Voices, The Peoples News
March 25, 2021
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate
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# Border / Immigration
EPA: GEO Group Used Pesticide as COVID Disinfectant Inside Immigration Jail Officials at the Environmental Protection Agency have found that an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility, operated by the private prison company GEO Group, has been poisoning detained immigrants for nearly a decade.
https://americanindependent.com/epa-geo-group-immigration-private-prison-company-poisoned-immigrants-at-ice-facility-adelanto/
# CoronaVirus
AstraZeneca Releases New Vaxx Data After Fauci Scolding. Just like the numbers from earlier this week, the new set showed that the vaccine is
100 percent effective in preventing severe disease.
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/03/24/astrazeneca-vaccine-477946
Brighter outlook for U.S. as vaccinations rise and deaths fall.
https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2021-03-24/us-outlook-improving-as-vaccinations-rise-and-deaths-fall
The U.S. surpassed 30 million cases of COVID-19, highlighting the continued threat of the virus even as the country makes progress on vaccinations. While new cases per day have decreased significantly from their peak in January, positivity totals remain high, at around 55,000 cases per day.
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/544764-us-records-over-30-million-coronavirus-cases?rnd=1616627854
Aides Warned Trump About Anti-Vax MAGA Fans. He Did Nothing. “I have practically begged him to get out there constantly and make videos calling on his supporters who are hesitant to get their shots,” one person close to Trump said.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-knew-maga-fans-wouldnt-trust-the-vax-he-kept-quiet-anyway
21 GOP-Led States Threaten to Sue to Use COVID Relief on Tax Cuts. The Biden administration wanted to ensure the money was invested in local economies, not used to underwrite tax cuts.
https://truthout.org/articles/21-gop-led-states-threaten-to-sue-to-use-covid-relief-on-tax-cuts/
After a Year Under Lockdown, Will Our Freedoms Survive the Tyranny of COVID-19? The danger of the government’s growing addiction to power.
http://www.gilmermirror.com/view/full_story/27797109/article-After-a-Year-Under-Lockdown–Will-Our-Freedoms-Survive-the-Tyranny-of-COVID-19-?instance=home_news_bullets
Evidence is growing that the SARS-CoV-2 variants that are evolving around the world share similar combinations of mutations, writes evolutionary microbiologist Vaughn Cooper.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-coronavirus-variants-dont-seem-to-be-highly-variable-so-far/
The future of variant-proof vaccines. New data show that people infected with the B.1.351 variant of SARS-CoV-2, first identified in South Africa, develop immune responses that can fend off multiple variants.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-00722-8
# Economy / Trade
Trump Holdovers Accused of ‘Sabotaging’ Effort to Get Checks to 30 Million Social Security Recipients. “President Biden can’t stand for this any longer. He must protect Social Security beneficiaries by firing Saul and Black immediately.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/03/25/trump-holdovers-accused-sabotaging-effort-get-checks-30-million-social-security
U.S. Billionaires Like Amazon’s Jeff Bezos Saw Wealth Grow by $1.3 Trillion. The massive gains come as pressure grows on lawmakers to impose new taxes on the top 1 percent.
https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/367826
Bernie Sanders Introduces Bills to Fix the “Corrupt and Rigged Tax Code.” As chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, Sanders has introduced bills to tax corporations and the wealthy while helping the working class https://truthout.org/articles/bernie-sanders-introduces-bills-to-fix-the-corrupt-and-rigged-tax-code/
# Employment / Labor
Bernie Sanders Is Heading to Bessemer During Last Days of Amazon Union Vote.
If the workers successfully unionize, Sanders has said it would be a “shot heard around the world.”
https://truthout.org/articles/bernie-sanders-is-heading-to-bessemer-during-last-days-of-amazon-union-vote/
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals
Watch: U.S. House committee hearing on Texas’ massive power outages during deadly winter storm https://www.texastribune.org/2021/03/24/texas-power-outages-congress/
Florida’s only lead smelter exposed hundreds of workers to high lead levels. Hundreds of workers at a Tampa lead smelter have been exposed to dangerous levels of the neurotoxin. The consequences have been profound.
https://projects.tampabay.com/projects/2021/investigations/lead-factory/gopher-workers/
# Environment / Climate / Interior
The Paraquat Poisoning Problem: A former Syngenta scientist calls the failures to heed his warnings about the deadly pesticide “a conspiracy within the company to keep this quiet.”
https://theintercept.com/2021/03/24/paraquat-poisoning-syngenta/
Environmental racism in Chicago will be made worse by General Iron facility. In this op-ed, Chicago high school students talk about why they’re fighting the construction of a new industrial facility in their neighborhood https://www.teenvogue.com/story/environmental-racism-chicago-southeast-side-protest
Thousands of U.S. locales where lead poisoning is worse than in Flint. A Reuters examination of lead testing results across the country found almost 3,000 areas with poisoning rates far higher than in the Michigan city. These lead hotspots are receiving little attention or funding.
