Voices, The Peoples News
March 15, 2021
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate
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# Indigenous
Treaty rights acknowledged for first time in oil pipeline’s controversial history Michigan’s Indigenous communities hold long-standing legal rights to protect lands and waters.
https://www.greatlakesnow.org/2021/03/treaty-rights-line-5-oil-pipelines-controversial-history/
Deb Haaland is confirmed as the country’s Secretary of the Interior, blazing a trail as the first Native American to ever lead a Cabinet agency https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/15/deb-haaland-to-be-confirmed-as-interior-secretary.html
# Border / Immigration
3,000 children held past the legal limit: “Nearly 3,000 of the unaccompanied children in Customs and Border Protection (CBP) custody had been held longer than 72 hours.
The full story: https://cbsn.ws/3lgyzBn
FEMA to Deploy to U.S. Border Where 4,200 Migrant Children Are Being Held https://www.democracynow.org/2021/3/15/headlines/fema_to_deploy_to_us_border_where_4_200_migrant_children_are_being_held
ICE Keeps Releasing People With Positive COVID Tests: Immigration advocates say it’s right that detainees with the virus should be released to get medical care, but that it’s reckless to release them into the public.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/ice-keeps-releasing-detainees-with-positive-coronavirus-tests-says-report
# CoronaVirus
Vaccine Passports and Medical Martial Law. Tyranny and subjugation of the people.
https://truthunmuted.org/vaccine-passports-and-medical-martial-law/
NY Vaccine Czar Reportedly Questioned County Officials on Loyalty to Cuomo “Using vaccine distribution as a tool to control local officials is despicable and a clear abuse of public trust.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/03/14/ny-vaccine-czar-reportedly-questioned-county-officials-loyalty-cuomo
More Countries Suspend Use of AstraZeneca Vaccine After Reports of Blood Clots
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/astrazeneca-defends-covid-19-vaccine-after-more-countries-suspend-its-use-over-blood-clot-concerns-11615810632
“Virtually Every Indicator” Shows Pandemic (And Government Response) Sets Back Childhood Development: UNICEF https://www.zerohedge.com/political/virtually-every-indicator-shows-pandemic-sets-back-childhood-development-unicef
Leaked Pfizer Documents Reveal Only 55% of Some COVID Vaccine Samples had RNA Intact Prior to European Approval Exposing Huge Quality Control Issues https://www.lucianne.com/2021/03/15/leaked_pfizer_documents_reveal_only_55_of_some_covid_vaccine_samples_had_rna_intact_prior_to_european_approval_exposing_huge_quality_control_issues_55796.html
As COVID-19 cases decline across Texas, testing rates are dropping, too.
Experts say testing is still a crucial step as Texas continues to deal with the pandemic, but the public messaging has shifted away from testing and toward vaccinations.
https://www.texastribune.org/2021/03/12/coronavirus-texas-testing/
With new variants spreading, testing is crucial to staying on top of the virus, said Dr. James McDeavitt, senior vice president and dean of clinical affairs at Baylor College of Medicine.
https://www.texastribune.org/2021/01/29/coronavirus-new-variants-texas/
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 92 million doses of mRNA vaccines for COVID-19 have been injected, with 1,637 deaths occurring following the injections.
https://thevaccinereaction.org/2021/03/cdc-reports-1637-deaths-following-covid-19-vaccinations/
# Economy / Trade
Congress Urged to Take ‘Immediate Action’ to Stop Debt Collectors From Snatching Relief Checks. A legislative fix is needed, said one observer, to prevent “a flood of new judgments from debt collectors to siphon stimulus funds out.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/03/14/congress-urged-take-immediate-action-stop-debt-collectors-snatching-relief-checks
Biden’s Stimulus Plan Contains an Experiment in Universal Basic Income.
The bill’s child tax credit has the potential to change the way that the United States addresses poverty.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/basic-guaranteed-income-stockton-experiment/
Biden to Push for Higher Taxes on Wealthy, Most Ambitious Plan Since Early 1990s. The proposals Biden is considering would increase federal revenues by around $2.1 trillion.
https://truthout.org/articles/biden-to-push-for-higher-taxes-on-wealthy-most-ambitious-plan-since-early-1990s/
# Employment / Labor
How the Met Opera Is Squeezing Its Workers. The organization has locked out unionized stagehands while seeking across-the-board pay cuts, and outsourcing set building to non-union shops.
https://prospect.org/labor/how-the-met-opera-is-squeezing-its-workers/
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals Texas Blackouts Are the Outcome of Systems for Private Gains at Public Expense Without organized people power, Texas lawmakers will continue to care more about private profits than lives and health.
https://truthout.org/articles/texas-blackouts-are-the-outcome-of-systems-for-private-gains-at-public-expense/
Texas’s Winter Electrical Grid Failures Highlight the Nation’s Vulnerability to EMP Attacks https://www.heritage.org/homeland-security/commentary/texass-winter-electrical-grid-failures-highlight-the-nations
Texas winter storm power outages were bad. An EMP attack would be catastrophic https://www.statesman.com/story/news/2021/03/11/opinion-texas-power-outages-were-bad-could-emp-attack-next-catastrophe/4640739001/
Electromagnetic Pulse Attacks Are A Real Threat And The USAF Is Guarding Against Them https://hothardware.com/news/us-air-force-surveying-emp-vulnerable-equipment-and-electronics
US Air Force is guarding against electromagnetic pulse attacks. Should we worry?
https://www.livescience.com/air-force-emp-attacks-protection.html
Cyber Attacks: Is the ‘Big One’ Coming Soon?
