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Voices, The Peoples News

January 13, 2023
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments
of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of
challenge and controversy.”
– Martin Luther King Jr.
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This daily Voices, The Peoples News is posted through the blog function of www.MPEN-Ohio.net

# Indigenous
At first, locals protested Alaska’s land sale. Now, they’re reclaiming it: The buyers plan to transform 40 acres of fire-scarred land into a sustainable, Indigenous-led farm.
https://www.hcn.org/articles/north-agriculture-at-first-locals-protested-alaskas-land-sale-now-theyre-reclaiming-it

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
Vital CDC DATA: The CDC analysis shows that the number of serious adverse events reported in less than two years for mRNA COVID-19 vaccines is 5.5 times larger than all serious reports for vaccines given to adults in the US since 2009 (~73,000 vs. ~13,000)
https://www.veteranstoday.com/2023/01/12/vital-cdc-data-serious-adverse-events-by-mrna-covid-vaccines-5-5-times-higher-than-all-others-in-the-us-since-2009/

Modified mRNA wins for COVID vaccines: The debate over the best design for mRNA in COVID-19 vaccines settled: chemically modified mRNA comes out on top. A vaccine made with modified mRNA elicited the same immune protection and caused fewer side effects at the same dose as a version with ‘natural’ mRNA in a comparison by vaccine maker CureVac.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-00042-z?utm_source=Nature+Briefing&utm_campaign=09f1bfe714-briefing-dy-20230113&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c9dfd39373-09f1bfe714-43812897

Bernie Sanders Blasts Moderna over Plan to Quadruple Price of COVID-19 Vaccine: Quadrupling the price of COVID-19 vaccine would make it too expensive for millions of Americans, the Vermont Independent says.
https://www.healthleadersmedia.com/pharma/bernie-blasts-unacceptable-corporate-greed-moderna-mulls-4x-price-hike-covid-vax

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
The Misleading Reporting on Inflation: The coverage overstates the problem, feeding the narrative of a necessary recession. If you saw the good news about declining inflation rates, from the December report on the Consumer Price Index, you read that inflation declined from a 7.1 percent rate in November to 6.3 percent in December. Except that’s not what happened.
https://prospect.org/blogs-and-newsletters/tap/2023-01-13-misleading-reporting-on-inflation/

Kevin McCarthy’s Misleading, But Revealing Argument On The Debt Ceiling: House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said some things that were extremely misleading, and then some things that were extremely revealing, this week about what’s shaping up as the biggest economic policy fight of the coming year.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/kevin-mccarthy-debt-ceiliing-medicare-social-security_n_63c1c781e4b0cbfd55f30bb2

# Education / Schools
COVID-19 upended Texas schools’ finances. Now they’re calling for a new funding system. Districts like Pflugerville ISD, which is struggling with a $12 million deficit and weighing school closures, say the pandemic and rising inflation have eroded the value of the state’s last effort to overhaul its public education finance system.
https://cbsaustin.com/news/local/covid-19-upended-texas-schools-finances-now-theyre-calling-for-a-new-funding-system-parmer-lane-elementary-school-austin-pflugerville-isd-public-education-house-bill-3

# Employment / Labor
Sheriff opens rape investigation after CPI-Scripps News reporting: Responses to a CPI-Scripps News investigation suggest that violence against women in the trucking industry is an urgent problem. Female truck drivers reacted with a mix of outrage, sadness and frustration after Public Integrity and Scripps News published an investigation showing an alarming pattern of sexual violence in the trucking industry and the failure of companies to address it.
https://publicintegrity.org/labor/sheriff-opens-rape-investigation-after-cpi-newsy-reporting/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemical
This giant underground battery is a $1-billion clean energy solution: What can store solar power for after dark, doesn’t require lithium and costs three-quarters of a billion dollars?
https://www.latimes.com/environment/newsletter/2023-01-12/this-giant-underground-battery-is-a-1-billion-clean-energy-solution-boiling-point

Exxon’s Own Science Proved Global Warming, So It Buried It: A new investigation shows the oil company understood the science before it became a public issue and spent millions to promote misinformation
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/exxon-knew-about-climate-change-almost-40-years-ago/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Global
The selection of Sultan Al Jaber, head of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to lead this year’s COP28 Climate Change Conference in Dubai has climate activists worried that heavy industry has too big a hand in the worldwide response to the climate crisis.
https://www.ecowatch.com/cop28-oil-executive-climate-crisis.html

# Environment / Climate / Global
Deforestation ‘out of control’ in reserve in Brazil’s cattle capital: Advocates say the forest is mainly giving way to cattle pasture, although illegal mining and land grabbing are gaining ground.
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/01/deforestation-out-of-control-in-reserve-in-brazils-cattle-capital/

World’s Oceans Broke Heat Records Again in 2022: Those higher temperatures could lead to more coastal erosion, flooding, and extreme weather
https://grist.org/climate/the-worlds-oceans-broke-a-heat-record-again/

# Foodie Tips, Tricks and How To’s
Save on Energy Costs With This DIY Solar Oven:  If you’re looking for ways to save money on energy costs this winter, turn to the sun. Solar ovens aren’t just a fun science project, but a legitimate way to cook outdoors, even during the coldest months. The average electric oven/stove contributes roughly $150 a year to your electricity bill, while a DIY box cooker can be made for free with a few supplies you probably already have on hand.
https://www.ecowatch.com/solar-oven-cooker-diy.html

# Gov / Politics / Global
South Korea Warns It Could Build a Nuclear Arsenal to Counter North Korean Threat
https://www.democracynow.org/2023/1/13/headlines/south_korea_warns_it_could_build_a_nuclear_arsenal_to_counter_north_korean_threat

North Korea threatens to use nuke over S. Korea-US drills
https://apnews.com/article/seoul-south-korea-nuclear-weapons-north-d3a1d9d6633e6fc910bfd8a6eadf9158

U.S. and Japan pledge stronger military ties as Biden meets with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida: The statement by the US president and Japanese prime minister cited challenges posed by ‘actions inconsistent with the rules-based international order by China.’ US President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, meeting in Washington on Friday, pledged to strengthen their nations’ ties, coordinate their global leadership agendas and bolster alliances in the Indo-Pacific region to counter an increasingly powerful China.
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3206805/biden-and-kishida-pledge-strengthen-us-japan-ties-counter-china

# Gov / Politics / US
The myth of the ‘moderate Republican,’and why it’s so dangerous: Those “moderates” and “centrists” are actively supporting neofascist leadership. The current notion of a “moderate Republican” is an oxymoron that helps to move the country rightward.
https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/01/13/the-myth-of-the-moderate-republican-and-why-its-so-dangerous/

# Law Enforcement
The fringe ideology of “constitutional sheriffs” is attracting believers within Texas law enforcement
Some 50 Texas sheriffs and numerous elected officials have attended trainings on the unsupported notion that sheriffs can single-handedly overrule state and federal law. The Texas Commission on Law Enforcement, which offered state peace officers credit for the seminars, is now investigating.
https://www.texastribune.org/2023/01/13/constitutional-sheriffs-texas/

A sheriff in Louisiana has been destroying records of deputies’ alleged misconduct for years: A lawsuit brought by the family of an autistic teen who died while in custody found the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office destroyed the disciplinary records of a deputy involved in the case.
https://www.propublica.org/article/jefferson-parish-sheriff-misconduct-records-allegations-jpso

Cousin of Black Lives Matter founder dies after being tased: Body camera footage showed Keenan Anderson being detained by multiple officers on Jan. 3 and appears to show an officer’s elbow on his neck before he was tased.
https://smmirror.com/2023/01/lapd-releases-body-cam-video-depicting-tasering-that-preceded-death-of-keenan-anderson/

# Legal / DOJ
A special counsel will investigate classified documents found in Biden’s home and former office:
https://www.npr.org/2023/01/12/1148425062/special-counsel-biden-classified-documents-robert-hur

Biden admitted he stored documents next to his car, insisted he takes seriously his responsibility to safeguard the nation’s secrets. The appointment of a special counsel could prove disastrous for Biden as such inquiries often expand in focus.
https://nypost.com/2023/01/12/wh-admits-more-classified-docs-found-in-bidens-delaware-garage/

# Medical / Health
Japanese condiment fights highly lethal pancreatic cancer: A study published in Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine reveals the potent Japanese horseradish concoction known as wasabi may help fight highly lethal pancreatic cancer
https://greenmedinfo.com/blog/wasabi-extract-fights-highly-lethal-pancreatic-cancer

A reproductive justice pioneer on what the abortion debate misses: Loretta J. Ross, a 2022 MacArthur Foundation “genius grant” recipient, advanced the concept of reproductive justice versus reproductive rights. Since its founding, the group has become a voice for the concept of reproductive justice as an alternative framework to pro-choice and anti-abortion arguments.
https://publicintegrity.org/inside-publici/newsletters/watchdog-newsletter/a-reproductive-justice-pioneer-on-what-the-abortion-debate-misses/

# Military / DOD
More than a dozen Special Operations soldiers at center of drug trafficking probe: “As a professional and disciplined force, we are committed to addressing harmful behaviors that affect our people, our most important asset, and upholding the high standards of conduct displayed by the vast majority of SOF members every day.” Special Operations Command said. ”
https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2023-01-11/fort-bragg-drugs-army-soldiers-8728330.html

