Voices, The Peoples News
August 4, 2023
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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This daily Voices, The Peoples News is posted through the blog function of www.MPEN-Ohio.net
# Indigenous
Minnesota Supreme Court rules against disputed mine, says state pollution officials hid EPA warnings: The Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that the state’s Pollution Control Agency improperly granted permits to a fiercely contested copper-nickel mine and concealed environmental concerns about the project, which critics say threatens to pollute Lake Superior and hurt tribal lands.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://lptv.org/mn-supreme-court-rules-against-disputed-mine-says-state-pollution-officials-hid-epa-warnings/*:*:text=UNDATED*20(AP)*20**C20The*20Minnesota,Superior*20and*20hurt*20tribal*20lands__;I34lJeKAlCUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!1XagAjr92c2_ITd-JaVWnq2sBxKaoqoTjWtvP-8U3TLm2E_b2IBT35bPkvDQenUNOMDRsTuSzg891rAN97Qqn1cUdEKOaoBr$
# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
mRNA Covid jabs have caused silent heart damage to tens of millions of people, a shocking new study suggests: Moderna’s Covid booster caused 1 in 35 people to have heart injuries detectable with blood tests, Swiss doctors report. Will the Centers for Disease Control or American researchers take note?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://alexberenson.substack.com/p/mrna-covid-jabs-have-caused-silent?utm_source=substack&publication_id=363080&post_id=135505226&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&triggerShare=true&isFreemail=true__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1XagAjr92c2_ITd-JaVWnq2sBxKaoqoTjWtvP-8U3TLm2E_b2IBT35bPkvDQenUNOMDRsTuSzg891rAN97Qqn1cUdMjGQCG3$
Sex-specific differences in myocardial injury incidence after COVID-19 mRNA-1273 Booster Vaccination Brief: Title: Myocardial Injury after COVID-19 mRNA-1273 Booster Vaccination
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ejhf.2978__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1XagAjr92c2_ITd-JaVWnq2sBxKaoqoTjWtvP-8U3TLm2E_b2IBT35bPkvDQenUNOMDRsTuSzg891rAN97Qqn1cUdMAST2OG$
Bombshell Emails Reveal Lengths White House Was Willing To Go To Control COVID Narrative: A series of internal Facebook emails obtained by the House Judiciary Committee confirm that the Biden White House placed significant pressure on the company to crack down on “misinformation” related to the Covid pandemic in early 2021.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nationalreview.com/news/internal-facebook-emails-reveal-white-house-pressured-social-media-platform-to-censor-covid-misinformation/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1XagAjr92c2_ITd-JaVWnq2sBxKaoqoTjWtvP-8U3TLm2E_b2IBT35bPkvDQenUNOMDRsTuSzg891rAN97Qqn1cUdMst0smQ$
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
Wall Street Stokes Culture War to Fight Swipe Fee Reform: The credit card industry is attempting to whip up right-wing hysterics to fight a bipartisan financial reform.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/power/2023-08-04-wall-street-culture-war-swipe-fee-reform/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1XagAjr92c2_ITd-JaVWnq2sBxKaoqoTjWtvP-8U3TLm2E_b2IBT35bPkvDQenUNOMDRsTuSzg891rAN97Qqn1cUdNueTbTx$
# Education / Schools
Florida ‘Effectively’ Bans AP Psychology course: Florida has banned advanced placement psychology classes with its order to school districts “that teaching foundational content on sexual orientation and gender identity” violates state law, the College Board said. Meanwhile, the state’s governor and 2024 GOP presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis vowed to “start slitting throats on Day One” in his quest to transform federal bureaucracy if he gets elected.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2023/08/04/florida-bans-ap-psych-over-gender-sexual-orientation-content-college-board/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1XagAjr92c2_ITd-JaVWnq2sBxKaoqoTjWtvP-8U3TLm2E_b2IBT35bPkvDQenUNOMDRsTuSzg891rAN97Qqn1cUdI50tB0x$
