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  • Ukraine Navy Destroys Russian Landing Ship in Berdyansk Harbor, Occupied Ukraine

    David Ganezer, Observer Staff Writer|Mar 25, 2022

    Update 3.27 Wall it was initially reported that the Orsk had been sunk, it was in factor sistership Saratov that was hit. “At 7:45 AM, a Tochka-U SRBM was fired towards the landing ships Saratov, Tsesar Kunikov, and Novocherkassk. To avoid an explosion, Saratov sunk at a depth of 5 meters. Kunikov and Novercherkassk left port damaged. 8 killed on Kunikov and 3 killed and 3 injured.” 3.24.22: In another significant development in the Russia Ukraine war, the Ukrainian Navy claims to have...

  • Report: Russia to Close Bridges, Blocking Exit of Russian Citizens from Crimea

    David Ganezer, Observer Staff Writer|Mar 25, 2022

    Imagine the Ukraine army not only pushing Russia back from recently occupied areas, but from the areas it took from Ukraine in 2014. It's a worst case scenario for Russian military planners. According to the Ukraine government, Russians in Crimea realize their military is in complete collapse, and they're trying to get out of town before the worst case possibility comes to pass. "Russia is preparing to block Russians from leaving occupied Crimea," tweeted Euromaidan Press. "According to...

  • Man Filmed Firebombing The Kremlin in Moscow

    David Ganezer, Observer Staff Writer|Mar 25, 2022
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    In an act of sheer courage or perhaps stupidity, a man was filmed throwing a Molotov cocktail against the wall of the Kremlin in Moscow. "Kremlin" is Russian for "Fortress." Traditionally every major city had a Kremlin. Today, the Moscow Kremlin is the site of the Russian Federal Government, including the Duma or parliament, the Russian President and the Russian high court. It is easy to assume that this man was protesting the Russian invasion of Ukraine, but that is not certain. He wore no...

  • Greedy Drug Dealer Busted For Extortion at California Institution for Women

    Amber Jackson, Lucky Lifer|Mar 25, 2022

    She's a Latina chick. She got too big for her britches. She lived down the other hallway in my housing unit. She sold drugs to her mark, an Asian girl, on a front. On credit. Then she attempted to extort the payment from the victim. She exploited the girl's addiction. The tension was building. The drug dealer wanted her money NOW. They ended up having an altercation and water was thrown. The Asian victim was moved to another housing unit. It did not stop there. I happen to have knowledge of...

  • Homeless Man Smashes 3 Windows in the 1400 block of 5th Street in Santa Monica

    David Ganezer, Observer Staff Writer|Mar 25, 2022

    Two windows and a door in a row of shops was smashed by a homeless man on Friday evening or Saturday morning. The owner of the store, Ahmad Harb, says that he may have security camera footage that will reveal the identity of the perpetrator. Harb says his windows have been smashed in the recent past, and that it cost him $1200 to replace each window. He says that his computer and some other items were stolen from his store, which sells cosmetics. He says Santa Monica police are investigating...

  • Tigray Community Marches by Santa Monica Pier, hoping to gain more Awareness of their Plight

    David Ganezer, Observer Staff Writer|Mar 25, 2022

    3.19: About 50 members of the Tigrayan community in Los Angeles County, conducted a pro-Tigray protest rally in front of the Santa Monica pier on Saturday. They wanted greater awareness leading to Western intervention, in the conflict in the far northwest province of Ethiopia. Critics on the left (e.g. Joy Reid) and also on the left (Tucker Carlson) have said that US attention to Ukraine, is based on the race of the victims of that conflict. Black and brown victims of war, they say, are ignored...

  • In #China, People are Starving For Food while Locked down In Their Apartment Blocks in #Shenzhen due to #Covid-19

    Observer Staff|Mar 25, 2022

    A very vivid picture has emerged of mandatory lockdowns in Shenzhen Province. Sometimes called China's Silicon Valley, Shenzhen province has a population of 20 million people. The following is from a post on Twitter: I'm in Shenzhen now, where I live. The video of the man being shamed for climbing the fece for food is the desperation we can all feel after just one week. The building I live in is completely shut off by a big metal gate that's guarded 24/7. Tests are done every day. When I told...

  • Singer at Putin's Rally on March 19th Sang a Song Indicating Russia Will Turn to Moldova After Conquering Ukraine

    David Ganezer, Observer Staff Writer|Mar 25, 2022

    Russia's expansion plans may have been revealed in a song. In a clip that is circulating widely on social media, a Russian singer seemed to indicate that Putin plans to incorporate Ukraine and Moldova into Russia. From twitter: "Kremlin's favorite singer Oleg Gazmanov at the pro-war rally Putin attended on March 19th, sang the following: "Ukraine and Crimea, Belarus and Moldova, that is my country." This clip was sent to me by an acquaintance in Chișinău where it's being shared with...

  • California Incline in Santa Monica is Closed Due to Suicidal Person on Pedestrian Bridge

    Samuel Alioto, Observer Staff Writer|Mar 25, 2022

    3.22.22: At about 2 pm PST, the main road leading down from downtown Santa Monica onto Pacific Coast Highway was closed due to a potential "jumper," a person who threatens to kill himself. Police were attempting to talk him out of suicide, and the road was closed in both directions causing a backup. "Update: The Crisis Negotiations Team is on scene and attempting contact with a distraught individual resulting in the closure of the California Incline. We thank you for your patience and...

  • The BA2 Variant is Expanding in Los Angeles County, But Should You Care?

    Alyssa Erdley, News with Attitude|Mar 25, 2022

    March 25, 2022 - The BA2 variant of the Omicron version of Covid-19 now comprises 14.7% of samples sequenced, and that has Dr. Barbara Ferrer, PhD, MPH, MEd, Director of Public Health worried. In the same press release yesterday in which she admits that by every metric the Centers for Disease Control measures, the county is in a very low spot regarding danger from Covid-19, she warns that new "community prevention strategies" may be triggered by the growing number of cases found of the BA2...