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Alex Trent
Alex Trent is a freelance writer with a background in Journalism and a love for crafting content. He writes on various topics but prefers to create thought-provoking pieces that tell a story from a fresh perspective. When not working, Alex immerses himself in hobbies. His hobbies include reading, board games, creative writing, language learning, and PC gaming.
California Governor Gavin Newsom and the state’s legislature are staring down a two-week deadline to get the budget passed for the upcoming 2024-2025 year. However, progress has been difficult, and CalMatters just reported that there are “dozens or even hundreds of individual issues to be resolved.” June Deadline Source: Wikimedia Commons The deadline to have the new state budget passed is June 15, and the budget has gone through many proposals and revisions amidst a reported historic budget deficit looming for California. In December, the Los Angeles Analyst’s office estimated that California would be facing a $68 billion deficit ”largely…
The Romance Writers of America (RWA) filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in court on Wednesday, citing problems paying contracts and financial struggles from declining membership. RWA President Mary Ann Jock in the filings blamed the loss in membership to disputes between members over DEI issues as well as circumstances related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Chapter 11 Filing Source: KATRIN BOLOVTSOVA/Pexels US News reports that the RWA filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the Texas Southern Bankruptcy Court in Houston. The RWA will attend a hearing scheduled for Friday at 9 am by telephone with Judge Jeffrey Norman for an amended…
American retail giant Walmart is stepping forward amidst a climate of uncertainty to advertise its upcoming collection of products to celebrate LGBT Pride month, which starts in June. This move from Walmart contrasts with Target, who after a consumer controversy last year, has recently decided to limit the availability of Pride merchandise in stores following backlash from consumers. Walmart Pride Alexander Grey/Unsplash In a recent post on Instagram, Walmart promoted the introduction of its Pride collection with a video that received critical comments from several users. “Did you learn nothing from target??,” one user wrote. “Sell your merchandise not lifestyles,”…
Larry Conner, a billionaire from Ohio, is hoping to take a deep-sea submersible to “titanic-level depths” in an effort to improve the reputation of the industry after the OceanGate disaster last year. The OceanGate disaster involved the tragic deaths of a small crew due to an underwater submarine implosion, an incident that garnered attention online for the high net wealth of the participants. Billionaire Journey Source: Pixabay/Pexels Larry Connor is a real estate investor in Dayton Ohio and told the Wall Street Journal about his plan to take a two-person submersible to the Titanic wreck site which is over 12,000…
A new California bill introduced by Democrat Assemblymember Chris Ward seeks to provide strengthened protections against forced outings of LGBT students in schools and keep educators safe from retaliation if they don’t notify parents. However, critics say the bill if passed would allow schools to keep parents in the dark about their children’s issues, and say it would allow the school to undermine an open dialogue about the subject between parents and children. Assembly Bill 1955 Alexander Grey/Unsplash The new California bill, called Assembly Bill 1955, also goes by the name of the Support Academic Futures & Educators for Today’s…
A new poll from the Wall Street Journal found that a majority 61 percent of Americans don’t like electric vehicles. The poll provides insight into American consumers by asking respondents to list the reasons that they dislike EVs and the answers can help explain why the once enthusiastic customer base has recently been cooling off. EV Market Struggles Source: Austin Ramsey/Unsplash Recently the EV market in the United States and even more successful EV regions like China have encountered bumps in the road. In Q1 earnings reports, EV giant Tesla and China competitor BYD both had a decline in performance.…
Recently, Democrats have expressed increased worry at Joe Biden maintaining selectively positive talking points about the current US economy, which they worry disconnects him from the reported economic perceptions of his potential voters. Voters continue to disagree with Biden’s positive message about the economy, and Biden has thus far failed to overall change people’s perceptions of the economy under his leadership. Perception of the Economy Source: engin akyurt/Unsplash Joe Biden has thus far employed a strategy of citing favorable data and statistics to paint a rosy picture of the economy ahead of the election. However, it’s hard to change people’s…
According to documents shown to The Dallas Morning News, the majority of staffers let go from the University of Texas system due to DEI cuts were women or people of color. The staff dismissal comes in response to a DEI ban passed in Texas in 2023, which forced public universities to quickly reorganize their systems to comply with the new law. DEI Ban Source: KATRIN BOLOVTSOVA/Pexels These cuts in the public university system are a result of a previously passed DEI ban called Senate Bill 17. The bill was passed along party lines in 2023 and went into effect on…
This week, President Biden unveiled a plan to release nearly one million barrels of reserve gasoline to fight gas price hikes ahead of summer travel and warmer weather. While some cynically accused this move as a way for Biden to assuage concerns about gas prices ahead of the election, gas price analysts say the decision will barely move the needle for most Americans. White House Statement Source: Srikanta H. U/Unsplash On Wednesday, the White House released a statement announcing the intent of the Biden administration to release barrels of gasoline from reserve supplies in 100,000-barrel increments. “In an effort to…
In a recent Spectrum News NY1 interview, Democrat Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez unloaded on former President Donald Trump, saying among other attacks that another Trump precedency would be bad for gas prices. AOC levied this criticism against Trump, despite US gas prices reaching their highest level under Democrat Joe Biden, and still being higher on average than when he was sworn in. AOC Interview Source: Source: Nrkbeta/Wikimedia On Thursday, AOC gave an interview to Spectrum News NY 1 ahead of Trump’s rally in the Bronx. Representative AOC’s 14th district includes the eastern part of the Bronx located in New York City.…