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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2022-05-05

Voices, The Peoples News

May 5, 2022
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

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# Border / Immigration
Federal judge rebukes Biden administration in lawsuit over its ‘catch and release’ immigration policy https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thecentersquare.com/florida/federal-judge-rebukes-biden-administration-in-lawsuit-over-its-catch-and-release-immigration-policy/article_d89a0c20-cc0a-11ec-b429-a3402b786af4.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!n-Pwz4rg5NcGM82PXMIUhb9ltiMmeUKJuKPQB5FLWZK5JNDi8U_sSnYVylbrLGdqnuna$

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
Activists fueled the COVID “lab leak” conspiracy to channel right-wing anger and pursue its goal of defunding animal experiments. The White Coat Waste Project is writing a controversial new activist playbook, and it’s unclear whether anyone can control the forces that it has helped to unleash.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/peteraldhous/white-coat-waste-anthony-fauci-nih-ecohealth-alliance-lab__;!!On18fmf1aQ!n-Pwz4rg5NcGM82PXMIUhb9ltiMmeUKJuKPQB5FLWZK5JNDi8U_sSnYVylbrLHf7WfMy$

# Economy / Finance / Trade
The Federal Reserve intensified its fight against the worst inflation in
40 years by raising its benchmark short-term interest rate by a half-percentage point, its most aggressive move since 2000, and signaling further large rate hikes to come.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/federal-reserve-interest-rate-inflation-8d5e20882cdfd7975ebb3bb48a437f11__;!!On18fmf1aQ!n-Pwz4rg5NcGM82PXMIUhb9ltiMmeUKJuKPQB5FLWZK5JNDi8U_sSnYVylbrLEI-5d86$

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals / Other Food Supply Shutdown: Deer, Fish, Pigs Euthanized; Crops Not Planted:
With crops unplanted and with more food facilities burning down, the media runs stories about “food fire conspiracy theories.” And it’s not just chickens — the state is also killing deer and fish in the name of stopping diseases.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.iceagefarmer.com/2022/05/04/food-supply-shutdown-deer-fish-pigs-euthanized-crops-not-planted/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!n-Pwz4rg5NcGM82PXMIUhb9ltiMmeUKJuKPQB5FLWZK5JNDi8U_sSnYVylbrLExZDROU$

Destroying Food to Fight Climate Change Is Madness—and a Conceit That Could Prove Fatal: What is happening in Northern Ireland is part of a larger push to wean humans off red meat, particularly beef, which humans consume to the tune of 350 millions tons each year.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://fee.org/articles/destroying-food-to-fight-climate-change-is-madness-and-a-conceit-that-could-prove-fatal/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!n-Pwz4rg5NcGM82PXMIUhb9ltiMmeUKJuKPQB5FLWZK5JNDi8U_sSnYVylbrLEZjCIPz$

How some big grocery chains help ensure that food deserts stay barren:
Supermarket chains can keep low-income communities from easy access to food, with a dastardly (but legal) provision they write into lease agreements.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thecounter.org/supermarket-chains-poor-communities-lease-agreements-food-insecurity/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!n-Pwz4rg5NcGM82PXMIUhb9ltiMmeUKJuKPQB5FLWZK5JNDi8U_sSnYVylbrLOW19W9o$

# Foodie Tips, Tricks and How To’s
2 Ingredient Ice Cream No Machine Video
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thewhoot.com/whoot-news/recipes/2-ingredient-ice-cream-no-machine__;!!On18fmf1aQ!n-Pwz4rg5NcGM82PXMIUhb9ltiMmeUKJuKPQB5FLWZK5JNDi8U_sSnYVylbrLLCaNA6A$

# General Recalls / Alerts
Many eco-friendly children’s products found to contain toxic PFAS chemicals. Clothing, bedding, and furniture labeled as water- or stain-resistant are most likely to contain PFAS.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://scitechdaily.com/many-eco-friendly-childrens-products-actually-contain-toxic-pfas-chemicals/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!n-Pwz4rg5NcGM82PXMIUhb9ltiMmeUKJuKPQB5FLWZK5JNDi8U_sSnYVylbrLPCKZrxd$

# Global Politics
Putin Just Did a Dry Run of Nuclear-Capable Missile Strikes: The drills, by the Baltic Fleet in Kaliningrad close to the European Union, involved scenarios with “radiation and chemical contamination.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/putin-just-did-a-dry-run-of-nuclear-capable-missile-strikes__;!!On18fmf1aQ!n-Pwz4rg5NcGM82PXMIUhb9ltiMmeUKJuKPQB5FLWZK5JNDi8U_sSnYVylbrLLktBE_d$

# Gov / Politics
Nostalgic for the 1860s? Then You’ll Love Alito’s America. The conservative justice plans to turn our unequal past into a new present.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2022/05/alito-dobbs-abortion-14-amendment-supreme-court/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!n-Pwz4rg5NcGM82PXMIUhb9ltiMmeUKJuKPQB5FLWZK5JNDi8U_sSnYVylbrLMnLoEzV$

The Fact-Free Logic of Samuel Alito: In his zeal to overturn Roe and do away with abortion rights, the Supreme Court justice relies on deceptive arguments and a regressive read of the law.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2022/05/04/roe-abortion-supreme-court-samuel-alito/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!n-Pwz4rg5NcGM82PXMIUhb9ltiMmeUKJuKPQB5FLWZK5JNDi8U_sSnYVylbrLO_QraPv$

It’s official: Trump-endorsed J.D. Vance just won the Ohio Senate primary https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2022/05/03/ohio-primary-senate-results-updates/9627498002/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!n-Pwz4rg5NcGM82PXMIUhb9ltiMmeUKJuKPQB5FLWZK5JNDi8U_sSnYVylbrLEcqVGPW$

Biden ramps up his anti-MAGA rhetoric, calling the “MAGA crowd” the “most extreme political organization that’s existed in American history, in recent American history.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/joe-biden-anti-maga-extreme-comments-1703552__;!!On18fmf1aQ!n-Pwz4rg5NcGM82PXMIUhb9ltiMmeUKJuKPQB5FLWZK5JNDi8U_sSnYVylbrLP3IDOjD$

The One Mistake Putin Is Dying for Us to Make: We cannot risk falling into the trap of a man who is ready to take the entire world down with him.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-one-mistake-vladimir-putin-is-dying-for-us-to-make__;!!On18fmf1aQ!n-Pwz4rg5NcGM82PXMIUhb9ltiMmeUKJuKPQB5FLWZK5JNDi8U_sSnYVylbrLIjtSXbs$

House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn Stumps for Anti-Abortion Rep. Henry Cuellar.
Leadership’s support for Cuellar shows “cognitive dissonance” between Democrats’ words and their actions, said primary challenger Jessica Cisneros.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2022/05/04/texas-roe-democrats-henry-cuellar-jessica-cisneros/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!n-Pwz4rg5NcGM82PXMIUhb9ltiMmeUKJuKPQB5FLWZK5JNDi8U_sSnYVylbrLEIKhbez$

Democratic Inaction Is Seriously Eroding the Party’s Activist Base: A depression in volunteer energy in four swing states is a direct result of Democratic inaction on Biden’s campaign promises, organizers say.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2022/05/03/democratic-party-activist-progressive/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!n-Pwz4rg5NcGM82PXMIUhb9ltiMmeUKJuKPQB5FLWZK5JNDi8U_sSnYVylbrLMUWmGZp$

# Legal / DOJ
Here’s How The SCOTUS Leaker Could End Up Behind Bars: ‘The charges would be fairly significant’
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.shorenewsnetwork.com/2022/05/04/heres-how-the-scotus-leaker-could-end-up-behind-bars/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!n-Pwz4rg5NcGM82PXMIUhb9ltiMmeUKJuKPQB5FLWZK5JNDi8U_sSnYVylbrLGUzBu-s$

Explainer: Is it illegal to leak a U.S. Supreme Court opinion?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/world/us/is-it-illegal-leak-us-supreme-court-opinion-2022-05-03/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!n-Pwz4rg5NcGM82PXMIUhb9ltiMmeUKJuKPQB5FLWZK5JNDi8U_sSnYVylbrLCPgAFfc$

# LGBTQ
Early transgender identity tends to endure, study suggests: Children who begin identifying as transgender at a young age tend to retain that identity at least for several years, a study suggests.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/science-health-gender-identity-79a844a84cbc3fc1ff178476cc16cf2e__;!!On18fmf1aQ!n-Pwz4rg5NcGM82PXMIUhb9ltiMmeUKJuKPQB5FLWZK5JNDi8U_sSnYVylbrLE8G2JZ1$

# Medical Alternatives / Herbology
Study identifies exact amounts of extra vitamin C for optimal immune health. If you are carrying a few extra kilos in weight, an extra apple or two per day might make a difference in boosting your immune system and helping ward off COVID-19 and winter illnesses.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-05-exact-amounts-extra-vitamin-optimal.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!n-Pwz4rg5NcGM82PXMIUhb9ltiMmeUKJuKPQB5FLWZK5JNDi8U_sSnYVylbrLLuc-GSi$

# Medical / Health Care
The head of the World Health Organization said access to safe abortions saves lives, after a leaked draft ruling indicated the US Supreme Court was mulling ending nationwide legal abortions.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/5/4/after-roe-leak-whos-tedros-says-safe-abortions-save-lives__;!!On18fmf1aQ!n-Pwz4rg5NcGM82PXMIUhb9ltiMmeUKJuKPQB5FLWZK5JNDi8U_sSnYVylbrLIUWCOHm$

Machine-learning-assisted model addresses overprescribing and underprescribing of opioids. Prescribing patterns, including those after surgery, have been implicated as a significant contributor to the U.S.
opioid crisis.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.bidmc.org/about-bidmc/news/2022/05/bidmc-designed-machine-learning-assisted-model-improves-prescribing-opioids__;!!On18fmf1aQ!n-Pwz4rg5NcGM82PXMIUhb9ltiMmeUKJuKPQB5FLWZK5JNDi8U_sSnYVylbrLGhWZWqP$

How herpesviruses awaken: Eight different herpesviruses are known to date in humans. They all settle permanently in the body after acute infection. Under certain circumstances, they wake up from this dormant phase, multiply and attack other cells. This reactivation is often associated with symptoms such as itchy cold sores or shingles.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.livescience.com/60791-how-herpes-viruses-sleep-and-wake.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!n-Pwz4rg5NcGM82PXMIUhb9ltiMmeUKJuKPQB5FLWZK5JNDi8U_sSnYVylbrLBLGAROF$

Social justice claim is Big Tobacco’s smoke screen in menthol regulation
battle: They say the move to eliminate menthol, a minty flavor that reduces irritation and makes cigarettes more addictive, from the market will cause a 15% reduction in smoking and could save over half a million lives over the next 40 years.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-05-social-justice-big-tobacco-screen.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!n-Pwz4rg5NcGM82PXMIUhb9ltiMmeUKJuKPQB5FLWZK5JNDi8U_sSnYVylbrLBa1Zl4-$

Across the country, protesters rally to support abortion rights as Roe v. Wade hangs in the balance https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.motherjones.com/mojo-wire/2022/05/abortion-protests-supreme-court-roe-v-wade/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!n-Pwz4rg5NcGM82PXMIUhb9ltiMmeUKJuKPQB5FLWZK5JNDi8U_sSnYVylbrLCrrPi7x$

Olivia Rodrigo on Abortion Rights: ‘Our Bodies Should Never Be in the Hands of Politicians.’ I hope we can raise our voices to protect our right, to have a safe abortion, which is a right that so many people before us have worked so hard to get.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nme.com/news/music/olivia-rodrigo-speaks-out-over-abortion-rights-our-bodies-should-never-be-in-the-hands-of-politicians-3218888__;!!On18fmf1aQ!n-Pwz4rg5NcGM82PXMIUhb9ltiMmeUKJuKPQB5FLWZK5JNDi8U_sSnYVylbrLAf7sbaN$

The end of Roe v. Wade would likely embolden global anti-abortion activists and politicians.
If the US Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade this year, it will mean the end of a decision that has survived 49 years worth of hostile legal challenges.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-05/anti-abortion-activists-roe-v-wade/101038688__;!!On18fmf1aQ!n-Pwz4rg5NcGM82PXMIUhb9ltiMmeUKJuKPQB5FLWZK5JNDi8U_sSnYVylbrLKfEmC30$

The Anti-Abortion Movement’s Next Target: Birth Control. And disinformation from social media influencers is helping their cause.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2022/05/the-anti-abortion-movements-next-target-birth-control/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!n-Pwz4rg5NcGM82PXMIUhb9ltiMmeUKJuKPQB5FLWZK5JNDi8U_sSnYVylbrLL9sn_g5$

Abortion’s last chance in the South: Florida is a rare haven for abortion rights. But new attack tactics foreshadow a dark post-Roe future.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2022/05/abortions-last-chance-in-the-south/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!n-Pwz4rg5NcGM82PXMIUhb9ltiMmeUKJuKPQB5FLWZK5JNDi8U_sSnYVylbrLI-eM_v2$

# Military / DOD
U.S. Army paratroopers in the days ahead will conduct airborne operations stretching from the Arctic to the Balkans while American special operators launch simultaneous large-scale drills.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.realcleardefense.com/2022/05/05/us_army_airborne_special_ops_launch_large_drills_in_europe_830811.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!n-Pwz4rg5NcGM82PXMIUhb9ltiMmeUKJuKPQB5FLWZK5JNDi8U_sSnYVylbrLHrBo04d$

# Military / Global
North Korea fires ballistic missile off its eastern coast, South’s military says https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/nkorea-fires-projectile-towards-sea-off-east-coast-says-skorea-2022-05-04/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!n-Pwz4rg5NcGM82PXMIUhb9ltiMmeUKJuKPQB5FLWZK5JNDi8U_sSnYVylbrLDkEhQK_$

# Nuclear
# Science
Investigating cancer drug toxicity leads to a critical discovery: It’s not often that a failed clinical trial leads to a scientific breakthrough.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/05/220504110410.htm__;!!On18fmf1aQ!n-Pwz4rg5NcGM82PXMIUhb9ltiMmeUKJuKPQB5FLWZK5JNDi8U_sSnYVylbrLHUMyQnl$

# Security
CIA Trying to Contact Russians Who are Against Ukraine War Via Dark Web:
“We are providing Russian-language instructions on how to safely contact CIA — via our Dark Web site or a reputable VPN — for those who feel compelled to reach us because of the Russian government’s unjust war,” a CIA official told CBS News.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/cia-trying-contact-russians-who-are-against-ukraine-war-dark-web__;!!On18fmf1aQ!n-Pwz4rg5NcGM82PXMIUhb9ltiMmeUKJuKPQB5FLWZK5JNDi8U_sSnYVylbrLM8-v-_N$

Staten Island DA Bought Clearview Face Recognition Software With Civil Forfeiture Cash: Clearview and its right-wing founder have become emblematic of the threat posed by powerful and typically unsupervised software.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2022/05/04/clearview-face-recognition-staten-island/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!n-Pwz4rg5NcGM82PXMIUhb9ltiMmeUKJuKPQB5FLWZK5JNDi8U_sSnYVylbrLIkiQy8d$

Surveillance Dragnet: How Shadowy Companies Can Track Your Every Move
Intercepted: Smartphone apps make it easy for companies and government agencies to spy on billions of devices.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theparadise.ng/surveillance-dragnet-how-shadowy-companies-can-track-your-every-move/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!n-Pwz4rg5NcGM82PXMIUhb9ltiMmeUKJuKPQB5FLWZK5JNDi8U_sSnYVylbrLIqJNPy8$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2022-05-04

Voices, The Peoples News

May 4, 2022
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

# Animals / Pets / Alerts / Food Recalls
At least 63 different dog foods have been recalled for excessive levels of vitamin D. Too much Vitamin D could be toxic to dogs. The FDA is investigating.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://abcnews.go.com/US/fda-warns-dog-foods-recalled-vitamin/story?id=59601549__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jPl195QYoCM1LfdtpEiNyx9Ua4wMNos5naty5uVA0-2CDOQTPUi7bAHNSNCTYEgnxDDE$

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
Getting “vaccinated” for the COVID-19 is a great way to massively increase your risk of suffering a stroke, government data show. Data from the United States government’s Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) show that a jabbed person is about 115 times more likely to suffer a stroke compared to a non-jabbed person.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.naturalnews.com/2022-05-03-covid-jabs-increase-stroke-risk-11361percent.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jPl195QYoCM1LfdtpEiNyx9Ua4wMNos5naty5uVA0-2CDOQTPUi7bAHNSNCTYPViI_37$

Vaccines could work better up the nose: Eight vaccines that fight
COVID-19 on the front line of infection, in the nose, are in clinical development. Developers hope to give us more protection from infection by harnessing the mucosal immune system: disease-fighting cells that inhabit the mucus-rich lining of our airways and gut.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/nose-spray-vaccines-could-quash-covid-virus-variants/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jPl195QYoCM1LfdtpEiNyx9Ua4wMNos5naty5uVA0-2CDOQTPUi7bAHNSNCTYMbubNZI$

# Education / Schools
Are We Headed to a Great Teacher Resignation? The United States is facing a Great Resignation of K-12 teachers, a brain drain that could deal another blow to children already struggling to overcome the disruption caused by COVID-19. In 2021, the education sector led the nation in resignation increases.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insidesources.com/are-we-headed-to-a-great-teacher-resignation/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jPl195QYoCM1LfdtpEiNyx9Ua4wMNos5naty5uVA0-2CDOQTPUi7bAHNSNCTYCFs-KLt$

# Employment / Labor
Amazon reportedly told its staff this week that it will reimburse up to
4,000 in travel expenses every year for medical treatments, including abortions.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/amazon-reimburse-us-employees-who-travel-treatments-including-abortions-2022-05-02/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jPl195QYoCM1LfdtpEiNyx9Ua4wMNos5naty5uVA0-2CDOQTPUi7bAHNSNCTYP_KQShv$

It’s Time To Give Job Seekers With Arrest or Conviction Records a Second
Chance: The U.S. job market is steadily recovering to near pre-pandemic levels. There are a record 5 million more open positions than unemployed people and nearly two open jobs for every job seeker.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insidesources.com/its-time-to-give-job-seekers-with-arrest-or-conviction-records-a-second-chance/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jPl195QYoCM1LfdtpEiNyx9Ua4wMNos5naty5uVA0-2CDOQTPUi7bAHNSNCTYPx3TYDQ$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals / Global DR Congo approves auction of oil blocks in one of the world’s largest carbon sinks:
Cabinet ministers in the Democratic Republic of Congo have approved the auction of 16 oil blocks, including in one of the world’s largest carbon sinks and most environmentally sensitive areas https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.climatechange.ie/dr-congo-approves-auction-of-oil-blocks-in-one-of-the-worlds-largest-carbon-sinks/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jPl195QYoCM1LfdtpEiNyx9Ua4wMNos5naty5uVA0-2CDOQTPUi7bAHNSNCTYIWcb2Xj$

Europe is about to ban Russian oil: What happens next? Policymakers want to stop financial support to a war machine. Replacing that energy supply is going to be difficult and expensive for consumers.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wsj.com/articles/germany-calls-for-russian-oil-embargo-as-eu-prepares-new-sanctions-11651488395__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jPl195QYoCM1LfdtpEiNyx9Ua4wMNos5naty5uVA0-2CDOQTPUi7bAHNSNCTYHLB7IX3$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure West’s megadrought delivers another blow: Saving Glen Canyon Dam: Lake Powell releases cut by nearly a half million acre feet https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.deseret.com/utah/2022/5/3/23055602/wests-megadrought-delivers-another-blow-saving-glen-canyon-dam-hydropower-drought-colorado-river__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jPl195QYoCM1LfdtpEiNyx9Ua4wMNos5naty5uVA0-2CDOQTPUi7bAHNSNCTYJ4dvtA6$

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals / Other Diet type can increase potentially harmful gas in the gut: Researchers from the University of Minnesota Medical School looked at the production of colonic hydrogen sulfide, a toxic gas in the body that smells like rotten eggs, in people in response to animal and plant-based diet interventions.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/05/220503190209.htm__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jPl195QYoCM1LfdtpEiNyx9Ua4wMNos5naty5uVA0-2CDOQTPUi7bAHNSNCTYGgyE6vy$

# General Information / Other News
Trump Allies May Be Prosecuted as Accessories to ‘Crimes’: Glenn Kirschner https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/trump-allies-may-prosecuted-accessories-crimes-glenn-kirschner-1702491__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jPl195QYoCM1LfdtpEiNyx9Ua4wMNos5naty5uVA0-2CDOQTPUi7bAHNSNCTYJ9dYZP1$

Jan. 6 Committee Sees Breakthrough, Will Get Trove of Trump-Related Emails:
Trump ally John Eastman had previously tried to block a subpoena for January 6-related documents, claiming attorney-client privilege.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/jan-6-committee-sees-breakthrough-will-get-trove-trump-related-emails-1702450__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jPl195QYoCM1LfdtpEiNyx9Ua4wMNos5naty5uVA0-2CDOQTPUi7bAHNSNCTYDTNzhsP$

# Gov / Politics
MAGA Voter Deaths by Fentanyl via Border ‘Does Look Intentional’: Ohio Republican Senate candidate J.D. Vance on Friday alleged that MAGA voters dying from fentanyl looks “intentional” and claimed that President Joe Biden is responsible for those deaths.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/maga-voter-deaths-fentanyl-via-border-does-look-intentional-jd-vance-1702428__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jPl195QYoCM1LfdtpEiNyx9Ua4wMNos5naty5uVA0-2CDOQTPUi7bAHNSNCTYPmKvUzx$

J.D. Vance parrots a Tucker Carlson conspiracy theory that Biden is intentionally allowing fentanyl to cross the border to kill Trump
voters: The new right faux-populists blame immigration for opioid overdoses. It’s an old trick with a long, racist history.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.mediamatters.org/tucker-carlson/jd-vance-parrots-tucker-carlson-conspiracy-theory-biden-intentionally-allowing__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jPl195QYoCM1LfdtpEiNyx9Ua4wMNos5naty5uVA0-2CDOQTPUi7bAHNSNCTYBDEC2It$

Vance wins Ohio Senate primary, handing Trump key victory, scoring the nomination after a brutal race and handing former President Trump a key victory after a late endorsement.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/news/campaign/3473848-vance-wins-ohio-senate-primary-handing-trump-key-victory/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jPl195QYoCM1LfdtpEiNyx9Ua4wMNos5naty5uVA0-2CDOQTPUi7bAHNSNCTYGW1gqSM$

