Podcasts about intervene

As Syracuse collapsed into disorder, the mother city of Corinth sent Timoleon with a small hired army to intervene. James Romm notes that to the surprise of many, Dionysius the Younger abdicated voluntarily in exchange for a peaceful retirement in Corinth. He lived his remaining years in impoverishment, reportedly working as a music teacher and priest. His downfall became the source of the proverb "Dionysius is in Corinth," signifying that even the most powerful ruler can be brought low. Dionysius claimed his ability to endure exile proved he had actually learned from Plato's teachings. (6/8)SYRACUSE

In this episode of Timeless Wisdom with Dennis Prager, Dennis tackles the age-old question: why doesn't God intervene in the world's suffering? He shares his personal theology, explaining that God gave us the instruction book, the Bible, to lead a good life and make a good society. Dennis also discusses the importance of accountability, citing the difference between men and women's approaches to responsibility. He also addresses a listener's question about the Sabbath, explaining its significance in Jewish and Christian traditions. Additionally, he shares his thoughts on the ideal family structure and the role of adoption in modern society. Follow on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/timeless-wisdom-with-dennis-prager/id1517302239 Follow us on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4SZEYeH4tuLr2FvG4ok1rl Learn more about Dennis Prager: https://pragertopia.com/ Follow Dennis on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DennisPrager Follow Dennis on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thedennisprager/ Follow Dennis on X: https://x.com/DennisPrager Learn more about the Salem Podcast Network: https://salempodcastnetwork.com/ Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

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Ross is thinking about unhelpful help again. How much are we helping children and when does our help cause an interruption? Joey recalls a time when intervening to support a child's speech interrupted the flow of a conversation. Mike thinks about a child who likes to knock things down and the decision whether to intervene before someone's tower comes crashing down. Perhaps we need one more word that starts with "I": intention.

Our 244th episode with a summary and discussion of last week's big AI news!Recorded on 05/08/2026Hosted by Andrey Kurenkov and Jeremie HarrisFeel free to email us your questions and feedback at andreyvkurenkov@gmail.com and/or hello@gladstone.aiRead out our text newsletter and comment on the podcast at https://lastweekin.ai/In this episode:OpenAI released GPT-5.5 Instant as ChatGPT's new default model, showing large benchmark gains and crossing a “high” cyber-risk threshold under its preparedness framework, while bio-safety results were mixed.OpenAI investigated and patched ChatGPT's “goblin” obsession, attributing it to reinforcement-learning rewards that over-amplified playful creature metaphors in a nerdy persona that later bled across versions.Major industry moves included xAI's Grok 4.3 price cuts and voice tools, Mistral's unified Medium 3.5 model and Work mode, and Anthropic's managed-agent upgrades alongside a surprise SpaceX compute deal and reports of a much higher Anthropic valuation.Key policy and security developments covered the Musk–OpenAI trial details, Pentagon AI deployments on classified networks, expanded U.S. government pre-release model reviews, and reports of NSA testing Anthropic's Mythos on Microsoft software.Timestamps:(00:00:10) Intro / Banter(00:01:14) News Preview(00:04:39) Response to listener commentsTools & Apps(00:13:40) OpenAI releases GPT-5.5 Instant, a new default model for ChatGPT | TechCrunch(00:18:23) ChatGPT Became So Obsessed With Goblins That OpenAI Had to Intervene(00:27:14) xAI launches Grok 4.3 at an aggressively low price and a new, fast, powerful voice cloning suite | VentureBeat(00:33:49) Mistral's new flagship Medium 3.5 folds chat, reasoning, and code into one model(00:39:28) Anthropic updates Claude Managed Agents with three new features - 9to5Mac(00:43:42) ElevenLabs Revamps AI Music Platform as Fan-Focused ServiceApplications & Business(00:44:57) A diary, a threat, and a $30 billion stake: What the Musk vs OpenAI trial has actually shown in its first week - The Times of India(00:55:28) Anthropic, SpaceX Sign Deal to Boost AI Computing Power for Claude Software - Bloomberg(01:01:48) Anthropic in talks with investors to raise funds at $900 billion valuation, higher than OpenAI(01:02:37) Anthropic and OpenAI are both launching joint ventures for enterprise AI services | TechCrunch(01:06:15) Anthropic and FIS Are Building an AI Agent to Help Banks Police Financial Crimes(01:07:02) AMD's revenue jumps 38 percent from last year as Q1 data center sales hit $5.8 billion. | The Verge(01:08:51) Banks seek to offload risk to avoid ‘choking' on data centre debt(01:14:08) DeepSeek could be valued at up to $50 billion in first fundraising, sources say | ReutersProjects & Open Source(01:16:14) Natural Language Autoencoders Produce Unsupervised Explanations of LLM Activations(01:22:23) OpenAI just open-sourced its data center networking technologyPolicy & Safety(01:25:02) Pentagon inks deals with Nvidia, Microsoft, and AWS to deploy AI on classified networks | TechCrunch(01:27:27) Google, Microsoft, and xAI will allow the US government to review their new AI models | The Verge(01:32:11) NSA Testing Anthropic's Mythos to Find Flaws in Microsoft Tech(01:35:42) Introspection Adapters: Training LLMs to Report Their Learned BehaviorsResearch & Advancements(01:41:18) Recursive Multi-Agent Systems(01:51:47) Frontier Coding Agents Can Now Implement an AlphaZero Self-Play Machine Learning Pipeline For Connect Four That Performs Comparably to an External SolverSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Northwest suburban police say a victim's family member intervened in a stabbing attack Thursday, a suspect is in custody. WBBM's Brandon Ison reports.

Northwest suburban police say a victim's family member intervened in a stabbing attack Thursday, a suspect is in custody. WBBM's Brandon Ison reports.

Northwest suburban police say a victim's family member intervened in a stabbing attack Thursday, a suspect is in custody. WBBM's Brandon Ison reports.

The President is doubling down on his push for legislation to clean up rampant spending in college sports. Correspondent Gethin Coolbaugh reports.

Carrie is going to be on Glenn Robbins and Mick Molloy's Celebrity Interventions tonight but before we get to see her intervention we got a special bonus intervention for Tommy today!Subscribe on LiSTNR: https://play.listnr.com/podcasts/carrie-and-tommySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mariam Wahba outlines the brutal civil war in Sudan, explaining how foreign actors like Russia and Iran intervene for Red Sea port access and resources while prolonging the conflict through the supply of advanced weaponry. (16)1944 B-17

In this episode of The Secrets of a Witch Podcast, I share a real story about receiving a mediumship message from my great grandmother, and asking my Saint to intervene and reveal the truth of a situation, confirming the mediumship message from nearly a month prior - a message which, at first, seemed a little farfetched to me. Spiritual intervention, help, and spirits revealing the truth is absolutely available to you, all you need to do is ASK.Do not be afraid to ask to see the truth of a situation. It can be scary to face the music and to see reality for what it is. Your ancestors and spiritual team will often allow you to make your own mistakes and learn your own lessons, but their help and intervention is there for you when you are ready for it and if you feel you need or want it.Your spiritual team has your back. The spirits SEE ALL. They are there to help and support you, when and if you ask and are ready to receive their intervention and messages.Your spiritual team will have access to the sketchy behaviour of other people. Ask them, if you're ready. No one can hide from the spiritual world. It's so important to live in truth, even if it's not what you wished was true.-Secrets of a Witch is a podcast by writer, artist, and spiritual teacher Sabrina Scott. She's been a practicing witch and medium for more than 25 years, and in this casual, mellow show she shares her secrets and musings about how to overcome pain and live a happy, magical life. She is the author of five books: Witchbody; Curse and Cure: Magic for Real Life; Rapeseed: Poetry and Writing About Life After Rape; Bodymagic: A Graphic Novel About Witchcraft, Trauma, and Healing; and A Witch at Home: 18 Rituals for Life, Love, and Healing. You can learn more about Sabrina, book a tarot reading, and learn about her courses at sabrinamscott.com, and say hi on Instagram @sabrinamscott. Email her at ceo@sabrinamscott.com

April 8, 2026 - The Trump administration seems poised to greenlight a major Hollywood merger without much scrutiny, so we consider whether state attorneys general can intervene. We discuss the powers of New York's attorney general with Phillip Berenbroick, senior strategist at the American Economic Liberties Project.

