#iItaly:No pizza and gelato after midnight in Milan. Lorenzo Fiori, Ansaldo Foundation https://www.cnn.com/travel/italy-milan-ban-gelato-pizza/index.html 1910 MilanBy John Batchelor

Lady says stolen jeep was a tip from a former Waffle House customer. Milan set to ban ice cream and pizza after midnight for the entire summer. Students were instructed to act out mass murder involving puppets in theater class.// Weird AF News is the only daily weird news podcast hosted by a comedian and recorded in a closet. Show your SUPPORT by j…

#OzWatch: Jeremy Zakis, New South Wales. #FriendsofHistoryDebatingSociety India Premier League and the Millionaire Cricket Club. https://au.sports.yahoo.com/mitchell-starc-team-boss-responds-amid-44m-furore-around-aussie-cricket-star-in-ipl-235138131.html 1862 All-England Test Match at MelbourneBy John Batchelor

#OzWatch: Check your venemous snakes at the Emergency Ward door. Jeremy Zakis, New South Wales. #FriendsofHistoryDebatingSociety https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/apr/23/serious-safety-risks-bite-victims-urged-to-stop-bringing-snakes-to-queensland-hospitals 1883By John Batchelor

#OzWatch: Continental cold for ANZAC Day celebration and memory. Jeremy Zakis, New South Wales. #FriendsofHistoryDebatingSociety https://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/chilly-morning-forecast-for-dawn-services-in-southeastern-australia/news-story/d6a4dd5a3b4329a2dd1dc91f3803dd41 1940 New Zealand…

THE EXTREMELY PATIENT BARNUM BROWN: 4/4: The Monster's Bones: The Discovery of T. Rex and How It Shook Our World Hardcover by David K. Randall (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Monsters-Bones-Discovery-Shook-World/dp/1324006536 In the dust of the Gilded Age Bone Wars, two vastly different men emerge with a mission to fill the empty halls of New York’…

THE EXTREMELY PATIENT BARNUM BROWN: 3/4: The Monster's Bones: The Discovery of T. Rex and How It Shook Our World Hardcover by David K. Randall (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Monsters-Bones-Discovery-Shook-World/dp/1324006536 In the dust of the Gilded Age Bone Wars, two vastly different men emerge with a mission to fill the empty halls of New York’…

THE EXTREMELY PATIENT BARNUM BROWN: 2/4: The Monster's Bones: The Discovery of T. Rex and How It Shook Our World Hardcover by David K. Randall (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Monsters-Bones-Discovery-Shook-World/dp/1324006536 In the dust of the Gilded Age Bone Wars, two vastly different men emerge with a mission to fill the empty halls of New York’…

THE EXTREMELY PATIENT BARNUM BROWN: 1/4: The Monster's Bones: The Discovery of T. Rex and How It Shook Our World Hardcover by David K. Randall (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Monsters-Bones-Discovery-Shook-World/dp/1324006536 In the dust of the Gilded Age Bone Wars, two vastly different men emerge with a mission to fill the empty halls of New York’…

LEE OSWALD'S DISTURBING MOTHER MARGURITE. 8/8: The Oswalds: An Untold Account of Marina and Lee by Paul R. Gregory (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Oswalds-Untold-Account-Marina-Lee/dp/1635768217 Merely two hours after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, television cameras captured police escorting a suspect into Dallas police headquarte…

LEE OSWALD'S DISTURBING MOTHER MARGURITE. 7/8: The Oswalds: An Untold Account of Marina and Lee by Paul R. Gregory (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Oswalds-Untold-Account-Marina-Lee/dp/1635768217 Merely two hours after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, television cameras captured police escorting a suspect into Dallas police headquarte…

LEE OSWALD'S DISTURBING MOTHER MARGURITE. 6/8: The Oswalds: An Untold Account of Marina and Lee by Paul R. Gregory (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Oswalds-Untold-Account-Marina-Lee/dp/1635768217 Merely two hours after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, television cameras captured police escorting a suspect into Dallas police headquarte…

LEE OSWALD'S DISTURBING MOTHER MARGURITE. 5/8: The Oswalds: An Untold Account of Marina and Lee by Paul R. Gregory (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Oswalds-Untold-Account-Marina-Lee/dp/1635768217 Merely two hours after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, television cameras captured police escorting a suspect into Dallas police headquarte…

LEE OSWALD'S DISTURBING MOTHER MARGURITE. 4/8: The Oswalds: An Untold Account of Marina and Lee by Paul R. Gregory (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Oswalds-Untold-Account-Marina-Lee/dp/1635768217 Merely two hours after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, television cameras captured police escorting a suspect into Dallas police headquarte…

LEE OSWALD'S DISTURBING MOTHER MARGURITE. 3/8: The Oswalds: An Untold Account of Marina and Lee by Paul R. Gregory (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Oswalds-Untold-Account-Marina-Lee/dp/1635768217 Merely two hours after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, television cameras captured police escorting a suspect into Dallas police headquarte…

LEE OSWALD'S DISTURBING MOTHER MARGURITE. 2/8: The Oswalds: An Untold Account of Marina and Lee by Paul R. Gregory (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Oswalds-Untold-Account-Marina-Lee/dp/1635768217 Merely two hours after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, television cameras captured police escorting a suspect into Dallas police headquarte…

