Voices, The Peoples News
September 13, 2021
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate
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# Indigenous / Global
Police treatment of Indigenous protesters differs starkly from white protesters, experts say https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/police-treatment-of-indigenous-protesters-differs-starkly-from-white-protesters-experts-say-1.6171599__;!!On18fmf1aQ!luZUFJ97kOCYA72YJX6yGYeXiCo-FskRZjagupxL_O5O22zO9eRsazdc5O0o0pUiIs0k$
# Border / Immigration / Afghani
Trump Razed the Resettlement Infrastructure That Afghan Refugees Now Need Simply admitting refugees isn’t enough — Biden must restore and expand resettlement programs shuttered under Trump.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/trump-razed-the-resettlement-infrastructure-that-afghan-refugees-now-need/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!luZUFJ97kOCYA72YJX6yGYeXiCo-FskRZjagupxL_O5O22zO9eRsazdc5O0o0tkZh7RD$
‘Thousands’ of lawful US residents left in Afghanistan, Blinken says in testimony https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense/national-security/thousands-of-lawful-us-residents-left-in-afghanistan__;!!On18fmf1aQ!luZUFJ97kOCYA72YJX6yGYeXiCo-FskRZjagupxL_O5O22zO9eRsazdc5O0o0uxQAXhl$
Biden expands program to legally bring Central American minors to US.
CAM is part of the administration’s strategy to lessen pressure on border enforcement agencies that are stressed by a rising flow in irregular migration through Central America and Mexico.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/latino/572040-biden-expands-program-to-legally-bring-central-american-minors-to-us__;!!On18fmf1aQ!luZUFJ97kOCYA72YJX6yGYeXiCo-FskRZjagupxL_O5O22zO9eRsazdc5O0o0qyJsnsg$
# CoronaVirus
Members of Congress and Their Staff Are Exempt From Biden’s Vaccine Mandate Joe Biden’s new vaccine mandates for federal employees don’t apply to members of Congress or those who work for Congress or the federal court system.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.verifythis.com/article/news/verify/government-verify/congress-staff-exempt-from-federal-covid-19-vaccine-mandate/536-4175a8a3-649b-4ae6-87e2-60df8a6967a8__;!!On18fmf1aQ!luZUFJ97kOCYA72YJX6yGYeXiCo-FskRZjagupxL_O5O22zO9eRsazdc5O0o0oftd0Yx$
Postal Service Unions Exempted From the Federal Vaccine Mandate. Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal workers will exempt United States Postal Service (USPS) employees who pumped millions of dollars into the 2020 election campaign.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://freebeacon.com/biden-administration/postal-service-unions-spent-big-on-biden-now-theyre-exempted-from-the-federal-vaccine-mandate/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!luZUFJ97kOCYA72YJX6yGYeXiCo-FskRZjagupxL_O5O22zO9eRsazdc5O0o0jm_kv-s$
Health care workers at Kentucky’s Med Center in Bowling Green refused to comply with the vaccine mandate or turn in their resignation. Instead, two workers showed up and refused to leave until someone told them that they are fired.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/09/kentucky-health-care-workers-refused-comply-vaccine-mandate-forced-hospital-fire-videos/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!luZUFJ97kOCYA72YJX6yGYeXiCo-FskRZjagupxL_O5O22zO9eRsazdc5O0o0ql20qo3$
Three studies published by the CDC, UK government, and Oxford University find the Covid-19 vaccines do not work. A graduate of Yale University obtained a PHD at Princeton University and an MD degree from the John Hopkins University School of Medicine has published a paper in which she concludes that mandating the public to take a vaccine is a harmful and damaging act because of excellent scientific research papers which clearly demonstrate the vaccines do not prevent infection or transmission of Covid-19.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/british-study-shows-covid-19-vaccine-efficacy-wanes-under-delta-2021-08-18/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!luZUFJ97kOCYA72YJX6yGYeXiCo-FskRZjagupxL_O5O22zO9eRsazdc5O0o0lsB-IZ5$
