Voices, The Peoples News
December 15, 2024
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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“Those who make peaceful revolution impossible
will make violent revolution inevitable.”
President John F. Kennedy
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# Animals / Pets / Alerts / Recalls
Trump Nominee Pressured IRS To Crush The Humane Society. Billy Long pushed the agency to target the group after it supported an initiative to protect dogs.
https://www.counterpunch.org/2024/12/06/trump-irs-nominee-wanted-to-shut-down-the-humane-society/
# Business / Industry / Corporations
Macy’s will close more stores than earlier expected during this fiscal year under the company’s revitalization program as the retail chain struggles with falling revenues.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/retail/2024/12/13/macys-store-closures-2024/76961710007/
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Global
Mexico Already Feeling The Pinch Of Trump’s Tariff Threats. The Mexican government is feeling the squeeze from President-elect Donald Trump’s threats to impose sweeping tariffs, with Mazda considering its investments.
https://dailycaller.com/2024/12/12/tariff-threat-hurting-mexico-with-mazda/
# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure
Millions of Taxpayer Dollars Have Subsidized Project 2025 and Climate Denial. Donors linked to fossil fuels have poured billions of tax-deductible donations into groups that deny climate science. After the hottest summer in recorded human history, along with Hurricanes Helene and Milton, flooding and wildfires, why isn’t there a greater push for action on climate change?
https://ips-dc.org/millions-of-taxpayer-dollars-have-subsidized-project-2025-and-climate-denial/
NGOs are run by ‘lawyers and fundraisers’ who ignore science in their obsession to kill agricultural genetic engineering
https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2024/12/10/viewpoint-ngos-are-run-by-lawyers-and-fundraisers-who-ignore-science-in-their-obsession-to-kill-agricultural-genetic-engineering/
# General News
Federal government set to deploy high-tech drone detection system to NY as experts remain baffled. The Biden admin is being accused of either deceit for knowing what they are but refusing to say, or of incompetence for not being able to figure it out.
https://nypost.com/2024/12/15/us-news/feds-to-deploy-high-tech-system-to-ny-as-drone-swarms-have-experts-baffled/
Officials still claim that drones over US are no threat, yet they have no answers for their source. A New Jersey sheriff has sent his own private drone to follow the drones to see if he can get any more information.
https://justthenews.com/government/security/mayorkas-hinted-mysterious-drones-spotted-over-new-jersey-arent-threat
‘They’re on it’: ‘Combat-ready’ drone army could reportedly be sent to stop mystery drones
https://www.newsbreak.com/raw-story-2096750/3715881388203-they-re-on-it-combat-ready-drone-army-could-reportedly-be-sent-to-stop-mystery-drones
Ex-CIA staffer offers ‘unsettling’ theory behind drones as feds dismiss concerns as ‘overreaction’
https://nypost.com/2024/12/15/us-news/ex-cia-staffer-laura-ballman-offers-unsettling-theory-behind-drones-as-feds-dismiss-concerns-as-overreaction/
Feds ‘Fearful’ Public Will Find Out What NJ Drones Are REALLY Doing, State Sen. Bramnick Tells Newsnation: ‘They Can’t Tell Us’
https://www.mediaite.com/tv/feds-fearful-public-will-find-out-what-nj-drones-are-really-doing-state-sen-bramnick-tells-newsnation-they-cant-tell-us/
# Gov / Politics
Trump taps Devin Nunes to be Chairman of the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board. Devin Nunes is a former California congressman, former chairman of the House Intelligence Committee and currently is the CEO of Trump’s media group TRUTH Social.
https://nypost.com/2024/12/14/us-news/trump-taps-devin-nunes-to-lead-presidents-intelligence-advisory-board/
Putin Ally Cheers Donald Trump Statement as ‘Fully in Harmony’ with Kremlin
https://www.newsweek.com/putin-ally-cheers-donald-trump-statement-fully-harmony-kremlin-2000889
# Gov / Politics / Global
Israel Is Invading Syria and Destroying Its Defenses Amid National Upheaval. The invasion and attacks, backed by the US, are continuing Israel’s fantasy of remaking the region through war.
