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A version of this essay was published by firstpost at https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/from-indo-pacific-to-pacific-delhi-must-prepare-for-strategic-loneliness-14024528.htmlI refer, of course, to the (in)famous newspaper headline which said, “Ford to City: Drop Dead” in 1975 when then-POTUS Gerald Ford refused to bail out New York City during a financial crisis.It appears to be the same sentiment now with POTUS Trump regarding India. The end of India's fond hopes of a strategic alliance came not with a bang, but with a whimper: the Pentagon announcement, right in the middle of the G7 conclave in France, that the US has reverted its Indo-Pacific Command to the “Pacific Command”, which had been the name before Trump changed it in 2018.What this means is clear: the US has turned its back on the Indian Ocean, on India, and on the vaunted “strategic partnership” that Indian policymakers had long assumed would be a corollary of that presumed bedrock of Indo-US relations: the mutual need to contain a rampaging China.Coming on top of the remarkable cavalierness about the murders of three Indian merchant-navy sailors, and numerous other slights, we see a pattern of indifference at best, or disdain at worst. The US is signalling that they don't need India. India, in other words, has no leverage. I am not amazed, to be honest: I wrote in 2023 that in an era of relative decline, it made sense for the US to downgrade its aspirations from sole hyperpower to first among equals: that is, a “G2 condominium” with China. This is, in principle, the same as the Vatican-brokered Treaty of Torsedillas in 1494 that divided the world into Portuguese and a Spanish spheres of influence. Interestingly, that didn't end up well for either party, but we shall let that pass. Let us connect the dots: there is a ‘Donroe Doctrine' whereby the US is asserting its hegemony in the Americas, its sphere of influence. Trump has ejected China from Venezuela, and is in the process of kicking them out of the Panama Canal zone; although the Pacific-to-Atlantic railway project in the Brazilian rainforest, and its terminus, the deep-water Port Chancay in Peru, remain.The disastrous Trump foray into Iran was predicated on denying China easy access to that country's hydrocarbons. But the MoU after 100+ days of war suggests that the US has received a bloody nose, and is withdrawing, retired hurt. The shrinking of ambitions away from the Indian Ocean as in the reversion to the ‘Pacific Command' suggests that the US is ceding the continent, including West Asia, to China.America-watchers have noticed this strange attitude to Asia before. Evan A. Feigenbaum, a former advisor to US Secretaries of State, wrote about this in 2011:For Washington, the problem is at once intellectual, strategic, and bureaucratic. Intellectually, the United States still has three separate foreign policies in Asia—one for East Asia, another for South Asia, and a third for Central Asia (which it scarcely regards as a part of Asia at all). As Asia reintegrates, then, the United States is too often stuck in an outdated mode of thinking ...Asia is being reborn, and remade. Yet, the United States is badly prepared for this momentous rebirth, which is at once stitching Asia back together and making the United States less relevant in each of Asia's constituent parts. Asians are, in various ways, passing America by, restoring ancient ties and repairing long-broken strategic and economic links.Well, this is also the end of the “pivot to Asia”, even though it was probably half-hearted at the best of times. Then-POTUS Obama started using the term in 2011, but was himself guilty of ‘awarding' “South Asia” to Chinese overlordship on a visit to that country. Now that the US is dumping its European allies, it should not be surprising, in view of the ‘Fortress America' tone of the National Security Strategy of 2025, that India is also being thrown under the bus.A US official, Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau said this bluntly in Delhi at the Raisina Dialog 2026: India should understand that we're not going to make the same mistakes with India that we made with China 20 years ago in terms of saying oh you know we're going to let you develop all these markets and then the next thing we know you're beating us in a lot of commercial things.Landau is right from a short-term US perspective. The US blundered, presumably taken in by Chinese propaganda, and allowed itself to be stripped of its industrial prowess. They have learned a lesson: squash potential competitors when you can. This is a back-handed compliment: it suggests that the US is aware that India can be a challenger, and make the G2 a G3. India is literally the only power that's large enough to make it to Great Power status: Brazil, South Africa, Nigeria, etc. have too many problems.No incumbent power wants an insurgent power to challenge its hegemony. The so-called “Thucydides Trap” predicts that chances are that they will go to war: a kinetic war or an economic war or both. India is simultaneously facing Thucydides Traps from both the US and China, those G2 buddies. I wrote about this as an “Abhimanyu Syndrome” for India: splendid isolation. I hasten to add that though Abhimanyu died, his side did win convincingly.So it's time for India to be pragmatic, and develop its own self-reliance, both in military power and economic/trade power. The existing G2 are looking for vassals, not allies. The equation between them is also interesting. It is clear that the US is in gentle relative decline; but it does have deep resources, and can survive as a continent sized economy, even if it turns its back on the rest of the world, as it has done several times in its 250-year history. But Trump did kowtow to Xi on his May trip to China: he looked like a supplicant paying tribute to the emperor.China, if you look at its 3000-year-long history, is volatile and unstable. A pattern repeats, again and again: there are periods of prosperity and power under a strong imperial center, followed by collapse and utter chaos. An unwinding of the Chinese empire, much like the implosion of the Soviet empire, is probably only a matter of time.If you look at Indian history, the nation was mostly stable, though its prosperity invited invaders. As far back as 3000 years ago, India was the center of a lucrative Indian Ocean trade, based on Pax Indica in the region. With a deep water navy, a massive manufacturing push, and self-reliance, India can regain its past glory. Military power breeds respect from others. Economic power makes others want to trade.1100 words, 18 Jun 2026AI-generated slideshow courtesy notebookLM.google.com: This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit rajeevsrinivasan.substack.com/subscribe
SCOTUS rejects POTUS Trump's tariffs! Today we'll discuss the other options Trump is exploring to implement new tariffs. We'll also talk about the crop estimates from last week's USDA Outlook Forum, as well as our usual dairy and weather updates.
