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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2023-06-26

Voices, The Peoples News

June 26, 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
UC Berkeley Holds Thousands of Native Remains Despite Repatriation Requests: A Top UC Berkeley Professor Taught With Remains That May Include Dozens of Native Americans. Despite decades of opposition, the university still holds over 9,000 Native remains, a source of grief for tribes.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/berkeley-professor-taught-suspected-native-american-remains-repatriation__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ImzbnM8Qzu0WcN_5U1kvLqm_VziLNwj53oqygoUti07mvimQxv_Z36r3ww4gtrsT6RKl27TMCYoH4uJ-Veh1-js-W9NQn0J$

# Archaeology
Neanderthal cave engravings identified as oldest known, more than 57,000 years old: Markings on a cave wall in France are the oldest known engravings made by Neanderthals, according to a study published June 21, 2023, in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Jean-Claude Marquet of the University of Tours, France and colleagues.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://phys.org/news/2023-06-neanderthal-cave-engravings-oldest-years.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ImzbnM8Qzu0WcN_5U1kvLqm_VziLNwj53oqygoUti07mvimQxv_Z36r3ww4gtrsT6RKl27TMCYoH4uJ-Veh1-js-RMOLA3u$

# Border / Immigration / Migrants
DeSantis’ Border Plan Includes Ending Birthright Citizenship: The Florida governor’s immigration plan also includes stationing troops at the southern border until a wall is built there. DeSantis’ biggest echo of Trump is the proposal to end birthright citizenship, the constitutional declaration that any child born in the United States is automatically an American citizen. DeSantis also proposed items that he believes the last Republican president left undone, including completion of a border wall with Mexico and more aggressive moves against drug cartels.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/06/26/ron-desantis-donald-trump-border/70356187007/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ImzbnM8Qzu0WcN_5U1kvLqm_VziLNwj53oqygoUti07mvimQxv_Z36r3ww4gtrsT6RKl27TMCYoH4uJ-Veh1-js-a7lHOgM$

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
Intra-Administration Fight on Bank Mergers Breaks Open: The Justice Department’s antitrust chief signaled that he would override banking regulators if necessary if a proposed merger harmed the public.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/economy/2023-06-26-intra-administration-fight-bank-mergers/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ImzbnM8Qzu0WcN_5U1kvLqm_VziLNwj53oqygoUti07mvimQxv_Z36r3ww4gtrsT6RKl27TMCYoH4uJ-Veh1-js-Sa9Rnrb$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Transportation / Industry As Youngkin Tries to Pull Virginia Out of RGGI, Experts Warn of Looming Consequences for Low-Income Residents and Threatened Communities: After a tight vote by the state’s Air Pollution Control Board, Virginia has moved one step closer to exiting the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative and fulfilling an executive order issued by Gov. Glenn Youngkin the day he took office. But foes of his plan point out that in just three years, hundreds of millions of dollars have flowed to energy efficiency and climate mitigation in the state.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/25062023/glenn-youngkin-rggi-virginia-climate-change/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ImzbnM8Qzu0WcN_5U1kvLqm_VziLNwj53oqygoUti07mvimQxv_Z36r3ww4gtrsT6RKl27TMCYoH4uJ-Veh1-js-REz2yup$

Montana Derailment Raises Safety Concerns for Proposed Railway on Colorado River: The railway would transport crude oil feet from the Colorado River, which supplies drinking water to 40 million people. A freight train derailment and the collapse of a bridge over the Yellowstone River in Montana on Saturday raised alarm as several cars carrying asphalt and molten sulfur tumbled into the river, prompting officials to take emergency measures at nearby water plants.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://alaska-native-news.com/montana-train-derailment-raises-fears-of-similar-disasters-on-proposed-uinta-basin-railway/68667/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ImzbnM8Qzu0WcN_5U1kvLqm_VziLNwj53oqygoUti07mvimQxv_Z36r3ww4gtrsT6RKl27TMCYoH4uJ-Veh1-js-Xf20tip$

Solar is Booming in the California Desert, if Water Issues Don’t Get in the Way: Utility-scale solar farms spreading rapidly across the desert Southwest are stressing the region’s already overtaxed groundwater and communities are beginning to push back.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/26062023/solar-water-desert-center-california/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ImzbnM8Qzu0WcN_5U1kvLqm_VziLNwj53oqygoUti07mvimQxv_Z36r3ww4gtrsT6RKl27TMCYoH4uJ-Veh1-js-SK0AePg$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure Teen Hiker Dies in Heatwave, Stepdad Killed Getting Help: Officials said temperatures at Texas’ Big Bend National Park had reached 119 degrees. As a 14-year-old boy was dying in extreme heat on a hiking trip in Big Bend National Park in Texas, his stepfather hiked back find help. The teen’s brother carried him in the 119-degree heat while their stepfather, 31, headed to the car.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/06/25/big-bend-national-park-death-texas-heat-wave/70354915007/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ImzbnM8Qzu0WcN_5U1kvLqm_VziLNwj53oqygoUti07mvimQxv_Z36r3ww4gtrsT6RKl27TMCYoH4uJ-Veh1-js-Z-0NPle$

Tornado Kills One as Severe Storms Slam Into Central Indiana: Golf-ball-sized hail was also recorded in counties south of Indianapolis. One person was killed when a tornado felled a house in Martin County, Indiana, as a storm front wreaked havoc Sunday in the Midwest and the South, officials said. The director of Martin County Emergency Management, Cameron Wolf, confirmed the death and said the victim’s injured partner was airlifted to a hospital.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/world/us/least-one-dead-dozens-homes-damaged-after-storms-hit-us-midwest-south-2023-06-26/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ImzbnM8Qzu0WcN_5U1kvLqm_VziLNwj53oqygoUti07mvimQxv_Z36r3ww4gtrsT6RKl27TMCYoH4uJ-Veh1-js-SdZ053s$

Medicine residue is everywhere in our rivers and lakes—and fish are behaving strangely: For all the well-documented sources of environmental pollution—think chemical manufacturers, energy plants, mining operations, and agricultural processes—there’s another major source of contamination that continues to get short shrift by those charged with protecting the nation’s waterways and the public’s health: Pharmaceuticals and personal care products.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/06/26/medicine-residue-is-everywhere-in-our-rivers-and-lakes-and-fish-are-behaving-strangely/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ImzbnM8Qzu0WcN_5U1kvLqm_VziLNwj53oqygoUti07mvimQxv_Z36r3ww4gtrsT6RKl27TMCYoH4uJ-Veh1-js-fBVYlVj$

# General News
How Titan Sub Escaped High-Risk Tourism Regulations, Was Allowed To Operate: An intense, four-day international hunt for a submersible containing Titanic tourists has ended, but questions remain about not only what happened but why it was allowed to. Its unique design hadn’t been widely tested or “classed” by a third-party agency.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/titan-submersible-safety-warnings-tourism_n_6495cef2e4b0c0ed59b24f82__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ImzbnM8Qzu0WcN_5U1kvLqm_VziLNwj53oqygoUti07mvimQxv_Z36r3ww4gtrsT6RKl27TMCYoH4uJ-Veh1-js-buLFOZM$

Trump Diverts Campaign Donations as His Legal Bills Pile Up: Trump may have sent at least $1.5 million to his Save America PAC, which covers his personal legal finances.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/trump-diverts-campaign-donations-as-his-legal-bills-pile-up/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ImzbnM8Qzu0WcN_5U1kvLqm_VziLNwj53oqygoUti07mvimQxv_Z36r3ww4gtrsT6RKl27TMCYoH4uJ-Veh1-js-Rl9kpmj$

# Gov / Politics / Global
Blinken: Challenge to Putin’s Leadership Exposes ‘Cracks in the Russian Facade’: Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the insurrection over the weekend by mercenary Wagner Group forces, as well as how it was ultimately resolved, showed “cracks in the facade” of Putin’s authoritarian leadership. “What we’ve seen is extraordinary,” Blinken said on NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/international/4066729-blinken-on-prigozhins-rebellion-it-shows-real-cracks-in-russia/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ImzbnM8Qzu0WcN_5U1kvLqm_VziLNwj53oqygoUti07mvimQxv_Z36r3ww4gtrsT6RKl27TMCYoH4uJ-Veh1-js-cWqn68k$

“Cracks Emerge” in President Putin’s Hold on Power After Attempted Russian Rebellion: “We haven’t seen the last act,” US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Sunday.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2023/06/25/blinken—cracks-emerge–in-putin-s-power-after-mercenary-revolt__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ImzbnM8Qzu0WcN_5U1kvLqm_VziLNwj53oqygoUti07mvimQxv_Z36r3ww4gtrsT6RKl27TMCYoH4uJ-Veh1-js-ZHwiPyN$

Wagner Chief Orders Mercenaries to Stop March on Moscow: Yevgeny Prigozhin abruptly announced that his troops would stand down to avoid “shedding Russian blood.” In a stunning turn of events, Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Wagner Group said Saturday he had ordered his mercenaries to halt their march on Moscow and retreat to their field camps in Ukraine to de-escalate tensions.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://abcnews.go.com/International/live-updates/?id=100351805__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ImzbnM8Qzu0WcN_5U1kvLqm_VziLNwj53oqygoUti07mvimQxv_Z36r3ww4gtrsT6RKl27TMCYoH4uJ-Veh1-js-R0pKX21$

Russian TV Anchors Aghast That Putin Didn’t Kill Prigozhin: The Kremlin’s propagandists praised Putin but were dumbfounded that he allowed the Wagner boss and his mercenaries to escape punishment.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/russian-state-tv-anchors-are-aghast-that-vladimir-putin-didnt-kill-yevgeny-prigozhin-over-mutiny__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ImzbnM8Qzu0WcN_5U1kvLqm_VziLNwj53oqygoUti07mvimQxv_Z36r3ww4gtrsT6RKl27TMCYoH4uJ-Veh1-js-SZX3cdB$

For the first time in his more than 20-year rule, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s power appeared to hang in the balance over the weekend. Even though the rebellious Russian mercenary forces have turned back, Putin will struggle to project the image of a man in total control. That could set the stage for further challenges to his rule at home and could weaken Russia’s hand in the war in Ukraine.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-putin-prigozhin-revolt-analysis-8196c6b6507e0b2d62983d067089eaf5__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ImzbnM8Qzu0WcN_5U1kvLqm_VziLNwj53oqygoUti07mvimQxv_Z36r3ww4gtrsT6RKl27TMCYoH4uJ-Veh1-js-VxkqggE$

# Gov / Politics
What Were The Bidens Doing In Ukraine? 5 Questions Answered
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/2019/09/24/763502822/what-were-the-bidens-doing-in-ukraine-5-questions-answered*mainContent__;Iw!!On18fmf1aQ!1ImzbnM8Qzu0WcN_5U1kvLqm_VziLNwj53oqygoUti07mvimQxv_Z36r3ww4gtrsT6RKl27TMCYoH4uJ-Veh1-js-asFCS9C$

Treat RFK Jr.’s Campaign as the Dangerous Joke That It Is: When it comes to debating conspiracy theorists, there is a simple but enduring rule, don’t. The entire exercise is pointless because no matter how many facts you bring to the table, or no matter how much debunking you’re able to do—there are always new tangents and new questions raised. Arguing with a conspiracy theorist is like trying to untangle a ball of yarn that has no end.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.yahoo.com/treat-robert-f-kennedy-jr-010042090.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ImzbnM8Qzu0WcN_5U1kvLqm_VziLNwj53oqygoUti07mvimQxv_Z36r3ww4gtrsT6RKl27TMCYoH4uJ-Veh1-js-UiJ2nRe$

In Ron DeSantis’ Free State Of Florida, His Ear Has A Steep Cost: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ (R) version of freedom has come at a steep cost. DeSantis has bet he can ride the shifting currents in the modern GOP by styling himself as America’s most vicious culture warrior, while also catering to special interests. This doesn’t mean businesses are getting everything they want, it means they’re getting everything DeSantis wants them to have.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/ron-desantis-free-state-florida-110007580.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ImzbnM8Qzu0WcN_5U1kvLqm_VziLNwj53oqygoUti07mvimQxv_Z36r3ww4gtrsT6RKl27TMCYoH4uJ-Veh1-js-aYsS2q-$

10 years after Supreme Court gutted voting rights, advocates say Congress must reverse damage: At least 29 of the voter suppression laws passed since the Shelby v. Holder County decision would have been subject to the preclearance provision that the ruling ended.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rawstory.com/10-years-after-supreme-court-gutted-voting-rights-advocates-say-congress-must-reverse-damage/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ImzbnM8Qzu0WcN_5U1kvLqm_VziLNwj53oqygoUti07mvimQxv_Z36r3ww4gtrsT6RKl27TMCYoH4uJ-Veh1-js-TEAFSrT$

Speaker Kevin McCarthy, House GOP want to expunge Donald Trump’s two impeachments. What it means
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4065002-mccarthy-expunge-trump-impeachments/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ImzbnM8Qzu0WcN_5U1kvLqm_VziLNwj53oqygoUti07mvimQxv_Z36r3ww4gtrsT6RKl27TMCYoH4uJ-Veh1-js-RDgac7h$

# Legal / DOJ
Newsmax Staffers Hit With Subpoenas in 2020 Election Defamation Suit: “Newsmax published and/or republished false statements and implications during news broadcasts, in online reports, and on social media that ‘Smartmatic participated in a criminal conspiracy’ to fix, rig, and steal the Election,” the defamation suit alleges.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/newsmax-subpoena-2020-election-defamation-lawsuit-1234777288/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ImzbnM8Qzu0WcN_5U1kvLqm_VziLNwj53oqygoUti07mvimQxv_Z36r3ww4gtrsT6RKl27TMCYoH4uJ-Veh1-js-a-9Tg4T$

Texas officials have promised transparency related to the impeachment trial of Attorney General Ken Paxton. But the trial rules passed by senators still keep much of the legal proceedings out of the public eye.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2023/06/23/ken-paxton-impeachment-trial-secrecy-texas/*:*:text=Lt.*20Gov.*20Dan*20Patrick*20has,plenty*20of*20secrecy*20going*20forward__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!1ImzbnM8Qzu0WcN_5U1kvLqm_VziLNwj53oqygoUti07mvimQxv_Z36r3ww4gtrsT6RKl27TMCYoH4uJ-Veh1-js-aGFt403$ .

Alito’s Career Was Boosted by Founder of Law Firm Arguing in Moore v. Harper: The justice has a close relationship with Charles Cooper, whose law firm is representing petitioners in the key case.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/alitos-career-was-boosted-by-founder-of-law-firm-arguing-in-moore-v-harper/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ImzbnM8Qzu0WcN_5U1kvLqm_VziLNwj53oqygoUti07mvimQxv_Z36r3ww4gtrsT6RKl27TMCYoH4uJ-Veh1-js-Ucqu-oh$

Trump’s New Defense Won’t Hold Up in Court, Legal Experts Say: “Whatever documents a president decides to take with him, he has the absolute right to take them,” Trump claimed.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-new-defense-wont-hold-up-in-court-legal-experts-say/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ImzbnM8Qzu0WcN_5U1kvLqm_VziLNwj53oqygoUti07mvimQxv_Z36r3ww4gtrsT6RKl27TMCYoH4uJ-Veh1-js-YR2-zdb$

“That’s not the law”: Legal experts say Trump’s new defense shows he’s “in for a world of trouble” “Absolutely nothing about this is true”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.salon.com/2023/06/26/thats-not-the-law-legal-experts-say-trumps-new-defense-shows-hes-in-for-a-world-of-trouble/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ImzbnM8Qzu0WcN_5U1kvLqm_VziLNwj53oqygoUti07mvimQxv_Z36r3ww4gtrsT6RKl27TMCYoH4uJ-Veh1-js-ZRvBWMl$

Secret Service Cops Hauled Before Jan. 6 Grand Jury: Special counsel Jack Smith’s investigation into Trump’s alleged role in the Capitol riot appears to be heating up.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/secret-service-agents-testified-trump-classified-docs-probe-rcna88056__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ImzbnM8Qzu0WcN_5U1kvLqm_VziLNwj53oqygoUti07mvimQxv_Z36r3ww4gtrsT6RKl27TMCYoH4uJ-Veh1-js-ds5jRLW$

Supreme Court will decide whether Congress can tax wealth: The Supreme Court announced Monday it will weigh in on the constitutionality of wealth taxes by deciding whether Congress may require taxpayers to pay their share of earnings from a foreign company, even if they received no dividends or income.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://rollcall.com/2023/06/26/supreme-court-to-decide-case-on-congressional-taxing-power/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ImzbnM8Qzu0WcN_5U1kvLqm_VziLNwj53oqygoUti07mvimQxv_Z36r3ww4gtrsT6RKl27TMCYoH4uJ-Veh1-js-b4zzOwQ$

Ex-CIA official highlights most frightening top secret docs pilfered by Trump: He made it clear that Trump’s actions were dangerous to national security.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rawstory.com/trump-mar-a-lago-documents-2661879728/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ImzbnM8Qzu0WcN_5U1kvLqm_VziLNwj53oqygoUti07mvimQxv_Z36r3ww4gtrsT6RKl27TMCYoH4uJ-Veh1-js-QijtSw1$

# LGBTQ / Gender
Sarah McBride Announces Bid to Become First Trans Member of Congress: Delaware Democrat Sarah McBride, who in 2020 became the nation’s first openly transgender state senator, is setting out to make history again, this time as the first out transgender person elected to Congress.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/lgbtq/4067743-sarah-mcbride-launches-house-bid-would-be-first-openly-trans-member-of-congress/*:*:text=Delaware*20Democrat*20Sarah*20McBride*2C*20who,transgender*20person*20elected*20to*20Congress__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSU!!On18fmf1aQ!1ImzbnM8Qzu0WcN_5U1kvLqm_VziLNwj53oqygoUti07mvimQxv_Z36r3ww4gtrsT6RKl27TMCYoH4uJ-Veh1-js-U0Mc23m$

Today marks 20 years since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Lawrence v. Texas that states could not criminalize homosexuality. We take a look at how the case started and where LGBTQ+ rights stand today: The U.S. Supreme Court paved the way for major civil rights victories for queer Americans in the 2003 decision that decriminalized homosexuality. But progress for LGBTQ+ people has been uneven.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2023/06/26/lawrence-v-texas-lgbtq-rights/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ImzbnM8Qzu0WcN_5U1kvLqm_VziLNwj53oqygoUti07mvimQxv_Z36r3ww4gtrsT6RKl27TMCYoH4uJ-Veh1-js-RDKMRWE$

# Media
Fox Host Claims Biden Admin Is ‘Drumming Up the Drama’ in Russia to Distract from Hunter Biden
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/fox-news-analyst-pours-cold-water-hunter-biden-allegations-1808842__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ImzbnM8Qzu0WcN_5U1kvLqm_VziLNwj53oqygoUti07mvimQxv_Z36r3ww4gtrsT6RKl27TMCYoH4uJ-Veh1-js-VyjWTeA$

# Medical / Health
After Roe v. Wade: dwindling US abortion access is harming health a year later: Researchers are monitoring the consequences of the Supreme Court abolishing the right to an abortion. People who experience pregnancy complications have been put in life-threatening situations because physicians couldn’t treat them. For example, people whose water breaks before the fetus is able to survive on its own have been sent home instead of being offered an abortion that can prevent dangerous infections.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-02083-w__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ImzbnM8Qzu0WcN_5U1kvLqm_VziLNwj53oqygoUti07mvimQxv_Z36r3ww4gtrsT6RKl27TMCYoH4uJ-Veh1-js-ZCA60oW$

Forget Samuel Alito. It was John Hart Ely’s work that really underpinned the decision that overturned Roe v. Wade this time last year: Caitlin B. Tully reevaluates Ely’s legacy, and explains why it matters enormously to what’s next for constitutional law.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/06/john-hart-ely-dobbs-roe-legacy.html?pay=1687818540758&support_journalism=please__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ImzbnM8Qzu0WcN_5U1kvLqm_VziLNwj53oqygoUti07mvimQxv_Z36r3ww4gtrsT6RKl27TMCYoH4uJ-Veh1-js-RilST1m$

19-1392 Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization: Supreme Court of the United States (.gov) Jun 24, 2022 — Held: The Constitution does not confer a right to abortion; Roe and Casey are overruled;
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/21pdf/19-1392_6j37.pdf__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ImzbnM8Qzu0WcN_5U1kvLqm_VziLNwj53oqygoUti07mvimQxv_Z36r3ww4gtrsT6RKl27TMCYoH4uJ-Veh1-js-efBdpsa$

# Medical Science
Organ Transplant Patients Can Die When Donors Aren’t Screened for This Parasitic Disease: Bob Naedele died after receiving a heart from a donor with Chagas disease. His death could have been prevented if the donor had been tested. The group that governs U.S. transplant policies is considering mandatory screening of at-risk donors.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/transplant-patients-risk-chagas-unscreened-organ-donors__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ImzbnM8Qzu0WcN_5U1kvLqm_VziLNwj53oqygoUti07mvimQxv_Z36r3ww4gtrsT6RKl27TMCYoH4uJ-Veh1-js-bRZsMbd$

Preventing Chagas disease in transplant recipients: Donor screening and recipient monitoring Trypanosoma cruzi, the parasite that causes Chagas disease, is most commonly transmitted to people by triatomine bugs. Vector-borne transmission of T. cruzi occurs mainly in rural areas of Latin America (South America, Central America, or Mexico). Chronic infection persists for life in the absence of treatment. Many infected individuals are asymptomatic and unaware that they have Chagas disease.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://optn.transplant.hrsa.gov/media/1169/chagas_disease_04-2015.pdf__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ImzbnM8Qzu0WcN_5U1kvLqm_VziLNwj53oqygoUti07mvimQxv_Z36r3ww4gtrsT6RKl27TMCYoH4uJ-Veh1-js-d3MTx6C$

A thawed rat organ frozen for 100 days was successfully transplanted in game-changing world first: In a world-first, researchers at the University of Minnesota successfully thawed and transplanted rat kidneys, marking a historic milestone in the preservation of mammalian organs. The rat kidneys had previously stayed in ultracold storage for a staggering 100 days.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.iflscience.com/organs-have-been-frozen-thawed-and-transplanted-for-the-first-time-69496__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ImzbnM8Qzu0WcN_5U1kvLqm_VziLNwj53oqygoUti07mvimQxv_Z36r3ww4gtrsT6RKl27TMCYoH4uJ-Veh1-js-ZCSVlQ3$

Breakthrough Reveals How Botox Infiltrates Brain Cells: Researchers discovered that a receptor called Synaptotagmin 1, in collaboration with two other receptors, helps Botox enter neurons. Once inside the neurons, Botox disrupts communication between nerves and muscle cells, causing paralysis.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2023/03/27/botox-alters-brain-activity-connected-to-emotions-study-says/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ImzbnM8Qzu0WcN_5U1kvLqm_VziLNwj53oqygoUti07mvimQxv_Z36r3ww4gtrsT6RKl27TMCYoH4uJ-Veh1-js-RuvP7NA$

# Military / Global
Paramilitaries Seize Police HQ in Sudan’s Capital; U.N. Warns Fighting Has Displaced 2.5 Million: U.N. Warns Fighting Has Displaced 2.5 Million. In Sudan, fighters with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces stormed the headquarters of a heavily armed police unit in Khartoum on Sunday, seizing stockpiles of weapons and ammunition
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.africanews.com/2023/06/26/sudan-in-khartoum-deadly-battle-for-the-police-headquarters/*__;Lw!!On18fmf1aQ!1ImzbnM8Qzu0WcN_5U1kvLqm_VziLNwj53oqygoUti07mvimQxv_Z36r3ww4gtrsT6RKl27TMCYoH4uJ-Veh1-js-Q4FBfsL$

Russian Warplanes Bomb Syria’s Idlib, Killing at Least 9 Civilians: More than 34 people were wounded in the bombings that also targeted a crowded market.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/6/25/at-least-nine-killed-in-russian-air-strikes-in-syrias-idlib__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ImzbnM8Qzu0WcN_5U1kvLqm_VziLNwj53oqygoUti07mvimQxv_Z36r3ww4gtrsT6RKl27TMCYoH4uJ-Veh1-js-VGp1G19$

# Space / UFO Disclosure / Other
Safran Electronics and Defense and Terran Orbital (NYSE: LLAP) announced they have signed a Memorandum of Agreement to study and validate the prerequisites for production of a new generation of electric propulsion systems for satellites in the United States, based on Safran’s PPSX00 plasma thruster.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Safran_and_Terran_Orbital_sign_a_MoA_to_produce_satellite_electric_propulsion_systems_in_US_999.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ImzbnM8Qzu0WcN_5U1kvLqm_VziLNwj53oqygoUti07mvimQxv_Z36r3ww4gtrsT6RKl27TMCYoH4uJ-Veh1-js-RSVq2YW$

Today we started planning at a location short of our intended drive end position. Mars has, once again, not read our script! Regular readers of this blog will have noticed lately that many reports start with some news about a shortened drive that didn’t quite complete, and that Abigail got really excited on June 20th, when three drives in a row had completed successfully. And that’s not the rover’s fault and of course also not the fault of our excellent engineers who try to navigate this extremely challenging terrain.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Not_Again_Mars_Sols_3868_3870_999.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ImzbnM8Qzu0WcN_5U1kvLqm_VziLNwj53oqygoUti07mvimQxv_Z36r3ww4gtrsT6RKl27TMCYoH4uJ-Veh1-js-cIfPiVb$

MAVEN stuns with ultraviolet views of Mars: MAVEN launched in November 2013 and entered Mars’ orbit in September 2014. The mission’s goal is to explore the planet’s upper atmosphere, ionosphere, and interactions with the Sun and solar wind to explore the loss of the Martian atmosphere to space. Understanding atmospheric loss gives scientists insight into the history of Mars’ atmosphere and climate, liquid water, and planetary habitability. The MAVEN team is preparing to celebrate the spacecraft’s 10th year at Mars in September 2024.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2023/nasa-s-maven-spacecraft-stuns-with-ultraviolet-views-of-red-planet/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ImzbnM8Qzu0WcN_5U1kvLqm_VziLNwj53oqygoUti07mvimQxv_Z36r3ww4gtrsT6RKl27TMCYoH4uJ-Veh1-js-U6Sivlo$

# Technology
If you thought fixing your car was expensive before, get ready…: For a long time, automakers have been trying to make it difficult if not illegal to fix your own car, truck, or SUV. The dream of too many in the industry is consumers having to go to a dealership service department for pretty much any maintenance or repair job, violating your right to repair or have an independent shop perform repairs. And it looks like the Biden Administration has just handed them the key to make that dream a reality.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/biden-administration-kills-repair-150033978.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ImzbnM8Qzu0WcN_5U1kvLqm_VziLNwj53oqygoUti07mvimQxv_Z36r3ww4gtrsT6RKl27TMCYoH4uJ-Veh1-js-SZ8M7NR$

# Water
Putting salt in tap water and drilling wells in parks: One city’s desperate quest to avoid running dry: Uruguay, grappling with a multi-year drought and high temperatures, is running dry. The situation has become so bad that residents are being forced to drink salty tap water and workers are drilling wells in the center of the capital to reach the water beneath the ground.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/25/americas/uruguay-water-crisis-climate-intl/index.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ImzbnM8Qzu0WcN_5U1kvLqm_VziLNwj53oqygoUti07mvimQxv_Z36r3ww4gtrsT6RKl27TMCYoH4uJ-Veh1-js-Ygg_A8F$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2023-06-25

