PREVIEW: PHILIPPINES: Excerpt from a conversation with Professor Jim Holmes of the US Naval War College regarding the recent deployment of US Navy, US Army, and USMC units, as well as training and weapons to the Philippines -- in response to the PLA's predatory actions in the South China Sea against Manila. More details to follow later tonight. 191…

PREVIEW: #PRC: #Sci-Fi: : Excerpt from conversation with colleague Anne Stevenson-Yang re the latest CCP notion how to force domestic consumer demand of Chinese products -- in order to revive manufacturing by invasive regulation. Details later tonight. 1930 BeijingJohn Batchelor

PREVIEW: #ESA: #FrenchGuyana: Excerpt from conversation with colleague Bob Zimmerman re the government funded ESA spaceport and its future in a world of commercial space and monetizing spaceports. Details tonight. 1922 British GuyanaJohn Batchelor

PREVIEW: #MARS: Excerpt from conversation with colleague Bob Zimmerman re the latest thinking about the methane detected by the Curiosity rover in Gale Crater -- and what this detection may mean for the future of viable Mars colonies. More details tonight. 2023 MarsJohn Batchelor

GOOD EVENING: The show begins at the Federal Reserve, searching for the fate of the three promised interest rate cuts in 2024 -- none of which are currently in sight. We then delve into memories of Perry Mason while reading about the Trump trial. Next, we move to Tehran, Isfahan, and Gaza, discussing the imminent Rafah Operation. We then visit Midl…

#LondonCalling: What is the Rwanda Bill? @JosephSternberg @WSJOpinion https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/five-migrants-feared-dead-english-channel-crossing-ngqm76r39 1962 RWANDAJohn Batchelor

#LondonCalling: The Federal Reserve influencer is a formula named FRBUS. @JosephSternberg @WSJOpinion https://www.ft.com/content/6c746e2c-1ddb-4e61-8620-7d46a6393818 1914 FEDERAL RESERVE BOARDJohn Batchelor

IRAN: Unenforced sanctions and Tehran's bounty. Saeed Ghasseminejad, FDD https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2024/04/19/irans-oil-exports-continue-to-rise/ 1925 PERSIAJohn Batchelor

PAKISTAN: Visit by Raisi for an old pipeline deal. Arif Rafiq, Globelynews,com https://asiasociety.org/policy-institute/perspectives-irans-elections-examining-ties-united-states-china-and-south-asia 1911 127TH BALUCH LIGHT INFANTRY AT BOMBAYJohn Batchelor

#KingCharlesReport: Queen Camilla remembers her Father's stories of the Royal Lancers. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2024/04/22/camilla-jokes-about-royal-lancer-capacity-for-drinking-beer/ 1942 ROYAL LANCERS IN NORTH AFRICAJohn Batchelor

#NIGERIA: Inflation, violence, disorder, Tinubu unable. Gregory Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs https://mailchi.mp/0b14c4fd1686/the-week-ahead-highway-to-nowhere?e=16dcd15952 1911 NIGERIAJohn Batchelor

#ETHIOPIA: Collapse with no way out. Gregory Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs 1910 ETHIOPIAJohn Batchelor

#IRAN: #TURKIYE: Mullahs comprehend the Israeli retaliation. Erdogan offering Hamas refuge, Gregory Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/erdogan-meets-hamas-leader-turkiye-discusses-efforts-regional-peace-4280366 1928 TURKIYEJohn Batchelor

2/2: #BERLIN: The rise and rise of Alternative for Deutschland. Judy Dempsey, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Editor-in-Chief: Strategic Europe, in Berlin. https://carnegieeurope.eu/2024/04/18/germany-afd-blip-or-fixture-pub-92149 1936 NSDAP:John Batchelor

1/2: #BERLIN: The rise and rise of Alternative for Deutschland. Judy Dempsey, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Editor-in-Chief: Strategic Europe, in Berlin. https://carnegieeurope.eu/2024/04/18/germany-afd-blip-or-fixture-pub-92149 1937 BERLINJohn Batchelor

#StateThinking: Praising the confident education in Northwood University in Midland, Michigan. @MaryKissel Former Senior Adviser to the Secretary of State. Executive VP Stephens Inc. https://www.northwood.edu 1945 MIDLAND MICHIGANJohn Batchelor

#StateThinking: Predatory Regime & What is to be done? @MaryKissel Former Senior Adviser to the Secretary of State. Executive VP Stephens Inc. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2024/04/22/iran-clerics-crippled-islamic-republic-economy-inflation/ 1307 PERSIAJohn Batchelor

#IGAZA: The imminent Rafah Operation. Jonathan Schanzer, FDD https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/04/23/israel-evacuate-million-palestinians-rafah-offensive/ 1898 GAZAJohn Batchelor

#IRAN: #ISRAEL: The Israel response to the Tehran barrage. Jonathan Schanzer, FDD https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/04/23/israel-hamas-war-latest-news-updates-us-strike-syria-rafah/ 1925 PersiaJohn Batchelor

#Markets: Remembering Perry Mason during the Trump trial. Liz Peek The Hill. Fox News and Fox Business https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perry_Mason_(1957_TV_series) 1886 SCOTUSJohn Batchelor

#Markets: Missing those three cuts at the Fed. Liz Peek The Hill. Fox News and Fox Business https://www.ft.com/content/6c746e2c-1ddb-4e61-8620-7d46a6393818 1927 Dederal Reserve BoardJohn Batchelor

PREVIEW: #ECONOMY: Excerpt from a conversation with colleague Liz Peek of The Hill and Fox News re the road ahead as viewed by the famous and far-sighted NFIB (National Association of Independent Businesses) --puzzling observations, both foreboding and yet still eager for workers. Details later. undated Anchorage Alaska…

PREVIEW: CROWN: Conversation with colleague Grgeory Copley re Queen Camilla's visit, as the new colonel-in-chief, to the Royal Lancers -- har father Major Bruce Shand's regiment in the Second World War. Details tonight. 1941 Royal Lancers maneuvers at TidworthJohn Batchelor

PREVIEW: #MICHIGAN: Excerpt of conversation with colleague Mary Kissel re her visit to Northwood University in Midland, Michigan, to visit with car dealers -- many of whom are graduates of the school -- devoted to entrepreneurship. Details later. https://www.northwood.edu/ 1930 Three Rivers, Michigan…

PREVIEW: #GERMANY: #EU: Conversation with colleague Judy Dempsey of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Berlin re the gathering strength of the Alternative for Deutschland Party (Afd) -- and its collegiality with the trend toward right of center nationalist parties across the EU map. Details tonight. 1906 Berlin…