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining
People are shooting birds off power lines in the West: Gunshots outnumber electrocution as a cause of death, according to a new study. Researchers who examined dead birds found along approximately 120 miles of power lines across four Western states discovered that the majority of them, more than 65% were actually killed by guns, not electrocution.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.hcn.org/articles/birds-people-are-shooting-birds-off-power-lines-in-the-west__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1XagAjr92c2_ITd-JaVWnq2sBxKaoqoTjWtvP-8U3TLm2E_b2IBT35bPkvDQenUNOMDRsTuSzg891rAN97Qqn1cUdFyIbyCM$
‘Halliburton loophole’ allows fracking companies to avoid chemical regulation: New research finds fracking-industry exemption for 28 chemicals otherwise regulated by federal law.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/04082023/halliburton-loophole-fracking-pennsylvania/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1XagAjr92c2_ITd-JaVWnq2sBxKaoqoTjWtvP-8U3TLm2E_b2IBT35bPkvDQenUNOMDRsTuSzg891rAN97Qqn1cUdGN5xnMd$
EPA approved Chevron fuel ingredient with sky-high cancer risk: The Environmental Protection Agency approved a component of boat fuel made from discarded plastic that the agency’s own risk formula determined was so hazardous, everyone exposed to the substance continually over a lifetime would be expected to develop cancer.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/04/epa-boat-fuel-cancer-risk-chevron-mississippi__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1XagAjr92c2_ITd-JaVWnq2sBxKaoqoTjWtvP-8U3TLm2E_b2IBT35bPkvDQenUNOMDRsTuSzg891rAN97Qqn1cUdCwsfezs$
2005 Energy Policy Act and its “Halliburton Loophole” Outcomes: Chemicals regulated by the Safe Drinking Water Act in US fracking disclosures, 2014–2021. To begin quantifying the environmental and economic impacts of this loophole, this study undertakes an aggregate analysis of chemicals that would otherwise be regulated by SDWA within FracFocus, an industry-sponsored fracking disclosure database. This paper quantifies the total disclosures and total mass of these chemicals used between 2014 and 2021, examines trends in their use, and investigates which companies most use and supply them.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0269749122017663__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1XagAjr92c2_ITd-JaVWnq2sBxKaoqoTjWtvP-8U3TLm2E_b2IBT35bPkvDQenUNOMDRsTuSzg891rAN97Qqn1cUdCzbG-uK$
# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure Greg Casar’s Thirst Strike Got Biden’s Attention. Will It Bring About a Climate Emergency? The Texas lawmaker sat out on the Capitol steps last week to protest worker conditions under extreme heat. “As politicians, we’re famously always a couple of steps behind the people,” he said
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://casar.house.gov/media/press-releases/news-congressman-greg-casar-hosts-vigil-thirst-strike-workers-rights-house__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1XagAjr92c2_ITd-JaVWnq2sBxKaoqoTjWtvP-8U3TLm2E_b2IBT35bPkvDQenUNOMDRsTuSzg891rAN97Qqn1cUdA0R3abo$
Following Vigil & Thirst Strike, President Biden Announces Actions to Protect Workers and Communities from Extreme Heat: “I am proud of the Texas workers who have spoken up about the lack of water breaks on the job.” Today, Congressman Greg Casar (D-Texas), who recently was on an all-day thirst strike on the U.S. Capitol steps, releases the following statement on President Joe Biden’s announcement of actions to protect workers and communities from extreme heat.
