Voices, The Peoples News
April 11, 2022
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate
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# Archaeology
# Border / Immigration
The war next door: Conflict in Mexico is displacing thousands. As criminal groups battle for control over Mexican territory, the displaced are becoming increasingly visible, in towns such as Coahuayana and at the U.S. border.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://lawprofessors.typepad.com/immigration/2022/04/violence-in-mexico-drives-displacement-and-migration-but-receives-less-attention.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kYcK4W-NXrKwJBBxPeljcyOzr8KeCE4v9fkd70TF99Qev0Z2r84dHoOvrV1apuBFv3PF$
A Survivor of Violence Is Being Punished in “the Best Place to Live in America”
Survivors of violence face double persecution: first at the hands of abusers, and then at the hands of the legal system.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/a-survivor-of-violence-is-being-punished-in-the-best-place-to-live-in-america/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kYcK4W-NXrKwJBBxPeljcyOzr8KeCE4v9fkd70TF99Qev0Z2r84dHoOvrV1apvS6eon5$
# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
Shanghai eases 2-week shutdown, letting some residents out: The number of people who were allowed out wasn’t immediately clear. The government said some markets and pharmacies also would reopen.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theweek.in/wire-updates/international/2022/04/12/fgn24-virus-china-outbreak.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kYcK4W-NXrKwJBBxPeljcyOzr8KeCE4v9fkd70TF99Qev0Z2r84dHoOvrV1apooDfJ34$
Dr. Anthony Fauci’s Little Known Biodefense Work. It’s How He Became The Highest Paid Federal Employee. Fauci out-earned the U.S. president ($400,000); four-star generals in the military ($282,000); and roughly
4.3 million other federal employees.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamandrzejewski/2021/10/20/dr-anthony-faucis-little-known-biodefense-work–its-how-he-became-the-highest-paid-federal-employee/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kYcK4W-NXrKwJBBxPeljcyOzr8KeCE4v9fkd70TF99Qev0Z2r84dHoOvrV1aptpcde-y$
Experimental Drug Halves Covid Deaths Among Critically Ill, Company Says https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://khn.org/morning-breakout/experimental-drug-halves-covid-deaths-among-critically-ill-company-says/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kYcK4W-NXrKwJBBxPeljcyOzr8KeCE4v9fkd70TF99Qev0Z2r84dHoOvrV1aphkyGwPo$
# Economy / Finance / Trade
Sticker shock: March inflation likely set new 40-year high: With ever-rising costs for food, gasoline, housing and other necessities squeezing consumers and threatening the economy, inflation in the United States likely set yet another four-decade high in March.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2022-04-12/sticker-shock-march-inflation-likely-set-new-40-year-high__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kYcK4W-NXrKwJBBxPeljcyOzr8KeCE4v9fkd70TF99Qev0Z2r84dHoOvrV1appJitq3J$
Inflation is out of control! Urgent memo to Biden and the Democrats!
President Biden got a fresh jolt of political pain on Thursday with the release of new data showing inflation reaching a 40-year high of 7.9% https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/597789-the-memo-biden-democrats-feel-new-political-pain-on-inflation/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kYcK4W-NXrKwJBBxPeljcyOzr8KeCE4v9fkd70TF99Qev0Z2r84dHoOvrV1apnrmya6Y$
Why inflation is President Biden’s biggest political problem: Inflation has become a major problem for President Biden and Democrats heading into the 2022 midterms.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.brookings.edu/blog/fixgov/2022/02/17/why-inflation-is-president-bidens-biggest-political-problem/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kYcK4W-NXrKwJBBxPeljcyOzr8KeCE4v9fkd70TF99Qev0Z2r84dHoOvrV1apn9wlb34$
Pfizer CEO Received $24.3 Million in Total Compensation for 2021 https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/18/pfizer-ceo-albert-bourla-received-24point3-million-in-total-compensation-for-2021.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kYcK4W-NXrKwJBBxPeljcyOzr8KeCE4v9fkd70TF99Qev0Z2r84dHoOvrV1apuC2n6dI$
Corrupt Contractors in U.S. Hogged Pandemic Relief and Delivered Unusable Goods Many contracts to acquire critical supplies were wrapped up in unprecedented fraud schemes https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/video/corrupt-contractors-in-us-hogged-pandemic-relief-and-delivered-unusable-goods/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kYcK4W-NXrKwJBBxPeljcyOzr8KeCE4v9fkd70TF99Qev0Z2r84dHoOvrV1apl_bdkCD$
