Month: December 2020

Voices, The Peoples News

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

# Border / Immigration
Trump admin finally gives info to reunite families. “Among other things, information includes phone numbers that had not previously been known,”
lawyers wrote.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/lawyers-say-trump-admin-has-handed-over-data-will-help-n1249782

Trump Administration Lags Reuniting Families Separated At Southern Border https://www.npr.org/2020/10/21/926051647/trump-administration-lags-reuniting-families-separated-at-southern-border

# CoronaVirus
Vile: Trump Tweets Reno’s COVID Surge Unit ‘fake’ – Governor Says Trump ‘Unconsionable’
https://www.veteranstoday.com/2020/12/02/vile-trump-tweets-renos-covid-surge-unit-fake-governor-says-trump-unconsionable/

No Lockdown States Spreading the Virus Beyond Their Borders
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/941801

Reinfections of COVID-19 Are Possible
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(20)30764-7/fulltext

More people are getting COVID-19 twice, suggesting immunity wanes quickly in some https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/11/more-people-are-getting-covid-19-twice-suggesting-immunity-wanes-quickly-some

Pfizer and BioNTech Achieve First Authorization for COVID-19 Vaccine https://www.pfizer.com/news/press-release/press-release-detail/pfizer-and-biontech-achieve-first-authorization-world

Moderna plans to begin testing its coronavirus vaccine in children 12 to 17. Moderna’s vaccine has not yet been studied in children or pregnant women. In the new clinical trial in adolescents, girls past puberty will be tested before each injection to make sure they are not pregnant.
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/moderna-plans-to-begin-testing-its-coronavirus-vaccine-in-children/

COVID survivors being rejected for life insurance.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-02/covid-unknowns-leave-survivors-fearing-life-insurance-rejection

Former Head of Pfizer Research Says Vaccine Can Make Females Infertile https://healthimpactnews.com/2020/breaking-uk-first-to-approve-pfizer-covid-vaccine-as-former-head-of-pfizer-research-says-vaccine-can-make-females-infertile/

Pfizer’s long history of scandals, and the fact that they have never been held to account for their crimes, continues to be ignored by the media, even as its experimental mRNA vaccine candidate for Covid-19 draws ever closer to US government approval.
https://healthimpactnews.com/2020/pfizers-experimental-covid-19-vaccine-what-youre-not-being-told/

Under CARES Act, These Moms Should Be Home. They Remain in COVID-Filled Prisons.
https://truthout.org/articles/under-cares-act-these-moms-should-be-home-they-remain-in-covid-filled-prisons/

# Economy / Trade
Top Democrats Back Compromise Plan to Revive Stimulus Talks
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-is-wild-card-in-coronavirus-spending-talks-11606827260

Trump backs Senate GOP’s pay freeze for federal workers while giving the rich a $1.5 trillion tax cut. Unions representing federal workers have denounced the proposed pay freeze as “insulting” and a “cruel slap in the face.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/12/02/after-15-trillion-tax-cut-rich-trump-backs-gop-pay-freeze-federal-workers-pandemic

# Employment
The F schedule, a new classification by Executive Order. Civil servants getting the golden shower treatment
https://www.veteranstoday.com/2020/12/02/the-f-schedule-a-new-classification-by-executive-order/?mc_cid=675d0bcec6&mc_eid=3f7488d454

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining
Columbus utility a nonprofit funded by American Electric Power gave
$900,000 over three years to two “dark money” groups at the center of the state’s power plant subsidy law scandal.
https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/columbus-utility-gave-900k-to-groups-linked-to-hb6-scandal/EP6G4C35SZCE5NTX52IJIGUBRU/

# Environment / Climate / Interior
Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ Were Dropped Over Millions of Acres via Aerial Pesticide, Tests Reveal https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/12/01/tests-reveal-toxic-forever-chemicals-aerial-pesticide-showered-over-millions-acres

# Food / GMOs / Chemicals
Singapore becomes first country to approve consumption of lab-grown meat https://www.zmescience.com/science/singapore-becomes-first-country-to-approve-consumption-of-lab-grown-meat/

Tyson exploits consumers just like its animals and the workers who raise them.
Vulnerable workers, abused animals and a rigged system are the foundation of an unethical, destructive business model.
https://truthout.org/articles/tyson-exploits-consumers-just-like-its-animals-and-the-workers-who-raise-them/

# General News
A new mystery metal monolith has appeared on the top of a mountain in California — a week after a similar structure was pictured in the deserts of Utah.
https://www.wionews.com/world/new-mystery-metal-monolith-appears-atop-a-mountain-in-california-347112

Mystery continues: Strange metal monolith now spotted in Romania after disappearing from Utah desert https://www.wionews.com/world/mystery-continues-strange-metal-monolith-now-spotted-in-romania-after-disappearing-from-utah-desert-346664?amp_js_v=a6&amp_gsa=1&usqp=mq331AQHKAFQArABIA==

