"Preview: PRC: Colleague Bill Gertz presents evidence for the Chinese hasty buildup of naval forces, including SSGN cruise missile submarines, in preparation for war with Taiwan. More later in the week." 1940De către John Batchelor

This episode explores in detail one of the most important features of Marxist and communist ideology -- redefining terms. This practice has been a key element in deceiving tens of millions of people into accepting communism's false and quasi-religious beliefs. The counterproposal section presents a key element needed for countering Marxism-Leninism…

#Londinium90AD: Can the American people be led to war in Europe again, 1917, 1941, 1948, 1964, 1998, 2022. Michael Vlahos. Friends of History Debating Society. @Michalis_Vlahos Berlin 1945De către John Batchelor

#Londinium90AD: The North Koreans are coming: Are we going to war? Michael Vlahos. Friends of History Debating Society. @Michalis_Vlahos 1949 Kim il Sung in MoscowDe către John Batchelor

"#Londinium90AD: Discarded Tiberius misbehaves. Pious Cleopatra scorns. Michael Vlahos, Friends of History Debating Society. @Michalis_Vlahos1891. Sarah Bernhardt as Cleopatra."De către John Batchelor

HOW STALIN'S NKVD MANAGED THE INFORMATION WAR, 1941-45: 8/8: The Red Hotel: Moscow 1941, the Metropol Hotel, and the Untold Story of Stalin's Propaganda War by Alan Philps (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Red-Hotel-Metropol-Stalins-Propaganda/dp/1639364277/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= In 1941, when German armies were marching towards…

HOW STALIN'S NKVD MANAGED THE INFORMATION WAR, 1941-45: 7/8: The Red Hotel: Moscow 1941, the Metropol Hotel, and the Untold Story of Stalin's Propaganda War by Alan Philps (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Red-Hotel-Metropol-Stalins-Propaganda/dp/1639364277/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= In 1941, when German armies were marching towards…

HOW STALIN'S NKVD MANAGED THE INFORMATION WAR, 1941-45: 6/8: The Red Hotel: Moscow 1941, the Metropol Hotel, and the Untold Story of Stalin's Propaganda War by Alan Philps (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Red-Hotel-Metropol-Stalins-Propaganda/dp/1639364277/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= In 1941, when German armies were marching towards…

HOW STALIN'S NKVD MANAGED THE INFORMATION WAR, 1941-45: 5/8: The Red Hotel: Moscow 1941, the Metropol Hotel, and the Untold Story of Stalin's Propaganda War by Alan Philps (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Red-Hotel-Metropol-Stalins-Propaganda/dp/1639364277/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= In 1941, when German armies were marching towards…

HOW STALIN'S NKVD MANAGED THE INFORMATION WAR, 1941-45: 4/8: The Red Hotel: Moscow 1941, the Metropol Hotel, and the Untold Story of Stalin's Propaganda War by Alan Philps (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Red-Hotel-Metropol-Stalins-Propaganda/dp/1639364277/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= In 1941, when German armies were marching towards…

HOW STALIN'S NKVD MANAGED THE INFORMATION WAR, 1941-45: 3/8: The Red Hotel: Moscow 1941, the Metropol Hotel, and the Untold Story of Stalin's Propaganda War by Alan Philps (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Red-Hotel-Metropol-Stalins-Propaganda/dp/1639364277/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= In 1941, when German armies were marching towards…

HOW STALIN'S NKVD MANAGED THE INFORMATION WAR, 1941-45: 2/8: The Red Hotel: Moscow 1941, the Metropol Hotel, and the Untold Story of Stalin's Propaganda War by Alan Philps (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Red-Hotel-Metropol-Stalins-Propaganda/dp/1639364277/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= In 1941, when German armies were marching towards…

HOW STALIN'S NKVD MANAGED THE INFORMATION WAR, 1941-45: 1/8: The Red Hotel: Moscow 1941, the Metropol Hotel, and the Untold Story of Stalin's Propaganda War by Alan Philps (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Red-Hotel-Metropol-Stalins-Propaganda/dp/1639364277/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= In 1941, when German armies were marching towards…

"POTUS: WATCH THE CAMPAIGN NOT THE POLLS. @THADMCCOTTER @THEAMGREATNESS" 1902 Ontario electionDe către John Batchelor

"Preview: WARTIME MOSCOW: Author Alan Philps ('The Red Hotel') relates the sad tale of the love affair between the London Telegraph correspondent Charlton and his Russian translator, Natalia. More later." 1941 MoscowDe către John Batchelor

"Preview: Colleague Rick Fisher comments on North Korea's demonstration of a fully mobile ballistic missile test that can deliver a MIRVed warhead to the continental US. More later in the week." 1955De către John Batchelor

"Preview: DRONES: Colleague Henry Sokolski remarks on the challenge of downing drones that may be spying on military facilities or critical nodes in peacetime. More later this week." 1940 LondonDe către John Batchelor