LEE OSWALD'S DISTURBING MOTHER MARGURITE. 1/8: The Oswalds: An Untold Account of Marina and Lee by Paul R. Gregory (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Oswalds-Untold-Account-Marina-Lee/dp/1635768217 Merely two hours after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, television cameras captured police escorting a suspect into Dallas police headquarte…

PREVIEW: #RECONSTRUCTION: #14TH AMENDMENT: #NEW ORLEANS: From a two-hour conversation with author Robert Cwiklik about his new book, "SHERIDAN'S SECRET MISSION," regarding the struggle between Grant and Sheridan against the murderous ex-Confederates who used terror and massacre to prevent suffrage for the former slaves of the defeated Confederacy. …

PREVIEW: #PALEONTOLOGY: Excerpt from a conversation with author David Randall about his new book, "THE MONSTER'S BONES: THE DISCOVERY OF T. REX AND HOW IT SHOOK THE WORLD" -- speaking of Barnum Brown, the young and relentless dinosaur hunter for the early competitive natural history museums -- and his talent for finding T. Rex fossils. More details…

PREVIEW: #JFK: #DALLAS 1962-63: Excerpt from a conversation with Professor Paul Gregory regarding the first instance the author met Marina and Lee Oswald in the summer of 1962 in Texas - and the author's impressions of the man who would become the assassin. More details to follow tonight. 1920 Dallas The Oswalds: An Untold Account of Marina and Lee…

PREVIEW: #Marguerite Oswald: Excerpt from a conversation with Professor Paul Gregory regarding the strangely demanding and delusional Marguerite Oswald, mother of the assassin--and her theory of the crimes. More details to follow tonight. The Oswalds: An Untold Account of Marina and Lee by Paul R. Gregory (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Oswalds-Unt…

GOOD EVENING: The show begins in Las Vegas at the Sphere, where a band called Phish performed spectacularly, as confirmed by colleague Jeff Bliss. We then move to the UN Security Council, where Russia vetoed a ban on nukes in orbit. Next, we visit Orlando, Charlotte, Kansas City, and Tucson, where colleague Gene Marks was invited to speak to small …

#SCOTUS: "Presidential Immunity" decision down the road. Richard Epstein, Hoover Institution https://www.msn.com/en-ie/news/world/mitch-mcconnell-doesn-t-think-trump-should-have-presidential-immunity/ar-AA1nIFcR 1913 Wilson opening dayBy John Batchelor

#SCOTUS: "Saving Democracy" by any means necessary. Richard Epstein, Hoover Institution https://www.hoover.org/research/dubious-commitment-saving-democracy 1922 Harding opening dayBy John Batchelor

#LancasterReport: Moderate line waiting at the car wash and the fast food counter; and the American consumer. Jim McTague, former Washington Editor, Barrons. @MCTagueJ. Author of the "Martin and Twyla Boundary Series." #FriendsofHistoryDebatingSociety 1942 LancasterBy John Batchelor

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

7/8: Plentiful Country: The Great Potato Famine and the Making of Irish New York Hardcover – March 12, 2024 by Tyler Anbinder (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Plentiful-Country-Potato-Famine-Making/dp/031656480X/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= In 1845, a fungus began to destroy Ireland’s potato crop, triggering a famine that would kill …

6/8: Plentiful Country: The Great Potato Famine and the Making of Irish New York Hardcover – March 12, 2024 by Tyler Anbinder (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Plentiful-Country-Potato-Famine-Making/dp/031656480X/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= In 1845, a fungus began to destroy Ireland’s potato crop, triggering a famine that would kill …

5/8: Plentiful Country: The Great Potato Famine and the Making of Irish New York Hardcover – March 12, 2024 by Tyler Anbinder (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Plentiful-Country-Potato-Famine-Making/dp/031656480X/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= In 1845, a fungus began to destroy Ireland’s potato crop, triggering a famine that would kill …

#NASA: Hubble aging. Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.com https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/hubble-in-safe-mode/ 1963By John Batchelor

#BLUEORIGIN: Announcing a launch date. Bob Zimmerman BehindtheBlack.com https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/nasa-first-launch-of-new-glenn-is-targeting-a-september-29-2024-launch-date/ 1957By John Batchelor

2/2: #ANTISEMITISM: K-12 Leninist agitprop arrives on campus & What is to be done? https://www.fdd.org/analysis/op_eds/2024/04/22/crack-down-on-anti-semitic-k-12-curricula/ 1936By John Batchelor

1/2: #ANTISEMITISM: K-12 Leninist agitprop arrives on campus & What is to be done? https://www.fdd.org/analysis/op_eds/2024/04/22/crack-down-on-anti-semitic-k-12-curricula/ 1936 GERMANYBy John Batchelor

#SmallBusinessAmerica: The search for skilled workers, and the ex-offender option. @GeneMarks @Guardian @PhillyInquirer https://www.bizbuysell.com/insight-report/ 1931 HEBERT AND LOU HOOVERBy John Batchelor

#SmallBusinessAmerica: Cost of materials and the challenge of AI. @GeneMarks @Guardian @PhillyInquirer https://www.bizbuysell.com/insight-report/ 1931 BANK OF UNITED STATES FAILUREBy John Batchelor

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

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

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

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

FLORIDA FRIDAY - Florida Dunkin Donuts employee shot father through the drive thru. Floridaman tells police he's gonna drink a cold one while being arrested. Florida couple forged lottery ticket winner by taping together two losers. Floridaman shoots a McDonald's customer over sauce. // Weird AF News is the only daily weird news podcast hosted by a…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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