Biden rolls out new China policy with Blinken’s Asian tour: Jim W. Dean
– “So here we are with an arms race still rolling on, which to a degree is a no win situation for countries because there is no end to having enough.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/02/antony-blinken-china-asean-summit-00029368__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jPl195QYoCM1LfdtpEiNyx9Ua4wMNos5naty5uVA0-2CDOQTPUi7bAHNSNCTYJkhNVdx$

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer vowed to bring a bill codifying abortion access as a right nationwide for a floor vote. However, it’s unlikely that a law like this would ever come to pass in Congress.
Congress Is Not Going To Step In To Save Roe V. Wade, “Unfortunately, many of us said the sky was going to fall, and it did.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/paulmcleod/congress-roe-abortion-access-supreme-court?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=05*04*2022*20Incoming*20newsletter&utm_term=News*20confirmed*20list__;Ly8lJSUl!!On18fmf1aQ!jPl195QYoCM1LfdtpEiNyx9Ua4wMNos5naty5uVA0-2CDOQTPUi7bAHNSNCTYHybaKtm$

The Supreme Court May Have Just Fundamentally Altered the 2022 Election:
At issue for Democrats is that, with less than 200 days before the midterms, their base is significantly less motivated to vote than the Republicans.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/03/politics/supreme-court-roe-v-wade-midterm-election/index.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jPl195QYoCM1LfdtpEiNyx9Ua4wMNos5naty5uVA0-2CDOQTPUi7bAHNSNCTYL8I7OOq$

Democratic Leadership Still Supporting the House’s Only Anti-Abortion
Democrat: Henry Cuellar was the only Democrat to oppose codifying Roe v.
Wade. He’s getting leadership support in his runoff election against a progressive pro-choice challenger.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/politics/democratic-leadership-still-supporting-houses-only-anti-abortion-democrat/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jPl195QYoCM1LfdtpEiNyx9Ua4wMNos5naty5uVA0-2CDOQTPUi7bAHNSNCTYEkONa8b$

Nancy Pelosi Is Trying to Save an Anti-Choice Democrat as Roe v. Wade
Falls: South Texas Rep. Henry Cuellar is one of the last remaining anti-choice Democrats in the House.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vice.com/en/article/jgm7xb/rep-henry-cuellar-abortion__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jPl195QYoCM1LfdtpEiNyx9Ua4wMNos5naty5uVA0-2CDOQTPUi7bAHNSNCTYH-L1ZNO$

Matt Gaetz Lashes Out At ‘Over-Educated’ Women Protesting For Abortion Rights. The congressman from Florida and the Republican Party at large are using a familiar tactic to argue against freedom of choice: rampant sexism https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/matt-gaetz-abortion-rights-over-educated-women-1347619/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jPl195QYoCM1LfdtpEiNyx9Ua4wMNos5naty5uVA0-2CDOQTPUi7bAHNSNCTYJk2635O$

# Legal / DOJ
Supreme Court chief justice directs marshal to investigate leak, calls out ‘egregious breach of trust’: Chief Justice John Roberts called the leak a ‘betrayal of the confidences of the Court’
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.law.com/nationallawjournal/2022/05/03/egregious-breach-of-trust-chief-justice-roberts-orders-investigation-of-leaked-draft-abortion-opinion/?slreturn=20220404104753__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jPl195QYoCM1LfdtpEiNyx9Ua4wMNos5naty5uVA0-2CDOQTPUi7bAHNSNCTYMAI8DdU$

# LGBTQ
What Is Obergefell v. Hodges? Same-Sex Marriage Could Be Overturned Next:
From LGBTQ rights to interracial marriage, abortion ruling could be map for GOP’s next push. Rights to contraception, gay marriage and interracial marriage could be endangered under a draft Supreme Court ruling.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/05/04/lgbtq-rights-next-if-abortion-rights-go-supreme-court-has-new-path/9629255002/?gnt-cfr=1__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jPl195QYoCM1LfdtpEiNyx9Ua4wMNos5naty5uVA0-2CDOQTPUi7bAHNSNCTYAsjcubq$

45% of LGBTQ Youth ‘Seriously Considered’ Suicide Recently: The Trevor Project’s National Survey on LGBTQ Youth Mental Health also found nearly
1 in 5 trans and nonbinary youth had attempted suicide, and mental health support is lacking.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://2022survey.thetrevorproject.org/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jPl195QYoCM1LfdtpEiNyx9Ua4wMNos5naty5uVA0-2CDOQTPUi7bAHNSNCTYAXxbVO9$

Fundamental LGBTQ Rights Also Under Attack In Leaked Supreme Court Draft Amid his criticisms of Roe v. Wade, Justice Samuel Alito eerily ripped landmark civil rights cases that legalized marriage equality and private, consensual sex.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/lgbtq-rights-roe-v-wade-leaked-supreme-court-opinion_n_6271425ae4b01131b127b198__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jPl195QYoCM1LfdtpEiNyx9Ua4wMNos5naty5uVA0-2CDOQTPUi7bAHNSNCTYCEsbJaf$

# Medical / Health Care
The Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine against tuberculosis is one of the world’s oldest and most widely used vaccines, used to immunize
100 million newborns every year. Why is the 100-year-old BCG vaccine so broadly protective in newborns?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sciencetimes.com/articles/37476/20220504/100-year-old-bcg-vaccine-protects-newborns-infants-beyond-tb.htm__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jPl195QYoCM1LfdtpEiNyx9Ua4wMNos5naty5uVA0-2CDOQTPUi7bAHNSNCTYDX2g9Pb$

All the Ways Alito’s Opinion Might Criminalize Pregnancy: The actual impact of the decision, however, would go far beyond abortion. The opinion explicitly recognizes the constitutionality of laws that profess to protect prenatal life “at all stages of development.” This gives a blank check to politicians who want to regulate the behavior of pregnant people and even people who merely could become pregnant in the future, signed by the highest court in the land.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/05/alito-opinion-abortion-pregnancy-coffee-cigarette-bans.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jPl195QYoCM1LfdtpEiNyx9Ua4wMNos5naty5uVA0-2CDOQTPUi7bAHNSNCTYIrEg7UR$

# Military / DOD
Push to arm Ukraine putting strain on US weapons stockpile: The planes take off almost daily from Dover Air Force Base in Delaware, hulking C-17s loaded up with Javelins, Stingers, howitzers and other material being hustled to Eastern Europe to resupply Ukraine’s military in its fight against Russia https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-biden-business-eastern-europe-dover-35586737ec1923b1477d26bc45eeb7ed__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jPl195QYoCM1LfdtpEiNyx9Ua4wMNos5naty5uVA0-2CDOQTPUi7bAHNSNCTYFbIhfvw$

Pentagon finds hundreds of cyber vulnerabilities among contractors: A Department of Defense pilot program designed to root out digital vulnerabilities among contractors identified hundreds of flaws over the course of one year, organizers said.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://therecord.media/researchers-find-over-400-vulnerabilities-in-defense-industrial-base-bug-bounty-effort/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jPl195QYoCM1LfdtpEiNyx9Ua4wMNos5naty5uVA0-2CDOQTPUi7bAHNSNCTYJtWhMkB$

Space Force’ is now official to the VA, but not everyone is on the same
page: The Department of Veterans Affairs has officially recognized the Space Force as a branch of the military, nearly 2½ years after the service was established.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.military.com/daily-news/2022/05/03/va-officially-recognizes-space-force-military-branch-recognition-problems-still-persist.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jPl195QYoCM1LfdtpEiNyx9Ua4wMNos5naty5uVA0-2CDOQTPUi7bAHNSNCTYJ1Usj-l$

# Science
Revisiting ‘gain-of-function’ guidance: Researchers and biosecurity specialists are calling on the US government to issue clearer guidance about experiments that it might fund to make pathogens more transmissible or deadly. After a delay caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, US biosecurity board revisits policies governing risky pathogen experiments.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-01209-w__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jPl195QYoCM1LfdtpEiNyx9Ua4wMNos5naty5uVA0-2CDOQTPUi7bAHNSNCTYKktM34G$

Study of promising Alzheimer’s marker in blood prompts warning about brain-boosting supplements: Elevated levels of an enzyme called PHGDH in the blood of older adults could be an early warning sign of Alzheimer’s disease. A study led by the University of California San Diego provides new evidence to support this claim.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-05-alzheimer-marker-blood-prompts-brain-boosting.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jPl195QYoCM1LfdtpEiNyx9Ua4wMNos5naty5uVA0-2CDOQTPUi7bAHNSNCTYKDCQwHJ$

‘Resetting’ the injured brain offers clues for concussion treatment: New research in mice raises the prospects for development of post-concussion therapies that could ward off cognitive decline and depression, two common conditions among people who have experienced a moderate traumatic brain injury.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/05/220502170928.htm__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jPl195QYoCM1LfdtpEiNyx9Ua4wMNos5naty5uVA0-2CDOQTPUi7bAHNSNCTYK-TbP_r$

Repairing tendons with silk proteins: Tendon injuries are well known for their lengthy, difficult and often incomplete healing processes. Sudden or repetitive motion, experienced by athletes and factory workers, for example, increases the risk of tears or ruptures in the tendons https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/05/220503091508.htm__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jPl195QYoCM1LfdtpEiNyx9Ua4wMNos5naty5uVA0-2CDOQTPUi7bAHNSNCTYBeNdVLx$

# Security
Chinese hackers cast wide net for trade secrets in US, Europe and Asia, researchers say: The hackers targeted blueprints for producing materials with broad applications to the pharmaceutical and aerospace sectors, according to Boston-based security firm Cybereason.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/04/politics/china-hackers-economic-espionage-manufacturing/index.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jPl195QYoCM1LfdtpEiNyx9Ua4wMNos5naty5uVA0-2CDOQTPUi7bAHNSNCTYPPI9q4P$

CIA instructs Russians on how to share secrets with the spy agency: The CIA published instructions for how Russians disaffected by the Ukraine war can covertly volunteer information using an encrypted conduit to the agency’s website.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.businessinsider.com/cia-using-instagram-teach-Russians-share-state-secrets-ukraine-war-2022-5__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jPl195QYoCM1LfdtpEiNyx9Ua4wMNos5naty5uVA0-2CDOQTPUi7bAHNSNCTYKnxBXCc$

# Social
White Supremacist Extremism Is No Longer a Domestic Issue. It’s a Global One When it comes to domestic terrorism, white extremist terrorism in particular, policymakers, law enforcement and the general public have shown themselves to have a serious blind spot: the fact that homegrown domestic terrorism in the U.S. is deeply interwoven with a global network of white supremacist terrorist activity.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/white-supremacist-extremism-no-longer-domestic-issue-its-global-one-opinion-1701927__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jPl195QYoCM1LfdtpEiNyx9Ua4wMNos5naty5uVA0-2CDOQTPUi7bAHNSNCTYEzkfx_J$

# Technology
Elon Musk Plans to Take Twitter Public After Buyout: The Tesla boss has told potential investors that it could be as little as three years before Twitter is returned to public markets.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wsj.com/articles/elon-musk-plans-to-take-twitter-public-again-later-sources-say-11651609707__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jPl195QYoCM1LfdtpEiNyx9Ua4wMNos5naty5uVA0-2CDOQTPUi7bAHNSNCTYDQNS2t7$

Facebook, Google Face Regulatory Reckoning That May End Big Tech Dominance https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/2022/05/13/facebook-google-face-regulatory-reckoning-that-may-end-big-tech-dominance-1703179.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jPl195QYoCM1LfdtpEiNyx9Ua4wMNos5naty5uVA0-2CDOQTPUi7bAHNSNCTYErkn9qY$

# Water
Portable briefcase-sized device could make saltwater drinkable: The unit was tested at the beach and it worked on its first run.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zmescience.com/science/portable-briefcase-sized-device-could-make-saltwater-drinkable/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jPl195QYoCM1LfdtpEiNyx9Ua4wMNos5naty5uVA0-2CDOQTPUi7bAHNSNCTYKNGtOo1$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2022-05-03

Voices, The Peoples News

May 3, 2022
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

# Indigenous
Why the debate over Russian uranium worries U.S. tribal nations: If imports end because of the war, American companies may look to increase domestic mining, which has a toxic history on Indigenous lands.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://worldnewsera.com/news/us-news/why-the-debate-over-russian-uranium-worries-u-s-tribal-nations/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jDrFe0eif0VedaTwg4GZKB_Yzh4FE3KsmgSB-TlsVG1tbZAxBYVA6x6koie5pvcWAoRm$

# Children / Youth
Gun deaths were the leading killer of US children in 2020: According to the research, which was published this week in the New England Journal Medicine, the rise in gun-related deaths among Americans between the ages of one and 19 was part of an overall 33.4% increase in firearm homicides nationwide. More than 390 million guns are owned by US civilians https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-61192975__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jDrFe0eif0VedaTwg4GZKB_Yzh4FE3KsmgSB-TlsVG1tbZAxBYVA6x6koie5plwm5J_5$

States Consider Raising Minimum Age for Juvenile Prosecution: Some 25 states have no minimum age for prosecuting children, and advocates want that changed, saying children as young as 6 should not be arrested for “tantrum” behavior.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.njjn.org/our-work/raising-the-minimum-age-for-prosecuting-children__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jDrFe0eif0VedaTwg4GZKB_Yzh4FE3KsmgSB-TlsVG1tbZAxBYVA6x6koie5pgUguveV$

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
Bill Gates warns a more transmissive and fatal Covid variant ‘could be generated’ –Eugenics enthusiast says there is “way above five percent”
risk of pandemic generating more transmissive and “even more fatal”
Coronavirus variant
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10772665/Bill-Gates-warns-weve-NOT-seen-worst-COVID.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jDrFe0eif0VedaTwg4GZKB_Yzh4FE3KsmgSB-TlsVG1tbZAxBYVA6x6koie5pjRSlgJR$

Italian Court Rules Mandatory Vaccination Unconstitutional, ‘Fatal Side Effects’ too Risky. “Who would determine the percentage of disposable citizens? It is indisputable. Otherwise, it results in Nazism.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://rairfoundation.com/italian-court-rules-mandatory-vaccination-unconstitutional-fatal-side-effects-to-risky-video/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jDrFe0eif0VedaTwg4GZKB_Yzh4FE3KsmgSB-TlsVG1tbZAxBYVA6x6koie5pt060yDY$

Many people fully vaccinated for covid are now going blind. There is another concerning side effect occurring in the “fully vaccinated” for the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) that is rarely mentioned: blindness.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://citizens.news/613937.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jDrFe0eif0VedaTwg4GZKB_Yzh4FE3KsmgSB-TlsVG1tbZAxBYVA6x6koie5phvtQ9hQ$

Yet again, the U.S. is trudging into what could be another COVID-19 surge, with cases rising nationally and in most states after a two-month decline. One big unknown? “We don’t know how high that mountain’s gonna grow,” said Dr. Stuart Campbell Ray, an infectious disease expert at Johns Hopkins University.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/once-again-u-s-faces-another-covid-19-surge-as-cases-rise-nationally__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jDrFe0eif0VedaTwg4GZKB_Yzh4FE3KsmgSB-TlsVG1tbZAxBYVA6x6koie5pnxU9jV9$

# Education / Schools
‘The more you dig into it, you think, Oh, God.’ A growing mission seeks to reduce toxic chemicals in schools https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ehn.org/the-more-you-dig-into-it-you-think-oh-god-a-growing-mission-seeks-to-reduce-toxic-chemicals-in-schools-the-boston-globe-2657252369.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jDrFe0eif0VedaTwg4GZKB_Yzh4FE3KsmgSB-TlsVG1tbZAxBYVA6x6koie5ph2KsCHh$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemical Oil has long been used as a geopolitical weapon. Could electrified transport change that? If we want to slow the pace of global warming, one crucial step is moving from a transportation system run on fossil fuels to one powered by electricity https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cbc.ca/news/electric-vehicles-oil-transition-1.6434080__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jDrFe0eif0VedaTwg4GZKB_Yzh4FE3KsmgSB-TlsVG1tbZAxBYVA6x6koie5pmVbZyCw$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure Understanding the link between racial justice and the fight against climate change: While the importance of environmental justice is becoming more mainstream, too often people in this movement who are Black, Indigenous and people of color are overlooked and left out of conversations about how to solve the crisis.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/2022/03/18/1087581328/understanding-the-link-between-racial-justice-and-the-fight-against-climate-chan__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jDrFe0eif0VedaTwg4GZKB_Yzh4FE3KsmgSB-TlsVG1tbZAxBYVA6x6koie5pomkuajk$

It was a toxic wasteland, now it’s a national park. After $50 million cleanup, flowers and wildlife replace chemicals and rusting cars in Ohio’s Cuyahoga Valley National Park.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/it-was-a-toxic-wasteland-now-its-a-national-park__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jDrFe0eif0VedaTwg4GZKB_Yzh4FE3KsmgSB-TlsVG1tbZAxBYVA6x6koie5poIKQoDU$

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals / Other Another food-processing facility taken out: Fire damages food processing plant in northwest Fresno. Hours later, firefighters responded to an ammonia leak at the same building.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://abc30.com/fresno-food-processing-plant-fire-saladinos-foodservice-amonia-leak-employees-evacuated/11811148/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jDrFe0eif0VedaTwg4GZKB_Yzh4FE3KsmgSB-TlsVG1tbZAxBYVA6x6koie5pt5Mvdvb$

Chesapeake Fire responds to industrial fire at Perdue Farms facility https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theepochtimes.com/firefighters-respond-to-industrial-fire-at-perdue-farms-food-processing-facility_4441283.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jDrFe0eif0VedaTwg4GZKB_Yzh4FE3KsmgSB-TlsVG1tbZAxBYVA6x6koie5pvutt5U2$

Destroying Food to Fight Climate Change Is Madness—and a Conceit That Could Prove Fatal https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.naturalblaze.com/2022/05/destroying-food-to-fight-climate-change-is-madness-and-a-conceit-that-could-prove-fatal.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jDrFe0eif0VedaTwg4GZKB_Yzh4FE3KsmgSB-TlsVG1tbZAxBYVA6x6koie5ptPP1ZFt$

Sustainable GM farming innovation: How Argentina’s drought-tolerant genetically-engineered wheat reduces greenhouse gas emissions and increases yields https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.agropages.com/News/NewsDetail—42702.htm__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jDrFe0eif0VedaTwg4GZKB_Yzh4FE3KsmgSB-TlsVG1tbZAxBYVA6x6koie5pq1ntcjt$

# General Information / Other News
The Illusion of Freedom: We’re Only as Free as the Government Allows:
“Rights aren’t rights if someone can take them away. They’re privileges.
That’s all we’ve ever had in this country, is a bill of temporary privileges. And if you read the news even badly, you know that every year the list gets shorter and shorter. Sooner or later, the people in this country are gonna realize the government doesn’t care about you, or your children, or your rights, or your welfare or your safety. It’s interested in its own power. That’s the only thing. Keeping it and expanding it wherever possible.” George Carlin We’re in a national state of denial.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zerohedge.com/political/illusion-freedom-were-only-free-government-allows__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jDrFe0eif0VedaTwg4GZKB_Yzh4FE3KsmgSB-TlsVG1tbZAxBYVA6x6koie5pi2zrXQg$

# Global Politics
Ukraine Spy Boss Declares War Will End in Putin’s Death: “This is his end,” Ukraine’s defense intelligence chief said in an explosive interview on Monday.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/ukraines-defense-intelligence-chief-kyrylo-budanov-predicts-the-war-in-ukraine-will-end-with-putin-dead__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jDrFe0eif0VedaTwg4GZKB_Yzh4FE3KsmgSB-TlsVG1tbZAxBYVA6x6koie5pu-KQ0Fd$

Lawmaker seeks to bring US troops to Ukraine: Accordingly, it could incentivize Ukrainian forces to stage such an attack [as they’ve done since the get-go] in the hopes of drawing the US into the conflict, as commanders in Moscow have accused Kiev of planning.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rt.com/news/554828-kinzinger-us-troops-ukraine/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jDrFe0eif0VedaTwg4GZKB_Yzh4FE3KsmgSB-TlsVG1tbZAxBYVA6x6koie5prXXpNn0$

Risk of Putin Using Nuclear Weapons Rises as Ukraine Succeeds: The world faces a growing threat of Russia using nuclear weapons as the nation continues to face losses in Ukraine, according to one U.S. senator.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/risk-putin-using-nuclear-weapons-rises-ukraine-succeeds-menendez-1702522__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jDrFe0eif0VedaTwg4GZKB_Yzh4FE3KsmgSB-TlsVG1tbZAxBYVA6x6koie5pqsmemz5$

# Gov / Politics
Billions in Weapons, Zero Negotiations, Reveal Real US Agenda in
Ukraine: Saving Ukrainians is not a major focus of US war aims in Ukraine. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu called out America’s disregard of the staggering death and destruction there saying “There are countries within NATO who want the war to continue. They want Russia to become weaker.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.antiwar.com/blog/2022/04/29/billions-in-weapons-zero-negotiations-reveal-real-us-agenda-in-ukraine/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jDrFe0eif0VedaTwg4GZKB_Yzh4FE3KsmgSB-TlsVG1tbZAxBYVA6x6koie5pjowWWF2$

If Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, Texas will completely ban
abortion: The fight over abortion restrictions could soon go from statehouses to Capitol Hill https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2022/05/02/republicans-will-try-to-ban-abortion-nationwide-if-supreme-court-overturns-roe-v-wade-report-reveals/?sh=5dd00f0523ed__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jDrFe0eif0VedaTwg4GZKB_Yzh4FE3KsmgSB-TlsVG1tbZAxBYVA6x6koie5psYLCLVH$

The future of abortion: According to a draft opinion obtained by Politico, the U.S. Supreme Court intends to overturn Roe v. Wade, the historic case that set constitutional protections for abortion. [PDF] https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/f/?id=00000180-874f-dd36-a38c-c74f98520000&utm_source=Texas*Tribune*Newsletters&utm_campaign=87c0413088-trib-newsletters-thebrief&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_d9a68d8efc-87c0413088-102737553&mc_cid=87c0413088&mc_eid=6f15633605__;Kys!!On18fmf1aQ!jDrFe0eif0VedaTwg4GZKB_Yzh4FE3KsmgSB-TlsVG1tbZAxBYVA6x6koie5poJ92PSa$

