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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2020-11-13

Voices, The Peoples News

Nov. 13, 2020
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

# Indigenous / Global
‘We won’: Indigenous group in Canada scoops up billion dollar seafood firm. Clearwater Seafoods deal gives Mi’kmaq control of lucrative ocean stretch, as tensions remain high over First Nation fishing rights.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/nov/12/canada-clearwater-seafoods-mikmaq-first-nation-fishing

# CoronaVirus
Hurray for Trump’s Herd Immunity! Sweden Collapses in Massive COVID Surge
https://www.veteranstoday.com/2020/11/12/hurray-for-trumps-herd-immunity-sweden-collapses-in-massive-covid-surge/?mc_cid=df9f354456&mc_eid=3f7488d454

COVID-19 fatality rate down 30 percent since April, study finds.
https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2020-11-12/covid-19-fatality-rate-down-30-since-april-study-finds

2,000 Marine Recruits Test Positive for COVID-19 Asymptomatically Despite Quarantine Measures, Is Lockdown Measures Effective? Scientists are now questioning the effectivity of lockdown and quarantine measures when over 2,000 marine recruits test positive for COVID-19!
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-11-marine-reveals-asymptomatic-sars-cov-transmission.html

130 Secret Service Officers Are in Quarantine or Have COVID. The officers, tasked with protecting the president and the White House, had to criss-cross the country with Trump for huge in-person rallies.
https://www.businessinsider.com/130-secret-service-officers-have-covid-19-or-quarantining-2020-11

‘Breakthrough Finding’ Reveals Why Certain COVID Patients Die https://nypost.com/2020/11/13/breakthrough-explains-why-men-are-more-likely-to-die-of-covid-19/

Clots, Strokes and Rashes: Is COVID a Disease of the Blood Vessels?
https://khn.org/news/clots-strokes-and-rashes-is-covid-a-disease-of-the-blood-vessels/

# Economy / Trade
Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) added that he spoke to Pelosi about a stimulus package on Wednesday, but was not overly optimistic about striking an accord. “They might not get a stimulus. They want a lot more than we’ll give,” Shelby said
https://twitter.com/burgessev/status/1326954999490940928?utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=34823

1 in 10 Go Hungry as Trump and McConnell Fixate on Challenging Election Results.
Economic recovery is slowing as COVID-19 cases surge and Congress remains deadlocked on pandemic relief.
https://truthout.org/articles/1-in-10-go-hungry-as-trump-and-mcconnell-fixate-on-challenging-election-results/

‘Finally’: In Potential Nod To Biden Win, Federal Reserve Applies To Join Climate Network for Central Banks https://www.ecowatch.com/federal-reserve-biden-paris-agreement-2648875101.html

# Education / Schools
While unions demand more money, unemployment shows increasing layoffs in education sector https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/while-unions-demand-more-money-unemployment-data-shows-increasing-layoffs-in-education-sector/article_4bfb5e9e-25db-11eb-9e19-c73cc0993e67.html

Teachers are on a tightrope with no safety net. The hybrid model teachers are being thrust into during the pandemic isn’t sustainable without more resources and support.
https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/11/13/teachers-are-on-a-tightrope-with-no-safety-net/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining
‘This Is a Really, Really Big Deal’: Michigan Gov. Moves to Shut Down Line 5 Pipeline to Protect Great Lakes. “Enbridge has imposed on the people of Michigan an unacceptable risk of a catastrophic oil spill in the Great Lakes that could devastate our economy and way of life.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/11/13/really-really-big-deal-michigan-gov-moves-shut-down-line-5-pipeline-protect-great

# Environment / Climate / Interior
Can Biden make climate progress with a divided Congress? Actually, yeah.
Environmental experts say the administration may fare better by working with green governors and clean tech businesses https://www.wired.com/story/can-biden-make-climate-progress-with-a-divided-congress-actually-yeah/

Four things Biden can do for clean energy without congress https://insideclimatenews.org/news/11112020/inside-clean-energy-biden-climate-action-congress

# Food / GMOs / Chemicals
New McPlant & UK’s Meat Tax, Fake Food Predictive Programming! The “Green New Meal” agenda is in full swing, as McDonald’s new “McPlant”
and Purina’s insect-based dog food signal that multinational companies are using social engineering to push Fake Food to the masses, and world governments are complicit https://www.iceagefarmer.com/2020/11/12/green-new-meal-new-mcplant-uks-meat-tax-fake-food-predictive-programming/

# Gov / Politics
Lost Causes, from the Confederacy to Trump https://www.democracynow.org/2020/11/12/lost_causes_from_the_confederacy_to

‘A coup is under way’: Experts warn Trump and GOP leaders could unleash a wave of violence https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/11/12/coup-underway-experts-warn-election-lies-trump-and-gop-leaders-could-unleash-violent

‘No evidence’ voting in the US ‘was in any way compromised,’ says Department of Homeland Security. “The November 3rd election was the most secure in American history.”
https://www.theverge.com/2020/11/12/21563274/dhs-cisa-no-evidence-us-voting-compromised

Pompeo to Stay with New Trump Administration in Russia while China Laughs https://www.veteranstoday.com/2020/11/12/pompeo-to-stay-with-new-trump-administration-in-russia-while-china-laughs/

Pope Francis Congratulates Biden on Election Win. Pope Francis called Biden on Thursday morning to congratulate him and discuss policy changes.
https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2020/11/12/pope-francis-congratulates-joe-biden-second-catholic-president

The Trump administration is scrambling to weaken environmental protections before the inauguration, with advocates warning of “other disruptive executive actions” in Trump’s final days as president https://energynews.us/digests/trump-races-the-clock-to-weaken-environmental-rules/

Is This a Coup, or Just Another Trump Con? A post-election report from Minsk-on-the-Potomac.
https://politicalwire.com/2020/11/12/is-this-a-coup-or-just-another-trump-con/

The Long-Term Damage of Trump’s Antidemocratic Lies. Political scientists caution that, though a coup by the outgoing President is unlikely, Trump’s actions are causing dangerous democratic erosion.
https://www.newszada.com/the-long-term-damage-of-trumps-antidemocratic-lies/

Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill joined several attorneys general from around the country in support of the Republican Party in its bid to challenge absentee ballots in Pennsylvania https://www.news-herald.com/news/nation-world/indiana-ag-joins-republicans-in-election-fight-at-u-s-supreme-court/article_2b8ceda2-4c1b-5820-a95e-53892b11bd0e.html

Ohio AG joins Republicans in election fight at US Supreme Court https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/ohio-ag-joins-republicans-in-election-fight-at-us-supreme-court

Kentucky AG joins Republicans in election fight at U.S. Supreme Court https://www.johnsoncitypress.com/kentucky-ag-joins-republicans-in-election-fight-at-u-s-supreme-court/article_75e49b22-116e-5c4e-a1ca-e85a66880435.html

General Services Administration: ‘Ascertainment has not yet been made’
on election outcome
(The Center Square) – The General Services Administration (GSA), the agency tasked by Congress with approving a transfer of power in the White House, said it has not made a final assessment of the election outcome.
https://www.livingstonparishnews.com/breaking_news/general-services-administration-ascertainment-has-not-yet-been-made-on-election-outcome/article_b2672132-238c-11eb-8538-fb44c4a6c3be.html

Attorney General William Barr has authorized federal prosecutors to “pursue substantial allegations” of voting irregularities, according to a leaked memo
https://www.post-gazette.com/news/politics-nation/2020/11/12/Guy-Reschenthaler-Judiciary-Committee-Justice-Department-Trump-Biden-voter-fraud/stories/202011110105

Donald Trump’s Deadly Last Stand. The Republican delay in acknowledging defeat and facilitating the transition will be literally fatal to thousands of Americans.
https://www.thenation.com/article/society/trump-covid-pandemic-transition/

Not a Coup but a Cover-Up and a Con Game: Trump is refusing to concede and purging the civilian leadership of the Pentagon. The moment requires vigilance rather than panic.
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/trump-concede-defeat-coup/

Election May Be Illegitimate: US Election Commission Chairman Says Voter Fraud Is Taking Place. “I do believe that there is voter fraud taking place in these places,” he said.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/55867.htm

Trump faces around two dozen legal threats leaving office — and he’s getting desperate https://www.alternet.org/2020/11/trump-prosecution/

# Media
The National-Security Case for Fixing Social Media. Disinformation threatens our national well-being—and, as a nation, we can do something about it.
https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/the-national-security-case-for-fixing-social-media

Social Media Companies Should Decline the Government’s Invitation to Join the National Security State.
https://www.justsecurity.org/28755/social-media-companies-decline-governments-invitation-join-national-security-state/

# Medical Alternatives / Herbology
FDA Declares Homeopathic Medicine Illegal – Advocacy Group Seeks 100,000 Protest Comments https://healthimpactnews.com/2020/fda-declares-homeopathic-medicine-illegal-advocacy-group-seeks-100000-protest-comments/

# Medical / Health
In Upcoming Abortion Fight, Birth Control Could Be Threatened. Advocates are worried about other things that could flow from a new abortion jurisprudence in the U.S., such as erasing the right to birth control that the court recognized in a 1965 case, Griswold v. Connecticut https://undark.org/2020/11/09/upcoming-abortion-fight-birth-control-threatened/

New DC Law Would Give Vaccine Decisions to 11 Year Olds Without Parental Consent. Children could consent to vaccines without parents’ permission, while insurance companies, vaccine providers and schools would be required to conceal that the child has been vaccinated.
https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/dc-law-would-give-vaccine-decisions-to-kids-11-or-older-without-parents-knowledge-or-consent/

# Security
Homeland Security Hits Back at Trump’s Election Conspiracies. The president has repeatedly spread false claims of voter fraud, and the agency in charge of election security has had enough.
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/11/12/cyber-official-chris-krebs-likely-out-436342

When privacy and health collide: the case of the pandemic
https://www.the-scientist.com/careers/science-and-policy-collide-during-the-pandemic-67882

# Technology
Ethical Questions Surrounding Elon Musk’s Neuralink Brain Chip and Other BCI Techs Outlined. A couple of research papers outline some of the key ethical questions surrounding BCI techs, including the most popular:
Neuralink brain chip by Elon Musk.
https://www.techtimes.com/articles/254067/20201111/elon-musks-neuralink-challenged-key-ethical-questions-outlined-researchers.htm

Amazon Files Lawsuit Against Instagram, Facebook, & Tiktok Influencers Selling Counterfeit Products on their platform.
https://www.zdnet.com/article/amazon-files-lawsuit-against-instagram-tiktok-influencers-over-counterfeit-luxury-goods-scam/

# Weather
Four Dead as Tropical Storm Eta Floods North Carolina. Two others remain missing, including a 1-year-old.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/tropical-storm-eta-floods-north-carolina-and-leaves-four-dead-including-a-child

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2020-11-12

Voices, The Peoples News

Nov. 12, 2020
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

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“This is the time we most need our public leadership. Right now.”
David Rubin, director of PolicyLab at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
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# Indigenous A whistleblower speaks out over excavation of Native sites. In California, archaeologists unearthed Indigenous burials 11 years ago, but the remains have yet to be repatriated.
https://www.hcn.org/issues/52.12/indigenous-affairs-archaeology-a-whistleblower-speaks-out-over-excavation-of-native-sites

# Children / Youth
USA Today Reports How Florida Takes Children Away from their Parents and Puts Them with Pedophiles in Foster Care https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/investigations/2020/10/15/flooded-foster-kids-florida-failed-find-safe-homes/3624505001/

# CoronaVirus
Life after COVID hospitalization: Study shows major lasting effects on health, work and more. Two months after a stay in one of 38 Michigan hospitals include high rates of death, rehospitalization, lingering health issues and problems with work and finances.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/11/201111180635.htm

Smell and taste changes provide early indication of COVID-19 community spread https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/11/201111153107.htm

Study finds lasting fatigue common after COVID-19 infection https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/11/201111144413.htm

Texas Becomes First State to Break One Million COVID Cases. State leaders have announced no plans for new COVID restrictions, though some local officials have implemented stricter lockdown measures.
https://apnews.com/article/texas-1-million-covid-cases-first-state-097550b8324b0f54f06bf4d2a1fa4fbd