# Technology
Twitter Documents Reveal Collusion Between Twitter, Government Agencies: “A senior Twitter executive reports, “Twitter also agreed to “bounce” content on the recommendations of a wide array of governmental and quasi-governmental actors, from the FBI to the Homeland Security agency CISA to Stanford’s Election Integrity Project to state governments.
Capsule Summaries of Twitter Files Threads
*1: Twitter Files Part 1: December 2, 2022, by @mtaibbi
https://twitter.com/mtaibbi/status/1598822959866683394?lang=en
*2: Twitter Files Part 2, by @BariWeiss, December 8, 2022
https://twitter.com/bariweiss/status/1601007575633305600?lang=en
*3: Twitter Files, Part 3, by @mtaibbi, December 9, 2022
https://twitter.com/mtaibbi/status/1601352083617505281
*4: Twitter Files Part 4, by @ShellenbergerMD, December 10, 2022
https://twitter.com/shellenbergermd/status/1601720455005511680
*5: Twitter Files Part 5, by @BariWeiss, December 11, 2022
https://twitter.com/bariweiss/status/1602364197194432515
*6: Twitter Files Part 6, by @mtaibbi, December 16, 2022
https://twitter.com/mtaibbi/status/1603857534737072128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw
*7: Twitter Files Part 7, by @ShellenbergerMD, December 19, 2022
https://twitter.com/shellenbergermd/status/1604871630613753856
*8: Twitter Files Part 8, by @lhfang, December 20, 2022
https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2022/12/a_deep_dive_into_twitter_files_8.html
*9: Twitter Files Part 9, by @mtaibbi, December 24th, 2022
https://thenationaldesk.com/news/americas-news-now/twitter-files-part-9-continues-to-allege-government-direction-of-content-moderation-donald-trump-president-joe-biden-misinformation-propaganda-matt-taibbi-shellenberger-elon-musk-social-media-censorship-free-speech-private-company-data
*10: Twitter Files Part 10, by @DavidZweig, December 28, 2022
https://twitter.com/davidzweig/status/1607378386338340867
*11: See Part 11 below.
*12: Twitter Files Parts 11 and 12, by @mtaibbi, January 3, 2023
https://twitter.com/mtaibbi/status/1610372352872783872

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Voices, The Peoples News

January 12, 2023
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Children / Youth
How does a child become a shooter? Research suggests easy access to guns and exposure to screen violence increase the risk: Watching gun violence on screen can desensitize children to the harm caused by firearms.
https://theconversation.com/how-does-a-child-become-a-shooter-research-suggests-easy-access-to-guns-and-exposure-to-screen-violence-increase-the-risk-197597

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
‘Damaging cuts’ to Medicare and Social Security are looking more likely with McCarthy as House Speaker. Here’s what it will mean for retirees. by making concessions to a small faction of MAGA rebels in order to become House Speaker, Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) has opened the door for cuts to Social Security and Medicare.
https://thehill.com/opinion/congress-blog/3807765-mccarthy-has-put-social-security-and-medicare-at-risk-to-become-speaker/

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure:                                                                                                                          ‘No Time to Lose’: 300+ Groups Push Biden to End Drilling on Public Lands, Waters. “More drilling and more fracking is just a recipe for more climate disaster. For our future, President Biden needs to get real.” More than 300 environmental and Indigenous rights groups said Wednesday that the Biden administration must take a number of concrete actions to protect the nation’s public lands and waters from fossil fuel industry exploitation, and the president’s own campaign pledges.
https://popularresistance.org/no-time-to-lose-300-groups-push-biden-to-end-drilling-on-public-lands-waters/

# Environment / Climate / Global
Rights Advocates Demand Probe Into Murder of Environmental Defenders in Honduras: “It’s vital that an independent impartial investigation is carried out which must take into account the possibility that Aly and Jairo have been retaliated against for their work defending human rights,” said a United Nations researcher.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/honduras-environmental-defenders

# General Information / Other News
Michigan’s Muslim-majority city council approves animal sacrifice for religious purposes: Muslims often slaughter animals, especially goats or sheep, during the holiday of Eid al-Adha or pay someone to do it for them. Meat is shared with family, friends and the poor.
https://nypost.com/2023/01/11/michigans-muslim-majority-city-council-approves-animal-sacrifice-for-religious-purposes/

# Gov / Politics / Global
China looms large as President Biden and Japan’s PM Kishida sit down to discuss defense shift, regional tensions: The meeting is the first between the leaders since Japan outlined a more assertive defense strategy in December.
https://www.voanews.com/a/biden-japan-s-kishida-to-meet-at-white-house-on-jan-13/6903532.html

# Gov / Politics / US
House GOP Begins March Toward Nationwide Abortion Ban With Two ‘Absurd’ Proposals: “Once again, Republicans are proving how dangerously out of touch they are with mainstream America,” said Sen. Chuck Schumer.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/gop-abortion-bans

Texas Congressman files three articles of impeachment against Mayorkas: Fallon is the second congressman to do so in less than a year after U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Arizona, filed impeachment articles against Mayorkas last August.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/texas-congressman-files-three-articles-of-impeachment-against-mayorkas

# Legal / DOJ
A Chicago attorney is getting justice for hundreds of wrongfully convicted people at once: Josh Tepfer has helped exonerate 288 people, many of whom were convicted based on patterns of misconduct by corrupt police or officials.
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/melissasegura/josh-tepfer-mass-exonerations-wrongfully-convicted

Pressure Builds on Garland to Appoint Special Counsel After Second Batch of Classified Biden Documents Found: “So, what I think, I think if you believe a special counsel is necessary to assure the public about the handling of classified documents by Donald Trump, you should apply a special counsel to the mishandling of classified documents by President Biden when he was vice president,” said Graham.  “If there’s not a special counsel appointed to find out how this happened with President Biden, regarding classified information, there is going to be a lot of anger. It will hurt the country,” he continued.
https://nypost.com/2023/01/11/gop-calls-on-garland-to-appoint-special-counsel-to-probe-biben/

# Medical / Health
House Passes ‘Born Alive’ Abortion Bill: The Born-Alive Infants Protection Act, enacted in 2002, says that any child born at any stage of development, including potentially after an abortion, should be considered a “person” and a “human being,” and thus is entitled to the same legal protections.
https://www.axios.com/2023/01/11/house-anti-abortion-born-alive-fetus-bill

Common Medications Could Have Terrifying Side Effects
https://medical-news.org/these-common-medications-could-have-terrifying-side-effects/41597/42/

# Military / Global
Iran vows to station warships in the Panama canal after building ties with Latin American dictators: Latest move seen as part of effort to extend Iran’s influence into U.S. backyard
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/jan/12/top-iranian-admiral-says-tehran-will-send-warships/

# Science
Why modern mortar crumbles, Roman concrete lasts millennia: Seawater, the secret behind the strength of the Pantheon and Colosseum.  When they analyzed it, they found that the seawater had dissolved components of the volcanic ash, allowing new binding minerals to grow. Within a decade, a very rare hydrothermal mineral called aluminum tobermorite (Al-tobermorite) had formed in the concrete.
https://www.science.org/content/article/why-modern-mortar-crumbles-roman-concrete-lasts-millennia

Ancient Roman concrete could self-heal thanks to “hot mixing” with quicklime: Mysterious lime clasts, dismissed as defects, turn out to serve a useful purpose.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/01/ancient-roman-concrete-could-self-heal-thanks-to-hot-mixing-with-quicklime/

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Voices, The Peoples News

January 11, 2023
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Indigenous
America’s Biggest Museums Fail to Return Native American Human Remains: The remains of more than 100,000 Native Americans are held by prestigious U.S. institutions, despite a 1990 law meant to return them to tribal nations. Here’s how the ancestors were stolen, and how tribes are working to get them back. Archaeologists and museum collectors looted Native American remains from ancient homes, graves and places of worship.
https://www.propublica.org/article/repatriation-nagpra-museums-human-remains

# Border / Immigration / Migrants
Texas AG sues Biden admin over illegal immigration rule ‘increasing burden’ on taxpayers: Texas AG Ken Paxton said that the Biden administration is ‘committed to opening the borders’
https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/paxton-sues-biden-over-new-rule-increases-burden-american-taxpayers-illegal-immigration

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
Newly Discovered Emails in MO and LA Government Lawsuit Reveal Biden Regime Pressured Facebook to Censor Tucker Carlson and Targeted Robert Kennedy, Jr. The White House pressured Facebook to censor a viral video posted by Tucker Carlson in 2021 alleging adverse side effects in one brand of the Covid-19 vaccine.
https://autos.yahoo.com/white-house-pressured-facebook-censor-225344003.html

More Than 260 Deaths in US Athletes After Vaccination : Over 260 athletes and former athletes in the United States have died from cardiac arrests or other serious issues after taking COVID-19 vaccines, according to data from a recent peer-reviewed letter to the editor. Authored by structural biologist Panagis Polykretis, and board-certified internist and cardiologist Dr. Peter McCullough, the letter’s cited data found that from 2021 to 2022, at least 1,616 cardiac arrests or other major medical issues have been globally documented in vaccinated athletes, with 1,114 of those being fatal.
https://www.theepochtimes.com/more-than-270-sudden-cardiac-deaths-in-us-athletes-after-vaccination-peer-reviewed-study_4960561.html

CDC Forced to Release V-Safe Data, Excessive Covid Vaccine Injuries Made Public: “Why did it take numerous legal demands, multiple appeals, two lawsuits, in fact, before the CDC finally handed over the V-safe data
https://thevaccinereaction.org/2023/01/cdc-forced-to-release-v-safe-data-excessive-covid-vaccine-injuries-made-public/