Voices, The Peoples News

June 25, 2023
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Transportation / Industry
Multnomah County, Oregon is suing a lineup of fossil fuel companies, associations, and consulting firm McKinsey & Company: Despite a history of consulting for a long list of fossil fuel companies, this is the first time McKinsey & Company has been included as a defendant in a climate lawsuit.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.desmog.com/2023/06/22/oregon-county-sues-fossil-fuel-entities-and-enablers-for-contributing-to-deadly-2021-heatwave/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2wrqVyo_biFTjf1I3jrG8_r1XWypRCyf62sw4k7CQnwkBtbUwweuZg1sle5tWyE3xSrMaqTn_S7yybFiegLlBxt89gqiixxJ$

Train carrying ‘potential contaminants’ derails into the Yellowstone River: A train carrying “potential contaminants” derailed on Saturday into the Yellowstone River located in Montana. The train was going over a bridge that collapsed, resulting in the derailment. As of now the officials are unsure of what started the incident. The incident left multiple tankers in the Yellowstone River and decimated the railroad portion of the Yellowstone Twin River Bridges in Stillwater County, Montana.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/transportation/train-carrying-possible-contaminants-derails-yellowstone-river__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2wrqVyo_biFTjf1I3jrG8_r1XWypRCyf62sw4k7CQnwkBtbUwweuZg1sle5tWyE3xSrMaqTn_S7yybFiegLlBxt89gO4VERe$

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals
Beef Company CEO: ‘I’ll Shut Down the Company Before We Ship a Single Bag With mRNA-Injected Meat’: Quickly but quietly, Big Pharma and various state governments are working to inject beef and dairy cattle with mRNA “vaccines.” The practice has been happening with pork since 2018 and beef is next on the agenda. Jason Nelson, CEO of Whole Cows, has been watching the developments closely.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thelibertydaily.com/beef-company-ceo-ill-shut-down-the-company-before-we-ship-a-single-bag-with-mrna-injected-meat/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2wrqVyo_biFTjf1I3jrG8_r1XWypRCyf62sw4k7CQnwkBtbUwweuZg1sle5tWyE3xSrMaqTn_S7yybFiegLlBxt89m2eSfYq$

# Food Recalls / Alerts
Frozen Berries Sold at Costco, HEB, and Walmart Recalled: The fruit may be contaminated with hepatitis A.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.consumerreports.org/health/food-recalls/frozen-berries-recalled-due-to-risk-of-hepatitis-a-a2836674759/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2wrqVyo_biFTjf1I3jrG8_r1XWypRCyf62sw4k7CQnwkBtbUwweuZg1sle5tWyE3xSrMaqTn_S7yybFiegLlBxt89sASzput$

# Gov / Politics / Global
Biggest Story of the Year and the Media Ignored It
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXJCI5uFOaA__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2wrqVyo_biFTjf1I3jrG8_r1XWypRCyf62sw4k7CQnwkBtbUwweuZg1sle5tWyE3xSrMaqTn_S7yybFiegLlBxt89ueL50ce$

Russian military units currently are deployed, uninvited and unwanted, in Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova. As Russia’s massing of military power near Ukraine prompted a crisis, President Vladimir Putin has demanded legally-binding security guarantees for Russia.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2021/12/21/russias-draft-agreements-with-nato-and-the-united-states-intended-for-rejection/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2wrqVyo_biFTjf1I3jrG8_r1XWypRCyf62sw4k7CQnwkBtbUwweuZg1sle5tWyE3xSrMaqTn_S7yybFiegLlBxt89k5syDDx$

# Gov / Politics
How pardoning extremists undermines the rule of law: The promise of pardons to offer criminal sanctuary likely undermines the rule of law and increases the risks of political violence. In the past 10 years, there has been an increase in far-right political violence in the United States. While scholars have pointed to several possible reasons, and often, combinations of explanations, the trend is clear.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/how-pardoning-extremists-undermines-the-rule-of-law-207272__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2wrqVyo_biFTjf1I3jrG8_r1XWypRCyf62sw4k7CQnwkBtbUwweuZg1sle5tWyE3xSrMaqTn_S7yybFiegLlBxt89pFIqCsV$

Ron DeSantis Is Playing Fast and Loose With Campaign Finance Laws: The GOP presidential hopeful appears to be pioneering all sorts of ways to flout federal campaign finance law, both to goose his coffers and to allow his supposedly independent super PAC to run core elements of his campaign. The most glaring example? Using $82.5 million from his state-level super PAC, which was created to support his gubernatorial ambitions, to juice his national run.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/06/ron-desantis-super-pac-campaign-donations.html?pay=1687620095226&support_journalism=please__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2wrqVyo_biFTjf1I3jrG8_r1XWypRCyf62sw4k7CQnwkBtbUwweuZg1sle5tWyE3xSrMaqTn_S7yybFiegLlBxt89kpjZzfz$

1 Year After ‘Dobbs,’ We Must Build Movements to Defeat Anti-Abortion Extremists: We can’t count on courts, the Democrats or nonprofits to defend abortion, we must mobilize ourselves to fight for it.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/1-year-after-dobbs-we-must-build-movements-to-defeat-anti-abortion-extremists/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2wrqVyo_biFTjf1I3jrG8_r1XWypRCyf62sw4k7CQnwkBtbUwweuZg1sle5tWyE3xSrMaqTn_S7yybFiegLlBxt89s-yoU3q$

Whistleblower Who Exposed Biden Bribery Scheme Found Dead: New reports reveal the Burisma whistleblower that exposed the Biden bribery scheme has been found dead. Sean Hannity reported, “A Burisma whistleblower, wife of former Burisma owner Mykola Lisin who died under mysterious circumstances years ago, has been found dead.” The whistleblower was reportedly an accountant for Burisma’s “offshore bank accounts” and was ready to give up all the offshore accounts that included the Biden family’s account.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://dailytruthreport.com/breaking-whistleblower-who-exposed-biden-bribery-scheme-found-dead/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2wrqVyo_biFTjf1I3jrG8_r1XWypRCyf62sw4k7CQnwkBtbUwweuZg1sle5tWyE3xSrMaqTn_S7yybFiegLlBxt89jWZ9mUF$

# Medical / Health
First States to Enact Abortion Bans Have One Thing in Common: “The states that were the quickest to enact abortion bans are the same states with the worst rates of maternal mortality,” Timmaraju explains.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/first-states-to-enact-abortion-bans-have-one-thing-in-common*:*:text=**BThe*20states*20that*20were*20the,maternal*20mortality*2C**C20Timmaraju*20explains__;I37igJwlJSUlJSXigJ0lJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!2wrqVyo_biFTjf1I3jrG8_r1XWypRCyf62sw4k7CQnwkBtbUwweuZg1sle5tWyE3xSrMaqTn_S7yybFiegLlBxt89rsLk8w6$

As Biden rallies for abortion rights, conservatives a mile away are pushing a 15-week national ban: President Joe Biden is warning that Republicans seeking a nationwide ban on abortion won’t stop there. “We will not let the most personal of decisions fall into the hands of politicians,” he said. “Make no mistake, this election is about freedom on the ballot once again.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/biden-endorsements-3-abortion-rights-groups-democrats-bank-100326756__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2wrqVyo_biFTjf1I3jrG8_r1XWypRCyf62sw4k7CQnwkBtbUwweuZg1sle5tWyE3xSrMaqTn_S7yybFiegLlBxt89hqnwl9_$

‘Torture’: Texas abortion law means woman has to continue pregnancy despite fatal anomaly: Kylie Beaton’s doctors agreed mom was at risk but their hands were tied legally. Dr. Carrie Rouse, an OB-GYN and maternal fetal medicine specialist, said she has only come across five cases. Beaton’s 28-week ultrasound shows the severity of her baby’s anomaly. “The inside appears very empty,” said Rouse, who is not treating Beaton, but looked at her ultrasound. “The normal brain structures that we would see, are not there where they normally would be. Very few outliers are able to survive up to a year and the level of intervention needed for babies with this condition to survive is extremely high; they often need mechanical ventilation or a life support machine, multiple medications and repeated lab draws, Rouse said.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://abc7ny.com/texas-abortion-bans-laws-kylie-beaton-woman-forced-to-carry-nonviable-pregnancy-term/12981915/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2wrqVyo_biFTjf1I3jrG8_r1XWypRCyf62sw4k7CQnwkBtbUwweuZg1sle5tWyE3xSrMaqTn_S7yybFiegLlBxt89p-4aO_L$

One Year After the Fall of Roe, Republicans Are Full Steam Ahead With National Abortion Ban: The House GOP is expected to introduce a 15 week ban, while Mike Pence has called on all GOP presidential candidates to support a federal ban on the procedure. Conservatives are finding out the hard way that abortion isn’t a 50-50 issue anymore.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2023/04/08/republican-party-abortion-trap-00091088__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2wrqVyo_biFTjf1I3jrG8_r1XWypRCyf62sw4k7CQnwkBtbUwweuZg1sle5tWyE3xSrMaqTn_S7yybFiegLlBxt89gii-8ZJ$

Doctors and Hospitals May Face Malpractice Lawsuits for Denying Abortion Care: Experts predict providers who refuse patients abortion care under state bans will face a wave of malpractice lawsuits.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-physician-relationships/denied-abortion-care-could-spur-more-malpractice-suits-experts-say.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2wrqVyo_biFTjf1I3jrG8_r1XWypRCyf62sw4k7CQnwkBtbUwweuZg1sle5tWyE3xSrMaqTn_S7yybFiegLlBxt89gwADz3U$

5 Texas women denied abortions sue the state, saying the bans put them in danger: “We’re talking about people who are in medical emergencies, who need urgent medical care and whose physicians are too scared to provide that care because of the state’s laws and because of the state’s failure to provide any clarification around what its law means.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/2023/03/07/1161486096/abortion-texas-lawsuit-women-sue-dobbs__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2wrqVyo_biFTjf1I3jrG8_r1XWypRCyf62sw4k7CQnwkBtbUwweuZg1sle5tWyE3xSrMaqTn_S7yybFiegLlBxt89tbhTrRc$

Biden Issues Executive Order Seeking to Improve Access to Birth Control: “Contraception is an essential component of reproductive health care,” a press release from the White House said.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.axios.com/2023/06/23/biden-executive-order-birth-control-roe__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2wrqVyo_biFTjf1I3jrG8_r1XWypRCyf62sw4k7CQnwkBtbUwweuZg1sle5tWyE3xSrMaqTn_S7yybFiegLlBxt89jhAB-9l$

Wyoming Judge Blocks State’s Ban on Abortion Medication: No other state has an explicit ban on abortion medication, which is the most-used abortion method in the U.S: The law was to take effect on July 1. It is the only state law that specifically outlaws the most common abortion method in the country. A Wyoming judge on Thursday temporarily blocked the first state law specifically banning the use of pills for abortion, the most common method in the country
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/2023/06/23/1183924567/judge-temporarily-blocks-wyomings-1st-in-the-nation-abortion-pill-ban__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2wrqVyo_biFTjf1I3jrG8_r1XWypRCyf62sw4k7CQnwkBtbUwweuZg1sle5tWyE3xSrMaqTn_S7yybFiegLlBxt89pe__k9f$

# Military / DOD
As Media and Military Hawks Push War With China, Cuba Is Caught in the Crossfire: The Wall Street Journal made alarmist reports on a new Chinese “spy base” in Cuba. It was actually nothing of the sort.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/as-media-and-military-hawks-push-war-with-china-cuba-is-caught-in-the-crossfire/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2wrqVyo_biFTjf1I3jrG8_r1XWypRCyf62sw4k7CQnwkBtbUwweuZg1sle5tWyE3xSrMaqTn_S7yybFiegLlBxt89mXKx8Qr$

Who will start the war with China? Unintended Escalation Could Lead to War with China, Experts Say: The risk of war with China is increasing, experts said May 1. The most likely cause: a U.S.-Chinese conflagration in the Taiwan Strait that could spiral out of control. “The prospects for war are growing,” Bonnie Glaser, director of the Trans-Pacific program of the German Marshall Fund of the U.S. said during a Brookings Institution webinar.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.airandspaceforces.com/escalation-china-war-taiwan-strait/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2wrqVyo_biFTjf1I3jrG8_r1XWypRCyf62sw4k7CQnwkBtbUwweuZg1sle5tWyE3xSrMaqTn_S7yybFiegLlBxt89hLPakQF$

# Military / Global
Feud Between Moscow and Wagner Group Turns to All-Out War: Yevgeny Prigozhin has vowed to take ‘revenge’ after accusing Russia’s military of targeting his forces in a rocket attack. Russia investigates Wagner chief for ‘armed mutiny’ after call for attack on military https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/jun/23/russia-ukraine-war-live-russia-investigates-mutiny-as-wagner-chief-says-evil-military-leaders-must-be-stopped__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2wrqVyo_biFTjf1I3jrG8_r1XWypRCyf62sw4k7CQnwkBtbUwweuZg1sle5tWyE3xSrMaqTn_S7yybFiegLlBxt89keVhNoN$

Update: Putin Blamed “ARMED COUP” Attempt in Russia by Wagner’s Boss now under FSB Investigations. Tanks on Streets: Putin signed a law allowing 30-day detention for violating martial law. Yevgeny Prigozhin released a Harsh Speech vs Russian Defense Ministry as a Traitor now Working fo NATO!
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2023/06/wagners-boss-like-a-traitor-now-working-fo-nato/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2wrqVyo_biFTjf1I3jrG8_r1XWypRCyf62sw4k7CQnwkBtbUwweuZg1sle5tWyE3xSrMaqTn_S7yybFiegLlBxt89uhRUUu3$

Here’s how NATO trainers sent Ukrainian troops to their deaths in this month’s counteroffensive against Russia: Senator Lyndsey Graham is not alone in aspiring to continue the Russian-Ukrainian conflict until Kiev runs out of cannon fodder.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rt.com/russia/578411-nato-ukraine-counteroffensive-training/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2wrqVyo_biFTjf1I3jrG8_r1XWypRCyf62sw4k7CQnwkBtbUwweuZg1sle5tWyE3xSrMaqTn_S7yybFiegLlBxt89hRfVsMx$

# Pharmaceuticals / Drugs
U.S. charges Chinese companies, executives with illicit fentanyl trafficking: The U.S. Justice Department on Friday filed criminal charges against four Chinese chemical manufacturing companies and eight individuals over allegations they illegally trafficked the chemicals used to make fentanyl, a highly addictive painkiller. Chinese officials have countered that the US is shifting blame for what is a domestic opioid addiction crisis.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/6/23/us-charges-chinese-companies-with-trafficking-fentanyl-materials__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2wrqVyo_biFTjf1I3jrG8_r1XWypRCyf62sw4k7CQnwkBtbUwweuZg1sle5tWyE3xSrMaqTn_S7yybFiegLlBxt89nmjIBa9$

# Weather
Texas Cities Set Temperature Records in Unremitting Heat Wave: Readings in Laredo, Del Rio, San Angelo and Junction were the highest ever recorded, while Corpus Christi logged an all-time-high heat index of 125 degrees. Forecasters warn that no relief is in sight this month.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/21062023/texas-heat-wave-records-climate-change/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2wrqVyo_biFTjf1I3jrG8_r1XWypRCyf62sw4k7CQnwkBtbUwweuZg1sle5tWyE3xSrMaqTn_S7yybFiegLlBxt89uP9Gpwz$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2023-06-23

Voices, The Peoples News

June 23, 2023
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

# Indigenous
Fleecing in Indian Country: An undercovered SCOTUS decision brushes against Native sovereign immunity, also potentially snuffs out loopholes exploited by payday lenders. The question of whether businesses nominally affiliated with Native tribes can escape bankruptcy law went all the way to the Supreme Court; SCOTUS said no in an 8-1 decision, the lone dissenter being Justice Neil Gorsuch, who has developed a reputation as the Court’s most ardent Native rights supporter.
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Navajo Nation Just Got Hosed by the Supreme Court, Again: “In short, the 1868 treaty did not impose a duty on the United States to take affirmative steps to secure water for the Tribe, including the steps requested by the Navajos here, such as determining the water needs of the Tribe, providing an accounting, or developing a plan to secure the needed water,” Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote in his majority opinion, which was joined by Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, and Amy Coney Barrett.
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# Indigenous / Global
As Newtok, Alaska, crumbles, residents are left in a dangerous limbo: The land in Newtok is water-logged, unstable and unlivable, and it’s been eroding into the Ninglick River for decades, an inch here, a few feet there. In fall 2022, a massive storm began in the Pacific Ocean and devoured more than 30 feet of land between the public school and the river’s edge. The storm exacerbated problems that are forcing the community to undertake one of the country’s first climate-change driven relocation projects: a village-wide move from Newtok to Mertarvik.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.hcn.org/issues/55.7/north-climate-change-as-newtok-alaska-crumbles-residents-are-left-in-a-dangerous-limbo__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yubY4pqLmhAWAMr6otrF_uZLa-UwPeDScAaBHinBT7cVfsSEMKJ-2CrI14SYST3FuB8mPO1ATK-IfPj2V960vfjMDQ_hUSj5$

# Border / Immigration / Migrants
Lifelong GOPer fears DeSantis will ‘destroy’ Florida businesses as anti-immigrant law sparks mass exodus: The new law places harsh restrictions on undocumented immigrants. Following right-wing lawmakers’ passage of Senate Bill 1718, thousands of working-class immigrants, including many who are residing lawfully in the U.S., have opted to leave Florida. The new law places harsh restrictions on undocumented immigrants.
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# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
Global ‘pandemic treaty’: Nations wrestle with how to fairly share virus data: Researchers say a plan is needed to ensure countries aren’t being exploited, if the world is to prevent the next pandemic. Negotiators met to discuss the latest draft of a ‘pandemic treaty,’ an agreement among countries worldwide about how to best respond to the next massive outbreak.
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‘Criminal’: “Confidential” documents released by BioNTech to the European Medicines Agency reveal tens of thousands of serious adverse events and thousands of deaths among people who received the Pfizer-BioNTech mRNA COVID-19 vaccine during a time period when the vaccine makers insisted they saw no “safety signals.”
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# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
Senate Appropriators Set Up Funding Clash With House: The Senate Appropriations Committee on Thursday approved funding levels for fiscal year 2024 in line with the caps established under the recent bipartisan deal to raise the debt limit. “The disagreement is a significant setback for the appropriations process, as the Senate will ultimately require 60 votes, meaning bipartisan support, to advance spending bills and avoid a shutdown this fall.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/4062629-senate-appropriators-set-higher-funding-levels-than-house-setting-up-standoff/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yubY4pqLmhAWAMr6otrF_uZLa-UwPeDScAaBHinBT7cVfsSEMKJ-2CrI14SYST3FuB8mPO1ATK-IfPj2V960vfjMDaJzt5tF$

# Employment / Labor
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Transportation / Industry Carbon Credit Market Seizes On a New Opportunity, Plugging Oil and Gas Wells: A wave of new companies are crafting financial incentives to block emissions from wells that are near the end of their life spans—and orphaned wells with no clear owners. Yet doubts persist about project oversight and the ethos of the market.
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Methane Activists in Richmond Detect Potentially Dangerous Gas Leaks: Guided by a fistful of documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, Lee Williams sniffed the smell of rotten eggs on Grove Avenue earlier this month, took out a methane tracking device and registered a “100 percent” reading, meaning a single lit match could ignite a blaze on the street.
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In New Record, Solar and Wind Generated More Electricity Than Coal for First 5 Months of Year: Solar and wind power generation has set a new record, with more power generated from those renewables than coal for the first five months of 2023, according to Energy Information Administration (EIA) data, as CBS News reported.
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# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure Iowa Meteorologist Quits Over Climate Coverage Death Threat: Chris Gloninger received multiple harassing emails, including one that labeled his coverage, ‘liberal conspiracy theory’ and ‘nothing but a Biden hoax.’
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/entertainment/television/2023/06/21/kcci-meteorologist-chris-gloninger-leaving-tv-station-death-threat-ptsd-diagnosis-climate-change/70343855007/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yubY4pqLmhAWAMr6otrF_uZLa-UwPeDScAaBHinBT7cVfsSEMKJ-2CrI14SYST3FuB8mPO1ATK-IfPj2V960vfjMDfJLz3PL$

Inside Manchin’s war with Biden: Sen. Joe Manchin has been at war with the administration for months over its implementation of last year’s landmark climate law. He is even accusing President Joe Biden of breaking a promise to him. “They’re going to try to screw me,” the West Virginia Democrat said earlier this year of White House officials.
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Heads of state meet in Paris to lay the groundwork for this year’s United Nations climate summit, focusing on a loss and damage fund for climate-vulnerable countries.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/23/governments-paris-summit-finalise-climate-finance-roadmap?utm_medium=email__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yubY4pqLmhAWAMr6otrF_uZLa-UwPeDScAaBHinBT7cVfsSEMKJ-2CrI14SYST3FuB8mPO1ATK-IfPj2V960vfjMDVzcjisE$

An Oregon county files a lawsuit seeking nearly $52 billion from 17 oil and gas companies for allegedly contributing to the 2021 heat dome event that killed 97 people in the state.
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Stronger Endangered Species Act Protections Proposed by USFWS, NOAA: Three newly proposed regulations from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) would reverse rules made during Donald Trump’s presidency that removed protections under the Endangered Species Act.
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# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure / Global Climate Diplomats lose cool over money: Belize is an idyllic country surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and rainforests. But it expressed frustration that developing nations cannot fulfill promises to provide money dedicated to preserving such beauty. At least $100 billion is required to save the rainforests, which are natural carbon dioxide vacuums.
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Forecasted El Niño Could Cost $3-Trillion in Losses Globally: A new study shows that the El Niño weather cycle packs a heavy financial punch. “The primary reason for these high costs is that the effect of El Niño is persistent. It hits and lasts for a while.”
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The Atlantification of the Arctic Ocean Is Underway: The discovery of a tiny fish far from its normal range is a poignant reminder of the changes that are already happening. The Arctic Ocean is warming quickly, the Fram Strait is nearly 2 degrees Celsius warmer than it was in 1900. But Atlantification is about more than rising temperatures: It’s a process that is reshaping the physical and chemical conditions of the Arctic Ocean.
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# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals
Texas lowers barrier for food stamps, but many still won’t qualify: Although SNAP is a federal program that allows families access to food stamps, each state can set different requirements for eligibility. Texas looks at a household’s income but also factors in the value of a household’s cars, known as the vehicle asset test. The current SNAP policy in Texas, which was set in 2001, disqualified applicants whose primary vehicle was valued at $15,000 or more and had additional vehicles valued at $4,650 or more.
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# General News
Acouple shopping at a Bed Bath & Beyond store in Toledo, Ohio, said that a shop employee called the police on them for allegedly having ‘too many high ticket items’ in their shopping cart, thinking they were trying to shoplift them. The couple are Black. Lamar Richards was shopping with his partner at the Toledo store on June 16 after the two just purchased their first home.
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# Gov / Politics / Global
A deepening of US-India economic ties was central to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Washington DC visit, which was capped with a state dinner last night. US and India to announce defense and technology agreements. Activists’ concerns linger about human rights under Modi
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Russia’s Showcase Economic Forum Is Now a Charade: The excessive optimism of Putin and his ministers smacks of an attempt to convince not even mythical investors so much as themselves that business as usual is possible, and even compatible with their threats to unleash nuclear war.
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# Gov / Politics
Ex-GOP Rep. Will Hurd Announces He’s Running for President: He vowed that he wouldn’t be “afraid of Donald Trump.” Former Texas Congressman Will Hurd announced he’s running for president on CBS Mornings Thursday. “This morning, I filed to be the Republican nominee for president of the United States,” Hurd told CBS Mornings.
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Rick Scott Reportedly Looking to Join 2024 Presidential Race: It would make him the fourth GOP presidential candidate from Florida. Scott is now the junior senator from Florida and DeSantis is sitting in the governor’s office in Tallahassee, having capitalized on an endorsement from Donald Trump himself to bury Putnam in the primary and squeak to victory in the general election. But if anything, the rivalry between DeSantis and Scott has only intensified.
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There is no legal reason the US shouldn’t supply cluster bombs to Ukraine, but that doesn’t make it morally right: The U.S. has been here before. It provided Saudi Arabia with cluster munitions, which contain bomblets that can scatter across a wide area, often not exploding until later, during the kingdom’s military intervention in Yemen. Washington suspended sales of cluster bombs to the Saudis in 2016 following mounting concern over the toll they were taking on civilian lives. But the U.S. is still holding out from joining more than 120 nations that have signed an international ban on cluster bombs.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/there-is-no-legal-reason-the-us-shouldnt-supply-cluster-bombs-to-ukraine-but-that-doesnt-make-it-morally-right-207717__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yubY4pqLmhAWAMr6otrF_uZLa-UwPeDScAaBHinBT7cVfsSEMKJ-2CrI14SYST3FuB8mPO1ATK-IfPj2V960vfjMDYddEpVz$

California Representative Adam Schiff became the 25th member of the House of Representatives to be censured, over his leading role in the investigations of former President Donald Trump’s alleged ties to Russia. I just left the House floor, where the SECOND McCarthy backed effort to censure me for holding Donald Trump accountable just passed. The GOP is completely unhinged and beholden to Donald Trump. But make no mistake, this will not stop me from holding Trump and his accomplices accountable.
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s presidential run gets support from Wall Street veteran Omeed Malik: While these people said Kennedy didn’t pitch himself as a candidate, his attendance at the dinner represents another way to beef up his presence in the political conversation
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The Great Reset? Learn about the Great Reset, its ramifications for America, and pro-freedom alternatives completely free. In 2020, members of the world’s elite met at the World Economic Forum and launched the Great Reset initiative to transform the world economy. Klaus Schwab, the founder and executive director of the Forum, wrote, “Every country, from the United States to China, must participate, and every industry, from oil and gas to tech, must be transformed. In short, we need a ‘Great Reset’ of capitalism.” The Great Reset is not new but premised on old and dangerous ideologies.
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House Freedom Caucus might boot MTG: House Freedom Caucus faces an internal purge. At least two hardliners have discussed trying to boot members who no longer meet the group’s standards, according to Republicans with knowledge of the talks. The lawmakers declined to name who’s behind the ouster calls, underscoring the sensitivity of the situation.
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Pro-RFK Jr. Super PAC has deep ties to Marjorie Taylor Greene, George Santos: The Super PAC is one example of the nominally Democratic candidate running a campaign that’s awash in support from backers of Donald Trump https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/fda-new-drugs-type-2-diabetes-kids/?utm_source=luminate&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=defender&utm_id=20230623__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yubY4pqLmhAWAMr6otrF_uZLa-UwPeDScAaBHinBT7cVfsSEMKJ-2CrI14SYST3FuB8mPO1ATK-IfPj2V960vfjMDb3HMbvr$

Kevin McCarthy, Who Bashed Trump After Jan. 6., Now Backs Effort To Expunge Impeachments: Speaking to reporters while exiting the Capitol on Friday, McCarthy said that he felt it was “appropriate” to expunge the impeachments “because it never should have gone through.” Trump was impeached twice over the course of his presidency.
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# Law Enforcment
Beyond Wonderland 2023 Shooting: The Dance Music Community Reacts: Attendees detail ‘chaos’ of shooting, ‘I’m not OK.: June 17 shooting at The Gorge Amphitheatre has left two dead and others injured, but left more questioning the violation of what felt like a safe, communal space. Our staff worked in close coordination with local authorities to secure the area, while also preserving it for investigators to conduct their work in a smaller, isolated section.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/beyond-wonderland-2023-shooting-dance-community-reactions-1235357183/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yubY4pqLmhAWAMr6otrF_uZLa-UwPeDScAaBHinBT7cVfsSEMKJ-2CrI14SYST3FuB8mPO1ATK-IfPj2V960vfjMDeMUFXLp$