COVID Plans Include Family Separation and Involuntary Quarantine in
“Camps”: The CDC calls for “Isolation Camps” as part of a “Shielding Plan.” The plan subjects U.S. Citizens and residents who are deemed “high risk” for Covid-19 to be forcibly removed from their families and homes, and be involuntarily isolated in guarded camps.
https://ahrp.org/covid-plans-include-family-separation-involuntary-quarantine-in-camps/

Time to Discuss Potentially Unpleasant Side Effects of COVID Shots?
Scientists Say Yes
https://khn.org/news/article/time-to-discuss-potentially-unpleasant-side-effects-of-covid-shots-scientists-say-yes/

Donald Trump is purging the Defense Department to elevate his most fervent supporters https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2020/11/donald-trump-the-purge-defense-department/

Trump wants to throw out legal votes from Detroit https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2020/11/trump-michigan-lawsuit/

Harris County Public Health Department Goes Door-To-Door To Collect Blood Samples. Contact Tracing is morphing into a generalized control program where random homeowners will get a knock on the door to ask very personal questions and solicit blood samples.
https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2020/11/11/harris-county-public-health-to-conduct-survey-go-door-to-door-to-collect-blood/

# Economy / Trade
China denounces US sanctions over Hong Kong crackdown
https://apnews.com/article/international-news-beijing-hong-kong-national-security-carrie-lam-f92603733e2555162595dbbd20cdbf82

# Food / GMOs / Chemicals
Trucker Strike: Media Warns “Stock Up Now” – Food Shortages Coming https://www.naturalblaze.com/2020/11/trucker-strike-media-warns-stock-up-now-food-shortages-coming.html

E.Coli Found In Tanimura & Antle Packaged Single-Headed Romaine Lettuce https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2020/11/10/salinas-based-company-recalls-romaine-lettuce-over-possible-e-coli-contamination/

# Global Politics and other news
In calls with Biden, leaders of America’s Pacific allies pledge to work with president-elect. The leaders of South Korea, Japan and Australia each released details of their calls with President-elect Joe Biden Thursday.
https://www.stripes.com/news/pacific/in-calls-with-biden-leaders-of-america-s-pacific-allies-pledge-to-work-with-president-elect-1.651800

# Gov / Politics
Trump’s Top Evangelical Ally Demands he Concede Defeat https://www.veteranstoday.com/2020/11/11/trumps-top-evangelical-ally-demands-he-concede-defeat/

Trump Went Apesh*t on FDA Chief After Vaccine News: President reportedly flew into a rage on hearing the news, and saw it as further evidence that he was somehow screwed out of election victory.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-screamed-at-fda-commissioner-after-pfizers-vaccine-announcement-says-report

Trump Admin Holding Back World Leaders’ Notes to Biden: Embarrassingly, foreign leaders have had to work around the uncooperative State Department to get a message to Biden.
https://us.cnn.com/2020/11/11/politics/state-department-biden-messages/index.html

GOP Senator: I’ll Step in if Trump Keeps Freezing Biden Out. Oklahoma’s Sen. James Lankford is losing patience with president’s outright refusal to cooperate with Joe Biden’s transition team.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/james-lankford-gop-senator-says-hell-step-in-if-trump-keeps-freezing-biden-transition-team-out?source=cheats&via=rss

Senate majority battle snags Biden Cabinet hopefuls. A razor-tight Senate margin is complicating President-elect Joe Biden’s strategy for filling his Cabinet by making it more difficult to pick sitting lawmakers for plum posts.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/525598-senate-majority-battle-snags-biden-cabinet-hopefuls

Biden’s Victory: Is the Worst Yet to Come? The dark side of Biden’s win.
https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/11/12/bidens-victory-is-the-worst-yet-to-come/

Biden’s Choice of Ron Klain to Run White House Signals Rejection of Trump-Era Chaos https://www.youtube.com/embed/iDNeQR3VFPE

State Department Is Preventing Biden From Accessing Messages From Foreign Leaders https://thehill.com/policy/international/525616-state-department-wont-give-biden-messages-from-foreign-leaders-report

Here’s the real danger lurking in Trump’s world-historical tantrum https://www.alternet.org/2020/11/trump-coup-2648878907/

Trump’s purge at the Pentagon is increasing fears of a coup-in-progress https://www.alternet.org/2020/11/trump-coup-2648865938/

More ‘Dictatorship Than a Democracy’: Trump Purge at Pentagon Increases Fears of Coup-in-Motion. “The purge happening at the Department of Defense, in the middle of a messy transition, should worry us all.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/11/11/more-dictatorship-democracy-trump-purge-pentagon-increases-fears-coup-motion

Why this retired general says Trump loyalists want to stage a coup:
‘Crazy thing going on inside that White House’
https://www.alternet.org/2020/11/crazy-thing-going-on-inside-that-white-house-retired-general-says-trump-loyalists-want-to-stage-a-coup/

We’re witnessing the birth of a dangerous new strain in the right-wing movement https://www.alternet.org/2020/11/it-doesnt-matter-if-trumps-conspiracy-theories-represent-a-real-coup-attempt-or-a-big-grift/

Legal experts fear the White House will violate the Presidential Records Act during the transition https://www.alternet.org/2020/11/presidential-records-act-takes-centerstage-amid-trumps-refusal-to-commit-to-a-peaceful-transfer-of-power/

# Law Enforcement
Louisville Police Concealed 738,000 Records of Sexual Abuse by Officers https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/crime/2020/11/11/lmpd-explorer-scandal-lawyers-say-police-lied-conceal-records/6224382002/

L.A. County Coroner Opens Inquest into Police Killing of Andrés Guardado https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/11/11/la-coroner-orders-inquest-in-police-shooting-death-of-18-year-old-the-first-in-3-decades/

# Veterans / VA
Senate passes Veteran’s Health Act; a package of bills addressing healthcare and suicide prevention for veterans. “By identifying and eliminating barriers for veterans to access public lands, AVRO will ensure that veterans can heal on the landscapes they served to protect.”
https://www.nationofchange.org/2020/11/12/senate-passes-veterans-health-act-a-package-of-bills-addressing-healthcare-and-suicide-prevention-for-veterans/

Far Right Militias Are Recruiting Vets. We Must Organize Against This Trend.
Veterans already primed with the military’s racist indoctrination make up 25 percent of all militia members in the U.S.
https://truthout.org/articles/far-right-militias-are-recruiting-vets-we-must-organize-against-this-trend/

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2020-11-11

Voices, The Peoples News

Nov. 11, 2020
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

# Indigenous
The Power of the “Something Else” Vote. Native voters continue to be othered by the media, but the election results prove their vote has never been stronger.
https://newrepublic.com/article/160121/native-vote-2020-election-biden-victory

Native Americans Overcome Major Obstacles; Part of Voting Coalition That Led Biden to Victory https://latinodecisions.com/blog/native-americans-overcome-major-obstacles-part-of-voting-coalition-that-led-biden-to-victory/

Native American Voters Helped Swing Crucial States in 2020 Presidential Election https://www.colorlines.com/articles/native-american-voters-helped-swing-crucial-states-2020-presidential-election

Indigenous Candidates’ Wins in Congress Give Hope for Change https://www.djournal.com/indigenous-candidates-wins-in-congress-give-hope-for-change/image_c678d9d5-531f-5753-abbe-e40e6a7e911a.html

A Record-Breaking 6 Native Candidates Were Elected to Congress on Tuesday https://www.redlakenationnews.com/story/2020/11/09/politics/a-record-breaking-6-native-candidates-were-elected-to-congress-on-tuesday/93658.html

Record Number of Native American Women Elected to Congress https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/nov/04/native-american-women-elected-congress-record-number

Native Vote 2020 Effort Pays Off with Record Native Congressional https://nonprofitquarterly.org/native-vote-2020-effort-pays-off-with-record-native-congressional-delegation/

The Prairie Island Indian Community in Minnesota is set to jumpstart its net zero emissions plan with major investments in solar, a microgrid and energy efficiency.
https://energynews.us/2020/11/10/midwest/prairie-island-tribe-prepares-to-chart-course-toward-zero-emissions/

Legislation directs $46M to Prairie Island band for first-in-Minnesota energy project Bulk of money going to Prairie Island Indian Community for ‘net-zero’
program.
https://www.startribune.com/legislation-directs-46m-to-prairie-island-band-for-first-in-minnesota-energy-project/570703472/

# Indigenous / Global
Indigenous-led program aims to improve drinking water in Ontario First Nations More than 20 First Nations across Ontario are taking part in a new project aimed at improving the drinking water standard in their communities.
https://theturtleislandnews.com/index.php/2020/11/10/indigenous-led-program-helps-improve-water-in-ontario-first-nations-communities/

# Border / Immigration
U.S. Deports Women Who Alleged ICE Doc Coerced Surgeries: The women previously alleged that doctor at a Georgia detention center forced them into undergoing unnecessary gynecological procedures.
https://apnews.com/article/us-deports-migrant-women-georgia-doctor-b6a5fc1e2d4a822eb3767f9a858ea670

# CoronaVirus
Biden’s Covid-19 advisory team features ‘death panel’ doctor who suggested dying at 75 is ‘not a tragedy.’ Joe Biden’s pandemic advisory team includes oncologist Ezekiel Emanuel, who famously argued life should end at 75. Given Covid-19’s risk profile, and Biden’s own age, the choice has raised eyebrows.
https://www.newsweek.com/joe-biden-covid-adviser-ezekial-emmanuel-1546208

New York State Bar Passes Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination Recommendation https://mashupmd.com/state-bar-passes-mandatory-covid-19-vaccination-recommendation-new-york-law-journal/

An over-the-counter sleep aid might help prevent and treat COVID-19.
While scientists can’t yet say for sure, a new study found that people taking melatonin have better outcomes once they’re infected. Now doctors are racing to study more.
https://www.fastcompany.com/90573998/a-simple-over-the-counter-sleep-aid-might-help-prevent-and-treat-covid-19

Pfizer Inc. Wins COVID Vaccine Race? Hundreds of Millions of Doses Expected to be Ready Within Weeks https://edcdeveloper.wordpress.com/2020/11/11/pfizer-inc-wins-covid-vaccine-race-hundreds-of-millions-of-doses-expected-to-be-ready-within-weeks/

The US has been breaking COVID-19 records at a disquieting pace, just recently, the country hit 10 million coronavirus cases since the pandemic began. The numbers keep rising in a third wave of the pandemic that began in September.
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/danvergano/record-coronavirus-hospitalizations

In North Dakota, hospitals reached their Covid-19 patient limit. State health officials changed a rule to allow infected healthcare workers who don’t have symptoms to continue working.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/11/health/us-coronavirus-wednesday/index.html

Five Important Questions About Pfizer’s COVID-19 Vaccine https://khn.org/news/pfizer-covid-19-vaccine-effectiveness-5-things-to-know/

72,000 food workers have contracted COVID-19. OSHA is ignoring them.
https://www.motherjones.com/food/2020/11/72000-food-workers-have-contracted-covid-the-federal-workplace-safety-agency-is-turning-a-blind-eye/

Patients being charged close to $2,000 for COVID tests?
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/10/upshot/covid-testing-doctor-fees.html

# Economy / Trade
Senator Asks DOJ If Hunter Biden’s Chinese Business Deals Complied With Foreign Agent Registration Law https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/should-hunter-biden-have-registered-as-foreign-agent-of-china-gop-senator-asks-doj-to-find-out

# Education / Schools
$1M could have cleaned up toxic mercury floor in N.J. school, but voters shot it down twice https://www.nj.com/education/2020/11/1m-could-have-cleaned-up-toxic-mercury-floor-in-nj-school-but-voters-shot-it-down-twice.html

School lunch program supplier sold juice with high arsenic levels, U.S.
says in lawsuit
https://us.newschant.com/us-news/school-lunch-program-supplier-sold-juice-with-high-arsenic-levels-u-s-says-in-lawsuit/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining
Evergy disputes report of $15 billion acquisition offer https://energynews.us/digests/evergy-disputes-report-of-15-billion-acquisition-offer/