FDA Approves U.S. Babies and Young Children to Get Omicron Covid Booster Shots:  The action allows everyone over the age of six months to get the newest booster shot. The FDA made the decision to authorize the vaccination of infants and very young children just three days after Pfizer submitted an application to the regulatory agency for the Omicron BA.4/BA.5-Adapted Bivalent Covid vaccine.
https://thevaccinereaction.org/2023/01/fda-approves-u-s-babies-and-young-children-to-get-omicron-covid-booster-shots/

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
GOP-Led House Approves Plan to Rescind Extra IRS Funding: Fulfilling a longstanding vow, the first bill passed in the Republican-controlled House in the 118th Congress aims to rescind most of the $80 billion in funding for the IRS provided by the Inflation Reduction Act last year.
https://apnews.com/article/politics-united-states-government-internal-revenue-service-us-republican-party-house-of-representatives-64692090ef20e35a59ba1ea7d21a9eea

Feds borrowed $4 billion per day in 2022, totaling $10K per household: Federal debt soared by $1.4 trillion in 2022 as President Joe Biden and Congress approved multiple new spending packages
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/feds-borrowed-4-billion-per-day-in-2022-totaling-10k-per-household

IRS Still Hasn’t Processed Some 10 Million Returns: A watchdog report claiming the agency has struggled with years of underfunding comes as House Republicans plan to vote to totally gut the agency.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tax-refund-2023-irs-backlog-gao-report/

Joe Biden Wants to Change Social Security: Will the New Congress Help With Reform Efforts? President Joe Biden believes he has the solution that can resolve what ails Social Security, but he’s going to need the help of newly elected lawmakers to fix it. Retired workers could be less than 12 years away from having their benefits cut
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/retirement/joe-biden-wants-to-change-social-security-will-the-new-congress-help-with-reform-efforts/ar-AA164ihd?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=9fe86f9c9f974500a5b6373217f91fc1

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemical
Korean solar company plans to build $2.5 billion plant in Georgia: Korean solar company Hanwha Qcells announced plans to invest $2.5 billion in building a large solar manufacturing plant in Georgia. The substantial investment boosts President Biden’s efforts toward reducing America’s dependence on China for solar panel supplies.
https://theweek.com/climate-change/1020002/korean-solar-company-to-invest-25-billion-in-new-facility-in-georgia

Texas project will use wind to make fuel out of water: New subsidies from the Inflation Reduction Act are powering the race to build the country’s first large-scale producer of  “green hydrogen.” Oil made Texas an energy giant, but this petroleum powerhouse is working to secure a footing beyond fossil fuels. It already generates more wind energy than any other U.S. state, and soon the mighty air that lashes its high plains will power a novel new process: the production of vehicle fuel from water.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/09012023/texas-hydrogen-wind/

U.S. Mining Best Way to Address Looming Threat of Foreign Mineral Cartel: America needs to adopt a bold strategy to ramp up mining. The aim should be to solve a major problem in the fight against climate change, a shortage of minerals vital to clean energy technologies like electric cars.
https://www.usgs.gov/news/featured-story/usgs-scientists-help-address-conflict-mining

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure
How Can We Stop The Sixth Mass Extinction? Dr. Zach Bush’s Urgent Prescription To Save America shows that  we are in the Sixth Great Extinction now and human survival depends on the urgent restoration of our soils to provide the foods we need. We have just six inches of top soil left, enough to grow food for just 60 years! Now 12 million species are as risk of going extinct. The bird, bees, fish, whales, dolphins, and many others are in serious trouble.
https://www.naturalblaze.com/2023/01/how-can-we-stop-the-sixth-mass-extinction.html

# Environment / Climate / Global
Madagascar’s unique wildlife faces imminent wave of extinction, say scientists: From the ring-tailed lemur to the aye-aye, a nocturnal primate, more than 20m years of unique evolutionary history could be wiped from the planet. The main threats are human-induced habitat destruction, climate change and hunting. During the past decade, the number of mammal species threatened with extinction on Madagascar has more than doubled, from 56 in 2010 to 128 in 2021.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jan/10/madagascar-unique-wildlife-extinction-aoe#:~:text=In%20total%2C%20it%20is%20likely,2010%20to%20128%20in%202021.

# General Recalls / Alerts
The Fisher Price Rock ‘N Play Sleeper has been recalled again. About 100 infants have died while using it, eight of whom were killed after the initial 2019 recall.
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/paigeskinner/rock-n-play-sleeper-recalled

# Gov / Politics / Global
Zelensky’s Desecration of Christmas. Kyiv Monastery taken away from Russian Orthodox then Given to Schismatic Priests: The Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Kirill asked for a Christmas truce on January 7, Russian President Vladimir Putin granted it without batting an eye, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky not only refused it but also revoked the citizenship of 13 priests devotees to the Moscow Patriarchate
https://www.veteranstoday.com/2023/01/10/zelenskys-desecration-of-christmas-kyiv-monastery-taken-away-from-russian-orthodox-then-given-to-schismatic-priests/

# Gov / Politics / US
Santos Took Donation From Migrant-Smuggler: Serial liar and border-hardliner George Santos accepted support from an Italian caught piloting a yacht full of Chinese migrants and from his prominent restaurant-owning family.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/george-santos-took-donation-from-migrant-smuggler-rocco-oppedisano?via=newsletter&source=DDAfternoon

Republicans blast Biden over classified documents, raise questions of double standard: President Joe Biden has come under heavy fire after news reports indicated that classified documents from his time as Vice President were found at the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement in Washington
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/republicans-blast-biden-over-classified-documents

# Law Enforcement
Law enforcement warns of ‘alarming’ spike in online exploitation of children: Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody and several federal law enforcement agencies have issued a public safety alert about “an alarming increase” of online exploitation of children and teens.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/law-enforcement-warns-of-alarming-spike-in-online-exploitation-of-children

# Legal / DOJ
Ending Affirmative Action Is a Blow to Representative Democracy: For an institution established to be above politics, the U.S. Supreme Court has lost an enormous amount of trust lately. First, they came for Roe. Now, they’re about to overturn affirmative action. COVID-19 has already hit students hard, and it has hit young students of color the hardest.
https://dcjournal.com/ending-affirmative-action-is-a-blow-to-representative-democracy/

USVI Attorney General Fired Days After Suing JPMorgan Chase for Financing Epstein Sex Trafficking: The removal of Denise George comes just days after she filed a lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase in New York and accused the company of helping Epstein finance the illegal exploitation of women and children in the U.S. Virgin Islands and beyond. Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. did not provide a reason for relieving George of her duties in a statement Sunday, saying only that she would be replaced by Assistant Attorney General Carol Thomas-Jacobs.
https://apnews.com/article/us-virgin-islands-jeffrey-epstein-new-york-city-legal-proceedings-business-7558ab3f600238b3534751848128ca3c

# Media
‘Avatar 3’ Is Coming in 2024: Everything to Know About the ‘Way of Water’ Sequel
https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/pictures/avatar-3-everything-to-know-about-the-way-of-water-sequel/

USPS Is Closing 50 Post Offices, Effective Immediately with no immediate information on when they might reopen.
https://www.yahoo.com/now/usps-closing-50-post-offices-212001024.html

# Medical / Health
Alabama AG Says He May Prosecute Women Taking Abortion Pills: Steve Marshall said he may use an older law, one designed to protect children from the ill effects of meth labs, to prosecute women seeking abortion pills.
https://www.al.com/news/2023/01/women-can-be-prosecuted-for-taking-abortion-pills-says-alabama-attorney-general.html

Children near airports may be exposed to dangerous levels of lead: Since leaded gasoline is still used by piston-engine aircraft all around the United States, it appears children are still being exposed to toxic lead levels. This is despite policymakers’ efforts to reduce lead exposure since the 1970s.
https://thehill.com/policy/equilibrium-sustainability/3806051-children-living-near-airports-may-be-exposed-to-high-levels-of-lead-study/

Alcohol use is widely accepted in the US, but even moderate consumption is associated with many harmful effects: Alcohol is a necessary underlying cause for more than 30 conditions and a contributing factor to many more. The most common disease categories that are entirely or partly caused by alcohol consumption include infectious diseases, cancer, diabetes, neuropsychiatric diseases (including alcohol use disorders), cardiovascular disease, liver and pancreas disease, and unintentional and intentional injury.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3307043/

Health Insurance Cost-Shifting Is Driving Patients’ Financial Burden Higher: Americans spent $4.3 trillion on healthcare in 2021, nearly 20 percent of the gross domestic product. Due to health insurance cost shifting, patients are paying a larger slice of healthcare costs out of pocket.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4106557/

# Medical Science
Triggering cancer cells to become normal cells – how stem cell therapies can provide new ways to stop tumors from spreading or growing back: Many tumors have cancer stem cells that help them grow and evade treatments. Differentiation therapy forces these cells to mature, stopping growth with less toxicity than traditional treatments.
https://theconversation.com/triggering-cancer-cells-to-become-normal-cells-how-stem-cell-therapies-can-provide-new-ways-to-stop-tumors-from-spreading-or-growing-back-191559

# Military / DOD
Ukrainian soldiers will train for months in Oklahoma to operate the Patriot missile system. Built by Raytheon and considered the most advanced missile defense system in the world, the Patriot blasts incoming missiles and has a radar of over 90 miles. The course will include classroom instruction, time in a simulator and exposure to the system itself.
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/01/10/u-s-train-ukrainians-patriot-system-oklahoma-00077280

