Friday, March 15, 2024

CC: Anti-semitism Hits Record Highs Around the World @BenWeinthal @RealConstable

 By SIMON CONSTABLE

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Photo description: Scene from the Arab-Israeli war circa 1948


Distinguished Middle East analyst Ben Weinthal joins us again from Jerusalem, where he writes for Fox News Digital, the Jerusalem Post, and the Middle East Forum.


This week, we discuss the record-breaking levels of antisemitism around the world, plus the efforts of the U.S. administration to release frozen money to Iran while at the same time sending the U.S. Navy to build a temporary port on the Gaza Strip's coastline to help deliver humanitarian relief to refugees. That port will be simultaneously be close to a recent mega find of 4 trillion cubic feet of natural gas reserves at the eastern end of the Med.


Isabel Vincent's piece from the New York Post

https://nypost.com/2024/03/13/us-news/fire-princeton-professor-who-helped-irans-terror-campaign/


Ben's pieces from Fox News digital

https://www.foxnews.com/world/biden-admin-under-pressure-stop-billions-dollars-sanctions-relief-iran

https://www.foxnews.com/world/antisemitic-incidents-across-europe-canada-record-levels-5-months-hamas-massacre-israelis



The intro is a shortened version of a clip by Richard WagnerEEF OAL-1, licensed via Wikimedia Commons, performed by:

Conductor: James Allen Gähres

Ensemble: Ulm Philharmonic

Location: CCU Einsteinsaal, Ulm

Opera: The Valkyrie (Die Walküre)

Movement: Prelude from Act 3

Date 3 June 2014


The thunderclap outro is a shortened version of a clip by Jonathan HuntCC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

WSJ: How Much Do You Know About the History of Hacking?

By SIMON CONSTABLE

Who is considered the first hacker? When did the first denial-of-service attack occur? Test yourself on these and other questions with this quiz. Read more here.




Thursday, March 14, 2024

Monday, March 11, 2024

CC: Scottish Local Governments Make Economic War on Workers @RealConstable

By SIMON CONSTABLE


Glasgow-based entrepreneur and businessman Alan Quinn joins us for this episode of CONSTABLE CONFIDENTIAL to discuss the latest efforts by local government to impose more living costs on already cash-strapped people. Notably, this involves ultra-high car parking charges in the Scottish capital, Edinburgh, and Scotland's largest city, Glasgow.


We also get Quinn's view on where the Scottish votes will fall in the forthcoming general election.


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Photo description: A cropped version of express trains leaving Edinburgh for Aberdeen and Glasgow.

Photo credit: Ben BrooksbankCC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons


Forbes.com story about the rising car parking fees in Edinburgh


The intro is a shortened version of a clip by Richard WagnerEEF OAL-1, licensed via Wikimedia Commons, performed by:

Conductor: James Allen Gähres

Ensemble: Ulm Philharmonic

Location: CCU Einsteinsaal, Ulm

Opera: The Valkyrie (Die Walküre)

Movement: Prelude from Act 3

Date 3 June 2014


The thunderclap outro is a shortened version of a clip by Jonathan HuntCC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Thursday, March 7, 2024

Sunday, March 3, 2024

WSJ: 25 YEARS AGO: Dow Industrials Top 10000

 By SIMON CONSTABLE

In 1999, as the dot-com bubble inflated, the Dow Jones Industrial Average surpassed a major milestone: It closed above 10000 for the first time.

“Dow 10000 absolutely meant something to people not on Wall Street,” says Dan Rasmussen, chief investment officer at Boston-based Verdad Advisors. “For those who don’t follow market swings, these milestones are hugely important.” Read more here.