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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2021-06-28

Voices, The Peoples News

June 28, 2021
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

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# Indigenous
Dispossessed, again: Climate change hits Native Americans especially hard. Many Native people were forced into the most undesirable areas of America, first by white settlers, then by the government.
https://todayworldlatestnews.com/business/dispossessed-again-climate-change-hits-native-americans-especially-hard/

‘The fish are much, much smaller’: study finds Yukon-Alaska salmon declining in size
Climate change and competition with hatchery fish causing chinook, sockeye, chum and coho to shrink and produce fewer eggs
https://thenarwhal.ca/yukon-alaska-salmon-declining-size/

On Native American reservations, the push for more clean water and sanitation
https://www.kentucky.com/news/nation-world/national/article252401013.html

# CoronaVirus (Virus Vaccine is still in clinical trials and tests)
Hundreds of Thousands Take to the Streets in London to Protest And Fight for Their Children. Massive crowds took to the streets of London today to protest against COVID tyranny.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2003/mar/21/students.schools

Only Foreign Wuhan Lab Scientist Plays Down Lab Leak Theory. Danielle Anderson says she never contracted COVID-19 and says it’s most likely the virus originated from a natural source.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/only-foreign-wuhan-lab-scientist-danielle-anderson-plays-down-lab-leak-theory

Half of COVID Delta Variant Infections in Israel are in Vaccinated People
https://fortune.com/2021/06/25/covid-delta-variant-in-israel-vaccinated-adults/

Vaccinated people are dying from the Delta variant, but in small numbers and almost all are over 50, UK data shows
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/vaccinated-people-are-dying-from-the-delta-variant-but-in-small-numbers-and-almost-all-are-over-50-uk-data-shows/ar-AALx7Iw?ocid=winp1taskbar

# Education / Schools
The GOP’s Sharia Law Liars Are Hyping Critical Race Theory. This is the only script Republicans know how to act out now, the same one that they’ve used to demonize Muslims. Here’s how it works, and how to counter it.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-gops-sharia-law-liars-are-hyping-critical-race-theory-now

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals
Boom in Native American oil complicates Biden climate push. Burning of oil from tribal lands overseen by the U.S. government now produces greenhouse gases equivalent to about 12 million vehicles a year
https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-lifestyle-travel-science-native-americans-c8ff51f166d815acfd6057ca86f6808a

# Environment / Climate / Interior
The West’s Devastating Drought Captured in Aerial Photos. It might be even worse than it looks, experts fear.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkdqk7/nasa-satellite-images-of-wildfires-drought-cyclone-climate-2020

NASA’s Space Satellites Are Spying on Our Rising Seas
https://news.yahoo.com/nasa-space-satellites-spying-rising-085949015.html

White House, Senate negotiators try to keep infrastructure deal alive.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/white-house-senate-negotiators-try-to-keep-infrastructure-deal-alive-11624813400

How pollution, diversions and drought are squeezing the life out of the lower Arkansas River Valley. Forty years may seem like a long time to develop a plan to save fish and improve water levels for a reservoir
https://www.denverpost.com/2021/06/27/arkansas-river-valley-water-conduit-pipeline/

# Food / GMOs / Chemicals
Prohibited, unlisted, even dangerous ingredients turn up in dietary supplements.
Consumers may think they’re safer or more “natural” than pharmaceuticals, but multiple studies show they are sometimes adulterated
https://dailyuspost.com/health/prohibited-unlisted-even-dangerous-ingredients-turn-up-in-dietary-supplements/

# Food Recalls / Alerts
This Shrimp Sold at Many Major Grocery Chains Was Just Recalled, FDA Says
https://www.thrillist.com/news/nation/frozen-shrimp-recall-whole-foods-meijer-june-2021

Dole recalls blueberries in Canada because of positive test for parasite
https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2021/06/dole-recalls-blueberries-in-canada-because-of-positive-test-for-parasite/

# Global Politics and other news
When It Comes to America’s Race Issues, Russia Is a Bogeyman. As talk turns once again to Russia’s role in stoking racial tensions ahead of an election, the United States would be wise to look within.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/07/06/when-it-comes-to-americas-race-issues-russia-is-a-bogeyman/

Classified Docs Found at UK Bus Stop Outline Plan for Nuclear Armageddon: The “almost 50 pages” describe details of British military operations, including Royal Navy warship HMS Defender’s passage through Ukrainian waters off the Crimea coast last week, and the likely Russian reaction. They also detail plans for a possible U.K. military presence in Afghanistan after the U.S.-led NATO operation there concludes.
https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/classified-u-k-defense-ministry-papers-discovered-at-bus-stop-1.1622421

# Gov / Political
Biden gambles on bipartisanship: Biden spent almost two months in what allies have described as an honest search for a bipartisan deal, trying to make good on his promise to find common ground with the other side and fending off pressure from the left to go it alone.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/560331-biden-gambles-on-bipartisanship

Trump hits Biden, Democrats in post-presidential return to rally stage. Former President Trump took the stage in his first post-presidential rally in Ohio on Saturday evening, lambasting President Biden’s administration, touting the actions of his administration and urging his supporters to back Republicans in next year’s midterm elections.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/560416-trump-hits-biden-democrats-in-post-presidential-return-to-rally-stage

