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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2022-05-05

Voices, The Peoples News

May 5, 2022
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

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# Border / Immigration
Federal judge rebukes Biden administration in lawsuit over its ‘catch and release’ immigration policy https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thecentersquare.com/florida/federal-judge-rebukes-biden-administration-in-lawsuit-over-its-catch-and-release-immigration-policy/article_d89a0c20-cc0a-11ec-b429-a3402b786af4.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!n-Pwz4rg5NcGM82PXMIUhb9ltiMmeUKJuKPQB5FLWZK5JNDi8U_sSnYVylbrLGdqnuna$

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
Activists fueled the COVID “lab leak” conspiracy to channel right-wing anger and pursue its goal of defunding animal experiments. The White Coat Waste Project is writing a controversial new activist playbook, and it’s unclear whether anyone can control the forces that it has helped to unleash.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/peteraldhous/white-coat-waste-anthony-fauci-nih-ecohealth-alliance-lab__;!!On18fmf1aQ!n-Pwz4rg5NcGM82PXMIUhb9ltiMmeUKJuKPQB5FLWZK5JNDi8U_sSnYVylbrLHf7WfMy$

# Economy / Finance / Trade
The Federal Reserve intensified its fight against the worst inflation in
40 years by raising its benchmark short-term interest rate by a half-percentage point, its most aggressive move since 2000, and signaling further large rate hikes to come.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/federal-reserve-interest-rate-inflation-8d5e20882cdfd7975ebb3bb48a437f11__;!!On18fmf1aQ!n-Pwz4rg5NcGM82PXMIUhb9ltiMmeUKJuKPQB5FLWZK5JNDi8U_sSnYVylbrLEI-5d86$

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals / Other Food Supply Shutdown: Deer, Fish, Pigs Euthanized; Crops Not Planted:
With crops unplanted and with more food facilities burning down, the media runs stories about “food fire conspiracy theories.” And it’s not just chickens — the state is also killing deer and fish in the name of stopping diseases.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.iceagefarmer.com/2022/05/04/food-supply-shutdown-deer-fish-pigs-euthanized-crops-not-planted/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!n-Pwz4rg5NcGM82PXMIUhb9ltiMmeUKJuKPQB5FLWZK5JNDi8U_sSnYVylbrLExZDROU$

Destroying Food to Fight Climate Change Is Madness—and a Conceit That Could Prove Fatal: What is happening in Northern Ireland is part of a larger push to wean humans off red meat, particularly beef, which humans consume to the tune of 350 millions tons each year.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://fee.org/articles/destroying-food-to-fight-climate-change-is-madness-and-a-conceit-that-could-prove-fatal/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!n-Pwz4rg5NcGM82PXMIUhb9ltiMmeUKJuKPQB5FLWZK5JNDi8U_sSnYVylbrLEZjCIPz$

How some big grocery chains help ensure that food deserts stay barren:
Supermarket chains can keep low-income communities from easy access to food, with a dastardly (but legal) provision they write into lease agreements.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thecounter.org/supermarket-chains-poor-communities-lease-agreements-food-insecurity/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!n-Pwz4rg5NcGM82PXMIUhb9ltiMmeUKJuKPQB5FLWZK5JNDi8U_sSnYVylbrLOW19W9o$

# Foodie Tips, Tricks and How To’s
2 Ingredient Ice Cream No Machine Video
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thewhoot.com/whoot-news/recipes/2-ingredient-ice-cream-no-machine__;!!On18fmf1aQ!n-Pwz4rg5NcGM82PXMIUhb9ltiMmeUKJuKPQB5FLWZK5JNDi8U_sSnYVylbrLLCaNA6A$

# General Recalls / Alerts
Many eco-friendly children’s products found to contain toxic PFAS chemicals. Clothing, bedding, and furniture labeled as water- or stain-resistant are most likely to contain PFAS.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://scitechdaily.com/many-eco-friendly-childrens-products-actually-contain-toxic-pfas-chemicals/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!n-Pwz4rg5NcGM82PXMIUhb9ltiMmeUKJuKPQB5FLWZK5JNDi8U_sSnYVylbrLPCKZrxd$

# Global Politics
Putin Just Did a Dry Run of Nuclear-Capable Missile Strikes: The drills, by the Baltic Fleet in Kaliningrad close to the European Union, involved scenarios with “radiation and chemical contamination.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/putin-just-did-a-dry-run-of-nuclear-capable-missile-strikes__;!!On18fmf1aQ!n-Pwz4rg5NcGM82PXMIUhb9ltiMmeUKJuKPQB5FLWZK5JNDi8U_sSnYVylbrLLktBE_d$

# Gov / Politics
Nostalgic for the 1860s? Then You’ll Love Alito’s America. The conservative justice plans to turn our unequal past into a new present.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2022/05/alito-dobbs-abortion-14-amendment-supreme-court/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!n-Pwz4rg5NcGM82PXMIUhb9ltiMmeUKJuKPQB5FLWZK5JNDi8U_sSnYVylbrLMnLoEzV$

The Fact-Free Logic of Samuel Alito: In his zeal to overturn Roe and do away with abortion rights, the Supreme Court justice relies on deceptive arguments and a regressive read of the law.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2022/05/04/roe-abortion-supreme-court-samuel-alito/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!n-Pwz4rg5NcGM82PXMIUhb9ltiMmeUKJuKPQB5FLWZK5JNDi8U_sSnYVylbrLO_QraPv$

It’s official: Trump-endorsed J.D. Vance just won the Ohio Senate primary https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2022/05/03/ohio-primary-senate-results-updates/9627498002/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!n-Pwz4rg5NcGM82PXMIUhb9ltiMmeUKJuKPQB5FLWZK5JNDi8U_sSnYVylbrLEcqVGPW$

Biden ramps up his anti-MAGA rhetoric, calling the “MAGA crowd” the “most extreme political organization that’s existed in American history, in recent American history.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/joe-biden-anti-maga-extreme-comments-1703552__;!!On18fmf1aQ!n-Pwz4rg5NcGM82PXMIUhb9ltiMmeUKJuKPQB5FLWZK5JNDi8U_sSnYVylbrLP3IDOjD$

The One Mistake Putin Is Dying for Us to Make: We cannot risk falling into the trap of a man who is ready to take the entire world down with him.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-one-mistake-vladimir-putin-is-dying-for-us-to-make__;!!On18fmf1aQ!n-Pwz4rg5NcGM82PXMIUhb9ltiMmeUKJuKPQB5FLWZK5JNDi8U_sSnYVylbrLIjtSXbs$

House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn Stumps for Anti-Abortion Rep. Henry Cuellar.
Leadership’s support for Cuellar shows “cognitive dissonance” between Democrats’ words and their actions, said primary challenger Jessica Cisneros.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2022/05/04/texas-roe-democrats-henry-cuellar-jessica-cisneros/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!n-Pwz4rg5NcGM82PXMIUhb9ltiMmeUKJuKPQB5FLWZK5JNDi8U_sSnYVylbrLEIKhbez$

Democratic Inaction Is Seriously Eroding the Party’s Activist Base: A depression in volunteer energy in four swing states is a direct result of Democratic inaction on Biden’s campaign promises, organizers say.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2022/05/03/democratic-party-activist-progressive/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!n-Pwz4rg5NcGM82PXMIUhb9ltiMmeUKJuKPQB5FLWZK5JNDi8U_sSnYVylbrLMUWmGZp$

# Legal / DOJ
Here’s How The SCOTUS Leaker Could End Up Behind Bars: ‘The charges would be fairly significant’
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.shorenewsnetwork.com/2022/05/04/heres-how-the-scotus-leaker-could-end-up-behind-bars/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!n-Pwz4rg5NcGM82PXMIUhb9ltiMmeUKJuKPQB5FLWZK5JNDi8U_sSnYVylbrLGUzBu-s$

Explainer: Is it illegal to leak a U.S. Supreme Court opinion?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/world/us/is-it-illegal-leak-us-supreme-court-opinion-2022-05-03/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!n-Pwz4rg5NcGM82PXMIUhb9ltiMmeUKJuKPQB5FLWZK5JNDi8U_sSnYVylbrLCPgAFfc$

# LGBTQ
Early transgender identity tends to endure, study suggests: Children who begin identifying as transgender at a young age tend to retain that identity at least for several years, a study suggests.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/science-health-gender-identity-79a844a84cbc3fc1ff178476cc16cf2e__;!!On18fmf1aQ!n-Pwz4rg5NcGM82PXMIUhb9ltiMmeUKJuKPQB5FLWZK5JNDi8U_sSnYVylbrLE8G2JZ1$

# Medical Alternatives / Herbology
Study identifies exact amounts of extra vitamin C for optimal immune health. If you are carrying a few extra kilos in weight, an extra apple or two per day might make a difference in boosting your immune system and helping ward off COVID-19 and winter illnesses.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-05-exact-amounts-extra-vitamin-optimal.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!n-Pwz4rg5NcGM82PXMIUhb9ltiMmeUKJuKPQB5FLWZK5JNDi8U_sSnYVylbrLLuc-GSi$

# Medical / Health Care
The head of the World Health Organization said access to safe abortions saves lives, after a leaked draft ruling indicated the US Supreme Court was mulling ending nationwide legal abortions.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/5/4/after-roe-leak-whos-tedros-says-safe-abortions-save-lives__;!!On18fmf1aQ!n-Pwz4rg5NcGM82PXMIUhb9ltiMmeUKJuKPQB5FLWZK5JNDi8U_sSnYVylbrLIUWCOHm$

Machine-learning-assisted model addresses overprescribing and underprescribing of opioids. Prescribing patterns, including those after surgery, have been implicated as a significant contributor to the U.S.
opioid crisis.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.bidmc.org/about-bidmc/news/2022/05/bidmc-designed-machine-learning-assisted-model-improves-prescribing-opioids__;!!On18fmf1aQ!n-Pwz4rg5NcGM82PXMIUhb9ltiMmeUKJuKPQB5FLWZK5JNDi8U_sSnYVylbrLGhWZWqP$

