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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2023-06-19

Voices, The Peoples News

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

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# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
Documents link potential Covid patient zero to U.S. funded research in Wuhan: New reporting attributed to government sources, identified a coronavirus researcher at the Wuhan Institute of Virology who fell ill in November 2019.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/06/17/covid-origin-wuhan-patient-zero/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cbpqR8tG2$

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
Senate Democrats Ready For Spending Fight With House GOP: Senate Democrats are gearing up for a spending fight with House Republicans as negotiators in the upper chamber prepare to mark up government funding bills in the days ahead.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/business/appropriations/4054247-senate-democrats-spending-fight-house-gop/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cbsmhBw5G$

Shutdown warnings rise as Republicans seek deeper cuts in budget battle: “We can try to fool the American people with smoke and mirrors and pretend, but the speaker was clear. We are in a debt crisis in this country.”
Rep. Andy Harris (R-Md.)
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.lockhaven.com/uncategorized/2023/06/shutdown-warnings-rise-as-republicans-seek-deeper-cuts-in-budget-battle/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cbpBggtCX$

New GOP bills would hand richest 1% over $28 billion in tax cuts next year: The poorest fifth, meanwhile, would get just $1.4 billion in tax cuts under the Republican legislation, according to a new analysis.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/gop-tax-cuts-richest-one-percent__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cboLa9u_R$

# Education / Schools
California Schools Urged to Create Heat Plans on a Warming Planet: A new policy brief offers a series of recommendations on how schools become more heat-resilient
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/criminalized-survivors-face-judgement-and-abuse-from-their-own-defense-attorneys/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cbs2N0MeT$

Can America’s Students Recover What They Lost During the Pandemic? Disastrous test scores increasingly show how steep a toll the COVID-19 era exacted on students, particularly minorities. Schools are grappling with how to catch up, and the experience of one city shows how intractable the obstacles are. The Scorecard is the most thorough research to date on the pandemic’s effects on students in grades 3 to 8 and provides three insights into this calamity:
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.realcleareducation.com/articles/2023/05/26/the_pandemic_is_over_but_the_education_emergency_continues_110867.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cbmQhgygb$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Transportation / Industry Senators, Regulator Call for More Scrutiny of “We Buy Ugly Houses” Company: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s head said the Department of Justice and state attorneys general should be made aware of predatory house-flipping practices, following ProPublica reporting on HomeVestors of America.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/senators-call-for-scrutiny-of-homevestors__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cbjY_4QCR$

Out of Balance: The World Bank Group enabled the devastation of villages and helped a mining company justify the deaths of endangered chimps with a dubious offset. The World Bank Group enabled the devastation of villages and helped a mining company justify the deaths of endangered chimps with a dubious offset.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/biodiversity-offsets-guinea-world-bank-group-chimpanzees-outbreak?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=majorinvestigations&utm_content=river__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cbjZqnd2p$

A collaborative investigation finds companies are issuing over a billion pounds of pollution more than their permits allow. From petrochemical refineries on the Gulf Coast to oil and gas wells in West Texas, hundreds of polluting facilities routinely emit hundreds of millions more pounds of chemicals into the air than their permits stipulate. The reasons are many: a plant unexpectedly loses power, or a customer is suddenly unable to receive the natural gas extracted at a well, or a valve, or pump, or any other piece of complex machinery malfunctions. Resulting pollution contains nitrogen oxides, sulfur oxides, and a slew of carcinogenic chemicals. Companies claim that these emissions are unavoidable.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/excess-emissions-rise-texas/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cbjTLAI5B$

Gas stations are leaking underground: Gas stations caused a $20 billion toxic mess, and it’s not going away. Every gas station eventually pollutes the earth beneath it. The main culprit: the underground storage tanks that hold tens of thousands of gallons of fuel, one of the most common sources of groundwater pollution. A large tank might be 55 feet long and hold as many as 30,000 gallons; a typical tank might hold 10,000 gallons.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://grist.org/accountability/gas-stations-underground-storage-tank-leaks-environmental-disaster/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cbn_IAS56$

Court hears expert testimony about how Montana ‘doubled down on fossil fuels’ and became ‘outright hostile’ to clean energy: The state has never denied a permit for a fossil fuel project, despite its constitution’s guarantee of the right to a clean and healthful environment. The state has never denied a permit for a fossil fuel project, despite its constitution’s guarantee of the right to a clean and healthful environment.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.desmog.com/2023/06/14/scientists-testify-at-montana-youth-climate-trial/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cbtP2MrKq$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure Groundwater loss changed Earth’s tilt: Scientists estimated that nearly 2,150 billion tonnes of groundwater have been pumped and drained into the oceans. Groundwater pumped up from the earth and moved elsewhere to quench the thirst of humans and their activities resulted in the earth’s axis tilting nearly 80 cm to the east, a new study has found.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01993-z__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cbhYIytsP$

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals
Scores of Critical Lab Tests Fall Into a Regulatory Void. The FDA Is Trying to Close It: Lab-developed tests like prenatal screenings have become increasingly popular, all while escaping the bulk of federal scrutiny over marketing and accuracy. Now, the FDA is beginning the process of imposing regulations on these kinds of tests.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/fda-moves-to-regulate-lab-developed-tests__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cbt2ijLI8$

# Gov / Politics
U.S. Politicians Don’t Have the Right to Dictate Macedonia’s Future: Does the U.S. taxpayer know how much of their money is spent on interventionism that doesn’t garner major headlines? Does the U.S. taxpayer know how much of their money is spent on interventionism that doesn’t garner major headlines?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/us-politicians-dont-have-the-right-to-dictate-macedonias-future/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cbs8p4HFq$

Wisconsin Republicans Sowed Distrust Over Elections. Now They May Push Out the State’s Top Election Official: The fate of Wisconsin election administrator Meagan Wolfe is a stark reminder that even though courts and voters across the country have rejected election denialism, it remains a factor in this key battleground state.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/wisconsin-election-denial-meagan-wolfe-republicans-voting__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cbkkKitad$

Biden Kicks Off Reelection Bid With Union Rally in his frequent haunt of Pennsylvania, the state that remains an intersection of his personal and political identities that he hopes can propel him to a second term.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/president-biden-campaign-kickoff-union-rally-philadelphia-20230617.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cbj2GjLwB$

# Law Enforcment
Two People Killed in Mass Shooting Outside EDM Festival at the Gorge: Beyond Wonderland cancels its second day after suspect, who was apprehended, opened fire in the venue’s campgrounds area Saturday night
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/nexstar_media_wire/4056216-2-killed-in-shooting-near-washington-state-music-festival-suspect-among-wounded/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cbi_dhDk0$

The FBI Groomed a 16-Year-Old With ‘Brain Development Issues’ to Become a Terrorist: When he turned 18, he was arrested for supporting ISIS. The only problem with the case and how it has been described, however, is that according to the government’s own criminal complaint, Ventura had never actually funded any terrorist group. The only ‘terrorist’ he is accused of ever being in contact with was an undercover FBI agent who befriended him online as a 16-year-old https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/06/15/fbi-undercover-isis-teenager-terrorist/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cbl-5q_hk$

The FBI Is Hunting a New Domestic Terror Threat: Abortion Rights Activists: After GOP pressure, FBI abortion ‘terrorism’ investigations increased tenfold, government data shows.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/06/15/fbi-abortion-domestic-terrorism/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cbtQvbSED$

# Legal / DOJ
Trump’s Former Defense Secretary Believes He Is a Threat to National Security: “It’s just irresponsible action that places our service members at risk, places our nation’s security at risk, you cannot have these documents floating around,” Mark Esper said. Esper, who served in Trump’s Cabinet, said: “People have described him as a hoarder when it comes to these type of documents. But clearly, it was unauthorized, illegal and dangerous.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2023/06/18/mark-esper-secrets-trump-classified-00102541__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cbs37wk7p$

Tax Records Tie Publix Heiress to More Dark Money Groups That Sponsored January 6: Groups involved in the rally received at least $3 million in total funding from Julia Jenkins Fancelli. Deposition transcripts, tax returns, corporate disclosures and other records reviewed by OpenSecrets reveal new details about the level of involvement one donor had in planning the rally in the leadup to the Capitol attack.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2023/06/tax-records-reveal-more-contributions-from-publix-heiress-to-dark-money-groups-sponsoring-jan-6-rally/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cbrxfFzpy$

Trump Classified Docs Charges ‘Of Grave Concern’: Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio), the chair of the House Intelligence committee, said on Sunday that the storage of the classified documents at former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago property is “of grave concern,” and also raised concerns about President Biden’s handling of such materials.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/jun/18/house-intel-panel-chair-mike-turner-donald-trump-c/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cbiQ3UjgV$

After 29 Years on Death Row, Barry Jones Was Dumped at a Bus Station. But He Was Finally Free: The Supreme Court said his innocence didn’t matter. Jones was released thanks to a plea deal between his lawyers and Arizona.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/06/17/barry-jones-released-arizona-death-row/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cbiS5tD7Z$

Criminalized Survivors Face Judgement and Abuse From Their Own Defense Attorneys: Criminalized survivors routinely encounter defense lawyers who are dismissive at best and abusive at worst.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/criminalized-survivors-face-judgement-and-abuse-from-their-own-defense-attorneys/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cbs2N0MeT$

# Medical / Health
More Than 1 Million Dropped From Medicaid As States Start Post-Pandemic Purge Of Rolls: Though the eligibility review is required by the federal government, President’s Joe Biden’s administration isn’t too pleased at how efficiently some other states are accomplishing the task. “Pushing through things and rushing it will lead to eligible people, kids and families, losing coverage for some period of time,” Daniel Tsai, a top federal Medicaid official recently told reporters.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/medicaid-eligibility-states-coronavirus-pandemic-46484af651466539d6874c1a97397b50__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cbnWjVK1i$

# Medical Science
Most advanced synthetic human embryos: Scientists have created synthetic human embryos that they say show signs of developmental stages seen in natural embryos 6 to 14 days after fertilization. Remarkably, these embryos have reportedly been created from embryonic stem cells, meaning they do not require sperm and ova. Now we must consider the ethical and moral quandaries
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/scientists-have-created-synthetic-human-embryos-now-we-must-consider-the-ethical-and-moral-quandaries-207911__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cbus2e-qe$

# Military / Global
Russia had means, motive and opportunity to destroy Ukraine dam, drone photos and information show: Images taken from above the Kakhovka Dam appear to show an explosive-laden car atop the structure, and two officials said Russian troops were stationed in a crucial area inside the dam where the Ukrainians say the explosion that destroyed it was centered. The dam’s destruction led to deadly flooding, endangered crops in the world’s breadbasket, threatened drinking water supplies for thousands and unleashed an environmental catastrophe.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/ukraine-russia-war-kakhovka-dam-collapse-investigation-f5b76fe1ddbf98aa5ff7e4dfd3199c38__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cbnkKlhnU$

Both sides suffer heavy casualties as Ukraine strikes back against Russia, UK assessment says: According to British intelligence, the most intense fighting has centered on the southeastern Zaporizhzhia province, around Bakhmut and farther west in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk province.
Ukraine fights to dislodge the Kremlin’s forces from occupied areas in the early stages of its counteroffensive, British officials said Sunday https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.militarytimes.com/flashpoints/ukraine/2023/06/18/both-sides-suffer-heavy-losses-as-ukraine-strikes-back-against-russia/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cbv0h9rj2$

# Pharmaceuticals / Drugs
Big Pharma’s Opioid Settlement Payouts to Localities Made Public: The national opioid settlements are the second-largest public health settlement of all time. Thousands of local governments nationwide are receiving settlement money from companies that made, sold, or distributed opioid painkillers, like Johnson & Johnson, AmerisourceBergen, and Walmart. The companies are shelling out more than $50 billion total in settlements from national lawsuits.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/big-pharmas-opioid-settlement-payouts-to-localities-made-public/*:*:text=Thousands*20of*20local*20governments*20nationwide,in*20settlements*20from*20national*20lawsuits__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cbtb-eMOB$

# Space / UFO Disclosure / Other
The future of space on a plate: The race is on to develop space food for Mars, and it could change how we eat on Earth. Space food innovators need to think about questions we take for granted on Earth: How long is a day? What air pressure is it? Will there be soil? Are there insects?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/the-race-is-on-to-develop-next-frontier-space-food-and-fuel-the-long-journey-to-mars__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cburCfjC2$

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# Veterans / VA
First She Got Veterans In Compromising Positions. That’s When the Alleged Scam Began: A viral video captured a heated exchange between a combat veteran and two men whom he suspects are posing as veterans in an attempt to steal money from unsuspecting drivers.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkrxOZmxa74__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cborsgqXg$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2023-06-18

Voices, The Peoples News

June 18, 2023
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

# Border / Immigration / Migrants
Immigrants Face Medical Neglect, Solitary Confinement and Torture in ICE Jails: At least three facilities operated by the private prison company CoreCivic use torture as retaliation against migrants. The federal government maintains more than $100 million in open contracts with CoreCivic to keep immigrants and asylum-seekers in civil detention, often for several years. These practices—which inflict “severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental,” to punish, intimidate, coerce, or obtain information or a confession with “the consent or acquiescence of a public official,” fit the definition of the Convention Against Torture of the UN, of which the U.S. is a state party.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prismreports.org/2023/06/15/torture-rampant-ice-facilities/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wF4zma32hk-ub6FwuArACM1V_nqNlAhgKcBJu1qjx6YzKL4-ZvQexSn5CNPlXjqFA3_82OO8UQPXtqE7rMZ7zdKjuU7Hj_Qm$

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
National Debt Tops $32 Trillion for the First Time: The U.S. national debt surpassed $32 trillion for the first time on Thursday, according to Treasury Department data released today. The milestone comes less than two weeks after President Joe Biden signed into law the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, his compromise with Republicans led by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to trim spending by a projected $1.5 trillion over a decade and suspend the nation’s debt limit until January 2025.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thefiscaltimes.com/newsletter/20230616-National-Debt-Tops-32-Trillion-First-Time__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wF4zma32hk-ub6FwuArACM1V_nqNlAhgKcBJu1qjx6YzKL4-ZvQexSn5CNPlXjqFA3_82OO8UQPXtqE7rMZ7zdKjuT_OBAyn$

Some GOP Hardliners Say They’d Welcome a Shutdown: The Senate Appropriations Committee intends to start working next week on funding bills for fiscal year 2024, using the nearly $1.6 trillion cap on discretionary spending that was agreed to in the bipartisan budget deal signed into law earlier this month.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://finance.yahoo.com/news/gop-hardliners-d-welcome-shutdown-224053536.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wF4zma32hk-ub6FwuArACM1V_nqNlAhgKcBJu1qjx6YzKL4-ZvQexSn5CNPlXjqFA3_82OO8UQPXtqE7rMZ7zdKjuYEF7WOt$

Biden goes quiet on killing off the debt ceiling: The president appears to have dropped his promise to explore the 14th Amendment, worrying some Dems wary of another battle in just a few years. The standoff is now over. But Biden appears to be in no rush to try and kill off the debt ceiling. Aides say the topic isn’t coming up at all.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2023/06/16/biden-debt-ceiling-deal-14th-amendment-00102448__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wF4zma32hk-ub6FwuArACM1V_nqNlAhgKcBJu1qjx6YzKL4-ZvQexSn5CNPlXjqFA3_82OO8UQPXtqE7rMZ7zdKjuW47d-hc$

New Details From Leonard Leo’s Trust Fund Expose the Inner Workings of the Right: Newly obtained documents show that the billion-dollar trust fund given to Leonard Leo has dumped at least $411 million into fueling right-wing infrastructure in the U.S. since mid-2020.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/new-details-from-leonard-leos-trust-fund-expose-the-inner-workings-of-the-right/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wF4zma32hk-ub6FwuArACM1V_nqNlAhgKcBJu1qjx6YzKL4-ZvQexSn5CNPlXjqFA3_82OO8UQPXtqE7rMZ7zdKjueJrj2vc$

The Great Bank Robbery Of 2023: How the government pays banks big money while letting them rip off everyone else: The yawning gap between what you are paid on your deposits and what banks are earning from other institutions when they loan out or invest your money. It’s a caper that has quietly become a systemic upward transfer of wealth thrumming beneath the macroeconomy, but as you’ll see below, the theft can be stopped.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.levernews.com/the-great-bank-robbery/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wF4zma32hk-ub6FwuArACM1V_nqNlAhgKcBJu1qjx6YzKL4-ZvQexSn5CNPlXjqFA3_82OO8UQPXtqE7rMZ7zdKjufYtqd2n$

# Education / Schools
Family Slams School After Dancing Student Denied Diploma: Hafsah Abdur-Rahman, 17, overly ecstatic about graduating, was captured dancing with a bouquet in hand as she made her way to collect her diploma in front of her family and friends, receiving a light chuckle from the crowd. When the teen reached out to claim her diploma, Principal Lisa Mesi seemingly waved her away, not allowing the teen to walk off with the degree. “She stole that moment from me,” Abdur-Rahman told ABC 6. “I will never get that again.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2023/06/17/philadelphia-high-school-grad-denied-diploma-after-dancing-on-stage-during-ceremony/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wF4zma32hk-ub6FwuArACM1V_nqNlAhgKcBJu1qjx6YzKL4-ZvQexSn5CNPlXjqFA3_82OO8UQPXtqE7rMZ7zdKjuYuJvlvE$

Washington schools among those experimenting with year-round school: With schools out for the summer, students and staff may not know how many days are left before going back to class. But some schools are looking at a shorter summer break as a way to reduce learning losses and balance out the school year. Advocates say that year-round school, or what is sometimes called a balanced calendar, allows students to retain learning better, catch up if they are struggling and offers the school community well-timed breaks to better recuperate.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.progressnewspaper.org/news/state_national/washington-schools-among-those-experimenting-with-year-round-school/article_13481e6b-32c8-5f0d-a00c-a0d343e7ff50.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wF4zma32hk-ub6FwuArACM1V_nqNlAhgKcBJu1qjx6YzKL4-ZvQexSn5CNPlXjqFA3_82OO8UQPXtqE7rMZ7zdKjuXJvO3uG$

# Employment / Labor
Greg Abbott has cut required water breaks for Texas construction workers and labor advocates say it could kill them: Greg Abbott has cut required water breaks for Texas construction workers and labor advocates say it could kill them. Greg Abbott signed a bill cutting regulations statewide, including multiple mandating water breaks. “We will see more deaths,” the deputy director of policy and politics at the Texas AFL-CIO said.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.businessinsider.com/greg-abbott-cutback-on-water-breaks-for-texas-construction-workers-2023-6__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wF4zma32hk-ub6FwuArACM1V_nqNlAhgKcBJu1qjx6YzKL4-ZvQexSn5CNPlXjqFA3_82OO8UQPXtqE7rMZ7zdKjuQpIm9vN$

Dollar General Workers Are Fed Up: A wave of worker backlash to abusive labor practices has hit Dollar General. Workers are fed up with poverty wages and health and safety violations. The retailer may soon make the list of the new organizing movement hitting companies like Starbucks and Amazon.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jacobin.com/2022/05/dollar-general-workers-shareholder-rally-pay-safety__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wF4zma32hk-ub6FwuArACM1V_nqNlAhgKcBJu1qjx6YzKL4-ZvQexSn5CNPlXjqFA3_82OO8UQPXtqE7rMZ7zdKjueDAbZG4$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Global
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince threatened the U.S. if it retaliated against oil cuts: The Saudi crown prince privately threatened “major economic consequences” against the US last fall if the Biden administration retaliated against its decision to slash oil production, a new report revealed.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2023/06/10/saudi-crown-prince-threatened-us-economic-consequences-during-oil-fued/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wF4zma32hk-ub6FwuArACM1V_nqNlAhgKcBJu1qjx6YzKL4-ZvQexSn5CNPlXjqFA3_82OO8UQPXtqE7rMZ7zdKjuR3u60rt$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure Wildfire smoke reacts with city pollution, creating new toxic air hazard: Wildfire smoke not only contains dangerous-to-breathe particles but also can react with urban air pollution to create toxic ozone. As the smoke drifts with the wind, it also creates a new hazard along the way that is greater than the sum of its parts: a troubling ozone cocktail that results from a chemical reaction between wildfire smoke components and urban air pollution.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/wildfire-smoke-reacts-with-city-pollution-creating-new-toxic-air-hazard/*:*:text=As*20the*20smoke*20drifts*20with,components*20and*20urban*20air*20pollution__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!wF4zma32hk-ub6FwuArACM1V_nqNlAhgKcBJu1qjx6YzKL4-ZvQexSn5CNPlXjqFA3_82OO8UQPXtqE7rMZ7zdKjuWRhbmZk$

Secretive State climate talks stir discontent with Pennsylvania Governor: Already infuriated by a decision to allow drilling in a town with tainted water, onetime supporters are questioning Josh Shapiro’s commitment to environmental issues.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/18062023/shapiro-pennsylvania-climate-group/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wF4zma32hk-ub6FwuArACM1V_nqNlAhgKcBJu1qjx6YzKL4-ZvQexSn5CNPlXjqFA3_82OO8UQPXtqE7rMZ7zdKjudaCM4Hq$

The meteorologist telling Congress about climate change: Rep. Eric Sorensen brings a rare resume to Congress. Rep. Eric Sorensen brings a rare resume to Congress. The freshman lawmaker, who represents part of the Quad Cities area of Illinois, is, by his own accounting, the first former television meteorologist in Congress in more than four decades.
(The last one was Rep. Dale Milford (D-Texas), who left in 1979.) https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/newsletters/the-long-game/2023/06/14/the-meteorologist-telling-congress-about-climate-change-00101838__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wF4zma32hk-ub6FwuArACM1V_nqNlAhgKcBJu1qjx6YzKL4-ZvQexSn5CNPlXjqFA3_82OO8UQPXtqE7rMZ7zdKjuV5qtjxf$

George Monbiot: The hard right and climate catastrophe are intimately linked. This is how: As climate policy is weakened, extreme weather intensifies and more refugees are driven from their homes, and the cycle of hatred continue
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jun/15/hard-right-climate-catastrophe-extreme-weather-refugees__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wF4zma32hk-ub6FwuArACM1V_nqNlAhgKcBJu1qjx6YzKL4-ZvQexSn5CNPlXjqFA3_82OO8UQPXtqE7rMZ7zdKjuVJ9UeyY$

# General News
The Laugh-Out-Loud Funniest, and Sh-t-Your-Pants Scariest Details of the Case Against Donald Trump: From stacking government documents next to the toilet to being caught on tape saying things like “This is secret information. Look, look at this,” there’s actually a lot of real comedy here. Less funny is the fact that a guy accused of violating the Espionage Act could still get off and become president.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/06/the-funniest-details-of-the-case-against-donald-trump__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wF4zma32hk-ub6FwuArACM1V_nqNlAhgKcBJu1qjx6YzKL4-ZvQexSn5CNPlXjqFA3_82OO8UQPXtqE7rMZ7zdKjuXphUBcS$

‘Courage is contagious’: Daniel Ellsberg’s decision to release the Pentagon Papers didn’t happen in a vacuum: The Vietnam War whistleblower, who died on June 16, 2023, wrestled with his decision to leak thousands of pages of government documents. In 1971, when Daniel Ellsberg arrived at a federal court in Boston, a journalist asked if he was concerned about the prospect of going to prison for leaking a 7,000-page top-secret history of the Vietnam War. Ellsberg responded with a question of his own: “Wouldn’t you go to prison to help end this war?”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/courage-is-contagious-daniel-ellsbergs-decision-to-release-the-pentagon-papers-didnt-happen-in-a-vacuum-204244__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wF4zma32hk-ub6FwuArACM1V_nqNlAhgKcBJu1qjx6YzKL4-ZvQexSn5CNPlXjqFA3_82OO8UQPXtqE7rMZ7zdKjuQKEyw2c$

# Gov / Politics / Global
Allied plan would give Ukraine equal voice at high-level NATO council: Extending Ukraine an invitation to join NATO will not be on the agenda when heads of state meet next month for a major summit, but other measures will be taken to bring the country closer to eventual membership, NATO’s top official said Friday.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.stripes.com/theaters/europe/2023-06-16/ukraine-status-nato-military-aid-10457960.html*:*:text=Extending*20Ukraine*20an*20invitation*20to,NATO’s*20top*20official*20said*20Friday__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!wF4zma32hk-ub6FwuArACM1V_nqNlAhgKcBJu1qjx6YzKL4-ZvQexSn5CNPlXjqFA3_82OO8UQPXtqE7rMZ7zdKjuVBt_2Gk$

Raging Putin Tells West to ‘Go to Hell’ as Tyrant Confirms Nuclear Weapons Have ALREADY Been Moved to Belarus in Chilling Warning: He said: “Just talking about this [the potential use of nuclear weapons] lowers the nuclear threshold. “We have more than NATO countries and they want to reduce our numbers. Go to hell.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.the-sun.com/news/8391531/putin-tells-west-hell-nukes-belarus-speech-st-petersburg/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wF4zma32hk-ub6FwuArACM1V_nqNlAhgKcBJu1qjx6YzKL4-ZvQexSn5CNPlXjqFA3_82OO8UQPXtqE7rMZ7zdKjuZBm9zUK$

# Gov / Politics
Gavin Newsom Is Quietly Prepping for a Possible Early Feinstein Exit: California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) team is gauging interest among Black female politicians about a possible appointment should Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s (D-CA) Senate seat open up. “We have multiple names in mind and the answer is yes,” he said during a interview on MSNBC’s “The ReidOut” when asked if he would name a Black woman to the seat if given the chance.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/gavin-newsom-dianne-feinstein-california-351cb71e532c073f28d6d84465480cf6__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wF4zma32hk-ub6FwuArACM1V_nqNlAhgKcBJu1qjx6YzKL4-ZvQexSn5CNPlXjqFA3_82OO8UQPXtqE7rMZ7zdKjuXo7rSjW$

Right-Wingers Push Death Penalty Reinstatement Bills as Part of Hardline Agenda: The U.S. has long been trending toward fewer executions, more prohibitions against the death penalty and more high-profile people speaking out against the death penalty. Executions are banned in 23 states, and there’s a moratorium on federal executions. Yet many right-wingers are calling for a shift in the other direction.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/right-wingers-push-death-penalty-reinstatement-bills-as-part-of-hardline-agenda/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wF4zma32hk-ub6FwuArACM1V_nqNlAhgKcBJu1qjx6YzKL4-ZvQexSn5CNPlXjqFA3_82OO8UQPXtqE7rMZ7zdKjuVtnT4Bm$

A former Florida GOP state lawmaker says many people in the state capital are ‘terrified’ of Ron DeSantis and his political enforcers: ‘They just chop off heads and move on.’ He signed into law countless pieces of legislation that had long been on Republican wish lists.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.businessinsider.com/greg-abbott-cutback-on-water-breaks-for-texas-construction-workers-2023-6__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wF4zma32hk-ub6FwuArACM1V_nqNlAhgKcBJu1qjx6YzKL4-ZvQexSn5CNPlXjqFA3_82OO8UQPXtqE7rMZ7zdKjuQpIm9vN$

# Industry
UN Adds New Disclosure Requirements For Upcoming COP28, Acknowledging the Toll of Corporate Lobbying
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/18062023/cop28-disclosure-requirement-credbility-of-talks/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wF4zma32hk-ub6FwuArACM1V_nqNlAhgKcBJu1qjx6YzKL4-ZvQexSn5CNPlXjqFA3_82OO8UQPXtqE7rMZ7zdKjuXE6LFdC$

Fossil fuel lobbyists will have to identify themselves when registering for Cop28: Campaigners have heralded the move as a victory for transparency, making polluting industries more accountable, making polluting and carbon-intensive industries more accountable at the annual talks.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/15/fossil-fuel-lobbyists-will-have-to-identify-themselves-when-registering-for-cop28__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wF4zma32hk-ub6FwuArACM1V_nqNlAhgKcBJu1qjx6YzKL4-ZvQexSn5CNPlXjqFA3_82OO8UQPXtqE7rMZ7zdKjuVUqENO7$

