Voices, The Peoples News
January 22, 2025, AM
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Archaeology
Research Reveals Our Ancestors Developed Tools and Intellectual Capacity to Survive in Extreme Dry Conditions 1.2 Million Years Ago. The Homo erectus adapted to harsh environments such as deserts and rainforests with much better survival rates at conquering the extreme environments.
https://knewz.com/world/research-reveals-our-ancestors-developed-tools-and-intellectual-capacity-to-survive-in-extreme-dry-conditions-1-2-million-years-ago/
The mystery of Siberia’s 2,500-year-old ‘Ice Maiden’: Known as the ‘Ukok Princess’ or the ‘Ice Maiden’ in the media, she is thought to be one of the most significant archaeological finds of the 20th Century.
https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p0b5vtbj/the-mystery-of-siberia-s-2-500-year-old-ice-maiden–
Hidden underground tunnel system built by Incas found beneath Cusco. The newly verified tunnel system connects the city’s Temple of the Sun to the ancient Sacsayhuaman fortress
https://www.gbnews.com/science/archaeology-breakthrough-secret-underground-tunnel-system-incas-cusco
# Border / Immigration / Migrants / Gangs
‘Presidents are powerful, but they are not kings’: Dem AGs contest Trump’s birthright citizenship order
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/01/21/dem-ags-contest-trump-birthright-citizenship-order-00199710
Trump’s bid to label Mexican cartels ‘foreign terrorists’ poses risks to companies, migrants. Cartels have set off car bombs and beheaded victims. Designating them as terrorist groups could have unforeseen consequences.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/01/21/trump-cartels-terrorists-mexico/
200 migrants whose CBP One appointments were axed refuse to leave US-Mexico border: ‘We’ve been waiting 11 months’
https://nypost.com/2025/01/21/us-news/200-migrants-whose-cbp-one-appointments-were-axed-refuse-to-leave-us-mexico-border/
24 Democratic states and cities sue over Trump’s bid to end birthright citizenship
https://apnews.com/article/birthright-citizenship-trump-executive-order-immigrants-fc7dd75ba1fb0a10f56b2a85b92dbe53
Bouys go back into the Rio Grande after Biden ordered them to be removed
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/bouys-go-back-into-the-rio-grande-after-biden-ordered-them-to-be-removed/vi-AA1xzZ3X
Colorado Attorney General says executive order ending birthright citizenship is “unconstitutional”
https://coag.gov/press-releases/executive-order-birthright-1-21-25/
Declaring America under invasion, Trump orders US military to seal the southern border and DHS to build facilities ‘to detain removable aliens’
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense/3294985/declaring-america-under-invasion-trump-orders-us-military-to-seal-the-southern-border-and-dhs-to-build-facilities-to-detain-removable-aliens/
Eagle Pass homeowner tears down property due to illegal migrants
https://www.yahoo.com/news/eagle-pass-homeowner-tears-down-001649394.html
KKK fliers go out after Trump anti-immigrant orders: ‘Leave now’ and ‘avoid deportation’
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/01/22/klan-fliers-immigrants-inauguration/
Mass migrant deportations coming to NYC soon as Trump’s border crackdown gets underway, NY rep warns
https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2025/01/21/mass-deportations-coming-to-nyc-soon–per-local-congresswoman
# Communications / Censorship
Marco Rubio tells diplomats he will end State Department programs that ‘open the door to censorship’
https://www.aol.com/marco-rubio-tells-diplomats-end-233506701.html
# DOGE [Department of Government Efficiency]
Elon Musk’s DOGE wasting no time making DEI cuts: ‘It begins’
https://www.aol.com/elon-musk-doge-wasting-no-132231452.html
Is DOGE even doable? Elon Musk’s plan to cut $2 trillion in federal spending will be harder than it sounds
https://www.yahoo.com/news/doge-even-doable-elon-musk-100000589.html
President Trump denied reports that Elon Musk will be given office space in the West Wing for his DOGE cost-cutting project.
https://www.newsbreak.com/new-york-post-509648/3770843081095-elon-musk-to-likely-take-west-wing-office-for-doge-team-closer-to-trump-report
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
DWP crackdown could see people banned from driving if welfare debts go unpaid
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/jan/22/dwp-crackdown-could-see-people-banned-from-driving-if-welfare-debts-go-unpaid
Federal Reserve And U.S. Banks Withdraw From Climate Initiatives
https://www.esgtoday.com/u-s-federal-reserve-leaves-climate-risk-focused-central-bank-coalition/
Legislation would prohibit preparation of tax returns through unauthorized ‘Direct File’ program
https://financialregnews.com/legislation-would-prohibit-preparation-of-tax-returns-through-unauthorized-direct-file-program/
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil
Oil prices surge, driving gas prices higher. “Global oil prices have surged due to strong winter heating fuel demand and new U.S. sanctions against Russia’s energy sector.