How herpesviruses awaken: Eight different herpesviruses are known to date in humans. They all settle permanently in the body after acute infection. Under certain circumstances, they wake up from this dormant phase, multiply and attack other cells. This reactivation is often associated with symptoms such as itchy cold sores or shingles.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.livescience.com/60791-how-herpes-viruses-sleep-and-wake.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!n-Pwz4rg5NcGM82PXMIUhb9ltiMmeUKJuKPQB5FLWZK5JNDi8U_sSnYVylbrLBLGAROF$

Social justice claim is Big Tobacco’s smoke screen in menthol regulation
battle: They say the move to eliminate menthol, a minty flavor that reduces irritation and makes cigarettes more addictive, from the market will cause a 15% reduction in smoking and could save over half a million lives over the next 40 years.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-05-social-justice-big-tobacco-screen.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!n-Pwz4rg5NcGM82PXMIUhb9ltiMmeUKJuKPQB5FLWZK5JNDi8U_sSnYVylbrLBa1Zl4-$

Across the country, protesters rally to support abortion rights as Roe v. Wade hangs in the balance https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.motherjones.com/mojo-wire/2022/05/abortion-protests-supreme-court-roe-v-wade/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!n-Pwz4rg5NcGM82PXMIUhb9ltiMmeUKJuKPQB5FLWZK5JNDi8U_sSnYVylbrLCrrPi7x$

Olivia Rodrigo on Abortion Rights: ‘Our Bodies Should Never Be in the Hands of Politicians.’ I hope we can raise our voices to protect our right, to have a safe abortion, which is a right that so many people before us have worked so hard to get.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nme.com/news/music/olivia-rodrigo-speaks-out-over-abortion-rights-our-bodies-should-never-be-in-the-hands-of-politicians-3218888__;!!On18fmf1aQ!n-Pwz4rg5NcGM82PXMIUhb9ltiMmeUKJuKPQB5FLWZK5JNDi8U_sSnYVylbrLAf7sbaN$

The end of Roe v. Wade would likely embolden global anti-abortion activists and politicians.
If the US Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade this year, it will mean the end of a decision that has survived 49 years worth of hostile legal challenges.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-05/anti-abortion-activists-roe-v-wade/101038688__;!!On18fmf1aQ!n-Pwz4rg5NcGM82PXMIUhb9ltiMmeUKJuKPQB5FLWZK5JNDi8U_sSnYVylbrLKfEmC30$

The Anti-Abortion Movement’s Next Target: Birth Control. And disinformation from social media influencers is helping their cause.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2022/05/the-anti-abortion-movements-next-target-birth-control/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!n-Pwz4rg5NcGM82PXMIUhb9ltiMmeUKJuKPQB5FLWZK5JNDi8U_sSnYVylbrLL9sn_g5$

Abortion’s last chance in the South: Florida is a rare haven for abortion rights. But new attack tactics foreshadow a dark post-Roe future.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2022/05/abortions-last-chance-in-the-south/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!n-Pwz4rg5NcGM82PXMIUhb9ltiMmeUKJuKPQB5FLWZK5JNDi8U_sSnYVylbrLI-eM_v2$

# Military / DOD
U.S. Army paratroopers in the days ahead will conduct airborne operations stretching from the Arctic to the Balkans while American special operators launch simultaneous large-scale drills.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.realcleardefense.com/2022/05/05/us_army_airborne_special_ops_launch_large_drills_in_europe_830811.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!n-Pwz4rg5NcGM82PXMIUhb9ltiMmeUKJuKPQB5FLWZK5JNDi8U_sSnYVylbrLHrBo04d$

# Military / Global
North Korea fires ballistic missile off its eastern coast, South’s military says https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/nkorea-fires-projectile-towards-sea-off-east-coast-says-skorea-2022-05-04/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!n-Pwz4rg5NcGM82PXMIUhb9ltiMmeUKJuKPQB5FLWZK5JNDi8U_sSnYVylbrLDkEhQK_$

# Nuclear
# Science
Investigating cancer drug toxicity leads to a critical discovery: It’s not often that a failed clinical trial leads to a scientific breakthrough.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/05/220504110410.htm__;!!On18fmf1aQ!n-Pwz4rg5NcGM82PXMIUhb9ltiMmeUKJuKPQB5FLWZK5JNDi8U_sSnYVylbrLHUMyQnl$

# Security
CIA Trying to Contact Russians Who are Against Ukraine War Via Dark Web:
“We are providing Russian-language instructions on how to safely contact CIA — via our Dark Web site or a reputable VPN — for those who feel compelled to reach us because of the Russian government’s unjust war,” a CIA official told CBS News.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/cia-trying-contact-russians-who-are-against-ukraine-war-dark-web__;!!On18fmf1aQ!n-Pwz4rg5NcGM82PXMIUhb9ltiMmeUKJuKPQB5FLWZK5JNDi8U_sSnYVylbrLM8-v-_N$

Staten Island DA Bought Clearview Face Recognition Software With Civil Forfeiture Cash: Clearview and its right-wing founder have become emblematic of the threat posed by powerful and typically unsupervised software.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2022/05/04/clearview-face-recognition-staten-island/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!n-Pwz4rg5NcGM82PXMIUhb9ltiMmeUKJuKPQB5FLWZK5JNDi8U_sSnYVylbrLIkiQy8d$

Surveillance Dragnet: How Shadowy Companies Can Track Your Every Move
Intercepted: Smartphone apps make it easy for companies and government agencies to spy on billions of devices.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theparadise.ng/surveillance-dragnet-how-shadowy-companies-can-track-your-every-move/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!n-Pwz4rg5NcGM82PXMIUhb9ltiMmeUKJuKPQB5FLWZK5JNDi8U_sSnYVylbrLIqJNPy8$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2022-05-04

Voices, The Peoples News

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

# Animals / Pets / Alerts / Food Recalls
At least 63 different dog foods have been recalled for excessive levels of vitamin D. Too much Vitamin D could be toxic to dogs. The FDA is investigating.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://abcnews.go.com/US/fda-warns-dog-foods-recalled-vitamin/story?id=59601549__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jPl195QYoCM1LfdtpEiNyx9Ua4wMNos5naty5uVA0-2CDOQTPUi7bAHNSNCTYEgnxDDE$

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
Getting “vaccinated” for the COVID-19 is a great way to massively increase your risk of suffering a stroke, government data show. Data from the United States government’s Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) show that a jabbed person is about 115 times more likely to suffer a stroke compared to a non-jabbed person.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.naturalnews.com/2022-05-03-covid-jabs-increase-stroke-risk-11361percent.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jPl195QYoCM1LfdtpEiNyx9Ua4wMNos5naty5uVA0-2CDOQTPUi7bAHNSNCTYPViI_37$

Vaccines could work better up the nose: Eight vaccines that fight
COVID-19 on the front line of infection, in the nose, are in clinical development. Developers hope to give us more protection from infection by harnessing the mucosal immune system: disease-fighting cells that inhabit the mucus-rich lining of our airways and gut.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/nose-spray-vaccines-could-quash-covid-virus-variants/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jPl195QYoCM1LfdtpEiNyx9Ua4wMNos5naty5uVA0-2CDOQTPUi7bAHNSNCTYMbubNZI$

# Education / Schools
Are We Headed to a Great Teacher Resignation? The United States is facing a Great Resignation of K-12 teachers, a brain drain that could deal another blow to children already struggling to overcome the disruption caused by COVID-19. In 2021, the education sector led the nation in resignation increases.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insidesources.com/are-we-headed-to-a-great-teacher-resignation/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jPl195QYoCM1LfdtpEiNyx9Ua4wMNos5naty5uVA0-2CDOQTPUi7bAHNSNCTYCFs-KLt$

# Employment / Labor
Amazon reportedly told its staff this week that it will reimburse up to
4,000 in travel expenses every year for medical treatments, including abortions.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/amazon-reimburse-us-employees-who-travel-treatments-including-abortions-2022-05-02/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jPl195QYoCM1LfdtpEiNyx9Ua4wMNos5naty5uVA0-2CDOQTPUi7bAHNSNCTYP_KQShv$

It’s Time To Give Job Seekers With Arrest or Conviction Records a Second
Chance: The U.S. job market is steadily recovering to near pre-pandemic levels. There are a record 5 million more open positions than unemployed people and nearly two open jobs for every job seeker.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insidesources.com/its-time-to-give-job-seekers-with-arrest-or-conviction-records-a-second-chance/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jPl195QYoCM1LfdtpEiNyx9Ua4wMNos5naty5uVA0-2CDOQTPUi7bAHNSNCTYPx3TYDQ$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals / Global DR Congo approves auction of oil blocks in one of the world’s largest carbon sinks:
Cabinet ministers in the Democratic Republic of Congo have approved the auction of 16 oil blocks, including in one of the world’s largest carbon sinks and most environmentally sensitive areas https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.climatechange.ie/dr-congo-approves-auction-of-oil-blocks-in-one-of-the-worlds-largest-carbon-sinks/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jPl195QYoCM1LfdtpEiNyx9Ua4wMNos5naty5uVA0-2CDOQTPUi7bAHNSNCTYIWcb2Xj$

Europe is about to ban Russian oil: What happens next? Policymakers want to stop financial support to a war machine. Replacing that energy supply is going to be difficult and expensive for consumers.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wsj.com/articles/germany-calls-for-russian-oil-embargo-as-eu-prepares-new-sanctions-11651488395__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jPl195QYoCM1LfdtpEiNyx9Ua4wMNos5naty5uVA0-2CDOQTPUi7bAHNSNCTYHLB7IX3$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure West’s megadrought delivers another blow: Saving Glen Canyon Dam: Lake Powell releases cut by nearly a half million acre feet https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.deseret.com/utah/2022/5/3/23055602/wests-megadrought-delivers-another-blow-saving-glen-canyon-dam-hydropower-drought-colorado-river__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jPl195QYoCM1LfdtpEiNyx9Ua4wMNos5naty5uVA0-2CDOQTPUi7bAHNSNCTYJ4dvtA6$

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals / Other Diet type can increase potentially harmful gas in the gut: Researchers from the University of Minnesota Medical School looked at the production of colonic hydrogen sulfide, a toxic gas in the body that smells like rotten eggs, in people in response to animal and plant-based diet interventions.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/05/220503190209.htm__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jPl195QYoCM1LfdtpEiNyx9Ua4wMNos5naty5uVA0-2CDOQTPUi7bAHNSNCTYGgyE6vy$

