Voices, The Peoples News
August 10, 2021
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate
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# Indigenous
The Apache community running to rescue its holy mountain. Indigenous spiritual leaders say the Vatican’s observatory is searching for something it doesn’t understand.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.hcn.org/articles/indigenous-affairs-photos-the-apache-community-running-to-rescue-its-holy-mountain__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kQdQWqrIMfwJUUzJvXFrFTvmurIQy_CMeDGNRiYduO50dLpotNosaxbLaJdfLlQT_qJR$
How the Supreme Court upended a century of federal Indian law. On Friday, the new Oklahoma Attorney General asked the Supreme Court to overturn or narrow its ruling on tribal sovereignty, saying they got it wrong.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.hcn.org/articles/indigenous-affairs-justice-how-the-supreme-court-upended-a-century-of-federal-indian-law?utm_source=wcn1&utm_medium=email__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kQdQWqrIMfwJUUzJvXFrFTvmurIQy_CMeDGNRiYduO50dLpotNosaxbLaJdfLo4siDPa$
# Border / Immigration
The law that broke US immigration. Immigration looked very different before 1996, when President Bill Clinton signed the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (IIRIRA).
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vox.com/videos/22616643/immigration-undocumented-how-many__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kQdQWqrIMfwJUUzJvXFrFTvmurIQy_CMeDGNRiYduO50dLpotNosaxbLaJdfLpqWCmqR$
Mexican president plans to ask Harris for southern border to reopen ‘completely’
The leadership couple will hopefully also discuss migration and new
COVID-19 vaccine donations from the US, AMLO said.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ampgoo.com/mexican-president-plans-to-ask-harris-for-southern-border-to-reopen-completely__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kQdQWqrIMfwJUUzJvXFrFTvmurIQy_CMeDGNRiYduO50dLpotNosaxbLaJdfLobp1GI7$
U.S. sued over poor conditions at emergency sites for migrant teens https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/u-s-sued-over-poor-conditions-at-emergency-sites-for-migrant-teens/ar-AAN7Md3?ocid=winp1taskbar__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kQdQWqrIMfwJUUzJvXFrFTvmurIQy_CMeDGNRiYduO50dLpotNosaxbLaJdfLjDezmZ8$
Biden administration ramping up border deportations and prosecutions https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/biden-administration-ramping-up-border-deportations-and-prosecutions/vi-AAN7Hks?ocid=winp1taskbar__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kQdQWqrIMfwJUUzJvXFrFTvmurIQy_CMeDGNRiYduO50dLpotNosaxbLaJdfLu-6yoK8$
# CoronaVirus
COVID Vaccines Not Proven to Prevent SARS-CoV-2 Infection or Transmission.
After analyzing data from July 2021 Provincetown, Massachusetts COVID-19 outbreak where 74 percent of those infected and diagnosed were fully vaccinated, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced last month https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thevaccinereaction.org/2021/08/covid-vaccines-not-proven-to-prevent-sars-cov-2-infection-or-transmission/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kQdQWqrIMfwJUUzJvXFrFTvmurIQy_CMeDGNRiYduO50dLpotNosaxbLaJdfLnbSCAmX$
Doc Flees SD as Noem Sends Sturgis Death Cult Into Overdrive. The coronavirus rogue was back, on a horse, with thousands of bikers, even as a doctor who said he lost six patients seethed at her.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/covid-doc-flees-state-as-kristi-noem-sends-sturgis-death-cult-into-overdrive-in-south-dakota__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kQdQWqrIMfwJUUzJvXFrFTvmurIQy_CMeDGNRiYduO50dLpotNosaxbLaJdfLlF1xAxK$
Florida’s Death Toll Now Exceeds DeSantis’ Margin of Victory. The base still buys his act, but other Floridians appear to have their doubts as the Delta variant spreads and hospitalizations are soaring.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/floridas-death-toll-now-exceeds-desantis-margin-of-victory__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kQdQWqrIMfwJUUzJvXFrFTvmurIQy_CMeDGNRiYduO50dLpotNosaxbLaJdfLkic5wOA$
Gov. Greg Abbott asked hospitals to put off certain elective procedures again to free up space for COVID-19 patients as the virus continues raging in Texas.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/09/texas-hospitals-elective-procedures-covid-greg-abbott/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kQdQWqrIMfwJUUzJvXFrFTvmurIQy_CMeDGNRiYduO50dLpotNosaxbLaJdfLv-FPXCU$
