October 2023 – Page 2

Voices, The Peoples News No. 2023-10-12

Voices, The Peoples News

October 12, 2023
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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This daily Voices, The Peoples News is posted through the blog function of www.MPEN-Ohio.net

# Indigenous / Global
A secretive network is fighting Indigenous rights in Australia and Canada, expert says: “The effort to deny Aboriginal Australians a voice is part of a global playbook from Atlas and its allies.” It’s all part of a global playbook from the U.S.-based Atlas Network to protect the profits of fossil fuel and mining companies, argues a Sydney researcher.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.desmog.com/2023/10/10/a-secretive-network-is-fighting-indigenous-rights-in-australia-and-canada-expert-says/*:*:text=It’s*20all*20part*20of*20a,companies*2C*20argues*20a*20Sydney*20researcher__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSU!!On18fmf1aQ!zU3BGEQ1eLblldf-tUMFB4gG5kauIRzUHdSHCw5xHYbkuvNohvfSM6JaqOnWHdB3rMdR2b7a0sudFpOFmxHhFxr3JVIpHQ4b$

# Border / Immigration / Migrants
Border Patrol issues ‘safety alert’ over call to find and torture agents: The U.S. Border Patrol has placed agents on high alert after its intelligence office uncovered a plot to obtain the home addresses of agents for the purpose of “torturing” federal law enforcement, including their family members, the Washington Examiner has learned.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense-national-security/border-patrol-issues-safety-alert-threats-agents*:*:text=The*20U.S.*20Border*20Patrol*20has,the*20Washington*20Examiner*20has*20learned__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!zU3BGEQ1eLblldf-tUMFB4gG5kauIRzUHdSHCw5xHYbkuvNohvfSM6JaqOnWHdB3rMdR2b7a0sudFpOFmxHhFxr3JezV3ho1$

U.S. sheriffs: Open borders lead to heightened terrorist threats: Members of the American Sheriff Alliance are calling for immediate action due to heightened terrorist threats they fear exist because of U.S. border policies. Surge in fentanyl deaths also cited as major public safety concern https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.bhpioneer.com/news/national_world_news/u-s-sheriffs-open-borders-lead-to-heightened-terrorist-threats/article_2ddba577-516e-5674-901e-b0051dcfd74e.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zU3BGEQ1eLblldf-tUMFB4gG5kauIRzUHdSHCw5xHYbkuvNohvfSM6JaqOnWHdB3rMdR2b7a0sudFpOFmxHhFxr3JevbLD-l$

Leaked Border Patrol Memo Tells Agents to Send Migrants Back Immediately, Ignoring Asylum Law: Citing little-known power given to the CDC to ban entry of people who might spread disease and ignoring the Refugee Act of 1980, an internal memo has ordered Border Patrol agents to push the overwhelming majority of migrants back into Mexico.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/leaked-border-patrol-memo-tells-agents-to-send-migrants-back-immediately-ignoring-asylum-law__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zU3BGEQ1eLblldf-tUMFB4gG5kauIRzUHdSHCw5xHYbkuvNohvfSM6JaqOnWHdB3rMdR2b7a0sudFpOFmxHhFxr3JfYoX0Xt$

ICE admits record 5.7 million migrants in US, Biden wants to provide ‘medical services, housing’ to all: The plan is for vendors to join ICE’s monitoring of migrants through ankle monitors, phone apps and in-person check-ins. However, the initiative also aims to provide a range of other perks to the non-citizens on the taxpayers’ dime.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2023/10/12/ice-admits-5-7-million-migrants-in-us-biden-rrm/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zU3BGEQ1eLblldf-tUMFB4gG5kauIRzUHdSHCw5xHYbkuvNohvfSM6JaqOnWHdB3rMdR2b7a0sudFpOFmxHhFxr3JcP-DRWL$

# Censorship?
Book bans in Texas spread as new state law takes effect: According to the American Library Association, Texas was home to the most attempts to ban or restrict books in 2022. As Texas enters its third straight school year of coordinated book banning activity, a growing number of districts are targeting library books. Caught in the dragnet: books featuring a “naked” crayon and one with a cartoon butt.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/book-bans-texas-libraries__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zU3BGEQ1eLblldf-tUMFB4gG5kauIRzUHdSHCw5xHYbkuvNohvfSM6JaqOnWHdB3rMdR2b7a0sudFpOFmxHhFxr3JbRbvELT$

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
Bill Gates Is Investing $40 Million For mRNA “Vaccine” Development In Africa: In total, the Gates Foundation is spreading $40 million between a Belgian biotech and a pair of African vaccine manufacturers as well as other, yet-to-be-named immunization production specialists.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.fiercepharma.com/pharma/gates-foundation-pumps-40m-mrna-vaccine-research-and-production-africa-and-low-and-middle__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zU3BGEQ1eLblldf-tUMFB4gG5kauIRzUHdSHCw5xHYbkuvNohvfSM6JaqOnWHdB3rMdR2b7a0sudFpOFmxHhFxr3Jcj0NlY5$

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
The Federal Deficit Is Even Bigger Than It Looks: When it comes to the size of the federal government’s annual deficit, appearances can be deceiving. The gap between spending and revenue for fiscal year 2023, which ended on Sept. 30, was $1.7 trillion, the Congressional Budget Office projected ahead of the official Treasury Department figures.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wsj.com/economy/the-federal-deficit-is-even-bigger-than-it-looks-6bc8a070__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zU3BGEQ1eLblldf-tUMFB4gG5kauIRzUHdSHCw5xHYbkuvNohvfSM6JaqOnWHdB3rMdR2b7a0sudFpOFmxHhFxr3JQBwhrb3$

# Employment / Labor
Workers at Ford’s Most Profitable Plant Have Walked Off the Job: The UAW called on nearly 9,000 members in Kentucky to strike after Ford failed to offer a new contract proposal. The United Auto Workers launched a surprise strike at Ford’s most profitable plant on Wednesday evening, calling on nearly 9,000 members in Kentucky to walk off the job after the company did not come to the bargaining table with a new contract proposal.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/workers-at-fords-most-profitable-plant-have-walked-off-the-job/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zU3BGEQ1eLblldf-tUMFB4gG5kauIRzUHdSHCw5xHYbkuvNohvfSM6JaqOnWHdB3rMdR2b7a0sudFpOFmxHhFxr3JeGoERN5$

UAW strike expands to Mack Trucks: The tentative contract included a raise of 19% over five years. More than 4,000 United Auto Workers (UAW) members working at the Mack Trucks, which is Volvo Group-owned, went on strike at factories in Florida, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. The tentative contract included a raise of 19% over five years
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nationofchange.org/2023/10/12/uaw-strike-expands-to-mack-trucks/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zU3BGEQ1eLblldf-tUMFB4gG5kauIRzUHdSHCw5xHYbkuvNohvfSM6JaqOnWHdB3rMdR2b7a0sudFpOFmxHhFxr3JUnELWGb$

Chipmaker Qualcomm to lay off over 1200 California workers: It is widely rumored that, the layoffs are part of Qualcomm’s ongoing efforts to restructure its business and focus on key growth areas. The company has been facing challenges due to declining smartphone sales and legal disputes with other technology giants.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.compsmag.com/news/massive-layoffs-hit-chip-giant-qualcomm-over-1200-california-workers-axed-in-shocking-tech-shake-up/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zU3BGEQ1eLblldf-tUMFB4gG5kauIRzUHdSHCw5xHYbkuvNohvfSM6JaqOnWHdB3rMdR2b7a0sudFpOFmxHhFxr3JfiYj7eb$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals / Global Cargill, Cease Your Destruction! In every region where Cargill operates, you are destroying the environment and driving out or threatening the communities who live there. We defend our lands not just for our people but for all of humanity. Your company is harming our collective future.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/cargill-amazon-destruction__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zU3BGEQ1eLblldf-tUMFB4gG5kauIRzUHdSHCw5xHYbkuvNohvfSM6JaqOnWHdB3rMdR2b7a0sudFpOFmxHhFxr3JQJLGHU8$

# General News
Building With Shipping Containers Is Sustainable: By converting these containers into livable, usable spaces, we’re giving them a second lease on life. We’re saving resources and energy that would otherwise be used to melt them down or let them deteriorate. It’s upcycling on a massive scale!
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.naturalblaze.com/2023/10/building-with-shipping-containers-is-sustainable.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zU3BGEQ1eLblldf-tUMFB4gG5kauIRzUHdSHCw5xHYbkuvNohvfSM6JaqOnWHdB3rMdR2b7a0sudFpOFmxHhFxr3JRIN_BPF$

Who Is Leonard Leo’s Mysterious Dark Money King? America needs to know who Barre Seid is, what kind of country he wants, and just how massive an impact his $1.6 billion gift can have on our political discourse. A Chicago billionaire had gifted anti-abortion Supreme Court fixer Leonard Leo the largest known tranche of dark money in U.S. history: $1.6 billion. The sum is staggering
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://newrepublic.com/article/172480/barre-seid-leonard-leo-dark-money-king__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zU3BGEQ1eLblldf-tUMFB4gG5kauIRzUHdSHCw5xHYbkuvNohvfSM6JaqOnWHdB3rMdR2b7a0sudFpOFmxHhFxr3JeNQWBpA$

# Gov / Politics / Global
Iran-backed Judge Issues Trump Arrest Warrant over Soleimani killing: The warrant was issued by a judge in Baghdad’s investigative court tasked with probing the Washington-directed drone strike that killed Gen. Qassim Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the court’s media office said. They were killed outside the capital’s airport last January. Al-Muhandis was the deputy leader of the state-sanctioned Popular Mobilization Forces, an umbrella group composed of an array of militias, including Iran-backed groups, formed to fight the Islamic State group.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-iran-islamic-state-group-judiciary-arrests-cd617e21c3eb133c05bf541ad88eaff1__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zU3BGEQ1eLblldf-tUMFB4gG5kauIRzUHdSHCw5xHYbkuvNohvfSM6JaqOnWHdB3rMdR2b7a0sudFpOFmxHhFxr3JSAC2cMy$

Israel Prepares For Possible Ground Assault In Gaza As War Deaths Mount:
The Israeli government is under intense public pressure Thursday to topple Hamas after its militants stormed through a border fence Saturday and killed hundreds of Israelis in their homes, on the streets and at an outdoor music festival.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/live/israel-hamas-war-live-updates__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zU3BGEQ1eLblldf-tUMFB4gG5kauIRzUHdSHCw5xHYbkuvNohvfSM6JaqOnWHdB3rMdR2b7a0sudFpOFmxHhFxr3JWAEZ6e3$

Israel War: Egypt Gave Warning About Hamas Attack, McCaul Says: Egypt warned Israel about an attack from Hamas three days before the weekend assault, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) said on Wednesday.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense-national-security/israel-war-egypt-warning-hamas-attack-mccaul__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zU3BGEQ1eLblldf-tUMFB4gG5kauIRzUHdSHCw5xHYbkuvNohvfSM6JaqOnWHdB3rMdR2b7a0sudFpOFmxHhFxr3JeVUTgL7$

There’s No Path to Ending Bloodshed If Palestinian Rights Continue to Be
Denied: The U.S. must stop enabling Israel’s brutal collective punishment of Palestinians in Gaza. The nightmare that has unfolded is the direct and inevitable result of a decades-long policy of ethnic cleansing and apartheid.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/theres-no-path-to-ending-bloodshed-if-palestinian-rights-continue-to-be-denied/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zU3BGEQ1eLblldf-tUMFB4gG5kauIRzUHdSHCw5xHYbkuvNohvfSM6JaqOnWHdB3rMdR2b7a0sudFpOFmxHhFxr3JVbAP5ej$

Israel’s Tools of Occupation Are Tested on Palestine and Exported
Globally: “This will only grow and worsen,” says author Antony Loewenstein. “The danger now is not just in Palestine for Palestinians.
It’s gone well beyond that now. It’s exported, the idea that you can export occupation, you can export the tools of occupation, the tools of apartheid. That is where we currently are in the early 2020s,” says The Palestine Laboratory author Antony Loewenstein.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/audio/israels-tools-of-occupation-are-tested-on-palestine-and-exported-globally/*:*:text=**BThe*20danger*20now*20is*20not,Palestine*20Laboratory*20author*20Antony*20Loewenstein__;I37igJwlJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!zU3BGEQ1eLblldf-tUMFB4gG5kauIRzUHdSHCw5xHYbkuvNohvfSM6JaqOnWHdB3rMdR2b7a0sudFpOFmxHhFxr3JYIFdUtB$

Gazans Fear Israeli Army Is Preparing for Mass Ethnic Cleansing to
Egypt: U.S. officials have started to discuss the possibility of thousands of families fleeing through the Rafah crossing. Since the U.S.
and Egypt are now working to open a “humanitarian corridor” for aid to enter Gaza, another Israeli military spokesperson said that civilians may all pass through that corridor to Egypt. These statements have led Gaza residents to fear an impending second Nakba and mass ethnic cleansing.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/gazans-fear-israeli-army-is-preparing-for-mass-ethnic-cleansing-to-egypt/*:*:text=Since*20the*20U.S.*20and*20Egypt,Nakba*20and*20mass*20ethnic*20cleansing__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!zU3BGEQ1eLblldf-tUMFB4gG5kauIRzUHdSHCw5xHYbkuvNohvfSM6JaqOnWHdB3rMdR2b7a0sudFpOFmxHhFxr3JWdPbmaE$

‘Collective Punishment’: Israeli Minister says no humanitarian breaks in Gaza Siege until hostages freed: “No electrical switch will be turned on, no water hydrant will be opened, and no fuel truck will enter,”
Israeli Energy Minister Israel Katz said. US secretary of state lands in Tel Aviv after fifth night of bombardment and preparations for ground invasion https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/12/no-power-water-or-fuel-to-gaza-until-hostages-freed-says-israeli-minister__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zU3BGEQ1eLblldf-tUMFB4gG5kauIRzUHdSHCw5xHYbkuvNohvfSM6JaqOnWHdB3rMdR2b7a0sudFpOFmxHhFxr3JXfh-pEd$

# Gov / Politics
Influential Texas activist Jonathan Stickland hosted white supremacist Nick Fuentes at office near Fort Worth: The Texas Tribune also observed Texas GOP chair Matt Rinaldi outside the building, but he denied meeting Fuentes and denounced him.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2023/10/09/466017/influential-texas-activist-jonathan-stickland-hosted-white-supremacist-nick-fuentes-at-fort-worth-office/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zU3BGEQ1eLblldf-tUMFB4gG5kauIRzUHdSHCw5xHYbkuvNohvfSM6JaqOnWHdB3rMdR2b7a0sudFpOFmxHhFxr3JWdmPmf7$

What to know about Nick Fuentes, the white supremacist who was just hosted by a major Texas PAC leader:
Fuentes often praises Adolf Hitler and has publicly fantasized about marrying a 16-year-old. Last week, he visited the office of a Texas operative who runs a deep-pocketed political group.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2023/10/10/nick-fuentes-texas-meeting/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zU3BGEQ1eLblldf-tUMFB4gG5kauIRzUHdSHCw5xHYbkuvNohvfSM6JaqOnWHdB3rMdR2b7a0sudFpOFmxHhFxr3JfNeDCeI$

Ken Paxton’s far-right billionaire backers are fighting hard to save
him: With the attorney general’s impeachment trial set for September, supporters have risen to Paxton’s defense, fueled by the deep pockets of oil-rich West Texas donors.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rawstory.com/ken-paxton-2662331910/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zU3BGEQ1eLblldf-tUMFB4gG5kauIRzUHdSHCw5xHYbkuvNohvfSM6JaqOnWHdB3rMdR2b7a0sudFpOFmxHhFxr3JbFjK_BC$

Conservative PAC leader’s meeting with white supremacist Nick Fuentes leads to condemnations, escalates GOP infighting: House Speaker Dade Phelan called on Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and other officials to redirect any money they received from the PAC. Patrick called on Phelan to resign.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/10/9/2198351/-Conservative-PAC-leader-s-meeting-with-white-supremacist-Nick-Fuentes-escalates-GOP-infighting?pm_campaign=blog&pm_medium=rss&pm_source=main__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zU3BGEQ1eLblldf-tUMFB4gG5kauIRzUHdSHCw5xHYbkuvNohvfSM6JaqOnWHdB3rMdR2b7a0sudFpOFmxHhFxr3Jb_BteI3$

Dan Patrick says PAC leader’s meeting with white supremacist was a “blunder,” but will keep group’s $3 million contribution: Two other Republican lawmakers are giving away donations after Nick Fuentes was seen visiting the office building associated with Defend Texas Liberty PAC President Jonathan Stickland. The meeting has roiled the party, leading to many Republicans calling on their peers to return money from the PAC.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.statesman.com/story/news/politics/state/2023/10/12/dade-phelan-asks-lawmakers-to-give-away-money-from-defend-texas-liberty-pac/71147249007/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zU3BGEQ1eLblldf-tUMFB4gG5kauIRzUHdSHCw5xHYbkuvNohvfSM6JaqOnWHdB3rMdR2b7a0sudFpOFmxHhFxr3JTtNbTMy$

Steve Scalise, GOP’s Pick for Speaker, Still Has a Floor Fight Ahead:
The Louisiana representative topped Ohio’s Jim Jordan in the party’s secret ballot, setting the stage for a full House vote. “I’m going to vote for Scalise on the floor.” But the Speaker fight is far from over.
Doubts remain that Scalise can muster enough support to actually win the gavel. Rather, Republicans are bracing for a redux of Kevin McCarthy’s drawn-out fight for the Speakership back in January, just with a different main character.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4251292-scalise-struggling-gop-floor-votes-speakership/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zU3BGEQ1eLblldf-tUMFB4gG5kauIRzUHdSHCw5xHYbkuvNohvfSM6JaqOnWHdB3rMdR2b7a0sudFpOFmxHhFxr3JWR-INwJ$

The horrible price of lies, paranoia, and distrust; Netanyahu, Trump, and Putin have all weakened their nations: It has been a horrific week.
The gruesome slayings of Israelis by Hamas militants are ricocheting around the world, testing the skeins of civility even on the streets of New York. Meanwhile, Putin’s brutality continues to wrench the heart of Europe. America’s capacity to govern itself is also being tested.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.alternet.org/the-horrible-price-of-lies-paranoia-and-distrust/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zU3BGEQ1eLblldf-tUMFB4gG5kauIRzUHdSHCw5xHYbkuvNohvfSM6JaqOnWHdB3rMdR2b7a0sudFpOFmxHhFxr3JdApZFPq$

Sanders Says ‘Children and Innocent People Do Not Deserve to Be Punished for Acts of Hamas’: “The targeting of civilians is a war crime, no matter who does it,” said U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders. “For many, it is no secret that Gaza has been an open-air prison, with millions of people struggling to secure basic necessities,” Sanders (I-Vt.) said in a statement. “Hamas’ terrorism will make it much more difficult to address that tragic reality and will embolden extremists on both sides, continuing the cycle of violence.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/sanders-israel-gaza__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zU3BGEQ1eLblldf-tUMFB4gG5kauIRzUHdSHCw5xHYbkuvNohvfSM6JaqOnWHdB3rMdR2b7a0sudFpOFmxHhFxr3JQ17Xy9P$

