Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Tuesday's podcast: Hur report before House, the January 6th committee & more

 


Tuesday's podcast:    

Hur report before House, the January 6th committee & more.....

Tuesday's video: Hur report before House, the January 6th committee & more


Tuesday's video: 
 Hur report before House, the January 6th committee & more.....

                               

Trump is a threat to Democrats, not democracy





Trump is a threat to Democrats, not democracy: There you go again with all of the talk about Trump turning into a dictator. In fact, what the Democrats are worried about is that the former President is blowing up some of their alliances. Once upon a time, Democrats woke up on Election Day….

Happy # 91 to Barbara Feldon (Agent 99)


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Barbara Feldon was born on this day in 1933.    We remember her as the lovable "Agent 99" in "Get smart".


'10 de Marzo' in Cuban history with Victor Triay, author





Before I was born, Cuba had a complicated history, or those "gobiernos de quita y pon" that Marisela Verena sings about in "Son de cuatro decadas".

Despite these problems, the island enjoyed economic prosperity and Cubans learned to live their lives around the frequent political upheaval.

According to Cuba 1952 – 1959, Fulgencio Batista led a group of disaffected military officers and a handful of political activists to overthrow President Carlos Prío Socarrás [1948 – 1952].  It turned out to be an easy and bloodless change on this day in 1952.

My late parents did not remember this day very fondly! My guess is that most Cubans of their generation don’t either!

We discussed “10 de Marzo” with author Victor Triay:

'10 de Marzo' in Cuban history with Victor Triay, author 03/10 by Silvio Canto Jr | Politics Podcasts:

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1942-43: The story of Guadacanal with Barry Jacobsen


This is from our World War II series with, Barry Jacobsen, military blogger and historian.....and John Basilone wins the Medal of Honor............

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