# General Information / Other News
Trump Allies May Be Prosecuted as Accessories to ‘Crimes’: Glenn Kirschner https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/trump-allies-may-prosecuted-accessories-crimes-glenn-kirschner-1702491__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jPl195QYoCM1LfdtpEiNyx9Ua4wMNos5naty5uVA0-2CDOQTPUi7bAHNSNCTYJ9dYZP1$

Jan. 6 Committee Sees Breakthrough, Will Get Trove of Trump-Related Emails:
Trump ally John Eastman had previously tried to block a subpoena for January 6-related documents, claiming attorney-client privilege.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/jan-6-committee-sees-breakthrough-will-get-trove-trump-related-emails-1702450__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jPl195QYoCM1LfdtpEiNyx9Ua4wMNos5naty5uVA0-2CDOQTPUi7bAHNSNCTYDTNzhsP$

# Gov / Politics
MAGA Voter Deaths by Fentanyl via Border ‘Does Look Intentional’: Ohio Republican Senate candidate J.D. Vance on Friday alleged that MAGA voters dying from fentanyl looks “intentional” and claimed that President Joe Biden is responsible for those deaths.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/maga-voter-deaths-fentanyl-via-border-does-look-intentional-jd-vance-1702428__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jPl195QYoCM1LfdtpEiNyx9Ua4wMNos5naty5uVA0-2CDOQTPUi7bAHNSNCTYPmKvUzx$

J.D. Vance parrots a Tucker Carlson conspiracy theory that Biden is intentionally allowing fentanyl to cross the border to kill Trump
voters: The new right faux-populists blame immigration for opioid overdoses. It’s an old trick with a long, racist history.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.mediamatters.org/tucker-carlson/jd-vance-parrots-tucker-carlson-conspiracy-theory-biden-intentionally-allowing__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jPl195QYoCM1LfdtpEiNyx9Ua4wMNos5naty5uVA0-2CDOQTPUi7bAHNSNCTYBDEC2It$

Vance wins Ohio Senate primary, handing Trump key victory, scoring the nomination after a brutal race and handing former President Trump a key victory after a late endorsement.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/news/campaign/3473848-vance-wins-ohio-senate-primary-handing-trump-key-victory/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jPl195QYoCM1LfdtpEiNyx9Ua4wMNos5naty5uVA0-2CDOQTPUi7bAHNSNCTYGW1gqSM$

Biden rolls out new China policy with Blinken’s Asian tour: Jim W. Dean
– “So here we are with an arms race still rolling on, which to a degree is a no win situation for countries because there is no end to having enough.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/02/antony-blinken-china-asean-summit-00029368__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jPl195QYoCM1LfdtpEiNyx9Ua4wMNos5naty5uVA0-2CDOQTPUi7bAHNSNCTYJkhNVdx$

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer vowed to bring a bill codifying abortion access as a right nationwide for a floor vote. However, it’s unlikely that a law like this would ever come to pass in Congress.
Congress Is Not Going To Step In To Save Roe V. Wade, “Unfortunately, many of us said the sky was going to fall, and it did.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/paulmcleod/congress-roe-abortion-access-supreme-court?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=05*04*2022*20Incoming*20newsletter&utm_term=News*20confirmed*20list__;Ly8lJSUl!!On18fmf1aQ!jPl195QYoCM1LfdtpEiNyx9Ua4wMNos5naty5uVA0-2CDOQTPUi7bAHNSNCTYHybaKtm$

The Supreme Court May Have Just Fundamentally Altered the 2022 Election:
At issue for Democrats is that, with less than 200 days before the midterms, their base is significantly less motivated to vote than the Republicans.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/03/politics/supreme-court-roe-v-wade-midterm-election/index.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jPl195QYoCM1LfdtpEiNyx9Ua4wMNos5naty5uVA0-2CDOQTPUi7bAHNSNCTYL8I7OOq$

Democratic Leadership Still Supporting the House’s Only Anti-Abortion
Democrat: Henry Cuellar was the only Democrat to oppose codifying Roe v.
Wade. He’s getting leadership support in his runoff election against a progressive pro-choice challenger.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/politics/democratic-leadership-still-supporting-houses-only-anti-abortion-democrat/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jPl195QYoCM1LfdtpEiNyx9Ua4wMNos5naty5uVA0-2CDOQTPUi7bAHNSNCTYEkONa8b$

Nancy Pelosi Is Trying to Save an Anti-Choice Democrat as Roe v. Wade
Falls: South Texas Rep. Henry Cuellar is one of the last remaining anti-choice Democrats in the House.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vice.com/en/article/jgm7xb/rep-henry-cuellar-abortion__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jPl195QYoCM1LfdtpEiNyx9Ua4wMNos5naty5uVA0-2CDOQTPUi7bAHNSNCTYH-L1ZNO$

Matt Gaetz Lashes Out At ‘Over-Educated’ Women Protesting For Abortion Rights. The congressman from Florida and the Republican Party at large are using a familiar tactic to argue against freedom of choice: rampant sexism https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/matt-gaetz-abortion-rights-over-educated-women-1347619/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jPl195QYoCM1LfdtpEiNyx9Ua4wMNos5naty5uVA0-2CDOQTPUi7bAHNSNCTYJk2635O$

# Legal / DOJ
Supreme Court chief justice directs marshal to investigate leak, calls out ‘egregious breach of trust’: Chief Justice John Roberts called the leak a ‘betrayal of the confidences of the Court’
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2022/05/03/egregious-breach-of-trust-chief-justice-roberts-orders-investigation-of-leaked-draft-abortion-opinion/?slreturn=20220404104753__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jPl195QYoCM1LfdtpEiNyx9Ua4wMNos5naty5uVA0-2CDOQTPUi7bAHNSNCTYMAI8DdU$

# LGBTQ
What Is Obergefell v. Hodges? Same-Sex Marriage Could Be Overturned Next:
From LGBTQ rights to interracial marriage, abortion ruling could be map for GOP’s next push. Rights to contraception, gay marriage and interracial marriage could be endangered under a draft Supreme Court ruling.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/05/04/lgbtq-rights-next-if-abortion-rights-go-supreme-court-has-new-path/9629255002/?gnt-cfr=1__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jPl195QYoCM1LfdtpEiNyx9Ua4wMNos5naty5uVA0-2CDOQTPUi7bAHNSNCTYAsjcubq$

45% of LGBTQ Youth ‘Seriously Considered’ Suicide Recently: The Trevor Project’s National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health also found nearly
1 in 5 trans and nonbinary youth had attempted suicide, and mental health support is lacking.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://2022survey.thetrevorproject.org/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jPl195QYoCM1LfdtpEiNyx9Ua4wMNos5naty5uVA0-2CDOQTPUi7bAHNSNCTYAXxbVO9$

Fundamental LGBTQ Rights Also Under Attack In Leaked Supreme Court Draft Amid his criticisms of Roe v. Wade, Justice Samuel Alito eerily ripped landmark civil rights cases that legalized marriage equality and private, consensual sex.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/lgbtq-rights-roe-v-wade-leaked-supreme-court-opinion_n_6271425ae4b01131b127b198__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jPl195QYoCM1LfdtpEiNyx9Ua4wMNos5naty5uVA0-2CDOQTPUi7bAHNSNCTYCEsbJaf$

# Medical / Health Care
The Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine against tuberculosis is one of the world’s oldest and most widely used vaccines, used to immunize
100 million newborns every year. Why is the 100-year-old BCG vaccine so broadly protective in newborns?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sciencetimes.com/articles/37476/20220504/100-year-old-bcg-vaccine-protects-newborns-infants-beyond-tb.htm__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jPl195QYoCM1LfdtpEiNyx9Ua4wMNos5naty5uVA0-2CDOQTPUi7bAHNSNCTYDX2g9Pb$

All the Ways Alito’s Opinion Might Criminalize Pregnancy: The actual impact of the decision, however, would go far beyond abortion. The opinion explicitly recognizes the constitutionality of laws that profess to protect prenatal life “at all stages of development.” This gives a blank check to politicians who want to regulate the behavior of pregnant people and even people who merely could become pregnant in the future, signed by the highest court in the land.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/05/alito-opinion-abortion-pregnancy-coffee-cigarette-bans.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jPl195QYoCM1LfdtpEiNyx9Ua4wMNos5naty5uVA0-2CDOQTPUi7bAHNSNCTYIrEg7UR$

# Military / DOD
Push to arm Ukraine putting strain on US weapons stockpile: The planes take off almost daily from Dover Air Force Base in Delaware, hulking C-17s loaded up with Javelins, Stingers, howitzers and other material being hustled to Eastern Europe to resupply Ukraine’s military in its fight against Russia https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-biden-business-eastern-europe-dover-35586737ec1923b1477d26bc45eeb7ed__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jPl195QYoCM1LfdtpEiNyx9Ua4wMNos5naty5uVA0-2CDOQTPUi7bAHNSNCTYFbIhfvw$

Pentagon finds hundreds of cyber vulnerabilities among contractors: A Department of Defense pilot program designed to root out digital vulnerabilities among contractors identified hundreds of flaws over the course of one year, organizers said.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://therecord.media/researchers-find-over-400-vulnerabilities-in-defense-industrial-base-bug-bounty-effort/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jPl195QYoCM1LfdtpEiNyx9Ua4wMNos5naty5uVA0-2CDOQTPUi7bAHNSNCTYJtWhMkB$

Space Force’ is now official to the VA, but not everyone is on the same
page: The Department of Veterans Affairs has officially recognized the Space Force as a branch of the military, nearly 2½ years after the service was established.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.military.com/daily-news/2022/05/03/va-officially-recognizes-space-force-military-branch-recognition-problems-still-persist.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jPl195QYoCM1LfdtpEiNyx9Ua4wMNos5naty5uVA0-2CDOQTPUi7bAHNSNCTYJ1Usj-l$