Florida Attorney General Wants to Block Abortion Amendment From 2024
Ballot: “We need abortion to be explicitly named as a constitutionally protected right,” said one advocate for the amendment.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/fl-attorney-general-wants-to-block-abortion-amendment-from-2024-ballot/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zU3BGEQ1eLblldf-tUMFB4gG5kauIRzUHdSHCw5xHYbkuvNohvfSM6JaqOnWHdB3rMdR2b7a0sudFpOFmxHhFxr3JWNGazP9$

Watchdogs want more details about 2024 candidates’ bundlers: More than a dozen campaign finance and government watchdog groups are calling for greater transparency from almost every major presidential candidate about their campaigns’ biggest fundraisers.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-influence/2023/10/10/watchdogs-want-more-details-about-2024-candidates-bundlers-00120814*:*:text=FIRST*20IN*20PI*20**C20WATCHDOGS*20WANT,about*20their*20campaigns’*20biggest*20fundraisers__;I34lJSXigJQlJSUlJSU!!On18fmf1aQ!zU3BGEQ1eLblldf-tUMFB4gG5kauIRzUHdSHCw5xHYbkuvNohvfSM6JaqOnWHdB3rMdR2b7a0sudFpOFmxHhFxr3JYMcmVBy$

‘Level the Place,’ Declares Lindsey Graham as Israel Does Exactly That to Gaza: The South Carolina Republican’s comment nothing short of “incitement to genocide.” Human rights defenders accused U.S. Sen.
Lindsey Graham of “incitement to genocide” after the South Carolina Republican urged Israeli forces to destroy Gaza, and he wasn’t the only prominent GOP figure to make such an incendiary call.
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# Legal / DOJ
Trump lawyers want us to believe key witness knows nothing: Evan Corcoran, lawyer for Donald Trump has been named as one of two gatekeepers for his presidential records. Trump, who is leading the race for the 2024 Republican nomination, is set to face a federal jury in Florida on charges that he illegally hoarding classified documents, one of four criminal cases he is facing next year. The trial is currently scheduled for May 20, 2024, but Trump’s lawyers are seeking to postpone it until after the 2024 election.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/trump-places-trust-key-witness-against-him-1832844__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zU3BGEQ1eLblldf-tUMFB4gG5kauIRzUHdSHCw5xHYbkuvNohvfSM6JaqOnWHdB3rMdR2b7a0sudFpOFmxHhFxr3Jed2wzPs$

George Santos Says He’s “Pretty Much” Denying Wild New Criminal Charges:
Meanwhile, a group of New York Republicans are introducing a resolution to boot him from Congress. Not surprisingly, given how he’s approached previous allegations against him, Santos has denied everything, telling
reporters: “I will fight this to prove my innocence. So yeah, I’m pretty much denying every last bit of charges.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.kake.com/story/49815791/santos-says-he-wont-accept-plea-deal-and-will-run-for-reelection__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zU3BGEQ1eLblldf-tUMFB4gG5kauIRzUHdSHCw5xHYbkuvNohvfSM6JaqOnWHdB3rMdR2b7a0sudFpOFmxHhFxr3JXEYCMQA$

The Hidden Message in the New George Santos Indictment: In a scheme where Santos allegedly obtained and used credit card information of other people to make donations, the indictment says that Santos repeated this act with a number of victims, “oftentimes concealing the true source of the funds by misappropriating the personal identity information of relatives and associates https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thedailyrecord.com/2023/10/11/george-santos-faces-new-charges-he-stole-donor-ids-made-unauthorized-charges/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zU3BGEQ1eLblldf-tUMFB4gG5kauIRzUHdSHCw5xHYbkuvNohvfSM6JaqOnWHdB3rMdR2b7a0sudFpOFmxHhFxr3JSuoxHPG$

New Report Reveals Link Between Judge Aileen Cannon and Leonard Leo:
Cannon was once reimbursed for a trip to Montana to attend a conference held by a school with deep conservative ties.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/new-report-reveals-link-between-judge-aileen-cannon-and-leonard-leo/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zU3BGEQ1eLblldf-tUMFB4gG5kauIRzUHdSHCw5xHYbkuvNohvfSM6JaqOnWHdB3rMdR2b7a0sudFpOFmxHhFxr3JVM3r18y$

# Medical / Health
8.7 Million People Have Lost Medicaid Coverage: An estimated 8.7 million Medicaid enrollees have lost their coverage under the government healthcare program, according to an update from KFF, a healthcare nonprofit.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/08/03/1191416312/texas-medicaid-drops-500k-enrollees-rate-of-82-percent__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zU3BGEQ1eLblldf-tUMFB4gG5kauIRzUHdSHCw5xHYbkuvNohvfSM6JaqOnWHdB3rMdR2b7a0sudFpOFmxHhFxr3JR_52zkc$

Medicaid coverage restored to about a half-million people after computer errors kicked them off: About 500,000 people who recently lost Medicaid coverage are regaining their health insurance while states scramble fix computer systems that didn’t properly evaluate people’s eligibility after the end of the coronavirus pandemic, federal officials said Thursday.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/medicaid-coverage-restored-to-about-a-half-million-people-after-computer-errors-kicked-them-off__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zU3BGEQ1eLblldf-tUMFB4gG5kauIRzUHdSHCw5xHYbkuvNohvfSM6JaqOnWHdB3rMdR2b7a0sudFpOFmxHhFxr3JfA4K8KD$

# Military / DOD
Austin announces new Ukraine weapons aid, says Israel also will get what it needs: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced Wednesday that the U.S. will send another $200 million in new weaponry to Ukraine while also signaling that the Pentagon was gearing up to support Israel in its war against Hamas.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/11/us-announces-200m-military-assistance-package-for-ukraine__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zU3BGEQ1eLblldf-tUMFB4gG5kauIRzUHdSHCw5xHYbkuvNohvfSM6JaqOnWHdB3rMdR2b7a0sudFpOFmxHhFxr3JVgXhUZI$

# Pharmaceuticals / Drugs
Expanded list of medications that interact with grapefruit juice: Do not drink grapefruit juice, or eat grapefruit if you take any of these medications https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cmaj.ca/content/suppl/2012/11/26/cmaj.120951.DC1/grape-bailey-1-at.pdf__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zU3BGEQ1eLblldf-tUMFB4gG5kauIRzUHdSHCw5xHYbkuvNohvfSM6JaqOnWHdB3rMdR2b7a0sudFpOFmxHhFxr3JdUJ7vhI$

# Planetary
Inner core rotation, wait, the planet’s core is rotating? The inner core is spinning faster than the mantle and even faster than the Earth as a whole. So why is that happening? You might wonder, “If we’ve made it to the Moon, why can’t we just dig down and study the core directly?” Great question! The truth is, it’s not as simple as grabbing a shovel.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zmescience.com/feature-post/natural-sciences/geology-and-paleontology/planet-earth/earth-inner-core-rotation/?goal=0_3b5aad2288-9f46bb934d-242676673__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zU3BGEQ1eLblldf-tUMFB4gG5kauIRzUHdSHCw5xHYbkuvNohvfSM6JaqOnWHdB3rMdR2b7a0sudFpOFmxHhFxr3JYDPSfK0$

# Space
Asteroid samples from Bennu contain carbon and water: Initial studies of the 4.5-billion-year-old asteroid Bennu sample collected in space and brought to Earth by NASA show evidence of high-carbon content and water, which together could indicate the building blocks of life on Earth may be found in the rock.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Asteroid_samples_from_Bennu_contain_carbon_and_water_999.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zU3BGEQ1eLblldf-tUMFB4gG5kauIRzUHdSHCw5xHYbkuvNohvfSM6JaqOnWHdB3rMdR2b7a0sudFpOFmxHhFxr3JZoS7G_y$

China has announced plans to build the world’s largest deep-sea neutrino telescope in the western Pacific Ocean. The project, called “Trident”, is expected to be completed in 2030 and will be used to study the universe’s most extreme phenomena, such as supernova explosions and black hole eruptions.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/China_announces_plan_to_build_worlds_largest_deep_sea_neutrino_telescope_999.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zU3BGEQ1eLblldf-tUMFB4gG5kauIRzUHdSHCw5xHYbkuvNohvfSM6JaqOnWHdB3rMdR2b7a0sudFpOFmxHhFxr3Jarlq0E5$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2023-10-10

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October 10, 2023
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# Animals / Pets / Alerts / Food Recalls
Vessel Strikes on Whales Are Increasing With Warming. Can the Shipping Industry Slow Down to Spare Them? Rising ocean temperatures and marine heat waves are pushing whales closer to busy shipping lanes. Flexible speed reduction areas could help prevent ship collisions, scientists say.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/10102023/vessel-strikes-on-whales-are-worsening-with-warming/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0-PLsr61wtsBuXiJE3734ofyQCha-TI9unVxaUtEI3l4mnY9rtyMSeX-pKOp-p8duIvU4xKlidETBflAFwiVJKGZE_CIOuV0$

# Children / Youth
‘IDK what to do’: Thousands of teen boys are being extorted in sexting scams: The repercussions of the abuse are devastating: At least a dozen boys died by suicide in 2022, after they were blackmailed, according to the FBI. Meanwhile, social media companies are playing catch up to stem the tidal wave of sextortion scams targeting children.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonpost.com/parenting/2023/10/02/teen-boys-sextortion/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0-PLsr61wtsBuXiJE3734ofyQCha-TI9unVxaUtEI3l4mnY9rtyMSeX-pKOp-p8duIvU4xKlidETBflAFwiVJKGZE9tZrySu$

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
The rubbish you’re hearing about long-term interest rates. They aren’t being driven by budget deficits
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.econlib.org/the-relationship-between-budget-deficits-and-interest-rates-and-a-fun-story/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0-PLsr61wtsBuXiJE3734ofyQCha-TI9unVxaUtEI3l4mnY9rtyMSeX-pKOp-p8duIvU4xKlidETBflAFwiVJKGZE7MQiZcr$

Amazon’s Antitrust Lawsuit is a Win for Consumers, Small Businesses and Society: The government’s case to break up Amazon, explained. The Federal Trade Commission, led by longtime Amazon critic Lina Khan, finally makes its move. The complaint includes 20 charges, including monopoly maintenance of the online superstore market and the online marketplace services market, unfair methods of competition, and violations of various state antitrust laws.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vox.com/technology/2023/9/26/23835959/ftc-amazon-antitrust-lawsuit-prime-lina-khan__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0-PLsr61wtsBuXiJE3734ofyQCha-TI9unVxaUtEI3l4mnY9rtyMSeX-pKOp-p8duIvU4xKlidETBflAFwiVJKGZE1R8Iuup$

New Middle East war delivers a new threat to world economy: The violence could bring tightened U.S. sanctions against Iran, derail a possible Israeli-Saudi thaw and expand conflict across the Middle East — any of which could threaten to send fuel prices soaring.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2023/10/09/israel-war-oil-market-turmoil-00120563__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0-PLsr61wtsBuXiJE3734ofyQCha-TI9unVxaUtEI3l4mnY9rtyMSeX-pKOp-p8duIvU4xKlidETBflAFwiVJKGZE47ntgnU$

# Education / Schools
Texas Took Over Its Largest School District, but Has Let Underperforming Charter Networks Expand The state took over Houston ISD after one of its schools continuously failed to meet academic standards. But an analysis of records shows it’s been more generous with underperforming charter schools, waiving expansion requirements at least 17 times.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/houston-independent-school-district-state-takeover-mike-miles/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0-PLsr61wtsBuXiJE3734ofyQCha-TI9unVxaUtEI3l4mnY9rtyMSeX-pKOp-p8duIvU4xKlidETBflAFwiVJKGZEzufIVBW$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals Residents of Puerto Rico feel impatient for meaningful action to clean up toxic and radioactive coal ash spread across the island after a Virginia-based power company sold it as a cheap material for road construction.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://energynews.us/2023/10/10/in-puerto-rico-residents-wait-for-accountability-cleanup-of-toxic-coal-ash-caminos-blancos/?utm_medium=email__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0-PLsr61wtsBuXiJE3734ofyQCha-TI9unVxaUtEI3l4mnY9rtyMSeX-pKOp-p8duIvU4xKlidETBflAFwiVJKGZE783-ZkM$

# Gov / Politics / Global
‘We are fighting human animals’, Israeli defence minister says: “I have ordered a complete siege on the Gaza Strip. There will be no electricity, no food, no fuel, everything is closed.” While it appears that Gallant was specifically referring to Hamas fighters in that comment, the rest of the minister’s remarks called for further oppression of all people in Gaza by denying them basic human needs.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/israel-defense-minister-human-animals-gaza-palestine_n_6524220ae4b09f4b8d412e0a__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0-PLsr61wtsBuXiJE3734ofyQCha-TI9unVxaUtEI3l4mnY9rtyMSeX-pKOp-p8duIvU4xKlidETBflAFwiVJKGZExS9n_sb$

Israel pounded downtown Gaza City with relentless bombardments Tuesday and further expanded a massive mobilization of reservists as its Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed a retaliation that would “reverberate … for generations” against the Hamas militant group.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/israel-strikes-seals-off-gaza-hamas_n_65244788e4b0102e6962ff4d__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0-PLsr61wtsBuXiJE3734ofyQCha-TI9unVxaUtEI3l4mnY9rtyMSeX-pKOp-p8duIvU4xKlidETBflAFwiVJKGZEyL00v8d$

Israel and Palestine; No Exit: Hamas’s murder rampage is one more death blow to Palestinian nationalism, strengthening Israeli hawks. Outside powers (mainly the U.S.) should impose a two-state solution. Here’s one thing that Israel, the Palestinian Authority, and Hamas have in common: None of them let Palestinians vote.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/blogs-and-newsletters/tap/2023-10-10-israel-palestine-no-exit/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0-PLsr61wtsBuXiJE3734ofyQCha-TI9unVxaUtEI3l4mnY9rtyMSeX-pKOp-p8duIvU4xKlidETBflAFwiVJKGZEzaqIYXb$

“Israel’s 9/11” Is a Slogan to Rationalize Open-Ended Massacre of Palestinian Civilians: As in the aftermath of 9/11, official claims to be only fighting terrorism will continue to serve as PR smokescreens for a government terrorizing and inflicting mass carnage on Palestinians.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/israel-s-9-11__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0-PLsr61wtsBuXiJE3734ofyQCha-TI9unVxaUtEI3l4mnY9rtyMSeX-pKOp-p8duIvU4xKlidETBflAFwiVJKGZE-yT6LYS$

# Gov / Politics
Crazy talks on Israeli-Palestinian conflict prove US is enemy of world peace: Since the latest bloody conflict broke out between Israel and Palestine, voices calling for restraint or a cease-fire are hard to find in Washington. On the contrary, The US is filled with inflammatory, reckless and crazy talks. The US is sending an aircraft carrier strike group to the Mediterranean to be Israel’s cheer leader and is exploiting the conflict. It is disheartening to witness such politicians and political advisors prevailing in Washington. They are advancing their own careers at the expense of others and turning the US into an enemy of world peace.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202310/1299516.shtml__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0-PLsr61wtsBuXiJE3734ofyQCha-TI9unVxaUtEI3l4mnY9rtyMSeX-pKOp-p8duIvU4xKlidETBflAFwiVJKGZE2YwS3LL$

Turns Out RFK Jr.’s Independent Bid Could Do Trump More Damage Than Biden: The third-party candidate is more likely to move the needle in the president’s favor, according to the Trump campaign, which is reportedly now prepping a messaging blitz to take Kennedy down.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2023/10/09/rfk-jr-independent-campaign-00120607__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0-PLsr61wtsBuXiJE3734ofyQCha-TI9unVxaUtEI3l4mnY9rtyMSeX-pKOp-p8duIvU4xKlidETBflAFwiVJKGZE1z2eo0I$

John Oliver Exposes a “Hard-Core MAGA Candidate” Running in Tennessee: “In a world that made sense, this woman would obviously have withdrawn from this mayoral race in shame, but she still has supporters.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/10/john-oliver-and-bill-maher-return-to-late-night-tv-after-writers-strike-deal__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0-PLsr61wtsBuXiJE3734ofyQCha-TI9unVxaUtEI3l4mnY9rtyMSeX-pKOp-p8duIvU4xKlidETBflAFwiVJKGZE_Ie5cbH$

Democratic Rep. Clyburn’s Role in Redrawn Congressional Maps Becomes Key in Supreme Court Redistricting Case: The court will hear a case about whether South Carolina Republicans illegally took race into account when they created the current voting districts.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/james-clyburn-south-carolina-gerrymander-redistricting-scotus__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0-PLsr61wtsBuXiJE3734ofyQCha-TI9unVxaUtEI3l4mnY9rtyMSeX-pKOp-p8duIvU4xKlidETBflAFwiVJKGZE3j9Am0s$

The New Push for Censorship Under the Guise of Combating Hate: “This is not the first rodeo of British and U.S. intelligence services creating a cutout for the purpose of influencing the online news economy, to rig public debate in favor of political speech that supports agency agendas.” In March of 2021 a nonprofit group called the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) released a report about online misinformation. Founded [by] Imran Ahmed, the CCDH provides the White House with a powerful weapon to use against critics including RFK Jr. and [Elon] Musk, while also pressuring platforms like Facebook and Twitter to enforce the administration’s policies
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.tabletmag.com/sections/news/articles/censorship-center-guise-combating-hate-covid-elon-musk__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0-PLsr61wtsBuXiJE3734ofyQCha-TI9unVxaUtEI3l4mnY9rtyMSeX-pKOp-p8duIvU4xKlidETBflAFwiVJKGZE5H3jm7L$
See also: Protecting Americans From Internet Censorship Foundation For Freedom Online (FFO) is a free speech watchdog dedicated to restoring the promise of a free and open Internet.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://foundationforfreedomonline.com/about/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0-PLsr61wtsBuXiJE3734ofyQCha-TI9unVxaUtEI3l4mnY9rtyMSeX-pKOp-p8duIvU4xKlidETBflAFwiVJKGZE41X3cym$

North Carolina GOP Is Creating a ‘Secret Police Force’: “This consolidation of force and coercion is very worrying,” one critic of the provision said. Aprovision of North Carolina’s newly-passed state budget would create a “secret police” force, critics say, which would be run by a state legislative committee that is currently managed by Republicans.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/north-carolina-gop-passed-budget-creates-secret-police-critics-warn/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0-PLsr61wtsBuXiJE3734ofyQCha-TI9unVxaUtEI3l4mnY9rtyMSeX-pKOp-p8duIvU4xKlidETBflAFwiVJKGZE9DmOye3$

# Law Enforcment
A Detective Sabotaged His Own Cases Because He Didn’t Like the Prosecutor. The Police Department Did Nothing to Stop Him: Across the country, police have undermined and resisted reform. To protest a prosecutor, one detective was willing to let murder suspects walk free, even if he’d arrested them and believed that they should be behind bars.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/homicide-detective-st-louis-refused-testify-roger-murphey-kim-gardner__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0-PLsr61wtsBuXiJE3734ofyQCha-TI9unVxaUtEI3l4mnY9rtyMSeX-pKOp-p8duIvU4xKlidETBflAFwiVJKGZE5-hyrxa$