How Deceptive Campaign Fund-Raising Ensnares Older People. The soiled little secret of on-line political fund-raising is the most aggressive and pernicious practices that campaigns use to lift money, particularly to ensnare unsuspecting older folks, in line with interviews with digital strategists and an examination of federal donation and refund information.
https://us.newschant.com/politics/how-deceptive-campaign-fund-raising-ensnares-older-people/

A trio of Republican senators said they accepted President Biden’s clarified remarks that walked-back his previous statement on an infrastructure proposal when he said he would support signing a bipartisan bill if a larger reconciliation package was also passed.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/560434-gop-senators-accept-biden-walk-back

GOP Candidate Bankrolled Jan. 6 Riot Trip With Campaign Cash. Derrick Van Orden barely lost his race to be a Congressman. But then he used campaign funds to get to D.C. for the Jan. 6 riot. Now he’s running again.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/gop-candidate-bankrolled-jan-6-riot-trip-with-campaign-cash

Texas House Democrats and legislative staffers take Gov. Greg Abbott to court for defunding Legislature. A group of Texas House Democrats and legislative staffers are asking the state supreme court to override Gov. Greg Abbott’s recent veto of a portion of the state budget that funds legislative operations, including staff salaries.
https://www.texastribune.org/2021/06/25/texas-greg-abbott-veto-legislature-funding-court/

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott could be upsetting balance of powers with threat to veto Texas Legislature’s pay. A governor targeting the Legislature’s budget would be unprecedented in Texas history.
https://www.texastribune.org/2021/06/03/texas-greg-abbott-veto-article-x/

Outrage Won’t Save Our Damaged Democracy. Here’s What Will. First and foremost, Democrats need to hold on to power in 2022 and stop a Republican Party determined to further degrade our democracy.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/outrage-wont-save-our-damaged-democracy-heres-what-will

Trump Sought to Use Insurrection Act to Crush Black Lives Matter Protests in 2020
https://www.democracynow.org/2021/6/28/headlines/trump_sought_to_use_insurrection_act_to_crush_black_lives_matter_protests_in_2020

Revealed: neo-Confederate group includes military officers and politicians
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jun/28/neo-confederate-group-members-politicians-military-officers

# Law Enforcement
The Ugly War Between a White Police Chief and a Black Mayor. Tarrant, Alabama, has been gripped by a saga that some say reflects the rise of a ruthless politician and others see as the last gasp of a white power structure that won’t let go.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/tarrant-alabama-mayor-wayman-newton-accused-of-assault-by-ex-police-chief-dennis-reno

# Legal / Judicial / DOJ
D.C. Prosecutors Set Their Targets on Don Jr.’s Posse. “These kids were doing events for themselves… by them, for them, with them… with other people’s money.”
https://www.thedailybeast.com/dc-prosecutors-set-their-targets-on-donald-trump-jrs-posse

Today Is Prosecutors’ Deadline for Trump Org Lawyers: WaPo says New York prosecutors appear to be getting the groundwork ready to hit the former president’s company with criminal charges.
https://thehill.com/legal/560465-ny-prosecutors-give-trump-org-lawyers-monday-deadline-to-say-why-it-shouldnt-face

Derek Chauvin gets 22 and a half years in prison for George Floyd’s murder. The former Minneapolis cop’s prison sentence is a capstone to one of the most significant and closely watched police trials in modern history.
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/tasneemnashrulla/derek-chauvin-sentence-george-floyd-murder

Trump Organization executives can’t stomach prison time and may flip if faced with criminal charges, former EVP says
https://news.yahoo.com/trump-organization-executives-cant-stomach-170010014.html

Former Trump Organization executive weighs Trump’s odds of avoiding indictment and jail
https://theweek.com/donald-trump/1002026/former-trump-organization-executive-weighs-trumps-odds-of-avoiding-indictment

Documents Show Ivanka Trump Didn’t Testify Accurately in Inauguration Scandal Case. She said she played no role in planning inaugural events. These records suggest otherwise.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/06/documents-show-ivanka-trump-didnt-testify-accurately-in-inauguration-scandal-case/

# LGBTQ
LGBT advocates press Biden to build on early wins: LGBT advocates say they breathed a sigh of relief after President Biden was elected in 2020, and, since then, the administration has moved quickly to reverse discriminatory Trump-era policies and expand protections under civil rights law.
https://pressfrom.info/us/news/politics/-768458-lgbt-advocates-press-biden-to-build-on-early-wins.html

# Media
Attorney: U.S. Case Against Julian Assange Falls Apart, as Key Witness Says He Lied to Get Immunity. One of the main witnesses in Julian Assange’s extradition case has admitted he made false claims against Assange in exchange for immunity
https://www.democracynow.org/2021/6/28/julian_assange_extradition_case

# Medical / Health
Congress should repeal the ‘global gag rule’ permanently: Congress now has a chance to strike down the global gag rule, also known as the Mexico City Policy. It bars organizations abroad that receive U.S. aid from performing abortion, counseling clients about it, or referring them to abortion services.
https://thehill.com/opinion/international/560374-congress-should-repeal-the-global-gag-rule-permanently