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The world just got its first real taste of what life is like at 1.5 degrees Celsius, hotter than preindustrial times: According to the Copernicus Climate Change Service, this year’s July was the hottest July on record, between 1.5 and 1.6 Celsius warmer than the average before widespread fossil fuel use.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://crast.net/389649/the-world-gets-its-first-real-taste-of-what-life-is-like-at-1-5c/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1XagAjr92c2_ITd-JaVWnq2sBxKaoqoTjWtvP-8U3TLm2E_b2IBT35bPkvDQenUNOMDRsTuSzg891rAN97Qqn1cUdL-hy8Hm$
# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals
BPA’s evil cousin: An endocrine-disrupting chemical found in plastic baby bottles, lined aluminum cans, and other plastic food packaging. Truth is that BPA has some dangerous cousins (most commonly known as BPS, BPF, BPM and BPP) that are being used as substitutes for BPA. Why are they dangerous? They are all chemicals called bisphenols and they mimic estrogen just like BPA.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://livinginthechemicalage.com/bpa-and-its-dangerous-cousins/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1XagAjr92c2_ITd-JaVWnq2sBxKaoqoTjWtvP-8U3TLm2E_b2IBT35bPkvDQenUNOMDRsTuSzg891rAN97Qqn1cUdG3iDqsp$
# Gov / Politics / Global
Wagner Men Exiled by Putin Threaten New Firestorm in Europe: Poland is now gearing up combat choppers in response to infiltration threats from Wagner fighters in Belarus https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/russian-wagner-fighters-threaten-armed-chaos-on-polish-border-with-belarus__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1XagAjr92c2_ITd-JaVWnq2sBxKaoqoTjWtvP-8U3TLm2E_b2IBT35bPkvDQenUNOMDRsTuSzg891rAN97Qqn1cUdHOYxhvF$
Former Russian President Warns of Nuclear Response to Ukraines Counteroffensive: The Russian Security Council’s Deputy Chairman and former President, Dmitry Medvedev, warned of a nuclear war in case Ukraine’s counteroffensive, backed by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), against Russia succeeds. “There would simply be no other option. So our enemies should pray for our warriors’ (success). They are making sure that a global nuclear fire is not ignited,” he said on social media.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsbytesapp.com/news/world/russia-s-ex-president-warns-of-nuclear-war-if-ukraine-s-counteroffensive-succeeds/story__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1XagAjr92c2_ITd-JaVWnq2sBxKaoqoTjWtvP-8U3TLm2E_b2IBT35bPkvDQenUNOMDRsTuSzg891rAN97Qqn1cUdOdPTlWj$
# Gov / Politics
These Eight States Will Likely Decide Who Wins The 2024 Presidential Election: The outcome of a likely Biden-Trump rematch rests on just eight states. Each has a formidable block of independent voters who are likely to tip the battlegrounds one way or another, it takes 270 votes. Arizona – 11 electoral votes, Georgia – 16 electoral votes, Michigan -15 electoral votes, New Hampshire – 4 electoral votes, Nevada – 6 electoral votes, North Carolina – 16 electoral votes, Pennsylvania – 19 electoral votes, Wisconsin – 10 electoral votes https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/eight-states-could-decide-2024-presidential-election__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1XagAjr92c2_ITd-JaVWnq2sBxKaoqoTjWtvP-8U3TLm2E_b2IBT35bPkvDQenUNOMDRsTuSzg891rAN97Qqn1cUdPRuh_5o$
Trump’s political action committee wants a $60 million refund on paying his legal fees – 3 key things to know about PACs: There are different kinds of PACs, but it is not clear if Trump’s use of them to pay his large legal fees violates election or campaign finance laws.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/trumps-political-action-committee-wants-a-60-million-refund-on-paying-his-legal-fees-3-key-things-to-know-about-pacs-210776__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1XagAjr92c2_ITd-JaVWnq2sBxKaoqoTjWtvP-8U3TLm2E_b2IBT35bPkvDQenUNOMDRsTuSzg891rAN97Qqn1cUdDuMwNuK$
