RUSSIA: Colleague Jeff McCausland reports the additional significant topics discussed in Riyadh by Secretary of State Rubio and Foreign Minister Lavrov. More later.
1945 Postage

PREVIEW: MOON: Colleague Bob Zimmerman follows the imminent moon landing of the private probe named Blue Ghost. More later. Feb 19, 2025

PREVIEW: MOON: Colleague Bob Zimmerman follows the imminent moon landing of the private probe named Blue Ghost. More later.
1962

GOOD EVENING: The show begins in the calm and unpredictable markets... Feb 19, 2025

GOOD EVENING: The show begins in the calm and unpredictable markets...
1870 Castle Garden
CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR
FIRST HOUR

9:00-9:15: MARKETS: UP & DOWN Guest: Liz Peek (The Hill, Fox News and Fox Business)
9:15-9:30: MARKETS: VANCE GOES TO EUROPE Guest: Liz Peek (The Hill, Fox News and Fox Business)
9:30-9:45: BERLIN: CDU HOLDING OFF THE AFD? Guest: Judy Dempsey (Senior Scholar, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Berlin)
9:45-10:00: EU: NOT INVITED Guest: Judy Dempsey (Senior Scholar, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Berlin)

SECOND HOUR

10:00-10:15: LONDONCALLING: MERZ DOING JUST ENOUGH TO HOLD FIRST Guest: Joseph Sternberg (@WSJOpinion)
10:15-10:30: LONDONCALLING: VANCE JARS GERMANY Guest: Joseph Sternberg (@WSJOpinion)
10:30-10:45: GAZA: CAIRO'S PLAN IGNORED Guest: Jonathan Schanzer (FDD)
10:45-11:00: LEBANON: REARMING HEZBOLLAH Guest: Jonathan Schanzer (FDD)

THIRD HOUR

11:00-11:15: MOSCOW: TRADING CHINA Guest: Ekaterina Zolotova (@GPFutures)
11:15-11:30: MOSCOW: RUSSIA FASHION DESIGNERS PROSPER Guest: Ekaterina Zolotova (@GPFutures)
11:30-11:45: RUSSIA: PUTIN IS THE PEASANT WHO ASKS TO KILL HIS NEIGHBOR'S COW Guest: Ivana Stradner (FDD)
11:45-12:00: SERBIA: FEAR OF DEMONSTRATIONS Guest: Ivana Stradner (FDD)

FOURTH HOUR

12:00-12:15: RUSSIA: TALKING AS A POWER Guest: Gregory Copley (Defense & Foreign Affairs)
12:15-12:30: SERBIA: BETWEEN SPHERES Guest: Gregory Copley (Defense & Foreign Affairs)
12:30-12:45: PRC: XI HANGS ON QUIETLY Guest: Gregory Copley (Defense & Foreign Affairs)
12:45-1:00 AM: KINGCHARLES: PROMULGATING AMITY Guest: Gregory Copley (Defense & Foreign Affairs)

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#KINGCHARLES: PROMULGATING AMITY. GREGORY COPLEY. Feb 19, 2025

#KINGCHARLES: PROMULGATING AMITY. GREGORY COPLEY.
WINDSSOR CASTLE

#PRC: XI HANGS ON QUIETLY. GREGORY COPLEY, DEFENSE & FOREIGN AFFAIRS Feb 19, 2025

#PRC: XI HANGS ON QUIETLY. GREGORY COPLEY, DEFENSE & FOREIGN AFFAIRS
1900

#SERBIA: BETWEEN SPHERES. GREGORY COPLEY, DEFENSE & FOREIGN AFFAIRS Feb 19, 2025

#SERBIA: BETWEEN SPHERES. GREGORY COPLEY, DEFENSE & FOREIGN AFFAIRS

##RUSSIA: TALKING AS A POWER. GREGORY COPLEY, DEFENSE & FOREIGN AFFAIRS Feb 19, 2025

##RUSSIA: TALKING AS A POWER. GREGORY COPLEY, DEFENSE & FOREIGN AFFAIRS
1918 VLADIVOSTOK

#SERBIA: FEAR OF DEMONSTRATIONS. IVANA STRADNER FDD Feb 19, 2025

#SERBIA: FEAR OF DEMONSTRATIONS. IVANA STRADNER FDD
1930 BELGRAD

#RUSSIA: PUTIN IS THE PEASANT WHO ASKS TO KILL HIS NEIGHBOR'S COW, IVANA STRADNER FDD Feb 19, 2025

#RUSSIA: PUTIN IS THE PEASANT WHO ASKS TO KILL HIS NEIGHBOR'S COW, IVANA STRADNER FDD
1852

#MOSCOW: RUSSIA FASHION DESIGNERS PROSPER. EKATERINA ZOLOTOVA @GPFUTURES Feb 19, 2025

#MOSCOW: RUSSIA FASHION DESIGNERS PROSPER. EKATERINA ZOLOTOVA @GPFUTURESUNDATED ARUSSIA BANK FSILURE

#MOSCOW: TRADING CHINA, EKATERINA ZOLOTOVA @GPFUTURES Feb 19, 2025

#MOSCOW: TRADING CHINA, EKATERINA ZOLOTOVA @GPFUTURESUNDATED RUSSIA

#LEBANON: REARMING HEZBOLLAH. JONATHAN SCHANZER FDD Feb 19, 2025

#LEBANON: REARMING HEZBOLLAH. JONATHAN SCHANZER FDD
BEIRUT 1947

#GAZA: CAIRO'S PLAN IGNORED JONATHAN SCHANZER FDD Feb 19, 2025

#GAZA: CAIRO'S PLAN IGNORED JONATHAN SCHANZER FDD
1882 CAIRO

#LONDONCALLING: VANCE JARS GERMANY. @JOSEPHSTERNBERG @WSJOPINION Feb 19, 2025

#LONDONCALLING: VANCE JARS GERMANY. @JOSEPHSTERNBERG @WSJOPINION
1772 POTSDAM

#LONDONCALLING: MERZ DOING JUST ENOUGH TO HOLD FIRST. @JOSEPHSTERNBERG @WSJOPINION Feb 19, 2025

#LONDONCALLING: MERZ DOING JUST ENOUGH TO HOLD FIRST. @JOSEPHSTERNBERG @WSJOPINION
1890 DRESDEN

#EU: NOT INVITED. JUDY DEMPSEY, SENIOR SCHOLAR, CARNEGIE ENDOWMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE IN BERLIN. Feb 19, 2025

#EU: NOT INVITED. JUDY DEMPSEY, SENIOR SCHOLAR, CARNEGIE ENDOWMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE IN BERLIN.
BRUSSELS 1811

#BERLIN: CDU HOLDING OFF THE AFD? JUDY DEMPSEY, SENIOR SCHOLAR, CARNEGIE ENDOWMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE IN BERLIN. Feb 19, 2025

#BERLIN: CDU HOLDING OFF THE AFD? JUDY DEMPSEY, SENIOR SCHOLAR, CARNEGIE ENDOWMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE IN BERLIN.
1871 POTSDAM

#MARKETS: VANCE GOES TO EUROPE. LIZ PEEK THE HILL. FOX NEWS AND FOX BUSINESS Feb 19, 2025

#MARKETS: VANCE GOES TO EUROPE. LIZ PEEK THE HILL. FOX NEWS AND FOX BUSINESS
1871 SIEGE OF PARIS

#MARKETS: UP & DOWN. LIZ PEEK THE HILL. FOX NEWS AND FOX BUSINESS Feb 19, 2025

#MARKETS: UP & DOWN. LIZ PEEK THE HILL. FOX NEWS AND FOX BUSINESS
1876 MANHATTAN

PREVIEW: Colleague Ivana Stradner of FDD tells a Russian joke about a peasant to illustrate Putin. More later. Feb 19, 2025

PREVIEW: Colleague Ivana Stradner of FDD tells a Russian joke about a peasant to illustrate Putin. More later.
1945 Moscow

PREVIEW: Colleague Joseph Sternberg of WSJ observes that the EU is unhappy with the US because now it must pay for its own defense. More later. Feb 19, 2025

PREVIEW: Colleague Joseph Sternberg of WSJ observes that the EU is unhappy with the US because now it must pay for its own defense. More later.
1920 Poland

PREVIEW: BERLIN: Colleague Judy Dempsey of Carnegie refutes the campaign claim that the streets are not safe because of migrants. More later. Feb 19, 2025

PREVIEW: BERLIN: Colleague Judy Dempsey of Carnegie refutes the campaign claim that the streets are not safe because of migrants. More later.
1870 Schweinfurt

PREVIEW: CANADA: Colleague Gregory Copley notes King Charles honoring the 60th anniversary of the Canadian flag as another example of the King holding the Commonwealth as well as Britain together with spirit. More later. Feb 18, 2025

PREVIEW: CANADA: Colleague Gregory Copley notes King Charles honoring the 60th anniversary of the Canadian flag as another example of the King holding the Commonwealth as well as Britain together with spirit. More later.
1920 Postcar

PREVIEW: NEW YORK CITY: Colleague Liz Peek comments on the friction between Albany and City Hall regarding public outrage over migrant-related crime in Manhattan. Feb 18, 2025

PREVIEW: NEW YORK CITY: Colleague Liz Peek comments on the friction between Albany and City Hall regarding public outrage over migrant-related crime in Manhattan.
1870

PREVIEW: CAIRO/GAZA: Colleague Jonathan Schanzer of FDD remarks that the Cairo plan for post-war Gaza is not well regarded in Washington or Jerusalem. More later. Feb 18, 2025

PREVIEW: CAIRO/GAZA: Colleague Jonathan Schanzer of FDD remarks that the Cairo plan for post-war Gaza is not well regarded in Washington or Jerusalem. More later.
1898 Gaza

GOOD EVENING: The show begins in 1980 with the rumored "October Surprise"conspiracy allegation... Feb 18, 2025

GOOD EVENING: The show begins in 1980 with the rumored "October Surprise"conspiracy allegation...
Based on the radio show schedule and book descriptions provided, this appears to be a four-hour episode of "CBS Eye on the World with John Batchelor" focusing on two major historical books:

First Half (Hours 1-2): Discussion of Craig Unger's "Den of Spies," which investigates the alleged "October Surprise" of 1980. Unger's book examines claims that Reagan's campaign, led by Bill Casey, made secret deals with Iran to delay the release of American hostages until after the 1980 election. The book draws on three decades of research, including Robert Parry's previously unseen archives.
Second Half (Hours 3-4): Coverage of Robert Cwiklik's "Sheridan's Secret Mission," which explores a critical moment in post-Civil War history. The book focuses on General Philip Sheridan's 1874 covert mission to New Orleans, investigating violence against freedmen by the White League. It details how Southern Democrats and paramilitary groups worked to undermine Reconstruction-era protections for Black rights, despite President Grant's efforts to protect freedmen's voting rights.

The show appears to dedicate eight 15-minute segments to each book, allowing for in-depth discussion of these complex historical events and their lasting implications for American politics and race relations.
1985 Nancy and Ronald Reagan

MANDATE FOR THE UNELECTED NEW DEALERS, 1936: 8/8: Roosevelt Sweeps Nation: FDR’s 1936 Landslide and the Triumph of the Liberal Ideal by David Pietrusza (Author) Feb 18, 2025

MANDATE FOR THE UNELECTED NEW DEALERS, 1936: 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.
With in-depth examinations of rabble-rousing Democratic US Senator Huey Long and his assassination before he was able to challenge FDR in ’36; powerful, but widely hated, newspaper baron William Randolph Hearst, who blasted FDR’s “Raw Deal”; wildly popular, radical radio commentator Father Coughlin; the steamrolled passage of Social Security and backlash against it; the era’s racism and anti-Semitism; American Socialism and Communism; and a Supreme Court seemingly bent on dismantling the New Deal altogether, Roosevelt Sweeps Nation is a vivid portrait of a dynamic Depression-Era America.
1936 FDR AND GOVERNOR HEIL OF WI

MANDATE FOR THE UNELECTED NEW DEALERS, 1936: 7/8: Roosevelt Sweeps Nation: FDR’s 1936 Landslide and the Triumph of the Liberal Ideal by David Pietrusza (Author) Feb 18, 2025

MANDATE FOR THE UNELECTED NEW DEALERS, 1936: 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.
With in-depth examinations of rabble-rousing Democratic US Senator Huey Long and his assassination before he was able to challenge FDR in ’36; powerful, but widely hated, newspaper baron William Randolph Hearst, who blasted FDR’s “Raw Deal”; wildly popular, radical radio commentator Father Coughlin; the steamrolled passage of Social Security and backlash against it; the era’s racism and anti-Semitism; American Socialism and Communism; and a Supreme Court seemingly bent on dismantling the New Deal altogether, Roosevelt Sweeps Nation is a vivid portrait of a dynamic Depression-Era America.
1936 FIRST LADY VOTES

MANDATE FOR THE UNELECTED NEW DEALERS, 1936: 6/8: Roosevelt Sweeps Nation: FDR’s 1936 Landslide and the Triumph of the Liberal Ideal by David Pietrusza (Author) Feb 18, 2025

MANDATE FOR THE UNELECTED NEW DEALERS, 1936: 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.
With in-depth examinations of rabble-rousing Democratic US Senator Huey Long and his assassination before he was able to challenge FDR in ’36; powerful, but widely hated, newspaper baron William Randolph Hearst, who blasted FDR’s “Raw Deal”; wildly popular, radical radio commentator Father Coughlin; the steamrolled passage of Social Security and backlash against it; the era’s racism and anti-Semitism; American Socialism and Communism; and a Supreme Court seemingly bent on dismantling the New Deal altogether, Roosevelt Sweeps Nation is a vivid portrait of a dynamic Depression-Era America.
1936 LOUIE HOWE

MANDATE FOR THE UNELECTED NEW DEALERS, 1936: 5/8: Roosevelt Sweeps Nation: FDR’s 1936 Landslide and the Triumph of the Liberal Ideal by David Pietrusza (Author) Feb 18, 2025

MANDATE FOR THE UNELECTED NEW DEALERS, 1936: 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.
With in-depth examinations of rabble-rousing Democratic US Senator Huey Long and his assassination before he was able to challenge FDR in ’36; powerful, but widely hated, newspaper baron William Randolph Hearst, who blasted FDR’s “Raw Deal”; wildly popular, radical radio commentator Father Coughlin; the steamrolled passage of Social Security and backlash against it; the era’s racism and anti-Semitism; American Socialism and Communism; and a Supreme Court seemingly bent on dismantling the New Deal altogether, Roosevelt Sweeps Nation is a vivid portrait of a dynamic Depression-Era America.
1936 FDR WARM SPRINGS

MANDATE FOR THE UNELECTED NEW DEALERS, 1936: 4/8: Roosevelt Sweeps Nation: FDR’s 1936 Landslide and the Triumph of the Liberal Ideal by David Pietrusza (Author) Feb 18, 2025

MANDATE FOR THE UNELECTED NEW DEALERS, 1936: 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.
With in-depth examinations of rabble-rousing Democratic US Senator Huey Long and his assassination before he was able to challenge FDR in ’36; powerful, but widely hated, newspaper baron William Randolph Hearst, who blasted FDR’s “Raw Deal”; wildly popular, radical radio commentator Father Coughlin; the steamrolled passage of Social Security and backlash against it; the era’s racism and anti-Semitism; American Socialism and Communism; and a Supreme Court seemingly bent on dismantling the New Deal altogether, Roosevelt Sweeps Nation is a vivid portrait of a dynamic Depression-Era America.
1936 FDR SHENANDOAH NATIONAL PARK

MANDATE FOR THE UNELECTED NEW DEALERS, 1936: 3/8: Roosevelt Sweeps Nation: FDR’s 1936 Landslide and the Triumph of the Liberal Ideal by David Pietrusza (Author) Feb 18, 2025

MANDATE FOR THE UNELECTED NEW DEALERS, 1936: 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.
With in-depth examinations of rabble-rousing Democratic US Senator Huey Long and his assassination before he was able to challenge FDR in ’36; powerful, but widely hated, newspaper baron William Randolph Hearst, who blasted FDR’s “Raw Deal”; wildly popular, radical radio commentator Father Coughlin; the steamrolled passage of Social Security and backlash against it; the era’s racism and anti-Semitism; American Socialism and Communism; and a Supreme Court seemingly bent on dismantling the New Deal altogether, Roosevelt Sweeps Nation is a vivid portrait of a dynamic Depression-Era America.
1936 ELEANOR ROOSEVELT

MANDATE FOR THE UNELECTED NEW DEALERS, 1936: 2/8: Roosevelt Sweeps Nation: FDR’s 1936 Landslide and the Triumph of the Liberal Ideal by David Pietrusza (Author) Feb 18, 2025

MANDATE FOR THE UNELECTED NEW DEALERS, 1936: 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.
With in-depth examinations of rabble-rousing Democratic US Senator Huey Long and his assassination before he was able to challenge FDR in ’36; powerful, but widely hated, newspaper baron William Randolph Hearst, who blasted FDR’s “Raw Deal”; wildly popular, radical radio commentator Father Coughlin; the steamrolled passage of Social Security and backlash against it; the era’s racism and anti-Semitism; American Socialism and Communism; and a Supreme Court seemingly bent on dismantling the New Deal altogether, Roosevelt Sweeps Nation is a vivid portrait of a dynamic Depression-Era America.
1936 FDR

MANDATE FOR THE UNELECTED NEW DEALERS, 1936: 1/8: Roosevelt Sweeps Nation: FDR’s 1936 Landslide and the Triumph of the Liberal Ideal by David Pietrusza (Author) Feb 18, 2025

MANDATE FOR THE UNELECTED NEW DEALERS, 1936: 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.
With in-depth examinations of rabble-rousing Democratic US Senator Huey Long and his assassination before he was able to challenge FDR in ’36; powerful, but widely hated, newspaper baron William Randolph Hearst, who blasted FDR’s “Raw Deal”; wildly popular, radical radio commentator Father Coughlin; the steamrolled passage of Social Security and backlash against it; the era’s racism and anti-Semitism; American Socialism and Communism; and a Supreme Court seemingly bent on dismantling the New Deal altogether, Roosevelt Sweeps Nation is a vivid portrait of a dynamic Depression-Era America.
1936

8/8: Sheridan’s Secret Mission: How the South Won the War After the Civil War by Robert Cwiklik (Author) Feb 18, 2025

8/8: Sheridan’s Secret Mission: How the South Won the War After the Civil War by Robert Cwiklik (Author)
https://www.amazon.com/Sheridans-Secret-Mission-South-After/dp/0062950649/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
In late 1874, nearly ten years after the Civil War, former slaves, or freedmen, found themselves under siege in the South by violent paramilitary groups like the White League, intent on erasing their newly won voting rights and other postwar gains and consigning them to a condition little better than slavery. President Ulysses S. Grant, vowing to enforce, “with rigor,” laws protecting the rights of former slaves, asked General Philip H. Sheridan to visit New Orleans and other Southern trouble spots to investigate the freedmen’s plight, all while pretending to be on vacation. Sheridan’s Secret Mission recounts the feisty Union war hero’s Southern sojourn amid tragic episodes of racial terror that ultimately fueled the overthrow of Reconstruction-era protections for black rights.
Sheridan made a splash on his arrival in New Orleans on New Year’s Eve, accompanied by family and friends and proclaiming they were sightseers bound for Cuba. But a few days later, through trickery and force, Democrats seized control of the nearby state House of Representatives, apparently assisted by White League operatives, although the state’s majority black electorate had arguably put Republicans, the party of Lincoln and the freeing of the slaves, in control of the legislature.
Federal soldiers stationed nearby ushered several Democrats out of the House chamber, and Sheridan publicly denounced the “spirit of defiance to all lawful authority” in Louisiana. He threatened to round up White League leaders to face trial before military tribunals. In years past, Northerners might have rallied to support the Union hero. But the public was weary of war issues. Many Northern newspapers condemned Sheridan’s actions and deplored the appearance of federal bayonets in a sovereign state legislature. Some called for Grant’s impeachment.
The controversial clash in the Louisiana legislature lies at the heart of this revelatory new narrative history. Sheridan’s Secret Mission illuminates the bitter career of racial oppression in the United States and resonates powerfully with our contemporary “post-racial” condition.
1896 Sheridan

7/8: Sheridan’s Secret Mission: How the South Won the War After the Civil War by Robert Cwiklik (Author) Feb 17, 2025

7/8: Sheridan’s Secret Mission: How the South Won the War After the Civil War by Robert Cwiklik (Author)
https://www.amazon.com/Sheridans-Secret-Mission-South-After/dp/0062950649/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
In late 1874, nearly ten years after the Civil War, former slaves, or freedmen, found themselves under siege in the South by violent paramilitary groups like the White League, intent on erasing their newly won voting rights and other postwar gains and consigning them to a condition little better than slavery. President Ulysses S. Grant, vowing to enforce, “with rigor,” laws protecting the rights of former slaves, asked General Philip H. Sheridan to visit New Orleans and other Southern trouble spots to investigate the freedmen’s plight, all while pretending to be on vacation. Sheridan’s Secret Mission recounts the feisty Union war hero’s Southern sojourn amid tragic episodes of racial terror that ultimately fueled the overthrow of Reconstruction-era protections for black rights.
Sheridan made a splash on his arrival in New Orleans on New Year’s Eve, accompanied by family and friends and proclaiming they were sightseers bound for Cuba. But a few days later, through trickery and force, Democrats seized control of the nearby state House of Representatives, apparently assisted by White League operatives, although the state’s majority black electorate had arguably put Republicans, the party of Lincoln and the freeing of the slaves, in control of the legislature.
Federal soldiers stationed nearby ushered several Democrats out of the House chamber, and Sheridan publicly denounced the “spirit of defiance to all lawful authority” in Louisiana. He threatened to round up White League leaders to face trial before military tribunals. In years past, Northerners might have rallied to support the Union hero. But the public was weary of war issues. Many Northern newspapers condemned Sheridan’s actions and deplored the appearance of federal bayonets in a sovereign state legislature. Some called for Grant’s impeachment.
The controversial clash in the Louisiana legislature lies at the heart of this revelatory new narrative history. Sheridan’s Secret Mission illuminates the bitter career of racial oppression in the United States and resonates powerfully with our contemporary “post-racial” condition.
1896 Grant

6/8: Sheridan’s Secret Mission: How the South Won the War After the Civil War by Robert Cwiklik (Author) Feb 17, 2025

6/8: Sheridan’s Secret Mission: How the South Won the War After the Civil War by Robert Cwiklik (Author)
https://www.amazon.com/Sheridans-Secret-Mission-South-After/dp/0062950649/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
In late 1874, nearly ten years after the Civil War, former slaves, or freedmen, found themselves under siege in the South by violent paramilitary groups like the White League, intent on erasing their newly won voting rights and other postwar gains and consigning them to a condition little better than slavery. President Ulysses S. Grant, vowing to enforce, “with rigor,” laws protecting the rights of former slaves, asked General Philip H. Sheridan to visit New Orleans and other Southern trouble spots to investigate the freedmen’s plight, all while pretending to be on vacation. Sheridan’s Secret Mission recounts the feisty Union war hero’s Southern sojourn amid tragic episodes of racial terror that ultimately fueled the overthrow of Reconstruction-era protections for black rights.
Sheridan made a splash on his arrival in New Orleans on New Year’s Eve, accompanied by family and friends and proclaiming they were sightseers bound for Cuba. But a few days later, through trickery and force, Democrats seized control of the nearby state House of Representatives, apparently assisted by White League operatives, although the state’s majority black electorate had arguably put Republicans, the party of Lincoln and the freeing of the slaves, in control of the legislature.
Federal soldiers stationed nearby ushered several Democrats out of the House chamber, and Sheridan publicly denounced the “spirit of defiance to all lawful authority” in Louisiana. He threatened to round up White League leaders to face trial before military tribunals. In years past, Northerners might have rallied to support the Union hero. But the public was weary of war issues. Many Northern newspapers condemned Sheridan’s actions and deplored the appearance of federal bayonets in a sovereign state legislature. Some called for Grant’s impeachment.
The controversial clash in the Louisiana legislature lies at the heart of this revelatory new narrative history. Sheridan’s Secret Mission illuminates the bitter career of racial oppression in the United States and resonates powerfully with our contemporary “post-racial” condition.
1879 New Orleans

5/8: Sheridan’s Secret Mission: How the South Won the War After the Civil War by Robert Cwiklik (Author) Feb 17, 2025

5/8: Sheridan’s Secret Mission: How the South Won the War After the Civil War by Robert Cwiklik (Author)
https://www.amazon.com/Sheridans-Secret-Mission-South-After/dp/0062950649/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
In late 1874, nearly ten years after the Civil War, former slaves, or freedmen, found themselves under siege in the South by violent paramilitary groups like the White League, intent on erasing their newly won voting rights and other postwar gains and consigning them to a condition little better than slavery. President Ulysses S. Grant, vowing to enforce, “with rigor,” laws protecting the rights of former slaves, asked General Philip H. Sheridan to visit New Orleans and other Southern trouble spots to investigate the freedmen’s plight, all while pretending to be on vacation. Sheridan’s Secret Mission recounts the feisty Union war hero’s Southern sojourn amid tragic episodes of racial terror that ultimately fueled the overthrow of Reconstruction-era protections for black rights.
Sheridan made a splash on his arrival in New Orleans on New Year’s Eve, accompanied by family and friends and proclaiming they were sightseers bound for Cuba. But a few days later, through trickery and force, Democrats seized control of the nearby state House of Representatives, apparently assisted by White League operatives, although the state’s majority black electorate had arguably put Republicans, the party of Lincoln and the freeing of the slaves, in control of the legislature.
Federal soldiers stationed nearby ushered several Democrats out of the House chamber, and Sheridan publicly denounced the “spirit of defiance to all lawful authority” in Louisiana. He threatened to round up White League leaders to face trial before military tribunals. In years past, Northerners might have rallied to support the Union hero. But the public was weary of war issues. Many Northern newspapers condemned Sheridan’s actions and deplored the appearance of federal bayonets in a sovereign state legislature. Some called for Grant’s impeachment.
The controversial clash in the Louisiana legislature lies at the heart of this revelatory new narrative history. Sheridan’s Secret Mission illuminates the bitter career of racial oppression in the United States and resonates powerfully with our contemporary “post-racial” condition.
1871 New Orleans

4/8: Sheridan’s Secret Mission: How the South Won the War After the Civil War by Robert Cwiklik (Author) Feb 17, 2025

4/8: Sheridan’s Secret Mission: How the South Won the War After the Civil War by Robert Cwiklik (Author)
https://www.amazon.com/Sheridans-Secret-Mission-South-After/dp/0062950649/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
In late 1874, nearly ten years after the Civil War, former slaves, or freedmen, found themselves under siege in the South by violent paramilitary groups like the White League, intent on erasing their newly won voting rights and other postwar gains and consigning them to a condition little better than slavery. President Ulysses S. Grant, vowing to enforce, “with rigor,” laws protecting the rights of former slaves, asked General Philip H. Sheridan to visit New Orleans and other Southern trouble spots to investigate the freedmen’s plight, all while pretending to be on vacation. Sheridan’s Secret Mission recounts the feisty Union war hero’s Southern sojourn amid tragic episodes of racial terror that ultimately fueled the overthrow of Reconstruction-era protections for black rights.
Sheridan made a splash on his arrival in New Orleans on New Year’s Eve, accompanied by family and friends and proclaiming they were sightseers bound for Cuba. But a few days later, through trickery and force, Democrats seized control of the nearby state House of Representatives, apparently assisted by White League operatives, although the state’s majority black electorate had arguably put Republicans, the party of Lincoln and the freeing of the slaves, in control of the legislature.
Federal soldiers stationed nearby ushered several Democrats out of the House chamber, and Sheridan publicly denounced the “spirit of defiance to all lawful authority” in Louisiana. He threatened to round up White League leaders to face trial before military tribunals. In years past, Northerners might have rallied to support the Union hero. But the public was weary of war issues. Many Northern newspapers condemned Sheridan’s actions and deplored the appearance of federal bayonets in a sovereign state legislature. Some called for Grant’s impeachment.
The controversial clash in the Louisiana legislature lies at the heart of this revelatory new narrative history. Sheridan’s Secret Mission illuminates the bitter career of racial oppression in the United States and resonates powerfully with our contemporary “post-racial” condition.
1871 New Orleans

3/8: Sheridan’s Secret Mission: How the South Won the War After the Civil War by Robert Cwiklik (Author) Feb 17, 2025

3/8: Sheridan’s Secret Mission: How the South Won the War After the Civil War by Robert Cwiklik (Author)
https://www.amazon.com/Sheridans-Secret-Mission-South-After/dp/0062950649/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
In late 1874, nearly ten years after the Civil War, former slaves, or freedmen, found themselves under siege in the South by violent paramilitary groups like the White League, intent on erasing their newly won voting rights and other postwar gains and consigning them to a condition little better than slavery. President Ulysses S. Grant, vowing to enforce, “with rigor,” laws protecting the rights of former slaves, asked General Philip H. Sheridan to visit New Orleans and other Southern trouble spots to investigate the freedmen’s plight, all while pretending to be on vacation. Sheridan’s Secret Mission recounts the feisty Union war hero’s Southern sojourn amid tragic episodes of racial terror that ultimately fueled the overthrow of Reconstruction-era protections for black rights.
Sheridan made a splash on his arrival in New Orleans on New Year’s Eve, accompanied by family and friends and proclaiming they were sightseers bound for Cuba. But a few days later, through trickery and force, Democrats seized control of the nearby state House of Representatives, apparently assisted by White League operatives, although the state’s majority black electorate had arguably put Republicans, the party of Lincoln and the freeing of the slaves, in control of the legislature.
Federal soldiers stationed nearby ushered several Democrats out of the House chamber, and Sheridan publicly denounced the “spirit of defiance to all lawful authority” in Louisiana. He threatened to round up White League leaders to face trial before military tribunals. In years past, Northerners might have rallied to support the Union hero. But the public was weary of war issues. Many Northern newspapers condemned Sheridan’s actions and deplored the appearance of federal bayonets in a sovereign state legislature. Some called for Grant’s impeachment.
The controversial clash in the Louisiana legislature lies at the heart of this revelatory new narrative history. Sheridan’s Secret Mission illuminates the bitter career of racial oppression in the United States and resonates powerfully with our contemporary “post-racial” condition.
1871 New Orleans

2/8: Sheridan’s Secret Mission: How the South Won the War After the Civil War by Robert Cwiklik (Author) Feb 17, 2025

2/8: Sheridan’s Secret Mission: How the South Won the War After the Civil War by Robert Cwiklik (Author)
https://www.amazon.com/Sheridans-Secret-Mission-South-After/dp/0062950649/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
In late 1874, nearly ten years after the Civil War, former slaves, or freedmen, found themselves under siege in the South by violent paramilitary groups like the White League, intent on erasing their newly won voting rights and other postwar gains and consigning them to a condition little better than slavery. President Ulysses S. Grant, vowing to enforce, “with rigor,” laws protecting the rights of former slaves, asked General Philip H. Sheridan to visit New Orleans and other Southern trouble spots to investigate the freedmen’s plight, all while pretending to be on vacation. Sheridan’s Secret Mission recounts the feisty Union war hero’s Southern sojourn amid tragic episodes of racial terror that ultimately fueled the overthrow of Reconstruction-era protections for black rights.
Sheridan made a splash on his arrival in New Orleans on New Year’s Eve, accompanied by family and friends and proclaiming they were sightseers bound for Cuba. But a few days later, through trickery and force, Democrats seized control of the nearby state House of Representatives, apparently assisted by White League operatives, although the state’s majority black electorate had arguably put Republicans, the party of Lincoln and the freeing of the slaves, in control of the legislature.
Federal soldiers stationed nearby ushered several Democrats out of the House chamber, and Sheridan publicly denounced the “spirit of defiance to all lawful authority” in Louisiana. He threatened to round up White League leaders to face trial before military tribunals. In years past, Northerners might have rallied to support the Union hero. But the public was weary of war issues. Many Northern newspapers condemned Sheridan’s actions and deplored the appearance of federal bayonets in a sovereign state legislature. Some called for Grant’s impeachment.
The controversial clash in the Louisiana legislature lies at the heart of this revelatory new narrative history. Sheridan’s Secret Mission illuminates the bitter career of racial oppression in the United States and resonates powerfully with our contemporary “post-racial” condition.
1870 New Orleans

1/8: Sheridan’s Secret Mission: How the South Won the War After the Civil War by Robert Cwiklik (Author) Feb 17, 2025

1/8: Sheridan’s Secret Mission: How the South Won the War After the Civil War by Robert Cwiklik (Author)
https://www.amazon.com/Sheridans-Secret-Mission-South-After/dp/0062950649/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
In late 1874, nearly ten years after the Civil War, former slaves, or freedmen, found themselves under siege in the South by violent paramilitary groups like the White League, intent on erasing their newly won voting rights and other postwar gains and consigning them to a condition little better than slavery. President Ulysses S. Grant, vowing to enforce, “with rigor,” laws protecting the rights of former slaves, asked General Philip H. Sheridan to visit New Orleans and other Southern trouble spots to investigate the freedmen’s plight, all while pretending to be on vacation. Sheridan’s Secret Mission recounts the feisty Union war hero’s Southern sojourn amid tragic episodes of racial terror that ultimately fueled the overthrow of Reconstruction-era protections for black rights.
Sheridan made a splash on his arrival in New Orleans on New Year’s Eve, accompanied by family and friends and proclaiming they were sightseers bound for Cuba. But a few days later, through trickery and force, Democrats seized control of the nearby state House of Representatives, apparently assisted by White League operatives, although the state’s majority black electorate had arguably put Republicans, the party of Lincoln and the freeing of the slaves, in control of the legislature.
Federal soldiers stationed nearby ushered several Democrats out of the House chamber, and Sheridan publicly denounced the “spirit of defiance to all lawful authority” in Louisiana. He threatened to round up White League leaders to face trial before military tribunals. In years past, Northerners might have rallied to support the Union hero. But the public was weary of war issues. Many Northern newspapers condemned Sheridan’s actions and deplored the appearance of federal bayonets in a sovereign state legislature. Some called for Grant’s impeachment.
The controversial clash in the Louisiana legislature lies at the heart of this revelatory new narrative history. Sheridan’s Secret Mission illuminates the bitter career of racial oppression in the United States and resonates powerfully with our contemporary “post-racial” condition.
1870 New Orleans

8/8: Den of Spies: Reagan, Carter, and the Secret History of the Treason That Stole the White House by Craig Unger (Author) Feb 17, 2025

8/8: Den of Spies: Reagan, Carter, and the Secret History of the Treason That Stole the White House by Craig Unger (Author)
https://www.amazon.com/Den-Spies-Reagan-History-Treason/dp/B0D2LPBJMH
It was a tinderbox of an accusation. In April 1991, the New York Times ran an op-ed alleging that Ronald Reagan's 1980 presidential campaign had conspired with the Iranian government to delay the release of 52 American hostages until after the 1980 election. The Iranian hostage crisis was President Jimmy Carter's largest political vulnerability, and his lack of success freeing them ultimately sealed his fate at the ballot box. In return for keeping Americans in captivity until Reagan assumed the oath of office, the Republicans had secretly funneled arms to Iran. Treasonous and illegal, the operation--planned and executed by Reagan's campaign manager Bill Casey--amounted to a shadow foreign policy run by private citizens that ensured Reagan's victory.
Investigative journalist Craig Unger was one of the first reporters covering the October Surprise--initially for Esquire and then Newsweek--and while attempting to unravel the mystery, he was fired, sued, and ostracized by the Washington press corps, as a counter narrative took hold: The October Surprise was a hoax. Though Unger later recovered his name and became a bestselling author on Republican abuses of power, the October Surprise remained his white whale, the project he--as well as legendary investigative journalist, the late Robert Parry--worked on late at night and between assignments.
In Den of Spies, Unger reveals the definitive story of the October Surprise, going inside his three-decade reporting odyssey, along with Parry's never-before-seen archives, and sharing startling truths about what really happened in 1980. The result is a real-life political thriller filled with double agents, CIA operatives, slippery politicians, KGB documents, wealthy Republicans, and dogged journalists. A timely and provocative history that presages our Trump-era political scandals, Den of Spies demonstrates the stakes of allowing the politics of the moment to obscure the writing of our history.
1981 Inaugural

7/8: Den of Spies: Reagan, Carter, and the Secret History of the Treason That Stole the White House by Craig Unger (Author) Feb 17, 2025

7/8: Den of Spies: Reagan, Carter, and the Secret History of the Treason That Stole the White House by Craig Unger (Author)
https://www.amazon.com/Den-Spies-Reagan-History-Treason/dp/B0D2LPBJMH
It was a tinderbox of an accusation. In April 1991, the New York Times ran an op-ed alleging that Ronald Reagan's 1980 presidential campaign had conspired with the Iranian government to delay the release of 52 American hostages until after the 1980 election. The Iranian hostage crisis was President Jimmy Carter's largest political vulnerability, and his lack of success freeing them ultimately sealed his fate at the ballot box. In return for keeping Americans in captivity until Reagan assumed the oath of office, the Republicans had secretly funneled arms to Iran. Treasonous and illegal, the operation--planned and executed by Reagan's campaign manager Bill Casey--amounted to a shadow foreign policy run by private citizens that ensured Reagan's victory.
Investigative journalist Craig Unger was one of the first reporters covering the October Surprise--initially for Esquire and then Newsweek--and while attempting to unravel the mystery, he was fired, sued, and ostracized by the Washington press corps, as a counter narrative took hold: The October Surprise was a hoax. Though Unger later recovered his name and became a bestselling author on Republican abuses of power, the October Surprise remained his white whale, the project he--as well as legendary investigative journalist, the late Robert Parry--worked on late at night and between assignments.
In Den of Spies, Unger reveals the definitive story of the October Surprise, going inside his three-decade reporting odyssey, along with Parry's never-before-seen archives, and sharing startling truths about what really happened in 1980. The result is a real-life political thriller filled with double agents, CIA operatives, slippery politicians, KGB documents, wealthy Republicans, and dogged journalists. A timely and provocative history that presages our Trump-era political scandals, Den of Spies demonstrates the stakes of allowing the politics of the moment to obscure the writing of our history.
1979 Tehran

6/8: Den of Spies: Reagan, Carter, and the Secret History of the Treason That Stole the White House by Craig Unger (Author) Feb 17, 2025

6/8: Den of Spies: Reagan, Carter, and the Secret History of the Treason That Stole the White House by Craig Unger (Author)
https://www.amazon.com/Den-Spies-Reagan-History-Treason/dp/B0D2LPBJMH
It was a tinderbox of an accusation. In April 1991, the New York Times ran an op-ed alleging that Ronald Reagan's 1980 presidential campaign had conspired with the Iranian government to delay the release of 52 American hostages until after the 1980 election. The Iranian hostage crisis was President Jimmy Carter's largest political vulnerability, and his lack of success freeing them ultimately sealed his fate at the ballot box. In return for keeping Americans in captivity until Reagan assumed the oath of office, the Republicans had secretly funneled arms to Iran. Treasonous and illegal, the operation--planned and executed by Reagan's campaign manager Bill Casey--amounted to a shadow foreign policy run by private citizens that ensured Reagan's victory.
Investigative journalist Craig Unger was one of the first reporters covering the October Surprise--initially for Esquire and then Newsweek--and while attempting to unravel the mystery, he was fired, sued, and ostracized by the Washington press corps, as a counter narrative took hold: The October Surprise was a hoax. Though Unger later recovered his name and became a bestselling author on Republican abuses of power, the October Surprise remained his white whale, the project he--as well as legendary investigative journalist, the late Robert Parry--worked on late at night and between assignments.
In Den of Spies, Unger reveals the definitive story of the October Surprise, going inside his three-decade reporting odyssey, along with Parry's never-before-seen archives, and sharing startling truths about what really happened in 1980. The result is a real-life political thriller filled with double agents, CIA operatives, slippery politicians, KGB documents, wealthy Republicans, and dogged journalists. A timely and provocative history that presages our Trump-era political scandals, Den of Spies demonstrates the stakes of allowing the politics of the moment to obscure the writing of our history.
1980 Detroit Convention

