March 2023 – Page 2

Voices, The Peoples News No. 2023-03-19

Voices, The Peoples News

March 19, 2023
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Indigenous
Tribal Nations Seek Regional Food Trade Hubs as SNAP Benefits Expire: The SNAP rollback will impact Tribal communities, which already have high rates of food insecurity. Experts from Tribal nations say prioritizing Native sovereignty over their food and agriculture is imperative.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prismreports.org/2023/03/13/snap-benefits-tribal-nations/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ymM1oI3gk2lSXFRNa-KhFt2Ybuk4gZrexvap-T3RZoRoqJbViTxrxy8fhUI0wJIJTsR9CDOqz8Gyl5xOMRHF-wBQvNTCllaM$

Supreme Court case could reshape Indigenous water rights in the Southwest: After 50 years, the government hasn’t developed water infrastructure owed to a Navajo Nation farm. Now the Supreme Court is set to weigh in on the government’s water obligations to tribes.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://civileats.com/2023/03/15/supreme-court-case-could-reshape-indigenous-water-rights-in-the-southwest/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ymM1oI3gk2lSXFRNa-KhFt2Ybuk4gZrexvap-T3RZoRoqJbViTxrxy8fhUI0wJIJTsR9CDOqz8Gyl5xOMRHF-wBQvCFVWcMj$

# Indigenous / Global
Brazil tackles illegal miners, but finds their mercury legacy harder to erase: As the details of the humanitarian crisis in the Yanomami Indigenous Territory unfold amid action to remove illegal miners, mercury left by the rampant gold mining in the area will remain a lingering toxic legacy.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://amazonwatch.org/news/2023/0216-illegal-gold-mining-brought-death-disease-and-violence-to-the-yanomami-in-brazil__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ymM1oI3gk2lSXFRNa-KhFt2Ybuk4gZrexvap-T3RZoRoqJbViTxrxy8fhUI0wJIJTsR9CDOqz8Gyl5xOMRHF-wBQvGF9etHJ$

# Border / Immigration / Migrants
DOD spends nearly $50 million a year ‘to do nothing’ with Trump’s border wall materials, drawing GOP backlash: DOD is spending around 130,000 a day to store materials after Biden canceled Trump’s border wall construction project
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dod-spends-nearly-50-million-year-to-do-nothing-trumps-border-wall-materials-drawing-gop-backlash__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ymM1oI3gk2lSXFRNa-KhFt2Ybuk4gZrexvap-T3RZoRoqJbViTxrxy8fhUI0wJIJTsR9CDOqz8Gyl5xOMRHF-wBQvFGAiJ0M$

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
CDC Bought Phone Data to Monitor Americans’ Compliance With Lockdowns, Contracts Show: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC) purchased data from tracking companies to monitor compliance with lockdowns, according to contracts with the firms.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2022/05/04/cdc-bought-cell-phone-data-to-track-lockdowns-vaccination-docs/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ymM1oI3gk2lSXFRNa-KhFt2Ybuk4gZrexvap-T3RZoRoqJbViTxrxy8fhUI0wJIJTsR9CDOqz8Gyl5xOMRHF-wBQvBxPawvR$

FDA approves COVID boosters for 6-month-olds, citing trial with just 24 patients: One prominent jab critic called it a ‘new low’ for the FDA. The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) is approving booster doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 shot for children as young as six months based on a trial of just 24 patients. Buried in the press release, however, was the revelation that “among individuals 6 months of age and older, safety was assessed in participants in two clinical studies,” and that for the 6-23 months age group there were only 24 participants. The 2-4 year age group had 36. Medical freedom attorney and COVID vaccine critic Aaron Siri called it a “new low” for the FDA to make its decision based on such limited data.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/fda-approves-covid-boosters-for-6-month-olds-citing-trial-with-just-24-patients/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ymM1oI3gk2lSXFRNa-KhFt2Ybuk4gZrexvap-T3RZoRoqJbViTxrxy8fhUI0wJIJTsR9CDOqz8Gyl5xOMRHF-wBQvNL0VXud$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemical EPA orders states to accept waste from Ohio train derailment site: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ordered states with approved and available toxic waste facilities to accept materials transported from the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. The move, announced by EPA director Michael Regan at a news conference Friday morning, comes after governors in Oklahoma, Michigan and other states have recently turned away shipments.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://justthenews.com/nation/states/center-square/epa-orders-states-accept-waste-ohio-train-derailment-site__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ymM1oI3gk2lSXFRNa-KhFt2Ybuk4gZrexvap-T3RZoRoqJbViTxrxy8fhUI0wJIJTsR9CDOqz8Gyl5xOMRHF-wBQvOQZsljx$

Public health vs. economic growth: Toxic chemical rules pose test for Biden: Key industries, including some that the White House is backing through other policies, are lobbying to water down the first major new rules in a generation on chemicals that pose risks to humans.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sej.org/headlines/public-health-vs-economic-growth-toxic-chemical-rules-pose-test-biden__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ymM1oI3gk2lSXFRNa-KhFt2Ybuk4gZrexvap-T3RZoRoqJbViTxrxy8fhUI0wJIJTsR9CDOqz8Gyl5xOMRHF-wBQvLAsVgdh$

Toxic air, explosions: Inside the bitter battle between Texas residents and Exxon: Residents of Baytown sued Exxon 13 years ago to reduce pollution that wafts into their neighborhoods. A key legal decision looms, and the case could have national implications. This $14.25 million penalty remains the record for a citizen-initiated clean air enforcement lawsuit.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://publicinterestnetwork.org/articles/bigger-in-texas-a-record-clean-air-penalty-for-exxonmobil/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ymM1oI3gk2lSXFRNa-KhFt2Ybuk4gZrexvap-T3RZoRoqJbViTxrxy8fhUI0wJIJTsR9CDOqz8Gyl5xOMRHF-wBQvLpQhIOJ$

The dubious economic calculus behind the Willow project: The ConocoPhillips venture is supposed to secure energy independence and Alaskan prosperity. It probably won’t achieve either.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://grist.org/energy/willow-project-economic-benefits-alaska-energy-independence/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ymM1oI3gk2lSXFRNa-KhFt2Ybuk4gZrexvap-T3RZoRoqJbViTxrxy8fhUI0wJIJTsR9CDOqz8Gyl5xOMRHF-wBQvCzqfzJ3$

The looming threat of deep-sea mining: A new international treaty aims to support protection of the high seas – what will this mean for deep-sea mining?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.oceancare.org/en/marine-conservation/deep-sea-mining/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ymM1oI3gk2lSXFRNa-KhFt2Ybuk4gZrexvap-T3RZoRoqJbViTxrxy8fhUI0wJIJTsR9CDOqz8Gyl5xOMRHF-wBQvOS9MWwb$

Fossil Fuel Executives See a ‘Golden Age’ for Gas, If They Can Brand It as ‘Clean’: At an industry conference, top executives lamented they had “lost the narrative” on natural gas, and outlined an effort to sell their product as the “cleanest energy in the world.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/19032023/fossil-fuel-natural-gas-branding/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ymM1oI3gk2lSXFRNa-KhFt2Ybuk4gZrexvap-T3RZoRoqJbViTxrxy8fhUI0wJIJTsR9CDOqz8Gyl5xOMRHF-wBQvDz1lYC1$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure Roundup, the World’s Favorite Weed Killer, Linked to Liver, Metabolic Diseases in Kids: Children exposed to glyphosate, once touted as “safer than table salt,” face increased risk of conditions found primarily in older adults that can lead to cancer, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. New shows glyphosate is linked to liver inflammation and metabolic disorder in early adulthood, which could lead to liver cancer, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease later in life.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/17032023/roundup-glyphosate-health-kids/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ymM1oI3gk2lSXFRNa-KhFt2Ybuk4gZrexvap-T3RZoRoqJbViTxrxy8fhUI0wJIJTsR9CDOqz8Gyl5xOMRHF-wBQvFhCbbgK$

Within days some big, nasty-smelling blobs of seaweed could reach the Florida Keys: The seaweed blobs are part of a 5,000-mile long bloom of algae known as sargassum. Blooms are common, but scientists say they’re getting bigger — and this one might be the largest in history.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/2023/03/15/1163617442/within-days-some-big-nasty-smelling-blobs-of-seaweed-could-reach-the-florida-key__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ymM1oI3gk2lSXFRNa-KhFt2Ybuk4gZrexvap-T3RZoRoqJbViTxrxy8fhUI0wJIJTsR9CDOqz8Gyl5xOMRHF-wBQvGJzLtAX$

Activists Slam Biden Administration for Reversing Climate and Equity Guidance on Highway Expansions: The “Fix It First” memo, which was replaced last month, urged states to repair roads before expanding them and to weigh projects with global warming and equity in mind.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/19032023/biden-highway-climate-equity/*:*:text=Environmental*20justice*20activists*20are*20chastising,roads*2C*20bridges*20and*20major*20projects__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSU!!On18fmf1aQ!ymM1oI3gk2lSXFRNa-KhFt2Ybuk4gZrexvap-T3RZoRoqJbViTxrxy8fhUI0wJIJTsR9CDOqz8Gyl5xOMRHF-wBQvBrEm4UE$ .

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Global Climate change is hitting the planet faster than scientists originally thought: Latest IPCC climate report warns that rising greenhouse-gas emissions could soon outstrip the ability of many communities to adapt.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-00585-7__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ymM1oI3gk2lSXFRNa-KhFt2Ybuk4gZrexvap-T3RZoRoqJbViTxrxy8fhUI0wJIJTsR9CDOqz8Gyl5xOMRHF-wBQvKemWS2Q$

What is climate change, and how is it affecting Earth? Climate change is real and humans are causing it. The changes in global temperature and weather patterns seen today, however, are caused by human activity. And they’re happening much faster than the natural climate variations of the past.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.livescience.com/climate-change.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ymM1oI3gk2lSXFRNa-KhFt2Ybuk4gZrexvap-T3RZoRoqJbViTxrxy8fhUI0wJIJTsR9CDOqz8Gyl5xOMRHF-wBQvOVhLfus$

The toxic threat in thawing permafrost: Scientists are tracking neurotoxic methylmercury production in North America’s largest peatland.
Thawing permafrost threatens to release biological, chemical and radioactive materials that have been sequestered for tens to hundreds of thousands of years. As these constituents re-enter the environment, they have the potential to disrupt ecosystem function, reduce the populations of unique Arctic wildlife and endanger human health.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-021-01162-y__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ymM1oI3gk2lSXFRNa-KhFt2Ybuk4gZrexvap-T3RZoRoqJbViTxrxy8fhUI0wJIJTsR9CDOqz8Gyl5xOMRHF-wBQvOaQRk5l$

# Food Recalls / Alerts
Scenic Fruit Company of Gresham, Oregon is recalling frozen organic strawberries and frozen organic tropical blend due to an outbreak of hepatitis A. The recalled frozen organic strawberries were sold at Costco, Aldi, KeHE, Vital Choice Seafood, and PCC Community Markets, and the frozen organic tropical blend was sold at Trader Joe’s.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2023/03/more-products-containing-strawberries-recalled-over-hepatitis-a-contamination-at-costco-aldi-kehe-vital-choice-seafood-pcc-community-markets-and-trader-joes/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ymM1oI3gk2lSXFRNa-KhFt2Ybuk4gZrexvap-T3RZoRoqJbViTxrxy8fhUI0wJIJTsR9CDOqz8Gyl5xOMRHF-wBQvEd77k9x$

# General News
U.S. and its ‘horrible’ leaders are greatest threat to Western civilization – Trump –The country has ‘never been closer’ to nuclear war, the former president said in a video, urging a ceasefire in Ukraine: The next order of business under a second Trump presidency would be a complete overhaul of the State Department, Pentagon, intelligence services, and other key agencies to “fire the Deep Staters and put America first” — followed by “fundamentally reevaluating NATO’s purpose and NATO’s mission.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rt.com/news/573162-trump-neocons-globalists-danger-civilization/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ymM1oI3gk2lSXFRNa-KhFt2Ybuk4gZrexvap-T3RZoRoqJbViTxrxy8fhUI0wJIJTsR9CDOqz8Gyl5xOMRHF-wBQvJmMn_dc$

Manhattan DA’s office ‘asked for a meeting’ with law enforcement ahead of possible Trump indictment: The court source said that ‘they are anticipating an indictment next week.’ According to the source, the meeting was requested Thursday and hasn’t been set. The meeting is to “discuss logistics for some time next week, which would mean that they are anticipating an indictment next week,” the source familiar with the planning said.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.foxnews.com/politics/manhattan-das-office-asked-meeting-law-enforcement-possible-trump-indictment__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ymM1oI3gk2lSXFRNa-KhFt2Ybuk4gZrexvap-T3RZoRoqJbViTxrxy8fhUI0wJIJTsR9CDOqz8Gyl5xOMRHF-wBQvNBtPCSc$

He Has the Proof: DC Gulag Political Prisoner and Decorated Army Special Forces Soldier Jeffrey McKellop Reveals Extent of Government Agents at J6 Capitol Protest – It Was a Complete Set-Up: Jeffrey has been silenced by his government. After his arrest in March 2021, Jeffrey delved into video footage and documented evidence from January 6. Jeffrey was able to identify numerous government informants and agitators in the massive Trump crowd that day. After he put together his evidence he sent it out to numerous contacts. That was when the FBI came into his prison cell and took his research. They then attempted to silence him and banned him from phone and mail privileges. Jeffrey’s trial is scheduled to start in April 2023. He has been in prison for two years TODAY without a trial. He was arrested on March 17, 2021.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/03/he-has-the-proof-dc-gulag-political-prisoner-and-decorated-army-special-forces-soldier-jeffrey-mckellop-reveals-extent-of-government-agents-at-j6-capitol-protest-it-was-a-complete-set-up-audio/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ymM1oI3gk2lSXFRNa-KhFt2Ybuk4gZrexvap-T3RZoRoqJbViTxrxy8fhUI0wJIJTsR9CDOqz8Gyl5xOMRHF-wBQvLm69Qpm$

‘It’s time’: Trump calls on supporters to ‘protest’ and ‘take our nation back’ in an ominous echo of January 6 riot: The former president and 2024 GOP candidate urged his supporters to “take our nation back” over unprecedented potential criminal charge. “Protest, take our nation back!” the former president and 2024 GOP presidential candidate declared on his social media platform Truth Social, after pointing to news reports about the possibility he could be arrested Tuesday or soon thereafter.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2023/03/18/trump-protest-arrest-tuesday-00087738__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ymM1oI3gk2lSXFRNa-KhFt2Ybuk4gZrexvap-T3RZoRoqJbViTxrxy8fhUI0wJIJTsR9CDOqz8Gyl5xOMRHF-wBQvEDODTUa$

# Gov / Politics / Global
Why China appears ready to go to war with the US over Taiwan: Last Friday, Chinese leader Xi JinPing won his third five-year term as president in a unanimous vote by the National People’s Congress. Having secured his grip on power quite possibly for life, Xi is executing China’s grand plan to re-establish control over Taiwan. Indeed, so crucial is Taiwan, which broke away from communist China in 1949 – that Beijing appears willing to tussle with Washington over its long-term fate.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/why-china-appears-ready-to-go-to-war-with-the-us-over-taiwan/ar-AA18N7Vj?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=9e7c10d1890c4bc493b248b2579ed2c7&ei=34__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ymM1oI3gk2lSXFRNa-KhFt2Ybuk4gZrexvap-T3RZoRoqJbViTxrxy8fhUI0wJIJTsR9CDOqz8Gyl5xOMRHF-wBQvCwoDi2t$

Vladimir Putin’s arrest warrant comes with a worrying risk as expert reveals it could ‘isolate’ the leader: The International Criminal Court on Friday issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin, charging him with an alleged war crime in Ukraine. The U.S. says China has sided with Russia in the Ukraine war, but Western allies have urged the Chinese to reach out to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/putins-arrest-warrant-threatens-upend-his-most-important-relationship-1788595__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ymM1oI3gk2lSXFRNa-KhFt2Ybuk4gZrexvap-T3RZoRoqJbViTxrxy8fhUI0wJIJTsR9CDOqz8Gyl5xOMRHF-wBQvIEl8ndc$

Arrest Warrant From ICC Pierces Putin’s Aura of Impunity: The court cited Mr. Putin’s responsibility for the abduction and deportation of Ukrainian children, thousands of whom have been sent to Russia since the invasion. It also issued a warrant for Russia’s commissioner for children’s rights, Maria Lvova-Belova, the public face of the Kremlin-sponsored program that transfers the children out of Ukraine.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/arrest-warrant-from-icc-pierces-putin-s-aura-of-impunity/ar-AA18LSuO?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=9e7c10d1890c4bc493b248b2579ed2c7&ei=136__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ymM1oI3gk2lSXFRNa-KhFt2Ybuk4gZrexvap-T3RZoRoqJbViTxrxy8fhUI0wJIJTsR9CDOqz8Gyl5xOMRHF-wBQvKAPzlFZ$

# Gov / Politics / US
The Iraq War Started 20 Years Ago. Most Senate Republicans Still Don’t Want to Repeal Iraq War Powers: Tomorrow marks the 20th anniversary of the US invasion of Iraq, a foreign policy disaster that lawmakers are still wrestling with, as Caleb Ecarma reports how Senate Republicans are divided over repealing the 2002 war authorization (and one from 1991). Indeed, the legacy of the Iraq war still looms over our politics, and media.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.businessinsider.com/republican-senators-oppose-iraq-war-aumf-repeal-2023-3__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ymM1oI3gk2lSXFRNa-KhFt2Ybuk4gZrexvap-T3RZoRoqJbViTxrxy8fhUI0wJIJTsR9CDOqz8Gyl5xOMRHF-wBQvNTmpYKl$

The Path to War: Amid the smoking wreckage of September 11, 2001, the Bush administration took its policy goal of regime change in Iraq and began an 18-month campaign marked by miscalculation, bullying, and deception that would tarnish its credibility and turn the world’s sympathy for the US into fear and mistrust.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cfr.org/timeline/iraq-war__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ymM1oI3gk2lSXFRNa-KhFt2Ybuk4gZrexvap-T3RZoRoqJbViTxrxy8fhUI0wJIJTsR9CDOqz8Gyl5xOMRHF-wBQvJNcJjQv$

See also: After 9/11, the U.S. Got Almost Everything Wrong: A mission to rid the world of “terror” and “evil” led America in tragic directions.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/09/after-911-everything-wrong-war-terror/620008/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ymM1oI3gk2lSXFRNa-KhFt2Ybuk4gZrexvap-T3RZoRoqJbViTxrxy8fhUI0wJIJTsR9CDOqz8Gyl5xOMRHF-wBQvFx4BnLa$

And: In The Shadow Of 9/11; The Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq: On September 11, 2001, the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center fell. Just two months later Kabul—the capital of a country where the deadliest terrorist attack in history had originated was on the verge of falling.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://erenow.net/ww/savage-wars-peace-small-wars-rise-of-american-power/16.php__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ymM1oI3gk2lSXFRNa-KhFt2Ybuk4gZrexvap-T3RZoRoqJbViTxrxy8fhUI0wJIJTsR9CDOqz8Gyl5xOMRHF-wBQvHp93uSP$

These Republicans Want Drone Strikes on Mexico: The bill would authorize the use of U.S. military force in Mexico against cartels. Last week, Sen. Lindsey Graham held a press conference promising similar legislation in the Senate. “The second step that we will be engaging in is give the military the authority to go after these organizations wherever they exist,” Graham said. “Not to invade Mexico. Not to shoot Mexican airplanes down. But to destroy drug labs that are poisoning Americans.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/these-republicans-want-drone-strikes-on-mexico/ar-AA18LT6k__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ymM1oI3gk2lSXFRNa-KhFt2Ybuk4gZrexvap-T3RZoRoqJbViTxrxy8fhUI0wJIJTsR9CDOqz8Gyl5xOMRHF-wBQvNyzwX5Q$

# Legal / DOJ
Tapes show Madigan’s ‘assignments’ carried out by McClain in corruption case: The so-called ComEd Four trial continues Monday with more phone-recorded evidence expected to show the inner workings of what federal prosecutors call “Madigan Enterprise. Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan isn’t on trial until next year. He faces 22 corruption-related counts. Four others are on trial. They’re all charged with a nearly decade-long bribery conspiracy scheme
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://localtoday.news/il/tapes-show-madigans-assignments-carried-out-by-mcclain-in-the-corruption-case-illinois-201352.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ymM1oI3gk2lSXFRNa-KhFt2Ybuk4gZrexvap-T3RZoRoqJbViTxrxy8fhUI0wJIJTsR9CDOqz8Gyl5xOMRHF-wBQvIpXrZ8Q$

Federal Judge Hands Over Trump’s Lawyer’s Notes to DOJ: Before stepping down on Friday, Howell ruled that attorney M. Evan Corcoran can be questioned by investigators, despite attorney/client privilege, and then ruled on the notes which the Daily Beast’s Jose Pagliery called a “parting gift” to special counsel Jack Smith who is investigating Trump on multiple fronts.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.alternet.org/judge-donald-trump-attorney-notes/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ymM1oI3gk2lSXFRNa-KhFt2Ybuk4gZrexvap-T3RZoRoqJbViTxrxy8fhUI0wJIJTsR9CDOqz8Gyl5xOMRHF-wBQvJXMZAC7$

New York Prosecutors Want Donald Trump To Do Perp Walk In Handcuffs On Criminal Charges From Stormy Daniels Scandal: The Manhattan District Attorney’s office has offered Donald Trump the opportunity to surrender as part of a pre-negotiated bail package ahead of his likely indictment, but the former President has yet to agree in a move that has set up a legal showdown
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://knewz.com/new-york-prosecutors-donald-trump-perp-walk-handcuffs/?utm_source=rss_google__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ymM1oI3gk2lSXFRNa-KhFt2Ybuk4gZrexvap-T3RZoRoqJbViTxrxy8fhUI0wJIJTsR9CDOqz8Gyl5xOMRHF-wBQvL_V74bY$

# Medical / Health
Wyoming governor signs law outlawing use of abortion pills: The pills are already banned in 13 states with blanket bans on all forms of abortion, and 15 states already have limited access to abortion pills. The Republican governor’s decision comes after the issue of access to abortion pills took center stage this week in a Texas court. A federal judge there raised questions about a Christian group’s effort to overturn the decades-old U.S. approval of a leading abortion drug, mifepristone.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2023/03/18/wyoming-governor-abortion-pills-00087737__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ymM1oI3gk2lSXFRNa-KhFt2Ybuk4gZrexvap-T3RZoRoqJbViTxrxy8fhUI0wJIJTsR9CDOqz8Gyl5xOMRHF-wBQvM–RZeT$

# Nuclear
Minnesota nuclear power plant leaked 400,000 gallons of radioactive water in November – and only now reveals it to the public –People outraged: Minnesota agencies announced this week they are monitoring the cleanup of about 400,000 gallons of radioactive water that leaked from a nuclear generating plant near Minneapolis this past fall.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2023/03/18/400k-gallons-of-radioactive-water-leak-from-minnesota-powerplant/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ymM1oI3gk2lSXFRNa-KhFt2Ybuk4gZrexvap-T3RZoRoqJbViTxrxy8fhUI0wJIJTsR9CDOqz8Gyl5xOMRHF-wBQvLWj4MyO$

# Water
The EPA Sets First-Ever Limits for PFAS in Drinking Water: These “forever chemicals” have been scientifically linked to an increased cancer risk, reduced immune responses, and other health problems. The core of the proposal would restrict two of the most dangerous PFAS compounds, PFOA and PFOS, to four parts per trillion.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.govexec.com/oversight/2023/03/epa-proposes-first-ever-limits-pfas-drinking-water/384014/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ymM1oI3gk2lSXFRNa-KhFt2Ybuk4gZrexvap-T3RZoRoqJbViTxrxy8fhUI0wJIJTsR9CDOqz8Gyl5xOMRHF-wBQvGmHI6BT$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2023-03-17

Voices, The Peoples News

March 17, 2023
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Border / Immigration / Migrants
This rancher doesn’t want a border wall on his land. He fears Texas will build it anyway. Anti-border wall activists are racing to find landowners along the Rio Grande before they sign contracts with the state.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ksat.com/news/texas/2023/03/17/this-rancher-doesnt-want-a-border-wall-on-his-land-he-fears-texas-will-build-it-anyway/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z24mCPQ-hgIibGBUY_29hKt7x61Ow43CHVq7TVpVGIreKf1tiwFzt_iqLYo0bmfLtZ2cGB_f8zUnaFqsuYgfEoMqQAUfQoPz$

Texas strikes deal to build Abbotts border wall on big donors ranch: The governor’s slow-moving wall scheme gets a major boost from a political ally as the state secures five miles of land for fencing.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texasobserver.org/texas-strikes-deal-to-build-abbotts-border-wall-on-big-donors-ranch/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z24mCPQ-hgIibGBUY_29hKt7x61Ow43CHVq7TVpVGIreKf1tiwFzt_iqLYo0bmfLtZ2cGB_f8zUnaFqsuYgfEoMqQOIeO1_C$

# Chemicals
US Government Releases Censored Documents Detailing Fluoride’s Impact on Childhood IQ: By Derrick Broze The U.S. government has been forced to release a controversial draft review that confirms previous studies which found exposure to fluoride at high levels can reduce IQ in children. The NTP review from May 2022 confirms the findings of two earlier drafts from 2019 and 2020 which concluded that prenatal and early life exposure to fluoride can reduce IQ.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thelastamericanvagabond.com/ntp-fluoride-long-delayed/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z24mCPQ-hgIibGBUY_29hKt7x61Ow43CHVq7TVpVGIreKf1tiwFzt_iqLYo0bmfLtZ2cGB_f8zUnaFqsuYgfEoMqQLW9ZELM$

Roundup, the World’s Favorite Weed Killer, Linked to Liver, Metabolic Diseases in Kids: Children exposed to glyphosate, once touted as “safer than table salt,” face increased risk of conditions found primarily in older adults that can lead to cancer, diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/17032023/roundup-glyphosate-health-kids/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z24mCPQ-hgIibGBUY_29hKt7x61Ow43CHVq7TVpVGIreKf1tiwFzt_iqLYo0bmfLtZ2cGB_f8zUnaFqsuYgfEoMqQF3nQSZw$

# Employment / Labor
Labor Developments in the Rust Belt: Michigan is one step closer to repealing right to work; why the end of two-tier wages at Caterpillar shows corporate America’s immense power over workers. Interesting developments have happened across the labor movement so far in 2023.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-government/right-work-repeal-soon-headed-gov-gretchen-whitmer-now-what__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z24mCPQ-hgIibGBUY_29hKt7x61Ow43CHVq7TVpVGIreKf1tiwFzt_iqLYo0bmfLtZ2cGB_f8zUnaFqsuYgfEoMqQCzYs3Oa$

Minnesota Labor Dept. seeks an injunction to stop another meat processing company from illegally hiring children for dangerous jobs, against Tony Downs Food Company, a meat and poultry processor.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2023/03/minnesota-labor-dept-seeks-an-injunction-to-stop-another-meat-processing-company-from-illegally-hiring-children-for-dangerous-jobs/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z24mCPQ-hgIibGBUY_29hKt7x61Ow43CHVq7TVpVGIreKf1tiwFzt_iqLYo0bmfLtZ2cGB_f8zUnaFqsuYgfEoMqQBkDJkwx$