Bill of the Month: A Hospital Charged $722.50 to Push Medicine Through an IV. Twice. A college student never got an answer for what caused her intense pain, but she did get a bill that totaled $18,736 for an ER visit. She and her mom, a nurse practitioner, fought to understand all the charges
https://khn.org/news/article/surprise-bill-iv-push-hospital-unbundling/

See how hospitals inflate bills and shake down patients for millions. Is your hospital among the worst offenders?
https://www.fastcompany.com/90650324/see-how-hospitals-inflate-bills-and-shake-down-patients-for-millions

Researchers Found Variable Aluminum Content in Infant Vaccines Inaccurately Measured and Reported
https://thevaccinereaction.org/2021/06/researchers-found-variable-aluminum-content-in-infant-vaccines-inaccurately-measured-and-reported/

NY Couple Furloughed for Refusing COVID-19 Vaccine Over Pregnancy Concerns
A New York couple has filed a lawsuit with the Queens Supreme Court after both were furloughed from their catering jobs for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine, citing unknown effects on conception and pregnancy.
https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-nyc-covid-vaccine-pregnancy-job-furlough-lawsuit-20210616-2cblao6ktfdrheph5e3iwd7oiu-story.html

# Military / DOD
The U.S. just launched more airstrikes in Iraq. Has Biden learned nothing?
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-carries-out-air-strikes-against-iran-backed-militia-iraq-syria-2021-06-27/

# Military / Global
Ukraine, US to start Black Sea drills despite Russian protest
https://www.todayonline.com/world/ukraine-us-start-black-sea-military-drills-despite-russian-protest

# Other News
Miami-Dade mayor: 5 dead, 156 unaccounted for as Surfside search continues
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/560412-miami-dade-mayor-5-dead-156-unaccounted-for-as-surfside-search-continues

# Science
Sleeper cells: Newly discovered stem cell resting phase could put brain tumors to sleep
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-06/asu-scn062521.php

# UFO’s
Up in the air! US government’s UFO report stirs range of reactions
https://www.space.com/pentagon-ufo-report-reactions-uap

# Veterans / VA
In a First, Texas Passes Law to Study Psychedelics to Treat PTSD in Veterans
https://www.sacurrent.com/sanantonio/texas-bill-to-study-psychedelics-as-treatment-for-ptsd-in-veterans-becomes-law/Content?oid=26507970

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2021-06-25

Voices, The Peoples News

June 25, 2021
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

# Indigenous
Indigenous memories can help scientists save species from extinction. From Canada to the Amazon, scientists are trying to learn from Native knowledge before it’s too late.
https://www.vox.com/22524908/indigenous-knowledge-memories-saving-species-fish-crab

# CoronaVirus (Virus Vaccine is still in clinical trials and tests)
After 300 Million Injections and as Demand Wanes FDA Finally Issues Warning on mRNA COVID-19 Shots for Heart Failure
https://healthimpactnews.com/2021/after-300-million-injections-and-as-demand-wanes-fda-finally-issues-warning-on-mrna-covid-19-shots-for-heart-failure/

45-Year-Old Bartender Tells World: “Shut the Hell Up and Get Your Vaccine!” He Died 1 Month Later Following the Moderna mRNA Shot
https://healthimpactnews.com/2021/45-year-old-bartender-tells-world-shut-the-hell-up-and-get-your-vaccine-he-died-1-month-later-following-the-moderna-mrna-shot/

COVID vaccines and breastfeeding: The vaccines do not pass through breastmilk, but antibodies do, providing hope that breastfed babies might have some level of protection.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-01680-x

Leading US Scientist Finds China Scrubbed Early COVID Data That Could Help Explain Origins. A leading US expert in influenza viruses has discovered early sequences of the coronavirus genome from a global database at the request of Chinese researchers.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/covid-19-gene-data-that-could-have-aided-research-on-early-epidemic-removed-from-database-11624472105

New Study Links Ivermectin to ‘Large Reductions’ in COVID-19 Deaths. The use of the anti-parasitic drug ivermectin could lead to “large reductions” in COVID-19 deaths and may have a “significant impact” on the pandemic globally, according to a recent pre-print review based on peer-reviewed studies.
https://www.biospace.com/article/data-supports-use-of-anti-parasitic-drug-ivermectin-in-covid-19-patients-study-shows/

Nearly 4,000 people in Massachusetts who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 have contracted the virus, adding to the growing number of breakthrough cases nationwide.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/massachusetts-covid-vaccine-test-positive-b1870821.html

G–gle, USAID Funded Wuhan Collaborator Peter Daszak’s Virus Experiments for Over a Decade. G–gle funded research conducted by Peter Daszak’s EcoHealth Alliance, a controversial group which has openly collaborated with the Wuhan Institute of Virology on “killer” bat coronavirus research, for over a decade, The National Pulse can reveal.
https://thenationalpulse.com/exclusive/google-funded-wuhan-linked-ecohealth-research/

Fauci fought Trump order to cancel research grant linked to Wuhan lab. Dr. Anthony Fauci fought orders from the Trump administration to revoke a research grant to a nonprofit linked to the Wuhan Institute of Virology, only to “reluctantly agree” after it was implied that his job might be on the line
https://thehill.com/changing-america/well-being/prevention-cures/560141-fauci-fought-trump-over-order-to-cancel-funding

