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No time for misplaced idealism and Russian apologism
My journey from a youthful admirer of JFK to Russian apologist and back
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Louis Marinelli
The American Experiment: Can education save it, or will Marxism and gender ideology destroy It?
This is an argument for some level of censorship in public schools in order to serve the greater good of developing virtuous citizens.
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Louis Marinelli
March 2023
November 2022
October 2022
Flawed research at foundation of CalExit campaign began with California strawberries
I co-founded the CalExit movement with Marcus Ruiz Evans, who toured California promoting a self-published book full of flawed research upon which we…
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Louis Marinelli
July 2022
No, Alexander Ionov never funded or “exercised direction or control” over me or the California independence campaign
Yesterday the Department of Justice unsealed an indictment of Russian national Alexander Viktorovich Ionov for his alleged role in having U.S. citizens…
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Louis Marinelli
April 2022
Prepare for the use of Russian nuclear weapons in Ukraine
Russia has the means, motive, justification, and enough of a distorted view of the world to transition from conventional to nuclear war.
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Louis Marinelli
The entire invasion of Ukraine is a complete and unmitigated failure
After six weeks of losses, it is hard to see what Moscow stands to gain from its invasion of Ukraine. It raises the question if even saving Donbass was…
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Louis Marinelli
March 2022
It took me a month to sort out my thoughts about the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Being an American who calls Russia his home, I have very conflicted feelings about the invasion which has made it difficult for me to understand where I…
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Louis Marinelli
Extended remarks on the war in Ukraine as delivered today during a roundtable hosted by the Civic Chamber of Russia
Today I participated in a roundtable hosted by the Civic Chamber of Russia remotely via Zoom. What follows is an extended version of my remarks, which…
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Louis Marinelli
February 2022
Russia to consider recognition of Donetsk and Luhansk as independent states
The State Duma, Russia's lower house of its federal legislative branch, will consider two initiatives on the matter tomorrow.
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Louis Marinelli
The populist roots of the CalExit movement and why that Pandora’s Box has to be closed once and for all
Contrary to public belief, the CalExit movement was not started as a response to the 2016 presidential election, and was actually founded by myself, a…
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Louis Marinelli
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