October 2021 – Page 2

Voices, The Peoples News No. 2021-10-05

Voices, The Peoples News

October 5, 2021
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

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This almost daily Voices, The Peoples News is posted through the blog function of www.MPEN-Ohio.net

# Border / Immigration
Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Donald Trump’s Plan to Use $3.6 Billion for Border Wall. The Court’s Monday ruling called for a reassessment of the case, given the new circumstances under which the project is being considered and with a different administration in the White House.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142808361__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQcsIN5pm$

# CoronaVirus
What’s the difference between COVID booster shot and third dose? The booster is only for people who got the Pfizer vaccine. It’s given six months after your second dose. It’s recommended for people over the age of 65, adults working in long-term care settings, and those 50-64 with underlying conditions. The third dose is for people who got the Moderna or Pfizer vaccine, and because of immune issues may not have worked properly. The additional dose can be given 28 days after the second shot.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/what-s-the-difference-between-covid-booster-shot-and-third-dose/ar-AAP8DOg?ocid=winp1taskbar__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQXjuMejS$

CDC Data Shows This Group Of Fully Vaxxed People Are Most Likely To Get A Breakthrough Infection. As of April 30, 2021, approximately 101 million persons in the United States had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. However, during the surveillance period, SARS-CoV-2 transmission continued at high levels in many parts of the country https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7021e3.htm__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQWhh8Ui1$

Why full FDA approval of the Pfizer vaccine wasn’t the ‘silver bullet’
for vaccination rates
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theweek.com/coronavirus/1005618/why-full-fda-approval-of-the-pfizer-vaccine-wasnt-the-silver-bullet-for__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQca0PX6P$

Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness drops after 6 months -study https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcjaPXytG5Q__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQTLOzZjP$

New Covid Vaccine May be Needed Next Year, BioNTech CEO Says. The scientist who helped develop the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine said a new version of the shot may be needed next year to protect against the virus.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2021/10/04/biontech-says-new-covid-19-vaccines-may-be-needed-next-year/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQZVbLUPK$

Alameda County revises COVID-19 death count by 25%: According to the Health Department, the 25% decrease was made to comply with the state’s definition of a COVID-19 death, which requires COVID-19 to be a direct or contributing factor or a situation in which it can’t be ruled out.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://abc7news.com/covid-death-count-alameda-county-deaths-19-cases/10755419/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQQ_wH6pl$

An appeal for an objective, open, and transparent scientific debate about the origin of SARS-CoV-2 https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(21)02019-5/fulltext__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQUIqk0nU$

C.D.C. Chief Overrules Agency Panel and Recommends Pfizer-BioNTech Boosters for Workers at Risk https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/24/world/covid-boosters-vaccine-cdc-director.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQU19ydak$

COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters Could Mean Billions for Drugmakers https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-business-science-health-coronavirus-vaccine-5305defac283ac5f352bc47fcb74c82b__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQeBiUPl1$

YouTube is banning prominent anti-vaccine activists and blocking all anti-vaccine content https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/09/29/youtube-ban-joseph-mercola/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQaPpuvSj$

# Economy / Finance / Trade
‘Pandora papers’ show London is a key hub for tax avoidance https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/business-london-europe-media-f91432c785e4e06a8fb2c7370d4ca63d__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQQ4V9j-w$

Biden proposal to give IRS more access to your bank account a ‘truly dumb idea’: Rep. Kustoff. The Biden proposal means a ‘gross invasion of privacy,” the Tennessee lawmaker said. Their plan is to essentially audit every single account where there’s a $600 transaction.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.foxbusiness.com/media/biden-proposal-to-give-irs-more-access-to-your-bank-account-a-truly-dumb-idea-rep-kustoff__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQcjDk82x$

Raising the Debt Ceiling Is Now a Slightly Less Nightmarish Task.
Republicans should share the burden of this unpopular chore, since (a) much of the debt involved was run up under Republican presidents and (b) Democrats accommodated Republicans on debt-limit relief during the Trump presidency.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/10/democrats-can-raise-debt-ceiling-via-reconciliation-bill.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQRPfJEg7$

What is ‘reconciliation,’ and why is it holding up the infrastructure package?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/06/28/what-reconciliation-why-holding-up-infrastructure-deal/7787722002/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQQWYkZZd$

WH: GOP spent like ‘drunken sailors’ – now must pay: White House press secretary Jen Psaki bluntly calls out GOP lawmakers about their spending during the Trump era and their refusal now to raise the national debt limit. Psaki said they “spent like drunken sailors,” during the last four years.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/videos-06ca770b0bf9489399f14abe315dc3b9__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQb-EkN5j$

What Does Mitch McConnell Want in the Debt Ceiling Discussions? “Your lieutenants in Congress must understand that you do not want your unified Democratic government to sleepwalk toward an avoidable catastrophe when they have had nearly three months’ notice to do their job,” McConnell wrote.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/575159-mcconnell-respectfully-tells-biden-its-time-for-democrats-to-raise-debt__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQQN_8NcU$

Byron Donalds: Joe Biden has no credibility, is ‘gaslighting’ the American people with debt ceiling talks. Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., a member of the House Budget Committee, reacts to President Biden’s criticism of the Republican Party https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/byron-donalds-joe-biden-has-no-credibility-is-gaslighting-the-american-people-with-debt-ceiling-talks/vi-AAP8l5Q?ocid=winp1taskbar__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQcGpxWa_$

# Education / Schools
Inside the Right’s Plan to Rebrand Sex Ed as ‘Child Porn’: Their new tactics include harassing school boards and calling the cops on librarians.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/inside-the-rights-plan-to-rebrand-sex-ed-as-child-porn__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQbckxVEC$

Attorney General Merrick Garland Says FBI Will Assist Schools Facing Violence From Anti-Mask Parents. The order comes a week after the National School Boards Association called for the Biden administration to step in.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/ag-garland-says-fbi-will-assist-schools-facing-violence-from-anti-mask-parents/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQaEPs5sv$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals Consumers soon will face severe electricity bill shock: Valery Chow of Wood Mackenzie says coal becomes the fallback option in light of the natural gas crisis.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/whats-behind-15-000-electricity-bills-in-texas-155822__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQY5K4dtg$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals / Global # Environment / Climate / Interior Dead fish and birds are washing up on the coast of Southern California after more than 125,000 gallons of oil spilled into the Pacific Ocean https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.yahoo.com/news/dead-fish-birds-washing-coast-020641339.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQdTkNds1$

Massive California oil spill was reported Friday. But nobody told the millions who went to the beaches.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2021/10/04/massive-oil-spill-off-california-reported-friday-reports-show-but-risk-public-wasnt-told/5993850001/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQS403pau$

Did an anchor strike the pipeline? Cause of California oil spill catastrophe could be determined today https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/10/05/what-caused-california-oil-spill/6001096001/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQegAAf3O$

# Environment / Climate / Global
Melting permafrost could release nuclear waste and deadly viruses. As climate change warms the Arctic, melting ice could release hazardous chemicals and radioactive material dating to the Cold War. Vanishing permafrost could also free viruses and bacteria that have slumbered beneath Arctic ice for tens of thousands of years, a new study shows.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.livescience.com/warming-arctic-nuclear-waste-viruses*:*:text=As*20climate*20change*20warms*20the,years*2C*20a*20new*20study*20shows__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSU!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQbtffouz$

# Food / GMOs / Chemicals / Other
Food Shortages: Grocery shoppers have been vocal about all the shortages they are seeing on shelves right now, and employees are joining in https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.eatthis.com/news-walmart-shortages-october-2021/?utm_source=msn&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=msn-feed__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQRwe1rlL$

In lawsuit over stranded pollock, judge denies seafood harvester temporary relief. The company says that the fines have left tons of U.S.-bound fish stuck in Canada, and that last week’s ruling may delay delivery even further.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thecounter.org/lawsuit-stranded-pollock-judge-denies-seafood-harvester-relief/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQYrvlEkS$

# Food Recalls / Alerts
Mice in the spice. Ready-to-eat spices and food additives exposed to widespread rodent infestation were seized by the FDA. More than 25,000 boxes and bags of bulk spices and food additives stored in a Miami warehouse were seized by federal agents on Friday due to widespread “insanitary conditions,” reports CNN.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/02/us/spices-food-additives-seized-rodent-infestation/index.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQZJYiJzo$

# Global Politics and other news
Taiwan preparing for possible war with China following a series of increasingly aggressive military activity from Beijing, with Taipei’s foreign minister warning that should the nation attack, it would “suffer tremendously.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-10-04/taiwan-preparing-for-war-with-china/100511294__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQUvpHKEw$