# Economy / Trade
GOP Legislative Majority Passes $13.5 Billion State Budget, Controversial Policy Trailer Bill
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2290812063843/gop-legislative-majority-passes-13-5-billion-state-budget-controversial-policy-trailer-bill

China slams US curbs on solar materials as economic attack. China’s government on Friday criticized U.S. curbs on imports of solar panel materials that might be made with forced labor as an attack on its development and said Beijing will protect Chinese companies, but gave no details of possible retaliation.
https://journalrecord.com/2021/06/25/china-slams-us-curbs-on-solar-materials-as-economic-attack/

# Education / Schools
Parents Rail Against ‘Critical Race Theory’ by Hurling Racist Abuse at Black School Bosses
https://news.yahoo.com/parents-rail-against-critical-race-231620206.html

What the hysteria over critical race theory is really all about: Conservatives have launched a growing disinformation campaign around the academic concept. It’s an attempt to push back against progress.
https://www.vox.com/22443822/critical-race-theory-controversy

# Employment / Labor
Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal Could Cut Unemployment Benefits, Experts Warn
A bipartisan group of senators believes $80 billion in revenue can be derived from a crackdown on “unemployment fraud.”
https://truthout.org/articles/bipartisan-infrastructure-deal-could-cut-unemployment-benefits-experts-warn/

# Environment / Climate / Interior
EPA Inaction Blamed as US Bees Suffer Second Highest Colony Losses on Record
Beekeepers this year in the United States reported the second highest annual loss of managed honey bee colonies since records began in 2006
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/06/24/epa-inaction-blamed-us-bees-suffer-second-highest-colony-losses-record

Op-ed: Want to keep toxic chemicals out of the environment? Start with campaign finance reform. Limits on money in politics would clear a path for science to inform public health decision-making.
https://www.ehn.org/campaign-finance-reform-2653528608.html

Drought, the everything disaster. Nearly 89 percent of nine western states are in some form of drought, and more than a quarter of the region is considered in exceptional drought
https://www.circleofblue.org/2021/world/drought-the-everything-disaster/

Environmentalists file federal lawsuit in Piney Point disaster. The lawsuit asks a federal judge to oversee the clean-up and closure of the old Manatee County fertilizer plant.
https://www.tampabay.com/news/environment/2021/06/24/environmentalists-file-federal-lawsuit-in-piney-point-disaster/

Columbia River’s Bradford Island gets new push for toxic Superfund status
Indigenous tribes and environmentalists are calling on the Biden administration to live up to its commitment to environmental justice
https://www.opb.org/article/2021/06/24/columbia-river-bradford-island-gets-new-push-for-toxic-superfund-status/

U.S. House panel approves legislation to clean up toxic ‘forever chemicals’: The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee has approved major bipartisan legislation that aims to reduce Americans’ exposure to toxic chemicals
http://www.ncpolicywatch.com/2021/06/24/u-s-house-panel-approves-legislation-to-clean-up-toxic-forever-chemicals/

Infrastructure breakthrough marks victory for political center. President Biden’s deal with a bipartisan group of 10 senators is throwing a lifeline to one of Washington’s most endangered species: The political center.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/560167-infrastructure-breakthrough-marks-victory-for-political-center

# Global Politics and other news
Israel’s Sending Robots With Machine Guns to the Gaza Border. The “world’s largest open-air prison” gets a new set of guards.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/israel-is-sending-robots-with-machine-guns-to-the-gaza-border

Russia says will respond firmly to any further provocative actions by UK in Black Sea. Russia warned Britain on Thursday that it would bomb British naval vessels in the Black Sea if there were any further provocative actions by the British navy off the coast of Russia-annexed Crimea.
https://www.veteranstoday.com/2021/06/24/russia-says-will-respond-firmly-to-any-further-provocative-actions-by-uk-in-black-sea/

Russian General Defends Right to Use Nuclear Weapons if Existence of State Is Threatened
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2290796190687/russian-general-defends-right-to-use-nuclear-weapons-if-existence-of-state-is-threatened

Russia warns of ‘a real conflict’ with NATO over Black Sea naval exercises
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/russia-warns-of-a-real-conflict-with-nato-over-black-sea-naval-exercises/ar-AALoRM5?ocid=winp1taskbar

# Gov / Political
Eric Adams Has Been Retooling the Racist Republican Playbook. He closed his campaign talking about racism as a way to insulate himself from fair criticisms and questions, while pushing policies that would harm Black and Brown New Yorkers.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/eric-adams-has-been-retooling-the-racist-republican-playbook-to-his-advantage

Pelosi Announces A Select Committee To Investigate The Capitol Riot. The speaker’s decision comes after Democrats attempted to set up a bipartisan commission, which was blocked by Senate Republicans.
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/06/24/pelosi-announces-select-committee-will-investigate-jan-6-attack-495952

The Department of Justice is suing the state of Georgie over its controversial law imposing a number of new restrictions on voting, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Friday.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/560229-department-of-justice-sues-georgia-over-voting-law

Eight years ago, the Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act. Widespread voter suppression resulted. Twenty-six states have since passed restrictive voting laws, including 10 that previously needed federal approval.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/06/eight-years-ago-the-supreme-court-gutted-the-voting-rights-act-widespread-voter-suppression-resulted/

