February 2024 – Page 2

Voices, The Peoples News No. 2024-02-09

Voices, The Peoples News

February 9, 2024
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# Border / Immigration / Migrants
Texas Governor Abbott’s Outlandish Immigration Argument Could Have Dangerous Consequences: A suspension of habeas corpus rights would not apply solely to immigrants, but to all citizens. This unintended consequence of Abbott’s argument would pose a grave threat to widely accepted notions of freedom and liberty by allowing a future president ― who conservatives may like even less than Biden, to claim that drug-smuggling, cross-border crime or migration, things that are always happening, amount to an invasion and use that claim to seize the power to jail whomever they like for whatever reason.
lhttps://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/texas-immigration-invasion-case-consequences_n_65c0f7f2e4b0dbc806ad72fc*:*:text=This*20unintended*20consequence*20of*20Abbott’s,always*20happening*2C*20amount*20to*20an__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSU!!On18fmf1aQ!2z-nvUnc5y3LpxHg2dX-feEpn6Mr4RKkoFBHDV3JySDcw1sMKBUdV4DAPwW2pXoDIU_dXRH4At56JQxNGwi4AeRDJQ0L71if$
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lRight-Wing Talk Of An ‘Invasion’ And ‘Civil War’ Risks Rise In Vigilantism, Experts Say: A conservative panic about immigrants at the southern border has included calls to “buy weapons.” Right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk, leader of the MAGA youth groups Turning Point USA and Students for Trump and the host one of the most listened-to podcasts in the United States, encouraged his listeners this week to take up arms in preparation for an “invasion” of immigrants at the southern border.
lhttps://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/texas-vigilantism-invasion-immigrants-greg-abbott_n_65b3f960e4b0d407294f09d9__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2z-nvUnc5y3LpxHg2dX-feEpn6Mr4RKkoFBHDV3JySDcw1sMKBUdV4DAPwW2pXoDIU_dXRH4At56JQxNGwi4AeRDJUsJYPsw$
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l# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
lMore tax cuts put states’ revenue at risk: After three years of state tax cuts that disproportionately benefit the wealthy, some states are poised to enact even more. Essential services will be harmed, advocates warn. This follows on the heels of 26 states cutting their personal income tax rates, corporate income tax rates or both between 2021 and 2023, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a think tank that focuses on policies’ effect on lower-income people.
lhttps://urldefense.com/v3/__https://publicintegrity.org/inequality-poverty-opportunity/taxes/unequal-burden/more-tax-cuts-put-states-revenue-at-risk/*:*:text=After*20three*20years*20of*20state,will*20be*20harmed*2C*20advocates*20warn__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSU!!On18fmf1aQ!2z-nvUnc5y3LpxHg2dX-feEpn6Mr4RKkoFBHDV3JySDcw1sMKBUdV4DAPwW2pXoDIU_dXRH4At56JQxNGwi4AeRDJXmVbsfd$
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lSenate Moves Ahead with $95 Billion Funding Bill for Ukraine, Israel, lTaiwan: The Senate cleared its first hurdle in advancing President Joe Biden’s massive aid request for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan after months of moribund negotiations. But even if the Senate passes the $95 billion legislation in the coming days, its fate remains uncertain in the House.
lhttps://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.defensenews.com/congress/2024/02/08/senate-moves-forward-on-ukraine-israel-taiwan-aid-bill/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2z-nvUnc5y3LpxHg2dX-feEpn6Mr4RKkoFBHDV3JySDcw1sMKBUdV4DAPwW2pXoDIU_dXRH4At56JQxNGwi4AeRDJZj-yQZJ$
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l# Energy / Pipelines / Mining
lWyoming, slow to take federal clean energy funds, gambles state money on carbon sequestration and hydrogen schemes to keep fossil fuels flowing: lThe Cowboy State has doled out tens of millions of state taxpayer dollars to fossil fuel-adjacent projects, even as it faces a shortage of options to take advantage of clean-energy funding.
lhttps://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/09022024/wyoming-gambles-state-money-on-carbon-sequestration-and-hydrogen-schemes/*:*:text=The*20Energy*20Matching*20Funds*20appear,its*20own*20taxpayer*20dollars*2C*20of__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSU!!On18fmf1aQ!2z-nvUnc5y3LpxHg2dX-feEpn6Mr4RKkoFBHDV3JySDcw1sMKBUdV4DAPwW2pXoDIU_dXRH4At56JQxNGwi4AeRDJd6TlI0Y$
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l# Environment / Climate / Chemicals / Infrastructure Sewage across borders: The Tijuana River is spewing wastewater into San Diego amid historic storms, which could threaten public health. Doctors have reported surges of gastrointestinal illness when intense storms like this week’s atmospheric rivers overwhelm wastewater treatment plants and flood communities with raw sewage.
lhttps://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/09022024/tijuana-river-spewing-wastewater-into-san-diego-amid-historic-storms/*:*:text=Extreme*20weather*20events*20like*20the,Ysidro*2C*20Imperial*20Beach*20and*20Coronado__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSU!!On18fmf1aQ!2z-nvUnc5y3LpxHg2dX-feEpn6Mr4RKkoFBHDV3JySDcw1sMKBUdV4DAPwW2pXoDIU_dXRH4At56JQxNGwi4AeRDJTefbqve$
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l# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals / Technology For a second time, US court bans dicamba weed killers, finds EPA violated law: A three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals vacated the 2018 approval, finding that the EPA had rendered flawed analyses and “substantially understated” risks associated with the dicamba herbicides sold by Monsanto and BASF, making the EPA’s approval illegal.
lhttps://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/feb/07/us-weedkiller-ban-dicamba-epa__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2z-nvUnc5y3LpxHg2dX-feEpn6Mr4RKkoFBHDV3JySDcw1sMKBUdV4DAPwW2pXoDIU_dXRH4At56JQxNGwi4AeRDJZzQRvNK$
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l# General News
lEvangelicals’ Trump Worship Looks More Like QAnon Every Day: I’ve watched hundreds of hours of Trump rally footage, and it’s clear he’s going full “messiah” in his plea to the evangelical Christian voters who have supported him since 2016.
lhttps://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/evangelicals-trump-worship-looks-more-like-qanon-every-day?ref=wrap__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2z-nvUnc5y3LpxHg2dX-feEpn6Mr4RKkoFBHDV3JySDcw1sMKBUdV4DAPwW2pXoDIU_dXRH4At56JQxNGwi4AeRDJRMHGNYK$
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lThe revelations of Q. Dissemination and resonance of the QAnon conspiracy theory among US Evangelical Christians and the role of the lCovid-19 crisis: Previous studies show that the QAnon conspiracy theory is especially popular among American evangelical Christians. The paper investigates the reasons behind this relationship. We hypothesize a mediation relationship between evangelical dogma and how it is practiced on the one hand and the susceptibility for conspiracy thinking on the other hand.
lhttps://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9975869/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2z-nvUnc5y3LpxHg2dX-feEpn6Mr4RKkoFBHDV3JySDcw1sMKBUdV4DAPwW2pXoDIU_dXRH4At56JQxNGwi4AeRDJUGccEjp$
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lFormer Trump adviser Michael Flynn ‘at the center’ of new movement based on conspiracies and Christian nationalism: The retired lieutenant general, former national security adviser, onetime anti-terrorism fighter, is now focused on his next task: building a movement centered on Christian nationalist ideas, where Christianity is at the center of American life and institutions.
lhttps://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/former-trump-adviser-michael-flynn-at-the-center-of-new-movement-based-on-conspiracies-and-christian-nationalism__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2z-nvUnc5y3LpxHg2dX-feEpn6Mr4RKkoFBHDV3JySDcw1sMKBUdV4DAPwW2pXoDIU_dXRH4At56JQxNGwi4AeRDJTKshxKn$
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l# Gov / Politics
lInside the Bizarre Race to Replace George Santos: The two main contenders are registered Democrats, one backed by local Republicans, the other a solid moderate. The Tuesday contest for the House seat held by Santos until his recent expulsion is shaping up to be a bellwether in the fight for control of Congress, as candidates test political messages their parties hope will appeal to suburban voters in the fall

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lCongress should block US investment in China’s military and human rights labuses: Most Americans, particularly U.S. servicemen and women, don’t want to invest in modernizing Communist China’s armed forces. Yet, that’s where millions of their investment and retirement dollars are headed, unless Congress is willing to step in and stop it.
lhttps://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/opinion/congress-blog/4455214-congress-should-block-us-investment-in-chinas-military-and-human-rights-abuses/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2z-nvUnc5y3LpxHg2dX-feEpn6Mr4RKkoFBHDV3JySDcw1sMKBUdV4DAPwW2pXoDIU_dXRH4At56JQxNGwi4AeRDJV9KdWHe$
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lDonald Trump Is Fundraising With George Soros ‘Protégé’: Republicans love to attack George Soros, the left-leaning Hungarian-born Jewish billionaire philanthropist and Holocaust survivor who has contributed to a number of liberal and pro-democracy causes around the world. Often their criticisms stray into anti-Semitism, as well as a guilt-by-association logic where any politician whose projects have received funding from a group supported by Soros are but his puppets.
lhttps://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rawstory.com/trump-george-soros-protege/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2z-nvUnc5y3LpxHg2dX-feEpn6Mr4RKkoFBHDV3JySDcw1sMKBUdV4DAPwW2pXoDIU_dXRH4At56JQxNGwi4AeRDJZLqY11Q$
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lMore than three years after the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, former President Donald Trump used a media briefing to spread new lies about the rioters who stormed the halls of Congress that day. In a sweeping attempt to rewrite history, “I think it was an insurrection caused by Nancy Pelosi,” the former president offered.
lhttps://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-jan-6-lies_n_65c52aafe4b093b2e782d87d__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2z-nvUnc5y3LpxHg2dX-feEpn6Mr4RKkoFBHDV3JySDcw1sMKBUdV4DAPwW2pXoDIU_dXRH4At56JQxNGwi4AeRDJbjamgK_$
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lNewly Released Evidence Underscores Joe Biden’s Excessive Use of a Secret Email Address to Communicate with his Son’s Business Associates: lThe President appears now to not only have had knowledge but also been intimately involved in Hunter Biden’s business dealings. The material released today further corroborates the previous testimony of IRS agents Joseph Ziegler and Gary Shapley highlighting the incredible level of access Hunter Biden and his business partners had in Joe Biden’s public office while working for foreign businesses.
lhttps://urldefense.com/v3/__https://gop-waysandmeans.house.gov/newly-released-evidence-underscores-joe-bidens-excessive-use-of-a-secret-email-address-to-communicate-with-his-sons-business-associates/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2z-nvUnc5y3LpxHg2dX-feEpn6Mr4RKkoFBHDV3JySDcw1sMKBUdV4DAPwW2pXoDIU_dXRH4At56JQxNGwi4AeRDJXE-v1ED$
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lThe Plan To Take Out Voting Rights: After years of being whittled away by federal judges, the Voting Rights Act, which prohibits racial discrimination in voting, unexpectedly survived an existential threat in l2023 when the U.S. Supreme Court upheld what’s left of the landmark 1965 civil rights law while striking down Alabama’s congressional map. “The court didn’t make it any easier to win voting rights cases,” lredistricting expert Justin Levitt said at the time. “It just declined to make it much, much, much, much, much, much harder.”
lhttps://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.levernews.com/the-plan-to-take-out-voting-rights/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2z-nvUnc5y3LpxHg2dX-feEpn6Mr4RKkoFBHDV3JySDcw1sMKBUdV4DAPwW2pXoDIU_dXRH4At56JQxNGwi4AeRDJTwwYjbN$
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lCalls for humanity: The urgent plea for a ceasefire in Gaza: “An immediate ceasefire will not only save lives but also open the door to addressing the underlying issues fueling this conflict. The time for action is now.”
lhttps://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nationofchange.org/2024/02/09/calls-for-humanity-the-urgent-plea-for-a-ceasefire-in-gaza/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2z-nvUnc5y3LpxHg2dX-feEpn6Mr4RKkoFBHDV3JySDcw1sMKBUdV4DAPwW2pXoDIU_dXRH4At56JQxNGwi4AeRDJXAzqyFE$
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lU.S. chooses genocide over diplomacy in the Middle East: What Americans should be asking their government is this: Why are there still 2,500 U.S. troops in Iraq? The United States’ support for Israel’s genocidal policies now goes way beyond Palestine, with the U.S. expansion of the war to Iraq, Syria and Yemen to punish other countries and forces in the region for intervening to defend or support the Palestinians.
lhttps://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.counterpunch.org/2024/02/09/u-s-chooses-genocide-over-diplomacy-in-the-middle-east/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2z-nvUnc5y3LpxHg2dX-feEpn6Mr4RKkoFBHDV3JySDcw1sMKBUdV4DAPwW2pXoDIU_dXRH4At56JQxNGwi4AeRDJdZmVTuC$
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l# Legal / DOJ
lFeds Probe Threats Against Potential Witness in Trump Case: Special counsel Jack Smith filed to request permission to enter an exhibit under seal regarding the witness and the threats they have faced over social media. Special counsel Jack Smith said in a new filing that he wants permission to enter an exhibit under seal about the witness and the threats he or she has received on social media.
lhttps://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.courthousenews.com/feds-probe-threats-to-potential-witness-in-mar-a-lago-case/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2z-nvUnc5y3LpxHg2dX-feEpn6Mr4RKkoFBHDV3JySDcw1sMKBUdV4DAPwW2pXoDIU_dXRH4At56JQxNGwi4AeRDJavuEcFx$
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lThe Supreme Court May Not Treat Donald Trump Like an Insurrectionist After All: There appears to be little appetite among the nine justices to let one state set the rules for the next presidential election.
lhttps://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2024/feb/08/14th-amendment-insurrection-disqualify-trump__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2z-nvUnc5y3LpxHg2dX-feEpn6Mr4RKkoFBHDV3JySDcw1sMKBUdV4DAPwW2pXoDIU_dXRH4At56JQxNGwi4AeRDJWIn0qoe$
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lThe Supreme Court seems likely to let Trump run. It will have to ignore the Constitution: The amendment clearly defines Congress’ role here: Its last sentence gives lawmakers the power to exempt an insurrectionist from the provision. But the amendment does not require congressional action to enforce the section.
lhttps://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-02-08/supreme-court-donald-trump-vs-anderson-14th-amendment-section-3-oral-argument-colorado__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2z-nvUnc5y3LpxHg2dX-feEpn6Mr4RKkoFBHDV3JySDcw1sMKBUdV4DAPwW2pXoDIU_dXRH4At56JQxNGwi4AeRDJZo6gf9x$
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lThe Supreme Court’s 2020-21 Term Shows the Damage Caused by Trump-Appointed Justices: made it easier for companies to violate the rights of working people and to exercise abusive monopoly power; authorized the Trump administration’s discriminatory Muslim ban; redefined religious liberty from a shield to protect religious exercise into a sword to harm others; undermined precedents upholding the ability of federal agencies to adopt vital health and safety regulations; and threatened to eliminate the constitutional right to abortion.
lhttps://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.pfaw.org/report/the-supreme-courts-2020-21-term-shows-damage-caused-by-trump-appointed-justices/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2z-nvUnc5y3LpxHg2dX-feEpn6Mr4RKkoFBHDV3JySDcw1sMKBUdV4DAPwW2pXoDIU_dXRH4At56JQxNGwi4AeRDJd12ZiIz$
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l# Media
lFormer Fox News host Tucker Carlson interviewed Russian President Vladimir Putin: Putin delivered many familiar talking points and was rarely challenged by Carlson during the interview, his first with a Western-based media figure since Russia invaded
Ukraine https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/russia-putin-tucker-carlson-interview-6fb00b1f2d5f4bc639518b4a3445e1f8__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2z-nvUnc5y3LpxHg2dX-feEpn6Mr4RKkoFBHDV3JySDcw1sMKBUdV4DAPwW2pXoDIU_dXRH4At56JQxNGwi4AeRDJWHFrxO8$
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lEverything That Was Wrong With Tucker Carlson’s Putin Interview: Tucker Carlson Promised an Unedited Putin. The Result Was Boring. In an interview that lasted more than two hours, the Russian President aired well-trod grievances and gave a lecture full of spurious history meant to justify his war in Ukraine.
lhttps://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/tucker-carlson-promised-an-unedited-putin-the-result-was-boring__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2z-nvUnc5y3LpxHg2dX-feEpn6Mr4RKkoFBHDV3JySDcw1sMKBUdV4DAPwW2pXoDIU_dXRH4At56JQxNGwi4AeRDJUTXyvuc$
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l# Military / DOD
lUS may cut info-warfare assets as China, Russia expand influence ops: lU.S. Army information-warfare capabilities are on the chopping block as the Pentagon looks to trim special operations forces, even as China and Russia expand their own influence efforts, according to multiple individuals with direct knowledge of the Army’s future plans who spoke to Defense One.
lhttps://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.defenseone.com/policy/2024/02/exclusive-us-may-cut-info-warfare-assets-china-russia-expand-influence-ops/394050/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2z-nvUnc5y3LpxHg2dX-feEpn6Mr4RKkoFBHDV3JySDcw1sMKBUdV4DAPwW2pXoDIU_dXRH4At56JQxNGwi4AeRDJTxoteas$
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lDrones to replace helicopter program that Army developed at $2 billion lcost: The Army is giving up on a scout helicopter development program after spending $2 billion on it, opting instead to pursue more affordable drone alternatives. After sinking nearly $2 billion into the FARA program, service leaders decide “enduring, unmanned, and space-based assets” would do the job better.
lhttps://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.defenseone.com/defense-systems/2024/02/shakeup-army-cancels-planned-fara-helo-will-retire-two-drones/394061/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2z-nvUnc5y3LpxHg2dX-feEpn6Mr4RKkoFBHDV3JySDcw1sMKBUdV4DAPwW2pXoDIU_dXRH4At56JQxNGwi4AeRDJS6wJGIl$
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l# Military / Global
lAustralia sends sailors to Guam for US Navy nuclear submarine training: lA second, larger contingent of Australian sailors is training alongside U.S. counterparts on Guam as part of an agreement to create a nuclear-powered submarine force for the Australian navy https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2024-02-09/nuclear-sub-training-australia-guam-12948455.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2z-nvUnc5y3LpxHg2dX-feEpn6Mr4RKkoFBHDV3JySDcw1sMKBUdV4DAPwW2pXoDIU_dXRH4At56JQxNGwi4AeRDJflE49um$
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lGerman air defense frigate Hessen deploys to the Red Sea: German air defense frigate Hessen set sail Thursday from the country’s northern port city of Wilhelmshaven toward the Red Sea, marking Berlin’s contribution to a growing international naval protection force for cargo ships transiting the crucial commercial route. The objective is to support military efforts protecting shipping against missile and drone-attacks by the Yemen-based Houthi militia.
lhttps://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2024/02/german-air-warfare-frigate-sets-sail-for-red-sea/*:*:text=The*20German*20air*20warfare*20frigate,the*20Yemen*2Dbased*20Houthi*20militia__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!2z-nvUnc5y3LpxHg2dX-feEpn6Mr4RKkoFBHDV3JySDcw1sMKBUdV4DAPwW2pXoDIU_dXRH4At56JQxNGwi4AeRDJaQnUVmX$
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l# Nuclear
l5.5 Tons Of Radioactive Water Leaks Out Of Damaged Fukushima Nuclear
lPlant: An estimated 5.5 metric tons (6 tons) of radioactive water, enough to fill two ordinary backyard swimming pools, leaked out through an air vent, leaving a pool of water on an iron plate outside and seeping into the soil around it, TEPCO said, but no radioactive water escaped the compound.
lhttps://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zerohedge.com/commodities/55-tons-radioactive-water-leaks-out-damaged-fukushima-nuclear-plant__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2z-nvUnc5y3LpxHg2dX-feEpn6Mr4RKkoFBHDV3JySDcw1sMKBUdV4DAPwW2pXoDIU_dXRH4At56JQxNGwi4AeRDJeGFznNN$
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l# Pharmaceuticals / Drugs
lPharma CEOs grilled by Sanders: A standoff on drug pricing: “In a fiery Senate showdown, Senator Bernie Sanders challenges Big Pharma on exorbitant U.S. drug prices, revealing the stark divide between profit margins and patient access to essential medications.” Senator Bernie Sanders took pharmaceutical industry leaders to task over the stark disparities in drug pricing between the United States and other countries.
lhttps://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nationofchange.org/2024/02/09/pharma-ceos-grilled-by-sanders-a-standoff-on-drug-pricing/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2z-nvUnc5y3LpxHg2dX-feEpn6Mr4RKkoFBHDV3JySDcw1sMKBUdV4DAPwW2pXoDIU_dXRH4At56JQxNGwi4AeRDJbjL99p4$
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l# Space / NASA
lNASA’s New Experimental Antenna Tracks Deep Space Laser: The 34-meter l(112-foot) radio-frequency-optical-hybrid antenna, called Deep Space Station 13, has tracked the downlink laser from NASA’s Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) technology demonstration since November 2023. The tech demo’s flight laser transceiver is riding with the agency’s Psyche spacecraft, which launched on Oct. 13, 2023.
lhttps://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nasa.gov/technology/space-comms/deep-space-network/nasas-new-experimental-antenna-tracks-deep-space-laser/*:*:text=The*2034*2Dmeter*20(112*2D,technology*20demonstration*20since*20November*202023__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!2z-nvUnc5y3LpxHg2dX-feEpn6Mr4RKkoFBHDV3JySDcw1sMKBUdV4DAPwW2pXoDIU_dXRH4At56JQxNGwi4AeRDJXdb_wzh$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2024-02-08