# Science
Revisiting ‘gain-of-function’ guidance: Researchers and biosecurity specialists are calling on the US government to issue clearer guidance about experiments that it might fund to make pathogens more transmissible or deadly. After a delay caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, US biosecurity board revisits policies governing risky pathogen experiments.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-01209-w__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jPl195QYoCM1LfdtpEiNyx9Ua4wMNos5naty5uVA0-2CDOQTPUi7bAHNSNCTYKktM34G$

Study of promising Alzheimer’s marker in blood prompts warning about brain-boosting supplements: Elevated levels of an enzyme called PHGDH in the blood of older adults could be an early warning sign of Alzheimer’s disease. A study led by the University of California San Diego provides new evidence to support this claim.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-05-alzheimer-marker-blood-prompts-brain-boosting.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jPl195QYoCM1LfdtpEiNyx9Ua4wMNos5naty5uVA0-2CDOQTPUi7bAHNSNCTYKDCQwHJ$

‘Resetting’ the injured brain offers clues for concussion treatment: New research in mice raises the prospects for development of post-concussion therapies that could ward off cognitive decline and depression, two common conditions among people who have experienced a moderate traumatic brain injury.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/05/220502170928.htm__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jPl195QYoCM1LfdtpEiNyx9Ua4wMNos5naty5uVA0-2CDOQTPUi7bAHNSNCTYK-TbP_r$

Repairing tendons with silk proteins: Tendon injuries are well known for their lengthy, difficult and often incomplete healing processes. Sudden or repetitive motion, experienced by athletes and factory workers, for example, increases the risk of tears or ruptures in the tendons https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/05/220503091508.htm__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jPl195QYoCM1LfdtpEiNyx9Ua4wMNos5naty5uVA0-2CDOQTPUi7bAHNSNCTYBeNdVLx$

# Security
Chinese hackers cast wide net for trade secrets in US, Europe and Asia, researchers say: The hackers targeted blueprints for producing materials with broad applications to the pharmaceutical and aerospace sectors, according to Boston-based security firm Cybereason.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/04/politics/china-hackers-economic-espionage-manufacturing/index.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jPl195QYoCM1LfdtpEiNyx9Ua4wMNos5naty5uVA0-2CDOQTPUi7bAHNSNCTYPPI9q4P$

CIA instructs Russians on how to share secrets with the spy agency: The CIA published instructions for how Russians disaffected by the Ukraine war can covertly volunteer information using an encrypted conduit to the agency’s website.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.businessinsider.com/cia-using-instagram-teach-Russians-share-state-secrets-ukraine-war-2022-5__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jPl195QYoCM1LfdtpEiNyx9Ua4wMNos5naty5uVA0-2CDOQTPUi7bAHNSNCTYKnxBXCc$

# Social
White Supremacist Extremism Is No Longer a Domestic Issue. It’s a Global One When it comes to domestic terrorism, white extremist terrorism in particular, policymakers, law enforcement and the general public have shown themselves to have a serious blind spot: the fact that homegrown domestic terrorism in the U.S. is deeply interwoven with a global network of white supremacist terrorist activity.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/white-supremacist-extremism-no-longer-domestic-issue-its-global-one-opinion-1701927__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jPl195QYoCM1LfdtpEiNyx9Ua4wMNos5naty5uVA0-2CDOQTPUi7bAHNSNCTYEzkfx_J$

# Technology
Elon Musk Plans to Take Twitter Public After Buyout: The Tesla boss has told potential investors that it could be as little as three years before Twitter is returned to public markets.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wsj.com/articles/elon-musk-plans-to-take-twitter-public-again-later-sources-say-11651609707__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jPl195QYoCM1LfdtpEiNyx9Ua4wMNos5naty5uVA0-2CDOQTPUi7bAHNSNCTYDQNS2t7$

Facebook, Google Face Regulatory Reckoning That May End Big Tech Dominance https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/2022/05/13/facebook-google-face-regulatory-reckoning-that-may-end-big-tech-dominance-1703179.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jPl195QYoCM1LfdtpEiNyx9Ua4wMNos5naty5uVA0-2CDOQTPUi7bAHNSNCTYErkn9qY$

# Water
Portable briefcase-sized device could make saltwater drinkable: The unit was tested at the beach and it worked on its first run.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zmescience.com/science/portable-briefcase-sized-device-could-make-saltwater-drinkable/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jPl195QYoCM1LfdtpEiNyx9Ua4wMNos5naty5uVA0-2CDOQTPUi7bAHNSNCTYKNGtOo1$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2022-05-03

Voices, The Peoples News

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

# Indigenous
Why the debate over Russian uranium worries U.S. tribal nations: If imports end because of the war, American companies may look to increase domestic mining, which has a toxic history on Indigenous lands.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://worldnewsera.com/news/us-news/why-the-debate-over-russian-uranium-worries-u-s-tribal-nations/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jDrFe0eif0VedaTwg4GZKB_Yzh4FE3KsmgSB-TlsVG1tbZAxBYVA6x6koie5pvcWAoRm$

# Children / Youth
Gun deaths were the leading killer of US children in 2020: According to the research, which was published this week in the New England Journal Medicine, the rise in gun-related deaths among Americans between the ages of one and 19 was part of an overall 33.4% increase in firearm homicides nationwide. More than 390 million guns are owned by US civilians https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-61192975__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jDrFe0eif0VedaTwg4GZKB_Yzh4FE3KsmgSB-TlsVG1tbZAxBYVA6x6koie5plwm5J_5$

States Consider Raising Minimum Age for Juvenile Prosecution: Some 25 states have no minimum age for prosecuting children, and advocates want that changed, saying children as young as 6 should not be arrested for “tantrum” behavior.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.njjn.org/our-work/raising-the-minimum-age-for-prosecuting-children__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jDrFe0eif0VedaTwg4GZKB_Yzh4FE3KsmgSB-TlsVG1tbZAxBYVA6x6koie5pgUguveV$

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
Bill Gates warns a more transmissive and fatal Covid variant ‘could be generated’ –Eugenics enthusiast says there is “way above five percent”
risk of pandemic generating more transmissive and “even more fatal”
Coronavirus variant
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10772665/Bill-Gates-warns-weve-NOT-seen-worst-COVID.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jDrFe0eif0VedaTwg4GZKB_Yzh4FE3KsmgSB-TlsVG1tbZAxBYVA6x6koie5pjRSlgJR$

Italian Court Rules Mandatory Vaccination Unconstitutional, ‘Fatal Side Effects’ too Risky. “Who would determine the percentage of disposable citizens? It is indisputable. Otherwise, it results in Nazism.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://rairfoundation.com/italian-court-rules-mandatory-vaccination-unconstitutional-fatal-side-effects-to-risky-video/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jDrFe0eif0VedaTwg4GZKB_Yzh4FE3KsmgSB-TlsVG1tbZAxBYVA6x6koie5pt060yDY$

Many people fully vaccinated for covid are now going blind. There is another concerning side effect occurring in the “fully vaccinated” for the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) that is rarely mentioned: blindness.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://citizens.news/613937.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jDrFe0eif0VedaTwg4GZKB_Yzh4FE3KsmgSB-TlsVG1tbZAxBYVA6x6koie5phvtQ9hQ$

Yet again, the U.S. is trudging into what could be another COVID-19 surge, with cases rising nationally and in most states after a two-month decline. One big unknown? “We don’t know how high that mountain’s gonna grow,” said Dr. Stuart Campbell Ray, an infectious disease expert at Johns Hopkins University.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/once-again-u-s-faces-another-covid-19-surge-as-cases-rise-nationally__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jDrFe0eif0VedaTwg4GZKB_Yzh4FE3KsmgSB-TlsVG1tbZAxBYVA6x6koie5pnxU9jV9$

# Education / Schools
‘The more you dig into it, you think, Oh, God.’ A growing mission seeks to reduce toxic chemicals in schools https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ehn.org/the-more-you-dig-into-it-you-think-oh-god-a-growing-mission-seeks-to-reduce-toxic-chemicals-in-schools-the-boston-globe-2657252369.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jDrFe0eif0VedaTwg4GZKB_Yzh4FE3KsmgSB-TlsVG1tbZAxBYVA6x6koie5ph2KsCHh$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemical Oil has long been used as a geopolitical weapon. Could electrified transport change that? If we want to slow the pace of global warming, one crucial step is moving from a transportation system run on fossil fuels to one powered by electricity https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cbc.ca/news/electric-vehicles-oil-transition-1.6434080__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jDrFe0eif0VedaTwg4GZKB_Yzh4FE3KsmgSB-TlsVG1tbZAxBYVA6x6koie5pmVbZyCw$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure Understanding the link between racial justice and the fight against climate change: While the importance of environmental justice is becoming more mainstream, too often people in this movement who are Black, Indigenous and people of color are overlooked and left out of conversations about how to solve the crisis.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/2022/03/18/1087581328/understanding-the-link-between-racial-justice-and-the-fight-against-climate-chan__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jDrFe0eif0VedaTwg4GZKB_Yzh4FE3KsmgSB-TlsVG1tbZAxBYVA6x6koie5pomkuajk$

It was a toxic wasteland, now it’s a national park. After $50 million cleanup, flowers and wildlife replace chemicals and rusting cars in Ohio’s Cuyahoga Valley National Park.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/it-was-a-toxic-wasteland-now-its-a-national-park__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jDrFe0eif0VedaTwg4GZKB_Yzh4FE3KsmgSB-TlsVG1tbZAxBYVA6x6koie5poIKQoDU$

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals / Other Another food-processing facility taken out: Fire damages food processing plant in northwest Fresno. Hours later, firefighters responded to an ammonia leak at the same building.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://abc30.com/fresno-food-processing-plant-fire-saladinos-foodservice-amonia-leak-employees-evacuated/11811148/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jDrFe0eif0VedaTwg4GZKB_Yzh4FE3KsmgSB-TlsVG1tbZAxBYVA6x6koie5pt5Mvdvb$

Chesapeake Fire responds to industrial fire at Perdue Farms facility https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theepochtimes.com/firefighters-respond-to-industrial-fire-at-perdue-farms-food-processing-facility_4441283.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jDrFe0eif0VedaTwg4GZKB_Yzh4FE3KsmgSB-TlsVG1tbZAxBYVA6x6koie5pvutt5U2$

