February 2022 – Page 2

Voices, The Peoples News No. 2022-02-09

Voices, The Peoples News

February 9, 2022
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

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# Indigenous
How Giving Legal Rights to an Indigenous Food Could Stop a Pipeline. The White Earth Band of Anishinaabe gave wild rice legal rights in 2018. Now they’re suing the state in tribal court to stop Line 3 on its behalf.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.motherjones.com/food/2022/02/line3-wild-rice-bibeau-indigenous-rights-minnesota/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gIe9ah5geEifp6YneWC4CUOJzXH0pm9btUs7bMAR2hhOCRykk63dcGwxvAPCIXricUgH$

# Indigenous / Global
More unmarked graves found on the site of a former residential school.
Hundreds if not thousands of indigenous children in Canada were sent off to boarding schools by force and most describe the experience with much horror and consternation: “We didn’t know where we were going. We didn’t know what was going to happen to us.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-57592243__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gIe9ah5geEifp6YneWC4CUOJzXH0pm9btUs7bMAR2hhOCRykk63dcGwxvAPCIU40fX8M$

More unmarked graves likely at former residential school site https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-57855952__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gIe9ah5geEifp6YneWC4CUOJzXH0pm9btUs7bMAR2hhOCRykk63dcGwxvAPCIWZ7iptB$

# Animals / Pets / Alerts / Food Recalls Another highly pathogenic avian influenza strain invades southern states.
A new strain of Avian influenza that was present in Europe, only last year, is reported in the southern states of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and Florida. It is another highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) strain.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2022/02/another-highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza-strain-invades-southern-states/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gIe9ah5geEifp6YneWC4CUOJzXH0pm9btUs7bMAR2hhOCRykk63dcGwxvAPCIUaKsVRc$

# Border / Immigration
More Immigrants Are Waiting in Legal Limbo Than Ever Before. Why Is It So Hard to Fix the Backlog in the Courts? New data shows a record 1.6 million cases in the immigration court pipeline.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2022/02/how-to-fix-record-cases-immigration-courts-backlog/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gIe9ah5geEifp6YneWC4CUOJzXH0pm9btUs7bMAR2hhOCRykk63dcGwxvAPCIQ12iNiJ$

# Covid / Pandemics
Johnson & Johnson temporarily stops COVID vax production: report https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2022/02/08/johnson-johnson-temporarily-stops-covid-vaccine-production/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gIe9ah5geEifp6YneWC4CUOJzXH0pm9btUs7bMAR2hhOCRykk63dcGwxvAPCITdGhoTl$

# Economy / Finance / Trade
The Fed is about to shaft American workers, for no good reason. Fed policymakers are poised to raise interest rates at their March meeting and then continue raising them, in order to slow the economy.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nationofchange.org/2022/02/09/the-fed-is-about-to-shaft-american-workers-or-no-good-reason/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gIe9ah5geEifp6YneWC4CUOJzXH0pm9btUs7bMAR2hhOCRykk63dcGwxvAPCIcrbLnYE$

The disruptions, and the subsequent circumventions, have accelerated Amazon and Walmart’s takeover at the expense of independent retailers.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/economy/big-business-games-the-supply-chain/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gIe9ah5geEifp6YneWC4CUOJzXH0pm9btUs7bMAR2hhOCRykk63dcGwxvAPCIfllPebz$

# Education / Schools
A week after a series of bomb threats against historically Black colleges and universities across the U.S., public officials and university presidents are speaking out. The FBI is investigating the bomb threats as violent extremism and hate crimes.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/2022/02/08/1079294424/hbcu-bomb-threats-black-colleges__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gIe9ah5geEifp6YneWC4CUOJzXH0pm9btUs7bMAR2hhOCRykk63dcGwxvAPCIexr-tL5$

Oakland School Board Votes to Close at Least 7 Schools Despite Community Outcry. The school board made the decision early Wednesday morning after a heated nine-hour meeting https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/02/09/oakland-unified-school-board-votes-to-close-merge-or-shrink-11-schools-in-the-next-two-years/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gIe9ah5geEifp6YneWC4CUOJzXH0pm9btUs7bMAR2hhOCRykk63dcGwxvAPCIbVAKd-T$

# Employment / Labor
Peloton will lay off 2,800 people from their jobs as CEO John Foley steps down, as part of a corporate restructuring aimed at reversing the fitness company’s tumbling stock price.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/technology/593262-peloton-cutting-thousands-of-positions-ceo-stepping-down?utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=46886__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gIe9ah5geEifp6YneWC4CUOJzXH0pm9btUs7bMAR2hhOCRykk63dcGwxvAPCIVjLHJtE$

Starbucks Fires Seven Union Organizers in Memphis, Sparking Outrage. The union has filed a complaint with the labor board saying that the move is illegal.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dailynews.com/2022/02/08/starbucks-fires-7-involved-in-memphis-union-push/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gIe9ah5geEifp6YneWC4CUOJzXH0pm9btUs7bMAR2hhOCRykk63dcGwxvAPCIZuY9jpf$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemical Paper trail reveals state of Nebraska approved unprecedented use of pesticide-laden seed corn. The plant in Mead, Nebraska, was shut down one year ago, after several environmental violations surrounding pesticide-laden water and corn byproduct created by the plant.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ketv.com/article/documents-show-nebraska-approved-pesticide-laden-seed-corn/39013743__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gIe9ah5geEifp6YneWC4CUOJzXH0pm9btUs7bMAR2hhOCRykk63dcGwxvAPCIYEb6Wk7$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals / Global Erin Brockovich: This lawyer should be world-famous for his battle with Chevron – but he’s in jail. Chevron is accused of polluting the Amazon for 26 years. The only people who’ve paid the price are a human rights lawyer and those whose land was poisoned https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/feb/08/chevron-amazon-ecuador-steven-donziger-erin-brockovich__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gIe9ah5geEifp6YneWC4CUOJzXH0pm9btUs7bMAR2hhOCRykk63dcGwxvAPCIdIHdYMN$

# Environment / Climate / Interior
Date set for first youth-led climate trial in U.S. history. The first of its kind lawsuit’s trial date is scheduled for Feb. 6 of next year.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/changing-america/sustainability/climate-change/593389-date-set-for-first-ever-youth-led-climate__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gIe9ah5geEifp6YneWC4CUOJzXH0pm9btUs7bMAR2hhOCRykk63dcGwxvAPCIQcvJN5h$

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will invest $1 billion in projects that encourage farmers, ranchers and owners of forested land to employ practices that help mitigate the effects of climate change by lowering greenhouse gas emissions or catching and storing carbon https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ecowatch.com/usda-climate-grants.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gIe9ah5geEifp6YneWC4CUOJzXH0pm9btUs7bMAR2hhOCRykk63dcGwxvAPCIacQA3Qf$

Roadside trash is becoming a big problem, and we only have ourselves to blame. It has important economic, environmental and even safety consequences.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zmescience.com/science/roadside-trash-growing-problem-08022022/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gIe9ah5geEifp6YneWC4CUOJzXH0pm9btUs7bMAR2hhOCRykk63dcGwxvAPCIblbc7jc$

# General Information / Other News
Gordon Duff in a speech considered historic: If you want a womb for terrorism, look for “Kabal”! Prior to Duff’s historic speech, no one dared honestly disclose this essential truth, namely, not only terrorism in the Middle East, but its repercussions and effects on international organized crime.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.veteranstoday.com/2022/02/07/gordon-duff-in-a-speech-considered-historic-if-you-want-a-womb-for-terrorism-look-for-kabal/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gIe9ah5geEifp6YneWC4CUOJzXH0pm9btUs7bMAR2hhOCRykk63dcGwxvAPCIS50nnSZ$

# Global Politics
Europeans Pursue Diplomacy Amid Mixed Signals on Russian Aims in Ukraine President Emmanuel Macron of France said time was needed to solve the crisis, as the Kremlin refuted reports that he and President Vladimir V.
Putin of Russia had made progress toward de-escalation https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://infonews.news/europeans-pursue-diplomacy-amid-mixed-signals-on-russian-aims-in-ukraine__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gIe9ah5geEifp6YneWC4CUOJzXH0pm9btUs7bMAR2hhOCRykk63dcGwxvAPCIe5uLiPe$

Are Putin and Erdogan doing territorial swaps in Syria again?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasource/are-putin-and-erdogan-doing-territorial-swaps-in-syria-again/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gIe9ah5geEifp6YneWC4CUOJzXH0pm9btUs7bMAR2hhOCRykk63dcGwxvAPCIblJxxBW$

Blockbuster: General Ivashov – Erdogan Preparing to Attack Crimea Aided by Grey Wolves and al Qaeda: VT has been tracking the war plans hatched by Israel’s Ukrainian/Khazarian militias under Zelensky’s handler Kolomoisky and his partnership with Erdogan and the Grey Wolves.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.veteranstoday.com/2022/02/07/blockbuster-general-ivashov-erdogan-preparing-to-attack-crimea/?mc_cid=4c6587936f&mc_eid=3f7488d454__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gIe9ah5geEifp6YneWC4CUOJzXH0pm9btUs7bMAR2hhOCRykk63dcGwxvAPCIStPVhmJ$

# Gov / Politics
RNC Defended Riot as ‘Nonviolent, Legal’ in Scrapped Draft. The first draft of the resolution censuring Liz Cheney was even stronger in its defense of Jan. 6 than the final version.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/republicans-defended-riot-as-nonviolent-and-legal-in-scrapped-draft-of-cheney-censure__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gIe9ah5geEifp6YneWC4CUOJzXH0pm9btUs7bMAR2hhOCRykk63dcGwxvAPCIZKNdrF6$

Climate justice? Not without voting rights. If you want environmental justice, you need voting rights first. The same people who need voting rights protected also need climate justice.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://grist.org/politics/no-climate-justice-without-voting-rights/?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Climate*news*3A&utm_campaign=TDC*Daily__;KyUr!!On18fmf1aQ!gIe9ah5geEifp6YneWC4CUOJzXH0pm9btUs7bMAR2hhOCRykk63dcGwxvAPCIddXjS7I$

The head of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles resigned on Monday after revelations that the agency’s security vulnerabilities led to the creation and sale of thousands of fake paper license plates.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dallasnews.com/news/transportation/2022/02/07/head-of-texas-department-of-motor-vehicles-resigns-as-agency-grapples-with-fake-license-tag-problems/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gIe9ah5geEifp6YneWC4CUOJzXH0pm9btUs7bMAR2hhOCRykk63dcGwxvAPCIf4yk9FY$

‘Trump the document ripper’ emerges as another presidential historical first. Don the Ripper – Now we learn that the Presidential Archives Act has no enforcement provisions. It seems it was just generally assumed that all presidents would comply without the threat of penalties…
until Trump came along.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/trump-ripping-white-house-docs-shows-what-little-respect-he-ncna1288530__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gIe9ah5geEifp6YneWC4CUOJzXH0pm9btUs7bMAR2hhOCRykk63dcGwxvAPCIUHUI6dD$

Heads of State Hold More Talks as U.S. Threatens Sweeping Sanctions Amid Russia-Ukraine Tensions https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.democracynow.org/2022/2/9/headlines/heads_of_state_hold_more_talks_as_us_threatens_sweeping_sanctions_amid_russia_ukraine_tensions__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gIe9ah5geEifp6YneWC4CUOJzXH0pm9btUs7bMAR2hhOCRykk63dcGwxvAPCIfZZaGkn$

Congress Proposes $500 Million for Negative News Coverage of China: The effort to counter China’s ‘malign influence’ would fund negative coverage of China’s Belt and Road Initiative, while also beefing up the U.S.’s international lending.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/politics/congress-proposes-500-million-for-negative-news-coverage-of-china/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gIe9ah5geEifp6YneWC4CUOJzXH0pm9btUs7bMAR2hhOCRykk63dcGwxvAPCIfoHRnim$

Echoing Antiwar Activists, Sanders Warns Against Sanctions and War on Russia. “I am extremely concerned when I hear the familiar drumbeats in Washington,” Sen. Bernie Sanders said.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/echoing-antiwar-activists-sanders-warns-against-sanctions-and-war-on-russia/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gIe9ah5geEifp6YneWC4CUOJzXH0pm9btUs7bMAR2hhOCRykk63dcGwxvAPCIbVXjG_l$

To Avert ‘Full-Blown War,’ Coalition Urges Biden to Rejoin Iran Deal:
“Biden must seize this opportunity, veer off the path to military confrontation with Iran, ease crushing sanctions, and restore the most significant agreement between the U.S. and Iran in decades.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/02/09/avert-full-blown-war-coalition-urges-biden-rejoin-iran-deal__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gIe9ah5geEifp6YneWC4CUOJzXH0pm9btUs7bMAR2hhOCRykk63dcGwxvAPCIUaPK1fp$

# Legal / DOJ
[Unbelievable, must read] The FBI Keeps Pushing Junk Science to Win Convictions. Forensic firearms analysis is notoriously unreliable, but the FBI wants juries to keep hearing it as evidence.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-fbi-keeps-pushing-junk-science-to-win-convictions__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gIe9ah5geEifp6YneWC4CUOJzXH0pm9btUs7bMAR2hhOCRykk63dcGwxvAPCId580F4n$

Criminal justice: Grand jury witnesses in a Dallas police brutality case were warned not to mention race while testifying. The grand jury chose not to indict police Sgt. Roger Rudloff, who was photographed shooting pepper balls at an anti-racism protester last year.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2509097518979/how-a-ban-on-discussing-race-in-a-dallas-grand-jury-room-stifled-testimony-against-a-police-officer__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gIe9ah5geEifp6YneWC4CUOJzXH0pm9btUs7bMAR2hhOCRykk63dcGwxvAPCIf8Lynyy$

Jan. 6 Panel Interviews White House Aide Who Quit After Riot. Sarah Matthews was reportedly questioned about what took place within the White House during the attacks.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/white-house-press-aide-appears-jan-committee/story?id=82777335&cid=social_twitter_abcnp__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gIe9ah5geEifp6YneWC4CUOJzXH0pm9btUs7bMAR2hhOCRykk63dcGwxvAPCIZQJsOZ2$

Black Lawmakers Urge DOJ To Take ‘Aggressive’ Action Against Voter
Restrictions:
More than 40 members of the Congressional Black Caucus wrote to U.S.
Attorney General Merrick Garland on Tuesday, urging the Justice Department to be “relentless” in challenging state laws that restrict voting rights.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/congressional-black-caucus-doj-voting-rights_n_6202de6ce4b0d4230cc132da__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gIe9ah5geEifp6YneWC4CUOJzXH0pm9btUs7bMAR2hhOCRykk63dcGwxvAPCIUw-vfF0$

# Media
Amazon’s hit ‘Reacher’ has a secret, disturbing subtext: Close examination of the CVs of the creators of ‘Reacher’ reveals an alarming number of links to the US government and military https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thepressunited.com/updates/amazons-hit-reacher-has-a-secret-disturbing-subtext/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gIe9ah5geEifp6YneWC4CUOJzXH0pm9btUs7bMAR2hhOCRykk63dcGwxvAPCIRxRSCmM$

# Medical / Health Care
Is This the Beginning of the End for Parkinson’s Disease? If it works, it will forever turn the tide in our fight against the disease.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/clinical-trials-for-new-danish-stem-cell-treatment-could-usher-the-end-of-parkinsons?via=newsletter&source=DDMorning__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gIe9ah5geEifp6YneWC4CUOJzXH0pm9btUs7bMAR2hhOCRykk63dcGwxvAPCIY13RGDE$

Biden’s Big Chance to Lower Drug Prices: A decision on whether to open a costly cancer drug to generic competition will be made shortly. It doesn’t require congressional approval.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/health/bidens-big-chance-to-lower-drug-prices/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gIe9ah5geEifp6YneWC4CUOJzXH0pm9btUs7bMAR2hhOCRykk63dcGwxvAPCIZG214_F$

# Military / DOD
100 US troops arrive in Romania: The first batch of US troops reinforcing NATO allies on the eastern flank following a Russian military build-up on Ukraine’s border has arrived in Romania, Defence Minister Vasile Dincu said https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/2/8/first-us-troops-arrive-in-romania-amid-ukraine-russia-tensions__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gIe9ah5geEifp6YneWC4CUOJzXH0pm9btUs7bMAR2hhOCRykk63dcGwxvAPCIenoWqqg$

Strykers and soldiers from Army’s 2nd Cavalry Regiment mount up for open-ended Romania deployment. The Vilseck-based 2nd Cavalry Regiment soldiers will remain in Romania to shore up NATO’s eastern flank as long as the mission requires, said Col. Joe Ewers, the regiment’s commander.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dailyadvent.com/news/8c9b010515ca81efac19f757eba7be50-Strykers-and-soldiers-from-Armys-2nd-Cavalry-Regiment-mount-up-for-openended-Romania-deployment__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gIe9ah5geEifp6YneWC4CUOJzXH0pm9btUs7bMAR2hhOCRykk63dcGwxvAPCIV9Kx3eM$

# Military / Global
Russia placed on the border with Ukraine 203-mm. Self-propelled guns capable of delivering nuclear strikes. A few hours ago, less than 15 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, residents of the Belgorod region noticed at least 10 2S7 Pion self-propelled artillery mounts.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBSxCwTaUGk__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gIe9ah5geEifp6YneWC4CUOJzXH0pm9btUs7bMAR2hhOCRykk63dcGwxvAPCIXajs3aT$

There Will Be No Winners: Latest Efforts To Preserve Peace: France, Germany, and Russia are trying to find common ground and avoid the outbreak of hostilities. The United States and Great Britain are striving to pursue their own warmongering agenda, without risking bloodshed within their own territories.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/2/8/macron-to-visit-kyiv-after-crisis-talks-with-putin-liveblog__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gIe9ah5geEifp6YneWC4CUOJzXH0pm9btUs7bMAR2hhOCRykk63dcGwxvAPCIfIzoKPI$

Russia’s navy on Tuesday dispatched ships off the Ukrainian coast in the Black Sea for what it called military exercises. Ukraine crisis: Russia warships heading to Black Sea for drills Russia announced last month its navy would stage exercises involving all its fleets in the latest show of strength.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/2/8/six-russia-warships-en-route-to-black-sea-for__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gIe9ah5geEifp6YneWC4CUOJzXH0pm9btUs7bMAR2hhOCRykk63dcGwxvAPCIQHWNMPl$

# Science
Soaring Methane Levels Has Scientists Concerned Climate Feedback Loop Is Here Atmospheric methane levels are currently higher than at any point in the last 800,000 years.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/02/09/scientists-fear-soaring-methane-levels-show-climate-feedback-loop-has-arrived__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gIe9ah5geEifp6YneWC4CUOJzXH0pm9btUs7bMAR2hhOCRykk63dcGwxvAPCIbocy3tR$

# Veterans / VA
VA secretary vows to boost health care workers pay, benefits as department grapples with employee burnout. Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough vowed to work with Congress to increase pay caps for medical workers.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.militarytimes.com/military-honor/salute-veterans/2021/11/10/va-secretary-wary-about-burnout-as-post-pandemic-work-piles-up/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gIe9ah5geEifp6YneWC4CUOJzXH0pm9btUs7bMAR2hhOCRykk63dcGwxvAPCIRsAV2Be$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2022-02-08

Voices, The Peoples News

February 8, 2022
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

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– Neil deGrasse Tyson
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# Indigenous
Pharma Companies Reach $665M Opioid Settlement With Native American Tribes The deal, involving Johnson & Johnson and three major drug distribution firms, marks a first for Native American tribes that are often relegated to the sidelines in mass tort litigation. At the same time, lawyers in another drug case warn that continued litigation will dampen innovation.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thecrimereport.org/2022/02/02/pharma-companies-reach-665m-opioid-settlement-with-native-american-tribes/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mvGlKz2s7bcoYdenTJ1b_KbJ5RXUfUq6e7oGbeLbcljFQjV423RX8FxKX60H8UocQdz7$

# Border / Immigration
Investigators: Human trafficking across U.S. borders result in murders, other atrocities. Investigations into human smuggling stemming from illegal immigration reveal that not everyone makes it safely to the U.S.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.oleantimesherald.com/news/nation/investigators-human-trafficking-across-u-s-borders-result-in-murders-other-atrocities/article_04489d79-916f-58f3-bbb9-fc3af52ea8e2.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mvGlKz2s7bcoYdenTJ1b_KbJ5RXUfUq6e7oGbeLbcljFQjV423RX8FxKX60H8eo9RbbL$

Texas and Missouri team up to fight illegal immigration, Biden administration. The attorneys general of Texas and Missouri have been what some may consider an unlikely pair from non-neighboring states, teaming up on lawsuits against the Biden administration over illegal immigration.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://ourcommunitynow.com/springfield-mo/texas-and-missouri-team-up-to-fight-illegal-immigration-biden-administration__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mvGlKz2s7bcoYdenTJ1b_KbJ5RXUfUq6e7oGbeLbcljFQjV423RX8FxKX60H8SGoucW9$

# Covid / Pandemics
Documents obtained by NATIONAL FILE show that the University of Pennsylvania, which hosts and funds Joe Biden’s think tank called the Penn Biden Center, directly profits from the sale of Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna Coronavirus vaccines. The University gets more money if more vaccines are sold. Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine. BioNTech pays the University of Pennsylvania Board of Trustees directly, and the university is protected from civil liability if people try to sue for “bodily injury”
or “death” caused by BioNTech vaccines [of which there are hundreds of thousands, truth be told].
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://greenpass.news/university-that-funds-bidens-think-tank-and-hosts-factcheck-org-has-contract-with-biontech-gets-paid-for-vaccine-sales-fda-approvals/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mvGlKz2s7bcoYdenTJ1b_KbJ5RXUfUq6e7oGbeLbcljFQjV423RX8FxKX60H8RDRWh2Y$

Spain’s First Study on Omicron Finds Vaccinated People Spread COVID at Same Rate as Unvaccinated. Several governments in Spain scrapped COVID passports following the study’s release.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://fee.org/articles/spain-s-first-study-on-omicron-finds-vaccinated-people-spread-covid-at-same-rate-as-unvaccinated/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mvGlKz2s7bcoYdenTJ1b_KbJ5RXUfUq6e7oGbeLbcljFQjV423RX8FxKX60H8UUlmXid$

Unvaccinated parents will be BANNED from seeing their own sick KIDS in Western Australian hospitals under strict new laws from Mark McGowan *Mark McGowan to lock unvaccinated parents out of hospitals seeing sick kids *New Covid rules will see the unvaxxed denied entry to all ‘high-risk settings’
*Legislation comes after Mark McGowan reneged on re-opening his state https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10447723/Unvaccinated-parents-banned-seeing-sick-KIDS-hospital-Western-Australia.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mvGlKz2s7bcoYdenTJ1b_KbJ5RXUfUq6e7oGbeLbcljFQjV423RX8FxKX60H8av-eVyq$

Unvaccinated Americans are Removed from Organ Transplant List. Recently, two men were taken off lists for heart and kidney transplants.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/changing-america/well-being/prevention-cures/592091-hospitals-taking-unvaccinated-patients-off-organ__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mvGlKz2s7bcoYdenTJ1b_KbJ5RXUfUq6e7oGbeLbcljFQjV423RX8FxKX60H8eO7HAOP$