As China-Taiwan Tensions Rise, Japan Begins Preparing for Possible Conflict Tokyo’s leaders are speaking up about risks over Taiwan and urging closer cooperation with the U.S.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wsj.com/articles/as-china-taiwan-tensions-rise-japan-begins-preparing-for-possible-conflict-11630067601__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQaMJ873Z$

China is trying to reshape its economy- here’s why that matters to the U.S.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://finance.yahoo.com/video/china-trying-reshape-economy-heres-145949668.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQTmy1zE6$

# Gov / Politics
Joe Biden Vows to Defend Senkaku Islands If Attacked by China https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://washingtonnewsday.com/world/if-china-attacks-the-senkaku-islands-joe-biden-promises-to-defend-them/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQfrqVBTH$

Donald Trump
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/topic/donald-trump__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQYo4hlEN$

Ex-White House press secretary warns Trump ‘will be about revenge’ if reelected https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/10/04/trump-wants-revenge-if-reelected-stephanie-grisham-says/5994439001/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQelUhJcB$

Bernie Sanders Explains Why Most Media Coverage of Reconciliation Fight Is Corporate Con Job. “There’s a big disconnect between the corporate media and working people,” said the senator.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/10/05/bernie-sanders-explains-why-most-media-coverage-reconciliation-fight-corporate-con__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQWnXzUoQ$

# Law Enforcement
Dog the Bounty Hunter Says Search For Brian Laundrie is Becoming ‘More Dangerous’ as he hands over key evidence for DNA testing https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.the-sun.com/news/3795150/dog-bounty-hunter-brian-laundrie-search/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQVanxzwC$

Houston Galleria-area shooting that killed New Orleans detective pinned to crime ring, police say. A heist of a $100,000 watch and the robbery murder of a League City man are among cases tied to group, police say.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://abc13.com/houston-galleria-crime-hpd-affluent-area-robberies-grotto-murder-league-city-yacht-owner-killed/11079465/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQXL7Lk77$

# Legal / Judicial / DOJ
Harris County judge routinely rules against DA motions to keep violent criminals in jail: KHOU 11 Investigates: The Harris County judge under fire for previously granting bond to an accused cop-killer has a history of not keeping habitual offenders in jail, a KHOU 11 analysis of court records has found.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.khou.com/article/news/investigations/khou-11-investigates-judge-greg-glass/285-edfd3667-682f-42fe-b6fe-7bd144e3664a__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQR0LNr1I$

Century-old racist US Supreme Court cases still rule over millions of Americans The 4 million inhabitants of five U.S. territories – Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Northern Marianas Islands, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands – do not have the full protection of the Constitution, because of a series of Supreme Court cases dating back to 1901 that are based on archaic, often racist language and reasoning.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/century-old-racist-us-supreme-court-cases-still-rule-over-millions-of-americans-167091__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQXSMWkUF$

Former prosecutor and police officer Phil Holloway said that if Brian Laundrie’s family sent law enforcement on a ‘wild goose chase’ they would be in serious legal trouble.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://video.foxnews.com/v/6275541117001*sp=show-clips__;Iw!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQdQBqxEp$

Brian Laundrie’s sister, Cassie, breaks her silence and says her parents’ lawyer advised them not to talk to her. “I’m in the boat where I’m getting ignored by my family and thrown under the bus by my family’s lawyer,” she said.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.businessinsider.in/policy/news/brian-laundries-sister-cassie-breaks-her-silence-and-says-her-parents-lawyer-advised-them-not-to-talk-to-her/articleshow/86772987.cms__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQXryqeJX$

Judge Will Haul Trump in for Questioning in Zervos Lawsuit. It would be the first time Donald Trump has been questioned under oath in court since his inauguration.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-will-be-hauled-in-for-questioning-in-summer-zervos-lawsuit-judge-says__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQYFyVfP-$

Human Rights Attorney Sentenced to Prison After Winning Case Against Chevron. A pro-Chevron judge sentenced Steven Donziger to prison for refusing to hand Chevron confidential client communications.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/human-rights-attorney-sentenced-to-prison-after-winning-case-against-chevron/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQT9KmF8E$

# LGBTQ
The Pandemic Forced My Transgender Wife to Fight Our Insurer Over Hormones https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://californiahealthline.org/news/article/transgender-care-hormone-treatment-insurance-battles-pandemic/?fr=operanews__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQQeRlnQ0$

# Media
Yes, your mail is getting slower, America. The postmaster general’s changes at the US Postal Service are causing longer delivery times.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.yahoo.com/news/yes-mail-getting-slower-america-180408690.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQaGdUO5x$

# Medical / Health
Francis Collins, who served under Presidents Biden, Trump and Obama, is stepping down as director of the National Institutes of Health.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/10/05/930886479/nih-francis-collins-resigns-national-institutes-health__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQWCl7_YE$

Yezo Virus, New Disease That Infects Humans, Discovered in Japan. The Yezo virus was discovered after a 41-year-old man was admitted to the hospital in 2019 with fever and leg pain after being bitten by an arthropod believed to be a tick.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.sci-news.com/medicine/yezo-virus-10132.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQX9Lq0BZ$

Oklahoma judge blocks 2 abortion laws, allows 3 others. An Oklahoma judge on Monday temporarily blocked two new anti-abortion laws from taking effect next month, including a measure similar to a Texas abortion ban that effectively bans the procedure after about six weeks of pregnancy.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/abortion-oklahoma-city-oklahoma-texas-courts-faaaced190b218f1be570b4083b0b829__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQclocqZf$

# Other News
Bridge connecting Michigan and Canada shut down to traffic due to discovery of possible explosives https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.yahoo.com/bridge-connecting-michigan-canada-shut-171245045.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQdZiKxLY$

# Social
The brutal trade in enslaved people within the US has been largely whitewashed out of history. They did not appear to know that by the time slavery ended in 1865, more than 1 million enslaved people had been forcibly moved across state lines in their own country, or that hundreds of thousands more had been bought and sold within individual states.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/the-brutal-trade-in-enslaved-people-within-the-us-has-been-largely-whitewashed-out-of-history-165442__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQeQUVMjx$

‘Landlord From Hell’ Tortured Black Tenants During COVID: Renters hope that David Merryman will finally get his due now that the Virginia attorney general has slapped the landlord with an $8 million housing discrimination suit.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/racist-landlord-from-hell-tortured-tenants-during-covid-19-pandemic-lawsuit-says__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQW_dVpUG$

# Technology
Government secretly orders Google to track anyone searching certain names, addresses, and phone numbers https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/fed-govt-secretly-orders-google-track-anyone-searched-certain-names-addresses-phone-numbers__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQXqBJ5CN$

A tough day for Facebook, again: The Senate Commerce subcommittee on consumer protection touched on algorithmic amplification of dangerous content, Facebook’s approach to moderation outside of the U.S. and how to craft policy. Here are the biggest takeaways.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/technology/575440-four-big-takeaways-from-a-tough-hearing-for-facebook__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQXCCxbqh$

Nine-in-ten Voters in key frontline districts support candidates who ensure U.S. tech remains globally competitive. A new survey released by Ipsos in partnership with the American Edge Project (AEP) shows that voters in frontline districts want their elected officials to focus on issues of national security, jobs, and health care as opposed to breaking up tech companies.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/technology/overnights/575449-hillicon-valley__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQTuD_SgR$

Google is about to turn on two-factor authentication by default for millions of users. And it’s reminding you to set up the Inactive Account Manager while you still can https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/5/22710421/google-security-2fa-inactive-account-management__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQV79RTZS$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2021-10-04

Voices, The Peoples News

October 4, 2021
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

# Indigenous
A small but growing group of Indigenous people is protesting industrial expansion in Corpus Christi Bay, the site of both their ancestors and thousands of Native American artifacts. They call themselves Karankawa Kadla. “Kadla” means culturally mixed, and Karankawa is the name of a people who, for several centuries, controlled a more than 300-mile stretch of the Gulf Coast shore from approximately present-day Galveston Bay south to Corpus Christi Bay.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/04/karankawa-corpus-christi-texas-artifacts/?mc_cid=3b94c218ac&mc_eid=6f15633605__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jfqRgpnY$

