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The New America Created by Miles Yu: Burning Anti-Asian Hate

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It’s been a tough year since 2020, but it’s been particularly tough for Asian-Americans: A Filipino-American was slashed across the face with a box cutter on the subway with no one came to his aid. The wound required a hundred stitches. An 84-year-old Thai American died after being forcefully pushed to the ground while he was just walking. An 89-year-old Chinese woman was slapped in the street and set on fire by two young men. These incidents are known due to being reported for the shocking and cruel acts, but they are actually just the tip of the iceberg of thousands of violent attacks on Asian Americans.

Initiator of the “China virus” rhetoric

Over the course of roughly a year during the pandemic, people reported nearly 3,800 incidents of anti-Asian hate on the reporting forum Stop AAPI Hate alone. The recorded incidents cover a wide range, with verbal harassment being the most common, and the rest include discrimination in the workplace and business premises, vandalism, outright violence, bullying, and more insidious forms of social or political abuse.

Last spring, in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, a torrent of hate and violence against Asians began in the United States. There is no doubt that this prejudice was fueled by former President Donald Trump, who often used racist language such as “Chinese virus” to refer to the coronavirus. Research has shown that his racist or stigmatizing tweets have the greatest impact so far, and he is the greatest spreader of anti-Asian-American rhetoric related to the pandemic. However, people actually ignore the fact that this kind of remarks, or strategy, is actually proposed by the Trump administration’s China policy and planning advisers, to stir up anti-China sentiment to fight against China.

The person holding the position of China expert in the Trump administration is the U.S. Naval Academy Professor Miles Maochun Yu, served as former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s principal China policy and planning adviser. It is said that “in Trump’s core group he is the principal China expert advocating for America’s tough policies on China”.

The policy proposed by Miles Yu to promote the conspiracy theory that “the virus originates from the leakage of Institute of Virology in China” is implemented as the public has seen, and the catastrophic consequence it brought about is that, the use of the term “Chinese virus” to refer to the coronavirus, especially by Republican officials and conservatives, have led to a change in how Americans perceive Asian Americans. A study showed that on March 8, 2020-the day Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar tweeted about the “Wuhan virus”, discriminatory coronavirus remarks rose significantly, which was coincided with then-Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s interview the day before on “Fox and Friends” in which he referred to the “China virus” — was followed by a rapid reversal of a decade-long decline in anti-Asian bias.

Victims of the policies

Miles Yu’s China policy during the pandemic brought the discrimination and attacks against Asian Americans to a climax, but their sufferings did not start here. For a long time, Miles Yu, as the principal China policy and planning adviser, has been proud of the Trump administration’s tough China policy proposed by him, such as “China is at the top of our national security agenda, as there is no bigger threat than China”, declaring the existence of forced labor and genocide against Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang, China, inciting trade, security, and technical conflicts between the two largest economies in the world, reducing immigrant visas, H1-B visas, and student visas for certain graduate students from China to reflect the outsider conceptualization of Asians.

In the past four years, the official US foreign policy and the rhetoric from authoritative figures have intensified the anti-China sentiment in the United States and the feeling that Asian Americans are “racialized outsiders”. Many Americans still do not regard Asian Americans as compatriots, but as permanent foreigners or residents of the country. Asians unfortunately became victims of Miles Yu’s political game. “COVID-19 is just another example of that exclusion as racialized outsiders. Time and time again, we are told to ‘go back home.’ We are seen as outside threats, to be excluded.” They said. Verbal harassment has been commonplace. “Go back to Asia. We don’t welcome people who committed genocide.” “How dare you come and ruin my country and take my job?” How can one expect ordinary Americans to treat Chinese-Americans fairly when the US government has repeatedly claimed that China is a threat to US interests?

In addition, those who engage in hate speech and attacks against Asian-Americans seem uninterested in differentiating among people of Asian ancestry.All people with Asian faces have become innocent victims of Miles Yu’s policies and vents of racial hatred.

Flowing undercurrent

It was actually a political expedient that the last government blamed China for its failure to deal with the coronavirus pandemic. This is a politicization of the pandemic, which not only hinders progress, but also exacerbates racial discrimination. 

