Voices, The Peoples News
February 1, 2022
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate
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This almost daily Voices, The Peoples News is posted through the blog function of www.MPEN-Ohio.net
# Indigenous
Tribal nations are locked inside the U.S. water regime. Phoebe Suina on the Rio Grande River, Pueblo inclusion and the need for holistic solutions to our man-made disaster.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.hcn.org/issues/54.2/indigenous-affairs-water-tribal-nations-are-locked-inside-the-u-s-water-regime__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4jR5MFwx$
# Border / Immigration
Video Shows Federal Contractors Flying Illegal Immigrants Into New York at Night So It Won’t ‘Attract Attention.’ Video footage has emerged showing federal contractors flying illegal immigrants into New York after they were released from the southern border last year.
It shows migrants, including men, women, and children, being flown by the federal government under the cover of darkness from the southern border to New York before being transported onto other parts of the United States via American Dream charter busses https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theepochtimes.com/video-shows-federal-contractors-flying-illegal-immigrants-into-new-york-at-night-so-it-wont-attract-attention_4242100.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4tQDoPkg$
# Border / Immigration / Global
Poland’s border wall to cut through Europe’s last old-growth forest.
Work has begun on a 116-mile long fence on the Polish-Belarusian border.
Scientists call it an environmental “disaster.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/polands-border-wall-will-cut-europes-oldest-forest-in-half-173735__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4oog6IVm$
Deplorable conditions, unclear mission: Texas National Guard troops call Abbott’s rushed border operation a disaster. The governor has sent waves of troops to the border as Guard officials scramble to execute a massive mobilization that would normally take months to plan. Some Guard members say the operation has set back their income, education and well-being.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2022/02/01/texas-national-guard-border-operation-lone-star-abbott/?mc_cid=16fd337c4e&mc_eid=6f15633605__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4sWZ9RBD$
Coronavirus shuts down legal proceedings in latest misstep for Texas border crackdown. Migrants arrested under Gov. Greg Abbott’s border security push have been imprisoned for weeks or months waiting to appear before a judge. About 90 were finally to receive hearings this week, but court proceedings were canceled.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/11/30/texas-migrants-arrests-coronavirus/?mc_cid=16fd337c4e&mc_eid=6f15633605__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4qRJO2_e$
# Covid / Pandemics
The Canadian province of Nova Scotia made it illegal for people to gather along a highway ahead of the “Freedom Convoy” of truckers that made their way across the country in protest of vaccine mandates.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.foxnews.com/world/nova-scotia-outlaws-gathering-highway-freedom-convoy-truckers-vaccine-mandate__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4rJsu162$
Critics are slamming Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as a “coward” for reportedly fleeing his residence in the country’s capital of Ottawa as a massive anti-vaccine mandate protest converged on the city.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.yahoo.com/critics-mock-apos-puppet-apos-152404807.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4sbgRNO0$
Organizers of the Canadian truckers’ “Freedom Convoy” held their first press conference on Sunday and banned mainstream media outlets from attending.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.yahoo.com/apos-freedom-convoy-apos-bans-183212526.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4oza6ipZ$
‘Makes No Sense’: Canadian Premier Vows to End Proof of Vaccine Policy as Truckers Protest in Ottawa https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theepochtimes.com/makes-no-sense-canada-premier-vows-to-end-proof-of-vaccine-policy-as-truckers-protest-in-ottawa_4244794.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4lo_Z8xm$
Does the world need an Omicron vaccine? Last week, COVID-19 vaccine makers Pfizer and Moderna both announced clinical trials for Omicron-based vaccines. But whether rolling out these jabs is necessary, or even practical, is unclear, say public-health authorities and infectious-disease specialists.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-00199-z__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4sbu4Ms2$
Number of youth in hospital after suicide attempt tripled over 4-month period under COVID-19. Referrals to Eating Disorders Program increased by 90% in 4-month period, McMaster Children’s Hospital says https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://mashupmd.com/number-of-youth-in-hospital-after-suicide-attempt-tripled-over-4-month-period-under-covid-19-cbc-news/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4jYvFMre$