Ramazzini : The backstory of the ‘independent’ Italian organization that partners with IARC, the multi-billion dollar ‘toxic predatort’ industry, and anti-chemical environmental groups: In recent years, the Bologna based Ramazzini Institute has found the following substances or processes are ‘linked to’ or ‘associated with’ with cancer
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2023/06/15/ramazzini-the-independent-italian-organization-which-partners-with-iarc-the-multi-billion-dollar-toxic-predatort-industry-and-anti-chemical-environmental-groups/?mc_cid=b5feaef8c3&mc_eid=c87bac2a19__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wF4zma32hk-ub6FwuArACM1V_nqNlAhgKcBJu1qjx6YzKL4-ZvQexSn5CNPlXjqFA3_82OO8UQPXtqE7rMZ7zdKjuYH0DFS3$

# Law Enforcment
Report: Minneapolis police, city have pattern of violating U.S. Constitution: The U.S. Department of Justice has found the Minneapolis Police Department and the city of Minneapolis engaged in a pattern or practice of conduct in violation of the U.S. Constitution and federal law
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.independentnews.com/news/national/report-minneapolis-police-city-have-pattern-of-violating-u-s-constitution/article_db4ac4e5-539a-51fe-bfcd-5fd0404e3c70.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wF4zma32hk-ub6FwuArACM1V_nqNlAhgKcBJu1qjx6YzKL4-ZvQexSn5CNPlXjqFA3_82OO8UQPXtqE7rMZ7zdKjuTud-A9K$

Judge sentences Sinaloa Cartel trafficker to 13 years in U.S. prison: A federal judge sentenced a former drug trafficker who worked with the Sinaloa Cartel to 13 years in prison for conspiring to distribute cocaine in the United States
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theanswerpgh.com/news/national/article_24a5c1dc-0c4b-11ee-a9bf-df3cef2c666f__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wF4zma32hk-ub6FwuArACM1V_nqNlAhgKcBJu1qjx6YzKL4-ZvQexSn5CNPlXjqFA3_82OO8UQPXtqE7rMZ7zdKjud0DE1A8$

# Legal / DOJ
DOJ Asks for Protective Order to Stop Trump From Leaking Classified Docs: The documents “include information pertaining to ongoing investigations” which could be used to further cases against uncharged individuals, the Department of Justice (DOJ) wrote. The suggested protective order, which will be reviewed by Judge Bruce Reinhart, would allow Trump to review the 31 documents the DOJ is using in the case only while in the presence of his attorneys.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4054194-justice-files-for-protective-order-to-prevent-trump-from-releasing-classified-materials/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wF4zma32hk-ub6FwuArACM1V_nqNlAhgKcBJu1qjx6YzKL4-ZvQexSn5CNPlXjqFA3_82OO8UQPXtqE7rMZ7zdKjufc8gOZu$

Hunter Biden Baby Mama Shows Up to Child Support Deposition: “Attending Hunter’s deposition would have been a strategic choice,” a source said. Lunden Roberts, 32, showed up to watch the president’s son undergoing his first deposition in Arkansas in their years-long paternity case.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2023/06/16/hunter-biden-deposed-in-child-support-case-friday/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wF4zma32hk-ub6FwuArACM1V_nqNlAhgKcBJu1qjx6YzKL4-ZvQexSn5CNPlXjqFA3_82OO8UQPXtqE7rMZ7zdKjuXkVl1Tf$

Fugitive ‘Sleazeball’ Lawyer Pleads Not Guilty to Theft: Fugitive Lawyer Involved in Largest Social Security Fraud Scheme Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for His Escape and Related Crimes. Sentence to Run Consecutively with 12-year Sentence Previously Imposed for Underlying Role in $550 Million Social Security Fraud Scheme
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/fugitive-lawyer-involved-largest-social-security-fraud-scheme-sentenced-15-years-prison-his__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wF4zma32hk-ub6FwuArACM1V_nqNlAhgKcBJu1qjx6YzKL4-ZvQexSn5CNPlXjqFA3_82OO8UQPXtqE7rMZ7zdKjuU2IAhn0$

Donald Trump Just Got Dumped by His Lawyer Again: The lawyer wrote in a filing he could “no longer effectively and properly represent” Trump because of “irreconcilable differences.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump-just-got-dumped-by-his-lawyer-jim-trusty-again__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wF4zma32hk-ub6FwuArACM1V_nqNlAhgKcBJu1qjx6YzKL4-ZvQexSn5CNPlXjqFA3_82OO8UQPXtqE7rMZ7zdKjuQ7zgBD9$

Aileen Cannon Overseeing Trump Case Raises ‘3 Enormous Concerns’: Cannon was at the center of a considerable legal controversy earlier in the classified documents case after she made a ruling that was deemed inordinately preferential to the former president and later overturned by the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals as unlawful. Many have since speculated that she will continue to rule in ways that will benefit Trump, leading to calls for her to recuse herself from the case, which she has given no indication that she will do.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/aileen-cannon-overseeing-trump-case-raises-3-enormous-concerns-kirschner-1807497__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wF4zma32hk-ub6FwuArACM1V_nqNlAhgKcBJu1qjx6YzKL4-ZvQexSn5CNPlXjqFA3_82OO8UQPXtqE7rMZ7zdKjubDAGU2C$

Reporter who sat behind Trump at arraignment: ‘I’ve never seen that kind of expression on Donald Trump before’: Wall Street Journal reporter Deborah Acosta describes her observations while sitting directly behind Donald Trump
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/reporter-who-sat-behind-trump-at-arraignment-i-ve-never-seen-that-kind-of-expression-on-donald-trump-before/vi-AA1cGyoU?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=68408594fd844c0b8002dee2176617e8&ei=74__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wF4zma32hk-ub6FwuArACM1V_nqNlAhgKcBJu1qjx6YzKL4-ZvQexSn5CNPlXjqFA3_82OO8UQPXtqE7rMZ7zdKjuVssFbXa$

# Media
“Time for UPS to Pay Up”: 97 Percent of UPS Teamsters Vote to Authorize Strike: If the strike takes place, it could be the largest strike against a single employer in U.S. history. The Teamsters said in a statement that 97% of UPS workers represented by the union voted in support of a strike if there’s no acceptable deal with management by July 31, when the current contract, the biggest of its kind in North America expires.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/time-for-ups-to-pay-up-97-percent-of-ups-teamsters-vote-to-authorize-strike/?amp__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wF4zma32hk-ub6FwuArACM1V_nqNlAhgKcBJu1qjx6YzKL4-ZvQexSn5CNPlXjqFA3_82OO8UQPXtqE7rMZ7zdKjuWDV_Gz9$

# Medical / Health
Lauren Boebert furious after Colorado passes three bills supporting healthcare, labels them as “a complete disgrace,” is furious that her state, Colorado, signed three bills supporting health care rights.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/health-news/lauren-boebert-furious-after-colorado-passes-three-bills-supporting-healthcare-she-labels-them-as-a-complete-disgrace/ar-AA1a0WMy__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wF4zma32hk-ub6FwuArACM1V_nqNlAhgKcBJu1qjx6YzKL4-ZvQexSn5CNPlXjqFA3_82OO8UQPXtqE7rMZ7zdKjuWMwdfzp$

# Military / DOD
Troops in Alaska can fly home to lower 48 states and the military will pay for it: Troops who are permanently stationed in Alaska can now fly to their home in the contiguous United States this year and the military will pay for it, according to a change in Pentagon policy.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.yahoo.com/alaska-troops-free-round-trip-210322115.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wF4zma32hk-ub6FwuArACM1V_nqNlAhgKcBJu1qjx6YzKL4-ZvQexSn5CNPlXjqFA3_82OO8UQPXtqE7rMZ7zdKjucKgzM67$

# Space / UFO Disclosure / Other
Pentagon Whistleblower Says The Government Is Hiding “Non-Human” Technology: David and investigative journalist Leslie Kean discuss new revelations about the government’s potential knowledge of UFOs. Kean has become known for her diligent reporting on UFOs (they’re now officially called “unidentified anomalous phenomena,” or UAP) and how the government is hiding information about them from the public. What does the government know? How long have they known it? And why aren’t they telling us?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.levernews.com/lever-time-pentagon-whistleblower-says-the-government-is-hiding-non-human-technology/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wF4zma32hk-ub6FwuArACM1V_nqNlAhgKcBJu1qjx6YzKL4-ZvQexSn5CNPlXjqFA3_82OO8UQPXtqE7rMZ7zdKjuVspi7iP$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2023-06-16

Voices, The Peoples News

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

# Indigenous
The Supreme Court is doing something out of character: Obeying precedents: “A landmark statute protecting Indian tribes from cultural genocide is upheld.” In its 7-2 decision in Brackeen, the Supreme Court rejected an array of constitutional challenges a group of non-Indian families made to this law. These families, who wanted to adopt American Indian children, alleged that the ICWA violates the Constitution in at least four different ways. [This piece will use the term ‘Indian’ to refer to tribal citizens, and not ‘Native American’ because the word ‘Indian’ has a very precise legal meaning in federal law that is distinct from the meaning of the term ‘Native.’]
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vox.com/politics/2023/6/15/23762139/supreme-court-indian-child-welfare-haaland-brackeen-amy-coney-barrett__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ET_aEvFAZwKI3aj4ofJTWcTiEa9D4O-aInoRFmwTiTagGBz3ll83O7SZnJJsELljMomLCIq6SIIEg2uAkzHL0e_Gb2b5cnv$

Native American Families Are Being Broken Up in Spite of a Law Meant to Keep Children With Their Parents: After fighting to win back her parental rights, a young Native American mother prevailed. Then the state came for her second child. More than 700 Native American children, or about one of every 40 living in the state, experienced the termination of their parents’ rights from 2017 to 2021, the ProPublica analysis found. That was one of the highest rates in the country and nearly 13 times the rate for white children in the state.
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Arizona Is Extracting Steep Concessions to Thwart Navajo Nation’s Water Rights: When handed tribes’ water claims, Arizona has responded by creating cumbersome hurdles that don’t exist in other states. On March 20, the Navajo Nation argued that the United States government breached its legal responsibility to ensure access to water on the Navajo reservation. Trading water access for accepting lower priority, requiring tribes to forfeit the ability to expand their reservations, attempting to make casino licenses contingent on water deals, these are just some of the ways Arizona has tried to coerce tribal nations into settlements just to get access to water that was theirs to being with. Navajos use 8-10 gallons of water per day, about a tenth of the average American, and 30 percent of Navajos have no running water.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/us-government-made-peculiar-concession-arizona-v-navajo-nation-opinion-1796397__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ET_aEvFAZwKI3aj4ofJTWcTiEa9D4O-aInoRFmwTiTagGBz3ll83O7SZnJJsELljMomLCIq6SIIEg2uAkzHL0e_GaA71Gz6$

The Supreme Court upheld ICWA. Now what? ICWA policy and federal Indian Law experts break down the court’s Brackeen v. Haaland ruling, and what it means for families. On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered a decisive victory for tribal nations. In a 7-2 ruling in Haaland v. Brackeen, the Court upheld the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act, rejecting a challenge that University of Michigan law professor Matthew Fletcher described to High Country News as “a broadside against virtually (all) of federal Indian law.”
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For decades, the Indian Child Welfare Act has been recognized by child welfare experts as the gold standard in child welfare practice. Anti-tribal interests have launched a series of legal challenges against ICWA. In Brackeen, the most prominent, ICWA was upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court in June 2023.
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# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
Dramatic visual evidence shows how COVID decimates the lungs and causes long-term damage
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2023/06/15/dramatic-visual-evidence-shows-how-covid-decimates-the-lungs-and-causes-long-term-damage/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ET_aEvFAZwKI3aj4ofJTWcTiEa9D4O-aInoRFmwTiTagGBz3ll83O7SZnJJsELljMomLCIq6SIIEg2uAkzHL0e_GWBXHXPa$

What’s Wrong With This Study? CDC Finds COVID Shots ‘Safe and Effective’ for Kids Under 4: An analysis published earlier this month in Pediatrics concluded the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines are safe and effective in preschool-age children. But the study, conducted by Kaiser Permanente researchers with funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, raises more questions than it answers.
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# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
GOP unrest: Conservatives threaten to tank party’s 2024 spending bills: A crew of conservative Republicans, still stewing over debt ceiling legislation negotiated by Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Joe Biden, demonstrated their ire on Tuesday by blocking a Republican bill from a full House vote.
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Debt Deal Behind Them, Lawmakers Plunge Into Bitter Spending Fight: House Republicans are pushing to pass measures with spending levels below those agreed to in the debt limit compromise, infuriating Democrats and raising the prospect of a shutdown this fall.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://ustoday.news/debt-deal-behind-them-the-legislature-plunges-into-a-bitter-spending-battle/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ET_aEvFAZwKI3aj4ofJTWcTiEa9D4O-aInoRFmwTiTagGBz3ll83O7SZnJJsELljMomLCIq6SIIEg2uAkzHL0e_GbwsXimI$

House GOP panel releases budget that would ‘destroy Social Security as we know it.’: The largest group of House Republicans just released a budget that calls for massive tax cuts for the super-rich and raising the Social Security retirement age, a benefit cut for millions of Americans. “These changes would transform Social Security from an earned insurance benefit, which replaces wages lost in the event of old age, disability, or death, into a subsistence-level welfare benefit,” said Altman, who noted that the RSC “rules out any options for raising revenue, such as requiring billionaires to contribute even a penny more.”
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Expert Says ‘Stealth Tax’ on Social Security Hurts More Retirees Each Year, How It Works: Social Security payments are largely determined by how much you paid into the program through payroll taxes during your working career. You could owe personal income taxes on them if they and other income reach a certain level in retirement. And thanks to annual cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs), a growing number of Social Security recipients now owe these ‘stealth’ taxes on their benefits, financial experts say.
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‘I cannot accept this as an alternative for working families’: Americans could see big changes to their standard deduction. The debate between Republicans and Democrats over the standard deduction, a widely-used measure to reduce taxable income, is heating up. The House Committee on Ways and Means, the chief tax-writing committee in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, passed a bill earlier this week that aims to raise the standard deduction. That’s in addition to previous increases.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.marketwatch.com/story/i-cannot-accept-this-as-an-alternative-for-working-families-americans-could-see-big-changes-to-their-standard-deduction-4cc710d8__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ET_aEvFAZwKI3aj4ofJTWcTiEa9D4O-aInoRFmwTiTagGBz3ll83O7SZnJJsELljMomLCIq6SIIEg2uAkzHL0e_GVO8Wiw2$

# Employment / Labor
Summer gains: The teen job market is beefing back up: In April, the Department of Labor reported 5.7m unemployed job seekers and 10.1m job openings. The shortage is helping pump wages, especially for teens, whose median weekly summer pay rose 7% between 2019 and 2022, more than any other age group.
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# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Transportation Supreme Court Rejects Fossil Fuel Companies’ Petitions to Hear Appeals in Climate Lawsuits: The court rejected petitions for certiorari from fossil fuel companies in dozens of cases filed in Rhode Island, Maryland, California, Delaware, New Jersey, and Hawaii. Despite pressure from the fossil fuel companies to overrule unanimous rulings from lower courts, the Supreme Court today decided in favor of community plaintiffs who have waited years for their day in court.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ucsusa.org/about/news/supreme-court-rejects-fossil-fuel-companies-petitions-hear-appeals-climate-lawsuits__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ET_aEvFAZwKI3aj4ofJTWcTiEa9D4O-aInoRFmwTiTagGBz3ll83O7SZnJJsELljMomLCIq6SIIEg2uAkzHL0e_Gb7nSaZD$

New Study Quantifies Fossil Fuel Companies’ Impact on Western Wildfires: The research could advance court cases that aim to hold polluters accountable for climate-fueled disasters.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/new-study-quantifies-fossil-fuel-companies-impact-on-western-wildfires/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ET_aEvFAZwKI3aj4ofJTWcTiEa9D4O-aInoRFmwTiTagGBz3ll83O7SZnJJsELljMomLCIq6SIIEg2uAkzHL0e_Gf8Kfaez$

Biofuel Made from Algae Isn’t the Holy Grail We Expected: New research using real-world data casts doubt on the energy efficiency of diesel alternatives that come from phytoplankton.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://hakaimagazine.com/news/biofuel-made-from-algae-isnt-the-holy-grail-we-expected/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ET_aEvFAZwKI3aj4ofJTWcTiEa9D4O-aInoRFmwTiTagGBz3ll83O7SZnJJsELljMomLCIq6SIIEg2uAkzHL0e_GdvnNeas$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Global
Fossil Fuel Giant Suncor Chooses Shareholders Over Breathable Air: A new report from environmental regulators found that an oil refinery has been systematically poisoning the air in a low-income Denver suburb for years.
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# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure Climate education in New Jersey: 7-year olds are finding solutions: New Jersey is the first state to require that climate change be taught at all grade levels. The focus is on problem solving, not doom and gloom.
For the first time, teachers have a mandate to instruct kids about climate change across grade levels and subjects.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://undark.org/2022/11/14/in-new-jersey-teaching-climate-change-to-the-next-generation/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ET_aEvFAZwKI3aj4ofJTWcTiEa9D4O-aInoRFmwTiTagGBz3ll83O7SZnJJsELljMomLCIq6SIIEg2uAkzHL0e_Gck6X_2T$

Inside the unexpectedly wild landmark Montana youth climate trial: The case, Held v. Montana, pits a group of 16 young plaintiffs against the state of Montana. The youth argue that the state’s unabated pursuit of fossil fuel extraction is violating their constitutional rights to a clean and healthful environment. Their argument draws on an unusual feature of Montana’s constitution. Written in 1972, it reads: “The state and each person shall maintain and improve a clean and healthful environment in Montana for present and future generations.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/06/inside-the-unexpectedly-wild-landmark-montana-youth-climate-trial/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ET_aEvFAZwKI3aj4ofJTWcTiEa9D4O-aInoRFmwTiTagGBz3ll83O7SZnJJsELljMomLCIq6SIIEg2uAkzHL0e_GSU8_n1g$

Wind and solar projects are growing, but many can’t actually connect to the grid: Tons of green energy projects, both wind and solar, want to connect to the grid. But they’re running into a surprising obstacle.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/2023/06/15/1182520059/wind-and-solar-projects-are-growing-but-many-cant-actually-connect-to-the-grid__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ET_aEvFAZwKI3aj4ofJTWcTiEa9D4O-aInoRFmwTiTagGBz3ll83O7SZnJJsELljMomLCIq6SIIEg2uAkzHL0e_GZIEW3k6$

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals
The USDA approved the label “cell-cultivated chicken” for lab-grown chicken from Upside Foods and Eat Just. Both have FDA approval, but await USDA inspections for US sales.
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USDA Wants to Let ‘Organic’ Chicken Producers Stack Birds From Floor to Ceiling: Draft regulation currently under consideration would legalize factory farm conditions for organic chickens at a time when organic farmers are going out of business and being gobbled up by corporate agribusinesses by the hundreds.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/usda-organic-chicken-factory-farm-cola/?utm_source=luminate&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=defender&utm_id=20230616__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ET_aEvFAZwKI3aj4ofJTWcTiEa9D4O-aInoRFmwTiTagGBz3ll83O7SZnJJsELljMomLCIq6SIIEg2uAkzHL0e_GZ6IWVRP$

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals / Global Seaweed sector buoyed as 20 species of sea lettuce found on Baltic and Scandinavian coasts: Research is ongoing both in Sweden and abroad for utilizing sea lettuce in the food industry and for different biochemical applications. There are multiple species, but until now, it has not been previously known how many there are with only a handful identified.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.globalseafood.org/advocate/twenty-species-of-sea-lettuce-found-along-the-baltic-and-scandinavian-coasts-could-benefit-aquaculture-industry/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ET_aEvFAZwKI3aj4ofJTWcTiEa9D4O-aInoRFmwTiTagGBz3ll83O7SZnJJsELljMomLCIq6SIIEg2uAkzHL0e_GYjE7l5V$

# General News
How a Grad Student Uncovered the Largest Known Slave Auction in the U.S: Lauren Davila made a stunning discovery as a graduate student at the College of Charleston: After ProPublica discovered the original ad for the 600-person sale, Seidler, the woman who supported Davila’s research, unearthed another puzzle piece. She found an ad to auction a large group of people enslaved by Keating Simons, the late father of Ball Jr.’s wife, Ann. Simons had died three months after Ball Jr., and the ad announced the sale of 170 people from his estate. They would be auctioned the same week, in the same place, as the 600. That means over the course of four days, a Tuesday through Friday, Ann Ball’s family put up for sale 770 human beings.
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# Gov / Politics
“We Don’t Know How Long We Have”: Minnesota Democrats Are Passing as Many Progressive Laws as They Can:Since Minnesota Democrats secured both the governorship and majorities in the state House and Senate, they’ve unleashed a tidal wave of progressive legislation.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/06/minnesota-democrats-progressive-laws__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ET_aEvFAZwKI3aj4ofJTWcTiEa9D4O-aInoRFmwTiTagGBz3ll83O7SZnJJsELljMomLCIq6SIIEg2uAkzHL0e_GS-koo9G$

Democracy Prevails in Texas Town Run by ‘Dictator’ Mayor: Acy McGehee had a Godley council member who asked questions arrested. Then the voters spoke. “First of all, he arrested a political enemy on a bogus charge,” council member Scott Yarbrough told The Daily Beast. “Well, that’s more than incompetence. That’s just un-American right there.” Yarbrough added, “And he had basically kept the city in pretty much almost a standstill for six months because he was waiting for an election to happen.”
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Democrats said that their GOP counterparts are reneging on their deal with the president to appease hardline conservatives who revolted over the debt limit compromise: House Republicans set the stage for another fiscal showdown with Democrats by approving a controversial set of spending targets for the coming fiscal year that mostly fall short of the levels set in the recent deal negotiated by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Joe Biden. Republicans are setting the stage for a government shutdown in the fall.
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Redistricting pits Democratic powerbrokers against each other in high-stakes Virginia state Senate primary: Court-drawn redistricting forced the two Democrats to compete for the same position. Redistricting has spurred widespread retirements and a spate of competitive primaries in the 140 Virginia General Assembly seats on the ballot this year. The 18th Senate district sought by Spruill and Lucas may be the key to deciding the power structure in the upper chamber for the next decade
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House GOP advances defense spending bill with big pay boost for junior enlisted troops, cancels ‘woke’ DOD policies: The Fiscal Year 2024 Defense Appropriations Bill, an annual must-pass law that funds the Pentagon and some intelligence agencies, would boost pay by an average of 30% for most troops below E-5, according to Republican appropriators.
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Enough Is Enough: Why I’m Going To Replace Mitt Romney: So-called progressives are driving our country off the cliff. And Mitt Romney has either been asleep at the wheel or helping them steer. When Mitt Romney moved to Utah to run for an open Senate seat, he promised he would “fight for us.” He committed to put us on a pathway to a balanced budget, end illegal immigration, stop federal overreach, and appoint conservative judges. His promises don’t exactly match his record of the last five years.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2023/06/16/enough_is_enough_why_im_going_to_replace_mitt_romney__149361.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ET_aEvFAZwKI3aj4ofJTWcTiEa9D4O-aInoRFmwTiTagGBz3ll83O7SZnJJsELljMomLCIq6SIIEg2uAkzHL0e_GQ7Jt4G8$

Gov. Greg Abbott continues his veto campaign, axing 16 more bills Friday amid property tax impasse: The governor says other issues aren’t as important as breaking a House-Senate stalemate over the best course on reducing property taxes. As of Friday afternoon, the governor had vetoed 24 bills in the past four days, most of which originated in the Senate, adding fuel to his feud with Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick.
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# Industry
Inside Indiana’s ‘Advanced’ Plastics Recycling Plant: Dangerous Vapors, Oil Spills and Life-Threatening Fires: The Brightmark ‘plastics renewal’ plant can’t get past the startup phase, as former employees raise environmental, health and safety concerns.
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# Law Enforcment
FBI arrests Texas businessman linked to impeachment of state Attorney General Ken Paxton: Nate Paul, 36, was taken into custody by federal agents and booked into an Austin jail in the afternoon, according to Travis County Sheriff’s Office records. It was not immediately clear what charges led to his arrest, but the records showed he was being held on a federal detainer for a felony.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/texas-ken-paxton-impeachment-nate-paul-e7c83297a0110cdb4502819568265ade__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ET_aEvFAZwKI3aj4ofJTWcTiEa9D4O-aInoRFmwTiTagGBz3ll83O7SZnJJsELljMomLCIq6SIIEg2uAkzHL0e_GYk2iaAT$

Chinese Police Stations: Why China’s police state has a precinct near you. Recently arrested New York City Chinese “police station” operators are the tip of a global iceberg of Beijing’s overseas repression operations. Beijing has been operating an overseas police station in New York. And London. And Rome. And Tokyo. And Toronto.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2023/04/19/china-police-state-outposts-00092913__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ET_aEvFAZwKI3aj4ofJTWcTiEa9D4O-aInoRFmwTiTagGBz3ll83O7SZnJJsELljMomLCIq6SIIEg2uAkzHL0e_GfrcLVI3$

# Legal / DOJ
Senate Confirms First Muslim American Woman To Be A Federal Judge: The U.S. Senate on Thursday narrowly confirmed civil rights lawyer Nusrat Choudhury to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, making her the first Bangladeshi-American and female Muslim federal judge in the United States.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/us-news/2023/06/15/us-senate-confirms-first-muslim-woman-federal-judge/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ET_aEvFAZwKI3aj4ofJTWcTiEa9D4O-aInoRFmwTiTagGBz3ll83O7SZnJJsELljMomLCIq6SIIEg2uAkzHL0e_GTn5eO7R$

As Donald Trump and his allies complain about his unfair “persecution” by the Justice Department, getting lost in the noise are the potentially grave consequences that may have already been suffered by actual human beings working abroad on behalf of the U.S. But some Republicans are downplaying the threat.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-intelligence-agents-classified-documents_n_648a43f3e4b027d92f9131a0__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ET_aEvFAZwKI3aj4ofJTWcTiEa9D4O-aInoRFmwTiTagGBz3ll83O7SZnJJsELljMomLCIq6SIIEg2uAkzHL0e_GeNA3pvI$

Judge in Trump documents case orders attorneys to get security clearance: A federal judge ordered all the lawyers involved in former President Donald Trump’s classified documents case to get in touch with the Litigation Security Group of the U.S. Department of Justice. U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon, a Trump appointee, made the order Thursday to speed up the process that involves attorneys being cleared to get access to the classified documents. The attorneys must file a Notice of Compliance no later than June 20, according to the judge’s order.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2023/06/15/trump-documents-case-security-clearance-cannon-00102241__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ET_aEvFAZwKI3aj4ofJTWcTiEa9D4O-aInoRFmwTiTagGBz3ll83O7SZnJJsELljMomLCIq6SIIEg2uAkzHL0e_GXcaDJq8$

Tax records reveal more contributions from Publix heiress to ‘dark money’ groups sponsoring Jan. 6 rally: Julia Jenkins Fancelli, daughter of late Publix Super Markets founder George Jenkins and an heir to his roughly $9 billion fortune, was interviewed by the House Jan. 6 select committee after news the heiress funded three of the 11 partners sponsoring the ‘Stop the Steal’ rally on Jan. 6, 2021.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2023/06/tax-records-reveal-more-contributions-from-publix-heiress-to-dark-money-groups-sponsoring-jan-6-rally?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=other__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ET_aEvFAZwKI3aj4ofJTWcTiEa9D4O-aInoRFmwTiTagGBz3ll83O7SZnJJsELljMomLCIq6SIIEg2uAkzHL0e_GYOrdVK9$

