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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2023-07-24

Voices, The Peoples News

July 24, 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
A Catastrophic Flood on California’s Central Coast Has Plunged Already Marginalized Indigenous Farmworkers Into Crisis: Cascading climate disasters and unjust labor and immigration policies leave undocumented farm laborers without a safety net.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/23072023/california-indigenous-farm-workers-climate-dispossession/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xgGi7Of3262Q_5iMiffDRmfCn28MxFALCuV9s7KtIkUbbhcxJk-q4pVbAI5rYidGhZTMiAvPr3yicmungvd9OGopvfkOcfB9$

The Native American Activists Exposing Celeb ‘Race-Fakers’: The Tribal Alliance Against Frauds (TAAF) has only been around a year, but it’s made waves addressing alleged race-fakers who the organization say co-opt Native American cultures and stereotypes for monetary and professional gain. “This is the last nail in the coffin of our genocide because these pretendians are, literally, erasing us by replacing us,” TAAF’s director, Lianna Costantino, said in an interview with The Daily Beast.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-native-american-activists-exposing-celebrity-race-fakers__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xgGi7Of3262Q_5iMiffDRmfCn28MxFALCuV9s7KtIkUbbhcxJk-q4pVbAI5rYidGhZTMiAvPr3yicmungvd9OGopvZfdJ4u1$

Indigenous Remains Destroyed as Federal Studies Undermine Repatriation Efforts: Federal funds have created incentives for institutions to hold on to ancestral remains, subverting the goals of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA).
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/indigenous-remains-destroyed-as-federal-studies-undermine-repatriation-efforts/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xgGi7Of3262Q_5iMiffDRmfCn28MxFALCuV9s7KtIkUbbhcxJk-q4pVbAI5rYidGhZTMiAvPr3yicmungvd9OGopvQZrNH2i$

# Border / Immigration / Migrants
Along Texas’ floating border barrier, migrant children left bloody by razor wire: An internal e-mail from a Texas state trooper, revealed this week, raised the alarm that the state’s efforts had become “inhumane.” On Friday, USA TODAY observed how that razor wire has slashed not just adults but young children.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2023/07/21/texas-floating-border-wall-children-slashed-by-razor-wire/70447906007/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xgGi7Of3262Q_5iMiffDRmfCn28MxFALCuV9s7KtIkUbbhcxJk-q4pVbAI5rYidGhZTMiAvPr3yicmungvd9OGopvaLpWmT_$

Mexico’s Migrant Shelters Are Operating at 900% Capacity Due to U.S. Border Policy: The end of Title 42 obscures a harsh reality: New policies have created a dangerous limbo for migrants in Mexico. Mainstream media are obscuring a harsher reality, in which new policies have turned Mexico into a holding country for refugees and migrants.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/mexicos-migrant-shelters-are-operating-at-900-capacity-due-to-us-border-policy/*:*:text=Shelters*20in*20Mexico*20City*2C*20working,900*20percent*20of*20our*20capacity.**B__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSXigJ0!!On18fmf1aQ!xgGi7Of3262Q_5iMiffDRmfCn28MxFALCuV9s7KtIkUbbhcxJk-q4pVbAI5rYidGhZTMiAvPr3yicmungvd9OGopvXTEbLWe$

Border Patrol Is Caging Migrants Outdoors During Deadly Arizona Heatwave: Photos taken by The Intercept show dozens of people trapped with little shade in a lethal desert. Roughly 50 migrants stand caged in an outdoor pen in the record breaking heat at the Ajo Border Patrol Station in Why, Ariz., on July 20, 2023. “We are absolutely horrified at learning about how people are being treated at the border wall and the Ajo border patrol station — it is inhumane.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/07/21/arizona-heatwave-border-patrol-migrants/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xgGi7Of3262Q_5iMiffDRmfCn28MxFALCuV9s7KtIkUbbhcxJk-q4pVbAI5rYidGhZTMiAvPr3yicmungvd9OGopvUFpMLe5$

Abbott Defies DOJ, Won’t Remove ‘Cruel’ Floating Barriers: The White House called Abbott’s defiance “dangerous and unlawful.” Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) informed the Biden administration that he will not comply with the Justice Department’s (DOJ) request to remove the floating barriers in the Rio Grande River and was prepared to battle the administration in court.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/4116345-abbott-wont-move-rio-grande-floating-barriers-texas-will-see-you-in-court-mr-president/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xgGi7Of3262Q_5iMiffDRmfCn28MxFALCuV9s7KtIkUbbhcxJk-q4pVbAI5rYidGhZTMiAvPr3yicmungvd9OGopvcV8U4u7$

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
Researchers study links between COVID and POTS: The authors shared more research is needed to understand these connections, but this type of ongoing research could strengthen physician-patient communication and boost vaccine uptake.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/news/2022/researchers-study-links-between-covid-and-pots__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xgGi7Of3262Q_5iMiffDRmfCn28MxFALCuV9s7KtIkUbbhcxJk-q4pVbAI5rYidGhZTMiAvPr3yicmungvd9OGopvdesaHFk$

Key Scientist in Covid Origin Controversy Misled Congress on Status of $8.9 Million NIH Grant: Kristian Andersen had a major grant proposal on Anthony Fauci’s desk while writing a paper exonerating an NIH-funded lab in Wuhan, documents show.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/07/21/covid-origin-nih-lab-leak/?utm_source=ground.news&utm_medium=referral__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xgGi7Of3262Q_5iMiffDRmfCn28MxFALCuV9s7KtIkUbbhcxJk-q4pVbAI5rYidGhZTMiAvPr3yicmungvd9OGopvScgsrXw$

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
Major cuts to Social Security are back on the table. What’s being proposed now? Bloomberg noted workers expecting an earlier retirement benefit will see lifetime payouts reduced if the full retirement age is raised. Those payouts could be drastically reduced for seniors who claim benefits at age 62, when you are first eligible.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://finance.yahoo.com/news/major-cuts-social-security-back-154637458.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xgGi7Of3262Q_5iMiffDRmfCn28MxFALCuV9s7KtIkUbbhcxJk-q4pVbAI5rYidGhZTMiAvPr3yicmungvd9OGopveE9BpR3$

The Predators Making Big Profits From Poverty: The shady tax refund industry skims onerous junk fees from low-income returns and shares personal taxpayer data in the process.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/economy/2023-07-24-predators-making-big-profits-tax-prep/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xgGi7Of3262Q_5iMiffDRmfCn28MxFALCuV9s7KtIkUbbhcxJk-q4pVbAI5rYidGhZTMiAvPr3yicmungvd9OGopvUrdMO8W$

# Education / Schools
Race was a factor in Black professor’s failed hiring, Texas A&M department head says: A Texas A&M department head involved in the failed efforts to recruit a black journalism professor said Friday that then-President M. Katherine Banks interfered in the hiring process and that race was a factor in university officials’ decision to water down her job offer
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2023/07/21/banks-tamu-journalism-hire/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xgGi7Of3262Q_5iMiffDRmfCn28MxFALCuV9s7KtIkUbbhcxJk-q4pVbAI5rYidGhZTMiAvPr3yicmungvd9OGopvTnKSpai$

GOP Planned to Destroy Public Education in Ohio. We Defeated Them – for Now: SB 83 is part of a larger right-wing goal seeking to muzzle any and all education about structural oppression.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/gop-planned-to-destroy-public-education-in-ohio-we-defeated-them-for-now__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xgGi7Of3262Q_5iMiffDRmfCn28MxFALCuV9s7KtIkUbbhcxJk-q4pVbAI5rYidGhZTMiAvPr3yicmungvd9OGopvfw03uVU$

# Employment / Labor
Dems Push Biden Administration for new worker protections: Democrats are asking for better regulations to ensure workers have adequate water breaks, rests, shaded areas or air conditioning, medical services, and “a plan for acclimatization to high-heat work conditions.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/dems-push-biden-administration-for-new-worker-protections-on-a-hot-issue*:*:text=In*20a*20letter*20slated*20to,high*2Dheat*20work*20conditions.**B__;I34lJSUlJSUl4oCd!!On18fmf1aQ!xgGi7Of3262Q_5iMiffDRmfCn28MxFALCuV9s7KtIkUbbhcxJk-q4pVbAI5rYidGhZTMiAvPr3yicmungvd9OGopvSweQs4C$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining
Pacific seabed mining delayed as international agency finalizes rules: Efforts to extract the metals used in car batteries have been pushed off amid pressure from environmentalists and nations that oppose them.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/deep-seabed-mining-plans-pit-renewable-energy-demand-against-ocean-life-in-a-largely-unexplored-frontier-193273__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xgGi7Of3262Q_5iMiffDRmfCn28MxFALCuV9s7KtIkUbbhcxJk-q4pVbAI5rYidGhZTMiAvPr3yicmungvd9OGopvTkXzR5G$

Small-town GOP officials are torn over Biden’s clean energy cash: Despite facing opposition, Zartman believes that these projects would bring jobs, increase tax revenue, and have positive effects on local infrastructure. However, the success of President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act, which aims to expand clean-energy tax credits, depends on the cooperation of state and local Republican officials, highlighting an irony in the legislation.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.energyportal.eu/news/small-town-gop-officials-are-torn-over-bidens-clean-energy-cash/87476/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xgGi7Of3262Q_5iMiffDRmfCn28MxFALCuV9s7KtIkUbbhcxJk-q4pVbAI5rYidGhZTMiAvPr3yicmungvd9OGopvTKc6lPK$

This database exposes the client conflicts of more than 1,500 Big Oil lobbyists: New group reveals that hundreds of schools, municipalities, nonprofit organizations, and more are paying lobbyists who also represent the fossil fuel industry.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.desmog.com/2023/07/21/database-exposes-client-conflicts-of-more-than-1500-big-oil-lobbyists/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xgGi7Of3262Q_5iMiffDRmfCn28MxFALCuV9s7KtIkUbbhcxJk-q4pVbAI5rYidGhZTMiAvPr3yicmungvd9OGopvU9P_caV$

US Supreme Court asked to set aside ruling that blocks construction on Mountain Valley Pipeline: The fate of a controversial natural gas pipeline in West Virginia may rest with the U.S. Supreme Court, as the state appealed a lower court’s ruling that temporarily blocked construction despite a Congressional order clearing the way for the project.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/mountain-valley-pipeline-west-virginia-b44e88fc4cc279199e6c845fd83321db__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xgGi7Of3262Q_5iMiffDRmfCn28MxFALCuV9s7KtIkUbbhcxJk-q4pVbAI5rYidGhZTMiAvPr3yicmungvd9OGopvQOgQ4l5$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure America’s beaches are infested with fecal bacteria. Over half of U.S. beaches are contaminated with fecal bacteria. The study found that 55% of the 3,000 tested beaches had potentially hazardous levels of fecal contamination, primarily due to polluted stormwater runoff, faulty sewage systems, and factory farm pollution.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/half-of-u-s-beaches-are-contaminated-with-poop/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xgGi7Of3262Q_5iMiffDRmfCn28MxFALCuV9s7KtIkUbbhcxJk-q4pVbAI5rYidGhZTMiAvPr3yicmungvd9OGopvbiIq4io$

Proposed BLM ‘Conservation’ Rule Will Create Unnecessary Challenges: Regulatory overreach by federal agencies has become a common theme recently, the recently proposed “Strengthening the Stewardship of America’s Public Lands” rule by the Bureau of Land Management.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://dcjournal.com/proposed-blm-conservation-rule-will-create-unnecessary-challenges/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xgGi7Of3262Q_5iMiffDRmfCn28MxFALCuV9s7KtIkUbbhcxJk-q4pVbAI5rYidGhZTMiAvPr3yicmungvd9OGopvSI5jmig$

As climate clock ticks, US government has been using burning trash to look green: As the trash burns, the municipal incinerator produces enough electricity to power about 45,000 homes and businesses. It also pumps out some of the same kinds of greenhouse gases and other pollutants as power plants that use fossil fuels. But because there’s always more garbage to feed the plant, the electricity it produces can be considered renewable.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://revealnews.org/article/government-recs-climate-change/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xgGi7Of3262Q_5iMiffDRmfCn28MxFALCuV9s7KtIkUbbhcxJk-q4pVbAI5rYidGhZTMiAvPr3yicmungvd9OGopvZ6ho8tB$

The eco collapse we were warned about has begun: The banners of a change inspired by social and climate justice and the effective paths of this socio-ecological transition raised by popular movements are becoming more imperative and urgent today.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/07/23/the-eco-collapse-we-were-warned-about-has-begun/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xgGi7Of3262Q_5iMiffDRmfCn28MxFALCuV9s7KtIkUbbhcxJk-q4pVbAI5rYidGhZTMiAvPr3yicmungvd9OGopvQ7iBw6d$

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals
New SNAP Work Requirements Go Into Effect Sept. 1: SNAP changes were authorized under the Fiscal Responsibility Act enacted on June 3. The act suspended the debt ceiling but also included discretionary spending caps and changes to mandatory programs to reduce the deficit, including work requirements for SNAP.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://finance.yahoo.com/news/snap-requirements-effect-sept-1-150633822.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xgGi7Of3262Q_5iMiffDRmfCn28MxFALCuV9s7KtIkUbbhcxJk-q4pVbAI5rYidGhZTMiAvPr3yicmungvd9OGopvRldxjIZ$

# Gov / Politics
Finally, A Third Party For Billionaires: A corporate front group called No Labels is leading a $70 million campaign to give Americans a centrist third-party choice for president because, they claim, people “clearly desire an alternative to what our political system is giving them.” Americans might want a third party, but the latest attempt from No Labels offers more of the same corporate politics with even more billionaire control.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.levernews.com/finally-a-third-party-for-billionaires/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xgGi7Of3262Q_5iMiffDRmfCn28MxFALCuV9s7KtIkUbbhcxJk-q4pVbAI5rYidGhZTMiAvPr3yicmungvd9OGopvRv9q-Rj$

White House to Keep Lines to China Open Despite Hack, Elaborates on Putin ‘Loss’: The Biden administration is “concerned” about a recent Chinese hack targeting the websites of U.S. federal agencies but will “keep the lines of communication open,” John Kirby, National Security Council coordinator for strategic communications, said in an interview Thursday with VOA White House correspondent Paris Huang.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.voanews.com/a/white-house-to-keep-lines-to-china-open-despite-hack-elaborates-on-putin-loss-/7180424.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xgGi7Of3262Q_5iMiffDRmfCn28MxFALCuV9s7KtIkUbbhcxJk-q4pVbAI5rYidGhZTMiAvPr3yicmungvd9OGopvRsPHEtR$

Inside the DeSantis Doc That Showtime Didn’t Want You to See: Vice put together an in-depth documentary exploring DeSantis’ time at Guantanamo Bay. Showtime suddenly shelved the documentary one day after DeSantis declared for president.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://politicalhotwire.com/t/inside-the-desantis-doc-that-showtime-didn**Bt-want-you-to-see.272051/__;4oCZ!!On18fmf1aQ!xgGi7Of3262Q_5iMiffDRmfCn28MxFALCuV9s7KtIkUbbhcxJk-q4pVbAI5rYidGhZTMiAvPr3yicmungvd9OGopvataUIQ3$

Vivek Ramaswamy Says He Qualified for First Republican Debate in August: The question still remains: Will Trump even show?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4115710-ramaswamy-says-hes-qualified-for-gop-debate/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xgGi7Of3262Q_5iMiffDRmfCn28MxFALCuV9s7KtIkUbbhcxJk-q4pVbAI5rYidGhZTMiAvPr3yicmungvd9OGopveIk1EWr$

Alabama Republicans Refuse to Create New Majority-Black District: “The Quintessential Definition of Noncompliance”: The move comes as House Republicans look to keep their razor-thin majority in 2024. Alabama Republicans passed a redrawn congressional map that appears to spurn a court-ordered mandate to create two majority-Black districts in the state “or something quite close to it.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/2023/07/21/1189494854/alabama-redistricting-map-black-districts__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xgGi7Of3262Q_5iMiffDRmfCn28MxFALCuV9s7KtIkUbbhcxJk-q4pVbAI5rYidGhZTMiAvPr3yicmungvd9OGopvaVSHOvb$

Trump’s Attacks on the Legal System Are a Preview of How He Plans to Govern: When Trump says that he wants to concentrate power in the hands of the president, you’d better believe it.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-attacks-on-the-legal-system-are-a-preview-of-how-he-plans-to-govern/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xgGi7Of3262Q_5iMiffDRmfCn28MxFALCuV9s7KtIkUbbhcxJk-q4pVbAI5rYidGhZTMiAvPr3yicmungvd9OGopvfqOlCZq$

North Carolina GOP’s Plan to Hijack Elections Should Concern Voters Everywhere: North Carolina Republicans wrote the playbook for GOP-controlled legislatures. Now they’re planning a bigger power grab.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/north-carolina-gops-plan-to-hijack-elections-should-concern-voters-everywhere/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xgGi7Of3262Q_5iMiffDRmfCn28MxFALCuV9s7KtIkUbbhcxJk-q4pVbAI5rYidGhZTMiAvPr3yicmungvd9OGopvZ76n1Sp$

Sanders Says He’s Voting Against NDAA: “The Pentagon Doesn’t Need $886 Billion”: The cycle of defense contractors lobbying in order to obtain government contracts is “legalized bribery,” Sen. Bernie Sanders said.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/sanders-says-hes-voting-against-ndaa-the-pentagon-doesnt-need-886b/*:*:text=**BThe*20US*20Senate*20is*20now,’t*20need*20*24886*20billion.**B__;I37igJwlJSUlJSUlJeKAnQ!!On18fmf1aQ!xgGi7Of3262Q_5iMiffDRmfCn28MxFALCuV9s7KtIkUbbhcxJk-q4pVbAI5rYidGhZTMiAvPr3yicmungvd9OGopvZkBl3uE$

# Legal / DOJ
Years After #MeToo, Defamation Cases Increasingly Target Victims Who Can’t Afford to Speak Out: Sexual abuse victims without the resources to fight off lawsuits may feel forced to recant their accusations, or never speak out in the first place.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/07/22/metoo-defamation-lawsuits-slapp/?utm_source=ground.news&utm_medium=referral__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xgGi7Of3262Q_5iMiffDRmfCn28MxFALCuV9s7KtIkUbbhcxJk-q4pVbAI5rYidGhZTMiAvPr3yicmungvd9OGopvRZA_g8a$

Testifying Against Texas, Women Denied Abortions Relive the Pregnancies That Almost Killed Them: The case marks the first time patients denied abortions have sued a state since Roe was overturned.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2023/07/19/texas-women-testify-abortion-ban/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xgGi7Of3262Q_5iMiffDRmfCn28MxFALCuV9s7KtIkUbbhcxJk-q4pVbAI5rYidGhZTMiAvPr3yicmungvd9OGopvVEmcHNW$

# Medical / Health
House GOP Proposes Cheaper Health Care at the Cost of Consumer Protections: The bills could allow more employers to bypass Affordable Care Act basic benefit requirements and most state standards.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/07/24/1189332308/house-republicans-choice-act-roll-back-obamacare-protections__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xgGi7Of3262Q_5iMiffDRmfCn28MxFALCuV9s7KtIkUbbhcxJk-q4pVbAI5rYidGhZTMiAvPr3yicmungvd9OGopvfo6xNK7$

# Military / Global
‘Something Was Badly Wrong’: When Washington Realized Russia Was Actually Invading Ukraine A first-ever oral history of how top U.S. and Western officials saw the warning signs of a European land war, their frantic attempts to stop it — and the moment Putin actually crossed the border.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/02/24/russia-ukraine-war-oral-history-00083757__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xgGi7Of3262Q_5iMiffDRmfCn28MxFALCuV9s7KtIkUbbhcxJk-q4pVbAI5rYidGhZTMiAvPr3yicmungvd9OGopveFEzQMR$

Senior White House Correspondent: Ukraine is losing badly: Hopes were high throughout the spring, as a Ukrainian military equipped with Western weapons prepared to launch a counteroffensive that would reclaim land seized by Russia, which had invaded its much smaller neighbor for the second time in early 2022.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2023/07/senior-white-house-correspondent-ukraine-is-losing-badly/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=senior-white-house-correspondent-ukraine-is-losing-badly__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xgGi7Of3262Q_5iMiffDRmfCn28MxFALCuV9s7KtIkUbbhcxJk-q4pVbAI5rYidGhZTMiAvPr3yicmungvd9OGopvaqBd8sG$

# Nuclear
Fish Caught Near Fukushima Exceeds Limit of Radioactive Cesium by 180 Times: The fish was cauThe black rockfish caught on 18 May was found by plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) to have 18,000 becquerels per kilogram of cesium-137, compared with the legal maximum level of 100 becquerels per kg caught near a drainage outlet where water will be treated and released from the power plant next month.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/24/fukushima-fish-with-180-times-legal-limit-of-radioactive-cesium-fuels-water-release-fears__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xgGi7Of3262Q_5iMiffDRmfCn28MxFALCuV9s7KtIkUbbhcxJk-q4pVbAI5rYidGhZTMiAvPr3yicmungvd9OGopvdxNubfG$

# Pharmaceuticals / Drugs
What’s in New Anthrax Vaccine? Aluminum, Formaldehyde and Benzethonium Chloride: The final product contains no dead or live bacteria. The final product is formulated to contain 1.2 mg/mL aluminum, added as aluminum hydroxide in 0.85% sodium chloride. The product is formulated to contain 25 µg/mL benzethonium chloride and 100 µg/mL formaldehyde, added as preservatives.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/new-anthrax-vaccine-toxic-side-effects/?utm_source=luminate&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=defender&utm_id=20230724__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xgGi7Of3262Q_5iMiffDRmfCn28MxFALCuV9s7KtIkUbbhcxJk-q4pVbAI5rYidGhZTMiAvPr3yicmungvd9OGopveecm5o0$
See also: Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed Package Inserts https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK220516/*:*:text=The*20final*20product*20contains*20no*20dead*20or*20live*20bacteria.,mL*20formaldehyde*2C*20added*20as*20preservatives__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUl!!On18fmf1aQ!xgGi7Of3262Q_5iMiffDRmfCn28MxFALCuV9s7KtIkUbbhcxJk-q4pVbAI5rYidGhZTMiAvPr3yicmungvd9OGopvdsGEJMX$

# Social
We Can’t Tackle Gun Violence Until We Address Racial Inequity: Years of abandonment of working-class Black communities and incredible wealth inequality lies at the root of this issue.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/we-cant-tackle-gun-violence-until-we-address-racial-inequity/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xgGi7Of3262Q_5iMiffDRmfCn28MxFALCuV9s7KtIkUbbhcxJk-q4pVbAI5rYidGhZTMiAvPr3yicmungvd9OGopvRMJ_bRh$

# UFO Disclosure / Other
Congressional Hearing About UFOs Kicks Off This Week: “We’re Done With the Cover-Up”: In a rare bipartisan effort, Republicans and Democrats want to shine a light on documented mysterious aerial sightings.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://people.com/house-hearings-ufo-uap-evidence-7564594__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xgGi7Of3262Q_5iMiffDRmfCn28MxFALCuV9s7KtIkUbbhcxJk-q4pVbAI5rYidGhZTMiAvPr3yicmungvd9OGopvQYwIV9a$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2023-07-22

Voices, The Peoples News

July 22, 2023
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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Scam Alert:
Some Americans are receiving emails notifying them of
their eligibility for another stimulus check from the federal
government, but President Biden is not sending out any
new direct payments—it’s a phishing scam.

Multiple local outlets have reported that their viewers
have recently received emails from an address claiming
to be the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that allege
hundreds of dollars in 2023 tax refunds are available
if recipients provide missing information.

