#NUKES: Russia vetoes banning nukes in orbit. Henry Sokolski, NPEC https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/04/no-surprise-russia-vetoes-un-resolution-reaffirming-ban-on-nukes-in-space/ 1957 OPERATION PLUMBOB BOLTZMAN EVENTتوسط John Batchelor

PREVIEW: #SMALLBUSINESS: Conversation with colleague Gene Marks of the Guardian and Philadelphia Inquirer regarding retail builders and what is holding them back, except in Florida and Texas. Details to follow tonight. 1931توسط John Batchelor

#PacificWatch: VegasReport: The Phish in the Sphere. Canceling USC. @JCBliss https://www.wsj.com/us-news/usc-university-of-texas-at-austin-columbia-arrests-pro-palestinian-protests-ac51fd18?mod=hp_lead_pos5 1910 WELLS NEVADAتوسط John Batchelor

PREVIEW: #NASA: Conversation with colleague Bob Zimmerman regarding the 34-year-old Hubble Space Telescope, a superb robotic optical telescope that is aging gradually and may soon be down to one gyroscope -- Bob explains. More details to follow tonight. 1811 Greewich Observatoryتوسط John Batchelor

PREVIEW - #IRELAND: #NYC: Excerpt from a two-hour conversation with Professor Tyler Anbinder, author of the rich new book "PLENTIFUL COUNTRY: The Great Potato Famine and the Making of Irish New York" regarding the spectacular way an immigrant, Michael J. Sause, overcame the prejudices against Irish religion, culture (and the crude language of race)…

PREVIEW: #SCOTUS: Conversation with Professor Richard Epstein of the Hoover Institution regarding the decisions by the Roberts Court to stay out of the election drama -- first in the ballot cases in Colorado and Maine, and likely now in the immunity case -- delaying the matter until after the Election. More details to follow later. 1923 SCOTUS…

PREVIEW: #NUKES: Conversation with colleague Henry Sokolski of NPEC regarding the Russian Federation building a new breeder reactor that will be operational by 2032 -- capable of producing extremely efficient plutonium for bomb making -- and worse: export. Details to follow tonight. 1955 Teapot/BEE at the Nevada Test Site…

PREVIEW: #ANTISEMITISM: Conversation with colleague Richard Goldberg of FDD regarding the unprecedented violent hate conduct directed at Jewish students on elite college campuses in America. More details to follow tonight. 1903 Princetonتوسط John Batchelor

GOOD EVENING: The show begins tonight in Ukraine, waiting for weapons and ammo, and then moves to Russia, waiting out the American election. We then head to Mexico to observe protectionism regarding the PRC's BYD EV. Next, we visit China to check on manufacturing, followed by Toronto to puzzle about the slow growth of the economy. We then travel to…

#NewWorldReport:Claudia Sheinbaum talks of water management and Green tech. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/mexican-presidential-frontrunner-would-focus-renewable-energy-water-2024-04-19/ 1647 Gulf of Mexico…

#NewWorldReport: Panama in distress. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/imf-says-latam-caribbean-economies-resilient-more-growth-is-needed-2024-04-19/ 1913 Panamaتوسط John Batchelor

#NewWorldReport: Venezuela dodging sanctions. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/venezuelan-candidate-gonzalez-touts-return-exiles-freeing-political-prisoners-2024-04-24/https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/ve…

#NewWorldReport: Cleaning up Ecuador with law and order. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/ecuadorean-president-noboa-seeking-approval-security-measures-sunday-vote-2024-04-21/ 1941 Ecuador…

4/8: Plentiful Country: The Great Potato Famine and the Making of Irish New York Hardcover – March 12, 2024 by Tyler Anbinder (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Plentiful-Country-Potato-Famine-Making/dp/031656480X/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= In 1845, a fungus began to destroy Ireland’s potato crop, triggering a famine that would kill …