‘Obscene inequality’: Oxfam says taxing the world’s richest could help save lives The pandemic has made the rich richer while the income of the rest of the world — about 99% of humanity, dropped, according to a new Oxfam report titled “Inequality Kills.” New billionaire minted every 26 hours, as inequality contributes to the death of one person every four seconds https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.oxfam.org/en/press-releases/ten-richest-men-double-their-fortunes-pandemic-while-incomes-99-percent-humanity__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mvGlKz2s7bcoYdenTJ1b_KbJ5RXUfUq6e7oGbeLbcljFQjV423RX8FxKX60H8ZxYwnPo$

27,530 New Breakthrough COVID Cases in Mass: Massachusetts health officials on Tuesday reported … 290 more deaths in people with breakthrough cases. In the last week, 27,530 new breakthrough cases – infections in people who have been vaccinated – were reported, with 555 more vaccinated people hospitalized over the period.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.bostonherald.com/2022/02/01/massachusetts-coronavirus-breakthrough-cases-up-27530-last-week-infection-rate-keeps-plunging/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mvGlKz2s7bcoYdenTJ1b_KbJ5RXUfUq6e7oGbeLbcljFQjV423RX8FxKX60H8Vijf0et$

Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla on Monday said two doses of the company’s vaccine may not provide strong protection against infection from the Covid omicron variant, and the original shots have also lost some of their efficacy at preventing hospitalization. The vaccine may not protect everyone.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.comirnaty.com/?gclsrc=aw.ds&gclid=Cj0KCQiAxoiQBhCRARIsAPsvo-zKVi4svldB9pdy9zBAnUpzha3V-GqrQ7fafiVv6Sz6nJEbN-blNT4aAjZcEALw_wcB__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mvGlKz2s7bcoYdenTJ1b_KbJ5RXUfUq6e7oGbeLbcljFQjV423RX8FxKX60H8VJc7E4r$

Inside the $250 million effort to convince Americans the coronavirus vaccines are safe https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cbsnews.com/news/covid-vaccine-safety-250-million-dollar-marketing-campaign/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mvGlKz2s7bcoYdenTJ1b_KbJ5RXUfUq6e7oGbeLbcljFQjV423RX8FxKX60H8dc10VTs$

Pfizer Forecasts Record-Breaking 2022 Profits, as Billions Remain Unprotected. Just 11 percent of the 1.3 billion people in Africa have been fully vaccinated.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/pfizer-forecasts-record-breaking-2022-profits-as-billions-remain-unprotected/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mvGlKz2s7bcoYdenTJ1b_KbJ5RXUfUq6e7oGbeLbcljFQjV423RX8FxKX60H8aXABAF7$

Taxpayers question local COVID relief spending across nation. A county government in southeast Michigan is moving forward with plans to build a sports complex with federal COVID-19 relief money that could cost up to
$80 million. Some residents are pushing back.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.brenhambanner.com/news/national/taxpayers-question-local-covid-relief-spending-across-nation/article_3114723e-2c04-5dff-92fa-2efb7d0fe982.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mvGlKz2s7bcoYdenTJ1b_KbJ5RXUfUq6e7oGbeLbcljFQjV423RX8FxKX60H8fDOXYSv$

Sixteen states file new lawsuit against federal COVID vaccination mandate. Sixteen states again are challenging a federal COVID-19 vaccination mandate for health care workers who work at facilities that receive Medicare and Medicaid funding https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thecourierexpress.com/news/national_world/sixteen-states-file-new-lawsuit-against-federal-covid-vaccination-mandate/article_879e2e4f-44bf-5cd0-bcaa-ed5198df7497.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mvGlKz2s7bcoYdenTJ1b_KbJ5RXUfUq6e7oGbeLbcljFQjV423RX8FxKX60H8RKhQZzF$

# Education / Schools
School district where toxic chemicals lingered for years offers $34 million settlement to families. The settlement would go to nearly 200 students and parents at a Seattle-area school where PCBs are still being cleaned up eight years later https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/school-district-where-toxic-chemicals-lingered-for-years-offers-34-million-settlement-to-families__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mvGlKz2s7bcoYdenTJ1b_KbJ5RXUfUq6e7oGbeLbcljFQjV423RX8FxKX60H8Uj8lwEe$

NYC Public Schools Initiate ‘Vegan Fridays’: Across more than 1,700 public schools in New York City, a new initiative aims to give children more plant-based meals with the launch of Vegan Fridays. Over 1 million students in grades K-12 will have plant-based lunch options at school on Fridays.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ecowatch.com/new-york-public-schools-vegan-fridays.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mvGlKz2s7bcoYdenTJ1b_KbJ5RXUfUq6e7oGbeLbcljFQjV423RX8FxKX60H8a_96h5H$

Hunger-Striking Teachers Say School Closures Will Hurt Black and Brown Kids. The hunger strike across multiple Oakland schools has empowered many to speak up against longtime systemic racism.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/video/hunger-striking-teachers-say-school-closures-will-hurt-black-and-brown-kids/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mvGlKz2s7bcoYdenTJ1b_KbJ5RXUfUq6e7oGbeLbcljFQjV423RX8FxKX60H8VKRBIBG$

# Employment / Labor
New Under the Sun: Government Pro-Worker Activism: The White House and Congress endeavor to empower groups of employees, as Republicans try out a sham empowerment of their own.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/blogs/tap/new-under-the-sun-government-pro-worker-activism/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mvGlKz2s7bcoYdenTJ1b_KbJ5RXUfUq6e7oGbeLbcljFQjV423RX8FxKX60H8cv9JzyP$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemical Biden vows to stop Nord Stream 2 pipeline to Europe if Russia invades Ukraine https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-joe-biden-vladimir-putin-europe-moscow-46f8be10fa71af16bae8f3a9bd82918d__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mvGlKz2s7bcoYdenTJ1b_KbJ5RXUfUq6e7oGbeLbcljFQjV423RX8FxKX60H8S1tkWwY$

The place that coal built and fire burned: Deadly Colorado blaze renews focus on underground coal fires. Authorities investigating the cause of a wildfire that destroyed more than 1,000 buildings last month in Colorado are looking at the possibility that the blaze is linked to underground coal fires have long smoldered at old coal mines in the area https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/deadly-colorado-blaze-renews-focus-underground-coal-fires-82565636__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mvGlKz2s7bcoYdenTJ1b_KbJ5RXUfUq6e7oGbeLbcljFQjV423RX8FxKX60H8QWIZXAF$

How Manchin used politics to protect his family coal company. Selling scrap coal has earned Sen. Joe Manchin millions of dollars over three decades, and he has used his political positions to protect the fuel from laws and regulations that threaten his family’s business.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2022/02/08/manchin-family-coal-company-00003218__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mvGlKz2s7bcoYdenTJ1b_KbJ5RXUfUq6e7oGbeLbcljFQjV423RX8FxKX60H8UP-UbTL$

Massachusetts provides $13M for 300 EV charging stations. Massachusetts is providing more than $13 million in grants to install more than 300 electric vehicle fast-charging stations at 150 locations around the state.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.capecod.com/newscenter/massachusetts-provides-13m-for-300-ev-charging-stations/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mvGlKz2s7bcoYdenTJ1b_KbJ5RXUfUq6e7oGbeLbcljFQjV423RX8FxKX60H8agoje7q$

Methane is spiking ‘dangerously fast’: As global methane concentrations soar to nearly triple preindustrial levels, some researchers fear that global warming itself is behind the rapid rise.The spike has caused many researchers to worry that global warming is creating a feedback mechanism that will cause ever more methane to be released https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theprint.in/environment/why-methane-is-a-far-more-dangerous-greenhouse-gas-than-carbon-dioxide/378858/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mvGlKz2s7bcoYdenTJ1b_KbJ5RXUfUq6e7oGbeLbcljFQjV423RX8FxKX60H8expMFRR$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals / Global Police in Canada’s capital have begun to seize fuel and say they have made multiple arrests after issuing a statement saying that “those trying to bring supplies to support the thousands of protesters opposed to COVID-19 mandates and restrictions gathered in the city would be arrested”. https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.gilmermirror.com/2022/02/08/56185/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mvGlKz2s7bcoYdenTJ1b_KbJ5RXUfUq6e7oGbeLbcljFQjV423RX8FxKX60H8WubfQXj$

Ottawa mayor declares state of emergency as police threaten arrests for bringing gas to Freedom Convoy –Approximately 500 vehicles remain in the Canadian capital https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://steinbachonline.com/local/ottawa-mayor-declares-state-of-emergency-as-police-crackdown-on-convoy-supplies__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mvGlKz2s7bcoYdenTJ1b_KbJ5RXUfUq6e7oGbeLbcljFQjV423RX8FxKX60H8YFYGxPh$

Thousands of supporters braved a snowstorm to cheer on the truckers and farmers in the noisy spectacle against lockdown restrictions.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rebelnews.com/thousands_of_people_show_up_to_support_huge_edmonton_anti_lockdown_truck_convoy__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mvGlKz2s7bcoYdenTJ1b_KbJ5RXUfUq6e7oGbeLbcljFQjV423RX8FxKX60H8a006yUU$

Canadian Truckers Say They Have Enough Money to Keep Protesting for 4 Years https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/canadian-truckers-vaccine-mandate-protest-raised-enough-stay-years-1674490__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mvGlKz2s7bcoYdenTJ1b_KbJ5RXUfUq6e7oGbeLbcljFQjV423RX8FxKX60H8XN8Ropm$

Freedom Convoy: Why Canadian truckers are protesting in Ottawa https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-60164561__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mvGlKz2s7bcoYdenTJ1b_KbJ5RXUfUq6e7oGbeLbcljFQjV423RX8FxKX60H8Wv7qW6y$

# Environment / Climate / Interior
This Farmer Has Been Working to Revive California’s San Joaquin River for over 65 Years. Like other bodies of water throughout the western U.S., the San Joaquin has suffered from a decade of drought. The river is also heavily dammed and one of the most diverted in the state https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.outsideonline.com/video/san-joaquin-river-drought-dams/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mvGlKz2s7bcoYdenTJ1b_KbJ5RXUfUq6e7oGbeLbcljFQjV423RX8FxKX60H8V05XoAL$

EPA science advisers recommend tighter soot air quality standards in draft document. In a new draft document, the Environmental Protection Agency’s science advisers recommended that the agency tighten its air quality standard.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/593115-epa-science-advisors-recommend-tighter-soot-air-quality-standards__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mvGlKz2s7bcoYdenTJ1b_KbJ5RXUfUq6e7oGbeLbcljFQjV423RX8FxKX60H8fS_o7W3$

Unnatural disasters plague Canada’s forests, leaving at least half of our tree species at risk of disappearing. With the Earth now warming 50 times faster than at the dawn of the Holocene, the forest isn’t marching north; it’s imploding https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nationalobserver.com/2022/02/07/news/unnatural-disasters-plague-canadas-forests-tree-species-risk__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mvGlKz2s7bcoYdenTJ1b_KbJ5RXUfUq6e7oGbeLbcljFQjV423RX8FxKX60H8S6Eg83u$

USDA pledges $1B for ‘climate smart’ ag products: Tom Vilsack announced a $1 billion program to boost agricultural and forestry products that are made with reduced greenhouse gas emissions.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://missouriindependent.com/briefs/usda-pledges-1b-for-climate-smart-ag-products/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mvGlKz2s7bcoYdenTJ1b_KbJ5RXUfUq6e7oGbeLbcljFQjV423RX8FxKX60H8U4kc499$

Climate pledges crumble under scrutiny: Major companies not living up to the promises they made to reduce their carbon emissions to zero. Study reviewing climate commitments of 25 high-profile businesses highlights urgent need for a thorough system to evaluate industry’s promises.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-00366-2__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mvGlKz2s7bcoYdenTJ1b_KbJ5RXUfUq6e7oGbeLbcljFQjV423RX8FxKX60H8ea5q_Qu$

Earthquakes increase in Texas: In 2021, over 200 earthquakes with a magnitude of 3 or greater occurred in the state. Scientific studies show that the spike in earthquakes is almost certainly a consequence of sludgy water injections by oil companies that take place at the end of the hydraulic fracturing process.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2022/02/08/west-texas-earthquakes-fracking/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mvGlKz2s7bcoYdenTJ1b_KbJ5RXUfUq6e7oGbeLbcljFQjV423RX8FxKX60H8WDm3lyG$

# Food /Farming / GMOs / Chemicals / Other What should desert farmers grow? The West is mired in a water crisis that’s difficult to fully comprehend. More than 40 million people in seven states and two countries depend on the Colorado River, and its waters are depleting at a terrifying rate.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thefern.org/2022/02/what-should-desert-farmers-grow/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mvGlKz2s7bcoYdenTJ1b_KbJ5RXUfUq6e7oGbeLbcljFQjV423RX8FxKX60H8YZnS8T0$

How a cooperative run by the formerly incarcerated is reshaping Chicago’s food industry. Megacorporations tend to dominate food contracting with schools and other large facilities in America. In Chicago, Black formerly incarcerated people are prepping locally sourced meals for schools, nursing homes and transitional housing facilities.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nationofchange.org/2022/02/08/how-a-cooperative-run-by-the-formerly-incarcerated-is-reshaping-chicagos-food-industry/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mvGlKz2s7bcoYdenTJ1b_KbJ5RXUfUq6e7oGbeLbcljFQjV423RX8FxKX60H8cMk4V7N$

# General Information / Other News
Unregulated, synthetic vape use growing among kids. To users, these vapes are identical. But because of an obscure loophole, they skirt the FDA’s regulatory umbrella.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2022/02/07/unregulated-synthetic-vape-growing-kids-00005932__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mvGlKz2s7bcoYdenTJ1b_KbJ5RXUfUq6e7oGbeLbcljFQjV423RX8FxKX60H8Smo02gi$

Western missionaries oversee Haitian orphanages where children are abused and exploited. The state has flagged most of them for allegations of mismanagement or abuse, but closing them is nearly impossible.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/karlazabludovsky/missionaries-orphanages-haiti__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mvGlKz2s7bcoYdenTJ1b_KbJ5RXUfUq6e7oGbeLbcljFQjV423RX8FxKX60H8bju9ZfI$

# Global Politics
China and Russia have outlined a vision of international relations anchored in their potential to reinforce each other in disputes with the United States and its allies while cooperating on an array of economic and diplomatic fronts. Chinese General Secretary Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a joint statement that forecast the “transformation of the global governance architecture and world order.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense-national-security/china-and-russia-unveil-plan-for-new-world-order__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mvGlKz2s7bcoYdenTJ1b_KbJ5RXUfUq6e7oGbeLbcljFQjV423RX8FxKX60H8dndSeMT$

# Gov / Politics
Eric Lander has resigned as Biden’s science adviser after bullying staff. A two-month internal White House investigation into Lander confirmed his long-time reputation for bullying women.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/peteraldhous/eric-lander-biden-science-adviser-resigned-bullying__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mvGlKz2s7bcoYdenTJ1b_KbJ5RXUfUq6e7oGbeLbcljFQjV423RX8FxKX60H8RUfQzC8$

The Fight for Voting Rights Goes On. The John Lewis Voting Rights Act would shield voters from racial discrimination at the ballot box.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/fight-voting-rights-moves-senate__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mvGlKz2s7bcoYdenTJ1b_KbJ5RXUfUq6e7oGbeLbcljFQjV423RX8FxKX60H8TLLXZcm$

Supreme Court Reinstates Alabama’s Racial Gerrymander: Even John Roberts says the court’s conservative majority went too far.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.motherjones.com/mojo-wire/2022/02/supreme-court-reinstates-alabamas-racial-gerrymander/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mvGlKz2s7bcoYdenTJ1b_KbJ5RXUfUq6e7oGbeLbcljFQjV423RX8FxKX60H8WDiV4Qr$

With Alabama ruling, SCOTUS delivers ‘another major blow’ to Voting Rights Act.
“We must end the filibuster so the Senate can pass voting rights protections,” declares the Congressional Progressive Caucus.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/02/07/alabama-ruling-scotus-delivers-another-major-blow-voting-rights-act__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mvGlKz2s7bcoYdenTJ1b_KbJ5RXUfUq6e7oGbeLbcljFQjV423RX8FxKX60H8TUgwMSQ$

America, a nation teetering on the edge. The kind of question we the people of America should be asking ourselves, “Can we get along? Why is it that we can’t get along?”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nationofchange.org/2022/02/08/america-a-nation-teetering-on-the-edge/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mvGlKz2s7bcoYdenTJ1b_KbJ5RXUfUq6e7oGbeLbcljFQjV423RX8FxKX60H8XadXAsw$

U.S. Sanctions Caused Mass Civilian Deaths in Iraq. Afghan Civilians Are Up Next. Over 30 million Afghans, including 1 million children, are facing hunger and starvation brought on by U.S. sanctions.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/us-sanctions-caused-mass-civilian-deaths-in-iraq-afghan-civilians-are-up-next/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mvGlKz2s7bcoYdenTJ1b_KbJ5RXUfUq6e7oGbeLbcljFQjV423RX8FxKX60H8Sng3H3v$

Reports of a new Biden administration grant program has drawn widespread criticism for its efforts to reduce the spread of disease by providing crack pipes at taxpayer expense.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wfmz.com/news/us/reports-of-bidens-taxpayer-funded-crack-pipes-draw-scrutiny/article_c14da334-aff4-5b3a-805a-aa64a4134b1e.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mvGlKz2s7bcoYdenTJ1b_KbJ5RXUfUq6e7oGbeLbcljFQjV423RX8FxKX60H8ZdgCTpW$

Democrats divided, police dissatisfied over Biden’s law enforcement messaging. Amid rising violent crime levels around the country, President Joe Biden sent a message to defund the police supporters late last week during his visit to New York.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.oleantimesherald.com/news/nation/democrats-divided-police-dissatisfied-over-biden-s-law-enforcement-messaging/article_d9578b61-9377-5c11-918e-776a46d879ae.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mvGlKz2s7bcoYdenTJ1b_KbJ5RXUfUq6e7oGbeLbcljFQjV423RX8FxKX60H8d9a5i3n$

Erik Prince Helped Fund Pro-Trump Espionage Scheme. The ex-Blackwater chief reportedly met with a Gore-Tex scion to raise money for a scheme to use undercover operatives to infiltrate progressive groups and Demo campaigns.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/erik-prince-helped-fundraise-for-buddy-richard-seddons-pro-trump-spy-venture__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mvGlKz2s7bcoYdenTJ1b_KbJ5RXUfUq6e7oGbeLbcljFQjV423RX8FxKX60H8UXOIDmY$

# Law Enforcement
Minneapolis is reckoning, again, with “no-knock” warrants after police killed Amir Locke. Just days before his reelection, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey’s website claimed he banned “no-knock” warrants. It’s no longer on his website. Locke’s shooting is under investigation.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/salvadorhernandez/minneapolis-police-no-knock-frey-locke__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mvGlKz2s7bcoYdenTJ1b_KbJ5RXUfUq6e7oGbeLbcljFQjV423RX8FxKX60H8T89m9aI$

It sure looks like a notorious prison tech giant is preparing to cash in on Pell Grants for prisoners. Millions of dollars in college financial aid will soon be available to prisoners. Aventiv has taken note.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.motherjones.com/crime-justice/2022/02/aventiv-securus-lantern-college-pell-grants-prisoners/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mvGlKz2s7bcoYdenTJ1b_KbJ5RXUfUq6e7oGbeLbcljFQjV423RX8FxKX60H8Z2KS4Bl$

Cops Arrest Teen in Case Behind Fatal Amir Locke Shooting. Police said the fatal police shooting of the 22-year-old Black man was part of a homicide investigation that had nothing to do with him. Days after his death, they made an arrest.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/02/08/minneapolis-police-shooting-amir-locke-teen-arrested-homicide-investigation/6706775001/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mvGlKz2s7bcoYdenTJ1b_KbJ5RXUfUq6e7oGbeLbcljFQjV423RX8FxKX60H8WUab-Zl$

Florida’s Juvenile Justice Fees Mire Families in Debt and Poverty: A new report reveals Florida’s 31 different court fees, costs and surcharges imposed on youth involved in the state’s juvenile justice system and their families are ineffective, costly to administer and difficult to collect. They also trap thousands in inescapable debt and poverty https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jonathandesverneyusanews.com/2022/01/26/floridas-juvenile-justice-fees-mire-families-in-debt-and-poverty-report/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mvGlKz2s7bcoYdenTJ1b_KbJ5RXUfUq6e7oGbeLbcljFQjV423RX8FxKX60H8doEnUu_$

# Legal / DOJ
Montana Plaintiffs Announce First Children’s Climate Trial in History of
U.S.: The youth plaintiffs seek to challenge the constitutionality of the state’s energy policy.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/02/07/montana-plaintiffs-announce-first-childrens-climate-trial-us-history__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mvGlKz2s7bcoYdenTJ1b_KbJ5RXUfUq6e7oGbeLbcljFQjV423RX8FxKX60H8fGhtXD4$

Judicial Watch announced that it filed an opposition to the U.S. Capitol Police’s (USCP) effort to shut down Judicial Watch’s federal lawsuit for January 6 videos and emails. Congress exempts itself from the Freedom of Information Act. Judicial Watch, therefore, brought its lawsuit under the common law right of access to public records.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.judicialwatch.org/videos/pelosi-congress-hides-1-6-videos-under-sovereign-immunity-privilege/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mvGlKz2s7bcoYdenTJ1b_KbJ5RXUfUq6e7oGbeLbcljFQjV423RX8FxKX60H8Tslwbm-$

Why it’s so hard to get a defense lawyer confirmed to the Supreme Court https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vox.com/2016/3/28/11306422/supreme-court-prosecutors-career__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mvGlKz2s7bcoYdenTJ1b_KbJ5RXUfUq6e7oGbeLbcljFQjV423RX8FxKX60H8fCKdpFA$

Roger Stone Is Raking It In—From Candidates He Endorses. Roger Stone is officially back, tax-evasion cases be damned.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/roger-stone-is-raking-it-in-from-candidates-he-endorses__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mvGlKz2s7bcoYdenTJ1b_KbJ5RXUfUq6e7oGbeLbcljFQjV423RX8FxKX60H8VpHysTC$

# LGBTQ
How a fight over transgender rights derailed environmentalists in
Nevada: Some activists fighting a massive lithium mine project are angry over the involvement of an environmental group they say espouses discriminatory views about transgender people.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2022/02/06/nevada-transgender-rights-environmentalists-lithium-00001658__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mvGlKz2s7bcoYdenTJ1b_KbJ5RXUfUq6e7oGbeLbcljFQjV423RX8FxKX60H8ZORAphg$

# Marijuana / Hemp / CBD Oil
Drug Decriminalization Is Working in Oregon. Other States Should Follow.
Decriminalization, in combination with expanded access to health services, can help stem the overdose crisis.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/drug-decriminalization-is-working-in-oregon-other-states-should-follow/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mvGlKz2s7bcoYdenTJ1b_KbJ5RXUfUq6e7oGbeLbcljFQjV423RX8FxKX60H8YDsb0Vq$