Kentucky Workers Fight for a Union at Amazon’s Biggest Air Hub: It’s now firing season at Amazon, and no worker is safe without a union. The stakes for Amazon workers, “it’s either our lives or Amazon’s profits. Enough is enough! We are going to fight to have a decent living and real power in our workplace with a union.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://labornotes.org/blogs/2023/03/how-were-fighting-union-amazons-biggest-air-hub__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z24mCPQ-hgIibGBUY_29hKt7x61Ow43CHVq7TVpVGIreKf1tiwFzt_iqLYo0bmfLtZ2cGB_f8zUnaFqsuYgfEoMqQNsj1hdA$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemical The Next Big Thing for Electricity — the Virtual Power Plant: There is talk about the ‘smart grid’ and the ‘smart meter’ in your home. More than 70 percent of electric meters nowadays fit the smart classification, which means they are equipped to play a part in a virtual power plant.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://dcjournal.com/the-next-big-thing-for-electricity-the-virtual-power-plant/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z24mCPQ-hgIibGBUY_29hKt7x61Ow43CHVq7TVpVGIreKf1tiwFzt_iqLYo0bmfLtZ2cGB_f8zUnaFqsuYgfEoMqQOTNggCY$

The EV mining rush could come to Montana’s mountains: A company announced it found the country’s highest-grade rare earth deposit in Montana. A mining company has identified potentially lucrative deposits of rare earth elements tucked in the Bitterroot Mountains near the Idaho-Montana border. These metallic elements are used in cellphones, laptops and TVs, as well as electric vehicles. Two elements called neodymium and praseodymiumr make up the bulk of the deposit and are part of a once-overlooked group on the periodic table that are now an increasingly valuable resource.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.hcn.org/articles/the-ev-mining-rush-could-come-to-montanas-mountains__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z24mCPQ-hgIibGBUY_29hKt7x61Ow43CHVq7TVpVGIreKf1tiwFzt_iqLYo0bmfLtZ2cGB_f8zUnaFqsuYgfEoMqQHW2T599$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure Two Trains Derail in Arizona and Washington as Congress Sits on Safety Bill: Two BNSF trains derailed in separate incidents in Arizona and Washington state on Thursday, with the latter spilling diesel fuel on tribal land along Puget Sound.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/mar/16/trains-derail-washington-arizona-safety-concern__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z24mCPQ-hgIibGBUY_29hKt7x61Ow43CHVq7TVpVGIreKf1tiwFzt_iqLYo0bmfLtZ2cGB_f8zUnaFqsuYgfEoMqQO7ktmeo$

US Justice Department tells Supreme Court to reject Big Oil petition in Colorado climate lawsuit: The Justice Department is siding with communities in Colorado and across the U.S. that are fighting to hold Big Oil companies accountable for their climate lies. At the request of the U.S. Supreme Court, the Department of Justice weighed in on a key procedural question that has been ensnaring the progress of many climate accountability lawsuits, the question of where the lawsuits should be heard.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.desmog.com/2023/03/16/exxon-suncor-supreme-court-colorado-climate-lawsuit/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z24mCPQ-hgIibGBUY_29hKt7x61Ow43CHVq7TVpVGIreKf1tiwFzt_iqLYo0bmfLtZ2cGB_f8zUnaFqsuYgfEoMqQG83pVoo$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Global ‘Legacy of bold resistance’: how the Tla-o-qui-aht are protecting 100% of their territory. Fighting American colonizers in the 1800s. Setting the foundation for Canada’s first major anti-logging action. Trailblazing tribal parks and sustainable logging practices. How the Tla-o-qui-aht take stewardship of their territory back into their own hands
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thenarwhal.ca/first-nation-guardians-war-in-the-woods/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z24mCPQ-hgIibGBUY_29hKt7x61Ow43CHVq7TVpVGIreKf1tiwFzt_iqLYo0bmfLtZ2cGB_f8zUnaFqsuYgfEoMqQF6yQUSs$

Old-growth spotted owl habitat removed from federal maps after talks with B.C., docs reveal: Federal scientists mapped core critical habitat for the endangered spotted owl. Almost half of it, including old-growth, disappeared during negotiations with the B.C. government, internal documents reveal.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-spotted-owl-habitat-removed/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z24mCPQ-hgIibGBUY_29hKt7x61Ow43CHVq7TVpVGIreKf1tiwFzt_iqLYo0bmfLtZ2cGB_f8zUnaFqsuYgfEoMqQMCsU8o4$

An invisible climate killer is lurking behind B.C.’s LNG boom: Invisible to the naked eye, undetectable by smell and 80 times more powerful than carbon dioxide for its short-term warming impact on the climate, methane is explosive, toxic and can make helicopters fall out of the sky.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/highlights/an-invisible-climate-killer-is-lurking-behind-bcs-lng-boom-6693377__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z24mCPQ-hgIibGBUY_29hKt7x61Ow43CHVq7TVpVGIreKf1tiwFzt_iqLYo0bmfLtZ2cGB_f8zUnaFqsuYgfEoMqQAJUFltm$

Massive iceberg breaks off Antarctic Brunt ice shelf : A 1550 square km (963 sq mi.) iceberg, designated A81, recently broke off Antarctica’s Brunt Ice Shelf. A time-lapse of the ‘calving process’ was captured by satellites, according to ESA
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjyWFsCvflg__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z24mCPQ-hgIibGBUY_29hKt7x61Ow43CHVq7TVpVGIreKf1tiwFzt_iqLYo0bmfLtZ2cGB_f8zUnaFqsuYgfEoMqQCHStLWV$

Recovering Forests Can Offset Around a Quarter of Tropical Deforestation: As deforestation continues in vulnerable and vital tropical rainforests, the recovery of secondary or degraded forests can play a role in mitigating some of the consequences of forest loss. However, it cannot compensate for that loss altogether.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ecowatch.com/recovering-forests-offsets-deforestation-emissions.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z24mCPQ-hgIibGBUY_29hKt7x61Ow43CHVq7TVpVGIreKf1tiwFzt_iqLYo0bmfLtZ2cGB_f8zUnaFqsuYgfEoMqQNLY3CgB$

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals
People are eating dog food for protein gains and I’m frightened. Dog food does not meet the nutritional requirements of human food, just as human food does not meet the nutritional requirements of dog food.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/fjollaarifi/can-people-eat-dog-food__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z24mCPQ-hgIibGBUY_29hKt7x61Ow43CHVq7TVpVGIreKf1tiwFzt_iqLYo0bmfLtZ2cGB_f8zUnaFqsuYgfEoMqQBhOsKL3$

Viewpoint: No, DNA is NOT a drug: Why the FDA’s continued insistence to regulate gene edited research animals as drugs blocks US-based innovation
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2023/03/17/viewpoint-no-dna-is-not-a-drug-why-the-fdas-continued-insistence-to-regulate-gene-edited-research-animals-as-drugs-blocks-us-based-innovation/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z24mCPQ-hgIibGBUY_29hKt7x61Ow43CHVq7TVpVGIreKf1tiwFzt_iqLYo0bmfLtZ2cGB_f8zUnaFqsuYgfEoMqQJL4v931$

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals / Global Banking on the Seaweed Rush: Seaweed farmers promise to feed us, combat climate change, support coastal communities, provide wildlife habitat, and more. Can seaweed do it all? Seaweed farming has a long history in Asia, and now it is spreading around the globe. Over the past 30 years, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), world production of seaweed has boomed more than sixfold to over 35 million tonnes, with emerging markets in the Americas (particularly the Pacific Northwest, Alaska, and Maine), Europe, and Africa.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://hakaimagazine.com/features/banking-on-the-seaweed-rush/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z24mCPQ-hgIibGBUY_29hKt7x61Ow43CHVq7TVpVGIreKf1tiwFzt_iqLYo0bmfLtZ2cGB_f8zUnaFqsuYgfEoMqQCA_4pqu$

# Food Recalls / Alerts
More than 300,000 cereal and snack packages recalled because of metal in products: Catalina Snacks of Lebanon, IN, is recalling more than 300,000 certain ready-to-eat cereal packages and snack mix packages because of foreign material in the products, specifically metal. According to the details posted this week by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the recall was initiated on Feb. 15 and is ongoing. Recalled products were distributed to New York, California, Colorado, Iowa, Kentucky, Texas, Arizona, Georgia, Florida, Maryland, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Oregon, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Virginia, Nevada, New Hampshire, Wisconsin, Connecticut and online.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2023/03/more-than-300000-cereal-and-snack-packages-recalled-because-of-metal-in-products/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z24mCPQ-hgIibGBUY_29hKt7x61Ow43CHVq7TVpVGIreKf1tiwFzt_iqLYo0bmfLtZ2cGB_f8zUnaFqsuYgfEoMqQNCLklPf$

# General Recalls / Alerts
Ford Issues 2023 Bronco ‘Do Not Deliver-Do Not Drive’ Order: Ford just issued a “Stop Delivery” to dealers and “Stop Driving” to owners of certain Bronco SUVs. The order involves only the 2023 Bronco Wildtrak and 2022 Bronco Raptor models. At issue are steering gears that can lock up.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.carscoops.com/2023/03/ford-issues-do-not-deliver-do-not-drive-order-on-broncos-with-steering-gear-safety-recall/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z24mCPQ-hgIibGBUY_29hKt7x61Ow43CHVq7TVpVGIreKf1tiwFzt_iqLYo0bmfLtZ2cGB_f8zUnaFqsuYgfEoMqQB06AaxI$

# Gov / Politics / Global
A new UN-backed report released Thursday concluded that Russia was guilty of grave violations of international humanitarian and human rights laws. “The Commission is concerned with the number, the geographic spread, and the gravity of human rights violations and corresponding international crimes which it has documented during its mandate,” investigators wrote.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://sports.yahoo.com/nightmarish-report-detailed-russia-war-164234813.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z24mCPQ-hgIibGBUY_29hKt7x61Ow43CHVq7TVpVGIreKf1tiwFzt_iqLYo0bmfLtZ2cGB_f8zUnaFqsuYgfEoMqQMh3GRUy$

China-brokered Iran-Saudi deal raises red flags for US : “It symbolically makes the United States look like it’s not able to be a key player”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/defense/3894627-china-brokered-iran-saudi-deal-raises-red-flags-for-us/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z24mCPQ-hgIibGBUY_29hKt7x61Ow43CHVq7TVpVGIreKf1tiwFzt_iqLYo0bmfLtZ2cGB_f8zUnaFqsuYgfEoMqQA0VrAt_$

Saudi Arabia could invest in Iran ‘very quickly’ after agreement -minister: “It is in our interest to make sure that both nations benefit from each others resources and competitive advantage”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/saudi-investment-iran-could-happen-very-quickly-after-agreement-minister-2023-03-15/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z24mCPQ-hgIibGBUY_29hKt7x61Ow43CHVq7TVpVGIreKf1tiwFzt_iqLYo0bmfLtZ2cGB_f8zUnaFqsuYgfEoMqQP4xQtcm$

The hidden security clauses of the Iran-Saudi deal
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thecradle.co/article-view/22445/exclusive-the-hidden-security-clauses-of-the-iran-saudi-deal__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z24mCPQ-hgIibGBUY_29hKt7x61Ow43CHVq7TVpVGIreKf1tiwFzt_iqLYo0bmfLtZ2cGB_f8zUnaFqsuYgfEoMqQJFc4h-W$

Iran’s Top Security Official to Visit the UAE Amid Regional Rapprochement
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/irans-top-security-official-shamkhani-visit-uae-2023-03-15/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z24mCPQ-hgIibGBUY_29hKt7x61Ow43CHVq7TVpVGIreKf1tiwFzt_iqLYo0bmfLtZ2cGB_f8zUnaFqsuYgfEoMqQKjPn7We$

Putin’s Arrest Warrant Threatens to Upend His Most Important Relationship: The U.S. says China has sided with Russia in the Ukraine war, but Western allies have urged the Chinese to reach out to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Despite the awkward timing of the arrest warrant, it is unlikely that it will affect Chinese President Xi Jinping’s decision to visit Russia next week.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/putins-arrest-warrant-threatens-upend-his-most-important-relationship-1788595__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z24mCPQ-hgIibGBUY_29hKt7x61Ow43CHVq7TVpVGIreKf1tiwFzt_iqLYo0bmfLtZ2cGB_f8zUnaFqsuYgfEoMqQMsKkPX0$

The ‘mad’ prince behind an attempt to overthrow the German state: A prince dismissed by his own family as a “mad old man” has emerged as a central figure in an alleged plot to overthrow the German government. He was arrested along with other alleged plotters – including a right-wing ex-MP and former soldiers – in a nationwide operation carried out by thousands of security forces on Wednesday.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.yahoo.com/prince-joachim-denmark-announces-america-174337705.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z24mCPQ-hgIibGBUY_29hKt7x61Ow43CHVq7TVpVGIreKf1tiwFzt_iqLYo0bmfLtZ2cGB_f8zUnaFqsuYgfEoMqQI0FmLbo$

# Gov / Politics / US
Donald Trump’s Allies Are Now Mad Ron DeSantis Hasn’t Announced He’s Running for President: A Trump-aligned super PAC has filed an ethics complaint in Florida accusing DeSantis of running a shadow campaign in violation of state law. Trump’s announcement on Tuesday that he will once again seek the presidency in 2024 threatens to further complicate a relationship that is already showing signs of strain. If DeSantis ultimately moves forward with a White House campaign, it would put him in direct conflict with Trump like never before and challenge him to navigate a primary with the best-known Republican in the country.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/3742513-why-desantis-is-shrugging-off-trump-for-now/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z24mCPQ-hgIibGBUY_29hKt7x61Ow43CHVq7TVpVGIreKf1tiwFzt_iqLYo0bmfLtZ2cGB_f8zUnaFqsuYgfEoMqQBIdKN4Z$

Comer Reveals Biden Family Members Receiving Payments from Chinese Energy Company: The Hong Kong company which wired over $3 million bound for Biden family associates in 2017, appears to have been run by a member of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) at the time of the transfer, a Daily Caller News Foundation investigation determined.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://oversight.house.gov/release/comer-reveals-biden-family-members-receiving-payments-from-chinese-energy-company**B/__;77-8!!On18fmf1aQ!z24mCPQ-hgIibGBUY_29hKt7x61Ow43CHVq7TVpVGIreKf1tiwFzt_iqLYo0bmfLtZ2cGB_f8zUnaFqsuYgfEoMqQIVR_hVl$

Graham says he will introduce bill to ‘set the stage’ for US to use military force in Mexico: Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Monday said he was prepared to introduce legislation to “set the stage” for U.S. military force in Mexico, saying it was time to “get tough” on the neighboring country after four Americans were kidnapped by armed men this week.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/international/3887479-graham-says-he-will-introduce-bill-to-set-the-stage-for-us-to-use-military-force-in-mexico/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z24mCPQ-hgIibGBUY_29hKt7x61Ow43CHVq7TVpVGIreKf1tiwFzt_iqLYo0bmfLtZ2cGB_f8zUnaFqsuYgfEoMqQBJChGZA$

Former US natsec advisor: destroy Taiwan semiconductor factories if China invades: A growing body of evidence suggests that the US would blow up the global economy to prevent China from laying claim to Taiwan’s semiconductor factories.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thegrayzone.com/2023/03/13/us-natsec-advisor-taiwan-semiconductor-china/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z24mCPQ-hgIibGBUY_29hKt7x61Ow43CHVq7TVpVGIreKf1tiwFzt_iqLYo0bmfLtZ2cGB_f8zUnaFqsuYgfEoMqQIjaxMCj$

# Law Enforcement
Ten people have been charged with murder after allegedly smothering a Black man to death: The medical examiner’s preliminary ruling was that Otieno’s death was a homicide caused by asphyxiation. Otieno’s case marks the latest example of a Black man’s in-custody death that has law enforcement under scrutiny. It follows the the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols in Memphis, Tennessee, and the killing of George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/3904434-3-hospital-employees-7-deputies-charged-with-murder-in-death-of-black-virginia-man/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z24mCPQ-hgIibGBUY_29hKt7x61Ow43CHVq7TVpVGIreKf1tiwFzt_iqLYo0bmfLtZ2cGB_f8zUnaFqsuYgfEoMqQH_96N2H$

Sheriff, Deputies in ‘Gang’ Charged Over Alleged Kidnapping: Iron County Sheriff Jeffery Burket faces eight counts including attempted kidnapping and participating knowingly in criminal street gang activities.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/crime/iron-county-sheriff-charges-kidnapping/63-7b475361-51b5-4d24-ab98-67d8b7d6693c__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z24mCPQ-hgIibGBUY_29hKt7x61Ow43CHVq7TVpVGIreKf1tiwFzt_iqLYo0bmfLtZ2cGB_f8zUnaFqsuYgfEoMqQEOLHnZR$

# Legal / DOJ
ICC Issues Arrest Warrant for Putin Over Alleged War Crimes: The Russian president has repeatedly denied all accusations of war crimes in Ukraine. The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin over his alleged involvement in the abduction of Ukrainian children and teenagers. Why it matters: The arrest warrants for Putin and another Russian official represent some of the first international charges issued since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.axios.com/2023/03/17/icc-war-crimes-cases-russia-ukraine__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z24mCPQ-hgIibGBUY_29hKt7x61Ow43CHVq7TVpVGIreKf1tiwFzt_iqLYo0bmfLtZ2cGB_f8zUnaFqsuYgfEoMqQBLNdyFS$

Report: Fulton County Prosecutors Have Another Recording of Donald Trump Pressuring a GA Official to Overturn the Election: And the special grand jury got to hear it. The jurors said the recording revealed Trump asking Ralston to convene a special session of the state legislature to overturn President Biden’s win in Georgia.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/3903015-grand-jury-heard-another-recording-of-trump-pressuring-georgia-official-report/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z24mCPQ-hgIibGBUY_29hKt7x61Ow43CHVq7TVpVGIreKf1tiwFzt_iqLYo0bmfLtZ2cGB_f8zUnaFqsuYgfEoMqQLOQwESu$

How a Trump Lawyer Is ‘Fishing’ for Info on Other Probes: One of his top lawyers is apparently trying to use another case to siphon information about every possible pending investigation into the former president, including ones that Trump might not even know about yet.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-trump-lawyer-alina-habba-is-fishing-for-info-on-other-probes-with-the-new-york-ag-case__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z24mCPQ-hgIibGBUY_29hKt7x61Ow43CHVq7TVpVGIreKf1tiwFzt_iqLYo0bmfLtZ2cGB_f8zUnaFqsuYgfEoMqQAO1T24Q$

Moment father appears to send signal warning daughter to stop talking as she testifies at his murder trial: Adramatic moment unfolded inside a Wisconsin courtroom when a father appeared to send a signal warning his teenage daughter to stop talking as she testified against him at his murdertrial.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/zachariah-anderson-daughter-trial-case-b2302967.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z24mCPQ-hgIibGBUY_29hKt7x61Ow43CHVq7TVpVGIreKf1tiwFzt_iqLYo0bmfLtZ2cGB_f8zUnaFqsuYgfEoMqQIGGkSU9$

Africa Is Splitting Into Two Continents And May Open A Vast New Ocean: This rift system means that the African plate is splitting into two plates, the smaller Somalian plate and the larger Nubian plate, that are pulling away from each other at a super-sluggish snail’s pace of millimeters per year, according to a 2004 study https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.iflscience.com/africa-is-splitting-into-two-continents-and-may-open-a-vast-new-ocean-67848*:*:text=This*20rift*20system*20means*20that,according*20to*20a*202004*20study__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!z24mCPQ-hgIibGBUY_29hKt7x61Ow43CHVq7TVpVGIreKf1tiwFzt_iqLYo0bmfLtZ2cGB_f8zUnaFqsuYgfEoMqQG-gImr2$

How social networks became a ‘subsidiary’ of the FBI and CIA: The Twitter Files have lifted the lid on a secret alliance between Silicon Valley, intelligence agencies and the political establishment.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://original.antiwar.com/cook/2023/02/28/how-social-networks-became-a-subsidiary-of-the-fbi-and-cia/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z24mCPQ-hgIibGBUY_29hKt7x61Ow43CHVq7TVpVGIreKf1tiwFzt_iqLYo0bmfLtZ2cGB_f8zUnaFqsuYgfEoMqQIxY16WL$

Embattled Trump Attorney Headed Back in Front of Grand Jury in Classified Documents Case: A federal judge has ordered Trump attorney Evan Corcoran to give additional testimony to Mar-a-Lago investigators. Investigators are looking at invoking an exception that can bypass attorney-client privilege if legal advice is used for furthering crime
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/mar/09/donald-trump-mar-a-lago-papers-grand-jury__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z24mCPQ-hgIibGBUY_29hKt7x61Ow43CHVq7TVpVGIreKf1tiwFzt_iqLYo0bmfLtZ2cGB_f8zUnaFqsuYgfEoMqQNSt1YDO$

Lawyer Pledges Trump Will Turn Himself in if Indicted: “There won’t be a standoff at Mar-a-Lago with Secret Service and the Manhattan DA’s office,” Joe Tacopina said.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/3744971-former-acting-solicitor-general-expects-trump-to-be-indicted-by-special-counsel/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z24mCPQ-hgIibGBUY_29hKt7x61Ow43CHVq7TVpVGIreKf1tiwFzt_iqLYo0bmfLtZ2cGB_f8zUnaFqsuYgfEoMqQJXrZTGb$

# LGBTQ / Gender
Kentucky GOP Breaks Public Meetings Law to Pass Anti-Trans Bill Targeting Kids: Republicans introduced the bill with little to no notice during the House’s lunch hour when few lawmakers were around.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.salon.com/2023/03/17/kentucky-breaks-public-meetings-law-to-pass-anti-trans-bill-targeting-kids_partner/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z24mCPQ-hgIibGBUY_29hKt7x61Ow43CHVq7TVpVGIreKf1tiwFzt_iqLYo0bmfLtZ2cGB_f8zUnaFqsuYgfEoMqQPmJgxBJ$

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration is moving to revoke the liquor license of a Miami hotel that hosted a Christmas drag show, a crackdown that comes as the Republican governor looks to shore up his conservative credentials ahead of an expected 2024 presidential bid.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/desantis-aims-to-revoke-liquor-license-for-hotel-that-hosted-drag-show-last-year/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z24mCPQ-hgIibGBUY_29hKt7x61Ow43CHVq7TVpVGIreKf1tiwFzt_iqLYo0bmfLtZ2cGB_f8zUnaFqsuYgfEoMqQNfW39A1$

# Medical / Health
A deadly type of cancer is on the rise in young adults and we don’t know why: Since the 1990s, the rate of colorectal cancer (which includes cancers of the colon and rectum) has been rising steadily among adults younger than 50. Not only that, but more younger people are dying from the disease.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cancer.gov/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2020/colorectal-cancer-rising-younger-adults__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z24mCPQ-hgIibGBUY_29hKt7x61Ow43CHVq7TVpVGIreKf1tiwFzt_iqLYo0bmfLtZ2cGB_f8zUnaFqsuYgfEoMqQPmZLbxj$

# Military / DOD
A Mysterious Navy Boat Washed Up in North Carolina, Then Suddenly Disappeared: Things are getting weird in North Carolina, and the mystery involves a U.S. Navy vessel that washed ashore and a house drifting out to sea. It’s not clear exactly which ship washed ashore, but it’s part of a fleet from the Norfolk Detachment of Atlantic Targets & Marine Operations. The unit is part of the Navy and is responsible for providing range support for naval aviation training and testing operations in the Atlantic Ocean.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/navy-ships/a43347911/mysterious-navy-boat-washes-up-disappears-north-carolina/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z24mCPQ-hgIibGBUY_29hKt7x61Ow43CHVq7TVpVGIreKf1tiwFzt_iqLYo0bmfLtZ2cGB_f8zUnaFqsuYgfEoMqQGbVKtfd$

# Military / Global
Iranian Weapons Are Now Being Used on Both Sides of the Ukraine War: Ukrainian troops are turning the tables on Russia and firing Iranian-made shells back at their tormentors. How they got them is unclear https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/10/politics/russia-iran-ukraine-weapons/index.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z24mCPQ-hgIibGBUY_29hKt7x61Ow43CHVq7TVpVGIreKf1tiwFzt_iqLYo0bmfLtZ2cGB_f8zUnaFqsuYgfEoMqQMicTfuu$

Suspected Iranian Weapons Seized by U.S. Navy May Go to Ukraine: U.S. officials are considering sending a cache of arms to help Kyiv in its battle against Russia https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wsj.com/articles/seized-weapons-bound-for-yemen-may-go-to-ukraine-2516b45d__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z24mCPQ-hgIibGBUY_29hKt7x61Ow43CHVq7TVpVGIreKf1tiwFzt_iqLYo0bmfLtZ2cGB_f8zUnaFqsuYgfEoMqQF8GPG5t$

The little-known weapon knocking down Iranian drones over Kyiv: Ukrainian forces were able to shoot down more than 80 aerial vehicles this week. Ukraine is swatting away as many Iranian-made drones as Russia can throw at its infrastructure sites, knocking down as many as 80 air vehicles over Kyiv during Russia’s surprise New Year’s Eve blitz alone, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said this week.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2023/01/04/weapon-iranian-drones-ukraine-00076442__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z24mCPQ-hgIibGBUY_29hKt7x61Ow43CHVq7TVpVGIreKf1tiwFzt_iqLYo0bmfLtZ2cGB_f8zUnaFqsuYgfEoMqQKem6EI-$

What Iran’s Drones in Ukraine Mean for the Future of War: Russia’s effective use of inexpensive Iranian aircraft points to challenges that other states may soon face elsewhere. Iranian drones have become an increasingly important weapon for Russia in its war in Ukraine, where they are used to strike a range of civilian and military targets. According to U.S. officials, Iran has also sent trainers to Crimea to teach the Russians how to use them correctly. Their usage offers a glimpse into a future where cheaply-made attack equipment is able to grind down expensive and sophisticated material.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/what-irans-drones-ukraine-mean-future-war__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z24mCPQ-hgIibGBUY_29hKt7x61Ow43CHVq7TVpVGIreKf1tiwFzt_iqLYo0bmfLtZ2cGB_f8zUnaFqsuYgfEoMqQFe_NJXE$

Analysis: What’s behind Iran’s alleged drone deal with Russia? And will Ukraine’s Western partners step up in this time of need? Al Jazeera’s defence analyst explains the war’s latest developments.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/10/31/analysis-irans-new-weapons-and-its-involvement-in-ukraine__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z24mCPQ-hgIibGBUY_29hKt7x61Ow43CHVq7TVpVGIreKf1tiwFzt_iqLYo0bmfLtZ2cGB_f8zUnaFqsuYgfEoMqQGmjUMc_$

The war in Ukraine is just getting started: In the Iran-Iraq war, both sides refused to back down despite a long, bloody stalemate. The same thing could happen to Russia and Ukraine. There is good reason to worry that this ugly history is repeating itself today in Eastern Europe.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/03/09/ukraine-war-russia-iran-iraq/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z24mCPQ-hgIibGBUY_29hKt7x61Ow43CHVq7TVpVGIreKf1tiwFzt_iqLYo0bmfLtZ2cGB_f8zUnaFqsuYgfEoMqQHBh7rOO$

# Science
Scientists revive ‘zombie’ virus that was trapped for 48,500 years in the Arctic’s permafrost: “Zombie” viruses that spent up to 48,500 years frozen in the ground could reawaken as the permafrost melts due to climate change, scientists warn. Noticeably warmer temperatures in the Arctic are already thawing the region’s permafrost, the permanently frozen layer below Earth’s surface.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.euronews.com/next/2023/03/09/scientists-revive-zombie-virus-that-was-trapped-for-48500-years-in-the-arctics-permafrost__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z24mCPQ-hgIibGBUY_29hKt7x61Ow43CHVq7TVpVGIreKf1tiwFzt_iqLYo0bmfLtZ2cGB_f8zUnaFqsuYgfEoMqQGCYH8mC$