Atlanta’s Attack on Cop City Protesters Should Be a Warning to Us All: The fight against the militarized police training center dubbed ‘Cop City’ is one of the great struggles of our time. The ongoing attack on the network of environmental and abolitionist activists in Atlanta should make all people concerned with the right to protest, the future of the environment and the rise of militarized police forces take notice.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/atlantas-attack-on-cop-city-protesters-should-be-a-warning-to-us-all/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yubY4pqLmhAWAMr6otrF_uZLa-UwPeDScAaBHinBT7cVfsSEMKJ-2CrI14SYST3FuB8mPO1ATK-IfPj2V960vfjMDY1KARTC$

# Legal / DOJ
Federal prosecutors recommend a 16-20 year prison sentence for former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder based on his role in a $61 million corruption scheme that caused ‘immeasurable damage to the institution of democracy in Ohio.’
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/politics/2023/06/22/feds-recommend-16-20-year-sentence-for-larry-householder-in-corruption-case/70340403007/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yubY4pqLmhAWAMr6otrF_uZLa-UwPeDScAaBHinBT7cVfsSEMKJ-2CrI14SYST3FuB8mPO1ATK-IfPj2V960vfjMDXqdaunn$

Biden DOJ ran interference for first son Hunter in tax fraud probe, IRS whistleblowers say in bombshell testimony: Two IRS whistleblowers told Congress in closed-door testimony released Thursday that the Justice Department waged a coverup in the tax fraud investigation of first son Hunter Biden, revealing stunning details of alleged interference and new evidence indicating President Biden was involved in his son’s foreign dealings.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2023/06/22/irs-whistleblowers-say-doj-covered-up-hunter-biden-tax-fraud/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yubY4pqLmhAWAMr6otrF_uZLa-UwPeDScAaBHinBT7cVfsSEMKJ-2CrI14SYST3FuB8mPO1ATK-IfPj2V960vfjMDeQMDVmT$

A former FBI intelligence analyst who was found to have classified materials in her bathroom, just like the ex-president, was sentenced this week to nearly four years in prison by a Missouri federal judge
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A former FBI analyst was just sentenced to prison for the same Espionage Act crimes Trump is charged with in Mar-a-Lago case: The on-point Kingsbury case shows that the former president faces the real prospect of going to prison if convicted of these Espionage Act charges (and there are 31 of those counts in his case).
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/a-former-fbi-analyst-was-just-sentenced-to-prison-for-the-same-espionage-act-crimes-trump-is-charged-with-in-mar-a-lago-case/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yubY4pqLmhAWAMr6otrF_uZLa-UwPeDScAaBHinBT7cVfsSEMKJ-2CrI14SYST3FuB8mPO1ATK-IfPj2V960vfjMDXubWIhL$

The January 6 Case Against Trump Is ‘a Shark Beneath the Water’: CBS News reporter Robert Costa breaks down the former president’s legal mess, and explains how things could get much worse.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/06/january-6-case-against-trump__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yubY4pqLmhAWAMr6otrF_uZLa-UwPeDScAaBHinBT7cVfsSEMKJ-2CrI14SYST3FuB8mPO1ATK-IfPj2V960vfjMDckYUyxj$

Trump lawyers quit classified documents case: Two lawyers who represented Donald Trump in the months before the former president was indicted on federal charges over his handling of classified documents quit working for him.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnbc.com/2023/06/09/trump-lawyers-quit-classified-documents-case.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yubY4pqLmhAWAMr6otrF_uZLa-UwPeDScAaBHinBT7cVfsSEMKJ-2CrI14SYST3FuB8mPO1ATK-IfPj2V960vfjMDcAZRrXS$

How will Trump’s lawyers handle his federal indictment? Legal experts predict these strategies will be key: CBS News legal analyst Rikki Klieman says Trump’s defense strategy will be to delay. “Defense always looks at delay, delay, delay, and Donald Trump is the champion of delay,” she said, “At the same time, you’re going to see motion upon motion to dismiss this case because that’s the only place that they could put their eggs in that basket.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-arraignment-what-is-next-step-defense-attorneys-legal-strategy/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yubY4pqLmhAWAMr6otrF_uZLa-UwPeDScAaBHinBT7cVfsSEMKJ-2CrI14SYST3FuB8mPO1ATK-IfPj2V960vfjMDapejZWM$

Inside the Implosion of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Legal Team: At a time of peak legal peril for the former president, his attorneys had the knives out, for each other
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/donald-trump-indictment-maralago-legal-team-implosion-1234769596/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yubY4pqLmhAWAMr6otrF_uZLa-UwPeDScAaBHinBT7cVfsSEMKJ-2CrI14SYST3FuB8mPO1ATK-IfPj2V960vfjMDbErl_h0$

Prosecutors turn over grand jury testimony to Trump’s team in documents case: Prosecutors turned over unclassified discovery materials to former President Donald Trump’s legal team, including grand jury testimony from his valet.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/4062258-doj-mar-a-lago-grand-jury-testimony-trump/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yubY4pqLmhAWAMr6otrF_uZLa-UwPeDScAaBHinBT7cVfsSEMKJ-2CrI14SYST3FuB8mPO1ATK-IfPj2V960vfjMDcf-dkFB$

What changed skeptical prosecutors’ minds in Trump docs case: When prosecutors got a tape of a meeting at Trump’s golf club in New Jersey, it reportedly pushed the case over the edge. In the tape, detailed in Trump’s eventual indictment, the ex-president allegedly brandished a classified Pentagon document and confessed he knew it hadn’t been declassified. Trump has insisted he didn’t know “anything about it” and that “everything I did was right.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-tape-was-turning-point-for-skeptical-prosecutors-in-docs-case-report__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yubY4pqLmhAWAMr6otrF_uZLa-UwPeDScAaBHinBT7cVfsSEMKJ-2CrI14SYST3FuB8mPO1ATK-IfPj2V960vfjMDSs1gS4T$

# Medical / Health
Why millions of Americans are losing Medicaid coverage: At least 1.5 million Americans lost Medicaid coverage in April, May and the first three weeks of June 2023, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation, a nonprofit that tracks health data. The federal government has estimated that 15 million people will lose their coverage, including 5.3 million children, by mid-2024 due to the end of the continuous enrollment policy.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/more-than-1-5-million-americans-lost-medicaid-coverage-in-the-spring-of-2023-due-to-the-end-of-pandemic-policies-and-paperwork-problems-208146__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yubY4pqLmhAWAMr6otrF_uZLa-UwPeDScAaBHinBT7cVfsSEMKJ-2CrI14SYST3FuB8mPO1ATK-IfPj2V960vfjMDZDudaz1$

A Year Without Roe: Cascade Of Bans, Legal Fights Shape Abortion Access: In the year since the Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization “dropped a nuclear bomb into public health,” as one expert said, the U.S. has become a patchwork of state laws banning or expanding access to abortion.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.americanprogress.org/article/a-year-after-the-supreme-court-overturned-roe-v-wade-trends-in-state-abortion-laws-have-emerged/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yubY4pqLmhAWAMr6otrF_uZLa-UwPeDScAaBHinBT7cVfsSEMKJ-2CrI14SYST3FuB8mPO1ATK-IfPj2V960vfjMDbmciSqz$

Family physicians lobby Congress for more Medicare pay and less red tape: Family doctors from across the country met with members of Congress to advocate for legislation that would increase physician Medicare payments, cut administrative roadblocks to treatment and address a “worsening primary care physician shortage.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2023/06/family-physicians-lobbying-congress-for-more-medicare-pay-and-less-red-tape/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yubY4pqLmhAWAMr6otrF_uZLa-UwPeDScAaBHinBT7cVfsSEMKJ-2CrI14SYST3FuB8mPO1ATK-IfPj2V960vfjMDTcujRZF$

FDA Approves 2 New Diabetes Drugs for Kids; Critic Says Clinical Trial Sample Was ‘Shockingly Low’: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration this week approved two drugs to treat Type 2 diabetes for children ages 10 and up, but critics accused the agency of failing to address the disease’s root cause and of approving the drugs on the basis of a clinical trial sample too small to adequately assess the drugs’
potential side effects.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/fda-new-drugs-type-2-diabetes-kids/?utm_source=luminate&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=defender&utm_id=20230623__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yubY4pqLmhAWAMr6otrF_uZLa-UwPeDScAaBHinBT7cVfsSEMKJ-2CrI14SYST3FuB8mPO1ATK-IfPj2V960vfjMDb3HMbvr$

# Military / Global
Declassified files expose British role in NATO’s Gladio terror armies: Newly declassified British files shed disturbing light on the origins and internal workings of Operation Gladio, a covert NATO plot deploying fascist terror militias across Italy. Have spies in London applied these lessons in Ukraine?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thegrayzone.com/2023/06/19/files-british-natos-secret-terror-armies/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yubY4pqLmhAWAMr6otrF_uZLa-UwPeDScAaBHinBT7cVfsSEMKJ-2CrI14SYST3FuB8mPO1ATK-IfPj2V960vfjMDaAiRW97$

Taiwan military aid granted by once-reluctant appropriators: After their initial hesitance, House Republican appropriators are funding Taiwan military aid as grants via the State Department. When Congress approved up to $2 billion in Taiwan military aid per year via the fiscal 2023 National Defense Authorization Act, appropriators balked.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.defensenews.com/congress/budget/2023/06/22/taiwan-military-aid-granted-by-once-reluctant-appropriators/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yubY4pqLmhAWAMr6otrF_uZLa-UwPeDScAaBHinBT7cVfsSEMKJ-2CrI14SYST3FuB8mPO1ATK-IfPj2V960vfjMDQ4UfbVd$

# Science
After decades of debate, FDA moves to regulate in-house lab tests: So-called lab-developed tests, which are created and used within a single lab, have long avoided scrutiny by the Food and Drug Administration. But as the tests become increasingly popular, including for prenatal screening. Despite accuracy concerns, some critical lab tests avoid federal scrutiny. Now the FDA is taking steps to change that.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://undark.org/2023/06/20/fda-lab-developed-prenatal-screening-tests/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yubY4pqLmhAWAMr6otrF_uZLa-UwPeDScAaBHinBT7cVfsSEMKJ-2CrI14SYST3FuB8mPO1ATK-IfPj2V960vfjMDaY-N-Sc$

# Security
The Case for Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Reform: Q & A: US Warrantless Surveillance Under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. The law enables the National Security Agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and other US bodies to gather and/or search private communications without a warrant. This surveillance affects people both within the United States and in other countries. Given our nation’s history of abusing its surveillance authorities, and the secrecy surrounding the program, we should be concerned that Section 702 is and will be used to disproportionately target disfavored groups, whether minority communities, political activists, or even journalists.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.aclu.org/issues/national-security/privacy-and-surveillance/warrantless-surveillance-under-section-702-fisa__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yubY4pqLmhAWAMr6otrF_uZLa-UwPeDScAaBHinBT7cVfsSEMKJ-2CrI14SYST3FuB8mPO1ATK-IfPj2V960vfjMDbV3pXRb$

# Space / UFO Disclosure / Other
SpaceX launches 47 more Starlink satellites into orbit: A Falcon 9 rocket is set for liftoff from Cape Canaveral Friday with 56 more Starlink internet satellites, wrapping up SpaceX’s action-packed first half of the year that included the debut of the company’s Starship mega-rocket, two Falcon Heavy missions, and two astronaut launches.
[Note: The debris field must be enourmous by now.] https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/06/23/falcon-9-starlink-5-12-coverage/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yubY4pqLmhAWAMr6otrF_uZLa-UwPeDScAaBHinBT7cVfsSEMKJ-2CrI14SYST3FuB8mPO1ATK-IfPj2V960vfjMDaV9_PqK$

Orbital Debris and Human Spacecraft: More than 27,000 pieces of orbital debris, or “space junk,” are tracked by the Department of Defense’s global Space Surveillance Network (SSN) sensors. Much more debris — too small to be tracked, but large enough to threaten human spaceflight and robotic missions — exists in the near-Earth space environment.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/news/orbital_debris.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yubY4pqLmhAWAMr6otrF_uZLa-UwPeDScAaBHinBT7cVfsSEMKJ-2CrI14SYST3FuB8mPO1ATK-IfPj2V960vfjMDZLQ6rtK$

Space debris problem now urgent, scientists say: Governments must start working urgently to remove orbital debris, which could become a catastrophic problem for satellites a few decades from now, a space science conference heard on Thursday.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://phys.org/news/2013-04-space-debris-problem-urgent-scientists.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yubY4pqLmhAWAMr6otrF_uZLa-UwPeDScAaBHinBT7cVfsSEMKJ-2CrI14SYST3FuB8mPO1ATK-IfPj2V960vfjMDSW7zOvl$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2023-06-22

Voices, The Peoples News

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

# Indigenous
New Documents Link CIA to Medical Torture of Indigenous Children and Black Prisoners: While we may never know the full truth, we owe it to those harmed and killed to illuminate their stories. The documentary record of “mind control” experiments conducted by the United States and other governments during the Cold War is just the tip of the iceberg, and our collective ignorance is by design.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/new-docs-link-cia-to-medical-torture-of-indigenous-children-and-black-prisoners/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1CT4SGFaGlFxnlJy_a04VwpVx00-VrUW8lwKain_fqb9bi8saFLzSPjdbCvjMyCzoQIWan5w8CdwgQoZDnANY6MSreH1Aqmm$

# Border / Immigration / Migrants
Biden’s Asylum Policy Continues Tradition of U.S. Cruelty to Haitians: Biden has recycled some of Trump’s racist asylum policies. Phillips said Biden’s new rules have “a particularly detrimental effect on Haitian asylum seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border who face an impossible choice: remain in Mexico despite facing violence, kidnapping and anti-Black discrimination, or try to enter the United States and risk being deported to Haiti https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/bidens-asylum-policy-continues-tradition-of-us-cruelty-to-haitians/*:*:text=Phillips*20said*20Biden’s*20new*20rules,to*20Haiti*20where*20a*20de__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!1CT4SGFaGlFxnlJy_a04VwpVx00-VrUW8lwKain_fqb9bi8saFLzSPjdbCvjMyCzoQIWan5w8CdwgQoZDnANY6MSrRjMXpbf$

# Children / Youth
3.2 million kids could be thrown off ‘childcare cliff’ in September, unless Congress acts: Congress has 100 days to prevent more than 3 million kids from losing access to childcare and more than 230,000 childcare workers from losing their jobs, according to a report published Wednesday by The Century Foundation.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/child-care-funding-cliff-threatens-3-million-kids*:*:text=Congress*20has*20100*20days*20to,Wednesday*20by*20The*20Century*20Foundation__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!1CT4SGFaGlFxnlJy_a04VwpVx00-VrUW8lwKain_fqb9bi8saFLzSPjdbCvjMyCzoQIWan5w8CdwgQoZDnANY6MSrZaCsbWW$

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
Fauci, Walensky and Collins knew early on mRNA vaccines were failing but didn’t tell public: A newly unearthed email by former CDC Director Rochelle Walensky reveals that she, former NIH Director Francis Collins and COVID point man Dr. Anthony Fauci discussed dangerous ‘vaccine breakthroughs’ of COVID infections at the same time they were telling the public that the vaccines would prevent people from becoming infected, a narrative she continued for months.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wnd.com/2023/06/cdc-chief-knew-covid-vax-didnt-work-pushing-shots/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1CT4SGFaGlFxnlJy_a04VwpVx00-VrUW8lwKain_fqb9bi8saFLzSPjdbCvjMyCzoQIWan5w8CdwgQoZDnANY6MSrWGNYtOH$

SV40 Virus Linked to Multiple Cancers Found in mRNA Vaccines, Microbiologist Says: The polyomavirus simian virus 40 (SV40) is a known oncogenic DNA virus which induces primary brain and bone cancers, malignant mesothelioma, and lymphomas in laboratory animals. Persuasive evidence now indicates that SV40 is causing infections in humans today and represents an emerging pathogen.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC452549/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1CT4SGFaGlFxnlJy_a04VwpVx00-VrUW8lwKain_fqb9bi8saFLzSPjdbCvjMyCzoQIWan5w8CdwgQoZDnANY6MSre6qVVd4$

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
Powell Expects More Fed Rate Hikes Ahead as Inflation Fight ‘Has a Long Way to Go’: Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Wednesday affirmed that more interest rate increases are likely ahead as inflation is “well above” where it should be. “Inflation pressures continue to run high, and the process of getting inflation back down to 2% has a long way to go,” he said.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/inflation-interest-rates-hikes-federal-reserve-economy-984566ca72823143288cb5cb3957b12d__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1CT4SGFaGlFxnlJy_a04VwpVx00-VrUW8lwKain_fqb9bi8saFLzSPjdbCvjMyCzoQIWan5w8CdwgQoZDnANY6MSrfh2U_qs$

The National Debt Passes $32 Trillion, With Nary an Answer in Sight: As the biggest domestic threat to the nation’s future increases, our political class offers no answers beyond a periodic scuffle, as with the one recently concluded in Washington, over raising the debt ceiling.
Don’t look for answers from a president and a leading contender for that office who compete in their pledges to make things worse.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/06/21/solutions-lacking-national-debt-disaster/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1CT4SGFaGlFxnlJy_a04VwpVx00-VrUW8lwKain_fqb9bi8saFLzSPjdbCvjMyCzoQIWan5w8CdwgQoZDnANY6MSrdqAGjw6$

FTC sues Amazon for using ‘deceptive’ tactics to sign up customers for Prime: “Amazon tricked and trapped people into recurring subscriptions without their consent, not only frustrating users but also costing them significant money,” said FTC Chair Lina M. Khan in a press release. “These manipulative tactics harm consumers and law-abiding businesses alike. The FTC will continue to vigorously protect Americans from ‘dark patterns’ and other unfair or deceptive practices in digital markets.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://techcrunch.com/2023/06/21/ftc-sues-amazon-over-deceptive-tactics-used-to-sign-up-customers-for-prime/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1CT4SGFaGlFxnlJy_a04VwpVx00-VrUW8lwKain_fqb9bi8saFLzSPjdbCvjMyCzoQIWan5w8CdwgQoZDnANY6MSre0Y8AJM$

The Secret IRS Files: Trove of Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax: ProPublica has obtained a vast cache of IRS information showing how billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett pay little in income tax compared to their massive wealth, sometimes, even nothing.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/the-secret-irs-files-trove-of-never-before-seen-records-reveal-how-the-wealthiest-avoid-income-tax__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1CT4SGFaGlFxnlJy_a04VwpVx00-VrUW8lwKain_fqb9bi8saFLzSPjdbCvjMyCzoQIWan5w8CdwgQoZDnANY6MSradOqjQ4$

# Education / Schools
Point: Schools Are for Learning, Not Therapy: What do 9-year-olds need to know about sexual activity or gender fluidity? For most parents, the answer is, “Whatever I choose to tell them at home.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.eagletribune.com/opinion/columns/point-schools-are-for-learning-not-therapy/article_efbfc33d-6cd1-54ba-ad6d-df33a1785ba9.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1CT4SGFaGlFxnlJy_a04VwpVx00-VrUW8lwKain_fqb9bi8saFLzSPjdbCvjMyCzoQIWan5w8CdwgQoZDnANY6MSrQTdkzCx$

Counterpoint: There are Many Gender Identities; When Should We Share That Knowledge With Children? The first question asked when a baby is born is their gender. That question is always binary, a boy or a girl. sexual identity is now front and center on our political stage, joining the controversy about sex education. Education about “how babies are made” has long been debated — who should answer this question, and at what age? The issue broadens today with our new awareness that sexual identity is not binary. Should we deny it? Share it? Teach about it in school? In books? At what age?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://dcjournal.com/counterpoint-there-are-many-gender-identities-when-should-we-share-that-knowledge-with-children/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1CT4SGFaGlFxnlJy_a04VwpVx00-VrUW8lwKain_fqb9bi8saFLzSPjdbCvjMyCzoQIWan5w8CdwgQoZDnANY6MSrUzFkW5N$

Sex? Sezual Orientation? Gender Identity? Gender Exoression? Knowing the difference can make all the difference to students who do not conform to binary norms.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.learningforjustice.org/magazine/summer-2015/sex-sexual-orientation-gender-identity-gender-expression__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1CT4SGFaGlFxnlJy_a04VwpVx00-VrUW8lwKain_fqb9bi8saFLzSPjdbCvjMyCzoQIWan5w8CdwgQoZDnANY6MSrYS6t6CN$

Groups urge Google to extend life of Chromebooks in schools: Chromebooks helped get Illinois students through the pandemic, but a pending so-called “death date” on the devices is looming
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_0d1ba03c-1073-11ee-be6e-0f1aef87a807.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1CT4SGFaGlFxnlJy_a04VwpVx00-VrUW8lwKain_fqb9bi8saFLzSPjdbCvjMyCzoQIWan5w8CdwgQoZDnANY6MSrcKphftC$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure Experts say the first wars over climate are already starting to happen: Climate-driven warfare isn’t as far off as some may think, and military strategists say battles have already begun.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/changing-america/sustainability/climate-change/579902-experts-say-the-first-wars-over-climate-are/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1CT4SGFaGlFxnlJy_a04VwpVx00-VrUW8lwKain_fqb9bi8saFLzSPjdbCvjMyCzoQIWan5w8CdwgQoZDnANY6MSrcEqoRET$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure / Global As the North Atlantic sizzles with ‘utterly unbelievable’ temperatures, the Pacific is now heating up too Both air and sea surface temperatures have hit new records in June, and with El Niño, it will likely get even warmer.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.discovermagazine.com/environment/as-the-north-atlantic-sizzles-with-utterly-unbelievable-temperatures-the__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1CT4SGFaGlFxnlJy_a04VwpVx00-VrUW8lwKain_fqb9bi8saFLzSPjdbCvjMyCzoQIWan5w8CdwgQoZDnANY6MSrUl1CVfO$

Russia’s War Is the End of Climate Policy as We Know It: Ironically, geopolitical strife and energy scarcity will do more for the climate than decades of ardent policies.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/06/05/climate-policy-ukraine-russia-energy-security-emissions-cold-war-fossil-fuels/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1CT4SGFaGlFxnlJy_a04VwpVx00-VrUW8lwKain_fqb9bi8saFLzSPjdbCvjMyCzoQIWan5w8CdwgQoZDnANY6MSrWDAJ2OD$

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals
Lab-grown meat is now officially on the menu after US approval: USDA approves 1st ever ‘cell-cultivated meat’ for 2 American manufacturers. UPSIDE will cultivate and sell chicken grown from animal cells in bioreactors. After years of research and rigorous testing, cell-cultivated meat will officially become part of the U.S. food system.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/lab-grown-meat-approved-usa/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1CT4SGFaGlFxnlJy_a04VwpVx00-VrUW8lwKain_fqb9bi8saFLzSPjdbCvjMyCzoQIWan5w8CdwgQoZDnANY6MSrUdwjW7p$

# General News
Mass Shootings, Firebombings, and Death Threats: A joint report from GLADD and ADL puts hard numbers behind the rise in hate against America’s queer communities. Hate crimes reported to police in America’s ten largest cities rose 12.5 percent in 2017. The increase was the fourth consecutive annual rise in a row and the highest total in over a decade according to an analysis by the Center for the Study of Hate & Extremism at California State University, San Bernardino. In contrast to the increase in hate crime in the ten largest cities last year, crime in general dropped slightly across the nation in the first half of 2017, with preliminary FBI figures showing a 0.8 percent decrease in violent crime and a 2.9 percent decrease in property crime.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.csusb.edu/sites/default/files/2018*20Hate*20Final*20Report*205-14.pdf__;JSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!1CT4SGFaGlFxnlJy_a04VwpVx00-VrUW8lwKain_fqb9bi8saFLzSPjdbCvjMyCzoQIWan5w8CdwgQoZDnANY6MSrfCWd6DB$

Missing Titanic sub live updates: Banging noises detected not connected to crew’s location, Coast Guard says
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2023/06/21/missing-titanic-sub-search-continues-live-updates/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1CT4SGFaGlFxnlJy_a04VwpVx00-VrUW8lwKain_fqb9bi8saFLzSPjdbCvjMyCzoQIWan5w8CdwgQoZDnANY6MSraVKE50O$

Titan crew have died after ‘catastrophic implosion’ of submersible, US Coast Guard says – latest updates Search team says families have been informed; five different major pieces of debris showed it was from Titan, expert says. Debris field spotted by ROV scouring seabed ‘consistent with the catastrophic loss of the pressure chamber’, US Coast Guard says
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jun/22/titanic-sub-titan-debris-field-search-area-latest__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1CT4SGFaGlFxnlJy_a04VwpVx00-VrUW8lwKain_fqb9bi8saFLzSPjdbCvjMyCzoQIWan5w8CdwgQoZDnANY6MSraO32x7R$

# Gov / Politics / Global
The Right to Seek Safety: Horror spreads everywhere when militarism reigns. Irish author Sally Hayden, who, for years, has accompanied migrants attempting to enter Europe, writes: “The dead are victims of the world’s inequality. They are victims of the fact that the privileged of this planet have freedom of movement simply due to the luck of where they were born, while much of the rest must risk their lives in the hope of accessing a secure, dignified life….
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/06/22/the-right-to-seek-safety/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1CT4SGFaGlFxnlJy_a04VwpVx00-VrUW8lwKain_fqb9bi8saFLzSPjdbCvjMyCzoQIWan5w8CdwgQoZDnANY6MSrfa8if00$

# Gov / Politics
Hunter Bidens plea deal to misdemeanor tax and gun charges Tuesday was met with a mixture of sadness and relief by his father’s inner circle. The president himself privately told confidants that he was proud of his son for taking responsibility for his actions, according to two people familiar with the conversations, even as his team expects the political attacks to only intensify.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/newsletters/west-wing-playbook/2023/06/20/joe-bidens-relief-over-hunter-00102744__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1CT4SGFaGlFxnlJy_a04VwpVx00-VrUW8lwKain_fqb9bi8saFLzSPjdbCvjMyCzoQIWan5w8CdwgQoZDnANY6MSrYGG3c6S$

RFK Jr. on Ukraine: I Abhor Russia’s Invasion, But U.S. Provoked Putin: Kennedy, who is running as a progressive populist and political outsider, has embraced unorthodox views on many issues.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nhjournal.com/rfk-jr-on-ukraine-i-abhor-russias-invasion-but-u-s-provoked-putin/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1CT4SGFaGlFxnlJy_a04VwpVx00-VrUW8lwKain_fqb9bi8saFLzSPjdbCvjMyCzoQIWan5w8CdwgQoZDnANY6MSrdKLLIW3$

Adam Schiff Gets John Durham to Admit Russia Helped Trump: Wednesday, June 21, 2023, Congressman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) spoke on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives, responding to the resolution introduced by Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) and backed by MAGA Republicans to censure him in an effort to silence and intimidate him for holding Donald Trump and his allies accountable.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AngatAqoKo4__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1CT4SGFaGlFxnlJy_a04VwpVx00-VrUW8lwKain_fqb9bi8saFLzSPjdbCvjMyCzoQIWan5w8CdwgQoZDnANY6MSrSbqSRJ3$

In rowdy scene, House censures Rep. Adam Schiff over Trump-Russia investigations: The House voted Wednesday to censure California Rep. Adam Schiff for comments he made several years ago about investigations into Donald Trump’s ties to Russia, rebuking the Democrat and frequent critic of the former president along party lines. Schiff becomes the 25th House lawmaker to be censured.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ktsm.com/news/national/house-poised-to-censure-rep-adam-schiff-over-trump-russia-investigations/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1CT4SGFaGlFxnlJy_a04VwpVx00-VrUW8lwKain_fqb9bi8saFLzSPjdbCvjMyCzoQIWan5w8CdwgQoZDnANY6MSrTO-Ziqi$

1 Year After Roe Overturn, Most Americans Say Ruling Has Been Bad for Country: Eight in ten Americans oppose the new standard created by the Supreme Court because it removed a constitutional right. The new poll shows that most Americans maintain their opposition to the ruling a year later.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/1-year-after-roe-overturn-most-americans-say-ruling-has-been-bad-for-country/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1CT4SGFaGlFxnlJy_a04VwpVx00-VrUW8lwKain_fqb9bi8saFLzSPjdbCvjMyCzoQIWan5w8CdwgQoZDnANY6MSrT0EtqH8$