Pfizer jab side-effect analysis of medical data suggests that boys aged
12 to 15, with no underlying medical conditions, are four to six times more likely to be diagnosed with vaccine-related myocarditis https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/sep/10/boys-more-at-risk-from-pfizer-jab-side-effect-than-covid-suggests-study__;!!On18fmf1aQ!luZUFJ97kOCYA72YJX6yGYeXiCo-FskRZjagupxL_O5O22zO9eRsazdc5O0o0l6pZOgn$
Israel To Conduct COVID “Genetic Scanning” For All Inbound Air Passengers The world’s most “ultra-vaxxed nation”, Israel, is continuing to struggle to keep its coronavirus infections down, despite enacting some of the most stringent rules https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zerohedge.com/covid-19/israel-conduct-covid-genetic-scanning-all-inbound-air-travel__;!!On18fmf1aQ!luZUFJ97kOCYA72YJX6yGYeXiCo-FskRZjagupxL_O5O22zO9eRsazdc5O0o0plJBPDN$
Innocent Man Freed After 15 Years on Death Row Dies of COVID. Damon Thibodeaux, 47, spent a third of his life on death row for a murder he didn’t commit. Soon after his first dose of vaccine, he became ill with COVID and died.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.startribune.com/damon-thibodeaux-escaped-death-row-for-a-crime-he-didn-t-commit-but-died-of-covid-19/600096179/?refresh=true__;!!On18fmf1aQ!luZUFJ97kOCYA72YJX6yGYeXiCo-FskRZjagupxL_O5O22zO9eRsazdc5O0o0k4UWdQ4$
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a “devastating” impact on the fight against HIV, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02469-8__;!!On18fmf1aQ!luZUFJ97kOCYA72YJX6yGYeXiCo-FskRZjagupxL_O5O22zO9eRsazdc5O0o0tW_Ox3O$
Kids and COVID: why young immune systems are still on top. Innate immunity might be the key to why children have fared better with the virus. Data collected by the US CDC from hospitals across the country suggest that people under the age of 18 have accounted for less than 2% of hospitalizations due to COVID-19 https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02423-8?utm_source=Nature*Briefing&utm_campaign=676b8051ac-briefing-dy-20210913&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c9dfd39373-676b8051ac-43812897__;Kw!!On18fmf1aQ!luZUFJ97kOCYA72YJX6yGYeXiCo-FskRZjagupxL_O5O22zO9eRsazdc5O0o0mtLyhmQ$
Why COVID-19 cases are so high, even if millions are fully vaccinated.
The answer is simple, the delta variant.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.deseret.com/coronavirus/2021/9/13/22666479/why-covid-cases-high-fully-vaccinated__;!!On18fmf1aQ!luZUFJ97kOCYA72YJX6yGYeXiCo-FskRZjagupxL_O5O22zO9eRsazdc5O0o0rxzfDim$
Most People Don’t Need Covid Vaccine Booster, Scientists Say. The experts reviewed studies of the vaccines’ performance and concluded the shots are working well despite the extra-contagious delta variant, especially against severe disease.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/2021/09/13/1036600360/covid-19-vaccine-booster-shot__;!!On18fmf1aQ!luZUFJ97kOCYA72YJX6yGYeXiCo-FskRZjagupxL_O5O22zO9eRsazdc5O0o0mHdBc3T$
COVID Vaccines No Longer Able to “Prevent Transmission” of SARS-CoV-2 https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-00450-z__;!!On18fmf1aQ!luZUFJ97kOCYA72YJX6yGYeXiCo-FskRZjagupxL_O5O22zO9eRsazdc5O0o0nWckpkf$
More Than 100 People in Ontario Hospitalized With Heart Problems After COVID Vaccination https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://torontosun.com/news/provincial/over-100-ontario-youth-have-been-sent-to-hospital-for-vaccine-related-heart-problems__;!!On18fmf1aQ!luZUFJ97kOCYA72YJX6yGYeXiCo-FskRZjagupxL_O5O22zO9eRsazdc5O0o0j0TclHC$
Guillain-Barré Syndrome Warning Added to AstraZeneca’s Vaxzevria COVID https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/eu-lists-rare-nerve-disorder-possible-side-effect-astrazeneca-covid-19-vaccine-2021-09-08/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!luZUFJ97kOCYA72YJX6yGYeXiCo-FskRZjagupxL_O5O22zO9eRsazdc5O0o0vFYlCsV$
# Economy / Trade
White House requests language change to allow Afghan refugees to collect welfare.