Why Do Scientists Want To Abandon Antarctica? In this video, Unveiled takes a closer look at the mystery of Antarctica! With whispers that scientists might soon abandon the southernmost continent on Earth, we ask why that could be necessary? What is Antarctica REALLY like, and is it time to stop the human presence there?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.watchmojo.com/video/id/50292__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z24mCPQ-hgIibGBUY_29hKt7x61Ow43CHVq7TVpVGIreKf1tiwFzt_iqLYo0bmfLtZ2cGB_f8zUnaFqsuYgfEoMqQKWXa1yG$

Scientists Are Turning Dead Birds into Drones That May Spy on Humans and Wildlife in the Future: Scientists found a way to combine taxidermy to turn dead birds into drones that could be used to spy on humans.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/robots/a42940200/scientists-turning-dead-birds-into-drones/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z24mCPQ-hgIibGBUY_29hKt7x61Ow43CHVq7TVpVGIreKf1tiwFzt_iqLYo0bmfLtZ2cGB_f8zUnaFqsuYgfEoMqQEwLYkeX$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2023-03-16

Voices, The Peoples News

March 16, 2023
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

# Indigenous
Supreme Court case could reshape Indigenous water rights in the Southwest: After 50 years, the government hasn’t developed water infrastructure owed to a Navajo Nation farm. Now the Supreme Court is set to weigh in on the government’s water obligations to tribes.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://civileats.com/2023/03/15/supreme-court-case-could-reshape-indigenous-water-rights-in-the-southwest/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xYtqnSRTlJB8uAtfEd7PQ9GLSmSsKNzkuVTXpLTx7Y7rfwhrrLH4djdEqOZRYsG_E-5rx3o8GkIJ4D7tnp8GIVcU5W-f9dRY$

Understanding the Willow project as part of a larger trend: energy colonialism: Five decades ago, the late Navajo Nation President Peterson Zah described America’s ‘power madness.’ “The formula is very simple and politically sound: Indian land, Indian coal and Indian water will generate Indian power. The power will be shipped across Indian lands to Albuquerque, Phoenix and Los Angeles. The cities will get more and more power at no cost to their environment. The result will be Indian pollution. But why should Indians be forced to suffer the consequences of the American public’s power madness? If the cities must have more power, let them put up with the filth which their power greed produces.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.hcn.org/articles/south-the-willow-project-is-part-of-a-larger-trend-energy-colonialism__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xYtqnSRTlJB8uAtfEd7PQ9GLSmSsKNzkuVTXpLTx7Y7rfwhrrLH4djdEqOZRYsG_E-5rx3o8GkIJ4D7tnp8GIVcU5RVuq2RL$

The bid to block copper mining at Oak Flat: U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva, D-Ariz., introduced a bill this month that would block a global corporation’s plans to mine a giant copper deposit under Chi’chil Biłdagoteel, or Oak Flat, a granite-boulder-studded plateau in Arizona. The proposed mining would cause the land to subside dramatically, reducing Oak Flat, the ancestral homeland of several Southwestern tribal nations and the traditional location of San Carlos Apache coming-of-age ceremonies, to nothing more than a vast crater.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.hcn.org/articles/indigenous-affairs-justice-at-oak-flat-courts-and-politicians-fail-tribes__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xYtqnSRTlJB8uAtfEd7PQ9GLSmSsKNzkuVTXpLTx7Y7rfwhrrLH4djdEqOZRYsG_E-5rx3o8GkIJ4D7tnp8GIVcU5abK6kJH$

Federal appeals court denies Apache Stronghold’s bid to stop a copper mine at Oak Flat: A federal court has denied a bid by the grassroots group Apache Stronghold to halt the construction of a giant copper mine at Oak Flat Campground, a project that would obliterate a site held to be sacred by many Apaches and other Southwestern tribal members.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2022/06/28/9th-circuit-court-denies-appeal-stop-copper-mine-oak-flat/7750393001/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xYtqnSRTlJB8uAtfEd7PQ9GLSmSsKNzkuVTXpLTx7Y7rfwhrrLH4djdEqOZRYsG_E-5rx3o8GkIJ4D7tnp8GIVcU5W84sNR0$

Grijalva’s new legislation seeks to safeguard Oak Flat site from foreign-owned mining: The area is called Oak Flat, and it stretches across just over 2,400 acres of national forest land. It’s a sacred site to the San Carlos Apache Tribe and other Arizona tribes. But a last-minute piece of legislation passed in 2014 transferred it from federal control into the hands of a proposed mining operation called Resolution Copper.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://fronterasdesk.org/content/1840633/grijalvas-new-legislation-seeks-safeguard-oak-flat-site-foreign-owned-mining__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xYtqnSRTlJB8uAtfEd7PQ9GLSmSsKNzkuVTXpLTx7Y7rfwhrrLH4djdEqOZRYsG_E-5rx3o8GkIJ4D7tnp8GIVcU5UkJJqE_$

The lithium boom is on. Electric vehicles run on battery power and batteries need lithium, a lot of it: Construction begins on controversial lithium mine in Nevada. Opponents say the Thacker Pass lithium project was rushed in the name of the green transition, even as tribes and environmental groups continue a years-long effort to block the project. Tribes opposing the mine say the area has historical, cultural and religious importance and that it was the site of an 1865 massacre of at least 31 Paiute people. The colony is advocating for Peehee Mu’huh to be on the National Register of Historic Places. “It’s really hard to be a tribal member and see our homelands destroyed,” said Eben.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://grist.org/climate-energy/construction-begins-lithium-mine-nevada-controversial/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xYtqnSRTlJB8uAtfEd7PQ9GLSmSsKNzkuVTXpLTx7Y7rfwhrrLH4djdEqOZRYsG_E-5rx3o8GkIJ4D7tnp8GIVcU5WpTmjIl$

# Border / Immigration / Migrants
Texas sheriff: County ‘under siege’ with escalating border crisis: Kinney County, Texas, Sheriff Brad Coe told members of Congress on Wednesday his small rural county of less than 3,200 people “was under siege” by illegal foreign nationals “being smuggled through the county on back roads that circumvent U.S. Border Patrol checkpoints.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/03/15/we-are-under-siege-border-county-sheriff-tells-house-republicans-as-democrats-skip-hearing/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xYtqnSRTlJB8uAtfEd7PQ9GLSmSsKNzkuVTXpLTx7Y7rfwhrrLH4djdEqOZRYsG_E-5rx3o8GkIJ4D7tnp8GIVcU5VaX6-Jt$

Over-Raided, Under Siege; U.S. immigration laws and enforcement destroy the rights of immigrants. A report on human rights violations perpetrated against immigrant and refugee families, workers and communities in the U.S: From the Human Rights Immigrant Community Action Network – An initiative of the National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, a critical overview and analysis of the trends and patterns of human rights violations being perpetrated against immigrant and refugee communities by the U.S. government, local, county and state governments, employers and private citizen groups
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nnirr.org/downloads/undersiege_web.pdf__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xYtqnSRTlJB8uAtfEd7PQ9GLSmSsKNzkuVTXpLTx7Y7rfwhrrLH4djdEqOZRYsG_E-5rx3o8GkIJ4D7tnp8GIVcU5W0aLJGj$

Attacks against Border Patrol agents increasing: Chertoff said that Border Patrol agents are virtually under siege by violent drug cartels retaliating against toughened enforcement that’s made it harder to ferry drugs into the United States. Assaults on Border Patrol agents have increased 44 percent from October through December, compared with the same period a year ago.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2008/01/23/attacks-against-border-patrol-agents-increasing/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xYtqnSRTlJB8uAtfEd7PQ9GLSmSsKNzkuVTXpLTx7Y7rfwhrrLH4djdEqOZRYsG_E-5rx3o8GkIJ4D7tnp8GIVcU5ZvxdT6G$

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
Republicans Accept No Blame For Bank Failures After They Voted To Deregulate Banks: A regional financial institution known as Silicon Valley Bank went belly up over the weekend and couldn’t honor withdrawals from panicky depositors, prompting the federal government to step in and bail the depositors out.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/republicans-silicon-valley-bank-deregulation_n_64122a06e4b0bc5cb64e25ab__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xYtqnSRTlJB8uAtfEd7PQ9GLSmSsKNzkuVTXpLTx7Y7rfwhrrLH4djdEqOZRYsG_E-5rx3o8GkIJ4D7tnp8GIVcU5TKRa9Z8$

# Education / Schools
Wellesley College students voted to open admissions to trans men and nonbinary applicants, but the college’s administration said that it will not change its policies. Students said changing the admissions policy would align with the college’s mission of providing a safe educational environment to people who are marginalized because of their gender.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.yahoo.com/wellesley-students-voted-admit-nonbinary-184034423.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xYtqnSRTlJB8uAtfEd7PQ9GLSmSsKNzkuVTXpLTx7Y7rfwhrrLH4djdEqOZRYsG_E-5rx3o8GkIJ4D7tnp8GIVcU5Wew0a0F$

Houston ISD: Houston parents, students and educators are largely denouncing the state’s decision to take over its largest school district. The Texas Education Agency will replace Houston Independent School District’s democratically elected school board and superintendent with “a board of managers” starting in June.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2023/03/15/texas-education-houston-isd-takeover/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xYtqnSRTlJB8uAtfEd7PQ9GLSmSsKNzkuVTXpLTx7Y7rfwhrrLH4djdEqOZRYsG_E-5rx3o8GkIJ4D7tnp8GIVcU5eXr5H3m$

Houston ISD families blast the state’s takeover of the district as an intervention that won’t improve student learning: Parents and students of the Houston Independent School District decried the state’s decision to take control of the school system. Despite the news, many questions remain about how it would affect them.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2023/03/15/houston-isd-tea-takeover-families/?utm_source=headtopics&utm_medium=news&utm_campaign=2023-03-16__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xYtqnSRTlJB8uAtfEd7PQ9GLSmSsKNzkuVTXpLTx7Y7rfwhrrLH4djdEqOZRYsG_E-5rx3o8GkIJ4D7tnp8GIVcU5fh1vm8X$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemical Schumer slams House GOP’s energy permitting bid: The Senate Majority Leader called the GOP’s opening pitch to ease permitting rules a “nonstarter.” House Republicans on Tuesday formally introduced their sprawling energy bill, H.R. 1, the Lower Energy Costs Act, in what will be their first big policy agenda push of the year.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2023/03/15/schumer-gop-energy-permitting-00087213__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xYtqnSRTlJB8uAtfEd7PQ9GLSmSsKNzkuVTXpLTx7Y7rfwhrrLH4djdEqOZRYsG_E-5rx3o8GkIJ4D7tnp8GIVcU5ezNr2Lr$

Texas drove out Chinese firm, not the wind farm it planned: Long before a Chinese spy balloon captivated and spooked the U.S. public, Kyle Bass foresaw what he deemed another foreign danger slated for skies above the Texas-Mexico border: wind turbines. Dozens of them, roughly 700 feet (213 meters) tall, as big as San Antonio’s tallest skyscraper, were set to sprout across thousands of scrubby acres near the pristine Devils River.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/texas-chinese-wind-farm-green-energy-6cd629303e8870e1942c170ebc52d7bc__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xYtqnSRTlJB8uAtfEd7PQ9GLSmSsKNzkuVTXpLTx7Y7rfwhrrLH4djdEqOZRYsG_E-5rx3o8GkIJ4D7tnp8GIVcU5YO3vvMq$

The Willow Project Reveals More About the “Last Barrel” of Oil Than U.S. Climate Policy Direction: Its approval won’t make or break U.S. climate ambitions, but it does reveal much about the struggle to transition away from fossil fuels.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://carnegieendowment.org/2023/03/16/willow-project-and-race-to-pump-last-barrel-of-oil-pub-89298__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xYtqnSRTlJB8uAtfEd7PQ9GLSmSsKNzkuVTXpLTx7Y7rfwhrrLH4djdEqOZRYsG_E-5rx3o8GkIJ4D7tnp8GIVcU5eykX4Kz$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure
Monsanto sued for excluding non-US citizen plaintiff from Roundup cancer settlement: Monsanto Company and its corporate parent Bayer are facing a federal lawsuit for civil rights violations after they allegedly excluded a farmworker from a Roundup cancer settlement because of her immigration status.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ehn.org/monsanto-lawsuit-2659564055.html*:*:text=Monsanto*20Company*20and*20its*20corporate,because*20of*20her*20immigration*20status__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!xYtqnSRTlJB8uAtfEd7PQ9GLSmSsKNzkuVTXpLTx7Y7rfwhrrLH4djdEqOZRYsG_E-5rx3o8GkIJ4D7tnp8GIVcU5bKe06oA$

The looming threat of deep-sea mining: A new international treaty aims to support protection of the high seas – what will this mean for deep-sea mining? With almost one in 10 species at risk of extinction, and the growing pressure from climate change, the treaty provides a framework for setting up protected areas in the high seas, sometimes known as international waters. It’s been seen as crucial for supporting the aim to protect 30% of the oceans by the year 2030. At the moment, we protect just a little more than 1% of the high seas.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230310-what-does-the-high-seas-treaty-mean-for-deep-sea-mining__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xYtqnSRTlJB8uAtfEd7PQ9GLSmSsKNzkuVTXpLTx7Y7rfwhrrLH4djdEqOZRYsG_E-5rx3o8GkIJ4D7tnp8GIVcU5T1AX2Aq$

The toxic threat in thawing permafrost: Scientists are tracking neurotoxic methylmercury production in North America’s largest peatland. In its inorganic form, mercury is less threatening to people. But as the permafrost thaws, says Kirkwood, mercury is finding its way into the soil and into the regions’ many ponds, rivers, and lakes. Once there, microbes can convert inorganic mercury into the form to be concerned about: neurotoxic methylmercury.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://hakaimagazine.com/news/the-toxic-threat-in-thawing-permafrost/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xYtqnSRTlJB8uAtfEd7PQ9GLSmSsKNzkuVTXpLTx7Y7rfwhrrLH4djdEqOZRYsG_E-5rx3o8GkIJ4D7tnp8GIVcU5XEt99uH$

Giant Seaweed Blob Twice the Width of the U.S. Starts to Arrive in Florida: Like something out of a classic sci-fi film, marine scientists are tracking a giant seaweed blob approaching Florida’s Gulf Coast. The 5,000-mile-wide swarm of seaweed, which scientists say could be the biggest in history, is so large it can be seen from space. When it comes ashore on beaches in Florida and other locations along the Gulf of Mexico, it will emit toxic fumes as it begins to rot, scientists say, and could be a threat to human health. Rotting seaweed releases hydrogen sulfide, causing respiratory issues https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ecowatch.com/giant-seaweed-blob-florida-sargassum.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xYtqnSRTlJB8uAtfEd7PQ9GLSmSsKNzkuVTXpLTx7Y7rfwhrrLH4djdEqOZRYsG_E-5rx3o8GkIJ4D7tnp8GIVcU5RlF8vQS$

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals
What’s on Your Plate? 60% of Foods in America Contain Unhealthy Additives: Troubling new research finds the majority of foods purchased by Americans (60%) contain any number of artificial additives such as preservatives, sweeteners, and coloring or flavoring agents. Even worse, these levels represent a 10-percent increase since 2001.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.naturalblaze.com/2023/03/whats-on-your-plate-60-of-foods-in-america-contain-unhealthy-additives.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xYtqnSRTlJB8uAtfEd7PQ9GLSmSsKNzkuVTXpLTx7Y7rfwhrrLH4djdEqOZRYsG_E-5rx3o8GkIJ4D7tnp8GIVcU5SBSELjT$

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals / Global
United States, Mexico at odds over Mexico’s ban of genetically modified corn: Mexico’s president wants to protect his country’s heritage by limiting imports of GMO corn. The U.S. isn’t backing down. In the Mexican state of Baja California where Aguilar lived with her grandmother, flour tortillas were popular. Corn, the staple food that defines Mexican cuisine and allowed the country’s ancient civilizations to flourish, is now a source of conflict between the United States and Mexico’s current government.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://modernfarmer.com/2023/03/us-mexico-at-odds-over-corn/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xYtqnSRTlJB8uAtfEd7PQ9GLSmSsKNzkuVTXpLTx7Y7rfwhrrLH4djdEqOZRYsG_E-5rx3o8GkIJ4D7tnp8GIVcU5XLgtMWH$

# General Recalls / Alerts
Kia, Hyundai, Nissan and Toyota among 347,000 cars under recall: Kia issued a massive recall for 189,000 new K5 vehicles over an airbag issue. Other manufacturers with recalls include Hyundai, Nissan and Toyota.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2023/03/13/kia-hyundai-nissan-toyota-ford-land-rover-recall/11459532002/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xYtqnSRTlJB8uAtfEd7PQ9GLSmSsKNzkuVTXpLTx7Y7rfwhrrLH4djdEqOZRYsG_E-5rx3o8GkIJ4D7tnp8GIVcU5eYeAuk4$

# Gov / Politics / US
The Abortion Pill Case Is About Who Makes the Rules in America: What this case is actually about is the same thing every abortion battle over the past five decades has been about: Who has power in America? Indeed, who holds the power and who doesn’t has been the fundamental question about abortion rights ever since they were left out of the Constitution in the first place. But the mifepristone case is the first one to show us the full amount of havoc that has been wrought on our legal system thanks to the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe last June
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/03/ignore-judge-matthew-kacsmaryk-abortion-pill-ruling.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xYtqnSRTlJB8uAtfEd7PQ9GLSmSsKNzkuVTXpLTx7Y7rfwhrrLH4djdEqOZRYsG_E-5rx3o8GkIJ4D7tnp8GIVcU5cw66Py5$

DeSantis 2024 Is Getting Congressional Endorsements-Even If He Isn’t Officially Running: Texas Congressman Chip Roy announced that he will be endorsing Florida Governor Ron DeSantis for president in the 2024 election. “I believe it’s time for a new generation of leadership. It’s time for younger, but proven, leadership to offer America eight solid years of transformational change,” the congressman said.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://sports.yahoo.com/desantis-2024-getting-congressional-endorsements-224336697.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xYtqnSRTlJB8uAtfEd7PQ9GLSmSsKNzkuVTXpLTx7Y7rfwhrrLH4djdEqOZRYsG_E-5rx3o8GkIJ4D7tnp8GIVcU5QciaCz7$

# Juvenile Justice System
Dallas County handles juvenile justice cases slower than the national standard and peer Texas counties. That means youth accused of crimes there spend more time in the system, making rehabilitation harder and recidivism more likely. The Dallas County Commissioners Court contracted a team of researchers last year to analyze the system at the urging of District Attorney John Creuzot. That team has finished its work and is recommending the county take a hard look at its processes. “The results suggest that Dallas County is operating within a juvenile justice processing model like those found in adult criminal justice processing systems,” the report concluded.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.keranews.org/news/2023-03-14/dallas-countys-juvenile-justice-system-slow-in-handling-cases-and-that-could-lead-to-bad-outcomes__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xYtqnSRTlJB8uAtfEd7PQ9GLSmSsKNzkuVTXpLTx7Y7rfwhrrLH4djdEqOZRYsG_E-5rx3o8GkIJ4D7tnp8GIVcU5QyD-Bhk$

The urbanity of evil: 20 years after the invasion of Iraq: What propelled the United States to start the war on Iraq in March 2003 were dynamics of media and politics that are still very much with us today.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/urbanity-of-evil-iraq-invasion__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xYtqnSRTlJB8uAtfEd7PQ9GLSmSsKNzkuVTXpLTx7Y7rfwhrrLH4djdEqOZRYsG_E-5rx3o8GkIJ4D7tnp8GIVcU5esCwPdT$

# Medical / Health
“If you disliked the way you and our country were treated in response to the COVID pandemic, you are going to hate what those who perpetrated the mask, lockdown and vaccine mandates intend to do to us next: Unless the United States withdraws from the WHO, we will be bound by whatever a majority of its members agree upon, to the detriment of our national sovereignty and personal freedoms. After Tedros and the World Health Organization’s catastrophic mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is utterly unacceptable to give them any additional, let alone totalitarian, control of our public health.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.naturalblaze.com/2023/03/withdraw-us-from-world-health-organization-now.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xYtqnSRTlJB8uAtfEd7PQ9GLSmSsKNzkuVTXpLTx7Y7rfwhrrLH4djdEqOZRYsG_E-5rx3o8GkIJ4D7tnp8GIVcU5UaQFCri$

The latest attempt at an abortion ban made its first appearance in court: On Wednesday, a federal judge heard arguments in a case seeking an emergency order to have the Food and Drug Administration withdraw its approval of mifepristone, one of two drugs known as the abortion pill.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.yahoo.com/judge-heard-arguments-case-could-213538907.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xYtqnSRTlJB8uAtfEd7PQ9GLSmSsKNzkuVTXpLTx7Y7rfwhrrLH4djdEqOZRYsG_E-5rx3o8GkIJ4D7tnp8GIVcU5UY-JABE$

An All-Republican State Supreme Court Unanimously Protects Abortion Rights
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/03/republican-north-dakota-supreme-court-finds-right-to-abortion.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xYtqnSRTlJB8uAtfEd7PQ9GLSmSsKNzkuVTXpLTx7Y7rfwhrrLH4djdEqOZRYsG_E-5rx3o8GkIJ4D7tnp8GIVcU5anSfgnT$

The Legal Argument for Banning the Abortion Pill Is Based on a Lie
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/03/trump-judge-ban-abortion-pill-lie.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xYtqnSRTlJB8uAtfEd7PQ9GLSmSsKNzkuVTXpLTx7Y7rfwhrrLH4djdEqOZRYsG_E-5rx3o8GkIJ4D7tnp8GIVcU5chIzXhn$

# Military / DOD
WATCH: Video Shows Russian Jet’s Clash With U.S. Drone: Russia has insisted no collision took place. The Pentagon has released footage of a Russian fighter jet colliding with a U.S. surveillance drone over the Black Sea on Tuesday. While making what the Pentagon said was a routine flight in international airspace, the uncrewed MQ-9 Reaper was intercepted by two Russian Su-27 fighter jets.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2023/03/16/russian-jet-us-drone-video-00087171__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xYtqnSRTlJB8uAtfEd7PQ9GLSmSsKNzkuVTXpLTx7Y7rfwhrrLH4djdEqOZRYsG_E-5rx3o8GkIJ4D7tnp8GIVcU5VGhpjVy$

U.S. Tells Russia It Will Fly “Wherever International Law Allows” After Downing of Drone
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.barrons.com/news/us-tells-russia-will-fly-wherever-international-law-allows-365e5669__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xYtqnSRTlJB8uAtfEd7PQ9GLSmSsKNzkuVTXpLTx7Y7rfwhrrLH4djdEqOZRYsG_E-5rx3o8GkIJ4D7tnp8GIVcU5Tih2ov7$

# Social
What Is Critical Race Theory, and Why Is It Under Attack? Is “critical race theory” a way of understanding how American racism has shaped public policy, or a divisive discourse that pits people of color against white people? Liberals and conservatives are in sharp disagreement.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.edweek.org/leadership/what-is-critical-race-theory-and-why-is-it-under-attack/2021/05__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xYtqnSRTlJB8uAtfEd7PQ9GLSmSsKNzkuVTXpLTx7Y7rfwhrrLH4djdEqOZRYsG_E-5rx3o8GkIJ4D7tnp8GIVcU5a5u6S9k$

# Tips, Tricks and How To’s
7 potted plants that will remove indoor air pollution from your home, proven by science Plants aren’t just for show.
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# Veterans / VA
‘Making it out alive’: War Hippies band together through Iraq experience, country music: Scooter Brown and Donnie Reis believe 2023 could prove a breakout year and an opening act for what they hope to turn into a veteran-inspired War Hippie empire complete with music and television gigs alongside War Hippie-branded clothing and alcohol lines.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.stripes.com/veterans/2023-03-15/war-hippies-military-veterans-music-9503567.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xYtqnSRTlJB8uAtfEd7PQ9GLSmSsKNzkuVTXpLTx7Y7rfwhrrLH4djdEqOZRYsG_E-5rx3o8GkIJ4D7tnp8GIVcU5YbqWs01$

The VA will pay for some to get new Alzheimer’s drug: The Veterans Health Administration will pay for some beneficiaries to get a new Alzheimer’s disease drug. Leqembi received FDA approval in January as a nonformulary drug. Patients who want to take the medication would have to request it, receive prior approval and meet stringent inclusion criteria.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/03/14/va-cover-new-drug-early-stage-alzheimers-disease.html*:*:text=The*20VA*20will*20cover*20Leqembi,country*20to*20endorse*20the*20treatment__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!xYtqnSRTlJB8uAtfEd7PQ9GLSmSsKNzkuVTXpLTx7Y7rfwhrrLH4djdEqOZRYsG_E-5rx3o8GkIJ4D7tnp8GIVcU5Y6Iuz3y$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2023-03-15

Voices, The Peoples News

March 15, 2023
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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Willie Nelson is bringing his tour to The Woodlands, Texas this summer.

The legendary singer announced Tuesday that he’s bringing the largest
ever Outlaw Music Festival Tour back ‘On The Road Again’ for 2023!

Nelson, along with The Avett Brothers, John Fogerty and Brittney Spencer,
and more are going on tour this summer across 16 cities, including two
stops in Texas.

You can catch the tour in Dallas at the Dos Equis Pavilion on June 30 or at
the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion in The Woodlands on July 2. Tickets
for the tour go on sale starting Friday, March 17 at 10 a.m. through the
Outlaw Music Festival’s website. There will also be VIP packages that
include great seats and exclusive festival merchandise.

For Citi card members, presale begins Tuesday at 10 a.m and lasts until
Thursday at 10 p.m. through the Citi Entertainment program.