Airlines in the US can now ban emotional support animals from flights.
Only dogs will be considered as legitimate “service animals” on flights, according to a new US rule.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicholasreimann/2020/12/02/airlines-finally-allowed-to-ban-emotional-support-animals-on-planes-here-are-the-new-pet-restrictions/?sh=4f9bf59e2b46

# Global Politics and other news
Warning: Possible WMD Attacks in Europe (raw intel report) https://www.veteranstoday.com/2020/12/02/warning-possible-wmd-attacks-in-europe-raw-intel-report/

Missile-proof ‘French Pentagon’ will help fight terrorism. France’s army chiefs are moving into their new defence ministry, aimed at allowing a quicker response to the threats faced by the country — especially terrorism.
https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2015/10/31/missile-proof-french-pentagon-will-help-fight-terrorism.html

Afghan government and Taliban representatives said they had reached a preliminary deal to press on with peace talks, their first written agreement in 19 years of war in Afghanistan.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-afghanistan-taliban-agreement/afghan-government-taliban-announce-breakthrough-deal-to-pursue-peace-talks-idUSKBN28C1OK

Syria Falls Victim to US Highway Robbery. American military convoys to Iraqi territory from Syria are of oil stolen by the United States from Syria.
https://qoshe.com/new-eastern-outlook/vladimir-platov/syria-falls-victim-to-us-highway-robbery/93016534

# Gov / Politics
Michael Flynn calls for Trump to suspend the constitution and declare martial law to re-run election https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-election-2020/michael-flynn-suspend-constitution-martial-law-trump-reelection-b1765467.html

As The Associated Press reported, Trump’s remarks raised questions about how far he can go to grind the gears before Jan. 20, including possibly encouraging Republicans in Congress to block certification of the election results.
https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-donald-trump-media-social-media-elections-71d5469ac0bbccbfe601528a2517b239?utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=35239

Air Force veteran Harold Pope Jr. is New Mexico’s first Black state senator. The born and raised Puebloan will become the first Black state senator in the history of New Mexico after he won the District 23 State Senate election over Republican incumbent Sander Rue.
https://www.coloradoan.com/story/news/2020/11/30/harold-pope-jr-pueblo-elected-first-black-state-senator-new-mexico-history/6428182002/

New documents reveal Trump and Kushner are ‘major beneficiaries’ of pandemic loan program https://www.rawstory.com/2020/12/new-documents-reveal-trump-and-kushner-are-major-beneficiaries-of-loan-program/

President-elect Joe Biden’s Cabinet is quickly taking shape, but there is growing dissent from Black lawmakers and activists surrounding his picks, as only two Black Americans have been chosen so far.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/528504-black-leaders-express-concerns-about-representation-in-biden

Biden Says He’ll Try To Return To Iran Deal, Keep Phase One China Deal https://nypost.com/2020/12/02/biden-says-hell-try-to-return-to-iran-deal-keep-china-deal/

With the clock ticking toward a Joe Biden administration in January, the country faces a significant risk that the Trump administration will destroy records of his time in office, motivated in part by the president’s desire to avoid accountability for his actions.
https://www.insidesources.com/trumps-presidential-records-are-at-risk/

Bill Barr Just Set a Time Bomb for President Biden. Anything that Barr does should be viewed through the prism of politics rather than the law, and especially this.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/bill-barr-just-set-a-time-bomb-for-president-biden-with-special-counsel-john-durham

Republican senators say President Trump should proceed cautiously in granting pardons during his final weeks in office.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/528499-republican-senators-urge-trump-to-dodge-pardon-controversies

The Dangerous Possibilities of Trump’s Pardon Power. Trump has used pardons to reward loyalty and tweak perceived enemies. In the last weeks of his Presidency, he may use them to protect his associates—and himself.
https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/the-dangerous-possibilities-of-trumps-pardon-power

Donald Trump’s Latest Grift May Be His Most Cynical Yet https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/donald-trumps-latest-grift-may-be-his-most-cynical-yet

Rethinking the Poverty Measure: The Biden administration can on its own authority change the poverty calculation, and challenge the narrative of who is poor and why.
https://prospect.org/day-one-agenda/rethinking-the-poverty-measure/

# Legal / Judicial / DOJ
Ivanka Trump Questioned Under Oath in Lawsuit Over Use of Inauguration Funds https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-inauguration/ivanka-trump-questioned-under-oath-in-lawsuit-over-use-of-inauguration-funds-idUSKBN28D05K

# Medical / Global
President-elect Joe Biden asked Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious diseases expert, to serve as his chief medical adviser.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/528677-biden-asked-fauci-to-serve-as-chief-medical-adviser