Chiara Sunshine Beaumont, a 27-year-old Karankawa Kadla woman who lives in Austin. A group of descendants of the Karankawa people is fighting to protect a coastal area from an encroaching oil export facility.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/04/karankawa-corpus-christi-texas-artifacts/?mc_cid=3b94c218ac&mc_eid=6f15633605__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jfqRgpnY$

# Indigenous / Global
Mining giant Rio Tinto’s control of Nechako River waterflow in B.C.
challenged by local First Nations. Saik’uz, Stellat’en and Nadleh Whut’en First Nations want a new river governance regime put in place.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/mining-giant-rio-tintos-control-of-nechako-river-waterflow-in-b-c-challenged-by-local-first-nations__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jQOzOc8k$

50 Years Later, Finally Justice for Brazil’s Indigenous Krenak People.
“Justice, however slow, is being served,” said Indigenous chief Geovani Krenak. “The spirit of our assassinated warriors, like my grandfather, welcomes this decision.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/10/03/50-years-later-finally-justice-brazils-indigenous-krenak-people__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jZTx1cVM$

# Animals / Pets / Alerts / Food Recalls Fromm Family Foods is recalling approximately 5500 cases of its canned dog food entrees because they may contain high levels of vitamin D.
According to the Food and Drug Administration, high levels of vitamin D can lead to kidney failure and death in dogs.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/dog-food-recall/fromm-recall-2021/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jTm2qk-T$

# Archaeology
Archaeologists uncover hidden citadel in ancient Maya city: Using airborne data, a group of archaeologists discovered a previously unknown structural complex near the Maya city of Tikal, in what is now Guatemala. While the city is notable in itself, what makes the discovery even more interesting is that the complex’s structures are similar to buildings in Teotihuacan, a Mesoamerican city.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zmescience.com/science/archaeology/archaeologists-uncover-hidden-citadel-in-ancient-maya-city/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jbZViXl0$

# Border / Immigration
The Texas prison system finally received the paperwork Friday to begin letting 240 migrants imprisoned in violation of state law out of custody on no-cost bonds.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/01/texas-migrants-jail-greg-abbott/?mc_cid=3b94c218ac&mc_eid=6f15633605__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jd9NvFna$

# CoronaVirus
Inside Alabama’s Sick Plan to Spend COVID Cash on Prisons. It’s appalling but not unusual in a state where the prisons are such a human rights disaster that Trump’s Department of Justice sued the state for violating the Eighth Amendment.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/inside-alabamas-sick-plan-to-spend-covid-cash-on-prisons__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jYURTSQK$

Families of Color Warn About COVID Spread in Schools. They’re Being Ignored.
For months, a small coalition of parents and educators has sounded the alarm about New York City’s reopening plan.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/families-of-color-warn-about-covid-spread-in-schools-theyre-being-ignored/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jaqQNJ-q$

Virus-fighting drugs are difficult to come by. Will COVID help crack the code?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2021/10/04/virus-fighting-drugs-are-difficult-to-come-by-will-covid-help-crack-the-code/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jRaN1-2A$

A Year and 3.5 Million Deaths Later, ‘Greed Is Triumphing Over Human Life’ in Vaccine Fight “How many more people must die needlessly before countries do the right thing and support the lifting of patent restrictions, so Covid-19 vaccines, tests, and treatments can be produced worldwide?”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/10/04/us-denounced-biggest-peddler-financial-secrecy-after-pandora-papers-leak__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jV_AKwtR$

# Economy / Finance / Trade
Bombshell ‘Pandora Papers’ Shed Light On Global Elite’s Financial Secrets Hundreds of world leaders, politicians, celebrities and religious leaders have been using offshore accounts to shield assets collectively worth trillions of dollars.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ap-us-pandora-papers_n_615a1979e4b008640eb5cf32__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jaENV4W-$

Democrats weigh cutting programs or reducing scope to trim a $3.5 trillion bill.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://businesshala.com/democrats-weigh-cutting-programs-or-reducing-scope-to-trim-3-5-trillion-bill/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jROkxYFG$

White House confronts grueling choices as it debates major cuts to the Biden economic plan.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://flipboard.com/article/white-house-confronts-grueling-choices-as-it-debates-major-cuts-to-biden-economi/f-ce50ae0398*2Fwashingtonpost.com__;JQ!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jXATg3Av$

Corporations Are Spending Millions to Stop Key Parts of Biden’s Spending Plan Twenty corporations and their associations have spent over $201 million on lobbying so far this year.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/corporations-are-spending-millions-to-stop-key-parts-of-bidens-spending-plan/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jRD7R1FA$

The Left Seizes Control. The left was the week’s big winner. But now progressives risk getting blamed if President Biden’s agenda ultimately tanks.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.axios.com/biden-agenda-progressives-infrastructure-1d1eb716-7921-4956-b7d1-e01c29c8015b.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jb-lHznz$

Bombshell Leak of Tax Haven Info Exposes U.S. as “Peddler of Financial Secrecy”
The leak of an enormous trove of tax haven files offers a further glimpse into the secretive world of offshore finance.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/10/04/us-denounced-biggest-peddler-financial-secrecy-after-pandora-papers-leak__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jV_AKwtR$

US Denounced as ‘Biggest Peddler of Financial Secrecy’ After Pandora Papers Leak “U.S. President Biden must match his own rhetoric on shutting down global illicit finance, and start with the biggest offender—his own country.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/10/04/us-denounced-biggest-peddler-financial-secrecy-after-pandora-papers-leak__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jV_AKwtR$

# Education / Schools
The National School Boards Association has asked Joe Biden to look into slapping a “domestic terrorist” label on “angry” parents and community members who speak their minds at board meetings. ‘America’s public schools and its education leaders are under an immediate threat,” the group says in its letter to the president https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-school-board-group-asks-biden-help-against-growing-threat-2021-09-30/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jbBVmW5H$

California School Kids Will Be Required To Get Vaccinated Against Covid https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article254681722.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jfFoxJfY$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals Massive oil spill sends crude onto Orange County beaches, killing birds, marine life https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXmcQkduSdY__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jeFDkTvn$

Early Redistricting Plans Show GOP Retrenching for Long Haul: The energy transition is happening. But how it proceeds, at what speed, and with what guard rails remains to be seen. The importance of managing this transition carefully, responsibly, and not sacrificing the reliability and affordability of our power supply can’t be overstated.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/574845-early-redistricting-plans-show-gop-retrenching-for-long-haul__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jb8By7PF$

Oft-sanctioned oil company behind California leak, and parent company’s stock plunge A leak in an undersea oil pipeline has left 126,000 gallons of heavy crude oil floating in Southern California waters and coating the sands of Huntington Beach and nearby communities. Beta Operating Co., whose pipeline is thought to be responsible, has more than 72 violations for environmental violations.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.actionnewsnow.com/content/national/575453762.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jXotTpXU$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals / Global Largest-Ever Leak of Offshore Files Reveals the Secret Finances of Hundreds of Billionaires and World Leaders. Millions of documents reveal offshore deals and assets of more than 100 billionaires, 30 world leaders and 300 public officials. Based on 11.9 million records, the “Pandora Papers” expose hidden holdings of global elites from Putin to Shakira.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/news/2021/oct/03/pandora-papers-biggest-ever-leak-of-offshore-data-exposes-financial-secrets-of-rich-and-powerful__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jZU0clGX$

# Environment / Climate / Interior
Climate change is making the Earth dimmer, which, in turn, warms up the climate Our planet is reflecting less sunlight into outer space.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zmescience.com/science/climate-change-earth-dimmer-92783452/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jR8-wYDa$

# Environment / Climate / Global
Alaska bans fishing on the Yukon as salmon dwindle. Two salmon species have all but disappeared from Alaska’s Yukon River this year, prompting the state to shut down fishing https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-10-03/-dwindling-alaska-salmon-leave-yukon-river-tribes-in-crisis/100510470__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jdMTaY4C$

Heatwaves, sewage, pesticides: why England’s rivers need a ‘new deal’ to avert crisis England’s rivers are facing a crisis from climate change, agricultural pollution and lack of effective planning controls. A water industry group is calling for legislation and planning controls to protect waterways from climate change and pollution https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/oct/03/heatwaves-sewage-pesticides-why-englands-rivers-need-a-new-deal-to-avert-crisis__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jQZQKfkb$

# Food / GMOs / Chemicals / Other
“Running Out Of Space” — UK Farmers To Cull 120,000 Pigs Amid Labor Shortages At Slaughterhouses https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zerohedge.com/commodities/running-out-space-uk-farmers-cull-120000-pigs-amid-labor-shortages-slaughterhouses__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jdBcWH6w$