How A Trump Tax Break For The Poor Led To A $30 Million Gold Stash In A Queens Warehouse. A mysterious investor group parked a fortune in gold bricks near JFK Airport. They say it’s good for the neighborhood, and hope to snag a giant tax break.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/gold-opportunity-zones-queens-tax-break_n_62546d3ee4b0723f800fbb46__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kYcK4W-NXrKwJBBxPeljcyOzr8KeCE4v9fkd70TF99Qev0Z2r84dHoOvrV1aphON8rXB$
# Education / Schools
After a Texas teacher saw his students struggling with math, he turned to rap music. Test scores, attendance and productivity all rose.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/2022/04/11/1091229133/after-a-texas-teacher-saw-his-students-struggling-with-math-he-turned-to-rap-mus__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kYcK4W-NXrKwJBBxPeljcyOzr8KeCE4v9fkd70TF99Qev0Z2r84dHoOvrV1apl6S2HvL$
# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure EPA Investigating Racism in Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’ Permitting Decisions The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is investigating whether the Louisiana state departments of Environmental Quality and Health illegally discriminated against black residents in permitting decisions regarding two chemical plants and a grain export terminal.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ecowatch.com/epa-louisiana-racism-investigation-permitting.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kYcK4W-NXrKwJBBxPeljcyOzr8KeCE4v9fkd70TF99Qev0Z2r84dHoOvrV1apgF-RKJa$
# Global Politics
‘It’s not the end’: The children who survived Bucha’s horror:
Six-year-old Vlad watched as his mother was carried out of the shelter last month to the yard of a nearby home. The burial was hurried and devastating.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newspressnow.com/news/world_news/its-not-the-end-the-children-who-survived-buchas-horror/article_f7a41619-5590-5b0c-9075-eb06724f5d4d.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kYcK4W-NXrKwJBBxPeljcyOzr8KeCE4v9fkd70TF99Qev0Z2r84dHoOvrV1apk3kdBwn$
Russia is gearing up to launch a massive cyberattack on banks and financial institutions if the US interfers https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/us-banks-prepare-cyber-attacks-after-latest-russia-sanctions-2022-02-27/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kYcK4W-NXrKwJBBxPeljcyOzr8KeCE4v9fkd70TF99Qev0Z2r84dHoOvrV1apvNXIhoG$
Russia Condemns NATO Expansion as Sweden and Finland Consider Joining Alliance https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/04/06/finland-sweden-nato-membership-russia-ukraine/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kYcK4W-NXrKwJBBxPeljcyOzr8KeCE4v9fkd70TF99Qev0Z2r84dHoOvrV1apobUiYK_$
# Gov / Politics
Trump Cabinet ‘Grifter’ With CA Home All In on Montana Run. Former Rep.
Ryan Zinke left his seat in Congress to work for then-President Trump, and a slew of candidates don’t want his former constituents to forget it.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.yahoo.com/trump-cabinet-grifter-ca-home-015522612.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kYcK4W-NXrKwJBBxPeljcyOzr8KeCE4v9fkd70TF99Qev0Z2r84dHoOvrV1apvdV_nXR$
Trump’s interior secretary misused position and lied to ethics official, watchdog says. Ryan Zinke lied to agency ethics official about his involvement with foundation to advance project in his Montana home town https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/feb/16/ryan-zinke-trump-interior-secretary-misused-position-watchdog__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kYcK4W-NXrKwJBBxPeljcyOzr8KeCE4v9fkd70TF99Qev0Z2r84dHoOvrV1apjCjZN9W$
Bidens war with Russia could bankrupt the US! Biden wants American taxpayers to foot the bill for a trillion dollar war with Russia with even higher inflation.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-nightly/2022/02/07/how-russias-war-would-hit-the-economy-00006365__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kYcK4W-NXrKwJBBxPeljcyOzr8KeCE4v9fkd70TF99Qev0Z2r84dHoOvrV1apiAEs6d7$
Why did the Saudis invest $2 bn with Jared Kushner? What do canny observers from the Middle East say about Saudi motives here?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.marketwatch.com/story/jared-kushner-scores-2-billion-investment-from-saudi-arabia-report-11649700763__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kYcK4W-NXrKwJBBxPeljcyOzr8KeCE4v9fkd70TF99Qev0Z2r84dHoOvrV1apu2g45mX$
