Voices, The Peoples News
February 8, 2021
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate
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# Indigenous
New ‘Cascadia’ Field Guide will use Indigenous Classification rather than Western Taxonomy https://oceanblueproject.org/literary-field-guide-indigenous-classification/
# Border / Immigration
Biden administration’s CBP revives ‘catch and release’ policy at border amid COVID concerns. Customs and Border Protection forced to return to controversial policy in Texas https://nypost.com/2021/02/05/biden-reinstates-catch-and-release-policy-at-southern-border/
Biden Sets Up Review of Trump’s Military Family Deportations: There’s no public record of exactly how many vets or dependents were removed by the Trump administration, but it’s thought to run into the hundreds.
https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/nation-world/national/national-security/article249080870.html
Damage wrought by Trump’s border wall “will not ever be remediated or mitigated”
https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2021/02/damage-wrought-by-trumps-border-wall-will-not-ever-be-remediated-or-mitigated/
# CoronaVirus
More than 35 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered across the country, but it is becoming increasingly clear that vaccinations have not been equitable for communities of color that have been hardest hit by the pandemic.
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/537588-vaccine-inequity-prompts-calls-for-federal-response
New York climbs up list of states with highest COVID-19 nursing home mortality rate after true numbers revealed. Total nursing home deaths are now equal to about 14% of the state’s pre-pandemic nursing home population https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ny-high-covid-19-nursing-home-mortality
Virginia pastor dies shortly after receiving coronavirus vaccine. A Virginia minister died shortly after she received a coronavirus vaccination, authorities said Friday.
https://news.yahoo.com/virginia-woman-dies-shortly-receiving-180443242.html
As COVID-19 vaccines raise hope, cold reality dawns that illness is likely here to stay.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/as-vaccines-raise-hope-cold-reality-dawns-covid-19-is-likely-here-to-stay-11612693803
TRAGEDY! 9 Dead in Spanish Nursing Home Shortly After First Pfizer Shots but Second Doses Given Anyway – Religious Beliefs in Vaccines Causing Massive Senior Deaths?
https://healthimpactnews.com/2021/tragedy-9-dead-in-spanish-nursing-home-shortly-after-first-pfizer-shots-but-second-doses-given-anyway-religious-beliefs-in-vaccines-causing-massive-senior-deaths/
Are COVID-19 vaccines causing deaths? Online claims of coronavirus vaccines being lethal are rife following a string of deaths in care homes that vaccinated residents. DW looks into cases around the world and what was behind them.
https://www.dw.com/en/fact-check-are-covid-19-vaccines-causing-deaths/a-56458746
U.K. COVID Variant Now Rapidly Spreading in U.S.: Study https://nypost.com/2021/02/07/uk-covid-19-variant-spreading-rapidly-through-us-study/
Moderna, Pfizer Test mRNA Experimental Biologics on Children https://thevaccinereaction.org/2021/02/moderna-pfizer-test-mrna-experimental-biologics-on-children/
AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 Vaccine Not Recommended for People Over 65 in Germany https://www.biopharma-reporter.com/Article/2021/01/28/Germany-AstraZeneca-COVID-19-vaccine-should-not-be-used-in-over-65s
# Economy / Trade
Congress mulls tightening income eligibility tied to proposed $1,400 stimulus checks.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/537625-congress-mulls-tightening-eligibility-for-stimulus-checks
Why 10 Republican senators are negotiating with Biden on Covid-19 relief Biden and a group of Senate Republicans want two very different
Covid-19 relief bills.
https://www.vox.com/2021/2/1/22260253/republican-senators-negotiations-biden-covid-talks
Pfizer expects $15 billion in COVID-19 vaccine sales in 2021 https://money.yahoo.com/pfizer-expects-15-bln-covid-155806611.html
Democrats set to introduce bill that provides $3,600 per child for some
families: The success or failure of the legislation could have ramifications in the 2022 congressional elections.
https://newsvoice.com/i/16684382
The Superstar Research Driving the Checks Debate Has a Problem. It’s based on ZIP code-level data, which may not be as precise as the researchers contend https://prospect.org/first100/superstar-research-driving-checks-debate-has-problem-chetty-income-data/
# Education / Schools
In the Absence of COVID Safety Plans, Teachers Are Resigning and Retiring Early An unprecedented number of teachers and other school employees are leaving the field because of fears about COVID.