Dutch Greenhouses Go Dark As Energy Crisis Worsens; Food Inflation Fears Mount For Europe https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zerohedge.com/commodities/dutch-greenhouses-go-dark-energy-crisis-worsens-food-inflation-fears-mount-europe__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jVwh-zuk$

# Global Politics and other news
The Gangland Murders Forcing Israel to Its Breaking Point. A wave of violence is sweeping Arab communities across Israel, killing 100 citizens so far this year. Now, activists are mobilizing to demand change—and fast.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-gangland-murders-forcing-israel-to-its-breaking-point__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jUbEMhof$

Taiwan is preparing for potential war with China following a series of increasingly aggressive military activity from Beijing, with Taipei’s foreign minister warning that should the nation attack, it would “suffer tremendously.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/defense/575215-taiwan-preparing-for-possible-war-with-china__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jS5rvSc0$

# Gov / Politics
Don’t be afraid of the election audits, they may be our only ticket out of this mess https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://wapo.st/3itnNaS__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jQbcFD5r$

South Texas was already a battleground for Republicans who were looking to target several congressional seats. Redistricting is making that complicated.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/01/south-texas-political-maps/?mc_cid=3b94c218ac&mc_eid=6f15633605__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jRC5yO56$

This historically red Texas county diversified in the last decade. Now, Republicans are trying to divide up its voters of color, those voters of color could see their voting strength diluted.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/04/texas-redistricting-tarrant-county/?mc_cid=3b94c218ac&mc_eid=6f15633605__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jYwUJWGJ$

Third Parties May Disappear From Ballot Under Freedom to Vote Act Provision Voting rights should include the right to vote for someone who represents your views, not just the lesser evil.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/third-parties-may-disappear-from-ballot-under-freedom-to-vote-act-provision/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jf8OtAlq$

Texas Republicans are pulling out all the stops to dilute the voting power of people of color. Texas Republicans are building a sea wall against demographic change—an early indicator of how the Republican Party nationally is responding to population changes not by reaching out to growing communities of color but by diluting their voting power.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/10/texas-republicans-are-pulling-out-all-the-stops-to-dilute-the-voting-power-of-people-of-color/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jVgmS5t-$

The Biden administration is warning China over its increasing provocations against Taiwan, a critical flashpoint amid the ongoing poor relations between Washington and Beijing.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/575256-white-house-puts-china-on-notice__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jR_K1rlt$

# Law Enforcement
Data Leak Reveals at Least 2 NYPD Officers Have Links to the Oath Keepers. The New York Police Department opened an investigation after leak of emails between officers and the far right militia.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.salon.com/2021/09/30/anonymous-leak-reveals-connections-between-oath-keepers-two-nypd-officers/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jSdZpW8F$

Hacked Oath Keepers records show active members of law enforcement and the military tried to join the group after Jan. 6 https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/kenbensinger/oath-keepers-hacked-emails__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jWP3E1JS$

NYPD cops arrested on bribery charges. If convicted, the defendants face up to five years in prison.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2021/10/01/three-nypd-cops-arrested-for-bribery/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jVuRYB1n$

# Legal / Judicial / DOJ
Six-Month Sentence for Lawyer Who Took on Chevron Denounced as “International Outrage”: Conviction of Steven Donziger, said one critic, “perfectly encapsulates how corporate power has twisted the U.S. justice system to protect corporate interests and punish their enemies.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/10/01/six-month-sentence-lawyer-who-took-chevron-denounced-international-outrage__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jbqpiYUv$

# Medical / Health
Tens of Thousands March Across U.S. in Defense of Abortion Rights.
Demonstrators took to the streets Saturday amid an escalating right-wing assault on reproductive rights https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/tens-of-thousands-march-across-us-in-defense-of-abortion-rights/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jdHxJtb2$

A judge asked why Texas didn’t enforce its own abortion ban if it’s “confident” the law is constitutional. Here’s what’s going on with the US Justice Department’s legal battle to block Texas’s six-week abortion ban:
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetillman/texas-abortion-law-justice-department-lawsuit__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jfbcmwse$

Autoimmune diseases, 76 identified so far, tend to target women over men. Here is a master list https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2021/09/22/infographic-autoimmune-diseases-76-identified-so-far-tend-to-target-women-over-men-here-is-a-master-list/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jRsnAgR7$

Hundreds of rallies took place across the United States Saturday amid a mounting assault on reproductive rights. The protests and marches came one month after Texas’s near-total ban on abortions went into effect.
This is a demonstrator in Austin, Texas.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.democracynow.org/2021/10/4/headlines/rallies_across_us_call_for_reproductive_justice_amid_gop_assault_on_abortion__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jRyBDEs9$

# Nuclear
Breaking/Exclusive: Drifting at Sea on a Ship of Fools. The UN Charter might not be perfect, but it has managed to serve as the compass needed to keep the world at large away from the bane of nuclear annihilation.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.veteranstoday.com/2021/10/03/breaking-exclusive-drifting-at-sea-on-a-ship-of-fools/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jZj7Smva$

# Other News
NEO: The MH17 Crash, Coming into Focus, Hebdo and much more (2015). The January 7, 2015 “attack” on “Charlie” was not what it seemed. Veterans Today, with its extensive Paris based news organization, was able to track down several leads https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.veteranstoday.com/2021/10/03/neo-the-mh17-crash-coming-into-focus-hebdo-and-much-more-2015/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jbOI-kSR$

# Space
William Shatner (Captain Kirk, Star Trek) Officially Flying to Space on Jeff Bezos’ Rocket. The “Star Trek” actor will be the oldest man to ever journey into space.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/william-shatner-officially-going-to-space-on-jeff-bezos-blue-origin-rocket-this-month__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jd6TYUbd$

# Technology
Facebook whistleblower says co. repeatedly put profit over safety, calls for regulations. A former Facebook employee leaked thousands of pages of internal documents on the embattled social media site revealed herself and came armed with a mountain of accusations.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-facebook-whistleblower-profits-safety-20211004-mjbspbeah5dnnluhsv32xymnoa-story.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jfE3IDtp$

Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp All Go Down at Once https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/facebook-instagram-and-whatsapp-all-go-down-at-once?via=newsletter&source=CSPMedition__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jSSZ4jcX$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2021-10-03

Voices, The Peoples News

October 3, 2021
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

# Indigenous / Global
Canada marked the first National Day of Truth and Reconciliation on Thursday to commemorate those impacted by residential schools.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/international/574772-canada-marks-first-national-holiday-for-indigenous-reconciliation*:*:text=The*20National*20Day*20for*20Truth,*2C*22*20the*20Canadian*20government*20stated__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSUl!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU38k_Pwll$

# Archaeology
North Dakota drought exposes 130-year-old shipwreck. On July 17, 1892, the Abner O’Neal was between Washburn and Mandan when it struck a rock and began to sink. The boat and cargo were completely lost.
Archeologists say the shipwreck has not been seen since the 2011 Missouri River flood.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/midwest/drought-reveals-130-year-old-shipwreck-in-north-dakota/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU3xtNI_5a$

Snorkeler finds SS Commodore shipwreck. An avid snorkeler stumbled onto a forgotten piece of England’s nautical history. Thankfully, he had the skills and the gear to bring his find to the rest of the world.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/snorkeler-finds-ss-commodore-shipwreck-134409432.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU30P_ZwWv$

# Border / Immigration
“Even if you win, you stay locked up”: How ICE uses appeals to keep immigrants in detention. She may have won her immigration case, but for months, it didn’t matter.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/10/even-if-you-win-you-stay-locked-up-how-ice-uses-appeals-to-keep-immigrants-in-detention/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU35KvhXDD$

Remains of Migrant Found Hanging From Tree 80 Miles From Border in Texas. Body Was Hanging For A Week Before Being Discovered https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://texasbreaking.com/2021/10/skeletal-remains-of-a-migrant-hanging-from-a-tree-discovered-near-texas-border/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU32LlZS2T$

Biden’s Red Queen justice: How he destroyed both the investigation and the reputation of border agents. By announcing that the agents were guilty and needed to be punished, Biden destroyed the credibility of the Department of Homeland Security’s ongoing investigation.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/575007-bidens-red-queen-justice-how-he-destroyed-both-the-investigation-and-the__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU34WoSzzM$

How Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has leveraged Texas trespassing laws to jail ‘thousands’ of migrants. In a recent radio interview the governor spoke candidly about his use of emergency powers to appropriate funds for a mass incarceration program targeting undocumented immigrants https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.chron.com/politics/article/Texas-Greg-Abbott-catch-and-jail-migrants-border-16502911.php__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU39TmdGyW$

