U.S. Ambassador to Russia Exits at Critical Stage

June 27, 2025 | Sundance

U.S. Ambassador to Russia, Lynne Tracy, who was appointed by Joe Biden, has departed her position in Moscow as U.S. Ambassador to Russia. There has been no announced name for replacement. [¹Get the friggin’ BBB passed!]

Remember, in the last 20+ years, no American official has spent more face-to-face time with Vladimir Putin than U.S. Special Envoy, Steve Witkoff. On behalf of President TrumpWitkoff has held multiple meetings and discussions with Russian President Vladimir Putin lasting more than 4 and 5 hours at a time. U.S. Ambassador Lynne Tracy was not present.

Do not forget, nor overlook this baseline fact.

MOSCOW, June 27 (Reuters) – Lynne Tracy, the U.S. ambassador to Russia, is leaving Moscow, her embassy said on Friday, noting she had served through one of the most strained periods in relations between Moscow and Washington.

The departure of a career diplomat appointed under the administration of former president Joe Biden comes as Russia and the United States discuss a potential reset in their ties which sharply deteriorated after Moscow launched its full-scale war in Ukraine in 2022.

[…] “I am proud to have represented my country in Moscow during such a challenging time. As I leave Russia, I know that my colleagues at the embassy will continue to work to improve our relations and maintain ties with the Russian people,” the embassy cited Tracy as saying in a statement.

Her successor has not been publicly named. (more)

Trust is a valuable commodity!

[¹We anticipate that once the BBB is completed, obviously there will be a celebration – a news cycle for the White House and legislative leadership to promote & celebrate, and then President Trump will likely shift straight into the details of the trade agreements being constructed in the background by Secretary Lutnick, Secretary Bessent and USTR Jamieson Greer.

As the trade aspect is underway from the oval office, expect Secretary Rubio and Steve Witkoff to be reengaged with Ukraine-Russia. By mid July we should see multiple announcements of trade agreements, while simultaneously the foreign policy focus of Rubio and Witkoff should start to materialize into substantive change.]

https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2025/06/27/u-s-ambassador-to-russia-exits-at-critical-stage/

Former DEI Director for New York Under Cuomo, and Deputy Chief of Staff to Kathy Hochul, Linda Sun, Indicted for Fraud, Kickbacks and Acting as Agent for China,

June 27, 2025 | Sundance |

The former Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Director for New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, who became Deputy Chief of Staff to New York Governor Kathy Hochul, Linda Sun, has been indicted on a host of federal charges for acting as an agent for China, bribery, kickbacks and fraud.NEW YORK (AP) — Already charged with acting as an illicit agent of the Chinese government, a former aide to two New York governors is being accused of illegally profiteering off the state’s pandemic-era scramble for face masks.

Linda Sun — who worked for Govs. Andrew Cuomo and Kathy Hochul, both Democrats — and husband Chris Hu were indicted Wednesday on bribery and other charges in the alleged mask graft.

“When masks, gloves and other protective supplies were hard to find, Sun abused her position of trust to steer contracts to her associates so that she and her husband could share in the profits,” Brooklyn-based U.S. Attorney Joseph Nocella Jr. said in a statement Thursday.

[…] The new indictment accuses Sun and Hu of reaping millions in kickbacks by exploiting her role on a Cuomo administration team that procured much-needed personal protective equipment in the spring of 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic was taking hold.

At the time, New York was a hotspot for the virus and, like other U.S. states and other nations, was scouring the globe for masks and other supplies.

A naturalized U.S. citizen born in China, Sun used her homeland ties to help New York wrangle PPE from the country where much of it was made even as exports had dwindled because of China’s own battle with the virus.

Sun connected the state with vendors the Chinese government recommended. But, according to the indictment, she also forged documents to falsely claim that Chinese contacts had suggested two additional companies. One was run by a second cousin of Sun’s, and the other by a business associate of her husband’s, the indictment said.

Sun didn’t disclose those relationships to New York’s government, which signed contracts with both companies in March 2020 and went on to pay themover $44 million in all, according to the indictment.

The cousin funneled about $2.3 million back to Hu, the indictment said. It doesn’t specify whether Hu’s associate allegedly paid anything. (read more)

It doesn’t matter which blue state it is. Show me a Democrat run state, and you can easily find leftists in the state government who take advantage of their position to gain financial wealth through bribery and fraud.

All of the COVID-19 emergency funds, the Green New Deal funds, the Inflation Reduction Act funds, all of them… and the end of the system there are hundreds of individuals and organizations profiting personally from these corrupt endeavors. Linda Sun is just one participant in a large network of corrupt government interests.

The problem is that leadership in these same state systems are just as corrupt as the supportive bureaucrats who extract their own part of the process.And yes, there are again trillions at stake.

https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2025/06/27/former-dei-director-for-new-york-under-cuomo-and-deputy-chief-of-staff-to-kathy-hochul-linda-sun-indicted-for-fraud-kickbacks-and-acting-as-agent-for-china/

Alleged assassin Vance Boelter’s wife breaks silence, says violence a ‘betrayal’ of Christian faith

Jenny Boelter said she and her children are "completely blindsided" by the killings and are cooperating fully with law enforcement.