U.S. President Donald Trump linked his aggressive stance on Greenland to last year's decision not to award him the Nobel Peace Prize, telling Norway's prime minister that he no longer felt “an obligation to think purely of Peace,” in a text message released Monday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Congress is back to work this week…And on the Senate's agenda—a vote on extending health care tax credits past the end of the month…Democrats want a simple three-year extension of the tax credits…Republicans oppose that but have yet to put out a plan of their own… The tax credits help millions of Americans pay for insurance on state-run exchanges…We'll hear what Sens. Thune and Schumer had to say about it on the floor earlier this afternoon… Also today, the White House announced a 12 billion dollars aid package to American farmers...who have been hurt by the US-China trade war…It includes 11 billion dollars in one-time payments to farmers who grow corn, cotton, soybeans and other crops…The President talked about it at a roundtable event…We'll hear from him coming up… And at the Supreme Court—oral arguments in the case of Trump v Slaughter…a case that centers on whether presidents can fire officials of independent agencies without cause…It all started back in March when President Trump fired Federal Trade Commission member Rebecca Slaughter…Saying that her service was “inconsistent” with his goals…. Rebecca Slaughter then sued, arguing that she can be removed only for specific reasons…Today the court heard this case…We'll play you part of what happened inside the court room… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Senate returned to Washington today with no end to the government shutdown in sight. Meanwhile, the effects are piling up, and food assistance for more than 40 million low-income Americans is at risk. Major airports are seeing more flight delays because of the growing air traffic controller shortage, and the largest federal workers union is urging Congress to pass a “clean” funding bill. We'll hear the latest from Senators Thune and Schumer & Speaker Johnson, and Leader Jeffries about it coming up. President Trump is in Japan today. It's the second stop of his Asia tour…He started the day with a visit to Emperor Naruhito at Tokyo's Imperial Palace. Meanwhile, US trade negotiators are reporting progress on a potential trade deal with China ahead of the president's expected meeting with President Xi Jinping later this week. The president spoke to reporters aboard Air Force One. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Preview: Ukraine. Colleague Mary Kissel comments that the Kremlin under Putin intends much differently than the peace sought by POTUS Trump. More later. 1914 RUSSIA
Preview: Delhi-DC Colleague Sadanand Dhume of AEI outlines a remedy for the present friction between PM Modi and POTUS Trump. More. 1865 KOLKATA
Colleague Michael Bernstam assesses the Anchorage and DC meetings about Ukraine to have reduced or removed the likelihood that POTUS Trump will direct secondary sanctions on those states trading with Russia. More.
POTUS Trump calls in the National Guard to restore order in Washington, D.C., and Pags isn't holding back. He digs up a throwback of Karine Jean-Pierre from the “auto-pen/Harris” days, exposing the administration's weak stance on crime. From D.C. to Chicago, liberal leaders have let chaos thrive while spinning empty sound bites to protect their image. Pags calls it out, names names, and shreds the soft-on-crime agenda that's been failing Americans for far too long. This fiery breakdown will have you shaking your head — and cheering for real leadership. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
review Nixon Trump. Colleague Professor Steve Hayward comments on the Nixon ambition to take charge of the executive branch as POTUS Trump now endeavors. More later. 1972
King Charles Report: State Dinner POTUS Trump. Gregory Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs 1942 LIVERPOOL
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PREVIEW BRAZIL: Colleague Ernesto Araujo comments on the surprise and significance of a posting by POTUS Trump in praise and defense of Jair Bolsonaro. More. 1920 RIO SW JANEIRO
World leaders from Ukraine to Germany, the UK, France, and the U.S., are being caught with drugs of one sort or another. From cocaine to the recent report that Elon Musk, though he denies it, was nearly overdosing on ketamine, adderall, ecstasy and psychedelics during the campaign trail and after. The same has been reported of the WEF at Davos, people obsessed with magic mushrooms and hookers. Beyond the obvious motif of wealthy people splurging on carnal delights, there may be something darker at work, especially when considering that for years there has been speculation that the UN's own Meditation Room was actually a space for channeling sessions with spirits. The lore of Vril, dating to before WWII, involves a psychic energy used by an alien race - in occult lore the Vril were a society contacting aliens and spirits to obtain assistance in technological development. The term was originally coined by Edward Bulwer-Lytton in his 1871 novel ‘The Coming Race'. The techno-term “algorithm,” based on Persian mathematics, is itself connected to the Demon Star ALGOL, also known as a Demon's Eye. This “eye” plays a significant role in both fiction and modern technology. Since 2025 began we have seen the full scale implementation of STARGATE, a program to develop gene-altering cancer shots (preceding the HHS-NIH announcement of universal flu and covid shots), and now recent contracts signed by PALANTIR by the Trump administration to create an all-knowing