One Sign Trump Is Really in Trouble: Dems Are Keeping Quiet: The Senate’s most vulnerable Democrats are steering clear of the week’s biggest news: the third indictment of former President Donald Trump. Your Huddle hosts asked seven incumbents expected to face competitive reelections in 2024 to weigh in on the charges but heard nothing but crickets. Their silence stands in contrast to many other Democrats
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/newsletters/huddle/2023/08/04/the-dems-staying-quiet-on-trumps-indictment-00109822__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1XagAjr92c2_ITd-JaVWnq2sBxKaoqoTjWtvP-8U3TLm2E_b2IBT35bPkvDQenUNOMDRsTuSzg891rAN97Qqn1cUdNWKpquz$
Trump political operation steers about $130 million in donor money to cover legal fees: Trump’s political network has reported paying $130 million to cover the cost of lawyers and law firms as legal fees soar, with donors footing the bill.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2023/08/trump-political-operation-steers-130-million-in-donor-money-to-cover-legal-fees/*:*:text=Groups*20in*20former*20President*20Donald,to*20a*20new*20OpenSecrets*20analysis__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!1XagAjr92c2_ITd-JaVWnq2sBxKaoqoTjWtvP-8U3TLm2E_b2IBT35bPkvDQenUNOMDRsTuSzg891rAN97Qqn1cUdGys4CLT$
# Law Enforcment
[Smile worthy] Police outside of San Antonio arrested a man in June for the most heinous crime imaginable: drawing with chalk on a public sidewalk. Now the city of Leon Valley owes the artist a $16.5k wrongful-arrest settlement. City officials issued a public apology and sweetened the “So sorry about all this” pot with a donated box of chalk.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.expressnews.com/news/article/leon-valley-chalk-drawing-arrest-18269560.php__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1XagAjr92c2_ITd-JaVWnq2sBxKaoqoTjWtvP-8U3TLm2E_b2IBT35bPkvDQenUNOMDRsTuSzg891rAN97Qqn1cUdDxrppwn$
The Abysmal State of Reporting Suicides from U.S. Prisons: Mass incarceration is a public health crisis. Researchers need reliable health data from state prisons to address it.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://undark.org/2023/08/03/the-abysmal-state-of-reporting-suicides-from-u-s-prisons/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1XagAjr92c2_ITd-JaVWnq2sBxKaoqoTjWtvP-8U3TLm2E_b2IBT35bPkvDQenUNOMDRsTuSzg891rAN97Qqn1cUdOUvtz-I$
Solitary Confinement Survivors Rally Support for Proposed Federal Ban: With over 122,000 people in solitary nationwide, lawmakers are seeking to end the practice in federal facilities.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/solitary-confinement-survivors-rally-support-for-proposed-federal-ban/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1XagAjr92c2_ITd-JaVWnq2sBxKaoqoTjWtvP-8U3TLm2E_b2IBT35bPkvDQenUNOMDRsTuSzg891rAN97Qqn1cUdKb7JjU4$
# Legal / DOJ
Donald Trump Pleads Not Guilty to Trying to Overturn the Election, Despite Us All Witnessing Him Trying to Overturn the Election: The ex-president was arraigned in a DC courthouse on Thursday.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/trump-indicted-jan-6-investigation-special-counsel-a79f2d3683c7591058635c9b3d870070__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1XagAjr92c2_ITd-JaVWnq2sBxKaoqoTjWtvP-8U3TLm2E_b2IBT35bPkvDQenUNOMDRsTuSzg891rAN97Qqn1cUdLQTXiuy$
“Unusually Strong”: A Mueller Prosecutor Says Trump’s Indictment No. 3 Packs a Wallop: Andrew Weissmann runs through the “rock-solid” evidence ahead of a trial that he believes will test “whether we are going to adhere to the rule of law in this country.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/08/mueller-prosecutor-says-trumps-indictment-no-3-packs-a-wallop__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1XagAjr92c2_ITd-JaVWnq2sBxKaoqoTjWtvP-8U3TLm2E_b2IBT35bPkvDQenUNOMDRsTuSzg891rAN97Qqn1cUdDwDxLdw$
Trump’s Own Lawyer Admits He Directed Illegal Scheme to Stop Electoral