Sanders Bill Would Force Pentagon to Pass Audit, or Return Part of Its Budget: In December, the Pentagon was unable to account for more than 60 percent of its $3.5 trillion in total assets. The Department of Defense (DOD) spends billions each year to improve its accounting systems, but this investment has failed to produce better systems. These systems cannot generate reliable and complete information. They cannot even perform the most elementary task in the book: to capture and post transactions to the correct accounts.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/sanders-grassley-and-wyden-decry-pentagons-wasteful-spending-and-inability-to-pass-an-audit__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1CT4SGFaGlFxnlJy_a04VwpVx00-VrUW8lwKain_fqb9bi8saFLzSPjdbCvjMyCzoQIWan5w8CdwgQoZDnANY6MSrTc3o75S$

# Legal / DOJ
Federal Prosecutors Have Multiple Trump Recordings: Only one recording was previously reported, an interview with Trump conducted for a memoir being written by former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows. Federal prosecutors have a recording of former President Trump discussing a classified Pentagon document he kept after leaving office, multiple outlets report. In the 2021 recording, which the NewsHour has not independently verified, Trump says the document details a potential attack on Iran.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/prosecutors-have-audio-of-trump-discussing-classified-documents-he-kept-reports-say__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1CT4SGFaGlFxnlJy_a04VwpVx00-VrUW8lwKain_fqb9bi8saFLzSPjdbCvjMyCzoQIWan5w8CdwgQoZDnANY6MSrbLVwyxe$

# Medical / Health
Impeached Texas Attorney General Partnered With Troubled Businessman to Push Opioid Program: While launching a statewide program to distribute packets to dissolve opioids, Attorney General Ken Paxton worked to connect Kenny Hansmire with the state’s comptroller, who oversees the distribution of millions of dollars in opioid settlement money.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/ken-paxton-kenny-hansmire-partner-on-opioid-program-texas__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1CT4SGFaGlFxnlJy_a04VwpVx00-VrUW8lwKain_fqb9bi8saFLzSPjdbCvjMyCzoQIWan5w8CdwgQoZDnANY6MSrWuEKBK5$

# Medical Science
Bioglue breakthrough: A nature-inspired adhesive offers hope for wound healing and haemorrhage control: Hyunwoo Yuk describes the technology as a kind of ‘duct tape for surgery.’ The tape can also be reformulated into a paste similar to play putty that, when plugged into the damaged livers and hearts of injured animals, produces a watertight seal in seconds6. In experiments with blood-covered pig skin, the closures created by this goo proved stronger than any made by a handful of commercially available adhesives that are designed to do the same thing.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01661-2?utm_source=Nature*Briefing&utm_campaign=b4f2c61779-briefing-dy-20230622&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c9dfd39373-b4f2c61779-*5BLIST_EMAIL_ID*5D__;KyUl!!On18fmf1aQ!1CT4SGFaGlFxnlJy_a04VwpVx00-VrUW8lwKain_fqb9bi8saFLzSPjdbCvjMyCzoQIWan5w8CdwgQoZDnANY6MSrVfzWigi$

# Military / DOD
Pentagon leak suspect pleads not guilty to federal charges: Massachusetts Air National Guard member Jack Teixeira was indicted by a grand jury on federal felony charges. Jack Teixeira, the 21-year-old member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard who has been charged with leaking classified documents, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to six federal counts.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/2023/06/21/1183616535/pentagon-leak-jack-teixeira-pleads-not-guilty__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1CT4SGFaGlFxnlJy_a04VwpVx00-VrUW8lwKain_fqb9bi8saFLzSPjdbCvjMyCzoQIWan5w8CdwgQoZDnANY6MSrZ8eZVzu$

Another $6.2 Billion in Aid for Ukraine as Pentagon Corrects Accounting Errors: The Defense Department announced last month that improper accounting methods led it to overvalue some of the military aid provided to Ukraine by roughly $3 billion, and now it’s more than doubling that estimate to $6.2 billion. That means that the Pentagon can send more aid to the war-torn country than defense officials originally thought.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/06/21/pentagon-accounting-error-provides-extra-62-billion-ukraine-military-aid.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1CT4SGFaGlFxnlJy_a04VwpVx00-VrUW8lwKain_fqb9bi8saFLzSPjdbCvjMyCzoQIWan5w8CdwgQoZDnANY6MSreu_UCkO$

GOP moves to instate sea-launched cruise missile nuclear program: Republicans added language to the FY24 NDAA that would make the sea-launched cruise missile a nuclear program of record.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.defensenews.com/congress/budget/2023/06/22/gop-moves-to-instate-sea-launched-cruise-missile-nuclear-program/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1CT4SGFaGlFxnlJy_a04VwpVx00-VrUW8lwKain_fqb9bi8saFLzSPjdbCvjMyCzoQIWan5w8CdwgQoZDnANY6MSrSS2RsTS$

# Pharmaceuticals / Drugs
Drug Industry Trade Group Sues to Block Medicare Price Negotiations: The pharmaceutical industry’s top lobbying group filed a lawsuit Wednesday arguing that a law enacted last year allowing Medicare to directly negotiate some prescription drug prices is unconstitutional.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/newsletters/west-wing-playbook/2023/06/20/joe-bidens-relief-over-hunter-00102744__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1CT4SGFaGlFxnlJy_a04VwpVx00-VrUW8lwKain_fqb9bi8saFLzSPjdbCvjMyCzoQIWan5w8CdwgQoZDnANY6MSrYGG3c6S$

The Drug Industry Just Launched An Attack On Biden’s Prescription Drug Reforms: A lawsuit that PhRMA filed Wednesday is the latest fusillade against one of the president’s biggest domestic achievements. Pharmaceutical companies and House Republicans are launching a full-scale attack on new Medicare drug reforms, which have already started to lower prescription costs for seniors. The drugmaker trade group PhRMA filed a lawsuit claiming that the new law’s best-known feature violates the Constitution in multiple ways.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/drug-industry-lawsuit-against-prescription-drugs_n_64937593e4b02f808ab34cab?utm_source=cordial&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=hp-us-reg-morning-email_2023-06-22&utm_term=us-morning-email__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1CT4SGFaGlFxnlJy_a04VwpVx00-VrUW8lwKain_fqb9bi8saFLzSPjdbCvjMyCzoQIWan5w8CdwgQoZDnANY6MSrVWB18Ai$

# Social
The US Is Unprepared to Care for Its Aging Population: The U.S. healthcare system must address the shortage of geriatricians, and fast. The U.S. population is growing and aging, with an estimated 42% increase in those aged 65 and older between 2019 and 2034.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-healthcare-system-is-unprepared-for-an-aging-population-c0fe26ce__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1CT4SGFaGlFxnlJy_a04VwpVx00-VrUW8lwKain_fqb9bi8saFLzSPjdbCvjMyCzoQIWan5w8CdwgQoZDnANY6MSrZ61tv2O$

# Veterans / VA
House committee OKs bill that boosts disability pay for many medically retired veterans: The Major Richard Star Act would allow all veterans medically retired from the military before serving 20 years to receive full retirement pay and disability compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.stripes.com/veterans/2023-06-21/house-military-veterans-benefits-star-act-10508643.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1CT4SGFaGlFxnlJy_a04VwpVx00-VrUW8lwKain_fqb9bi8saFLzSPjdbCvjMyCzoQIWan5w8CdwgQoZDnANY6MSrZeglDDA$

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June 21, 2023
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# Border / Immigration / Migrants
Feds catch more than 460 known, suspected terrorists in nine months, most at northern border: In this surveillance image provided by the United States Border Patrol Swanton sector, two individuals illegally cross the US/Canada border in January 2023 at the Vermont, New Hampshire and New York enforcement sector.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_7af80a0a-0fe2-11ee-9f7a-db0d2984f89b.html?a&seyid=72726*utm_source=thecentersquare.com&utm_campaign=*2Fnewsletters*2Flists*2Ft2*2Fnatinoal*2F&utm_medium=email&utm_content=headline__;PyUlJSUl!!On18fmf1aQ!1BMzqDg5Al4mfyFR7R3ryRPBbWTjYkFK0pD4PHh0sb_L1iintWBS-LqkUeWcT2hHk1yISxUrxKPT_wl98VcASB03XdXAXD87$

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
U.S. Government Bankrolled Discovery of Virus Closely Related to
COVID-19: U.S.-funded experiment in China posed biosafety risks but did not cause Covid-19 pandemic, scientists say. Several scientists said the new information, which the NIH released after it was sued by The Intercept, points to biosafety concerns, highlighting a general lack of oversight for research on pathogens and raising questions about what other information has not been publicly disclosed.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2021/09/09/covid-origins-gain-of-function-research/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1BMzqDg5Al4mfyFR7R3ryRPBbWTjYkFK0pD4PHh0sb_L1iintWBS-LqkUeWcT2hHk1yISxUrxKPT_wl98VcASB03XYAmg2Bk$

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
Heists Worth Billions: An investigation found criminal gangs using sham bank accounts and secret online marketplaces to steal from almost anyone, and little being done to combat the fraud. Check fraud is one of history’s oldest financial crimes and criminals are finding new ways to use it to steal billions from banks.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/us/investigations/mailbox-robberies-drop-accounts-checkwashing-fraud-gangs-of-fullz__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1BMzqDg5Al4mfyFR7R3ryRPBbWTjYkFK0pD4PHh0sb_L1iintWBS-LqkUeWcT2hHk1yISxUrxKPT_wl98VcASB03XYpq6W8Y$

How to protect yourself from drop account fraud, tips from our investigative unit: Cyber bank fraud is on the rise. Here are some important ways to protect yourself. The types of crimes that use drop accounts are multiplying rapidly, but there are ways to decrease your chances of becoming a victim https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/how-to-protect-yourself-from-drop-account-fraud-tips-from-our-investigative-unit-206840__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1BMzqDg5Al4mfyFR7R3ryRPBbWTjYkFK0pD4PHh0sb_L1iintWBS-LqkUeWcT2hHk1yISxUrxKPT_wl98VcASB03XT4TNJ1S$

Dueling Bipartisan Proposals to Seize Pay From Failed Bank Executives:
Elizabeth Warren introduced a bill with widespread Republican support, but Sherrod Brown replaced it with his own. It seeks to hold executives who bankrupt their companies more accountable, empowering the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to claw back compensation, remove executives from their positions and the industry at large, and impose civil penalties.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/economy/2023-06-21-dueling-bipartisan-proposals-failed-bank-executives/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1BMzqDg5Al4mfyFR7R3ryRPBbWTjYkFK0pD4PHh0sb_L1iintWBS-LqkUeWcT2hHk1yISxUrxKPT_wl98VcASB03XRh0m9IO$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure Ocean heat is off the charts – here’s what that means for humans and ecosystems around the world: Drought in Europe, dwindling Arctic sea ice, a slow start to the Indian monsoon, unusually hot ocean temperatures can disrupt climate patterns around the world, as an ocean scientist explains.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/ocean-heat-is-off-the-charts-heres-what-that-means-for-humans-and-ecosystems-around-the-world-207902__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1BMzqDg5Al4mfyFR7R3ryRPBbWTjYkFK0pD4PHh0sb_L1iintWBS-LqkUeWcT2hHk1yISxUrxKPT_wl98VcASB03XXA7Ly3j$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure / Global Himalayan glaciers are melting faster than ever and may lose most of their ice: Ice loss in the region, home to Everest and many other famous peaks, is advancing at a record speed. During the 2010s, the glaciers lost ice as much as 65% faster than they had in the previous decade. And the trend is expected to worsen if greenhouse gas emissions continue at their current levels.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/himalayan-glaciers-are-melting-faster-than-ever-and-may-lose-most-of-their-ice/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1BMzqDg5Al4mfyFR7R3ryRPBbWTjYkFK0pD4PHh0sb_L1iintWBS-LqkUeWcT2hHk1yISxUrxKPT_wl98VcASB03XY3UwVPQ$

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals
USDA Gives 2 Companies Green Light to Sell Lab-Grown Meat: The new brand of vat-grown meat promises a cruelty-free alternative to slaughterhouses, but don’t expect it overtake your grocery store overnight. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) just gave two startups permission to sell lab-grown chicken. GOOD Meat, a subsidiary of food technology company Eat Just, Inc., and UPSIDE Foods will be able to sell their products, which have been cultivated from real animal-cells.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/06/21/1075342/two-companies-can-now-sell-lab-grown-chicken-in-the-us/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1BMzqDg5Al4mfyFR7R3ryRPBbWTjYkFK0pD4PHh0sb_L1iintWBS-LqkUeWcT2hHk1yISxUrxKPT_wl98VcASB03XbzWPXnT$

# General News
Aircraft detects underwater noises in search for missing sub near Titanic, Coast Guard estimates just over a day’s worth of air left inside missing sub https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wcvb.com/article/titanic-oceangate-submersible-search-june-20/44267479*__;Iw!!On18fmf1aQ!1BMzqDg5Al4mfyFR7R3ryRPBbWTjYkFK0pD4PHh0sb_L1iintWBS-LqkUeWcT2hHk1yISxUrxKPT_wl98VcASB03XV8bmjkD$

The Titanic Sub Didn’t Have a Basic Safety Beacon: Untethered by regulations, the vehicle wasn’t even equipped with some of the most essential tools. Its inexplicable design may end in tragedy.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/missing-titanic-sub-plagued-by-a-long-history-of-deadly-safety-issues__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1BMzqDg5Al4mfyFR7R3ryRPBbWTjYkFK0pD4PHh0sb_L1iintWBS-LqkUeWcT2hHk1yISxUrxKPT_wl98VcASB03XTCmO0r8$

Who is on board the missing Titanic submersible: Five people are aboard a missing submersible near the wreck of the Titanic. Here’s what we know about the crew of the OceanGate sub. A French diver and a Pakistani father and son are among the missing.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://abcnews.go.com/International/missing-titanic-submersible-5-passengers/story?id=100224250__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1BMzqDg5Al4mfyFR7R3ryRPBbWTjYkFK0pD4PHh0sb_L1iintWBS-LqkUeWcT2hHk1yISxUrxKPT_wl98VcASB03XWRYdntW$

‘Like Disneyland’: Titanic Families Blast ‘Disgusting’ Tours: Families with relatives who died in or survived the 1912 Titanic disaster say the wreckage site is a “graveyard” that should be treated with respect—not as a travel destination.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/like-disneyland-titanic-families-blast-disgusting-submersible-tours-of-wreckage?ref=scroll__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1BMzqDg5Al4mfyFR7R3ryRPBbWTjYkFK0pD4PHh0sb_L1iintWBS-LqkUeWcT2hHk1yISxUrxKPT_wl98VcASB03XUnJnypT$

Missing Titanic sub once faced massive lawsuit over depths it could safely travel to: Court documents reveal a former OceanGate employee had several safety complaints over the tourist submersible, and then he was fired.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://newrepublic.com/post/173802/missing-titanic-sub-faced-lawsuit-depths-safely-travel-oceangate__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1BMzqDg5Al4mfyFR7R3ryRPBbWTjYkFK0pD4PHh0sb_L1iintWBS-LqkUeWcT2hHk1yISxUrxKPT_wl98VcASB03XdSsdn-Y$

Missing sub boss was previously sued for fraud in Florida: A Florida couple booked for the Titanic trip accused OceanGate Expeditions founder Stockton Rush of ‘fraudulent inducement’ and ‘unfair and deceptive acts’ in a February lawsuit.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.aol.com/oceangate-ceo-sued-couple-claiming-223213082.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1BMzqDg5Al4mfyFR7R3ryRPBbWTjYkFK0pD4PHh0sb_L1iintWBS-LqkUeWcT2hHk1yISxUrxKPT_wl98VcASB03XS7GyBRP$

Durham: Feds had no real evidence to investigate Russian collusion, monitor Trump campaign: Former Special Counsel for the United States Department of Justice John Durham testified Wednesday that the federal government had no substantive basis to begin its 2016 probe into Russian collusion with the Trump campaign.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_bc7aa75e-1045-11ee-ae02-872e646b53c2.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1BMzqDg5Al4mfyFR7R3ryRPBbWTjYkFK0pD4PHh0sb_L1iintWBS-LqkUeWcT2hHk1yISxUrxKPT_wl98VcASB03XVoe7sCS$

# Gov / Politics
Impeached Texas Attorney General Partnered With Troubled Businessman to Push Opioid Program: While launching a program to distribute packets to dissolve opioids, Attorney General Ken Paxton worked to connect its leaders with the state’s comptroller, who oversees the distribution of millions of dollars in opioid settlement money. Kenny Hansmire was tapped by Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton to be part of a coalition to combat opioid abuse that Paxton declared would “be the largest drug prevention, education, abatement and disposal campaign in U.S. history.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2023/06/20/ken-paxton-kenny-hansmire-partner-on-opioid-program/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1BMzqDg5Al4mfyFR7R3ryRPBbWTjYkFK0pD4PHh0sb_L1iintWBS-LqkUeWcT2hHk1yISxUrxKPT_wl98VcASB03Xa2POkeg$

House GOP Vows To Continue Biden Probes Despite Hunter’s ‘Sweetheart’
Deal: Oversight Chair James Comer said the plea deal would have “no impact” on his panel’s investigation into President Joe Biden and his family.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2023/06/20/house-republicans-hunter-biden-00102666__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1BMzqDg5Al4mfyFR7R3ryRPBbWTjYkFK0pD4PHh0sb_L1iintWBS-LqkUeWcT2hHk1yISxUrxKPT_wl98VcASB03XZJYY7NE$

GOP Fears Kari Lake Bid Could Cost Them Arizona Senate Race: Republicans are facing a dwindling number of alternatives to mount a challenge to Kari Lake in the Arizona Senate primary, raising concerns for the party over what should be a prime pickup opportunity next year.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4059143-gop-fears-kari-lake-bid-could-cost-them-arizona-senate-race/*:*:text=Republicans*20are*20facing*20a*20dwindling,prime*20pickup*20opportunity*20next*20year__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!1BMzqDg5Al4mfyFR7R3ryRPBbWTjYkFK0pD4PHh0sb_L1iintWBS-LqkUeWcT2hHk1yISxUrxKPT_wl98VcASB03XT1K-ke_$

Kari Lake meets with 6 GOP senators amid 2024 speculation: Lake narrowly lost her gubernatorial race in 2022, but is seen as a top GOP contender to win the seat held by moderate former Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.).
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.axios.com/2023/05/12/kari-lake-senate-arizona-2024__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1BMzqDg5Al4mfyFR7R3ryRPBbWTjYkFK0pD4PHh0sb_L1iintWBS-LqkUeWcT2hHk1yISxUrxKPT_wl98VcASB03XXXddM85$

The State That May Let Corporations Vote In Elections: Embodying that bipartisan spirit in post-Citizens United America, Delaware Democrats are now advancing a Republican bill that would allow corporations to directly vote in a municipal election.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.levernews.com/the-city-poised-to-allow-corporations-to-vote/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1BMzqDg5Al4mfyFR7R3ryRPBbWTjYkFK0pD4PHh0sb_L1iintWBS-LqkUeWcT2hHk1yISxUrxKPT_wl98VcASB03XaaEKyIW$

Who will start the war with China? “The thing we see across all the wargames is that there are major losses on all sides. And the impact of that on our society is quite devastating,” said Becca Wasser, who played the role of the Chinese leadership in the Select Committee’s wargame and is head of the gaming lab at the Center for a New American Security. In every exercise the U.S. is not engaged in an abstract push-button war from 30,000 feet up like the ones Americans have come to expect since the end of the Cold War, but a horrifically bloody one.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/06/09/america-weapons-china-00100373__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1BMzqDg5Al4mfyFR7R3ryRPBbWTjYkFK0pD4PHh0sb_L1iintWBS-LqkUeWcT2hHk1yISxUrxKPT_wl98VcASB03XTaGuZ7f$

Biden Enrages China by Calling Xi Jinping a Dictator: The row erupted just one day after Antony Blinken met the Chinese leader to ease tensions. President Joe Biden’s remarks calling Chinese leader Xi Jinping a “dictator” and China a country with “real economic difficulties” drew fast condemnation from China on Wednesday, cracking open a new rift just after the two countries agreed to tentative steps to stabilize the relationship.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/china-biden-xi-jinping-dictator-c1fe17f72e2d37fcc840575eea1b78d2__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1BMzqDg5Al4mfyFR7R3ryRPBbWTjYkFK0pD4PHh0sb_L1iintWBS-LqkUeWcT2hHk1yISxUrxKPT_wl98VcASB03XQTvW6o0$

China Says Biden Calling Xi a Dictator Is ‘Provocation’: China said U.S.
President Joe Biden had made a “public political provocation” by referring to his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping as a “dictator,” as fresh tensions flared in bilateral ties just days after meetings to stabilize relations. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning called the US leader’s comments “irresponsible” at a regular press briefing in Beijing on Wednesday. “It is against the basic facts and diplomatic protocols, seriously violates China’s political dignity and amounts to public political provocation.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://time.com/6288759/china-biden-xi-dictator-provocation/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1BMzqDg5Al4mfyFR7R3ryRPBbWTjYkFK0pD4PHh0sb_L1iintWBS-LqkUeWcT2hHk1yISxUrxKPT_wl98VcASB03Xa0x_3Ua$

# Law Enforcment
Feds push gun rap against woman they let Hunter Biden escape: A judge threw out the same guns-and-drugs charge against Paola Connelly, but the feds aren’t giving up on it. As the body count from gun violence grows, a plea deal will allow the president’s son to escape prosecution for violating a federal law that prohibits drug users from possessing firearms. The same Department of Justice is trying to show us how serious it is about guns by fighting to reinstate an identical firearms charge against a 32-year-old Texas woman that a federal judge in that state dismissed https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/feds-push-gun-rap-against-paola-connelly-that-they-let-hunter-biden-escape*:*:text=A*20judge*20threw*20out*20the,t*20giving*20up*20on*20it__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!1BMzqDg5Al4mfyFR7R3ryRPBbWTjYkFK0pD4PHh0sb_L1iintWBS-LqkUeWcT2hHk1yISxUrxKPT_wl98VcASB03XR1uQRos$

# Legal / DOJ
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito issued a bizarre and fiery rebuttal against apparent ethics claims hours before they were even published.
His Wall Street Journal op-ed accuses ProPublica of falsehoods. Here’s the story that inflamed Alito: It involves a billionaire, a private jet, and some big ole fish https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/samuel-alito-luxury-fishing-trip-paul-singer-scotus-supreme-court?utm_source=cordial&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=hp-us-reg-morning-email_2023-06-21&utm_term=us-morning-email__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1BMzqDg5Al4mfyFR7R3ryRPBbWTjYkFK0pD4PHh0sb_L1iintWBS-LqkUeWcT2hHk1yISxUrxKPT_wl98VcASB03XajvMInr$

Federal prosecutors announced criminal charges against the president’s son, and Republicans claimed the charges are evidence of a double standard at the U.S. Department of Justice: Republicans Describe Hunter Biden Criminal Charges As More Proof Of Joe Biden’s Corruption. Criminal charges against Hunter Biden are further evidence that the Justice Department is protecting the Bidens, according to Republicans on Capitol Hill.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/hunter-biden-charges-weaponization_n_6491ba6ae4b027d92f9609ee?utm_source=cordial&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=hp-us-reg-morning-email_2023-06-21&utm_term=us-morning-email__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1BMzqDg5Al4mfyFR7R3ryRPBbWTjYkFK0pD4PHh0sb_L1iintWBS-LqkUeWcT2hHk1yISxUrxKPT_wl98VcASB03XYrtHb97$

Federal Judge, Julie Rikelman represented an abortion clinic in the landmark Supreme Court case that gutted Roe v Wade, will now serve on a U.S. appeals court, overcoming opposition from conservatives and anti-abortion groups angry about her record. Sen. Elizabeth Warren
(D-Mass.) hailed her confirmation.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.axios.com/2023/06/20/senate-confirms-dobbs-lawyer-federal-judge__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1BMzqDg5Al4mfyFR7R3ryRPBbWTjYkFK0pD4PHh0sb_L1iintWBS-LqkUeWcT2hHk1yISxUrxKPT_wl98VcASB03XQkEPOwX$

Clarence Thomas’ billionaire ‘personal friend’ who took him on private jets and luxury vacations did have business in front of the Supreme Court https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://fortune.com/2023/04/24/clarence-thomas-billionaire-friend-harlan-crow-business-before-supreme-court/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1BMzqDg5Al4mfyFR7R3ryRPBbWTjYkFK0pD4PHh0sb_L1iintWBS-LqkUeWcT2hHk1yISxUrxKPT_wl98VcASB03XZ2xfmcQ$

Clarence Thomas’ Billionaire Benefactor Tied To SCOTUS Bombshell: The Supreme Court just gutted wetland protections after lobbying by Harlan Crow’s business interests. Despite being caught in a swirling corruption scandal, the Supreme Court continues to rule on cases and issue far-reaching decisions that shatter years of precedent to rewrite the country’s laws.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.levernews.com/clarence-thomas-billionaire-benefactor-is-grateful-for-latest-scotus-bombshell/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1BMzqDg5Al4mfyFR7R3ryRPBbWTjYkFK0pD4PHh0sb_L1iintWBS-LqkUeWcT2hHk1yISxUrxKPT_wl98VcASB03XfqYGF6X$

5 things to know about Harlan Crow, the billionaire funding Clarence Thomas’s lavish lifestyle: Here’s how the real estate billionaire got to where he is, and what else he’s been funding.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.fastcompany.com/90895268/what-to-know-harlan-crow-billionaire-clarence-thomas__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1BMzqDg5Al4mfyFR7R3ryRPBbWTjYkFK0pD4PHh0sb_L1iintWBS-LqkUeWcT2hHk1yISxUrxKPT_wl98VcASB03XRdJgTM6$

Harlan Crow, the Billionaire Tied to Clarence Thomas, Wields Texas
Influence: He and his wife have contributed at least $14.7 million to state and federal political candidates, committees and parties over the past three decades.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-04-25/who-is-harlan-crow-clarence-thomas-s-friend-and-real-estate-billionaire*xj4y7vzkg__;Iw!!On18fmf1aQ!1BMzqDg5Al4mfyFR7R3ryRPBbWTjYkFK0pD4PHh0sb_L1iintWBS-LqkUeWcT2hHk1yISxUrxKPT_wl98VcASB03XXvdA32O$

Clarence Thomas and the Billionaire: Island-hopping on a superyacht.
Private jet rides around the world. The undisclosed gifts to Thomas have no known precedent in the modern history of the Supreme Court. “It’s incomprehensible to me that someone would do this,” says one former judge.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://longreads.com/2023/04/06/clarence-thomas-and-the-billionaire/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1BMzqDg5Al4mfyFR7R3ryRPBbWTjYkFK0pD4PHh0sb_L1iintWBS-LqkUeWcT2hHk1yISxUrxKPT_wl98VcASB03XXtzFJsu$

The Supreme Court’s “Unexploded Neutron Bomb” Among the Upcoming
Rulings: The Brennan Center’s Michael Waldman joins ‘Inside the Hive’ to discuss an impending SCOTUS decision, plus the Clarence Thomas–John Roberts originalism spectrum.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/06/clarence-thomas-new-rulings__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1BMzqDg5Al4mfyFR7R3ryRPBbWTjYkFK0pD4PHh0sb_L1iintWBS-LqkUeWcT2hHk1yISxUrxKPT_wl98VcASB03XQQKfk7D$