Barbara Loe Fisher on the Right of People to Make Their Own Health Care Decisions “If we cannot be free to make informed, voluntary decisions about which pharmaceutical products we are willing to risk our lives for, then we are not free in any sense of the word.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nvic.org/nvic-vaccine-news/november-2014/vaccination–defending-your-right-to-know-and-free.aspx__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kQdQWqrIMfwJUUzJvXFrFTvmurIQy_CMeDGNRiYduO50dLpotNosaxbLaJdfLlDZ4J8S$
Doctors Warned That They Could Lose Their License For Contradicting CDC Info On COVID Treatments and Vaccines https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.naturalblaze.com/2021/08/doctors-warned-that-they-could-lose-their-license-for-contradicting-cdc-info-on-covid-treatments-and-vaccines.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed*3A*naturalblaze**A28Natural*Blaze*29__;JSsrJSsl!!On18fmf1aQ!kQdQWqrIMfwJUUzJvXFrFTvmurIQy_CMeDGNRiYduO50dLpotNosaxbLaJdfLvMvLMhy$
Florida Asks for 100s More Ventilators as COVID Cases Spiral. Florida’s Department of Health and Human Services asked the federal government for
300 ventilators on Friday.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.local10.com/news/local/2021/08/09/florida-sets-another-covid-case-record-as-hospitals-face-sheer-exhaustion/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kQdQWqrIMfwJUUzJvXFrFTvmurIQy_CMeDGNRiYduO50dLpotNosaxbLaJdfLvGhlruH$
Twitter has suspended Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) for a week after she wrote that vaccines are “failing.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/house/567108-twitter-temporarily-suspends-greene-for-saying-vaccines-are-failing__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kQdQWqrIMfwJUUzJvXFrFTvmurIQy_CMeDGNRiYduO50dLpotNosaxbLaJdfLnVrpXO7$
# Economy / Trade
Democrats prepare plan to pass ‘SALT cap relief’ tax break for wealthy.
Democratic leadership outlined plans Monday to bypass GOP filibusters to alter the cap on deductions for state and local taxes paid, a tax break largely for the wealthy opposed by most Republicans and some Democrats.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/democrats-salt-cap-relief-budget-spending-package__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kQdQWqrIMfwJUUzJvXFrFTvmurIQy_CMeDGNRiYduO50dLpotNosaxbLaJdfLsi0UUCk$
The Bipartisan Bill is Step One of Many: Democrats might get hung up on the very next step, the budget resolution for the $3.5 trillion reconciliation package.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/infrastructure/infrastructure-summer-the-bipartisan-bill-is-step-one-of-many/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kQdQWqrIMfwJUUzJvXFrFTvmurIQy_CMeDGNRiYduO50dLpotNosaxbLaJdfLr2FbusD$
Senate Democrats on Monday unveiled a $3.5 trillion budget resolution they aim to pass without Republican support, paving the way for boosting spending in a number of key areas in line with the president’s legislative agenda through a process called reconciliation.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/finance/567026-key-parts-in-35t-budget-resolution-senate-dems-aim-to-pass-without-gop-support__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kQdQWqrIMfwJUUzJvXFrFTvmurIQy_CMeDGNRiYduO50dLpotNosaxbLaJdfLpUBH4zL$
4th Stimulus Check: Calls are growing for a new stimulus check to be sent to Americans in need this month.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.the-sun.com/money/3439673/fourth-stimulus-check-update-summer-2021-direct-deposit-payment/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kQdQWqrIMfwJUUzJvXFrFTvmurIQy_CMeDGNRiYduO50dLpotNosaxbLaJdfLlpsiaxG$
The Senate on Tuesday passed a roughly $1 trillion bipartisan infrastructure deal, a significant win for President Biden and the first step on his top legislative priority https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/567125-senate-passes-1t-bipartisan-infrastructure-bill-in-major-victory-for-biden__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kQdQWqrIMfwJUUzJvXFrFTvmurIQy_CMeDGNRiYduO50dLpotNosaxbLaJdfLi2TmrC6$
The House will interrupt its previously scheduled seven-week summer recess later this month to consider a budget resolution to kick off the process for Democrats’ $3.5 trillion spending plan.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/house/567251-house-to-cut-recess-short-take-up-democratic-budget-plan__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kQdQWqrIMfwJUUzJvXFrFTvmurIQy_CMeDGNRiYduO50dLpotNosaxbLaJdfLvjcqjCw$
