US-Saudi Business Forum: Big Discussions (Week 16/17 News Review)

Beautiful People courtship at the US-Saudi Investment Forum

President Trump embarked on a Middle East tour last week (May 13-16) that focused on three nations: Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and United Arab Emirates. He delivered key note speeches in Saudi Arabia and before the Gulf Cooperation Council (Saudi Arabia, Oman, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain), and visited historic towns, palaces, and mosques. He did not forget to visit at least […]

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Trump Rough Decoupling (Week 12 News Review)

Trump Hotel 2016-2022, sold for $375 million

While the United States Republican media is enthusiastic about President Trump’s Executive Orders beginning on April 2, 2025 covering global tariffs enforced by the Office of the United States Trade Representative, the global media is not nearly as enthusiastic. Ostensibly this is being done to level the playing field on years of protectionist tariffs by other nations making it hard […]

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Trump Wants to Retake Panama Canal (Week 8/9 News Review)

Cocoli on Pacific side, new channel

Since USA President Donald J. Trump’s Inauguration, Trump’s been vocal about the U.S. re-taking control of the Panama Canal, including right-of-way entities. Trump stated during his Address on March 4th to the Joint Session of Congress: “To further enhance our National Security, my Administration will be Reclaiming the Panama Canal….We gave it to Panama. They gave it to China. Now […]

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Critical Needs Recognized via Hearings, Committees, and L.A. Wildfire Investigation

LA Department of Water and Power -- Santa Ynez, Pacific Palisades

According to various special interest groups and experts, the Los Angeles, California wildfires, which struck Pacific Palisades, Altadena and other areas last month beginning on January 7th, might not have been preventable, but the damage and impact could have been less if the L.A. authorities were better prepared. This is the opinion of experts testifying at the House Judiciary Committee […]

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Many questions, many concerns (Week 3 News Review)

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There is good news on Week 3 of the new Trump Administration. The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has made significant headway in crushing the behemoth of the USAIDS (U.S. Agency for International Development) after discovering many projects that continued to be funded long after their expiration date. According to HalTurnerRadioShow.com, staggering sums of money have been misspent. For instance, […]

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Ignore the Trolls, Forge Ahead (Press News Review)

ignore the trolls

This is an impromptu editorial due to the heaviness that weighs in everyone’s heart due to the L.A. wildfires. We should be thankful and hopeful because at least in terms of the national agenda, President Trump is very much meeting his supporters greatest concerns. On day one, President Trump signed an “Initial Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions” taking […]

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Water system inadequacies contribute to failures during L.A. fires

Status of Fire Incidents Jan 19, 2025 from CalFire

Tragedy has fueled speculation about the causes Many questions arise about the Los Angeles fire infernos over the past ten days. The first significant L.A. area fire began on January 7, recorded live by a LAX video journalist 10:30am. The Pacific Palisades fire spread embers and fireballs due to the abnormally high winds, as high as 90mph. This was how […]

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Vote for Kennedy, Heal the Divide: “Recovering America”

From trailer of "Recovering America"

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will soon qualify to be on the ballot for U.S. President 2024 in all 50 states, including in the District of Columbia, but many voters don’t know it. Kennedy Jr. confirmed this in a live call while thanking his volunteers for helping collect signatures. Team Kennedy is holding campaign conferences and phone banks to reach out […]

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Will public water infrastructure delays ruin the Golden State?

Light sandy loam, no rain

Water wells are going dry in California, especially in small towns in the Central Valley. In one documentary residents of Porterville reported their wells running dry in 2015.  Another media byte exposes emptying water wells in Cambria. For the sake of tourism and upkeep of high property values along the coast, the water shortages are often downplayed. In fact, all […]

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Expert Asserts California Needs More Reservoirs, Here’s Why

Fresno County, Friant-Kern Canal

On June 4, 2022, in an interview with California Insider, Brett Barbre, a former Yorba Linda Water Board Member, summed up why California needs more water reservoirs soon: “We’ve not built the necessary storage to keep up with population growth.“ In an exclusive interview with California Insider’s host Siyamak Khorrami, Brett Barbre, a fourth-generation Los Angelesan, asserts California’s drought is […]

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Real People-Owned Democracy Works, China’s Forum

Columbus Circle Washington DC

Over the past months, the West has launched a new war in Ukraine via its NATO proxies. Recently an aid package amounting to 40 billion dollars and a new Lend-Lease Act passed through the House of Representatives in Washington. A huge increase in the sale of armaments, all kinds of weapons, vehicle systems, training, expertise, and hiring of mercenaries is […]

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Biden administration embattled with twin crisis of its own manufacturing

Beautiful day on the Capitol grounds

Currently the President Biden Administration faces critical choices with regard to resolving twin crises: The crisis in mass protests, including trucker convoys, against any vaccine mandates. The second is the unfolding crisis in Ukraine, after a prolonged military buildup on both sides, but now with Russia taking the first step in pre-emptive war. The strange thing is that the twin […]

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