# Military / DOD
Milley: U.S. debating how many troops to keep in Somalia as al-Shabab remains a threat to America
https://www.stripes.com/news/africa/milley-u-s-debating-how-many-troops-to-keep-in-somalia-as-al-shabab-remains-a-threat-to-america-1.653963

# Technology
Gut-wrenching footage documents Arecibo telescope’s collapse https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-03421-y

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Voices, The Peoples News

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

# Archaeology
‘Sistine Chapel of the Ancients’: 12,000-Year-Old Columbian Rock Paintings. The images—heralded by researchers as “the Sistine Chapel of the ancients”—depict animals, humans and geometric patterns https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/tens-thousands-12000-year-old-rock-paintings-found-colombia-180976427/

# CoronaVirus
‘Dr. Atlas did more damage in 130 days than you could possibly imagine.’
Former health policy director for the Obama White House Dr. Kavita Patel and health and medicine reporter for the Washington Post Lenny Bernstein speak to the dangers of not having adequate leadership in the federal government as the country is consumed by a surging pandemic
https://www.msnbc.com/deadline-white-house/watch/dr-kavita-patel-dr-atlas-did-more-damage-in-130-days-than-you-could-possibly-imagine-96949829783

Was COVID-19 in U.S. Before January? Coronavirus was present in the U.S.
weeks earlier than scientists and public health officials previously thought https://www.statnews.com/2020/05/29/cdc-local-transmission-coronavirus-united-states/

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said he would start circulating a new coronavirus relief proposal that could garner support from the White House and among Senate Republicans
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/528201-mcconnell-offering-new-coronavirus-relief-bill-after-talks-with-mnuchin?utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=35212

A bipartisan group of more than a dozen lawmakers who collaborated at their own initiative and circumnavigated House and Senate leaders unveiled an outline for a coronavirus relief bill worth $908 billion
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/528130-bipartisan-bicameral-group-unveils-908-billion-coronavirus-proposal?utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=35212

COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation Continues as Anti-Vaccine Movement Moves with Smaller Online Groups. A new research shows that current campaigns against COVID-19 vaccine come from smaller, stronger-connected Facebook groups.
https://www.techtimes.com/articles/254617/20201130/covid-19-vaccine-misinformation-continues-smaller-livestreaming-anti-groups.htm

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday said its recommended quarantine time after someone is exposed to coronavirus can be shortened to seven days with a negative test result, and 10 days without a test.
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/528350-cdc-says-quarantine-time-can-be-shortened-from-14-days

U.S. Sen. Cassidy joins bipartisan group of lawmakers pushing $908 billion COVID-19 relief https://www.carrollspaper.com/news/national/u-s-sen-cassidy-joins-bipartisan-group-of-lawmakers-pushing-908-billion-covid-19-relief/article_821ec7eb-6713-5cc0-8a88-065b4ed9347c.html

Dr. Northrup Discusses “Worst Case Scenarios” with New COVID Vaccine Dangers https://healthimpactnews.com/2020/dr-northrup-discusses-worst-case-scenarios-with-new-covid-vaccine-dangers/

McConnell COVID Plan: No Direct Payments and Stricter Unemployment Requirements. Analysts caution that McConnell’s goal is to undermine Biden’s presidency and gain GOP seats in 2022 and beyond.
https://truthout.org/articles/mcconnell-unveils-covid-plan-with-0-for-unemployment-relief-and-direct-payments/

# Economy / Trade
American Small Businesses Die While Billionaires Became ONE TRILLION DOLLARS Richer in 2020 https://healthimpactnews.com/2020/american-small-businesses-die-while-billionaires-became-one-trillion-dollars-richer-in-2020/

Biden Taps Two BlackRock Executives for Top Economic Posts. This comes as progressives are demanding a cabinet free of Wall Street influence.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/blackrock-emerges-as-wall-street-player-in-biden-administration-11606841207

# Education / Schools
Betsy Devos Rips Free College as ‘Socialist Takeover of Higher Education’
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/betsy-devos-rips-free-college-as-socialist-takeover-of-higher-education

Right-Wing Organizations Are Enlisting Students in Their War Against Campus Progressives. Well-funded conservative groups are training college students to oppose progressive measures on campus.
https://truthout.org/articles/right-wing-orgs-are-enlisting-students-in-their-war-against-campus-progressives/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining
Los Angeles officials will consider a zoning update that would ban oil drilling within city limits.
https://www.courthousenews.com/los-angeles-moves-closer-to-forcing-oil-gas-drillers-out-of-city/

Oklahoma oil and gas leaders dismiss the possibility of a widespread fracking ban under President-elect Joe Biden, but remain concerned about other regulatory changes that will affect the industry.
https://journalrecord.com/2020/11/30/despite-fear-in-oklahoma-biden-likely-wont-be-banning-fracking/