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There is a moment seared into the memory of every grieving mom—the phone call, the diagnosis, or the knock on the door that shattered your world forever. In that moment, death isn't just a concept; it enters your story and brings with it a flood of agonizing questions about why the God you love didn't step in to protect your child.   If you feel like your faith has been shaken to the core, you are not alone in the tension of loving your Heavenly Father while suffering the deepest pain imaginable. This episode helps you navigate the confusing space where your reality doesn't match what you believed about God's protection, offering a different perspective on His compassion when the heavens feel silent.   Inside this conversation, you'll discover… The common struggle of reconciling a God who could have stopped the pain with a reality where He didn't. Why silence from Heaven is not the same as abandonment or absence. A powerful perspective from Psalm 57 on how God's rescue often looks different than ours. How to hold onto the truth of God's unchanging character even when you can't see His hand in your story. You don't have to carry the weight of these unspoken questions by yourself or rush to find easy answers that don't fit your heart. Come sit with me as we lean into the hard truths of this Easter season, remembering that even in the moments that feel like forsaking, His compassion is moving toward you.   

Delegation only works when accountability is clear, active, and owned by the right person. The real leadership challenge is not handing off the task — it is making sure the person responsible stays committed to delivering the result without the boss smothering the process. In fast-moving organisations, priorities shift, schedules tighten, and delegated work can quietly slide down the list. That is why leaders need a practical system for follow-up, ownership, and intervention. The goal is not micro-management or neglect. The goal is disciplined accountability that builds capability, confidence, and stronger future leaders. Why does delegated work often lose momentum? Delegated work usually loses momentum because priorities change faster than leaders realise. Even when a team member says yes at the start, that does not guarantee the task stays important once new pressures appear. That is where many managers get caught. They assume the initial handover created lasting commitment, but in reality the delegate may be re-ranking priorities against customer demands, internal deadlines, or other projects. In SMEs, startups, and large corporates alike, this gap between what the manager thinks is happening and what is actually happening causes slippage. Post-pandemic workplaces, hybrid teams, and cross-functional structures have only made that drift more common. A delegated project can look alive on paper while quietly stalling in practice. Do now: Reconfirm priorities after delegation, not just at the moment of handover. Accountability needs follow-up, not assumption. Is micro-managing staff the best way to ensure accountability? No — micro-managing weakens accountability because people stop owning the outcome and start waiting for instructions. It creates compliance, not commitment. Most professionals want autonomy, judgment, and the freedom to apply their own expertise. When a boss controls every detail — what to do, how to do it, and when to do it — resentment rises and initiative drops. In Japan, the US, Europe, and Asia-Pacific markets alike, capable staff expect trust to come with responsibility. Over-control tells them their experience is not valued. Instead of becoming more engaged, they become more cautious, passive, or dependent. That means the manager ends up carrying more of the thinking while the delegate carries less of the ownership. Do now: Check whether your follow-up is helping people think or merely forcing them to obey. Accountability grows when people own the result. Is hands-off leadership better than close supervision? No — a hands-off approach can be just as damaging as micro-management because silence often signals that the work is not important. When leaders disappear, accountability weakens. Laissez-faire leadership sounds respectful, but in practice it often creates ambiguity. If there are no checkpoints, no guidance, and no visible interest from the boss, many team members conclude the project is optional. They may not say that out loud, but their behaviour shows it. In busy organisations, especially where staff juggle multiple stakeholders, the tasks that attract attention tend to get done first. The tasks that live in the shadows tend to drift. Whether you lead a sales team, operations unit, or professional services group, your visibility around the task influences how seriously others take it. Do now: Stay connected to the person and the process. Accountability requires presence without suffocation. How can leaders hold staff accountable without taking over? Leaders should make people accountable for the outcome, while adjusting the level of supervision to match the person, the task, and the risk. The key is active oversight without stealing ownership. That balance is rarely perfect from the beginning. A new employee may need tighter supervision than an experienced operator. A high-risk client project may need more touchpoints than a routine internal assignment. Strong leaders start with a reasonable level of oversight, then adjust based on what they observe. The language matters too: staff must hear clearly that they are responsible not merely for activity, but for results. This is especially important in leadership development, succession planning, and performance management. You are not just trying to finish a task; you are teaching people to operate at a higher level. Do now: Define the result, the checkpoints, and the standard. Then vary the supervision level based on performance, not habit. What are the two biggest accountability traps in delegation? The first trap is buying back the delegation. The second is putting the task into limbo, where neither the employee nor the boss truly owns it. Buying back the delegation happens when the delegate pushes the responsibility back upward, often through delay, mistakes, or visible struggle. Some managers get frustrated and simply take the task back. That may feel efficient in the moment, but it trains people to avoid responsibility. The limbo trap is even worse. The manager reclaims part or all of the task, yet does not move it forward either. Now the project stalls because ownership has dissolved. This happens in family businesses, multinationals, and public sector teams alike: everyone is busy, nobody is accountable, and progress stops. Once accountability becomes blurred, momentum usually disappears with it. Do now: Refuse to casually take work back. If ownership changes, make that explicit immediately and reassign full responsibility. What is RAME and how does it help leaders hold people accountable? RAME means Reasonable Allowable Margin Of Error, and it helps leaders decide when to stay out and when to step in. It creates control without crushing initiative. This is the practical guideline many managers need. Not every deviation is a failure. Some differences simply reflect another valid way to reach the same goal. If the variation is minor, leave it alone. In fact, subordinates may sometimes discover a better method than the boss would have used. That takes humility to accept. But if the deviation is major and the project is moving off track, intervention is necessary. RAME gives leaders a decision framework: ignore harmless variation, correct dangerous drift. Over time, this helps team members learn, self-correct, and build confidence. That is how accountability develops into self-direction and, eventually, leadership readiness. Do now: Set the error margin before the work begins. Intervene on major deviations, but let people learn from manageable mistakes. Conclusion Holding staff accountable is not about hovering over them or abandoning them. It is about creating clear ownership, staying appropriately involved, and resisting the temptation to rescue people too quickly. Leaders who get this right strengthen execution and grow stronger teams at the same time. The best delegation systems produce more than completed tasks. They produce people who can think, act, self-correct, and eventually perform at the boss's level. That is the real win. Accountability is not a punishment mechanism — it is a leadership development tool. Author bio Dr. Greg Story, Ph.D. in Japanese Decision-Making, is President of Dale Carnegie Tokyo Training and Adjunct Professor at Griffith University. He is a two-time winner of the Dale Carnegie One Carnegie Award and recipient of the Griffith University Business School Outstanding Alumnus Award. As a Dale Carnegie Master Trainer, he delivers leadership, communication, sales, and presentation programmes globally, including Leadership Training for Results. He is also the author of Japan Business Mastery, Japan Sales Mastery, Japan Presentations Mastery, Japan Leadership Mastery, and How to Stop Wasting Money on Training, with several works translated into Japanese. Greg also publishes daily business insights on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter, and hosts six weekly podcasts. On YouTube, he produces The Cutting Edge Japan Business Show, Japan Business Mastery, and Japan's Top Business Interviews, followed by executives seeking practical strategies for succeeding in Japan. Would you like me to now prepare the WordPress-ready version with spacing and the bio?

Find the video podcast of The Dan Bongino Show exclusively on Rumble at https://Rumble.com/bongino In this episode, I cover the breaking news from the Iran war and Trump's endgame in the Middle East and beyond, a surprise cabinet shakeup, and a hilarious Democrat faceplant. How Israel Killed Iran's Ayatollah Khamenei with a Missile… from SPACE https://nypost.com/2026/03/05/world-news/how-israel-killed-ayatollah-khamenei-with-a-missile-from-space/ Trump Set to Intervene in Contested GOP Texas Primary — Who Will Get His Endorsement? https://www.theblaze.com/news/trump-to-intervene-in-texas-senate-race-anoint-his-preferred-candidate Far-Left Gov. Walz, AG Ellison CONFRONTED by Congress over Somali Fraud Scandal https://justthenews.com/nation/states/center-square/lawmakers-grill-walz-ellison-over-minnesota-fraud Sponsors: Patriot Mobile - https://patriotmobile.com/dan Helix Sleep - https://helixsleep.com/dan Kalshi - https://kalshi.com/bongino Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Most people think their relationship problems are about the other person. They're not — they're about an 18-month-old version of you who learned the only way to survive. In this episode, psychotherapist Jessica Baum breaks down why your nervous system is still running a programme it wrote in infancy. Attachment styles — secure, anxious, avoidant, disorganised — aren't personality quirks. They're adaptive strategies your brain built when connection was a matter of survival. The anxious person who chases, the avoidant who disappears, the couple stuck in a loop they can't explain — it all traces back to the same source: early experiences that taught your body what to expect from closeness. Understanding that isn't just interesting. It's the beginning of actually changing it. Your attachment style isn't fixed — it shifts depending on who you're with Co-regulation isn't neediness — it's how the nervous system was designed to heal The goal isn't independence. It's interdependence — being whole and connected If your relationships keep following the same painful script, this episode is where you start rewriting it. SPONSORS