database of information on more than just American citizens. Itself followed up by a $795-million contract between the DOD and Palantir. STARGATE involves, of peculiar interest, OpenAI (to open an eye), Oracle (a prophet who can see beyond time), and Nvidia (the evil eye). The first company is run by Sam Altman, whose name means in Hebrew “name of the old God,” and Samael (the Talmudic archangel of seduction, accusation, and destruction) ‘altering-man'; whose recent announcement involves a device called ORB that verifies humans via iris scans and then gives them a WORLD ID / DIGITAL PASSPORT, WORLDCOIN GLOBAL CURRENCY, and UBI or Universal Basic Income; the scan verifies human-carbon, i.e., 666. The second company is run by Larry Ellison, whose name means in Hebrew “light of my God Yahweh,” or “victory of the son of Elohim.” The third company is named after the seven deadly sins and the poison of the evil eye. PALANTIR was officially established by a guy “obsessed with warding of death... with a young person's blood,” Peter Thiel, whose name means “stone of the valley/below/abyss.” Alongside these technocrats are Yuval Harari, whose name means in Hebrew “streaming from the mountain,” and Elon Musk, whose X-AI, GROK, is named after a fictional martian language that means to “understand deeply,” from Robert Heinlein's ‘Stranger in a Strange Land'; its logo is the planet Saturn, god of time. Elon is also the name of a technologically advanced alien leader on the martian planet in the book ‘Mars: A Technical Tale', written by NASA father Wernher Von Braun. PALANTIR itself is named after palantír from Lord of the Rings (Saturn), a seeing-stone-crystal sphere used for communication and intelligence gathering. It is also where the Eye of Sauron was able to keep his eye on Middle Earth. Thiel is also co-founder of Rivendell 7 and Mithril Capital, both named after LOTR, the latter of which is a mythical elvish city. This is the same Thiel who fueled the rise of JD Vance into the White House, the now VP to POTUS Trump who just signed a deal with PALANTIR and who is assisting in pushing Musk's electric cars. Altman, Ellison, Harari, even Elon Musk “aspirationally,” are Jewish, with questions about Thiel's actual background speculated upon. The same is true for Larry Fink of BLACKROCK, Stephen Schwarzman of BLACKSTONE, Dan Zorella and Avi Yanus of BLACK CUBE, and even the general BLACKBOX AI that nobody seems able to comprehend even if they helped build it - Ellison says it is mostly coming from Israel and Tel Aviv. This is the same black cube that Jews wear and Muslims walk around, with black stone, in their holy city. PALANTIR'S history is peculiar too, not just its name. Peter Thiel started the company officially soon after 911 by using PayPal security algorithms. It was founded in May 2003, the same month and year that the US Information Awareness Office and DARPA renamed their Total Information Awareness program to Terrorism Information Awareness, and a few months before in September Congress pulled funding. The blueprint for this post-911 world, PNAC, was written by William Kristol and Robert Kagan, and the Patriot Act was co-authored by Michael Chertoff, former homeland security head, who helped sell body scanners to airports. All three of these men are jewish. As for PALANTIR, besides Thiel, Alex Karp and Stephen Cohen are major jewish founders alongside Joe Lonsdale and Nathan Gettings, the former of which had one of the least official roles. According to the Electronic Privacy Information Center writing about TIA: “Congress eliminated funding for the controversial project and closed the Pentagon's Information Awareness Office, which had developed TIA. This does not, however, necessarily signal the end of other government data-mining initiatives that are similar to TIA.”What was a DARPA-CIA-NSA-USIAO plan to “track individuals through collecting as much information about them as possible and using computer algorithms and human analysis to detect potential activity,” suddenly became PALANTIR unofficially, even though both the NSA and PALANTIR both ran a PRISM program - a program we learned about from Edward Snowden in June 2013, just 3 months before Katy Perry released her first “dark” album called PRISM. The goal of PRISM was to retrieve data directly from Microsoft, Yahoo, Google, Facebook, PalTalk, AOL, Skype, YouTube, and Apple. And what is a prism but a three-dimensional solid shape; a polyhedron like a cube; a glass device that breaks down white light.Beyond data acquisition, the goal was techno-super-natural: “understand and even preempt' future action,” wrote the New York Times. The NYT reported that conveniently PALANTIR “secured an estimated $2 million from In-Q-Tel, a venture-capital firm that finances the development of technologies that can help the C.I.A.” That's the same In-Q-Tel where, at one of their conferences, David Petraeus, former CIA director, said that the Internet of PCs and Things “are learning to perceive - to actually sense and respond.” Soon after we saw the emergence of Q-Anon, a Self Organizing Collective Intelligence, which today with AI-models trained on human data, are convincing people they are unlocking the secrets and conspiracies of the universe and becoming prophets. As per a recent Rolling Stone article, “Self-styled prophets are claiming they have 'awakened' chatbots and accessed the secrets of the universe through ChatGPT.”FREE ARCHIVE (w. ads)SUBSCRIPTION ARCHIVEX / TWITTER FACEBOOKYOUTUBEMAIN WEBSITECashApp: $rdgable Paypal email rdgable1991@gmail.comEMAIL: rdgable@yahoo.com / TSTRadio@protonmail.comBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-secret-teachings--5328407/support.