# Environment / Climate / Interior
Climate change will make parts of the U.S. uninhabitable. Americans are still moving there. Instead of moving away from areas in climate crisis, Americans are flocking to them. As land in places like Phoenix, Houston and Miami becomes less habitable, the country’s migration patterns will be forced to change.
https://www.propublica.org/article/climate-change-will-make-parts-of-the-u-s-uninhabitable-americans-are-still-moving-there

After lead pollution findings in Atlanta, a free program to test Georgia yards for contamination https://www.wabe.org/after-lead-pollution-findings-in-atlanta-a-free-program-to-test-georgia-yards-for-contamination/

Gauging the lead threat in NC waters and aquatic life https://carolinapublicpress.org/39713/gauging-the-lead-threat-in-nc-waters-and-aquatic-life/

What Biden’s win means for the Paris Climate Agreement https://www.bloombergquint.com/quicktakes/what-biden-s-win-means-for-paris-climate-agreement-quicktake

Biden Urged to Take 10 Game-Changing Steps in First 10 Days in Office to Address Climate Crisis https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/11/09/biden-urged-be-climatepresident-taking-these-10-game-changing-steps-first-10-days

In Parting Blow to Climate Science, Trump Admin Removes Expert in Charge of National Climate Assessment https://ecotopical.com/ecowatch/307389/parting-blow-to-climate-science-trump-admin-removes-expert/

# General Recalls / Alerts
Amazon recalls 350,000 Ring doorbells over fire concerns. Some 2nd generation devices can overheat if installed incorrectly https://www.theverge.com/2020/11/11/21559929/ring-video-doorbell-2nd-gen-fire-concerns-recall-hazard-screws-installation

Kohl’s Recalls Three-Wick SONOMA Goods For Life Branded Candles Due to Fire and Burn Hazards:
https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2021/Kohls-Recalls-Three-Wick-SONOMA-Goods-For-Life-Branded-Candles-Due-to-Fire-and-Burn-Hazards

Quality Bicycle Products Recalls Salsa Cycles Cutthroat Bicycles Due To
Injury Hazard:
https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2021/Quality-Bicycle-Products-Recalls-Salsa-Cycles-Cutthroat-Bicycles-Due-To-Injury-Hazard

Arena North America Recalls Swim Snorkels Due to Choking Hazard:
https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2021/Arena-North-America-Recalls-Swim-Snorkels-Due-to-Choking-Hazard

Fire Pit Tables Sold Exclusively at Big Lots Recalled Due to Fire
Hazard; Manufactured by Sunjoy:
https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2021/Fire-Pit-Tables-Sold-Exclusively-at-Big-Lots-Recalled-Due-to-Fire-Hazard-Manufactured-by-Sunjoy

Bolek’s Craft Supplys Recalls Wintergreen Essential Oil Due to Failure
to Meet Child Resistant Packaging Requirement; Risk of Poisoning:
https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2021/Boleks-Craft-Supplys-Recalls-Wintergreen-Essential-Oil-Due-to-Failure-to-Meet-Child-Resistant-Packaging-Requirement-Risk-of-Poisoning

# Global Politics and other news
‘This is the end of Hong Kong’: China pushes controversial security
laws. Proposed legislation would effectively end one country, two
systems status, say critics
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/21/china-proposes-controversial-national-security-law-for-hong-kong

Hong Kong Lawmakers Quit En Masse After China Meddling. Nineteen
opposition lawmakers have resigned from their posts in a dramatic show
of resistance.
https://localnews8.com/news/2020/11/11/four-hong-kong-lawmakers-unseated-as-china-moves-to-silence-opposition/

# Gov / Politics
With the Trump team planning fresh legal challenges in Georgia, Arizona,
and Pennsylvania, and with campaign staff being redeployed to these
areas, the election battle appears far from over.
https://www.breitbart.com/2020-election/2020/11/10/anti-trumpers-look-to-blacklist-trumps-election-lawyers-make-them-famous/

Tens of Thousands of Pennsylvania Ballots Returned Earlier Than Sent
Date – Researcher
https://www.ntd.com/tens-of-thousands-of-ballots-arrived-before-their-sent-date-in-pennsylvania-researcher_526639.html

Watchdog Finds 21,000 Dead Registrants on PA Voter Rolls in Final Weeks
of Election.
Further claims of 114 individuals registered to vote after death, and
hundreds of votes were cast by deceased individuals in the 2016 and 2018
elections.
https://freebeacon.com/2020-election/watchdog-finds-21000-dead-registrants-on-pa-voter-rolls-in-final-weeks-of-election/

System ‘Glitch’ Also Uncovered In Wisconsin – Reversal of 19,032 Votes
Removes Lead from Joe Biden
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/11/breaking-exclusive-system-glitch-also-uncovered-wisconsin-reversal-19032-votes-removes-lead-joe-biden/

10,000 Dead People Returned Mail-in Ballots in Michigan, Analysis Shows
https://www.lifenews.com/2020/11/10/analysis-shows-10000-dead-people-returned-mail-in-ballots-in-michigan/

Michigan AG Dana Nessel Sends Cease and Desist Order to Journalist
Demanding He Erase His #DetroitLeaks Video Showing Voter Fraud Training
– Or Face Criminal Prosecution
https://forums.somd.com/threads/michigan-ag-dana-nessel-sends-cease-and-desist-order-to-journalist-demanding-he-erase-his-detroitleaks-video.365470/

Coup Attempt in Motion Now!! Trump Stacking Pentagon in Last Ditch
Attempt at Iran War
https://www.veteranstoday.com/2020/11/10/coup-attempt-in-motion-now-trump-stacking-pentagon-in-last-ditch-attempt-at-iran-war/

Beware of Trump Using the Coronavirus as a Cover for War With Iran. A
nuclear attack on an American target, here at home or a major military
facility in the Middle East has been authorized by Donald Trump.
https://theintercept.com/2020/03/30/trump-iran-war-coronavirus/

Trump formed a PAC to fight the ‘stolen’ election. An expert says the
president is using it to ‘fleece his supporters’
https://www.alternet.org/2020/11/trump-formed-a-pac-to-fight-the-stolen-election-an-expert-says-the-president-is-using-it-to-fleece-his-supporters/

NYT fact-checks Trump with epic front-page banner: ‘Election officials
nationwide find no fraud’
https://www.alternet.org/2020/11/nyt-fact-checks-trump-with-epic-front-page-banner-election-officials-nationwide-find-no-fraud/

Donald Trump’s Terrible Coup Attempt Is Killing Americans. It’s pulling
focus from the most dangerous moment of the crisis
https://prospect.org/coronavirus/unsanitized-donald-trump-coup-attempt-killing-americans/

Trump’s sore winners make even worse losers: Why his loss is inflaming
an already delusional base. Trump and his fans have had a chip on their
shoulder since they won in 2016. His loss will turn it into a boulder
https://www.salon.com/2020/11/11/trumps-sore-winners-make-even-worse-losers-why-his-loss-is-inflaming-an-already-delusional-base/

We’re witnessing the birth of a dangerous new strain in the right-wing
movement. Given that Trump is using these bogus claims of a stolen
election to shake down his followers in order to pay off campaign debt
and fund his new PAC, some have questioned how dangerous his refusal to
accept the results really is.
https://www.alternet.org/2020/11/it-doesnt-matter-if-trumps-conspiracy-theories-represent-a-real-coup-attempt-or-a-big-grift/

‘We’re in for rough seas’: Why this legal scholar really fears Trump’s
attempt to keep power no matter what
https://www.alternet.org/2020/11/trump-electoral-votes/

Trump’s Frivolous Lawsuits Are the Tip of the Iceberg in His Refusal to
Concede. None of Trump’s lawsuits risk changing the results of the
election, but his refusal to concede does not bode well.
https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-frivolous-lawsuits-are-the-tip-of-the-iceberg-in-his-refusal-to-concede/

Sullivan wins reelection in Alaska, giving Republicans 50 seats in Senate
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-senate-sullivan/sullivan-wins-re-election-in-alaska-taking-us-senate-battle-down-to-georgia-idUSKBN27R22F

Georgia secretary of state announces hand recount of presidential race
https://www.wsj.com/articles/georgia-orders-hand-recount-in-presidential-race-11605111529

President-elect Biden names his energy and environment transition team
members, including academics, Obama administration alumni, and
representatives of labor and environmental groups.
https://www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence/en/news-insights/latest-news-headlines/biden-announces-energy-environment-transition-team-members-61217063

# Media
The Strange Demise of The American Herald Tribune. Another independent
news source is suppressed.
http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/55853.htm

# Medical / Global
These Norwegian designers rethought how to treat an opioid overdose. The
Norwegian studio ANTI designed a naloxone nasal spray that is easier to
use than existing devices—and could save more lives.
https://www.fastcompany.com/90573082/this-naloxone-kit-is-the-future-of-pharmaceutical-design

# Military / DOD
Trump loyalists elevated to powerful roles at the Pentagon after firing
of Defense Secretary Esper
https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2020-11-10/trump-loyalist-who-posted-offensive-tweets-gets-pentagon-job

# Technology
Assange Legal Team Submits Closing Argument Against Extradition To
United States
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2020/10/01/extradition-trial-concludes-assange-to-remain-in-prison-until-verdict-in-january/

This project is bringing high-speed internet to the developing world via
beams of infrared light. The latest invention from Alphabet’s moonshot
factory are giant towers that use light to send data, like a fiber-optic
cable without the cable.
https://www.fastcompany.com/90574060/this-project-is-bringing-high-speed-internet-to-the-developing-world-via-beams-of-infrared-light

Main support cable snaps at Arecibo. One of the 12 main support cables
at the iconic Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico has broken, smashing
the huge main dish. In August, another dislodged cable damaged the dish.
The remaining cables are now subject to “scary” forces, says former
Arecibo director Robert Kerr.
https://www.upi.com/Science_News/2020/11/09/Arecibo-Observatory-incurs-more-damage-as-another-support-cable-snaps/4151604867697/

# Veterans / VA
End the Government’s War on America’s Military Veterans. The plight
of veterans today—and their treatment at the hands of the U.S.
government—remains America’s badge of shame.’
https://www.globalresearch.ca/end-government-war-america-military-veterans/5728993

# Weather
Tropical Storm Theta Is Record-Breaking 29th Storm of 2020.
https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/2020-11-09-theta-breaks-2020-hurricane-season-record

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2020-11-10

Voices, The Peoples News

Nov. 10, 2020
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

# Indigenous
How Indigenous voters swung the 2020 election. In Arizona and Wisconsin, Native turnout, which often leans liberal, made the difference in Biden’s slim but winning margin.
https://www.redlakenationnews.com/story/2020/11/09/politics/how-indigenous-voters-swung-the-2020-election/93672.html

# Border / Immigration
Lawyers Cannot Find the Parents of 666 Children Separated from Their Families at the U.S. Border https://www.democracynow.org/2020/11/10/headlines/lawyers_cannot_find_the_parents_of_666_children_separated_from_their_families_at_the_us_border

# CoronaVirus
Pfizer Vaccine’s Funding Came From Berlin, Not Washington. Partner BioNTech received $445 million from German government https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-11-09/pfizer-vaccine-s-funding-came-from-berlin-not-washington

Biden-Harris Announces COVID-19 Advisory Board. Biden-Harris Transition Announces COVID-19 Advisory Board Leading Public Health and Scientific Experts to Advise the Transition on COVID-19 Response https://time.com/5909531/biden-harris-covid-19-advisory-board/

Eli Lilly’s antibody treatment gets emergency FDA approval.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-11-09/eli-lilly-covid-19-antibody-therapy-gets-emergency-fda-clearance

Neb. Gov in Quarantine Days After Docs Beg for Mask Mandate. He and his wife were exposed to COVID-19 after an outdoor dinner with a guest who then tested positive.
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2099595009052/nebraksa-gov-pete-ricketts-in-quarantine-days-after-doctors-beg-for-mask-mandate

Several Maine Hospitals Cited For COVID Violations https://khn.org/morning-breakout/several-maine-hospitals-cited-for-covid-violations/

CureVac’s COVID-19 Vaccine Produces Grade 3 Adverse Events https://thevaccinereaction.org/2020/11/curevacs-covid-19-vaccine-produces-grade-3-adverse-events/