A look at the 20 articles of impeachment against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton: The allegations include attempts to interfere in foreclosure lawsuits, improperly issuing legal opinions to benefit real estate developer Nate Paul, and firing, harassing and interfering with whistleblowers on Paxton’s staff. Bribery charges stem from Paul allegedly employing a woman with whom Paxton had an affair in exchange for legal help and Paul allegedly paying for renovations to Paxton’s home. Other charges date back to Paxton’s pending 2015 felony securities fraud case, including lying to state investigators.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/texas-attorney-general-ken-paxton-impeachment-articles-3d2ed180564d8c52cf4cd643a073e3a6__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ET_aEvFAZwKI3aj4ofJTWcTiEa9D4O-aInoRFmwTiTagGBz3ll83O7SZnJJsELljMomLCIq6SIIEg2uAkzHL0e_GUx9-sI6$

Intel from NRO, NGA included in Trump’s alleged misuse of defense docs: The documents Trump is accused of mishandling contained details concerning nuclear weapons, military capabilities and activities in foreign countries.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.c4isrnet.com/intel-geoint/isr/2023/06/16/intel-from-nro-nga-included-in-trumps-alleged-misuse-of-defense-docs/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ET_aEvFAZwKI3aj4ofJTWcTiEa9D4O-aInoRFmwTiTagGBz3ll83O7SZnJJsELljMomLCIq6SIIEg2uAkzHL0e_GfnMzWuP$

Giuliani and Trump were ‘selling pardons for $2 million,’ the bombshell lawsuit alleges: The suit includes allegations of sexual assault and harassment, as well as wage theft and discussions of plans to overturn the 2020 election. Mr Giuliani reportedly claimed he would split the $2 million fee with then-president Donald Trump
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/rudy-giuliani-selling-pardons-trump-b2340470.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ET_aEvFAZwKI3aj4ofJTWcTiEa9D4O-aInoRFmwTiTagGBz3ll83O7SZnJJsELljMomLCIq6SIIEg2uAkzHL0e_GcIXl3qS$

# Medical / Health
It’s Not Just You: Many Americans Face Insurance Obstacles Over Medical Care and Bills: About half of U.S. adults say they have difficulty affording health care costs. About four in ten U.S. adults say they have delayed or gone without medical care in the last year due to cost, with dental services being the most common type of care adults report putting off due to cost.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.kff.org/health-costs/issue-brief/americans-challenges-with-health-care-costs/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ET_aEvFAZwKI3aj4ofJTWcTiEa9D4O-aInoRFmwTiTagGBz3ll83O7SZnJJsELljMomLCIq6SIIEg2uAkzHL0e_GRWxYd7I$

# Medical Science
Big Pharma is Bleeding Horseshoe Crabs Dry to Meet Growing Demand forVaccines: Horseshoe crabs are in danger because everyone wants their blood. Demand for horseshoe crab blood for vaccine and drug testing has contributed to population declines. With hundreds of thousands of horseshoe crabs captured and bled of their milky-blue blood each year, conservation groups are now stepping up their advocacy efforts and taking legal action to help save horseshoe crabs and the other species that rely on them.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/17/22840263/horseshoe-crab-blood-medical-industry-controversy__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ET_aEvFAZwKI3aj4ofJTWcTiEa9D4O-aInoRFmwTiTagGBz3ll83O7SZnJJsELljMomLCIq6SIIEg2uAkzHL0e_GRidk-s9$

# Military / DOD
Austin cautions allies backing Ukraine against expectation of ‘easy sprint’ to victory: Ukraine’s much-anticipated counteroffensive is shaping up to be a long, bloody fight rather than a sign that victory is on the horizon
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2023/06/15/ukraine-war-marathon-austin-00102111__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ET_aEvFAZwKI3aj4ofJTWcTiEa9D4O-aInoRFmwTiTagGBz3ll83O7SZnJJsELljMomLCIq6SIIEg2uAkzHL0e_GWWCkTYt$

# Military / Global
High-density depleted uranium munitions being sent to Ukraine, a health physicist explains their military, health and environmental effects: The Biden administration has agreed to provide Ukraine with depleted uranium shells to equip M1A1 Abrams tanks that the U.S. is sending there. Britain has already delivered tanks to Ukraine equipped with depleted-uranium shells.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/the-us-will-send-depleted-uranium-munitions-to-ukraine-a-health-physicist-explains-their-military-health-and-environmental-effects-207699__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ET_aEvFAZwKI3aj4ofJTWcTiEa9D4O-aInoRFmwTiTagGBz3ll83O7SZnJJsELljMomLCIq6SIIEg2uAkzHL0e_GYcnS0jY$

# Space / UFO Disclosure / Other
A Gigantic Cavity Is Splitting Milky Way Constellations: Astronomers have discovered a giant, 500-light-year-wide cavity between two star-forming regions in the constellations Perseus and Taurus. An ancient supernova could be the culprit.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.livescience.com/perseus-taurus-supershell-space-cavity__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ET_aEvFAZwKI3aj4ofJTWcTiEa9D4O-aInoRFmwTiTagGBz3ll83O7SZnJJsELljMomLCIq6SIIEg2uAkzHL0e_GQi8ol4v$

# Sports
Texas Gov. Signs New Law Against Trans College Athletes: Bill banning trans athletes from competing on certain college sports teams goes to governor. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has said he would support legislation prohibiting transgender men from competing on men’s college sports teams and transgender women from joining women’s college athletic teams.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2023/05/26/texas-college-transgender-athletes/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ET_aEvFAZwKI3aj4ofJTWcTiEa9D4O-aInoRFmwTiTagGBz3ll83O7SZnJJsELljMomLCIq6SIIEg2uAkzHL0e_GfRgw6p6$

Washington, D.C., where lawmakers are questioning the morality and safety of such an acquisition, and a federal agency is reportedly planning an investigation: The DOJ has reportedly notified the PGA Tour, the organizer of many professional golf tournaments in the U.S., that it’s investigating its merger plans with LIV Golf for antitrust concerns. Congressional lawmakers have begun inspecting the merger plans as well.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/pga-tour-liv-golf-washington-scrutiny_n_648b555de4b0756ff8632d78*:*:text=PGA*20Tour’s*20controversial*20merger*20plans,is*20reportedly*20planning*20an*20investigation__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!1ET_aEvFAZwKI3aj4ofJTWcTiEa9D4O-aInoRFmwTiTagGBz3ll83O7SZnJJsELljMomLCIq6SIIEg2uAkzHL0e_GQCrYygv$

# Technology
NATO’s new technology accelerator will launch its inaugural challenges next week, meant to draw out innovative solutions from startups. The technology challenges, in reflecting DIANA’s primary mission, are meant to support innovative startups and small businesses that are focusing on dual-use science and technology solutions that could help with critical defense issues, Chana recently told reporters in a virtual briefing.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.defensenews.com/industry/techwatch/2023/06/16/are-you-up-for-a-challenge-nato-invites-startups-to-compete-for-cash/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ET_aEvFAZwKI3aj4ofJTWcTiEa9D4O-aInoRFmwTiTagGBz3ll83O7SZnJJsELljMomLCIq6SIIEg2uAkzHL0e_GXE720En$

# Weather
Scientists issue increasingly dire warnings as ocean surface temperatures spike: The ocean is rapidly heating up, hitting record-breaking levels. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported that ocean surface temperatures spiked in April and May to the highest levels recorded since the 1950s.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://video.rmpbs.org/video/tipping-point-1686862895/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ET_aEvFAZwKI3aj4ofJTWcTiEa9D4O-aInoRFmwTiTagGBz3ll83O7SZnJJsELljMomLCIq6SIIEg2uAkzHL0e_GRQc84pS$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2023-06-15

Voices, The Peoples News

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

# Indigenous
The lasting health toll of Indian boarding schools: American Indians forced to attend boarding schools as children are more likely to be in poor health as adults https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/american-indians-forced-to-attend-boarding-schools-as-children-are-more-likely-to-be-in-poor-health-as-adults-194691__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z4pPu_q6N0Rav2TSdHW_v3_Cu41wFL9T1FrYN7UpZemGasTqDACcW_fVrCVXeJlZhsdVt7Jme3anHlHZ6K21vBGFjRtx_5E7$

The dark history of Native American boarding schools: US finds 500 Native American boarding school deaths so far [from May 11, 2022] A first-of-its-kind federal study of Native American boarding schools that for over a century sought to assimilate Indigenous children into white society has identified more than 500 student deaths at the institutions, but officials expect that figure to grow exponentially as research continues.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/religion-education-native-americans-cbd724ae4e423c788089ef98cec4315a__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z4pPu_q6N0Rav2TSdHW_v3_Cu41wFL9T1FrYN7UpZemGasTqDACcW_fVrCVXeJlZhsdVt7Jme3anHlHZ6K21vBGFjf6sS1QA$

In Surprise Ruling, Supreme Court Upholds Indian Child Welfare Act: Advocates had feared the Supreme Court would dismantle the Indian Child Welfare Act and Native sovereignty at large, delivering a win to Native American communities by upholding a decades-old law aimed at keeping Native American children from being taken away from their families and tribes.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/in-surprise-ruling-supreme-court-upholds-indian-child-welfare-act/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z4pPu_q6N0Rav2TSdHW_v3_Cu41wFL9T1FrYN7UpZemGasTqDACcW_fVrCVXeJlZhsdVt7Jme3anHlHZ6K21vBGFjc0THwep$

# Border / Immigration / Migrants
Texas Gov. Abbott Sends First Bus of Migrants to Los Angeles: He called the stunt “much-needed relief” for border communities. Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas said in a statement that his administration had orchestrated the relocation, in which at least 42 migrants, including children and toddlers, were bused from Texas to Los Angeles. It was the first time one of the two Republican governors had sent migrants to the city.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://gov.texas.gov/news/post/governor-abbott-announces-first-bus-of-migrants-arrives-in-los-angeles__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z4pPu_q6N0Rav2TSdHW_v3_Cu41wFL9T1FrYN7UpZemGasTqDACcW_fVrCVXeJlZhsdVt7Jme3anHlHZ6K21vBGFjfM71obc$

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
Single Monoclonal Antibody Injection Prevented Covid In Trial: A new study showed adintrevimab prevented covid in a clinical trial, with no serious side effects reported. Meanwhile, the FDA is looking at which composition this fall’s covid shots should use.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/monoclonal-antibody-injection-shown-prevent-covid-19-during-delta-omicron__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z4pPu_q6N0Rav2TSdHW_v3_Cu41wFL9T1FrYN7UpZemGasTqDACcW_fVrCVXeJlZhsdVt7Jme3anHlHZ6K21vBGFjd1c7-6y$

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
The IRS Tiptoes Into Offering Free Online Tax Filing, and Possible Competition With TurboTax: In the wake of ProPublica’s reporting on the misleading tactics of the major tax-prep companies, Congress asked the IRS to examine whether it could offer free filing directly with the tax agency. Now, a new pilot program will test the concept.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/irs-income-taxes-free-file-turbotax-intuit__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z4pPu_q6N0Rav2TSdHW_v3_Cu41wFL9T1FrYN7UpZemGasTqDACcW_fVrCVXeJlZhsdVt7Jme3anHlHZ6K21vBGFjS8N2–1$

Why the Federal Reserve’s epic fight against inflation might be over: The Federal Reserve’s decision to hold rates steady signals that central bankers believe it is time to hit pause, at least temporarily, on their aggressive campaign to tame runaway inflation. The latest data, not to mention several other factors, however, suggests it’s time for a full stop.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/why-the-federal-reserves-epic-fight-against-inflation-might-be-over-207693__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z4pPu_q6N0Rav2TSdHW_v3_Cu41wFL9T1FrYN7UpZemGasTqDACcW_fVrCVXeJlZhsdVt7Jme3anHlHZ6K21vBGFjR6IoE1S$

The Climate Home Insurance Apocalypse Is Nigh: Farmers Insurance Group and AIG are halting home policy sales in Florida. They weren’t the first and they won’t be the last.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/blogs-and-newsletters/tap/2023-06-15-climate-home-insurance-apocalypse/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z4pPu_q6N0Rav2TSdHW_v3_Cu41wFL9T1FrYN7UpZemGasTqDACcW_fVrCVXeJlZhsdVt7Jme3anHlHZ6K21vBGFjdHP26dM$

House GOP Panel’s Budget Proposal Would “Destroy Social Security as We Know It”: It raises the Social Security retirement age, cutting benefits across the board, while further privatizing Medicare. Nancy Altman, the president of Social Security Works, said the RSC budget would “destroy Social Security as we know it,” using a “modest shortfall” that’s more than a decade away to justify reducing benefits for millions.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.alternet.org/economy/house-gop-2661360729/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z4pPu_q6N0Rav2TSdHW_v3_Cu41wFL9T1FrYN7UpZemGasTqDACcW_fVrCVXeJlZhsdVt7Jme3anHlHZ6K21vBGFjSb16vtZ$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Industry / Transportation Inexpensive Solar Panels Are Essential for the Energy Transition. Here’s What’s Happening With Prices Right Now: A rising supply of silicon is one of the factors behind a drop in solar panel prices globally.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/15062023/inside-clean-energy-solar-panel-prices-drop/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z4pPu_q6N0Rav2TSdHW_v3_Cu41wFL9T1FrYN7UpZemGasTqDACcW_fVrCVXeJlZhsdVt7Jme3anHlHZ6K21vBGFjUnV-XIX$

As New York’s Gas Infrastructure Ages, Some Residents Are Left With Leaking Pipes or No Gas at All: An aging gas infrastructure in New York City is causing an increasing number of gas leaks and service disruptions, with low-income residents being hit the hardest. The city’s gas pipelines, some of which are over a century old, are showing signs of deterioration, leading to safety concerns.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/15062023/as-new-yorks-gas-infrastructure-ages-some-residents-are-left-with-leaking-pipes-or-no-gas-at-all/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z4pPu_q6N0Rav2TSdHW_v3_Cu41wFL9T1FrYN7UpZemGasTqDACcW_fVrCVXeJlZhsdVt7Jme3anHlHZ6K21vBGFjQRReZ_w$

In the Pacific, Some Coral Survived the Last El Nino, Thanks to Ocean Currents: A new study of three remote atolls should help reef managers and conservations better understand where to focus their restoration efforts.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/14062023/pacific-atolls-coral-el-nino/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z4pPu_q6N0Rav2TSdHW_v3_Cu41wFL9T1FrYN7UpZemGasTqDACcW_fVrCVXeJlZhsdVt7Jme3anHlHZ6K21vBGFjYuewTg2$

Smoke From Canada’s Wildfires Interfered With Solar Power Generation: When smoke from the Canada wildfires drifted into the Eastern and Midwestern U.S. last week, creating haze and an otherworldly orange glow, it not only diminished air quality, but it reduced solar power generation by making it more difficult for solar panels to absorb sunlight.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/12/23757983/wildfire-smoke-solar-energy-generation-power-grid__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z4pPu_q6N0Rav2TSdHW_v3_Cu41wFL9T1FrYN7UpZemGasTqDACcW_fVrCVXeJlZhsdVt7Jme3anHlHZ6K21vBGFjfSSLUgN$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Industry / Global A powerful U.S. political family is behind a copper mine in the Colombian rainforest: Two members of the Sununu family, a powerful U.S. Republican Party dynasty, are among the directors or shareholders of Libero Copper, a proposed copper mine in the Colombian Amazon promoted as a clean energy project but harboring a significant downside for Indigenous groups.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/powerful-us-political-family-linked-copper-mining-amazon-rainforest-rcna87436__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z4pPu_q6N0Rav2TSdHW_v3_Cu41wFL9T1FrYN7UpZemGasTqDACcW_fVrCVXeJlZhsdVt7Jme3anHlHZ6K21vBGFjcDucupm$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure Satellite captures how San Andreas plate is moving: The two tectonic plates in San Andreas are gliding past each other. Now, we can see them from high in the sky. Our planet’s surface (the crust) isn’t one continuous shell. It’s cracked into several pieces we call ‘tectonic plates’. The tectonic plates move all around, and when they interact with one another, they can create serious earthquakes. This is exactly what’s happening at the San Andreas fault.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zmescience.com/science/geology/satellite-captures-how-san-andreas-plate-is-moving/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z4pPu_q6N0Rav2TSdHW_v3_Cu41wFL9T1FrYN7UpZemGasTqDACcW_fVrCVXeJlZhsdVt7Jme3anHlHZ6K21vBGFjYwvFOUf$

This 2023 Atlantic hurricane season, forecasters predict 12 to 17 storms will make the official alphabetized list of named events, with three to five of those becoming major hurricanes: When homes flood, who retreats and to where? We mapped thousands of buyouts and found the average move is only 7 miles, and race plays a role: Two disaster response experts mapped who gets FEMA buyouts and where they go. It turns out, they don’t go far.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/when-homes-flood-who-retreats-and-to-where-we-mapped-thousands-of-buyouts-and-found-the-average-move-is-only-7-miles-and-race-plays-a-role-206590__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z4pPu_q6N0Rav2TSdHW_v3_Cu41wFL9T1FrYN7UpZemGasTqDACcW_fVrCVXeJlZhsdVt7Jme3anHlHZ6K21vBGFjdtdxqYb$

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals
Food insecurity already affects 12 million US homes, and reductions in SNAP benefits won’t help: Millions of Americans struggle to afford healthy meals and nutritious food. Known as “food insecurity,” this problem was already rising when Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits, previously called food stamps, were cut in 35 states this spring. Food insecurity diminishes school and work performance.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/food-insecurity-already-affects-12-million-us-homes-and-reductions-in-snap-benefits-wont-help-207100__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z4pPu_q6N0Rav2TSdHW_v3_Cu41wFL9T1FrYN7UpZemGasTqDACcW_fVrCVXeJlZhsdVt7Jme3anHlHZ6K21vBGFjb9_55jv$

GOP Is Trying to Slash Food Aid to Kids Who Are Already Struggling to Access It: A recent study suggests that more than 53 percent of young kids who are eligible for food aid haven’t been getting it.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/gop-food-aid-cuts__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z4pPu_q6N0Rav2TSdHW_v3_Cu41wFL9T1FrYN7UpZemGasTqDACcW_fVrCVXeJlZhsdVt7Jme3anHlHZ6K21vBGFjcNtJ1ns$

# Gov / Politics / Global
Miracle Boats Secretly Snatch Families Putin Left to Drown: While the Ukrainians have engaged in an intense effort to evacuate civilians from the side they control, Russian forces have been accused of offering almost no assistance to those stranded on the side of the river they occupy. They have been accused of remorselessly shelling civilian evacuations on both sides of the river.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.yahoo.com/miracle-boats-secretly-snatch-families-083644548.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z4pPu_q6N0Rav2TSdHW_v3_Cu41wFL9T1FrYN7UpZemGasTqDACcW_fVrCVXeJlZhsdVt7Jme3anHlHZ6K21vBGFjafcT2xw$

# Gov / Politics
Texas Legislature Closes Gun Background Check Loophole: State lawmakers passed a bill requiring courts to report involuntary mental health hospitalizations of juveniles for inclusion in the federal gun background check system. The law closes a gap revealed by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune in 2022.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-closes-gun-background-check-loophole__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z4pPu_q6N0Rav2TSdHW_v3_Cu41wFL9T1FrYN7UpZemGasTqDACcW_fVrCVXeJlZhsdVt7Jme3anHlHZ6K21vBGFjbiAbmj2$

Gov. Greg Abbott threatens to veto a string of bills, further flaring tensions on property tax relief, and signs into law a bill that bans diversity offices in public universitie: With several hundred bills awaiting action by the governor, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick called the veto threat an affront to Texans and the legislative process.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2023/06/14/greg-abbott-veto-threat-property-taxes/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z4pPu_q6N0Rav2TSdHW_v3_Cu41wFL9T1FrYN7UpZemGasTqDACcW_fVrCVXeJlZhsdVt7Jme3anHlHZ6K21vBGFjall7vGg$

10-Year-Old’s Stand on Racism Stuns Oregon Council Meeting: A child dominated an Oregon council meeting this week when he schooled attendees about the harsh realities of racism after a dead raccoon was dropped at the doorstep of the city’s mayor. He said the act represented a “pattern of behavior with specific individuals” in the community, and he claimed racial incidents began to increase once he took office.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/10-year-olds-stand-on-racism-stuns-redmond-oregon-council-meeting__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z4pPu_q6N0Rav2TSdHW_v3_Cu41wFL9T1FrYN7UpZemGasTqDACcW_fVrCVXeJlZhsdVt7Jme3anHlHZ6K21vBGFjdZpxATo$

# Law Enforcment
Nuggets Parade Ends With Shooting, Cop Run Over By Truck: Denver Police said two people were hurt when shots broke out, while the police officer run over by a fire truck was in a serious but stable condition.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.denverpost.com/2023/06/15/denver-police-officer-injured-nuggets-parade/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z4pPu_q6N0Rav2TSdHW_v3_Cu41wFL9T1FrYN7UpZemGasTqDACcW_fVrCVXeJlZhsdVt7Jme3anHlHZ6K21vBGFjVPMApBd$

# Legal / DOJ
Texas’ highest criminal court rules that suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton’s securities fraud case will remain in Houston, not Paxton’s home county: Paxton, a 60-year-old Republican who was criminally indicted in 2015 but has yet to stand trial, also faces an impeachment trial in the Texas Senate this summer.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/texas/2023/06/14/454405/securities-fraud-case-against-suspended-texas-ag-ken-paxton-to-be-tried-in-houston-court-rules/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z4pPu_q6N0Rav2TSdHW_v3_Cu41wFL9T1FrYN7UpZemGasTqDACcW_fVrCVXeJlZhsdVt7Jme3anHlHZ6K21vBGFjfYJCB1S$

Daniel Penny Indicted In Fatal Choking Of Jordan Neely On NYC Train: A grand jury reportedly indicted the 24-year-old Marine veteran in connection with the chokehold death of the Black street performer on a subway train. The charges are expected to be unsealed when Penny appears in court at a later date.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/daniel-penny-indicted-jordan-neely-chokehold-death-nyc-subway_n_648a2c2ce4b025003ee1ef03__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z4pPu_q6N0Rav2TSdHW_v3_Cu41wFL9T1FrYN7UpZemGasTqDACcW_fVrCVXeJlZhsdVt7Jme3anHlHZ6K21vBGFjYVnb-YO$

Trump Rejected Lawyers’ Efforts to Cooperate With DOJ to Avoid Indictment: Trump’s lawyers wanted him to make a deal with federal officials over the documents he had taken as early as 2021.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2023/06/15/trump-rejected-lawyers-efforts-to-settle-classified-docs-case-report/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z4pPu_q6N0Rav2TSdHW_v3_Cu41wFL9T1FrYN7UpZemGasTqDACcW_fVrCVXeJlZhsdVt7Jme3anHlHZ6K21vBGFjT8iEr2G$

Steve Bannon’s Legal Woes Just Got Even Messier: Steve Bannon has been at war with some of his former lawyers over unpaid legal bills. It turns out, there’s a lot more going on than Bannon just stiffing his legal team.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/steve-bannons-legal-woes-just-got-even-messier__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z4pPu_q6N0Rav2TSdHW_v3_Cu41wFL9T1FrYN7UpZemGasTqDACcW_fVrCVXeJlZhsdVt7Jme3anHlHZ6K21vBGFjf9Q5ZhG$

# LGBTQ / Gender
City Bans Pride Flags From Being Flown on Public Property After debate on LGBTQ+ discrimination and religion: A Detroit-area community has banned LGBTQ+ flags from publicly owned poles after a tense hourslong meeting that raised questions about discrimination, religion and the city’s reputation for welcoming newcomers. The move was unanimously approved by council members.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/detroit-area-city-bans-pride-flags-on-public-property-after-debate-on-lgbtq-discrimination-and-religion__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z4pPu_q6N0Rav2TSdHW_v3_Cu41wFL9T1FrYN7UpZemGasTqDACcW_fVrCVXeJlZhsdVt7Jme3anHlHZ6K21vBGFjdlUHvq-$

# Medical / Health
Regulators Overhaul Inspections of Hospice Providers: A ProPublica story last year exposed fraud and exploitation within the $22 billion hospice industry. This year, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced reforms that went into effect immediately.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/hospice-healthcare-cms-medicare-inspection-reforms__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z4pPu_q6N0Rav2TSdHW_v3_Cu41wFL9T1FrYN7UpZemGasTqDACcW_fVrCVXeJlZhsdVt7Jme3anHlHZ6K21vBGFjUJcftFw$

International Rights Group Calls Out US for Allowing Hospitals to Push Millions Into Debt: Human Rights Watch, the nonprofit that for decades has called attention to the victims of war, famine, and political repression around the world, is taking aim at U.S. hospitals for pushing millions of American patients into debt
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://auburnpub.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/international-rights-group-calls-out-us-for-allowing-hospitals-to-push-millions-into-debt/article_7f0c90aa-d7fc-59cc-a9f1-53bdd4c76d9d.html?mode=comments__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z4pPu_q6N0Rav2TSdHW_v3_Cu41wFL9T1FrYN7UpZemGasTqDACcW_fVrCVXeJlZhsdVt7Jme3anHlHZ6K21vBGFjQfPHbf4$

Institutions Often Treat Disability and Mental Health Not With Care But Violence: The abolition struggle must confront how institutions that constrain people with disabilities inflict carceral violence.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/institutions-often-treat-disability-and-mental-health-not-with-care-but-violence/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z4pPu_q6N0Rav2TSdHW_v3_Cu41wFL9T1FrYN7UpZemGasTqDACcW_fVrCVXeJlZhsdVt7Jme3anHlHZ6K21vBGFjVQ2QkE-$

# Military / Global
Russians are using age-old military tactic of flooding to combat Ukraine’s counteroffensive: The ongoing war in Ukraine has forced the Russian military to reassess its ability to defend its territorial gains. The flooding of the Dnieper River gives the Russians a natural defense. Known as hydraulic warfare, the deliberate flooding of an area during combat is nothing new. Quite to the contrary, it is an effective defensive technique that dates back hundreds, if not thousands, of years.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.yahoo.com/russians-using-age-old-military-123504107.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z4pPu_q6N0Rav2TSdHW_v3_Cu41wFL9T1FrYN7UpZemGasTqDACcW_fVrCVXeJlZhsdVt7Jme3anHlHZ6K21vBGFjUC1J5FR$

# Space / UFO Disclosure / Other
Ex–Intelligence Official Says Government Is Hiding Alien Technology From Congress: A former intelligence official turned whistleblower has given Congress and the Intelligence Community Inspector General extensive classified information about deeply covert programs that he says possess retrieved intact and partially intact craft of non-human origin. The information has been illegally withheld from Congress
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thedebrief.org/intelligence-officials-say-u-s-has-retrieved-non-human-craft/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z4pPu_q6N0Rav2TSdHW_v3_Cu41wFL9T1FrYN7UpZemGasTqDACcW_fVrCVXeJlZhsdVt7Jme3anHlHZ6K21vBGFjYCFOUkP$

Why The New York Times, Washington Post, and Politico didn’t publish a seemingly bombshell report about UFOs
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/06/ufo-report-media__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z4pPu_q6N0Rav2TSdHW_v3_Cu41wFL9T1FrYN7UpZemGasTqDACcW_fVrCVXeJlZhsdVt7Jme3anHlHZ6K21vBGFjRLrRfIT$