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What if suffering isn't sacred?What if it's not a divine lesson, a karmic punishment, or some higher being's character-building exercise?In this episode, we tear down one of spirituality's most persistent lies: that pain is here to make you better.Suffering, in this view, isn't a teacher—it's a byproduct. A side effect of existing inside a dense, limited system where consciousness is compressed into form. Growth doesn't require pain; pain just happens when awareness meets resistance.We talk about why higher intelligences can't step in and “save” us, why manifestation is a gateway—not the final boss—and how realizing your creative power is less about getting what you want and more about waking up inside the matrix you're already in.This is an episode for anyone tired of being told to be grateful for their trauma.No silver linings. No spiritual bypassing.Just a clearer, more honest look at what this realm actually demands—and what it doesn't.You are loved. I stand with all humans on earth in love.Work with me, your host,  here: ⁠Thelovelyalea.com⁠Order MEANINGFUL MANIFESTATION ⁠thelovelyalea.com/book⁠Get spiritual 1-on-1 Coaching ⁠thelovelyalea.com/services⁠Become a Patreon Member to get behind the scenes, extra content, and workshops.⁠⁠patreon.com/thelovelyalea⁠⁠Follow me on Instagram ⁠instagram.com/thelovelyalea⁠ ( Remember I will never DM you for readings - watch out for Scammers ! )Intro Music by LGHTWRKR  ⁠https://on.soundcloud.com/aMPrn31mG8mp3Er7gH⁠

Craig Unger reports that the Trump brand served as a status symbol for Russian oligarchs, facilitating money laundering in failed developments while FBI counterintelligence efforts reportedly failed to intervene. 14.1914

Host of Geopolitics & Empire, Hrvoje Morić, gives an update from ground zero México detailing the violent aftermath of the reported death of a major cartel leader. He describes encountering narco blockades (torched vehicles) while attempting to navigate the city, which he characterizes as a “ghost town” during the peak of the unrest. Beyond personal observations, he analyzes the potential for increased U.S. military involvement and the geopolitical implications of joint security operations. He explores various theories suggesting the chaos could be a planned strategy of tension designed to justify a North American Union or Technate.  Watch on BitChute / Brighteon / Rumble / Substack / YouTube *Support Geopolitics & Empire! Become a Member https://geopoliticsandempire.substack.com Donate https://geopoliticsandempire.com/donations Consult https://geopoliticsandempire.com/consultation **Listen Ad-Free for $4.99 a Month or $49.99 a Year! Apple Subscriptions https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/geopolitics-empire/id1003465597 Supercast https://geopoliticsandempire.supercast.com ***Visit Our Affiliates & Sponsors! Above Phone https://abovephone.com/?above=geopolitics American Gold Exchange https://www.amergold.com/geopolitics easyDNS (15% off with GEOPOLITICS) https://easydns.com Escape The Technocracy (15% off with GEOPOLITICS) https://escapethetechnocracy.com/geopolitics Outbound Mexico https://outboundmx.com PassVult https://passvult.com Sociatates Civis https://societates-civis.com StartMail https://www.startmail.com/partner/?ref=ngu4nzr Wise Wolf Gold https://www.wolfpack.gold/?ref=geopolitics Show Notes https://x.com/meganjanetsky/status/2025976790649561283 https://x.com/LaishaWilkins/status/2025953414803259694 https://x.com/DolioJ/status/2026049408664797309 https://x.com/Ramiro_Escoto/status/2025634090112667717 https://x.com/CartelWatchNet/status/2026029266266116392 https://x.com/blogdelnarcomex/status/2026385053341696494 https://www.business-standard.com/sports/football-news/will-fifa-take-2026-wc-host-rights-away-from-guadalajara-amid-cartel-chaos-126022300872_1.html https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/did-the-puerto-vallarta-costco-burn-down/ https://x.com/HuasoBB/status/2026083731727872290 https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/mexicos-cjng-decapitation-strike-fallout-not-end-just-beginning https://x.com/eduardomenoni/status/2026404233520488705 https://x.com/lbrglobal/status/2025634000786915698 https://x.com/ShawnRyan762/status/2026067108669571206 https://x.com/upholdreality/status/2026036079556534480 https://x.com/RonPaulInstitut/status/2025990042137559180 https://x.com/WeTheBrandon/status/2025795512746525043 https://x.com/WeTheBrandon/status/2026148457732354449 https://x.com/WeTheBrandon/status/2026395280690598256 https://x.com/Geopolitics_Emp/status/1892461397457457489 https://www.borderreport.com/news/military/navy-seal-team-2-headed-to-mexico-on-training-mission/amp/ https://x.com/Kathleen_Tyson_/status/2026344434577609061 https://x.com/nayibbukele/status/2025745255459381337 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ol8SUQjyiU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RjF89CjmI8 https://x.com/Defence_Index/status/2026165038156001784 https://x.com/21WIRE/status/2025646176209358971 https://x.com/jamesguzman8/status/2026032842786934957 https://www.facebook.com/jason.christoff.12 https://www.facebook.com/dan.dicks.77 https://x.com/HrvojePM/status/2025729443839549678 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4u32-8AUvUM https://x.com/DollarVigilante/status/2025729497870356650 *Podcast intro music used with permission is from the song “The Queens Jig” by the fantastic “Musicke & Mirth” from their album “Music for Two Lyra Viols”: http://musicke-mirth.de/en/recordings.html (available on iTunes or Amazon)

