April 2023 – MPEN

Voices, The Peoples News No. 2023-04-30

Voices, The Peoples News

April 30, 2023
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Indigenous
San Carlos Apache call for international intervention over copper mine at Oak Flat: At the U.N., leaders describe the destruction of Indigenous sacred sites as a ‘major human rights violation.’ The San Carlos Apache Tribe has taken its fight to the United Nations to save its traditional territory in Arizona from a massive copper mine. Chi’chil Bildagoteel, also known as Oak Flat, is home to one of the largest sources of copper in North America, and it is also the tribe’s most sacred site.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://grist.org/article/san-carlos-apache-take-copper-mine-fight-to-united-nations/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yMrwNbz9CyMDyaBa1mUR5rt9judfeLAnwELhEsbnccGVGl4XfFQ0WrkyCkIL5E4gYJTsKuJKPJUPUqHRkuuDSqu0qxS89tjc$

# Indigenous / Global
Dwindling sea ice and rising Arctic ship traffic may bring unwelcome visitors to King Island, Alaska: Members of the King Island Native Community see potential threats to their food security and cultural resources.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2023/04/arctic-alaska-king-island-sea-ice-cruise-ships-traffic-native-indigenous/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yMrwNbz9CyMDyaBa1mUR5rt9judfeLAnwELhEsbnccGVGl4XfFQ0WrkyCkIL5E4gYJTsKuJKPJUPUqHRkuuDSqu0q8HSrTSu$

# Border / Immigration / Migrants
U.S. Plans Migrant Processing Centers in Latin America and Rapid Deportations from Southern Border: The Biden administration has announced plans to open processing centers across Latin America where asylum seekers would have to request permission to come to the U.S., blocking tens of thousands from seeking relief at the U.S. / Mexico border. The first processing centers will be located in Guatemala and Colombia.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2023/04/27/biden-migrant-processing-centers-latin-america-00094151__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yMrwNbz9CyMDyaBa1mUR5rt9judfeLAnwELhEsbnccGVGl4XfFQ0WrkyCkIL5E4gYJTsKuJKPJUPUqHRkuuDSqu0q1kozMGG$

Biden authorizes military to call up reservists to combat drug trafficking at southern border: President Joe Biden issued an executive order authorizing active-duty armed forces reservists to be called up to address “international drug trafficking” at the southern border. He did so ahead of the public health authority Title 42 ending in less than two weeks, on May 11
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://dailycaller.com/2023/04/27/biden-reserve-troops-drug-trafficking-border/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yMrwNbz9CyMDyaBa1mUR5rt9judfeLAnwELhEsbnccGVGl4XfFQ0WrkyCkIL5E4gYJTsKuJKPJUPUqHRkuuDSqu0qxV5UPkO$

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
COVID Vaccines Were Never Safe for Pregnant Women, Pfizer’s Own Data Show: Pfizer elected not to follow up the vast majority of pregnancies in the original human trials, despite high miscarriage rates in the minority they did follow.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/pfizer-covid-vaccine-pregnancy/?utm_source=luminate&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=defender&utm_id=20230428__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yMrwNbz9CyMDyaBa1mUR5rt9judfeLAnwELhEsbnccGVGl4XfFQ0WrkyCkIL5E4gYJTsKuJKPJUPUqHRkuuDSqu0q2zoMqsT$

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
Debt Limit Vote Offers a Preview of GOP Attacks If Party Controls Congress: The rush proposal cuts funding for federal agencies and expands work requirements for Medicaid and food stamps. “Maybe that’s why we’re moving so fast, maybe Mr. McCarthy doesn’t want people to realize what’s in the bill, and I don’t blame him,” McGovern told the committee. “This is a ransom note to the American people that makes devastating draconian cuts to programs that help the poor, the hungry, the sick and the vulnerable.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/debt-limit-bill-offers-a-preview-of-gop-attacks-if-party-controls-congress/?utm_source=Truthout&utm_campaign=8c2fd52471-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_3_20_2023_13_41_COPY_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_bbb541a1db-8c2fd52471-650262369&mc_cid=8c2fd52471&mc_eid=b8214b3276__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yMrwNbz9CyMDyaBa1mUR5rt9judfeLAnwELhEsbnccGVGl4XfFQ0WrkyCkIL5E4gYJTsKuJKPJUPUqHRkuuDSqu0q5Jk8KDw$

Joe Manchin’s Tax Hike On The Working Class: The yacht-owning coal baron crushed low-income families while representing one of America’s poorest states. Despite representing one of America’s poorest states, West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin (D) decided in 2021 to kill legislation to extend expanded child and antipoverty tax credits that were helping the working class.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.levernews.com/joe-manchins-tax-hike-on-the-working-class/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yMrwNbz9CyMDyaBa1mUR5rt9judfeLAnwELhEsbnccGVGl4XfFQ0WrkyCkIL5E4gYJTsKuJKPJUPUqHRkuuDSqu0q8qylW7f$

# Education / Schools
‘Important Conversations Never Had’: Colleges Quietly End Mandates Without Addressing Harms: Many major universities across the country are quietly dropping their COVID-19 vaccine mandates for students at the end of the spring semester. Critics say in addition to ending mandates, there must be a public conversation about the harms they caused.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/colleges-end-covid-vaccine-mandates/?utm_source=luminate&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=defender&utm_id=20230428__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yMrwNbz9CyMDyaBa1mUR5rt9judfeLAnwELhEsbnccGVGl4XfFQ0WrkyCkIL5E4gYJTsKuJKPJUPUqHRkuuDSqu0qyEJSLww$

The University Of California Bails Out Eviction-Happy Private Equity: The school pumped billions into a Blackstone real estate fund eager to evict tenants and jack up student rents in the midst of a major housing crisis.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.levernews.com/the-university-of-california-bails-out-eviction-happy-private-equity/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yMrwNbz9CyMDyaBa1mUR5rt9judfeLAnwELhEsbnccGVGl4XfFQ0WrkyCkIL5E4gYJTsKuJKPJUPUqHRkuuDSqu0q5Yfn0kQ$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Industry
Educator, Environmentalist, Union Leader, Senator, Paul Pinsky Now Gets to Turn His Climate Ideals Into Action: The long-time liberal state senator from Prince George’s County, an outspoken environmental critic of former Republican Gov. Larry Hogan, takes over the Maryland Energy Administration in the Moore administration.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/24042023/paul-pinsky-maryland/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yMrwNbz9CyMDyaBa1mUR5rt9judfeLAnwELhEsbnccGVGl4XfFQ0WrkyCkIL5E4gYJTsKuJKPJUPUqHRkuuDSqu0qw-kfHnA$

Fossil fuel companies lost out when the Supreme Court declined to hear arguments to move climate change lawsuits to federal courts, opening the door for cities, states and counties to sue at the state level, where they are more likely to succeed.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/25042023/supreme-court-fossil-fuel-climate-change-lawsuits/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yMrwNbz9CyMDyaBa1mUR5rt9judfeLAnwELhEsbnccGVGl4XfFQ0WrkyCkIL5E4gYJTsKuJKPJUPUqHRkuuDSqu0q-AdRFur$

Utilities Seize Control of the Coming Boom in Transmission Lines: Legislatures in a dozen states have passed “right of first refusal” laws that freeze out competition in transmission line projects, raising concerns about higher energy costs for consumers.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/26042023/transmission-utilities-right-first-refusal/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yMrwNbz9CyMDyaBa1mUR5rt9judfeLAnwELhEsbnccGVGl4XfFQ0WrkyCkIL5E4gYJTsKuJKPJUPUqHRkuuDSqu0q5QLVKCw$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure
Inside Biden’s Embattled Climate Agenda. Analysts Say the Fight Is Far From Over: For the third time in just over a month, President Joe Biden will likely be forced to exercise his veto power to save a piece of his embattled environmental agenda. Some analysts say the moment may mark a turning point in Biden’s presidency as he takes a more aggressive position to push his priorities past a divided Congress while seeking a second term.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/28042023/inside-bidens-embattled-climate-agenda-analysts-say-the-fight-is-far-from-over/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yMrwNbz9CyMDyaBa1mUR5rt9judfeLAnwELhEsbnccGVGl4XfFQ0WrkyCkIL5E4gYJTsKuJKPJUPUqHRkuuDSqu0q3Nos0qQ$

North Carolina residents urge UN to investigate toxic PFAS pollution: Chemical manufacturer Chemours accused of violating human rights by releasing ‘forever chemicals’ into Cape Fear River basin.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/north-carolina-pfas-pollution-un-human-rights__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yMrwNbz9CyMDyaBa1mUR5rt9judfeLAnwELhEsbnccGVGl4XfFQ0WrkyCkIL5E4gYJTsKuJKPJUPUqHRkuuDSqu0q8_ZB_sy$

How is climate change affecting nutrients in plants? Higher levels of carbon dioxide are changing micronutrients in grasses, trees and even kelp. What does that mean for animals higher up the food chain?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://knowablemagazine.org/article/food-environment/2023/climate-change-effect-on-plant-nutrients__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yMrwNbz9CyMDyaBa1mUR5rt9judfeLAnwELhEsbnccGVGl4XfFQ0WrkyCkIL5E4gYJTsKuJKPJUPUqHRkuuDSqu0q37IXkHi$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Global
Life beneath the Arctic ice is chock-full of microplastics: Frozen polar waters host a critical species of algae. Accumulating plastic particles could threaten the whole ecosystem. All 12 samples of algae the scientists collected from ice floes contained microplastics. In total, they counted about 400 individual plastic bits in the algae they examined. The work adds to the growing body of evidence that microplastics are truly everywhere: in freshly fallen Antarctic snow, the air, baby poop, our blood, everywhere.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://gizmodo.com/life-beneath-the-arctic-ice-is-chock-full-of-microplast-1850362480__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yMrwNbz9CyMDyaBa1mUR5rt9judfeLAnwELhEsbnccGVGl4XfFQ0WrkyCkIL5E4gYJTsKuJKPJUPUqHRkuuDSqu0qxD9xuON$

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals
SNAP work requirements don’t actually get more people working – but they do drastically limit the availability of food aid: The House of Representatives has passed a bill that would cut spending, in part by expanding work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, through which nearly 43 million low-income Americans get help buying groceries. The House bill calls for this policy to apply to adults as old as 55, while today this policy only applies to adults under 50.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/snap-requirements-don-t-actually-124652008.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yMrwNbz9CyMDyaBa1mUR5rt9judfeLAnwELhEsbnccGVGl4XfFQ0WrkyCkIL5E4gYJTsKuJKPJUPUqHRkuuDSqu0q1yaCztD$

# General News
He blew the whistle on Trump’s Truth Social. Now he works at Starbucks: About six months ago, Will Wilkerson was the executive vice president of operations for former president Donald Trump’s media business, and a co-founder of Trump’s Truth Social website. Today, he is a certified barista trainer at a Starbucks inside a Harris Teeter grocery store.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.democraticunderground.com/100217869718__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yMrwNbz9CyMDyaBa1mUR5rt9judfeLAnwELhEsbnccGVGl4XfFQ0WrkyCkIL5E4gYJTsKuJKPJUPUqHRkuuDSqu0q6Jv3inf$

Letter sent to Congress revealed more than Trump intended: In the wake of Donald Trump’s history-making indictment on criminal charges of business fraud, US officials are honing in on the former president over the ongoing classified documents scandal, which centers on Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home. The latest news to emerge about the case certainly makes for interesting reading. Trump’s legal team has sent a letter to Congress in defense of the former president, however, its contents have disclosed some interesting revelations regarding the top-secret documents stowed away at the Florida estate.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://verdict.justia.com/2023/04/28/trumps-nonsensical-letter-to-congress-attacking-the-dojs-mar-a-lago-case-shows-he-has-no-defense__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yMrwNbz9CyMDyaBa1mUR5rt9judfeLAnwELhEsbnccGVGl4XfFQ0WrkyCkIL5E4gYJTsKuJKPJUPUqHRkuuDSqu0q3FRN2K2$

Another Jan. 6 mystery revealed: Pence’s second script rewrite: The never-before-told backstory of why the then-vice president made a change not seen since Al Gore, as a rebuttal to Trump allies’ fringe theories. Pence’s decision to craft and employ his own unprecedented language as he presided over the final step of the 2020 election reflected his resistance to a pressure campaign by then-President Donald Trump to subvert the process. Pence’s rewrite has since drawn the attention of congressional investigators.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2022/03/15/mike-pence-january-6-script-change-00017294__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yMrwNbz9CyMDyaBa1mUR5rt9judfeLAnwELhEsbnccGVGl4XfFQ0WrkyCkIL5E4gYJTsKuJKPJUPUqHRkuuDSqu0q02EYm6-$

# Gov / Politics / Global
China’s Position on the Political Settlement of the Ukraine Crisis: Respecting the sovereignty of all countries. Universally recognized international law, including the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter, must be strictly observed. The sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity of all countries must be effectively upheld. All countries, big or small, strong or weak, rich or poor, are equal members of the international community. All parties should jointly uphold the basic norms governing international relations and defend international fairness and justice. Equal and uniform application of international law should be promoted, while double standards must be rejected. https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/mfa_eng/zxxx_662805/202302/t20230224_11030713.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yMrwNbz9CyMDyaBa1mUR5rt9judfeLAnwELhEsbnccGVGl4XfFQ0WrkyCkIL5E4gYJTsKuJKPJUPUqHRkuuDSqu0q6G-RkoY$

# Gov / Politics
“Provocative & Dangerous”: Biden to Send Nuclear-Armed Subs to South Korea as Activists Demand Peace: President Joe Biden pledged to deploy nuclear-armed submarines to South Korea for the first time in 40 years. Alongside South Korea’s President Yoon Suk-yeol, Biden also pledged to involve officials from Seoul in nuclear planning operations targeting North Korea. The visit between the two leaders comes as the U.S. and South Korea mark 70 years of military alliance under 1953’s Mutual Defense Treaty, signed at the close of active conflict in the Korean War.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2D6DUa3k-II__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yMrwNbz9CyMDyaBa1mUR5rt9judfeLAnwELhEsbnccGVGl4XfFQ0WrkyCkIL5E4gYJTsKuJKPJUPUqHRkuuDSqu0q9ewDQSi$

Minnesota Senate passes Democracy for the People Act—prohibits foreign-influenced corporate spending in elections: The bill, which garnered 80 percent of Minnesota voters’ support, according to a statewide poll conducted in November, will head to the governor’s desk, who pledged to sign it.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://freespeechforpeople.org/minnesota-becomes-first-state-in-the-nation-to-pass-legislation-prohibiting-foreign-influenced-corporations-from-spending-money-in-elections/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yMrwNbz9CyMDyaBa1mUR5rt9judfeLAnwELhEsbnccGVGl4XfFQ0WrkyCkIL5E4gYJTsKuJKPJUPUqHRkuuDSqu0q1cO7eq9$

‘Disappointing day for women’: Senate GOP filibuster blocks Equal Rights Amendment: “Inequality hurts everyone, and we must not continue to be a nation that harmfully excludes and marginalizes women.” Equal Rights Amendment supporters on Thursday slammed the vast majority of U.S. Senate Republicans for filibustering a resolution that would make the 100-year-old measure the 28th Amendment to the Constitution. The 51-47 vote to invoke cloture was short of the 60 needed for final consideration of the resolution.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/3975654-senate-gop-blocks-equal-rights-amendment/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yMrwNbz9CyMDyaBa1mUR5rt9judfeLAnwELhEsbnccGVGl4XfFQ0WrkyCkIL5E4gYJTsKuJKPJUPUqHRkuuDSqu0qxjh-YBK$

Texas House OKs Bill to Remove Officials Who Refuse to Prosecute Abortion Providers: The bill aims to force left-leaning prosecutors to prosecute abortions or risk being replaced by an Abbott appointee.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/tx-house-oks-bill-to-remove-officials-who-refuse-to-prosecute-abortion-providers/*:*:text=On*20Thursday*2C*20the*20Texas*20House,health*20providers*20or*20risk*20removal__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSU!!On18fmf1aQ!yMrwNbz9CyMDyaBa1mUR5rt9judfeLAnwELhEsbnccGVGl4XfFQ0WrkyCkIL5E4gYJTsKuJKPJUPUqHRkuuDSqu0q0yCvlSh$

Abortion Bans Flame Out in 2 States After Republicans Defect: “Once a woman became pregnant for any reason, she would now become property of the state of South Carolina,” said a Republican who voted against one of the bills.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/19/politics/abortion-laws-red-states-republicans/index.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yMrwNbz9CyMDyaBa1mUR5rt9judfeLAnwELhEsbnccGVGl4XfFQ0WrkyCkIL5E4gYJTsKuJKPJUPUqHRkuuDSqu0q8_cXyoS$

Key nations sit out US standoff with Russia and China, leaks show: Documents illustrate how emerging nations’ bid to duck Washington’s showdown with Moscow and Beijing have put Biden’s global agenda at risk.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://headtopics.com/us/key-nations-sit-out-u-s-standoff-with-russia-china-leaks-show-38580818__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yMrwNbz9CyMDyaBa1mUR5rt9judfeLAnwELhEsbnccGVGl4XfFQ0WrkyCkIL5E4gYJTsKuJKPJUPUqHRkuuDSqu0q1E5rYXp$

As fentanyl crisis grows, US-Mexico divide deepens: Mexico’s president denies the opioid is produced in his country. U.S. Republicans want to send troops across the border to attack the labs. As alarm grows in the United States over the fentanyl epidemic, a highly acrimonious dispute has erupted between the U.S. and Mexican governments, threatening cooperation in battling an opioid that kills tens of thousands of Americans every year.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/fentanyl-and-us-opioid-epidemic__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yMrwNbz9CyMDyaBa1mUR5rt9judfeLAnwELhEsbnccGVGl4XfFQ0WrkyCkIL5E4gYJTsKuJKPJUPUqHRkuuDSqu0q2aczr4h$

# Law Enforcment
After a Texas family asked a neighbor to stop shooting a gun in his yard because their baby was trying to sleep, he came over and killed 5 people with an AR-15 style rifle. The youngest victim is an 8-year-old child. The suspect remains on the loose
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.businessinsider.com/texas-shooting-ar-15-5-people-killed-police-2023-4__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yMrwNbz9CyMDyaBa1mUR5rt9judfeLAnwELhEsbnccGVGl4XfFQ0WrkyCkIL5E4gYJTsKuJKPJUPUqHRkuuDSqu0qyltEw0d$

# Legal / DOJ
This Pharmacist Said Prisoners Wouldn’t Feel Pain During Lethal Injection. Then Some Shook and Gasped for Air. A Florida pharmacist serves as an expert witness on behalf of states defending lethal injection protocols, often speaking about a drug that he has no authority to prescribe. His testimony has helped pave the way for executions across the country.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/pharmacist-helps-clear-the-way-lethal-injection-protocol__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yMrwNbz9CyMDyaBa1mUR5rt9judfeLAnwELhEsbnccGVGl4XfFQ0WrkyCkIL5E4gYJTsKuJKPJUPUqHRkuuDSqu0q3AeDT93$

Donald Trump’s ‘Army’ Turns on Him in Court: Leaders of the far-right Proud Boys, fearful about their place in a post-Trump America, instead tried to prevent it from happening at all, even if it meant a violent assault on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, prosecutors argued Monday. “These defendants saw themselves as Donald Trump’s army, fighting to keep their preferred leader in power no matter what the law or the courts had to say about it,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Conor Mulroe said Monday in federal court in Washington, D.C.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2023/04/24/proud-boys-trial-closing-00093502__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yMrwNbz9CyMDyaBa1mUR5rt9judfeLAnwELhEsbnccGVGl4XfFQ0WrkyCkIL5E4gYJTsKuJKPJUPUqHRkuuDSqu0q91AO55v$

# LGBTQ / Gender
Zooey Zephyr, Montana’s First Trans Lawmaker, Speaks Out After Being Banned & Silenced by Republicans: The Republican-controlled Montana House of Representatives voted Wednesday to censure the state’s first and only openly transgender lawmaker. The latest high-profile example of statehouses deciding who can be heard during legislative debates is playing out in Montana, where a transgender lawmaker on Wednesday was barred from speaking on the House floor for the remainder of the session.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/montana-trans-lawmaker-silenced-zooey-zephyr-d398d442537a595bf96d90be90862772__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yMrwNbz9CyMDyaBa1mUR5rt9judfeLAnwELhEsbnccGVGl4XfFQ0WrkyCkIL5E4gYJTsKuJKPJUPUqHRkuuDSqu0q82slZPr$

‘Let her speak!’: protests after Montana Republicans silence trans lawmaker: Zooey Zephyr hasn’t been allowed to speak on house floor since taking a stand against bill that would ban gender-affirming care. The interruption — hours after supporters rallied on the Capitol steps — was the latest development in a standoff over Zephyr’s remarks against lawmakers who support a ban on gender-affirming care for minors. Zephyr, a first-term Democrat from Missoula, hasn’t spoken on the Statehouse floor since last Tuesday when she told Republican colleagues they would have “blood on their hands” if they banned gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2023/04/25/zooey-zephyr-silenced-again-backers-protest-montana-00093689__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yMrwNbz9CyMDyaBa1mUR5rt9judfeLAnwELhEsbnccGVGl4XfFQ0WrkyCkIL5E4gYJTsKuJKPJUPUqHRkuuDSqu0qzjkcbcg$

Kansas GOP Overrides Democratic Gov. to Pass Sweeping Anti-Trans Bathroom Law: The new law applies to schools, locker rooms, prisons, domestic violence shelters and rape crisis centers.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/kansas-legislators-impose-sweeping-anti-trans-bathroom-law_n_644a8caee4b04997b5765fe4__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yMrwNbz9CyMDyaBa1mUR5rt9judfeLAnwELhEsbnccGVGl4XfFQ0WrkyCkIL5E4gYJTsKuJKPJUPUqHRkuuDSqu0qwDu139d$

Montana Governor Signs Gender-Affirming Care Ban, Ignoring a Plea From His Own Son: Gianforte’s son, who is nonbinary, told him “these bills are immoral, unjust, and frankly a violation of human rights.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/montana-governor-son-nonbinary__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yMrwNbz9CyMDyaBa1mUR5rt9judfeLAnwELhEsbnccGVGl4XfFQ0WrkyCkIL5E4gYJTsKuJKPJUPUqHRkuuDSqu0q72iR8yB$

# Medical / Health
Up to one in 20 new diabetes cases could be linked to COVID, study suggests: Research adds to growing evidence that pandemic may be contributing to rapid rise in people with diabetes. The research adds to mounting evidence the pandemic may be contributing to a rapidly escalating diabetes crisis, with individuals who have experienced more severe Covid at greatest risk.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/09/220923121735.htm__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yMrwNbz9CyMDyaBa1mUR5rt9judfeLAnwELhEsbnccGVGl4XfFQ0WrkyCkIL5E4gYJTsKuJKPJUPUqHRkuuDSqu0q-dDVV3R$

# Military / DOD
US conducts 1st evacuation of its citizens from Sudan war: Hundreds of Americans fleeing two weeks of deadly fighting in Sudan reached the east African nation’s port Saturday in the first U.S.-run evacuation, completing a dangerous land journey under escort of armed drones.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://time.com/6275755/sudan-war-us-evacuation/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yMrwNbz9CyMDyaBa1mUR5rt9judfeLAnwELhEsbnccGVGl4XfFQ0WrkyCkIL5E4gYJTsKuJKPJUPUqHRkuuDSqu0qyUGlzoy$

# Military / Global
Iran capture of US-bound oil tanker may have been retaliation, official says: The United States recently redirected a tanker attempting to ship Iranian crude oil to China, an action that likely triggered Tehran’s seizure this week of an oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman, U.S. officials say.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.stripes.com/theaters/middle_east/2023-04-28/iran-tv-airs-footage-of-commandos-seizing-us-bound-tanker-9949492.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yMrwNbz9CyMDyaBa1mUR5rt9judfeLAnwELhEsbnccGVGl4XfFQ0WrkyCkIL5E4gYJTsKuJKPJUPUqHRkuuDSqu0q4BueA8P$