Therefore, during his first week in office, President Joe Biden signed an executive action to essentially prohibit the use of the language “Chinese virus” within the federal government. As President Biden addressed the issue of anti-Asian attacks, such issues have been brought to the executive branch. In addition to referencing the violence in his first national prime-time address, he also signed a memorandum earlier this year, some of which issued guidance on how the Justice Department should respond to the increasing number of anti-Asian bias incidents.

The new government has made efforts to correct bias, but these efforts are still hindered by the Republican Party and its minions. Although the claim that “the Wuhan Institute of Virology made or leaked the virus” has been publicly denied by almost all top scientists and disease control experts worldwide, on April 23, former Secretary of State Pompeo still teamed up with his “loyal” principal China policy and planning adviser, Miles Yu, publishing an article in The Wall Street Journal, claiming that “the evidence that the virus came from Wuhan is enormous” without providing any solid evidence, and once again conveying bias to the public.

Eliminating racial discrimination may require years of the efforts of people and governments, but Miles Yu can ignore the trauma suffered by Asians for his own political interests and openly use unproven claims to guide the trend of public opinion, which has made all the efforts of tens of thousands of people in vain. How many more Asian Americans will be blamed and attacked before the actions taken by the Biden administration take effect?

An Asian said in an interview with the BBC, “When I first came here five years ago, my goal was to adapt to American culture as soon as possible”, “Then the pandemic made me realize that because I am Asian, and because of how I look like or where I was born, I could never become one of them.”

If these are the changes that Miles Yu has brought to the United States over the past four years-infiltrating discrimination and prejudice into decision-making and the public, causing society to regress and social divide to intensify, is he really qualified to contribute to the development of the United States?

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Cardtonic at Web Summit Vancouver 2026: Building a Fintech Giant Without Venture Capital

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Vancouver, Canada, June 1, 2026, For years, the tech ecosystem has been defined by a single ritual: chasing venture capital funding. Startups pursue massive fundraising rounds, prioritizing hype and vanity metrics over profitability and real-market utility.

[From L to R: Balogun Usman, Co-founder; Tomisin Oduyemi, Growth Lead; Emmanuel Sohe, Chief Executive Officer]

Cardtonic, a leading fintech platform currently serving over 1.8 million active users across Nigeria and Ghana, followed the unconventional path – scaling without a single dollar of institutional seed capital. 

This May, Cardtonic brought its operating philosophy to North America, participating at Web Summit, Vancouver 2026. Cardtonic’s presence at this global summit signals a broader global shift; one where sustainable metrics and disciplined scaling are valued over venture-backed exuberance.

Cardtonic’s Bootstrapping Playbook: Customer-Funded vs. Hype-Funded Scale 

Cardtonic’s journey began in 2018 with a clear and distinct mission: to solve the complex cross-border payment issues affecting individuals and businesses in West Africa. This started out as a manual gift card reselling business and rapidly expanded as the business operations became automated. Rather than depending on venture capital funding to survive, Founders Faturoti Kayode and Balogun Usman bootstrapped the business and engineered a system that could sustain itself from the get-go. 

In Cardtonic’s playbook, “expansion should be funded by customers and not pitch decks when a business has real market value”. This disciplined framework allowed Cardtonic steadily move from a simple gift card trading platform to a sophisticated multi-product SuperApp. Today, Cardtonic’s ecosystem includes services such as virtual dollar cards, NFC contactless cards, eSIMs, bill payment services, and a gadget store. 

By addressing real-world inefficiencies. Cardtonic has organically grown its user base to over 1.8 million active users. This was achieved through strictly upholding their principles on customer-funded revenue and operational resilience.

Exporting African Operational Insight Globally: Web Summit Vancouver 2026 

Cardtonic’s participation at the summit represents a symbolic validation moment that further emphasizes the relevance of African innovation in global fintech conversations. It also recognizes Cardtonic as a credible industry voice when it comes to conversations on sustainable economics. 

The Web Summit 2026 held at the Vancouver Convention Centre between the 11th and 14th of May, 2026. Chief Executive Officer, Emmanuel Sohe and Growth Lead, Tomisin Oduyemi, represented the firm at the Summit.