Enbridge begins construction on the Line 3 replacement and expansion in Minnesota the day after state officials approved the last permits for the project.
https://www.startribune.com/construction-on-enbridge-pipeline-begins-as-new-lawsuit-filed-to-delay-2-6b-project/573250131/

The Biden administration appears likely to implement new occupational safety rules around silica dust, a byproduct of coal mining that’s led to an epidemic of advanced black lung disease https://energynews.us/digests/feds-may-finally-take-action-on-toxic-dust-behind-black-lung-epidemic/

The Trump administration is turning to a Department of Energy loan program it had tried to eliminate to increase domestic supplies of lithium, uranium and other key materials.
https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2020-12-01/trump-taps-loan-program-he-tried-to-kill-to-help-mineral-mining

# Environment / Climate / Interior
The Supreme Court Wants to Revive a Doctrine That Would Paralyze Biden’s Administration https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/12/supreme-court-gundy-doctrine-administrative-state.html

Humanity Faces Climate “Suicide” Without US Rejoining Paris Agreement, Says the UN Secretary General. Joining China and other big polluters, Biden’s pledge of “net zero” US emissions by 2050 brings the Paris Agreement goals “within reach.”
https://www.commondreams.org/views/2020/12/02/humanity-faces-climate-suicide-without-us-rejoining-paris-agreement-says-un

# Food / GMOs / Chemicals
Scientists found microplastics in razor clams from the coast of Washington https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/11/201130101239.htm

As 2020 winds down, roughly 23 percent of households in the U.S. are struggling with food insecurity, a number that has doubled since last year.
https://www.oleantimesherald.com/news/nation/food-insecurity-doubles-in-u-s-during-coronavirus-shutdowns/article_df90d4c0-8f4b-5c64-9914-f53d95ef728e.html

# Food / GMOs / Chemicals / Global
This lab-grown chicken just got the world’s first regulatory approval.
In a few Singaporean restaurants, the chicken on the menu will come from a bioreactor, not a farm.
https://www.ecowatch.com/lab-grown-chicken-approved-singapore-2649108790.html

# General News
The Extremists Knocking on Doors and Claiming People’s Homes. Homeowners in the Seattle suburbs have been getting disturbing visits from members of the Moorish sovereign citizen movement. “They believe they were the first inhabitants of the Americas, and that therefore they own everything.”
https://www.thedailybeast.com/moorish-sovereign-citizens-are-knocking-on-doors-and-claiming-peoples-homes

# Global Politics and other news
Top Iranian Nuclear Scientist Was Killed by Remote-controlled Machine Gun, Report Says. Iranian Fars News Agency reports that shots that killed Mohsen Fakhrizadeh came from a weapon mounted on a deserted vehicle which exploded shortly after the attack
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-top-iranian-nuke-scientist-was-killed-by-remote-controlled-machine-gun-report-says-1.9335540

Nuclear scientist assassination triggers Iran move to 20% enrichment. By this increased jump in uranium reprocessing, Tehran is sending a message that it is no longer going to be kept in the sanctions dog house.
https://www.veteranstoday.com/2020/12/01/nuclear-scientist-assassination-triggers-iran-move-to-20-enrichment/

NATO needs an updated strategy to meet challenges posed by a rising China. “China is no longer the benign trading partner that the West had hoped for. It is the rising power of our century and NATO must adapt,”
said one NATO diplomat.”
https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2020-11-30/nato-must-focus-more-on-challenge-of-rising-china-report

# Gov / Politics
Trump Orders Georgia Governor to Forget the Election and Name Trump Winner…or Else (an attack from ‘the rear?’) https://www.veteranstoday.com/2020/12/01/trump-orders-georgia-governor-to-forget-the-election-and-name-trump-winner-or-else-an-attack-from-the-rear/

Trump discussed pardons for Jared, his oldest children and Rudy. It is legal for a president to pardon family members, though it remains unclear what crimes the president might seek to preemptively pardon. The power of the presidential pardon does not extend to state or local crimes.
https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-discussed-pardons-for-his-children-giuliani-with-advisors-nyt-2020-12

Sidney Powell Tweet: Trump should declare insurrection and use “military tribunals” to investigate election fraud https://www.veteranstoday.com/2020/12/01/sidney-powell-tweet-trump-should-declare-insurrection-and-use-military-tribunals-to-investigate-election-fraud/

Judge: ‘Precious little proof’ in Georgia election fraud suit. The plaintiffs presented a bizarre theory about an algorithm that stole votes from the president.
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/11/30/proof-georgia-election-fraud-case-441701