FBI Hoovering Up DNA At A Pace That Rivals China, Holds 21 Million Samples And Counting: The FBI has amassed 21.7 million DNA profiles, equivalent to about 7 percent of the U.S. population, according to Bureau data reviewed by The Intercept. By comparison, fingerprints collected by the FBI from current and former federal employees linked them to crimes at a rate of 12 percent each year.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/08/29/fbi-dna-collection-surveillance/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0-PLsr61wtsBuXiJE3734ofyQCha-TI9unVxaUtEI3l4mnY9rtyMSeX-pKOp-p8duIvU4xKlidETBflAFwiVJKGZE8XSX1Nn$

Google User Data Has Become a Favorite Police Shortcut: Google maintains one of the world’s most comprehensive repositories of location information. Drawing from phones’ GPS coordinates, plus connections to Wi-Fi networks and cellular towers, it can often estimate a person’s whereabouts to within several feet. It gathers this information in part to sell advertising, but police routinely dip into the data to further their investigations. Rather than naming a suspect, law enforcement identifies basic parameters, a set of geographic coordinates or search terms, and asks Google to provide hits, essentially generating a list of leads. By their very nature, these Google warrants often return information on people who haven’t been suspected of a crime.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-09-28/google-user-data-is-police-s-top-shortcut-for-solving-crimes__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0-PLsr61wtsBuXiJE3734ofyQCha-TI9unVxaUtEI3l4mnY9rtyMSeX-pKOp-p8duIvU4xKlidETBflAFwiVJKGZE6imvrEy$

Atlanta Cop Fired After Tasing Church Deacon Who Later Died: Kiran Kimbrough did not wait for a supervisor to arrive on the scene prior to arresting Hollman for refusing to sign an accident citation.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bc-us-custody-death-officer-fired_n_65258fa2e4b09f4b8d421366__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0-PLsr61wtsBuXiJE3734ofyQCha-TI9unVxaUtEI3l4mnY9rtyMSeX-pKOp-p8duIvU4xKlidETBflAFwiVJKGZEwxSJ3gZ$

# Legal / DOJ
It’s Not Personal: Why Clarence Thomas’ Trip to the Koch Summit Undermines His Ethics Defense: Even by Thomas’ own permissive interpretation, the justice’s recently revealed travel to Palm Springs and the Bohemian Grove appear to violate the disclosure law, experts explained
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/clarence-thomas-koch-network-trips-disclosure-law-scotus__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0-PLsr61wtsBuXiJE3734ofyQCha-TI9unVxaUtEI3l4mnY9rtyMSeX-pKOp-p8duIvU4xKlidETBflAFwiVJKGZE2CJW0su$

Ruling Confirms Trump Used Fraud to Hype Property Values: In 2019, ProPublica revealed stark inconsistencies between what the Trump Organization had reported to tax authorities and what it told lenders about the finances of one of its towers. A judge this week ruled the company had committed fraud.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/sep/26/trump-liable-fraud-new-york__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0-PLsr61wtsBuXiJE3734ofyQCha-TI9unVxaUtEI3l4mnY9rtyMSeX-pKOp-p8duIvU4xKlidETBflAFwiVJKGZE_8RvIJ8$

Joe Biden Questioned by Special Counsel Over Classified Docs: Special counsel Robert Hur is examining the improper retention of classified documents by Biden from his time as a U.S. senator and as vice president that were found at his Delaware home, as well as at a private office he used after his service in the Obama administration.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/biden-special-counsel-classified-documents-025f25d04a5c0e45d758fbaaa2f231b8__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0-PLsr61wtsBuXiJE3734ofyQCha-TI9unVxaUtEI3l4mnY9rtyMSeX-pKOp-p8duIvU4xKlidETBflAFwiVJKGZE0pZEM5x$

# Military / DOD
Decades Later, Closed Military Bases Remain a Toxic Menace: At more than 1,000 sites within the closed bases, the land is so badly contaminated that no one will ever be allowed to live on it. Sites that were supposed to be clean were later found full of asbestos, radioactivity and other health threats. Military base cleanups are often full of surprises, but Hunters Point is in a league of its own.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/27/us/military-base-closure-cleanup.html*:*:text=Cities*20hoped*20for*20new*20businesses,for*20some*20may*20never*20come.&text=Reporting*20from*20Monterey*2C*20Calif__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSUlJSU!!On18fmf1aQ!0-PLsr61wtsBuXiJE3734ofyQCha-TI9unVxaUtEI3l4mnY9rtyMSeX-pKOp-p8duIvU4xKlidETBflAFwiVJKGZE2gVDsC5$

# Nuclear
800,000 tons of radioactive waste from Pennsylvania’s oil and gas industry has gone “missing”: Poor recordkeeping on hazardous waste disposal points to potential for bigger problems, according to a new study.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ehn.org/amp/fracking-radioactive-waste-2665813762__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0-PLsr61wtsBuXiJE3734ofyQCha-TI9unVxaUtEI3l4mnY9rtyMSeX-pKOp-p8duIvU4xKlidETBflAFwiVJKGZE8Y3SAHW$

# Pharmaceuticals / Drugs
The Fall of the House of Usher makes gothic horror of the Sackler Family: ‘The Fall Of The House Of Usher’ review: Mike Flanagan’s gothic ‘Succession’ is a horror tale of pharma greed & Sackler family retribution. ‘House Of Usher’ is a grand, operatic, and intriguing tale of horror, greed, family, tragedy, guilt, and karmic reckoning that’s largely wicked and compelling (well, mostly, until it goes on for too long, that is)
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theplaylist.net/the-fall-of-the-house-of-usher-review-mike-flanagans-gothic-succession-is-a-horror-tale-of-pharma-greed-sackler-family-retribution-20230923/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0-PLsr61wtsBuXiJE3734ofyQCha-TI9unVxaUtEI3l4mnY9rtyMSeX-pKOp-p8duIvU4xKlidETBflAFwiVJKGZE2AvX16n$

# Social
Uninvited and Unaccountable: How CBP Policed George Floyd Protests: New documents, obtained by legal advocates through Freedom of Information Act litigation, reveal the extent of CBP’s involvement, conducting arrests and barraging protesters with tear gas and rubber bullets, sometimes without the knowledge of other agencies, city or state leaders, or even CBP officials themselves.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/09/21/cbp-george-floyd-protests/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0-PLsr61wtsBuXiJE3734ofyQCha-TI9unVxaUtEI3l4mnY9rtyMSeX-pKOp-p8duIvU4xKlidETBflAFwiVJKGZEwVdZ0kc$
See also: Beyond the Border: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Presence at Racial Justice Protests in Summer of 2020 https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/FOIA/cbp-presence-racial-justice-protests-summer-2020__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0-PLsr61wtsBuXiJE3734ofyQCha-TI9unVxaUtEI3l4mnY9rtyMSeX-pKOp-p8duIvU4xKlidETBflAFwiVJKGZE7vYBohS$

# Space
A mysterious source has been sending radio signals to Earth from space for decades: An unknown source has been sending radio blasts towards Earth since at least 1988, scientists say. For 35 years, the source has been sending out regular 20-minute blasts of energy that vary considerably in their brightness, researchers say. The emissions appear something like the blasts that come out of pulsars or fast radio bursts, which last for milliseconds to several seconds. But the newly discovered source sends radio signals that pulsate on a period of 21 minutes, something previously thought impossible
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.independent.co.uk/space/mystery-radio-signals-earth-space-b2380634.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0-PLsr61wtsBuXiJE3734ofyQCha-TI9unVxaUtEI3l4mnY9rtyMSeX-pKOp-p8duIvU4xKlidETBflAFwiVJKGZE3kcFCTJ$

# Technology
TikTok removes some videos, accounts that aid in cheating after inquiry: Cheating is nothing new. But the methods of how it’s done are constantly changing. There is currently a market hidden in plain sight for the subset of students looking to graduate high school without completing their online coursework
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/senate/democrats-flag-dozens-vacant-national-security-posts__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0-PLsr61wtsBuXiJE3734ofyQCha-TI9unVxaUtEI3l4mnY9rtyMSeX-pKOp-p8duIvU4xKlidETBflAFwiVJKGZE3541rBK$

They Promised “Advanced Recycling” for Plastics and Delivered Toxic Waste: Plastic giants have gone so far as to dub the process “advanced recycling,” but environmentalists say this is a misnomer because the majority of the plastic processed at such facilities is not recycled at all. In fact, researchers have found that the process uses more energy and has a worse overall environmental impact than virgin plastic production. Despite these challenges, lawmakers nationwide are now embracing the technology, thanks to a massive lobbying push from petrochemical groups
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/09/28/braven-plastic-recycling-toxic-waste/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0-PLsr61wtsBuXiJE3734ofyQCha-TI9unVxaUtEI3l4mnY9rtyMSeX-pKOp-p8duIvU4xKlidETBflAFwiVJKGZE0IScqVD$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2023-10-09

Voices, The Peoples News

October 9, 2023
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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Annular solar eclipse 2023: The 2023 “Ring of Fire” Eclipse
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Everything you need to know about North America’s eclipse!
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# Border / Immigration / Migrants
Joe Biden, Who Promised Not to Resume Trump’s Border Wall, Is Doing Just That: Fast forward two and a half years, and the Biden administration is now waiving 26 federal regulations to resume construction of Donald Trump’s border wall in Starr County, Texas. The administration claimed that the move is “mandated by law.” But what about the dozens of other laws Biden is waiving to continue construction?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.allsides.com/news/2023-10-06-0822/immigration-joe-biden-who-promised-not-resume-trump-s-border-wall-doing-just__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2PfgeSS6u1wZV1LfyVNTQsFq_bwHuD2lxdee1xEbEmd5laBhcvx-QD0LzH09QAo_n0GZbahj-f8KJ-tjkrg8lReflaFk45sJ$

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
COVID Masking Hysteria Was Never About Following the Science: On my return to the Capitol after recovering from COVID, I was met by a gaggle of young journalists. They barreled up to me with multiple masks on their twenty-something-year-old faces and demanded to know why I wasn’t wearing a mask. Reporters, none of whom had a science degree (nor had any of them likely even passed an advanced science course), angrily and self-righteously excoriated me for my ‘ignorance’ and my ‘dangerous noncompliance.’ What they did not do was challenge my position in any meaningful way by citing scientific studies based on randomized controlled trials showing any efficacy of masking for viral infection. No. The ignorance of today’s ‘journalists’ is staggering. They only repeat the dogma fed to them.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/covid-masking-hysteria-was-never-about-following-science-opinion-1832201__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2PfgeSS6u1wZV1LfyVNTQsFq_bwHuD2lxdee1xEbEmd5laBhcvx-QD0LzH09QAo_n0GZbahj-f8KJ-tjkrg8lReflUCU8wZj$

Could SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19 Be a Biological Weapon? Investigations were conducted by Gospa News since March 2020 on SARS-Cov-2 built in the laboratory in a US-China (and EU) conspiracy. It confirms what was already denounced by the late biologist Luc Montagnier and confirmed by his scientist friend Jean-Claude Perez on how the censorship of the international scientific community tried to deny this hypothesis which has now been confirmed by the US Senate Health Committee and by the investigation of the House of Representatives on the virologist Anthony Fauci.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2023/10/wuhan-gates-who-intrigues-behind-the-sars-cov-2-bioweapon-vaccine-plots/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2PfgeSS6u1wZV1LfyVNTQsFq_bwHuD2lxdee1xEbEmd5laBhcvx-QD0LzH09QAo_n0GZbahj-f8KJ-tjkrg8lReflT0f1P_Y$

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Global Iran Says It Just Got $43 Million From US: The Center for International Legal Affairs of the Legal Vice Presidency of the Iranian President released a statement on Sunday saying that $43 million was deposited into Tehran’s bank account in The Hague, the Netherlands, in connection to a legal case dealing with properties that were not transferred to Iran following the conclusion of the Algiers Declaration, according to a report from the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA). Newsweek could not independently verify Iran’s claim.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/iran-says-it-just-got-43-million-us-1832938__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2PfgeSS6u1wZV1LfyVNTQsFq_bwHuD2lxdee1xEbEmd5laBhcvx-QD0LzH09QAo_n0GZbahj-f8KJ-tjkrg8lReflX-pm_mQ$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals America’s Pipelines Are a Disaster Waiting to Happen The underfunded agency overseeing tens of thousands of miles of dangerous pipelines has not had an official leader for years. In addition to the enormous network of oil and gas pipelines that cobwebs the nation, thousands of miles of new liquefied natural gas (LNG), hydrogen, and carbon capture pipelines have been proposed.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/environment/2023-10-09-americas-pipelines-disaster-waiting-to-happen/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2PfgeSS6u1wZV1LfyVNTQsFq_bwHuD2lxdee1xEbEmd5laBhcvx-QD0LzH09QAo_n0GZbahj-f8KJ-tjkrg8lReflXzVqD_z$

# Gov / Politics / Global
China’s Quiet Move into South America: The sock puppet accounts, which appear to be run by a common operator promoting strategic news content in Spanish, may be the nascent stages of a larger state-backed influence operation intended to create positive narratives about China to aid their policy and diplomatic efforts, according to a new report shared with TIME by Nisos.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://time.com/6293423/china-online-influence-campaign-latin-america/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2PfgeSS6u1wZV1LfyVNTQsFq_bwHuD2lxdee1xEbEmd5laBhcvx-QD0LzH09QAo_n0GZbahj-f8KJ-tjkrg8lReflc7xVs9z$

# Gov / Politics
A Democratic campaign tech monopoly cut more than 200 people, the second round of deep layoffs this year: The privately owned monopoly over the Democratic Party’s voter data has changed hands from one for-profit company to another. The myriad challenges facing Democrats ahead of 2024 include lagging fundraising, low voter enthusiasm, and potential challengers to President Joe Biden.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/10/05/democrats-campaign-tech-layoffs-2024-bonterra-ngp-van-actionkit/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=The*20Intercept*20Newsletter__;JSU!!On18fmf1aQ!2PfgeSS6u1wZV1LfyVNTQsFq_bwHuD2lxdee1xEbEmd5laBhcvx-QD0LzH09QAo_n0GZbahj-f8KJ-tjkrg8lReflddv7NKG$

Biden Offers Israel “Appropriate Means of Support” After Hamas Launches Lethal Attacks: Several leading GOP presidential candidates were quick to blame the president for the violence.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://time.com/6321628/biden-condemns-israel-hamas-terrorist-attacks/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2PfgeSS6u1wZV1LfyVNTQsFq_bwHuD2lxdee1xEbEmd5laBhcvx-QD0LzH09QAo_n0GZbahj-f8KJ-tjkrg8lReflXJtd2d4$

Some of Matt Gaetz’s Republican Colleagues Are Getting Sick of His S–t: At least two GOP lawmakers expressed support for his removal from the chamber, while another claimed “there’s a reason” no one defended him while he was under a sex trafficking probe.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/10/03/matt-gaetz-republicans-kevin-mccarthy/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2PfgeSS6u1wZV1LfyVNTQsFq_bwHuD2lxdee1xEbEmd5laBhcvx-QD0LzH09QAo_n0GZbahj-f8KJ-tjkrg8lReflYupuqva$

And So It Begins; The Great Unravelling: The U.S. empire is unravelling from endless wars, bankruptcy and endemic corruption in Washington. For what it’s worth, the transatlantic alliance of the U.S. and its European allies, embodied by the NATO military bloc, had a fairly good chronological run. The imperialist clique managed to hold together for nearly eight decades. But now that ship is running aground on the rocks of a proxy war in Ukraine against Russia.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://strategic-culture.su/news/2023/10/06/and-so-it-begins-the-great-unravelling/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2PfgeSS6u1wZV1LfyVNTQsFq_bwHuD2lxdee1xEbEmd5laBhcvx-QD0LzH09QAo_n0GZbahj-f8KJ-tjkrg8lReflbM7guaT$

Executing Gen. Milley has now become part of the Republican Party line: authoritarianism expert: “Apparently the idea of executing Milley is now the Party Line,” historian and authoritarianism expert Ruth Ben-Ghiat tweeted about Haley’s interview. “We are living through real-time preparation for an authoritarian crackdown.” “We are in [the] phase of ‘getting the public used to the idea of violence.’
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rawstory.com/trump-s-latest-move-is-another-reason-the-doj-should-have-brought-charges-earlier-legal-analyst/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2PfgeSS6u1wZV1LfyVNTQsFq_bwHuD2lxdee1xEbEmd5laBhcvx-QD0LzH09QAo_n0GZbahj-f8KJ-tjkrg8lReflQNkZ7b1$

Authoritarianism Expert Says Nikki Haley’s Trump Comment Means 1 Chilling Thing: The GOP candidate’s failure to condemn the former president’s attack on retired Gen. Mark Milley is an ominous sign for America, explained Ruth Ben-Ghiat. In June, Ben-Ghiat predicted Trump will “never leave” if he wins back the White House. “That’s very clear, because like all authoritarians, he needs to get back into power because he’s so corrupt and shut down all investigations,” she wrote at the time, describing the GOP as “an autocratic party operating in a democracy.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ruth-ben-ghiat-nikki-haley-milley_n_6523a9a7e4b0102e69626af3__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2PfgeSS6u1wZV1LfyVNTQsFq_bwHuD2lxdee1xEbEmd5laBhcvx-QD0LzH09QAo_n0GZbahj-f8KJ-tjkrg8lReflaO9yNVK$

How to confront the growing threat to American democracy, with Tom Nichols: In September 1787, an onlooker is said to have asked Benjamin Franklin what kind of government he and the other delegates to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia’s Independence Hall had given the United States. “A republic,” he replied, “if you can keep it.” Can we still keep it? That’s the question
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.niskanencenter.org/how-to-confront-the-growing-threat-to-american-democracy-with-tom-nichols/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2PfgeSS6u1wZV1LfyVNTQsFq_bwHuD2lxdee1xEbEmd5laBhcvx-QD0LzH09QAo_n0GZbahj-f8KJ-tjkrg8lReflaYZRBme$

California’s Double Max: Dianne Feinstein’s death creates two elections in California’s Senate race. That means donors can max out support to their favorite candidate twice.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/politics/2023-10-09-californias-double-max-senate-race/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2PfgeSS6u1wZV1LfyVNTQsFq_bwHuD2lxdee1xEbEmd5laBhcvx-QD0LzH09QAo_n0GZbahj-f8KJ-tjkrg8lRefldeSCjC8$

RFK Jr. declares independent 2024 presidential run, raises millions more: “We declare independence from the cynical elites who betray our hope and who amplify our divisions. And finally, we declare independence from the two political parties.” In primary polling, Kennedy has about 14 percent support on average.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2023/10/09/rfk-jr-announces-he-will-run-as-an-independent-candidate-00120604__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2PfgeSS6u1wZV1LfyVNTQsFq_bwHuD2lxdee1xEbEmd5laBhcvx-QD0LzH09QAo_n0GZbahj-f8KJ-tjkrg8lReflSQ0YAka$

‘Only Emboldens an Extremist Government’: US Preparing to Send More Weapons to Israel: “The U.S. backing military escalation at this time is grossly irresponsible,” said the American Jewish group IfNotNow.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/us-weapons-israel__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2PfgeSS6u1wZV1LfyVNTQsFq_bwHuD2lxdee1xEbEmd5laBhcvx-QD0LzH09QAo_n0GZbahj-f8KJ-tjkrg8lRefldCXf8b7$