# Education / Schools
Florida’s School COVID War Is Somehow Uglier Than Ever. As cases skyrocket, Gov. Ron DeSantis is pushing to penalize school districts for imposing mask mandates, and parents not only fear the virus but that public schools lose out.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/floridas-school-covid-war-is-somehow-uglier-than-ever-like-theyre-throwing-us-into-a-gladiator-pit__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kQdQWqrIMfwJUUzJvXFrFTvmurIQy_CMeDGNRiYduO50dLpotNosaxbLaJdfLi4qYDwQ$
Austin Schools Will Ignore Abbott to Bring in Mask Mandate. Austin Independent School District will follow Dallas schools in requiring masks on campus.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/austin-school-district-becomes-latest-to-ignore-texas-gov-abbott-and-bring-in-mask-mandate__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kQdQWqrIMfwJUUzJvXFrFTvmurIQy_CMeDGNRiYduO50dLpotNosaxbLaJdfLtGKHfZi$
Progressives who have spent months pushing President Biden to cancel billions of dollars in student debt are now targeting the end of a federal pause on loan payments as a deadline for White House action.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/finance/567066-progressives-turn-up-heat-on-biden-over-student-loans__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kQdQWqrIMfwJUUzJvXFrFTvmurIQy_CMeDGNRiYduO50dLpotNosaxbLaJdfLpe3w76O$
Senate approves $1T infrastructure plan in win for Biden: Infrastructure was once a mainstay of lawmaking, but the weeks-long slog to strike a compromise showed how hard it has become for Congress to tackle routine legislating, even on shared priorities.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/senate-infrastructure-bill-politics-joe-biden-a431f8c9f3f113b661cb3526512fc4e0__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kQdQWqrIMfwJUUzJvXFrFTvmurIQy_CMeDGNRiYduO50dLpotNosaxbLaJdfLqDJwR5J$
17 corporatist RINOs back legislation that includes pilot program to tax drivers per mile, with facial recognition software installed in every car to spy on drivers https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-12/by-the-mile-vehicle-tax-to-help-fund-infrastructure-gains-steam__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kQdQWqrIMfwJUUzJvXFrFTvmurIQy_CMeDGNRiYduO50dLpotNosaxbLaJdfLjr7s1nB$
An Oregon high school diploma does not guarantee that students who earned it can read, write or do math at a high school level. Governor Kate Brown (D) dropped the requirement that students demonstrate they have achieved those essential skills by signing Senate Bill 744 into law.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thebl.com/us-news/oregon-students-will-graduate-without-having-to-prove-they-know-how-to-read-write-or-do-math.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kQdQWqrIMfwJUUzJvXFrFTvmurIQy_CMeDGNRiYduO50dLpotNosaxbLaJdfLi1MeOmJ$
Biden Extends Student Debt Relief Through January. The Biden administration announced on Friday that it will extend student debt relief until the end of January.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://time.com/nextadvisor/loans/student-loans/joe-biden-final-student-loan-relief-extension-january-2022/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kQdQWqrIMfwJUUzJvXFrFTvmurIQy_CMeDGNRiYduO50dLpotNosaxbLaJdfLgNaZku8$
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Threatens to Withhold Pay of School Officials If They Follow CDC Rules. More than three in five Floridians want schools to require masks for students and staff, a new poll found.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/desantis-threatens-to-withhold-pay-of-school-officials-if-they-follow-cdc-rules/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kQdQWqrIMfwJUUzJvXFrFTvmurIQy_CMeDGNRiYduO50dLpotNosaxbLaJdfLtSj1Gp-$
# Employment / Labor
Companies Deducting $50 From Unvaccinated Workers’ Monthly Paychecks.
Some employers are starting to tack on a 20 to 50 monthly surcharge to their unvaccinated workers, according to a health benefits consultant group.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucejapsen/2021/08/08/coming-soon-for-the-unvaccinated-a-50-monthly-paycheck-deduction-from-your-employer/?sh=581de5a647ae__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kQdQWqrIMfwJUUzJvXFrFTvmurIQy_CMeDGNRiYduO50dLpotNosaxbLaJdfLhqeuWFk$
Millions of Americans Are Unemployed Despite Record Job Openings.
Hardest-hit industries have yet to get back to prepandemic levels https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wsj.com/articles/millions-of-americans-are-unemployed-despite-record-job-openings-11628587802?tpl=centralbanking__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kQdQWqrIMfwJUUzJvXFrFTvmurIQy_CMeDGNRiYduO50dLpotNosaxbLaJdfLhsOvH1R$
More jobs available than workers as debate over unemployment benefits continues.
