PREVIEW: #PUTIN: #ASSASSINATION: Conversation with colleague Jeff McCausland of CBS News re the report of a Russian plan to murder President Zelensky -- and was it tied to Putin, since it was to take place on Inauguration Day? Details tonight. 1917 All Soviet Convention, Moscowبقلم John Batchelor

PREVIEW: #XI: #PARIS: Conversation with colleague Steve Yates re Xi's eager embassy to Europe and his romance witn President Macron and France -- and the explanation that the Chinese brand is at risk. Details later. undated Parisبقلم John Batchelor

PREVIEW: #ANTISEMITISM: #CAMPUS: Conversation with Victor Davis Hanson of the Hoover Institution re the blunt antisemitic conduct of student protesters -- and their strangely self-loathing, self-defeating cheering of the Hamas killers. More later. 1920 Harvard Yardبقلم John Batchelor

PREVIEW; #ORBIT: Conversation with colleague Bob Zimmerman re the European state monetization of space engineering and attendant services such as spaceports -- moving away from Big Space toward Bob's vision of commercial space. Details later. 1963بقلم John Batchelor

PREVIEW: PRC: Conversation with former Deputy National Security Adviser Matt Pottinger re the moment the Biden Administration flipped from confronting PRC hostiity to managing and accommodating the PRC as in détente of the 20th Century Cold War. Details later. 1923بقلم John Batchelor

PREVIEW:PRC: USN: Conversation with colleague Jim Fanell, US Navy retired captain of Naval Intelligence, re the sea trial of the new PRC aircraft carrier, Fujian, in the South China Sea region. Details later. 1942 Lexingtonبقلم John Batchelor

GOOD EVENING. The show begins at the Federal Reserve, speculating how many cuts in the rates before year's end. One or two? December? September? To imagining the VPOTUS pick by the nominee, former President Trump. To Gaza and the limited action. To Columbia campus. To Paris and the Pyrenees with President Macron and General Secretary Xi. To Gaza, I…

2/2: #HOTELMARS: Angara flies; Remembering the Soviet Moon Race. Anatoly Zak, RussianSpaceWeb.com https://russianspaceweb.com/#google_vignette 1963بقلم John Batchelor

1/2: #HOTELMARS: Angara flies; Remembering the Soviet Moon Race. Anatoly Zak, RussianSpaceWeb.com https://russianspaceweb.com/#google_vignette 1957بقلم John Batchelor

#EU: The election June 6 to 9. Judy Dempsey, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Editor-in-Chief: Strategic Europe, in Berlin. https://carnegieeurope.eu/strategiceurope/92357 1916 Brusselsبقلم John Batchelor

#EU: Poland insists; France designs; EU demurs. Judy Dempsey, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Editor-in-Chief: Strategic Europe, in Berlin. https://carnegieeurope.eu/strategiceurope/92357 1936 Polandبقلم John Batchelor

#KingCharlesReport: "Caged Lion." Normandy 80th Anniversary. Gregory Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2024/05/05/royal-family-popularity-up-since-coronation-apart-from-one/ 1944 Royal Armyبقلم John Batchelor

#Nigeria: Electricity declines; revenues decline; COLA climbs. Gregory Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/nigeria-cuts-back-electricity-sales-to-overseas-customers-to-boost-domestic-supply/ar-BB1lTnOQ 1906 Nigeriaبقلم John Batchelor

#ETHIOPIA: Civil war dominates: Amhara vs Abiy and the Tigrayans. Gregory Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/ethiopias-amhara-militia-says-resettlement-plan-beats-war-drum/ar-AA1o4zWk 1862 Ethiopiaبقلم John Batchelor

#GAZA: #TURKIYE: Hamas out of time; Erdogan offers refuge. Gregory Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/other/turkey-s-erdogan-welcomes-hamas-accepting-ceasefire-hopes-israel-will-do-the-same/ar-BB1lURE0 1928 Turkey aviatorsبقلم John Batchelor

2/2: #LondonCalling: Until they got the Green bill; Liz Truss and Reagnamics. @JosephSternberg @WSJOpinion https://www.wsj.com/articles/europeans-ditch-net-zero-while-biden-clings-to-it-britain-climate-change-cost-94f826e3 https://www.wsj.com/articles/liz-truss-diagnoses-britains-malaise-new-book-responsible-policy-conversation-96b2bdf0 1866…

1/2: #LondonCalling: Until they got the Green bill; Liz Truss and Reagnamics. @JosephSternberg @WSJOpinion https://www.wsj.com/articles/europeans-ditch-net-zero-while-biden-clings-to-it-britain-climate-change-cost-94f826e3 https://www.wsj.com/articles/liz-truss-diagnoses-britains-malaise-new-book-responsible-policy-conversation-96b2bdf0 1890 Stratf…

2/2: #StateThinking: #GAZA: #PRC: Netanyahu at odds with Biden; Xi at odds with Europe @MaryKissel Former Senior Adviser to the Secretary of State. Executive VP Stephens Inc. https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/israeli-forces-seize-key-gaza-crossing-ahead-of-planned-rafah-offensive-45c4d31b?mod=latest_headlines 1873 Jerusalem…

1/2: #StateThinking: #GAZA: #PRC: Netanyahu at odds with Biden; Xi at odds with Europe @MaryKissel Former Senior Adviser to the Secretary of State. Executive VP Stephens Inc. https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/israeli-forces-seize-key-gaza-crossing-ahead-of-planned-rafah-offensive-45c4d31b?mod=latest_headlines 1950 Beersheba…

#Campus: Indications of provocateurs. Jonathan Schanzer, FDD https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-colleges-should-handle-campus-protests-free-speech-disorder-9072d717?mod=latest_headlines 1900 Leland Stanford Jr.بقلم John Batchelor

#GAZA: Limited. Jonathan Schanzer, FDD https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/israeli-forces-seize-key-gaza-crossing-ahead-of-planned-rafah-offensive-45c4d31b?mod=hp_lead_pos3 1951 Beershebaبقلم John Batchelor

#Markets: The VPOTUS Game. Liz Peek The Hill. Fox News and Fox Business https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/trumps-critical-vp-pick-5-criteria-president-consider 1968 LBJبقلم John Batchelor

#Markets: One or two Cuts Later: Liz Peek The Hill. Fox News and Fox Business https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/options-traders-did-not-take-powell-completely-at-his-word-on-unlikely-chance-of-a-rate-hike/ar-AA1o36OM 1914 Bankers at Congressبقلم John Batchelor

PREVIEW: #KINGCHARLES: #NORMANDY: Conversation with colleague Gregory Copley re the Price of Wales commenting that the King is a "caged lion" eager to get back to duty -- and the first event of profound weight looks to be the 80th Anniversary of the Normandy Landings on June 6. More later. 1944 Sword Beach, Queen Red.…

PREVIEW: #POMPEO: Conversation with colleague Mary Kissel re her former boss, Scertary of State Mike Pompeo, as a sturdy and smart choice to be the VPOTUS candidate for this year -- and a strong possibility of a candidate for the presidency in 2028. Details tonight. 1964 LBJ Ranchبقلم John Batchelor