The John Batchelor Show

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1/8: Ugly victory is the Russian way of war: 3/8: Stalin's War: A New History of World War II, Sean McMeekin, with Kevin Stillwell as narrator. Published by Basic Books.  Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

https://www.amazon.com/Stalins-War-New-History-World/dp/B08XW52WNY/ref=sr_1_1?crid=15RCHF0X357CE&keywords=mcmeekin+stalins+war&qid=1644188471&s=books&sprefix=mcmeekin+stalins+war%2Cstripbooks%2C67&sr=1-1

World War II:  Hitler was not in power when the conflict erupted in Asia—and he was certainly dead before it ended. His armies did not fight in multiple theaters, his empire did not span the Eurasian continent, and he did not inherit any of the spoils of war. That central role belonged to Joseph Stalin. The Second World War was not Hitler’s war; it was Stalin’s war: 

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#Ukraine:  The Isolationist Tradition:  Professor H.J. Mackinder, International Relations. #FriendsofHistoryDebatingSociety

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/2024-republican-hopefuls-attack-biden-on-ukraine-at-pivotal-moment-for-kyiv/ar-AA18Hj70

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#Ukraine: Not telling the American people "Why we fight?"  Professor H.J. Mackinder, International Relations. #FriendsofHistoryDebatingSociety

https://www.unionleader.com/news/world/top-ukraine-us-defense-officials-discussed-military-aid-in-call--kyiv/article_d261b6c0-100e-5bd9-9f61-c3386a2e741c.html

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#Ukraine:  Banking crisis diverts and divides attentions. Professor H.J. Mackinder, International Relations. #FriendsofHistoryDebatingSociety

https://www.ft.com/content/0ebbd142-c060-424b-9f94-056da06c95f6

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#Ukraine:   Non-transparent. Professor H.J. Mackinder, International Relations. #FriendsofHistoryDebatingSociety

https://www.unionleader.com/news/world/top-ukraine-us-defense-officials-discussed-military-aid-in-call--kyiv/article_d261b6c0-100e-5bd9-9f61-c3386a2e741c.html

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#Ukraine:  Xi reinforces.  Professor H.J. Mackinder, International Relations. #FriendsofHistoryDebatingSociety

https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/17/china/china-xi-jinping-visits-russia-intl-hnk/index.html

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#Ukraine:  Moscow POV: Putin welcomes Xi: Professor H.J. Mackinder, International Relations. #FriendsofHistoryDebatingSociety

https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/17/china/china-xi-jinping-visits-russia-intl-hnk/index.html

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122: #Bestof2022: With the Big Bang under review by the #James WebbSpaceTelescope: 2/2: #Astronomy: #Cosmology:  Origins of the Milky Way. Ken Croswell, Science News (Originally posted October 21, 2022)

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/milky-way-galaxy-nucleus-oldest-stars-protogalaxy

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1/2: #Bestof2022: With the Big Bang under review by the #James WebbSpaceTelescope: 1/2: #Astronomy: #Cosmology:  Origins of the Milky Way. Ken Croswell, Science News (Originally posted October 21, 2022)

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/milky-way-galaxy-nucleus-oldest-stars-protogalaxy

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4/4: The First Panic of 2022-2023: More  4/4: The Money Confusion: How Illiteracy About Currencies and Inflation Sets the Stage for the Crypto Revolution by  John Tamny  (Author)

https://www.amazon.com/Money-Confusion-Illiteracy-Currencies-Revolution/dp/1958682268/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

Money, Tamny argues, is a natural market phenomenon and one that asserts itself even in a world of government-issued paper. While economists and pundits hide behind charts, equations and supercilious commentary about the so-called "money supply," Tamny provides familiar examples from the real-world to expose this mysticism as modern-day phrenology.