Consumer Advocates Warn Pfizer Data Is Incomplete, Vaccine Is Still Months Away.
Pfizer released promising but preliminary data on a potential COVID-19 vaccine into a charged post-election atmosphere.
https://truthout.org/articles/consumer-advocates-warn-pfizer-data-is-incomplete-vaccine-is-still-months-away/

# Education / Schools
Mom Explodes in Anger after Child Passes Out Wearing Mask at School – Comply Rather than Resist and You Put the Lives of Your Children at Risk https://healthimpactnews.com/2020/mom-explodes-in-anger-after-child-passes-out-wearing-mask-at-school-comply-rather-than-resist-and-you-put-the-lives-of-your-children-at-risk/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining
Court Blocks Construction of Mountain Valley Pipeline in Victory for Environmental Activists https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/525226-court-halts-permits-for-contentious-mountain-valley-pipeline

# Environment / Climate / Interior
Farmers Are Depleting the Ogallala Aquifer Because the Government Pays Them to Do So
https://theconversation.com/farmers-are-depleting-the-ogallala-aquifer-because-the-government-pays-them-to-do-it-145501

Climate change intensifies tsunami threat in Alaska. As glaciers retreat and permafrost thaws, massive landslides threaten coastal communities.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/oct/18/alaska-climate-change-tsunamis-melting-permafrost

Montana’s new governor scares conservationists. Republican Greg Gianforte has a history of support for rolling back protections for public lands and waters.
https://www.hcn.org/articles/election2020-montanas-new-governor-scares-conservationists

# Global Politics and other news
FRAUD: “Infected” Mink Strewn In Streets As Denmark Plans To Kill Pets https://www.bitchute.com/video/miDWCidSf7jF/

# Gov / Politics
Anti-democratic hijinks coming from both parties. It’s been days since the U.S. election, and there is still no official winner. But no matter the result, President Trump is determined to stay in office.
https://www.mintpressnews.com/america-election-debacle-highlights-anti-democratic-hijinks-of-both-parties/272971/

Vulnerable to Prosecution, Trump’s cloak of immunity set to dissolve. A number of lawsuits and investigations awaits Trump once he returns to private life. Some could stain his family’s reputation. Some could affect his business. And some could damage him personally as the protection provided by the presidency goes away.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2020/11/07/trump-vulnerable-he-faces-lawsuits-without-presidential-immunity/6056288002/

Most Republicans avoid challenging Trump on election.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/525223-most-republicans-avoid-challenging-trump-on-election

Senate roadblocks threaten to box in Biden. Biden will find his party in the minority by a seat or two, a significant hurdle that will test his ability to cut bipartisan deals while making it difficult if not impossible to pass several Democratic priorities for at least two years.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/525239-senate-roadblocks-threaten-to-box-in-biden

Pulling Our Politics Back from the Brink. After a bitterly contested election, the country teeters between persuasion and force.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/11/16/pulling-our-politics-back-from-the-brink

No presidential candidate in modern history has refused to concede, but there’s no law that requires it. The formal concession speech has played a vital role in even the most divisive U.S. elections, from the Civil War to Bush v. Gore.
https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/history-and-civilisation/2020/11/no-modern-us-presidential-candidate-has-refused-to-concede-heres

Team Trump Sh*ts on Barr’s Bogus Voter-Fraud Crusade. “This will give the president [and others] something to play with for a while, but until Bill Barr actually puts up or shuts up, we’re still where we [have been].”
https://www.thedailybeast.com/team-trump-shts-on-barrs-bogus-voter-fraud-crusade

MAGA Maniacs Have Booked Trump Hotel Up for His Inauguration. Donald Trump may have lost the election, but it’s not over for his faithful followers, apparently—there’s not a room to be had at his D.C. hotel between Jan. 16 and 21.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/maga-maniacs-have-booked-trumps-dc-hotel-up-solid-for-his-inauguration

WH Instructs Agencies to Ignore Biden Transition Team: In normal times, a transition team is given millions of dollars to begin its work, as well as access to agency officials and information.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/525265-multiple-government-agencies-warned-not-to-cooperate-with-biden

Trump WH Is Still Vetting for Job Openings For a Second Term. Can one believe something into existence?
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-white-house-still-vetting-for-job-openings-for-a-second-term-thats-not-happening

Pompeo promises ‘smooth transition to second Trump administration’ as world leaders congratulate Biden. The secretary of State refused to acknowledge the outcome of the White House race.
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/11/10/pompeo-smooth-transition-second-trump-administration-435754

Trump may be on the verge of a massive firing spree. Here are the officials who could be next https://www.alternet.org/2020/11/lame-duck-trump-could-be-on-the-verge-of-a-massive-firing-spree-and-here-are-the-officials-who-could-be-next/

Trump’s coup attempt is very real, but there are several gaping holes in the plan https://www.salon.com/2020/11/10/trumps-coup-attempt-is-very-real–luckily-there-are-several-gaping-holes-in-the-plan_partner/

“It’s an embarrassment”: Biden says Trump’s refusal to concede won’t stand in his way https://www.motherjones.com/2020-elections/2020/11/its-an-embarrassment-biden-says-trumps-refusal-to-concede-wont-stand-in-his-way/

If Trump tries to sue his way to election victory, here’s what will happen https://www.propublica.org/article/if-trump-tries-to-sue-his-way-to-election-victory-heres-what-happens

# Legal / Judicial / DOJ
DOJ Head of Voter-Fraud Probes Quits Post After Barr Memo. The attorney general has allowed federal prosecutors to investigate “substantial allegations” of voter fraud https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/525248-doj-official-quits-after-barr-move-on-election-fraud-allegations

The attorney general has authorized the Department of Justice to look into baseless claims of voting “irregularities.”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/nov/09/william-barr-vote-irregularities-donald-trump-election

# Medical / Health
SCOTUS Hearing Arguments in GOP Attack on Obamacare, Which Could Strip Healthcare for Millions https://www.democracynow.org/2020/11/10/headlines/scotus_hearing_arguments_in_gop_attack_on_obamacare_which_could_strip_healthcare_for_millions

‘No Mercy’ Chapter 7: After a Rural Town Loses Hospital, Is a Health Clinic Enough?
https://khn.org/news/podcast-where-it-hurts-s1-no-mercy-chapter-7/

CMS Loosens Medicaid Managed Care Requirements https://khn.org/morning-breakout/cms-loosens-medicaid-managed-care-requirements/

Trump Could Still Put Stamp On Medicare, Medicaid In Final Days https://talkpoverty.org/2018/01/11/heres-trumps-new-policy-end-medicaid-know/

# Nuclear / Radiation
US envoy says it will be hard to re-enter Iran nuclear deal. The U.S.
envoy for Iran says the Trump administration will maintain its pressure campaign until the inauguration and anticipates it will be difficult for a future President Joe Biden to bring the U.S. back into the 2015 nuclear agreement.
https://news.yahoo.com/us-envoy-says-hard-enter-094954470.html

# Technology
Amazon slapped with antitrust charges: Amazon ‘illegally distorted competition,’ the EU found, as it faces a new competition investigation into Prime https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-eu-has-slapped-antitrust-charges-on-amazon-and-is-launching-an-investigation-into-prime-11605011348?mod=mw_latestnews

Ransomware Criminals Demand $11 Million From Video Game Giant Capcom https://incyberdefense.com/daily-brief/ransomware-criminals-demand-11-million-from-video-game-giant-capcom/

Google Forms Used In Password-Stealing Spree: Seeing the google.com domain instills trust, which could lead to your password being compromised. Here’s what you need to know.
https://thecybersecurityplace.com/google-forms-used-in-password-stealing-spree-what-you-need-to-know/

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2020-11-08

Voices, The Peoples News

Nov. 8, 2020
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

“Minds that seek revenge destroy states, while those that seek reconciliation build Nations.′′ Nelson Mandela (From Echeverría Martínez ′′ Chicali Wall ′′)

# Animals / Pets / Food Recalls
Colorado Votes to Reintroduce Wolves, Approving Historic Ballot Initiative https://www.ecowatch.com/colorado-wolves-reintroduction-2648647248.html

# Archaeology
Archaeologists in Jerusalem have discovered a rare 2,000-year-old gem seal bearing the likeness of the god Apollo, but the gem’s owner likely wasn’t Greek or Roman, experts say.
https://www.livescience.com/seal-of-apollo-jerusalem.html

# CoronaVirus
Is a European Lockdown Coming to America? A new wave of lockdowns and business closings swept across France, Germany and other places in Europe on Wednesday as surging coronavirus infections there and in the U.S. wipe out months of progress against the scourge on two continents.
https://apnews.com/article/europe-us-shutdowns-virus-surge-covid-19-a8b0d7b63fde5b9d289cabf06ae367bf

COVID Needs Are Urgent, But Many Cities Are Prioritizing Police Funding Instead Many mid-sized cities are continuing to fund police and policing programs even as crucial support programs are cut.
https://truthout.org/articles/covid-needs-are-urgent-but-many-cities-are-prioritizing-police-funding-instead/

Biden to announce coronavirus task force as part of presidential transition https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/07/politics/transition-biden-coronavirus-task-force/index.html

Former Surgeon General to Lead Biden’s COVID Task Force. Biden said on Friday night that voters have “given us a mandate for action on COVID, the economy, climate change and systemic racism.”
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/joe-biden-coronavirus-task-force-vivek-murthy_n_5fa7250cc5b66009569b1004

# Economy / Trade
American Companies Secretly Owned by China. Some brands that you may think are quintessentially American are actually owned or overseen by Chinese investment conglomerates. It’s not always obvious until you see it yourself – even sports clubs have some interesting stakeholders.
https://za.investing.com/magazine/american-companies-owned-by-china/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=23846198831080157&utm_content=GM_2_W__&origin=facebook&fb_params[ad_id]=23846198833090157&fb_params[adset_id]=23846198831270157&fb_params[campaign_id]=23846198831080157&fb_params[ad_name]=GM_2_W__&fbclid=IwAR1So6Utsf86LQQV0v1PAcnggPTz9EATVrZn3LjBvd54vMBN62JEZeZk8jo

Foreign Ownership, Control or Influence (FOCI) https://www.dcsa.mil/mc/ctp/foci/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining
# Environment / Climate / Interior
Despite what the logging industry says, cutting down trees isn’t stopping catastrophic wildfires. For decades, Oregon’s timber industry has promoted the idea that private, logged lands are less prone to wildfires.
https://www.propublica.org/article/despite-what-the-logging-industry-says-cutting-down-trees-isnt-stopping-catastrophic-wildfires

A Bipartisan Climate Policy? It Could Happen Under a Biden Administration, Washington Veterans Say. Biden’s 40 years of experience reaching across the Senate aisle may help him to craft a stable climate plan https://insideclimatenews.org/news/05112020/election-2020-biden-mcconnell-senate-climate-change-policy

Interior secretary was involved in Arizona whistleblower case. In August 2017, when Bernhardt was deputy interior secretary, he met secretly with a top official of El Dorado Holdings, the developer of the planned Villages at Vigneto, says the Justice Department document.
https://tucson.com/news/local/interior-secretary-was-involved-in-vigneto-whistleblower-case-document-shows/article_2a8ed766-5cb4-5f85-9e86-9fdac36c6768.html

Whistleblower says he was pressured by Trump administration to reverse environmental decision https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/08/politics/interior-department-arizona-development-bernhardt/index.html

# Environment / Climate / Interior Global Chinese demand and domestic instability are wiping out Senegal’s last forests. After a decade of intensive illegal logging, endangered Pterocarpus erinaceus rosewood trees are becoming increasingly scarce https://news.mongabay.com/2020/11/chinese-demand-and-domestic-instability-are-wiping-out-senegals-last-forests/

# General Recalls / Alerts
Coulter Ventures Recalls Rogue Home Timers Due to Fire Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Rogue Fitness:
https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2021/Coulter-Ventures-Recalls-Rogue-Home-Timers-Due-to-Fire-Hazard-Sold-Exclusively-at-Rogue-Fitness

Walker Edison Recalls Chests Due to Tip-Over and Entrapment Hazards:
https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2021/Walker-Edison-Recalls-Chests-Due-to-Tip-Over-and-Entrapment-Hazards

Target Recalls Toddler Boots Due to Choking Hazard:
https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2021/Target-Recalls-Toddler-Boots-Due-to-Choking-Hazard