# Law Enforcement
Mob gathers in Portland after deadly officer-involved shooting; some throw items at officers
https://www.foxnews.com/us/protesters-gather-in-portland-after-officer-involved-shooting-some-throw-items-at-officers

South Carolina cops on leave after arrest video goes viral. “There is no reason for the level of force we saw on that video yesterday. There’s no reason for that.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/560219-south-carolina-police-launch-probe-into-arrest-of-siblings-caught-on

# Legal / Judicial / DOJ
New York Supreme Court case is devastating to Rudy and The Steal: “The Court contends that the repondent’s conduct [Rudy], directly inflamed tensions that bubbled over into the events of January 6, 2021 in this nation’s Capitol.” “Accordingly, the AGC’s motions should be granted and respondent is suspended from the practice of law in the State of New York, effectively immediately.”
https://www.veteranstoday.com/2021/06/24/new-york-supreme-court-case-is-devastating-to-rudy-and-the-steal/

Justice Samuel Alito has drawn attention for his fiery criticism of Supreme Court rulings, with some court watchers especially struck by the degree of barely concealed hostility he directed at fellow conservative justices.
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/560147-justice-alito-bristles-at-conservative-supreme-courts-incremental

Why Derek Chauvin’s sentencing will be rarity for the US legal system. On Friday, Chauvin will be sentenced based on the most serious offense, second-degree murder, which carries a maximum charge of 40 years.
https://www.vox.com/2021/6/25/22549417/derek-chauvin-prison-sentence

A federal judge on Thursday weighed whether to dismiss Dominion’s defamation lawsuits. He seemed skeptical of arguments from lawyers for Rudy Giuliani, Mike Lindell, and Sidney Powell. Dominion is suing all three Trump allies over election conspiracy theories.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/a-judge-expressed-skepticism-about-arguments-from-mike-lindell-sidney-powell-and-rudy-giuliani-who-want-dominion-s-defamation-lawsuits-against-them-dismissed/ar-AALpqm2?ocid=winp1taskbar

DOJ Nominee Worked With Hunter Biden at Law Firm Tied to Ukrainian Energy Giant. Hunter Biden laptop emails indicate he attended private dinner with DOJ nominee. Joe Biden’s nominee for a top Justice Department position worked alongside Hunter Biden at a prominent law firm that represented Ukrainian energy giant Burisma Holdings
https://freebeacon.com/biden-administration/doj-nominee-worked-with-hunter-biden-at-big-law-firm-tied-to-ukrainian-energy-giant/

# LGBTQ
A 13-Yr-Old Puts Homophobic Ex-Virginia Lawmaker to Shame. Dick Black’s incendiary comments derailed a school hearing on transgender rights. But it was the young girl who spoke before him who had a message everyone needs to hear.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/this-13-year-old-put-a-homophobic-ex-virginia-state-lawmaker-dick-black-to-shame

# Marijuana / Hemp / CBD Oil
The House Appropriations Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee approved a bill containing marijuana banking protections and letting Washington, D.C. legalize cannabis sales, in contrast to President Joe Biden’s budget.
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/house-committee-approves-marijuana-protections-for-banking-and-d-c/

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime is recommending a global ban on marijuana advertising—but some advocates see it as a sign that the prohibitionist body is coming to terms with the fact that legalization is inevitable.
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/united-nations-urges-global-ban-on-marijuana-advertising-in-novel-regulatory-recommendation/

# Media
Should reporters challenge or ignore election disbelievers? Matt Negrin’s campaign to ban “election deniers” from television news failed to achieve his original goal, which was to prevent a significant number of Americans from believing the lie that Donald Trump didn’t lose the presidential election to Joe Biden.
https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-joe-biden-business-capitol-siege-entertainment-c51ef1a3d205d7ccf8ede0cdb2d1f4c6

# Medical Alternatives / Herbology
Calm Anxiety Naturally: 7 Top Substances. In the face of the mounting costs of anxiety in the U.S. and globally, here are seven substances that act as natural anti-anxiety agents and may make a difference
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/herbs-for-anxiety#summary

It’s Not B.S.: There Are Actual, Science-Backed Benefits to Drinking Lemon Water
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/318662#benefits

# Medical / Health
Climate Change Could Fuel the Spread of a Flesh-Eating Parasite. A small but growing number of leishmaniasis cases are being reported in the U.S. As climate change pushes rodent and sand fly habitat northward, scientists caution that in the future, an increasing number of U.S. residents could be exposed to the flesh-eating parasites.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/climate-change-could-fuel-the-spread-of-a-flesh-eating-parasite/

Lifting the Curtain on a Long-Neglected Disease: The Kissing Bug: 300K Americans may live with a chronic, deadly disease transmitted by the ‘kissing bug.’ What is Chagas and why are doctors missing it?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2021/06/19/kissing-bug-chagas-disease-doctors-may-missing-cases-study-finds/7636755002/

This Is How Stem-Cell Therapy Treats Serious Brain Injuries. Stem-cell therapy, optimizing hormone levels as part of protocols focused on reducing neuroinflammation, reveals exceptional potential to treat TBI, CTE and PTSD.
https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/375202

House panels launch investigation into controversial Alzheimer’s drug. An important next step in the furor over the new Alzheimer’s drug: Two House committees on Friday announced they are launching an investigation into the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) controversial approval of Aduhelm, and the drug’s $56,000 a year price.
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/560325-house-panels-launch-investigation-into-controversial-alzheimers-drug