#OzWatch: Ashes mind games accelerate with Ian Chappell disdaining Poms and Bazball. Jeremy Zakis, New South Wales. #FriendsofHistoryDebatingSociety https://www.nine.com.au/sport/cricket/news-2024-pakistan-v-england-test-series-result-ian-chappell-exclusive-bazball-ben-stokes-captaincy-20241031-p5kn2z.html 1937 NSW…

#OzWatch: Gustnado watch over Brisbane: Bushfire watch over South Australia. Jeremy Zakis, New South Wales. #FriendsofHistoryDebatingSociety https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/nov/02/fire-danger-in-southern-australia-as-weather-bureau-warns-of-damaging-winds-and-soaring-temperatures 1922 ANZAC Day Brisbane…

#OzWatch: Snakebiten in the Snowy Mountain wilderness. Jeremy Zakis, New South Wales. #FriendsofHistoryDebatingSociety https://www.cbsnews.com/news/woman-found-alive-snake-bite-missing-days-wilderness-australia/ 1910 MelbourneDe către John Batchelor

#OzWatch: Jeremy Zakis, New South Wales. #FriendsofHistoryDebatingSociety The non hostile Tasmanian Magpie in Springtime. https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/oct/27/why-dont-tasmanian-magpies-swoop-people-its-not-black-and-white 1873 AboriginesDe către John Batchelor

WAR ENDINGS ARE THE WORST IMAGINABLE EVENTS: 8/8: Road to Surrender: Three Men and the Countdown to the End of World War II by Evan Thomas (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Road-Surrender-Three-Countdown-World/dp/0399589252 At 9:20 a.m. on the morning of May 30, General Groves receives a message to report to the office of the secretary of war “at onc…

WAR ENDINGS ARE THE WORST IMAGINABLE EVENTS: 7/8: Road to Surrender: Three Men and the Countdown to the End of World War II by Evan Thomas (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Road-Surrender-Three-Countdown-World/dp/0399589252 At 9:20 a.m. on the morning of May 30, General Groves receives a message to report to the office of the secretary of war “at onc…

WAR ENDINGS ARE THE WORST IMAGINABLE EVENTS: 6/8: Road to Surrender: Three Men and the Countdown to the End of World War II by Evan Thomas (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Road-Surrender-Three-Countdown-World/dp/0399589252 At 9:20 a.m. on the morning of May 30, General Groves receives a message to report to the office of the secretary of war “at onc…

WAR ENDINGS ARE THE WORST IMAGINABLE EVENTS: 5/8: Road to Surrender: Three Men and the Countdown to the End of World War II by Evan Thomas (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Road-Surrender-Three-Countdown-World/dp/0399589252 At 9:20 a.m. on the morning of May 30, General Groves receives a message to report to the office of the secretary of war “at onc…

WAR ENDINGS ARE THE WORST IMAGINABLE EVENTS: 4/8: Road to Surrender: Three Men and the Countdown to the End of World War II by Evan Thomas (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Road-Surrender-Three-Countdown-World/dp/0399589252 At 9:20 a.m. on the morning of May 30, General Groves receives a message to report to the office of the secretary of war “at onc…

WAR ENDINGS ARE THE WORST IMAGINABLE EVENTS: 3/8: Road to Surrender: Three Men and the Countdown to the End of World War II by Evan Thomas (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Road-Surrender-Three-Countdown-World/dp/0399589252 At 9:20 a.m. on the morning of May 30, General Groves receives a message to report to the office of the secretary of war “at onc…

WAR ENDINGS ARE THE WORST IMAGINABLE EVENTS: 2/8: Road to Surrender: Three Men and the Countdown to the End of World War II by Evan Thomas (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Road-Surrender-Three-Countdown-World/dp/0399589252 At 9:20 a.m. on the morning of May 30, General Groves receives a message to report to the office of the secretary of war “at onc…

WAR ENDINGS ARE THE WORST IMAGINABLE EVENTS: 1/8: Road to Surrender: Three Men and the Countdown to the End of World War II by Evan Thomas (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Road-Surrender-Three-Countdown-World/dp/0399589252 At 9:20 a.m. on the morning of May 30, General Groves receives a message to report to the office of the secretary of war “at onc…

SIZABLE IRAN STRIKE ON ISRAEL EXPECTED: WHAT IS THE PRESENCE OF THE US FLEET? 4/4: To Risk It All: Nine Conflicts and the Crucible of Decision by Admiral James Stavridis USN (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Risk-All-Conflicts-Crucible-Decision/dp/0593297741/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= At the heart of Admiral James Stavridis’s traini…

