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 dayOleh 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 dayOleh John Batchelor

#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 MilanOleh 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 LancasterOleh 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/ 1963Oleh 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/ 1957Oleh 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/ 1936Oleh 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 GERMANYOleh 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 HOOVEROleh 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 FAILUREOleh 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 EVENTOleh 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 NEVADAOleh 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. 1931Oleh 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 ObservatoryOleh John Batchelor

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 PrincetonOleh 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…