North Korea threatens to deploy more nuclear assets as US prepares to send submarine: The US agreed to deploy nuclear-armed submarines to South Korea and involve Seoul in its nuclear planning to counter nuclear threats from the North. In return, South Korea agreed to not develop its own nuclear weapons.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/north-korea-warns-serious-danger-053223495.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yMrwNbz9CyMDyaBa1mUR5rt9judfeLAnwELhEsbnccGVGl4XfFQ0WrkyCkIL5E4gYJTsKuJKPJUPUqHRkuuDSqu0q02qkU3I$

Armed Russian fighter jets make aggressive maneuvers near US F-16 fighter jet: Russians seem to be baiting US jets to dogfight in Syria, general says. It’s the latest example of Russian troops growing increasingly confrontational toward the U.S. and its allies as they cross paths over war zones and in shared airspace around the world.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2023/04/28/russians-seem-to-be-baiting-us-jets-to-dogfight-in-syria-general-says/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yMrwNbz9CyMDyaBa1mUR5rt9judfeLAnwELhEsbnccGVGl4XfFQ0WrkyCkIL5E4gYJTsKuJKPJUPUqHRkuuDSqu0q-1IG0S_$

# Water
Saudi company draws unlimited American water as West suffers drought: The company, a Saudi Arabian dairy firm called Almarai, purchased 1,790 acres in the Palo Verde Valley to secure a supply of alfalfa for its dairy cows. Soon after, Saudi Arabia began phasing out domestic alfalfa production to preserve its water supplies, which were dwindling after years of overuse for agriculture. The purchase made headlines as critics including local politicians and environmentalists questioned whether it was fair for a foreign entity to use up valuable groundwater resources for products that wouldn’t ultimately benefit Americans. Foreign corporations are increasingly purchasing land in the US; in the Southwest, thanks to longstanding laws on water rights, these purchases often come with unlimited access to the valuable water underneath the soil.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2021/06/foreign-companies-export-virtual-water-american-drought-southwest/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yMrwNbz9CyMDyaBa1mUR5rt9judfeLAnwELhEsbnccGVGl4XfFQ0WrkyCkIL5E4gYJTsKuJKPJUPUqHRkuuDSqu0q_aU_few$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2023-04-28

Voices, The Peoples News

April 28, 2023
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

# Indigenous
# Indigenous / Global
10 First Nations sue Ontario and Canada over resource extraction and broken Treaty 9 promises: Arguing that resource extraction has violated Indigenous jurisdiction for over a century, the case could stall the Ontario government’s plans to mine the Ring of Fire. The nations are asking a court to find that a long list of federal and provincial laws related to resource extraction are not valid on their territories — and to bar Canadian governments from making any further decisions about how land there could be used without Indigenous consent.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thenarwhal.ca/ontario-treaty-9-lawsuit/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1eTdh2TqnEYwWKftNq3_dAK0d2ROQxyKtmvCW8tZZsXz9oHXyv-spHc9lAbdjcv7f8mrHImvR34qtSufgukHnk_tr_orJQ-C$

‘I’ll keep fighting’: Indigenous activist and Goldman winner Alessandra Munduruku: In an interview with Mongabay, Alessandra discusses what the prize means to her, the policy changes in Brazil, and the current crisis in the Munduruku territory. While she praises some actions of the current government, she says her fight isn’t over yet, as she warns of possible environmental issues arising from upcoming infrastructure projects.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.mongabay.com/2023/04/ill-keep-fighting-indigenous-activist-and-goldman-winner-alessandra-munduruku/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1eTdh2TqnEYwWKftNq3_dAK0d2ROQxyKtmvCW8tZZsXz9oHXyv-spHc9lAbdjcv7f8mrHImvR34qtSufgukHnk_trwd5_Qv0$

# Border / Immigration / Migrants / Global
Migrant Massacre in Ciudad Juárez Is Rooted in U.S.-Mexico Border Policing: Mexico’s borders are crucial arenas in a necessary global struggle for migrant rights.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/migrant-massacre-in-ciudad-juarez-is-rooted-in-us-mexico-border-policing/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1eTdh2TqnEYwWKftNq3_dAK0d2ROQxyKtmvCW8tZZsXz9oHXyv-spHc9lAbdjcv7f8mrHImvR34qtSufgukHnk_trwrHc_VU$

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
Arizona GOP appeal to U.S. Supreme Court to stop COVID-19 vaccine mandate: The Arizona Legislature filed an emergency application to the Supreme Court over COVID-19 vaccine mandates on the federal level
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.kulr8.com/news/national/arizona-gop-appeal-to-u-s-supreme-court-to-stop-covid-19-vaccine-mandate/article_eeb7e28f-5060-59df-b4c9-887ddfd5c202.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1eTdh2TqnEYwWKftNq3_dAK0d2ROQxyKtmvCW8tZZsXz9oHXyv-spHc9lAbdjcv7f8mrHImvR34qtSufgukHnk_tr8VYC76V$

500 Australians Join World’s First COVID Vaccine Injury Class Action
Lawsuit: Mr O’Gradie is one of the three lead applicants on a landmark Covid vaccine injury class action lawsuit filed in federal court on Wednesday. https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/health-problems/waiting-to-drown-covid-vaccine-injury-class-action-filed-against-federal-government/news-story/8f91ca843cc4b62b7df9cbabd398cfe6__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1eTdh2TqnEYwWKftNq3_dAK0d2ROQxyKtmvCW8tZZsXz9oHXyv-spHc9lAbdjcv7f8mrHImvR34qtSufgukHnk_tr3FZbtPq$

# Employment / Labor
From Plumbers to Electricians, the U.S. is Gasping for Skilled Workers: The labor shortage may have an old-fashioned solution: Carpenters, electricians, and other trades are good jobs that make workers happy. As millions of Americans reevaluate their careers during the pandemic and quit their jobs, skilled trades that typically offer higher pay and on-the-job training may be a promising new career choice.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.businessinsider.com/labor-shortage-skilled-trades-carpenters-electricians-plumbers-angi-2021-9__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1eTdh2TqnEYwWKftNq3_dAK0d2ROQxyKtmvCW8tZZsXz9oHXyv-spHc9lAbdjcv7f8mrHImvR34qtSufgukHnk_tr5Uh-HbV$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Industry
Shell tries to quash air quality fears from Beaver County chemical plant: When a terrible odor blanketed the area around the Shell cracker plant earlier this month, residents had only their noses and sporadically high readings from public air monitors to assess the situation.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.post-gazette.com/business/powersource/2023/04/26/shell-cracker-plant-smell-benzene-air-quality/stories/202304260075__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1eTdh2TqnEYwWKftNq3_dAK0d2ROQxyKtmvCW8tZZsXz9oHXyv-spHc9lAbdjcv7f8mrHImvR34qtSufgukHnk_tr-9uWmo0$

The blue-collar workers left behind by the green economy: A California oil refinery shut down during the pandemic. A year later, former employees were not all right. The United States is embarking on an epochal transition from fossil fuels to green energy. That shift is necessary to avert the worst outcomes of climate change. It also stands to put hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions of people out of work.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2023/04/26/blue-collar_workers_left_behind_by_green_economy_596957.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1eTdh2TqnEYwWKftNq3_dAK0d2ROQxyKtmvCW8tZZsXz9oHXyv-spHc9lAbdjcv7f8mrHImvR34qtSufgukHnk_tr0w1-wGn$

Why Republicans see electoral gold in talking up energy: The GOP believes its energy plan is a winner on the campaign trail. Most people don’t know about it. The GOP’s House campaign is planning a 2024 push that showcases the economic priorities embodied in the sprawling energy bill passed in March. Republicans have also wrapped that bill, which they gave the primo designation H.R. 1, into the legislation they approved Wednesday laying out their demands in the national debt standoff.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2023/04/26/republicans-elections-energy-00092550__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1eTdh2TqnEYwWKftNq3_dAK0d2ROQxyKtmvCW8tZZsXz9oHXyv-spHc9lAbdjcv7f8mrHImvR34qtSufgukHnk_trx4gMWr7$

California Enters ‘Uncharted Territory’ After Cutting Payments to Rooftop Solar Owners by 75 Percent: New net metering rules have taken effect in California, giving solar owners a much worse deal than they had before on the excess power they sell back to the grid. Will it tank demand for installation?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/27042023/inside-clean-energy-california-rooftop-solar/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1eTdh2TqnEYwWKftNq3_dAK0d2ROQxyKtmvCW8tZZsXz9oHXyv-spHc9lAbdjcv7f8mrHImvR34qtSufgukHnk_tr8nWk-aL$

Colorado leaders are rallying against a railway project that would carry crude oil along the Colorado River: Colorado leaders are rallying against a railway project that would carry crude oil along the Colorado River. While opponents of the project note the catastrophic consequences of a major spill into the Colorado River, those working to get the rail built say the likelihood of contamination is overstated.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cpr.org/2023/04/27/colorado-uinta-basin-railway-project-opposition/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1eTdh2TqnEYwWKftNq3_dAK0d2ROQxyKtmvCW8tZZsXz9oHXyv-spHc9lAbdjcv7f8mrHImvR34qtSufgukHnk_tr9tzpvCg$

Industrial takeover: The East End, a historically Black neighborhood in the Gulf Coast city of Freeport, will soon no longer exist, as the commissioners of nearby Port Freeport have acquired the land through eminent domain to expand the port to accommodate bigger Panamax container ships. Many former East End residents echo Jones’s upset at the way their community has been displaced – churches, businesses and homes – in a way some describe as systematic. The methods the port has used, including eminent domain and house “swaps”, are the subject of ongoing legal disputes.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/mar/24/port-freeport-texas-east-end-historically-black-neighborhood__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1eTdh2TqnEYwWKftNq3_dAK0d2ROQxyKtmvCW8tZZsXz9oHXyv-spHc9lAbdjcv7f8mrHImvR34qtSufgukHnk_tr5jLw3vQ$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure Temperatures in the world’s oceans have broken records, testing new highs for more than a month in an ‘unprecedented’ run that has led to scientists stating the Earth has reached “uncharted territory” in the climate crisis. ‘Unprecedented’ warming indicates climate crisis is taking place before our eyes, experts say
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/apr/26/accelerating-ocean-warming-earth-temperatures-climate-crisis__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1eTdh2TqnEYwWKftNq3_dAK0d2ROQxyKtmvCW8tZZsXz9oHXyv-spHc9lAbdjcv7f8mrHImvR34qtSufgukHnk_trxyfvV8g$

The EPA wants to broaden a ban on a deadly chemical on store shelves: But methylene chloride’s fumes are so dangerous, the chemical can kill you in a matter of minutes. Sustained pressure and a Public Integrity investigation prompted an earlier ban on certain products containing methylene chloride. The EPA would widen that to all consumer and ‘most’ business uses.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://publicintegrity.org/inequality-poverty-opportunity/workers-rights/worker-health-and-safety/unequal-risk/epa-ban-methylene-chloride-paint-strippers/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1eTdh2TqnEYwWKftNq3_dAK0d2ROQxyKtmvCW8tZZsXz9oHXyv-spHc9lAbdjcv7f8mrHImvR34qtSufgukHnk_tr2sbWLZp$

Senate votes to overturn Biden truck pollution limit: The Senate on Wednesday passed a Republican-led effort to undo a Biden administration rule that aims to cut pollution from heavy-duty trucks.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/3973488-senate-votes-to-overturn-biden-truck-pollution-limit/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1eTdh2TqnEYwWKftNq3_dAK0d2ROQxyKtmvCW8tZZsXz9oHXyv-spHc9lAbdjcv7f8mrHImvR34qtSufgukHnk_tr0nyODDP$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Global
Recent, rapid ocean warming ahead of El Niño alarms scientists: There’s growing concern that the oceans are heating up quickly, and scientists are unsure of the implications. The global sea surface hit a new record high temperature. It has never warmed this much, this quickly. Scientists worry that, combined with other weather events, the world’s temperature could reach a concerning new level by the end of next year.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-65339934__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1eTdh2TqnEYwWKftNq3_dAK0d2ROQxyKtmvCW8tZZsXz9oHXyv-spHc9lAbdjcv7f8mrHImvR34qtSufgukHnk_tr1OYSvar$

# Gov / Politics / Global
A Regional Election Threatens to Upend a Delicate Balance in Moldova: A pro-Russia candidate’s victory in the race for Gagauzia governor could destabilize Moldova and derail its EU aspirations. Anew governor will be elected on April 30 in Gagauzia, a traditionally pro-Russian autonomous region in southern Moldova. The outcome of this election could be crucial, as it may offer Russia a fresh opportunity to create instability in Moldova.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://carnegieeurope.eu/strategiceurope/89627__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1eTdh2TqnEYwWKftNq3_dAK0d2ROQxyKtmvCW8tZZsXz9oHXyv-spHc9lAbdjcv7f8mrHImvR34qtSufgukHnk_tr-N0GQEE$

Washington’s ironclad alliance with Seoul is a tad rusty. Nuclear assurances contribute to a dangerous cycle of anxiety. At a time when the alliance’s deterrence posture toward North Korea has never been stronger, there is a real crisis of confidence in both countries. The harrowing years of the Trump administration, when an erratic president extorted payoffs from Seoul and regularly threatened to break the alliance, and North Korea’s development of intercontinental ballistic missiles have caused South Koreans to worry that Washington could abandon them in a conflict to try to protect U.S. cities.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://dnyuz.com/2023/04/27/americas-ironclad-alliance-with-south-korea-is-a-touch-rusty/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1eTdh2TqnEYwWKftNq3_dAK0d2ROQxyKtmvCW8tZZsXz9oHXyv-spHc9lAbdjcv7f8mrHImvR34qtSufgukHnk_tr8U4Ugnu$

Xi Jinping Tells Volodymyr Zelensky China Will Send Peace Envoy to Ukraine and other nations, state media said, after Beijing said it wants to act as mediator in Russia’s war with the country.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/china-ukraine-russia-ac231aec87246cca207c8bb48fd49f34__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1eTdh2TqnEYwWKftNq3_dAK0d2ROQxyKtmvCW8tZZsXz9oHXyv-spHc9lAbdjcv7f8mrHImvR34qtSufgukHnk_tr6UNd-JK$

# Gov / Politics
Big money donors rally behind Biden as he launches his reelection bid. Big money Democratic donors are lining up to support President Joe Biden now that he confirmed he’s running for reelection. Reid Hoffman, the billionaire LinkedIn co-founder, has offered to host fundraising events for Biden.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnbc.com/2023/04/26/biden-big-business-donor-support-reelection.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1eTdh2TqnEYwWKftNq3_dAK0d2ROQxyKtmvCW8tZZsXz9oHXyv-spHc9lAbdjcv7f8mrHImvR34qtSufgukHnk_trxPVb2Tx$

“Don’t Get in Our Way”: Kamala Harris Kicks Off Biden’s Reelection Bid With a Battle Cry on Abortion: As Republican politicians struggle to sell the party’s extreme antiabortion agenda to the American public, Harris made clear that reproductive rights will be on the ballot in 2024.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/harris-pushes-abortion-key-issue-033459185.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1eTdh2TqnEYwWKftNq3_dAK0d2ROQxyKtmvCW8tZZsXz9oHXyv-spHc9lAbdjcv7f8mrHImvR34qtSufgukHnk_tr418PwNT$

‘MAGA economic sabotage’: 217 House Republicans pass debt ceiling bill with harmful cuts: “Republicans just passed a bill that would kill jobs, take away federal benefits for millions, and make everyday life for Americans more expensive. This is completely unworkable.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.alternet.org/maga-sabotage/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1eTdh2TqnEYwWKftNq3_dAK0d2ROQxyKtmvCW8tZZsXz9oHXyv-spHc9lAbdjcv7f8mrHImvR34qtSufgukHnk_tr44I90Gp$

House GOP breaks with Democrats over audit of U.S. funds for Ukraine : The resolution would audit the Biden administration’s military assistance to Ukraine
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/international/3973322-house-gop-breaks-with-democrats-over-audit-of-u-s-funds-for-ukraine/*:*:text=The*20Republican*20majority*20of*20the,to*20Ukraine*2C*20despite*20Democratic*20opposition__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSU!!On18fmf1aQ!1eTdh2TqnEYwWKftNq3_dAK0d2ROQxyKtmvCW8tZZsXz9oHXyv-spHc9lAbdjcv7f8mrHImvR34qtSufgukHnk_tr1w3aad_$

What Should Biden Do About the Debt Limit? Negotiating with the GOP would be a disaster, but not negotiating has political perils, too. Which leaves what? So what should Joe Biden do about the debt limit, now that the Republicans have delivered their pay-up-or-we’ll-kill-the-economy-and-blame-you ransom note? The cuts it proposes are directed at the social and environmental policies enacted by Democratic presidents and Congresses past and present.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/blogs-and-newsletters/tap/2023-04-27-biden-debt-limit/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1eTdh2TqnEYwWKftNq3_dAK0d2ROQxyKtmvCW8tZZsXz9oHXyv-spHc9lAbdjcv7f8mrHImvR34qtSufgukHnk_tr-s3CFo8$

Republicans Declare War on Young Voters: The GOP answer to anger about its abortion, climate, and gun control crusades is to double down. After Mitt Romney’s 2012 loss to Barack Obama, the Republican National Committee published a water-thin self-assessment, which was known as the “Growth and Opportunity Project” or, colloquially, the “RNC autopsy.”
What was a revelation for some Republicans brought out smirks from others.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/politics/2023-04-27-republicans-war-young-voters/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1eTdh2TqnEYwWKftNq3_dAK0d2ROQxyKtmvCW8tZZsXz9oHXyv-spHc9lAbdjcv7f8mrHImvR34qtSufgukHnk_tr1huv_tW$

House party leaders bring in millions in the first quarter of 2023 amid heated debt ceiling proposal https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2023/04/house-party-leaders-bring-in-millions-in-the-first-quarter-of-2023-amid-heated-debt-ceiling-proposal/*:*:text=U.S.*20House*20party*20leaders*20brought,federal*20campaign*20finance*20disclosures*20found__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!1eTdh2TqnEYwWKftNq3_dAK0d2ROQxyKtmvCW8tZZsXz9oHXyv-spHc9lAbdjcv7f8mrHImvR34qtSufgukHnk_trwh9O7LD$

Congress members want answers about Chinese ‘police stations’ in the U.S: Two Arrested for Operating Illegal Overseas Police Station of the Chinese Government. Defendants Are New York City Residents Who Allegedly Operated the Police Station in Lower Manhattan and Destroyed Evidence When Confronted by the FBI. In a letter to FBI Director Chris Wray, congressional members on the U.S. Select Committee on the Chinese Community Party on Wednesday expressed concerns about the FBI potentially not knowing about Chinese “police stations” operating in the U.S. They also asked Wray to provide information about the FBI’s efforts to investigate Chinese transnational repression in America
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/two-arrested-operating-illegal-overseas-police-station-chinese-government__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1eTdh2TqnEYwWKftNq3_dAK0d2ROQxyKtmvCW8tZZsXz9oHXyv-spHc9lAbdjcv7f8mrHImvR34qtSufgukHnk_trx6LrIfX$

# Juvenile Justice System
Texas’ troubled juvenile justice department is sending more children to adult prisons. Texas imprisoned Joshua Keith Beasley Jr. when he was 11, purportedly for his own good. Five years later, he returned home in a casket. “They didn’t try to fix the brokenness,” his mother says. “They just broke him more.” Youth in adult prisons have historically been exposed to more physical and sexual violence than adult prisoners, and spend more time in solitary confinement, often placed there to separate them from adults. Children in adult facilities are 36 times more likely to die by suicide than those in juvenile facilities, according to a 2018 report by Neelum Arya, policy director at FREEAMERICA.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2023/04/28/texas-juvenile-justice-prison-transfers/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1eTdh2TqnEYwWKftNq3_dAK0d2ROQxyKtmvCW8tZZsXz9oHXyv-spHc9lAbdjcv7f8mrHImvR34qtSufgukHnk_tr2fW85vC$

# Law Enforcment
From Military to Policing, Say No to a Federal Budget That Prioritizes Violence: Biden’s budget would increase sky-high military spending and expand the police, and Republican proposals are worse. As Congress holds a slew of hearings on the budget during this month and next, it’s crucial to challenge both Biden’s violence-heavy budget and the Republicans’ even-worse proposals and to demand an entirely different path.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nationalpriorities.org/pressroom/articles/2023/04/26/military-policing-say-no-federal-budget-violence/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1eTdh2TqnEYwWKftNq3_dAK0d2ROQxyKtmvCW8tZZsXz9oHXyv-spHc9lAbdjcv7f8mrHImvR34qtSufgukHnk_tr4t_ZEHO$

# Legal / DOJ
Jury Has Likely Decided Trump’s Fate in Rape Case Already: E. Jean Carroll took the stand on Wednesday—and jurors have likely already made up their minds about whether she is telling the truth
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/trumps-fate-in-rape-lawsuit-lies-in-hands-of-librarian-janitor__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1eTdh2TqnEYwWKftNq3_dAK0d2ROQxyKtmvCW8tZZsXz9oHXyv-spHc9lAbdjcv7f8mrHImvR34qtSufgukHnk_trxzbHDc8$

Clarence Thomas Billionaire Benefactor Harlan Crow Bought Citizenship in Island Tax Haven: Leaked documents reveal the GOP megadonor held dual citizenship in St. Kitts and Nevis as he lavished the Supreme Court justice with gifts.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/04/25/clarence-thomas-harlan-crow-citizenship-st-kitts/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1eTdh2TqnEYwWKftNq3_dAK0d2ROQxyKtmvCW8tZZsXz9oHXyv-spHc9lAbdjcv7f8mrHImvR34qtSufgukHnk_tr8LLnldd$

The First “Wrongful Death” Case for Helping a Friend Get an Abortion: The lawsuit’s long game, beyond instilling fear, is establishing fetal personhood, the holy grail of the anti-abortion movement. The lawsuit claims that aiding a self-managed abortion is tantamount to murder under state law, allowing Marcus Silva to bring a wrongful death case. Texas law specifically exempts the abortion patient from facing prosecution, leaving Brittni Silva out of the legal crosshairs.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/04/26/abortion-wrongful-death-texas-lawsuit/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1eTdh2TqnEYwWKftNq3_dAK0d2ROQxyKtmvCW8tZZsXz9oHXyv-spHc9lAbdjcv7f8mrHImvR34qtSufgukHnk_tr31qujjz$

Oklahoma Parole Board Denies Clemency for Death Row Prisoner Richard Glossip: Glossip’s execution is set for May 18 even though the state’s own attorney general sought to vacate the conviction. “Public confidence in the death penalty requires that these cases receive the highest standard of reliability,” the attorney general said. “While the State has not questioned the integrity of previous death penalty cases, the Glossip conviction is very different. I believe it would be a grave injustice to execute an individual whose trial conviction was beset by a litany of errors.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/26/us/richard-glossip-oklahoma-execution-parole-board/index.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1eTdh2TqnEYwWKftNq3_dAK0d2ROQxyKtmvCW8tZZsXz9oHXyv-spHc9lAbdjcv7f8mrHImvR34qtSufgukHnk_tr-KsmAmk$

Former Vice President Pence Testifies to Federal Grand Jury Investigating Donald Trump: Pence’s appearance before a grand jury in Washington scrutinizing the president he once loyally served is a milestone in the Justice Department’s investigation and likely gives prosecutors a key first-person account about certain conversations and events in the weeks preceding the deadly Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. It also carries significant political implications, coming as Pence hints at entering the 2024 presidential race and a potential run against Trump, the Republican front-runner.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/pence-trump-grand-jury-2020-jan-6-9dac6db37ab8923ff1b0f09f3a9a32c8__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1eTdh2TqnEYwWKftNq3_dAK0d2ROQxyKtmvCW8tZZsXz9oHXyv-spHc9lAbdjcv7f8mrHImvR34qtSufgukHnk_tryXIY-c5$

# Military / DOD
Warren Report reveals vast Pentagon-to-Defense contractor lobbying pipeline: In 2021, there were at least 672 former government officials working for top defense contractors like Lockheed Martin. Officials who weren’t lobbyists were in top positions as board members or senior executives. The officials include former members of Congress, senior staffers and military officers. Perhaps not coincidentally, the companies that employed the most former government officials are also the companies who receive the most from the government in contracts.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/warren-report-reveals-vast-pentagon-to-defense-contractor-lobbying-pipeline/*:*:text=According*20to*20the*20report*20released,government*20they*20formerly*20worked*20for__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!1eTdh2TqnEYwWKftNq3_dAK0d2ROQxyKtmvCW8tZZsXz9oHXyv-spHc9lAbdjcv7f8mrHImvR34qtSufgukHnk_tr-WzVDJV$

