The John Batchelor Show

#OzWatch: Australia Women's Ashes Test  with momentum.  Jeremy Zakis, New South Wales. #FriendsofHistoryDebatingSociety https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-17/womens-ashes-australia-vs-england-third-odi-live-blog/104828356 1935 Australia Women's Test

#OzWatch: Venomous snakes are "misunderstood," says the Snake Catcher Stefanie-Lesser.  Jeremy Zakis, New South Wales. #FriendsofHistoryDebatingSociety https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01-16/professional-snake-catchers-shed-light-job/104811936 1905 NSW

#OzWatch: La Nina returns again withswings between heat, wet, wind, hail. Jeremy Zakis, New South Wales. #FriendsofHistoryDebatingSociety https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jan/18/australias-wild-weather-continues-with-more-storms-forecast-for-nsw-and-cyclone-forming-off-wa 1867 Melbourne

THE SECOND TERM BURDENED A STRONG MAN: 8/8: A Man of Iron: The Turbulent Life and Improbable Presidency o1 Grover Cleveland Hardcover – by  Troy Senik  (Author) https://www.amazon.com/Man-Iron-Turbulent-Improbable-Presidency/dp/1982140747?ref_=ast_author_dp#customerReviews Grover Cleveland’s political career—a dizzying journey that saw him rise from obscure lawyer to president of the United States in just three years—was marked by contradictions. A politician of uncharacteristic honesty and principle, he was nevertheless dogged by secrets from his personal life. A believer in limited government, he pushed presidential power to its limits to combat a crippling depression, suppress labor unrest, and resist the forces of American imperialism. A headstrong executive who alienated Congress, political bosses, and even his own party, his stubbornness nevertheless became the key to his political appeal. The most successful Democratic politician of his era, he came to be remembered most fondly by Republicans. 1893 Second Inaugural