Voices, The Peoples News
August 20, 2021
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate
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# Indigenous
Biden nominates first Native American to lead national parks service:
“There’s someone on the very top who understands the tribal perspective and is going to bring it to the table in a way that we haven’t seen before.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ecowatch.com/chuck-sams-native-american-national-parks-2654722505.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mEqYci06CYgCbLD7nq8MTBqU3ScgN85-9TXcAHGa3gRudVGh3XVj7_W1wHlLoTSt_x1h$
# Animals / Pets / Alerts / Food Recalls Will Klamath salmon outlast the dam removal process? Their future comes down to a race between paperwork and a fish disease.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://fishbio.com/news/will-klamath-salmon-outlast-dam-removal-process__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mEqYci06CYgCbLD7nq8MTBqU3ScgN85-9TXcAHGa3gRudVGh3XVj7_W1wHlLocj7Ec6V$
The effort to save Upper Klamath Lake’s endangered fish before they disappear Another dry year pushes tribal nations, federal agencies and irrigators to find long-lasting solutions.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://klamathtribes.org/restoring-fish-and-a-dying-lake/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mEqYci06CYgCbLD7nq8MTBqU3ScgN85-9TXcAHGa3gRudVGh3XVj7_W1wHlLoc1zjxah$
Two young ospreys were removed from their nest and euthanized so workers could replace a light in a Southern Maryland park https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2346736290983/two-young-ospreys-were-removed-from-their-nest-and-euthanized-so-workers-could-replace-a-light-in-a-southern-maryland-park__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mEqYci06CYgCbLD7nq8MTBqU3ScgN85-9TXcAHGa3gRudVGh3XVj7_W1wHlLoX2eu4WG$
Fishers Struggle as Fish Head for the Poles. In the northeastern United States, fishing regulations are not keeping up with species on the move.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.hakaimagazine.com/news/fishers-struggle-as-fish-head-for-the-poles/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mEqYci06CYgCbLD7nq8MTBqU3ScgN85-9TXcAHGa3gRudVGh3XVj7_W1wHlLoYs5miTx$
# CoronaVirus
Texas is sending more relief medical workers to hospitals while opening more COVID-19 antibody infusion centers.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/16/bexar-county-mask-mandate-schools-texas/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mEqYci06CYgCbLD7nq8MTBqU3ScgN85-9TXcAHGa3gRudVGh3XVj7_W1wHlLofpDloRt$
A San Antonio school district that made COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for teachers and staff has drawn a court challenge from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/16/bexar-county-mask-mandate-schools-texas/*c525547a-7c1b-44cc-a677-3c60b31e5ab5__;Iw!!On18fmf1aQ!mEqYci06CYgCbLD7nq8MTBqU3ScgN85-9TXcAHGa3gRudVGh3XVj7_W1wHlLoY1IseOP$
Texas: GOP Governor Denies Aid, Leaving COVID Patients with NO Care to Avoid Negative Publicity. Gov. Greg Abbott has been unwavering lately in his refusal to implement statewide safety precautions to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/06/texas-greg-abbott-covid-restrictions/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mEqYci06CYgCbLD7nq8MTBqU3ScgN85-9TXcAHGa3gRudVGh3XVj7_W1wHlLobU0qXjc$
Why this public health expert has given up on the idea that we will ever eliminate COVID-19. In the U.K. and the U.S., daily new cases number in the thousands, but restrictions and limitations are being lifted. In contrast, New Zealand has started a short national lockdown to contain just a handful of cases.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.fastcompany.com/90667792/why-this-public-health-expert-has-given-up-on-the-idea-that-we-will-ever-eliminate-covid__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mEqYci06CYgCbLD7nq8MTBqU3ScgN85-9TXcAHGa3gRudVGh3XVj7_W1wHlLoT9eNUEw$
‘We Sent a Terrible Message’: Scientists say Biden jumped the gun with vaccine booster plan. As some scientists see it, the announcement is rash and based on weak evidence, and they worry it could undercut confidence in vaccines with no clear benefit of controlling the pandemic.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.news-medical.net/news/20210820/e28098We-sent-a-terrible-messagee28099-Scientists-say-Biden-jumped-the-gun-with-vaccine-booster-plan.aspx__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mEqYci06CYgCbLD7nq8MTBqU3ScgN85-9TXcAHGa3gRudVGh3XVj7_W1wHlLoas09tIG$
After Pandemic Ravaged Nursing Homes, New State Laws Protect Residents.