Is Biden Sending Another Stimulus Check?
What to Know About ‘IRS’ Email
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# Archaeology
Missing Israeli Treasures Found at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago – How Did They Get There? The archeological items were shipped from Israel to the United States for a Hanukkah event attended by Trump, then in office, and Saul Fox, a major Jewish-American donor to the Antiquities Authority.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2023-07-18/ty-article/.highlight/israeli-antiquities-remain-stranded-at-trumps-estate-as-authorities-fail-to-retrieve/00000189-6448-dc6b-a3f9-ee593e850000__;!!On18fmf1aQ!17rW7Bo07ZqFPkZU0rKY54UsmvDSZ0pw9-6eSszyedEh51bo7EvQCOoC_dAh84O5C_v7kSVN1b6u0Vji9t4W4vSH0Vx0rkhY$

# Border / Immigration / Migrants
Gov. Abbott: Texas has the sovereign authority to defend its borders: Texas has a right to defend its own border, Gov. Greg Abbott said on Friday in response to the U.S. Department of Justice demanding the state remove marine barriers placed in the Rio Grande River in the Eagle Pass area of Texas.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_b4d9645a-2809-11ee-b27c-0f83ddfd35ed.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!17rW7Bo07ZqFPkZU0rKY54UsmvDSZ0pw9-6eSszyedEh51bo7EvQCOoC_dAh84O5C_v7kSVN1b6u0Vji9t4W4vSH0ba8bZnW$

# Children / Youth
The Human Trafficking Institute reports that there are currently nearly 5,000,000 sex-trafficking victims of whom 1,000,000 are children, most of them girls. Human trafficking is the crime of using force, fraud, or coercion to compel an individual to work or to engage in a commercial sex act.[Trailor on site] https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.outkick.com/medias-insane-attacks-on-sound-of-freedom-speak-volumes/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!17rW7Bo07ZqFPkZU0rKY54UsmvDSZ0pw9-6eSszyedEh51bo7EvQCOoC_dAh84O5C_v7kSVN1b6u0Vji9t4W4vSH0dZV5pXR$

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
Spending Fight Could Reach ‘World War III’ Levels, Lawmaker Warns: The move comes as members of the House Freedom Caucus and the Republican Study Commission insist that Republican appropriators stick to the 2022 discretionary spending level of $1.47 trillion. Instead, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy agreed to a discretionary spending level of $1.59 trillion for fiscal year 2024, angering conservatives who want to see bigger cuts in federal spending.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.axios.com/2023/07/20/republicans-mccarthy-spending-appropriations-ww3__;!!On18fmf1aQ!17rW7Bo07ZqFPkZU0rKY54UsmvDSZ0pw9-6eSszyedEh51bo7EvQCOoC_dAh84O5C_v7kSVN1b6u0Vji9t4W4vSH0U7x44yg$

House GOP Readies More Cuts to Fiscal 2024 Appropriations Bills: House Republican leaders are moving toward deeper cuts in the fiscal 2024 appropriations bills in an effort to win over votes from hard-line conservatives as bills start to move to the House floor next week
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://rollcall.com/2023/07/20/house-gop-readies-more-cuts-to-fiscal-2024-appropriations-bills/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!17rW7Bo07ZqFPkZU0rKY54UsmvDSZ0pw9-6eSszyedEh51bo7EvQCOoC_dAh84O5C_v7kSVN1b6u0Vji9t4W4vSH0ffn3peT$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure Facing a Plunge in Salmon Numbers in the Kuskokwim and Yukon Rivers, Alaskans Seek a Voice in Fishing Policy: Rising temperatures and commercial trawling in the Bering Sea are making it harder for salmon to survive and swim back upriver. The reverberations are both cultural and economic.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/18072023/alaska-salmon-yukon-river-mortality/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!17rW7Bo07ZqFPkZU0rKY54UsmvDSZ0pw9-6eSszyedEh51bo7EvQCOoC_dAh84O5C_v7kSVN1b6u0Vji9t4W4vSH0eErBXrY$

A Reckoning in North Birmingham as EPA Studies the ‘Cumulative Impacts’ of Pollution and Racism: With the EPA review ongoing at the 35th Avenue Superfund site, the Southern Environmental Law Center on Friday threatened new federal litigation against Bluestone Coke for alleged wastewater pollution.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/16072023/birmingham-superfund-bluestone-cumulative-impact/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!17rW7Bo07ZqFPkZU0rKY54UsmvDSZ0pw9-6eSszyedEh51bo7EvQCOoC_dAh84O5C_v7kSVN1b6u0Vji9t4W4vSH0Wp3hr8S$

# General News
Former President Donald Trump suggests if he is put in pre-trial detention, some of his ‘passionate’ supporters could be dangerous
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2023/07/21/the-lead-panel.cnn?cid=external-feeds_iluminar_google__;!!On18fmf1aQ!17rW7Bo07ZqFPkZU0rKY54UsmvDSZ0pw9-6eSszyedEh51bo7EvQCOoC_dAh84O5C_v7kSVN1b6u0Vji9t4W4vSH0ZTZHZFq$

Mysterious Buyer Picks Up Desolate $22.5m California Ghost Town: Nestled in Riverside County outside Joshua Tree National Park, “Eagle Mountain” was founded as a company town for Kaiser Steel Mine in 1948, CBS Moneywatch reported. The entire property and mining claims were purchased for $22.5 million on April 17, public records show. The buyer, Ecology Mountain Holdings, has little public presence aside from a business address in Cerritos.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2023/05/23/mysterious-buyer-pays-22-million-for-california-ghost-town/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!17rW7Bo07ZqFPkZU0rKY54UsmvDSZ0pw9-6eSszyedEh51bo7EvQCOoC_dAh84O5C_v7kSVN1b6u0Vji9t4W4vSH0X7hC_qU$

# Gov / Politics
Senate passes measure that would keep president from pulling out of NATO without approval: The move coincides with alliance skeptic Donald Trump’s front-runner status as the Republican presidential nominee in 2024.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.stripes.com/theaters/europe/2023-07-20/nato-membership-trump-10796559.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!17rW7Bo07ZqFPkZU0rKY54UsmvDSZ0pw9-6eSszyedEh51bo7EvQCOoC_dAh84O5C_v7kSVN1b6u0Vji9t4W4vSH0ZTsEc8v$

Busted: FBI Corroborates $10M Bribery Scheme Involving Joe Biden: The informant, who was interviewed by the FBI in 2020, alleged that Mykola Zlochevsky – the owner of the Ukrainian gas firm Burisma – admitted to a scheme that involved bribing both President Biden and Hunter with $5 million each.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsbreak.com/news/3097618548044-busted-fbi-corroborates-10m-bribery-scheme-involving-joe-biden__;!!On18fmf1aQ!17rW7Bo07ZqFPkZU0rKY54UsmvDSZ0pw9-6eSszyedEh51bo7EvQCOoC_dAh84O5C_v7kSVN1b6u0Vji9t4W4vSH0eA9PY-M$

‘Ultimate white privilege guy’ Hunter Biden could be hit with 10 criminal referrals: House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer joked on Thursday that first son Hunter Biden is the “ultimate white privilege guy” after Democrats accused Republicans of appropriating the phrase “two-tier justice system” from the civil rights movement during a congressional hearing on Wednesday.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2023/07/20/ultimate-white-privilege-guy-hunter-biden-may-be-hit-with-10-criminal-referrals-comer/amp/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!17rW7Bo07ZqFPkZU0rKY54UsmvDSZ0pw9-6eSszyedEh51bo7EvQCOoC_dAh84O5C_v7kSVN1b6u0Vji9t4W4vSH0TOnYMcN$

Prosecutor who investigated Hunter Biden is son of crooked IRS agent: Meyer Weiss, whose son David served as the US Attorney for Delaware, was convicted in 1985 of taking more than $200,000 from businessmen looking to skirt federal tax laws, according to the nonprofit Marco Polo. The elder Weiss worked at the IRS in Philadelphia from 1955 to 1984. The story of his disgrace was covered by the Washington Post in 1984. “Mr. Weiss confessed and cooperated in the investigation,” court records read.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2023/07/22/hunter-biden-prosecutor-meyer-weiss-is-son-of-crooked-irs-agent/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!17rW7Bo07ZqFPkZU0rKY54UsmvDSZ0pw9-6eSszyedEh51bo7EvQCOoC_dAh84O5C_v7kSVN1b6u0Vji9t4W4vSH0dOh9URZ$

Secret Document Reveals U.S. Covered Up Evidence of Civilian Deaths in Syrian Raid: A formerly classified document published Friday by NPR revealed how the Pentagon dismissed highly credible evidence of civilian deaths caused by the October 2019 U.S. assassination of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in Syria.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/2023/07/21/1186437871/pentagon-files-baghdadi-raid-syria-civilian-casualties__;!!On18fmf1aQ!17rW7Bo07ZqFPkZU0rKY54UsmvDSZ0pw9-6eSszyedEh51bo7EvQCOoC_dAh84O5C_v7kSVN1b6u0Vji9t4W4vSH0aFvtkoh$

He Became the The First Black Mayor in A Rural Alabama Town— And Then White Leaders Revolted! Newberrn, Alabama’s first Black Mayor says white former city officials orchestrated a relentless campaign to keep him from serving. Patrick Braxton, 57, is one of several plaintiffs named in Braxton et al v. Stokes et al.4
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theroot.com/he-became-the-the-first-black-mayor-in-a-rural-alabama-1850661440__;!!On18fmf1aQ!17rW7Bo07ZqFPkZU0rKY54UsmvDSZ0pw9-6eSszyedEh51bo7EvQCOoC_dAh84O5C_v7kSVN1b6u0Vji9t4W4vSH0R-roUCY$

U.S. sold weapons to at least 57 percent of the world’s autocratic countries in 2022: Despite the White House’s rhetoric about supporting global democracy, the U.S. sold weapons in 2022 to 57 percent of the world’s authoritarian regimes. The U.S. is the world’s leading arms exporter, shipping almost $9.4 billion in arms to nearly 100 different countries around the globe in 2020 alone. In recent years, 22 countries have spent over $1 billion purchasing weapons from the U.S.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/05/11/united-states-foreign-weapons-sales/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!17rW7Bo07ZqFPkZU0rKY54UsmvDSZ0pw9-6eSszyedEh51bo7EvQCOoC_dAh84O5C_v7kSVN1b6u0Vji9t4W4vSH0WSCZWeA$

# Gov / Politics / Global
China is responding to US sanctions, with blocking laws and other countermeasures: China also enacted the Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law in 2021. This law authorizes China to take action, such as restrictions on visas and who can enter or exit the country, when a foreign country adopts what China sees as discriminatory measures against any Chinese citizen or organization.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.yahoo.com/heres-china-responding-us-sanctions-135400186.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!17rW7Bo07ZqFPkZU0rKY54UsmvDSZ0pw9-6eSszyedEh51bo7EvQCOoC_dAh84O5C_v7kSVN1b6u0Vji9t4W4vSH0dU-f-2B$

# Legal / DOJ
DOJ Vows to Sue If Texas Gov. Abbott Doesn’t Remove Floating Barrier From Rio Grande: Texas’ actions “violate federal law, raise humanitarian concerns, present serious risks to public safety and the environment, and may interfere with the federal government’s ability to carry out its official duties.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2023/07/21/texas-border-floating-barrier-rio-grande-greg-abbott-justice-departmen/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!17rW7Bo07ZqFPkZU0rKY54UsmvDSZ0pw9-6eSszyedEh51bo7EvQCOoC_dAh84O5C_v7kSVN1b6u0Vji9t4W4vSH0V0DnrkQ$

# Military / DOD
Senate bill renews effort to enlist non-citizens in the military: Sen. Duckworth is leading a renewed push to allow the Defense Department to enlist people who have lived in the U.S. for five years, including those who entered the country as children and are now protected by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2023-07-20/noncitizens-enlist-recruitment-military-ndaa-10803422.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!17rW7Bo07ZqFPkZU0rKY54UsmvDSZ0pw9-6eSszyedEh51bo7EvQCOoC_dAh84O5C_v7kSVN1b6u0Vji9t4W4vSH0ZS241p7$

CIAgate Substack: How CIA-linked companies make money on military aid to Ukraine. How the fraud scheme involving U.S. supplies of UAVs to Ukraine is organized. Personalities in the American intelligence community, who stay behind this money theft. WARNING – The information is so detailed that we believe it is our duty to report their dossiers, even if it is impossible for us to verify them. All links to previous Gospa News articles have been added aftermath for relevance to the topics highlighted
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2023/07/cia-gate-3-fraud-scheme-behind-money-theft-involving-us-supplies-of-drones-to-ukraine/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cia-gate-3-fraud-scheme-behind-money-theft-involving-us-supplies-of-drones-to-ukraine__;!!On18fmf1aQ!17rW7Bo07ZqFPkZU0rKY54UsmvDSZ0pw9-6eSszyedEh51bo7EvQCOoC_dAh84O5C_v7kSVN1b6u0Vji9t4W4vSH0S2u15yd$

# Military / Global
North Korean nuclear attack would ‘end’ communist regime, Yoon says at US submarine: South Korea’s leader boarded a nuclear-capable U.S. ballistic missile submarine this week to warn that a nuclear attack by North Korea “would lead to the end of the regime.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2023-07-20/north-korea-nuclear-attack-yoon-kentucky-10796042.html*:*:text=The*20submarine’s*20arrival*20**Bmakes*20clear,strategic*20assets*2C**C20he*20said__;I34lJSXigJwlJSXigJ0lJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!17rW7Bo07ZqFPkZU0rKY54UsmvDSZ0pw9-6eSszyedEh51bo7EvQCOoC_dAh84O5C_v7kSVN1b6u0Vji9t4W4vSH0c81F8pd$

North Korea fires ‘several’ cruise missiles into sea, South says, amid soaring tensions: Launches come days after Pyongyang suggested docking of US submarine in South Korea could be grounds for nuclear attack
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/22/north-korea-fires-several-cruise-missiles-into-sea-south-says-amid-soaring-tensions__;!!On18fmf1aQ!17rW7Bo07ZqFPkZU0rKY54UsmvDSZ0pw9-6eSszyedEh51bo7EvQCOoC_dAh84O5C_v7kSVN1b6u0Vji9t4W4vSH0VGejEJz$

# Pharmaceuticals / Drugs
Blame capitalism? Why hundreds of decades-old yet vital drugs are nearly impossible to find: Patients and their providers increasingly face limited or nonexistent supplies of drugs, many of which treat essential conditions such as cancer, heart disease and bacterial infections. The American Society of Health System Pharmacists now lists over 300 active shortages, primarily of decades-old generic drugs no longer protected by patents.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/blame-capitalism-why-hundreds-of-decades-old-yet-vital-drugs-are-nearly-impossible-to-find-206848__;!!On18fmf1aQ!17rW7Bo07ZqFPkZU0rKY54UsmvDSZ0pw9-6eSszyedEh51bo7EvQCOoC_dAh84O5C_v7kSVN1b6u0Vji9t4W4vSH0RLP-qMu$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2023-07-21

Voices, The Peoples News

July 21, 2023
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
U.S. rep calls for more safeguards on how welfare money is spent: An Illinois congressman is calling for more scrutiny on the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program. The call follows a scandal in Mississippi where the Department of Human Services allowed well-connected people to spend tens of millions of welfare dollars intended for needy families on other projects
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_5b57815e-2715-11ee-a7bf-0f25dc1eff24.html?a&seyid=78524*utm_source=thecentersquare.com&utm_campaign=*2FNational*2Flists*2Ft2*2F*2F&utm_medium=email__;PyUlJSUl!!On18fmf1aQ!3l6eSlWZfApApPaLcy3obIfU-DiT0Cf4jV3exmfFfvVzvtasku2Et5moyxt9aFmcTeidL1I50iENkwi2aqdoiEZbwoKVl8MV$

We Must Stand Up to Chinese Companies Skirting Tariff Laws: Most people are waking up to the realities of dealing with China. We now know that they are not a friend or a trading partner. They are a competitor that uses technology theft, espionage and mercantilism, whose primary objective is global displacement of the United States. To achieve its goals, the CCP heavily subsidizes companies that operate in the key industries identified in its Made in China 2025 plan. These subsidies make it difficult for U.S. companies to compete
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.industryweek.com/the-economy/trade/article/21266905/its-time-to-stand-up-to-china__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3l6eSlWZfApApPaLcy3obIfU-DiT0Cf4jV3exmfFfvVzvtasku2Et5moyxt9aFmcTeidL1I50iENkwi2aqdoiEZbwm5Cy3bE$

U.S. to Probe Tariff-Dodging Claim Against Chinese Manufacturers: The issue pits U.S. solar manufacturers against installers who use imported cells and modules
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-to-probe-tariff-dodging-claim-against-chinese-manufacturers-11648500996__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3l6eSlWZfApApPaLcy3obIfU-DiT0Cf4jV3exmfFfvVzvtasku2Et5moyxt9aFmcTeidL1I50iENkwi2aqdoiEZbwuYVW6fW$

# Employment / Labor
Third Teen Worker Killed In Industrial Accident As States Try To Loosen Child Labor Laws: A 16-year-old boy’s death in Mississippi after sustaining on-the-job injuries at an industrial site comes weeks after two other minors died on the job in Missouri and Wisconsin, as lawmakers in several states advocate loosening child labor laws that protect minors from hazardous work.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/teen-poultry-factory-child-worker-deaths_n_64b7ecbce4b0ad7b75f67af7*:*:text=For*20the*20third*20time*20in,protect*20minors*20from*20hazardous*20work__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!3l6eSlWZfApApPaLcy3obIfU-DiT0Cf4jV3exmfFfvVzvtasku2Et5moyxt9aFmcTeidL1I50iENkwi2aqdoiEZbwqT78pnD$

Julie Su Will Be Acting Labor Secretary Indefinitely: Despite criticism from Republican lawmakers and even some Democratic opponents, Biden’s support for Su has been “unwavering.” Her Senate confirmation was halted after Senate Republicans and two Democrats declined to endorse her. The Biden administration believes she can stay in the “acting” role with no time limit since she was already confirmed as deputy labor secretary by the Senate
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/world/us/bidens-labor-secretary-pick-julie-su-stay-job-indefinitely-sources-say-2023-07-20/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3l6eSlWZfApApPaLcy3obIfU-DiT0Cf4jV3exmfFfvVzvtasku2Et5moyxt9aFmcTeidL1I50iENkwi2aqdoiEZbwh-NRj4M$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining
After litigation and local outcry, energy company says it will not move forward with LNG plant in Florida Panhandle: The company says it reached the decision months ago, although residents only learned of it this week.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/21072023/port-st-joe-florida-lng/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3l6eSlWZfApApPaLcy3obIfU-DiT0Cf4jV3exmfFfvVzvtasku2Et5moyxt9aFmcTeidL1I50iENkwi2aqdoiEZbwkA_NDmU$

A Texas energy company will pay $1.3 million over pollution in the Permian Basin, EPA says: The EPA last year announced aerial surveillance of “super-emitters.” At least one other company in New Mexico faced a similar fine.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2023/07/19/callon-permian-basin-epa-fine/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3l6eSlWZfApApPaLcy3obIfU-DiT0Cf4jV3exmfFfvVzvtasku2Et5moyxt9aFmcTeidL1I50iENkwi2aqdoiEZbwuZAK33c$

Proposed pipeline expansion could upend three states’ climate plans: “These XPress projects are putting millions of cubic feet of gas into the United States at a time when Texas is baking and Oregon is burning.”Utilities say growing demand justifies upgrading the GTN pipeline – but their forecasts may not hold up.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.desmog.com/2023/07/20/tcenergy-gtn-pipeline-expansion-northwest-climate-change/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3l6eSlWZfApApPaLcy3obIfU-DiT0Cf4jV3exmfFfvVzvtasku2Et5moyxt9aFmcTeidL1I50iENkwi2aqdoiEZbwpRpLa-b$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure Alaska will start monitoring villages for PFAS in anticipation of new EPA rules: The state Department of Environmental Conservation will test the drinking water in 193 Alaska Native villages starting this fall.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://alaskapublic.org/2023/07/20/alaska-will-start-monitoring-villages-for-pfas-in-anticipation-of-new-epa-rules/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3l6eSlWZfApApPaLcy3obIfU-DiT0Cf4jV3exmfFfvVzvtasku2Et5moyxt9aFmcTeidL1I50iENkwi2aqdoiEZbwmUOr5iR$

How Biden steered climate money to red states: Conservative or progressive, urban or rural, pro-oil or pro-renewable, states across the country are taking millions of dollars from the Inflation Reduction Act to plan how to cut climate pollution. At least, most of them are.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.eenews.net/articles/how-biden-steered-climate-money-to-red-states/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3l6eSlWZfApApPaLcy3obIfU-DiT0Cf4jV3exmfFfvVzvtasku2Et5moyxt9aFmcTeidL1I50iENkwi2aqdoiEZbwgrHhCbr$

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals
The Vice of Spice: Confronting Lead-Tainted Turmeric: To enhance the color of turmeric roots, some traders add a toxic substance called lead chromate. The turmeric purchased abroad, in Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Morocco, had the highest lead concentrations, meaning that people all over the world could have been affected. This disparity, the study explained, may have been due to the adulteration of spices in countries with poor regulatory control.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25214856/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3l6eSlWZfApApPaLcy3obIfU-DiT0Cf4jV3exmfFfvVzvtasku2Et5moyxt9aFmcTeidL1I50iENkwi2aqdoiEZbwgziFV7z$

# Gov / Politics / Global
South Korea to China: It’s not you … It’s the US: Most traditional US allies, in Europe and especially in Asia, strike a delicate balance between strong military relationships with the United States and lucrative trade relations with China. South Korea is fast becoming a striking exception.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/south-korea-to-china-it-s-not-you-it-s-the-us/ar-AA1dD7tq?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=f111efcca5624e3f9620e056f1cd3500&ei=13__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3l6eSlWZfApApPaLcy3obIfU-DiT0Cf4jV3exmfFfvVzvtasku2Et5moyxt9aFmcTeidL1I50iENkwi2aqdoiEZbwhGrb2UK$

What’s Causing the Rise in China-South Korea Tensions? Mounting frictions between the two sides appear to be part of China’s efforts to disrupt the ties between South Korea and the United States but could end up drawing the two allies even closer.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cfr.org/in-brief/whats-causing-rise-china-south-korea-tensions__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3l6eSlWZfApApPaLcy3obIfU-DiT0Cf4jV3exmfFfvVzvtasku2Et5moyxt9aFmcTeidL1I50iENkwi2aqdoiEZbwgo9dwO_$

North Korea has been warned it will be eradicated if it used nuclear weapons against the US or South Korea: In a grim warning from the South Korean Defense Ministry, Seoul told Kim Jong-Un’s regime that any nuke fired would be the end of North Korea. The ministry said: “In the event of any North Korean nuclear attack against the South Korea-US alliance, it will face an immediate, overwhelming and decisive response from the alliance, and through this, (we) warn strongly again that (the attack) will result in the end of the North Korean regime.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/politics-united-states-government-north-korea-south-lloyd-austin-733636d869bd6fd477bfaac4e87359cc__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3l6eSlWZfApApPaLcy3obIfU-DiT0Cf4jV3exmfFfvVzvtasku2Et5moyxt9aFmcTeidL1I50iENkwi2aqdoiEZbwnrzVKIp$

North Korea will launch a nuclear retaliation “automatically and immediately” if KIM JONG UN is incapacitated in an attack, according to a new law, codifying for the first time that the leader has delegated his strike authority under that severe condition.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/newsletters/national-security-daily/2022/09/09/north-korea-will-automatically-launch-nukes-if-kim-killed-00055863__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3l6eSlWZfApApPaLcy3obIfU-DiT0Cf4jV3exmfFfvVzvtasku2Et5moyxt9aFmcTeidL1I50iENkwi2aqdoiEZbwjIbUVxO$

The legislation, passed by Kim’s rubber-stamp parliament, also allows for preemptive nuclear strikes if North Korea judges that foreign weapons will soon streak toward its strategic targets or state leadership.

# Gov / Politics
Texas begins withdrawal from multistate partnership to clean voter rolls: A new GOP-backed state law requires Texas to create its own version of a cross-check program or find a vendor that doesn’t cost more than $100,000.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2023/07/20/texas-republican-voter-roll-eric/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3l6eSlWZfApApPaLcy3obIfU-DiT0Cf4jV3exmfFfvVzvtasku2Et5moyxt9aFmcTeidL1I50iENkwi2aqdoiEZbwn79f69q$

Report: McCarthy Promised to Expunge Trump’s Impeachments: The U.S. Constitution doesn’t include a process for expunging a former president who has been impeached. The symbolic measure is not likely come to a vote before the August recess. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Thursday denied a report claiming he promised former President Donald Trump that the House would hold a vote before its August recess on expunging Trump’s past impeachments.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/20/kevin-mccarthy-donald-trump-impeachment-expunge-promise-00107236__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3l6eSlWZfApApPaLcy3obIfU-DiT0Cf4jV3exmfFfvVzvtasku2Et5moyxt9aFmcTeidL1I50iENkwi2aqdoiEZbwvcLb5d9$

# Legal / DOJ
Trump Shares Menacing Video as Jan. 6 Indictment Looms: “If you do something bad to us, we are going to do things to you that have never been done before,” Trump is heard saying in the clip. A possible indictment could be handed down as soon as Thursday or Friday, charging the former president in his third criminal case.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.yahoo.com/trump-claims-not-frightened-jan-074600166.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3l6eSlWZfApApPaLcy3obIfU-DiT0Cf4jV3exmfFfvVzvtasku2Et5moyxt9aFmcTeidL1I50iENkwi2aqdoiEZbwrl9Fvk-$

# LGBTQ / Gender
Last month, the Republican attorneys general of 19 states sent a letter to President Biden’s HHS Secretary, Xavier Becerra, demanding access to the medical records of people who cross state lines to seek abortions or gender-affirming care. The Biden administration is not cooperating, but the next step will be litigation. The Republicans say that they need out-of-state medical records to enforce state bans on abortion and gender-affirming care.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/07/republican-ags-demand-biden-administration-allow-them-to-keep-access-to-out-of-state-medical-records/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3l6eSlWZfApApPaLcy3obIfU-DiT0Cf4jV3exmfFfvVzvtasku2Et5moyxt9aFmcTeidL1I50iENkwi2aqdoiEZbwuVhNUV8$

# Medical / Health
Confusion and stress abound for 500,000 Texans bumped from Medicaid: New federal funding legislation has lifted pandemic-era protections that provided continuous health coverage. Now, a good chunk of people stripped from state Medicaid rolls aren’t aware of their loss of coverage.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/2023/06/22/454968/nearly-2-million-texans-are-about-to-lose-medicaid-coverage/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3l6eSlWZfApApPaLcy3obIfU-DiT0Cf4jV3exmfFfvVzvtasku2Et5moyxt9aFmcTeidL1I50iENkwi2aqdoiEZbwuxesYH3$

How the Affirmative Action Ruling will impact health care: Evidence shows a more diverse workforce of doctors does a better job of treating diverse patients. On June 29, the Supreme Court found race-conscious admissions programs unconstitutional. How will the ruling affect the diversity of health care providers, and ultimately, patient care?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://undark.org/2023/07/18/how-the-affirmative-action-ruling-will-impact-health-care/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3l6eSlWZfApApPaLcy3obIfU-DiT0Cf4jV3exmfFfvVzvtasku2Et5moyxt9aFmcTeidL1I50iENkwi2aqdoiEZbwtF3tWDx$

# Military / DOD
US sending more Navy ships, Marines to Gulf to counter Iran: The deployment is the latest move to increase security in the region in the wake of Iranian attempts to seize commercial ships there. Read More
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.usni.org/2023/07/20/u-s-sending-marines-more-warships-to-middle-east-over-iranian-threats__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3l6eSlWZfApApPaLcy3obIfU-DiT0Cf4jV3exmfFfvVzvtasku2Et5moyxt9aFmcTeidL1I50iENkwi2aqdoiEZbwhnx3E82$

US Navy ‘operationalizes’ drones in 4th Fleet exercise: The U.S. Navy leveraged air and surface drones throughout its two-week UNITAS 2023 naval exercise near Latin America, the first major event since service leadership announced the region would host the sea service’s second unmanned operations hub.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.defensenews.com/naval/2023/07/20/us-navy-operationalizes-drones-in-4th-fleets-unitas-event/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3l6eSlWZfApApPaLcy3obIfU-DiT0Cf4jV3exmfFfvVzvtasku2Et5moyxt9aFmcTeidL1I50iENkwi2aqdoiEZbwh5wKlaM$

# Nuclear
The Big Problem With Small Nuclear Reactors: The diminutive reactors are likely to be just as prone to delays and cost overruns as their behemoth predecessors.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.realclearscience.com/2023/07/21/the_big_problem_with_small_nuclear_reactors_967654.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3l6eSlWZfApApPaLcy3obIfU-DiT0Cf4jV3exmfFfvVzvtasku2Et5moyxt9aFmcTeidL1I50iENkwi2aqdoiEZbwg2JAiAw$