Alliance Outdoor Products Recalls Climbing Treestands Due to Fall
Hazard:
https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2021/Alliance-Outdoor-Products-Recalls-Climbing-Treestands-Due-to-Fall-Hazard

YETI Recalls Rambler Travel Mugs with Stronghold Lid Due to Injury and
Burn Hazards:
https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2021/YETI-Recalls-Rambler-Travel-Mugs-with-Stronghold-Lid-Due-to-Injury-and-Burn-Hazards

# Gov / Politics
Donald Trump refuses to concede—or make any sense. President Trump
refused to concede, issuing a statement from his golf course, asserting
that “this election is far from over” and promising to fight the results
in court. Biden, according to Trump, is “rushing to falsely pose as the
winner” with help from his “media allies.”
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2020/11/trump-refuses-to-concede-or-make-any-sense/

OPCW coverup of chemical weapons in Syria: “This is the U.S. government
bombing Syria based on allegations that were later found by the
investigating team to be false. But then once that team came back to
write their report they were pressured by the U.S. government and had
their evidence censored.”
https://www.mintpressnews.com/media-silence-ongoing-opcw-cover-up-syria-chemical-weapons/272932/

President-elect Joe Biden in a victory speech Saturday night vowed to
heal a nation torn apart by deep political and racial divisions and
promised to hear the concerns of both Americans who voted for him and
the tens of millions who supported President Trump.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/524992-biden-vows-to-heal-divided-nation

Biden Reaffirms Commitment to Rejoining Paris Agreement
https://www.ecowatch.com/paris-climate-agreement-biden-2648649350.html

Harris celebrates ‘new day for America’ in first speech as vice
president-elect
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/524990-harris-celebrates-new-day-for-america-in-first-speech-as-vice-president

Biden plans immediate flurry of executive orders to reverse Trump policies
https://politicalwire.com/2020/11/07/biden-plans-flurry-of-executive-orders/

Progressives Helped Defeat Trump. They’re Readying Bold Demands for Biden.
Progressives have pledged to push Biden and Harris to embrace policies
like Medicare for All and a Green New Deal.
https://truthout.org/articles/progressives-helped-defeat-trump-theyre-readying-bold-demands-for-biden/

Trump refuses to accept Biden victory, promises legal challenges.
President Trump on Saturday signaled he would not accept Joe Biden being
projected to replace him in the White House.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/524935-trump-refuses-to-accept-biden-victory-promises-legal-challenges

Con man to the end: Most of Trump’s ‘official election defense fund’ to
be used for his debts
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2020/11/6/1993533/-Con-man-to-the-end-Most-of-Trump-s-official-election-defense-fund-to-be-used-for-his-debts

Biden adviser says White House has not reached out to president-elect
https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/525010-biden-adviser-says-white-house-has-not-reached-out-to-president

GOP senator hedges on acknowledging Biden win: Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) on
Sunday did not acknowledge President-elect Joe Biden’s victory, saying
instead that it was “time for the president’s lawyers to present the
facts” if they had any evidence of wrongdoing.
https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/525012-gop-senator-hedges-on-acknowledging-biden-win-its-time-for-the

# Law Enforcement
BLM activists demanded police accountability. In city after city, voters
agreed.
https://www.motherjones.com/crime-justice/2020/11/blm-police-accountability-george-floyd-breonna-taylor-election-ballot-measures/

# Legal / Judicial / DOJ
Nevada Republican Party sends criminal referral to DOJ alleging
thousands of cases of voter fraud
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/republicans-send-criminal-referral-to-doj-about-alleged-voter-fraud-in-nevada

President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign is expected to name
seasoned conservative operative David Bossie to lead its post-2020
presidential election legal efforts, according to reports.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/elanagross/2020/11/06/trump-reportedly-taps-ex-campaign-exec-david-bossie-to-lead-legal-challenges-to-election-results/?sh=74d783d1736f

Trump’s election lawyers are a very swampy crew
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2020/11/trump-vote-counting-guiliani-bondi-sweeney-lewandowski/

# LGBTQ
US elects first trans state senator and first black gay congressman
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/nov/04/us-elects-first-trans-state-senator-and-first-black-gay-congressman

# Medical / Health
This Election Proved That Medicare for All Is a Winning Demand. Just
about every congressional member this year who ran for reelection while
supporting universal health care won.
https://truthout.org/articles/this-election-proved-that-medicare-for-all-is-a-winning-demand/

# Military / DOD
A-10 pilot awarded Distinguished Flying Cross for dramatic landing with
missing canopy and no landing gear [Damn, gotta love those flyboys]
https://taskandpurpose.com/news/air-force-pilot-a10-award-landing-gear

# Nuclear / Radiation
VT Nuclear Education: NNSA Chief Quits, Trump Has Been Selling America’s
Nukes
https://www.veteranstoday.com/2020/11/07/vt-nuclear-education-nnsa-chief-quits-trump-has-been-selling-americas-nukes/

# Veterans / VA
Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals nationwide will soon begin
clinical trials for a coronavirus vaccine, and they’re looking for
minority veterans to participate.
https://www.stripes.com/news/veterans/va-is-seeking-minority-veterans-for-coronavirus-vaccine-trials-1.651268

Court Orders VA To Redecide Thousands of Benefit Claims Denied for Agent
Orange-Related Diseases Filed by Veterans Who Served in the Territorial
Sea of Vietnam
https://www.nvlsp.org/news-and-events/press-releases/nvlsp-triumphs-court-orders-va-to-redecide-thousands-of-claims-for-blue-wat

Agent Orange was a tactical herbicide the U.S. military used to clear
leaves and vegetation for military operations mainly during the Vietnam
War. Veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange may have certain related
illnesses. Find out if you may be eligible for disability compensation
and how to apply.
https://www.va.gov/disability/eligibility/hazardous-materials-exposure/agent-orange/

# Weather
Eta to recharge over warm waters, then make a run at Cuba and southern
Florida. Eta could reach hurricane force again on its way toward Cuba,
and at this point, AccuWeather meteorologists expect it to approach
southern Florida as a tropical storm.
https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2020/november/eta-to-recharge-over-warm-waters-then-make-a-run-at-cuba-and-southern-florida

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2020-11-06

Voices, The Peoples News

Nov. 6, 2020
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

“Minds that seek revenge destroy states, while those that seek reconciliation build Nations.′′ Nelson Mandela (From Echeverría Martínez ′′ Chicali Wall ′′)

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# Indigenous Record number of Native American women elected to Congress
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/nov/04/native-american-women-elected-congress-record-number

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# Border / Immigration
Report: ICE Moves to Deport More Victims of Nonconsensual Invasive Gynecological Procedures https://jayapal.house.gov/2020/09/16/new-details-regarding-forced-medical-procedures-on-immigrant-women/

# CoronaVirus
Missouri election judge worked despite COVID-19 diagnosis, then died https://triblive.com/news/missouri-election-judge-worked-despite-covid-19-diagnosis-then-died/

# Food / GMOs / Chemicals
Federal court rules against FDA’s approval of genetically engineered salmon. “Today’s victory will stop FDA from green-lighting such dangerous technologies without fully considering their environmental risks.”
https://earthjustice.org/news/press/2020/federal-court-declares-genetically-engineered-salmon-unlawful

# Global Politics and other news
How Turkey Defied the U.S. and Became a Killer Drone Power https://theintercept.com/2019/05/14/turkey-second-drone-age/

# Gov / Politics
Trump National Security Officials Horrified by Election Lies. Top national-security officials are preparing for the president of the United States to refuse to listen to the election results, even when they are officially declared.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-national-security-officials-horrified-by-his-election-lies?ref=home

Trump’s comments are as dangerous as they are dishonest. A sitting president attempting to undermine the legitimacy of an election while votes are still being counted is unprecedented in US history https://www.motherjones.com/2020-elections/2020/11/trump-dishonest-dangerous-speech-vote/

Joe Biden Is Now Winning the Popular Vote by 3.9 Million, He’s currently
2.7 percentage points ahead of Donald Trump.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/11/04/biden-receives-most-votes-history-beating-barack-obamas-record/6164685002/

Secret Service Beefs Up Biden Protection Ahead of Result: The move reportedly came after the Biden campaign informed the Secret Service that he could make a major speech as early as Friday.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/secret-service-beefs-up-biden-protection-ahead-of-possible-victory-declaration-says-report

QAnon Goons With AR-15 Arrested Near Vote Center: Police said an armed group had driven up from Virginia in a Hummer with violence in mind. The vehicle is reported to have been covered in QAnon stickers https://www.thedailybeast.com/philadelphia-police-take-man-into-custody-in-connection-with-plot-to-attack-vote-counting-center-reports

Allan Nairn: Trump and Republicans Use Legal & Physical Means in Attempted Coup Against Democracy https://www.democracynow.org/2020/11/6/2020_election_ballot_count_trump_biden

Int’l Election Observers: We Saw No Evidence to Back Up Trump’s Claim of Voter Fraud https://apnews.com/article/election-observer-no-evidence-fraud-b30f3424736014a6b7405df71e32e36f

Iraq War Diaries: We have Punished the Truth-Tellers and Rewarded the Criminals https://healthimpactnews.com/2020/iraq-war-diaries-we-have-punished-the-truth-tellers-and-rewarded-the-criminals/

Don’t Underestimate Trump’s Danger, Even on the Cusp of Defeat. “What will Trump do now?” is the last, and most pressing question of the hour.
https://truthout.org/articles/dont-underestimate-trumps-danger-even-on-the-cusp-of-defeat/

‘Too Close to Call’: Georgia Officials Announce a Recount. “With a margin that small, there will be a recount in Georgia,” Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger said Friday, adding that the race is down to thousands of votes.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/nov/06/georgia-recount-us-election-biden-trump

As Trump Melts Down, Biden Campaign—Verging on Win—Says It Will Be ‘Perfectly Capable of Escorting Trespassers’ From White House https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/11/06/trump-melts-down-biden-campaign-verging-win-says-it-will-be-perfectly-capable

# Law Enforcement
The ‘thin blue line’ and the slide into authoritarianism https://www.nationofchange.org/2020/11/06/the-thin-blue-line-and-the-slide-into-authoritarianism/

# Legal / Judicial / DOJ
Judges in two states reject Trump campaign lawsuits.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-vote-lawsuits/2020/11/05/77f8a284-1f84-11eb-90dd-abd0f7086a91_story.html

Will the Supreme Court Overturn the Election Result? No, says Harvard law professor Michael Klarman, who spoke with Prospect co-editor Robert Kuttner https://prospect.org/justice/will-the-supreme-court-overturn-the-election-result/

Trump Unleashes Barrage Of Lawsuits In Battleground States https://www.law360.com/articles/1326028/trump-unleashes-barrage-of-lawsuits-in-battleground-states

Bannon Lawyers Defect After Batsh*t Call for Fauci Beheading. Apparently his call for the beheadings of Fauci and FBI Director Christopher Wray was the final straw.
https://lawandcrime.com/awkward/steve-bannons-lawyers-are-running-for-the-hills-after-clients-insane-call-for-dr-faucis-head/

# Media
USPS Stumbles Across 1,700 Undelivered Votes in Pennsylvania. They will now be delivered to election officials narrowly ahead of Pennsylvania’s Friday evening deadline for ballots to be received.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-post-office-ballots/u-s-postal-service-says-1700-ballots-found-in-pennsylvania-facilities-idUSKBN27M0LC

# Military / DOD
U.S. to Sell 18 Armed Drones to UAE as U.N. Warns of Deadly “Second Drone Age”
https://www.democracynow.org/2020/11/6/headlines/us_to_sell_18_armed_drones_to_uae_as_un_warns_of_deadly_second_drone_age

# Space

SpaceX has recently escorted the third military satellite into space called the Space Force GPS. Another win for SpaceX.

https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/30/21307211/spacex-gps-iii-sv03-space-force-falcon-9-launch-watch-live

# Technology

Twitter Bans Bannon After He Calls for Dr. Fauci’s Beheading. A Twitter account for Steve Bannon’s “War Room” podcast was banned after the former top Trump adviser called for the cruel and unusual punishment.

https://variety.com/2020/digital/news/steve-bannon-twitter-ban-beheading-fauci-1234824359/

As DOJ Probes Big Tech Monopoly, They Also Use Big Tech to Remove Dozens of Websites Squelching Free Speech on Foreign Policy https://medicalkidnap.com/2020/11/05/as-doj-probes-big-tech-monopoly-they-also-use-big-tech-to-remove-dozens-of-websites-squelching-free-speech-on-foreign-policy/

Cit0day Leak: More than 50GB of Data from 23,000 Hacked Databases Can Be Downloaded for Free. A total of 23,618 hacked databases can be downloaded through the MEGA file-hosting portal for only a few hours before it was taken down for abuse.

https://www.techtimes.com/articles/253893/20201104/around-13-billion-user-files-23-000-hacked-databases-shared.htm

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2020-11-05

Voices, The Peoples News

Nov. 5, 2020
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

# Indigenous / Global
The traditions that could save a nation’s forests. Indigenous communities evicted from their ancestral forest lands in Kenya have plans to restore peace and biodiversity to their homelands.
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20201103-the-indigenous-wisdom-that-can-save-forests-from-destruction

Indigenous Colombians mount a spiritual defense of the Amazon. UMIYAC is an alliance comprised of spiritual leaders from five different Amazonian ethnic groups deemed to be in danger of extinction.
https://news.mongabay.com/2020/11/indigenous-colombians-mount-a-spiritual-defense-of-the-amazon/#:~:text=UMIYAC%20is%20an%20alliance%20comprised,line%20defense%20for%20the%20rainforest.