Additional tour stops are expected to be announced at a later date.

https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.fox4news.com/news/willie-nelsons-outlaw-music-festival-coming-to-north-texas-this-summer__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0WstiDIPIXUj98-6A-KqJbU2Ohb03bHjKuxlWcMvcU5sDl22apVSazX1UXst_F0FAyROZnB9a4xoLnp7JIKr7S8JL1OK558J$
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# Border / Immigration / Migrants
Border crisis: Over 1,000 migrants rush bridge linking Mexico to US in El Paso, Texas: Customs and Border Protection increased number of agents at border in response to sudden rush. Footage first shared with Fox News shows the crowd screaming and even jumping for joy Sunday afternoon as they start streaming onto the Paso Del Norte bridge from Juárez under a sign saying “Feliz Viaje,” or “Happy travels.” The rush followed a rumor that the border was being opened to give them fast-tracked political asylum in the US, according to Mexican outlet Norte Digital.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2023/03/13/video-shows-hundreds-of-migrants-rush-us-mexico-border-bridge/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0WstiDIPIXUj98-6A-KqJbU2Ohb03bHjKuxlWcMvcU5sDl22apVSazX1UXst_F0FAyROZnB9a4xoLnp7JIKr7S8JL7QA4klq$

Law enforcement officials to testify at 2nd border hearing in Rio Grande Valley: The first was held last month in McAllen, Texas, by joint congressional subcommittees. The second is being held in Pharr, Texas, to examine Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas’ role in the border crisis, one that Republican committee members say was caused ‘by design.’ Democratic committee members have protested the hearing, stating they won’t be attending.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thecentersquare.com/texas/article_1b657dda-c329-11ed-87dc-8f75eed1664f.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0WstiDIPIXUj98-6A-KqJbU2Ohb03bHjKuxlWcMvcU5sDl22apVSazX1UXst_F0FAyROZnB9a4xoLnp7JIKr7S8JL_o772Dv$

# Chemicals
Nitrous oxide ‘more dangerous than cocaine’ and leaving kids unable to walk: Nitrous oxide known as whippets is “more dangerous than cocaine,” and some kids are taking 150 canisters a day. The substance – commonly known whippets or laughing gas – is a commonly used drug among 16-24-year-olds. Nitrous oxide, which is sold in single-use silver canisters, is dispensed into balloons and inhaled to create a temporary feeling of relaxation and euphoria. Heavy regular use can lead to a range of side effects which include dizziness, weakness in the legs and impaired memory.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/doctor-warns-nitrous-oxide-more-26081961__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0WstiDIPIXUj98-6A-KqJbU2Ohb03bHjKuxlWcMvcU5sDl22apVSazX1UXst_F0FAyROZnB9a4xoLnp7JIKr7S8JL59n6iok$

You’ve Heard of Fentanyl and Oxytocin—Now, Here’s What Parents Need To Know About Xylazine: The drug is actually not an opioid. Rather, it’s a sedative used in veterinary medicine. “The drug is used mainly for large animals in the veterinarian field for medical procedures,” Demara says. “[It is] not meant for the human population but can be seen in drugs that are used today, such as fentanyl. This drug can mimic the use of a tranquilizer as well.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://parade.com/health/xylazine__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0WstiDIPIXUj98-6A-KqJbU2Ohb03bHjKuxlWcMvcU5sDl22apVSazX1UXst_F0FAyROZnB9a4xoLnp7JIKr7S8JL04vyBXw$

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
Paying twice to die once: U.S. government agencies may have been double-billed for projects in Wuhan, China, records indicate; probe launched: Sources told CBS News that tens of millions of dollars could be involved. “What I’ve found so far is evidence that points to double billing, potential theft of government funds. It is concerning, especially since it involves dangerous pathogens and risky research,”
said Diane Cutler, a former federal investigator https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2023/03/13/tens-of-millions-of-dollars-in-us-grants-went-to-wuhan-labs/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0WstiDIPIXUj98-6A-KqJbU2Ohb03bHjKuxlWcMvcU5sDl22apVSazX1UXst_F0FAyROZnB9a4xoLnp7JIKr7S8JL88iKvXV$

A Case Report: Multifocal Necrotizing Encephalitis and Myocarditis after BNT162b2 mRNA Vaccination against COVID-19: Autopsy Suggests Link Between COVID-19 Vaccine and Encephalitis in Brain in Case of German Death: A case study reported in the peer-viewed journal Vaccine found that a patient who had Parkinson’s Disease and who died after receiving his third Covid-19 vaccination had developed necrotizing encephalitis in the brain and spike proteins from the vaccine were present in the location of the inflammation.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/10/10/1651__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0WstiDIPIXUj98-6A-KqJbU2Ohb03bHjKuxlWcMvcU5sDl22apVSazX1UXst_F0FAyROZnB9a4xoLnp7JIKr7S8JLy1xw8tp$

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
San Francisco considers reparations proposal to give $5 million per black person: Progressive city’s Board of Supervisors meeting to debate reparations recommendations despite backlash. Payments of $5 million to every eligible Black adult, the elimination of personal debt and tax burdens, guaranteed annual incomes of at least $97,000 for 250 years and homes in San Francisco for just $1 a family. These were some of the more than 100 recommendations made by a city-appointed reparations committee tasked with the thorny question of how to atone for centuries of slavery and systemic racism.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/san-francisco-black-reparations-5-million-36899f7974c751950a8ce0e444f86189__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0WstiDIPIXUj98-6A-KqJbU2Ohb03bHjKuxlWcMvcU5sDl22apVSazX1UXst_F0FAyROZnB9a4xoLnp7JIKr7S8JL6ApsJR0$

Billionaire Jeff Greene Tells Other Billionaires That Poor People Want Too Many Things: “America’s lifestyle expectations are far too high and need to be adjusted so we have less things and a smaller, better existence,” Greene said in an interview today at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. “We need to reinvent our whole system of life.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.browardpalmbeach.com/news/billionaire-jeff-greene-tells-other-billionaires-that-poor-people-want-too-many-things-6452060__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0WstiDIPIXUj98-6A-KqJbU2Ohb03bHjKuxlWcMvcU5sDl22apVSazX1UXst_F0FAyROZnB9a4xoLnp7JIKr7S8JL2z1RgI7$

Bank Crisis Reveals Numerous Federal Reserve Failures: Bad financial supervision, a panicky response, and now the Fed has created a trigger policy for more inflation. But fear not! The nation’s strategic bullshit reserve is inexhaustible, a fact being eminently reinforced in the wake of the collapse of SVB, and federal regulators’ backdoor bailout of the rest of the system. The gaslighting has reached mission-critical levels, in fact.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/economy/2023-03-15-bank-crisis-federal-reserve-failures/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0WstiDIPIXUj98-6A-KqJbU2Ohb03bHjKuxlWcMvcU5sDl22apVSazX1UXst_F0FAyROZnB9a4xoLnp7JIKr7S8JLzSYlcKW$

# Education / Schools
GOP Lawmaker Says Children Aren’t Hungry Enough to Justify Free Meals at School https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/gop-senator-says-children-aren-222519741.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0WstiDIPIXUj98-6A-KqJbU2Ohb03bHjKuxlWcMvcU5sDl22apVSazX1UXst_F0FAyROZnB9a4xoLnp7JIKr7S8JL9ZBbK1k$

Mitch McConnell is reportedly opposing free school lunches: ‘Kids are going to have less on their plates,’ Biden’s agriculture secretary says. This comes as Congress is deciding what to include in the upcoming government funding package. 30 million children rely on the pandemic-era free school lunch program that expires in June.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.businessinsider.com/mitch-mcconnell-opposes-free-school-lunches-for-kids-washington-post-2022-3__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0WstiDIPIXUj98-6A-KqJbU2Ohb03bHjKuxlWcMvcU5sDl22apVSazX1UXst_F0FAyROZnB9a4xoLnp7JIKr7S8JL4aqKxHR$

Catholic student arrested, charged after saying men and women are different – Attorney James Kitchen says options for legal recourse are ‘limited’: Arrested for holding Christian beliefs at a Christian school? Canadian Catholic high school student Josh Alexander claims that’s the story behind authorities arresting and charging him for trying to attend class last month.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://torontosun.com/opinion/columnists/lilley-catholic-high-school-student-suspended-then-arrested-for-saying-there-are-only-two-genders__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0WstiDIPIXUj98-6A-KqJbU2Ohb03bHjKuxlWcMvcU5sDl22apVSazX1UXst_F0FAyROZnB9a4xoLnp7JIKr7S8JL0xU0qNH$

# Education / Schools / Global
White deputy sheriff body slams female Black student when she won’t get out of her seat [VIDEO] A Richland County, South Carolina, school resource officer is being investigated after a video that appeared to show him body-slamming a black female high school student was posted online Monday, PEOPLE confirms.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://people.com/crime/video-shows-officer-body-slamming-female-student-who-refused-to-leave-classroom/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0WstiDIPIXUj98-6A-KqJbU2Ohb03bHjKuxlWcMvcU5sDl22apVSazX1UXst_F0FAyROZnB9a4xoLnp7JIKr7S8JLzlW6BoM$

School Officer Who Slammed Black Teen to Ground in Viral Video Still Thinks He’s the Victim
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/school-officer-who-slammed-black-teen-to-ground-in-viral-video-still-thinks-hes-the-victim__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0WstiDIPIXUj98-6A-KqJbU2Ohb03bHjKuxlWcMvcU5sDl22apVSazX1UXst_F0FAyROZnB9a4xoLnp7JIKr7S8JL7S0U_iR$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemical Rebecca Solnit: Biden just betrayed the planet, and his own campaign vows: Biden promised no more drilling on federal lands, ‘period, period’. This week he approved the massive Willow project.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/mar/14/biden-willow-project-betrayal-campaign-vows-climate-crisis__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0WstiDIPIXUj98-6A-KqJbU2Ohb03bHjKuxlWcMvcU5sDl22apVSazX1UXst_F0FAyROZnB9a4xoLnp7JIKr7S8JL3m4scvI$

State Rep. Tom Craddick sits on the Texas House committee that oversees oil and gas regulation; his daughter is the state’s top oil and gas regulator. The family not only regulates the industry but makes a lot of money from it — earning about $10 million last year from oil and gas rights.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/the-craddicks-profit-from-the-industry-they-oversee/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0WstiDIPIXUj98-6A-KqJbU2Ohb03bHjKuxlWcMvcU5sDl22apVSazX1UXst_F0FAyROZnB9a4xoLnp7JIKr7S8JLxVEyvhl$

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals / Global Global Food Fight: Protests Spreading: The Dutch people are rising up to protest destructive WEF climate law. The World Economic Forum-controlled Dutch government announced an end to modern farming putting harsh controls on nitrogen, and spelling the end to thousands of family farms. The global media has vilified the farmers, brushing aside their concerns with the New World Order style policy, and propagating government lines. Dutch farmers protesting their government’s authoritarian policies said they found inspiration from Canadian truckers.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://beforeitsnews.com/health/2023/03/global-food-fight-protests-spreading-3049506.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0WstiDIPIXUj98-6A-KqJbU2Ohb03bHjKuxlWcMvcU5sDl22apVSazX1UXst_F0FAyROZnB9a4xoLnp7JIKr7S8JLxHDAM_D$

# General News
What we know about Trump possibly facing criminal indictment in New York City: Former President Donald Trump has been invited to testify before a New York City grand jury, a move that is widely understood to mean Trump could soon face criminal charges related to his financial dealings and the payment of hush money to Stephanie Clifford, the adult film star also known as Stormy Daniels.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/2023/03/10/1162555360/donald-trump-testify-grand-jury-new-york-criminal-indictment__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0WstiDIPIXUj98-6A-KqJbU2Ohb03bHjKuxlWcMvcU5sDl22apVSazX1UXst_F0FAyROZnB9a4xoLnp7JIKr7S8JL-zDaZN3$

Donald Trump, Under Criminal Investigation for January 6, Declares It Was All Mike Pence’s Fault: “In many ways, you can blame him,” Trump said of the former VP.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/mar/13/trump-pence-january-6-violence__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0WstiDIPIXUj98-6A-KqJbU2Ohb03bHjKuxlWcMvcU5sDl22apVSazX1UXst_F0FAyROZnB9a4xoLnp7JIKr7S8JLwxB1Eae$

# Gov / Politics / US
The GOP’s Hunter Biden Obsession Is Reaching New Heights of Hypocrisy: After halting a probe into Donald Trump’s taxes, the House Oversight Committee is going full steam ahead on its investigation into the Biden family, having just gained access to suspicious-activity banking reports related to the family.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/03/gop-hunter-biden-obsession-hypocrisy__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0WstiDIPIXUj98-6A-KqJbU2Ohb03bHjKuxlWcMvcU5sDl22apVSazX1UXst_F0FAyROZnB9a4xoLnp7JIKr7S8JL2UVpB4M$

Examining America’s War in Iraq After 20 Years. It was a blunder. Worse than that, it was a crime: As it turned out, neither the U.S. military mission nor the broader cause of liberty and peace were accomplished by May 2003, nor were they in the months and years to follow. Mendacious in its beginnings, incompetent in its aftermath, and downright criminal in the death and civilizational wreckage it caused, the Iraq War was a catastrophe America has not yet properly reckoned with.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://reason.com/2023/02/05/examining-americas-war-in-iraq-after-20-years/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0WstiDIPIXUj98-6A-KqJbU2Ohb03bHjKuxlWcMvcU5sDl22apVSazX1UXst_F0FAyROZnB9a4xoLnp7JIKr7S8JLzCNBkWm$

Tucker Carlson Calls 2020 Election ‘Biggest Scam,’ Despite Privately Admitting It’s BS: The only people having the wool pulled over their eyes are Fox’s own audience. Lawsuits wont stop Tucker Carlson from continuing to claim that the 2020 presidential election was a ‘scam.’ On his Tuesday night broadcast, the Fox News host stated that “Jan. 6 is probably second only to the 2020 election as the biggest scam in my lifetime.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/tucker-carlson-calls-2020-election-021702546.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0WstiDIPIXUj98-6A-KqJbU2Ohb03bHjKuxlWcMvcU5sDl22apVSazX1UXst_F0FAyROZnB9a4xoLnp7JIKr7S8JLxk0Qeb-$

# Law Enforcement
A Young Black Man Told His Mom He Was Being Followed By White Men. Then He Was Found Dead: Rasheem Ryelle Carter’s family believes police in Taylorsville, Mississippi, are hiding details about his death. Examinations revealed that Carter had been “dismembered” and his head was not attached to his body. “What that tells us is that this was a nefarious act. This was an evil act. Somebody murdered Rasheem Carter.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/rasheem-carter-mississippi-dead_n_6410e275e4b0bc5cb64d328b__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0WstiDIPIXUj98-6A-KqJbU2Ohb03bHjKuxlWcMvcU5sDl22apVSazX1UXst_F0FAyROZnB9a4xoLnp7JIKr7S8JL4OgceAn$

# Legal / DOJ
Travis County will hold an “expunction expo” May 20 where people who have been arrested but not convicted can clear the arrest off their record. Usually, expunctions require a court visit. Applications for the event are open until April 7
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.traviscountytx.gov/district-clerk/expunction-expo?utm_source=Texas*Tribune*Newsletters&utm_campaign=6e358d193f-trib-newsletters-thebrief&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-6e358d193f-*5BLIST_EMAIL_ID*5D&mc_cid=6e358d193f&mc_eid=6f15633605__;KyslJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!0WstiDIPIXUj98-6A-KqJbU2Ohb03bHjKuxlWcMvcU5sDl22apVSazX1UXst_F0FAyROZnB9a4xoLnp7JIKr7S8JLydMdm8a$

Texas court confirms the attorney general can’t unilaterally prosecute election cases: Texas’ highest criminal court once again said the attorney general needs permission from local prosecutors to pursue election cases. Attorney General Ken Paxton had fought that decision.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2022/09/28/attorney-general-ken-paxton-voter-fraud/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0WstiDIPIXUj98-6A-KqJbU2Ohb03bHjKuxlWcMvcU5sDl22apVSazX1UXst_F0FAyROZnB9a4xoLnp7JIKr7S8JL9Bk_aT2$

Stormy Daniels Meets With Prosecutors as Trump Case Heats Up: The porn star was interviewed by Manhattan prosecutors probing Trump’s alleged role in a hush-money payment to her, though it is unclear whether she will be called to testify.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://africa.businessinsider.com/politics/stormy-daniels-makes-surprise-appearance-in-manhattan-das-trump-probe/11504lb__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0WstiDIPIXUj98-6A-KqJbU2Ohb03bHjKuxlWcMvcU5sDl22apVSazX1UXst_F0FAyROZnB9a4xoLnp7JIKr7S8JL6XaZ95f$

# Military / DOD
What is known about the Black Sea drone incident; a US Reaper drone has crashed off the coast of Crimea, while on a spy mission: The US and other NATO countries have been flying spy missions just outside Russian airspace for more than a year, providing intelligence and other information to Ukraine while insisting they were not directly involved in the conflict. Where did this happen? Neither the US nor Russia gave any coordinates for the incident.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/russia-us-reaper-drone-collision-501614b07b504fa5c609e64146e6ab4f__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0WstiDIPIXUj98-6A-KqJbU2Ohb03bHjKuxlWcMvcU5sDl22apVSazX1UXst_F0FAyROZnB9a4xoLnp7JIKr7S8JL0TxMA82$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2023-03-14

Voices, The Peoples News

March 14, 2023
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

# Indigenous
Alaska’s climate-driven fisheries collapse is devastating Indigenous communities: Alaska’s climate-driven fisheries collapse is devastating Indigenous communities. Alaska’s salmon, king crab, and snow crab populations crashed last year, disrupting Native food supplies and traditions, and sending a warning for what’s to come for the Lower 48
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://civileats.com/2023/03/13/alaska-climate-change-driven-fisheries-collapse-food-supplies-indigenous-foodways-food-security-health-nutrition/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3vbpNNtYpPYuATMJ3jcl4dBzz3-QGjuHTo7cvKm8NL8WetD4OlX1eT8W7CVT84GgpnFhYzEvfTQPsuXOiNInK3gg_X2LExIQ$

# Animals / Pets / Alerts / Food Recalls PETA Urges Pentagon to Stop ‘Cruel’ Pulsed Radiation Experiments on Animals: POLITICO reported that the Army is funding experiments on animals to find the possible source of the mysterious “Havana Syndrome” ailments.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2023/03/13/peta-urges-pentagon-to-stop-disturbing-radiation-tests-on-ferrets-monkeys-00086661__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3vbpNNtYpPYuATMJ3jcl4dBzz3-QGjuHTo7cvKm8NL8WetD4OlX1eT8W7CVT84GgpnFhYzEvfTQPsuXOiNInK3gg_XWCLvvy$

# Chemicals
Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ found in toilet paper around the world: Research finds waste flushed down toilets and sent to sewage plants probably responsible for significant source of water pollution. icals https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/13/toxic-forever-chemicals-pfas-toilet-paper__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3vbpNNtYpPYuATMJ3jcl4dBzz3-QGjuHTo7cvKm8NL8WetD4OlX1eT8W7CVT84GgpnFhYzEvfTQPsuXOiNInK3gg_dftJ-G5$

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
Warren Calls for Clawing Back Pay, Bonuses for Silicon Valley Bank Executives: The senator also demanded a federal investigation into potential insider trading by executives.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/warren-silicon-valley-bonuses__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3vbpNNtYpPYuATMJ3jcl4dBzz3-QGjuHTo7cvKm8NL8WetD4OlX1eT8W7CVT84GgpnFhYzEvfTQPsuXOiNInK3gg_UnY00ip$

Regulate Their Greed or Pay the Price: As philosophers from Socrates to Jesus to Adam Smith have told us over and over: unregulated greed always ends up enriching the few while devastating the rest of society.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/regulate-their-greed-or-pay-the-price__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3vbpNNtYpPYuATMJ3jcl4dBzz3-QGjuHTo7cvKm8NL8WetD4OlX1eT8W7CVT84GgpnFhYzEvfTQPsuXOiNInK3gg_aW0LcSr$

This Big Bank Bailout Brought to You by Donald J. Trump: And yes, this is definitely a bailout. What happened in 2018 was effectively allowing SVB and other banks to still benefit from insurance without having to pay for it. There are two key points that people should recognize about the decision to guarantee all the deposits at Silicon Valley Bank (SVB): It was a bailout, Donald Trump was the person responsible.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://cepr.net/svb-was-donald-trumps-bailout/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3vbpNNtYpPYuATMJ3jcl4dBzz3-QGjuHTo7cvKm8NL8WetD4OlX1eT8W7CVT84GgpnFhYzEvfTQPsuXOiNInK3gg_QolKhXD$

Stocks at several regional banks are dropping after Silicon Valley Bank was shut down. Even larger banks like Citigroup and JPMorgan Chase were affected, the New York Times reports, despite President Joe Biden’s announcement that Americans’ deposits won’t be lost after the bank failures.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/13/first-republic-drops-bank-stocks-decline.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3vbpNNtYpPYuATMJ3jcl4dBzz3-QGjuHTo7cvKm8NL8WetD4OlX1eT8W7CVT84GgpnFhYzEvfTQPsuXOiNInK3gg_XMXm1-2$

Nikki Haley, GOP pols say taxpayers will foot the bill for Biden bank ‘bailout’: “Joe Biden is pretending this isn’t a bailout. It is,” Haley said in a statement. “Now depositors at healthy banks are forced to subsidize Silicon Valley Bank’s mismanagement. When the Deposit Insurance Fund runs dry, all bank customers are on the hook. That’s a public bailout.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2023/03/13/nikki-haley-gop-pols-say-taxpayers-will-foot-the-bill-for-biden-bank-bailout/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3vbpNNtYpPYuATMJ3jcl4dBzz3-QGjuHTo7cvKm8NL8WetD4OlX1eT8W7CVT84GgpnFhYzEvfTQPsuXOiNInK3gg_Tt_c7N9$

As Biden rolls out budget, government waste piles up: President Joe Biden rolled out his proposed budget last week, which included trillions of dollars in new federal spending and tax hikes. A closer look at recent spending, though, shows that the federal government’s wasteful spending has piled up. One of the most costly losses for taxpayers came through pandemic relief unemployment spending, with some estimating that nearly 25% of it was lost to waste and fraud.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://highlandcountypress.com/Content/In-The-News/In-The-News/Article/As-Biden-rolls-out-budget-government-waste-piles-up/2/20/88787__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3vbpNNtYpPYuATMJ3jcl4dBzz3-QGjuHTo7cvKm8NL8WetD4OlX1eT8W7CVT84GgpnFhYzEvfTQPsuXOiNInK3gg_TjeHGfg$

# Education / Schools
Hey Teachers, Please Remain Alert to Racial Prejudice and Discrimination: That’s all being “woke” really means. I’m not sure what’s so controversial about that. How can you understand a problem if you are not allowed to name it? How can you fight injustice if you are forbidden from learning its history and connection to the present moment?
These questions are at the heart of a well-financed war against a simple term – woke-ness https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/woke-education-is-good__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3vbpNNtYpPYuATMJ3jcl4dBzz3-QGjuHTo7cvKm8NL8WetD4OlX1eT8W7CVT84GgpnFhYzEvfTQPsuXOiNInK3gg_VICEsSt$

Black Student Sues School After Teacher Assaulted Her for Not Reciting Pledge: The family of a 15-year-old Black honor student is suing her South Carolina school district, alleging she was assaulted by a school staffer who she said was upset she hadn’t stopped to acknowledge the Pledge of Allegiance. Federal precedent and South Carolina state law stipulate that students are not required to recite the pledge.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/black-student-sues-school-after-teacher-assaulted-her-for-not-reciting-pledge/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3vbpNNtYpPYuATMJ3jcl4dBzz3-QGjuHTo7cvKm8NL8WetD4OlX1eT8W7CVT84GgpnFhYzEvfTQPsuXOiNInK3gg_U9Vt7hZ$

# Employment / Labor
Meta will slash another 10,000 staff in job cuts: Mark Zuckerberg said the company would close a further 5,000 open roles that haven’t yet been filled. Facebook parent Meta is slashing another 10,000 jobs and will not fill 5,000 open positions as the social media pioneer cuts costs. The company announced 11,000 job cuts in November, about 13% of its workforce at the time. Meta and other tech companies have been hiring aggressively for at least two years and in recent months have begun to let some of those workers go. Hiring in the U.S. is still strong, but layoffs have hit hard in some sectors.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wral.com/facebook-parent-meta-slashes-another-10-000-jobs/20763169/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3vbpNNtYpPYuATMJ3jcl4dBzz3-QGjuHTo7cvKm8NL8WetD4OlX1eT8W7CVT84GgpnFhYzEvfTQPsuXOiNInK3gg_eKUrIh_$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemical Biden angers allies, fails to soothe critics with compromise on Alaska oil: President Joe Biden’s latest move to the center on energy and climate issues has angered both the environmental base he needs for a possible reelection run, and an oil and gas industry that the administration has implored to increase production to prevent another damaging surge in energy prices.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2023/03/bidens-alaska-oil-decision-continues-pivot-to-2024-election-00086792__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3vbpNNtYpPYuATMJ3jcl4dBzz3-QGjuHTo7cvKm8NL8WetD4OlX1eT8W7CVT84GgpnFhYzEvfTQPsuXOiNInK3gg_dNAxiMn$

Bill would end eminent domain for carbon capture pipelines: A Louisiana legislator wants to help keep landowners from losing their property to pipelines needed for carbon capture projects.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://lailluminator.com/2023/03/13/bill-would-end-eminent-domain-for-carbon-capture-pipelines/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3vbpNNtYpPYuATMJ3jcl4dBzz3-QGjuHTo7cvKm8NL8WetD4OlX1eT8W7CVT84GgpnFhYzEvfTQPsuXOiNInK3gg_eOQSoQU$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure Nature’s supermarket: How beavers help birds, and other species: New research shows that these ecosystem engineers can be an “ally in stopping the decline of biodiversity.” Beavers are ecosystem engineers. As they gather trees and dam waterways, they create wetlands, increase soil moisture, and allow more light to reach the ground. That drives the growth of herbaceous and shrubby vegetation, which benefits numerous animals.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://therevelator.org/beavers-birds-biodiversity/*:*:text=Beavers*20are*20ecosystem*20engineers.,vegetation*2C*20which*20benefits*20numerous*20animals__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!3vbpNNtYpPYuATMJ3jcl4dBzz3-QGjuHTo7cvKm8NL8WetD4OlX1eT8W7CVT84GgpnFhYzEvfTQPsuXOiNInK3gg_RTiwuPq$

Ky. bill would relax mine pollution protections for endangered species: Surface mining companies could more easily get permits to dump pollution into streams under a bill moving through the Kentucky legislature.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wkms.org/2023-03-13/ky-bill-would-relax-mine-pollution-protections-for-endangered-species__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3vbpNNtYpPYuATMJ3jcl4dBzz3-QGjuHTo7cvKm8NL8WetD4OlX1eT8W7CVT84GgpnFhYzEvfTQPsuXOiNInK3gg_eFqff4O$

Phoenix’s ozone pollution will soon cause economic headaches: Metro Phoenix has failed to meet EPA ozone pollution standards for about a decade, and the federal government is poised to step up its punishment in the form of business restrictions that could cost the Valley hundreds of millions of dollars.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.axios.com/local/phoenix/2023/03/13/phoenix-ozone-pollution-business-economic-consequence__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3vbpNNtYpPYuATMJ3jcl4dBzz3-QGjuHTo7cvKm8NL8WetD4OlX1eT8W7CVT84GgpnFhYzEvfTQPsuXOiNInK3gg_RpWJczQ$

Starting today, Fairfield Lake State Park will open for day use after the park closed to the public two weeks ago as staff prepared for its sale. The Texas Legislature is considering how the leased property might be saved from being redeveloped into homes.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2023/03/13/texas-fairfield-lake-state-park/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3vbpNNtYpPYuATMJ3jcl4dBzz3-QGjuHTo7cvKm8NL8WetD4OlX1eT8W7CVT84GgpnFhYzEvfTQPsuXOiNInK3gg_SZsPOLi$

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals
‘They’re Such Cowards’: GOP Pushes Bill Targeting Food Aid for the Poor: More than a dozen House Republicans are expected to release legislation Tuesday that would impose more harsh work requirements on certain recipients of federal food aid, a clear signal that the GOP intends to target nutrition assistance in critical debt ceiling, budget, and farm bill talks.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.alternet.org/gop-bill-poor/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3vbpNNtYpPYuATMJ3jcl4dBzz3-QGjuHTo7cvKm8NL8WetD4OlX1eT8W7CVT84GgpnFhYzEvfTQPsuXOiNInK3gg_cWOOGpO$

Republicans launch opening salvo against food aid: Some Democrats worry they’re not prepared for the coming “showdown” over federal nutrition spending. House Republicans are taking their first shot at slashing federal spending on nutrition programs for low-income Americans. It won’t be their last.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2023/03/13/republicans-snap-benefits-cuts-00086638__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3vbpNNtYpPYuATMJ3jcl4dBzz3-QGjuHTo7cvKm8NL8WetD4OlX1eT8W7CVT84GgpnFhYzEvfTQPsuXOiNInK3gg_U4R2eGj$