13 States Will See Extreme Anti-Abortion Laws Snap Into Effect If the Court Overturns Roe v. Wade: Without protection under the 14th Amendment, abortion would then become a state-level issue, and state-level Republicans have abortion bans at the ready https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trigger-laws-roe-v-wade-1346797/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jDrFe0eif0VedaTwg4GZKB_Yzh4FE3KsmgSB-TlsVG1tbZAxBYVA6x6koie5pisDstkj$

Alito’s Leaked Draft Fully Overruling Roe Is Jaw-Dropping and Unprecedented The justice’s scathing condemnation of abortion pretends not to imperil other rights. Don’t believe it.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/05/supreme-court-draft-abortion-leak-roe-overturned-explained.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jDrFe0eif0VedaTwg4GZKB_Yzh4FE3KsmgSB-TlsVG1tbZAxBYVA6x6koie5pnT5ZdOc$

Breaking: Supreme Court has voted to overturn abortion rights, draft opinion shows. “We hold that Roe and Casey must be overruled,” Justice Alito writes in an initial majority draft circulated inside the court.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/02/supreme-court-abortion-draft-opinion-00029473__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jDrFe0eif0VedaTwg4GZKB_Yzh4FE3KsmgSB-TlsVG1tbZAxBYVA6x6koie5pl0QjkFl$

Alito’s Draft Opinion Opens the Door to Congress Outlawing Abortion
Nationwide: The draft decision leaves abortion in the hands of “the people’s elected representatives.” But which ones?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/05/alito-roe-draft-leak-abortion-congress-federal-ban.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jDrFe0eif0VedaTwg4GZKB_Yzh4FE3KsmgSB-TlsVG1tbZAxBYVA6x6koie5pviPg8c9$

‘Betrayal’: Furious Chief Justice Says Leaked Draft Is Real: John Roberts said he’s directed the Marshal of the Court to hunt down the source of the Supreme Court leak.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/furious-chief-justice-john-roberts-confirms-leaked-draft-overturning-roe-v-wade-by-supreme-court-is-authentic__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jDrFe0eif0VedaTwg4GZKB_Yzh4FE3KsmgSB-TlsVG1tbZAxBYVA6x6koie5psqFnh4I$

Critics Warn Alito Draft Threatens Much, Much More Than Abortion Rights:
“Everything is on the table and clearly has been,” said one observer.
“Marriage equality. Griswold. Loving. Don’t ever listen to anyone who tells you such fears are silly or overblown.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/05/03/critics-warn-alito-draft-threatens-much-much-more-abortion-rights__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jDrFe0eif0VedaTwg4GZKB_Yzh4FE3KsmgSB-TlsVG1tbZAxBYVA6x6koie5pqvSsxB0$

# Law Enforcement
Body in a Barrel: Lake’s Receding Waters Reveal Grisly Tomb: As drought causes Lake Mead to dry up further, more bodies will likely be discovered, Lt. Ray Spencer said.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/science-environment/2023378-body-in-barrel-found-near-las-vegas-in-mud-of-drought-shrunken-lake-mead__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jDrFe0eif0VedaTwg4GZKB_Yzh4FE3KsmgSB-TlsVG1tbZAxBYVA6x6koie5phUqtOig$

Minneapolis Police Accused of Racism and Misogyny: An investigation by the Minnesota Department of Human Rights reveals that, despite intense scrutiny, the city’s police force routinely engage in racially discriminatory policing, amid a “culture that is averse to oversight and accountability.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/apr/27/minneapolis-police-racial-discrimination-state-investigation-report__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jDrFe0eif0VedaTwg4GZKB_Yzh4FE3KsmgSB-TlsVG1tbZAxBYVA6x6koie5phj5N-ly$

# Legal / DOJ
Ex-Cop Charged With Murder for Shooting Philly 12-Year-Old: Police said Thomas Siderio was armed, but also indicated that the officer chased him and shot him from behind.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://6abc.com/the-former-philadelphia-police-officer-who-is-accused-of-fatally-shooting-a-12-year-old-boy-in-back-has-been-charged-with-murder/11811307/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jDrFe0eif0VedaTwg4GZKB_Yzh4FE3KsmgSB-TlsVG1tbZAxBYVA6x6koie5ppRAJvnT$

New Jan. 6 Bodycam Videos Show D.C. Police Officer Assaulting Unconscious Protester. The beating of Boyland, 34, who was one of the four individuals who died after losing consciousness during the siege of Congress, amounts to a felony assault https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/video-shows-officer-striking-motionless-woman-on-ground-during-capitol-riot__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jDrFe0eif0VedaTwg4GZKB_Yzh4FE3KsmgSB-TlsVG1tbZAxBYVA6x6koie5pr4j72Cm$

A new report details how the right to an attorney isn’t always a guarantee for some Texans, leading some people accused of misdemeanor crimes to pay for lawyers they can’t afford or to go to court without one.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.kut.org/crime-justice/2022-05-02/many-texans-are-too-poor-to-afford-a-lawyer-but-not-poor-enough-for-courts-to-provide-one__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jDrFe0eif0VedaTwg4GZKB_Yzh4FE3KsmgSB-TlsVG1tbZAxBYVA6x6koie5pgX3-L5M$

The Supreme Court’s Legitimacy Is Already Lost: Regardless of Roe falling, the leaks, and the court’s disregard for the public it is supposed to serve, have already gone too far.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/05/roe-falling-supreme-court-legitimacy-lost.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jDrFe0eif0VedaTwg4GZKB_Yzh4FE3KsmgSB-TlsVG1tbZAxBYVA6x6koie5ptJ9zJOe$

‘Junk’ Forensic Science Lands Thousands of Innocents in Prison: The dawning realization that junk science might have put a vast number of innocent people behind bars has prompted the Innocence Project to widen the net of cases that it takes on.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thecrimereport.org/2022/04/28/junk-forensic-science-lands-thousands-of-innocents-in-prison/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jDrFe0eif0VedaTwg4GZKB_Yzh4FE3KsmgSB-TlsVG1tbZAxBYVA6x6koie5pgvCylOa$

# LGBTQ
Meet the GOP Governors Standing Up to GOP Anti-Trans Bills: Two GOP governors stood up to anti-transgender legislation. We need more.
Anti-transgender bills are solutions in search of problems. The Indiana governor said as much in vetoing his state’s bill. Same in Utah, where the governor spoke with feeling: ‘I want them to live.’
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2022/03/31/transgender-indiana-utah-veto/7158380001/?gnt-cfr=1__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jDrFe0eif0VedaTwg4GZKB_Yzh4FE3KsmgSB-TlsVG1tbZAxBYVA6x6koie5pgKL7jL2$

# Medical / Health Care
Medicare Surprise: Drug Plan Prices Touted During Open Enrollment Can Rise Within a Month https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://goodwordnews.com/drug-plan-prices-touted-at-open-medicare-enrollment-may-rise-within-a-month-shots/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jDrFe0eif0VedaTwg4GZKB_Yzh4FE3KsmgSB-TlsVG1tbZAxBYVA6x6koie5pvX6u4Mu$

My 11-Year-Old Patient Was Pregnant. Here’s What I Want You To Know About Being ‘Pro-Life.’ Though it might be easier to build consensus around abortion access for an 11-year-old raped by a family member, the truth is that nobody, anywhere, under any circumstance or in any situation should be forced to give birth. Forced birth should never be a reality.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/abortion-11-year-old-pregnant_n_6266e555e4b07c34e9e4cb27__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jDrFe0eif0VedaTwg4GZKB_Yzh4FE3KsmgSB-TlsVG1tbZAxBYVA6x6koie5pqTKlSbT$

# Nuclear
What Should America Do With Its Nuclear Waste? The federal government is legally responsible for disposing of commercial spent nuclear fuel in a permanent underground repository, there has been no plan for fulfilling that obligation since the Obama administration halted the project at Nevada’s Yucca Mountain in 2010. “San Onofre is just the symptom. The actual problem is that we’ve got nowhere to move it to.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonpost.com/magazine/2022/04/11/america-nuclear-waste-san-onofre/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jDrFe0eif0VedaTwg4GZKB_Yzh4FE3KsmgSB-TlsVG1tbZAxBYVA6x6koie5prpI0FhR$

# Water
After decades of neglect, bill coming due for Michigan’s water infrastructure Federal and state governments begin to reverse course on underinvestment to address water’s true cost.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.michiganradio.org/environment-climate-change/2022-05-02/after-decades-of-neglect-bill-coming-due-for-michigans-water-infrastructure__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jDrFe0eif0VedaTwg4GZKB_Yzh4FE3KsmgSB-TlsVG1tbZAxBYVA6x6koie5prpHsy4P$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2022-05-02

Voices, The Peoples News

May 2, 2022
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
Long COVID patients say doctors are ignoring their symptoms: Two years into the pandemic and long COVID is still an incredibly misunderstood and underresearched problem, leaving many patients feeling invalidated, ignored, and dismissed by the medical professionals they so desperately seek answers from.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/katiecamero/long-covid__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ3tl_4PJ$

Paxlovid Only Treats, Doesn’t Prevent Covid Infection: Pfizer Trials https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://khn.org/morning-breakout/paxlovid-only-treats-doesnt-prevent-covid-infection-pfizer-trials/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ6zRkfGf$

# Economy / Finance / Trade
More Money for Ukraine? How About Having the Pentagon Cover It? The senselessness of continual supplemental war requests when the Defense Department already has an insanely large budget [in the billions] https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/world/more-money-for-ukraine-how-about-having-the-pentagon-cover-it/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ4FPWiaA$

# Education / Schools
Why Did Oakland Decide to Shut Down Popular Community Schools? The school district was at the forefront of a public education model that offered health care, nutritious food and more.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/why-did-oakland-decide-to-shut-down-popular-community-schools/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ3vskqlq$

‘I don’t believe in a cutoff’: AOC says Biden shouldn’t means-test student debt relief “Canceling $50,000 in debt is where you really make a dent in inequality and the racial wealth gap. $10,000 isn’t.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/05/02/i-dont-believe-cutoff-aoc-says-biden-shouldnt-means-test-student-debt-relief__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ4IcpB4l$

Public Universities Need More Democracy, Not More Administrators: A pervasive culture of self-dealing, secrecy and mismanagement reflects a systemic failure in higher education.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/public-universities-need-more-democracy-not-more-administrators/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ7RFIggR$

# Employment / Labor
Audio: Kellogg’s Executive Described Union as “Terrorists” Emboldened by Social Media: Striking Kellogg’s workers were “intoxicated” by last year’s surge in labor activity, said Ken Hurley, the vice president in charge of union negotiations.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2022/04/30/kelloggs-union-terrorists-more-perfect-union/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZz2xIadq$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure New Mexico Braces for Worsening Wildfire Conditions: Since merging into one fire a week ago, the state’s biggest blaze had eaten through 102,000 acres by Sunday morning.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/2022/05/01/1095812382/new-mexico-wildfire-updates__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ0gr4mwn$

A Black woman fought for her community, and her life, amidst polluting landfills and vast ‘borrow pits’ mined for sand and clay: Lafanette Soles-Woods’ home outside Pensacola, Florida, has been called one of America’s most environmentally unjust communities https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/01052022/wedgewood-pensacola-health-landfills-borrow-pits/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZw01ScdU$

Biden’s old-growth forest executive order : Amongst the substantive provision is a directive for the secretaries of agriculture and interior to “define, identify and complete an inventory of old-growth and mature forests on federal lands,” and to make it public within one year.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.registerguard.com/story/opinion/columns/2022/05/01/bidens-old-growth-forest-executive-order-has-giant-hole/65352374007/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ52F9SWh$

An oil train is set to destroy pristine Utah mountains. Why won’t Biden stop it? The head of the US Forest Service wants to go full steam ahead.
The US Government Accountability Office reported to Congress that if even half of the formation’s unconventional oil was recoverable, it would “be equal to the entire world’s proven oil reserves.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2022/05/an-oil-train-is-set-to-destroy-pristine-utah-mountains-why-wont-biden-stop-it/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ8XJVN36$

# Foodie Tips, Tricks and How To’s
The Difference Between Mayo And Miracle Whip https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://12tomatoes.com/mayo-versus-miracle-whip/?utm_source=glp-dot&utm_medium=social-fb&fbclid=IwAR3RCkPyxjtboANtyH-0UkDBWXzquiR6Soy_PjyaPWOhBYmRSeHKoyP1K6s__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZxFBet-g$

# General Information / Other News
How a Virginia Businesswoman Escaped Her Kidnappers in Iraq, and Later Returned to Finish Her Work: Sara Miran went to Basra to oversee a real estate project. An Iranian-backed militia grabbed her and demanded $2 million.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2022/04/30/iraq-kidnap-escape-iran-militia/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ_M7TOmM$

Children’s Book Authors Are Fighting Back Against Censorship and Book Bans Right-wing attempts to ban books dealing with race, gender identity and sexuality are meeting resistance.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/book-bans-are-on-the-rise-but-librarians-and-authors-are-fighting-back/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ2Ny-o4d$

Trump Org Accused of Hiding Witness Who Knows if Trump Lied: There’s a new witness in a civil case against the Trump Organization., this witness could show that Trump was lying.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-organization-accused-of-hiding-witness-michael-cohen-who-knows-if-donald-trump-lied__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZw6z6-Kx$

Ex DefSec: Trump Asked Me if We Could Shoot Floyd Protesters: A new book out by Mark Esper paints a disturbing picture of just how unhinged the former president really was during the demonstrations outside the White House.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.axios.com/mark-esper-book-trump-protesters-24e93272-2af5-423d-be3b-164daab7b43d.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ19vPAOu$

# Global Politics
Oligarch Who Criticized Putin Is ‘Forced to Sell Everything’: Oleg Tinkov openly criticized the Russian president, and has been warned his life may now be in danger.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/oleg-tinkov-banking-oligarch-who-criticized-putin-says-he-was-forced-to-sell-everything-fears-for-his-life__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ6AZgA9N$

# Gov / Politics
Texas Voter Suppression Is Keeping Climate Action by the State Off the Table. A majority of Texans want politicians to address the climate crisis.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/texas-voter-suppression-is-keeping-climate-action-by-the-state-off-the-table/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ72bzjHL$

Trump Praises Imaginary Ohio Senate Candidate ‘J.D. Mandel’: The ex-president was speaking at a rally for a gubernatorial candidate accused of sexually assaulting multiple women.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump-crows-over-endorsement-of-jd-mandel-confusing-ohio-senate-candidates-jd-vance-josh-mandel__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ_8t_fW2$

Fake Populist Meets Real Populist: An Ohio Senate race between J.D.
Vance and Paul Ryan would test the appeal of cultural grievances versus economic ones https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/blogs-and-newsletters/tap/fake-populist-meets-real-populist-jd-vance/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ2t7cCf8$

# Law Enforcement
DC police officer arrested for DUI after crashing into Virginia State Trooper The incident currently remains under investigation.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/dc-police-officer-arrested-for-dui-after-striking-virginia-state-trooper-police/3039145/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ6kLxEYa$

Warrant Out for Jail’s ‘Model Employee’ Who Fled With Inmate: “We’re trying to hold on to that last straw of hope that maybe for some reason she was threatened and did this under coercion…but absolutely you’d feel betrayed,” the sheriff said.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/02/us/alabama-vicky-white-casey-white-inmate-search-monday/index.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ8SGgQgh$

# Legal / DOJ
Jury Rejects Ex-NYPD Cop’s Excuse for Capitol Riot Assault: Thomas Webster, a former Marine and NYPD cop, was caught on camera rushing at a D.C. officer, hitting him with a flagpole, then tackling him to the ground.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-police-new-york-riots-presidential-elections-4ec211cda4f84edb02e5c26e4e08be71__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ6yokKZ0$

# Media
“Censorship is the last resort of desperate, unpopular regimes. It magically appears to make a crisis go away. It comforts the powerful with narrative they want to hear, one fed back to them by courtiers in the media, government agencies, think tanks, and academia.” Chris Hedges https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.mintpressnews.com/online-censorship-ukraine-russa-google-facebook-twitter/280304/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ-UQbakJ$

# Medical Alternatives / Herbology
The Aspirin Alternative Your Doctor Never Told You About for Heart
Disease: Millions use aspirin daily without realizing its true dangers.
The good news is that there is a natural alternative which preliminary research indicates is safer and more effective.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://jarvishealth.co.nz/health-tips/the-aspirin-alternative-your-doctor-never-told-you-about-for-heart-disease/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ4oA2dci$

# Medical / Health Care
Top Pediatrics Group Drops ‘Race-Based’ Newborns Guidance: The American Academy of Pediatrics said it intensified its internal review after the death of George Floyd.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.americanprogress.org/article/eliminating-racial-disparities-maternal-infant-mortality/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZz0TbKVd$

Their Medical Bills Were Getting Too High in U.S., So They Went to Mexico for Care Millions of U.S. citizens cross the Southern border each year to flee expensive care, even with health insurance.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/their-medical-bills-were-getting-too-high-in-us-so-they-went-to-mexico-for-care/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZyKKVEam$

A combination of three simple treatments may reduce invasive cancer risk by 61% among adults aged 70+: Researchers have found that a combination of high-dose vitamin D, omega-3s, and a simple home strength exercise program (SHEP) showed a cumulative reduction of 61% in cancer risk in healthy adults aged 70 or older.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://scitechdaily.com/a-combination-of-three-simple-treatments-may-reduce-risk-of-invasive-cancer-by-61/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ7xrueE0$

Alzheimer’s and daytime napping linked in new research: Could there be a link between cognitive decline and excessive daytime napping? https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://neurosciencenews.com/alzheimers-napping-20475/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ4rHNC_y$

Study identifies causes of cancer: A team of Yale researchers can quantify factors causing changes in the DNA that contribute to cancer growth in tumors of most major tumor types.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://ysph.yale.edu/news-article/yale-study-identifies-causes-of-cancers/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ1aO4AbK$

Downsized City Sees Its Health Care Downsized as Hospital Awaits
Demolition: The news stung many in this Rust Belt city of nearly 80,000 people, who have watched businesses, and neighbors, flee Hammond for decades.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://khn.org/news/article/downsized-city-sees-its-health-care-downsized-as-hospital-awaits-demolition/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ0js0fOA$

California Opens Medicaid to Older Unauthorized Immigrants: Unauthorized immigrants over age 49 who fall below certain income thresholds will become eligible for full coverage by Medi-Cal, California’s version of Medicaid, the federal-state partnership that provides health insurance to low-income people.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://californiahealthline.org/news/article/california-medicaid-older-unauthorized-immigrants/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ4rwCJiW$

Challenge Mounted To Ohio Law Allowing Doctors To Deny Services: A law that lets Ohio health providers refuse services that violate their religious or moral beliefs is being challenged in court not on its merits but on the way it was passed.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2022/04/29/aclu-equitas-health-challenge-ohio-law-letting-doctors-deny-care/9585027002/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ0RomhPZ$

There’s a mysterious hepatitis outbreak in children. It’s not clear what’s going on https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zmescience.com/medicine/theres-a-mysterious-hepatitis-outbreak-in-children-its-not-clear-whats-going-on/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ9wgR2DY$

# Military / DOD
Ukraine is now America’s war, too: The U.S. is leading a new coalition of “nations of good will” as the goal expands from supporting Ukraine to weakening Russia and outlasting Putin.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/ukraine-is-now-americas-war-too__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZxZDkikE$

Combat death puts spotlight on Americans fighting in Ukraine: An undetermined number of Americans, many with military backgrounds, are thought to be in Ukraine battling Russian forces.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/01/marine-ukraine-killed-willy-cancel-00029197__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZxmJIsTF$

Pentagon budget aims to shrink the military by thousands: Most of the military services are hoping to get smaller this year, as the Army, Navy and Air Force seek to slash thousands from their rolls.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2022/05/01/pentagon-budget-aims-to-shrink-the-military-by-thousands/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZx53LAzE$

Lockheed Martin Sikorsky and Boeing – the team behind DEFIANT X®, is the U.S. Army’s Industrial Base: As the Army modernizes its helicopter fleet, they face a choice between sustaining good-paying American jobs with the military’s established industrial base, or starting over.
DEFIANT X® is the best choice for the Army and America’s future.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.lockheedmartin.com/2022-03-31-Lockheed-Martin-Sikorsky-Boeing-Adds-to-Team-DEFIANT__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ639avKU$

Florida Guardsmen heading to Germany to continue training Ukrainian troops. A Florida National Guard unit that evacuated Ukraine in February has a new mission: continuing to train Ukrainian troops, this time outside of Ukraine https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.armytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2022/04/29/florida-guardsmen-heading-to-germany-to-continue-training-ukrainian-troops/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZwfK3A3p$

North Carolina National Guard to lend support to Ukraine: The North Carolina National Guard will provide military equipment to Ukraine in its war with Russia https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://wpde.com/news/local/north-carolina-national-guard-to-provide-support-and-military-equipment-to-ukraine__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ2aXMOB-$

# Military / Global
Ukraine is winning the battle on Twitter, but in the real world Kiev is losing the fight for the Donbass https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.azerbaycan24.com/en/ukraine-is-winning-the-battle-on-twitter-but-in-the-real-world-kiev-is-losing-the-fight-for-the-donbas/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZxMdQLUw$

Russia’s offensive in the Donbas can’t make up for its failure in Kyiv How to understand the new phase in the Ukraine war — and why, in the big picture, Russia has probably already lost.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2022/4/22/23034480/russia-donbas-new-phase-war-ukraine-explained__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZxfEmICN$

NATO fighter jets scrambled ‘multiple times’ this week in response to Russian aircraft It’s not the first time pilots had to intercept Russian planes.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://taskandpurpose.com/news/nato-pilotstracked-and-identified-russian-jets/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ3Yxm1TC$

War puts spy satellites for hire in spotlight: From Russian tanks to mass burial sites, commercial imaging spacecraft are shedding light on the Kremlin’s war on its neighbor https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wsj.com/articles/ukraine-war-puts-spy-satellites-for-hire-in-the-spotlight-11651410002__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZxUdcI8r$

# Science
Could the blueprint for life have been generated in asteroids? Using new analyses, scientists have just found the last two of the five informational units of DNA and RNA that had yet to be discovered in samples from meteorites.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2022/life-blueprint-in-asteroids/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ5Qd9pIV$

Zero-index metamaterials offer new insights into the foundations of quantum mechanics In physics, as in life, it’s always good to look at things from different perspectives.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://phys.org/news/2022-04-zero-index-metamaterials-insights-foundations-quantum.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ1PcqENW$

Plastic-eating enzyme could eliminate billions of tons of landfill
waste: An enzyme variant created by engineers and scientists at The University of Texas at Austin can break down environment-throttling plastics that typically take centuries to degrade in just a matter of hours to days.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.utexas.edu/2022/04/27/plastic-eating-enzyme-could-eliminate-billions-of-tons-of-landfill-waste/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZwgRrYZH$