3/8: Plentiful Country: The Great Potato Famine and the Making of Irish New York Hardcover – March 12, 2024 by Tyler Anbinder (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Plentiful-Country-Potato-Famine-Making/dp/031656480X/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= In 1845, a fungus began to destroy Ireland’s potato crop, triggering a famine that would kill …

2/8: Plentiful Country: The Great Potato Famine and the Making of Irish New York Hardcover – March 12, 2024 by Tyler Anbinder (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Plentiful-Country-Potato-Famine-Making/dp/031656480X/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= In 1845, a fungus began to destroy Ireland’s potato crop, triggering a famine that would kill …

1/8: Plentiful Country: The Great Potato Famine and the Making of Irish New York Hardcover – March 12, 2024 by Tyler Anbinder (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Plentiful-Country-Potato-Famine-Making/dp/031656480X/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= In 1845, a fungus began to destroy Ireland’s potato crop, triggering a famine that would kill …

2//2: #Chequerboard: The Twenty-first Century Confrontation between Public and Private land use in the West dating from the 19th Century. Terry Anderson, Hoover Institution. https://www.ft.com/content/63b1c7b1-c0de-43b3-851f-153fb20e938a?accessToken=zwAGFvBGmiwYkc9jscexwN5Ds9OFHxU_sg6Tig.MEQCIHboI0Tlj4EMAY6y6VeOY3oV3PGOyNwFfpEz1wmKWuoWAiBpxCayBFb7N…

1/2: #Chequerboard: The Twenty-first Century Confrontation between Public and Private land use in the West dating from the 19th Century. Terry Anderson, Hoover Institution. https://www.ft.com/content/63b1c7b1-c0de-43b3-851f-153fb20e938a?accessToken=zwAGFvBGmiwYkc9jscexwN5Ds9OFHxU_sg6Tig.MEQCIHboI0Tlj4EMAY6y6VeOY3oV3PGOyNwFfpEz1wmKWuoWAiBpxCayBFb7Nu…

#RUSSIA: The Shadow Fleet and the sinking price of 2024 oil. Michael Bernstam https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/04/22/russia-shadow-fleet-nato-greenpeace-oil-spills/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Editors%20Picks%2004222024&utm_term=editors_picks 1918 Vladivostokتوسط John Batchelor

#CANADA: More than 4 million civil servants & What is to be done? Conrad Black, National Post https://nationalpost.com/opinion/the-nadir-of-our-once-great-nation 1898 Ottawa Ontarioتوسط John Batchelor

#PRC: #SCALAREPORT: China Manufacturing still sluggish. Chris Riegel, CEO Scala.com˽@Stratacache. @STRATACACHE https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/for-years-manufacturing-left-the-us-now-its-begun-to-come-home-here-are-5-things-to-know/ar-AA1nzpmU 1957 Zhouتوسط John Batchelor

#MEXICO: BYD and the rhetoric of protectionism. Mary Anastasia O'Grady https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-biden-trump-trade-war-with-mexico-electric-vehicles-usmca-9a093d77 1905 Guyamasتوسط John Batchelor

#UK: Can British industry re-arm? Anatol Lieven, Quincy Institute https://harpers.org/archive/2024/05/coming-to-terms-the-diplomatic-path-to-a-secure-ukraine-george-beebe-anatol-lieven/ 1916 Punchتوسط John Batchelor

#UKRAINE: Peace at what cost? Anatol Lieven, Quincy Institute https://harpers.org/archive/2024/05/coming-to-terms-the-diplomatic-path-to-a-secure-ukraine-george-beebe-anatol-lieven/ 1918 Ukraineتوسط John Batchelor

PREVIEW: #WYOMING: #MONTANA: Conversation with colleague Terry Anderson of Hoover Institution re the controversy of the chequerboard of public and private lands -- and a possible solution to unhappiness. Details tonight. 1873 Downtown Bozeman MTتوسط John Batchelor