Destroying Food to Fight Climate Change Is Madness—and a Conceit That Could Prove Fatal https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.naturalblaze.com/2022/05/destroying-food-to-fight-climate-change-is-madness-and-a-conceit-that-could-prove-fatal.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jDrFe0eif0VedaTwg4GZKB_Yzh4FE3KsmgSB-TlsVG1tbZAxBYVA6x6koie5ptPP1ZFt$

Sustainable GM farming innovation: How Argentina’s drought-tolerant genetically-engineered wheat reduces greenhouse gas emissions and increases yields https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.agropages.com/News/NewsDetail—42702.htm__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jDrFe0eif0VedaTwg4GZKB_Yzh4FE3KsmgSB-TlsVG1tbZAxBYVA6x6koie5pq1ntcjt$

# General Information / Other News
The Illusion of Freedom: We’re Only as Free as the Government Allows:
“Rights aren’t rights if someone can take them away. They’re privileges.
That’s all we’ve ever had in this country, is a bill of temporary privileges. And if you read the news even badly, you know that every year the list gets shorter and shorter. Sooner or later, the people in this country are gonna realize the government doesn’t care about you, or your children, or your rights, or your welfare or your safety. It’s interested in its own power. That’s the only thing. Keeping it and expanding it wherever possible.” George Carlin We’re in a national state of denial.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zerohedge.com/political/illusion-freedom-were-only-free-government-allows__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jDrFe0eif0VedaTwg4GZKB_Yzh4FE3KsmgSB-TlsVG1tbZAxBYVA6x6koie5pi2zrXQg$

# Global Politics
Ukraine Spy Boss Declares War Will End in Putin’s Death: “This is his end,” Ukraine’s defense intelligence chief said in an explosive interview on Monday.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/ukraines-defense-intelligence-chief-kyrylo-budanov-predicts-the-war-in-ukraine-will-end-with-putin-dead__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jDrFe0eif0VedaTwg4GZKB_Yzh4FE3KsmgSB-TlsVG1tbZAxBYVA6x6koie5pu-KQ0Fd$

Lawmaker seeks to bring US troops to Ukraine: Accordingly, it could incentivize Ukrainian forces to stage such an attack [as they’ve done since the get-go] in the hopes of drawing the US into the conflict, as commanders in Moscow have accused Kiev of planning.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rt.com/news/554828-kinzinger-us-troops-ukraine/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jDrFe0eif0VedaTwg4GZKB_Yzh4FE3KsmgSB-TlsVG1tbZAxBYVA6x6koie5prXXpNn0$

Risk of Putin Using Nuclear Weapons Rises as Ukraine Succeeds: The world faces a growing threat of Russia using nuclear weapons as the nation continues to face losses in Ukraine, according to one U.S. senator.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/risk-putin-using-nuclear-weapons-rises-ukraine-succeeds-menendez-1702522__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jDrFe0eif0VedaTwg4GZKB_Yzh4FE3KsmgSB-TlsVG1tbZAxBYVA6x6koie5pqsmemz5$

# Gov / Politics
Billions in Weapons, Zero Negotiations, Reveal Real US Agenda in
Ukraine: Saving Ukrainians is not a major focus of US war aims in Ukraine. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu called out America’s disregard of the staggering death and destruction there saying “There are countries within NATO who want the war to continue. They want Russia to become weaker.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.antiwar.com/blog/2022/04/29/billions-in-weapons-zero-negotiations-reveal-real-us-agenda-in-ukraine/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jDrFe0eif0VedaTwg4GZKB_Yzh4FE3KsmgSB-TlsVG1tbZAxBYVA6x6koie5pjowWWF2$

If Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, Texas will completely ban
abortion: The fight over abortion restrictions could soon go from statehouses to Capitol Hill https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2022/05/02/republicans-will-try-to-ban-abortion-nationwide-if-supreme-court-overturns-roe-v-wade-report-reveals/?sh=5dd00f0523ed__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jDrFe0eif0VedaTwg4GZKB_Yzh4FE3KsmgSB-TlsVG1tbZAxBYVA6x6koie5psYLCLVH$

The future of abortion: According to a draft opinion obtained by Politico, the U.S. Supreme Court intends to overturn Roe v. Wade, the historic case that set constitutional protections for abortion. [PDF] https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/f/?id=00000180-874f-dd36-a38c-c74f98520000&utm_source=Texas*Tribune*Newsletters&utm_campaign=87c0413088-trib-newsletters-thebrief&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_d9a68d8efc-87c0413088-102737553&mc_cid=87c0413088&mc_eid=6f15633605__;Kys!!On18fmf1aQ!jDrFe0eif0VedaTwg4GZKB_Yzh4FE3KsmgSB-TlsVG1tbZAxBYVA6x6koie5poJ92PSa$

13 States Will See Extreme Anti-Abortion Laws Snap Into Effect If the Court Overturns Roe v. Wade: Without protection under the 14th Amendment, abortion would then become a state-level issue, and state-level Republicans have abortion bans at the ready https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trigger-laws-roe-v-wade-1346797/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jDrFe0eif0VedaTwg4GZKB_Yzh4FE3KsmgSB-TlsVG1tbZAxBYVA6x6koie5pisDstkj$

Alito’s Leaked Draft Fully Overruling Roe Is Jaw-Dropping and Unprecedented The justice’s scathing condemnation of abortion pretends not to imperil other rights. Don’t believe it.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/05/supreme-court-draft-abortion-leak-roe-overturned-explained.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jDrFe0eif0VedaTwg4GZKB_Yzh4FE3KsmgSB-TlsVG1tbZAxBYVA6x6koie5pnT5ZdOc$

Breaking: Supreme Court has voted to overturn abortion rights, draft opinion shows. “We hold that Roe and Casey must be overruled,” Justice Alito writes in an initial majority draft circulated inside the court.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/02/supreme-court-abortion-draft-opinion-00029473__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jDrFe0eif0VedaTwg4GZKB_Yzh4FE3KsmgSB-TlsVG1tbZAxBYVA6x6koie5pl0QjkFl$

Alito’s Draft Opinion Opens the Door to Congress Outlawing Abortion
Nationwide: The draft decision leaves abortion in the hands of “the people’s elected representatives.” But which ones?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/05/alito-roe-draft-leak-abortion-congress-federal-ban.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jDrFe0eif0VedaTwg4GZKB_Yzh4FE3KsmgSB-TlsVG1tbZAxBYVA6x6koie5pviPg8c9$

‘Betrayal’: Furious Chief Justice Says Leaked Draft Is Real: John Roberts said he’s directed the Marshal of the Court to hunt down the source of the Supreme Court leak.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/furious-chief-justice-john-roberts-confirms-leaked-draft-overturning-roe-v-wade-by-supreme-court-is-authentic__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jDrFe0eif0VedaTwg4GZKB_Yzh4FE3KsmgSB-TlsVG1tbZAxBYVA6x6koie5psqFnh4I$

Critics Warn Alito Draft Threatens Much, Much More Than Abortion Rights:
“Everything is on the table and clearly has been,” said one observer.
“Marriage equality. Griswold. Loving. Don’t ever listen to anyone who tells you such fears are silly or overblown.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/05/03/critics-warn-alito-draft-threatens-much-much-more-abortion-rights__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jDrFe0eif0VedaTwg4GZKB_Yzh4FE3KsmgSB-TlsVG1tbZAxBYVA6x6koie5pqvSsxB0$

# Law Enforcement
Body in a Barrel: Lake’s Receding Waters Reveal Grisly Tomb: As drought causes Lake Mead to dry up further, more bodies will likely be discovered, Lt. Ray Spencer said.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/science-environment/2023378-body-in-barrel-found-near-las-vegas-in-mud-of-drought-shrunken-lake-mead__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jDrFe0eif0VedaTwg4GZKB_Yzh4FE3KsmgSB-TlsVG1tbZAxBYVA6x6koie5phUqtOig$

Minneapolis Police Accused of Racism and Misogyny: An investigation by the Minnesota Department of Human Rights reveals that, despite intense scrutiny, the city’s police force routinely engage in racially discriminatory policing, amid a “culture that is averse to oversight and accountability.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/apr/27/minneapolis-police-racial-discrimination-state-investigation-report__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jDrFe0eif0VedaTwg4GZKB_Yzh4FE3KsmgSB-TlsVG1tbZAxBYVA6x6koie5phj5N-ly$

# Legal / DOJ
Ex-Cop Charged With Murder for Shooting Philly 12-Year-Old: Police said Thomas Siderio was armed, but also indicated that the officer chased him and shot him from behind.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://6abc.com/the-former-philadelphia-police-officer-who-is-accused-of-fatally-shooting-a-12-year-old-boy-in-back-has-been-charged-with-murder/11811307/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jDrFe0eif0VedaTwg4GZKB_Yzh4FE3KsmgSB-TlsVG1tbZAxBYVA6x6koie5ppRAJvnT$

New Jan. 6 Bodycam Videos Show D.C. Police Officer Assaulting Unconscious Protester. The beating of Boyland, 34, who was one of the four individuals who died after losing consciousness during the siege of Congress, amounts to a felony assault https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/video-shows-officer-striking-motionless-woman-on-ground-during-capitol-riot__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jDrFe0eif0VedaTwg4GZKB_Yzh4FE3KsmgSB-TlsVG1tbZAxBYVA6x6koie5pr4j72Cm$

A new report details how the right to an attorney isn’t always a guarantee for some Texans, leading some people accused of misdemeanor crimes to pay for lawyers they can’t afford or to go to court without one.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.kut.org/crime-justice/2022-05-02/many-texans-are-too-poor-to-afford-a-lawyer-but-not-poor-enough-for-courts-to-provide-one__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jDrFe0eif0VedaTwg4GZKB_Yzh4FE3KsmgSB-TlsVG1tbZAxBYVA6x6koie5pgX3-L5M$

The Supreme Court’s Legitimacy Is Already Lost: Regardless of Roe falling, the leaks, and the court’s disregard for the public it is supposed to serve, have already gone too far.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/05/roe-falling-supreme-court-legitimacy-lost.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jDrFe0eif0VedaTwg4GZKB_Yzh4FE3KsmgSB-TlsVG1tbZAxBYVA6x6koie5ptJ9zJOe$