https://truthout.org/articles/in-the-absence-of-covid-safety-plans-teachers-are-resigning-and-retiring-early/
# Employment / Labor
Democratic legislators introduce COVID Whistleblower Protection Act. The bill seeks to institute stronger legal whistleblower protections for employees who work for entities that receive COVID-19 relief funds https://www.natlawreview.com/article/covid-whistleblower-protection-act-would-provide-robust-protection-disclosures-about
Labor policy expert: Drop in unemployment masked by bigger issues. A slight decrease in the unemployment rate during January – from 6.7 percent to 6.3 percent – was offset by how few new jobs were created in the private sector https://www.albanyherald.com/news/business/labor-policy-expert-drop-in-unemployment-masked-by-bigger-issues/article_c9dde3d7-8b28-5de4-923a-88edb39eb6a9.html
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining
‘Chemicals don’t just disappear’ — Persistence by researchers, residents uncovers pesticide contamination at Mead ethanol plant https://www.newsbreak.com/nebraska/mead/news/2159439213620/chemicals-dont-just-disappear-persistence-by-researchers-residents-uncovers-pesticide-contamination-at-mead-plant
Representatives of a dark-money political advocacy group sign a guilty plea admitting involvement in a major bribery scandal involving Ohio’s power plant subsidy law https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2021/02/05/ohio-former-house-speaker-larry-householder-dark-money-generation-now-guilty-plea-racketeering/4401901001/
Former FirstEnergy subsidiary Energy Harbor says it may decline the $1 billion in subsidies for two Ohio nuclear plants included in the scandal-tainted legislation.
https://www.wtap.com/2021/02/08/owners-of-two-ohio-nuclear-plants-may-decline-subsidies/
# Environment / Climate / Interior
Keeping one mature street tree is far better for humans and nature than planting lots of new ones https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2156177191752/why-keeping-one-mature-street-tree-is-far-better-for-humans-and-nature-than-planting-lots-of-new-ones
# Environment / Climate / Interior Global Globally, sea levels are rising faster than our worst estimates. This could put millions of people in coastal communities at risk of flood and even displacement. It’s worse than even the most pessimistic estimates.
https://www.zmescience.com/science/climate-change-sea-levels-05022021/
# Food / GMOs / Chemicals
Widely used neonic insecticides may be a threat to mammals, too.
Neonicotinoids, used on corn seed and other crops, are already accused of contributing to declines of insect pollinators.
https://thefern.org/2021/02/widely-used-neonic-insecticides-may-be-a-threat-to-mammals-too/
# Gov / Politics
Florida Governor DeSantis to Penalize Big Tech Companies for Unlawful Practices https://www.orlandosentinel.com/politics/os-ne-desantis-tallahassee-news-conference-20210202-r4pdvos3rbcdnj7pgx2qupfdpa-story.html
Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak (D) touted a proposal that would allow tech companies to create local governments.
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/537667-nevada-governor-touts-proposal-to-allow-tech-companies-to-create-local
Marjorie Taylor Greene Removed From All Her Committees, Multiple Republicans Vote to Remove Her
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/rep-marjorie-taylor-greene-removed-from-house-committees-11-republicans-cross-aisle-in-vote-01612483101
Wyoming Republican party votes to formally censure Liz Cheney, demands she resign and hand back all state political donations after she voted to impeach Trump
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/06/wyoming-gop-censure-liz-cheney-466561
Democrat Introduces Gun Control Bill: Psych Evaluations, Ammo Bans, Federal Gun Registry https://www.dailywire.com/news/democrat-introduces-gun-control-bill-psych-evaluations-ammo-bans-federal-gun-registry
The Biden Administration Already is the Most Inclusive in American History. President Joe Biden has shown a greater commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in a few short weeks than perhaps any president before him.
https://insidesources.com/the-biden-administration-already-is-the-most-inclusive-in-american-history/
Report: The Trump campaign paid an Arizona lawmaker amid efforts to overturn state election results https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2021/02/06/arizona-rep-mark-finchem-paid-by-trump-campaign-during-election-challenge/4413949001/
Shelby Is Latest GOP Senator to Announce He Won’t Run Again. The Alabama Republican joins Sens. Portman, Burr, and Toomey in bowing out of whatever comes next for the GOP.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/537813-shelby-wont-run-for-reelection
# Law Enforcement
Yale graduate student ID’d as victim of Saturday fatal shooting in New Haven Police are looking into the incident as a homicide.