Voices, The Peoples News

February 8, 2024
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Border / Immigration / Migrants
The collapse of the Senate’s border deal is complete: The Congressional Budget Office says U.S. debt is on pace to rise by nearly $20 trillion over the next decade. Here’s what’s happening, or not happening, as the case may be.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-07/senate-vote-ends-border-deal-prospects-setting-election-fight__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xqfhYFO9NIPLKlME2_fIuAv_lI4jN2Qel9UAYvuFyo0Kmvne3XH-w89CZmrrQOkkkqm7JzmrojkxYelC5JmYCW8pQ3FnFwG8$

FBI foils 2022 plot by militiamen to “start a war” at the Texas-Mexico border: A Tennessee man arrested Monday hoped to travel to the southern border with a militia group that allegedly plotted to go “to war with the border patrol,” believing that the country was being invaded by migrants.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rawstory.com/fbi-foils-2022-plot-by-militiamen-to-start-a-war-at-the-texas-mexico-border/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xqfhYFO9NIPLKlME2_fIuAv_lI4jN2Qel9UAYvuFyo0Kmvne3XH-w89CZmrrQOkkkqm7JzmrojkxYelC5JmYCW8pQ4QBitnx$

Many immigrants who were a part of Gov. Greg Abbott’s initiative busing immigrants to liberal cities arrived in New York because they had no other options. New York is the only major U.S. city required to give shelter to anyone in need, due to a four-decade-old consent decree.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/bused-from-texas-to-nyc-immigrant-struggles-to-find-shelter*:*:text=Rogelio*20Ramon*20crossed*20the*20border,in*20the*20city*20each*20day.&text=ProPublica*20is*20a*20nonprofit*20newsroom*20that*20investigates*20abuses*20of*20power__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!xqfhYFO9NIPLKlME2_fIuAv_lI4jN2Qel9UAYvuFyo0Kmvne3XH-w89CZmrrQOkkkqm7JzmrojkxYelC5JmYCW8pQyklBXlh$

Senate bill was for immigration, not border security, says Sen. Marsha Blackburn: U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) said she will not support the bipartisan Senate border bill that also contains funding for Ukraine and Israel.
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Migrants forming ‘criminal enterprise’ in NYC: Paul DiGiacomo https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.fox5ny.com/video/1229291__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xqfhYFO9NIPLKlME2_fIuAv_lI4jN2Qel9UAYvuFyo0Kmvne3XH-w89CZmrrQOkkkqm7JzmrojkxYelC5JmYCW8pQ4Tyl8FE$

# Corporations / Industry
Corporations can take steps to improve economy: Amid increasing fears over a potential looming recession, economists are calling for our corporate boards to reconsider how their actions are affecting the economy and society as a whole, according to a report by The Denny Center for Democratic Capitalism
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_10081a4a-c5d2-11ee-8aea-47528e77cbcb.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xqfhYFO9NIPLKlME2_fIuAv_lI4jN2Qel9UAYvuFyo0Kmvne3XH-w89CZmrrQOkkkqm7JzmrojkxYelC5JmYCW8pQ5uGScnV$

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
Unexploded Bomb: Where the COVID-19 Vaccine Deaths Are Really Hiding, Corruption of Data Continues. Mr. Beaudoin has been analyzing his home state’s death database from the Massachusetts Department of Health to determine if there were any safety signals after the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines.“What I learned a year and a half ago is that 2020 was a year of excess respiratory [deaths],” said Mr. Beaudoin.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usacitizensnetwork.com/2024/02/03/unexploded-bomb-where-covid-19-vaccine-deaths-are-really-hiding-john-beaudoin/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xqfhYFO9NIPLKlME2_fIuAv_lI4jN2Qel9UAYvuFyo0Kmvne3XH-w89CZmrrQOkkkqm7JzmrojkxYelC5JmYCW8pQ_K3xuar$

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
Deficits to Soar Over $2 Trillion a Year, CBO Says: The CBO estimates that deficits will top $2 trillion a year in 2031, rising to $2.6 trillion by 2034 and totaling $19 trillion over the coming decade. Relative to the size of the economy, the federal budget deficit will equal 5.6% of gross national product in 2024, rising to 6.1% the following year.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.axios.com/2024/02/07/us-deficit-interest-rates-cbo-projections__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xqfhYFO9NIPLKlME2_fIuAv_lI4jN2Qel9UAYvuFyo0Kmvne3XH-w89CZmrrQOkkkqm7JzmrojkxYelC5JmYCW8pQ7vhTNfc$

# Environment / Climate / Chemicals / Infrastructure The EPA sets tougher national soot standards. Environmental experts are skeptical that Texas can meet the new rules on particulate matter, which can cause serious respiratory problems. Some scientists call particulate matter the deadliest form of air pollution because it can cause lung and throat irritation, respiratory inflammation, irregular heartbeat and aggravate asthma. Children, the elderly, and pregnant people are most susceptible to harm from these emissions.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2024/02/07/epa-texas-particulate-matter-air-pollution-standard/*:*:text=According*20to*20EPA*20data*2C*20from,)*20and*20Travis*20(Austin__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!xqfhYFO9NIPLKlME2_fIuAv_lI4jN2Qel9UAYvuFyo0Kmvne3XH-w89CZmrrQOkkkqm7JzmrojkxYelC5JmYCW8pQ2aPcNcp$
See also: Fine Particle Concentrations for Counties Nation Wide with Monitors Based on Air Quality Data from 2020 – 2022:
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# Gov / Politics / Global
Why the Kremlin Opened Its Doors to Tucker Carlson: Why the Kremlin would open its doors to Carlson is eminently clear: He has opposed US aid to Kyiv and is arguably more responsible than any other American for exciting anti-Ukraine and pro-Russia sentiment among the “America First,” Trump-aligned wing of the Republican Party.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2024/0207/Tucker-Carlson-is-interviewing-Putin.-What-s-in-it-for-the-Kremlin__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xqfhYFO9NIPLKlME2_fIuAv_lI4jN2Qel9UAYvuFyo0Kmvne3XH-w89CZmrrQOkkkqm7JzmrojkxYelC5JmYCW8pQ_I35Dk2$

Netanyahu is using the horrors of October 7 to wage the crusade he’s been preparing for his entire political career: Israel’s Ruthless Propaganda Campaign to Dehumanize Palestinians. Since October 7, Israel has systematically flooded the public discourse on Gaza with a stream of false, unsubstantiated, and unverifiable allegations.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2024/02/07/gaza-israel-netanyahu-propaganda-lies-palestinians/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=The*20Intercept*20Newsletter__;JSU!!On18fmf1aQ!xqfhYFO9NIPLKlME2_fIuAv_lI4jN2Qel9UAYvuFyo0Kmvne3XH-w89CZmrrQOkkkqm7JzmrojkxYelC5JmYCW8pQ2yD5nQT$

# Gov / Politics
Schumer to Push Aid to Ukraine and Israel Without a Border Deal: After GOP senators scuttled months of negotiations with Democrats on legislation intended to cut back record numbers of illegal border crossings, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer tried to push ahead to a crucial test vote on a $95 billion package for Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies, a modified package with the border portion stripped out.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/congress-ukraine-aid-border-security-386dcc54b29a5491f8bd87b727a284f8__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xqfhYFO9NIPLKlME2_fIuAv_lI4jN2Qel9UAYvuFyo0Kmvne3XH-w89CZmrrQOkkkqm7JzmrojkxYelC5JmYCW8pQ8KVqG7W$

Joe Biden leads a western ‘coalition of the killing. in backing Israel’s Gaza war: Examining the colonialist roots of U.S. and European support for Israel’s scorched-earth siege. The U.S.-backed Israeli war on Gaza is entering its fifth month.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2024/02/07/intercepted-podcast-unrwa-israel-gaza-colonialism/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xqfhYFO9NIPLKlME2_fIuAv_lI4jN2Qel9UAYvuFyo0Kmvne3XH-w89CZmrrQOkkkqm7JzmrojkxYelC5JmYCW8pQ7wDIBh4$

Trump makes New York ballot, but lawsuit looms to knock him off: The Democratic state senator who represents Manhattan’s Trump International Hotel says he plans to file a lawsuit by the end of the day challenging the former president’s qualifications.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2024/02/06/trump-ballot-supreme-court-00139871__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xqfhYFO9NIPLKlME2_fIuAv_lI4jN2Qel9UAYvuFyo0Kmvne3XH-w89CZmrrQOkkkqm7JzmrojkxYelC5JmYCW8pQ_4Nbyei$

New York elections board keeps Trump on state primary ballot: Despite objections from Democratic lawmakers, Donald Trump can remain on the New York primary ballot, the state’s Board of Elections declared yesterday.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/new-york-elections-board-keeps-trump-on-state-primary-ballot/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xqfhYFO9NIPLKlME2_fIuAv_lI4jN2Qel9UAYvuFyo0Kmvne3XH-w89CZmrrQOkkkqm7JzmrojkxYelC5JmYCW8pQ8j8v-Il$

U.S. House votes against impeaching Mayorkas: The U.S. House of Representatives voted Tuesday against impeaching U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, with four Republicans joining all Democrats in voting against impeachment
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4452038-in-stunner-house-gop-bid-to-impeach-mayorkas-fails/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xqfhYFO9NIPLKlME2_fIuAv_lI4jN2Qel9UAYvuFyo0Kmvne3XH-w89CZmrrQOkkkqm7JzmrojkxYelC5JmYCW8pQ3YBrsnp$

Senators unveil border deal and foreign aid package for Ukraine and Israel ahead of key vote: Senators unveiled a long-awaited border deal and foreign aid package with assistance for Ukraine and Israel on Sunday, paving the way for a key vote in the chamber this week in which the legislation is at risk of failing and, if it does pass, setting up a clash with the House.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/04/politics/senate-border-foreign-aid-bill/index.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xqfhYFO9NIPLKlME2_fIuAv_lI4jN2Qel9UAYvuFyo0Kmvne3XH-w89CZmrrQOkkkqm7JzmrojkxYelC5JmYCW8pQ–FlutN$

Full List of Senate Republicans Trying to Kill Border Bill: Republican senators are opposing a $118 billion border deal unveiled Sunday night following months of negotiations as lawmakers seek to grapple with an uptick in migrant arrivals at the U.S.-Mexico border. The bipartisan bill would address key concerns faced at the southern border, increasing the ICE detention capacity from 34,000 to 50,000 and allocate $20 billion to immigration enforcement.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/full-list-senate-republicans-opposing-border-bill-1866890__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xqfhYFO9NIPLKlME2_fIuAv_lI4jN2Qel9UAYvuFyo0Kmvne3XH-w89CZmrrQOkkkqm7JzmrojkxYelC5JmYCW8pQwba8b3s$

Senate Advances Ukraine-Israel Package Without Border Reforms: The Senate on Thursday advanced a $95.3 billion package of aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan that excludes border security measures that Republicans had rejected a day earlier as part of a broader package.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4454065-senate-advances-ukraine-funding-without-border-security-reforms/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xqfhYFO9NIPLKlME2_fIuAv_lI4jN2Qel9UAYvuFyo0Kmvne3XH-w89CZmrrQOkkkqm7JzmrojkxYelC5JmYCW8pQ2ChXlhk$

# Law Enforcment
Despite annual active shooter drills occurring at schools across the U.S., required, yearly training doesn’t apply to the thousands of state and local law enforcement officers who do not work in schools.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2024/02/08/active-shooter-training-schools-law-enforcement/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xqfhYFO9NIPLKlME2_fIuAv_lI4jN2Qel9UAYvuFyo0Kmvne3XH-w89CZmrrQOkkkqm7JzmrojkxYelC5JmYCW8pQ12zNBkZ$

Man found shot in burning Coldspring home after being accused of molestation: 51-year-old Mac Jackson was found in a burning Coldspring home with a gunshot wound to his chest, according to the San Jacinto County Sheriff’s Office. That’s after Jackson was accused of touching a teen inappropriately.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.fox26houston.com/news/man-found-shot-in-burning-cold-spring-home-after-being-accused-of-molestation.amp__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xqfhYFO9NIPLKlME2_fIuAv_lI4jN2Qel9UAYvuFyo0Kmvne3XH-w89CZmrrQOkkkqm7JzmrojkxYelC5JmYCW8pQ1oXM3S0$

NYPD officer exodus: Some laws have ‘tied the hands of police’ | Dan Abrams Live
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsnationnow.com/video/nypd-officer-exodus-some-laws-have-**Btied-the-hands-of-police**B-dan-abrams-live/9209931/__;4oCY4oCZ!!On18fmf1aQ!xqfhYFO9NIPLKlME2_fIuAv_lI4jN2Qel9UAYvuFyo0Kmvne3XH-w89CZmrrQOkkkqm7JzmrojkxYelC5JmYCW8pQ3UBp3Pt$

# Legal / DOJ
President Joe Biden’s Brother Didn’t Provide Services to Company That Paid Him, Impeachment Witness: On the same day as one of the payments, James Biden sent the same amount of money to his brother.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/president-joe-bidens-brother-didnt-provide-services-to-company-that-paid-him-impeachment-witness-5582623__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xqfhYFO9NIPLKlME2_fIuAv_lI4jN2Qel9UAYvuFyo0Kmvne3XH-w89CZmrrQOkkkqm7JzmrojkxYelC5JmYCW8pQ7on6buW$

Thomas Refusal to Recuse From Trump Case Called a ‘Giant Middle Finger’ to Democracy: U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, who once went a full decade without speaking during oral arguments, asked the first question Thursday as the high court heard a case challenging former President Donald Trump’s eligibility to run for a second White House term.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/thomas-recuse-trump-eligibility*:*:text=Will*20Bunch*2C*20a*20columnist*20for,Corrupt*20Thomas*20should*20resign.*22__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSU!!On18fmf1aQ!xqfhYFO9NIPLKlME2_fIuAv_lI4jN2Qel9UAYvuFyo0Kmvne3XH-w89CZmrrQOkkkqm7JzmrojkxYelC5JmYCW8pQ24of7tl$

Trump demands DOJ ‘immediately’ drop charges against him in classified docs case after Biden decision: Trump was charged with willful retention of national defense information in Special Counsel Jack Smith’s probe
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-demands-doj-immediately-drop-charges-classified-docs-case-biden-decision__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xqfhYFO9NIPLKlME2_fIuAv_lI4jN2Qel9UAYvuFyo0Kmvne3XH-w89CZmrrQOkkkqm7JzmrojkxYelC5JmYCW8pQ6oqkmaa$

Special Counsel Doesn’t Charge Biden in Classified Docs Probe, Finds He ‘Willfully Retained’ Materials: Among the reasons stated for not pressing charges was that Biden would present to the jury ‘as sympathetic, well-meaning, elderly man with a poor memory.’
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2024/02/08/news/special-counsel-robert-hur-issues-report-on-bidens-mishandling-of-classified-documents/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xqfhYFO9NIPLKlME2_fIuAv_lI4jN2Qel9UAYvuFyo0Kmvne3XH-w89CZmrrQOkkkqm7JzmrojkxYelC5JmYCW8pQ-r1JOuA$

# Medical / Health
Health insurers balk at proposed Medicare Advantage rates: CVS Health and Centene executives say newly proposed Medicare Advantage rates for 2025 aren’t “sufficient” and hinted they could cut benefits if the federal government finalizes the rates as is. CVS Health, which owns Aetna, and other insurers like Centene and Humana said they’re expecting a deeper net cut, especially as they face rising medical costs. CVS and Centene executives this week said they would “adjust” their plans to account for the proposed rates.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.axios.com/2024/02/08/medicare-advantage-cvs-centene-biden__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xqfhYFO9NIPLKlME2_fIuAv_lI4jN2Qel9UAYvuFyo0Kmvne3XH-w89CZmrrQOkkkqm7JzmrojkxYelC5JmYCW8pQ3ngajlO$

Another Hospital In Minnesota Ends Baby Deliveries: The Mayo Clinic Health System’s New Prague hospital is the latest facility in the state to stop delivering babies. Minnesota Public Radio reports on how midwives are filling the void in birthing services as hospitals move deliveries to larger, centralized hospitals.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.mprnews.org/story/2024/02/07/mayo-clinic-health-system-will-stop-delivering-babies-at-its-new-prague-hospital__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xqfhYFO9NIPLKlME2_fIuAv_lI4jN2Qel9UAYvuFyo0Kmvne3XH-w89CZmrrQOkkkqm7JzmrojkxYelC5JmYCW8pQ_C9cHMF$

# Military / Global
Four Russian Military Aircraft Detected In Alaskan Airspace: The four military jets were tracked operating in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) but remained in international airspace and didn’t enter American or Canadian sovereign airspace, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said in a statement late Tuesday.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/russian-military-aircraft-jets-alaska-airspace-1867702__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xqfhYFO9NIPLKlME2_fIuAv_lI4jN2Qel9UAYvuFyo0Kmvne3XH-w89CZmrrQOkkkqm7JzmrojkxYelC5JmYCW8pQ-KPXpfz$

Lawmakers investigate where Ukraine funds, munitions are going: The U.S. House Oversight Committee is investigating U.S. taxpayer funding for Ukraine after a watchdog report found a large percentage of the equipment has gone unaccounted for since last June
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.djournal.com/news/national/lawmakers-investigate-where-ukraine-funds-munitions-are-going/article_4486e7e3-4997-5aaf-9d71-fa00dd8dbb6b.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xqfhYFO9NIPLKlME2_fIuAv_lI4jN2Qel9UAYvuFyo0Kmvne3XH-w89CZmrrQOkkkqm7JzmrojkxYelC5JmYCW8pQxbg1czC$