# Social
60 Years After the March on Washington, 1 in 3 Black Children Live in Poverty: In the wake of a new report, Martin Luther King III says his dad’s dream is not realized and “our work is not over.” The 60th anniversary of the March on Washington will be celebrated on August 28, but advocates say the hard numbers reveal that King’s dream has yet to be realized for millions of people.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/60-years-after-the-march-on-washington-1-in-3-black-children-live-in-poverty/?utm_source=Truthout&utm_campaign=5b985f5a28-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_3_20_2023_13_41_COPY_05&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_bbb541a1db-5b985f5a28-650262369&mc_cid=5b985f5a28&mc_eid=b8214b3276__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3l6eSlWZfApApPaLcy3obIfU-DiT0Cf4jV3exmfFfvVzvtasku2Et5moyxt9aFmcTeidL1I50iENkwi2aqdoiEZbwl3OaM1w$

# Water
Colorado River’s missing water: Researchers are trying to unravel the mystery of snow that falls but never shows up in the river. “It’s one of those nasty, wicked problems that no one wants to touch,” Lundquist said. “You can’t see it, and very few instruments can measure it. And then people are asking, what’s going to happen with climate change? Are we going to have less water for the rivers? Is more of it going into the atmosphere or not? And we just don’t know.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.hcn.org/articles/scientific-research-the-case-of-the-colorado-rivers-missing-water__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3l6eSlWZfApApPaLcy3obIfU-DiT0Cf4jV3exmfFfvVzvtasku2Et5moyxt9aFmcTeidL1I50iENkwi2aqdoiEZbwvwEjTSn$

# Weather
80 million, that’s how many people in the United States: Nearly a quarter of the nation’s population will experience actual temperatures or a heat index of 105 degrees Fahrenheit through the weekend, the National Weather Service said.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-07-20/heat-index-over-105f-bakes-us-from-coast-to-coast-weather-watch?srnd=green__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3l6eSlWZfApApPaLcy3obIfU-DiT0Cf4jV3exmfFfvVzvtasku2Et5moyxt9aFmcTeidL1I50iENkwi2aqdoiEZbwuXECFQu$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2023-07-20

Voices, The Peoples News

July 20, 2023
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

# Indigenous
How Long Delays in Repatriation Let Scientists Damage Native Remains With Government Funds: Federal agencies have awarded millions of dollars to scientific studies on Native American human remains, undermining the goals of NAGPRA as tribes fight for repatriation.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/delayed-repatriation-allows-destructive-research-native-american-remains__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ws9M7KJCdMCvVebqo9Ro36AktvPpjtWpjsbzb39U1lXqY8B59QD2ZoP24LJzcIEU6GMicQhchY-X3dpq3BAD-_rXh0tcy_We$

America’s Biggest Museums Fail to Return Native American Human Remains: The remains of more than 100,000 Native Americans are held by prestigious U.S. institutions, despite a 1990 law meant to return them to tribal nations. Here’s how the ancestors were stolen, and how tribes are working to get them back.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/repatriation-nagpra-museums-human-remains__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ws9M7KJCdMCvVebqo9Ro36AktvPpjtWpjsbzb39U1lXqY8B59QD2ZoP24LJzcIEU6GMicQhchY-X3dpq3BAD-_rXhzlBBfb5$

The Museum Built on Native American Burial Mounds: For decades, Dickson Mounds Museum in Illinois displayed the open graves of more than 200 Indigenous people. Thirty years after a federal law required museums to begin returning remains, the statewide museum system still holds thousands.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/repatriation-nagpra-museums-dickson-mounds-museum*:*:text=The*20remains*20at*20the*20Dickson,of*20the*20state*20of*20Illinois__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!ws9M7KJCdMCvVebqo9Ro36AktvPpjtWpjsbzb39U1lXqY8B59QD2ZoP24LJzcIEU6GMicQhchY-X3dpq3BAD-_rXh0R1EQuO$

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
Exclusive: Clinical Trial Documents Suggest Moderna Skimped on Autopsies, Discounted Serious Injuries, Did FDA Know? The documents, previously submitted by Moderna to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as part of the licensing process for Moderna’s Spikevax COVID-19 vaccine, included details on unexplained deaths and fetal abnormalities in animal studies.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/moderna-clinical-trial-documents-injuries/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ws9M7KJCdMCvVebqo9Ro36AktvPpjtWpjsbzb39U1lXqY8B59QD2ZoP24LJzcIEU6GMicQhchY-X3dpq3BAD-_rXh886JyHY$

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
Why capitalism is leaving the US, in search of profit: Ongoing controversies and alarms surround this capitalist exodus. ‘We may be looking at the end of capitalism’: One of the world’s oldest and largest investment banks warns ‘Greedflation’ has gone too far
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://fortune.com/2023/04/05/end-of-capitalism-inflation-greedflation-societe-generale-corporate-profits/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ws9M7KJCdMCvVebqo9Ro36AktvPpjtWpjsbzb39U1lXqY8B59QD2ZoP24LJzcIEU6GMicQhchY-X3dpq3BAD-_rXh7BSt0fM$

‘On what planet is that fiscally responsible?’ GOP spending cuts would kill 500,000 jobs: “Even by the low standards of Congress in 2023, it’s shocking how quickly House Republicans ripped up their end of the bargain that steered the country clear of default last month.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/republican-spending-cuts__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ws9M7KJCdMCvVebqo9Ro36AktvPpjtWpjsbzb39U1lXqY8B59QD2ZoP24LJzcIEU6GMicQhchY-X3dpq3BAD-_rXh78tui-E$

Union Warns House GOP Proposal May Put Social Security Administration in Crisis: Republicans’ proposed cuts could push the Social Security Administration to close offices and slash hours. A union representing more than 750,000 federal employees warned the House GOP’s proposed cuts for the coming fiscal year would deeply harm the already strained and understaffed agency, potentially forcing it to close offices and slash service hours.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/gop-social-security-administration*:*:text=A*20union*20representing*20more*20than,offices*20and*20slash*20service*20hours__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!ws9M7KJCdMCvVebqo9Ro36AktvPpjtWpjsbzb39U1lXqY8B59QD2ZoP24LJzcIEU6GMicQhchY-X3dpq3BAD-_rXh0ydsdYC$

# Education / Schools
Florida Schools to Tell Kids Slavery Benefited Black People: New academic standards slammed as “a big step backward” will require teachers to instruct that enslaved people “developed skills which, in some instances, could be applied for their personal benefit.” The standards, which were approved Wednesday, come in response to the state’s 2022 “Stop WOKE Act,” which stated that race must be taught in “an objective manner” that does not “indoctrinate or persuade students to a particular point of view.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://people.com/florida-middle-schools-must-teach-slavery-personal-benefit-7563531__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ws9M7KJCdMCvVebqo9Ro36AktvPpjtWpjsbzb39U1lXqY8B59QD2ZoP24LJzcIEU6GMicQhchY-X3dpq3BAD-_rXh3lPlxWe$

# Employment / Labor
Unions Are Trying to Save Hollywood From Its Own Foolish Executives, Left to their own devices, the CEOs will ruin the American film and TV industry.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/labor/2023-07-20-unions-save-hollywood-foolish-executives/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ws9M7KJCdMCvVebqo9Ro36AktvPpjtWpjsbzb39U1lXqY8B59QD2ZoP24LJzcIEU6GMicQhchY-X3dpq3BAD-_rXh-uGSRZR$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining
Energy Company Plotted Gas Plant in Small Pennsylvania Town, But No One Told Residents: Lawmakers helped with a plan to put the natural gas export facility in already polluted Chester, Pennsylvania. In service of its plan to ship liquefied natural gas to Europe, Asia, and Latin America, Penn America has reportedly eyed a privately owned 60-acre site on the Chester waterfront
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/07/17/chester-pennsylvania-liquefied-natural-gas/*:*:text=In*20service*20of*20its*20plan,was*20using*20it*20for*20business__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!ws9M7KJCdMCvVebqo9Ro36AktvPpjtWpjsbzb39U1lXqY8B59QD2ZoP24LJzcIEU6GMicQhchY-X3dpq3BAD-_rXh0UUpmhZ$

A Small Town in Pennsylvania Has Been Ripped Apart by a New Gas Plant: There are lessons to be learned from what’s happened in Jessup. The biggest new natural-gas power plant in a state awash with them is taking shape on a mountain ridge overlooking the community it cleaved apart.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2017/11/a-small-town-in-pennsylvania-has-been-ripped-apart-by-a-new-gas-plant/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ws9M7KJCdMCvVebqo9Ro36AktvPpjtWpjsbzb39U1lXqY8B59QD2ZoP24LJzcIEU6GMicQhchY-X3dpq3BAD-_rXh0w-fDGC$

Deer Park, Texas, petrochemical fire caused by years of federal and state neglect: For Years, the EPA and Texas Ignored Warning Signs at a Chemical Storage Site. Then an Inferno Erupted. Regulators repeatedly documented, but did little to address, problems at a Houston-area tank farm before a disastrous fire struck in March 2019. The fire released toxic chemicals into nearby communities for weeks.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://publichealthwatch.org/2023/04/26/texas-houston-environment-pollution-epa-mitsui/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ws9M7KJCdMCvVebqo9Ro36AktvPpjtWpjsbzb39U1lXqY8B59QD2ZoP24LJzcIEU6GMicQhchY-X3dpq3BAD-_rXh2-wD0m3$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Global
Amazon oil drilling could damage reefs: Brazilian petrochemical company Petrobras wants to drill exploratory oil wells in the ocean near the mouth of the Amazon. Researchers worry that, if the plan gets approved, inevitable oil leaks could damage nearby ecosystems, including a vast reef system and the second-largest mangrove area in the world.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-63987165__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ws9M7KJCdMCvVebqo9Ro36AktvPpjtWpjsbzb39U1lXqY8B59QD2ZoP24LJzcIEU6GMicQhchY-X3dpq3BAD-_rXh3tRLrVT$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure ‘We are damned fools’: Scientist who sounded climate alarm in 80s warns of worse to come: James Hansen, who testified to Congress on global heating in 1988, says world is approaching a ‘new climate frontier.’ The world is shifting towards a superheated climate not seen in the past 1m years, prior to human existence, because “we are damned fools
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/19/climate-crisis-james-hansen-scientist-warning__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ws9M7KJCdMCvVebqo9Ro36AktvPpjtWpjsbzb39U1lXqY8B59QD2ZoP24LJzcIEU6GMicQhchY-X3dpq3BAD-_rXhxfuJxQY$

Climate change and extreme weather big yawns for GOP: More than three-quarters of the Republicans on the House Appropriations Committee hail from states under at least one active weather alert, according to an E&E News analysis of National Weather Service data that includes warnings related to excessive heat, flooding and air quality
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.eenews.net/articles/climate-change-and-extreme-weather-big-yawns-for-gop/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ws9M7KJCdMCvVebqo9Ro36AktvPpjtWpjsbzb39U1lXqY8B59QD2ZoP24LJzcIEU6GMicQhchY-X3dpq3BAD-_rXh-Gps5nU$

A vast untapped green energy source is hiding beneath your feet. New experiments in the deserts of Utah and Nevada show how advances in fracking, technology developed by the oil industry, can be repurposed to tap clean geothermal energy anywhere on Earth.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wired.com/story/a-vast-untapped-green-energy-source-is-hiding-beneath-your-feet/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ws9M7KJCdMCvVebqo9Ro36AktvPpjtWpjsbzb39U1lXqY8B59QD2ZoP24LJzcIEU6GMicQhchY-X3dpq3BAD-_rXh5XGmVoX$

D.C. sues more than 25 companies it says polluted city with toxic chemicals: The attorney general’s office alleged the companies made products that contained dangerous chemicals and hid health risks from the public. D.C.’s attorney general has filed a lawsuit against more than 25 chemical companies, alleging they manufactured and sold products that contained dangerous chemicals that have polluted the city since the 1950s.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thewellnews.com/litigation/dc-lawsuit-adds-to-outrage-over-toxic-forever-chemicals/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ws9M7KJCdMCvVebqo9Ro36AktvPpjtWpjsbzb39U1lXqY8B59QD2ZoP24LJzcIEU6GMicQhchY-X3dpq3BAD-_rXh1WygNYX$

‘Underground Climate Change’ Is Shifting Chicago’s Foundations, Study Finds: Climate change is causing global temperatures to rise, leading to droughts, heat waves and wildfires. It is warming the surface of the ocean, intensifying hurricanes and increasing acidity and ecosystem imbalances
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ecowatch.com/underground-climate-change-chicago-infrastructure.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ws9M7KJCdMCvVebqo9Ro36AktvPpjtWpjsbzb39U1lXqY8B59QD2ZoP24LJzcIEU6GMicQhchY-X3dpq3BAD-_rXh4x9Wqbs$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure / Global NASA’s Space Laser is Finally Revealing the Unsolved Mysteries and Hidden Secrets of the Amazon The Mysteries of the Amazon rainforest that have been hidden for nearly five centuries are finally being revealed by a NASA space laser called GEDI.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thedebrief.org/nasas-space-laser-is-finally-revealing-the-unsolved-mysteries-and-hidden-secrets-of-the-amazon/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ws9M7KJCdMCvVebqo9Ro36AktvPpjtWpjsbzb39U1lXqY8B59QD2ZoP24LJzcIEU6GMicQhchY-X3dpq3BAD-_rXh1skiqqo$

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals
New SNAP Policy Will Force People Over 50 to Work to Retain Food Benefits: About 750,000 people are forced to work or lose food stamp benefits because of the new bipartisan compromise over SNAP. Previously capped at age 49, the age range of the work mandate will now incorporate a new sliver of the population, for whom unemployment will preclude benefits: able-bodied adults without dependent children, ages 50-54.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/new-snap-policy-will-force-people-over-50-to-work-to-retain-food-benefits/*:*:text=Previously*20capped*20at*20age*2049,children*2C*20ages*2050*2D54__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!ws9M7KJCdMCvVebqo9Ro36AktvPpjtWpjsbzb39U1lXqY8B59QD2ZoP24LJzcIEU6GMicQhchY-X3dpq3BAD-_rXh3pMIhAn$

Food and beverage companies ‘failing to protect workers from forced labour risks’: The world’s 60 largest food and beverage companies have an average score of just 16/100 when it comes to tackling forced labour risks in their supply chains. KnowTheChain finds ‘alarmingly’ little being done at 60 major companies and urges investor action
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://esgclarity.com/food-and-drinks-companies-fail-to-address-forced-labour-risks/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ws9M7KJCdMCvVebqo9Ro36AktvPpjtWpjsbzb39U1lXqY8B59QD2ZoP24LJzcIEU6GMicQhchY-X3dpq3BAD-_rXhyQX2es7$

# Gov / Politics / Global
Danone prepared to ‘protect its rights’ after Putin takes control of Russian subsidiary: Russian authorities have placed Danone’s Russian subsidiary under ‘temporary external administration.’ Baltika Breweries, in which Carslberg owns a stake, is now also under Putin’s control
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2023/07/20/Danone-Russia-under-Putin-s-control?utm_source=newsletter_daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20-Jul-2023&cid=DM1086775&bid=161608970__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ws9M7KJCdMCvVebqo9Ro36AktvPpjtWpjsbzb39U1lXqY8B59QD2ZoP24LJzcIEU6GMicQhchY-X3dpq3BAD-_rXh5nbT2TE$

# Gov / Politics
Local officials in Harris County are preparing for a Texas law that would dissolve its elections department weeks before elections this year: Texas Republican leaders want to improve elections in the state’s largest county. Their solution could backfire. Unless a judge intervenes, Harris County is expected to dissolve its elections administration office later this year. The duties of running elections will once again be split between the county’s tax assessor and clerk.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2023/07/20/Harris-county-elections-law-challenges/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ws9M7KJCdMCvVebqo9Ro36AktvPpjtWpjsbzb39U1lXqY8B59QD2ZoP24LJzcIEU6GMicQhchY-X3dpq3BAD-_rXhwhhU0B_$

IRS whistleblower: Biden family, associates received $17 million from foreign entities: The revelation came as Supervisory Special Agent Gary Shapley and Criminal Investigator Joseph Ziegler, two IRS employees with a combined 27 experience years at the agency, testified before Congress about Hunter Biden’s alleged tax crimes. Ziegler responded to questions from House Oversight Committee Chair Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., laying out about $17 million in alleged payments from 2014 to 2019 to roughly 20 shell companies from Romanian, Chinese and foreign other entities.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_942f9fb6-2675-11ee-908b-ef1cc0c220c8.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ws9M7KJCdMCvVebqo9Ro36AktvPpjtWpjsbzb39U1lXqY8B59QD2ZoP24LJzcIEU6GMicQhchY-X3dpq3BAD-_rXh6tmPThf$

‘Once You Start Censoring, You’re on Your Way to Dystopia and Totalitarianism,’ RFK Jr. Tells House Committee: In a hearing marred by contentious interruptions and attempts by House Democrats to remove him as a witness, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., CHD chairman on leave from Children’s Health Defense testified before a U.S. House hearing organized by the Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/rfk-jr-house-committee-dystopia-totalitarianism/?utm_source=luminate&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=defender&utm_id=20230720__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ws9M7KJCdMCvVebqo9Ro36AktvPpjtWpjsbzb39U1lXqY8B59QD2ZoP24LJzcIEU6GMicQhchY-X3dpq3BAD-_rXhyOlyF6b$

# Law Enforcment
Sounds pretty unconstitutional! The Crazily Unconstitutional New Laws Trying to Criminalize Filming Cops: “Few seem to have noticed that a dangerous legislative campaign is underway,” Julie Stone Peters writes. “Its aim: to shield police brutality by shutting down our cameras.” She shines a light on the push to criminalize filming the cops.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/07/jarrell-garris-bodycam-footage-filming-cops-law-indiana-florida.html?pay=1689892301191&support_journalism=please__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ws9M7KJCdMCvVebqo9Ro36AktvPpjtWpjsbzb39U1lXqY8B59QD2ZoP24LJzcIEU6GMicQhchY-X3dpq3BAD-_rXh7RI-TZ_$

Arizona House Committee Approves Bill To Criminalize Filming Cops on the Job: “You’ll have a bunch of people who plead to avoid trial or go broke trying to vindicate their rights.” The Arizona House Appropriations Committee on Monday green-lit a bill that would criminalize filming cops on the job in some cases, reinvigorating questions around the constitutionality of such provisions.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://reason.com/2022/02/22/arizona-bill-criminalize-filming-cops-republicans/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ws9M7KJCdMCvVebqo9Ro36AktvPpjtWpjsbzb39U1lXqY8B59QD2ZoP24LJzcIEU6GMicQhchY-X3dpq3BAD-_rXh_x1lFSd$

Family suspects racist policing, foul play in mysterious death of Daniel Barajas: Barajas was detained by Arkansas police, then found dead on a highway. Now his family is demanding answers. After learning that law enforcement wrongly suspected Barajas of being a drug trafficker even after his death, the Barajas family and their attorney fear he was the victim of racial profiling and “foul play” by local authorities in Saline County.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/family-suspects-racist-policing-foul-play-in-mysterious-death-of-daniel-barajas/*:*:text=After*20learning*20that*20law*20enforcement,local*20authorities*20in*20Saline*20County__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!ws9M7KJCdMCvVebqo9Ro36AktvPpjtWpjsbzb39U1lXqY8B59QD2ZoP24LJzcIEU6GMicQhchY-X3dpq3BAD-_rXh4uje4KZ$

# Medical / Health
Nebraska teen sent to jail over illegal abortion: A Nebraska teen sentenced to 90 days in jail accused of getting an illegal abortion, and prosecutors used Facebook messages between her and her mother to charge them. The teen’s mother was also charged with assisting her daughter with the abortion, and she pleaded guilty earlier this month
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.insider.com/nebraska-teen-sentenced-jail-abortion-police-facebook-2023-7__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ws9M7KJCdMCvVebqo9Ro36AktvPpjtWpjsbzb39U1lXqY8B59QD2ZoP24LJzcIEU6GMicQhchY-X3dpq3BAD-_rXh_vZH5ta$

Insurers Use Copay Accumulator Programs to Burden Patients with Higher Costs: As patients struggle with healthcare costs, an often-overlooked cost driver is the health insurer’s use of copay accumulator programs. A recent analysis found these programs disproportionately affect patients suffering from chronic illnesses.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/payers/industry-voices-meet-new-insurer-tactic-burdening-chronic-disease-patients-higher-out-pocket__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ws9M7KJCdMCvVebqo9Ro36AktvPpjtWpjsbzb39U1lXqY8B59QD2ZoP24LJzcIEU6GMicQhchY-X3dpq3BAD-_rXhxZAuAGz$

Updated “Nursing Home Inspect.” Here’s What Changed: The new and improved nursing home database includes more data, new views that summarize problems, and advanced search features to help you navigate the new information.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/here-whats-new-in-nursing-home-inspect-database__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ws9M7KJCdMCvVebqo9Ro36AktvPpjtWpjsbzb39U1lXqY8B59QD2ZoP24LJzcIEU6GMicQhchY-X3dpq3BAD-_rXh7h4_bW4$

# Military / DOD
US State Dept. clears $2.9 billion sale of missiles to Germany: The U.S. has approved a potential sale with Germany for Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles and similar equipment. The possible foreign military sale would see Germany receive up to 969 AIM-120C-8 Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles and related equipment, according to a July 19 news release by the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, which notified Congress of the department’s approval.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2023/07/20/us-state-dept-clears-29-billion-sale-of-missiles-to-germany/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ws9M7KJCdMCvVebqo9Ro36AktvPpjtWpjsbzb39U1lXqY8B59QD2ZoP24LJzcIEU6GMicQhchY-X3dpq3BAD-_rXh6HXaHVS$

Senate Takes Up Controversial Defense Bill After House Brawl: Senate lawmakers are taking up their version of the annual defense policy bill, less than a week after their colleagues in the House pushed through a highly controversial and partisan version of the must-pass legislation.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/defense/4106436-senate-takes-up-controversial-defense-bill-after-house-brawl/*:*:text=Senate*20lawmakers*20are*20taking*20up,of*20the*20must*2Dpass*20legislation__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!ws9M7KJCdMCvVebqo9Ro36AktvPpjtWpjsbzb39U1lXqY8B59QD2ZoP24LJzcIEU6GMicQhchY-X3dpq3BAD-_rXh_B5syzj$

Wanted for Murder, an Army Vet Escaped to Ukraine, and Fought the Russians: Facing extradition to Florida, Craig Lang joined an ultranationalist militia in Ukraine after Russia invaded in 2022.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/07/19/ukraine-war-american-foreign-fighter/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ws9M7KJCdMCvVebqo9Ro36AktvPpjtWpjsbzb39U1lXqY8B59QD2ZoP24LJzcIEU6GMicQhchY-X3dpq3BAD-_rXh4AqHLJ9$

DoD artificial intelligence agents successfully pilot fighter jet: Watch AI pilot a fighter jet in the skies over Edwards Air Force Base in California in a series of recent flight tests https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ai.gov/dod-artificial-intelligence-agents-successfully-pilot-fighter-jet/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ws9M7KJCdMCvVebqo9Ro36AktvPpjtWpjsbzb39U1lXqY8B59QD2ZoP24LJzcIEU6GMicQhchY-X3dpq3BAD-_rXh2whbNpQ$

# Military / Global
Ukraine Begins Firing U.S.-Provided Cluster Munitions At Russian Forces: After weeks of intense debates and controversies, Ukraine has begun firing US-provided cluster munitions at Russian forces in the raging war.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.republicworld.com/world-news/russia-ukraine-crisis/ukraine-starts-firing-controversial-us-cluster-munitions-at-russian-forces-as-war-rages-on-articleshow.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ws9M7KJCdMCvVebqo9Ro36AktvPpjtWpjsbzb39U1lXqY8B59QD2ZoP24LJzcIEU6GMicQhchY-X3dpq3BAD-_rXh5zUmKnX$

China to hold naval drills with Russia despite ongoing Ukraine war: The move comes despite the growing economic and humanitarian repercussions of Russia’s 16 month-old air, sea and ground assault. China said Wednesday it has dispatched navy ships in preparation for joint exercises with Russia’s sea forces, in a sign of Beijing’s continuing support for Moscow’s invasion of neighboring Ukraine.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rferl.org/a/china-russia-naval-drills/32510046.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ws9M7KJCdMCvVebqo9Ro36AktvPpjtWpjsbzb39U1lXqY8B59QD2ZoP24LJzcIEU6GMicQhchY-X3dpq3BAD-_rXh16Wudl2$

# Space
Extreme High Altitude Aircraft Successfully Flies into the Stratosphere over White Sands Missile Range: A potentially revolutionary unmanned pseudo-satellite that runs completely on solar power has just completed its first test flight by reaching the stratosphere over the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thedebrief.org/extreme-high-altitude-aircraft-successfully-flies-into-the-stratosphere-over-white-sands-missile-range/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ws9M7KJCdMCvVebqo9Ro36AktvPpjtWpjsbzb39U1lXqY8B59QD2ZoP24LJzcIEU6GMicQhchY-X3dpq3BAD-_rXh0fVPdW6$

# UFO Disclosure / Other
National Security Subcommittee Hearing on UAP: Here’s what to expect next week: With the latest in a series of Congressional hearings on unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) quickly approaching, this week in our analysis, we’ll be looking at 1: latest news on next week’s National Security Subcommittee Hearing on UAP, 2: witnesses that will be providing testimony during the hearing, and 3) what we expect out of next week’s open session.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4107752-lawmakers-press-for-transparency-ahead-of-ufo-hearing/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ws9M7KJCdMCvVebqo9Ro36AktvPpjtWpjsbzb39U1lXqY8B59QD2ZoP24LJzcIEU6GMicQhchY-X3dpq3BAD-_rXhzbwKW7q$