More than 10 million jobs are available in the U.S. despite widespread unemployment, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Tuesday.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.independentnews.com/news/national/more-jobs-available-than-workers-as-debate-over-unemployment-benefits-continues/article_b4ee6dfd-0569-57cf-8a81-7299e25f8d20.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kQdQWqrIMfwJUUzJvXFrFTvmurIQy_CMeDGNRiYduO50dLpotNosaxbLaJdfLp7ZA4qV$
CEO Pay Rose 1,322 Percent Over 42 Years, While Worker Pay Rose Only 18 Percent. A new report suggests several potential policy solutions to reverse the decades-long trend of soaring CEO pay.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/08/10/1978-ceo-pay-has-risen-1322-typical-worker-pay-just-18__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kQdQWqrIMfwJUUzJvXFrFTvmurIQy_CMeDGNRiYduO50dLpotNosaxbLaJdfLmMpvLb9$
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals Biden administration renews a permit that allows oil companies to accidentally disturb polar bears. The oil industry will be able to continue working around polar bears on the North Slope for the next five years, thanks to a renewed authorization from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.arctictoday.com/biden-administration-renews-a-permit-that-allows-oil-companies-to-accidentally-disturb-polar-bears/?wallit_nosession=1__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kQdQWqrIMfwJUUzJvXFrFTvmurIQy_CMeDGNRiYduO50dLpotNosaxbLaJdfLkR7mSLd$
‘Not a Report to Despair Over’: IPCC Gives Humanity Clear Directive to Act Boldly and Urgently. “We have the solutions to prevent further harm to people and the planet—it’s time to implement them,” says 350.org. “We must start by putting an immediate end to fossil fuels.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/08/09/not-report-despair-over-ipcc-gives-humanity-clear-directive-act-boldly-and-urgently__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kQdQWqrIMfwJUUzJvXFrFTvmurIQy_CMeDGNRiYduO50dLpotNosaxbLaJdfLiYRgp6A$
Louisiana needs sand to rebuild its coast. Old oil and gas pipelines are blocking the way. But the former holders of the Fieldwood leases – including Chevron, BP and Shell – are attempting to get out of that obligation because of the cost, estimated at $9 billion.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Louisiana-needs-sand-to-rebuild-its-coast-Old-16367189.php__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kQdQWqrIMfwJUUzJvXFrFTvmurIQy_CMeDGNRiYduO50dLpotNosaxbLaJdfLifJtk0F$
Protesters against Line 3 tar sands pipeline face arrests and rubber bullets. Project will pipe the ‘dirtiest fuel left on the planet’ across Minnesota’s pristine lakes and wetlands.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/aug/10/protesters-line-3-minnesota-oil-gas-pipeline__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kQdQWqrIMfwJUUzJvXFrFTvmurIQy_CMeDGNRiYduO50dLpotNosaxbLaJdfLkXBjRfn$
Wait, We Can Mine Valuable Metals Using Shrubbery? “Phytomining” is a greener way to get commodities like nickel, cobalt, thallium, and selenium.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2021/08/scientists-phytomining-mining-metals-plants-nickel-cobalt-selenium/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kQdQWqrIMfwJUUzJvXFrFTvmurIQy_CMeDGNRiYduO50dLpotNosaxbLaJdfLrKNlqu1$
# Environment / Climate / Interior
Michael Mann: Climate Change Impacts are `Widespread and Severe.’ The new U.N.’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report is
unequivocal: The impacts of climate change are already here https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://redgreenandblue.org/2021/08/09/dr-michael-mann-ipcc-report-zero-years-left-avoid-climate-change/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kQdQWqrIMfwJUUzJvXFrFTvmurIQy_CMeDGNRiYduO50dLpotNosaxbLaJdfLmvFKkqu$
Pete Myers: We saw this coming. A small group of very smart and very selfish people, backed by huge sums of money, have stopped the changes that needed to be made.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dailyclimate.org/ipcc-climate-report-2654605621.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kQdQWqrIMfwJUUzJvXFrFTvmurIQy_CMeDGNRiYduO50dLpotNosaxbLaJdfLtEsMmqr$
Coalition’s misleading tactics will no longer cut it – the IPCC report shows our future depends on urgent climate action. The Morrison government’s ‘technology, not taxes’ mantra ignores the fact that taxes pay for technology, and affordable technology https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/aug/10/coalitions-misleading-tactics-will-no-longer-cut-it-the-ipcc-report-shows-our-future-depends-on-urgent-climate-action__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kQdQWqrIMfwJUUzJvXFrFTvmurIQy_CMeDGNRiYduO50dLpotNosaxbLaJdfLkHE64uH$
The water cycle is intensifying as the climate warms, IPCC report warns – that means more intense storms and flooding. Water-related hazards are exceptionally destructive, and the impact of climate change on extreme water-related events is increasingly evident https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/the-water-cycle-is-intensifying-as-the-climate-warms-ipcc-report-warns-that-means-more-intense-storms-and-flooding-165590__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kQdQWqrIMfwJUUzJvXFrFTvmurIQy_CMeDGNRiYduO50dLpotNosaxbLaJdfLlJ61EG5$
