Ali.P looks like a level headed guy.  

No …

The peace deal will be such that Russia, Ukraine, EU, UK, USA, and China will be holistically satisfied or all holistically dissatisfied.  That is the nature of a good deal they say, either all happy or all not happy. 

As an American, selfishly, if the agreement provides more to our national interest I take it. Our national interest comes first. 

Crimea is very interesting. I was reading a book my son gave me to read, about Russo-Ukraine history. 

When the Bolsheviks secured Crimea, it became an autonomous soviet republic within the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic. It was occupied by Germany during World War II.

When the Soviets retook it in 1944, Crimean Tatars were ethnically cleansed and deported under the orders of Joseph Stalin, in what has been described as a cultural genocide. Crimea was downgraded to an oblast in 1945. In 1954, the USSR transferred the oblast to the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic on the 300th anniversary of the Pereyaslav Treaty in 1654.

Interesting stuff. 

Yes I also listened to Snyder and he has some good theories and points. It is always good to listen to and surround ourselves by all these Subject Matter Experts. Adds to our knowledge and helps forming our own opinion in discussing this fascinating, yet a very complicated event happening in the world.  

Hopefully Peace prevails and the killings are stopped. That is the most important thing.

Looks like Newsom is taking some serious actions to clean himself up and ready himself for 2032 election.

After he said he plans to veto a bill in California that would limit state prison officials' cooperation with Immigration and Customs

He then issued the following

California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order requiring all state workers to return to the office instead of working from home.

Although there are talks that he will remove the DEI requirements at state level, He is considering reversing the mandate he put in place September of 2023 after heavy pressure by parents.

In September of 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a new law requiring K-12 public schools to accommodate all students by installing gender neutral bathroom.

Can you believe it? K grade?

Laughter breaks out after Trump says: The days of rule by unelected bureaucrats are over. pic.twitter.com/9s0TV2medd

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