But under alaw Connecticut enacted in June, nursing home residents will be able to designate an “essential support person” who can help take care of a loved one even during a public health emergency.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.news-medical.net/news/20210820/After-pandemic-ravaged-nursing-homes-new-state-laws-protect-residents.aspx__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mEqYci06CYgCbLD7nq8MTBqU3ScgN85-9TXcAHGa3gRudVGh3XVj7_W1wHlLoXNBFsD2$
Biden’s No-Jab-No-Job Order Creates Quandary for Nursing Homes.
President Joe Biden’s edict that nursing homes must ensure their workers are vaccinated against covid-19 presents a challenge for an industry struggling to entice its lowest-paid workers to get shots without driving them to seek employment elsewhere.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.news-medical.net/news/20210820/Bidene28099s-no-jab-no-job-order-creates-quandary-for-nursing-homes.aspx__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mEqYci06CYgCbLD7nq8MTBqU3ScgN85-9TXcAHGa3gRudVGh3XVj7_W1wHlLoRCHPY-t$
# Economy / Trade
Here’s Why Democrats’ $3.5 Trillion Budget Plan Could Impact Every Single American. With Democrats already sniping at each other over the size of their budget deal, expect a lot of fights in the coming weeks over how much to spend and especially how to finance it.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathanponciano/2021/08/11/heres-why-democrats-35-trillion-budget-plan-could-impact-every-single-american/?sh=5bf9cac07ffb__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mEqYci06CYgCbLD7nq8MTBqU3ScgN85-9TXcAHGa3gRudVGh3XVj7_W1wHlLoS6ekTNl$
# Education / Schools
The Texas Supreme Court will allow mask mandates in school districts to remain, for now. But the issue could easily return to the court sometime soon.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/19/texas-schools-mask-mandates-supreme-court-greg-abbott/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mEqYci06CYgCbLD7nq8MTBqU3ScgN85-9TXcAHGa3gRudVGh3XVj7_W1wHlLoQmtpjTP$
A ripped-off mask and verbal assault: how tensions over changing mask rules spilled over in one Texas school district: In a letter to parents and staff, Eanes ISD’s superintendent called the incidents unacceptable and warned parents that “the kids are watching.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/20/mask-texas-eanes-isd/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mEqYci06CYgCbLD7nq8MTBqU3ScgN85-9TXcAHGa3gRudVGh3XVj7_W1wHlLocCDk8mH$
Texas says schools now must notify families of positive COVID-19 cases in classrooms This is a reversal of the Texas Education Agency’s previous guidance, which didn’t explicitly require school districts to notify parents of a close contact with the virus.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/19/texas-schools-covid-19-cases/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mEqYci06CYgCbLD7nq8MTBqU3ScgN85-9TXcAHGa3gRudVGh3XVj7_W1wHlLoYUIngi6$
Texas Supreme Court Pauses Ban On Mask Mandates In Schools. As districts, cities and counties fight Gov. Greg Abbott’s order that bans mask mandates in Texas schools, the district Tuesday voted to require them in its dress code.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.kut.org/covid-19/2021-08-18/texas-bans-schools-from-requiring-masks-one-districts-workaround-make-them-part-of-the-dress-code__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mEqYci06CYgCbLD7nq8MTBqU3ScgN85-9TXcAHGa3gRudVGh3XVj7_W1wHlLoXZc4by-$
More school districts mandate Covid vaccines for students, educators:
With school openings near, parents and teachers say state leaders have stripped them of weapons against COVID-19. Public health experts and medical professionals are sounding the alarm over the highly transmissible delta variant of COVID-19. The governor has stood firm on his ban against masking mandates in schools.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/education-news/2021/08/02/404656/with-school-openings-near-parents-and-teachers-say-state-leaders-have-stripped-them-of-weapons-against-covid-19/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mEqYci06CYgCbLD7nq8MTBqU3ScgN85-9TXcAHGa3gRudVGh3XVj7_W1wHlLoU2FJKl9$
The rocky road back to school: Vaccine gag rule, mask wars: Mask requirements are just the latest chapter in a year-long contentious debate about how to reopen schools safely for in-person learning that is often politically charged.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usnews.com/news/education-news/articles/2021-08-05/mask-mandate-bans-spark-confusion-concern-as-unvaccinated-kids-head-to-school__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mEqYci06CYgCbLD7nq8MTBqU3ScgN85-9TXcAHGa3gRudVGh3XVj7_W1wHlLofwuhN-u$