# Legal / DOJ
Donald Trump’s Israel Intel Leak Under Scrutiny After Hamas Attack: Donald Trump’s sharing of alleged classified intelligence to Russian officials in the White House has come under scrutiny amid a large-scale attack by the Hamas Islamist military group against Israel. In May 2017, the former president defended his actions after he was found to have discussed sensitive details about an alleged Islamic State (ISIS) plot with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Ambassador Sergey Kislyak in the Oval Office. Trump said he had an absolute right to do so. The intel was said to have been provided to the U.S. from Israel.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-israel-intel-russia-hamas-attack-1833094__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2PfgeSS6u1wZV1LfyVNTQsFq_bwHuD2lxdee1xEbEmd5laBhcvx-QD0LzH09QAo_n0GZbahj-f8KJ-tjkrg8lReflaqWWNkY$

Former FBI official flattens Trump’s defense for leaking nuclear secrets: ‘Just sickening’: Trump leaked classified information about U.S. nuclear sub to an Australian businessman – and said there is no excuse or downplaying of that charge.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rawstory.com/former-fbi-official-flattens-trumps-claim-leaking-classified-info-lacks-context/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2PfgeSS6u1wZV1LfyVNTQsFq_bwHuD2lxdee1xEbEmd5laBhcvx-QD0LzH09QAo_n0GZbahj-f8KJ-tjkrg8lReflfvkwdP3$

# Medical / Health
Physicians for a National Health Program (PNHP) just published a shocking report on the extent of the Medicare Advantage ripoffs, both to individual customers and to Medicare itself, that every American should know about.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://pnhp.org/system/assets/uploads/2023/09/MAOverpaymentReport_Final.pdf__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2PfgeSS6u1wZV1LfyVNTQsFq_bwHuD2lxdee1xEbEmd5laBhcvx-QD0LzH09QAo_n0GZbahj-f8KJ-tjkrg8lReflZPQQL5s$

Idaho Banned Abortion. Then It Turned Down Supports for Pregnancies and
Births: Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year, the state’s GOP-led Legislature has disbanded a maternal mortality committee, failed to expand postpartum Medicaid coverage and turned down federal grants for child care.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/idaho-banned-abortion-support-pregnancies-families__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2PfgeSS6u1wZV1LfyVNTQsFq_bwHuD2lxdee1xEbEmd5laBhcvx-QD0LzH09QAo_n0GZbahj-f8KJ-tjkrg8lReflbsO3w1j$

States are wasting money by slow-olling Medicaid reviews: Some states moved to re-evaluate Medicaid enrollees’ eligibility. Other states deliberately dragging their feet at the behest of the Biden administration. How could people get care, how could the Medicaid program even function, if there was no accountability for $143 billion in spending?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://americansforprosperity.org/afpf-sues-cms-over-billions-medicaid/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2PfgeSS6u1wZV1LfyVNTQsFq_bwHuD2lxdee1xEbEmd5laBhcvx-QD0LzH09QAo_n0GZbahj-f8KJ-tjkrg8lReflWgo9k6i$

# Military / DOD
The US will likely ‘go to war’ in Israel with air and naval power if Syria or Iran become actively involved, retired 4-star general says: Ret. Gen. Barry McCaffrey said the US is keeping a close eye on countries like Iran and Syria. The US on Sunday said it was sending an aircraft carrier strike group to patrol waters near Israel.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/world/us-announce-new-assistance-israel-after-hamas-attack-2023-10-08/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2PfgeSS6u1wZV1LfyVNTQsFq_bwHuD2lxdee1xEbEmd5laBhcvx-QD0LzH09QAo_n0GZbahj-f8KJ-tjkrg8lReflcWtSvEb$

In January, the U.S. and Israel conducted the largest joint military exercise in history: The contingency plan, code-named “Support Sentry,” was funded in 2018 and 2019, according to the manual, which was produced for the 2019 fiscal year. It classifies Support Sentry as an Iran “CONPLAN,” or concept plan, a broad contingency plan for war which the Pentagon develops in anticipation of a potential crisis.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/03/01/us-israel-iran-war-plan/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2PfgeSS6u1wZV1LfyVNTQsFq_bwHuD2lxdee1xEbEmd5laBhcvx-QD0LzH09QAo_n0GZbahj-f8KJ-tjkrg8lReflXfZD0IL$

# Military / Global
Russia Is Gearing Up for a Standoff With NATO in the Arctic: Russian military analyst Yuri Fedorov told Agentstvo that the recreation of the Leningrad Military District suggests that Russia is gearing up for possible conflicts with the Baltic States and NATO. The Leningrad Military District, stationed close to new NATO member Finland and the Baltic States, is a key component of the Russian Armed Forces that oversees parts of the nation’s defense strategy in Russia’s western region. Finland shares an 800-mile border with Russia.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/russia-nato-finland-baltic-states-war-1833010__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2PfgeSS6u1wZV1LfyVNTQsFq_bwHuD2lxdee1xEbEmd5laBhcvx-QD0LzH09QAo_n0GZbahj-f8KJ-tjkrg8lReflfk3y-55$

World’s Largest Warship Heading to Israel’s Shore: In response to Hamas’ surprise attack on Israel, the United States deployed an aircraft carrier to the region as a form of deterrence. “I have directed the movement of the USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group to the Eastern Mediterranean,” Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in an Oct. 8 statement.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-american-carrier-strike-force-mediterranean-db05d535a9ebb931f684f758c9b6f628__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2PfgeSS6u1wZV1LfyVNTQsFq_bwHuD2lxdee1xEbEmd5laBhcvx-QD0LzH09QAo_n0GZbahj-f8KJ-tjkrg8lReflcGxf-ya$

# Water
Tensions Rise in the Rio Grande Basin as Mexico Lags in Water Deliveries to the U.S: In 2020, rebellious Mexican farmers occupied a dam in parched Chihuahua state to prevent the federal government from sending its reservoir water to Texas under a 1944 treaty. With the clock ticking toward another treaty deadline, the two sides are struggling for a solution. Would administrators in Mexico City opt to share that precious water with the United States to fulfill a bilateral treaty? And if they did, would local farmers rise up again in protest?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/08102023/tensions-rise-in-the-rio-grande-basin-u-s-mexico/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2PfgeSS6u1wZV1LfyVNTQsFq_bwHuD2lxdee1xEbEmd5laBhcvx-QD0LzH09QAo_n0GZbahj-f8KJ-tjkrg8lReflaqcpA2G$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2023-10-08

Voices, The Peoples News

October 8, 2023
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Border / Immigration / Migrants
Abbott: More than 50,000 illegal border crossers bused to sanctuary cities: Texas has bused more than 50,000 people who’ve illegally entered the U.S. and were unlawfully released into the U.S., Gov. Greg Abbott said Friday. The majority have been bused to New York City, followed by Chicago, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, Denver and Los Angeles. Abbott began the busing strategy in April 2022. He first sent foreign nationals who illegally entered the U.S. in Texas to Washington, D.C. Since then, over 12,500 people chose to be transported to the nation’s capital.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thecentersquare.com/texas/article_b0a2416c-649b-11ee-ad80-3bd5514a3db0.html?a&seyid=93084*utm_source=thecentersquare.com&utm_campaign=*2Fnewsletters*2Flists*2Ft2*2Fnational*2F&utm_medium=email&utm_content=read*20more__;PyUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!2nVtxPEVPWTHq81XP38LihEJwiloEkw7DbWYTcLYsPZN9RD-owOFjDNAdQgBfpIe2VZQMDQfoGqyTfocas9wgLZ0q0qidovE$

Migrants say they will IGNORE NYC Mayor Eric Adams pleas and will continue to flood the southern border: Mayor Eric Adams warned that the raging migrant crisis will “destroy” New York City and tore into President Biden for ignoring his pleas for help, saying the White House has given “no support” for the thousands of asylum seekers arriving each month. Hizzoner took aim at Biden for not stepping in with federal assistance as the city has received more than 110,000 migrants in the past year.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/migrants-say-they-will-ignore-nyc-mayor-eric-adams-pleas-and-will-continue-to-flood-the-southern-border/ar-AA1hSuYJ?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=d3bb3e72e269445daca604db1f715e3d&ei=150__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2nVtxPEVPWTHq81XP38LihEJwiloEkw7DbWYTcLYsPZN9RD-owOFjDNAdQgBfpIe2VZQMDQfoGqyTfocas9wgLZ0q6C4qeLz$

# Children / Youth
The incredible, unbelievable crusade against children: The undeclared goal of the Agenda is the transition to a transhumanist dictatorship via full-scale refashioning of society which entails the complete eradication of all that is normal and natural, from food and medicine to human reproduction and interaction, including the sexualization of children. The UN publishes the International Technical Guidance on sexuality education under its Global Education Agenda 2030; the latest edition can be summarized as follows: “Children are sexual beings who must have sexual partners and begin having sex as soon as possible. For this reason, kindergartens and elementary schools must teach children to develop lust and sexual desire, learn masturbation, build same-sex relationships, use online pornography, and learn different sexual techniques such as oral sex.”
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International technical guidance on sexuality education. An evidence-informed approach
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“Schools must equip children to have sexual partners” – say the UN and WHO
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# Corporations / Industry
Hacker puts ‘millions’ of 23andMe user data up for sale on the internet: The seller suggested the profiles, which include email addresses, photos, gender, date of birth and DNA ancestry, could be used to target users based on their ethnicity. “We are taking this issue seriously and will continue our investigation to confirm these preliminary results,” 23andMe said in a statement.
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# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
Unique ‘fingerprints’ of laboratory manipulation in the Covid virus: In the summer of 2020 a paper describing the findings of an Anglo-Norwegian team of scientists who had demonstrated unique ‘fingerprints’ of laboratory manipulation in the Covid virus, was suppressed in both the US and UK. Vaccine travelled throughout the body. First the ‘vaccine’ did not stay at the site of injection as promised but travelled throughout the body and were found at post-mortems to be everywhere. A German biologist whistleblower has found contamination rates of up to 354 times the recommended limit. All this has been reported to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). It is highly significant. They are not vaccines at all, but Genetically Modified Organisms https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2023/10/british-oncologists-alert-on-cancer-risk-mrna-vaccines-must-be-banned-once-and-for-all/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2nVtxPEVPWTHq81XP38LihEJwiloEkw7DbWYTcLYsPZN9RD-owOFjDNAdQgBfpIe2VZQMDQfoGqyTfocas9wgLZ0qyhznXTn$

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
New federal rule could add costly burden to retirement plans: A new U.S. Department of Labor regulatory effort could impact retirement plans by requiring them to monitor whether plan members access electronic communications, a cost that may be passed on to consumers https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/new-federal-rule-could-add-costly-burden-to-retirement-plans*:*:text=(The*20Center*20Square)*20**B,be*20passed*20on*20to*20consumers__;I34lJSXigJMlJSUl!!On18fmf1aQ!2nVtxPEVPWTHq81XP38LihEJwiloEkw7DbWYTcLYsPZN9RD-owOFjDNAdQgBfpIe2VZQMDQfoGqyTfocas9wgLZ0q_nyjYKw$

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure At a ‘Climate Convergence,’ Pennsylvania Environmental Activists Urge Gov. Shapiro and State Lawmakers to Do More to Curb Emissions: Democratic state Sen. Katie Muth, one of only a few lawmakers in attendance, said strong action isn’t likely, given the state’s “bipartisan love affair with gas and oil.” But two Republicans have introduced legislation banning injection wells for toxic wastewater from fracking.
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# Gov / Politics / Global
Sri Lanka Debt Justice Collective sends Alarming Open Letter to IMF on DDO: An International Monetary Fund (IMF), team was in Sri Lanka from September 14-to 27 to discuss economic and financial policies and conduct the First Review of the Extended Fund Facility program comprised of a loan of USD 2.9 billion to be disbursed over four years. The lender of last resorts was unable to reach a staff-level agreement with Sri Lanka in its first review under a $2.9bn bailout package.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://countercurrents.org/2023/10/sri-lanka-debt-justice-collective-writes-open-letter-to-imf-on-ddo/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2nVtxPEVPWTHq81XP38LihEJwiloEkw7DbWYTcLYsPZN9RD-owOFjDNAdQgBfpIe2VZQMDQfoGqyTfocas9wgLZ0q8gD3K6W$

New Looming War in Europe: NATO sends more Troops to Kosovo: Some 200 British soldiers landed in Kosovo on Friday to reinforce the NATO contingent in the breakaway Serbian province of Kosovo, following last month’s incident involving ethnic Albanian police. A Turkish general will assume command of the force next week.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2023/10/new-looming-war-in-europe-nato-sends-more-troops-to-kosovo/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-looming-war-in-europe-nato-sends-more-troops-to-kosovo__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2nVtxPEVPWTHq81XP38LihEJwiloEkw7DbWYTcLYsPZN9RD-owOFjDNAdQgBfpIe2VZQMDQfoGqyTfocas9wgLZ0q8n98CRW$

Hamas Revenge vs NaziZionist Bibi: Storm of 5,000 Missiles over Israel. Now “at War”: Palestinians react to the Daily Crimes of Netanyahu’s Israeli Hitmen. Death Toll UPDATE: At least 300 Israelis and 232 Palestinians dead. More than 3 thousand injured. Israel Defense Forces Colonel Killed https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2023/10/hamas-revenge-storm-of-5000-missiles-over-israel-bibi-we-are-at-war/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2nVtxPEVPWTHq81XP38LihEJwiloEkw7DbWYTcLYsPZN9RD-owOFjDNAdQgBfpIe2VZQMDQfoGqyTfocas9wgLZ0q5b8P6vi$

Security cabinet approves declaration of war: “They will pay the price”: Israel responds to Hamas war crimes and officially declares war. The Israeli army will evacuate all residents around Gaza within 24 hours. The IDF states that “war is difficult and challenging days lie ahead.”
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# Gov / Politics
FBI Quietly Created New Category of Extremism to include Trump supporters: This is taking place at the same time the Biden regime is targeting President Trump with over 91 indictments on criminal acts in several states.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/2023/10/13/exclusive-fbi-targets-trump-followers-2024-election-nears-1831836.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2nVtxPEVPWTHq81XP38LihEJwiloEkw7DbWYTcLYsPZN9RD-owOFjDNAdQgBfpIe2VZQMDQfoGqyTfocas9wgLZ0q_Pi1ulJ$

Hamas attack on Israel thrusts Biden into Mideast crisis and has him fending off GOP criticism: The deadly Hamas militant attack on Israel and the massive retaliation it provoked from Jerusalem have thrust President Joe Biden into a Middle East crisis that risks expanding into a broader conflict and has left him fending off criticism from GOP presidential rivals that his administration’s policies led to this moment.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/biden-hamas-israel-gop-trump-desantis-13641817571f8df9afeeb720d1774cdc__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2nVtxPEVPWTHq81XP38LihEJwiloEkw7DbWYTcLYsPZN9RD-owOFjDNAdQgBfpIe2VZQMDQfoGqyTfocas9wgLZ0q0T8umrg$

# Law Enforcment
A Lab Test That Experts Liken to a Witch Trial Is Helping Send Women to Prison for Murder: The “lung float” test claims to help determine if a baby was born alive or dead, but many medical examiners say it’s too unreliable. Yet the test is still being used to bring murder charges, and get convictions.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/is-lung-float-test-reliable-stillbirth-medical-examiners-murder__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2nVtxPEVPWTHq81XP38LihEJwiloEkw7DbWYTcLYsPZN9RD-owOFjDNAdQgBfpIe2VZQMDQfoGqyTfocas9wgLZ0qwvtlnPh$

# Legal / DOJ
Judge issues order putting Trump’s business assets under monitor: Judge Arthur Engoron issued an order Thursday blocking former President Donald Trump from moving his assets without informing a court monitor
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Clarence Thomas Has Yet Another Huge Conflict of Interest: Revolving Door Project research reveals that right-wing elites in the Horatio Alger Association stand to benefit from a lawsuit attempting to destroy the CFPB. The group has close ties to Clarence Thomas.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/power/2023-10-02-clarence-thomas-another-conflict-of-interest/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2nVtxPEVPWTHq81XP38LihEJwiloEkw7DbWYTcLYsPZN9RD-owOFjDNAdQgBfpIe2VZQMDQfoGqyTfocas9wgLZ0q0BLRwNf$

Senator Calls for DOJ Action Against Philips for Keeping CPAP Machine Complaints Secret: The FDA also said it is “unsatisfied” with the company’s response to the crisis. Share prices dropped in early trading.
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# Media
Postal Service to increase stamp prices again in 2024 due to ‘inflationary pressures’: If approved by the Postal Regulatory Commission, the changes would take effect Jan. 21, 2024. New rates include a 2-cent increase for First-Class Mail Forever stamp, among other proposed changes.
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One of the latest trends in news media is writing pieces using artificial intelligence? These error-ridden AI-news pieces can be humorous, but the possibility of misinformation raises concerns. Moreover, AI’s intense environmental destruction, in-built racism, and purposeful efforts to eliminate jobs have sinister consequences if this technology is more widely-adopted by the news industry.
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# Medical / Health
Primary Aldosteronism also called Conn’s syndrome, is a disorder in which your adrenal glands make too much of a hormone called aldosterone. Aldosterone helps regulate your blood pressure by balancing sodium and potassium levels in your body. Because it largely goes undiagnosed, new guidelines from the Endocrine Society suggest patients be screened if they have: blood pressure readings over 150/100 taken on three different days, sleep apnea, or family history of early-onset hypertension or hypertension that is resistant to conventional drugs.
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Medicare Advantage Is a Massive Scam: The program rips off both the taxpayer and its own enrollees. The sales pitch is an abject lie. Medicare Advantage is much worse than traditional Medicare for people on the program and costs a great deal more to boot. But unless the Biden administration changes course, private companies will soon devour the rest of the program. One would think that the Biden administration would be looking to reverse course, but it isn’t. On the contrary, it has proceeded with a Trump-era plan to privatize the remaining shreds of Medicare by letting private companies serve as payment middlemen through something the Trump team called “direct contracting.”
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The Dangers of So-Called “Medicare Advantage”: Despite its name, ‘Medicare Advantage’ (MA) is not an advantage for seniors and people with disabilities. It’s not even the same Medicare program that Americans have come to know and love. Private insurance companies like Aetna and Humana spend millions on advertising in order to hide the ugly truth, their MA plans raid taxpayer funds and routinely fail to deliver the care that patients expect and deserve
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# Medical Science
Scientists discover arginine drives metabolic reprogramming to promote tumor growth in liver cancer: Cancer cells are chameleons. They completely change their metabolism to grow continuously. University of Basel scientists have discovered that high levels of the amino acid arginine drive metabolic reprogramming to promote tumor growth. This study suggests new avenues to improve liver cancer treatment.
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Popular Artificial Sweetener Linked to Autism: Researchers find a threefold increase in autism risk for boys whose mothers consumed the sugar substitute aspartame daily during pregnancy or breastfeeding. The study also focuses on children who lost speech abilities, finding aspartame’s effects more pronounced in early-onset, stable forms of autism.
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# Military / Global
Netanyahu vows to turn Gaza into ‘ruins’:| PM Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to “take revenge for this black day” and turn all the sites used by Palestinian militant group Hamas into “ruins” in the aftermath of a massive attack by the militant group on southern Israel
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Hostages taken as Hamas launches biggest attack on Israel in years – with strikes hitting Gaza in response: At least 232 Palestinians have been killed after Israeli forces retaliated to the most deadly attack by Hamas in years.
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# Planetary
Mysterious Pyramid Uncovered From Under the Ice in Antarctica: The so-called pyramid, discovered at Antarctica’s Ellsworth Mountain range, has seemingly stumped people from all over the world. As social media users scratched their heads in disbelief, geologists were quick to debunk the existence of Antarctica’s polar pyramid.
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October 5, 2023
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# Border / Immigration / Migrants
Biden reverses course, allows border wall construction to resume: In a stunning reversal on border security policy, the Biden administration plans to build about 20 miles of border wall in south Texas as the surge in illegal migration into the U.S. continued in September
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U.S. to restart deportations to Venezuela to reduce border arrivals: The process is expected to begin shortly, the officials said, though they did not provide specific details on when the flights would begin taking off. The officials were not authorized to publicly disclose details of the government’s plan ahead of an official announcement and spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity.
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How Chinese Migration To The U.S. Has Skyrocketed: Undocumented migration from China has been steadily rising from around 18,400 in 2020. However, this year’s figures show encounters increased significantly from March to April and remained high throughout May and June, before rising again in July—with 6,158 encounters nationwide in a single month. “We know that China is using everything that they have, every bit of espionage, to spy on our military and our high technology,” said Rebecca Grant, Ph.D., a national security analyst at IRIS Independent Research. “And we know China’s government is not our friend, so this dramatic upswing, I think it could definitely present a potential national security risk.”
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# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
CDC Recommends Everyone Getting Flu and COVID-19 Shots Together Despite No Safety Data: But is it safe to get the Covid and flu shots at the same time? Well, neither the CDC nor the manufacturer know. An August 30th BioNTech press release on the EU’s authorisation of Pfizer and BioNTech’s “XBB.1.5-adapted” COVID-19 vaccine includes the following paragraph in the ‘Important Safety Information’ section. ‘Interactions with other medicinal products or concomitant administration of COMIRNATY, COMIRNATY Original/Omicron BA.1 or COMIRNATY Original/Omicron BA.4-5 with other vaccines has not been studied.’
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://dailysceptic.org/2023/10/02/cdc-recommends-everyone-getting-flu-and-covid-19-shots-together-despite-no-safety-data/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xPJEcp2h_c2lXOhaGKWw9Tuf2YxxBiSzdbqHrf44rePwfcxFulCoQayb_wiFOoaFEcGmSXJMvPg-LFp0koXBevRuIB1yg0wL$