# CoronaVirus
Outbreak at Hamptons Voting Site Forces Dozens to Quarantine. The 10 infected people include six poll workers who were helping out at Stony Brook University’s campus.
https://www.easthamptonstar.com/health-government/2020114/covid-cases-reported-southampton-early-voting-site

U.S. Surpasses 100,000 New COVID-19 Cases in a Single Day. The country broke pandemic records the day after Election Day.
https://www.businessinsider.com/us-surpasses-103000-new-covid-cases-highest-single-day-count-2020-11

COVID-Stressed Staff of a Montana Health Department Quits. The health director said she was not getting enough backing from local leaders.
https://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/2020/11/04/pondera-county-health-department-resign-citing-covid-19-support-coronavirus/6161156002/

Everyone’s Life is at Stake Now: Don’t Get Distracted by Politics https://healthimpactnews.com/2020/everyones-life-is-at-stake-now-dont-get-distracted-by-politics/

# Employment
Florida joins seven other states in enacting a $15 minimum wage https://thecounter.org/florida-amendment-2-15-dollar-minimum-wage/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining
Oregon allows a controversial fracked gas power plant to begin construction. Having fought the plant for years, environmentalists expressed surprise that the state has greenlighted a major new greenhouse gas polluter.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/04112020/oregon-perennial-fracked-gas-power-plant-construction

Judges hear appeal on Dakota Access Pipeline permit, study: The fight over a key permit and environmental review for the Dakota Access Pipeline reached a panel of federal appellate judges Wednesday.
https://bismarcktribune.com/news/state-and-regional/judges-hear-appeal-on-dakota-access-pipeline-permit-study/article_49d912f1-0594-54dd-8717-eddbfd67b240.html

New Mexico’s oil fields have a sinkhole problem. The hunt for industrial brine has opened massive and unexpected sinkholes, which is taking delicate work, and more than $54 million, to fill.
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2096488886191/new-mexicos-oil-fields-have-a-sinkhole-problem

# Environment / Climate / Interior
As U.S. leaves the Paris accord, fate of its climate policy hangs on who wins election Where it heads next on climate change depends on whether President Trump or former vice president Joe Biden win the election.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/nov/04/us-paris-climate-agreement-exit-election

# Food / GMOs / Chemicals
Poor and Minority Children With Food Allergies Overlooked and in Danger
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/940463

# Food Recalls / Alerts
FSIS warns public about metal found in spaghetti and meatballs, complaints were about metal embedded in meatballs in Kwik Trips, Inc., Spaghetti and Meatball in Marinara Sauce products.
https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2020/11/fsis-warns-public-about-metal-found-in-spaghetti-and-meatballs/

Ottawa-based Miss Vickie’s Canada is recalling certain Miss Vickie’s brand Kettle Cooked Potato Chips due to the possible presence of pieces of glass.
https://www.inspection.gc.ca/food-recall-warnings-and-allergy-alerts/2020-11-03/eng/1604456061321/1604456069989

# General News
Kushner’s Company Files to Evict 100s of Families: Many of the tenants, who mostly live in Baltimore, said they fell behind on rent after losing their jobs during the pandemic.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/524627-apartment-company-co-owned-by-jared-kushner-files-hundreds-of

Steve Bannon Says He Wants Dr. Fauci, FBI’s Wray Beheaded. “I’d put them at the two corners of the White House as a warning to federal bureaucrats,” he said. “You either get with the program or you’re gone.”
https://www.mediamatters.org/steve-bannon/steve-bannon-and-his-co-host-discuss-beheading-dr-anthony-fauci-and-fbi-director

# Gov / Politics
As of this morning, the presidential race remains too close to call. The reason for this: the result hinges on the outcomes in several closely-fought states — states like Pennsylvania, Georgia, Arizona — where election officials are still tabulating votes.
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/albertsamaha/election-too-close-to-call-as-trump-and-biden-compete-for

Election chaos: Keep calm, keep counting and get to work. With too few results from the election to name a winner, just stay calm in the chaos and continue to fight against voter suppression.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/11/04/election-chaos-stay-calm-keep-counting-votes-column/6139444002/

Armed Former GOP Candidate Arrested for Trespassing at North Carolina Polling Place: Police https://www.thedailybeast.com/armed-north-carolina-man-justin-dunn-arrested-after-allegedly-intimidating-voters-at-polling-place

Five Muslim Lawmakers Elected in History-Making Result. Five Democratic politicians made history last night by becoming the first Muslim state legislative lawmakers in Wisconsin, Florida and Delaware. “This work is a critical part of defeating the violent rise of Islamophobia here and around the world,” Mohammed Missouri said.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/muslim-american-lawmakers-make-historic-firsts-across-several-states_n_5fa2f938c5b6b35537e34d82

The New York Times analysis: Win or lose, Trump will remain a powerful and disruptive force https://politicalwire.com/2020/11/04/trump-will-remain-a-disruptive-force/

Trump’s bid to stop the count risk turning the US into Turkey. The pundits and the polls exaggerated the impact of coronavirus epidemic on voters and underestimated Trump’s political skills – now he is prematurely claiming a win https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/trump-biden-us-election-erdogan-illiberal-democracy-b1591328.html

Trump’s Path to Victory Narrows as Biden Nears 270 Electoral College Votes https://www.democracynow.org/2020/11/5/headlines/trumps_path_to_victory_narrows_as_biden_nears_270_electoral_college_votes

Trump “Claims” Battleground States as Campaign Sues to Stop Vote Counting https://www.democracynow.org/2020/11/5/headlines/trump_claims_battleground_states_as_campaign_sues_to_stop_vote_counting

Post-election vote tallying raises fresh security concerns https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/post-election-vote-tallying-raises-fresh-security-concerns

Biden Edges Closer to White House as Trump Mounts Legal Challenge https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election/biden-edges-closer-to-white-house-win-as-trump-mounts-legal-challenge-idUSKBN27L0VI

Florida poll worker details the physical and verbal abuse he experienced from Trump ‘cult members’ on Election Day https://www.alternet.org/2020/11/i-did-not-sign-up-for-this-florida-poll-worker-slams-trump-cult-members-for-the-physical-and-verbal-abuse-he-was-subjected-to/

Election Day Mayhem Began Two Years Ago With Massive Voter Purges. Since 2018, Georgia’s GOP secretary of state has quietly wiped away the voter registrations of 198,351 voters.
https://truthout.org/articles/election-day-mayhem-began-two-years-ago-with-massive-voter-purges/

Trump Campaign Files Lawsuit Alleging Voter Fraud in Nevada. The lawsuit makes the fourth state in which the president’s campaign has lodged legal action as his battleground contests narrow.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-nevada-trump/trump-campaign-to-escalate-legal-fight-with-nevada-lawsuit-idUSKBN27L1TR

Here’s what happens if Trump tries to sue his way to victory. It’s easy enough for the Trump campaign to file a lawsuit claiming improprieties, but a lot harder to provide evidence of wrongdoing or a convincing legal argument. Here’s what you need to know as the election lawsuits start to mount.
https://www.propublica.org/article/if-trump-tries-to-sue-his-way-to-election-victory-heres-what-happens

# Law Enforcement
Philadelphia police released bodycam video of an officer fatally shooting Walter Wallace Jr. This is the first time the Philadelphia Police Department has publicly released video of a police shooting.
https://6abc.com/walter-wallace-jr-police-camera-body-cam-video/7635469/

Texas Sheriff, Indicted for Evidence Tampering in Javier Ambler’s Killing, Loses Reelection https://www.honestaustin.com/2020/11/04/sheriff-indicted-for-evidence-tampering-loses-office-in-williamson-county/

# Legal / Judicial / DOJ
DOJ Says It Can Send Armed Feds to Vote-Counting Spots: The law prohibits armed guards at places where votes are being cast, but the DOJ said it could send officers to ballot-counting locations.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/justice-department-says-it-can-send-armed-federal-officers-into-vote-counting-locations-nyt

Mondaire Jones, One of First Two Openly Gay Black Congressmen, Backs Expanding Supreme Court. The 33-year-old Democratic congressional candidate from New York sits down with Rolling Stone for “The Next Wave,” a series on the new leaders who will shape America’s future https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/mondaire-jones-next-wave-interview-1084560/

‘This is disturbing’: DOJ claims armed feds are allowed to inspect state vote-counting locations. Vowing not to be intimidated by the possibility of armed federal agents showing up at ballot-counting sites, Pennsylvania’s attorney general said: “Nothing is going to stop the counting of these legal ballots.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/11/05/disturbing-trump-doj-claims-armed-feds-are-allowed-inspect-state-vote-counting

# Media
Postmaster General DeJoy Defies Federal Judge as Mail-In Ballots Surge for Biden Some 300,000 ballots remain a matter of dispute, as does their potential impact on the presidential election.
https://truthout.org/articles/postmaster-general-dejoy-defies-federal-judge-as-mail-in-ballots-surge-for-biden/

Judge Orders Twice-Daily Sweeps of USPS Facilities to Get Every Vote Counted The order comes a day after Judge Emmet Sullivan chastised USPS officials for failing to do a check earlier this week.
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/524688-judge-orders-usps-to-sweep-facilities-twice-a-day-for-any-ballots

# Military / DOD
Air Force staff sergeant supplied Boogaloo Boys with fully automatic weapons converters, feds say https://taskandpurpose.com/news/air-force-steven-carrillo-boogaloo-boys-automatic-weapons-converters

COVID-19 Cases Reaching Record Highs in Military, Among Veterans https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/11/04/covid-19-cases-reaching-record-highs-military-among-veterans.html

# Nuclear / Radiation
Dumping Fukushima’s Water: What could possibly go wrong?
https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/11/01/dumping-fukushimas-water-into-the-ocean/

# Social
Hundreds Arrested in MN, Portland, NYC Post-Election Unrest. Protesters railing at Trump legal threat in Twin Cities rounded up and more than 50 arrested in New York as anger erupted in several U.S. cities.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/11/04/election-unrest-hundreds-march-several-arrested-protests-continue/6158310002/

# InnerSpace
A Mysterious Seismic ‘Blip’ From Deep Inside Earth Pulsates Every 26 Seconds https://www.zerohedge.com/political/theres-mysterious-seismic-blip-deep-inside-earth-has-pulsated-every-26-seconds-60-years

# Technology
Google Forms Used In Password-Stealing Spree: What You Need To Know
https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2020/11/03/always-trust-google-here-are-256-password-stealing-reasons-you-shouldnt/?sh=bbb1d3c56ed4

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2020-11-04

Voices, The Peoples News

Nov. 4, 2020
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

# CoronaVirus
Modern Diplomacy: Long-term symptoms of COVID ‘really concerning’
https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2020/11/01/long-term-symptoms-of-covid-19-really-concerning/