# Media
Louis DeJoy’s latest scandal: A fleet of gas-guzzling mail trucks.
Democrats are calling for the postmaster general to resign over his “antediluvian” choice.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2022/02/louis-dejoys-usps-buys-fleet-of-gas-guzzling-trucks-despite-biden-order-not-to/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mvGlKz2s7bcoYdenTJ1b_KbJ5RXUfUq6e7oGbeLbcljFQjV423RX8FxKX60H8ZReueiX$

# Medical / Health Care
Nursing Home Worker Raped a 99-Year-Old Woman With Dementia. The depravity came to light when the victim’s family installed a hidden camera. Her family fitted the device after her behaviour changed and she had begged: “Don’t leave me, they will hurt me,” the Crown Prosecution Service said.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-lancashire-60299916__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mvGlKz2s7bcoYdenTJ1b_KbJ5RXUfUq6e7oGbeLbcljFQjV423RX8FxKX60H8V1Q-GKZ$

# Military / DOD
Another U.S.-Trained Soldier Stages a Coup in West Africa. Damiba is just the latest in a carousel of coup leaders in West Africa trained by the U.S. military as the U.S. has pumped in more than $1 billion in security assistance to promote “stability” in the region. Since 2008, U.S.-trained officers have attempted at least nine coups (and succeeded in at least eight) across five West African countries https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2022/01/26/burkina-faso-coup-us-military/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mvGlKz2s7bcoYdenTJ1b_KbJ5RXUfUq6e7oGbeLbcljFQjV423RX8FxKX60H8fB-xHwj$

# Security
Homeland Security’s Attempts to “Combat Misinformation” Are Suspect. The U.S. should fight misinformation by building trust in public institutions, not by expanding the security state.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/homeland-securitys-attempts-to-combat-misinformation-are-suspect/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mvGlKz2s7bcoYdenTJ1b_KbJ5RXUfUq6e7oGbeLbcljFQjV423RX8FxKX60H8Q07jmQR$

# Social
American Cities Lack Safe Infrastructure for Bikers of Color. Efforts to make Los Angeles, and other cities across the country, more bike friendly are ignoring one of the biggest obstacles to making cycling safer for BIPOC residents: cops.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ecowatch.com/bicycle-infrastructure-race-us-cities.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mvGlKz2s7bcoYdenTJ1b_KbJ5RXUfUq6e7oGbeLbcljFQjV423RX8FxKX60H8af9fIRl$

Homeless Face Hate Crimes After Killings in LA and NY: Expert Warns.
Three random killings in New York City and Los Angeles, all allegedly committed by homeless men, have ignited a wave of fear and animosity.
But experts say unhoused people are more likely to be victims than perpetrators of violence.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jonathandesverneyusanews.com/2022/01/28/homeless-face-hate-crimes-after-killings-in-la-and-ny-expert-warns/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mvGlKz2s7bcoYdenTJ1b_KbJ5RXUfUq6e7oGbeLbcljFQjV423RX8FxKX60H8RAtrK8y$

# Water
Austin, Texas, boil water order could be due to ‘human error’ at water plant. The third boil water notice in four years could be a result of ‘human error’ at the Ullrich Water Treatment Plant.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.statesman.com/story/news/2022/02/06/austins-boil-water-order-could-due-human-error-water-plant/6684350001/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mvGlKz2s7bcoYdenTJ1b_KbJ5RXUfUq6e7oGbeLbcljFQjV423RX8FxKX60H8eyhqPMI$

The Supreme Court is set to weigh in on the Clean Water Act’s reach: The high court is taking up an Idaho case that could obliterate federal protection for much of the West’s waters. The new court case, to be argued in the fall, tests the reach of the Clean Water Act beyond rivers, lakes and streams.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.pressherald.com/2022/01/24/supreme-court-to-weigh-limits-on-reach-of-clean-water-act/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mvGlKz2s7bcoYdenTJ1b_KbJ5RXUfUq6e7oGbeLbcljFQjV423RX8FxKX60H8eEO1QrS$

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February 7, 2022
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# Border / Immigration
Amid slowdown, immigration is driving U.S. population growth. A declining birthrate and pandemic deaths helped drive U.S. population growth to historic lows. But immigration appears to be back on the rise.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.yahoo.com/amid-slowdown-immigration-driving-u-160236532.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jjYTjMhOp-x72LfXPONZuj6DmIM6td8k0JBMSAajsJE1ZIB5enojy34WMl1WVIOR3cXr$

More Immigrants Are Waiting in Legal Limbo Than Ever Before. Why Is It So Hard to Fix the Backlog in the Courts? New data shows a record 1.6 million cases in the immigration court pipeline.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2022/02/how-to-fix-record-cases-immigration-courts-backlog/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jjYTjMhOp-x72LfXPONZuj6DmIM6td8k0JBMSAajsJE1ZIB5enojy34WMl1WVAYCf2W0$

# Border / Immigration / Global
More Immigrants Are Waiting in Legal Limbo Than Ever Before. Why Is It So Hard to Fix the Backlog in the Courts? New data shows a record 1.6 million cases in the immigration court pipeline.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2022/02/how-to-fix-record-cases-immigration-courts-backlog/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jjYTjMhOp-x72LfXPONZuj6DmIM6td8k0JBMSAajsJE1ZIB5enojy34WMl1WVAYCf2W0$

# Covid / Pandemics
Experts open door to lifting mask rules. People are exhausted with the pandemic after roughly two years, and health advocates warn that pandemic rules cannot last forever.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/592931-experts-open-the-door-to-lifting-last-mask-mandates__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jjYTjMhOp-x72LfXPONZuj6DmIM6td8k0JBMSAajsJE1ZIB5enojy34WMl1WVAAqoWh8$

# Economy / Finance / Trade
Government funding runs out on Feb. 18.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wsj.com/articles/lawmakers-signal-stopgap-spending-bill-needed-as-talks-continue-11644159600__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jjYTjMhOp-x72LfXPONZuj6DmIM6td8k0JBMSAajsJE1ZIB5enojy34WMl1WVEZby5cT$

How a Wall Street ‘Villain’ Set the Stage for Global Chaos: Writer and filmmaker Rupert Russell explains how a move by longtime former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan has caused decades of market trouble.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-supreme-court-is-american-democracys-enemy-now__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jjYTjMhOp-x72LfXPONZuj6DmIM6td8k0JBMSAajsJE1ZIB5enojy34WMl1WVC_JDpof$

# Education / Schools
White House sticks by school mask mandates https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/593190-health-care__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jjYTjMhOp-x72LfXPONZuj6DmIM6td8k0JBMSAajsJE1ZIB5enojy34WMl1WVA56726v$

# Employment / Labor
Why Trucking Can’t Deliver the Goods: The yearly turnover rate among long-haul truckers is 94 percent. And you wonder why you’re not getting your orders on time?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/economy/why-trucking-cant-deliver-the-goods/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jjYTjMhOp-x72LfXPONZuj6DmIM6td8k0JBMSAajsJE1ZIB5enojy34WMl1WVFKVvpZy$

Restaurant Owners Got 30 Times More Federal Covid Aid Than Workers: “If the subminimum wage for tipped workers persists, the restaurant industry is unlikely to recover from its growing labor crisis, regardless of how much money the federal government hands out to business owners.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/02/03/restaurant-owners-got-30-times-more-federal-covid-aid-workers-report__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jjYTjMhOp-x72LfXPONZuj6DmIM6td8k0JBMSAajsJE1ZIB5enojy34WMl1WVBalsRop$

Paid Leave for All: Worker Advocates Demand Expanded Protections: “The call for paid leave has never been clearer or louder from all corners of our country,” said a pair of Senate Democrats marking the 29th anniversary of the Family and Medical Leave Act.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.salon.com/2022/02/05/paid-leave-for-all-worker-advocates-demand-expanded-protections_partner/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jjYTjMhOp-x72LfXPONZuj6DmIM6td8k0JBMSAajsJE1ZIB5enojy34WMl1WVFE_n9mm$

The Federal Reserve Is About to Give US Workers the Shaft: The last thing average working people need is for the Fed to raise interest rates and slow the economy further. The problem most people face isn’t inflation. It’s a lack of good jobs.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/02/05/federal-reserve-about-give-us-workers-shaft__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jjYTjMhOp-x72LfXPONZuj6DmIM6td8k0JBMSAajsJE1ZIB5enojy34WMl1WVNlT1tl5$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemical Carbon capture will require massive pipeline construction. Feds contemplate new system to transport highly poisonous gas, stretching coast to coast https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.abqjournal.com/2467628/carbon-capture-will-require-massive-pipeline-construction.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jjYTjMhOp-x72LfXPONZuj6DmIM6td8k0JBMSAajsJE1ZIB5enojy34WMl1WVHwhseCN$

Conservation activists oppose mine in Arizona’s Sky Islands.
Conservationists are fighting plans for a mining project in southern Arizona, voicing concerns about a company’s plan to draw down the aquifer https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-environment/2022/02/04/conservation-activists-oppose-mine-in-arizonas-sky-islands/8238800002/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jjYTjMhOp-x72LfXPONZuj6DmIM6td8k0JBMSAajsJE1ZIB5enojy34WMl1WVDntpSKy$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals / Global Russia, China agree 30-year gas deal via new pipeline, to settle in euros https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2022-02-04/exclusive-russia-and-china-agree-30-year-gas-deal-using-new-pipeline-source__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jjYTjMhOp-x72LfXPONZuj6DmIM6td8k0JBMSAajsJE1ZIB5enojy34WMl1WVNoFemfg$

# Food / GMOs / Chemicals / Other
Dave Dickey: More dirty secrets on glyphosate may become public. Now Bayer investors are saying the German agri-giant played fast and loose with the facts, misleading them on 1) the safety of glyphosate. In March
2015 U.S District Judge for the Northern District of California allowed public release of internal Monsanto documents showing how Monsanto influenced EPA to reclassify glyphosate from a Class C carcinogen to a Class E category which paved the way for glyphosate Roundup production.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://investigatemidwest.org/2022/02/04/opinion-more-dirty-secrets-on-glyphosate-may-become-public/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jjYTjMhOp-x72LfXPONZuj6DmIM6td8k0JBMSAajsJE1ZIB5enojy34WMl1WVJ0JSOO3$

U.S. consumers are exposed to more than 5,000 times more bisphenol-A
(BPA) than the EU considers safe, and that has prompted environmental groups to petition the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to rescind its approvals https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ecowatch.com/bpa-exposure-us-consumers.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jjYTjMhOp-x72LfXPONZuj6DmIM6td8k0JBMSAajsJE1ZIB5enojy34WMl1WVMo7WksE$

# Food Recalls / Alerts
Ice cream recalled because of positive test for Listeria from equipment:
The Royal Ice Cream Company Inc. is recalling specific lots of ice cream after it found Listeria monocytogenes on processing equipment. The ice cream products were distributed in Massachusetts.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2022/02/ice-cream-recalled-because-of-positive-test-for-listeria-from-equipment/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jjYTjMhOp-x72LfXPONZuj6DmIM6td8k0JBMSAajsJE1ZIB5enojy34WMl1WVOXNb6q6$

# General Information / Other News
Armed Raids, Crooked Cops: Wild War Over U.S. Hotel in Tulum.
Impresarios are at war over one of the most gorgeous beachfront properties in the luxury tourist resort town and celeb hang-out of Tulum.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theparadise.ng/armed-raids-crooked-cops-and-the-wild-battle-over-a-breathtaking-american-hotel-in-tulum/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jjYTjMhOp-x72LfXPONZuj6DmIM6td8k0JBMSAajsJE1ZIB5enojy34WMl1WVCF-pF8f$

How America’s Supply Chains Got Railroaded: Rail deregulation led to consolidation, price-gouging, and a variant of just-in-time unloading that left no slack in the system.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/economy/how-americas-supply-chains-got-railroaded/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jjYTjMhOp-x72LfXPONZuj6DmIM6td8k0JBMSAajsJE1ZIB5enojy34WMl1WVKrD83qM$

How We Broke the Supply Chain: Rampant outsourcing, financialization, monopolization, deregulation, and just-in-time logistics are the culprits. https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/economy/how-we-broke-the-supply-chain-intro/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jjYTjMhOp-x72LfXPONZuj6DmIM6td8k0JBMSAajsJE1ZIB5enojy34WMl1WVPaHLmeW$

Peter Thiel Leaves Meta to Support Trump World. Since backing Facebook in 2005, the billionaire was a top confidant to Mark Zuckerberg, he has also consistently shown support for Republican candidates and ideologies.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/peter-thiel-leaving-his-meta-board-seat-o-support-trump-world__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jjYTjMhOp-x72LfXPONZuj6DmIM6td8k0JBMSAajsJE1ZIB5enojy34WMl1WVFFj97nt$

Trump’s Political Depravity Sank to a New Level This Past Week. Trump is seeding the ground for “Stop-the-Steal” true believers to take control of state elections apparatuses in 2022.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-political-depravity-sank-to-a-new-level-this-past-week/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jjYTjMhOp-x72LfXPONZuj6DmIM6td8k0JBMSAajsJE1ZIB5enojy34WMl1WVDYVq4pm$

# Global Politics
Unpacking the Russian-Chinese joint statement: To put it succinctly, this is a common vision of the future shared between Russia and China. It is therefore also a common goal setting document. Considering its scope and objective, this is most definitely a crucial historical document.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thesaker.is/unpacking-the-russian-chinese-joint-statement/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jjYTjMhOp-x72LfXPONZuj6DmIM6td8k0JBMSAajsJE1ZIB5enojy34WMl1WVEyQgx5-$

# Gov / Politics
Republican Knives Are Out for Kristi Noem in South Dakota. She’s still beloved by the masses. But suddenly it seems like every Republican official in the state has beef with the woman in charge.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-republican-knives-are-out-for-south-dakota-gov-kristi-noem__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jjYTjMhOp-x72LfXPONZuj6DmIM6td8k0JBMSAajsJE1ZIB5enojy34WMl1WVP8HQ4yl$

Impact of Misperceptions About Russia on U.S. Policy: Grand Illusions:
The Impact of Misperceptions About Russia on U.S. Policy: Getting Russia right—assessing its capabilities and intentions, the long-term drivers of its policy and threat perceptions, as well as its accomplishments—is essential because the alternative of misreading them is a recipe for wasted resources, distorted national priorities, and increased risk of confrontation.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://carnegieendowment.org/files/Rumer_Sokolsky_Russia_Misperceptions_FINAL.pdf__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jjYTjMhOp-x72LfXPONZuj6DmIM6td8k0JBMSAajsJE1ZIB5enojy34WMl1WVNJh19Jq$

Why Peace Eludes U.S.-Russia Relations. The Cold War is back with a vengeance.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://therussophile.org/why-peace-eludes-u-s-russia-relations.html/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jjYTjMhOp-x72LfXPONZuj6DmIM6td8k0JBMSAajsJE1ZIB5enojy34WMl1WVPPO1sST$

The “American Experiment” is a Savage Nightmare: “Revolting Barbarity and Shameless Hypocrisy”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/02/04/the-american-experiment-is-a-savage-nightmare/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jjYTjMhOp-x72LfXPONZuj6DmIM6td8k0JBMSAajsJE1ZIB5enojy34WMl1WVC7UqqKr$

The West Doesn’t Help to Solve the Ukrainian Crisis: “Unfortunately, the West has not contributed to the solution of this issue until now. I can only tell that they are creating difficulties,” the Turkish president pointed out.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/The-West-Doesnt-Help-to-Solve-the-Ukrainian-Crisis-Erdogan-20220204-0008.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jjYTjMhOp-x72LfXPONZuj6DmIM6td8k0JBMSAajsJE1ZIB5enojy34WMl1WVLf4pOU5$

At Least 80 Pro-Trump “Big Lie” Believers Are Running for State Offices.
These 2020 election deniers could sweep races for key state offices that run, oversee or handle elections.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.salon.com/2022/02/07/more-than-80-pro-deniers-are-running-for-key-state-offices/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jjYTjMhOp-x72LfXPONZuj6DmIM6td8k0JBMSAajsJE1ZIB5enojy34WMl1WVO8JSHPO$

US, Germany unite in face of Russian threat: Why Germany might be the West’s weak link in the Russia-Ukraine standoff. Berlin has resisted pressure from its allies and neighbors to deliver arms to Ukraine while urging “prudence” when it comes to potential economic sanctions against Moscow.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/russia-ukraine-putin-invasion-germany-nato-biden-rcna13251__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jjYTjMhOp-x72LfXPONZuj6DmIM6td8k0JBMSAajsJE1ZIB5enojy34WMl1WVDnHvPhN$

# Law Enforcement
Protesters March to Police Precinct Over Amir Locke Shooting: Hundreds took to the streets in Minneapolis on Saturday, many with signs reading, “Frey lied, Amir died.” Demonstrators demand unconditional ban on ‘no-knock’ warrants after Locke, 22, was killed during a raid on an apartment this week https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/feb/06/amir-locke-police-shooting-hundreds-protest-minneapolis__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jjYTjMhOp-x72LfXPONZuj6DmIM6td8k0JBMSAajsJE1ZIB5enojy34WMl1WVAlmK3DJ$

Former prison lieutenant sentenced to prison for failing to stop assault against inmate “We condemn in the strongest possible terms Burks’ behavior and blatant violation of his sworn oath to serve.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdal/pr/former-alabama-correctional-lieutenant-sentenced-failing-intervene-unlawful-inmate__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jjYTjMhOp-x72LfXPONZuj6DmIM6td8k0JBMSAajsJE1ZIB5enojy34WMl1WVFzVLvzr$

# Legal / DOJ
The Supreme Court Is Democracy’s Enemy Now. In the build-up to the Civil War and again during the New Deal, the Court stood athwart democracy and yelled “halt!” A newly empowered conservative majority is at it again today.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-supreme-court-is-american-democracys-enemy-now__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jjYTjMhOp-x72LfXPONZuj6DmIM6td8k0JBMSAajsJE1ZIB5enojy34WMl1WVC_JDpof$

Jeff Fortenberry: I Was Old, Confused During FBI Interview: In a blizzard of pretrial briefs Friday, Rep. Jeff Fortenberry’s attorneys are seeking to have the congressman’s full statement to the FBI played for jurors, both to show the repetitive questioning of government agents and the idea that Fortenberry was simply confused, rather than lying to agents.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/gop-rep-jeff-fortenberry-claims-his-age-made-him-confused-in-fbi-interview__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jjYTjMhOp-x72LfXPONZuj6DmIM6td8k0JBMSAajsJE1ZIB5enojy34WMl1WVN8IwF-R$

Judges Conceal Kosher Nostra, Sater, Trump Cabal Evidence. Among the Trump-Russia investigation’s many loose ends, one stands out: the Trump Tower Moscow project and conflicting statements from President Donald Trump and former advisers about their attempts to complete a lucrative business deal in Russia in the midst of the 2016 election.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2019/03/31/felix-sater-trump-russia-mueller-report/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jjYTjMhOp-x72LfXPONZuj6DmIM6td8k0JBMSAajsJE1ZIB5enojy34WMl1WVF9RfNG9$

Second Whitmer Kidnap Plotter to Turn on Pals in Plea Deal. Kaleb Franks, 27, will give prosecutors details about his co-conspirators’
alleged plans to “black bag politicians” in response to COVID-19 lockdowns.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2022/02/07/gov-gretchen-whitmer-kidnap-plotter-kaleb-franks-plead-guilty-court-records/6690218001/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jjYTjMhOp-x72LfXPONZuj6DmIM6td8k0JBMSAajsJE1ZIB5enojy34WMl1WVHbQmXDf$

# Media
Executive Order on Preventing Online Censorship https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/executive-order-preventing-online-censorship/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jjYTjMhOp-x72LfXPONZuj6DmIM6td8k0JBMSAajsJE1ZIB5enojy34WMl1WVEvXM7cb$

The Media Is Partly or Completely Restricted in 132 Countries, According to the 2021 World Press Freedom Index https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://time.com/5956009/press-freedom/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jjYTjMhOp-x72LfXPONZuj6DmIM6td8k0JBMSAajsJE1ZIB5enojy34WMl1WVPO_T7H9$

# Medical / Health Care
The fascinating science behind the first human HIV mRNA vaccine trial – what exactly does it entail? The trial involves the most powerful human antibodies ever discovered.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zmescience.com/science/hiv-mrna-vaccine-03022022/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jjYTjMhOp-x72LfXPONZuj6DmIM6td8k0JBMSAajsJE1ZIB5enojy34WMl1WVE0jD9Qu$

This New Implant Reversed Paralysis Within a Single Day. Three paralyzed patients regained the ability to walk, cycle, and even swim.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/electrical-stimulation-implant-reversed-spinal-cord-paralysis-in-patients-within-single-day__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jjYTjMhOp-x72LfXPONZuj6DmIM6td8k0JBMSAajsJE1ZIB5enojy34WMl1WVNczHefy$

Medicare for All Bill Introduced by Pramila Jayapal Gets Record 120 Cosponsors The bill has picked up nine cosponsors since Jayapal introduced it last March.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/medicare-for-all-bill-introduced-by-pramila-jayapal-gets-record-120-cosponsors/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jjYTjMhOp-x72LfXPONZuj6DmIM6td8k0JBMSAajsJE1ZIB5enojy34WMl1WVN9aSMAe$

# Murmers of war
A war with Russia would be unlike anything the US and NATO have ever experienced https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rt.com/op-ed/548322-war-russia-us-nato/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jjYTjMhOp-x72LfXPONZuj6DmIM6td8k0JBMSAajsJE1ZIB5enojy34WMl1WVDHa5M7q$

# Social
NYC community gardeners might have new protection in the fight against developers. Designating community gardens as ‘Critical Environmental Areas’ could give neighborhoods a seat at the table when developers move in.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://civileats.com/2022/02/07/nyc-community-gardeners-might-have-new-protection-in-the-fight-against-development/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jjYTjMhOp-x72LfXPONZuj6DmIM6td8k0JBMSAajsJE1ZIB5enojy34WMl1WVPr-LMzT$

# Technology
IRS scrapping facial recognition software. The Internal Revenue Service will stop using controversial facial-recognition software for taxpayers trying to access online tax accounts over concerns about privacy and security.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.bostonherald.com/2022/02/07/face-off-irs-scrap-facial-recognition-after-blowback/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jjYTjMhOp-x72LfXPONZuj6DmIM6td8k0JBMSAajsJE1ZIB5enojy34WMl1WVI1HV8Xi$

Freedom on the Net 2021 The Global Drive to Control Big Tech https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-net/2021/global-drive-control-big-tech__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jjYTjMhOp-x72LfXPONZuj6DmIM6td8k0JBMSAajsJE1ZIB5enojy34WMl1WVPpZSv1n$

Algorithmic Censorship by Social Platforms: Power and Resistance https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13347-020-00429-0__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jjYTjMhOp-x72LfXPONZuj6DmIM6td8k0JBMSAajsJE1ZIB5enojy34WMl1WVFbbh0lO$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2022-02-06

Voices, The Peoples News

February 6, 2022
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

# Indigenous
Paraguay’s drought hits biodiversity, Indigenous communities the hardest https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.mongabay.com/2022/02/paraguays-drought-hits-biodiversity-indigenous-communities-the-hardest/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kKAIcES3-wNpr1ZOxstpegY6EJLbsve5cK5EfvuKk7a_fRpMpIpLyRwiKfKViTKepINd$