The Rise of China (and the Fall of the U.S.?) China’s gain is America’s loss: That war! Meanwhile, after a congressional war game simulating a Chinese invasion of Taiwan, the head of the new House committee on China, Mike Gallagher (R-WI), insisted that Washington needed to arm that island “to the teeth.” At the same time, the U.S. military is upgrading its forces in the region, its military positions in the Pacific, and its training exercises for just such a future conflict. At the same time, Chinese leader Xi Jinping has turned a cold shoulder to the Biden administration’s attempts to restart high-level talks of any sort while, as the New York Times reported recently, his country has begun a significant buildup of its nuclear arsenal.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://tomdispatch.com/the-rise-of-china-and-the-fall-of-the-u-s/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1eTdh2TqnEYwWKftNq3_dAK0d2ROQxyKtmvCW8tZZsXz9oHXyv-spHc9lAbdjcv7f8mrHImvR34qtSufgukHnk_tr9YDWuSI$

# Security
FBI Official Subpoenaed Over Alleged Retaliation: An FBI official accused of retaliating against conservative employees has been subpoenaed by the House of Representatives.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thefederalist.com/2023/04/25/house-republicans-subpoena-fbi-official-for-alleged-retaliation-against-whistleblowers/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1eTdh2TqnEYwWKftNq3_dAK0d2ROQxyKtmvCW8tZZsXz9oHXyv-spHc9lAbdjcv7f8mrHImvR34qtSufgukHnk_tr55W4vcx$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2023-04-27

Voices, The Peoples News

April 27, 2023
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

# Indigenous
More precipitation, more drought: Rosebud Sioux Tribe to implement climate adaptation plan: The Rosebud Sioux Tribe partnered with scientists to create a Climate Adaptation Plan, which will begin implementation this year. The plan urges the tribe to expand food sovereignty and local processing facilities, promote habitat conservation, plant trees and native plants, and build a climate center, among other recommendations.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://southdakotasearchlight.com/2023/04/25/sd-climate-change-rosebud-sioux-tribe-drought-flood-blizzard-adaptation-plan/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wLTPBKZpBv8XLYFF86MPK0MfzkB1MXi8oRh4reBqxlCXrSPUiC67kfjYtCZnn5yGCniw6NOK5GGZdwOPeQBZoAhArIRC37xZ$

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
Arizona GOP appeal to U.S. Supreme Court to stop COVID-19 vaccine mandate: The Arizona Legislature filed an emergency application to the Supreme Court over COVID-19 vaccine mandates on the federal level
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.kulr8.com/news/national/arizona-gop-appeal-to-u-s-supreme-court-to-stop-covid-19-vaccine-mandate/article_eeb7e28f-5060-59df-b4c9-887ddfd5c202.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wLTPBKZpBv8XLYFF86MPK0MfzkB1MXi8oRh4reBqxlCXrSPUiC67kfjYtCZnn5yGCniw6NOK5GGZdwOPeQBZoAhArMyKmEtX$

500 Australians Join World’s First COVID Vaccine Injury Class Action Lawsuit: Mr O’Gradie is one of the three lead applicants on a landmark Covid vaccine injury class action lawsuit filed in federal court on Wednesday.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/health-problems/waiting-to-drown-covid-vaccine-injury-class-action-filed-against-federal-government/news-story/8f91ca843cc4b62b7df9cbabd398cfe6__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wLTPBKZpBv8XLYFF86MPK0MfzkB1MXi8oRh4reBqxlCXrSPUiC67kfjYtCZnn5yGCniw6NOK5GGZdwOPeQBZoAhArAH6yIHI$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Industry Shell tries to quash air quality fears from Beaver County chemical
plant: When a terrible odor blanketed the area around the Shell cracker plant earlier this month, residents had only their noses and sporadically high readings from public air monitors to assess the situation.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.post-gazette.com/business/powersource/2023/04/26/shell-cracker-plant-smell-benzene-air-quality/stories/202304260075__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wLTPBKZpBv8XLYFF86MPK0MfzkB1MXi8oRh4reBqxlCXrSPUiC67kfjYtCZnn5yGCniw6NOK5GGZdwOPeQBZoAhArGDr4t4F$

The blue-collar workers left behind by the green economy: A California oil refinery shut down during the pandemic. A year later, former employees were not all right. The United States is embarking on an epochal transition from fossil fuels to green energy. That shift is necessary to avert the worst outcomes of climate change. It also stands to put hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions of people out of work.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2023/04/26/blue-collar_workers_left_behind_by_green_economy_596957.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wLTPBKZpBv8XLYFF86MPK0MfzkB1MXi8oRh4reBqxlCXrSPUiC67kfjYtCZnn5yGCniw6NOK5GGZdwOPeQBZoAhArLT2AnXy$

Why Republicans see electoral gold in talking up energy: The GOP believes its energy plan is a winner on the campaign trail. Most people don’t know about it. The GOP’s House campaign is planning a 2024 push that showcases the economic priorities embodied in the sprawling energy bill passed in March. Republicans have also wrapped that bill, which they gave the primo designation H.R. 1, into the legislation they approved Wednesday laying out their demands in the national debt standoff.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2023/04/26/republicans-elections-energy-00092550__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wLTPBKZpBv8XLYFF86MPK0MfzkB1MXi8oRh4reBqxlCXrSPUiC67kfjYtCZnn5yGCniw6NOK5GGZdwOPeQBZoAhArKvX6rFY$

California Enters ‘Uncharted Territory’ After Cutting Payments to Rooftop Solar Owners by 75 Percent: New net metering rules have taken effect in California, giving solar owners a much worse deal than they had before on the excess power they sell back to the grid. Will it tank demand for installation?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/27042023/inside-clean-energy-california-rooftop-solar/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wLTPBKZpBv8XLYFF86MPK0MfzkB1MXi8oRh4reBqxlCXrSPUiC67kfjYtCZnn5yGCniw6NOK5GGZdwOPeQBZoAhArJ3-Hta3$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure Temperatures in the world’s oceans have broken fresh records, testing new highs for more than a month in an ‘unprecedented’ run that has led to scientists stating the Earth has reached “uncharted territory” in the climate crisis. ‘Unprecedented’ warming indicates climate crisis is taking place before our eyes, experts say
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/apr/26/accelerating-ocean-warming-earth-temperatures-climate-crisis__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wLTPBKZpBv8XLYFF86MPK0MfzkB1MXi8oRh4reBqxlCXrSPUiC67kfjYtCZnn5yGCniw6NOK5GGZdwOPeQBZoAhArJwLBkrQ$

The EPA wants to broaden a ban on a deadly chemical on store shelves: But methylene chloride’s fumes are so dangerous, the chemical can kill you in a matter of minutes. Sustained pressure and a Public Integrity investigation prompted an earlier ban on certain products containing methylene chloride. The EPA would widen that to all consumer and ‘most’ business uses.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://publicintegrity.org/inequality-poverty-opportunity/workers-rights/worker-health-and-safety/unequal-risk/epa-ban-methylene-chloride-paint-strippers/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wLTPBKZpBv8XLYFF86MPK0MfzkB1MXi8oRh4reBqxlCXrSPUiC67kfjYtCZnn5yGCniw6NOK5GGZdwOPeQBZoAhArFsnRh6T$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Global Recent, rapid ocean warming ahead of El Niño alarms scientists: There’s growing concern that the oceans are heating up quickly, and scientists are unsure of the implications. The global sea surface hit a new record high temperature. It has never warmed this much, this quickly. Scientists worry that, combined with other weather events, the world’s temperature could reach a concerning new level by the end of next year.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-65339934__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wLTPBKZpBv8XLYFF86MPK0MfzkB1MXi8oRh4reBqxlCXrSPUiC67kfjYtCZnn5yGCniw6NOK5GGZdwOPeQBZoAhArOjT_n1l$

# Gov / Politics / Global
A Regional Election Threatens to Upend a Delicate Balance in Moldova: A pro-Russia candidate’s victory in the race for Gagauzia governor could destabilize Moldova and derail its EU aspirations. Anew governor will be elected on April 30 in Gagauzia, a traditionally pro-Russian autonomous region in southern Moldova. The outcome of this election could be crucial, as it may offer Russia a fresh opportunity to create instability in Moldova.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://carnegieeurope.eu/strategiceurope/89627__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wLTPBKZpBv8XLYFF86MPK0MfzkB1MXi8oRh4reBqxlCXrSPUiC67kfjYtCZnn5yGCniw6NOK5GGZdwOPeQBZoAhArMcfPMO9$

Washington’s ironclad alliance with Seoul is a tad rusty. Nuclear assurances contribute to a dangerous cycle of anxiety. At a time when the alliance’s deterrence posture toward North Korea has never been stronger, there is a real crisis of confidence in both countries. The harrowing years of the Trump administration, when an erratic president extorted payoffs from Seoul and regularly threatened to break the alliance, and North Korea’s development of intercontinental ballistic missiles have caused South Koreans to worry that Washington could abandon them in a conflict to try to protect U.S. cities.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://dnyuz.com/2023/04/27/americas-ironclad-alliance-with-south-korea-is-a-touch-rusty/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wLTPBKZpBv8XLYFF86MPK0MfzkB1MXi8oRh4reBqxlCXrSPUiC67kfjYtCZnn5yGCniw6NOK5GGZdwOPeQBZoAhArIMAKOpq$

Xi Jinping Tells Volodymyr Zelensky China Will Send Peace Envoy to Ukraine and other nations, state media said, after Beijing said it wants to act as mediator in Russia’s war with the country.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/china-ukraine-russia-ac231aec87246cca207c8bb48fd49f34__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wLTPBKZpBv8XLYFF86MPK0MfzkB1MXi8oRh4reBqxlCXrSPUiC67kfjYtCZnn5yGCniw6NOK5GGZdwOPeQBZoAhArLR3_b7U$

# Gov / Politics
Big money donors rally behind Biden as he launches his reelection bid. Big money Democratic donors are lining up to support President Joe Biden now that he confirmed he’s running for reelection. Reid Hoffman, the billionaire LinkedIn co-founder, has offered to host fundraising events for Biden.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnbc.com/2023/04/26/biden-big-business-donor-support-reelection.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wLTPBKZpBv8XLYFF86MPK0MfzkB1MXi8oRh4reBqxlCXrSPUiC67kfjYtCZnn5yGCniw6NOK5GGZdwOPeQBZoAhArGGWfTEQ$

“Don’t Get in Our Way”: Kamala Harris Kicks Off Biden’s Reelection Bid With a Battle Cry on Abortion: As Republican politicians struggle to sell the party’s extreme antiabortion agenda to the American public, Harris made clear that reproductive rights will be on the ballot in 2024.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/harris-pushes-abortion-key-issue-033459185.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wLTPBKZpBv8XLYFF86MPK0MfzkB1MXi8oRh4reBqxlCXrSPUiC67kfjYtCZnn5yGCniw6NOK5GGZdwOPeQBZoAhArBu-a41p$

‘MAGA economic sabotage’: 217 House Republicans pass debt ceiling bill with harmful cuts: “Republicans just passed a bill that would kill jobs, take away federal benefits for millions, and make everyday life for Americans more expensive. This is completely unworkable.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.alternet.org/maga-sabotage/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wLTPBKZpBv8XLYFF86MPK0MfzkB1MXi8oRh4reBqxlCXrSPUiC67kfjYtCZnn5yGCniw6NOK5GGZdwOPeQBZoAhArFOPR0L2$

# Legal / DOJ
Jury Has Likely Decided Trump’s Fate in Rape Case Already: E. Jean Carroll took the stand on Wednesday—and jurors have likely already made up their minds about whether she is telling the truth
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/trumps-fate-in-rape-lawsuit-lies-in-hands-of-librarian-janitor__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wLTPBKZpBv8XLYFF86MPK0MfzkB1MXi8oRh4reBqxlCXrSPUiC67kfjYtCZnn5yGCniw6NOK5GGZdwOPeQBZoAhArC2bzuW3$

Clarence Thomas Billionaire Benefactor Harlan Crow Bought Citizenship in Island Tax Haven: Leaked documents reveal the GOP megadonor held dual citizenship in St. Kitts and Nevis as he lavished the Supreme Court justice with gifts.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/04/25/clarence-thomas-harlan-crow-citizenship-st-kitts/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wLTPBKZpBv8XLYFF86MPK0MfzkB1MXi8oRh4reBqxlCXrSPUiC67kfjYtCZnn5yGCniw6NOK5GGZdwOPeQBZoAhArBbF3_O_$

The First “Wrongful Death” Case for Helping a Friend Get an Abortion: The lawsuit’s long game, beyond instilling fear, is establishing fetal personhood, the holy grail of the anti-abortion movement. The lawsuit claims that aiding a self-managed abortion is tantamount to murder under state law, allowing Marcus Silva to bring a wrongful death case. Texas law specifically exempts the abortion patient from facing prosecution, leaving Brittni Silva out of the legal crosshairs.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/04/26/abortion-wrongful-death-texas-lawsuit/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wLTPBKZpBv8XLYFF86MPK0MfzkB1MXi8oRh4reBqxlCXrSPUiC67kfjYtCZnn5yGCniw6NOK5GGZdwOPeQBZoAhArMZ2mszt$

# Security
FBI Official Subpoenaed Over Alleged Retaliation: An FBI official accused of retaliating against conservative employees has been subpoenaed by the House of Representatives.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thefederalist.com/2023/04/25/house-republicans-subpoena-fbi-official-for-alleged-retaliation-against-whistleblowers/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wLTPBKZpBv8XLYFF86MPK0MfzkB1MXi8oRh4reBqxlCXrSPUiC67kfjYtCZnn5yGCniw6NOK5GGZdwOPeQBZoAhArLF3VZW4$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2023-04-26

Voices, The Peoples News

April 26, 2023
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
“I’m a physician, that’s my identity”: An in-depth interview, retiring US public-health leader Anthony Fauci gives a characteristically straight-shooting analysis of the factors that contributed to the country’s pandemic ups and downs. “Something clearly went wrong, I don’t know exactly what it was,” he reflects. “The divisiveness was palpable, that’s part of it. The other part has nothing to do with that divisiveness. It has to do with the fracturing of our health care delivery system in this country.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/25/health/fauci-pandemic-lessons/index.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!w5p4b29IIqJWmmHCHXilpO11moR-5rsKn_fhzX-mhoDK76N783Dli5yMjg4C2U_ZmgMadD24XQ85_iKN_rj3c4wrfZddLdsk$

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
From Military to Policing, Say No to a Federal Budget That Prioritizes Violence: Biden’s budget would increase sky-high military spending and expand the police, and Republican proposals are worse.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nationalpriorities.org/pressroom/articles/2023/04/26/military-policing-say-no-federal-budget-violence/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!w5p4b29IIqJWmmHCHXilpO11moR-5rsKn_fhzX-mhoDK76N783Dli5yMjg4C2U_ZmgMadD24XQ85_iKN_rj3c4wrfeBfuirL$

# Education / Schools
Texas House votes to require panic buttons in every classroom and armed guards in every school: Lawmakers have said school safety is a priority this session, but it is still unclear whether they’ll listen to Uvalde families who want to raise the minimum age to purchase semi-automatic guns from 18 to 21.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2023/04/24/texas-house-school-safety/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!w5p4b29IIqJWmmHCHXilpO11moR-5rsKn_fhzX-mhoDK76N783Dli5yMjg4C2U_ZmgMadD24XQ85_iKN_rj3c4wrfc87wDuR$

Texas students deserve tutoring that is truly’“high-impact’: Too many Texas students are still experiencing the negative impact of unprecedented learning disruptions over the last few years.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/paid-post/texas-students-deserve-tutoring-that-is-truly-high-impact/?utm_source=Texas*Tribune*Newsletters&utm_campaign=d67f773f3b-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2023_04_25_04_21&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-d67f773f3b-*5BLIST_EMAIL_ID*5D&mc_cid=d67f773f3b&mc_eid=6f15633605__;KyslJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!w5p4b29IIqJWmmHCHXilpO11moR-5rsKn_fhzX-mhoDK76N783Dli5yMjg4C2U_ZmgMadD24XQ85_iKN_rj3c4wrfSMI6ic0$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Industry Utilities Seize Control of the Coming Boom in Transmission Lines: Legislatures in a dozen states have passed “right of first refusal” laws that freeze out competition in transmission line projects, raising concerns about higher energy costs for consumers.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/26042023/transmission-utilities-right-first-refusal/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!w5p4b29IIqJWmmHCHXilpO11moR-5rsKn_fhzX-mhoDK76N783Dli5yMjg4C2U_ZmgMadD24XQ85_iKN_rj3c4wrfY_Mxp6h$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Industry / Global # Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure EPA to start testing for toxic chemicals in Fifth Ward this summer: The Fifth Ward Cancer Cluster Summit will explore the high cancer rates in the area and find possible solutions for residents by the contaminated Union Pacific Rail Yard soil
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/2023/04/25/449900/epa-announces-it-will-begin-testing-for-toxic-chemicals-in-fifth-ward-this-summer-as-residents-hold-summit-on-cancer-cluster/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!w5p4b29IIqJWmmHCHXilpO11moR-5rsKn_fhzX-mhoDK76N783Dli5yMjg4C2U_ZmgMadD24XQ85_iKN_rj3c4wrfXMUQTZd$

Supreme Court declines to hear appeals from fossil fuel companies in climate change lawsuits: Baltimore and other cities, states and counties are suing the industry for damages from climate-induced extreme weather and sea level rise. They want their cases heard at the state level, while the industry seeks consideration in the federal courts.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/25042023/supreme-court-fossil-fuel-climate-change-lawsuits/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!w5p4b29IIqJWmmHCHXilpO11moR-5rsKn_fhzX-mhoDK76N783Dli5yMjg4C2U_ZmgMadD24XQ85_iKN_rj3c4wrfbFWKQ0x$

EPA accused of failing to regulate use of toxic herbicides despite court order: Instead of yanking products, EPA made Monsanto and others amend labels before reapproving dicamba, lawsuit claims. The US Environmental Protection Agency has in effect ignored a 2020 federal court order prohibiting the use of Monsanto and other producers’ toxic dicamba-based herbicides that are destroying millions of acres of cropland, harming endangered species and increasing cancer risks for farmers
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/apr/24/epa-monsanto-toxic-herbicides-dicamba__;!!On18fmf1aQ!w5p4b29IIqJWmmHCHXilpO11moR-5rsKn_fhzX-mhoDK76N783Dli5yMjg4C2U_ZmgMadD24XQ85_iKN_rj3c4wrfcLMGgpx$

Songs of the dammed: As Lake Powell water levels drop, native plants are reclaiming Glen Canyon. A historic 23-year drought in the Southwest, a warming climate, and outsized human demands have all pinched the Colorado, which provides water to some 40 million people in seven states and two countries.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.biographic.com/songs-of-the-dammed/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!w5p4b29IIqJWmmHCHXilpO11moR-5rsKn_fhzX-mhoDK76N783Dli5yMjg4C2U_ZmgMadD24XQ85_iKN_rj3c4wrfdGESvLi$

100+ Groups to NY Gov. Hochul: Don’t Allow Radioactive Waste Dumping in Hudson River: “Holtec’s ploy is ludicrously dangerous, and it’s on Gov. Hochul to stop the dump,” said one campaigner.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/100-groups-to-ny-gov-hochul-don-t-allow-radioactive-waste-dumping-in-hudson-river__;!!On18fmf1aQ!w5p4b29IIqJWmmHCHXilpO11moR-5rsKn_fhzX-mhoDK76N783Dli5yMjg4C2U_ZmgMadD24XQ85_iKN_rj3c4wrfcY9fzsO$

# General News
The True Dangers of Long Trains: Trains are getting longer. Railroads are getting richer. But these “monster trains” are jumping off of tracks across America and regulators are doing little to curb the risk.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.moneylife.in/article/the-true-dangers-of-long-trains/70339.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!w5p4b29IIqJWmmHCHXilpO11moR-5rsKn_fhzX-mhoDK76N783Dli5yMjg4C2U_ZmgMadD24XQ85_iKN_rj3c4wrfYBUd9zP$

As Rail Profits Soar, Blocked Crossings Force Kids to Crawl Under Trains to Get to School: When crossings are blocked for hours, kids risk their lives to get to school by crawling through trains that could start at any moment. Ambulances and fire trucks can’t get through. The problem has existed for decades. But it’s getting worse.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/trains-crossing-blocked-kids-norfolk-southern__;!!On18fmf1aQ!w5p4b29IIqJWmmHCHXilpO11moR-5rsKn_fhzX-mhoDK76N783Dli5yMjg4C2U_ZmgMadD24XQ85_iKN_rj3c4wrfZNtqX23$

A Norfolk Southern Policy Lets Officials Order Crews to Ignore Safety Alerts: Workers on the desk can tell crews to disregard an alert when “information is available confirming it is safe to proceed” and to continue no faster than 30 miles per hour to the next track-side sensor, which is often miles away. In October, months before the East Palestine derailment, the company also directed a train to keep moving with an overheated wheel that caused it to derail miles later in Sandusky, Ohio.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://patch.com/pennsylvania/across-pa/norfolk-southern-policy-lets-officials-order-crews-ignore-safety-alerts__;!!On18fmf1aQ!w5p4b29IIqJWmmHCHXilpO11moR-5rsKn_fhzX-mhoDK76N783Dli5yMjg4C2U_ZmgMadD24XQ85_iKN_rj3c4wrfbShCgTC$

# Gov / Politics
With threats of a special session and a derisive moniker, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick tries to pressure the House speaker into acting on his conservative priorities. “The House bill is just wrong on its math,” Patrick said during a recent TV interview. “The Senate bill, seniors, if you’re watching, our bill gives you $1,060 every year you homestead your home from 65 on.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2023/04/26/texas-legislature-patrick-phelan-feud/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!w5p4b29IIqJWmmHCHXilpO11moR-5rsKn_fhzX-mhoDK76N783Dli5yMjg4C2U_ZmgMadD24XQ85_iKN_rj3c4wrfTspakVj$

Texas Senate advances limits on farmland sales to China, other countries: The amended bill is a dramatically watered-down version of an earlier proposal that sought to ban land and home purchases by citizens of China and three other countries.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://dallasexpress.com/government/breaking-senate-advances-bill-limiting-farm-sales/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!w5p4b29IIqJWmmHCHXilpO11moR-5rsKn_fhzX-mhoDK76N783Dli5yMjg4C2U_ZmgMadD24XQ85_iKN_rj3c4wrfZTPRcxk$

House Passes McCarthy’s Debt Limit Bill. Now What? The House on Wednesday narrowly passed House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s package to raise the debt limit into next year and cut trillions of dollars in federal spending. The vote was 217-215, with four Republicans joining Democrats in voting against the bill.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thefiscaltimes.com/newsletter/20230426-House-Passes-McCarthys-Debt-Limit-Bill-Now-What__;!!On18fmf1aQ!w5p4b29IIqJWmmHCHXilpO11moR-5rsKn_fhzX-mhoDK76N783Dli5yMjg4C2U_ZmgMadD24XQ85_iKN_rj3c4wrffZqSL8h$

House Republicans are trying to exact a price from Democrats for agreeing to increase the nation’s borrowing authority and prevent the government from defaulting on the obligations it has accrued over decades. They’re arguing for their priorities and going after President Joe Biden’s in a separate bill. The legislation in question has virtually no chance of becoming law. But Republicans hope passage will force Biden to the negotiating table, where they could seek concessions in return for lifting the nation’s borrowing authority and ensuring that the U.S. Treasury can fully pay its bills.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/debt-limit-bill-house-republicans-kevin-mccarthy-f73e6c2fce8abdfab4973c727ea79517__;!!On18fmf1aQ!w5p4b29IIqJWmmHCHXilpO11moR-5rsKn_fhzX-mhoDK76N783Dli5yMjg4C2U_ZmgMadD24XQ85_iKN_rj3c4wrfXp0ix75$