5/8: Den of Spies: Reagan, Carter, and the Secret History of the Treason That Stole the White House by Craig Unger (Author)4 Feb 17, 2025

5/8: Den of Spies: Reagan, Carter, and the Secret History of the Treason That Stole the White House by Craig Unger (Author)
https://www.amazon.com/Den-Spies-Reagan-History-Treason/dp/B0D2LPBJMH
It was a tinderbox of an accusation. In April 1991, the New York Times ran an op-ed alleging that Ronald Reagan's 1980 presidential campaign had conspired with the Iranian government to delay the release of 52 American hostages until after the 1980 election. The Iranian hostage crisis was President Jimmy Carter's largest political vulnerability, and his lack of success freeing them ultimately sealed his fate at the ballot box. In return for keeping Americans in captivity until Reagan assumed the oath of office, the Republicans had secretly funneled arms to Iran. Treasonous and illegal, the operation--planned and executed by Reagan's campaign manager Bill Casey--amounted to a shadow foreign policy run by private citizens that ensured Reagan's victory.
Investigative journalist Craig Unger was one of the first reporters covering the October Surprise--initially for Esquire and then Newsweek--and while attempting to unravel the mystery, he was fired, sued, and ostracized by the Washington press corps, as a counter narrative took hold: The October Surprise was a hoax. Though Unger later recovered his name and became a bestselling author on Republican abuses of power, the October Surprise remained his white whale, the project he--as well as legendary investigative journalist, the late Robert Parry--worked on late at night and between assignments.
In Den of Spies, Unger reveals the definitive story of the October Surprise, going inside his three-decade reporting odyssey, along with Parry's never-before-seen archives, and sharing startling truths about what really happened in 1980. The result is a real-life political thriller filled with double agents, CIA operatives, slippery politicians, KGB documents, wealthy Republicans, and dogged journalists. A timely and provocative history that presages our Trump-era political scandals, Den of Spies demonstrates the stakes of allowing the politics of the moment to obscure the writing of our history.
1980 Reagan in Detroit

4/8: Den of Spies: Reagan, Carter, and the Secret History of the Treason That Stole the White House by Craig Unger (Author) Feb 17, 2025

4/8: Den of Spies: Reagan, Carter, and the Secret History of the Treason That Stole the White House by Craig Unger (Author)
https://www.amazon.com/Den-Spies-Reagan-History-Treason/dp/B0D2LPBJMH
It was a tinderbox of an accusation. In April 1991, the New York Times ran an op-ed alleging that Ronald Reagan's 1980 presidential campaign had conspired with the Iranian government to delay the release of 52 American hostages until after the 1980 election. The Iranian hostage crisis was President Jimmy Carter's largest political vulnerability, and his lack of success freeing them ultimately sealed his fate at the ballot box. In return for keeping Americans in captivity until Reagan assumed the oath of office, the Republicans had secretly funneled arms to Iran. Treasonous and illegal, the operation--planned and executed by Reagan's campaign manager Bill Casey--amounted to a shadow foreign policy run by private citizens that ensured Reagan's victory.
Investigative journalist Craig Unger was one of the first reporters covering the October Surprise--initially for Esquire and then Newsweek--and while attempting to unravel the mystery, he was fired, sued, and ostracized by the Washington press corps, as a counter narrative took hold: The October Surprise was a hoax. Though Unger later recovered his name and became a bestselling author on Republican abuses of power, the October Surprise remained his white whale, the project he--as well as legendary investigative journalist, the late Robert Parry--worked on late at night and between assignments.
In Den of Spies, Unger reveals the definitive story of the October Surprise, going inside his three-decade reporting odyssey, along with Parry's never-before-seen archives, and sharing startling truths about what really happened in 1980. The result is a real-life political thriller filled with double agents, CIA operatives, slippery politicians, KGB documents, wealthy Republicans, and dogged journalists. A timely and provocative history that presages our Trump-era political scandals, Den of Spies demonstrates the stakes of allowing the politics of the moment to obscure the writing of our history.
1980 Reagan campaign

3/8: Den of Spies: Reagan, Carter, and the Secret History of the Treason That Stole the White House by Craig Unger (Author) Feb 17, 2025

3/8: Den of Spies: Reagan, Carter, and the Secret History of the Treason That Stole the White House by Craig Unger (Author)
https://www.amazon.com/Den-Spies-Reagan-History-Treason/dp/B0D2LPBJMH
It was a tinderbox of an accusation. In April 1991, the New York Times ran an op-ed alleging that Ronald Reagan's 1980 presidential campaign had conspired with the Iranian government to delay the release of 52 American hostages until after the 1980 election. The Iranian hostage crisis was President Jimmy Carter's largest political vulnerability, and his lack of success freeing them ultimately sealed his fate at the ballot box. In return for keeping Americans in captivity until Reagan assumed the oath of office, the Republicans had secretly funneled arms to Iran. Treasonous and illegal, the operation--planned and executed by Reagan's campaign manager Bill Casey--amounted to a shadow foreign policy run by private citizens that ensured Reagan's victory.
Investigative journalist Craig Unger was one of the first reporters covering the October Surprise--initially for Esquire and then Newsweek--and while attempting to unravel the mystery, he was fired, sued, and ostracized by the Washington press corps, as a counter narrative took hold: The October Surprise was a hoax. Though Unger later recovered his name and became a bestselling author on Republican abuses of power, the October Surprise remained his white whale, the project he--as well as legendary investigative journalist, the late Robert Parry--worked on late at night and between assignments.
In Den of Spies, Unger reveals the definitive story of the October Surprise, going inside his three-decade reporting odyssey, along with Parry's never-before-seen archives, and sharing startling truths about what really happened in 1980. The result is a real-life political thriller filled with double agents, CIA operatives, slippery politicians, KGB documents, wealthy Republicans, and dogged journalists. A timely and provocative history that presages our Trump-era political scandals, Den of Spies demonstrates the stakes of allowing the politics of the moment to obscure the writing of our history.
1979 Washington

2/8: Den of Spies: Reagan, Carter, and the Secret History of the Treason That Stole the White House by Craig Unger (Author) Feb 17, 2025

2/8: Den of Spies: Reagan, Carter, and the Secret History of the Treason That Stole the White House by Craig Unger (Author)
https://www.amazon.com/Den-Spies-Reagan-History-Treason/dp/B0D2LPBJMH
It was a tinderbox of an accusation. In April 1991, the New York Times ran an op-ed alleging that Ronald Reagan's 1980 presidential campaign had conspired with the Iranian government to delay the release of 52 American hostages until after the 1980 election. The Iranian hostage crisis was President Jimmy Carter's largest political vulnerability, and his lack of success freeing them ultimately sealed his fate at the ballot box. In return for keeping Americans in captivity until Reagan assumed the oath of office, the Republicans had secretly funneled arms to Iran. Treasonous and illegal, the operation--planned and executed by Reagan's campaign manager Bill Casey--amounted to a shadow foreign policy run by private citizens that ensured Reagan's victory.
Investigative journalist Craig Unger was one of the first reporters covering the October Surprise--initially for Esquire and then Newsweek--and while attempting to unravel the mystery, he was fired, sued, and ostracized by the Washington press corps, as a counter narrative took hold: The October Surprise was a hoax. Though Unger later recovered his name and became a bestselling author on Republican abuses of power, the October Surprise remained his white whale, the project he--as well as legendary investigative journalist, the late Robert Parry--worked on late at night and between assignments.
In Den of Spies, Unger reveals the definitive story of the October Surprise, going inside his three-decade reporting odyssey, along with Parry's never-before-seen archives, and sharing startling truths about what really happened in 1980. The result is a real-life political thriller filled with double agents, CIA operatives, slippery politicians, KGB documents, wealthy Republicans, and dogged journalists. A timely and provocative history that presages our Trump-era political scandals, Den of Spies demonstrates the stakes of allowing the politics of the moment to obscure the writing of our history.
1979 Tehran

1/8: Den of Spies: Reagan, Carter, and the Secret History of the Treason That Stole the White House by Craig Unger (Author) Feb 17, 2025

1/8: Den of Spies: Reagan, Carter, and the Secret History of the Treason That Stole the White House by Craig Unger (Author)
https://www.amazon.com/Den-Spies-Reagan-History-Treason/dp/B0D2LPBJMH
It was a tinderbox of an accusation. In April 1991, the New York Times ran an op-ed alleging that Ronald Reagan's 1980 presidential campaign had conspired with the Iranian government to delay the release of 52 American hostages until after the 1980 election. The Iranian hostage crisis was President Jimmy Carter's largest political vulnerability, and his lack of success freeing them ultimately sealed his fate at the ballot box. In return for keeping Americans in captivity until Reagan assumed the oath of office, the Republicans had secretly funneled arms to Iran. Treasonous and illegal, the operation--planned and executed by Reagan's campaign manager Bill Casey--amounted to a shadow foreign policy run by private citizens that ensured Reagan's victory.
Investigative journalist Craig Unger was one of the first reporters covering the October Surprise--initially for Esquire and then Newsweek--and while attempting to unravel the mystery, he was fired, sued, and ostracized by the Washington press corps, as a counter narrative took hold: The October Surprise was a hoax. Though Unger later recovered his name and became a bestselling author on Republican abuses of power, the October Surprise remained his white whale, the project he--as well as legendary investigative journalist, the late Robert Parry--worked on late at night and between assignments.
In Den of Spies, Unger reveals the definitive story of the October Surprise, going inside his three-decade reporting odyssey, along with Parry's never-before-seen archives, and sharing startling truths about what really happened in 1980. The result is a real-life political thriller filled with double agents, CIA operatives, slippery politicians, KGB documents, wealthy Republicans, and dogged journalists. A timely and provocative history that presages our Trump-era political scandals, Den of Spies demonstrates the stakes of allowing the politics of the moment to obscure the writing of our history.
1979 Ayatollah Khomeini

Preview: "October Surprise": Craig Unger, author of "Den of Spies," reports that he is receiving new information regularly, such as a phone call from Portugal, since the publication of his 44 years of digging. More later. Feb 17, 2025

Preview: "October Surprise": Craig Unger, author of "Den of Spies," reports that he is receiving new information regularly, such as a phone call from Portugal, since the publication of his 44 years of digging. More later.
1900

Preview: 1980: Journalist Craig Unger, "Den of Spies," builds the evidence for proving that the long-rumored "October Surprise" in the campaign of 1980 was a most successful Bill Casey operation that worked as planned. More later. Feb 17, 2025

Preview: 1980: Journalist Craig Unger, "Den of Spies," builds the evidence for proving that the long-rumored "October Surprise" in the campaign of 1980 was a most successful Bill Casey operation that worked as planned. More later.
1979 Tehran Hostages

Preview: 1936: Author Historian David Lieurtzsa portrays the drama and doubt behind the curtain in the FDR vs. Alf Landon presidential contest in the deep deflation and fear of 1935-36. More tonight. Feb 17, 2025

Preview: 1936: Author Historian David Lieurtzsa portrays the drama and doubt behind the curtain in the FDR vs. Alf Landon presidential contest in the deep deflation and fear of 1935-36. More tonight.
1936 Lowell Thomas and FDR

Preview: New Orleans: Fourteenth Amendment: Robert Cwiklik, author "Sheridan's Secret Mission," recovers the spectacular tragedy of the White League attacking the Freedmen of Louisiana and re-establishing brutality post-war -- and how Grant and Sherman fa Feb 17, 2025

Preview: New Orleans: Fourteenth Amendment: Robert Cwiklik, author "Sheridan's Secret Mission," recovers the spectacular tragedy of the White League attacking the Freedmen of Louisiana and re-establishing brutality post-war -- and how Grant and Sherman failed to stop the crimes. More later.
1871 New Orleans floods

DOGE: Doing what POTUS said they were going to do. @ThadMcCotter @theamgreatness Feb 17, 2025

DOGE: Doing what POTUS said they were going to do. @ThadMcCotter @theamgreatness
https://amgreatness.com/2025/02/15/doge-vs-usaid-a-remarkable-and-definite-victory/
1903

#Londinium90AD: Gaius & Germanicus observe the end of Atlanticism and the beginning of Fortress Americas. Michael Vlahos. Friends of History Debating Society. @Michalis_Vlahos Feb 17, 2025

#Londinium90AD: Gaius & Germanicus observe the end of Atlanticism and the beginning of Fortress Americas. Michael Vlahos. Friends of History Debating Society. @Michalis_Vlahos
1932 Andrew Jackson

#Londinium90AD: Gaius & Germanicus celebrate the Trump Administration quickly conducting the csmpaign promise of DOGE. Michael Vlahos. Friends of History Debating Society. @Michalis_Vlahos Feb 17, 2025

#Londinium90AD: Gaius & Germanicus celebrate the Trump Administration quickly conducting the csmpaign promise of DOGE. Michael Vlahos. Friends of History Debating Society. @Michalis_Vlahos
1918 DC

#Londinium90AD: Gaius & Germanicus debate the stark European unhappiness with the Trump Administrarion and vice versa. Michael Vlahos. Friends of History Debating Society. @Michalis_Vlahos Feb 17, 2025

#Londinium90AD: Gaius & Germanicus debate the stark European unhappiness with the Trump Administrarion and vice versa. Michael Vlahos. Friends of History Debating Society. @Michalis_Vlahos
1945 Berlin

UKRAINE VS RUSSIA IS NORSE (RUS) BROTHER VS NORSE (RUS) BROTHER. 4/4: American Vikings: How the Norse Sailed into the Lands and Imaginations of America by Martyn Whittock (Author) Feb 17, 2025

UKRAINE VS RUSSIA IS NORSE (RUS) BROTHER VS NORSE (RUS) BROTHER. 4/4: American Vikings: How the Norse Sailed into the Lands and Imaginations of America by Martyn Whittock (Author)
https://www.amazon.com/American-Vikings-Sailed-Imaginations-America/dp/1639365354
The geographical reach of the Norse was extraordinary. For centuries medieval sagas, first recorded in Iceland, claimed that Vikings reached North America around the year 1000. This book explores that claim, separating fact from fiction and myth from mischief, to assess the enduring legacy of this claim in America. The search for “American Vikings” connects a vast range of different areas; from the latest archaeological evidence for their actual settlement in North America to the myth-making of nineteenth-century Scandinavian pioneers in the Midwest; and from ancient adventurers to the political ideologies in the twenty-first century. It is a journey from the high seas of a millennium ago to the swirling waters and dark undercurrents of the online world of today.
1939 MANNERHEIM LINE

UKRAINE VS RUSSIA IS NORSE (RUS) BROTHER VS NORSE (RUS) BROTHER. 3/4: American Vikings: How the Norse Sailed into the Lands and Imaginations of America by Martyn Whittock (Author) Feb 17, 2025

UKRAINE VS RUSSIA IS NORSE (RUS) BROTHER VS NORSE (RUS) BROTHER. 3/4: American Vikings: How the Norse Sailed into the Lands and Imaginations of America by Martyn Whittock (Author)
1904
https://www.amazon.com/American-Vikings-Sailed-Imaginations-America/dp/1639365354
The geographical reach of the Norse was extraordinary. For centuries medieval sagas, first recorded in Iceland, claimed that Vikings reached North America around the year 1000. This book explores that claim, separating fact from fiction and myth from mischief, to assess the enduring legacy of this claim in America. The search for “American Vikings” connects a vast range of different areas; from the latest archaeological evidence for their actual settlement in North America to the myth-making of nineteenth-century Scandinavian pioneers in the Midwest; and from ancient adventurers to the political ideologies in the twenty-first century. It is a journey from the high seas of a millennium ago to the swirling waters and dark undercurrents of the online world of today.

UKRAINE VS RUSSIA IS NORSE (RUS) BROTHER VS NORSE (RUS) BROTHER. 2/4: American Vikings: How the Norse Sailed into the Lands and Imaginations of America by Martyn Whittock (Author) Feb 17, 2025

UKRAINE VS RUSSIA IS NORSE (RUS) BROTHER VS NORSE (RUS) BROTHER. 2/4: American Vikings: How the Norse Sailed into the Lands and Imaginations of America by Martyn Whittock (Author)
https://www.amazon.com/American-Vikings-Sailed-Imaginations-America/dp/1639365354
The geographical reach of the Norse was extraordinary. For centuries medieval sagas, first recorded in Iceland, claimed that Vikings reached North America around the year 1000. This book explores that claim, separating fact from fiction and myth from mischief, to assess the enduring legacy of this claim in America. The search for “American Vikings” connects a vast range of different areas; from the latest archaeological evidence for their actual settlement in North America to the myth-making of nineteenth-century Scandinavian pioneers in the Midwest; and from ancient adventurers to the political ideologies in the twenty-first century. It is a journey from the high seas of a millennium ago to the swirling waters and dark undercurrents of the online world of today.

UKRAINE VS RUSSIA IS NORSE (RUS) BROTHER VS NORSE (RUS) BROTHER. 1/4: American Vikings: How the Norse Sailed into the Lands and Imaginations of America by Martyn Whittock (Author) Feb 17, 2025

UKRAINE VS RUSSIA IS NORSE (RUS) BROTHER VS NORSE (RUS) BROTHER. 1/4: American Vikings: How the Norse Sailed into the Lands and Imaginations of America by Martyn Whittock (Author)
1916
https://www.amazon.com/American-Vikings-Sailed-Imaginations-America/dp/1639365354
The geographical reach of the Norse was extraordinary. For centuries medieval sagas, first recorded in Iceland, claimed that Vikings reached North America around the year 1000. This book explores that claim, separating fact from fiction and myth from mischief, to assess the enduring legacy of this claim in America. The search for “American Vikings” connects a vast range of different areas; from the latest archaeological evidence for their actual settlement in North America to the myth-making of nineteenth-century Scandinavian pioneers in the Midwest; and from ancient adventurers to the political ideologies in the twenty-first century. It is a journey from the high seas of a millennium ago to the swirling waters and dark undercurrents of the online world of today.

HOW DOES THE FIRBOMBING OF TOKYO'S POOREST NEIGHBORSHOOD WIN A WAR? 8/8: Black Snow: Curtis LeMay, the Firebombing of Tokyo, and the Road to the Atomic Bomb by James M. Scott Feb 17, 2025

HOW DOES THE FIRBOMBING OF TOKYO'S POOREST NEIGHBORSHOOD WIN A WAR? 8/8: Black Snow: Curtis LeMay, the Firebombing of Tokyo, and the Road to the Atomic Bomb by James M. Scott
1944 WICHITA B-29
https://www.amazon.com/Black-Snow-Curtis-Firebombing-Atomic/dp/1324002999/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1X64JYW3Z1OT9&keywords=BLACK+SNOW+JAMES+SCOTT&qid=1674137497&s=books&sprefix=black+snow+james+scott%2Cstripbooks%2C61&sr=1-1
Seven minutes past midnight on March 10, 1945, nearly 300 American B-29s thundered into the skies over Tokyo. Their payloads of incendiaries ignited a firestorm that reached up to 2,800 degrees, liquefying asphalt and vaporizing thousands; sixteen square miles of the city were flattened and more than 100,000 men, women, and children were killed.
Black Snow is the story of this devastating operation, orchestrated by Major General Curtis LeMay, who famously remarked: “If we lose the war, we’ll be tried as war criminals.” James M. Scott reconstructs in granular detail that horrific night, and describes the development of the B-29, the capture of the Marianas for use as airfields, and the change in strategy from high-altitude daylight “precision” bombing to low-altitude nighttime incendiary bombing. Most importantly, the raid represented a significant moral shift for America, marking the first time commanders deliberately targeted civilians which helped pave the way for the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki five months later.
Drawing on first-person interviews with American pilots and bombardiers and Japanese survivors, air force archives, and oral histories never before published in English, Scott delivers a harrowing and gripping account, and his most important and compelling work to date.

HOW DOES THE FIRBOMBING OF TOKYO'S POOREST NEIGHBORSHOOD WIN A WAR? 6/8: Black Snow: Curtis LeMay, the Firebombing of Tokyo, and the Road to the Atomic Bomb by James M. Scott Feb 17, 2025

HOW DOES THE FIRBOMBING OF TOKYO'S POOREST NEIGHBORSHOOD WIN A WAR? 6/8: Black Snow: Curtis LeMay, the Firebombing of Tokyo, and the Road to the Atomic Bomb by James M. Scott
1944
https://www.amazon.com/Black-Snow-Curtis-Firebombing-Atomic/dp/1324002999/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1X64JYW3Z1OT9&keywords=BLACK+SNOW+JAMES+SCOTT&qid=1674137497&s=books&sprefix=black+snow+james+scott%2Cstripbooks%2C61&sr=1-1
Seven minutes past midnight on March 10, 1945, nearly 300 American B-29s thundered into the skies over Tokyo. Their payloads of incendiaries ignited a firestorm that reached up to 2,800 degrees, liquefying asphalt and vaporizing thousands; sixteen square miles of the city were flattened and more than 100,000 men, women, and children were killed.
Black Snow is the story of this devastating operation, orchestrated by Major General Curtis LeMay, who famously remarked: “If we lose the war, we’ll be tried as war criminals.” James M. Scott reconstructs in granular detail that horrific night, and describes the development of the B-29, the capture of the Marianas for use as airfields, and the change in strategy from high-altitude daylight “precision” bombing to low-altitude nighttime incendiary bombing. Most importantly, the raid represented a significant moral shift for America, marking the first time commanders deliberately targeted civilians which helped pave the way for the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki five months later.
Drawing on first-person interviews with American pilots and bombardiers and Japanese survivors, air force archives, and oral histories never before published in English, Scott delivers a harrowing and gripping account, and his most important and compelling work to date.

HOW DOES THE FIRBOMBING OF TOKYO'S POOREST NEIGHBORSHOOD WIN A WAR? 5/8: Black Snow: Curtis LeMay, the Firebombing of Tokyo, and the Road to the Atomic Bomb by James M. Scott Feb 17, 2025

HOW DOES THE FIRBOMBING OF TOKYO'S POOREST NEIGHBORSHOOD WIN A WAR? 5/8: Black Snow: Curtis LeMay, the Firebombing of Tokyo, and the Road to the Atomic Bomb by James M. Scott
1945 FUKUYAMA
https://www.amazon.com/Black-Snow-Curtis-Firebombing-Atomic/dp/1324002999/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1X64JYW3Z1OT9&keywords=BLACK+SNOW+JAMES+SCOTT&qid=1674137497&s=books&sprefix=black+snow+james+scott%2Cstripbooks%2C61&sr=1-1
Seven minutes past midnight on March 10, 1945, nearly 300 American B-29s thundered into the skies over Tokyo. Their payloads of incendiaries ignited a firestorm that reached up to 2,800 degrees, liquefying asphalt and vaporizing thousands; sixteen square miles of the city were flattened and more than 100,000 men, women, and children were killed.
Black Snow is the story of this devastating operation, orchestrated by Major General Curtis LeMay, who famously remarked: “If we lose the war, we’ll be tried as war criminals.” James M. Scott reconstructs in granular detail that horrific night, and describes the development of the B-29, the capture of the Marianas for use as airfields, and the change in strategy from high-altitude daylight “precision” bombing to low-altitude nighttime incendiary bombing. Most importantly, the raid represented a significant moral shift for America, marking the first time commanders deliberately targeted civilians which helped pave the way for the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki five months later.
Drawing on first-person interviews with American pilots and bombardiers and Japanese survivors, air force archives, and oral histories never before published in English, Scott delivers a harrowing and gripping account, and his most important and compelling work to date.

HOW DOES THE FIRBOMBING OF TOKYO'S POOREST NEIGHBORSHOOD WIN A WAR? 4/8: Black Snow: Curtis LeMay, the Firebombing of Tokyo, and the Road to the Atomic Bomb by James M. Scott Feb 17, 2025

HOW DOES THE FIRBOMBING OF TOKYO'S POOREST NEIGHBORSHOOD WIN A WAR? 4/8: Black Snow: Curtis LeMay, the Firebombing of Tokyo, and the Road to the Atomic Bomb by James M. Scott
1945 TOKYO
https://www.amazon.com/Black-Snow-Curtis-Firebombing-Atomic/dp/1324002999/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1X64JYW3Z1OT9&keywords=BLACK+SNOW+JAMES+SCOTT&qid=1674137497&s=books&sprefix=black+snow+james+scott%2Cstripbooks%2C61&sr=1-1
Seven minutes past midnight on March 10, 1945, nearly 300 American B-29s thundered into the skies over Tokyo. Their payloads of incendiaries ignited a firestorm that reached up to 2,800 degrees, liquefying asphalt and vaporizing thousands; sixteen square miles of the city were flattened and more than 100,000 men, women, and children were killed.
Black Snow is the story of this devastating operation, orchestrated by Major General Curtis LeMay, who famously remarked: “If we lose the war, we’ll be tried as war criminals.” James M. Scott reconstructs in granular detail that horrific night, and describes the development of the B-29, the capture of the Marianas for use as airfields, and the change in strategy from high-altitude daylight “precision” bombing to low-altitude nighttime incendiary bombing. Most importantly, the raid represented a significant moral shift for America, marking the first time commanders deliberately targeted civilians which helped pave the way for the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki five months later.
Drawing on first-person interviews with American pilots and bombardiers and Japanese survivors, air force archives, and oral histories never before published in English, Scott delivers a harrowing and gripping account, and his most important and compelling work to date.

HOW DOES THE FIRBOMBING OF TOKYO'S POOREST NEIGHBORSHOOD WIN A WAR? 3/8: Black Snow: Curtis LeMay, the Firebombing of Tokyo, and the Road to the Atomic Bomb by James M. Scott Feb 17, 2025

HOW DOES THE FIRBOMBING OF TOKYO'S POOREST NEIGHBORSHOOD WIN A WAR? 3/8: Black Snow: Curtis LeMay, the Firebombing of Tokyo, and the Road to the Atomic Bomb by James M. Scott
1945 TOKYO
https://www.amazon.com/Black-Snow-Curtis-Firebombing-Atomic/dp/1324002999/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1X64JYW3Z1OT9&keywords=BLACK+SNOW+JAMES+SCOTT&qid=1674137497&s=books&sprefix=black+snow+james+scott%2Cstripbooks%2C61&sr=1-1
Seven minutes past midnight on March 10, 1945, nearly 300 American B-29s thundered into the skies over Tokyo. Their payloads of incendiaries ignited a firestorm that reached up to 2,800 degrees, liquefying asphalt and vaporizing thousands; sixteen square miles of the city were flattened and more than 100,000 men, women, and children were killed.
Black Snow is the story of this devastating operation, orchestrated by Major General Curtis LeMay, who famously remarked: “If we lose the war, we’ll be tried as war criminals.” James M. Scott reconstructs in granular detail that horrific night, and describes the development of the B-29, the capture of the Marianas for use as airfields, and the change in strategy from high-altitude daylight “precision” bombing to low-altitude nighttime incendiary bombing. Most importantly, the raid represented a significant moral shift for America, marking the first time commanders deliberately targeted civilians which helped pave the way for the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki five months later.
Drawing on first-person interviews with American pilots and bombardiers and Japanese survivors, air force archives, and oral histories never before published in English, Scott delivers a harrowing and gripping account, and his most important and compelling work to date.

HOW DOES THE FIRBOMBING OF TOKYO'S POOREST NEIGHBORSHOOD WIN A WAR? 2/8: Black Snow: Curtis LeMay, the Firebombing of Tokyo, and the Road to the Atomic Bomb by James M. Scott Feb 17, 2025

HOW DOES THE FIRBOMBING OF TOKYO'S POOREST NEIGHBORSHOOD WIN A WAR? 2/8: Black Snow: Curtis LeMay, the Firebombing of Tokyo, and the Road to the Atomic Bomb by James M. Scott
1945 Tokyo
https://www.amazon.com/Black-Snow-Curtis-Firebombing-Atomic/dp/1324002999/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1X64JYW3Z1OT9&keywords=BLACK+SNOW+JAMES+SCOTT&qid=1674137497&s=books&sprefix=black+snow+james+scott%2Cstripbooks%2C61&sr=1-1
Seven minutes past midnight on March 10, 1945, nearly 300 American B-29s thundered into the skies over Tokyo. Their payloads of incendiaries ignited a firestorm that reached up to 2,800 degrees, liquefying asphalt and vaporizing thousands; sixteen square miles of the city were flattened and more than 100,000 men, women, and children were killed.
Black Snow is the story of this devastating operation, orchestrated by Major General Curtis LeMay, who famously remarked: “If we lose the war, we’ll be tried as war criminals.” James M. Scott reconstructs in granular detail that horrific night, and describes the development of the B-29, the capture of the Marianas for use as airfields, and the change in strategy from high-altitude daylight “precision” bombing to low-altitude nighttime incendiary bombing. Most importantly, the raid represented a significant moral shift for America, marking the first time commanders deliberately targeted civilians which helped pave the way for the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki five months later.
Drawing on first-person interviews with American pilots and bombardiers and Japanese survivors, air force archives, and oral histories never before published in English, Scott delivers a harrowing and gripping account, and his most important and compelling work to date.

HOW DOES THE FIRBOMBING OF TOKYO'S POOREST NEIGHBORSHOOD WIN A WAR? 1/8: Black Snow: Curtis LeMay, the Firebombing of Tokyo, and the Road to the Atomic Bomb by James M. Scott Feb 17, 2025

HOW DOES THE FIRBOMBING OF TOKYO'S POOREST NEIGHBORSHOOD WIN A WAR? 1/8: Black Snow: Curtis LeMay, the Firebombing of Tokyo, and the Road to the Atomic Bomb by James M. Scott
1945 Tokyo
https://www.amazon.com/Black-Snow-Curtis-Firebombing-Atomic/dp/1324002999/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1X64JYW3Z1OT9&keywords=BLACK+SNOW+JAMES+SCOTT&qid=1674137497&s=books&sprefix=black+snow+james+scott%2Cstripbooks%2C61&sr=1-1
Seven minutes past midnight on March 10, 1945, nearly 300 American B-29s thundered into the skies over Tokyo. Their payloads of incendiaries ignited a firestorm that reached up to 2,800 degrees, liquefying asphalt and vaporizing thousands; sixteen square miles of the city were flattened and more than 100,000 men, women, and children were killed.
Black Snow is the story of this devastating operation, orchestrated by Major General Curtis LeMay, who famously remarked: “If we lose the war, we’ll be tried as war criminals.” James M. Scott reconstructs in granular detail that horrific night, and describes the development of the B-29, the capture of the Marianas for use as airfields, and the change in strategy from high-altitude daylight “precision” bombing to low-altitude nighttime incendiary bombing. Most importantly, the raid represented a significant moral shift for America, marking the first time commanders deliberately targeted civilians which helped pave the way for the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki five months later.
Drawing on first-person interviews with American pilots and bombardiers and Japanese survivors, air force archives, and oral histories never before published in English, Scott delivers a harrowing and gripping account, and his most important and compelling work to date.

HOW DOES THE FIRBOMBING OF TOKYO'S POOREST NEIGHBORSHOOD WIN A WAR? 7/8: Black Snow: Curtis LeMay, the Firebombing of Tokyo, and the Road to the Atomic Bomb by James M. Scott Feb 17, 2025

HOW DOES THE FIRBOMBING OF TOKYO'S POOREST NEIGHBORSHOOD WIN A WAR? 7/8: Black Snow: Curtis LeMay, the Firebombing of Tokyo, and the Road to the Atomic Bomb by James M. Scott
https://www.amazon.com/Black-Snow-Curtis-Firebombing-Atomic/dp/1324002999/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1X64JYW3Z1OT9&keywords=BLACK+SNOW+JAMES+SCOTT&qid=1674137497&s=books&sprefix=black+snow+james+scott%2Cstripbooks%2C61&sr=1-1
Seven minutes past midnight on March 10, 1945, nearly 300 American B-29s thundered into the skies over Tokyo. Their payloads of incendiaries ignited a firestorm that reached up to 2,800 degrees, liquefying asphalt and vaporizing thousands; sixteen square miles of the city were flattened and more than 100,000 men, women, and children were killed.
Black Snow is the story of this devastating operation, orchestrated by Major General Curtis LeMay, who famously remarked: “If we lose the war, we’ll be tried as war criminals.” James M. Scott reconstructs in granular detail that horrific night, and describes the development of the B-29, the capture of the Marianas for use as airfields, and the change in strategy from high-altitude daylight “precision” bombing to low-altitude nighttime incendiary bombing. Most importantly, the raid represented a significant moral shift for America, marking the first time commanders deliberately targeted civilians which helped pave the way for the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki five months later.
Drawing on first-person interviews with American pilots and bombardiers and Japanese survivors, air force archives, and oral histories never before published in English, Scott delivers a harrowing and gripping account, and his most important and compelling work to date.

Preview: Author Eleanor Barraclough, "Embers of the Hands," describes the adventures and ambitions of the King of Norway, Harald Hardrada, who fell in the battle for England. More later in the week Feb 17, 2025

Preview: Author Eleanor Barraclough, "Embers of the Hands," describes the adventures and ambitions of the King of Norway, Harald Hardrada, who fell in the battle for England. More later in the week.
1899

Preview: Vinland: Author Martyn Whittock, "American Vikings," reports the search for Norseman Leif Ericson's naming of Vinland for a landing place in North America one thousand years ago. But where? Feb 17, 2025

Preview: Vinland: Author Martyn Whittock, "American Vikings," reports the search for Norseman Leif Ericson's naming of Vinland for a landing place in North America one thousand years ago. But where?
1898

Preview: Japan: James Scott, Author, "Black Snow," tells how Curtis LeMay solved problems. More later Feb 17, 2025

Preview: Japan: James Scott, Author, "Black Snow," tells how Curtis LeMay solved problems. More later
B-29 Flight Engineer panel

Preview: Alfred the Great: Historian Eleanor Barraclough, Author, "Embers of the Hands," explains how the Great Heathen Army of the Norse took hold of England. More in the new week. Feb 16, 2025

Preview: Alfred the Great: Historian Eleanor Barraclough, Author, "Embers of the Hands," explains how the Great Heathen Army of the Norse took hold of England. More in the new week.
1904

PREVIEW: VIKING AGE: Why did the Norse risk raiding? Eleanor Barraclough, author "Embers of the Hands," explains the motives. More in the new week. Feb 16, 2025

PREVIEW: VIKING AGE: Why did the Norse risk raiding? Eleanor Barraclough, author "Embers of the Hands," explains the motives. More in the new week.
1850

#OzWatch: Dallas teaches Magpie teen to play ball. Zakis, New South Wales. #FriendsofHistoryDebatingSociety Feb 16, 2025

#OzWatch: Dallas teaches Magpie teen to play ball. Zakis, New South Wales. #FriendsofHistoryDebatingSociety

#OzWatch: SRI LANKA STRIKES BACK. Jeremy Zakis, New South Wales. #FriendsofHistoryDebatingSociety Feb 16, 2025

#OzWatch: SRI LANKA STRIKES BACK. Jeremy Zakis, New South Wales. #FriendsofHistoryDebatingSociety
https://www.foxsports.com.au/
1905

#OzWatch: Nemo's Nautilus as a Tiger Snake attacks Tasmanian fisherman. Jeremy Zakis, New South Wales. #FriendsofHistoryDebatingSociety Feb 16, 2025

#OzWatch: Nemo's Nautilus as a Tiger Snake attacks Tasmanian fisherman. Jeremy Zakis, New South Wales. #FriendsofHistoryDebatingSociety
https://au.news.yahoo.com/aussie-fishermen-scramble-as-determined-tiger-snake-climbs-into-boat-dont-touch-it-000217395.html
1890

#OzWatch: Multiple ztmospheric disturbances. disturbances. Jeremy Zakis, New South Wales. #FriendsofHistoryDebatingSociety Feb 16, 2025

#OzWatch: Multiple ztmospheric disturbances. disturbances. Jeremy Zakis, New South Wales. #FriendsofHistoryDebatingSociety
1942 Darwin

IS PUTIN A "CLASS A" WAR CRIMINAL? 8/8: Judgment at Tokyo: World War II on Trial and the Making of Modern Asia Hardcover – by Gary J. Bass Feb 16, 2025

IS PUTIN A "CLASS A" WAR CRIMINAL? 8/8: Judgment at Tokyo: World War II on Trial and the Making of Modern Asia Hardcover – by Gary J. Bass
1942 JAPAN PRPOGANDA
https://www.amazon.com/Judgment-Tokyo-World-Making-Modern/dp/1101947101
In the weeks after Japan finally surrendered to the Allies to end World War II, the world turned to the question of how to move on from years of carnage and destruction. For Harry Truman, Douglas MacArthur, Chiang Kai-shek, and their fellow victors, the question of justice seemed clear: Japan’s militaristic leaders needed to be tried and punished for the surprise attack at Pearl Harbor; shocking atrocities against civilians in China, the Philippines, and elsewhere; and rampant abuses of prisoners of war in notorious incidents such as the Bataan death march. For the Allied powers, the trial was an opportunity to render judgment on their vanquished foes, but also to create a legal framework to prosecute war crimes and prohibit the use of aggressive war, building a more peaceful world under international law and American hegemony. For the Japanese leaders on trial, it was their chance to argue that their war had been waged to liberate Asia from Western imperialism and that the court was victors’ justice.

IS PUTIN A "CLASS A" WAR CRIMINAL? 7/8: Judgment at Tokyo: World War II on Trial and the Making of Modern Asia Hardcover – by Gary J. Bass Feb 16, 2025

IS PUTIN A "CLASS A" WAR CRIMINAL? 7/8: Judgment at Tokyo: World War II on Trial and the Making of Modern Asia Hardcover – by Gary J. Bass
1942 JAPAN ATTACKS SINGAPORE
https://www.amazon.com/Judgment-Tokyo-World-Making-Modern/dp/1101947101
In the weeks after Japan finally surrendered to the Allies to end World War II, the world turned to the question of how to move on from years of carnage and destruction. For Harry Truman, Douglas MacArthur, Chiang Kai-shek, and their fellow victors, the question of justice seemed clear: Japan’s militaristic leaders needed to be tried and punished for the surprise attack at Pearl Harbor; shocking atrocities against civilians in China, the Philippines, and elsewhere; and rampant abuses of prisoners of war in notorious incidents such as the Bataan death march. For the Allied powers, the trial was an opportunity to render judgment on their vanquished foes, but also to create a legal framework to prosecute war crimes and prohibit the use of aggressive war, building a more peaceful world under international law and American hegemony. For the Japanese leaders on trial, it was their chance to argue that their war had been waged to liberate Asia from Western imperialism and that the court was victors’ justice.

IS PUTIN A "CLASS A" WAR CRIMINAL? 6/8: Judgment at Tokyo: World War II on Trial and the Making of Modern Asia Hardcover – by Gary J. Bass Feb 16, 2025

IS PUTIN A "CLASS A" WAR CRIMINAL? 6/8: Judgment at Tokyo: World War II on Trial and the Making of Modern Asia Hardcover – by Gary J. Bass
1942 JAPAN ATTACKS DUTCH INDIES
https://www.amazon.com/Judgment-Tokyo-World-Making-Modern/dp/1101947101
In the weeks after Japan finally surrendered to the Allies to end World War II, the world turned to the question of how to move on from years of carnage and destruction. For Harry Truman, Douglas MacArthur, Chiang Kai-shek, and their fellow victors, the question of justice seemed clear: Japan’s militaristic leaders needed to be tried and punished for the surprise attack at Pearl Harbor; shocking atrocities against civilians in China, the Philippines, and elsewhere; and rampant abuses of prisoners of war in notorious incidents such as the Bataan death march. For the Allied powers, the trial was an opportunity to render judgment on their vanquished foes, but also to create a legal framework to prosecute war crimes and prohibit the use of aggressive war, building a more peaceful world under international law and American hegemony. For the Japanese leaders on trial, it was their chance to argue that their war had been waged to liberate Asia from Western imperialism and that the court was victors’ justice.