Glowing Auras and ‘Black Money’: The Pentagon’s Mysterious U.F.O. Program: In the $600 billion annual Defense Department budgets, the $22 million spent on the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program was almost impossible to find. Which was how the Pentagon wanted it. Officials with the program have also studied videos of encounters between unknown objects and American military aircraft
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.post-gazette.com/news/nation/2017/12/16/Glowing-Auras-and-Black-Money-The-Pentagon-s-Mysterious-U-F-O-Program/stories/201712160117__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z4pPu_q6N0Rav2TSdHW_v3_Cu41wFL9T1FrYN7UpZemGasTqDACcW_fVrCVXeJlZhsdVt7Jme3anHlHZ6K21vBGFjYWNueX2$

# Sports
Senate Launches ANOTHER Probe Into PGA Tour-LIV Golf Merger: Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) said the merger “raises significant questions about whether organizations that tie themselves to an authoritarian regime” should enjoy U.S. tax exempt status.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4051786-senate-democrat-opens-wide-ranging-probe-into-pga-liv-merger/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z4pPu_q6N0Rav2TSdHW_v3_Cu41wFL9T1FrYN7UpZemGasTqDACcW_fVrCVXeJlZhsdVt7Jme3anHlHZ6K21vBGFjYjq2pIo$

# Technology / Global
EU files antitrust charges against Google – here’s how the ad tech at the heart of the case works: Antitrust suits against Google for its advertising practices center on the technology for buying and selling online ads. A computer scientist explains how these ad networks work.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/eu-files-antitrust-charges-against-google-heres-how-the-ad-tech-at-the-heart-of-the-case-works-207773__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z4pPu_q6N0Rav2TSdHW_v3_Cu41wFL9T1FrYN7UpZemGasTqDACcW_fVrCVXeJlZhsdVt7Jme3anHlHZ6K21vBGFjaLL4as5$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2023-06-12

Voices, The Peoples News

June 12, 2023
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

# Chemicals
30 tons, or 60,000 pounds of ammonium nitrate, which are explosive chemical pellets, were being carried by train from Wyoming to California, have mysteriously disappeared during a rail trip from Cheyenne to California. On April 12, a railcar carrying the chemical, used both as a fertilizer and an explosive, left on a two week trek to Saltdale, California. Once it arrived, the railcar was empty. Ammonium nitrate can be turned into fertilizer or bombs, and was used by Timothy McVeigh in the 1995 Oklahoma City terrorist attack
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/ammonium-nitrate-missing-mojave-desert-b2343678.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!w9hyODel07vNST1QNsg_kHdGJ0CR2BTDR-33HObTTuOWd16mkvWL47bDf-eyFMMKYbIp8I5sGR4MVN8tZcfcjOZOX3WT69jO$

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
U.S. funded experiment in China posed biosafety risks but did not cause Covid-19 pandemic, scientists say: Documents obtained by The Intercept contain new evidence that the Wuhan Institute of Virology and the nearby Wuhan University Center for Animal Experiment, along with their collaborator, the U.S. based nonprofit EcoHealth Alliance, have engaged in what the U.S. government defines as ‘gain-of-function research of concern,’ intentionally making viruses more pathogenic or transmissible for study, despite stipulations from a U.S. funding agency that the money not be used for that purpose.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2021/09/09/covid-origins-gain-of-function-research/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!w9hyODel07vNST1QNsg_kHdGJ0CR2BTDR-33HObTTuOWd16mkvWL47bDf-eyFMMKYbIp8I5sGR4MVN8tZcfcjOZOX0m3L_cc$

Covid inquiry documents deemed ‘extremely problematic’ to be labelled ‘boiling’, Govt lawyers told: DHSC officials are understood to have already identified at least 22,500 ‘hot’ documents, ‘much or all of which is expected to be disclosed’
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://ca.movies.yahoo.com/baroness-hallet-covid-inquiry-chair-164431879.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!w9hyODel07vNST1QNsg_kHdGJ0CR2BTDR-33HObTTuOWd16mkvWL47bDf-eyFMMKYbIp8I5sGR4MVN8tZcfcjOZOX1m1O_4T$

The Great Grift: How billions in COVID-19 aid vanished: An Associated Press analysis found that fraudsters potentially stole more than $280 billion in COVID-19 relief funding; another $123 billion was wasted or misspent. Combined, the loss represents 10% of the $4.2 trillion the U.S. government has so far disbursed in COVID relief aid.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/videos/news/nation/2023/06/12/great-grift-how-billions-covid-19-aid-vanished/12090414002/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!w9hyODel07vNST1QNsg_kHdGJ0CR2BTDR-33HObTTuOWd16mkvWL47bDf-eyFMMKYbIp8I5sGR4MVN8tZcfcjOZOX0ltr5l6$

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
‘Tax scam’: Republicans follow debt ceiling fight by proposing tax cuts for wealthy: “If House Republicans were actually serious about the deficit, they would demand wealthy corporations pay their fair share in taxes,” one advocate said. “This stoops to a new low even for them: retroactive corporate tax cuts, next-to-nothing for the most vulnerable children and families, and sneaking in favors for Big Oil,” Ways and Means Committee Rep. Richard E. Neal (D-Mass.), “Make no mistake about it, they are laying the groundwork for even bigger cuts in 2025, and the only way they will ever achieve a balanced budget is by sticking seniors and working families with the bill.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/republicans-follow-debt-ceiling-fight-with-tax-cuts-for-wealthy__;!!On18fmf1aQ!w9hyODel07vNST1QNsg_kHdGJ0CR2BTDR-33HObTTuOWd16mkvWL47bDf-eyFMMKYbIp8I5sGR4MVN8tZcfcjOZOXz7lB1Kz$

What DeSantis’s Social Security ‘restructure’ means: Cuts & increased retirement age. Under this proposal, there would be a gradual hike of two months per year until the FRA reaches 70. For those born in 1962, the retirement age would be raised to age 67 and two months while the FRA would hit 70 for individuals born in 1979 or later.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/retirement/what-desantis-s-social-security-restructure-means-cuts-increased-retirement-age/ar-AA1crksJ?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=54d33b5a85444b12840faef3de0f3dc3&ei=120__;!!On18fmf1aQ!w9hyODel07vNST1QNsg_kHdGJ0CR2BTDR-33HObTTuOWd16mkvWL47bDf-eyFMMKYbIp8I5sGR4MVN8tZcfcjOZOXyYrDsF0$

Privatizing Social Security, The Troubling Trade-Offs: Policymakers and the public show growing interest in the idea of replacing Social Security with a private system of individual retirement accounts. It is too soon to tell whether curiosity will lead to popular acceptance, but it is already plain that many Americans are thinking about private alternatives to Social Security for the first time.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.brookings.edu/research/privatizing-social-security-the-troubling-trade-offs/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!w9hyODel07vNST1QNsg_kHdGJ0CR2BTDR-33HObTTuOWd16mkvWL47bDf-eyFMMKYbIp8I5sGR4MVN8tZcfcjOZOX9pSrF3D$

# Education / Schools
“No kids in cuffs”: Disability rights advocates are celebrating the Texas Legislature’s recent passage of a bill that would ban school police officers and security guards from restraining, tasing or using chemical irritants on students below sixth grade unless they posed a serious risk of harm.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.tpr.org/education/2023-06-06/disability-rights-advocates-celebrate-passage-of-no-kids-in-cuffs-bill__;!!On18fmf1aQ!w9hyODel07vNST1QNsg_kHdGJ0CR2BTDR-33HObTTuOWd16mkvWL47bDf-eyFMMKYbIp8I5sGR4MVN8tZcfcjOZOX5O1VSDn$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure The Wildfire, the Hunter, and a Decade of Conspiracy Theories: It started when a local man went on a hunting trip. It ended with 250,000 acres of forest burned, a rumor about an illegal weed farm, no clear answers, and plenty of suspicion
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/canada-wildfires-spark-climate-consipiracy-theories-1805400__;!!On18fmf1aQ!w9hyODel07vNST1QNsg_kHdGJ0CR2BTDR-33HObTTuOWd16mkvWL47bDf-eyFMMKYbIp8I5sGR4MVN8tZcfcjOZOX3Lf-f4M$

Wildfire smoke not only contains dangerous-to-breathe particles but also can react with urban air pollution to create toxic ozone: Scientists have long known that ozone is a by-product of the reaction between sunlight and chemicals in wildfire smoke called volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and nitrogen oxides (NOx). If ozone is high in the atmosphere, it is beneficial because it blocks harmful ultraviolet rays. But ozone at Earth’s surface can cause breathing problems and other health issues.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/wildfire-smoke-reacts-with-city-pollution-creating-new-toxic-air-hazard/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!w9hyODel07vNST1QNsg_kHdGJ0CR2BTDR-33HObTTuOWd16mkvWL47bDf-eyFMMKYbIp8I5sGR4MVN8tZcfcjOZOXyR3jbLb$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure / Global How did the Canadian wildfires start? A look at what’s causing the fires that covered the East Coast in smoke: While the Canada wildfire season runs from May through October, such destruction this early in the season is rare. One month in, Canada is on track to have its most destructive wildfire season in history. Climate change-driven extreme temperatures and drought have created a tinderbox.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cbsnews.com/news/how-did-the-wildfires-in-canada-start-cause-nova-scotia-quebec/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!w9hyODel07vNST1QNsg_kHdGJ0CR2BTDR-33HObTTuOWd16mkvWL47bDf-eyFMMKYbIp8I5sGR4MVN8tZcfcjOZOX9CZon5B$

How Canada’s wildfires and air quality warnings are connected to climate change: Heat in Canada and changing climate contribute to fires and air pollution. Canada has had an epic and especially early start to the wildfire season with more than 1400% of the normal amount of acres burned for this time of the year.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://abcnews.go.com/US/canadas-wildfires-air-quality-warnings-connected-climate-change/story?id=99905554__;!!On18fmf1aQ!w9hyODel07vNST1QNsg_kHdGJ0CR2BTDR-33HObTTuOWd16mkvWL47bDf-eyFMMKYbIp8I5sGR4MVN8tZcfcjOZOX93o04aW$

Police in Nova Scotia say some fires deliberately set: Investigations into the three fires have determined each of them to be an act of arson. To help avoid any new wildfires, Nova Scotia increased the fine for breaking the province-wide burn ban to $25,000.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.westernstandard.news/news/police-in-ns-say-some-fires-deliberately-set/article_d1b2002e-03b4-11ee-a186-13afdb8ce6ce.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!w9hyODel07vNST1QNsg_kHdGJ0CR2BTDR-33HObTTuOWd16mkvWL47bDf-eyFMMKYbIp8I5sGR4MVN8tZcfcjOZOX6S4cU7a$

Wildland fire management: balancing the bad and the good: A small number are prescribed fires set by authorized forest managers to mimic natural fire processes that renew and maintain healthy ecosystems.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://natural-resources.canada.ca/our-natural-resources/forests/wildland-fires-insects-disturbances/forest-fires/13143__;!!On18fmf1aQ!w9hyODel07vNST1QNsg_kHdGJ0CR2BTDR-33HObTTuOWd16mkvWL47bDf-eyFMMKYbIp8I5sGR4MVN8tZcfcjOZOX6FZ1nnU$

WARMINGTON: Cops suspect arson caused wildfire in at least one part of Quebec: The Toronto Sun has learned Quebec police are investigating the possibility that the smoke creating poor air quality in southern Ontario and making downtown skylines disappear may have been the result of arson.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://torontosun.com/news/local-news/warmington-cops-suspect-arson-caused-wildfire-in-at-least-one-part-of-quebec__;!!On18fmf1aQ!w9hyODel07vNST1QNsg_kHdGJ0CR2BTDR-33HObTTuOWd16mkvWL47bDf-eyFMMKYbIp8I5sGR4MVN8tZcfcjOZOX2lZffWq$

Why Canadian wildfires are so bad this year: Hot, dry weather and human carelessness have led to a huge burnt area, and to choking haze affecting millions of people. The extremely destructive wildfires raging across Canada have contributed to the unusual and disturbing sight of New York City choked with toxic smoke. It’s probably not related to El Niño, say scientists, the climate pattern is expected to boost high temperatures, but not until later this year.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01902-4__;!!On18fmf1aQ!w9hyODel07vNST1QNsg_kHdGJ0CR2BTDR-33HObTTuOWd16mkvWL47bDf-eyFMMKYbIp8I5sGR4MVN8tZcfcjOZOX7vP0FQv$

# General News
Fears that Republicans’ rhetoric after Trump indictment could spark violence: ‘An eye for an eye’, said Arizona congressman, while another representative from Louisiana gave militaristic instructions. Belligerent and conspiracy-laden rhetoric from high-profile Republican backers of Donald Trump has heightened fears that the former US president’s campaign against his legal troubles could trigger political violence.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jun/11/trump-indictment-republicans-rhetoric-violence__;!!On18fmf1aQ!w9hyODel07vNST1QNsg_kHdGJ0CR2BTDR-33HObTTuOWd16mkvWL47bDf-eyFMMKYbIp8I5sGR4MVN8tZcfcjOZOX9oxLX_F$

Trump Retains His Base With Risk of Political Violence in Focus: Ex-president due in Miami courthouse Tuesday after indictment. Likely GOP primary voters broadly support him in a CBS poll
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-06-11/trump-retains-his-base-with-risk-of-political-violence-in-focus*xj4y7vzkg__;Iw!!On18fmf1aQ!w9hyODel07vNST1QNsg_kHdGJ0CR2BTDR-33HObTTuOWd16mkvWL47bDf-eyFMMKYbIp8I5sGR4MVN8tZcfcjOZOX5amRthA$

Trump Vows to ‘Go After’ Biden and Family if Re-Elected: He promised that a revenge prosecution lies among the top priorities of a potential second Trump administration. Former President Donald Trump openly vowed to “go after” Joe Biden and his family if he wins re-election in 2024, writing Monday in a typically unhinged, all-caps rant on his social media platform, Truth Social, that a revenge prosecution would be among his administration’s top priorities
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4045934-trump-vows-to-appoint-special-prosecutor-to-go-after-biden-if-former-president-wins-in-2024/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!w9hyODel07vNST1QNsg_kHdGJ0CR2BTDR-33HObTTuOWd16mkvWL47bDf-eyFMMKYbIp8I5sGR4MVN8tZcfcjOZOX7ZKsRtr$

# Gov / Politics
Senate GOP Leaders Break With House on Trump Indictment: This report has been updated to clarify that the indictment accuses former President Trump of showing a classified document about attacking Iran to a writer without security clearance.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4043338-senate-gop-leaders-break-with-house-on-trump-indictment/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!w9hyODel07vNST1QNsg_kHdGJ0CR2BTDR-33HObTTuOWd16mkvWL47bDf-eyFMMKYbIp8I5sGR4MVN8tZcfcjOZOX2Gg6KNc$

Trump’s former Attorney General Bill Barr: “I think the counts under the Espionage Act are solid counts. If even half of it is true, then he’s toast. It’s a very detailed indictment, and it’s very, very damning.” Yet Barr maintains that he’d vote for Trump in a Trump-Biden rematch.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/bill-barr-on-trump-indictment-if-half-of-it-is-true-then-hes-toast__;!!On18fmf1aQ!w9hyODel07vNST1QNsg_kHdGJ0CR2BTDR-33HObTTuOWd16mkvWL47bDf-eyFMMKYbIp8I5sGR4MVN8tZcfcjOZOX9FR7uRu$

Trump-Friendly Judge to Oversee Mar-a-Lago Document Trial, Dealing Potential Blow to Prosecution: He’s the first-ever former president to face federal charges. Just one day after former President Donald Trump was slapped with a 49-page indictment listing 37 criminal counts of seven different charges, including obstruction and mishandling of classified documents, prosecutors were hit with the news that Judge Aileen Cannon, nominated by Trump in 2020, will oversee the case.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jun/10/who-is-aileen-cannon-florida-judge-trump-documents-case__;!!On18fmf1aQ!w9hyODel07vNST1QNsg_kHdGJ0CR2BTDR-33HObTTuOWd16mkvWL47bDf-eyFMMKYbIp8I5sGR4MVN8tZcfcjOZOX8rAmS0E$

The California Gang Overturns Democrats’ Antitrust Consensus: The likely new Democratic leader on the House Antitrust Subcommittee shows the fight on corporate power is far from over.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/blogs-and-newsletters/tap/06-12-2023-california-gang-antitrust-correa-big-tech/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!w9hyODel07vNST1QNsg_kHdGJ0CR2BTDR-33HObTTuOWd16mkvWL47bDf-eyFMMKYbIp8I5sGR4MVN8tZcfcjOZOX1KZAoc7$

GOP Rep. Ogles introduces impeachment articles against Biden, Harris: Ogles’ articles accuse Biden of having ‘weaponized’ the presidency, both in his tenure as president and vice president, to “shield the business and influence peddling schemes of his family from congressional oversight and public accountability.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://trendingpoliticsnews.com/breaking-gop-rep-introduces-articles-of-impeachment-against-biden-and-harris/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!w9hyODel07vNST1QNsg_kHdGJ0CR2BTDR-33HObTTuOWd16mkvWL47bDf-eyFMMKYbIp8I5sGR4MVN8tZcfcjOZOX0ugA7Im$

# Law Enforcment
Law Enforcement Braces for Unrest Ahead of Trump Court Hearing as Supporters Issue Violent Threats: Federal and local law enforcement agencies say they’ve stepped up security and are monitoring online threats from far-right supporters of Donald Trump ahead of his appearance at a Miami federal court Tuesday.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.democracynow.org/2023/6/12/headlines/law_enforcement_braces_for_unrest_ahead_of_trump_court_hearing_as_supporters_issue_violent_threats__;!!On18fmf1aQ!w9hyODel07vNST1QNsg_kHdGJ0CR2BTDR-33HObTTuOWd16mkvWL47bDf-eyFMMKYbIp8I5sGR4MVN8tZcfcjOZOX6TVXYVn$

How New York Is Preparing for the Security Risks Around Trump’s Arraignment: Law-enforcement officials face a particular challenge in preparing for the public arraignment of a former, American President who has warned of “potential death & destruction” if he is charged with a crime. The New York City Police Department, FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force, and Secret Service are among those making preparations and gauging the risks ahead of Trump’s arraignment Tuesday in Lower Manhattan.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://time.com/6268059/trump-arraignment-security-new-york/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!w9hyODel07vNST1QNsg_kHdGJ0CR2BTDR-33HObTTuOWd16mkvWL47bDf-eyFMMKYbIp8I5sGR4MVN8tZcfcjOZOXz2g0b31$

# Legal / DOJ
‘If you want to die in jail, keep talking’: Two national security law experts discuss the special treatment for Trump and offer him some advice: Under the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, the consequences for Trump under this indictment are serious. My quick calculations indicate that you’re talking about 51 to 63 months in the best case and in the worst case, which I’m not sure would apply, 210 to 262 months. Whether he wants to roll heavy dice, that’s up to him. But those are very heavy dice.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/want-die-jail-keep-talking-114948115.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!w9hyODel07vNST1QNsg_kHdGJ0CR2BTDR-33HObTTuOWd16mkvWL47bDf-eyFMMKYbIp8I5sGR4MVN8tZcfcjOZOXy0xXZD_$

Trump indictment unsealed – a criminal law scholar explains what the charges mean, and what prosecutors will now need to prove: There are 38 felony charges against former President Donald Trump, and while it’s unlikely, he could potentially be sentenced to serve 400 years if found guilty on all of them.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.govexec.com/oversight/2023/06/trump-indictment-criminal-law-scholar-explains-charges-prosecutors-need-prove/387401/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!w9hyODel07vNST1QNsg_kHdGJ0CR2BTDR-33HObTTuOWd16mkvWL47bDf-eyFMMKYbIp8I5sGR4MVN8tZcfcjOZOX7T8VPQE$

Trump charged under Espionage Act – which covers a lot more crimes than just spying: Spy cases are rare. More typically, as in the Trump indictment, the act applies to the unauthorized gathering, possessing or transmitting of certain sensitive government information.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/trump-charged-under-espionage-act-which-covers-a-lot-more-crimes-than-just-spying-207373__;!!On18fmf1aQ!w9hyODel07vNST1QNsg_kHdGJ0CR2BTDR-33HObTTuOWd16mkvWL47bDf-eyFMMKYbIp8I5sGR4MVN8tZcfcjOZOXwZUT3ED$

# LGBTQ / Gender
These Companies Condemned Anti-LGBTQ Bills But Funded the Bills’ Sponsors Anyway: Since January 2022, 25 corporate PACs have contributed $13.5 million to anti-LGBTQ politicians, one analysis found. State lawmakers who played a key role in passing 62 “anti-LGBTQ” bills in the first six months of 2023 have received millions from companies that signed an HRC petition condemning legislation targeting the LGBTQ+ community.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2023/06/companies-that-publicly-condemned-legislation-targeting-lgbtq-community-send-political-contributions-to-state-lawmakers-who-advanced-anti-lgbtq-bills/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!w9hyODel07vNST1QNsg_kHdGJ0CR2BTDR-33HObTTuOWd16mkvWL47bDf-eyFMMKYbIp8I5sGR4MVN8tZcfcjOZOXyKTH09N$

# Medical Science
Devastating heart condition can be reversed, study shows for the first time: Three men who had heart failure caused by the build-up of sticky, toxic proteins are now free of symptoms after their condition spontaneously reversed in an unprecedented case described by a team at UCL (University College London) and the Royal Free Hospital.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-06-devastating-heart-condition-reversed.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly-nwletter__;!!On18fmf1aQ!w9hyODel07vNST1QNsg_kHdGJ0CR2BTDR-33HObTTuOWd16mkvWL47bDf-eyFMMKYbIp8I5sGR4MVN8tZcfcjOZOX1uHUhXC$

Researchers discover that COVID-19 can cause brain cells to fuse: Researchers at The University of Queensland have discovered viruses such as SARS-CoV-2 can cause brain cells to fuse, initiating malfunctions that lead to chronic neurological symptoms. SARS-CoV-2 infection leads to the fusion of neurons, a previously unseen phenomenon, affecting their firing patterns and overall function.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://neurosciencenews.com/covid-neuron-fusion-23421/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!w9hyODel07vNST1QNsg_kHdGJ0CR2BTDR-33HObTTuOWd16mkvWL47bDf-eyFMMKYbIp8I5sGR4MVN8tZcfcjOZOXyF1Z1Ix$

# Military / DOD
Join the military, become a US citizen: Uncle Sam wants you and vous and tu: Struggling to overcome recruiting shortfalls, the Army and the Air Force have bolstered their marketing to entice legal residents to enlist, putting out pamphlets, working social media and broadening their outreach, particularly in inner cities.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/army-air-force-recruiting-shortfall-immigrants-citizenship-2cd690352210606945010d1800c5bdbe__;!!On18fmf1aQ!w9hyODel07vNST1QNsg_kHdGJ0CR2BTDR-33HObTTuOWd16mkvWL47bDf-eyFMMKYbIp8I5sGR4MVN8tZcfcjOZOX0M3lL-x$

Exposed: Disturbing Details of New Pentagon ‘Perception Management Office’: Its existence is not strictly secret, although there has been no official announcement of its launch, let alone an explanation from Department of Defense (DoD) officials as to its raison d’être or modus operandi. Its budget likewise remains a mystery but purportedly runs into the “multimillions.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.mintpressnews.com/exposed-disturbing-details-of-new-pentagon-perception-management-office/284962/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!w9hyODel07vNST1QNsg_kHdGJ0CR2BTDR-33HObTTuOWd16mkvWL47bDf-eyFMMKYbIp8I5sGR4MVN8tZcfcjOZOX5mMuHeA$

# Pharmaceuticals / Drugs
U.S.’s Largest Lobbying Group Sues to Stop Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Plan: The group is suing to stop Medicare from being able to access lower drug prices. The U.S.’s largest lobbying group, the conservative U.S. Chamber of Commerce, has become the second prominent group to file a lawsuit to stop a plan for Medicare to be able to negotiate the prices for a handful of drugs, joining pharma giant Merck in alleging that the plan is unconstitutional.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/uss-largest-lobbying-group-sues-to-stop-medicare-drug-price-negotiation-plan/*:*:text=The*20U.S.’s*20largest*20lobbying,that*20the*20plan*20is*20unconstitutional__;I34lJSUlJSUl!!On18fmf1aQ!w9hyODel07vNST1QNsg_kHdGJ0CR2BTDR-33HObTTuOWd16mkvWL47bDf-eyFMMKYbIp8I5sGR4MVN8tZcfcjOZOX50WgxYB$

Experts ‘Astounded’ After FDA Rejects Request to Add Health Risks to COVID Vaccine Labels: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration had the opportunity to improve COVID-19 vaccine labeling, but according to a team of medical and public health experts, the agency refused to make the changes.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/fda-covid-vaccine-labels-health-risks/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!w9hyODel07vNST1QNsg_kHdGJ0CR2BTDR-33HObTTuOWd16mkvWL47bDf-eyFMMKYbIp8I5sGR4MVN8tZcfcjOZOX-XawJD9$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2023-06-14

Voices, The Peoples News

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

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# Indigenous
Montana Indigenous Groups Demand Justice in Killing of 22-Year-Old Mika Westwolf: In Arlee, Montana, community members are engaging in a series of “awareness walks” this week to demand justice for Mika Westwolf, a 22-year-old Indigenous woman who was struck and killed in March by a driver as she was walking home along a highway in the early morning hours.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://missoulian.com/news/local/dozens-in-arlee-urge-action-for-mika-westwolf/article_612157c8-0a22-11ee-a921-6fc8e24d3913.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3Q96uU1DuCGyZsg2ggv7puwz4CwH8shpo65_k8gPkOOMUQkPclewcaEoE1pg7oXeUl-XGn1xpchf0Ica9mFpnpxGCXadOkwe$

How Arizona Stands Between Tribes and Their Water: As it negotiates water rights with tribes, Arizona goes to unique lengths to extract concessions that limit tribes’ opportunities for growth and economic development, according to a ProPublica and High Country News investigation.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/how-arizona-stands-between-tribes-and-their-water__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3Q96uU1DuCGyZsg2ggv7puwz4CwH8shpo65_k8gPkOOMUQkPclewcaEoE1pg7oXeUl-XGn1xpchf0Ica9mFpnpxGCTMPfG-J$

How Indigenous Groups Are Leading the Way on Data Privacy: Indigenous groups are developing data storage technology that gives users privacy and control. Many worry that outside interests could take over their data and profit from it, much like colonial powers plundered their physical homelands. Now some Indigenous groups are reclaiming control by developing their own data protection technologies, work that demonstrates how ordinary people have the power to sidestep the tech companies
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-indigenous-groups-are-leading-the-way-on-data-privacy/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3Q96uU1DuCGyZsg2ggv7puwz4CwH8shpo65_k8gPkOOMUQkPclewcaEoE1pg7oXeUl-XGn1xpchf0Ica9mFpnpxGCdGPVlPG$

# Archaeology
Laotian cave rewrites migration story: Two human bone fragments, from a skull and a leg, have been unearthed in the Tam Pà Ling cave in Laos. The fossils are older than previous finds from the cave and suggest that early modern humans were in the area up to 86,000 years ago.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01903-3__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3Q96uU1DuCGyZsg2ggv7puwz4CwH8shpo65_k8gPkOOMUQkPclewcaEoE1pg7oXeUl-XGn1xpchf0Ica9mFpnpxGCZVBwLvN$

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
The Hinman documents reveal a deceitful SEC: Congress needs to investigate the Hinman speech and its aftermath with subpoenas and hearings. Hinman laid out a regulatory vision of token sales not being securities under criteria that arguably fit XRP. Ripple’s senior executives, were also accused of reckless disregard for securities law because, the SEC alleged, they should have known that XRP was a security back in 2013 when those distributions began.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://dcjournal.com/the-hinman-documents-reveal-a-deceitful-sec/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3Q96uU1DuCGyZsg2ggv7puwz4CwH8shpo65_k8gPkOOMUQkPclewcaEoE1pg7oXeUl-XGn1xpchf0Ica9mFpnpxGCRU18PgQ$