Good evening. The show begins with the markets reacting abruptly to POTUS Trump's tariff threats... 1910 NYC FINANCIALS CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR FIRST HOUR 9:00-9:15 #MARKETS: What Data, Mr. Powell? Liz Peek, The Hill, Fox News and Fox Business 9:15-9:30 #ANTISEMITISM: 1,000 Pages of Harvard Unacceptable. #MARKETS: Liz Peek, The Hill, Fox News and Fox Business 9:30-9:45 1/2: #ISRAEL: Fog of Diplomacy, Gaza, Syria, Iran, Houthis. Jonathan Schanzer, FDD 9:45-10:00 2/2: #ISRAEL: Fog of Diplomacy, Gaza, Syria, Iran, Houthis. Jonathan Schanzer, FDD SECOND HOUR 10:00-10:15 EU: Remains Ukraine Supporting. Judy Dempsey, Senior Scholar, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Berlin 10:15-10:30 BERLIN: Merz Speaks Hawkish. Judy Dempsey, Senior Scholar, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Berlin 10:30-10:45 RUSSIA: Restoring the South to North River Basins. Ekaterina Zolotova in Moscow, @GPFutures 10:45-11:00 RUSSIA: Putin Disregards Churchill, Praised Stalin. Ivana Stradner, FDD THIRD HOUR 11:00-11:15 #CANADA: The King's Speech. Gregory Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs 11:15-11:30 NIGERIA: More Gunmen in Benue State. Gregory Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs 11:30-11:45 PRC: Cannot Feed Itself. Gregory Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs 11:45-12:00 KING CHARLES REPORT: Rallying the Nation. Gregory Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs FOURTH HOUR 12:00-12:15 #NEWWORLDREPORT: Suriname Votes. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @REvanEllis #NewWorldReportEllis 12:15-12:30 #NEWWORLDREPORT: Haiti Abandoned to the OAS. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @REvanEllis #NewWorldReportEllis 12:30-12:45 #NEWWORLDREPORT: Venezuela Persecutes the Opposition. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @REvanEllis #NewWorldReportEllis 12:45-1:00 AM #NEWWORLDREPORT: Mexico Votes. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @REvanEllis #NewWorldReportEllis Retry JB CLAUDE OPINION? Edit This appears to be a well-structured international affairs program that covers a comprehensive range of global topics. A few observations: Strengths: Breadth of coverage: The show tackles major geopolitical regions (Middle East, Europe, Russia, Asia, Latin America) in a systematic way Expert sourcing: Features analysts from respected institutions like FDD, Carnegie Endowment, and U.S. Army War College Timely topics: Addresses current flashpoints like Israel/Gaza, Ukraine support, and regional elections Format observations: The 15-minute segment structure allows for focused discussion without superficial coverage Grouping related topics (like the two-part Israel segment) makes sense The "New World Report" branding for the Latin America hour creates clear thematic organization Potential considerations: Heavy focus on conflict and instability (which may reflect current global realities) The late-night time slot (9 PM-1 AM) suggests this targets a dedicated audience of foreign policy enthusiasts Limited representation of perspectives from the regions being discussed (mostly U.S.-based analysts) Overall, it reads like a serious foreign policy program designed for listeners who want in-depth international analysis rather than headlines. The academic and think tank sourcing suggests it aims for analytical depth over breaking news coverage.