# Gov / Politics / Global
Hawkish Israel Is Pulling U.S. Into War With Iran: Last week, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Thomas Nides appeared to endorse a plan for Israel to attack Iranian nuclear facilities with U.S. support. Nides’s words come after recent high-level military drills between Israel and the United States intended to showcase the ability to strike Iranian targets, as well as recent acts of sabotage and assassination inside Iran believed to have been carried out by both countries.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/03/01/us-israel-iran-war/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3vbpNNtYpPYuATMJ3jcl4dBzz3-QGjuHTo7cvKm8NL8WetD4OlX1eT8W7CVT84GgpnFhYzEvfTQPsuXOiNInK3gg_b162_rM$

Israelis Are Now Openly Talking About the ‘Total Destruction’ of the Jewish State: Benjamin Netanyahu’s push toward autocracy has triggered massive protests, and a sense that the end of the 75-year-old Israeli experiment may be near
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.yahoo.com/israelis-now-openly-talking-total-160829230.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3vbpNNtYpPYuATMJ3jcl4dBzz3-QGjuHTo7cvKm8NL8WetD4OlX1eT8W7CVT84GgpnFhYzEvfTQPsuXOiNInK3gg_dRVSJ48$

# Gov / Politics / US
America’s biggest problem is its politics, not its banks: The dramatic meltdown of Silicon Valley Bank is proving one thing for sure – the biggest systemic risk to the United States lies not in its banking system but in its polarized politics. So far, the Biden administration’s frantic effort to contain the California bank’s woes seems to have worked. There was no Monday morning run on the banks after the federal government agreed to guarantee deposits at SVB and another shuttered bank, although future failures can’t be ruled out.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/14/politics/american-banking-politics-svb-analysis/index.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3vbpNNtYpPYuATMJ3jcl4dBzz3-QGjuHTo7cvKm8NL8WetD4OlX1eT8W7CVT84GgpnFhYzEvfTQPsuXOiNInK3gg_Qu94aZh$

US increases dominance as world’s top arms exporter: “The impacts of the arms trade aren’t just about the volume of weapons delivered,” said one expert, citing “a few examples of how U.S. arms deliveries can make the world a more dangerous place.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.axios.com/2023/03/14/global-arms-sales-us-dominates-russia__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3vbpNNtYpPYuATMJ3jcl4dBzz3-QGjuHTo7cvKm8NL8WetD4OlX1eT8W7CVT84GgpnFhYzEvfTQPsuXOiNInK3gg_c5vDkbK$

The Texas Senate has given initial approval to a bill that would change the penalty for illegal voting from a misdemeanor to a felony. If Senate Bill 2 becomes law, a person found guilty of illegally voting could face up to 20 years in prison.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2023/03/13/texas-senate-illegal-voting-felony-vote/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3vbpNNtYpPYuATMJ3jcl4dBzz3-QGjuHTo7cvKm8NL8WetD4OlX1eT8W7CVT84GgpnFhYzEvfTQPsuXOiNInK3gg_dacm5v1$

Biden Formally Announces Deal to Sell Nuclear-Powered Subs to Australia: The event in San Diego, which could include a walk atop a submarine, will feature details on how Australia aims to acquire nuclear-powered submarines.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2023/03/08/biden-nuke-submarines-uk-australia-00086051__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3vbpNNtYpPYuATMJ3jcl4dBzz3-QGjuHTo7cvKm8NL8WetD4OlX1eT8W7CVT84GgpnFhYzEvfTQPsuXOiNInK3gg_Xllo7_r$

US senators urge Joe Biden not to sell ‘scarce’ nuclear submarines to Australia: Democrat and Republican lawmakers reportedly warned president that Aukus security pact could stress US submarine industrial base ‘to breaking point’
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/06/us-senators-urge-joe-biden-not-to-sell-scarce-nuclear-submarines-to-australia__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3vbpNNtYpPYuATMJ3jcl4dBzz3-QGjuHTo7cvKm8NL8WetD4OlX1eT8W7CVT84GgpnFhYzEvfTQPsuXOiNInK3gg_dYLFEUW$

Rep. George Santos Files 2024 Reelection Paperwork amid Criminal Investigations and House Ethics Probe The embattled freshman lawmaker has come under fire for myriad lies he told both on and off the campaign trail
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://people.com/politics/rep-george-santos-reelection-paperwork/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3vbpNNtYpPYuATMJ3jcl4dBzz3-QGjuHTo7cvKm8NL8WetD4OlX1eT8W7CVT84GgpnFhYzEvfTQPsuXOiNInK3gg_RN2WkML$

# Law Enforcement
A 3-year-old girl in Texas accidentally shot and killed her 4-year-old sister after finding her parents’ loaded gun. According to data by Everytown for Gun Safety, there have been at least 58 unintentional shootings by children in the US so far in 2023. Ed Gonzalez, sheriff of Harris County, Texas, called on gun owners to do more to secure their weapons.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/pocharaponneammanee/3-year-old-gun-accidental-shooting__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3vbpNNtYpPYuATMJ3jcl4dBzz3-QGjuHTo7cvKm8NL8WetD4OlX1eT8W7CVT84GgpnFhYzEvfTQPsuXOiNInK3gg_amEK25b$

# Legal / DOJ
Michael Cohen Testifies to Grand Jury, Says Trump Needs to Be Held Accountable for ‘Dirty Deeds’: A Trump loyalist turned adversary, Cohen spent around three hours answering questions in the secret proceeding. He is scheduled to return again for more testimony Wednesday, his lawyer said as the pair emerged from the courthouse.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/cohen-testifies-trump-investigation_n_6410640ee4b0a3902d2ccf9e__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3vbpNNtYpPYuATMJ3jcl4dBzz3-QGjuHTo7cvKm8NL8WetD4OlX1eT8W7CVT84GgpnFhYzEvfTQPsuXOiNInK3gg_Yw9L42r$

# LGBTQ / Gender
Pete Buttigieg’s husband Chasten hit back at Mike Pence after the former VP made anti-gay jokes about their kids. Buttigieg took roughly two months of paternity leave after the birth of his children, something for which he was mocked by high-profile right-wing figures.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/davidmack/chasten-buttigieg-mike-pence-maternity-leave-joke-pete__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3vbpNNtYpPYuATMJ3jcl4dBzz3-QGjuHTo7cvKm8NL8WetD4OlX1eT8W7CVT84GgpnFhYzEvfTQPsuXOiNInK3gg_ca1nFnx$

# Military / DOD
The U.S. Set Up the Afghan Army to Fail: When the Afghan military and government collapsed in the summer of 2021, it was the worst failure of the U.S. defense establishment since the fall of Saigon. A new report by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, or SIGAR, issued this week sheds critical light on what went so terribly wrong in America’s longest war, and how tens of thousands of ordinary Afghans were set up by their leaders and foreign partners to fight and die for a doomed cause
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/03/01/us-afghanistan-war-vietnam/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3vbpNNtYpPYuATMJ3jcl4dBzz3-QGjuHTo7cvKm8NL8WetD4OlX1eT8W7CVT84GgpnFhYzEvfTQPsuXOiNInK3gg_ZqZ4-u4$

# Military / Global
North Korea Fires Missiles as U.S. Holds New Round of War Games with South Korea: South Korea embarked on a round of military exercises on Monday amid heightened tensions on the Korean peninsula in the wake of a salvo of recent North Korean missile launches. Please use the sharing tools found via the share button at the top or side of articles. The annual drills will simulate a range of threats from North Korea, including the use of nuclear weapons, and will involve troops from across the South Korean armed forces as well as some US soldiers.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/3/9/north-korea-fires-ballistic-missile-toward-sea-south-korea-says__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3vbpNNtYpPYuATMJ3jcl4dBzz3-QGjuHTo7cvKm8NL8WetD4OlX1eT8W7CVT84GgpnFhYzEvfTQPsuXOiNInK3gg_S7LMVZ1$

# Technology
U.S. regulators rejected Elon Musk’s bid to test brain chips in humans, citing safety risks: Musk has detailed a bold vision for Neuralink: Both disabled and healthy people will pop into neighborhood facilities for speedy surgical insertions of devices with functions ranging from curing obesity, autism, depression or schizophrenia to web-surfing and telepathy
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/neuralink-musk-fda/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3vbpNNtYpPYuATMJ3jcl4dBzz3-QGjuHTo7cvKm8NL8WetD4OlX1eT8W7CVT84GgpnFhYzEvfTQPsuXOiNInK3gg_UbsA3Mv$

C.I.A.is collecting in bulk data affecting Americans, Senators warn: Yet “the C.I.A. has secretly conducted its own bulk program” under Executive Order 12333, senators wrote. “It has done so entirely outside the statutory framework that Congress and public believe govern this collection, and without any of the judicial, congressional or even executive branch oversight.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/10/us/politics/cia-data-privacy.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3vbpNNtYpPYuATMJ3jcl4dBzz3-QGjuHTo7cvKm8NL8WetD4OlX1eT8W7CVT84GgpnFhYzEvfTQPsuXOiNInK3gg_UlHBWvZ$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2023-03-13

Voices, The Peoples News

March 13, 2023
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
Marburg virus outbreaks are increasing in frequency and geographic spread, three virologists explain: The Marburg virus, a close cousin of Ebola, currently has no approved treatments or vaccines to protect against it https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/marburg-virus-outbreaks-are-increasing-in-frequency-and-geographic-spread-three-virologists-explain-200486__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ywXweUjSa0Tj1p19LobaSBtaPvs-LHbga0-0S48AvJMQSUN81qP2U0p3kNGR6kUgm1Xxe74PkDCfgCuV3Y4WxmOBzyJz349V$

Three years after WHO declared COVID a global emergency, Americans sharply divided over pandemic truths and myths https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2023/03/13/three-years-after-who-declared-covid-a-global-emergency-americans-remain-sharply-divided-over-pandemic-truths-and-myths/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ywXweUjSa0Tj1p19LobaSBtaPvs-LHbga0-0S48AvJMQSUN81qP2U0p3kNGR6kUgm1Xxe74PkDCfgCuV3Y4WxmOBz-WLQOn4$

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
Insurers slashed Hurricane Ian payouts far below damage estimates, documents and insiders reveal: It’s been more than four months since Hurricane Ian ransacked Florida’s Fort Myers Beach, but many residents are battling with insurance companies, and one family says they’ve been offered just $500 compensation for their house, which was left unlivable. Over a quarter of all closed insurance claims in decimated Lee County have been denied, leaving tens of thousands of shell-shocked property owners on the brink of financial ruin.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2023/02/20/florida-homeowners-upset-by-hurricane-ian-insurance-payouts/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ywXweUjSa0Tj1p19LobaSBtaPvs-LHbga0-0S48AvJMQSUN81qP2U0p3kNGR6kUgm1Xxe74PkDCfgCuV3Y4WxmOBz8a15dPh$

Silicon Valley Bank was shut down by bank regulators on Friday. SVB was the go-to bank for start-ups and private equity ventures within the tech industry, and its collapse means that many SVB customers have lost the majority of their savings nearly overnight. How does a bank collapse in
48 hours? A timeline of the SVB fall
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://cointelegraph.com/news/silicon-valley-bank-collapse-everything-that-s-happened-until-now__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ywXweUjSa0Tj1p19LobaSBtaPvs-LHbga0-0S48AvJMQSUN81qP2U0p3kNGR6kUgm1Xxe74PkDCfgCuV3Y4WxmOBzyIPGlDx$

Budget surplus breakdown; thanks to taxpayers, the Texas Legislature will have a whopping $32.7 billion extra dollars available to spend before the 2022-23 budget cycle ends Aug. 31: If the $32.7 billion surplus were distributed equally, every Texan would get $1,088. And if the surplus were disbursed equally among all Texas renter households, they would each get $8,490, covering the average rent payment for seven and a half months. The surplus is even big enough to pay for every Texas student’s school lunch for 12 years.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2023/03/13/texas-budget-surplus/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ywXweUjSa0Tj1p19LobaSBtaPvs-LHbga0-0S48AvJMQSUN81qP2U0p3kNGR6kUgm1Xxe74PkDCfgCuV3Y4WxmOBz43oCwip$

# Education / Schools
3 ways to prevent school shootings, based on research: A pair of researchers on school violence share three strategies that have been proven to prevent school shootings.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/3-ways-to-prevent-school-shootings-based-on-research-196548__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ywXweUjSa0Tj1p19LobaSBtaPvs-LHbga0-0S48AvJMQSUN81qP2U0p3kNGR6kUgm1Xxe74PkDCfgCuV3Y4WxmOBz3OQLy7U$

Oregon eyes mandate for climate change lessons in schools: Oregon lawmakers are aiming to make the state the second in the nation to mandate climate change lessons for K-12 public school students.
Connecticut has the only U.S. state law requiring climate change instruction, and it’s possibly the first time such a bill has been introduced in Oregon, according to legislative researchers.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews/2023/03/13/oregon-eyes-mandate-for-climate-change-lessons-in-schools-00086684__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ywXweUjSa0Tj1p19LobaSBtaPvs-LHbga0-0S48AvJMQSUN81qP2U0p3kNGR6kUgm1Xxe74PkDCfgCuV3Y4WxmOBz_TKpseU$

Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan’s new priority bills focus on school safety, requiring districts to adopt active-shooter plans https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2023/03/08/texas-school-safety-dade-phelan/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ywXweUjSa0Tj1p19LobaSBtaPvs-LHbga0-0S48AvJMQSUN81qP2U0p3kNGR6kUgm1Xxe74PkDCfgCuV3Y4WxmOBz_NsAB5V$

I’m a teacher in Florida. Here’s what the DeSantis book bans look like in my classroom: A new crackdown on books in Florida schools has had a chilling effect in classrooms. House Bill 1467, signed by Governor DeSantis in March of last year, basically states that schools must be transparent in their selection of instructional, library, and reading materials. Meaning that parents have the right to know what their students are reading and a means to view those materials. All materials must be free of pornography, gender identity issues (for students in Kindergarten through third grade), as well as any books relating to discrimination based on race, color, sex, or national origin. The books must also be approved by a certificated media specialist.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/florida-book-bans-ron-desantis-b2273922.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ywXweUjSa0Tj1p19LobaSBtaPvs-LHbga0-0S48AvJMQSUN81qP2U0p3kNGR6kUgm1Xxe74PkDCfgCuV3Y4WxmOBzwk5A0L0$

Why the “Book-Ban” Meltdown in Florida Is a Political Farce: Another news outlet warned, “Florida considers books to be more dangerous to students than assault rifles,” adding, “This is truly a dystopian state.” CNN’s Don Lemon reported that “scared and confused teachers are scrambling to comply with a new law championed by governor Ron DeSantis”
and then asks incredulously, “What in the world is going on here?”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://dailycitizen.focusonthefamily.com/why-the-book-ban-meltdown-in-florida-is-a-political-farce/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ywXweUjSa0Tj1p19LobaSBtaPvs-LHbga0-0S48AvJMQSUN81qP2U0p3kNGR6kUgm1Xxe74PkDCfgCuV3Y4WxmOBz61cmGk9$

DeSantis “Exposing The Book Ban Hoax”: “I Think Most Parents Would Say Absolutely Not”: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday during a press conference that he’s exposing the truth about the “hoax” that he wants to ban books in schools and graphically shows some of the books that have been removed from schools.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2023/03/08/desantis_exposing_the_book_ban_hoax_i_think_most_parents_would_say_absolutely_not.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ywXweUjSa0Tj1p19LobaSBtaPvs-LHbga0-0S48AvJMQSUN81qP2U0p3kNGR6kUgm1Xxe74PkDCfgCuV3Y4WxmOBzxFWlp94$

# Education / Schools / Global
Iranian schoolgirls have mysterious illness: Hundreds of videos posted on social media since late last year show high-school girls in Iran reporting sudden fatigue, burning throats, nausea, headaches and numbness — symptoms that many attribute to poisoning. Iran’s government has arrested more than 100 people that it says are responsible for releasing “smelly and harmless” substances. The interior minister said that “suspicious samples” were being analysed, but no details have been released.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-00754-2__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ywXweUjSa0Tj1p19LobaSBtaPvs-LHbga0-0S48AvJMQSUN81qP2U0p3kNGR6kUgm1Xxe74PkDCfgCuV3Y4WxmOBzx8zcBjx$

# Employment / Labor
US Corporations Are Bringing Back Child Labor, With Help From GOP
Lawmakers: Rather than offering wages attractive to adults, employers want lawmakers to push teens into dangerous jobs. In some cases, it would even permit young teens to work mining and construction jobs and use power-driven meat slicers and food choppers. Make no mistake, this is dangerous work. Just three years ago, a 16-year-old in Tennessee fell more than 11 stories to his death while working construction on a hotel roof. Another 16-year-old lost an arm that same year while cleaning a meat grinder at a Tennessee supermarket. But these preventable tragedies mean nothing to legislators bent on helping employers pad their bottom lines at kids’ expense.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/us-corporations-are-bringing-back-child-labor-with-help-from-gop-lawmakers/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ywXweUjSa0Tj1p19LobaSBtaPvs-LHbga0-0S48AvJMQSUN81qP2U0p3kNGR6kUgm1Xxe74PkDCfgCuV3Y4WxmOBz4RjXYmH$

Farmworkers Push Wendy’s, Kroger and Publix to Take Stance Against Forced Labor: The Coalition of Immokalee Workers is pushing the companies to join the Fair Food Program, which deters forced labor.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/farmworkers-push-wendys-kroger-and-publix-to-take-stance-against-forced-labor/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ywXweUjSa0Tj1p19LobaSBtaPvs-LHbga0-0S48AvJMQSUN81qP2U0p3kNGR6kUgm1Xxe74PkDCfgCuV3Y4WxmOBzy9g9YaF$

Chicago Grocery Teamsters Face Retaliation for Exercising Their Rights:
The workers organized their largely Spanish speaking shop with little help from union leadership, now they face firings. Marano workers gather for a February community meeting with Teamsters for a Democratic Union and Chicago Community and Workers’ Rights to plan their contract unity action. The workers have experienced company retaliation.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://labornotes.org/2023/03/chicago-grocery-teamsters-face-firing-and-retaliation-exercising-their-rights__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ywXweUjSa0Tj1p19LobaSBtaPvs-LHbga0-0S48AvJMQSUN81qP2U0p3kNGR6kUgm1Xxe74PkDCfgCuV3Y4WxmOBz55VDU6C$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemical Conflicting Reports Thicken Nord Stream Bombing Plot: None of the emerging narratives surrounding the Nord Stream pipeline bombing really contradicts Seymour Hersh’s central allegation that Biden authorized the operation.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/03/10/nord-stream-pipeline-bombing/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ywXweUjSa0Tj1p19LobaSBtaPvs-LHbga0-0S48AvJMQSUN81qP2U0p3kNGR6kUgm1Xxe74PkDCfgCuV3Y4WxmOBzwj2z-r4$

Biden to put Arctic Ocean off limits to drilling even as he readies approval for Willow oil project: The president will put the entire Arctic Ocean off limits to oil and gas leasing Monday, according to a White House official. The new rules would not affect the controversial Willow project, which the administration is expected to greenlight this week, because ConocoPhillips already has leases.The Willow drilling project would produce up to 180,000 barrels a day of oil in the Alaska wilderness, an anticipated decision that has drawn the ire of environmentalists.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2023/03/12/biden-arctic-waters-off-limits-oil-leases-willow-00086709__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ywXweUjSa0Tj1p19LobaSBtaPvs-LHbga0-0S48AvJMQSUN81qP2U0p3kNGR6kUgm1Xxe74PkDCfgCuV3Y4WxmOBz6F57EZE$

As enforcement falls short, many worry that companies are flouting New Mexico’s landmark gas flaring rules: On on the ground, watchdogs say they don’t see much of a change in oil and gas companies’ practices.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/12032023/new-mexico-methane-gas-flaring/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ywXweUjSa0Tj1p19LobaSBtaPvs-LHbga0-0S48AvJMQSUN81qP2U0p3kNGR6kUgm1Xxe74PkDCfgCuV3Y4WxmOBz0Yzt9_P$

Ethylene oxide adds to toxic burden for Memphis residents: Sims, 58, a retired workforce manager at the Internal Revenue Service, agonizes that she needs to move; she literally fears that the air she breathes could kill her. Her South Memphis neighborhood is nestled in one of the nation’s most infamous industrial zones. Her neighborhood and adjoining zip codes are home to about 90 facilities listedon the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Toxic Release Inventory. They include the nastiness of oil and coal tar refineries; hazardous waste storage and treatment facilities; and companies making or handling asphalt, concrete, fertilizers, paint, pharmaceuticals, plastics, solvents, appliances, furniture coatings, laminates, animal feed, and automotive parts. Several are owned by corporate titans such as Valero, Nucor, Sherwin-Williams, General Electric, Owens Corning, Exxon Mobil, and Land o’ Lakes.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://iroon.com/irtn/link/54316/derrick-z-jackson-ethylene-oxide-adds-to-toxic-burden-for-memphis-residents/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ywXweUjSa0Tj1p19LobaSBtaPvs-LHbga0-0S48AvJMQSUN81qP2U0p3kNGR6kUgm1Xxe74PkDCfgCuV3Y4WxmOBz5Vew3WG$

Environmental Groups Sue to Stop Federal Oil and Gas Auction in Gulf of
Mexico: Environmental groups, including the Sierra Club and Earthjustice, sued the Biden administration Monday to stop the sale of oil and gas drilling rights in the Gulf of Mexico.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ecowatch.com/gulf-of-mexico-drilling-lawsuit-biden.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ywXweUjSa0Tj1p19LobaSBtaPvs-LHbga0-0S48AvJMQSUN81qP2U0p3kNGR6kUgm1Xxe74PkDCfgCuV3Y4WxmOBz1jyzPQj$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure Plastic Waste That Gets Dumped on Poor Countries Is Massively
Underestimated: The authors of a new analysis highlight the public health and environmental risks that the plastic exports pose. According to a new analysis published last week, United Nations data on the global waste trade fails to account for “hidden” plastics in textiles, contaminated paper bales, and other categories, leading to a dramatic, 1.8-million-metric-ton annual underestimate of the amount of plastic that makes its way from the European Union, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States to poor countries.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/plastic-waste-that-gets-dumped-on-poor-countries-is-massively-underestimated/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ywXweUjSa0Tj1p19LobaSBtaPvs-LHbga0-0S48AvJMQSUN81qP2U0p3kNGR6kUgm1Xxe74PkDCfgCuV3Y4WxmOBz7pji4a8$

# General News
Neo-Nazi Brotherhood: How American friends of Ukrainian Fascists Plotted a Terror Attack in the US and the Media Ignored the Story. In normal circumstances, the Atomwaffen’s plot in Baltimore should have been headline news. American far-right radicals – linked to neo-Nazis from the Ukrainian Azov Battalion – have been charged with conspiring to stage a terrorist attack in Baltimore, Maryland.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rt.com/news/572355-azovs-american-friends-terrorists/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ywXweUjSa0Tj1p19LobaSBtaPvs-LHbga0-0S48AvJMQSUN81qP2U0p3kNGR6kUgm1Xxe74PkDCfgCuV3Y4WxmOBz1gMKbwp$

# Gov / Politics / Global
Experts react: Iran and Saudi Arabia just agreed to restore relations, with help from China. Here’s what that means for the Middle East and the world. Atlantic Council experts share their insights on the breaking news and its significance for one of the Middle East’s most consequential rivalries, for the region, and for the wider world.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/experts-react/experts-react-iran-and-saudi-arabia-just-agreed-to-restore-relations-with-help-from-china-heres-what-that-means-for-the-middle-east-and-the-world/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ywXweUjSa0Tj1p19LobaSBtaPvs-LHbga0-0S48AvJMQSUN81qP2U0p3kNGR6kUgm1Xxe74PkDCfgCuV3Y4WxmOBz4yqLABr$

# Gov / Politics / US
How the Texas GOP Became the party of big government, expansion of state
power: Over eight years, the Texas Legislature has passed a number of bills that restrict cities’ power to regulate anything from tree preservation to property taxes. This session, the Legislature is considering at least half a dozen more Republican-sponsored measures that will limit cities’ power.
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The One Place Where the U.S. Needs to Back Off and Let China Do Its
Thing: Iran and Saudi Arabia have resumed diplomatic relations after a seven-year suspension, thanks to mediation by China. Some experts fear this bodes an acceleration of the decline of U.S. influence in the Middle East, in China’s ascension as a global power, and in Israel’s isolation. But in fact, Beijing’s move is, for the most part, a good thing. There are at least four reasons.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/03/china-iran-saudi-arabia-mediation.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ywXweUjSa0Tj1p19LobaSBtaPvs-LHbga0-0S48AvJMQSUN81qP2U0p3kNGR6kUgm1Xxe74PkDCfgCuV3Y4WxmOBz8mJaBf3$

Pentagon’s $842B proposed budget focuses largely on China as war rages in Ukraine: The latest budget request was shaped by the Pentagon’s 2022 National Defense Strategy, which defines China as the Defense Department’s primary national security challenge and labels Russia as a lesser threat.
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# Law Enforcement
Lawmakers offer stark choices for ending the crisis in Texas’ youth prisons, shut them all down, or build more: Long entrenched in a continuous string of scandals over child abuse and mistreatment, Texas’
youth prison system is broken beyond repair and should be shut down, according to a state lawmaker.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ksat.com/news/texas/2023/03/09/lawmakers-offer-stark-choices-for-ending-the-crisis-in-texas-youth-prisons-shut-them-all-down-or-build-more/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ywXweUjSa0Tj1p19LobaSBtaPvs-LHbga0-0S48AvJMQSUN81qP2U0p3kNGR6kUgm1Xxe74PkDCfgCuV3Y4WxmOBz56wSdx_$

# Legal / DOJ
These Men Fought White Supremacists and Got Sentenced to Over 200 Years:
How the criminal legal system slammed two Black men for standing up to white supremacist guards in an Indiana prison.
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Texas Women Sued for Wrongful Death for Allegedly Helping Friend Obtain
Abortion: A man is suing women he alleges got his ex-wife abortion medication, the first case of its kind since the fall of Roe.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.axios.com/2023/03/11/abortion-texas-lawsuit-wrongful-death__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ywXweUjSa0Tj1p19LobaSBtaPvs-LHbga0-0S48AvJMQSUN81qP2U0p3kNGR6kUgm1Xxe74PkDCfgCuV3Y4WxmOBz8T1xtSj$

Will Fauci Face Criminal Charges Now? Fauci may have perjured himself in his testimony with Senator Ron Paul when he denied that the NIH had funded the gain of function research that led to COVID 19 which killed millions of people around the world. A person convicted of perjury under federal law may face up to five years in prison and fines.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.naturalblaze.com/2023/03/will-fauci-face-criminal-charges-now.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ywXweUjSa0Tj1p19LobaSBtaPvs-LHbga0-0S48AvJMQSUN81qP2U0p3kNGR6kUgm1Xxe74PkDCfgCuV3Y4WxmOBz1QIDwje$

His Conviction Relied on Debunked Bite-Mark Science. Why Is He Still Locked Up? Alabama is determined to keep Charles McCrory in prison even though the evidence against him has fallen apart.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/03/12/bite-mark-analysis-charles-mccrory-alabama/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ywXweUjSa0Tj1p19LobaSBtaPvs-LHbga0-0S48AvJMQSUN81qP2U0p3kNGR6kUgm1Xxe74PkDCfgCuV3Y4WxmOBz1O88npf$