IS PUTIN A "CLASS A" WAR CRIMINAL? 58: Judgment at Tokyo: World War II on Trial and the Making of Modern Asia Hardcover – by Gary J. Bass Feb 16, 2025

IS PUTIN A "CLASS A" WAR CRIMINAL? 58: Judgment at Tokyo: World War II on Trial and the Making of Modern Asia Hardcover – by Gary J. Bass
1942 JAPAN ATTACKS ANDAMANS
https://www.amazon.com/Judgment-Tokyo-World-Making-Modern/dp/1101947101
In the weeks after Japan finally surrendered to the Allies to end World War II, the world turned to the question of how to move on from years of carnage and destruction. For Harry Truman, Douglas MacArthur, Chiang Kai-shek, and their fellow victors, the question of justice seemed clear: Japan’s militaristic leaders needed to be tried and punished for the surprise attack at Pearl Harbor; shocking atrocities against civilians in China, the Philippines, and elsewhere; and rampant abuses of prisoners of war in notorious incidents such as the Bataan death march. For the Allied powers, the trial was an opportunity to render judgment on their vanquished foes, but also to create a legal framework to prosecute war crimes and prohibit the use of aggressive war, building a more peaceful world under international law and American hegemony. For the Japanese leaders on trial, it was their chance to argue that their war had been waged to liberate Asia from Western imperialism and that the court was victors’ justice.

IS PUTIN A "CLASS A" WAR CRIMINAL? 4/8: Judgment at Tokyo: World War II on Trial and the Making of Modern Asia Hardcover – by Gary J. Bass Feb 16, 2025

IS PUTIN A "CLASS A" WAR CRIMINAL? 4/8: Judgment at Tokyo: World War II on Trial and the Making of Modern Asia Hardcover – by Gary J. Bass
1942 MIDWAY JAPANESE
https://www.amazon.com/Judgment-Tokyo-World-Making-Modern/dp/1101947101
In the weeks after Japan finally surrendered to the Allies to end World War II, the world turned to the question of how to move on from years of carnage and destruction. For Harry Truman, Douglas MacArthur, Chiang Kai-shek, and their fellow victors, the question of justice seemed clear: Japan’s militaristic leaders needed to be tried and punished for the surprise attack at Pearl Harbor; shocking atrocities against civilians in China, the Philippines, and elsewhere; and rampant abuses of prisoners of war in notorious incidents such as the Bataan death march. For the Allied powers, the trial was an opportunity to render judgment on their vanquished foes, but also to create a legal framework to prosecute war crimes and prohibit the use of aggressive war, building a more peaceful world under international law and American hegemony. For the Japanese leaders on trial, it was their chance to argue that their war had been waged to liberate Asia from Western imperialism and that the court was victors’ justice.

IS PUTIN A "CLASS A" WAR CRIMINAL? 3/8: Judgment at Tokyo: World War II on Trial and the Making of Modern Asia Hardcover – by Gary J. Bass Feb 16, 2025

IS PUTIN A "CLASS A" WAR CRIMINAL? 3/8: Judgment at Tokyo: World War II on Trial and the Making of Modern Asia Hardcover – by Gary J. Bass
1942 JAPAN ATTACKS BUKA ISLAND
https://www.amazon.com/Judgment-Tokyo-World-Making-Modern/dp/1101947101
In the weeks after Japan finally surrendered to the Allies to end World War II, the world turned to the question of how to move on from years of carnage and destruction. For Harry Truman, Douglas MacArthur, Chiang Kai-shek, and their fellow victors, the question of justice seemed clear: Japan’s militaristic leaders needed to be tried and punished for the surprise attack at Pearl Harbor; shocking atrocities against civilians in China, the Philippines, and elsewhere; and rampant abuses of prisoners of war in notorious incidents such as the Bataan death march. For the Allied powers, the trial was an opportunity to render judgment on their vanquished foes, but also to create a legal framework to prosecute war crimes and prohibit the use of aggressive war, building a more peaceful world under international law and American hegemony. For the Japanese leaders on trial, it was their chance to argue that their war had been waged to liberate Asia from Western imperialism and that the court was victors’ justice.

IS PUTIN A "CLASS A" WAR CRIMINAL? 2/8: Judgment at Tokyo: World War II on Trial and the Making of Modern Asia Hardcover – by Gary J. Bass Feb 16, 2025

IS PUTIN A "CLASS A" WAR CRIMINAL? 2/8: Judgment at Tokyo: World War II on Trial and the Making of Modern Asia Hardcover – by Gary J. Bass
1942 JAPAN IN CHINA
https://www.amazon.com/Judgment-Tokyo-World-Making-Modern/dp/1101947101
In the weeks after Japan finally surrendered to the Allies to end World War II, the world turned to the question of how to move on from years of carnage and destruction. For Harry Truman, Douglas MacArthur, Chiang Kai-shek, and their fellow victors, the question of justice seemed clear: Japan’s militaristic leaders needed to be tried and punished for the surprise attack at Pearl Harbor; shocking atrocities against civilians in China, the Philippines, and elsewhere; and rampant abuses of prisoners of war in notorious incidents such as the Bataan death march. For the Allied powers, the trial was an opportunity to render judgment on their vanquished foes, but also to create a legal framework to prosecute war crimes and prohibit the use of aggressive war, building a more peaceful world under international law and American hegemony. For the Japanese leaders on trial, it was their chance to argue that their war had been waged to liberate Asia from Western imperialism and that the court was victors’ justice.

IS PUTIN A "CLASS A" WAR CRIMINAL? 1/8: Judgment at Tokyo: World War II on Trial and the Making of Modern Asia Hardcover – by Gary J. Bass Feb 16, 2025

IS PUTIN A "CLASS A" WAR CRIMINAL? 1/8: Judgment at Tokyo: World War II on Trial and the Making of Modern Asia Hardcover – by Gary J. Bass
1941 JAPAN ATTACKS HONG KONG
https://www.amazon.com/Judgment-Tokyo-World-Making-Modern/dp/1101947101
In the weeks after Japan finally surrendered to the Allies to end World War II, the world turned to the question of how to move on from years of carnage and destruction. For Harry Truman, Douglas MacArthur, Chiang Kai-shek, and their fellow victors, the question of justice seemed clear: Japan’s militaristic leaders needed to be tried and punished for the surprise attack at Pearl Harbor; shocking atrocities against civilians in China, the Philippines, and elsewhere; and rampant abuses of prisoners of war in notorious incidents such as the Bataan death march. For the Allied powers, the trial was an opportunity to render judgment on their vanquished foes, but also to create a legal framework to prosecute war crimes and prohibit the use of aggressive war, building a more peaceful world under international law and American hegemony. For the Japanese leaders on trial, it was their chance to argue that their war had been waged to liberate Asia from Western imperialism and that the court was victors’ justice.

PREVIEW: PROFESSOR GARY BASS, AUTHOR, "Judgment at Tokyo," explains that the driving force in favor of the war crimes tribunal against defeated Japan was General Douglas MacArthur. More Feb 16, 2025

PREVIEW: PROFESSOR GARY BASS, AUTHOR, "Judgment at Tokyo," explains that the driving force in favor of the war crimes tribunal against defeated Japan was General Douglas MacArthur. More
1944 FDR, MACARTHUR, NIMITZ

PREVIEW: PROFESSOR GARY BASS, AUTHOR, Judgment at Tokyo, highlights how the famous George Kennan recognized that defeated Japan would become a great ally. More later Feb 16, 2025

PREVIEW: PROFESSOR GARY BASS, AUTHOR," Judgment at Tokyo," highlights how the famous George Kennan recognized that defeated Japan would become a great ally. More later.
1930 Tokyo

GOOD EVENING: The show begins in Malibu and the Palisades where an atmospheric river... CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR Feb 15, 2025

GOOD EVENING: The show begins in Malibu and the Palisades where an atmospheric river...
1870 FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR

CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR

FIRST HOUR
9:00-9:15 #PACIFICWATCH: Atmospheric river strikes

@JCBliss

9:15-9:30 LANCASTER REPORT: Bird flu strikes

Jim McTague, former Washington Editor, Barrons @MCTagueJ
Author of "Martin and Twyla Boundary Series"

9:30-9:45 SCOTUS: Independent boards cannot be fired without cause

Richard Epstein, Civitas

9:45-10:00 DOJ: Civil suit against NY Attorney General and Governor

Richard Epstein, Civitas

SECOND HOUR
10:00-10:15 #GAZA: What is the Arab plan?

Cliff May, FDD

10:15-10:30 #CA: Gavin Newsom bides his time for 2028

Bill Whalen, Hoover

10:30-11:00 SPACEX

Rescuing the stranded on ISS
Starbase rising
Bob Zimmerman, BehindtheBlack.com

THIRD HOUR
11:00-12:00 Extended discussion of "Paris in Ruins: Love, War, and the Birth of Impressionism"

Sebastian Smee, Author
The birth of Impressionism during the "Terrible Year"
Focus on Manet, Morisot, and the siege of Paris

FOURTH HOUR
12:00-12:15 #GAZA: Free to go

Sadanand Dhume, WSJ

12:15-12:30 #ITALY: The rains of Elba

Lorenzo Fiori

12:30-12:45 #ISRAEL: Tiered review and necessary arms

Bradley Bowman, FDD

12:45-1:00 UKRAINE: Terror attack on Chernobyl

Henry Sokolski, NPEC

UKRAINE: TERROR ATTACK ON CHERNOBYL. HENRY SOKOLSKI, NPEC Feb 15, 2025

UKRAINE: TERROR ATTACK ON CHERNOBYL. HENRY SOKOLSKI, NPEC
1986 CHERNOBYL

#ISRAEL "TIERED REVIEW" AND NECESSARY ARMS. BRADLEY BOWMAN, FDD Feb 15, 2025

#ISRAEL "TIERED REVIEW" AND NECESSARY ARMS. BRADLEY BOWMAN, FDD
1890 JERUSALEM

#ITALY: VALENTINE'S DAY AND THE RAINS OF ELBA. LORENZO FIORI Feb 15, 2025

#ITALY: VALENTINE'S DAY AND THE RAINS OF ELBA. LORENZO FIORI
1871 ELBA

#GAZA: FREE TOGO. SADANAND DHUME WSJ Feb 15, 2025

#GAZA: FREE TOGO. SADANAND DHUME WSJ
1945 RAMALLAH

8/8: Paris in Ruins: Love, War, and the Birth of Impressionism Hardcover – September 10, 2024 by Sebastian Smee (Author) Feb 15, 2025

8/8: Paris in Ruins: Love, War, and the Birth of Impressionism Hardcover – September 10, 2024
by Sebastian Smee (Author)
1870 PARIS
https://www.amazon.com/Paris-Ruins-Love-Birth-Impressionism/dp/1324006951/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.0LrrcogTAXmGjiJTXHGqcmh6tG316iU_qBRT5krAjbY8X2w9audnxQy7kzk7OLkh_2lSbQ2ybUZGAqxzqsV7SIXXh__kEnq4cHn6QdDz3Vu5xuCtROqvHYC4bnq-Wd16OQ0xBFKI0YF5Q12M2HxhsXNW0KzxEvl3JkXmjEm-lB835FTP4AOXbZmDkXRwFFwP8JAim1mTpk-tRD1mx2eyRyT4izNxH2zOMi6vWoub4fk.sBKL5PJ8cK_YQQ9SXWo2jUROfRmEzorpra10Qr1m--0&dib_tag=se&qid=1739487181&refinements=p_27%3ASebastian+Smee&s=books&sr=1-1
From the summer of 1870 to the spring of 1871, famously dubbed the “Terrible Year” by Victor Hugo, Paris and its people were besieged, starved, and forced into surrender by Germans―then imperiled again as radical republicans established a breakaway Commune, ultimately crushed by the French Army after bloody street battles and the burning of central Paris. As renowned art critic Sebastian Smee shows, it was against the backdrop of these tumultuous times that the Impressionist movement was born―in response to violence, civil war, and political intrigue.
In stirring and exceptionally vivid prose, Smee tells the story of those dramatic days through the eyes of great figures of Impressionism. Édouard Manet, Berthe Morisot, and Edgar Degas were trapped in Paris during the siege and deeply enmeshed in its politics. Others, including Pierre-August Renoir and Frédéric Bazille, joined regiments outside of the capital, while Claude Monet and Camille Pissarro fled the country just in time. In the aftermath, these artists developed a newfound sense of the fragility of life. That feeling for transience―reflected in Impressionism’s emphasis on fugitive light, shifting seasons, glimpsed street scenes, and the impermanence of all things―became the movement’s great contribution to the history of art.
At the heart of it all is a love story; that of Manet, by all accounts the father of Impressionism, and Morisot, the only woman to play a central role in the movement from the start. Smee poignantly depicts their complex relationship, their tangled effect on each other, and their great legacy, while bringing overdue attention to the woman at the heart of Impressionism

7/8: Paris in Ruins: Love, War, and the Birth of Impressionism Hardcover – September 10, 2024 by Sebastian Smee (Author) Feb 15, 2025

7/8: Paris in Ruins: Love, War, and the Birth of Impressionism Hardcover – September 10, 2024
by Sebastian Smee (Author)
1871 PARIS
https://www.amazon.com/Paris-Ruins-Love-Birth-Impressionism/dp/1324006951/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.0LrrcogTAXmGjiJTXHGqcmh6tG316iU_qBRT5krAjbY8X2w9audnxQy7kzk7OLkh_2lSbQ2ybUZGAqxzqsV7SIXXh__kEnq4cHn6QdDz3Vu5xuCtROqvHYC4bnq-Wd16OQ0xBFKI0YF5Q12M2HxhsXNW0KzxEvl3JkXmjEm-lB835FTP4AOXbZmDkXRwFFwP8JAim1mTpk-tRD1mx2eyRyT4izNxH2zOMi6vWoub4fk.sBKL5PJ8cK_YQQ9SXWo2jUROfRmEzorpra10Qr1m--0&dib_tag=se&qid=1739487181&refinements=p_27%3ASebastian+Smee&s=books&sr=1-1
From the summer of 1870 to the spring of 1871, famously dubbed the “Terrible Year” by Victor Hugo, Paris and its people were besieged, starved, and forced into surrender by Germans―then imperiled again as radical republicans established a breakaway Commune, ultimately crushed by the French Army after bloody street battles and the burning of central Paris. As renowned art critic Sebastian Smee shows, it was against the backdrop of these tumultuous times that the Impressionist movement was born―in response to violence, civil war, and political intrigue.
In stirring and exceptionally vivid prose, Smee tells the story of those dramatic days through the eyes of great figures of Impressionism. Édouard Manet, Berthe Morisot, and Edgar Degas were trapped in Paris during the siege and deeply enmeshed in its politics. Others, including Pierre-August Renoir and Frédéric Bazille, joined regiments outside of the capital, while Claude Monet and Camille Pissarro fled the country just in time. In the aftermath, these artists developed a newfound sense of the fragility of life. That feeling for transience―reflected in Impressionism’s emphasis on fugitive light, shifting seasons, glimpsed street scenes, and the impermanence of all things―became the movement’s great contribution to the history of art.
At the heart of it all is a love story; that of Manet, by all accounts the father of Impressionism, and Morisot, the only woman to play a central role in the movement from the start. Smee poignantly depicts their complex relationship, their tangled effect on each other, and their great legacy, while bringing overdue attention to the woman at the heart of Impressionism

6/8: Paris in Ruins: Love, War, and the Birth of Impressionism Hardcover – September 10, 2024 by Sebastian Smee (Author) Feb 15, 2025

6/8: Paris in Ruins: Love, War, and the Birth of Impressionism Hardcover – September 10, 2024
by Sebastian Smee (Author)
1870 SIEGE OF PARIS
https://www.amazon.com/Paris-Ruins-Love-Birth-Impressionism/dp/1324006951/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.0LrrcogTAXmGjiJTXHGqcmh6tG316iU_qBRT5krAjbY8X2w9audnxQy7kzk7OLkh_2lSbQ2ybUZGAqxzqsV7SIXXh__kEnq4cHn6QdDz3Vu5xuCtROqvHYC4bnq-Wd16OQ0xBFKI0YF5Q12M2HxhsXNW0KzxEvl3JkXmjEm-lB835FTP4AOXbZmDkXRwFFwP8JAim1mTpk-tRD1mx2eyRyT4izNxH2zOMi6vWoub4fk.sBKL5PJ8cK_YQQ9SXWo2jUROfRmEzorpra10Qr1m--0&dib_tag=se&qid=1739487181&refinements=p_27%3ASebastian+Smee&s=books&sr=1-1
From the summer of 1870 to the spring of 1871, famously dubbed the “Terrible Year” by Victor Hugo, Paris and its people were besieged, starved, and forced into surrender by Germans―then imperiled again as radical republicans established a breakaway Commune, ultimately crushed by the French Army after bloody street battles and the burning of central Paris. As renowned art critic Sebastian Smee shows, it was against the backdrop of these tumultuous times that the Impressionist movement was born―in response to violence, civil war, and political intrigue.
In stirring and exceptionally vivid prose, Smee tells the story of those dramatic days through the eyes of great figures of Impressionism. Édouard Manet, Berthe Morisot, and Edgar Degas were trapped in Paris during the siege and deeply enmeshed in its politics. Others, including Pierre-August Renoir and Frédéric Bazille, joined regiments outside of the capital, while Claude Monet and Camille Pissarro fled the country just in time. In the aftermath, these artists developed a newfound sense of the fragility of life. That feeling for transience―reflected in Impressionism’s emphasis on fugitive light, shifting seasons, glimpsed street scenes, and the impermanence of all things―became the movement’s great contribution to the history of art.
At the heart of it all is a love story; that of Manet, by all accounts the father of Impressionism, and Morisot, the only woman to play a central role in the movement from the start. Smee poignantly depicts their complex relationship, their tangled effect on each other, and their great legacy, while bringing overdue attention to the woman at the heart of Impressionism

5/8: Paris in Ruins: Love, War, and the Birth of Impressionism Hardcover – September 10, 2024 by Sebastian Smee (Author) Feb 15, 2025

5/8: Paris in Ruins: Love, War, and the Birth of Impressionism Hardcover – September 10, 2024
by Sebastian Smee (Author)
1870 SIEGE OF PARIS
https://www.amazon.com/Paris-Ruins-Love-Birth-Impressionism/dp/1324006951/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.0LrrcogTAXmGjiJTXHGqcmh6tG316iU_qBRT5krAjbY8X2w9audnxQy7kzk7OLkh_2lSbQ2ybUZGAqxzqsV7SIXXh__kEnq4cHn6QdDz3Vu5xuCtROqvHYC4bnq-Wd16OQ0xBFKI0YF5Q12M2HxhsXNW0KzxEvl3JkXmjEm-lB835FTP4AOXbZmDkXRwFFwP8JAim1mTpk-tRD1mx2eyRyT4izNxH2zOMi6vWoub4fk.sBKL5PJ8cK_YQQ9SXWo2jUROfRmEzorpra10Qr1m--0&dib_tag=se&qid=1739487181&refinements=p_27%3ASebastian+Smee&s=books&sr=1-1
From the summer of 1870 to the spring of 1871, famously dubbed the “Terrible Year” by Victor Hugo, Paris and its people were besieged, starved, and forced into surrender by Germans―then imperiled again as radical republicans established a breakaway Commune, ultimately crushed by the French Army after bloody street battles and the burning of central Paris. As renowned art critic Sebastian Smee shows, it was against the backdrop of these tumultuous times that the Impressionist movement was born―in response to violence, civil war, and political intrigue.
In stirring and exceptionally vivid prose, Smee tells the story of those dramatic days through the eyes of great figures of Impressionism. Édouard Manet, Berthe Morisot, and Edgar Degas were trapped in Paris during the siege and deeply enmeshed in its politics. Others, including Pierre-August Renoir and Frédéric Bazille, joined regiments outside of the capital, while Claude Monet and Camille Pissarro fled the country just in time. In the aftermath, these artists developed a newfound sense of the fragility of life. That feeling for transience―reflected in Impressionism’s emphasis on fugitive light, shifting seasons, glimpsed street scenes, and the impermanence of all things―became the movement’s great contribution to the history of art.
At the heart of it all is a love story; that of Manet, by all accounts the father of Impressionism, and Morisot, the only woman to play a central role in the movement from the start. Smee poignantly depicts their complex relationship, their tangled effect on each other, and their great legacy, while bringing overdue attention to the woman at the heart of Impressionism

SPACEX: STARBASE RISING. BOB ZIMMERMAN BEHINDTHEBLACK.COM Feb 15, 2025

SPACEX: STARBASE RISING. BOB ZIMMERMAN BEHINDTHEBLACK.COM
1958

SPACEX: RESCUING THE STRANDED ON ISS. BOB ZIMMERMAN BEHINDTHEBLACK.COM Feb 15, 2025

SPACEX: RESCUING THE STRANDED ON ISS. BOB ZIMMERMAN BEHINDTHEBLACK.COM
1954

#CA: GAVIN NEWSOM BIDES HIS TIME FOR 2028. BILL WHALEN, HOOVER Feb 15, 2025

#CA: GAVIN NEWSOM BIDES HIS TIME FOR 2028. BILL WHALEN, HOOVER
UNDATED ROBERT TAYLOR AND WALT DISNEY

#GAZA: WHAT IS THE ARAB PLAN? CLIFF MAY FDD Feb 15, 2025

#GAZA: WHAT IS THE ARAB PLAN? CLIFF MAY FDD
1898 GAZA

DOJ: CIVIL SUIT AGAINST NY ATTORNEY GENERAL AND GOVERNOR.. RICHARD EPSTEIN, CIVITAS Feb 15, 2025

DOJ: CIVIL SUIT AGAINST NY ATTORNEY GENERAL AND GOVERNOR.. RICHARD EPSTEIN, CIVITAS
1876 SCOTUS

SCOTUS: INDEPENDENT BOARDS CANNOT BE FIRED WITHOUT CAUSE. RICHARD EPSTEIN, CIVITAS INSTITUTE Feb 15, 2025

SCOTUS: INDEPENDENT BOARDS CANNOT BE FIRED WITHOUT CAUSE. RICHARD EPSTEIN, CIVITAS INSTITUTE

LANCASTER REPORT: : BIRD FLU STRIKES. JIM MCTAGUE, FORMER WASHINGTON EDITOR, BARRONS. @MCTAGUEJ. AUTHOR OF THE "MARTIN AND TWYLA BOUNDARY SERIES." #FRIENDSOFHISTORYDEBATINGSOCIETYSTER Feb 15, 2025

LANCASTER REPORT: : BIRD FLU STRIKES. JIM MCTAGUE, FORMER WASHINGTON EDITOR, BARRONS. @MCTAGUEJ. AUTHOR OF THE "MARTIN AND TWYLA BOUNDARY SERIES." #FRIENDSOFHISTORYDEBATINGSOCIETYSTER
1910

#PACIFICWATCH ATMOSPHERIC RIVER STRIKES LA @JCBLISS Feb 15, 2025

#PACIFICWATCH ATMOSPHERIC RIVER STRIKES LA @JCBLISS
1920s Pacific Palisades

"PREVIEW: Art critic Sebastian Smee, author of 'Paris in Ruins,' explains how painting en plein air was considered revolutionary by the artistic establishment. Feb 14, 2025

"PREVIEW: Art critic Sebastian Smee, author of 'Paris in Ruins,' explains how painting en plein air was considered revolutionary by the artistic establishment.
1871 Paris

"PREVIEW: Colleague Jim McTague reports that bird flu has arrived in Lancaster County, raising concerns about potential transmission to humans. More tonight." Feb 14, 2025

"PREVIEW: Colleague Jim McTague reports that bird flu has arrived in Lancaster County, raising concerns about potential transmission to humans. More tonight."
1912 Allentown PA

"PREVIEW: GAZA: Colleague Sadanand Dhume of WSJ observes that Arab nations are not accepting Gazan refugees during reconstruction or offering permanent resettlement. More tonight." Feb 14, 2025

"PREVIEW: GAZA: Colleague Sadanand Dhume of WSJ observes that Arab nations are not accepting Gazan refugees during reconstruction or offering permanent resettlement. More tonight."
1867 GAZA
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/if-indians-and-pakistanis-can-relocate-why-cant-gazans-refugees-displacement-palestinians-39d7678c

"PREVIEW: Colleague Bob Zimmerman assesses Rocket Lab's success, noting that the company extends beyond just its booster division. More tonight." Feb 14, 2025

"PREVIEW: Colleague Bob Zimmerman assesses Rocket Lab's success, noting that the company extends beyond just its booster division. More tonight."
1956

"PREVIEW: Colleague Henry Sokolski of NPEC adds a caveat to President Trump's remarks about nuclear disarmament between the U.S. and Russia. More tonight." Feb 14, 2025

"PREVIEW: Colleague Henry Sokolski of NPEC adds a caveat to President Trump's remarks about nuclear disarmament between the U.S. and Russia. More tonight."
1951 Las Vegas

GOOD EVENING. The show begins in Ukraine waiting on more details of the negotiations between Washington and Moscow... Feb 14, 2025

GOOD EVENING. The show begins in Ukraine waiting on more details of the negotiations between Washington and Moscow...
1898 Brussels
# CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR
## FIRST HOUR
**9:00-9:30** #UKRAINE: No ceasefire before talks
- Anatol Lieven, Quincy Institute
**9:30-9:45** #SCALAREPORT: While Europe slept
- Chris Riegel CEO, Scala.com @Stratacache
**9:45-10:00** #QUANTUM REPORT: Breakthrough at Oxford
- Brandon Weichert, Center for National Interest
## SECOND HOUR
**10:00-10:15** #PRC: Billionaire Communists
- Grant Newsham, "When China Attacks"
**10:15-10:30** #CANADA: Off-put by POTUS remarks
- Conrad Black, National Post
**10:30-11:00** #POTUS: Tax cuts and the discontents
- John Cochrane, Hoover
## THIRD HOUR
**11:00-12:00** Extended discussion of "Paris in Ruins: Love, War, and the Birth of Impressionism"
- Sebastian Smee, Author
- Discussion of Impressionism's birth during the Franco-Prussian War
- Focus on Manet, Morisot, and other key Impressionists
## FOURTH HOUR
**12:00-12:15** #PRC: FENTANYL: Follow the money
- Elaine Dezenski, FDD
**12:15-12:30** #MRMARKET: DOGE isn't sufficient for the debt
- Veronique De Rugy, Mercatus
**12:30-12:45** #HOTEL MARS: Endgame SLS
- Eric Berger, Ars Technica
- David Livingston, SpaceShow.com
**12:45-1:00** #HOTEL MARS: Endgame ROSCOSMOS
- Eric Berger, Ars Technica
- David Livingston, SpaceShow.com

#HOTEL MARS: ENDGAME ROSCOSMOS.. ERIC BERGER, ARS TECHNICA. DAVID LIVINGSTON, SPACESHOW.COM Feb 14, 2025

#HOTEL MARS: ENDGAME ROSCOSMOS.. ERIC BERGER, ARS TECHNICA. DAVID LIVINGSTON, SPACESHOW.COM
1960

#HOTEL MARS: ENDGAME SLS.. ERIC BERGER, ARS TECHNICA. DAVID LIVINGSTON, SPACESHOW.COM Feb 14, 2025

#HOTEL MARS: ENDGAME SLS.. ERIC BERGER, ARS TECHNICA. DAVID LIVINGSTON, SPACESHOW.COM
1953

#MRMARKET: DOGE ISN'T SUFFICIENT FOR THE DEBT. VERONIQUE DE RUGY, MERCATUS Feb 14, 2025

#MRMARKET: DOGE ISN'T SUFFICIENT FOR THE DEBT. VERONIQUE DE RUGY, MERCATUS
1834
https://www.creators.com/read/veronique-de-rugy/02/25/the-upside-risks-and-limits-of-doge

#PRC: FENTANYL: FOLLOW THE MONEY, ELAINE DEZENSKI, FDD Feb 14, 2025

#PRC: FENTANYL: FOLLOW THE MONEY, ELAINE DEZENSKI, FDD
1890 PEKING

4/8: Paris in Ruins: Love, War, and the Birth of Impressionism Hardcover – September 10, 2024 by Sebastian Smee (Author) Feb 14, 2025

4/8: Paris in Ruins: Love, War, and the Birth of Impressionism Hardcover – September 10, 2024
by Sebastian Smee (Author)
1870 PARIS
https://www.amazon.com/Paris-Ruins-Love-Birth-Impressionism/dp/1324006951/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.0LrrcogTAXmGjiJTXHGqcmh6tG316iU_qBRT5krAjbY8X2w9audnxQy7kzk7OLkh_2lSbQ2ybUZGAqxzqsV7SIXXh__kEnq4cHn6QdDz3Vu5xuCtROqvHYC4bnq-Wd16OQ0xBFKI0YF5Q12M2HxhsXNW0KzxEvl3JkXmjEm-lB835FTP4AOXbZmDkXRwFFwP8JAim1mTpk-tRD1mx2eyRyT4izNxH2zOMi6vWoub4fk.sBKL5PJ8cK_YQQ9SXWo2jUROfRmEzorpra10Qr1m--0&dib_tag=se&qid=1739487181&refinements=p_27%3ASebastian+Smee&s=books&sr=1-1
From the summer of 1870 to the spring of 1871, famously dubbed the “Terrible Year” by Victor Hugo, Paris and its people were besieged, starved, and forced into surrender by Germans―then imperiled again as radical republicans established a breakaway Commune, ultimately crushed by the French Army after bloody street battles and the burning of central Paris. As renowned art critic Sebastian Smee shows, it was against the backdrop of these tumultuous times that the Impressionist movement was born―in response to violence, civil war, and political intrigue.
In stirring and exceptionally vivid prose, Smee tells the story of those dramatic days through the eyes of great figures of Impressionism. Édouard Manet, Berthe Morisot, and Edgar Degas were trapped in Paris during the siege and deeply enmeshed in its politics. Others, including Pierre-August Renoir and Frédéric Bazille, joined regiments outside of the capital, while Claude Monet and Camille Pissarro fled the country just in time. In the aftermath, these artists developed a newfound sense of the fragility of life. That feeling for transience―reflected in Impressionism’s emphasis on fugitive light, shifting seasons, glimpsed street scenes, and the impermanence of all things―became the movement’s great contribution to the history of art.
At the heart of it all is a love story; that of Manet, by all accounts the father of Impressionism, and Morisot, the only woman to play a central role in the movement from the start. Smee poignantly depicts their complex relationship, their tangled effect on each other, and their great legacy, while bringing overdue attention to the woman at the heart of Impressionis

3/8: Paris in Ruins: Love, War, and the Birth of Impressionism Hardcover – September 10, 2024 by Sebastian Smee (Author) Feb 14, 2025

3/8: Paris in Ruins: Love, War, and the Birth of Impressionism Hardcover – September 10, 2024
by Sebastian Smee (Author)
1870 PARIS
https://www.amazon.com/Paris-Ruins-Love-Birth-Impressionism/dp/1324006951/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.0LrrcogTAXmGjiJTXHGqcmh6tG316iU_qBRT5krAjbY8X2w9audnxQy7kzk7OLkh_2lSbQ2ybUZGAqxzqsV7SIXXh__kEnq4cHn6QdDz3Vu5xuCtROqvHYC4bnq-Wd16OQ0xBFKI0YF5Q12M2HxhsXNW0KzxEvl3JkXmjEm-lB835FTP4AOXbZmDkXRwFFwP8JAim1mTpk-tRD1mx2eyRyT4izNxH2zOMi6vWoub4fk.sBKL5PJ8cK_YQQ9SXWo2jUROfRmEzorpra10Qr1m--0&dib_tag=se&qid=1739487181&refinements=p_27%3ASebastian+Smee&s=books&sr=1-1
From the summer of 1870 to the spring of 1871, famously dubbed the “Terrible Year” by Victor Hugo, Paris and its people were besieged, starved, and forced into surrender by Germans―then imperiled again as radical republicans established a breakaway Commune, ultimately crushed by the French Army after bloody street battles and the burning of central Paris. As renowned art critic Sebastian Smee shows, it was against the backdrop of these tumultuous times that the Impressionist movement was born―in response to violence, civil war, and political intrigue.
In stirring and exceptionally vivid prose, Smee tells the story of those dramatic days through the eyes of great figures of Impressionism. Édouard Manet, Berthe Morisot, and Edgar Degas were trapped in Paris during the siege and deeply enmeshed in its politics. Others, including Pierre-August Renoir and Frédéric Bazille, joined regiments outside of the capital, while Claude Monet and Camille Pissarro fled the country just in time. In the aftermath, these artists developed a newfound sense of the fragility of life. That feeling for transience―reflected in Impressionism’s emphasis on fugitive light, shifting seasons, glimpsed street scenes, and the impermanence of all things―became the movement’s great contribution to the history of art.
At the heart of it all is a love story; that of Manet, by all accounts the father of Impressionism, and Morisot, the only woman to play a central role in the movement from the start. Smee poignantly depicts their complex relationship, their tangled effect on each other, and their great legacy, while bringing overdue attention to the woman at the heart of Impressionism

2/8: Paris in Ruins: Love, War, and the Birth of Impressionism Hardcover – September 10, 2024 by Sebastian Smee (Author) Feb 14, 2025

2/8: Paris in Ruins: Love, War, and the Birth of Impressionism Hardcover – September 10, 2024
by Sebastian Smee (Author)
1870 PARIS
https://www.amazon.com/Paris-Ruins-Love-Birth-Impressionism/dp/1324006951/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.0LrrcogTAXmGjiJTXHGqcmh6tG316iU_qBRT5krAjbY8X2w9audnxQy7kzk7OLkh_2lSbQ2ybUZGAqxzqsV7SIXXh__kEnq4cHn6QdDz3Vu5xuCtROqvHYC4bnq-Wd16OQ0xBFKI0YF5Q12M2HxhsXNW0KzxEvl3JkXmjEm-lB835FTP4AOXbZmDkXRwFFwP8JAim1mTpk-tRD1mx2eyRyT4izNxH2zOMi6vWoub4fk.sBKL5PJ8cK_YQQ9SXWo2jUROfRmEzorpra10Qr1m--0&dib_tag=se&qid=1739487181&refinements=p_27%3ASebastian+Smee&s=books&sr=1-1
From the summer of 1870 to the spring of 1871, famously dubbed the “Terrible Year” by Victor Hugo, Paris and its people were besieged, starved, and forced into surrender by Germans―then imperiled again as radical republicans established a breakaway Commune, ultimately crushed by the French Army after bloody street battles and the burning of central Paris. As renowned art critic Sebastian Smee shows, it was against the backdrop of these tumultuous times that the Impressionist movement was born―in response to violence, civil war, and political intrigue.
In stirring and exceptionally vivid prose, Smee tells the story of those dramatic days through the eyes of great figures of Impressionism. Édouard Manet, Berthe Morisot, and Edgar Degas were trapped in Paris during the siege and deeply enmeshed in its politics. Others, including Pierre-August Renoir and Frédéric Bazille, joined regiments outside of the capital, while Claude Monet and Camille Pissarro fled the country just in time. In the aftermath, these artists developed a newfound sense of the fragility of life. That feeling for transience―reflected in Impressionism’s emphasis on fugitive light, shifting seasons, glimpsed street scenes, and the impermanence of all things―became the movement’s great contribution to the history of art.
At the heart of it all is a love story; that of Manet, by all accounts the father of Impressionism, and Morisot, the only woman to play a central role in the movement from the start. Smee poignantly depicts their complex relationship, their tangled effect on each other, and their great legacy, while bringing overdue attention to the woman at the heart of Impressionism

1/8: Paris in Ruins: Love, War, and the Birth of Impressionism Hardcover – September 10, 2024 by Sebastian Smee (Author) Feb 14, 2025

1/8: Paris in Ruins: Love, War, and the Birth of Impressionism Hardcover – September 10, 2024
by Sebastian Smee (Author)
1870 PARIS
https://www.amazon.com/Paris-Ruins-Love-Birth-Impressionism/dp/1324006951/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.0LrrcogTAXmGjiJTXHGqcmh6tG316iU_qBRT5krAjbY8X2w9audnxQy7kzk7OLkh_2lSbQ2ybUZGAqxzqsV7SIXXh__kEnq4cHn6QdDz3Vu5xuCtROqvHYC4bnq-Wd16OQ0xBFKI0YF5Q12M2HxhsXNW0KzxEvl3JkXmjEm-lB835FTP4AOXbZmDkXRwFFwP8JAim1mTpk-tRD1mx2eyRyT4izNxH2zOMi6vWoub4fk.sBKL5PJ8cK_YQQ9SXWo2jUROfRmEzorpra10Qr1m--0&dib_tag=se&qid=1739487181&refinements=p_27%3ASebastian+Smee&s=books&sr=1-1
From the summer of 1870 to the spring of 1871, famously dubbed the “Terrible Year” by Victor Hugo, Paris and its people were besieged, starved, and forced into surrender by Germans―then imperiled again as radical republicans established a breakaway Commune, ultimately crushed by the French Army after bloody street battles and the burning of central Paris. As renowned art critic Sebastian Smee shows, it was against the backdrop of these tumultuous times that the Impressionist movement was born―in response to violence, civil war, and political intrigue.
In stirring and exceptionally vivid prose, Smee tells the story of those dramatic days through the eyes of great figures of Impressionism. Édouard Manet, Berthe Morisot, and Edgar Degas were trapped in Paris during the siege and deeply enmeshed in its politics. Others, including Pierre-August Renoir and Frédéric Bazille, joined regiments outside of the capital, while Claude Monet and Camille Pissarro fled the country just in time. In the aftermath, these artists developed a newfound sense of the fragility of life. That feeling for transience―reflected in Impressionism’s emphasis on fugitive light, shifting seasons, glimpsed street scenes, and the impermanence of all things―became the movement’s great contribution to the history of art.
At the heart of it all is a love story; that of Manet, by all accounts the father of Impressionism, and Morisot, the only woman to play a central role in the movement from the start. Smee poignantly depicts their complex relationship, their tangled effect on each other, and their great legacy, while bringing overdue attention to the woman at the heart of Impressionism

2/2: #POTUS: TAX CUTS AND THE DISCONTENTS. JOHN COCHRANE, HOOVER Feb 14, 2025

2/2: #POTUS: TAX CUTS AND THE DISCONTENTS. JOHN COCHRANE, HOOVER
1909 CHICAGO

1/2: #POTUS: TAX CUTS AND THE DISCONTENTS. JOHN COCHRANE, HOOVER Feb 14, 2025

1/2: #POTUS: TAX CUTS AND THE DISCONTENTS. JOHN COCHRANE, HOOVER
1906 CHICAGO

#CANADA: OFF-PUT BY POTUS REMARKS. CONRAD BLACK, NATIONAL POST Feb 14, 2025

#CANADA: OFF-PUT BY POTUS REMARKS. CONRAD BLACK, NATIONAL POST
1900

#PRC: WHAT BILLIONAIRE COMMUNISTS? GRANT NEWSHAM, "WHEN CHINA ATTACKS." Feb 14, 2025

#PRC: WHAT BILLIONAIRE COMMUNISTS? GRANT NEWSHAM, "WHEN CHINA ATTACKS."
1949

#QUANTUM REPORT: DATA TELEPORTATION BREAKTHROUGH AT OXFORD. BRANDON WEICHERT, CENTER FOR NATIONAL INTEREST Feb 14, 2025

#QUANTUM REPORT: DATA TELEPORTATION BREAKTHROUGH AT OXFORD. BRANDON WEICHERT, CENTER FOR NATIONAL INTEREST
1954

#SCALAREPORT: WHILE EUROPE SLEPT. CHRIS RIEGEL CEO, SCALA.COM @STRATACACHE. Feb 14, 2025

#SCALAREPORT: WHILE EUROPE SLEPT. CHRIS RIEGEL CEO, SCALA.COM @STRATACACHE.
1916 SWITZERLAND

2/2: #UKRAINE: NO CEASEFIRE BEFORE TALKS. ANATOL LIEVEN, QUINCY INSTITUTE Feb 14, 2025

2/2: #UKRAINE: NO CEASEFIRE BEFORE TALKS. ANATOL LIEVEN, QUINCY INSTITUTE
1942 ODESSA

1/2: #UKRAINE: NO CEASEFIRE BEFORE TALKS. ANATOL LIEVEN, QUINCY INSTITUTE Feb 14, 2025

1/2: #UKRAINE: NO CEASEFIRE BEFORE TALKS. ANATOL LIEVEN, QUINCY INSTITUTE
1941 UKRAINE

"PREVIEW: Colleague Anatol Lieven observes that the U.S. is unlikely to leave NATO and Europe given the strategic advantage of its European bases. More tonight." Feb 14, 2025

"PREVIEW: Colleague Anatol Lieven observes that the U.S. is unlikely to leave NATO and Europe given the strategic advantage of its European bases. More tonight."
1953

"PREVIEW: Author Sebastian Smee of 'Paris in Ruins' explores the pivotal but often overlooked role of Berthe Morisot in the Impressionist movement. More tonight." Feb 14, 2025

"PREVIEW: Author Sebastian Smee of 'Paris in Ruins' explores the pivotal but often overlooked role of Berthe Morisot in the Impressionist movement. More tonight."