The president’s legal team filed a new challenge in Wisconsin Tuesday in an attempt to throw out more than 211,000 ballots in the state’s two most Democratic counties and reverse the president-elect’s victory https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-lawsuit-wisconsin-results-6b6f053d548b6be8f3e85e975661fe0d

Trump Threatens to Veto Defense Bill Over Mean Tweets. Last week, Trump called for Section 230 to be “immediately terminated” hours after #DiaperDon started trending on Twitter.
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/12/01/trump-threatens-veto-defense-bill-social-media-442115

Republican frustration builds over Cabinet picks. A fight is brewing over President-elect Joe Biden’s Cabinet picks, in one of the first faceoffs between the long-time dealmaker and Senate Republicans.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/528286-republican-frustration-builds-over-cabinet-picks

Trump Considers Pardons for Family, Associates as DOJ Probes Pardon Bribery Scheme https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/528260-justice-department-investigating-potential-bribery-scheme-to-obtain

A top Senate Republican said that Congress will likely need a stopgap bill as a myriad of last-minute snags that are threatening quick passage of a mammoth spending bill to fund the government.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/sergeiklebnikov/2020/09/21/lawmakers-scramble-to-pass-spending-bill-to-avoid-government-shutdown/?sh=503aec295de4

Trump Is Headed to Georgia to “Help” With the Runoffs. The GOP Is Terrified. A portion of Trump’s fervent base is calling for a conservative voter boycott of the January 5 Senate runoff in Georgia.
https://truthout.org/articles/trump-is-headed-to-georgia-to-help-with-the-runoffs-the-gop-is-terrified/

“Someone’s Going to Get Killed” Over Trump’s Voting Lies, Georgia Official Says. A Georgia official said Trump is fueling death threats against election workers. Trump doubled down in response.
https://truthout.org/articles/someones-going-to-get-killed-over-trumps-voting-lies-georgia-official-says/

Trump Tells Party Faithful He Will Run for President Again in 2024.
Trump’s statement on Tuesday was his first public acknowledgment of considering another run for office.
https://truthout.org/articles/trump-tells-party-faithful-he-will-run-for-president-again-in-2024/

Trumpist Lawyers Tell Georgia Republicans: Don’t Vote! Lin Wood held a rally on Wednesday and, let’s just say, it wasn’t what national Republicans wanted to hear.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumpist-lawyers-lin-wood-tell-georgia-republicans-dont-vote-in-the-senate-runoff

Trump Releases 46 Minutes Of Lies Falsely Asserting ‘Fraud’ In 2020 Election. President Donald Trump on Wednesday released a lie-packed video on Facebook falsely claiming there was massive “fraud” in last month’s election, which he lost by 7 million votes to Democrat Joe Biden.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-lying-video-2020-election_n_5fc8077fc5b6437be6faa748

After $1.5 Trillion Tax Cut for Rich, Trump Backs GOP Pay Freeze for Federal Workers as Pandemic Rages https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/12/02/after-15-trillion-tax-cut-rich-trump-backs-gop-pay-freeze-federal-workers-pandemic

# Medical / Health
What is fentanyl: the deadliest drug in America. The drug is 50 times stronger than heroin. The line between medicine and poison is very thin with fentanyl. Imagine a dash of salt — if that were fentanyl, it would be enough to kill you.
https://www.zmescience.com/science/what-is-fentanyl-the-deadliest-drug-in-america/

# Military / DOD
‘We have a drug problem’: Camp Lejeune starts random LSD testing. A series of drug-related incidents involving Marines and sailors was behind the decision to test for LSD in random screenings, the Marine Corps said.
https://www.stripes.com/news/us/we-have-a-drug-problem-camp-lejeune-starts-random-lsd-testing-1.653780

Air Force is looking for some airmen to transition to new jobs, National Guard or Reserve
https://www.stripes.com/news/us/air-force-is-looking-for-some-airmen-to-transition-to-new-jobs-national-guard-or-reserve-1.653842

Two service members were found dead last week at Joint Base San Antonio.
A soldier and an airman were found dead last week at Joint Base San Antonio, base officials announced Tuesday saying the deaths are unrelated.
https://www.stripes.com/news/us/two-service-members-were-found-dead-last-week-at-joint-base-san-antonio-1.653878

# Nuclear / Radiation
Even a Small Nuclear War Could Trigger a Global Apocalypse. Nuclear war doesn’t have to be big to devastate the world, inducing years of famine and climate catastrophe alongside all that death and radiation.
https://www.wired.com/story/even-a-small-nuclear-war-could-trigger-a-global-apocalypse/

# Security
New Tech Expands Spying. A new technology that will dangerously expand government spying on citizens.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-security-congress-insight/spy-agency-ducks-questions-about-back-doors-in-tech-products-idUSKBN27D1CS

