The John Batchelor Show

PREVIEW: SOLOMONS:Conversation with colleague Cleo Paskal of FDD re the PRC takeover of the Solomon Islands by bribing, bullying, persistence and the cunning influence-peddling that wins parliamentary elections. Details tonight on the playbook.
1944 over the Solomons

PREVIEW: #RUSIA: #PUTIN: Conversation with colleague Katrina Vanden Heuvel of the Nation Magazine re the changes in the Kremlin leadership, asking who is the new Defense Minister, Andrei Belousov, and what is his writ? Details tonight.
1815 Moscow

PREVIEW: #HAMAS: Conversation with colleague Malcolm Hoenlein re the dominantly foreignorigin funding directed to the agitprop on university and college campuses since last autumn -- and its origins, mentioning PRC: China. Details tonight and later in the week.
1918 Harvard commencement

PREVIEW: #GAZA: Conversation with colleague Seth Frantzman of the Jerusalem Post and FDD re the evidence that Hamas has now returned to all parts of the Gaza Strip where the IDF is not actively on guard or attacking -- and that Rafah is not the last of Hamas. More later tonight.
1898 Gaza

PR:EVIEW: #AFGHANISTAN: Conversation with colleague Bill Roggio of FDD re the failure of Washington over many years to face the fact that the Taliban and Al Qaeda work together, and that there are numerous Al Qaeda facilities that have long prospered before during and after the American presence. More later.
1880 Khyber Pass

PREVIEW: #AFRICA: Conversation with Caleb Weiss of FDD in Africa re the surge of Russian Africa Corps units in West Africa, and especially in Niger, where the US is told by the junta to depart. More details tonight.
1911 Nigeria

#PacificWatch: Lake tahoe and the Orville Dam are full. Hollywood is not full. @JCBliss
https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/lake-tahoe-expected-to-fill-for-first-time-in-years/ar-BB1mgf18
1940 LA Aqueduct

MICHIGAN: Last of the legacy media, tv or print. @ThadMcCotter @theamgreatness
https://amgreatness.com/2024/05/11/truth-or-censorship-the-legacy-medias-death-spiral/
1943 Dallas Texas

A ROMAN IRON AGE EMPEROR FAILS ON THE GREEK BRONZE AGE STAGE. 8/8: Nero: Matricide, Music, and Murder in Imperial Rome by Anthony Everitt (Author), Roddy Ashworth (Author)
https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/sunspot-update-after-going-through-the-roof-last-month-sunspots-drop-into-the-attic-this-month/
There are many infamous stories about the Roman emperor Nero: He set fire to Rome and thrummed his lyre as it burned. Cruel, vain, and incompetent, he then cleared the charred ruins and built a vast palace. He committed incest with his mother, who had schemed and killed to place him on the throne, and later murdered her. Nero has long been the very image of a bad ruler, a legacy left behind by the historians of his day, who despised him.
But there is a mystery. For a long time after his death, anonymous hands laid flowers on his grave. The monster was loved. In this nuanced biography, Anthony Everitt, the celebrated biographer of classical Greece and Rome, and investigative journalist Roddy Ashworth reveal the contradictions inherent in Nero and offer a reappraisal of his life. Contrary to popular memory, the empire was well managed during his reign. He presided over diplomatic triumphs and Rome’s epic conquest of Britain and British queen Boudica’s doomed revolt against Nero’s legions. He was also a champion of arts and culture who loved music, and he won the loyalty of the lower classes with fantastic spectacles. He did not set fire to Rome.
1900 ROME

A ROMAN IRON AGE EMPEROR FAILS SON THE GREEK BRONZE AGE STAGE. 7/8: Nero: Matricide, Music, and Murder in Imperial Rome by Anthony Everitt (Author), Roddy Ashworth (Author)
https://behindtheblack.com/behind-the-black/points-of-information/sunspot-update-after-going-through-the-roof-last-month-sunspots-drop-into-the-attic-this-month/
There are many infamous stories about the Roman emperor Nero: He set fire to Rome and thrummed his lyre as it burned. Cruel, vain, and incompetent, he then cleared the charred ruins and built a vast palace. He committed incest with his mother, who had schemed and killed to place him on the throne, and later murdered her. Nero has long been the very image of a bad ruler, a legacy left behind by the historians of his day, who despised him.
But there is a mystery. For a long time after his death, anonymous hands laid flowers on his grave. The monster was loved. In this nuanced biography, Anthony Everitt, the celebrated biographer of classical Greece and Rome, and investigative journalist Roddy Ashworth reveal the contradictions inherent in Nero and offer a reappraisal of his life. Contrary to popular memory, the empire was well managed during his reign. He presided over diplomatic triumphs and Rome’s epic conquest of Britain and British queen Boudica’s doomed revolt against Nero’s legions. He was also a champion of arts and culture who loved music, and he won the loyalty of the lower classes with fantastic spectacles. He did not set fire to Rome.
1770 COLISEUM ROME