# Border / Immigration
Democrats Demand Biden Close ICE Jail Accused of Abusing Black Immigrants Watchdogs suspect the prison violated federal records law by deleting video footage of the alleged abuse.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/democrats-demand-biden-close-ice-jail-accused-of-abusing-black-immigrants/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kKAIcES3-wNpr1ZOxstpegY6EJLbsve5cK5EfvuKk7a_fRpMpIpLyRwiKfKViZ5Tgt4h$

Number of Migrant Children Detained at Border Has Tripled in Two Weeks https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2021/3/14/22325092/migrant-children-border-biden-detention__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kKAIcES3-wNpr1ZOxstpegY6EJLbsve5cK5EfvuKk7a_fRpMpIpLyRwiKfKViVQl3yW4$

# Covid / Pandemics
Long-term symptoms caused by omicron variant ‘are life-destroying,’ says expert https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.audacy.com/kcbsradio/news/national/long-term-omicron-effects-are-life-destroying__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kKAIcES3-wNpr1ZOxstpegY6EJLbsve5cK5EfvuKk7a_fRpMpIpLyRwiKfKViU-2NWWL$

‘Omicron the Pandemic Killer’ idea ignores dangers of long COVID.
Infection preventionists and health care professionals again on the frontlines battling a COVID-19 surge need be wary of “mild” symptoms that could haunt them in the long run.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/view/-omicron-the-pandemic-killer-idea-ignores-dangers-of-long-covid__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kKAIcES3-wNpr1ZOxstpegY6EJLbsve5cK5EfvuKk7a_fRpMpIpLyRwiKfKViSHKFov6$

Pfizer’s Covid pill has been heralded as a game-changer. The U.S. is bungling the rollout. Antiviral Covid-19 pills were billed as game-changers for the way they could provide a convenient way to treat infections at home and keep people out of the hospital. But that assumed patients could get the drugs quickly.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2022/01/23/covid-pills-treatment-pfizer-merck-527609__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kKAIcES3-wNpr1ZOxstpegY6EJLbsve5cK5EfvuKk7a_fRpMpIpLyRwiKfKViZXq6aTR$

The CDC is finally recognizing ‘natural immunity’ — legislators should follow suit https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/592457-the-cdc-is-finally-recognizing-natural-immunity-legislators-should-follow__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kKAIcES3-wNpr1ZOxstpegY6EJLbsve5cK5EfvuKk7a_fRpMpIpLyRwiKfKViXaoyWlU$

Lockdowns Did Little Or Nothing To Stop Deaths From COVID-19, Study Shows. Meta-analysis concluded that lockdowns across the US and Europe had only “reduced COVID-19 mortality by 0.2% on average.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2022/02/02/covid-lockdowns-had-very-little-effect-on-mortality-rate-study/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kKAIcES3-wNpr1ZOxstpegY6EJLbsve5cK5EfvuKk7a_fRpMpIpLyRwiKfKViaUFydGw$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemical The Use of Plastic Pipe in the Mining and Oil and Gas Industries:
plastic vs steel pipes in hydrocarbon industryOil and gas companies and mining companies seeking cost cutting measures may be considering high density polyethylene (HDPE) pipe as a money-saving alternative to steel pipe.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thermofisher.com/blog/materials/the-use-of-plastic-pipe-in-the-mining-and-oil-and-gas-industries/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kKAIcES3-wNpr1ZOxstpegY6EJLbsve5cK5EfvuKk7a_fRpMpIpLyRwiKfKViXC23Be0$

Oil Pipelines and Spills, Keystone XL Pipeline: The Keystone Pipeline is a pipeline that runs from Alberta, Canada to the Gulf Coast of Texas.
There is currently a project working on expanding the pipeline called the Keystone XL. This expanded version of the pipeline can expose the environment and citizens to serious risk. Tar sand is composed of sand, petroleum, and mineral salts; a highly toxic class of chemicals are also added (Tar Sands Blockade).
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://cla.auburn.edu/ces/energy/oil-pipelines-and-spills/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kKAIcES3-wNpr1ZOxstpegY6EJLbsve5cK5EfvuKk7a_fRpMpIpLyRwiKfKViZCF8yxS$

# Environment / Climate / Interior
Salmon are no longer kings of the Columbia. That has biologists worried.
A recent report shows an explosion of growth of a non-native species in the Columbia River. What does that mean for salmon https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.invw.org/2022/02/02/salmon-are-no-longer-kings-of-the-columbia-that-has-biologists-worried/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kKAIcES3-wNpr1ZOxstpegY6EJLbsve5cK5EfvuKk7a_fRpMpIpLyRwiKfKViZ7ITK1e$

Birds’ winter habits are shifting as climate, land use change. “If we want to give birds the best chance at survival, habitat conservation needs to be part of our efforts to fight climate change.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://thewashingtonpost.newspaperdirect.com/epaper/viewer.aspx__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kKAIcES3-wNpr1ZOxstpegY6EJLbsve5cK5EfvuKk7a_fRpMpIpLyRwiKfKViehYuMMb$

# Environment / Climate / Global
Beavers are flooding the warming Alaskan Arctic, threatening fish, water and Indigenous traditions https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/31012022/beavers-alaska/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kKAIcES3-wNpr1ZOxstpegY6EJLbsve5cK5EfvuKk7a_fRpMpIpLyRwiKfKVib2rZxZe$

# Food / GMOs / Chemicals / Other
A Decade of Pesticides, GMOs, and Alternatives to Chemical-Intensive Farming Four experts discuss how the last 10 years have seen an increase in pesticides—and crops bred to resist them, even as consumer concerns have mounted.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://civileats.com/2019/04/10/a-decade-of-pesticides-gmos-and-alternatives-to-chemical-intensive-farming/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kKAIcES3-wNpr1ZOxstpegY6EJLbsve5cK5EfvuKk7a_fRpMpIpLyRwiKfKVib9L7mG6$

# Foodie Tips, Tricks and How To’s
24 Essential Kitchen Tricks and Tips
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.seriouseats.com/essential-kitchen-tricks-and-tips__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kKAIcES3-wNpr1ZOxstpegY6EJLbsve5cK5EfvuKk7a_fRpMpIpLyRwiKfKVie_YFvtv$

# Global Politics
“It’s not about Russia. It’s about Putin”: An expert explains Putin’s endgame in Ukraine. According to Mark Galeotti, Putin wants to cement his place in history by restoring Russian control over its neighbor.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vox.com/22917832/vladimir-putin-ukraine-military-invasion__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kKAIcES3-wNpr1ZOxstpegY6EJLbsve5cK5EfvuKk7a_fRpMpIpLyRwiKfKViX9m9f0D$

Are Russian forces getting ready for war in Ukraine? Russia may deny any plans for invasion but it has carved out a series of demands from the West that cannot be met. What happens next could jeopardise Europe’s entire security structure.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-56720589__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kKAIcES3-wNpr1ZOxstpegY6EJLbsve5cK5EfvuKk7a_fRpMpIpLyRwiKfKViZCDsfkw$

# Gov / Politics
Trump’s ‘circular firing squad’ threatens GOP midterm gains. The former president’s stranglehold on the party is emerging as a serious threat to the GOP’s otherwise bright prospects in November.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2022/02/05/trump-midterms-republicans-salt-lake-00005867__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kKAIcES3-wNpr1ZOxstpegY6EJLbsve5cK5EfvuKk7a_fRpMpIpLyRwiKfKVidAonUsm$

Congressional Staffers Announce That They Are Unionizing. The announcement came after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi expressed support for unionizing staffers.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/congressional-staffers-announce-that-they-are-unionizing/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kKAIcES3-wNpr1ZOxstpegY6EJLbsve5cK5EfvuKk7a_fRpMpIpLyRwiKfKVieHXuRnF$

The North Carolina Supreme Court struck down Republican-drawn legislative and congressional maps as unconstitutional and asked for new maps submitted by Feb. 18.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2022/02/04/north-carolina-congressional-map-struck-down-00005974__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kKAIcES3-wNpr1ZOxstpegY6EJLbsve5cK5EfvuKk7a_fRpMpIpLyRwiKfKVicgZDpys$

How World War III became possible: A nuclear conflict with Russia is likelier than you think. Fearing the worst of one another, the US and Russia have pledged to go to war, if necessary, to defend their interests in the Eastern European borderlands.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vox.com/2015/6/29/8845913/russia-war__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kKAIcES3-wNpr1ZOxstpegY6EJLbsve5cK5EfvuKk7a_fRpMpIpLyRwiKfKViaMRpm7U$

Analysis: As Mideast wars encroach on UAE, US gets drawn in: The wars of the wider Middle East that long surrounded the United Arab Emirates now have encroached into daily life in this U.S.-allied nation, threatening to draw America further into a region inflamed by tensions with Iran.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/news/regional-news/fort-drum-deploying-soldiers-amid-russian-tensions/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kKAIcES3-wNpr1ZOxstpegY6EJLbsve5cK5EfvuKk7a_fRpMpIpLyRwiKfKViQvCTOfb$

GOP jumps off the Jan6 Cliff with Trump: The Republican Party on Friday officially declared the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol and events that led to it “legitimate political discourse.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.veteranstoday.com/2022/02/05/gop-jumps-off-the-jan6-cliff-with-trump/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kKAIcES3-wNpr1ZOxstpegY6EJLbsve5cK5EfvuKk7a_fRpMpIpLyRwiKfKViV2Tmhpe$

How Back-Channel Diplomacy Can Prevent War With Russia: It’s not too late for Joe Biden to stave off conflict and chaos between Moscow and Kyiv. John F. Kennedy shows the way.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://washingtonmonthly.com/2021/12/28/how-back-channel-diplomacy-can-prevent-war-with-russia/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kKAIcES3-wNpr1ZOxstpegY6EJLbsve5cK5EfvuKk7a_fRpMpIpLyRwiKfKViYy-3j62$

# Law Enforcement
Housekeeper Survives Terrifying Abduction at Bloomberg Ranch. An armed assailant barreled through the gate at the former New York City mayor’s
$45 million ranch in Colorado.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/crime/armed-suspect-charged-after-breaking-into-michael-bloombergs-home-kidnapping-maid__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kKAIcES3-wNpr1ZOxstpegY6EJLbsve5cK5EfvuKk7a_fRpMpIpLyRwiKfKVidBgEVlr$

Minn. Braces for Unrest Over Police ‘Execution’ of Black Man.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey announced a moratorium on no-knock warrants in a bid to defuse the situation. But protests were already set in motion.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/sections/trial-over-killing-of-george-floyd/2021/04/19/988771398/in-minneapolis-residents-and-law-enforcement-alike-brace-for-chauvin-trial-verdi__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kKAIcES3-wNpr1ZOxstpegY6EJLbsve5cK5EfvuKk7a_fRpMpIpLyRwiKfKVidsPTEmV$

# Legal / DOJ
Stormy’s Revenge: Jury Convicts Michael Avenatti of Fraud: A Manhattan federal jury found the disgraced lawyer guilty of stealing almost
$300,000 from the porn star.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/michael-avenatti-found-guilty-of-stealing-from-stormy-daniels__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kKAIcES3-wNpr1ZOxstpegY6EJLbsve5cK5EfvuKk7a_fRpMpIpLyRwiKfKViawLdsGc$

Biden Should Replace Breyer With a True Progressive. The most progressive judge Biden is considering is Ketanji Brown Jackson.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/biden-should-replace-breyer-with-a-true-progressive/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kKAIcES3-wNpr1ZOxstpegY6EJLbsve5cK5EfvuKk7a_fRpMpIpLyRwiKfKVie4ZYgHY$

Jan. 6 panel hesitates in asking Pence to testify: As the select committee plows ahead with hundreds of interviews about the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, there’s one figure central to the investigation who’s giving them pause: Mike Pence.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/592926-jan-6-panel-hesitates-in-asking-pence-to-testify__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kKAIcES3-wNpr1ZOxstpegY6EJLbsve5cK5EfvuKk7a_fRpMpIpLyRwiKfKVifVx7NtE$

The Epstein Files: US Bureau of Prisons bent facts to support suicide narrative. US Bureau of Prisons (BOP) moved to shut down any and all public debate about the cause of Jeffrey Epstein’s death. Along the way, evidence was distorted, material facts ignored, and key anomalies unexplored and unpublicized. A review of financial transactions associated with Epstein’s prison stay revealed that one of his attorneys “was depositing funds” into the commissary account of Efrain ‘Stone’
Reyes, Epstein’s final cellmate, “for unknown reasons.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rt.com/news/548335-epstein-us-bureau-prison/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kKAIcES3-wNpr1ZOxstpegY6EJLbsve5cK5EfvuKk7a_fRpMpIpLyRwiKfKViYh3-keZ$

# Marijuana / Hemp / CBD Oil
6 Health Benefits of CBD Oil, and a Look at Side Effects. CBD is not psychoactive.
This quality makes CBD an appealing option for those who are looking for relief from pain and other symptoms without the mind-altering effects of cannabis or other side effects related to some pharmaceutical drugs.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/cbd-oil-benefits__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kKAIcES3-wNpr1ZOxstpegY6EJLbsve5cK5EfvuKk7a_fRpMpIpLyRwiKfKViXix-CFa$

CBD, marijuana and hemp: What is the difference among these cannabis products, and which are legal? Hemp, marijuana and CBD are all related, but they differ in significant ways.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/cbd-marijuana-and-hemp-what-is-the-difference-among-these-cannabis-products-and-which-are-legal-154256__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kKAIcES3-wNpr1ZOxstpegY6EJLbsve5cK5EfvuKk7a_fRpMpIpLyRwiKfKVieO6pdRh$

# Medical Alternatives / Herbology
9 of the World’s Most Popular Herbal Medicines. For centuries, cultures around the world have relied on traditional herbal medicine to meet their healthcare needs.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/herbal-medicine*9.-Chamomile__;Iw!!On18fmf1aQ!kKAIcES3-wNpr1ZOxstpegY6EJLbsve5cK5EfvuKk7a_fRpMpIpLyRwiKfKVicdy9EBn$

# Medical / Health Care
Fentanyl kills more young Americans than COVID. The underlying causes should worry us all.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2022/02/06/fentanyl-deaths-young-americans-fear-and-depression-drive-overdoses/9314171002/?gnt-cfr=1__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kKAIcES3-wNpr1ZOxstpegY6EJLbsve5cK5EfvuKk7a_fRpMpIpLyRwiKfKViXDNjVXa$

Forced Sterilizations Are Still Legal in 31 States, New Report Shows.
Some laws passed as recently as 2019, according to a new report about this overlooked aspect of reproductive justice.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://19thnews.org/2022/02/forced-sterilization-guardianship-reproductive-justice/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kKAIcES3-wNpr1ZOxstpegY6EJLbsve5cK5EfvuKk7a_fRpMpIpLyRwiKfKViR32yu6F$

MIT Engineers Develop Biocompatible Surgical “Duct Tape” as an Alternative to Sutures https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://scitechdaily.com/mit-engineers-develop-biocompatible-surgical-duct-tape-as-an-alternative-to-sutures/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kKAIcES3-wNpr1ZOxstpegY6EJLbsve5cK5EfvuKk7a_fRpMpIpLyRwiKfKVia8k1TEu$

# Medical Recalls
The list below contains recalls issued in 2022. Content current as of:
01/28/2022
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/medical-device-recalls/2022-medical-device-recalls__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kKAIcES3-wNpr1ZOxstpegY6EJLbsve5cK5EfvuKk7a_fRpMpIpLyRwiKfKViQ6_oeOQ$

# Military / DOD
Russia-Ukraine tensions news from January 25: Biden says NATO has ‘no intention’ of sending forces to Ukraine.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/1/25/us-troops-on-high-alert-over-ukraine-war-fears-liveblog__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kKAIcES3-wNpr1ZOxstpegY6EJLbsve5cK5EfvuKk7a_fRpMpIpLyRwiKfKViTuWu0Np$

US troops in ‘absolute danger’ amid Russia-Ukraine tensions: Lt. Col. Davis https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kokM8pdOIJg__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kKAIcES3-wNpr1ZOxstpegY6EJLbsve5cK5EfvuKk7a_fRpMpIpLyRwiKfKViTiJpptN$

US army chain of command arrives in Poland: Senior members of the U.S.
military arrived in Poland on Saturday as NATO looks to reinforce its eastern flank.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/world/first-us-reinforcement-troops-arrive-poland-more-expected-2022-02-05/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kKAIcES3-wNpr1ZOxstpegY6EJLbsve5cK5EfvuKk7a_fRpMpIpLyRwiKfKViZl0yiug$

The first U.S. troops reinforcing NATO allies in Eastern Europe amid a Russian military build-up on Ukraine’s border arrived on Saturday at Rzeszow military base in southeastern Poland.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/world/first-us-reinforcement-troops-arrive-poland-more-expected-2022-02-05/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kKAIcES3-wNpr1ZOxstpegY6EJLbsve5cK5EfvuKk7a_fRpMpIpLyRwiKfKViZl0yiug$

# Military / Global
6 Russian Transports Armed with Missiles Capable of Destroying Israel Land in Syria. It is known that the campaign, with a length of more than 6 thousand nautical miles, is associated with ongoing exercises.
Data on this subject were announced by representatives of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.veteranstoday.com/2022/02/04/6-russian-transports-armed-with-missiles-capable-of-destroying-israel-land-in-syria/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kKAIcES3-wNpr1ZOxstpegY6EJLbsve5cK5EfvuKk7a_fRpMpIpLyRwiKfKViT63VwAp$

First US forces arrive in Europe, Russia poised to launch potential invasion of Ukraine https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://video.foxnews.com/v/6295686001001*sp=show-clips__;Iw!!On18fmf1aQ!kKAIcES3-wNpr1ZOxstpegY6EJLbsve5cK5EfvuKk7a_fRpMpIpLyRwiKfKViXdqxz8I$

Russia sent a pair of long-range nuclear-capable bombers on patrol over its ally Belarus amid spiraling tensions over Ukraine.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2022/02/05/russian-bombers-fly-over-belarus-00006005__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kKAIcES3-wNpr1ZOxstpegY6EJLbsve5cK5EfvuKk7a_fRpMpIpLyRwiKfKViYN9Jc6k$

# Nuclear
Nuclear fears mount as Ukraine crisis deepens: Officials and experts are warning that a Russian invasion could inadvertently trigger a nuclear exchange with the U.S.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2022/01/27/nuclear-fears-mount-ukraine-crisis-deepens-00003088__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kKAIcES3-wNpr1ZOxstpegY6EJLbsve5cK5EfvuKk7a_fRpMpIpLyRwiKfKViTSq1CtB$

Biden is pushing us to brink of NUCLEAR WAR over Ukraine in chilling echo of Cuban missile crisis. RUSSIA has warned Joe Biden is pushing the nation to the brink of NUCLEAR WAR as tensions over Ukraine hit boiling point.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.the-sun.com/news/4244351/biden-pushing-brink-nuclear-war-ukraine-russia/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kKAIcES3-wNpr1ZOxstpegY6EJLbsve5cK5EfvuKk7a_fRpMpIpLyRwiKfKViZjVd78j$

# Science
A never-before-seen way bacteria infect cells: Zombie bites and airborne transmission are some of the fictional and all-too-real methods that pathogens like bacteria and viruses use to infect new hosts.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://phys.org/news/2022-02-never-before-seen-bacteria-infect-cells.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kKAIcES3-wNpr1ZOxstpegY6EJLbsve5cK5EfvuKk7a_fRpMpIpLyRwiKfKViayMF10X$

# Space
NASA’s Electrifying Photos Hint at the Future of Astronomy. It’s just a taste of the kind of regular eye-candy we can expect later this decade.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/new-nasa-chandra-x-ray-photos-hint-at-future-astronomy-through-james-webb-telescope-and-more__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kKAIcES3-wNpr1ZOxstpegY6EJLbsve5cK5EfvuKk7a_fRpMpIpLyRwiKfKViUhkxXZz$

Science@NASA: Hubble Revisits a Galactic Oddball https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://science.nasa.gov/science-news__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kKAIcES3-wNpr1ZOxstpegY6EJLbsve5cK5EfvuKk7a_fRpMpIpLyRwiKfKViZBB7F6j$

# Sports
South Dakota Governor Signs “Cruel and Dangerous” Transgender Athletes Ban Gov. Kristi Noem signed S.B. 46, which mandates that scholastic sports teams be segregated by sex assigned at birth.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/02/04/south-dakota-governor-signs-cruel-and-dangerous-trans-sports-ban__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kKAIcES3-wNpr1ZOxstpegY6EJLbsve5cK5EfvuKk7a_fRpMpIpLyRwiKfKVib-qDo0t$

# Technology
Defining Possible: A Pioneering Vision for the Future https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.northropgrumman.com/who-we-are/defining-possible-innovation-and-advanced-technology/?gclid=Cj0KCQiAgP6PBhDmARIsAPWMq6le2uzme7bgAqfdjhET3vZiDeOkepuozz7T0LhIdRtLSMfeeZ3_pCkaAsZVEALw_wcB__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kKAIcES3-wNpr1ZOxstpegY6EJLbsve5cK5EfvuKk7a_fRpMpIpLyRwiKfKViZ-8p-1G$

# UFO’s
2022 could be a turning point in the study of UFOs. Interest in UFOs continues to grow, both among scientists and government officials.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.space.com/2022-turning-point-study-ufos-uap__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kKAIcES3-wNpr1ZOxstpegY6EJLbsve5cK5EfvuKk7a_fRpMpIpLyRwiKfKViXWEC6Oc$

Disclosure or deception? New UFO Pentagon office divides believers: The U.S. government hasn’t comprehensively studied UFOs in decades, but not all ufologists are excited about a new Pentagon investigative office https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/disclosure-or-deception-new-ufo-pentagon-office-divides-believers-n1287199__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kKAIcES3-wNpr1ZOxstpegY6EJLbsve5cK5EfvuKk7a_fRpMpIpLyRwiKfKVifpKEmKp$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2022-02-04

Voices, The Peoples News

February 4, 2022
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

# Indigenous
Excavating the future: Odilia Romero on how Indigenous communities confronted COVID. The Los Angeles-based Zapotec organizer shares how “mutual aid” has always been traditional.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://capitalandmain.com/excavating-the-future-odilia-romero-on-how-indigenous-communities-confronted-covid__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l_quclHtPMV_qo_noJ2Drx-iorTnT-3lRjKD_tWUAHy1zAUjz8K2KM3fq-v4NXgzDQEY$

# Indigenous / Global
Two years after B.C. passed its landmark Indigenous Rights act, has anything changed? The more things change the more things stay the same.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-undrip-two-years/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l_quclHtPMV_qo_noJ2Drx-iorTnT-3lRjKD_tWUAHy1zAUjz8K2KM3fq-v4NV_eEgg4$

# Covid / Pandemics
290 Fully Vaccinated Massachusetts Residents Died of COVID-19 Over One Week. Nearly 300 fully vaccinated residents in Massachusetts died of breakthrough COVID-19 over the past week even as case numbers have dropped statewide.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/covid-nw-fully-vaccinated-massachusetts-residents-died-covid-over-week/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l_quclHtPMV_qo_noJ2Drx-iorTnT-3lRjKD_tWUAHy1zAUjz8K2KM3fq-v4NQ4164MP$