# Military / DOD
Pentagon punches back against GOP culture wars. Republicans are increasingly pulling the military into their culture wars — and the military is increasingly hitting back.
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/560173-pentagon-punches-back-against-gop-culture-wars

# Military / Global
Iraq and Afghanistan veteran believes the culture war ‘fully bled into the military’
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/iraq-and-afghanistan-veteran-believes-the-culture-war-fully-bled-into-the-military/vi-AALpud4?ocid=winp1taskbar

# Social
Greater disparities to emerge in Texas as unemployment benefits, protections against evictions and utility shutoffs end. The financial safety net for the pandemic will vanish this summer, and there are two very different economic realities for Texans returning to “normal.”
https://www.texastribune.org/2021/06/25/texas-federal-unemployment-benefits-evictions/

CDC extends its eviction ban: The federal government’s pandemic-related eviction moratorium, which was scheduled to expire June 30, has been extended to July 31, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention order released Thursday
https://www.texastribune.org/2021/06/24/eviction-ban-texas/

Black nationalists declare ‘legal residency’ in Newark woman’s home, police disagree
Newark homeowner called in police last week after four Black nationalists moved into a new home she was renovating and declared that as sovereign citizens of the Al Moroccan Empire, “their status permitted them access to the property,” authorities said.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/black-nationalists-declare-legal-residency-in-newark-woman-s-home-police-disagree/ar-AALqdRo?ocid=winp1taskbar

# Tips, Tricks and How To’s
6 simple hacks that will cool you down without air-conditioning during the coming heat wave. As climate change causes extreme heat in unexpected places, people without AC may not think they have the ability to lower the temperature inside. But there are ways to cool down, even if you’re not able to buy a new appliance.
https://www.fastcompany.com/90650006/6-simple-hacks-to-stay-cool-without-air-conditioning-during-the-coming-heat-wave?partner=rss

# UFO’s
The U.S. Is About to Change the Way the World Thinks About UFOs
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/the-u-s-is-about-to-change-the-way-the-world-thinks-about-ufos/ar-AALphsK?ocid=winp1taskbar

US intel report confirms more than 140 UFO sightings: Of the 144 such encounters, just one was identified with high confidence while the others remain a mystery, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) said in a report sent to Congress.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/us-intel-report-confirms-more-than-140-ufo-sightings/ar-AALs7kj?li=BBnbcA1

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2021-06-12

Voices, The Peoples News

June 12, 2021
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

# Border / Immigration
‘Dangerous and Unconscionable’: Amnesty Finds Biden Is Illegally Expelling Thousands of Unaccompanied Children. “The Biden administration is summarily returning almost all unaccompanied Mexican children just hours after they seek safe haven, often without considering the risks they could face upon return.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/06/11/dangerous-and-unconscionable-amnesty-finds-biden-illegally-expelling-thousands

# CoronaVirus (Virus Vaccine is still in clinical trials and tests)
CDC to hold ’emergency meeting’ on heart inflammation after COVID-19 vaccines
An advisory panel of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) will hold an emergency meeting on June 18 to discuss rare reports of heart inflammation after doses of COVID-19 vaccine.
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/557944-cdc-to-hold-emergency-meeting-on-heart-inflammation-after-covid-19-vaccines

Censored in the Corporate Media Hundreds of Medical Professionals Speak Out on Medscape Forum Warning about Dangers of COVID Injections
https://healthimpactnews.com/2021/censored-in-the-corporate-media-hundreds-of-medical-professionals-speak-out-on-medscape-forum-warning-about-dangers-of-covid-injections/

Paul Offit’s Biggest Concern About COVID Vaccines: Eric Topol, editor-in-chief of Medscape. “It’s a special privilege to welcome Paul Offit, who is my go-to expert on vaccines”
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/936937

1,295 DEAD in UK Following COVID Bioweapon Shots – Italy Halts AstraZeneca Shots After Teen Dies
https://healthimpactnews.com/2021/1295-dead-in-uk-following-covid-bioweapon-shots-italy-halts-astrazeneca-shots-after-teen-dies/

CDC to Convene Emergency Meeting on 226 Reports of Heart Inflammation After COVID Vaccine in People Under 30
https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/cdc-emergency-meeting-heart-inflammation-pfizer-moderna-covid-vaccine/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cdc-calls-emergency-meeting-on-226-reports-of-heart-inflammation-after-covid-vaccine-in-people-under-30

Nearly 800 Reports of Heart Inflammation After COVID-19 Vaccination in US
https://www.theepochtimes.com/nearly-800-reports-of-heart-inflammation-after-covid-19-vaccination-in-us_3853032.html

Study shows hydroxychloroquine and zinc treatments increased coronavirus survival rate by almost three times
https://www.yahoo.com/now/study-shows-hydroxychloroquine-zinc-treatments-210300816.html

Tensions rise as US, China discuss COVID-19 origin, human rights violations
https://thehill.com/policy/international/china/558131-us-china-diplomats-have-heated-call-over-taiwan-uyghurs-detention

