Voices, The Peoples News
November 15, 2024
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Business / Industry / Corporations
Advanced Auto Parts is set to close 700 stores nationwide as the company once again suffered a financial setback in their earnings report.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/popular-auto-parts-chain-to-close-700-stores/ar-AA1u6sOg?apiversion=v2&noservercache=1&domshim=1&renderwebcomponents=1&wcseo=1&batchservertelemetry=1&noservertelemetry=1
# Cartels / Gangs / Drugs / Trafficking
TD Bank hit with record $3 billion fine over drug cartel money laundering: TD Bank’s Record-Breaking Money-Laundering Fine? $3 Billion. Drug cartels transfered $670 million, paying bribes with gift cards.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/td-bank-money-laundering-drug-cartels/
# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
COVID-19 cover-up claims swirl after whistleblower reveals disease ‘blueprint’ may have been wrongly classified
https://nypost.com/2024/11/14/us-news/covid-19-coverup-claims-swirl-after-whistleblower-reveals-disease-blueprint-may-have-been-wrongly-classified/
Excess Deaths Associated with COVID-19
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid19/excess_deaths.htm
# Crafting with kids
Science for kids: make a solar system to scale at home
https://cosmosmagazine.com/space/astronomy/science-for-kids-solar-system-model/
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
Elon Musk wants to cut government spending. Tesla and SpaceX benefit from it
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2024/11/15/how-tesla-and-spacex-benefit-from-government-spending/76301473007/
Social Security Update: Republicans reverse course on Expansion Bill. To get it passed, lawmakers would have to vote under discharge regulations.
https://www.newsweek.com/republicans-break-protocol-kill-social-security-benefits-expansion-bill-1982423
DOGE: Examples of federal spending that could be on the chopping block
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_13d0da72-a29f-11ef-83a8-d766d90721b7.html
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Global
Huge China port opens in Peru to extend its reach in Latin America
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/11/14/china-peru-port-latin-america/
# Education / Schools
Abolishing the Department of Education: Why Trump and Project 2025 Want It. Eliminating the department would require congressional action, likely including a supermajority of 60 votes in the Senate
https://www.axios.com/2024/11/13/trump-republicans-eliminate-education-department
# Employment / Labor / Unions
Musk asks ‘high-IQ revolutionaries’ to work for no pay on new Trump project
https://indianexpress.com/article/technology/elon-musk-wants-high-iq-staff-to-work-80-hours-at-zero-pay-for-newly-formed-doge-9671674/
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Nuclear
China’s weak economy and record US production will lead to a surplus of one million barrels of oil a day next year
https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/commodities/oil-outlook-supply-crude-prices-us-production-china-opec-2024-11
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Nuclear / Global
South African authorities have restricted food and water supplies to an estimated 350 to 4,000 illegal miners in a shaft in the country’s North West province.
https://apnews.com/article/south-africa-illegal-miners-arrests-4d376ae6f6afca6170220f88fe859f90
# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure
A Federal Court Just Upended Decades of Environmental Regulation
https://carbon-pulse.com/341829/
Watch Republican Senators Melt Down Over Hurricane Relief. These guys can’t even pass simple legislation aimed at helping hurricane victims.
https://newrepublic.com/post/188434/republican-senators-thom-tillis-rand-paul-agree-hurricane-helene-relief
# Food / Farming / Bioengineering
House Committee Farm Bill’s $30 Billion SNAP Cut, Other Harmful Proposals Outweigh Improvements
https://www.cbpp.org/research/food-assistance/house-committee-farm-bills-30-billion-snap-cut-other-harmful-proposals
Food prices worried most voters, but Trump’s plans likely won’t lower their grocery bills
https://apnews.com/article/trump-grocery-prices-inflation-economy-b69a367ebb7dafe416b8f99b94256cf5
Why are foods banned in other places still on US grocery shelves? Who decides what can and can’t be in food in the US? How is America allowed to feed us certain products that are harmful and banned in other countries?
https://www.vox.com/explain-it-to-me/381121/food-candy-ingredients-coloring-dye-fda
The Globalized, Industrialized Food System Is Destroying the World—We Urgently Need to Support Local Food Economies. We can thank small farmers, environmentalists, academic researchers, and food and farming activists for advancing ecologically sound food production methods.
https://www.counterpunch.org/2024/11/04/the-globalized-industrialized-food-system-is-destroying-the-world-we-urgently-need-to-support-local-food-economies/
# Food / Farming / Global
Mexico is treating corn from the U.S. as a threat. Here’s why. Mexico’s threat to ban GM corn presents an opportunity to re-evaluate agricultural norms in the United States and address inequities in trade.
https://globalaffairs.org/commentary-and-analysis/blogs/mexicos-gm-corn-ban-about-more-biotech
# General News
‘Oh, He Can’t?!’ Jesse Watters Gets Reality Check After Claiming South African-Born Musk Will Run for President
https://www.mediaite.com/tv/oh-he-cant-jesse-watters-gets-reality-check-after-claiming-south-african-born-musk-will-run-for-president/
Egypt’s disappearing women: In my native country, Coptic Christians remain a target of persecution; hundreds of young women have been kidnapped, forced to convert to Islam, and coerced into marriage.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/3228977/egypts-disappearing-women/
Why is Elon Musk Negotiating With Iran? The meeting between Musk and Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravheld in a secret location in New York and lasted over an hour was described by two Iranian officials as “positive” and focused on reducing tensions between the two countries, the publication noted.