Biden’s Expulsion of Haitian Migrants Is Racist, Illegal — and
Trumpian: Biden is continuing former president Donald Trump’s policy of misusing Title 42 in violation of U.S. treaty obligations. Biden is continuing former president Donald Trump’s policy of misusing Title 42 in violation of U.S. treaty obligations. The Title 42 program stems from a misapplication of an obscure public health law, the Public Health Service Act of 1944.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/bidens-expulsion-of-haitian-migrants-is-racist-illegal-and-trumpian/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU3xXdzQ5i$

# CoronaVirus
About bats and COVID: Why the Wuhan ‘lab leak’ theory shouldn’t be dismissed out of hand, and other reflections one year into the crisis https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2021/03/25/about-bats-and-covid-why-the-wuhan-lab-leak-theory-shouldnt-be-dismissed-out-of-hand-and-other-reflections-one-year-into-the-crisis/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU3yIy2mGF$

We do not have an FDA approved vaccine being administered in the US: Johnson Sen. Ron Johnson shreds coronavirus vaccine mandates [Must watch] https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.yahoo.com/video/not-fda-approved-vaccine-being-000621851.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU34az5UPQ$

Why has humanity lost its mind? Why, in the information age, is much of America preoccupied with conspiracy theories and science denial?
Psychologist Steven Pinker says, ‘Some of us will always be suckers,’
but we need to learn ‘to evaluate.’
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/why-has-humanity-lost-its-mind/vi-AAP4wjM?ocid=winp1taskbar__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU3yXcqiMq$

New antiviral is highly effective, study finds, and is stirring hope that COVID-19 could be treated by a pill https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2021/10/01/new-antiviral-drug-molnupiravir-prevented-half-severe-covid-19-infections-study-found/5938807001/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU3_kIZeIu$

Alabama clears plan to use COVID-19 relief funds to build prisons. The legislature opened a special session on Monday to consider a $1.3 billion construction plan to build three new prisons and renovate others.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/575005-alabama-clears-plan-use-covid-19-relief-funds-to-build-prisons__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU38OIqBQ7$

COVID-19 long-haulers plead for government action: Their requests range from direct funding for long-haulers to a 9/11-style commission to investigate how the pandemic led to hundreds of thousands of deaths and potentially millions of long COVID-19 cases.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/574984-covid-19-long-haulers-plead-for-government-action__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU37JqVj82$

Biden urges public to get vaccinated after acknowledging 700K COVID-19 deaths https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/575031-biden-urges-public-to-get-vaccinated-after-acknowledging-700k-covid__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU35I5cbNE$

Virus surge hits New England despite high vaccination rates https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-health-pandemics-vermont-d25aae90b2dda65b3d1c2c0d5d00156c__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU3zH09-13$

# Economy / Finance / Trade
Biden signs bill to avert shutdown: The back-to-back votes by the Senate and then the House averted one crisis, but delays on another continue as the political parties dig in on a dispute over how to raise the government’s borrowing cap before the United States risks a potentially catastrophic default.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/congress-moves-to-avert-partial-government-shutdown-8f5b5b0c6c4cb12af8316ffc0b098771__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU35zCnI2u$

Fourth Stimulus Check Update: Petition for Monthly $2,000 Passes 2.9 Million Signatures. This year, dozens of congressional lawmakers—21 senators, 56 representatives—and over 150 economists have pushed President Joe Biden to support monthly stimulus checks.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/fourth-stimulus-check-update-petition-for-monthly-2-000-passes-2-9-million-signatures/ar-AAP4R4Z?ocid=winp1taskbar__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU3_tYvm6X$

Pelosi sets end-of-October deadline for infrastructure vote. Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Saturday set a new deadline of Oct. 31 for the House to pass the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/house/575027-pelosi-sets-end-of-october-deadline-for-infrastructure-vote__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU3xAwQNHs$

Democrats remaking America with taxpayer dollars: From cradle to grave, the Democrats’ $3,500,000,000,000 reconciliation bill will control how Americans live their lives and advance government control more than any bill since LBJ. Worse, the bill will subsidize the lives of coastal elites while forcing working- and middle-class Americans to foot the bill.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/politics/574949-democrats-remaking-america-with-taxpayer-dollars__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU3y_HHfwx$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals California oil spill in Pacific extends for miles, expected to hit
beaches: About 3,000 barrels of crude oil was estimated to have spilled from Platform Elly, about three miles off the California coast https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.foxbusiness.com/energy/california-oil-spill-pacific-huntington-beach-newport-beach__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU38miBMUl$

# Environment / Climate / Interior
EPA Targets Potent Greenhouse Gases, Bringing US Into Compliance With the Kigali Amendment. The new rule mandates a phasing down of hydrofluorocarbons, but raises new pollution concerns in a community where the most potent gas, HFC-23, will be incinerated.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/27092021/epa-hfcs-greenhouse-gas-emissions-super-pollutants-kigali-amendment/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU35GjEQPW$

# Environment / Climate / Global
The ground is literally exploding due to climate change in Siberia, and it’s going to get worse. Huge gas explosions are erupting in the icy soils of Siberia, a recent phenomenon that is linked to climate change and has left gaping craters. “It is a pure stroke of luck” that none of the explosions and their giant craters have “caused loss of life or infrastructure damage,” said one scientist.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vice.com/en/article/wx5mmq/the-ground-is-literally-exploding-due-to-climate-change-in-siberia-and-its-going-to-get-worse__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU34w0ejzA$

# Food / GMOs / Chemicals / Other
McDonald’s, Subway, and More Are Expected to Be Investigated By the FTC.
A petition is urging the agency to review franchising practices https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.eatthis.com/news-subway-mcdonalds-and-more-are-expected-to-be-investigated-by-the-ftc/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU36lD6AZE$

Households juggling multiple bills, paying down debt and stretching to meet their housing costs will be better able to afford the key ingredients for a healthy diet.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://moneywise.com/managing-money/budgeting/food-stamps-biggest-increase-years__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU3221M9jf$

Japan ushers in CRISPR gene edited food revolution as hypertension-reducing tomato now on sale. In the coming years, a genetically engineered tomato may be your first line of defense against high blood pressure.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2021/09/27/japan-ushers-in-crispr-gene-edited-food-revolution-as-hypertension-reducing-tomato-now-on-sale/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU3__VMwgH$

# Food Recalls / Alerts
Rodent infestation, bird droppings, bugs lead to spice seizure at Miami company. The products were exposed to widespread rodent infestation as well as other hazards including insects.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2021/10/rodent-infestation-bird-droppings-bugs-lead-to-spice-seizure-at-miami-company/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU3wrwXhma$

# Foodie Tips, Tricks and How To’s
6 Just-Add-Water Meals That Belong In Your Prepper Pantry https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://readynutrition.com/resources/6-just-add-water-meals-that-belong-in-your-prepper-pantry_01102021/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU38tKgIn9$

# Global Politics and other news
Chinese aggression ramps up. China on Friday sent 25 military aircraft into Taiwan’s airspace, in the latest show of force toward the self-ruled island.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/defense/overnights/574982-defense-national-security__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU3_t1Z0FI$

Taiwan jets scramble as 25 Chinese aircraft enter airspace. Taiwan also deployed its missile systems to track the Chinese aircraft, Taipei’s Defense Ministry said in a statement.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/evoking-mao-china-likens-taiwan-foreign-minister-shrilling-fly-2021-10-01/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU3zCGP30N$

Past grievances: China in January warned that “’Taiwan independence’
means war.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/international/china/536268-china-to-taiwan-independence-means-war?utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=42920__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU36C8ou9a$

Hezbollah Shoots Down Israeli Spy Drone. The Israeli military said the drone ‘fell within Lebanese territory,’ adding that ‘the incident is being investigated.’ Asymmetrical warfare at its best. Now the US taxpayer will have to cough up another billion dollars to buy Israel more drones.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/hezbollah-says-it-shot-down-israeli-drone-in-south-lebanon-1.10256127__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU37Ng-6eL$

Iran asked US to unfreeze $10 billion to show good will, Iran official says. Iran’s foreign minister said on Saturday that U.S. officials tried to discuss restarting nuclear talks last month, but he insisted Washington must first release $10 billion of Tehran’s frozen funds as a sign of good will.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2021-10-02/iran-asked-us-to-unfreeze-10-billion-to-show-good-will-iran-official-says__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU3zXke3F8$