# Technology
Future of Satellite Internet: OneWeb vs Starlink: Starlink is already selling its services to the end-users, while OneWeb is targeting other companies (Internet of Things, mostly) rather than the end users. So, is OneWeb internet available? Not just yet, but it should become fully operational in late 2023.8 hours ago
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Future_of_Satellite_Internet_OneWeb_vs_Starlink_999.html*:*:text=Starlink*20is*20already*20selling*20its,fully*20operational*20in*20late*202023__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!ws9M7KJCdMCvVebqo9Ro36AktvPpjtWpjsbzb39U1lXqY8B59QD2ZoP24LJzcIEU6GMicQhchY-X3dpq3BAD-_rXh1amHlCJ$

# Water
Missouri warned feds in 2021 radioactive contamination of groundwater wasn’t improving: The Department of Energy says it will evaluate alternative ideas to decontaminate the site and groundwater. Federal agencies and private companies, for decades, downplayed concerns about radiological contamination or failed to investigate it fully at sites in St. Louis and St. Charles counties.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://missouriindependent.com/2023/07/17/missouri-warned-feds-in-2021-radioactive-contamination-of-groundwater-wasnt-improving/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ws9M7KJCdMCvVebqo9Ro36AktvPpjtWpjsbzb39U1lXqY8B59QD2ZoP24LJzcIEU6GMicQhchY-X3dpq3BAD-_rXh63kpJig$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2023-07-19

Voices, The Peoples News

July 19, 2023
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

# Indigenous
Western tribes’ last-ditch effort to stall a large lithium mine in Nevada: It’s the latest development in a more than two year legal battle over a plan by the Canadian firm, Lithium Nevada, to build an open pit mine near Thacker Pass, along a remote stretch of sagebrush-studded land close to the Nevada-Oregon border.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/2023/06/28/1184812267/western-tribes-last-ditch-effort-to-stall-a-large-lithium-mine-in-nevada__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3dqyb3bUMnMglvkatwB3pSQvmsEHKwOG5g3inDk931GBm4hhvy89UEMP7gv5latqW5MnhY6gv-4XVzOTq4l1CQJZlinl7OsJ$

Federal ruling blocks tribes’ objection, approves building largest lithium mine: A federal appeals court on Monday denied a last-ditch effort by tribes to block construction of what’s likely to be the largest lithium mine in North America on federal land in Nevada.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/2023/07/17/1188204958/tribes-object-federal-ruling-approves-lithium-mine__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3dqyb3bUMnMglvkatwB3pSQvmsEHKwOG5g3inDk931GBm4hhvy89UEMP7gv5latqW5MnhY6gv-4XVzOTq4l1CQJZlhM17BSR$

# Border / Immigration / Migrants
Texas officials push back on media narrative about illegal border crossings: Texas officials are speaking out about what they argue is a false narrative being perpetrated by several media outlets regarding illegal border crossers at the Rio Grande River in Texas https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_5d7868d8-25d3-11ee-b169-773c26e70994.html*:*:text=(The*20Center*20Square)*20**C20Texas,Rio*20Grande*20River*20in*20Texas__;I34lJSXigJMlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!3dqyb3bUMnMglvkatwB3pSQvmsEHKwOG5g3inDk931GBm4hhvy89UEMP7gv5latqW5MnhY6gv-4XVzOTq4l1CQJZlsyw4mh_$

Texas trooper alleges ‘inhumane’ practices against migrants at the border: The reported incidents have coincided with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s push for intense border security efforts through his Operation Lone Star. Troopers at the Texas border were ordered to push children back into the Rio Grande and failed to provide water to asylum seekers in extreme heat conditions, according to an email sent by a Department of Public Safety trooper, and first reported by the Houston Chronicle.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.latimes.com/delos/story/2023-07-18/texas-border-migrants-immigration-abbott-inhumane-mistreatment-mexico__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3dqyb3bUMnMglvkatwB3pSQvmsEHKwOG5g3inDk931GBm4hhvy89UEMP7gv5latqW5MnhY6gv-4XVzOTq4l1CQJZlmLF0_jV$

Security concerns grow as the U.S. continues to be outmatched in arctic territory: The Committee of Homeland Security Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security held a hearing on Tuesday concerning security threats in the Arctic Region. “The arctic has never been more essential to America’s national security,” said Rep. Shri Thanedar, D-Mich. “Unfortunately, the Coast Guard’s icebreaking capabilities are outmatched by our enemies, and rising threats from China and Russia pose a serious risk to American prosperity and security.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_08ba124a-2580-11ee-a528-7f90ab71117d.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3dqyb3bUMnMglvkatwB3pSQvmsEHKwOG5g3inDk931GBm4hhvy89UEMP7gv5latqW5MnhY6gv-4XVzOTq4l1CQJZlovrYR8I$

Migration Bill Passed by UK Violates International Human Rights Law: UN Experts. “This bill sets a worrying precedent for dismantling asylum-related obligations that other countries, including in Europe, may be tempted to follow,” said the U.N. human rights chief
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/uk-migration-bill*:*:text=According*20to*20the*20U.N.*20Human,they*20are*20survivors*20of*20human__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!3dqyb3bUMnMglvkatwB3pSQvmsEHKwOG5g3inDk931GBm4hhvy89UEMP7gv5latqW5MnhY6gv-4XVzOTq4l1CQJZlqK-ovbt$

Biden Urged to Stop ‘Monstrous’ Texas Policy of Pushing Migrant Children Back Into Rio Grande: “Where is the federal response to Greg Abbott’s illegal games?” asked one observer.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/migrant-children-rio-grande__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3dqyb3bUMnMglvkatwB3pSQvmsEHKwOG5g3inDk931GBm4hhvy89UEMP7gv5latqW5MnhY6gv-4XVzOTq4l1CQJZloDw0aXf$

State investigating claim that DPS troopers were told to push migrants back into the Rio Grande and deny them water: The Office of the Inspector General investigating the claims, which include pushing small children and women with nursing babies back into the river and turning away a 4-year-old girl who later passed out from the heat.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2023/07/18/texas-troopers-department-public-safety-migrants-rio-grande-border/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3dqyb3bUMnMglvkatwB3pSQvmsEHKwOG5g3inDk931GBm4hhvy89UEMP7gv5latqW5MnhY6gv-4XVzOTq4l1CQJZlq4ImwB_$

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
Biden administration suspends funds to Wuhan lab over failure to provide COVID-related info: A memo that was obtained by Bloomberg News stated that a previous review revealed that the Wuhan laboratory does not adequately follow federal regulations. The lab had also failed to send documents about their security and safety
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-07-18/us-suspends-wuhan-institute-funds-over-covid-stonewalling__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3dqyb3bUMnMglvkatwB3pSQvmsEHKwOG5g3inDk931GBm4hhvy89UEMP7gv5latqW5MnhY6gv-4XVzOTq4l1CQJZlhnMLlfU$

# Education / Schools
AP Students Report Teacher Who Assigned Ta-Nehisi Coates Memoir: ‘Topic Is Too Heavy to Discuss.’ High school English students write to school board complaining that lesson plan runs afoul of new law
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://themessenger.com/news/ap-students-report-teacher-for-assigning-ta-nehisi-coates-memoir-topic-is-too-heavy-to-discuss?utm_source=onsite&utm_medium=related_story__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3dqyb3bUMnMglvkatwB3pSQvmsEHKwOG5g3inDk931GBm4hhvy89UEMP7gv5latqW5MnhY6gv-4XVzOTq4l1CQJZlh5vVH4O$

Moms for Liberty Convince Florida Schools to Ban Award-Winning Young Adult Books: The group had warned that the district could be held under ‘felony prosecution’ for continuing to stock the five books
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://themessenger.com/news/moms-for-liberty-convince-florida-schools-to-ban-award-winning-young-adult-books__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3dqyb3bUMnMglvkatwB3pSQvmsEHKwOG5g3inDk931GBm4hhvy89UEMP7gv5latqW5MnhY6gv-4XVzOTq4l1CQJZlspjiW05$

Secular Group Demands School Ban Bible After ‘Moms For Liberty’ Gets 5 Books Pulled: Among the recently banned books were Alice Sebold’s ‘Lucky’ and ‘Push’ by Sapphire
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://themessenger.com/news/secular-group-demands-school-ban-bible-after-moms-for-liberty-gets-5-books-pulled__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3dqyb3bUMnMglvkatwB3pSQvmsEHKwOG5g3inDk931GBm4hhvy89UEMP7gv5latqW5MnhY6gv-4XVzOTq4l1CQJZloNiJz0C$

California Governor Spars With School Board Over Harvey Milk Comments as Book Ban Fight Heats Up: Newsom said in a statement shared to Twitter that the state was “stepping in” and would be purchasing and providing the textbook that mentions Milk for students at TVUSD, noting in a tweet that it’s “the same one that hundreds of thousands of kids are already using.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/newsom-rips-school-board-over-rejected-textbook-harvey-milk-reference-1812896__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3dqyb3bUMnMglvkatwB3pSQvmsEHKwOG5g3inDk931GBm4hhvy89UEMP7gv5latqW5MnhY6gv-4XVzOTq4l1CQJZlnUQA3M1$

How School Board Meetings Became Flashpoints for Anger and Chaos Across the Country: In the first wide-ranging analysis of school board unrest, ProPublica found nearly 60 incidents that led to arrests or criminal charges. Almost all were in suburban districts, and nearly every participant was white.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://projects.propublica.org/school-board-meetings-flashpoints-for-anger-chaos/?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=majorinvestigations&utm_content=feature__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3dqyb3bUMnMglvkatwB3pSQvmsEHKwOG5g3inDk931GBm4hhvy89UEMP7gv5latqW5MnhY6gv-4XVzOTq4l1CQJZls3riF5C$

# Employment / Labor
Where Discrimination Flourished Like Mushrooms: Washington state fines a mushroom grower $3.4 million for firing women farmworkers and replacing them with male contract labor.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/labor/2023-07-19-where-discrimination-flourished-like-mushrooms/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3dqyb3bUMnMglvkatwB3pSQvmsEHKwOG5g3inDk931GBm4hhvy89UEMP7gv5latqW5MnhY6gv-4XVzOTq4l1CQJZlilQein2$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining
For clean energy, miners want a road in one of the most remote national parks: Between August and early October, when the first snows fell, crews worked to clear trees and brush from dozens of areas where future, larger crews could build concrete landing pads and begin delivering equipment necessary to build a 211mile private ‘industrial access’ corridor, sliced through one of the largest and most pristine wilderness areas on Earth.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.mining.com/web/this-road-could-save-the-planet-and-carve-up-alaskan-wilderness/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3dqyb3bUMnMglvkatwB3pSQvmsEHKwOG5g3inDk931GBm4hhvy89UEMP7gv5latqW5MnhY6gv-4XVzOTq4l1CQJZlp2T2CBF$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure Extreme heat grips 3 continents as climate change warms Earth: Across North America, Europe and Asia, hundreds of millions of people endured blistering conditions. Punishing heat waves gripped three continents Tuesday, breaking records in cities around the Northern Hemisphere less than two weeks after the Earth recorded what scientists said were likely its hottest days in modern history.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://phys.org/news/2023-07-millions-extreme-continents.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3dqyb3bUMnMglvkatwB3pSQvmsEHKwOG5g3inDk931GBm4hhvy89UEMP7gv5latqW5MnhY6gv-4XVzOTq4l1CQJZliHigFn3$

New GOP Bill Would Curb Biden’s Power to Fight Climate Change: The Capito-Pfluger legislation would prohibit the president from declaring a national emergency “on the premise of climate change,” under any of three laws — the National Emergencies Act, the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, and the Public Health Service Act, according to the bill text.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2023/01/27/house-passes-oil-stockpile-bill-00079877__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3dqyb3bUMnMglvkatwB3pSQvmsEHKwOG5g3inDk931GBm4hhvy89UEMP7gv5latqW5MnhY6gv-4XVzOTq4l1CQJZlkWR7Gpc$

# Gov / Politics
Why the Ukraine Conflict will Unravel NATO and Biden: If Biden’s has failed in this intermediate Russian stage, it can hardly go onto its final, Chinese one. Biden is about to lose his military wager in Ukraine. That is bound to end Biden’s project of uniting US allies, the closest thing there has been to a Biden Doctrine.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/07/18/why-the-ukraine-conflict-will-unravel-nato-and-biden/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3dqyb3bUMnMglvkatwB3pSQvmsEHKwOG5g3inDk931GBm4hhvy89UEMP7gv5latqW5MnhY6gv-4XVzOTq4l1CQJZlg9WpiEo$

A Scott Ritter Investigation: Agent Zelensky – Part 1: Palestinian Attorney Noura Erakat: The U.S. Is Normalizing Apartheid by Hosting Israel’s President.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLeBb6hPUC8__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3dqyb3bUMnMglvkatwB3pSQvmsEHKwOG5g3inDk931GBm4hhvy89UEMP7gv5latqW5MnhY6gv-4XVzOTq4l1CQJZlhu4G6Yg$
A Scott Ritter Investigation: Agent Zelensky – Part 2: What are the true reasons behind the current situation in Ukraine today? What kind of operation has the CIA been running in Ukraine over the course of many years?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hq-Jab4DUhA__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3dqyb3bUMnMglvkatwB3pSQvmsEHKwOG5g3inDk931GBm4hhvy89UEMP7gv5latqW5MnhY6gv-4XVzOTq4l1CQJZlnN3q9kJ$

Forbidden questions, denied warrants, witness tipoffs: Agents detail interference in Biden probe: Retired FBI supervisor’s account to Congress of how the bureau tipped off Joe Biden’s team in December 2020 about plans to conduct an interview of his son Hunter not only corroborates a key allegation from two IRS whistleblowers, it further paints a portrait of unusual meddling into the investigation of the first family’s overseas business dealings and taxes.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2023/07/18/two-wagner-fighters-killed-for-refusing-to-partake-in-mutiny/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3dqyb3bUMnMglvkatwB3pSQvmsEHKwOG5g3inDk931GBm4hhvy89UEMP7gv5latqW5MnhY6gv-4XVzOTq4l1CQJZlgWMQpBN$

Ron DeSantis and the Politics of Ugly Freedoms: Freedom in the current historical moment turned ugly. The dark side of freedom as a call to domination and repression is with us once again, longer hides in the shadows; nor is it relegated to the margins of society. It is also being weaponized as a political tool to eliminate those institutions which provide support for those individuals considered enemies, or dehumanized because of their color, identity, politics, and ethnicity.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/07/19/ron-desantis-and-the-politics-of-ugly-freedoms/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3dqyb3bUMnMglvkatwB3pSQvmsEHKwOG5g3inDk931GBm4hhvy89UEMP7gv5latqW5MnhY6gv-4XVzOTq4l1CQJZlue075uB$

Alabama Republicans are basically daring the Supreme Court to enforce its recent Voting Rights Act decision: Alabama Republicans, under orders of the U.S. Supreme Court to redraw congressional districts to give minority voters a greater voice in elections, rejected calls Monday to craft a second majority-Black district and proposed a map testing the judges’ directive. Lawmakers must adopt a new map by Friday after the high court in June affirmed a three-judge panel’s ruling that Alabama’s existing congressional map — with a single Black district out of seven statewide — likely violated the Voting Rights Act.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/17/alabama-republicans-reject-second-majority-black-house-district-00106675__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3dqyb3bUMnMglvkatwB3pSQvmsEHKwOG5g3inDk931GBm4hhvy89UEMP7gv5latqW5MnhY6gv-4XVzOTq4l1CQJZlveCDufK$

# Juvenile Justice System
ACLU Urges Court to Save Children From Deadly Heat at Louisiana’s Angola Prison, With heat indexes 133 degrees this month, a medical expert for the plaintiffs warned the court that the conditions could be fatal: “It has been dangerously hot in Angola so far this summer,” said one medical expert. “Confining children for all or most of the day to concrete and cement buildings without air conditioning is foolhardy and perilous.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theappeal.org/angola-prison-louisiana-children-deadly-heat/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3dqyb3bUMnMglvkatwB3pSQvmsEHKwOG5g3inDk931GBm4hhvy89UEMP7gv5latqW5MnhY6gv-4XVzOTq4l1CQJZll6XD-kT$

Emergency Filing Details Routine Solitary Confinement for Youth at Angola Prison: Advocates are asking a federal judge to take emergency action and remove children from Angola Prison after mounting abuses
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/emergency-filing-details-routine-solitary-confinement-for-youth-at-angola-prison__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3dqyb3bUMnMglvkatwB3pSQvmsEHKwOG5g3inDk931GBm4hhvy89UEMP7gv5latqW5MnhY6gv-4XVzOTq4l1CQJZlvsJCw6B$

# Legal / DOJ
2hrs ago – Donald Trump arrested: Judge won’t move New York hush money case to federal court: A New York federal judge on Wednesday rejected former President Donald Trump’s efforts to move his New York criminal case to federal court. The former president failed two main components needed to justify his move of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s case from state to federal court.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/courts/judge-deny-trump-hush-money-case-federal-court__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3dqyb3bUMnMglvkatwB3pSQvmsEHKwOG5g3inDk931GBm4hhvy89UEMP7gv5latqW5MnhY6gv-4XVzOTq4l1CQJZlhNIjEEX$

# LGBTQ / Gender
State Spying Poses ‘Roadblock’ for Interstate Seekers of Abortion, Transgender Care: “Digital surveillance data makes profiling easy and suggests that travel data will be weaponized to identify new targets for healthcare prosecutions and investigations.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/abortion-surveillance__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3dqyb3bUMnMglvkatwB3pSQvmsEHKwOG5g3inDk931GBm4hhvy89UEMP7gv5latqW5MnhY6gv-4XVzOTq4l1CQJZliD4Cf6B$

# Medical / Health
Climate connections: a warming planet, pathogens and disease: People around the world are living longer, healthier lives than they were just half a century ago. Climate change threatens to undo that progress
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://grist.org/climate-connections-diseases-pathogens/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3dqyb3bUMnMglvkatwB3pSQvmsEHKwOG5g3inDk931GBm4hhvy89UEMP7gv5latqW5MnhY6gv-4XVzOTq4l1CQJZlkq3_KDL$

# Military / DOD
Raytheon, Northrop Grumman secure further hypersonic weapon development contract: RTX and Northrop Grumman secure contract advancing hypersonic weapons for the US Army as hypersonic weapon development competition heats up.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.airforce-technology.com/news/raytheon-northrop-grumman-contract-hypersonic/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3dqyb3bUMnMglvkatwB3pSQvmsEHKwOG5g3inDk931GBm4hhvy89UEMP7gv5latqW5MnhY6gv-4XVzOTq4l1CQJZljaMYW2l$

# Military / Global
Wagner Fighters Executed for Refusing to Join Mutiny: Two Wagner Group mercenaries were executed by their colleague for refusing to participate in Yevgeny Prigozhin’s short-lived armed mutiny last month, according to Russian officials and news reports.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2023/07/18/two-wagner-fighters-killed-for-refusing-to-partake-in-mutiny/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3dqyb3bUMnMglvkatwB3pSQvmsEHKwOG5g3inDk931GBm4hhvy89UEMP7gv5latqW5MnhY6gv-4XVzOTq4l1CQJZlgWMQpBN$

# Recycle / Repurpose / Reuse
Living on Earth: The risks of ‘chemical recycling’: So-called ‘chemical recycling’ of plastics is a highly inefficient process that releases large amounts of carbon emissions and hazardous pollutants.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.loe.org/shows/segments.html?programID=23-P13-00028&segmentID=3__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3dqyb3bUMnMglvkatwB3pSQvmsEHKwOG5g3inDk931GBm4hhvy89UEMP7gv5latqW5MnhY6gv-4XVzOTq4l1CQJZljxmFdzv$

# Social
FEMA Has So Far Paid Out Less Than 1% of What Congress Allocated for Victims of New Mexico Wildfire: Congress gave FEMA $3.95 billion to compensate victims of the Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire in northern New Mexico. Seven months later, just $3 million has been paid, and most hasn’t gone to households.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/fema-paid-out-less-than-one-percent-of-claims-new-mexico-wildfire__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3dqyb3bUMnMglvkatwB3pSQvmsEHKwOG5g3inDk931GBm4hhvy89UEMP7gv5latqW5MnhY6gv-4XVzOTq4l1CQJZljO1xL5P$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2023-07-17

Voices, The Peoples News

July 17, 2023
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

# Indigenous
Since Dobbs Ruling, Native People Face a Web of Obstacles to Reproductive Care: In addition to external constraints, many tribal governments appear reluctant to actively fight for abortion access: The ruling is likely to increase already high rates of pregnancy-related mortality for Native pregnancy-capable people (NPCP) in the U.S., creating “the perfect environment for Native women to die,” Abigail Echo-Hawk, citizen of Pawnee Nation of Oklahoma and executive vice president of the Seattle Indian Health Board
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/since-dobbs-ruling-native-people-face-a-web-of-obstacles-to-reproductive-care/*:*:text=In*20addition*20to*20external*20constraints,actively*20fight*20for*20abortion*20access.&text=Truthout*20is*20a*20vital*20news,living*20history*20of*20political*20struggle__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUl!!On18fmf1aQ!yzajMNzMuqKgUq62_jB9JQdTfnSGSf8TmnlyRdEG8BYuV7CWimhEeTxr4rahPeLK7ZsTna90M5cxkWjpXE08neoPLOBVfUtD$

# Border / Immigration / Migrants
Four more Texas counties declare invasion at southern border: With the signing of a new resolution, the judges and commissioners of Frio, Karnes, La Salle and Medina declared an invasion. The movement to declare an invasion was led by Kinney County, which first issued a disaster declaration April 21, 2021.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/four-more-texas-counties-declare-invasion-at-southern-border__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yzajMNzMuqKgUq62_jB9JQdTfnSGSf8TmnlyRdEG8BYuV7CWimhEeTxr4rahPeLK7ZsTna90M5cxkWjpXE08neoPLCvZV7mG$

# Children / Youth
Child Sex Trafficking Is Not a Right-Wing Conspiracy Theory, I desperately wish it was: Every instinct in us should recoil at the thought of people abusing children. But we must know so we can do something about it.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nationalreview.com/2023/07/child-sex-trafficking-is-not-a-right-wing-conspiracy-theory/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yzajMNzMuqKgUq62_jB9JQdTfnSGSf8TmnlyRdEG8BYuV7CWimhEeTxr4rahPeLK7ZsTna90M5cxkWjpXE08neoPLPl6_9yN$

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
How the U.S. is gearing up for a repeat “tripledemic” this fall as threats of a surge in COVID-19 cases grow: A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel unanimously recommended last month that COVID-19 vaccines under development for the fall vaccination campaign should be updated. Specifically, they said that the new versions should target one of the currently dominant XBB subvariants.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2023/07/12/how-the-u-s-is-gearing-up-for-a-repeat-tripledemic-this-fall-as-threats-of-a-surge-in-covid-19-cases-grow/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yzajMNzMuqKgUq62_jB9JQdTfnSGSf8TmnlyRdEG8BYuV7CWimhEeTxr4rahPeLK7ZsTna90M5cxkWjpXE08neoPLKWIsQOg$

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
Life is about to get much more expensive for millions of families with a triple whammy of pandemic-era safety net programs coming to an end around the same time this fall.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.axios.com/2023/07/17/student-loans-child-care-medicaid-food-stamps-inflation__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yzajMNzMuqKgUq62_jB9JQdTfnSGSf8TmnlyRdEG8BYuV7CWimhEeTxr4rahPeLK7ZsTna90M5cxkWjpXE08neoPLOmeYzYC$

# Education / Schools
GOP Advances Education Cuts That Could Remove 220,000 Teachers from Classrooms: Funding Bill Kicks Teachers Out of Classrooms, Takes Away Job Opportunities, and Harms Women and Children; “If left to their own devices, Republicans would gleefully take public education to the graveyard,” said one Democrat.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://democrats-appropriations.house.gov/news/press-releases/house-republican-funding-bill-kicks-teachers-out-of-classrooms-takes-away-job__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yzajMNzMuqKgUq62_jB9JQdTfnSGSf8TmnlyRdEG8BYuV7CWimhEeTxr4rahPeLK7ZsTna90M5cxkWjpXE08neoPLKIfBXoa$

President Biden’s Most Powerful Student Loan Tool: Income-driven repayment can be used to forgive as much student debt as he wants: That reflects the fact that at this point, the IDR tool is probably the best tool Biden possesses to provide student debt relief. It will be an annoying headache for the administration to set up, but its powers are basically limitless, and arguably established on a firmer legal footing than any other option.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/education/2023-07-17-bidens-most-powerful-student-loan-tool/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yzajMNzMuqKgUq62_jB9JQdTfnSGSf8TmnlyRdEG8BYuV7CWimhEeTxr4rahPeLK7ZsTna90M5cxkWjpXE08neoPLLMnRtA1$

# Employment / Labor
How federal law can protect all workers on sweltering summer days: “How in the world can you deny your workers an opportunity to get a drink of water?” Unless all Americans have commonsense safeguards like these, workers across the country will continue to get sick and die during ever-worsening heat waves.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/07/17/how-federal-law-can-protect-all-workers-on-sweltering-summer-days/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yzajMNzMuqKgUq62_jB9JQdTfnSGSf8TmnlyRdEG8BYuV7CWimhEeTxr4rahPeLK7ZsTna90M5cxkWjpXE08neoPLIFxCSLY$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining
How utilities’ fossil fuel investments are driving up rates for the most vulnerable: These rate hikes are largely driven by utilities looking to fund ‘very expensive’ natural gas pipe replacement and expansion projects. Many utilities say these upgrades are needed to meet safety requirements or growing customer demand.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ehn.org/rising-energy-costs-2661985726.html*:*:text=These*20rate*20hikes*20are*20largely,requirements*20or*20growing*20customer*20demand__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!yzajMNzMuqKgUq62_jB9JQdTfnSGSf8TmnlyRdEG8BYuV7CWimhEeTxr4rahPeLK7ZsTna90M5cxkWjpXE08neoPLOZBPn6q$

Seafood industry groups have called for a pause on plans to extract minerals from the ocean floor. The intervention comes as the International Seabed Authority (ISA) meets in Kingston, Jamaica, to discuss proposals by Canada’s The Metals Company to exploit seabed minerals in the Pacific
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/11/seafood-industry-joins-chorus-of-groups-calling-for-a-halt-to-deep-sea-mining-plans__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yzajMNzMuqKgUq62_jB9JQdTfnSGSf8TmnlyRdEG8BYuV7CWimhEeTxr4rahPeLK7ZsTna90M5cxkWjpXE08neoPLBeI-Byd$