China opens Antarctic base right next to US site: Americans fear it could be used for espionage. China has opened a scientific research base in Antarctica amid concerns about Beijing monitoring military activity in the southern hemisphere.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2023-11-01/biggest-chinese-antarctic-fleet-sets-off-to-build-research-station__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xqfhYFO9NIPLKlME2_fIuAv_lI4jN2Qel9UAYvuFyo0Kmvne3XH-w89CZmrrQOkkkqm7JzmrojkxYelC5JmYCW8pQ4jewtcJ$

# Pharmaceuticals / Drugs
DEA Won’t Strip Licenses From Large Drug Distributor Over Opioids History: The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is allowing one of the nation’s largest wholesale drug distributors to stay in business, reversing an earlier order stripping the company of its licenses for its failure to properly monitor the shipment of tens of millions of addictive painkillers blamed for fueling the opioid cCrisis
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/dea-reversal-license-opioid-crisis-distributor-louisiana-0bb6e1f12a11b38599a15575aa3df746__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xqfhYFO9NIPLKlME2_fIuAv_lI4jN2Qel9UAYvuFyo0Kmvne3XH-w89CZmrrQOkkkqm7JzmrojkxYelC5JmYCW8pQ-vxPv4k$

# Social
The Anxious Generation, Brought To You By Smartphones: According to new research, children in the U.S. are producing lower test scores, becoming more easily distracted, growing less sociable, and are generally feeling more anxious than they were several years ago. Now, researchers are drawing a connection between these detrimental effects on childhood development and modern technology like smartphones.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.levernews.com/lever-time-the-anxious-generation-brought-to-you-by-smartphones/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xqfhYFO9NIPLKlME2_fIuAv_lI4jN2Qel9UAYvuFyo0Kmvne3XH-w89CZmrrQOkkkqm7JzmrojkxYelC5JmYCW8pQ55Pil4o$

Squatters reportedly take over 1,200 homes in Atlanta: Over the past year, the number of reports of people squatting in vacant homes in the Atlanta area has skyrocketed, with some estimates claiming as many as 1,200 properties have now been taken over by illegal occupants.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.the-express.com/news/us-news/127059/squatters-take-over-homes-atlanta-georgia__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xqfhYFO9NIPLKlME2_fIuAv_lI4jN2Qel9UAYvuFyo0Kmvne3XH-w89CZmrrQOkkkqm7JzmrojkxYelC5JmYCW8pQ0JDRdBI$

Atlanta’s Squatter Problem Is Vexing Wall Street Landlords: An estimated 1,200 homes are illegally occupied in the Atlanta metro area, an epicenter for institutional investors.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-25/atlanta-landlords-confront-squatting-surge-in-vacant-rental-homes__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xqfhYFO9NIPLKlME2_fIuAv_lI4jN2Qel9UAYvuFyo0Kmvne3XH-w89CZmrrQOkkkqm7JzmrojkxYelC5JmYCW8pQxDKMwJe$

# Space / NASA
Northrop Grumman to Revolutionize Space Missions with Next-Gen Cryocoolers: Recognizing the varied needs of space missions, Northrop Grumman is developing a new class of cryocoolers that retain the proven reliability of their predecessors but are more cost-effective and simpler in design. Becomes 17th Unit to Operate in Space without a Failure. elow zero Fahrenheit (degrees F) for maximum sensitivity. A new NASA satellite with infrared sensors provides the most recent example.
The space agency launched Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 into space on July 2. Its mission is to make the clearest and most complete measurements ever of atmospheric carbon dioxide near the Earth’s surface.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://investor.northropgrumman.com/news-releases/news-release-details/northrop-grumman-cryocooler-board-nasas-oco-2-satellite-becomes__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xqfhYFO9NIPLKlME2_fIuAv_lI4jN2Qel9UAYvuFyo0Kmvne3XH-w89CZmrrQOkkkqm7JzmrojkxYelC5JmYCW8pQ-2r7VJ9$

NASA to Conduct Experiment Near the Moon’s Mysterious South Pole That Could Radically Change Future Lunar Exploration: NASA has announced new plans for an experiment on the Moon that could fundamentally change the future of lunar exploration, the agency said this week.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thedebrief.org/nasa-to-conduct-experiment-near-the-moons-mysterious-south-pole-that-could-radically-change-future-lunar-exploration/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xqfhYFO9NIPLKlME2_fIuAv_lI4jN2Qel9UAYvuFyo0Kmvne3XH-w89CZmrrQOkkkqm7JzmrojkxYelC5JmYCW8pQzGr6YJy$

# Technology
Global Conflict From AI? The Startling Decisions AI Makes in Wargame Simulations: Now, those who express such fears may have renewed reasons for concern based on the findings of a recent study that indicated just how potentially volatile AI can be: in some recent simulations, it also showed that it might even be capable of making decisions that could lead to nuclear war.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thedebrief.org/global-conflict-from-ai-the-startling-decisions-ai-makes-in-wargame-simulations/*:*:text=Now*2C*20those*20who*20express*20such,could*20lead*20to*20nuclear*20war__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSU!!On18fmf1aQ!xqfhYFO9NIPLKlME2_fIuAv_lI4jN2Qel9UAYvuFyo0Kmvne3XH-w89CZmrrQOkkkqm7JzmrojkxYelC5JmYCW8pQ0uD3ZaD$

AI-Generated Voices in Robocalls Are Now Illegal: A month after the mysterious Biden calls in New Hampshire, the FCC can now go after robocall scammers that use AI voice clones. The Federal Communications Commission ruled on Thursday that robocalls using voices generated by artificial intelligence are illegal, amid concerns over how the cutting-edge technology is being used to scam people and deceive voters.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-400393A1.pdf__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xqfhYFO9NIPLKlME2_fIuAv_lI4jN2Qel9UAYvuFyo0Kmvne3XH-w89CZmrrQOkkkqm7JzmrojkxYelC5JmYCW8pQ5jnKUPf$

# Technology / Global
London Underground Is Testing Real-Time AI Surveillance Tools to Spot Crime: In a test at one station, Transport for London used a computer vision system to try and detect crime and weapons, people falling on the tracks, and fare dodgers. Cameras stationed near Romford train station picked up every face walking past and matched it to a police watchlist of wanted criminals. Successful matches would result in immediate arrest.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ft.com/content/f4779de6-b1e0-11e9-bec9-fdcab53d6959__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xqfhYFO9NIPLKlME2_fIuAv_lI4jN2Qel9UAYvuFyo0Kmvne3XH-w89CZmrrQOkkkqm7JzmrojkxYelC5JmYCW8pQwDrlpU5$

# Weather
Study Calls for New Category 6 Mega-Hurricane Classification Amid Climate Change: New study suggests adding a Category 6 to the current hurricane scale due to increased mega-hurricanes from global warming. Researchers say introducing a Category 6 mega-hurricane to the classification system is more than a technical adjustment. It’s a crucial step for public safety and awareness.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/feb/05/hurricanes-becoming-so-strong-that-new-category-needed-study-says__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xqfhYFO9NIPLKlME2_fIuAv_lI4jN2Qel9UAYvuFyo0Kmvne3XH-w89CZmrrQOkkkqm7JzmrojkxYelC5JmYCW8pQ5PN6Hh4$

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February 7, 2024
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# Indigenous
‘Disrespectful Violations’ Prompt Ute Tribe to Close 4 Million Acres to Nontribal Hunters, Anglers, Campers: The Ute Indian Tribe has terminated all active nonmember hunting, fishing, and recreation permits for its 4-plus million acres of tribal lands in the Uintah Basin of northeastern Utah, an area that’s twice the size of Yellowstone National Park. The Tribe has also set “an indefinite moratorium” on issuing any new permits for nonmembers.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.outdoorlife.com/conservation/ute-tribe-closes-reservation-nontribal-hunting/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3FD_acRHz5242SSuCXWMUBlEYN2WgeE_kotKdKQS6D6C6DufgQ8FAegU67gIPrr46lUwapD03BtGqhQMxn_CizqtIAYLpAKi$

# Border / Immigration / Migrants
GOP says Biden has all the power he needs to control the border. The reality is far more complicated: The package, which pairs border enforcement policy with wartime aid for Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies, would be the most significant immigration legislation in a decade. It has the potential, for better or worse, to transform some of the most vexing border problems.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/biden-border-election-2024-republicans-3e905afaf7a68387aa58296e6cf91890__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3FD_acRHz5242SSuCXWMUBlEYN2WgeE_kotKdKQS6D6C6DufgQ8FAegU67gIPrr46lUwapD03BtGqhQMxn_CizqtIJFRdiii$

Republicans will never get another border security deal this good: The Republican Party should take yes for an answer. By torpedoing the Senate’s bipartisan immigration deal, under pressure from former president Donald Trump to preserve his election-year advantage on a wedge issue, congressional Republicans would blow an opportunity to reduce undocumented immigration and curtail mass crossings at the southern border — along with save Ukraine before it runs out of ammunition.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/02/05/border-deal-immigration-senate-republicans/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3FD_acRHz5242SSuCXWMUBlEYN2WgeE_kotKdKQS6D6C6DufgQ8FAegU67gIPrr46lUwapD03BtGqhQMxn_CizqtIDoqsC96$

Biden Blames Trump as Border Deal Collapses: With Republican opposition to a $118 billion security bill growing, President Joe Biden called out former president Donald Trump for undermining the bipartisan agreement, and vowed to make sure that Americans know who to blame if the legislation fails to become law.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://finance.yahoo.com/news/biden-gop-grow-spine-stand-235415990.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3FD_acRHz5242SSuCXWMUBlEYN2WgeE_kotKdKQS6D6C6DufgQ8FAegU67gIPrr46lUwapD03BtGqhQMxn_CizqtILpAwzRy$

Texas officials: Border bill would codify mass migration, strip states of self-defense rights: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and other leaders in Texas strongly oppose a Senate border bill introduced by Democrats, arguing it codifies mass migration into the United States and strips states of their constitutional right to self-defense
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://highlandcountypress.com/news/texas-officials-border-bill-would-codify-mass-migration-strip-states-self-defense-rights*gsc.tab=0__;Iw!!On18fmf1aQ!3FD_acRHz5242SSuCXWMUBlEYN2WgeE_kotKdKQS6D6C6DufgQ8FAegU67gIPrr46lUwapD03BtGqhQMxn_CizqtIMckPrUC$

Trump, GOP Governors’ Border Threats Smack of Sedition: The Constitution and Supreme Court are clear and Trump isn’t the president. The US is edging closer to a constitutional crisis than it’s come in years, thanks to a pack of rogue red state governors determined to follow the cynical demands of a one-time president desperate to regain power.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/trump-gop-governors-border-threats-smack-of-sedition-2870429__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3FD_acRHz5242SSuCXWMUBlEYN2WgeE_kotKdKQS6D6C6DufgQ8FAegU67gIPrr46lUwapD03BtGqhQMxn_CizqtIAeYzbMG$

The REAL Threat at Our Border: Trump, Republican governors, and MAGA media have summoned their armed fanatics to the Rio Grande. Meanwhile, because enormous, unmanageable numbers of migrants are arriving in America, thanks in part to various crises for which the United States bears historic responsibility, the Biden White House undertook negotiations with certain willing Republicans in the Senate to clarify immigration rules, adequately fund their enforcement, and keep vulnerable people from suffering biblical levels of misery under our care.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/politics/2024-02-07-real-threat-at-our-border/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3FD_acRHz5242SSuCXWMUBlEYN2WgeE_kotKdKQS6D6C6DufgQ8FAegU67gIPrr46lUwapD03BtGqhQMxn_CizqtIFEcN1fj$

New border security bill would strip Texas of its powers, and Republicans dubbed it a disaster: After the highly anticipated bipartisan border deal was revealed, conservatives reacted to the part that would reportedly strip Texas of its border security powers. Even before its official release, Governor Abbott announced that the Texas National Guard would continue to expand security efforts.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.allthingsfinance.net/new-border-security-bill-would-strip-texas-of-its-powers-and-republicans-dubbed-it-a-disaster/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3FD_acRHz5242SSuCXWMUBlEYN2WgeE_kotKdKQS6D6C6DufgQ8FAegU67gIPrr46lUwapD03BtGqhQMxn_CizqtINI_rVIg$

Another State Considers Sending National Guard to Texas: Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry has announced he wants to send National Guard soldiers to Texas to support the efforts by Governor Greg Abbott, his fellow Republican, to combat illegal migration.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/louisiana-send-national-guard-texas-1867743*:*:text=Louisiana*20Governor*20Jeff*20Landry*20has,Republican*2C*20to*20combat*20illegal*20migration__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSU!!On18fmf1aQ!3FD_acRHz5242SSuCXWMUBlEYN2WgeE_kotKdKQS6D6C6DufgQ8FAegU67gIPrr46lUwapD03BtGqhQMxn_CizqtIJOE70zf$

Kansas House adopts resolution asking Kelly to send National Guard, law enforcement to Texas border Nonbinding measure praises Texas governor’s defiant answer to immigrant ‘invasion’
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://kansasreflector.com/2024/02/06/kansas-house-adopts-resolution-asking-kelly-to-send-national-guard-law-enforcement-to-texas-border/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3FD_acRHz5242SSuCXWMUBlEYN2WgeE_kotKdKQS6D6C6DufgQ8FAegU67gIPrr46lUwapD03BtGqhQMxn_CizqtIOQW-v8K$

# Censorship
GOP Candidate Burns Missouri Public Library Books with Flamethrower: Acandidate running to become Missouri’s next secretary of state has gone viral after she was shown burning LGBTQ-friendly books with a flamethrower. “These books come from a Missouri public library,” Valentina Gomez said in a video posted to social media site X, formerly Twitter, which has since received over 431,000 views. “When I am in office, they will burn.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/missouri-book-ban-burning-flamethrower-valentina-gomez-1867666*:*:text=*22These*20books*20come*20from*20a,office*2C*20they*20will*20burn.*22__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSUl!!On18fmf1aQ!3FD_acRHz5242SSuCXWMUBlEYN2WgeE_kotKdKQS6D6C6DufgQ8FAegU67gIPrr46lUwapD03BtGqhQMxn_CizqtIG03Gij5$

# Corporations / Industry
Amazon Is Laying Off Hundreds in Its Health Care Operation: Job cuts affect One Medical chain, online pharmacy unit. Amazon has been trimming its headcount since late 2022. The layoffs follow rolling reductions in late 2022 and early 2023 that ultimately totaled more than 27,000 employees.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-06/amazon-is-laying-off-hundreds-in-its-health-care-operation?srnd=premium&sref=c60FFz6b__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3FD_acRHz5242SSuCXWMUBlEYN2WgeE_kotKdKQS6D6C6DufgQ8FAegU67gIPrr46lUwapD03BtGqhQMxn_CizqtIMbq4bVm$

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
A record number of Americans can’t afford their rent. Lawmakers are scrambling to help: Lawmakers are working on a bill that would expand a federal program that awards tax credits to housing developers who agree to set aside units for low-income tenants. Supporters say that could lead to the construction of 200,000 more affordable homes. The latest data from the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies, released in January, found that a record high 22.4 million renter households, or half of renters nationwide, were spending more than 30% of their income on rent in 2022. The number of affordable units, with rents under $600, also dropped to 7.2 million that year, 2.1 million fewer than a decade earlier.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/colorado/articles/2024-02-07/a-record-number-of-americans-cant-afford-their-rent-lawmakers-are-scrambling-to-help__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3FD_acRHz5242SSuCXWMUBlEYN2WgeE_kotKdKQS6D6C6DufgQ8FAegU67gIPrr46lUwapD03BtGqhQMxn_CizqtIFRCHq2t$

There’s a Tax Season Villain, and It’s Not the I.R.S.: But we’re here to convince you that the I.R.S. is not the problem: Yes, it should be easy to file taxes. And yes, it should be free. That’s how it works in the rest of the developed world, and it could very easily work that way here, too. It is absurd that America’s tax system is so antiquated and complicated that most people must pay someone else to help them pay the government. So what is standing in the way of progress?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://dnyuz.com/2024/02/06/theres-a-tax-season-villain-and-its-not-the-i-r-s/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3FD_acRHz5242SSuCXWMUBlEYN2WgeE_kotKdKQS6D6C6DufgQ8FAegU67gIPrr46lUwapD03BtGqhQMxn_CizqtIGPZ5Q7j$

# Education / Schools
A Florida school made parents sign permission slips to let their kids participate in Black History Month events: One concerned parent told WPLG she was “shocked” when she received the permission slip. The opt-in activities include presentations celebrating the achievements of Black communities.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.businessinsider.in/education/news/a-florida-school-made-parents-sign-permission-slips-to-let-their-kids-participate-in-black-history-month-events/articleshow/107496347.cms__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3FD_acRHz5242SSuCXWMUBlEYN2WgeE_kotKdKQS6D6C6DufgQ8FAegU67gIPrr46lUwapD03BtGqhQMxn_CizqtIG0cUOvj$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining
Coalition of states criticize Biden’s natural gas export freeze: A coalition of about two dozen state attorneys general sent a letter to President Joe Biden Tuesday blasting the president’s recent decision to freeze the approval of new export sites for liquefied natural gas
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2024/01/26/biden-gas-export-permits-pause-00138001__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3FD_acRHz5242SSuCXWMUBlEYN2WgeE_kotKdKQS6D6C6DufgQ8FAegU67gIPrr46lUwapD03BtGqhQMxn_CizqtIIC8VrGx$

# Gov / Politics / Global
Hamas Proposes 135-Day Gaza Truce With Complete Israeli Withdrawal: Hamas has proposed a ceasefire to quiet the guns in Gaza for four-and-a-half months, during which all hostages would go free, Israel would withdraw its troops from the Gaza Strip and an agreement would be reached on an end to the war.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/feb/07/middle-east-crisis-live-diplomatic-push-to-secure-gaza-ceasefire-as-hamas-responds-to-plan__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3FD_acRHz5242SSuCXWMUBlEYN2WgeE_kotKdKQS6D6C6DufgQ8FAegU67gIPrr46lUwapD03BtGqhQMxn_CizqtIBPepfY2$

Netanyahu rejects Hamas’ ceasefire demands, including release of 1,500 Palestinians for hostages: “Hamas’ answer was formulated so that Israel would refuse it,” Israel’s defense minister said. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday rejected Hamas’ terms for a cease-fire and hostage-release agreement, calling them “delusional,” a position that complicates efforts to strike a deal between the sides. Netanyahu vowed to press ahead with Israel’s war against Hamas, now in its fifth month
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://justthenews.com/world/middle-east/netanyahu-rejects-hamas-ceasefire-demands-including-release-1500-palestinians__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3FD_acRHz5242SSuCXWMUBlEYN2WgeE_kotKdKQS6D6C6DufgQ8FAegU67gIPrr46lUwapD03BtGqhQMxn_CizqtIE_v_urr$

# Gov / Politics
Critics say border bill would send $60B to Ukraine. Here’s where it’s really going: The majority of funding would be used to restock the U.S. military’s inventory after it sent weapons to Kyiv. Most of the money dedicated to Ukraine, however, won’t leave the U.S. Instead, tens of billions of dollars will fill Pentagon coffers to purchase new weapons from U.S. companies to refill inventories that have been tapped to help Ukraine, finance military operations and sign contracts for new weapons for Kyiv.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2024/02/06/border-bill-ukraine-aid-military-00139870__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3FD_acRHz5242SSuCXWMUBlEYN2WgeE_kotKdKQS6D6C6DufgQ8FAegU67gIPrr46lUwapD03BtGqhQMxn_CizqtIBY3l2w_$