Key Witness Testifies Before Trump Grand Jury: Donald Trump’s former lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen is scheduled to testify Monday before a Manhattan grand jury investigating hush-money payments made on the former president’s behalf, two people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. They were not authorized to speak publicly about grand jury proceedings and did so on condition of anonymity.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/michael-cohen-trump-hush-money-grand-jury-17644c5a78cf64bea1d3849a976f8d03__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ywXweUjSa0Tj1p19LobaSBtaPvs-LHbga0-0S48AvJMQSUN81qP2U0p3kNGR6kUgm1Xxe74PkDCfgCuV3Y4WxmOBz4N5B0MJ$

# Media
“People need to be paying attention”: How a bill aimed at the media could impact democracy as we know it. An “extreme” bill in Florida is aimed at making it easier to sue the news media for defamation — and it’s alarmed First Amendment advocates across the country. The bill — filed by state Rep. Alex Andrade, a Republican representing Panhandle residents and an ally of Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has been open about his desire to roll back press freedoms and who hosted a roundtable on the issue last month that foreshadowed the legislation — would make it much easier to sue the media for libel.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/davidmack/florida-media-defamation-bill-libel-desantis?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=03*13*2023*20Incoming*20newsletter&utm_term=News*20confirmed*20list__;Ly8lJSUl!!On18fmf1aQ!ywXweUjSa0Tj1p19LobaSBtaPvs-LHbga0-0S48AvJMQSUN81qP2U0p3kNGR6kUgm1Xxe74PkDCfgCuV3Y4WxmOBz-BEy-sP$

How badly will today’s rip-roaring ‘transparency’ surge scar MAGA rampages, McCarthy, FOX and Trump? If serial, truth-telling transparency doesn’t wreck Republicanism as a viable governing party, scaring electability, voters will only have themselves to blame.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nationofchange.org/2023/03/13/how-badly-will-todays-rip-roaring-transparency-surge-scar-maga-rampages-mccarthy-fox-and-trump/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ywXweUjSa0Tj1p19LobaSBtaPvs-LHbga0-0S48AvJMQSUN81qP2U0p3kNGR6kUgm1Xxe74PkDCfgCuV3Y4WxmOBzygF6F6H$

# Medical / Health
Fearing Backlash, Republicans Backpedal on Social Security and Medicare
Cuts: Trump is opportunistically exploiting rifts within the GOP over the prospect of cutting Social Security and Medicare.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/fearing-backlash-republicans-backpedal-on-social-security-and-medicare-cuts/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ywXweUjSa0Tj1p19LobaSBtaPvs-LHbga0-0S48AvJMQSUN81qP2U0p3kNGR6kUgm1Xxe74PkDCfgCuV3Y4WxmOBz2AIdMgL$

21 South Carolina GOP Lawmakers Propose Death Penalty for Women Who Have
Abortions: It’s not just a lone extremist: The bill has 21 co-sponsors in the state’s House of Representatives. The bills have been introduced in states such as Texas, Kentucky, South Carolina, Oklahoma and Arkansas.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/mar/10/republican-wave-state-bills-homicide-charges__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ywXweUjSa0Tj1p19LobaSBtaPvs-LHbga0-0S48AvJMQSUN81qP2U0p3kNGR6kUgm1Xxe74PkDCfgCuV3Y4WxmOBz2cnLcWM$

Texas judge sought to hide abortion pill hearing from public to prevent
protests: The unusual move is the latest in far right judges’ current streak of judicial activism. The highly unusual move is the latest in far right judges’ current streak of judicial activism.
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Estrogen receptor in the heart found to regulate obesity in postmenopausal women: Estrogen is known to play an important role in the protection of women’s hearts, but once women are postmenopausal and estrogen levels drop, they are at an increased risk of a number of diseases and conditions, including heart disease, obesity and diabetes.
This important work has implications for preventing and treating heart and metabolic disease in postmenopausal women, but also cardiotoxicity in premenopausal women receiving therapies that may inhibit or reduce ERα in the heart.
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# Military / DOD
White House asks for $11 billion more for Navy, Marine Corps spending:
The Navy and Marine Corps’ budget would increase from the $244.7 billion Congress enacted for fiscal 2023 to nearly $256 billion in the next fiscal year https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.defensenews.com/pentagon/2023/03/11/white-house-asks-for-11-billion-more-for-navy-marine-corps-spending/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ywXweUjSa0Tj1p19LobaSBtaPvs-LHbga0-0S48AvJMQSUN81qP2U0p3kNGR6kUgm1Xxe74PkDCfgCuV3Y4WxmOBz1mGqA85$

# Technology / Global
Mexican drug cartels have returned to Twitter after Elon Musk took over and lifted their bans. A new report has found that prominent gang members are using Twitter to recruit new members, send warnings to rival gangs, post gory images, and glorify the narco lifestyle.
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March 11, 2023
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# Indigenous
Siege at Wounded Knee 50 Years Later; The fight for self-determination continues: The 1973 Siege at Wounded Knee is the longest “civil unrest” in the history of the US Marshal Service. For 71 days, the American Indian Movement (AIM) and members of the Oglala Lakota (Sioux) nation were under siege in a violent standoff with the FBI and US Marshals equipped with high powered rifles and armored personnel carriers. Two people were killed, over two dozen wounded. At stake, sovereignty and self-determination guaranteed through treaty rights.
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# Animals / Pets / Alerts / Food Recalls “Little Dragon” Discovered on Uninhabited Island: Hiding deep in the craggy, damp rocks of a small uninhabited island off the coast of Australia there is a small lizard about the size of man’s hand with a beaky face and arrow-shaped tail that is garnering attention for it’s resemblance to a legendary dragon of medieval lore. Only about thirty examples of the specimen were seen and the range for the entire species is estimated to be less than one square kilometer. The elusive carnivorous gecko is officially known as Phyllurus fimbriatus and was discovered during a survey of the island.
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# Chemicals / Drugs
Arizona warnings continue over Mexican cartels lacing fentanyl with animal tranquilizer: Mexican cartels are using Xylazine, an animal tranquilizer, as a cutting agent for fentanyl, according to a report exclusively obtained by The Center Square. “Unlike fentanyl, xylazine is not an opioid and does not respond to the use of naloxone (Narcan). Although it may appear ineffective in someone with both fentanyl and xylazine in their system, law enforcement or emergency personnel should utilize Narcan,” the bulletin states. Because Narcan only counters the effects of the opioid in a mixture, those poisoned by it “may require additional measures to survive,” the bulletin states.
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# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
Will Fauci Face Criminal Charges Now? Fauci may have perjured himself in his testimony with Senator Ron Paul when he denied that the NIH had funded the gain of function research that led to COVID 19 which killed millions of people around the world. A person convicted of perjury under federal law may face up to five years in prison and fines. (18 U.S.C. §1621)
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Conservative blocs unleash wave of litigation to curb public health
powers: Through a wave of pandemic-related litigation, a trio of small but mighty conservative legal blocs has rolled back public health authority at the local, state and federal levels, recasting America’s future battles against infectious diseases. Galvanized by what they’ve characterized as an overreach of COVID-related health orders issued amid the pandemic, lawyers from the three overlapping spheres, conservative and libertarian think tanks, Republican state attorneys general, and religious liberty groups, are aggressively taking on public health mandates and the government agencies charged with protecting community health.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/07/18/1111766924/conservative-bloc-litigation__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0IGycJidsqpEvIyFBZcKrDPwP54C-awZsMdFnxbFeqPtCpaaXe0UmT7IjYic1WwQKB4U1woXN0zecHfAOu19OM_DW0EekVHV$

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
Inequality costs Social Security trillions: If the wealthy simply paid the same tax the rest of us do, we could even expand benefits. Right-wing politicians and cable news pundits frequently say that we “can’t afford” Social Security. Their solution? Cut benefits for working people who’ve paid into the program for our entire lives. They never suggest that we simply require the wealthiest people in America to pay into Social Security all year long, just like the rest of us. If we do, we can afford to not just protect but expand benefits.
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# Employment / Labor
The fantasy of the dream job is gone: Layoffs at some of the country’s prestigious companies are the latest sign that no one’s job is really safe. “Companies are in the business of making money, ultimately, despite whatever values they talk about, or the big mission of the company,” Minutillo told me. He had spent much of his career feeling anxious about taking time off and regularly put in 12 hours days through the pandemic, now, he decided, “I need to approach my job with more boundaries.”
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# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemical Nordstream blame game begins: Max Blumenthal and Aaron Mate discuss the controlled leaks aiming to deflect blame for the Nordstream attacks onto “pro-Ukrainian” elements, the failed attempt by Republican populists and Democratic progressives to withdraw US troops from Syria, and the dramatic congressional Twitter files hearing.
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A Plan to Ship Oil Alongside the Colorado River Sees Revived Opposition Amid National Railway Safety Debate:
Two Colorado Democrats this week are making a last ditch effort to block a proposed 88-mile railway in Utah that they say would drive up climate emissions and could lead to a catastrophic oil spill in the upper Colorado River, contaminating a vital water supply for nearly 40 million Americans that’s already critically threatened by deepening drought. The Uinta Basin Railway would send up to 350,000 barrels of oil a day from Utah to the Gulf Coast via the national rail network, running along the Colorado River for more than 100 miles.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/todaysclimate/a-plan-to-ship-oil-alongside-the-colorado-river-sees-revived-opposition-amid-national-railway-safety-debate/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0IGycJidsqpEvIyFBZcKrDPwP54C-awZsMdFnxbFeqPtCpaaXe0UmT7IjYic1WwQKB4U1woXN0zecHfAOu19OM_DW12FYlNn$

Illinois Put a Stop to Local Governments’ Ability to Kill Solar and Wind Projects. Will Other Midwestern States Follow? The state recently joined New York and California in passing such laws, eliciting both support and pushback.
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Another Train Derailment: Diesel Spills Into River, Transport company CSX says one of its empty coal trains derailed Wednesday after striking a rock slide in West Virginia. The crash caused a fire and spillage of an “unknown quantity of diesel fuel and oil” from its locomotives into the river. CSX said the crew members are being “treated for non-life-threatening injuries” and “preliminary information indicates that all four of the train’s locomotives and nine empty coal cars derailed.”
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As Enforcement Falls Short, Many Worry That Companies Are Flouting New Mexico’s Landmark Gas Flaring Rules: Last year, New Mexico adopted regulations that were viewed as a model for reducing methane emissions from the flaring and venting of natural gas. But on the ground, watchdogs say they don’t see much of a change in oil and gas companies’ practices.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/12032023/new-mexico-methane-gas-flaring/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0IGycJidsqpEvIyFBZcKrDPwP54C-awZsMdFnxbFeqPtCpaaXe0UmT7IjYic1WwQKB4U1woXN0zecHfAOu19OM_DWzJeW9lx$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Global
Nord Stream: Moscow blames Washington for “this Unprecedented Act of Sabotage”: This was stated by Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov in an interview with Russia Today in Arabic, taken up by TASS, regarding the explosions on the Nord Stream. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Thursday called attempts by Western media to shift the blame for the blasts on the Nord Stream gas pipelines on to a Ukrainian oligarch shameful https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.veteranstoday.com/2023/03/10/nord-stream-sabotage-moscow-blames-washington-for-this-unprecedented-act-of-terrorism/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0IGycJidsqpEvIyFBZcKrDPwP54C-awZsMdFnxbFeqPtCpaaXe0UmT7IjYic1WwQKB4U1woXN0zecHfAOu19OM_DWzUyNjzJ$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure Ocean plastic pollution reaches ‘unprecedented’ levels: A new study has revealed that plastic pollution in the world’s oceans has reached “unprecedented levels” since 2005, urging for a legally binding international treaty to stop the harmful waste. The study published in the journal PLOS One on Wednesday found that there are almost 170 trillion pieces of plastics, mainly microplastics on the surface of the world’s oceans. As per experts, the amounts were much higher than what was anticipated and the rate of plastic entering the oceans can increase severely in the coming years if left unchecked.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wionews.com/science/ocean-plastic-pollution-reaches-unprecedented-levels-since-15-years-570377__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0IGycJidsqpEvIyFBZcKrDPwP54C-awZsMdFnxbFeqPtCpaaXe0UmT7IjYic1WwQKB4U1woXN0zecHfAOu19OM_DWxSwdPRx$

Kentucky Residents Angered by US Forest Service Logging Plan That Targets Mature Trees: Biden pledged to protect old-growth trees, but proposed clear-cutting in national forests collides with climate policy.
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Environmental Auditors Approve Green Labels for Products Linked to Deforestation and Authoritarian Regimes: A new ICIJ-led cross-border investigation exposes how a lightly regulated sustainability industry overlooks forest destruction and human rights violations when granting environmental certifications.
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How Auditing Giant KPMG Became a Global Sustainability Leader While Serving Companies Accused of Forest Destruction: The firm vouched for an Indonesian company with a supply chain beset by deforestation allegations and a project in Canada that led to an Indigenous forest’s “death by a thousand cuts.”
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# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals
Dry farming could help agriculture in the western U.S. amid climate change: Forgoing irrigation can save water and produce more flavorful fruits and vegetables. Farmers in the West are once again experimenting with dry farming as they grapple with water shortages, exacerbated by rising temperatures and more frequent and intense droughts linked to climate change.
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“Forever chemicals” in Plastic Packaging Start Contaminating Food Within a Week: Over the last few years, scientists are only now beginning to scratch the surface of understanding PFAS, or per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances. Referred to as “forever chemicals,” they seem to be in everything we use on a daily basis. Now, researchers from Notre Dame are showing for the first time that PFAS may be able to seep into food through plastic containers, and how temperature may impact this process.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://studyfinds.org/forever-chemicals-packaging-food/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0IGycJidsqpEvIyFBZcKrDPwP54C-awZsMdFnxbFeqPtCpaaXe0UmT7IjYic1WwQKB4U1woXN0zecHfAOu19OM_DW1elifOp$

Fearful of bans on genetically modified grains, Canada joins US in requesting formal trade talks with Mexico: Canada asked for formal consultations with Mexico over the Latin American nation’s restrictions on genetically modified agricultural imports under their free-trade agreement, following a separate request by the US focused on corn earlier this week https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2023/03/10/fearful-of-bans-on-genetically-modified-grains-canada-joins-us-in-requesting-formal-trade-talks-with-mexico/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0IGycJidsqpEvIyFBZcKrDPwP54C-awZsMdFnxbFeqPtCpaaXe0UmT7IjYic1WwQKB4U1woXN0zecHfAOu19OM_DW-2bg5pI$

8 Ways Artificial Sweeteners Are Bad For You: Why “Sugar-Free” Isn’t Always Healthier: Millions of people consume artificial sweeteners on a daily basis. From diet sodas to candies, it’s hard to avoid the synthetic sugar substitute. But it might be time to avoid sodas and food containing artificial sweeteners.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://studyfinds.org/artificial-sweeteners-bad-for-health/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0IGycJidsqpEvIyFBZcKrDPwP54C-awZsMdFnxbFeqPtCpaaXe0UmT7IjYic1WwQKB4U1woXN0zecHfAOu19OM_DW0L3aaOX$

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals / Global Farmers, environmental activists hold demos in The Hague: Thousands of farmers and anti-establishment demonstrators protested Saturday in a park in The Hague against Dutch government plans to reduce nitrate emissions
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.voanews.com/a/farmers-environmental-activists-hold-demos-in-the-hague-/7000966.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0IGycJidsqpEvIyFBZcKrDPwP54C-awZsMdFnxbFeqPtCpaaXe0UmT7IjYic1WwQKB4U1woXN0zecHfAOu19OM_DW9ijuOyo$

# General News
Trump calls the latest special counsel a ‘monster.’ His lawyer used to call him a friend: Former President Donald Trump went on the attack when Jack Smith was named the latest special counsel to investigate the former president, calling him a “fully weaponized monster” whose Obama-era ties made him a “political hit man.” Now they’re potential adversaries in what could be the nation’s most politically incendiary federal case
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.arcamax.com/politics/politicalnews/s-2795268__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0IGycJidsqpEvIyFBZcKrDPwP54C-awZsMdFnxbFeqPtCpaaXe0UmT7IjYic1WwQKB4U1woXN0zecHfAOu19OM_DWzUaS5Nc$

# Gov / Politics / Global
Putin just changed everything with this move and NATO can’t do anything: Ukraine is on the ropes, no matter what Ukraine or NATO does. What is the military tactic in Ukraine that the media won’t explain to us? Don’t worry, we’ve got former U.N. weapons inspector Scott Ritter on the show to explain how Ukraine is on the ropes, no matter what Ukraine or NATO does.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.bitchute.com/video/0NRbZsR1KLV8/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0IGycJidsqpEvIyFBZcKrDPwP54C-awZsMdFnxbFeqPtCpaaXe0UmT7IjYic1WwQKB4U1woXN0zecHfAOu19OM_DWwlVcaLR$

Russia’s Missile Threat to the U.S. Has Evolved: Russia’s missile threat to the United States has evolved drastically since the end of the Cold War, the head of the Russia Maritime Studies Institute (RMSI) told Newsweek. According to the non-profit Nuclear Threat Initiative, Russia commands one of the largest submarine fleets in the world with an estimated 58 vessels, including 11 nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines, which it considers integral to its strategic deterrent.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/russia-missile-threat-us-evolved-cold-war-putin-1787005__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0IGycJidsqpEvIyFBZcKrDPwP54C-awZsMdFnxbFeqPtCpaaXe0UmT7IjYic1WwQKB4U1woXN0zecHfAOu19OM_DW1X1OLta$

US says intelligence shows Russia stirring unrest in Moldova: U.S. intelligence officials have determined people with ties to Russian intelligence are planning to stage protests in hopes of toppling the Moldovan government, according to the White House. Kirby said the intelligence shows that another set of Russian actors would provide training and help manufacture demonstrations in Moldova, which was granted European Union candidate status in June
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/us-intelligence-russia-moldova-unrest-be9ee15a6a9d0b72d4574fc247395026__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0IGycJidsqpEvIyFBZcKrDPwP54C-awZsMdFnxbFeqPtCpaaXe0UmT7IjYic1WwQKB4U1woXN0zecHfAOu19OM_DW7_OskCq$

An anti-government protest in Czech capital draws thousands: Thousands of people in the Czech Republic rallied against the government Saturday, protesting high inflation and demanding an end to the country’s military support for Ukraine. As participants called on the coalition government to resign, party leader Jindrich Rajchl said they want a government to care first of all about the interests of the Czech citizens.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.business-standard.com/article/international/an-anti-government-protest-in-czech-republic-capital-draws-thousands-123031100850_1.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0IGycJidsqpEvIyFBZcKrDPwP54C-awZsMdFnxbFeqPtCpaaXe0UmT7IjYic1WwQKB4U1woXN0zecHfAOu19OM_DW6HAezxh$

Yemen sides begin UN-brokered talks on prisoner exchange: Yemen’s warring sides began talks Saturday aimed at implementing a U.N.-brokered deal on a prisoner exchange, the United Nations said. The talks are co-chaired by UN envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg and the International Committee of the Red Cross
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.arabnews.com/node/2266626/middle-east__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0IGycJidsqpEvIyFBZcKrDPwP54C-awZsMdFnxbFeqPtCpaaXe0UmT7IjYic1WwQKB4U1woXN0zecHfAOu19OM_DWzF9R5V5$

Saudi deal with Iran worries Israel, shakes up Middle East: The news of the rapprochement between long-time regional rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran sent shockwaves through the Middle East on Saturday and struck a symbolic blow for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has made the threat posed by Tehran a public diplomacy priority and personal crusade. The agreement represents one of the most striking shifts in Middle Eastern diplomacy in recent years.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2023/03/12/iran-saudi-arabia-reaction-00086666__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0IGycJidsqpEvIyFBZcKrDPwP54C-awZsMdFnxbFeqPtCpaaXe0UmT7IjYic1WwQKB4U1woXN0zecHfAOu19OM_DW4dsw9dW$

Why would Russia use hypersonic missile to strike Ukraine? The latest Russian missile barrage against Ukraine’s civilian infrastructure has marked one of the largest such attacks in months. Russia’s Defense Ministry described the barrage as a “strike of retribution” in retaliation for what Moscow described as a cross-border raid by Ukrainian saboteurs who attacked two villages in the Bryansk region in western Russia last week.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.voanews.com/a/why-would-russia-use-hypersonic-missiles-to-strike-ukraine-/6999754.html*:*:text=Russia’s*20Defense*20Ministry*20described*20the,in*20western*20Russia*20last*20week__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!0IGycJidsqpEvIyFBZcKrDPwP54C-awZsMdFnxbFeqPtCpaaXe0UmT7IjYic1WwQKB4U1woXN0zecHfAOu19OM_DW6ZoddUd$ .

New Russian Hypersonic Air To Air Missile Deployed in Ukraine Makes All US Bombers/AWACs Obsolete: The new Russian R-37M air-to-air missile has shown the highest combat effectiveness during its use as part of Russia’s special military operation in Ukraine, an informed source told Sputnik.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.veteranstoday.com/2023/03/11/new-russian-hypersonic-air-to-air-missile-deployed-in-ukraine-makes-all-us-bombers-awacs-obsolete/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0IGycJidsqpEvIyFBZcKrDPwP54C-awZsMdFnxbFeqPtCpaaXe0UmT7IjYic1WwQKB4U1woXN0zecHfAOu19OM_DW2pKM9gB$

# Gov / Politics / US
Prosecutor Won’t Back Down Against DeSantis ‘Fear-Mongering’: “This isn’t about whether I follow the law, this isn’t about whether or not my policies are a danger to public safety,” she said. “This is about the governor wanting to control the politics across this state. And quite frankly it’s dangerous because this is a democracy, not a dictatorship.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.yahoo.com/news/orlando-prosecutor-won-t-back-203342920.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0IGycJidsqpEvIyFBZcKrDPwP54C-awZsMdFnxbFeqPtCpaaXe0UmT7IjYic1WwQKB4U1woXN0zecHfAOu19OM_DWx9xp8kv$

House overwhelmingly approves resolution to maintain Syria sanctions after earthquake: Every member of the progressive Squad voted for the resolution. Only Republican Reps. Thomas Massie and Marjorie Taylor Greene voted against it. The resolution calls for the Biden administration to remain committed to “implementing the Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2019,” a law that imposed crippling sanctions on Syria designed to prevent the country from rebuilding after years of war.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://mronline.org/2023/03/06/house-overwhelmingly-approves-resolution-to-maintain-syria-sanctions-after-earthquake/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0IGycJidsqpEvIyFBZcKrDPwP54C-awZsMdFnxbFeqPtCpaaXe0UmT7IjYic1WwQKB4U1woXN0zecHfAOu19OM_DWzvw93Jk$

Ron DeSantis loves to bash the press. Will that work in a Presidential race? The Florida governor has cultivated a combative approach to handling the media, skipping most mainstream outlets in favor of friendly blogs or Rupert Murdoch’s publications. Though come 2024, DeSantis is “going to have to rely on a non-Fox-viewer to win,” one Republican strategist says.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://localtoday.news/wa/ron-desantis-loves-to-bang-the-press-will-this-playbook-work-in-a-presidential-race-211381.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0IGycJidsqpEvIyFBZcKrDPwP54C-awZsMdFnxbFeqPtCpaaXe0UmT7IjYic1WwQKB4U1woXN0zecHfAOu19OM_DW_YbbSFb$

DeSantis readies de facto presidential campaign: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is aggressively testing the limits of running an unofficial presidential campaign, ramping up national engagements that leave little doubt about his plans for 2024. Why it matters: DeSantis and former President Trump are the GOP frontrunners, but their approaches to campaigning so far have been starkly different.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.axios.com/2023/02/28/desantis-campaign-launch-book-tour__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0IGycJidsqpEvIyFBZcKrDPwP54C-awZsMdFnxbFeqPtCpaaXe0UmT7IjYic1WwQKB4U1woXN0zecHfAOu19OM_DW–hX1gY$

# Legal / DOJ
Rape Trial Judge Slaps Down Trump’s Bid to Bury Access Hollywood Tape: The tape that features Trump bragging about assaulting women can be used in the civil lawsuit brought against him by E. Jean Carroll
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/trump-rape-carroll-lawsuit-5031edb24e32ab23863e74d672f34ee3__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0IGycJidsqpEvIyFBZcKrDPwP54C-awZsMdFnxbFeqPtCpaaXe0UmT7IjYic1WwQKB4U1woXN0zecHfAOu19OM_DW0tmc9K7$

Florida AG slams Biden after White House says no need to designate cartels as terrorists: Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody called the president “Trafficker-in-Chief” Thursday in response to the president refusing to designate Mexican cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations
(FTOs)
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thecentersquare.com/florida/article_5f503b58-bec3-11ed-b609-b71745bffec4.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0IGycJidsqpEvIyFBZcKrDPwP54C-awZsMdFnxbFeqPtCpaaXe0UmT7IjYic1WwQKB4U1woXN0zecHfAOu19OM_DW9bz3stJ$

Trump Gets Caught Trying to Play Judges for Trial Delays: “Trump’s lawyers have until Wednesday to explain how they tried to play two New York judges off each other by double-booking trials to potentially delay them both.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://politicalwire.com/2023/03/11/trump-caught-trying-to-delay-trials/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0IGycJidsqpEvIyFBZcKrDPwP54C-awZsMdFnxbFeqPtCpaaXe0UmT7IjYic1WwQKB4U1woXN0zecHfAOu19OM_DW957hIy1$

# Medical / Health
Anti-abortion movement achieved goal of reversing Roe – but it is far from done: A total end to abortion in the US is the next goal – and how the movement aims to accomplish that depends on who you ask
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/law/2022/jul/01/anti-abortion-movement-roe-reversal-what-next__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0IGycJidsqpEvIyFBZcKrDPwP54C-awZsMdFnxbFeqPtCpaaXe0UmT7IjYic1WwQKB4U1woXN0zecHfAOu19OM_DW-eOAkX6$

Texas lawsuit that seeks to ban abortion drug nationwide sparks fear among advocates: Any day now, a far-right federal judge in Texas cherry-picked by anti-abortion groups is expected to advance a lawsuit seeking a nationwide ban on mifepristone, the pill used in more than half of all abortions in the U.S. A shadow medical community is fueling the right’s legal attacks with dubious pseudoscience, sowing fear, uncertainty, and doubt about the safety of medication abortion. This junk science and the network of groups behind it could get the pill banned across the country. That would be a devastating blow to abortion access and eliminate one of the only remaining avenues for those in need of care in states where abortion has been banned already.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2023/02/05/mifepristone-lawsuit-texas/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0IGycJidsqpEvIyFBZcKrDPwP54C-awZsMdFnxbFeqPtCpaaXe0UmT7IjYic1WwQKB4U1woXN0zecHfAOu19OM_DW7JX9_t2$

# Medical Science
Leading American medical journal continues to omit Black research, reinforcing a legacy of racism in medical knowledge: The American Medical Association created a segregated “whites only” environment more than 100 years ago to prohibit Black physicians from joining their ranks. This exclusionary and racist policy prompted the creation in 1895 of the National Medical Association, a professional membership group that supported African American physicians and the patients they served.
Today, the NMA represents more than 30,000 medical professionals.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/leading-american-medical-journal-continues-to-omit-black-research-reinforcing-a-legacy-of-racism-in-medical-knowledge-185111__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0IGycJidsqpEvIyFBZcKrDPwP54C-awZsMdFnxbFeqPtCpaaXe0UmT7IjYic1WwQKB4U1woXN0zecHfAOu19OM_DW0zK6vTq$