# Law Enforcment
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice is planning to dismiss seven employees, claiming they failed to check on a 16-year-old boy who died by suicide last month, a prison spokesperson said. Joshua Keith Beasley Jr. had been transferred to the adult prison system despite his long history of suicidal behavior in youth facilities.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2023/04/25/texas-prison-suicide-beasley/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!w5p4b29IIqJWmmHCHXilpO11moR-5rsKn_fhzX-mhoDK76N783Dli5yMjg4C2U_ZmgMadD24XQ85_iKN_rj3c4wrfWs5L8g6$

# Legal / DOJ
Trump Is Losing the Carroll Rape Case Even Before It Starts: With the rape trial of former President Donald Trump just days away, his effort to prevent jurors from hearing about another incident, when Trump allegedly forced himself on a different journalist, fell flat Monday.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-is-losing-the-e-jean-carroll-rape-case-even-before-it-starts__;!!On18fmf1aQ!w5p4b29IIqJWmmHCHXilpO11moR-5rsKn_fhzX-mhoDK76N783Dli5yMjg4C2U_ZmgMadD24XQ85_iKN_rj3c4wrfUa3S_bb$

Disney Sues DeSantis Over ‘Targeted Campaign’ of Retaliation: The Walt Disney Company filed a lawsuit Wednesday against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, alleging the state’s actions toward the company amount to a “targeted campaign” of government retaliation.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.axios.com/2023/04/26/disney-sues-desantis-reedy-creek-florida__;!!On18fmf1aQ!w5p4b29IIqJWmmHCHXilpO11moR-5rsKn_fhzX-mhoDK76N783Dli5yMjg4C2U_ZmgMadD24XQ85_iKN_rj3c4wrfa4Ww-23$

Ivanka Hires Epstein Lawyer, Ditches Family in Fraud Case: Donald Trump and his three eldest children are being accused of inflating Trump Organization property values. When the investigation began, the three shared legal counsel. But on March 6, Ivanka appeared to try and distance herself from the rest of her family’s allegations. “The complaint does not contain a single allegation that Ms. Trump directly or indirectly created, prepared, reviewed or certified any of her father’s financial statements,” one of Ivanka’s former attorneys wrote to the judge in a letter
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsbreak.com/new-york-state/3005719878024-ivanka-hires-jeffrey-epstein-lawyer-ditches-don-jr-and-eric-trump-in-fraud-case__;!!On18fmf1aQ!w5p4b29IIqJWmmHCHXilpO11moR-5rsKn_fhzX-mhoDK76N783Dli5yMjg4C2U_ZmgMadD24XQ85_iKN_rj3c4wrfahsT0xT$

# Media
DeJoy says USPS will keep raising prices, follow abortion pill rulings: Postmaster General Louis DeJoy outlines 10-year plan to plug losses and adapt to world with fewer letters, more e-commerce
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-postal-service-overhaul-calls-for-higher-prices-slower-mail-and-more-packages-11616509800__;!!On18fmf1aQ!w5p4b29IIqJWmmHCHXilpO11moR-5rsKn_fhzX-mhoDK76N783Dli5yMjg4C2U_ZmgMadD24XQ85_iKN_rj3c4wrfQgwjbSQ$

# Medical / Health
Born to Die: Medicare spends tens of billions of dollars on hospice care each year. A new report ponders why regulators insist on going easy on literal death merchants. The death business has been infiltrated by an onslaught of professional grifters since 2010, and our bureaucrats seem alarmingly content to allow it to stay that way.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/health/2023-04-26-born-to-die-hospice-care/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!w5p4b29IIqJWmmHCHXilpO11moR-5rsKn_fhzX-mhoDK76N783Dli5yMjg4C2U_ZmgMadD24XQ85_iKN_rj3c4wrfVpC5_D_$

# Medical Science
After Pandemic Delays, FDA Still Struggling to Inspect Foreign Drug Manufacturers: In the wake of recent deaths from bacteria-tainted eyedrops, a ProPublica analysis of FDA data reveals that the agency only inspected 6% of the overseas plants where drugs and their ingredients are produced in 2022. Without a doubt, the COVID-19 pandemic slowed inspections to a trickle, in fiscal year 2021, according to the data, the agency inspected a mere 99 overseas sites, less than 4% of eligible foreign manufacturers. By comparison, 15% of domestic manufacturers were inspected that year
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.fiercepharma.com/manufacturing/fda-beats-u-s-inspection-forecast-as-it-continues-to-struggle-oversight-abroad__;!!On18fmf1aQ!w5p4b29IIqJWmmHCHXilpO11moR-5rsKn_fhzX-mhoDK76N783Dli5yMjg4C2U_ZmgMadD24XQ85_iKN_rj3c4wrfZa1i_Nk$

# Military / DOD
War, What is it Good For? The rise of the Pentagon on a fallen planet. The American experience of war since 1945 should have offered an all-too-obvious lesson for us, as well as for the planet’s other great powers, when it comes to the value of giant military establishments and the conflicts that go with them.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/04/24/war-what-is-it-good-for-2/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!w5p4b29IIqJWmmHCHXilpO11moR-5rsKn_fhzX-mhoDK76N783Dli5yMjg4C2U_ZmgMadD24XQ85_iKN_rj3c4wrfSiM4pFL$

# Technology
Big Tech Companies Are Becoming More Powerful Than Nation-States: They are already richer than many countries, and the rise of AI looks set to increase their influence. U.S. citizens are being subjected to a relentless onslaught from intrusive technologies that have become embedded in the everyday fabric of our lives, creating unprecedented levels of social and political upheaval.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/big-tech-companies-more-powerful-than-nations__;!!On18fmf1aQ!w5p4b29IIqJWmmHCHXilpO11moR-5rsKn_fhzX-mhoDK76N783Dli5yMjg4C2U_ZmgMadD24XQ85_iKN_rj3c4wrfaoHyTL1$

# Water
‘We can’t be living in an economy of 40 million people this close to the edge.’: Lake Mead, a key water source for California and six other states, is close to drying up. Water policy expert Felicia Marcus says dramatic action is needed on conservation, recycling and efficiency.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://capitalandmain.com/we-cant-be-living-in-an-economy-of-40-million-people-this-close-to-the-edge__;!!On18fmf1aQ!w5p4b29IIqJWmmHCHXilpO11moR-5rsKn_fhzX-mhoDK76N783Dli5yMjg4C2U_ZmgMadD24XQ85_iKN_rj3c4wrfe20XHJu$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2023-04-25

Voices, The Peoples News

April 25, 2023
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

# Indigenous
Is the Metropolitan Museum of Art Displaying Objects That Belong to Native American Tribes? Only a small percentage of works donated by Charles and Valerie Diker have clear ownership histories. Experts say this could mean objects are stolen or fake. Meanwhile, the Met has been slow to ask tribes for information about the items.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/the-met-museum-native-american-collections?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=majorinvestigations&utm_content=feature__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zb_AdkADBlbiVqO0t0BOxncEC7xHtRKS0MqNlyxcoVT7v1HrNPtRUgIze-DRwOsiH08teIw89y9ZUn61ZsRkBhMzQTUVzXv1$

America’s Biggest Museums Fail to Return Native American Human Remains: The remains of more than 100,000 Native Americans are held by prestigious U.S. institutions, despite a 1990 law meant to return them to tribal nations. Here’s how the ancestors were stolen, and how tribes are working to get them back.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.axios.com/local/columbus/2023/01/20/ohio-museums-still-hold-native-american-remains__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zb_AdkADBlbiVqO0t0BOxncEC7xHtRKS0MqNlyxcoVT7v1HrNPtRUgIze-DRwOsiH08teIw89y9ZUn61ZsRkBhMzQUXS7jzt$

The Museum Built on Native American Burial Mounds: For decades, Dickson Mounds Museum in Illinois displayed the open graves of more than 200 Indigenous people. Thirty years after a federal law required museums to begin returning remains, the statewide museum system still holds thousands. Illinois’ state museum system holds more than 7,000 burial remains taken from Native American mounds and other sites. Yet, despite a 1990 federal law that required museums start returning remains, Illinois did “close to nothing” for more than 20 years, according to a new report by ProPublica.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/repatriation-nagpra-museums-dickson-mounds-museum*:*:text=For*20decades*2C*20Dickson*20Mounds*20Museum,museum*20system*20still*20holds*20thousands__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSU!!On18fmf1aQ!zb_AdkADBlbiVqO0t0BOxncEC7xHtRKS0MqNlyxcoVT7v1HrNPtRUgIze-DRwOsiH08teIw89y9ZUn61ZsRkBhMzQT_HHxkR$

In Secret Recording, a Top City Library Official Calls Alaska Natives ‘Woke’ and ‘Racists’: Despite Judy Eledge’s history of inflammatory comments and social media posts, Alaska’s governor has awarded her public money and a national role. What’s more, city and state agencies meant to protect Alaskans’ civil rights have been hamstrung.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/judy-eledge-alaska-libraries-recordings-dunleavy__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zb_AdkADBlbiVqO0t0BOxncEC7xHtRKS0MqNlyxcoVT7v1HrNPtRUgIze-DRwOsiH08teIw89y9ZUn61ZsRkBhMzQS7PHjv8$

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
U.S. to Spend Billions on New COVID Vaccines Despite Failure to Prevent Infection: last year, the Biden Administration announced that it no longer had funding, absent further Congressional action, to make additional purchases and it began preparing for the transition of COVID-19 vaccines to the commercial market. This means that manufacturers will be negotiating prices directly with insurers and purchasers, not just the federal government, and prices are expected to rise.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.kff.org/coronavirus-covid-19/issue-brief/how-much-could-covid-19-vaccines-cost-the-u-s-after-commercialization/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zb_AdkADBlbiVqO0t0BOxncEC7xHtRKS0MqNlyxcoVT7v1HrNPtRUgIze-DRwOsiH08teIw89y9ZUn61ZsRkBhMzQQyeCyuh$

Health Care Workers Offered Money to Raise COVID Shot Uptakes: Multiples states, including Ohio, West Virginia, and Minnesota, are offering sizable cash prizes through lotteries to incentivize uptake of the SARS-CoV2 vaccine. This has raised questions about the efficacy and ethics of vaccine incentive programs.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://ghsm.hms.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/assets/Programs/PublicPolicy/Vaccine*20Incentives_PGPPSC.pdf__;JQ!!On18fmf1aQ!zb_AdkADBlbiVqO0t0BOxncEC7xHtRKS0MqNlyxcoVT7v1HrNPtRUgIze-DRwOsiH08teIw89y9ZUn61ZsRkBhMzQRSeQmr0$

The Origins of AIDS; The Polio Vaccine: “Did scientists inadvertently cause the AIDS epidemic? An experimental oral polio vaccine that was prepared, I believe, in chimpanzee kidneys and chimpanzee blood, and which was fed to over a million Africans correlates so precisely with the first appearances of AIDS. Could it have been the polio vaccine, and why are scientists so ready to dismiss the possibility?”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7935079/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zb_AdkADBlbiVqO0t0BOxncEC7xHtRKS0MqNlyxcoVT7v1HrNPtRUgIze-DRwOsiH08teIw89y9ZUn61ZsRkBhMzQWdAr_8E$

Group Sues DOE to Obtain Key COVID Origins Documents: The U.S.
Department of Energy, which oversees a network of 17 U.S. laboratories, including advanced biology laboratories, on Feb. 26 released a report concluding COVID-19 most likely came from a lab in China, but the department hasn’t responded to a Freedom of Information Act request for documents related to the report.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/doe-covid-origins-documents/?utm_source=luminate&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=defender&utm_id=20230425__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zb_AdkADBlbiVqO0t0BOxncEC7xHtRKS0MqNlyxcoVT7v1HrNPtRUgIze-DRwOsiH08teIw89y9ZUn61ZsRkBhMzQcpUk6Ic$

DeSantis’ Surgeon General Doctored Covid Vaccine Study: Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo personally altered a state-driven study about Covid-19 vaccines last year to suggest that some doses pose a significantly higher health risk for young men than had been established by the broader medical community, according to a newly obtained document.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2023/04/24/florida-surgeon-general-covid-vaccine-00093510__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zb_AdkADBlbiVqO0t0BOxncEC7xHtRKS0MqNlyxcoVT7v1HrNPtRUgIze-DRwOsiH08teIw89y9ZUn61ZsRkBhMzQaXkU-qE$

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
Joe Manchin’s Tax Hike On The Working Class: The numbers from the Institute On Taxation And Economic Policy are stark: The Manchin Tax Increase resulted in single moms with two kids who were making $25,000 a year being hit with a 12.5 percent tax increase, and married couples with two kids who were making the same amount being hit with a nearly nine percent tax increase. The expiration of the expanded tax credits resulted in more than three million kids being thrown into poverty. New data shows it also resulted in a massive regressive tax increase on the working class.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://itep.org/the-lever-joe-manchins-tax-hike-on-the-working-class/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zb_AdkADBlbiVqO0t0BOxncEC7xHtRKS0MqNlyxcoVT7v1HrNPtRUgIze-DRwOsiH08teIw89y9ZUn61ZsRkBhMzQdNcIHap$

Corporations Illegally Conspiring to Fix Prices, Report Finds: “Large corporations which are supposed to be competing with one another are often secretly conspiring to set prices,” said one expert. “In doing so, they cause economic harm to consumers and contribute to inflation.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/corporate-price-fixing-us-economy__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zb_AdkADBlbiVqO0t0BOxncEC7xHtRKS0MqNlyxcoVT7v1HrNPtRUgIze-DRwOsiH08teIw89y9ZUn61ZsRkBhMzQTrz_ykq$

# Education / Schools
Federal Court Restores Religious Exemption to Vaccination in Mississippi: a federal court has ruled that the First Amendment requires that, by July 15, 2023, the State of Mississippi afford its residents a religious exemption for their children to attend school without one or more state mandated vaccines!
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://icandecide.org/press-release/ican-attorneys-secure-religious-exemption-to-vaccination-in-mississippi/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zb_AdkADBlbiVqO0t0BOxncEC7xHtRKS0MqNlyxcoVT7v1HrNPtRUgIze-DRwOsiH08teIw89y9ZUn61ZsRkBhMzQUzLv6UC$

Recovery high schools help kids heal from an addiction and build a future: Every weekday at 5280 High School in Denver starts the same way. Students in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction gather on the steps of the school’s indoor auditorium to discuss a topic chosen by staff members. One recent morning, they talked about mental health and sobriety. The students attend Colorado’s only recovery high school, one of 43 nationwide. These schools are designed for students who are recovering from substance use disorder and might also be dealing with related mental health disorders. Compared with their peers at regular schools who have gone through treatment, recovery high school students have better attendance and are more likely to stay sober, and their graduation rate is at least 21% higher, according to one study.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/04/04/1167856499/recovery-high-schools-help-kids-heal-from-an-addiction-and-build-a-future__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zb_AdkADBlbiVqO0t0BOxncEC7xHtRKS0MqNlyxcoVT7v1HrNPtRUgIze-DRwOsiH08teIw89y9ZUn61ZsRkBhMzQWJE0-oQ$

Inside the Prisoner-led Struggle to Win Education for All: Prisoners in Washington State are renewing their fight to democratize education amid new restrictions threatening their decade-old program. They took this dramatic step because new official restrictions are jeopardizing a liberating, prisoner-led program known as Taking Education And Creating History, or TEACH. Organized by a handful of incarcerated people, including me, over a decade ago, TEACH’s goal is to democratize education for people with long sentences.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://scheerpost.com/2023/04/06/inside-the-prisoner-led-struggle-to-win-education-for-all/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zb_AdkADBlbiVqO0t0BOxncEC7xHtRKS0MqNlyxcoVT7v1HrNPtRUgIze-DRwOsiH08teIw89y9ZUn61ZsRkBhMzQZfC4zEN$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure
‘Like a dam breaking’: Experts hail decision to let US climate lawsuits advance: Cities bringing climate litigation against oil majors welcome US supreme court’s decision to rebuff appeal to move cases to federal courts.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/apr/25/experts-hail-decision-us-climate-lawsuits-advance__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zb_AdkADBlbiVqO0t0BOxncEC7xHtRKS0MqNlyxcoVT7v1HrNPtRUgIze-DRwOsiH08teIw89y9ZUn61ZsRkBhMzQfl6JE-3$

Can Biden’s newest climate rule survive? The Biden administration’s newest ambitious climate rule isn’t even out yet, but Republican-led states are already gearing up to attack it. EPA’s forthcoming regulation slashing carbon pollution from power plants would be the strongest-ever effort to tackle one of the nation’s leading drivers of climate change.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/newsletters/power-switch/2023/04/24/can-bidens-newest-climate-rule-survive-00082767__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zb_AdkADBlbiVqO0t0BOxncEC7xHtRKS0MqNlyxcoVT7v1HrNPtRUgIze-DRwOsiH08teIw89y9ZUn61ZsRkBhMzQcPzuSdU$

Antarctica’s melting ice is an existential crisis for people in Texas: Ice in Antarctica is melting rapidly. Texans need to know how fast Antarctica is melting. West Antarctica contains enough ice to raise global sea levels by more than 10 feet. But the ocean is not a bathtub: Antarctic melt affects some places more than others. And Galveston, Texas, is in the crosshairs.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apps.npr.org/arctic-ice-melting-climate-change/texas-galveston-sea-level-rise.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zb_AdkADBlbiVqO0t0BOxncEC7xHtRKS0MqNlyxcoVT7v1HrNPtRUgIze-DRwOsiH08teIw89y9ZUn61ZsRkBhMzQbDijPpo$

California overhauls its sea level rise plan as climate change reshapes coastal life. “Sea level rise lapping over and pushing up groundwater under the California shoreline is the next climate threat in a state already thrashed around by wildlife, drought and deluge. Sea level rise lapping over and pushing up groundwater under the California shoreline is the next climate threat in a state already thrashed around by wildfire, drought and deluge.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.kqed.org/science/1979603/california-overhauls-its-sea-level-rise-plan-as-climate-change-reshapes-coastal-life__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zb_AdkADBlbiVqO0t0BOxncEC7xHtRKS0MqNlyxcoVT7v1HrNPtRUgIze-DRwOsiH08teIw89y9ZUn61ZsRkBhMzQYxqGUc2$

Supreme Court declines to hear appeals from fossil fuel companies in climate change lawsuits: Baltimore and other cities, states and counties are suing the industry for damages from climate-induced extreme weather and sea level rise. The Supreme Court declined to hear appeals by major oil companies to move climate-change lawsuits against them from state to federal courts, with the latter being far more skeptical of such suits.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nationalreview.com/news/supreme-court-deals-blow-to-oil-companies-being-sued-for-climate-change/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zb_AdkADBlbiVqO0t0BOxncEC7xHtRKS0MqNlyxcoVT7v1HrNPtRUgIze-DRwOsiH08teIw89y9ZUn61ZsRkBhMzQSX8_YfL$

EPA accused of failing to regulate use of toxic herbicides despite court order: Instead of yanking products, EPA made Monsanto and others amend labels before reapproving dicamba, lawsuit claims. The US Environmental Protection Agency has in effect ignored a 2020 federal court order prohibiting the use of Monsanto and other producers’ toxic dicamba-based herbicides that are destroying millions of acres of cropland, harming endangered species and increasing cancer risks for farmers
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/apr/24/epa-monsanto-toxic-herbicides-dicamba*:*:text=The*20US*20Environmental*20Protection*20Agency,new*20fillings*20in*20the*20lawsuit__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!zb_AdkADBlbiVqO0t0BOxncEC7xHtRKS0MqNlyxcoVT7v1HrNPtRUgIze-DRwOsiH08teIw89y9ZUn61ZsRkBhMzQX2aQsT6$

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals
Maine reduces do-not-eat wildlife advisory prompted by ‘forever chemicals’: People are advised not to eat deer, wild turkey and other game harvested in a 25-square-mile area of central Maine.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.bangordailynews.com/2023/04/24/outdoors/maine-do-not-eat-warning-pfas-deer-turkey/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zb_AdkADBlbiVqO0t0BOxncEC7xHtRKS0MqNlyxcoVT7v1HrNPtRUgIze-DRwOsiH08teIw89y9ZUn61ZsRkBhMzQYqMIOmX$

# Gov / Politics / Global
Top-Tier Criminals Pivot to Secretly Fight Against Putin: Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion has severed ties between the once interchangeable underworlds of Russia and Ukraine. Now, some of Ukraine’s organized crime groups are working against their former allies, creating a new phenomenon of “patriotic criminals.” These new wartime activities range from delivering aid and stopping crime to cyberwarfare, according to organized crime experts and members of the Ukrainian underworld
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.knowledia.com/CA/en/articles/top-tier-criminals-pivot-to-secretly-fight-against-putin-e8f0e9ebc6c5b187659a8ae4e73e2644c5ff46dc__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zb_AdkADBlbiVqO0t0BOxncEC7xHtRKS0MqNlyxcoVT7v1HrNPtRUgIze-DRwOsiH08teIw89y9ZUn61ZsRkBhMzQU40dsH7$

# Gov / Politics
President Joe Biden Announces 2024 Reelection Bid: President Joe Biden on Tuesday formally announced that he is running for reelection in 2024, asking voters to give him more time to “finish this job” he began when he was sworn into office and to set aside their concerns about extending the run of America’s oldest president for another four years.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/biden-officially-kicks-off-2024-reelection-bid__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zb_AdkADBlbiVqO0t0BOxncEC7xHtRKS0MqNlyxcoVT7v1HrNPtRUgIze-DRwOsiH08teIw89y9ZUn61ZsRkBhMzQVZEHNvY$

Biden 2024 news – live: President warns of ‘MAGA extremist’ attacks in reelection campaign launch video: Democrat posts ‘Let’s Finish the Job’ promo announcing fresh run and attacking GOP populists, warning basic rights are under assault from intolerant conservatives
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/biden-news-running-reelection-announcement-poll-b2326222.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zb_AdkADBlbiVqO0t0BOxncEC7xHtRKS0MqNlyxcoVT7v1HrNPtRUgIze-DRwOsiH08teIw89y9ZUn61ZsRkBhMzQdaoITsQ$

Neoliberalism as the U.S. Empire Declines: The U.S. empire’s decline raises the question of what comes next. The most interesting possibility and perhaps the likeliest is that China and the entire BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) grouping of nations will undertake the construction and maintenance of a new world economy.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.laprogressive.com/democracy/neoliberal-u-s-empire-declines__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zb_AdkADBlbiVqO0t0BOxncEC7xHtRKS0MqNlyxcoVT7v1HrNPtRUgIze-DRwOsiH08teIw89y9ZUn61ZsRkBhMzQUYQt8gF$

Democratic Child Care Bill Keeps Work Requirements: At a time when Democrats are savaging House Republicans for expanding work requirements in Medicaid and SNAP, their signature child care bill also contains them
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/health/2023-04-25-democratic-child-care-bill-work-requirements/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zb_AdkADBlbiVqO0t0BOxncEC7xHtRKS0MqNlyxcoVT7v1HrNPtRUgIze-DRwOsiH08teIw89y9ZUn61ZsRkBhMzQehik-kz$

# Legal / DOJ
Judge Demands Hunter Biden and Ex-Paramour Show Up for Court: The bitter dispute over support for their 4-year-old is headed for trial in July.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12009431/Hunter-Biden-ordered-appear-Arkansas-court-paternity-case-judge-rules.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zb_AdkADBlbiVqO0t0BOxncEC7xHtRKS0MqNlyxcoVT7v1HrNPtRUgIze-DRwOsiH08teIw89y9ZUn61ZsRkBhMzQY_sdKk0$

Abbott’s Plan to Pardon Sgt. Who Killed BLM Protester May Already Be Backfiring: The parole board will allow the district attorney to present evidence in the case before making a pardon determination.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://time.com/6272117/greg-abbott-blm-protester-murder-pardon/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zb_AdkADBlbiVqO0t0BOxncEC7xHtRKS0MqNlyxcoVT7v1HrNPtRUgIze-DRwOsiH08teIw89y9ZUn61ZsRkBhMzQZbT5TyR$