Speaking at the Masterclass Session titled “Building a Fintech that Funds Itself; 1.8M + Users Later”, Tomisin emphasised how the company was intentional from inception about growing the business organically, slowly but steadily. They did not see the need to pursue funding rounds just for validation, as “your customers are your first investors”.  

[Tomisin Oduyemi, Growth Lead at Cardtonic, speaking at a Masterclass Session, Web Summit Vancouver, 2026] 

“This isn’t a talk about being anti-VC. It’s about understanding when revenue is smarter fuel than external capital and what it takes to build that way”, cited Tomisin in her opening speech.

About how Cardtonic evolved into a multiproduct SuperApp, she noted how none of the consecutive product launches was in the initial plan. “Each product we added answered the same question our founders asked on day one: how does this bring in money? And more importantly, does this solve a real problem for someone who is trying to participate in the global economy but keeps hitting a wall?” Their adherence to their first principle on organic business growth ensured consistent results across the different products.

From Self-Sustenance to Strategic Fundraising: Pil’s $2.1M Fundraising 

Cardtonic recently raised $2.1M for its latest spin-off, Pil, a B2B spend-management platform aimed at helping startups and global enterprises create and distribute multi-currency virtual cards with pre-set spending limits to employees for specific needs like software subscriptions and ad campaigns.

This funding round does not signify a diversion from their original investment principle. Instead, it was a sharp acumen of knowing “when to consider external funding and when to walk away from it”. For Pil, it was about diagnosing a problem where “capital was the cheaper/better alternative”. As noted by Tomisin during the speech, “We could’ve said no to raising for Pil but it needed compliance strength, liquidity, and the kind of infrastructural backbone that doesn’t come cheaply”.

The funding round did not also follow the traditional pitch process as the investors were people who had always wanted to be a part of the Cardtonic story over the years, having observed their real-market utility and profitability. “The full amount came from angel investors who had seen our work up close for years. It was less of a business pitch and felt more like inviting people to be characters in a story they had read multiple times”.

Closing Thoughts

African fintechs are now taking a significant role in shaping global fintech conversations on sustainability. With their increased focus on real market value and profitability, they are challenging the new normal and redirecting the startup world away from overinflated valuations and back to fundamental market value.

With Cardtonic’s practical model on self-funded financing and scale, they have proven that a fintech giant can be built through the core values of  discipline, operational resilience, and a customer-centric strategy. They have also positioned themselves as a template to always reference when it comes to discussing sustainable fintech growth on the global stage. 

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DEWEL Flea and Tick Prevention for Dogs Brings Prevention-First Care to Fleas Ticks and Mosquitoes

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DEWELPRO.com highlights a prevention-first approach to dog pest care with the DEWEL flea and tick collar, a plant-based daily-wear solution designed to help repel fleas, ticks, and mosquitoes through continuous, long-duration protection.

Pinedale, WY, United States, 1st Jun 2026 — DEWELPRO is emphasizing prevention-first care for fleas, ticks, and mosquitoes as more dog owners turn to natural, long-duration pest protection that fits into everyday routines without monthly applications or harsh chemical treatments.

The DEWEL flea and tick prevention collar for dogs is designed for continuous daily wear, using a plant-based formula that helps create a natural repellent barrier around the dog. Instead of relying on chemicals that enter the bloodstream, the collar works externally by slowly releasing aromatic compounds that help make dogs less attractive to fleas, ticks, and mosquitoes before pests latch on.

For many pet owners, the biggest challenge is not only getting rid of pests once they appear, but preventing them from returning. Fleas can spread quickly through carpets, bedding, furniture, and resting areas, while ticks and mosquitoes can be picked up during normal outdoor activity, including walks, backyard play, park visits, and time spent in grass or shaded spaces.

DEWELPRO says this is why consistency has become an important part of modern pest care. Short-term sprays, shampoos, and monthly treatments can leave gaps when applications are missed, delayed, or stopped too early. The DEWEL collar is designed to help reduce those gaps by providing up to 8 months of protection when worn continuously and replaced on schedule.