# Sports
Six former Phillies died from brain cancer. We tested Vet turf and found PFAS, or ‘forever chemicals’: Tests run on two samples of old Vet Stadium turf found it contained 16 different types of PFAS, or per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances. The six former Phillies, Tug McGraw, Darren Daulton, John Vukovich, John Oates, Ken Brett, and David West, all died of glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer. The tumor is most common among those in their demographic: white men between the ages of
40 and 70, a neurologist told the Inquirer.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://people.com/sports/dangerous-chemicals-found-in-turf-at-old-phillies-stadium-where-6-former-players-developed-b/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0IGycJidsqpEvIyFBZcKrDPwP54C-awZsMdFnxbFeqPtCpaaXe0UmT7IjYic1WwQKB4U1woXN0zecHfAOu19OM_DWwML6fRO$

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# Border / Immigration / Migrants
“Alone and Exploited”: NYT Exposé Shows Migrant Kids in U.S. Forced into Brutal Jobs for Major Brands https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.democracynow.org/2023/2/28/nyt_investigation_forced_migrant_child_labor?utm_source=Democracy*Now*21&utm_campaign=d82fabc0ae-Daily_Digest_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_fa2346a853-82fabc0ae-192408441__;KyU!!On18fmf1aQ!1M3NRi4ru_4DTzZKWtB-aGqvK3RWITam19–KfYij4ysNC9U_Y2cfGwCqg6yzA5d2Zz-cKzJN_Pa-_V2-TnIiAo1sLb2T7rj$

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
Former CDC director slams gain-of-function research: ‘Probably caused the greatest pandemic’ in history, ‘I think it probably caused the greatest pandemic our world has seen,’ Redfield said. Former Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) director Robert Redfield, a virologist, slammed gain-of-function research as not worth the risk during the House’s hearing on the origins of COVID-19.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.foxnews.com/politics/former-cdc-director-slams-gain-function-research-probably-caused-greatest-pandemic-history__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1M3NRi4ru_4DTzZKWtB-aGqvK3RWITam19–KfYij4ysNC9U_Y2cfGwCqg6yzA5d2Zz-cKzJN_Pa-_V2-TnIiAo1sIvaJFv1$

The science and politics of COVID natural immunity: More studies are finding that natural immunity from COVID can be as protective as vaccination. U.S. health leaders knew this in 2021. But this pandemic is all about politics, and America’s broken politics meant that public health officials sidelined the impact of natural immunity.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2023/03/08/understanding-the-impact-of-natural-immunity-to-covid-19-on-u-s-health-and-politics__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1M3NRi4ru_4DTzZKWtB-aGqvK3RWITam19–KfYij4ysNC9U_Y2cfGwCqg6yzA5d2Zz-cKzJN_Pa-_V2-TnIiAo1sEa7Tla9$

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
4 Largest U.S. Banks Drop $52B of Market Value in One Day: “This is the first sign there might be some kind of crack in the financial system,”
one industry veteran said.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://inside.com/daily/posts/svb-stock-price-falls-by-as-much-as-60-on-thursday-and-contagion-spreads-to-other-major-u-s-banks-355192__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1M3NRi4ru_4DTzZKWtB-aGqvK3RWITam19–KfYij4ysNC9U_Y2cfGwCqg6yzA5d2Zz-cKzJN_Pa-_V2-TnIiAo1sFPDLeWn$

Conservative Witness Admits Potential Chaos From CFPB Court Case: The witness said that the Supreme Court finding CFPB’s funding unconstitutional ‘could result in significant problems throughout the financial system.’
A Republican witness appearing at a House Financial Services Committee hearing on reforming the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Thursday that other financial regulatory agencies in the federal government that receive funding outside of the appropriations process are also out of compliance with his understanding of constitutional principles.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/justice/2023-03-10-potential-chaos-cfpb-case/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1M3NRi4ru_4DTzZKWtB-aGqvK3RWITam19–KfYij4ysNC9U_Y2cfGwCqg6yzA5d2Zz-cKzJN_Pa-_V2-TnIiAo1sFp9T56-$

Intuit’s Top Lobbying Firms Are Also Major DSCC Bundlers: Congress is set to receive a report on how the IRS can streamline the tax filing process after lobbyists for Intuit bundled millions for the Senate Democrats’ campaign arm.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/power/2023-03-10-intuit-lobbying-dscc-bundlers/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1M3NRi4ru_4DTzZKWtB-aGqvK3RWITam19–KfYij4ysNC9U_Y2cfGwCqg6yzA5d2Zz-cKzJN_Pa-_V2-TnIiAo1sMAzJ0dk$

Freedom Caucus Issues Demands in Debt Limit Fight: Members of the far-right House Freedom Caucus on Friday demanded steep spending cuts and a rollback of major portions of President Joe Biden’s agenda and insisted that their conditions be met before they will consider voting to raise the debt limit. The caucus called to end President Biden’s student loan forgiveness program; rescind unspent COVID-19 and Inflation Reduction Act funds; enact the REINS Act, a bill that would broaden congressional input on agency regulations; and loosen domestic energy production regulations.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/business/budget/3893956-freedom-caucus-lays-out-spending-cut-demands-for-debt-limit/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1M3NRi4ru_4DTzZKWtB-aGqvK3RWITam19–KfYij4ysNC9U_Y2cfGwCqg6yzA5d2Zz-cKzJN_Pa-_V2-TnIiAo1sG5qPvwv$

# Education / Schools
Democratic-backed bill would force parents take vaccine education course before opting out of school mandates –Pennsylvania Senate bill requires religious or moral student vaccine exemptions be approved by a medical professional first. If passed, Senate bill 390 would mandate parents seeking vaccine mandate exemptions for their children on religious or moral grounds to review “scientifically accepted information prescribed by the Department of Health on the benefits and risks of immunization”
and submit a form certified by a medical professional.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.foxnews.com/media/democrat-backed-bill-would-force-parents-take-vaccine-education-course-opting-school-mandates__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1M3NRi4ru_4DTzZKWtB-aGqvK3RWITam19–KfYij4ysNC9U_Y2cfGwCqg6yzA5d2Zz-cKzJN_Pa-_V2-TnIiAo1sHmi__zd$

The Stanford University president is under investigation, and student journalists are a large part of the reason why An 18-year-old college journalist could bring down Stanford University’s president. Theo Baker spearheaded a series looking into allegations that scientific papers coauthored by Stanford President Marc Tessier-Lavigne, a noted neuroscientist, contained manipulated imagery.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.poynter.org/educators-students/2022/the-stanford-university-president-is-under-investigation-and-student-journalists-are-a-large-part-of-the-reason-why/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1M3NRi4ru_4DTzZKWtB-aGqvK3RWITam19–KfYij4ysNC9U_Y2cfGwCqg6yzA5d2Zz-cKzJN_Pa-_V2-TnIiAo1sNfhQl11$

FL County Bans Jodi Picoult Novel, Citing DeSantis Directive: “Banning ‘The Storyteller’ is shocking, as it is about the Holocaust and has never been banned before,” Picoult said.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/florida-county-bans-jodi-picoults-the-storyteller-citing-desantis-directive__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1M3NRi4ru_4DTzZKWtB-aGqvK3RWITam19–KfYij4ysNC9U_Y2cfGwCqg6yzA5d2Zz-cKzJN_Pa-_V2-TnIiAo1sIrYTrRr$

Bestselling writer Jodi Picoult denounces Florida book ban: Author Jodi Picoult is blasting officials in a Florida county for pulling several of her books from school libraries, saying that prohibiting literature sows division. “Martin County is the first to ban twenty of my books at once,” Picoult told The Washington Post in an op-ed published Friday.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/3894275-bestselling-writer-jodi-picoult-denounces-florida-book-ban/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1M3NRi4ru_4DTzZKWtB-aGqvK3RWITam19–KfYij4ysNC9U_Y2cfGwCqg6yzA5d2Zz-cKzJN_Pa-_V2-TnIiAo1sFS3C5WG$

Kansas school board member is facing calls to resign after saying the best quality in a new superintendent would be ‘blue eyes’: Vanessa Reid, a board member with Leavenworth school district made the comment during a school board meeting last month. She said she was ‘just kidding’ but many didn’t think her comment was funny. Courtney Ricard, the PTO president at David Brewer Elementary School was one of the board members infuriated https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11844797/School-board-member-faces-calls-resign-saying-best-quality-new-superintendent-blue-eyes.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1M3NRi4ru_4DTzZKWtB-aGqvK3RWITam19–KfYij4ysNC9U_Y2cfGwCqg6yzA5d2Zz-cKzJN_Pa-_V2-TnIiAo1sKgMCAue$

# Employment / Labor
Biden budget speech slams oil profits, ‘MAGA Republicans’: The president used his speech at a Philadelphia union hall to tout his team’s work during the administration’s first two years in office and to make a case for enacting the broad-ranging $6.8 trillion budget proposal released earlier Thursday. “Here’s why I’m here today: For too long, working people have been breaking their necks. The economy has left them behind, working people like you, while those at the top get away with everything, get everything,” Biden said.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.eenews.net/articles/biden-budget-speech-slams-oil-profits-maga-republicans/?utm_medium=email__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1M3NRi4ru_4DTzZKWtB-aGqvK3RWITam19–KfYij4ysNC9U_Y2cfGwCqg6yzA5d2Zz-cKzJN_Pa-_V2-TnIiAo1sMLILiSm$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemical Landowners Fear Injection of Fracking Waste Threatens Aquifers in West
Texas: Operators pump a sea of “produced water” underground for disposal. Intensifying tremors raise fears that the deep toxic waste pits could intermingle with water used for farming and drinking.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2023/03/10/texas-permian-basin-fracking-wastewater-pollution-oil/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1M3NRi4ru_4DTzZKWtB-aGqvK3RWITam19–KfYij4ysNC9U_Y2cfGwCqg6yzA5d2Zz-cKzJN_Pa-_V2-TnIiAo1sBZkDUdh$

Heads of the world’s top oil companies met in Houston and said the war in Ukraine has helped make the case for fossil fuels and a “balanced”
energy transition. As one executive put it: “Our strategy is to stay as oily as we can for as long as we can.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/09032023/cera-week-houston-fossil-fuel-executives/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1M3NRi4ru_4DTzZKWtB-aGqvK3RWITam19–KfYij4ysNC9U_Y2cfGwCqg6yzA5d2Zz-cKzJN_Pa-_V2-TnIiAo1sDUxOXOj$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Global
House Republicans announce major energy package as top priority bill:
The bill, called the Lower Energy Costs Act, is expected to include a large slate of energy policy proposals.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/3892741-house-republicans-announce-major-energy-package-as-top-priority-bill/?utm_medium=email__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1M3NRi4ru_4DTzZKWtB-aGqvK3RWITam19–KfYij4ysNC9U_Y2cfGwCqg6yzA5d2Zz-cKzJN_Pa-_V2-TnIiAo1sDtQYgRN$

President Biden releases a $6.8 trillion budget proposal that includes billions for clean energy, climate adaptation and energy efficiency, while House Republicans announce a bill to ease pipeline permitting and boost fossil fuel production. Does President Biden mean what he says on climate?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/3876255-does-president-biden-mean-what-he-says-on-climate/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1M3NRi4ru_4DTzZKWtB-aGqvK3RWITam19–KfYij4ysNC9U_Y2cfGwCqg6yzA5d2Zz-cKzJN_Pa-_V2-TnIiAo1sDC7JZal$

Another Norfolk Southern Train Derailed as Its CEO Testified Before the
Senate: CEO Alan Shaw faced tough questions about the company’s response to the derailment and chemical disaster in Ohio. Shaw apologized multiple times to the residents of East Palestine but avoided making firm commitments to paying for long-term damages and health costs, instead repeatedly asserting that Norfolk Southern is committed to “doing what’s right.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/another-norfolk-southern-train-derailed-as-its-ceo-testified-before-the-senate/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1M3NRi4ru_4DTzZKWtB-aGqvK3RWITam19–KfYij4ysNC9U_Y2cfGwCqg6yzA5d2Zz-cKzJN_Pa-_V2-TnIiAo1sMIuEwx7$

# Gov / Politics / Global
Saudi Arabia making peace with Iran in a deal brokered by China is a ‘middle finger to Biden’: China and Iran are top US adversaries. The deal signals Beijing’s rising influence in the region.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.businessinsider.com/saudi-arabia-middle-finger-to-biden-iran-peace-deal-brokered-by-china-2023-3__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1M3NRi4ru_4DTzZKWtB-aGqvK3RWITam19–KfYij4ysNC9U_Y2cfGwCqg6yzA5d2Zz-cKzJN_Pa-_V2-TnIiAo1sCSgcW1c$

# Gov / Politics / US
Washington state AG wants to criminalize speech by barring any dissent against vaccine mandates, election outcomes | 8 March 2023 | Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson (D) is being accused of devising an illegal and alarming scheme to redefine domestic terrorism that targets speech. “HB 1333 would create a left-wing Domestic Violent Extremism Commission in the AG’s office. The members are asked to recommend legislative ‘solutions to combat disinformation and misinformation, address early signs of radicalization, and develop a public health-style response.’ But this isn’t a ‘public health’ issue, or it would be housed in the Department of Health. It’s intended to legally penalize, or legally commit, political adversaries.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://citizens.news/705195.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1M3NRi4ru_4DTzZKWtB-aGqvK3RWITam19–KfYij4ysNC9U_Y2cfGwCqg6yzA5d2Zz-cKzJN_Pa-_V2-TnIiAo1sEjRSK7c$

U.S., Russia, China, and Beyond Debunking A Century of War Lies; All war is a symptom of man’s failure as a thinking animal – John Steinbeck: The role of psychological warfare in the battle for Ukraine. Social media disinformation and manipulation are causing confusion, fueling hostilities, and amplifying atrocities around the world https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.apa.org/monitor/2022/06/news-psychological-warfare__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1M3NRi4ru_4DTzZKWtB-aGqvK3RWITam19–KfYij4ysNC9U_Y2cfGwCqg6yzA5d2Zz-cKzJN_Pa-_V2-TnIiAo1sNgDlZrj$

Progressives Slam Biden’s Request for $30 Billion Increase to Military
Budget: Republicans said $886 billion in military spending was inadequate as they pursue cuts to Medicaid and food benefits.
Progressives Say Military Budget Should Be Cut as Biden Floats $30 Billion Increase “There is simply no reason for taxpayers to continue to pay for outrageously high budgets rife with waste, fraud, and abuse,”
said Rep. Pramila Jayapal.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/progressives-military-budget-cut__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1M3NRi4ru_4DTzZKWtB-aGqvK3RWITam19–KfYij4ysNC9U_Y2cfGwCqg6yzA5d2Zz-cKzJN_Pa-_V2-TnIiAo1sESqO_5f$

The U.S. and China Edge Closer to War as Tensions Rise Over Taiwan:
Alfred McCoy, a history professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, discusses the latest developments.
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DeSantis Privately Indicates He’s Taking on Trump in 2024: The Florida governor is heading to Davenport, Iowa, on Friday, which is just as strong of an indication he intends to run. He’ll head to Nevada on Saturday, where already-declared candidate Nikki Haley just held a town hall. DeSantis traveled beyond Florida’s borders ahead of last year’s midterms, as well, rallying for Doug Mastriano in Pennsylvania and J.D.
Vance in Ohio.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/ron-desantis-says-privately-running-2024-1234694114/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1M3NRi4ru_4DTzZKWtB-aGqvK3RWITam19–KfYij4ysNC9U_Y2cfGwCqg6yzA5d2Zz-cKzJN_Pa-_V2-TnIiAo1sHUCWmRg$

# Law Enforcement
The family of 16-year-old Susana Morales, who was found dead last month, said police ignored their fears when she first went missing and wrote her off as a runaway. The family has also questioned how the man suspected of killing her could have worked for a local police department after he reportedly stalked another young woman.
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New Mexico Has Lost Track of Juveniles Locked Up for Life. We Found Nearly Two Dozen: New legislation would require the New Mexico Corrections Department to help schedule parole hearings for prisoners given life sentences as children. But the agency wasn’t aware of at least 21 “juvenile lifers” in its custody.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/new-mexico-lost-juveniles-in-prison__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1M3NRi4ru_4DTzZKWtB-aGqvK3RWITam19–KfYij4ysNC9U_Y2cfGwCqg6yzA5d2Zz-cKzJN_Pa-_V2-TnIiAo1sNTBj2Cz$

Moms Urge Illinois Leaders to Pardon Survivors of Police Torture, Wrongful Convictions: They’ll work with the UN to strengthen their case for pardoning those who’ve been framed or tortured into confessions.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/moms-urge-il-leaders-to-pardon-survivors-of-police-torture-wrongful-convictions/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1M3NRi4ru_4DTzZKWtB-aGqvK3RWITam19–KfYij4ysNC9U_Y2cfGwCqg6yzA5d2Zz-cKzJN_Pa-_V2-TnIiAo1sDlDWbmt$

# Legal / DOJ
Officials Move to Address Problems Facing Immigrant Workers on Wisconsin Dairy Farms: A ProPublica investigation showed how language barriers contributed to authorities wrongly blaming a dairy farm worker for his son’s death. Lawmakers have responded. State and local officials in Wisconsin said they were horrified to learn of the conditions leading up to the 2019 death of an 8-year-old Nicaraguan boy on a dairy farm, as well as the flawed law enforcement investigation that followed.
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# LGBTQ / Gender
West Virginian Activists Pack State Senate as Anti-Trans Bill Advances:
Researchers estimate that the state of West Virginia has the highest percentage of transgender youth in the country. House Bill 2007, a bill that would ban gender-affirming care for transgender youth in West Virginia, passed the state Senate judiciary and advanced to the Senate floor. Transgender advocates anticipate that a vote could be held as soon as tonight in the Republican-controlled Senate, and are packing the West Virginia state capitol to protest the legislative attacks on the state’s LGBTQ community.
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# Media
Fox News Editor Overseeing Crime Fearmongering Is Felon Himself: For years, Fox News has pushed the narrative that the United States is undergoing a cataclysmic crime wave driven by drugs and young punks with guns who rob unsuspecting small businesses and get off easy because of soft-hearted judges. Fox News might as well be talking about its own managing editor.
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# Medical / Health
Michigan Legislature Passes Bill Repealing Parts of 1931 Anti-Abortion
Law: Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is expected to sign the bill into law later this month.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://khn.org/morning-breakout/michigan-lawmakers-vote-to-repeal-abortion-ban-from-1931/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1M3NRi4ru_4DTzZKWtB-aGqvK3RWITam19–KfYij4ysNC9U_Y2cfGwCqg6yzA5d2Zz-cKzJN_Pa-_V2-TnIiAo1sPBNitHs$

# Military / DOD
Rep. Gaetz’s Resolution to Remove Troops From Syria Fails to Pass in the House as Majority of Both Parties Vote Against it: Rep. Matt Gaetz’s
(R-FL) resolution to remove troops from Syria within six months was shot down on Wednesday. The resolution to bring roughly 900 American troops stationed there failed with a 103-321 vote, as the majority in parties voted against it. Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Andy Biggs were among the most prominent and outspoken supporters of Gaetz’s proposal.
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# Pharmaceuticals / Drugs
A drug used to treat asthma is in short supply and the shortage is likely to get worse: A drug used to treat asthma attacks is in short supply and the shortage is likely to get worse. The nation’s main manufacturer of liquid albuterol officially shut down last month.
Doctors fear the 25 million Americans with asthma and other respiratory conditions or illnesses will pay, possibly even with their life, if federal health officials don’t act quickly to restructure liquid albuterol manufacturing in the US.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/drug-used-treat-asthma-attacks-235723920.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1M3NRi4ru_4DTzZKWtB-aGqvK3RWITam19–KfYij4ysNC9U_Y2cfGwCqg6yzA5d2Zz-cKzJN_Pa-_V2-TnIiAo1sOkprMMZ$

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# Animals / Pets / Alerts / Food Recalls
Interior Department Announces Significant Action to Restore Bison Populations as Part of New Restoration and Resilience Framework: The National Wildlife Federation envisions tens of thousands of buffalo repatriated to millions of acres of tribal lands across the country. To accomplish that vision, the Tribal Buffalo Conservation Summit brought together leaders from dozens of tribes to advance our collaborative effort to restore bison.
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Saskatchewan research team aims to bring 30 million bison back to the Canadian Prairies! This is both kinda cool and kinda scary! According to a science report in the Global News: A team of scientists from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and the University of Saskatchewan is trying to restore the bison to its original place in the prairies. The project aims to preserve the bison genome and protect them from common bovine diseases https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://globalnews.ca/news/9524116/saskatchewan-research-bison-prairies/*:*:text=A*20team*20of*20scientists*20from,them*20from*20common*20bovine*20diseases__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!xDtYCSUhf2YMEyHJHKtMCaVcC6JEOqdxg-1ufssptCBQSM6o7hWnCoqf1CRA0FJv3BCRYj4XYvmPnDIygh7k8rB_IVBfSlxF$

# Archaeology
A Top UC Berkeley Professor Taught With Remains That May Include Dozens of Native Americans: Most were not labeled at all or said only ‘lab.’
But that simple description masked a dark history, UC Berkeley administrators recently acknowledged. Administrators disclosed to state officials in May that the analysis found the collection includes the remains of at least 95 people excavated from gravesites — many of them likely Native Americans from California https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/berkeley-professor-taught-suspected-native-american-remains-repatriation?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=majorinvestigations&utm_content=river__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xDtYCSUhf2YMEyHJHKtMCaVcC6JEOqdxg-1ufssptCBQSM6o7hWnCoqf1CRA0FJv3BCRYj4XYvmPnDIygh7k8rB_Ifc-HadP$

# Border / Immigration / Migrants
As Arizona looks to defund border security, cartels move smuggling efforts west: Since Gov. Katie Hobbs was sworn into office in January, the number of foreign nationals illegally entering Arizona has increased primarily in the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Tucson Sector. And as several factors, including Texas expanding border security efforts, are resulting in illegal border crossings increasing further west, law enforcement officials say Arizona can expect greater numbers https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.mdjonline.com/neighbor_newspapers/extra/news/as-arizona-looks-to-defund-border-security-cartels-move-smuggling-efforts-west/article_391d7fb7-d575-5ddd-8142-0023a77d90ed.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xDtYCSUhf2YMEyHJHKtMCaVcC6JEOqdxg-1ufssptCBQSM6o7hWnCoqf1CRA0FJv3BCRYj4XYvmPnDIygh7k8rB_IYjLN3_B$

Federal judge rules Biden’s border policies illegal: A federal judge in Florida handed state Attorney General Ashley Moody a major win on Wednesday in her lawsuit filed against the Biden administration over its “catch and release” policy, releasing foreign nationals in the country illegally into the U.S. instead of deporting them https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/federal-judge-rules-bidens-border-policies-illegal__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xDtYCSUhf2YMEyHJHKtMCaVcC6JEOqdxg-1ufssptCBQSM6o7hWnCoqf1CRA0FJv3BCRYj4XYvmPnDIygh7k8rB_IVtwhJnV$

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
Republicans dive into COVID origins with fresh fervor: U.S. House Oversight lawmakers held a subcommittee hearing Wednesday to dig further into where COVID-19 originated and who may be responsible. Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, led the hearing, saying they will be investigating not just COVID’s origins, but also decisions made during the pandemic.
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‘No Doubt’ Fauci Funded Gain-of-Function Research That Likely Led to Pandemic, Former CDC Director Tells Lawmakers: ‘Antithetical to
Science’: Ex-CDC Director Takes Fauci to Task for Suppressing Lab-Leak Theory https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nationalreview.com/news/antithetical-to-science-ex-cdc-director-takes-fauci-to-task-for-suppressing-lab-leak-theory/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xDtYCSUhf2YMEyHJHKtMCaVcC6JEOqdxg-1ufssptCBQSM6o7hWnCoqf1CRA0FJv3BCRYj4XYvmPnDIygh7k8rB_ITNmReSi$

# Education / Schools
The Federal Government Is Investigating an Illinois School Where Students With Disabilities Were Frequently Arrested: The civil rights inquiry by the Department of Education follows a ProPublica and Chicago Tribune investigation that found the school regularly called police to arrest students. The Tribune-ProPublica investigation found that Garrison students had been arrested at least 100 times in the past five school years, including five students in the first 12 weeks of this school year.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/federal-investigation-illinois-garrison-school-arrests*:*:text=The*20Tribune*2DProPublica*20investigation*20found,weeks*20of*20this*20school*20year__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!xDtYCSUhf2YMEyHJHKtMCaVcC6JEOqdxg-1ufssptCBQSM6o7hWnCoqf1CRA0FJv3BCRYj4XYvmPnDIygh7k8rB_IcnNvDhc$ .