Count: Jenna Ellis, an attorney for Donald Trump who helped drive his false claims about the 2020 election results, has admitted in a Colorado disciplinary proceeding that she misrepresented evidence at least 10 times during Trump’s frantic bid to subvert his defeat.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2023/03/08/trump-lawyer-misrepresented-jenna-ellis-00086256__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1XagAjr92c2_ITd-JaVWnq2sBxKaoqoTjWtvP-8U3TLm2E_b2IBT35bPkvDQenUNOMDRsTuSzg891rAN97Qqn1cUdIfPkvmZ$
Trump lawyer calls indictment an ‘attack on free speech and political advocacy.’ Follow live updates Donald Trump’s attorney John Lauro is calling the latest indictment of the former president “an attack on free speech and political advocacy.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/trump-charged-4-counts-including-conspiracy-defraud-us-101918405__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1XagAjr92c2_ITd-JaVWnq2sBxKaoqoTjWtvP-8U3TLm2E_b2IBT35bPkvDQenUNOMDRsTuSzg891rAN97Qqn1cUdHe3fOpA$
A brief history of the Ku Klux Klan Acts: 1870s laws to protect Black voters, ignored for decades, now being used against Trump: One of the charges against Donald Trump dates back to the 1870s and was designed to give the federal government the power to ensure states held free and fair elections.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/a-brief-history-of-the-ku-klux-klan-acts-1870s-laws-to-protect-black-voters-ignored-for-decades-now-being-used-against-trump-202923__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1XagAjr92c2_ITd-JaVWnq2sBxKaoqoTjWtvP-8U3TLm2E_b2IBT35bPkvDQenUNOMDRsTuSzg891rAN97Qqn1cUdK6HeOet$
Laws enacted in the 1870s called the Ku Klux Klan Acts: They are officially known as the Enforcement Acts because they empowered the federal government to enforce the Civil War amendments
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thirteen.org/wnet/jimcrow/stories_events_enforce.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1XagAjr92c2_ITd-JaVWnq2sBxKaoqoTjWtvP-8U3TLm2E_b2IBT35bPkvDQenUNOMDRsTuSzg891rAN97Qqn1cUdJqVY9QL$
The Civil Rights Law Used to Indict Trump: As the Brennan Center for Justice points out, in the 20th century the Supreme Court has ruled that all sorts of election infringements violate the Enforcement Acts, including stuffing ballot boxes and bribing voters. A suspect doesn’t have to commit violence against Black voters to violate the law.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/civil-rights-law-could-be-used-indict-trump__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1XagAjr92c2_ITd-JaVWnq2sBxKaoqoTjWtvP-8U3TLm2E_b2IBT35bPkvDQenUNOMDRsTuSzg891rAN97Qqn1cUdB3fQFqM$
# Media
USPS Is Asking for These Changes to Your Mailbox, Starting Sunday
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://bestlifeonline.com/usps-mailbox-changes-news/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1XagAjr92c2_ITd-JaVWnq2sBxKaoqoTjWtvP-8U3TLm2E_b2IBT35bPkvDQenUNOMDRsTuSzg891rAN97Qqn1cUdA50Trwo$
# Medical / Health
When M.D.s Go Union: The wave of professionals who are joining unions has now reached the ranks of physicians. “Many physicians now are employed by consolidated corporate health care systems that span many different communities and increasingly are spread across multiple states,” the JAMA article points out. Health care in the United States has long been notorious, of course, for rationing access to medical care by the calculus of ability to pay
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/health/2023-08-04-when-mds-go-union/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1XagAjr92c2_ITd-JaVWnq2sBxKaoqoTjWtvP-8U3TLm2E_b2IBT35bPkvDQenUNOMDRsTuSzg891rAN97Qqn1cUdDbAA3rP$
# Medical / Health / Global
The World Is Not Prepared for Another Cholera Wave: Cholera is both deadly and highly treatable. While the Vibrio cholerae bacteria can ravage the human body, and even kill untreated victims in as little as a day, a simple oral solution of salt, sugar, and water can often be enough to replenish lost fluids and coax victims back to health. Antibiotics and an IV drip can be used to treat more dire cases, and a vaccine regimen that can help prevent severe disease is available for as little as $1.50 per dose.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://undark.org/2023/08/02/the-world-is-not-prepared-for-another-cholera-wave/?utm_source=Undark*3A*News**A26*Updates&utm_campaign=5417c5c589-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5cee408d66-185e4e09de-*5BLIST_EMAIL_ID*5D__;JSsrJSslJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!1XagAjr92c2_ITd-JaVWnq2sBxKaoqoTjWtvP-8U3TLm2E_b2IBT35bPkvDQenUNOMDRsTuSzg891rAN97Qqn1cUdMMzvVAz$