Hunter Biden to plead guilty in Justice Department probe: Hunter Biden has been charged with federal offenses related to his taxes and business dealings, the U.S. Justice Department said Tuesday. The Justice Department has inked a deal with the president’s son to plead guilty to two counts of tax misdemeanors. Biden will also face a charge, but not prosecution, for the illegal purchase of a handgun, according to a Tuesday court filing.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/2023/06/20/1087173827/hunter-biden__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1BMzqDg5Al4mfyFR7R3ryRPBbWTjYkFK0pD4PHh0sb_L1iintWBS-LqkUeWcT2hHk1yISxUrxKPT_wl98VcASB03XRhkbpAU$

# LGBTQ / Gender
Survey: 61 Percent of LGBTQ People Have Avoided a Public Space Due to Fear of Violence: Concern about rising fascism and hate-fueled violence is now widespread in queer communities across the country. Sixty-one percent of LGBTQ+ people in the United States say they have avoided public spaces or a public event due to fear of discrimination or violence, according to a new survey of 1,000 adults by the nonprofit group SafeHome.org.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/survey-61-of-lgbtq-people-have-avoided-a-public-space-due-to-fear-of-violence/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1BMzqDg5Al4mfyFR7R3ryRPBbWTjYkFK0pD4PHh0sb_L1iintWBS-LqkUeWcT2hHk1yISxUrxKPT_wl98VcASB03XT0qbbS1$

Discrimination and Barriers to Well-Being: The State of the LGBTQI+ Community in 2022: A comprehensive new CAP study finds that many LGBTQI+ people continue to face discrimination in their personal lives, employment, housing, and health care, as well as in the public sphere.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.americanprogress.org/article/discrimination-and-barriers-to-well-being-the-state-of-the-lgbtqi-community-in-2022/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1BMzqDg5Al4mfyFR7R3ryRPBbWTjYkFK0pD4PHh0sb_L1iintWBS-LqkUeWcT2hHk1yISxUrxKPT_wl98VcASB03XdeelpiP$

The ACLU is fighting back against anti-trans legislation: Since 2015, political attacks against LGBTQ people have grown exponentially in state legislatures across the country. The ACLU has launched a nationwide tracking system to publicly document and categorize anti-LGBTQ bills introduced in state legislatures, and guide users to learn more about efforts to protect LGBTQ people and the right to safe, inclusive schools and communities. The goal of this page is to help advocates, organizers, and allies take action against these bills while also revealing these proposals for what they are: a coordinated and political attack on LGBTQ people nationwide.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://action.aclu.org/petition/2023-state-legislative-action-pledge-sign-now__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1BMzqDg5Al4mfyFR7R3ryRPBbWTjYkFK0pD4PHh0sb_L1iintWBS-LqkUeWcT2hHk1yISxUrxKPT_wl98VcASB03XT4b3Cal$

# Medical / Health
One year after the fall of Roe v. Wade, abortion care has become a patchwork of confusing state laws that deepen existing inequalities:
Abortion bans and restrictions have numerous downstream effects on health care. For instance, medical students in states where those laws exist will not receive training for some standard procedures. While there is no law in the U.S. that regulates what a man can do with his body, the reproductive health of women is now more regulated than it has been in 50 years. And the scope of reproductive health care that women can receive is highly dependent on where they live.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/one-year-after-the-fall-of-roe-v-wade-abortion-care-has-become-a-patchwork-of-confusing-state-laws-that-deepen-existing-inequalities-207390__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1BMzqDg5Al4mfyFR7R3ryRPBbWTjYkFK0pD4PHh0sb_L1iintWBS-LqkUeWcT2hHk1yISxUrxKPT_wl98VcASB03XVXIW6s5$

# Military / Global
Ukraine to get AMRAAM weapons under $1 billion deal with RTX: Part of the firm-fixed-price deal, the largest ever awarded for AMRAAM weapons, will cover missiles for sale to multiple foreign allies and partners.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.defensenews.com/industry/2023/06/21/ukraine-to-get-amraam-weapons-under-1-billion-deal-with-rtx/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1BMzqDg5Al4mfyFR7R3ryRPBbWTjYkFK0pD4PHh0sb_L1iintWBS-LqkUeWcT2hHk1yISxUrxKPT_wl98VcASB03XTPL6IhE$

# Pharmaceuticals / Drugs
Drugmaker Eli Lilly will acquire Dice Therapeutics, a biopharma company that develops drugs for autoimmune diseases, for $2.4B. Dice is a biopharmaceutical company that uses a proprietary technology platform to develop new oral therapeutic drugs for autoimmune diseases.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.econotimes.com/Eli-Lilly-Acquires-Dice-Therapeutics-for-24B-to-Boost-Autoimmune-Treatment-Line-1658203__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1BMzqDg5Al4mfyFR7R3ryRPBbWTjYkFK0pD4PHh0sb_L1iintWBS-LqkUeWcT2hHk1yISxUrxKPT_wl98VcASB03XYtl7vCo$

# Science
Newly discovered ‘einstein’ tile is a 13-sided shape that solves a decades-old math problem: A new 13-sided shape is the first example of an elusive ‘einstein,’ a single shape that can be tiled infinitely without repeating a pattern. For decades, mathematicians wondered if it was possible to find a single special shape that could perfectly tile a surface, without leaving any gaps or causing any overlaps, with the pattern never repeating. Of course, this is trivial to do with a pattern that repeats, just look at a bathroom or kitchen floor, which is probably made up of simple rectangular tiles.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.livescience.com/newly-discovered-einstein-tile-is-a-13-sided-shape-that-solves-a-decades-old-math-problem__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1BMzqDg5Al4mfyFR7R3ryRPBbWTjYkFK0pD4PHh0sb_L1iintWBS-LqkUeWcT2hHk1yISxUrxKPT_wl98VcASB03XW170nxm$

# Social
Islam’s call to prayer is ringing out in more US cities – affirming a long and growing presence of Muslims in America: The earliest documented public broadcasting of the Muslim call to prayer in the U.S. took place during the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago, 1893. Minneapolis recently became the first major U.S. city to allow the “adhan,” or Muslim call to prayer, to be broadcast from mosques five times a day.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/islams-call-to-prayer-is-ringing-out-in-more-us-cities-affirming-a-long-and-growing-presence-of-muslims-in-america-205555__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1BMzqDg5Al4mfyFR7R3ryRPBbWTjYkFK0pD4PHh0sb_L1iintWBS-LqkUeWcT2hHk1yISxUrxKPT_wl98VcASB03XXYgOtDG$

# Space / UFO Disclosure / Other
OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample will have new home in Houston: If everything goes according to plan, OSIRIS-REx’s return capsule will separate from the spacecraft, enter the atmosphere and parachute safely to Earth for recovery https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.americaspace.com/2021/05/11/nasas-osiris-rex-begins-long-journey-home-with-first-ever-asteroid-sample-from-bennu/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1BMzqDg5Al4mfyFR7R3ryRPBbWTjYkFK0pD4PHh0sb_L1iintWBS-LqkUeWcT2hHk1yISxUrxKPT_wl98VcASB03XXjxDrPt$

Intelsat To sustainably extend life of four satellites by 2027:
Intelsat, operator of one of the world’s largest integrated satellite and terrestrial networks and leading provider of inflight connectivity (IFC), ordered its second Mission Extension Pod (MEP) from Northrop Grumman Corporation’s SpaceLogistics, which will add life to an Intelsat satellite, providing uninterrupted services to many customers. The new contract represents the fourth deal with SpaceLogistics, following an order for a single MEP in April 2023 and two Mission Extension Vehicles
(MEVs) already in service with Intelsat satellites.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.intelsat.com/2023/06/20/intelsat-to-sustainably-extend-life-of-four-satellites-by-2027/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1BMzqDg5Al4mfyFR7R3ryRPBbWTjYkFK0pD4PHh0sb_L1iintWBS-LqkUeWcT2hHk1yISxUrxKPT_wl98VcASB03Xbo4vlBm$

# Technology / Global
Monster Energy thinks it owns the word ‘monster’: A game dev is calling out the energy-drink maker for objecting any time a company wants to use the word ‘monster.’ The energy-drink maker frequently objects when other companies want trademarks, including the words ‘monster,’ ‘beast,’ or other things it thinks it owns. It has filed 134 such objections in Japan, including against Pokémon (short for ‘pocket monsters’) which the patent office has rejected, per Automaton. In the US, there are 100+ pending objections, per Gizmodo. Monster’s beef with Glowstick Entertainment? Its game, Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.gamesradar.com/monster-energy-has-even-gone-after-pokemon-and-monster-hunter-for-daring-to-use-the-word-monster/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1BMzqDg5Al4mfyFR7R3ryRPBbWTjYkFK0pD4PHh0sb_L1iintWBS-LqkUeWcT2hHk1yISxUrxKPT_wl98VcASB03XcQZTqK0$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2023-06-20

Voices, The Peoples News

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

# Indigenous
US Judge orders stretch of Enbridge Line 5 shut down on tribal land: “But for the theft of Indigenous lands,” said environmental activist and attorney Steven Donziger, “this pipeline would not even exist.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4057139-line-5-pipeline-ruling-tribal-land-enbridge/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOOpTXh6TQ0dgX2GmXmaALHPWdYsZpI9qRIX2DZyb_fBF8c3MlwS5deyJcUEeuc26-Ul24F1Kx6rbV4p0jVbXmavw6R3HjRF$

# Border / Immigration / Migrants
House to consider resolution banning schools from sheltering illegal immigrants: The U.S. House of Representatives plans to take up legislation this week that would ban the use of public elementary and secondary schools as overflow housing for illegal immigrants, a practice some local governments have recently begun implementing.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.independentnews.com/news/national/house-to-consider-resolution-banning-schools-from-sheltering-illegal-immigrants/article_9988aa01-4516-59a8-ae3f-1d4df8192b53.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOOpTXh6TQ0dgX2GmXmaALHPWdYsZpI9qRIX2DZyb_fBF8c3MlwS5deyJcUEeuc26-Ul24F1Kx6rbV4p0jVbXmavw0chpNoR$

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
Officials at Federal Gov’t Agencies, White House Sued for Censoring COVID Information: Sixty-seven U.S. federal government agencies and officials, including senior officials in the White House, have been accused of engaging in a widespread campaign of pressuring and colluding with social media platforms to censor users in violation of the First Amendment
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2022/09/01/white-house-big-tech-colluded-to-censor-misinformation-lawsuit/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOOpTXh6TQ0dgX2GmXmaALHPWdYsZpI9qRIX2DZyb_fBF8c3MlwS5deyJcUEeuc26-Ul24F1Kx6rbV4p0jVbXmavwxR95FIx$

Investigators who scrutinized top-secret intercepted communications and scientific research believe Chinese scientists were running a covert project of dangerous experiments, which caused a leak from the Wuhan Institute of Virology and started the Covid-19 outbreak.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2022/10/27/senate-report-finds-covid-19-most-likely-leaked-out-of-chinese-lab/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOOpTXh6TQ0dgX2GmXmaALHPWdYsZpI9qRIX2DZyb_fBF8c3MlwS5deyJcUEeuc26-Ul24F1Kx6rbV4p0jVbXmavw4saDjvH$

What if China really did develop COVID as a bioweapon? Here are the issues involved https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/what-if-china-really-did-develop-covid-as-a-bioweapon-here-are-the-issues-involved-207579__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOOpTXh6TQ0dgX2GmXmaALHPWdYsZpI9qRIX2DZyb_fBF8c3MlwS5deyJcUEeuc26-Ul24F1Kx6rbV4p0jVbXmavw_pY4RkR$

Controversial Covid Lab Leak Theory Reenergized By Claims Of ‘Patients Zero’: A report in Forbes shines a new light on the controversial theory that covid leaked from a research facility in Wuhan, China: This time it’s alleged via info from multiple “anonymous sources inside the U.S. government” that scientists at the facility were the first to be infected. Other news outlets also discuss the topic.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.forbes.com/sites/ericmack/2023/06/15/covid-19-patients-zero-in-wuhan-identified-boosting-lab-leak-theory/?sh=19c1007823b2__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOOpTXh6TQ0dgX2GmXmaALHPWdYsZpI9qRIX2DZyb_fBF8c3MlwS5deyJcUEeuc26-Ul24F1Kx6rbV4p0jVbXmavw_dW8-30$

Scientist Funded by U.S. Got Sick in Wuhan Before Pandemic: U.S.-Funded Scientist Among Three Chinese Researchers Who Fell Ill Amid Early Covid-19 Outbreak. Identification of three who worked at Wuhan Institute of Virology fuels suspicion for proponents of lab-leak theory
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-funded-scientist-among-three-chinese-researchers-who-fell-ill-amid-early-covid-19-outbreak-3f919567__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOOpTXh6TQ0dgX2GmXmaALHPWdYsZpI9qRIX2DZyb_fBF8c3MlwS5deyJcUEeuc26-Ul24F1Kx6rbV4p0jVbXmavwxBvxJ1H$

# Education / Schools
This Juneteenth, We Are at War Over Our Right to Teach Black History: The right is trying to make truth-telling about U.S. history illegal because it fears the end of white supremacy.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/this-juneteenth-we-are-at-war-over-our-right-to-teach-black-history/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOOpTXh6TQ0dgX2GmXmaALHPWdYsZpI9qRIX2DZyb_fBF8c3MlwS5deyJcUEeuc26-Ul24F1Kx6rbV4p0jVbXmavw8wABp12$

This Teacher Couldn’t Talk About Systemic Racism In Class Because the GOP Banned It: In February, as part of Black History Month, a high school teacher in South Carolina had to stop using Ta-Nehisi Coates’ memoir “Between the World and Me” in a lesson plan about systemic racism — because teachers are prohibited from making students feel uncomfortable about their race or gender in the state
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://newrepublic.com/post/173595/south-carolina-teacher-lesson-racism-shut-school-district__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOOpTXh6TQ0dgX2GmXmaALHPWdYsZpI9qRIX2DZyb_fBF8c3MlwS5deyJcUEeuc26-Ul24F1Kx6rbV4p0jVbXmavwxrYqr_w$

Who is Behind the Attacks on Educators and Public Schools? The manufactured outrage perpetuated by dark money networks is both a danger to educators and a distraction from helping students and parents.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nea.org/advocating-for-change/new-from-nea/who-behind-attacks-educators-and-public-schools__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOOpTXh6TQ0dgX2GmXmaALHPWdYsZpI9qRIX2DZyb_fBF8c3MlwS5deyJcUEeuc26-Ul24F1Kx6rbV4p0jVbXmavw5iBrlTq$

Despite political pressure, US teachers lead complex history lessons on race and slavery: New laws tell teachers how to discuss the history of slavery and racism. We visited four schools to see what kids are really learning.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/education/2022/03/07/history-class-slavery-critical-race-theory/6909961001/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOOpTXh6TQ0dgX2GmXmaALHPWdYsZpI9qRIX2DZyb_fBF8c3MlwS5deyJcUEeuc26-Ul24F1Kx6rbV4p0jVbXmavw5rbVOBP$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Transportation / Industry Thanks to IRA Tax Credits, It’s Now Cheaper to Make Solar and Wind Components in the U.S: For the first time ever, solar and wind components made in the U.S. are less expensive than imports, a new study by researchers from Dartmouth and Princeton has found.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.forbes.com/sites/energyinnovation/2022/08/23/inflation-reduction-act-benefits-clean-energy-tax-credits-could-double-deployment/?sh=23a250446727__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOOpTXh6TQ0dgX2GmXmaALHPWdYsZpI9qRIX2DZyb_fBF8c3MlwS5deyJcUEeuc26-Ul24F1Kx6rbV4p0jVbXmavwx-qyOds$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure EPA Sued for Approving Toxic Herbicides With Agent Orange Chemical: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is being sued for unlawfully reapproving toxic herbicides used to grow food that contain 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D), an active ingredient used in the chemical weapon Agent Orange. Public health groups are suing the US Environmental Protection Agency over the reapproval of two toxic herbicides made with an active ingredient in Agent Orange, a chemical weapon deployed by the US to destroy vegetation in the Vietnam war, and which caused huge health problems among soldiers and Vietnamese residents.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ecowatch.com/epa-agent-orange-chemical-herbicides.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOOpTXh6TQ0dgX2GmXmaALHPWdYsZpI9qRIX2DZyb_fBF8c3MlwS5deyJcUEeuc26-Ul24F1Kx6rbV4p0jVbXmavw_26qBWW$

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals / Global A first for photosynthesis- and agriculture-free food: Protein ‘made from air’ officially on the menu Finnish start-up Solar Foods is marketing its novel microbial protein Solein for the first time. In partnership with Singapore-based restaurant Fico, the duo has developed a dessert made with ingredients ‘derived out of thin air’
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2023/06/19/solar-foods-enters-the-market-with-solein-ice-cream-in-singapore__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOOpTXh6TQ0dgX2GmXmaALHPWdYsZpI9qRIX2DZyb_fBF8c3MlwS5deyJcUEeuc26-Ul24F1Kx6rbV4p0jVbXmavw6oNzgFg$

# Gov / Politics
Trump Is a “Consummate Narcissist,” Former Attorney General Bill Barr: “He’s a very petty individual who will always put his interests ahead of the country’s… but our country can’t be a therapy session for a troubled man like this”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/bill-barr-trump-consummate-narcissist-ego-1234774103/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOOpTXh6TQ0dgX2GmXmaALHPWdYsZpI9qRIX2DZyb_fBF8c3MlwS5deyJcUEeuc26-Ul24F1Kx6rbV4p0jVbXmavw1byifot$

The New Abnormal: What to Expect Next After Texas AG Ken Paxton’s Impeachment: Texas AG Ken Paxton’s family trust, finances targeted by impeachment subpoenas. The breadth of entities recently subpoenaed show the case’s possible scope and offer more insight into conflicts of interest facing Paxton’s wife, Sen. Angela Paxton.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2023/06/14/texas-ag-ken-paxtons-family-trust-finances-targeted-by-impeachment-subpoenas/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOOpTXh6TQ0dgX2GmXmaALHPWdYsZpI9qRIX2DZyb_fBF8c3MlwS5deyJcUEeuc26-Ul24F1Kx6rbV4p0jVbXmavwzHdMnKn$

Blinken and Xi pledge to stabilize deteriorated US-China ties, but the main US request is rebuffed: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Chinese President Xi Jinping as he wrapped up a two-day high-stakes visit to Beijing. America’s top diplomat left Beijing with his biggest ask rebuffed: better communications between their militaries.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/us-china-blinken-xi-biden-ce8bf13e5a02977a5291c001761ae0b3__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOOpTXh6TQ0dgX2GmXmaALHPWdYsZpI9qRIX2DZyb_fBF8c3MlwS5deyJcUEeuc26-Ul24F1Kx6rbV4p0jVbXmavw-GTQ_fT$

# Legal / DOJ
Barr calls Trump’s defense in classified documents case ‘absurd’: Former Attorney General Bill Barr said Sunday the case against former President Trump that resulted in his indictment on federal charges related to his handling of classified documents was “entirely of his own making.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.axios.com/2023/06/18/barr-trumps-classified-documents-defense-absurd__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOOpTXh6TQ0dgX2GmXmaALHPWdYsZpI9qRIX2DZyb_fBF8c3MlwS5deyJcUEeuc26-Ul24F1Kx6rbV4p0jVbXmavw5bJ02ji$

Prosecutors plan to use Trump’s words against him in documents case: Federal prosecutors plan to use former President Donald Trump’s comments about former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton against him in a case alleging he illegally kept classified documents
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-06-10/trump-s-own-words-play-a-star-role-in-the-case-against-him__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOOpTXh6TQ0dgX2GmXmaALHPWdYsZpI9qRIX2DZyb_fBF8c3MlwS5deyJcUEeuc26-Ul24F1Kx6rbV4p0jVbXmavw3vFOGqh$

Read the full Trump indictment and statement of facts: Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg brought felony charges of falsifying business records against the former president and 2024 contender for the GOP nomination.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/f/?id=00000187-4d9a-dc00-a3d7-4d9f97b40000__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOOpTXh6TQ0dgX2GmXmaALHPWdYsZpI9qRIX2DZyb_fBF8c3MlwS5deyJcUEeuc26-Ul24F1Kx6rbV4p0jVbXmavw8yWWLfs$

Judge sets August 14 trial date in Trump’s Florida documents case in the Justice Department’s case over his retention of classified documents. Judge Aileen Cannon set the preliminary trial date for roughly two months after Trump’s arraignment at her courtroom in Fort Pierce, Fla.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.axios.com/2023/06/20/trump-trial-start-date-august-classified-documents__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOOpTXh6TQ0dgX2GmXmaALHPWdYsZpI9qRIX2DZyb_fBF8c3MlwS5deyJcUEeuc26-Ul24F1Kx6rbV4p0jVbXmavww07tRR6$

Trump judge’s thin criminal trial resume comes with a twist: The Trump-appointed judge, preparing to oversee his documents case, is about to undertake a massive and complex health fraud trial. Aileen Cannon, the federal judge overseeing Donald Trump’s latest criminal case, has run just four, relatively routine criminal trials in her short tenure on the bench — a stark contrast to the historic and complex proceedings she’s about to undertake related to the former president.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2023/06/15/aileen-cannon-criminal-trial-record-00102135?utm_source=cordial&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=hp-us-reg-morning-email_2023-06-20&utm_term=us-morning-email__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOOpTXh6TQ0dgX2GmXmaALHPWdYsZpI9qRIX2DZyb_fBF8c3MlwS5deyJcUEeuc26-Ul24F1Kx6rbV4p0jVbXmavwwtiJg6M$

Ken Paxton’s Wife Won’t Recuse Herself From Impeachment Case: Angela Paxton is a Texas state senator and says she has a legal obligation to participate in the proceedings. Texas Sen. Angela Paxton says she will ‘carry out my duties’ in husband’s impeachment trial
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4058084-texas-state-senate-angela-paxton-impeachment-trial/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOOpTXh6TQ0dgX2GmXmaALHPWdYsZpI9qRIX2DZyb_fBF8c3MlwS5deyJcUEeuc26-Ul24F1Kx6rbV4p0jVbXmavwwqIpQBK$

# LGBTQ / Gender
Amid Right-Wing War on Higher Education, Montana State Students Fear for Their Lives: LGBTQ students targeted by death threats say they have dropped out of classes and have trouble going to sleep at night.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/amid-right-wing-war-on-higher-ed-montana-state-students-fear-for-their-lives/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOOpTXh6TQ0dgX2GmXmaALHPWdYsZpI9qRIX2DZyb_fBF8c3MlwS5deyJcUEeuc26-Ul24F1Kx6rbV4p0jVbXmavwytCxQWl$

Wisconsin County Declares Itself a Sanctuary for Trans People: Wisconsin County Declares Itself a Sanctuary for Trans People: The Dane County Board of Supervisors voted 25-1 to back a resolution that seeks to protect the rights of transgender and nonbinary individuals in the event that a state proposal endangering those rights — including access to gender-affirming health care — is passed by the GOP-controlled Wisconsin legislature.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://madison.com/news/local/government-politics/primarily-symbolic-sanctuary-city-resolutions-still-hold-meaning-for-some-in-the-trans-nonbinary-communities/article_3ec989ea-0b97-11ee-89b3-27af49165185.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOOpTXh6TQ0dgX2GmXmaALHPWdYsZpI9qRIX2DZyb_fBF8c3MlwS5deyJcUEeuc26-Ul24F1Kx6rbV4p0jVbXmavw7NDNj5z$

# Media
“Don’t get screwed again”: News publishers are banding together in the face of AI threat: Industry leaders are publicly sounding the alarm and privately negotiating with the likes of OpenAI and Microsoft to get paid for their content. As News Corp CEO Robert Thomson has warned: “We need to be more collectively assertive.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/06/news-publishers-are-banding-together-in-the-face-of-ai-threat__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOOpTXh6TQ0dgX2GmXmaALHPWdYsZpI9qRIX2DZyb_fBF8c3MlwS5deyJcUEeuc26-Ul24F1Kx6rbV4p0jVbXmavw_GDdFUG$

Postal Service Fails to Protect Workers from Rising Crime: Recently, mail delivery has proven a risky endeavor: The move is a result of increases in threats and attacks on letter carriers and in mail fraud incidents, which have escalated along with a national rise in crime. The agencies recently updated Congress on the problems, and say the new measures will help safeguard mail and packages in Dallas-Fort Worth and across the nation.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://dallasinnovates.com/postal-service-tightens-security-to-protect-workers-and-crack-down-on-postal-crimes/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOOpTXh6TQ0dgX2GmXmaALHPWdYsZpI9qRIX2DZyb_fBF8c3MlwS5deyJcUEeuc26-Ul24F1Kx6rbV4p0jVbXmavwxkOAlfS$

Julian Assange’s legal team have filed a final application for appeal, the last option available in the British courts. If accepted, the case could proceed to a public hearing in front of two new High Court judges. If rejected, Julian could be immediately extradited to the United States where he will stand trial for 18 counts of violating the Espionage Act, charges that could see him receive a 175-year sentence, as early as this week.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.mintpressnews.com/chris-hedges-the-imminent-extradition-of-julian-assange-and-the-death-of-journalism/285064/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOOpTXh6TQ0dgX2GmXmaALHPWdYsZpI9qRIX2DZyb_fBF8c3MlwS5deyJcUEeuc26-Ul24F1Kx6rbV4p0jVbXmavw-oZUJ7u$

The Late Daniel Ellsberg’s Wish: Free Julian Assange, Encourage Whistleblowers: Ellsberg died Friday, and we revisit his message for those who are considering becoming whistleblowers.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.democracynow.org/2023/6/20/daniel_ellsberg_assange_wikileaks__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOOpTXh6TQ0dgX2GmXmaALHPWdYsZpI9qRIX2DZyb_fBF8c3MlwS5deyJcUEeuc26-Ul24F1Kx6rbV4p0jVbXmavw5UN5e5u$

# Medical / Health
The System Makes Patients Sick And CEOs Rich: Healthcare executives’ pay topped $335 million last year while 100 million Americans were saddled with medical debt. As Bob Herman, a journalist at healthcare news outlet STAT, reports, the CEOs were paid a record $335 million last year, 18 percent more than the previous record set in 2021. Had it not been for their companies’ share buybacks, they wouldn’t have banked nearly that much money.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.levernews.com/the-system-makes-patients-sick-and-ceos-rich/?utm_source=newsletter-email&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=newsletter-article__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOOpTXh6TQ0dgX2GmXmaALHPWdYsZpI9qRIX2DZyb_fBF8c3MlwS5deyJcUEeuc26-Ul24F1Kx6rbV4p0jVbXmavw6piaBcX$

# Medical Science
Twelve Infants Die During Clinical Trials for FDA-Endorsed RSV Drug: AstraZeneca/Sanofi stated in a press release that the antibody may also have the potential to protect those born healthy at term or preterm, as well as with conditions that make them more susceptible to RSV disease.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thevaccinereaction.org/2023/06/twelve-infants-die-during-clinical-trials-for-fda-endorsed-rsv-drug/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOOpTXh6TQ0dgX2GmXmaALHPWdYsZpI9qRIX2DZyb_fBF8c3MlwS5deyJcUEeuc26-Ul24F1Kx6rbV4p0jVbXmavwyP07oj9$

# Military / DOD
Beijing Plans a New Training Facility in Cuba, Raising Prospect of Chinese Troops on America’s Doorstep: China and Cuba are negotiating to establish a new joint military training facility on the island, sparking alarm in Washington that it could lead to the stationing of Chinese troops and other security and intelligence operations just 100 miles off Florida’s coast, according to current and former U.S.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4162125/posts__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOOpTXh6TQ0dgX2GmXmaALHPWdYsZpI9qRIX2DZyb_fBF8c3MlwS5deyJcUEeuc26-Ul24F1Kx6rbV4p0jVbXmavw6ItMQwp$