# Nuclear
Exposed: The Most Polluted Place in the United States: The most polluted place in the United States, perhaps the world,  is one most people don’t even know. Hanford Nuclear Site sits in the flat lands of eastern Washington. The facility, one of three sites that made up the government’s covert Manhattan Project, produced plutonium for Fat Man, the atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki during World War II. And it continued producing plutonium for weapons for decades after the war, helping to fuel the Cold War nuclear arms race. It’s also shrouded in secrecy.
https://www.ecowatch.com/most-polluted-place-in-the-united-states.html

# Social
5 types of threat, how those who want to divide us use language to stoke violence: Language can provoke violence between groups especially when people paint others as threats. Events like the riots in Brazil, the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection two years before it and the mass shooting at the Colorado LGBTQ nightclub each occurred after certain groups repeatedly directed dangerous rhetoric against others. It’s the reason elected officials in the U.S. have begun examining the role language plays in provoking violence.
https://theconversation.com/5-types-of-threat-how-those-who-want-to-divide-us-use-language-to-stoke-violence-196189

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# Indigenous
Navajo Nation Council votes to allow helium exploration on lands near 2 tribal communities: Despite concerns about the threat of water contamination and the legacy of abandoned uranium mines
https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona/2023/01/09/navajo-nation-council-votes-to-allow-helium-exploration-on-lands/69782406007/

# Children / Youth
A Black sixth-grade student was fatally shot by a man who thought he was trying to break into a car. Karon Blake, 13, was remembered by his middle school principal as a “quiet and inquisitive scholar who loved fashion and football.”
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/juliareinstein/karon-blake-dc-fatally-shot-13-years-old

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
Are Vaccines Fueling New Covid Variants? The author of an op-ed published this week in the Wall Street Journal suggested COVID-19 vaccines could be fueling new variants, a theory posited as far back as August 2021 by vaccinologist Geert Vanden Bossche. The new mutation in XBB.1.5 also allows the virus to bind more tightly to human cells through the ACE2 receptor, the doors the virus uses to enter human cells, making it more transmissible.
https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/wall-street-journal-covid-new-variants/

Opposition to School Vaccine Mandates Has Grown Significantly, Study Finds: 35 percent of parents oppose requirements that children receive routine immunizations in order to attend school. Even among adults who had received previous Covid vaccines, the survey found that more than four in 10 said they felt they did not need this latest shot.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/16/health/vaccines-public-opinion.html

SEERS Pandemic, which Bill Gates and the World Health Organization(WHO), two of the key figures in orchestrating the COVID-19 Plandemic, are projecting and planning to unleash on the world in 2025. Along with that unleashing will be the next round of liberty-violating measures like the lockdowns, social distancing, mask mandates, and vaccine mandates wrought forth from the COVID-19 Plandemic. In this video by YouTube Channel Redacted, the hosts explain that Bill Gates and the WHO have run a “tabletop” simulation in Belgium about the next plandemic, meaning SEERS. Hopefully YouTube doesn’t remove that video, but especially on that note, watch it before it’s censored!
https://www.naturalblaze.com/2023/01/seers-plandemic-coming-in-2025.html

White House Lays Groundwork For What Could Be Last Renewal Of Covid Emergency: With covid again surging, the Biden administration will extend the public health emergency this week. But it could be for the last time, a decision that would have a cascade effect across insurance programs and other public health initiatives.
https://khn.org/morning-breakout/white-house-lays-groundwork-for-what-could-be-last-renewal-of-covid-emergency/

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
Republicans Signal Cuts To Social Security, Medicare With New House Majority: Republicans don’t plan to alter benefits for current Social Security and Medicare recipients, according to Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas). “What we have been very clear about is, we’re not going to touch the benefits that are going to people relying on the benefits under Social Security and Medicare,” Roy said Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “But we all have to be honest about sitting at the table and figuring out how we’re going to make those work
https://news.yahoo.com/republicans-signal-cuts-social-security-175927429.html

The Labor Market and the Soft Landing: The economy is on track to avert a recession, unless the Fed creates one.
https://prospect.org/blogs-and-newsletters/tap/2023-01-09-labor-market-soft-landing-federal-reserve/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemical
Fracking poisoned this town’s water. Now frackers are being allowed back in: Pennsylvania authorities have ended a moratorium on fracking in the town of Dimock, highlighting the contradictory nature of fossil fuel politics. “We got played,” Dimock resident Ray Kemble told the Associated Press
https://newrepublic.com/article/169867/fracking-poisoned-towns-water-now-frackers-allowed-back-in

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Global
In Ecuador, communities protecting a ‘terrestrial coral reef’ face a mining giant: Imagine a jungle. Now cool it down, add mist and waterfalls and drape everything in moss and orchids. This ecosystem, which runs through Bolivia, Venezuela, Colombia, Peru and Ecuador, holds nearly one-sixth of all plant species on Earth and more bird species than all of North America. less than 15% of Ecuador’s original cloud forests and only 4% of all forests in northwestern Ecuador remain.
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/01/in-ecuador-communities-protecting-a-terrestrial-coral-reef-face-a-mining-giant/

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals / Global
Why are Saudi farmers pumping Arizona groundwater? A conversation with Natalie Koch, author of ‘Arid Empire: The Entangled Fates of Arabia and Arizona.’ How did a Saudi-owned farm end up in Arizona?
https://www.hcn.org/issues/55.1/south-interview-why-are-saudi-farmers-pumping-arizona-groundwater

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals / Other
Heartland study finds spices second only to paint for the lead poisoning of children: Lead-contaminated spices purchased in foreign countries, brought to the United States, then used in the preparation of food. Over the past weekend, a heartland newspaper shared with its readers the stunning conclusion of its local health department. What was disclosed was that contaminated spices were determined to be the second largest cause of lead poisoning in children in 2021 in Nebraska’s most populous county. Families traveling abroad should be aware of the potential health risks associated with the purchase and use of spices that have not been tested for purity.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16061585/

# General Information / Other News
Epstein’s sex trafficking was aided by JPMorgan, a U.S. Virgin Islands lawsuit says: “These decisions were advocated and approved at the senior levels of JP Morgan,” it said. The bank allegedly “facilitated and concealed wire and cash transactions that raised suspicion of, and were in fact part of, a criminal enterprise whose currency was the sexual servitude of dozens of women and girls,” according to the complaint. A lawsuit says the bank helped conceal the exploitation of women and girls by the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/28/business/jeffrey-epstein-jpmorgan-virgin-islands.html

# Gov / Politics / Global
British-run spy tech powers Ukraine proxy war, putting civilians at risk: Leaked files reveal the Anomaly 6 spy firm is providing intelligence to the British military through a cut-out involved in the Kerch Bridge bombing and other acts of dangerous sabotage in the Ukraine conflict.
https://thegrayzone.com/2023/01/03/british-spy-tech-ukraine-war/

War Correspondents’ Appeal for Peace in Ukraine and vs Weapons’ Race. On Mediaset Berlusconi’s Christmas Gift to Putin: Eleven historical correspondents of major Italian media raise the alarm on the risks of the sided and hyper-simplistic narration of the conflict: “Only a dominant thought is accredited and anyone who does not think in that way is branded a friend of Putin”.
https://www.veteranstoday.com/2023/01/09/war-correspondents-appeal-for-peace-in-ukraine-and-vs-weapons-race-on-mediaset-berlusconis-christmas-gift-to-putin/

The New Abnormal: One Theory for Why Bolsonaro Is in Florida: “The reason Bolsonaro is in Florida, it’s not that he’s sulking there, it’s that he’s under investigation for various potential crimes,” says Ben-Ghiat.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/one-theory-why-bolsonaro-florida-095136603.html

The American PR firm helping Saudi Arabia clean up its image:  Edelman’s work for the ministry included a promise to “research, identify and monitor online conversations and media coverage to identify ‘friends’ and detractors”, mainly in the US media. Since Khashoggi’s murder, the powerful PR firm has received or is contracted to receive $9.6m (£7.9m) in fees from Saudi government agencies and companies controlled by the regime.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/22/edelman-saudi-arabia-pr-image

Former Iranian President’s Daughter Jailed for 5 Years: Faezeh Hashemi was arrested in September for “inciting riots,” according to reports. Before her arrest, Hashemi had said that authorities were referring to the protests over Amini’s death while in police custody for an alleged violation of the country’s hijab law as “riots” and “sedition” in order to suppress them.
https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-hashemi-rafsanjani-5-years-prison-protests/32217167.html

Russian Analysts Threaten Macron With Missile Strike: ‘Should Be No France’: Russian propagandists are pushing for a strike on France due to President Emmanuel Macron’s support of Ukraine in its war with Russia, according to a video posted Monday by Anton Gerashchenko, adviser to Ukraine’s minister of internal affairs.
https://www.newsweek.com/russian-analysts-threaten-macron-missile-strike-should-no-france-1772477

# Gov / Politics / US
GOP Adopts House Rules; First Legislative Victory After Messy Start: House Republicans had voiced concerns in the hours before the vote that they still hadn’t seen text on key concessions to conservatives.
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/01/09/rogers-house-gop-gaetz-00076988

McCarthy Plans to Remove Swalwell from Intel Committee over Ties to Suspected Chinese Spy: House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy (R., Calif.) said  he plans to follow through on his promises to remove several Democrats from their congressional committees when Republicans take control of the House in the new year.
https://thehill.com/new_members_2023/3745555-mccarthys-planned-expulsions-of-intel-democrats-prompts-howls/