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals / Global Russia withdraws from Black Sea grain export deal: The Black Sea agri-commodities export corridor, which allowed Ukrainian grain and oilseeds to be shipped safely, is now set to expire, after Russia announced it is pausing its participation. Moscow suggested that if demands to improve exports of its own grain and fertilizer were met it would consider resurrecting the Black Sea agreement. However, U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that a U.N. pact that helped Russia to make shipments over the past year was also terminated.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/black-sea-grain-deal-expire-monday-if-russia-quits-2023-07-17/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yzajMNzMuqKgUq62_jB9JQdTfnSGSf8TmnlyRdEG8BYuV7CWimhEeTxr4rahPeLK7ZsTna90M5cxkWjpXE08neoPLHQKlE8P$

# Gov / Politics / Global
Saudi Arabia’s Huge U.S. Investments Lose Money, but Buy Influence: Following Saudi Arabia’s purchase of the PGA Tour, a new Senate report revealed the dictatorship’s ballooning share of the American economy.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/07/14/saudi-arabia-us-investments-influence-liv-pga-golf/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=The*20Intercept*20Newsletter__;JSU!!On18fmf1aQ!yzajMNzMuqKgUq62_jB9JQdTfnSGSf8TmnlyRdEG8BYuV7CWimhEeTxr4rahPeLK7ZsTna90M5cxkWjpXE08neoPLKMjjwn2$

Former Ukrainian diplomat and political insider Andrii Telizhenko, now under US sanctions on what he says are false grounds, speaks out: Telizhenko worked for the Ukrainian prosecutor general’s office in Kyiv before moving to Ukraine’s US Embassy in 2015. He went on to work for Blue Star Strategies, a Democrat-run lobbying firm that represented Burisma, the Ukrainian gas company that appointed Biden’s son Hunter to a lucrative board seat.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thegrayzone.com/2023/07/13/bidens-corruption-led-to-ukraines-destruction-fmr-kiev-diplomat/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yzajMNzMuqKgUq62_jB9JQdTfnSGSf8TmnlyRdEG8BYuV7CWimhEeTxr4rahPeLK7ZsTna90M5cxkWjpXE08neoPLDGES95T$

# Gov / Politics
First GOP Presidential Debate Is Next Month, but No One Seems to Know Who’s Attending: The venue and date are set but no word on who will take the stage in Milwaukee on Aug. 23.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://time.com/6293007/republican-debate-presidential-candidates/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yzajMNzMuqKgUq62_jB9JQdTfnSGSf8TmnlyRdEG8BYuV7CWimhEeTxr4rahPeLK7ZsTna90M5cxkWjpXE08neoPLNqMj-YB$

First GOP debate next month faces threats of boycott as lower-polling candidates scramble to qualify: Some candidates, like former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, are struggling to meet fundraising and polling requirements to make it on stage. He and others are pushing back on a loyalty pledge the Republican Party is insisting candidates sign to participate. And the race’s frontrunner, former President Donald Trump, is considering boycotting and holding a competing event instead.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/election-2024-republican-presidential-debate-1e4d65a395f83ac078139d14e41d4b63__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yzajMNzMuqKgUq62_jB9JQdTfnSGSf8TmnlyRdEG8BYuV7CWimhEeTxr4rahPeLK7ZsTna90M5cxkWjpXE08neoPLEjX66aR$

Is Biden Preparing to take the U.S. to War Against Russia? Biden and his team appear intent on provoking a nuclear war. This is disturbing and alarming, Biden issued an order activating up to 3000 Ready Reserve and Select Reserve military personnel and sending them to Europe for potential combat with Russia. This is not a hoax. It is on the White House website. Operation Atlantic Resolve is the name for the U.S. military response to Russia’s Special Military Operation. Is Biden making a direct threat to Russia that is likely to elicit a very unpleasant response from Putin? In terms of bolstering U.S. military capabilities this is a nothing-burger. But it is the symbolism and the thinking behind this decision that is frightening. But this is not all.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.informationclearinghouse.info/57685.htm__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yzajMNzMuqKgUq62_jB9JQdTfnSGSf8TmnlyRdEG8BYuV7CWimhEeTxr4rahPeLK7ZsTna90M5cxkWjpXE08neoPLHKmoT-r$

Slavery Isn’t Just Black History, It’s U.S. History: Over 100 political leaders descend from enslavers. It’s time for the U.S. to confront this history and its impacts. A recent Reuters investigation reveals that more than 100 U.S. political leaders descend from slaveholders. This includes five living U.S. presidents, two Supreme Court justices, 11 governors and 100 legislators across party lines.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/slavery-isnt-just-black-history-its-us-history/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yzajMNzMuqKgUq62_jB9JQdTfnSGSf8TmnlyRdEG8BYuV7CWimhEeTxr4rahPeLK7ZsTna90M5cxkWjpXE08neoPLKXK09vf$

# Legal / DOJ
When John Roberts Tried To Take Power From The Courts: Court watchers said Roberts’s alignment is not a reflection of his role as chief justice, and instead shows his prominence in the ideological middle of the high court.
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Trump gets bad news from Georgia Supreme Court in election interference probe: The Georgia state Supreme Court unanimously rejected Donald Trump’s motion to “quash” Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ special grand jury report, to block her from prosecuting him, and to bar her from using any evidence the grand jury obtained to charge him criminally or civilly.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.alternet.org/trump-georgia-election-interference/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yzajMNzMuqKgUq62_jB9JQdTfnSGSf8TmnlyRdEG8BYuV7CWimhEeTxr4rahPeLK7ZsTna90M5cxkWjpXE08neoPLJqEvqt0$

# Media
Is the Media Finally Waking Up to a New Kind of Supreme Court Coverage? Judicial coverage has long sidestepped the politicking that goes on in and around the Supreme Court. Post-Dobbs leak, and amid mounting ethics concerns, that may be changing. “It needs to be covered in a more comprehensive way,” a legal affairs reporter says.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/07/supreme-court-justices-media__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yzajMNzMuqKgUq62_jB9JQdTfnSGSf8TmnlyRdEG8BYuV7CWimhEeTxr4rahPeLK7ZsTna90M5cxkWjpXE08neoPLCe2loiQ$

UPS CEO’s Political Donations Boost Anti-Union Republicans: Carol Tomé, who positioned herself as a friend of workers when she took the helm at UPS, is facing a potential strike by her workforce. As Tomé positioned herself as a friend of the workers who make her company run, she continued to donate money to national Republicans set on gutting worker power and maximizing salaries for America’s top earners.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/07/14/ups-strike-carol-tome-anti-union-republicans/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=The*20Intercept*20Newsletter__;JSU!!On18fmf1aQ!yzajMNzMuqKgUq62_jB9JQdTfnSGSf8TmnlyRdEG8BYuV7CWimhEeTxr4rahPeLK7ZsTna90M5cxkWjpXE08neoPLJtj5sHo$

# Medical / Health
The Abortion Justice Act Is the Reproductive Rights Legislation the U.S. Needs: While the act may have little chance of passage, it’s a message to those who need an abortion that they are not alone. In addition to affirming a legal right to both abortion and miscarriage care, the bill calls for federal investments in abortion care training, research and outreach. It would protect both providers and the patients https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/the-abortion-justice-act-is-the-reproductive-rights-legislation-the-us-needs/*:*:text=In*20addition*20to*20affirming*20a,companies*20to*20cover*20abortion*20care__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!yzajMNzMuqKgUq62_jB9JQdTfnSGSf8TmnlyRdEG8BYuV7CWimhEeTxr4rahPeLK7ZsTna90M5cxkWjpXE08neoPLG6EV8zO$

Problems With Abuse, Neglect and Cover-Ups at Choate Extend to Other Developmental Centers in Illinois: Prompted by an outcry over abuse, Illinois proposed moving residents from Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center to similar facilities in the state. New reporting shows the problems at Choate are common throughout the statewide system.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sj-r.com/story/news/politics/state/2023/07/17/problems-with-abuse-neglect-cover-ups-at-choate-extend-to-other-developmental-centers/70401715007/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yzajMNzMuqKgUq62_jB9JQdTfnSGSf8TmnlyRdEG8BYuV7CWimhEeTxr4rahPeLK7ZsTna90M5cxkWjpXE08neoPLAQaHoCo$

# Military / DOD
Typo Sends Millions of U.S. Military Emails to Russia Ally: Sensitive information including the trivial itinerary of senior generals has been misdirected. The sensitive Pentagon messages were sent to a company running the West-African country’s internet domain. Mali has been in a state of civil war since 2012.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/millions-secret-military-emails-sent-30483817__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yzajMNzMuqKgUq62_jB9JQdTfnSGSf8TmnlyRdEG8BYuV7CWimhEeTxr4rahPeLK7ZsTna90M5cxkWjpXE08neoPLF8C32Te$

Looking to Sell Weapons, Military Contractors Push Arms Race With China: The intensified cold war with China and Russia is perhaps among the gravest of threats to humanity.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/looking-to-sell-weapons-military-contractors-push-arms-race-with-china/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yzajMNzMuqKgUq62_jB9JQdTfnSGSf8TmnlyRdEG8BYuV7CWimhEeTxr4rahPeLK7ZsTna90M5cxkWjpXE08neoPLLrNLi04$

President Biden activated the Individual Ready Reserve: The federal Selected Reserve and state National Guards augment the active duty military with part-time service members that can be called up to active duty when needed. These components saw regular deployments to the Middle East during the Global War on Terror and continue to deploy in support of military operations around the world. However, many Americans may not know that the Individual Ready Reserve is another source of service members who can augment the active duty military.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wearethemighty.com/military-news/president-biden-activated-the-individual-ready-reserve/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yzajMNzMuqKgUq62_jB9JQdTfnSGSf8TmnlyRdEG8BYuV7CWimhEeTxr4rahPeLK7ZsTna90M5cxkWjpXE08neoPLNkKNUAE$

# Military / Global
What are China’s plans for Turkey’s IDEF defense expo? Seventy-four Chinese firms are scheduled to attend the International Defence Industry Fair, or IDEF, which is taking place July 25-28 in Istanbul. Meanwhile, five American businesses are signed up.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.defensenews.com/industry/2023/07/17/what-are-chinas-plans-for-turkeys-idef-defense-expo/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yzajMNzMuqKgUq62_jB9JQdTfnSGSf8TmnlyRdEG8BYuV7CWimhEeTxr4rahPeLK7ZsTna90M5cxkWjpXE08neoPLFVHcj1s$

Turkey’s defense and aerospace exports grew sharply in 2022: TLand systems and drones rank high on the list of weapons exported by Ankara: SASAD, an umbrella organization for Turkey’s defense and aerospace exporters, said that total exports in 2022 reached $4.4 billion, up from $3.2 billion in 2021. Ozgur Eksi, an Ankara-based analyst, attributed the rise in demand mainly to land systems and drones.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.defensenews.com/global/mideast-africa/2023/07/17/turkeys-defense-and-aerospace-exports-grew-sharply-in-2022/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yzajMNzMuqKgUq62_jB9JQdTfnSGSf8TmnlyRdEG8BYuV7CWimhEeTxr4rahPeLK7ZsTna90M5cxkWjpXE08neoPLIr4eh5S$

Taiwan rings alarm bells as record number of Chinese warships spotted around island: Taiwan raged at China’s latest attempt to intimidate the island as Beijing signals its forces are prepared to launch an invasion.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wral.com/story/taiwan-reports-record-number-of-chinese-warships-in-waters-around-the-island/20957531/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yzajMNzMuqKgUq62_jB9JQdTfnSGSf8TmnlyRdEG8BYuV7CWimhEeTxr4rahPeLK7ZsTna90M5cxkWjpXE08neoPLDfccUd_$

# Science
Synthetic human embryos made from stem cells? Research into artificial monkey embryos leads the way: A team of Chinese scientists created “synthetic monkey embryos” or, more precisely, synthetic monkey embryo-like structures from stem cells and used these for reproduction. The reported research involved an in vitro study, meaning it was conducted in the lab, as well as an in vivo study, conducted in the body. The in vitro study involved the ongoing culture of the monkey embryo-like structures in the lab to see how they might develop after the time at which implantation would typically occur.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2023/07/10/synthetic-human-embryos-made-from-stem-cells-research-into-artificial-monkey-embryos-leads-the-way/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yzajMNzMuqKgUq62_jB9JQdTfnSGSf8TmnlyRdEG8BYuV7CWimhEeTxr4rahPeLK7ZsTna90M5cxkWjpXE08neoPLNYvglCn$

# Social
LA Promised to Preserve Low-Cost Housing. These Tenants’ Homes Were Turned Into Hotel Rooms Anyway: When the American Hotel converted into a tourist hotel, its long-term residents lost not just their affordable housing but the creative community that long thrived in the iconic building. The American is now a boutique tourist hotel in L.A.’s downtown Arts District. Nearly all of its longtime residents have been replaced. But the culprit is not gentrification. It’s the city’s failure to enforce its own laws to preserve affordable housing.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://capitalandmain.com/l-a-promised-to-preserve-low-cost-housing-these-tenants-homes-were-turned-into-hotel-rooms-anyway__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yzajMNzMuqKgUq62_jB9JQdTfnSGSf8TmnlyRdEG8BYuV7CWimhEeTxr4rahPeLK7ZsTna90M5cxkWjpXE08neoPLJio51GF$

# UFO Disclosure / Other
Bigfoot, Sasquatch, tedious old hoax – call it what you like, but the hairy beast remains one of the world’s most beloved and enduring mysteries.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/lifestyle-buzz/new-drone-footage-of-bigfoot-hailed-as-the-best-yet/ar-AA1dYKIn?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=bd49642201aa4e7ea77aa73eedf37d10&ei=64__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yzajMNzMuqKgUq62_jB9JQdTfnSGSf8TmnlyRdEG8BYuV7CWimhEeTxr4rahPeLK7ZsTna90M5cxkWjpXE08neoPLIZh3hKl$

# Technology
Senators eye electronic warfare capability demonstration in western US: Sen. Mark Kelly, an Arizona Democrat, said the interstate demonstration would “better replicate some real-world threat conditions.” Included in a Senate version of fiscal 2024 defense legislation is a provision for a “Western regional range complex demonstration,” in which multiple services would together evaluate capacities to communicate, gather intelligence, conduct offensive and defensive cyber operations, and jam and spoof.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/senators-eye-electronic-warfare-capability-172437526.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yzajMNzMuqKgUq62_jB9JQdTfnSGSf8TmnlyRdEG8BYuV7CWimhEeTxr4rahPeLK7ZsTna90M5cxkWjpXE08neoPLKjBdem7$

Weapons of mass destruction you won’t believe are being created: From genetic to cyber, and everything in between. Cyber warfare is nothing new, nor is the use of biological weapons, but these are much more sophisticated now. Plus, we have a few new weapons, both hypothetical and real ones, that are worth mentioning.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.starsinsider.com/lifestyle/498142/weapons-of-mass-destruction-you-wont-believe-are-being-created__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yzajMNzMuqKgUq62_jB9JQdTfnSGSf8TmnlyRdEG8BYuV7CWimhEeTxr4rahPeLK7ZsTna90M5cxkWjpXE08neoPLEUoaoKo$

# Veterans / VA
Veterans Quit as Training, Mission for DeSantis’ State Guard Turn Militaristic: Veterans resign from force established as civilian disaster relief, citing concerns over ‘militaristic’ training and ‘abuse.’ Promoted by DeSantis as an “emergency focused, civilian defense force” when it was established in June 2022, the state guard has quickly morphed into something quite different, the report found.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/15/ron-desantis-florida-state-guard-militia-veterans-quit__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yzajMNzMuqKgUq62_jB9JQdTfnSGSf8TmnlyRdEG8BYuV7CWimhEeTxr4rahPeLK7ZsTna90M5cxkWjpXE08neoPLLU-oMhc$

# Water
A Saudi company took as much water as it wanted during Arizona drought: Lax rules let a Saudi-owned company pump water from Arizona state land to grow alfalfa for the kingdom’s cattle. Fondomonte relented, telling the state that it had used 16,415 acre-feet of water last year at its farm in the Butler Valley. That’s enough to cover about 12,500 football fields with a foot of water.
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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2023-07-16

Voices, The Peoples News

July 16, 2023
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

# Border / Immigration / Migrants
Nearly a thousand migrants that recently crossed from Guatemala into Mexico formed a group Saturday to head north together in hopes of reaching the border with the United States: Migrants from around the world remained determined Saturday to continue their journey through Mexico to the United States, even as the government has ordered a crackdown on temporary travel permits allowing them to make their way to the northern border.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2023/05/13/migrants-from-over-100-countries-have-crossed-into-mexico/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yG8KabJk9kPmTdyuXAqZ7MKTSxAgm43gW0FfS4D2Cmblvzu_mhSQ5WwWg9aED4zrCniRuiygpYhCO4YSZloPhFWf_iOL_Bhf$

Mexico files complaint over Texas border control efforts in Rio Grande: Mexican officials lodged a complaint with the United States government over the floating barriers Texas installed in the Rio Grande River to deter migrants from crossing into the state illegally. If the orange buoys impede the flow of the river, they could be in violation of 1944 and 1970 treaties between Mexico and the US that govern the boundaries and water that separate the two nations, Mexico’s Foreign Relations Secretary Alicia Bárcena wrote in a diplomatic note.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2023/07/15/mexico-files-complaint-over-texas-border-control-efforts-in-rio-grande/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yG8KabJk9kPmTdyuXAqZ7MKTSxAgm43gW0FfS4D2Cmblvzu_mhSQ5WwWg9aED4zrCniRuiygpYhCO4YSZloPhFWf_sFb2wOU$

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
COVID-19 data: How infection rates changed on the day a lockdown or similar measure was introduced: Using an approach based on computer vision technology, researchers can work back from COVID-19 mortality data to see how infection rates changed on the day a lockdown or similar measure was introduced. The approach could be generally useful in future epidemics and pandemics. The work was published July 14 in Science Advances.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-07-covid-infection-day-lockdown-similar.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yG8KabJk9kPmTdyuXAqZ7MKTSxAgm43gW0FfS4D2Cmblvzu_mhSQ5WwWg9aED4zrCniRuiygpYhCO4YSZloPhFWf_veOje0q$

DeSantis asked by GOP officials in Florida to ban vaccine as ‘biological weapon’: The Brevard Republican Executive Committee has joined a growing list of Florida GOP chapters calling on Gov. Ron DeSantis to ban the COVID-19 vaccine, which it called a ‘biological weapon’ in a resolution this week. The nonbinding resolution was passed by a super majority vote of committee membership Thursday.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rawstory.com/desantis-biological-weapon/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yG8KabJk9kPmTdyuXAqZ7MKTSxAgm43gW0FfS4D2Cmblvzu_mhSQ5WwWg9aED4zrCniRuiygpYhCO4YSZloPhFWf_oa1lmOz$

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
Report finds pandemic spending difficult to track even for experts: A new report found that the $5 trillion Congress spent on pandemic relief efforts has been so difficult to track that it has even stumped some government investigators
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Major Cuts to Social Security Are Back on the Table — What’s Being Proposed Now? A group of Republican lawmakers aims to balance the federal budget and reduce government spending by targeting programs like Social Security — and some seniors could see a big reduction in lifetime benefits if the plan makes it into law.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://biz.crast.net/big-cuts-to-social-security-are-back-on-the-table-whats-being-proposed-now/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yG8KabJk9kPmTdyuXAqZ7MKTSxAgm43gW0FfS4D2Cmblvzu_mhSQ5WwWg9aED4zrCniRuiygpYhCO4YSZloPhFWf_mSpQGNA$

Britain officially joins an Asia-Pacific trade group that includes Japan and 10 other nations: Britain on Sunday officially joined an Asia-Pacific trade group that includes Japan and 10 other nations during a meeting in New Zealand. It also includes New Zealand, Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/britain-officially-joins-an-asia-pacific-trade-group-that-includes-japan-and-10-other-nations/ar-AA1dVFf0?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=66a9340376814482a8d1be5a639f4180&ei=18__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yG8KabJk9kPmTdyuXAqZ7MKTSxAgm43gW0FfS4D2Cmblvzu_mhSQ5WwWg9aED4zrCniRuiygpYhCO4YSZloPhFWf_qjm3-_K$

# Education / Schools
Denver school principal’s sudden firing has a chilling effect on educators, “Speaking out will backfire on us”: The firing of Denver Public Schools principal Kurt Dennis left educators unable to speak up since Dennis was allegedly fired after speaking against gun violence in schools.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://co.chalkbeat.org/2023/7/12/23793263/kurt-dennis-mcauliffe-firing-denver-schools-chilling-effect-marrero-grievance-lawsuit__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yG8KabJk9kPmTdyuXAqZ7MKTSxAgm43gW0FfS4D2Cmblvzu_mhSQ5WwWg9aED4zrCniRuiygpYhCO4YSZloPhFWf_hNZJg-j$

The California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) today announced a -1.3% net return on investments for the 2021–22 fiscal year, ending with the total fund value at $301.6 billion as of June 30, 2022. The 2021–22 return, CalSTRS’ first negative return since 2009, reflects the ongoing volatility of global financial markets impacted by inflation, rising interest rates, the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.calstrs.com/calstrs-finishes-with-1-3-return-beats-total-fund-benchmark-in-volatile-fiscal-year-2021-22__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yG8KabJk9kPmTdyuXAqZ7MKTSxAgm43gW0FfS4D2Cmblvzu_mhSQ5WwWg9aED4zrCniRuiygpYhCO4YSZloPhFWf_r0KVQmh$

Biden’s Unconstitutional “Bankruptcy Abuse” Act Makes Peons of Student Debtors: The law prohibits education loans from being discharged through bankruptcy. It should be repealed to provide relief.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/bidens-unconstitutional-bankruptcy-abuse-act-makes-peons-of-student-debtors/*:*:text=The*20law*20prohibits*20education*20loans,be*20repealed*20to*20provide*20relief.&text=Truthout*20is*20a*20vital*20news,living*20history*20of*20political*20struggle__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUl!!On18fmf1aQ!yG8KabJk9kPmTdyuXAqZ7MKTSxAgm43gW0FfS4D2Cmblvzu_mhSQ5WwWg9aED4zrCniRuiygpYhCO4YSZloPhFWf_hDszJRj$

Outrage as woke school board axes advanced math classes for being too white and Asian: Parents in Cambridge are speaking out after algebra was cut from middle school. Decision was made years ago due to racial disparities in advanced placement
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/outrage-as-woke-school-board-axes-advanced-math-classes-for-being-too-white-and-asian/ar-AA1dV8Gm?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=66a9340376814482a8d1be5a639f4180&ei=145__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yG8KabJk9kPmTdyuXAqZ7MKTSxAgm43gW0FfS4D2Cmblvzu_mhSQ5WwWg9aED4zrCniRuiygpYhCO4YSZloPhFWf_qGCP3uQ$

# Employment / Labor
Workers Are Funding The War On Themselves: How workers’ retirement savings are enriching billionaires and, in every way imaginable, financing the apocalypse.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.levernews.com/workers-are-funding-the-war-on-themselves/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yG8KabJk9kPmTdyuXAqZ7MKTSxAgm43gW0FfS4D2Cmblvzu_mhSQ5WwWg9aED4zrCniRuiygpYhCO4YSZloPhFWf_ps_ng12$

US: Private equity losses weigh on pension funds: US public pension funds should brace for a big negative surprise when they prepare their reports for the fiscal year ending 30 June 2023. Only then will their returns reflect losses from 2022 in their private equity (PE) portfolios.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ipe.com/north-america/us-private-equity-losses-weigh-on-pension-funds/10065853.article__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yG8KabJk9kPmTdyuXAqZ7MKTSxAgm43gW0FfS4D2Cmblvzu_mhSQ5WwWg9aED4zrCniRuiygpYhCO4YSZloPhFWf_jCgsnSl$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining
As an Obscure United Nations Gathering Deliberates the Fate of Deep-Sea Mining, the Tuna Industry Calls for a Halt: New research finds deep-sea mining operations could conflict with the tuna fishery and cause populations to crash as the species moves to escape ocean warming.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/11072023/tuna-deep-sea-mining/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yG8KabJk9kPmTdyuXAqZ7MKTSxAgm43gW0FfS4D2Cmblvzu_mhSQ5WwWg9aED4zrCniRuiygpYhCO4YSZloPhFWf_nR8jaGS$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure Humanity has etched its way into Earth’s geology, atmosphere and biology with such strength and permanence, a special team of scientists figures we have shifted into a new geologic epoch, one of our own creation. It’s called the Anthropocene. A geologic task force is recommending to mark this new epoch’s start in the small but deep, pristine Crawford Lake outside Toronto, Canada with a ‘golden spike’. The start of the human epoch is sometime around 1950 to 1954. The specific date will be determined soon
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://time.com/6293787/1950s-anthropocene-epoch-began/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yG8KabJk9kPmTdyuXAqZ7MKTSxAgm43gW0FfS4D2Cmblvzu_mhSQ5WwWg9aED4zrCniRuiygpYhCO4YSZloPhFWf_qmnO7Uu$

What Is The Anthropocene Epoch—And Why Do Scientists Think A Lake In Suburban Canada Defines It? The start of the epoch is evident in the sediment of Crawford Lake, which at nearly 80 feet deep is deep enough that its bottom layer of water doesn’t mix with upper layers, leaving its bottom layer “isolated from the rest of the planet.” those layers of plutonium and fossil fuel combustion reveal “environmental change” to the earth, comparing the bottom sediment where those changes are analyzed to a “massive dirty lollipop” in a BBC interview, adding: “But it contains these beautiful, annually laminated sediments.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.forbes.com/sites/brianbushard/2023/07/11/what-is-the-anthropocene-epoch-and-why-do-scientists-think-a-lake-in-suburban-canada-defines-it/?sh=22ddd93d47ad__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yG8KabJk9kPmTdyuXAqZ7MKTSxAgm43gW0FfS4D2Cmblvzu_mhSQ5WwWg9aED4zrCniRuiygpYhCO4YSZloPhFWf_uexpBus$