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/elon-musk-meets-irans-un-ambassador-in-new-york-report/articleshow/115325878.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst
# Gov / Politics
‘Order in the Senate!’ Sparks fly as Rand Paul derails GOP-backed hurricane relief bill
https://www.rawstory.com/thom-tillis-rand-paul/
“The most lethal force in the world”: Heritage founder takes victory lap amid Project 2025 fallout President of group behind Project 2025 sees a major opening after Trump’s win
https://www.salon.com/2024/11/14/the-most-lethal-force-in-the-world-heritage-founder-takes-victory-lap-amid-project-2025-fallout/
Expert’s chilling warning Trump top team picks will have ‘catastrophic’ WW3 impact on Ukraine and Europe. His appointments have led to fears he will take revenge on those he feels betrayed him
https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/experts-chilling-warning-trump-top-807302
Trump’s team skips FBI background checks for some Cabinet picks
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/11/15/politics/security-clearances-fbi-gabbard-gaetz/index.html
What do Trump’s 2024 cabinet picks all have in common? A bond with Trump himself.
https://www.fastcompany.com/91228691/what-do-trumps-2024-cabinet-picks-all-have-common
People Are Begging Democrats To “Do Something” After Elizabeth Warren Complained That Trump And His Team Are “Breaking The Law.” “The people that put all of you Democrats in office are expecting ACTION for once!!”
https://www.buzzfeed.com/ashleyholt1/elizabeth-warren-trump-cabinet-tweet
Trump Completely Humiliates Elon Musk in Front of House Republicans/ Elon Musk joined Trump on Capitol Hill for a meeting with Republicans. and the president-elect used the opportunity to ridicule the richest man in the world.
https://newrepublic.com/post/188412/trump-humiliates-elon-musk-house-republicans
DOGE is no joke, don’t underestimate Trump’s attack on government inefficiency. Shrinking our government and cutting unnecessary regulations is deadly serious. Elon Musk recently posted: “The excess government spending is what causes inflation!” He is right, and it is clear from recent CPI and PPI reports that the fight against inflation has stalled. Spending must drop.
https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/4991454-musk-ramaswamy-department-of-government-efficiency/
Vivek Ramaswamy wants to start DOGE cuts by eliminating funding for unauthorized programs – including veteran healthcare. In 2024, the Veterans’ Health Care Eligibility Reform Act of 1996 accounted for nearly $120 billion in government funds despite its appropriations being authorized through 1998
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/vivek-ramaswamy-doge-veteran-healthcare-funding-b2647484.html
The Senate Republicans bypassed MAGA-favorite Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) to replace majority leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) with Sen. John Thune (R-SD), an occasional critic of Trump.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-gop-lawmakers-back-of-hand/
Trump’s plans to weaponize the military against protesters and immigrants face fewer legal constraints
https://truthout.org/articles/trump-isnt-hiding-plan-to-use-military-to-quash-protests-and-deport-immigrants/
Trump’s New Oligarchy Is About to Unleash Unimaginable Corruption. The elevation of Elon Musk to a key role suggests that right-wing elites are set to embark on a spree of sordid self-dealing.
https://newrepublic.com/article/188467/trumps-musk-oligarchy-corruption
# Gov / Politics / Global
# Law Enforcment / ATF / FBI / CIA
Matt Gaetz would oversee US prisons as AG. He thinks El Salvador’s hardline lockups are a model
https://www.yahoo.com/news/matt-gaetz-oversee-us-prisons-205900127.html
# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
Trump Lawyer Vows to Make Justice Department Bend the Knee. Donald Trump and his team are planning to use the Justice Department to enact every bullet point on his gruesome agenda.
https://newrepublic.com/post/188360/trump-transition-lawyer-plan-gut-justice-department
# LGBTQ / Gender
Advocacy over science: How youth gender medicine overran our institutions
https://thehill.com/opinion/4923929-aap-convention-rachel-levine/
Biden Officials Pushed to Remove Age Limits for Trans Surgery, Documents Show
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/25/health/transgender-minors-surgeries.html
# Medical / Health News
Putting RFK Jr. in charge of health breaks the first rule of medicine: First, do no harm.
https://nypost.com/2024/11/14/opinion/putting-rfk-jr-in-charge-of-health-breaks-the-first-rule-of-medicine/
Biden Expands Medicaid Coverage for Children in 5 States
https://www.newsweek.com/biden-expands-medicaid-coverage-5-states-1986145
Dem Rep. Robert Garcia says RFK Jr. nomination for health secretary is ‘f—— insane,’ will ‘cost lives’
https://www.newsweek.com/election-2024-live-updates-donald-trump-kamala-harris-cabinet-administration-11-15-24-1986328
Millions at Risk of Losing Health Insurance at End of 2025
https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/4-million-americans-could-lose-health-insurance-in-2026-under-gop-trump/
# Military / DOD / Militia
‘It could be very hard to do our job’: Top military officers brace for Trump’s potential loyalty review boards.