Far Right GOP Now Champions Jail Reforms — But Only for January Sixers: The GOP has a history of promoting policies that disregard human rights and create inhumane prison and jail conditions.
https://truthout.org/articles/far-right-gop-now-champions-jail-reforms-but-only-for-january-sixers/

Biden’s Expansion of Title 42 Takes Us Further From Humane Border Policy: Far from enhancing public health, Title 42 undermines it by creating cruel and inhumane conditions for migrants.
https://truthout.org/articles/bidens-expansion-of-title-42-takes-us-further-from-humane-border-policy/

Republicans Who Voted To Overturn The 2020 Election Get Top Committee Posts: House Republican leaders on Tuesday announced their picks for powerful committee chairs in the new Congress, and most of them have an inherent character flaw: They voted to overturn the 2020 presidential election results after fueling the lie that the election was stolen from Donald Trump.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/republicans-voted-overturn-2020-election-173539946.html

All The Things Kevin McCarthy Gave Away To Become Speaker: In the new House, hard-line GOPers will dominate on the powerful Rules Committee and any lawmaker can try to kick him out of his job. One of his top concessions is allowing any member of Congress to call for kicking him out as speaker. A lawmaker simply has to declare the speaker’s office vacant, forcing a no-confidence vote that could cost McCarthy his job, and a single McCarthy-hater like Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) could make a spectacle of himself in the process.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/kevin-mccarthy-house-speaker-concessions_n_63bc6602e4b0fe267cb28d26?utm_source=cordial&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=hp-us-reg-fringe_2023-01-10&utm_term=us-fringe

Biden’s priceless legal and political gift to Trump:  If Trump’s mishandling of SCI materials represented a threat to national security, well, so did Biden’s. Who might have seen the documents over the 2,112 days between the end of Biden’s tenure as vice president and Biden becoming president? Biden chose to accrue the political benefits of silence over the national interest of presidential probity. This decision will significantly weaken the perceived apolitical credibility of any future decision by the Justice Department to charge Trump.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/bidens-priceless-legal-and-political-gift-to-trump

# Law Enforcement
Real-Life ‘Training Day’: Inside the Corruption Scandal That Brought Down the Oakland PD: An exclusive excerpt from the new book ‘The Riders Come Out at Night’ reveals the first days of a rookie officer who turned whistleblower, and the extreme brutality of a crew of rogue cops
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/police-scandal-oakland-bd-training-day-1234657683/

5 Cops Fired, 3 Suspended After Sex Misconduct Probe: Officers with a small Tennessee department were found to have engaged in a scandalous string of hijinks while on duty. Officer Maegan Hall and her fellow law officers allegedly engaged in wild sexcapades that included sending dirty pictures, taking her top off at a “Girls Gone Wild” hot tub party, and even having oral sex with two officers at the La Vergne, Tenn., police station
https://nypost.com/2023/01/09/tennessee-cops-married-female-officer-fired-after-repeated-wild-sex-romps/

Fake Reform Won’t Fix Police Addiction To Forfeiture Cash: Wesley Hottot and Daryl James of the Institute for Justice present a case against the widespread use of civil forfeiture in Michigan, and argue for its abolishment and replacement by criminal forfeiture legislation that would guarantee a conviction before the state can permanently keep a person’s property
https://thecrimereport.org/2023/01/10/fake-reform-wont-fix-police-addiction-to-forfeiture-cash/

Supreme Court weighs in on prone restraint death: The decision to review a case out of Missouri should tell officers across the U.S. that the legal system will scrutinize these cases even more moving forward.
https://www.9news.com/article/news/investigations/prone-restraint-supreme-court-death-st-louis/73-9a5abd44-a98f-411a-8e19-f66b14f9f374

LAPD officers have killed at least three people so far in 2023. Data by the group Mapping Police Violence shows 2022 was the deadliest year on record for police violence as law enforcement killed at least 1,176 people across the U.S.
https://www.democracynow.org/2023/1/10/headlines/31_year_old_black_father_keenan_anderson_dies_after_violent_arrest_by_lapd

# Legal / DOJ
Georgia Grand Jury Completes Final Report on Trump’s Efforts to Overturn Election: Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis will decide on charges against Trump based on the grand jury’s report.
https://truthout.org/articles/georgia-grand-jury-completes-final-report-on-trumps-efforts-to-overturn-election/

DOJ Reviewing Classified Docs Found at Biden’s Ex-Think Tank: The DOJ is reviewing what the White House described as “a small number of documents with classified markings” that have since been handed over to the National Archives. The material was discovered by Biden’s personal lawyers on Nov. 2, 2022 while they “were packing files housed in a locked closet to prepare to vacate office space,” according to a statement from Richard Sauber, special counsel to the president. Sauber said that Biden used the office space from “mid-2017 until the start of the 2020 campaign” in April 2019.
https://nypost.com/2023/01/09/classified-documents-found-at-biden-think-tank-doj-and-fbi-reviewing-the-material/

# Medical / Health
Taking Antibiotics Regularly Disrupts Gut Health, Increases Risk of Developing IBD: A study finds people over 40 who regularly take antibiotics are more likely to develop inflammatory bowel disease. Researchers from NYU Langone Health say the risk seems to be cumulative and reaches its greatest point one to two years after taking a course of medication, as well as after taking antibiotics which target gut infections.
https://studyfinds.org/antibiotics-increases-risk-ibd/

# Medical Technology
Brain-Computer Interface Found Safe, Can Work For Paralyzed Patients: “I think brain-computer interface is an example of a type of tool that is going to be used as we unlock the brain and start to treat conditions that were previously untreatable and previously impossible.”
https://thehill.com/changing-america/well-being/medical-advances/3571018-revolutionary-brain-computer-interface-offers-hope-to-paralyzed-patients/

# Space / UFO Disclosure / Other
Ex-Government official reveals stunning truth of UFO phenomenon: Luis Elizondo, an intelligence officer and former US senior deputy of defence officer, has made the stunning revelation that UFOs exist.
https://www.indy100.com/science-tech/luis-elizondo-intelligence-officer-ufo-2659093808

# Technology
AI In Space And Its Future Use In Warfare: Artificial intelligence (AI) has graduated from the hype stage of the last decade and its use cases are now well documented. The US Army has anticipated this impending AI disruption and has moved quickly to stand up efforts like Project Linchpin to construct the infrastructure and environment necessary to proliferate AI technology across its intelligence, cyber, and electronic warfare communities.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/charlesbeames/2022/12/21/ai-in-space-and-its-future-use-in-warfare/?sh=197500973962

Inventor of the world wide web wants us to reclaim our data from tech giants: The internet has come a long way since Tim Berners-Lee invented the world wide web in 1989. Now, in an era of growing concern over privacy, he believes it’s time for us to reclaim our personal data. “You’ll hear people talk about Web 3 and decentralization as being very similar in ideas and goals,” he says. “Owning your own data and really controlling your own commerce infrastructure is something that Web 3 will enable. It will be ultimately really transformational for users.”
https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/16/tech/tim-berners-lee-inrupt-spc-intl/index.html

# Water
Researchers solve one of the Borderlands’ biggest water puzzles: Officially, the U.S. and Mexico share 11 groundwater basins. A new map bumps that figure up to a stunning 72.
https://www.hcn.org/articles/south-water-researchers-solve-one-of-the-borderlands-biggest-water-puzzles

New Map Deepens Understanding of Cross-Border Aquifers: A new analysis of U.S. and Mexico groundwater supplies reveals 72 aquifers shared between the two countries.
https://www.planetizen.com/news/2023/01/120867-new-map-deepens-understanding-cross-border-aquifers

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January 9, 2023
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# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
The first economic plan the new GOP House proposed would raise the deficit by $100 billion
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/economy/gop-bill-irs-funding-114-billion-deficit

# Education / Schools
6-year-old shot teacher at Newport News, Virginia, elementary school, police say: “This was not an accidental shooting,” Police Chief Steve Drew told reporters during an evening press conference.
https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/richneck-elementary-school-shooting-newport-news-virginia/

First grader who shot teacher in Virginia is among the youngest school shooters in US history: Barely a week into the new year, a 6-year-old boy shot his teacher at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia, becoming one of the youngest school shooters in the nation’s history.
https://theconversation.com/first-grader-who-shot-teacher-in-virginia-is-among-the-youngest-school-shooters-in-us-history-197392

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemical
California will soon have the largest oil drilling setbacks in the U.S: “You’d never know it by looking at it,” said Don Martin as he faced a tall green wall decorated with a row of bushes. “A danger that’s hidden from view.” Beyond the wall is the Murphy Site, an active oil drilling project operated by E&B Natural Resources that uses chemicals residents believe are contributing to sinister health problems.
https://www.ehn.org/oil-and-gas-pollution-california-2659059703.html

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure
Great Salt Lake on track to disappear in five years, scientists warn: Unsustainable water use is pushing the lake toward collapse, researchers say, imperiling ecosystems and exposing millions of people to toxic dust. Currently, the lake is losing an average of 1.2 million acre-feet each year. One acre-foot equates to more than 300,000 gallons of water, per the Water Education Foundation. Why it matters: If the lake dries up, it could result in major health, environmental and economic consequences, the report says.
https://www.axios.com/local/salt-lake-city/2023/01/09/great-salt-lake-could-disappear-2027