What the Omicron wave is revealing about human immunity: Immunologists have raced to work out how to protect against Omicron and other variants of SARS-CoV-2. Their research has yielded a wealth of insights — and a few surprises.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-00214-3?utm_source=Nature*Briefing&utm_campaign=27042f090f-briefing-dy-20220204&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c9dfd39373-27042f090f-43812897__;Kw!!On18fmf1aQ!l_quclHtPMV_qo_noJ2Drx-iorTnT-3lRjKD_tWUAHy1zAUjz8K2KM3fq-v4NeFaDDev$

Advertising in the pandemic: how companies used COVID as a marketing tool. The adverts, often featuring sombre piano music and declarations that everyone was “in this together”, were ubiquitous. Now our research reveals the tactics behind these adverts, and why consumers should be wary of marketing in a crisis.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/advertising-in-the-pandemic-how-companies-used-covid-as-a-marketing-tool-172202__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l_quclHtPMV_qo_noJ2Drx-iorTnT-3lRjKD_tWUAHy1zAUjz8K2KM3fq-v4NYTjywAZ$

# Economy / Finance / Trade
Black Houston Doctor Files Lawsuit After JPMorgan Chase Bank Refuses To Deposit $16,000 Check. Now she’s suing, alleging racial discrimination https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/trending/article/chase-bank-lawsuit-black-doctor-houston-16826498.php__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l_quclHtPMV_qo_noJ2Drx-iorTnT-3lRjKD_tWUAHy1zAUjz8K2KM3fq-v4NRn21RLQ$

# Education / Schools
America’s School Lunch Program Is Failing Black Students. Solutions like prepackaged meals and debit cards aren’t meeting the demand.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://blackfeministcollective.com/2019/11/09/the-school-system-is-failing-black-students/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l_quclHtPMV_qo_noJ2Drx-iorTnT-3lRjKD_tWUAHy1zAUjz8K2KM3fq-v4NWdz5EFA$

The spike in cases of book banning and attempts to prohibit teaching about the country’s history of racism and discrimination is a reminder of how school boards have long been a tool of white supremacy.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/30/books/book-ban-us-schools.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l_quclHtPMV_qo_noJ2Drx-iorTnT-3lRjKD_tWUAHy1zAUjz8K2KM3fq-v4NcyTReM9$

Banning Books is Not About Protecting Children. It’s About Discrimination Against Others.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/opinion-banning-books-is-not-about-protecting-children-its-about-discrimination-against-others/2022/02__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l_quclHtPMV_qo_noJ2Drx-iorTnT-3lRjKD_tWUAHy1zAUjz8K2KM3fq-v4NehF8JPG$

The Epidemic of Book Bannings Must Be Read as a Warning. McMinn County is not alone in banning books. The racial reckoning following the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, in May, 2020, revitalized interest in teaching the literature of race and racism and of books by and about marginalized communities.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.democracynow.org/2022/2/3/the_epidemic_of_book_bannings_must__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l_quclHtPMV_qo_noJ2Drx-iorTnT-3lRjKD_tWUAHy1zAUjz8K2KM3fq-v4NV9x8EYk$

Erasing History: Holocaust Graphic Novelist Art Spiegelman on “Maus” & Wave of Book Bans Sweeping U.S.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.democracynow.org/2022/2/2/art_spiegelman_maus_a_survivors_tale__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l_quclHtPMV_qo_noJ2Drx-iorTnT-3lRjKD_tWUAHy1zAUjz8K2KM3fq-v4NXhhpg7Q$

Four States Have Placed Legal Limits on How Teachers Can Discuss Race.
More May Follow
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/four-states-have-placed-legal-limits-on-how-teachers-can-discuss-race-more-may-follow/2021/05__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l_quclHtPMV_qo_noJ2Drx-iorTnT-3lRjKD_tWUAHy1zAUjz8K2KM3fq-v4NR9FI1Zy$

Iowa Republican Authors Bill Demanding Cameras in Every Classroom in State Opponents of the bill say it infringes on teachers’ and students’
privacy rights.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/iowa-republican-authors-bill-demanding-cameras-in-every-classroom-in-state/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l_quclHtPMV_qo_noJ2Drx-iorTnT-3lRjKD_tWUAHy1zAUjz8K2KM3fq-v4Naq1f-Ir$

# Environment / Climate / Interior
Kelp Gets on the Carbon-Credit Bandwagon. Is there potential for seaweeds to help solve the climate crisis?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://hakaimagazine.com/features/kelp-gets-on-the-carbon-credit-bandwagon/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l_quclHtPMV_qo_noJ2Drx-iorTnT-3lRjKD_tWUAHy1zAUjz8K2KM3fq-v4NSIh5N3-$

‘Use It or Lose It’ Rules Favor Extraction Over Land Conservation.
Century-old “use it or lose it” rules require public lands leaseholders to drill, log, graze, or otherwise develop the land; if they don’t, their leases can be canceled. But in light of modern demands, these old laws need to be updated to recognize conservation as a legitimate “use”
of natural resource rights.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://undark.org/2022/02/01/use-it-or-lose-it-rules-favor-extraction-over-land-conservation/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l_quclHtPMV_qo_noJ2Drx-iorTnT-3lRjKD_tWUAHy1zAUjz8K2KM3fq-v4Ndw9nzk-$

Scientists discover lost range of ‘supermountains’ three times longer than the Himalayas. The destruction of these ancient mountains may have fueled Earth’s biggest evolution booms.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.livescience.com/supermountains-drove-evolution-on-earth__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l_quclHtPMV_qo_noJ2Drx-iorTnT-3lRjKD_tWUAHy1zAUjz8K2KM3fq-v4NcmESsny$

# Food Recalls / Alerts
Urgent candy recall: These candies could poison you if you eat them. the new El Chavito candy recall is all the more important because certain candies might have been contaminated with lead. Consumption of lead can result in lead poisoning, which can have serious adverse effects. If you have any of these El Chavito candies from the recall at home, you should stop eating them immediately.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://bgr.com/lifestyle/urgent-candy-recall-these-candies-could-poison-you-if-you-eat-them/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l_quclHtPMV_qo_noJ2Drx-iorTnT-3lRjKD_tWUAHy1zAUjz8K2KM3fq-v4NeV9IXXk$

# General Information / Other News
Olympic Bosses’ Business Links to China and Xinjiang Exposed. A Daily Beast investigation reveals that several IOC big shots have deep business links to China, whose human-rights record they refuse to condemn.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/john-coates-dick-pound-and-seb-coes-business-links-to-china-exposed__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l_quclHtPMV_qo_noJ2Drx-iorTnT-3lRjKD_tWUAHy1zAUjz8K2KM3fq-v4NUNVM66t$

# Global Politics
Besties Putin and Xi Order the West to Back Off From Ukraine. The pair signed a joint statement that portrays NATO as the aggressors in Eastern Europe. Chinese and Russian leaders call on west to abandon ‘cold war’
approach at pre-Olympic meeting
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/04/xi-jinping-meets-vladimir-putin-china-russia-tensions-grow-west__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l_quclHtPMV_qo_noJ2Drx-iorTnT-3lRjKD_tWUAHy1zAUjz8K2KM3fq-v4NTIB4SWG$

# Gov / Politics
Republicans in Congress were in on Trump’s coup plot. They knew that Donald Trump was plotting a coup and they said nothing https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.salon.com/2022/02/04/in-congress-were-in-on-coup-plot/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l_quclHtPMV_qo_noJ2Drx-iorTnT-3lRjKD_tWUAHy1zAUjz8K2KM3fq-v4NdhjmWCb$

# Law Enforcement
After a poor start, CT’s anti-racial profiling effort is making progress. New legislation could change how police conduct traffic stops https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.courant.com/politics/hc-pol-racial-profiling-20220131-s3goxbcd5fgv7blw4uejfe7gte-story.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l_quclHtPMV_qo_noJ2Drx-iorTnT-3lRjKD_tWUAHy1zAUjz8K2KM3fq-v4NRcftlay$

Former Louisville cop sentenced to prison for using excessive force.
Recorded on police body cam video striking a kneeling protester in the head with a riot stick, a former Kentucky police officer was recently sentenced to two years in federal prison the use of excessive force. “In order for the public to have full trust and confidence in the law enforcement officers who have sworn to protect them, those officers who choose to abuse their authority must be held accountable.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nationofchange.org/2022/02/04/former-louisville-cop-sentenced-to-prison-for-using-excessive-force/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l_quclHtPMV_qo_noJ2Drx-iorTnT-3lRjKD_tWUAHy1zAUjz8K2KM3fq-v4NcWZ8HcO$

# Legal / DOJ
Legal Gun Owner Amir Locke Was Sleeping Just Before Minneapolis Police Killed Him. The parents of Amir Locke and their attorneys say the black man was “executed” by a Minneapolis SWAT team that woke him from a deep sleep, and that he reached in confusion for a legal firearm to protect himself.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2022-02-03/police-video-shows-man-shot-by-officer-was-on-couch-had-gun__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l_quclHtPMV_qo_noJ2Drx-iorTnT-3lRjKD_tWUAHy1zAUjz8K2KM3fq-v4NRYkbhW3$

# Media
House Democrat Fumes Over Louis DeJoy’s Failure to Electrify USPS Truck Fleet Rep. Gerry Connolly demanded the postmaster general’s ouster over his push to spend $11 billion on gas-powered trucks.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/02/03/dejoy-has-go-right-now-fury-over-postal-service-failure-electrify-truck-fleet__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l_quclHtPMV_qo_noJ2Drx-iorTnT-3lRjKD_tWUAHy1zAUjz8K2KM3fq-v4NZQCQugK$

# Medical / Health Care
The Truth About the Drug Companies: Health Corruption; Top MD Reveals Corruption in Health Care https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wanttoknow.info/health/health-corruption__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l_quclHtPMV_qo_noJ2Drx-iorTnT-3lRjKD_tWUAHy1zAUjz8K2KM3fq-v4NVRn3sp4$

California Inks Sweetheart Deal With Kaiser Permanente, Jeopardizing Medicaid Reforms https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.desertsun.com/story/news/health/2022/02/03/state-inks-sweetheart-deal-kaiser-permanente-jeopardizing-medicaid-reforms/6659667001/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l_quclHtPMV_qo_noJ2Drx-iorTnT-3lRjKD_tWUAHy1zAUjz8K2KM3fq-v4Nc4OndFW$

# Social
The cost of apartment and home rentals in some cities has risen by 30 percent, forcing families to find new housing. For rent and utilities to be considered affordable, they are supposed to take up no more than 30 percent of a household’s income.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/15/business/more-renters-find-30-affordability-ratio-unattainable.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l_quclHtPMV_qo_noJ2Drx-iorTnT-3lRjKD_tWUAHy1zAUjz8K2KM3fq-v4NQxv00HL$

# Space
NASA plans to retire the ISS by crashing it into the ocean. The space laboratory was launched in 2002 and has orbited 227 nautical miles above Earth, welcoming 200 astronauts from all around the world. From 2031 onwards, the ISS will be replaced by commercially operated space platforms – what NASA described as a venue for collaboration and scientific research with the private sector.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zmescience.com/science/nasa-plans-retire-iss-03022022/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l_quclHtPMV_qo_noJ2Drx-iorTnT-3lRjKD_tWUAHy1zAUjz8K2KM3fq-v4Nc2qBzxv$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2022-02-03

Voices, The Peoples News

February 3, 2022
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

# Indigenous
The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe has withdrawn as a cooperating agency from the U.S Federal government’s ongoing environmental assessment of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) operations, citing lack of transparency by the U.S Army Corps of Engineers and the pipeline operators, Energy Transfer.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.mongabay.com/2022/02/standing-rock-withdraws-from-ongoing-environmental-assessment-of-dakota-access-pipeline/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxF1ngBwVo4O8sSnFgbxd5_7YCI1O1QQ4PrJD8TLKdaHvb7YcF2AK9iWh_tbyyFpTMSl$

‘Please Do What Is Right’: Native American Lawmakers Urge Biden To Free Leonard Peltier. The ailing Indigenous rights activist, who is 77, “deserves to live his final years among his people,” say dozens of Native state legislators.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/native-americans-biden-leonard-peltier_n_61f98673e4b0061af264f853?utm_campaign=share_facebook&ncid=engmodushpmg00000003&fbclid=IwAR1Mbk_Ngcj0DEz231LOvxV3V71HyL6kaU1x-T-FwDXZy3cSChDJ5Aetib8__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxF1ngBwVo4O8sSnFgbxd5_7YCI1O1QQ4PrJD8TLKdaHvb7YcF2AK9iWh_tby-vdPjEt$

# Covid / Pandemics
Chinese Researchers Stumble Upon ‘Godsend’ Synthetic Antibody That Could Neutralize Omicron Variant https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.veteranstoday.com/2022/02/02/chinese-researchers-stumble-upon-godsend-synthetic-antibody-that-could-neutralize-omicron-variant/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxF1ngBwVo4O8sSnFgbxd5_7YCI1O1QQ4PrJD8TLKdaHvb7YcF2AK9iWh_tby_DTWSAg$

# Economy / Finance / Trade
White House defends spending as federal debt tops $30 trillion: The national debt hit another milestone this week, and experts are warning that continuing to increase federal spending will have dangerous consequences.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://highlandcountypress.com/Content/In-The-News/In-The-News/Article/White-House-defends-spending-as-federal-debt-tops-30-trillion/2/20/75670__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxF1ngBwVo4O8sSnFgbxd5_7YCI1O1QQ4PrJD8TLKdaHvb7YcF2AK9iWh_tby_kP-T0g$

# Education / Schools
A Texas parent demanded a Michelle Obama biography be pulled from schools because they said it would make white girls feel ‘ashamed’
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.yahoo.com/texas-parent-demanded-michelle-obama-175537735.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxF1ngBwVo4O8sSnFgbxd5_7YCI1O1QQ4PrJD8TLKdaHvb7YcF2AK9iWh_tbyzuUn2vG$

A person claiming to be part of a neo-Nazi group made one of the threats to bomb an HBCU campus. The FBI also announced it has opened a hate crime and violent extremism investigation into the nationwide campus bomb threats.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.yahoo.com/person-claiming-part-neo-nazi-010106011.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxF1ngBwVo4O8sSnFgbxd5_7YCI1O1QQ4PrJD8TLKdaHvb7YcF2AK9iWh_tby5pLMxbG$

HBCU bomb threat caller described elaborate plot: In a 20-minute phone call, the caller said the bombs containing C-4 explosives would be detonated at Bethune-Cookman University on Monday, Daytona Beach Police Chief Jakari Young said at a news conference. The caller also said a gunman would open fire on the campus around lunchtime the same day, Young said.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsobserver.com/news/nation-world/national/article257983183.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxF1ngBwVo4O8sSnFgbxd5_7YCI1O1QQ4PrJD8TLKdaHvb7YcF2AK9iWh_tbywwK6a3v$

How some students are fighting back against book bans in their schools Joslyn Diffenbaugh, 14, and her peers say banning books won’t stop them from reading and learning about important issues.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.today.com/parents/teens/banned-book-clubs-rcna13965__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxF1ngBwVo4O8sSnFgbxd5_7YCI1O1QQ4PrJD8TLKdaHvb7YcF2AK9iWh_tby3sHC_ed$

Banned: Books on race and sexuality are disappearing from Texas schools in record numbers. Facing pressure from parents and threats of criminal charges, some districts have ignored policies meant to prevent censorship. Librarians and students are pushing back.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/texas-books-race-sexuality-schools-rcna13886__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxF1ngBwVo4O8sSnFgbxd5_7YCI1O1QQ4PrJD8TLKdaHvb7YcF2AK9iWh_tby_jnj48B$

Authors Guild Fights School Book Bans: Most often, these titles concern race or LGBTQ topics. In Texas, the problem has reached an apex, with
850 school library books being challenged by State Representative Matt Krause, who represents the city of Fort Worth.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/88137-authors-guild-fights-school-book-bans.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxF1ngBwVo4O8sSnFgbxd5_7YCI1O1QQ4PrJD8TLKdaHvb7YcF2AK9iWh_tbyxmhpLLP$

Fed up students slam school district’s ban on books about inequality:
‘Stop the censorship’
Pupils Granbury, Texas, organized a public meeting to criticize the book ban, a sharp condemnation of “Krause’s List.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://scoop.upworthy.com/fed-up-students-slam-school-districts-ban-on-books-about-inequality-stop-the-censorship?fbclid=IwAR2mlsuAqxTbpgT4h6NJSbFUii8xFrBdt1MMDlEnTcOmSLw7Q2yojQWnkek__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxF1ngBwVo4O8sSnFgbxd5_7YCI1O1QQ4PrJD8TLKdaHvb7YcF2AK9iWh_tby4xkTMZ3$

A 25-year-old college student killed in her own apartment last weekend was beaten to death with a white grocery bag over her head, court documents unsealed Wednesday revealed. Investigators say Cortez Lenard Warren kicked and punched his girlfriend Madison Shea Pilkington to death.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.al.com/news/2022/02/family-found-college-student-beaten-to-death-with-bag-on-her-head-in-hoover-apartment-records-state.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxF1ngBwVo4O8sSnFgbxd5_7YCI1O1QQ4PrJD8TLKdaHvb7YcF2AK9iWh_tby2qo8d6l$

# Employment / Labor
How to Stop Restaurant Workers From Quitting: Dumping the subminimum-wage standard ($2.13 an hour?!) they labor under would certainly help, and now may be more politically possible. Anyone who’s looked into our nation’s record-high quit rate has found, not surprisingly, that the rate is highest among restaurant workers. If any explanation is needed, two new studies make clear why.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/labor/how-to-stop-restaurant-workers-from-quitting/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxF1ngBwVo4O8sSnFgbxd5_7YCI1O1QQ4PrJD8TLKdaHvb7YcF2AK9iWh_tby8_jLZ1L$

Labor Fight Brews on the Docks: Negotiations loom between the dockworkers union and shipping companies making record profits.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/labor/labor-fight-brews-on-the-docks/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxF1ngBwVo4O8sSnFgbxd5_7YCI1O1QQ4PrJD8TLKdaHvb7YcF2AK9iWh_tby8Y6G8Yi$

Private sector cut jobs in January, surprising experts. A new private sector jobs report found the economy lost jobs in January despite predictions of gains.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.messenger-inquirer.com/news/national/private-sector-cut-jobs-in-january-surprising-experts/article_ee8f5f70-2162-5b43-a4f9-be3272ed4cbf.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxF1ngBwVo4O8sSnFgbxd5_7YCI1O1QQ4PrJD8TLKdaHvb7YcF2AK9iWh_tby6GpR5kf$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemical More than two dozen major lawsuits are putting a price tag on the climate damage caused by fossil fuel companies https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.pressenza.com/2022/02/more-than-two-dozen-major-lawsuits-are-putting-a-price-tag-on-the-climate-damage-caused-by-fossil-fuel-companies/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxF1ngBwVo4O8sSnFgbxd5_7YCI1O1QQ4PrJD8TLKdaHvb7YcF2AK9iWh_tby7lAqmoG$

# Environment / Climate / Interior
Plants face tough climate challenges as seed-dispersing animals decline.
As more seed-dispersing birds and mammals die off globally, some of these plant species will lose their ability to shift their locations https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://therevelator.org/plants-climate-seed-dispersers/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxF1ngBwVo4O8sSnFgbxd5_7YCI1O1QQ4PrJD8TLKdaHvb7YcF2AK9iWh_tby24Y5iQc$

The frog and the gecko: Why tropical species are at greater climate risk. A growing number of studies show a gradient in the magnitude of species response to climate change. The closer to the equator, the more severe the effects.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/the-frog-and-the-gecko-why-tropical-species-are-at-greater-climate-risk-176003__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxF1ngBwVo4O8sSnFgbxd5_7YCI1O1QQ4PrJD8TLKdaHvb7YcF2AK9iWh_tbyzBK1MAQ$

The National Butterfly Center in Texas that stood up to former President Donald Trump’s border wall is now shuttering indefinitely because of harassment from right-wing conspiracy theorists. The 100-acre nature preserve in Mission, Texas has been in an ongoing legal battle with the former Trump administration and non-profit We Build a Wall in order to prevent wall construction on its doorstep https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ecowatch.com/butterfly-sanctuary-threats.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxF1ngBwVo4O8sSnFgbxd5_7YCI1O1QQ4PrJD8TLKdaHvb7YcF2AK9iWh_tby6TJ5lEQ$

# Environment / Climate / Global
Eerie ‘Blood Snow’ Is Likely Synced Up With Climate Change, Scientists Say Red algal blooms are proliferating as rising global temperatures warm Earth’s frozen habitats.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7v98n/eerie-blood-snow-is-likely-synced-up-with-climate-change-scientists-say__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxF1ngBwVo4O8sSnFgbxd5_7YCI1O1QQ4PrJD8TLKdaHvb7YcF2AK9iWh_tby1f59lvf$

# Food / GMOs / Chemicals / Other
How the sugar industry makes political friends and influences elections.
A city commissioner race in Florida provides a window into how the sugar industry cultivates political allies, who help protect its interests.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/how-the-sugar-industry-makes-political-friends-and-influences-elections__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxF1ngBwVo4O8sSnFgbxd5_7YCI1O1QQ4PrJD8TLKdaHvb7YcF2AK9iWh_tby_iDlMDy$

Salmon are no longer kings of the Columbia. That has biologists worried.
A recent report shows an explosion of growth of a non-native species in the Columbia River. What does that mean for salmon?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.invw.org/2022/02/02/salmon-are-no-longer-kings-of-the-columbia-that-has-biologists-worried/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxF1ngBwVo4O8sSnFgbxd5_7YCI1O1QQ4PrJD8TLKdaHvb7YcF2AK9iWh_tby9SmR8uK$

Is agrochemical contamination killing Nebraska’s children? The harrowing trail of toxic nutrients in farm country water.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.circleofblue.org/2022/world/is-agrochemical-contamination-killing-nebraskas-children/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxF1ngBwVo4O8sSnFgbxd5_7YCI1O1QQ4PrJD8TLKdaHvb7YcF2AK9iWh_tby4lsMUba$

Why Big Chains Thrived While Small Restaurants Died. How the National Restaurant Association bent the government to the will of the corporate behemoths—and left workers in the dust https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.motherjones.com/food/2022/02/national-restaurant-association-relief-revitalization-fund-pandemic-mcdonalds-subway-nra/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxF1ngBwVo4O8sSnFgbxd5_7YCI1O1QQ4PrJD8TLKdaHvb7YcF2AK9iWh_tby8aZC_Zg$

# General Information / Other News
Trump’s Legal Payouts Plummet as He Pawns Off Costs on RNC. Donald Trump’s legal costs fell dramatically in the second half of 2021, not because they actually went down, but because he found someone else willing to pay.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trumps-legal-payouts-plummet-as-he-pawns-off-costs-on-rnc__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxF1ngBwVo4O8sSnFgbxd5_7YCI1O1QQ4PrJD8TLKdaHvb7YcF2AK9iWh_tbywY65TvX$