https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-lead-testing/
# Food / GMOs / Chemicals
Michigan warns of PFAS levels in Lake Superior rainbow smelt. Michigan health officials want people to limit intake of a popular fish from Lake Superior due to concerning levels of toxic “forever chemicals https://www.mlive.com/public-interest/2021/03/michigan-warns-of-pfas-levels-in-lake-superior-rainbow-smelt.html
# Gov / Political
30 Lawmakers Urge Biden Staff Reform After Daily Beast Story. The members of Congress wrote they were “dismayed to learn” about the action taken against staffers who had previously used marijuana.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/30-members-of-congress-urge-biden-personnel-rule-change-after-daily-beast-marijuana-story
Schumer sharply criticizes GOP on voting rights: Schumer, testifying before the Senate Rules Committee on an elections reform bill, accused Republicans of trying to “disenfranchise” voters after losing the 2020 election. “Shame on them. … This is infuriating. I would like to ask my Republican colleagues: Why are you so afraid of democracy,” Schumer said.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/544701-schumer-sharply-criticizes-gop-on-voting-rights-shame-shame-shame?utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=37857
Watch live: Biden holds first formal press conference
https://thehill.com/video/administration/544882-watch-live-biden-holds-his-first-formal-press-conference?userid=154982
Shameless Creep Eric Greitens Is Ready for His Comeback. He resigned as governor after Republicans found he’d cheated on his pregnant wife with a woman he blackmailed and abused. Now, he’s blaming the left and running for Senate.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/shameless-creep-eric-greitens-is-ready-for-his-comeback?source=articles&via=rss
There’s a Path to Ending the Filibuster, If Democrats Move Wisely. It’s time to clear a path to improve people’s lives with historic progressive legislation. The filibuster must go https://truthout.org/articles/theres-a-path-to-ending-the-filibuster-if-democrats-move-wisely/
# Law Enforcement
Secret Service Intervened in Hunter Biden Gun Case: The Secret Service told Politico it has no record of its agents being involved in the bizarre case of Hunter Biden’s missing firearm in a Delaware incident.
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/03/25/sources-secret-service-inserted-itself-into-case-of-hunter-bidens-gun-477879
FBI Arrests Proud Boy Brothers on Capitol Riot Charges. Matthew Klein and Jonathanpeter Klein face six counts of destruction of government property, conspiracy, and entering a restricted building.
https://www.opb.org/article/2021/03/24/oregon-brothers-arrested-fbi-us-capitol-violence/
Teen Girls, 13 and 15, Charged With Murder in DC Carjacking. The girls allegedly used a stun gun on the Uber Eats driver, causing the car to flip and killing him.
https://nypost.com/2021/03/24/two-teen-girls-charged-with-murder-in-carjacking-death-of-uber-eats-driver/
Virginia Bans the Death Penalty. The state is the first among the former Confederate states to repeal capital punishment.
https://apnews.com/article/ken-paxton-austin-texas-crime-f8413d14842d848e69cf81bb4d2e87e2
After Atlanta and Colorado mass shootings, Texas GOP leaders double down on protecting gun owners https://www.texastribune.org/2021/03/24/texas-gop-gun-laws/
# Legal / Judicial / DOJ
Ken Paxton refuses to release messages about attendance at pro-Trump rally before Jan. 6 insurrection. The Texas attorney general’s office is attempting to withhold all messages Ken Paxton sent or received while in Washington D.C., for the pro-Donald Trump rally that devolved into a riot at the U.S. Capitol.
https://www.texastribune.org/2021/03/25/texas-ken-paxton-trump-insurrection/
# Marijuana / Hemp / CBD Oil
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said President Joe Biden won’t step up and end the policy of firing staff for marijuana until it is federally legalized.
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/biden-wont-end-marijuana-related-white-house-firings-until-federal-legalization-press-secretary-says/
The Delaware House Health and Human Development Committee voted to approve a marijuana legalization bill that was just introduced last week.
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/delaware-lawmakers-approve-marijuana-legalization-bill-in-committee-vote/
The Minnesota House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee approved a bill to legalize marijuana that’s sponsored by the majority leader and speaker.
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/minnesota-marijuana-legalization-bill-approved-in-first-committee-vote/
Congressional Researchers Analyze 280E Marijuana Tax Penalty And Legislative Solutions https://www.marijuanamoment.net/congressional-researchers-analyze-280e-marijuana-tax-penalty-and-legislative-solutions/
# Social
#StopAsianHate: We invite our allies to join us in solidarity, and participate in the Vigil being hosted by the Korean American Coalition-Metro Atlanta chapter and live-streamed on www.326vigil.org.
Please visit the website for more info and encourage others to show support. If you’d like to add your organization’s name to the list of supporting organizations, please email me back with your organization name. You can also fill out the form here: https://326vigil.org/
New Docs: Jan 6. Violence Wasn’t Enough for Oath Keeper Boss: Hours after the riot, as the full picture of destruction and death came into view, Stewart Rhodes allegedly told the Oath Keepers it was their Boston Tea Party moment.
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/03/24/oath-keepers-proud-boys-alliance-capitol-riot-477741
# Water
State officials link drinking water contamination with elevated rates of childhood cancer in Wilmington, MA https://www.mass.gov/news/state-study-suggests-link-between-elevated-rates-of-childhood-cancer-in-wilmington-in-the-1990s-and-formerly-contaminated-public-water-supply
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