ACLU Sues to Find Out How and Why Federal Agencies Are Accessing Americans’ Cell Phone Location Data. “We’re suing to bring some much-needed transparency to these disturbing practices,” explained one ACLU staff attorney.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/12/02/aclu-sues-find-out-how-and-why-federal-agencies-are-accessing-americans-cell-phone

# Technology
Elon Musk Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta: Wider Public Release Coming in 2 Weeks—Would it be Completely Safe? Elon Musk is granting wishes like it’s Christmas time, in this case, for the FSD Beta!
https://www.zdnet.com/article/elon-musk-tesla-full-self-driving-beta-to-expand-in-two-weeks/

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Dec. 1, 2020
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

# CoronaVirus
A bipartisan group of lawmakers unveiled a $908 billion coronavirus relief proposal, as leadership faces growing pressure to cut a deal. The measure, rolled out by more than a dozen members from the House and Senate, comes as cases are climbing across the country and Congress is running out of time to clinch a long-stalled fifth bill with lawmakers scheduled to leave for the year as soon as next week.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/528130-bipartisan-bicameral-group-unveils-908-billion-coronavirus-proposal

Scott Atlas turned in his resignation from his role as a special adviser to President Trump on the coronavirus, capping off a controversial tenure in which he gained considerable influence while pushing questionable approaches to combatting the pandemic.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/528064-scott-atlas-resigns-as-coronavirus-adviser-to-trump

How Pharma Cash Colors Operation Warp Speed. A Trump administration maneuver allows executives leading the federal effort to keep investments in drug companies that would benefit from pandemic response.
https://khn.org/news/article/how-pharma-money-colors-operation-warp-speeds-quest-to-defeat-covid/

Statistics Show that the Number of People who Died in the U.S. in 2020 will be the SAME as Previous Years, in Spite of COVID https://healthimpactnews.com/2020/statistics-show-that-the-number-of-people-who-died-in-the-u-s-in-2020-will-be-the-same-as-previous-years-in-spite-of-covid/

Health officials face death threats from coronavirus deniers https://theintercept.com/2020/12/01/covid-health-officials-death-threats/

Nation’s top coronavirus expert Dr. Anthony Fauci forced to beef up security as death threats increase https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/01/politics/anthony-fauci-security-detail/index.html

Top contractor received billions from government to help prepare the nation for biowarfare. The biodefense company Emergent BioSolutions is the highest-paid and most important contractor to the HHS office responsible for preparing for public health threats and maintaining the government’s stockpile of emergency medical supplies.
https://www.pharmacist.com/article/top-contractor-received-billions-government-help-prepare-nation-biowarfare

There Is No Monkey Shortage for COVID-19 Research — Because No Monkeys Are Needed. Animal experimentation industry trade groups and lobbyists are trying to convince the public that more money is needed to use monkeys for for COVID-19 vaccine research. It’s just not true.
https://www.insidesources.com/there-is-no-monkey-shortage-for-covid-19-research-because-no-monkeys-are-needed/

COVID Vaccines “Biological Weapons of Mass Destruction” says Wyoming Medical Doctor and Manager for Wyoming’s State Public Health Department.
Dr. Igor Shepherd is a medical doctor/manager for Wyoming’s State Public Health Department/Preparedness Unit, and is on the Covid response team.
https://theplantstrongclub.org/2020/12/01/covid-vaccines-biological-weapons-of-mass-destruction-says-wyoming-medical-doctor-and-manager-for-wyomings-state-public-health-department-healthimpactnews-com/

Kristi Noem’s grandma died in nursing home ravaged by COVID, and yet the South Dakota governor continues to downplay the virus, refuse a mask mandate, and ignore the terrible price her state is paying.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/south-dakota-gov-kristi-noems-grandmother-died-in-nursing-home-ravaged-by-covid-19

Pharma Money Colors Operation Warp Speed’s Quest to Defeat COVID-19. The Trump administration has allowed executives to keep investments in companies profiting from their COVID-19 efforts.
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/941733

# Economy / Trade
Party Leaders Keep Pretending A Coronavirus Deal Is Within Easy Reach‌.
As coronavirus cases continue to spike, and as a number of economic relief provisions expire in the coming weeks, congressional leaders are hard at work assuring voters that a stimulus deal is right around the corner ― any day now, maybe, hopefully, probably not.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/congress-covid-relief-deal_n_5fc56851c5b6e4b1ea4df119

The Precarious State Unemployment Systems. Plus, another bipartisan gang pitching a probably fruitless deal.
https://prospect.org/coronavirus/unsanitized-precarious-state-unemployment-systems-fraud-bank-of-america/