# Employment / Labor
‘Class war’ erupts at hearing as union leader and GOP senator exchange verbal blows: Bernie Sanders declared at the conclusion of Wednesday’s hearing that “there’s a class war going on whether we want to recognize it or not.”
“Don’t let them distract you,” said Teamsters president Sean O’Brien.
“Unions create jobs, make work safer, and put more money in workers’
pockets.”
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General Motors Asks Staff to Quit After Promising No Layoffs: Just last week, GM also cut an unspecified number of white-collar employees following their “most recent performance calibration.”
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Michigan Rights Wrong, Beginning the Repeal of ‘Right to Work’: A newly Democratic state government votes to restore some democracy in the workplace. Today on TAP: A newly Democratic state government votes to restore some democracy in the workplace.
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# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemical Why Rockefeller’s Standard Oil was Axis Ally of Hitler & Nazis: Standard Oil Company, Inc., was an American oil production, transportation, refining, and marketing company that operated from 1870 to 1911. At its height, Standard Oil was the largest petroleum company in the world, and its success made its co-founder and chairman, John D. Rockefeller, among the wealthiest Americans of all time and among the richest people in modern history. Its history as one of the world’s first and largest multinational corporations ended in 1911, when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that it was an illegal monopoly.
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Manchin slams Biden’s ‘radical climate agenda’ in delay of oil leasing:
The Interior Department says it cannot finish a new offshore plan until December, a delay that has again angered the senator from West Virginia.
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) castigated the Biden administration for falling behind on advancing a new offshore oil and gas leasing program after the Interior Department said it needs until December to finalize the plan, deepening the conflict between him and President Joe Biden.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/energy-environment/manchin-lashes-out-at-biden-over-delayed-offshore-oil-and-gas-leasing-plan__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xDtYCSUhf2YMEyHJHKtMCaVcC6JEOqdxg-1ufssptCBQSM6o7hWnCoqf1CRA0FJv3BCRYj4XYvmPnDIygh7k8rB_ITJSbSIB$

Hashtag #StopWillow goes viral as Biden deliberates Alaska drilling:
Social media users have rallied against a proposed oil drilling project in northern Alaska over the past week, using the #stopwillow TikTok hashtag to educate viewers on the project’s potential environmental consequences and urge them to sign petitions pushing the Biden Administration to reject the project. The ConocoPhillips Willow Project has sparked backlash from climate activists on TikTok who fear a negative impact on the environment.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2023/03/07/stopwillow-how-tiktok-users-are-mobilizing-against-proposed-alaska-oil-drilling-project/?sh=1175752c689e__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xDtYCSUhf2YMEyHJHKtMCaVcC6JEOqdxg-1ufssptCBQSM6o7hWnCoqf1CRA0FJv3BCRYj4XYvmPnDIygh7k8rB_IWmNwCRs$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Global Court restrictions on climate protesters ‘deeply concerning’, say leading lawyers; Three non-violent Insulate Britain activists have been jailed for telling juries why they were protesting: Three Insulate Britain activists are serving jail terms for contempt of court for breaching rulings made by a judge that they were not to mention the climate crisis, fuel poverty or the history of the peaceful civil rights movement to juries.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/08/court-restrictions-on-climate-protesters-deeply-concerning-say-leading-lawyers__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xDtYCSUhf2YMEyHJHKtMCaVcC6JEOqdxg-1ufssptCBQSM6o7hWnCoqf1CRA0FJv3BCRYj4XYvmPnDIygh7k8rB_IRuPz7_F$

# General News
Inside the ‘Private and Confidential’ Conservative Group That Promises to ‘Crush Liberal Dominance’: Leonard Leo, a key architect of the Supreme Court’s conservative supermajority, is now the chairman of Teneo, a group that aims to influence all aspects of American politics and culture.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/leonard-leo-teneo-videos-documents__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xDtYCSUhf2YMEyHJHKtMCaVcC6JEOqdxg-1ufssptCBQSM6o7hWnCoqf1CRA0FJv3BCRYj4XYvmPnDIygh7k8rB_ISZc8a7-$

How a Billionaire’s “Attack Philanthropy” Secretly Funded Climate Denialism and Right-Wing Causes: Emails and interviews reveal privacy-obsessed electronics magnate Barre Seid’s long history of backing efforts to attack climate science, fight Medicaid expansion, and remake the higher education system in a conservative mold.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/barre-seid-heartland-institute-hillsdale-college-gmu__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xDtYCSUhf2YMEyHJHKtMCaVcC6JEOqdxg-1ufssptCBQSM6o7hWnCoqf1CRA0FJv3BCRYj4XYvmPnDIygh7k8rB_IX-_Pk15$

# Gov / Politics / US
Dems Get Burned by Biden’s Embrace of D.C. Crime Legislation: “The White House f***** this up royally,” one House Democrat told The Hill via text message, noting the White House issued a Statement of Administration Policy opposing the resolution and backing D.C., that House Democratic leadership told lawmakers that Biden was prepared to veto the measure.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/house/3881888-house-democrats-blindsided-as-biden-changes-tune-on-dc-crime-bill/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xDtYCSUhf2YMEyHJHKtMCaVcC6JEOqdxg-1ufssptCBQSM6o7hWnCoqf1CRA0FJv3BCRYj4XYvmPnDIygh7k8rB_IbEvRc3o$

How the Right Is Turning Political Paranoia Into ‘Parents’ Rights’: From activist mothers to MAGA stars, just about everyone at last week’s CPAC was awash in fears that satanism, marxism, and “transgenderism” are creeping into schools nationwide. “They’re trying to erase us as women and moms,” says the president of Moms for America, and “steal the hearts and minds of our children.” They’re coming to steal your baby. They’re flushing fully-formed infants down the bathroom. And they’re worshipping the gods of infanticide. These are just some of the baseless accusations leveled final week in opposition to liberals and LGBTQ+ communities on the Conservative Political Motion Convention in Nationwide Harbor, Maryland.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://localbollywood.com/how-the-right-is-turning-political-paranoia-into-parents-rights/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xDtYCSUhf2YMEyHJHKtMCaVcC6JEOqdxg-1ufssptCBQSM6o7hWnCoqf1CRA0FJv3BCRYj4XYvmPnDIygh7k8rB_IRC3r756$

Florida Passes Law Helping Election Police Bypass Judicial Scrutiny:
Governor DeSantis Signs Election Crimes Law Expanding Statewide Prosecutor’s Power to Target People with Past Convictions; Civil and Voting Rights Groups Respond https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/governor-desantis-signs-election-crimes-law-expanding-statewide__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xDtYCSUhf2YMEyHJHKtMCaVcC6JEOqdxg-1ufssptCBQSM6o7hWnCoqf1CRA0FJv3BCRYj4XYvmPnDIygh7k8rB_IRs5nGwY$

# Legal / DOJ
Hope Hicks Had a Little Chat With Prosecutors About Trump’s Hush Money
Payment: Will the “Hopester” help the Manhattan DA finally nail Trump?
The former Trump aide is one of several witnesses who have met with prosecutors in regard to the potential case. Hope Hicks met with Manhattan prosecutors Monday as part of an ongoing investigation into hush money payments purportedly made by the ex-president to Stormy Daniels, an adult film actress.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.salon.com/2023/03/07/hope-hicks-starts-talking-in-hush-money-case-report/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xDtYCSUhf2YMEyHJHKtMCaVcC6JEOqdxg-1ufssptCBQSM6o7hWnCoqf1CRA0FJv3BCRYj4XYvmPnDIygh7k8rB_IYUYoR06$

Ivanka Trump Awkwardly Implies Her Brothers and Dad May Have Committed Fraud at the Trump Org: Feels like this should make for a particularly uncomfortable vibe at the next family gathering! Attorney General Letitia James, asked Judge Arthur Engoron to recognize that Donald Trump’s eldest daughter left the family company in 2017 and that the allegations made against her are different from the ones made against her brothers, father and their real estate empire. Figel wrote that because there is not “a single allegation that Ms. Trump directly or indirectly created, prepared, reviewed, or certified any of her father’s financial statements,” Ivanka’s factual and legal defenses are unique.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/ivanka-trump-separates-herself-brothers-high-stakes-legal-case-1786172__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xDtYCSUhf2YMEyHJHKtMCaVcC6JEOqdxg-1ufssptCBQSM6o7hWnCoqf1CRA0FJv3BCRYj4XYvmPnDIygh7k8rB_IcoyN72M$

Former Trump Lawyer Censured Over False 2020 Election Claims: Jenna Ellis helped lead Donald Trump’s bid to overturn the election result but now admits to multiple “misrepresentations” of the truth.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/former-trump-lawyer-jenna-ellis-censured-for-falsehoods-about-2020-election__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xDtYCSUhf2YMEyHJHKtMCaVcC6JEOqdxg-1ufssptCBQSM6o7hWnCoqf1CRA0FJv3BCRYj4XYvmPnDIygh7k8rB_IUczoSrN$

# LGBTQ / Gender
Alaska Says It’s Now Legal “in Some Instances” to Discriminate Against LGBTQ Individuals: On the advice of the state’s attorney general, Alaska’s civil rights agency quietly deleted language promising equal protections for LGBTQ Alaskans against most categories of discrimination, and it began refusing to investigate complaints.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.advocate.com/news/alaska-discrimination-fine-sometimes__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xDtYCSUhf2YMEyHJHKtMCaVcC6JEOqdxg-1ufssptCBQSM6o7hWnCoqf1CRA0FJv3BCRYj4XYvmPnDIygh7k8rB_IVRdcz2m$

RuPaul Slams GOP ‘Stunt Queens’ Over Drag Show Bans: “They think our love, our light, our laughter and our joy are signs of weakness. But they’re wrong, because that is our strength.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.hastingstribune.com/ap/agriculture/rupaul-slams-those-laws-banning-drag-shows-get-these-stunt-queens-out-of-office/article_0928d358-c5a4-5385-b011-98cd9691cfc6.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xDtYCSUhf2YMEyHJHKtMCaVcC6JEOqdxg-1ufssptCBQSM6o7hWnCoqf1CRA0FJv3BCRYj4XYvmPnDIygh7k8rB_IUjxeB61$

“Legislative Disaster”: Georgia Bill Banning Gender-Affirming Care Passes Senate: The bill passed the Republican-controlled state Senate along party lines.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/legislative-disaster-ga-bill-banning-gender-affirming-care-passes-senate/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xDtYCSUhf2YMEyHJHKtMCaVcC6JEOqdxg-1ufssptCBQSM6o7hWnCoqf1CRA0FJv3BCRYj4XYvmPnDIygh7k8rB_IRWWK6mg$

Tennessee’s New Anti-Drag Law Could Subject Performers to Up to 6 Years in Jail: Under the state law, performing publicly in drag is a misdemeanor, and “repeat offenders” could be charged with a felony.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/tennessees-new-anti-drag-law-could-subject-performers-to-up-to-6-years-in-jail/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xDtYCSUhf2YMEyHJHKtMCaVcC6JEOqdxg-1ufssptCBQSM6o7hWnCoqf1CRA0FJv3BCRYj4XYvmPnDIygh7k8rB_Ia_z2q5F$

Gov. Tim Walz Signs Order to Create Refuge for Trans People in
Minnesota: The order bars state agencies from complying with other states’ orders to prosecute trans people.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/gov-tim-walz-signs-order-to-create-refuge-for-trans-people-in-minnesota/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xDtYCSUhf2YMEyHJHKtMCaVcC6JEOqdxg-1ufssptCBQSM6o7hWnCoqf1CRA0FJv3BCRYj4XYvmPnDIygh7k8rB_IYcSoTJV$

# Media
“We’re All Embarrassed”: Inside Fox News as Dominion Revelations Rattle the Network: Last month Fox News producers in New York, Washington, and other bureaus were summoned for mandatory training sessions. The topic:
libel law. With Fox facing down two defamation lawsuits that could cost the company billions of dollars https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.democraticunderground.com/100217711026__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xDtYCSUhf2YMEyHJHKtMCaVcC6JEOqdxg-1ufssptCBQSM6o7hWnCoqf1CRA0FJv3BCRYj4XYvmPnDIygh7k8rB_IVAkyI-E$

# Military / Global
Why the Armed Forces of Ukraine are leaving Artemivsk: Military expert Viktor Litovkin, in turn, expressed the opinion that the order for the retreat of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from Artemovsk could indeed mean the withdrawal of troops and their subsequent regrouping. West advises Ukraine to retreat from Artemovsk and save its troops, Bloomberg.
Current Western military aid to Ukraine is not enough for a major offensive, Bloomberg reports, citing officials https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://tass.com/defense/1570765__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xDtYCSUhf2YMEyHJHKtMCaVcC6JEOqdxg-1ufssptCBQSM6o7hWnCoqf1CRA0FJv3BCRYj4XYvmPnDIygh7k8rB_IVqB2wNi$

Col. MacGregor: Ukraine has been DESTROYED and there’s nothing left:
Ukrainian president Zelensky just admitted that American troops will be needed to keep Ukraine from total collapse. At the same time NATO announces Ukraine will become a member of the alliance before too long.
This is a non-starter for Russian President Putin. Colonel Douglas MacGregor joins Redacted host Clayton Morris for the very latest developments.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.veteranstoday.com/2023/03/08/col-macgregor-ukraine-has-been-destroyed-and-theres-nothing-left/?mc_cid=f8e2bd50bb&mc_eid=3f7488d454__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xDtYCSUhf2YMEyHJHKtMCaVcC6JEOqdxg-1ufssptCBQSM6o7hWnCoqf1CRA0FJv3BCRYj4XYvmPnDIygh7k8rB_Ic2WUzvl$

# Science
The mice with two biological fathers: Researchers have made eggs from the cells of male mice, and shown that, once fertilized and implanted into female mice, the eggs can develop into seemingly healthy, fertile offspring. The approach, announced yesterday at the Third International Summit on Human Genome Editing in London, has not yet been published and is a long way from being used in humans https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.businessinsider.com/mice-two-fathers-scientists-osaka-university-same-sex-couples-children-2023-3__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xDtYCSUhf2YMEyHJHKtMCaVcC6JEOqdxg-1ufssptCBQSM6o7hWnCoqf1CRA0FJv3BCRYj4XYvmPnDIygh7k8rB_IQ6ofuZf$

# Veterans / VA
McMorris Rodgers wins passage of act to close VA coverage loophole: A bill that would close a major VA healthcare coverage loophole for military veterans has passed the U.S. House of Representatives on a vote that could not have been more bipartisan. The RELIEVE Act, along with the Wounded Warrior Access Act, passed the House Tuesday by a unanimous vote, with 422 representatives voting for it and 12 absent for the roll call.
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# Border / Immigration / Migrants
Biden Administration Mulls Return to Detention of Asylum-Seeking Families: The Biden administration is considering a return to the policy of family detention for migrants who cross the border illegally, according to The New York Times, in what would be a stark reversal by the president, who ended the practice two years ago. A final decision has not been made https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/3887045-white-house-mulls-return-to-migrant-family-detention-report/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xclIGF8p8A4TrVA_MCSG2_Qlsu0pTCq-sO9eMALRa8bOO1sq0y_YCY2fzvg8nCcvgkG5oQMojG2QgQRYHApPWWaKHiGDJb-P$

Democrats blasted the White House on Tuesday for reportedly considering reinstating a policy that would detain migrant families who cross the U.S. border illegally.
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# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
The Mask Mandates Did Nothing. Will Any Lessons Be Learned? States with mask mandates fared no better against Covid than those without. People may have good personal reasons to wear masks, and they may have the discipline to wear them consistently. Their choices are their own. But when it comes to the population-level benefits of masking, the verdict is in: Mask mandates were a bust. The mainstream experts and pundits who supported mandates were wrong.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/21/opinion/do-mask-mandates-work.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xclIGF8p8A4TrVA_MCSG2_Qlsu0pTCq-sO9eMALRa8bOO1sq0y_YCY2fzvg8nCcvgkG5oQMojG2QgQRYHApPWWaKHu9-5rle$

The CDC Is Breaking Trust in Childhood Vaccination: With its unscientific push to vaccinate all infants and toddlers against COVID, the agency will harm vaccine uptake for more significant diseases. There remains no solid consensus among physicians about the importance of vaccinating healthy children against COVID-19. In a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) meeting on June 28, Pfizer Vice President for Viral Vaccines Kena Swanson even acknowledged that “there is no established correlate” between antibody levels and protection from disease.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/science/articles/cdc-is-endangering-childhood-vaccination-progress__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xclIGF8p8A4TrVA_MCSG2_Qlsu0pTCq-sO9eMALRa8bOO1sq0y_YCY2fzvg8nCcvgkG5oQMojG2QgQRYHApPWWaKHs5hec76$

# Employment / Labor
Meta Planning Thousands More Layoffs, Says Report: The next round of job losses for the Facebook owner reportedly could be announced as early as this week. Second round of cuts in four months driven by efficiency push Social networking giant may finalize plans in the next week
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-03-07/meta-is-said-to-plan-thousands-more-layoffs-as-soon-as-this-week__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xclIGF8p8A4TrVA_MCSG2_Qlsu0pTCq-sO9eMALRa8bOO1sq0y_YCY2fzvg8nCcvgkG5oQMojG2QgQRYHApPWWaKHimYnWbz$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemical Construction starts on Nevada’s Thacker Pass lithium mine: Lithium Americas Corp. announced that it began construction on the Thacker Pass lithium project in Humboldt County, Nevada, after the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals denied a request Wednesday by mine opponents to block work.
The controversial mine, located on the site of an 1865 massacre of Paiute people, is opposed by tribes and environmental groups. The Bureau of Land Management approved the $2.2 billion mine project in January 2021. Opponents say the Thacker Pass lithium project was rushed in the name of the green transition.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://grist.org/climate-energy/construction-begins-lithium-mine-nevada-controversial/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xclIGF8p8A4TrVA_MCSG2_Qlsu0pTCq-sO9eMALRa8bOO1sq0y_YCY2fzvg8nCcvgkG5oQMojG2QgQRYHApPWWaKHndz0Tjz$

# General News
Trial of Mexico’s Former Top Cop Neglected U.S. Role in War on Drugs:
Genaro García Luna, Mexico’s former top law enforcement official known as the “architect” of the Mexican side of the drug war, was found guilty in New York federal court of collaborating with the Sinaloa cartel, the biggest organized crime group in North America. For years, García Luna was the U.S. government’s most trusted ally in the war on drugs.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/02/21/garcia-luna-verdict/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xclIGF8p8A4TrVA_MCSG2_Qlsu0pTCq-sO9eMALRa8bOO1sq0y_YCY2fzvg8nCcvgkG5oQMojG2QgQRYHApPWWaKHpc3AQWd$

Trump’s ‘Retribution’ Vow Is a Dark and Dangerous Signal: Trump’s ‘Retribution’ Vow Is a Dark and Dangerous Signal to His Base. At CPAC, Trump suggested that he would use the power of the presidency to exact revenge for his tribe, total catnip for his MAGA voter base.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-retribution-vow-is-a-dark-and-dangerous-signal-to-his-base__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xclIGF8p8A4TrVA_MCSG2_Qlsu0pTCq-sO9eMALRa8bOO1sq0y_YCY2fzvg8nCcvgkG5oQMojG2QgQRYHApPWWaKHjsBppLk$

# Gov / Politics / Global
Chinese Minister Warns of Looming Confrontation With U.S: New Foreign Minister Qin Gang said the U.S. was wrong to see China as a rival to be suppressed and contained. The rare explicit comment was followed by a barrage of scorn and criticism aimed squarely at Washington from China’s new foreign minister and former ambassador to the U.S., Qin Gang.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/2023/03/07/1161570798/china-accuses-u-s-of-containment-warns-of-potential-conflict__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xclIGF8p8A4TrVA_MCSG2_Qlsu0pTCq-sO9eMALRa8bOO1sq0y_YCY2fzvg8nCcvgkG5oQMojG2QgQRYHApPWWaKHg4IOnA8$

North Korea Warns U.S. Shootdown of Test-Fired Missiles Would Be “Declaration of War”: North Korea said any move to shoot down one of its test missiles would be considered a declaration of war and blamed a joint military exercise between the United States and South Korea for growing tensions, state media KCNA said on Tuesday.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/north-korea-warns-us-against-shooting-down-missile-tests-2023-03-07/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xclIGF8p8A4TrVA_MCSG2_Qlsu0pTCq-sO9eMALRa8bOO1sq0y_YCY2fzvg8nCcvgkG5oQMojG2QgQRYHApPWWaKHs4TA_uD$

# Gov / Politics / US
“You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet”: Ron DeSantis’s Florida Prepares Its Next Attack on Black and LGBTQ+ Students: As DeSantis inches closer to an expected presidential run, his allies in the state’s Republican-led legislature are set to look at bills that would prohibit educators from using students’ preferred gender pronouns and eliminate diversity programs in higher education, among other provisions.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/03/ron-desantis-florida-republicans-education-bills__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xclIGF8p8A4TrVA_MCSG2_Qlsu0pTCq-sO9eMALRa8bOO1sq0y_YCY2fzvg8nCcvgkG5oQMojG2QgQRYHApPWWaKHuw1W5Kt$

Trump Claims Criminal Charges Would Boost His Chances of Winning the
Election: A Theory He May Get to Test Soon! The ex-president believes indictments would “enhance” his odds of winning back the White House.
Charges may in fact be coming.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/03/donald-trump-2024-election-criminal-charges__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xclIGF8p8A4TrVA_MCSG2_Qlsu0pTCq-sO9eMALRa8bOO1sq0y_YCY2fzvg8nCcvgkG5oQMojG2QgQRYHApPWWaKHvY9UkIA$

Senate Dems Try to Declare ‘Independence’ Amid GOP Floor Takeover: Republicans are expected to force a floor vote on rejecting a progressive D.C. criminal justice move even after the city council tried to unilaterally withdraw the proposal. In many ways, congressional Republicans’ regulatory rollback strategy is working: It’s dividing Democrats, squashing a progressive D.C. criminal justice plan and forcing President Joe Biden to whip out his veto pen for the first time.
It’s also helping Democrats carve out politically helpful distance from the president and their party’s left flank.
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How the ‘Holman rule’ allows the House to fast-track proposals to gut government programs without debate or much thought at all: House Republicans have adopted a rule used periodically over the past 150 years that allows lawmakers to speed up and streamline votes to dismantle federal programs and fire federal employees https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/how-the-holman-rule-allows-the-house-to-fast-track-proposals-to-gut-government-programs-without-debate-or-much-thought-at-all-198384__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xclIGF8p8A4TrVA_MCSG2_Qlsu0pTCq-sO9eMALRa8bOO1sq0y_YCY2fzvg8nCcvgkG5oQMojG2QgQRYHApPWWaKHjKfFQoy$

# Law Enforcement
Gang Members Hold Positions at ‘Highest Levels’ of LA Sheriff’s Department, Investigation Reveals: A blistering new official investigation decries violent, lawless “deputy gangs” that continue to wield extraordinary power within the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department.
The report identifies at “least a half dozen” active gangs and cliques https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://politicalwire.com/2023/03/07/gang-members-hold-positions-in-sheriffs-department/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xclIGF8p8A4TrVA_MCSG2_Qlsu0pTCq-sO9eMALRa8bOO1sq0y_YCY2fzvg8nCcvgkG5oQMojG2QgQRYHApPWWaKHuUdZvS2$

Domestic Terrorism Charges Against Cop City Demonstrators Spur Further
Protests: Actions and activities are planned all week, including a National Day of Action Against Police Terror on Thursday.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/domestic-terrorism-charges-against-cop-city-demonstrators-spur-further-protests/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xclIGF8p8A4TrVA_MCSG2_Qlsu0pTCq-sO9eMALRa8bOO1sq0y_YCY2fzvg8nCcvgkG5oQMojG2QgQRYHApPWWaKHmtej5DK$

# Legal / DOJ
As crime-solving goes hi-tech, public defenders scramble to keep up:
Caleb Kenyon, a defense attorney in Florida, saw a geofence warrant was when a new client received an alarming email from Google in January 2020. Police were requesting personal data from the client, Zachary McCoy, and Kenyon had just seven days to stop Google from turning it over, the email said. The geofence warrant included a map and GPS coordinates, and instructed Google to provide identifying information for every user whose device was found within the radius of that location at a certain date and time. “It was so bizarre that I just didn’t even have a concept for what I was dealing with,” he said https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/feb/24/fourth-amendment-battles-geofence-warrants-public-defenders-nacdl__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xclIGF8p8A4TrVA_MCSG2_Qlsu0pTCq-sO9eMALRa8bOO1sq0y_YCY2fzvg8nCcvgkG5oQMojG2QgQRYHApPWWaKHvqqEXhE$

# LGBTQ / Gender
LGBTQ lawmakers: This session, the Texas Legislature reached its highest number of openly LGBTQ lawmakers in state history, with all nine being Democrats in the Texas House, it comes at a time when GOP lawmakers have filed more than 90 bills targeting LGBTQ rights and representation. LGBTQ lawmakers aren’t focused only on playing defense but also championing bills they say would benefit the LGBTQ community.These bills include:
* House Bill 832, which would prohibit foster care providers from discriminating against LGBTQ youth based on religious beliefs
* House Bill 725, which would expand hate crime language to include protections based on gender identity and sexual orientation
* Senate Bill 110, which would add protections for LGBTQ people and veterans to prevent discrimination in housing, employment, public accommodation and state contracts
* House Bill 2235, which would expand access to HIV testing https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2023/03/07/texas-lgbtq-lawmakers-bill/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xclIGF8p8A4TrVA_MCSG2_Qlsu0pTCq-sO9eMALRa8bOO1sq0y_YCY2fzvg8nCcvgkG5oQMojG2QgQRYHApPWWaKHgh6Enab$

# Medical / Health
Biden Administration Urged to Take More Aggressive Steps to Relieve Medical Debt: Dozens of advocates for patients and consumers, citing widespread harm caused by medical debt, are pushing the Biden administration to take more aggressive steps to protect Americans from medical bills and debt collectors.
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As Public Trust Wanes, FDA Pledges to ‘Save Lives’ by Policing Online
Content: Members of the FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee have also been found to have conflicts of interest with the very pharmaceutical companies and vaccine manufacturers they are meant to be regulating.
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Leading American medical journal continues to omit Black research, reinforcing a legacy of racism in medical knowledge: The lack of visibility by Black researchers and physicians in scientific literature perpetuates systemic racism in medicine.
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# Military / DOD
Preparing for Russia: Inside NATO fighter pilot training in Texas: More than 5,000 miles from NATO’s eastern flank, a new generation of allied fighter pilots is coming of age in North Texas. After decades of peace at home, American and European airmen here face a new reality: They are the frontline flyers who will keep Russia’s war in Ukraine from spilling across NATO’s borders, and the instructors who will teach the new pilots how to do it.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2023/03/06/preparing-for-russia-inside-nato-fighter-pilot-training-in-texas/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xclIGF8p8A4TrVA_MCSG2_Qlsu0pTCq-sO9eMALRa8bOO1sq0y_YCY2fzvg8nCcvgkG5oQMojG2QgQRYHApPWWaKHirTIDMQ$

Pentagon Chief Pledges Support for Iraq on Baghdad Visit: America still has about 2,500 troops in the Middle Eastern country: The Pentagon chief’s trip to Baghdad on Tuesday came just before the 20-year anniversary of the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003, which led to the deaths of tens of thousands of Iraqi civilians, toppled leader Saddam Hussein and helped unleash forces that paved the way for the rise of ISIL.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/3/7/pentagon-chief-surprise-trip-says-us-troops-stay-iraq__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xclIGF8p8A4TrVA_MCSG2_Qlsu0pTCq-sO9eMALRa8bOO1sq0y_YCY2fzvg8nCcvgkG5oQMojG2QgQRYHApPWWaKHp82vlWL$

# Nuclear
“We may find ourselves for the first time in half a century in a world with no limits on US and Russian nuclear forces.” Nuclear-policy researcher Matthew Bunn notes the worrying repercussions of Russia’s declaration that it will suspend its participation in its last major nuclear-arms treaty with the United States. Is nuclear war more likely after Russia’s suspension of the New START treaty? The nation has spurned a major arms-control agreement, pushing nuclear powers toward a worrying lack of regulation, says non-proliferation researcher.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-00679-w?utm_source=Nature*Briefing&utm_campaign=d6a958a9c8-briefing-dy-20230307&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c9dfd39373-d6a958a9c8-43812897__;Kw!!On18fmf1aQ!xclIGF8p8A4TrVA_MCSG2_Qlsu0pTCq-sO9eMALRa8bOO1sq0y_YCY2fzvg8nCcvgkG5oQMojG2QgQRYHApPWWaKHk2PpNyZ$

# Science
How The Family That Walks On All Fours Baffled Scientists For Years: One scientist claimed it was “reverse evolution”, but this was condemned by the scientific community. The gait was a consequence of two rare conditions occurring at once, one biological and one developmental.
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# Social
Eviction of 300-Person Encampment in California Shows Scorn for Right to Housing: The destruction of the camp that was home to over 300 unhoused people in Oakland laid bare the brutality of capitalism. Caltrans, which owns the land under an enormous freeway interchange called the MacArthur Maze, has evicted more than 300 people who had lived there for years. The U.S. Constitution does not recognize a right to housing, Caltrans asserts.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/eviction-of-300-person-encampment-in-california-shows-scorn-for-right-to-housing/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xclIGF8p8A4TrVA_MCSG2_Qlsu0pTCq-sO9eMALRa8bOO1sq0y_YCY2fzvg8nCcvgkG5oQMojG2QgQRYHApPWWaKHsZNCOYH$

# Space / UFO Disclosure / Other
Congressman Says Alien UFO Tech Is Being ‘Reverse Engineered’ in Secret: Recovered UFO technology may be “being reverse-engineered right now,” but we “don’t understand” how it functions, according to a U.S. Representative. In early February, four objects were shot down over North America in quick succession. The first was identified by the Pentagon as a Chinese surveillance balloon and was shot down off the coast of South Carolina. China has stated it was a civilian airship collecting meteorological data. The Defense Department has not confirmed the nature of the remaining three objects, which were targeted by U.S. fighter jet missiles over Alaska, Canada, and Lake Huron, Michigan.
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# Technology
How the Supreme Court could re-shape the internet as you know it: One option would be to preemptively remove any and all content that anyone, anywhere could even remotely allege is objectionable … reducing the range of allowed speech on social media. Another option would be to stop moderating content altogether, to avoid claims that a site knew or should have known that a piece of objectionable material was on its platform.
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