Voices, The Peoples News
January 18, 2021
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate
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# Indigenous
John McCain’s Apache land grab is finally happening. The fight for a copper deposit beneath sacred lands shows the extent of the government’s extractive greed.
https://newrepublic.com/article/160940/john-mccains-apache-land-grab-finally-happening
Apache file lien on Oak Flat, temporary restraining order to stop land transfer from Forest Service to foreign mining company https://indiancountrytoday.com/the-press-pool/apache-file-lien-on-oak-flat-temporary-restraining-order-to-stop-land-transfer-from-forest-service-to-foreign-mining-company-pb5UXtGzO0KVPVrju2EpiA
Indigenous-led movement credited with ‘huge victory’ as Biden plans to rescind Keystone XL permit on day one. “We formed an immensely powerful, unlikely alliance of voices and we never gave up.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/01/18/indigenous-led-movement-credited-huge-victory-biden-plans-rescind-keystone-xl-permit
# Animals / Pets / Food Recalls
Parrots are facing extinction, and only policymakers can save them https://www.zmescience.com/science/parrots-extinction-deforestation-89264326/
# Border / Immigration
Guatemala detains hundreds of migrants at border as U.S.-bound caravan grows –The Red Cross estimates that up to 4,000 people could join the caravan https://news.yahoo.com/hundreds-central-americans-gather-caravan-060640742.html
Incoming Biden Administration to Migrant Caravan: Don’t Come, You Won’t Get in Immediately https://news.yahoo.com/incoming-biden-administration-migrant-caravan-200534564.html
# CoronaVirus
Kansas nurses refuse to give COVID-19 vaccines over safety concerns –The county will hire at least one outside nurse, who will be paid with
COVID-19 funds.
https://nypost.com/2021/01/16/kansas-nurses-refuse-to-give-covid-19-vaccines/
13 Israelis suffer facial paralysis after coronavirus vaccine – report –Doctors in the health system estimate that in practice the number of cases is higher.
https://www.wionews.com/world/13-in-israel-experience-facial-paralysis-after-receiving-covid-19-vaccine-report-356985
Almost a third of recovered Covid patients return to hospital in five months and one in eight die https://nypost.com/2021/01/18/1-in-8-recovered-covid-19-patients-die-within-5-months-study/
As scientists identify more and more potentially worrying variants of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, they are grappling with just what to call them. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-00097-w
Another coronavirus variant linked to growing share of cases, several large outbreaks, in California https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/01/18/california-coronavirus-variant/
A far more contagious coronavirus strain—first spotted in the UK—has arrived in Houston. Here’s what you need to know: http://spr.ly/6186HkkNw
# Economy / Trade
U.S. Could Give $1,875 Stimulus Checks For 8 Months For Same Cost As
2017 Trump Tax Cuts, Says Robert Reich
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2138114181938/us-could-give-1875-stimulus-checks-for-8-months-for-same-cost-as-2017-trump-tax-cuts-says-robert-reich
# Education / Schools
Fixating on Pandemic “Learning Loss” Undermines the Need to Transform Education Systemic change requires that students, families and teachers collectively serve as designers of education.
https://truthout.org/articles/fixating-on-pandemic-learning-loss-undermines-the-need-to-transform-education/
Charter Schools Movement Sees a Growth Opportunity in Public School Funding Cuts The pandemic and school privatization schemes continue to bleed students and funding from public school systems.
https://truthout.org/articles/charter-schools-movement-sees-a-growth-opportunity-in-public-school-funding-cuts/
# Employment
More than 400,000 U.S. clean energy jobs have been lost so far during the pandemic https://e360.yale.edu/digest/more-than-400-000-u-s-clean-energy-jobs-have-been-lost-so-far-during-the-pandemic
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining
POWER PLAY: The Influence of Virginia’s Biggest Utility https://www.propublica.org/series/power-play
Biden may cancel Keystone XL pipeline permit as soon as his first day in office https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-biden-keystone/biden-may-cancel-keystone-xl-pipeline-permit-as-soon-as-his-first-day-in-office-source-idINKBN29N07D
Biden to Yank Keystone XL Permit on First Day of Presidency
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/17/biden-yank-keystone-pipeline-permit-460142
# Environment / Climate / Interior
Trump Administration pushes last-minute actions that could hurt wildlife and the environment
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-races-to-weaken-environmental-and-worker-protections-and-implement-other-last-minute-policies-before-jan-20
# Gov / Politics
Congress Works For You. Here’s How to Be a Better Boss.
https://www.propublica.org/series/a-users-guide-to-democracy
Republican senators are wrestling over what they want their party’s future relationship with Donald Trump to be after he leaves office on Wednesday.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/534525-gop-senators-wrestle-with-purging-trump-from-party
Oregon Considering Bill for Emergency Seizure of Private Property. The Oregon State Legislature is currently considering a bill which would allow for the governor to seize, use, or possess any private property during a state of emergency.
https://www.legitgov.org/oregon-considering-bill-emergency-seizure-private-property
HB-2238 is supposedly meant to clarify the “Governor’s authority to use property during an emergency.”
https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2238/Introduced
Stopping Every Car Trying to Leave DC. They are stopping every car trying to get out of city on 23rd Street – asking for ID. (video) https://153news.net/watch_video.php?v=16A3SXRYB3SX
The nation’s capital has been turned into an occupied military zone like Baghdad. Armed troops authorized to use lethal force are manning checkpoints to enter and leave downtown Washington, D.C., Green Zone and Red Zone perimeters have been established. Several bridges into the city from neighboring Virginia are scheduled to be closed.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/01/biden-inaugural-like-baghdad-green-zone-red-zone-military-checkpoints-enter-leave-downtown-d-c-bridges-city-closed/
Pentagon Says Proud Boys and Oath Keepers in National Guard May Try to Assassinate Biden https://www.veteranstoday.com/2021/01/17/pentagon-says-proud-boys-and-oath-keepers-in-national-guard-may-try-to-assassinate-biden/
A Pro-Trump Militant Group Has Recruited Thousands of Police, Soldiers, and Veterans. An Atlantic investigation reveals who they are https://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2020/10/pro-trump-militant-group-has-recruited-thousands-police-soldiers-and-veterans/168935/
Arrest of 3%er by FBI Ties Rep. Bobert to Attack on Capitol https://www.veteranstoday.com/2021/01/17/arrest-of-3er-by-fbi-ties-rep-bobert-to-attack-on-capitol/
Verify: Is the story behind the Boebert group photo circulating on social media true?
