Russia Created Economic Fortress Behind Putin War Drive
Russia built a fiscal shield before the Ukraine war with a balanced budget and vast reserves, enabling sanctions resilience and wartime spending. Yet central bank reserves are shrinking, inflation sor t, growth slows, and liberal lending falters as the fortress weakens. Western unity and spending power remain Putin’s strategic leverage for negotiated peace.
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Donald Trump
Putin
National Wealth Fund
Russia
U.S
Europe
West
Romie
Vladimir Putin
ERA's Fate Revisited as Democrats Push for Archivist Order
George Will argues 46 Democrats urge President Biden to order Archivist Colleen Shogan to certify the ERA as ratified. He notes legal deadlines, past extensions, and court rulings cast doubt on ERA viability while warning that progressives rely on executive power and could undermine constitutional propriety.
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Colleen Shogan
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Barack Obama
Virginia
David Ferriero
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Office of Legal Counsel
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Square One
Georgetown Law
Uss
Kirsten Gillibrand
D-N.y
Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
Roe v. Wade
ERA Resuscitation
Shogan
William J. Bosanko
Polio vaccine debate stuns polio survivor and LA Times columnist
Robin Abcarian notes how polio survivor Lynn Lane reflects on polio’s legacy while addressing RFK Jr and Trump vaccine claims. The piece ties Lane’s post polio syndrome to ongoing vaccine skepticism, cites New York Times reporting on Siri’s petition to revoke polio vaccine approval, and quotes experts like Richard Pan on autism and vaccination safety.
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Aaron Siri
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Donald Poolio
Lynn Lane
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Jonas Salk
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Mitch McConnell
Mia Farrow
Richard Pan
Pan
Andrew Wakefield
RFK Jr
Big Pharma
U.S
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
New York
Israel
Hamas
Gaza
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