North Korea threatens top UN body after emergency meeting: North Korea has warned the U.N. Security Council against criticizing the isolated country’s missile program, in a statement Sunday that included unspecified threats against the international body. During an emergency closed-door meeting of the top U.N. body Friday, France circulated a proposed statement that expresses concern over North Korea’s missile launches and calls on it to fully implement council resolutions that ban its ballistic missile firings.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/north-korea-threatens-top-un-body-after-emergency-meeting/2021/10/03/e6badc4e-2426-11ec-8739-5cb6aba30a30_story.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU3z_BNyJE$

India matching Chinese troop build-up on disputed border: India’s army chief has said China is sending troops to their disputed border in “considerable numbers”, prompting a matching deployment by New Delhi in a development he called a “concern”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/india-matching-chinese-troop-build-disputed-border-army-chief-2218381__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU3_R3bGAU$

China Adds to Taiwan Flybys With Another 39 Jets on Saturday.
Nuclear-capable bombers entered air defence zone, says Taipei, amid simmering row over competing bids to join regional trade agreement https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/sep/24/china-sends-jets-and-bombers-near-taiwan-as-beijing-opposes-islands-trade-deal-bid__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU3zVGsDUi$

# Gov / Politics
The Constitution isn’t destroying democracy. The people we elect are:
The one fault in the writing of the Constitution was that the framers depended on the majority of politicians being decent, honorable citizens with good intentions. They could never have conceived of a Congress where almost half its members no longer believe in democracy or following the Constitution. This is why we are truly in a fight for the soul of our country.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.yahoo.com/letters-editor-constitution-isnt-destroying-100040414.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU3_huH2cS$

In August, the U.S. government, which maintains unofficial relations with Taiwan, approved a $750 million artillery system package for the island, heightening tensions with Beijing.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2021/08/4c800e044190-us-approves-potential-750-million-weapons-sales-to-taiwan.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU328JU-Zs$

US talks don’t seem to deter: Earlier this week, U.S. and Chinese defense officials held two days of talks amid strained relations between the two nations.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/defense/574765-china-us-military-officials-met-to-discuss-relations?utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=42920__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU3_rmSvhO$

Former U.S. Ambassador Sam Brownback says there’s a “huge threat” to global freedom if China heightens its presence in Africa.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/574764-former-us-ambassador-says-theres-a-huge-threat-of-china-expanding-its-influence?amp__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU35aLKjaT$

The U.S. and China Are Battling for Influence in Latin America, and the Pandemic Has Raised the Stakes. Paraguay is one of only 15 countries in the world–including nine in Latin America and the Caribbean–that still don’t recognize the government in Beijing https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://time.com/5936037/us-china-latin-america-influence/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU3zZeLLew$

Biden Administration Official Held Meeting With the Leader of a Fascist Militia in India. Biden doesn’t join Modi at rallies like Trump did, but U.S. complicity in India’s human rights abuses continues. In spite of his government’s reign of terror against religious and ethnic minorities and dissidents in India, his U.S. hosts remained strangely silent.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/biden-admin-official-held-meeting-with-the-leader-of-a-fascist-militia-in-india/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU3xWPv1Fa$

False election claims undermine efforts to increase security. Officials say the biggest threat facing U.S. elections isn’t Russian hacking or domestic voter fraud but disinformation and misinformation increasingly undermining the public’s perception of voting security.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/574983-false-election-claims-undermine-efforts-to-increase-security__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU3yP6ZBwW$

US ‘very concerned’ about China’s ‘provocative military activity near
Taiwan’: “The United States is very concerned by the People’s Republic of China’s provocative military activity near Taiwan, which is destabilizing, risks miscalculations, and undermines regional peace and stability. We urge Beijing to cease its military, diplomatic, and economic pressure and coercion against Taiwan,” State Department spokesperson Ned Price said in a statement.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/defense/575054-us-very-concerned-about-chinas-provocative-military__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU357VASbm$

# Law Enforcement
Lawyer Claims The FBI May Know Where Brian Laundrie Is — He Says They’re Waiting To Arrest Him https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.the-sun.com/news/3778504/brian-laundrie-fbi-may-know-where-gabby-petitos-fiance-is-hiding/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU3yM10N_4$

# Legal / Judicial / DOJ
New evidence: Trump extremists brought numerous guns to the Capitol on January 6 Rioters at the Capitol carried concealed pistols, allegedly stockpiled weapons nearby, and called for overthrowing the US government.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.motherjones.com/crime-justice/2021/09/trump-extremists-guns-january-6-insurrection-congress-domestic-terrorism/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU3813U-jS$

Judge Tied to Chevron Sends Lawyer Who Sued Oil Giant to Prison for 6 Months Steven Donziger had been under house arrest for a suit filed decades ago against Chevron for polluting the Amazon.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/judge-tied-to-chevron-sends-lawyer-who-sued-oil-giant-to-prison-for-6-months/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU39KtbyiP$

White Supremacist Trumpers finally getting tagged with terrorism charges. The men discussed cutting power and transportation lines to the city, killing Black children and establishing a base camp in the Shenandoah Valley.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.veteranstoday.com/2021/10/02/white-supremacist-trumpers-finally-getting-tagged-with-terrorism-charges/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU34icmogp$

This conservative Supreme Court is about to totally reshape our legal and political landscape. Now they return to their regularly scheduled programming. They’ve already set oral arguments in a number of key cases that could reshape our legal and political landscape and exacerbate society’s existing fault lines.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/this-conservative-supreme-court-is-about-to-totally-reshape-our-legal-and-political-landscape/ar-AAP5jxb?ocid=winp1taskbar__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU30G5cNjK$

‘He’s a thug. He’s just got a law degree’: Texas attorney admits conspiring to launder drug money. Prosecutors say Rayshun Jackson laundered $400,000 for an undercover DEA agent he thought was a drug dealer.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://houstonbizweekly.com/2021/10/01/financial-crime-hes-a-thug-hes-just-got-a-law-degree-texas-attorney-admits-conspiring-to-launder-drug-money/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU31O4z7Ir$

# Media
USPS slowdown: What to know about new delivery delays and price hikes.
Millions of customers who rely on the US Postal Service now face longer delivery times for first-class mail and packages.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnet.com/how-to/usps-slowdown-what-to-know-about-new-delivery-delays-and-price-hikes/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU3wZx5xwm$

# Medical / Health
Limiting Medicare benefits deepens rift among Hill Democrats. Critics of Sen. Joe Manchin’s approach argue that imposing more income thresholds adds burdens for the middle class and affects more beneficiaries each year.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2021/10/01/medicare-benefits-hill-democrats-514946__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU35aZD_Ok$

Thousands take to the streets in Washington, Texas to protest restrictive abortion laws. Thousands rallied in Washington, D.C.; Austin, Texas; and cities around the nation Saturday morning to protest against recent legislative efforts to restrict access to abortion, which has become the biggest threat to Roe v. Wade in decades.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/575032-thousands-take-the-streets-in-washington-texas-to-protest-restrictive__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU31JfHwmg$

Texas Aims to Crack Down on Abortion Pills Sent by Mail. Orders have surged after a restrictive new abortion law went into effect; pill providers, often offshore, say they won’t stop https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wsj.com/articles/texas-aims-to-crack-down-on-abortion-pills-sent-by-mail-11633179600__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU3_8bGmrZ$

Gene therapy can restore vision after stroke. Neurons don’t regenerate.
The brain can sometimes remap its neural pathways enough to restore some visual function after a stroke, but that process is slow, it’s inefficient, and for some patients, it never happens at all.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/10/211002123006.htm__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU34LaXJoD$

Infographic: Autoimmune diseases, 76 identified so far, tend to target women over men. Today patients and physicians know that autoimmune diseases are all too real. There are roughly 80 autoimmune conditions that affect millions of people worldwide. The variety and numbers shown in the chart on the next two pages are daunting.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-terrible-toll-of-76-autoimmune-diseases/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU399WZZEp$

# Nuclear
Why California is shutting down its last nuclear plant. The power plant’s operator, Pacific Gas & Electric, says the facility will soon become an economic liability for the company because of dramatic changes in the state’s energy landscape.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/energy-green/sd-fi-diablocanyon-shutdownvote-20180111-story.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU3zvw4Na-$