IPCC climate report: Profound changes are underway in Earth’s oceans and ice – a lead author explains what the warnings mean. umans are unequivocally warming the planet, and that’s triggering rapid changes in the atmosphere, oceans and polar regions, and increasing extreme weather around the world, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warns in a new report.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/ipcc-climate-report-profound-changes-are-underway-in-earths-oceans-and-ice-a-lead-author-explains-what-the-warnings-mean-165588__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kQdQWqrIMfwJUUzJvXFrFTvmurIQy_CMeDGNRiYduO50dLpotNosaxbLaJdfLlBlsiN3$
Western Wildfire Ashes, Smoke Causing Problems 1,000 Miles East https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/world/us/smoke-us-west-wildfires-leaves-easterners-gasping-2021-07-20/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kQdQWqrIMfwJUUzJvXFrFTvmurIQy_CMeDGNRiYduO50dLpotNosaxbLaJdfLs5cceaC$
The Lost Canyon Under Lake Powell: Drought is shrinking one of the country’s largest reservoirs, revealing a hidden Eden.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://dailyutahan.com/the-lost-canyon-under-lake-powell/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kQdQWqrIMfwJUUzJvXFrFTvmurIQy_CMeDGNRiYduO50dLpotNosaxbLaJdfLiRT7akB$
Businesses need to curb emissions, track risk across supply chain https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2015-07/documents/managing_supplychain_ghg.pdf__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kQdQWqrIMfwJUUzJvXFrFTvmurIQy_CMeDGNRiYduO50dLpotNosaxbLaJdfLmsKNeb6$
# Environment / Climate / Global
Smoke from Siberia wildfires reaches north pole in historic first. Smoke from raging forest fires in Siberia has reached the north pole for the first time in recorded history https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/09/smoke-siberia-wildfires-reaches-north-pole-historic-first__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kQdQWqrIMfwJUUzJvXFrFTvmurIQy_CMeDGNRiYduO50dLpotNosaxbLaJdfLlJTNwzt$
Wildfires rage in Greece and Italy as EU mounts firefighting operation.
Week of blazes forces evacuations and brings devastating scale of destruction to large areas of southern Europe.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/09/wildfires-rage-greece-italy-eu-mounts-firefighting-operation-evacuations-destruction-southern-europe__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kQdQWqrIMfwJUUzJvXFrFTvmurIQy_CMeDGNRiYduO50dLpotNosaxbLaJdfLnOODFzY$
Greece, Italy Continue Battling Forest Fires As EU Mounts Firefighting Operations As devastating wildfires continue to char land in Italy and Greece, the European Union (EU) mounted one of its largest firefighting operations ever.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.republicworld.com/world-news/europe/greece-italy-continue-battling-forest-fires-as-eu-mounts-firefighting-operations.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kQdQWqrIMfwJUUzJvXFrFTvmurIQy_CMeDGNRiYduO50dLpotNosaxbLaJdfLmMU0Aqp$
Thousands of animals die as climate-change-hit Kazakhstan faces extreme heat wave and drought. Unusually high temperatures and drought in the Central Asian nation have left the animals without food or water.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dailyadvent.com/news/8b22e7a58697f63b295a5385b758e97c-Thousands-of-animals-die-as-climate-changehit-Kazakhstan-faces-extreme-heatwave-and-drought__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kQdQWqrIMfwJUUzJvXFrFTvmurIQy_CMeDGNRiYduO50dLpotNosaxbLaJdfLg63BVMz$
Navy sends plane to help battle fires in Greece https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.stripes.com/theaters/europe/2021-08-09/greek-fires-us-navy-p-8-poseidon-2502996.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kQdQWqrIMfwJUUzJvXFrFTvmurIQy_CMeDGNRiYduO50dLpotNosaxbLaJdfLksTklZ0$
# Food / GMOs / Chemicals / Other
Monsanto owner Bayer AG lost another appeals court decision in the sweeping Roundup litigation, struggle to find a way out from under the crush of thousands of claims alleging that Monsanto’s glyphosate-based herbicides cause cancer.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://usrtk.org/monsanto-roundup-trial-tracker/another-setback-for-bayer-appeals-court-rejects-company-bid-to-overturn-loss-in-pilliod-trial/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kQdQWqrIMfwJUUzJvXFrFTvmurIQy_CMeDGNRiYduO50dLpotNosaxbLaJdfLm1sw4G1$
# Global Politics and other news
Kim Jong Un’s Sister Blasts U.S. Drills as North Korea Vows to Bolster Strike Capabilities. U.S.-South Korea military drills are planned for next week, angering Kim Yo Jong who wanted them canceled https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wsj.com/articles/kim-jong-uns-sister-vows-to-boost-deterrence-after-being-ignored-by-u-s-11628579896__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kQdQWqrIMfwJUUzJvXFrFTvmurIQy_CMeDGNRiYduO50dLpotNosaxbLaJdfLoJZJpEc$
Mexican drug cartel threatens to kill TV reporter over ‘unfair’
coverage. Members of Jalisco New Generation cartel circulate video threatening Milenio Television and anchor Azucena Uresti https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/09/mexico-cartel-threat-tv-news-anchor__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kQdQWqrIMfwJUUzJvXFrFTvmurIQy_CMeDGNRiYduO50dLpotNosaxbLaJdfLmj1vb-f$