‘Junk’ Forensic Science Lands Thousands of Innocents in Prison: The dawning realization that junk science might have put a vast number of innocent people behind bars has prompted the Innocence Project to widen the net of cases that it takes on.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thecrimereport.org/2022/04/28/junk-forensic-science-lands-thousands-of-innocents-in-prison/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jDrFe0eif0VedaTwg4GZKB_Yzh4FE3KsmgSB-TlsVG1tbZAxBYVA6x6koie5pgvCylOa$

# LGBTQ
Meet the GOP Governors Standing Up to GOP Anti-Trans Bills: Two GOP governors stood up to anti-transgender legislation. We need more.
Anti-transgender bills are solutions in search of problems. The Indiana governor said as much in vetoing his state’s bill. Same in Utah, where the governor spoke with feeling: ‘I want them to live.’
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2022/03/31/transgender-indiana-utah-veto/7158380001/?gnt-cfr=1__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jDrFe0eif0VedaTwg4GZKB_Yzh4FE3KsmgSB-TlsVG1tbZAxBYVA6x6koie5pgKL7jL2$

# Medical / Health Care
Medicare Surprise: Drug Plan Prices Touted During Open Enrollment Can Rise Within a Month https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://goodwordnews.com/drug-plan-prices-touted-at-open-medicare-enrollment-may-rise-within-a-month-shots/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jDrFe0eif0VedaTwg4GZKB_Yzh4FE3KsmgSB-TlsVG1tbZAxBYVA6x6koie5pvX6u4Mu$

My 11-Year-Old Patient Was Pregnant. Here’s What I Want You To Know About Being ‘Pro-Life.’ Though it might be easier to build consensus around abortion access for an 11-year-old raped by a family member, the truth is that nobody, anywhere, under any circumstance or in any situation should be forced to give birth. Forced birth should never be a reality.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/abortion-11-year-old-pregnant_n_6266e555e4b07c34e9e4cb27__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jDrFe0eif0VedaTwg4GZKB_Yzh4FE3KsmgSB-TlsVG1tbZAxBYVA6x6koie5pqTKlSbT$

# Nuclear
What Should America Do With Its Nuclear Waste? The federal government is legally responsible for disposing of commercial spent nuclear fuel in a permanent underground repository, there has been no plan for fulfilling that obligation since the Obama administration halted the project at Nevada’s Yucca Mountain in 2010. “San Onofre is just the symptom. The actual problem is that we’ve got nowhere to move it to.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonpost.com/magazine/2022/04/11/america-nuclear-waste-san-onofre/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jDrFe0eif0VedaTwg4GZKB_Yzh4FE3KsmgSB-TlsVG1tbZAxBYVA6x6koie5prpI0FhR$

# Water
After decades of neglect, bill coming due for Michigan’s water infrastructure Federal and state governments begin to reverse course on underinvestment to address water’s true cost.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.michiganradio.org/environment-climate-change/2022-05-02/after-decades-of-neglect-bill-coming-due-for-michigans-water-infrastructure__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jDrFe0eif0VedaTwg4GZKB_Yzh4FE3KsmgSB-TlsVG1tbZAxBYVA6x6koie5prpHsy4P$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2022-05-02

Voices, The Peoples News

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

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
Long COVID patients say doctors are ignoring their symptoms: Two years into the pandemic and long COVID is still an incredibly misunderstood and underresearched problem, leaving many patients feeling invalidated, ignored, and dismissed by the medical professionals they so desperately seek answers from.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/katiecamero/long-covid__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ3tl_4PJ$

Paxlovid Only Treats, Doesn’t Prevent Covid Infection: Pfizer Trials https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://khn.org/morning-breakout/paxlovid-only-treats-doesnt-prevent-covid-infection-pfizer-trials/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ6zRkfGf$

# Economy / Finance / Trade
More Money for Ukraine? How About Having the Pentagon Cover It? The senselessness of continual supplemental war requests when the Defense Department already has an insanely large budget [in the billions] https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/world/more-money-for-ukraine-how-about-having-the-pentagon-cover-it/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ4FPWiaA$

# Education / Schools
Why Did Oakland Decide to Shut Down Popular Community Schools? The school district was at the forefront of a public education model that offered health care, nutritious food and more.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/why-did-oakland-decide-to-shut-down-popular-community-schools/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ3vskqlq$

‘I don’t believe in a cutoff’: AOC says Biden shouldn’t means-test student debt relief “Canceling $50,000 in debt is where you really make a dent in inequality and the racial wealth gap. $10,000 isn’t.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/05/02/i-dont-believe-cutoff-aoc-says-biden-shouldnt-means-test-student-debt-relief__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ4IcpB4l$

Public Universities Need More Democracy, Not More Administrators: A pervasive culture of self-dealing, secrecy and mismanagement reflects a systemic failure in higher education.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/public-universities-need-more-democracy-not-more-administrators/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ7RFIggR$

# Employment / Labor
Audio: Kellogg’s Executive Described Union as “Terrorists” Emboldened by Social Media: Striking Kellogg’s workers were “intoxicated” by last year’s surge in labor activity, said Ken Hurley, the vice president in charge of union negotiations.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2022/04/30/kelloggs-union-terrorists-more-perfect-union/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZz2xIadq$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure New Mexico Braces for Worsening Wildfire Conditions: Since merging into one fire a week ago, the state’s biggest blaze had eaten through 102,000 acres by Sunday morning.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/2022/05/01/1095812382/new-mexico-wildfire-updates__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ0gr4mwn$

A Black woman fought for her community, and her life, amidst polluting landfills and vast ‘borrow pits’ mined for sand and clay: Lafanette Soles-Woods’ home outside Pensacola, Florida, has been called one of America’s most environmentally unjust communities https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/01052022/wedgewood-pensacola-health-landfills-borrow-pits/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZw01ScdU$

Biden’s old-growth forest executive order : Amongst the substantive provision is a directive for the secretaries of agriculture and interior to “define, identify and complete an inventory of old-growth and mature forests on federal lands,” and to make it public within one year.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.registerguard.com/story/opinion/columns/2022/05/01/bidens-old-growth-forest-executive-order-has-giant-hole/65352374007/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ52F9SWh$

An oil train is set to destroy pristine Utah mountains. Why won’t Biden stop it? The head of the US Forest Service wants to go full steam ahead.
The US Government Accountability Office reported to Congress that if even half of the formation’s unconventional oil was recoverable, it would “be equal to the entire world’s proven oil reserves.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2022/05/an-oil-train-is-set-to-destroy-pristine-utah-mountains-why-wont-biden-stop-it/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ8XJVN36$

# Foodie Tips, Tricks and How To’s
The Difference Between Mayo And Miracle Whip https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://12tomatoes.com/mayo-versus-miracle-whip/?utm_source=glp-dot&utm_medium=social-fb&fbclid=IwAR3RCkPyxjtboANtyH-0UkDBWXzquiR6Soy_PjyaPWOhBYmRSeHKoyP1K6s__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZxFBet-g$

# General Information / Other News
How a Virginia Businesswoman Escaped Her Kidnappers in Iraq, and Later Returned to Finish Her Work: Sara Miran went to Basra to oversee a real estate project. An Iranian-backed militia grabbed her and demanded $2 million.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2022/04/30/iraq-kidnap-escape-iran-militia/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ_M7TOmM$

Children’s Book Authors Are Fighting Back Against Censorship and Book Bans Right-wing attempts to ban books dealing with race, gender identity and sexuality are meeting resistance.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/book-bans-are-on-the-rise-but-librarians-and-authors-are-fighting-back/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ2Ny-o4d$

Trump Org Accused of Hiding Witness Who Knows if Trump Lied: There’s a new witness in a civil case against the Trump Organization., this witness could show that Trump was lying.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-organization-accused-of-hiding-witness-michael-cohen-who-knows-if-donald-trump-lied__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZw6z6-Kx$

Ex DefSec: Trump Asked Me if We Could Shoot Floyd Protesters: A new book out by Mark Esper paints a disturbing picture of just how unhinged the former president really was during the demonstrations outside the White House.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.axios.com/mark-esper-book-trump-protesters-24e93272-2af5-423d-be3b-164daab7b43d.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ19vPAOu$

# Global Politics
Oligarch Who Criticized Putin Is ‘Forced to Sell Everything’: Oleg Tinkov openly criticized the Russian president, and has been warned his life may now be in danger.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/oleg-tinkov-banking-oligarch-who-criticized-putin-says-he-was-forced-to-sell-everything-fears-for-his-life__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ6AZgA9N$

# Gov / Politics
Texas Voter Suppression Is Keeping Climate Action by the State Off the Table. A majority of Texans want politicians to address the climate crisis.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/texas-voter-suppression-is-keeping-climate-action-by-the-state-off-the-table/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ72bzjHL$

Trump Praises Imaginary Ohio Senate Candidate ‘J.D. Mandel’: The ex-president was speaking at a rally for a gubernatorial candidate accused of sexually assaulting multiple women.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump-crows-over-endorsement-of-jd-mandel-confusing-ohio-senate-candidates-jd-vance-josh-mandel__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ_8t_fW2$

Fake Populist Meets Real Populist: An Ohio Senate race between J.D.
Vance and Paul Ryan would test the appeal of cultural grievances versus economic ones https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/blogs-and-newsletters/tap/fake-populist-meets-real-populist-jd-vance/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ2t7cCf8$

# Law Enforcement
DC police officer arrested for DUI after crashing into Virginia State Trooper The incident currently remains under investigation.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/dc-police-officer-arrested-for-dui-after-striking-virginia-state-trooper-police/3039145/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ6kLxEYa$

Warrant Out for Jail’s ‘Model Employee’ Who Fled With Inmate: “We’re trying to hold on to that last straw of hope that maybe for some reason she was threatened and did this under coercion…but absolutely you’d feel betrayed,” the sheriff said.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/02/us/alabama-vicky-white-casey-white-inmate-search-monday/index.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ8SGgQgh$

# Legal / DOJ
Jury Rejects Ex-NYPD Cop’s Excuse for Capitol Riot Assault: Thomas Webster, a former Marine and NYPD cop, was caught on camera rushing at a D.C. officer, hitting him with a flagpole, then tackling him to the ground.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-police-new-york-riots-presidential-elections-4ec211cda4f84edb02e5c26e4e08be71__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ6yokKZ0$