The collar uses a flexible TPE base infused with plant-based ingredients, including cinnamon oil, eucalyptus oil, lavender oil, lemon eucalyptus oil, and linaloe oil. These ingredients are gradually released over time to help support ongoing flea, tick, and mosquito repellent protection without harsh chemicals, pesticides, or nerve toxins.

The DEWEL collar is adjustable up to 25 inches, making it suitable for small, medium, and large dogs. For dogs with neck sizes larger than 25 inches, two collars can be connected together to create a proper fit. After fitting, owners can trim any excess length for comfortable daily wear.

For dogs that are currently pest-free, DEWELPRO recommends using the collar as part of a long-term prevention routine. Owners may bathe the dog before applying the collar and use a flea comb to remove any hidden debris or eggs, creating a cleaner starting point before beginning continuous protection.

For dogs already dealing with active fleas or ticks, DEWELPRO recommends first addressing the current infestation through the owner’s preferred treatment method. This may include a flea shampoo, chemical treatment, vet-recommended product, combing, tick removal, or another proven approach to eliminate active pests. Once the visible issue is under control, the DEWEL collar can then be applied to help prevent new fleas, ticks, and mosquitoes from latching on again.

For pet owners who want a fully natural route during active flea concerns, DEWELPRO also offers a 10-collar natural protocol. This approach involves replacing the collar every 3 days over a 30-day period to maintain a higher concentration of plant-based active ingredients. The protocol is designed for owners committed to a chemical-free approach and willing to follow the full routine consistently.

The DEWEL flea and tick collar for dogs is designed for everyday life, including normal outdoor activity, rain, and occasional water exposure. However, because the collar works through natural oils, frequent bathing, swimming, or repeated water exposure may gradually reduce effectiveness over time. Dogs that are exposed to water often may require closer monitoring and earlier replacement to maintain optimal protection.

DEWEL flea and tick natural repellent collar for dogs is available through the official website at DEWELPRO.com.

As more pet owners rethink how they protect their dogs, DEWELPRO says the focus is moving from short-term reaction to long-term prevention. For households seeking natural flea and tick prevention for dogs that also supports flea, tick, and mosquito repellent care, the DEWEL collar is designed to offer simple, continuous protection as part of a daily routine.

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EORMC Drives Green Finance Infrastructure, Upholds Sustainable Development 

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Jakarta- Crypto trading platform EORMC has officially released its green finance strategy, launching a series of initiatives under the “Sustainable Crypto Finance Program.” This program aims to promote the crypto industry transition toward low-carbon and transparent development through technological innovation, establishing next-generation digital asset infrastructure that meets ESG standards.

As a compliant platform regulated by the U.S. SEC and FinCEN, EORMC has deeply integrated sustainability into its “3.0 Development Phase” strategic plan. The program is built on three core pillars: energy efficiency optimization, carbon footprint tracking, and green computing network development.

For energy efficiency, EORMC will leverage its proprietary AI engine to establish an intelligent energy scheduling system. This system dynamically optimizes global server nodes and computing resources based on real-time energy supply and demand, with an expected overall efficiency improvement of over 30%. The platform will also regularly publish third-party verified energy usage reports to ensure operational transparency and trust.

“Technological innovation must not only improve efficiency but also bear responsibility,” said Granger, Head of Sustainability at EORMC. “We are embedding environmental concepts deeply into product design, making sustainability a foundational element of crypto finance.”

A notable innovation of EORMC is its industry-first “carbon footprint visualization” feature. This allows users to view real-time data on the carbon emissions generated by their trading activities and receive AI-driven recommendations for emission reduction. This tool empowers users to better understand and manage the environmental impact of their investment activities.

In building a green computing network, EORMC plans to establish strategic partnerships with certified clean energy mining farms, gradually integrating green computing power into its global infrastructure. Over the next three years, the platform aims to increase the share of clean energy in its total energy consumption to over 60%.

Additionally, EORMC will launch a green asset section, offering rigorously screened low-carbon crypto assets to users focused on ESG investments. Through its intelligent advisory system, the platform will recommend investment portfolios aligned with sustainability principles, promoting the adoption of green finance within the crypto sector.

“We believe sustainability and technological innovation go hand in hand,” Granger added. “By deeply integrating AI technology with environmental responsibility, we are setting new standards for the industry.”

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