Joy stops by the podcast and tells Noah all about the time she was haunted at Zak Bagans museum. It was so terrifying they ended up covering it on Ghost Adventures! Oh, did we mention she also helped perform an exorcism? Don't forget a new episode of the Real Hauntings Podcast releases every Monday, and please rate and review on your listening app of choice. Thanks y'all, and keep it spooky!! Support Joy by checking her out on tiktok and instagram @ziggaty Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Part Two of our series on Charlotte of Belgium (Empress Carlota of Mexico)… we wish we had better news. When we last left our neglected princess, she and her husband, Archduke Maximilian of Austria, had been approached by Napoleon III and offered the crown of Mexico. Charlotte—starved for purpose and convinced this is her destiny—is all in. Max is less sure, but with the blessing of Pope Pius IX, the new Emperor and Empress set sail for Mexico. Where the dream immediately implodes. What follows is one of the most tragic and debated breakdowns in royal history—and the fall of the Second Mexican Empire. We also draw parallels to one of our classic Queens Podcast episodes on Juana of Castile, another queen labeled “mad” and locked away. If this story leaves you thinking about power, politics, and madness, you can revisit Juana's story here. Timestamps: 00:00 Welcome + Content Warning (History Tea Time Crossover Intro) 00:51 Previously On: Maximilian's Mess & The Crown of Mexico 06:47 Sailing to Empire: Papal Blessings, Big Dreams & Bigger Delusions 10:46 Veracruz Reality Check: a Lukewarm Welcome 13:59 Mexico City & the Illusion of Support 18:22 "Hey— Did we just kidnap these kids?" And other bad ideas. 27:19 Empress on a Mission: Charlotte Travels to Europe to Save the Mexican Empire 33:53 Vatican Rejection: The Pope Won't Intervene—and Charlotte Snaps 44:14 Vienna & Victorian Psychiatry: Diagnosed ‘Madness' by an ‘Alienist' 47:01 Meanwhile in Mexico: Maximilian Captured, Tried, and Executed 49:54 A Life After the Break: 60 Years in Belgium, Good Days and Ghosts 54:52 What Caused the Collapse? Theories, Bad Medicine, and a Tragic Farewell Sources ⁠History Tea Time⁠ ⁠Thought co Queens podcast is part of Airwave Media podcast network. Please get in touch with advertising@airwavemedia.com if you would like to advertise on our podcast. Want more Queens? Head to our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and follow us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Last time we spoke about the beginning of the Nomohan incident. On the fringes of Manchuria, the ghosts of Changkufeng lingered. It was August 1938 when Soviet and Japanese forces locked in a brutal standoff over a disputed hill, claiming thousands of lives before a fragile ceasefire redrew the lines. Japan, humiliated yet defiant, withdrew, but the Kwantung Army seethed with resentment. As winter thawed into 1939, tensions simmered along the Halha River, a serpentine boundary between Manchukuo and Mongolia. Major Tsuji Masanobu, a cunning tactician driven by gekokujo's fire, drafted Order 1488: a mandate empowering local commanders to annihilate intruders, even luring them across borders. Kwantung's leaders, bonded by past battles, endorsed it, ignoring Tokyo's cautions amid the grinding China War. By May, the spark ignited. Mongolian patrols crossed the river, clashing with Manchukuoan cavalry near Nomonhan's sandy hills. General Komatsubara, ever meticulous, unleashed forces to "destroy" them, bombing west-bank outposts and pursuing retreats. Soviets, bound by pact, rushed reinforcements, their tanks rumbling toward the fray. What began as skirmishes ballooned into an undeclared war.   #189 General Zhukov Arrives at Nomohan Welcome to the Fall and Rise of China Podcast, I am your dutiful host Craig Watson. But, before we start I want to also remind you this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Perhaps you want to learn more about the history of Asia? Kings and Generals have an assortment of episodes on history of asia and much more  so go give them a look over on Youtube. So please subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry for some more history related content, over on my channel, the Pacific War Channel where I cover the history of China and Japan from the 19th century until the end of the Pacific War. Though Kwantung Army prided itself as an elite arm of the Imperial Japanese Army, the 23rd Division, formed less than a year prior, was still raw and unseasoned, lacking the polish and spirit typical of its parent force. From General Michitaro Komatsubara downward, the staff suffered a collective dearth of combat experience. Intelligence officer Major Yoshiyasu Suzuki, a cavalryman, had no prior intel background. While senior regimental commanders were military academy veterans, most company and platoon leaders were fresh reservists or academy graduates with just one or two years under their belts. Upon arriving in Manchukuo in August 1938, the division found its Hailar base incomplete, housing only half its troops; the rest scattered across sites. Full assembly at Hailar occurred in November, but harsh winter weather curtailed large-scale drills. Commanders had scant time to build rapport. This inexperience, inadequate training, and poor cohesion would prove costly at Nomonhan. Japan's army held steady at 17 divisions from 1930 to 1937, but the escalating China conflict spurred seven new divisions in 1938 and nine in 1939. Resource strains from China left many under-equipped, with the 23rd, stationed in a presumed quiet sector, low on priorities. Unlike older "rectangular" divisions with four infantry regiments, the 23rd was a modern "triangular" setup featuring the 64th, 71st, and 72nd. Materiel gaps were glaring. The flat, open terrain screamed for tanks, yet the division relied on a truck-equipped transport regiment and a reconnaissance regiment with lightly armored "tankettes" armed only with machine guns. Mobility suffered: infantry marched the final 50 miles from Hailar to Nomonhan. Artillery was mostly horse-drawn, including 24 outdated Type 38 75-mm guns from 1907, the army's oldest, unique to this division. Each infantry regiment got four 37-mm rapid-fire guns and four 1908-era 75-mm mountain guns. The artillery regiment added 12 120-mm howitzers, all high-angle, short-range pieces ill-suited for flatlands or anti-tank roles. Antitank capabilities were dire: beyond rapid-fire guns, options boiled down to demolition charges and Molotov cocktails, demanding suicidal "human bullet" tactics in open terrain, a fatal flaw against armor. The division's saving grace lay in its soldiers, primarily from Kyushu, Japan's southernmost main island, long famed for hardy warriors. These men embodied resilience, bravery, loyalty, and honor, offsetting some training and gear deficits. Combat at Nomonhan ramped up gradually, with Japanese-Manchukuoan forces initially outnumbering Soviet-Mongolian foes. Soviets faced severe supply hurdles: their nearest rail at Borzya sat 400 miles west of the Halha River, requiring truck hauls over rough, exposed terrain prone to air strikes. Conversely, Hailar was 200 miles from Nomonhan, with the Handagai railhead just 50 miles away, linked by three dirt roads. These advantages, plus Europe's brewing Polish crisis, likely reassured Army General Staff and Kwantung Army Headquarters that Moscow would avoid escalation. Nonetheless, Komatsubara, with KwAHQ's nod, chose force to quash the Nomonhan flare-up. On May 20, Japanese scouts spotted a Soviet infantry battalion and armor near Tamsag Bulak. Komatsubara opted to "nip the incident in the bud," assembling a potent strike force under Colonel Takemitsu Yamagata of the 64th Infantry Regiment. The Yamagata detachment included the 3rd Battalion, roughly four companies, 800 men, a regimental gun company, three 75-mm mountain guns, four 37-mm rapid-fires, three truck companies, and Lieutenant Colonel Yaozo Azuma's reconnaissance group, 220 men, one tankette, two sedans, 12 trucks. Bolstered by 450 local Manchukuoan troops, the 2,000-strong unit was tasked with annihilating all enemy east of the Halha. The assault was set for May 22–23. No sooner had General Komatsubara finalized this plan than he received a message from KwAHQ: "In settling the affair Kwantung Army has definite plans, as follows: For the time being Manchukuoan Army troops will keep an eye on the Outer Mongolians operating near Nomonhan and will try to lure them onto Manchukuoan territory. Japanese forces at Hailar [23rd Division] will maintain surveillance over the situation. Upon verification of a border violation by the bulk of the Outer Mongolian forces, Kwantung Army will dispatch troops, contact the enemy, and annihilate him within friendly territory. According to this outlook it can be expected that enemy units will occupy border regions for a considerable period; but this is permissible from the overall strategic point of view". At this juncture, Kwantung Army Headquarters advocated tactical caution to secure a more conclusive outcome. Yet, General Michitaro Komatsubara had already issued orders for Colonel Takemitsu Yamagata's assault. Komatsubara radioed Hsinking that retracting would be "undignified," resenting KwAHQ's encroachment on his authority much as KwAHQ chafed at Army General Staff interference. Still, "out of deference to Kwantung Army's feelings," he delayed to May 27 to 28. Soviet air units from the 57th Corps conducted ineffective sorties over the Halha River from May 17 to 21. Novice pilots in outdated I 15 biplanes suffered heavily: at least 9, possibly up to 17, fighters and scouts downed. Defense Commissar Kliment Voroshilov halted air ops, aiding Japanese surprise. Yamagata massed at Kanchuerhmiao, 40 miles north of Nomonhan, sending patrols southward. Scouts spotted a bridge over the Halha near its Holsten junction, plus 2 enemy groups of ~200 each east of the Halha on either Holsten side and a small MPR outpost less than a mile west of Nomonhan. Yamagata aimed to trap and destroy these east of the river: Azuma's 220 man unit would drive south along the east bank to the bridge, blocking retreat. The 4 infantry companies and Manchukuoan troops, with artillery, would attack from the west toward enemy pockets, herding them riverward into Azuma's trap. Post destruction, mop up any west bank foes near the river clear MPR soil swiftly. This intricate plan suited early MPR foes but overlooked Soviet units spotted at Tamsag Bulak on May 20, a glaring oversight by Komatsubara and Yamagata. Predawn on May 28, Yamagata advanced from Kanchuerhmiao. Azuma detached southward to the bridge. Unbeknownst, it was guarded by Soviet infantry, engineers, armored cars, and a 76 mm self propelled artillery battery—not just MPR cavalry. Soviets detected Azuma pre dawn but missed Yamagata's main force; surprise was mutual. Soviet MPR core: Major A E Bykov's battalion roughly 1000 men with 3 motorized infantry companies, 16 BA 6 armored cars, 4 76 mm self propelled guns, engineers, and a 5 armored car recon platoon. The 6th MPR Cavalry Division roughly 1250 men had 2 small regiments, 4 76 mm guns, armored cars, and a training company. Bykov arrayed north to south: 2 Soviet infantry on flanks, MPR cavalry center, unorthodox, as cavalry suits flanks. Spread over 10 miles parallel to but east of the Halha, 1 mile west of Nomonhan. Reserves: 