Inflation Cools as Fed Mulls Pause in Rate Hikes: Consumer prices in May registered their smallest increase in more than two years, sending a dovish signal to Federal Reserve officials as they contemplate pausing their campaign to bring inflation under control by raising interest rates. Inflation year-over-year in May was down 0.9% compared with April and is the lowest rate since April 2021
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jun/13/us-inflation-rate-may-2023-cpi__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3Q96uU1DuCGyZsg2ggv7puwz4CwH8shpo65_k8gPkOOMUQkPclewcaEoE1pg7oXeUl-XGn1xpchf0Ica9mFpnpxGCdj0-aF0$

House Hearing Puts ‘GOP Tax Scam 2.0’ in Spotlight: Following “recent Republican chaos, we’re now back to their regularly scheduled programming: Cutting taxes for millionaires,” said Democratic Rep. Bill Pascrell. “They did it in 2017 and now Republicans are again pushing tax cuts for the rich.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/house-hearing-gop-tax-scam-2-0__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3Q96uU1DuCGyZsg2ggv7puwz4CwH8shpo65_k8gPkOOMUQkPclewcaEoE1pg7oXeUl-XGn1xpchf0Ica9mFpnpxGCXPOuWbs$

Top U.S. Companies Admit They Hiked Prices While Doling Out Billions to Shareholders: “After an unprecedented 10 interest rate hikes in a row, it’s clear the corporate profiteering epidemic will persist no matter how many times the Fed doubles down,” said Liz Zelnick of Accountable.US.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/companies-admit-prices-profits__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3Q96uU1DuCGyZsg2ggv7puwz4CwH8shpo65_k8gPkOOMUQkPclewcaEoE1pg7oXeUl-XGn1xpchf0Ica9mFpnpxGCU2JDzWl$

# Education / Schools
Damar Hamlin Inspires Ohio House to Require AEDs in Schools: The motion cleared with resounding bipartisan support on an 84-6 vote. The Ohio House of Representatives voted Wednesday in favor of requiring automated external defibrillators in every school and recreation venue in the state
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/ohio-defibrillators-schools-sports-damar-hamlin-99a01edf94f795134c7ac1ea589065a0__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3Q96uU1DuCGyZsg2ggv7puwz4CwH8shpo65_k8gPkOOMUQkPclewcaEoE1pg7oXeUl-XGn1xpchf0Ica9mFpnpxGCRMM5BCC$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Industry / Transportation
J.D. Vance Helped Lobbyists Weaken His Rail Safety Bill: Legislation follows Ohio derailment of toxic-laden train. The bill would require the Transportation Department to establish new safety regulations for trains carrying hazardous materials that are not classified as “high-hazard flammable.” Its provisions would require railroads to notify states when they are passing through, limit train length and restrict speeds.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://rollcall.com/2023/03/22/vance-rail-safety-legislation-is-not-big-government/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3Q96uU1DuCGyZsg2ggv7puwz4CwH8shpo65_k8gPkOOMUQkPclewcaEoE1pg7oXeUl-XGn1xpchf0Ica9mFpnpxGCbBvQXFL$

Tensions rise over Big Oil’s role at COP28 climate talks: The hosts of the United Nations global climate summit later this year aim to give fossil fuel companies a bigger voice, despite loud objections.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/climate-talks-bonn-dubai-uae-jaber-cop28-1e2696a124fce80240539076f480653f__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3Q96uU1DuCGyZsg2ggv7puwz4CwH8shpo65_k8gPkOOMUQkPclewcaEoE1pg7oXeUl-XGn1xpchf0Ica9mFpnpxGCa9sUApK$

Department of Interior allocates $63.8 million to clean up orphaned oil and gas wells on public lands: “Through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda, we are investing in the nation’s future by addressing legacy pollution on public lands.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nationofchange.org/2023/06/14/department-of-interior-allocates-63-8-million-to-clean-up-orphaned-oil-and-gas-wells-on-public-lands/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3Q96uU1DuCGyZsg2ggv7puwz4CwH8shpo65_k8gPkOOMUQkPclewcaEoE1pg7oXeUl-XGn1xpchf0Ica9mFpnpxGCVkxn3JC$

Shell Scraps Plans to Cut Oil Production, Raises Payouts to Wealthy Shareholders: This comes after the oil giant tacitly admitted that limiting warming requires an “immediate end to fossil fuel growth.” “It will always be profit over people and planet for polluters,” said one campaigner. “Shell simply cannot be trusted—with either their own meager targets or our futures.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/shell-ditches-oil-production-cut__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3Q96uU1DuCGyZsg2ggv7puwz4CwH8shpo65_k8gPkOOMUQkPclewcaEoE1pg7oXeUl-XGn1xpchf0Ica9mFpnpxGCSdaWL6M$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure The Kīlauea volcano in Hawaii has burst to life again. The eruption is so far confined to the Halemaʻumaʻu crater at the volcano’s summit. As one of the most closely monitored volcanoes in the world, it is studded with cameras and instruments that measure ground deformation and seismic activity.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01957-3*:*:text=One*20of*20the*20most*20closely,has*20burst*20into*20life*20again.&text=This*20fiery*20image*20shows*20an,this*20spectacle*20of*20glowing*20lava__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUl!!On18fmf1aQ!3Q96uU1DuCGyZsg2ggv7puwz4CwH8shpo65_k8gPkOOMUQkPclewcaEoE1pg7oXeUl-XGn1xpchf0Ica9mFpnpxGCVuBrTVs$

Climate Crisis Is on Track to Push One-Third of Humanity Out of Its Most Livable Environment: As conditions that best support life shift toward the poles, more than 600 million people are already living outside of a crucial “climate niche,” facing more extreme heat, rising food scarcity and higher death rates.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/climate-crisis-niche-migration-environment-population__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3Q96uU1DuCGyZsg2ggv7puwz4CwH8shpo65_k8gPkOOMUQkPclewcaEoE1pg7oXeUl-XGn1xpchf0Ica9mFpnpxGCa91Ruvf$

Experts agree: Climate change is a weapon of mass destruction: As both the intelligence community and the insurance industry name global warming as a top threat, U.S. states give aid and comfort to the enemy. Just as the government’s intelligence agencies have identified climate change as a top security threat, the insurance industry has concluded it is an ominous threat to the world economy, the most potent nonmilitary weapon of mass destruction. “Climate change poses the biggest long-term risk to the global economy.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://capitalandmain.com/experts-agree-climate-change-is-a-weapon-of-mass-destruction__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3Q96uU1DuCGyZsg2ggv7puwz4CwH8shpo65_k8gPkOOMUQkPclewcaEoE1pg7oXeUl-XGn1xpchf0Ica9mFpnpxGCSVlpH9Y$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure / Global Bonn climate talks at risk of collapse over 7-day agenda debate: Seven days into climate talks in the German city of Bonn, governments have not been able to agree on an agenda, sparking fears of two wasted weeks of talks while the climate crisis worsens. With governments unable to agree on agenda, all the negotiations so far in Bonn could go to waste
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://climatechangenews.com/2023/06/13/un-bonn-climate-talks-sb58-climate-finance-mititagion-work-programme/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3Q96uU1DuCGyZsg2ggv7puwz4CwH8shpo65_k8gPkOOMUQkPclewcaEoE1pg7oXeUl-XGn1xpchf0Ica9mFpnpxGCUYZ7Z2t$

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals
In California, climate change fuels disasters and push for more farmworker protections: Buffeted by fire and flooding, California moved slowly to provide disaster relief for farmworkers. Despite being better than the status quo, one-off payments are often too little, too late.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/23/california-farm-workers-disaster-relief__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3Q96uU1DuCGyZsg2ggv7puwz4CwH8shpo65_k8gPkOOMUQkPclewcaEoE1pg7oXeUl-XGn1xpchf0Ica9mFpnpxGCR8HO9Wo$

# General News
Donald Trump complained mightily about being charged for retaining highly sensitive documents at his Mar-a-Lago estate and then blocking government efforts to get them back. “They ought to drop this case immediately because they’re destroying the country,” he said in a 35-minute speech hours after his arraignment. Trump and his co-defendant Walt Nauta released without bail or travel restrictions. Trump’s former Vice President Mike Pence said he “can’t defend” the alleged conduct.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-arraignment-bedminster_n_64890675e4b06725aee302b3*:*:text=Donald*20Trump*20on*20Tuesday*20night,trying*20to*20get*20them*20back__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!3Q96uU1DuCGyZsg2ggv7puwz4CwH8shpo65_k8gPkOOMUQkPclewcaEoE1pg7oXeUl-XGn1xpchf0Ica9mFpnpxGCZtHPq2q$

# Gov / Politics
Voting Maps Throughout the Deep South May Be Redrawn After Surprise Supreme Court Ruling: As many as five House seats could flip in 2024 after the Allen v. Milligan ruling, in which the Supreme Court upheld a key provision of the Voting Rights Act.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.salon.com/2023/06/13/voting-maps-throughout-the-deep-south-may-be-redrawn-after-surprise-ruling_partner/*:*:text=Election*20maps*20across*20the*20Deep,razor*2Dthin*20majority*20in*20Congress__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!3Q96uU1DuCGyZsg2ggv7puwz4CwH8shpo65_k8gPkOOMUQkPclewcaEoE1pg7oXeUl-XGn1xpchf0Ica9mFpnpxGCYM_5GSA$

Texas Public Records Transparency Bill That Got Lost Amid GOP Infighting Finally Headed to Governor’s Desk: Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said he always intended to sign the measure but pulled it aside in response to the House playing “games” at the end of the legislative session.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/dan-patrick-signs-texas-public-records-bill__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3Q96uU1DuCGyZsg2ggv7puwz4CwH8shpo65_k8gPkOOMUQkPclewcaEoE1pg7oXeUl-XGn1xpchf0Ica9mFpnpxGCdmd4eF4$

The Odds of a Government Shutdown Just Shot Up: House Republicans reached an agreement Monday to end a blockade of legislative action by roughly a dozen far-right lawmakers. In the process, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy may have ensured a more difficult fight later this year over federal spending levels, and may have increased the chances of a government shutdown.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thefiscaltimes.com/newsletter/20230613-Odds-Government-Shutdown-Just-Shot__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3Q96uU1DuCGyZsg2ggv7puwz4CwH8shpo65_k8gPkOOMUQkPclewcaEoE1pg7oXeUl-XGn1xpchf0Ica9mFpnpxGCR8Y5E5S$

As House GOP Aims to Kill Biden Pistol Brace Rule, Dems Renew Longshot Gun Control Push: Congresswoman Lucy McBath, whose son was killed by gun violence, said she filed a discharge petition for an assault weapons ban “because we have been sent to Congress to use every tool to help save American lives.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/pistol-brace-discharge-petition-gun-control__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3Q96uU1DuCGyZsg2ggv7puwz4CwH8shpo65_k8gPkOOMUQkPclewcaEoE1pg7oXeUl-XGn1xpchf0Ica9mFpnpxGCa8x9N7I$

# Law Enforcment
Black Civil Rights Attorney Arrested by Lexington, MS, Police She Is Investigating for Corruption: Jill Jefferson, who was held in jail for two nights before being released Monday, had filed a federal lawsuit against the Lexington police force alleging a “culture of corruption” and racism. The ACLU of Mississippi said her arrest by Lexington police “reeks of retaliation.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://mississippitoday.org/2023/06/11/lexington-police-arrest-civil-rights-attorney/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3Q96uU1DuCGyZsg2ggv7puwz4CwH8shpo65_k8gPkOOMUQkPclewcaEoE1pg7oXeUl-XGn1xpchf0Ica9mFpnpxGCQoMfPqg$

# Legal / DOJ
Donald Trump Advisers Worry Over Legal Team Civil War: “It’s All Coming to a Head”: “Boris [Epshteyn] is very good at knowing what Trump wants to hear,” former Trump defense attorney Tim Parlatore tells Gabriel Sherman.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/06/donald-trump-legal-team-indictment__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3Q96uU1DuCGyZsg2ggv7puwz4CwH8shpo65_k8gPkOOMUQkPclewcaEoE1pg7oXeUl-XGn1xpchf0Ica9mFpnpxGCTaijAON$

The Laugh-Out-Loud Funniest, And Sh-t-Your-Pants Scariest, Details of the Case Against Trump: From stacking government documents next to the toilet to being caught on tape saying things like “This is secret information. Look, look at this,” there’s actually a lot of real comedy here. Less funny is the fact that a guy accused of violating the Espionage Act could still get off and become president.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/06/the-funniest-details-of-the-case-against-donald-trump__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3Q96uU1DuCGyZsg2ggv7puwz4CwH8shpo65_k8gPkOOMUQkPclewcaEoE1pg7oXeUl-XGn1xpchf0Ica9mFpnpxGCe3WcvSN$

Trump Basically One Day Away From Hiring a Lawyer Who Advertises on the Side of a Bus to Defend Him: The indicted president is struggling to find attorneys willing to be associated with him. Part of the problem of recruiting new lawyers has been Trump’s reputation for being a notoriously difficult client who has a record of declining legal advice and seeking to have his lawyers act as attack dogs or political aides rather than attorneys bound by ethics rules, people close to the process said
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://headtopics.com/us/trump-basically-one-day-away-from-hiring-a-lawyer-who-advertises-on-the-side-of-a-bus-to-defend-him-40160993__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3Q96uU1DuCGyZsg2ggv7puwz4CwH8shpo65_k8gPkOOMUQkPclewcaEoE1pg7oXeUl-XGn1xpchf0Ica9mFpnpxGCZMo6ycK$

Second-Most Important Person at Trump Trial Wasn’t There: That would be Judge Aileen Cannon, a Trump appointee who has been controversial to say the least in some of her rulings in Trump’s favor. Yes, one of Trump’s ‘favorite judges’ is currently assigned to preside over the trial, though she wasn’t in the room during his arraignment Tuesday.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/second-most-important-person-trump-012247127.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3Q96uU1DuCGyZsg2ggv7puwz4CwH8shpo65_k8gPkOOMUQkPclewcaEoE1pg7oXeUl-XGn1xpchf0Ica9mFpnpxGCT8Bck8d$

What Does The FBI Have On Hunter And Joe Biden? The FBI is allowing members of the House Oversight Committee to review allegations made against the president and his son. House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer, R-Ky., announced that a document in possession of the FBI that relates to Hunter and Joe Biden “has not been disproven and is currently being used in an ongoing investigation.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/06/13/hunter-biden-fbi/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3Q96uU1DuCGyZsg2ggv7puwz4CwH8shpo65_k8gPkOOMUQkPclewcaEoE1pg7oXeUl-XGn1xpchf0Ica9mFpnpxGCa2OAcQa$

How Judge Aileen Cannon Could Help Trump In His Documents Trial: Democrats have called on Trump-appointed judge Aileen Cannon to recuse herself from overseeing the former president’s classified documents trial after she issued a flawed decision favoring him in 2022, which tarnished her reputation and raised questions about her fairness. “I’m very concerned about her prior rulings and her potential mindset in this case,” said Sen. Richard Blumenthal
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/federal-judge-aileen-cannon-trump-trial_n_6488db8be4b06725aee2f404__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3Q96uU1DuCGyZsg2ggv7puwz4CwH8shpo65_k8gPkOOMUQkPclewcaEoE1pg7oXeUl-XGn1xpchf0Ica9mFpnpxGCfShrVf0$

What is Rule 29? Judge Aileen Cannon’s power in Trump’s case: Former President Donald Trump’s classified documents case is still assigned to Aileen Cannon, a federal district judge in South Florida appointed by Trump. CBS News legal contributor and Loyola Law School professor Jessica Levinson has more on that
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKfGESQrVoo__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3Q96uU1DuCGyZsg2ggv7puwz4CwH8shpo65_k8gPkOOMUQkPclewcaEoE1pg7oXeUl-XGn1xpchf0Ica9mFpnpxGCYF7amAc$

Lawmakers to call for reforms of ethics rules for Supreme Court justices at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing held in May. The lawmakers said the chief justice was duty-bound to conduct a “swift, thorough, independent and transparent investigation” of Thomas’ undisclosed travel with billionaire Harlan Crow in order to “safeguard public faith in the judiciary.” Durbin: “The highest court in America should not have the lowest standards when it comes to ethics.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/press/dem/releases/durbin-calls-for-supreme-court-ethics-reform-on-the-senate-floor__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3Q96uU1DuCGyZsg2ggv7puwz4CwH8shpo65_k8gPkOOMUQkPclewcaEoE1pg7oXeUl-XGn1xpchf0Ica9mFpnpxGCWS7rQOZ$

Congress Members Announce Hearing, Demand Chief Justice Investigate Clarence Thomas’ Trips: The lawmakers said the chief justice was duty-bound to conduct a “swift, thorough, independent and transparent investigation” of Thomas’ undisclosed travel with billionaire Harlan Crow in order to “safeguard public faith in the judiciary.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/clarence-thomas-scotus-john-roberts-investigation-crow__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3Q96uU1DuCGyZsg2ggv7puwz4CwH8shpo65_k8gPkOOMUQkPclewcaEoE1pg7oXeUl-XGn1xpchf0Ica9mFpnpxGCZsuEKDN$

# LGBTQ / Gender
Budget Bill Advancing In House Would Ban Abortion, Transgender Surgery At VA Centers: A federal appeals court on Tuesday maintained a freeze on a ruling that struck down the Affordable Care Act’s mandate that employers and insurers fully cover preventive health services while the case continues to wind through the courts.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.axios.com/2023/06/13/appeals-court-aca-preventive-care-access__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3Q96uU1DuCGyZsg2ggv7puwz4CwH8shpo65_k8gPkOOMUQkPclewcaEoE1pg7oXeUl-XGn1xpchf0Ica9mFpnpxGCdfQkuBF$

Nevada’s Governor Signs Two Bills Protecting Trans Health Rights: Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo has signed two bills related to transgender rights and vetoed another, bucking trends from other Republican governors across the country who have pushed anti-transgender policies
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nevadacurrent.com/2023/06/14/in-contrast-to-red-state-anti-lgbtq-push-nvs-republican-governor-signs-2-trans-protection-bills/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3Q96uU1DuCGyZsg2ggv7puwz4CwH8shpo65_k8gPkOOMUQkPclewcaEoE1pg7oXeUl-XGn1xpchf0Ica9mFpnpxGCeigO9_v$

# Media
UPS Workers Beat the Heat: A win at the negotiating table for the Teamsters will make delivering packages a little less dangerous. The Teamsters have a number of demands, including two-tiered wage scales and the company’s overreliance on part-time and gig economy–style work. But one of their bigger issues was not related to pay, benefits, or job security. It was the heat.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/blogs-and-newsletters/tap/2023-06-14-ups-workers-beat-the-heat/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3Q96uU1DuCGyZsg2ggv7puwz4CwH8shpo65_k8gPkOOMUQkPclewcaEoE1pg7oXeUl-XGn1xpchf0Ica9mFpnpxGCYO_MNnM$

# Medical / Health
Inside the Preventable Deaths That Happened Within a Prominent Transplant Center: Dr. James Eason, who earned acclaim by operating on Steve Jobs, led the transplant center named in his honor at Methodist University Hospital in Memphis. An internal analysis by Eason’s own team details the preventable deaths under his watch.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/james-eason-methodist-memphis-liver-transplant?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=majorinvestigations&utm_content=feature__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3Q96uU1DuCGyZsg2ggv7puwz4CwH8shpo65_k8gPkOOMUQkPclewcaEoE1pg7oXeUl-XGn1xpchf0Ica9mFpnpxGCWcXnXYa$

Health Care Workers Who Cover Up Patient Abuse Face Stiffer Penalties Under New Illinois Law: The legislation, spurred by a news investigation, allows workers to be barred from health care jobs for obstructing investigations into staff misconduct. Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the bill on Friday. Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill into law on Friday that strengthens the range of penalties that a state watchdog can mete out for health care employees who conspire to hide abuse or interfere with investigations by the state police or internal oversight bodies.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/healthcare-workers-face-stiffer-penalties-covering-up-abuse-illinois*:*:text=they*20are*20published.-,Illinois*20Gov.*20J.B.,police*20or*20internal*20oversight*20bodies__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!3Q96uU1DuCGyZsg2ggv7puwz4CwH8shpo65_k8gPkOOMUQkPclewcaEoE1pg7oXeUl-XGn1xpchf0Ica9mFpnpxGCQUrGiyi$

Appeals Court OKs Deal That Preserves ACA Preventive Care Measure For Now: Preventive care procedures and prescription drugs like cancer screenings and HIV prevention medications will remain fully covered, as mandated by the Affordable Care Act, while challenges to the law continue in court.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.axios.com/2023/06/13/appeals-court-aca-preventive-care-access__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3Q96uU1DuCGyZsg2ggv7puwz4CwH8shpo65_k8gPkOOMUQkPclewcaEoE1pg7oXeUl-XGn1xpchf0Ica9mFpnpxGCdfQkuBF$

Addiction meds tend not to be given to adolescents seeking care: A report in Stat says teens seeking treatment for addiction are more likely to be offered alternative care like horseback riding rather than being given a common, highly effective addiction medication. Separately, research shows people identifying as gay, lesbian, or bi are more likely to have mental health issues.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/addiction-meds-tend-not-to-be-given-to-adolescents-seeking-care-study/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3Q96uU1DuCGyZsg2ggv7puwz4CwH8shpo65_k8gPkOOMUQkPclewcaEoE1pg7oXeUl-XGn1xpchf0Ica9mFpnpxGCaBCUUs4$

# Pharmaceuticals / Drugs
A New Report Shows How Big Pharma Is Price Gouging Cancer Patients: Many with cancer in the U.S. may soon see long-overdue relief thanks to provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act. “Between 2017 and 2021, the average initial price of a new Part D cancer drug rose by more than 25% to over $235,000 yearly when adjusted for inflation,” Patients for Affordable Drugs noted in its new report, citing a recent investigation by Rep. Katie Porter’s (D-Calif.) office. “Pharmaceutical companies then raise the prices on these drugs year after year.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/a-new-report-shows-how-big-pharma-is-price-gouging-cancer-patients/*:*:text=**BBetween*202017*20and*202021*2C*20the,D*2DCalif.)*20office__;I37igJwlJSUlJSUl!!On18fmf1aQ!3Q96uU1DuCGyZsg2ggv7puwz4CwH8shpo65_k8gPkOOMUQkPclewcaEoE1pg7oXeUl-XGn1xpchf0Ica9mFpnpxGCTIzJdpp$

# Security
The risks to national security federal Trump case raises: How the exposure of highly classified documents could harm US security, and why there are laws against storing them insecurely
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/how-the-exposure-of-highly-classified-documents-could-harm-us-security-and-why-there-are-laws-against-storing-them-insecurely-207484__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3Q96uU1DuCGyZsg2ggv7puwz4CwH8shpo65_k8gPkOOMUQkPclewcaEoE1pg7oXeUl-XGn1xpchf0Ica9mFpnpxGCXVM_19g$

# Sports
“Money Has Won”: Saudi Rights Activist Says PGA-LIV Golf Merger Gives MBS More Power & Influence: We speak to Lina Alhathloul, the sister of a Saudi dissident who was jailed and tortured, about how the kingdom is using its oil fortune to reshape its image by taking over the world of professional golf with the merger of its own LIV Golf and the PGA Tour. This comes after President Biden pledged to make Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman a ‘pariah’ after the brutal assassination of Jamal Khashoggi. Lina Alhathloul discusses Saudi Arabia’s human rights record and its latest diplomatic moves with regional and international powers, including its reestablishment of ties with Iran.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MA4tmBFgxeo__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3Q96uU1DuCGyZsg2ggv7puwz4CwH8shpo65_k8gPkOOMUQkPclewcaEoE1pg7oXeUl-XGn1xpchf0Ica9mFpnpxGCUzO-Pcd$

PGA Tour Commissioner Takes Medical Leave Amid LIV Merger: Jay Monahan is “recuperating from a medical situation” and will be stepping back from management of the league indefinitely. The exact details of his health remain undisclosed. “Jay Monahan informed the PGA Tour policy board that he is recuperating from a medical situation,” the PGA Tour policy board and Monahan said in a joint statement. “The board fully supports Jay and appreciates everyone respecting his privacy.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2023/06/14/pga-tour-jay-monahan-medical-leave/6251686744247/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3Q96uU1DuCGyZsg2ggv7puwz4CwH8shpo65_k8gPkOOMUQkPclewcaEoE1pg7oXeUl-XGn1xpchf0Ica9mFpnpxGCfv88eRk$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2023-06-13

Voices, The Peoples News

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

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
Covid-19 Isn’t a Pandemic of the Unvaccinated Anymore: The earliest reports of Covid deaths from China sketched a pattern quickly confirmed everywhere in the world: In an immunologically naïve population, the oldest were several thousand times more at risk of dying from infection than the youngest. Today Americans 65 and over account for 90 percent of new Covid deaths. Is the vaccine ineffective? No.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ageist.com/health-science/covid-19-isnt-a-pandemic-of-the-unvaccinated-anymore/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xG8UGwNwMDaf4yqz0w921xWMBHSKxNqzeI_bcNnaFGPbKXhH4IzveEVVPwAImvrygxCp5g6ZsGRc1Lcun-IwLXZPGmXZ0v3-$

“It is entirely unclear to me why the Department of Home Affairs, a department which is primarily charged with the duty of overseeing matters like border control, has been using a backdoor arrangement with social media companies to influence the media in relation into matters such as public health.”
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‘Death Sentence for Millions’: WHO, EU Launch New Global Vaccine Passport Initiative. Technology expert Michael Rectenwald, Ph.D., told The Defender that, under the guise of preserving freedom, a digital passport system “means restraints on movement and living for the unvaccinated and forced vaccination to participate in life.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/who-eu-global-vaccine-passport-initiative/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xG8UGwNwMDaf4yqz0w921xWMBHSKxNqzeI_bcNnaFGPbKXhH4IzveEVVPwAImvrygxCp5g6ZsGRc1Lcun-IwLXZPGv9MDjJF$

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
America Last: Biden Regime to Send Additional $2.1 Billion in Arms Aid to Ukraine, Reaffirms Enduring Support ‘As Long as It Takes’: The package, which totals up to $2.1 billion, is designed to fortify Ukraine’s air defense capabilities and ammunition reserves. According to DOD, Since the start of the Biden regime, the United States has committed over $40 billion of taxpayer’s money in security aid to Ukraine. Of this total, over $39 billion has been allocated since the beginning of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3422822/biden-administration-announces-additional-security-assistance-for-ukraine/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xG8UGwNwMDaf4yqz0w921xWMBHSKxNqzeI_bcNnaFGPbKXhH4IzveEVVPwAImvrygxCp5g6ZsGRc1Lcun-IwLXZPGoVxao48$

# Employment / Labor
NYC bumped minimum wages for app food delivery workers to $17.96/hour, an increase of $13/hour: New York City Sets New Minimum Wage for Food Delivery Workers. The increase, which requires app-based delivery workers to be paid $17.96 per hour before tips, is the first such minimum wage in the country for an industry that has exploded in popularity.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/12/23757900/nyc-food-delivery-minimum-wage-uber-eats-doordash-postmates__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xG8UGwNwMDaf4yqz0w921xWMBHSKxNqzeI_bcNnaFGPbKXhH4IzveEVVPwAImvrygxCp5g6ZsGRc1Lcun-IwLXZPGoGO7jQX$