https://gasprices.aaa.com/rising-oil-costs-bring-gas-prices-along-for-the-ride/
# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / EPA / BLM
New wildfires burning in California. Forecasters cautioned that gusts could peak at 70 mph (113 kph) along the coast and 100 mph (160 kph) in mountains and foothills during extreme fire weather that’s expected to last through Tuesday afternoon.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/new-wildfires-flare-in-southern-california-as-dangerous-winds-return
Florida is First State to Officially Use ‘Gulf Of America’ With Cold Weather Emergency Declaration Just Hours After Trump Inaugurated
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/florida-gulf-of-america-donald-trump-b2683457.html
‘Many of us have warned for years of a rising ecofascist threat. ‘The social and political knock-on effects of global heating will destabilize countries’
https://theweek.com/politics/instant-opinion-climate-change-solitude-oligarchy-longevity
Scientists have discovered that oceans emit a previously overlooked sulfur gas called methanethiol (MeSH) that increases their cooling effect on Earth’s climate by up to 70% in the Southern Ocean region.
https://studyfinds.org/overlooked-ocean-gas-global-warming/#:~:text=Scientists%20have%20discovered%20that%20oceans,in%20the%20Southern%20Ocean%20region.
# Food General News / Recalls / Alerts
Trump’s Trade and Deportation Plans Could Be Disastrous for the U.S. Food Supply
https://hbr.org/2025/01/trumps-trade-and-deportation-plans-could-be-disastrous-for-the-u-s-food-supply
# Gov / Politics
‘Lives are at risk’: Experts sound dire alarm as Trump threatens Afghans who helped US
https://www.rferl.org/a/afghanistan-taliban-trump-us-president-order-refugees-immigration-family-resettlement-america/33283881.html
‘Lying’: Trump slammed as critics say he dismissed ‘blatant corruption’ with a chuckle
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-crypto-2670904639/
‘We are the dominant predator’: GOP lawmaker justifies US right to take Greenland
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-greenland-2670901879/
‘We don’t want to be Americans’, Greenland PM says
https://www.barrons.com/news/we-don-t-want-to-be-americans-greenland-pm-says-4c88419c
Elon Musk’s gesture resembling Nazi salute at Trump inauguration event sparks backlash
https://nypost.com/2025/01/21/us-news/elon-musk-rips-those-saying-he-gave-nazi-salute-need-better-dirty-tricks/
Elon Musk is now demanding action against Wikipedia following inauguration gesture fallout
https://www.indy100.com/news/elon-musk-nazi-salute-wikipedia-inauguration
How Trump could implement his death penalty agenda
https://www.wusf.org/2025-01-21/trumps-executive-order-resumes-executions-after-biden-dialed-them-back
In Trump’s America, the Oligarchy Is Done Pretending to Care About You
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-oligarchs-musk-bezos-zuckerberg-1235242625/
Influence of super rich on Donald Trump threatens democracy, say Patriotic Millionaires
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jan/22/influence-of-super-rich-on-donald-trump-threatens-democracy-say-patriotic-millionaires
Super-rich must stop meddling in democracy, says Disney heiress. Two thirds of world’s wealthy people view influence of rich on Donald Trump as dangerous
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2025/01/22/super-rich-must-stop-meddling-in-democracy-disney-heiress/
Japan has no choice but to strengthen defence, foreign minister tells new Trump administration
https://www.reuters.com/world/japan-has-no-choice-strengthen-defence-foreign-minister-tells-new-trump-2025-01-22/
President Trump signs executive orders to revoke previous administration’s actions
https://www.affirmativeactionlawadvisor.com/2025/01/breaking-news-president-trump-revokes-a-long-list-of-biden-executive-orders/
# Gov / Politics / Global
Panama president hits back at Trump and ‘rejects’ inaugural speech ‘in its entirety’
https://www.aol.com/panama-rejects-trump-vow-back-224436746.html
Panama complains to UN over Trump canal threat, starts audit. The government in Panama City referred to an article of the UN Charter precluding any member from “the threat or use of force” against the territorial integrity or political independence of another.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/panama-complains-un-over-trump-003959892.html
Mexico prepares migrant shelter after President Trump’s sweeping immigration orders