"PREVIEW: Colleague Eric Berger of Ars Technica reports on Hotel Mars that Boeing Aerospace is weighing the possibility of sharply reducing its aerospace commitments. More tonight." Feb 14, 2025

"PREVIEW: Colleague Eric Berger of Ars Technica reports on Hotel Mars that Boeing Aerospace is weighing the possibility of sharply reducing its aerospace commitments. More tonight."
1958

"PREVIEW: Conversation with Professor John Cochrane about Trump's proposal to eliminate taxes on overtime pay. More tonight." Feb 13, 2025

"PREVIEW: Conversation with Professor John Cochrane about Trump's proposal to eliminate taxes on overtime pay. More tonight."
1895

"PREVIEW: Colleague Grant Newsham discusses the December 2022 law requiring the Biden administration to disclose Chinese Communist Party leadership wealth - a directive that remains unfulfilled. More tonight." Feb 13, 2025

"PREVIEW: Colleague Grant Newsham discusses the December 2022 law requiring the Biden administration to disclose Chinese Communist Party leadership wealth - a directive that remains unfulfilled. More tonight."
1930 Hong Kong

"PREVIEW: PARIS: Art critic Sebastian Smee, author of 'Paris in Ruins,' explores the birth of Impressionism during the Franco-Prussian War and the complex relationship between Édouard Manet and Berthe Morisot. More tonight." Feb 13, 2025

"PREVIEW: PARIS: Art critic Sebastian Smee, author of 'Paris in Ruins,' explores the birth of Impressionism during the Franco-Prussian War and the complex relationship between Édouard Manet and Berthe Morisot. More tonight."
1871 Commune

Good Evening: The show begins in Moscow, a conversation between President Putin and POTUS... Feb 13, 2025

Good Evening: The show begins in Moscow, a conversation between President Putin and POTUS...
1896 Coronation

CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR

FIRST HOUR
9:00-9:15 #Ukraine: The presidents will meet on the Ukraine negotiations

Colonel Jeff McCausland, USA (retired) @mccauslj @CBSNews @dickinsoncol

9:15-9:30 #DOGE: At the never audited DoD

Colonel Jeff McCausland, USA (retired)

9:30-9:45 #Jordan: The King in DC

Ahmed Sharawi, FDD

9:45-10:00 #FENTANYL: PRC state sponsored abuse of US citizenry

Jack Burnham, FDD

SECOND HOUR
10:00-11:00 #NewWorldReport

Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Topics include:
Ecuador in peril
Colombia and Panama weakening
Brazil's reaction to steel tariffs
Argentina's gains

THIRD HOUR
11:00-11:15 #POTUS: Negotiations begin as Russian economy fails

Michael Bernstam, Hoover Institution

11:15-11:30 ROK: Yoon troubles

David Maxwell, Center for Asia Pacific Strategy

11:30-11:45 #PHILIPPINES: Arming

James Fanell, Geneva Centre for Security Policy

11:45-12:00 #NUKES: Costs and pause

Peter Huessy, Geostrategic Analysis

FOURTH HOUR
12:00-12:15 #FRANCE: Natural gas surging at the EU

Simon Constable, Occitanie

12:15-12:30 #POLAND: Prospering and arming

Simon Constable, Occitanie

12:30-12:45 #SPACEX: Starlink prints cash

Bob Zimmerman, BehindtheBlack.com

12:45-1:00 #NEO: Highest ever on the Torino Scale of collision risk

#NEO: highest ever on the Torino Scale of collision risk. Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.com Feb 13, 2025

#NEO: highest ever on the Torino Scale of collision risk.
Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.com
1951

#SPACEX: Starlink prints cash. Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.com Feb 13, 2025

#SPACEX: Starlink prints cash. Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.com
1958

#POLAND: Prospering and arming. Simon Constable, Occitanie Feb 13, 2025

#POLAND: Prospering and arming. Simon Constable, Occitanie
1895 Krakow

#FRANCE:Natural gas surging at the EU and Cordes sur Ciel. Simon Constable, Occitanie. Feb 13, 2025

#FRANCE:Natural gas surging at the EU and Cordes sur Ciel. Simon Constable, Occitanie.
1871 PARIS

#NUKES: Costs. Pause. Peter Huessy, president of Geostrategic Analysis and a fellow at the National Institute for Deterrence Studies, @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill https://www.airandspaceforces.com/air-force-orders-halt-some-work-sentinel-i Feb 13, 2025

#NUKES: Costs. Pause.
Peter Huessy, president of Geostrategic Analysis and a fellow at the National Institute for Deterrence Studies, @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill
https://www.airandspaceforces.com/air-force-orders-halt-some-work-sentinel-icbm/
UNDATED

#PHILIPPINES. ARMING. 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://news.usni.org/2025/01/27 Feb 13, 2025

#PHILIPPINES. ARMING.
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://news.usni.org/2025/01/27/chinese-ships-aircraft-block-philippine-research-mission-in-south-china-sea
1855 MANILA

ROK: YOON TROUBLES. David Maxwell, vice president of the Center for Asia Pacific Strategy, on the latest in South Korea. @GORDONGCHANG, GATESTONE, NEWSWEEK, THE HILL https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3298222/did-china-meddle-south-koreas-e Feb 13, 2025

ROK: YOON TROUBLES.
David Maxwell, vice president of the Center for Asia Pacific Strategy, on the latest in South Korea. @GORDONGCHANG, GATESTONE, NEWSWEEK, THE HILL
https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3298222/did-china-meddle-south-koreas-election-concern-over-claims-yoon-supporters
1937

#POTUS: Negotiations begin as the Russian economy fails. Michael Bernstam, Hoover Institution. Feb 13, 2025

#POTUS: Negotiations begin as the Russian economy fails. Michael Bernstam, Hoover Institution.

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-central-bank-expected-keep-benchmark-rate-hold-feb-14-2025-02-10/
1914 RUSSIA

#NewWorldReport: Argentina gains. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis Feb 13, 2025

#NewWorldReport: Argentina gains. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis
1890 ARGENTINA

#NewWorldReport: Brazil winces at the steel tariffs. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis Feb 13, 2025

#NewWorldReport: Brazil winces at the steel tariffs. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis
1955 BRAZIL

#NewWorldReport: Colombia WOBBLES and Panama stabilizes. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis Feb 13, 2025

#NewWorldReport: Colombia WOBBLES and Panama stabilizes. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis
1893 Bogota

#NewWorldReport: Ecuador in peril to Correa and the PRC: Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis Feb 13, 2025

#NewWorldReport: Ecuador in peril to Correa and the PRC: Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis
1941 ECUADOR

#FENTANYL: #PRC entirely purposeful and state sponsored abuse of the US citizenry. Jack Burnham FDD Feb 13, 2025

#FENTANYL: #PRC entirely purposeful and state sponsored abuse of the US citizenry. Jack Burnham FDD
1900 CHINA

#Jordan: The King in DC & What is to be done?. Ahmed Sharawi, FDD Feb 13, 2025

#Jordan: The King in DC & What is to be done?. Ahmed Sharawi, FDD
UNDATED Jerusalen

#DOGE: At the never audited DoD. . Colonel Jeff McCausland , USA (retired) @mccauslj @CBSNews @dickinsoncol Feb 13, 2025

#DOGE: At the never audited DoD. . Colonel Jeff McCausland , USA (retired) @mccauslj @CBSNews @dickinsoncol
1943 FDR

#Ukraine: The presidents will meet on the Ukraine negotiations. Colonel Jeff McCausland , USA (retired) @mccauslj @CBSNews @dickinsoncol Feb 13, 2025

#Ukraine: The presidents will meet on the Ukraine negotiations. Colonel Jeff McCausland , USA (retired) @mccauslj @CBSNews @dickinsoncol
1945 Red Army on Korean Road

"PREVIEW: Professor John Cochrane of Hoover Institution explains the SALT deduction and why it remains a contentious issue between Red and Blue states. More later this week." Feb 13, 2025

"PREVIEW: Professor John Cochrane of Hoover Institution explains the SALT deduction and why it remains a contentious issue between Red and Blue states. More later this week."
1931 Bank of the United States failure

"PREVIEW: PANAMA: Professor Evan Ellis reports that Panama City remains stable despite President Mulino's intemperate words. More tonight." Feb 13, 2025

"PREVIEW: PANAMA: Professor Evan Ellis reports that Panama City remains stable despite President Mulino's intemperate words. More tonight."
undated Panama

"PREVIEW: UKRAINE: Colleague Jeff McCausland discusses the risks of a Yalta-style conference for the imminent Ukraine peace talks. More tonight." Feb 12, 2025

"PREVIEW: UKRAINE: Colleague Jeff McCausland discusses the risks of a Yalta-style conference for the imminent Ukraine peace talks. More tonight."
1945 Stalin FDR at Yalta

"PREVIEW: Colleague Bob Zimmerman discusses Boeing's challenges as the company faces potential loss of its SLS contract. More tonight." Feb 12, 2025

"PREVIEW: Colleague Bob Zimmerman discusses Boeing's challenges as the company faces potential loss of its SLS contract. More tonight."
1951

"PREVIEW: Colleague James Fanell, USN (retired), responds to news that the Philippine government aims to upgrade defenses against the PRC. More tonight." Feb 12, 2025

"PREVIEW: Colleague James Fanell, USN (retired), responds to news that the Philippine government aims to upgrade defenses against the PRC. More tonight."
1915 Manila

"PREVIEW: Colleague Peter Huessy explains the upgrade from the Minuteman nuclear missile system, in service since the 1950s, to the new Sentinel nuclear missile system. More tonight." Feb 12, 2025

"PREVIEW: Colleague Peter Huessy explains the upgrade from the Minuteman nuclear missile system, in service since the 1950s, to the new Sentinel nuclear missile system. More tonight."
1958

KING CHARLES REPORT: WINDSOR CASTLE GATHERING AROUND CHARLES. GREGORY COPLEY, DEFENSE & FOREIGN AFFAIRS Feb 12, 2025

KING CHARLES REPORT: WINDSOR CASTLE GATHERING AROUND CHARLES. GREGORY COPLEY, DEFENSE & FOREIGN AFFAIRS
1649 CHARLES I

#TURKIYE: NEO-OTTOMAN PROJECT, GREGORY COPLEY, DEFENSE & FOREIGN AFFAIRS Feb 12, 2025

#TURKIYE: NEO-OTTOMAN PROJECT, GREGORY COPLEY, DEFENSE & FOREIGN AFFAIRS 1870

#GAZA: RIVIERA OF THE LEVANT AND ITS DETRACTORS. GREGORY COPLEY, DEFENSE & FOREIGN AFFAIRS Feb 12, 2025

#GAZA: RIVIERA OF THE LEVANT AND ITS DETRACTORS. GREGORY COPLEY, DEFENSE & FOREIGN AFFAIRS ALESTINE

##UKRAINE: THE PEACE NEGOTIATION AND EXPECTATIONS. GREGORY COPLEY, DEFENSE & FOREIGN AFFAIRS Feb 12, 2025

##UKRAINE: THE PEACE NEGOTIATION AND EXPECTATIONS. GREGORY COPLEY, DEFENSE & FOREIGN AFFAIRS
1942 ODESSA

#HOUTHIS: WHAT IS TO BE DONE? CLIFF MAY FDD Feb 12, 2025

#HOUTHIS: WHAT IS TO BE DONE? CLIFF MAY FDD
1870 SCHWEINFURT

#VENEZUELA: SHOWDOWN IMMINENT. ALLISON FEDIRKA, @GPFUTURES Feb 12, 2025

#VENEZUELA: SHOWDOWN IMMINENT. ALLISON FEDIRKA, @GPFUTURES
1932 ARGENTINE

2/2: #GAZA: PALESTINIAN SELF-HARM, PETER BERKOWITZ Feb 12, 2025

2/2: #GAZA: PALESTINIAN SELF-HARM, PETER BERKOWITZ
1898 GAZA

1/2: #GAZA: PALESTINIAN SELF-HARM, PETER BERKOWITZ Feb 12, 2025

1/2: #GAZA: PALESTINIAN SELF-HARM, PETER BERKOWITZ
1940 GAZA

: 2/2#EU: GERMAN ELECTION AND THE RISING ALICE WEIDEL AND THE AFD Feb 12, 2025

: 2/2#EU: GERMAN ELECTION AND THE RISING ALICE WEIDEL AND THE AFD
1794

1/2: #EU: GERMAN ELECTION AND THE RISING ALICE WEIDEL AND THE AFD Feb 12, 2025

1/2: #EU: GERMAN ELECTION AND THE RISING ALICE WEIDEL AND THE AFD
1838

#STATETHINKING: THE INTRACTABLE GAZANS@MARYKISSEL FORMER SENIOR ADVISER TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE. EXECUTIVE VP STEPHENS INC. Feb 12, 2025

#STATETHINKING: THE INTRACTABLE GAZANS@MARYKISSEL FORMER SENIOR ADVISER TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE. EXECUTIVE VP STEPHENS INC.
1900 JAFFA GATE

#STATETHINKING: UKRAINE IS EUROPE'S BURDEN AND OPPORTUNITY @MARYKISSEL FORMER SENIOR ADVISER TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE. EXECUTIVE VP STEPHENS INC. Feb 12, 2025

#STATETHINKING: UKRAINE IS EUROPE'S BURDEN AND OPPORTUNITY @MARYKISSEL FORMER SENIOR ADVISER TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE. EXECUTIVE VP STEPHENS INC.

2/2: GAZA:THE CEASEFIRE DONE? JONATHAN SCHANZER, FDD Feb 12, 2025

2/2: GAZA:THE CEASEFIRE DONE? JONATHAN SCHANZER, FDD
1937 RAMALLAH

1/2: GAZA:THE CEASEFIRE DONE? JONATHAN SCHANZER, FDD Feb 12, 2025

1/2: GAZA:THE CEASEFIRE DONE? JONATHAN SCHANZER, FDD
1930

#MARKETS: TARIFFS AND THE MARKETS. LIZ PEEK THE HILL. FOX NEWS AND FOX BUSINESS Feb 12, 2025

#MARKETS: TARIFFS AND THE MARKETS. LIZ PEEK THE HILL. FOX NEWS AND FOX BUSINESS
1890

#MARKETS: SUPER BOWL POTUS. LIZ PEEK THE HILL. FOX NEWS AND FOX BUSINESS Feb 12, 2025

#MARKETS: SUPER BOWL POTUS. LIZ PEEK THE HILL. FOX NEWS AND FOX BUSINESS
1928 AUSTRALIA

"PREVIEW: Colleague Mary Kissel explains how inadequate oversight for USAID programs leads to waste and abuse. More tonight." Feb 12, 2025

"PREVIEW: Colleague Mary Kissel explains how inadequate oversight for USAID programs leads to waste and abuse. More tonight."
1903

"PREVIEW: Colleague Liz Peek notes that no media enterprise she can find has calculated what the new tariffs will cost Americans. More tonight." Feb 12, 2025

"PREVIEW: Colleague Liz Peek notes that no media enterprise she can find has calculated what the new tariffs will cost Americans. More tonight."
1842 Canada

"PREVIEW: Colleague Peter Berkowitz of Hoover proposes extending the Gaza Strip into the Sinai as a potential solution for Gaza. More later." Feb 11, 2025

"PREVIEW: Colleague Peter Berkowitz of Hoover proposes extending the Gaza Strip into the Sinai as a potential solution for Gaza. More later."
1898 Gaza

"PREVIEW: Colleague Judy Dempsey in Berlin comments on Germany's upcoming February 23 election vote involving the divisive AfD party." Feb 11, 2025

"PREVIEW: Colleague Judy Dempsey in Berlin comments on Germany's upcoming February 23 election vote involving the divisive AfD party."

PREVIEW: Colleague Gregory Copley reports on an extraordinary gathering at Windsor Castle bringing together the leaders of Britain, Scotland, and Northern Ireland to discuss cooperation. More later." Feb 11, 2025

PREVIEW: Colleague Gregory Copley reports on an extraordinary gathering at Windsor Castle bringing together the leaders of Britain, Scotland, and Northern Ireland to discuss cooperation. More later."
1700 Windsor Castle

"PREVIEW: Colleague Jonathan Schanzer reports on what is known about Hamas's torture of the three hostages most recently released during the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire. More tonight. Feb 11, 2025

"PREVIEW: Colleague Jonathan Schanzer reports on what is known about Hamas's torture of the three hostages most recently released during the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire. More tonight.
1857 Gaza

"GOOD EVENING: The show begins in Munich with anticipation of a ceasefire deal between Moscow, Kyiv, Brussels, and Washington." Feb 11, 2025

"GOOD EVENING: The show begins in Munich with anticipation of a ceasefire deal between Moscow, Kyiv, Brussels, and Washington."

CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR

FIRST HOUR
9:00-9:15 #UKRAINE: The battlefield and the peace talks

John Hardie, Bill Roggio, FDD

9:15-9:30 #UKRAINE: What does Kyiv need?

John Hardie, Bill Roggio, FDD

9:30-9:45 #JAPAN: Ishiba meets POTUS

Steve Yates, Heritage
@GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill

9:45-10:00 #PRC: DeepSeek and deliberate disorder

Brandon Weichert, National Interest
@GordonGChang

SECOND HOUR
10:00-10:15 #ISRAEL: PM Netanyahu embraced in Washington

Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1 @ThadMcCotter @theamgreatness

10:15-10:30 Indiana Hoenlein: The lost 2500 graveyard of human-trafficking in the Levant
10:30-10:45 #GAZA: Hostage exchange interrupted by Hamas

David Daoud, Bill Roggio, FDD

10:45-11:00 #LEBANON: Hezbollah rising

David Daoud, Bill Roggio, FDD

THIRD HOUR
11:00-11:15 #NewWorldReport: Ecuador votes; Colombia jettisons the cabinet

Joseph Humire @JMHumire @SecureFreeSoc
Ernesto Araujo

11:15-11:30 #NewWorldReport: Panama accuses
11:30-11:45 #NewWorldReport: Brazil, Mexico and steel
11:45-12:00 #NewWorldReport: Argentina containing the drug gangs
FOURTH HOUR
12:00-12:15 #UKRAINE: What of the post-war Europe?

Katrina vanden Heuvel, The Nation

12:15-12:30 #POTUS: Presidential commissions and discovering maladministration

@ThadMcCotter @theamgreatness

12:30-12:45 #AL QAEDA: Silent on Gaza

Bill Roggio, FDD

12:45-1:00 #CONFUCIUS: "What is necessary is to rectify names"

Lance Gatling, KanoChronicles.substack.com

#CONFUCIUS: "WHAT IS NECESSARY IS TO RECTIFY NAMES." LANCE GATLING. KANOCHRONICLES.SUBSTACK.COM Feb 11, 2025

#CONFUCIUS: "WHAT IS NECESSARY IS TO RECTIFY NAMES." LANCE GATLING. KANOCHRONICLES.SUBSTACK.COM

#AL QAEDA: SILENT ON GAZA. BILL ROGGIO, FDD Feb 11, 2025

#AL QAEDA: SILENT ON GAZA. BILL ROGGIO, FDD
1920 ARABIA

#POTUS: PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSIONS AND DISCOVERING MALADMINISTRATION. @THADMCCOTTER @THEAMGREATNESS Feb 11, 2025

#POTUS: PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSIONS AND DISCOVERING MALADMINISTRATION. @THADMCCOTTER @THEAMGREATNESS
1925 OPENING DAY

#uKRAINE: WHAT OF THE POST-WAR EUROPE? KATRINA VANDEN HEUVEL, THE NATION Feb 11, 2025

#uKRAINE: WHAT OF THE POST-WAR EUROPE? KATRINA VANDEN HEUVEL, THE NATION
1941 Kyiv

#NEWWORLDREPORT: ARGENTINA CONTAINING THE DRUG GANGS. JOSEPH HUMIRE @JMHUMIRE @SECUREFREESOC. ERNESTO ARAUJO, FORMER FOREIGN MINISTER REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL. #NEWWORLDREPORTHUMIRE Feb 11, 2025

#NEWWORLDREPORT: ARGENTINA CONTAINING THE DRUG GANGS. JOSEPH HUMIRE @JMHUMIRE @SECUREFREESOC. ERNESTO ARAUJO, FORMER FOREIGN MINISTER REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL. #NEWWORLDREPORTHUMIRE
undated

#NEWWORLDREPORT: BR; MEXICO AND STEEL BRAZIL AND STEEL. JOSEPH. HUMIRE @JMHUMIRE @SECUREFREESOC. ERNESTO ARAUJO, FORMER FOREIGN MINISTER REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL. #NEWWORLDREPORTHUMIRE Feb 11, 2025

#NEWWORLDREPORT: BR; MEXICO AND STEEL BRAZIL AND STEEL. JOSEPH. HUMIRE @JMHUMIRE @SECUREFREESOC. ERNESTO ARAUJO, FORMER FOREIGN MINISTER REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL. #NEWWORLDREPORTHUMIRE
1928

#NEWWORLDREPORT: PANAMA ACCUSES. JOSEPH HUMIRE @JMHUMIRE @SECUREFREESOC. ERNESTO ARAUJO, FORMER FOREIGN MINISTER REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL. #NEWWORLDREPORTHUMIRE Feb 11, 2025

#NEWWORLDREPORT: PANAMA ACCUSES. JOSEPH HUMIRE @JMHUMIRE @SECUREFREESOC. ERNESTO ARAUJO, FORMER FOREIGN MINISTER REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL. #NEWWORLDREPORTHUMIRE
PANAMA CANA,

#NEWWORLDREPORT: ECUADOR VOTES; COLOMBA JETTISONS THE CABINET. JOSEPH HUMIRE @JMHUMIRE @SECUREFREESOC. ERNESTO ARAUJO, FORMER FOREIGN MINISTER REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL. #NEWWORLDREPORTHUMIRE Feb 11, 2025

#NEWWORLDREPORT: ECUADOR VOTES; COLOMBA JETTISONS THE CABINET. JOSEPH HUMIRE @JMHUMIRE @SECUREFREESOC. ERNESTO ARAUJO, FORMER FOREIGN MINISTER REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL. #NEWWORLDREPORTHUMIRE
1905 ECUADOR

#LEBANON: HEZBOLLAH RISING. David Daoud, Bill Roggio FDD Feb 11, 2025

#LEBANON: HEZBOLLAH RISING. David Daoud, Bill Roggio FDD
UNDATED RAMALLAH

#GAZA: Hostage exchange interrupted by Hamas. David Daoud, Bill Roggio fdd Feb 11, 2025

#GAZA: Hostage exchange interrupted by Hamas. David Daoud, Bill Roggio FDD JERUSALEM

INDIANA HOENLEIN: THE LOST 2500 GRAVEYARD OF HUMAN-TRAFFICKING IN THE LEVANT Feb 11, 2025

INDIANA HOENLEIN: THE LOST 2500 GRAVEYARD OF HUMAN-TRAFFICKING IN THE LEVANT
UNDATED NEGEV

#ISRAEL: PM NETANYAHU EMBRACED IN WASHINGTON. MALCOLM HOENLEIN @CONF_OF_PRES @MHOENLEIN1@THADMCCOTTER @THEAMGREATNESS Feb 11, 2025

#ISRAEL: PM NETANYAHU EMBRACED IN WASHINGTON. MALCOLM HOENLEIN @CONF_OF_PRES @MHOENLEIN1@THADMCCOTTER @THEAMGREATNESS
1687 JERUSALEM

#PRC DEEPSEEK AND DELIBERATE DISORDER. BRANDON WEICHERT, NATIONAL INTEREST. @GORDONGCHANG, GATESTONE, NEWSWEEK, THE HILL Feb 11, 2025

#PRC DEEPSEEK AND DELIBERATE DISORDER. BRANDON WEICHERT, NATIONAL INTEREST. @GORDONGCHANG, GATESTONE, NEWSWEEK, THE HILL
1959

#JAPAN: ISHIBA MEETS POTUS. STEVE YATE, HERITAGE. @GORDONGCHANG, GATESTONE, NEWSWEEK, THE HILL Feb 11, 2025

#JAPAN: ISHIBA MEETS POTUS. STEVE YATE, HERITAGE. @GORDONGCHANG, GATESTONE, NEWSWEEK, THE HILL
1958

#UKRAiNE: WHAT DOES KYIV NEED? JOHN HARDIE, BILL ROGGIO, FDD Feb 11, 2025

#UKRAiNE: WHAT DOES KYIV NEED? JOHN HARDIE, BILL ROGGIO, FDD
1863 UKRAINE

#UKRAINE: THE BATTLEFIELD AND THE PEACE TALKS. JOHN HARDIE, BILL ROGGIO, FDD Feb 11, 2025

#UKRAINE: THE BATTLEFIELD AND THE PEACE TALKS. JOHN HARDIE, BILL ROGGIO, FDD
1937

"PREVIEW: Colleague David Daoud explains how Hezbollah is rebuilding its organization through deception and financial resources. More tonight." Feb 11, 2025

"PREVIEW: Colleague David Daoud explains how Hezbollah is rebuilding its organization through deception and financial resources. More tonight."
1960 Beirut

"PREVIEW: Colleague Brandon Weichert of National Interest examines PRC's tech culture and its influence on the emergence of 'lab' DeepSeek. More tonight." Feb 11, 2025

"PREVIEW: Colleague Brandon Weichert of National Interest examines PRC's tech culture and its influence on the emergence of 'lab' DeepSeek. More tonight."
1958 July

"PREVIEW: Colleague Katrina vanden Heuvel of The Nation comments on major European powers and their prospects for post-war Ukraine and Europe. More tonight." Feb 10, 2025

"PREVIEW: Colleague Katrina vanden Heuvel of The Nation comments on major European powers and their prospects for post-war Ukraine and Europe. More tonight."

"PREVIEW: Colleague Joseph Humire explains why Argentina's Minister of Security Patricia Bullrich is finding success in reducing drug gang activity. More later." Feb 10, 2025

"PREVIEW: Colleague Joseph Humire explains why Argentina's Minister of Security Patricia Bullrich is finding success in reducing drug gang activity. More later."
1930 Argentina

"PREVIEW: Colleague John Hardie of FDD reports on what the Kyiv delegation at the Munich Security Conference (February 14-16) considers minimum guarantees for a ceasefire. More later." Feb 10, 2025

"PREVIEW: Colleague John Hardie of FDD reports on what the Kyiv delegation at the Munich Security Conference (February 14-16) considers minimum guarantees for a ceasefire. More later."
1942 Ukraine

"PREVIEW: Colleague Steve Yates of Heritage comments on steel tariffs and Japan's reaction to the rejection of Nippon Steel's offer for U.S. Steel. More later." Feb 10, 2025

"PREVIEW: Colleague Steve Yates of Heritage comments on steel tariffs and Japan's reaction to the rejection of Nippon Steel's offer for U.S. Steel. More later."
1920S TOKYO

#Londinium90AD: Gaius & Germanicus marvel at the romantic and anonymous DOGE Boys. Michael Vlahos. Friends of History Debating Society. @Michalis_Vlahos Feb 10, 2025

#Londinium90AD: Gaius & Germanicus marvel at the romantic and anonymous DOGE Boys. Michael Vlahos. Friends of History Debating Society. @Michalis_Vlahos
1958

"PREVIEW: #Londinium90AD: Gaius and Germanicus draw parallels between Musk and Doge and Cicero's handling of the Catiline Conspiracy. Michael Vlahos, Friends of History Debating Society. @Michalis_Vlahos" Feb 10, 2025

"PREVIEW: #Londinium90AD: Gaius and Germanicus draw parallels between Musk and Doge and Cicero's handling of the Catiline Conspiracy. Michael Vlahos, Friends of History Debating Society. @Michalis_Vlahos"
1770 Pantheon

"PREVIEW: #Londinium90AD: Gaius and Germanicus discuss prospects for a ceasefire and potential prolonged negotiations in the Ukraine conflict. Michael Vlahos, Friends of History Debating Society. @Michalis_Vlahos" Feb 10, 2025

"PREVIEW: #Londinium90AD: Gaius and Germanicus discuss prospects for a ceasefire and potential prolonged negotiations in the Ukraine conflict. Michael Vlahos, Friends of History Debating Society. @Michalis_Vlahos"
1917 Moscow

SENSATIONAL PRELIMINARY REULTS FROM THE SAMPLE: 3/4: The Asteroid Hunter: A Scientist’s Journey to the Dawn of our Solar System by Dante Lauretta (Author) Feb 10, 2025

SENSATIONAL PRELIMINARY REULTS FROM THE SAMPLE:
3/4: The Asteroid Hunter: A Scientist’s Journey to the Dawn of our Solar System by Dante Lauretta (Author)
https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasas-asteroid-bennu-sample-reveals-mix-of-lifes-ingredients/
https://www.amazon.com/Asteroid-Hunter-Scientists-Journey-System/dp/1538722941
On September 11, 1999, humanity made a monumental discovery in the vastness of space. Scientists uncovered an asteroid of immense scientific importance—a colossal celestial entity. As massive as an aircraft carrier and towering as high as the iconic Empire State Building, this cosmic titan was later named Bennu. Remarkable for much more than its size, Bennu belonged to a rare breed of asteroids capable of revealing the essence of life itself. But just as Bennu became a beacon of promise, researchers identified a grave danger. Hurtling through space, it threatens to collide with our planet on September 24, 2182.
Leading the expedition was Dr. Dante Lauretta, the Principal Investigator of NASA's audacious OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission. Tasked with unraveling Bennu's mysteries, his team embarked on a daring quest to retrieve a precious sample from the asteroid's surface — one that held the potential to not only unlock the secrets of life's origins but also to avert an unprecedented catastrophe
1958

SENSATIONAL PRELIMINARY REULTS FROM THE SAMPLE: 3/4: The Asteroid Hunter: A Scientist’s Journey to the Dawn of our Solar System by Dante Lauretta (Author) Feb 10, 2025

SENSATIONAL PRELIMINARY REULTS FROM THE SAMPLE:
3/4: The Asteroid Hunter: A Scientist’s Journey to the Dawn of our Solar System by Dante Lauretta (Author)
https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasas-asteroid-bennu-sample-reveals-mix-of-lifes-ingredients/
https://www.amazon.com/Asteroid-Hunter-Scientists-Journey-System/dp/1538722941
On September 11, 1999, humanity made a monumental discovery in the vastness of space. Scientists uncovered an asteroid of immense scientific importance—a colossal celestial entity. As massive as an aircraft carrier and towering as high as the iconic Empire State Building, this cosmic titan was later named Bennu. Remarkable for much more than its size, Bennu belonged to a rare breed of asteroids capable of revealing the essence of life itself. But just as Bennu became a beacon of promise, researchers identified a grave danger. Hurtling through space, it threatens to collide with our planet on September 24, 2182.
Leading the expedition was Dr. Dante Lauretta, the Principal Investigator of NASA's audacious OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission. Tasked with unraveling Bennu's mysteries, his team embarked on a daring quest to retrieve a precious sample from the asteroid's surface — one that held the potential to not only unlock the secrets of life's origins but also to avert an unprecedented catastrophe
1956

SENSATIONAL PRELIMINARY REULTS FROM THE SAMPLE: 2/4: The Asteroid Hunter: A Scientist’s Journey to the Dawn of our Solar System by Dante Lauretta (Author) Feb 10, 2025

SENSATIONAL PRELIMINARY REULTS FROM THE SAMPLE:
2/4: The Asteroid Hunter: A Scientist’s Journey to the Dawn of our Solar System by Dante Lauretta (Author)
https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasas-asteroid-bennu-sample-reveals-mix-of-lifes-ingredients/
https://www.amazon.com/Asteroid-Hunter-Scientists-Journey-System/dp/1538722941
On September 11, 1999, humanity made a monumental discovery in the vastness of space. Scientists uncovered an asteroid of immense scientific importance—a colossal celestial entity. As massive as an aircraft carrier and towering as high as the iconic Empire State Building, this cosmic titan was later named Bennu. Remarkable for much more than its size, Bennu belonged to a rare breed of asteroids capable of revealing the essence of life itself. But just as Bennu became a beacon of promise, researchers identified a grave danger. Hurtling through space, it threatens to collide with our planet on September 24, 2182.
Leading the expedition was Dr. Dante Lauretta, the Principal Investigator of NASA's audacious OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission. Tasked with unraveling Bennu's mysteries, his team embarked on a daring quest to retrieve a precious sample from the asteroid's surface — one that held the potential to not only unlock the secrets of life's origins but also to avert an unprecedented catastrophe
1958 AUGUST

SENSATIONAL PRELIMINARY REULTS FROM THE SAMPLE: 1/4: The Asteroid Hunter: A Scientist’s Journey to the Dawn of our Solar System by Dante Lauretta (Author) Feb 10, 2025

SENSATIONAL PRELIMINARY REULTS FROM THE SAMPLE:
1/4: The Asteroid Hunter: A Scientist’s Journey to the Dawn of our Solar System by Dante Lauretta (Author)
https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasas-asteroid-bennu-sample-reveals-mix-of-lifes-ingredients/
https://www.amazon.com/Asteroid-Hunter-Scientists-Journey-System/dp/1538722941
On September 11, 1999, humanity made a monumental discovery in the vastness of space. Scientists uncovered an asteroid of immense scientific importance—a colossal celestial entity. As massive as an aircraft carrier and towering as high as the iconic Empire State Building, this cosmic titan was later named Bennu. Remarkable for much more than its size, Bennu belonged to a rare breed of asteroids capable of revealing the essence of life itself. But just as Bennu became a beacon of promise, researchers identified a grave danger. Hurtling through space, it threatens to collide with our planet on September 24, 2182.
Leading the expedition was Dr. Dante Lauretta, the Principal Investigator of NASA's audacious OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission. Tasked with unraveling Bennu's mysteries, his team embarked on a daring quest to retrieve a precious sample from the asteroid's surface — one that held the potential to not only unlock the secrets of life's origins but also to avert an unprecedented catastrophe
1953

BACK STORY CRAMMING FOR CEASEFIRE TALKS WITH THE KREMLIN: 8/8: Stalin's Library: A Dictator and his Books –by Geoffrey Roberts Feb 10, 2025

BACK STORY CRAMMING FOR CEASEFIRE TALKS WITH THE KREMLIN: 8/8: Stalin's Library: A Dictator and his Books –by Geoffrey Roberts
https://www.amazon.com/Stalins-Library-Dictator-his-Books/dp/0300179049/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
In this engaging life of the twentieth century’s most self-consciously learned dictator, Geoffrey Roberts explores the books Stalin read, how he read them, and what they taught him. Stalin firmly believed in the transformative potential of words and his voracious appetite for reading guided him throughout his years. A biography as well as an intellectual portrait, this book explores all aspects of Stalin’s tumultuous life and politics.
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.
1905 STALIN

BACK STORY CRAMMING FOR CEASEFIRE TALKS WITH THE KREMLIN: 7/8: Stalin's Library: A Dictator and his Books –by Geoffrey Roberts Feb 10, 2025

BACK STORY CRAMMING FOR CEASEFIRE TALKS WITH THE KREMLIN: 7/8: Stalin's Library: A Dictator and his Books –by Geoffrey Roberts
https://www.amazon.com/Stalins-Library-Dictator-his-Books/dp/0300179049/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
In this engaging life of the twentieth century’s most self-consciously learned dictator, Geoffrey Roberts explores the books Stalin read, how he read them, and what they taught him. Stalin firmly believed in the transformative potential of words and his voracious appetite for reading guided him throughout his years. A biography as well as an intellectual portrait, this book explores all aspects of Stalin’s tumultuous life and politics.
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.
1928 STALIN

BACK STORY CRAMMING FOR CEASEFIRE TALKS WITH THE KREMLIN: 6/8: Stalin's Library: A Dictator and his Books –by Geoffrey Roberts Feb 10, 2025

BACK STORY CRAMMING FOR CEASEFIRE TALKS WITH THE KREMLIN: 6/8: Stalin's Library: A Dictator and his Books –by Geoffrey Roberts
https://www.amazon.com/Stalins-Library-Dictator-his-Books/dp/0300179049/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
In this engaging life of the twentieth century’s most self-consciously learned dictator, Geoffrey Roberts explores the books Stalin read, how he read them, and what they taught him. Stalin firmly believed in the transformative potential of words and his voracious appetite for reading guided him throughout his years. A biography as well as an intellectual portrait, this book explores all aspects of Stalin’s tumultuous life and politics.
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.
1931 STALIN & LANVENTIY BERIA OF THE NKVD

BACK STORY CRAMMING FOR CEASEFIRE TALKS WITH THE KREMLIN: 5/8: Stalin's Library: A Dictator and his Books –by Geoffrey Roberts Feb 10, 2025

BACK STORY CRAMMING FOR CEASEFIRE TALKS WITH THE KREMLIN: 5/8: Stalin's Library: A Dictator and his Books –by Geoffrey Roberts
https://www.amazon.com/Stalins-Library-Dictator-his-Books/dp/0300179049/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
In this engaging life of the twentieth century’s most self-consciously learned dictator, Geoffrey Roberts explores the books Stalin read, how he read them, and what they taught him. Stalin firmly believed in the transformative potential of words and his voracious appetite for reading guided him throughout his years. A biography as well as an intellectual portrait, this book explores all aspects of Stalin’s tumultuous life and politics.
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

BACK STORY CRAMMING FOR CEASEFIRE TALKS WITH THE KREMLIN: 4 /8: Stalin's Library: A Dictator and his Books –by Geoffrey Roberts Feb 10, 2025

BACK STORY CRAMMING FOR CEASEFIRE TALKS WITH THE KREMLIN: 4 /8: Stalin's Library: A Dictator and his Books –by Geoffrey Roberts
https://www.amazon.com/Stalins-Library-Dictator-his-Books/dp/0300179049/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
In this engaging life of the twentieth century’s most self-consciously learned dictator, Geoffrey Roberts explores the books Stalin read, how he read them, and what they taught him. Stalin firmly believed in the transformative potential of words and his voracious appetite for reading guided him throughout his years. A biography as well as an intellectual portrait, this book explores all aspects of Stalin’s tumultuous life and politics.
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.
1936 STALIN

BACK STORY CRAMMING FOR CEASEFIRE TALKS WITH THE KREMLIN: 3/8: Stalin's Library: A Dictator and his Books –by Geoffrey Roberts Feb 10, 2025

BACK STORY CRAMMING FOR CEASEFIRE TALKS WITH THE KREMLIN: 3/8: Stalin's Library: A Dictator and his Books –by Geoffrey Roberts
https://www.amazon.com/Stalins-Library-Dictator-his-Books/dp/0300179049/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
In this engaging life of the twentieth century’s most self-consciously learned dictator, Geoffrey Roberts explores the books Stalin read, how he read them, and what they taught him. Stalin firmly believed in the transformative potential of words and his voracious appetite for reading guided him throughout his years. A biography as well as an intellectual portrait, this book explores all aspects of Stalin’s tumultuous life and politics.
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.
1942 CHURCHILL HARRIMAN STALIN

BACK STORY CRAMMING FOR CEASEFIRE TALKS WITH THE KREMLIN: 2/8: Stalin's Library: A Dictator and his Books –by Geoffrey Roberts Feb 10, 2025

BACK STORY CRAMMING FOR CEASEFIRE TALKS WITH THE KREMLIN: 2/8: Stalin's Library: A Dictator and his Books –by Geoffrey Roberts
https://www.amazon.com/Stalins-Library-Dictator-his-Books/dp/0300179049/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
In this engaging life of the twentieth century’s most self-consciously learned dictator, Geoffrey Roberts explores the books Stalin read, how he read them, and what they taught him. Stalin firmly believed in the transformative potential of words and his voracious appetite for reading guided him throughout his years. A biography as well as an intellectual portrait, this book explores all aspects of Stalin’s tumultuous life and politics.
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.
1943 TEHRAN

BACK STORY CRAMMING FOR CEASEFIRE TALKS WITH THE KREMLIN: 1/8: Stalin's Library: A Dictator and his Books –by Geoffrey Roberts Feb 10, 2025

BACK STORY CRAMMING FOR CEASEFIRE TALKS WITH THE KREMLIN: 1/8: Stalin's Library: A Dictator and his Books –by Geoffrey Roberts
https://www.amazon.com/Stalins-Library-Dictator-his-Books/dp/0300179049/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
In this engaging life of the twentieth century’s most self-consciously learned dictator, Geoffrey Roberts explores the books Stalin read, how he read them, and what they taught him. Stalin firmly believed in the transformative potential of words and his voracious appetite for reading guided him throughout his years. A biography as well as an intellectual portrait, this book explores all aspects of Stalin’s tumultuous life and politics.
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 ZHUKOV AT THE VICTORY PARADE

"PREVIEW: RUSSIA: Conversation with Professor Geoffrey Roberts, author of 'Stalin's Library,' comments on the pivotal first meeting between the acolyte Stalin and the charismatic Lenin in Finland. More tonight." Feb 10, 2025

"PREVIEW: RUSSIA: Conversation with Professor Geoffrey Roberts, author of 'Stalin's Library,' comments on the pivotal first meeting between the acolyte Stalin and the charismatic Lenin in Finland. More tonight."