1 infantry company, engineers, and artillery west of the river near the bridge; Shoaaiibuu's guns also west to avoid sand. Japanese held initial edges in numbers and surprise, especially versus MPR cavalry. Offsets: Yamagata split into 5 weaker units; radios failed early, hampering coordination; Soviets dominated firepower with self propelled guns, 4 MPR pieces, and BA 6s, armored fighters with 45 mm turret guns, half track capable, 27 mph speed, but thin 9 mm armor vulnerable to close heavy machine guns. Morning of May 28, Yamagata's infantry struck Soviet MPR near Nomonhan, routing lightly armed MPR cavalry and forcing Soviet retreats toward the Halha. Shoaaiibuu rushed his training company forward; Japanese overran his post, killing him and most staff. As combat neared the river, Soviet artillery and armored cars slowed Yamagata. He redirected to a low hill miles east of the Halha with dug in Soviets—failing to notify Azuma. Bykov regrouped 1 to 2 miles east of the Halha Holsten junction, holding firm. By late morning, Yamagata stalled, digging in against Soviet barrages. Azuma, radio silent due to faults, neared the bridge to find robust Soviet defenses. Artillery commander Lieutenant Yu Vakhtin shifted his 4 76 mm guns east to block seizure. Azuma lacked artillery or anti tank tools, unable to advance. With Yamagata bogged down, Azuma became encircled, the encirclers encircled. Runners reached Yamagata, but his dispersed units couldn't rally or breakthrough. By noon, Azuma faced infantry and cavalry from the east, bombardments from west (both Halha sides). Dismounted cavalry dug sandy defenses. Azuma could have broken out but held per mission, awaiting Yamagata, unaware of the plan shift. Pressure mounted: Major I M Remizov's full 149th Regiment recent Tamsag Bulak arrivals trucked in, tilting odds. Resupply failed; ammo dwindled. Post dusk slackening: A major urged withdrawal; Azuma refused, deeming retreat shameful without orders, a Japanese army hallmark, where "retreat" was taboo, replaced by euphemisms like "advance in a different direction." Unauthorized pullback meant execution. Dawn May 29: Fiercer Soviet barrage, 122 mm howitzers, field guns, mortars, armored cars collapsed trenches. An incendiary hit Azuma's sedan, igniting trucks with wounded and ammo. By late afternoon, Soviets closed to 50 yards on 3 fronts; armored cars breached rear. Survivors fought desperately. Between 6:00 and 7:00 p.m., Azuma led 24 men in a banzai charge, cut down by machine guns. A wounded medical lieutenant ordered escapes; 4 succeeded. Rest killed or captured. Komatsubara belatedly reinforced Yamagata on May 29 with artillery, anti tank guns, and fresh infantry. Sources claim Major Tsuji arrived, rebuked Yamagata for inaction, and spurred corpse recovery over 3 nights, yielding ~200 bodies, including Azuma's. Yamagata withdrew to Kanchuerhmiao, unable to oust foes. Ironically, Remizov mistook recovery truck lights for attacks, briefly pulling back west on May 30. By June 3, discovering the exit, Soviet MPR reoccupied the zone. Japanese blamed:  (1) poor planning/recon by Komatsubara and Yamagata,  (2) comms failures,  (3) Azuma's heavy weapon lack. Losses: ~200 Azuma dead, plus 159 killed, 119 wounded, 12 missing from main force, total 500, 25% of detachment. Soviets praised Vakhtin for thwarting pincers. Claims: Bykov 60 to 70 casualties; TASS 40 killed, 70 wounded total Soviet/MPR. Recent Russian: 138 killed, 198 wounded. MPR cavalry hit hard by Japanese and friendly fire. Soviet media silent until June 26; KwAHQ censored, possibly misleading Tokyo. May 30: Kwantung Chief of Staff General Rensuke Isogai assured AGS of avoiding prolongation via heavy frontier blows, downplaying Soviet buildup and escalation. He requested river crossing gear urgently.   This hinted at Halha invasion (even per Japanese borders: MPR soil). AGS's General Gun Hashimoto affirmed trust in localization: Soviets' vexations manageable, chastisement easy. Colonel Masazumi Inada's section assessed May 31: 1. USSR avoids expansion.  2. Trust Kwantung localization.  3. Intervene on provocative acts like deep MPR air strikes. Phase 1 ended: Kwantung called it mutual win loss, but inaccurate, Azuma destroyed, heavy tolls, remorse gnawing Komatsubara. On June 1, 1939, an urgent summons from Moscow pulled the young deputy commander of the Byelorussian Military District from Minsk to meet Defense Commissar Marshal Kliment Voroshilov. He boarded the first train with no evident concern, even as the army purges faded into memory. This rising cavalry- and tank-expert, Georgy Konstantinovich Zhukov, would later help defend Moscow in 1941, triumph at Stalingrad and Kursk, and march to Berlin as a Hero of the Soviet Union.Born in 1896 to a poor family headed by a cobbler, Zhukov joined the Imperial Army in 1915 as a cavalryman. Of average height but sturdy build, he excelled in horsemanship and earned the Cross of St. George and noncommissioned status for bravery in 1916. After the October Revolution, he joined the Red Army and the Bolshevik Party, fighting in the Civil War from 1918 to 1921. His proletarian roots, tactical skill, and ambition propelled him: command of a regiment by 1923, a division by 1931. An early advocate of tanks, he survived the purges, impressing superiors as a results-driven leader and playing a key role in his assignment to Mongolia. In Voroshilov's office on June 2, Zhukov learned of recent clashes. Ordered to fly east, assess the situation, and assume command if needed, he soon met acting deputy chief Ivan Smorodinov, who urged candid reports. Europe's war clouds and rising tensions with Japan concerned the Kremlin. Hours later, Zhukov and his staff flew east. Arriving June 5 at Tamsag Bulak (57th Corps HQ), Zhukov met the staff and found Corps Commander Nikolai Feklenko and most aides clueless; only Regimental Commissar M. S. Nikishev had visited the front. Zhukov toured with Nikishev that afternoon and was impressed by his grasp. By day's end, Zhukov bluntly reported: this is not a simple border incident; the Japanese are likely to escalate; the 57th Corps is inadequate. He suggested holding the eastern Halha bridgehead until reinforcements could enable a counteroffensive, and he criticized Feklenko. Moscow replied on June 6: relieve Feklenko; appoint Zhukov. Reinforcements arrived: the 36th Mechanized Infantry Division; the 7th, 8th, and 9th Mechanized Brigades; the 11th Tank Brigade; the 8th MPR Cavalry Division; a heavy artillery regiment; an air wing of more than 100 aircraft, including 21 pilots who had earned renown in the Spanish Civil War. The force was redesignated as the First Army Group. In June, these forces surged toward Tamsag Bulak, eighty miles west of Halha. However, General Michitaro Komatsubara's 23rd Division and the Kwantung Army Headquarters missed the buildup and the leadership change, an intelligence failure born of carelessness and hubris and echoing May's Azuma disaster, with grave battlefield consequences. Early June remained relatively quiet: the Soviet MPR expanded the east-bank perimeter modestly; there was no major Japanese response. KwAHQ's Commander General Kenkichi Ueda, hoping for a quick closure, toured the Fourth Army from May 31 to June 18. Calm broke on June 19. Komatsubara reported two Soviet strikes inside Manchukuo: 15 planes hit Arshan, inflicting casualties on men and horses; 30 aircraft set fire to 100 petroleum barrels near Kanchuerhmiao. In fact, the raids were less dramatic than described: not on Kanchuerhmiao town (a 3,000-person settlement, 40 miles northwest of Nomonhan) but on a supply dump 12 miles south of it. "Arshan" referred to a small village near the border, near Arshanmiao, a Manchukuoan cavalry depot, not a major railhead at Harlun Arshan 100 miles southeast. The raids were strafing runs rather than bombs. Possibly retaliation for May 15's Japanese raid on the MPR Outpost 7 (two killed, 15 wounded) or a response to Zhukov's bridgehead push. Voroshilov authorized the action; motive remained unclear. Nonetheless, KwAHQ, unused to air attacks after dominating skies in Manchuria, Shanghai (1932), and China, was agitated. The situation resembled a jolt akin to the 1973 North Vietnamese strike on U.S. bases in Thailand: not unprovoked, but shocking. Midday June 19, the Operations Staff met. Major Masanobu Tsuji urged swift reprisal; Colonel Masao Terada urged delay in light of the Tientsin crisis (the new Japanese blockade near Peking). Tsuji argued that firmness at Nomonhan would impress Britain; inaction would invite deeper Soviet bombardments or invasion. He swayed Chief Colonel Takushiro Hattori and others, including Terada. They drafted a briefing: the situation was grave; passivity risked a larger invasion and eroded British respect for Japanese might. After two hours of joint talks, most KwAHQ members supported a strong action. Tsuji drafted a major Halha crossing plan to destroy Soviet MPR forces. Hattori and Terada pressed the plan to Chief of Staff General Rensuke Isogai, an expert on Manchukuo affairs but not operations; he deferred to Deputy General Otozaburo Yano, who was absent. They argued urgency; Isogai noted delays in AGS approval. The pair contended for local Kwantung prerogative, citing the 1937 Amur cancellation; AGS would likely veto. Under pressure, Isogai assented, pending Ueda's approval. Ueda approved but insisted that the 23rd Division lead, not the 7th. Hattori noted the 7th's superiority (four regiments in a "square" arrangement versus the 23rd's three regiments, with May unreliability). Ueda prioritized Komatsubara's honor: assigning another division would imply distrust; "I'd rather die." The plan passed on June 19, an example of gekokujo in action. The plan called for reinforcing the 23rd with: the 2nd Air Group (180 aircraft, Lieutenant General Tetsuji Gigi); the Yasuoka Detachment (Lieutenant General Masaomi Yasuoka: two tank regiments, motorized artillery, and the 26th Infantry of the 7th). Total strength: roughly 15,000 men, 120 guns, 70 tanks, 180 aircraft. KwAHQ estimated the enemy at about 1,000 infantry, 10 artillery pieces, and about 12 armored vehicles, expecting a quick victory. Reconnaissance to Halha was curtailed to avoid alerting the Soviets. Confidence ran high, even as intel warned otherwise. Not all leaders were convinced: the 23rd's ordnance colonel reportedly committed suicide over "awful equipment." An attaché, Colonel Akio Doi, warned of growing Soviet buildup, but operations dismissed the concern. In reality, Zhukov's force comprised about 12,500 men, 109 guns, 186 tanks, 266 armored cars, and more than 100 aircraft, offset by the Soviets' armor advantage. The plan echoed Yamagata's failed May 28 initiative: the 23rd main body would seize the Fui Heights (11 miles north of Halha's Holsten junction), cross by pontoon, and sweep south along the west bank toward the Soviet bridge. Yasuoka would push southeast of Halha to trap and destroy the enemy at the junction. On June 20, Tsuji briefed Komatsubara at Hailar, expressing Ueda's trust while pressing to redeem May's failures. Limited pontoon capacity would not support armor; the operation would be vulnerable to air power. Tsuji's reconnaissance detected Soviet air presence at Tamsag Bulak, prompting a preemptive strike and another plan adjustment. KwAHQ informed Tokyo of the offensive in vague terms (citing raids but withholding air details). Even this caused debate; Minister Seishiro Itagaki supported Ueda's stance, favoring a limited operation to ease nerves. Tokyo concurred, unaware of the air plans. Fearing a veto on the Tamsag Bulak raid (nearly 100 miles behind MPR lines), KwAHQ shielded details from the Soviets and Tokyo. A June 29–30 ground attack was prepared; orders were relayed by courier. The leak reached Tokyo on June 24. Deputy Chief General Tetsuzo Nakajima telegrammed three points: 1) AGS policy to contain the conflict and avoid West MPR air attacks;  2) bombing risks escalation;  3) sending Lieutenant Colonel Yadoru Arisue on June 25 for liaison. Polite Japanese diplomatic phrasing allowed Operations to interpret the message as a suggestion. To preempt Arisue's explicit orders, Tsuji urged secrecy from Ueda, Isogai, and Yano, and an advanced raid to June 27. Arisue arrived after the raid on Tamsag Bulak and Bain Tumen (deeper into MPR territory, now near Choibalsan). The Raid resulted in approximately 120 Japanese planes surprising the Soviets, grounding and destroying aircraft and scrambling their defense. Tsuji, flying in a bomber, claimed 25 aircraft destroyed on the ground and about 100 in the air. Official tallies reported 98 destroyed and 51 damaged; ground kills estimated at 50 to 60 at Bain Tumen. Japanese losses were relatively light: one bomber, two fighters, one scout; seven dead. Another Japanese bomber was shot down over MPR, but the crew was rescued. The raid secured air superiority for July.   