# Other News
A year of service for all: The key to rebuilding the fabric of our
nation: As our nation moves on from the 20th anniversary of 9/11 and Congress moves closer to requiring women to register for Selective Service, I can’t stop thinking about the 13 service members who died on Aug. 26 in Kabul. I also can’t stop thinking of how divided our country has become. We live in bubbles of individual Americas, physically and culturally, in person and online.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/politics/575030-a-year-of-service-for-all-the-key-to-rebuilding-the-fabric-of__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU310nqDvO$

# Security
Biden ‘confident’ in the US cybersecurity efforts. The Biden administration has also been forced to grapple with a spike in ransomware attacks against critical U.S. groups, such as hospitals and schools, but most notably those against Colonial Pipeline, meat producer JBS USA, and IT group Kaseya over the summer.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/574933-biden-confident-in-the-nations-cybersecurity-efforts-as-cybersecurity__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU30VjKbWj$

# Technology
Android Users Are Being Charged Hundreds After Clicking on This Innocent Message. Android users have been charged hundreds of dollars on their phone bills after providing their phone number to hackers unknowingly.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/android-users-are-being-charged-hundreds-after-clicking-on-this-message/ss-AAP4Xyd?ocid=winp1taskbar__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU38zR7tAI$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2021-10-01

Voices, The Peoples News

October 1, 2021
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

# Indigenous / Global
Australia returns control of the world’s oldest tropical forest to indigenous First Nations https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ecowatch.com/australia-rainforest-indigenous-control-2655192688.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SFxgeRUCH$

# Border / Immigration
Biden Admin Gave Border Patrol ‘Official Notice’ to Get Vaxxed By November or Be Fired, Says Whistleblower –Biden regime to reduce Border Patrol manpower via vaccine mandate firings even as Biden’s border crisis reaches fever pitch https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2021/09/29/whistleblower-claims-unvaccinated-border-agents-will-be-fired-gop-reps/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF8yUkE8N$

Panama’s foreign minister warns that as many as 60,000 Haitian migrants are headed to the U.S. after passing through her country. No caravans sighted in Southern Mexico, but hundreds of Haitians coming over daily; Panama reports arrest of al-Qaeda operatives trying to blend in https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.borderreport.com/hot-topics/immigration/panama-official-tells-u-s-another-60000-haitians-are-on-the-way/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF1pWRWPa$

Court Allows Biden to Continue Mass Expulsions Without Due Process Under Title 42 https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.democracynow.org/2021/10/1/headlines/court_allows_biden_to_continue_mass_expulsions_without_due_process_under_title_42__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF2WdMKEX$

Court ruling will endanger families seeking safety; Biden must end Title 42. Two weeks ago a federal judge ruled Title 42 illegal, issuing an injunction that would have taken effect today.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.amnestyusa.org/press-releases/court-ruling-will-endanger-families-seeking-safety-biden-must-end-title-42/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF1LEbueZ$

The Biden administration is giving ICE officers flexibility in targeting “public safety” threats https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/hamedaleaziz/ice-arrests-guidelines-biden__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF1FiYNan$

Officials prepare for massive border surge after court lifts Covid restriction. The Biden administration is preparing for an even more massive surge of migrants to the border in October, U.S. officials tell NBC News, due to a court order lifting a restriction that had allowed officials to quickly deport most asylum seekers https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/u-s-officials-think-massive-surge-southern-border-possible-if-n1280378__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF2BO5VbC$

# CoronaVirus
Why Doesn’t America Use Ivermectin For COVID? Dr. Kory explained that Ivermectin not only treats COVID, but also prevents it. So, family members of people who have COVID-19 can use Ivermectin to protect themselves. He says people who take Ivermectin cannot get COVID. Dr.
Kory showed that the NIH, FDA, and CDC have been ignoring this information, possibly costing the lives of hundreds of thousands of COVID patients.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.naturalblaze.com/2021/09/why-doesnt-america-use-ivermectin-for-covid.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed*3A*naturalblaze**A28Natural*Blaze*29__;JSsrJSsl!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF8tteQ_y$

Ivermectin: a multifaceted drug of Nobel prize, honoured distinction with indicated efficacy against a new global scourge, COVID-19 https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34466270/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF0A-DGUe$

Review of the Emerging Evidence Demonstrating the Efficacy of Ivermectin in the Prophylaxis and Treatment of COVID-19 https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://covid19criticalcare.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/FLCCC-Ivermectin-in-the-prophylaxis-and-treatment-of-COVID-19.pdf__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF8znGZuk$

Democrats Slip Plans for $700,000 Vaccine Compliance Fines Under U.S.
Code Section 666 Into Budget Bill. Employers who do not comply with the regime would be fined 70,000 escalating to 700,000 for ‘willful’ or ‘repeated’ violations https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.legitgov.org/democrats-slip-plans-700000-vaccine-compliance-fines-under-us-code-section-666-budget-bill__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SFxmcCfP1$

GOP Senators introduce bill to block federal agencies from requiring
COVID-19 vaccination. Companion bill to be introduced in the U.S. House by Texas Republican Rep. Dan Crenshaw https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.yahoo.com/rep-chip-roy-introduces-legislation-204910707.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SFz2IFuBP$

Connecticut Gov. Lamont will activate National Guard to replace unvaccinated state employees. Overall, 25% or more than 8,000 employees are either not vaccinated nor tested.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.businessinsider.in/science/health/news/connecticut-gov-lamont-is-preparing-the-national-guard-to-replace-unvaccinated-state-workers-ahead-of-an-upcoming-mandate/articleshow/86679089.cms__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF3awPFi4$

Deadline extended for COVID-19 vaccine mandate as 10,000 Connecticut state employees have failed to say whether they are vaccinated https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2387571588254/deadline-extended-for-covid-19-vaccine-mandate-as-10-000-connecticut-state-employees-have-failed-to-say-whether-they-are-vaccinated-yet__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF-y_DUON$

UK Government Report: Vast Majority of Delta Variant Deaths Are VACCINATED People, Not Unvaccinated People. These are the government’s own numbers https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nationalfile.com/uk-government-report-vast-majority-of-delta-variant-deaths-are-vaccinated-people-not-unvaccinated-people/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF54DKTSO$

Kavanaugh tests positive for COVID-19 days before new term to begin https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/10/01/supreme-court-justice-brett-kavanaugh-tests-positive-covid-19/5945026001/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SFxQfn-uB$

Merck Applies for Emergency Use of Antiviral Drug That Could Halve Number of Severe COVID Cases. Merck announced it’s seeking emergency use of its antiviral drug molnupiravir from the FDA and other regulators around the world, after a late-stage clinical trial showed it reduced the risk of hospitalization or death in COVID-19 patients by about half.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.democracynow.org/2021/10/1/headlines/merck_applies_for_emergency_use_of_antiviral_drug_that_could_halve_number_of_severe_covid_cases__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SFws5HUy_$

Merck: Our New Pill Slashes Risk of COVID Death in Half. Drug maker says study showed patients who took its experimental molnupiravir within five days of their first symptoms had much better outcomes.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/merck-says-experimental-covid-pill-cuts-worst-effects-a9a2245fdcee324f6bbd776a0fffcc60__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SFw0_mIMY$

Here’s what we know about the new COVID-19 pill and when it will be available.
A new experimental antiviral drug has proven to cut COVID-19 infections in half and is effective against variants Gamma, Delta, and Mu.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.clickorlando.com/business/2021/10/01/merck-says-experimental-pill-cuts-worst-effects-of-covid-19/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF55RWflz$

Moderna Vaccine Recall Over Stainless Steel Contamination Caused by ‘Human Error’
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/japans-takeda-says-human-error-caused-contamination-moderna-vaccines-2021-10-01/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF4iIFAEY$

# Economy / Finance / Trade
Mitch McConnell Is Coming to Kill the Economy. This would be cutting off America’s nose to spite liberals’ faces. It simply makes no sense. You can’t say he broke his vow to stopping Biden “100 percent of his focus.”
His willingness to imperil the full faith and credit of the United States to do so is more proof than the country can stand.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/grim-reaper-mitch-mcconnell-is-coming-to-kill-the-economy__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF1aFxYuk$

“Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) is in the driver’s seat and letting liberal Democrats in the House and Senate know that he plans to set the terms for the budget reconciliation bill that they hope to use to enact President Biden’s ‘Build Back Better’ agenda.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://bit.ly/2ZNHTWK__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF7y7Ehpz$

Manchin said his spending limit for the reconciliation bill is $1.5 trillion. That is well below the $3.5 trillion spending goal set by the budget resolution that he and every other Senate Democrat voted for last month.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://bit.ly/3m9sCa0__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF12Jg8fM$