Women Have Been Disappearing From Science for As Long As They’ve Been Allowed to Study Science: In the early 1900s, Harriet Brooks made groundbreaking contributions to physics, before she got married and had to quit the field.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://slate.com/technology/2022/05/harriet-brooks-women-science-sexism-physics.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ6S8k-QK$

# Social
John Oliver Calls Out the Dirtiest Kind of Racism: Decades of racist housing and zoning policies have left Black Americans three times more likely to die as a result of pollution https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-v0XiUQlRLw__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ2lkLCcU$

Asian American Woman Punched in Suspected NYC Hate Crime: The woman suffered bruised ribs after being punched in the Chelsea neighborhood.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2022/05/02/stranger-punches-asian-woman-in-caught-on-camera-nyc-attack/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ_Zfaz0D$

# Space
NASA’s Webb telescope is now in full focus, ready for instrument commissioning Alignment of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is now complete. After full review, the observatory has been confirmed to be capable of capturing crisp, well-focused images with each of its four powerful onboard science instruments.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.labmanager.com/news/nasa-s-webb-telescope-in-full-focus-ready-for-instrument-commissioning-28024__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZz1M7eiW$

Jessica Watkins makes history as first Black woman launched to ISS for extended space mission: Jessica Watkins made history by becoming the first Black woman launched into space for an extended mission on the International Space Station.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.blackenterprise.com/jessica-watkins-makes-history-as-the-first-black-woman-to-have-extended-stay-in-outer-space/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ4esDoGa$

The head of Russia’s space program said Moscow will pull out of the International Space Station over sanctions imposed over the invasion of Ukraine.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.bloombergquint.com/onweb/russia-will-quit-international-space-station-over-sanctions__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ4kXdBvW$

# Water
From seawater to drinking water, with the push of a button: MIT researchers have developed a portable desalination unit, weighing less than 10 kilograms, that can remove particles and salts to generate drinking water without the need for filters https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://interestingengineering.com/mit-desalination-drinking-water__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ803W1q-$

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May 1, 2022
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

# Border / Immigration
Mark Kelly Says Listen to Border States, as DHS Draws Fire On
Immigration: “I think it’s important that folks listen to folks that have to deal with this every day,” Democratic Senator Mark Kelly told Newsweek.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/mark-kelly-says-listen-border-states-dhs-draws-fire-immigration-1701957__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jAHUZxg1HdPRK_8lz_pDaVc2ewPWjFZoZIKN2Q7hUXtmcQ935YyvglhwjBQHHfS_j-B2$

Texas governor approves almost $500M to fund state’s National Guard border mission: Texas Military Department leaders say they’ve addressed many of the issues that arose late last year when the mission ramped up to 10,000 service members — but more money is needed to run the mission at its current pace.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2022/04/05/texas-border-mission-budget/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jAHUZxg1HdPRK_8lz_pDaVc2ewPWjFZoZIKN2Q7hUXtmcQ935YyvglhwjBQHHTDwBuVo$

14 AGs sue Biden administration over changing asylum policy: Fourteen attorneys general, led by Arizona, Louisiana and Missouri, have sued the Biden administration for altering immigration policies established by Congress related to the immigration asylum process.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/14-ags-sue-biden-administration-over-changing-asylum-policy/article_25059860-c7c7-11ec-98bf-77c7799d20b8.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jAHUZxg1HdPRK_8lz_pDaVc2ewPWjFZoZIKN2Q7hUXtmcQ935YyvglhwjBQHHU2rs5qz$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemical Proponents Say Storing Captured Carbon Underground Is Safe, But States Are Transferring Long-Term Liability for Such Projects to the Public: As companies propose storing carbon dioxide in depleted oil fields or saline aquifers, some states are putting themselves on the hook for future problems with the projects.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/26042022/carbon-capture-storage-safety-liability/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jAHUZxg1HdPRK_8lz_pDaVc2ewPWjFZoZIKN2Q7hUXtmcQ935YyvglhwjBQHHU525d7p$

California Regulators Banned Fracking Wastewater for Irrigation, but Allow Wastewater From Oil Drilling. Scientists Say There’s Little
Difference: An analysis by Inside Climate News found many of the same chemicals in “produced” water from fracking and conventional drilling.
“It doesn’t matter from a chemical perspective,” one scientist said.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/24042022/california-produced-water/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jAHUZxg1HdPRK_8lz_pDaVc2ewPWjFZoZIKN2Q7hUXtmcQ935YyvglhwjBQHHYkXnZ3p$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure Fishermen and scientists probe phosphate’s connection to Florida’s red
tides: A new nonprofit connects fishermen and scientists to determine whether the state’s phosphate mines are linked to the harmful algal blooms.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://civileats.com/2022/04/26/fishermen-scientists-probe-phosphates-florida-red-tides-pollution-algal-bloom/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jAHUZxg1HdPRK_8lz_pDaVc2ewPWjFZoZIKN2Q7hUXtmcQ935YyvglhwjBQHHb8OMcyd$

The Current Rate of Ocean Warming Could Bring the Greatest Extinction of Sealife in 250 Million Years: A new study suggests that warming, oxygen-starved seas could lead marine species to vanish at a rate matching the planet’s biggest extinction event on record.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/28042022/ocean-extinction-climate-change/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jAHUZxg1HdPRK_8lz_pDaVc2ewPWjFZoZIKN2Q7hUXtmcQ935YyvglhwjBQHHQcTRl_9$

# Environment / Climate / Global
Deforestation: facts, figures, and pictures: Forests are being burned and cleared for palm oil, beef, and pulpwood production. Industrial agriculture accounts for 80% of global deforestation.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://rainforests.mongabay.com/deforestation/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jAHUZxg1HdPRK_8lz_pDaVc2ewPWjFZoZIKN2Q7hUXtmcQ935YyvglhwjBQHHSmAEvk3$

# General Information / Other News
Jan. 6 Committee Sees Breakthrough, Will Get Trove of Trump-Related Emails https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/jan-6-committee-sees-breakthrough-will-get-trove-trump-related-emails-1702450__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jAHUZxg1HdPRK_8lz_pDaVc2ewPWjFZoZIKN2Q7hUXtmcQ935YyvglhwjBQHHf0qbuDL$

The Texas Conman Who Brought Scandal to Washington, D.C: Billie Sol Estes not only bilked investors out of their hard-earned cash, but he did so in such a charismatic, well-connected way that it infected politicians and presidents.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-texas-conman-billie-sol-estes-brought-scandal-to-washington__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jAHUZxg1HdPRK_8lz_pDaVc2ewPWjFZoZIKN2Q7hUXtmcQ935YyvglhwjBQHHQmc5UtT$

# Global Politics
Everyone Is Starting to Admit Something Frightening About Ukraine: The conflict has become a proxy war between NATO and Russia, with more risks for everyone involved.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/04/ukraine-nato-russia-proxy-war.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jAHUZxg1HdPRK_8lz_pDaVc2ewPWjFZoZIKN2Q7hUXtmcQ935YyvglhwjBQHHdmS5qrD$

Russian TV Says Mariupol Almost ‘Normal,’ Schools To Use Russian Textbooks https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/russian-tv-says-mariupol-almost-normal-schools-use-russian-textbooks-1702255__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jAHUZxg1HdPRK_8lz_pDaVc2ewPWjFZoZIKN2Q7hUXtmcQ935YyvglhwjBQHHaQLv8wU$

Amid Unrest in Israel, Iraq’s Iran Allies Tout Missiles That Can Hit Foe https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/amid-unrest-israel-iraqs-iran-allies-tout-missiles-that-can-hit-foe-1702211__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jAHUZxg1HdPRK_8lz_pDaVc2ewPWjFZoZIKN2Q7hUXtmcQ935YyvglhwjBQHHeYA_Dcw$

The Ukraine War Is Reshaping the Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict: With Russia unable to act as a key mediator, the countries are looking elsewhere for help.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://carnegieendowment.org/2022/04/25/ukraine-war-is-reshaping-armenia-azerbaijan-conflict-pub-86994__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jAHUZxg1HdPRK_8lz_pDaVc2ewPWjFZoZIKN2Q7hUXtmcQ935YyvglhwjBQHHX0a-0tV$

Putin Preparing Russians for War With NATO https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/putin-preparing-russians-nato-war-1702308__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jAHUZxg1HdPRK_8lz_pDaVc2ewPWjFZoZIKN2Q7hUXtmcQ935YyvglhwjBQHHVyjMaYz$

# Gov / Politics
Republican who refuses to bend the knee to Trump surges in Ohio Senate race. Matt Dolan, who wants the former president to stop pushing “lies about the outcome” of the 2020 election, is showing a late burst of momentum.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2022/04/29/trump-says-matt-dolan-is-not-fit-for-ohios-senate-seat-hes-gaining-ground-anyway-00028824__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jAHUZxg1HdPRK_8lz_pDaVc2ewPWjFZoZIKN2Q7hUXtmcQ935YyvglhwjBQHHUgE6vdg$

Ken Lieberthal on Washington’s Major China Challenges: The longtime China expert and political advisor talks about the TPP, the unbalanced “pivot” to Asia, and the five missteps hurting the Biden administration’s China policy.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thewirechina.com/2022/04/24/ken-lieberthal-on-washingtons-major-china-challenges/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jAHUZxg1HdPRK_8lz_pDaVc2ewPWjFZoZIKN2Q7hUXtmcQ935YyvglhwjBQHHUZjKcPP$

# Law Enforcement
State Worker Investigating Dog Attack Is Mauled to Death: The dogs’
owner, Brandy Dowdy, has been charged with manslaughter.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.al.com/news/2022/04/alabama-public-health-employee-killed-by-dogs-woman-charged-with-manslaughter.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jAHUZxg1HdPRK_8lz_pDaVc2ewPWjFZoZIKN2Q7hUXtmcQ935YyvglhwjBQHHdJc7FzE$

# Legal / DOJ
A Federal Appeals Court Just Devastated the Power of Judges to Reject Bad Plea Deals: 97 percent of people convicted of a crime plead guilty in this country, often in exchange for a favorable sentencing recommendation or the dismissal of some other criminal charges.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/04/sixth-circuit-court-bad-plea-bargain.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jAHUZxg1HdPRK_8lz_pDaVc2ewPWjFZoZIKN2Q7hUXtmcQ935YyvglhwjBQHHWAISwYn$

# Military / Global
NATO fighter jets positioned around the Baltic and Black seas scrambled multiple times over four days to track and intercept Russian aircraft flying near allied airspace https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news_194994.htm__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jAHUZxg1HdPRK_8lz_pDaVc2ewPWjFZoZIKN2Q7hUXtmcQ935YyvglhwjBQHHYBKovZR$

# Science
Osteoarthritis: Realigning bad knees may prompt the body to generate cartilage again Scientists have begun viewing this form of arthritis differently with a deeper understanding of the disorder’s causes and an eye toward personalized medicine as a treatment option.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/wellness-and-prevention/making-knees-new-again__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jAHUZxg1HdPRK_8lz_pDaVc2ewPWjFZoZIKN2Q7hUXtmcQ935YyvglhwjBQHHfT2Cm_C$

Researchers observe three types of hormone response to surgical disruption in cardiac patients: Cardiac surgery patients may experience different levels of disruption to their body producing life-saving hormones during their operations, a new study reveals.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-04-hormone-response-surgical-disruption-cardiac.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jAHUZxg1HdPRK_8lz_pDaVc2ewPWjFZoZIKN2Q7hUXtmcQ935YyvglhwjBQHHTjQepkI$

A nanofiber-based biodegradable millirobot called Fibot was successfully developed in research led by a scholar from City University of Hong Kong (CityU). Fibot can move in the intestines and degrade in response to the pH of its environment, thus releasing different drugs in different anchored positions.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cityu.edu.hk/research/stories/2022/03/10/nanofiber-based-biodegradable-millirobot-can-release-different-drugs-targeted-positions-intestines__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jAHUZxg1HdPRK_8lz_pDaVc2ewPWjFZoZIKN2Q7hUXtmcQ935YyvglhwjBQHHQC22Rp4$

# Social
Children’s Book Authors Are Fighting Back Against Censorship and Book Bans Right-wing attempts to ban books dealing with race, gender identity and sexuality are meeting resistance.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/childrens-book-authors-are-fighting-back-against-censorship-and-book-bans/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jAHUZxg1HdPRK_8lz_pDaVc2ewPWjFZoZIKN2Q7hUXtmcQ935YyvglhwjBQHHSHbsh1m$

Evictions Are Climbing to Pre-Pandemic Levels in Cities Across the U.S:
Data suggest more than a third of households nationwide worry about facing eviction in the next two months.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2022/02/01/evictions-rise-to-pre-pandemic-levels__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jAHUZxg1HdPRK_8lz_pDaVc2ewPWjFZoZIKN2Q7hUXtmcQ935YyvglhwjBQHHeSMV5Ld$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2022-04-29

Voices, The Peoples News

April 29, 2022
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

# Indigenous
Following 14,000-gallon fuel spill, Pacific representatives call for U.N. investigation Indigenous youth caucus calls for demilitarization of Hawai‘i.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.hcn.org/articles/indigenous-affairs-pollution-following-14-000-gallon-fuel-spill-pacific-representatives-call-for-u-n-investigation__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mf8SEDI57FXsgB4D9im8UIsLyVUgHDhzcPybpR9v6hXYVp8Ocrnm4y6Q3MtaQmorfCiA$

Free, prior and informed consent is the gold standard of Indigenous rights. Why isn’t it followed? Indigenous leaders at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Peoples push for stronger support of the consultation process.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://grist.org/global-indigenous-affairs-desk/fpic-is-essential-indigenous-rights-what-is-it-why-isnt-it-followed/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mf8SEDI57FXsgB4D9im8UIsLyVUgHDhzcPybpR9v6hXYVp8Ocrnm4y6Q3MtaQvGWekj7$

# Indigenous / Global
Indigenous leaders have called on Citigroup to stop financing oil and gas projects in the Amazon: Report shows bank’s role in funding oil companies with ties to corruption, rights violations, pollution, and deforestation in the Amazon.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://amazonwatch.org/news/2022/0426-citigroup-agm-bank-called-out-for-amazon-oil-financing__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mf8SEDI57FXsgB4D9im8UIsLyVUgHDhzcPybpR9v6hXYVp8Ocrnm4y6Q3MtaQq2scB4M$

# Archaeology
Homo floresiensis mystery: Could this ancient hominid species still be alive? Some of the people said that these ape-men, who they referred to as the Ebu Gogo, were no longer around. The last of the Ebu Gogo had been killed off by the Lio’s neighbors, the ‘Ua people, approximately
200 years ago. But others told Forth that this was not so.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2022/04/29/homo-floresiensis-mystery-could-this-ancient-hominid-species-still-be-alive/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mf8SEDI57FXsgB4D9im8UIsLyVUgHDhzcPybpR9v6hXYVp8Ocrnm4y6Q3MtaQkoYjaRp$

Greek god Zeus was also worshipped in Egypt, this finding proves it:
Ruins of the pillars of an ancient Zeus temple are found in Egypt, and guess what they are made of pink granite.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zmescience.com/science/archaeology/zeus-worshipped-egypt-29042022/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mf8SEDI57FXsgB4D9im8UIsLyVUgHDhzcPybpR9v6hXYVp8Ocrnm4y6Q3MtaQrDRnoC-$

# Border / Immigration
Paxton sues Biden administration over change in immigration asylum
process: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued President Joe Biden and several members of his cabinet, to halt an administrative rule change that he says will dramatically transform the asylum and parole process, facilitating the release of illegal immigrants into the country.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thecentersquare.com/texas/paxton-sues-biden-administration-over-change-in-immigration-asylum-process/article_27b6dbc2-c73c-11ec-aeb0-b77960f042a3.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mf8SEDI57FXsgB4D9im8UIsLyVUgHDhzcPybpR9v6hXYVp8Ocrnm4y6Q3MtaQgBWXT7o$

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
Risk factors for severe COVID-19 in hospitalized adults differ by age: A just-published study provides previously unknown answers about which hospitalized COVID-19 patients are most likely to need mechanical ventilation or to die.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-10344-3__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mf8SEDI57FXsgB4D9im8UIsLyVUgHDhzcPybpR9v6hXYVp8Ocrnm4y6Q3MtaQjqxqpaU$

Well-being program using singing can improve quality of life and breathlessness after COVID-19: An online breathing and well-being program helps improve quality of life and breathlessness for people recovering from COVID-19, according to a new study.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanres/article/PIIS2213-2600(22)00125-4/fulltext__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mf8SEDI57FXsgB4D9im8UIsLyVUgHDhzcPybpR9v6hXYVp8Ocrnm4y6Q3MtaQvwmxVRq$

Immune system culprit in severe COVID cases found: Yale researchers have identified a particular immune response pathway that leads to severe illness and death in people infected by the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2020/08/immune-system-deviations-found-in-severe-covid-19-cases.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mf8SEDI57FXsgB4D9im8UIsLyVUgHDhzcPybpR9v6hXYVp8Ocrnm4y6Q3MtaQiXBPRK0$

Moderna is seeking to be the first to offer COVID-19 vaccine for the youngest American children, as it asked the Food and Drug Administration Thursday to clear low-dose shots for babies, toddlers and preschoolers.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/moderna-vaccine-kids-update-fbf1b5e31c973bc09ced30ea590092ba__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mf8SEDI57FXsgB4D9im8UIsLyVUgHDhzcPybpR9v6hXYVp8Ocrnm4y6Q3MtaQizMf_8q$

The U.S. Ignores the Ongoing Pandemic at Our Own Peril: Long COVID isn’t going away, and we still do not have a way to fully prevent it, cure it, or really to quantify it.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2022/03/long-covid-risk/627031/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mf8SEDI57FXsgB4D9im8UIsLyVUgHDhzcPybpR9v6hXYVp8Ocrnm4y6Q3MtaQoC0niap$

Forced to Get COVID-19 Jab, AA Captain Suffered Cardiac Arrest at Gate: Immediately after pulling into Gate 6 at DFW, Captain Snow–who was forced to get the COVID jab on Nov. 7, 2021, or lose his job–suffered a life-threatening cardiac arrest in the cockpit and almost died https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://uncoverdc.com/2022/04/25/forced-to-get-covid-19-jab-aa-captain-suffered-cardiac-arrest-at-gate/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mf8SEDI57FXsgB4D9im8UIsLyVUgHDhzcPybpR9v6hXYVp8Ocrnm4y6Q3MtaQqbCjqu7$

‘What I’ve Seen in the Last Two Years Is Unprecedented’: Physician on COVID Vaccine Side Effects on Pregnant Women –Former Pfizer VP:
‘Adverse impacts on conception and ability to sustain a pregnancy were
foreseeable’: He sees 6,000–7,000 high-risk pregnant patients a year and has seen many complications due to the COVID vaccines https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theepochtimes.com/what-ive-seen-in-the-last-two-years-is-unprecedented-physician-on-covid-vaccine-side-effects-on-pregnant-women_4428291.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mf8SEDI57FXsgB4D9im8UIsLyVUgHDhzcPybpR9v6hXYVp8Ocrnm4y6Q3MtaQvEi2J6N$

Ruby Princess Ship Under Investigation, again, for COVID Cases: The massive cruise ship has seen large outbreaks in the last five weeks, calling into question its COVID procedures onboard.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/ruby-princess-cruise-ship-under-investigation-in-san-francisco-over-covid-outbreak__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mf8SEDI57FXsgB4D9im8UIsLyVUgHDhzcPybpR9v6hXYVp8Ocrnm4y6Q3MtaQmc_sSk-$

U.S. Asks Why Some See COVID Symptoms Return After Paxlovid: The U.S.
government is looking into recurring cases of COVID-19 after people take Pfizer’s cure.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-04-29/u-s-seeks-urgent-data-on-covid-relapses-after-pfizer-drug__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mf8SEDI57FXsgB4D9im8UIsLyVUgHDhzcPybpR9v6hXYVp8Ocrnm4y6Q3MtaQmNifWcS$

# Economy / Finance / Trade
Women are underrepresented in economics, especially in the US.
Researchers scoured data to see whether women were well represented in economics. They’re not.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zmescience.com/other/economics/women-underrepresented-economics-29042022/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mf8SEDI57FXsgB4D9im8UIsLyVUgHDhzcPybpR9v6hXYVp8Ocrnm4y6Q3MtaQkL2pvhI$

# Education / Schools
Child Blacked Out as Teacher Did Chokehold Demo on Him: The parent of a student at the Center for Advanced Technical Studies in Chapin, South Carolina, filed a lawsuit after her child lost consciousness.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thestate.com/news/local/crime/article260847037.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mf8SEDI57FXsgB4D9im8UIsLyVUgHDhzcPybpR9v6hXYVp8Ocrnm4y6Q3MtaQq-gGvB_$

Shaky Science Instruction Pervades Middle School Classrooms: Early adolescence is a time of huge cognitive change and a critical time to build students’ understanding of science, yet almost a quarter of middle school science teachers in the U.S. have no scientific background.
Geographically, this shortage coincides with attitudes toward Covid prevention https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://undark.org/2022/04/25/shaky-science-instruction-pervades-middle-school-classrooms/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mf8SEDI57FXsgB4D9im8UIsLyVUgHDhzcPybpR9v6hXYVp8Ocrnm4y6Q3MtaQqrV93w-$

Why does Joe Biden keep dithering on student debt cancellation?
Inflation is the biggest threat to Joe Biden’s presidency. Prices are rising nearly 8% per year, and could go higher still before Federal Reserve rate hikes or other measures bring some relief to family budgets.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://finance.yahoo.com/news/why-biden-is-stuck-on-student-debt-cancellation-134550877.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mf8SEDI57FXsgB4D9im8UIsLyVUgHDhzcPybpR9v6hXYVp8Ocrnm4y6Q3MtaQveamjNs$

“Libs of TikTok” and the right’s war on public education: This seems like the ultimate end game of all these attacks on public education.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nationofchange.org/2022/04/29/libs-of-tiktok-and-the-rights-war-on-public-education/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mf8SEDI57FXsgB4D9im8UIsLyVUgHDhzcPybpR9v6hXYVp8Ocrnm4y6Q3MtaQl37gZ8x$