# Education / Schools
Trump administration makes last-ditch effort to deregulate school nutrition standards https://thecounter.org/trump-administration-deregulate-school-nutrition-standards-usda-obama/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining
Exxon Mobil announced on Monday that it would significantly cut spending on exploration and production over the next four years https://www.universalpersonality.com/exxon-mobil-cuts-billions-in-capital-spending-as-oil-and-gas-prices-remain-low/

The Senate confirms two nominees to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, bringing the commission back to a full five members.
https://newsforenergy.com/energy-news/senate-approves-two-energy-regulators-completing-panel/

The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio begins the process of replacing former Chairman Sam Randazzo after he abruptly resigned last month following an FBI search of his home.
https://www.utilitydive.com/news/ohio-puc-chairman-samuel-randazzo-abruptly-resigns-four-days-after-fbi-sear/589494/

Bank of America says it will not finance Arctic oil and gas exploration projects, making it the sixth and final major U.S. bank to do so.
https://www.ecowatch.com/bank-of-america-arctic-drilling-2649093423.html

San Jose, California, is expected to vote today on banning natural gas in new commercial and high-rise residential buildings starting August 2021.
https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/11/28/san-jose-becomes-largest-u-s-city-to-adopt-a-natural-gas-ban-on-nearly-all-new-construction/#:~:text=San%20Jose%20is%20set%20to,energy%20to%20fight%20climate%20change

# Environment / Climate / Interior
President-elect Biden has multiple options, and car industry support, for reversing the Trump administration’s rollback of car emissions rules.
https://www.route-fifty.com/management/2020/11/biden-environment-climate-regulations-rollbacks-trump/170375/

Rapid Intensification and Number of Storms Make 2020 a Record Hurricane Season https://www.ecowatch.com/2020-hurricane-season-2649083451.html

# Environment / Climate / Interior Global Deforestation of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil has surged to its highest level since 2008, the country’s space agency reports.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/dec/01/amazon-deforestation-surges-to-12-year-high-under-bolsonaro

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon breaks 12-year record, as administration focuses on industry https://www.zmescience.com/science/deforestation/

# Food / GMOs / Chemicals
SNAP caseloads and benefits are breaking historical records—and it’s still not enough, say hunger advocates. Caseloads are continuing to rise sharply, as other emergency assistance programs are scheduled to sunset in December.
https://thecounter.org/snap-caseloads-benefits-historic-records-covid-19/

Food box contractor sent itself $3 million worth of milk intended for Covid relief, House Democrat alleges. In addition, contractor Yegg, Inc.
charged USDA $5 per gallon for milk, and sent $1 million worth of dairy boxes to a nonprofit focused on “educational and cultural travel.”
https://thecounter.org/house-democrat-food-box-contractor-milk-covid-19/

# Food Recalls / Alerts
FDA posts recall for spinach already under recall in Canada for Salmonella https://news.knowledia.com/US/en/articles/fda-posts-recall-for-spinach-already-under-recall-in-canada-for-4cf078bf83f05c5fb2bf79c2a65d140584c28eab

# Global Politics and other news
France’s New Security Law May Have Just Sparked a “George Floyd” Moment.
Sparked by a new bill that would make publishing photos of police illegal and a viral video soon after that shows French police brutally beating a black man https://www.mintpressnews.com/france-security-law-may-have-just-sparked-george-floyd-moment/273357/

# Gov / Politics
The Cost of Trump’s Assault on the Press and the Truth https://www.newszada.com/the-cost-of-trumps-assault-on-the-press-and-the-truth/

Five things to know about Georgia’s Senate runoffs. All eyes are on Georgia ahead of January’s Senate runoffs, which will determine the balance of power in the upper chamber. On Jan. 5, Sen. Kelly Loeffler
(R-Ga.) will face off against her Democratic challenger, the Rev.
Raphael Warnock, while Sen. David Perdue (R-Ga.) will take on Democrat Jon Ossoff.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/527549-five-things-to-know-about-georgias-senate-runoffs

Trump Campaign Has Raised $150M Off Voter-Fraud Fiction. And Trump can use the money for political activities after he leaves office.
https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-campaign-election-challenge-fundraised-150m-most-money-future-plans-2020-12

Tensions are brewing around some of President-elect Joe Biden’s picks for key posts in his administration, with protesting voices raised on the left as well as among Republicans.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/528074-the-memo-tension-builds-around-key-biden-nominees

President-elect Joe Biden has vowed to create a diverse Cabinet that represents a multicultural United States, and he’s taken steps with his initial nominations to fulfill the promise.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/528067-biden-takes-steps-toward-creating-diverse-cabinet

Trump Raises More Than $150 Million Appealing to False Election Claims
https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-campaign-election-challenge-fundraised-150m-most-money-future-plans-2020-12