Heritage Action urges ‘no’ vote on border security, foreign aid package: Heritage Action argued most of the issues tackled in the national security supplemental were known months ago and therefore should have been incorporated into the administration’s standard appropriations request to Congress.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4451005-heritage-action-no-vote-border-bill/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3FD_acRHz5242SSuCXWMUBlEYN2WgeE_kotKdKQS6D6C6DufgQ8FAegU67gIPrr46lUwapD03BtGqhQMxn_CizqtIKPKM_yD$

Mayorkas impeachment fails despite Texas Republicans’ efforts All Texas Republicans voted to impeach the Homeland Security secretary. But four other Republicans voted with all Democrats against the measure.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2024/02/06/mayorkas-impeachment-vote-fail/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3FD_acRHz5242SSuCXWMUBlEYN2WgeE_kotKdKQS6D6C6DufgQ8FAegU67gIPrr46lUwapD03BtGqhQMxn_CizqtINNGidDI$

Once hesitant, Texas Republicans have united behind Donald Trump. Again: Less than a year ago, Donald Trump’s political strength was waning among Texas Republicans. He was being blamed for an underwhelming midterm election, he was facing mounting legal problems and many prominent Texas Republicans were hesitating to endorse his comeback bid. But not all of them.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2024/02/06/texas-republicans-donald-trump-endorse/*:*:text=While*20polls*20once*20showed*20Trump,Nikki*20Haley*20by*20a*20landslide__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!3FD_acRHz5242SSuCXWMUBlEYN2WgeE_kotKdKQS6D6C6DufgQ8FAegU67gIPrr46lUwapD03BtGqhQMxn_CizqtIDkgckM8$

What kind of presidential candidate, and supporters, would cause opponents to fear for their lives? And what should be America’s response? Nikki Haley has applied for Secret Service protection as the number of threats against her has soared, a campaign spokeswoman confirmed yesterday. The threats come as Trump ratcheted up his attacks on Haley, escalating vicious assaults on her character, her career, her origins, and her beliefs. Many of his assertions are lies.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-kind-of-presidential-candidate?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=365422&post_id=141420297&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=thu6w&utm_medium=email__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3FD_acRHz5242SSuCXWMUBlEYN2WgeE_kotKdKQS6D6C6DufgQ8FAegU67gIPrr46lUwapD03BtGqhQMxn_CizqtICNMxhhu$

# Law Enforcment
Three years after BLM protests gripped nation, a police shooting in Lufkin draws little attention: A fatal police shooting that resulted in a Black woman being killed in her home in Lufkin has garnered little attention among the 1,000-plus documented police killings that have happened in the last year in the United States.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2024/02/07/lufkin-officer-involved-shooting/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3FD_acRHz5242SSuCXWMUBlEYN2WgeE_kotKdKQS6D6C6DufgQ8FAegU67gIPrr46lUwapD03BtGqhQMxn_CizqtIJRvs_tY$

# Medical / Health
Casualties of a Failed Health Care System: Why even an elite Boston hospital can feel like a makeshift infirmary in a war zone. This mess is a vivid example of how reliance on commercialized health care with piecemeal regulation has failed and backfired. Dig deeper, and there are the multiple causes of this mess
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/health/2024-02-06-casualties-of-a-failed-healthcare-system/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3FD_acRHz5242SSuCXWMUBlEYN2WgeE_kotKdKQS6D6C6DufgQ8FAegU67gIPrr46lUwapD03BtGqhQMxn_CizqtIL9F5tsH$

The quiet way health insurance companies have made it harder to get medical necessities covered: Many companies have adopted a stricter rules-based approach for what they do and don’t cover. The language in many insurance policies is changing to say they only cover treatments based strictly on the conditions specified in their medical guidelines. This may make it easier for insurers to deny care, and harder for consumers to appeal denials.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.policygenius.com/health-insurance/news/medical-necessity-rules-changing/*:*:text=Many*20companies*20have*20adopted*20a,specified*20in*20their*20medical*20guidelines__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!3FD_acRHz5242SSuCXWMUBlEYN2WgeE_kotKdKQS6D6C6DufgQ8FAegU67gIPrr46lUwapD03BtGqhQMxn_CizqtILU-Zerr$

# Military / DOD
US air control systems detected Russian aircraft in Alaska: The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said that it had detected four Russian military aircraft operating in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ). “The Russian aircraft remained in international airspace and did not enter American or Canadian sovereign airspace,” NORAD said in a statement.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.airforce-technology.com/news/norad-intercepts-russian-aircraft/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3FD_acRHz5242SSuCXWMUBlEYN2WgeE_kotKdKQS6D6C6DufgQ8FAegU67gIPrr46lUwapD03BtGqhQMxn_CizqtIBXtj1pm$

Another 2,200 plaintiffs sue Navy over contamination of Hawaii water by jet fuel: Another 2,200 individuals filed suit in federal court Monday seeking compensation for illnesses, distress and financial hardship they say stem from exposure to petroleum-tainted Navy tap water in Hawaii.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2024-02-05/navy-lawsuit-hawaii-water-contamination-12911591.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3FD_acRHz5242SSuCXWMUBlEYN2WgeE_kotKdKQS6D6C6DufgQ8FAegU67gIPrr46lUwapD03BtGqhQMxn_CizqtIOlTWBhf$

# Military / Global
China steps up warnings to Japanese military aircraft near disputed Senkaku Islands: Chinese coast guard vessels have been warning Japanese military aircraft to leave airspace over and around the Japanese-administered Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, according to Japanese media.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2024-02-06/china-warning-japan-senkaku-islands-12913248.html?utm_source=Stars*and*Stripes*Emails&utm_campaign=Daily*Headlines&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Stars*and*Stripes*Emails&utm_campaign=63df9fb48e-Newsletter*-*Daily*Headlines&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0ab8697a7f-63df9fb48e-296512995__;KysrKysrKysrKw!!On18fmf1aQ!3FD_acRHz5242SSuCXWMUBlEYN2WgeE_kotKdKQS6D6C6DufgQ8FAegU67gIPrr46lUwapD03BtGqhQMxn_CizqtIP_bwO6z$

Chinese ships near Diaoyu Islands stoke Japan’s fears of Beijing vs Manila South China Sea-style clash: Japan deployed airborne early warning aircraft and at least one marine destroyer in response to Chinese vessels sailing near the disputed islands. Analysts say Beijing’s actions are aimed at weakening Tokyo’s control over the uninhabited East China Sea islands it calls the Senkakus
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3250789/chinese-ships-near-diaoyu-islands-stoke-japans-fears-beijing-vs-manila-south-china-sea-style-clash__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3FD_acRHz5242SSuCXWMUBlEYN2WgeE_kotKdKQS6D6C6DufgQ8FAegU67gIPrr46lUwapD03BtGqhQMxn_CizqtINzfHrKh$

Suspected drones used by Yemen’s Houthi rebels attack 2 more ships in Mideast waters: Two ships traveling in Middle East waters have been attacked by suspected Yemen Houthi rebel drones. Tuesday’s attacks are the latest in the Iranian-backed fighters’ campaign of targeting vessels over Israel’s war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.military.com/daily-news/2024/02/06/suspected-drones-used-yemens-houthi-rebels-attack-2-more-ships-mideast-waters.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3FD_acRHz5242SSuCXWMUBlEYN2WgeE_kotKdKQS6D6C6DufgQ8FAegU67gIPrr46lUwapD03BtGqhQMxn_CizqtILg_CDZC$

NATO scrambles F-16 jets after Russia fired missiles towards Poland: Poland scrambled at least three F-16s today as Russia fired missiles towards its NATO border with Ukraine, say reports. In the event the missiles turned away from the NATO country and hit targets across Ukraine as part of a massive new onslaught unleashed by Russia.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/ukraine-nato-ally-poland-fighter-jets-russian-missiles-1867565__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3FD_acRHz5242SSuCXWMUBlEYN2WgeE_kotKdKQS6D6C6DufgQ8FAegU67gIPrr46lUwapD03BtGqhQMxn_CizqtICTubZrc$

Iran may have unleashed forces that it can no longer control: Events in the Middle East may be about to spiral out of control. With Hamas in Gaza, Hezbollah in southern Lebanon, and the Houthis in Yemen all targeting Israel and the West, the hand of Iran looms large.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/02/07/iran-unleashed-forces-that-it-can-no-longer-control/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3FD_acRHz5242SSuCXWMUBlEYN2WgeE_kotKdKQS6D6C6DufgQ8FAegU67gIPrr46lUwapD03BtGqhQMxn_CizqtII-Oc2dS$

Bombings Kill Dozens in Pakistan on Eve of Contentious Elections: As Pakistanis prepare to head to the polls with the country’s most popular politician behind bars on dubious charges, human rights groups sounded the alarm on a wide range of election-related repression.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/pakistan-elections?utm_source=Common*Dreams&utm_campaign=ed5be03265-Top*News*3A*Wed.*2*2F7*2F24&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-f33353396e-*5BLIST_EMAIL_ID*5D__;KyslKyslJSUl!!On18fmf1aQ!3FD_acRHz5242SSuCXWMUBlEYN2WgeE_kotKdKQS6D6C6DufgQ8FAegU67gIPrr46lUwapD03BtGqhQMxn_CizqtIK5tF8ro$

# Veterans
Easy access to virtual appointments, prescription refills are behind rising demand for online VA health care: More than 40% of veterans, or 2.5 million patients enrolled in VA health care, rely on telehealth for at least part of their care, according to the VA. Behind the numbers are veterans seeking online care for the access, convenience and privacy, the VA said.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.stripes.com/veterans/2024-02-06/veterans-affairs-telehealth-prescriptions-doctor-visits-12918667.html*:*:text=Veterans*20using*20the*20Rx*20Refill,providers*20and*20go*20to*20appointments__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!3FD_acRHz5242SSuCXWMUBlEYN2WgeE_kotKdKQS6D6C6DufgQ8FAegU67gIPrr46lUwapD03BtGqhQMxn_CizqtILGcPROX$

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February 5, 2024
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# Border / Immigration / Migrants
Gov. Greg Abbott defends migrant tactics in Eagle Pass amid escalating legal battle with Biden administration: DPS tells visiting governors that efforts to deter migrants are effective and razor wire and buoy barriers “save lives.” He renewed his commitment to safeguarding the state from what he termed an “invasion” of migrants.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2024/02/04/abbott-defends-eagle-pass-tactics/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-koAKczmKuj24sPtCCBqMnlV_cJh2EaFaZZ1pfLuPBEWdU6yy8rB24JL7ovcWsEJ62LS71yLZ2mORIEg61V11puD59QULNW$

Bipartisan Senate border bill would mandate expulsions if illegal immigrants exceed 5,000 daily: The $118 billion package includes provisions to reduce record-high crossings
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://justthenews.com/government/congress/senate-unveils-118b-bipartisan-bill-aims-reduce-record-crossings-tighten-asylum__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-koAKczmKuj24sPtCCBqMnlV_cJh2EaFaZZ1pfLuPBEWdU6yy8rB24JL7ovcWsEJ62LS71yLZ2mORIEg61V11puD6Mtgnp1$

Abbott, 13 governors declare states can secure border, have right to self-defense: Texas governor was joined by governors of Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Tennessee, and Utah. Abbott cited the self-defense clause of the U.S. Constitution, Article 1, Section 10, Clause 3, which more than 50 Texas counties have cited in their invasion declarations, saying, “We’re all fighting for a safer, more secure border and country.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://justthenews.com/nation/states/center-square/abbott-13-governors-states-can-secure-border-have-right-self-defense__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-koAKczmKuj24sPtCCBqMnlV_cJh2EaFaZZ1pfLuPBEWdU6yy8rB24JL7ovcWsEJ62LS71yLZ2mORIEg61V11puD-Ncw3RO$

Republicans Vow To Kill Border Bill Hours After Its Reveal: The Senate’s long-awaited national security deal landed with a thud Sunday evening as House Republicans vowed to block it from a vote and at least one Senate conservative demanded a change in leadership.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.axios.com/2024/02/05/senate-border-bill-house-republicans-kill-vow__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-koAKczmKuj24sPtCCBqMnlV_cJh2EaFaZZ1pfLuPBEWdU6yy8rB24JL7ovcWsEJ62LS71yLZ2mORIEg61V11puD7MezsbE$

Republicans Rage Against Border Deal, Threatening Its Fate in the Senate: It’s finally here … but maybe not for long. Even if the bill can pass the Senate, House Republican leaders have said they won’t touch it.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://finance.yahoo.com/news/republicans-rage-against-border-deal-235205109.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-koAKczmKuj24sPtCCBqMnlV_cJh2EaFaZZ1pfLuPBEWdU6yy8rB24JL7ovcWsEJ62LS71yLZ2mORIEg61V11puD_r6TNiI$

# Corporations / Industry
Texas businesses embrace sustainability trends, forge nonprofit partnerships: Texas businesses embrace sustainability, forming partnerships with nonprofits for a greener future. Corporate philanthropy, employee engagement, and strategic collaborations drive environmental stewardship, offering marketing advantages in conscious consumer markets. The importance of businesses engaging in sustainability initiatives and environmental conservation work cannot be overstated.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/paid-post/texas-businesses-embrace-sustainability-trends-forge-nonprofit-partner/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-koAKczmKuj24sPtCCBqMnlV_cJh2EaFaZZ1pfLuPBEWdU6yy8rB24JL7ovcWsEJ62LS71yLZ2mORIEg61V11puD8M-uM6H$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining
Across America, clean energy plants are being banned faster than they’re being built: As the planet warms and climate disasters grow more costly, the U.S. has set a target to reach 100%. At least 15% of counties in the U.S. have effectively halted new utility-scale wind, solar, or both,
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2024/02/04/us-counties-ban-renewable-energy-plants/71841063007/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-koAKczmKuj24sPtCCBqMnlV_cJh2EaFaZZ1pfLuPBEWdU6yy8rB24JL7ovcWsEJ62LS71yLZ2mORIEg61V11puD_uM_rYn$

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals / Technology Prison labor: An investigation found that products of popular food brands are linked to a hidden workforce of U.S. prisoners, who are often excluded from protections guaranteed to some full-time workers, even if they are injured or killed on the job. About a dozen state prison farms, including those in Texas, have sold tens of millions of dollars worth of cattle and other agricultural products.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/prison-to-plate-inmate-labor-investigation-c6f0eb4747963283316e494eadf08c4e__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-koAKczmKuj24sPtCCBqMnlV_cJh2EaFaZZ1pfLuPBEWdU6yy8rB24JL7ovcWsEJ62LS71yLZ2mORIEg61V11puD9UiUKCI$

Warning Issued After Researchers Link Energy Drinks To Suicidal Thoughts In Children: New research revealed that energy drinks could pose a greater risk to children’s and younger people’s brains than previously thought. Those who consumed energy drinks were shown to have a higher risk of mental health. Those who consumed energy drinks were shown to have a higher risk of mental health problems such as depression, suicidal thoughts, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and anxiety
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.gulf-insider.com/uk-warning-issued-after-researchers-link-energy-drinks-to-suicidal-thoughts-in-children/*:*:text=Those*20who*20consumed*20energy*20drinks,at*20Teesside*20University*2C*20and*20Newcastle__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSU!!On18fmf1aQ!x-koAKczmKuj24sPtCCBqMnlV_cJh2EaFaZZ1pfLuPBEWdU6yy8rB24JL7ovcWsEJ62LS71yLZ2mORIEg61V11puDxBva8wi$

# Gov / Politics / Global
After US strikes, White House urges Iraq to stop militia threats: Washington and Baghdad are trying to maintain a difficult balancing act, as Iran-backed militias pressure the United States to leave Iraq.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.stripes.com/theaters/middle_east/2024-02-04/white-house-iran-militia-threats-12898728.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-koAKczmKuj24sPtCCBqMnlV_cJh2EaFaZZ1pfLuPBEWdU6yy8rB24JL7ovcWsEJ62LS71yLZ2mORIEg61V11puD9mSq2Wp$

Israel Has Killed Nearly 900 Palestinians Since ICJ Order to Prevent Acts of Genocide: Buoyed by the staying support of American officials, Israeli forces have continued to commit atrocities in Gaza. The loss of life should not be dismissed as “collateral damage,” contrary to what Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has saidOpens in a new tab.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2024/02/02/israel-gaza-icj-palestinian-deaths/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-koAKczmKuj24sPtCCBqMnlV_cJh2EaFaZZ1pfLuPBEWdU6yy8rB24JL7ovcWsEJ62LS71yLZ2mORIEg61V11puD8P1wWaH$

An anti-war presidential bid is giving the Kremlin a headache. Even if Boris Nadezhdin is barred from running, his campaign has shown anti-war Russians that they are not alone. An attempt by Russia’s longshot independent candidate Boris Nadezhdin to collect enough signatures to stand in the March presidential election has generated political shockwaves
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ft.com/content/c45323d0-d064-426c-912d-8400092100e0__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-koAKczmKuj24sPtCCBqMnlV_cJh2EaFaZZ1pfLuPBEWdU6yy8rB24JL7ovcWsEJ62LS71yLZ2mORIEg61V11puDwWh1rAR$

Cyber operations in the South China Sea can no longer be dismissed: As ASEAN and Chinese officials discuss a code of conduct, they must include the cyber dimension. The Asean foreign ministers’ statement that Indonesia pushed through in the final weekend of its 2023 chairmanship underscored, among other things, the importance of maintaining freedom of navigation in, and overflight above, the maritime sphere of Southeast Asia.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3250057/asean-beijing-must-address-cyber-threats-south-china-sea-talks__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-koAKczmKuj24sPtCCBqMnlV_cJh2EaFaZZ1pfLuPBEWdU6yy8rB24JL7ovcWsEJ62LS71yLZ2mORIEg61V11puD6bww64s$

Flooding Gaza tunnels risks water supplies: Israel’s plan to flood underground tunnels in Gaza with seawater could reduce freshwater supplies in an area where safe drinking water is already scarce. Pumping of seawater will contaminate underground freshwater and ruin the conditions of life in Gaza, experts say.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2024/2/3/israel-floods-tunnels-with-seawater-what-impacts-on-gazas-water-supply__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-koAKczmKuj24sPtCCBqMnlV_cJh2EaFaZZ1pfLuPBEWdU6yy8rB24JL7ovcWsEJ62LS71yLZ2mORIEg61V11puD9InCOxF$

# Gov / Politics
US warns of further retaliation if Iran-backed militias continue their attacks: After a weekend of retaliatory strikes, the United States warned Iran and the militias it arms and funds that it will conduct more attacks if American forces in the Mideast continue to be targeted, but that it does not want an “open-ended military campaign” across the region.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/iran-houthis-yemen-us-airstrikes-e15f86446be67ec2a44b36a9a6f7e88f__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-koAKczmKuj24sPtCCBqMnlV_cJh2EaFaZZ1pfLuPBEWdU6yy8rB24JL7ovcWsEJ62LS71yLZ2mORIEg61V11puD1y_wsLo$

Senators race to release their package of border policies and aid for Ukraine and Israel: The proposal is the best chance for President Joe Biden to resupply Ukraine with wartime aid. Senators released a highly anticipated $118 billion package that pairs border enforcement policy with wartime aid for Ukraine,
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/senators-release-118-billion-package-pairing-border-policy-with-aid-for-ukraine-and-israel__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-koAKczmKuj24sPtCCBqMnlV_cJh2EaFaZZ1pfLuPBEWdU6yy8rB24JL7ovcWsEJ62LS71yLZ2mORIEg61V11puD2pPTFsQ$