Democracy ‘Under Siege’ in GOP War on Black Voters: “Never before has the nation seen such an insidious and coordinated campaign to obliterate the very principle of ‘one person, one vote’ from the political process.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/04/12/democracy-under-siege-gop-war-black-voters-report__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kYcK4W-NXrKwJBBxPeljcyOzr8KeCE4v9fkd70TF99Qev0Z2r84dHoOvrV1appplFOZq$
# Law Enforcement
Police Are Our Government: Politics, Political Science, and the Policing of Race–Class Subjugated Communities https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/10.1146/annurev-polisci-060415-093825__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kYcK4W-NXrKwJBBxPeljcyOzr8KeCE4v9fkd70TF99Qev0Z2r84dHoOvrV1apqMQ9-Es$
Understanding Community Policing: A Framework for Action https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ojp.gov/pdffiles/commp.pdf__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kYcK4W-NXrKwJBBxPeljcyOzr8KeCE4v9fkd70TF99Qev0Z2r84dHoOvrV1apgIZeVbW$
Police Fatal Shootings of Civilians Persist at ‘Alarming Rate’
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.statista.com/statistics/1123070/police-shootings-rate-ethnicity-us/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kYcK4W-NXrKwJBBxPeljcyOzr8KeCE4v9fkd70TF99Qev0Z2r84dHoOvrV1apsZMF02Q$
Police officer fired after charged in DUI crash. “As law enforcement officers, we are and should be held to the highest standards of conduct whether on or off duty.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nationofchange.org/2022/04/12/police-officer-fired-after-charged-in-dui-crash/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kYcK4W-NXrKwJBBxPeljcyOzr8KeCE4v9fkd70TF99Qev0Z2r84dHoOvrV1apkUcWS6w$
Nurse Found Dead in Bullet-Riddled Car on TX Highway. Patrina Compton was driving home after bringing her mother food from a barbecue.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/soon-to-be-grandmother-and-nurse-patrina-compton-found-dead-in-bullet-riddled-car-on-texas-highway__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kYcK4W-NXrKwJBBxPeljcyOzr8KeCE4v9fkd70TF99Qev0Z2r84dHoOvrV1apt3SAhew$
# Legal / DOJ
Three of Lina Hidalgo’s aides, including chief of staff, indicted in Harris County contract award scandal. The felony charges are misuse of official information and tampering with a government record. Hidalgo, who oversees Harris County, has the largest constituency of any elected Democrat in the state.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.chron.com/politics/article/Lina-Hidalgo-indictment-contract-scandal-charges-17073082.php__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kYcK4W-NXrKwJBBxPeljcyOzr8KeCE4v9fkd70TF99Qev0Z2r84dHoOvrV1apjQjfqmb$
Ex-Cop Who Stormed Capitol Convicted on All Counts: A prosecutor described how Thomas Robertson, who faced six charges, “gleefully put himself in the thick of the initial round of rioters.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.axios.com/jan-6-capitol-defendant-guilty-b1a4112d-1c8a-40c0-94ad-9a060b2c9cc5.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kYcK4W-NXrKwJBBxPeljcyOzr8KeCE4v9fkd70TF99Qev0Z2r84dHoOvrV1aphqqbAy0$
How the Supreme Court could make your life more dangerous. If Republican appointees on the Supreme Court succeed in gutting regulatory agencies, we all lose.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/04/06/how-supreme-court-could-make-your-life-more-dangerous__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kYcK4W-NXrKwJBBxPeljcyOzr8KeCE4v9fkd70TF99Qev0Z2r84dHoOvrV1aphLpra9n$
Ex-Cops Who Pinned Down George Floyd Reject Plea Deals. The officers were convicted on federal civil rights charges in February.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-plea-deal-rejected-minnesota-cops-george-floyd-20220412-h5lvo3f5jncnrb3goxkmkz3qqa-story.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kYcK4W-NXrKwJBBxPeljcyOzr8KeCE4v9fkd70TF99Qev0Z2r84dHoOvrV1apnJi8WL9$
# Medical / Health Care
Medicare Plans To Cut Payments To Nursing Homes: A key advisory panel to Congress on Tuesday recommended increasing Medicare payment rates for acute care hospitals, long-term care hospitals, and outpatient dialysis facilities next year, while calling for a 5% pay cut for nursing homes, home health agencies, and inpatient rehabilitation facilities.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.bloomberglaw.com/health-law-and-business/medicare-payment-cuts-urged-for-nursing-homes-other-providers__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kYcK4W-NXrKwJBBxPeljcyOzr8KeCE4v9fkd70TF99Qev0Z2r84dHoOvrV1apsJVgSnL$