# General Information / Other News
Trump’s Legal Strategy of Annoyance Is No Longer Working: Former President Donald Trump simply can’t escape the New York Attorney General, and his lawyers are flirting with professional embarrassment over their delay tactics.
https://news.knowledia.com/US/en/articles/donald-trump-s-legal-strategy-of-annoyance-is-no-longer-working-a5fc26a9912a004e1699beffc85f116fff0166a7

# Gov / Politics / Global
Pro-Bolsonaro rioters storm Brazil’s top government offices: Supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro who refuse to accept his election defeat stormed Congress, the Supreme Court and presidential palace in the capital.
https://apnews.com/article/jair-bolsonaro-brazil-government-caribbean-0c03c098a5e2a09ac534412c30ae8355

# Gov / Politics / US
GOP lawmakers were ‘intimately involved’ in Jan. 6 protest planning, new report shows
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/gop-lawmakers-were-intimately-involved-in-jan-6-protest-planning-new-report-shows

# Legal / DOJ
Pentagon doc reveals US lied about Afghan civilians killed in 2021 drone strike: One Amnesty International campaigner called the new report “more evidence that we need a huge change in how the U.S. uses lethal force and assesses and reveals its consequences.” One Amnesty International campaigner called the new report “more evidence that we need a huge change in how the U.S. uses lethal force and assesses and reveals its consequences.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/kabul-drone-strike

Trump is headed to court Tuesday to argue that presidents can’t be sued for defamation. Here’s what’s at stake.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-headed-court-tuesday-argue-211237652.html

Trump Attorney Sides With Supreme Court Knocking Down Case to Reinstate Him: Jenna Ellis, a former senior legal adviser to former President Donald Trump, on Monday voiced support for the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to decline hearing a lawsuit that sought to remove President Joe Biden from office and reinstate Trump.
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-attorney-sides-supreme-court-1772423

Multi-million dollar lawsuit filed against Trump, ‘alleging conspiracy, wrongful death and more’: “The horrific events of January 6 2021, including Officer Sicknick’s tragic, wrongful death, were a direct and foreseeable consequence of the defendants’ unlawful actions,” the suit alleges.
https://www.rawstory.com/donald-trump-lawsuit-2659088121/

Attorneys find classified info in private office from Biden’s time as VP:
Attorneys for Biden discovered the documents last November and notified the National Archives, Richard Sauber, special counsel to Biden, said in a statement. The archives took possession of the materials the following morning and have since referred the matter to the Justice Department for further investigation.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/3806056-classified-documents-found-from-bidens-time-as-vp-white-cooperating-with-doj/

# Media
USPS Is Making Even More Changes to Your Mail, Starting Jan. 22: So far, changes have included adjustments to pricing structures and shipping standards, but the new year is bringing even more updates for customers, and there are some you might not be happy about.
https://bestlifeonline.com/usps-po-box-price-changes-jan-news/

# Medical / Health
Does Using Tylenol During Pregnancy Lead to Autism? More Experts Raise Alarm: It is a question more parents and healthcare professionals are asking: Is there a link between acetaminophen usage and an increase in autism spectrum disorder? The overall rate of developmental disabilities between 2009–2011 and 2015–2017 increased by 9.5 percent, according to the US National Health Interview Survey. Dr. Ness said that since 2015 an estimated 60,000 children have been born with autism due to acetaminophen exposure.
https://nhjournal.com/does-using-tylenol-during-pregnancy-lead-to-autism-more-experts-raise-alarm/

Weight-Loss Drugs and Surgery Now Recommended for Obese Kids: It’s the first changes in the American Academy of Pediatrics’ recommendations in 15 years. Children struggling with obesity should be evaluated and treated early and aggressively, including with medications for kids as young as 12 and surgery for those as young as 13, according to new guidelines released Monday.
https://www.statnews.com/2023/01/09/pediatricians-children-obesity/

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# Indigenous
Nearly 200 Countries Approve a Biodiversity Accord Enshrining Human Rights and the ‘Rights of Nature’: The nonbinding agreement nods to a growing understanding that future conservation efforts must promote the well-being of Indigenous peoples, and that forests, mountains and rivers have rights of their own.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/02012023/cop15-biodiversity-agreement/

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
Covid Cases, Hospitalizations Spike as New Variant Gains Foothold: The latest surge, likely worsened by holiday gatherings, comes as the number of vaccines administered hits a three-month lull despite ongoing pleas from public health officials.
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/01/06/covid-cases-hospitalizations-spike-as-new-variant-gains-foothold-00076747

America’s spy agencies failed to protect us from China’s bio-warfare program: The US has nearly 20 intelligence agencies tasked with protecting its citizens from global bio-terror, none of which has yet to determine exactly how the coronavirus originated. American taxpayers shell out billions each year to our 18 spy agencies, the CIA (Central Intelligence Agency), DIA (Defense Intelligence Agency) and NSA (National Security Agency) the best-known of them, so they can protect us from foreign threats. And these threats include COVID-19, which originated in China. At minimum, these agencies must use their incredible human spy-power and powerful technology to collect (or even steal) secrets to determine where threats originate so we can neutralize them. Because if we don’t, we will be dealing with these threats again and again.
https://nypost.com/2023/01/07/americas-spy-agencies-failed-to-protect-us-from-chinas-bio-warfare/

# Education / Schools
Teacher Showed Islamic Art Depicting Muhammad, Lost Her Job: Despite numerous content warnings, an art history instructor at Hamline University was fired for sharing images of the prophet. Academic freedom and labor rights are at stake.
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/professor-terminated-art-history-paintings-muhammad-2238922

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Global
# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure
US government approves use of world’s first vaccine for honeybees: Hopes of a new weapon against diseases that routinely ravage colonies that are relied upon for food pollination.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jan/04/honeybee-vaccine-first-approved

Researchers identify potential climate havens for vulnerable plants and animals: As the climate warms, many ecosystems are changing, and plant and animal species are at risk. Researchers identify potential climate havens for vulnerable plants and animals Known as ‘climate refugia,’ these places are better buffered from severe impacts of global warming.
https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/01/researchers-identify-potential-climate-havens-for-vulnerable-plants-and-animals/

# Environment / Climate / Global
Proposed EU Nature Restoration Law Could be the First Big Step Toward Achieving COP15’s Ambitious Plan to Staunch Biodiversity Loss: The law making its way through the European Parliament aims to ease the accelerating extinction crisis and slow climate change, but has a long road to passage and some formidable adversaries.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/02012023/europe-nature-restoration-cop15-biodiversity/

Has the Amazon reached its tipping point? Some Brazilian scientists fear that the Amazon may become a grassy savanna, with profound effects on the climate worldwide.
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/10/the-amazon-will-reach-tipping-point-if-current-trend-of-deforestation-continues/

# Gov / Politics / Global
What Israel’s New Far-Right Government Means for Palestinians: The coalition agreements, released a day before the government is to be sworn into office, included language endorsing discrimination against LGBTQ people on religious grounds, contentious judicial reforms. The package laid the groundwork for what is expected to be a stormy beginning for the country’s most religious and right-wing government in history, putting it at odds with large parts of the Israeli public, rankling Israel’s closest allies and escalating tensions with the Palestinians.
https://www.npr.org/2022/12/29/1145952664/benjamin-netanyahus-new-israeli-government-will-make-west-bank-expansion-a-prior

Netanyahu’s ‘Big Lie’ Will End Rule of Law in Israel: Critics of Benjamin Netanyahu say reforms to limit the authority of the supreme court will grant his coalition absolute power and overturn Israel’s constitutional rule.
Former prime minister Ehud Barak, an opponent of Netanyahu, told The Daily Beast that the judicial reform was “a big lie covering up régime change, he’s trying to blackmail the country with threats to save himself from trial,” Barak said, adding that “it’s a straight line from [Al] Capone to where we are today.”
https://news.knowledia.com/CA/en/articles/netanyahu-s-big-lie-will-end-rule-of-law-in-israel-5edd4d66cadd4c71eee96a0b8db38d909249a941

Why a New Israeli Minister’s Temple Mount Visit May Signal a Shift in the Status Quo: The country has had right-wing governments before, but none has been this extreme, with a prime minister so beholden to the extremists.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-visit-ben-gvir-refuses-to-say-if-hell-seek-to-change-temple-mount-status-quo/

# Gov / Politics / US
McCarthy Wins the Speakership After Incredible Floor Drama: McCarthy’s path to the speakership wasn’t always clear, but he got the gavel by giving away everything he could.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jan/06/kevin-mccarthy-republican-wins-house-speaker

McCarthy struggled through 15 ballots, the highest figure since the Civil War, and offered several concessions to secure the support of several of the holdout Republicans. Five Key Concessions Kevin McCarthy Gave Up to Win House Speakership
https://www.newsweek.com/five-key-concessions-kevin-mccarthy-gave-win-house-speakership-1772105

# Legal / DOJ
According to Emails, Donald Trump’s Call To March on Capitol Wasn’t a Secret: The House Ways and Means Committee recently released its findings of the investigation into the January 6th march and Trump’s involvement. A screenshotted email revealed that it was well-known information that Trump would call for a march on the U.S. Capitol.  The email reveals a clear plan to have protestors march on the Capitol. Whether or not the rally was intended to turn violent remains to be seen.
https://wealthynickel.com/according-to-emails-donald-trumps-call-to-march-on-capitol-wasnt-a-secret/