# LGBTQ / Gender
Florida Passes Bill That Allows for “Legal Kidnapping” of Transgender Children: The bill would allow courts to intervene in custody disputes and remove trans children from gender-affirming parents. On March 13, Florida’s Senate Committee on Health Policy voted to pass Senate Bill 254, which would impose criminal penalties on parents, guardians and medical providers helping trans children as they seek gender-affirming care. According to the bill, licensed medical facilities and medical providers granting this life-saving care to trans people under 18 risk criminal penalty or revocation of their medical licenses.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/proposed-florida-bill-could-allow-legal-kidnapping-of-trans-children/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zb_AdkADBlbiVqO0t0BOxncEC7xHtRKS0MqNlyxcoVT7v1HrNPtRUgIze-DRwOsiH08teIw89y9ZUn61ZsRkBhMzQdQjPqSG$

Texas Agriculture Dept Tells Employees to Dress According to ‘Biological Gender’: The department sent a memo outlining the anti-trans dress code and warning that those who violate it may be fired. An ACLU attorney says it violates federal law that bans employment discrimination based on one’s sexual orientation or gender identity.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/texas-agriculture-dept-tells-employees-to-dress-according-to-biological-gender/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zb_AdkADBlbiVqO0t0BOxncEC7xHtRKS0MqNlyxcoVT7v1HrNPtRUgIze-DRwOsiH08teIw89y9ZUn61ZsRkBhMzQWSQ9c3P$

# Media
The Inside Story of Tucker and Lemon’s Monday Media Massacre: Bboth men are controversial, and have faced backlash from the media and the public as well as their co-workers. The Fox News star leans into his role as a provocateur, promoting a right-wing agenda that barely bothers to conceal its grounding in racism, sexism, xenophobia, conspiracy thinking, religious intolerance, and hatred of the LGBTQ community. His less inflammatory CNN counterpart, meanwhile, has been mired in accusations of misogyny and bad behavior on set. But it would be a mistake to read their tandem dismissals as some righteous act on the part of cable news media writ large to purge itself of toxic men.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://time.com/6274088/tucker-carlson-don-lemon-firing/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zb_AdkADBlbiVqO0t0BOxncEC7xHtRKS0MqNlyxcoVT7v1HrNPtRUgIze-DRwOsiH08teIw89y9ZUn61ZsRkBhMzQbvJIqr_$

CIA’s War on WikiLeaks Is a Scandal Worthy of Congressional Investigation: In 2010, Chelsea Manning shocked the world with leaked documents that exposed abuses and crimes committed by the United States military in Iraq. These revelations also made the publisher of those documents, Julian Assange, and his organization, WikiLeaks, household names. The U.S. government is charging Assange, a publisher, with violating the Espionage Act. Under the Espionage Act, one does not have the ability to make a public interest defense. All prosecutors have to do is show that a whistleblower possessed documents or transferred “national defense information” to a member of the press. Damage has already been done, but the future of journalism is in further jeopardy if the U.S. government holds a trial against Assange, convicts him, and shows the world that it has the final say over who is and is not a journalist.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/cias-war-on-wikileaks-is-a-scandal-worthy-of-congressional-investigation/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zb_AdkADBlbiVqO0t0BOxncEC7xHtRKS0MqNlyxcoVT7v1HrNPtRUgIze-DRwOsiH08teIw89y9ZUn61ZsRkBhMzQe_7ziEN$

# Medical / Health
Exclusive: Public Health Emergency in U.S. Set to Expire May 11, But EUA Vaccines, Liability Shields Aren’t Going Away Anytime Soon: President Biden earlier this month signed a bill that immediately rescinded the COVID-19 national emergency declared in March 2020, by former President Trump. But a separate Public Health Emergency won’t expire until May 11 and at least two other COVID-19-related federal emergencies are set to remain in effect past that date.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/united-states-covid-eua/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zb_AdkADBlbiVqO0t0BOxncEC7xHtRKS0MqNlyxcoVT7v1HrNPtRUgIze-DRwOsiH08teIw89y9ZUn61ZsRkBhMzQWf2-NgI$

# Medical Science
Biomarker pattern found in kids with COVID 19-linked inflammatory syndrome: Findings from NIH-funded study could lead to new means of diagnosis and treatment for MIS-C. Children with multisystem inflammatory syndrome (MIS-C) a rare condition linked with the virus that causes COVID-19, have biochemical indicators of cell injury and cell death that are distinct from other children with COVID-19, according to a study funded by the National Institutes of Health.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/biomarker-pattern-found-kids-covid-19-linked-inflammatory-syndrome__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zb_AdkADBlbiVqO0t0BOxncEC7xHtRKS0MqNlyxcoVT7v1HrNPtRUgIze-DRwOsiH08teIw89y9ZUn61ZsRkBhMzQaIWvcoA$

# Military / Global
Ukraine War Is Shaking Up Global Arms Industry: The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) estimates that six countries, the U.S., Russia, France, China, Germany, and Italy, were responsible for 80 percent of global weapons exports from 2018 to 2022.
The U.S. alone counted for 40 percent, while Russia was a distant second at 16 percent https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.laprogressive.com/war-and-peace/global-arms-industry__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zb_AdkADBlbiVqO0t0BOxncEC7xHtRKS0MqNlyxcoVT7v1HrNPtRUgIze-DRwOsiH08teIw89y9ZUn61ZsRkBhMzQbl3vwN8$

Leaks Reveal Reality Behind U.S. Propaganda in Ukraine: According to Hersh’s report, the CIA assesses that Ukrainian officials, including President Zelenskyy, have embezzled $400 million from money the United States sent Ukraine to buy diesel fuel for its war effort, in a scheme that involves buying cheap, discounted fuel from Russia.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.laprogressive.com/war-and-peace/propaganda-in-ukraine__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zb_AdkADBlbiVqO0t0BOxncEC7xHtRKS0MqNlyxcoVT7v1HrNPtRUgIze-DRwOsiH08teIw89y9ZUn61ZsRkBhMzQeKF-ii4$

# Pharmaceuticals / Drugs
Owners of OxyContin Maker Gave $19 Million to Institute That Shaped Federal Opioid Policy: Yet officials with the National Academies have kept quiet about one thing: their decision to accept roughly $19 million in donations from members of the Sackler family, the owners of Purdue Pharma, the maker of the drug OxyContin that is notorious for fueling the opioid epidemic.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/oxycontin-purdue-pharma-national-academies-opioid-policy/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zb_AdkADBlbiVqO0t0BOxncEC7xHtRKS0MqNlyxcoVT7v1HrNPtRUgIze-DRwOsiH08teIw89y9ZUn61ZsRkBhMzQdzza1cL$

# Security
Once Shocking, U.S. Spying on Its Allies Draws a Global Shrug: The latest leak of classified documents that appeared online this year, the motive behind which remains unknown, has again illustrated the broad reach of U.S. spy agencies, including into the capitals of friendly countries such as Egypt, South Korea, Ukraine and the United Arab Emirates.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/13/us/politics/us-spying-allies.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zb_AdkADBlbiVqO0t0BOxncEC7xHtRKS0MqNlyxcoVT7v1HrNPtRUgIze-DRwOsiH08teIw89y9ZUn61ZsRkBhMzQQJJws0c$

In Pentagon Leak, The Problem is What’s Classified, Not What Gets Out: The government already puts way too much material behind its moat. In fact, the human harm caused by unauthorized leaks is almost always inflicted by the government itself in the form of egregious prosecutions of leakers.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/04/13/pentagon-classified-documents-leak/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zb_AdkADBlbiVqO0t0BOxncEC7xHtRKS0MqNlyxcoVT7v1HrNPtRUgIze-DRwOsiH08teIw89y9ZUn61ZsRkBhMzQXnd9uit$

# Space / UFO Disclosure / Other
Starship’s Explosion Spells Much Bigger Troubles for SpaceX: About four minutes after SpaceX’s gargantuan rocket lifted from its Texas launch pad, it burst into a fireball over the Gulf of Mexico, never reaching space. Though SpaceX hasn’t shared many details yet about what happened during Starship’s maiden voyage, one fact is known: It was intentionally ordered to explode.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://mashable.com/article/spacex-starship-flight-test-explosion-on-purpose__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zb_AdkADBlbiVqO0t0BOxncEC7xHtRKS0MqNlyxcoVT7v1HrNPtRUgIze-DRwOsiH08teIw89y9ZUn61ZsRkBhMzQcmgV5f7$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2023-04-24

Voices, The Peoples News

April 24, 2023
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

# Indigenous
The giving forest, and a tribe’s sustainable logging practices: over the last 160 years, much of this forest has been chopped down and regrown nearly three times. The Menominee Tribe of Wisconsin, its stewards, have pulled nearly two hundred million cubic feet of timber from this land since 1854, white pine cut into museum displays and hard maple made into basketball courts for the Olympics. Yet the forest has more trees on the same acreage than it did a century and a half ago, with some trees over 200 years old.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://us.knews.media/climate/the-giving-forest-and-a-tribes-sustainable-logging-practices/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xqz45M72axH9gMUptlhv4laTO4X0v-ls671l041usNPTywcAPEwQwifDCUVfRskjjh4a-kLFRDVpZmLWBpGBtbbcyYbP-HoL$

# Border / Immigration / Migrants / Global
Thousands of Asylum Seekers Make Their Way Up Mexico to Protest Migrant Abuse: thousands of asylum seekers are marching from the southern state of Chiapas to Mexico City protesting abuse and demanding immigration jails be shut down. This comes nearly a month after the deadly fire at an immigrant jail at the U.S. Mexico border.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.hrw.org/news/2022/06/06/mexico-asylum-seekers-face-abuses-southern-border__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xqz45M72axH9gMUptlhv4laTO4X0v-ls671l041usNPTywcAPEwQwifDCUVfRskjjh4a-kLFRDVpZmLWBpGBtbbcyQxwvnQs$

# Bundy Rides Again
Ammon Bundy Sparks Standoff Scare After Court Loss: A judge issued a default ruling against Bundy in a hospital harassment case. Hours later, fans received an “emergency alert” summoning them to his Idaho home.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/ammon-bundy-sparks-standoff-scare-after-court-loss__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xqz45M72axH9gMUptlhv4laTO4X0v-ls671l041usNPTywcAPEwQwifDCUVfRskjjh4a-kLFRDVpZmLWBpGBtbbcySHAooWA$

# Education / Schools
Educators Are Standing Up for Healthy Green Schools and a Livable Climate This Earth Week: The pathway to a Green New Deal for Education runs through teachers, school leaders, students, and organized communities willing to embrace a bold vision for learning and a more sustainable future.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/earth-day-education-green-new-deal__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xqz45M72axH9gMUptlhv4laTO4X0v-ls671l041usNPTywcAPEwQwifDCUVfRskjjh4a-kLFRDVpZmLWBpGBtbbcyVmOZoC4$

The Iowa Social Studies Teacher Who Quit Because He Couldn’t Tell His Students That Slavery Was Wrong: Wickenkamp repeatedly sought clarification from the Fairfield Community School District about what he could say in class, according to emails obtained by The Post. He sent detailed lists of what he was teaching and what he planned to teach and asked for formal approval, drawing little response.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://dianeravitch.net/2023/03/07/washington-post-when-teachers-are-not-allowed-to-teach-the-truth/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xqz45M72axH9gMUptlhv4laTO4X0v-ls671l041usNPTywcAPEwQwifDCUVfRskjjh4a-kLFRDVpZmLWBpGBtbbcybMJvPLa$

DeSantis’s Board of Education Nominees Are Steeped in Far Right Dark Money: The dark-money funded extremists appointed to the board by Ron DeSantis will wield power over Florida’s K-12 schools.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2022/09/19/conservative-school-board-fundraising-florida-00057325__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xqz45M72axH9gMUptlhv4laTO4X0v-ls671l041usNPTywcAPEwQwifDCUVfRskjjh4a-kLFRDVpZmLWBpGBtbbcydEtg34O$

# Employment / Labor
Workers Fighting Union-Busting May Have a New Legal Tool at Their Disposal: A class-action lawsuit against a California-based grocery retailer could set a new precedent against union-busters.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/workers-fighting-union-busting-may-have-a-new-legal-tool-at-their-disposal/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xqz45M72axH9gMUptlhv4laTO4X0v-ls671l041usNPTywcAPEwQwifDCUVfRskjjh4a-kLFRDVpZmLWBpGBtbbcydwyKAYZ$

Cost-Cutting at Disney Continues With Thousands of Layoffs: The firings will primarily affect employees at ESPN and Disney’s entertainment, parks, and experiences and products divisions.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/walt-disney-co-begin-second-wave-layoffs-cutting-several-thousand-jobs-sources-2023-04-24/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xqz45M72axH9gMUptlhv4laTO4X0v-ls671l041usNPTywcAPEwQwifDCUVfRskjjh4a-kLFRDVpZmLWBpGBtbbcyZZ_4ZA8$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Industry New rules may force carbon capture at power plants: The U.S. EPA prepares to propose power plant emissions limits so strict that they’ll likely require operators to capture most of their emissions or switch to new fuels altogether.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://energynews.us/newsletter/new-rules-may-force-carbon-capture-at-power-plants/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xqz45M72axH9gMUptlhv4laTO4X0v-ls671l041usNPTywcAPEwQwifDCUVfRskjjh4a-kLFRDVpZmLWBpGBtbbcyUB5OFEL$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Industry / Global Manitoba silica sand mine sparks fear and debate on green energy: A Calgary company wants to mine silica sand from southeastern Manitoba to spark a green energy boom, but residents worry for their water and their way of life.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ehn.org/manitoba-silica-sand-mine-sparks-fear-and-debate-on-green-energy-2659899144.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xqz45M72axH9gMUptlhv4laTO4X0v-ls671l041usNPTywcAPEwQwifDCUVfRskjjh4a-kLFRDVpZmLWBpGBtbbcyRVqwsJk$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure Educator, Environmentalist, Union Leader, Senator, Paul Pinsky Now Gets to Turn His Climate Ideals Into Action: The long-time liberal state senator from Prince George’s County, an outspoken environmental critic of former Republican Gov. Larry Hogan, takes over the Maryland Energy Administration in the Moore administration.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/24042023/paul-pinsky-maryland/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xqz45M72axH9gMUptlhv4laTO4X0v-ls671l041usNPTywcAPEwQwifDCUVfRskjjh4a-kLFRDVpZmLWBpGBtbbcyfPCGUap$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Global Life beneath the Arctic ice is chock-full of microplastics: Frozen polar waters host a critical species of algae. Accumulating plastic particles could threaten the whole ecosystem. The algae, made up of long strings and clumps of single-celled organisms called diatoms, is an essential player in the polar ecosystem. It’s food for zooplankton, which in turn nourish everything from fish to birds to seals to whales, either directly or through an indirect, upwards cascade along the Pac-Man-esque chain of life.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://gizmodo.com/life-beneath-the-arctic-ice-is-chock-full-of-microplast-1850362480__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xqz45M72axH9gMUptlhv4laTO4X0v-ls671l041usNPTywcAPEwQwifDCUVfRskjjh4a-kLFRDVpZmLWBpGBtbbcyaP-Istj$

Formerly Stable Greenland Glacier Shows Signs of Rapid Retreat: Once upon a time, the Steenstrup Glacier, located in northwestern Greenland, was one of the most stable glaciers in the country. But new research shows this ice formation is now in the top 10% of glaciers contributing to all ice melt in the entire region.From 2018 to 2021, the glacier retreated a whopping 5 miles, a rare and considerable amount of change.
The formation thinned by about 20% and contributed double its usual ice discharge into the ocean https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/04/230419125120.htm__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xqz45M72axH9gMUptlhv4laTO4X0v-ls671l041usNPTywcAPEwQwifDCUVfRskjjh4a-kLFRDVpZmLWBpGBtbbcyelCEh8c$

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals
How is climate change affecting nutrients in plants? Experiments in crops exposed to high carbon dioxide levels indicate that many food plants contain less of other nutrients than under carbon dioxide concentrations of the past. Several studies find that plants’ levels of nitrogen, for example, have fallen, indicating lower plant protein content.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://knowablemagazine.org/article/food-environment/2023/climate-change-effect-on-plant-nutrients*:*:text=But*20experiments*20in*20crops*20exposed,indicating*20lower*20plant*20protein*20content__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!xqz45M72axH9gMUptlhv4laTO4X0v-ls671l041usNPTywcAPEwQwifDCUVfRskjjh4a-kLFRDVpZmLWBpGBtbbcyQBP69p1$ .

# Gov / Politics / Global
Ukraine Spat Is Heating Up the Korean Nuclear Stand-Off: South Korea’s president heads to the White House this week asking for more nuclear protection from the U.S. while desperately avoiding pressure to step up against Putin.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/ukraine-spat-is-heating-up-the-korean-nuclear-stand-off__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xqz45M72axH9gMUptlhv4laTO4X0v-ls671l041usNPTywcAPEwQwifDCUVfRskjjh4a-kLFRDVpZmLWBpGBtbbcyQuH_6rk$

Saudi Arabia Owns Stake in Firm That Bought Democratic Party’s Campaign Tech: The Saudis had also invested in the private equity firm that sold off the tech companies that power Democratic campaigns.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/04/23/saudi-arabia-democratic-party-campaign-ngp-van/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xqz45M72axH9gMUptlhv4laTO4X0v-ls671l041usNPTywcAPEwQwifDCUVfRskjjh4a-kLFRDVpZmLWBpGBtbbcyeucwFp9$

# Gov / Politics
By the Numbers: McCarthy’s Plan to Kick 10 Million or More People Off Medicaid: Our new analysis estimates that over 10 million Medicaid expansion enrollees, more than 1 in 5 of all Medicaid enrollees in expansion states, would be at risk of losing Medicaid coverage under the policy in McCarthy’s debt limit bill using 2019 (pre-pandemic) data.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cbpp.org/sites/default/files/4-21-23health2.pdf__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xqz45M72axH9gMUptlhv4laTO4X0v-ls671l041usNPTywcAPEwQwifDCUVfRskjjh4a-kLFRDVpZmLWBpGBtbbcycwS0YSO$

# Law Enforcment
‘Stand your ground’ laws empower armed citizens to defend property with violence – a simple mistake can get you shot, or killed: Laws shielding from prosecution those who kill and maim citing self-defense have spread across the states and may be fueling a ‘shoot now, think later’ mindset among homeowners.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/stand-your-ground-laws-empower-armed-citizens-to-defend-property-with-violence-a-simple-mistake-can-get-you-shot-or-killed-204012__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xqz45M72axH9gMUptlhv4laTO4X0v-ls671l041usNPTywcAPEwQwifDCUVfRskjjh4a-kLFRDVpZmLWBpGBtbbcyU5mp2Pa$

Probe Ordered After Instacart Driver Shot Up at Wrong House: At least two rounds hit the Florida teenager’s car. A man in South Florida shot at the car of two people who drove onto his property after they got lost trying to drop off an Instacart order, police said, leaving the car with bullet holes and a flat tire.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/2023/04/23/1171507677/south-florida-shot-at-instacart-delivery-driver-wrong-address__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xqz45M72axH9gMUptlhv4laTO4X0v-ls671l041usNPTywcAPEwQwifDCUVfRskjjh4a-kLFRDVpZmLWBpGBtbbcyeFn89zU$

# Legal / DOJ
Mississippi to Create Special Justice System for Just One City: Majority-Black Jackson: Part of a national backlash against criminal justice reforms, the move takes away local control and hands it to unelected officials appointed by Republicans.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/04/20/mississippi-jackson-black-court/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xqz45M72axH9gMUptlhv4laTO4X0v-ls671l041usNPTywcAPEwQwifDCUVfRskjjh4a-kLFRDVpZmLWBpGBtbbcyatmaKk5$

Oklahoma Court: We Want Richard Glossip Dead and Evidence Be Damned: In a stunning rebuke to the state’s attorney general, the appeals court refused to vacate Glossip’s conviction, clearing the way for his execution. The independent counsel who reviewed the case concluded that Glossip should receive a new trial, and that pushing for his execution did not “serve the interests of justice.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/04/20/richard-glossip-oklahoma-court-execution/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xqz45M72axH9gMUptlhv4laTO4X0v-ls671l041usNPTywcAPEwQwifDCUVfRskjjh4a-kLFRDVpZmLWBpGBtbbcyfyKTCKC$

Michael Cohen Is Getting Dragged Into Yet Another Trump Case: Former President Trump sued his former fixer Michael Cohen on Wednesday over breach of contract and other claims, hitting back at his former personal attorney who has since turned against the 45th president. The 32-page complaint takes aim at Cohen’s book, podcast and many media appearances, alleging he maliciously worked to acquire attention and wealth at Trump’s expense.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/3946633-trump-hits-former-fixer-michael-cohen-with-500m-lawsuit/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xqz45M72axH9gMUptlhv4laTO4X0v-ls671l041usNPTywcAPEwQwifDCUVfRskjjh4a-kLFRDVpZmLWBpGBtbbcySr97F3y$

Federal Prosecutors Are Considering Four Charges Against Hunter Biden: The possible charges are two misdemeanors and two felonies, including lying on a federal form to obtain a firearm. The possible charges are two misdemeanors and two felonies, including lying on a federal form to obtain a firearm. Federal prosecutors are reportedly weighing charging Hunter Biden on four counts, three charges related to tax fraud and one charge connected with the purchase of a .38 revolver.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/federal-prosecutors-considered-four-charges-003625301.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xqz45M72axH9gMUptlhv4laTO4X0v-ls671l041usNPTywcAPEwQwifDCUVfRskjjh4a-kLFRDVpZmLWBpGBtbbcySzPTdXk$

Hunter Biden’s Lawyers to Meet With DOJ Prosecutors Overseeing Criminal Probe President’s son is seeking an update on status of long-running investigation
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wsj.com/articles/hunter-bidens-lawyers-to-meet-with-doj-prosecutors-overseeing-criminal-probe-50de191f__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xqz45M72axH9gMUptlhv4laTO4X0v-ls671l041usNPTywcAPEwQwifDCUVfRskjjh4a-kLFRDVpZmLWBpGBtbbcyXraOgEd$

# Media
Tucker Carlson Is No Longer a Fox News Host: Fox announced the move in a press release on Monday. “Fox News Media and Tucker Carlson have agreed to part ways,” the statement read. “We thank him for his service to the network as a host and prior to that as a contributor.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2023/04/24/tucker-carlson-leaves-fox-news-00093485__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xqz45M72axH9gMUptlhv4laTO4X0v-ls671l041usNPTywcAPEwQwifDCUVfRskjjh4a-kLFRDVpZmLWBpGBtbbcyV3IQoWY$

Don Lemon Couldn’t Help but Get Fired From CNN in the Most Hilarious Way Possible: Don Lemon’s “I’m Fired” Note Is Making Me Lose My Mind. A spectacular end to a stupefying run at CNN.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://slate.com/business/2023/04/don-lemon-fired-cnn-statement-tucker-carlson.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xqz45M72axH9gMUptlhv4laTO4X0v-ls671l041usNPTywcAPEwQwifDCUVfRskjjh4a-kLFRDVpZmLWBpGBtbbcyW-hNsWZ$

# Medical / Health
Republicans’ War on Their Own Public Health: Tens of thousands of conservatives died because they believed anti-vaccine lies. Now the GOP is bringing back measles and polio.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/health/2023-04-24-republicans-war-public-health-vaccines/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xqz45M72axH9gMUptlhv4laTO4X0v-ls671l041usNPTywcAPEwQwifDCUVfRskjjh4a-kLFRDVpZmLWBpGBtbbcybZMY9Zr$

# Military / DOD
The US is about to blow up a fake warship in the South China Sea, but naval rivalry with Beijing is very real and growing: The live-fire drill is not a response to increased tensions with China over Taiwan, both the U.S. and the Philippines have stressed. But, either way, Beijing isn’t happy – responding by holding its own staged military event involving actual warships and fighter jets deployed around Taiwan, a self-governed island that Beijing claims as its own.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/the-us-is-about-to-blow-up-a-fake-warship-in-the-south-china-sea-but-naval-rivalry-with-beijing-is-very-real-and-growing-198651__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xqz45M72axH9gMUptlhv4laTO4X0v-ls671l041usNPTywcAPEwQwifDCUVfRskjjh4a-kLFRDVpZmLWBpGBtbbcyWgAqgTM$