"PREVIEW: Conversation with art critic Sebastian Smee, author of 'Paris in Ruins,' about Berthe Morisot, the first female Impressionist and muse to the movement's founding artists, including Édouard Manet. More later this week." Feb 10, 2025

"PREVIEW: Conversation with art critic Sebastian Smee, author of 'Paris in Ruins,' about Berthe Morisot, the first female Impressionist and muse to the movement's founding artists, including Édouard Manet. More later this week."
1870s, Barthe Morisot by Edqard Manet.

#PacificWatch: #VegasReport: building up Formula One while struggling with Superbowl weekend occupancy. @JCBliss Feb 09, 2025

#PacificWatch: #VegasReport: building up Formula One while struggling with Superbowl weekend occupancy. @JCBliss
https://tickets-center.com/search/F1-Las-Vegas-Strip-Autodrome/Formula-1-Las-Vegas-Grand-Prix-tickets/?venueId=30508&performerId=150360&venueName=F1+Las+Vegas+Strip+Autodrome&performerName=Formula+1+Las+Vegas+Grand+Prix&vaid=15185&pfaid=106787&tagid=104&venueId=30508&venueName=F1+Las+Vegas+Strip+Autodrome&vaid=15185&performerId=150360&performerName=Formula+1+Las+Vegas+Grand+Prix&pfaid=106787&tagid=104&nid=2&accid=140079352&campaignid=590277151&adgroupid=1151190442381069&cid=71949561723465&kwid=71950110970906&akwd=formula%201%20las%20vegas%20f1%20las%20vegas%20autodrome&dmt=e&bmt=be&dist=s&uq=las%20vegas%20f-1&device=c&ismobile=false&msclkid=bea6bd2bfab719dd0ee0da83ce693bf1&loc_physical_ms=97645&loc_interest_ms=58999&exid=&vx=0
1901 Clark County

#OzWatch: Dallas lectured not to befriend the nomadic Tiger Snake. Jeremy Zakis, New South Wales. #FriendsofHistoryDebatingSociety Feb 09, 2025

#OzWatch: Dallas lectured not to befriend the nomadic Tiger Snake. Jeremy Zakis, New South Wales. #FriendsofHistoryDebatingSociety

#OzWatch: Australia sees two century batsman in a Five Day Test vs Sri Lanka away. Jeremy Zakis, New South Wales. #FriendsofHistoryDebatingSociety Feb 09, 2025

#OzWatch: Australia sees two century batsman in a Five Day Test vs Sri Lanka away. Jeremy Zakis, New South Wales. #FriendsofHistoryDebatingSociety
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-07/australia-sri-lanka-second-test-day-two-live-blog/104910518
1937

#OzWatch: Bakl of 100 Red Bellied Black Snakes & What is to be done? Jeremy Zakis, New South Wales. #FriendsofHistoryDebatingSociety Feb 09, 2025

#OzWatch: Bakl of 100 Red Bellied Black Snakes & What is to be done? Jeremy Zakis, New South Wales. #FriendsofHistoryDebatingSociety
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/02/06/australia/102-snakes-garden-sydney-intl-scli/index.html

#OzWatch: hThe Storm Chicken of Allora Queensland. Jeremy Zakis, New South Wales. #FriendsofHistoryDebatingSociety Feb 09, 2025

#OzWatch: hThe Storm Chicken of Allora Queensland. Jeremy Zakis, New South Wales. #FriendsofHistoryDebatingSociety
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhKCHNZhjQ8
1906 Queensland

PREPARING FOR TALKS WITH THE KREMLIN: 8/8: Stalin's War: A New History of World War II, Sean McMeekin, with Kevin Stillwell as narrator. Published by Basic Books. Audible Audiobook – Unabridged Feb 09, 2025

PREPARING FOR TALKS WITH THE KREMLIN: 8/8: Stalin's War: A New History of World War II, Sean McMeekin, with Kevin Stillwell as narrator. Published by Basic Books. Audible Audiobook – Unabridged
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/392db86e-7d65-4c5d-b2a9-b781d5ee7250?shareToken=99d9180db57c2304848bc11f23ff97dc
1944-45 MARKET GARDEN
https://www.amazon.com/Stalins-War-New-History-World/dp/B08XW52WNY/ref=sr_1_1?crid=15RCHF0X357CE&keywords=mcmeekin+stalins+war&qid=1644188471&s=books&sprefix=mcmeekin+stalins+war%2Cstripbooks%2C67&sr=1-1
World War II: Hitler was not in power when the conflict erupted in Asia—and he was certainly dead before it ended. His armies did not fight in multiple theaters, his empire did not span the Eurasian continent, and he did not inherit any of the spoils of war. That central role belonged to Joseph Stalin. The Second World War was not Hitler’s war; it was Stalin’s war:
Drawing on ambitious new research in Soviet, European, and US archives, Stalin’s War revolutionizes our understanding of this global conflict by moving its epicenter to the east. Hitler’s genocidal ambition may have helped unleash Armageddon, but as McMeekin shows, the war which emerged in Europe in September 1939 was the one Stalin wanted, not Hitler. So, too, did the Pacific war of 1941–1945 fulfill Stalin’s goal of unleashing a devastating war of attrition between Japan and the “Anglo-Saxon” capitalist powers he viewed as his ultimate adversary.
McMeekin also reveals the extent to which Soviet Communism was rescued by the US and Britain’s self-defeating strategic moves, beginning with Lend-Lease aid, as American and British supply boards agreed almost blindly to every Soviet demand. Stalin’s war machine, McMeekin shows, was substantially reliant on American materiél from warplanes, tanks, trucks, jeeps, motorcycles, fuel, ammunition, and explosives, to industrial inputs and technology transfer, to the foodstuffs which fed the Red Army.
This unreciprocated American generosity gave Stalin’s armies the mobile striking power to conquer most of Eurasia, from Berlin to Beijing, for Communism.
A groundbreaking reassessment of the Second World War, Stalin’s War is essential reading for anyone looking to understand the current world ordeR.

PREPARING FOR TALKS WITH THE KREMLIN: 7/8: Stalin's War: A New History of World War II, Sean McMeekin, with Kevin Stillwell as narrator. Published by Basic Books. Audible Audiobook – Unabridged Feb 09, 2025

PREPARING FOR TALKS WITH THE KREMLIN: 7/8: Stalin's War: A New History of World War II, Sean McMeekin, with Kevin Stillwell as narrator. Published by Basic Books. Audible Audiobook – Unabridged
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/392db86e-7d65-4c5d-b2a9-b781d5ee7250?shareToken=99d9180db57c2304848bc11f23ff97dc
1944-45 MARKET GARDEN
https://www.amazon.com/Stalins-War-New-History-World/dp/B08XW52WNY/ref=sr_1_1?crid=15RCHF0X357CE&keywords=mcmeekin+stalins+war&qid=1644188471&s=books&sprefix=mcmeekin+stalins+war%2Cstripbooks%2C67&sr=1-1
World War II: Hitler was not in power when the conflict erupted in Asia—and he was certainly dead before it ended. His armies did not fight in multiple theaters, his empire did not span the Eurasian continent, and he did not inherit any of the spoils of war. That central role belonged to Joseph Stalin. The Second World War was not Hitler’s war; it was Stalin’s war:
Drawing on ambitious new research in Soviet, European, and US archives, Stalin’s War revolutionizes our understanding of this global conflict by moving its epicenter to the east. Hitler’s genocidal ambition may have helped unleash Armageddon, but as McMeekin shows, the war which emerged in Europe in September 1939 was the one Stalin wanted, not Hitler. So, too, did the Pacific war of 1941–1945 fulfill Stalin’s goal of unleashing a devastating war of attrition between Japan and the “Anglo-Saxon” capitalist powers he viewed as his ultimate adversary.
McMeekin also reveals the extent to which Soviet Communism was rescued by the US and Britain’s self-defeating strategic moves, beginning with Lend-Lease aid, as American and British supply boards agreed almost blindly to every Soviet demand. Stalin’s war machine, McMeekin shows, was substantially reliant on American materiél from warplanes, tanks, trucks, jeeps, motorcycles, fuel, ammunition, and explosives, to industrial inputs and technology transfer, to the foodstuffs which fed the Red Army.
This unreciprocated American generosity gave Stalin’s armies the mobile striking power to conquer most of Eurasia, from Berlin to Beijing, for Communism.
A groundbreaking reassessment of the Second World War, Stalin’s War is essential reading for anyone looking to understand the current world ordeR.
1935

PREPARING FOR TALKS WITH THE KREMLIN: 6/8: Stalin's War: A New History of World War II, Sean McMeekin, with Kevin Stillwell as narrator. Published by Basic Books. Audible Audiobook – Unabridged Feb 09, 2025

PREPARING FOR TALKS WITH THE KREMLIN: 6/8: Stalin's War: A New History of World War II, Sean McMeekin, with Kevin Stillwell as narrator. Published by Basic Books. Audible Audiobook – Unabridged
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/392db86e-7d65-4c5d-b2a9-b781d5ee7250?shareToken=99d9180db57c2304848bc11f23ff97dc
1944-45 MARKET GARDEN
https://www.amazon.com/Stalins-War-New-History-World/dp/B08XW52WNY/ref=sr_1_1?crid=15RCHF0X357CE&keywords=mcmeekin+stalins+war&qid=1644188471&s=books&sprefix=mcmeekin+stalins+war%2Cstripbooks%2C67&sr=1-1
World War II: Hitler was not in power when the conflict erupted in Asia—and he was certainly dead before it ended. His armies did not fight in multiple theaters, his empire did not span the Eurasian continent, and he did not inherit any of the spoils of war. That central role belonged to Joseph Stalin. The Second World War was not Hitler’s war; it was Stalin’s war:
Drawing on ambitious new research in Soviet, European, and US archives, Stalin’s War revolutionizes our understanding of this global conflict by moving its epicenter to the east. Hitler’s genocidal ambition may have helped unleash Armageddon, but as McMeekin shows, the war which emerged in Europe in September 1939 was the one Stalin wanted, not Hitler. So, too, did the Pacific war of 1941–1945 fulfill Stalin’s goal of unleashing a devastating war of attrition between Japan and the “Anglo-Saxon” capitalist powers he viewed as his ultimate adversary.
McMeekin also reveals the extent to which Soviet Communism was rescued by the US and Britain’s self-defeating strategic moves, beginning with Lend-Lease aid, as American and British supply boards agreed almost blindly to every Soviet demand. Stalin’s war machine, McMeekin shows, was substantially reliant on American materiél from warplanes, tanks, trucks, jeeps, motorcycles, fuel, ammunition, and explosives, to industrial inputs and technology transfer, to the foodstuffs which fed the Red Army.
This unreciprocated American generosity gave Stalin’s armies the mobile striking power to conquer most of Eurasia, from Berlin to Beijing, for Communism.
A groundbreaking reassessment of the Second World War, Stalin’s War is essential reading for anyone looking to understand the current world ordeR.
1934

PREPARING FOR TALKS WITH THE KREMLIN: 5/8: Stalin's War: A New History of World War II, Sean McMeekin, with Kevin Stillwell as narrator. Published by Basic Books. Audible Audiobook – Unabridged Feb 09, 2025

PREPARING FOR TALKS WITH THE KREMLIN: 5/8: Stalin's War: A New History of World War II, Sean McMeekin, with Kevin Stillwell as narrator. Published by Basic Books. Audible Audiobook – Unabridged
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/392db86e-7d65-4c5d-b2a9-b781d5ee7250?shareToken=99d9180db57c2304848bc11f23ff97dc
1944-45 MARKET GARDEN
https://www.amazon.com/Stalins-War-New-History-World/dp/B08XW52WNY/ref=sr_1_1?crid=15RCHF0X357CE&keywords=mcmeekin+stalins+war&qid=1644188471&s=books&sprefix=mcmeekin+stalins+war%2Cstripbooks%2C67&sr=1-1
World War II: Hitler was not in power when the conflict erupted in Asia—and he was certainly dead before it ended. His armies did not fight in multiple theaters, his empire did not span the Eurasian continent, and he did not inherit any of the spoils of war. That central role belonged to Joseph Stalin. The Second World War was not Hitler’s war; it was Stalin’s war:
Drawing on ambitious new research in Soviet, European, and US archives, Stalin’s War revolutionizes our understanding of this global conflict by moving its epicenter to the east. Hitler’s genocidal ambition may have helped unleash Armageddon, but as McMeekin shows, the war which emerged in Europe in September 1939 was the one Stalin wanted, not Hitler. So, too, did the Pacific war of 1941–1945 fulfill Stalin’s goal of unleashing a devastating war of attrition between Japan and the “Anglo-Saxon” capitalist powers he viewed as his ultimate adversary.
McMeekin also reveals the extent to which Soviet Communism was rescued by the US and Britain’s self-defeating strategic moves, beginning with Lend-Lease aid, as American and British supply boards agreed almost blindly to every Soviet demand. Stalin’s war machine, McMeekin shows, was substantially reliant on American materiél from warplanes, tanks, trucks, jeeps, motorcycles, fuel, ammunition, and explosives, to industrial inputs and technology transfer, to the foodstuffs which fed the Red Army.
This unreciprocated American generosity gave Stalin’s armies the mobile striking power to conquer most of Eurasia, from Berlin to Beijing, for Communism.
A groundbreaking reassessment of the Second World War, Stalin’s War is essential reading for anyone looking to understand the current world ordeR.

PREPARING FOR TALKS WITH THE KREMLIN: 4/8: Stalin's War: A New History of World War II, Sean McMeekin, with Kevin Stillwell as narrator. Published by Basic Books. Audible Audiobook – Unabridged Feb 09, 2025

PREPARING FOR TALKS WITH THE KREMLIN: 4/8: Stalin's War: A New History of World War II, Sean McMeekin, with Kevin Stillwell as narrator. Published by Basic Books. Audible Audiobook – Unabridged
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/392db86e-7d65-4c5d-b2a9-b781d5ee7250?shareToken=99d9180db57c2304848bc11f23ff97dc
1944-45 MARKET GARDEN
https://www.amazon.com/Stalins-War-New-History-World/dp/B08XW52WNY/ref=sr_1_1?crid=15RCHF0X357CE&keywords=mcmeekin+stalins+war&qid=1644188471&s=books&sprefix=mcmeekin+stalins+war%2Cstripbooks%2C67&sr=1-1
World War II: Hitler was not in power when the conflict erupted in Asia—and he was certainly dead before it ended. His armies did not fight in multiple theaters, his empire did not span the Eurasian continent, and he did not inherit any of the spoils of war. That central role belonged to Joseph Stalin. The Second World War was not Hitler’s war; it was Stalin’s war:
Drawing on ambitious new research in Soviet, European, and US archives, Stalin’s War revolutionizes our understanding of this global conflict by moving its epicenter to the east. Hitler’s genocidal ambition may have helped unleash Armageddon, but as McMeekin shows, the war which emerged in Europe in September 1939 was the one Stalin wanted, not Hitler. So, too, did the Pacific war of 1941–1945 fulfill Stalin’s goal of unleashing a devastating war of attrition between Japan and the “Anglo-Saxon” capitalist powers he viewed as his ultimate adversary.
McMeekin also reveals the extent to which Soviet Communism was rescued by the US and Britain’s self-defeating strategic moves, beginning with Lend-Lease aid, as American and British supply boards agreed almost blindly to every Soviet demand. Stalin’s war machine, McMeekin shows, was substantially reliant on American materiél from warplanes, tanks, trucks, jeeps, motorcycles, fuel, ammunition, and explosives, to industrial inputs and technology transfer, to the foodstuffs which fed the Red Army.
This unreciprocated American generosity gave Stalin’s armies the mobile striking power to conquer most of Eurasia, from Berlin to Beijing, for Communism.
A groundbreaking reassessment of the Second World War, Stalin’s War is essential reading for anyone looking to understand the current world ordeR.
1933

PREPARING FOR TALKS WITH THE KREMLIN: 3/8: Stalin's War: A New History of World War II, Sean McMeekin, with Kevin Stillwell as narrator. Published by Basic Books. Audible Audiobook – Unabridged Feb 09, 2025

PREPARING FOR TALKS WITH THE KREMLIN: 3/8: Stalin's War: A New History of World War II, Sean McMeekin, with Kevin Stillwell as narrator. Published by Basic Books. Audible Audiobook – Unabridged
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/392db86e-7d65-4c5d-b2a9-b781d5ee7250?shareToken=99d9180db57c2304848bc11f23ff97dc
1944-45 MARKET GARDEN
https://www.amazon.com/Stalins-War-New-History-World/dp/B08XW52WNY/ref=sr_1_1?crid=15RCHF0X357CE&keywords=mcmeekin+stalins+war&qid=1644188471&s=books&sprefix=mcmeekin+stalins+war%2Cstripbooks%2C67&sr=1-1
World War II: Hitler was not in power when the conflict erupted in Asia—and he was certainly dead before it ended. His armies did not fight in multiple theaters, his empire did not span the Eurasian continent, and he did not inherit any of the spoils of war. That central role belonged to Joseph Stalin. The Second World War was not Hitler’s war; it was Stalin’s war:
Drawing on ambitious new research in Soviet, European, and US archives, Stalin’s War revolutionizes our understanding of this global conflict by moving its epicenter to the east. Hitler’s genocidal ambition may have helped unleash Armageddon, but as McMeekin shows, the war which emerged in Europe in September 1939 was the one Stalin wanted, not Hitler. So, too, did the Pacific war of 1941–1945 fulfill Stalin’s goal of unleashing a devastating war of attrition between Japan and the “Anglo-Saxon” capitalist powers he viewed as his ultimate adversary.
McMeekin also reveals the extent to which Soviet Communism was rescued by the US and Britain’s self-defeating strategic moves, beginning with Lend-Lease aid, as American and British supply boards agreed almost blindly to every Soviet demand. Stalin’s war machine, McMeekin shows, was substantially reliant on American materiél from warplanes, tanks, trucks, jeeps, motorcycles, fuel, ammunition, and explosives, to industrial inputs and technology transfer, to the foodstuffs which fed the Red Army.
This unreciprocated American generosity gave Stalin’s armies the mobile striking power to conquer most of Eurasia, from Berlin to Beijing, for Communism.
A groundbreaking reassessment of the Second World War, Stalin’s War is essential reading for anyone looking to understand the current world ordeR.
1929

PREPARING FOR TALKS WITH THE KREMLIN: 2/8: Stalin's War: A New History of World War II, Sean McMeekin, with Kevin Stillwell as narrator. Published by Basic Books. Audible Audiobook – Unabridged Feb 09, 2025

PREPARING FOR TALKS WITH THE KREMLIN: 2/8: Stalin's War: A New History of World War II, Sean McMeekin, with Kevin Stillwell as narrator. Published by Basic Books. Audible Audiobook – Unabridged
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/392db86e-7d65-4c5d-b2a9-b781d5ee7250?shareToken=99d9180db57c2304848bc11f23ff97dc
1944-45 MARKET GARDEN
https://www.amazon.com/Stalins-War-New-History-World/dp/B08XW52WNY/ref=sr_1_1?crid=15RCHF0X357CE&keywords=mcmeekin+stalins+war&qid=1644188471&s=books&sprefix=mcmeekin+stalins+war%2Cstripbooks%2C67&sr=1-1
World War II: Hitler was not in power when the conflict erupted in Asia—and he was certainly dead before it ended. His armies did not fight in multiple theaters, his empire did not span the Eurasian continent, and he did not inherit any of the spoils of war. That central role belonged to Joseph Stalin. The Second World War was not Hitler’s war; it was Stalin’s war:
Drawing on ambitious new research in Soviet, European, and US archives, Stalin’s War revolutionizes our understanding of this global conflict by moving its epicenter to the east. Hitler’s genocidal ambition may have helped unleash Armageddon, but as McMeekin shows, the war which emerged in Europe in September 1939 was the one Stalin wanted, not Hitler. So, too, did the Pacific war of 1941–1945 fulfill Stalin’s goal of unleashing a devastating war of attrition between Japan and the “Anglo-Saxon” capitalist powers he viewed as his ultimate adversary.
McMeekin also reveals the extent to which Soviet Communism was rescued by the US and Britain’s self-defeating strategic moves, beginning with Lend-Lease aid, as American and British supply boards agreed almost blindly to every Soviet demand. Stalin’s war machine, McMeekin shows, was substantially reliant on American materiél from warplanes, tanks, trucks, jeeps, motorcycles, fuel, ammunition, and explosives, to industrial inputs and technology transfer, to the foodstuffs which fed the Red Army.
This unreciprocated American generosity gave Stalin’s armies the mobile striking power to conquer most of Eurasia, from Berlin to Beijing, for Communism.
A groundbreaking reassessment of the Second World War, Stalin’s War is essential reading for anyone looking to understand the current world ordeR.
1928

PREPARING FOR TALKS WITH THE KREMLIN: 1/8: Stalin's War: A New History of World War II, Sean McMeekin, with Kevin Stillwell as narrator. Published by Basic Books. Audible Audiobook – Unabridged Feb 09, 2025

PREPARING FOR TALKS WITH THE KREMLIN: 1/8: Stalin's War: A New History of World War II, Sean McMeekin, with Kevin Stillwell as narrator. Published by Basic Books. Audible Audiobook – Unabridged
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/392db86e-7d65-4c5d-b2a9-b781d5ee7250?shareToken=99d9180db57c2304848bc11f23ff97dc
1944-45 MARKET GARDEN
https://www.amazon.com/Stalins-War-New-History-World/dp/B08XW52WNY/ref=sr_1_1?crid=15RCHF0X357CE&keywords=mcmeekin+stalins+war&qid=1644188471&s=books&sprefix=mcmeekin+stalins+war%2Cstripbooks%2C67&sr=1-1
World War II: Hitler was not in power when the conflict erupted in Asia—and he was certainly dead before it ended. His armies did not fight in multiple theaters, his empire did not span the Eurasian continent, and he did not inherit any of the spoils of war. That central role belonged to Joseph Stalin. The Second World War was not Hitler’s war; it was Stalin’s war:
Drawing on ambitious new research in Soviet, European, and US archives, Stalin’s War revolutionizes our understanding of this global conflict by moving its epicenter to the east. Hitler’s genocidal ambition may have helped unleash Armageddon, but as McMeekin shows, the war which emerged in Europe in September 1939 was the one Stalin wanted, not Hitler. So, too, did the Pacific war of 1941–1945 fulfill Stalin’s goal of unleashing a devastating war of attrition between Japan and the “Anglo-Saxon” capitalist powers he viewed as his ultimate adversary.
McMeekin also reveals the extent to which Soviet Communism was rescued by the US and Britain’s self-defeating strategic moves, beginning with Lend-Lease aid, as American and British supply boards agreed almost blindly to every Soviet demand. Stalin’s war machine, McMeekin shows, was substantially reliant on American materiél from warplanes, tanks, trucks, jeeps, motorcycles, fuel, ammunition, and explosives, to industrial inputs and technology transfer, to the foodstuffs which fed the Red Army.
This unreciprocated American generosity gave Stalin’s armies the mobile striking power to conquer most of Eurasia, from Berlin to Beijing, for Communism.
A groundbreaking reassessment of the Second World War, Stalin’s War is essential reading for anyone looking to understand the current world ordeR.
1921

"PREVIEW: Professor Sean McMeekin, author of 'Stalin's War,' explains that Stalin's strategy was to promote chaos, hoping capitalist powers - the U.S., UK, France, Germany, Italy, and even Japan - would destroy themselves while he seized territory. More l Feb 09, 2025

"PREVIEW: Professor Sean McMeekin, author of 'Stalin's War,' explains that Stalin's strategy was to promote chaos, hoping capitalist powers - the U.S., UK, France, Germany, Italy, and even Japan - would destroy themselves while he seized territory. More later."
1945

"PREVIEW: Conversation with Professor Sean McMeekin, author of 'Stalin's War,' regarding the mutual distrust between Stalin and Mao at war's end. More tonight." Feb 08, 2025

"PREVIEW: Conversation with Professor Sean McMeekin, author of 'Stalin's War,' regarding the mutual distrust between Stalin and Mao at war's end. More tonight."
1949

"PREVIEW: Conversation with Professor Sean McMeekin about evidence that Stalin compromised Operation Market Garden to slow the Allied advance on Berlin. More later." Feb 08, 2025

"PREVIEW: Conversation with Professor Sean McMeekin about evidence that Stalin compromised Operation Market Garden to slow the Allied advance on Berlin. More later."
1944 MARKET GARDEN

"PREVIEW: GOOD EVENING: The show begins in California, where an atmospheric river has caused mudslides that closed portions of the Pacific Coast Highway..." Feb 08, 2025

"PREVIEW: GOOD EVENING: The show begins in California, where an atmospheric river has caused mudslides that closed portions of the Pacific Coast Highway..."
1926-1970 Newport Beach

CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR

FIRST HOUR
9:00-9:15 #PACIFICWATCH: Mudslides over the PCH, Vegas Report: IN-N-OUT grows

@JCBliss

9:15-9:30 LANCASTER COUNTY REPORT: Avian flu threats multiply

Jim McTague, former Washington Editor, Barrons @MCTagueJ
Author of "Martin and Twyla Boundary Series"

9:30-9:45 #SMALLBUSINESSAMERICA: Neither great nor awful

@GeneMarks @Guardian @PhillyInquirer

9:45-10:00 #SMALLBUSINESSAMERICA: MSFT emphasizing "agents" and "human"

@GeneMarks

SECOND HOUR
10:00-10:15 #JAPAN: Ishiba meets POTUS

Grant Newsham, Author, "When China Attacks"

10:15-10:30 #UCI: Waiting for the DOGE boys to discover the DOD's $4B UCL

Henry Sokolski, NPEC

10:30-10:45 #SCOTUS: Birthright colloquy

Richard Epstein, Civitas Institute, UT

10:45-11:00 #GAZA: Absent Hamas

Richard Epstein, Civitas Institute, UT

THIRD HOUR
11:00-12:00 Extended discussion of "Intent to Destroy: Russia's Two-Hundred-Year Quest to Dominate Ukraine"

Eugene Finkel (Author)

FOURTH HOUR
12:00-12:30 #TURKIYE #NIGER: Selling uranium to Turkey

Andrea Stricker, FDD

12:30-12:45 #ROSCOSMOS: Putin fires another chief

Bob Zimmerman, BehindtheBlack.com

12:45-1:00 #SUN: No predictable sunspot pattern

Bob Zimmerman, BehindtheBlack.com

#SUN: NO PREDICTABLE SUNSPOT PATTERN, BOB ZIMMERMAN BEHINDTHEBLACK.COM Feb 08, 2025

#SUN: NO PREDICTABLE SUNSPOT PATTERN, BOB ZIMMERMAN BEHINDTHEBLACK.COM
19150

#ROSCOSMOS; PUTIN FIRES ANOTHER CHIEF. BOB ZIMMERMAN BEHINDTHEBLACK.COM Feb 08, 2025

#ROSCOSMOS; PUTIN FIRES ANOTHER CHIEF. BOB ZIMMERMAN BEHINDTHEBLACK.COM
1918 VLADIVOSTOK

2/2 #TURKIYE: #NIGER: SELLING URANIUM TO TURKEY. ANDREA STRICKER, FDDS. Feb 08, 2025

2/2 #TURKIYE: #NIGER: SELLING URANIUM TO TURKEY. ANDREA STRICKER, FDDS.
1937 ANKARA

1/2: #TURKIYE: #NIGER: SELLING URANIUM TO TURKEY. ANDREA STRICKER, FDDS. Feb 08, 2025

1/2: #TURKIYE: #NIGER: SELLING URANIUM TO TURKEY. ANDREA STRICKER, FDDS.
1920 TURKIYE AVIATORS

8/8: Intent to Destroy: Russia’s Two-Hundred-Year Quest to Dominate Ukraine Hardcover – November 19, 2024 by Eugene Finkel (Author) Feb 08, 2025

8/8: Intent to Destroy: Russia’s Two-Hundred-Year Quest to Dominate Ukraine Hardcover – November 19, 2024 by Eugene Finkel (Author)
https://www.amazon.com/Intent-Destroy-Russias-Two-Hundred-Year-Dominate/dp/1541604679
Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 shocked the world. And yet, to Ukrainians, this attack was painfully familiar, the latest episode in a centuries-long Russian campaign to divide and oppress Ukraine.
In Intent to Destroy, political scientist Eugene Finkel uncovers these deep roots of the Russo-Ukrainian War. Ukraine is a key borderland between Russia and the West, and, following the rise of Russian nationalism in the nineteenth century, dominating Ukraine became the cornerstone of Russian policy. Russia has long used genocidal tactics—killings, deportations, starvation, and cultural destruction—to successfully crush Ukrainian efforts to chart an independent path. As Finkel shows, today’s violence is simply a more extreme version of the Kremlin’s long-standing policy. But unlike in the past, the people of Ukraine—motivated by the rise of democracy in their nation—have overcome their deep internal divisions. For the first time, they have united in favor of independence from Russia.
Whatever the outcome of the present war, Ukraine’s staunch resistance has permanently altered its relationship to Russia and the West. Intent to Destroy offers the vital context we need to truly understand Europe’s bloodiest conflict since World War II.
1940 SECOND POLISH CAVALRY

7/8: Intent to Destroy: Russia’s Two-Hundred-Year Quest to Dominate Ukraine Hardcover – November 19, 2024 by Eugene Finkel (Author) Feb 08, 2025

7/8: Intent to Destroy: Russia’s Two-Hundred-Year Quest to Dominate Ukraine Hardcover – November 19, 2024 by Eugene Finkel (Author)
https://www.amazon.com/Intent-Destroy-Russias-Two-Hundred-Year-Dominate/dp/1541604679
Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 shocked the world. And yet, to Ukrainians, this attack was painfully familiar, the latest episode in a centuries-long Russian campaign to divide and oppress Ukraine.
In Intent to Destroy, political scientist Eugene Finkel uncovers these deep roots of the Russo-Ukrainian War. Ukraine is a key borderland between Russia and the West, and, following the rise of Russian nationalism in the nineteenth century, dominating Ukraine became the cornerstone of Russian policy. Russia has long used genocidal tactics—killings, deportations, starvation, and cultural destruction—to successfully crush Ukrainian efforts to chart an independent path. As Finkel shows, today’s violence is simply a more extreme version of the Kremlin’s long-standing policy. But unlike in the past, the people of Ukraine—motivated by the rise of democracy in their nation—have overcome their deep internal divisions. For the first time, they have united in favor of independence from Russia.
Whatever the outcome of the present war, Ukraine’s staunch resistance has permanently altered its relationship to Russia and the West. Intent to Destroy offers the vital context we need to truly understand Europe’s bloodiest conflict since World War II.
1940 ODESSA

6/8: Intent to Destroy: Russia’s Two-Hundred-Year Quest to Dominate Ukraine Hardcover – November 19, 2024 by Eugene Finkel (Author) Feb 08, 2025

6/8: Intent to Destroy: Russia’s Two-Hundred-Year Quest to Dominate Ukraine Hardcover – November 19, 2024 by Eugene Finkel (Author)
https://www.amazon.com/Intent-Destroy-Russias-Two-Hundred-Year-Dominate/dp/1541604679
Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 shocked the world. And yet, to Ukrainians, this attack was painfully familiar, the latest episode in a centuries-long Russian campaign to divide and oppress Ukraine.
In Intent to Destroy, political scientist Eugene Finkel uncovers these deep roots of the Russo-Ukrainian War. Ukraine is a key borderland between Russia and the West, and, following the rise of Russian nationalism in the nineteenth century, dominating Ukraine became the cornerstone of Russian policy. Russia has long used genocidal tactics—killings, deportations, starvation, and cultural destruction—to successfully crush Ukrainian efforts to chart an independent path. As Finkel shows, today’s violence is simply a more extreme version of the Kremlin’s long-standing policy. But unlike in the past, the people of Ukraine—motivated by the rise of democracy in their nation—have overcome their deep internal divisions. For the first time, they have united in favor of independence from Russia.
Whatever the outcome of the present war, Ukraine’s staunch resistance has permanently altered its relationship to Russia and the West. Intent to Destroy offers the vital context we need to truly understand Europe’s bloodiest conflict since World War II.
1941 MYKOLAIV OBLAST

5/8: Intent to Destroy: Russia’s Two-Hundred-Year Quest to Dominate Ukraine Hardcover – November 19, 2024 by Eugene Finkel (Author) Feb 08, 2025

5/8: Intent to Destroy: Russia’s Two-Hundred-Year Quest to Dominate Ukraine Hardcover – November 19, 2024 by Eugene Finkel (Author)
https://www.amazon.com/Intent-Destroy-Russias-Two-Hundred-Year-Dominate/dp/1541604679
Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 shocked the world. And yet, to Ukrainians, this attack was painfully familiar, the latest episode in a centuries-long Russian campaign to divide and oppress Ukraine.
In Intent to Destroy, political scientist Eugene Finkel uncovers these deep roots of the Russo-Ukrainian War. Ukraine is a key borderland between Russia and the West, and, following the rise of Russian nationalism in the nineteenth century, dominating Ukraine became the cornerstone of Russian policy. Russia has long used genocidal tactics—killings, deportations, starvation, and cultural destruction—to successfully crush Ukrainian efforts to chart an independent path. As Finkel shows, today’s violence is simply a more extreme version of the Kremlin’s long-standing policy. But unlike in the past, the people of Ukraine—motivated by the rise of democracy in their nation—have overcome their deep internal divisions. For the first time, they have united in favor of independence from Russia.
Whatever the outcome of the present war, Ukraine’s staunch resistance has permanently altered its relationship to Russia and the West. Intent to Destroy offers the vital context we need to truly understand Europe’s bloodiest conflict since World War II.
1942 KYIV

#GAZA: ABSENT HAMAS RICHARD EPSTEIN, CIVITAS INSTITUTE, UT, Feb 08, 2025

#GAZA: ABSENT HAMAS RICHARD EPSTEIN, CIVITAS INSTITUTE, UT.
1898 GAZA

#SCOTUS: BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP COLLOQUY. RICHARD EPSTEIN, CIVITAS INSTITUTE, UT. Feb 08, 2025

#SCOTUS: BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP COLLOQUY. RICHARD EPSTEIN, CIVITAS INSTITUTE, UT.
1890 SCOTUS

#CUI: WAITING FOR THE DOGE BOYS TO DISCOVER THE DOD'S $4B FOR CUI (CONTROLLED UNCLASSIFIED INFORMATION). HENRY SOKOLSKI, NPEC Feb 08, 2025

#CUI: WAITING FOR THE DOGE BOYS TO DISCOVER THE DOD'S $4B FOR CUI (CONTROLLED UNCLASSIFIED INFORMATION). HENRY SOKOLSKI, NPEC
1941 LA

#JAPAN: ISHIBA MEETS POTUS. GRANT NEWSHAM, AUTHO, WHEN CHINA ATTENACKS. Feb 08, 2025

#JAPAN: ISHIBA MEETS POTUS. GRANT NEWSHAM, AUTHO, WHEN CHINA ATTENACKS.
1904 ZPORT ARTHUR

#SMALLBUSINESSAMERICA: MSFT EMPHASIZING "AGENTS" AND "HUMAN." @GENEMARKS @GUARDIAN @PHILLYINQUIRER Feb 08, 2025

#SMALLBUSINESSAMERICA: MSFT EMPHASIZING "AGENTS" AND "HUMAN." @GENEMARKS @GUARDIAN @PHILLYINQUIRER
1964

#SMALLBUSINESSAMERICA: NEITHER GREAT NOR AWFUL. @GENEMARKS @GUARDIAN @PHILLYINQUIRER Feb 08, 2025

#SMALLBUSINESSAMERICA: NEITHER GREAT NOR AWFUL. @GENEMARKS @GUARDIAN @PHILLYINQUIRER
1900 ZPITTSBURGH

LANCASTER COUNTY REPORT: AVIAN FLU THREATS PLY. JIM MCTAGUE, FORMER WASHINGTON EDITOR, BARRONS. @MCTAGUEJ. AUTHOR OF THE "MARTIN AND TWYLA BOUNDARY SERIES." #FRIENDSOFHISTORYDEBATINGSOCIETY Feb 08, 2025

LANCASTER COUNTY REPORT: AVIAN FLU THREATS PA. JIM MCTAGUE, FORMER WASHINGTON EDITOR, BARRONS. @MCTAGUEJ. AUTHOR OF THE "MARTIN AND TWYLA BOUNDARY SERIES." #FRIENDSOFHISTORYDEBATINGSOCIETY
1912 ALENTOWN

#PACIFICWATCH: MUDSLIDES OVER THE PCH. #VEGASREPORT: IN N OUT GROWS. S @JCBLISS Feb 08, 2025

#PACIFICWATCH: MUDSLIDES OVER THE PCH. #VEGASREPORT: IN N OUT GROWS. S @JCBLISS
1946 California State Normal School

"PREVIEW: AI: Colleague Gene Marks reports on a Microsoft AI event showcasing tools for small and medium-sized businesses. More tonight." Feb 07, 2025

"PREVIEW: AI: Colleague Gene Marks reports on a Microsoft AI event showcasing tools for small and medium-sized businesses. More tonight."

"PREVIEW: MOON LANDERS: Colleague Bob Zimmerman describes Astrobotic as one of many companies building and launching lunar landers for NASA contracts, making the Earth-Moon system increasingly accessible. More tonight." Feb 07, 2025

"PREVIEW: MOON LANDERS: Colleague Bob Zimmerman describes Astrobotic as one of many companies building and launching lunar landers for NASA contracts, making the Earth-Moon system increasingly accessible. More tonight."
1961

"PREVIEW: BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP: Colleague Professor Richard Epstein explores a hypothetical about American citizens having a child in London or Guatemala City. More tonight." Feb 07, 2025

"PREVIEW: BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP: Colleague Professor Richard Epstein explores a hypothetical about American citizens having a child in London or Guatemala City. More tonight."
1808

"PREVIEW: UKRAINE: Professor Eugene Finkel, author of 'Intent to Destroy,' comments on the irrational cruelty of Russia's war on Ukraine. More tonight." Feb 07, 2025

"PREVIEW: UKRAINE: Professor Eugene Finkel, author of 'Intent to Destroy,' comments on the irrational cruelty of Russia's war on Ukraine. More tonight."
1905 Odessa

"PREVIEW: DOD: Colleague Henry Sokolski explains the creation of CUI (Controlled Unclassified Information). More tonight." Feb 07, 2025

"PREVIEW: DOD: Colleague Henry Sokolski explains the creation of CUI (Controlled Unclassified Information). More tonight."
1918

"PREVIEW: TURKIYE: NIGER: Colleague Andrea Stricker of FDD reports on Turkish officials' visit to Niger seeking access to abundant uranium ore deposits. More tonight." Feb 07, 2025

"PREVIEW: TURKIYE: NIGER: Colleague Andrea Stricker of FDD reports on Turkish officials' visit to Niger seeking access to abundant uranium ore deposits. More tonight."
1932 Francophone Africa

"GOOD EVENING: The show begins in Ukraine, where expectations of a peace deal at the Munich Security Conference may lead to ceasefire discussions and potential partition arrangements." Feb 07, 2025

"GOOD EVENING: The show begins in Ukraine, where expectations of a peace deal at the Munich Security Conference may lead to ceasefire discussions and potential partition arrangements."
1942 ODESSA

CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR

FIRST HOUR
9:00-9:15 #UKRAINE: What of a peace deal for the Munich meeting?