Russia, China hold large-scale joint military drills. The
Sibu/Cooperation-2021 drills in China’s Ningxia region are being watched for signs that China and Russia are expanding military cooperation as they spar with the West.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2021-08-10/russia-china-hold-large-scale-joint-military-drills__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kQdQWqrIMfwJUUzJvXFrFTvmurIQy_CMeDGNRiYduO50dLpotNosaxbLaJdfLofWjHGD$
# Gov / Politics
Portland’s tolerance for antifa agitators is a joke. The city of Portland continues to be a laughingstock as “anti-fascists” throw smoke grenades at prayer groups and right-wingers respond with paintball guns.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/portlands-tolerance-for-antifa-agitators-is-a-joke__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kQdQWqrIMfwJUUzJvXFrFTvmurIQy_CMeDGNRiYduO50dLpotNosaxbLaJdfLkIKQp6P$
US vows to isolate Taliban if they take power by force. A U.S. peace envoy brought a warning to the Taliban on Tuesday that any government that comes to power through force in Afghanistan won’t be recognized internationally after a series of cities fell to the insurgent group in stunningly quick succession.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/us-envoy-warn-taliban-bet-afghan-takeover-79375076__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kQdQWqrIMfwJUUzJvXFrFTvmurIQy_CMeDGNRiYduO50dLpotNosaxbLaJdfLjJ4FPty$
Texas judge grants order to block arrest of House Dems who fled to DC https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/09/texas-democrats-special-session/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kQdQWqrIMfwJUUzJvXFrFTvmurIQy_CMeDGNRiYduO50dLpotNosaxbLaJdfLnYQzYbu$
Don’t Buy the Democrats’ Undemocratic Push to Remake America. Joe Biden was elected to restore normalcy after Donald Trump. But Democrats are insisting that he break all the rules to deliver on their progressive vision.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/dont-buy-the-democrats-undemocratic-push-to-remake-america__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kQdQWqrIMfwJUUzJvXFrFTvmurIQy_CMeDGNRiYduO50dLpotNosaxbLaJdfLvEiqMGq$
MAGA Cheating: Trumper Tina Peters Investigated for Rigging Colorado Presidential Election https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://coloradonewsline.com/briefs/serious-breach-of-voting-security-at-center-of-investigation-of-mesa-county-clerks-office/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kQdQWqrIMfwJUUzJvXFrFTvmurIQy_CMeDGNRiYduO50dLpotNosaxbLaJdfLl7ousov$
‘We have a conspiracy’: Ex-federal prosecutor connects the dots after new Trump DOJ revelations. Former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner walked through the latest revelations and their ramifications on former President Donald Trump.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rawstory.com/trump-criminal-conspiracy-doj-revelations/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kQdQWqrIMfwJUUzJvXFrFTvmurIQy_CMeDGNRiYduO50dLpotNosaxbLaJdfLjnmZeTL$
Breaking: NY Gov. Cuomo resigns amid sexual harassment scandal. The resignation will be effective in 14 days. [But apparently, Cuomo will skate on murdering 15,000 senior citizens.] https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/08/10/new-york-governor-andrew-cuomo-resigns-light-harassment-scandal/5553938001/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kQdQWqrIMfwJUUzJvXFrFTvmurIQy_CMeDGNRiYduO50dLpotNosaxbLaJdfLp-HTTcy$
See also: False Hero of the Pandemic. The disastrous results of Andrew Cuomo’s nursing-home policy are finally revealed https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.city-journal.org/cuomo-under-fire-for-hiding-nursing-home-deaths__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kQdQWqrIMfwJUUzJvXFrFTvmurIQy_CMeDGNRiYduO50dLpotNosaxbLaJdfLg4nCy4I$
# Law Enforcement
Fox Nation host Tomi Lahren blasts politicians over ‘defund the police’
push as killings of officers are up 129% https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.yahoo.com/fox-nation-host-tomi-lahren-114315243.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kQdQWqrIMfwJUUzJvXFrFTvmurIQy_CMeDGNRiYduO50dLpotNosaxbLaJdfLqCY-0zK$
Brothers charged with killing Chicago police officer, wounding another during traffic stop. Emonte Morgan, 21, and Eric Morgan, 22, face a litany of felony charges in the Saturday shooting that killed Officer Ella French and left her partner fighting for his life at the University of Chicago Medical Center.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2021/8/9/22617550/2-brothers-charged-shooting-chicago-police-officer-critically-wounded-another__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kQdQWqrIMfwJUUzJvXFrFTvmurIQy_CMeDGNRiYduO50dLpotNosaxbLaJdfLoFM5_CP$
Reform must happen ‘on both sides’: Former officer who was shot in line of duty. Lindsay McCall Long, a former Tempe police officer who was shot in the line of duty, reacts to the killing of a Chicago officer.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/reform-must-happen-both-sides-162110036.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kQdQWqrIMfwJUUzJvXFrFTvmurIQy_CMeDGNRiYduO50dLpotNosaxbLaJdfLiGu0Edg$
Undercover Cop Kills Passenger Of Car That Hit Him While Doing Donuts.