Frequent Boosters Spur Warning on Immune Response. Do multiple boosters ‘exhaust’ our immune response? It’s too soon to understand the effectiveness of a fourth vaccine dose, according to the EU’s top drug regulator. But some countries have already authorized the shot.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dw.com/en/covid-do-multiple-boosters-exhaust-our-immune-response/a-60447735__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4tEgmYDT$
# Education / Schools
Book banning is back, and it’s targeting Black folks: It’s targeting authors who deal with race, sexuality, and gender, and it’s moving with a fervency that should alarm anyone concerned about the plight of authors, but ultimately anyone worried about how American history is taught, because this is an effort to erase some of us from sharing our stories.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.yahoo.com/book-banning-back-targeting-black-105509791.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4sCBP-uU$
School boards have long been a tool of white supremacy. Our history of letting white Americans veto racial progress in schools.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2022/01/school-boards-have-long-been-a-tool-of-white-supremacy/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4rtiuaWK$
# Employment / Labor
Starbucks ends its plan to require worker vaccination and testing https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/19/business/starbucks-vaccine-mandate.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4saQI6pU$
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemical Biden administration to send $1.5 billion to states to plug orphaned wells, which leak planet-warming methane https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2021-11-02/biden-climate-plan-aims-to-reduce-methane-emissions__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4nXhHf8t$
Offshore wind farms in the Gulf of Mexico could create 17,500 jobs, study finds. The economic outlook for offshore wind energy in the Gulf of Mexico is getting rosier, with as many as 17,500 jobs likely to be created https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.1012industryreport.com/energy/renewable-energy/offshore-wind-in-gulf-could-create-17500-jobs/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4gh46MGT$
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals / Global Pipeline Bursts on Indigenous Land in Ecuadorian Amazon; Thailand Rushes to Contain Coastal Oil Spill https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/ecuadors-private-heavy-crude-pipeline-bursts-amazon-region-2022-01-29/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4q8sBs_c$
# Environment / Climate / Interior
Our chemical habit is choking the Earth. Chemical companies have produced more chemicals, including plastics, than the planet can safely sustain without potentially causing irreversible harm to the environment or human health, says a team of international researchers.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://phys.org/news/2018-06-world-plastic-environmental-crisis.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4gTBYYks$
Epic floods in Pacific Northwest revive long-running dispute over how to manage a river.
Farmers in Washington State and British Columbia want to dredge the Nooksack River. Native communities and scientists say that will doom the endangered Chinook salmon.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thefern.org/2022/01/epic-floods-in-pacific-northwest-revive-long-running-dispute-over-how-to-manage-a-river/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4k0EISPx$
# Food / GMOs / Chemicals / Other
With Rising Food Prices, We Can’t Afford To Worsen the Position of Consumers.
The highest inflation in 13 years is hitting American consumers. Since September 2020, overall food prices have risen by 4.6 percent, with eggs, poultry, meat, and fish being the most affected.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insidesources.com/with-rising-food-prices-we-cant-afford-to-worsen-the-position-of-consumers/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4vDXM_P-$
# General Information / Other News
U.N. Security Council Meets over Russia-Ukraine Tensions as Ukraine Calls Out Western “Panic”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.c-span.org/video/?517565-1*un-security-council-meeting-russia-ukraine-situation__;Lw!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4gAqcHtv$
Trump Says Pence Should Have “Overturned the Election”: It was perhaps his most explicit admission yet that he had wanted his vice president to throw out legitimate electoral votes.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2022/01/trump-says-pence-should-have-overturned-the-election/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4q0ZLF01$
Trump May Yet Save the Democrats. The idea of pardoning January 6 insurrectionists will split Republicans, scare off voters.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/blogs/tap/trump-may-yet-save-the-democrats/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4nmoz1O6$
# Global Politics and other news
Over 100 ex-Afghan forces and officials slain since August, UN says. Despite promises of amnesty, the U.N. says members of the former Afghan government have been killed extrajudicially by the Taliban.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thediplomat.com/2022/02/un-over-100-ex-afghan-forces-officials-slain-since-august/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4nRZIzvw$
Russia’s threat to invade Ukraine grows. Violent far-right groups see an opportunity.