# Education / Schools
College Board, the entity responsible for developing SAT and AP tests, will sever financial ties with the Chinese Confucius Institute Headquarters (Hanban) at the end of the year.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/tennessee/college-board-to-sever-financial-ties-with-china/article_8fd2276c-1d50-11eb-a2ba-ff3189e0d197.html

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining
Was plastics being mixed with oil in Mauritius spill to produce a horror ‘Frankenstein fuel’? New findings from leading international scientists warn of ‘unusual’ characteristics discovered in Mauritius oil spill https://www.forbes.com/sites/nishandegnarain/2020/11/03/was-plastics-being-mixed-with-oil-in-mauritius-spill-to-produce-a-horror-frankenstein-fuel/?sh=7656904a49ae

# Environment / Climate / Interior
Trump strips protections for Tongass forest, opening it to logging https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/523145-trump-strips-protections-for-tongass-forest-opening-it-to-logging

Indigenous Alaskans fight back as U.S. strips protections for Tongass National Forest https://insideclimatenews.org/news/30072020/alaska-tribes-petition-tongass-national-forest-roadless-rule-protections

Environmental groups oppose Shell request to increase air pollution limits for Pennsylvania plastics factory https://www.desmogblog.com/2020/11/03/increases-shell-beaver-county-plastics-air-pollution-permits

# Gov / Politics
Jim Crow Wins Florida for Donald Trump: More than anything else, it was the Florida legislature’s naked voter suppression that tilted the state for the Republicans.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/jim-crow-wins-florida-for-donald-trump

While You Were Sleeping, Biden Got Back in the Game. A blowout win was out of the question, but the electoral map was no 2016 repeat for Democrats either.
https://salars.net/while-you-were-sleeping-biden-got-back-in-the-game/

Twitter and Facebook slap labels on Trump tweet claiming voter fraud.
Twitter said that the president’s tweet was misleading; Facebook was not quite so direct.
https://www.fastcompany.com/90572009/twitter-and-facebook-slap-labels-on-trump-tweet-claiming-vote-fraud

A QAnon supporter has been elected to Congress for the first time.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/nov/03/qanon-marjorie-taylor-greene-wins-congress

It looks like a man who died of COVID-19 was elected to North Dakota’s state legislature. David Andahl, 55, died of COVID-19 last month and appears to have won a seat in the state legislature, according to unofficial election results.
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/skbaer/dead-coronavirus-candidate-elected

‘Deeply irresponsible’: Conservatives slam ‘despotic’ Trump for prematurely declaring victory https://www.alternet.org/2020/11/conservatives-call-out-trump-forprematurely-declaring-victory-before-all-the-votes-are-counted-it-is-deeply-irresponsible/

An epic vote-counting battle is underway in Pennsylvania, and it’s getting ugly https://www.alternet.org/2020/11/an-epic-battle-vote-counting-battle-is-underway-in-pennsylvania-and-its-getting-ugly/

The Shadow Election You Didn’t See. Multiple forms of pre-theft that turned an easy Biden win into a cliffhanger. Apparently, there was not a lot of outright voter suppression on Election Day, but there was a ton of pre-theft well before November 3.
https://prospect.org/politics/shadow-election-you-didnt-see-voter-suppression/

Trump Campaign Demands Recount, Even Though He Was Against Recounts in 2016.
Trump’s hypocrisy is evident as he changes his mind to favor the election rules that benefit him most at the moment.
https://truthout.org/articles/trump-campaign-demands-recounts-even-though-he-was-against-them-in-2016/

McConnell Elicits Outrage by Invoking MLK in His Reelection Acceptance Speech As Senate Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell has blocked the restoration of the Voting Rights Act since last December.
https://truthout.org/articles/mcconnell-elicits-outrage-by-invoking-mlk-in-his-reelection-acceptance-speech/

Trump is taking a thrashing in the popular vote, despite Electoral College tightness https://www.alternet.org/2020/11/presidential-popular-vote/

Trump alleges election fraud, declares victory anyway — and claims Supreme Court will agree with him https://www.rawstory.com/2020/11/trump-alleges-election-fraud-declares-victory-anyway-and-claims-supreme-court-will-agree-him/

Trump Launches Furious, Baseless Legal Assault As His Chances Of Victory Diminish
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-2020-election-lawsuits_n_5fa31226c5b69c36d951dc31

MAGA Mob Descends on MI Vote Count Site As Biden Wins State https://www.thedailybeast.com/maga-fanatics-descend-on-detroit-vote-counting-site-as-biden-wins-in-michigan

# LGBTQ
Delaware has elected the first openly trans state senator in the US.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2020/11/03/sarah-mcbride-become-first-openly-transgender-state-senator-u-s/6153308002/

Ritchie Torres (NY-15) and Mondaire Jones (NY-17) have become the first two out LGBTQ Black members of the U.S. Congress, having won their New York races.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-election-2020/gay-black-men-congress-us-election-ritchie-torres-mondaire-jones-b1578524.html

# Media
USPS Ignores Court Order to Sweep Mail Processing Centers for Mail-in Ballots https://www.democracynow.org/2020/11/4/headlines/usps_ignores_court_order_to_sweep_mail_processing_centers_for_mail_in_ballots

‘Haul Louis DeJoy in front of a grand jury’: Outrage after USPS misses court-ordered Election Day deadline https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/11/03/haul-louis-dejoy-front-criminal-grand-jury-outrage-after-postal-service-misses-court

# Veterans / VA
After 8 Months of Delays, VA Launches New Electronic Medical Records System https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/11/02/after-8-months-of-delays-va-launches-new-electronic-medical-records-system.html

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2020-11-03

Voices, The Peoples News

Nov. 3, 2020
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

# CoronaVirus
The Simple Rule That Could Keep COVID-19 Deaths Down. The longer we can prevent infections, the better prepared we will be to treat them.
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/10/its-still-better-to-put-off-getting-covid-19/616919/?utm_source=pocket-newtab

Shock Number: 61,000+ U.S. Kids Caught COVID Last Week. In total, at least 853,635 children have been diagnosed with the virus in America this year and, as of late last week, 121 had died.
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/more-61-000-children-got-covid-19-last-week-record-n1245851

Michigan Governor: Up to Six Months in Prison If Businesses Don’t Surveil Customers for Contact Tracing https://thefederalist.com/2020/11/01/michigan-governor-up-to-six-months-in-prison-if-businesses-dont-surveil-customers-for-contact-tracing/

Will COVID Vaccines Increase Risk of AIDS Virus? New cause for concern underlines the importance of full transparency on COVID vaccine data, which we are not getting
https://www.forbes.com/sites/roberthart/2020/10/20/researchers-warn-some-covid-19-vaccines-could-increase-risk-of-hiv-infection/?sh=6aac47cf3740

More than 80 per cent of hospitalized COVID-19 patients had vitamin D deficiency – study: “There are numerous pieces of evidence in the literature that support the beneficial effect of vitamin D on the immune system, especially regarding protection against infections, including viral infections.”
https://www.healthline.com/health-news/new-study-found-80-percent-of-covid-19-patients-were-vitamin-d-deficient

How the Coronavirus Hacks the Immune System. At a laboratory in Manhattan, researchers have discovered how SARS-CoV-2 uses our defenses against us.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/11/09/how-the-coronavirus-hacks-the-immune-system

CDC Admits Few Deaths are Caused by COVID – Even Death by Heart Attack Attributed to COVID in Statistics https://healthimpactnews.com/2020/cdc-admits-few-deaths-are-caused-by-covid-even-death-by-heart-attack-attributed-to-covid-in-stats/

Trump Sets Up Pharma Billionaires for Coronavirus Payday https://theintercept.com/2020/10/23/trump-covid-19-pharma-regeneron-coronavirus-treatment/

# Economy / Trade
We Asked Finance Experts to Explain Trump’s Odd Business Methods in Scotland. They Were Mystified. “You don’t have to sniff the air very long to see there’s something that smells.”
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2020/11/we-asked-finance-experts-to-explain-trumps-odd-business-methods-in-scotland-they-were-mystified/

Deutsche Bank Searching for Way to Dump Toxic Trump: The bank has reportedly discussed selling on the debt or, more worryingly for Trump, demanding repayment or asset seizure when they start coming due in two years.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-deutsche-bank-exclusive/exclusive-tired-of-trump-deutsche-bank-wants-out-but-sees-no-good-options-sources-idUSKBN27J0G0

CCP takes advantage of Hunter Biden firm to take control over major swaths of American real estate. The Chinese used their majority stake to take advantage of the U.S. They pledged $3 billion for “commercial office property acquisitions” in the US. This gave the Chinese power over 8 million square feet of American real estate in thirteen states https://www.legitgov.org/ccp-takes-advantage-hunter-biden-firm-take-control-over-major-swaths-american-real-estate

# Employment
Modern slavery underpins the global construction industry, according to a shocking new report. Forced labor has become common in building materials such as timber, bricks, glass, copper, and steel. A new group wants that to change.
https://www.fastcompany.com/90571082/modern-slavery-underpins-the-global-construction-industry-according-to-a-shocking-new-report

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining
Virginia, Maryland, and North Carolina announce new regional partnership in massive clean offshore wind development https://www.sierraclub.org/press-releases/2020/10/virginia-maryland-north-carolina-announce-new-offshore-wind-partnership

# Environment / Climate / Interior
In King County, pollution makes ZIP codes predictors of your health https://crosscut.com/video/new-normal/king-county-pollution-makes-zip-codes-predictors-your-health

# Food / GMOs / Chemicals
Northwest co-op builds for a local food future beyond big ag. ‘I’ve always felt like this was something to do in case the world doesn’t end.’
https://www.hcn.org/issues/52.11/north-food-northwest-co-op-builds-for-a-local-food-future-beyond-big-ag

# Gov / Politics
The Green Papers 2020 Poll Closing Times for Statewide offices and Congress General Election Chronologically
http://www.thegreenpapers.com/G20/closing.phtml?format=gc&utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=34517

Twitter announces outlets that can call election results https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/twitter-announces-outlets-that-can-call-election-results

Trump Has a Half Billion in Loans Coming Due. They May Be His Biggest Conflict of Interest Yet. “It’s highly disconcerting.”
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2020/06/donald-trump-loans-deutsche-bank/

Dead people caught voting in NYC, elections records show. Ballots have been mailed in to the New York City Board of Elections in the name of dead voters https://nypost.com/2020/11/02/dead-people-caught-voting-in-nyc-elections-records-show/

Judicial Watch finds 1.8 million ‘ghost voters’ in 29 states, warns of ‘dirty elections.’ The watch dog group is now warning of potential voter fraud and “dirty” voter rolls. The study found that 352 U.S. counties in
29 states managed to have 1.8 million more registered voters than eligible voting-age citizens https://www.judicialwatch.org/in-the-news/1-8-mill-ghost-voters/

ACLU’s Closing Argument: ‘Everyone Should Be Able to Vote, and Everyone’s Vote Should Be Counted.’ The national civil liberties group says that it “is at the ready to act swiftly and use all of the tools and resources at our disposal to protect the vote.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/11/02/aclus-closing-argument-everyone-should-be-able-vote-and-everyones-vote-should-be

Warning ‘Wannabe Fascists,’ Philly DA Says People Dressing ‘Up Like G.I.
Joe’ to Intimidate Voters Will Be Prosecuted https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/11/02/warning-wannabe-fascists-philly-da-says-people-dressing-gi-joe-intimidate-voters

Scandal-plagued GOP congressman could get into even more legal hot water if he wins re-election https://www.usnews.info/scandal-plagued-gop-congressman-could-get-into-even-more-legal-hot-water-if-he-wins-re-election/

Bald eagles soar over Biden — while giant American flag collapses in front of Trump https://dailysoundandfury.com/omens-bald-eagles-soar-over-biden-while-giant-american-flag-collapses-in-front-of-trump/

New report finds Trump is haunted by the possibility of prosecution if he loses https://www.alternet.org/2020/11/trumps-big-fear/

What’s the Plan If Trump Tries to Steal the Election? Here’s the Plan.
“Trump is trying to steal the election, more blatantly than any previous president, and providing a clear preview of how Republicans would move to further erode democracy if given another four years in power.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/11/03/whats-plan-if-trump-tries-steal-election-heres-plan