https://truthout.org/articles/israel-is-invading-syria-and-destroying-its-defenses-amid-national-upheaval/?utm_source=Truthout&utm_campaign=9af122bf27-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2024_12_14_07_54&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_bbb541a1db-9af122bf27-650262369
Syria updates: Arab diplomats condemn Israel’s incursion into buffer zone
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/12/14/syria-live-news-israel-bombs-near-damascus-as-syrians-celebrate-freedom
Israel seizing on Syria chaos to strike military assets
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdx921zreweo
Inside Israel’s opportunistic invasion of Syria. Since the fall of Bashar al-Assad, Israel has carried out an unprovoked invasion of Syria with the support of the U.S. The goals are clear: take strategic land, render Syria defenseless for the future, and redraw the political map of the Middle East.
https://mondoweiss.net/2024/12/inside-israels-opportunistic-invasion-of-syria/
# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
The Federalist Society Will Soon Be Under New Management. Here’s what we know about the major players jockeying to lead the linchpin organization of the conservative legal movement. The organization’s influence, particularly as a Republican administration makes its way into office, means that its leadership could have a significant impact on the law.
https://newrepublic.com/article/189076/judicial-extremists-run-federalist-society
# Media
‘Sesame Street’ Left With No Home After HBO Cancels Deal: Elmo needs a new streaming home after Max drops Sesame Street / Warner Bros. Discovery won’t extend its deal to stream new episodes on Max, so where is Sesame Street headed next?
https://www.theverge.com/2024/12/13/24320522/sesame-street-warner-bros-discovery-part-ways-max-hbo
Trump eyes privatizing United States Postal Service during second term. The USPS was a target during his first administration, and it might now be on the chopping block due to financial losses
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/dec/14/trump-united-states-postal-service-privatization
Without Transformative Local Media, Our Communities Are Vulnerable. We need to break the billionaires’ grip on our democracy — and that starts with loosening their hold over local media.
https://truthout.org/articles/without-transformative-local-media-our-communities-are-vulnerable/
# Medical / Health News
Texas AG Sues New York Doctor, Putting Abortion Provider Shield Laws to the Test. This lawsuit is the first attempt to test what happens when state abortion laws are at odds with each other.
https://apnews.com/article/abortion-pills-lawsuit-shield-laws-texas-telemedicine-74c9b7d5c3c152e4c8f199b29132daec
SC GOP Reintroduces Bill to Punish People Getting Abortions With Death Penalty. The bill pushes the doctrine of “fetal personhood,” and makes religious references to “God’s image” within its text.
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/sc/south-carolina/news/2024/12/13/south-carolina-news-abortion-homicide-refiled
Don’t Panic: Organizers Weigh In on Defending Reproductive Justice From the GOP. Organizers are building mutual aid networks to defend against attacks on reproductive rights.
https://truthout.org/articles/dont-panic-organizers-weigh-in-on-defending-reproductive-justice-from-the-gop/
Health Insurers’ $371 Billion Windfall. Since the Affordable Care Act’s passage, the top five health insurers’ annual profits have jumped 230 percent, with much of that going to UnitedHealthcare.
https://www.levernews.com/health-insurers-371-billion-windfall/
It’s Not Just Denied Claims. Insurance Firms Are Hiring Middlemen to Deny Meds. Lawmakers are looking to break up massive health care conglomerates that manage nearly 80 percent of prescriptions.
https://truthout.org/articles/its-not-just-denied-claims-insurance-firms-are-hiring-middlemen-to-deny-meds/
Seven reasons why Americans pay more for health care than any other nation. Why? The blame goes well beyond insurance companies.
https://www.investopedia.com/articles/personal-finance/080615/6-reasons-healthcare-so-expensive-us.asp
# NASA
NASA AWE Instrument on the International Space Station spots something in the atmosphere 55 miles above Earth. The flurry of gravity waves in the mesosphere as they tore their way up from the Earth’s surface due to the extreme forces generated by Helene.
https://thedebrief.org/nasa-awe-instrument-on-the-international-space-station-spots-something-in-the-atmosphere-55-miles-above-earth/
# Space / Solar / Atmosphere / Astronomy
Space Force exec on extraterrestrial life: “I’m not going to answer that”
https://fortune.com/2024/12/13/space-force-exec-dodges-question-alien-life-new-jersey-drones-extraterrestrial/
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