# Economy / Trade
Half of the pandemic’s unemployment money may have been stolen. Criminals may have stolen as much as half of the unemployment benefits the U.S. has been pumping out over the past year, some experts say. Unemployment fraud during the pandemic could easily reach 400 billion, according to some estimates
https://www.axios.com/pandemic-unemployment-fraud-benefits-stolen-a937ad9d-0973-4aad-814f-4ca47b72f67f.html

# Education / Schools
The future of online education is in flux after Texas lawmakers failed to pass a bill that would have funded schools that chose to offer remote instruction next year, leaving families who planned to enroll their students scrambling to make alternate arrangements.
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/education/2021/06/10/can-texas-students-continue-online-learning-next-year-maybe-not-as-districts-rollback-plans-after-lawmakers-failed-to-extend-the-life-of-virtual-schools/

Far-Right Snitch Network Targets Schools That Talk Race. A new crop of right-leaning political organizations has emerged to blast money at the “critical race theory” panic on the right.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/critical-race-theory-panic-sees-far-right-snitch-network-target-schools-that-talk-race

# Environment / Climate / Interior
Whales in the Monterey Bay benefited from quieter waters during the pandemic
From communication and finding food to reproducing and avoiding predators, noise pollution affects whales in many different ways.
https://www.ksbw.com/article/whales-in-the-monterey-bay-benefited-from-quieter-waters-during-the-pandemic/36654262#

Biden moves to reverse Trump opening of Alaska forest to logging
https://www.todayonline.com/world/biden-moves-reverse-trump-opening-alaska-forest-logging

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Global
Edge of Pine Island Glacier’s ice shelf is ripping apart, causing key Antarctic glacier to gain speed
https://www.washington.edu/news/2021/06/11/edge-of-pine-island-glaciers-ice-shelf-is-ripping-apart-causing-key-antarctic-glacier-to-gain-speed/

# Global Politics and other news
The Novichok Chronicles: A Tale of Two Hoaxes. Was this a covert operation to create political conflict against Russia?
https://www.veteranstoday.com/2021/06/11/the-novichok-chronicles-a-tale-of-two-hoaxes/

Russia launches satellite with high resolution camera to help Iran
https://theglobalherald.com/news/russia-launches-satellite-with-high-resolution-camera-to-help-iran/

Iran and Venezuela are testing Biden with suspected weapons transfer
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/06/11/iran-venezuela-biden-weapons-493533

In NBC interview, Putin says he can work with Biden
https://thehill.com/policy/international/russia/558100-putin-says-hes-optimistic-about-working-with-biden-ahead-of

# Gov / Political
The Republican War on Protests. Republican state legislators across 34 states have introduced more than 80 bills this year that criminalize protesting or protect those who harm protesters.
https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/06/11/republican-war-protests

Donald Trump Must Be Prosecuted for His Crimes. Holding Trump and William Barr to account is not a matter of political payback. This is about the future of our republic.
https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/06/11/donald-trump-must-be-prosecuted-his-crimes

U.S.: From mass airstrikes to targeted terrorist attack: Washington continues to insist on Bashar al-Assad government “illegitimacy” and actively supports so-called moderate opposition.
https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2021/06/11/u-s-from-mass-airstrikes-to-targeted-terrorist-attack/

Trump’s Nazi Police State: Bill Barr ‘knew what he was hiding’ when he lied to Senate panel about secret investigations: former FBI official
https://www.veteranstoday.com/2021/06/11/trumps-nazi-police-state-bill-barr-knew-what-he-was-hiding-when-he-lied-to-senate-panel-about-secret-investigations-former-fbi-official/?mc_cid=4651b40509&mc_eid=3f7488d454

Progressives want to tighten screws beyond Manchin and Sinema. Manchin and Sinema have earned headlines — and barbs from the grassroots — by putting brakes on filibuster reform and, in Manchin’s case, by opposing sweeping voting rights legislation.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/558074-progressives-want-to-tighten-screws-beyond-manchin-and-sinema

Simmering Democratic tensions show signs of boiling over. Fights over the filibuster. Tensions over Israel. Bickering over police funding. And grumbling over immigration policy.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/558059-simmering-democratic-tensions-show-signs-of-boiling-over

Progressives say pressure on Democratic centrists over ending the filibuster needs to move beyond Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.).
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/558074-progressives-want-to-tighten-screws-beyond-manchin-and-sinema

With Texas political mapmakers now certain that the state will get two more U.S. House seats, the focus shifts to where those districts will go and how others will be redrawn. One scenario would create a district centered in Austin.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/04/26/census-bureau-release-population-totals-congress-apportionment/7381180002/

Legislators introduced more than 100 proposals in 33 different states that would restrict the right to protest. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott recently signed two new protest-related bills into law
https://www.tpr.org/podcast/the-source/2021-06-06/new-texas-anti-riot-laws-echo-nationwide-trend-of-ramped-up-protest-restrictions-punishments

Arizona Lawmaker Responds to AG Garland: ‘You Will Not Touch Arizona Ballots or Machines Unless You Want to Spend Time in Arizona Prison.’ Earlier on Friday, the Biden Department of Justice warned state lawmakers that if they proceeded to audit fraudulent elections, they will be targeted by the Biden administration
https://www.npr.org/2021/06/11/1005717622/ag-garland-vows-to-defend-voting-rights-as-the-cornerstone-of-american-democracy

