Voices, The Peoples News
Nov. 5, 2020
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate
# Indigenous / Global
The traditions that could save a nation’s forests. Indigenous communities evicted from their ancestral forest lands in Kenya have plans to restore peace and biodiversity to their homelands.
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20201103-the-indigenous-wisdom-that-can-save-forests-from-destruction
Indigenous Colombians mount a spiritual defense of the Amazon. UMIYAC is an alliance comprised of spiritual leaders from five different Amazonian ethnic groups deemed to be in danger of extinction.
https://news.mongabay.com/2020/11/indigenous-colombians-mount-a-spiritual-defense-of-the-amazon/#:~:text=UMIYAC%20is%20an%20alliance%20comprised,line%20defense%20for%20the%20rainforest.
# CoronaVirus
Outbreak at Hamptons Voting Site Forces Dozens to Quarantine. The 10 infected people include six poll workers who were helping out at Stony Brook University’s campus.
https://www.easthamptonstar.com/health-government/2020114/covid-cases-reported-southampton-early-voting-site
U.S. Surpasses 100,000 New COVID-19 Cases in a Single Day. The country broke pandemic records the day after Election Day.
https://www.businessinsider.com/us-surpasses-103000-new-covid-cases-highest-single-day-count-2020-11
COVID-Stressed Staff of a Montana Health Department Quits. The health director said she was not getting enough backing from local leaders.
https://www.greatfallstribune.com/story/news/2020/11/04/pondera-county-health-department-resign-citing-covid-19-support-coronavirus/6161156002/
Everyone’s Life is at Stake Now: Don’t Get Distracted by Politics https://healthimpactnews.com/2020/everyones-life-is-at-stake-now-dont-get-distracted-by-politics/
# Employment
Florida joins seven other states in enacting a $15 minimum wage https://thecounter.org/florida-amendment-2-15-dollar-minimum-wage/
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining
Oregon allows a controversial fracked gas power plant to begin construction. Having fought the plant for years, environmentalists expressed surprise that the state has greenlighted a major new greenhouse gas polluter.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/04112020/oregon-perennial-fracked-gas-power-plant-construction
Judges hear appeal on Dakota Access Pipeline permit, study: The fight over a key permit and environmental review for the Dakota Access Pipeline reached a panel of federal appellate judges Wednesday.
https://bismarcktribune.com/news/state-and-regional/judges-hear-appeal-on-dakota-access-pipeline-permit-study/article_49d912f1-0594-54dd-8717-eddbfd67b240.html
New Mexico’s oil fields have a sinkhole problem. The hunt for industrial brine has opened massive and unexpected sinkholes, which is taking delicate work, and more than $54 million, to fill.
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2096488886191/new-mexicos-oil-fields-have-a-sinkhole-problem
# Environment / Climate / Interior
As U.S. leaves the Paris accord, fate of its climate policy hangs on who wins election Where it heads next on climate change depends on whether President Trump or former vice president Joe Biden win the election.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/nov/04/us-paris-climate-agreement-exit-election
# Food / GMOs / Chemicals
Poor and Minority Children With Food Allergies Overlooked and in Danger
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/940463
# Food Recalls / Alerts
FSIS warns public about metal found in spaghetti and meatballs, complaints were about metal embedded in meatballs in Kwik Trips, Inc., Spaghetti and Meatball in Marinara Sauce products.
https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2020/11/fsis-warns-public-about-metal-found-in-spaghetti-and-meatballs/
Ottawa-based Miss Vickie’s Canada is recalling certain Miss Vickie’s brand Kettle Cooked Potato Chips due to the possible presence of pieces of glass.
https://www.inspection.gc.ca/food-recall-warnings-and-allergy-alerts/2020-11-03/eng/1604456061321/1604456069989
# General News
Kushner’s Company Files to Evict 100s of Families: Many of the tenants, who mostly live in Baltimore, said they fell behind on rent after losing their jobs during the pandemic.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/524627-apartment-company-co-owned-by-jared-kushner-files-hundreds-of
Steve Bannon Says He Wants Dr. Fauci, FBI’s Wray Beheaded. “I’d put them at the two corners of the White House as a warning to federal bureaucrats,” he said. “You either get with the program or you’re gone.”
https://www.mediamatters.org/steve-bannon/steve-bannon-and-his-co-host-discuss-beheading-dr-anthony-fauci-and-fbi-director
# Gov / Politics
As of this morning, the presidential race remains too close to call. The reason for this: the result hinges on the outcomes in several closely-fought states — states like Pennsylvania, Georgia, Arizona — where election officials are still tabulating votes.