No Labels asks Justice Department to investigate its opponents’ efforts: Both Trump and Biden have less than 45% approval rating Some are looking to third-party candidates instead/ One group, No Labels, is considering pushing for ‘unity ticket’
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/no-labels-group-doj-investigate-efforts-against-them/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-koAKczmKuj24sPtCCBqMnlV_cJh2EaFaZZ1pfLuPBEWdU6yy8rB24JL7ovcWsEJ62LS71yLZ2mORIEg61V11puD7oK_QKp$

A Conspiracy Against No Labels: Left-wing organizations may be violating the law in their effort to keep a third party off the ballot: Russia had higher voter turnout in its last presidential election than America did in 2020. Of course, Russian elections—like those in Iran and other dictatorships are a sham, because the incumbent party routinely prevents rival parties and candidates from even appearing on ballots. We haven’t reached that point in America, but we’re closer to it than any American should accept.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4415791-no-labels-asks-justice-department-to-investigate-conspiracy-to-block-ballot-efforts/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-koAKczmKuj24sPtCCBqMnlV_cJh2EaFaZZ1pfLuPBEWdU6yy8rB24JL7ovcWsEJ62LS71yLZ2mORIEg61V11puDy3ZvTxG$

Who Else Has Harlan Crow Given Money To? He’s also given generously to Senate Judiciary Committee Republicans, including Sens. Chuck Grassley, John Cornyn, and Marsha Blackburn. (That’s the same committee that would be responsible for holding hearings about Thomas and Crow’s dealings).
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://act.moveon.org/go/173224?t=10&akid=374584*2E40689767*2EMDDudo__;JSU!!On18fmf1aQ!x-koAKczmKuj24sPtCCBqMnlV_cJh2EaFaZZ1pfLuPBEWdU6yy8rB24JL7ovcWsEJ62LS71yLZ2mORIEg61V11puD0T6DZX5$

After Historic Ruling, Lawyers Vow to Keep Fighting Biden Over Complicity in Gaza Genocide: A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit against Biden but implored his administration to reconsider its. The Center for Constitutional Rights, a nonprofit legal organization, filed the lawsuit on behalf of two Palestinian human rights organizations and Palestinians in Gaza and in the United States.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2024/02/01/gaza-biden-genocide-lawsuit-ruling/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-koAKczmKuj24sPtCCBqMnlV_cJh2EaFaZZ1pfLuPBEWdU6yy8rB24JL7ovcWsEJ62LS71yLZ2mORIEg61V11puD1CuVW2W$

State Department Declares “Ethnic Cleansing” in Sudan but Won’t Say the Same About Israel’s War in Gaza: The U.S. risks complicity with Israeli atrocities, experts say. “U.S. officials regularly — and often rightly — condemn the actions of other warring parties in other places like Ukraine, Ethiopia, and Sudan,” Sarah Yager, the Washington director at Human Rights Watch, told The Intercept. “But on Gaza, U.S. officials are avoiding passing judgment on Israel’s conduct.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2024/02/04/israel-gaza-sudan-atrocity-determination/*:*:text=**BU.S.*20officials*20regularly*20**C20and*20often,passing*20judgment*20on*20Israel’s*20conduct.**B__;I37igJwlJSXigJQlJSUlJSXigJ0!!On18fmf1aQ!x-koAKczmKuj24sPtCCBqMnlV_cJh2EaFaZZ1pfLuPBEWdU6yy8rB24JL7ovcWsEJ62LS71yLZ2mORIEg61V11puD5SrQzUk$

Why some men are drifting to the far right: Antidemocratic and violent forces are trying to weaponize their aimlessness and search for purpose. The ideological gap between men and women is growing. Over the past fifteen years, men across the globe have voted for radical right-wing parties at much higher rates.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.persuasion.community/p/why-men-are-drifting-to-the-far-right__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-koAKczmKuj24sPtCCBqMnlV_cJh2EaFaZZ1pfLuPBEWdU6yy8rB24JL7ovcWsEJ62LS71yLZ2mORIEg61V11puD7684UEC$

Trump Drops Names of Potential Vice President, Cabinet Contenders: Sen.
Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.axios.com/2024/02/04/trump-vp-pick-tim-scott-kristi-noem__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-koAKczmKuj24sPtCCBqMnlV_cJh2EaFaZZ1pfLuPBEWdU6yy8rB24JL7ovcWsEJ62LS71yLZ2mORIEg61V11puDxckkR1i$

# Juvenile / Children / Youth
Couch, car or curb: Defining which young person is ‘homeless’ affects aid state by state: The spectrum of youth homelessness is vast. Several states this year tried to clarify the situation and to provide more aid to homeless youth, especially to teenagers fending for themselves.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://westvirginiawatch.com/2023/08/21/couch-car-or-curb-defining-which-young-person-is-homeless-affects-aid-state-by-state/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-koAKczmKuj24sPtCCBqMnlV_cJh2EaFaZZ1pfLuPBEWdU6yy8rB24JL7ovcWsEJ62LS71yLZ2mORIEg61V11puDz6BgMbN$

Senate Deal Would Block All Funding to UNRWA as Gazans Starve: “It bars all funding in the pipeline,” said one policy expert. “I don’t see any other way to read it.” As the United Nations warned Monday that at least a quarter of civilians in Gaza are suffering from “catastrophic” food insecurity and the collapse of the healthcare system is causing disease to spread, the U.S. Senate doubled down on cutting funding for the U.N.’s top humanitarian agency serving Palestinians
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/senate-deal-unrwa*:*:text=As*20the*20United*20Nations*20warned,humanitarian*20agency*20serving*20Palestinians*20by__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!x-koAKczmKuj24sPtCCBqMnlV_cJh2EaFaZZ1pfLuPBEWdU6yy8rB24JL7ovcWsEJ62LS71yLZ2mORIEg61V11puD93e4hhB$

# Pharmaceuticals / Drugs
Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Zenzedi® (dextroamphetamine sulfate tablets, USP) 30 mg Due to a Mislabeled Package During Manufacturing
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/azurity-pharmaceuticals-inc-issues-voluntary-nationwide-recall-zenzedir-dextroamphetamine-sulfate__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-koAKczmKuj24sPtCCBqMnlV_cJh2EaFaZZ1pfLuPBEWdU6yy8rB24JL7ovcWsEJ62LS71yLZ2mORIEg61V11puD1G0hJPk$

CDC keeps secret its mishaps with deadly germs: CDC scientists apparently lost a box of deadly and highly-regulated influenza specimens and experienced multiple potential exposures involving viruses and bacteria, according to heavily-redacted laboratory incident reports
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/01/04/cdc-secret-lab-incidents-select-agents/95972126/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-koAKczmKuj24sPtCCBqMnlV_cJh2EaFaZZ1pfLuPBEWdU6yy8rB24JL7ovcWsEJ62LS71yLZ2mORIEg61V11puD2qilPex$

# Space / NASA
BlackStar Orbital to open new spacecraft manufacturing facility in Sierra Vista by 2026: This facility is poised to be a cornerstone for the development and production of the BlackStar Spacecraft, the company’s innovative spaceplane-satellite hybrid.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/BlackStar_Orbital_to_open_new_spacecraft_manufacturing_facility_in_Sierra_Vista_by_2026_999.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-koAKczmKuj24sPtCCBqMnlV_cJh2EaFaZZ1pfLuPBEWdU6yy8rB24JL7ovcWsEJ62LS71yLZ2mORIEg61V11puD-fZ0KRI$

# Sports
# Technology
After 20 Years of Facebook, Lawmakers Are Still Trying to Fix It: Mark Zuckerberg celebrated Facebook’s birthday with a grilling from senators demanding more protections for children. New laws to regulate social platforms don’t seem any closer.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/facebook-birthday-founded-20-years-mark-zuckerberg-date-rcna136785__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-koAKczmKuj24sPtCCBqMnlV_cJh2EaFaZZ1pfLuPBEWdU6yy8rB24JL7ovcWsEJ62LS71yLZ2mORIEg61V11puD3IyX6zy$

What the government could actually do about Facebook: As Mark Zuckerberg appears before Congress, a look at what lawmakers can and can’t do about Facebook. The federal government is already investigating Facebook. The question now is how much further it will go to regulate it.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/4/10/17208322/facebook-mark-zuckerberg-congress-testimony-regulation__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-koAKczmKuj24sPtCCBqMnlV_cJh2EaFaZZ1pfLuPBEWdU6yy8rB24JL7ovcWsEJ62LS71yLZ2mORIEg61V11puDzWLDlnr$

Facebook, a computing pioneer, a secret government program, and a strange coincidence: How one man’s quest to remember everything helped usher in a new era. But in certain corners of the internet, there is a different take on how it all started. One that riffs on the timing of the company’s launch date, February 4, 2004, and the shutdown of a secretive, now-defunct, government program.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://whyy.org/segments/facebook-a-computing-pioneer-a-secret-government-program-and-a-strange-coincidence/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-koAKczmKuj24sPtCCBqMnlV_cJh2EaFaZZ1pfLuPBEWdU6yy8rB24JL7ovcWsEJ62LS71yLZ2mORIEg61V11puD4YDePGq$

Facebook now officially too powerful, says the US government: Regulators filed a lawsuit claiming the company has a monopoly on social networking and should divest itself of Instagram and WhatsApp. The US Federal Trade Commission filed an antitrust lawsuit against Facebook for its “anticompetitive conduct and unfair methods of competition.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/12/09/1013641/facebook-should-be-broken-up-says-us-government/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-koAKczmKuj24sPtCCBqMnlV_cJh2EaFaZZ1pfLuPBEWdU6yy8rB24JL7ovcWsEJ62LS71yLZ2mORIEg61V11puD7lrgsRK$

The Hulu and Disney+ Password Crackdown Is Coming. Here’s What You Need to Know: As of March 14, you won’t be able to share your Hulu or Disney+ login information anymore. As of March 14, you won’t be able to share your Hulu or Disney+ login information anymore. Hulu and Disney+ subscribers have until March 14 to stop sharing their login information with people outside of their household.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/home-entertainment/hulu-begins-password-sharing-crackdown-what-happens-if-youre-caught/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-koAKczmKuj24sPtCCBqMnlV_cJh2EaFaZZ1pfLuPBEWdU6yy8rB24JL7ovcWsEJ62LS71yLZ2mORIEg61V11puDx4PaO_v$

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February 4, 2024
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# Border / Immigration / Migrants
Congress Braces for Border Deal Text: The long-awaited text of a bill including aid to Ukraine and Israel and a border policy deal will be released by Sunday, according to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), with votes happening next week.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/newsletters/evening-report/4445284-evening-report-congress-braces-for-border-deal-text/*:*:text=Lawmakers*20prepare*20for*20release*20of,with*20votes*20happening*20next*20week__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!1Yo9iCWYpj82YXDDebbV5Reixrc9PR6ZVg6WYaF0y8cA6uPRlA53gnSoFydYCDERZt_dTqmgKGa8483AYJzkksfnoMkWUAVw$

Speaker Johnson Says Biden Not ‘Allowed’ by Staff to Take Action on Border: “He knows that he has the authority. We’ve documented it for him. I’ve read to him the law myself, to the president. Read him the provisions of the law and said, ‘Mr. President, please take action,’” Johnson said on Friday morning.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4444512-speaker-johnson-says-biden-not-allowed-by-staff-to-take-action-on-border/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1Yo9iCWYpj82YXDDebbV5Reixrc9PR6ZVg6WYaF0y8cA6uPRlA53gnSoFydYCDERZt_dTqmgKGa8483AYJzkksfnoA_btdne$

Senate Dems have reached border deal with Republicans but House GOP says it’s ‘dead on arrival’: Trump, House Republicans plot to kill border deal. The Senate might pass the plan, which would be one of the harshest immigration bills of the century. President Biden is ready to sign it. But House Republicans, egged on by former President Trump, already are planning to shut it down.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.axios.com/2024/01/29/trump-republicans-border-deal-senate-immigration__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1Yo9iCWYpj82YXDDebbV5Reixrc9PR6ZVg6WYaF0y8cA6uPRlA53gnSoFydYCDERZt_dTqmgKGa8483AYJzkksfnoJZTCFt6$

NYC to provide illegal alien families with pre-paid credit cards: The amount on each card will vary depending on the size of the family and whether any income is coming in, according to the details of the contract. A family of four, for instance, could be provided nearly $1,000 each month, which comes out to $35 per day for food. Cards will get refilled every 28 days.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2024/02/02/metro/nyc-to-hand-out-prepaid-credit-cards-to-migrant-families-for-food/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1Yo9iCWYpj82YXDDebbV5Reixrc9PR6ZVg6WYaF0y8cA6uPRlA53gnSoFydYCDERZt_dTqmgKGa8483AYJzkksfnoPI_3koY$

GOP Congressman Suggests ‘Pinochet Air’ Death Flights for Migrants: A Republican congressman from Georgia suggested a novel way to stem the influx of migrants at the southern border: throw them from helicopters into the sea. Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochets regime was known to “disappear” critics by throwing them from helicopters into the Pacific Ocean and other waterways while they were still alive in what became known as “death flights.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/mike-collins__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1Yo9iCWYpj82YXDDebbV5Reixrc9PR6ZVg6WYaF0y8cA6uPRlA53gnSoFydYCDERZt_dTqmgKGa8483AYJzkksfnoJwLDtiq$

Senate negotiators say they’ve reached border deal: Senate negotiators on Friday reached a deal on a proposal to overhaul the asylum system at the U.S. border with Mexico, clearing the way for Democratic and Republican Senate leaders to begin the difficult task of convincing Congress to pass a national security package that will include tens of billions of dollars for Ukraine and immigration enforcement, as well as funding for Israel and other American allies.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/politics/2024/02/03/senators-reach-border-deal-passage-fight-next__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1Yo9iCWYpj82YXDDebbV5Reixrc9PR6ZVg6WYaF0y8cA6uPRlA53gnSoFydYCDERZt_dTqmgKGa8483AYJzkksfnoLrYp1b9$

Texas’ border standoff with feds continues, despite U.S. Supreme Court order: Texas officers are still erecting border wire and some Republicans are calling on Gov. Greg Abbott to defy the high court. The Texas National Guard and state troopers are still rolling out concertina wire and preventing Border Patrol agents from accessing most of Shelby Park, a 47-acre Eagle Pass park that sits on the bank of the Rio Grande where thousands of migrants have crossed.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2024/01/24/texas-border-wire-supreme-court/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1Yo9iCWYpj82YXDDebbV5Reixrc9PR6ZVg6WYaF0y8cA6uPRlA53gnSoFydYCDERZt_dTqmgKGa8483AYJzkksfnoKOG-03U$

Senate Strikes Deal on Border Policy Overhaul, But Uphill Battle for Passage Remains: Senate negotiators on Friday reached a deal on a proposal to overhaul the asylum system at the U.S. border with Mexico, clearing the way for Democratic and Republican Senate leaders to begin the difficult task of convincing Congress to pass a national security package that will include tens of billions of dollars for Ukraine and immigration enforcement, as well as funding for Israel and other American allies.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2024-02-02/senators-reach-a-deal-on-border-policy-bill-now-it-faces-an-uphill-fight-to-passage__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1Yo9iCWYpj82YXDDebbV5Reixrc9PR6ZVg6WYaF0y8cA6uPRlA53gnSoFydYCDERZt_dTqmgKGa8483AYJzkksfnoMx5zlT9$

‘Take Our Border Back’ convoy arrives at US-Mexico border: Hundreds of protesters have reached a town on the US-Mexico border to pressure President Joe Biden’s administration to pass tough border security measures and tackle illegal migration. On Saturday, a far-right convoy calling itself “God’s army” is set to host rallies at different border towns along the US-Mexico border to decry what they call a migrant “invasion.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/02/far-right-convoy-anti-immigrant-rallies-us-mexico-border-abbott-biden/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1Yo9iCWYpj82YXDDebbV5Reixrc9PR6ZVg6WYaF0y8cA6uPRlA53gnSoFydYCDERZt_dTqmgKGa8483AYJzkksfnoKLPazp7$

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
In ‘Brazen Wealth Transfer,’ Exxon and Chevron Pay Out Record Sums to Shareholders: “In 2023, we returned more cash to shareholders and produced more oil and natural gas than any year in the company’s history,” Chevron chief executive Mike Wirth boasted.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/exxon-chevron-record-shareholders__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1Yo9iCWYpj82YXDDebbV5Reixrc9PR6ZVg6WYaF0y8cA6uPRlA53gnSoFydYCDERZt_dTqmgKGa8483AYJzkksfnoDAzPU8_$

Mitch McConnell’s Plan to Sabotage Social Security From Within: Andrew Biggs, the senator’s pick to serve on the Social Security Advisory Board, is an enemy of the popular program. Biggs wants to turn Social Security from an earned benefit into a poverty-level flat benefit. That means huge cuts for middle class workers who’ve been paying into the program their entire lives. It would destroy Social Security’s political popularity by turning it into a welfare program—a sitting duck for Republicans to make even larger cuts.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/mitch-mcconnell-social-security__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1Yo9iCWYpj82YXDDebbV5Reixrc9PR6ZVg6WYaF0y8cA6uPRlA53gnSoFydYCDERZt_dTqmgKGa8483AYJzkksfnoPj5a0Pa$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining
America’s Largest Solar Project Comes Online: The largest combined solar and energy-storage project in the U.S. is now online and operating in California’s Mojave Desert. The sprawling megaproject stretches across
4,600 acres in Kern County and is located on private land as well as the Edwards Air Force Base. Known as the Edwards & Sanborn project, it was developed by Terra-Gen and built by Mortenson, an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/solar/the-biggest-solar-plus-storage-project-in-the-us-just-came-online*:*:text=The*20largest*20combined*20solar*20and,the*20Edwards*20Air*20Force*20Base__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!1Yo9iCWYpj82YXDDebbV5Reixrc9PR6ZVg6WYaF0y8cA6uPRlA53gnSoFydYCDERZt_dTqmgKGa8483AYJzkksfnoGhYyvO5$

# Environment / Climate / Chemicals / Infrastructure Biden’s new climate envoy had a close relationship with CCP/Chinese United Front influence group: The Biden Administration continues to emphasize climate cooperation with China, even as the relationship grows more confrontational. The new climate envoy has a history of favorable negotiations with China and close relationships with a Chinese influence group with longstanding connections to the Chinese Communist Party.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://justthenews.com/government/diplomacy/bidens-new-climate-envoy-had-close-relationship-chinese-united-front-influence__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1Yo9iCWYpj82YXDDebbV5Reixrc9PR6ZVg6WYaF0y8cA6uPRlA53gnSoFydYCDERZt_dTqmgKGa8483AYJzkksfnoG4Ekn1f$

Youth Fight Back as Biden DOJ Seeks to Derail Historic Climate Case: “These youth have been politically targeted and persecuted, for over eight years, as the enormous power and machine of the Department of Justice singles them out among tens of thousands of other plaintiffs.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/youth-fight-back-as-biden-doj-seeks-to-derail-historic-climate-case__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1Yo9iCWYpj82YXDDebbV5Reixrc9PR6ZVg6WYaF0y8cA6uPRlA53gnSoFydYCDERZt_dTqmgKGa8483AYJzkksfnoE5eBoKZ$

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals / Technology Snap has started new round of layoffs: The report cited two people familiar with the company, one of who said that employees are bracing for more layoffs in the coming week as the company reports earnings.There was no companywide announcement about the layoffs, BI reported.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://seekingalpha.com/news/4062382-snap-has-started-new-round-of-layoffs-report__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1Yo9iCWYpj82YXDDebbV5Reixrc9PR6ZVg6WYaF0y8cA6uPRlA53gnSoFydYCDERZt_dTqmgKGa8483AYJzkksfnoOoY8UTS$