Pentagon Requests $36 Million for Havana Syndrome: The new military budget would fund research as well as treatment for “anomalous health incidents.” But one thing the bill would not cut is the military, which last month requested an $842 billion budget. Buried in the Pentagon’s sprawling budget request is an ask for at least $36 million to respond to Havana syndrome, the mysterious symptoms alleged by U.S. spies and diplomats.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/04/20/pentagon-budget-havana-syndrome/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xqz45M72axH9gMUptlhv4laTO4X0v-ls671l041usNPTywcAPEwQwifDCUVfRskjjh4a-kLFRDVpZmLWBpGBtbbcyZh57xVo$

# Military / Global
US Abrams tanks heading to Germany, where Ukrainian troops will train to use them: The United States is delivering Abrams tanks next month to the Army’s sprawling base in Grafenwoehr, where it will train Ukrainian soldiers to use them in their fight against Russia, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Friday.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.stripes.com/sports/europe/2023-04-21/ukraine-abrams-tanks-ramstein-9874831.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xqz45M72axH9gMUptlhv4laTO4X0v-ls671l041usNPTywcAPEwQwifDCUVfRskjjh4a-kLFRDVpZmLWBpGBtbbcySoq_Ytp$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2023-04-23

Voices, The Peoples News

April 23, 2023
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Industry
‘Green Steel’ Would Curb Carbon Emissions, Spur Economic Revival in Southwest Pennsylvania. The region is well positioned to lead the industry’s move away from coal-fired production if it chooses to.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/17042023/green-steel-pennsylvania/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3z7ah102L7BXgEvxTSUSUTGgEmsgvy8sofEl81zJClcEpzefUr1s1vldubuoese7THLwHoiQIYxQP-1Nx0C960fRPwdNsyoX$

Texas Eyes Marine Desalination, Oilfield Water Reuse to Sustain Rapid Growth: Environmentalists have raised concerns about a bill moving through the Texas Legislature that would create a new fund for desalination, beneficial reuse of produced water and inter-state water purchases https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/15042023/texas-water-legislation-desalination-oilfield-wastewatereyes-marine-desalination-oilfield-water/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3z7ah102L7BXgEvxTSUSUTGgEmsgvy8sofEl81zJClcEpzefUr1s1vldubuoese7THLwHoiQIYxQP-1Nx0C960fRP3SOnn3J$

Tapping into warehouse roof solar potential could power entire cities: “To create a clean energy future, we should look first to the already-built environment that could host the tools we need,” said one expert. “Warehouse rooftops provide a perfect opportunity.” Installing solar panels on the roofs of warehouses and distribution centers around the United States could generate enough clean electricity to power every household in every state’s most populous city https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/untapped-potential-warehouse-rooftop-solar*:*:text=Installing*20solar*20panels*20on*20the,Policy*20Center*20and*20Frontier*20Group__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!3z7ah102L7BXgEvxTSUSUTGgEmsgvy8sofEl81zJClcEpzefUr1s1vldubuoese7THLwHoiQIYxQP-1Nx0C960fRP9NYiVd6$

Climate Group Vows to Make Sure Biden Environmental Justice Office Isn’t ‘Just Performative’: “As we celebrate today’s victory, we must also recognize that Biden has come to be known worldwide as the fossil fuel president, having approved more drilling projects on federal land than Trump during their first two years.” Climate advocates who have centered environmental justice for decades said they will continue to fight “false solutions” to the climate crisis, and expressed hope that the newly announced White House Office of Environmental Justice will usher in a new era https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/biden-environmental-justice-office*:*:text=Climate*20advocates*20who*20have*20centered,Biden*20ends*20his*20support*20for__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!3z7ah102L7BXgEvxTSUSUTGgEmsgvy8sofEl81zJClcEpzefUr1s1vldubuoese7THLwHoiQIYxQP-1Nx0C960fRP1c4GFuJ$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure Awash in Toxic Wastewater From Fracking for Natural Gas, Pennsylvania Faces a Disposal Reckoning: A grand jury and the EPA have cited potential disposal problems, and activists are fighting new injection wells. Yet the gas industry claims fracking is essential for the state’s economic health and that most of its wastewater is safely recycled
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/16042023/pennsylvania-produced-water-fracking-gas/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3z7ah102L7BXgEvxTSUSUTGgEmsgvy8sofEl81zJClcEpzefUr1s1vldubuoese7THLwHoiQIYxQP-1Nx0C960fRP1PADYJI$

Most Federal Forest is Mature and Old Growth. Now the Question Is Whether to Protect It: The Biden administration completes inventory, launches plan for new rules on “climate resilience” for forests. Meanwhile, logging continues in carbon-rich federal stands.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/21042023/federal-old-growth-forest-carbon/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3z7ah102L7BXgEvxTSUSUTGgEmsgvy8sofEl81zJClcEpzefUr1s1vldubuoese7THLwHoiQIYxQP-1Nx0C960fRP5zxXaHU$

Massive Sinkhole Leads To Huge Discovery: This Neighborhood Sinkhole Gave Way To Something Surprising Underground. Finding the 1954 Ford Crestline Sunliner was a big surprise, even more amazing, though, was what they found next.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.factable.com/discovery/neighborhood-sinkhole-something-surprising-underground/?utm_source=fz&utm_campaign=23853656950760768-23853656951220768-fz&utm_medium=kyv-d-us-r-tv5-0-230422-fa-fz-g7_adgroup-fz&utm_content=23853656952780768-fz&utm_term=23853656951220768&fbclid=IwAR2Yvhh6gQMho4K9v-MJ7y53i4kP495rLb9ChoPeI1HAsnZdJlc9FSsc2lU__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3z7ah102L7BXgEvxTSUSUTGgEmsgvy8sofEl81zJClcEpzefUr1s1vldubuoese7THLwHoiQIYxQP-1Nx0C960fRPw8wb7Qf$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Global Mark Cocker: Look up, listen, and be very concerned. Birds are vanishing, and their crisis is our crisis. More than 40m birds have disappeared from UK’s skies since 1970: a trend that imperils the network that gives us life.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/apr/17/birds-vanishing-crisis-40m-birds__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3z7ah102L7BXgEvxTSUSUTGgEmsgvy8sofEl81zJClcEpzefUr1s1vldubuoese7THLwHoiQIYxQP-1Nx0C960fRP4gUXwnR$

Mark Cocker: Look up, listen, and be very concerned. Birds are vanishing, and their crisis is our crisis: More than 40m birds have disappeared from UK’s skies since 1970: a trend that imperils the network that gives us life.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/apr/17/birds-vanishing-crisis-40m-birds__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3z7ah102L7BXgEvxTSUSUTGgEmsgvy8sofEl81zJClcEpzefUr1s1vldubuoese7THLwHoiQIYxQP-1Nx0C960fRP4gUXwnR$

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals
GMO crops are key to sustainable farming, why are some scientists afraid to talk about them? In analyses, reports, and supposedly scholarly articles on sustainable agriculture, individuals and institutions that know better often ignore or downplay the importance of the newer technologies, such as recombinant DNA (“gene-splicing”) and gene editing.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2023/04/14/viewpoint-gmo-crops-are-key-to-sustainable-farming-why-are-some-scientists-afraid-to-talk-about-them/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3z7ah102L7BXgEvxTSUSUTGgEmsgvy8sofEl81zJClcEpzefUr1s1vldubuoese7THLwHoiQIYxQP-1Nx0C960fRP3Fj3SMn$

Why People Oppose GMOs Even Though Science Says They Are Safe: Intuition can encourage opinions that are contrary to the facts. Many people believe that GMOs are bad for their health – even poisonous – and that they damage the environment. This is in spite of overwhelming scientific evidence that proves that GMOs are safe to eat, and that they bring environmental benefits by making agriculture more sustainable.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-people-oppose-gmos-even-though-science-says-they-are-safe/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3z7ah102L7BXgEvxTSUSUTGgEmsgvy8sofEl81zJClcEpzefUr1s1vldubuoese7THLwHoiQIYxQP-1Nx0C960fRP-gsPNH9$

# Gov / Politics / Global
Will the West Turn Ukraine into a Nuclear Battlefield? Joshua Frank: How the West plans to turn Ukraine into a radioactive war zone.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/04/21/will-the-west-turn-ukraine-into-a-nuclear-battlefield/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3z7ah102L7BXgEvxTSUSUTGgEmsgvy8sofEl81zJClcEpzefUr1s1vldubuoese7THLwHoiQIYxQP-1Nx0C960fRPwnQ3uJT$

If Russia Goes Nuclear: Three Scenarios for the Ukraine War. The odds remain slim, but an increasingly desperate Vladimir Putin could use Russia’s nuclear arsenal to turn its fortunes in the Ukraine war.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cfr.org/article/if-russia-goes-nuclear-three-scenarios-ukraine-war__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3z7ah102L7BXgEvxTSUSUTGgEmsgvy8sofEl81zJClcEpzefUr1s1vldubuoese7THLwHoiQIYxQP-1Nx0C960fRP6OdsfEX$

UK Minister Calls for Jailing Social Media Bosses Who Do Not Censor Speech: The government, of course, will determine what is deemed too harmful for citizens to see or hear. Donelan is seeking speech arrests under the UK’s Online Safety Bill, a draconian censorship bill that would effectively ban end-to-end encryption for private internet users.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zerohedge.com/political/tower-twitter-uk-minister-calls-jailing-social-media-bosses-who-do-not-censor-speech__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3z7ah102L7BXgEvxTSUSUTGgEmsgvy8sofEl81zJClcEpzefUr1s1vldubuoese7THLwHoiQIYxQP-1Nx0C960fRPx3ncodu$

Russia’s New Conscription Law Brings the Digital Gulag Much, Much Closer: The government wants to create a digital system of social control by regulating individual access to rights and benefits. Being outside of this system will effectively spell social death. With nothing to stop this approach from being expanded to other spheres to establish a state system of complete digital surveillance, coercion, and punishment, the Digital Gulag that has been widely discussed ever since the COVID-19 pandemic is now taking shape.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://carnegieendowment.org/politika/89553__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3z7ah102L7BXgEvxTSUSUTGgEmsgvy8sofEl81zJClcEpzefUr1s1vldubuoese7THLwHoiQIYxQP-1Nx0C960fRPwmbbXLw$

# Gov / Politics
Why the Debt Ceiling Debate Is Also a Climate Fight: As Congress fights over the nation’s ability to borrow money, Republicans have made clean energy tax credits a key target in their efforts to slash federal spending. Congress is once again fighting over the nation’s debt ceiling, the legal limit on how much the United States can borrow. It’s a highly politicized battle that has threatened to paralyze the federal government almost every year for the past decade, with potentially significant long-term consequences for the U.S. economy. Now Republicans want to use it to repeal President Joe Biden’s climate agenda.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/21042023/why-the-debt-ceiling-debate-is-also-a-climate-fight/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3z7ah102L7BXgEvxTSUSUTGgEmsgvy8sofEl81zJClcEpzefUr1s1vldubuoese7THLwHoiQIYxQP-1Nx0C960fRP7lyOnX0$

Activists Rally at Illinois Capitol, Urging Lawmakers to Pass 9 Climate and Environmental Bills: “We can’t really afford to keep waiting on this legislation when our communities are getting sick or people are dying,” one said.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/2023/04/19/environmentalists-advocate-slate-of-bills-what-to-know/70131096007/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3z7ah102L7BXgEvxTSUSUTGgEmsgvy8sofEl81zJClcEpzefUr1s1vldubuoese7THLwHoiQIYxQP-1Nx0C960fRP-8EEXJG$

Audio Reveals Top GOP Lawyer’s 2024 Strategy: Make It Harder for College Students to Vote. “Instead of fighting for the people or actually earning the votes, Republicans’ only plan is to try to ‘combat’ voting on college campuses,” said Rep. Summer Lee.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/gop-lawyer-2024-college-voting__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3z7ah102L7BXgEvxTSUSUTGgEmsgvy8sofEl81zJClcEpzefUr1s1vldubuoese7THLwHoiQIYxQP-1Nx0C960fRP7E6c0vi$

The Republican Party of Death Content to Let Poverty Kill at Will: By refusing to fight poverty, the GOP shows it only cares about lives with a net worth over a half-billion dollars. In exchange for lifting the so-called debt ceiling, McCarthy wants Biden and congressional Democrats to throw millions of families off food stamps (SNAP) and end even the possibility of any help to low-income young people unable to pay off student loans
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/republicans-only-party-of-life-for-rich__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3z7ah102L7BXgEvxTSUSUTGgEmsgvy8sofEl81zJClcEpzefUr1s1vldubuoese7THLwHoiQIYxQP-1Nx0C960fRP8dd8xnI$

House Democrats Have Lost Their Minds: Representative Stacey Plaskett, who called Michael Shellenberger and me “direct threats to people who oppose them,” is now threatening me with prison – over Mehdi Hasan’s uncorrected error.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/57496.htm__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3z7ah102L7BXgEvxTSUSUTGgEmsgvy8sofEl81zJClcEpzefUr1s1vldubuoese7THLwHoiQIYxQP-1Nx0C960fRP-CllHwM$

White House, Democrats unload on GOP spending cuts scenarios: House Republicans haven’t unveiled appropriations bills yet, but have previewed intentions to roll back spending
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://rollcall.com/2023/03/20/white-house-democrats-unload-on-gop-spending-cuts-scenarios/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3z7ah102L7BXgEvxTSUSUTGgEmsgvy8sofEl81zJClcEpzefUr1s1vldubuoese7THLwHoiQIYxQP-1Nx0C960fRP5trlvKb$

Democrats target 31 GOP-held seats in aggressive campaign for House majority: Democrats have targeted 31 Republican-held districts in their fight to retake control of the House in 2024, laying out an aggressive map and signaling early plans to go on offense. Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee executive director Julie Merz said in an interview that the party’s strategy is to present Biden and the Democrats as “team normal” against a chaotic band of “MAGA extremists” they say have taken over the House Republican conference.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/democrats-target-31-gop-held-140041685.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3z7ah102L7BXgEvxTSUSUTGgEmsgvy8sofEl81zJClcEpzefUr1s1vldubuoese7THLwHoiQIYxQP-1Nx0C960fRP_fhC027$

# Law Enforcment
Pastor Steals Millions to Fund Disney Trips, Now He’s One of the FBI’s Most Wanted: Christopher W. Burns is wanted by the #FBI for his involvement in a mail fraud scheme in Georgia in which he allegedly defrauded a number of victims out of hundreds of thousands of dollars. He has not been seen since leaving his home on Sept 24, 2020
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.disneyfanatic.com/pastor-steals-millions-to-fund-disney-trips-rl1/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3z7ah102L7BXgEvxTSUSUTGgEmsgvy8sofEl81zJClcEpzefUr1s1vldubuoese7THLwHoiQIYxQP-1Nx0C960fRP13xxaG0$

# Legal / DOJ
“We Can’t Lower the Bar So Low”: Can the Senate Rein In a Scandal-Plagued Supreme Court? What the Justice Clarence Thomas scandal says about ethics on the Supreme Court
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://headtopics.com/us/we-can-t-lower-the-bar-so-low-can-the-senate-rein-in-a-scandal-plagued-supreme-court-38250406__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3z7ah102L7BXgEvxTSUSUTGgEmsgvy8sofEl81zJClcEpzefUr1s1vldubuoese7THLwHoiQIYxQP-1Nx0C960fRPxytSBqt$

Charges Against Stop Cop City Protesters Continue Terror of ‘Anti-Terrorism’: With the mass filing of “domestic terrorism” charges against 42 Stop Cop City protesters, the state compounds the violence of the Cop City project itself: a massive 85-acre police training facility; to be built atop one of the “four lungs” of Atlanta, the forest known by the colonized Muscogee people as the Weelaunee; in a city that already boasts the most concentrated surveillance in the country, as well as “dozens” of backlogged cases of police brutality; including the fatal shooting of Stop Cop City environmental activist Tortuguita while they were sitting with their hands up, judging from an independent autopsy.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/charges-against-stop-cop-city-protesters-confirm-terror-of-anti-terrorism/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3z7ah102L7BXgEvxTSUSUTGgEmsgvy8sofEl81zJClcEpzefUr1s1vldubuoese7THLwHoiQIYxQP-1Nx0C960fRP3KSouDS$

# LGBTQ / Gender
Montana’s Sole Transgender Lawmaker Silenced for Saying GOP Has ‘Blood on Its Hands’: Montana Rep. Zooey Zephyr was not allowed to speak at all during sessions this week in the state’s House of Representatives, including on anti-trans bills that the Republican majority is seeking to pass.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://americanindependent.com/transgender-lawmaker-silenced-republicans-montana/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3z7ah102L7BXgEvxTSUSUTGgEmsgvy8sofEl81zJClcEpzefUr1s1vldubuoese7THLwHoiQIYxQP-1Nx0C960fRP_i8_d2g$

# Medical Science
Kaepernick to Fund Independent Autopsy for Atlanta Inmate Found Dead in Insect-Infested Cell: Colin Kaepernick will pay for an independent autopsy of a Georgia inmate whose family attorneys claim was “eaten alive” by insects and bed bugs while in jail and later died in his cell last year.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/lashawn-thompson__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3z7ah102L7BXgEvxTSUSUTGgEmsgvy8sofEl81zJClcEpzefUr1s1vldubuoese7THLwHoiQIYxQP-1Nx0C960fRP7s0uxJr$

# Tips, Tricks and How To’s
Save More, and Waste Less, in the Kitchen: Smart moves, like organizing your fridge and giving your appliances extra TLC, can add up to $3,200 in savings. adopting the ideas and habits listed here can save you up to $3,200 in just one year.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.consumerreports.org/money/saving-money/save-more-and-waste-less-in-the-kitchen-a5168942405/?EXTKEY=NF34NCN3&utm_source=acxiom&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20230422_nsltr_food&utm_nsltr=food&utm_segment=nlonly__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3z7ah102L7BXgEvxTSUSUTGgEmsgvy8sofEl81zJClcEpzefUr1s1vldubuoese7THLwHoiQIYxQP-1Nx0C960fRP3wqihGC$

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Voices, The Peoples News

April 21, 2023
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

# Indigenous
Ken Burns on ‘The American Buffalo’ and Indigenous histories: The prolific filmmaker discusses his latest project and his attempt to make space for Indigenous voices.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.hcn.org/articles/indigenous-affairs-arts-culture-ken-burns-on-the-american-buffalo-and-indigenous-histories?utm_source=wcn1&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2023-04-21-Newsletter__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2_jSc4zeGpYDZbKifAkYHt681Jy1MCoOgPur4DXRFxur_Wgiuc_m8RMfWsmQscHW_gg3txP7b3A-yiPR5Rk3U7IE_44BCBya$

# Border / Immigration / Migrants
Biden to grant illegal aliens free government health care, funded by debt placed on American taxpayers: Biden is also offering expanded assistance with renting or purchasing a home to illegals who qualify under DACA. The Biden regime announced that illegal aliens who enter the country illegally can enroll in the Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, allowing them to receive free health care on the taxpayer dime https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://citizens.news/716919.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2_jSc4zeGpYDZbKifAkYHt681Jy1MCoOgPur4DXRFxur_Wgiuc_m8RMfWsmQscHW_gg3txP7b3A-yiPR5Rk3U7IE__eszbzj$

# Employment / Labor
Rural Letter Carriers Complain About Dramatically Reduced Pay: After a new evaluation system is implemented, some workers could lose $8,000 per year or more. Threats to quit have been widespread.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/labor/2023-04-21-rural-letter-carriers-reduced-pay/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2_jSc4zeGpYDZbKifAkYHt681Jy1MCoOgPur4DXRFxur_Wgiuc_m8RMfWsmQscHW_gg3txP7b3A-yiPR5Rk3U7IE_8ko8QSh$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure Biden to create White House Office of Environmental Justice: In a Rose Garden announcement, Mr. Biden is expected to pledge new policies to end environmental racism.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.bloomberglaw.com/esg/biden-to-create-new-environmental-justice-office-at-white-house__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2_jSc4zeGpYDZbKifAkYHt681Jy1MCoOgPur4DXRFxur_Wgiuc_m8RMfWsmQscHW_gg3txP7b3A-yiPR5Rk3U7IE_ygwGfEe$

They cleaned up BP’s massive oil spill. Now they’re sick – and want
justice: Thirteen years after the Deepwater Horizon explosion, documents shed light on the company’s response and ‘scorched earth’ legal tactics. Thirteen years ago, they helped clean up BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the largest ever in US waters. They rushed toward the toxic oil to save the place they loved, joining forces with more than 33,000 others to clean up our coastlines. Now, they have active lawsuits against BP, saying the company made them sick.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/apr/20/bp-oil-spill-deepwater-horizon-health-lawsuits__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2_jSc4zeGpYDZbKifAkYHt681Jy1MCoOgPur4DXRFxur_Wgiuc_m8RMfWsmQscHW_gg3txP7b3A-yiPR5Rk3U7IE_zNSyfIG$

Advocates fear that radioactive waste from one of Calif.’s most toxic sites could contaminate more communities: Since 2015, the I-Team has been exposing how chemical and radioactive waste, from years of secret nuclear accidents and rocket tests, still contaminates the ground and the buildings at the field lab, and has been migrating to nearby communities. Parents against Santa Susana Field Lab and other groups are worried the contamination from the lab will end up in communities far beyond the area.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nbclosangeles.com/investigations/advocates-fear-that-radioactive-waste-from-one-of-calif-s-most-toxic-sites-could-contaminate-more-communities/3139095/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2_jSc4zeGpYDZbKifAkYHt681Jy1MCoOgPur4DXRFxur_Wgiuc_m8RMfWsmQscHW_gg3txP7b3A-yiPR5Rk3U7IE_4q3dQuU$

House GOP’s debt-limit plan seeks to repeal major parts of Democrats’ climate law: House Republicans’ proposal for averting a breach of the federal debt limit seeks to relitigate one of the most consequential congressional debates of last year, by taking an ax to President Joe Biden’s signature climate law. The White House’s counterargument, gutting the law would wipe out tens of thousands of jobs that the law is creating in Republican-held states. The proposal from Speaker Kevin McCarthy would repeal the Inflation Reduction Act’s green energy incentives. But much of that money is going to red states, Democrats counter.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2023/04/20/house-gop-debt-limit-plan-inflation-reduction-act-00092891__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2_jSc4zeGpYDZbKifAkYHt681Jy1MCoOgPur4DXRFxur_Wgiuc_m8RMfWsmQscHW_gg3txP7b3A-yiPR5Rk3U7IE_1QWntjE$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Global New research sparks concerns that ocean circulation will collapse: A new analysis by Australian and American researchers, using new and more detailed modeling of the oceans, predicts that the long-feared turn-off of the circulation will likely occur in the Southern Ocean, as billions of tons of ice melt on the land mass of Antarctica.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://e360.yale.edu/features/climate-change-ocean-circulation-collapse-antarctica__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2_jSc4zeGpYDZbKifAkYHt681Jy1MCoOgPur4DXRFxur_Wgiuc_m8RMfWsmQscHW_gg3txP7b3A-yiPR5Rk3U7IE_5Lr0ty4$

# Gov / Politics / Global
A New Conscription Law Brings Russia’s Social Control System Closer to Reality: The “digital gulag,” first outlined in 2019, would usher in the opportunity to further monitor and regulate civic behavior. The government wants to create a digital system of social control by regulating individual access to rights and benefits. Being outside of this system will effectively spell social death.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://carnegieendowment.org/politika/89553__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2_jSc4zeGpYDZbKifAkYHt681Jy1MCoOgPur4DXRFxur_Wgiuc_m8RMfWsmQscHW_gg3txP7b3A-yiPR5Rk3U7IE_7bCbgse$

Enslavement of African migrants ‘big business’ in Libya thanks to EU funding: An investigation by the United Nations has concluded that money provided by the European Union to state entities in Libya has facilitated crimes against humanity ranging from forced labor and sexual slavery to torture.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thegrayzone.com/2023/04/17/enslavement-african-migrants-libya-eu-funding/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2_jSc4zeGpYDZbKifAkYHt681Jy1MCoOgPur4DXRFxur_Wgiuc_m8RMfWsmQscHW_gg3txP7b3A-yiPR5Rk3U7IE_-Cy76M-$