Why a Judge Has Georgia Vote Fraud on His Mind: ‘Pristine’ Biden Ballots That Looked Xeroxed
https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_app/why-a-judge-has-georgia-vote-fraud-on-his-mind-pristine-biden-ballots-that-looked-xeroxed_3849309.html

Biden to send $150M in Military aid to Ukraine as Russia eyes U.S. Forces ahead of summit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lknrqBGMp_Q

China, US diplomats clash over human rights, pandemic origin
https://www.voanews.com/east-asia-pacific/china-us-diplomats-clash-over-human-rights-pandemic-origin

GOP Rep. Byron Donalds says that he’s being blocked from joining the Congressional Black Caucus because of his conservative views
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/557691-congressional-black-caucus-blocking-black-house-republican-from-joining-group

Biden will hold a solo news conference rather than pairing with Putin after their summit.
https://insider-voice.com/biden-will-hold-a-solo-press-conference-instead-of-pairing-up-with-putin-after-their-summit/

# Legal / Judicial / DOJ
Sessions Claims He’s Clueless About His DOJ Snooping on Dems. The former Attorney General oversaw dozens of leak investigations. But he’s telling associates he knew nothing about this particular one.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/jeff-sessions-claims-hes-clueless-about-his-dojs-reported-snooping-on-congress

Chicago Cop Donned Police Hoodie While Storming Capitol: Karol Chwiesiuk was once anointed “police officer of the month.” On Friday, he appeared before a federal judge.
https://news.yahoo.com/chicago-cop-donned-police-hoodie-192629553.html

DOJ to probe Trump-era subpoenas of lawmaker records. The Justice Department’s internal watchdog will investigate the secret seizure of data from Democratic lawmakers and reporters during leak investigations initiated under the Trump administration.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/doj-inspector-general-to-probe-trump-era-subpoenas-of-records-of-lawmakers-journalists_3855473.html

# Media
Chris Hedges: Julian Assange and the Collapse of the Rule of Law: Chris Hedges gave this talk at a rally Thursday night in New York City in support of Julian Assange. John and Gabriel Shipton, Julian’s father and brother, also spoke at the event, which was held at The People’s Forum.
https://www.mintpressnews.com/chris-hedges-julian-assange-and-the-collapse-of-the-rule-of-law/277680/

Despite wearing a press vest and holding a government press card, Al Jazeera Arabic correspondent Givara Budeiri was violently assaulted and arrested by Israeli police on June 5.
https://cpj.org/2021/06/israeli-forces-detain-and-assault-al-jazeera-journalist-other-reporters-in-jerusalem/

Israel releases Al Jazeera journalist after hours-long arrest. Givara Budeiri was assaulted during her arrest while covering a demonstration in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of occupied East Jerusalem.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/6/5/israeli-police-arrest-al-jazeera-journalist-in-sheikh-jarrah-east-jerusalem

# Medical / Health
As Big Pharma Stock Soars, Third FDA Adviser Resigns Over Approval of Alzheimer’s Drug. The doctor and panel member wrote that it “was probably the worst drug approval decision in recent U.S. history.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/06/11/big-pharma-stock-soars-third-fda-adviser-resigns-over-approval-alzheimers-drug

# Military / DOD
Pentagon to redirect $2.2B in border wall funds back to military projects. The Pentagon will restore $2.2 billion to military construction projects that were stripped by the Trump administration to pay for a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2021/06/11/Defense-Department-border-wall-construction-spending/6591623456577/

Eying Russia, Pentagon to send Ukraine counter-drone, electronic warfare equipment
https://www.rawstory.com/eying-russia-pentagon-to-send-ukraine-counter-drone-electronic-warfare-equipment/

# Technology
House unveils antitrust package to rein in tech giants: A House antitrust panel on Friday unveiled a bipartisan agenda made up of five bills that would give regulators greater authority to rein in the power of tech giants.
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/06/11/house-bills-silicon-valley-493511

# Weather
Dangerous heat wave headed to the West: Latest forecast: Temps will climb to 118 degrees in Palm Springs and 117 degrees in Phoenix.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/dangerous-heat-wave-headed-west-latest-forecast/story?id=78238018

# Water
A Sinister Agenda Behind California Water Crisis? Looming Food Supply Catastrophe
California Water Board officials have been making the crisis far worse by draining the state water reservoirs…into the ocean.
https://healthimpactnews.com/2021/a-sinister-agenda-behind-california-water-crisis-looming-food-supply-catastrophe/

The Looming Water Disaster That Could Destroy California, and Enrich Its Billionaire Farmers
https://criverwatch.org/2010/04/05/the-looming-water-disaster-that-could-destroy-california-and-enrich-its-billionaire-farmers/

‘It is heartbreaking’: California farmers face tough decisions as drought worsens
Thousands of acres of farmland are drying up in California as the state is in a drought. Water is scarce and farm employees are left without work. Del Bosque Farms owner Joe Del Bosque said he is worried they “may go out of business.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/now/video/california-famers-face-tough-decisions-as-drought-worsens-114495557755

Until the Last Drop | California Water Documentary: Until the Last Drop examines the rivers that have transformed the San Joaquin Valley, helped create California’s greatest cities and nourished a nation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMZiEsRuQlw

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