# Military / Global
Ukraine war: The deadly landmines killing hundreds: Across Ukraine’s vast expanse, there are thought to be 174,000 square kilometres which are contaminated by landmines. It is an area of land larger than England, Wales and Northern Ireland combined. They’re banned by international law. That hasn’t stopped them from being used in this war.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65204053__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOOpTXh6TQ0dgX2GmXmaALHPWdYsZpI9qRIX2DZyb_fBF8c3MlwS5deyJcUEeuc26-Ul24F1Kx6rbV4p0jVbXmavw_NFyBnu$

# Social
GOP’s Desired Work Requirements Would Kick Millions Off Anti-Poverty Programs: About 10 million Medicaid expansion enrollees are at risk of losing benefits under McCarthy’s bill, while 900,000 Americans aged 50 to 55 are at risk of losing SNAP assistance.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.route-fifty.com/finance/2023/05/gops-desired-work-requirements-federal-aid-would-kick-roughly-21m-anti-poverty-programs/386660/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOOpTXh6TQ0dgX2GmXmaALHPWdYsZpI9qRIX2DZyb_fBF8c3MlwS5deyJcUEeuc26-Ul24F1Kx6rbV4p0jVbXmavw2SYdfR2$

We’re Failing Our Elders: Seniors Are a Growing Portion of Unhoused Population: People over age 50 now account for approximately half of the unhoused population in the U.S.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/were-failing-our-elders-seniors-are-a-growing-portion-of-unhoused-population/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOOpTXh6TQ0dgX2GmXmaALHPWdYsZpI9qRIX2DZyb_fBF8c3MlwS5deyJcUEeuc26-Ul24F1Kx6rbV4p0jVbXmavw9ClxiXL$

# Space / UFO Disclosure / Other
North Korea calls failed spy satellite launch ‘the most serious’ shortcoming, vows 2nd launch: A North Korean state media report says top officials have vowed to push for a second attempt to launch a spy satellite during a recently ended meeting of the ruling party.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/ap/ap-international/north-korea-calls-failed-spy-satellite-launch-the-most-serious-shortcoming-vows-2nd-launch/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOOpTXh6TQ0dgX2GmXmaALHPWdYsZpI9qRIX2DZyb_fBF8c3MlwS5deyJcUEeuc26-Ul24F1Kx6rbV4p0jVbXmavw1Cnd5Nu$

# Technology
GPS-like tech based on cosmic ray particles can navigate underground and underwater: Researchers at the University of Tokyo have developed a wireless navigation technology based on muons that can be used anywhere on the Earth including indoors and underground. They claim that, unlike GPS, this technology can penetrate obstacles like water, soil, and rocks, enabling navigation in difficult places.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://newatlas.com/technology/gps-alternative-muon-cosmic-rays-underground-underwater-navigation/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOOpTXh6TQ0dgX2GmXmaALHPWdYsZpI9qRIX2DZyb_fBF8c3MlwS5deyJcUEeuc26-Ul24F1Kx6rbV4p0jVbXmavw9_vC8kv$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2023-06-19

Voices, The Peoples News

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

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
Documents link potential Covid patient zero to U.S. funded research in Wuhan: New reporting attributed to government sources, identified a coronavirus researcher at the Wuhan Institute of Virology who fell ill in November 2019.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/06/17/covid-origin-wuhan-patient-zero/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cbpqR8tG2$

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
Senate Democrats Ready For Spending Fight With House GOP: Senate Democrats are gearing up for a spending fight with House Republicans as negotiators in the upper chamber prepare to mark up government funding bills in the days ahead.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/business/appropriations/4054247-senate-democrats-spending-fight-house-gop/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cbsmhBw5G$

Shutdown warnings rise as Republicans seek deeper cuts in budget battle: “We can try to fool the American people with smoke and mirrors and pretend, but the speaker was clear. We are in a debt crisis in this country.”
Rep. Andy Harris (R-Md.)
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.lockhaven.com/uncategorized/2023/06/shutdown-warnings-rise-as-republicans-seek-deeper-cuts-in-budget-battle/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cbpBggtCX$

New GOP bills would hand richest 1% over $28 billion in tax cuts next year: The poorest fifth, meanwhile, would get just $1.4 billion in tax cuts under the Republican legislation, according to a new analysis.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/gop-tax-cuts-richest-one-percent__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cboLa9u_R$

# Education / Schools
California Schools Urged to Create Heat Plans on a Warming Planet: A new policy brief offers a series of recommendations on how schools become more heat-resilient
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/criminalized-survivors-face-judgement-and-abuse-from-their-own-defense-attorneys/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cbs2N0MeT$

Can America’s Students Recover What They Lost During the Pandemic? Disastrous test scores increasingly show how steep a toll the COVID-19 era exacted on students, particularly minorities. Schools are grappling with how to catch up, and the experience of one city shows how intractable the obstacles are. The Scorecard is the most thorough research to date on the pandemic’s effects on students in grades 3 to 8 and provides three insights into this calamity:
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.realcleareducation.com/articles/2023/05/26/the_pandemic_is_over_but_the_education_emergency_continues_110867.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cbmQhgygb$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Transportation / Industry Senators, Regulator Call for More Scrutiny of “We Buy Ugly Houses” Company: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s head said the Department of Justice and state attorneys general should be made aware of predatory house-flipping practices, following ProPublica reporting on HomeVestors of America.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/senators-call-for-scrutiny-of-homevestors__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cbjY_4QCR$

Out of Balance: The World Bank Group enabled the devastation of villages and helped a mining company justify the deaths of endangered chimps with a dubious offset. The World Bank Group enabled the devastation of villages and helped a mining company justify the deaths of endangered chimps with a dubious offset.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/biodiversity-offsets-guinea-world-bank-group-chimpanzees-outbreak?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=majorinvestigations&utm_content=river__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cbjZqnd2p$

A collaborative investigation finds companies are issuing over a billion pounds of pollution more than their permits allow. From petrochemical refineries on the Gulf Coast to oil and gas wells in West Texas, hundreds of polluting facilities routinely emit hundreds of millions more pounds of chemicals into the air than their permits stipulate. The reasons are many: a plant unexpectedly loses power, or a customer is suddenly unable to receive the natural gas extracted at a well, or a valve, or pump, or any other piece of complex machinery malfunctions. Resulting pollution contains nitrogen oxides, sulfur oxides, and a slew of carcinogenic chemicals. Companies claim that these emissions are unavoidable.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/excess-emissions-rise-texas/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cbjTLAI5B$

Gas stations are leaking underground: Gas stations caused a $20 billion toxic mess, and it’s not going away. Every gas station eventually pollutes the earth beneath it. The main culprit: the underground storage tanks that hold tens of thousands of gallons of fuel, one of the most common sources of groundwater pollution. A large tank might be 55 feet long and hold as many as 30,000 gallons; a typical tank might hold 10,000 gallons.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://grist.org/accountability/gas-stations-underground-storage-tank-leaks-environmental-disaster/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cbn_IAS56$

Court hears expert testimony about how Montana ‘doubled down on fossil fuels’ and became ‘outright hostile’ to clean energy: The state has never denied a permit for a fossil fuel project, despite its constitution’s guarantee of the right to a clean and healthful environment. The state has never denied a permit for a fossil fuel project, despite its constitution’s guarantee of the right to a clean and healthful environment.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.desmog.com/2023/06/14/scientists-testify-at-montana-youth-climate-trial/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cbtP2MrKq$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure Groundwater loss changed Earth’s tilt: Scientists estimated that nearly 2,150 billion tonnes of groundwater have been pumped and drained into the oceans. Groundwater pumped up from the earth and moved elsewhere to quench the thirst of humans and their activities resulted in the earth’s axis tilting nearly 80 cm to the east, a new study has found.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01993-z__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cbhYIytsP$

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals
Scores of Critical Lab Tests Fall Into a Regulatory Void. The FDA Is Trying to Close It: Lab-developed tests like prenatal screenings have become increasingly popular, all while escaping the bulk of federal scrutiny over marketing and accuracy. Now, the FDA is beginning the process of imposing regulations on these kinds of tests.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/fda-moves-to-regulate-lab-developed-tests__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cbt2ijLI8$

# Gov / Politics
U.S. Politicians Don’t Have the Right to Dictate Macedonia’s Future: Does the U.S. taxpayer know how much of their money is spent on interventionism that doesn’t garner major headlines? Does the U.S. taxpayer know how much of their money is spent on interventionism that doesn’t garner major headlines?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/us-politicians-dont-have-the-right-to-dictate-macedonias-future/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cbs8p4HFq$

Wisconsin Republicans Sowed Distrust Over Elections. Now They May Push Out the State’s Top Election Official: The fate of Wisconsin election administrator Meagan Wolfe is a stark reminder that even though courts and voters across the country have rejected election denialism, it remains a factor in this key battleground state.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/wisconsin-election-denial-meagan-wolfe-republicans-voting__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cbkkKitad$

Biden Kicks Off Reelection Bid With Union Rally in his frequent haunt of Pennsylvania, the state that remains an intersection of his personal and political identities that he hopes can propel him to a second term.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/president-biden-campaign-kickoff-union-rally-philadelphia-20230617.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cbj2GjLwB$

# Law Enforcment
Two People Killed in Mass Shooting Outside EDM Festival at the Gorge: Beyond Wonderland cancels its second day after suspect, who was apprehended, opened fire in the venue’s campgrounds area Saturday night
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/nexstar_media_wire/4056216-2-killed-in-shooting-near-washington-state-music-festival-suspect-among-wounded/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cbi_dhDk0$

The FBI Groomed a 16-Year-Old With ‘Brain Development Issues’ to Become a Terrorist: When he turned 18, he was arrested for supporting ISIS. The only problem with the case and how it has been described, however, is that according to the government’s own criminal complaint, Ventura had never actually funded any terrorist group. The only ‘terrorist’ he is accused of ever being in contact with was an undercover FBI agent who befriended him online as a 16-year-old https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/06/15/fbi-undercover-isis-teenager-terrorist/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cbl-5q_hk$

The FBI Is Hunting a New Domestic Terror Threat: Abortion Rights Activists: After GOP pressure, FBI abortion ‘terrorism’ investigations increased tenfold, government data shows.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/06/15/fbi-abortion-domestic-terrorism/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cbtQvbSED$

# Legal / DOJ
Trump’s Former Defense Secretary Believes He Is a Threat to National Security: “It’s just irresponsible action that places our service members at risk, places our nation’s security at risk, you cannot have these documents floating around,” Mark Esper said. Esper, who served in Trump’s Cabinet, said: “People have described him as a hoarder when it comes to these type of documents. But clearly, it was unauthorized, illegal and dangerous.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2023/06/18/mark-esper-secrets-trump-classified-00102541__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cbs37wk7p$

Tax Records Tie Publix Heiress to More Dark Money Groups That Sponsored January 6: Groups involved in the rally received at least $3 million in total funding from Julia Jenkins Fancelli. Deposition transcripts, tax returns, corporate disclosures and other records reviewed by OpenSecrets reveal new details about the level of involvement one donor had in planning the rally in the leadup to the Capitol attack.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2023/06/tax-records-reveal-more-contributions-from-publix-heiress-to-dark-money-groups-sponsoring-jan-6-rally/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cbrxfFzpy$

Trump Classified Docs Charges ‘Of Grave Concern’: Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio), the chair of the House Intelligence committee, said on Sunday that the storage of the classified documents at former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago property is “of grave concern,” and also raised concerns about President Biden’s handling of such materials.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/jun/18/house-intel-panel-chair-mike-turner-donald-trump-c/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cbiQ3UjgV$

After 29 Years on Death Row, Barry Jones Was Dumped at a Bus Station. But He Was Finally Free: The Supreme Court said his innocence didn’t matter. Jones was released thanks to a plea deal between his lawyers and Arizona.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/06/17/barry-jones-released-arizona-death-row/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cbiS5tD7Z$

Criminalized Survivors Face Judgement and Abuse From Their Own Defense Attorneys: Criminalized survivors routinely encounter defense lawyers who are dismissive at best and abusive at worst.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/criminalized-survivors-face-judgement-and-abuse-from-their-own-defense-attorneys/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cbs2N0MeT$

# Medical / Health
More Than 1 Million Dropped From Medicaid As States Start Post-Pandemic Purge Of Rolls: Though the eligibility review is required by the federal government, President’s Joe Biden’s administration isn’t too pleased at how efficiently some other states are accomplishing the task. “Pushing through things and rushing it will lead to eligible people, kids and families, losing coverage for some period of time,” Daniel Tsai, a top federal Medicaid official recently told reporters.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/medicaid-eligibility-states-coronavirus-pandemic-46484af651466539d6874c1a97397b50__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cbnWjVK1i$

# Medical Science
Most advanced synthetic human embryos: Scientists have created synthetic human embryos that they say show signs of developmental stages seen in natural embryos 6 to 14 days after fertilization. Remarkably, these embryos have reportedly been created from embryonic stem cells, meaning they do not require sperm and ova. Now we must consider the ethical and moral quandaries
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/scientists-have-created-synthetic-human-embryos-now-we-must-consider-the-ethical-and-moral-quandaries-207911__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cbus2e-qe$

# Military / Global
Russia had means, motive and opportunity to destroy Ukraine dam, drone photos and information show: Images taken from above the Kakhovka Dam appear to show an explosive-laden car atop the structure, and two officials said Russian troops were stationed in a crucial area inside the dam where the Ukrainians say the explosion that destroyed it was centered. The dam’s destruction led to deadly flooding, endangered crops in the world’s breadbasket, threatened drinking water supplies for thousands and unleashed an environmental catastrophe.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/ukraine-russia-war-kakhovka-dam-collapse-investigation-f5b76fe1ddbf98aa5ff7e4dfd3199c38__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cbnkKlhnU$

Both sides suffer heavy casualties as Ukraine strikes back against Russia, UK assessment says: According to British intelligence, the most intense fighting has centered on the southeastern Zaporizhzhia province, around Bakhmut and farther west in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk province.
Ukraine fights to dislodge the Kremlin’s forces from occupied areas in the early stages of its counteroffensive, British officials said Sunday https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.militarytimes.com/flashpoints/ukraine/2023/06/18/both-sides-suffer-heavy-losses-as-ukraine-strikes-back-against-russia/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cbv0h9rj2$

# Pharmaceuticals / Drugs
Big Pharma’s Opioid Settlement Payouts to Localities Made Public: The national opioid settlements are the second-largest public health settlement of all time. Thousands of local governments nationwide are receiving settlement money from companies that made, sold, or distributed opioid painkillers, like Johnson & Johnson, AmerisourceBergen, and Walmart. The companies are shelling out more than $50 billion total in settlements from national lawsuits.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/big-pharmas-opioid-settlement-payouts-to-localities-made-public/*:*:text=Thousands*20of*20local*20governments*20nationwide,in*20settlements*20from*20national*20lawsuits__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cbtb-eMOB$

# Space / UFO Disclosure / Other
The future of space on a plate: The race is on to develop space food for Mars, and it could change how we eat on Earth. Space food innovators need to think about questions we take for granted on Earth: How long is a day? What air pressure is it? Will there be soil? Are there insects?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/the-race-is-on-to-develop-next-frontier-space-food-and-fuel-the-long-journey-to-mars__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cburCfjC2$

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# Veterans / VA
First She Got Veterans In Compromising Positions. That’s When the Alleged Scam Began: A viral video captured a heated exchange between a combat veteran and two men whom he suspects are posing as veterans in an attempt to steal money from unsuspecting drivers.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkrxOZmxa74__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cborsgqXg$

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June 18, 2023
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

# Border / Immigration / Migrants
Immigrants Face Medical Neglect, Solitary Confinement and Torture in ICE Jails: At least three facilities operated by the private prison company CoreCivic use torture as retaliation against migrants. The federal government maintains more than $100 million in open contracts with CoreCivic to keep immigrants and asylum-seekers in civil detention, often for several years. These practices—which inflict “severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental,” to punish, intimidate, coerce, or obtain information or a confession with “the consent or acquiescence of a public official,” fit the definition of the Convention Against Torture of the UN, of which the U.S. is a state party.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prismreports.org/2023/06/15/torture-rampant-ice-facilities/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wF4zma32hk-ub6FwuArACM1V_nqNlAhgKcBJu1qjx6YzKL4-ZvQexSn5CNPlXjqFA3_82OO8UQPXtqE7rMZ7zdKjuU7Hj_Qm$

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
National Debt Tops $32 Trillion for the First Time: The U.S. national debt surpassed $32 trillion for the first time on Thursday, according to Treasury Department data released today. The milestone comes less than two weeks after President Joe Biden signed into law the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, his compromise with Republicans led by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to trim spending by a projected $1.5 trillion over a decade and suspend the nation’s debt limit until January 2025.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thefiscaltimes.com/newsletter/20230616-National-Debt-Tops-32-Trillion-First-Time__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wF4zma32hk-ub6FwuArACM1V_nqNlAhgKcBJu1qjx6YzKL4-ZvQexSn5CNPlXjqFA3_82OO8UQPXtqE7rMZ7zdKjuT_OBAyn$

Some GOP Hardliners Say They’d Welcome a Shutdown: The Senate Appropriations Committee intends to start working next week on funding bills for fiscal year 2024, using the nearly $1.6 trillion cap on discretionary spending that was agreed to in the bipartisan budget deal signed into law earlier this month.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://finance.yahoo.com/news/gop-hardliners-d-welcome-shutdown-224053536.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wF4zma32hk-ub6FwuArACM1V_nqNlAhgKcBJu1qjx6YzKL4-ZvQexSn5CNPlXjqFA3_82OO8UQPXtqE7rMZ7zdKjuYEF7WOt$

Biden goes quiet on killing off the debt ceiling: The president appears to have dropped his promise to explore the 14th Amendment, worrying some Dems wary of another battle in just a few years. The standoff is now over. But Biden appears to be in no rush to try and kill off the debt ceiling. Aides say the topic isn’t coming up at all.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2023/06/16/biden-debt-ceiling-deal-14th-amendment-00102448__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wF4zma32hk-ub6FwuArACM1V_nqNlAhgKcBJu1qjx6YzKL4-ZvQexSn5CNPlXjqFA3_82OO8UQPXtqE7rMZ7zdKjuW47d-hc$

New Details From Leonard Leo’s Trust Fund Expose the Inner Workings of the Right: Newly obtained documents show that the billion-dollar trust fund given to Leonard Leo has dumped at least $411 million into fueling right-wing infrastructure in the U.S. since mid-2020.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/new-details-from-leonard-leos-trust-fund-expose-the-inner-workings-of-the-right/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wF4zma32hk-ub6FwuArACM1V_nqNlAhgKcBJu1qjx6YzKL4-ZvQexSn5CNPlXjqFA3_82OO8UQPXtqE7rMZ7zdKjueJrj2vc$

The Great Bank Robbery Of 2023: How the government pays banks big money while letting them rip off everyone else: The yawning gap between what you are paid on your deposits and what banks are earning from other institutions when they loan out or invest your money. It’s a caper that has quietly become a systemic upward transfer of wealth thrumming beneath the macroeconomy, but as you’ll see below, the theft can be stopped.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.levernews.com/the-great-bank-robbery/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wF4zma32hk-ub6FwuArACM1V_nqNlAhgKcBJu1qjx6YzKL4-ZvQexSn5CNPlXjqFA3_82OO8UQPXtqE7rMZ7zdKjufYtqd2n$

# Education / Schools
Family Slams School After Dancing Student Denied Diploma: Hafsah Abdur-Rahman, 17, overly ecstatic about graduating, was captured dancing with a bouquet in hand as she made her way to collect her diploma in front of her family and friends, receiving a light chuckle from the crowd. When the teen reached out to claim her diploma, Principal Lisa Mesi seemingly waved her away, not allowing the teen to walk off with the degree. “She stole that moment from me,” Abdur-Rahman told ABC 6. “I will never get that again.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2023/06/17/philadelphia-high-school-grad-denied-diploma-after-dancing-on-stage-during-ceremony/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wF4zma32hk-ub6FwuArACM1V_nqNlAhgKcBJu1qjx6YzKL4-ZvQexSn5CNPlXjqFA3_82OO8UQPXtqE7rMZ7zdKjuYuJvlvE$

Washington schools among those experimenting with year-round school: With schools out for the summer, students and staff may not know how many days are left before going back to class. But some schools are looking at a shorter summer break as a way to reduce learning losses and balance out the school year. Advocates say that year-round school, or what is sometimes called a balanced calendar, allows students to retain learning better, catch up if they are struggling and offers the school community well-timed breaks to better recuperate.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.progressnewspaper.org/news/state_national/washington-schools-among-those-experimenting-with-year-round-school/article_13481e6b-32c8-5f0d-a00c-a0d343e7ff50.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wF4zma32hk-ub6FwuArACM1V_nqNlAhgKcBJu1qjx6YzKL4-ZvQexSn5CNPlXjqFA3_82OO8UQPXtqE7rMZ7zdKjuXJvO3uG$

# Employment / Labor
Greg Abbott has cut required water breaks for Texas construction workers and labor advocates say it could kill them: Greg Abbott has cut required water breaks for Texas construction workers and labor advocates say it could kill them. Greg Abbott signed a bill cutting regulations statewide, including multiple mandating water breaks. “We will see more deaths,” the deputy director of policy and politics at the Texas AFL-CIO said.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.businessinsider.com/greg-abbott-cutback-on-water-breaks-for-texas-construction-workers-2023-6__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wF4zma32hk-ub6FwuArACM1V_nqNlAhgKcBJu1qjx6YzKL4-ZvQexSn5CNPlXjqFA3_82OO8UQPXtqE7rMZ7zdKjuQpIm9vN$

Dollar General Workers Are Fed Up: A wave of worker backlash to abusive labor practices has hit Dollar General. Workers are fed up with poverty wages and health and safety violations. The retailer may soon make the list of the new organizing movement hitting companies like Starbucks and Amazon.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jacobin.com/2022/05/dollar-general-workers-shareholder-rally-pay-safety__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wF4zma32hk-ub6FwuArACM1V_nqNlAhgKcBJu1qjx6YzKL4-ZvQexSn5CNPlXjqFA3_82OO8UQPXtqE7rMZ7zdKjueDAbZG4$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Global
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince threatened the U.S. if it retaliated against oil cuts: The Saudi crown prince privately threatened “major economic consequences” against the US last fall if the Biden administration retaliated against its decision to slash oil production, a new report revealed.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2023/06/10/saudi-crown-prince-threatened-us-economic-consequences-during-oil-fued/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wF4zma32hk-ub6FwuArACM1V_nqNlAhgKcBJu1qjx6YzKL4-ZvQexSn5CNPlXjqFA3_82OO8UQPXtqE7rMZ7zdKjuR3u60rt$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure Wildfire smoke reacts with city pollution, creating new toxic air hazard: Wildfire smoke not only contains dangerous-to-breathe particles but also can react with urban air pollution to create toxic ozone. As the smoke drifts with the wind, it also creates a new hazard along the way that is greater than the sum of its parts: a troubling ozone cocktail that results from a chemical reaction between wildfire smoke components and urban air pollution.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/wildfire-smoke-reacts-with-city-pollution-creating-new-toxic-air-hazard/*:*:text=As*20the*20smoke*20drifts*20with,components*20and*20urban*20air*20pollution__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!wF4zma32hk-ub6FwuArACM1V_nqNlAhgKcBJu1qjx6YzKL4-ZvQexSn5CNPlXjqFA3_82OO8UQPXtqE7rMZ7zdKjuWRhbmZk$

Secretive State climate talks stir discontent with Pennsylvania Governor: Already infuriated by a decision to allow drilling in a town with tainted water, onetime supporters are questioning Josh Shapiro’s commitment to environmental issues.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/18062023/shapiro-pennsylvania-climate-group/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wF4zma32hk-ub6FwuArACM1V_nqNlAhgKcBJu1qjx6YzKL4-ZvQexSn5CNPlXjqFA3_82OO8UQPXtqE7rMZ7zdKjudaCM4Hq$

The meteorologist telling Congress about climate change: Rep. Eric Sorensen brings a rare resume to Congress. Rep. Eric Sorensen brings a rare resume to Congress. The freshman lawmaker, who represents part of the Quad Cities area of Illinois, is, by his own accounting, the first former television meteorologist in Congress in more than four decades.
(The last one was Rep. Dale Milford (D-Texas), who left in 1979.) https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/newsletters/the-long-game/2023/06/14/the-meteorologist-telling-congress-about-climate-change-00101838__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wF4zma32hk-ub6FwuArACM1V_nqNlAhgKcBJu1qjx6YzKL4-ZvQexSn5CNPlXjqFA3_82OO8UQPXtqE7rMZ7zdKjuV5qtjxf$

George Monbiot: The hard right and climate catastrophe are intimately linked. This is how: As climate policy is weakened, extreme weather intensifies and more refugees are driven from their homes, and the cycle of hatred continue
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jun/15/hard-right-climate-catastrophe-extreme-weather-refugees__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wF4zma32hk-ub6FwuArACM1V_nqNlAhgKcBJu1qjx6YzKL4-ZvQexSn5CNPlXjqFA3_82OO8UQPXtqE7rMZ7zdKjuVJ9UeyY$

# General News
The Laugh-Out-Loud Funniest, and Sh-t-Your-Pants Scariest Details of the Case Against Donald Trump: From stacking government documents next to the toilet to being caught on tape saying things like “This is secret information. Look, look at this,” there’s actually a lot of real comedy here. Less funny is the fact that a guy accused of violating the Espionage Act could still get off and become president.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/06/the-funniest-details-of-the-case-against-donald-trump__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wF4zma32hk-ub6FwuArACM1V_nqNlAhgKcBJu1qjx6YzKL4-ZvQexSn5CNPlXjqFA3_82OO8UQPXtqE7rMZ7zdKjuXphUBcS$

‘Courage is contagious’: Daniel Ellsberg’s decision to release the Pentagon Papers didn’t happen in a vacuum: The Vietnam War whistleblower, who died on June 16, 2023, wrestled with his decision to leak thousands of pages of government documents. In 1971, when Daniel Ellsberg arrived at a federal court in Boston, a journalist asked if he was concerned about the prospect of going to prison for leaking a 7,000-page top-secret history of the Vietnam War. Ellsberg responded with a question of his own: “Wouldn’t you go to prison to help end this war?”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/courage-is-contagious-daniel-ellsbergs-decision-to-release-the-pentagon-papers-didnt-happen-in-a-vacuum-204244__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wF4zma32hk-ub6FwuArACM1V_nqNlAhgKcBJu1qjx6YzKL4-ZvQexSn5CNPlXjqFA3_82OO8UQPXtqE7rMZ7zdKjuQKEyw2c$

# Gov / Politics / Global
Allied plan would give Ukraine equal voice at high-level NATO council: Extending Ukraine an invitation to join NATO will not be on the agenda when heads of state meet next month for a major summit, but other measures will be taken to bring the country closer to eventual membership, NATO’s top official said Friday.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.stripes.com/theaters/europe/2023-06-16/ukraine-status-nato-military-aid-10457960.html*:*:text=Extending*20Ukraine*20an*20invitation*20to,NATO’s*20top*20official*20said*20Friday__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!wF4zma32hk-ub6FwuArACM1V_nqNlAhgKcBJu1qjx6YzKL4-ZvQexSn5CNPlXjqFA3_82OO8UQPXtqE7rMZ7zdKjuVBt_2Gk$

Raging Putin Tells West to ‘Go to Hell’ as Tyrant Confirms Nuclear Weapons Have ALREADY Been Moved to Belarus in Chilling Warning: He said: “Just talking about this [the potential use of nuclear weapons] lowers the nuclear threshold. “We have more than NATO countries and they want to reduce our numbers. Go to hell.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.the-sun.com/news/8391531/putin-tells-west-hell-nukes-belarus-speech-st-petersburg/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wF4zma32hk-ub6FwuArACM1V_nqNlAhgKcBJu1qjx6YzKL4-ZvQexSn5CNPlXjqFA3_82OO8UQPXtqE7rMZ7zdKjuZBm9zUK$