As thousands of Afghan migrants are being processed and transferred to the United States, the White House is requesting Congress make welfare benefits available to Afghan nationals paroled into the nation.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2021/09/10/white-house-requests-change-to-allow-afghan-refugees-to-collect-welfare/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!luZUFJ97kOCYA72YJX6yGYeXiCo-FskRZjagupxL_O5O22zO9eRsazdc5O0o0gW_XISS$
House Democrats propose new tax hikes to pay for their $3.5 trillion
bill: Here are the details. The proposal includes top corporate and individual tax rates of 26.5% and 39.6%, respectively. The tax plans could change as Democrats try to craft and pass a final bill in coming weeks.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/house-democrats-propose-new-tax-hikes-to-pay-for-their-3-5-trillion-bill-here-are-the-details/ar-AAOopaZ?ocid=winp1taskbar__;!!On18fmf1aQ!luZUFJ97kOCYA72YJX6yGYeXiCo-FskRZjagupxL_O5O22zO9eRsazdc5O0o0gzEayFy$
House Democrats propose raising capital gains tax to 28.8%. Taxes could also be raised on companies’ foreign income, individual income above $5 million and capital gains https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.marketwatch.com/story/house-democrats-may-propose-raising-corporate-tax-rate-to-26-5-11631487774__;!!On18fmf1aQ!luZUFJ97kOCYA72YJX6yGYeXiCo-FskRZjagupxL_O5O22zO9eRsazdc5O0o0lg4NK68$
# Education / Schools
Bannon Hopes Homeschooling Moms Will Be His New Shock Troops. In 2021, as in 1974, the right is using schooling, especially homeschooling, as a cudgel in a larger political war over race, religion, and sex.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/steve-bannon-hopes-homeschooling-moms-will-be-his-new-shock-troops__;!!On18fmf1aQ!luZUFJ97kOCYA72YJX6yGYeXiCo-FskRZjagupxL_O5O22zO9eRsazdc5O0o0hqj26Sj$
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals Methane plumes detected near Energy Transfer’s natural gas pipeline. The super-warming greenhouse gas came from a natural-gas pipeline operated by Energy Transfer.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ehn.org/methane-plumes-detected-near-energy-transfer-s-natural-gas-pipeline-bloomberg-2655004588.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!luZUFJ97kOCYA72YJX6yGYeXiCo-FskRZjagupxL_O5O22zO9eRsazdc5O0o0gTBu9kI$
# Environment / Climate / Global
Brazil: Who can still save the world′s green lung? The Brazilian government has promoted deforestation in the Amazon rainforest to highs last seen over a decade ago.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dw.com/en/brazil-who-can-still-save-the-worlds-green-lung/a-59153451__;!!On18fmf1aQ!luZUFJ97kOCYA72YJX6yGYeXiCo-FskRZjagupxL_O5O22zO9eRsazdc5O0o0gkcWYVR$
# Food / GMOs / Chemicals / Other
Kentucky Fried Chicken is serving up a new vegan future for its fast-food chain amid poultry shortages and the continued disruption caused by the virus pandemic https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dailypress.com/food-drink/vp-nw-kfc-us-faux-fried-chicken-20210913-65vbtpy5xfftpnd2kvtggekh2u-story.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!luZUFJ97kOCYA72YJX6yGYeXiCo-FskRZjagupxL_O5O22zO9eRsazdc5O0o0vrYV8fH$
# Foodie Tips, Tricks and How To’s
Tasty canned food recipes just as good as fresh [These look pretty good for canned food] https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/foodanddrink/foodnews/tasty-canned-food-recipes-just-as-good-as-fresh/ss-BB1cpB4k?ocid=winp1taskbar__;!!On18fmf1aQ!luZUFJ97kOCYA72YJX6yGYeXiCo-FskRZjagupxL_O5O22zO9eRsazdc5O0o0vwABNso$
# Global Politics and other news
North Korea Says It Test-Fired Long-Range Cruise Missiles. The Korean Central News Agency said that cruise missiles successfully hit targets
1,500 kilometers away during test flights over the weekend.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/united-states-south-korea-north-korea-11118aba91126b6ea2eba9fb35bc2b4f__;!!On18fmf1aQ!luZUFJ97kOCYA72YJX6yGYeXiCo-FskRZjagupxL_O5O22zO9eRsazdc5O0o0rNUeCMf$
