A document hailed as a key propaganda program for the next decade has been released by the Central Committee by Kong Fa Xi Jinping propaganda poster. Source: Chineseposters.net. In a move that reaffirms the Communist Party of China’s commitment to ideological orthodoxy, the Central Committee has issued the “Regulations on the Ideological and Political Work…
For Donald Trump, a peace deal – or even a durable ceasefire between Israel and Hamas – could be the biggest diplomatic achievement of his presidency. The details and sequencing of a deal to end Israel’s war in Gaza remain murky, but the statement of purpose by both Israel and Hamas is meaningful. In agreeing…
If the secret to understanding a strongman is to identify his greatest weakness, one place to start with Donald Trump is his obsession with his own eventual obituaries. Trump knows that they will mention his history-making presidencies, his ostentatious wealth, and his unusual charisma—but he also is aware that when he dies, people will remember…
China is adding new diplomatic moves to justify its military threat to coerce Taiwan into submitting to rule from Beijing. In a formal position paper delivered to the United Nations last month, China declared that China’s sovereignty over Taiwan was guaranteed by the 1971 UN resolution that recognized the Peoples Republic of China as the…
Multiple street closures have been reported in downtown Chicago as a large protest unfolds against the immigration policies of President Donald Trump. As of 7 p.m., the protesters were marching northbound on Michigan Avenue, closing the street between Monroe Street and Randloph Street, according to Total Traffic and eyewitness reports. The protesters are demonstrating against…
Oct. 8 (UPI) — Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk has agreed to settle a lawsuit filed by four former Twitter executives, whom he fired after taking ownership of the social media site. The four executives were fired in 2022 after Musk purchased Twitter, which he renamed X, but they did not receive more than $128 million…
Elon Musk has finally settled a $128 million lawsuit with four ex-Twitter executives. The X owner settled with former CEO Parag Agrawal, ex-CFO Ned Segal, former CLO Vijaya Gadde and ex General Counsel Sean Edgett. The quartet filed back in March 2024 and alleged unpaid severance and benefits upon their dismissal. “WHEREAS, the Parties have…
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From the earliest days of his rule, Chinese President Xi Jinping has made a regular practice of purging senior members of his country’s military hierarchy. He has invoked corruption in opaque legal proceedings and presided over their public disgrace, banishment from the Chinese Communist Party, and imprisonment. In almost every instance, Xi and the propaganda…