SIZABLE IRAN STRIKE ON ISRAEL EXPECTED: WHAT IS THE PRESENCE OF THE US FLE3T? 3/4: To Risk It All: Nine Conflicts and the Crucible of Decision by Admiral James Stavridis USN (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Risk-All-Conflicts-Crucible-Decision/dp/0593297741/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= At the heart of Admiral James Stavridis’s traini…

SIZABLE IRAN STRIKE ON ISRAEL EXPECTED: WHAT IS THE PRESENCE OF THE US FLEET? 2/4: To Risk It All: Nine Conflicts and the Crucible of Decision by Admiral James Stavridis USN (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Risk-All-Conflicts-Crucible-Decision/dp/0593297741/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= At the heart of Admiral James Stavridis’s traini…

SIZABLE IRAN STRIKE ON ISRAEL EXPECTED: WHAT IS THE PRESENCE OF THE US FLEET? 1/4: To Risk It All: Nine Conflicts and the Crucible of Decision by Admiral James Stavridis USN (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Risk-All-Conflicts-Crucible-Decision/dp/0593297741/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= At the heart of Admiral James Stavridis’s traini…

"Preview: JAPAN: Conversation with author Evan Thomas ('Road to Surrender') regarding Japanese Emperor Hirohito seeking peace after learning the facts of the Hiroshima bomb. More later." 1922 Crown Prince Hirohito visits TaiwanDe către John Batchelor

"Preview: TRUMAN: Conversation with author Evan Thomas ('Road to Surrender') regarding the class tension between the haughty Secretary of War Henry Stimson and the plain Midwestern Harry Truman who inherited FDR's chair. More later." July 1945 Churchill and Truman in PotsdamDe către John Batchelor

"Preview: FDR: Conversation with H.W. Brands regarding the covert methods FDR used to weaken Charles Lindbergh and his allies at the America First Committee. More later in the week." September 11, 1941 Fireside chatDe către John Batchelor

"Preview: LINDBERGH: Conversation with Professor H.W. Brands, author of 'America First,' regarding Lindbergh's contradiction as a private man who went on national radio to defy the Roosevelt Administration about the war. More later this week. 1929De către John Batchelor

"Preview: MOBILE BAY: Conversation with Admiral James Stavridis, USN (ret.) regarding the savvy and daring of Admiral David Farragut in directing his Union gunboats into the heavily mined Mobile Bay in the summer of 1864." 1867 Farragut and crewDe către John Batchelor

"Preview: HALSEY: Conversation with Admiral James Stavridis regarding Bull Halsey's success in the Pacific as both a combat commander and a newspaper source of confidence. More later." 1942 Halsey onboard EnterpriseDe către John Batchelor

GOOD EVENING: The show begins in the #Keystone State... undated Erie County CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR FIRST HOUR 9:00-9:15 #KeystoneReport: The closing messages. Salena Zito, Middle of Somewhere, @DCExaminer, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, New York Post, SalenaZito.com 9:15-9:30 #KeystoneReport: JD Vance's Mom Beverly. Salena Zito, Middle …

#ITALY: AI fr Ray-Bans, for Fincanteri warships, for Low earth Orbit. Lorenzo Fiori. 1783 MessinaDe către John Batchelor

#MrMarket: On the Fraser Economic Freedom Index, the #US is only #5, and #France is #36. Veronique DeRugy, Mercatus Center 1857 Cape RayDe către John Batchelor

2/2: #LANCASTER REPORT: As Pennsylvania goes... Jim McTague, former Washington Editor, Barrons. @MCTagueJ. Author of the "Martin and Twyla Boundary Series." #FriendsofHistoryDebatingSociety 1877 Stockerton PADe către John Batchelor

1/2: #LANCASTER REPORT: As Pennsylvania goes... Jim McTague, former Washington Editor, Barrons. @MCTagueJ. Author of the "Martin and Twyla Boundary Series." #FriendsofHistoryDebatingSociety 1854 William Penn graveDe către John Batchelor

4/4: Left for Dead: Shipwreck, Treachery, and Survival at the Edge of the World Hardcover – May 7, 2024 by Eric Jay Dolin (Author) 1849 Stanley Falklands 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 t…

3/4: Left for Dead: Shipwreck, Treachery, and Survival at the Edge of the World Hardcover – May 7, 2024 by Eric Jay Dolin (Author) 1833 Falklands 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 stor…

2/4: Left for Dead: Shipwreck, Treachery, and Survival at the Edge of the World Hardcover – May 7, 2024 by Eric Jay Dolin (Author) 1928 Falklands 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 stor…

1/4: Left for Dead: Shipwreck, Treachery, and Survival at the Edge of the World Hardcover – May 7, 2024 by Eric Jay Dolin (Author) 1907 Stanley, Falklands 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 …

JPL: Voyager 1 anomaly. Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.com 1951De către John Batchelor

SPACEX: Nearly complete mobile phone constellation. Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.com 1962De către John Batchelor