Moscow raged over the losses and the perceived failure to warn in time. In the purge era, blame fell on suspected spies and traitors; Deputy Mongolian Commander Luvsandonoi and ex-57th Deputy A. M. Kushchev were accused, arrested, and sent to Moscow. Luvsandonoi was executed; Kushchev received a four-year sentence, later rising to major general and Hero. KwAHQ celebrated; Operations notified AGS by radio. Colonel Masazumi Inada rebuked: "You damned idiot! What do you think the true meaning of this little success is?" A withering reprimand followed. Stunned but unrepentant, KwAHQ soon received Tokyo's formal reprimand: "Report was received today regarding bombing of Outer Mongolian territory by your air units… . Since this action is in fundamental disagreement with policy which we understood your army was taking to settle incident, it is extremely regretted that advance notice of your intent was not received. Needless to say, this matter is attended with such farreaching consequences that it can by no means be left to your unilateral decision. Hereafter, existing policy will be definitely and strictly observed. It is requested that air attack program be discontinued immediately" By Order of the Chief of Staff  By this time, Kwantung Army staff officers stood in high dudgeon. Tsuji later wrote that "tremendous combat results were achieved by carrying out dangerous operations at the risk of our lives. It is perfectly clear that we were carrying out an act of retaliation. What kind of General Staff ignores the psychology of the front lines and tramples on their feelings?" Tsuji drafted a caustic reply, which Kwantung Army commanders sent back to Tokyo, apparently without Ueda or other senior KwAHQ officers' knowledge: "There appear to be certain differences between the Army General Staff and this Army in evaluating the battlefield situation and the measures to be adopted. It is requested that the handling of trivial border-area matters be entrusted to this Army." That sarcastic note from KwAHQ left a deep impression at AGS, which felt something had to be done to restore discipline and order. When General Nakajima informed the Throne about the air raid, the emperor rebuked him and asked who would assume responsibility for the unauthorized attack. Nakajima replied that military operations were ongoing, but that appropriate measures would be taken after this phase ended. Inada sent Terada a telegram implying that the Kwantung Army staff officers responsible would be sacked in due course. Inada pressed to have Tsuji ousted from Kwantung Army immediately, but personnel matters went through the Army Ministry, and Army Minister Itagaki, who knew Tsuji personally, defended him. Tokyo recognized that the situation was delicate; since 1932, Kwantung Army had operated under an Imperial Order to "defend Manchukuo," a broad mandate. Opinions differed in AGS about how best to curb Kwantung Army's operational prerogatives. One idea was to secure Imperial sanction for a new directive limiting Kwantung Army's autonomous combat actions to no more than one regiment. Several other plans circulated. In the meantime, Kwantung Army needed tighter control. On June 29, AGS issued firm instructions to KwAHQ: Directives: a) Kwantung Army is responsible for local settlement of border disputes. b) Areas where the border is disputed, or where defense is tactically unfeasible, need not be defended. Orders: c) Ground combat will be limited to the border region between Manchukuo and Outer Mongolia east of Lake Buir Nor. d) Enemy bases will not be attacked from the air. With this heated exchange of messages, the relationship between Kwantung Army and AGS reached a critical moment. Tsuji called it the "breaking point" between Hsinking and Tokyo. According to Colonel Inada, after this "air raid squabble," gekokujo became much more pronounced in Hsinking, especially within Kwantung Army's Operations Section, which "ceased making meaningful reports" to the AGS Operations Section, which he headed. At KwAHQ, the controversy and the perception of AGS interference in local affairs hardened the resolve of wavering staff officers to move decisively against the USSR. Thereafter, Kwantung Army officers as a group rejected the General Staff's policy of moderation in the Nomonhan incident. Tsuji characterized the conflict between Kwantung Army and the General Staff as the classic clash between combat officers and "desk jockeys." In his view, AGS advocated a policy of not invading enemy territory even if one's own territory was invaded, while Kwantung Army's policy was not to allow invasion. Describing the mindset of the Kwantung Army (and his own) toward the USSR in this border dispute, Tsuji invoked the samurai warrior's warning: "Do not step any closer or I shall be forced to cut you down." Tsuji argued that Kwantung Army had to act firmly at Nomonhan to avoid a larger war later. He also stressed the importance, shared by him and his colleagues, of Kwantung Army maintaining its dignity, which he believed was threatened by both enemy actions and the General Staff. In this emotionally charged atmosphere, the Kwantung Army launched its July offensive. The success of the 2nd Air Group's attack on Tamsag Bulak further inflated KwAHQ's confidence in the upcoming offensive. Although aerial reconnaissance had been intentionally limited to avoid alarming or forewarning the enemy, some scout missions were flown. The scouts reported numerous tank emplacements under construction, though most reports noted few tanks; a single report of large numbers of tanks was downplayed at headquarters. What drew major attention at KwAHQ were reports of large numbers of trucks leaving the front daily and streaming westward into the Mongolian interior. This was interpreted as evidence of a Soviet pullback from forward positions, suggesting the enemy might sense the imminent assault. Orders were issued to speed up final preparations for the assault before Soviet forces could withdraw from the area where the Japanese "meat cleaver" would soon dismember them. What the Japanese scouts had actually observed was not a Soviet withdrawal, but part of a massive truck shuttle that General Grigori Shtern, now commander of Soviet Forces in the Far East, organized to support Zhukov. Each night, Soviet trucks, from distant MPR railway depots to Tamsag Bulak and the combat zone, moved eastward with lights dimmed, carrying supplies and reinforcements. By day, the trucks returned westward for fresh loads. It was these returning trucks, mostly empty, that the Japanese scouts sighted. The Kwantung interpretation of this mass westbound traffic was a serious error, though understandable. The Soviet side was largely ignorant of Japanese preparations, partly because the June 27 air raid had disrupted Soviet air operations, including reconnaissance. In late June, the 23rd Division and Yasuoka's tank force moved from Hailar and Chiangchunmiao toward Nomonhan. A mix of military and civilian vehicles pressed into service, but there was still insufficient motorized transport to move all troops and equipment at once. Most infantry marched the 120 miles to the combat zone, under a hot sun, carrying eighty-pound loads. They arrived after four to six days with little time to recover before the scheduled assault. With Komatsubara's combined force of about 15,000 men, 120 guns, and 70 tanks poised to attack, Kwantung Army estimated Soviet-MPR strength near Nomonhan and the Halha River at about 1,000 men, perhaps ten anti-aircraft guns, ten artillery pieces, and several dozen tanks. In reality, Japanese air activity, especially the big raid of June 27, had put the Soviets on alert. Zhukov suspected a ground attack might occur, though nothing as audacious as a large-scale crossing of the Halha was anticipated. During the night of July 1, Zhukov moved his 11th Tank Brigade, 7th Mechanized Brigade, and 24th Mechanized Infantry Regiment (36th Division) from their staging area near Tamsag Bulak to positions just west of the Halha River. Powerful forces on both sides were being marshaled with little knowledge of the enemy's disposition. As the sun scorched the Mongolian steppes, the stage was set for a clash that would echo through history. General Komatsubara's 23rd Division, bolstered by Yasuoka's armored might and the skies commanded by Gigi's air group, crept toward the Halha River like a predator in the night. Fifteen thousand Japanese warriors, their boots heavy with dust and resolve, prepared to cross the disputed waters and crush what they believed was a faltering foe. Little did they know, Zhukov's reinforcements, tanks rumbling like thunder, mechanized brigades poised in the shadows, had transformed the frontier into a fortress of steel. Miscalculations piled like sand dunes: Japanese scouts mistook supply convoys for retreats, while Soviet eyes, blinded by the June raid, underestimated the impending storm. Kwantung's gekokujo spirit burned bright, defying Tokyo's cautions, as both sides hurtled toward a brutal reckoning. What began as border skirmishes now threatened to erupt into full-scale war, testing the mettle of empires on the edge. I would like to take this time to remind you all that this podcast is only made possible through the efforts of Kings and Generals over at Youtube. Please go subscribe to Kings and Generals over at Youtube and to continue helping us produce this content please check out www.patreon.com/kingsandgenerals. If you are still hungry after that, give my personal channel a look over at The Pacific War Channel at Youtube, it would mean a lot to me. Patrols in May led to failed Japanese offensives, like Colonel Yamagata's disastrous assault and the Azuma detachment's annihilation. Tensions rose with air raids, including Japan's June strike on Soviet bases. By July, misjudged intelligence set the stage for a major confrontation, testing imperial ambitions amid global war clouds.