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2024/11/13/it-could-be-very-hard-do-our-job-top-military-officers-brace-trumps-potential-loyalty-review-boards.html
NATO jets scrambled after Russian planes seen off Norway and over Baltic Sea ‘not adhering to international norms’
https://thehill.com/policy/international/4991503-nato-jets-scrambled-russian-planes-norway-baltic-sea/
Facing a Purge of Generals, Pentagon Points to Effects of Tuberville’s Long Hold on Promotions
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2024/11/14/trump-purge-could-limit-military-manpower-pentagon-says-it-felt-effect-tubervilles-holds.html
# Military / Global
Russia and China conducting joint Arctic operations for first time, Coast Guard says
https://www.stripes.com/branches/coast_guard/2024-11-14/coast-guard-arctic-icebreakers-russia-china-15849293.html
Canada set to become nuclear ‘superpower’ with enough uranium to beat China, Russia
https://interestingengineering.com/energy/uranium-nuclear-fuel-supply-canada
How Innovative Is China in Nuclear Power?
https://itif.org/publications/2024/06/17/how-innovative-is-china-in-nuclear-power/
China unleashes new microwave weapon that can fry enemy drone 2 miles away
https://www.yahoo.com/news/china-unleashes-microwave-weapon-fry-133048323.html
It Seems North Korea Is Shipping Its Biggest Guns To Russia, So Russia Can Fire Them At Ukraine. The M1989 uses a unique caliber of shell only North Korea produces.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2024/11/14/it-seems-north-korea-is-shipping-its-biggest-guns-to-russia-so-russia-can-fire-them-at-ukraine/
North Korea leader Kim orders mass production of suicide drones, KCNA says. The unmanned drones are designed to carry explosives and can hit land and sea targets.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/11/15/north-koreas-kim-orders-mass-production-of-attack-drones-state-media
Photo Shows North Korean Artillery Arriving in Russia
https://www.newsweek.com/north-korea-news-artillery-arriving-russia-photo-shows-ukraine-1986209
Russia sends disguised troops to break through Ukraine defense, end up getting ‘destroyed’
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/ukraine-russia-war-news-putin-kupiansk-tank-map-latest-b2647623.html?page=2
Israeli Airstrikes Devastate Beirut, Baalbek, Killing Dozens of People and Forcing 100,000s to Flee
https://www.democracynow.org/2024/11/15/headlines/israeli_airstrikes_devastate_beirut_baalbek_killing_dozens_of_people_and_forcing_100_000s_to_flee
# NASA / Rocketry / Space
NASA’s EMIT Will Explore Diverse Science Questions on Extended Mission. The imaging spectrometer measures the colors of light reflected from Earth’s surface to study fields such as agriculture, hydrology, and climate science.
https://www.nasa.gov/missions/emit/nasas-emit-will-explore-diverse-science-questions-on-extended-mission/
# Pharmacy / Pharmaceuticals
Pharma shares hit as Trump picks RFK Jr to lead health department Choice of vaccine critic knocks some of world’s biggest drugmakers including Moderna, AstraZeneca and GSK
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/nov/15/pharma-shares-trump-rfk-jr-health-vaccine-drugmakers-moderna-astrazeneca-gsk
# UFO Disclosure / Space Exploration / Astronomy
Pentagon UFO office open to meeting with whistleblowers: AARO says there is no link between UAPs and extraterrestrials. Director Jon Kosloski said UAP sightings should be taken seriously
https://www.newsnationnow.com/space/ufo/ufo-office-open-meeting-whistlebloweres/
2024 UAP Annual Report Released in Wake of Congressional Hearing Addressing Claims of U.S. Secret Programs
https://thedebrief.org/2024-uap-annual-report-released-in-wake-of-congressional-hearing-addressing-claims-of-u-s-secret-programs/
DoD released the Fiscal Year 2024 Consolidated Annual Report on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena, the Pentagon’s latest official annual installment detailing its progress in studying and evaluating unusual phenomena encountered by U.S. military personnel.
https://media.defense.gov/2024/Nov/14/2003583603/-1/-1/0/FY24-CONSOLIDATED-ANNUAL-REPORT-ON-UAP-508.PDF
# Veterans / VA
Trump names Doug Collins as VA Secretary. A lawyer by trade and a member of Congress from 2013 to 2021, Collins is a staunch supporter of Trump
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/4991854-trump-picks-former-georgia-congressman-for-va-secretary/
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