Memo to Jay Powell: Quit While You Are Ahead: Today on TAP: The May inflation report was sublime. Time to start cutting interest rates. The economy is close to full employment. But because of the weakness of the labor movement after decades of attacks by industry, workers in most sectors lack the bargaining power to get raises beyond the inflation rate, if that.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/blogs-and-newsletters/tap/06-13-2023-powell-inflation-report-soft-landing/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xG8UGwNwMDaf4yqz0w921xWMBHSKxNqzeI_bcNnaFGPbKXhH4IzveEVVPwAImvrygxCp5g6ZsGRc1Lcun-IwLXZPGp-JxVqv$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Industry
Activists Risk Arrest, and Smoke Inhalation, to Fight Mountain Valley Pipeline: The backdrop to our recent protest against the Mountain Valley Pipeline was the continent’s latest climate catastrophe.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/activists-risk-arrest-and-smoke-inhalation-to-fight-mountain-valley-pipeline/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xG8UGwNwMDaf4yqz0w921xWMBHSKxNqzeI_bcNnaFGPbKXhH4IzveEVVPwAImvrygxCp5g6ZsGRc1Lcun-IwLXZPGmxqp4x3$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure The hot, gross blob: Plastic and seaweed mix could spell trouble: Authorities are warning people to stay away from the blob. An enormous expanse of seaweed, stretching across the Caribbean and surpassing the width of the United States, is not only bringing vast quantities of algae but also disease-causing bacteria, according to a new study
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zmescience.com/medicine/the-hot-gross-blob-plastic-and-seaweed-mix-could-spell-trouble/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xG8UGwNwMDaf4yqz0w921xWMBHSKxNqzeI_bcNnaFGPbKXhH4IzveEVVPwAImvrygxCp5g6ZsGRc1Lcun-IwLXZPGpvdWYyn$

Part of Interstate 95 collapses in Philadelphia after tanker truck fire: I-95 collapse causes huge traffic backups for Philadelphia commuters. The shutdown of Interstate 95 outside of Philadelphia is causing massive delays for drivers on Sunday, and the slowdown is sure to persist into the work week
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.foxnews.com/us/i-95-collapse-causes-huge-traffic-backups-philadelphia-commuters__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xG8UGwNwMDaf4yqz0w921xWMBHSKxNqzeI_bcNnaFGPbKXhH4IzveEVVPwAImvrygxCp5g6ZsGRc1Lcun-IwLXZPGgY4IE2I$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure / Global ’15-Minute Cities’ False Flag to Dovetail Canada’s Arson-Induced ‘Wildfires?’ Mysterious Overnight Tanker Fire, Explosions Shut Down Vital I-95, Possibly for Months
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.foxnews.com/us/i-95-collapse-causes-huge-traffic-backups-philadelphia-commuters__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xG8UGwNwMDaf4yqz0w921xWMBHSKxNqzeI_bcNnaFGPbKXhH4IzveEVVPwAImvrygxCp5g6ZsGRc1Lcun-IwLXZPGgY4IE2I$

# Farming / GMO Alternatives
Mega-merger creates new farm trade giant: U.S. grains merchant Bunge and Glencore-backed Viterra are merging in an $18 billion deal including debt, the companies said on Tuesday (June 13), creating one of the world’s largest agriculture trading firms. Julian Satterthwaite reports.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/future/CORN-FUTURES-ZC-CBE–16213/news/Mega-merger-creates-new-farm-trade-giant-44102372/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xG8UGwNwMDaf4yqz0w921xWMBHSKxNqzeI_bcNnaFGPbKXhH4IzveEVVPwAImvrygxCp5g6ZsGRc1Lcun-IwLXZPGvdURcMr$

# Gov / Politics / Global
Putin’s Pals Dream Up Fresh Plot to Help Trump Beat Biden: The talking heads on Kremlin TV are brainstorming ways to get Trump back into power after the shock of the indictment.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/putins-pals-dream-up-fresh-plot-to-help-trump-beat-biden__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xG8UGwNwMDaf4yqz0w921xWMBHSKxNqzeI_bcNnaFGPbKXhH4IzveEVVPwAImvrygxCp5g6ZsGRc1Lcun-IwLXZPGvB4VeET$

Hunter Biden’s Burisma Suspected of Funding Terrorist Killings in Russia: As Rudy Giuliani announced he has a witness willing to testify the Bidens were receiving millions from corrupt Burisma gas company, bombshell new reports from Ukraine indicate kickbacks from Hunter Biden’s Ukrainian employers may have gone to fund terrorist attacks inside Russia
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/06/hunter-bidens-burisma-suspected-funding-terrorist-killings-russia/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xG8UGwNwMDaf4yqz0w921xWMBHSKxNqzeI_bcNnaFGPbKXhH4IzveEVVPwAImvrygxCp5g6ZsGRc1Lcun-IwLXZPGk0RajWc$

# Gov / Politics
The Supreme Court may have delivered a surprise victory for voting rights last week, but there are still two major legal threats to the Voting Rights Act waiting in the wings
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4042863-surprise-supreme-court-decision-gives-boost-to-democratic-hopes/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xG8UGwNwMDaf4yqz0w921xWMBHSKxNqzeI_bcNnaFGPbKXhH4IzveEVVPwAImvrygxCp5g6ZsGRc1Lcun-IwLXZPGntO9yuT$

John Roberts Just Told Congress How to Fix Bad Supreme Court Decisions: In a stunning 5–4 ruling issued last week in Allen v. Milligan, the Roberts Court, long a foe of the Voting Rights Act, upheld a key component of the VRA and struck down Alabama’s discriminatory congressional maps.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theusconstitution.org/news/john-roberts-just-told-congress-how-to-fix-bad-supreme-court-decisions/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xG8UGwNwMDaf4yqz0w921xWMBHSKxNqzeI_bcNnaFGPbKXhH4IzveEVVPwAImvrygxCp5g6ZsGRc1Lcun-IwLXZPGhgnYKxp$

Even a Damning Federal Case Can’t Break the GOP’s Devotion to Donald Trump: An insurrection, a couple impeachments, and now a shocking second indictment aren’t enough for Republicans to jump ship and risk antagonizing the MAGA base.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-06-10/trump-s-die-hard-base-faces-test-of-loyalty-after-latest-charges*xj4y7vzkg__;Iw!!On18fmf1aQ!xG8UGwNwMDaf4yqz0w921xWMBHSKxNqzeI_bcNnaFGPbKXhH4IzveEVVPwAImvrygxCp5g6ZsGRc1Lcun-IwLXZPGtadggfb$

Abandoning the Electoral College to Uphold True Democracy: In the revered corridors of American democracy, a relic of the past continues to undermine the essence of fair representation and majority rule.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://dcjournal.com/abandoning-the-electoral-college-to-uphold-true-democracy/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xG8UGwNwMDaf4yqz0w921xWMBHSKxNqzeI_bcNnaFGPbKXhH4IzveEVVPwAImvrygxCp5g6ZsGRc1Lcun-IwLXZPGomkQvRC$

Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court left intact a key portion of the federal Voting Rights Act that prohibits voting practices that discriminate on the basis of race. Here’s what the court’s ruling means for the legal challenges against Texas redistricting. In a 5-4 decision on a redistricting case out of Alabama, the court reaffirmed the constitutionality of a section of the federal law that prohibits voting practices that discriminate on the basis of race. The case against Texas lawmakers’ 2021 redistricting work is built on that provision.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://time.com/6285832/scotus-alabama-redistricting-case/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xG8UGwNwMDaf4yqz0w921xWMBHSKxNqzeI_bcNnaFGPbKXhH4IzveEVVPwAImvrygxCp5g6ZsGRc1Lcun-IwLXZPGq-CaLzT$

Donald Trump Becomes First U.S. President To Be Formally Charged With Federal Crimes: Donald Trump made more history Tuesday, becoming the first president ever to be formally booked on federal crimes as he pleaded not guilty in Miami’s federal court on charges that he retained and then conspired to hide from authorities documents containing some of the country’s most highly sensitive secrets.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-federal-arraignment_n_6487cb86e4b06725aee1bd94*:*:text=Donald*20Trump*20made*20more*20history,country’s*20most*20highly*20sensitive*20secrets__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!xG8UGwNwMDaf4yqz0w921xWMBHSKxNqzeI_bcNnaFGPbKXhH4IzveEVVPwAImvrygxCp5g6ZsGRc1Lcun-IwLXZPGgvAzhr3$

Past presidents, while never indicted, have faced legal woes of their own: On the brink of impeachment in August 1974, Nixon resigned. An indictment might well have followed, but in September he received a blanket pardon from his successor, Gerald Ford. Nixon had chosen Ford when the previous vice president, Spiro Agnew, resigned in 1973 over corruption charges of his own. Presidents including Harry Truman (1945-1953), Dwight Eisenhower (1953-61), Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson (1963-1969) and Nixon would all be tarred, in varying degrees, by this same brush.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.gpb.org/news/2023/04/03/past-presidents-while-never-indicted-have-faced-legal-woes-of-their-own__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xG8UGwNwMDaf4yqz0w921xWMBHSKxNqzeI_bcNnaFGPbKXhH4IzveEVVPwAImvrygxCp5g6ZsGRc1Lcun-IwLXZPGoKVV4QN$

The national security fallout from the Trump documents case is still unfolding. Tess Bridgeman and Brianna Rosen explain the potential consequences. The implications are grave not just for the former president—they also serve as a litmus test for the rule of law and the democratic institutions charged with upholding it. The fact of this indictment is an important testament to the principle that no person, not even a former president, is above the law in a democracy
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/06/trump-documents-national-security-fallout.html?sid=623cb62a440f2846fb4804c7&email=1602501a99a5758652052c0857f4beec9307dbfdcb75c1cebcb48b174fbab7bf&email2=1c271a2fa108cd5d7fe6774a4d65c3ea&email3=a0fc9b12cacd32ea6c05c417239d9ca02ed55e16&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=traffic&utm_source=newsletter&utm_content=TheSlatest&pay=1686694226961&support_journalism=please__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xG8UGwNwMDaf4yqz0w921xWMBHSKxNqzeI_bcNnaFGPbKXhH4IzveEVVPwAImvrygxCp5g6ZsGRc1Lcun-IwLXZPGtmG1XKL$

Trump documents case ‘a national security issue of the first order,’ scholar says
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.berkeley.edu/2023/06/12/trump-documents-case-a-national-security-issue-of-the-first-order-scholar-says/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xG8UGwNwMDaf4yqz0w921xWMBHSKxNqzeI_bcNnaFGPbKXhH4IzveEVVPwAImvrygxCp5g6ZsGRc1Lcun-IwLXZPGqYTHv6y$

Witness With ‘Smoking Gun’ Evidence on Biden Died Under ‘Mysterious Circumstances’: Awoman who may have had evidence against the Biden family in a bribery plot “passed away inexplicably,” a former attorney for Donald Trump claims. Rudolph Giuliani says he knew about a chief accountant at Burisma, the Ukrainian company which put Hunter Biden on its board. The accountant was also reportedly the wife of Burisma’s former owner.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/witness-with-smoking-gun-evidence-on-biden-died-under-mysterious-circumstances-report/ar-AA1cuKZu?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=9ed7096eb0dc4a52b794e966319ba88a&ei=20__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xG8UGwNwMDaf4yqz0w921xWMBHSKxNqzeI_bcNnaFGPbKXhH4IzveEVVPwAImvrygxCp5g6ZsGRc1Lcun-IwLXZPGqU0iYdt$

What evidence exists against the Biden family? Panelists Charlie Hurt and Mark Simone react to former President Trump pleading not guilty at arraignment on ‘Kudlow.’ The Oversight Committee has obtained thousands of pages of financial records revealing the Biden family and associates’ complicated network of companies set up during Joe Biden’s vice presidency and the millions the Bidens received from foreign sources. The financial records also reveal how the Bidens used complicated transactions to hide payments from foreign nationals, including CCP-linked associates, and provide clear indications of influence peddling schemes during then-Vice President Biden’s tenure.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://oversight.house.gov/release/comer-reveals-new-evidence-in-biden-familys-influence-peddling-schemes**B/__;77-8!!On18fmf1aQ!xG8UGwNwMDaf4yqz0w921xWMBHSKxNqzeI_bcNnaFGPbKXhH4IzveEVVPwAImvrygxCp5g6ZsGRc1Lcun-IwLXZPGiFtQu03$

# Legal / DOJ
Here’s How Many Years in Prison Trump Would Be Facing if He Were Treated Like Any Other Defendant: The Espionage Act charges the defendant faces carry a maximum prison sentence of ten years. The Tampering (and related Conspiracy) and Concealment charges each carry a maximum prison sentence of twenty years. The Scheme to Conceal and False Statements charges each carry a maximum prison sentence of 5 years.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.justsecurity.org/86901/how-much-prison-time-does-former-president-trump-face-applying-the-u-s-sentencing-guidelines/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xG8UGwNwMDaf4yqz0w921xWMBHSKxNqzeI_bcNnaFGPbKXhH4IzveEVVPwAImvrygxCp5g6ZsGRc1Lcun-IwLXZPGrXlgOz1$

A Former Trump Attorney Will Be the Star Witness Against Trump: The indictment tells us something important that’s been getting less attention than is warranted, we now know Trump’s former main attorney, Evan Corcoran, will be the principal obstruction of justice witness against him, and a powerful one at that.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trumps-ex-fixer-michael-cohen-poised-be-key-witness-criminal-case-2023-04-02/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xG8UGwNwMDaf4yqz0w921xWMBHSKxNqzeI_bcNnaFGPbKXhH4IzveEVVPwAImvrygxCp5g6ZsGRc1Lcun-IwLXZPGpRgQvqN$

Trump Mar-A-Lago Judge Should Have Recused Herself Yesterday: Will the Judge in Trump’s Case Recuse Herself, or Be Forced To? Federal law requires a judge to step away from a case in which her impartiality “might reasonably be questioned.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trumps-mar-a-lago-judge-shouldve-recused-herself-yesterday__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xG8UGwNwMDaf4yqz0w921xWMBHSKxNqzeI_bcNnaFGPbKXhH4IzveEVVPwAImvrygxCp5g6ZsGRc1Lcun-IwLXZPGoXiVPI9$

Trump Arraignment Live Updates: What To Expect From Court Appearance: Former President Donald Trump has been indicted on 37 charges, including conspiracy to obstruct justice.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-arraignment-live-updates_n_64875942e4b048eb91109e5d?utm_source=cordial&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=hp-us-reg-morning-email_2023-06-13&utm_term=us-morning-email__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xG8UGwNwMDaf4yqz0w921xWMBHSKxNqzeI_bcNnaFGPbKXhH4IzveEVVPwAImvrygxCp5g6ZsGRc1Lcun-IwLXZPGgeAS6kV$

Florida Lawyers Reject Trump Case: Multiple attorneys decline to join former president’s legal team ahead of arraignment. Trump is expected to be represented by existing lawyers Todd Blanche and Chris Kise
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jun/13/trump-finds-no-new-lawyers-mar-a-lago-documents-arraignment__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xG8UGwNwMDaf4yqz0w921xWMBHSKxNqzeI_bcNnaFGPbKXhH4IzveEVVPwAImvrygxCp5g6ZsGRc1Lcun-IwLXZPGnCcrUIY$

Trump indicted: ‘Nightmare’ defendant needs new lawyers after lawyer hands DOJ smoking gun tape: It comes amid reports Trump is struggling to find lawyers to represent him. Former Federal Prosecutor Ankush Khadori joins MSNBC Chief Legal Correspondent Ari Melber on “The Beat” saying the indictment “exceeded” his expectations. NYU Law Professor and MSNBC Legal Analyst Melissa Murray also joins to discuss the latest developments.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msnbc.com/the-beat-with-ari/watch/trump-indicted-nightmare-defendant-needs-new-lawyers-after-lawyer-hands-doj-smoking-gun-tape-181809733810__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xG8UGwNwMDaf4yqz0w921xWMBHSKxNqzeI_bcNnaFGPbKXhH4IzveEVVPwAImvrygxCp5g6ZsGRc1Lcun-IwLXZPGsy-vVki$

Sen. Chuck Grassley claims energy executive has 17 recordings with Bidens: Former Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker joined ‘Fox & Friends First’ to discuss the latest on the congressional investigation into the Biden family’s business dealings and Trump’s appearance in a Miami federal court.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.c-span.org/video/?c5074252*senator-grassley-audio-recordings-burisma-executive-bidens__;Lw!!On18fmf1aQ!xG8UGwNwMDaf4yqz0w921xWMBHSKxNqzeI_bcNnaFGPbKXhH4IzveEVVPwAImvrygxCp5g6ZsGRc1Lcun-IwLXZPGl7X8_1R$

Lawmakers subpoena Hunter Biden’s ex-business partner for deposition in Biden family investigation: House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer on Monday issued a subpoena to former Hunter Biden business partner Devon Archer, demanding testimony related to the panel’s probe into the Biden family’s overseas business schemes. The subpoena compels Archer to testify before the Oversight Committee Friday morning on Capitol Hill.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2023/06/12/house-oversight-committee-subpoenas-former-hunter-biden-biz-partner-devon-archer/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xG8UGwNwMDaf4yqz0w921xWMBHSKxNqzeI_bcNnaFGPbKXhH4IzveEVVPwAImvrygxCp5g6ZsGRc1Lcun-IwLXZPGlWIEvJ3$

America is seeing a ‘double standard’ with Trump indictment, FBI Biden doc: Rep. Darrell Issa: Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., unpacks what he believes is a ‘double standard’ in the treatment of President Trump’s classified document handling and President Biden’s alleged involvement in a criminal scheme
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/house/3812775-republicans-decry-double-standard-in-handling-of-biden-classified-documents-case/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xG8UGwNwMDaf4yqz0w921xWMBHSKxNqzeI_bcNnaFGPbKXhH4IzveEVVPwAImvrygxCp5g6ZsGRc1Lcun-IwLXZPGsxHHHgm$

Trump pleads not guilty to classified documents charges, ‘We most certainly enter a plea of not guilty’: Former President Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to 37 charges related to alleged mishandling of classified documents. Trump’s lawyers asked for a jury trial during the former president’s arraignment Tuesday at a federal courthouse in Miami.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2023/06/13/trump-arrest-trump-departs-courthouse-after-pleading-not-guilty-to-37-federal-charges-in-classified-docs-case/?sh=687777fb7ae3__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xG8UGwNwMDaf4yqz0w921xWMBHSKxNqzeI_bcNnaFGPbKXhH4IzveEVVPwAImvrygxCp5g6ZsGRc1Lcun-IwLXZPGryt5Z4h$

Demonstrator Rushes Trump’s Motorcade Following Arraignment: Security promptly tackled the demonstrator as he ran in front of the motorcade carrying a sign reading “lock him up.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/onlooker-in-prison-jumpsuit-rushes-trumps-motorcade-after-arraignment__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xG8UGwNwMDaf4yqz0w921xWMBHSKxNqzeI_bcNnaFGPbKXhH4IzveEVVPwAImvrygxCp5g6ZsGRc1Lcun-IwLXZPGndjHtFj$

# Medical / Health
Biden Admin Implores States to Slow Medicaid Cuts After More Than 1M Enrollees Dropped: Too many Americans are losing Medicaid coverage because of red tape, and states should do more to make sure eligible people keep their health insurance, the Biden administration said Monday.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/biden-administration-states-medicaid-cuts-million-dropped/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xG8UGwNwMDaf4yqz0w921xWMBHSKxNqzeI_bcNnaFGPbKXhH4IzveEVVPwAImvrygxCp5g6ZsGRc1Lcun-IwLXZPGtsGmc2J$

Mike Pence May Have Inadvertently Protected Abortion Rights in Indiana: A class action lawsuit asserts that the state’s ban violates Hoosiers’ religious freedom, citing one of the former governor’s signature pieces of legislation. A controversial Indiana law once championed by Mike Pence could end up protecting abortion access in the state if a lawsuit filed by the ACLU is successful
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/story/2018/07/23/pence-anti-abortion-law-roe-wade-735088__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xG8UGwNwMDaf4yqz0w921xWMBHSKxNqzeI_bcNnaFGPbKXhH4IzveEVVPwAImvrygxCp5g6ZsGRc1Lcun-IwLXZPGju4fP2N$

How doctors buy their way out of trouble: Over the last decade alone, at least 540 doctors and healthcare practitioners collectively paid the government hundreds of millions of dollars to negotiate their way out of trouble via civil settlements, then continued to practice medicine without restrictions on their licenses despite allegations that included fraud and patient harm
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-healthcare-settlements/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xG8UGwNwMDaf4yqz0w921xWMBHSKxNqzeI_bcNnaFGPbKXhH4IzveEVVPwAImvrygxCp5g6ZsGRc1Lcun-IwLXZPGgEyxQ36$

Sanders Will Block Health Nominees Until Biden Offers Plan to Lower Drug Prices: As chair of the Senate HELP Committee, Sen. Bernie Sanders has the unilateral power to block health-related nominees.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.alternet.org/bernie-sanders-2661264919/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xG8UGwNwMDaf4yqz0w921xWMBHSKxNqzeI_bcNnaFGPbKXhH4IzveEVVPwAImvrygxCp5g6ZsGRc1Lcun-IwLXZPGpUW4jvM$

# Military / DOD
Blood On His Hands: Survivors of Kissinger’s Secret War in Cambodia Reveal Unreported Mass Killings: The U.S. carpet bombing of Cambodia between 1969 and 1973 has been well documented, but its architect, former national security adviser and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, who will turn 100 on Saturday, bears responsibility for more violence than has been previously reported. Kissinger helped to prolong the Vietnam War and facilitate genocides in Cambodia, East Timor, and Bangladesh; accelerated civil wars in southern Africa; and supported coups and death squads throughout Latin America, has the blood of at least 3 million people on his hands.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/05/23/henry-kissinger-cambodia-bombing-survivors/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xG8UGwNwMDaf4yqz0w921xWMBHSKxNqzeI_bcNnaFGPbKXhH4IzveEVVPwAImvrygxCp5g6ZsGRc1Lcun-IwLXZPGi8MFf3z$

# Military / Global
The Taliban Is Fighting Iran With American Weapons: The U.S. would frequently ship guns and equipment into the country only to have it go missing later. Shipping containers filled with small arms would sit unattended for years. The Taliban has much of it now. The fight took place in the Nimroz province of Afghanistan, on its south western border with Iran. At least three people died, and others were wounded in a dispute about water rights in the region
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vice.com/en/article/epvvgk/the-taliban-is-fighting-iran-with-american-weapons__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xG8UGwNwMDaf4yqz0w921xWMBHSKxNqzeI_bcNnaFGPbKXhH4IzveEVVPwAImvrygxCp5g6ZsGRc1Lcun-IwLXZPGgi5UAol$

# Pharmaceuticals / Drugs
Sanders-led panel exposes Big Pharma for ‘ripping off’ Americans with publicly funded meds: “What makes the greed of the pharmaceutical industry so reprehensible is the fact that the American people are paying twice for some of the most expensive prescription drugs on the market: First through their taxes and a second time at the pharmacy counter.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/sanders-big-pharma-drugs-nih__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xG8UGwNwMDaf4yqz0w921xWMBHSKxNqzeI_bcNnaFGPbKXhH4IzveEVVPwAImvrygxCp5g6ZsGRc1Lcun-IwLXZPGilvXZfa$

# Security
The National Security Fallout From the Trump Documents Case Is Still Happening: For legal analysis of the charges Mr. Trump faces, we turn to two experts in national security and handling classified documents.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/national-security-experts-weigh-in-on-trumps-alleged-mishandling-of-classified-documents__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xG8UGwNwMDaf4yqz0w921xWMBHSKxNqzeI_bcNnaFGPbKXhH4IzveEVVPwAImvrygxCp5g6ZsGRc1Lcun-IwLXZPGtkTl3BF$

# Social
Trapped Under Trucks: For decades, federal safety regulators ignored credible scientific research and failed to take simple steps to stop gruesome roadway crashes involving heavy trucks. Meanwhile, the bodies piled up. (‘America’s Dangerous Trucks’ is part of a collaborative investigation from FRONTLINE and ProPublica. The documentary premieres Tuesday, June 13, 2023, at 10 p.m. EDT/9 p.m. CDT on PBS stations (check local listings) and will be available to stream on YouTube, the PBS App and FRONTLINE’s website.)
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/underride-crashes-nhtsa-dot-iihs-safety-cars-trucks?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=majorinvestigations&utm_content=feature__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xG8UGwNwMDaf4yqz0w921xWMBHSKxNqzeI_bcNnaFGPbKXhH4IzveEVVPwAImvrygxCp5g6ZsGRc1Lcun-IwLXZPGkUjVngK$

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June 11, 2023
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

# Indigenous
Senate Bill Calls for Investigation Into Indian Boarding Schools: The bill, S.1723, would create a Truth and Healing Commission that would identify the locations of Native children’s burial sites, locate church and government records, and document the ongoing impacts to Native communities. “Native peoples, especially boarding school survivors, deserve justice and the chance to heal.The bill, S.1723, would create a Truth and Healing Commission that would identify the locations of Native children’s burial sites, locate church and government records, and document the ongoing impacts to Native communities. “Native peoples, especially boarding school survivors, deserve justice and the chance to heal.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/senate-bill-calls-for-investigation-into-indian-boarding-schools/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1K-p2PQp4FUxvdldWup9ZS6cMcWzg8o9_zn87rn22WWvJQAAFZa1yhRnu1w-n2-PVY8_IB0npnDBQ5A0QBHql-rJ_-bHyGSO$

Clarence Thomas May Destroy Native Children’s Rights Based on a Lie. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in Brackeen v. Haaland, a case engineered to hobble the federal government’s power to protect Native communities from exploitation. The Supreme Court will hear arguments in Brackeen v. Haaland, a case engineered to hobble the federal government’s power to protect Native communities from exploitation. Allying with Republican legal groups and lawmakers, the plaintiffs want to kneecap congressional authority to regulate tribes for the benefit of their own members.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/11/clarence-thomas-indian-child-welfare-originalism-lie.html?pay=1686401701567&support_journalism=please__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1K-p2PQp4FUxvdldWup9ZS6cMcWzg8o9_zn87rn22WWvJQAAFZa1yhRnu1w-n2-PVY8_IB0npnDBQ5A0QBHql-rJ_yWSaIbc$

# Archaeology
Discovery in Antarctica shocked the world: From ancient structures that defy all historical knowledge to unexpected life in the darkest and coldest parts of Antarctica, follow along as we count down 15 Unsettling Discoveries In Antarctica Nobody Can Explain.
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# Border / Immigration / Migrants
With another DACA court ruling looming, Texas recipients who are now adults worry about their jobs and futures: A federal judge in Houston is expected to rule for the second time that the Obama-era program is illegal. The possible end of DACA could upend the lives of more than 95,000 Texans enrolled in the program.
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In the almost two years since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, at least 3,800 Afghan refugees have come to Texas with special immigrant visas. The state’s frayed refugee system, which is still recovering from major cuts under the Trump administration, has created obstacles for those immigrating to Texas.
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Democrats Unveil Massive New Amnesty Bill for 75% Of Illegal Aliens: Rewarding illegal immigration by granting mass amnesty has traditionally been a tough sell with the American public. So, the marketing strategy for amnesty advocates is to sell the American people on the idea that millions of illegal aliens are actually doing us a favor by being here, and that granting them legal permanent residence is the least we can do to thank them.
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Fact Sheet: President Biden Sends Immigration Bill to Congress as Part of His Commitment to Modernize our Immigration System: The U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021 establishes a new system to responsibly manage and secure our border, keep our families and communities safe, and better manage migration across the Hemisphere
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# Children / Youth
“It’s a vote against girls”: Republicans Defeated The Bill To Ban Child Marriage In West Virginia: A bill that could have prevented child marriage was defeated in the West Virginia House. The Republican-dominated Senate Judiciary Committee denied the bill 9:8, a week after it passed the House of Delegates.
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# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
COVID Origins Hearing Wrap Up: Facts, Science, Evidence Point to a Wuhan Lab Leak: At the hearing, several of the witnesses pointed to how the science, facts, and evidence point to a lab leak in Wuhan.
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See Also: Investigating the Origins of COVID-19
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Scientists working at Wuhan Institute of Virology alongside Chinese military ‘were combining world’s most deadly coronaviruses to create mutant strain capable of sparking a pandemic just before the Covid outbreak began’: Investigators say Covid-19 was developed through a series of risky experiments. The virus was leaked from the Wuhan lab and covered up due to its military links https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12182513/Scientists-Wuhan-combining-worlds-deadly-coronaviruses-outbreak-Covid-19.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1K-p2PQp4FUxvdldWup9ZS6cMcWzg8o9_zn87rn22WWvJQAAFZa1yhRnu1w-n2-PVY8_IB0npnDBQ5A0QBHql-rJ_19ny6Ma$