Florida Researchers are recording ocean temperatures that pose severe risks to coral reefs and other marine life. Water temperatures in the mid-90s are threatening delicate coral reefs, depriving swimmers of cooling dips and adding a bit more ick to the Sunshine State’s already oppressive summer weather. Forecasters are warning of temperatures with humidity will feel like 110 degrees by week’s end. If that’s not enough, Florida is about to get a dose of dust from Africa’s Saharan desert that’s likely to hurt air quality.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/florida-ocean-heat-climate-coral-record-bfc3010460eb077fc14d53a6f768931d*:*:text=(AP)*20**C20Record*20global*20ocean,State’s*20already*20oppressive*20summer*20weather__;I34l4oCUJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!yG8KabJk9kPmTdyuXAqZ7MKTSxAgm43gW0FfS4D2Cmblvzu_mhSQ5WwWg9aED4zrCniRuiygpYhCO4YSZloPhFWf_h3djLfE$

In Oregon timber country, a town buys the surrounding forests to confront climate driven wildfires: A logger, forester and former mayor joined forces to help Butte Falls manage its forests to protect the town and build an economy supported by tourism rather than logging.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/09072023/in-oregon-timber-country-a-town-buys-the-surrounding-forests-to-confront-climate-driven-wildfires/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yG8KabJk9kPmTdyuXAqZ7MKTSxAgm43gW0FfS4D2Cmblvzu_mhSQ5WwWg9aED4zrCniRuiygpYhCO4YSZloPhFWf_uzfRch4$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure / Global Invisible but everywhere: B.C. woman uncovers microplastic pollution in Antarctic waters: A woman’s scientific journey from B.C. to a polar sea unveils plastic pollution has reached Earth’s most remote places
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.richmond-news.com/highlights/bc-woman-finds-plastic-in-worlds-most-remote-region-7264467__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yG8KabJk9kPmTdyuXAqZ7MKTSxAgm43gW0FfS4D2Cmblvzu_mhSQ5WwWg9aED4zrCniRuiygpYhCO4YSZloPhFWf_o2i74BC$

Lula Saves The Trees: Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon Rainforest dropped 34 percent in the first six months of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s term, reversing a four-year clearcutting trend. Experts say January decrease is ‘positive’, but caution it is too soon to say whether it marks a long-term reversal.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/2/10/brazil-amazon-deforestation-drops-in-lulas-first-month-in-office__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yG8KabJk9kPmTdyuXAqZ7MKTSxAgm43gW0FfS4D2Cmblvzu_mhSQ5WwWg9aED4zrCniRuiygpYhCO4YSZloPhFWf_sndnL3d$

Antarctic Glacier Sped Up As Its Ice Shelf Collapsed [Video] https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aD2S7Yt9IU__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yG8KabJk9kPmTdyuXAqZ7MKTSxAgm43gW0FfS4D2Cmblvzu_mhSQ5WwWg9aED4zrCniRuiygpYhCO4YSZloPhFWf_tYE5msN$

# Food Recalls / Alerts
Patient count in Cyclospora parasite outbreak jumps by more than 200: The number of patients in a large outbreak of infections from the cyclospora parasite has increased significantly, with the count approaching 600. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been tracking the outbreak since April 1. As of this week there are 581 laboratory confirmed patients.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2023/07/patient-count-in-cyclospora-parasite-outbreak-jumps-by-more-than-200/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yG8KabJk9kPmTdyuXAqZ7MKTSxAgm43gW0FfS4D2Cmblvzu_mhSQ5WwWg9aED4zrCniRuiygpYhCO4YSZloPhFWf_ifXsT5b$

# General News
“He’s Fiercely Protective”: Trump Aide Walt Nauta May Pay the Ultimate Price for Loyalty: The former Navy cook remains glued to the ex-president in Mar-a-Lago, “I don’t think King Charles has anyone this good,” says one senior adviser. But could the threat of decades in prison drive the valet to turn on Trump?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://headtopics.com/us/he-s-fiercely-protective-trump-aide-walt-nauta-may-pay-the-ultimate-price-for-loyalty-41182367__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yG8KabJk9kPmTdyuXAqZ7MKTSxAgm43gW0FfS4D2Cmblvzu_mhSQ5WwWg9aED4zrCniRuiygpYhCO4YSZloPhFWf_vkcfAg3$

Donald Trump brands US a ‘third-world hellhole’ run by ‘perverts’ and ‘thugs’: Former president claimed American dream ‘dead’ under Joe Biden during Turning Point Action Conference. Donald Trump branded the US a “third-world hellhole” run by “perverts” and “thugs” in his latest 2024 campaign speech, a rambling, nearly two-hour long set of remarks to close out a right-wing conference in Florida
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.yahoo.com/donald-trump-brands-us-third-002241707.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yG8KabJk9kPmTdyuXAqZ7MKTSxAgm43gW0FfS4D2Cmblvzu_mhSQ5WwWg9aED4zrCniRuiygpYhCO4YSZloPhFWf_oNK2TAc$

# Gov / Politics / Global
Putin Sent Wagner to Belarus to Prepare Attack on Poland: Russian Lawmaker: Russian lawmaker Andrey Kartapolov suggested that President Vladimir Putin expelled the Wagner Group to Belarus to allegedly prepare for an attack against Poland during a recent appearance on Russian state television.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/putin-sent-wagner-belarus-prepare-attack-poland-russian-lawmaker-1813181*:*:text=Russian*20lawmaker*20Andrey*20Kartapolov*20suggested,appearance*20on*20Russian*20state*20television__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!yG8KabJk9kPmTdyuXAqZ7MKTSxAgm43gW0FfS4D2Cmblvzu_mhSQ5WwWg9aED4zrCniRuiygpYhCO4YSZloPhFWf_ppmhxxW$

# Gov / Politics
The Latest On Joe Biden and His Battle to Restrict Online Speech: President Joe Biden has reason to smile, as a federal appeals court applied a temporary pause to a lower court’s order preventing the federal government from pressuring social media companies to censor political activists and journalists. The “administrative stay” ordered by a New Orleans court allows the government to continue its actions while legal proceedings continue.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2023/07/05/biden-admin-thinks-it-has-divine-right-to-nix-conservatives-free-speech-rights/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yG8KabJk9kPmTdyuXAqZ7MKTSxAgm43gW0FfS4D2Cmblvzu_mhSQ5WwWg9aED4zrCniRuiygpYhCO4YSZloPhFWf_ukJcHQ7$

Joe Biden Has the World on Edge: In case you hadn’t heard, President Joe Biden announced an escalation in America’s ongoing involvement in the Russo-Ukraine War. The problem: Biden is not in the best cognitive shape. He has activated 3,000 reservists and has told them to be ready for deployments to Europe. Normally, calling up the reserves is the first step of taking America to war. In this case, it’s even weirder:
Biden is saying simply to “be ready” to go to Europe.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.19fortyfive.com/2023/07/joe-biden-has-the-world-on-edge/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yG8KabJk9kPmTdyuXAqZ7MKTSxAgm43gW0FfS4D2Cmblvzu_mhSQ5WwWg9aED4zrCniRuiygpYhCO4YSZloPhFWf_lDUzazz$

# Industry / Corporations
Mexican toilet paper company plans to expand in Montgomery County: GCP Paper USA, an arm of privately held Grupo Corporativo Papelera based in Mexico City, confirmed plans to acquire 32 acres in the East Montgomery County Industrial Park in New Caney for a new manufacturing and distribution complex.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/real-estate/article/gcp-paper-buys-land-toilet-paper-montgomery-county-18200911.php__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yG8KabJk9kPmTdyuXAqZ7MKTSxAgm43gW0FfS4D2Cmblvzu_mhSQ5WwWg9aED4zrCniRuiygpYhCO4YSZloPhFWf_lP8qtne$

# Law Enforcment
FBI opens criminal investigations into violent Los Angeles County deputy encounter, including one in which a deputy punched a woman in the face as she held her baby. In addition to the federal investigations, the California Department of Justice has agreed to review the case of 18-year-old Andres Guardado, who was shot in the back three years ago by a sheriff’s deputy in the city of Gardena, south of Los Angeles, the email said.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/fbi-opens-criminal-investigations-violent-los-angeles-county-101312691__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yG8KabJk9kPmTdyuXAqZ7MKTSxAgm43gW0FfS4D2Cmblvzu_mhSQ5WwWg9aED4zrCniRuiygpYhCO4YSZloPhFWf_sJIIOhN$

At least 4 killed in mass shooting in western Georgia city; suspect still at large: At least four people have been killed in a mass shooting in Hampton, a small city in western Georgia, on Saturday morning. Law enforcement identified Andre Longmore of Hampton as a suspect in the killings in a news conference Saturday evening https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/at-least-4-killed-in-mass-shooting-in-western-georgia-city-suspect-still-at-large/ar-AA1dUH3f?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=8ecd281e85bb401c93fa3336db782e83&ei=24__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yG8KabJk9kPmTdyuXAqZ7MKTSxAgm43gW0FfS4D2Cmblvzu_mhSQ5WwWg9aED4zrCniRuiygpYhCO4YSZloPhFWf_hqHftpn$

# Legal / DOJ
Why Gorsuch’s Opinion in ‘303 Creative’ Is So Dangerous: Andrew Koppelman on what Justice Gorsuch implies in ‘303 Creative,’ “that all antidiscrimination laws are unconstitutional in all their applications,” is part of a larger agenda.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/justice/2023-07-12-gorsuch-opinion-303-creative-dangerous/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yG8KabJk9kPmTdyuXAqZ7MKTSxAgm43gW0FfS4D2Cmblvzu_mhSQ5WwWg9aED4zrCniRuiygpYhCO4YSZloPhFWf_vA_XhSp$

# LGBTQ / Gender
These 5 States Are Doing the Most to Target LGBTQ People: Anti-LGBTQ legislation is at a record high, and these states are responsible for the worst of it https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/worst-anti-lgbtq-states-america-trans-legislation-1234788961/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yG8KabJk9kPmTdyuXAqZ7MKTSxAgm43gW0FfS4D2Cmblvzu_mhSQ5WwWg9aED4zrCniRuiygpYhCO4YSZloPhFWf_vW_0cpA$

# Media
UPS Workers Prep to Strike for Demands That Would Improve Lives of Over 340,000: UPS to Train Nonunion Employees as Talks Stall With Union for 340,000 Workers and Deadline Nears. A little more than a week after contract talks between UPS and the union representing 340,000 of its workers broke down, UPS said it will begin training many of its non-union employees in the U.S. to step in should there be a strike, which the union has vowed to do if no agreement is reached by the end of this month https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usnews.com/news/business/articles/2023-07-14/ups-to-train-nonunion-employees-as-talks-with-union-for-340-000-workers-stalls-and-deadline-nears__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yG8KabJk9kPmTdyuXAqZ7MKTSxAgm43gW0FfS4D2Cmblvzu_mhSQ5WwWg9aED4zrCniRuiygpYhCO4YSZloPhFWf_jliYkcP$

Julian Assange Is “Dangerously Close” to Extradition for Revealing U.S. War Crimes: This is the first time a publisher has been charged under the Espionage Act for disclosing government secrets. For nearly five years, publisher and journalist Julian Assange has fought extradition to the United States where he faces 175 years in prison for revealing evidence of U.S. war crimes.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/julian-assange-is-dangerously-close-to-extradition-for-revealing-us-war-crimes/*:*:text=For*20nearly*20five*20years*2C*20publisher,evidence*20of*20U.S.*20war*20crimes__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSU!!On18fmf1aQ!yG8KabJk9kPmTdyuXAqZ7MKTSxAgm43gW0FfS4D2Cmblvzu_mhSQ5WwWg9aED4zrCniRuiygpYhCO4YSZloPhFWf_m0QqDOT$

# Military / DOD
Old Pentagon battles over provoking Russia relent with new European Command mission: The Pentagon announced EUCOM’s 9-year-old Atlantic Resolve mission that has deployed thousands of troops over the years to defend NATO’s eastern flank was reclassified as a contingency operation.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.stripes.com/theaters/europe/2023-07-14/atlantic-resolve-eucom-russia-10735945.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yG8KabJk9kPmTdyuXAqZ7MKTSxAgm43gW0FfS4D2Cmblvzu_mhSQ5WwWg9aED4zrCniRuiygpYhCO4YSZloPhFWf_swsgs1n$

# Military / Global
Air-raid warning issued on half of territory of Ukraine, cruise missile carriers take off. The Ukrainian Air Force has recorded the takeoff of two Tu-22M3 aircraft from Russia, which means the danger of cruise missile launches. Quote: “East, South, Centre, the danger of missile attack! Air raid alerts were declared across Ukraine early on Friday, local time, with some areas reporting explosions. Ukraine’s military added that central regions were at risk from drone attacks. Explosions were reported in other cities, including in the central city of Krivyi Rih
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.voanews.com/a/latest-in-ukraine-air-raid-alerts-extended-throughout-ukraine/7099964.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yG8KabJk9kPmTdyuXAqZ7MKTSxAgm43gW0FfS4D2Cmblvzu_mhSQ5WwWg9aED4zrCniRuiygpYhCO4YSZloPhFWf_mGfc7bb$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2023-07-14

Voices, The Peoples News

July 14, 2023
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

# Indigenous
Industry wants new pipeline on Navajo land scarred by decades of fossil fuel extraction: Developers tout hydrogen as a clean energy source; Navajo opponents say it is another way outsiders will profit by harming their environment and health. Representatives from Tallgrass Energy have shown a map indicating the pipeline would run from Shiprock, New Mexico, in an arc across the northern reaches of the reservation to a spot north of Flagstaff, Arizona. And according to reports from others who attended the meetings, the final destination may actually be Mexico
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://capitalandmain.com/industry-wants-new-pipeline-on-navajo-land-scarred-by-decades-of-fossil-fuel-extraction__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xxL-hJwnN7TIaSzMaQ67dPKVkAcZlUEpdl3R3XeEV7PSRnG0FGTOh6bTfhDb9nKGvDu-1dxgRo-BLHifl5vsALC-sekqHFGo$

# Border / Immigration / Migrants
Unaccompanied 15-Year-Old Migrant from Guatemala Dies in U.S. Custody: The girl was provided medical treatment “according to the mother’s wishes and aligned with the recommendations of the hospital’s health care provider team,” the statement said. The girl’s condition deteriorated Friday, and she died Monday as a result of multi-organ failure due to an underlying disease,
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County attorney calls on Abbott, Patrick to prioritize border security in next special session: With Abbott likely to soon schedule a third special legislative session, Kinney County Attorney Brent Smith is calling on him to prioritize border security and create a state agency to specifically secure the border. Smith first made the request in a letter to the governor and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on May 31.
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# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
House Lawmakers Announce Bipartisan Group Focused on the Debt: A group of lawmakers led by Democratic Rep. Scott Peters of California and Republican Rep. Bill Huizenga of Michigan have formed the “Bipartisan Fiscal Forum” — BFF, for short — which they say is dedicated to “sounding the alarm about our nation’s unsustainable debt trajectory and working together to get control of our fiscal future.”
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Central bankers are planning CBDC currency implants ‘under your skin’ – top economist: A central banker reportedly told economist Richard Werner there are plans to issue CBDCs that ‘look like a small grain of rice,’ to be implanted under the skin. A prominent German economist says central banks plan to concretize central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) in the form of microchips implanted under the skin, a technology that would enable absolute government control over personal finances.
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Nigel Farage warns about ‘tyranny’ of cashless society after getting de-banked: After having his bank accounts closed and a total of nine banks turning him away, Farage said, “The ultimate fear is if we get CBDCs (Central Bank Digital Currencies), we could finish up like the Canadian truckers, people who were within the law, found themselves outside the law, and had their bank accounts frozen. Controlling people’s money would be the ultimate form of tyranny.”
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Bank of America pays $250 million to customers and in penalty fees for illegal practices: CFPB said Bank of America implemented a “double-dipping scheme” to “harvest junk fees” from customers and those actions are “illegal and undermine customer trust.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/business/ap-bank-of-america-to-pay-more-than-100m-for-doubling-fees-opening-accounts-without-customer-consent/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xxL-hJwnN7TIaSzMaQ67dPKVkAcZlUEpdl3R3XeEV7PSRnG0FGTOh6bTfhDb9nKGvDu-1dxgRo-BLHifl5vsALC-sUZMqMPM$

# Education / Schools
New school safety laws related to armed guards, mental health training and panic alerts: Experts say many of the changes will bolster school safety but some requirements may be challenging for public schools to implement by the upcoming school year with limited funding and staffing constraints.
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Biden Cancels $39B in Student Loan Debts: Over 800,000 people will have the remainder of their loans forgiven. In a statement, Education Secretary Miguel Cardona called the move a “historic step,” but Republicans were livid.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2023/07/14/bidens-department-of-education-to-cancel-39b-in-student-loans/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xxL-hJwnN7TIaSzMaQ67dPKVkAcZlUEpdl3R3XeEV7PSRnG0FGTOh6bTfhDb9nKGvDu-1dxgRo-BLHifl5vsALC-sZb0HgKH$

The Education System Isn’t Ready for Another Widespread Closure: The pandemic showed the hard and fast limits on the potential for fully remote learning to be adopted broadly. In many communities, schools serve more than an educational function, they support children’s mental health, social needs, and nutrition and physical health needs.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://undark.org/2023/07/12/the-education-system-isnt-ready-for-another-widespread-closure/*:*:text=The*20pandemic*20showed*20the*20hard,and*20other*20physical*20health*20needs__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!xxL-hJwnN7TIaSzMaQ67dPKVkAcZlUEpdl3R3XeEV7PSRnG0FGTOh6bTfhDb9nKGvDu-1dxgRo-BLHifl5vsALC-sbRfZR_2$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining
Fossil fuel workers are dying inhaling gases, despite US warnings to big oil: There were nine incidents of workers dying from inhaling gases while gauging tanks between 2010 and 2014, according to two government agencies. All of the workers died alone. Most of their bodies were found slumped over thief hatches at the top of storage tanks. But the oil industry seems not to have taken note.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/13/fossil-fuel-deaths-inhaling-gas__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xxL-hJwnN7TIaSzMaQ67dPKVkAcZlUEpdl3R3XeEV7PSRnG0FGTOh6bTfhDb9nKGvDu-1dxgRo-BLHifl5vsALC-sddyQXqW$

Offshore wind just got its biggest boost yet: The Biden administration has approved the United States’ largest offshore wind project. The 98-turbine Ocean Wind 1 project will be built off the coast of New Jersey and could provide power for up to 380,000 homes.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://grist.org/energy/offshore-wind-just-got-its-biggest-boost-yet/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xxL-hJwnN7TIaSzMaQ67dPKVkAcZlUEpdl3R3XeEV7PSRnG0FGTOh6bTfhDb9nKGvDu-1dxgRo-BLHifl5vsALC-sb8seGXz$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure
In a Texas city, heat proved deadly even for those long used to it: Extreme heat killed 10 people in Laredo, a sign that the eventual death toll from this year’s widespread heat waves could be substantial.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://ustoday.news/in-one-texas-town-heat-proved-deadly-even-to-those-long-used-to-it/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xxL-hJwnN7TIaSzMaQ67dPKVkAcZlUEpdl3R3XeEV7PSRnG0FGTOh6bTfhDb9nKGvDu-1dxgRo-BLHifl5vsALC-sWN584b6$

19 states ban utility shutoffs during heat waves. More should follow: This is not a red state vs. blue state issue; it’s about common sense and basic decency.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/07/13/heat-wave-utility-shutoff/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xxL-hJwnN7TIaSzMaQ67dPKVkAcZlUEpdl3R3XeEV7PSRnG0FGTOh6bTfhDb9nKGvDu-1dxgRo-BLHifl5vsALC-sYzSxQs1$

# General Recalls / Alerts
Nissan to Recall 1.38 Million Cars in US, Europe and Japan: Nissan Motor Co. issued a recall of about 1.38 million vehicles including Note, Kicks, Serena and Leaf models, a company spokeswoman said Friday. The move will affect vehicles in the US, Europe and Japan.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.autonews.com/regulation-safety/nissan-recall-138-million-cars-us-europe-japan__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xxL-hJwnN7TIaSzMaQ67dPKVkAcZlUEpdl3R3XeEV7PSRnG0FGTOh6bTfhDb9nKGvDu-1dxgRo-BLHifl5vsALC-sSdUeN3O$

# Gov / Politics / Global
Russia Threatens to End Ukraine Grain Deal as U.N. Warns 1 in 10 Worldwide Faced Hunger in 2022: Concerns are growing that Russia will not extend a United Nations-brokered deal that allows grain to flow from Ukraine to parts of the world struggling with hunger, with ships no longer heading to the war-torn country’s Black Sea ports and food exports dwindling.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wavy.com/news/business/ap-russias-threat-to-pull-out-of-ukraine-grain-deal-raises-fears-about-global-food-security/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xxL-hJwnN7TIaSzMaQ67dPKVkAcZlUEpdl3R3XeEV7PSRnG0FGTOh6bTfhDb9nKGvDu-1dxgRo-BLHifl5vsALC-sYw4Yt9g$

# Gov / Politics
Republicans Are Looking to Give Themselves $8,000 Raises While Slashing Welfare: The minimum wage and House pay have remained the same since 2009, but Republicans only want to raise one of the two. This would be an $8,000 raise over their current salaries of $174,000. If Republicans get their way, the raise would come in a bill that otherwise cuts spending across the board except for defense, veterans’ care and border militarization, drastically decreasing funding for public programs and the social safety net.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.businessinsider.com/house-republicans-seek-8k-pay-rise-themselves-oppose-other-spending-2023-7__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xxL-hJwnN7TIaSzMaQ67dPKVkAcZlUEpdl3R3XeEV7PSRnG0FGTOh6bTfhDb9nKGvDu-1dxgRo-BLHifl5vsALC-sRIuJAah$

Democrats Turn Against Defense Bill Ahead Of Final Passage Vote: House Democrats are jumping ship on the traditionally bipartisan defense authorization bill after Republicans passed amendments overturning the Pentagon’s new abortion travel policy and restricting transgender medical care.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.defensenews.com/congress/2023/07/13/house-dems-bail-on-defense-bill-as-gop-votes-to-repeal-abortion-policy/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xxL-hJwnN7TIaSzMaQ67dPKVkAcZlUEpdl3R3XeEV7PSRnG0FGTOh6bTfhDb9nKGvDu-1dxgRo-BLHifl5vsALC-seMsHDN0$

Kevin McCarthy Cedes Speakership to the Far Right Once Again: Facing the prospect of yet another conservative mutiny that would derail the House floor, McCarthy once again conceded to far-right demands and set up votes on controversial topics that conservatives want to go on the record about and GOP moderates wanted to avoid.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://ca.style.yahoo.com/kevin-mccarthy-cedes-speakership-far-083737949.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xxL-hJwnN7TIaSzMaQ67dPKVkAcZlUEpdl3R3XeEV7PSRnG0FGTOh6bTfhDb9nKGvDu-1dxgRo-BLHifl5vsALC-segAPmGp$

Investor Exits DeSantis Fundraiser To Avoid Pay-To-Play Issue: A Wall Street titan with Florida pension business withdraws from the governor’s fundraiser after questions from The Lever.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.levernews.com/email/685bc301-b1bb-4843-988b-e2c65782f11b/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xxL-hJwnN7TIaSzMaQ67dPKVkAcZlUEpdl3R3XeEV7PSRnG0FGTOh6bTfhDb9nKGvDu-1dxgRo-BLHifl5vsALC-sbU8g700$

Republicans’ new bill, the ACE Act, features restrictions on mail-in voting and fewer limits on money in politics. There’s also a total rewrite of the District of Columbia’s election law, with the stated intention of using the district as a petri dish for conservative policies to restrict voting.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://finance.yahoo.com/news/house-gop-wants-harder-vote-144749783.html*:*:text=House*20Republicans*20plan*20to*20advance,for*20the*20District*20of*20Columbia__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!xxL-hJwnN7TIaSzMaQ67dPKVkAcZlUEpdl3R3XeEV7PSRnG0FGTOh6bTfhDb9nKGvDu-1dxgRo-BLHifl5vsALC-sWw84Kig$

Ron DeSantis May Have a Successor in the Wings: Byron Donalds: Donalds, the only Black member of the ultraconservative Freedom Caucus, who was nominated to challenge Kevin McCarthy’s Speakership, is considering a run for governor in Florida.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/byron-donalds-interested-florida-governor__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xxL-hJwnN7TIaSzMaQ67dPKVkAcZlUEpdl3R3XeEV7PSRnG0FGTOh6bTfhDb9nKGvDu-1dxgRo-BLHifl5vsALC-sZHHHR3W$

Cluster Bomb Decision Puts Blood of Future Civilian Victims on Biden’s Hands: In Washington, using taxpayer money to shred the bodies of children and other civilians isn’t a big deal.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/biden-cluster-bombs-ukraine__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xxL-hJwnN7TIaSzMaQ67dPKVkAcZlUEpdl3R3XeEV7PSRnG0FGTOh6bTfhDb9nKGvDu-1dxgRo-BLHifl5vsALC-sdD_Bo9p$

Congress Escalates Pressure on Tech Giants to Censor More, Threatening the First Amendment: In their zeal for control over online speech, House Democrats are getting closer and closer to the constitutional line, if they have not already crossed it. For the third time in less than five months, the U.S. Congress has summoned the CEOs of social media companies to appear before them, with the explicit intent to pressure and coerce them to censor more content from their platforms.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://greenwald.substack.com/p/congress-escalates-pressure-on-tech__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xxL-hJwnN7TIaSzMaQ67dPKVkAcZlUEpdl3R3XeEV7PSRnG0FGTOh6bTfhDb9nKGvDu-1dxgRo-BLHifl5vsALC-sX_QtSge$

70 House Republicans voted in favor of an amendment to the country’s annual defense bill that would have cut off all US military aid to Ukraine: “Notwithstanding any provision of this or any other Act, no federal funds may be made available to provide security assistance to Ukraine,” reads the one-sentence amendment, one of the dozens offered by hard-right Republicans that lawmakers voted on over the course of Thursday evening.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.businessinsider.com/which-house-republicans-voted-gaetz-end-military-aid-ukraine-2023-7*:*:text=Rep.*20Matt*20Gaetz*20offered*20an,aid*20to*20the*20besieged*20country__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!xxL-hJwnN7TIaSzMaQ67dPKVkAcZlUEpdl3R3XeEV7PSRnG0FGTOh6bTfhDb9nKGvDu-1dxgRo-BLHifl5vsALC-sePYcB6e$