Photos of the Rifle Republican have been circulating with inaccurate claims.
https://www.9news.com/article/news/verify/verify-lauren-boebert-photos/73-17a9f881-40c0-40d6-8087-8da2efdebf97
State capitols are bracing for pro-Trump mobs: Across the US, governors are readying themselves for possible attacks from violent pro-Trump mobs ahead of Joe Biden’s inauguration later this week.
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/tasneemnashrulla/state-capitols-bracing-violent-protests
Trump exits White House silenced by Twitter, shunned by some in GOP.
President Trump will depart the White House Wednesday after four tumultuous years that will be defined by a mob riot and bipartisan impeachment vote in his final weeks in office.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/534513-trump-exits-white-house-silenced-by-twitter-shunned-by-some-in-gop
Historians having to tape together records that Trump tore up.
Implications for public record and legal proceedings after administration seized or destroyed papers, notes and other information https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/17/historians-having-to-tape-together-records-that-trump-tore-up
Biden faces monumental task healing divided country https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/534547-biden-faces-monumental-task-healing-divided-country
# Law Enforcement
FBI Vetting Guard Troops in DC Amid Fears of Insider Attack
https://apnews.com/article/biden-inauguration-joe-biden-capitol-siege-ap-top-news-857bacc273e16ff82dc9fefed1242ae8
Cowboys for Trump leader arrested over US Capitol riot https://www.news10.com/news/us-capitol-coverage/cowboys-for-trump-leader-arrested-over-us-capitol-riot/
3 North Texans have been arrested in connection with Capitol riot https://www.newsbreak.com/texas/dallas/news/2146326158394/3-north-texans-have-been-arrested-in-connection-with-capitol-riot
# Legal / Judicial / DOJ
Michael Cohen: New York Prosecutors will be ‘First on Line’ in Arrest of Trump Family. Trump selling US nuclear secrets. Destroying documents.
Selling pardons.
https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/michael-cohen-n-y-prosecutors-will-be-the-first-on-line-to-bring-trump-and-family-to-justice-99606597515
# Marijuana / Hemp / CBD Oil
USDA Releases Final Rule For Hemp, Two Years After Crop Was Federally Legalized https://www.marijuanamoment.net/usda-releases-final-rule-for-hemp-two-years-after-crop-was-federally-legalized/
Virginia Senate Holds First Marijuana Legalization Hearing, With More Scheduled Next Week https://www.marijuanamoment.net/virginia-senate-holds-first-marijuana-legalization-hearing-with-more-scheduled-next-week/
Feds To Send Marijuana And Hemp Samples To Labs As Part Of Large-Scale Testing Accuracy Study https://www.marijuanamoment.net/feds-to-send-marijuana-and-hemp-samples-to-labs-as-part-of-large-scale-testing-accuracy-study/
The National Credit Union Administration said it will continue to educate financial services providers about working with hemp businesses in 2021.
https://www.ncua.gov/regulation-supervision/letters-credit-unions-other-guidance/ncuas-2021-supervisory-priorities
# Military / DOD
National Guard sleeping in the Capitol an echo of Civil War
https://apnews.com/article/us-news-f3c82a3d5dbbb1354ba03c20993667b7
The U.S. military says its troop withdrawal from Somalia is complete, in one of the last actions of President Donald Trump’s presidency.
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2021/01/17/us-military-says-troop-withdrawal-from-somalia-is-complete/
# Social
The Last Thing We Need Is Another War on Terror https://www.thedailybeast.com/after-the-capitol-riots-the-last-thing-we-need-is-another-war-on-terror
The U.S. Capitol Riots and the Double Standard of Protest Policing.
After the sacking of arguably the most important building in America, some critics see the use of law enforcement as yet another example of two Americas.
https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2021-01-12/the-us-capitol-riots-and-the-double-standard-of-protest-policing
# Space
CIA Declassifies Nearly 3,000 Documents On UFOs, Revealing Mysterious ‘Information’ Was Analyzed In 1976 https://www.dailywire.com/news/cia-declassifies-nearly-3000-documents-on-ufos
NASA cut short a “critical test” of its new rocket on Sunday https://www.zmescience.com/science/nasa-test-cut-short-engine-263573/
# Technology
Parler CEO John Matze, family forced into hiding due to death threats, security breachesm filing https://www.theepochtimes.com/parler-ceo-john-matze-family-forced-into-hiding-due-to-death-threats-security-breaches-filing_3659107.html
Parler sues Amazon for suspending app from cloud service, claims antitrust violation and breach of contract –Parler seeking temporary relief after being blackballed by Amazon Web Services https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/parler-sues-amazon-antitrust-contract-breach
# Water
Life-Saving Drinking Water Disinfectants Have a ‘Dark Side.’
Disinfecting drinking water against pathogens is necessary, but by-products from the process are a ubiquitous — and likely growing — problem across the U.S.
https://ensia.com/features/drinking-water-disinfection-byproducts-pathogens/
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