Two Memos Show Lawyers Pushing to Install Pro-Trump Electors: The documents reportedly went on to be used by Rudy Giuliani in plans to reverse the 2020 result.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/leaked-memos-show-trump-lawyers-pushing-to-replace-state-electors-before-jan-6__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxF1ngBwVo4O8sSnFgbxd5_7YCI1O1QQ4PrJD8TLKdaHvb7YcF2AK9iWh_tby4t3edpj$

# Global Politics and other news
As tensions escalate between Russia and Ukraine, Russia is pouring millions of dollars into foreign influence operations and propaganda.
Russian interests reported spending about $182 million on lobbying, foreign influence operations and propaganda in the U.S. since 2016.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2022/02/russia-pouring-millions-into-foreign-influence-and-lobbying-targeting-the-u-s-amid-escalating-ukraine-conflict/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxF1ngBwVo4O8sSnFgbxd5_7YCI1O1QQ4PrJD8TLKdaHvb7YcF2AK9iWh_tby8BRumxE$

# Law Enforcement
Is Slavery Still Legal in the U.S.? Yes, Under the 13th Amendment
Exception: If that shocks you, you’re not alone. Like most Americans, you probably missed the day in U.S. history class when the teacher explained that we abolished slavery — except as punishment for a crime.
Or more likely, that lesson never happened.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/is-slavery-still-legal-in-the-u-s-yes-under-the-13th-amendment-exception/ar-AATqKXm?ocid=winp1taskbar__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxF1ngBwVo4O8sSnFgbxd5_7YCI1O1QQ4PrJD8TLKdaHvb7YcF2AK9iWh_tbyy8GGnXb$

# Legal / DOJ
Donald Trump is facing multiple criminal investigations for his conduct.
Court buildings are bracing for violence and chaos.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-protests-investigation-courts-nyc-dc-atlanta-criminal-2022-2__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxF1ngBwVo4O8sSnFgbxd5_7YCI1O1QQ4PrJD8TLKdaHvb7YcF2AK9iWh_tby5xonX8M$

The Black woman sentenced to six years in prison over a voting error.
The case is far more complex than it seems. The more I looked into Moses’ case, the more I realized the case wasn’t straightforward at all.
Behind the scenes, Tennessee officials conceded that they had made a series of mistakes concerning Moses’ voting eligibility.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/feb/03/fight-to-vote-tennessee-pamela-moses-convicted__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxF1ngBwVo4O8sSnFgbxd5_7YCI1O1QQ4PrJD8TLKdaHvb7YcF2AK9iWh_tbyzFxvJv1$

# LGBTQ
Yale researchers highlight environmental health disparities in LGBTQ+ populations https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://yaledailynews.com/blog/2022/02/02/yale-researchers-highlight-environmental-health-disparities-in-lgbtq-populations/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxF1ngBwVo4O8sSnFgbxd5_7YCI1O1QQ4PrJD8TLKdaHvb7YcF2AK9iWh_tbyxjRSbED$

LGBTQ Authors Fight Back Against Bans of Their Books: “This makes me more determined to put my work into the world,” author George M. Johnson says, while Edmund White says “intransigent” Christianity is behind the book-banning rush.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/lgbtq-books-are-being-banned-their-authors-are-fighting-back__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxF1ngBwVo4O8sSnFgbxd5_7YCI1O1QQ4PrJD8TLKdaHvb7YcF2AK9iWh_tbyw9GPLsI$

# Media
Third Mexican journalist killed this year as press corps faces murder crisis Lourdes Maldonado was shot in Tijuana, a week after another journalist was killed, and a third was fatally stabbed days earlier https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/24/mexico-third-journalist-killed-this-year__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxF1ngBwVo4O8sSnFgbxd5_7YCI1O1QQ4PrJD8TLKdaHvb7YcF2AK9iWh_tby2283fjJ$

Mexican Reporter Thwarts Assassination Attempt Amid Spate of Violent Attacks on Journalists https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.democracynow.org/2022/2/3/headlines/mexican_reporter_thwarts_assassination_attempt_amid_spate_of_violent_attacks_on_journalists__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxF1ngBwVo4O8sSnFgbxd5_7YCI1O1QQ4PrJD8TLKdaHvb7YcF2AK9iWh_tby3RywowT$

# Medical / Health Care
Why a treatable cancer disproportionately kills black women. If caught early, cervical cancer is highly treatable, with a 93% five-year survival rate. But across the US, the mortality rate for cervical cancer is over twice as high for Black women as that of white women.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/kavithasurana/cervical-cancer-black-women-georgia__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxF1ngBwVo4O8sSnFgbxd5_7YCI1O1QQ4PrJD8TLKdaHvb7YcF2AK9iWh_tbywXosfa8$

Doctors call cancer patients cured: In a study published Wednesday, doctors from the University of Pennsylvania said cancer in two patients is not detectable more than a decade after a treatment known as CAR T cell therapy https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/592550-doctors-call-cancer-patients-cured-after-gene-therapy-a-decade-ago__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxF1ngBwVo4O8sSnFgbxd5_7YCI1O1QQ4PrJD8TLKdaHvb7YcF2AK9iWh_tby7TlhRGQ$

A last-resort cancer treatment called CAR-T cell therapy has kept two people leukaemia-free for 12 years. “We can now conclude that CAR T cells can actually cure patients with leukaemia,” says physician and study author Carl June.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-00241-0__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxF1ngBwVo4O8sSnFgbxd5_7YCI1O1QQ4PrJD8TLKdaHvb7YcF2AK9iWh_tby7YoyoQg$

# Military / DOD
Roughly 3,000 US troops to move to NATO countries near Ukraine amid rising tensions with Russia. More than 3,000 U.S. troops will move to ally countries in Europe amid rising tensions https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.realcleardefense.com/2022/02/03/roughly_3000_us_troops_to_move_to_nato_countries_near_ukraine_815058.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxF1ngBwVo4O8sSnFgbxd5_7YCI1O1QQ4PrJD8TLKdaHvb7YcF2AK9iWh_tby7BuU9nb$

The U.S. Navy is leading what it bills as the world’s largest unmanned maritime exercise in a region where its sailing drones have already been patrolling busy shipping lanes used by arms and drug traffickers.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/Article/2822828/navcent-task-force-completes-first-unmanned-integration-exercise-at-sea/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxF1ngBwVo4O8sSnFgbxd5_7YCI1O1QQ4PrJD8TLKdaHvb7YcF2AK9iWh_tbyw4l6Cmz$

# Security
Microwaves or ultrasound might explain open “Havana Syndrome” cases, US intelligence report says. Pulsed microwaves or ultrasound beams “plausibly” might have caused so-called Havana Syndrome injuries thought to have affected two dozen CIA and State Department employees, according to a newly released US intelligence community expert report.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/danvergano/havana-syndrome-cia-report__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxF1ngBwVo4O8sSnFgbxd5_7YCI1O1QQ4PrJD8TLKdaHvb7YcF2AK9iWh_tby7EDxMBX$

# Space
First private mission to the ISS gets green light from NASA. Private space flight is up for a new important milestone.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/first-private-mission-to-the-iss-gets-green-light-from-nasa/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxF1ngBwVo4O8sSnFgbxd5_7YCI1O1QQ4PrJD8TLKdaHvb7YcF2AK9iWh_tbyzhzzqDA$

# Veterans / VA
Republicans attempt to end VA vaccine mandate by challenging legislation that would give pay raises to health care workers https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.stripes.com/veterans/2022-02-02/veterans-affairs-pay-raises-coronavirus-vaccine-mandate-legislation-4551171.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxF1ngBwVo4O8sSnFgbxd5_7YCI1O1QQ4PrJD8TLKdaHvb7YcF2AK9iWh_tby-OeCFLS$

# Weather
109 Million Under Winter Weather Alerts as U.S. Faces “Massive” Storm https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.axios.com/winter-storm-weather-south-e6ea3597-27db-4112-bbf2-fc937ba84984.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxF1ngBwVo4O8sSnFgbxd5_7YCI1O1QQ4PrJD8TLKdaHvb7YcF2AK9iWh_tby59_B4Tq$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2022-02-02

Voices, The Peoples News

February 2, 2022
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

# Indigenous
Native American tribes have reached a $665 million settlement with three of the nation’s biggest opioid distributors as well as drugmaker Johnson & Johnson, a filing with the U.S. District Court in Cleveland on Tuesday showed. Native American tribes, who have “suffered some of the worst consequences of the opioid epidemic of any population in the United States,” have reached a settlement in principle with Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceuticals and three drug distributors, attorneys representing the tribes said Tuesday. The settlement — which has been agreed to in principle, but still requires finalization — says the pharmaceutical giant will pay $150 million to tribal communities over two years.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/01/us/native-american-tribes-opioid-settlement/index.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hk4CLJQ4TLv7tCTcBMzufSikF04x4SgOCmtNLH4st-dEQpAO3RY2uu2YSFOntdD87l-3$

# Border / Immigration
Feds Raid Top ICE Official’s House. Vance Callender was appointed the head of Homeland Security Investigations for Michigan and Ohio, a division of ICE, in Jan. 2020.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://lmtribune.com/nation/feds-raid-michigan-home-of-top-homeland-security-official/article_64b571e7-0848-522e-b3f8-4016be2f848c.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hk4CLJQ4TLv7tCTcBMzufSikF04x4SgOCmtNLH4st-dEQpAO3RY2uu2YSFOntYXHCQLd$

# Covid / Pandemics
More Good News About Remdesivir and COVID-19: New data suggests the experimental drug can shorten how long people are sick https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2020/07/10/remdesivir-and-coronavirus-more-good-news-antiviral-covid-drug/5414326002/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hk4CLJQ4TLv7tCTcBMzufSikF04x4SgOCmtNLH4st-dEQpAO3RY2uu2YSFOntTCCJEw3$

Perspectives: Therapeutic Drugs Remain Important Part Of Covid Fight.
Perspectives on monoclonal antibody therapy as potential therapeutic intervention for Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32134278/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hk4CLJQ4TLv7tCTcBMzufSikF04x4SgOCmtNLH4st-dEQpAO3RY2uu2YSFOntUVs8rFT$

Pfizer begins FDA vax filing for kids under 5: Pfizer said Tuesday that it has begun applying for authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 6 months to 4 years from the FDA. The announcement marks a step forward in the process for the only age group for whom COVID-19 vaccines are not yet authorized.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/592351-pfizer-begins-application-to-fda-for-vaccine-for-kids-under-5__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hk4CLJQ4TLv7tCTcBMzufSikF04x4SgOCmtNLH4st-dEQpAO3RY2uu2YSFOntRgVyJOa$

U.S. Has the Highest COVID Death Rate Among Wealthy Countries. Analysts have attributed this disparity to the U.S.’s fragmented for-profit health care system.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theweek.com/omicron/1009676/americas-covid-death-rate-is-much-higher-than-in-other-wealthy-nations-analysis__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hk4CLJQ4TLv7tCTcBMzufSikF04x4SgOCmtNLH4st-dEQpAO3RY2uu2YSFOntSh2UHrV$

# Economy / Finance / Trade
Tax-Dodging Billionaire Dynasties Could Cost US $8.4 Trillion: The wealth-hoarding by ultrarich families would be equivalent to over four Build Back Better plans.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/02/02/tax-dodging-billionaire-dynasties-could-cost-us-84-trillion-report__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hk4CLJQ4TLv7tCTcBMzufSikF04x4SgOCmtNLH4st-dEQpAO3RY2uu2YSFOntULN2Mc0$

Starbucks Profits Soar by 31%, But It’s Raising Prices Anyway: One critic said the company’s explanation for the coming price hikes amounts to “word salad to hide corporate greed.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/02/02/starbucks-profits-soar-31-its-raising-prices-anyway__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hk4CLJQ4TLv7tCTcBMzufSikF04x4SgOCmtNLH4st-dEQpAO3RY2uu2YSFOntUwonq76$

# Education / Schools
Nineteen historically Black colleges and universities have faced bomb threats in a 48-hour span. Campuses across the US were forced to cancel in-person classes the first day of Black History Month.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/salvadorhernandez/hbcus-bomb-threats-students__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hk4CLJQ4TLv7tCTcBMzufSikF04x4SgOCmtNLH4st-dEQpAO3RY2uu2YSFOntVdjvf6G$

Books on race and sexuality are disappearing from Texas schools in record numbers as some districts face pressure from parents and threats of criminal charges, some districts have ignored policies meant to prevent censorship. Librarians and students are pushing back..
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/texas-books-race-sexuality-schools-rcna13886?mc_cid=bb5e992cea&mc_eid=6f15633605__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hk4CLJQ4TLv7tCTcBMzufSikF04x4SgOCmtNLH4st-dEQpAO3RY2uu2YSFOnteEmki8O$

Two Cops Killed in Active Shooter Mayhem at Virginia College. The suspect fled the scene but was arrested nearby on a riverbank.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/one-person-in-custody-after-active-shooter-situation-at-bridgewater-college-virginia__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hk4CLJQ4TLv7tCTcBMzufSikF04x4SgOCmtNLH4st-dEQpAO3RY2uu2YSFOntWsBsGkw$

Georgetown Students Stage Sit-In Over Administrator’s Tweets. Ilya Shapiro wrote that Biden’s SCOTUS nominee would be a “lesser black woman.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/georgetown-law-students-stage-sit-in-demand-dean-fire-ilya-shapiro/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hk4CLJQ4TLv7tCTcBMzufSikF04x4SgOCmtNLH4st-dEQpAO3RY2uu2YSFOntbmGu4Q8$

COVID Cases in Youth Prisons Are Cutting Vulnerable Kids Off From Their Parents Advocates say this is one more reason why youth prisons should close for good.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.themarshallproject.org/2020/03/23/i-want-to-see-my-child-juvenile-lockups-cut-visits-over-covid-19-fears__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hk4CLJQ4TLv7tCTcBMzufSikF04x4SgOCmtNLH4st-dEQpAO3RY2uu2YSFOntZc1vgPu$

“All Boys Aren’t Blue” Has Been Targeted for Removal in at Least 15 States. The book deals with homophobia, transphobia and racism, and is the latest text conservatives aim to ban from schools.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/video/all-boys-arent-blue-has-been-targeted-for-removal-in-at-least-15-states/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hk4CLJQ4TLv7tCTcBMzufSikF04x4SgOCmtNLH4st-dEQpAO3RY2uu2YSFOntT91mkvV$

# Employment / Labor
For the past nine months, about 600 union employees at Exxon’s Beaumont refinery and other plants have been locked out of their jobs because Exxon has been unable to come to an agreement with the union over a new contract.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://grist.org/energy/exxon-locked-workers-out-of-their-jobs-in-texas-can-workers-lock-exxon-out-of-a-carbon-capture-deal/?mc_cid=bb5e992cea&mc_eid=6f15633605__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hk4CLJQ4TLv7tCTcBMzufSikF04x4SgOCmtNLH4st-dEQpAO3RY2uu2YSFOntaVu8zU6$

The Fed’s War on Inflation Is Really an Attack on Workers: The takeaway for American workers: The Fed is not your friend.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/02/02/feds-war-inflation-really-attack-workers__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hk4CLJQ4TLv7tCTcBMzufSikF04x4SgOCmtNLH4st-dEQpAO3RY2uu2YSFOntXjrena8$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals / Global ‘A no-brainer’: Mining companies to relinquish thousands of claims in Yukon’s Peel watershed. The Yukon government has struck agreements with seven companies, which, in turn, have forgone 5,031 claims — the majority of outstanding pre-existing claims located in protected areas.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://ca.news.yahoo.com/no-brainer-mining-companies-relinquish-231442995.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hk4CLJQ4TLv7tCTcBMzufSikF04x4SgOCmtNLH4st-dEQpAO3RY2uu2YSFOntXwn7W7S$

# Environment / Climate / Interior
‘Reduced risk’ pesticides are widespread in California streams. Insect and weed killers designed to replace compounds that cause neurodevelopmental problems in animals and people pose their own set of risks.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/01022022/reduced-risk-pesticides-california/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hk4CLJQ4TLv7tCTcBMzufSikF04x4SgOCmtNLH4st-dEQpAO3RY2uu2YSFOnteUaiHSb$

The life-or-death implications of curbing air pollution from power plants. Progress Cleaning the Air and Improving People’s Health. The Clean Air Act has a proven record of public health and environmental protection since 1970.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.epa.gov/clean-air-act-overview/progress-cleaning-air-and-improving-peoples-health__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hk4CLJQ4TLv7tCTcBMzufSikF04x4SgOCmtNLH4st-dEQpAO3RY2uu2YSFOnta4lcNWN$

‘The jury’s out’: Is California’s landmark environmental justice law helping communities with the dirtiest air? The 2017 law is meant to improve air quality in 15 hot spot communities, home to nearly 4 million people.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.kqed.org/news/11903447/the-jurys-out-is-californias-landmark-environmental-justice-law-helping-communities-with-the-dirtiest-air__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hk4CLJQ4TLv7tCTcBMzufSikF04x4SgOCmtNLH4st-dEQpAO3RY2uu2YSFOntWcS_g9x$

# General Information / Other News
Trump’s words, and deeds, reveal depths of his drive to retain power.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/01/us/politics/trump-election-jan-6-voting-machines.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hk4CLJQ4TLv7tCTcBMzufSikF04x4SgOCmtNLH4st-dEQpAO3RY2uu2YSFOntS50OgKI$

Glenn Kirschner: Trump’s admission of wanting Pence to overthrow election should trigger DoJ indictment. This inaction from our Department of Justice could enable future attacks on our democracy https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.veteranstoday.com/2022/02/01/glenn-kirschner-trumps-admission-of-wanting-pence-to-overthrow-election-should-trigger-doj-indictment/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hk4CLJQ4TLv7tCTcBMzufSikF04x4SgOCmtNLH4st-dEQpAO3RY2uu2YSFOntYAkNQkc$

Donald Trump Promoting ‘Solicitation of Crime’ With Jan. 6 Pardons—Legal Expert https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-promoting-solicitation-crime-jan6-pardon-pence-overturn-election-1675355__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hk4CLJQ4TLv7tCTcBMzufSikF04x4SgOCmtNLH4st-dEQpAO3RY2uu2YSFOntQ_m3tXS$

Judge’s Son Admits He Stormed the Capitol in Caveman Getup. “The defendant explained to a friend that the fraud in the 2020 Presidential Election was so obvious, even a caveman would know the election was stolen,” court filings said.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/judges-son-stormed-capitol-dressed-caveman-pleads-guilty-rcna14595__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hk4CLJQ4TLv7tCTcBMzufSikF04x4SgOCmtNLH4st-dEQpAO3RY2uu2YSFOntbtzPaE9$

# Global Politics and other news
Saudi Arabia Is Ratcheting Up the Middle East’s Arms Race: For more than four decades, a monomaniacal obsession with Iran has prompted successive European and U.S. governments to coddle Tehran’s rivals with weapons.
It’s only a matter of time until Saudi military advancements force Iran to respond in kind.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/02/01/saudi-arabia-is-ratcheting-up-the-middle-easts-arms-race/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hk4CLJQ4TLv7tCTcBMzufSikF04x4SgOCmtNLH4st-dEQpAO3RY2uu2YSFOntZWUmjS1$

Mali Asks Russian PMC (Wagner) to Expel French Troops from Their Nation.
Wagner PMC fighters were asked to intervene in this situation and help expel the French military from the territory of the republic.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/exclusive-deal-allowing-russian-mercenaries-into-mali-is-close-sources-2021-09-13/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hk4CLJQ4TLv7tCTcBMzufSikF04x4SgOCmtNLH4st-dEQpAO3RY2uu2YSFOntQmeSmL9$

Half plane, half rocket, this Chinese supersonic jet could fly Beijing to New York in an hour https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/chinese-supersonic-rocket-plane-247336/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hk4CLJQ4TLv7tCTcBMzufSikF04x4SgOCmtNLH4st-dEQpAO3RY2uu2YSFOntSNVX7AU$

# Gov / Politics
Luján Stroke Sends Senate Democrats Reeling. Sen. Ben Ray Luján’s stroke diagnosis shocked the Democratic caucus Tuesday, raising the possibility the party could lose their slim working majority for the near future.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2022/02/01/democratic-senate-reels-after-lujan-stroke-00004432__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hk4CLJQ4TLv7tCTcBMzufSikF04x4SgOCmtNLH4st-dEQpAO3RY2uu2YSFOnteUUSkaz$

The Big Lie’s lasting damage to American democracy. As democracy “backslides” around the world, the U.S. is no exception.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/the-long-term-damage-of-trumps-antidemocratic-lies__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hk4CLJQ4TLv7tCTcBMzufSikF04x4SgOCmtNLH4st-dEQpAO3RY2uu2YSFOntXwnZ6Zg$

The plan was simple: Infiltrate MAGA and tell everyone what she saw.
Then she was found out. Amanda Moore went undercover and witnessed how fascism has burrowed into the right.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2022/02/amanda-moore-undercover-maga/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hk4CLJQ4TLv7tCTcBMzufSikF04x4SgOCmtNLH4st-dEQpAO3RY2uu2YSFOntUAl5h22$

Biden’s Campaign Donors Don’t Want Him to End U.S. Support for the Yemen War The biggest winners in the Yemen war are weapons manufacturers who invest their deadly profits in political campaigns.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/bidens-campaign-donors-dont-want-him-to-end-us-support-for-the-yemen-war/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hk4CLJQ4TLv7tCTcBMzufSikF04x4SgOCmtNLH4st-dEQpAO3RY2uu2YSFOntR-sw3PX$

As Biden Struggles, Governors Are Reaping The Political Rewards Of His Biggest Victory. State leaders in both parties are using federal cash to burnish their public standing.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/governors-federal-funding_n_61fad1a8e4b0f8a1b83e51ec__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hk4CLJQ4TLv7tCTcBMzufSikF04x4SgOCmtNLH4st-dEQpAO3RY2uu2YSFOntc6ACJ5l$

As Investigators Close In On Trump, RNC Hugs Him Even Tighter: The Republican National Committee is considering measures to punish two GOP Trump critics as well as the commission that hosted debates Trump did poorly in.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/rnc-trump-bond_n_61faab4fe4b02136b6ee8a8e__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hk4CLJQ4TLv7tCTcBMzufSikF04x4SgOCmtNLH4st-dEQpAO3RY2uu2YSFOntR5dUOhH$

# Law Enforcement
All US federal prisons on lockdown after 2 Texas prisoners killed. After two prisoners were killed and two more injured on Monday at the United States Penitentiary, Beaumont (USP Beaumont), more than 120 federal prisons across the US were placed on lockdown.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.axios.com/federal-prisons-lockdown-nationwide-texas-069d8702-e1e4-44c7-b0cb-9c6bd69b6fb5.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hk4CLJQ4TLv7tCTcBMzufSikF04x4SgOCmtNLH4st-dEQpAO3RY2uu2YSFOntcmPApNa$

Off-duty NYPD cop charged with assault as a hate crime. NYPD Officer Riggs Kwong is accused of using anti-Muslim slurs on video before beating a motorist until he lost consciousness https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/592451-nypd-officer-who-allegedly-used-anti-muslim-slurs-during-assault-charged__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hk4CLJQ4TLv7tCTcBMzufSikF04x4SgOCmtNLH4st-dEQpAO3RY2uu2YSFOntcBEWw6s$

