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Navigating Chaos: American Policy Responses to the 1993 Russian Constitutional Crisis and its Impact on NATO Expansion

The study of German Reunification and the agreements and statements among the stakeholders at the time can shed light on how the world arrived at a war in Ukraine more than three decades after German Reunification and the collapse of the former Soviet Union. This post introduces the research topic and outlines the research methodology to be used to answer questions about this transformative period in both American and Russian history.

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The “We Can Do This”: Covid Public Health ‘Education’ Campaign

In Nevada County we experienced these failed policies in the messaging of our local Health Department, and newly hired Public Health Officer, Dr. Sherilyn Cooke, who unquestionably supported CDC’s faulty science and wouldn’t budge when updated science was presented to them. Instead, there was strict adherence to “science” that turned out to be deeply flawed. The CDC’s failures to update recommendations and guidance, given new information was repeated locally, the messaging being only, “get vaccinated, keep boosting.”

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The Use of Public Resources for Campaign Activity or Personal Purposes

I was astonished to learn that our CEO, Alison Lehman, and County Counsel, Kit Elliot, took it upon themselves to transfer $50,000 of public resources to Gina Will’s Campaign Committee, thus circumventing public Board of Supervisor approval and public comment. Since I believe the transfer of funds was potentially illegal, I penned the following letter to our District Attorney’s office.

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The Story of Christopher Columbus and the “Columbian Exchange”

In the book The Columbian Exchange: Biological and Cultural Consequences of 1492, Alfred Crosby demonstrates that, while the obvious exchange between the Old World and the New World is its people going back and forth, such a view, which focuses only on the bodies of the people, is very narrow and omits the exchange of the culture of the peoples and the massive biological transfer between the Old and New World.

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Auditor-Controller & County Counsel Claiming ‘Privilege’ in Public Records Request

A policy should be created by which all contracts, no matter how small, are submitted to the Board of Supervisors. Furthermore, post all contracts on the County website in a location where the public has easy access. Lastly, when any contract exceeds the agreed-upon price, the Supervisors are notified immediately so it doesn’t get out of hand. Contract management is essential. 

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Laura Loomer Greeted in Nevada County with Calls for Government Censorship

Local leftists say the quiet part out loud progressively requesting that our local Nevada County supervisors should create a position in the county for when speakers with whom the local organized mob disagree, the community can vote to determine whether such speaker will be permitted to speak. Calling for the creation of not-so-free speech panels in order to regulate who comes to town to speak.

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Nevada County Auditor Gina Will Appointment Similar to Coronation of Kamala Harris

We have sham elections occurring in Nevada County. Despite losing her election for auditor of Nevada County to Rob Tribble and after he was found by the Nevada County Superior Court to lack the statutory qualifications to serve as the auditor, the Nevada County Board of Supervisors appointed his challenger, Gina Will, despite the fact that she only garnered 45% of the County vote and was not chosen by the people of the County and without even considering an open appointment process.

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American Exception: Our Illegal Foreign and Domestic Policies

It is clear that the U.S. and its allies were out to sabotage possibilities for peace immediately after the Russian invasion. Were it not for their interference, the current war could have ended in early March 2022. For the sake of Ukraine’s very survival and to avoid a potential nuclear war, the President of the United States has one overriding responsibility: Negotiate!


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Expanding the Democratic Party Agenda

Initiating significant reforms within the Democratic Party by no more sidelining Democratic Presidential candidates like Bernie Sanders and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and giving every Democrat an equal opportunity to run for President will go part of the way to repair the Democrat Party.

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Say Their Names

Criminal aliens had an average of four charges and convictions each, with more than 33,000 charges or convictions for assault, over 7,500 for weapons offenses, 1,713 homicide-related crimes, and more than 1,600 for kidnapping.  Removals included over 3,400 known or suspected gang members, 139 known or suspected terrorists, and 108 foreign fugitives wanted by their own government for crimes including homicide, rape, terrorism, and kidnapping.

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President Biden Withdraws from 2024 Presidential Race

The Democrat party will now throw out 14 million people’s votes in the primaries and allow the same party leaders to undemocratically pick a new candidate. Had Democrats allowed free and open debate in its primaries this year, the people of the Democrat party may have chosen a more democratic path.

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