The US sees the Azov movement as a “nationalist hate group,” and human rights groups have accused it of torturing civilians. But the far-right group is also prepared to fight for Ukraine, which is in need of troops against Russia’s stronger forces.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/christopherm51/ukraine-russia-invasion-far-right-training__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4pltaxpK$
Moscow’s Trump Mega-Fans: We’re ‘Ready to Elect Him Again’: The U.S.
response to Russian aggression in Ukraine has angered the Kremlin’s top pundits so much that they’re publicly implying they’ll help make Donald Trump president again.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trumps-mega-fans-in-moscow-declare-theyre-ready-to-elect-him-again-in-2024__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4mNuo9Ge$
Kim Jong Un Is Ready to Exploit U.S. Distraction in Ukraine. The White House knows it can’t afford to fight Russia and China at the same time, and so does Kim—who is seizing the chance to make trouble.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/kim-jong-un-is-ready-to-exploit-us-distraction-in-ukraine__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4pIP7Kej$
# Gov / Politics
Secret report finds flaw in Georgia voting system, but state in the dark –George uses Dominion Voting Systems equipment. Hacking is possible, experts say, but there’s no sign 2020 election was rigged https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ajc.com/politics/secret-report-on-georgia-voting-system-finds-flaws-but-state-shows-no-interest/YKFEET2WE5BBPJ7TYVOYMBTIKQ/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4veDbSQK$
Harris-to-Supreme-Court Chatter Opens Window Into Dems’ Deepest Fears.
The vice president isn’t going be nominated to the high court. But some Dems can’t stop talking about it.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2022/01/31/harris-supreme-court-00003788__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4oXrtdIl$
US to Russia: Do as we say, not as we do. Aiding and abetting a potentially catastrophic, and I do mean catastrophic, confrontation between the world’s two nuclear superpowers are lawmakers on Capitol Hill.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/01/31/united-states-russia-do-we-say-not-we-do__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4i8BhXxc$
Will the prospect of such a 21st Century Cuban Missile Crisis be enough to bring America’s irresponsible leaders to their senses and back to the negotiating table, to start unwinding the suicidal mess they have blundered into?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nationofchange.org/2022/01/31/america-is-reaping-what-it-sowed-in-ukraine/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4r5De0dc$
What you should really know about Ukraine. Perhaps if the public were better informed, there would be more domestic pressure on Biden to end the brinkmanship and seek a genuine solution to the problem.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nationofchange.org/2022/01/31/what-you-should-really-know-about-ukraine/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4tlUXLs6$
Both GOP and Democratic Party Want Us to Surrender to COVID for Capitalism.
The parties have used different emotional and cultural appeals to justify their support for the same disastrous policy.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/both-gop-and-democratic-party-want-us-to-surrender-to-covid-for-capitalism/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4gGy9ID9$
Arizona Republicans Introduce Bill Allowing Legislature to “Reject”
Election Results
Arizona legislators are turning Trump’s conspiracy theories into bills.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jan/29/1958-style-voting-arizona-republicans-election-subversion-bill__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4km3Nhhm$
Manchin Received Record Donations While Killing Democrats’ Signature Legislation The largest share of corporate PAC donations came from the fossil fuel, finance and insurance industries.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/manchin-received-record-donations-while-killing-democrats-signature-legislation/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4mEKfoZ6$
# Law Enforcement
He wore a wire, risked his life to expose who was in the KKK. The U.S.