Anatol Lieven, Quincy Institute

9:15-9:30 #EU: Gets a vote for war end at Munich

Anatol Lieven, Quincy Institute

9:30-10:00 GAZA: THE POTUS PLAN AND VISION

Jonathan Schanzer, FDD

SECOND HOUR
10:00-10:15 #TARIFFS: Unneeded unwarranted

Mary Anastasia O'Grady, WSJ

10:15-10:30 #PRC: Is the CCP fretful and intimidated?

Chris Riegel, CEO, Scala.com @Stratacache

10:30-11:00 #IRAN: POTUS reawakens maximum pressure

Behnam Ben Taleblu, FDD

THIRD HOUR
11:00-12:00 Extended discussion of "Intent to Destroy: Russia's Two-Hundred-Year Quest to Dominate Ukraine"

Eugene Finkel (Author)

FOURTH HOUR
12:00-12:15 DOGE: Fraud and abuse payments in entitlements

Veronique De Rugy

12:15-12:30 #Canada: Ready for sweeping out DEI and ESG

Conrad Black, National Post

12:30-1:00 #HOTEL MARS: Life preconditions found in Asteroid Bennu sample return

Charles Pellegrino, Darwin's Universe
David Livingston, SpaceShow.com

2/2: #HOTEL MARS: Life preconditions found in Asteroid Bennu sample return. Charles Pellegrino, Darwin's Universe. David Livingston, SpaceShow.com Feb 07, 2025

2/2: #HOTEL MARS: Life preconditions found in Asteroid Bennu sample return. Charles Pellegrino, Darwin's Universe. David Livingston, SpaceShow.com
1951

1//2: #HOTEL MARS: Life preconditions found in Asteroid Bennu sample return. Charles Pellegrino, Darwin's Universe. David Livingston, SpaceShow.com Feb 07, 2025

1//2: #HOTEL MARS: Life preconditions found in Asteroid Bennu sample return. Charles Pellegrino, Darwin's Universe. David Livingston, SpaceShow.com
1960

#Canada: Ready for sweeping out DEI and ESG. Conrad Back, National Post Feb 07, 2025

#Canada: Ready for sweeping out DEI and ESG. Conrad Back, National Post
https://nationalpost.com/opinion/trump-bulldozes-the-leftist-nonsense-of-the-last-four-years?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Conrad%20Black%20-%20Follow%20the%20author%202025-02-04&utm_term=Conrad%20Black%20Newsletter
1950

DOGE: Fraud and error payments in entitlements. Veronique De Rugy k Feb 07, 2025

DOGE: Fraud and error payments in entitlements. Veronique De Rugy
https://www.creators.com/read/veronique-de-rugy/02/25/personnel-is-policy-hassett-brings-fiscal-responsibility-to-the-white-house#google_vignette
1901 UNCLE SAM AND W. MCKINLEY

4/8: Intent to Destroy: Russia’s Two-Hundred-Year Quest to Dominate Ukraine Hardcover – November 19, 2024 by Eugene Finkel (Author) Feb 07, 2025

4/8: Intent to Destroy: Russia’s Two-Hundred-Year Quest to Dominate Ukraine Hardcover – November 19, 2024 by Eugene Finkel (Author)
https://www.amazon.com/Intent-Destroy-Russias-Two-Hundred-Year-Dominate/dp/1541604679
Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 shocked the world. And yet, to Ukrainians, this attack was painfully familiar, the latest episode in a centuries-long Russian campaign to divide and oppress Ukraine.
In Intent to Destroy, political scientist Eugene Finkel uncovers these deep roots of the Russo-Ukrainian War. Ukraine is a key borderland between Russia and the West, and, following the rise of Russian nationalism in the nineteenth century, dominating Ukraine became the cornerstone of Russian policy. Russia has long used genocidal tactics—killings, deportations, starvation, and cultural destruction—to successfully crush Ukrainian efforts to chart an independent path. As Finkel shows, today’s violence is simply a more extreme version of the Kremlin’s long-standing policy. But unlike in the past, the people of Ukraine—motivated by the rise of democracy in their nation—have overcome their deep internal divisions. For the first time, they have united in favor of independence from Russia.
Whatever the outcome of the present war, Ukraine’s staunch resistance has permanently altered its relationship to Russia and the West. Intent to Destroy offers the vital context we need to truly understand Europe’s bloodiest conflict since World War II.
1942 LVIV

3/8: Intent to Destroy: Russia’s Two-Hundred-Year Quest to Dominate Ukraine Hardcover – November 19, 2024 by Eugene Finkel (Author) Feb 07, 2025

3/8: Intent to Destroy: Russia’s Two-Hundred-Year Quest to Dominate Ukraine Hardcover – November 19, 2024 by Eugene Finkel (Author)
https://www.amazon.com/Intent-Destroy-Russias-Two-Hundred-Year-Dominate/dp/1541604679
Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 shocked the world. And yet, to Ukrainians, this attack was painfully familiar, the latest episode in a centuries-long Russian campaign to divide and oppress Ukraine.
In Intent to Destroy, political scientist Eugene Finkel uncovers these deep roots of the Russo-Ukrainian War. Ukraine is a key borderland between Russia and the West, and, following the rise of Russian nationalism in the nineteenth century, dominating Ukraine became the cornerstone of Russian policy. Russia has long used genocidal tactics—killings, deportations, starvation, and cultural destruction—to successfully crush Ukrainian efforts to chart an independent path. As Finkel shows, today’s violence is simply a more extreme version of the Kremlin’s long-standing policy. But unlike in the past, the people of Ukraine—motivated by the rise of democracy in their nation—have overcome their deep internal divisions. For the first time, they have united in favor of independence from Russia.
Whatever the outcome of the present war, Ukraine’s staunch resistance has permanently altered its relationship to Russia and the West. Intent to Destroy offers the vital context we need to truly understand Europe’s bloodiest conflict since World War II.

2/8: Intent to Destroy: Russia’s Two-Hundred-Year Quest to Dominate Ukraine Hardcover – November 19, 2024 by Eugene Finkel (Author) Feb 07, 2025

2/8: Intent to Destroy: Russia’s Two-Hundred-Year Quest to Dominate Ukraine Hardcover – November 19, 2024 by Eugene Finkel (Author)
https://www.amazon.com/Intent-Destroy-Russias-Two-Hundred-Year-Dominate/dp/1541604679
Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 shocked the world. And yet, to Ukrainians, this attack was painfully familiar, the latest episode in a centuries-long Russian campaign to divide and oppress Ukraine.
In Intent to Destroy, political scientist Eugene Finkel uncovers these deep roots of the Russo-Ukrainian War. Ukraine is a key borderland between Russia and the West, and, following the rise of Russian nationalism in the nineteenth century, dominating Ukraine became the cornerstone of Russian policy. Russia has long used genocidal tactics—killings, deportations, starvation, and cultural destruction—to successfully crush Ukrainian efforts to chart an independent path. As Finkel shows, today’s violence is simply a more extreme version of the Kremlin’s long-standing policy. But unlike in the past, the people of Ukraine—motivated by the rise of democracy in their nation—have overcome their deep internal divisions. For the first time, they have united in favor of independence from Russia.
Whatever the outcome of the present war, Ukraine’s staunch resistance has permanently altered its relationship to Russia and the West. Intent to Destroy offers the vital context we need to truly understand Europe’s bloodiest conflict since World War II.

1/8: Intent to Destroy: Russia’s Two-Hundred-Year Quest to Dominate Ukraine Hardcover – November 19, 2024 by Eugene Finkel (Author) Feb 07, 2025

1/8: Intent to Destroy: Russia’s Two-Hundred-Year Quest to Dominate Ukraine Hardcover – November 19, 2024 by Eugene Finkel (Author)
https://www.amazon.com/Intent-Destroy-Russias-Two-Hundred-Year-Dominate/dp/1541604679
Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 shocked the world. And yet, to Ukrainians, this attack was painfully familiar, the latest episode in a centuries-long Russian campaign to divide and oppress Ukraine.
In Intent to Destroy, political scientist Eugene Finkel uncovers these deep roots of the Russo-Ukrainian War. Ukraine is a key borderland between Russia and the West, and, following the rise of Russian nationalism in the nineteenth century, dominating Ukraine became the cornerstone of Russian policy. Russia has long used genocidal tactics—killings, deportations, starvation, and cultural destruction—to successfully crush Ukrainian efforts to chart an independent path. As Finkel shows, today’s violence is simply a more extreme version of the Kremlin’s long-standing policy. But unlike in the past, the people of Ukraine—motivated by the rise of democracy in their nation—have overcome their deep internal divisions. For the first time, they have united in favor of independence from Russia.
Whatever the outcome of the present war, Ukraine’s staunch resistance has permanently altered its relationship to Russia and the West. Intent to Destroy offers the vital context we need to truly understand Europe’s bloodiest conflict since World War II.
undated Crimea

2/2: #IRAN: POTUS reawakens maximum pressure. Behnam ben Taleblu, FDD Feb 07, 2025

2/2: #IRAN: POTUS reawakens maximum pressure. Behnam ben Taleblu, FDD
1979

1/2: #IRAN: POTUS reawakens maximum pressure. Behnam ben Taleblu, FDD Feb 07, 2025

1/2: #IRAN: POTUS reawakens maximum pressure. Behnam ben Taleblu, FDD
19791

#PRC: Is the CCP fretful and intimidated? #SCALAREPORT: Chris Riegel CEO, Scala.com @Stratacache. Feb 07, 2025

#PRC: Is the CCP fretful and intimidated? #SCALAREPORT: Chris Riegel CEO, Scala.com @Stratacache.

##TARIFFS: unneeded unwarranted. Mary Anastasia O'Grady, WSJ Feb 07, 2025

##TARIFFS: unneeded unwarranted. Mary Anastasia O'Grady, WSJr
1922

2/2: GAZA: THE POTUS PLAN AND VISION. Jonathan Schanzer, FDD Feb 07, 2025

2/2: GAZA: THE POTUS PLAN AND VISION. Jonathan Schanzer, FDD
1940 Gaza Beach

1/2: GAZA: THE POTUS PLAN AND VISION. Jonathan Schanzer, FDD Feb 07, 2025

1/2: GAZA: THE POTUS PLAN AND VISION. Jonathan Schanzer, FDD
1898 Gaza

#EU: Gets a vote for war end at Munich. Anatol Lieven Quincy Institute Feb 07, 2025

#EU: Gets a vote for war end at Munich. Anatol Lieven Quincy Institute
1916 Bulgaria

#UKRAIne: What of a peace deal for the Munich meeting? Anatol Lieven Quincy Institute Feb 07, 2025

#UKRAIne: What of a peace deal for the Munich meeting? Anatol Lieven Quincy Institute
1900 Kyiv

"PREVIEW: IRAN: Colleague Behnam Ben Taleblu reminds that the U.S. offer to Iran to suspend sanctions in exchange for pausing its nuclear program is not an indefinite proposal. More tonight." Feb 07, 2025

"PREVIEW: IRAN: Colleague Behnam Ben Taleblu reminds that the U.S. offer to Iran to suspend sanctions in exchange for pausing its nuclear program is not an indefinite proposal. More tonight."
1902 Persia

"PREVIEW: UKRAINE-RUSSIA: Colleague Anatol Lieven observes that Russian territorial advances and significant Ukrainian losses will influence upcoming negotiations. More tonight." Feb 07, 2025

"PREVIEW: UKRAINE-RUSSIA: Colleague Anatol Lieven observes that Russian territorial advances and significant Ukrainian losses will influence upcoming negotiations. More tonight."
1919 Ukraine

PREVIEW: CANADA: Colleague Conrad Black comments on the unhappiness in Canada at being linked with the grotesque drug and migration troubles of Mexico and China. Feb 06, 2025

PREVIEW: CANADA: Colleague Conrad Black comments on the unhappiness in Canada at being linked with the grotesque drug and migration troubles of Mexico and China.
1884 Ottawa River

REVIEW: Colleague Charles Pellegrino explains the cause for excitement at the discoveries from the sample return of the asteroid Bennu. More later. Feb 06, 2025

REVIEW: Colleague Charles Pellegrino explains the cause for excitement at the discoveries from the sample return of the asteroid Bennu. More later.
1963

PREVIEW: UKRAINE: RUSSIA: Professor Eugene Finkel of Johns Hopkins, author of "Intent to Destroy," relates the dare and defeat of the post-Great War People's Republic of Ukraine. More tonight. Feb 06, 2025

PREVIEW: UKRAINE: RUSSIA: Professor Eugene Finkel of Johns Hopkins, author of "Intent to Destroy," relates the dare and defeat of the post-Great War People's Republic of Ukraine. More tonight.
1859 Odessa.

PREVIEW: Colleague Chris Riegel, with business in mainland China as well as Hong Kong, comments on the so far "muted" response to POTUS and the tariffs from the PRC's Wolf Warrior diplomats. More. Feb 06, 2025

PREVIEW: Colleague Chris Riegel, with business in mainland China as well as Hong Kong, comments on the so far "muted" response to POTUS and the tariffs from the PRC's Wolf Warrior diplomats. More.
1900 Peking Summer Palace

Good Evening: The show begins in Mexico City where President Claudia Sheinaum seeks to negotiate with POTUS... Feb 06, 2025

Good Evening: The show begins in Mexico City where President Claudia Sheinaum seeks to negotiate with POTUS...
1915
CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR
FIRST HOUR 9-9:15 PRC: Tariffs begin again to bite. Alan Tonelson, independent economic policy analyst who blogs at RealityChek and tweets at @AlanTonelson, @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill
9:15-9:30 #TAIPEI: Sparkling: Anne Stevenson-Yang, author of Wild Ride: China's Short-Lived Experiment in Capitalism
9:30-9:45 USN: Not ready by 2027 James Holmes, first holder of the Wylie Chair of Maritime Strategy at the Naval War College and blogger at The Naval Diplomat
9:45-10:00 #PRC: Bunker. Rick Fisher, senior fellow of the International Assessment and Strategy Center, @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill
SECOND HOUR 10-10:15 DEI INDIA: Sadanand Dhume WSJ 10:15-10:30 The Shadow Fleet is the income. Michael Bernstam, Hoover. 10:30-10:45 #SPACE FORCE: Cyberattack and PRC. Annie Fixler FDD 10:45-11:00 IRAN: Murder in the Palace of Justice. Saeed Ghasseminejad, FDD
THIRD HOUR 11:00-11:15 #NewWorldReport: Mexico sees negotiation. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis 11:15-11:30 #NewWorldReport: Why Central America first? 11:30-11:45 #NewWorldReport: Brazil to Moscow; Venezuela returns hostages. 11:45-12:00 #NewWorldReport: El Salvador and POTUS.
FOURTH HOUR 12-12:15 #South of France: Day in the clouds of Cordes-sur-Ciel. Simon Constable WSJ 12:15-12:30 MrMarket: Investment quiz to fail. Simon Constable WSJ 12:30-12:45 SPACEX: Links with VAST space station builder. Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.com 12:45-1:00 AM Moon: Japan aims a lander. Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.com
Corrections:

Moon: Japan aims a lander. Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.com Feb 06, 2025

Moon: Japan aims a lander. Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.com
1953

SPACEX: Links with VAST space station builder. Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.comth Feb 06, 2025

SPACEX: Links with VAST space station builder. Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.comth
1951

MrMarket: Investment quiz to fail. Simon Constable WSJ Feb 06, 2025

MrMarket: Investment quiz to fail. Simon Constable WSJ
1883 Wall Street

#South OF France: Day in the clouds of Cordes-sur-Ciel Simon Constable WSJ Feb 06, 2025

#South OF France: Day in the clouds of Cordes-sur-Ciel Simon Constable WSJ

#NewWorldReport: El salvador and POTUS. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis Feb 06, 2025

#NewWorldReport: El salvador and POTUS. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis
1911 El Salvador

#NewWorldReport: Brazil to Moscow; Venezuela returns hostages. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis Feb 06, 2025

#NewWorldReport: Brazil to Moscow; Venezuela returns hostages. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis
1930 Caracas

#NewWorldReport: Why Central America first? Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis Feb 06, 2025

#NewWorldReport: Why Central America first? Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis1905Mexico

NewWorldReport Mexico sees negotiation. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis Feb 06, 2025

NewWorldReport Mexico sees negotiation. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis
1909

IRAN: Murder in the Palace of Justice. Saeed Ghasseminejad, FDD Feb 06, 2025

IRAN: Murder in the Palace of Justice. Saeed Ghasseminejad, FDD
1500

#SPACE FORCE: Cyberattack and PRC. Annie Fixler FDD Feb 06, 2025

#SPACE FORCE: Cyberattack and PRC. Annie Fixler FDD
https://www.fdd.org/analysis/op_eds/2025/01/29/the-biden-administration-left-space-vulnerable-to-cyberattack/
1956

The Shadow Fleet is the income. Michael Bernstam, Hoover. Feb 06, 2025

The Shadow Fleet is the income. Michael Bernstam, Hoover.
undated

DEI INDIA: Sadanand Dhume WSJ Feb 06, 2025

DEI INDIA: Sadanand Dhume WSJ
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/foreign-lessons-in-the-perils-of-dei-trump-administration-policy-india-south-africa-malaysia-33f19d85
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/labour-islamophobia-and-the-u-k-s-grooming-gangs-25e76b9a?st=B1kwyM&reflink=article_copyURL_share
1873

#PRC: Bunker. Rick Fisher, senior fellow of the International Assessment and Strategy Center, on China's new military bunker. @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill Feb 06, 2025

#PRC: Bunker.
Rick Fisher, senior fellow of the International Assessment and Strategy Center, on China's new military bunker. @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill
1890 Peking

USN: Not ready by 2027 James Holmes, first holder of the Wylie Chair of Maritime Strategy at the Naval War College and blogger at The Naval Diplomat (https://navaldiplomat.com/), Feb 06, 2025

USN: Not ready by 2027
James Holmes, first holder of the Wylie Chair of Maritime Strategy at the Naval War College and blogger at The Naval Diplomat (https://navaldiplomat.com/),
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/seapower-is-more-than-just-the-navy
1939 Reuben James

#TAIPEI: Sparkling: Anne Stevenson-Yang, author of Wild Ride: China's Short-Lived Experiment in Capitalism, @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill Feb 06, 2025

#TAIPEI: Sparkling:
Anne Stevenson-Yang, author of Wild Ride: China's Short-Lived Experiment in Capitalism, @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill
https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3297180/chinas-henan-urges-local-entrepreneurs-dare-invest-amid-slowdown
1942 Taipei

Alan Tonelson, independent economic policy analyst who blogs at RealityChek and tweets at @AlanTonelson, @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hillg Feb 06, 2025

PRC:Tariffs begin again to bite.
Alan Tonelson, independent economic policy analyst who blogs at RealityChek and tweets at @AlanTonelson, @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hillg
https://thehill.com/opinion/international/5122915-canada-trump-tariffs-border-security/
https://www.19fortyfive.com/2025/02/donald-trumps-new-tariffs-could-be-a-fatal-blow-to-chinas-economy/
1857

Preview: US Navy: Imperial Japanese Navy: Professor James Holmes of the US Naval War College measures the USN as best in the world for war fighting however unready to build new ships or repair damaged ships. Feb 05, 2025

Preview: US Navy: Imperial Japanese Navy: Professor James Holmes of the US Naval War College measures the USN as best in the world for war fighting however unready to build new ships or repair damaged ships.
1940 IMPERIAL NAVY HEADQUARTERS

PREVIEW: TAIPEI: Colleague Anne Stevenson-Yang reports from downtown Taipei that the fastidious Taiwanese enjoy prosperity and a sparkling city. Feb 05, 2025

PREVIEW: TAIPEI: Colleague Anne Stevenson-Yang reports from downtown Taipei that the fastidious Taiwanese enjoy prosperity and a sparkling city.
1924 Taipei

PREVIEW: INDIA: DEI: Colleague Sadanand Dhume of WSJ editorial analyzes the engraved quota system in India where the majority of government posts are not open to competition -- instead chosen by caste or heritage. More later. Feb 05, 2025

PREVIEW: INDIA: DEI: Colleague Sadanand Dhume of WSJ editorial analyzes the engraved quota system in India where the majority of government posts are not open to competition -- instead chosen by caste or heritage. More later.
1860 British India

Preview: Beijing: Colleague Rick Fisher describes the scale and aim of the gargantuan PLA HQ and bunker visible under construction southwest of Beijing. More. Feb 05, 2025

Preview: Beijing: Colleague Rick Fisher describes the scale and aim of the gargantuan PLA HQ and bunker visible under construction southwest of Beijing. More.
1913 china soldiers

"PREVIEW: Colleague Alan Tonelson questions USPS's reversal of its plan to intercept fentanyl and drug precursors in small packages from China. More tonight." Feb 05, 2025

"PREVIEW: PRC: Colleague Alan Tonelson questions USPS's reversal of its plan to intercept fentanyl and drug precursors in small packages from China. More tonight."
1909 Shanghai

"PREVIEW: Colleague Bob Zimmerman profiles Japan's outbound commercial space probe, scheduled for a lunar landing this spring. More later." Feb 05, 2025

"PREVIEW: Colleague Bob Zimmerman profiles Japan's outbound commercial space probe, scheduled for a lunar landing this spring. More later."
1940

CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR FIRST HOUR 9:00-9:15 #MARKETS: PRC does not escalate Liz Peek, The Hill, Fox News and Fox Business 9:15-9:30 #MARKETS: Musk everywhere in the news Liz Peek, The Hill, Fox News and Fox Business 9:30-10:00 #AFRIC Feb 05, 2025

GOOD EVENING: The show begins in DC with the excitement about tariffs directed at Canada and Mexico and the PRC...
1912 Ottawa

CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR

FIRST HOUR
9:00-9:15 #MARKETS: PRC does not escalate

Liz Peek, The Hill, Fox News and Fox Business

9:15-9:30 #MARKETS: Musk everywhere in the news

Liz Peek, The Hill, Fox News and Fox Business

9:30-10:00 #AFRICA: Wagner Group takeover for gold

Ronan Wordsworth, @GPFUTURES

SECOND HOUR
10:00-10:15 #STATETHINKING: What is USAID?

@MaryKissel, Former Senior Adviser to the Secretary of State, Executive VP Stephens Inc.

10:15-10:30 #STATETHINKING: Early wins for SecState Rubio

@MaryKissel

10:30-10:45 #EU threatens AI

Judy Dempsey, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Berlin

10:45-11:00 #GERMANY: CDU dances with AfD

Judy Dempsey

THIRD HOUR
11:00-11:15 #POTUS: Prestige and borders

Gregory Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs

11:15-11:30 EU: Prestige and nationalism

Gregory Copley

11:30-11:45 #AFRICA: Francophones depart Paris

Gregory Copley

11:45-12:00 #KING CHARLES REPORT: Achilles not Agincourt

Gregory Copley

FOURTH HOUR
12:00-12:15 #UKRAINE: Negotiating table w/o Europe

Colonel Jeff McCausland, USA (retired) @mccauslj @CBSNews @dickinsoncol

12:15-12:30 PLA: Not ready

Victoria Herzegh, @GPFUTURES

12:30-12:45 #STATE: Unalienable rights

Peter Berkowitz

12:45-1:00 SPIES: PRC uses LiDAR in the Philippines

Jack Burnham, Johanna Yang, FDD

#SPIES: PRC AND LIDAR IN THE PHILIPPINES. JACK BURNHAM, JOHANNA YANG, FDD Feb 05, 2025

#SPIES: PRC AND LIDAR IN THE PHILIPPINES. JACK BURNHAM, JOHANNA YANG, FDD
1915 MANILA

#STATE: UNALIENABLE RIGHTS. PETER BERKOWITZ Feb 05, 2025

#STATE: UNALIENABLE RIGHTS. PETER BERKOWITZ
1776 NYC

PLA: NOT READY. VICTORIA HERZEGH, @GPFUTURES Feb 05, 2025

PLA: NOT READY. VICTORIA HERZEGH, @GPFUTURES
1949 PLA

#UKRAINE: NEGOTIATING TABLE W/O EUROPE. COLONEL JEFF MCCAUSLAND , USA (RETIRED) @MCCAUSLJ @CBSNEWS @DICKINSONCOL Feb 05, 2025

#UKRAINE: NEGOTIATING TABLE W/O EUROPE. COLONEL JEFF MCCAUSLAND , USA (RETIRED) @MCCAUSLJ @CBSNEWS @DICKINSONCOL
1897 BRUSSELS

#KING CHARLES REPORT: ACHILLES NOT AGINCOURT GREGORY COPLEY, DEFENSE & FOREIGN AFFAIRS Feb 05, 2025

#KING CHARLES REPORT: ACHILLES NOT AGINCOURT GREGORY COPLEY, DEFENSE & FOREIGN AFFAIRS
1650 REGICIDE CHARLES I

#AFRICA; FRANCOPHONES DEPART PARIS. GREGORY COPLEY, DEFENSE & FOREIGN AFFAIRS Feb 05, 2025

#AFRICA; FRANCOPHONES DEPART PARIS. GREGORY COPLEY, DEFENSE & FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
1900 CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

EU: PRESTIGE AND NATIONALISM. GREGORY COPLEY, DEFENSE & FOREIGN AFFAIRS Feb 05, 2025

EU: PRESTIGE AND NATIONALISM. GREGORY COPLEY, DEFENSE & FOREIGN AFFAIRS
1894 BSRUSSELS

#POTUS: PRESTIGE AND BORDERS. GREGORY COPLEY, DEFENSE & FOREIGN AFFAIRS Feb 05, 2025

#POTUS: PRESTIGE AND BORDERS. GREGORY COPLEY, DEFENSE & FOREIGN AFFAIRS
1765 H.M.S VICTORY

#GERMANY: CDU DANCES WITH AFD. JUDY DEMPSEY, SENIOR SCHOLAR, CARNEGIE ENDOWMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE IN BERLIN. Feb 05, 2025

#GERMANY: CDU DANCES WITH AFD. JUDY DEMPSEY, SENIOR SCHOLAR, CARNEGIE ENDOWMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE IN BERLIN.
POTSDAMI
1871 .

#EU THREATENS AI.. JUDY DEMPSEY, SENIOR SCHOLAR, CARNEGIE ENDOWMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE IN BERLIN. Feb 05, 2025

#EU THREATENS AI.. JUDY DEMPSEY, SENIOR SCHOLAR, CARNEGIE ENDOWMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACE IN BERLIN.
1897

#STATETHINKING: EARLY WINS FOR SECSTATE RUBIO. @MARYKISSEL FORMER SENIOR ADVISER TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE. EXECUTIVE VP STEPHENS INC. Feb 05, 2025

#STATETHINKING: EARLY WINS FOR SECSTATE RUBIO. @MARYKISSEL FORMER SENIOR ADVISER TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE. EXECUTIVE VP STEPHENS INC.
1900 DARIEN GAP

#STATETHINKING: WHAT IS USAID? @MARYKISSEL FORMER SENIOR ADVISER TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE. EXECUTIVE VP STEPHENS INC. Feb 05, 2025

#STATETHINKING: WHAT IS USAID? @MARYKISSEL FORMER SENIOR ADVISER TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE. EXECUTIVE VP STEPHENS INC.
1913 POTUS OPENING DAY

2/2: #AFRICA: WAGNER GROUP TAKEOVER FOR GOLD. RONAN WORDSWORTH, @GPFUTURES Feb 05, 2025

2/2: #AFRICA: WAGNER GROUP TAKEOVER FOR GOLD. RONAN WORDSWORTH, @GPFUTURES
1823

1/2: #AFRICA: WAGNER GROUP TAKEOVER FOR GOLD. RONAN WORDSWORTH, @GPFUTURES Feb 05, 2025

1/2: #AFRICA: WAGNER GROUP TAKEOVER FOR GOLD. RONAN WORDSWORTH, @GPFUTURES
1911 NIGERIA

#MARKETS: MUSK EVERYWHERE IN THE NEWS. LIZ PEEK THE HILL. FOX NEWS AND FOX BUSINESS Feb 05, 2025

#MARKETS: MUSK EVERYWHERE IN THE NEWS. LIZ PEEK THE HILL. FOX NEWS AND FOX BUSINESS
1951

#MARKETS: PRC DOES NOT ESCALATE. LIZ PEEK THE HILL. FOX NEWS AND FOX BUSINESS Feb 05, 2025

#MARKETS: PRC DOES NOT ESCALATE. LIZ PEEK THE HILL. FOX NEWS AND FOX BUSINESS
UNDATED SHANGHAI

"PREVIEW: Johanna Yang of FDD explains how PRC agents utilize LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) mapping systems for surveillance. And where. More tonight." Feb 04, 2025

"PREVIEW: Johanna Yang of FDD explains how PRC agents utilize LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) mapping systems for surveillance. And where. More tonight."
1942

"PREVIEW: Colleague Mary Kissel explains USAID funding and reveals surprising patterns in aid distribution. More tonight. Feb 04, 2025

"PREVIEW: Colleague Mary Kissel explains USAID funding and reveals surprising patterns in aid distribution. More tonight.
1871 COMMUNE

"PREVIEW: AGINCOURT: Colleague Gregory Copley remarks on the controversy in Britain over King Charles renaming a warship Achilles rather than Agincourt. More later." Feb 04, 2025

"PREVIEW: AGINCOURT: Colleague Gregory Copley remarks on the controversy in Britain over King Charles renaming a warship Achilles rather than Agincourt. More later."
1914

PREVIEW: AFRICA: RUSSIA: PRC: Colleague Ronan Wordsworth explains the transformation of Francophone Africa colonies to Wagner Group outposts that usher in China resource exploitation while grabbing larger shares of the gold fields. More later. Feb 04, 2025

PREVIEW: AFRICA: RUSSIA: PRC: Colleague Ronan Wordsworth explains the transformation of Francophone Africa colonies to Wagner Group outposts that usher in China resource exploitation while grabbing larger shares of the gold fields. More later.
1885

PREVIEW: GERMANY: Colleague Judy Dempsey in Berlin measures that German-speaking voters in Europe are living in the brutal past. More tonight. Feb 04, 2025

PREVIEW: GERMANY: Colleague Judy Dempsey in Berlin measures that German-speaking voters in Europe are living in the brutal past. More tonight.
1860 Bechtesgaden

PREVIEW: AI: Colleague Elizabeth Peek observes that the US economy is in the "pole position" in the AI competition with China and the EU. More tonight. Feb 04, 2025

PREVIEW: AI: Colleague Elizabeth Peek observes that the US economy is in the "pole position" in the AI competition with China and the EU. More tonight.
1951: GALAXY

GOOD EVENING: The show begins in Syria after a CENTCOM airstrike on Al Qaeda.in Idlib Province... Feb 04, 2025

GOOD EVENING: The show begins in Syria after a CENTCOM airstrike on Al Qaeda.in Idlib Province...
1909 Ottomans
CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR
FIRST HOUR
9-915
1/2: #SYRIA What is the Trump Policy? Bill Roggio, FDD
915-930
2/2: #SYRIA What is the Trump Policy? Bill Roggio, FDD
930-945
UKRAINE: NORTH. STANDS DOWN. JOHN HARDIE, FDD. BILL ROGGIO FDD
945-1000
UKRAINE: PREPARING THE BATTLEFIELD FOR NEGOTIATIONS
SECOND HOUR
10-1015
#ISRAEL: NETANYAHU TO THE BLAIR HOUSE. MALCOLM HOENLEIN @CONF_OF_PRES @MHOENLEIN1@THADMCCOTTER @THEAMGREATNESS
1015-1030
#INDIANA HOENLEIN: THE LOST 1300 YEAR OLD WEDDING RING. MALCOLM HOENLEIN @CONF_OF_PRES @MHOENLEIN1@THADMCCOTTER @THEAMGREATNESS
1030-1045
#HAMAS: HEZBOLLAH: TENSE EXHAUSTED CEASEFIRES HOLDING. DAVID DAOUD, FDD. BILL ROGGIO FDD
1045-1100
#GAZA: RELOCATING TO EGYPT AND JORDAN. . DAVID DAOUD, FDD. BILL ROGGIO FDD
THIRD HOUR
1100-1115
#NEWWORLDREPORT: PANAMA CLIMBS DOWN. JOSEPH HUMIRE @JMHUMIRE @SECUREFREESOC. ERNESTO ARAUJO, FORMER FOREIGN MINISTER REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL. #NEWWORLDREPORTHUMIRE
1115-1130
#NewWorldReport: MEXICO CLIMBS DOWN #NEWWORLDREPORT: JOSEPH HUMIRE @JMHUMIRE @SECUREFREESOC. ERNESTO ARAUJO, FORMER FOREIGN MINISTER REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL. #NEWWORLDREPORTHUMIRE
1130-1145
#NEWWORLDREPORT: LULA TO PUTIN. JOSEPH HUMIRE @JMHUMIRE @SECUREFREESOC. ERNESTO ARAUJO, FORMER FOREIGN MINISTER REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL. #NEWWORLDREPORTHUMIRE
1145-1200
#NEWWORLDREPORT: DEPORTING VENEZUELA. JOSEPH HUMIRE @JMHUMIRE @SECUREFREESOC. ERNESTO ARAUJO, FORMER FOREIGN MINISTER REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL. #NEWWORLDREPORTHUMIRE
FOURTH HOUR
12-1215
UKRAINE: MONEY. FOLLOW THE KATRINA VANDEN HEUVEL, NATION
1215-1230
#HOLLYWOOD: STALLONE, GIBSON, VOIGHT FOR MAGA. @THADMCCOTTER @THEAMGREATNESS
1230-1245
#CANADA: ONE MAN GOVERNMENT UNTIL THE SPRING. CHALES BURTON, SINOPSIS, @GORDONGCHANG, GATESTONE, NEWSWEEK, THE HILL
1245-100 AM
#PANAM: BELT ROAD TO BE VOIDED. STEVE YAATES, HERITAGE @GORDONGCHANG, GATESTONE, NEWSWEEK, THE HIL

#PANAMA:: BELT ROAD TO BE VOIDED. STEVE YATES, HERITAGE @GORDONGCHANG, GATESTONE, NEWSWEEK, THE HILL Feb 04, 2025

#PANAMA:: BELT ROAD TO BE VOIDED. STEVE YATES, HERITAGE @GORDONGCHANG, GATESTONE, NEWSWEEK, THE HILL
1945 THE INTERAMERICAN UNIVERSITY

#CANADA: ONE MAN GOVERNMENT UNTIL THE SPRING. CHALES BURTON, SINOPSIS, @GORDONGCHANG, GATESTONE, NEWSWEEK, THE HILL Feb 04, 2025

#CANADA: ONE MAN GOVERNMENT UNTIL THE SPRING. CHARLES BURTON, SINOPSIS, @GORDONGCHANG, GATESTONE, NEWSWEEK, THE HILL
1910 OTTAWA

#HOLLYWOOD: STALLONE, GIBSON, VOIGHT FOR MAGA. @THADMCCOTTER @THEAMGREATNESS Feb 04, 2025

#HOLLYWOOD: STALLONE, GIBSON, VOIGHT FOR MAGA. @THADMCCOTTER @THEAMGREATNESS
1945

UKRAINE: MONEY. FOLLOW THE. KATRINA VANDEN HEUVEL, NATION Feb 04, 2025

UKRAINE: MONEY. FOLLOW THE. KATRINA VANDEN HEUVEL, NATION
1870

#NEWWORLDREPORT: DEPORTING VENEZUELA. JOSEPH HUMIRE @JMHUMIRE @SECUREFREESOC. ERNESTO ARAUJO, FORMER FOREIGN MINISTER REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL. #NEWWORLDREPORTHUMIRE Feb 04, 2025

#NEWWORLDREPORT: DEPORTING VENEZUELA. JOSEPH HUMIRE @JMHUMIRE @SECUREFREESOC. ERNESTO ARAUJO, FORMER FOREIGN MINISTER REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL. #NEWWORLDREPORTHUMIRE
1912 CARACAS

#NEWWORLDREPORT: LULA TO PUTIN. JOSEPH HUMIRE @JMHUMIRE @SECUREFREESOC. ERNESTO ARAUJO, FORMER FOREIGN MINISTER REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL. #NEWWORLDREPORTHUMIRE Feb 04, 2025

#NEWWORLDREPORT: LULA TO PUTIN. JOSEPH HUMIRE @JMHUMIRE @SECUREFREESOC. ERNESTO ARAUJO, FORMER FOREIGN MINISTER REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL. #NEWWORLDREPORTHUMIRE
1928 RIO

#NewWorldReport: MEXICO CLIMBS DOWN #NEWWORLDREPORT: JOSEPH HUMIRE @JMHUMIRE @SECUREFREESOC. ERNESTO ARAUJO, FORMER FOREIGN MINISTER REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL. #NEWWORLDREPORTHUMIRE Feb 04, 2025

#NewWorldReport: MEXICO CLIMBS DOWN #NEWWORLDREPORT: JOSEPH HUMIRE @JMHUMIRE @SECUREFREESOC. ERNESTO ARAUJO, FORMER FOREIGN MINISTER REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL. #NEWWORLDREPORTHUMIRE
1966 MEXICO CITY

#NEWWORLDREPORT: PANAMA CLIMBS DOWN. JOSEPH HUMIRE @JMHUMIRE @SECUREFREESOC. ERNESTO ARAUJO, FORMER FOREIGN MINISTER REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL. #NEWWORLDREPORTHUMIRE Feb 04, 2025

#NEWWORLDREPORT: PANAMA CLIMBS DOWN. JOSEPH HUMIRE @JMHUMIRE @SECUREFREESOC. ERNESTO ARAUJO, FORMER FOREIGN MINISTER REPUBLIC OF BRAZIL. #NEWWORLDREPORTHUMIRE
1929 PANAMA CITY

#GAZA: RELOCATING TO EGYPT AND JORDAN. . DAVID DAOUD, FDD. BILL ROGGIO FDD Feb 04, 2025

#GAZA: RELOCATING TO EGYPT AND JORDAN. . DAVID DAOUD, FDD. BILL ROGGIO FDD
1920 EGYPT

#HAMAS: HEZBOLLAH: TENSE EXHAUSTED CEASEFIRES HOLDING. DAVID DAOUD, FDD. BILL ROGGIO FDD Feb 04, 2025

#HAMAS: HEZBOLLAH: TENSE EXHAUSTED CEASEFIRES HOLDING. DAVID DAOUD, FDD. BILL ROGGIO FDD
1900 LEBANON

#INDIANA HOENLEIN: THE LOST 1300 YEAR OLD WEDDING RING. MALCOLM HOENLEIN @CONF_OF_PRES @MHOENLEIN1@THADMCCOTTER @THEAMGREATNESS Feb 04, 2025

#INDIANA HOENLEIN: THE LOST 1300 YEAR OLD WEDDING RING. MALCOLM HOENLEIN @CONF_OF_PRES @MHOENLEIN1@THADMCCOTTER @THEAMGREATNESS
UNDATED AGALILEE

#ISRAEL: NETANYAHU TO THE BLAIR HOUSE. MALCOLM HOENLEIN @CONF_OF_PRES @MHOENLEIN1@THADMCCOTTER @THEAMGREATNESS Feb 04, 2025

#ISRAEL: NETANYAHU TO THE BLAIR HOUSE. MALCOLM HOENLEIN @CONF_OF_PRES @MHOENLEIN1@THADMCCOTTER @THEAMGREATNESS
1910

UKRAINE: PREPARING THE BATTLEFIELD FOR NEGOTIATIONS Feb 04, 2025

UKRAINE: PREPARING THE BATTLEFIELD FOR NEGOTIATIONS
1942 LVIV

UKRAINE: NORTH KOREA. STANDS DOWN. JOHN HARDIE, FDD. BILL ROGGIO FDD Feb 04, 2025

UKRAINE: NORTH KOREA. STANDS DOWN. JOHN HARDIE, FDD. BILL ROGGIO FDD
1950 KIM IL SUNG

2/2: #SYRIA What is the Trump Policy? Bill Roggio, FDD Feb 04, 2025

2/2: #SYRIA What is the Trump Policy? Bill Roggio, FDD
1898 SYRIA

1/2: #SYRIA What is the Trump Policy? Bill Roggio, FDD Feb 04, 2025

1/2: #SYRIA What is the Trump Policy? Bill Roggio, FDD
1920 SYRIA

REVIEW: NORTH KOREA: Colleague John Hardie reports that the North Korean troops in the Kursk Salient are being pulled back for uncertain futures. More later. Feb 04, 2025

