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The Woes of Vladimir Putin: From the BRICS Summit to PMC Wagner

August 28, 2023 2:30 amAugust 28, 2023 2:31 am

Despite his physical absence, Russian President Vladimir Putin was in many ways present at the BRICS summit in Johannesburg, South Africa. Unable to travel there because of an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court in March, over alleged...

China Outmaneuvers Biden

February 26, 2023 3:27 pmFebruary 27, 2023 9:39 pm

This week, President Biden watched as President Xi of China presented a peace plan to the world that the Communist nation said it hoped would lead to a peaceful resolution of the year-long war in Ukraine. Russian President Putin and...

Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara Issues Notice Calling For Insurance Companies To Divest From Russia

March 15, 2022 2:32 amMarch 14, 2022 9:32 pm

Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara became the latest California lawmaker to push for Russian asset and property investment on Monday, issuing a notice to all insurance companies in the state to divest from Russia soon due to the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian war....

The War America Can’t Afford to Win

March 10, 2022 2:32 amMarch 9, 2022 5:00 pm

The war on fossil fuels is now fully engaged and casualties are abounding. The first casualty is the affordability of fuel. Gas prices will soon be double what they were when Joe Biden became president because he has done more...

Proposed Bill To Require State Pension Funds to Divest Completely From Russian Investments

March 1, 2022 11:56 am

A bipartisan-backed bill to require the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) and the California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) state pension funds to divest completely from any Russian assets was announced on Monday, with the intention of being formally...

The Russian-Ukrainian War Effect on Eastern European Immigrants to California

February 24, 2022 4:40 pm

On Thursday, Russia invaded Ukraine after building up troops and making inroads into a few breakaway republics after a few months, following 14 years of worry that Ukraine may join NATO. While the war there is early and the situation...

California Girl Eileen Gu Wins Two Gold and a Silver Medal……..For China?

February 24, 2022 6:34 amFebruary 24, 2022 6:46 am

I know, I know. Sure, I promised to boycott the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China—and with good reason. To repeat, the Chi-Comms are truly awful. They are indisputably an authoritarian repressive regime rife with human rights abuses and outright...