https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/Yale-graduate-student-ID-d-as-victim-of-15931633.php?src=nhrhpdesecp
A last-minute Trump move threatens to send released prisoners back to prison after the pandemic https://www.justiceactionnetwork.org/news/mother-jones-a-last-minute-trump-move-threatens-to-send-released-prisoners-back-to-prison-after-the-pandemic
Georgia officials open inquiry into Trump efforts to overturn election results https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/537901-georgia-officials-open-inquiry-into-trump-efforts-to-overturn-election
Wave of departures leaves federal court seats for Biden to fill https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/537905-wave-of-departures-leaves-federal-court-seats-for-biden-to-fill
# Legal / Judicial / DOJ
Trump trial set to consume Capitol. Former President Trump’s second impeachment will consume Washington this week, putting the Trump era on trial and GOP divisions on full display.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/537589-trump-trial-set-to-consume-capitol
Breaking With G.O.P., Top Conservative Lawyer Says Trump Can Stand Trial https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/07/us/politics/charles-cooper-trump-impeachment.html
Bank of America handed over customer data to feds following Capitol riot. At least one person was interviewed by agents based on info from America’s second largest bank https://nypost.com/2021/02/06/bank-of-america-under-fire-for-helping-feds-in-capitol-riot-probe/
A slim majority in a new poll say Trump should be convicted and barred from any future federal office.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/537732-most-in-new-poll-say-trump-should-be-convicted-barred-from-federal-office
Five ways Trump’s impeachment differs from a court trial.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/537630-five-ways-trumps-impeachment-differs-from-a-court-trial?utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=36731
Senate Republicans back Trump as impeachment trial nears.
https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-capitol-siege-censures-roger-wicker-trials-05bdcc3475e661077295627bac922ebd
144 constitutional lawyers call Trump’s First Amendment defense “legally frivolous.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/05/us/politics/trump-impeachment-defense.html
On Cusp of Impeachment Trial, Court Documents Point To How Trump’s Rhetoric Fueled Rioters Who Attacked Capitol https://www.allsides.com/news/2021-02-08-0741/cusp-impeachment-trial-court-documents-point-how-trump-s-rhetoric-fueled
Five ways Trump’s impeachment differs from a court trial. When Trump’s second impeachment trial gets underway on Tuesday, the Senate proceedings will differ from what typically unfolds in a courtroom.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/537630-five-ways-trumps-impeachment-differs-from-a-court-trial
Senate leadership announced they have reached a deal on the framework for Trump’s impeachment trial, which will start on Tuesday.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/537876-schumer-mcconnell-reach-deal-on-trump-impeachment-trial
# Media
Biden has gotten around to firing several Trump loyalists but Louis DeJoy is still postmaster general, because Biden has to overhaul the USPS Board of Governors to get to him.
https://slate.com/business/2020/12/louis-dejoy-postmaster-general-biden-postal-service.html
# Medical Alternatives / Herbology
Stroke Victims to Be Given Psychedelic Drug DMT in First-Ever US Clinical Trials https://www.naturalblaze.com/2021/02/stroke-victims-to-be-given-psychedelic-drug-dmt-in-first-ever-us-clinical-trials.html
# Nuclear / Radiation
New Mexico’s nuclear rush: A massive nuclear waste storage site proposed near Carlsbad is seemingly on a fast track. Can the company behind it be trusted?
https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/new-mexicos-nuclear-rush-massive-waste-site-near-carlsbad-seemingly-on-fast-track/article_1f3e2e2c-671c-11eb-b9a1-ab3ec92c8a24.html?mode=comments
# Science
The month’s best science images: While taking aerial photos with his drone, Australian photographer Derry Moroney came across these massive, tree-like patterns in Lake Cakora in New South Wales. The colourful drainage channels form when water full of oil from the surrounding tea trees (Melaleuca alternifolia) runs into the lake.
https://www.nature.com/immersive/d41586-021-00095-y/index.html?utm_source=Nature+Briefing&utm_campaign=6ada806177-briefing-dy-20210208&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c9dfd39373-6ada806177-43812897
# Technology
The Trump Organization negotiated on behalf of then-president Trump to make Parler his primary social network, but it had a condition: an ownership stake in return for joining, according to documents and four people familiar with the conversations.
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/ryanmac/trump-parler-ownership
Sens. Mark Warner (D-Va.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), and Amy Klobuchar
(D-Minn.) on Friday introduced the Safeguarding Against Fraud, Exploitation, Threats, Extremism and Consumer Harms (SAFE TECH) Act to reform Section 230 and “allow social media companies to be held accountable for enabling cyber-stalking, targeted harassment, and discrimination on their platforms.”
https://www.theepochtimes.com/democrats-seek-to-force-big-tech-to-police-content-more-tightly-in-section-230-reform-bill_3687451.html
# Things that make ya go ‘Hmmmm’
The ‘8th Continent’ Is a Floating Self-Sustainable Ocean Cleaner https://interestingengineering.com/self-sustainable-floating-continent-cleans-ocean-waste
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