https://www.govtech.com/blogs/lohrmann-on-cybersecurity/cyber-attacks-is-the-big-one-coming-soon.html
U.S. Lawyer Steven Donziger Speaks from House Arrest in NYC After Suing Chevron for Amazon Oil Spills https://lawandcrime.com/environment/steven-donziger-after-winning-9b-judgment-against-chevron-has-been-under-house-arrest-for-500-days-awaiting-a-misdemeanor-trial/
This billionaire governor’s coal companies owe millions more in environmental fines The richest person in West Virginia, who is also the state’s governor, owns coal companies that routinely violate environmental laws https://www.propublica.org/article/this-billionaire-governors-coal-companies-owe-millions-more-in-environmental-fines
Energy companies have left Colorado with billions of dollars in oil and gas cleanup. As the state tries to reform its relationship to drilling, an expensive task awaits.
https://sentinelcolorado.com/orecent-headlines/energy-companies-have-left-colorado-with-billions-of-dollars-in-oil-and-gas-cleanup/
Phasing Out Fossil Fuels Is Possible. These State-Level Plans Show How.
Crucial emissions reduction targets can be met through feasible state-level investments in clean energy.
https://truthout.org/articles/phasing-out-fossil-fuels-is-possible-these-state-level-plans-show-how/
# Environment / Climate / Interior
“Basically misleading the public.” A large PR firm pledged to fight climate change. Then it took millions from a fossil fuels trade group.
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/zahrahirji/edelman-fossil-fuel-pr-climate
# Food / GMOs / Chemicals
Economies Overproduce Food — But People Can’t Afford to Buy It. The pandemic has caused a spike in hunger because people are increasingly struggling to afford food.
https://truthout.org/articles/capitalist-economies-overproduce-food-but-people-cant-afford-to-buy-it/
“Huge Victory”: Black Farmers Hail $5B in New COVID Relief Law to Redress Generations of Racism https://www.democracynow.org/2021/3/15/american_rescue_plan_farmers_of_color
# Global Politics and other news
Far-Right Bolivia Coup Leader Jeanine Añez Arrested on Terrorism, Sedition Charges. “The authors and accomplices of the dictatorship that looted the economy and attacked life and democracy in Bolivia” must “be investigated and punished,” said Evo Morales, the former president.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/03/13/far-right-bolivia-coup-leader-jeanine-anez-arrested-terrorism-sedition-charges
# Gov / Political
House Democrats have been largely unified in the opening weeks of the new Congress, suffering few defections at a time when their slimmed-down majorities make it crucial their party stays together.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/543022-democratic-majority-shrinks-but-finds-unity
The US government’s aggressive propaganda campaign against China. The U.S. and its allies have declared China is guilty of genocide against Uighur Muslims. Behind The Headlines’ Dan Cohen examines the claim and the extremist figures behind the propaganda blitz.
https://www.mintpressnews.com/china-uighur-genocide-behind-us-government-propaganda/276085/
# Law Enforcement / Incarceration
Capitol riot investigators shifting focus to militia group with ties to Stone – Flynn – Trump: ex-FBI official. This has now become the largest investigation in FBI history https://www.rawstory.com/oath-keepers-proud-boys/
# Legal / Judicial / DOJ
Two men were arrested and charged with assaulting U.S. Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick, who died following the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol. Both face nine counts related to the Capitol attack, including assaulting Officer Brian Sicknick with a chemical irritant.
https://thehill.com/homenews/news/543230-two-men-charged-with-assault-of-officer-brian-sicknick-who-died-after-jan-6
# Medical / Health
Jayapal, Dingell to Unveil Medicare for All Act Exactly One Year After 1st Covid Cases Confirmed in Every State. “This past year makes it incredibly clear why we must pass Medicare for All.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/03/13/jayapal-dingell-unveil-medicare-all-act-exactly-one-year-after-1st-covid-cases
Advocates Sound Alarm Over Quiet Trump Era Move That Could Further Privatize Medicare. “The Biden administration should immediately kill this toxic legacy of the former president.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/03/13/advocates-sound-alarm-over-quiet-trump-era-move-could-further-privatize-medicare
# Military / DOD
The food service contractor that prompted complaints for allegedly serving undercooked meals to National Guard troops at the U.S. Capitol has been cited for health violations at its restaurant and catering locations in two Maryland counties, a review found.
https://tylerpaper.com/ap/washington/food-safety-inspectors-dinged-national-guard-contractor-for-violations/article_38b69faa-664e-555c-a176-367b2c440d49.html
# Other News
Recording of Trump’s Shady GA Call ‘Found in Trash Folder’
https://us.cnn.com/2021/03/14/politics/trump-phone-call-georgia-investigator-trash-folder/index.html
Another Nigerian School Hit by Mass Kidnapping. It’s the fifth large-scale abduction of students since December in the country’s increasingly destabilized northwest.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/another-mass-kidnapping-reported-at-primary-school-in-birnin-gwari-nigeria
# Social
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) said the rise in attack against Asian Americans is “unacceptable,” praising President Biden for addressing the issue during his recent primetime address.
https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/543115-hogan-rise-in-attacks-on-asian-americans-is-unacceptable
More Surveillance Won’t Stop White Supremacy. It Will Target Activists of Color.
More domestic terrorism laws will only further empower law enforcement to suppress protests against white supremacy.
https://truthout.org/articles/more-surveillance-wont-stop-white-supremacy-it-will-target-activists-of-color/
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