https://www.yahoo.com/news/mexico-builds-temporary-shelters-prepare-142755589.html
Modi’s government planning to repatriate 18,000 Indians living in US illegally
https://www.business-standard.com/finance/personal-finance/trump-crackdown-india-to-repatriate-18-000-illegal-immigrants-from-the-us-125012201018_1.html
‘The gesture speaks for itself’: Germans respond to Musk’s apparent Nazi salute. Some say it was an unambiguous Nazi salute but others are unsure and say focus should be on Musk’s stated support for far-right
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/21/the-gesture-speaks-for-itself-germans-divided-over-musks-apparent-nazi-salute
Nazi salute or not, Elon Musk was gesturing to a new spectacle of fascism
https://forward.com/opinion/690835/elon-musk-fascist-salute-walter-benjamin/
‘The only word was welcome’: Syrian Americans triumphantly return to native land
https://www.northjersey.com/story/news/2025/01/21/syrian-americans-visiting-their-home-country-rejoice-and-weep/77493064007/
China’s Xi Unveils Megaport in America’s Backyard Amid US Concerns. In addition to being a large industrial complex, the harbor boasts 15 berths capable of accommodating some of the world’s largest cargo ships—and People’s Liberation Army (PLA) warships.
https://www.newsweek.com/china-news-xi-megaport-chancay-warships-1985770
# Law Enforcement / ATF / FBI / CIA
Hochul scrambles to fund NYPD’s $154M overnight subway staffing, as cops hit NYC trains after rash of violence
https://nypost.com/2025/01/21/us-news/hochul-scrambles-to-fund-nypds-154m-overnight-subway-staffing-as-cops-hit-nyc-trains-after-rash-of-violence/
# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
Gang Member Sentenced to 40 Years for Murder, Faces New Charges
https://www.newsbreak.com/tysonomo-multimedia-1824492/3771366145475-gang-member-sentenced-to-40-years-for-murder-faces-new-charges
# LGBTQ / Gender
‘Spirit of cooperation’: Utah Senate majority leader talks revisions to transgender anti-discrimination policies. A new bill could close ‘loopholes’ in Utah’s existing policies, he said
https://www.deseret.com/politics/2025/01/21/senate-majority-leader-talks-revisions-to-transgender-anti-discrimination-policies/
# Military General News / Global
Russian ‘Crutch Battalions’ Full Of Limping Soldiers Are Easy Targets For Ukrainian Drones. ‘What The F—?’ A Russian Soldier Mutters As His Wounded Comrades Are Ordered To Limp Into Battle On Crutches
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2025/01/21/what-the-f–a-russian-soldier-mutters-as-his-wounded-comrades-are-ordered-to-limp-into-battle-on-crutches/
As fighting in Gaza stops, Israel launches major military campaign in West Bank. Israel launched a major military operation Tuesday in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin that killed at least nine Palestinians and left at least 40 more people wounded
https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-war-syria-lebanon-news-01-21-2025-8734154c4b22883ba14a8acca504606a
Hamas resumes power in Gaza: ‘A slap in the face to the Israeli government’: Following the latest ceasefire agreement, Hamas resumed its role in maintaining law and order in Gaza, after Israel failed to find a replacement force.
https://matzav.com/hamas-resumes-power-in-gaza-a-slap-in-the-face-to-the-israeli-government/
In Japan, a more muted cheering for the British-led GCAP warplane
https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2025/01/21/in-japan-a-more-muted-cheering-for-the-british-led-gcap-warplane/
Israel launches deadly military operation in the West Bank: At least 10 killed, dozens wounded in Israeli attacks across Jenin. Ten killed, more than 35 wounded says Palestinian Ministry of Health, as violence rises in the occupied West Bank.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/1/21/israeli-army-launches-deadly-attack-on-jenin-refugee-camp-in-west-bank
# Pharmaceuticals
President Trump rescinds Biden’s Executive Order to lower drug prices
https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-did-trump-raise-prescription-drug-prices-2018607
# Planetary
Earth’s Magnetic North Pole Is On The Move, This Is How Far It Has ShiftedUnlike the geographical North Pole, the magnetic north pole of the planet is decided by Earth’s magnetic field, which is constantly moving and never static.
https://www.ndtv.com/science/earths-magnetic-north-pole-is-on-the-move-this-is-how-far-it-has-shifted-7531840
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