Army veteran donned a white robe and hood as a hit man for the Ku Klux Klan in North Florida. He attended clandestine meetings, participated in cross burnings, even helped plan the murder of a Black man. However, he wore something else during his years in the klan, a wire for the FBI.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/florida-race-and-ethnicity-racial-injustice-veterans-ku-klux-klan-fa0ec4120b1457f56c527108074795b5__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4ru0_JfQ$
# Legal / DOJ
The Justice Department won’t reopen the federal civil rights investigation into Tamir Rice’s death. The 12-year-old boy’s family had urged DOJ under the Biden administration to reconsider the decision to close the probe, submitting a letter from dozens of legal scholars.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetillman/tamir-rice-justice-department-police-shooting-civil-rights__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4tuQx22P$
‘Someone Opened the Doors From the Inside,’ Jan. 6 Defense Attorney
Says: The 20,000-pound Columbus Doors that lead into the Rotunda on the east side of the U.S. Capitol are secured by magnetic locks that can only be opened from the inside using a security code controlled by Capitol Police, Moseley wrote in an eight-page memo.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theepochtimes.com/someone-opened-the-doors-from-the-inside-jan-6-defense-attorney-says_4242633.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4reCnAFD$
Pence’s Chief of Staff Testifies for Jan. 6 Investigation. Marc Short was with Pence inside the Capitol during the insurrection, and his participation in the probe indicates cooperation between Pence’s staff and the committee.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/house/592154-former-vp-pences-chief-of-staff-testifies-before-the-jan-6-committee__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4jkDMpUu$
# Media
U.S.-Backed Drug War Fuels Murders of Journalists in Mexico, Most Dangerous Country for Media Workers https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/dec/22/mexico-journalists-deadly-cpr-press-freedom__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4pevE4Ze$
Rock stars continue to unplug from Spotify over Covid misinformation.
Podcaster Joe Rogan’s anti-vax commentary prompts Neil Young and others to leave the streaming service.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2022/01/neil-young-joni-mitchell-spotify-joe-rogan-covid-vaccines-misinformation/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4j5fjVt1$
Trump declares full-throated support for the January 6 insurrectionists.
The ex-president said he’d pardon those who attacked the Capitol and called for supporters to help him fight off criminal probes.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2022/01/trump-january-6-insurrection-pardons/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4qK0ErqE$
# Medical / Health Care
Hospitals are refusing transplants for unvaccinated patients. Is that ethical? Hospitals refused to treat toddler because his parents were unvaccinated. Boy, 3, will now have operation in Greece but case highlights ethical dilemmas facing health authorities.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.eu/article/hospitals-refused-to-treat-toddler-as-his-parents-were-unvaccinated/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4tO0xd7V$
Respiratory societies tighten author ban. Respiratory societies tighten author restrictions after tobacco giant PMI acquires inhaler maker Vectura. “The issue is that ‘Big Tobacco’ could use, and will use, this technology not only to potentially enhance delivery of tobacco-containing substances and nicotine devices, but to addict more people,” says pulmonologist Gregory Downey, a claim that PMI denies.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-00197-1__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4mquHSSd$
Acetaminophen [Tylenol] in pregnancy linked to ADHD in kids, study finds https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.latimes.com/science/la-sci-tylenol-pregnancy-20140225-story.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4v-9WnQj$
Pharma Hikes Cost of 866 Drugs While Lobbying to Kill Build Back Better.
Bernie Sanders condemned the price increases as “profoundly wrong” and called on Congress to act.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/01/31/while-lobbying-kill-build-back-better-pharma-hikes-costs-866-drugs__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4jVlD4dm$
46 Senators Wage Campaign to End “Global Gag Rule” Restricting Abortion Access The global gag rule bars foreign nongovernmental organizations from providing referrals for or information on abortion.
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# Military / DOD
Pentagon Names Army Units Tapped for Possible European Deployment.
Soldiers from the Army’s elite airborne divisions are among the 8,500 service members currently on heightened alert to rapidly deploy if NATO activates its multinational response force https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.defenseone.com/policy/2022/01/pentagon-names-army-units-tapped-possible-european-deployment/361304/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gWVoyvE_UsaJPOr1bT_hyf4kcPtU73sBMO99aEEdWOPnhJsu1noYOcUdP-Zc4uW_3jSg$
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