# General News
OnlyFans Owner Pledged $11 Million To Israel Lobby — Rolling Stone covers The Lever’s AIPAC donor exposé.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/onlyfans-owner-leonid-radvinsky-11-million-aipac-1234958976/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1Yo9iCWYpj82YXDDebbV5Reixrc9PR6ZVg6WYaF0y8cA6uPRlA53gnSoFydYCDERZt_dTqmgKGa8483AYJzkksfnoJSOmCuI$

Epstein Client Les Wexner Donated $100K To Pro-Israel Group — The Daily Beast reports on our AIPAC investigation.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/epstein-client-les-wexner-donated-dollar100k-to-pro-israel-lobbying-group-aipac__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1Yo9iCWYpj82YXDDebbV5Reixrc9PR6ZVg6WYaF0y8cA6uPRlA53gnSoFydYCDERZt_dTqmgKGa8483AYJzkksfnoCwy2mto$

Here Are The Elites Who Donated HUGE Sums To AIPAC Since Gaza War Started — The Young Turks discuss our AIPAC coverage.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqcLyg_ksjM__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1Yo9iCWYpj82YXDDebbV5Reixrc9PR6ZVg6WYaF0y8cA6uPRlA53gnSoFydYCDERZt_dTqmgKGa8483AYJzkksfnoCAoG8T4$

Inside The Israel Lobby’s New $90 Million War Chest: Internal AIPAC materials reveal huge gifts from moguls — and the strategies lobbyists used to score the cash.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.levernews.com/inside-the-israel-lobbys-new-90-million-war-chest/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1Yo9iCWYpj82YXDDebbV5Reixrc9PR6ZVg6WYaF0y8cA6uPRlA53gnSoFydYCDERZt_dTqmgKGa8483AYJzkksfnoCVQrFRO$

Key Pro-Israel Group Reports Record Fundraising As It Targets The “Squad” — HuffPost references our reporting in an article on AIPAC fundraising. United Democracy Project, the super PAC affiliated with AIPAC, reported raising $35 million in the second half of 2023 — nearly as much as it did in all of 2022.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/aipac-fundraising-squad_n_65bbf3aee4b05c8779f860ad__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1Yo9iCWYpj82YXDDebbV5Reixrc9PR6ZVg6WYaF0y8cA6uPRlA53gnSoFydYCDERZt_dTqmgKGa8483AYJzkksfnoJMSTe7k$

# Gov / Politics / Global
Israel Bombed Belgian Aid Office in Gaza After Nation Refused to Halt UNRWA Funding: “This is a direct result of the impunity Washington has provided Israel,” said one analyst. Belgian officials expressed outrage after Israeli forces reportedly bombed the office building of the Belgian Agency for Development Cooperation in the Gaza Strip, an attack that came after Belgium declined to join the U.S. and more than a dozen other countries in cutting off funding to the United Nations’
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/israel-belgium-unrwa*:*:text=Belgian*20officials*20expressed*20outrage*20Thursday,funding*20to*20the*20United*20Nations__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!1Yo9iCWYpj82YXDDebbV5Reixrc9PR6ZVg6WYaF0y8cA6uPRlA53gnSoFydYCDERZt_dTqmgKGa8483AYJzkksfnoDypHSqd$ ‘

‘Rule-of-Law Western Style’: Israeli Assassination Squad Kills Three in Jenin Hospital: Ibn Sina hospital’s medical director said the Palestinian men were “executed in cold blood.” Security footage shows Israeli forces disguised as civilians and medical staff during a raid on Ibn Sina hospital in Jenin, a city in the occupied West Bank, on January 30, 2023
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/israel-jenin-hospital*:*:text=’Rule*2Dof*2DLaw*20Western,Kills*20Three*20in*20Jenin*20Hospital&text=Security*20footage*20shows*20Israeli*20forces,*2C*20on*20January*2030*2C*202023__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!1Yo9iCWYpj82YXDDebbV5Reixrc9PR6ZVg6WYaF0y8cA6uPRlA53gnSoFydYCDERZt_dTqmgKGa8483AYJzkksfnoODET8Zt$

When Israeli forces invaded a Jenin hospital dressed in medical outfits and killed three Palestinians, they probably violated laws against perfidy and executing protected individuals. The exact circumstances of the killing of the three men is not yet clear, with differences in different reporting.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2024/01/31/israel-west-bank-hospital-raid/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1Yo9iCWYpj82YXDDebbV5Reixrc9PR6ZVg6WYaF0y8cA6uPRlA53gnSoFydYCDERZt_dTqmgKGa8483AYJzkksfnoDQWrzOU$

US citizens planning to visit Jamaica should reconsider due to the threat of violent crime and sexual assaults, the State Department said. The US embassy highlighted home invasions, armed robberies, and homicides.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.travelweekly.com/Caribbean-Travel/US-government-advises-citizens-to-reconsider-travel-to-Jamaica__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1Yo9iCWYpj82YXDDebbV5Reixrc9PR6ZVg6WYaF0y8cA6uPRlA53gnSoFydYCDERZt_dTqmgKGa8483AYJzkksfnoDFCZ58u$

Iran Warns U.S. of Escalation After Strikes: The attack “will have no result other than the escalation of tensions and instability in the region,” Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani said Saturday in a statement. He added that it was a “strategic mistake” from the Biden Administration. The Biden administration is scaling up its effort to deter Iranian-backed militias in Syria and Iraq
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/iran-condemns-u-s-strikes-as-washington-signals-further-action-17129ceb__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1Yo9iCWYpj82YXDDebbV5Reixrc9PR6ZVg6WYaF0y8cA6uPRlA53gnSoFydYCDERZt_dTqmgKGa8483AYJzkksfnoCRlluzx$

US says it blocked China cyber-threat but warns hackers can ‘wreak havoc’ FBI says China state-sponsored hackers ramping up efforts to damage electric grid, transport systems, oil pipelines.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/2/1/us-says-it-blocked-china-cyber-threat-but-warns-hackers-can-wreak-havoc__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1Yo9iCWYpj82YXDDebbV5Reixrc9PR6ZVg6WYaF0y8cA6uPRlA53gnSoFydYCDERZt_dTqmgKGa8483AYJzkksfnoGwmZCS2$

Inside The Israel Lobby’s New $90 Million War Chest: Internal AIPAC materials reveal huge gifts from moguls, the strategies lobbyists used to score the cash. The organization is using that massive haul to lobby against a cease-fire.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jacobin.com/2024/02/aipac-donations-israel-gaza-war__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1Yo9iCWYpj82YXDDebbV5Reixrc9PR6ZVg6WYaF0y8cA6uPRlA53gnSoFydYCDERZt_dTqmgKGa8483AYJzkksfnoOqhXYXV$

Israeli Cabinet Members Join Settler Event of Thousands Calling for Ethnic Cleansing of Gaza:
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2024-01-28/ty-article/ministers-from-netanyahus-party-join-thousands-of-israelis-at-resettle-gaza-conference/0000018d-512f-dfdc-a5ad-db7f35e10000__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1Yo9iCWYpj82YXDDebbV5Reixrc9PR6ZVg6WYaF0y8cA6uPRlA53gnSoFydYCDERZt_dTqmgKGa8483AYJzkksfnoOXrQuci$

Netanyahu Ministers Join Thousands of Israelis in ‘Resettle Gaza’ Conference Calling for Palestinians’ Transfer: A Likud lawmaker explained that in war, ‘voluntary is a state you impose [on someone] until they give their consent’; conference blasted by Israeli opposition head: ‘it undermines a potential deal and endangers IDF soldiers’
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2024-01-28/ty-article/ministers-from-netanyahus-party-join-thousands-of-israelis-at-resettle-gaza-conference/0000018d-512f-dfdc-a5ad-db7f35e10000__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1Yo9iCWYpj82YXDDebbV5Reixrc9PR6ZVg6WYaF0y8cA6uPRlA53gnSoFydYCDERZt_dTqmgKGa8483AYJzkksfnoOXrQuci$

Zelensky declares income as major corruption scandal is revealed: Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has publicly declared details of his income in a bid to reassure allies of Kyiv’s grip on corruption, after military officials were accused of a major embezzlement scheme.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/ukraine-war-corruption-military-russia-b2486443.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1Yo9iCWYpj82YXDDebbV5Reixrc9PR6ZVg6WYaF0y8cA6uPRlA53gnSoFydYCDERZt_dTqmgKGa8483AYJzkksfnoIeEL6h2$

# Gov / Politics
Louisiana voters challenge state’s new congressional maps: Yesterday, a group of 12 voters who identify themselves as “non-African American” voters filed a lawsuit challenging Louisiana’s new congressional map with two majority-Black districts. Two weeks ago, the state enacted a new congressional map after courts found and affirmed that the previous map likely violated Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. The new map increases the Black makeup of the state’s 6th Congressional District
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/non-african-american-voters-challenge-louisianas-new-majority-black-districts/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1Yo9iCWYpj82YXDDebbV5Reixrc9PR6ZVg6WYaF0y8cA6uPRlA53gnSoFydYCDERZt_dTqmgKGa8483AYJzkksfnoHaOLgJk$

‘No one has confidence’ in Biden, Austin amid foreign wars: The U.S. conducted strikes against Iranian-backed groups in Iraq and Syria in retaliation for a drone strike that killed U.S. troops in Jordan earlier this week.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://justthenews.com/government/security/no-one-has-confidence-biden-austin-amid-foreign-wars-kash-patel__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1Yo9iCWYpj82YXDDebbV5Reixrc9PR6ZVg6WYaF0y8cA6uPRlA53gnSoFydYCDERZt_dTqmgKGa8483AYJzkksfnoOoRIpV2$

As Biden Bombs Syria and Iraq, 80 Groups Push Gaza Cease-Fire to Avert Wider War: “We urge you to prioritize diplomatic pathways to de-escalation, which must include urgently pressing for and securing a permanent cease-fire in Gaza,” the groups said in a letter to the president.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/biden-syria-iraq__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1Yo9iCWYpj82YXDDebbV5Reixrc9PR6ZVg6WYaF0y8cA6uPRlA53gnSoFydYCDERZt_dTqmgKGa8483AYJzkksfnoEh_CFJ6$

We Ignore the Ongoing Collapse of American Democracy at Our Peril: Fascism can happen here and we know this because it is happening here. And unless more people wake up and fight back, it will be too late. We see it in everything from our last two Republican presidents having lost the national vote but taking office anyway, to the extreme gerrymandering happening in every Red state in the country, to the naked bribery of our legislators and Supreme Court justices. And our media exclude it from almost every conversation.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/fascism-threatens-democracy-in-us__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1Yo9iCWYpj82YXDDebbV5Reixrc9PR6ZVg6WYaF0y8cA6uPRlA53gnSoFydYCDERZt_dTqmgKGa8483AYJzkksfnoKUx8004$

Tennessee Bans Almost Half a Million Americans From Voting in the Presidential Election: How a Jim Crow-era strategy blocked 4.6 million people from voting in 2022. Disenfranchising people with felony convictions was a tactic by white supremacists after the Civil War to prevent Black men from influencing elections. Why are 48 U.S. states still doing it?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://publicintegrity.org/politics/elections/who-counts/how-a-jim-crow-era-strategy-blocked-4-6-million-people-from-voting-in-2022/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1Yo9iCWYpj82YXDDebbV5Reixrc9PR6ZVg6WYaF0y8cA6uPRlA53gnSoFydYCDERZt_dTqmgKGa8483AYJzkksfnoGnO-U33$

From Resistance to Power: Republicans Have Returned to Openly Obstructing a Democratic President: During Obama’s presidency, Republicans developed a plan to return to power: Unanimously opposing everything Obama attempted, no matter if it helped Americans. That resistance helped the GOP return to power in 2016, and it appears to have started openly using the tactic once more.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.allthingsfinance.net/from-resistance-to-power-republicans-have-returned-to-openly-obstructing-a-democratic-president/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1Yo9iCWYpj82YXDDebbV5Reixrc9PR6ZVg6WYaF0y8cA6uPRlA53gnSoFydYCDERZt_dTqmgKGa8483AYJzkksfnoFK7Mcnk$

House Speaker Johnson announces he will put forth a clean stand-alone Israel aid bill: The bill would offer no offsetting spending cuts. House Democrats found themselves squeezed on Saturday by Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) plans to hold a vote on an Israel aid package that excludes the IRS cuts they protested last fall.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.axios.com/2024/02/03/house-democrats-israel-gop-bill-for-url__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1Yo9iCWYpj82YXDDebbV5Reixrc9PR6ZVg6WYaF0y8cA6uPRlA53gnSoFydYCDERZt_dTqmgKGa8483AYJzkksfnoE3meR4j$

Biden Says The US “Does Not Seek Conflict In The Middle East” While Actively Dropping Bombs There: No on-camera statement. Instead the news was delivered via virtual briefings and a news release from Biden, in which he said the strikes “will continue at times and places of our choosing.” “The United States does not seek conflict in the Middle East or anywhere else in the world,” he added.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://informationclearinghouse.blog/2024/02/03/biden-says-the-us-does-not-seek-conflict-in-the-middle-east-while-actively-dropping-bombs-there/15/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1Yo9iCWYpj82YXDDebbV5Reixrc9PR6ZVg6WYaF0y8cA6uPRlA53gnSoFydYCDERZt_dTqmgKGa8483AYJzkksfnoC3rycdi$

Oregon Supreme Court rules that Republican senators who walked out last year can’t seek reelection: The ruling could have reverberations for the legislative session set to begin next week.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.opb.org/article/2024/02/01/oregon-supreme-court-rules-republican-lawmakers-walked-out-cant-seek-reelection/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1Yo9iCWYpj82YXDDebbV5Reixrc9PR6ZVg6WYaF0y8cA6uPRlA53gnSoFydYCDERZt_dTqmgKGa8483AYJzkksfnoM7tfbfH$

# Legal / DOJ
Fani Willis Hit With Surprise: 22 Counts of Impeachment: Last Friday, House Resolution 872 was submitted to the Georgia General Assembly by state Rep. Charlice Byrd. The resolution has 22 specific articles of impeachment, with each one of them being an alleged violation of Georgia Code 16-10-1, which states that “any public officer who willfully and intentionally violates the terms of his oath as prescribed by law shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than five years.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vm0gO3Yw2Uo__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1Yo9iCWYpj82YXDDebbV5Reixrc9PR6ZVg6WYaF0y8cA6uPRlA53gnSoFydYCDERZt_dTqmgKGa8483AYJzkksfnoCXo7ANu$

Trump’s Lackeys Have Found Fani Willis’ Weakness: They are making a cynical move to derail or delay the case. The racketeering case that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis brought against Donald Trump and 18 MAGA minions is so strong that the ex-president’s allies can only attack her, not the evidence. Here’s what she should do to stop it.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-lackey-jim-jordan-has-found-fani-willis-weakness__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1Yo9iCWYpj82YXDDebbV5Reixrc9PR6ZVg6WYaF0y8cA6uPRlA53gnSoFydYCDERZt_dTqmgKGa8483AYJzkksfnoIYgLKVO$

Federal Court Does the Unthinkable: To paraphrase the steward Malvolio in Twelfth Night, “Be not afraid of change: some are born to change, some achieve change, and some have change thrust upon them.”1 At the present time the federal judiciary, in a rare and somewhat unprecedented public display, is engaged in a spirited debate over its appropriate size.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://dc.law.mc.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1331&context=lawreview__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1Yo9iCWYpj82YXDDebbV5Reixrc9PR6ZVg6WYaF0y8cA6uPRlA53gnSoFydYCDERZt_dTqmgKGa8483AYJzkksfnoHcYOFuU$

Judge Engoron’s Potential Last-Minute Ammunition Against Donald Trump:
The judge in Donald Trump’s New York fraud trial may be delaying his verdict after hearing that a Trump executive is willing to admit he gave perjured evidence, a former federal prosecutor has said. Judge Arthur Engoron was supposed to deliver his verdict by the end of January but has delayed its release by at least a week.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-arthur-engoron-allen-weisselberg-allegedly-perjury-new-york-fraud-trial-1866678*:*:text=The*20judge*20in*20Donald*20Trump,former*20federal*20prosecutor*20has*20said__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!1Yo9iCWYpj82YXDDebbV5Reixrc9PR6ZVg6WYaF0y8cA6uPRlA53gnSoFydYCDERZt_dTqmgKGa8483AYJzkksfnoHDBwpNM$

Republican targets Clarence Thomas for ‘breaking the law,’ files tax lawsuit: Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas failed to disclose a real estate deal he made with a wealthy Republican donor who paid for lavish trips over the years.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/3949237-thomas-failed-to-disclose-real-estate-deal-with-gop-donor-who-also-paid-for-lavish-trips-report/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1Yo9iCWYpj82YXDDebbV5Reixrc9PR6ZVg6WYaF0y8cA6uPRlA53gnSoFydYCDERZt_dTqmgKGa8483AYJzkksfnoPWcoaJ_$

# Medical / Health
Obamacare created big medicine: There’s a conflict of interest at the heart of American health care. We need to break up the industry to fix it. Our monopolistic health care system is a big part of the problem.
Monopolistic drug wholesalers fostered the opioid crisis, and now, for the same reason, they are creating shortages of prescription drugs.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.levernews.com/how-obamacare-created-big-medicine/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1Yo9iCWYpj82YXDDebbV5Reixrc9PR6ZVg6WYaF0y8cA6uPRlA53gnSoFydYCDERZt_dTqmgKGa8483AYJzkksfnoIzhEfiU$

# Military / DOD
US and UK conduct strikes on multiple Houthi targets in Yemen: The targets hit include command and control operation centers and an underground weapons storage facility. The United States and the United Kingdom have carried out strikes on Houthi-controlled positions in Yemen in a new wave of attacks against the Iran-aligned Yemeni group, which has been targeting US and Israeli interests in solidarity with Palestinians
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/2/4/us-uk-launch-new-wave-of-strikes-on-yemens-houthis-amid-gaza-war__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1Yo9iCWYpj82YXDDebbV5Reixrc9PR6ZVg6WYaF0y8cA6uPRlA53gnSoFydYCDERZt_dTqmgKGa8483AYJzkksfnoEhmFkol$

# Pharmaceuticals / Drugs
Pharma companies raise prices on over 900 drugs amid ‘historic’ negotiations: Altogether, companies such as Pfizer, Sanofi and Takeda are raising prices on more than 500 drug doses and formulations this month, Reuters first reported, citing data and analysis from research outfit 3 Axis Advisors and the related drug pricing non-profit 46brooklyn. Taking different doses and formulations out of the mix, more than 140 medicine brands will see their prices increase in January, according to the news service.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.fiercepharma.com/pharma/ira-inflation-price-caps-loom-pharma-kicks-2024-hundreds-price-hikes-report__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1Yo9iCWYpj82YXDDebbV5Reixrc9PR6ZVg6WYaF0y8cA6uPRlA53gnSoFydYCDERZt_dTqmgKGa8483AYJzkksfnoP5Ysmop$

# Space / NASA
Reminder -2024 eclipse: These states will be in the ‘path of totality’: After the Lone Star state, the path moves through Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. Slivers of both Tennessee and Michigan also fall into the path of totality.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.yahoo.com/states-path-totality-during-2024-002513251.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1Yo9iCWYpj82YXDDebbV5Reixrc9PR6ZVg6WYaF0y8cA6uPRlA53gnSoFydYCDERZt_dTqmgKGa8483AYJzkksfnoArGNppM$