# Gov / Politics
Virginia discovers nearly 19,000 dead people on voter rolls: As Virginia election officials work to clean up the state’s voter rolls, they announced the discovery of a huge number of dead people still listed as registered voters in the state. “It was a computer coding error that missed between the date of the death being reported and the date of the death certificate,” Beals said. “We are in the process of building a new statewide voter registration system, and I want to make sure that the data we put into that system is as up to date as it can possibly be.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://wtop.com/virginia/2023/04/virginia-discovers-nearly-19000-dead-people-on-voter-rolls/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2_jSc4zeGpYDZbKifAkYHt681Jy1MCoOgPur4DXRFxur_Wgiuc_m8RMfWsmQscHW_gg3txP7b3A-yiPR5Rk3U7IE_80vTSiS$

White House Blasts ‘Ransom Demands’ in GOP Debt Plan: The White House firmly rejected the 320-page debt ceiling plan released by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), saying it would damage the U.S. economy while aiding corporations and the wealthy.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thefiscaltimes.com/2023/04/20/White-House-Blasts-Ransom-Demands-GOP-Debt-Plan__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2_jSc4zeGpYDZbKifAkYHt681Jy1MCoOgPur4DXRFxur_Wgiuc_m8RMfWsmQscHW_gg3txP7b3A-yiPR5Rk3U7IE_8G0TURl$

The Republican operative leading the super PAC backing Florida Gov. and likely Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis was closely involved with a record-breaking dark money donation to conservative legal activist Leonard Leo, the architect of the Supreme Court’s rightward swing
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.levernews.com/the-leonard-leo-presidential-primary/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2_jSc4zeGpYDZbKifAkYHt681Jy1MCoOgPur4DXRFxur_Wgiuc_m8RMfWsmQscHW_gg3txP7b3A-yiPR5Rk3U7IE_7TONrge$

The Biden Administration Just Took Some Baby Steps On Child Care: This week, President Joe Biden signed an executive order on caregiving, which may sound like Washingtonspeak. It isn’t. It’s entirely possible that the order could make a real difference in the real lives of some real Americans. But it’s still just executive action, which means there are limits to its potential.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/joe-biden-child-care-executive-order_n_6442c391e4b04997b5715ae8__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2_jSc4zeGpYDZbKifAkYHt681Jy1MCoOgPur4DXRFxur_Wgiuc_m8RMfWsmQscHW_gg3txP7b3A-yiPR5Rk3U7IE_7gnaKhf$

# Law Enforcment
The Gruesome Death of Lashawn Thompson in the Fulton County Jail: He was discovered unresponsive on 13 September 2022 in a psychiatric wing of the jail in Atlanta. He had been “eaten alive” by bed bugs, say relatives. A medical examiner listed the 35-year-old’s cause of death as undetermined. Three of Fulton County Jail’s staff have resigned amid an ongoing internal investigation. The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office did not immediately respond to BuzzFeed News’ request for comment.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/stefficao/lashawn-thompson-jail-death-bedbugs__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2_jSc4zeGpYDZbKifAkYHt681Jy1MCoOgPur4DXRFxur_Wgiuc_m8RMfWsmQscHW_gg3txP7b3A-yiPR5Rk3U7IE_85DYQtI$

# Legal / DOJ
Oklahoma’s Top Prosecutor Doesn’t Want to Execute an Innocent Man. A Court Is Forcing Him to Do It Anyway: In a unanimous opinion, the court waved away overwhelming evidence of innocence and decided that, actually, Glossip is guilty—and must be put to death on May 18. The decision makes a sadistic mockery of the judiciary’s supposed role as a guardian of individual liberties. It favors vengeance over justice. Sadly, it aligns with the current U.S. Supreme Court’s merciless enthusiasm for the swift execution of people who are probably innocent.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/04/richard-glossip-attorney-general-innocent-execution.html?sid=623cb62a440f2846fb4804c7&email=1602501a99a5758652052c0857f4beec9307dbfdcb75c1cebcb48b174fbab7bf&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=traffic&utm_source=newsletter&utm_content=TheSlatest__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2_jSc4zeGpYDZbKifAkYHt681Jy1MCoOgPur4DXRFxur_Wgiuc_m8RMfWsmQscHW_gg3txP7b3A-yiPR5Rk3U7IE_7-q-Mfg$

3 St. Louis residents indicted on charges of spreading ‘disinformation,’ promoting pro-Russian ‘propaganda,’ and ‘sowing discord’ : A federal grand jury has charged three St. Louis residents with illegally pushing pro-Russian “propaganda” and “misinformation” about Ukraine and sowing discord across Missouri, Georgia and Florida through the African People’s Socialist Party. The indictment alleges that African People’s Socialist Party Chairman Omali Yeshitela and members acted as illegal agents of the Russian government without notifying the U.S. attorney general.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.stlpublicradio.org/government-politics-issues/2023-04-18/three-st-louis-residents-indicted-on-charges-of-illegally-pushing-pro-russian-propaganda__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2_jSc4zeGpYDZbKifAkYHt681Jy1MCoOgPur4DXRFxur_Wgiuc_m8RMfWsmQscHW_gg3txP7b3A-yiPR5Rk3U7IE_zjaoiyf$

# LGBTQ / Gender
Hundreds gathered in downtown St. Louis over the weekend to protest a wave of legislation to curtail rights for transgender people, including new emergency rules in Missouri putting restrictions on gender-related care such as hormone therapies and surgeries. A rally Saturday in downtown St. Louis drew hundreds of transgender individuals, their partners, drag performers, members of the gay, lesbian, and queer communities, and other allies and protesters who said basic rights are under siege, a message shouted throughout Kiener Plaza.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.mycouriertribune.com/news/state_news/hundreds-rally-in-st-louis-for-transgender-rights-against-missouri-actions/article_44971ca1-b5a4-5b04-a41e-3e95c429ebbe.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2_jSc4zeGpYDZbKifAkYHt681Jy1MCoOgPur4DXRFxur_Wgiuc_m8RMfWsmQscHW_gg3txP7b3A-yiPR5Rk3U7IE_9ZFbzkB$

Attorneys general support Florida ban on Medicaid payments for gender transition procedures: Seventeen attorneys general have filed an amicus brief supporting Florida’s healthcare regulation that denies Medicaid coverage for gender transitioning procedures. Seventeen attorneys general have filed an amicus brief supporting Florida’s healthcare regulation that denies Medicaid coverage for gender transitioning procedures
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_7dfa0978-e040-11ed-b93b-afb183eba077.html?a&seyid=61271*utm_source=thecentersquare.com&utm_campaign=*2Fnewsletters*2Flists*2Ft2*2Fnatinoal*2F&utm_medium=email&utm_content=headline__;PyUlJSUl!!On18fmf1aQ!2_jSc4zeGpYDZbKifAkYHt681Jy1MCoOgPur4DXRFxur_Wgiuc_m8RMfWsmQscHW_gg3txP7b3A-yiPR5Rk3U7IE_2GTGvAh$

# Media
BuzzFeed News Is Shutting Down: “I’m Shocked and Sad but Not Totally
Surprised”: Jonah Peretti announced the end of BuzzFeed’s Pulitzer Prize–winning online news site, citing sluggish returns in the stock market and struggling advertising. The news comes alongside another round of company-wide layoffs at BuzzFeed.
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# Medical / Health
Microplastics found in human blood for first time: The discovery shows the particles can travel around the body and may lodge in organs. Scientists find tiny particles in almost 80% of the people tested.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/mar/24/microplastics-found-in-human-blood-for-first-time__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2_jSc4zeGpYDZbKifAkYHt681Jy1MCoOgPur4DXRFxur_Wgiuc_m8RMfWsmQscHW_gg3txP7b3A-yiPR5Rk3U7IE_yzsaWAs$

A myth no more: Cranberry products can prevent urinary tract infections for women. Drinking cranberry juice has long been a mythical prevention strategy for women who develop a urinary tract infection, and new medical evidence shows consuming cranberry products is an effective way to prevent a UTI before it gets started.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-04-myth-cranberry-products-urinary-tract.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2_jSc4zeGpYDZbKifAkYHt681Jy1MCoOgPur4DXRFxur_Wgiuc_m8RMfWsmQscHW_gg3txP7b3A-yiPR5Rk3U7IE_3-UCQlA$

Birth Control Is Next: If you look closely, attempts to restrict contraception are already in the works. Even among the politically sophisticated and catastrophically cynical, there remains a sense that, since contraception is so widely used and deeply integrated into American life, restrictions on birth control might be too politically unpopular for even far-right Republicans to attempt. About two-thirds of U.S. women of childbearing age use some form of contraception (including female and male sterilization).
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/04/birth-control-is-next-republicans-abortion.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2_jSc4zeGpYDZbKifAkYHt681Jy1MCoOgPur4DXRFxur_Wgiuc_m8RMfWsmQscHW_gg3txP7b3A-yiPR5Rk3U7IE_1dRofYr$

# Military / DOD
Another female soldier died at Fort Hood, the base said nothing: In the wake of the Vanessa Guillen death, Army officials promised that Fort Hood would increase transparency. Military.com has uncovered one recent death that went undisclosed.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/04/17/another-female-soldier-died-fort-hood-base-said-nothing.html?ESRC=dod_230421.nl__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2_jSc4zeGpYDZbKifAkYHt681Jy1MCoOgPur4DXRFxur_Wgiuc_m8RMfWsmQscHW_gg3txP7b3A-yiPR5Rk3U7IE_xGgoHbL$

Marine Recruit Dies on Parris Island: 4th Death on Base in 2 Years: Officials did not provide additional details, including whether Evans had any prior medical conditions or what part of the test was being conducted when he died.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/04/20/marine-recruit-dies-parris-island-marking-fourth-death-base-two-years.html?ESRC=dod_230421.nl__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2_jSc4zeGpYDZbKifAkYHt681Jy1MCoOgPur4DXRFxur_Wgiuc_m8RMfWsmQscHW_gg3txP7b3A-yiPR5Rk3U7IE_ytSZixc$

# Space / UFO Disclosure / Other
SpaceX’s Starship Explodes in Fireball Soon After Launch: The upper-stage Starship vehicle apparently did not separate from the booster, and four minutes after liftoff, the automated flight termination system destroyed the rocket, ending the flight in a fireball. The launch lived up to SpaceX’s promise of “excitement guaranteed.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-spacex-starship-rocket-explodes-first-orbital-launch-attempt-2023-4__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2_jSc4zeGpYDZbKifAkYHt681Jy1MCoOgPur4DXRFxur_Wgiuc_m8RMfWsmQscHW_gg3txP7b3A-yiPR5Rk3U7IE_3c8ZgJK$

# Sports
House Republicans voted to pass the ‘Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act,’ the latest salvo in the ongoing battle over transgender athletes. The legislation would ban schools that receive federal funding, which is nearly all schools, from allowing biological males to compete in sports designated for women and girls.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_91634ea4-df8f-11ed-acb7-5f77d5a7880f.html?a&seyid=61271*utm_source=thecentersquare.com&utm_campaign=*2FNational*2Flists*2Ft2*2F*2F&utm_medium=email__;PyUlJSUl!!On18fmf1aQ!2_jSc4zeGpYDZbKifAkYHt681Jy1MCoOgPur4DXRFxur_Wgiuc_m8RMfWsmQscHW_gg3txP7b3A-yiPR5Rk3U7IE_2vMOoJF$

# Veterans / VA
US Veteran Runs Prolific Pro-Russia Propaganda Channel: A Prolific Pro-Russia Propaganda Channel is Run by a US Navy Veteran. A social-media account that spread misinformation about the war in Ukraine and pro-Russian war talking points was created by former US Navy non-commissioned officer,
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/04/17/prolific-pro-russia-propaganda-channel-run-us-navy-veteran.html?ESRC=dod_230421.nl__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2_jSc4zeGpYDZbKifAkYHt681Jy1MCoOgPur4DXRFxur_Wgiuc_m8RMfWsmQscHW_gg3txP7b3A-yiPR5Rk3U7IE_9NLhLyu$

# Water
As states replace lead pipes, plastic alternatives could bring new risks: Cities and states that substitute PVC for lead pipes “may well be leaping from the frying pan into the fire.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://grist.org/regulation/as-states-replace-lead-pipes-plastic-alternatives-could-bring-new-risks/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2_jSc4zeGpYDZbKifAkYHt681Jy1MCoOgPur4DXRFxur_Wgiuc_m8RMfWsmQscHW_gg3txP7b3A-yiPR5Rk3U7IE_1M2JLe8$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2023-04-20

Voices, The Peoples News

April 20, 2023
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
SARS-CoV-2 and NIAID-supported Bat Coronavirus Research: An Analysis: Evolutionary Distance of SARS-CoV-2 and Bat Coronaviruses Studied Under the NIH-supported Research Grant to EcoHealth Alliance The research that NIH approved under the grant to EcoHealth Alliance with a subaward to the Wuhan Institute of Virology in Wuhan, China sought to understand how animal coronaviruses, especially bat coronaviruses, evolve naturally in the environment and have the potential to become transmissible to the human population.
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# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
GOP Debt Limit Bill Targets Health Care Programs: New work requirements on public assistance programs are also in the bill. That includes beefing work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (previously known as food stamps) for those between 50 and 56 years old. There are also changes proposed to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program. A portion of the bill also outlines work requirements for Medicaid, though it does not include changes to Social Security and Medicare, as long promised by Republicans.
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# Education / Schools
Want to fight right-wing censors? Join a public library board! They are at the front lines of this struggle nationwide: Progressive Library Boards Can Block Right-Wing Censorship. While school libraries provide resources and programming where children spend most of their days, in school, the public library operates at a different scale. Alongside larger collections and more extensive programming, public libraries are about public life beyond the classroom. Kids need both.
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# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Industry Electric vehicle tax credit rules create ‘chaos for consumers’: Latest EV tax credit rules reduce car eligibility and incentives. The list of electric cars eligible for a $7,500 federal tax credit is expected to shrink once new rules about battery manufacturing go into effect on April 18
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.consumerreports.org/cars/hybrids-evs/ev-tax-credit-rules-reduce-car-eligibility-and-incentives-a1126512375/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0tyfhz4euluvEC0rY2C5RvYf8e-Tg9qSB5Yr2h4CA075dsAPR-NT4A5PRDMApufvp7RkKlgYA2mcJLDLJVtTGSrb2Jmy0zxe$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Industry / Global Guyana gets ‘Drilled’: Weighing South America’s latest oil boom : The South American nation of Guyana entered into an arrangement with ExxonMobil after vast oil resources were discovered off its coast, but many questions remain about what Guyana will actually reap from the project.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.envirolink.org/2023/04/18/guyana-gets-drilled-weighing-south-americas-latest-oil-boom-with-amy-westervelt/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0tyfhz4euluvEC0rY2C5RvYf8e-Tg9qSB5Yr2h4CA075dsAPR-NT4A5PRDMApufvp7RkKlgYA2mcJLDLJVtTGSrb2NcFKjbK$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure As the Midwest burns, Biden ignores plastic waste dangers: Between the Indiana recycling plant fire and the Ohio toxic train derailment, experts say the president needs to disregard industry lobbying and address the dangers of plastics.
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Colorado judge rebukes state on pollution permit delays: A Weld County judge in late March issued summary judgment against the Colorado Department of Health and Environment’s Air Pollution Control Division for unacceptable delays in operating permit decisions for a Bonanza Creek Energy project in the county.
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‘A layer cake of environmental pollution’: Greenpoint struggles with rezoning 18 years on: New York City’s vision of replacing a contaminated industrial shoreline with a community of luxury towers remains incomplete
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://gothamist.com/news/a-layer-cake-of-environmental-pollution-greenpoint-struggles-with-rezoning-18-years-on__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0tyfhz4euluvEC0rY2C5RvYf8e-Tg9qSB5Yr2h4CA075dsAPR-NT4A5PRDMApufvp7RkKlgYA2mcJLDLJVtTGSrb2J83ERe2$

House Bill 689 would establish state policy on environmental justice in North Carolina: North Carolina lawmakers have introduced House Bill 689, which would codify the state’s commitment to environmental justice.
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Could California’s next dam removal take place on this endangered river? Removing two aging Eel River dams known as the Potter Valley Project would benefit salmon, lamprey and people, but what happens next remains unclear.
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# Environment / Climate / Interior / Global
Interactive: Beyond the poles; How melting ice affects everyone: The planet’s massive ice sheets are melting as temperatures rise. Scientists are finding that melt is having surprising and far-reaching effects.
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Recently, scientists discovered ancient coral reefs supporting “a breathtaking mix” of marine life in the deep waters of the GMR, a press release from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) said. The previously undocumented reefs sit at a depth of 1,310 to 1,970 feet in the center of the archipelago, at the top of a previously unmapped seamount.
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‘They have conned us out of our lands’: Conflict brews in Peru as Mennonite settlers clear forest. Mennonite groups began arriving in the Peruvian town of the district of Padre Márquez in Peru’s Loreto region in 2020. Settling near the town of Tiruntán, one Mennonite colony has cleared hundreds of hectares of old growth rainforest since 2021. Tiruntán community members claim they were given plots of public land by the town mayor, which were then sold to “the Mennonites, some Chinese business owners, and a logging company” in an effort to get around regulations that prohibit the clearing of forested land. Similar situations are playing out in other parts of Peru, as well as elsewhere in South America.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.mongabay.com/2023/04/they-have-conned-us-out-of-our-lands-conflict-brews-in-peru-as-mennonite-settlements-clear-forest/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0tyfhz4euluvEC0rY2C5RvYf8e-Tg9qSB5Yr2h4CA075dsAPR-NT4A5PRDMApufvp7RkKlgYA2mcJLDLJVtTGSrb2AUj6d6a$

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals
Floods may taint more water in California farm towns: Nitrate contamination of well water has been a decades-long problem in the San Joaquin and Salinas valleys, and now stormwater has flushed more fertilizer and manure into aquifers.
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# Gov / Politics / Global
The Brazen FBI Hunt for Russian Spies Ready to Betray Putin: The FBI has been boosting its efforts to recruit Russians with access to classified information in recent weeks, The Daily Beast has learned.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/fbi-turns-to-video-ads-in-hunt-for-russian-spies-ready-to-betray-vladimir-putin__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0tyfhz4euluvEC0rY2C5RvYf8e-Tg9qSB5Yr2h4CA075dsAPR-NT4A5PRDMApufvp7RkKlgYA2mcJLDLJVtTGSrb2DrSbd0_$

# Gov / Politics
Poverty Is 4th Leading Cause of Death in US: The nation’s fourth-leading mortality driver behind heart disease, cancer, and smoking: “Poverty kills as much as dementia, accidents, stroke, Alzheimer’s and diabetes,” said David Brady, the study’s lead author and a UCR professor of public policy. “Poverty silently killed 10 times as many people as all the homicides in 2019. And yet, homicide firearms and suicide get vastly more attention,” he added in a university news release.
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The Official Story of the Ukraine War Grossly Misleads; “when all is taken into account, primary responsibility lies with the West, in particular with the United States.”: The overriding function of presenting the war in Ukraine as a crime perpetrated by one country, even by one allegedly whacked-out leader, is to relieve the U.S., NATO and actors within Ukraine of even the slightest responsibility for the war. Russia and Putin are the only perpetrators; everyone else is either an innocent bystander or an unfortunate victim, so goes the official story.
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Bombshell filing: 9/11 hijackers were CIA recruits: At least two 9/11 hijackers had been recruited into a joint CIA-Saudi intelligence operation that was covered up. At least two 9/11 hijackers had been recruited into a joint CIA-Saudi intelligence operation that was covered up at the highest level, according to an explosive new court filing.
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Speak Your Truth: Don’t Let the Government Criminalize Free Speech: What the police state wants is a silent, compliant, oblivious citizenry: What the First Amendment affirms is an engaged citizenry that speaks truth to power using whatever peaceful means are available to us. This is why the First Amendment is so critical. It gives the citizenry the right to speak freely, protest peacefully, expose government wrongdoing, and criticize the government without fear of retaliation, arrest or incarceration.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rutherford.org/publications_resources/john_whiteheads_commentary/speak_your_truth_dont_let_the_government_criminalize_free_speech__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0tyfhz4euluvEC0rY2C5RvYf8e-Tg9qSB5Yr2h4CA075dsAPR-NT4A5PRDMApufvp7RkKlgYA2mcJLDLJVtTGSrb2AeUSh_X$

Lawmakers dig through the rubble of chaotic, deadly Afghanistan withdrawal: Lawmakers lamented the poor execution of the deadly withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan but disagreed on who was to blame at a Congressional oversight hearing https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/lawmakers-dig-through-the-rubble-of-chaotic-deadly-afghanistan-withdrawal__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0tyfhz4euluvEC0rY2C5RvYf8e-Tg9qSB5Yr2h4CA075dsAPR-NT4A5PRDMApufvp7RkKlgYA2mcJLDLJVtTGSrb2Dil7_co$

Americans Are Now Being Shot and Killed Over Simple Misunderstandings, And Republicans Could Not Give Less of a F–k: In the span of a week, Ralph Yarl was shot for ringing the wrong doorbell, Kaylin Gillis was killed for pulling into the wrong driveway, and two cheerleaders were shot over one of them getting into the wrong car.
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A tense exchange on Capitol Hill that perfectly captures America’s divide on guns: With most of the members’ seats emptied out, Moskowitz demanded to know why Republicans fixated on crime in the nation’s capital were not instead holding a hearing on “murder in schools” and asked why GOP lawmakers were so keen to ban books touching on gender issues when “dead kids can’t read.” The Florida Democrat’s comments reflected the extreme frustration of those who believe the logical response to multiple shootings with assault-style weapons is to make such deadly arms less available. His remarks also underscored a sense among Democrats that the GOP is deeply hypocritical as it conjures visions of a nation awash in violent crime but refuses to lay any blame on the easy access to guns that have killed so many innocent victims.
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What Is This, the 19th Century? Two stories in the news suggest that we’re in a Regressive Era. In many conventional tellings of U.S. history, the Gilded Age, in which industrialist “robber barons” accumulated power and wealth by exploiting immigrants and children and bribing politicians, was followed by an era of progress (the Progressive Era, if you will), when various oppressive labor practices and forms of corruption were made illegal.It’s an inspiring little narrative, the forward march of justice and whatnot.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/04/child-labor-tycoons-19th-century-gilded-age.html?sid=623cb62a440f2846fb4804c7&email=1602501a99a5758652052c0857f4beec9307dbfdcb75c1cebcb48b174fbab7bf&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=traffic&utm_source=newsletter&utm_content=TheSlatest__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0tyfhz4euluvEC0rY2C5RvYf8e-Tg9qSB5Yr2h4CA075dsAPR-NT4A5PRDMApufvp7RkKlgYA2mcJLDLJVtTGSrb2IOEMwQG$

# Juvenile Justice System

# Law Enforcment
A North Carolina 6-year-old and her parents were shot Tuesday night by an angry neighbor who fired at them after a basketball rolled into his yard, a report said: Kinsley White was wounded along with her mother, Ashley Hilderbrand, and father, William White, when a gunman opened fire around 8 p.m. in Gaston County after he became enraged about the bouncing ball. Robert Louis Singletary is at large and wanted in connection to the shooting, which happened at approximately 7: 44 p.m.
local time on Tuesday, the Gaston County Police Department announced in a social media statement.
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Three people were charged with murder in connection to the shooting at a Sweet 16 party that killed 4: Wilson LaMar Hill Jr., 20, Ty Reik McCullough, 17, and Travis McCullough, 16, were charged with reckless murder in connection to the mass shooting in Dadeville, Alabama, on April 15. Both teens were charged as adults. Officials have released few other details and did not comment on a possible motive.
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Families of Uvalde shooting victims seek action from legislators: Two Texas legislators held a listening session Monday to hear from Robb Elementary School victims’ families, who continue to voice how unheard they feel by their representatives as they plead for gun control statewide and nationally. Their advocacy was spurred by the school shooting that took place on May 24, when 19 children and two teachers were killed.
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A San Antonio ballot proposition calls for policing reform: Proposition A on the May 6 ballot will test the city’s political climate and progressives’ ability to advance a controversial agenda. Proposition A would decriminalize abortion and low-level marijuana possession, ban no-knock warrants and chokeholds by law enforcement, create a “justice director” job at City Hall and require police to issue citations for certain low-level, nonviolent offenses instead of making arrests.
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Ocasio-Cortez: NYC’s New Police Contract Makes Cops Rich by Defunding Schools: The lawmaker said that crime can actually be reduced by funding public programs that support communities.
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County Autopsy Reveals Police Shot “Cop City” Protester Tortuguita 57 Times: The autopsy shows that Tortuguita had no gunpowder on their hands, contradicting the police narrative about their death. Protester of ‘Cop City’ near Atlanta was shot by police at least 57 times, autopsy says. Wounds were found throughout the body of Manuel Paez Teran, who was hit in the head, torso, hands and legs, DeKalb County Medical Examiner said.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://gizmodo.com/cop-city-protestor-shot-57-times-autopsy-tortuguita-1850357787__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0tyfhz4euluvEC0rY2C5RvYf8e-Tg9qSB5Yr2h4CA075dsAPR-NT4A5PRDMApufvp7RkKlgYA2mcJLDLJVtTGSrb2APPVq9_$