# Legal / DOJ
How DOJ’s E. Jean Carroll Reversal Could Be Used Against Trump in the Next Indictment: The reversal of the department’s previous position in Carroll’s civil case might have significant ramifications not just for that case but for a potential further looming prosecution of the former president.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/07/will-fani-willis-doj-trump-indictment.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xxL-hJwnN7TIaSzMaQ67dPKVkAcZlUEpdl3R3XeEV7PSRnG0FGTOh6bTfhDb9nKGvDu-1dxgRo-BLHifl5vsALC-sSpQjllJ$

Former President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, reportedly told a grand jury that Trump truly believed the 2020 presidential election was stolen from him. (It wasn’t.) The federal investigation is focusing on Trump’s failed efforts to stay in power.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jared-kushner-testified-before-grand-jury-in-2020-election-interference-case-report_n_64b06a6fe4b038c60cc37505?utm_source=cordial&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=hp-us-reg-morning-email_2023-07-14&utm_term=us-morning-email__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xxL-hJwnN7TIaSzMaQ67dPKVkAcZlUEpdl3R3XeEV7PSRnG0FGTOh6bTfhDb9nKGvDu-1dxgRo-BLHifl5vsALC-sYl5reWk$

A lawyer for Hunter Biden reportedly warned the former president to stop spreading dangerous rheoteric about the current president’s son online, citing several examples. Trump has faced legal repercussions for rhetoric he has spread both online and offline.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/hunter-biden-lawyer-trump-cease-and-desist_n_64b0ac0fe4b0dcb4cab227d9__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xxL-hJwnN7TIaSzMaQ67dPKVkAcZlUEpdl3R3XeEV7PSRnG0FGTOh6bTfhDb9nKGvDu-1dxgRo-BLHifl5vsALC-sUVLsOm2$

‘Corruption’: Thomas Aide Accepted Money From Lawyers Who Have Had Cases Before Supreme Court “This court loses more and more of its legitimacy every day.” In 2019, an aide to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas pocketed cash from multiple lawyers who have argued cases before the high court, including ones who recently helped gut affirmative action and the federal government’s ability to regulate greenhouse gas pollution
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/12/clarence-thomas-aide-venmo-payments-lawyers-supreme-court__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xxL-hJwnN7TIaSzMaQ67dPKVkAcZlUEpdl3R3XeEV7PSRnG0FGTOh6bTfhDb9nKGvDu-1dxgRo-BLHifl5vsALC-sQ51j3kx$

# Media
UPS Workers Prep to Strike for Demands That Would Improve Lives of Over
340,000: Negotiations have stalled after the company and the union failed to reach an agreement. These demands are mainly economic, such as wage increases for all workers, including for people who have worked at the company for a long time, as well as for part-time workers. The Teamsters are also demanding improved pension benefits and protections for health and welfare benefits.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/ups-workers-prep-to-strike-for-demands-that-would-improve-lives-of-over-340000/*:*:text=These*20demands*20are*20mainly*20economic,for*20health*20and*20welfare*20benefits__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!xxL-hJwnN7TIaSzMaQ67dPKVkAcZlUEpdl3R3XeEV7PSRnG0FGTOh6bTfhDb9nKGvDu-1dxgRo-BLHifl5vsALC-sV4P4amQ$

USPS Is Closing More Post Offices, Effective Immediately: Now, new weather concerns are prompting dozens more closures, with several new additions just announced. Read on to find out about the latest USPS service suspensions.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://bestlifeonline.com/usps-closing-more-post-offices-vermont-news/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xxL-hJwnN7TIaSzMaQ67dPKVkAcZlUEpdl3R3XeEV7PSRnG0FGTOh6bTfhDb9nKGvDu-1dxgRo-BLHifl5vsALC-sfGmjLYz$

USPS Lists Hundreds of Post Offices and Other Facilities Where It Will Consolidate Operations The changes will take place as soon as next month. More than 200 post offices and other U.S. Postal Service facilities are set to shed some of their operations as soon as this year as the mailing agency seeks to consolidate those functions at larger buildings, according to documents shared by management.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.govexec.com/management/2022/08/usps-lists-hundreds-post-offices-facilities-consolidate-operations/376385/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xxL-hJwnN7TIaSzMaQ67dPKVkAcZlUEpdl3R3XeEV7PSRnG0FGTOh6bTfhDb9nKGvDu-1dxgRo-BLHifl5vsALC-sV_4WJPo$

# Medical / Health
Proposed Medicaid Rule Could Strip States of Local Control, Expert
Warns: The Biden administration is attempting to expand its power over the management of Medicaid at the local level.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cbpp.org/research/health/states-complex-medicaid-waivers-will-create-costly-bureaucracy-and-harm-eligible__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xxL-hJwnN7TIaSzMaQ67dPKVkAcZlUEpdl3R3XeEV7PSRnG0FGTOh6bTfhDb9nKGvDu-1dxgRo-BLHifl5vsALC-sdd6uqxH$

# Military / DOD
Bipartisan bill bans JROTC programs at Chinese Communist Party-linked
schools: Sen. Ted Cruz, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, introduced an act that would prohibit the Department of Defense from establishing or maintaining a Junior Reserve Officers’
Training Corps program at any private school operated by entities linked to the People’s Republic of China, Chinese Communist Party, or the People’s Liberation Army https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_340ff702-21ac-11ee-a637-ef4286e2fbc2.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xxL-hJwnN7TIaSzMaQ67dPKVkAcZlUEpdl3R3XeEV7PSRnG0FGTOh6bTfhDb9nKGvDu-1dxgRo-BLHifl5vsALC-sYCN9FXC$

Biden authorizes activation of up to 3,000 reserve troops for ‘Operation Atlantic Resolve’: Biden’s order specifies no more than 3,000 can be activated at any one time, of whom no more than 450 may be members of the Individual Ready Reserve, which consists of trained soldiers who have previously served in the Active Army or Selected Reserve.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2023/07/13/biden-authorizes-pentagon-to-deploy-3k-reserve-troops-to-europe-in-response-to-ukraine-war/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xxL-hJwnN7TIaSzMaQ67dPKVkAcZlUEpdl3R3XeEV7PSRnG0FGTOh6bTfhDb9nKGvDu-1dxgRo-BLHifl5vsALC-saegwob0$

US Electromagnetic Weapons and Human Rights: This research explores the current capabilities of the US military to use electromagnetic (EMF) devices to harass, intimidate, and kill individuals and the continuing possibilities of violations of human rights by the testing and deployment of these weapons.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.californiaskywatch.com/warcosts/wp-content/uploads/us-navy/417E_7_2006_U.S._Electromagnetic_Weapons_and_Human_Rights_December_2006_by_Phillips.pdf__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xxL-hJwnN7TIaSzMaQ67dPKVkAcZlUEpdl3R3XeEV7PSRnG0FGTOh6bTfhDb9nKGvDu-1dxgRo-BLHifl5vsALC-sVlgbTxO$

How the United States tortures and murders its own citizens: In the summer of 1988, the International Committee began to study the development of electromagnetic weapons by the United States of America. The term “offensive microwave weapons” comes from a report published in 1982 by the Congressional Clearing House on the Future titled, “Future Agenda”. It presented offensive microwave weapons as a growing threat which would certainly be a hot issue 10 years in the future. In fact, it is now 18 years later and the term offensive microwave weapons is still a mystery to most people.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.legal-tools.org/doc/71022c/pdf/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xxL-hJwnN7TIaSzMaQ67dPKVkAcZlUEpdl3R3XeEV7PSRnG0FGTOh6bTfhDb9nKGvDu-1dxgRo-BLHifl5vsALC-sTnQz7sB$

Health Impacts of Crowd-Control Weapons: Directed Energy Devices: Directed energy weapons, also known by the brand name Active Denial System, are a new technology developed by the U.S. military. This technology delivers very high-frequency millimeter-wavelength electromagnetic rays that heat skin on contact, causing a painful burning sensation. These weapons have not been used on protestors to date but are actively in development for military as well as crowd-control purposes, and they are being marketed to law enforcement as well as military agencies.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://phr.org/our-work/resources/health-impacts-of-crowd-control-weapons-directed-energy-devices/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xxL-hJwnN7TIaSzMaQ67dPKVkAcZlUEpdl3R3XeEV7PSRnG0FGTOh6bTfhDb9nKGvDu-1dxgRo-BLHifl5vsALC-scTtcLIs$

High Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse (HEMP) and High Power Microwave (HPM) Devices Threat Assessments: Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP) is an instantaneous, intense energy field that can overload or disrupt at a distance numerous electrical systems and high technology microcircuits, which are especially sensitive to power surges. A large scale EMP effect can be produced by a single nuclear explosion detonated high in the atmosphere. This method is referred to as High-Altitude EMP (HEMP). A similar, smaller-scale EMP effect can be created using non-nuclear devices with powerful batteries or reactive chemicals.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://sgp.fas.org/crs/natsec/RL32544.pdf__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xxL-hJwnN7TIaSzMaQ67dPKVkAcZlUEpdl3R3XeEV7PSRnG0FGTOh6bTfhDb9nKGvDu-1dxgRo-BLHifl5vsALC-sems85cc$

# Science
Making a new person from skin or blood cells, but no egg and sperm?’ Scientists debate ethics of ‘synthetic human reproduction’: Scientists are getting closer to the possibility of making a new person from skin or blood cells, without the need for sex. This approach goes well beyond in vitro fertilization, which combines egg and sperm in a laboratory, because it doesn’t require natural eggs or sperm.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2023/07/14/making-a-new-person-from-skin-or-blood-cells-but-no-egg-and-sperm-scientists-debate-ethics-of-synthetic-human-reproduction/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xxL-hJwnN7TIaSzMaQ67dPKVkAcZlUEpdl3R3XeEV7PSRnG0FGTOh6bTfhDb9nKGvDu-1dxgRo-BLHifl5vsALC-sVqlq_CB$

# Security
TSA Rolling Out ‘Voluntary’ Facial Recognition Program to Another 400 Domestic Airports: In March of this year, TSA administrator David Pekoske again noted the process is still (supposedly) optional, but that it’s not going to stay that way for long. How long that will be remains to be seen https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.techdirt.com/2023/07/13/tsa-rolling-out-voluntary-facial-recognition-program-to-another-400-domestic-airports/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xxL-hJwnN7TIaSzMaQ67dPKVkAcZlUEpdl3R3XeEV7PSRnG0FGTOh6bTfhDb9nKGvDu-1dxgRo-BLHifl5vsALC-scdbK47_$

# Social
America Just Set a Bleak Record for Mass Killings: This year has seen relentless slaughter unlike any other. The deadliest six months of mass killings unfolded across the U.S. in the first half of 2023, eclipsing any other six-month period for at least 17 years.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/mass-killings-record-gun-violence-0174103c37756fe4d247fd15cd3bc009__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xxL-hJwnN7TIaSzMaQ67dPKVkAcZlUEpdl3R3XeEV7PSRnG0FGTOh6bTfhDb9nKGvDu-1dxgRo-BLHifl5vsALC-sXhEIwkr$

# Space
India launches rocket to land spacecraft on Moon: India’s space agency launched a rocket on Friday that sent a spacecraft into orbit and toward a planned landing next month on the lunar south pole, an unprecedented feat that would advance India’s position as a major space power.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.space.com/india-launches-chandrayaan-3-moon-landing-mission__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xxL-hJwnN7TIaSzMaQ67dPKVkAcZlUEpdl3R3XeEV7PSRnG0FGTOh6bTfhDb9nKGvDu-1dxgRo-BLHifl5vsALC-sWcni1TY$

Japan rocket engine explodes during test: official: The explosion of the Epsilon S engine at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) testing site is the latest in a series of failures that have deflated Japan’s space ambitions. The explosion took place about a minute into the test of the second stage engine, the official said.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://phys.org/news/2023-07-japan-rocket.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xxL-hJwnN7TIaSzMaQ67dPKVkAcZlUEpdl3R3XeEV7PSRnG0FGTOh6bTfhDb9nKGvDu-1dxgRo-BLHifl5vsALC-sfB8wXTc$

Rocket Lab readies launch of seven satellites from New Zealand: California-based Rocket Lab plans to launch seven miniature satellites that will gather data on Earth’s atmosphere to improve weather forecasting, replace a decommissioned technology spacecraft and send twin navigation satellites into space
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.upi.com/Science_News/2023/07/13/newzealand-nasa-satellites-launching/1961689097297/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xxL-hJwnN7TIaSzMaQ67dPKVkAcZlUEpdl3R3XeEV7PSRnG0FGTOh6bTfhDb9nKGvDu-1dxgRo-BLHifl5vsALC-sexp4a4B$

Space Force to open launch business to a third provider: The move would expand competition for national security space launch, a field dominated by SpaceX and United Launch Alliance. The Space Force’s solicitation for the next phase of national security launches will likely seek to distribute its most demanding missions among three providers, a change of course from its plan to choose just two companies to meet its space lift requirements.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.c4isrnet.com/battlefield-tech/space/2023/07/14/space-force-to-open-launch-business-to-a-third-provider/?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dfn-dnr__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xxL-hJwnN7TIaSzMaQ67dPKVkAcZlUEpdl3R3XeEV7PSRnG0FGTOh6bTfhDb9nKGvDu-1dxgRo-BLHifl5vsALC-sUqOXhNJ$

# Technology
Where Have All The Liberals Gone? The FBI has been forwarding thousands of content moderation “requests” to Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube on behalf of the SBU, Ukraine’s Security Agency. Yesterday a House Committee, Republican-led, released a series of documents showing without a doubt that the FBI has been forwarding thousands of content moderation “requests” to Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube on behalf of the SBU, Ukraine’s Security Agency. The documents not only contain incontrovertible evidence that our own FBI pressures tech companies to censor material, but that the Bureau is outsourcing such work to a foreign government, in this case Ukraine. This passage below for instance reads “The SBU requested for your review and if appropriate deletion/suspension of these accounts.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zerohedge.com/political/taibbi-where-have-all-liberals-gone__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xxL-hJwnN7TIaSzMaQ67dPKVkAcZlUEpdl3R3XeEV7PSRnG0FGTOh6bTfhDb9nKGvDu-1dxgRo-BLHifl5vsALC-sVjjl98U$

NATO Summit Serves Up Cringe Nothing-Burger – Nothing but 26,000 dead Conscripts for Biden’s Vanity: Rather than provide Ukraine with a concrete road map to membership, NATO declared that it would extend an invitation to Ukraine when “conditions are met”, one of which is that the conflict with Russia must be over. New Twitter Files Contradict FBI Director’s Testimony: The FBI maintained a large operation actively seeking the censorship of thousands
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2023/07/nato-summit-serves-up-cringe-nothing-burger-nothing-but-26000-dead-conscripts-for-bidens-vanity/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xxL-hJwnN7TIaSzMaQ67dPKVkAcZlUEpdl3R3XeEV7PSRnG0FGTOh6bTfhDb9nKGvDu-1dxgRo-BLHifl5vsALC-sZkI9lfL$

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July 13, 2023
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# Border / Immigration / Migrants
Border Patrol agents apprehending human smugglers, helping with convictions: Over the last nine months, Swanton Sector Border Patrol agents alone have apprehended over 4,6000 foreign nationals who’ve illegally entered the U.S. from Canada from over 67 countries. Despite being understaffed, they’ve apprehended more people this fiscal year than in the last seven years combined.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_e102e190-20da-11ee-bfb8-1bf8caecb6df.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xBS6gD5oE6Qdh24tXOGj8m4HeZOKJ9DG7FaV8kEzypI-xigN9XJ8Npc8cdQNDR9o3a6IndqsCH4uGfb697YzVbtQtcBmmxiA$

Biden administration expands parole program to millions from four more countries: Despite a federal judge in Florida ruling more than once that the Biden administration parole program is illegal, the administration has expanded it and created another parole program to allow even more people into the U.S
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2023/01/05/joe-biden-immigration-plan-el-paso-texas/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xBS6gD5oE6Qdh24tXOGj8m4HeZOKJ9DG7FaV8kEzypI-xigN9XJ8Npc8cdQNDR9o3a6IndqsCH4uGfb697YzVbtQtRspTZUP$

# Children / Youth
Senate Republicans: Biden ‘created largest child trafficking ring in US history’: U.S. Senate Republicans launched a video on Wednesday claiming that President Joe Biden has “created the largest child trafficking ring in U.S. history.” The video quotes Republican senators at hearings expressing concern about the extraordinary number of unaccompanied minors being trafficked to and through the U.S. southern border. In one clip, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, says “Biden does not care about the 300,000 plus unaccompanied children that have been placed with sponsors since he became president.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_0cc6837a-20dd-11ee-be5c-8f14eaf139f0.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xBS6gD5oE6Qdh24tXOGj8m4HeZOKJ9DG7FaV8kEzypI-xigN9XJ8Npc8cdQNDR9o3a6IndqsCH4uGfb697YzVbtQtRNpZP1Q$

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
A 27-state coalition of attorneys general is asking the Supreme Court to side with a lower court regarding the unconstitutionality of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) funding mechanism: Under current law, CFPB can obtain hundreds of millions in funding by sending a half-page letter to the Federal Reserve. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled last year that the Obama-era funding mechanism is illegal and Congress has the power of the purse to oversee federal agency funding.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_b7f58ed2-20db-11ee-b8a6-03b46305e90c.html*:*:text=**BWe*20are*20asking*20the*20Supreme,boundaries*20provided*20by*20the*20Constitution.**B__;I37igJwlJSUlJSUlJeKAnQ!!On18fmf1aQ!xBS6gD5oE6Qdh24tXOGj8m4HeZOKJ9DG7FaV8kEzypI-xigN9XJ8Npc8cdQNDR9o3a6IndqsCH4uGfb697YzVbtQtQ3PNkeI$

# Employment / Labor
Kenyan Workers Who Trained ChatGPT Demand Government Investigate Work Conditions: “The fortunes of Big Tech are currently built on the broken backs and minds of African youth,” one legal advocate said. The powerful artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot can generate text on almost any topic or theme, from a Shakespearean sonnet reimagined in the style of Megan Thee Stallion, to complex mathematical theorems described in language a 5 year old can understand. Within a week, it had more than a million users.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://time.com/6247678/openai-chatgpt-kenya-workers/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xBS6gD5oE6Qdh24tXOGj8m4HeZOKJ9DG7FaV8kEzypI-xigN9XJ8Npc8cdQNDR9o3a6IndqsCH4uGfb697YzVbtQtQco55_7$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining
Oil and gas production responsible for $77 billion in annual US health damages: These health impacts affected communities in states with high oil and gas production, as well as states with limited or no gas activity, underlining the need for comprehensive regulatory action to protect Americans from pollutants.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/05/230508114018.htm__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xBS6gD5oE6Qdh24tXOGj8m4HeZOKJ9DG7FaV8kEzypI-xigN9XJ8Npc8cdQNDR9o3a6IndqsCH4uGfb697YzVbtQtQ8DJRa6$

Developer confirms funding for massive Rio Grande gas terminal: The Port of Brownsville was the last major deepwater port of Texas still undeveloped by large fossil fuel projects.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/12072023/rio-grande-lng-export-terminal-brownsville/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xBS6gD5oE6Qdh24tXOGj8m4HeZOKJ9DG7FaV8kEzypI-xigN9XJ8Npc8cdQNDR9o3a6IndqsCH4uGfb697YzVbtQtdJGBtLU$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure Scientists are freaking out about surging temperatures. Why aren’t politicians? Western leaders’ attention is focused elsewhere as ‘unprecedented’ heat warms oceans and land. The beginning of July marked the planet’s hottest week in recorded history. Last month was the warmest-ever June. The arrival of a strong El Niño is likely to push global temperatures even higher, whipping up extreme weather worldwide.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-scientists-freaking-out-about-surging-temperatures-heat-record-climate-change/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xBS6gD5oE6Qdh24tXOGj8m4HeZOKJ9DG7FaV8kEzypI-xigN9XJ8Npc8cdQNDR9o3a6IndqsCH4uGfb697YzVbtQtdrqiaAt$

A Comal County, Texas ranch owner ponders selling his land, setting off a clash between property rights and environmental concerns: Late last year, Harrison filed an application with the state to build a wastewater treatment plant on the property large enough to serve a 1,400-lot subdivision. The permit would allow 600,000 gallons of treated wastewater per day to be discharged into the west fork of Dry Comal Creek, which connects to the Comal and Guadalupe rivers, the most popular tubing destinations in the state.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2023/07/13/texas-comal-county-wastewater-permit-ranch-environmentalists/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xBS6gD5oE6Qdh24tXOGj8m4HeZOKJ9DG7FaV8kEzypI-xigN9XJ8Npc8cdQNDR9o3a6IndqsCH4uGfb697YzVbtQtVaO0umn$

Biden Is Investing in Green Energy Across the South, Throwing Swing State Union Workers Under the Bus: “What Biden is doing is politically insane, environmentally bankrupt, and it’s poor economics.” The success of the climate program will require continued federal commitment. Biden is placing a bet that clean energy investments could ultimately work the same way as the military-industrial complex.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/07/10/biden-green-energy-union-workers/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xBS6gD5oE6Qdh24tXOGj8m4HeZOKJ9DG7FaV8kEzypI-xigN9XJ8Npc8cdQNDR9o3a6IndqsCH4uGfb697YzVbtQtbAeMsjN$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure / Global ‘A Geography of Arks’: Extending Park Networks Across 1% of Earth Could Save More Than 1,000 at-Risk Species. A new study by scientists from the National University of Singapore (NUS), Durham University and Princeton University asserts that bolstering the protections of current conservation areas is as important for keeping biodiversity intact as establishing new protected areas
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ecowatch.com/biodiversity-conservation-areas-protections.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xBS6gD5oE6Qdh24tXOGj8m4HeZOKJ9DG7FaV8kEzypI-xigN9XJ8Npc8cdQNDR9o3a6IndqsCH4uGfb697YzVbtQtV7m8Mig$

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals
Pesticides from farming leach into world’s waterways at rate of 710 tonnes a year, UN research shows: Safe levels exceeded in 13,000km of rivers globally with ingredients potentially degrading into more persistent substances, new research finds pesticides exceed safe levels in 13,000km of rivers globally.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jul/13/pesticides-from-farming-leach-into-worlds-waterways-at-rate-of-710-tonnes-a-year-un-research-shows__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xBS6gD5oE6Qdh24tXOGj8m4HeZOKJ9DG7FaV8kEzypI-xigN9XJ8Npc8cdQNDR9o3a6IndqsCH4uGfb697YzVbtQtb3u_r_A$

Donald Rumsfeld and the Strange History of Aspartame: WHO plan to list Aspartame as ‘possible carcinogen’ ignites decades old debate about safety, and Donald Rumsfeld’s role in FDA approval. Dr. John Olney, who founded the field of neuroscience called excitotoxicity, attempted to stop the approval of aspartame with Attorney James Turner back in 1996. The FDA’s own toxicologist, Dr. Adrian Gross told Congress that without a shadow of a doubt, aspartame can cause brain tumors and brain cancer and that it violated the Delaney Amendment, which forbids putting anything in food that is known to cause cancer.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-rumsfeld-and-the-s_b_805581__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xBS6gD5oE6Qdh24tXOGj8m4HeZOKJ9DG7FaV8kEzypI-xigN9XJ8Npc8cdQNDR9o3a6IndqsCH4uGfb697YzVbtQtSAEDUF_$

# Food Recalls / Alerts
Major Food And Drink Brands That Are Disappearing Or Rebranding: 1. Diet Pepsi, 2. Victoria’s Secret 3. Campbell’s Soup, 4. Kodak, 5. Harley Davidson, 6. Jell-O, 7. Gap, 8. Chevrolet Volt
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://moneywise.com/life/lifestyle/brands-you-love-that-may-disappear-forever__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xBS6gD5oE6Qdh24tXOGj8m4HeZOKJ9DG7FaV8kEzypI-xigN9XJ8Npc8cdQNDR9o3a6IndqsCH4uGfb697YzVbtQtVGJgCjQ$

# Gov / Politics
FBI Director Christopher Wray faced questions from Republicans lawmakers Wednesday over the federal law enforcement agency’s alleged bias against conservatives and Republicans
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4092726-fbi-director-christopher-wray-testifies-house-judiciary-live-updates/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xBS6gD5oE6Qdh24tXOGj8m4HeZOKJ9DG7FaV8kEzypI-xigN9XJ8Npc8cdQNDR9o3a6IndqsCH4uGfb697YzVbtQtZE_KiQc$

20 states file brief in case challenging Delaware’s gun control bills: A coalition of 20 attorneys general is requesting the U.S. Court of Appeals reverse a district court decision upholding Delaware’s ban on “assault weapons” and certain magazines
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_0b5339c6-20e6-11ee-a407-77ed4d5cc77c.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xBS6gD5oE6Qdh24tXOGj8m4HeZOKJ9DG7FaV8kEzypI-xigN9XJ8Npc8cdQNDR9o3a6IndqsCH4uGfb697YzVbtQtRJOhvMe$

It’s mindblowing that Biden thinks Elliott Abrams is a good man for any job: The US embraces repressive and murderous governments while in the same breath condemning the human rights abuses of its adversaries. Biden officials do not see how hypocritical, and counterproductive, it is to embrace figures like Abrams and Henry Kissinger while trying to rally the globe against their adversaries’ human rights abuses is almost unfathomable.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/biden-elliott-abrams__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xBS6gD5oE6Qdh24tXOGj8m4HeZOKJ9DG7FaV8kEzypI-xigN9XJ8Npc8cdQNDR9o3a6IndqsCH4uGfb697YzVbtQtY5KsVwa$

Close to 100,000 Voter Registrations Were Challenged in Georgia — Almost All by Just Six Right-Wing Activists: The recent transformation of the state’s election laws explicitly enabled citizens to file unlimited challenges to other voters’ registrations. Experts warn that election officials’ handling of some of those challenges may clash with federal law.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xBS6gD5oE6Qdh24tXOGj8m4HeZOKJ9DG7FaV8kEzypI-xigN9XJ8Npc8cdQNDR9o3a6IndqsCH4uGfb697YzVbtQtWtI2Jh8$