# Military / DOD
Two US sailors charged with sharing military info with China: Two San Diego-based sailors have been arrested and charged with providing sensitive military information to China, U.S. federal officials announced. Both 22-year-old sailor Jinchao Wei and Petty Officer Wenheng Zhao, 26, are accused in separate cases of sharing military information to Chinese intelligence officials in exchange for cash payments. Both have pleaded not guilty to the charges they face.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.axios.com/2023/08/03/us-navy-sailors-arrested-china-sensitive-material__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1XagAjr92c2_ITd-JaVWnq2sBxKaoqoTjWtvP-8U3TLm2E_b2IBT35bPkvDQenUNOMDRsTuSzg891rAN97Qqn1cUdO78zPTN$
US may put armed troops on commercial ships in Strait of Hormuz: The U.S. military is considering putting armed personnel on commercial ships traveling through the Strait of Hormuz to stop Iranian seizures, in what would be an unheard of action aimed at stopping Iran from seizing and harassing civilian vessels, four American officials told The Associated Press
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.marketwatch.com/story/u-s-military-may-put-armed-troops-on-commercial-ships-in-strait-of-hormuz-to-stop-iranian-seizures-9a355a9d__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1XagAjr92c2_ITd-JaVWnq2sBxKaoqoTjWtvP-8U3TLm2E_b2IBT35bPkvDQenUNOMDRsTuSzg891rAN97Qqn1cUdN960cqO$
# Military / Global
Moscow Moving Ahead With North Korea Arms Deals: The White House said U.S. intelligence officials have determined that Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu spoke last week to North Korean officials during a visit to Pyongyang about increasing the sale of munitions to Moscow for its war in Ukraine.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/08/04/white-house-says-top-russian-official-pitched-north-korea-increasing-sale-of-munitions-moscow.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1XagAjr92c2_ITd-JaVWnq2sBxKaoqoTjWtvP-8U3TLm2E_b2IBT35bPkvDQenUNOMDRsTuSzg891rAN97Qqn1cUdEqe-wbS$
# Pharmaceuticals / Drugs
Gatekeeper of the Gougers: In a newly unsealed deposition, a former Express Scripts executive (unintentionally) reveals how hard his colleagues were undermining his ‘mission’ to cut drug prices. Express Scripts Chief Medical Officer Steven Miller speaks to CNBC in November 2018 about the company’s role in bringing down drug prices.
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# Social
Houston volunteers face thousands in fines for feeding homeless: Volunteers with a group that has been feeding Houston’s unhoused population since 1994 are facing a potential $80,000 in fines after a crackdown by local police. Food Not Bombs is currently disputing 44 tickets issued by Houston police department for giving food to homeless individuals outside of the Houston Public Library. If a jury finds them guilty, they can be fined the maximum penalty of $2,000 per fine, with the group noting they could owe over $80,000 in fines at this point.
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# Technology
The Biden administration has implemented a comprehensive energy efficiency plan by enforcing a countrywide ban on several commonly used light bulbs. This initiative, led by the Department of Energy (DOE), prohibits manufacturers and retailers from selling traditional incandescent and halogen light bulbs, which currently make up a significant portion of the market. Instead, they will be required to offer light-emitting diode (LED) alternatives or face significant penalties imposed by the federal government
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