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# Indigenous
New DNA technique could bring closure for families of missing and murdered Indigenous people, but experts say this risks DNA sovereignty: The more people share their genetic profiles with online databases like GEDmatch, the more effective the technique becomes. experts warn that the private companies that own these databases, or the investigators who use them, could use the information to violate people’s constitutional rights. Ultimately, it could become a new kind of colonial extractive industry, amounting to a loss of genetic sovereignty for Indigenous communities
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.hcn.org/articles/justice-new-dna-technique-could-bring-closure-for-families-of-missing-and-murdered-indigenous-people*:*:text=Investigators*20believe*20this*20new*20DNA,more*20effective*20the*20technique*20becomes__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!zXgXGe8JsEfkjeo6QVbZfaRVzkT6O3AkLPDceasC7jQIQ9-RPWT99O4Cw6WGflD_J9-KbQ91E3xrHfoY1iH2XojZac6dF1A4$

The Northwestern Shoshone are restoring the Bear River Massacre site: The tribe is reclaiming their gathering place and returning water to the Great Salt Lake: Now, the tribe is restoring the area, estimating that it can return 13,000 acre-feet of water to the Great Salt Lake annually by shifting vegetation from invasives to native plants, cleaning up creeks and restoring degraded agricultural fields to wetlands.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wyomingpublicmedia.org/open-spaces/2022-12-09/northwestern-shoshone-bring-new-life-to-the-site-of-the-bear-river-massacre__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zXgXGe8JsEfkjeo6QVbZfaRVzkT6O3AkLPDceasC7jQIQ9-RPWT99O4Cw6WGflD_J9-KbQ91E3xrHfoY1iH2XojZaR2EaNGB$

# Border / Immigration / Migrants
So Many People Agree That Joe Biden Should “Shut Down” the Border to Stop Migration. There’s Just One Problem With That! Which is that there is very recent evidence it would not work.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2024/01/joe-biden-immigration-shutdown-border-bill-senate.html?pay=1706886930569&support_journalism=please__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zXgXGe8JsEfkjeo6QVbZfaRVzkT6O3AkLPDceasC7jQIQ9-RPWT99O4Cw6WGflD_J9-KbQ91E3xrHfoY1iH2XojZaZi05LaT$

Cops allegedly beaten by rowdy migrant mob near Times Square with suspects later freed without bail: Shocking video captured the moment a migrant mob pounded a pair of cops near Times Square over the weekend – but the busted suspects were still released back on the street without bail, sources say. The assault occurred Saturday as officers were taking someone into custody.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://abcnews.go.com/US/5-asylum-seekers-arrested-assault-police-officers-times/story?id=106825390__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zXgXGe8JsEfkjeo6QVbZfaRVzkT6O3AkLPDceasC7jQIQ9-RPWT99O4Cw6WGflD_J9-KbQ91E3xrHfoY1iH2XojZaZNrU3_3$

NYC inks another set of emergency hotel contracts to house migrants at $137M price tag: Mayor Eric Adams’ administration has signed another series of emergency hotel deals with a total 137 million cost to house the thousands of migrants heading to NYC each week
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2024/02/01/metro/nyc-adds-another-set-of-migrant-hotels-for-crisis-for-137m/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zXgXGe8JsEfkjeo6QVbZfaRVzkT6O3AkLPDceasC7jQIQ9-RPWT99O4Cw6WGflD_J9-KbQ91E3xrHfoY1iH2XojZaXEjkDnX$

Outrage as Massachusetts Dem governor closes cherished sports center in majority-black Boston suburb for FOUR MONTHS so it can be used to house migrants: Governor gave less than 48 hours’ notice that the popular Roxbury rec center would be turned over to 125 migrant families
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13031807/roxbury-Melnea-Cass-Recreational-Center-migrants-boston.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zXgXGe8JsEfkjeo6QVbZfaRVzkT6O3AkLPDceasC7jQIQ9-RPWT99O4Cw6WGflD_J9-KbQ91E3xrHfoY1iH2XojZacAmvKTu$

The border convoy is nearing its final destination with vigilantes and far-right extremists in tow: Experts warn that planned protests this weekend could include a combustible mix of militias, far-right extremists, and even long-dormant vigilante groups.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://archive.li/ygb80__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zXgXGe8JsEfkjeo6QVbZfaRVzkT6O3AkLPDceasC7jQIQ9-RPWT99O4Cw6WGflD_J9-KbQ91E3xrHfoY1iH2XojZaYFIEySH$

I Went Undercover With a Border Militia. Here’s What I Saw. A firsthand look inside America’s resurgent paramilitary movement. By calling themselves militias, paramilitary groups claim to be protected by the Constitution.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/10/undercover-border-militia-immigration-bauer/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zXgXGe8JsEfkjeo6QVbZfaRVzkT6O3AkLPDceasC7jQIQ9-RPWT99O4Cw6WGflD_J9-KbQ91E3xrHfoY1iH2XojZacWjrnPq$

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
In Tampa Bay neighborhoods, a handful of companies are squeezing individual buyers out of the housing market: Experts say the outsized impact of just a handful of companies can squeeze individual buyers out of the housing market.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://wolfstreet.com/2018/04/22/this-is-how-first-time-buyers-get-squeezed-by-rampant-home-price-inflation/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zXgXGe8JsEfkjeo6QVbZfaRVzkT6O3AkLPDceasC7jQIQ9-RPWT99O4Cw6WGflD_J9-KbQ91E3xrHfoY1iH2XojZada5wTgU$

‘A Mockery’: House Passes Tax Bill That Favors Corporations Over Children: “The bill provides millions of dollars in tax relief for the wealthy and pennies for the poor,” said Rep. Rosa DeLauro. The U.S. House passed legislation that would modestly expand the child tax credit for low-income families while reviving significant business tax breaks, a trade-off that some progressive lawmakers rejected as far too lopsided in favor of corporations.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/corporations-child-tax-credit*:*:text=The*20U.S.*20House*20late*20Wednesday,lopsided*20in*20favor*20of*20corporations__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!zXgXGe8JsEfkjeo6QVbZfaRVzkT6O3AkLPDceasC7jQIQ9-RPWT99O4Cw6WGflD_J9-KbQ91E3xrHfoY1iH2XojZaWXkbOow$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals
Biden plan will earmark millions of acres of public land for solar development: Proposed updates to the Western Solar Plan would also close sensitive areas to utility-scale solar projects. Biden administration unveiled a draft analysis of a plan that identifies millions of acres of public land as suitable for utility-scale solar development across 11 Western states — and millions more that may be excluded.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://electrek.co/2024/01/18/us-govt-opens-22-million-acres-federal-lands-solar/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zXgXGe8JsEfkjeo6QVbZfaRVzkT6O3AkLPDceasC7jQIQ9-RPWT99O4Cw6WGflD_J9-KbQ91E3xrHfoY1iH2XojZaTBdcxzr$

# Environment / Climate / Chemicals / Infrastructure Why Joseph Goffman’s Senate Confirmation Could Be a Win for Climate Action and Equity: The decision to replace John Kerry with John Podesta as the top U.S. climate diplomat may be making headlines this week. But there’s another presidential appointee who could also have a significant impact on the nation’s efforts to address climate change but has mostly flown under the radar. Many environmentalists see Goffman’s confirmation as a big deal because he will be in charge of the agency’s office of air and radiation, overseeing the crafting and implementation of landmark EPA rules that aim to reduce the nation’s harmful air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/02022024/todays-climate-joseph-goffmans-senate-confirmation-climate-action-equity/*:*:text=Many*20environmentalists*20see*20Goffman’s*20confirmation,pollution*20and*20greenhouse*20gas*20emissions__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!zXgXGe8JsEfkjeo6QVbZfaRVzkT6O3AkLPDceasC7jQIQ9-RPWT99O4Cw6WGflD_J9-KbQ91E3xrHfoY1iH2XojZaXYGFTNr$

# Gov / Politics / Global
An anti-war presidential bid is giving the Kremlin a headache. Even if Boris Nadezhdin is barred from running, his campaign has shown anti-war Russians that they are not alone.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://carnegieendowment.org/politika/91498*:*:text=Even*20if*20he*20is*20ultimately,that*20they*20are*20not*20alone__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!zXgXGe8JsEfkjeo6QVbZfaRVzkT6O3AkLPDceasC7jQIQ9-RPWT99O4Cw6WGflD_J9-KbQ91E3xrHfoY1iH2XojZaffPof3D$

The Dangers of Losing Focus on Russia’s War Against Ukraine: What seemed at first to be the start of a Third World War has turned out to be more akin to a Second Yugoslav War: a horrible conflict on the eastern edge of Europe triggered by a slow-motion imperial collapse with lasting global ramifications.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://carnegieendowment.org/politika/91398__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zXgXGe8JsEfkjeo6QVbZfaRVzkT6O3AkLPDceasC7jQIQ9-RPWT99O4Cw6WGflD_J9-KbQ91E3xrHfoY1iH2XojZaZ006A0g$

Cyber operations in the South China Sea can no longer be dismissed. As ASEAN and Chinese officials discuss a code of conduct, they must include the cyber dimension.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3250057/asean-beijing-must-address-cyber-threats-south-china-sea-talks__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zXgXGe8JsEfkjeo6QVbZfaRVzkT6O3AkLPDceasC7jQIQ9-RPWT99O4Cw6WGflD_J9-KbQ91E3xrHfoY1iH2XojZaaifC513$

Qatari negotiators are awaiting a final response from Hamas officials, who have seemingly welcomed the plan: Israel has agreed to a ceasefire proposal that would halt its war with Hamas, Al Jazeera reported on Thursday, citing the Qatari Foreign Ministry. Hamas has reportedly given the plan a “positive” response.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rt.com/news/591674-israel-accepts-ceasefire-hamas/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zXgXGe8JsEfkjeo6QVbZfaRVzkT6O3AkLPDceasC7jQIQ9-RPWT99O4Cw6WGflD_J9-KbQ91E3xrHfoY1iH2XojZaWhYECWK$

Investigating war crimes in Gaza: IDF’s burning of Palestinian homes: “We’ve lost everything. Our homes, our memories, all gone in flames.” Information obtained by Haaretz indicates IDF commanders have ordered soldiers to set fire to abandoned Gaza homes without legal approval.
Several hundred have already been irreparably damaged https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2024-01-31/ty-article/.premium/israeli-army-occupies-gaza-homes-then-burns-them-down/0000018d-6021-d16e-a39f-7f3f01e30000__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zXgXGe8JsEfkjeo6QVbZfaRVzkT6O3AkLPDceasC7jQIQ9-RPWT99O4Cw6WGflD_J9-KbQ91E3xrHfoY1iH2XojZaYHUUYOg$

# Gov / Politics
What Washington Must Do for Kyiv Between Now and November: There’s a clear blueprint, but it requires more funding and deep policy coordination. On Thursday, after weeks of negotiation, the EU approved a
50 billion euro funding package for Ukraine, giving the country a much needed economic boost, while the U.S. bill remains held up in Congress.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://carnegieendowment.org/2024/02/01/what-washington-must-do-for-kyiv-between-now-and-november-pub-91532__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zXgXGe8JsEfkjeo6QVbZfaRVzkT6O3AkLPDceasC7jQIQ9-RPWT99O4Cw6WGflD_J9-KbQ91E3xrHfoY1iH2XojZaWvdjy4s$

In more places this year, people can vote in their first language: A larger swath of the country will have access to translated ballots this year than in any prior presidential election.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://publicintegrity.org/politics/elections/who-counts/in-more-places-this-year-people-can-vote-in-their-first-language/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zXgXGe8JsEfkjeo6QVbZfaRVzkT6O3AkLPDceasC7jQIQ9-RPWT99O4Cw6WGflD_J9-KbQ91E3xrHfoY1iH2XojZaZ61jLJP$

U.S. set to strike Iraq and Syria over multiple days in response to Jordan drone strike that killed three troops –Biden administration approves plans to target Iranian personnel. The US has said its military response could be multitiered and take place over several days. The United States has reportedly approved a plan to attack Iran-linked targets in Iraq and Syria in retaliation for the killing of three soldiers five days ago
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/2/2/us-approves-plan-for-strikes-on-iran-linked-targets-in-iraq-syria-report__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zXgXGe8JsEfkjeo6QVbZfaRVzkT6O3AkLPDceasC7jQIQ9-RPWT99O4Cw6WGflD_J9-KbQ91E3xrHfoY1iH2XojZabuABZ95$

America is not prepared for war. The U.S. military faces many enemies, including China, Iran, North Korea and Russia. Still, our foes also include any number of non-state actors, including Hezbollah, Hamas and Islamic Jihad. Agents of these enemies are illegally entering America from our southern and northern boundaries.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://dcjournal.com/the-u-s-is-not-ready-for-war/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zXgXGe8JsEfkjeo6QVbZfaRVzkT6O3AkLPDceasC7jQIQ9-RPWT99O4Cw6WGflD_J9-KbQ91E3xrHfoY1iH2XojZaWLkIIMt$

# Law Enforcment
Alabama Board Denied Parole to a Dead Man: The board declined to release 92 percent of inmates seeking release in 2023. The site found that last year, the board voted 2-1 against parole for Fredrick Bishop, who was sentenced to 20 years in prison in 2008 for robbery. But 10 days earlier, Bishop had been found unconscious and died in the infirmary.
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FBI May Have Missed ‘Hidden Room’ in Mar-a-Lago Search: Special Counsel Jack Smith’s team has reportedly questioned several witnesses about a pair of rooms, including a closet and a “hidden room” connected to Trump’s bedroom. Trump’s efforts to conceal the classified documents from his own attorney were part of the indictment brought by Smith. The questioning suggests Smith’s team is still “trying to determine if there might be more classified documents there.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.salon.com/2024/02/02/expert-report-that-search-missed-hidden-room-at-mar-a-lago-suggests-insider-tipped-the-fbi-off/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zXgXGe8JsEfkjeo6QVbZfaRVzkT6O3AkLPDceasC7jQIQ9-RPWT99O4Cw6WGflD_J9-KbQ91E3xrHfoY1iH2XojZaU1YGoFk$

# Legal / DOJ
The Stakes Were Too High for Fani Willis to Do This: Nothing has been proved yet, but the lack of a fulsome rebuke is its own problem now. The Trump team is willing to use any dirty trick in the book to cast aspersions on Willis, including leveling salacious accusations without evidence, accusing Willis (who is Black) of racial bias, and hinting that she should be disbarred. Willis has played right into Trump’s hands.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2024/02/fani-willis-stakes-too-high.html?pay=1706886822049&support_journalism=please__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zXgXGe8JsEfkjeo6QVbZfaRVzkT6O3AkLPDceasC7jQIQ9-RPWT99O4Cw6WGflD_J9-KbQ91E3xrHfoY1iH2XojZaQr9XPax$

Colorado SOS files brief with U.S. Supreme Court in Trump case: Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in the case involving former President Donald Trump’s removal from the 2024 Colorado Republican presidential primary ballot
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.montanarightnow.com/national_news/colorado-sos-files-brief-with-u-s-supreme-court-in-trump-case/article_31e59107-40ec-5320-9fa9-73a87860a54d.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zXgXGe8JsEfkjeo6QVbZfaRVzkT6O3AkLPDceasC7jQIQ9-RPWT99O4Cw6WGflD_J9-KbQ91E3xrHfoY1iH2XojZaWSdd9Mf$

Why treason is a key topic in Trump’s 14th Amendment appeal to the Supreme Court: When Congress was drafting Section 3 of the 14th Amendment the year after the Civil War ended, the purpose of that provision was clear: to prevent people from serving in the government if they had used force to resist or overthrow the United States. To Congress, those actions constituted treason.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/why-treason-is-a-key-topic-in-trumps-14th-amendment-appeal-to-the-supreme-court-221460*:*:text=When*20Congress*20was*20drafting*20Section,Congress*2C*20those*20actions*20constituted*20treason__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSU!!On18fmf1aQ!zXgXGe8JsEfkjeo6QVbZfaRVzkT6O3AkLPDceasC7jQIQ9-RPWT99O4Cw6WGflD_J9-KbQ91E3xrHfoY1iH2XojZaXpfGcc5$

Judge officially postpones Trump’s March 4 DC trial: Earlier in the day, reports emerged that the case had disappeared form the court docket, prompting speculation that the trial would be postponed as Trump appeals his presidential immunity claims. The trial date was originally set for March 4, but the case was paused as a federal appeals court considers arguments from Trump that he should be immune from prosecution because of his role as president leading up to the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2024-02-02/federal-judge-in-dc-postpones-trumps-march-trial-on-charges-of-plotting-to-overturn-2020-election__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zXgXGe8JsEfkjeo6QVbZfaRVzkT6O3AkLPDceasC7jQIQ9-RPWT99O4Cw6WGflD_J9-KbQ91E3xrHfoY1iH2XojZaf06PLvF$

# Military / DOD
New long-range U.S. bombs headed for Ukraine: Testing for the weapon was only recently concluded, and it has yet to reach Washington’s own inventories. Ukraine will receive its first batch of Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bombs, a brand new long-range weapon made by Boeing that even the U.S. doesn’t have in its inventory, according to the four people, all of whom were granted anonymity to discuss matters ahead of an announcement.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2024/01/30/new-us-made-longer-range-bomb-expected-to-arrive-as-soon-wednesday-in-ukraine-00138566*:*:text=Ukraine*20will*20receive*20its*20first,matters*20ahead*20of*20an*20announcement__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!zXgXGe8JsEfkjeo6QVbZfaRVzkT6O3AkLPDceasC7jQIQ9-RPWT99O4Cw6WGflD_J9-KbQ91E3xrHfoY1iH2XojZaUQ5bVAv$

A Houthi anti-ship missile got within a nautical mile of the Navy destroyer Gravely on Tuesday, and the warship used its Phalanx Close-In Weapons System to take the missile out, a senior defense official has confirmed to Navy Times.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2024/02/01/a-houthi-missile-got-within-a-nautical-mile-of-uss-gravely-on-tuesday/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zXgXGe8JsEfkjeo6QVbZfaRVzkT6O3AkLPDceasC7jQIQ9-RPWT99O4Cw6WGflD_J9-KbQ91E3xrHfoY1iH2XojZaayFPHWj$

# Pharmaceuticals / Drugs
Medicare launches first-ever drug price negotiations with pharmaceutical giants: “We are moving ahead to help people in spite of pharma’s efforts to block negotiation in the courts.” HHS announced the 10 initial drugs selected for the first cycle of Medicare drug price negotiation on August 29, 2023. On October 3, HHS announced that the drug companies of all 10 selected drugs agreed to participate in negotiations with Medicare.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2024/02/01/biden-harris-administration-make-first-offer-drug-price-negotiation-program-launches-new-resource-hub-help-people-access-lower-cost-drugs.html*:*:text=HHS*20announced*20the*2010*20initial,participate*20in*20negotiations*20with*20Medicare__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!zXgXGe8JsEfkjeo6QVbZfaRVzkT6O3AkLPDceasC7jQIQ9-RPWT99O4Cw6WGflD_J9-KbQ91E3xrHfoY1iH2XojZaYOnYgRa$

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# Border / Immigration / Migrants
Another Texas county declares invasion, bringing total to 52: Guadalupe County, has declared an invasion at the southern border. The county joins 51 others that declared an invasion, have expressed support for border counties, for Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and his border security mission, Operation Lone Star.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thecentersquare.com/texas/article_0c52ce68-c082-11ee-9a85-b318388021ab.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0SMZVeFDDd40-EpovKAOsZyPa1gpLF4p4U7B0J-afJ91NL8WuCGK_Y6XL456DfoTdCPUPWq_uugcF4RCkp3AwvkZNWGB5-3T$