Police say stolen car hit undercover officers’ vehicle, man exited with handgun Sunday night https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2021/08/09/detroit-police-undercover-officer-shoots-kills-man-with-gun-after-car-crash/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kQdQWqrIMfwJUUzJvXFrFTvmurIQy_CMeDGNRiYduO50dLpotNosaxbLaJdfLrAWZo_u$
# Media
Dish Network subscribers may soon lose channels amid a dispute with the Sinclair Broadcast Group. “We have tried unsuccessfully to reach fair and customary terms with Dish Network for the renegotiation of our retransmission consent,” David Gibber, Sinclair’s General Counsel, said in a statement.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://bestlifeonline.com/dish-network-channels-news/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kQdQWqrIMfwJUUzJvXFrFTvmurIQy_CMeDGNRiYduO50dLpotNosaxbLaJdfLqcZThLn$
# Medical / Health
An Anti-Opioid Panic Left Prisoners in Great Needless Pain. The doctor who cut off the pain meds had been hired by the state after he was barred from working in emergency medicine for neglect and misconduct in a private emergency room.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/an-anti-opioid-panic-left-new-york-state-prisoners-in-needless-agonizing-pain__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kQdQWqrIMfwJUUzJvXFrFTvmurIQy_CMeDGNRiYduO50dLpotNosaxbLaJdfLpqMtptT$
Senate Bill 8, which goes into effect Sept. 1, will ban abortions in Texas after an ultrasound can detect what lawmakers defined as a fetal heartbeat. That can sometimes be as early as six weeks into a pregnancy, when many people don’t yet know they’re pregnant.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/10/texas-abortion-law-fetal-heartbeat/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kQdQWqrIMfwJUUzJvXFrFTvmurIQy_CMeDGNRiYduO50dLpotNosaxbLaJdfLkWehLm2$
It’s Time to End Surprise Medical Bills. Surprise medical bills occur when out-of-network provider fees exceed what health insurance plans are willing to cover, the difference resulting in unexpected out-of-pocket expenses for patients.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.kff.org/private-insurance/fact-sheet/surprise-medical-bills-new-protections-for-consumers-take-effect-in-2022/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kQdQWqrIMfwJUUzJvXFrFTvmurIQy_CMeDGNRiYduO50dLpotNosaxbLaJdfLikPNUjs$
CDC Investigates Fatal Case Of Rare Tropical Disease Melioidosis. The unidentified person, who died last month in Georgia, was the fourth U.S.