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/albertsamaha/election-too-close-to-call-as-trump-and-biden-compete-for
Election chaos: Keep calm, keep counting and get to work. With too few results from the election to name a winner, just stay calm in the chaos and continue to fight against voter suppression.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/11/04/election-chaos-stay-calm-keep-counting-votes-column/6139444002/
Armed Former GOP Candidate Arrested for Trespassing at North Carolina Polling Place: Police https://www.thedailybeast.com/armed-north-carolina-man-justin-dunn-arrested-after-allegedly-intimidating-voters-at-polling-place
Five Muslim Lawmakers Elected in History-Making Result. Five Democratic politicians made history last night by becoming the first Muslim state legislative lawmakers in Wisconsin, Florida and Delaware. “This work is a critical part of defeating the violent rise of Islamophobia here and around the world,” Mohammed Missouri said.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/muslim-american-lawmakers-make-historic-firsts-across-several-states_n_5fa2f938c5b6b35537e34d82
The New York Times analysis: Win or lose, Trump will remain a powerful and disruptive force https://politicalwire.com/2020/11/04/trump-will-remain-a-disruptive-force/
Trump’s bid to stop the count risk turning the US into Turkey. The pundits and the polls exaggerated the impact of coronavirus epidemic on voters and underestimated Trump’s political skills – now he is prematurely claiming a win https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/trump-biden-us-election-erdogan-illiberal-democracy-b1591328.html
Trump’s Path to Victory Narrows as Biden Nears 270 Electoral College Votes https://www.democracynow.org/2020/11/5/headlines/trumps_path_to_victory_narrows_as_biden_nears_270_electoral_college_votes
Trump “Claims” Battleground States as Campaign Sues to Stop Vote Counting https://www.democracynow.org/2020/11/5/headlines/trump_claims_battleground_states_as_campaign_sues_to_stop_vote_counting
Post-election vote tallying raises fresh security concerns https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/post-election-vote-tallying-raises-fresh-security-concerns
Biden Edges Closer to White House as Trump Mounts Legal Challenge https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election/biden-edges-closer-to-white-house-win-as-trump-mounts-legal-challenge-idUSKBN27L0VI
Florida poll worker details the physical and verbal abuse he experienced from Trump ‘cult members’ on Election Day https://www.alternet.org/2020/11/i-did-not-sign-up-for-this-florida-poll-worker-slams-trump-cult-members-for-the-physical-and-verbal-abuse-he-was-subjected-to/
Election Day Mayhem Began Two Years Ago With Massive Voter Purges. Since 2018, Georgia’s GOP secretary of state has quietly wiped away the voter registrations of 198,351 voters.
https://truthout.org/articles/election-day-mayhem-began-two-years-ago-with-massive-voter-purges/
Trump Campaign Files Lawsuit Alleging Voter Fraud in Nevada. The lawsuit makes the fourth state in which the president’s campaign has lodged legal action as his battleground contests narrow.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-nevada-trump/trump-campaign-to-escalate-legal-fight-with-nevada-lawsuit-idUSKBN27L1TR
Here’s what happens if Trump tries to sue his way to victory. It’s easy enough for the Trump campaign to file a lawsuit claiming improprieties, but a lot harder to provide evidence of wrongdoing or a convincing legal argument. Here’s what you need to know as the election lawsuits start to mount.
https://www.propublica.org/article/if-trump-tries-to-sue-his-way-to-election-victory-heres-what-happens
# Law Enforcement
Philadelphia police released bodycam video of an officer fatally shooting Walter Wallace Jr. This is the first time the Philadelphia Police Department has publicly released video of a police shooting.
https://6abc.com/walter-wallace-jr-police-camera-body-cam-video/7635469/
Texas Sheriff, Indicted for Evidence Tampering in Javier Ambler’s Killing, Loses Reelection https://www.honestaustin.com/2020/11/04/sheriff-indicted-for-evidence-tampering-loses-office-in-williamson-county/
# Legal / Judicial / DOJ
DOJ Says It Can Send Armed Feds to Vote-Counting Spots: The law prohibits armed guards at places where votes are being cast, but the DOJ said it could send officers to ballot-counting locations.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/justice-department-says-it-can-send-armed-federal-officers-into-vote-counting-locations-nyt
Mondaire Jones, One of First Two Openly Gay Black Congressmen, Backs Expanding Supreme Court. The 33-year-old Democratic congressional candidate from New York sits down with Rolling Stone for “The Next Wave,” a series on the new leaders who will shape America’s future https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/mondaire-jones-next-wave-interview-1084560/
‘This is disturbing’: DOJ claims armed feds are allowed to inspect state vote-counting locations. Vowing not to be intimidated by the possibility of armed federal agents showing up at ballot-counting sites, Pennsylvania’s attorney general said: “Nothing is going to stop the counting of these legal ballots.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/11/05/disturbing-trump-doj-claims-armed-feds-are-allowed-inspect-state-vote-counting
# Media
Postmaster General DeJoy Defies Federal Judge as Mail-In Ballots Surge for Biden Some 300,000 ballots remain a matter of dispute, as does their potential impact on the presidential election.
https://truthout.org/articles/postmaster-general-dejoy-defies-federal-judge-as-mail-in-ballots-surge-for-biden/
Judge Orders Twice-Daily Sweeps of USPS Facilities to Get Every Vote Counted The order comes a day after Judge Emmet Sullivan chastised USPS officials for failing to do a check earlier this week.
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/524688-judge-orders-usps-to-sweep-facilities-twice-a-day-for-any-ballots
# Military / DOD
Air Force staff sergeant supplied Boogaloo Boys with fully automatic weapons converters, feds say https://taskandpurpose.com/news/air-force-steven-carrillo-boogaloo-boys-automatic-weapons-converters
COVID-19 Cases Reaching Record Highs in Military, Among Veterans https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/11/04/covid-19-cases-reaching-record-highs-military-among-veterans.html
# Nuclear / Radiation
Dumping Fukushima’s Water: What could possibly go wrong?
https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/11/01/dumping-fukushimas-water-into-the-ocean/
# Social
Hundreds Arrested in MN, Portland, NYC Post-Election Unrest. Protesters railing at Trump legal threat in Twin Cities rounded up and more than 50 arrested in New York as anger erupted in several U.S. cities.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/11/04/election-unrest-hundreds-march-several-arrested-protests-continue/6158310002/
# InnerSpace
A Mysterious Seismic ‘Blip’ From Deep Inside Earth Pulsates Every 26 Seconds https://www.zerohedge.com/political/theres-mysterious-seismic-blip-deep-inside-earth-has-pulsated-every-26-seconds-60-years
# Technology
Google Forms Used In Password-Stealing Spree: What You Need To Know
https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2020/11/03/always-trust-google-here-are-256-password-stealing-reasons-you-shouldnt/?sh=bbb1d3c56ed4
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