A police car hit a kid on Halloween 2019. The NYPD is quashing a move to punish the officer. Civilian investigators found that officers engaged in serious misconduct, including hitting one boy with a car, pointing a gun at another and wrongly arresting three teens. Then the NYPD intervened.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/a-police-car-hit-a-kid-on-halloween-2019-the-nypd-is-quashing-a-move-to-punish-the-officer__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hk4CLJQ4TLv7tCTcBMzufSikF04x4SgOCmtNLH4st-dEQpAO3RY2uu2YSFOntfcaztMP$

# Legal / DOJ
Retired Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, a former national security aide who offered key testimony in President Donald Trump’s 2019 impeachment for dealings with Ukraine, has filed a lawsuit against the former president, Rudy Giuliani and two former aides, accusing them of witness intimidation and retaliation.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/592438-vindman-lawsuit-accuses-trump-jr-giuliani-of-witness-intimidation__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hk4CLJQ4TLv7tCTcBMzufSikF04x4SgOCmtNLH4st-dEQpAO3RY2uu2YSFOntdBjzeeC$

# LGBTQ
Bill Banning Trans Youth From Sports Is Passed By South Dakota Legislature https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/south-dakota-trans-sports-bill-passes_n_61f9aa82e4b084213da0c4c8__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hk4CLJQ4TLv7tCTcBMzufSikF04x4SgOCmtNLH4st-dEQpAO3RY2uu2YSFOntZD3svlv$

# Media
Don’t Fire Whoopi Goldberg Over Dumb Comments, Educate Her. The response to stupidity and ignorance does not always need to be cancellation.
Humility and knowledge can breed redemption.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/dont-fire-whoopi-goldberg-over-her-dumb-holocaust-comments-educate-her__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hk4CLJQ4TLv7tCTcBMzufSikF04x4SgOCmtNLH4st-dEQpAO3RY2uu2YSFOntfFouTRI$

The media world is reeling over Jeff Zucker’s abrupt announcement that, after nine years, he’s stepping down as president of CNN, writing in a company-wide memo that he had failed to disclose a “consensual relationship with my closest colleague.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnn.com/2022/02/02/media/jeff-zucker-cnn/index.html?utm_source=mj-newsletters&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-newsletter-02-02-2022__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hk4CLJQ4TLv7tCTcBMzufSikF04x4SgOCmtNLH4st-dEQpAO3RY2uu2YSFOntXBinRVm$

# Medical / Health Care
Experts say crisis pregnancy centers could spy on and report people seeking an abortion. Amid heightened state-level threats to abortion access, researchers say CPCs are becoming dangerous sites that can weaponize reproductive, medical, and sexual health data and criminalize people looking to get abortions.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/nicolefallert/abortion-bans-crisis-pregnancy-centers__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hk4CLJQ4TLv7tCTcBMzufSikF04x4SgOCmtNLH4st-dEQpAO3RY2uu2YSFOntew7b2OD$

Kansas May Eliminate All Vaccine Requirements; Hospitals Must Comply With Price Transparency https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/hospitals/cms-sent-out-its-first-wave-warnings-to-hospitals-noncompliant-its-new-price-transparency__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hk4CLJQ4TLv7tCTcBMzufSikF04x4SgOCmtNLH4st-dEQpAO3RY2uu2YSFOntTe4ZUOT$

The Pandemic Proves the Benefits of Universal Health Care. The government saved lives by covering COVID-19 vaccines, tests, and treatment. What if it treated other diseases this way?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/02/02/pandemic-proves-benefits-universal-health-care__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hk4CLJQ4TLv7tCTcBMzufSikF04x4SgOCmtNLH4st-dEQpAO3RY2uu2YSFOntc1ttYHj$

A Senator’s Wife Was Nearly Denied A Life-Saving Abortion & That’s Why He’s Committed to Reproductive Rights https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.yahoo.com/senator-wife-nearly-denied-life-193300071.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hk4CLJQ4TLv7tCTcBMzufSikF04x4SgOCmtNLH4st-dEQpAO3RY2uu2YSFOntb1KD874$

# Military / DOD
Note: U.S. Only Made Kabul Evac Plans Day Before City Fell: The notes from a Situation Room meeting held less than 24 hours before the Taliban moved in show officials only beginning to reach out to local collaborators.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.axios.com/leaked-document-reveals-bidens-afghan-failures-c27d790c-3a50-4734-8543-7db710898bb2.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hk4CLJQ4TLv7tCTcBMzufSikF04x4SgOCmtNLH4st-dEQpAO3RY2uu2YSFOntSwrXCqy$

# Security
FBI Director Wray Says Scale of Chinese Spying in the U.S. ‘Blew Me
Away’: FBI Director Christopher Wray is warning that the extent of Chinese espionage efforts in the United States are on a scale far larger than most people realize.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rawstory.com/china-espionage/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hk4CLJQ4TLv7tCTcBMzufSikF04x4SgOCmtNLH4st-dEQpAO3RY2uu2YSFOntbdOlHWs$

# Weather
Freezing weather is expected to hit a large portion of Texas this week.
On Tuesday, Gov. Greg Abbott tried to assure Texans that the state is better prepared this year than last — but he didn’t deny the possibility that some local power outages could happen just two months after he promised the lights would stay on this winter.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2022/02/01/texas-winter-storm-power-outages/?mc_cid=bb5e992cea&mc_eid=6f15633605__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hk4CLJQ4TLv7tCTcBMzufSikF04x4SgOCmtNLH4st-dEQpAO3RY2uu2YSFOntZXgAk7u$

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# Animals / Pets / Alerts / Food Recalls
After Hunters Kill Record Number of Yellowstone Wolves, Officials Take Steps to Limit Season. Montana wildlife officials have taken steps to limit hunting on the border of Yellowstone National Park after a record number of park wolves were killed this season.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ecowatch.com/wolves-yellowstone-hunting-conservation.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hS4pv0cEQ2eUjaVq5H_ZjiyXbQ3MxolAVe-HnoMXA9A3HpmVjQ1px0AKgxxsW_p3BNWZ$

# Covid / Pandemics
Did dismissals of safe outpatient drugs cause needless COVID deaths?
Dissenting doctors say yes. For the first nine months of the COVID-19 pandemic, there were no officially approved outpatient treatments for combating the disease.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2021/12/21/did_dismissals_of_safe_outpatient_drugs_cause_needless_covid_deaths_dissenting_doctors_say_yes_808045.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hS4pv0cEQ2eUjaVq5H_ZjiyXbQ3MxolAVe-HnoMXA9A3HpmVjQ1px0AKgxxsW3ZH5xdR$

The Vaccine Passport Scheme Goes National One QR Code at a Time https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vox.com/recode/22384340/vaccine-passport-vaccine-record-covid-19-clear-commonpass-excelsior-pass__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hS4pv0cEQ2eUjaVq5H_ZjiyXbQ3MxolAVe-HnoMXA9A3HpmVjQ1px0AKgxxsW5rprDsX$

Lockdowns and mask mandates have caused an upheaval in our economy and ruined the quality of life for many people. They don’t work against Covid, and not only are vaccines a failure but they have killed a large number of people.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.lewrockwell.com/2022/01/lew-rockwell/we-are-winning-the-battle-against-covid-tyranny/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hS4pv0cEQ2eUjaVq5H_ZjiyXbQ3MxolAVe-HnoMXA9A3HpmVjQ1px0AKgxxsW9516j7-$

# Economy / Finance / Trade
Inflation Policies Must Deal With Impact of Rising Food Prices on the Poor. To confront inflation, we need a universal basic income funded through a progressive tax structure.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/inflation-policies-must-deal-with-impact-of-rising-food-prices-on-the-poor/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hS4pv0cEQ2eUjaVq5H_ZjiyXbQ3MxolAVe-HnoMXA9A3HpmVjQ1px0AKgxxsW4AA3vDQ$

Washington state AG shuts down ‘Sold by Amazon’ program nationwide.
Amazon has agreed to shut down its third-party seller program nationwide and pay a fine of $2.25 million after Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson investigated the company for price fixing.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.foodmanufacturing.com/home/news/22018488/sold-by-amazon-program-ends-following-state-investigation__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hS4pv0cEQ2eUjaVq5H_ZjiyXbQ3MxolAVe-HnoMXA9A3HpmVjQ1px0AKgxxsW0SbejxK$

Once a form of ‘social camouflage’, school uniforms have become impractical and unfair. Why it’s time for a makeover https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/once-a-form-of-social-camouflage-school-uniforms-have-become-impractical-and-unfair-why-its-time-for-a-makeover-175320__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hS4pv0cEQ2eUjaVq5H_ZjiyXbQ3MxolAVe-HnoMXA9A3HpmVjQ1px0AKgxxsW57pKvIu$

# Education / Schools
Furry Panic Is the Latest Dumb GOP Attack on Public Schools. Right-wing parents are attacking school boards over “furries” in the classroom—a proxy for the larger culture wars over race and gender.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/furry-panic-is-the-latest-dumb-gop-attack-on-public-schools__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hS4pv0cEQ2eUjaVq5H_ZjiyXbQ3MxolAVe-HnoMXA9A3HpmVjQ1px0AKgxxsW8j6yh-2$

As the Right Censors Public Libraries, Families Are Forming Banned Book Clubs Right-wing groups are limiting student access to books about race, gender and sexuality.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/as-the-right-censors-public-libraries-families-are-forming-banned-book-clubs/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hS4pv0cEQ2eUjaVq5H_ZjiyXbQ3MxolAVe-HnoMXA9A3HpmVjQ1px0AKgxxsW7j9eD9b$

Investigators probe alleged fraud involving over $240 million in federal child nutrition dollars. A Minnesota nonprofit was paid to feed thousands of hungry children every day during the pandemic. Federal investigators allege that the meals never materialized.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.startribune.com/fbi-investigates-nonprofit-feeding-our-future-for-alleged-fraud-millions-misused/600137966/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hS4pv0cEQ2eUjaVq5H_ZjiyXbQ3MxolAVe-HnoMXA9A3HpmVjQ1px0AKgxxsW5ZcIUye$

# Employment / Labor
California assembly passes “first of its kind” regulation bill, giving fast food workers the ability to negotiate for better pay and working conditions. AB 257 would establish an independent council to discuss and set industry-wide minimum standards, a move labor advocates have wanted for years.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thecounter.org/california-fast-food-regulation-bill-worker-negotiation-pay-ab-257/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hS4pv0cEQ2eUjaVq5H_ZjiyXbQ3MxolAVe-HnoMXA9A3HpmVjQ1px0AKgxxsWxCb9pdu$

# Environment / Climate / Interior
New flood maps show US damage rising 26% in next 30 years due to climate change alone, and the inequity is stark. Despite recent devastating floods, people are still building in high-risk areas. With population growth factored in, we found the increase in U.S. flood losses will be four times higher than the climate-only effect.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/new-flood-maps-show-us-damage-rising-26-in-next-30-years-due-to-climate-change-alone-and-the-inequity-is-stark-175958__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hS4pv0cEQ2eUjaVq5H_ZjiyXbQ3MxolAVe-HnoMXA9A3HpmVjQ1px0AKgxxsW61mFqx9$

# Food / GMOs / Chemicals / Other
Poor food in prison and jails can cause or worsen eating and health problems. And the effects can linger long after release. When food is used as punishment, people who once served time need intentional help to overcome the trauma.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2017/03/03/prison-food/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hS4pv0cEQ2eUjaVq5H_ZjiyXbQ3MxolAVe-HnoMXA9A3HpmVjQ1px0AKgxxsW57Z8IwK$

# Foodie Tips, Tricks and How To’s
Major Health Benefits of Cinnamon. There are mainly four types of cinnamon:
*True cinnamon or Ceylon cinnamon or Mexican cinnamon (Cinnamomum
zeylanicum)
*Indonesian cinnamon (Cinnamomum burmanni) *Vietnamese cinnamon (Cinnamomum loureiroi) *Cassia cinnamon or Chinese cinnamon (Cinnamomum aromaticum).
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4466762/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hS4pv0cEQ2eUjaVq5H_ZjiyXbQ3MxolAVe-HnoMXA9A3HpmVjQ1px0AKgxxsW0U0_0H4$

# General Information / Other News
Trumpers Planning to Take Down Power Grid to Stop Arrest of Disgraced Former President. Domestic violent extremists and racially motivated extremists have been developing plans to attack the U.S. electric sector, according to an intelligence bulletin from the DHS.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.veteranstoday.com/2022/01/31/trumpers-planning-to-take-down-power-grid-to-stop-arrest-of-disgraced-former-president/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hS4pv0cEQ2eUjaVq5H_ZjiyXbQ3MxolAVe-HnoMXA9A3HpmVjQ1px0AKgxxsW0BHQJAs$

White supremacists plotted to attack US electric grid by shooting into power stations, FBI says https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/12/22/white-supremacists-plotted-attack-us-power-grid-fbi-says/4018815001/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hS4pv0cEQ2eUjaVq5H_ZjiyXbQ3MxolAVe-HnoMXA9A3HpmVjQ1px0AKgxxsW_BJ95KK$

# Global Politics and other news
Notorious Russian Mercenaries Pull Out of Africa for Ukraine.
Unprecedented numbers of the Wagner Group, which some have called Putin’s “private army,” have departed in recent days, sources tell The Daily Beast.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/wagner-group-mercenaries-pull-out-of-africa-ready-for-ukraine__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hS4pv0cEQ2eUjaVq5H_ZjiyXbQ3MxolAVe-HnoMXA9A3HpmVjQ1px0AKgxxsW4T76g3l$

U.S. and Russia Clash over Ukraine at U.N. Security Council. Moscow insists troops on Ukrainian border are not a prelude to war.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.eu/article/us-russia-clash-at-un-security-council-debate-ukraine/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hS4pv0cEQ2eUjaVq5H_ZjiyXbQ3MxolAVe-HnoMXA9A3HpmVjQ1px0AKgxxsWw4QMG9D$

Ukrainians Doubt a Russian Invasion Is Imminent as U.S. Peace Groups Urge Biden to Halt Escalation.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.eu/article/us-russia-clash-at-un-security-council-debate-ukraine/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hS4pv0cEQ2eUjaVq5H_ZjiyXbQ3MxolAVe-HnoMXA9A3HpmVjQ1px0AKgxxsWw4QMG9D$

# Gov / Politics
The GOP’s Two Attacks on Biden’s Possible Court Pick: The top Republican on the Judiciary Committee can’t complain about ‘affirmative action,’
but there’s a fallback strategy.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/blogs/tap/gops-two-attacks-on-bidens-possible-court-pick/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hS4pv0cEQ2eUjaVq5H_ZjiyXbQ3MxolAVe-HnoMXA9A3HpmVjQ1px0AKgxxsW4JXApjS$

Candidate Tells Crowd to ‘Lock and Load’ for Poll Watchers. “Show up armed,” state Senate candidate Mike Detmer declared over the weekend.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2022/01/31/show-up-armed-protect-election-observers-michigan-candidate-suggests/9284654002/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hS4pv0cEQ2eUjaVq5H_ZjiyXbQ3MxolAVe-HnoMXA9A3HpmVjQ1px0AKgxxsWw9uwN9w$

# Law Enforcement
AG Schmidt: Kansas sees large spikes in fentanyl seizures, drug overdoses. Record amounts of fentanyl and other drugs are being seized in Kansas after they’ve made their way north from Mexico and the state’s attorney general, Derek Schmidt, said he is trying to stop it.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.oleantimesherald.com/news/nation/ag-schmidt-kansas-sees-large-spikes-in-fentanyl-seizures-drug-overdoses/article_23e8c430-6cbd-531c-af7b-4f4033f640de.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hS4pv0cEQ2eUjaVq5H_ZjiyXbQ3MxolAVe-HnoMXA9A3HpmVjQ1px0AKgxxsW4D_48JI$

Report Links Unemployment with Rise in Gun Crime During Pandemic. A surge in unemployment during the first five months of the pandemic coincided with an increase in firearm violence and homicides in 16 American cities https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/lifestyle/1902600-study-links-unemployment-to-increase-in-violence-during-early-pandemic__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hS4pv0cEQ2eUjaVq5H_ZjiyXbQ3MxolAVe-HnoMXA9A3HpmVjQ1px0AKgxxsW3COut8D$

# Legal / DOJ
Poll: Majority of Americans oppose choosing Supreme Court Justices by race and gender: President Joe Biden’s commitment to only nominate a a new Supreme Court justice who is a Black female does not have broad support, a newly released poll suggests.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.oleantimesherald.com/news/nation/poll-majority-of-americans-oppose-choosing-supreme-court-justices-by-race-and-gender/article_0aea8a8d-2030-5357-b4af-c8707f3b69da.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hS4pv0cEQ2eUjaVq5H_ZjiyXbQ3MxolAVe-HnoMXA9A3HpmVjQ1px0AKgxxsW2NsA-zG$

Garland Pledges ‘Full Force’ of DOJ in Battle Against Human Trafficking.
U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland promised to step up the government’s capacity to interdict traffickers, prosecute existing cases, and to support survivors.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/attorney-general-merrick-b-garland-announces-justice-department-strategy-combat-human__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hS4pv0cEQ2eUjaVq5H_ZjiyXbQ3MxolAVe-HnoMXA9A3HpmVjQ1px0AKgxxsW0d2QiHE$

# Media
Roberto Toledo Assassinated, Becoming Fourth Mexican Journalist Murdered in 2022 https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/31/mexico-fourth-journalist-killed-roberto-toledo__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hS4pv0cEQ2eUjaVq5H_ZjiyXbQ3MxolAVe-HnoMXA9A3HpmVjQ1px0AKgxxsW9NNYd1M$

# Medical / Health Care
Single-Payer Healthcare Bill Dies in California Assembly Despite Democratic Supermajority https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cbsnews.com/news/universal-healthcare-bill-california-dies-in-legislature/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hS4pv0cEQ2eUjaVq5H_ZjiyXbQ3MxolAVe-HnoMXA9A3HpmVjQ1px0AKgxxsW3wuA9sK$

40 House Democrats demand Congress ‘swiftly’ cut drug prices. “We cannot overstate the paramount urgency of fulfilling the promise of lowering drug prices now for the American people. They’re counting on us.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/01/31/40-house-democrats-demand-congress-swiftly-cut-drug-prices__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hS4pv0cEQ2eUjaVq5H_ZjiyXbQ3MxolAVe-HnoMXA9A3HpmVjQ1px0AKgxxsWz6RkZHN$

# Space
Astronomers spot second Trojan asteroid trailing Earth’s orbit. A lone asteroid is scouting ahead of Earth’s orbit. It’s the largest Trojan found in Earth’s system thus far.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zmescience.com/space/astronomers-spot-second-trojan-asteroid-trailing-earths-orbit/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hS4pv0cEQ2eUjaVq5H_ZjiyXbQ3MxolAVe-HnoMXA9A3HpmVjQ1px0AKgxxsWyaKwRID$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2022-02-01

Voices, The Peoples News

February 1, 2022
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

# Indigenous
Tribal nations are locked inside the U.S. water regime. Phoebe Suina on the Rio Grande River, Pueblo inclusion and the need for holistic solutions to our man-made disaster.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.hcn.org/issues/54.2/indigenous-affairs-water-tribal-nations-are-locked-inside-the-u-s-water-regime__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4jR5MFwx$

# Border / Immigration
Video Shows Federal Contractors Flying Illegal Immigrants Into New York at Night So It Won’t ‘Attract Attention.’ Video footage has emerged showing federal contractors flying illegal immigrants into New York after they were released from the southern border last year.
It shows migrants, including men, women, and children, being flown by the federal government under the cover of darkness from the southern border to New York before being transported onto other parts of the United States via American Dream charter busses https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theepochtimes.com/video-shows-federal-contractors-flying-illegal-immigrants-into-new-york-at-night-so-it-wont-attract-attention_4242100.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4tQDoPkg$

# Border / Immigration / Global
Poland’s border wall to cut through Europe’s last old-growth forest.
Work has begun on a 116-mile long fence on the Polish-Belarusian border.
Scientists call it an environmental “disaster.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/polands-border-wall-will-cut-europes-oldest-forest-in-half-173735__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4oog6IVm$

Deplorable conditions, unclear mission: Texas National Guard troops call Abbott’s rushed border operation a disaster. The governor has sent waves of troops to the border as Guard officials scramble to execute a massive mobilization that would normally take months to plan. Some Guard members say the operation has set back their income, education and well-being.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2022/02/01/texas-national-guard-border-operation-lone-star-abbott/?mc_cid=16fd337c4e&mc_eid=6f15633605__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4sWZ9RBD$

Coronavirus shuts down legal proceedings in latest misstep for Texas border crackdown. Migrants arrested under Gov. Greg Abbott’s border security push have been imprisoned for weeks or months waiting to appear before a judge. About 90 were finally to receive hearings this week, but court proceedings were canceled.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/30/texas-migrants-arrests-coronavirus/?mc_cid=16fd337c4e&mc_eid=6f15633605__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4qRJO2_e$

# Covid / Pandemics
The Canadian province of Nova Scotia made it illegal for people to gather along a highway ahead of the “Freedom Convoy” of truckers that made their way across the country in protest of vaccine mandates.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.foxnews.com/world/nova-scotia-outlaws-gathering-highway-freedom-convoy-truckers-vaccine-mandate__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4rJsu162$

Critics are slamming Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as a “coward” for reportedly fleeing his residence in the country’s capital of Ottawa as a massive anti-vaccine mandate protest converged on the city.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.yahoo.com/critics-mock-apos-puppet-apos-152404807.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4sbgRNO0$

Organizers of the Canadian truckers’ “Freedom Convoy” held their first press conference on Sunday and banned mainstream media outlets from attending.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.yahoo.com/apos-freedom-convoy-apos-bans-183212526.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4oza6ipZ$

‘Makes No Sense’: Canadian Premier Vows to End Proof of Vaccine Policy as Truckers Protest in Ottawa https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theepochtimes.com/makes-no-sense-canada-premier-vows-to-end-proof-of-vaccine-policy-as-truckers-protest-in-ottawa_4244794.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4lo_Z8xm$

Does the world need an Omicron vaccine? Last week, COVID-19 vaccine makers Pfizer and Moderna both announced clinical trials for Omicron-based vaccines. But whether rolling out these jabs is necessary, or even practical, is unclear, say public-health authorities and infectious-disease specialists.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-00199-z__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4sbu4Ms2$

Number of youth in hospital after suicide attempt tripled over 4-month period under COVID-19. Referrals to Eating Disorders Program increased by 90% in 4-month period, McMaster Children’s Hospital says https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://mashupmd.com/number-of-youth-in-hospital-after-suicide-attempt-tripled-over-4-month-period-under-covid-19-cbc-news/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4jYvFMre$

Frequent Boosters Spur Warning on Immune Response. Do multiple boosters ‘exhaust’ our immune response? It’s too soon to understand the effectiveness of a fourth vaccine dose, according to the EU’s top drug regulator. But some countries have already authorized the shot.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dw.com/en/covid-do-multiple-boosters-exhaust-our-immune-response/a-60447735__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4tEgmYDT$

# Education / Schools
Book banning is back, and it’s targeting Black folks: It’s targeting authors who deal with race, sexuality, and gender, and it’s moving with a fervency that should alarm anyone concerned about the plight of authors, but ultimately anyone worried about how American history is taught, because this is an effort to erase some of us from sharing our stories.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.yahoo.com/book-banning-back-targeting-black-105509791.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4sCBP-uU$