China is already sending aid to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan, filling the gap the US left. Since the Taliban took Kabul on August 15, the Biden administration has frozen as much as $10 billion in Afghan reserves held by US banks.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.businessinsider.in/politics/world/news/china-is-already-sending-aid-to-taliban-controlled-afghanistan-filling-the-gap-the-us-left/articleshow/86166402.cms__;!!On18fmf1aQ!luZUFJ97kOCYA72YJX6yGYeXiCo-FskRZjagupxL_O5O22zO9eRsazdc5O0o0tE2F07m$
# Gov / Politics
Trump Politicizes Soldier Deaths. Families Are Disgusted.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump-politicizes-soldier-deaths-gold-star-families-call-it-disgusting__;!!On18fmf1aQ!luZUFJ97kOCYA72YJX6yGYeXiCo-FskRZjagupxL_O5O22zO9eRsazdc5O0o0vI8S3ZC$
9/11 – The Avoidable Massacre Allowed by CIA. Helped Al Qaeda in Balkans, Obstructed FBI Investigations. Tribute to John O’Neill https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.gospanews.net/en/2021/09/12/9-11-the-avoidable-massacre-allowed-by-cia-helped-al-qaeda-in-balcans-obstructed-fbi-investigations-tribute-to-john-oneill-killed-in-the-towers/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!luZUFJ97kOCYA72YJX6yGYeXiCo-FskRZjagupxL_O5O22zO9eRsazdc5O0o0l0qdeJF$
# LGBTQ
“X” Isn’t Enough: We Must Abolish All Gender Markers on IDs. We must abolish all gender markers on IDs to end discrimination against those who don’t fit gender stereotypes.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/x-isnt-enough-we-must-abolish-all-gender-markers-on-ids/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!luZUFJ97kOCYA72YJX6yGYeXiCo-FskRZjagupxL_O5O22zO9eRsazdc5O0o0pXscb6d$
As Prison Staff Try to Erase Queer and Trans Folks, We Assert Our Right to Exist Incarcerated LGBTQ people are finding creative ways to claim public space and gather in solidarity.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/as-prison-staff-try-to-erase-queer-and-trans-folks-we-assert-our-right-to-exist/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!luZUFJ97kOCYA72YJX6yGYeXiCo-FskRZjagupxL_O5O22zO9eRsazdc5O0o0kqj7mN8$
# Medical / Health
One in 9 nursing home residents are being diagnosed with schizophrenia so understaffed facilities can better handle patients. Many of the diagnoses appear to be efforts to give residents sedative drugs such as Haldol, so understaffed facilities can better handle them, even when there is no evidence a patient has schizophrenia https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/11/health/nursing-homes-schizophrenia-antipsychotics.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!luZUFJ97kOCYA72YJX6yGYeXiCo-FskRZjagupxL_O5O22zO9eRsazdc5O0o0kkHZLci$
Texas’ new near-total abortion ban will be carried out by civilians “deputized” to do what the state cannot: enforce its restrictive abortion law. Here’s where the process is laid out in the statute and what it means.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/10/texas-abortion-law-ban-enforcement/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!luZUFJ97kOCYA72YJX6yGYeXiCo-FskRZjagupxL_O5O22zO9eRsazdc5O0o0tyJgSmO$
# Military / DOD
Connecticut National Guard troops heading to Poland to support Operation Atlantic Resolve https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/europe-health-poland-coronavirus-pandemic-connecticut-309858c0f1da2676dc097cf86de95768__;!!On18fmf1aQ!luZUFJ97kOCYA72YJX6yGYeXiCo-FskRZjagupxL_O5O22zO9eRsazdc5O0o0vxnWRMt$
# Military / Global
Japan, Vietnam sign defense transfer deal amid China worries. Japan can now give defense equipment and technology to Vietnam under an agreement signed Saturday, as the two countries step up their military cooperation amid worries about China’s growing military influence https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/technology-china-japan-tokyo-kamala-harris-9bf99b9422489050fcb0dde811741714__;!!On18fmf1aQ!luZUFJ97kOCYA72YJX6yGYeXiCo-FskRZjagupxL_O5O22zO9eRsazdc5O0o0uOmdFFE$
Chinese Warships Sailing Near Alaska’s Aleutian Islands Shadowed By U.S.
