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Power + PR + Politics | Gerald Ashley + Jim Ellis

On this episode of Brigadoon Radio, Gerald Ashley, Jim Ellis, and Marc Ross discuss the world's scramble for oil, liquefied natural gas, nuclear fusion power, battery supply chains, Zelenskiy’s virtual world tour, China and Russia’s military relationship, Biden warning Xi not to help Russia on Ukraine, Election 2022, 2024 presidential primary contenders, and what they are reading and watching.

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Show notes for this episode of Brigadoon Radio:

How did Europe get hooked on Russian energy? A conversation with historian Helen Thompson on how years of US and European miscalculations made the continent dependent on Moscow — and left Ukraine at the mercy of Vladimir Putin.  Paul J. Davies

Airlines are flying up to 40% longer routes to avoid Russia, with one handing out 'diplomas' to passengers flying over the North Pole Insider

Nuclear fusion companies are selling the sun, and venture capital is buying: Fusion power is likely still decades away, while its funders — and the climate crisis — demand a much quicker return. Dave Levitan

Koch Industries, built on oil, bets big on US batteries: CEO Charles Koch has fought climate regulation; his company is now spreading investments across the US battery supply chain. WSJ

Newsom’s gas price relief would send $400 payments to California vehicle owners: Newsom’s $11-billion proposal is designed to offset the rising prices consumers are paying at the pump. LAT

Zelenskiy’s virtual world tour proves new weapon in Russia war Bloomberg

Zoom calls, graphic videos and mass media: How Zelensky meets Americans where they are CNN

Putin, Biden face a dangerous choice: How does Russia want to lose? As Russia's failures mount in its war against Ukraine, can Biden prevent an isolated Putin from doing the unthinkable? Garrett Graff

@BeschlossDC: Biden has had some experience in dealing with NATO and Russia — here with Andrei Gromyko in Moscow, 1988 #TASS Twitter

France’s Macron wins praise for Russia diplomacy, but is Putin playing him? LAT

Ukraine brings back agonizing realpolitik decisions: US has to decide whether to foster good relations with unsavory regimes to better confront Russian menace. Gerald F. Seib

The alternative world order: The war in Ukraine will determine how China sees the world. And how threatening it becomes. Economist

Wave of House Democratic retirements stokes fears for party’s election prospects: Thirty-one Democrats, a modern record, are stepping down as the party risks bleak midterms. But leaders say hope remains. Guardian

Republicans more likely than Democrats to say partisan control of Congress ‘really matters’: 71% of Republican voters say their vote for Congress is ‘against Biden.’ Pew

Sarah Palin says she'd fill Alaska's vacant House seat 'in a heartbeat' The Week

2022 fantasy baseball draft kit: Rankings, sleepers, a customizable cheat sheet, ADP analysis, and everything in between The Athletic

Samuel Pepys: The Unequalled Self - Claire Tomalin Amazon

French Connection 2  IMDb

The Two Jakes IMDb

War: How Conflict Shaped Us - Margaret MacMillan  Amazon

De Gaulle (2020) IMDb

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