# Law Enforcment
L.A. Deputy Seen Punching Mom in Face as She Held a Baby: Sheriff Robert Luna said he had flagged the case for potential criminal charges.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/07/13/la-sheriffs-deputy-punched-mother-holding-baby/70409225007/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xBS6gD5oE6Qdh24tXOGj8m4HeZOKJ9DG7FaV8kEzypI-xigN9XJ8Npc8cdQNDR9o3a6IndqsCH4uGfb697YzVbtQtQic0CaR$

# Legal / DOJ
Former Border Patrol Agent Sentenced to More Than Nine Years in Prison for Accepting Bribes to Facilitate the Trafficking of Illegal Drugs https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/former-border-patrol-agent-sentenced-more-nine-years-prison-accepting-bribes-facilitate__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xBS6gD5oE6Qdh24tXOGj8m4HeZOKJ9DG7FaV8kEzypI-xigN9XJ8Npc8cdQNDR9o3a6IndqsCH4uGfb697YzVbtQtRbl9D6w$

The stealth Supreme Court rulings no one is talking about; the Shadow Docket: How the Supreme Court uses Stealth Rulings to Amass Power and Undermine the Republic. The court has used the shadow docket to effectively leapfrog over the appeals court system on major decisions, sometimes with devastating effects.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://share.transistor.fm/s/af2bb820/transcript__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xBS6gD5oE6Qdh24tXOGj8m4HeZOKJ9DG7FaV8kEzypI-xigN9XJ8Npc8cdQNDR9o3a6IndqsCH4uGfb697YzVbtQtekKOCZK$
See also: Supreme Court “Shadow Docket” Under Review by U.S. House of Representatives (American Bar Association, 2021)
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.americanbar.org/groups/committees/death_penalty_representation/publications/project_blog/scotus-shadow-docket-under-review-by-house-reps/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xBS6gD5oE6Qdh24tXOGj8m4HeZOKJ9DG7FaV8kEzypI-xigN9XJ8Npc8cdQNDR9o3a6IndqsCH4uGfb697YzVbtQtYMevmgc$

Twitter Refused to Pay Ex-Employees $500 Million in Severance, Lawsuit Says: Under Elon Musk, the company has laid off over 6,000 people, or about 80 percent of its staff. Twitter Inc on Wednesday was hit with a lawsuit accusing it of refusing to pay at least $500 million in promised severance to thousands of employees who were laid off after Elon Musk acquired the company. Courtney McMillian, who oversaw Twitter’s employee benefits programs as its “head of total rewards” before she was laid off in January, filed the proposed class action in San Francisco federal court.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/legal/twitter-owes-ex-employees-500-mln-severance-lawsuit-claims-2023-07-12/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xBS6gD5oE6Qdh24tXOGj8m4HeZOKJ9DG7FaV8kEzypI-xigN9XJ8Npc8cdQNDR9o3a6IndqsCH4uGfb697YzVbtQtWn9pCf3$

# Medical / Health
Problems With Abuse, Neglect and Cover-Ups at Choate Extend to Other Developmental Centers in Illinois: Prompted by an outcry over abuse, Illinois proposed moving residents from Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center to similar facilities in the state. New reporting shows the problems at Choate are common throughout the statewide system.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/abuse-neglect-cover-ups-choate-extends-through-illinois__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xBS6gD5oE6Qdh24tXOGj8m4HeZOKJ9DG7FaV8kEzypI-xigN9XJ8Npc8cdQNDR9o3a6IndqsCH4uGfb697YzVbtQtaDprtX-$

Illinois Leaves Three Administrators in Charge at Choate Despite Troubled History of Resident Care: A new state watchdog report calls for a “fundamental overhaul” at Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center. But the state kept on administrators who were in charge during some of the facility’s most troubled years. All three administrators were previously indicted on felony charges in connection with their handling of an abuse allegation at the facility.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.effinghamdailynews.com/news/local_news/state-leaves-3-administrators-in-charge-at-choate-despite-troubled-history-of-resident-care/article_6f52f6c0-218e-11ee-8fe4-13bf4e7fec38.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xBS6gD5oE6Qdh24tXOGj8m4HeZOKJ9DG7FaV8kEzypI-xigN9XJ8Npc8cdQNDR9o3a6IndqsCH4uGfb697YzVbtQtULo80Ej$

FDA approves first over-the-counter birth control pill: Opill will be available in stores without a prescription.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/13/fda-approves-over-the-counter-birth-control-opill-00105711__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xBS6gD5oE6Qdh24tXOGj8m4HeZOKJ9DG7FaV8kEzypI-xigN9XJ8Npc8cdQNDR9o3a6IndqsCH4uGfb697YzVbtQtdSdEd6V$

# Military / DOD
Biden Keeps Lying About The US “Not Trying To Surround” China: The U.S. president isn’t trying to fool the Chinese government about the military buildup in the Pacific. His comments are aimed at the Western public and U.S. allies https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://consortiumnews.com/2023/07/12/caitlin-johnstone-biden-lies-about-not-surrounding-china/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xBS6gD5oE6Qdh24tXOGj8m4HeZOKJ9DG7FaV8kEzypI-xigN9XJ8Npc8cdQNDR9o3a6IndqsCH4uGfb697YzVbtQtVXNMvYb$

The Military-Industrial Complex Is Finally Facing Intense Bipartisan Scrutiny: A loose coalition of Democrats and Freedom Caucus Republicans are pushing NDAA amendments that challenge Washington’s foreign policy orthodoxy.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/07/11/congress-military-ndaa-amendments/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xBS6gD5oE6Qdh24tXOGj8m4HeZOKJ9DG7FaV8kEzypI-xigN9XJ8Npc8cdQNDR9o3a6IndqsCH4uGfb697YzVbtQtVUS5DO2$

# Nuclear
How America’s push for the atomic bomb spawned enduring radioactive waste problems in St. Louis: The federal government and companies responsible for nuclear bomb production and atomic waste storage sites in the St. Louis area. Storage was so haphazard that even the path to the site was contaminated by trucks that spread waste on their hauls from 1966 to 1969. Tons of that nuclear waste flowed into Coldwater Creek, contaminating the often-flooding waterway and adjacent yards for 14 miles
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/nuclear-waste-cancer-st-louis-army-corps-school-9e1ceb765822fc53fcbc2e42005adef2__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xBS6gD5oE6Qdh24tXOGj8m4HeZOKJ9DG7FaV8kEzypI-xigN9XJ8Npc8cdQNDR9o3a6IndqsCH4uGfb697YzVbtQtb5ZDxOM$

# Planetary
New radar technique lets scientists probe invisible ice sheet region on Earth and icy worlds: Scientists at the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics (UTIG) have developed a radar technique that lets them image hidden features within the upper few feet of ice sheets.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/New_radar_technique_lets_scientists_probe_invisible_ice_sheet_region_on_Earth_and_icy_worlds_999.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xBS6gD5oE6Qdh24tXOGj8m4HeZOKJ9DG7FaV8kEzypI-xigN9XJ8Npc8cdQNDR9o3a6IndqsCH4uGfb697YzVbtQtXoz9pX6$

Robot team on lunar exploration tour: On the Moon, there are raw materials that humanity could one day mine and use. Various space agencies, such as the European Space Agency (ESA), are already planning missions to better explore Earth’
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/07/230712165135.htm__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xBS6gD5oE6Qdh24tXOGj8m4HeZOKJ9DG7FaV8kEzypI-xigN9XJ8Npc8cdQNDR9o3a6IndqsCH4uGfb697YzVbtQtQXMu5Ae$

A connected robot team could improve our space exploration capabilities: A team of robots would still be able to complete a mission if one or two of the machines malfunction. Swiss researchers led by ETH Zurich are exploring the possibility of sending an interconnected team of walking and flying exploration robots to the Moon, a press statement reveals.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/connected-robot-team-improve-space-exploration-capabilities__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xBS6gD5oE6Qdh24tXOGj8m4HeZOKJ9DG7FaV8kEzypI-xigN9XJ8Npc8cdQNDR9o3a6IndqsCH4uGfb697YzVbtQtc578qR3$

# Space
China begins construction of ultra-low orbit satellite constellation: The first satellite of the ultra-low orbit satellite constellation will be launched in December, carrying payloads such as an optical remote sensing camera, spaceborne intelligent processing equipment and an atomic oxygen detector. An ultra-low orbit is an orbital altitude of less than 300 kilometers. Its dynamic environment is complex and needs to offset the effects of the rapid decay of the satellite orbit due to heightened atmospheric drag.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/China_begins_construction_of_ultra_low_orbit_satellite_constellation_999.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xBS6gD5oE6Qdh24tXOGj8m4HeZOKJ9DG7FaV8kEzypI-xigN9XJ8Npc8cdQNDR9o3a6IndqsCH4uGfb697YzVbtQtSISTKMA$

China unveils preliminary plan on manned lunar landing: China plans to land its taikonauts on the moon before 2030 to carry out scientific exploration, according to a preliminary plan released by the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) on Wednesday.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://spacenews.com/china-sets-sights-on-crewed-lunar-landing-before-2030/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xBS6gD5oE6Qdh24tXOGj8m4HeZOKJ9DG7FaV8kEzypI-xigN9XJ8Npc8cdQNDR9o3a6IndqsCH4uGfb697YzVbtQtZHrF7hJ$

# Technology
Musk launches xAI to rival OpenAI, Google: Elon Musk on Wednesday launched his own artificial intelligence company, xAI, as he seeks to compete with OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT – a program he accuses of being politically biased and irresponsible.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.businesstoday.com.my/2023/07/13/musk-launches-xai-to-rival-openai-google/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xBS6gD5oE6Qdh24tXOGj8m4HeZOKJ9DG7FaV8kEzypI-xigN9XJ8Npc8cdQNDR9o3a6IndqsCH4uGfb697YzVbtQtayVqCb2$

NASA humanoid robot to be tested in Australia: NASA says knowledge gained from this mission will potentially be used for NASA’s Artemis missions and other Earth-based robotics objectives. NASA’s humanoid robot Valkyrie is starting a new mission in Australia.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-humanoid-robot-to-be-tested-in-australia__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xBS6gD5oE6Qdh24tXOGj8m4HeZOKJ9DG7FaV8kEzypI-xigN9XJ8Npc8cdQNDR9o3a6IndqsCH4uGfb697YzVbtQtdmrIDMb$

# Technology / Global
Google launches ChatGPT rival Bard in EU, Brazil: Google launched its AI chatbot Bard in the European Union, Brazil and a dozen other countries on Thursday and unveiled new features as it expands access to its answer to Microsoft-backed ChatGPT.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://techxplore.com/news/2023-07-google-chatgpt-rival-bard-eu.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xBS6gD5oE6Qdh24tXOGj8m4HeZOKJ9DG7FaV8kEzypI-xigN9XJ8Npc8cdQNDR9o3a6IndqsCH4uGfb697YzVbtQtd_Cpwti$

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July 12, 2023
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# Indigenous
Removing Klamath dam recognizes rights of Indigenous people, and the river itself: Yurok Tribe’s 2019 Resolution 19-40, which recognizes the rights of the Klamath River itself “to exist, flourish, and naturally evolve; to have a clean and healthy environment free from pollutants; to have a stable climate free from human-caused climate change
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/removing-dams-from-the-klamath-river-is-a-step-toward-justice-for-native-americans-in-northern-california-196472*:*:text=Removing*20the*20dams*20will*20begin,from*20human*2Dcaused*20climate*20change__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!2kx4S0zdr_Ov6YMjEQd2Uvek2xKEhQeYpPz_jAGRzszo7SRHf7UWR1F7gzH5PdElnWWZjbtLveIDfdvdC1ZSuC6zK8J4fTdM$

# Children / Youth
Kids Awaiting Foster Care Placement Are Being “Housed” in Jails and Offices: More than half the states in the U.S. have seen a decline in the number of licensed foster homes since 2021.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/kids-awaiting-foster-care-placement-are-being-housed-in-jails-and-offices/*:*:text=This*20is*20because*20child*20welfare,other*20places*20to*20send*20them__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!2kx4S0zdr_Ov6YMjEQd2Uvek2xKEhQeYpPz_jAGRzszo7SRHf7UWR1F7gzH5PdElnWWZjbtLveIDfdvdC1ZSuC6zKxapza3R$

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
Fauci, Other ‘Bethesda Boys’ Colluded to Suppress COVID Lab-Leak Theory, U.S. House Committee Report Finds: A report released Tuesday by the U.S. House of Representatives Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic presents evidence of a coordinated effort by federal officials, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, to suppress the COVID-19 lab-leak hypothesis and instead promote the “natural origin” theory.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://childrenshealthdefense.org/authors/michael-nevradakis-ph-d/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2kx4S0zdr_Ov6YMjEQd2Uvek2xKEhQeYpPz_jAGRzszo7SRHf7UWR1F7gzH5PdElnWWZjbtLveIDfdvdC1ZSuC6zKxDtqZEf$

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
Millions of Taxpayers’ Data Given to Google, Meta: Lawmakers: TaxAct, H&R Block and TaxSlayer “recklessly” shared info including names, addresses, and incomes, a report alleges. They say some of that data was then used by Meta to create targeted advertising to its own users, other companies, and to train Meta’s algorithms. The Democrats’ report urges federal agencies to investigate and potentially go to court over the wealth of information that H&R Block, TaxAct and TaxSlayer shared with the social media giant.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/irs-taxpayer-tax-preparation-meta-congress-9315cfca7a0942ab89f765d183fbf822__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2kx4S0zdr_Ov6YMjEQd2Uvek2xKEhQeYpPz_jAGRzszo7SRHf7UWR1F7gzH5PdElnWWZjbtLveIDfdvdC1ZSuC6zKyszanQa$

# Education / Schools
Court’s Student-Loan Decision Is Not Legally Controversial: The court merely restated what then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi explained two years ago: “People think that the president of the United States has the power for debt forgiveness. He does not. … That has to be an act of Congress.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://dcjournal.com/courts-student-loan-decision-is-not-legally-controversial/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2kx4S0zdr_Ov6YMjEQd2Uvek2xKEhQeYpPz_jAGRzszo7SRHf7UWR1F7gzH5PdElnWWZjbtLveIDfdvdC1ZSuC6zKwYSUTDo$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining
The U.S. is poised for record-high consumption of natural gas as extreme heat sends demand for air conditioning skyrocketing. “This is an interesting time to monitor the United States’ electricity mix,” the U.S. Energy Information Administration administrator said
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/extreme-heat-pushing-u-toward-200328447.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2kx4S0zdr_Ov6YMjEQd2Uvek2xKEhQeYpPz_jAGRzszo7SRHf7UWR1F7gzH5PdElnWWZjbtLveIDfdvdC1ZSuC6zKyGRF1xQ$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure Analysis Spotlights Leonard Leo’s Role in Republican ‘Crusade’ Against ESG: Dark Money Network Is Helping GOP Attack Climate-Friendly Corporate Investments. Groups tied to Federalist Society co-chair Leo Leonard are targeting environmental, social and corporate governance.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/republicans-unveil-sweeping-bill-to-massively-suppress-voters-ahead-of-2024/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2kx4S0zdr_Ov6YMjEQd2Uvek2xKEhQeYpPz_jAGRzszo7SRHf7UWR1F7gzH5PdElnWWZjbtLveIDfdvdC1ZSuC6zK8RA0M2a$

Birds Around the World Are Building Their Nests With Trash: A new study has found that 176 bird species around the world are building their nests with trash from humans, such as cigarette butts, candy wrappers and plastic string.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ecowatch.com/birds-building-nests-trash.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2kx4S0zdr_Ov6YMjEQd2Uvek2xKEhQeYpPz_jAGRzszo7SRHf7UWR1F7gzH5PdElnWWZjbtLveIDfdvdC1ZSuC6zKzg-VJ5b$

Wild Bees Emerge From Nests Earlier as Temperatures Rise, Causing ‘Mismatch’ With Flowering Plants, Study Finds: Bees need flowers for food, and flowers need bees to pollinate them, so it is of vital importance that bees emerge from their nests at the same time as plants are flowering each year.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ecowatch.com/wild-bees-nesting-climate-change.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2kx4S0zdr_Ov6YMjEQd2Uvek2xKEhQeYpPz_jAGRzszo7SRHf7UWR1F7gzH5PdElnWWZjbtLveIDfdvdC1ZSuC6zK2DwFwig$

# General News
Trump Is Trying to Delay the Documents Trial Until He Can Retake the White House and Make All His Legal Problems Go Away: His lawyers insist he can’t get an impartial jury during the election, and also that he has too many other trials on his plate.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.businessinsider.in/politics/world/news/trump-wants-to-delay-his-classified-documents-trial-until-after-the-2024-election/articleshow/101675187.cms__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2kx4S0zdr_Ov6YMjEQd2Uvek2xKEhQeYpPz_jAGRzszo7SRHf7UWR1F7gzH5PdElnWWZjbtLveIDfdvdC1ZSuC6zK7UNFgWV$

Trump Says Hunter Biden Should’ve Gotten the Death Penalty for Not Paying His Taxes on Time: No word on what he thinks the penalty for someone accused of inciting an insurrection and obstructing a federal investigation should be.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-hunter-biden-cocaine-justice-department-b2373556.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2kx4S0zdr_Ov6YMjEQd2Uvek2xKEhQeYpPz_jAGRzszo7SRHf7UWR1F7gzH5PdElnWWZjbtLveIDfdvdC1ZSuC6zK5FOKZfc$

# Gov / Politics / Global
As Ukraine Gets “Closer Than Ever” to Joining NATO, Does Peace Get Further Away? “While this issue of Ukraine being a member of NATO is on the table, [Russia] will keep fighting,” says Medea Benjamin.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/video/as-ukraine-gets-closer-than-ever-to-joining-nato-does-peace-get-further-away/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2kx4S0zdr_Ov6YMjEQd2Uvek2xKEhQeYpPz_jAGRzszo7SRHf7UWR1F7gzH5PdElnWWZjbtLveIDfdvdC1ZSuC6zK2mZ_Iir$

# Gov / Politics
Louisiana Republicans are preparing to use the Supreme Court’s decision overturning affirmative action in college education to argue for a total gutting of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Within hours of a U.S. Supreme Court decision dismantling a key provision of the Voting Rights Act, Texas lawmakers announced plans to implement a strict voter ID law that had been blocked by a federal court. Lawmakers in Alabama said they would press forward with a similar law that had been on hold.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/voting-rights-act-supreme-court-black-voters-6f840911e360c44fd2e4947cc743baa2__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2kx4S0zdr_Ov6YMjEQd2Uvek2xKEhQeYpPz_jAGRzszo7SRHf7UWR1F7gzH5PdElnWWZjbtLveIDfdvdC1ZSuC6zK7Yunqnj$

Republicans Unveil Sweeping Bill to Massively Suppress Voters Ahead of 2024: The bill is the product of years of Republican fearmongering over Trump’s election lies.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/republicans-unveil-sweeping-bill-to-massively-suppress-voters-ahead-of-2024/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2kx4S0zdr_Ov6YMjEQd2Uvek2xKEhQeYpPz_jAGRzszo7SRHf7UWR1F7gzH5PdElnWWZjbtLveIDfdvdC1ZSuC6zK8RA0M2a$

GOP Culture War Fights Complicate McCarthy’s Plan to Pass Defense Bill: House Republican leaders reportedly had hoped to clear the massive, must-pass annual defense authorization bill this week, but those plans now look likely to be dashed as far-right members of their own party again present challenges for Speaker Kevin McCarthy and his team.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.axios.com/2023/07/12/mccarthy-culture-wars-defense-ndaa__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2kx4S0zdr_Ov6YMjEQd2Uvek2xKEhQeYpPz_jAGRzszo7SRHf7UWR1F7gzH5PdElnWWZjbtLveIDfdvdC1ZSuC6zK2KQK1Cy$

# Industry / Corporations
How a UPS strike could disrupt deliveries and roil the package delivery business: A strike would likely mean package delays for consumers across the country. Along with ordinary Americans not receiving electronics and household goods, major industries, like hospitals reliant on medical devices shipped through parcel carriers, could see significant disruptions https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/2023/07/12/1186984345/ups-strike-shipping-package-delivery*:*:text=A*20strike*20would*20likely*20mean,carriers*20**C20could*20see*20significant*20disruptions__;I34lJSUlJeKAlCUlJSU!!On18fmf1aQ!2kx4S0zdr_Ov6YMjEQd2Uvek2xKEhQeYpPz_jAGRzszo7SRHf7UWR1F7gzH5PdElnWWZjbtLveIDfdvdC1ZSuC6zK01T5Tnh$

# Law Enforcement
Austin suspends partnership with state police after trooper pulls gun on 10-year-old: Austin officials ended the police department’s partnership with the Texas Department of Public Safety on Wednesday, citing concerns of reports that troopers pulled a gun on a 10-year-old boy and his father over the weekend. Mayor Kirk Watson’s office told the Statesman that he does not expect to renew the partnership.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2023/07/12/texas-dps-austin-police/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2kx4S0zdr_Ov6YMjEQd2Uvek2xKEhQeYpPz_jAGRzszo7SRHf7UWR1F7gzH5PdElnWWZjbtLveIDfdvdC1ZSuC6zK8X2uFst$

Leniency for crimes against children is California’s ugliest trait: It’s not often that you hear crying in a legislative chamber, but what happened in California’s state capitol yesterday certainly made it excusable. Human trafficking victims reportedly sobbed after watching the California Assembly’s Public Safety Committee block a bill that would make the trafficking of children a “serious felony.” All six Democrats and one Republican on the committee voted against it, putting it up for “reconsideration” next year, while two Republicans supported it.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/leniency-for-crimes-against-children-is-californias-ugliest-trait__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2kx4S0zdr_Ov6YMjEQd2Uvek2xKEhQeYpPz_jAGRzszo7SRHf7UWR1F7gzH5PdElnWWZjbtLveIDfdvdC1ZSuC6zK59y_UF8$

# Legal / DOJ
DOJ Abandons Trump in E. Jean Carroll Rape Defamation Case: Trump not entitled to immunity in Carroll defamation lawsuit, DoJ says. In reversal justice department says presidency doesn’t shield Trump from lawsuit, paving way for possible trial in January
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/11/doj-trump-not-entitled-to-immunity-carroll-defamation-lawsuit__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2kx4S0zdr_Ov6YMjEQd2Uvek2xKEhQeYpPz_jAGRzszo7SRHf7UWR1F7gzH5PdElnWWZjbtLveIDfdvdC1ZSuC6zK5G-4xLn$

FBI Director Set To Clash With Republicans On The Trump Case, Hunter Biden And More:: As House Republicans rush to argue that the FBI search of Donald Trump’s home is marred by politics, they are readying a future Hunter Biden investigation designed to ensnare Joe Biden ahead of a potential reelection bid.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2022/08/10/republicans-hunter-biden-investigation-00050723__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2kx4S0zdr_Ov6YMjEQd2Uvek2xKEhQeYpPz_jAGRzszo7SRHf7UWR1F7gzH5PdElnWWZjbtLveIDfdvdC1ZSuC6zK-MTFk7O$

Criminals From Trump’s Inner Circle Convicted By GOP Leadership, Testimony Reveals: In a detailed examination of FBI Director Christopher Wray, California Congressman Ted Lieu, a Georgetown-trained lawyer, enumerated a series of criminal convictions against numerous people who have worked in former President Donald Trump‘s inner circle.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/criminals-from-trump-s-inner-circle-convicted-by-gop-leadership-testimony-reveals/ar-AA1dMs9w?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=f2c7e445782940c18d8aefde412c156e&ei=69__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2kx4S0zdr_Ov6YMjEQd2Uvek2xKEhQeYpPz_jAGRzszo7SRHf7UWR1F7gzH5PdElnWWZjbtLveIDfdvdC1ZSuC6zK-SpBQwl$

# Medical / Health
Iowa Republicans Pass Six-Week Abortion Ban: The limit is earlier than the point at which many people even know they’re pregnant. Both the state’s Senate and House passed the legislation on Tuesday night after Republican Governor Kim Reynolds called for a rare special session to hold a vote on the restrictions.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/12/iowa-passes-six-week-abortion-ban__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2kx4S0zdr_Ov6YMjEQd2Uvek2xKEhQeYpPz_jAGRzszo7SRHf7UWR1F7gzH5PdElnWWZjbtLveIDfdvdC1ZSuC6zK5Qx8gc3$

The Unfolding Medicaid Disaster: As more than 17 million people stand to lose health insurance in the unfolding Medicaid eligibility review disaster, there’s one company licking its lips: Maximus, a little-known federal contractor that is one of the biggest players in privatizing essential government services. Now that Biden and Congress have ended pandemic protections, nearly a million have lost Medicaid coverage for procedural reasons so far, and many more will.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.levernews.com/the-unfolding-medicaid-disaster/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2kx4S0zdr_Ov6YMjEQd2Uvek2xKEhQeYpPz_jAGRzszo7SRHf7UWR1F7gzH5PdElnWWZjbtLveIDfdvdC1ZSuC6zKzIQe8xM$

# Technology
133 Windows drivers with valid Microsoft signatures found crawling with malware: Microsoft reacts and suspends the licences of many developers. It’s a particularly dangerous problem because these drivers are loaded and installed by the operating system without prompting.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.pcworld.com/article/1991875/caution-malware-in-133-windows-drivers-this-is-how-microsoft-reacts.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2kx4S0zdr_Ov6YMjEQd2Uvek2xKEhQeYpPz_jAGRzszo7SRHf7UWR1F7gzH5PdElnWWZjbtLveIDfdvdC1ZSuC6zK6akV3o2$

# Technology / Global
China-Linked Hackers Get Access to U.S. Government Emails: An unnamed federal agency first noticed something was off in June. A Chinese hacking group exploited a weakness in Microsoft’s software to pry into an unnamed federal agency’s private emails, the White House said. The agency first flagged the security breach in June, after the hackers used fake authentication tokens to gain access.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/12/chinese-hackers-government-emails-microsoft-breach-00105879__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2kx4S0zdr_Ov6YMjEQd2Uvek2xKEhQeYpPz_jAGRzszo7SRHf7UWR1F7gzH5PdElnWWZjbtLveIDfdvdC1ZSuC6zK1MkC8eE$

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