School board meetings across the country have become ground zero for the country’s culture wars, often resulting in combative and confrontational forums as students prepare to head back to school in the fall.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/568428-school-boards-become-ground-zero-for-countrys-culture-wars__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mEqYci06CYgCbLD7nq8MTBqU3ScgN85-9TXcAHGa3gRudVGh3XVj7_W1wHlLoZrsA7hs$
FL Official: We’ll Dock Pay If School Boards Keep Mask Rules. The state’s education commissioner gave Broward and Alachua counties 48 hours to drop their mask mandates—or face tough consequences.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/florida-education-department-issues-48-hour-warning-to-broward-alachua-districts-with-mask-mandates__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mEqYci06CYgCbLD7nq8MTBqU3ScgN85-9TXcAHGa3gRudVGh3XVj7_W1wHlLoWf7EBYc$
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals Biden Faces Mounting Pressure To Yank Line 3 Oil Pipeline Permits: The White House is facing mounting pressure from Democrats to yank federal permits for Line 3, the controversial oil pipeline under construction in Minnesota.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2021/08/biden-faces-mounting-pressure-to-yank-line-3-oil-pipeline-permits/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mEqYci06CYgCbLD7nq8MTBqU3ScgN85-9TXcAHGa3gRudVGh3XVj7_W1wHlLofwYPwgy$
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals / Global Nuxalk Nation issues eviction notice to B.C. exploration company, igniting calls for mining reform https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2021/08/16/nuxalk-nation-issues-eviction-notice-to-bc-exploration-company-igniting-calls-for-mining-reform.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mEqYci06CYgCbLD7nq8MTBqU3ScgN85-9TXcAHGa3gRudVGh3XVj7_W1wHlLoRbiKIeh$
# Environment / Climate / Global
How Indigenous cultural burning practices benefit biodiversity https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/how-indigenous-burning-practices-can-help-curb-the-biodiversity-crisis-165422__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mEqYci06CYgCbLD7nq8MTBqU3ScgN85-9TXcAHGa3gRudVGh3XVj7_W1wHlLoUl0zsuy$
Climate scientist John Fyfe explains why new IPCC report shows ‘there’s no going back’: In their latest synthesis of the physical science of the climate emergency, the world’s foremost experts say there is no longer any doubt about who is responsible for cooking the planet.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thenarwhal.ca/ipcc-report-un-climate-john-fyfe/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mEqYci06CYgCbLD7nq8MTBqU3ScgN85-9TXcAHGa3gRudVGh3XVj7_W1wHlLoaJzHqXQ$
Cheakamus forest near Whistler is charting new territory when it comes to sustainable timber harvest that outlaws clearcuts, respects Indigenous governance and combats the climate emergency.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://kleanindustries.com/resources/environmental-industry-market-analysis-research/meet-cheakamus-the-only-community-forest-in-b.c-to-develop-carbon-offsets/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mEqYci06CYgCbLD7nq8MTBqU3ScgN85-9TXcAHGa3gRudVGh3XVj7_W1wHlLoTev1eL8$
For First Time on Record, Rainfall Observed at Peak of Greenland Ice Sheet. This “is not simply a warm decade or two in a wandering climate pattern,” said one expert. “This is unprecedented.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/for-first-time-on-record-rainfall-observed-at-peak-of-greenland-ice-sheet/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mEqYci06CYgCbLD7nq8MTBqU3ScgN85-9TXcAHGa3gRudVGh3XVj7_W1wHlLoXLOvYFT$
# Global Politics and other news
The Taliban knocked on her door 3 times. The fourth time, they killed her https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/17/asia/afghanistan-women-taliban-intl-hnk-dst/index.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mEqYci06CYgCbLD7nq8MTBqU3ScgN85-9TXcAHGa3gRudVGh3XVj7_W1wHlLoT73qidY$
Afghanistan news: Taliban thugs ‘torture and massacre ethnic group, witnesses say as they ‘burn down amusement park.’ A HUMAN rights group claims the Taliban have tortrued and killed people from the Hazara minority group.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.the-sun.com/news/3477193/afghanistan-refugees-news-afghan-taliban-massacre-hazara-latest-updates/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mEqYci06CYgCbLD7nq8MTBqU3ScgN85-9TXcAHGa3gRudVGh3XVj7_W1wHlLoVrpyOt8$
Taliban Militant Beats L.A. Times Photographer in Kabul: Although the Taliban have attempted to present a more tolerant image since their takeover, press freedom is still far from guaranteed.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/los-angeles-times-photographer-marcus-yam-beated-detained-by-taliban-in-kabul__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mEqYci06CYgCbLD7nq8MTBqU3ScgN85-9TXcAHGa3gRudVGh3XVj7_W1wHlLoYfcn0Aj$