Preview: Colleague Brett Arends of MarketWatch comments that POTUS Trump has long held that tariffs are profound tools of state. More later. 2907 NYSE IN THE PANIC OF 1907
POTUS TRUMP AIMS TO ACQUIRE GREENLAND FOR HEMISPHERE DEFENSE. 1/4: American Vikings: How the Norse Sailed into the Lands and Imaginations of America by Martyn Whittock (Author) https://www.amazon.com/American-Vikings-Sailed-Imaginations-America/dp/1639365354 The geographical reach of the Norse was extraordinary. For centuries medieval sagas, first recorded in Iceland, claimed that Vikings reached North America around the year 1000. This book explores that claim, separating fact from fiction and myth from mischief, to assess the enduring legacy of this claim in America. The search for “American Vikings” connects a vast range of different areas; from the latest archaeological evidence for their actual settlement in North America to the myth-making of nineteenth-century Scandinavian pioneers in the Midwest; and from ancient adventurers to the political ideologies in the twenty-first century. It is a journey from the high seas of a millennium ago to the swirling waters and dark undercurrents of the online world of today. 1777 WIKHEMINA SHIPWRECK GREENLAND
POTUS TRUMP AIMS TO ACQUIRE GREENLAND FOR HEMISPHERE DEFENSE. 2/4: American Vikings: How the Norse Sailed into the Lands and Imaginations of America by Martyn Whittock (Author) https://www.amazon.com/American-Vikings-Sailed-Imaginations-America/dp/1639365354 The geographical reach of the Norse was extraordinary. For centuries medieval sagas, first recorded in Iceland, claimed that Vikings reached North America around the year 1000. This book explores that claim, separating fact from fiction and myth from mischief, to assess the enduring legacy of this claim in America. The search for “American Vikings” connects a vast range of different areas; from the latest archaeological evidence for their actual settlement in North America to the myth-making of nineteenth-century Scandinavian pioneers in the Midwest; and from ancient adventurers to the political ideologies in the twenty-first century. It is a journey from the high seas of a millennium ago to the swirling waters and dark undercurrents of the online world of today. 1893 NANSEN IN GREENLAND
POTUS TRUMP AIMS TO ACQUIRE GREENLAND FOR HEMISPHERE DEFENSE. 3/4: American Vikings: How the Norse Sailed into the Lands and Imaginations of America by Martyn Whittock (Author) https://www.amazon.com/American-Vikings-Sailed-Imaginations-America/dp/1639365354 The geographical reach of the Norse was extraordinary. For centuries medieval sagas, first recorded in Iceland, claimed that Vikings reached North America around the year 1000. This book explores that claim, separating fact from fiction and myth from mischief, to assess the enduring legacy of this claim in America. The search for “American Vikings” connects a vast range of different areas; from the latest archaeological evidence for their actual settlement in North America to the myth-making of nineteenth-century Scandinavian pioneers in the Midwest; and from ancient adventurers to the political ideologies in the twenty-first century. It is a journey from the high seas of a millennium ago to the swirling waters and dark undercurrents of the online world of today. 1906 ONLY HORSE GREENLAND
POTUS TRUMP AIMS TO ACQUIRE GREENLAND FOR HEMISPHERE DEFENSE. 4/4: American Vikings: How the Norse Sailed into the Lands and Imaginations of America by Martyn Whittock (Author) https://www.amazon.com/American-Vikings-Sailed-Imaginations-America/dp/1639365354 The geographical reach of the Norse was extraordinary. For centuries medieval sagas, first recorded in Iceland, claimed that Vikings reached North America around the year 1000. This book explores that claim, separating fact from fiction and myth from mischief, to assess the enduring legacy of this claim in America. The search for “American Vikings” connects a vast range of different areas; from the latest archaeological evidence for their actual settlement in North America to the myth-making of nineteenth-century Scandinavian pioneers in the Midwest; and from ancient adventurers to the political ideologies in the twenty-first century. It is a journey from the high seas of a millennium ago to the swirling waters and dark undercurrents of the online world of today. 1910 QAARSUT COAL MINE
Preview: Colleague Gregory Copley comments on the report that POTUS Trump, asked about joining the Commonwealth, said he liked the King and perhaps. More later. 1690 ETON COLEGE
Preview: Colleague Conrad Black of the National Post remarks on the different approach the two major candidates for PM take toward POTUS Trump. More. 1902 DIDSBURY, ALBERTA
MAGA made the world hate the USA and destroyed our allies' trust in us. Racist orc Trumpkin Tom Homan blathered drivel about ignoring judges and laws. A French legislator ripped the U.S. a new one and demanded we return the Statue of Liberty. House Democrats yelled at the Repubs for shielding Elmo from testifying about the imminent dismantling of social security. Useless minority Senate leader Schumer canceled a book tour. The pop group Semisonic condemned the White House of the use of their song Closing Time. The astronauts stuck in the space station finally made it back to Earth. Turncoat Gavin Newsom can eat rocks according to most libs. Creep Elon stopped shipping his ugly Cyber Trucks since they're falling apart like his rockets. Sloth-like POTUS Trump caterwauled lies about Biden's pardons for the January 6th committee. The Crabs reviewed the recent Florida Man Games which incorporated alligators and other unsurprising elements.