# LGBTQ / Gender
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ matters now more than ever: The premiere of “Drag Race” was fun, but it’s impossible to separate the entertainment from protests and hate happening around the country. “This highly orchestrated and openly hateful campaign might make any TV show seem trivial. Yet pop culture is deeply bound up with the politics of acceptance.” “This highly orchestrated and openly hateful campaign might make any TV show seem trivial,” says Spencer Kornhaber. In recent years, it’s become easy to roll one’s eyes at the progressive notion that visibility will end the oppression of marginalized people,” says Kornhaber.
Yet pop culture is deeply bound up with the politics of acceptance.”
https://www.primetimer.com/item/RuPauls-Drag-Race-matters-now-more-than-ever-amid-a-wave-of-anti-LGBTQ-legislation-gASRx8

# Medical Alternatives / Herbology
Here are 10 risky supplements that CR, with the help of a panel of doctors and researchers, says you should steer clear of. In general, risk increases the larger the dosage and the longer the supplement is taken. Also beware of illegal or unapproved drug ingredients, such as tianeptine, methylsynephrine, and phenibut. Chaparral, Coltsfoot, Comfrey. (More on site)
https://www.consumerreports.org/vitamins-supplements/supplements-to-always-avoid-a1185290021/

# Military / DOD
Pentagon says $3B in new Ukraine aid will ‘change dynamic’ in fight with Russia: Pentagon officials said it is the first time that U.S. military aid to Ukraine will include Bradleys, known as a “tank killer.” The new shipment of arms also includes 500 missiles for the armored personnel and attack vehicles to fire.
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2023-01-06/bradleys-ukraine-russia-pentagon-8671721.html

# Space / UFO Disclosure / Other
Scientists Discovered A Strange ‘Mini Moon’ Asteroid Orbiting Earth: Newly Discovered Asteroid Is a Weird ‘Mini Moon’ on a 200-Year Visit to Earth. The space rock looks to have been captured by our planet’s gravity over 60 years ago.
https://www.cnet.com/science/space/newly-discovered-asteroid-is-a-weird-mini-moon-on-a-200-year-visit-to-earth/

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January 6, 2023
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# Border / Immigration / Migrants
Biden announces border visit as illegal crossings surge, expands legal immigration: President Joe Biden said Thursday that he will visit the southern border Sunday. The announcement came in a speech on illegal immigration, where Biden promised more border security and pushed for increased legal immigration. Under pressure to address influx, the president also warns potential migrants: ‘Do not just show up at the border.’
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/01/05/biden-border-plan-illegal-crossings-00076519

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
COVID Boosters Trigger Metastasis. UK Oncologist and US Medical Doctor confirmed the Montagnier’s Warning: The French biologist, Nobel Prize for Medicine in 2008 for the discovery of HIV, was among the first to denounce theartificial origin of SARS-Cov-2 altered precisely with the insertion of sequences of the AIDS virus. And in January 2022 Montagnier reiterated the danger of an increase in cancer cases after the launch of the massive vaccination campaign with boosters (third, fourth and now also fifth dose in Italy and in EU countries).
https://www.veteranstoday.com/2023/01/05/covid-boosters-trigger-metastasis-uk-oncologist-and-us-medical-doctor-confirmed-the-montagniers-warning/

New Analysis Shows Studies of COVID Vaccine-Induced Myocarditis Hid Critical Safety Signal
https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/covid-vaccine-induce-myocarditis/?utm_source=salsa&eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=02c425c9-427b-4dbc-bc7d-86f33ed2e158

Are COVID Boosters Behind Increase in Cancer Among Younger Adults? Research shows the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein obliterates 90% of the DNA repair mechanism in lymphocytes, white blood cells that help your body fight infection and chronic disease, including cancer.
https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/covid-boosters-increase-cancer-young-adults-cola/?utm_source=salsa&eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=02c425c9-427b-4dbc-bc7d-86f33ed2e158

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
Global economy 2023: how countries around the world are tackling the cost of living crisis: Price inflation has hit countries differently, but most central banks and governments are concerned about the rising cost of living in 2023. The World Economic Forum (WEF), in a recent blog post, noted that the cost-of-living crisis is at a high mainly due to the twin shocks of Covid-19 and the war in Ukraine.
https://www.businesstoday.in/wef-2023/story/davos-2023-consumers-can-help-in-tackling-cost-of-living-crisis-says-world-economic-forum-359088-2023-01-05

# Education / Schools
Georgia offered schools money to test their water for lead. Most didn’t sign up. Why? Lead exposure can have serious health consequences for children, but only a fraction of Georgia schools have signed up for a free testing program. Advocates worry school leaders are worried about the cost and consequences of discovering lead in their water systems, which the state has not provided funding to address.
https://www.macon.com/news/state/georgia/article268891637.html

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure
How California could save up its rain to ease future droughts, instead of watching epic atmospheric river rainfall drain into the Pacific. Urban infrastructure was designed to take stormwater out to the ocean quickly. All that runoff in the middle of a drought begs the question, why can’t more rainwater be collected and stored for the long, dry spring and summer when it’s needed?
https://theconversation.com/how-california-could-save-up-its-rain-to-ease-future-droughts-instead-of-watching-epic-atmospheric-river-rainfall-drain-into-the-pacific-197168

# Environment / Climate / Global
In a Famed Kenyan Game Park, the Animals Are Giving Up: Animals in the park are dying of hunger as a multi-year drought grips the region. The elephant’s tusks were removed by park rangers after its death. Makui is a rancher from a nearby county who has lost dozens of his own animals, sheep and goats, mostly, to the drought. After two years of climate change-fueled drought, thousands of animals have died, not from thirst but from lack of pasture and green shrubs.
https://undark.org/2023/01/04/in-a-famed-kenyan-game-park-the-animals-are-giving-up/#:~:text=Animals%20in%20the%20park%20are,%2C%20mostly%20%E2%80%94%20to%20the%20drought

How We Came to Know and Fear the Doomsday Glacier: It’s the world’s most vulnerable glacier and key to the stability of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet, yet we’re only now getting to know Thwaites Glacier. What took us so long?
https://hakaimagazine.com/features/how-we-came-to-know-and-fear-the-doomsday-glacier/

# General Information / Other News
What to know about cellphone radiation: ProPublica recently examined how the federal government, based on quarter-century-old standards, denies that cellphones pose any risks. This guide answers some of the most common questions people ask about cellphone radiation. The Federal Communications Commission, relies on an exposure standard from 1996, when the Motorola StarTAC flip phone was cutting edge, and that the agency brushed aside a lengthy study by a different arm of the federal government that found that cellphone radiation caused rare cancers and DNA damage in lab animals. The newest generation of cellphone technology, known as 5G, remains largely untested.
https://www.propublica.org/article/what-to-know-about-cellphone-radiation

# Gov / Politics / Global
Christmas truce ordered by Putin comes into force: A cessation of hostilities in Ukraine ordered by President Vladimir Putin on the eve of Orthodox Christmas took effect on Friday morning. Russia intends to observe the truce for 36 hours, from 12:00 local time on January 6 until midnight on January 7
https://www.rt.com/russia/569467-christmas-truce-ukraine-start/

Christmas truce ordered by Putin comes into force, Kiev rejected the ceasefire initiative, calling it a military ruse: The Russian truce has been rejected by Kiev, with officials calling it “hypocritical,” and Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky describing the offer as a military ruse. Meanwhile, US President Joe Biden suggested that by seeking a pause, Putin “is trying to find some oxygen.” The ceasefire order was issued after an appeal by Patriarch Kirill, the leader of the Russian Orthodox Church
https://www.veteranstoday.com/2023/01/06/christmas-truce-ordered-by-putin-comes-into-force/

# Gov / Politics / US
Homes of 4 Elected Officials in New Mexico Hit by Gunfire: At least three of the eight shots fired at state Senator Linda Lopez’ home passed through her 10-year-old daughter’s bedroom, she said. Nobody was injured in the shootings, which are being investigated by local and federal authorities, said Police Chief Harold Medina. He called the investigation a top priority.
https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2023-01-06/democratic-officials-homes-offices-shot-up-in-new-mexico

Convicted Capitol Rioter Announces Run for Congress: Derrick Evans, who livestreamed himself yelling, “Derrick Evans is in the Capitol!” threw his hat into the ring Friday.
https://people.com/politics/west-virginia-capitol-rioter-enters-congressional-race/

# Legal / DOJ
Family of Capitol officer who died after Jan. 6 sues Trump, two rioters: Donald Trump and two Jan. 6 rioters have been sued in the death of a US Capitol police officer:
https://nypost.com/2023/01/06/brian-sicknicks-family-suing-donald-trump-for-wrongful-death/

# LGBTQ / Gender
How Gender Ideology Conquered South Dakota: A concept has emerged in Latin America with the power to rapidly mobilize voters and give new energy to the socially conservative agenda. It’s called “gender ideology,” and according to the conservative politicians and activists who coined the phrase, it redefines reforms that benefit women and LGBTI people, such as the right to same-sex marriage, as the “imposition” of a system of beliefs that threatens “Christian values” and corrupts society.
https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/voices/gender-ideology-fiction-could-do-real-harm

Anti-trans legislation: Lawmakers in at least eight states, including Texas, have filed anti-transgender bills ahead of their respective legislative sessions, with some bills targeting transgender adults. In Texas, one bill would prohibit state funds from being used for gender-affirming treatments, without age requirements. Lawmakers in at least eight states used the last two months of 2022 to prefile anti-transgender bills ahead of state legislative sessions convening this month — setting up another year of statehouse battles over trans rights, while targeting health care for trans adults in new ways.
https://www.them.us/story/trans-health-care-bills-2023-legislative-session-lgbtq