# Media
“Censorship is the last resort of desperate, unpopular regimes. It magically appears to make a crisis go away. It comforts the powerful with narrative they want to hear, one fed back to them by courtiers in the media, government agencies, think tanks, and academia.” Chris Hedges https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.mintpressnews.com/online-censorship-ukraine-russa-google-facebook-twitter/280304/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ-UQbakJ$

# Medical Alternatives / Herbology
The Aspirin Alternative Your Doctor Never Told You About for Heart
Disease: Millions use aspirin daily without realizing its true dangers.
The good news is that there is a natural alternative which preliminary research indicates is safer and more effective.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://jarvishealth.co.nz/health-tips/the-aspirin-alternative-your-doctor-never-told-you-about-for-heart-disease/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ4oA2dci$

# Medical / Health Care
Top Pediatrics Group Drops ‘Race-Based’ Newborns Guidance: The American Academy of Pediatrics said it intensified its internal review after the death of George Floyd.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.americanprogress.org/article/eliminating-racial-disparities-maternal-infant-mortality/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZz0TbKVd$

Their Medical Bills Were Getting Too High in U.S., So They Went to Mexico for Care Millions of U.S. citizens cross the Southern border each year to flee expensive care, even with health insurance.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/their-medical-bills-were-getting-too-high-in-us-so-they-went-to-mexico-for-care/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZyKKVEam$

A combination of three simple treatments may reduce invasive cancer risk by 61% among adults aged 70+: Researchers have found that a combination of high-dose vitamin D, omega-3s, and a simple home strength exercise program (SHEP) showed a cumulative reduction of 61% in cancer risk in healthy adults aged 70 or older.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://scitechdaily.com/a-combination-of-three-simple-treatments-may-reduce-risk-of-invasive-cancer-by-61/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ7xrueE0$

Alzheimer’s and daytime napping linked in new research: Could there be a link between cognitive decline and excessive daytime napping? https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://neurosciencenews.com/alzheimers-napping-20475/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ4rHNC_y$

Study identifies causes of cancer: A team of Yale researchers can quantify factors causing changes in the DNA that contribute to cancer growth in tumors of most major tumor types.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://ysph.yale.edu/news-article/yale-study-identifies-causes-of-cancers/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ1aO4AbK$

Downsized City Sees Its Health Care Downsized as Hospital Awaits
Demolition: The news stung many in this Rust Belt city of nearly 80,000 people, who have watched businesses, and neighbors, flee Hammond for decades.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://khn.org/news/article/downsized-city-sees-its-health-care-downsized-as-hospital-awaits-demolition/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ0js0fOA$

California Opens Medicaid to Older Unauthorized Immigrants: Unauthorized immigrants over age 49 who fall below certain income thresholds will become eligible for full coverage by Medi-Cal, California’s version of Medicaid, the federal-state partnership that provides health insurance to low-income people.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://californiahealthline.org/news/article/california-medicaid-older-unauthorized-immigrants/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ4rwCJiW$

Challenge Mounted To Ohio Law Allowing Doctors To Deny Services: A law that lets Ohio health providers refuse services that violate their religious or moral beliefs is being challenged in court not on its merits but on the way it was passed.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2022/04/29/aclu-equitas-health-challenge-ohio-law-letting-doctors-deny-care/9585027002/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ0RomhPZ$

There’s a mysterious hepatitis outbreak in children. It’s not clear what’s going on https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zmescience.com/medicine/theres-a-mysterious-hepatitis-outbreak-in-children-its-not-clear-whats-going-on/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ9wgR2DY$

# Military / DOD
Ukraine is now America’s war, too: The U.S. is leading a new coalition of “nations of good will” as the goal expands from supporting Ukraine to weakening Russia and outlasting Putin.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/ukraine-is-now-americas-war-too__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZxZDkikE$

Combat death puts spotlight on Americans fighting in Ukraine: An undetermined number of Americans, many with military backgrounds, are thought to be in Ukraine battling Russian forces.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/01/marine-ukraine-killed-willy-cancel-00029197__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZxmJIsTF$

Pentagon budget aims to shrink the military by thousands: Most of the military services are hoping to get smaller this year, as the Army, Navy and Air Force seek to slash thousands from their rolls.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2022/05/01/pentagon-budget-aims-to-shrink-the-military-by-thousands/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZx53LAzE$

Lockheed Martin Sikorsky and Boeing – the team behind DEFIANT X®, is the U.S. Army’s Industrial Base: As the Army modernizes its helicopter fleet, they face a choice between sustaining good-paying American jobs with the military’s established industrial base, or starting over.
DEFIANT X® is the best choice for the Army and America’s future.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.lockheedmartin.com/2022-03-31-Lockheed-Martin-Sikorsky-Boeing-Adds-to-Team-DEFIANT__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ639avKU$

Florida Guardsmen heading to Germany to continue training Ukrainian troops. A Florida National Guard unit that evacuated Ukraine in February has a new mission: continuing to train Ukrainian troops, this time outside of Ukraine https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.armytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2022/04/29/florida-guardsmen-heading-to-germany-to-continue-training-ukrainian-troops/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZwfK3A3p$

North Carolina National Guard to lend support to Ukraine: The North Carolina National Guard will provide military equipment to Ukraine in its war with Russia https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://wpde.com/news/local/north-carolina-national-guard-to-provide-support-and-military-equipment-to-ukraine__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ2aXMOB-$

# Military / Global
Ukraine is winning the battle on Twitter, but in the real world Kiev is losing the fight for the Donbass https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.azerbaycan24.com/en/ukraine-is-winning-the-battle-on-twitter-but-in-the-real-world-kiev-is-losing-the-fight-for-the-donbas/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZxMdQLUw$

Russia’s offensive in the Donbas can’t make up for its failure in Kyiv How to understand the new phase in the Ukraine war — and why, in the big picture, Russia has probably already lost.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2022/4/22/23034480/russia-donbas-new-phase-war-ukraine-explained__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZxfEmICN$

NATO fighter jets scrambled ‘multiple times’ this week in response to Russian aircraft It’s not the first time pilots had to intercept Russian planes.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://taskandpurpose.com/news/nato-pilotstracked-and-identified-russian-jets/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ3Yxm1TC$

War puts spy satellites for hire in spotlight: From Russian tanks to mass burial sites, commercial imaging spacecraft are shedding light on the Kremlin’s war on its neighbor https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wsj.com/articles/ukraine-war-puts-spy-satellites-for-hire-in-the-spotlight-11651410002__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZxUdcI8r$

# Science
Could the blueprint for life have been generated in asteroids? Using new analyses, scientists have just found the last two of the five informational units of DNA and RNA that had yet to be discovered in samples from meteorites.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2022/life-blueprint-in-asteroids/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ5Qd9pIV$

Zero-index metamaterials offer new insights into the foundations of quantum mechanics In physics, as in life, it’s always good to look at things from different perspectives.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://phys.org/news/2022-04-zero-index-metamaterials-insights-foundations-quantum.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ1PcqENW$

Plastic-eating enzyme could eliminate billions of tons of landfill
waste: An enzyme variant created by engineers and scientists at The University of Texas at Austin can break down environment-throttling plastics that typically take centuries to degrade in just a matter of hours to days.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.utexas.edu/2022/04/27/plastic-eating-enzyme-could-eliminate-billions-of-tons-of-landfill-waste/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZwgRrYZH$

Women Have Been Disappearing From Science for As Long As They’ve Been Allowed to Study Science: In the early 1900s, Harriet Brooks made groundbreaking contributions to physics, before she got married and had to quit the field.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://slate.com/technology/2022/05/harriet-brooks-women-science-sexism-physics.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ6S8k-QK$

# Social
John Oliver Calls Out the Dirtiest Kind of Racism: Decades of racist housing and zoning policies have left Black Americans three times more likely to die as a result of pollution https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-v0XiUQlRLw__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ2lkLCcU$

Asian American Woman Punched in Suspected NYC Hate Crime: The woman suffered bruised ribs after being punched in the Chelsea neighborhood.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2022/05/02/stranger-punches-asian-woman-in-caught-on-camera-nyc-attack/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ_Zfaz0D$

# Space
NASA’s Webb telescope is now in full focus, ready for instrument commissioning Alignment of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is now complete. After full review, the observatory has been confirmed to be capable of capturing crisp, well-focused images with each of its four powerful onboard science instruments.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.labmanager.com/news/nasa-s-webb-telescope-in-full-focus-ready-for-instrument-commissioning-28024__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZz1M7eiW$

Jessica Watkins makes history as first Black woman launched to ISS for extended space mission: Jessica Watkins made history by becoming the first Black woman launched into space for an extended mission on the International Space Station.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.blackenterprise.com/jessica-watkins-makes-history-as-the-first-black-woman-to-have-extended-stay-in-outer-space/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ4esDoGa$

The head of Russia’s space program said Moscow will pull out of the International Space Station over sanctions imposed over the invasion of Ukraine.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.bloombergquint.com/onweb/russia-will-quit-international-space-station-over-sanctions__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ4kXdBvW$

# Water
From seawater to drinking water, with the push of a button: MIT researchers have developed a portable desalination unit, weighing less than 10 kilograms, that can remove particles and salts to generate drinking water without the need for filters https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://interestingengineering.com/mit-desalination-drinking-water__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ803W1q-$

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

# Border / Immigration
Mark Kelly Says Listen to Border States, as DHS Draws Fire On
Immigration: “I think it’s important that folks listen to folks that have to deal with this every day,” Democratic Senator Mark Kelly told Newsweek.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/mark-kelly-says-listen-border-states-dhs-draws-fire-immigration-1701957__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jAHUZxg1HdPRK_8lz_pDaVc2ewPWjFZoZIKN2Q7hUXtmcQ935YyvglhwjBQHHfS_j-B2$

Texas governor approves almost $500M to fund state’s National Guard border mission: Texas Military Department leaders say they’ve addressed many of the issues that arose late last year when the mission ramped up to 10,000 service members — but more money is needed to run the mission at its current pace.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2022/04/05/texas-border-mission-budget/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jAHUZxg1HdPRK_8lz_pDaVc2ewPWjFZoZIKN2Q7hUXtmcQ935YyvglhwjBQHHTDwBuVo$