She Accused Her Ex-Husband of Abuse. She’s Still Stuck With His Student Loans.
Hundreds of Americans are trapped in a disastrous government program.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2022/04/spousal-consolidation-student-loans/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mf8SEDI57FXsgB4D9im8UIsLyVUgHDhzcPybpR9v6hXYVp8Ocrnm4y6Q3MtaQsCVKqz0$

# Employment / Labor
OSHA found risk factors at an Amazon warehouse where a tornado killed workers. The agency is not going to punish anyone. Amazon met the minimum safety requirements. But those standards are low.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2022/04/amazon-penalty-osha-warehouse-tornado-illinois/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mf8SEDI57FXsgB4D9im8UIsLyVUgHDhzcPybpR9v6hXYVp8Ocrnm4y6Q3MtaQoCXuDP6$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemical A group of House Democrats sent letters to 13 of the top U.S. insurers, urging them to stop profiting “from the expansion of fossil fuels while ripping the rug out from under the communities most affected by climate change.” Pouring money into dirty energy not only contradicts scientific consensus, the lawmakers wrote, “it also harms communities on the frontlines of the climate crisis and threatens financial stability at large.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.desmog.com/2022/04/29/house-dems-call-insurerance-industry-stop-fossil-fuel-projects/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mf8SEDI57FXsgB4D9im8UIsLyVUgHDhzcPybpR9v6hXYVp8Ocrnm4y6Q3MtaQl6ERrZp$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure More Viral Outbreaks Are Likely Coming Due to Climate Crisis, New Study Says.
Climate change will force new animal encounters, and boost viral outbreaks.
Modelling study is first to project how global warming will increase virus swapping between species. We’ve entered the “pandemicene” era, a science journalist explains.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-01198-w__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mf8SEDI57FXsgB4D9im8UIsLyVUgHDhzcPybpR9v6hXYVp8Ocrnm4y6Q3MtaQgGxHAcT$

# General Information / Other News
Trump Loses Contempt Appeal, Must Start Daily $10K Payments: Judge Arthur Engoron previously found the twice-impeached ex-president in contempt for refusing to comply with a subpoena from New York AG Letitia James.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2022/04/29/judge-denies-trumps-bid-to-overturn-civil-contempt-order-10k-daily-fines/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mf8SEDI57FXsgB4D9im8UIsLyVUgHDhzcPybpR9v6hXYVp8Ocrnm4y6Q3MtaQk7Yv1WA$

# Global Politics
Meet the Sneakiest Defenders of Putin’s Invasion of Ukraine: Propaganda peddlers rake in cash and followers at the expense of the truth and oppressed people in Ukraine, Xinjiang, and Syria.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/meet-the-sneakiest-defenders-of-vladimir-putins-ukraine-invasion-and-chinas-xinjiang-repression__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mf8SEDI57FXsgB4D9im8UIsLyVUgHDhzcPybpR9v6hXYVp8Ocrnm4y6Q3MtaQm2xmKdz$

Putin Accepts Invitation to Attend G20 Summit, Setting Up Biden
Showdown: The news comes weeks after U.S. President Joe Biden said Russia should be removed from the G20 over Putin’s decision to invade Ukraine on February 24. Biden and Putin could meet for the first time in person at the meeting since the beginning of the Russo-Ukraine war, if the Russian leader does attend.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/putin-accepts-invitation-attend-g20-summit-indonesia-biden-showdown-1702103__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mf8SEDI57FXsgB4D9im8UIsLyVUgHDhzcPybpR9v6hXYVp8Ocrnm4y6Q3MtaQsolfn4T$

Vladimir Putin Gambles Russia’s Grip on Europe https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/putin-russia-europe-gas-poland-bulgaria-germany-1701796__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mf8SEDI57FXsgB4D9im8UIsLyVUgHDhzcPybpR9v6hXYVp8Ocrnm4y6Q3MtaQrs4Hl4B$

# Gov / Politics
“George Washington was a Mason, along with 13 other presidents and numerous Supreme Court Justices. Benjamin Franklin published a book about Freemasonry on his own printing press. Nine signers of the Declaration of Independence were Freemasons, including the man with the biggest signature: John Hancock.” NBC article on the Freemason society titled “Secrets of ‘The Lost Symbol'” 10/27/09 https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna33280724__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mf8SEDI57FXsgB4D9im8UIsLyVUgHDhzcPybpR9v6hXYVp8Ocrnm4y6Q3MtaQj3gvuAS$

America wasn’t founded a Christian country. It became a Christian country.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.forbes.com/sites/billflax/2012/09/25/was-america-founded-as-a-christian-nation/?sh=76bc17184e7b__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mf8SEDI57FXsgB4D9im8UIsLyVUgHDhzcPybpR9v6hXYVp8Ocrnm4y6Q3MtaQntlsElp$

How could the U.S. help to bring peace to Ukraine? Policy decisions by the United States will have a critical impact on whether there will soon be peace in Ukraine, or only a much longer and bloodier war.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nationofchange.org/2022/04/29/how-could-the-u-s-help-to-bring-peace-to-ukraine/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mf8SEDI57FXsgB4D9im8UIsLyVUgHDhzcPybpR9v6hXYVp8Ocrnm4y6Q3MtaQsFmt6Cm$

Ex-Republican Lawmaker Guilty of Raping Teenage Intern: Disgraced State Rep. Aaron von Ehlinger now faces a maximum of life in prison and mandatory registration as a sex offender.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/ex-idaho-gop-lawmaker-aaron-von-ehlinger-guilty-of-raping-teenage-intern__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mf8SEDI57FXsgB4D9im8UIsLyVUgHDhzcPybpR9v6hXYVp8Ocrnm4y6Q3MtaQmVWEfWB$

# Law Enforcement
Prison Guards Arrested for Murder After Inmate Beating Death: The prisoner in the mental-health ward was attacked “even though he was in handcuffs and compliant with officer commands,” according to a state report.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsobserver.com/news/nation-world/national/article260872467.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mf8SEDI57FXsgB4D9im8UIsLyVUgHDhzcPybpR9v6hXYVp8Ocrnm4y6Q3MtaQgzCt_cH$

Atlanta officer indicted after killing innocent man on scooter: An emergency hearing is being scheduled to determine Chandler’s employment status.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nationofchange.org/2022/04/29/atlanta-officer-indicted-after-killing-innocent-man-on-scooter/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mf8SEDI57FXsgB4D9im8UIsLyVUgHDhzcPybpR9v6hXYVp8Ocrnm4y6Q3MtaQjxPdOdp$

# Legal / DOJ
Why isn’t anyone doing anything about Leonard Peltier? Once upon a time, the U.S. government threatened vulnerable people, coerced witnesses into lying, and hid key evidence in a court case in order to put a Native American rights activist in prison for life.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/leonard-peltier-biden-clemency_n_626acdede4b050c90f3dc79b__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mf8SEDI57FXsgB4D9im8UIsLyVUgHDhzcPybpR9v6hXYVp8Ocrnm4y6Q3MtaQjDglg0u$

A 19-year-old accused of rape by three teens got 5 years’ probation. His alleged victims say nothing about the process was just.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/clarissajanlim/bowen-turner-rape-victims-south-carolina__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mf8SEDI57FXsgB4D9im8UIsLyVUgHDhzcPybpR9v6hXYVp8Ocrnm4y6Q3MtaQuDNG_h3$

# Medical Alternatives / Herbology
Why a certain plant virus is so powerful at fighting cancer: A plant virus that infects legumes, called cowpea mosaic virus, has a special power that you may not have known about: when injected into a tumor, it triggers the immune system to treat the cancer, even metastatic cancer, and prevents it from recurring.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://universityofcalifornia.edu/news/researchers-shed-light-why-certain-plant-virus-so-powerful-fighting-cancer__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mf8SEDI57FXsgB4D9im8UIsLyVUgHDhzcPybpR9v6hXYVp8Ocrnm4y6Q3MtaQrQAqVJ4$

Five Natural Detoxifiers for a Healthy Year: Detoxifying your body can be one of the best ways restore its natural balance. Unfortunately, not all detoxification methods are created equal. Try out one of these safe and effective ways to detox your body naturally.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.pureluxemedical.com/blog/5-safe-effective-ways-to-detox-your-body-naturally__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mf8SEDI57FXsgB4D9im8UIsLyVUgHDhzcPybpR9v6hXYVp8Ocrnm4y6Q3MtaQupSwY31$

# Medical / Health Care Global
Not this again: China confirms first human case of H3N8 bird flu strain.
Experts say
transmission of flu in birds is increasing scope for avian viruses to mix and mutate https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/apr/27/first-human-case-h3n8-bird-flu-strain-china__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mf8SEDI57FXsgB4D9im8UIsLyVUgHDhzcPybpR9v6hXYVp8Ocrnm4y6Q3MtaQiugtrBw$

# Medical / Health Care
Medicare Advantage Is a Massive Scam. The program rips off both the taxpayer and its own enrollees. Medicare Advantage is much worse than traditional Medicare for people on the program and costs a great deal more to boot. But unless the Biden administration changes course, private companies will soon devour the rest of the program.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/health/medicare-advantage-is-a-massive-scam/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mf8SEDI57FXsgB4D9im8UIsLyVUgHDhzcPybpR9v6hXYVp8Ocrnm4y6Q3MtaQsPxI1pn$

Michigan limits reproductive health services that midwives, nurses can
provide: Unlike other states, Michigan laws severely restrict the reproductive health services that midwives and advanced practice registered nurses can provide.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thehealthnewsexpress.com/obstetrics-and-gynaecology/michigan-limits-reproductive-health-services-that-midwives-nurses-can-provide/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mf8SEDI57FXsgB4D9im8UIsLyVUgHDhzcPybpR9v6hXYVp8Ocrnm4y6Q3MtaQtPbsZGN$

Aspirin does not cut risk in non-obstructive coronary artery disease:
Aspirin therapy, as opposed to statin use, for non-obstructive coronary artery disease does not reduce major cardiovascular events, according to a new study published in the journal Radiology: Cardiothoracic Imaging.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4317158/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mf8SEDI57FXsgB4D9im8UIsLyVUgHDhzcPybpR9v6hXYVp8Ocrnm4y6Q3MtaQoHNTE2F$

Mother and child vulnerable to endocrine disruptor exposure: They can be found in cosmetics, plastic containers, furniture, toys, or baby bottles. Endocrine disruptors, molecules disrupting our hormones, are everywhere in our daily lives. However, their alarming effects on human health are little known to the public.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.biospace.com/article/releases/mother-and-child-vulnerable-to-endocrine-disruptor-exposure/?s=100__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mf8SEDI57FXsgB4D9im8UIsLyVUgHDhzcPybpR9v6hXYVp8Ocrnm4y6Q3MtaQs4vpDxc$

Lipofilling procedure improves pain and function in finger
osteoarthritis: For patients with painful finger osteoarthritis, a nonsurgical procedure called lipofilling, in which fat obtained from another part of the body is transferred into the arthritic joints produces lasting improvements in hand function and especially pain https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-04-lipofilling-procedure-pain-function-finger.html?fr=operanews__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mf8SEDI57FXsgB4D9im8UIsLyVUgHDhzcPybpR9v6hXYVp8Ocrnm4y6Q3MtaQvog4cZc$

Oklahoma Republicans Pass Texas-Style 6-Week Abortion Ban. The bill allows residents to sue abortion providers for $10,000 for each abortion they perform.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/oklahoma-republicans-pass-texas-style-6-week-abortion-ban/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mf8SEDI57FXsgB4D9im8UIsLyVUgHDhzcPybpR9v6hXYVp8Ocrnm4y6Q3MtaQqid-wmk$

# Military / DOD
The US left $7 billion of military gear – including 78 aircraft, 12,000 Humvees and thousands of air-to-ground weapons – in Afghanistan after Biden’s chaotic 2021 withdrawal, according to Pentagon report –Some
9,524 air-to-ground munitions were also left in the country https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10760917/The-left-7-billion-military-gear-including-78-aircraft-12-000-Humvees-Afghanistan.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mf8SEDI57FXsgB4D9im8UIsLyVUgHDhzcPybpR9v6hXYVp8Ocrnm4y6Q3MtaQnUD4wnT$

# Nuclear
“Excessive” Radioactivity Outside an Oilfield Waste Facility: ‘This Needs to Be Fixed’: Nuclear Expert Calls Radioactivity Levels Found Outside Ohio Oilfield Waste Facility ‘Excessive.’ An investigation reveals elevated levels of radioactivity not far from a high school football stadium, and accounts from inspectors point to the contamination’s possible source.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.desmog.com/2022/04/25/this-needs-to-be-fixed-nuclear-expert-calls-radioactivity-levels-found-outside-ohio-oilfield-waste-facility-excessive/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mf8SEDI57FXsgB4D9im8UIsLyVUgHDhzcPybpR9v6hXYVp8Ocrnm4y6Q3MtaQm0dOHCx$

Radiation Protection and the Management of Radioactive Waste in the Oil and Gas Industry: Training Course Series No. 40 https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/TCS-40_web.pdf__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mf8SEDI57FXsgB4D9im8UIsLyVUgHDhzcPybpR9v6hXYVp8Ocrnm4y6Q3MtaQnsIeEop$

# Science
New precision medicine tool discovers hidden genetic connections that could improve personalized medicine: All humans carry genetic variations in their DNA, called Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) that can underlie susceptibility to diseases such as diabetes and cancer.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-04-precision-medicine-tool-hidden-genetic.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mf8SEDI57FXsgB4D9im8UIsLyVUgHDhzcPybpR9v6hXYVp8Ocrnm4y6Q3MtaQlX1egJ_$

Study in mice pinpoints molecular basis of deep sleep, suggests avenues for novel treatments: Healthy sleep is a basic physiologic need. Chronic sleep problems have been linked to mental health disorders, cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, and obesity, among other conditions.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://hms.harvard.edu/news/clues-sleep-mystery__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mf8SEDI57FXsgB4D9im8UIsLyVUgHDhzcPybpR9v6hXYVp8Ocrnm4y6Q3MtaQtdmU0pn$

CAR-T therapy found effective in Black and Hispanic patients: CAR-T therapy, a form of immunotherapy that revs up T-cells to recognize and destroy cancer cells, has revolutionized the treatment of blood cancers, including certain leukemias, lymphomas, and most recently, multiple myeloma. However, Black and Hispanic people were largely absent from the major clinical trials that led to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of CAR-T cell therapies.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/04/220428104002.htm__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mf8SEDI57FXsgB4D9im8UIsLyVUgHDhzcPybpR9v6hXYVp8Ocrnm4y6Q3MtaQskL7wxh$

CAR T drives acute myeloid leukemia into submission in pre-clinical
studies: Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) researchers have developed a novel treatment strategy that has the potential to bring the life-saving benefits of chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy (CAR T) to patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) the most common form of leukemia in adults.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/04/220428125358.htm__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mf8SEDI57FXsgB4D9im8UIsLyVUgHDhzcPybpR9v6hXYVp8Ocrnm4y6Q3MtaQgqdzg0Y$

# Social
Evictions Are Climbing to Pre-Pandemic Levels in Cities Across the U.S.:
Data suggest more than a third of households nationwide worry about facing eviction in the next two months.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/evictions-are-climbing-to-pre-pandemic-levels-in-cities-across-the-us/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mf8SEDI57FXsgB4D9im8UIsLyVUgHDhzcPybpR9v6hXYVp8Ocrnm4y6Q3MtaQhQY-_Tc$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2022-04-28

Voices, The Peoples News

April 28, 2022
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

# Indigenous
Cherokee Nation can gather sacred plants on national park land: Five decades after the park service took over the Buffalo National River in Arkansas, the Cherokee can once again gather plants there https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.yahoo.com/agreement-allow-cherokee-nation-citizens-100129709.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jS4aKfEWkmqEUUAyd_329rCnrisR8st5KKQj0xJWp6IPzL53HM9lhONUt7qfJTxqEyj2$

‘We don’t trust Enbridge’: Indigenous women push Biden to block line 5
expansion: “The construction of this pipeline will bring massive risk and destruction. We do not want to see irreversible damage to our land, water, and wild rice. We do not want our lifeways destroyed.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nationofchange.org/2022/04/28/we-dont-trust-enbridge-indigenous-women-push-biden-to-block-line-5-expansion/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jS4aKfEWkmqEUUAyd_329rCnrisR8st5KKQj0xJWp6IPzL53HM9lhONUt7qfJUH-SYIW$

Indigenous Abolitionists Are Organizing for Healing and Survival: “This really is a time of action,” says Indigenous organizer Morning Star Gali.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/audio/indigenous-abolitionists-are-organizing-for-healing-and-survival/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jS4aKfEWkmqEUUAyd_329rCnrisR8st5KKQj0xJWp6IPzL53HM9lhONUt7qfJWCbP9Z9$

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
New tool to assess Long COVID symptoms: A comprehensive tool that can assess the symptoms of Long COVID has been developed at the University of Birmingham for use in research and clinical care.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2022/new-tool-to-assess-long-covid-symptoms__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jS4aKfEWkmqEUUAyd_329rCnrisR8st5KKQj0xJWp6IPzL53HM9lhONUt7qfJZ94kmkK$

Myocarditis, pericarditis risk highest after second COVID-19 vaccine
dose: The risk for myocarditis and pericarditis after COVID-19 mRNA vaccines is highest in young men after the second vaccine dose, according to a study published online April 20 in JAMA Cardiology.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://consumer.healthday.com/myocarditis-pericarditis-risk-highest-in-young-men-after-2nd-covid-19-vaccine-dose-2657195375.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jS4aKfEWkmqEUUAyd_329rCnrisR8st5KKQj0xJWp6IPzL53HM9lhONUt7qfJZkHrJd_$

Some Covid Patients Are Relapsing After Taking Paxlovid: Another Rare Virus Puzzle: They Got Sick, Got Treated, Got Covid Again https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://khn.org/morning-breakout/some-covid-patients-are-relapsing-after-taking-paxlovid/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jS4aKfEWkmqEUUAyd_329rCnrisR8st5KKQj0xJWp6IPzL53HM9lhONUt7qfJezy0fbL$

Ohio Republicans’ Bill Forces Doctors to Offer Disproven Drugs to Treat COVID Doctors and health boards could be punished financially if they don’t promote the disproven drugs.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/ohio-republicans-bill-forces-doctors-to-offer-disproven-drugs-to-treat-covid/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jS4aKfEWkmqEUUAyd_329rCnrisR8st5KKQj0xJWp6IPzL53HM9lhONUt7qfJesp1ZaA$

# Economy / Finance / Trade
Increasing disasters are ‘setting humanity on a spiral of self-destruction,’ UN warns “The financial system really needs to get ahead of this curve, because otherwise there’s a lot of built-up risk that isn’t being priced into how we make decisions.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ecowatch.com/increasing-disasters-un-report.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jS4aKfEWkmqEUUAyd_329rCnrisR8st5KKQj0xJWp6IPzL53HM9lhONUt7qfJW4apa9l$

# Education / Schools
Conservatives Will Use Prayer in Schools to Attack Diversity: This is how the right bends the arc of history back toward injustice.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/conservatives-will-use-the-fight-over-prayer-in-schools-to-attack-diversity__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jS4aKfEWkmqEUUAyd_329rCnrisR8st5KKQj0xJWp6IPzL53HM9lhONUt7qfJVzMuutu$

The Price Kids Pay: Schools and Police Punish Students With Costly Tickets for Minor Misbehavior: Illinois law bans schools from fining students. So local police are doing it for them, issuing thousands of tickets a year for truancy, vaping, fights and other misconduct.
Children are then thrown into a legal system designed for adults.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.chicagotribune.com/investigations/ct-illinois-schools-discipline-tickets-fines-price-kids-pay-20220428-tpkekqt3sfcadhmczbl7xadcva-htmlstory.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jS4aKfEWkmqEUUAyd_329rCnrisR8st5KKQj0xJWp6IPzL53HM9lhONUt7qfJQFw65Py$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemical California oil and gas industry leans on political heavyweights to drill
wells: Amid the industry’s calls for more oil and gas production due to the Ukraine war and the federal government opening public land to drilling, California approved more new wells in March and April than in any two-month period since last October https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/environment/california-oil-and-gas-industry-leans-on-political-heavyweights-to-drill-wells/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jS4aKfEWkmqEUUAyd_329rCnrisR8st5KKQj0xJWp6IPzL53HM9lhONUt7qfJR6BvBeP$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals / Global European nations accuse Russia of natural gas ‘blackmail’: Polish and Bulgarian leaders accused Moscow of using natural gas to blackmail their countries after Russia’s state-controlled energy company stopped supplying their countries with gas https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-putin-business-poland-europe-22ddce581505fcb1eb6ca31864d98f76__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jS4aKfEWkmqEUUAyd_329rCnrisR8st5KKQj0xJWp6IPzL53HM9lhONUt7qfJSHx2CPd$

Human waste turned into renewable energy at Australia’s first biosolids gasification plant: A council in Australia opens the first biosolids gasification plant in the Southern Hemisphere, which turns human waste into renewable energy https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-04-27/qld-logan-council-biosolids-gasification-plant-human-waste/101016840__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jS4aKfEWkmqEUUAyd_329rCnrisR8st5KKQj0xJWp6IPzL53HM9lhONUt7qfJbLBV9gC$

# Environment / Climate / Global
10 Soccer Fields of Tropical Primary Forests Were Lost Every Minute in 2021 https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ecowatch.com/tropical-forest-loss-2021.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jS4aKfEWkmqEUUAyd_329rCnrisR8st5KKQj0xJWp6IPzL53HM9lhONUt7qfJZ18RZ0L$

Cleared Land Can Return to Tropical Forest in Just 20 Years https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ecowatch.com/tropical-forest-regrow-20-years-2655985818.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jS4aKfEWkmqEUUAyd_329rCnrisR8st5KKQj0xJWp6IPzL53HM9lhONUt7qfJccSoQbS$

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals / Other Prices soar as avian flu hits 1-in-10 egg-laying hens nationwide: The USDA reported the first confirmation of avian flu, highly pathogenic avian influenza, in February. The USDA reported the virus is now in 29 states and affecting 33.1 million birds in 157 commercial flocks and 82 backyard flocks. Approximately 25% of infections were in four commercial egg producers during the last two weeks.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://newspress.com/prices-soar-as-avian-flu-hits-1-in-10-egg-laying-hens-nationwide/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jS4aKfEWkmqEUUAyd_329rCnrisR8st5KKQj0xJWp6IPzL53HM9lhONUt7qfJYmtRwRS$