# Gov / Politics
Gavin Newsom Is Quietly Prepping for a Possible Early Feinstein Exit: California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) team is gauging interest among Black female politicians about a possible appointment should Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s (D-CA) Senate seat open up. “We have multiple names in mind and the answer is yes,” he said during a interview on MSNBC’s “The ReidOut” when asked if he would name a Black woman to the seat if given the chance.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/gavin-newsom-dianne-feinstein-california-351cb71e532c073f28d6d84465480cf6__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wF4zma32hk-ub6FwuArACM1V_nqNlAhgKcBJu1qjx6YzKL4-ZvQexSn5CNPlXjqFA3_82OO8UQPXtqE7rMZ7zdKjuXo7rSjW$

Right-Wingers Push Death Penalty Reinstatement Bills as Part of Hardline Agenda: The U.S. has long been trending toward fewer executions, more prohibitions against the death penalty and more high-profile people speaking out against the death penalty. Executions are banned in 23 states, and there’s a moratorium on federal executions. Yet many right-wingers are calling for a shift in the other direction.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/right-wingers-push-death-penalty-reinstatement-bills-as-part-of-hardline-agenda/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wF4zma32hk-ub6FwuArACM1V_nqNlAhgKcBJu1qjx6YzKL4-ZvQexSn5CNPlXjqFA3_82OO8UQPXtqE7rMZ7zdKjuVtnT4Bm$

A former Florida GOP state lawmaker says many people in the state capital are ‘terrified’ of Ron DeSantis and his political enforcers: ‘They just chop off heads and move on.’ He signed into law countless pieces of legislation that had long been on Republican wish lists.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.businessinsider.com/greg-abbott-cutback-on-water-breaks-for-texas-construction-workers-2023-6__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wF4zma32hk-ub6FwuArACM1V_nqNlAhgKcBJu1qjx6YzKL4-ZvQexSn5CNPlXjqFA3_82OO8UQPXtqE7rMZ7zdKjuQpIm9vN$

# Industry
UN Adds New Disclosure Requirements For Upcoming COP28, Acknowledging the Toll of Corporate Lobbying
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/18062023/cop28-disclosure-requirement-credbility-of-talks/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wF4zma32hk-ub6FwuArACM1V_nqNlAhgKcBJu1qjx6YzKL4-ZvQexSn5CNPlXjqFA3_82OO8UQPXtqE7rMZ7zdKjuXE6LFdC$

Fossil fuel lobbyists will have to identify themselves when registering for Cop28: Campaigners have heralded the move as a victory for transparency, making polluting industries more accountable, making polluting and carbon-intensive industries more accountable at the annual talks.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/15/fossil-fuel-lobbyists-will-have-to-identify-themselves-when-registering-for-cop28__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wF4zma32hk-ub6FwuArACM1V_nqNlAhgKcBJu1qjx6YzKL4-ZvQexSn5CNPlXjqFA3_82OO8UQPXtqE7rMZ7zdKjuVUqENO7$

Ramazzini : The backstory of the ‘independent’ Italian organization that partners with IARC, the multi-billion dollar ‘toxic predatort’ industry, and anti-chemical environmental groups: In recent years, the Bologna based Ramazzini Institute has found the following substances or processes are ‘linked to’ or ‘associated with’ with cancer
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2023/06/15/ramazzini-the-independent-italian-organization-which-partners-with-iarc-the-multi-billion-dollar-toxic-predatort-industry-and-anti-chemical-environmental-groups/?mc_cid=b5feaef8c3&mc_eid=c87bac2a19__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wF4zma32hk-ub6FwuArACM1V_nqNlAhgKcBJu1qjx6YzKL4-ZvQexSn5CNPlXjqFA3_82OO8UQPXtqE7rMZ7zdKjuYH0DFS3$

# Law Enforcment
Report: Minneapolis police, city have pattern of violating U.S. Constitution: The U.S. Department of Justice has found the Minneapolis Police Department and the city of Minneapolis engaged in a pattern or practice of conduct in violation of the U.S. Constitution and federal law
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.independentnews.com/news/national/report-minneapolis-police-city-have-pattern-of-violating-u-s-constitution/article_db4ac4e5-539a-51fe-bfcd-5fd0404e3c70.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wF4zma32hk-ub6FwuArACM1V_nqNlAhgKcBJu1qjx6YzKL4-ZvQexSn5CNPlXjqFA3_82OO8UQPXtqE7rMZ7zdKjuTud-A9K$

Judge sentences Sinaloa Cartel trafficker to 13 years in U.S. prison: A federal judge sentenced a former drug trafficker who worked with the Sinaloa Cartel to 13 years in prison for conspiring to distribute cocaine in the United States
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theanswerpgh.com/news/national/article_24a5c1dc-0c4b-11ee-a9bf-df3cef2c666f__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wF4zma32hk-ub6FwuArACM1V_nqNlAhgKcBJu1qjx6YzKL4-ZvQexSn5CNPlXjqFA3_82OO8UQPXtqE7rMZ7zdKjud0DE1A8$

# Legal / DOJ
DOJ Asks for Protective Order to Stop Trump From Leaking Classified Docs: The documents “include information pertaining to ongoing investigations” which could be used to further cases against uncharged individuals, the Department of Justice (DOJ) wrote. The suggested protective order, which will be reviewed by Judge Bruce Reinhart, would allow Trump to review the 31 documents the DOJ is using in the case only while in the presence of his attorneys.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4054194-justice-files-for-protective-order-to-prevent-trump-from-releasing-classified-materials/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wF4zma32hk-ub6FwuArACM1V_nqNlAhgKcBJu1qjx6YzKL4-ZvQexSn5CNPlXjqFA3_82OO8UQPXtqE7rMZ7zdKjufc8gOZu$

Hunter Biden Baby Mama Shows Up to Child Support Deposition: “Attending Hunter’s deposition would have been a strategic choice,” a source said. Lunden Roberts, 32, showed up to watch the president’s son undergoing his first deposition in Arkansas in their years-long paternity case.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2023/06/16/hunter-biden-deposed-in-child-support-case-friday/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wF4zma32hk-ub6FwuArACM1V_nqNlAhgKcBJu1qjx6YzKL4-ZvQexSn5CNPlXjqFA3_82OO8UQPXtqE7rMZ7zdKjuXkVl1Tf$

Fugitive ‘Sleazeball’ Lawyer Pleads Not Guilty to Theft: Fugitive Lawyer Involved in Largest Social Security Fraud Scheme Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for His Escape and Related Crimes. Sentence to Run Consecutively with 12-year Sentence Previously Imposed for Underlying Role in $550 Million Social Security Fraud Scheme
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/fugitive-lawyer-involved-largest-social-security-fraud-scheme-sentenced-15-years-prison-his__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wF4zma32hk-ub6FwuArACM1V_nqNlAhgKcBJu1qjx6YzKL4-ZvQexSn5CNPlXjqFA3_82OO8UQPXtqE7rMZ7zdKjuU2IAhn0$

Donald Trump Just Got Dumped by His Lawyer Again: The lawyer wrote in a filing he could “no longer effectively and properly represent” Trump because of “irreconcilable differences.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump-just-got-dumped-by-his-lawyer-jim-trusty-again__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wF4zma32hk-ub6FwuArACM1V_nqNlAhgKcBJu1qjx6YzKL4-ZvQexSn5CNPlXjqFA3_82OO8UQPXtqE7rMZ7zdKjuQ7zgBD9$

Aileen Cannon Overseeing Trump Case Raises ‘3 Enormous Concerns’: Cannon was at the center of a considerable legal controversy earlier in the classified documents case after she made a ruling that was deemed inordinately preferential to the former president and later overturned by the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals as unlawful. Many have since speculated that she will continue to rule in ways that will benefit Trump, leading to calls for her to recuse herself from the case, which she has given no indication that she will do.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/aileen-cannon-overseeing-trump-case-raises-3-enormous-concerns-kirschner-1807497__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wF4zma32hk-ub6FwuArACM1V_nqNlAhgKcBJu1qjx6YzKL4-ZvQexSn5CNPlXjqFA3_82OO8UQPXtqE7rMZ7zdKjubDAGU2C$

Reporter who sat behind Trump at arraignment: ‘I’ve never seen that kind of expression on Donald Trump before’: Wall Street Journal reporter Deborah Acosta describes her observations while sitting directly behind Donald Trump
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/reporter-who-sat-behind-trump-at-arraignment-i-ve-never-seen-that-kind-of-expression-on-donald-trump-before/vi-AA1cGyoU?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=68408594fd844c0b8002dee2176617e8&ei=74__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wF4zma32hk-ub6FwuArACM1V_nqNlAhgKcBJu1qjx6YzKL4-ZvQexSn5CNPlXjqFA3_82OO8UQPXtqE7rMZ7zdKjuVssFbXa$

# Media
“Time for UPS to Pay Up”: 97 Percent of UPS Teamsters Vote to Authorize Strike: If the strike takes place, it could be the largest strike against a single employer in U.S. history. The Teamsters said in a statement that 97% of UPS workers represented by the union voted in support of a strike if there’s no acceptable deal with management by July 31, when the current contract, the biggest of its kind in North America expires.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/time-for-ups-to-pay-up-97-percent-of-ups-teamsters-vote-to-authorize-strike/?amp__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wF4zma32hk-ub6FwuArACM1V_nqNlAhgKcBJu1qjx6YzKL4-ZvQexSn5CNPlXjqFA3_82OO8UQPXtqE7rMZ7zdKjuWDV_Gz9$

# Medical / Health
Lauren Boebert furious after Colorado passes three bills supporting healthcare, labels them as “a complete disgrace,” is furious that her state, Colorado, signed three bills supporting health care rights.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/health-news/lauren-boebert-furious-after-colorado-passes-three-bills-supporting-healthcare-she-labels-them-as-a-complete-disgrace/ar-AA1a0WMy__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wF4zma32hk-ub6FwuArACM1V_nqNlAhgKcBJu1qjx6YzKL4-ZvQexSn5CNPlXjqFA3_82OO8UQPXtqE7rMZ7zdKjuWMwdfzp$

# Military / DOD
Troops in Alaska can fly home to lower 48 states and the military will pay for it: Troops who are permanently stationed in Alaska can now fly to their home in the contiguous United States this year and the military will pay for it, according to a change in Pentagon policy.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.yahoo.com/alaska-troops-free-round-trip-210322115.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wF4zma32hk-ub6FwuArACM1V_nqNlAhgKcBJu1qjx6YzKL4-ZvQexSn5CNPlXjqFA3_82OO8UQPXtqE7rMZ7zdKjucKgzM67$

# Space / UFO Disclosure / Other
Pentagon Whistleblower Says The Government Is Hiding “Non-Human” Technology: David and investigative journalist Leslie Kean discuss new revelations about the government’s potential knowledge of UFOs. Kean has become known for her diligent reporting on UFOs (they’re now officially called “unidentified anomalous phenomena,” or UAP) and how the government is hiding information about them from the public. What does the government know? How long have they known it? And why aren’t they telling us?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.levernews.com/lever-time-pentagon-whistleblower-says-the-government-is-hiding-non-human-technology/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wF4zma32hk-ub6FwuArACM1V_nqNlAhgKcBJu1qjx6YzKL4-ZvQexSn5CNPlXjqFA3_82OO8UQPXtqE7rMZ7zdKjuVspi7iP$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2023-06-16

Voices, The Peoples News

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

# Indigenous
The Supreme Court is doing something out of character: Obeying precedents: “A landmark statute protecting Indian tribes from cultural genocide is upheld.” In its 7-2 decision in Brackeen, the Supreme Court rejected an array of constitutional challenges a group of non-Indian families made to this law. These families, who wanted to adopt American Indian children, alleged that the ICWA violates the Constitution in at least four different ways. [This piece will use the term ‘Indian’ to refer to tribal citizens, and not ‘Native American’ because the word ‘Indian’ has a very precise legal meaning in federal law that is distinct from the meaning of the term ‘Native.’]
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vox.com/politics/2023/6/15/23762139/supreme-court-indian-child-welfare-haaland-brackeen-amy-coney-barrett__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ET_aEvFAZwKI3aj4ofJTWcTiEa9D4O-aInoRFmwTiTagGBz3ll83O7SZnJJsELljMomLCIq6SIIEg2uAkzHL0e_Gb2b5cnv$

Native American Families Are Being Broken Up in Spite of a Law Meant to Keep Children With Their Parents: After fighting to win back her parental rights, a young Native American mother prevailed. Then the state came for her second child. More than 700 Native American children, or about one of every 40 living in the state, experienced the termination of their parents’ rights from 2017 to 2021, the ProPublica analysis found. That was one of the highest rates in the country and nearly 13 times the rate for white children in the state.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/native-american-parental-rights-termination-icwa-scotus__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ET_aEvFAZwKI3aj4ofJTWcTiEa9D4O-aInoRFmwTiTagGBz3ll83O7SZnJJsELljMomLCIq6SIIEg2uAkzHL0e_GVDfCvLG$

Arizona Is Extracting Steep Concessions to Thwart Navajo Nation’s Water Rights: When handed tribes’ water claims, Arizona has responded by creating cumbersome hurdles that don’t exist in other states. On March 20, the Navajo Nation argued that the United States government breached its legal responsibility to ensure access to water on the Navajo reservation. Trading water access for accepting lower priority, requiring tribes to forfeit the ability to expand their reservations, attempting to make casino licenses contingent on water deals, these are just some of the ways Arizona has tried to coerce tribal nations into settlements just to get access to water that was theirs to being with. Navajos use 8-10 gallons of water per day, about a tenth of the average American, and 30 percent of Navajos have no running water.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/us-government-made-peculiar-concession-arizona-v-navajo-nation-opinion-1796397__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ET_aEvFAZwKI3aj4ofJTWcTiEa9D4O-aInoRFmwTiTagGBz3ll83O7SZnJJsELljMomLCIq6SIIEg2uAkzHL0e_GaA71Gz6$

The Supreme Court upheld ICWA. Now what? ICWA policy and federal Indian Law experts break down the court’s Brackeen v. Haaland ruling, and what it means for families. On Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered a decisive victory for tribal nations. In a 7-2 ruling in Haaland v. Brackeen, the Court upheld the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act, rejecting a challenge that University of Michigan law professor Matthew Fletcher described to High Country News as “a broadside against virtually (all) of federal Indian law.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.hcn.org/articles/indigenous-affairs-law-the-supreme-court-upheld-icwa-now-what?utm_source=wcn1&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2023-06-16-Newsletter__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ET_aEvFAZwKI3aj4ofJTWcTiEa9D4O-aInoRFmwTiTagGBz3ll83O7SZnJJsELljMomLCIq6SIIEg2uAkzHL0e_GatKucTk$

For decades, the Indian Child Welfare Act has been recognized by child welfare experts as the gold standard in child welfare practice. Anti-tribal interests have launched a series of legal challenges against ICWA. In Brackeen, the most prominent, ICWA was upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court in June 2023.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://narf.org/cases/brackeen-v-bernhardt/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ET_aEvFAZwKI3aj4ofJTWcTiEa9D4O-aInoRFmwTiTagGBz3ll83O7SZnJJsELljMomLCIq6SIIEg2uAkzHL0e_GRNL2mxq$

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
Dramatic visual evidence shows how COVID decimates the lungs and causes long-term damage
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2023/06/15/dramatic-visual-evidence-shows-how-covid-decimates-the-lungs-and-causes-long-term-damage/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ET_aEvFAZwKI3aj4ofJTWcTiEa9D4O-aInoRFmwTiTagGBz3ll83O7SZnJJsELljMomLCIq6SIIEg2uAkzHL0e_GWBXHXPa$

What’s Wrong With This Study? CDC Finds COVID Shots ‘Safe and Effective’ for Kids Under 4: An analysis published earlier this month in Pediatrics concluded the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines are safe and effective in preschool-age children. But the study, conducted by Kaiser Permanente researchers with funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, raises more questions than it answers.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/big-pharma-bleeding-horseshoe-crabs-testing-vaccines/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ET_aEvFAZwKI3aj4ofJTWcTiEa9D4O-aInoRFmwTiTagGBz3ll83O7SZnJJsELljMomLCIq6SIIEg2uAkzHL0e_GexwfAER$

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
GOP unrest: Conservatives threaten to tank party’s 2024 spending bills: A crew of conservative Republicans, still stewing over debt ceiling legislation negotiated by Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Joe Biden, demonstrated their ire on Tuesday by blocking a Republican bill from a full House vote.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://newrepublic.com/post/173305/house-conservatives-tank-gop-bill-get-back-mccarthy__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ET_aEvFAZwKI3aj4ofJTWcTiEa9D4O-aInoRFmwTiTagGBz3ll83O7SZnJJsELljMomLCIq6SIIEg2uAkzHL0e_GXlCdoRA$

Debt Deal Behind Them, Lawmakers Plunge Into Bitter Spending Fight: House Republicans are pushing to pass measures with spending levels below those agreed to in the debt limit compromise, infuriating Democrats and raising the prospect of a shutdown this fall.
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House GOP panel releases budget that would ‘destroy Social Security as we know it.’: The largest group of House Republicans just released a budget that calls for massive tax cuts for the super-rich and raising the Social Security retirement age, a benefit cut for millions of Americans. “These changes would transform Social Security from an earned insurance benefit, which replaces wages lost in the event of old age, disability, or death, into a subsistence-level welfare benefit,” said Altman, who noted that the RSC “rules out any options for raising revenue, such as requiring billionaires to contribute even a penny more.”
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Expert Says ‘Stealth Tax’ on Social Security Hurts More Retirees Each Year, How It Works: Social Security payments are largely determined by how much you paid into the program through payroll taxes during your working career. You could owe personal income taxes on them if they and other income reach a certain level in retirement. And thanks to annual cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs), a growing number of Social Security recipients now owe these ‘stealth’ taxes on their benefits, financial experts say.
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‘I cannot accept this as an alternative for working families’: Americans could see big changes to their standard deduction. The debate between Republicans and Democrats over the standard deduction, a widely-used measure to reduce taxable income, is heating up. The House Committee on Ways and Means, the chief tax-writing committee in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, passed a bill earlier this week that aims to raise the standard deduction. That’s in addition to previous increases.
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# Employment / Labor
Summer gains: The teen job market is beefing back up: In April, the Department of Labor reported 5.7m unemployed job seekers and 10.1m job openings. The shortage is helping pump wages, especially for teens, whose median weekly summer pay rose 7% between 2019 and 2022, more than any other age group.
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# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Transportation Supreme Court Rejects Fossil Fuel Companies’ Petitions to Hear Appeals in Climate Lawsuits: The court rejected petitions for certiorari from fossil fuel companies in dozens of cases filed in Rhode Island, Maryland, California, Delaware, New Jersey, and Hawaii. Despite pressure from the fossil fuel companies to overrule unanimous rulings from lower courts, the Supreme Court today decided in favor of community plaintiffs who have waited years for their day in court.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ucsusa.org/about/news/supreme-court-rejects-fossil-fuel-companies-petitions-hear-appeals-climate-lawsuits__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ET_aEvFAZwKI3aj4ofJTWcTiEa9D4O-aInoRFmwTiTagGBz3ll83O7SZnJJsELljMomLCIq6SIIEg2uAkzHL0e_Gb7nSaZD$

New Study Quantifies Fossil Fuel Companies’ Impact on Western Wildfires: The research could advance court cases that aim to hold polluters accountable for climate-fueled disasters.
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Biofuel Made from Algae Isn’t the Holy Grail We Expected: New research using real-world data casts doubt on the energy efficiency of diesel alternatives that come from phytoplankton.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://hakaimagazine.com/news/biofuel-made-from-algae-isnt-the-holy-grail-we-expected/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ET_aEvFAZwKI3aj4ofJTWcTiEa9D4O-aInoRFmwTiTagGBz3ll83O7SZnJJsELljMomLCIq6SIIEg2uAkzHL0e_GdvnNeas$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Global
Fossil Fuel Giant Suncor Chooses Shareholders Over Breathable Air: A new report from environmental regulators found that an oil refinery has been systematically poisoning the air in a low-income Denver suburb for years.
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# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure Climate education in New Jersey: 7-year olds are finding solutions: New Jersey is the first state to require that climate change be taught at all grade levels. The focus is on problem solving, not doom and gloom.
For the first time, teachers have a mandate to instruct kids about climate change across grade levels and subjects.
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Inside the unexpectedly wild landmark Montana youth climate trial: The case, Held v. Montana, pits a group of 16 young plaintiffs against the state of Montana. The youth argue that the state’s unabated pursuit of fossil fuel extraction is violating their constitutional rights to a clean and healthful environment. Their argument draws on an unusual feature of Montana’s constitution. Written in 1972, it reads: “The state and each person shall maintain and improve a clean and healthful environment in Montana for present and future generations.”
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Wind and solar projects are growing, but many can’t actually connect to the grid: Tons of green energy projects, both wind and solar, want to connect to the grid. But they’re running into a surprising obstacle.
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# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals
The USDA approved the label “cell-cultivated chicken” for lab-grown chicken from Upside Foods and Eat Just. Both have FDA approval, but await USDA inspections for US sales.
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USDA Wants to Let ‘Organic’ Chicken Producers Stack Birds From Floor to Ceiling: Draft regulation currently under consideration would legalize factory farm conditions for organic chickens at a time when organic farmers are going out of business and being gobbled up by corporate agribusinesses by the hundreds.
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# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals / Global Seaweed sector buoyed as 20 species of sea lettuce found on Baltic and Scandinavian coasts: Research is ongoing both in Sweden and abroad for utilizing sea lettuce in the food industry and for different biochemical applications. There are multiple species, but until now, it has not been previously known how many there are with only a handful identified.
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# General News
How a Grad Student Uncovered the Largest Known Slave Auction in the U.S: Lauren Davila made a stunning discovery as a graduate student at the College of Charleston: After ProPublica discovered the original ad for the 600-person sale, Seidler, the woman who supported Davila’s research, unearthed another puzzle piece. She found an ad to auction a large group of people enslaved by Keating Simons, the late father of Ball Jr.’s wife, Ann. Simons had died three months after Ball Jr., and the ad announced the sale of 170 people from his estate. They would be auctioned the same week, in the same place, as the 600. That means over the course of four days, a Tuesday through Friday, Ann Ball’s family put up for sale 770 human beings.
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# Gov / Politics
“We Don’t Know How Long We Have”: Minnesota Democrats Are Passing as Many Progressive Laws as They Can:Since Minnesota Democrats secured both the governorship and majorities in the state House and Senate, they’ve unleashed a tidal wave of progressive legislation.
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Democracy Prevails in Texas Town Run by ‘Dictator’ Mayor: Acy McGehee had a Godley council member who asked questions arrested. Then the voters spoke. “First of all, he arrested a political enemy on a bogus charge,” council member Scott Yarbrough told The Daily Beast. “Well, that’s more than incompetence. That’s just un-American right there.” Yarbrough added, “And he had basically kept the city in pretty much almost a standstill for six months because he was waiting for an election to happen.”
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Democrats said that their GOP counterparts are reneging on their deal with the president to appease hardline conservatives who revolted over the debt limit compromise: House Republicans set the stage for another fiscal showdown with Democrats by approving a controversial set of spending targets for the coming fiscal year that mostly fall short of the levels set in the recent deal negotiated by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Joe Biden. Republicans are setting the stage for a government shutdown in the fall.
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Redistricting pits Democratic powerbrokers against each other in high-stakes Virginia state Senate primary: Court-drawn redistricting forced the two Democrats to compete for the same position. Redistricting has spurred widespread retirements and a spate of competitive primaries in the 140 Virginia General Assembly seats on the ballot this year. The 18th Senate district sought by Spruill and Lucas may be the key to deciding the power structure in the upper chamber for the next decade
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House GOP advances defense spending bill with big pay boost for junior enlisted troops, cancels ‘woke’ DOD policies: The Fiscal Year 2024 Defense Appropriations Bill, an annual must-pass law that funds the Pentagon and some intelligence agencies, would boost pay by an average of 30% for most troops below E-5, according to Republican appropriators.
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Enough Is Enough: Why I’m Going To Replace Mitt Romney: So-called progressives are driving our country off the cliff. And Mitt Romney has either been asleep at the wheel or helping them steer. When Mitt Romney moved to Utah to run for an open Senate seat, he promised he would “fight for us.” He committed to put us on a pathway to a balanced budget, end illegal immigration, stop federal overreach, and appoint conservative judges. His promises don’t exactly match his record of the last five years.
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Gov. Greg Abbott continues his veto campaign, axing 16 more bills Friday amid property tax impasse: The governor says other issues aren’t as important as breaking a House-Senate stalemate over the best course on reducing property taxes. As of Friday afternoon, the governor had vetoed 24 bills in the past four days, most of which originated in the Senate, adding fuel to his feud with Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick.
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# Industry
Inside Indiana’s ‘Advanced’ Plastics Recycling Plant: Dangerous Vapors, Oil Spills and Life-Threatening Fires: The Brightmark ‘plastics renewal’ plant can’t get past the startup phase, as former employees raise environmental, health and safety concerns.
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# Law Enforcment
FBI arrests Texas businessman linked to impeachment of state Attorney General Ken Paxton: Nate Paul, 36, was taken into custody by federal agents and booked into an Austin jail in the afternoon, according to Travis County Sheriff’s Office records. It was not immediately clear what charges led to his arrest, but the records showed he was being held on a federal detainer for a felony.
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Chinese Police Stations: Why China’s police state has a precinct near you. Recently arrested New York City Chinese “police station” operators are the tip of a global iceberg of Beijing’s overseas repression operations. Beijing has been operating an overseas police station in New York. And London. And Rome. And Tokyo. And Toronto.
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# Legal / DOJ
Senate Confirms First Muslim American Woman To Be A Federal Judge: The U.S. Senate on Thursday narrowly confirmed civil rights lawyer Nusrat Choudhury to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, making her the first Bangladeshi-American and female Muslim federal judge in the United States.
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As Donald Trump and his allies complain about his unfair “persecution” by the Justice Department, getting lost in the noise are the potentially grave consequences that may have already been suffered by actual human beings working abroad on behalf of the U.S. But some Republicans are downplaying the threat.
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Judge in Trump documents case orders attorneys to get security clearance: A federal judge ordered all the lawyers involved in former President Donald Trump’s classified documents case to get in touch with the Litigation Security Group of the U.S. Department of Justice. U.S. District Court Judge Aileen Cannon, a Trump appointee, made the order Thursday to speed up the process that involves attorneys being cleared to get access to the classified documents. The attorneys must file a Notice of Compliance no later than June 20, according to the judge’s order.
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Tax records reveal more contributions from Publix heiress to ‘dark money’ groups sponsoring Jan. 6 rally: Julia Jenkins Fancelli, daughter of late Publix Super Markets founder George Jenkins and an heir to his roughly $9 billion fortune, was interviewed by the House Jan. 6 select committee after news the heiress funded three of the 11 partners sponsoring the ‘Stop the Steal’ rally on Jan. 6, 2021.
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A look at the 20 articles of impeachment against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton: The allegations include attempts to interfere in foreclosure lawsuits, improperly issuing legal opinions to benefit real estate developer Nate Paul, and firing, harassing and interfering with whistleblowers on Paxton’s staff. Bribery charges stem from Paul allegedly employing a woman with whom Paxton had an affair in exchange for legal help and Paul allegedly paying for renovations to Paxton’s home. Other charges date back to Paxton’s pending 2015 felony securities fraud case, including lying to state investigators.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/texas-attorney-general-ken-paxton-impeachment-articles-3d2ed180564d8c52cf4cd643a073e3a6__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ET_aEvFAZwKI3aj4ofJTWcTiEa9D4O-aInoRFmwTiTagGBz3ll83O7SZnJJsELljMomLCIq6SIIEg2uAkzHL0e_GUx9-sI6$