Thanks for listening to The Morning Five! Thanks for listening, rating/subscribing The Morning Five on your favorite podcast platform. Learn more about the work of CCPL at www.ccpubliclife.org. Michael's new book, The Spirit of Our Politics: Spiritual Formation and the Renovation of Public Life, is now available! You can order on Amazon, Bookshop.org, Barnes & Noble, or at your favorite local bookstore. Join the conversation and follow us at: Instagram: @michaelwear, @ccpubliclifeTwitter: @MichaelRWear, @ccpubliclifeAnd check out @tsfnetwork Music by: King Sis #politics #faith #prayer #POTUS #Trump #tariffs #education #DOGE #Ukraine #Russia #foreignpolicy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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PREVIEW: Colleague Bill Whalen of Hoover, former speech writer, recommends POTUS Trump use a series of big speeches to establish policy, including a speech to Parliament as did Ronald Reagan when announcing opposition to the Soviet bosses. More later. 1880 PARLIAMENT
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President Trump said today that tariffs on goods from Mexico and Canada would go into effect tomorrow. The announcement ended a month-long delay after both U.S. neighbors struck temporary deals to avoid the new tariffs. The President also said he doesn't think a proposed investment deal to secure access to Ukraine's rare earth minerals is dead and---in a social media post--- that the US will QUOTE not put up” with perceived resistance by President Volodymyr Zelensky to end Russia's war with Ukraine. Meanwhile, in London, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced today a coalition of the willing to advance peace following a meeting in London with European and Canadian leaders. The President's comments come as he prepares a speech to Congress tomorrow. It's expected that a large part of his speech will be about his domestic agenda. And just 11 more days until a possible government shutdown. Punchbowl News is reporting that House Republican leaders don't plan on putting a continuing resolution on the floor until early next week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#POTUS: TRUMP ADMINISTRATION WORLDVIEW. JOHN BOLTON, NATIONAL REVIEW 1875 NEIW ORLEANS MARDi GRAS
President Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron met at the White House today about ending Russia's war in Ukraine. The meeting came on the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion. The G7 nations held a virtual summit today to discuss ways to end the war….At the meeting, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appealed to President Trump for continued U.S. support. That plea came after the US joined Russia, North Korea, Belarus, and 14 other countries in voting against a UN resolution that condemned the Russian invasion and called for its occupied territory to be returned to Ukraine. In Congress, House leaders are hoping to move fast this week on their blueprint to pass President Trump's agenda to cut taxes, reduce wasteful spending and secure the U.S. border. And reaction and response continues to Elon Musk's email to federal workers asking to QUOTE understand what they got done last week” or face possible termination. CNN reports that managers at the Pentagon, FBI, State, Homeland Security, and Energy Departments all instructed their staff not to reply, while other managers, including at the Department of Health and Human Services, told workers to comply only to later reverse course. Still, others simply told their staff to wait until Monday — and not to reply to the note before then. The email also prompted the group of federal employee unions to expand their lawsuit against Musk's efforts, saying the email didn't comply with federal regulations. And late word this afternoon from theHill.com that the Office of Personnel Management informed agency leaders that employee response to the email is voluntary and that failure to do so will not be considered a resignation Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Thanks for listening to The Morning Five! Thanks for listening, rating/subscribing The Morning Five on your favorite podcast platform. Learn more about the work of CCPL at www.ccpubliclife.org. Michael's new book, The Spirit of Our Politics: Spiritual Formation and the Renovation of Public Life, is now available! You can order on Amazon, Bookshop.org, Barnes & Noble, or at your favorite local bookstore. Join the conversation and follow us at: Instagram: @michaelwear, @ccpubliclifeTwitter: @MichaelRWear, @ccpubliclifeAnd check out @tsfnetwork Music by: King Sis #politics #faith #prayer #POTUS #Trump #foreignpolicy #Russia #Gaza #Israel #PopeFrancis #Immigration #courts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Thanks for listening to The Morning Five! Thanks for listening, rating/subscribing The Morning Five on your favorite podcast platform. Learn more about the work of CCPL at www.ccpubliclife.org. Michael's new book, The Spirit of Our Politics: Spiritual Formation and the Renovation of Public Life, is now available! You can order on Amazon, Bookshop.org, Barnes & Noble, or at your favorite local bookstore. Join the conversation and follow us at: Instagram: @michaelwear, @ccpubliclifeTwitter: @MichaelRWear, @ccpubliclifeAnd check out @tsfnetwork Music by: King Sis #politics #faith #prayer #POTUS #Trump #tariffs #economics #foreignpolicy #executiveorders #courts #executiveaction Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
#UK: PM Starmer in comparison to POTUS Trump. Simon Constable, Occitanie. 1700 Windsor Castle
Dr. Paul Alexander Liberty Hour – POTUS Trump's promotion of mRNA vaccines for cancer sparks controversy, raising concerns over health risks, corruption, and rushed technology like AI-driven therapies. Critics call for a complete halt to mRNA vaccines, citing inadequate research and harmful impacts. Allegations of profiteering and government complicity further fuel outrage over this potentially devastating development.