# Law Enforcement
N.J. Cops Weigh Charges in ‘Irresponsible’ Trump Caravan Jam. Trump supporters snarled traffic in a state he has no chance of winning.
https://www.politico.com/states/new-jersey/story/2020/11/02/new-jersey-officials-might-press-charges-over-pro-trump-convoy-that-snarled-parkway-1333255

# Legal / Judicial / DOJ
FBI conducting criminal investigation into Hunter Biden and associates days ahead of 2020 election – report https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/fbi-conducting-criminal-investigation-into-hunter-biden-and-associates-days-ahead-of-2020-election-report

DOJ official confirms FBI 2019 criminal investigation into Hunter Biden is still active https://thefederalist.com/2020/10/29/report-fbi-actively-investigating-hunter-biden-and-his-associates-for-money-laundering/

A Collusion Tale: China and the Bidens –Not only were the Bidens’
Chinese business contacts known to have ties to the regime; they also may have been clandestine agents.
https://www.nationalreview.com/2020/10/a-collusion-tale-the-bidens-and-china/

Law enforcement braces for unrest after Election Day. Federal law enforcement agencies are bracing for possible unrest over the outcome of the 2020 presidential election, following a highly divisive presidential campaign season.
https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/524096-law-enforcement-braces-for-unrest-after-election-day

# Marijuana / Hemp / CBD Oil
Cannabis stocks are blazing ahead of Election Day 2020. Democrats’ party platform plays well with pot enthusiasts, and a Biden-Harris win could shore up more widespread legislation.
https://www.fastcompany.com/90571233/cannabis-stocks-are-blazing-ahead-of-election-day-2020

# Medical / Global
South Korea Resumes Flu Shots as Deaths Following Vaccination Rise to 59
https://www.newsweek.com/south-korea-flu-vaccine-deaths-rise-vaccinations-resume-1542046

# Military / Global
South Korea and the United States are closely monitoring North Korea’s main nuclear complex after a report of increased activity there, a South Korean military official said.
https://www.stripes.com/news/pacific/us-and-south-korea-closely-monitoring-north-korean-nuclear-complex-military-official-says-1.650726

# Space
‘Lonely’ Rogue Planet Discovered Wandering the Milky Way. Astronomers have discovered a free-floating planet, not associated with any parent star wandering our galaxy.
https://www.zmescience.com/space/lonely-rogue-planet-discovered-wandering-the-milky-way/

# Veterans / VA
The coronavirus has killed more than 4,000 patients at the Department of Veterans Affairs – a bleak milestone reported by the agency over the weekend.
https://connectingvets.radio.com/articles/veterans-affairs-records-4000-deaths-from-pandemic

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2020-11-02

Voices, The Peoples News

Nov. 2, 2020
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

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“There’s no art in this White House. There’s no literature, no poetry, no music. There are no pets in this White House. No loyal man’s best friend, no Socks the family cat. There are no images of the first family enjoying themselves together in a moment of relaxation: no Obamas on the beach in Hawaii moments, or the Bushes fishing in Kennebunkport, no Reagans on horseback, no Kennedys playing touch football on the Cape.

Where’d that country go? Where did all the fun, the joy and the expression of love and happiness go? We used to have a president who calmed and soothed a nation, instead of dividing it. We are now rudderless and joyless.

We have lost the cultural aspects of society that have always made America great. We have lost our mojo, our fun, our happiness, our cheering on of others, the shared experience of humanity that makes it all worth it. We need to reclaim that country once again.”

Bruce Springsteen (excerpts from a poem by Elayne Griffin Baker)

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# CoronaVirus
44,000 Scientists, Public Health Experts, and Clinicians sign a Declaration that states Lockdowns don’t work. Policy makers are reluctant to reimpose the nationwide lockdowns they used in the spring, worried people won’t tolerate draconian new curbs
https://www.wsj.com/articles/public-health-experts-rethink-lockdowns-as-covid-cases-surge-11602514769

# Economy / Trade
COVID Stimulus Checks Have Still Not Reached as Many as 12 Million People. Some of the people who need financial assistance the most during the pandemic never received their checks https://truthout.org/articles/covid-stimulus-checks-have-still-not-reached-as-many-as-12-million-people/

# Education / Schools
Lessons Learned As More Schools Venture Into Reopening https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-schools/lessons-from-around-the-world-how-schools-are-opening-up-after-covid-19-lockdowns-idUSKBN22P2KC

# Employment
Workers Rally Against Trump’s Broken Promises. At shuttered plants across America, workers have been activated to speak the truth about the hollowness of the past four years.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2020/11/02/workers_rally_against_trumps_broken_promises_528246.html

# Food / GMOs / Chemicals
One year after a mass employee exodus, USDA’s research arm remains half-staffed. New work has ground to a near halt. A controversial relocation hollowed out ERS, USDA’s brain trust for food policy. This could spell dire consequences for food access and security.
https://www.newsbreak.com/amp/samsung-daily/n/0X3t2yEM

# General News
Massive New Report Exposes Bill Gates’ Global Control Grid. Derrick Broze breaks down a new report on Bill Gates’ massive international influence and control grid.
https://www.naturalblaze.com/2020/11/massive-new-report-exposes-bill-gates-global-control-grid.html

# Gov / Politics
Feds to Erect Big Fence Around White House for Election: A huge “non-scalable” fence is reportedly going up around the entire perimeter on Monday in anticipation of unrest.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/02/politics/white-house-fence-erected-again/index.html

Why Maricopa County, Ariz., will choose the next president.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/523693-why-maricopa-county-will-choose-the-next-president

Early Voting Is at Unprecedented Levels. It Could Define the 2020 Election. Millions of people who will have cast their vote before November 3 could help counter voter suppression efforts https://truthout.org/articles/early-voting-is-at-unprecedented-levels-it-could-define-the-2020-election/

How Long Will Vote Counting Take? Estimates and Deadlines in All 50 States.
Although many winners may quickly be evident on election night, the increase in mail voting because of the pandemic is expected to push back the release of full results in many key states.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/10/27/upshot/election-results-timing.html?utm_source=pocket-newtab

Scoop: Trump’s plan to declare premature victory. Why it matters:
Trump’s team is preparing to falsely claim that mail-in ballots counted after Nov. 3, a legitimate count expected to favor Democrats, are evidence of election fraud.
https://www.axios.com/trump-claim-election-victory-ballots-97eb12b9-5e35-402f-9ea3-0ccfb47f613f.html

How Donald Trump is undermining the will of the American people. At stake are thousands of critical votes in a battleground state—as well as the integrity of the entire election.
https://www.salon.com/2020/11/01/how-donald-trump-is-undermining-the-will-of-the-american-people_partner/

The Texas Supreme Court won’t toss out 100,000 drive-thru votes in the state’s most populous county, but a federal case is pending. Republicans in Texas are seeking to invalidate ballots cast in Harris County through a curbside voting program.
https://www.texastribune.org/2020/10/31/harris-county-drive-thru-votes/

Trump to face voters amid third COVID-19 wave. After eight months of downplaying the threat of a pandemic that has killed nearly a quarter million of his constituents, President Trump faces voters Tuesday in an election that has become all about a virus that is running unchecked throughout the nation.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/524025-on-the-trail-a-campaign-defined-by-a-pandemic

Trump’s Threats Are Proclamations of Fear — But That Doesn’t Mean He’s Harmless Make no mistake: Donald Trump is scared. He’s also capable of inspiring an escalation of mass violence.
https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-threats-are-proclamations-of-fear-but-that-doesnt-mean-hes-harmless/

Don Jr. Told Dad’s Supporters “Have Fun” With Biden Campaign Before Bus Incident. The president’s son told supporters to create a “Trump train welcome” for Kamala Harris in a video last Wednesday.
https://truthout.org/articles/don-jr-told-dads-supporters-have-fun-with-biden-campaign-before-bus-incident/

Amnesty Condemns Trump for Praising Mob That Harassed Biden Campaign Bus. The president’s supporters also wreaked havoc in New Jersey and New York on Sunday.
https://truthout.org/articles/amnesty-condemns-trump-for-praising-mob-that-harassed-biden-campaign-bus/

If Biden wins, Russiagate will magically morph into Chinagate. Americans are being prepped by the US intelligence cartel and its stenographers for an increasingly hostile relationship with China.
https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2020/10/28/if-biden-wins-russiagate-will-magically-morph-into-chinagate/

# Law Enforcement
Trump Administration Cracks Downs on BLM Protesters While Ignoring Police Abuses. The Justice Department has poured money into prosecuting protesters but not police who committed violence at protests.
https://truthout.org/articles/trump-administration-cracks-downs-on-blm-protesters-while-ignoring-police-abuses/

“Kettling” Protesters in the Bronx. Systemic Police Brutality and Its Costs in the United States https://www.hrw.org/report/2020/09/30/kettling-protesters-bronx/systemic-police-brutality-and-its-costs-united-states#

Breaking Story: FBI Investigation Proud Boys Ambush of Biden Bus as Highways Around the Country are Blockaded to Stop the Election https://www.veteranstoday.com/2020/11/01/breaking-story-fbi-investigation-proud-boys-ambush-of-biden-bus-as-highways-around-the-country-are-blockaded-to-stop-the-election/

Police Arrest, Pepper-Spray Peaceful Voters at North Carolina Rally.
North Carolina police pepper-sprayed and arrested attendees at a get-out-the vote rally because participants blocked the roadway without permission, authorities said on Saturday.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/nov/01/north-carolina-police-pepper-spray-protesters-march-to-polls

Barr Preps Prison Guards to Head to D.C. for Election Unrest. The BOP and US Marshals are preparing to send crowd-control officers to the nation’s capital, much as they did for the George Floyd protests, this time for election demonstrations.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/william-barr-preps-prison-guards-to-head-to-dc-for-election-unrest

No, You Don’t Have To Vote for Trump or Biden. Here Are a Few Third-Party Candidates and How They’ve Been Censored. “The lesser evil paves the way to the greater evil. It’s not in opposition to it. It makes way for it.” — Former Green Party Presidential Candidate Jill Stein https://www.mintpressnews.com/here-are-third-party-candidates-election-2020/272802/

# Legal / Judicial / DOJ
Judge Orders USPS to Use Express Mail to Deliver Ballots. U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan told the USPS to use its “extraordinary measures”
policy to ensure it “delivers every ballot possible by the cutoff time on Election Day.”
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-post-office/u-s-judge-orders-usps-to-reinforce-extraordinary-measures-ballot-delivery-policy-idUSKBN27I05B?il=0

Philly Police Open Investigation After Officer Smashes Car’s Windows With Mom, 2-Year-Old Inside During Protests https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2020/10/30/philly-police-investigation-after-officers-smashes-cars-windows-when-mom-2-year-old-trapped-during-walter-wallace-jr-protests/

Innocent mother beaten by Philly cops on video filing lawsuit. Attorneys representing the victim have confirmed she is filing a civil rights case against the police department.
https://www.npr.org/2020/10/30/929752605/mom-dragged-from-suv-beaten-by-officers-with-toddler-in-back-seat-filing-suit

# Medical / Health
Medicare Fines Half of Hospitals for Readmitting Too Many Patients https://khn.org/news/medicare-fines-half-of-hospitals-for-readmitting-too-many-patients/

# Military / DOD
Dozens of military contractors, most of them Black, have been jailed in the emirate — some on trumped-up drug charges. Why has the American government failed to help them?
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/28/magazine/american-prisoners-kuwait.html

# Science
Trump order alarms government scientists. The Trump administration has described the order as a way to remove poorly performing employees from their jobs. Researchers fear that the directive could make firing some agency scientists and hiring others for political reasons easier.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2020/10/24/trump-new-executive-order-may-make-it-easier-to-fire-scientists-like-fauci/?sh=7d664f274252

# Technology
Tech giants are working with government officials to purge dissident voices and suppress alternative media. President Trump is considering following through on a longtime threat to review anti-conservative bias on social media by establishing a new panel https://seekingalpha.com/news/3577320-tech-giants-be-under-review-for-online-bias

This data expert helped Trump win. Now he’s built a machine to take him down https://www.fastcompany.com/90570689/acronym-james-barnes-facebook-2020-campaign-advertising

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