Intel from NRO, NGA included in Trump’s alleged misuse of defense docs: The documents Trump is accused of mishandling contained details concerning nuclear weapons, military capabilities and activities in foreign countries.
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Giuliani and Trump were ‘selling pardons for $2 million,’ the bombshell lawsuit alleges: The suit includes allegations of sexual assault and harassment, as well as wage theft and discussions of plans to overturn the 2020 election. Mr Giuliani reportedly claimed he would split the $2 million fee with then-president Donald Trump
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# Medical / Health
It’s Not Just You: Many Americans Face Insurance Obstacles Over Medical Care and Bills: About half of U.S. adults say they have difficulty affording health care costs. About four in ten U.S. adults say they have delayed or gone without medical care in the last year due to cost, with dental services being the most common type of care adults report putting off due to cost.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.kff.org/health-costs/issue-brief/americans-challenges-with-health-care-costs/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ET_aEvFAZwKI3aj4ofJTWcTiEa9D4O-aInoRFmwTiTagGBz3ll83O7SZnJJsELljMomLCIq6SIIEg2uAkzHL0e_GRWxYd7I$

# Medical Science
Big Pharma is Bleeding Horseshoe Crabs Dry to Meet Growing Demand forVaccines: Horseshoe crabs are in danger because everyone wants their blood. Demand for horseshoe crab blood for vaccine and drug testing has contributed to population declines. With hundreds of thousands of horseshoe crabs captured and bled of their milky-blue blood each year, conservation groups are now stepping up their advocacy efforts and taking legal action to help save horseshoe crabs and the other species that rely on them.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/17/22840263/horseshoe-crab-blood-medical-industry-controversy__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ET_aEvFAZwKI3aj4ofJTWcTiEa9D4O-aInoRFmwTiTagGBz3ll83O7SZnJJsELljMomLCIq6SIIEg2uAkzHL0e_GRidk-s9$

# Military / DOD
Austin cautions allies backing Ukraine against expectation of ‘easy sprint’ to victory: Ukraine’s much-anticipated counteroffensive is shaping up to be a long, bloody fight rather than a sign that victory is on the horizon
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2023/06/15/ukraine-war-marathon-austin-00102111__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ET_aEvFAZwKI3aj4ofJTWcTiEa9D4O-aInoRFmwTiTagGBz3ll83O7SZnJJsELljMomLCIq6SIIEg2uAkzHL0e_GWWCkTYt$

# Military / Global
High-density depleted uranium munitions being sent to Ukraine, a health physicist explains their military, health and environmental effects: The Biden administration has agreed to provide Ukraine with depleted uranium shells to equip M1A1 Abrams tanks that the U.S. is sending there. Britain has already delivered tanks to Ukraine equipped with depleted-uranium shells.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/the-us-will-send-depleted-uranium-munitions-to-ukraine-a-health-physicist-explains-their-military-health-and-environmental-effects-207699__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ET_aEvFAZwKI3aj4ofJTWcTiEa9D4O-aInoRFmwTiTagGBz3ll83O7SZnJJsELljMomLCIq6SIIEg2uAkzHL0e_GYcnS0jY$

# Space / UFO Disclosure / Other
A Gigantic Cavity Is Splitting Milky Way Constellations: Astronomers have discovered a giant, 500-light-year-wide cavity between two star-forming regions in the constellations Perseus and Taurus. An ancient supernova could be the culprit.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.livescience.com/perseus-taurus-supershell-space-cavity__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ET_aEvFAZwKI3aj4ofJTWcTiEa9D4O-aInoRFmwTiTagGBz3ll83O7SZnJJsELljMomLCIq6SIIEg2uAkzHL0e_GQi8ol4v$

# Sports
Texas Gov. Signs New Law Against Trans College Athletes: Bill banning trans athletes from competing on certain college sports teams goes to governor. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has said he would support legislation prohibiting transgender men from competing on men’s college sports teams and transgender women from joining women’s college athletic teams.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2023/05/26/texas-college-transgender-athletes/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ET_aEvFAZwKI3aj4ofJTWcTiEa9D4O-aInoRFmwTiTagGBz3ll83O7SZnJJsELljMomLCIq6SIIEg2uAkzHL0e_GfRgw6p6$

Washington, D.C., where lawmakers are questioning the morality and safety of such an acquisition, and a federal agency is reportedly planning an investigation: The DOJ has reportedly notified the PGA Tour, the organizer of many professional golf tournaments in the U.S., that it’s investigating its merger plans with LIV Golf for antitrust concerns. Congressional lawmakers have begun inspecting the merger plans as well.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/pga-tour-liv-golf-washington-scrutiny_n_648b555de4b0756ff8632d78*:*:text=PGA*20Tour’s*20controversial*20merger*20plans,is*20reportedly*20planning*20an*20investigation__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!1ET_aEvFAZwKI3aj4ofJTWcTiEa9D4O-aInoRFmwTiTagGBz3ll83O7SZnJJsELljMomLCIq6SIIEg2uAkzHL0e_GQCrYygv$

# Technology
NATO’s new technology accelerator will launch its inaugural challenges next week, meant to draw out innovative solutions from startups. The technology challenges, in reflecting DIANA’s primary mission, are meant to support innovative startups and small businesses that are focusing on dual-use science and technology solutions that could help with critical defense issues, Chana recently told reporters in a virtual briefing.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.defensenews.com/industry/techwatch/2023/06/16/are-you-up-for-a-challenge-nato-invites-startups-to-compete-for-cash/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ET_aEvFAZwKI3aj4ofJTWcTiEa9D4O-aInoRFmwTiTagGBz3ll83O7SZnJJsELljMomLCIq6SIIEg2uAkzHL0e_GXE720En$

# Weather
Scientists issue increasingly dire warnings as ocean surface temperatures spike: The ocean is rapidly heating up, hitting record-breaking levels. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported that ocean surface temperatures spiked in April and May to the highest levels recorded since the 1950s.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://video.rmpbs.org/video/tipping-point-1686862895/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ET_aEvFAZwKI3aj4ofJTWcTiEa9D4O-aInoRFmwTiTagGBz3ll83O7SZnJJsELljMomLCIq6SIIEg2uAkzHL0e_GRQc84pS$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2023-06-15

Voices, The Peoples News

June 15, 2023
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

# Indigenous
The lasting health toll of Indian boarding schools: American Indians forced to attend boarding schools as children are more likely to be in poor health as adults https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/american-indians-forced-to-attend-boarding-schools-as-children-are-more-likely-to-be-in-poor-health-as-adults-194691__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z4pPu_q6N0Rav2TSdHW_v3_Cu41wFL9T1FrYN7UpZemGasTqDACcW_fVrCVXeJlZhsdVt7Jme3anHlHZ6K21vBGFjRtx_5E7$

The dark history of Native American boarding schools: US finds 500 Native American boarding school deaths so far [from May 11, 2022] A first-of-its-kind federal study of Native American boarding schools that for over a century sought to assimilate Indigenous children into white society has identified more than 500 student deaths at the institutions, but officials expect that figure to grow exponentially as research continues.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/religion-education-native-americans-cbd724ae4e423c788089ef98cec4315a__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z4pPu_q6N0Rav2TSdHW_v3_Cu41wFL9T1FrYN7UpZemGasTqDACcW_fVrCVXeJlZhsdVt7Jme3anHlHZ6K21vBGFjf6sS1QA$

In Surprise Ruling, Supreme Court Upholds Indian Child Welfare Act: Advocates had feared the Supreme Court would dismantle the Indian Child Welfare Act and Native sovereignty at large, delivering a win to Native American communities by upholding a decades-old law aimed at keeping Native American children from being taken away from their families and tribes.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/in-surprise-ruling-supreme-court-upholds-indian-child-welfare-act/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z4pPu_q6N0Rav2TSdHW_v3_Cu41wFL9T1FrYN7UpZemGasTqDACcW_fVrCVXeJlZhsdVt7Jme3anHlHZ6K21vBGFjc0THwep$

# Border / Immigration / Migrants
Texas Gov. Abbott Sends First Bus of Migrants to Los Angeles: He called the stunt “much-needed relief” for border communities. Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas said in a statement that his administration had orchestrated the relocation, in which at least 42 migrants, including children and toddlers, were bused from Texas to Los Angeles. It was the first time one of the two Republican governors had sent migrants to the city.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://gov.texas.gov/news/post/governor-abbott-announces-first-bus-of-migrants-arrives-in-los-angeles__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z4pPu_q6N0Rav2TSdHW_v3_Cu41wFL9T1FrYN7UpZemGasTqDACcW_fVrCVXeJlZhsdVt7Jme3anHlHZ6K21vBGFjfM71obc$

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
Single Monoclonal Antibody Injection Prevented Covid In Trial: A new study showed adintrevimab prevented covid in a clinical trial, with no serious side effects reported. Meanwhile, the FDA is looking at which composition this fall’s covid shots should use.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/monoclonal-antibody-injection-shown-prevent-covid-19-during-delta-omicron__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z4pPu_q6N0Rav2TSdHW_v3_Cu41wFL9T1FrYN7UpZemGasTqDACcW_fVrCVXeJlZhsdVt7Jme3anHlHZ6K21vBGFjd1c7-6y$

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
The IRS Tiptoes Into Offering Free Online Tax Filing, and Possible Competition With TurboTax: In the wake of ProPublica’s reporting on the misleading tactics of the major tax-prep companies, Congress asked the IRS to examine whether it could offer free filing directly with the tax agency. Now, a new pilot program will test the concept.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/irs-income-taxes-free-file-turbotax-intuit__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z4pPu_q6N0Rav2TSdHW_v3_Cu41wFL9T1FrYN7UpZemGasTqDACcW_fVrCVXeJlZhsdVt7Jme3anHlHZ6K21vBGFjS8N2–1$

Why the Federal Reserve’s epic fight against inflation might be over: The Federal Reserve’s decision to hold rates steady signals that central bankers believe it is time to hit pause, at least temporarily, on their aggressive campaign to tame runaway inflation. The latest data, not to mention several other factors, however, suggests it’s time for a full stop.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/why-the-federal-reserves-epic-fight-against-inflation-might-be-over-207693__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z4pPu_q6N0Rav2TSdHW_v3_Cu41wFL9T1FrYN7UpZemGasTqDACcW_fVrCVXeJlZhsdVt7Jme3anHlHZ6K21vBGFjR6IoE1S$

The Climate Home Insurance Apocalypse Is Nigh: Farmers Insurance Group and AIG are halting home policy sales in Florida. They weren’t the first and they won’t be the last.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/blogs-and-newsletters/tap/2023-06-15-climate-home-insurance-apocalypse/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z4pPu_q6N0Rav2TSdHW_v3_Cu41wFL9T1FrYN7UpZemGasTqDACcW_fVrCVXeJlZhsdVt7Jme3anHlHZ6K21vBGFjdHP26dM$

House GOP Panel’s Budget Proposal Would “Destroy Social Security as We Know It”: It raises the Social Security retirement age, cutting benefits across the board, while further privatizing Medicare. Nancy Altman, the president of Social Security Works, said the RSC budget would “destroy Social Security as we know it,” using a “modest shortfall” that’s more than a decade away to justify reducing benefits for millions.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.alternet.org/economy/house-gop-2661360729/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z4pPu_q6N0Rav2TSdHW_v3_Cu41wFL9T1FrYN7UpZemGasTqDACcW_fVrCVXeJlZhsdVt7Jme3anHlHZ6K21vBGFjSb16vtZ$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Industry / Transportation Inexpensive Solar Panels Are Essential for the Energy Transition. Here’s What’s Happening With Prices Right Now: A rising supply of silicon is one of the factors behind a drop in solar panel prices globally.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/15062023/inside-clean-energy-solar-panel-prices-drop/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z4pPu_q6N0Rav2TSdHW_v3_Cu41wFL9T1FrYN7UpZemGasTqDACcW_fVrCVXeJlZhsdVt7Jme3anHlHZ6K21vBGFjUnV-XIX$

As New York’s Gas Infrastructure Ages, Some Residents Are Left With Leaking Pipes or No Gas at All: An aging gas infrastructure in New York City is causing an increasing number of gas leaks and service disruptions, with low-income residents being hit the hardest. The city’s gas pipelines, some of which are over a century old, are showing signs of deterioration, leading to safety concerns.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/15062023/as-new-yorks-gas-infrastructure-ages-some-residents-are-left-with-leaking-pipes-or-no-gas-at-all/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z4pPu_q6N0Rav2TSdHW_v3_Cu41wFL9T1FrYN7UpZemGasTqDACcW_fVrCVXeJlZhsdVt7Jme3anHlHZ6K21vBGFjQRReZ_w$

In the Pacific, Some Coral Survived the Last El Nino, Thanks to Ocean Currents: A new study of three remote atolls should help reef managers and conservations better understand where to focus their restoration efforts.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/14062023/pacific-atolls-coral-el-nino/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z4pPu_q6N0Rav2TSdHW_v3_Cu41wFL9T1FrYN7UpZemGasTqDACcW_fVrCVXeJlZhsdVt7Jme3anHlHZ6K21vBGFjYuewTg2$

Smoke From Canada’s Wildfires Interfered With Solar Power Generation: When smoke from the Canada wildfires drifted into the Eastern and Midwestern U.S. last week, creating haze and an otherworldly orange glow, it not only diminished air quality, but it reduced solar power generation by making it more difficult for solar panels to absorb sunlight.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/12/23757983/wildfire-smoke-solar-energy-generation-power-grid__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z4pPu_q6N0Rav2TSdHW_v3_Cu41wFL9T1FrYN7UpZemGasTqDACcW_fVrCVXeJlZhsdVt7Jme3anHlHZ6K21vBGFjfSSLUgN$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Industry / Global A powerful U.S. political family is behind a copper mine in the Colombian rainforest: Two members of the Sununu family, a powerful U.S. Republican Party dynasty, are among the directors or shareholders of Libero Copper, a proposed copper mine in the Colombian Amazon promoted as a clean energy project but harboring a significant downside for Indigenous groups.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/powerful-us-political-family-linked-copper-mining-amazon-rainforest-rcna87436__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z4pPu_q6N0Rav2TSdHW_v3_Cu41wFL9T1FrYN7UpZemGasTqDACcW_fVrCVXeJlZhsdVt7Jme3anHlHZ6K21vBGFjcDucupm$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure Satellite captures how San Andreas plate is moving: The two tectonic plates in San Andreas are gliding past each other. Now, we can see them from high in the sky. Our planet’s surface (the crust) isn’t one continuous shell. It’s cracked into several pieces we call ‘tectonic plates’. The tectonic plates move all around, and when they interact with one another, they can create serious earthquakes. This is exactly what’s happening at the San Andreas fault.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zmescience.com/science/geology/satellite-captures-how-san-andreas-plate-is-moving/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z4pPu_q6N0Rav2TSdHW_v3_Cu41wFL9T1FrYN7UpZemGasTqDACcW_fVrCVXeJlZhsdVt7Jme3anHlHZ6K21vBGFjYwvFOUf$

This 2023 Atlantic hurricane season, forecasters predict 12 to 17 storms will make the official alphabetized list of named events, with three to five of those becoming major hurricanes: When homes flood, who retreats and to where? We mapped thousands of buyouts and found the average move is only 7 miles, and race plays a role: Two disaster response experts mapped who gets FEMA buyouts and where they go. It turns out, they don’t go far.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/when-homes-flood-who-retreats-and-to-where-we-mapped-thousands-of-buyouts-and-found-the-average-move-is-only-7-miles-and-race-plays-a-role-206590__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z4pPu_q6N0Rav2TSdHW_v3_Cu41wFL9T1FrYN7UpZemGasTqDACcW_fVrCVXeJlZhsdVt7Jme3anHlHZ6K21vBGFjdtdxqYb$

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals
Food insecurity already affects 12 million US homes, and reductions in SNAP benefits won’t help: Millions of Americans struggle to afford healthy meals and nutritious food. Known as “food insecurity,” this problem was already rising when Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits, previously called food stamps, were cut in 35 states this spring. Food insecurity diminishes school and work performance.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/food-insecurity-already-affects-12-million-us-homes-and-reductions-in-snap-benefits-wont-help-207100__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z4pPu_q6N0Rav2TSdHW_v3_Cu41wFL9T1FrYN7UpZemGasTqDACcW_fVrCVXeJlZhsdVt7Jme3anHlHZ6K21vBGFjb9_55jv$

GOP Is Trying to Slash Food Aid to Kids Who Are Already Struggling to Access It: A recent study suggests that more than 53 percent of young kids who are eligible for food aid haven’t been getting it.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/gop-food-aid-cuts__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z4pPu_q6N0Rav2TSdHW_v3_Cu41wFL9T1FrYN7UpZemGasTqDACcW_fVrCVXeJlZhsdVt7Jme3anHlHZ6K21vBGFjcNtJ1ns$

# Gov / Politics / Global
Miracle Boats Secretly Snatch Families Putin Left to Drown: While the Ukrainians have engaged in an intense effort to evacuate civilians from the side they control, Russian forces have been accused of offering almost no assistance to those stranded on the side of the river they occupy. They have been accused of remorselessly shelling civilian evacuations on both sides of the river.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.yahoo.com/miracle-boats-secretly-snatch-families-083644548.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z4pPu_q6N0Rav2TSdHW_v3_Cu41wFL9T1FrYN7UpZemGasTqDACcW_fVrCVXeJlZhsdVt7Jme3anHlHZ6K21vBGFjafcT2xw$

# Gov / Politics
Texas Legislature Closes Gun Background Check Loophole: State lawmakers passed a bill requiring courts to report involuntary mental health hospitalizations of juveniles for inclusion in the federal gun background check system. The law closes a gap revealed by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune in 2022.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-closes-gun-background-check-loophole__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z4pPu_q6N0Rav2TSdHW_v3_Cu41wFL9T1FrYN7UpZemGasTqDACcW_fVrCVXeJlZhsdVt7Jme3anHlHZ6K21vBGFjbiAbmj2$

Gov. Greg Abbott threatens to veto a string of bills, further flaring tensions on property tax relief, and signs into law a bill that bans diversity offices in public universitie: With several hundred bills awaiting action by the governor, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick called the veto threat an affront to Texans and the legislative process.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2023/06/14/greg-abbott-veto-threat-property-taxes/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z4pPu_q6N0Rav2TSdHW_v3_Cu41wFL9T1FrYN7UpZemGasTqDACcW_fVrCVXeJlZhsdVt7Jme3anHlHZ6K21vBGFjall7vGg$

10-Year-Old’s Stand on Racism Stuns Oregon Council Meeting: A child dominated an Oregon council meeting this week when he schooled attendees about the harsh realities of racism after a dead raccoon was dropped at the doorstep of the city’s mayor. He said the act represented a “pattern of behavior with specific individuals” in the community, and he claimed racial incidents began to increase once he took office.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/10-year-olds-stand-on-racism-stuns-redmond-oregon-council-meeting__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z4pPu_q6N0Rav2TSdHW_v3_Cu41wFL9T1FrYN7UpZemGasTqDACcW_fVrCVXeJlZhsdVt7Jme3anHlHZ6K21vBGFjdZpxATo$

# Law Enforcment
Nuggets Parade Ends With Shooting, Cop Run Over By Truck: Denver Police said two people were hurt when shots broke out, while the police officer run over by a fire truck was in a serious but stable condition.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.denverpost.com/2023/06/15/denver-police-officer-injured-nuggets-parade/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z4pPu_q6N0Rav2TSdHW_v3_Cu41wFL9T1FrYN7UpZemGasTqDACcW_fVrCVXeJlZhsdVt7Jme3anHlHZ6K21vBGFjVPMApBd$

# Legal / DOJ
Texas’ highest criminal court rules that suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton’s securities fraud case will remain in Houston, not Paxton’s home county: Paxton, a 60-year-old Republican who was criminally indicted in 2015 but has yet to stand trial, also faces an impeachment trial in the Texas Senate this summer.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/texas/2023/06/14/454405/securities-fraud-case-against-suspended-texas-ag-ken-paxton-to-be-tried-in-houston-court-rules/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z4pPu_q6N0Rav2TSdHW_v3_Cu41wFL9T1FrYN7UpZemGasTqDACcW_fVrCVXeJlZhsdVt7Jme3anHlHZ6K21vBGFjfYJCB1S$

Daniel Penny Indicted In Fatal Choking Of Jordan Neely On NYC Train: A grand jury reportedly indicted the 24-year-old Marine veteran in connection with the chokehold death of the Black street performer on a subway train. The charges are expected to be unsealed when Penny appears in court at a later date.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/daniel-penny-indicted-jordan-neely-chokehold-death-nyc-subway_n_648a2c2ce4b025003ee1ef03__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z4pPu_q6N0Rav2TSdHW_v3_Cu41wFL9T1FrYN7UpZemGasTqDACcW_fVrCVXeJlZhsdVt7Jme3anHlHZ6K21vBGFjYVnb-YO$

Trump Rejected Lawyers’ Efforts to Cooperate With DOJ to Avoid Indictment: Trump’s lawyers wanted him to make a deal with federal officials over the documents he had taken as early as 2021.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2023/06/15/trump-rejected-lawyers-efforts-to-settle-classified-docs-case-report/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z4pPu_q6N0Rav2TSdHW_v3_Cu41wFL9T1FrYN7UpZemGasTqDACcW_fVrCVXeJlZhsdVt7Jme3anHlHZ6K21vBGFjT8iEr2G$

Steve Bannon’s Legal Woes Just Got Even Messier: Steve Bannon has been at war with some of his former lawyers over unpaid legal bills. It turns out, there’s a lot more going on than Bannon just stiffing his legal team.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/steve-bannons-legal-woes-just-got-even-messier__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z4pPu_q6N0Rav2TSdHW_v3_Cu41wFL9T1FrYN7UpZemGasTqDACcW_fVrCVXeJlZhsdVt7Jme3anHlHZ6K21vBGFjf9Q5ZhG$

# LGBTQ / Gender
City Bans Pride Flags From Being Flown on Public Property After debate on LGBTQ+ discrimination and religion: A Detroit-area community has banned LGBTQ+ flags from publicly owned poles after a tense hourslong meeting that raised questions about discrimination, religion and the city’s reputation for welcoming newcomers. The move was unanimously approved by council members.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/detroit-area-city-bans-pride-flags-on-public-property-after-debate-on-lgbtq-discrimination-and-religion__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z4pPu_q6N0Rav2TSdHW_v3_Cu41wFL9T1FrYN7UpZemGasTqDACcW_fVrCVXeJlZhsdVt7Jme3anHlHZ6K21vBGFjdlUHvq-$

# Medical / Health
Regulators Overhaul Inspections of Hospice Providers: A ProPublica story last year exposed fraud and exploitation within the $22 billion hospice industry. This year, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced reforms that went into effect immediately.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/hospice-healthcare-cms-medicare-inspection-reforms__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z4pPu_q6N0Rav2TSdHW_v3_Cu41wFL9T1FrYN7UpZemGasTqDACcW_fVrCVXeJlZhsdVt7Jme3anHlHZ6K21vBGFjUJcftFw$

International Rights Group Calls Out US for Allowing Hospitals to Push Millions Into Debt: Human Rights Watch, the nonprofit that for decades has called attention to the victims of war, famine, and political repression around the world, is taking aim at U.S. hospitals for pushing millions of American patients into debt
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://auburnpub.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/international-rights-group-calls-out-us-for-allowing-hospitals-to-push-millions-into-debt/article_7f0c90aa-d7fc-59cc-a9f1-53bdd4c76d9d.html?mode=comments__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z4pPu_q6N0Rav2TSdHW_v3_Cu41wFL9T1FrYN7UpZemGasTqDACcW_fVrCVXeJlZhsdVt7Jme3anHlHZ6K21vBGFjQfPHbf4$

Institutions Often Treat Disability and Mental Health Not With Care But Violence: The abolition struggle must confront how institutions that constrain people with disabilities inflict carceral violence.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/institutions-often-treat-disability-and-mental-health-not-with-care-but-violence/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z4pPu_q6N0Rav2TSdHW_v3_Cu41wFL9T1FrYN7UpZemGasTqDACcW_fVrCVXeJlZhsdVt7Jme3anHlHZ6K21vBGFjVQ2QkE-$

# Military / Global
Russians are using age-old military tactic of flooding to combat Ukraine’s counteroffensive: The ongoing war in Ukraine has forced the Russian military to reassess its ability to defend its territorial gains. The flooding of the Dnieper River gives the Russians a natural defense. Known as hydraulic warfare, the deliberate flooding of an area during combat is nothing new. Quite to the contrary, it is an effective defensive technique that dates back hundreds, if not thousands, of years.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.yahoo.com/russians-using-age-old-military-123504107.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z4pPu_q6N0Rav2TSdHW_v3_Cu41wFL9T1FrYN7UpZemGasTqDACcW_fVrCVXeJlZhsdVt7Jme3anHlHZ6K21vBGFjUC1J5FR$

# Space / UFO Disclosure / Other
Ex–Intelligence Official Says Government Is Hiding Alien Technology From Congress: A former intelligence official turned whistleblower has given Congress and the Intelligence Community Inspector General extensive classified information about deeply covert programs that he says possess retrieved intact and partially intact craft of non-human origin. The information has been illegally withheld from Congress
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thedebrief.org/intelligence-officials-say-u-s-has-retrieved-non-human-craft/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z4pPu_q6N0Rav2TSdHW_v3_Cu41wFL9T1FrYN7UpZemGasTqDACcW_fVrCVXeJlZhsdVt7Jme3anHlHZ6K21vBGFjYCFOUkP$

Why The New York Times, Washington Post, and Politico didn’t publish a seemingly bombshell report about UFOs
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/06/ufo-report-media__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z4pPu_q6N0Rav2TSdHW_v3_Cu41wFL9T1FrYN7UpZemGasTqDACcW_fVrCVXeJlZhsdVt7Jme3anHlHZ6K21vBGFjRLrRfIT$

Glowing Auras and ‘Black Money’: The Pentagon’s Mysterious U.F.O. Program: In the $600 billion annual Defense Department budgets, the $22 million spent on the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program was almost impossible to find. Which was how the Pentagon wanted it. Officials with the program have also studied videos of encounters between unknown objects and American military aircraft
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.post-gazette.com/news/nation/2017/12/16/Glowing-Auras-and-Black-Money-The-Pentagon-s-Mysterious-U-F-O-Program/stories/201712160117__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z4pPu_q6N0Rav2TSdHW_v3_Cu41wFL9T1FrYN7UpZemGasTqDACcW_fVrCVXeJlZhsdVt7Jme3anHlHZ6K21vBGFjYWNueX2$

# Sports
Senate Launches ANOTHER Probe Into PGA Tour-LIV Golf Merger: Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) said the merger “raises significant questions about whether organizations that tie themselves to an authoritarian regime” should enjoy U.S. tax exempt status.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4051786-senate-democrat-opens-wide-ranging-probe-into-pga-liv-merger/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z4pPu_q6N0Rav2TSdHW_v3_Cu41wFL9T1FrYN7UpZemGasTqDACcW_fVrCVXeJlZhsdVt7Jme3anHlHZ6K21vBGFjYjq2pIo$

# Technology / Global
EU files antitrust charges against Google – here’s how the ad tech at the heart of the case works: Antitrust suits against Google for its advertising practices center on the technology for buying and selling online ads. A computer scientist explains how these ad networks work.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/eu-files-antitrust-charges-against-google-heres-how-the-ad-tech-at-the-heart-of-the-case-works-207773__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z4pPu_q6N0Rav2TSdHW_v3_Cu41wFL9T1FrYN7UpZemGasTqDACcW_fVrCVXeJlZhsdVt7Jme3anHlHZ6K21vBGFjaLL4as5$

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