REVIEW: NORTH KOREA: Colleague John Hardie reports that the North Korean troops in the Kursk Salient are being pulled back for uncertain futures. More later.
1950 Kim Il Sung

PREVIEW: RUSSIA: UKRAINE: Conversation with Professor Eugene Finkel of Johns Hopkins regarding the short-lived People's Republic of Ukraine, 1919. More later this week. Feb 04, 2025

PREVIEW: RUSSIA: UKRAINE: Conversation with Professor Eugene Finkel of Johns Hopkins regarding the short-lived People's Republic of Ukraine, 1919. More later this week..
1940

PREVIEW: UKRAINE: AID: Colleague Katrina vanden Heuvel comments on the vast sums US AID has devoted to Ukraine since 2022. More later. Feb 03, 2025

PREVIEW: UKRAINE: AID: Colleague Katrina vanden Heuvel comments on the vast sums US AID has devoted to Ukraine since 2022. More later.
1942: Odessa

PREVIEW: SYRIA: Colleague Bill Roggio sorts through the many faces of the jihadis in Idlib Province and connects many to the HTS domination of Damascus as the so-called government of rogue state interests in Syria. More later. Feb 03, 2025

PREVIEW: SYRIA: Colleague Bill Roggio sorts through the many faces of the jihadis in Idlib Province and connects many to the HTS domination of Damascus as the so-called government of rogue state interests in Syria. More later.
1914 Syria cafe

"PREVIEW: PANAMA: Colleague Steve Yates of Heritage suggests that SecState Marco Rubio's diplomatic success with Panama's President Mulino could encourage Panama and other Central American nations to restore relations with Taiwan. More tonight." Feb 03, 2025

"PREVIEW: PANAMA: Colleague Steve Yates of Heritage suggests that SecState Marco Rubio's diplomatic success with Panama's President Mulino could encourage Panama and other Central American nations to restore relations with Taiwan. More tonight."
1913

"PREVIEW: CANADA: TARIFFS: Colleague Charles Burton explains that unpopular PM Trudeau is preventing Parliament from meeting to assist Canadian workers who may be affected by trade conflicts. More tonight." Feb 03, 2025

"PREVIEW: CANADA: TARIFFS: Colleague Charles Burton explains that unpopular PM Trudeau is preventing Parliament from meeting to assist Canadian workers who may be affected by trade conflicts. More tonight."
1910 Ottawa

#Londinium90AD: Gaius laments the loss of Byzantium, and Germanicus explains the Byzantine Commonwealth of the 21st Century. Michael Vlahos. Friends of History Debating Society. @Michalis_Vlahos Feb 03, 2025

#Londinium90AD: Gaius laments the loss of Byzantium, and Germanicus explains the Byzantine Commonwealth of the 21st Century. Michael Vlahos. Friends of History Debating Society. @Michalis_Vlahos
1600 Sabine Women

#Londinium90AD: Gaius & Germanicus are disappointed at the opposition VIP medis voices describing the Trump Sdministration as "malignant." Michael Vlahos. Friends of History Debating Society. @Michalis_Vlahos Feb 03, 2025

#Londinium90AD: Gaius & Germanicus are disappointed at the opposition VIP medis voices describing the Trump Sdministration as "malignant." Michael Vlahos. Friends of History Debating Society. @Michalis_Vlahos
1889 Actium

#Londinium90AD: Gaius & Germanicus debate how Rome punihed disobedient provinces or allies such as Mexico and Canada. Just as Crassus treaed Spartacus. Michael Vlahos. Friends of History Debating Society. @Michalis_Vlahos Feb 03, 2025

#Londinium90AD: Gaius & Germanicus debate how Rome punihed disobedient provinces or allies such as Mexico and Canada. Just as Crassus treaed Spartacus. Michael Vlahos. Friends of History Debating Society. @Michalis_Vlahos
1599

WHAT MAKES SUCCESS IN THE TRAGEDY OF WARFARE?? 8/8: The Commanders: The Leadership Journeys of George Patton, Bernard Montgomery, and Erwin Rommel by Lloyd Clark (Author) Feb 03, 2025

WHAT MAKES SUCCESS IN THE TRAGEDY OF WARFARE??
8/8: The Commanders: The Leadership Journeys of George Patton, Bernard Montgomery, and Erwin Rommel by Lloyd Clark (Author)
https://www.amazon.com/Commanders-Leadership-Journeys-Bernard-Montgomery/dp/0802160220/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1IW4D1GLPGRA5&keywords=the+commanders+lloyd+clark&qid=1674136061&s=books&sprefix=THE+COMMANDERS%2Cstripbooks%2C141&sr=1-1
Born in the two decades prior to World War I, George Patton, Bernard Montgomery, and Erwin Rommel became among the most recognized and successful military leaders of the 20th century. However, as acclaimed military historian Lloyd Clark reveals in his penetrating and insightful braided chronicle of their lives, they charted very different, often interrupted, paths to their ultimate leadership positions commanding hundreds of thousands of troops during World War II and celebrated as heroes in the United States, Britain, and Germany..
1944 IKE

WHAT MAKES SUCCESS IN THE TRAGEDY OF WARFARE?? 7/8: The Commanders: The Leadership Journeys of George Patton, Bernard Montgomery, and Erwin Rommel by Lloyd Clark (Author) Feb 03, 2025

WHAT MAKES SUCCESS IN THE TRAGEDY OF WARFARE??
7/8: The Commanders: The Leadership Journeys of George Patton, Bernard Montgomery, and Erwin Rommel by Lloyd Clark (Author)
https://www.amazon.com/Commanders-Leadership-Journeys-Bernard-Montgomery/dp/0802160220/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1IW4D1GLPGRA5&keywords=the+commanders+lloyd+clark&qid=1674136061&s=books&sprefix=THE+COMMANDERS%2Cstripbooks%2C141&sr=1-1
Born in the two decades prior to World War I, George Patton, Bernard Montgomery, and Erwin Rommel became among the most recognized and successful military leaders of the 20th century. However, as acclaimed military historian Lloyd Clark reveals in his penetrating and insightful braided chronicle of their lives, they charted very different, often interrupted, paths to their ultimate leadership positions commanding hundreds of thousands of troops during World War II and celebrated as heroes in the United States, Britain, and Germany.
1919 CHURCHILL AND PERSHING

WHAT MAKES SUCCESS IN THE TRAGEDY OF WARFARE?? 6/8: The Commanders: The Leadership Journeys of George Patton, Bernard Montgomery, and Erwin Rommel by Lloyd Clark (Autho Feb 03, 2025

WHAT MAKES SUCCESS IN THE TRAGEDY OF WARFARE??
6/8: The Commanders: The Leadership Journeys of George Patton, Bernard Montgomery, and Erwin Rommel by Lloyd Clark (Author)
https://www.amazon.com/Commanders-Leadership-Journeys-Bernard-Montgomery/dp/0802160220/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1IW4D1GLPGRA5&keywords=the+commanders+lloyd+clark&qid=1674136061&s=books&sprefix=THE+COMMANDERS%2Cstripbooks%2C141&sr=1-1
Born in the two decades prior to World War I, George Patton, Bernard Montgomery, and Erwin Rommel became among the most recognized and successful military leaders of the 20th century. However, as acclaimed military historian Lloyd Clark reveals in his penetrating and insightful braided chronicle of their lives, they charted very different, often interrupted, paths to their ultimate leadership positions commanding hundreds of thousands of troops during World War II and celebrated as heroes in the United States, Britain, and Germany.
1865 MEADE

WHAT MAKES SUCCESS IN THE TRAGEDY OF WARFARE?? 5/8: The Commanders: The Leadership Journeys of George Patton, Bernard Montgomery, and Erwin Rommel by Lloyd Clark (Author) Feb 03, 2025

WHAT MAKES SUCCESS IN THE TRAGEDY OF WARFARE??
5/8: The Commanders: The Leadership Journeys of George Patton, Bernard Montgomery, and Erwin Rommel by Lloyd Clark (Author)
https://www.amazon.com/Commanders-Leadership-Journeys-Bernard-Montgomery/dp/0802160220/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1IW4D1GLPGRA5&keywords=the+commanders+lloyd+clark&qid=1674136061&s=books&sprefix=THE+COMMANDERS%2Cstripbooks%2C141&sr=1-1
Born in the two decades prior to World War I, George Patton, Bernard Montgomery, and Erwin Rommel became among the most recognized and successful military leaders of the 20th century. However, as acclaimed military historian Lloyd Clark reveals in his penetrating and insightful braided chronicle of their lives, they charted very different, often interrupted, paths to their ultimate leadership positions commanding hundreds of thousands of troops during World War II and celebrated as heroes in the United States, Britain, and Germany.
1863 LEE

WHAT MAKES SUCCESS IN THE TRAGEDY OF WARFARE?? 4/8: The Commanders: The Leadership Journeys of George Patton, Bernard Montgomery, and Erwin Rommel by Lloyd Clark (Author) Feb 03, 2025

WHAT MAKES SUCCESS IN THE TRAGEDY OF WARFARE??
4/8: The Commanders: The Leadership Journeys of George Patton, Bernard Montgomery, and Erwin Rommel by Lloyd Clark (Author)
https://www.amazon.com/Commanders-Leadership-Journeys-Bernard-Montgomery/dp/0802160220/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1IW4D1GLPGRA5&keywords=the+commanders+lloyd+clark&qid=1674136061&s=books&sprefix=THE+COMMANDERS%2Cstripbooks%2C141&sr=1-1
Born in the two decades prior to World War I, George Patton, Bernard Montgomery, and Erwin Rommel became among the most recognized and successful military leaders of the 20th century. However, as acclaimed military historian Lloyd Clark reveals in his penetrating and insightful braided chronicle of their lives, they charted very different, often interrupted, paths to their ultimate leadership positions commanding hundreds of thousands of troops during World War II and celebrated as heroes in the United States, Britain, and Germany.
1860 HINDENBERG.

WHAT MAKES SUCCESS IN THE TRAGEDY OF WARFARE?? 3/8: The Commanders: The Leadership Journeys of George Patton, Bernard Montgomery, and Erwin Rommel by Lloyd Clark (Author Feb 03, 2025

WHAT MAKES SUCCESS IN THE TRAGEDY OF WARFARE??
3/8: The Commanders: The Leadership Journeys of George Patton, Bernard Montgomery, and Erwin Rommel by Lloyd Clark (Author)
https://www.amazon.com/Commanders-Leadership-Journeys-Bernard-Montgomery/dp/0802160220/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1IW4D1GLPGRA5&keywords=the+commanders+lloyd+clark&qid=1674136061&s=books&sprefix=THE+COMMANDERS%2Cstripbooks%2C141&sr=1-1
Born in the two decades prior to World War I, George Patton, Bernard Montgomery, and Erwin Rommel became among the most recognized and successful military leaders of the 20th century. However, as acclaimed military historian Lloyd Clark reveals in his penetrating and insightful braided chronicle of their lives, they charted very different, often interrupted, paths to their ultimate leadership positions commanding hundreds of thousands of troops during World War II and celebrated as heroes in the United States, Britain, and Germany.
1942 ROMMEL

WHAT MAKES SUCCESS IN THE TRAGEDY OF WARFARE?? 2/8: The Commanders: The Leadership Journeys of George Patton, Bernard Montgomery, and Erwin Rommel by Lloyd Clark (Author) Feb 03, 2025

WHAT MAKES SUCCESS IN THE TRAGEDY OF WARFARE??
2/8: The Commanders: The Leadership Journeys of George Patton, Bernard Montgomery, and Erwin Rommel by Lloyd Clark (Author)
https://www.amazon.com/Commanders-Leadership-Journeys-Bernard-Montgomery/dp/0802160220/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1IW4D1GLPGRA5&keywords=the+commanders+lloyd+clark&qid=1674136061&s=books&sprefix=THE+COMMANDERS%2Cstripbooks%2C141&sr=1-1
Born in the two decades prior to World War I, George Patton, Bernard Montgomery, and Erwin Rommel became among the most recognized and successful military leaders of the 20th century. However, as acclaimed military historian Lloyd Clark reveals in his penetrating and insightful braided chronicle of their lives, they charted very different, often interrupted, paths to their ultimate leadership positions commanding hundreds of thousands of troops during World War II and celebrated as heroes in the United States, Britain, and Germany.
1945

WHAT MAKES SUCCESS IN THE TRAGEDY OF WARFARE?? 1/8: The Commanders: The Leadership Journeys of George Patton, Bernard Montgomery, and Erwin Rommel by Lloyd Clark (Author) Feb 03, 2025

WHAT MAKES SUCCESS IN THE TRAGEDY OF WARFARE??
1/8: The Commanders: The Leadership Journeys of George Patton, Bernard Montgomery, and Erwin Rommel by Lloyd Clark (Author)
https://www.amazon.com/Commanders-Leadership-Journeys-Bernard-Montgomery/dp/0802160220/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1IW4D1GLPGRA5&keywords=the+commanders+lloyd+clark&qid=1674136061&s=books&sprefix=THE+COMMANDERS%2Cstripbooks%2C141&sr=1-1
Born in the two decades prior to World War I, George Patton, Bernard Montgomery, and Erwin Rommel became among the most recognized and successful military leaders of the 20th century. However, as acclaimed military historian Lloyd Clark reveals in his penetrating and insightful braided chronicle of their lives, they charted very different, often interrupted, paths to their ultimate leadership positions commanding hundreds of thousands of troops during World War II and celebrated as heroes in the United States, Britain, and Germany
1945.

#PANAMA: The PRC takeover and the Trump Administration strikeing back. @Michael_Yon MichaelYon.substack.com Feb 03, 2025

#PANAMA: The PRC takeover and the Trump Administration strikeing back. @Michael_Yon MichaelYon.substack.com
1697

THE FALKLANDS AND THE WAR OF 1812: 4:4/ Left for Dead: Shipwreck, Treachery, and Survival at the Edge of the World Hardcover – May 7, 2024 by Eric Jay Dolin (Author) Feb 03, 2025

THE FALKLANDS AND THE WAR OF 1812:

4:4/ Left for Dead: Shipwreck, Treachery, and Survival at the Edge of the World Hardcover – May 7, 2024 by Eric Jay Dolin (Author)
https://www.amazon.com/Left-Dead-Shipwreck-Treachery-Survival/dp/1324093080
In Left for Dead, Eric Jay Dolin―“one of today’s finest writers about ships and the sea” (American Heritage)―tells the true story of a wild and fateful encounter between an American sealing vessel, a shipwrecked British brig, and a British warship in the Falkland archipelago during the War of 1812.
Fraught with misunderstandings and mistrust, the incident left three British sailors and two Americans, including the captain of the sealer, Charles H. Barnard, abandoned in the barren, windswept, and inhospitable Falklands for a year and a half. With deft narrative skill and unequaled knowledge of the very pith of the seafaring life, Dolin describes in vivid and harrowing detail the increasingly desperate existence of the castaways during their eighteen-month ordeal―an all-too-common fate in the Great Age of Sail.
A tale of intriguing complexity, with surprising twists and turns throughout―involving greed, lying, bullying, a hostile takeover, stellar leadership, ingenuity, severe privation, endurance, banishment, the great value of a dog, the birth of a baby, a perilous thousand-mile open-ocean journey in a seventeen-foot boat, an improbable rescue mission, and legal battles over a dubious and disgraceful wartime prize―Left for Deadshows individuals in wartime under great duress acting both nobly and atrociously, and offers a unique perspective on a pivotal era in American maritime history.

1833 FALKLAND

THE FALKLANDS AND THE WAR OF 1812: 3/4: Left for Dead: Shipwreck, Treachery, and Survival at the Edge of the World Hardcover – May 7, 2024 by Eric Jay Dolin (Author) Feb 03, 2025

THE FALKLANDS AND THE WAR OF 1812:

3/4: Left for Dead: Shipwreck, Treachery, and Survival at the Edge of the World Hardcover – May 7, 2024 by Eric Jay Dolin (Author)
https://www.amazon.com/Left-Dead-Shipwreck-Treachery-Survival/dp/1324093080
In Left for Dead, Eric Jay Dolin―“one of today’s finest writers about ships and the sea” (American Heritage)―tells the true story of a wild and fateful encounter between an American sealing vessel, a shipwrecked British brig, and a British warship in the Falkland archipelago during the War of 1812.
Fraught with misunderstandings and mistrust, the incident left three British sailors and two Americans, including the captain of the sealer, Charles H. Barnard, abandoned in the barren, windswept, and inhospitable Falklands for a year and a half. With deft narrative skill and unequaled knowledge of the very pith of the seafaring life, Dolin describes in vivid and harrowing detail the increasingly desperate existence of the castaways during their eighteen-month ordeal―an all-too-common fate in the Great Age of Sail.
A tale of intriguing complexity, with surprising twists and turns throughout―involving greed, lying, bullying, a hostile takeover, stellar leadership, ingenuity, severe privation, endurance, banishment, the great value of a dog, the birth of a baby, a perilous thousand-mile open-ocean journey in a seventeen-foot boat, an improbable rescue mission, and legal battles over a dubious and disgraceful wartime prize―Left for Deadshows individuals in wartime under great duress acting both nobly and atrociously, and offers a unique perspective on a pivotal era in American maritime history.

1907 FALKLAND

THE FALKLANDS AND THE WAR OF 1812: 2/4: Left for Dead: Shipwreck, Treachery, and Survival at the Edge of the World Hardcover – May 7, 2024 by Eric Jay Dolin (Author) Feb 03, 2025

THE FALKLANDS AND THE WAR OF 1812:

2/4: Left for Dead: Shipwreck, Treachery, and Survival at the Edge of the World Hardcover – May 7, 2024 by Eric Jay Dolin (Author)
https://www.amazon.com/Left-Dead-Shipwreck-Treachery-Survival/dp/1324093080
In Left for Dead, Eric Jay Dolin―“one of today’s finest writers about ships and the sea” (American Heritage)―tells the true story of a wild and fateful encounter between an American sealing vessel, a shipwrecked British brig, and a British warship in the Falkland archipelago during the War of 1812.
Fraught with misunderstandings and mistrust, the incident left three British sailors and two Americans, including the captain of the sealer, Charles H. Barnard, abandoned in the barren, windswept, and inhospitable Falklands for a year and a half. With deft narrative skill and unequaled knowledge of the very pith of the seafaring life, Dolin describes in vivid and harrowing detail the increasingly desperate existence of the castaways during their eighteen-month ordeal―an all-too-common fate in the Great Age of Sail.
A tale of intriguing complexity, with surprising twists and turns throughout―involving greed, lying, bullying, a hostile takeover, stellar leadership, ingenuity, severe privation, endurance, banishment, the great value of a dog, the birth of a baby, a perilous thousand-mile open-ocean journey in a seventeen-foot boat, an improbable rescue mission, and legal battles over a dubious and disgraceful wartime prize―Left for Deadshows individuals in wartime under great duress acting both nobly and atrociously, and offers a unique perspective on a pivotal era in American maritime history.

1849 FALKLANDS

THE FALKLANDS AND THE WAR OF 1812: 1/4: Left for Dead: Shipwreck, Treachery, and Survival at the Edge of the World Hardcover – May 7, 2024 by Eric Jay Dolin (Author) Feb 03, 2025

THE FALKLANDS AND THE WAR OF 1812:

1/4: Left for Dead: Shipwreck, Treachery, and Survival at the Edge of the World Hardcover – May 7, 2024 by Eric Jay Dolin (Author)
https://www.amazon.com/Left-Dead-Shipwreck-Treachery-Survival/dp/1324093080
In Left for Dead, Eric Jay Dolin―“one of today’s finest writers about ships and the sea” (American Heritage)―tells the true story of a wild and fateful encounter between an American sealing vessel, a shipwrecked British brig, and a British warship in the Falkland archipelago during the War of 1812.
Fraught with misunderstandings and mistrust, the incident left three British sailors and two Americans, including the captain of the sealer, Charles H. Barnard, abandoned in the barren, windswept, and inhospitable Falklands for a year and a half. With deft narrative skill and unequaled knowledge of the very pith of the seafaring life, Dolin describes in vivid and harrowing detail the increasingly desperate existence of the castaways during their eighteen-month ordeal―an all-too-common fate in the Great Age of Sail.
A tale of intriguing complexity, with surprising twists and turns throughout―involving greed, lying, bullying, a hostile takeover, stellar leadership, ingenuity, severe privation, endurance, banishment, the great value of a dog, the birth of a baby, a perilous thousand-mile open-ocean journey in a seventeen-foot boat, an improbable rescue mission, and legal battles over a dubious and disgraceful wartime prize―Left for Deadshows individuals in wartime under great duress acting both nobly and atrociously, and offers a unique perspective on a pivotal era in American maritime history.

1849 FALKLANDS

PREVIEW: Historian Professor Lloyd Clark, author of "The Commanders," reminds us of the wit of the age about Bernard Montgomery: the wrong way and the Montgomery way. More tonight. 1915 Montgomery with the BEF Feb 03, 2025

PREVIEW: Historian Professor Lloyd Clark, author of "The Commanders," reminds us of the wit of the age about Bernard Montgomery: the wrong way and the Montgomery way. More tonight.
1915 Montgomery with the BEF

PREVIEW - GEORGE PATTON Historian Professor Lloyd Clark, author of "The Commanders," measures George Patton as a risk-taker who dutifully adapted from cavalryman to armored leader. More details later Feb 03, 2025

PREVIEW - GEORGE PATTON Historian Professor Lloyd Clark, author of "The Commanders," measures George Patton as a risk-taker who dutifully adapted from cavalryman to armored leader. More details later.
1943 patton and Ike

PREVIEW - ERWIN ROMMEL Historian Professor Lloyd Clark, author of "The Commanders," profiles Erwin Rommel as an admired and unfailingly brave man who inspired obedience, and yet came to tolerate disobedience in the July Plot against Hitler. More details l Feb 03, 2025

PREVIEW - ERWIN ROMMEL Historian Professor Lloyd Clark, author of "The Commanders," profiles Erwin Rommel as an admired and unfailingly brave man who inspired obedience, and yet came to tolerate disobedience in the July Plot against Hitler. More details later.
1940 Rommel and Hitler

PREVIEW - WAR OF 1812 NAVAL HISTORY Author Eric Jay Dolin, author of "Left For Dead," explains the Prize system practiced by both American and British fleets in the War of 1812, and how this led to troubled rescues in the then-empty but contested Falkland Feb 02, 2025

PREVIEW - WAR OF 1812 NAVAL HISTORY Author Eric Jay Dolin, author of "Left For Dead," explains the Prize system practiced by both American and British fleets in the War of 1812, and how this led to troubled rescues in the then-empty but contested Falkland Islands. More details later.
1982 Falklands capture

#PANAMA: PRC money and influence and projects well established in Mulino government. Confucius Institute in downtown Panama City. Michael Yon michaelyon.substack.com Feb 02, 2025

#PANAMA: PRC money and influence and projects well established in Mulino government. Confucius Institute in downtown Panama City. Michael Yon michaelyon.substack.com
1886 Isthmus of Darien (Panama)

#CANADA: PM Trudeau delays a new election and the formstion of s new government. Mary Anastasia O'Grady, WSJ Feb 02, 2025

#CANADA: PM Trudeau delays a new election and the formstion of s new government. Mary Anastasia O'Grady, WSJ
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/justin-trudeau-puts-canada-on-ice-pierre-poilievre-election-politics-b56fa10c
1884 Ottawa Univeristy

#PacificWatch: #VegasReport: Atmospheric rivers headed for the West Coast: mudslide alert in Southern California. @JCBliss Feb 02, 2025

#PacificWatch: #VegasReport: Atmospheric rivers headed for the West Coast: mudslide alert in Southern California. @JCBliss
1900 Alligator Farm LA

#PacificWatch: #VegasReport: Ready to move corporate registration from Deleware to Nevada or Texas. @JCBliss Feb 02, 2025

#PacificWatch: #VegasReport: Ready to move corporate registration from Deleware to Nevada or Texas. @JCBliss
1901 Clark County Nevada

#JAPAN: Is Tokyo ready to confront PRC attack on Taiwan? @Michael_Yon MichaelYon.substack.com Feb 02, 2025

#JAPAN: Is Tokyo ready to confront PRC attack on Taiwan? @Michael_Yon MichaelYon.substack.com
1920s Tokyo

PANAMA: StateSec Rubio due for confrontation with President Jose Raul Mulino re the security of the canal under suspect PRC influence. @Micael_Yon michaelyon.substack.com Feb 02, 2025

PANAMA: StateSec Rubio due for confrontation with President Jose Raul Mulino re the security of the canal under suspect PRC influence. Also the Darien Gap to be shut. @Micael_Yon michaelyon.substack.com
1913 Panama Canal

AL QAEDA HAS NOW CAPTURED DAMASCUS: 4/4: Damascus Station: A Novel, by David McCloskey. . Feb 02, 2025

AL QAEDA HAS NOW CAPTURED DAMASCUS: 4/4: Damascus Station: A Novel, by David McCloskey. .

CIA case officer Sam Joseph is dispatched to Paris to recruit Syrian Palace official Mariam Haddad. The two fall into a forbidden relationship, which supercharges Haddad’s recruitment and creates unspeakable danger when they enter Damascus to find the man responsible for the disappearance of an American spy.
But the cat and mouse chase for the killer soon leads to a trail of high-profile assassinations and the discovery of a dark secret at the heart of the Syrian regime, bringing the pair under the all-seeing eyes of Assad’s spy catcher, Ali Hassan, and his brother Rustum, the head of the feared Republican Guard. Set against the backdrop of a Syria pulsing with fear and rebellion, Damascus Station is a gripping thriller that offers a textured portrayal of espionage, love, loyalty, and betrayal in one of the most difficult CIA assignments on the planet.
1870 DAMASCUS

AL QAEDA HAS NOW CAPTURED DAMASCUS: 3/4: Damascus Station: A Novel, by David McCloskey. . Feb 02, 2025

AL QAEDA HAS NOW CAPTURED DAMASCUS: 3/4: Damascus Station: A Novel, by David McCloskey. .

CIA case officer Sam Joseph is dispatched to Paris to recruit Syrian Palace official Mariam Haddad. The two fall into a forbidden relationship, which supercharges Haddad’s recruitment and creates unspeakable danger when they enter Damascus to find the man responsible for the disappearance of an American spy.
But the cat and mouse chase for the killer soon leads to a trail of high-profile assassinations and the discovery of a dark secret at the heart of the Syrian regime, bringing the pair under the all-seeing eyes of Assad’s spy catcher, Ali Hassan, and his brother Rustum, the head of the feared Republican Guard. Set against the backdrop of a Syria pulsing with fear and rebellion, Damascus Station is a gripping thriller that offers a textured portrayal of espionage, love, loyalty, and betrayal in one of the most difficult CIA assignments on the planet.
1900 DAMASCUS

AL QAEDA HAS NOW CAPTURED DAMASCUS: 2/4: Damascus Station: A Novel, by David McCloskey. . Feb 02, 2025

AL QAEDA HAS NOW CAPTURED DAMASCUS: 2/4: Damascus Station: A Novel, by David McCloskey. .

CIA case officer Sam Joseph is dispatched to Paris to recruit Syrian Palace official Mariam Haddad. The two fall into a forbidden relationship, which supercharges Haddad’s recruitment and creates unspeakable danger when they enter Damascus to find the man responsible for the disappearance of an American spy.
But the cat and mouse chase for the killer soon leads to a trail of high-profile assassinations and the discovery of a dark secret at the heart of the Syrian regime, bringing the pair under the all-seeing eyes of Assad’s spy catcher, Ali Hassan, and his brother Rustum, the head of the feared Republican Guard. Set against the backdrop of a Syria pulsing with fear and rebellion, Damascus Station is a gripping thriller that offers a textured portrayal of espionage, love, loyalty, and betrayal in one of the most difficult CIA assignments on the planet.
1870 DAMASCUS

AL QAEDA HAS NOW CAPTURED DAMASCUS: 1/4: Damascus Station: A Novel, by David McCloskey. . Feb 02, 2025

AL QAEDA HAS NOW CAPTURED DAMASCUS: 1/4: Damascus Station: A Novel, by David McCloskey. .

CIA case officer Sam Joseph is dispatched to Paris to recruit Syrian Palace official Mariam Haddad. The two fall into a forbidden relationship, which supercharges Haddad’s recruitment and creates unspeakable danger when they enter Damascus to find the man responsible for the disappearance of an American spy.
But the cat and mouse chase for the killer soon leads to a trail of high-profile assassinations and the discovery of a dark secret at the heart of the Syrian regime, bringing the pair under the all-seeing eyes of Assad’s spy catcher, Ali Hassan, and his brother Rustum, the head of the feared Republican Guard. Set against the backdrop of a Syria pulsing with fear and rebellion, Damascus Station is a gripping thriller that offers a textured portrayal of espionage, love, loyalty, and betrayal in one of the most difficult CIA assignments on the planet.
1860 DAMASCUS

CRUEL, INCOHERENT, UNFORGOTTEN: 8/8: Red Memory: The Afterlives of China's Cultural Revolution by Tania Branigan (Author) Feb 02, 2025

CRUEL, INCOHERENT, UNFORGOTTEN: 8/8: Red Memory: The Afterlives of China's Cultural Revolution by Tania Branigan (Author)
https://www.amazon.com/Red-Memory-Afterlives-Cultural-Revolution/dp/1324051957
Red Memory uncovers forty years of silence through the stories of individuals who lived through the madness. Deftly exploring how this era defined a generation and continues to impact China today, Branigan asks: What happens to a society when you can no longer trust those closest to you? What happens to the present when the past is buried, exploited, or redrawn? And how do you live with yourself when the worst is over?
1966 PRC

CRUEL, INCOHERENT, UNFORGOTTEN: 7/8: Red Memory: The Afterlives of China's Cultural Revolution by Tania Branigan (Author) Feb 02, 2025

CRUEL, INCOHERENT, UNFORGOTTEN: 7/8: Red Memory: The Afterlives of China's Cultural Revolution by Tania Branigan (Author)
https://www.amazon.com/Red-Memory-Afterlives-Cultural-Revolution/dp/1324051957
Red Memory uncovers forty years of silence through the stories of individuals who lived through the madness. Deftly exploring how this era defined a generation and continues to impact China today, Branigan asks: What happens to a society when you can no longer trust those closest to you? What happens to the present when the past is buried, exploited, or redrawn? And how do you live with yourself when the worst is over?
1966 PRC

CRUEL, INCOHERENT, UNFORGOTTEN: 6/8: Red Memory: The Afterlives of China's Cultural Revolution by Tania Branigan (Author) Feb 02, 2025

CRUEL, INCOHERENT, UNFORGOTTEN: 6/8: Red Memory: The Afterlives of China's Cultural Revolution by Tania Branigan (Author)
https://www.amazon.com/Red-Memory-Afterlives-Cultural-Revolution/dp/1324051957
Red Memory uncovers forty years of silence through the stories of individuals who lived through the madness. Deftly exploring how this era defined a generation and continues to impact China today, Branigan asks: What happens to a society when you can no longer trust those closest to you? What happens to the present when the past is buried, exploited, or redrawn? And how do you live with yourself when the worst is over?
1966 PRC

CRUEL, INCOHERENT, UNFORGOTTEN: 5/8: Red Memory: The Afterlives of China's Cultural Revolution by Tania Branigan (Author) Feb 02, 2025

CRUEL, INCOHERENT, UNFORGOTTEN: 5/8: Red Memory: The Afterlives of China's Cultural Revolution by Tania Branigan (Author)
https://www.amazon.com/Red-Memory-Afterlives-Cultural-Revolution/dp/1324051957
Red Memory uncovers forty years of silence through the stories of individuals who lived through the madness. Deftly exploring how this era defined a generation and continues to impact China today, Branigan asks: What happens to a society when you can no longer trust those closest to you? What happens to the present when the past is buried, exploited, or redrawn? And how do you live with yourself when the worst is over?
1966 PRC

CRUEL, INCOHERENT, UNFORGOTTEN: 4/8: Red Memory: The Afterlives of China's Cultural Revolution by Tania Branigan (Author) Feb 02, 2025

CRUEL, INCOHERENT, UNFORGOTTEN: 4/8: Red Memory: The Afterlives of China's Cultural Revolution by Tania Branigan (Author)

https://www.amazon.com/Red-Memory-Afterlives-Cultural-Revolution/dp/1324051957
Red Memory uncovers forty years of silence through the stories of individuals who lived through the madness. Deftly exploring how this era defined a generation and continues to impact China today, Branigan asks: What happens to a society when you can no longer trust those closest to you? What happens to the present when the past is buried, exploited, or redrawn? And how do you live with yourself when the worst is over?
1966 PRC

CRUEL, INCOHERENT, UNFORGOTTEN: 3/8: Red Memory: The Afterlives of China's Cultural Revolution by Tania Branigan (Author) Feb 02, 2025

CRUEL, INCOHERENT, UNFORGOTTEN: 3/8: Red Memory: The Afterlives of China's Cultural Revolution by Tania Branigan (Author)
https://www.amazon.com/Red-Memory-Afterlives-Cultural-Revolution/dp/1324051957
Red Memory uncovers forty years of silence through the stories of individuals who lived through the madness. Deftly exploring how this era defined a generation and continues to impact China today, Branigan asks: What happens to a society when you can no longer trust those closest to you? What happens to the present when the past is buried, exploited, or redrawn? And how do you live with yourself when the worst is over?
1966 PRC

CRUEL, INCOHERENT, UNFORGOTTEN: 2/8: Red Memory: The Afterlives of China's Cultural Revolution by Tania Branigan (Author) Feb 02, 2025

CRUEL, INCOHERENT, UNFORGOTTEN: 2/8: Red Memory: The Afterlives of China's Cultural Revolution by Tania Branigan (Author)
https://www.amazon.com/Red-Memory-Afterlives-Cultural-Revolution/dp/1324051957
Red Memory uncovers forty years of silence through the stories of individuals who lived through the madness. Deftly exploring how this era defined a generation and continues to impact China today, Branigan asks: What happens to a society when you can no longer trust those closest to you? What happens to the present when the past is buried, exploited, or redrawn? And how do you live with yourself when the worst is over?
1966 PRC

CRUEL, INCOHERENT, UNFORGOTTEN: 1/8: Red Memory: The Afterlives of China's Cultural Revolution by Tania Branigan (Author) Feb 02, 2025

CRUEL, INCOHERENT, UNFORGOTTEN: 1/8: Red Memory: The Afterlives of China's Cultural Revolution by Tania Branigan (Author)
https://www.amazon.com/Red-Memory-Afterlives-Cultural-Revolution/dp/1324051957
Red Memory uncovers forty years of silence through the stories of individuals who lived through the madness. Deftly exploring how this era defined a generation and continues to impact China today, Branigan asks: What happens to a society when you can no longer trust those closest to you? What happens to the present when the past is buried, exploited, or redrawn? And how do you live with yourself when the worst is over?
1967 PRC

FAILURES OCTOBER 6: 4/4: The October 7 War: Israel's Battle for Security in Gaza by Seth J. Frantzman (Author), Mark Dubowitz (Foreword) Feb 01, 2025

FAILURES OCTOBER 6: 4/4: The October 7 War: Israel's Battle for Security in Gaza by Seth J. Frantzman (Author), Mark Dubowitz (Foreword)
https://www.amazon.com/October-War-Israels-Battle-Security/dp/B0DBF4WJRF/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
A harrowing account on the frontlines of the war between Israel and Hamas, The October 7 War tells the story of how Hamas surprised Israel with its deadly attack, killing more than 1,000 people and kidnapping more than 250. With unparalleled access to the Israeli soldiers and units that faced the Hamas onslaught and their epic battle to defeat the terror group in Gaza, this is the story of the men and women who faced one of the world’s worst terror attacks and brought justice to its victims. It is also the story of how Hamas—backed by anti-Western and anti-Semitic forces around the globe—masterminded its attack and aspired to fire the first shot in a war to upset the US-led world order. The war against the terrorist group will determine the future of the Middle East..
1900 Jerusalem

FAILURES OCTOBER 6: 3/4: The October 7 War: Israel's Battle for Security in Gaza by Seth J. Frantzman (Author), Mark Dubowitz (Foreword) Feb 01, 2025

FAILURES OCTOBER 6: 3/4: The October 7 War: Israel's Battle for Security in Gaza by Seth J. Frantzman (Author), Mark Dubowitz (Foreword)
https://www.amazon.com/October-War-Israels-Battle-Security/dp/B0DBF4WJRF/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
A harrowing account on the frontlines of the war between Israel and Hamas, The October 7 War tells the story of how Hamas surprised Israel with its deadly attack, killing more than 1,000 people and kidnapping more than 250. With unparalleled access to the Israeli soldiers and units that faced the Hamas onslaught and their epic battle to defeat the terror group in Gaza, this is the story of the men and women who faced one of the world’s worst terror attacks and brought justice to its victims. It is also the story of how Hamas—backed by anti-Western and anti-Semitic forces around the globe—masterminded its attack and aspired to fire the first shot in a war to upset the US-led world order. The war against the terrorist group will determine the future of the Middle East.
1850 Jerusalem

FAILURES OCTOBER 6: 2/4: The October 7 War: Israel's Battle for Security in Gaza by Seth J. Frantzman (Author), Mark Dubowitz (Foreword) Feb 01, 2025

FAILURES OCTOBER 6: 2/4: The October 7 War: Israel's Battle for Security in Gaza by Seth J. Frantzman (Author), Mark Dubowitz (Foreword)
https://www.amazon.com/October-War-Israels-Battle-Security/dp/B0DBF4WJRF/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
A harrowing account on the frontlines of the war between Israel and Hamas, The October 7 War tells the story of how Hamas surprised Israel with its deadly attack, killing more than 1,000 people and kidnapping more than 250. With unparalleled access to the Israeli soldiers and units that faced the Hamas onslaught and their epic battle to defeat the terror group in Gaza, this is the story of the men and women who faced one of the world’s worst terror attacks and brought justice to its victims. It is also the story of how Hamas—backed by anti-Western and anti-Semitic forces around the globe—masterminded its attack and aspired to fire the first shot in a war to upset the US-led world order. The war against the terrorist group will determine the future of the Middle East.
1660 TURKS AT Jerusalem

FAILURES OCTOBER 6: 1/4: The October 7 War: Israel's Battle for Security in Gaza by Seth J. Frantzman (Author), Mark Dubowitz (Foreword) Feb 01, 2025

FAILURES OCTOBER 6: 1/4: The October 7 War: Israel's Battle for Security in Gaza by Seth J. Frantzman (Author), Mark Dubowitz (Foreword)
https://www.amazon.com/October-War-Israels-Battle-Security/dp/B0DBF4WJRF/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
A harrowing account on the frontlines of the war between Israel and Hamas, The October 7 War tells the story of how Hamas surprised Israel with its deadly attack, killing more than 1,000 people and kidnapping more than 250. With unparalleled access to the Israeli soldiers and units that faced the Hamas onslaught and their epic battle to defeat the terror group in Gaza, this is the story of the men and women who faced one of the world’s worst terror attacks and brought justice to its victims. It is also the story of how Hamas—backed by anti-Western and anti-Semitic forces around the globe—masterminded its attack and aspired to fire the first shot in a war to upset the US-led world order. The war against the terrorist group will determine the future of the Middle East.
1750Jerusalem

PREVIEW: RED GUARDS: Author and journalist Tania Branigan reflects why it is that the former Red Guards whom she interviews can reflect after 50 years with sentiment and nostalgia on a time dominated by brutality, incoherence, self-destruction and horror Feb 01, 2025

PREVIEW: RED GUARDS: Author and journalist Tania Branigan reflects why it is that the former Red Guards whom she interviews can reflect after 50 years with sentiment and nostalgia on a time dominated by brutality, incoherence, self-destruction and horror.