Most of us were taught that the Tower of Babel is a story about pride. People got arrogant, they built a tower, God didn't like that so He shut it down. But that's not actually what the text is telling us!Babel isn't about skyscrapers or technology. It's about authority.And by the end of this video, you're going to see that God did not INTERVENE because humans were TOO capable — He intervened because they were about to steal an authority that would have destroyed them. Check out my second channel for deep Bible study: https://www.youtube.com/@EveryWord_WDGrab 2 months free with Logos right now: www.logos.com/WiseDiscipleTry Biblingo at a discount using Code: WISEDISCIPLE10 https://biblingo.org/pricing/?ref=wisediscipleCheck out my Debate Masterclass: https://wisedisciple.org/masterclassSupport me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/WiseDiscipleGet my 5 Day Bible Reading Plan here: https://www.patreon.com/collection/565289?view=expandedGet your Wise Disciple merch here: https://bit.ly/wisediscipleWant a BETTER way to communicate your Christian faith? Check out my website: www.wisedisciple.org OR Book me as a speaker at your next event: https://wisedisciple.org/reserve 

Guest: David Davenport. Davenport details how Wilson and Progressives believed government must actively intervene to ensure opportunity, arguing the closed frontier no longer provided natural equality.

UFO researcher Jesse Michaels, in a Monday episode on his Spotify channel, featured U.S. Air Force veteran Richard Barth, who discussed his spectacular encounter with apparent extraterrestrials while stationed at Vandenberg Air Force in California in 1964. Barth said, among other things, that aliens abducted him from a guard shack and later told him they were inspecting nuclear missiles on the site, and assured him they would never allow humans to launch nuclear weapons at each other.Links/Sources:Meet the Nuclear Missile Guard Abducted by Aliens (ft. Richard Barth) - American Alchemy with Jesse Michels | Podcast on Spotify“There were four entities.” “They had a large head, small body, and dark eyes.” This Air Force veteran just alleged that he was taken aboard a UFO from Vandenberg Air Force Base in 1964. And the entities revealed shocking things about the universe to him.. : UFOsSupport Extraterrestrial Reality/Quirk Zone on Patreon:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/c/Extraterrestrial_Reality⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out my YouTube channel:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Quirk Zone - YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Extraterrestrial Reality Book Recommendations:Link to ROSWELL: THE ULTIMATE COLD CASE: CLOSED: https://amzn.to/3O2loSILink to COMMUNION by Whitley Strieber: https://amzn.to/3xuPGqiLink to THE THREAT by David M. Jacobs: https://amzn.to/3Lk52njLink to TOP SECRET/MAJIC by Stanton Friedman: https://amzn.to/3xvidfvLink to NEED TO KNOW by Timothy Good:  https://amzn.to/3BNftfTLink to UFOS AND THE NATIONAL SECURITY STATE, VOLUME 1:  https://amzn.to/3xxJvlvLink to UFOS AND THE NATIONAL SECURITY STATE, VOLUME 2: https://amzn.to/3UhdQ1lLink to THE ALLAGASH ABDUCTIONS: https://amzn.to/3qNkLSgUFO CRASH RETRIEVALS by Leonard Stringfield: https://amzn.to/3RGEZKsFLYING SAUCERS FROM OUTER SPACE by Major Donald Keyhoe: https://amzn.to/3S7WkxvCAPTURED: THE BETTY AND BARNEY HILL UFO EXPERIENCE by Stanton Friedman and Kathleen Marden: https://amzn.to/3tKNVXn#ufos #aliens #vegas aliens #ufo podcast

UFO researcher Jesse Michaels, in a Monday episode on his Spotify channel, featured U.S. Air Force veteran Richard Barth, who discussed his spectacular encounter with apparent extraterrestrials while stationed at Vandenberg Air Force in California in 1964. Barth said, among other things, that aliens abducted him from a guard shack and later told him they were inspecting nuclear missiles on the site, and assured him they would never allow humans to launch nuclear weapons at each other.Links/Sources:Meet the Nuclear Missile Guard Abducted by Aliens (ft. Richard Barth) - American Alchemy with Jesse Michels | Podcast on Spotify“There were four entities.” “They had a large head, small body, and dark eyes.” This Air Force veteran just alleged that he was taken aboard a UFO from Vandenberg Air Force Base in 1964. And the entities revealed shocking things about the universe to him.. : UFOsSupport Extraterrestrial Reality/Quirk Zone on Patreon:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/c/Extraterrestrial_Reality⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out my YouTube channel:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Quirk Zone - YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Extraterrestrial Reality Book Recommendations:Link to ROSWELL: THE ULTIMATE COLD CASE: CLOSED: https://amzn.to/3O2loSILink to COMMUNION by Whitley Strieber: https://amzn.to/3xuPGqiLink to THE THREAT by David M. Jacobs: https://amzn.to/3Lk52njLink to TOP SECRET/MAJIC by Stanton Friedman: https://amzn.to/3xvidfvLink to NEED TO KNOW by Timothy Good:  https://amzn.to/3BNftfTLink to UFOS AND THE NATIONAL SECURITY STATE, VOLUME 1:  https://amzn.to/3xxJvlvLink to UFOS AND THE NATIONAL SECURITY STATE, VOLUME 2: https://amzn.to/3UhdQ1lLink to THE ALLAGASH ABDUCTIONS: https://amzn.to/3qNkLSgUFO CRASH RETRIEVALS by Leonard Stringfield: https://amzn.to/3RGEZKsFLYING SAUCERS FROM OUTER SPACE by Major Donald Keyhoe: https://amzn.to/3S7WkxvCAPTURED: THE BETTY AND BARNEY HILL UFO EXPERIENCE by Stanton Friedman and Kathleen Marden: https://amzn.to/3tKNVXn#ufos #aliens #vegas aliens #ufo podcast

The Mormon Women for Ethical Government has filed a motion to intervene in a federal lawsuit that is looking to challenge a state court's decision on the new redistricting maps. This is the lawsuit put forward by many local leaders, including Rep. Maloy and Rep. Owens, against Utah's Lt. Gov.  Emma Petty, Co-Executive Director of MWEG, who joins the show to discuss the motion.