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
House Republicans Unveil New Tax Cut Plan: The panel’s ranking Democrat, Rep. Richard Neal (D-Mass.), retorted: “Not even a week after their manufactured default crisis and it is back to tax cuts for the wealthy and well-connected.”
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House Ways and Means Set to Put GOP Tax Priorities Up for Vote Next Week: The Republican-led committee is preparing to consider a package of tax breaks for individuals and businesses next week.
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Republicans buckle down for what could be marathon blockade: The House is slated to vote again Monday. But as the chamber recessed on Thursday, some of the detractors were signaling the blockade will continue until McCarthy can satisfy their ill-defined demands.
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Texas home foreclosures: As the cost of living in the U.S. continues to climb, foreclosures are also on the rise. Texas is among the states with the most foreclosures in May, with 2,286 properties, ranking third behind Florida and California.
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The Feds Are Coming for Crypto. Can It Survive? The SEC filed lawsuits against two of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges, and it could mean big changes for a vast and unregulated marketplace
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# Employment / Labor
The US has a child labor problem – recalling an embarrassing past that Americans may think they’ve left behind: While Lewis Hine’s early-20th century photographs of working children compelled Congress to limit or ban child labor, the US Department of Labor is now under fire for failing to enforce these laws.
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# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure Samuel Alito Took a Blowtorch to Environmental Law: Rather than decide the case on narrow grounds, the court declared a broader war on our environmental laws by announcing a new doctrine that questions any regulation that impacts private property for public benefit.
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Dead fish are washing up along beaches on the Texas Gulf Coast, officials say. Here’s why: A “perfect storm” of bad conditions, including high temperatures, starved the fish of oxygen, officials said. Tens of thousands of fish washed ashore along the gulf coast of Texas starting on Friday after being starved of oxygen in warm water, officials said.
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# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals
New study raises concerns about safety of commonly used artificial sweetener: The study, published in the Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, discovered that the chemicals present in sucralose can break down human DNA, posing potential risks to human health, higher rates of heart attack and stroke
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# Gov / Politics
Democrats Unveil Debt Ceiling Reform Act to Prevent Repeat of GOP Hostage-Taking: “It’s time to put the debt ceiling in the hands of the Treasury secretary,” said Sen. Dick Durbin.
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Kari Lake takes wild leap in Trump’s defense, threatening gun violence against DOJ and Biden: Speaking to an audience of Georgia Republican activists, Lake issued a warning for anyone “coming after” Trump, saying, “I have a message tonight for Merrick Garland, and Jack Smith, and Joe Biden. And the guys back there in the fake news media, you should listen up as well, this one’s for you. If you wanna get to President Trump, you’re gonna have to go through me, and you’re gonna have to go through 75 million Americans just like me.” “Most of us are card-carrying members of the NRA. That’s not a threat, that’s a public service announcement”
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The paranoid reaction to the Justice Department’s charges reveal a party gripped by the politics of perpetual apocalypses. Surveying the reactions of top Republicans after Donald Trump’s indictment on charges of mishandling classified information, you’d think the country was in the midst of a coup.
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A Dangerous Moment For The GOP and America: In the wake of his second indictment, former President Trump has done what he does best: echo right-wing attacks and conspiracy theories to undermine the justice system and the rule of law. Even more worrying are high-ranking Republicans falling in line and defending Trump at all costs. Media Matters President Angelo Carusone and Country Over Party Founder Matt Dowd unpack these developments with American Voices host Alicia Menendez.
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Ron DeSantis’ Crusade Against Campaign Finance Laws: Experts say the Florida governor and his super PAC are pushing boundaries and betting that election regulators are asleep on the job. Florida Gov. and Republican presidential candidate Ron DeSantis is working to harness the power of big money in open defiance of federal election laws, betting that no one will hold him accountable.
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Hunter Biden, Burisma, and Corruption: The Impact on U.S. Government Policy and Related Concerns
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# Legal / DOJ
49-page indictment against Trump was unsealed Friday: The 49-page indictment included information regarding defense and weapons capabilities of both the United States and foreign countries; United States nuclear programs; potential vulnerabilities of the United States and its allies to military attack; and plans for possible retaliation in response to a foreign attack.”
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Trump indictment unsealed, a criminal law scholar explains what the charges mean, and what prosecutors will now need to prove: In this indictment, prosecutors are making an effort to tell the full story and explain why the actions detailed are wrongful. They appear to want to explain why the circumstances in this case justified charges and that this is not a “gotcha!” situation where someone has kept 200 cases of documents that have been carefully screened and one or two documents accidentally got in the mix.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/trump-indictment-unsealed-a-criminal-law-scholar-explains-what-the-charges-mean-and-what-prosecutors-will-now-need-to-prove-207469__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1K-p2PQp4FUxvdldWup9ZS6cMcWzg8o9_zn87rn22WWvJQAAFZa1yhRnu1w-n2-PVY8_IB0npnDBQ5A0QBHql-rJ_0s98TlS$

Trump charged under Espionage Act, which covers a lot more crimes than just spying: While navigating the sound and fury over the Trump indictment, here are a few things to note about the Espionage Act. Espionage Act seldom pertains to espionage
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Donald Trump’s Documents Defense Appears to Be Unraveling: “This Is Secret Information. Look.”: As the former president faces federal charges, CNN reports that Trump admitted on tape to having documents he knew had not been declassified.
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Even Trump’s 2024 Rivals Are Rushing to Defend Him Post-Indictment News: One Republican lawmaker appears to have even made a militia call to arms in response to the pending charges.
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Trump’s Rivals Are Absolutely Terrified of Criticizing Him Even After New Indictment: The field of GOP hopefuls all have an interest in Trump self-immolating from this new indictment, but don’t expect them to light the match.
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The Documents Trump Hoarded Are Even More Sensitive Than We Thought: The former president is in very deep trouble, and it’s completely self-inflicted.
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Feds moved Trump’s case to Florida. They might regret it: Trying former President Donald Trump in Florida brings risks for the Justice Department that go well beyond the strength of the prosecution’s case.
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Transcript of Trump Recording Shows He Knew Docs Were Classified: The recording, from 2021, features Trump talking to other people about documents that are highly secretive. CNN has obtained a transcript of the recording, which showcases that Trump was aware that at least some of the documents in his possession were classified, and that he did not declassify them as president or on his way out of the White House, statements that directly contradict his public defenses for having the documents in his possession.
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Trump supporters, including Congress members, swamp the internet with demands for violence, “We need to start killing”: Donald Trump’s most vocal supporters wrote a series of threats on pro-Trump message boards, calling for violence and even murders, Vice News reports.
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Donald Trump Is Starting to Scare Everyone: Trump apparently admitted, on tape, of course! that, as president, he “could have declassified [the documents he took from the White House and stored in Mar-a-Lago], but now I can’t!” If ever there was a smoking gun that would allow for federal prosecutors to vigorously pursue and convict Trump for having violated the Espionage Act, the Presidential Records Act of 1978, and then of having obstructed justice, it’s this infernal recording.
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# Medical / Health
What Is AAT Deficiency? About 2% of people inherited a rare condition called alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT) deficiency which causes chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Most people with AAT deficiency don’t know they have it.
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# Medical Science
Nanoplastic ingestion causes neurological deficits: Small plastic particulates can induce inflammatory responses in the gut and brain, but removing them reverses this damage. After two months of daily ingestion of nanoplastics at the estimated human consumption dose, nanoplastic-exposed mice exhibited reduced cognition and short-term memory as assessed by standard neurological assessments such as the open-field test, novel object recognition assay, and the Morris water maze.
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A new study finds a chemical formed when we digest a widely used sweetener is “genotoxic,” meaning it breaks up DNA. The chemical is also found in trace amounts in the sweetener itself, and the finding raises questions about how the sweetener may contribute to health problems. At issue is sucralose, a widely used artificial sweetener. Previous work by the same research team established that several fat-soluble compounds are produced in the gut after sucralose ingestion. One of these compounds is sucralose-6-acetate.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/sucralose-found-in-common-sweetener-damages-dna-may-cause-cancer__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1K-p2PQp4FUxvdldWup9ZS6cMcWzg8o9_zn87rn22WWvJQAAFZa1yhRnu1w-n2-PVY8_IB0npnDBQ5A0QBHql-rJ_1aRQc91$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2023-06-09

Voices, The Peoples News

June 9, 2023
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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From Town Character to Cartoon Icon: Segar thought back to his
boyhood in the Illinois town of Chester, a little county-seat
community sitting proudly atop a bluff overlooking the
Mississippi River south of St. Louis. Like all the kids in town,
Segar had been mesmerized listening to the astonishing tales
told by Frank ‘Rocky’ Fiegal. Rocky was the town character.
And that was putting it mildly. In a region known for colorful
coots, Rocky stood out from the pack.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://dcjournal.com/holy-cow-history-from-town-character-to-cartoon-icon/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yWSV0ibUQyvbTo69lCLqGpxB5RicyA5lAxfO7RtSzMRb-i0i50rWEdA0LCMuiMbu9Gm1BdJ3dZ5FHaGZ6vvYbEX82aYunO1l$
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# Indigenous / Global
‘It doesn’t go away’: another violent fishing season in Atlantic Canada: “East Coast fishers have weathered arson, gunshots and harassment. Conflict and turmoil will likely continue until the Canadian government addresses Indigenous Rights head on.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thenarwhal.ca/indigenous-fishing-atlantic-canada/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yWSV0ibUQyvbTo69lCLqGpxB5RicyA5lAxfO7RtSzMRb-i0i50rWEdA0LCMuiMbu9Gm1BdJ3dZ5FHaGZ6vvYbEX82VqGKkHq$

# Border / Immigration / Migrants
GOP Governors send National Guard forces, State Troopers to Texas-Mexico border: The border is militarized with walls, surveillance, Border Patrol and troops deployed by Biden. Over 13 Republican governors have sent or are planning to send National Guard forces and state troopers to the southern border, at the request of Texas governor Greg Abbott
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/gop-governors-send-national-guard-forces-state-troopers-to-texas-mexico-border/*:*:text=Over*2013*20Republican*20governors*20have,of*20Texas*20governor*20Greg*20Abbott__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!yWSV0ibUQyvbTo69lCLqGpxB5RicyA5lAxfO7RtSzMRb-i0i50rWEdA0LCMuiMbu9Gm1BdJ3dZ5FHaGZ6vvYbEX82ZC0kydi$

Texas to deploy inflatable border along Rio Grande River in Eagle Pass: According to a press release from Abbott’s office, the strategy of placing an inflatable barrier along the border will “proactively prevent illegal crossings between ports of entry by making it more difficult to cross the Rio Grande and reach the Texas side of the southern border.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2023/06/09/texas-to-install-inflatable-barrier-along-rio-grande-to-thwart-border-crossings/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yWSV0ibUQyvbTo69lCLqGpxB5RicyA5lAxfO7RtSzMRb-i0i50rWEdA0LCMuiMbu9Gm1BdJ3dZ5FHaGZ6vvYbEX82a0oYyQS$

# Chemicals
“Forever Chemicals” Makers Hid Dangers for Decades: A new study finds that PFAS manufacturers took a page from Big Tobacco to suppress research and delay regulation.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.levernews.com/forever-chemicals-makers-hid-dangers-for-decades/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yWSV0ibUQyvbTo69lCLqGpxB5RicyA5lAxfO7RtSzMRb-i0i50rWEdA0LCMuiMbu9Gm1BdJ3dZ5FHaGZ6vvYbEX82XMVQbzT$

# Education / Schools
Cameras in classrooms: The new state-appointed Houston ISD superintendent announced the creation of the New Education System, a program that will increase teacher pay, extend school days and instruction time, get rid of librarians and put cameras in classrooms. The program will be implemented across 29 schools.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://districtadministration.com/29-houston-schools-will-look-different-next-school-year-cameras-in-classrooms-no-librarians-higher-pay-for-teachers/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yWSV0ibUQyvbTo69lCLqGpxB5RicyA5lAxfO7RtSzMRb-i0i50rWEdA0LCMuiMbu9Gm1BdJ3dZ5FHaGZ6vvYbEX82QMnk4D6$

# Employment / Labor
The Chamber submitted comments to the FTC on its proposed rule to ban noncompete clauses: The US Chamber of Commerce, which is not a government agency, clapped back with an oxymoron, saying noncompetes actually foster competition by “protecting investments in research and development, promoting workforce training, and reducing free-riding.” Agency estimates new rule could increase workers’ earnings by nearly $300 billion per year
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2023/01/ftc-proposes-rule-ban-noncompete-clauses-which-hurt-workers-harm-competition__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yWSV0ibUQyvbTo69lCLqGpxB5RicyA5lAxfO7RtSzMRb-i0i50rWEdA0LCMuiMbu9Gm1BdJ3dZ5FHaGZ6vvYbEX82ecOJ1ZR$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Industry Determined to forge ahead with canal expansion, Army Corps unveils testing plan for contaminants in Matagorda Bay in Texas: The expansion project will enable the world’s largest class of tanker ships to dock at a new oil export terminal on the Gulf Coast. It also involves dredging a Superfund site.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/08062023/texas-matagorda-bay-testing/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yWSV0ibUQyvbTo69lCLqGpxB5RicyA5lAxfO7RtSzMRb-i0i50rWEdA0LCMuiMbu9Gm1BdJ3dZ5FHaGZ6vvYbEX82R-GQoMR$

Mining critical to renewable energy tied to hundreds of alleged human rights abuses: A new report faults the U.S. and other nations for providing incentives for the mining of rare metals like lithium and cobalt without enacting adequate labor and environmental safeguards
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/07062023/mining-clean-energy-human-rights/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yWSV0ibUQyvbTo69lCLqGpxB5RicyA5lAxfO7RtSzMRb-i0i50rWEdA0LCMuiMbu9Gm1BdJ3dZ5FHaGZ6vvYbEX82Y2s-qqf$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure In Alaska, Tribal Governments Push for Larger Conservation Role: Past conservation efforts, led by the federal and state governments, have locked Native Alaskans out of their traditional hunting grounds. Many tribes are now pushing for more say in environmental managemen
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://undark.org/2023/06/06/in-alaska-tribal-governments-push-for-larger-conservation-role/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yWSV0ibUQyvbTo69lCLqGpxB5RicyA5lAxfO7RtSzMRb-i0i50rWEdA0LCMuiMbu9Gm1BdJ3dZ5FHaGZ6vvYbEX82fKSBWOQ$

‘People Didn’t Listen to Our Warnings’: Scientists Say It’s Too Late to Save Arctic Summer Ice: Even with dramatic shifts in emissions, summer sea ice in the Arctic is doomed. A new analysis has found that even greatly and swiftly reducing greenhouse gas emissions will not prevent the disappearance of sea ice in September over the coming decades.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/ice-free-arctic-summer__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yWSV0ibUQyvbTo69lCLqGpxB5RicyA5lAxfO7RtSzMRb-i0i50rWEdA0LCMuiMbu9Gm1BdJ3dZ5FHaGZ6vvYbEX82XGJB_iP$

‘Encouraging News’: Endangered Vaquitas Hanging On in Gulf of California, Expedition Finds: The shy, elusive vaquita is the smallest and most endangered porpoise in the world, with fewer than 20 remaining in their small range in the Gulf of California’s Sea of Cortez. Vaquitas have been hanging on against all odds, despite the consistent threat of entanglement in gillnets
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ecowatch.com/vaquita-population-gulf-of-california.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yWSV0ibUQyvbTo69lCLqGpxB5RicyA5lAxfO7RtSzMRb-i0i50rWEdA0LCMuiMbu9Gm1BdJ3dZ5FHaGZ6vvYbEX82XEn0JqX$

Oil and pipeline companies are backing a ‘water quality restoration’ project in North America’s biggest swamp. “The idea that this is an experimental project is absurd because we’ve done this numerous times.” Louisiana activists say the East Grand Lake river diversion will smother part of the Atchafalaya Basin, creating new land for fossil energy development in the process.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nationofchange.org/2023/06/09/oil-and-pipeline-companies-are-backing-a-water-quality-restoration-project-in-north-americas-biggest-swamp/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yWSV0ibUQyvbTo69lCLqGpxB5RicyA5lAxfO7RtSzMRb-i0i50rWEdA0LCMuiMbu9Gm1BdJ3dZ5FHaGZ6vvYbEX82S–gRdJ$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure / Global Suncor helped write ‘first draft’ of Canadian plan for tackling carbon emissions: Newly obtained documents reveal a Shell executive is also part of the federal advisory group for carbon capture, utilization and storage, which has been kept under wraps for two years
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nationalnewswatch.com/2023/06/08/suncor-helped-write-first-draft-of-canadian-plan-for-tackling-carbon-emissions/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yWSV0ibUQyvbTo69lCLqGpxB5RicyA5lAxfO7RtSzMRb-i0i50rWEdA0LCMuiMbu9Gm1BdJ3dZ5FHaGZ6vvYbEX82SfepbAH$

# Farming / GMO Alternatives
Mycoprotein and fungal proteins – The sustainability potential: Mycoprotein and fungal proteins take up less land than animal farming, and can be used to aid in regenerative agriculture,
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.foodnavigator-usa.com/Article/2023/06/06/Mycoprotein-and-fungal-proteins-The-sustainability-potential__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yWSV0ibUQyvbTo69lCLqGpxB5RicyA5lAxfO7RtSzMRb-i0i50rWEdA0LCMuiMbu9Gm1BdJ3dZ5FHaGZ6vvYbEX82SLSQsHO$

Alternative protein from leaves? ‘Industry first’ development to reduce reliance on soy and pea. A new source of alternative plant protein from amaranth leaf is in development for the food industry
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.foodingredientsfirst.com/news/alternative-protein-project-to-produce-tasteless-peas-to-avoid-industry-reliance-on-unsustainable-soy.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yWSV0ibUQyvbTo69lCLqGpxB5RicyA5lAxfO7RtSzMRb-i0i50rWEdA0LCMuiMbu9Gm1BdJ3dZ5FHaGZ6vvYbEX82WoMHpJH$

What’s next for the meat alternatives category? Hear from Redefine Meat, Millow, DTU and more: Innovation has paved the way for alt meat makers looking to mimic the real thing. And there is more to come. Which innovative technologies and ingredients promise to mimic the taste, texture, and cooking behaviour of conventional meat?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2023/06/05/What-s-next-for-the-meat-alternatives-category-Hear-from-Redefine-Meat-Millow-DTU-and-more__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yWSV0ibUQyvbTo69lCLqGpxB5RicyA5lAxfO7RtSzMRb-i0i50rWEdA0LCMuiMbu9Gm1BdJ3dZ5FHaGZ6vvYbEX82Wlul5ql$

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals
Iowa’s Industrial Hog Farms Are Killing the State’s Fish With Animal Waste and Agrochemicals: Agriculture is the lifeblood of Iowa, but it also contributes to mass die-offs of fish in the state’s waterways. Iowa is one of the top 10 agricultural states in the country. It is the nation’s leading producer of corn, a commodity whose productivity depends heavily on fertilizer. It is also the nation’s largest hog producer. Nearly one-third of the nation’s hogs are raised in Iowa, with the collateral effect of generating thousands of tons of animal waste or manure.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thegazette.com/environment-nature/animal-waste-and-agrochemicals-are-leading-cause-of-fish-kills-in-iowa-waterways/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yWSV0ibUQyvbTo69lCLqGpxB5RicyA5lAxfO7RtSzMRb-i0i50rWEdA0LCMuiMbu9Gm1BdJ3dZ5FHaGZ6vvYbEX82fsnHf58$

# Gov / Politics / Global
Iran Is Helping Russia Build a Drone Factory, U.S. Says: U.S. intelligence officials believe the drone manufacturing plant could be operational as soon as early next year.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/u-s-says-iran-is-helping-russia-build-an-attack-drone-factory-for-use-in-ukraine__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yWSV0ibUQyvbTo69lCLqGpxB5RicyA5lAxfO7RtSzMRb-i0i50rWEdA0LCMuiMbu9Gm1BdJ3dZ5FHaGZ6vvYbEX82Tp4s23w$

# Gov / Politics
Gavin Newsom Has a Radical Idea for Tackling Gun Violence: Amend the US Constitution: California’s governor proposes a long-shot bid to ratify a 28th Amendment on guns, calling for the movement to “go on the offense.” A constitutional amendment that would impose federal restrictions on gun ownership and ban assault weapons.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.gov.ca.gov/2023/06/08/28th-amendment/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yWSV0ibUQyvbTo69lCLqGpxB5RicyA5lAxfO7RtSzMRb-i0i50rWEdA0LCMuiMbu9Gm1BdJ3dZ5FHaGZ6vvYbEX82VmOyq5O$

For GOP, Debt Ceiling Deal Was Never About Debt, It Was About Conserving Power: The real interests of the Republican Party in these negotiations, however were not actually about spending, or the national debt, or even about pushing an anti-government platform. Rather, they were about consolidating power and wealth for those who already have it, from corporations and the wealthy to the U.S. itself on the global stage.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/for-gop-debt-ceiling-deal-was-never-about-debt-it-was-about-conserving-power/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yWSV0ibUQyvbTo69lCLqGpxB5RicyA5lAxfO7RtSzMRb-i0i50rWEdA0LCMuiMbu9Gm1BdJ3dZ5FHaGZ6vvYbEX82XYdUmEG$

SCOTUS Rules Against Racist Gerrymandering in Alabama, Upholds Voting Rights Act: Alabama will have to redraw its maps to allocate one additional majority-Black district.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/scotus-rules-against-racist-gerrymandering-in-alabama-upholds-voting-rights-act/*:*:text=In*20a*20decision*20that*20surprised,the*20product*20of*20racist*20gerrymandering__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!yWSV0ibUQyvbTo69lCLqGpxB5RicyA5lAxfO7RtSzMRb-i0i50rWEdA0LCMuiMbu9Gm1BdJ3dZ5FHaGZ6vvYbEX82cMxee_W$ .

Why did the right-leaning supreme court hand Democrats a victory? Perhaps they know they need to preserve whatever is left of their legitimacy. Not only does that mean Democrats will very likely gain a seat in Alabama next year, but the decision will probably also force other states to redraw their congressional maps as well.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/supreme-court-voting-rights-redistricting-implications/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yWSV0ibUQyvbTo69lCLqGpxB5RicyA5lAxfO7RtSzMRb-i0i50rWEdA0LCMuiMbu9Gm1BdJ3dZ5FHaGZ6vvYbEX82dINzisA$

Accused Crack-Smoking Councilman Now Charged With Child Molestation: An ex-Rhode Island Republican councilman found passed out in his car while holding a crack pipe has been busted again, this time on molestation charges involving a 12-year-old girl. On Thursday, Reilly was back in legal trouble from an arrest in North Kingston for alleged child molestation, the Providence Journal reported, citing Cranston Police Chief Michael Winquist.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2023/06/09/republican-matthew-reilly-accused-of-sex-abuse/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yWSV0ibUQyvbTo69lCLqGpxB5RicyA5lAxfO7RtSzMRb-i0i50rWEdA0LCMuiMbu9Gm1BdJ3dZ5FHaGZ6vvYbEX82R3KHqr2$

# Law Enforcment
Atlanta City Council is hell-bent on building a $70 million police playground. It’s the last thing the city needs: Funding for Atlanta’s “Cop City,” the community-given nickname for a police training facility in DeKalb County, Georgia, has been approved by the city council in an 11-4 vote.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/justice/2023-06-09-atlantas-unrelenting-cop-city-crusade/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yWSV0ibUQyvbTo69lCLqGpxB5RicyA5lAxfO7RtSzMRb-i0i50rWEdA0LCMuiMbu9Gm1BdJ3dZ5FHaGZ6vvYbEX82U42iYJZ$

As Atlanta was absorbing yet another piece of bad news about its snakebit proposal for a new police and fire training facility, that it would cost the public twice as much as had been discussed, MSNBC host Chris Hayes said what much of the national audience must be thinking. The fight could influence whether Georgia stays blue in 2024’s Senate and presidential races.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/06/06/cop-city-atlanta-funding-vote/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yWSV0ibUQyvbTo69lCLqGpxB5RicyA5lAxfO7RtSzMRb-i0i50rWEdA0LCMuiMbu9Gm1BdJ3dZ5FHaGZ6vvYbEX82T4MVftb$

Atlanta’s ‘Cop City’ Protests Explained: An Activist Slain By Police And Georgia’s State Of Emergency: An Atlanta-based police and fire training facility pegged by protesters as “Cop City” has gained national attention following the killing of an environmental activist at the hands of police, and a tense standoff with protesters that has caused the governor to declare a state of emergency.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.forbes.com/sites/ariannajohnson/2023/01/27/atlantas-cop-city-protests-explained-an-activist-slain-by-police-and-georgias-state-of-emergency/?sh=515f555a7388__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yWSV0ibUQyvbTo69lCLqGpxB5RicyA5lAxfO7RtSzMRb-i0i50rWEdA0LCMuiMbu9Gm1BdJ3dZ5FHaGZ6vvYbEX82duVlbWJ$

Kamau Franklin and Mariah Parker join this urgent episode of ‘Working People’ to discuss the movement to stop Cop City in Atlanta. Plans to build Cop City have been mired in controversy and civil rights violations from the beginning, from the city government’s attempts to ignore residents’ and activists’ objections and force through the construction of Cop City in Atlanta’s ecologically vital Weelaunee Forest, to police raiding an encampment of peaceful protestors and murdering one of them
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://therealnews.com/labor-must-join-the-fight-to-stop-cop-city__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yWSV0ibUQyvbTo69lCLqGpxB5RicyA5lAxfO7RtSzMRb-i0i50rWEdA0LCMuiMbu9Gm1BdJ3dZ5FHaGZ6vvYbEX82e8tCzhl$

# Legal / DOJ
Donald Trump Just Became the First Ex-President to Face Federal Charges:
Federal prosecutors have charged Donald Trump over his retention of national security documents and obstructing the government’s efforts to retrieve them, according to multiple people familiar with the matter, a historic development that poses the most significant legal peril yet for the former president.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jun/08/donald-trump-charged-retention-classified-documents__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yWSV0ibUQyvbTo69lCLqGpxB5RicyA5lAxfO7RtSzMRb-i0i50rWEdA0LCMuiMbu9Gm1BdJ3dZ5FHaGZ6vvYbEX82Z1GicF6$

Indicted Trump Still Has No Clue What ‘Rule of Law’ Means: He can cry “Box Hoax” all he wants. There’s good evidence he committed a serious crime and its prosecution is not a political “witch hunt.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/twice-indicted-trump-still-has-no-clue-what-the-rule-of-law-means__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yWSV0ibUQyvbTo69lCLqGpxB5RicyA5lAxfO7RtSzMRb-i0i50rWEdA0LCMuiMbu9Gm1BdJ3dZ5FHaGZ6vvYbEX82f0U36lq$

Joe Biden allegedly paid $5M by Burisma executive as part of a bribery scheme, according to FBI document –Biden’s son Hunter was a board member of Burisma and also allegedly in on the scheme
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/justice/joe-biden-criminal-bribery-scheme-tied-ukraine-burisma-gop-says__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yWSV0ibUQyvbTo69lCLqGpxB5RicyA5lAxfO7RtSzMRb-i0i50rWEdA0LCMuiMbu9Gm1BdJ3dZ5FHaGZ6vvYbEX82ZLNckfX$