School boards have long been a tool of white supremacy. Our history of letting white Americans veto racial progress in schools.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2022/01/school-boards-have-long-been-a-tool-of-white-supremacy/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4rtiuaWK$

# Employment / Labor
Starbucks ends its plan to require worker vaccination and testing https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/19/business/starbucks-vaccine-mandate.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4saQI6pU$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemical Biden administration to send $1.5 billion to states to plug orphaned wells, which leak planet-warming methane https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2021-11-02/biden-climate-plan-aims-to-reduce-methane-emissions__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4nXhHf8t$

Offshore wind farms in the Gulf of Mexico could create 17,500 jobs, study finds. The economic outlook for offshore wind energy in the Gulf of Mexico is getting rosier, with as many as 17,500 jobs likely to be created https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.1012industryreport.com/energy/renewable-energy/offshore-wind-in-gulf-could-create-17500-jobs/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4gh46MGT$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals / Global Pipeline Bursts on Indigenous Land in Ecuadorian Amazon; Thailand Rushes to Contain Coastal Oil Spill https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/ecuadors-private-heavy-crude-pipeline-bursts-amazon-region-2022-01-29/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4q8sBs_c$

# Environment / Climate / Interior
Our chemical habit is choking the Earth. Chemical companies have produced more chemicals, including plastics, than the planet can safely sustain without potentially causing irreversible harm to the environment or human health, says a team of international researchers.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://phys.org/news/2018-06-world-plastic-environmental-crisis.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4gTBYYks$

Epic floods in Pacific Northwest revive long-running dispute over how to manage a river.
Farmers in Washington State and British Columbia want to dredge the Nooksack River. Native communities and scientists say that will doom the endangered Chinook salmon.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thefern.org/2022/01/epic-floods-in-pacific-northwest-revive-long-running-dispute-over-how-to-manage-a-river/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4k0EISPx$

# Food / GMOs / Chemicals / Other
With Rising Food Prices, We Can’t Afford To Worsen the Position of Consumers.
The highest inflation in 13 years is hitting American consumers. Since September 2020, overall food prices have risen by 4.6 percent, with eggs, poultry, meat, and fish being the most affected.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insidesources.com/with-rising-food-prices-we-cant-afford-to-worsen-the-position-of-consumers/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4vDXM_P-$

# General Information / Other News
U.N. Security Council Meets over Russia-Ukraine Tensions as Ukraine Calls Out Western “Panic”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.c-span.org/video/?517565-1*un-security-council-meeting-russia-ukraine-situation__;Lw!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4gAqcHtv$

Trump Says Pence Should Have “Overturned the Election”: It was perhaps his most explicit admission yet that he had wanted his vice president to throw out legitimate electoral votes.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2022/01/trump-says-pence-should-have-overturned-the-election/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4q0ZLF01$

Trump May Yet Save the Democrats. The idea of pardoning January 6 insurrectionists will split Republicans, scare off voters.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/blogs/tap/trump-may-yet-save-the-democrats/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4nmoz1O6$

# Global Politics and other news
Over 100 ex-Afghan forces and officials slain since August, UN says. Despite promises of amnesty, the U.N. says members of the former Afghan government have been killed extrajudicially by the Taliban.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thediplomat.com/2022/02/un-over-100-ex-afghan-forces-officials-slain-since-august/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4nRZIzvw$

Russia’s threat to invade Ukraine grows. Violent far-right groups see an opportunity.
The US sees the Azov movement as a “nationalist hate group,” and human rights groups have accused it of torturing civilians. But the far-right group is also prepared to fight for Ukraine, which is in need of troops against Russia’s stronger forces.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/christopherm51/ukraine-russia-invasion-far-right-training__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4pltaxpK$

Moscow’s Trump Mega-Fans: We’re ‘Ready to Elect Him Again’: The U.S.
response to Russian aggression in Ukraine has angered the Kremlin’s top pundits so much that they’re publicly implying they’ll help make Donald Trump president again.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trumps-mega-fans-in-moscow-declare-theyre-ready-to-elect-him-again-in-2024__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4mNuo9Ge$

Kim Jong Un Is Ready to Exploit U.S. Distraction in Ukraine. The White House knows it can’t afford to fight Russia and China at the same time, and so does Kim—who is seizing the chance to make trouble.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/kim-jong-un-is-ready-to-exploit-us-distraction-in-ukraine__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4pIP7Kej$

# Gov / Politics
Secret report finds flaw in Georgia voting system, but state in the dark –George uses Dominion Voting Systems equipment. Hacking is possible, experts say, but there’s no sign 2020 election was rigged https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ajc.com/politics/secret-report-on-georgia-voting-system-finds-flaws-but-state-shows-no-interest/YKFEET2WE5BBPJ7TYVOYMBTIKQ/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4veDbSQK$

Harris-to-Supreme-Court Chatter Opens Window Into Dems’ Deepest Fears.
The vice president isn’t going be nominated to the high court. But some Dems can’t stop talking about it.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2022/01/31/harris-supreme-court-00003788__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4oXrtdIl$

US to Russia: Do as we say, not as we do. Aiding and abetting a potentially catastrophic, and I do mean catastrophic, confrontation between the world’s two nuclear superpowers are lawmakers on Capitol Hill.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/01/31/united-states-russia-do-we-say-not-we-do__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4i8BhXxc$

Will the prospect of such a 21st Century Cuban Missile Crisis be enough to bring America’s irresponsible leaders to their senses and back to the negotiating table, to start unwinding the suicidal mess they have blundered into?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nationofchange.org/2022/01/31/america-is-reaping-what-it-sowed-in-ukraine/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4r5De0dc$

What you should really know about Ukraine. Perhaps if the public were better informed, there would be more domestic pressure on Biden to end the brinkmanship and seek a genuine solution to the problem.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nationofchange.org/2022/01/31/what-you-should-really-know-about-ukraine/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4tlUXLs6$

Both GOP and Democratic Party Want Us to Surrender to COVID for Capitalism.
The parties have used different emotional and cultural appeals to justify their support for the same disastrous policy.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/both-gop-and-democratic-party-want-us-to-surrender-to-covid-for-capitalism/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4gGy9ID9$

Arizona Republicans Introduce Bill Allowing Legislature to “Reject”
Election Results
Arizona legislators are turning Trump’s conspiracy theories into bills.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jan/29/1958-style-voting-arizona-republicans-election-subversion-bill__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4km3Nhhm$

Manchin Received Record Donations While Killing Democrats’ Signature Legislation The largest share of corporate PAC donations came from the fossil fuel, finance and insurance industries.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/manchin-received-record-donations-while-killing-democrats-signature-legislation/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4mEKfoZ6$

# Law Enforcement
He wore a wire, risked his life to expose who was in the KKK. The U.S.
Army veteran donned a white robe and hood as a hit man for the Ku Klux Klan in North Florida. He attended clandestine meetings, participated in cross burnings, even helped plan the murder of a Black man. However, he wore something else during his years in the klan, a wire for the FBI.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/florida-race-and-ethnicity-racial-injustice-veterans-ku-klux-klan-fa0ec4120b1457f56c527108074795b5__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4ru0_JfQ$

# Legal / DOJ
The Justice Department won’t reopen the federal civil rights investigation into Tamir Rice’s death. The 12-year-old boy’s family had urged DOJ under the Biden administration to reconsider the decision to close the probe, submitting a letter from dozens of legal scholars.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetillman/tamir-rice-justice-department-police-shooting-civil-rights__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4tuQx22P$

‘Someone Opened the Doors From the Inside,’ Jan. 6 Defense Attorney
Says: The 20,000-pound Columbus Doors that lead into the Rotunda on the east side of the U.S. Capitol are secured by magnetic locks that can only be opened from the inside using a security code controlled by Capitol Police, Moseley wrote in an eight-page memo.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theepochtimes.com/someone-opened-the-doors-from-the-inside-jan-6-defense-attorney-says_4242633.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4reCnAFD$

Pence’s Chief of Staff Testifies for Jan. 6 Investigation. Marc Short was with Pence inside the Capitol during the insurrection, and his participation in the probe indicates cooperation between Pence’s staff and the committee.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/house/592154-former-vp-pences-chief-of-staff-testifies-before-the-jan-6-committee__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4jkDMpUu$

# Media
U.S.-Backed Drug War Fuels Murders of Journalists in Mexico, Most Dangerous Country for Media Workers https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/22/mexico-journalists-deadly-cpr-press-freedom__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4pevE4Ze$

Rock stars continue to unplug from Spotify over Covid misinformation.
Podcaster Joe Rogan’s anti-vax commentary prompts Neil Young and others to leave the streaming service.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2022/01/neil-young-joni-mitchell-spotify-joe-rogan-covid-vaccines-misinformation/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4j5fjVt1$

Trump declares full-throated support for the January 6 insurrectionists.
The ex-president said he’d pardon those who attacked the Capitol and called for supporters to help him fight off criminal probes.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2022/01/trump-january-6-insurrection-pardons/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4qK0ErqE$

# Medical / Health Care
Hospitals are refusing transplants for unvaccinated patients. Is that ethical? Hospitals refused to treat toddler because his parents were unvaccinated. Boy, 3, will now have operation in Greece but case highlights ethical dilemmas facing health authorities.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.eu/article/hospitals-refused-to-treat-toddler-as-his-parents-were-unvaccinated/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4tO0xd7V$

Respiratory societies tighten author ban. Respiratory societies tighten author restrictions after tobacco giant PMI acquires inhaler maker Vectura. “The issue is that ‘Big Tobacco’ could use, and will use, this technology not only to potentially enhance delivery of tobacco-containing substances and nicotine devices, but to addict more people,” says pulmonologist Gregory Downey, a claim that PMI denies.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-00197-1__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4mquHSSd$

Acetaminophen [Tylenol] in pregnancy linked to ADHD in kids, study finds https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.latimes.com/science/la-sci-tylenol-pregnancy-20140225-story.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4v-9WnQj$

Pharma Hikes Cost of 866 Drugs While Lobbying to Kill Build Back Better.
Bernie Sanders condemned the price increases as “profoundly wrong” and called on Congress to act.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/01/31/while-lobbying-kill-build-back-better-pharma-hikes-costs-866-drugs__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4jVlD4dm$

46 Senators Wage Campaign to End “Global Gag Rule” Restricting Abortion Access The global gag rule bars foreign nongovernmental organizations from providing referrals for or information on abortion.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/46-senators-wage-campaign-to-end-global-gag-rule-restricting-abortion-access/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4jV9b7QV$

# Military / DOD
Pentagon Names Army Units Tapped for Possible European Deployment.
Soldiers from the Army’s elite airborne divisions are among the 8,500 service members currently on heightened alert to rapidly deploy if NATO activates its multinational response force https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.defenseone.com/policy/2022/01/pentagon-names-army-units-tapped-possible-european-deployment/361304/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4uW_3jSg$

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January 31, 2022
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# Indigenous
Native political prisoner Leonard Peltier, who has been in U.S. federal prison for 46 years despite worldwide calls for his freedom, tested positive for COVID on Friday, Jan. 28. At 77 years old with severe health problems, Leonard Peltier is at great risk.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.indianz.com/covid19/2022/01/31/leonard-peltier-defense-committee/?fbclid=IwAR20p97EKqGUV4GzHi5nlPDZyTYuppriqC0uATqDBdJvwnLbxaQN1Wz3p-Y__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iKACJznPnnUZZHILdH0h73iorZI8wshr93qqEvsyC6buTmenctVt2mvLZZwat9UdAlGH$

# Covid / Pandemics
Myocarditis Risk Following mRNA COVID Shots May Be Far Higher Than Previously Estimated. Two distinct self-limited syndromes, myocarditis and pericarditis, were observed after COVID-19 vaccination. Myocarditis developed rapidly in younger patients, mostly after the second vaccination. Pericarditis affected older patients later, after either the first or second dose.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2782900__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iKACJznPnnUZZHILdH0h73iorZI8wshr93qqEvsyC6buTmenctVt2mvLZZwat43JxqCj$

Fact Check-Most cases of myocarditis after COVID-19 vaccines are not irreversible https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/article/factcheck-myocarditis-covid19-vaccine/fact-check-most-cases-of-myocarditis-after-covid-19-vaccines-are-not-irreversible-idUSL1N2S924L__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iKACJznPnnUZZHILdH0h73iorZI8wshr93qqEvsyC6buTmenctVt2mvLZZwat9wfw1B5$

Supreme Court Overturns Federal COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Companies, Reinstates Mandate for 10 Million Health Care Workers https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thevaccinereaction.org/2022/01/supreme-court-overturns-federal-covid-19-vaccine-mandate-for-companies-reinstates-mandate-for-10-million-health-care-workers/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iKACJznPnnUZZHILdH0h73iorZI8wshr93qqEvsyC6buTmenctVt2mvLZZwat7jecrL0$

Microchip Embedded Under the Skin Acts as Vaccine Passport https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.insider.com/swedish-firm-under-skin-microchip-for-covid-19-passes-2021-12__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iKACJznPnnUZZHILdH0h73iorZI8wshr93qqEvsyC6buTmenctVt2mvLZZwat6WA13vE$

Senator Ron Johnson Panel on COVID-19: A Second Opinion https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thevaccinereaction.org/2022/01/senator-ron-johnson-panel-on-covid-19-a-second-opinion/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iKACJznPnnUZZHILdH0h73iorZI8wshr93qqEvsyC6buTmenctVt2mvLZZwat2_-e0Cj$

Forum focuses on doctors other than Fauci: Ron Johnson (R-WI) convened a panel discussion on infectious disease.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thetelegraph.com/news/article/Forum-focuses-on-doctors-other-than-Fauci-16805527.php__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iKACJznPnnUZZHILdH0h73iorZI8wshr93qqEvsyC6buTmenctVt2mvLZZwatygEEeSl$

Utah Hospital Kept Quiet About Inaccurate COVID Test Results. State health officials knew that the hospital might not have been processing tests accurately more than three months before its lab suspended testing.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/174000-patients-werent-told-that-covid-19-test-results-at-utahs-timpanogos-hospital-might-have-been-wrong__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iKACJznPnnUZZHILdH0h73iorZI8wshr93qqEvsyC6buTmenctVt2mvLZZwat9RhxXA4$

# Economy / Finance / Trade
New Puerto Rico Debt Plan Is a False “Solution” Crafted to Benefit Capitalists. The plan charts a future largely absent the input of Puerto Ricans who will be most impacted by its devastating effects.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/new-puerto-rico-debt-plan-is-a-false-solution-crafted-to-benefit-capitalists/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iKACJznPnnUZZHILdH0h73iorZI8wshr93qqEvsyC6buTmenctVt2mvLZZwat5JJdHZd$

# Employment / Labor
Many American Workers Fired for Refusing COVID-19 Vaccine Cannot Get Unemployment Benefits https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cbsnews.com/news/vaccine-mandate-unemployment-benefits/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iKACJznPnnUZZHILdH0h73iorZI8wshr93qqEvsyC6buTmenctVt2mvLZZwat_7EgLHK$

# Environment / Climate / Interior
Dangerous environmental neurotoxins are on the rise and climate change could make it worse. Can anything be done?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2022/01/24/dangerous-environmental-neurotoxins-are-on-the-rise-and-climate-change-could-make-it-worse-can-anything-be-done/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iKACJznPnnUZZHILdH0h73iorZI8wshr93qqEvsyC6buTmenctVt2mvLZZwat8mxZWf_$

Is this the end of forests as we’ve known them? ‘Now’s a good time to go visit national parks with big trees.’ Trees lost to drought and wildfires are not returning. Climate change is taking a toll on the world’s forests – and radically changing the environment before our eyes https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/mar/10/is-this-the-end-of-forests-as-weve-known-them__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iKACJznPnnUZZHILdH0h73iorZI8wshr93qqEvsyC6buTmenctVt2mvLZZwatzLz3sje$

# Environment / Climate / Global
It’s all gone: The Last Of The Old Forest Has Been Destroyed: This is an alert from Bjorn Andreas Bull-Hansen in a heartfelt message from Norway.
He discusses the corrupted meaning of “green” and the devastation being done in his area in the name of supposedly protecting the environment.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://beforeitsnews.com/health/2022/01/its-all-gone-the-last-of-the-old-forest-has-been-destroyed-3044261.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iKACJznPnnUZZHILdH0h73iorZI8wshr93qqEvsyC6buTmenctVt2mvLZZwat7i085yl$

# General Information / Other News
And There It Is … A stew of sedition and obstruction. The distinguishing characteristic of the various Trump scandals/outrages is that they all take place in broad daylight, playing out in real time, without mystery or subtlety. And so last night, the former president dangled pardons for the January 6 insurrectionists, and called for massive street protests if he ever faces criminal charges.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.veteranstoday.com/2022/01/30/and-there-it-is/?mc_cid=393602b8a7&mc_eid=3f7488d454__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iKACJznPnnUZZHILdH0h73iorZI8wshr93qqEvsyC6buTmenctVt2mvLZZwatzq5Ta-W$

# Gov / Politics
U.S. Says ‘Wants Peace Not War’ as It Arms Ukraine to the Teeth. The militarization in Ukraine is being led by the United States, along with its trusty British bulldog.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/56973.htm__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iKACJznPnnUZZHILdH0h73iorZI8wshr93qqEvsyC6buTmenctVt2mvLZZwat8aV4V7-$

Real Conservatives Are Anti-War. Ukraine Is Exposing the Real Divide in the GOP.
This is how we got to the point where we think about Republicans as being the warmongers, because it’s what they became.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/real-conservatives-are-anti-war-ukraine-exposing-real-divide-gop-opinion-1673297__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iKACJznPnnUZZHILdH0h73iorZI8wshr93qqEvsyC6buTmenctVt2mvLZZwat0v3LO3f$

Are Americans Finally Tiring of War? Americans are finally tuning out the stars of the Fourth Estate.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/56979.htm__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iKACJznPnnUZZHILdH0h73iorZI8wshr93qqEvsyC6buTmenctVt2mvLZZwat5k1XObM$

We Have Had a Narrow Escape from Tyranny But the War on Freedom Is Not Over https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.lewrockwell.com/2022/01/paul-craig-roberts/we-have-had-a-narrow-escape-from-tyranny-but-the-war-on-freedom-is-not-over/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iKACJznPnnUZZHILdH0h73iorZI8wshr93qqEvsyC6buTmenctVt2mvLZZwat8CX_Zlm$

# Legal / DOJ
DA Asks Feds for Help After Trump Demands ‘Biggest Protest’: On Saturday, Trump ordered his supporters to fight back against the prosecutors who are investigating him.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/fulton-county-asks-fbi-for-help-after-trump-demands-biggest-protest-over-2020-investigation__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iKACJznPnnUZZHILdH0h73iorZI8wshr93qqEvsyC6buTmenctVt2mvLZZwat74sLtIS$

Collins: Biden’s campaign pledge to nominate Black woman to court politicized nomination process https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2022/01/30/sen-susan-collins-says-bidens-handling-of-nominee-has-politicized-supreme-court/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iKACJznPnnUZZHILdH0h73iorZI8wshr93qqEvsyC6buTmenctVt2mvLZZwat2_y_lyY$

Graham: Nominating a Black woman to the Supreme Court wouldn’t be affirmative action https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.axios.com/lindsey-graham-black-woman-supreme-court-f2c14dc6-0bf7-4a30-88f3-b611bfbadc94.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iKACJznPnnUZZHILdH0h73iorZI8wshr93qqEvsyC6buTmenctVt2mvLZZwat8S8eZ6C$

Sen. Dick Durbin says Black women on Biden’s likely list for Supreme Court seat are ‘extraordinary’ and must’ve gained success ‘against great odds’
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.insider.com/sen-durbin-defends-biden-promise-nominate-black-woman-supreme-court-2022-1__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iKACJznPnnUZZHILdH0h73iorZI8wshr93qqEvsyC6buTmenctVt2mvLZZwat6Fr2924$

Arbery’s Mom ‘Devastated’ Over Plea Deal for His Killers. Prosecutors announced a plea deal late Sunday without revealing what terms were agreed.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/01/31/ahmaud-arbery-hate-crime-plea-deal/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iKACJznPnnUZZHILdH0h73iorZI8wshr93qqEvsyC6buTmenctVt2mvLZZwat1mnrK0_$

# Medical / Health Care
Trump created a program to privatize Medicare without patients’ consent.
Biden is keeping it going. The Biden administration is quietly continuing a little-known Trump-era pilot program that clears the way for doctors and private health insurers to switch patients from Medicare to privately run insurance.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/paulmcleod/medicare-biden-trump-progressives-privatization__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iKACJznPnnUZZHILdH0h73iorZI8wshr93qqEvsyC6buTmenctVt2mvLZZwatyeH_HGZ$

Will parental vaccine hesitancy retard the embrace of life-saving newborn genetic screening and emerging gene therapy revolution?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://darik.news/alabama/will-parental-vaccine-hesitation-retard-the-embrace-of-life-saving-neonatal-genetic-screening-and-the-emerging-gene-therapy-revolution/202201491033.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iKACJznPnnUZZHILdH0h73iorZI8wshr93qqEvsyC6buTmenctVt2mvLZZwat7_JoTs7$

All States Need Expanded Medicaid Access. Gerrymandering Prevents It.
Gerrymandering silences the will of voters and prevents many Americans from accessing life-saving care.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.americanprogress.org/article/partisan-gerrymandering-limits-access-health-care/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iKACJznPnnUZZHILdH0h73iorZI8wshr93qqEvsyC6buTmenctVt2mvLZZwat8i9-Ppv$

# Military / DOD
Pentagon spokesperson: US looking at sanctions against Russia ‘the likes of which we have not looked at before’
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.axios.com/pentagon-spokesperson-russia-sanctions-105814c0-560f-40f3-b8ca-107e900bae0c.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iKACJznPnnUZZHILdH0h73iorZI8wshr93qqEvsyC6buTmenctVt2mvLZZwat-__zVyL$

Panetta on Russia-Ukraine situation: There’s ‘no question’ that American lives are ‘going to be at stake’ if conflict breaks out https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2022/01/29/675784/US-Panetta-Russia-Ukraine-Conflict__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iKACJznPnnUZZHILdH0h73iorZI8wshr93qqEvsyC6buTmenctVt2mvLZZwat1cTHgLf$

US-NATO Warmongering Over Ukraine is All About Defense Contractors’ Money.
The current crisis over Ukraine is the direct result of an illegal American and EU coup d’etat in Kiev in February of 2014 which overthrew the legally elected government there.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.veteranstoday.com/2022/01/31/us-nato-warmongering-over-ukraine-is-all-about-defense-contractors-money/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iKACJznPnnUZZHILdH0h73iorZI8wshr93qqEvsyC6buTmenctVt2mvLZZwat1TVuMwl$

# Veterans / VA
New $31M VA clinic set to open in Montana with vastly expanded services https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nbcmontana.com/news/local/new-david-j-thatcher-va-clinic-in-missoula-set-to-open-feb-1__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iKACJznPnnUZZHILdH0h73iorZI8wshr93qqEvsyC6buTmenctVt2mvLZZwatwmH1znA$

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