# Food Recalls / Alerts
FDA says reports nearing 450 in outbreak associated with Lucky Charms cereal The FDA is reporting that the number of reports of illnesses linked to a dry cereal have almost doubled in the past week, reaching 446.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://mediumpublishers.com/fda-says-reports-nearing-450-in-outbreak-associated-with-lucky-charms-cereal/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jS4aKfEWkmqEUUAyd_329rCnrisR8st5KKQj0xJWp6IPzL53HM9lhONUt7qfJW-UCurj$

USDA issues alert for some ground beef including certain Kroger products. The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert because of concerns that specific ground beef products may be adulterated with E. coli O26.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2022/04/usda-issues-alert-for-some-ground-beef-including-certain-kroger-products/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jS4aKfEWkmqEUUAyd_329rCnrisR8st5KKQj0xJWp6IPzL53HM9lhONUt7qfJdr7zzY1$

# General Information / Other News
Trump Admin Ignored Pentagon on Trucker’s $700M COVID Loan: Yellow Corporation’s loan was approved on terms that violated the CARES Act, the House oversight panel determined.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2022/04/27/trump-administration-yellow-covid-loan/9553614002/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jS4aKfEWkmqEUUAyd_329rCnrisR8st5KKQj0xJWp6IPzL53HM9lhONUt7qfJX8YIIzy$

Building the “Big Lie”: Inside the Creation of Trump’s Stolen Election Myth Internal emails and interviews with key participants reveal for the first time the extent to which leading advocates of the rigged election theory touted evidence they knew to be disproven, disputed or dismissed as dubious.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/big-lie-trump-stolen-election-inside-creation__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jS4aKfEWkmqEUUAyd_329rCnrisR8st5KKQj0xJWp6IPzL53HM9lhONUt7qfJSxJsmKB$

Trump Said Kevin McCarthy’s Tough Talk After Capitol Attack Was the Result of an ‘Inferiority Complex’: The House minority leader is getting attacks from the outer reaches of the Republican Party, but the center is still standing behind him https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-kevin-mccarthy-inferiority-complex-1344290/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jS4aKfEWkmqEUUAyd_329rCnrisR8st5KKQj0xJWp6IPzL53HM9lhONUt7qfJRWcQTV-$

Trump Conspiracy Theorists Made 8 Attempts to Breach Voting Systems in 5 States All attempts involved Republican officials or party activists who have pushed false claims about Trump’s election loss.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.salon.com/2022/04/28/unprecedented-in-modern-elections-conspiracy-theorists-breach-voting-systems-in-5-states/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jS4aKfEWkmqEUUAyd_329rCnrisR8st5KKQj0xJWp6IPzL53HM9lhONUt7qfJRyqi45k$

Conspiracy-Addled GOPer Caught Meddling With Vote Machines: Dallas Schroeder was caught on camera copying classified information from a voting machine to computer drives, an investigation found.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/republican-election-conspiracist-dallas-schroeder-caught-tampering-with-voting-systems__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jS4aKfEWkmqEUUAyd_329rCnrisR8st5KKQj0xJWp6IPzL53HM9lhONUt7qfJR9j_F4x$

Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover adds to his corporate political influence and lobbying power https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2022/04/elon-musk-political-spending__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jS4aKfEWkmqEUUAyd_329rCnrisR8st5KKQj0xJWp6IPzL53HM9lhONUt7qfJQa2OJhs$

# Global Politics
Russia Ramps Up ‘War of Disinformation’ as ‘Victory Day’ Looms: During a Wednesday speech, Putin said any countries that intervene in Russian military operations in Ukraine and create “unacceptable threats for us that are strategic in nature” would be met with a “lightning-fast”
response, Agence France-Presse reported.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/russia-ramps-war-disinformation-victory-day-looms-1701528__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jS4aKfEWkmqEUUAyd_329rCnrisR8st5KKQj0xJWp6IPzL53HM9lhONUt7qfJa-b-_A0$

As NATO Weighs Nuclear War Risk, U.S. Security ‘Assurances’ Upset Ukraine https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/nato-nuclear-war-risk-russia-us-ukraine-1701338__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jS4aKfEWkmqEUUAyd_329rCnrisR8st5KKQj0xJWp6IPzL53HM9lhONUt7qfJbKKSZP_$

This time around, Palestinians fear that Israel aims at more than just mere provocations. Instead, it plans to “impose a temporal and spatial division of Al-Aqsa Mosque.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.palestinechronicle.com/temporal-and-spatial-division-why-israels-endgame-at-al-aqsa-mosque-will-fail/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jS4aKfEWkmqEUUAyd_329rCnrisR8st5KKQj0xJWp6IPzL53HM9lhONUt7qfJSpQZ8Ff$

Deutsche Bank Whistleblower in Feds’ Trump Probe Found Dead: His body was found at a high school, authorities said. Valentin Broeksmit supplied investigators with hundreds of documents about Trump’s relationship with Deutsche Bank https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.salon.com/2022/04/28/deutsche-whistleblower-helped-investigators-probe-finances-found-in-la/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jS4aKfEWkmqEUUAyd_329rCnrisR8st5KKQj0xJWp6IPzL53HM9lhONUt7qfJe0fw1gr$

Putin Deploys Top-Secret Attack Dolphins in War on Ukraine: Satellite imagery shows Russia has placed two pens of highly trained dolphins at the mouth of its Sevastopol navy base in the Black Sea.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/putin-deploys-top-secret-attack-dolphins-in-war-on-ukraine__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jS4aKfEWkmqEUUAyd_329rCnrisR8st5KKQj0xJWp6IPzL53HM9lhONUt7qfJTcSZNFF$

# Gov / Politics
Biden Possibly Canceling Student Loan Debt Sparks Fight With Republicans https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/biden-possibly-canceling-student-loan-debt-sparks-fight-republicans-1701522__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jS4aKfEWkmqEUUAyd_329rCnrisR8st5KKQj0xJWp6IPzL53HM9lhONUt7qfJSWVhayk$

The real reason Congress gets nothing done: Why doesn’t Congress get anything done? Well, one chamber actually does. Hundreds of bills have been passed by the House of Representatives, but have been blocked from even getting a vote in the Senate.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nationofchange.org/2022/04/28/the-real-reason-congress-gets-nothing-done/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jS4aKfEWkmqEUUAyd_329rCnrisR8st5KKQj0xJWp6IPzL53HM9lhONUt7qfJSI3l79M$

Propaganda wars are raging as Russia’s war on Ukraine expands: To analyze Russia’s war on Ukraine, we need to discuss propaganda wars being waged by Russia, Ukraine and the U.S.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/noam-chomsky-propaganda-wars-are-raging-as-russias-war-on-ukraine-expands/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jS4aKfEWkmqEUUAyd_329rCnrisR8st5KKQj0xJWp6IPzL53HM9lhONUt7qfJbD7ny6-$

SAY WHAT?!: Ohio Rep: Pregnancy From Rape Is an ‘Opportunity’ for Women.
She then bizarrely suggested that the baby could easily be given away by the mother, and may go on to cure cancer.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.businessinsider.com/ohio-republican-pregnancy-resulting-from-rape-opportunity-hb598-abortion-2022-4__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jS4aKfEWkmqEUUAyd_329rCnrisR8st5KKQj0xJWp6IPzL53HM9lhONUt7qfJT8NJKu5$

# Law Enforcement
Iowa Cops Charged With Stalking Women, Tasering Party Guests:
Ex-officials in Armstrong (pop. 875) have been slapped with over 100 charges related to stalking local women, electrocuting people as a party trick, and a host of financial crimes.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/cops-in-tiny-town-of-armstrong-iowa-charged-with-stalking-women-and-tasering-party-guests__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jS4aKfEWkmqEUUAyd_329rCnrisR8st5KKQj0xJWp6IPzL53HM9lhONUt7qfJU3aGJFK$

# Media
A wave of lawsuits aims to halt Louis DeJoy’s gas-guzzling postal fleet:
USPS is “doubling down on outdated technologies that are bad for our environment and bad for our communities.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2022/04/usps-louis-dejoy-gas-guzzling-trucks-postal-service-lawsuits-earthjustice/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jS4aKfEWkmqEUUAyd_329rCnrisR8st5KKQj0xJWp6IPzL53HM9lhONUt7qfJaUCzZbN$

# Medical / Health Care
Antibiotics diminish babies’ immune response to key vaccines: With each round of antibiotics during a child’s first two years, antibody levels to four vaccines dropped further from what’s considered protective. The drugs disrupt gut bacteria, which appear to play a part in the body’s response to vaccines https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sciencenews.org/article/antibiotics-babies-immune-response-vaccines-gut-bacteria__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jS4aKfEWkmqEUUAyd_329rCnrisR8st5KKQj0xJWp6IPzL53HM9lhONUt7qfJWmgdA7b$

More Fluoride Exposure Leads to Less Sleep: Research suggests that fluoride from dietary and environmental sources may concentrate in calcium-containing regions of the body such as the pineal gland. The pineal gland synthesizes melatonin, a hormone that regulates the sleep-wake cycle.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://fluoridealert.org/studytracker/38253/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jS4aKfEWkmqEUUAyd_329rCnrisR8st5KKQj0xJWp6IPzL53HM9lhONUt7qfJW2_c6bo$

# Military / DOD
Navy awards $72 million to Boeing for prototype of extra-large unmanned submarine Boeing has been under contract to build the Orca Extra Large Unmanned Undersea Vehicles, or XLUUVs, since it won the contract over Lockheed Martin in February 2019.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.naval-technology.com/analysis/boeing-orca-xluuv-unmanned-submarine/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jS4aKfEWkmqEUUAyd_329rCnrisR8st5KKQj0xJWp6IPzL53HM9lhONUt7qfJV8Lp9zk$

China protests another ‘routine’ US Navy transit through Taiwan Strait:
The Navy sent another guided-missile destroyer through the Taiwan Strait on Tuesday, the fourth U.S. warship to make the trip this year.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.realcleardefense.com/2022/04/27/china_protests_another_routine_us_navy_transit_through_taiwan_strait_829316.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jS4aKfEWkmqEUUAyd_329rCnrisR8st5KKQj0xJWp6IPzL53HM9lhONUt7qfJYLMPclF$

# Science
All of the bases in DNA and RNA have now been found in meteorites: The discovery adds to evidence that suggests life’s precursors came from space. Scientists have detected adenine and guanine in meteorites for decades and seen hints of uracil. But cytosine and thymine had remained elusive.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sciencenews.org/article/all-of-the-bases-in-dna-and-rna-have-now-been-found-in-meteorites__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jS4aKfEWkmqEUUAyd_329rCnrisR8st5KKQj0xJWp6IPzL53HM9lhONUt7qfJWAMQDAi$

Plug-and-play organ-on-a-chip can be customized to the patient:
Engineered tissues have become a critical component for modeling diseases and testing the efficacy and safety of drugs in a human context.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.news-medical.net/news/20220427/Novel-plug-and-play-multi-organ-chip-can-be-customized-to-the-patient.aspx__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jS4aKfEWkmqEUUAyd_329rCnrisR8st5KKQj0xJWp6IPzL53HM9lhONUt7qfJTOFMurr$

# Social
A unique concentration of homelessness, drug use, and needles is making Charleston, West Virginia a political microcosm of America’s overdose deaths and affordable housing crises.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/danvergano/charleston-homeless-politics__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jS4aKfEWkmqEUUAyd_329rCnrisR8st5KKQj0xJWp6IPzL53HM9lhONUt7qfJdbhIFKn$

# Veterans / VA
VA adds 9 respiratory cancers to list of illnesses caused by burn pits:
The cancers were added to the department’s presumptive list, which lowers the amount of evidence that veterans must provide to receive VA benefits.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.military.com/daily-news/2022/04/26/va-adds-9-respiratory-cancers-list-of-conditions-related-post-9-11-burn-pit-exposure.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jS4aKfEWkmqEUUAyd_329rCnrisR8st5KKQj0xJWp6IPzL53HM9lhONUt7qfJbSItSCp$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2022-04-27

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April 27, 2022
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

# Archaeology
Gaza Strip Farmer Digs Up 4,500-Year-Old Goddess of War: The statue shows the head of Anat, an ancient goddess of love, beauty, and war.
Palestinian archaeologists say that the head of the Canaanite deity, Anat, dates back 4,500 years to the late Bronze Age.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-61228553__;!!On18fmf1aQ!k5Bs0ryNUCMl81LLubRvkj4Ux5vQuSrmPRZC1J1cwN0ZDI34h04IjZUoBmeCb-xQIeUr$

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
Another piece is added to the mosaic that now proves the artificial origin of the SARS-Cov-2 virus. In recent days we have published an interview in which the president of the Italian Medicines Agency (AIFA), Dr. Giorgio Palù, in his capacity as an eminent virologist of international fame, openly confirmed this suspicion, already revealed with certainty by authoritative biologists and intelligence experts, based on an unexplained 19-nucleotide identity of the Covid-19 pathogen with a human gene built in the laboratory by Moderna American Big Pharma in 2016.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.veteranstoday.com/2022/04/26/u-s-department-of-defense-granted-a-covid-19-research-in-ukraine-3-months-before-infection-disease-was-known-to-even-exist/?mc_cid=cc98c8e6d7&mc_eid=3f7488d454__;!!On18fmf1aQ!k5Bs0ryNUCMl81LLubRvkj4Ux5vQuSrmPRZC1J1cwN0ZDI34h04IjZUoBmeCb0mIoLA6$

FDA approves first COVID treatment for use in kids: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved the antiviral remdesivir as the first COVID-19 treatment for young children.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.aha.org/news/news/2022-04-25-fda-approves-first-covid-19-treatment-young-children__;!!On18fmf1aQ!k5Bs0ryNUCMl81LLubRvkj4Ux5vQuSrmPRZC1J1cwN0ZDI34h04IjZUoBmeCb9fat1FP$

The Biden administration plans to roughly double locations prescribing Pfizer’s COVID pills nationwide, citing increased supplies and continuing deaths from severe disease.
Paxlovid pills are now widely offered at pharmacies through Biden’s “test to treat” plan, as COVID cases are beginning to mount again in the US.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/danvergano/covid-pills-biden-pharmacies__;!!On18fmf1aQ!k5Bs0ryNUCMl81LLubRvkj4Ux5vQuSrmPRZC1J1cwN0ZDI34h04IjZUoBmeCbzhzgil4$

# Education / Schools
Harvard Puts Its ‘Extensive Financial Ties’ to Slavery on Display in
Report: “The report makes plain that slavery in America was by no means confined to the South,” said the university’s president.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/harvard-puts-its-extensive-financial-ties-slavery-display-report-1701190__;!!On18fmf1aQ!k5Bs0ryNUCMl81LLubRvkj4Ux5vQuSrmPRZC1J1cwN0ZDI34h04IjZUoBmeCb7ma6LiG$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemical US to boost jobs, curb emissions by plugging old oil and gas wells: As many as 120,000 jobs could be created by stopping abandoned oil and gas wells leaking climate-warming methane into the atmosphere.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/us-boost-green-jobs-curb-emissions-by-plugging-old-oil-gas-wells-2022-04-27/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!k5Bs0ryNUCMl81LLubRvkj4Ux5vQuSrmPRZC1J1cwN0ZDI34h04IjZUoBmeCb6v6k6B3$

Biden’s NEPA Move Could Kill Future Energy Projects, Experts Say: “The administration’s NEPA rewrite adds more bureaucratic red tape into the permitting process, not only for natural gas and oil but for hydrogen, CCUS, wind, and solar,” said American Petroleum Institute https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prescottenews.com/index.php/2022/04/27/bidens-nepa-move-could-kill-future-energy-projects-experts-say-inside-sources/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!k5Bs0ryNUCMl81LLubRvkj4Ux5vQuSrmPRZC1J1cwN0ZDI34h04IjZUoBmeCbwHVXbmv$

Washington State Passes All-Electric Heating Mandate for New Buildings:
Under a new energy code, most new commercial and large multifamily buildings will have to install heat pumps.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://grist.org/buildings/washington-state-requires-electric-heat-pumps-buildings/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!k5Bs0ryNUCMl81LLubRvkj4Ux5vQuSrmPRZC1J1cwN0ZDI34h04IjZUoBmeCb_Hph1Bf$

As Gas Prices Soared in 2021, Big Oil CEOs Got a Nearly $45 Million Raise. Twenty-eight major oil and gas CEOs collected a whopping $394 million in compensation in 2021.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/as-gas-prices-soared-in-2021-big-oil-ceos-got-a-nearly-45-million-raise/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!k5Bs0ryNUCMl81LLubRvkj4Ux5vQuSrmPRZC1J1cwN0ZDI34h04IjZUoBmeCb_w3FwYj$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals / Global BC approves North Coast gas project despite First Nations’ objections:
Ministers responsible for energy and environment refer First Nations’
concerns to industry, feds.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thetyee.ca/News/2022/04/26/North-Coast-Gas-Project-Approved/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!k5Bs0ryNUCMl81LLubRvkj4Ux5vQuSrmPRZC1J1cwN0ZDI34h04IjZUoBmeCb1z5woym$

Gazprom halts gas supply to Poland and Bulgaria as Russia accused of blackmail https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-61240499__;!!On18fmf1aQ!k5Bs0ryNUCMl81LLubRvkj4Ux5vQuSrmPRZC1J1cwN0ZDI34h04IjZUoBmeCb2Znpb6q$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure Two Wyoming rivers under restrictions due to low snowpack, drought:
Irrigators on the Tongue River were notified of possible restrictions, while their counterparts on the North Platte under order to curtail irrigation https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://wyofile.com/two-wyo-rivers-under-restrictions-due-to-low-snowpack-drought/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!k5Bs0ryNUCMl81LLubRvkj4Ux5vQuSrmPRZC1J1cwN0ZDI34h04IjZUoBmeCb2TAs3-3$

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals / Other Prices soar as avian flu hits 1-in-10 egg-laying hens nationwide: Egg prices increased dramatically in April, due in part to the avian flu, and industry sources don’t expect prices to fall anytime soon.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.kpvi.com/news/national_news/prices-soar-as-avian-flu-hits-1-in-10-egg-laying-hens-nationwide/article_ea2fcd1f-a015-5413-8da5-2160da121144.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!k5Bs0ryNUCMl81LLubRvkj4Ux5vQuSrmPRZC1J1cwN0ZDI34h04IjZUoBmeCb7ED6bQY$

Video: Here’s the story of the pioneering purple nutrition-enhanced genetically modified tomato, and why GMOs are the future of food https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2022/04/08/video-here-is-the-story-of-the-pioneering-purple-nutrition-enhanced-genetically-modified-tomato-and-why-gmos-are-the-future-of-food/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!k5Bs0ryNUCMl81LLubRvkj4Ux5vQuSrmPRZC1J1cwN0ZDI34h04IjZUoBmeCb23QpMJz$

# General Information / Other News
Trump Admin Ignored Pentagon on Trucker’s $700M COVID Loan: “Today’s select subcommittee staff report reveals yet another example of the Trump administration disregarding their obligation to be responsible stewards of taxpayer dollars.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2022/04/27/trump-administration-yellow-covid-loan/9553614002/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!k5Bs0ryNUCMl81LLubRvkj4Ux5vQuSrmPRZC1J1cwN0ZDI34h04IjZUoBmeCb_s1dR89$

CEO: Boeing’s Air Force One Deal With Trump Was a Bad Idea: The company has suffered a loss of $660 million in its ongoing efforts to convert two 747 airliners into Air Force One aircrafts.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2022/04/27/boeing-trump-air-force-one-deal-00028216__;!!On18fmf1aQ!k5Bs0ryNUCMl81LLubRvkj4Ux5vQuSrmPRZC1J1cwN0ZDI34h04IjZUoBmeCb0cjl1Is$

Trump Warns of Killer ‘Tomatoes, Pineapples, and Bananas’ in Court Docs:
In new deposition transcripts, Trump defended encouraging rally attendees to beat up hypothetical protesters wielding tomatoes by claiming that projectile fruits can be lethal.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-warns-of-killer-tomatoes-pineapples-and-bananas-in-court-docs__;!!On18fmf1aQ!k5Bs0ryNUCMl81LLubRvkj4Ux5vQuSrmPRZC1J1cwN0ZDI34h04IjZUoBmeCbyxYQkQ6$

Trump Testified That He Was Scared He Was Going to Be Killed by a Flying Pineapple. The former president said he and his security detail were on alert for protesters attacking him with produce. “It was very dangerous,” he said in an October deposition https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-deposition-protester-tomato-pineapple-banana-threat-1343733/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!k5Bs0ryNUCMl81LLubRvkj4Ux5vQuSrmPRZC1J1cwN0ZDI34h04IjZUoBmeCb6kiCRJa$

# Global Politics
Russia Is Openly Talking About World War 3 for the First Time https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/russia-ukraine-warning-world-war-three-lavrov-1700897__;!!On18fmf1aQ!k5Bs0ryNUCMl81LLubRvkj4Ux5vQuSrmPRZC1J1cwN0ZDI34h04IjZUoBmeCb5pHcHe4$

Western weapons for Kiev will be attacked in route: If the strikes on electrical substations continue, 1,600 Ukrainian electric locomotives will not be able to move.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/11/ukraine-needs-more-weapons-the-west-fears-provoking-war-with-russia.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!k5Bs0ryNUCMl81LLubRvkj4Ux5vQuSrmPRZC1J1cwN0ZDI34h04IjZUoBmeCb1gJeq_C$

# Gov / Politics
Office Hours: How do we restore accountability in America? Trump, Musk, GOP candidates sworn to the Big Lie, is democracy doomed?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://robertreich.substack.com/p/office-hours-how-do-we-restore-accountability?s=r__;!!On18fmf1aQ!k5Bs0ryNUCMl81LLubRvkj4Ux5vQuSrmPRZC1J1cwN0ZDI34h04IjZUoBmeCb5SGMXZO$

Two state constitutional amendments on which Texans are set to vote on May 7 could lower some property taxes. The propositions would expand the cap on school district taxes for some residents and increase homestead exemptions for homeowners.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2022/04/27/texas-proposition-1-2-constitutional-amendment-election/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!k5Bs0ryNUCMl81LLubRvkj4Ux5vQuSrmPRZC1J1cwN0ZDI34h04IjZUoBmeCb3bGoxUF$

GOP Races Dominated by MAGA Candidates, Whether Trump Has Backed Them or
Not: Trumpism has triumphed as such a core GOP identity that most of the party’s candidates this election season, even those who are not officially endorsed by the former president, call themselves “Trump Republicans” and espouse his MAGA themes.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/2022/05/13/gop-races-dominated-maga-candidateswhether-trump-has-backed-them-not-1701160.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!k5Bs0ryNUCMl81LLubRvkj4Ux5vQuSrmPRZC1J1cwN0ZDI34h04IjZUoBmeCb6BBo52u$