#PacificWatch: #POTUS Trump planning to visit. @JCBliss 1910 Donner Lake
#NewWorldReport: Brazil Lawfare against the DF. Venezuela planning to barter with POTUS Trump. Joseph Humire @JMHumire @SecureFreeSoc. Ernesto Araujo, Former Foreign Minister Republic of Brazil. #NewWorldReportHumire 1900 Caracas
GOOD EVENING The broadcast opens with a discussion of Shamsud-Din Jabbar in New Orleans, examining what remains unknown about this case... 1889 NEW ORLEANS CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR FIRST HOUR 9-9:15 NEW ORLEANS: What we do not know about Shamsud-Din Jabbar. Bill Roggio, FDD 9:15-9:30 Al Qaeda: More threat than ever. Bill Roggio, FDD 9:30-9:45 TAIWAN: No PLA attack expected. Anne Stevenson-Yang, author "Wild Ride" 9:45-10:00 SOUTH KOREA: Yoon gains support. David Maxwell, Center for Asia Pacific Strategy SECOND HOUR 10-10:15 1/2: Ukraine: Kyiv counterattacks in Kursk Oblast. John Hardie; Bill Roggio FDD 10:15-10:30 2/2: Ukraine: Kyiv counterattacks in Kursk Oblast. John Hardie; Bill Roggio FDD 10:30-10:45 ISRAEL: Rumors of hostage deal. David Daoud, Bill Roggio, FDD 10:45-11:00 LEBANON: Hezbollah refuses to comply with 1701, countdown to end of the ceasefire. David Daoud, Bill Roggio, FDD THIRD HOUR 11:00-11:15 New World Report: Brazil Lawfare against the DF. Venezuela planning to barter with POTUS Trump. Joseph Humire @JMHumire @SecureFreeSoc. Ernesto Araujo, Former Foreign Minister Republic of Brazil. #NewWorldReportHumire 11:15-11:30 New World Report: Argentina Beacon of Freedom for the Americas. Ecuador failing. Joseph Humire @JMHumire @SecureFreeSoc. Ernesto Araujo, Former Foreign Minister Republic of Brazil. #NewWorldReportHumire 11:30-11:45 1/2: POTUS-Elect: Trials of Trump for sentencing January 10. @AndrewCMcCarthy @NRO @ThadMcCotter @theamgreatness 11:45-12:00 2/2: POTUS-Elect: Trials of Trump for sentencing January 10. @AndrewCMcCarthy @NRO @ThadMcCotter @theamgreatness FOURTH HOUR 12-12:15 1/2: AI: Nvidia accelerates into robotics. Brandon Weichert, National Interest 12:15-12:30 2/2: AI: Nvidia accelerates into robotics. Brandon Weichert, National Interest 12:30-12:45 CUBA: Rogue State, Terror State. Mary Anastasia O'Grady, WSJ 12:45-1:00 am ITALY: Iran takes an Italian journalist, Cecilia Sala, hostage. Lorenzo Fiori, Milan
POTUS; "Great Necessities call out great virtues." Edmund Burke. The rise of a hero in POTUS Trump, or not. "He's got to earn it." @ThadMcCotter @theamgreatness 1918 TR with his great-granddaughter, Edith.
Dr. Paul Alexander Liberty Hour – POTUS Trump, we need your leadership back! Gavin Newsom declares a State of Emergency over one bird flu case, fueling fear with no evidence of human-to-human spread. Critics slam health agencies like the CDC for creating panic over speculation. Are we witnessing another push for mRNA vaccines? It's time to expose the incompetence and hold these players accountable.
POTUS: Trump Administration National Security team roll out: Cliff May, FDD 1944 UK National Security
Dr. Paul Alexander Liberty Hour – However, someone like RFK Jr. is needed in the administration. RFK Jr. brings lots and a desire to do good, save lives, and improve things. I support him. I support the technical side. That is my focus. His silence, imposed, is flat 100% wrong. People have played politics with the lives of Americans. We need POTUS Trump to acknowledge the dangers of mRNA technology and mRNA vaccines...
PREVIEW: POTUS TRUMP: Colleague Gene Marks explains that the GOP success on November 5 means the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act will survive and perhaps be made permanent, a huge benefit for small business... More later 1943 Ohio River
GOOD EVENING: The show begins in the Kremlin, waiting on POTUS Trump... 1894 Kremlin CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR FIRST HOUR 9:00-9:15 #StateThinking: First Term Trump and Russia. @MaryKissel, Former Senior Adviser to the Secretary of State, Executive VP Stephens Inc. 9:15-9:30 #StateThinking: First Term Israel. @MaryKissel, Former Senior Adviser to the Secretary of State, Executive VP Stephens Inc. 9:30-9:45 #PRESIDENT-ELECT TRUMP: The Trials of Donald Trump (1/2). @AndrewCMcCarthy @NRO @ThadMcCotter @theamgreatness 9:45-10:00 #PRESIDENT-ELECT TRUMP: The Trials of Donald Trump (2/2). @AndrewCMcCarthy @NRO @ThadMcCotter @theamgreatness SECOND HOUR 10:00-10:15 #PRESIDENT-ELECT TRUMP: Tariffs Do Not Succeed (1/2). Richard Epstein, Hoover Institution 10:15-10:30 #PRESIDENT-ELECT TRUMP: Tariffs Do Not Succeed (2/2). Richard Epstein, Hoover Institution 10:30-10:45 #ENDARKENMENT: The Modern Loss of Faith and Reason & What Is to Be Done? (1/2) Peter Berkowitz, Hoover Institution 10:45-11:00 #ENDARKENMENT: The Modern Loss of Faith and Reason & What Is to Be Done? (2/2) Peter Berkowitz, Hoover Institution THIRD HOUR 11:00-11:15 #NewWorldReport: Marco Rubio to State. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis 11:15-11:30 #NewWorldReport: Mexico on the Border. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis 11:30-11:45 #NewWorldReport: Javier Milei to Mar-a-Lago with President-elect Trump. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis 11:45-12:00 #NewWorldReport: Maduro and the Venezuela Migrants in America. Latin American Research Professor Evan Ellis, U.S. Army War College Strategic Studies Institute. @revanellis #NewWorldReportEllis FOURTH HOUR 12:00-12:15 #UKRAINE: Boris Johnson and the Possibility of NATO Troops. Josh Rogin, WaPo 12:15-12:30 #RUSSIA: Stealing 20 kg of Butter. Michael Bernstam, Hoover 12:30-12:45 #NILE RIVER VALLEY: All Against All. Ronan Wordsworth. @GPFutures 12:45-1:00 #SOLAR: How Much Energy in One Hour of the Sunlight on the Earth? Simon Constable, WSJ