Coast Guard. Pictures of the Chinese vessels off Alaska emerged after criticism of similar American naval activity from one of China’s main state media outlets.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/42352/chinese-warships-sailing-near-alaskas-aleutian-islands-shadowed-by-u-s-coast-guard__;!!On18fmf1aQ!luZUFJ97kOCYA72YJX6yGYeXiCo-FskRZjagupxL_O5O22zO9eRsazdc5O0o0iutP5qC$
Taliban Reportedly Engaging in Revenge Kills of Afghan Security Forces, U.N. Official Says. Citing credible allegations received by her office, Bachelet also said there were reports of instances in which the Taliban detained former officials from the overthrown Afghan government and their relatives, who later turned up dead.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.bachthien.com/2021/09/taliban-reportedly-engaging-in-revenge-kills-of-afghan-security-forces-u-n-official-says/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!luZUFJ97kOCYA72YJX6yGYeXiCo-FskRZjagupxL_O5O22zO9eRsazdc5O0o0gNJscW1$
Israeli firm introduces armed combat drone to patrol borders.
State-owned Israel Aerospace Industries on Monday unveiled a remote-controlled armed robot drone it says can patrol battle zones, track infiltrators and open fire.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2021/9/13/israeli-firm-introduces-armed-combat-drone-to-patrol-borders__;!!On18fmf1aQ!luZUFJ97kOCYA72YJX6yGYeXiCo-FskRZjagupxL_O5O22zO9eRsazdc5O0o0lMnDSqv$
# Nuclear
Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday night signed a bill into law that attempts to block a plan to store highly radioactive nuclear waste at a site in West Texas.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/10/texas-nuclear-waste-ban/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!luZUFJ97kOCYA72YJX6yGYeXiCo-FskRZjagupxL_O5O22zO9eRsazdc5O0o0rxy7jeA$
# Security
Dept. of Homeland Security Chief of Staff abruptly resigns. Karen Olick, chief of staff to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, announced on Monday that she will be leaving for a new, undisclosed opportunity.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2021/09/13/dept-of-homeland-security-chief-of-staff-abruptly-resigns-511650__;!!On18fmf1aQ!luZUFJ97kOCYA72YJX6yGYeXiCo-FskRZjagupxL_O5O22zO9eRsazdc5O0o0jOKI59g$
# Water
‘It’s criminal’: Milwaukeeans call for speedier lead pipeline removal to cut childhood poisoning. Replacing all Milwaukee lead service lines would take 70 years at current pace.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wpr.org/its-criminal-milwaukeeans-call-speedier-lead-pipeline-removal-cut-childhood-poisoning__;!!On18fmf1aQ!luZUFJ97kOCYA72YJX6yGYeXiCo-FskRZjagupxL_O5O22zO9eRsazdc5O0o0tDszQ6M$
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