What the Medical Industrial Complex is NOT Telling Us: Part 1 of this report presented an attorney’s perspective of the controversy over the safety and effectiveness of the COVID vaccines, and why so many physicians and other professionals would be willing to risk their reputations, licenses, board certifications and their livelihoods by warning people that the shots are actually dangerous. It discussed why the COVID injections are not really “vaccines”, and that a vaccine was not even necessary in the first place.
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# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
Team Billionaire is Winning: The right wants to structure the market to benefit the uber-wealthy. There is an iconic image from The Simpsons. It is a picture of Grandpa Simpson shaking his fist at the sky, under the headline “Old Man Yells at Clouds.” This aptly describes the state of intellectual thinking among progressives in the United States.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/10/05/team-billionaire-is-winning/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xPJEcp2h_c2lXOhaGKWw9Tuf2YxxBiSzdbqHrf44rePwfcxFulCoQayb_wiFOoaFEcGmSXJMvPg-LFp0koXBevRuIIz6bCyS$

# Education / Schools
Biden Forgives Another $9 Billion in Student Loan Debt: President Joe Biden announced Wednesday that his administration has approved $9 billion in student loan forgiveness affecting 125,000 borrowers. The loan forgiveness is the result of corrections the Biden administration has made in three programs that have been plagued with problems in the past, the White House said.
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Ron DeSantis, flailing presidential candidate, is still waging a higher-ed culture war: One of the governor’s allies, Richard Corcoran, was recently elected president of New College. Students say DeSantis has carried out a ‘hostile takeover’ of the school’s leadership. Tenured professors now must undergo regular reviews, as part of sweeping reforms to police ‘left-wing ideology’ and ‘indoctrination’ in higher education.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/ron-desantis-education-gop-debate-723e18d19912b97696f3ad2c9d77e099__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xPJEcp2h_c2lXOhaGKWw9Tuf2YxxBiSzdbqHrf44rePwfcxFulCoQayb_wiFOoaFEcGmSXJMvPg-LFp0koXBevRuIETFIDjW$

At least 20 California public university board members linked to fossil fuels: Universities may have divested from fossil fuels – but board members still have industry ties, new analysis finds. Of the state’s 32 public universities, board members at one-third of them either work or have worked for oil and gas companies, as do two board members at the California State University’s foundation.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/oct/04/california-public-universities-fossil-fuels-csu*:*:text=At*20least*2020*20board*20members,advocates*20on*20and*20off*20campus__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!xPJEcp2h_c2lXOhaGKWw9Tuf2YxxBiSzdbqHrf44rePwfcxFulCoQayb_wiFOoaFEcGmSXJMvPg-LFp0koXBevRuINX3lU83$

# Employment / Labor
The price of Amazon’s ‘Prime’ business model is our bodies: With Amazon notorious for having one of highest injury rates in the warehouse industry, workers are demanding accommodations system reform to ensure that workers don’t have to sacrifice their health to keep their job. What’s less well known is that Amazon will ignore, overcomplicate, or outright deny workers their right to disability accommodations, forcing them to perform physically impossible and excruciating work or risk giving up their income entirely.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nationofchange.org/2023/10/05/the-price-of-amazons-prime-business-model-is-our-bodies/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xPJEcp2h_c2lXOhaGKWw9Tuf2YxxBiSzdbqHrf44rePwfcxFulCoQayb_wiFOoaFEcGmSXJMvPg-LFp0koXBevRuIPpo_8NQ$

# Gov / Politics
US House Speaker McCarthy ousted due to Alleged Secret Deal with Biden for Ukraine Military Aid: Rep. Matt Gaetz, Republican of Florida accused McCarthy of “cutting a side deal to bring Ukraine legislation” to the floor in a vote separate from the short-term spending bill.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cbsnews.com/news/mccarthy-biden-ukraine-secret-deal/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xPJEcp2h_c2lXOhaGKWw9Tuf2YxxBiSzdbqHrf44rePwfcxFulCoQayb_wiFOoaFEcGmSXJMvPg-LFp0koXBevRuIBFlk2ej$

Laphonza Butler’s EMILY’s List spends millions on Kamala Harris while laying off grassroots staff: Two months before the layoffs, EMILY’s List announced a 2024 plan to spend tens of millions of dollars to back Harris, a Butler ally.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/10/04/laphonza-butler-kamala-harris-emilys-list/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=The*20Intercept*20Newsletter__;JSU!!On18fmf1aQ!xPJEcp2h_c2lXOhaGKWw9Tuf2YxxBiSzdbqHrf44rePwfcxFulCoQayb_wiFOoaFEcGmSXJMvPg-LFp0koXBevRuIHO8qJJ4$

The House Speaker May Change—But GOP Dysfunction Will Stay the Same: Republicans have floated Steve Scalise, Jim Jordan, and even Donald Trump as possible replacements to Kevin McCarthy. Don’t expect any of them to bring sense to a nonsensical party.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.yahoo.com/mitch-mcconnell-warns-house-republicans-230307988.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xPJEcp2h_c2lXOhaGKWw9Tuf2YxxBiSzdbqHrf44rePwfcxFulCoQayb_wiFOoaFEcGmSXJMvPg-LFp0koXBevRuIEt6SgWR$

DeSantis invokes China ‘boogeyman’ narrative amid flailing campaign: Florida governor strips schools’ funding alleging ties to Chinese communist party and at GOP debate vows to go tough on China
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/oct/02/ron-desantis-florida-private-schools-china-communist-party__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xPJEcp2h_c2lXOhaGKWw9Tuf2YxxBiSzdbqHrf44rePwfcxFulCoQayb_wiFOoaFEcGmSXJMvPg-LFp0koXBevRuIAIaAB0P$

Chaos in the House Leaves Key Questions Unanswered: As Washington struggles to digest the unprecedented removal of a sitting Speaker of the House, candidates for the office are beginning to plot their strategies and work the phones. It may take a while before a clear winner emerges, though. Thankfully, we have baseball playoffs to watch in the meantime. Here’s what’s going on.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thefiscaltimes.com/newsletter/20231004-High-Stakes-New-Speaker-s-Race__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xPJEcp2h_c2lXOhaGKWw9Tuf2YxxBiSzdbqHrf44rePwfcxFulCoQayb_wiFOoaFEcGmSXJMvPg-LFp0koXBevRuICpNVCEs$

McCarthy behind move to kick Pelosi out of her office, sources say – so he can move into it: The move by interim Speaker Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.), a close McCarthy ally, to kick Pelosi out has been met with accusations of partisan retribution by Democrats.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.axios.com/2023/10/04/kevin-mccarthy-nancy-pelosi-capitol-office__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xPJEcp2h_c2lXOhaGKWw9Tuf2YxxBiSzdbqHrf44rePwfcxFulCoQayb_wiFOoaFEcGmSXJMvPg-LFp0koXBevRuIA3ACZGa$

House braces for fight over Ukraine aid amid other funding priorities: President Biden has requested Congress approve an estimated $24 billion in additional military and economic assistance for Ukraine, a pledge that supporters say is an important signal of America’s practical and symbolic support for Kyiv.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4234544-house-fight-ukraine-funding/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xPJEcp2h_c2lXOhaGKWw9Tuf2YxxBiSzdbqHrf44rePwfcxFulCoQayb_wiFOoaFEcGmSXJMvPg-LFp0koXBevRuIG5x22Uv$

President Joe Biden has nominated Hunter Biden’s former law firm colleague to lead the Office of the Special Counsel, which has faced congressional pressure to investigate the Biden administration’s handling of an investigation into the troubled first son.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://freebeacon.com/biden-administration/biden-taps-former-hunter-biden-colleague-to-lead-office-of-the-special-counsel/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xPJEcp2h_c2lXOhaGKWw9Tuf2YxxBiSzdbqHrf44rePwfcxFulCoQayb_wiFOoaFEcGmSXJMvPg-LFp0koXBevRuIInsT2wp$

How Polarization Sent Washington to the Brink of a Shutdown: Lawmakers are less reliant on political parties for money. Greene, for example, was the ninth-largest fundraiser in the 2022 election cycle among current House members, and 98% of her money came from individual donors rather than party, corporate or political-action committee sources, data from the nonpartisan group OpenSecrets shows. Ocasio-Cortez ranked 10th, and essentially all of her money came from individual donors.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/how-polarization-sent-washington-hurtling-into-a-shutdown-83d806c?emci=253eb90b-f762-ee11-9937-00224832eb73&emdi=0abe9813-a263-ee11-9937-00224832eb73&ceid=8400680__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xPJEcp2h_c2lXOhaGKWw9Tuf2YxxBiSzdbqHrf44rePwfcxFulCoQayb_wiFOoaFEcGmSXJMvPg-LFp0koXBevRuICc_rAXT$

How would the US military fight drug cartels, and would it work? Some Republican leaders have suggested using the military to fight cartels. It’s unclear what exactly that military involvement might look like. Opponents say it could make matters worse and tarnish U.S.-Mexico relations
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/immigration/border-coverage/cartels/military-fight-drug-cartels/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xPJEcp2h_c2lXOhaGKWw9Tuf2YxxBiSzdbqHrf44rePwfcxFulCoQayb_wiFOoaFEcGmSXJMvPg-LFp0koXBevRuINjp537z$

US Alarmed by China’s Big Steps in America’s Backyard: The United States is worried about China’s growing geopolitical clout in Latin American and has pressed Peru to rethink major Chinese stakes in its critical infrastructure. U.S. officials raised their unease directly with the Peruvian government, highlighting specific risks associated with acquisitions by Chinese state-owned companies of Lima’s power grid and a mega port project on the country’s Pacific coast, according to the Financial Times.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/peru-china-us-port-political-influence-latin-america-belt-road-initiative-1832039*:*:text=The*20United*20States*20is*20worried,stakes*20in*20its*20critical*20infrastructure__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!xPJEcp2h_c2lXOhaGKWw9Tuf2YxxBiSzdbqHrf44rePwfcxFulCoQayb_wiFOoaFEcGmSXJMvPg-LFp0koXBevRuICrZ3xRz$

Calls to “Stop Funding Ukraine” Emerge as Biden Administration Acknowledges Corruption Issues but Maintains Aid: The Defense Department’s inspector general and other Pentagon officials testified on oversight of U.S. military aid to Ukraine before the House Armed Services Committee. Defense Undersecretary for Policy Colin Kahl explained why F-16 fighter jets have not been provided to Ukraine, despite requests from President Zelensky, citing higher military priorities and budgetary reasons. Moreover, amid some members’ concerns of possible corruption or misuse in Ukraine, officials assured the committee that weapons provided to the country are being used for their intended purposes.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.c-span.org/video/?526268-1*pentagon-officials-testify-oversight-us-military-aid-ukraine*__;LyM!!On18fmf1aQ!xPJEcp2h_c2lXOhaGKWw9Tuf2YxxBiSzdbqHrf44rePwfcxFulCoQayb_wiFOoaFEcGmSXJMvPg-LFp0koXBevRuIFJFJ8ql$

Trump May Visit Capitol as He Teases Run for Speaker: Trump has fueled speculation that he may pursue the speakership as allies clamor for him to run. If it happens, Trump would come speak to the House GOP sometime before lawmakers’ internal speaker election, which is set to happen on Wednesday, that person said. A final decision hasn’t yet been made. The full GOP will meet Tuesday for an internal “candidate forum.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2023/10/05/congress/trump-plans-trip-to-hill-00120160__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xPJEcp2h_c2lXOhaGKWw9Tuf2YxxBiSzdbqHrf44rePwfcxFulCoQayb_wiFOoaFEcGmSXJMvPg-LFp0koXBevRuIB0mhTsU$

Progressives Denounce ’50 Years of Harm’ by ALEC at Anniversary Gala: The American Legislative Exchange Council, which funnels right-wing model legislation to state houses, has “a really regressive agenda for our nation,” one campaigner said. These include right-to-work laws, voter ID laws, laws criminalizing climate protests, and, in recent years, laws barring the use of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria in investing.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/50-years-of-alec__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xPJEcp2h_c2lXOhaGKWw9Tuf2YxxBiSzdbqHrf44rePwfcxFulCoQayb_wiFOoaFEcGmSXJMvPg-LFp0koXBevRuIPpUK-FJ$

In ‘Victory for Voting Rights,’ Federal Judges Adopt New Alabama Congressional Map: “Today’s order means for the first time, Black voters in two congressional districts will have an opportunity to elect a candidate of their choice,” said the head of the state’s ACLU branch.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/alabama-congressional-map__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xPJEcp2h_c2lXOhaGKWw9Tuf2YxxBiSzdbqHrf44rePwfcxFulCoQayb_wiFOoaFEcGmSXJMvPg-LFp0koXBevRuII-aW4b5$

Trump allegedly discussed US nuclear subs with foreign national after leaving White House: Trump allegedly discussed the information with an Australian billionaire. It’s unclear if the information was accurate, but the episode was investigated by Smith’s team.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://abcnews.go.com/US/after-white-house-trump-allegedly-discussed-potentially-sensitive/story?id=103760456&fbclid=IwAR0nbE1qWoexEqMVtRaAMm_rfSRVlJmEUx_JKeBcsm8WRxR8U6RuEa_C-4M__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xPJEcp2h_c2lXOhaGKWw9Tuf2YxxBiSzdbqHrf44rePwfcxFulCoQayb_wiFOoaFEcGmSXJMvPg-LFp0koXBevRuIBeu2QmD$

# Legal / DOJ
Google ramped up federal lobbying ahead of DOJ antitrust showdown: The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against Google’s parent company Alphabet last Tuesday, alleging the tech giant abused its dominance in the digital advertising sector and violated federal antitrust law.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2023/01/google-continued-to-ramp-up-federal-lobbying-spending-before-doj-filed-second-antitrust-lawsuit/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xPJEcp2h_c2lXOhaGKWw9Tuf2YxxBiSzdbqHrf44rePwfcxFulCoQayb_wiFOoaFEcGmSXJMvPg-LFp0koXBevRuIHDHM3_-$

Former GOP challenger to Maxine Waters charged with misusing campaign funds: Omar Navarro, 34, is charged in a 43-count grand jury indictment. He is currently in state custody on unrelated charges, but he is expected to be turned over soon to federal authorities. Navarro was indicted Wednesday on 43 counts of misusing campaign funds, including funneling tens of thousands of dollars in campaign donations back to himself
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/four-time-congressional-candidate-charged-long-running-misuse-campaign-funds*:*:text=Omar*20Navarro*2C*2034*2C*20is*20charged,over*20soon*20to*20federal*20authorities__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSUl!!On18fmf1aQ!xPJEcp2h_c2lXOhaGKWw9Tuf2YxxBiSzdbqHrf44rePwfcxFulCoQayb_wiFOoaFEcGmSXJMvPg-LFp0koXBevRuIAK0n1h7$

Lawsuit filed against The Nevada Secretary of State: Republican presidential candidate John Castro argues former President Donald Trump cannot participate in an election because of his role in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. A Republican presidential candidate filed a lawsuit against the Nevada Secretary of State and Donald Trump in an attempt to bar him from the 2024 ballot.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.gazettextra.com/news/nation_world/lawsuit-filed-against-trump-and-nevada-secretary-of-state-to-bar-ex-president-from-ballot/article_ae6f8d38-8ddb-5c23-a901-fb0eb101d096.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xPJEcp2h_c2lXOhaGKWw9Tuf2YxxBiSzdbqHrf44rePwfcxFulCoQayb_wiFOoaFEcGmSXJMvPg-LFp0koXBevRuIPclTBMT$

Trump Claims ‘Presidential Immunity’ to Get Case Dismissed: The request argues that Trump shouldn’t face criminal charges for trying to get the election overturned because his actions were “at the heart of his official responsibilities.” Former President Donald Trump’s lawyers urged a federal judge Thursday to dismiss his indictment on charges he conspired to overturn his 2020 election loss, arguing that the law affords him “absolute immunity” from prosecution because the allegations involve actions he took as president.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2023/oct/05/speaker-of-house-mccarthy-republicans-trump-biden-feinstein-funeral-politics-live-updates__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xPJEcp2h_c2lXOhaGKWw9Tuf2YxxBiSzdbqHrf44rePwfcxFulCoQayb_wiFOoaFEcGmSXJMvPg-LFp0koXBevRuIHR3KzZR$

The Billionaires Who Have Purchased the US Supreme Court May Soon Have Their Dreams Come True: It’s time to raise some serious hell if we want to protect Social Security, Medicare, and the planet itself from these corrupt right-wing jurists.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.levernews.com/the-supreme-courts-next-gift-for-its-billionaire_benefactors/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xPJEcp2h_c2lXOhaGKWw9Tuf2YxxBiSzdbqHrf44rePwfcxFulCoQayb_wiFOoaFEcGmSXJMvPg-LFp0koXBevRuIIVewzKA$

