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World Socialist Web Site:

Although watered down from the contract of naked neocolonial plunder that the US presented in February, the deal underscores the imperialist and predatory character of the war in Ukraine. Far from defending “democracy” and “liberty,” the conflict has always been rooted in the drive of the imperialist powers to assert control over the vast resources and riches of the entire former Soviet Union, including Ukraine and Russia. This is why they deliberately provoked the reactionary invasion of Ukraine by the Putin regime, seeking to make it the starting point for the imperialist carve-up of the entire region. As the World Socialist Web Site analyzed in 2022, underlying the war was the rapacious quest of the imperialist powers for critical earth minerals that are vital to the functioning of the modern economy, especially the production of microchips and the development of the most advanced technologies, such as AI and electric vehicles. The vast majority of the extraction and processing of critical minerals in the world today is taking place in China, which is the principal target of the war preparations of US imperialism.

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The Oregonian/OregonLive:

According to the language of its resolution, Corvallis will not use its resources to enforce federal, state or out-of-state laws or mandates that threaten the ability of any person to receive gender-affirming care, that discriminate against gender-diverse people or that aim to gather and report information about those seeking gender-affirming care, as well as providers of this care. The resolution also codifies Corvallis’ intent to investigate instances of violence or discrimination committed against transgender, intersex and gender-diverse people and ensure that those communities have equal access to health care, housing, education and employment.