The Special Counsel Is Using Trump’s Own National Security Staff Against Him: Jack Smith’s investigators used Team Trump’s own words to demonstrate the former president knew the rules for classified materials, sources tell Rolling Stone https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/donald-trump-indictment-jack-smith-maralago-raid-1234768141/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yWSV0ibUQyvbTo69lCLqGpxB5RicyA5lAxfO7RtSzMRb-i0i50rWEdA0LCMuiMbu9Gm1BdJ3dZ5FHaGZ6vvYbEX82VDTJ5ci$

Even Fox News’ top legal commentator says the indictment against Trump is ‘extremely damning’: “This is not an indictment that you can dismiss. There are a lot of people who are testifying under oath, and they’re saying highly incriminating things,” the attorney added.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/jonathan-turley-fox-news-trump-indictment-b2354920.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yWSV0ibUQyvbTo69lCLqGpxB5RicyA5lAxfO7RtSzMRb-i0i50rWEdA0LCMuiMbu9Gm1BdJ3dZ5FHaGZ6vvYbEX82cUE3rPv$

# LGBTQ / Gender
A Pall of Hate Darkens Pride Month: Pride Month feels different as threats, fear of violence grows. The rash of laws, often accompanied by intimidation and acts of violence, has prompted the Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest LGBTQ+ civil rights organization, to announce: “We have officially declared a state of emergency for LGBTQ+ people in the United States for the first time following an unprecedented and dangerous spike in anti-LGBTQ+ legislative assaults sweeping state houses this year.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/lgbtq/4029960-pride-month-feels-different-as-threats-fear-of-violence-grows/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yWSV0ibUQyvbTo69lCLqGpxB5RicyA5lAxfO7RtSzMRb-i0i50rWEdA0LCMuiMbu9Gm1BdJ3dZ5FHaGZ6vvYbEX82SBcDaGR$

A National State of Emergency: Human Rights Campaign Sounds the Alarm over Anti-LGBTQ+ Laws in U.S: The Human Rights Campaign has declared a state of emergency for LGBTQ+ people in the United States https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/lgbtq-americans-are-under-attack-human-rights-campaign-declares-in-state-of-emergency-warning__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yWSV0ibUQyvbTo69lCLqGpxB5RicyA5lAxfO7RtSzMRb-i0i50rWEdA0LCMuiMbu9Gm1BdJ3dZ5FHaGZ6vvYbEX82fRPrMaC$

# Medical / Health
‘Reckless in the Extreme’: FDA Panel Recommends New RSV Shot for Use in Healthy Infants: Advisors to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday recommended approval of AstraZeneca’s new monoclonal antibody, which the drugmaker said is designed to protect infants and toddlers up to age 2 from respiratory syncytial virus, but medical experts interviewed by The Defender called the move ‘reckless’ and ‘preposterous.’
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/rsv-monoclonal-antibody-shot-infants/?utm_source=luminate&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=defender&utm_id=20230609__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yWSV0ibUQyvbTo69lCLqGpxB5RicyA5lAxfO7RtSzMRb-i0i50rWEdA0LCMuiMbu9Gm1BdJ3dZ5FHaGZ6vvYbEX82c_suWKW$

# Pharmaceuticals / Drugs
Chemical Giant Syngenta’s ‘Closely Guarded’ Secrets May Soon Be Revealed: With two high-profile trial settings coming up soon, Syngenta is inching closer to the heat of a public spotlight over allegations that its paraquat weed killer causes Parkinson’s disease. Thousands of people suffering from the dreaded, degenerative brain disease are suing the company, claiming it hid the risks of the chemical. But Syngenta is working to dodge the light as long as it can.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/syngenta-trial-paraquat-weed-killer-parkinsons-disease/?utm_source=luminate&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=defender&utm_id=20230609__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yWSV0ibUQyvbTo69lCLqGpxB5RicyA5lAxfO7RtSzMRb-i0i50rWEdA0LCMuiMbu9Gm1BdJ3dZ5FHaGZ6vvYbEX82as2cNHo$

# Social
Trump Extremists Demand Civil War, Mass Murder After New Indictment: “Why are we talking about anything but dragging the political elite out of their homes and setting them on fire?” asked a poster on online forum, The Donald. While there is little evidence of similar planning for real-world unrest just yet, extremism researchers are keeping a close eye on the varied calls for everything from targeted attacks on the district attorney who brought the case to a new civil war.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/online-threats-violence-signs-far-right-organizing-trump-indictment-rcna77709__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yWSV0ibUQyvbTo69lCLqGpxB5RicyA5lAxfO7RtSzMRb-i0i50rWEdA0LCMuiMbu9Gm1BdJ3dZ5FHaGZ6vvYbEX82SUl1ysa$

Did the Trump camp help far-right militia groups plan the Jan. 6 attack? New York Times journalist Alan Feuer says some members of Trump’s inner circle have close ties to the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers, whose leaders have been charged with seditious conspiracy.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/2022/06/30/1108913337/did-the-trump-camp-help-far-right-militia-groups-plan-the-jan-6-attack__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yWSV0ibUQyvbTo69lCLqGpxB5RicyA5lAxfO7RtSzMRb-i0i50rWEdA0LCMuiMbu9Gm1BdJ3dZ5FHaGZ6vvYbEX82b5maye4$

Military service is most common link among Americans who plan mass attacks in US, new study finds: Researchers with the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism found military affiliation as the most prominent characteristic among thousands of suspects in foiled and successful extremist plots to injure or kill at least four people.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/06/07/researchers-say-military-service-single-strongest-predictor-of-violent-extremism.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yWSV0ibUQyvbTo69lCLqGpxB5RicyA5lAxfO7RtSzMRb-i0i50rWEdA0LCMuiMbu9Gm1BdJ3dZ5FHaGZ6vvYbEX82SRCUXXc$

Far Right “Proud Boys” Group Has Continued to Grow Despite January 6 Charges: After Proud Boys members were hit with felonies for the mob attack on the Capitol, the group gained six new chapters.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/far-right-proud-boys-group-has-continued-to-grow-despite-january-6-charges/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yWSV0ibUQyvbTo69lCLqGpxB5RicyA5lAxfO7RtSzMRb-i0i50rWEdA0LCMuiMbu9Gm1BdJ3dZ5FHaGZ6vvYbEX82UMZhJ7v$

# Space / UFO Disclosure / Other
Are We Finally Ready to Admit UFOs Are Alien Visitors? Is all of this just more conspiracy theories—or are we starting to really see proof that we’re not alone in the universe?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/are-we-finally-ready-to-admit-ufos-are-alien-visitors__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yWSV0ibUQyvbTo69lCLqGpxB5RicyA5lAxfO7RtSzMRb-i0i50rWEdA0LCMuiMbu9Gm1BdJ3dZ5FHaGZ6vvYbEX82UGyUS6A$

CIA’s Role in the Study of UFOs, 1947-90: In late 1993, after being pressured by UFOlogists for the release of additional CIA information on UFOs, (3) DCI R. James Woolsey ordered another review of all Agency files on UFOs. Using CIA records compiled from that review, this study traces CIA interest and involvement in the UFO controversy from the late 1940s to 1990. It chronologically examines the Agency’s efforts to solve the mystery of UFOs, its programs that had an impact on UFO sightings, and its attempts to conceal CIA involvement in the entire UFO issue. What emerges from this examination is that, while Agency concern over UFOs was substantial until the early 1950s, CIA has since paid only limited and peripheral attention to the phenomena.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://sgp.fas.org/library/ciaufo.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yWSV0ibUQyvbTo69lCLqGpxB5RicyA5lAxfO7RtSzMRb-i0i50rWEdA0LCMuiMbu9Gm1BdJ3dZ5FHaGZ6vvYbEX82fOON_jc$

# Technology
How the HubSpot Blog Team Uses AI: Ah, AI. It’s quickly become one of the buzziest words of 2023, akin to the popularity of the phrase “new normal” in 2022. And for good reason. AI is poised to completely revolutionize the ways in which we work, interact, and even play.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.imnewswatch.com/2023/05/16/how-the-hubspot-blog-team-uses-ai-hubspot-article/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yWSV0ibUQyvbTo69lCLqGpxB5RicyA5lAxfO7RtSzMRb-i0i50rWEdA0LCMuiMbu9Gm1BdJ3dZ5FHaGZ6vvYbEX82SZAAt63$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2023-06-08

Voices, The Peoples News

June 8, 2023
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

# Indigenous
# Border / Immigration / Migrants
‘They Have Spare Rooms,’ NYC Mayor Eric Adams Wants to House Illegal Aliens in ‘Private Residences’: New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) said regular New Yorkers should house the busloads of illegal aliens arriving in The City.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/06/they-have-spare-rooms-nyc-mayor-eric-adams/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wcs4_iqs4vfX0szCV8c6pd3jc1GRE5jvplEmZhx1pFgAqaKNDKM_SPmwPn2Pe2eWYJXe10HluUA7q55terazSjz2Hsyw8rTQ$

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
Monetary Blowback: How U.S. Wars, Sanctions, and Hegemony Are Threatening the Dollar’s Reserve Currency Dominance: A growing number of countries are preparing to shift from using the U.S. dollar in trade, which could undermine the greenback’s global supremacy.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/06/07/intercepted-podcast-us-dollar-dedollarization/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wcs4_iqs4vfX0szCV8c6pd3jc1GRE5jvplEmZhx1pFgAqaKNDKM_SPmwPn2Pe2eWYJXe10HluUA7q55terazSjz2HhOBSpK5$

# Education / Schools
Biden Vetoes Measure Overturning Student Loan Forgiveness Plan: President Biden has vetoed a measure that would have overturned his student debt relief plan, leaving the fate of the program in the hands of the Supreme Court.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/4031775-biden-vetoes-measure-overturning-student-loan-forgiveness-plan/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wcs4_iqs4vfX0szCV8c6pd3jc1GRE5jvplEmZhx1pFgAqaKNDKM_SPmwPn2Pe2eWYJXe10HluUA7q55terazSjz2HgSDdzC_$

Two House Committees Have Launched Investigation into $6 Billion Student Loan Payout Plan: The Biden administration’s controversial move to forgive $6 billion in federal student debt by settling a class action lawsuit has drawn the scrutiny of two congressional committees.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.highereddive.com/news/house-committees-will-investigate-education-department-over-sweet-v-cardon/651215/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wcs4_iqs4vfX0szCV8c6pd3jc1GRE5jvplEmZhx1pFgAqaKNDKM_SPmwPn2Pe2eWYJXe10HluUA7q55terazSjz2HtnaeWoH$

# Employment / Labor
Teamsters Kick Off Strike Authorization Vote for Nearly 350,000 UPS Workers: As UPS drivers and organizers, we want workers everywhere to see that building a union opens the door to a better world.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jacobin.com/2023/06/ups-teamsters-strike-contract-sean-obrien-tdu__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wcs4_iqs4vfX0szCV8c6pd3jc1GRE5jvplEmZhx1pFgAqaKNDKM_SPmwPn2Pe2eWYJXe10HluUA7q55terazSjz2Hr3HJh5L$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure Record pollution and heat herald a season of climate extremes: Scientists have long warned that global warming will increase the chance of severe wildfires like those burning across Canada and heat waves like the one smothering Puerto Rico. It’s not officially summer yet in the Northern Hemisphere.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/08/climate/canada-wildfires-smoke-extreme-weather.html*:*:text=Scientists*20have*20long*20warned*20that,the*20one*20smothering*20Puerto*20Rico.&text=It’s*20not*20officially*20summer*20yet*20in*20the*20Northern*20Hemisphere__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUl!!On18fmf1aQ!wcs4_iqs4vfX0szCV8c6pd3jc1GRE5jvplEmZhx1pFgAqaKNDKM_SPmwPn2Pe2eWYJXe10HluUA7q55terazSjz2HhOscc9k$

Smoke clouds bring a warning: Climate change in the Western U.S. means more intense and frequent wildfires churning out waves of smoke that scientists say will sweep across the continent to affect tens of millions of people. Reality is prompting people in cities and rural areas alike to prepare for a summer of sooty skies along the West Coast and in the Rocky Mountains, the regions widely expected to suffer most from blazes tied to dryer, warmer conditions.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/ak-state-wire-billings-ut-state-wire-wa-state-wire-az-state-wire-903ca717a11f44de9f007844f05f5279__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wcs4_iqs4vfX0szCV8c6pd3jc1GRE5jvplEmZhx1pFgAqaKNDKM_SPmwPn2Pe2eWYJXe10HluUA7q55terazSjz2HlHD0yky$

The air quality index explained: What it means and how to stay safe: As wildfires ravage Canada and smoke bellows down into the eastern US, air alerts have been issued in several cities and regions and many are asking themselves how they can defend against smoke and overall poor air quality.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnet.com/health/air-quality-index-what-it-means-and-how-to-protect-yourself/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wcs4_iqs4vfX0szCV8c6pd3jc1GRE5jvplEmZhx1pFgAqaKNDKM_SPmwPn2Pe2eWYJXe10HluUA7q55terazSjz2HitMYQBt$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure / Global Ancient giants: An epic quest to reach the tallest known tree in the Amazon. In September last year, Gorgens and a team of 19 others returned, armed with key lessons from their first attempt, better equipment and supplies for a longer mission. A Nature photographer accompanied them on their journey.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nature.com/immersive/d41586-023-01828-x/index.html?utm_source=Nature*Briefing&utm_campaign=fd30230100-briefing-dy-20230608&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c9dfd39373-fd30230100-43812897__;Kw!!On18fmf1aQ!wcs4_iqs4vfX0szCV8c6pd3jc1GRE5jvplEmZhx1pFgAqaKNDKM_SPmwPn2Pe2eWYJXe10HluUA7q55terazSjz2HpmM39P2$

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals
After President Joe Biden passed the new debt ceiling deal, experts believe that the deal would result in a significant loss of SNAP benefits for almost 750,000 citizens in the country. “There was a lot at stake for the country but the provisions that were included with regard to SNAP really did not have to be added to the debt ceiling,” says Ellen Vollinger, SNAP director for the Food Research and Action Center (FRAC). “The amount of money that gets taken away from people on SNAP as a result of this debt deal has enormous consequences for them on an individual level.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://time.com/6284724/debt-ceiling-deal-snap/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wcs4_iqs4vfX0szCV8c6pd3jc1GRE5jvplEmZhx1pFgAqaKNDKM_SPmwPn2Pe2eWYJXe10HluUA7q55terazSjz2HsFAyLTR$

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals / Global Danish project seeks to upcycle fish farming waste into fibre- and umami-rich algae for food sector: A major new innovation project led by the University of Copenhagen will convert nutrients and CO2 from shrimp and fish farming into seaweed for the food and healthcare industries.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2023/06/08/danish-project-seeks-to-upcycle-fish-farming-waste-into-fibre-and-umami-rich-algae-for-food-sector?utm_source=newsletter_daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=08-Jun-2023&cid=DM1080176&bid=130246973__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wcs4_iqs4vfX0szCV8c6pd3jc1GRE5jvplEmZhx1pFgAqaKNDKM_SPmwPn2Pe2eWYJXe10HluUA7q55terazSjz2HrVVMKXd$

# General News
Parents’ rights organizations including Florida-based Moms for Liberty are added to Southern Poverty Law Center’s list of ‘hate and anti-government groups’ alongside neo-Nazis and the Ku Klux Klan –Parents’ rights organizations including Florida-based Moms for Liberty are the latest to be added to a list of ‘hate and anti-government groups’
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12171579/Some-parents-rights-organizations-listed-hate-groups.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wcs4_iqs4vfX0szCV8c6pd3jc1GRE5jvplEmZhx1pFgAqaKNDKM_SPmwPn2Pe2eWYJXe10HluUA7q55terazSjz2HrMeFMfM$

Biden Embraces Antisemitism Definition That Has Upended Free Speech in Europe: The definition conflates criticism of Israel with antisemitism. A new report details how it’s been used to justify punitive action against Palestine advocates in Europe.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/06/06/antisemitism-definition-israel-palestine/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wcs4_iqs4vfX0szCV8c6pd3jc1GRE5jvplEmZhx1pFgAqaKNDKM_SPmwPn2Pe2eWYJXe10HluUA7q55terazSjz2Hl-GCfvp$

Dead Raccoon, Racist Threat Left at Oregon Mayor’s Door: A small-town mayor in Oregon found a horrific display at the door of his law office earlier this week: a racist message, taped over the corpse of a raccoon.
Ed Fitch, the mayor of Redmond, discovered the twisted tableau on Monday morning https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/06/07/redmond-oregon-mayor-dead-raccoon-racist-sign/70297107007/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wcs4_iqs4vfX0szCV8c6pd3jc1GRE5jvplEmZhx1pFgAqaKNDKM_SPmwPn2Pe2eWYJXe10HluUA7q55terazSjz2Hi-HR21_$

# Gov / Politics
‘HOLD THE FLOOR’ The House of Representatives stalled with members of the far-right House Freedom Caucus vowing to “hold the floor” out of frustration with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) over his debt ceiling deal with President Joe Biden that passed with Democratic votes https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/freedom-caucus-kevin-mccarthy_n_6480bd8ce4b048eb910c75f2__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wcs4_iqs4vfX0szCV8c6pd3jc1GRE5jvplEmZhx1pFgAqaKNDKM_SPmwPn2Pe2eWYJXe10HluUA7q55terazSjz2HpOYBMqm$

The Fix Was In With Biden’s Debt Ceiling Deal: The country may have narrowly avoided a debt default catastrophe by passing a debt ceiling deal on June 3, but that doesn’t mean we should allow the fiasco to fall into the memory hole.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://share.transistor.fm/s/3882d2a8/transcript__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wcs4_iqs4vfX0szCV8c6pd3jc1GRE5jvplEmZhx1pFgAqaKNDKM_SPmwPn2Pe2eWYJXe10HluUA7q55terazSjz2Hi0Of3Ng$

Mike Pence, Now Running for President, Tried His Hardest to Help Trump Overturn the 2020 Election: A long list of reasons you absolutely do not want to be calling the former VP “Mr. President” come January 20, 2025.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4038723-pence-argues-jan-6-is-disqualifying-for-trump-as-he-launches-campaign/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wcs4_iqs4vfX0szCV8c6pd3jc1GRE5jvplEmZhx1pFgAqaKNDKM_SPmwPn2Pe2eWYJXe10HluUA7q55terazSjz2HqoGcaYk$

# Law Enforcment
No One Believes in Cop City. So Why Did Atlanta’s City Council Fund It? The fight could influence whether Georgia stays blue in 2024’s Senate and presidential races.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/06/06/cop-city-atlanta-funding-vote/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wcs4_iqs4vfX0szCV8c6pd3jc1GRE5jvplEmZhx1pFgAqaKNDKM_SPmwPn2Pe2eWYJXe10HluUA7q55terazSjz2HtKKoduu$

DHS Says Cop City Protesters Are Not Domestic Terrorists, as Labeled by Georgia Law Enforcement: On Wednesday, Georgia Senator Raphael Warnock, a Democrat, asked the Department of Homeland Security for clarification, writing, “Peaceful protest is a quintessentially American activity — and a fundamental Constitutional right.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.democracynow.org/2023/6/8/headlines/dhs_says_cop_city_protesters_are_not_domestic_terrorists_as_labeled_by_georgia_law_enforcement__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wcs4_iqs4vfX0szCV8c6pd3jc1GRE5jvplEmZhx1pFgAqaKNDKM_SPmwPn2Pe2eWYJXe10HluUA7q55terazSjz2HnvnujJl$

Funeral Director Shoots Pallbearer Dead at Girl’s Burial: Wilson Chavis allegedly became angry at rival funeral home workers during the service for a 10-year-old drive-by shooting victim.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2023/06/08/maryland-funeral-home-director-kills-pallbearer-at-girls-burial-cops/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wcs4_iqs4vfX0szCV8c6pd3jc1GRE5jvplEmZhx1pFgAqaKNDKM_SPmwPn2Pe2eWYJXe10HluUA7q55terazSjz2HvbJ7bub$

Detroit 6-Year-Old Shoots Baby Brother in the Face, Cops Say: The 1-year-old child was in a bouncy chair when his sibling fired a fully loaded semi-automatic, according to police.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2023/06/08/six-year-old-shoots-baby-in-face-while-in-bouncy-chair-cops/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wcs4_iqs4vfX0szCV8c6pd3jc1GRE5jvplEmZhx1pFgAqaKNDKM_SPmwPn2Pe2eWYJXe10HluUA7q55terazSjz2Hj9pZtVL$

# Legal / DOJ
Prosecutors Ready to Ask For Trump Indictment on Obstruction And Espionage Act Charges: The Department of Justice is preparing to ask a Washington, DC grand jury to indict former president Donald Trump for violating the Espionage Act and for obstruction of justice, adding further weight to the legal baggage facing Mr Trump as he campaigns for his party’s nomination in next year’s presidential election.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-indictment-section-793-espionage-act-mark-meadows-b2353684.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wcs4_iqs4vfX0szCV8c6pd3jc1GRE5jvplEmZhx1pFgAqaKNDKM_SPmwPn2Pe2eWYJXe10HluUA7q55terazSjz2Hg_mMH0b$

Republicans backed down from a threat to hold FBI Director Christopher Wray in contempt of Congress over a form documenting an unverified tip that Joe Biden took a bribe when he was vice president, after the Justice Department offered to brief all members of a House panel on the file
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/house-republicans-pull-back-contempt-charge-fbi-director-99920473__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wcs4_iqs4vfX0szCV8c6pd3jc1GRE5jvplEmZhx1pFgAqaKNDKM_SPmwPn2Pe2eWYJXe10HluUA7q55terazSjz2HvMdJ1Uy$

Federal prosecutors have reportedly notified Donald Trump’s legal team that he is a target of the criminal investigation into his handling of classified documents. An ex-prosecutor said this is bad news for the former president, who has denied wrongdoing, and a “pretty sure sign that we’re about to see Donald Trump indicted.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jun/07/trump-mar-a-lago-classified-documents-investigation__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wcs4_iqs4vfX0szCV8c6pd3jc1GRE5jvplEmZhx1pFgAqaKNDKM_SPmwPn2Pe2eWYJXe10HluUA7q55terazSjz2HmDqGo6q$

Steve Bannon, a longtime supporter and former Trump adviser, was reportedly subpoenaed in Washington by a federal grand jury in the wide-ranging DOJ investigation of the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection, and Trump’s actions following his 2020 election loss.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4039622-bannon-received-subpoena-in-special-counsels-jan-6-investigation-report/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wcs4_iqs4vfX0szCV8c6pd3jc1GRE5jvplEmZhx1pFgAqaKNDKM_SPmwPn2Pe2eWYJXe10HluUA7q55terazSjz2HuKbXg4Y$

FBI caves, will let Comer’s full committee see Biden bribery document: Accommodation from Bureau came after threat of contempt vote on Thursday.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://justthenews.com/government/congress/fbi-caves-will-let-comers-full-committee-see-biden-bribery-document__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wcs4_iqs4vfX0szCV8c6pd3jc1GRE5jvplEmZhx1pFgAqaKNDKM_SPmwPn2Pe2eWYJXe10HluUA7q55terazSjz2HmMOu1IJ$

Trump Demands New Trial in E. Jean Carroll Case: His legal team called the damages granted to Carroll ‘grossly excessive’ and described the jury’s determination as “a far cry from rape.”
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# Medical / Health
Ketanji Brown Jackson’s First Major Opinion Saves Medicaid
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vox.com/scotus/2023/6/8/23754267/supreme-court-ketanji-brown-jackson-medicaid-health-hospital-talevski__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wcs4_iqs4vfX0szCV8c6pd3jc1GRE5jvplEmZhx1pFgAqaKNDKM_SPmwPn2Pe2eWYJXe10HluUA7q55terazSjz2HiQ51JJe$

# Medical / Health / Global
# Medical Science
# Medical Technology
Mayo Clinic adopted a new Google Cloud tool, Enterprise Search on Generative AI App Builder: To build a chatbot that lets medical professionals quickly locate patient info. In health care, the technology should allow workers to interpret data such as a patient’s medical history, imaging records, genomics or labs more quickly and with a simple query. While generative AI has become the hottest topic in tech, health care presents an important challenge because there’s little room for inaccurate results.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnbc.com/2023/06/07/google-cloud-partners-with-mayo-clinic-brings-generative-ai-to-health.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wcs4_iqs4vfX0szCV8c6pd3jc1GRE5jvplEmZhx1pFgAqaKNDKM_SPmwPn2Pe2eWYJXe10HluUA7q55terazSjz2HoUSz5ta$

# Pharmaceuticals / Drugs
The FDA Warned Ozempic Users. They Don’t Give a F-ck: As prices rise, semaglutide users are turning to online pharmacies for their drugs — even with the FDA issuing safety concerns. As one user puts it:”People are shit out of luck” the fungal meningitis outbreak one of the “most serious [outbreaks] associated with contaminated compounded drugs in recent history.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://headtopics.com/us/the-fda-warned-ozempic-users-they-don-t-give-a-f-ck-39978873__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wcs4_iqs4vfX0szCV8c6pd3jc1GRE5jvplEmZhx1pFgAqaKNDKM_SPmwPn2Pe2eWYJXe10HluUA7q55terazSjz2HklGWNzb$

There’s No Such Thing as Generic Ozempic or Wegovy: Novo Nordisk’s new weight-loss drugs are in short supply. But the FDA is right to warn consumers away from pharmacies’ off-brand versions.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-06-07/generic-ozempic-and-wegovy-don-t-exist-the-fda-is-right-to-warn-patients*xj4y7vzkg__;Iw!!On18fmf1aQ!wcs4_iqs4vfX0szCV8c6pd3jc1GRE5jvplEmZhx1pFgAqaKNDKM_SPmwPn2Pe2eWYJXe10HluUA7q55terazSjz2HrCVNGog$

Merck Says Negotiating Drug Prices Is Unconstitutional: The Inflation Reduction Act took minor steps against Big Pharma price-gouging. Merck is outraged. The Inflation Reduction Act took minor steps against Big Pharma price-gouging. Merck is outraged. Merck’s core argument is that the drug price reform in the Inflation Reduction Act represents an unconstitutional “taking” under the Fifth Amendment.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/health/2023-06-08-merck-negotiating-drug-prices-unconstitutional/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wcs4_iqs4vfX0szCV8c6pd3jc1GRE5jvplEmZhx1pFgAqaKNDKM_SPmwPn2Pe2eWYJXe10HluUA7q55terazSjz2HpMI3lBf$

# Social
After the pandemic interrupted the pace of evictions across the country, Houston is now seeing one of the biggest spikes in eviction filings nationwide. The Houston metro area has seen 42% more eviction filings in the last year than a typical year before the pandemic, a historic high for the city, according to data from researchers at Eviction Lab.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.axios.com/local/houston/2023/03/20/evictions-houston__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wcs4_iqs4vfX0szCV8c6pd3jc1GRE5jvplEmZhx1pFgAqaKNDKM_SPmwPn2Pe2eWYJXe10HluUA7q55terazSjz2HnirYaa4$

# Technology
Louisiana Kids Now Need Parental Consent to Use TikTok: Online services will now be required to ask parents to allow young people to sign up for accounts, and parents can cancel their kids’ existing accounts.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/louisiana-kids-now-need-parental-consent-to-use-tiktok-play-fortnite__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wcs4_iqs4vfX0szCV8c6pd3jc1GRE5jvplEmZhx1pFgAqaKNDKM_SPmwPn2Pe2eWYJXe10HluUA7q55terazSjz2HsWpQiRZ$

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