14 AGs sue Biden administration over changing asylum policy: Fourteen attorneys general, led by Arizona, Louisiana and Missouri, have sued the Biden administration for altering immigration policies established by Congress related to the immigration asylum process.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/14-ags-sue-biden-administration-over-changing-asylum-policy/article_25059860-c7c7-11ec-98bf-77c7799d20b8.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jAHUZxg1HdPRK_8lz_pDaVc2ewPWjFZoZIKN2Q7hUXtmcQ935YyvglhwjBQHHU2rs5qz$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemical Proponents Say Storing Captured Carbon Underground Is Safe, But States Are Transferring Long-Term Liability for Such Projects to the Public: As companies propose storing carbon dioxide in depleted oil fields or saline aquifers, some states are putting themselves on the hook for future problems with the projects.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/26042022/carbon-capture-storage-safety-liability/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jAHUZxg1HdPRK_8lz_pDaVc2ewPWjFZoZIKN2Q7hUXtmcQ935YyvglhwjBQHHU525d7p$

California Regulators Banned Fracking Wastewater for Irrigation, but Allow Wastewater From Oil Drilling. Scientists Say There’s Little
Difference: An analysis by Inside Climate News found many of the same chemicals in “produced” water from fracking and conventional drilling.
“It doesn’t matter from a chemical perspective,” one scientist said.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/24042022/california-produced-water/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jAHUZxg1HdPRK_8lz_pDaVc2ewPWjFZoZIKN2Q7hUXtmcQ935YyvglhwjBQHHYkXnZ3p$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure Fishermen and scientists probe phosphate’s connection to Florida’s red
tides: A new nonprofit connects fishermen and scientists to determine whether the state’s phosphate mines are linked to the harmful algal blooms.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://civileats.com/2022/04/26/fishermen-scientists-probe-phosphates-florida-red-tides-pollution-algal-bloom/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jAHUZxg1HdPRK_8lz_pDaVc2ewPWjFZoZIKN2Q7hUXtmcQ935YyvglhwjBQHHb8OMcyd$

The Current Rate of Ocean Warming Could Bring the Greatest Extinction of Sealife in 250 Million Years: A new study suggests that warming, oxygen-starved seas could lead marine species to vanish at a rate matching the planet’s biggest extinction event on record.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/28042022/ocean-extinction-climate-change/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jAHUZxg1HdPRK_8lz_pDaVc2ewPWjFZoZIKN2Q7hUXtmcQ935YyvglhwjBQHHQcTRl_9$

# Environment / Climate / Global
Deforestation: facts, figures, and pictures: Forests are being burned and cleared for palm oil, beef, and pulpwood production. Industrial agriculture accounts for 80% of global deforestation.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://rainforests.mongabay.com/deforestation/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jAHUZxg1HdPRK_8lz_pDaVc2ewPWjFZoZIKN2Q7hUXtmcQ935YyvglhwjBQHHSmAEvk3$

# General Information / Other News
Jan. 6 Committee Sees Breakthrough, Will Get Trove of Trump-Related Emails https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/jan-6-committee-sees-breakthrough-will-get-trove-trump-related-emails-1702450__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jAHUZxg1HdPRK_8lz_pDaVc2ewPWjFZoZIKN2Q7hUXtmcQ935YyvglhwjBQHHf0qbuDL$

The Texas Conman Who Brought Scandal to Washington, D.C: Billie Sol Estes not only bilked investors out of their hard-earned cash, but he did so in such a charismatic, well-connected way that it infected politicians and presidents.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-texas-conman-billie-sol-estes-brought-scandal-to-washington__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jAHUZxg1HdPRK_8lz_pDaVc2ewPWjFZoZIKN2Q7hUXtmcQ935YyvglhwjBQHHQmc5UtT$

# Global Politics
Everyone Is Starting to Admit Something Frightening About Ukraine: The conflict has become a proxy war between NATO and Russia, with more risks for everyone involved.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/04/ukraine-nato-russia-proxy-war.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jAHUZxg1HdPRK_8lz_pDaVc2ewPWjFZoZIKN2Q7hUXtmcQ935YyvglhwjBQHHdmS5qrD$

Russian TV Says Mariupol Almost ‘Normal,’ Schools To Use Russian Textbooks https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/russian-tv-says-mariupol-almost-normal-schools-use-russian-textbooks-1702255__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jAHUZxg1HdPRK_8lz_pDaVc2ewPWjFZoZIKN2Q7hUXtmcQ935YyvglhwjBQHHaQLv8wU$

Amid Unrest in Israel, Iraq’s Iran Allies Tout Missiles That Can Hit Foe https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/amid-unrest-israel-iraqs-iran-allies-tout-missiles-that-can-hit-foe-1702211__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jAHUZxg1HdPRK_8lz_pDaVc2ewPWjFZoZIKN2Q7hUXtmcQ935YyvglhwjBQHHeYA_Dcw$

The Ukraine War Is Reshaping the Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict: With Russia unable to act as a key mediator, the countries are looking elsewhere for help.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://carnegieendowment.org/2022/04/25/ukraine-war-is-reshaping-armenia-azerbaijan-conflict-pub-86994__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jAHUZxg1HdPRK_8lz_pDaVc2ewPWjFZoZIKN2Q7hUXtmcQ935YyvglhwjBQHHX0a-0tV$

Putin Preparing Russians for War With NATO https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/putin-preparing-russians-nato-war-1702308__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jAHUZxg1HdPRK_8lz_pDaVc2ewPWjFZoZIKN2Q7hUXtmcQ935YyvglhwjBQHHVyjMaYz$

# Gov / Politics
Republican who refuses to bend the knee to Trump surges in Ohio Senate race. Matt Dolan, who wants the former president to stop pushing “lies about the outcome” of the 2020 election, is showing a late burst of momentum.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2022/04/29/trump-says-matt-dolan-is-not-fit-for-ohios-senate-seat-hes-gaining-ground-anyway-00028824__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jAHUZxg1HdPRK_8lz_pDaVc2ewPWjFZoZIKN2Q7hUXtmcQ935YyvglhwjBQHHUgE6vdg$

Ken Lieberthal on Washington’s Major China Challenges: The longtime China expert and political advisor talks about the TPP, the unbalanced “pivot” to Asia, and the five missteps hurting the Biden administration’s China policy.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thewirechina.com/2022/04/24/ken-lieberthal-on-washingtons-major-china-challenges/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jAHUZxg1HdPRK_8lz_pDaVc2ewPWjFZoZIKN2Q7hUXtmcQ935YyvglhwjBQHHUZjKcPP$

# Law Enforcement
State Worker Investigating Dog Attack Is Mauled to Death: The dogs’
owner, Brandy Dowdy, has been charged with manslaughter.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.al.com/news/2022/04/alabama-public-health-employee-killed-by-dogs-woman-charged-with-manslaughter.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jAHUZxg1HdPRK_8lz_pDaVc2ewPWjFZoZIKN2Q7hUXtmcQ935YyvglhwjBQHHdJc7FzE$

# Legal / DOJ
A Federal Appeals Court Just Devastated the Power of Judges to Reject Bad Plea Deals: 97 percent of people convicted of a crime plead guilty in this country, often in exchange for a favorable sentencing recommendation or the dismissal of some other criminal charges.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/04/sixth-circuit-court-bad-plea-bargain.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jAHUZxg1HdPRK_8lz_pDaVc2ewPWjFZoZIKN2Q7hUXtmcQ935YyvglhwjBQHHWAISwYn$

# Military / Global
NATO fighter jets positioned around the Baltic and Black seas scrambled multiple times over four days to track and intercept Russian aircraft flying near allied airspace https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_194994.htm__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jAHUZxg1HdPRK_8lz_pDaVc2ewPWjFZoZIKN2Q7hUXtmcQ935YyvglhwjBQHHYBKovZR$

# Science
Osteoarthritis: Realigning bad knees may prompt the body to generate cartilage again Scientists have begun viewing this form of arthritis differently with a deeper understanding of the disorder’s causes and an eye toward personalized medicine as a treatment option.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/making-knees-new-again__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jAHUZxg1HdPRK_8lz_pDaVc2ewPWjFZoZIKN2Q7hUXtmcQ935YyvglhwjBQHHfT2Cm_C$

Researchers observe three types of hormone response to surgical disruption in cardiac patients: Cardiac surgery patients may experience different levels of disruption to their body producing life-saving hormones during their operations, a new study reveals.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-04-hormone-response-surgical-disruption-cardiac.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jAHUZxg1HdPRK_8lz_pDaVc2ewPWjFZoZIKN2Q7hUXtmcQ935YyvglhwjBQHHTjQepkI$

A nanofiber-based biodegradable millirobot called Fibot was successfully developed in research led by a scholar from City University of Hong Kong (CityU). Fibot can move in the intestines and degrade in response to the pH of its environment, thus releasing different drugs in different anchored positions.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cityu.edu.hk/research/stories/2022/03/10/nanofiber-based-biodegradable-millirobot-can-release-different-drugs-targeted-positions-intestines__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jAHUZxg1HdPRK_8lz_pDaVc2ewPWjFZoZIKN2Q7hUXtmcQ935YyvglhwjBQHHQC22Rp4$

# Social
Children’s Book Authors Are Fighting Back Against Censorship and Book Bans Right-wing attempts to ban books dealing with race, gender identity and sexuality are meeting resistance.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/childrens-book-authors-are-fighting-back-against-censorship-and-book-bans/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jAHUZxg1HdPRK_8lz_pDaVc2ewPWjFZoZIKN2Q7hUXtmcQ935YyvglhwjBQHHSHbsh1m$

Evictions Are Climbing to Pre-Pandemic Levels in Cities Across the U.S:
Data suggest more than a third of households nationwide worry about facing eviction in the next two months.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2022/02/01/evictions-rise-to-pre-pandemic-levels__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jAHUZxg1HdPRK_8lz_pDaVc2ewPWjFZoZIKN2Q7hUXtmcQ935YyvglhwjBQHHeSMV5Ld$

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