Trump to Aides: Pound Iran, Just Don’t ‘Start World War III.’ Trump has given some of his most hawkish officials, particularly Mike Pompeo, carte blanche to squeeze and punish the Islamic Republic as aggressively as they wish.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-tells-pompeo-go-wild-on-iran-just-dont-risk-world-war-iii

Trump and Giuliani Discussed a ‘Preemptive Pardon’: Giuliani has not been convicted or charged with a crime, but they reportedly discussed a potential pardon before Trump leaves the White House.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/dec/01/giuliani-trump-pardon-report

Trump’s Support for Israel’s Killing of Iranian Scientist Could Lead to War. The policy of uncritically caving to Israel’s demands imperils U.S.
national security.
https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-support-for-israels-killing-of-iranian-scientist-could-lead-to-war/

The Lucrative Afterlife of a Trump Official: Trump’s former appointees are profiting from their time in the White House—H.R. McMaster most of all.
https://prospect.org/power/mcmaster-lucrative-afterlife-of-a-trump-official/

# Gov / Politics / Old News, New Findings The Original Russia Connection: Felix Sater has cut deals with the FBI, Russian oligarchs, and Donald Trump. He’s also quite a talker.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2017/08/felix-sater-donald-trump-russia-investigation.html

Donald Trump and Criminal Conspiracy Law, A RICO Explainer. Exploring the merits of prosecutors approaching the interlocking allegations against the Trump campaign and organization as a criminal conspiracy through the use of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act. ( December 7, 2017) https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/security/reports/2017/12/07/443833/donald-trump-criminal-conspiracy-law/

Who Is Felix Sater, and Why Is Donald Trump So Afraid of Him? This mob-linked operator and ex-con could be the key to the Russiagate investigation. (September 8, 2017) https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/who-is-felix-sater-and-why-is-donald-trump-so-afraid-of-him/

Kazakhstan’s BTA Bank Targets Felix Sater in Lawsuit. The lawsuit alleges that Sater plotted to use Trump-branded skyscrapers to launder money allegedly stolen from a Kazakhstan bank. (March 27, 2019) https://thediplomat.com/2019/03/kazakhstans-bta-bank-targets-felix-sater-in-lawsuit/

Felix Sater plotted to launder stolen cash through Trump projects, lawsuit claims. (March 25, 2019)
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/felix-sater-plotted-to-launder-stolen-cash-through-trump-projects-lawsuit-claims-2019-03-25

# Legal / Judicial / DOJ
High Court May Let Trump Count Out ‘Illegal Aliens’—for Now. A majority of the justices seemed inclined to dismiss the case until it’s clear if the ploy will matter or not.
https://www.npr.org/2020/11/30/940116088/supreme-court-weighs-trump-plan-to-cut-undocumented-immigrants-from-census

The conservative majority Supreme Court seemed reluctant to issue an immediate ruling that would halt President Trump’s plan to count — and later subtract — illegal immigrants residing in the U.S. from the once-per-decade population count used to apportion seats in the U.S. House.
https://thehill.com/regulation/527990-conservative-justices-signal-willingness-to-let-trump-proceed-with-immigrant

The Last Man Due to Be Executed by the Trump Administration. The outgoing Trump administration will have killed more prisoners since July than any other administration has done in a full year since 1896.
https://www.voanews.com/usa/5-federal-inmates-scheduled-execution-during-final-weeks-trump-presidency

Money Laundering Case Against Trump Partner, Felix Sater Allowed to Move Forward. An insider describes the Bayrock Group, its links to the Trump family and its mysterious access to funds. It isn’t pretty. (June 21, 2017) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2017-06-21/trump-russia-and-those-shadowy-sater-deals-at-bayrock

# Military / DOD
The USS Nimitz is back in the Middle East amid Iraq, Afghanistan drawdowns. The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz has returned to the Middle East in case it is needed to provide air support during the drawdowns in Iraq and Afghanistan, defense officials said.
https://taskandpurpose.com/news/nimitz-aircraft-carrier-middle-east-iraq-afghanistan-drawdowns/

# Nuclear / Radiation
Feds speed sale of Three Mile Island unit amid state concern about decommissioning Federal regulators plan to approve the sale of Three Mile Island’s Unit 2, the nuclear reactor that partially melted down in 1979
https://www.post-gazette.com/business/powersource/2020/12/01/Federal-government-sale-of-Three-Mile-Island-pennsylvania-decommissioning/stories/202012010096

# Security
Trump’s Dismantling of the ‘Open Skies’ Surveillance Program Is a Priceless Gift to Russia https://www.insidesources.com/trumps-dismantling-of-the-open-skies-surveillance-program-is-a-priceless-gift-to-russia/

Trump left the Open Skies Treaty, but don’t write it off yet https://www.defensenews.com/congress/2020/11/25/trump-left-the-open-skies-treaty-but-dont-write-it-off-yet/

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