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Amounting to essentially a death sentence for Jimmy Lai, the Hong Kong publisher is sentenced to 20 years in prison for violating China's national security law. What can Donald Trump do when he meets with Xi Jinping during his visit to China later this year? Plus, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi leads her Liberal Democratic Party to victory.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thank you for listening.    Find my chat with Paul Sinclair here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpPpN0pXbwY  If you want to tip the show, please go here: https://ko-fi.com/forteannewspodcast  Get your Oi Oi Minkies teeshirt here: https://fortean-news-podcast.teemill.com/  All this on this week's show:    Spielberg announces new film on full alien disclosure New scientific theory suggests that if we did get noise of a planet, it would be when they are in trouble New portal to a mega chamber discovered near Egypt's pyramids Did Boyd Bushman work alongside aliens at Area 51? Cryptids classification and evolution Do you want to buy a Roswell yearbook from the crash year? Could there be a scientific reason for precognition? Is the reason we haven't contacted aliens yet due to “Radical Mundanity” ? Does the Wall of the Demon on Jupiter's Europa hold the key to life? A doctor of psychology asks why we are so apathetic to the fact that aliens seem to be here already. A Kyrgyzstan clairvoyant is arrested Wyoming senator pushes for disclosure on UAP's / UFO's. Marco Rubio wants full disclosure A short history of ghost hunting Chicago Mothman sighting True stories of angelic beings The physics of how UFO's may actually fly Time slips on Liverpool's Bold Street Man abducted by aliens so they can harvest his sperm Triangle UFO seen in Mexico https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1CDLcM9nfW/ Did two girls' imaginary friend pick them up and take them to school?

President Donald Trump says Homeland Security will no longer intervene in protests in Democrat-led cities. AP correspondent Donna Warder reports.

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More than 5,000 rent stabilized apartments are set to change hands after the Pinnacle Group, once one of New York City's largest landlords, entered bankruptcy and a judge approved the sale of its buildings. The case drew unusual attention when Mayor Zohran Mamdani made the bankruptcy proceedings one of his first public fights after taking office, arguing that the sale would leave tenants worse off. This episode traces how Pinnacle's business model unraveled, what this battle over the sale tells us about the limits of city power when big landlords unwind through bankruptcy.

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Iran is witnessing widespread protests as citizens rise against the Ayatollah regime amid a deepening economic crisis, political repression, and systemic marginalisation of ethnic minorities. Protesters insist Iran's hardships are not caused by sanctions but by the regime's misplaced priorities—diverting resources to arm groups like Hezbollah instead of supporting its own people. Unlike earlier movements seeking reform, this uprising demands complete regime change and a new political system. With nationwide communication blackouts and growing anger, questions remain about international response and possible US intervention. Consulting editor Dr. Swasti Rao is in conversation with Iranian activist Golaleh Sharafkandi on the roots and implications of the unrest.

To listen to the full episode consider becoming a donor to the Munk Debates for as little as $50 annually, or $1.00 per episode. Go to www.munkdebates.com to sign up. Rudyard and Andrew react to the U.S. Justice Department's criminal investigation into Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell alleging he lied to congress about renovation construction costs. This administration is using trumped up charges and the instruments of the state to go after people they can't otherwise control. What makes Jerome Powell a more formidable opponent to Trump compared to others who have tried to stand up to the U.S. President in the past? In the second half of the show Rudyard and Andrew turn to Iran and the regime's brutal response to countrywide protests. What should we think of Trump's musings about intervening in this conflict? It has become fashionable to oppose any type of regime change following America's forever wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, but if the West does not intervene, what will be the cost of human life in Iran and the region?

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Naomi Schaefer Riley and Martin Guggenheim debate the proper role of child protective services.

In recent months, Southern California has seen a disturbing pattern emerge: multiple cases in which adult sons are accused of killing their fathers—or both parents. The Reiner case is one of several now drawing public attention, alongside cases involving the Cordes family, Juan Gonzalez in Perris, and Joshua Bonilla in Lake Balboa.These cases are not identical. But together, they raise a broader question: what happens when warning signs accumulate for years, yet intervention never comes?In the case involving Nick Reiner, investigators and court records point to a long history of instability prior to the killings of his parents, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner. Police had reportedly responded to the family's Brentwood home multiple times over the years. A neighbor later described prior violent behavior. Reiner himself discussed cycling through numerous rehabilitation programs and acknowledged manipulating treatment systems during that time.According to reporting, the night before the killings, Rob Reiner expressed fear about his son's condition to people close to him. The concern wasn't sudden. It had been building.This case highlights a recurring problem in California's mental health and public safety framework. Involuntary commitment of adults requires an imminent threat. Short-term psychiatric holds are limited in duration. Once released, families are often left to manage severe mental illness without meaningful authority, training, or support—while still being expected to keep everyone safe.Defense attorney Bob Motta joins True Crime Today to examine the pattern that often precedes family violence. What do repeated police calls actually accomplish? What options do officers have when someone is clearly deteriorating but not yet chargeable? And for families living with fear inside their own homes, what—if anything—can be done before a situation escalates beyond control?The warning signs in the Reiner case were not hidden. The question now is whether the system is structured to act on them—or whether it is built to respond only after tragedy.#NickReiner #RobReiner #MicheleReiner #TrueCrimeToday #MentalHealthCrisis #WarningSigns #CaliforniaCases #SystemFailure #TrueCrimeJoin Our SubStack For AD-FREE ADVANCE EPISDOES & EXTRAS!: https://hiddenkillers.substack.com/Want to comment and watch this podcast as a video? Check out our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/@hiddenkillerspodInstagram https://www.instagram.com/hiddenkillerspod/Facebook https://www.facebook.com/hiddenkillerspod/Tik-Tok https://www.tiktok.com/@hiddenkillerspodX Twitter https://x.com/tonybpodListen Ad-Free On Apple Podcasts Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/true-crime-today-premium-plus-ad-free-advance-episode/id1705422872

President Trump threatened to intervene in Iran if the regime kills peaceful protesters, which it has already done. Over the past six days, demonstrations that started in Tehran have spread throughout the country. Amna Nawaz discussed the protests and the regime's response with Roya Boroumand of the Abdorrahman Boroumand Center and Holly Dagres of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

In the 8 AM hour, Larry O’Connor and Patrice Onwuka discussed: WMAL GUEST: NICK MINOCK (WJLA ABC7 Reporter) on His Biggest Scoops/Stories of 2025 and Looking Ahead to 2026 MAHMDANI’S DAY ONE ACTIONS: Hours After Taking Office, NYC Mayor Mamdani Targets Landlords, Moves to Intervene in Private Bankruptcy Case ZOHRAN SWORN IN AS MAYOR: Mamdani Is First New York Mayor to Use the Quran at His Swearing-In Where to find more about WMAL's morning show: Follow Podcasts on Apple Podcasts, Audible and Spotify Follow WMAL's "O'Connor and Company" on X: @WMALDC, @LarryOConnor, @JGunlock, @PatricePinkfile, and @HeatherHunterDC Facebook: WMALDC and Larry O'Connor Instagram: WMALDC Website: WMAL.com/OConnor-Company Episode: Friday, January 2, 2026 / 8 AM HourSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Jordana wonders if her recent desire to stay home and not socialize, especially with new people, is normal and leans on Dr. Naomi to unpack how she is feeling lately. An eco-conscious Betch is shamed by her neighbor after he snuck a peak in her recycling bin and gave her some unsolicited refuse advice. During a recent comedy show one woman witnessed a verbal altercation that has her wondering if she should have intervened, and we may have some input from the comedian themselves. One listener is feeling burdened by the care of a sick parent and seeks an intention for how to handle the resentment she feels for her siblings' lack of help. After some back and forth with a wedding guest over a no kid policy and a lot of accommodations by a busy bride is triggered when the guest cancels on the day of the event. On the theme of wedding drama, another Betch is sidelined when her soon-to-be family members ask to use her home for free lodging during her wedding and despite the savings, cheapen out on the gift for the bride and groom. Subscribe to Oversharing on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@OversharingPod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To get the ad-free version of this podcast, and to access the full library of lectures, talks, and shows, visit dennisprager.com. Welcome to Dennis Prager’s Timeless Wisdom. Each Monday through Saturday, you’ll hear some of Dennis’s best lectures, talks, and series—with brief commercial breaks. On Today’s Show: What kind of God do you believe in? Do you believe in a God who created the world and took a hike; a God who created the world and intervenes on occasion; or a personal God who takes interest in you? These are not easy questions.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

 CONTINED Gregory Copley the potential for King Charles III to intervene in UK political chaos.