# Medical / Health
Kaiser Workers Launch Largest-Ever US Health Care Strike: More than 75,000 workers in six states went on strike. Three-day strike expected to shut down nonessential services. Hospitals and emergency services will continue to function through a combination of staff reassignments and replacement workers, according to the company.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-10-04/kaiser-permanente-workers-prepare-for-six-state-strike__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xPJEcp2h_c2lXOhaGKWw9Tuf2YxxBiSzdbqHrf44rePwfcxFulCoQayb_wiFOoaFEcGmSXJMvPg-LFp0koXBevRuIHe38817$

‘They made a huge profit knowing they’d kill people’: US firms use tactics to avoid paying asbestos victims: Advocates say corporate strategy known as ‘Texas two-step’ is being used as ‘menu choice’ to avoid paying compensation. “They made a huge profit selling this pipe that they knew would kill people,” said Good. “They knew the amount of dust that was getting released. They knew the asbestos that was released and the guys who were doing the work had no idea.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/oct/04/asbestos-mesothelioma-victims-compensation-certainteed__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xPJEcp2h_c2lXOhaGKWw9Tuf2YxxBiSzdbqHrf44rePwfcxFulCoQayb_wiFOoaFEcGmSXJMvPg-LFp0koXBevRuIOulzBxa$

# Military / DOD
US sends ammo to Ukraine from shipment intercepted from Iran: U.S. Central Command said the shipment included 1.1 million rounds of 7.62 mm ammunition that can be fired by multiple Soviet-era assault rifles used by Ukraine. A shipment of ammunition being transported from Iran to rebels in Yemen was intercepted by a U.S. Navy ship and redirected to Ukrainian troops fighting off Russian invaders, U.S. defense officials said
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2023-10-04/ukraine-ammunition-iran-yemen-seized-navy-11595809.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xPJEcp2h_c2lXOhaGKWw9Tuf2YxxBiSzdbqHrf44rePwfcxFulCoQayb_wiFOoaFEcGmSXJMvPg-LFp0koXBevRuIGxA_Hfw$

# Nuclear
North Korean Reactor Paused, Sparking Nuke Fears: It may be a sign that Pyongyang is hoping to obtain weapons-grade plutonium. The operation of the 5 megawatt nuclear reactor at the Yongbyon nuclear complex has been suspended since late September, according to intelligence assessment by U.S. and South Korean authorities, the report said.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/north-korea-halts-nuclear-reactor-likely-extract-bomb-fuel-report-2023-10-05/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xPJEcp2h_c2lXOhaGKWw9Tuf2YxxBiSzdbqHrf44rePwfcxFulCoQayb_wiFOoaFEcGmSXJMvPg-LFp0koXBevRuIDxTztUO$

# Pharmaceuticals / Drugs
How a big pharma company stalled a potentially lifesaving vaccine in pursuit of bigger profits: A vaccine against tuberculosis, the world’s deadliest infectious disease, slowed after its corporate owner focused on more profitable vaccines. A vaccine against tuberculosis, the world’s deadliest infectious disease, slowed after its corporate owner focused on more profitable vaccines.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nationofchange.org/2023/10/05/how-a-big-pharma-company-stalled-a-potentially-lifesaving-vaccine-in-pursuit-of-bigger-profits/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xPJEcp2h_c2lXOhaGKWw9Tuf2YxxBiSzdbqHrf44rePwfcxFulCoQayb_wiFOoaFEcGmSXJMvPg-LFp0koXBevRuIHubMzo_$

# Veterans / VA
Feds say indicted VA police officer beat man with baton 45 times in 41 seconds: A Veterans Affairs Police Department officer is accused in a federal indictment of striking an already restrained man with a baton dozens of times at a California VA hospital, causing lacerations and bleeding.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.stripes.com/veterans/2023-10-03/veterans-affairs-officer-hospital-beating-11579428.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xPJEcp2h_c2lXOhaGKWw9Tuf2YxxBiSzdbqHrf44rePwfcxFulCoQayb_wiFOoaFEcGmSXJMvPg-LFp0koXBevRuIEY2Of6g$

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October 3, 2023
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# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
The real data behind the new COVID vaccines the White House is pushing: What if I told you one in 50 people who took a new medication had a “medically attended adverse event” and the manufacturer refused to disclose what exactly the complication was, would you take it? The Food and Drug Administration cleared it without any human-outcomes data and European regulators are not universally recommending it as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is?
COVID vaccines are very different from flu vaccines. COVID vaccines have higher complication rates, including severe and life-threatening cardiac reactions.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2023/09/14/the-real-data-behind-the-new-covid-vaccines-the-white-house-is-pushing/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zPGRHavtSA7GnWbLQ3spV66SYPUccJch-1wOzWwUTa03FMtifdrVJns-03L2JTArFtWS0QAbCN1lvnAngtVjkVyx1A5dZB8c$

Immune and hormonal features of Long COVID: Immune and hormonal differences between people with Long COVID and those without shed light on possible causes of Long COVID. Researchers found several immune and hormonal differences between people with Long COVID and those without.
The findings shed light on possible causes of Long COVID and could eventually lead to more sensitive testing and personalized treatments.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-research-matters/immune-hormonal-features-long-covid__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zPGRHavtSA7GnWbLQ3spV66SYPUccJch-1wOzWwUTa03FMtifdrVJns-03L2JTArFtWS0QAbCN1lvnAngtVjkVyx1M5BDGA1$

# Education / Schools
Burleson Independent School District, North Texas has started hiring retired police officers to patrol school campuses after struggling to find enough security personnel to place on every campus, as now required by state law
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.police1.com/school-safety/articles/texas-school-district-hires-retired-police-officers-to-meet-school-safety-requirements-ZQGyR7El6xLVe8G1/*:*:text=After*20a*20gunman*20killed*2019,hire*20retired*20law*20enforcement*20officers__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!zPGRHavtSA7GnWbLQ3spV66SYPUccJch-1wOzWwUTa03FMtifdrVJns-03L2JTArFtWS0QAbCN1lvnAngtVjkVyx1IoxRL-V$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals ‘Gross Denial of Reality’: Biden Infuriates With Approval of More Offshore Drilling: “End Fossil Fuels is pretty clear,” said one advocate. “Not ‘hold slightly fewer lease sales,’ not ‘talk about climate action,’ End. Fossil. Fuels.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/biden-offshore-drilling-plan*:*:text=*22Sacrificing*20millions*20of*20acres*20in,manager*20at*20Oil*20Change*20International__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSU!!On18fmf1aQ!zPGRHavtSA7GnWbLQ3spV66SYPUccJch-1wOzWwUTa03FMtifdrVJns-03L2JTArFtWS0QAbCN1lvnAngtVjkVyx1H9T34R1$

America’s Fracking Boom Is Tilting the World Toward Climate Disaster: Industry’s current plans would cause 140 billion metric tons of greenhouse emissions, analysis shows.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2022/05/us-fracking-boom-industry-reserves-climate-disaster/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zPGRHavtSA7GnWbLQ3spV66SYPUccJch-1wOzWwUTa03FMtifdrVJns-03L2JTArFtWS0QAbCN1lvnAngtVjkVyx1Ncm699E$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals / Global China builds the world’s first solar thermal power plant right in the heart of the Gobi Desert: In a move that once again proves its commitment to renewable energy, China has begun construction on its first large-scale commercial solar plant out in the sun-dreched expanse of the Gobi Desert. Called Delingha, the colossal facility will spread out across 25 km² (6,300 acres) of vacant land in the country’s Qinghai province, and will feature six huge solar towers hooked up to an array of solar mirrors.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sciencealert.com/china-is-building-its-first-large-scale-solar-plant-in-the-gobi-desert__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zPGRHavtSA7GnWbLQ3spV66SYPUccJch-1wOzWwUTa03FMtifdrVJns-03L2JTArFtWS0QAbCN1lvnAngtVjkVyx1F3L7Ngq$

Global Campaigners Call On Norway to Ditch Deep-Sea Mining Plan: “By embarking on mining in the deep sea without sufficient knowledge, we risk destroying unique nature, eradicating vulnerable species, and disrupting the world’s largest carbon sink,” said one advocate.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/norway-deep-sea-mining*:*:text=The*20groups*2C*20including*20Greenpeace*2C*20Sustainable,robust*2C*20comprehensive*2C*20and*20credible*20scientific__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSUlJSU!!On18fmf1aQ!zPGRHavtSA7GnWbLQ3spV66SYPUccJch-1wOzWwUTa03FMtifdrVJns-03L2JTArFtWS0QAbCN1lvnAngtVjkVyx1LgucYxy$

The Prairie Island Indian Community in southeastern Minnesota makes progress on a net-zero carbon plan that includes a solar installation, geothermal and efficiency. The Tribal Nation is about two years into an effort to cut its members’ energy costs with a solar field and other eco-friendly projects.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://sahanjournal.com/climate-environment/prairie-island-indian-community-celebrates-green-future/?utm_medium=email__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zPGRHavtSA7GnWbLQ3spV66SYPUccJch-1wOzWwUTa03FMtifdrVJns-03L2JTArFtWS0QAbCN1lvnAngtVjkVyx1HQB6izl$

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure The drought in Texas deepened amid a summer of extreme heat, damaging crops, drying up water supplies and causing wildfires. This year’s drought comes a year after Texas experienced its worst drought on record in 2022.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2023/10/02/texas-drought-agriculture-wildfires/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zPGRHavtSA7GnWbLQ3spV66SYPUccJch-1wOzWwUTa03FMtifdrVJns-03L2JTArFtWS0QAbCN1lvnAngtVjkVyx1JWQPsta$

Microplastics in clouds could ‘modify the climate,’ study finds: The tiny particles have been linked with widespread environmental damage, as well as cancers and a range of adverse health impacts related to the lungs and heart. A new study by Japanese researchers has confirmed the presence of microplastics in clouds, where they are likely to be having effects on the climate that have yet to be fully realized. In the study, the researchers climbed Mount Oyama and Mount Fuji to collect water from mist-enveloped peaks.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ecowatch.com/oceans-turning-greener-climate-change.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zPGRHavtSA7GnWbLQ3spV66SYPUccJch-1wOzWwUTa03FMtifdrVJns-03L2JTArFtWS0QAbCN1lvnAngtVjkVyx1Aaju53z$

# Gov / Politics / Global
Britain All Out of Arms to Give to Ukraine: A U.K. military chief said the country has “run dry” of the artillery shells and air defense assets Ukraine needs. “We’ve given away just about as much as we can afford,” the official was quoted as saying. “We will continue to source equipment to provide for Ukraine, but what they need now is things like air [defense] assets and artillery ammunition and we’ve run dry on all that.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/10/02/britain-run-out-of-arms-send-to-ukraine-says-military-chief/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zPGRHavtSA7GnWbLQ3spV66SYPUccJch-1wOzWwUTa03FMtifdrVJns-03L2JTArFtWS0QAbCN1lvnAngtVjkVyx1CMUF2JP$

# Gov / Politics
Top Republican Donors Have a Hail Mary for 2024: Glenn Youngkin: The party’s elite are reportedly expected to urge him into the fold next month. But with still no presidential momentum to speak of, the governor has about a snowball’s chance in hell of beating Trump.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://headtopics.com/us/top-republican-donors-have-a-hail-mary-for-2024-glenn-youngkin-45588088__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zPGRHavtSA7GnWbLQ3spV66SYPUccJch-1wOzWwUTa03FMtifdrVJns-03L2JTArFtWS0QAbCN1lvnAngtVjkVyx1CfjtHDk$

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Apparently Unconcerned About the Prospect of Helping Reelect Trump, Plans to Run as an Independent: Kennedy reportedly plans to make the announcement next month.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/sep/29/robert-kennedy-jr-independent-run-president-2024__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zPGRHavtSA7GnWbLQ3spV66SYPUccJch-1wOzWwUTa03FMtifdrVJns-03L2JTArFtWS0QAbCN1lvnAngtVjkVyx1MCFv0EJ$
More: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsnow.com/us/US/Robert*F.*Kennedy*Jr__;Kysr!!On18fmf1aQ!zPGRHavtSA7GnWbLQ3spV66SYPUccJch-1wOzWwUTa03FMtifdrVJns-03L2JTArFtWS0QAbCN1lvnAngtVjkVyx1GGF-rFV$

Gov. Greg Abbott has notified the Texas Legislature that a third special session will begin on Oct. 9: Abbott’s letter to state lawmakers did not indicate the focus of this special session, but the governor has said repeatedly it would focus on public education, including the issues of school vouchers and public school funding.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2023/09/29/greg-abbott-texas-leglislature-school-vouchers/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zPGRHavtSA7GnWbLQ3spV66SYPUccJch-1wOzWwUTa03FMtifdrVJns-03L2JTArFtWS0QAbCN1lvnAngtVjkVyx1A2ohepl$

Trump’s attack on Milley fuels special counsel’s push for a gag order: Donald Trump has unleashed a social media attack on Mark Milley, suggesting he should have been put to death for treason.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2023/09/29/trumps-attack-on-milley-fuels-special-counsels-push-for-a-gag-order-00119253__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zPGRHavtSA7GnWbLQ3spV66SYPUccJch-1wOzWwUTa03FMtifdrVJns-03L2JTArFtWS0QAbCN1lvnAngtVjkVyx1C4W_j6C$

Trump is ramping up his threats and provocations. Even if one or two of his followers act on them, the result would be tragic: One day after he posted “IF YOU GO AFTER ME, I’M COMING FOR YOU!,” a woman called the chambers of U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, who has been assigned to the election fraud case against Trump, and said that if Trump is not reelected next year, “we are coming to kill you.” (The woman was later charged with making the call.) The top prosecutors on the four criminal cases against Mr. Trump, two brought by the Justice Department and one each in Georgia and New York, now require round-the-clock protection.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2023/09/trump-milley-death-fbi-threats.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zPGRHavtSA7GnWbLQ3spV66SYPUccJch-1wOzWwUTa03FMtifdrVJns-03L2JTArFtWS0QAbCN1lvnAngtVjkVyx1P5X_XHP$

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) announced he’s appointing EMILY’s List President Laphonza Butler to finish out the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s Senate term, making good on his promise to fill the vacancy with a Black woman. Her appointment is crucial given the Democrats’ tight majority in the Senate.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/laphonza-butler-black-lgbtq-senator-california_n_651adb01e4b0521d3236f3e8__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zPGRHavtSA7GnWbLQ3spV66SYPUccJch-1wOzWwUTa03FMtifdrVJns-03L2JTArFtWS0QAbCN1lvnAngtVjkVyx1GxGDkck$

‘Meet the Needs of People, communities, and the economy and eschew cuts already rejected in the debt ceiling agreement,” Parrott wrote Saturday on the social media site formerly known as Twitter: CBPP Pres. Parrott Tells Congress How to Avoid the Next Shutdown Showdown: “In divided government, appropriations bills must be bipartisan to pass,” Sharon Parrott said, adding that the House must “shift its approach.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/cbpp-avoiding-shutdown__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zPGRHavtSA7GnWbLQ3spV66SYPUccJch-1wOzWwUTa03FMtifdrVJns-03L2JTArFtWS0QAbCN1lvnAngtVjkVyx1Lg64lF9$

‘They Still Failed Millions of Children’: Congress Averted a Shutdown, But Not a Childcare Cliff “Families all over this country are struggling as a direct result of the inaction from Congress.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/politics__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zPGRHavtSA7GnWbLQ3spV66SYPUccJch-1wOzWwUTa03FMtifdrVJns-03L2JTArFtWS0QAbCN1lvnAngtVjkVyx1DyJFkkD$

Joe Biden Is “Laying the Groundwork” for a Bruising Rematch Against Donald Trump: With the GOP primary looking all but over, the president is hitting crucial swing states as his team tries to make 2024 a repeat of 2020. Though Trump drives MAGA voters, says one Biden insider, “he’s an even better motivator for Democrats.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/10/joe-biden-donald-trump-2024-election__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zPGRHavtSA7GnWbLQ3spV66SYPUccJch-1wOzWwUTa03FMtifdrVJns-03L2JTArFtWS0QAbCN1lvnAngtVjkVyx1EO1iWyp$

Democratic governors to Biden: Migrant crisis is ‘untenable,’ border ‘too open’: Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is telling President Joe Biden the numbers of migrants arriving to Chicago from the southern U.S.
border are accelerating. The situation is overwhelming, untenable and uncoordinated, he added https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_e10218c8-6162-11ee-b403-631e39991f33.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zPGRHavtSA7GnWbLQ3spV66SYPUccJch-1wOzWwUTa03FMtifdrVJns-03L2JTArFtWS0QAbCN1lvnAngtVjkVyx1EoDNTdg$

He’s History: McCarthy Ousted as House Speaker in Unprecedented Vote: It took Kevin McCarthy 15 votes to win the House speakership in January, but just one vote to lose his hold on the office 10 months later.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thefiscaltimes.com/newsletter/20231003-McCarthy-Ousted-House-Speaker-Historic-Vote__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zPGRHavtSA7GnWbLQ3spV66SYPUccJch-1wOzWwUTa03FMtifdrVJns-03L2JTArFtWS0QAbCN1lvnAngtVjkVyx1NXmjSiQ$

As RFK Jr. shifts his 2024 strategy, he’s bad news for progressives: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. offers progressives a mishmash of appealing statements, “free market” corporatism and assorted political toxins. If Robert F. Kennedy Jr. follows through on his apparent plans to run for president in the fall 2024 general election, that will make it all the more important for progressives to have a clear understanding of who Kennedy is and what he really stands for.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.truthdig.com/articles/rfk-jr-s-shifting-2024-strategy-is-bad-news-for-progressives/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zPGRHavtSA7GnWbLQ3spV66SYPUccJch-1wOzWwUTa03FMtifdrVJns-03L2JTArFtWS0QAbCN1lvnAngtVjkVyx1AOjZeS9$

Texas Democratic lawmaker attacked in D.C: The assault of Rep. Henry Cuellar comes amid a rise in carjackings in the nation’s capital. The armed assault of Cuellar came amid concerns about a spike in carjackings in the nation’s capital, and it’s not the first time this year that a sitting lawmaker has personally encountered the city’s rise in crime. Rep. Angie Craig (D-Minn.) was attacked in her apartment building on Capitol Hill in February.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2023/10/02/congress/cuellar-carjacked-00119600__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zPGRHavtSA7GnWbLQ3spV66SYPUccJch-1wOzWwUTa03FMtifdrVJns-03L2JTArFtWS0QAbCN1lvnAngtVjkVyx1O4MKOBw$

China and U.S. headed for all out war, and Putin knows it https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfWlyw5I0Cc&list=WL&index=7__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zPGRHavtSA7GnWbLQ3spV66SYPUccJch-1wOzWwUTa03FMtifdrVJns-03L2JTArFtWS0QAbCN1lvnAngtVjkVyx1AoAwf8u$

# Law Enforcment
Two teens shot by 11-year-old at football Practice: “No one wants to arrest an 11-year-old.” The child fired one shot hitting one teen in the arm and the other in the torso, Apopka police Chief Mike McKinley said during a Tuesday morning news conference. Surveillance video showed that both teens were running away from the boy when the shot was fired. [What’s happening to our kids?]
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/ap/ap-u-s-news/ap-11-year-old-shoots-injures-2-teens-following-altercation-at-florida-pop-warner-football-practice/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zPGRHavtSA7GnWbLQ3spV66SYPUccJch-1wOzWwUTa03FMtifdrVJns-03L2JTArFtWS0QAbCN1lvnAngtVjkVyx1PCpN4VN$