GOP Races Dominated by MAGA Candidates—Whether Trump Has Backed Them or Not https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/2022/05/13/gop-races-dominated-maga-candidateswhether-trump-has-backed-them-not-1701160.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!k5Bs0ryNUCMl81LLubRvkj4Ux5vQuSrmPRZC1J1cwN0ZDI34h04IjZUoBmeCb6BBo52u$

# Law Enforcement
Baby Boy Abducted by Stranger From Gramma’s Home Is Found Alive: Cops Believe Baby Snatchers Have Connection to Family. Three suspects in custody https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/3-month-old-brandon-cuellar-abducted-by-stranger-from-grannys-home-is-found-alive__;!!On18fmf1aQ!k5Bs0ryNUCMl81LLubRvkj4Ux5vQuSrmPRZC1J1cwN0ZDI34h04IjZUoBmeCb9jos5T_$

How Oregon’s Prison System Retaliated Against Its Most Effective Jailhouse Lawyer: An investigation, based on hundreds of pages of court documents, emails and audio recordings of Wilson’s disciplinary hearings obtained through public records requests, as well as extensive interviews with Wilson, prisoners he has assisted and lawyers he has worked with, reveals a pattern of retaliation by DOC against one of its most effective incarcerated legal assistants.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/oregon-prison-system-legal-assistant_n_62604225e4b08393e1bfdd7f__;!!On18fmf1aQ!k5Bs0ryNUCMl81LLubRvkj4Ux5vQuSrmPRZC1J1cwN0ZDI34h04IjZUoBmeCb8QoXEuw$

# Legal / DOJ
“It’s Like A Leech On Me”: Child Abuse Registries Punish Unsuspecting Parents Of Color: Millions of parents have been placed on these lists, often for the vague offense of “neglect.” The consequences can last for decades. A BuzzFeed News investigation.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/scottpham/child-abuse-and-neglect-registries-punish-parents-of-color__;!!On18fmf1aQ!k5Bs0ryNUCMl81LLubRvkj4Ux5vQuSrmPRZC1J1cwN0ZDI34h04IjZUoBmeCb9PcV7no$

Grand Jury With Trump Org’s Fate in Its Hands to Disband: Despite Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s suggestions otherwise, the end of the grand jury is yet another sign that the criminal case is sputtering.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/27/politics/trump-organization-investigation-grand-jury/index.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!k5Bs0ryNUCMl81LLubRvkj4Ux5vQuSrmPRZC1J1cwN0ZDI34h04IjZUoBmeCb-s4ynXG$

# LGBTQ
We don’t know how gender-affirming hormone treatments interact with commonly prescribed drugs: Even when treatment is accessible, healthcare providers may lack comprehensive knowledge on how to treat them either due to insufficient training or lack of information available.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/950322__;!!On18fmf1aQ!k5Bs0ryNUCMl81LLubRvkj4Ux5vQuSrmPRZC1J1cwN0ZDI34h04IjZUoBmeCbzlOwwfk$

Drug Interactions with Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy: Focus on Antiretrovirals and Direct Acting Antivirals: Gender-affirming care may include hormonal therapy to attain desired health outcomes in transgender (trans) individuals.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32479127/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!k5Bs0ryNUCMl81LLubRvkj4Ux5vQuSrmPRZC1J1cwN0ZDI34h04IjZUoBmeCb1rkUAtn$

# Medical / Health Care / Science
Researchers discover how early-stage breast cancer can become a silent killer in some patients https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-04-early-stage-breast-cancer-silent-killer.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!k5Bs0ryNUCMl81LLubRvkj4Ux5vQuSrmPRZC1J1cwN0ZDI34h04IjZUoBmeCbxGTxDW3$

Cellular regeneration therapy restores damaged liver tissue faster than
ever: Scientists improve liver regeneration in mice, which could lead to new treatments for liver disease https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/04/220426153653.htm__;!!On18fmf1aQ!k5Bs0ryNUCMl81LLubRvkj4Ux5vQuSrmPRZC1J1cwN0ZDI34h04IjZUoBmeCb3rWEgjT$

Alzheimer’s and daytime napping linked in new research: Could there be a link between cognitive decline and excessive daytime napping? New research suggests a potential connection, according to an article published in The Journal of the Alzheimer’s Association https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://neurosciencenews.com/alzheimers-napping-20475/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!k5Bs0ryNUCMl81LLubRvkj4Ux5vQuSrmPRZC1J1cwN0ZDI34h04IjZUoBmeCbxQDnwvl$

Inside the Top-Secret Abortion Underground: Code names, top-secret training, and a movement of women determined to avoid the medical establishment.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.motherjones.com/crime-justice/2018/02/inside-the-top-secret-abortion-underground/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!k5Bs0ryNUCMl81LLubRvkj4Ux5vQuSrmPRZC1J1cwN0ZDI34h04IjZUoBmeCb6Pi-jQ4$

# Technology
Elon Musk Previews What He’ll Do With Twitter: Serve Up His Employees for the Far Right’s Racist Abuse. The Tesla founder is proving himself to be a formidable troll-in-chief https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/elon-musk-twitter-cernovich-far-right-abuse-1343566/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!k5Bs0ryNUCMl81LLubRvkj4Ux5vQuSrmPRZC1J1cwN0ZDI34h04IjZUoBmeCb7l-6To5$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2022-04-26

Voices, The Peoples News

April 26, 2022
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

# Border / Immigration
Disabled vet pleads guilty in border-wall scheme that included Steve Bannon https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.adn.com/nation-world/2022/04/22/disabled-veteran-pleads-guilty-in-border-wall-scheme-that-included-steve-bannon/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!j6dcDziF_fDnvJi-wL6s2SS7n4j4siyZnXW4WNogUAvvS9kZ-M8WPbXfhjcfORpEo8f3$

This is what it’ll take to end the military’s border mission:
Federalized National Guard troops have been deploying to the U.S.-Mexico border for nearly four years, with no end in sight https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2022/04/25/this-is-what-itll-take-to-end-the-militarys-border-mission/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!j6dcDziF_fDnvJi-wL6s2SS7n4j4siyZnXW4WNogUAvvS9kZ-M8WPbXfhjcfOV5xIHFg$

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
Trump’s COVID Task Force Vowed to Quit if One Doctor Was Fired https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/trumps-covid-task-force-vowed-quit-if-any-one-doctor-was-fired-trump-1700605__;!!On18fmf1aQ!j6dcDziF_fDnvJi-wL6s2SS7n4j4siyZnXW4WNogUAvvS9kZ-M8WPbXfhjcfOW2BzdRR$

Pfizer COVID-19 third dose vaccine protection against hospitalization from omicron wanes after 3 months: study https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/71/wr/mm7107e2.htm__;!!On18fmf1aQ!j6dcDziF_fDnvJi-wL6s2SS7n4j4siyZnXW4WNogUAvvS9kZ-M8WPbXfhjcfOZCumJg3$

Asthma drug can block crucial SARS-CoV-2 protein: A drug used to treat asthma and allergies can bind to and block a crucial protein produced by the virus SARS-CoV-2, and reduce viral replication in human immune cells https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/950687__;!!On18fmf1aQ!j6dcDziF_fDnvJi-wL6s2SS7n4j4siyZnXW4WNogUAvvS9kZ-M8WPbXfhjcfOZ7cEzwL$

Make-up of SARS-CoV-2 outer envelope revealed for the first time:
Scientists from Cardiff University have detailed the molecular make-up of the fatty outer envelope of SARS-CoV-2 for the first time, and say it could prove an important new target for antivirals.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-04-make-up-sars-cov-outer-envelope-revealed.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!j6dcDziF_fDnvJi-wL6s2SS7n4j4siyZnXW4WNogUAvvS9kZ-M8WPbXfhjcfOTVGte8V$

Moderna CEO Was Paid $18.2 Million in 2021: Moderna partnered with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), headed by Anthony Fauci, MD, to develop and test the mRNA vaccine known today as Spikevax.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/news/2022/03/10/modernas-ceo-pay-rose-41-last-year-to-182m.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!j6dcDziF_fDnvJi-wL6s2SS7n4j4siyZnXW4WNogUAvvS9kZ-M8WPbXfhjcfOQGtUlKD$

Another Two Boys Died in Their Sleep Days After Receiving Second
COVID-19 Vaccine
Medical experts have been investigating what happened and have now released their report. An epidemiologist says it adds to a body of evidence that confirms Pfizer’s vaccine can lead to death in children.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thevaccinereaction.org/2022/04/another-two-boys-died-in-their-sleep-days-after-receiving-second-covid-19-vaccine/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!j6dcDziF_fDnvJi-wL6s2SS7n4j4siyZnXW4WNogUAvvS9kZ-M8WPbXfhjcfOf_WrNNk$

# Economy / Finance / Trade
Biden is blaming everyone for inflation but himself: It’s a disgraceful dereliction of duty, and the American people shouldn’t stand for it, because it means inflation won’t be mitigated.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/politics/589253-president-biden-is-blaming-everyone-else-for-surging-inflation/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!j6dcDziF_fDnvJi-wL6s2SS7n4j4siyZnXW4WNogUAvvS9kZ-M8WPbXfhjcfOZ98TIen$

US pledges $391 million for Euro allies to buy American to backfill weapons donations to Ukraine: More than a dozen European allies will get nearly $400 million in new U.S. grants to buy American military hardware to backfill weapons they’ve donated to Ukraine from their own stockpiles, the State Department announced Monday.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2022/04/25/us-pledges-391-million-for-euro-allies-to-buy-american-to-backfill-weapons-donations-to-ukraine/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!j6dcDziF_fDnvJi-wL6s2SS7n4j4siyZnXW4WNogUAvvS9kZ-M8WPbXfhjcfOULf2WNy$

# Education / Schools
Ron DeSantis Joins Betsy DeVos in Push to Privatize Michigan Public Schools DeVos is promoting a plan that could drain $1 billion from the state’s pool of public school funding over five years.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.salon.com/2022/04/26/betsy-devos-and-ron-desantis-dynamic-duo-team-up-to-defund-public-schools/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!j6dcDziF_fDnvJi-wL6s2SS7n4j4siyZnXW4WNogUAvvS9kZ-M8WPbXfhjcfOdhhH6j7$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure ‘Unusual’ New Species of Jellyfish Found in Monterey Bay: The Atolla is a common deep-sea crown jellyfish with a scarlet red bell and one tentacle that is longer than the others. Scientists have discovered a new species of Atolla that lives in the deep waters of Monterey Bay in a region called the “midnight zone,” where sunlight doesn’t reach.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ecowatch.com/jellyfish-species-discovery-monterey-bay.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!j6dcDziF_fDnvJi-wL6s2SS7n4j4siyZnXW4WNogUAvvS9kZ-M8WPbXfhjcfOb0jF4Ok$

‘Above Normal’ Early Wildfire Season Begins With Wildfires in Nebraska, Multiple Southwestern States https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ecowatch.com/wildfire-season-us-2022.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!j6dcDziF_fDnvJi-wL6s2SS7n4j4siyZnXW4WNogUAvvS9kZ-M8WPbXfhjcfORJh5dJN$

# Environment / Climate / Global
# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals / Other GMO is out, ‘bioengineered’ is in, as new U.S. food labeling rules take
effect: After years of planning and implementation on January 1 of this year, shoppers will likely see these labels more often at the grocery store https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.foodandwine.com/news/new-bioengineered-gmo-food-label-rules-2022__;!!On18fmf1aQ!j6dcDziF_fDnvJi-wL6s2SS7n4j4siyZnXW4WNogUAvvS9kZ-M8WPbXfhjcfOebw-GhX$

# Global Politics
Macron’s Election Win Positions Him to Lead Europe’s Response to Russia https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/emmanuel-macron-election-win-positions-him-lead-europe-response-russia-eu-1700624__;!!On18fmf1aQ!j6dcDziF_fDnvJi-wL6s2SS7n4j4siyZnXW4WNogUAvvS9kZ-M8WPbXfhjcfOQm7vOV3$

Vladimir Putin Has to Appear Victorious 14 days from Today. Can He?
Russia’s failed southern offensive puts the Kremlin leader in a corner.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cengnews.com/news/14-days-from-today-vladimir-putin-must-appear-victorious-is-it-possible-for-him-425697.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!j6dcDziF_fDnvJi-wL6s2SS7n4j4siyZnXW4WNogUAvvS9kZ-M8WPbXfhjcfOXnBJR_T$

Sweden and Finland Will Apply to Join NATO, Officials Confirm: Peace activists in both countries have spoken out against membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Alliance (NATO).
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/04/22/finland-sweden-nato-membership-russia-ukraine-war/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!j6dcDziF_fDnvJi-wL6s2SS7n4j4siyZnXW4WNogUAvvS9kZ-M8WPbXfhjcfOaso0CO3$

# Gov / Politics
Ron DeSantis Gives Republicans Path to Block Biden Agenda https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/ron-desantis-gives-republicans-path-block-biden-agenda-1700726__;!!On18fmf1aQ!j6dcDziF_fDnvJi-wL6s2SS7n4j4siyZnXW4WNogUAvvS9kZ-M8WPbXfhjcfOS8gOr1n$

Florida Spending Millions on Police Force for Election Fraud: DeSantis’
task force will cost $3.7 million and employ up to 15 agents trained to investigate election-related crimes, which are incredibly uncommon in the Sunshine State.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://floridapolitics.com/archives/519297-gov-desantis-signs-bill-creating-election-police-force-hiking-penalty-for-voter-fraud/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!j6dcDziF_fDnvJi-wL6s2SS7n4j4siyZnXW4WNogUAvvS9kZ-M8WPbXfhjcfOdKeHXGP$

A conspiracy of quaking, craven cowards: As Republican politicians give up all principle to gain Trump’s blessing, where will it end?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-republican-conspiracy-of-cowards?s=r__;!!On18fmf1aQ!j6dcDziF_fDnvJi-wL6s2SS7n4j4siyZnXW4WNogUAvvS9kZ-M8WPbXfhjcfOV0lLwEh$

Building the “Big Lie”: Inside the Creation of Trump’s Stolen Election Myth Internal emails and interviews with key participants reveal for the first time the extent to which leading advocates of the rigged election theory touted evidence they knew to be disproven, disputed or dismissed as dubious.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/big-lie-trump-stolen-election-inside-creation?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=majorinvestigations&utm_content=feature__;!!On18fmf1aQ!j6dcDziF_fDnvJi-wL6s2SS7n4j4siyZnXW4WNogUAvvS9kZ-M8WPbXfhjcfOQCt32hu$

Texts to Mark Meadows Reveal Right-Wingers Scheming to Blame “Antifa”
for January 6. The not-so-best and not-so-brightest aided and abetted a sloppy coup via text message. Here are the highlights.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/texts-to-mark-meadows-reveal-right-wingers-scheming-to-blame-antifa-for-1-6/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!j6dcDziF_fDnvJi-wL6s2SS7n4j4siyZnXW4WNogUAvvS9kZ-M8WPbXfhjcfOcSCmoaJ$

Sanders Calls on Biden to Invite Starbucks, Amazon Union Workers to White House “Biden has talked more about unions than any other president in my lifetime,” Sen. Bernie Sanders said. “But talk is not enough.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/sanders-calls-on-biden-to-invite-starbucks-amazon-union-workers-to-white-house/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!j6dcDziF_fDnvJi-wL6s2SS7n4j4siyZnXW4WNogUAvvS9kZ-M8WPbXfhjcfOfXbI8NB$

DeSantis Signs Bill Banning Ranked-Choice Voting Option for All of
Florida: The new law restricts any town, village, city or county from using ranked-choice voting in their elections.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/desantis-signs-bill-banning-ranked-choice-voting-option-for-all-of-florida/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!j6dcDziF_fDnvJi-wL6s2SS7n4j4siyZnXW4WNogUAvvS9kZ-M8WPbXfhjcfOS73kogk$

U.S. Global Drone War Has Killed Untold Numbers of Civilians, Including Children We must not forget the casualties of the U.S.’s never-ending “war on terror.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/us-global-drone-war-has-killed-untold-numbers-of-civilians-including-children/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!j6dcDziF_fDnvJi-wL6s2SS7n4j4siyZnXW4WNogUAvvS9kZ-M8WPbXfhjcfOcMH3qq2$

# Law Enforcement
Cop Who Shot Black Man in Head During Traffic Stop ID’d: Officer Christopher Schurr has been named weeks after the horrific shooting that rocked a community.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/michigan-chief-identifies-officer-who-fatally-shot-patrick-lyoya/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!j6dcDziF_fDnvJi-wL6s2SS7n4j4siyZnXW4WNogUAvvS9kZ-M8WPbXfhjcfOTkmuWmW$

Sheriff Encourages Florida Residents to “Shoot Intruders” To “Save Taxpayers Money”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2022/04/25/florida-sheriff-urges-homeowners-to-shoot-intruders-and-save-taxpayers-money/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!j6dcDziF_fDnvJi-wL6s2SS7n4j4siyZnXW4WNogUAvvS9kZ-M8WPbXfhjcfObLhVjjm$

Ex-Boston Cop Union Head Admits Raping Kids for Decades: Patrick Rose was sentenced to between 10 and 13 years in prison.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/ex-boston-police-union-president-charged-with-child-rape-expected-to-change-plea/2702666/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!j6dcDziF_fDnvJi-wL6s2SS7n4j4siyZnXW4WNogUAvvS9kZ-M8WPbXfhjcfOfVMk1wq$

# Legal / DOJ
Donald Trump Dealt a Blow in New York Fraud Case: Engoron ordered Trump to “comply in full” with the subpoena after he challenged the order.
Instead of producing the documents by the deadline, Trump “raised a new round of objections to the document requests in the subpoena” on March
31 and “stated that he would not produce any documents responsive to OAG’s [Office of the Attorney General’s] subpoena, in direct violation of the judge’s order.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-dealt-blow-new-york-fraud-case-1700644__;!!On18fmf1aQ!j6dcDziF_fDnvJi-wL6s2SS7n4j4siyZnXW4WNogUAvvS9kZ-M8WPbXfhjcfOcma8w_G$

New York AG Investigates Real Estate Giant for Helping Trump: Lawyers revealed Monday that the New York AG isn’t just going after the Trump Organization.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/new-york-ag-investigates-real-estate-giant-cushman-and-wakefield-for-helping-donald-trump__;!!On18fmf1aQ!j6dcDziF_fDnvJi-wL6s2SS7n4j4siyZnXW4WNogUAvvS9kZ-M8WPbXfhjcfOS2G4-iv$

Kafka in America: When Judges Don’t Know the Law: Magistrate courts in
32 states don’t require sitting judges to have a law degree. That sets up a “Kafka-esque” reality in hundreds of courtrooms where judges with no legal training issue rulings affecting the most vulnerable citizens https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thecrimereport.org/2022/04/26/kafka-in-america-when-judges-dont-know-the-law/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!j6dcDziF_fDnvJi-wL6s2SS7n4j4siyZnXW4WNogUAvvS9kZ-M8WPbXfhjcfOe8YqmlG$

Georgia Officials Tied to $200M Human Trafficking Scheme: Brett Donovan Bussey and Jorge Gomez, who worked for the Georgia Department of Labor, have been linked to one of the largest U.S. human trafficking cases ever prosecuted involving foreign agricultural laborers brought here on seasonal visas https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thecrimereport.org/2022/04/20/georgia-officials-tied-to-200m-human-trafficking-scheme/*:*:text=Brett*20Donovan*20Bussey*20and*20Jorge,Yahoo!*20News*20via*20USA*20Today__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!j6dcDziF_fDnvJi-wL6s2SS7n4j4siyZnXW4WNogUAvvS9kZ-M8WPbXfhjcfOUEqPTox$ .