House Democratic leaders decided to postpone the infrastructure vote once again as negotiations continue.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://bit.ly/3op7tf1__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF35PB-Cn$

# Education / Schools
Mask-Crazed Parents Make Bizarre Threat to Defund Own School. This might be the wackiest mask mandate backlash yet.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/mask-crazed-parents-make-bizarre-threat-to-defund-own-school/ar-AAP0uhP?fr=operanews__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF7qh0XFV$

School board group asks Biden to use the Patriot Act against parents over opposition to COVID measures, CRT https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/school-board-group-asks-biden-to-use-the-patriot-act-against-parents-over-opposition-to-covid-measures-crt/ar-AAP37mw?ocid=winp1taskbar__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF8srEB1-$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals Michael Oppenheimer: How Joe Manchin’s support for natural gas could derail Biden’s climate plan. Natural gas was once widely seen as a bridge fuel to renewable energy. But the industry’s methane leaks make it a larger global warming threat
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/how-sen-joe-manchins-support-for-natural-gas-could-derail-bidens-us-climate-plan-168448__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SFxIQ48dB$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals / Global Illegal Amazon mining hits record high: Indigenous territories, long a bulwark against deforestation in the Amazon, are under increasing threat in Brazil.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02644-x__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SFxKSewGl$

# Environment / Climate / Interior
Scoping Out the Gulf of Mexico’s Secret Submerged Forest. Understanding what happened to this ancient forest can help us know what is coming as the sea rises again.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.hakaimagazine.com/news/scoping-out-the-gulf-of-mexicos-secret-submerged-forest/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF6AOmvsd$

# Food / GMOs / Chemicals / Other
Congressional Report on Toxic Metals in Baby Food Spurs Demand for FDA Action https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ecowatch.com/congressional-report-baby-food-2655194375.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF9CeLuxW$

UK gets new rules for gene editing crops: In a break with the European Union’s stance, the United Kingdom plans to ease requirements for field research on gene-edited crops.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://sciencebusiness.net/news/uk-relaxes-gene-editing-rules-crop-research-raising-hopes-eu-will-follow__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF-Le8XRT$

# Global Politics and other news
China offers to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/27/analysts-on-chinas-bid-to-join-cptpp-strategic-competition-with-us.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF7crWaD7$

# Gov / Politics
The Texas House released its first proposal for a new map redrawing the chamber’s 150-member districts. The draft would both increase Republicans’ strength across the state and the number of districts in which white residents are the majority of eligible voters.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/30/texas-house-redistricting-map/?mc_cid=64cbbbc0df&mc_eid=6f15633605__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF3sl7nr6$

The only two Black members of Congress from Houston are blasting the Texas Senate’s proposed redistricting map as “unnecessary surgery” to the region’s Black communities that smacks of “racial discrimination.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas/article/Houston-s-Black-Democrats-slam-congressional-16499757.php?mc_cid=64cbbbc0df&mc_eid=6f15633605__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SFx2WoQUl$

Senate votes to avoid government shutdown with short-term funding bill.
Possible government shutdown is one of several political issues being followed closely by the markets https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/government-shutdown-congress-infrastructure-vote-09-30-21/h_23dc5442876c53fb1da1d80057e1ea92__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF6cR4nTu$

The Us Government Avoided a Shutdown, but What Happens Next? Congress passed a bill to fund the government into December. But questions remain over the debt ceiling and Biden’s agenda https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/sep/30/explainer-us-government-shutdown-budget-debt-ceiling-biden-democrats__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SFxfrc8vC$

5 Reasons Why This Week’s Political War Is Different From All Others https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/574697-5-reasons-why-this-weeks-political-war-is-different-from-all-others__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF3neg1NL$

Commentary: Republican responses to climate change and COVID-19 are disastrous https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.statesman.com/story/news/2021/09/23/opinion-gop-responses-climate-change-and-covid-19-disastrous/5794531001/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF559D4YB$

Fight to Close Guantánamo Urgent as Biden Plans New Migrant Jail at Base. The Biden administration is advertising for a new contract to operate a migrant detention facility at Guantánamo.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/video/fight-to-close-guantanamo-urgent-as-biden-plans-new-migrant-jail-at-the-base/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF5q0Q_bO$

# Law Enforcement
Teen on Life Support After Shooting by School Safety Officer. “He doesn’t have any business carrying a badge or wearing a gun,” a lawyer for the family of Mona Rodriguez said.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/cali-teen-mona-rodriguez-on-life-support-after-being-shot-by-school-safety-officer-as-she-was-driving-away__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF3rvDF92$

17,000 Killings by Police Have Gone Uncounted Since 1980. There have been twice as many deaths at the hands of cops than the federal government has reported, top medical journal finds https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/how-many-people-killed-by-police-us-1235121/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF4E4nlC0$

Federal Task Force Kills Winston Smith Leading to Sustained Protests.
Sheriffs deputized as federal agents ambushed and killed 32-year-old father of three https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://unicornriot.ninja/2021/federal-task-force-kills-winston-smith-leading-to-sustained-protests/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SFxEBnsgF$

Not above the law: Supreme Court can protect citizens by striking down qualified immunity. Cops can kill, rape and steal and never face accountability in civil court as long as the Supreme Court continues to enforce misguided legal doctrine.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/todaysdebate/2021/10/01/supreme-court-end-qualified-immunity-police/5903098001/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF855Pa5q$

# Legal / Judicial / DOJ
Durham targets Clinton campaign law firm in fresh round of subpoenas.
Documents come after Durham charged Clinton lawyer Michael Sussmann with lying to FBI https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nationalreview.com/news/durham-issues-new-subpoenas-including-to-clinton-campaign-law-firm/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF2fFyVPy$

Alex Jones Found Liable in Two Sandy Hook Lawsuits. A judge lambasted the conspiracy theorist and said he lost the suits because of his negligence.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/media/574852-alex-jones-found-liable-in-two-sandy-hook-cases__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF_GdMnPn$

# Media
Media attacked, journalists murdered: Democracy eroded. Social justice and freedom in all its forms, including media freedom, are at the core of the fight. Free and independent media is a cornerstone of democracy, an essential element in the maintenance of civil liberties, and the upholding of human rights, however, research published by the think tank Freedom House (FH) reveals that media freedom has been deteriorating over the past decade https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/10/01/media-attacked-journalists-murdered-democracy-eroded/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF5gd1-VC$

# Medical / Health
Planned Parenthood asks Texas Supreme Court to allow more than a dozen cases against Texas’ abortion law to resume A panel of five judges indefinitely blocked the lawsuits last week upon the request of an anti-abortion group.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/30/planned-parenthood-texas-supreme-court/?mc_cid=64cbbbc0df&mc_eid=6f15633605__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SFy6XG3wu$

Secret gov’t report suggests likely cause of Havana Syndrome. Officials publicly hypothesized the most probable cause was microwaves. But the report suggests something more innocuous.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/danvergano/havana-syndrome-jason-crickets__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SFzBXAvaD$

Pfizer begins human trials of an mRNA-based flu vaccine. It’s a similar technology to the one behind the company’s Covid-19 shot https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zmescience.com/science/pfizer-begins-human-trials-of-an-mrna-based-flu-vaccine/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF1um2Lk_$

Drug Enforcement Administration Warns of Counterfeit Pill “Surge”
Following Its Crackdown on Prescriptions. Experts say counterfeits are meeting demand for prescription pills as prescribing rates drop.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/dea-warns-of-counterfeit-pill-surge-following-its-crackdown-on-prescriptions/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF_UZ4XAK$

Americans pay almost double what the rest of the world combined pays for top medications. “Millions of American families ration medicine to help pay the bills.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nationofchange.org/2021/10/01/americans-pay-almost-double-what-the-rest-of-the-world-combined-pays-for-top-medications/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF9Mp-HHt$

# Other News
Coastal Job: Fishing Gear Upcycler. With a spark of inspiration from a stranger, designer Ali Omar built a business by converting used fishing gear into coveted personal goods.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.hakaimagazine.com/article-short/coastal-job-fishing-gear-upcycler/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF_ji53v4$

# Science
Funders punish paper-mill scientists: Two major research funders in China have punished at least 23 scientists for using ‘paper mills’ — businesses that produce sham manuscripts, including fake data, to order.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02587-3__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF4kW3Vab$

Surrogacy Across Species: Scientists can now borrow the bodies of one fish species to produce another—whether they should, though, is an open question.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.hakaimagazine.com/features/surrogacy-across-species/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF3_h_A4p$

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