Sheriff Releases Bodycam Vid in Black Man’s Forceful Arrest: An earlier bystander video showing officers beating Le’Keian Woods sparked outrage. The 2019 arrest outside Monroe, Louisiana, is the subject of a federal civil rights investigation. But unlike other in-custody deaths across the nation where body camera video was released almost immediately, Greene’s case has been shrouded in secrecy and accusations of a cover-up.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/louisiana-arrests-monroe-eca021d8a54ec73598dd72b269826f7a__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zPGRHavtSA7GnWbLQ3spV66SYPUccJch-1wOzWwUTa03FMtifdrVJns-03L2JTArFtWS0QAbCN1lvnAngtVjkVyx1P-ZkvMx$

# Legal / DOJ
Surprise: The GOP’s First Biden Impeachment Hearing Was a Complete And Utter Flop: The witnesses all but confirmed that House Republicans have no evidence of wrongdoing, only adding to the party’s humiliation amid their disastrous funding standoff.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/09/james-comer-house-republicans-biden-impeachment-hearing__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zPGRHavtSA7GnWbLQ3spV66SYPUccJch-1wOzWwUTa03FMtifdrVJns-03L2JTArFtWS0QAbCN1lvnAngtVjkVyx1Jvkx-V_$

Trump’s New York Fraud Trial Kicks Off With News He’ll Be Tried Without a Jury Because His Lawyers Didn’t File the Paperwork for One: The case in which New York Justice Arthur Engoron has already found that Trump committed years of fraud and handed down a “corporate death penalty” for the Trump Organization is now in a bench trial for the remaining parts of the New York attorney general’s lawsuit.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.businessinsider.in/politics/world/news/trump-isnt-getting-a-jury-in-his-250-million-civil-fraud-trial-because-his-lawyers-failed-to-ask-for-one/articleshow/104114108.cms__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zPGRHavtSA7GnWbLQ3spV66SYPUccJch-1wOzWwUTa03FMtifdrVJns-03L2JTArFtWS0QAbCN1lvnAngtVjkVyx1IVOp-Q1$

Kerik Demands Immunity to Testify in Trump’s Georgia Case: Kerik, a former NYPD commissioner, was identified as a likely unindicted co-conspirator in Donald Trump’s Georgia indictment
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.mediaite.com/news/and-so-it-begins-cnn-reports-bernard-kerik-is-seeking-immunity-in-trumps-georgia-election-fraud-case/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zPGRHavtSA7GnWbLQ3spV66SYPUccJch-1wOzWwUTa03FMtifdrVJns-03L2JTArFtWS0QAbCN1lvnAngtVjkVyx1MLMuqju$

# Medical / Health
New tests of a recently approved RSV vaccine show potent antibody response to current and past variants: New tests of a recently approved vaccine for respiratory syncytial virus, RSV, show the shot remains effective against a range of variants producing potent antibody responses against current and past strains, and may even bode well against future viral offshoots.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-10-rsv-vaccine-potent-antibody-response.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zPGRHavtSA7GnWbLQ3spV66SYPUccJch-1wOzWwUTa03FMtifdrVJns-03L2JTArFtWS0QAbCN1lvnAngtVjkVyx1IH0NTRk$

Largest healthcare worker strike in US history set to kick off on Oct. 4: More than 75,000 Kaiser Permanente employees in six states and Washington, D.C. are set to stop working for three days starting Wednesday to protest unfair working conditions and unsafe staffing levels.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nationofchange.org/2023/10/03/largest-healthcare-worker-strike-in-us-history-set-to-kick-off-on-oct-4/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zPGRHavtSA7GnWbLQ3spV66SYPUccJch-1wOzWwUTa03FMtifdrVJns-03L2JTArFtWS0QAbCN1lvnAngtVjkVyx1Ieyfjr8$

# Military / DOD
Pentagon running low on money to replace weapons sent to Ukraine, DOD comptroller says: Of the roughly $26 billion that Congress previously authorized to replace weapons and equipment for the embattled country, only $1.6 billion remains, Pentagon Comptroller Michael McCord wrote in a letter to House and Senate lawmakers.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/ukraine-russia-war-congress-funding-13727f76561a80d2f00267a13667c33a__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zPGRHavtSA7GnWbLQ3spV66SYPUccJch-1wOzWwUTa03FMtifdrVJns-03L2JTArFtWS0QAbCN1lvnAngtVjkVyx1BbpBI4f$

# Pharmaceuticals / Drugs
‘We Held the Line and Won’: House Approves Stopgap Spending Bill With No Budget Cuts: In ‘First Major Blow to Big Pharma,’ Federal Judge Blocks Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Injunction. The judge said plaintiff the Chamber of Commerce “demonstrated neither a strong likelihood of success nor irreparable harm.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/house-approves-spending-bill__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zPGRHavtSA7GnWbLQ3spV66SYPUccJch-1wOzWwUTa03FMtifdrVJns-03L2JTArFtWS0QAbCN1lvnAngtVjkVyx1BhSqSCg$

# Science
The very first beat: how a heart starts to pulse: Hours of footage of zebrafish embryos let researchers capture and study this key moment in development. One moment there’s nothing, the next … a heartbeat. As a vertebrate embryo grows, its heart tissue starts to pulse well before it’s needed. But how does the developing heart actually coordinate that very first beat? Using microscopes and glowing fluorescent proteins, researchers have been able to watch zebrafish embryos during this key point in development and examine the process in real time.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-03052-z?utm_source=Nature*Briefing&utm_campaign=60cf79e7f7-briefing-dy-20231002&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c9dfd39373-60cf79e7f7-43812897__;Kw!!On18fmf1aQ!zPGRHavtSA7GnWbLQ3spV66SYPUccJch-1wOzWwUTa03FMtifdrVJns-03L2JTArFtWS0QAbCN1lvnAngtVjkVyx1F-la9NS$

# Social
America’s poverty rate soared last year. Children were among the worst hit: The rise in poverty amounts to an increase of 15.3 million people around the U.S. living in poverty. Rising inflation [has] hobbled many households. Last year also marked the end of all pandemic-era benefits that helped families stay afloat during the health crisis, such as stimulus checks and the Child Tax Credit, which distributed as much as
$300 per child in cash payments.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cbsnews.com/news/poverty-rate-census-income/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zPGRHavtSA7GnWbLQ3spV66SYPUccJch-1wOzWwUTa03FMtifdrVJns-03L2JTArFtWS0QAbCN1lvnAngtVjkVyx1O4B8hOj$

# Space
How NASA Got a ‘UFO Czar,’ And Why it Matters: Over the past 20 years, there have been more than 120 sightings of objects that often appear to be flying with no identified means of propulsion, and maneuvering in quick, head-snapping, often stop-and-start ways that no conventional machines can manage. It helps that the sightings have been called in by witnesses most people think of as unimpeachably reliable: U.S. military pilots.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://time.com/6314791/nasa-ufo-director-mark-mcinernay/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zPGRHavtSA7GnWbLQ3spV66SYPUccJch-1wOzWwUTa03FMtifdrVJns-03L2JTArFtWS0QAbCN1lvnAngtVjkVyx1PVbV3ny$

Your Interactive Guide to the 2023 Annular Solar Eclipse: As the countdown to the highly anticipated Oct. 14, 2023, annular solar eclipse continues, NASA is proud to unveil the Eclipse Explorer – an interactive map designed to enhance your eclipse-viewing experience. Crafted to complement our existing static eclipse maps, this tool enables users to dive into this amazing celestial event like never before.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Your_Interactive_Guide_to_the_2023_Annular_Solar_Eclipse_999.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zPGRHavtSA7GnWbLQ3spV66SYPUccJch-1wOzWwUTa03FMtifdrVJns-03L2JTArFtWS0QAbCN1lvnAngtVjkVyx1L8crAh5$

# Technology
Spyware can infect your phone or computer via the ads you see online – report: according to an investigative report by the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, an Israeli technology company called Insanet has developed the means of delivering spyware via online ad networks, turning some targeted ads into Trojan horses.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.discovermagazine.com/technology/spyware-can-infect-your-phone-or-computer-via-the-ads-you-see-online-report__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zPGRHavtSA7GnWbLQ3spV66SYPUccJch-1wOzWwUTa03FMtifdrVJns-03L2JTArFtWS0QAbCN1lvnAngtVjkVyx1O5CyqFU$

What to Know About Cellphone Radiation: The wireless industry is rolling out thousands of new transmitters amid a growing body of research that calls cellphone safety into question. Federal regulators say there’s nothing to worry about, even as they rely on standards established in 1996.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/what-to-know-about-cellphone-radiation__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zPGRHavtSA7GnWbLQ3spV66SYPUccJch-1wOzWwUTa03FMtifdrVJns-03L2JTArFtWS0QAbCN1lvnAngtVjkVyx1DWXsZyd$

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# Border / Immigration / Migrants
Why Is Biden Giving Amnesty to 700,000 Migrants? Joe Biden reversed the border policies of his predecessor, former President Donald Trump, and thereby created a historic disaster. Migrants are flooding into the country illegally and overwhelming U.S. facilities.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.americainsider.org/2023/09/30/unsettling-biden-grants-quasi-amnesty-to-470000-more-migrants-2/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zsfPN8E9NwuWZDcTcBavqUpvm2HagDjTUCdq14FveKkklJtBR46ShzB9WlBOWDROyLLP43S3Wn0TjjPhEDdT0ro6phj7NKI3$

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
Class-Action Lawsuit Filed Against Remdesivir Manufacturer Over Alleged Deceptive Practices: The company that manufactures remdesivir, used across the United States to treat COVID-19, has been hit with a class-action lawsuit over allegations it deceptively promoted the drug without disclosing possible side effects.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zerohedge.com/medical/class-action-lawsuit-filed-against-remdesivir-manufacturer-over-alleged-deceptive-practices?ref=biztoc.com__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zsfPN8E9NwuWZDcTcBavqUpvm2HagDjTUCdq14FveKkklJtBR46ShzB9WlBOWDROyLLP43S3Wn0TjjPhEDdT0ro6pu2Pf-Yd$

Scientists ‘shocked’ and ‘alarmed’ at what’s in the mRNA shots: While running an experiment in his Boston lab, McKernan used some vials of mRNA Pfizer and Moderna Covid vaccines as controls. He was ‘shocked’ to find that they were allegedly contaminated with tiny fragments of plasmid DNA. McKernan, who has 25 years’ experience in his field, ran the experiment again, confirming that the vials contained up to 18-70 times more DNA contamination than the legal limits allowed by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.spectator.com.au/2023/09/scientists-shocked-and-alarmed-at-whats-in-the-mrna-shots/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zsfPN8E9NwuWZDcTcBavqUpvm2HagDjTUCdq14FveKkklJtBR46ShzB9WlBOWDROyLLP43S3Wn0TjjPhEDdT0ro6ptL0OmRt$

# Employment / Labor
Rise of the RoboTruck Lobby: Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoes driverless truck safety bill after autonomous vehicle interests spent big on lobbying and wined and dined his top aides. The veto delivered a massive win to Big Tech and a major blow to labor unions and road safety advocates, since backers of the bill say the rapid rise of driverless trucks may jeopardize trucking jobs and make public roadways more dangerous.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.levernews.com/rise-of-the-robotruck-lobby/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zsfPN8E9NwuWZDcTcBavqUpvm2HagDjTUCdq14FveKkklJtBR46ShzB9WlBOWDROyLLP43S3Wn0TjjPhEDdT0ro6pjjnQIJH$

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure Life in Limbo: Victims of New Mexico’s Biggest Wildfire Wait for Checks From the Federal Government to Rebuild: Congress set aside $4 billion to compensate victims after the U.S. Forest Service accidentally set the largest wildfire in state history. The vast majority of victims haven’t been paid, and many can’t rebuild until they are.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/life-in-limbo-victims-of-new-mexicos-biggest-wildfire-wait-for-checks-from-the-federal-government-to-rebuild__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zsfPN8E9NwuWZDcTcBavqUpvm2HagDjTUCdq14FveKkklJtBR46ShzB9WlBOWDROyLLP43S3Wn0TjjPhEDdT0ro6pu9X1HoT$

They Promised “Advanced Recycling” for Plastics and Delivered Toxic Waste: A North Carolina facility’s record of violations undercuts the dream of plastics recycling.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/09/28/braven-plastic-recycling-toxic-waste/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zsfPN8E9NwuWZDcTcBavqUpvm2HagDjTUCdq14FveKkklJtBR46ShzB9WlBOWDROyLLP43S3Wn0TjjPhEDdT0ro6ps_8rf1s$

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals
As the BBC spews organic farming propaganda, the world’s poor suffer: How many people around the world are currently living in poverty? The World Bank reports that a little over 9%, or approximately 720 million people, are subsisting on less than US$2.15 a day. In the US, where poverty is measured differently, a staggering 10% of the population, or almost 40 million people, are living below the poverty line.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2023/09/28/as-the-bbc-spews-organic-farming-propaganda-the-worlds-poor-suffer/?mc_cid=7a964b20b8&mc_eid=c87bac2a19__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zsfPN8E9NwuWZDcTcBavqUpvm2HagDjTUCdq14FveKkklJtBR46ShzB9WlBOWDROyLLP43S3Wn0TjjPhEDdT0ro6pq5HAZp7$

# General News
George W. Bush Is Building a Memorial to the War on Terror. He Wants Your Feedback: Over 4.5 million people will not be submitting comments because they are dead.The global war on terror memorial will be located on the National Mall near the memorial to the Vietnam War, which lists the names of over 58,000 American dead. It might be nice to do the same kind of thing here but include the names of everyone from every country who died thanks to the global war on terror.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/09/30/global-war-on-terror-memorial/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=The*20Intercept*20Newsletter__;JSU!!On18fmf1aQ!zsfPN8E9NwuWZDcTcBavqUpvm2HagDjTUCdq14FveKkklJtBR46ShzB9WlBOWDROyLLP43S3Wn0TjjPhEDdT0ro6pvq4qg8o$

# Gov / Politics
Congress Passes 45-Day Funding Bill to Avert Shutdown: The government will not shut down tonight. After weeks of drama, the House and Senate on Saturday both passed a hastily arranged 45-day extension of federal funding, averting an interruption in government operations that was set to begin at midnight.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.govexec.com/management/2023/09/congress-averts-shutdown-45-day-stopgap-funding-bill/390817/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zsfPN8E9NwuWZDcTcBavqUpvm2HagDjTUCdq14FveKkklJtBR46ShzB9WlBOWDROyLLP43S3Wn0TjjPhEDdT0ro6pvsIaIwh$

RFK Jr. going to Announce Independent Run for U.S. President: Robert F Kennedy Jr is reported to be ending his challenge to Joe Biden for the Democratic presidential nomination and run instead as an independent candidate, in a move that could upset the 2024 race for the White House.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/sep/29/robert-kennedy-jr-independent-run-president-2024__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zsfPN8E9NwuWZDcTcBavqUpvm2HagDjTUCdq14FveKkklJtBR46ShzB9WlBOWDROyLLP43S3Wn0TjjPhEDdT0ro6pjOD_qI7$

Wisconsin’s Republicans Went to Extremes in Gerrymandering. Now They’re Scrambling to Protect That Power:Heavily redrawn election districts in the battleground state gave Republicans firm control of the legislature, and the leeway to move aggressively against officials and judges they perceive as threats.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/wisconsin-gop-gerrymander-elections-janet-protasiewicz__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zsfPN8E9NwuWZDcTcBavqUpvm2HagDjTUCdq14FveKkklJtBR46ShzB9WlBOWDROyLLP43S3Wn0TjjPhEDdT0ro6pg6Qo1J0$

Rep. Dean Phillips Will Step Down From Leadership Post Over Biden Criticism: Rep. Dean Phillips of Minnesota will step down from his post in Democratic leadership over his public statements that another Democrat should challenge Joe Biden for president next year https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsbreak.com/news/3176614298928-rep-dean-phillips-will-step-down-from-leadership-post-over-biden-criticism__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zsfPN8E9NwuWZDcTcBavqUpvm2HagDjTUCdq14FveKkklJtBR46ShzB9WlBOWDROyLLP43S3Wn0TjjPhEDdT0ro6pvxn0Wck$

Trump’s Death Wish For “Disloyal” Military General Is Textbook Totalitarianism: Trump’s fascist congressional sidekick, Paul Gosar, wrote that “in a better society … General Milley would be hung.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-death-wish-for-disloyal-military-general-is-textbook-totalitarianism/?utm_source=Truthout&utm_campaign=5a848a6fc1-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_3_20_2023_13_41_COPY_05&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_bbb541a1db-5a848a6fc1-650262369&mc_cid=5a848a6fc1&mc_eid=b8214b3276__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zsfPN8E9NwuWZDcTcBavqUpvm2HagDjTUCdq14FveKkklJtBR46ShzB9WlBOWDROyLLP43S3Wn0TjjPhEDdT0ro6pieLxD27$

Biden says there’s ‘not much time’ to keep aid flowing to Ukraine and Congress must ‘stop the games’: President Joe Biden said Sunday that American aid to Ukraine will keep flowing for now as he sought to reassure allies of continued U.S. financial support for the war effort.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.militarytimes.com/flashpoints/ukraine/2023/10/01/biden-says-theres-not-much-time-to-keep-aid-flowing-to-ukraine/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zsfPN8E9NwuWZDcTcBavqUpvm2HagDjTUCdq14FveKkklJtBR46ShzB9WlBOWDROyLLP43S3Wn0TjjPhEDdT0ro6pmRmGWQn$

Congress drops Ukraine aid: Congress has passed a cumulative $113 billion in economic and security assistance for Ukraine since Russia’s invasion last year. The House passed the stopgap measure to fund the government through November 17 in a 335-91 vote. The Senate then passed it in an 88-9 vote.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/government-funding-package-drops-ukraine-aid-raising-questions-about-future-support__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zsfPN8E9NwuWZDcTcBavqUpvm2HagDjTUCdq14FveKkklJtBR46ShzB9WlBOWDROyLLP43S3Wn0TjjPhEDdT0ro6pnDLDoEL$

# Legal / DOJ
Justices Have Financial Interest in Major Tax Case : John Roberts and Samuel Alito own shares of companies that could score billions in tax relief from the outcome of Moore v. United States. Supreme Court justices John Roberts and Samuel Alito own shares in a combined 19 companies that could receive more than $30 billion in tax relief if the court issues a broad ruling in a major tax case.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.levernews.com/justices-have-financial-interest-in-major-tax-case/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zsfPN8E9NwuWZDcTcBavqUpvm2HagDjTUCdq14FveKkklJtBR46ShzB9WlBOWDROyLLP43S3Wn0TjjPhEDdT0ro6pr62UAEk$