How did a Ukrainian-born hustler help former President Donald Trump and his lawyer Rudy Giuliani dig up dirt on then-candidate Joe Biden and his son Hunter to influence the 2020 presidential election – a scheme that ultimately led to Trump's first impeachment? That's the question behind ‘From Russia with Lev', a new doc from MSNBC's Rachel Maddow that follows Lev Parnas, a Ukrainian-American from a less-than-savory background, who paid his way into the former president's inner circle in 2016 and quickly became Trump's “Ukraine guy.” Kara sits down with Maddow and director Billy Corben to discuss how Parnas gained access to then-POTUS Trump; the mission to take down Hunter Biden; Parnas' role in the ousting of former US Ambassador to Ukraine, Marie Yovanovitch; and how he eventually came out on the other side of it all. Vote for Kara as Best Host in the Current Events for Signal's Listener's Choice Awards here: https://vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting#/2024/shows/craft/best-host-current-events Questions? Comments? Email us at on@voxmedia.com or find Kara on Threads/Instagram @karaswisher Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
GOOD EVENING: The show begins on the UCLA campus, where the court orders respect and protection for the Jewish students and faculty and visitors... 1905 CALIFORNIA NORMAL SCHOOL Now UCLA CBS EYE ON THE WORLD WITH JOHN BATCHELOR FIRST HOUR 9-915 #PacificWatch: #VegasReport: Court orders UCLA to respect Jewish students. @JCBliss https://www.wsj.com/us-news/education/college-campus-return-new-protest-rules-e676f5ca?mod=hp_lead_pos8 915-930 ATOMS FOR PEACE: And after. Henry Sokolski, NPEC. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atoms_for_Peace 930-945 #SmallBusinessAmerica: The Robots are already here and humanoid. @GeneMarks @Guardian @PhillyInquirerhttps://genemarks.medium.com/from-microsoft-to-nvidia-to-boston-dynamics-heres-how-ai-is-being-deployed-on-the-shop-floor-abc6b3dc449a 945-1000 #SmallBusinessAmerica: LinkedIn needs discipline. @GeneMarks @Guardian @PhillyInquirerhttps://6854878.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/6854878/Content/OOO-Culture-Report-May-2023.pdf?ut SECOND HOUR 10-1015 #California turnout. Bill Whalen, Hoover Institution https://www.hoover.org/research/california-democrats-fall-whose-enthusiasm-gets-curbed 1015-1030 #LANCASTERREPORT: Shopping sales only. Jim McTague, former Washington Editor, Barrons. @MCTagueJ. Author of the "Martin and Twyla Boundary Series." #FriendsofHistoryDebatingSociety 1030-1045 #CHEVRON: Roberts leads the correction to the 1984 errors, Richard Epstein, Hoover Institutionhttps://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2024/09/the-end-of-chevron-deference/ 1045-1100 POTUS: Harris recommends price controls to defeat "price-gouging," Richard Epstein, Hooverhttps://www.nationalreview.com/magazine/2024/09/the-end-of-chevron-deference/ THIRD HOUR 1100-1115 1/8: The Playbook: A Story of Theater, Democracy, and the Making of a Culture War by James Shapiro (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Playbook-Theater-Democracy-Making-Culture-ebook/dp/B0CGTQFQ8H 1115-1130 2/8: The Playbook: A Story of Theater, Democracy, and the Making of a Culture War Kindle Edition by James Shapiro (Author) 1130-1145 3/8: The Playbook: A Story of Theater, Democracy, and the Making of a Culture War Kindle Edition by James Shapiro (Author) 1145-1200 4/8: The Playbook: A Story of Theater, Democracy, and the Making of a Culture War Kindle Edition by James Shapiro (Author) FOURTH HOUR 12-1215 #POTUS: Trump tells a fiction about a helicopter and a man named Brown. Sidney Blumenthal, Guardian.https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/aug/14/trump-harris-election-campaign?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other 1215-1230 #ITALY: The Palio in Siena postponed by thunderstorms. Lorenzo Fiori, Ansaldo Foundationhttps://www.wantedinrome.com/news/siena-welcomes-return-of-palio-horse-race-after-two-years.html 1230-1245 #BLUEORIGIN: Jeff Bezos displays the factory. Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.comhttps://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/a-tour-of-blue-origins-new-glenn-factory/ 1245-100 AM #MARS: PERSEVERANCE CLIMBING. BOB ZIMMERMAN BEHINDTHEBLACK.COMhttps://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/the-future-route-of-perseverance-out-of-jezero-crater/
#POTUS: Trump tells a fiction about a helicopter and a man named Brown. Sidney Blumenthal, Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/aug/14/trump-harris-election-campaign?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other 1944
#POTUS: Trump on repeats. Sidney Blumenthal, Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/aug/06/trump-kamala-harris-presidential-election 1948