# Legal / DOJ
Tyre Nichols’s family is suing the city of Memphis and the police officers involved in his death for $550 million. The civil lawsuit alleges that the brutal beating of Nichols by Memphis police officers in the department’s “hyper-aggressive” specialized unit was sanctioned and tolerated by the MPD, the police chief, and the city.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.axios.com/2023/04/19/tyre-nichols-lawsuit-memphis-police-beating__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0tyfhz4euluvEC0rY2C5RvYf8e-Tg9qSB5Yr2h4CA075dsAPR-NT4A5PRDMApufvp7RkKlgYA2mcJLDLJVtTGSrb2CQ1QeM6$

Senior IRS agent blows whistle, alleging Biden DOJ thwarting criminal prosecution of Hunter Biden: A decorated supervisory IRS agent has reported to the Justice Department’s top watchdog that federal prosecutors appointed by President Joe Biden have engaged in “preferential treatment and politics” to block criminal tax charges against presidential son Hunter Biden, providing evidence as a whistleblower that conflicts with Attorney General Merrick Garland’s recent testimony to Congress that the decision to bring charges against Biden was being left to the Trump-appointed U.S. Attorney for Delaware.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_de32adb2-df79-11ed-818a-57101cf74bda.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0tyfhz4euluvEC0rY2C5RvYf8e-Tg9qSB5Yr2h4CA075dsAPR-NT4A5PRDMApufvp7RkKlgYA2mcJLDLJVtTGSrb2JoyBkTa$

DeSantis Makes It Much Easier for Florida to Kill People: He signed a bill that will allow an 8-4 jury vote for the death penalty. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill on Thursday that enacts the lowest threshold for the death penalty in the nation. Juries in capital cases can now sentence defendants to death by a vote of 8-4. Other death penalty states require a unanimous vote, with the exception of Alabama, which has a 10-2 requirement.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/politics/2023/04/20/desantis-gives-florida-lowest-death-penalty-threshold/70134550007/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0tyfhz4euluvEC0rY2C5RvYf8e-Tg9qSB5Yr2h4CA075dsAPR-NT4A5PRDMApufvp7RkKlgYA2mcJLDLJVtTGSrb2BYpbTo_$

# Media
Who’s Paying Fox’s $787.5 Million Settlement With Dominion? You Are! If you pay for cable or satellite TV, you’re subsidizing Fox News, whether you watch it or not.
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# Medical / Health
The Supreme Court briefly extended an existing order that temporarily prevents restrictions on the abortion drug mifepristone from going into effect. The court’s original order staying the restrictions, released last week on Friday, April 14, stated that the temporary hold would last through Wednesday, April 19, 2023. It’s since been extended until midnight on Friday, April 21.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.statnews.com/2023/04/14/scotus-mifepristone-abortion-stay/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0tyfhz4euluvEC0rY2C5RvYf8e-Tg9qSB5Yr2h4CA075dsAPR-NT4A5PRDMApufvp7RkKlgYA2mcJLDLJVtTGSrb2I0S6eTT$

SCOTUS: Mifepristone to Remain Available Without Tightened Restrictions, for Now: The drug, used for self-medicated abortions up to the 10th week, may be distributed by mail until 11:59 PM ET Friday.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/scotus-mifepristone-to-remain-available-without-tightened-restrictions-for-now/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0tyfhz4euluvEC0rY2C5RvYf8e-Tg9qSB5Yr2h4CA075dsAPR-NT4A5PRDMApufvp7RkKlgYA2mcJLDLJVtTGSrb2Gf_3URv$

# Technology / Global
Tech Bosses Are Letting Dictators Censor What Americans See: The next time you’re about to fire off a post on social media, remember to first ask: What would Chinese leader Xi Jinping or Indian Prime Minister Narenda Modi say? It sounds far-fetched, but recent moves from some leading names in tech and social media paint a worrying picture: Foreign censorship laws are increasingly determining what people in free countries, including the United States, can do online.
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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2023-04-19

Voices, The Peoples News

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

# Border / Immigration / Migrants / Global
Moody seeks investigation into Biden administration’s handling of minors trafficked to U.S: “A Florida Grand Jury found shocking and horrific evidence of the Biden administration facilitating human trafficking and child exploitation of unaccompanied minors,” Moody said. “It should enrage everyone that any child is being exposed to such dangerous and terrible conditions. I’m calling on Congress to conduct hearings to further the investigation and uncover the evidence that HHS refused to provide to Florida’s Statewide Grand Jury.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thecentersquare.com/florida/article_b362cbc8-de32-11ed-80ad-67524949e8ef.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zmCY0r2civzh-KeNGU-g9UIqVUVoz9l2UKCMJOlCkxAGvJNjQm4qOlGTT_s0ozSLpONBGxauPPCbbVH_fiWUI5ihdEgikqVg$

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
Four states have advanced Republican-sponsored bills prohibiting union dues deductions for certain public-sector employees. Here’s what those bills say and where they stand.
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# Education / Schools
Solving the Education Dilemma: If there is one thing all parents can agree on, it’s that they want their kids to have an excellent education, one that prepares them for success in their lives and careers. Let’s turn to the essentials of the education discussion. First we talk about a teacher problem. Then we talk about a problem of neglected children. Then we talk about the failure of No Child Left Behind. Then we talk about corruption. Then we remember the problems of this economy. Then we talk about unions. While talking in this vicious cycle of recrimination and finger pointing, what we do not talk about is the way in which we need to build a new system. The only way we can do that is to build it from the ground on which it needs to be built on, the children in the system.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/a-solution-to-the-educati_b_158683__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zmCY0r2civzh-KeNGU-g9UIqVUVoz9l2UKCMJOlCkxAGvJNjQm4qOlGTT_s0ozSLpONBGxauPPCbbVH_fiWUI5ihdBn8YjZf$
# Employment / Labor
Will ‘Made in America’ Really Lead to Good Jobs? What we haven’t done, and what we should do, to ensure that ‘new industrial strategy’ actually benefits workers https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.brookings.edu/blog/the-avenue/2023/04/19/will-made-in-america-really-lead-to-good-jobs/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zmCY0r2civzh-KeNGU-g9UIqVUVoz9l2UKCMJOlCkxAGvJNjQm4qOlGTT_s0ozSLpONBGxauPPCbbVH_fiWUI5ihdLMMYBbB$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Industry Bill limiting oil drilling without landowners’ consent faces headwinds at Colorado legislature: Conflicts between residents and operators are escalating as hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, operations infringe on suburban neighborhoods. Mountaineer, Longmont resident Chris Klinke is one of thousands of Coloradans who were unable to choose whether they wished to lease their oil and gas rights to operators https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://capitalandmain.com/bill-limiting-oil-drilling-without-landowners-consent-faces-headwinds-at-colorado-legislature__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zmCY0r2civzh-KeNGU-g9UIqVUVoz9l2UKCMJOlCkxAGvJNjQm4qOlGTT_s0ozSLpONBGxauPPCbbVH_fiWUI5ihdCp52Al9$

Blown Away: Fishermen Endangered by Offshore Wind’s Political Power:
Turbines the height of 70-story skyscrapers will soon tower over East Coast fishing grounds. But government regulators with ties to offshore wind developers are downplaying the danger to the marine ecosystem and fishermen’s livelihoods.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/fishermen-endangered-offshore-wind-political-power__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zmCY0r2civzh-KeNGU-g9UIqVUVoz9l2UKCMJOlCkxAGvJNjQm4qOlGTT_s0ozSLpONBGxauPPCbbVH_fiWUI5ihdKGS3kEA$

Renewable energy development faces opposition in rural Texas: In Franklin County, a group of locals are concerned about potential environmental harm from renewable energy facilities and support a bill that would impose more regulations on solar and wind. The industry says it’s being unfairly singled out.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2023/04/19/texas-renewable-energy-solar-wind-local-opposition/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zmCY0r2civzh-KeNGU-g9UIqVUVoz9l2UKCMJOlCkxAGvJNjQm4qOlGTT_s0ozSLpONBGxauPPCbbVH_fiWUI5ihdHseuhoG$

Chipotle Goes Electric With Rooftop Solar, Wind Energy and EV Chargers:
What could be better than sitting outside, enjoying a burrito made with fresh ingredients on a spring day? A burrito served in biodegradable packaging, made by a restaurant powered exclusively by renewables that provides electric vehicle (EV) chargers to its customers, at least that’s what Chipotle Mexican Grill’s new “Responsible Restaurants” model is counting on.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ecowatch.com/chipotle-electric-solar-wind-ev-charging.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zmCY0r2civzh-KeNGU-g9UIqVUVoz9l2UKCMJOlCkxAGvJNjQm4qOlGTT_s0ozSLpONBGxauPPCbbVH_fiWUI5ihdKG6pHDQ$

13 Years After BP Disaster, Oceana Urges Biden to Block New Offshore Drilling: A report from the ocean conservation organization details how the president can still keep a key campaign promise.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/biden-can-prevent-next-deepwater-horizon__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zmCY0r2civzh-KeNGU-g9UIqVUVoz9l2UKCMJOlCkxAGvJNjQm4qOlGTT_s0ozSLpONBGxauPPCbbVH_fiWUI5ihdEidz0CM$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure Ten rivers facing pollution, development, and climate change, and policies that can help. An annual report highlights 10 waterways that have arrived at forks: where public support could determine whether they receive protection.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://eos.org/articles/ten-rivers-facing-pollution-development-and-climate-change-and-policies-that-can-help__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zmCY0r2civzh-KeNGU-g9UIqVUVoz9l2UKCMJOlCkxAGvJNjQm4qOlGTT_s0ozSLpONBGxauPPCbbVH_fiWUI5ihdF2pnLrh$

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals
Europe seeks drastic cut to BPA exposure: BPA is about to disappear from European burger wrappers, soft drink bottles, canned food liners and all other food packaging https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ehn.org/bpa-europe-2659877255.html*:*:text=Europe’s*20latest*20move*20on*20BPA&text=In*202021*2C*20the*20European*20Food,**C20a*20100*2C000*2Dfold*20drop__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSXigJMlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!zmCY0r2civzh-KeNGU-g9UIqVUVoz9l2UKCMJOlCkxAGvJNjQm4qOlGTT_s0ozSLpONBGxauPPCbbVH_fiWUI5ihdD8WemsC$

# General News
Trump Turns on His Old Lawyer for DeSantis Disloyalty: Jenna Ellis has suddenly found herself on the outs in Trumpworld for the simple transgression of not hating Ron DeSantis.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-turns-on-his-old-lawyer-jenna-ellis-for-ron-desantis-disloyalty__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zmCY0r2civzh-KeNGU-g9UIqVUVoz9l2UKCMJOlCkxAGvJNjQm4qOlGTT_s0ozSLpONBGxauPPCbbVH_fiWUI5ihdBTwuTEU$

When the Fascists Arrive Holding Hands With the Oligarchs: Once the Nazis took power in Germany they banned books, outlawed drag shows, and homosexuality, changed school curricula to remove mention of their atrocities in WWI, and rewrote election laws so they’d never again lose an election. Sound familiar?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/fascism-gop-nazi-germany__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zmCY0r2civzh-KeNGU-g9UIqVUVoz9l2UKCMJOlCkxAGvJNjQm4qOlGTT_s0ozSLpONBGxauPPCbbVH_fiWUI5ihdOc6HDRe$
# Gov / Politics
Tennessee Rep. Justin Jones, one of the Democratic lawmakers who was expelled for protesting gun violence and then reinstated earlier this month, tried to carry a baby-size casket onto the Tennessee House floor to once again call for stricter gun laws. “It is immoral that we are allowing this to happen time after time after time and all they tweet is ‘thoughts and prayers,'” Jones said. “It is immoral. It is extreme and we must continue to make them uncomfortable.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/tennessee-justin-jones-child-casket_n_643f2811e4b039ec4e7b289d__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zmCY0r2civzh-KeNGU-g9UIqVUVoz9l2UKCMJOlCkxAGvJNjQm4qOlGTT_s0ozSLpONBGxauPPCbbVH_fiWUI5ihdMUKdiWZ$

What’s Really Going on With the Fight Over Dianne Feinstein: Republicans and Democrats are both trying to stake out the moral high ground on Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s absence. That also happens to align with their political incentives.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/whats-really-going-on-with-the-fight-over-dianne-feinstein__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zmCY0r2civzh-KeNGU-g9UIqVUVoz9l2UKCMJOlCkxAGvJNjQm4qOlGTT_s0ozSLpONBGxauPPCbbVH_fiWUI5ihdLYg8zna$

Trump’s Fake Georgia Electors Are Now Ratting on Each Other: The fake GOP electors in Georgia that former President Donald Trump recruited as part of his failed attempt to stay in power are starting to point fingers at each other, court documents revealed on Tuesday.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://headtopics.com/us/trump-s-fake-georgia-electors-are-now-ratting-on-each-other-38122945__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zmCY0r2civzh-KeNGU-g9UIqVUVoz9l2UKCMJOlCkxAGvJNjQm4qOlGTT_s0ozSLpONBGxauPPCbbVH_fiWUI5ihdJdMWBgm$

DeSantis Went to Washington, and It Didn’t Go Well: As he trekked to the nation’s capital to demonstrate strength with the Washington establishment on Tuesday, and before he even set foot in the district, several members of his state’s congressional delegation announced support instead for former President Donald Trump’s White House comeback bid.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2023/04/19/desantis-dc-trump-endorsement-00092695__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zmCY0r2civzh-KeNGU-g9UIqVUVoz9l2UKCMJOlCkxAGvJNjQm4qOlGTT_s0ozSLpONBGxauPPCbbVH_fiWUI5ihdGp7gwz9$

Gun violence emergencies prompt concerns of government overreach: Across the country, there is a push to declare gun violence as a “public health crisis” and impose a “state of emergency” in response to shootings. Proponents of the Second Amendment are concerned the emergency declarations lay the groundwork for expanded government powers, as witnessed during the COVID-19 lockdowns.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/gun-violence-emergencies-prompt-concerns-of-government-overreach__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zmCY0r2civzh-KeNGU-g9UIqVUVoz9l2UKCMJOlCkxAGvJNjQm4qOlGTT_s0ozSLpONBGxauPPCbbVH_fiWUI5ihdOrHW_tA$

# Law Enforcment
A 20-year-old white woman was fatally shot by a homeowner after she and her friends mistakenly pulled into his driveway: Kaylin Gillis and her friends were driving in a rural area of upstate New York on Saturday night, searching for their friend’s address with limited cell service, Washington County Sheriff Jeffrey Murphy said at a news conference on Monday. They drove up to the wrong residence and realized their mistake, and just as they were leaving, a man came out of the house and fired at least two shots, according to Murphy. One of the bullets struck Gillis, killing her.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/clarissajanlim/woman-shot-killed-wrong-house-new-york-friends__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zmCY0r2civzh-KeNGU-g9UIqVUVoz9l2UKCMJOlCkxAGvJNjQm4qOlGTT_s0ozSLpONBGxauPPCbbVH_fiWUI5ihdLtCSNlE$

A Group Of Police Surrounded A Black Running Club After They Gave High Fives And Cheered Runners At The Boston Marathon: Marathon watchers said officers formed a “human barricade,” blocking them from supporting runners. In Instagram videos now being reposted by fellow runners and marathon fans, many called out the disproportionate and racist policing, as the mainly Black run crew was encircled by more than 12 police officers, barricading them in from the street and watching them from behind on motorcycles.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/stefficao/boston-marathon-2023-cheer-squad-overpolicing?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=04*19*2023*20Incoming*20newsletter&utm_term=News*20confirmed*20list__;Ly8lJSUl!!On18fmf1aQ!zmCY0r2civzh-KeNGU-g9UIqVUVoz9l2UKCMJOlCkxAGvJNjQm4qOlGTT_s0ozSLpONBGxauPPCbbVH_fiWUI5ihdCXi_iSk$

# Legal / DOJ
Bills to create new Texas courts would likely reverse Democratic gains, restore GOP dominance: Supporters say the proposals would increase efficiency and expertise, opponents argue the attempts are political and unconstitutional.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2023/04/19/legislature-create-courts-republican-bills/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zmCY0r2civzh-KeNGU-g9UIqVUVoz9l2UKCMJOlCkxAGvJNjQm4qOlGTT_s0ozSLpONBGxauPPCbbVH_fiWUI5ihdChuzh8R$

The Supreme Court isn’t doing what it said it would on abortion: The draft opinion is a full-throated, unflinching repudiation of the 1973 decision which guaranteed federal constitutional protections of abortion rights and a subsequent 1992 decision that largely maintained the right. “Roe was egregiously wrong from the start,” Alito writes. “We hold that Roe and Casey must be overruled,” he writes in the document, labeled as the “Opinion of the Court.” “It is time to heed the Constitution and return the issue of abortion to the people’s elected representatives.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/02/supreme-court-abortion-draft-opinion-00029473__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zmCY0r2civzh-KeNGU-g9UIqVUVoz9l2UKCMJOlCkxAGvJNjQm4qOlGTT_s0ozSLpONBGxauPPCbbVH_fiWUI5ihdNHgTR2b$

# LGBTQ / Gender
DeSantis Administration Expands ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Law to High School: The Florida governor is hell-bent on pushing his anti-LGBTQ crusade into every corner of the state’s education system. The new rule comes amid a string of anti-LGBTQ+ bills across the U.S., which have included restricting gender-affirming care and restrictions on drag performances.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.axios.com/2023/04/19/desantis-florida-expands-dont-say-gay-law__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zmCY0r2civzh-KeNGU-g9UIqVUVoz9l2UKCMJOlCkxAGvJNjQm4qOlGTT_s0ozSLpONBGxauPPCbbVH_fiWUI5ihdJsyiaMa$

# Medical / Health
The mother of Ralph Yarl, who was shot after he rang the wrong doorbell, shared how he’s doing since he came home. “You can see that he is just replaying the situation over and over again,” Yarl’s mother, Cleo Nagbe, said in an interview on Tuesday. “Moments after the family got off the phone with President Biden, who offered his prayers for Ralph’s health and for justice, we learned that the prosecutor will be charging the man who is responsible for the deplorable shooting of this innocent boy,” the statement read. “Gun violence against unarmed Black individuals must stop. Our children should feel safe, not as though they are being hunted. While this is certainly a step in the right direction, we will continue to fight for Ralph while he works towards a full recovery.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/apr/18/ralph-yarl-mother-interview-kansas-city-shooting__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zmCY0r2civzh-KeNGU-g9UIqVUVoz9l2UKCMJOlCkxAGvJNjQm4qOlGTT_s0ozSLpONBGxauPPCbbVH_fiWUI5ihdKsP0QcN$

Emergency contraception is often confused with abortion pills, here’s how Plan B and other generic versions work to prevent pregnancy: The increase in abortion restrictions may also lead to a decline in access to emergency contraceptives. The key difference is that the abortion pill works only when a woman is pregnant, and emergency contraception works only when she is not. The so-called abortion pill is used for a medication abortion and actually consists of two separate pills that do different things.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.yahoo.com/emergency-contraception-often-confused-abortion-124430106.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zmCY0r2civzh-KeNGU-g9UIqVUVoz9l2UKCMJOlCkxAGvJNjQm4qOlGTT_s0ozSLpONBGxauPPCbbVH_fiWUI5ihdIePEKxa$

# Medical Science
Latest developments in gene editing: Recent studies that have advanced the potential uses of CRISPR in the biomedical field. Using a novel variant to repair DNA can improve safety and effectiveness of CRISPR-Cas9 for genetic research.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.drugtargetreview.com/article/80737/crispr-three-new-developments-in-the-world-of-gene-editing/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zmCY0r2civzh-KeNGU-g9UIqVUVoz9l2UKCMJOlCkxAGvJNjQm4qOlGTT_s0ozSLpONBGxauPPCbbVH_fiWUI5ihdBjyL-X7$

Experts weigh medical advances in gene-editing with ethical dilemmas: Hundreds of scientists, doctors, bioethicists, patients, and others started gathering in London Monday for the Third International Summit on Human Genome Editing. The summit this week will debate and possibly issue recommendations about the thorny issues raised by powerful new gene-editing technologies.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/03/06/1158705095/genome-summit-gene-editing-ethics-crspr__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zmCY0r2civzh-KeNGU-g9UIqVUVoz9l2UKCMJOlCkxAGvJNjQm4qOlGTT_s0ozSLpONBGxauPPCbbVH_fiWUI5ihdPSA3HYd$

# Military / DOD
Air Force opens its own investigation into leaked Pentagon documents: The Air Force also announced the 102nd Intelligence Wing, the Air National Guard unit based in Cape Cod, Mass., where Airman 1st Class Jack Teixeria served and allowed the leak to happen, is not currently performing its assigned intelligence mission. Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said he has directed the Air Force inspector general to go look at the Air National Guard unit based in Cape Cod, where Airman 1st Class Jack Teixeira served and “anything associated with this leak that could have gone wrong” and allowed the leak to happen.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.capecodtimes.com/story/news/2023/04/18/leaked-ukraine-pentagon-documents-air-force-investigation-cape-cod-base/70126854007/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zmCY0r2civzh-KeNGU-g9UIqVUVoz9l2UKCMJOlCkxAGvJNjQm4qOlGTT_s0ozSLpONBGxauPPCbbVH_fiWUI5ihdGfJkCNi$

# Pharmaceuticals / Drugs
Government Drug Price Setting Threatens Older Adults: While several policies within the IRA could improve the Part D program for its beneficiaries, implementing price controls in the drug pricing system will ultimately cast a grim shadow over any progress the bill makes in the U.S. healthcare system. New legislation (H.R. 485) that is currently being debated in the House Energy and Commerce Committee and a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) from Republican members of the Senate Finance Committee present a threat to Medicare’s new and already limited ability to negotiate over some high-priced prescription drugs.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.brookings.edu/blog/usc-brookings-schaeffer-on-health-policy/2023/03/15/threats-to-medicares-new-drug-negotiation-power/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zmCY0r2civzh-KeNGU-g9UIqVUVoz9l2UKCMJOlCkxAGvJNjQm4qOlGTT_s0ozSLpONBGxauPPCbbVH_fiWUI5ihdKLl9_SK$

# Security
DHS official has office raided, covered in crime scene tape: The Department of Homeland Security intelligence official in charge of tracking cross-border threats was escorted from his office by federal police and security after an afternoon search that left his office sealed with crime tape, according to four sources with direct knowledge of the events.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/dhs-official-office-raided-covered-142418992.html*:*:text=The*20Department*20of*20Homeland*20Security,direct*20knowledge*20of*20the*20events__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!zmCY0r2civzh-KeNGU-g9UIqVUVoz9l2UKCMJOlCkxAGvJNjQm4qOlGTT_s0ozSLpONBGxauPPCbbVH_fiWUI5ihdGuJN7b7$

# Water
New report warns against using PVC pipes in drinking water systems: The report raises concerns about chemicals in PVC leaching into the drinking water and says communities should use stainless steel or copper. A report released Tuesday by a coalition of U.S. environmental advocacy groups warned of the health risks of PVC plastic and urged public officials against using the material in community drinking water pipes. PVC is made with vinyl chloride, the same hazardous material released in the fiery train derailment that triggered a public health and environmental crisis in East Palestine, Ohio. It’s also a known carcinogen and endocrine disruptor.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2023/04/18/new-report-warns-against-using-pvc-pipes-drinking-water-systems/11688737002/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zmCY0r2civzh-KeNGU-g9UIqVUVoz9l2UKCMJOlCkxAGvJNjQm4qOlGTT_s0ozSLpONBGxauPPCbbVH_fiWUI5ihdFN44qxQ$

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