Democrats, White House say Biden already has the power to better secure border without new laws Pressure is mounting on Biden to issue executive orders to address border crisis after he rescinded many of Trump’s border-related executive orders upon taking office.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://justthenews.com/government/congress/democrats-white-house-acknowledge-biden-could-take-actions-better-secure-border?utm_source=daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0SMZVeFDDd40-EpovKAOsZyPa1gpLF4p4U7B0J-afJ91NL8WuCGK_Y6XL456DfoTdCPUPWq_uugcF4RCkp3AwvkZNZNOTj88$

Trucker Rally Turns Into January Sixer Worship Wagon: Three years ago, Joshua Macias was facing prison time in Pennsylvania for bringing an AR-15 and a samurai sword to a Philly vote-counting site in an attempt to disrupt the 2020 election. This week, he was whipping up the crowd of a MAGA convoy that’s heading to the U.S.-Mexico border for a “peaceful” protest against the influx of migrants.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/trucker-rally-turns-into-january-sixer-worship-wagon*:*:text=In*20his*20footage*2C*20one*20trucker,**BMurdered*20by*20Capitol*20Police.**B__;I34lJSUlJeKAnCUlJeKAnQ!!On18fmf1aQ!0SMZVeFDDd40-EpovKAOsZyPa1gpLF4p4U7B0J-afJ91NL8WuCGK_Y6XL456DfoTdCPUPWq_uugcF4RCkp3AwvkZNVac0Pvt$

Biden faces a troubling border truth: Immigrants want to get caught. The situation at the U.S. border with Mexico has brought many changes to the country, including the way immigrants act when faced with arrest. In the past, immigrants would largely hide from authorities to avoid being caught in the country illegally.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/2830585/biden-faces-troubling-border-truth-immigrants-want-to-get-caught/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0SMZVeFDDd40-EpovKAOsZyPa1gpLF4p4U7B0J-afJ91NL8WuCGK_Y6XL456DfoTdCPUPWq_uugcF4RCkp3AwvkZNbjeJJGc$

The United Nations is being accused of helping facilitate mass illegal immigration into the United States: The U.N.’s International Organization for Migration, which gets money through the U.S. government, is playing a key role in assisting people looking to use the amnesty system to gain entry to the United States, and is working through numerous NGOs as part of these operations. [Video}
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# Corporations / Industry
The Return of the Koch Brothers: Koch Industries is buying an Iowa fertilizer plant built with taxpayer dollars. Will federal authorities block the deal? At the end of 2023, the fossil fuel and agrochemical giant re-emerged from its recent lull in activity and made a splash in the business press. The company announced its $3.6 billion purchase of OCI Global’s Iowa Fertilizer, among the largest chemical production sites in the state for nitrogen-based fertilizers.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/power/2024-02-01-return-of-koch-brothers/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0SMZVeFDDd40-EpovKAOsZyPa1gpLF4p4U7B0J-afJ91NL8WuCGK_Y6XL456DfoTdCPUPWq_uugcF4RCkp3AwvkZNQnKtEh6$

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
Massive Cuts to Social Security Coming Without Congressional Intervention: Proposals would rip away support for middle class. The Republican Study Committee (RSC) has just released its FY 2024 Budget Protecting America’s Economic Security and once again called for significant cuts to Social Security. The RSC has served as the conservative caucus of House Republicans since its founding in 1973
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://crr.bc.edu/congressional-republicans-want-big-cuts-to-social-security/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0SMZVeFDDd40-EpovKAOsZyPa1gpLF4p4U7B0J-afJ91NL8WuCGK_Y6XL456DfoTdCPUPWq_uugcF4RCkp3AwvkZNUNPTGwX$

US Bank, Wells Fargo, Bank of America, Citizen, Chase and PNC are shutting hundreds of branches a year – here is what to do if your bank closes: Unfortunately, the options are limited to either switching your bank or exploring what sort of services can be accessed using a nearby ATM
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.forbes.com/advisor/banking/why-bank-closed-my-account-what-to-do/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0SMZVeFDDd40-EpovKAOsZyPa1gpLF4p4U7B0J-afJ91NL8WuCGK_Y6XL456DfoTdCPUPWq_uugcF4RCkp3AwvkZNVDhuyja$

Shock tax bill proposal: Mega corporations to receive massive cuts while families scrape by: The Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act has been promoted for its child tax credit component. However, it also contains provisions that substantially benefit the wealthy and corporations
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nationofchange.org/2024/02/01/shock-tax-bill-proposal-mega-corporations-to-receive-massive-cuts-while-families-scrape-by/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0SMZVeFDDd40-EpovKAOsZyPa1gpLF4p4U7B0J-afJ91NL8WuCGK_Y6XL456DfoTdCPUPWq_uugcF4RCkp3AwvkZNRGl0Uco$

Federal lobbying spending skyrocketed to over $4.2 billion in 2023, a nominal record, a new OpenSecrets analysis of federal lobbying disclosures found. Lobbyists at the state and federal level reported over $46 billion in combined federal and state lobbying spending since 2015, according to OpenSecrets’ new analysis. Lobbying spending continues to grow at both the state and federal levels, highlighting the importance of shining light on efforts to impact public policy.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2024/01/state-and-federal-lobbying-spending-tops-46-billion-after-federal-lobbying-spending-broke-records-in-2023/*:*:text=Federal*20lobbying*20spending*20skyrocketed*20to,according*20to*20OpenSecrets’*20new*20analysis__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!0SMZVeFDDd40-EpovKAOsZyPa1gpLF4p4U7B0J-afJ91NL8WuCGK_Y6XL456DfoTdCPUPWq_uugcF4RCkp3AwvkZNYSA5Nhy$

# Education / Schools
National school lunch program could be banned from serving lab-cultivated meat: A bipartisan pair of U.S. Senators have introduced legislation banning the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) from including cell-cultivated meat products on its menu.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2024/02/national-school-lunch-program-could-be-banned-from-serving-lab-cultivated-meat/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0SMZVeFDDd40-EpovKAOsZyPa1gpLF4p4U7B0J-afJ91NL8WuCGK_Y6XL456DfoTdCPUPWq_uugcF4RCkp3AwvkZNXhlWoWG$

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / Global How a US mining firm sued Mexico for billions – for trying to protect its own seabed: Local fishers helped halt underwater mining off Baja California’s coast in 2018. But then an obscure international legal process was put into motion. The project, which could see dredging happen for 50 years, overlapped directly with the fishing concession belonging to the Puerto Chale cooperative. Mexico’s government eventually rejected the mine because the potential environmental impacts would be too damaging. But Odyssey had an ace up its sleeve.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/31/how-a-us-mining-firm-sued-mexico-for-billions-for-trying-to-protect-its-own-seabed*:*:text=In*202019*2C*20it*20sued*20Mexico,beyond*20this*20desert*2Dfringed*20coast__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSU!!On18fmf1aQ!0SMZVeFDDd40-EpovKAOsZyPa1gpLF4p4U7B0J-afJ91NL8WuCGK_Y6XL456DfoTdCPUPWq_uugcF4RCkp3AwvkZNQ_CNjMB$

# Gov / Politics / Global
Israel And Lebanon Are Prepping For A War Neither Wants, But Many Fear It’s Becoming Inevitable: The prospect of a full-scale war between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah militia terrifies people on both sides of the border, but some see it as an inevitable fallout from Israel’s ongoing war against Hamas in Gaza. Such a war could be the most destructive either side has ever experienced.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/israel-lebanon-hezbollah-war-preparedness-civilians-military-aafd7a0048dceb810456b93ceecf543c__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0SMZVeFDDd40-EpovKAOsZyPa1gpLF4p4U7B0J-afJ91NL8WuCGK_Y6XL456DfoTdCPUPWq_uugcF4RCkp3AwvkZNaHWVfRA$

Mass grave in Gaza: Palestinian officials are accusing Israeli forces of carrying out “execution-style” killings in Gaza after the discovery of a mass grave containing at least 30 decomposing bodies. Some of the victims were blindfolded with their hands tied behind their backs with zip ties.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/1/31/israels-war-on-gaza-live-severe-hunger-in-gaza-as-aid-trucks-surrounded?update=2664372__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0SMZVeFDDd40-EpovKAOsZyPa1gpLF4p4U7B0J-afJ91NL8WuCGK_Y6XL456DfoTdCPUPWq_uugcF4RCkp3AwvkZNUAc9k8L$

# Gov / Politics
House Passes Bipartisan Tax Bill Benefiting Parents And Corporations: The House of Representatives approved a bipartisan bill expanding the child tax credit, as well as business deductions long sought by corporate America. A GOP senator suggested that he opposed the legislation because passing it would make President Joe Biden “look good.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/house-tax-bill-child-tax-credit_n_65baae6fe4b0102bd2d78f11?utm_source=cordial&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=hp-us-reg-morning-email_2024-02-01&utm_term=us-morning-email&email_hash=a0fc9b12cacd32ea6c05c417239d9ca02ed55e16__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0SMZVeFDDd40-EpovKAOsZyPa1gpLF4p4U7B0J-afJ91NL8WuCGK_Y6XL456DfoTdCPUPWq_uugcF4RCkp3AwvkZNdHIvlIo$

Secret Recording: Black Candidate Can’t Win in Texas: A viral video forced a wealthy Texas suburb to confront racism. A ‘silent majority’ fought back. Southlake is known for its top-ranked public schools. But a heated fight over a diversity plan has some parents questioning their future in the city.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/viral-video-forced-wealthy-texas-suburb-confront-racism-silent-majority-n1255230__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0SMZVeFDDd40-EpovKAOsZyPa1gpLF4p4U7B0J-afJ91NL8WuCGK_Y6XL456DfoTdCPUPWq_uugcF4RCkp3AwvkZNRatr5kW$

Are we heading towards World War Three? Superpower blocs face off over flashpoint conflicts in Middle East, Ukraine and Asia. Now that attacks have claimed American lives, Republicans have called for direct strikes on Tehran, risking an outright confrontation between two major nuclear powers. Former president and likely GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump blamed the Biden administration’s position on Iran for the attack, writing on his Truth Social network: “We are on the brink of World War Three.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theweek.com/92967/are-we-heading-towards-world-war-3__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0SMZVeFDDd40-EpovKAOsZyPa1gpLF4p4U7B0J-afJ91NL8WuCGK_Y6XL456DfoTdCPUPWq_uugcF4RCkp3AwvkZNeq-seQD$

Election integrity watchdog recommends 14 reforms for states to improve election security: “You can go into the November election with the best laws on the books, but if those laws are gutted in your courts […] then that law is not worth the paper that it’s written on,” Jason Snead said.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/elections/election-integrity-watchdog-recommends-14-reforms-states-implement-secure__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0SMZVeFDDd40-EpovKAOsZyPa1gpLF4p4U7B0J-afJ91NL8WuCGK_Y6XL456DfoTdCPUPWq_uugcF4RCkp3AwvkZNU4Yb6–$

Stacey Abrams’ liberal voting rights group lays off most staffers: Fair Fight, a political action committee founded by former Georgia House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams (D), has laid off 19 members of its staff as lawsuits have left the group strapped. A source familiar with the matter said Tuesday the group is continuing its “core operations of voter protection, communication, and operations.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4438446-fair-fight-stacey-abrams-lays-off-staff/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0SMZVeFDDd40-EpovKAOsZyPa1gpLF4p4U7B0J-afJ91NL8WuCGK_Y6XL456DfoTdCPUPWq_uugcF4RCkp3AwvkZNVzG9dKJ$

Jared Kushner as Secretary of State? Trump Insiders Are Buzzing About It: GOP senators are said to be urging the Trump son-in-law to consider the State Department post. Tapping Kushner over a MAGA hard-liner, says one source, “would show Trump is not purely on a revenge tour.” GOP senators are said to be urging the Trump son-in-law to consider the State Department post. Tapping Kushner over a MAGA hard-liner, says one source, “would show Trump is not purely on a revenge tour.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vanityfair.com/news/jared-kushner-secretary-state-trump-insiders-buzzin__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0SMZVeFDDd40-EpovKAOsZyPa1gpLF4p4U7B0J-afJ91NL8WuCGK_Y6XL456DfoTdCPUPWq_uugcF4RCkp3AwvkZNZNEBHqQ$

Oregon GOP state senators who staged walkout over abortion can’t run for reelection, high court says: The measure to prevent walkouts passed after GOP lawmakers staged other walkouts from the Legislature in 2019,
2020 and 2021.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2023/05/18/one-third-of-oregon-senate-now-ineligible-for-another-term-as-republican-walkout-continues/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0SMZVeFDDd40-EpovKAOsZyPa1gpLF4p4U7B0J-afJ91NL8WuCGK_Y6XL456DfoTdCPUPWq_uugcF4RCkp3AwvkZNeJuBd82$

‘Thank God they walked out’: Oregon’s partisan divide highlights heightened animosity in statehouses Republicans lawmakers in Oregon are banned from running for reelection after staging a six-week protest over guns, abortion and transgender issues.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2023/12/13/partisan-politics-oregon-walkout-00131348__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0SMZVeFDDd40-EpovKAOsZyPa1gpLF4p4U7B0J-afJ91NL8WuCGK_Y6XL456DfoTdCPUPWq_uugcF4RCkp3AwvkZNVKuX4BD$

Arizona GOP Bill Would Let Legislators Overrule Voters in Presidential Elections. Arizona state Sen. Anthony Kern (R-27), an ally of GOP former President Donald Trump, is spearheading a resolution that says “the Legislature, and no other official, shall appoint presidential electors.” “This is a full sound-the-alarm moment for American democracy,” said one critic. Kern’s new bill, Senate Concurrent Resolution 1014, would let state legislators decide how Electoral College votes are assigned in Arizona. After some introductory text, the bill is extremely short: Be it resolved by the Senate of the State of Arizona, the House of Representatives concurring:
1. That the Legislature shall remain in session during years in which presidential elections are held; and 2. That the Legislature, and no other official, shall appoint presidential electors in accordance with the United States Constitution.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.yahoo.com/arizona-republican-proposes-bill-allow-215739002.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0SMZVeFDDd40-EpovKAOsZyPa1gpLF4p4U7B0J-afJ91NL8WuCGK_Y6XL456DfoTdCPUPWq_uugcF4RCkp3AwvkZNZpPbN4n$

# Legal / DOJ
St. Louis County Prosecutor Seeks to Vacate Death Penalty Conviction of Marcellus Williams: Citing crime scene DNA that belonged to someone else, Wesley Bell asked a Missouri court to consider evidence of Williams’s innocence. Forensic testing of the knife used to murder Felicia Anne Gayle Picus, a beloved former newspaper reporter, revealed male DNA that did not belong to Williams. That evidence, which supports Williams’s innocence claim, has never been reviewed by any court, Bell noted in a newly filed motion
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2024/01/29/marcellus-williams-conviction-wesley-bell/?utm_source=Newswav&utm_medium=Website__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0SMZVeFDDd40-EpovKAOsZyPa1gpLF4p4U7B0J-afJ91NL8WuCGK_Y6XL456DfoTdCPUPWq_uugcF4RCkp3AwvkZNfXcJP-T$

Dissolving Trump’s business empire would stand apart in history of NY fraud law: Within days, Donald Trump could potentially have his sprawling real estate business empire ordered “dissolved” for repeated misrepresentations on financial statements to lenders, adding him to a short list of scam marketers, con artists and others who have been hit with the ultimate punishment for violating New York’s powerful anti-fraud law.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/trump-fraud-business-law-courts-banks-lending-punishment-2ee9e509a28c24d0cda92da2f9a9b689__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0SMZVeFDDd40-EpovKAOsZyPa1gpLF4p4U7B0J-afJ91NL8WuCGK_Y6XL456DfoTdCPUPWq_uugcF4RCkp3AwvkZNb9vKFU1$

Scandal in Georgia threatens to muddy criminal case against Donald Trump. Political pressure is also piling up.: District attorney Fani Willis is at risk of disqualification for alleged relationship with outside counsel. State officials would have the power to replace her if she were disqualified by a judge. Any outside appointment could take a while to make and result in delays to the trial or a shift in strategy.
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House Republicans announce president’s brother James Biden to testify before Oversight panel in Feb: GOP lawmakers subpoenaed James Biden last year as part of a sweeping probe into the president, which has largely focused on his family’s business dealings. The private deposition will come a week before they are scheduled to speak with Hunter Biden, the president’s son.
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# Medical / Health
Cigna To Sell Its Medicare Business To Health Care Service Corp for $3.7B: People close to the situation told Bloomberg earlier this month that Cigna and HCSC were in “exclusive” talks for the Medicare deal. Other interested buyers reportedly included Elevance Health, another Blues giant.
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Public Outrage Sparked As Essentia Shutters Labor, Deliveries In A Hospital: The Duluth-based health care system said “declining birth volumes, increasingly high-risk pregnancies and challenges recruiting providers” spurred the decision.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.mprnews.org/story/2024/01/31/essentias-decision-to-end-labor-and-delivery-services-in-fosston-sparks-outrage__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0SMZVeFDDd40-EpovKAOsZyPa1gpLF4p4U7B0J-afJ91NL8WuCGK_Y6XL456DfoTdCPUPWq_uugcF4RCkp3AwvkZNWcjbd5u$

# Medical Science
New heart treatment could help the body grow a replacement valve: Replacement heart valves that grow inside the body are a step closer to reality following studies led by researchers at Imperial. The results are published in Communications Biology.
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# Military / DOD
U.S. Military Personnel in Iraq Put on Standby to Support Ground Involvement in Israel’s War on Gaza: Despite Biden’s promises of no boots on the ground, documents obtained by The Intercept suggest the military has prepared for the possibility. According to a separate personnel document, the standby order related to personnel deployed last year to Iraq. While the documents do not suggest that U.S. military ground involvement in the war is forthcoming, the January memo is the latest intimation of the Pentagon’s preparations to support Israel in the wake of Hamas’s October 7 attack.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2024/01/30/us-military-ground-israel-hamas-gaza/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=The*20Intercept*20Newsletter__;JSU!!On18fmf1aQ!0SMZVeFDDd40-EpovKAOsZyPa1gpLF4p4U7B0J-afJ91NL8WuCGK_Y6XL456DfoTdCPUPWq_uugcF4RCkp3AwvkZNfC7pg6U$

# Pharmaceuticals / Drugs
Medicare Pricing Talks On 10 Drugs Kick Off With CMS Opening Offers: The agreed-upon maximum fair prices will be made public by September 1 and take effect in 2026. The first 10 drugs are Eliquis, Jardiance, Xarelto, Januvia, Farxiga, Entresto, Enbrel, Imbruvica and Stelara, as well as Fiasp and certain other insulins made by Novo Nordisk, including NovoLog.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/business/biden-targets-diabetes-drug-jardiance-blood-thinner-eliquis-and-8-others-for-medicare-price-talks/articleshow/103178960.cms?from=mdr__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0SMZVeFDDd40-EpovKAOsZyPa1gpLF4p4U7B0J-afJ91NL8WuCGK_Y6XL456DfoTdCPUPWq_uugcF4RCkp3AwvkZNYAFJtBr$

# Space / NASA
NASA Puts Next-Gen Exoplanet-Imaging Technology to the Test: The Coronagraph Instrument on NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will demonstrate new technologies that could vastly increase the number of planets outside our solar system (exoplanets) that scientists can directly observe.
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