# Medical / Health Care / Science
Healthcare finance system is our leading cause of death: The Grim Reaper here is a healthcare finance system perversely designed to limit access to quality care. This finance regime outright denies and rations medical interventions on the basis of poverty, race, ethnicity and gender, then covers its tracks by offering no accounting of the health effect of its rules and procedures.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insidesources.com/healthcare-finance-system-is-our-leading-cause-of-death/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!j6dcDziF_fDnvJi-wL6s2SS7n4j4siyZnXW4WNogUAvvS9kZ-M8WPbXfhjcfOUuvNOWo$

Promising biologic drug for treating chronic lung disease: NUS scientists have discovered a novel property of a protein found in human lungs that could lead to the development of biologic drugs to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.nus.edu.sg/nus-scientists-discover-promising-biologic-drug-for-treating-chronic-lung-disease/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!j6dcDziF_fDnvJi-wL6s2SS7n4j4siyZnXW4WNogUAvvS9kZ-M8WPbXfhjcfOd6s7sYg$

Biden Can Reduce Prescription Drug Prices Without Congress, Warren Says:
The senator cites public health and legal experts who say that the executive branch can intervene without Congress.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/biden-can-reduce-prescription-drug-prices-without-congress-warren-says/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!j6dcDziF_fDnvJi-wL6s2SS7n4j4siyZnXW4WNogUAvvS9kZ-M8WPbXfhjcfOZBhpyLH$

# Military / DOD
Joe Biden Wants More Defense Contractors to Fight the New Cold War: Amid escalating tensions with Russia over its invasion of Ukraine and China over its claim to Taiwan, the Biden administration has placed competition at the heart of its foreign policy initiative.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.allsides.com/news/2022-04-25-1804/joe-biden-wants-more-defense-contractors-fight-new-cold-war__;!!On18fmf1aQ!j6dcDziF_fDnvJi-wL6s2SS7n4j4siyZnXW4WNogUAvvS9kZ-M8WPbXfhjcfOWU3XDhM$

# Nuclear
Playing with Fire at Chernobyl: After 36 years, the nuclear site is again in danger.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/breaking-chernobyl-radiation-fears-forest-26567792__;!!On18fmf1aQ!j6dcDziF_fDnvJi-wL6s2SS7n4j4siyZnXW4WNogUAvvS9kZ-M8WPbXfhjcfObMxWXCv$

# Social
Don’t Believe the Government’s Talking Points About Civil Asset
Forfeiture: Every year, federal, state and local government agents take, and permanently keep, billions of dollars of Americans’ property through a practice known as civil forfeiture. The danger that poses to people’s property rights and due process raises serious questions about legitimacy and fairness.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insidesources.com/dont-believe-the-governments-talking-points-about-civil-asset-forfeiture/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!j6dcDziF_fDnvJi-wL6s2SS7n4j4siyZnXW4WNogUAvvS9kZ-M8WPbXfhjcfOUNIuPth$

How PeoplesHub is fostering local revolutions. PeoplesHub offers organizers essential knowledge and online solutions for progressive change.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.alternet.org/2022/04/peopleshub-is-fostering-local-revolutions/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!j6dcDziF_fDnvJi-wL6s2SS7n4j4siyZnXW4WNogUAvvS9kZ-M8WPbXfhjcfOXcvHD-7$

# UFO [UAP: Unidentified Arial Phenomena] Disclosure UFOs left ‘radiation burns’ and ‘unaccounted for pregnancies,’ new Pentagon report claims: Encounters with UFOs have reportedly left Americans suffering from radiation burns, brain and nervous system damage, and even “unaccounted for pregnancy,” according to a massive database of U.S. government reports recently made public through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.livescience.com/ufo-report-human-biological-injuries__;!!On18fmf1aQ!j6dcDziF_fDnvJi-wL6s2SS7n4j4siyZnXW4WNogUAvvS9kZ-M8WPbXfhjcfORT1bR_S$

# Veterans / VA
VA adds 9 respiratory cancers to list of illnesses caused by burn pits:
The cancers were added to the department’s presumptive list, which lowers the amount of evidence that veterans must provide to receive VA benefits.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://rollcall.com/2022/04/25/va-adds-nine-respiratory-cancers-to-toxic-exposure-benefits-list/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!j6dcDziF_fDnvJi-wL6s2SS7n4j4siyZnXW4WNogUAvvS9kZ-M8WPbXfhjcfOcO_kdJU$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2022-04-25

Voices, The Peoples News

April 25, 2022
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

# Indigenous
Take uranium contamination off our land, Navajos urge federal nuclear
officials: The gale-force winds that swept across New Mexico on Friday, driving fires and evacuations, gave Diné residents in a small western New Mexico community an opportunity to demonstrate first hand the danger they live with every day.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nmindepth.com/2022/take-uranium-contamination-off-our-land-navajos-urge-federal-nuclear-officials-**B/?fr=operanews__;77-8!!On18fmf1aQ!lq-4W71hQvC-QZWvaqXLMbRsv8KxoGiMSQhz2xQjqFNt26GM0iOqAltP9xN4r0S8NzTH$

# Border / Immigration
Ukrainians fleeing Russia’s war are getting fast-tracked into the US, while other immigrants fleeing violence still face stiff barriers. “It is really jarring seeing how the welcome wagon was rolled out in comparison to how it’s been going for others.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/adolfoflores/ukrainians-us-mexico-border-treatment__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lq-4W71hQvC-QZWvaqXLMbRsv8KxoGiMSQhz2xQjqFNt26GM0iOqAltP9xN4r-do9ixG$

For Ukrainians fleeing their war-torn country, the process to enter the US from Tijuana can take hours or days, immigration lawyers said, and hundreds are being processed daily. Meanwhile, immigrants from other places like Central America, Haiti, and Africa have been waiting months, and in some cases more than a year https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/adolfoflores/ukrainians-us-mexico-border-treatment?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=04*25*2022*20Incoming*20newsletter&utm_term=News*20confirmed*20list__;Ly8lJSUl!!On18fmf1aQ!lq-4W71hQvC-QZWvaqXLMbRsv8KxoGiMSQhz2xQjqFNt26GM0iOqAltP9xN4r5QichVC$

A group of former Trump administration officials has been pressuring Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to declare an “invasion” at the Texas-Mexico border under the U.S. Constitution so he can use state personnel to deport migrants. The idea has long been popular on the fringes of the right, and Abbott recently acknowledged he’s been studying it.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2022/04/22/greg-abbott-immigration-invasion-declaration/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lq-4W71hQvC-QZWvaqXLMbRsv8KxoGiMSQhz2xQjqFNt26GM0iOqAltP9xN4rwbsZ32o$

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
The Right Is Hijacking the Definition of Personal Freedom: It could have deadly consequences for our ability to fight future pandemics.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/04/the-danger-of-the-rights-redefinition-of-personal-freedom-in-the-covid-era.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lq-4W71hQvC-QZWvaqXLMbRsv8KxoGiMSQhz2xQjqFNt26GM0iOqAltP9xN4rzqrmYX8$

# Economy / Finance / Trade
Global Capitalism Has Become Dependent on War-Making to Sustain Itself:
The Ukraine crisis is not the cause but a consequence of the general crisis of global capitalism.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/global-capitalism-has-become-dependent-on-war-making-to-sustain-itself/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lq-4W71hQvC-QZWvaqXLMbRsv8KxoGiMSQhz2xQjqFNt26GM0iOqAltP9xN4r9AljhBs$

Global Military Spending Tops $2 Trillion; U.S. Outspends Next Nine Nations Combined https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.democracynow.org/2022/4/25/headlines/global_military_spending_tops_2_trillion_us_outspends_next_nine_nations_combined__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lq-4W71hQvC-QZWvaqXLMbRsv8KxoGiMSQhz2xQjqFNt26GM0iOqAltP9xN4rzOJ7Tp9$

# Education / Schools
‘Really Scary and Sad’: How School Counselors Got Caught in the GOP’s Culture-War Dragnet https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://miamistandard.news/2022/04/24/really-scary-and-sad-how-school-counselors-got-caught-in-the-gops-culture-war-dragnet/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lq-4W71hQvC-QZWvaqXLMbRsv8KxoGiMSQhz2xQjqFNt26GM0iOqAltP9xN4rxT5hOcs$

Gender Indoctrination in Public Schools Has Gone Too Far: The public school system is overstepping its ground with regard to gender education. It is not the place of public education to “affirm”
identities. Even if it were, why are they so razor-focused on gender fluidity and sexuality? What is the end game here?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insidesources.com/gender-indoctrination-in-public-schools-has-gone-too-far/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lq-4W71hQvC-QZWvaqXLMbRsv8KxoGiMSQhz2xQjqFNt26GM0iOqAltP9xN4r7dNkGNx$

Dark Money Networks That Attacked Justice Jackson Are Also Attacking Schools Until our policies prioritize the knowledge and labor of teachers, the far right will succeed in dominating our schools.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/dark-money-networks-that-attacked-justice-jackson-are-also-attacking-schools/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lq-4W71hQvC-QZWvaqXLMbRsv8KxoGiMSQhz2xQjqFNt26GM0iOqAltP9xN4r-FEFfil$

DeSantis Ban on Math Books Financially Benefits Another Anti-CRT GOP Governor. The agency that oversaw the rejection of textbooks in Florida hasn’t been transparent about why each book was denied.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/desantis-ban-on-math-books-financially-benefits-another-anti-crt-gop-governor/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lq-4W71hQvC-QZWvaqXLMbRsv8KxoGiMSQhz2xQjqFNt26GM0iOqAltP9xN4r7TFbLJn$

‘Just Cancel It’: 85% of Young US Voters Want Action on Student Debt https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/04/25/just-cancel-it-85-young-us-voters-want-action-student-debt__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lq-4W71hQvC-QZWvaqXLMbRsv8KxoGiMSQhz2xQjqFNt26GM0iOqAltP9xN4rznOkMBB$

# Employment / Labor
NLRB Needs Funding Influx to Defend Labor Rights Amid Organizing Upsurge Workers want unions. They deserve an NLRB that can defend the right to form them.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/nlrb-needs-funding-influx-to-defend-labor-rights-amid-organizing-upsurge/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lq-4W71hQvC-QZWvaqXLMbRsv8KxoGiMSQhz2xQjqFNt26GM0iOqAltP9xN4r1WRSVTV$

The Weird, Demeaning Office Ritual That Has to Go: Secretary’s Day, was started by the International Association of Administrative Professionals with excellent intentions: to draw attention to the need for administrative support staff to be paid fairly and given training and development opportunities. But that’s not what has happened.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://slate.com/human-interest/2022/04/administrative-professionals-day-secretarys-day-demeaning-patronizing-sexist.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lq-4W71hQvC-QZWvaqXLMbRsv8KxoGiMSQhz2xQjqFNt26GM0iOqAltP9xN4rx9FU6X-$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals / Global Putin’s Ukraine Invasion Is About Energy and Natural Resources: The West can deny Russia access to markets while building up the trans-Atlantic oil and gas trade. Cumulative conditions, from the situation on the front lines in Ukraine to the global economic and social situation, suggest that a full-scale war in Europe is almost inevitable.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wsj.com/articles/putins-ukraine-invasion-is-an-energy-heist-natural-gas-russia-ukraine-invasion-oil-nato-conflict-11649186174__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lq-4W71hQvC-QZWvaqXLMbRsv8KxoGiMSQhz2xQjqFNt26GM0iOqAltP9xN4r9TWcB1z$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure Scientists record first case of harmful bacteria in ubiquitous weed found throughout US: “The host of the disease is known as one of the most widespread and problematic weeds found everywhere, called yellow nutsedge, it is one of the most aggressive weeds that commonly grows in lawns, home landscapes, vegetable and flower gardens and agricultural systems.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://phys.org/news/2022-04-scientists-case-bacteria-ubiquitous-weed.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lq-4W71hQvC-QZWvaqXLMbRsv8KxoGiMSQhz2xQjqFNt26GM0iOqAltP9xN4r2Rf1nbm$

Why old-growth forests matter so much in the fight against climate
change: Biden’s executive order to preserve ancient trees is a big deal—but it could have gone further. In the past two years, three massive wildfires that roared through the western slope of California’s Sierra Nevada mountains torched thousands of sequoias. The damage was so severe, experts estimated, that almost a fifth of the planet’s sequoias died or suffered terminal burns during the blazes.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2022/04/sequoia-biden-forest-old-growth-carbon-sink-climate-goals/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lq-4W71hQvC-QZWvaqXLMbRsv8KxoGiMSQhz2xQjqFNt26GM0iOqAltP9xN4r-rzF12N$

# Environment / Climate / Global
Lower-level ozone is responsible for warming of the Antarctic ocean, reveals new research: Researchers have identified a lesser-known form of ozone playing a big role in heating the Southern Ocean. Ozone is a gas composed of three oxygen atoms. Many studies have described ozone in the stratosphere and its role in shielding people from the sun’s harmful ultraviolet radiation. Closer to ground level, ozone is harmful to humans in the troposphere.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://weather.com/en-IN/india/climate-change/news/2022-04-24-lower-level-ozone-is-responsible-for-warming-of-the-antarctic__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lq-4W71hQvC-QZWvaqXLMbRsv8KxoGiMSQhz2xQjqFNt26GM0iOqAltP9xN4r3tYMHlW$

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals / Other Non-GMO, Organic Food Distributor Azure Standard HQ Just Went Up in Smoke https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theorganicprepper.com/azure-standard-fire/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lq-4W71hQvC-QZWvaqXLMbRsv8KxoGiMSQhz2xQjqFNt26GM0iOqAltP9xN4r3vYkEOJ$

Jim Gale On How And Why We Should Cover the World in Food Forests https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://livefreenow.podbean.com/e/lfn-115-jim-gale-on-how-and-why-we-should-cover-the-world-in-food-forests/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lq-4W71hQvC-QZWvaqXLMbRsv8KxoGiMSQhz2xQjqFNt26GM0iOqAltP9xN4rz7Kt97n$

# General Information / Other News
Trump Held in Contempt of Court for Failing to Comply With Subpoena in Fraud Case. The former president will have to pay a $10,000 fine for every day he doesn’t comply with the subpoena issued by Attorney General Letitia James — at least for now https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/04/25/trump-held-contempt-court-failing-comply-subpoena-fraud-case__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lq-4W71hQvC-QZWvaqXLMbRsv8KxoGiMSQhz2xQjqFNt26GM0iOqAltP9xN4rzXgmxjF$

# Global Politics
Will Ukraine invasion push Japan to go nuclear? How could Japan ever contemplate getting nukes? It’s a ridiculous idea. Japan is the only country in the world to have suffered a nuclear attack. Twice. Japan acquiring nuclear weapons is unthinkable. The people would never accept it. Right? Right. Or so the story has gone for the last 77 years.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-60857346__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lq-4W71hQvC-QZWvaqXLMbRsv8KxoGiMSQhz2xQjqFNt26GM0iOqAltP9xN4r1wfSibi$

Why the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia yelled at Biden’s adviser: Bin Salman hinted at the breakdown in relations with Washington last month in an interview with The Atlantic. He warned the US not to interfere in the internal affairs of the absolute monarchy.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20220420-saudi-prince-yelled-at-biden-adviser-when-asked-about-khashoggi-murder/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lq-4W71hQvC-QZWvaqXLMbRsv8KxoGiMSQhz2xQjqFNt26GM0iOqAltP9xN4r1Q3J8-2$

# Gov / Politics
Steve Bannon Threatens Bill Barr Will Be Put on Trial If GOP Takes
Power: “I would tell to Bill Barr, ‘Preserve your documents,'” the former Trump administration official said.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/steve-bannon-threatens-bill-barr-will-put-trial-if-gop-takes-power-1699699__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lq-4W71hQvC-QZWvaqXLMbRsv8KxoGiMSQhz2xQjqFNt26GM0iOqAltP9xN4r7pZiIvh$

Sarah Palin Open to Being Donald Trump’s Running Mate in 2024 https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2022/04/21/sarah-palin-on-trump-her-congress-run-love-with-ron-duguay/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lq-4W71hQvC-QZWvaqXLMbRsv8KxoGiMSQhz2xQjqFNt26GM0iOqAltP9xN4rz-_i6aW$

Florida Lawmaker Says Gerrymandered State Maps Are Part of Racist Strategy, “Not Just a Culture War”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.democracynow.org/2022/4/25/shevrin_jones_florida_ron_desantis_black__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lq-4W71hQvC-QZWvaqXLMbRsv8KxoGiMSQhz2xQjqFNt26GM0iOqAltP9xN4r54wAEr5$

The Ongoing GOP Attack on Democracy: Trump lost by seven million votes, but his false claim that Democrats stole the election from him isn’t just about 2020 anymore.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/04/25/ongoing-gop-attack-democracy__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lq-4W71hQvC-QZWvaqXLMbRsv8KxoGiMSQhz2xQjqFNt26GM0iOqAltP9xN4r3IfVqPg$

# Law Enforcement
Policing causes violence, not the other way around: What liberal politicians and the media refuse to acknowledge is that crime is linked to the failures of capitalism, not to the lack of police. Indeed, police are part of the problem, not the solution.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nationofchange.org/2022/04/25/policing-causes-violence-not-the-other-way-around/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lq-4W71hQvC-QZWvaqXLMbRsv8KxoGiMSQhz2xQjqFNt26GM0iOqAltP9xN4r2-vjWSA$

Former correctional sergeant charged with assaulting inmates and falsifying report The Justice Department announced that Lorenzo Mills has been charged in a four-count indictment for assaulting the three inmates and falsification of records for submitting a false written statement.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.alabamanews.net/2022/04/22/former-alabama-prison-officer-charged-in-assault-on-inmates/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lq-4W71hQvC-QZWvaqXLMbRsv8KxoGiMSQhz2xQjqFNt26GM0iOqAltP9xN4r8zBb7ob$

# Media
Postal ‘Reform’ Bill Locks in Slower Mail Service: The Postal Service Reform Act (PSRA) signed by President Biden on April 6 makes it harder to improve historically slow mail service and it passed over needed systemic overhauls.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insidesources.com/postal-reform-bill-locks-in-slower-mail-service/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lq-4W71hQvC-QZWvaqXLMbRsv8KxoGiMSQhz2xQjqFNt26GM0iOqAltP9xN4r2jv58Dk$

# Medical / Health Care / Science
Deadly Hepatitis Strain Targeting Kids Now in 12 Countries: At least one child has died and 17 children have needed liver transplants as a severe strain of hepatitis worries the WHO https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2022/apr/23/at-least-one-child-has-died-from-mystery-strain-of-severe-hepatitis-who-confirms__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lq-4W71hQvC-QZWvaqXLMbRsv8KxoGiMSQhz2xQjqFNt26GM0iOqAltP9xN4r69zQE2B$

Chemicals in everyday products are spurring obesity, warns a new review Exposure to obesogens, which are “pretty much everywhere,” is in part driving the obesity epidemic, according to scientists.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ehn.org/chemicals-in-everyday-products-are-spurring-obesity-warns-a-new-review-2657191067.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lq-4W71hQvC-QZWvaqXLMbRsv8KxoGiMSQhz2xQjqFNt26GM0iOqAltP9xN4r_DtYoD2$
See also: Phytoestrogen is found in plants and acts on the body’s estrogen receptors, which induces the production of fat cells. It’s one of a class of chemicals referred to as obesogens, according to a set of new reviews published last month in the journal Biochemical Pharmacology.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S000629522200106X__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lq-4W71hQvC-QZWvaqXLMbRsv8KxoGiMSQhz2xQjqFNt26GM0iOqAltP9xN4r6MLfRWA$

The Private Equity Giant KKR Bought Hundreds Of Homes For People With Disabilities. Some Vulnerable Residents Suffered Abuse And Neglect.
BrightSpring Health Services, which KKR bought in 2019, says it helps thousands of people with disabilities “live their best lives.” But investigation found conditions often dire, and in some cases fatal.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/kendalltaggart/kkr-brightspring-disability-private-equity-abuse__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lq-4W71hQvC-QZWvaqXLMbRsv8KxoGiMSQhz2xQjqFNt26GM0iOqAltP9xN4ryj5V77N$

The Most Unexpected Consequence of the Texas Abortion Ban https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/04/texas-abortion-ban-women-decisions.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lq-4W71hQvC-QZWvaqXLMbRsv8KxoGiMSQhz2xQjqFNt26GM0iOqAltP9xN4r6YHBQOR$

Nursing Home Owners Are Fighting New York Law That Prioritizes Patient Care Nursing homes are skimping on critical services and some are fighting a law to reinvest profits into patient care.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/nursing-home-owners-are-fighting-new-york-law-that-prioritizes-patient-care/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lq-4W71hQvC-QZWvaqXLMbRsv8KxoGiMSQhz2xQjqFNt26GM0iOqAltP9xN4r_enb_ot$

# Military / Global
Britain reveals Ukrainian soldiers are training locally: Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed Ukrainians were training on vehicles being donated to Kyiv by London during his two-day trip to India, where he also announced a defense arms pact with New Delhi. PM’s spokesperson denies move is escalatory as UK also trains Ukrainian troops in Poland to use anti-aircraft defences https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/apr/21/uk-training-ukrainian-soldiers-weapons-equipment__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lq-4W71hQvC-QZWvaqXLMbRsv8KxoGiMSQhz2xQjqFNt26GM0iOqAltP9xN4r97Pp8Ri$

Israeli forces fire artillery shells into southern Lebanon: According to Lebanese media, UN peacekeeping forces (UNIFIL) in the country’s south sounded sirens along several of its positions near the border, while the Lebanese Army deployed troops.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/4/25/israeli-forces-fired-dozens-of-artillery-shells-into-lebanon__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lq-4W71hQvC-QZWvaqXLMbRsv8KxoGiMSQhz2xQjqFNt26GM0iOqAltP9xN4r2j9oMN4$

Islamic State claims bombing in Nigeria’s Taraba state capital: The bomb injured 11 people including children, police said.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2022-04-23/islamic-state-claims-bombing-in-nigerias-taraba-state-capital__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lq-4W71hQvC-QZWvaqXLMbRsv8KxoGiMSQhz2xQjqFNt26GM0iOqAltP9xN4r1VtbY3E$

At least 168 killed in violence in Sudan’s Darfur: Fighting in the Kreinik area of West Darfur province also wounded 98 others, according to a Sudanese aid group.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/4/24/more-than-100-killed-in-violence-in-sudans-darfur-aid-group__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lq-4W71hQvC-QZWvaqXLMbRsv8KxoGiMSQhz2xQjqFNt26GM0iOqAltP9xN4r6zEXxk3$

There’s so Many Russian War Crimes It’ll Take Years to Count: Even the forensic pathologists are in tears in Ukraine, where the scale of the atrocities carried out by the Russians is too huge to calculate.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/russians-have-already-committed-so-many-war-crimes-in-ukraine-it-will-take-years-to-tally-them-all-up__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lq-4W71hQvC-QZWvaqXLMbRsv8KxoGiMSQhz2xQjqFNt26GM0iOqAltP9xN4r1mn-eUq$

Russia hits rail, fuel facilities in attacks deep in Ukraine: Russia unleashed a string of attacks against Ukrainian rail and fuel installations Monday, striking crucial infrastructure far from the front line https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2022-04-25/us-promises-new-aid-to-ukraine-in-fight-against-russia__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lq-4W71hQvC-QZWvaqXLMbRsv8KxoGiMSQhz2xQjqFNt26GM0iOqAltP9xN4rxOIP0RC$

# Social
The Librarians Fighting Book Bans: “The whole point [of a library] is to provide a wide variety of viewpoints and let the reader decide.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://slate.com/podcasts/what-next/2022/04/can-librarians-stop-book-bans__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lq-4W71hQvC-QZWvaqXLMbRsv8KxoGiMSQhz2xQjqFNt26GM0iOqAltP9xN4rxbo0OrG$

# Technology
Sci-Fi fans, rejoice! NASA “holoported” a doctor to the International Space Station It’s just the first step of a technology that could be useful both on Earth and in space.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/nasa-holoported-doctor-iss-18042022/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lq-4W71hQvC-QZWvaqXLMbRsv8KxoGiMSQhz2xQjqFNt26GM0iOqAltP9xN4r6FmZKtc$

When billionaires talk about freedom, watch your wallets. They want to use their vast fortunes to do whatever they please, unconstrained by laws or regulations, shareholders, even consumers. Behind Elon Musk’s blather about free markets, free speech, and free choice is his goal to be free from accountability https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://robertreich.substack.com/p/when-billionaires-talk-about-freedom?s=r__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lq-4W71hQvC-QZWvaqXLMbRsv8KxoGiMSQhz2xQjqFNt26GM0iOqAltP9xN4r12tOaw-$

Elon Musk to buy Twitter: Musk has been a prolific Twitter user and sharp critic of content moderation. Musk seals $44 billion deal for Twitter, pledges to defeat spam bots https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/technology/exclusive-twitter-set-accept-musks-best-final-offer-sources-2022-04-25/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lq-4W71hQvC-QZWvaqXLMbRsv8KxoGiMSQhz2xQjqFNt26GM0iOqAltP9xN4rxfoD-V-$

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