Red Memory: The Afterlives of China's Cultural Revolution Hardcover – May 9, 2023 by Tania Branigan (Author)

1966 Red Guards signage

PREVIEW - ISRAEL Journalist Seth Frantzman, author of "The October 7 War," reports on the scale of the intelligence failure. More details tonight. Feb 01, 2025

PREVIEW - ISRAEL Journalist Seth Frantzman, author of "The October 7 War," reports on the scale of the intelligence failure. More details tonight.
1908 Persia

PREVIEW: Why did Mao turn on Lin and what did Lin's mysterious death mean to the Red Guards? Tania Branigan: Red Memory: The Afterlives of China's Cultural Revolution Hardcover – May 9, 2023 by Tania Branigan (Author) Feb 01, 2025

PREVIEW: Why did Mao turn on Lin and what did Lin's mysterious death mean to the Red Guards? Tania Branigan: Red Memory: The Afterlives of China's Cultural Revolution Hardcover – May 9, 2023 by Tania Branigan (Author)
1966 Cultural Revolution

Good Evening: The show begins at two music concerts in LA. Fire Aid. Many voices. Jeff Bliss reporting. Feb 01, 2025

Good Evening: The show begins at two music concerts in LA. Fire Aid. Many voices. Jeff Bliss reporting.
1940 Santa Monica
CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR
FIRST HOUR
9-9:15 PacificWatch: VegasReport: Fire Aid huge success in LA. @JCBliss
9:15-9:30 LANCASTER REPORT: Culling flocks in Lehigh Valley. Jim McTague, former Washington Editor, Barrons. @MCTagueJ
9:30-9:45 SMALLBUSINESSAMERICA: Very high cost of living in Norway. @GENEMARKS @GUARDIAN @PHILLYINQUIRER
9:45-10:00 SMALLBUSINESSAMERICA: Taxes and Immigration challenges 2025. @GENEMARKS @GUARDIAN @PHILLYINQUIRER
SECOND HOUR
10-10:15 POTUS: Speaks of Iron Dome for America. Henry Sokolski, NP
10:15-10:30 LA: Melodrama Begins. Bill Whalen, Hoover
10:30-10:45 SPACEX: Test #8 end of February. Bob Zimmerman, BehindtheBlack.com
10:45-11:00 IO: Lake Superior sized volcano. Bob Zimmerman, BehindtheBlack.com
THIRD HOUR
11:00-11:15 5/8: "Cassino '44: The Brutal Battle for Rome" by James Holland
11:15-11:30 6/8: "Cassino '44: The Brutal Battle for Rome" by James Holland
11:30-11:45 7/8: "Cassino '44: The Brutal Battle for Rome" by James Holland
11:45-12:00 8/8: "Cassino '44: The Brutal Battle for Rome" by James Holland
FOURTH HOUR
12-12:15 LA: The Rebuild. Bill Whalen, Hoover
12:15-12:30 ITALY: Footprints from the Bronze Age fleeing Vesuvius. Lorenzo Fiori, Milan
12:30-12:45 GAZA: Settled in Sinai. Richard Epstein, Civitas Institute, UT
12:45-1:00 am CALIFORNIA: Secession talk. Richard A. Epstein, Civitas Institute, UT

#CALIFORNIA: Secession talk. Richard A Epstein, Civitas Institute, UT.. Feb 01, 2025

#CALIFORNIA: Secession talk. Richard A Epstein, Civitas Institute, UT..
1861

#GAZA: Settled in Sinai. Richard Epstein, Civitas Institute, UT.#GAZA: Settled in Sinai. Richard Epstein, Civitas Institute, UT. Feb 01, 2025

#GAZA: Settled in Sinai. Richard Epstein, Civitas Institute, UT.#GAZA: Settled in Sinai. Richard Epstein, Civitas Institute, UT.
1940 GAZA

#ITALY: Footprints from the Bronze Age fleming Vesuvius. Lorenzo Fiori, Milan. Feb 01, 2025

#ITALY: Footprints from the Bronze Age fleming Vesuvius. Lorenzo Fiori, Milan.
HITTITE PIG

#AI: DEEPSEEK AND THE PRICE OF COMPETITION. BRANDON WEICKERT, NATIONAL INTEREST Feb 01, 2025

#AI: DEEPSEEK AND THE PRICE OF COMPETITION. BRANDON WEICKERT, NATIONAL INTEREST
1935 NYC

8/8: Cassino '44: The Brutal Battle for Rome Hardcover – November 12, 2024 by James Holland (Author)7 Feb 01, 2025

8/8: Cassino '44: The Brutal Battle for Rome Hardcover – November 12, 2024 by James Holland (Author)
1943 POPE PIUS
https://www.amazon.com/Cassino-44-Brutal-Battle-Rome/dp/080216384X/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0
As the new year of 1944 began in Italy, the Allied army’s momentum had ground to a halt just south of the vaunted German Gustav Line of defense, far short of their initial objective of liberating Rome by Christmas. The fighting up the Italian peninsula had been brutal—rugged terrain, fierce resistance, terrible weather. While Allied leaders in London prepared for the cross-Channel invasion of France later that spring, the war in the West hinged in Italy. As bestselling historian James Holland relates in his seminal concluding volume on the Italy Campaign, the next five months saw two of World War II’s most famous battles—the four ferocious assaults on Monte Cassino and the fraught landing northwest in the marshes at Anzio—culminating at last in the liberation of Rome on June 4, merely two days before D-Day.
Based on twenty years of research, Cassino ’44 offers perspectives and conclusions that differ from the standard narrative. Holland elevates the narrative of war, chronicling the dramatic events primarily through in-the-moment letters and diaries of those who were there. Counterpointing the memories of German soldiers like battalion commander Jurg Kellner with those of British captain John Strick and American corporal Audie Murphy, whose exploits in the field would lead to Hollywood fame, and of Italian citizens and politicians caught up in the maelstrom, Holland vividly recreates their day-to-day encounter with destiny over each bloodily contested mile.
General Mark Clark, overall Allied commander in Italy, has been criticized for being overly cautious and needlessly extending the campaign. Holland argues that, given the conditions and constant shortage of materiel held back for the D-Day invasion, Clark and other commanders led a remarkably successful campaign. Well more than 100,000 Allied casualties occurred in the five months leading to Rome, more than in any other campaign of the war. Cassino ’44 is the definitive account of a key turning point of World War II and brings our appreciation of the experience of war to a new level.
September 1943 Britis Eighth Army Italy

7/8: Cassino '44: The Brutal Battle for Rome Hardcover – November 12, 2024 by James Holland (Author) Feb 01, 2025

7/8: Cassino '44: The Brutal Battle for Rome Hardcover – November 12, 2024 by James Holland (Author)
AUGUST 1944
https://www.amazon.com/Cassino-44-Brutal-Battle-Rome/dp/080216384X/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0
As the new year of 1944 began in Italy, the Allied army’s momentum had ground to a halt just south of the vaunted German Gustav Line of defense, far short of their initial objective of liberating Rome by Christmas. The fighting up the Italian peninsula had been brutal—rugged terrain, fierce resistance, terrible weather. While Allied leaders in London prepared for the cross-Channel invasion of France later that spring, the war in the West hinged in Italy. As bestselling historian James Holland relates in his seminal concluding volume on the Italy Campaign, the next five months saw two of World War II’s most famous battles—the four ferocious assaults on Monte Cassino and the fraught landing northwest in the marshes at Anzio—culminating at last in the liberation of Rome on June 4, merely two days before D-Day.
Based on twenty years of research, Cassino ’44 offers perspectives and conclusions that differ from the standard narrative. Holland elevates the narrative of war, chronicling the dramatic events primarily through in-the-moment letters and diaries of those who were there. Counterpointing the memories of German soldiers like battalion commander Jurg Kellner with those of British captain John Strick and American corporal Audie Murphy, whose exploits in the field would lead to Hollywood fame, and of Italian citizens and politicians caught up in the maelstrom, Holland vividly recreates their day-to-day encounter with destiny over each bloodily contested mile.
General Mark Clark, overall Allied commander in Italy, has been criticized for being overly cautious and needlessly extending the campaign. Holland argues that, given the conditions and constant shortage of materiel held back for the D-Day invasion, Clark and other commanders led a remarkably successful campaign. Well more than 100,000 Allied casualties occurred in the five months leading to Rome, more than in any other campaign of the war. Cassino ’44 is the definitive account of a key turning point of World War II and brings our appreciation of the experience of war to a new level.
September 1943 Britis Eighth Army Italy

6/8: Cassino '44: The Brutal Battle for Rome Hardcover – November 12, 2024 by James Holland (Author) Feb 01, 2025

6/8: Cassino '44: The Brutal Battle for Rome Hardcover – November 12, 2024 by James Holland (Author)
1802 ROMAN WOMEN
https://www.amazon.com/Cassino-44-Brutal-Battle-Rome/dp/080216384X/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0
As the new year of 1944 began in Italy, the Allied army’s momentum had ground to a halt just south of the vaunted German Gustav Line of defense, far short of their initial objective of liberating Rome by Christmas. The fighting up the Italian peninsula had been brutal—rugged terrain, fierce resistance, terrible weather. While Allied leaders in London prepared for the cross-Channel invasion of France later that spring, the war in the West hinged in Italy. As bestselling historian James Holland relates in his seminal concluding volume on the Italy Campaign, the next five months saw two of World War II’s most famous battles—the four ferocious assaults on Monte Cassino and the fraught landing northwest in the marshes at Anzio—culminating at last in the liberation of Rome on June 4, merely two days before D-Day.
Based on twenty years of research, Cassino ’44 offers perspectives and conclusions that differ from the standard narrative. Holland elevates the narrative of war, chronicling the dramatic events primarily through in-the-moment letters and diaries of those who were there. Counterpointing the memories of German soldiers like battalion commander Jurg Kellner with those of British captain John Strick and American corporal Audie Murphy, whose exploits in the field would lead to Hollywood fame, and of Italian citizens and politicians caught up in the maelstrom, Holland vividly recreates their day-to-day encounter with destiny over each bloodily contested mile.
General Mark Clark, overall Allied commander in Italy, has been criticized for being overly cautious and needlessly extending the campaign. Holland argues that, given the conditions and constant shortage of materiel held back for the D-Day invasion, Clark and other commanders led a remarkably successful campaign. Well more than 100,000 Allied casualties occurred in the five months leading to Rome, more than in any other campaign of the war. Cassino ’44 is the definitive account of a key turning point of World War II and brings our appreciation of the experience of war to a new level.
September 1943 Britis Eighth Army Italy

5/8: Cassino '44: The Brutal Battle for Rome Hardcover – November 12, 2024 by James Holland (Author) Feb 01, 2025

5/8: Cassino '44: The Brutal Battle for Rome Hardcover – November 12, 2024 by James Holland (Author)
1944 CASSINO
https://www.amazon.com/Cassino-44-Brutal-Battle-Rome/dp/080216384X/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0
As the new year of 1944 began in Italy, the Allied army’s momentum had ground to a halt just south of the vaunted German Gustav Line of defense, far short of their initial objective of liberating Rome by Christmas. The fighting up the Italian peninsula had been brutal—rugged terrain, fierce resistance, terrible weather. While Allied leaders in London prepared for the cross-Channel invasion of France later that spring, the war in the West hinged in Italy. As bestselling historian James Holland relates in his seminal concluding volume on the Italy Campaign, the next five months saw two of World War II’s most famous battles—the four ferocious assaults on Monte Cassino and the fraught landing northwest in the marshes at Anzio—culminating at last in the liberation of Rome on June 4, merely two days before D-Day.
Based on twenty years of research, Cassino ’44 offers perspectives and conclusions that differ from the standard narrative. Holland elevates the narrative of war, chronicling the dramatic events primarily through in-the-moment letters and diaries of those who were there. Counterpointing the memories of German soldiers like battalion commander Jurg Kellner with those of British captain John Strick and American corporal Audie Murphy, whose exploits in the field would lead to Hollywood fame, and of Italian citizens and politicians caught up in the maelstrom, Holland vividly recreates their day-to-day encounter with destiny over each bloodily contested mile.
General Mark Clark, overall Allied commander in Italy, has been criticized for being overly cautious and needlessly extending the campaign. Holland argues that, given the conditions and constant shortage of materiel held back for the D-Day invasion, Clark and other commanders led a remarkably successful campaign. Well more than 100,000 Allied casualties occurred in the five months leading to Rome, more than in any other campaign of the war. Cassino ’44 is the definitive account of a key turning point of World War II and brings our appreciation of the experience of war to a new level.
September 1943 Britis Eighth Army Italy

IO. LAKE SUPERIOR SIZED VOLCANO. BOB ZIMMERMAN BEHINDTHEBLACK.COM Feb 01, 2025

IO. LAKE SUPERIOR SIZED VOLCANO. BOB ZIMMERMAN BEHINDTHEBLACK.COM
1926 ITALY

#SPACEX: TEST # 8 END OF FEBRUARY. BOB ZIMMERMAN BEHINDTHEBLACK.COM Feb 01, 2025

#SPACEX: TEST # 8 END OF FEBRUARY. BOB ZIMMERMAN BEHINDTHEBLACK.COM
1911 JULES VERNE

LA: MELODRAMA BEGINS. BILL WHALEN, HOOVER Feb 01, 2025

LA: MELODRAMA BEGINS. BILL WHALEN, HOOVER
1957 SUKARNO AND JACK LYNCH AT DISNEYLAND

#POTUS: SPEAKS OF IRON DOME FOR AMERICA. HENRY SOKOLSKI, NP Feb 01, 2025

#POTUS: SPEAKS OF IRON DOME FOR AMERICA. HENRY SOKOLSKI, NP
OCTOBER 1941 PEARL HARBOR

#SMALLBUSINESSAMERICA:Taxes and Immigration challenges 2025 @GENEMARKS @GUARDIAN @PHILLYINQUIRER Feb 01, 2025

#SMALLBUSINESSAMERICA:Taxes and Immigration challenges 2025 @GENEMARKS @GUARDIAN @PHILLYINQUIRER
1850 HARRISBURG

#SMALLBUSINESSAMERICA: Very High cost of living in Norway. @GENEMARKS @GUARDIAN @PHILLYINQUIRER Feb 01, 2025

#SMALLBUSINESSAMERICA: Very High cost of living in Norway. @GENEMARKS @GUARDIAN @PHILLYINQUIRER
1921 SCANDANAVIA

#LANCASTER REPORT RT: Culling flocks in Lehigh Valley. :Jim McTague, former Washington Editor, Barrons. @MCTagueJ. Author of the "Martin and Twyla Boundary Series." #FriendsofHistoryDebatingSociety Feb 01, 2025

#LANCASTER REPORT RT: Culling flocks in Lehigh Valley. :Jim McTague, former Washington Editor, Barrons. @MCTagueJ. Author of the "Martin and Twyla Boundary Series." #FriendsofHistoryDebatingSociety
STOCKERTOWN PA

#PacificWatch: #VegasReport: Fire Aid huge success in LA. @JCBliss Feb 01, 2025

#PacificWatch: #VegasReport: Fire Aid huge success in LA. @JCBliss
1885

PREVIEW - CALIFORNIA WEATHER RISK Colleague Jeff Bliss warns of possible mudslides if the forecast is correct about incoming atmospheric rivers headed to Southern California. More details to follow. Feb 01, 2025

PREVIEW - CALIFORNIA WEATHER RISK Colleague Jeff Bliss warns of possible mudslides if the forecast is correct about incoming atmospheric rivers headed to Southern California. More details to follow.
1905 LA

PREVIEW - LAS VEGAS RECOVERY Colleague Gene Marks comments on positive increase of traffic in Las Vegas, though not quite at 2019 levels. More details to follow. Feb 01, 2025

PREVIEW - LAS VEGAS RECOVERY Colleague Gene Marks comments on positive increase of traffic in Las Vegas, though not quite at 2019 levels. More details to follow.
1940 CLARK COUNTY, NV

PREVIEW - LANCASTER COUNTY RETAIL Colleague Jim McTague in Lancaster County, PA reports that shopping is modest and budget-leaning. More details to follow. Jan 31, 2025

PREVIEW - LANCASTER COUNTY RETAIL Colleague Jim McTague in Lancaster County, PA reports that shopping is modest and budget-leaning. More details to follow.
1941 LANCASTER

PREVIEW - MYSTERY DRONES Colleague Henry Sokolski comments that neither the Biden Administration nor the Trump Administration have offered adequate explanation for drone sightings over 15 states. More details to follow. Jan 31, 2025

PREVIEW - MYSTERY DRONES Colleague Henry Sokolski comments that neither the Biden Administration nor the Trump Administration have offered adequate explanation for drone sightings over 15 states. More details to follow.
1923

PREVIEW - SUPERSONIC AVIATION Colleague Bob Zimmerman reports on the business plan of new aviation company Boom to launch supersonic passenger planes. More details to follow. Jan 31, 2025

PREVIEW - SUPERSONIC AVIATION Colleague Bob Zimmerman reports on the business plan of new aviation company Boom to launch supersonic passenger planes. More details to follow.
1951

Good Evening: The show begins in Ukraine, despairing that the EU refuses to give uo]p Russian gas purchases... Jan 31, 2025

Good Evening: The show begins in Ukraine, despairing that the EU refuses to give uo]p Russian gas purchases...
1917 Odessa
CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR
FIRST HOUR 9-9:15 Ukraine: EU must buy Russian gas. Anatol Lieven, Quincy 9:15-9:30 GERMANY: Turning away from Zeitenwende. Anatol Lieven, Quincy 9:30-9:45 Election 2024: It was not the economy. Peter Berkowitz, Hoover 9:45-10:00 Antisemitism: Elite universities continue to fail. Peter Berkowitz, Hoover
SECOND HOUR 10-10:15 ISRAEL: Relocating Gazans. Alex Traiman, JNS.org. Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1 10:15-10:30 QATAR: Enabling Hamas and the Muslim Brothers. Yaakov Lappin, Alma Research, Miryam Institute, JNS.org 10:30-10:45 HOSTAGES: Hamas deceives. Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1 10:45-11:00 Antisemitism: Trouble in Australia. Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1
THIRD HOUR 11:00-11:15 CANADA: Unhinged denouncing of Israel and Canada at the University of Toronto. Conrad Black, National Post 11:15-11:30 SCALA REPORT: PRC culture of knock-offs and bootlegs. Chris Riegel, CEO, Scala.com @Stratacache 11:30-11:45 1/2: Nuclear Weapon Arsenal: Two saber-rattling adversaries and What is to be done? Peter Huessy, National Institute of Deterrent Studies 11:45-12:00 2/2: Nuclear Weapon Arsenal: Two saber-rattling adversaries and What is to be done? Peter Huessy, National Institute of Deterrent Studies
FOURTH HOUR 12-12:15 Mr Market: Tariffs are not inflationary. Veronique De Rugy, Mercatus 12:15-12:30 RUSSIA: EU cannot forgo Russian energy. Michael Bernstam, Hoover 12:30-12:45 1/2: HOTEL MARS: From Ice Station Zebra to the next: Russian spy satellites. Anatoly Zak, RussianSpaceWeb.com. David Livingston, SpaceShow.com 12:45-1:00 am 2/2: HOTEL MARS: From Ice Station Zebra to the next: Russian spy satellites. Anatoly Zak, RussianSpaceWeb.com. David Livingston, SpaceShow.com

2/2: #HOTEL MARS: From Ice Station Zebra to the next: Russian spy satellites. Anatoly Zak, RussianSpaceWeb.com. Dvd Livingston, SpaceShow.com Jan 31, 2025

2/2: #HOTEL MARS: From Ice Station Zebra to the next: Russian spy satellites. Anatoly Zak, RussianSpaceWeb.com. Dvd Livingston, SpaceShow.com
1940 Goddard Roswell NM

1/2: #HOTEL MARS: From Ice Station Zebra to the next: Russian spy satellites. Anatoly Zak, RussianSpaceWeb.com. Dvd Livingston, SpaceShow.com Jan 31, 2025

1/2: #HOTEL MARS: From Ice Station Zebra to the next: Russian spy satellites. Anatoly Zak, RussianSpaceWeb.com. Dvd Livingston, SpaceShow.com
2009 Baikonur

#RUSSIA: EU cannot forgo Russian energy. Michael Bernstam, Hoover. Jan 31, 2025

#RUSSIA: EU cannot forgo Russian energy. Michael Bernstam, Hoover.
1939 Ribbentrop arrives in Moscow

#MrMarket: Tariffs are not inflationary. Veronique De Rug, Mercatus Jan 31, 2025

#MrMarket: Tariffs are not inflationary. Veronique De Rug, Mercatus
1909 Chicago

2/2: #Nuclear Weapon Arsenal: Two saber-rattling adversaries and What is to be done? Peter Huessy, National Institute of Deterrent Studies. Jan 31, 2025

2/2: #Nuclear Weapon Arsenal: Two saber-rattling adversaries and What is to be done? Peter Huessy, National Institute of Deterrent Studies.
1917

1/2: #Nuclear Weapon Arsenal: Two saber-rattling adversaries and What is to be done? Peter Huessy, National Institute of Deterrent Studies. Jan 31, 2025

1/2: #Nuclear Weapon Arsenal: Two saber-rattling adversaries and What is to be done? Peter Huessy, National Institute of Deterrent Studies.
1925

##SCALAREPORT: PRC culture of knock-offs and bootlegs may inform Deepseek claims. Chris Riegel CEO, Scala.com @Stratacache. Jan 31, 2025

##SCALAREPORT: PRC culture of knock-offs and bootlegs may inform Deepseek claims. Chris Riegel CEO, Scala.com @Stratacache.
1900 Summer Palace

#CANADA:Unhinged denouncing of Israel and Canada at the University of Toronto. Conrad Black, National Post https://nationalpost.com/opinion/the-insidious-bds-campaign-trying-to-undermine-our-universities Jan 31, 2025

#CANADA:Unhinged denouncing of Israel and Canada at the University of Toronto. Conrad Black, National Post
https://nationalpost.com/opinion/the-insidious-bds-campaign-trying-to-undermine-our-universities
1910 Ottawa

#Antisemitism: Trouble in Australia. Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1 Jan 31, 2025

#Antisemitism: Trouble in Australia. Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1
1909 Queensland

:HOSTAGES: Hamas deceives. Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1 Jan 31, 2025

:HOSTAGES: Hamas deceives. Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1
1921 Ramallah

#IQATAR: Enabling Hamas and the Moslem Brothers. Yaakov Lappin Alma Research, Miryam Institute, JNS.org Jan 31, 2025

#IQATAR: Enabling Hamas and the Moslem Brothers. Yaakov Lappin Alma Research, Miryam Institute, JNS.org
1932 Gaza

#ISRAEL: Relocating Gazans. Alex Traiman, JNS.org. Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1 Jan 31, 2025

#ISRAEL: Relocating Gazans. Alex Traiman, JNS.org. Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1
1888 GAZA

Antisemitism: Elite universities continue to fail. Peter Berkowitz.Hoover Jan 31, 2025

Antisemitism: Elite universities continue to fail. Peter Berkowitz.Hoover
1900 PRINCETON

Election 2024. It was not the economy. Peter Berkowitz.Hoover Jan 31, 2025

Election 2024. It was not the economy. Peter Berkowitz.Hoover
1872 NEW ORLEANS

#GERMANY: Turning away from Zeitenwende. Anatol Lieven, Quincy Jan 31, 2025

#GERMANY: Turning away from Zeitenwende. Anatol Lieven, Quincy
1919 WESTERN FRONT

#Ukraine: EU must buy Russian gas. Anatol Lieven, Quincy Jan 31, 2025

#Ukraine: EU must buy Russian gas. Anatol Lieven, Quincy
1898 BRUSSELS

PREVIEW - EU ENERGY DEPENDENCY Colleague Michael Bernstam explains how the EU continues to depend upon Russian natural gas. More details later. Jan 31, 2025

PREVIEW - EU ENERGY DEPENDENCY Colleague Michael Bernstam explains how the EU continues to depend upon Russian natural gas. More details later.1916 BRUZZELS

PREVIEW - UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO CONTROVERSY Colleague Conrad Black presents a concerning document from within the University of Toronto orbit that irrationally denounces both Israel and Canada, demanding the dismantling of these states. Jan 31, 2025

PREVIEW - UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO CONTROVERSY
Colleague Conrad Black presents a concerning document from within the University of Toronto orbit that irrationally denounces both Israel and Canada, demanding the dismantling of these states.
1851 TORONTO

PREVIEW - EU TAXATION Colleague Veronique de Rugy explains why the EU's favorite tax vehicle, the VAT, is not the same as a tariff. More details later. Jan 31, 2025

PREVIEW - EU TAXATION Colleague Veronique de Rugy explains why the EU's favorite tax vehicle, the VAT, is not the same as a tariff. More details later.
1884 BRUSSELS

PREVIEW - STRATEGIC WEAPONS Colleague Peter Huessy reviews the US strategic weapons capabilities and needs in the face of two adversaries, Russia and China. More details later. Jan 31, 2025

PREVIEW - STRATEGIC WEAPONS Colleague Peter Huessy reviews the US strategic weapons capabilities and needs in the face of two adversaries, Russia and China. More details later.
1955 NUCLEAR AIR TO AIR ROCKET GENIE.

PREVIEW - GAZA REFUGEES Colleague Yaakov Lappin in Israel reports why Egypt refuses to open its gates for displaced Gazans. More details later. Jan 31, 2025

PREVIEW - GAZA REFUGEES Colleague Yaakov Lappin in Israel reports why Egypt refuses to open its gates for displaced Gazans. More details later.
1698 Jerusalem

PREVIEW - SOVIET SATELLITES Colleague Anatoly Zak explains that the plot of "Ice Station Zebra" (1968) exactly mirrors the Soviet spy satellite program until the end of the Soviet Union. More details later. Jan 31, 2025

PREVIEW - SOVIET SATELLITES Colleague Anatoly Zak explains that the plot of "Ice Station Zebra" (1968) exactly mirrors the Soviet spy satellite program until the end of the Soviet Union. More details later.
1957

GOOD EVENING: The show begins in Central America... Jan 30, 2025

GOOD EVENING: The show begins in Central America...
1911 SALVADOR
CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR
FIRST HOUR 9-9:15 StateThinking: Rubio to Central America. @MaryKissel, Former Senior Adviser to the Secretary of State, Executive VP Stephens Inc. 9:15-9:30 StateThinking: PANAMA: PRC influence peddling. @MaryKissel 9:30-9:45 SUDAN: ISIS grows in Africa. Caleb Weiss, Bill Roggio, FDD 9:45-10:00 SUDAN: Ukraine GRU vs Afrika Corps. Caleb Weiss, Bill Roggio, FDD
SECOND HOUR 10-10:15 PRC: Suspect Theft. Blaine Holt, retired Air Force general, former deputy military representative to NATO, @GordonGChang 10:15-10:30 IRON DOME: What is to be done? Rebecca Grant, vice president of the Lexington Institute, @GordonGChang 10:30-10:45 PRC: BULLYING in the South China Sea. James Fanell, co-author of "Embracing Communist China: America's Greatest Strategic Failure" 10:45-11:00 PRC: What is the Trump Administration plan? @GordonGChang
THIRD HOUR 11:00-11:15 France: Daffodils and Clement Skies. Simon Constable, Occitanie 11:15-11:30 UK: Starmer compared to Trump. Simon Constable, Occitanie 11:30-11:45 SPACEX: Starlink and iPhones. Bob Zimmerman, BehindtheBlack.com 11:45-12:00 APOPHIS: Osiris-Apex bound for 2029 flyby. Bob Zimmerman, BehindtheBlack.com
FOURTH HOUR 12-12:15 NewWorldReport: DEPORTATIONS BEGIN. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis 12:15-12:30 NewWorldReport: Rubio to Central America. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis 12:30-12:45 NewWorldReport: Panama and Venezuela. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis 12:45-1:00 am NewWorldReport: Argentina grows unexpectedly. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis

#NewWorldReport: Argentina grows unexpectedly. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis Jan 30, 2025

#NewWorldReport: Argentina grows unexpectedly. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis
1898 Gauchos

#NewWorldReport: Panama and Venezuela Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis Jan 30, 2025

#NewWorldReport: Panama and Venezuela Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis
1871 Dominican Republic

#NewWorldReport: Rubio to Central America. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis Jan 30, 2025

#NewWorldReport: Rubio to Central America. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis
1899 Havana

#NEWWORLDREPORT: DEPORTATIONS BEGIN. LATIN AMERICAN RESEARCH PROFESSOR EVAN ELLIS, U.S. ARMY WAR COLLEGE STRATEGIC STUDIES INSTITUTE. @REVANELLIS #NEWWORLDREPORTELLIS Jan 30, 2025

#NEWWORLDREPORT: DEPORTATIONS BEGIN. LATIN AMERICAN RESEARCH PROFESSOR EVAN ELLIS, U.S. ARMY WAR COLLEGE STRATEGIC STUDIES INSTITUTE. @REVANELLIS #NEWWORLDREPORTELLIS
1898 Colombia

#APOPHS: Osiris-Apex bound for 2029 flyby. Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.com Jan 30, 2025

#APOPHS: Osiris-Apex bound for 2029 flyby. Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.com
1957

SPACEX: Starlink and Iphones. Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.com Jan 30, 2025

SPACEX: Starlink and Iphones. Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.com
1961

#UK: PM Starmer in comparison to POTUS Trump. Simon Constable, Occitanie. Jan 30, 2025

#UK: PM Starmer in comparison to POTUS Trump. Simon Constable, Occitanie.
1700 Windsor Castle

#France: Daffodils and Clement Skies. Simon Constable, Occitanie. Jan 30, 2025

#France: Daffodils and Clement Skies. Simon Constable, Occitanie.
1794

#PRC: What is the Trump Administration plan? @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill Jan 30, 2025

#PRC: What is the Trump Administration plan? @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill
1890 Peking

PRC: BULLYING In the South China Sea. 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 Jan 30, 2025

PRC: BULLYING In the South China Sea.
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://news.usni.org/2025/01/27/chinese-ships-aircraft-block-philippine-research-mission-in-south-china-sea

#IRON DOME: What is to be done? Rebecca Grant, vice president of the Lexington Institute, @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill Jan 30, 2025

#IRON DOME: What is to be done?
Rebecca Grant, vice president of the Lexington Institute, @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill
https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2025/01/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-directs-the-building-of-the-iron-dome-missile-defense-shield-for-america/
1953

#PRC: Suspect Theft. Blaine Holt, retired Air Force general who served as deputy military representative to NATO, @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill Jan 30, 2025

#PRC: Suspect Theft.
Blaine Holt, retired Air Force general who served as deputy military representative to NATO, @GordonGChang, Gatestone, Newsweek, The Hill
https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2025/01/27/warning-deepseek-is-a-chinese-security-nightmare-come-true/
1930

#SUDAN: Ukraine GRU vs Afrika Corps. Caleb Weiss, Bill Roggion FDD Jan 30, 2025

#SUDAN: Ukraine GRU vs Afrika Corps. Caleb Weiss, Bill Roggion FDD
1779

#SUDAN: ISIS grows in Africa. Caleb Weiss, Bill Roggion FDD Jan 30, 2025

#SUDAN: ISIS grows in Africa. Caleb Weiss, Bill Roggion FDD
1949 Nigeria

#StateThinking: #PANAMA: PRC influence peddling. @MaryKissel Former Senior Adviser to the Secretary of State. Executive VP Stephens Inc. Jan 30, 2025

#StateThinking: #PANAMA: PRC influence peddling.
@MaryKissel Former Senior Adviser to the Secretary of State. Executive VP Stephens Inc.
1913

#StateThinking: Rubio to Central America. @MaryKissel Former Senior Adviser to the Secretary of State. Executive VP Stephens Inc. Jan 30, 2025

#StateThinking: Rubio to Central America. @MaryKissel Former Senior Adviser to the Secretary of State. Executive VP Stephens Inc.
1910

PREVIEW - PHILIPPINES Colleague Captain James Fanell, USN (ret), comments on the challenge for the new Trump administration in the South China Sea as the PLA routinely bullies and provokes the outgunned Philippine authorities. More details tonight. Jan 30, 2025

PREVIEW - PHILIPPINES Colleague Captain James Fanell, USN (ret), comments on the challenge for the new Trump administration in the South China Sea as the PLA routinely bullies and provokes the outgunned Philippine authorities. More details tonight.
1924 Philippines

PREVIEW - IRON DOME Colleague Rebecca Grant of the Lexington Institute reports on the scale needed for an effective and well-defended Iron Dome over America. More details later. Jan 29, 2025

PREVIEW - IRON DOME Colleague Rebecca Grant of the Lexington Institute reports on the scale needed for an effective and well-defended Iron Dome over America. More details later.
1943 El Segundo

PREVIEW - PRC: DEEPSEEK: IP Colleague General Blaine Holt, USAF (ret), comments on the PRC's IP theft and general espionage directed at the Air Force and more broadly, including unanswered questions about DeepSeek claims. More details later. Jan 29, 2025

PREVIEW - PRC: DEEPSEEK: IP: Colleague General Blaine Holt, USAF (ret), comments on the PRC's IP theft and general espionage directed at the Air Force and more broadly, including unanswered questions about DeepSeek claims. More details later.
1918

PREVIEW - CENTRAL AMERICA: RUBIO Colleague Mary Kissel, veteran of State Department, describes how a major Secretary of State journey proceeds. More details later Jan 29, 2025

PREVIEW - CENTRAL AMERICA: RUBIO Colleague Mary Kissel, veteran of State Department, describes how a major Secretary of State journey proceeds. More details later.
1909 El Salvador

PREVIEW - AFRICA CORPS: SUDAN: UKRAINE Colleague Caleb Weiss of FDD reports confirmed details that Ukrainian special forces are in Sudan's civil war to attack the Russian mercenary Africa Corps. More details later. Jan 29, 2025

PREVIEW - AFRICA CORPS: SUDAN: UKRAINE Colleague Caleb Weiss of FDD reports confirmed details that Ukrainian special forces are in Sudan's civil war to attack the Russian mercenary Africa Corps. More details later.
1855 North and Central Africa

PREVIEW - SPACEX Colleague Bob Zimmerman imagines what the manned space program would be like if SpaceX and Musk had not risked the fourth launch of the Falcon 1 booster nearly two decades ago. More details later. Jan 29, 2025

PREVIEW - SPACEX Colleague Bob Zimmerman imagines what the manned space program would be like if SpaceX and Musk had not risked the fourth launch of the Falcon 1 booster nearly two decades ago. More details later.
1958

GOOD EVENING: The show begins in the markets, excited by POTUS and waiting for Chairman Powell... Jan 29, 2025

GOOD EVENING: The show begins in the markets, excited by POTUS and waiting for Chairman Powell...
1870 Manhattan
CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR
FIRST HOUR 9-9:15 MARKETS: Fed pause. Liz Peek, The Hill, Fox News and Fox Business 9:15-9:30 MARKETS: POTUS momentum. Liz Peek, The Hill, Fox News and Fox Business 9:30-9:45 GAZA: POTUS recommends resettlement of Gazans 9:45-10:00 LEBANON: The LAF collaborates with Hezbollah. Jonathan Schanzer, FDD
SECOND HOUR 10-10:15 Ukraine: Deploying the Army on the Mexican border. Colonel Jeff McCausland, USA (retired) @mccauslj @CBSNews @dickinsoncol 10:15-10:30 Ukraine: IRON DOME and POTUS. Colonel Jeff McCausland, USA (retired) @mccauslj @CBSNews @dickinsoncol 10:30-10:45 LondonCalling: POTUS gives license to the EU to discard Global Tax and Net-Zero. @JosephSternberg @WSJOpinion 10:45-11:00 LondonCalling: POTUS asks how much for Greenland? @JosephSternberg @WSJOpinion
THIRD HOUR 11:00-11:15 AI: End of AI supremacy. John Cochrane, Hoover 11:15-11:30 HOUSING: Government made housing prices. John Cochrane, Hoover 11:30-11:45 BERLIN: CDU entertains a coalition with AFD. Judy Dempsey, Senior Scholar, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Berlin 11:45-12:00 BERLIN: Trump and Germany. Judy Dempsey, Senior Scholar, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Berlin
FOURTH HOUR 12-12:15 JAPAN: Watching the PRC from Tokyo Bay. Gregory Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs 12:15-12:30 AFRICA: ECOWAS crumbles; Rwanda attacks; Africa Alone. Gregory Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs 12:30-12:45 Panama and Greenland: Defense of the Americas. Gregory Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs 12:45-1:00 am KING CHARLES REPORT: The King to Auschwitz. Gregory Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs

#KING CHARLES REPORT:: The King to Auschwitz. Gregory Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs Jan 29, 2025

#KING CHARLES REPORT:: The King to Auschwitz. Gregory Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs
King Charles as Prince of Wales

#Panama and #Greenland: Defense of the Americas. Gregory Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs Jan 29, 2025

#Panama and #Greenland: Defense of the Americas. Gregory Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs
1925 Greenland

#AFRICA: ECOWAS crumbles; Rwanda attacks; Africa Alone. Gregory Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs Jan 29, 2025

#AFRICA: ECOWAS crumbles; Rwanda attacks; Africa Alone. Gregory Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs
1962 Rwanda

#JAPAN: Watching the PRC from Tokyo Bay. Gregory Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs Jan 29, 2025

#JAPAN: Watching the PRC from Tokyo Bay. Gregory Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs
1930 TOKYO

#BERLIN: POTUS OPINION.. Judy Dempsey, Senior Scholar, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Berlin. Trump and Germany. Jan 29, 2025

#BERLIN: POTUS OPINION.. Judy Dempsey, Senior Scholar, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Berlin. Trump and Germany.
1772 POTSDAM MARKET

#BERLIN: CDU entertain a coalition with AFD. Judy Dempsey, Senior Scholar, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Berlin. Jan 29, 2025

#BERLIN: CDU entertain a coalition with AFD. Judy Dempsey, Senior Scholar, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Berlin.
1890 SAXONY

#HOUSING: Government made housing prices. John Cochrane, Hoover Jan 29, 2025

#HOUSING: Government made housing prices. John Cochrane, Hoover
1936

#AI: End of AI supremacy. John Cochrane, Hoover Jan 29, 2025

#AI: End of AI supremacy. John Cochrane, Hoover
1927 JOHN CARTER ON MARS

#LondonCalling: POTUS asks how much for Greenland? @JosephSternberg @WSJOpinion Jan 29, 2025

#LondonCalling: POTUS asks how much for Greenland? @JosephSternberg @WSJOpinion
1940 GREENLAND

#LondonCalling: POTUS gives license to the EU to discard Global Tax and Net-Zero.@JosephSternberg @WSJOpinion Jan 29, 2025

#LondonCalling: POTUS gives license to the EU to discard Global Tax and Net-Zero.@JosephSternberg @WSJOpinion
1848 EDINBURGH CASTLE

#Ukraine: IRON DOME and POTUS Colonel Jeff McCausland , USA (retired) @mccauslj @CBSNews @dickinsoncol Jan 29, 2025

#Ukraine: IRON DOME and POTUS Colonel Jeff McCausland , USA (retired) @mccauslj @CBSNews @dickinsoncol
1886 JULES VERNE

#Ukraine: Deploying the Army on the Mexican border. Colonel Jeff McCausland , USA (retired) @mccauslj @CBSNews @dickinsoncol Jan 29, 2025

#Ukraine: Deploying the Army on the Mexican border. Colonel Jeff McCausland , USA (retired) @mccauslj @CBSNews @dickinsoncol
1899 EL PASO TEXAS

#LEBANON: The LAF collaborates with Hezbollah. Jonathan Schanzer FDD Jan 29, 2025

#LEBANON: The LAF collaborates with Hezbollah. Jonathan Schanzer FDD
1860

#GAZA: POTUS recommends resettlement of Gazans. Jan 29, 2025

#GAZA: POTUS recommends resettlement of Gazans.
1898 GAZA

#Markets: POTUS momentum. Liz Peek The Hill. Fox News and Fox Business Jan 29, 2025

#Markets: POTUS momentum. Liz Peek The Hill. Fox News and Fox Business
1885 CLEVELAND FIRST TERM

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