Month: September 2021

Experts: Why AUKUS Is a Game Changer for Countering China; Australia’s Role in the Security Pact

We discuss the emerging new alliance called AUKUS between the United States, the UK, and Australia. Its first actions include selling Australia new missiles and helping the country build nuclear-powered submarines. These are not typical of an alliance, but more of a “level up” for the Australian military. So what is its goal? Though it didn’t…


FDA Authorizes COVID-19 Boosters of Pfizer for Seniors and Those at High Risk

The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday authorized for emergency use a booster dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for those aged 65 and older, as well as those aged 18–64 who are at high risk of severe COVID-19. The third dose of the mRNA-based shot is authorized to be administered at least six months after the…


Australia Eyes COVID-19 Vaccination for Under-12s Despite ‘Extremely Low’ Hospitalisation Risk

Australia is looking to commence its COVID-19 vaccinations for children as young as five amidst a debate on the pros and cons of vaccinating young kids, whose risk of developing severe symptoms from COVID-19 is “extremely low” according to studies. Health Minister Greg Hunt on Tuesday invited Pfizer to seek approval from Australia’s medical regulator…


Australia Eyes COVID-19 Vaccination for Under-12s Despite Kids Having ‘Extremely Low’ Risks of COVID Hospitalisation

Australia is looking to commence its COVID-19 vaccinations for children as young as five amidst a debate on the pros and cons of vaccinating young kids, whose risk of developing severe symptoms from COVID-19 is “extremely low” according to studies. Health Minister Greg Hunt on Tuesday invited Pfizer to seek approval from Australia’s medical regulator…


LA Sheriff Criticizes Study of Deputy Gangs

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva claimed bias in think tank RAND Corporation’s report—regarding gang-like cliques in the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department (LASD)—at a Sept. 22 press conference. Villanueva criticized the study’s methodology since the county board of supervisors appointed the individuals that participated in the focus group who may have a personal bias against the…


Santa Ana Moves Forward With Rent Control Ordinance

Santa Ana is on track to pass a rent control ordinance that will restrict landlords from raising their rent by 3 percent annually, prior to the end of the state’s eviction moratorium on Sept. 30. The 4-3 vote in the midnight hours of Sept. 21–22 was not enough to pass the urgency ordinance—which would have…


Santa Ana Rejects Rent Control Ordinance; Seeks Future Approval

Santa Ana failed to pass a rent control ordinance that would have immediately restricted landlords from raising their rent by 3 percent annually, prior to the end of the state’s eviction moratorium on Sept. 30. The 4-3 vote in the midnight hours of Sept. 21–22 was not enough to pass the urgency ordinance, as more…


Genetic Study Reveals How Ancient Seafarers Settled Vast Polynesia

WASHINGTON—Beginning more than a millennium ago, intrepid seafarers traversed vast Pacific Ocean expanses in double-hulled sailing canoes to reach the far-flung islands of Polynesia, the planet’s last habitable region to be settled by people. A genetic study published on Wednesday has deciphered the timing and sequence of this settlement of an area spanning about a…


Portrait of an Influential American Communist Who Weaponized the Peace Movement

One single communist can do more damage to the United States than a whole army. A leading example of this is Judith LeBlanc, a trained and disciplined communist, who labored to weaken the U.S. military and divide the country across racial lines. She did this by weaponizing the peace movement in order to disarm the…


Santa Ana School District to Start Paying Faculty After Delay

The Santa Ana Unified School District (SAUSD) is set to start paying employees again after a month’s hiatus of new hires having missed paychecks. According to the school district, a little over 100 employees out of over 350 new hires, have gone without pay due to the school rapidly hiring new employees in a small…