By Jenna Gloeb - June 26, 2025

Jenny Boelter, the wife of accused double-murderer Vance Boelter, released her first public statement Thursday through her attorney, expressing shock, heartbreak, and sympathy for the families of the victims.

In a statement provided to Alpha News by Halberg Criminal Defense, Boelter said she and her children are “completely blindsided” by the killings and are cooperating fully with law enforcement.

“This violence does not at all align with our beliefs as a family,” she said. “It is a betrayal of everything we hold true as tenets of our Christian faith.”

Vance Boelter is accused of fatally shooting Minnesota House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, in their Brooklyn Park home on June 14. He is also accused of shooting Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, in their Champlin home.

Boelter was captured the next day in Sibley County after a statewide manhunt—the largest in Minnesota history.

Boelter family ‘voluntarily’ met with police

Jenny Boelter said she was contacted by law enforcement on the morning of the killings and voluntarily met with agents at a gas station. She stated that she was not pulled over, but instead parked and waited to speak with authorities.

“We are grateful for the diligent and professional efforts of the authorities to fully investigate these crimes. We thank law enforcement for apprehending Vance and protecting others from further harm,” she said.

Jenny Boelter requested privacy for herself and her children and said they will not be making any further public comments.

Full statement from Jenny Boelter:

“On behalf of my children and myself, I want to express our deepest sympathies to the Hortman and Hoffman families. Our condolences are with all who are grieving during this unimaginably difficult time, and we are praying daily for them.

We are absolutely shocked, heartbroken and completely blindsided. This violence does not at all align with our beliefs as a family. It is a betrayal of everything we hold true as tenets of our Christian faith. We are appalled and horrified by what occurred and our hearts are incredibly heavy for the victims of this unfathomable tragedy.

From the moment we were first contacted by law enforcement, we have fully cooperated with investigators and responded to their every request. On the morning of June 14, 2025, I received a call from law enforcement and immediately drove to meet agents at a nearby gas station. We were not pulled over; we parked and waited until they arrived. When they did, we voluntarily agreed to meet with them, answer their questions, provide all items they requested, and cooperate with all searches. We are grateful for the diligent and professional efforts of the authorities to fully investigate these crimes. We thank law enforcement for apprehending Vance and protecting others from further harm.”

https://alphanews.org/alleged-assassin-vance-boelters-wife-breaks-silence-says-violence-a-betrayal-of-christian-faith/

(I have a hard time believing that her statement is true, she lived with this man for many years, she had to know about what he was and did.)

Woman sentenced to nearly 24 years in downtown Minneapolis vehicular murder

Latalia Anjolie Margalli was sentenced Tuesday to 285 months in state prison for the crash that left 16-year-old De'Miaya Broom dead and injured five others.

By Crime Watch MN - June 26, 2025

A Minneapolis woman has been sentenced to nearly 24 years in prison for killing a teen and injuring several other people with her vehicle in downtown Minneapolis last fall.

Latalia Anjolie Margalli, 23, was sentenced Tuesday to 285 months in state prison for the Sept. 14, 2024, crash at North 5th Street and Hennepin Avenue that left 16-year-old De’Miaya Broom dead and injured five others before Margalli sped away from the scene.

The criminal complaint described that Margalli had encountered a male she knew, and they started to argue. A witness who had arrived at the scene with Margalli later told police that a group of unknown females started getting involved, telling Margalli to leave him alone. The witness said the argument escalated to a fight, at which point Margalli returned to her vehicle after one of the other females sprayed mace. The other females began taunting Margalli for leaving the fight, and one of their friends jumped out of the vehicle and re-engaged in the fight, the witness said. Margalli then drove her vehicle into the group that was fighting and then fled the scene.

The chaotic scene and crash was captured on video from a bystander in the area.

A witness to the crash followed Margalli out of downtown and into north Minneapolis, where police caught up with her and placed her under arrest. Meanwhile, videos posted online at the time showed several first responders tending to the injured parties at the scene.

Video also surfaced from about an hour prior to the crash that showed the vehicle Margalli was driving with one of the eventual injured parties dancing on the hood of the vehicle as Margalli tried to coax her back into the vehicle. The bystander who filmed the video turned it over to police after hearing about the crash from Crime Watch on social media.

Margalli pleaded guilty on May 27, 2025, to one count of second-degree unintentional murder, which had been amended from the original charge of second-degree intentional murder, and five counts of second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon. Margalli was sentenced to 180 months on the murder charge and to 21 months on each of the five counts of second-degree assault, all to be served consecutively.

“My thoughts are with De’Miaya’s family, and all others impacted by this tragic incident,” Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said. “Ms. Margalli chose to drive into the crowd, taking De’Miaya’s life and irreparably harming so many people. This sentence holds Ms. Margalli accountable and protects our community.”

Margalli will receive credit for 284 days spent in jail prior to sentencing, and is scheduled for release in July 2040 after serving just under 16 years incarcerated under Minnesota’s two-thirds sentencing guidelines.

https://alphanews.org/woman-sentenced-to-nearly-24-years-in-downtown-minneapolis-vehicular-murder/

Apparently Black Lives Matters don’t really matter in Minneapolis, this should be called “the Walz affect”, hatred and violence embedded by the CCP.When is Walz going to be arrested as an agent of China?After watching Collins on Tucker he should have been arrested years ago.