2,000-meter-long bridge links Russia and China: The China-Russia Tongjiang-Nizhneleninskoye Bridge is part of China’s “Belt and Road”
initiative, a push to create trade corridors linking China to Africa and Eurasia.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.djournal.com/news/national/2-000-meter-long-bridge-links-russia-and-china/video_8cccd15c-dde1-57f1-81b3-c473abbb6a80.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mEqYci06CYgCbLD7nq8MTBqU3ScgN85-9TXcAHGa3gRudVGh3XVj7_W1wHlLoQbEEXoA$
# Gov / Politics
The Fall of Kabul and the Decline of World Order: The Afghan capital might seem like a small domino. But the entire world is less safe, less stable, and less free than it was last week.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thedispatch.com/p/the-fall-of-kabul-and-the-decline__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mEqYci06CYgCbLD7nq8MTBqU3ScgN85-9TXcAHGa3gRudVGh3XVj7_W1wHlLobrEJsgB$
The Buck Stops With No One After Biden’s Afghanistan Debacle: James Mattis quit after Trump decided to pull out of Syria. Anthony Blinken should have quit after Biden pulled out of Afghanistan—and he should have been fired when he didn’t.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-buck-stops-with-no-one-after-bidens-afghanistan-debacle__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mEqYci06CYgCbLD7nq8MTBqU3ScgN85-9TXcAHGa3gRudVGh3XVj7_W1wHlLocGtrE8n$
Three TX Dems Return, End Effort to Block Voting Laws. Democratic state lawmakers in Texas fled the state 38 days ago, most for Washington, D.C.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/aug/19/texas-democrats-return-voting-bill__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mEqYci06CYgCbLD7nq8MTBqU3ScgN85-9TXcAHGa3gRudVGh3XVj7_W1wHlLoUACI_Ls$
Children are dying for Republican ‘freedom.’ Apparently, the bodies of sick or dead children are not a motivator for today’s Republicans. Then again, when were they?
When 20 children were gunned down at Sandy Hook elementary school in 2012, Republicans didn’t fight to end gun violence — they doubled down on unfettered gun access.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rawstory.com/children-are-dying-for-republican-freedom/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mEqYci06CYgCbLD7nq8MTBqU3ScgN85-9TXcAHGa3gRudVGh3XVj7_W1wHlLoXr70mpj$
US back-pedals after Biden suggested it would defend Taiwan against Chinese military attack. Biden’s statement was seen as a potential departure from the US longstanding position https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/east-asia/us-biden-taiwan-china-b1905913.html?fr=operanews__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mEqYci06CYgCbLD7nq8MTBqU3ScgN85-9TXcAHGa3gRudVGh3XVj7_W1wHlLoWpjN6BT$
Today’s Crisis in Kabul Is Direct Result of Decades of U.S. War &
Destabilization: As thousands of Afghans try to flee Afghanistan after the Taliban seized control, we look at the roots of the longest U.S. war in history and spend the hour with national security reporter Spencer Ackerman.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.democracynow.org/2021/8/20/spencer_ackerman_reign_of_terror__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mEqYci06CYgCbLD7nq8MTBqU3ScgN85-9TXcAHGa3gRudVGh3XVj7_W1wHlLofzUA4j5$
New Report Reveals Trump Administration Used Feds to Bring Harsher Charges Against BLM Protesters. Throughout history, the federal government has worked to surveil and disrupt Black power movements.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/report-trump-admin-deployed-feds-to-bring-harsher-charges-on-blm-protesters/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mEqYci06CYgCbLD7nq8MTBqU3ScgN85-9TXcAHGa3gRudVGh3XVj7_W1wHlLoY5cEVCh$
# Law Enforcement
Ex-Cops Allegedly Spray-Painted Swastika Onto Suspect’s Car. Hundreds of cases involving the two ex-officers will now be reviewed for potential foul play.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/torrance-police-officers-allegedly-spray-painted-swastika-and-happy-face-onto-suspects-car__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mEqYci06CYgCbLD7nq8MTBqU3ScgN85-9TXcAHGa3gRudVGh3XVj7_W1wHlLoV7xhHzp$
# Social
A continuous rise in global population has led to fears that conflicts and war will become more frequent as resources dwindle.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/08/210818130517.htm__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mEqYci06CYgCbLD7nq8MTBqU3ScgN85-9TXcAHGa3gRudVGh3XVj7_W1wHlLobPCW997$
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