case this year of melioidosis caused by a bacteria that lives in soil and water, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Monday.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2021-08-09/us-investigates-latest-case-of-a-rare-tropical-disease__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kQdQWqrIMfwJUUzJvXFrFTvmurIQy_CMeDGNRiYduO50dLpotNosaxbLaJdfLjDQQ3sT$
# Military / DOD
An Army veteran who shot into a car full of Black girls after a Trump rally has been sentenced to 10 years in prison https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://taskandpurpose.com/mandatory-fun/navy-uss-paul-ignatius-battle-flag/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kQdQWqrIMfwJUUzJvXFrFTvmurIQy_CMeDGNRiYduO50dLpotNosaxbLaJdfLuLNYAyh$
One of the Navy’s youngest destroyers is rocking a brand new battle flag at sea. As any regular reader of Task & Purpose knows, we have a soft spot for Navy battle flags, whether they’re steeped in history like the USS Paul Hamilton’s ‘Moultrie Flag’ or just belligerently awesome like the USS Kidd’s Jolly Roger. So when we spotted a brand new banner festooning one of the Navy’s newest vessels, we had to stop and take notice.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://taskandpurpose.com/mandatory-fun/navy-uss-paul-ignatius-battle-flag/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kQdQWqrIMfwJUUzJvXFrFTvmurIQy_CMeDGNRiYduO50dLpotNosaxbLaJdfLuLNYAyh$
The US is sending B-52s and AC-130 gunships back in Afghanistan to slow its impending collapse. Lockheed AC-130 Spectre attack planes, dubbed “the world’s deadliest gunship,” have also been sent into action.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/08/08/us-b-52-bombers-gunships-sent-action-afghanistan-attempt-stop-taliban-advance-key-cities.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kQdQWqrIMfwJUUzJvXFrFTvmurIQy_CMeDGNRiYduO50dLpotNosaxbLaJdfLjBns-eB$
US, South Korean militaries to train together this month despite warnings from Pyongyang https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/nkorea-says-us-skorea-face-security-threats-with-military-drills-2021-08-09/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kQdQWqrIMfwJUUzJvXFrFTvmurIQy_CMeDGNRiYduO50dLpotNosaxbLaJdfLtuEUq8m$
# Other News
Cargo bikes can deliver packages faster than vans, and with less pollution. Your delivery could come 60% faster by cargo bike instead of a van, cutting down on both congestion and pollution, according to a London-based study.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.fastcompany.com/90664090/cargo-bikes-can-deliver-packages-faster-than-vans-and-with-less-pollution__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kQdQWqrIMfwJUUzJvXFrFTvmurIQy_CMeDGNRiYduO50dLpotNosaxbLaJdfLhsMsPuc$
# Science
Scientists: Bezos-Backed Venture Could Threaten the Arctic. The new venture, partly backed by billionaire money, is looking for minerals used to manufacture electric cars.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/jeff-bezos-and-bill-gates-backed-mining-venture-in-greeland-could-threaten-arctic-ecosystem-scientists-say__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kQdQWqrIMfwJUUzJvXFrFTvmurIQy_CMeDGNRiYduO50dLpotNosaxbLaJdfLpaiogRC$
# Social
In spite of bans, evictions in New Mexico continued during the pandemic.
Landlords and property managers filed more than 11,000 eviction notices since April 2020.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://patch.com/new-mexico/across-nm/amp/29764762/in-spite-of-bans-evictions-in-new-mexico-continued-during-the-pandemic__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kQdQWqrIMfwJUUzJvXFrFTvmurIQy_CMeDGNRiYduO50dLpotNosaxbLaJdfLjB6Et2v$
# Sports
Unvaccinated NFL Players Will Be Identified By Colored Wristbands. There might not be a red “A” on the jerseys, but unvaccinated players will bear their own scarlet letter as NFL training camps open this week https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.forbes.com/sites/tommybeer/2021/07/29/nfl-players-rep-league-is-trying-to-shame-unvaccinated-players-with-scarlet-marking-wristbands/?sh=7e1274dc4022__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kQdQWqrIMfwJUUzJvXFrFTvmurIQy_CMeDGNRiYduO50dLpotNosaxbLaJdfLuKN1SNo$
NFL Players Segregated by Vaccination Status. Unvaccinated players in the NFL can easily be identified by the special colored bands all players are required to wear to denote their vaccination status https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thevaccinereaction.org/2021/08/nfl-tackles-polarizing-new-covid-19-vaccine-rules-restrictions/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kQdQWqrIMfwJUUzJvXFrFTvmurIQy_CMeDGNRiYduO50dLpotNosaxbLaJdfLliJkAhj$
# Technology
Democrats press Facebook over suspension of researchers’ accounts:
Democratic senators are pressing Facebook over its decision to suspend the accounts of New York University (NYU) researchers who created a tool to analyze political ads and the spread of misinformation on the platform.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/technology/566795-democrats-press-facebook-over-suspension-of-researchers-accounts__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kQdQWqrIMfwJUUzJvXFrFTvmurIQy_CMeDGNRiYduO50dLpotNosaxbLaJdfLic-12CG$
Nation’s biggest autonomous electric shuttle network rolls out in Colorado. The EV shuttle system will connect Colorado School of Mines students and staff, as well as members of the public, from key spots in the city of Golden to points on campus for at least the next year.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/equilibrium-sustainability/567213-nations-largest-self-driving-electric-shuttle-network__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kQdQWqrIMfwJUUzJvXFrFTvmurIQy_CMeDGNRiYduO50dLpotNosaxbLaJdfLrpYbt7x$
# Things that make ya go ‘Hmmmm’
From Pollution to Performance Wear: Fair-Trade Clothes Made From 100% Ocean Plastic https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ecowatch.com/clothes-made-from-ocean-plastic-2654502640.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kQdQWqrIMfwJUUzJvXFrFTvmurIQy_CMeDGNRiYduO50dLpotNosaxbLaJdfLnbsTR6Z$
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