The Menendez scandal reflects the world that SCOTUS built: Gold bars, guns, cash stuffed into a coat, and favors for a foreign government, the new indictment of U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez reads like the plot of a cheap pulp novel satirizing political graft. The allegations against the longtime lawmaker are too real, and the purported scheme too predictable, in a country whose judiciary has been effectively telling politicians corruption is perfectly legal.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.levernews.com/the-menendez-scandal-reflects-the-world-that-scotus-built/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zsfPN8E9NwuWZDcTcBavqUpvm2HagDjTUCdq14FveKkklJtBR46ShzB9WlBOWDROyLLP43S3Wn0TjjPhEDdT0ro6ph4mWMqe$

Ruling Confirms Trump Used Fraud to Hype Property Values: In 2019, ProPublica revealed stark inconsistencies between what the Trump Organization had reported to tax authorities and what it told lenders about the finances of one of its towers. A judge this week ruled the company had committed fraud.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-fraud-ruling-property-valuation-michael-cohen?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=majorinvestigations&utm_content=river__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zsfPN8E9NwuWZDcTcBavqUpvm2HagDjTUCdq14FveKkklJtBR46ShzB9WlBOWDROyLLP43S3Wn0TjjPhEDdT0ro6prcHb42v$

Hunter Biden received $250K wires originating in Beijing with beneficiary address listed as Joe Biden’s home: Money came from Hunter’s China-backed business partners. Comer and the House Oversight Committee have obtained bank records as part of their investigation, alleging that the Biden family and their business associates received millions of dollars from oligarchs in Russia, Ukraine, Romania and Kazakhstan during the Obama administration
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.foxnews.com/politics/hunter-biden-received-250k-wire-from-beijing-with-beneficiary-address-listed-as-joe-biden-delaware-home__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zsfPN8E9NwuWZDcTcBavqUpvm2HagDjTUCdq14FveKkklJtBR46ShzB9WlBOWDROyLLP43S3Wn0TjjPhEDdT0ro6pvv5OpcS$

# Medical / Health
‘The Cash Monster Was Insatiable’: How Insurers Exploited Medicare for Billions: A New York Times review of dozens of fraud lawsuits, inspector general audits and investigations by watchdogs shows how major health insurers exploited the program to inflate their profits by billions of dollars. Four of the five largest players, UnitedHealth, Humana, Elevance and Kaiser, have faced federal lawsuits alleging that efforts to overdiagnose their customers crossed the line into fraud.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/08/upshot/medicare-advantage-fraud-allegations.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0zNdQDehgyUJ0O3oJpbZhwKsJOV-NvofYudA5vLJCsterZxZ0munbW-MII53utkIBvD09F8432qyULzwCCc1jm3LrmysjGPB$

Philips Kept Complaints About Dangerous Breathing Machines Secret While Company Profits Soared: Tainted CPAP machines and ventilators went to children, the elderly and at least 700,000 veterans despite internal warnings. Company insiders said the devices posed an “unacceptable” risk.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/philips-kept-warnings-about-dangerous-cpaps-secret-profits-soared__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zsfPN8E9NwuWZDcTcBavqUpvm2HagDjTUCdq14FveKkklJtBR46ShzB9WlBOWDROyLLP43S3Wn0TjjPhEDdT0ro6pnU7aIer$

ProPublica and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette have filed suit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in federal court in New York, accusing the agency of holding back records related to the sweeping recall of breathing machines that were sold around the world. In June 2021, Philips Respironics acknowledged that an industrial foam fitted inside its popular DreamStation continuous positive airway pressure, or CPAP, machines and other devices could break down and send particles and fumes into the masks worn by patients. Health risks include headaches, respiratory conditions, nausea and “possible toxic and carcinogenic effects,” the company said.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/propublica-pittsburgh-post-gazette-sued-fda-philips-recall-records?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=majorinvestigations&utm_content=river__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zsfPN8E9NwuWZDcTcBavqUpvm2HagDjTUCdq14FveKkklJtBR46ShzB9WlBOWDROyLLP43S3Wn0TjjPhEDdT0ro6pvxA7W-k$

# Military / DOD
How CIA Supplies Ukraine With White Phosphorus: Today we’d like to talk about Bulgaria again and shed light on another CIA gray scheme for arms smuggling. American intelligence services managed to establish an unofficial channel for the procurement and supply of arms and ammunition from Bulgaria to Ukraine, bypassing the U.S. Congress as well as ignoring the opinions of ordinary Americans.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://greatgameindia.com/how-cia-supplies-ukraine-with-white-phosphorus/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zsfPN8E9NwuWZDcTcBavqUpvm2HagDjTUCdq14FveKkklJtBR46ShzB9WlBOWDROyLLP43S3Wn0TjjPhEDdT0ro6pvfIpVEy$

U.S. concerned Russia could use chemical weapons in Ukraine: Officials do not believe there is an imminent threat, but they say Moscow could use the weapons if it continues to lose ground in Ukraine. Officials have assessed that Russian President Vladimir Putin may use chemical weapons in Ukraine first before resorting to a nuclear confrontation with NATO if his troops continue to lose ground.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2022/11/23/russia-chemical-weapons-ukraine-00070743__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zsfPN8E9NwuWZDcTcBavqUpvm2HagDjTUCdq14FveKkklJtBR46ShzB9WlBOWDROyLLP43S3Wn0TjjPhEDdT0ro6phnCVU7d$

# Military / Global
WW3 Nightmare: British Defense Chief wants to send UK Troops to Ukraine: The newly-appointed Defence Secretary, Grant Shapps, has unveiled ongoing discussions about expanding the UK-led training program for Ukrainian troops and potentially relocating British instructors into the country itself, as well as offering Kiev unspecified naval support in the Black Sea. “I was talking today about eventually getting the training brought closer and actually into Ukraine as well,” Shapps told The Telegraph after a visit to a Salisbury Plain training ground, on Friday.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.gospanews.net/en/2023/10/01/ww3-nightmare-british-defense-chief-wants-to-send-uk-troops-to-ukraine/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zsfPN8E9NwuWZDcTcBavqUpvm2HagDjTUCdq14FveKkklJtBR46ShzB9WlBOWDROyLLP43S3Wn0TjjPhEDdT0ro6pu0JnEVk$

UK PM Sunak says there are no plans for now to send British troops to Ukraine: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Sunday there were no immediate plans to deploy military instructors to Ukraine, rowing back from reported comments by his defence minister that he wanted to begin training Ukrainian troops in the country. To date, Britain and its allies have avoided a formal military presence in Ukraine to reduce the risk of a direct conflict with Russia.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/uk-aims-offer-military-training-inside-ukraine-minister-says-2023-09-30/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zsfPN8E9NwuWZDcTcBavqUpvm2HagDjTUCdq14FveKkklJtBR46ShzB9WlBOWDROyLLP43S3Wn0TjjPhEDdT0ro6pk2qJaXn$

How Russia’s Hybrid Warfare is Changing: Russia’s approach to hybrid warfare has undergone a shift, moving away from primarily relying on nonconventional measures and tactics towards a greater emphasis on conventional methods. The framework of the argument is constructed through an analysis of Russia’s experiences in hybrid warfare across various conflicts such as the Afghan War, Chechnya, Georgia, Syria, and Ukraine. Methodologically, the analysis is based on the non-linear concept of hybrid warfare, commonly referred to as the “Gerasimov doctrine.” This concept acknowledges the utilization of both conventional military tactics and nonconventional tactics, emphasizing the use of nonconventional as primary measures
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/how-russias-hybrid-warfare-changing__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zsfPN8E9NwuWZDcTcBavqUpvm2HagDjTUCdq14FveKkklJtBR46ShzB9WlBOWDROyLLP43S3Wn0TjjPhEDdT0ro6proVtWlx$

Not phosphorus: Russia uses 9M22S incendiary projectiles in Ukraine: The effect of these flammable munitions and lighting munitions is often confused with phosphorus munitions. On March 12, 2022, in the area of the town of Popasna, in the Luhansk region and under the control of Ukrainian forces, the use of incendiary ammunition was recorded. This effect could also be seen in other regions of Ukraine during the war.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://mil.in.ua/en/articles/not-phosphorus-russia-uses-9m22s-incendiary-projectiles-in-ukraine/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zsfPN8E9NwuWZDcTcBavqUpvm2HagDjTUCdq14FveKkklJtBR46ShzB9WlBOWDROyLLP43S3Wn0TjjPhEDdT0ro6pu0b90ix$

Russia Threatens Direct Attacks on US Allies Over Soldiers, Taurus Missiles: British defense minister Grant Shapps indicated to Britain’s Sunday Telegraph that London was in talks to move “more training and production” of military hardware to within Ukrainian territory.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/russia-threatens-direct-attacks-nato-us-allies-germany-united-kingdom-taurus-missiles-ukraine-1831157*:*:text=British*20troops*20training*20forces*20in,President*20Dmitry*20Medvedev*20has*20said__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!zsfPN8E9NwuWZDcTcBavqUpvm2HagDjTUCdq14FveKkklJtBR46ShzB9WlBOWDROyLLP43S3Wn0TjjPhEDdT0ro6pnno76Gh$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2023-09-30

Voices, The Peoples News

September 30, 2023
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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FEMA is planning to test its alert system October 4th; why
it’s dangerous to some people: The test will consist of two
parts: The WEA alerts will go to all cell phones, and the EAS
alerts will go to radios and televisions. FEMA and the FCC
are coordinating with wireless providers and other
emergency managers to make sure confusion is minimized
and public safety is elevated. Victims who keep a “domestic
violence phone” make sure it is turned off at 2:20 p.m. in
the afternoon when the emergency alerts go out. This will
prevent the alarm from sounding off and alerting the
abuser of the lifeline’s existence, a warning that should have
been added to FEMA and FCC’s communications.

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# Archaeology
Mysterious Pyramid Uncovered From Under the Ice in Antarctica: If a pyramid seems like an unlikely find in a place like Antarctica, it is. Most ancient pyramids have been found in Egypt, Sudan, Mexico, Italy, Iraq, and Peru. The so-called pyramid, discovered at Antarctica’s Ellsworth Mountain range, has seemingly stumped people from all over the world.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsbreak.com/news/3101083805374-mysterious-pyramid-discovered-in-antarctica-beneath-the-ice__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yjju7FFb0XZh_8ZX0M8NeSRLDzMA9EvmSF6n7PFaIRCH37-c_96XJXkWZhhpjQdkWJ-8gD3b4RZF64plSDtZzqlLJFC3ql5I$

# Employment / Labor
Twenty-Five Thousand Auto Workers Are Now Striking Against the Big 3 Automakers: In a first in recent history, the union has played the three auto companies against each other with its strike strategy. Seven thousand Auto Workers at two more assembly plants will walk off the job at noon ET today, UAW President Shawn Fain announced in a Facebook Live appearance this morning. Joining the strike are Ford’s Chicago Assembly Plant and General Motors’ Lansing Delta Township Assembly in Michigan.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://labornotes.org/2023/09/twenty-five-thousand-auto-workers-are-now-strike-big-3__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yjju7FFb0XZh_8ZX0M8NeSRLDzMA9EvmSF6n7PFaIRCH37-c_96XJXkWZhhpjQdkWJ-8gD3b4RZF64plSDtZzqlLJOKSk1zX$

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure Biden Creates the American Climate Corps, 90 Years After FDR Put 3 Million to Work in National Parks: The new workers will remove wildfire fuel in forests, install EV chargers in cities, retrofit thermostats in low-income homes and, it is hoped, move on to union jobs in the clean energy economy.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/30092023/biden-createas-the-american-climate-corps/*:*:text=Now*2C*20ninety*20years*20later*2C*20the,climate*20resilience*20and*20land*20restoration__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSUl!!On18fmf1aQ!yjju7FFb0XZh_8ZX0M8NeSRLDzMA9EvmSF6n7PFaIRCH37-c_96XJXkWZhhpjQdkWJ-8gD3b4RZF64plSDtZzqlLJM6QvpEm$

Silent killer: How deadly is air pollution? It kills 7 million people a year. New research shows it also raises antibiotic resistance and is linked to cancer risks. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that air pollution is responsible for more than seven million premature deaths every year around the world, contributing to pulmonary and heart diseases, lung cancer and respiratory infections.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2023/9/28/how-deadly-is-the-air-you-breathe*:*:text=The*20World*20Health*20Organization*20(WHO,lung*20cancer*20and*20respiratory*20infections__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!yjju7FFb0XZh_8ZX0M8NeSRLDzMA9EvmSF6n7PFaIRCH37-c_96XJXkWZhhpjQdkWJ-8gD3b4RZF64plSDtZzqlLJJQuz2Pn$

# Gov / Politics / Global
Zelenskyy announced creation of new arms alliance: First participants revealed: Ukraine hosts a defense industry forum seeking to ramp up weapons production for the war https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsnationnow.com/world/international-headlines/ap-ukraine-hosts-a-defense-industry-forum-seeking-to-ramp-up-weapons-production-for-the-war/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yjju7FFb0XZh_8ZX0M8NeSRLDzMA9EvmSF6n7PFaIRCH37-c_96XJXkWZhhpjQdkWJ-8gD3b4RZF64plSDtZzqlLJBvhmuq-$

# Gov / Politics
Lawmakers to return Saturday just hours before partial government shutdown: McCarthy proposed a 30-day extension that cut spending and bolstered conservative border policies, but 21 Republicans voted against it, leading it to fail 198-232. House lawmakers are expected to return Saturday for more votes, but passing a spending measure to keep the government open is becoming increasingly unlikely.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_fabecb32-5efe-11ee-b220-8fc1f7a090d1.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yjju7FFb0XZh_8ZX0M8NeSRLDzMA9EvmSF6n7PFaIRCH37-c_96XJXkWZhhpjQdkWJ-8gD3b4RZF64plSDtZzqlLJIXw-QBa$

Vance wants electric vehicle subsidies to stop, gas-powered tax credits to start: More than $100 million in electric vehicle subsidies would go to gas-powered vehicles built in America if U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance gets his way. Vance wants to eliminate President Joe Biden’s plan for $100 million in federal electric vehicle subsidies and replace it with taxpayer subsidies for gas-powered vehicles. He says it will help current striking United Auto Workers members.
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Feinstein’s death raises the question: How are vacant Senate seats filled? One US senator has died, another is facing criminal charges and one more is dealing with health problems. Who replaces a senator who is no longer in the seat? In simple terms, in 46 of the 50 states, governors have the power to make temporary appointments to fill U.S. Senate vacancies until either a scheduled or special election determines who will fill the remainder of a vacating senator’s term.
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Far Right Republicans Are Considering Ousting McCarthy From Speaker Role: It’s not a matter of if, but when, Freedom Caucus members try to boot McCarthy, sources say. Members of the House Freedom Caucus, which advocates for harsher immigration standards and cuts to social programs, are in the planning stages for removing McCarthy from his speakership role https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/far-right-republicans-are-considering-ousting-mccarthy-from-speaker-role/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yjju7FFb0XZh_8ZX0M8NeSRLDzMA9EvmSF6n7PFaIRCH37-c_96XJXkWZhhpjQdkWJ-8gD3b4RZF64plSDtZzqlLJMNUHIgs$

GOP Waging Coordinated Effort to Undermine U.S. Elections, Says Leading Official: Election workers are leaving their work in large numbers due to increasing harassment and threats. “There is a coordinated national effort to undermine American elections,” Griswold said, pointing to the example of Trump supporters showing up to county clerk’s offices in 2021 and threatening them if they didn’t provide access to voting equipment.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.salon.com/2023/09/30/waging-a-coordinated-national-effort-to-undermine-american-elections-says-leading-official/*:*:text=*22There*20is*20a*20coordinated*20national,provide*20access*20to*20voting*20equipment__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSU!!On18fmf1aQ!yjju7FFb0XZh_8ZX0M8NeSRLDzMA9EvmSF6n7PFaIRCH37-c_96XJXkWZhhpjQdkWJ-8gD3b4RZF64plSDtZzqlLJPi12DyT$

‘We Held the Line and Won’: House Approves Stop-Gap Spending Bill With No Budget Cuts: Speaker Kevin McCarthy had previously said that bringing a clean spending bill to the floor would count as surrender.
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‘Unbelievably Cruel’: GOP Pushes Astronomical Cuts to Education, Housing, and Food Aid: “The same party who provided $2 trillion tax giveaways to the wealthy wants to slash funding for WIC, devastating women and children,” said Democratic Rep. Gwen Moore.
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# Law Enforcment
Ending state-sanctioned theft to preserve police legitimacy: This bill would increase the burden of proof to ensure seized property is tied to criminal activity, as well as close a loophole practice called “equitable sharing,” which allows states that have curtailed or banned civil asset forfeiture to skirt limitations by running their forfeitures through the federal program instead.
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# Legal / DOJ
The House Oversight and Accountability Committee held its first hearing on an impeachment inquiry into President Biden. Republicans alleged President Biden and his son, Hunter Biden, profited from corrupt foreign business deals with associates based in Ukraine, China, and Romania.
First Hearing on Biden Impeachment Inquiry, Part 1 https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.c-span.org/video/?530616-1*hearing-biden-impeachment-inquiry-part-1__;Lw!!On18fmf1aQ!yjju7FFb0XZh_8ZX0M8NeSRLDzMA9EvmSF6n7PFaIRCH37-c_96XJXkWZhhpjQdkWJ-8gD3b4RZF64plSDtZzqlLJCn25cF1$
First Hearing on Biden Impeachment Inquiry, Part 2 https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.c-span.org/video/?530616-6*hearing-biden-impeachment-inquiry-part-2__;Lw!!On18fmf1aQ!yjju7FFb0XZh_8ZX0M8NeSRLDzMA9EvmSF6n7PFaIRCH37-c_96XJXkWZhhpjQdkWJ-8gD3b4RZF64plSDtZzqlLJEkLy6WU$

First Plea Deal in Georgia Case Is Not Good News for Trump: Trump co-defendant pleads guilty in Georgia, becoming first to reach plea deal in election-subversion case. Part of the plea deal for Scott Hall, a bail bondsman who breached election equipment, requires him to testify against other co-defendants.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2023/09/29/trump-georgia-plea-deal-bail-bondsman-00119232__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yjju7FFb0XZh_8ZX0M8NeSRLDzMA9EvmSF6n7PFaIRCH37-c_96XJXkWZhhpjQdkWJ-8gD3b4RZF64plSDtZzqlLJG_4Ze8p$

Right-Dominated Supreme Court Is Poised to Do Grave Harm in Upcoming Term: The Supreme Court’s right-wing majority could deal a major setback to affirmative action, voting rights, LGBTQ rights, and fair elections as it wraps up the latest term.
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# Military / DOD
Project Iceworm, an American attempt to set-up a major base in frozen Greenland with many nuclear missiles that could reach the USSR: In addition to the scientific and living facilities already in place at Camp Century, engineers would have set up 2,100 missile silos and 60 nuclear missile launch control centers.
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# Military / Global
# Nuclear
# Pharmaceuticals / Drugs
Federal Judge Blocks Big Pharma Attempt to Stop Medicare Drug Price Negotiation: The judge noted that drug companies are not forced to participate in Medicare. Medicare gained the power to negotiate drug prices as part of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), but the several industry groups and drug makers have sued to forestall the program, arguing that it is unconstitutional
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# Planetary
Scientists Map Sunken Eighth Continent: According to a recently published paper by the 11 researchers of New Zealand, New Caledonia, and Australia, there’s an almost completely (94%) submerged continental fragment called Zealandia, hiding in the southwestern Pacific Ocean.
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