‘Blatantly Unconstitutional’ Ban on Nearly All Abortions Signed Into Law in Oklahoma “We are at a tipping point for abortion rights nationwide,” warned president of Planned Parenthood Action Fund.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.axios.com/oklahoma-governor-signs-law-abortion-ban-753a8c12-578a-493d-8932-a44ada8f0f28.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kYcK4W-NXrKwJBBxPeljcyOzr8KeCE4v9fkd70TF99Qev0Z2r84dHoOvrV1apsQDohMu$
# Military / DOD
The Army’s transformation begins with these new units: Major changes to the Army’s doctrine, equipment and operations have arrived in upgraded gear, future-focused technology and new ways to do battle.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2022/04/11/the-armys-transformation-begins-with-these-new-units/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kYcK4W-NXrKwJBBxPeljcyOzr8KeCE4v9fkd70TF99Qev0Z2r84dHoOvrV1apvuK1EkC$
Despite Russia tensions, U.S. and India deepen defense ties: Eyeing China, U.S. and India committed to deeper defense ties in space and cyberspace as well as an expansion of their joint military exercises, officials from both countries announced Monday.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.defensenews.com/pentagon/2022/04/11/despite-russia-tensions-us-and-india-deepen-defense-ties/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kYcK4W-NXrKwJBBxPeljcyOzr8KeCE4v9fkd70TF99Qev0Z2r84dHoOvrV1aplMrcXU0$
# Military / Global
Pro-Putin Marine Le Pen Eyes Control of NATO’s Third Biggest Army:
Presidential candidate Marine Le Pen, who has voiced support for President Putin in the past, could take control of the third largest army in NATO if she defeats incumbent candidate Emmanuel Macron.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/pro-putin-marine-le-pen-eyes-control-nato-third-biggest-army-france-1697011__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kYcK4W-NXrKwJBBxPeljcyOzr8KeCE4v9fkd70TF99Qev0Z2r84dHoOvrV1apjJzSISj$
Analysis: Even with sanctions, Russia can afford to feed its war machine. Russia can afford to wage a long war in Ukraine despite being hammered by Western sanctions aimed at crippling its ability to sustain the campaign, defence experts and economists say.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2022-04-12/analysis-even-with-sanctions-russia-can-afford-to-feed-its-war-machine__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kYcK4W-NXrKwJBBxPeljcyOzr8KeCE4v9fkd70TF99Qev0Z2r84dHoOvrV1apvBIlDOe$
New front in Ethiopian war displaces thousands, hits hopes of peace talks.
Ethiopia announced a unilateral ceasefire, the second to be called in a 16-month conflict that has displaced millions of people https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://twitter.com/i/events/1509325746103361537__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kYcK4W-NXrKwJBBxPeljcyOzr8KeCE4v9fkd70TF99Qev0Z2r84dHoOvrV1apjygnq7q$
The US, Britain, and Australia are investigating whether Russia used chemical weapons against Mariupol civilians. Unconfirmed reports of chemical weapons use have prompted an international effort to verify whether Russia violated humanitarian law.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2022/apr/12/russia-ukraine-war-latest-mariupol-mayor-says-more-than-10000-civilians-killed-zelenskiy-taking-chemical-weapons-threat-seriously__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kYcK4W-NXrKwJBBxPeljcyOzr8KeCE4v9fkd70TF99Qev0Z2r84dHoOvrV1apg8Fct4C$
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that Russia does not “intend to be isolated” by the rest of the world. He also defended Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Tuesday, saying “its goals are absolutely clear and noble.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-news-politics/russia-cannot-be-isolated-or-held-back-putins-warning-to-west-1100045.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kYcK4W-NXrKwJBBxPeljcyOzr8KeCE4v9fkd70TF99Qev0Z2r84dHoOvrV1apimhUlRI$
# Social
National Urban League finds State of Black America is grim. The National Urban League released its annual report on the State of Black America on Tuesday, and its findings are grim.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/atlanta-race-and-ethnicity-racial-injustice-c19d28d7f998ce7db17e9663c0ebfbda__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kYcK4W-NXrKwJBBxPeljcyOzr8KeCE4v9fkd70TF99Qev0Z2r84dHoOvrV1apm-wgVC7$
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