# Medical / Health
A Top HHS Official Blocked Release of Long-Delayed Fluoride Toxicity Review, Internal Emails Reveal
https://fluoridealert.org/news/internal-cdc-emails-claim-assistant-secretary-for-health-blocked-release-of-fluoride-review/

# Science
Interview: Matthew Cobb on the Ethics of Genetic Engineering: In the book ‘As Gods,’ biologist and historian Matthew Cobb explores the “dream and the nightmare” of genetic research and the quandaries the field has grappled with, from its roots in the 1970s to the cloned sheep Dolly and the recent advances made possible by CRISPR and other gene-editing techniques.
https://undark.org/2023/01/06/interview-matthew-cobb-on-the-ethics-of-genetic-engineering/

In Bioethics, the Public Deserves More Than a Seat at the Table: Discussing bioethics is critical to a future everyone has a hand in shaping. But obstacles abound. Every time scientists present a groundbreaking biological innovation, it seems as though there is a crescendo of noise, articles beckoning for public discussion, social media posts sharing the public’s opinions, scientists urging for more public input about bioethical decisions. The noise grows and grows and then — silence.
https://undark.org/2023/01/05/in-bioethics-the-public-deserves-more-than-a-seat-at-the-table/

The Steep Cost of Bio-Based Plastics: Bio-plastics, made from crops like corn, are hyped as a way to reduce the use of fossil fuels and, in theory, pull carbon from the atmosphere. But it would take an astounding amount of land and water to grow enough plants to replace traditional plastics, plus the energy to produce and ship it all.
https://undark.org/2023/01/03/the-steep-cost-of-bio-based-plastics/

# Technology
What You Should Know About Wireless Radiation: The Federal Communications Commission relies on a cellphone radiation exposure standard from 1996, when the Motorola StarTAC flip phone was cutting edge, but the newest 5G generation of cellphone technology remains largely untested.
https://www.propublica.org/article/what-to-know-about-cellphone-radiation

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January 5, 2023
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# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
Growth Of ‘Most Transmissible Subvariant’ XBB.1.5 Worries Health Officials: White House cautions against panic as XBB.1.5 omicron subvariant spreads. XBB.1.5 omicron subvariant, which has rapidly grown to account for 40 percent of U.S. COVID-19 cases, with officials stating it is not yet known if this version is more dangerous.
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/3798876-white-house-cautions-against-panic-as-xbb-1-5-omicron-subvariant-spreads/

Baby Dies of Blood Clot After Transfusion of COVID-Vaccinated Blood, Parents Claim: The baby’s mother said that Providence Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital in Spokane, Washington, threatened to call Child Protective Services (CPS) if they did not allow their baby, Alexander Eliot Bly, to receive the COVID-vaccinated blood transfusion. “They would not even consider it was the blood transfusion that killed him. They did admit it was the blood clot that killed him. I’m hoping it can warn others about the danger of the blood from the blood bank,” baby Alexander’s mother said.
https://nationalfile.com/baby-dies-of-blood-clot-after-transfusion-of-covid-vaccinated-blood/

WHO Labels Unvaccinated People a ‘Major Killing Force Globally’ | 18 Dec 2022 | The World Health Organization (WHO) has labeled unvaccinated people a “major killing force globally” in a new campaign being promoted on social media. The WHO is promoting a new video that targets “anti-vaccine activism” by blasting those who choose not to be vaccinated for supporting “anti-science aggression.”
https://thinkcivics.com/who-labels-unvaccinated-people-a-major-killing-force-globally/

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
No Matter Who Leads House GOP, Advocates Say, ‘They All Want to Cut Your Social Security’: “Democrats must stand strong and united to protect Social Security from Republican hostage-taking,” said Social Security Works.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/social-security-cuts-house-gop

Driven by Economic Injustice, Gen Z Deemed ‘Most Pro-Union Generation’ in US: “Young people see that their parents are worse off than their grandparents. They’re worse off than their parents,” said one economist. “They recognize that their lives have been impacted by the decline in unions.”
https://www.marketplace.org/2023/01/03/gen-z-is-the-most-pro-union-generation/

The little secret about corporate profits: The power of big corporations to raise their prices higher than their costs are rising.
https://robertreich.org/post/705458064464183296

# Education / Schools
‘Shook me to the core’: Threats to San Antonio schools, real or not, more than doubled in 2022: The Uvalde tragedy left students, parents and staff more willing to relay their suspicions. “Recently we have noticed an uptick in the number of incidents that come to our attention,” says San Antonio-based FBI special agent Michelle Lee. She says the bureau, which assists local school districts’ law enforcement officials when needed, takes every threat seriously.
https://news4sanantonio.com/news/local/rash-of-recent-threats-against-san-antonio-area-schools-reflects-larger-trend

Texas’ School-to-Prison Pipeline, Ticketing, Arrest & Use of Force in Schools. How the Myth of the ‘Blackboard Jungle’ Reshaped School Disciplinary Policy: This report is the third in a series examining the intersection of school discipline and gateways to the juvenile justice system. It focuses on Class C misdemeanor ticketing and arrest of
students and on use of force (including pepper spray and Tasers) by school police officers.
https://www.njjn.org/uploads/digital-library/Texas-School-Prison-Pipeline_Ticketing_Booklet_Texas-Appleseed_Dec2010.pdf

# Employment / Labor
Amazon to Cut 18,000 Jobs in Biggest Ever Layoffs: The tech behemoth cited an “uncertain economy” for the huge cutbacks.
https://www.reuters.com/business/retail-consumer/amazon-lay-off-over-17000-workers-wsj-2023-01-04/

# General Information / Other News
We’re not entering a new Cold War with China, though it might be better if we were. At least the 20th-century struggle between the West and USSR had clear sides and a single goal: world domination. After decades of deepening ties and building bridges to the West, China is turning inward. It’s expanding its military, developing sophisticated new weapons and growing more belligerent. It’s starting to feel as if the arms races and power struggles of the old Soviet-American rivalry have come roaring back, Beijing taking Moscow’s former place at the heart of the communist world.
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-were-not-entering-a-new-cold-war-with-china-though-it-might-be-better/

# Gov / Politics / Global
An Economic Proxy War in the Indian Ocean amid Virtual Realty in a post-truth world. Welcome to 2023!
https://www.veteranstoday.com/2023/01/05/an-economic-proxy-war-in-the-indian-ocean-amid-virtual-realty-in-a-post-truth-world-welcome-to-2023/

Zelensky to Join World Economic Forum at Davos, Partner With BlackRock to ‘Rebuild’ Ukraine: Dictator plans to meet with the architects of the “great reset” at Davos and partner with globalist firm BlackRock for the “reconstruction” of Ukraine. Zelensky told the people of Ukraine in a recent address to the nation that BlackRock “specialists” are already helping Ukraine to build a “reconstruction” fund, and that next month, he’ll take part in the World Economic Forum’s infamous Davos summit.
https://nationalfile.com/zelensky-to-join-world-economic-forum-at-davos-partner-with-blackrock-to-rebuild-ukraine/

Why a New Israeli Minister’s Temple Mount Visit May Signal a Shift in the Status Quo: The country has had right-wing governments before, but none has been this extreme, with a prime minister so beholden to the extremists.
https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/88726?utm_source=ctw&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=titlelink&mkt_tok=ODEzLVhZVS00MjIAAAGJIz8d5sdi3EpMYxq3D___z5tIOG0cFPjhau-kquSWXDu3OqAH62zIYz45VYlfJRlQHfg0EEtYbdm4vGRX_26eVE2k9pZ0xE9AJjgpxvU

# Gov / Politics / US
Great Power Competition: Implications for Defense, Issues for Congress: The emergence over the past decade of intensified U.S. competition with the People’s Republic of China (PRC or China) and the Russian Federation (Russia) often referred to as great power competition (GPC) has profoundly changed the conversation about U.S. defense issues from what it was during the post–Cold War era
https://sgp.fas.org/crs/natsec/R43838.pdf

Biden: A Proxy War with Russia Is Not Enough. We Must Also Seek War with China: If you need any more evidence that U.S. foreign policy is completely out of control, look no further than Commander-in-Chief Biden’s latest pronouncements regarding Taiwan, which is not a country. That’s right. Not according to the United Nations or the United States government. In fact, it is acknowledged by both that Taiwan is part of China.
https://mises.org/power-market/biden-proxy-war-russia-not-enough-we-must-also-seek-war-china

Texas Republicans urge Chip Roy and other McCarthy opponents to let Congress get to work: Texans poised to assume committee leadership are growing frustrated by Republicans blocking Kevin McCarthy’s election for speaker because Congress can’t get to work until a leader is in place.
https://www.texastribune.org/2023/01/04/texas-chip-roy-speaker-kevin-mccarthy/

Republicans and Democrats Quietly Consider a Speaker Deal: Democrats’ Sherman Floats Possible Deal to Make McCarthy Speaker. Democrats could seek concessions on US debt ceiling, spending. Such a deal would likely cost McCarthy more GOP support
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-04/democrat-s-sherman-floats-possible-deal-to-make-mccarthy-speaker?leadSource=uverify%20wall

McCarthy’s Losing Streak Hits 10, The House Republican stalemate continues: For the third straight day, Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and Republican lawmakers were unable to break their deadlock in voting for the next speaker of the House
https://www.thefiscaltimes.com/newsletter/20230105-McCarthy-s-Losing-Streak-Hits-10

# Medical / Health
Women in Deep East Texas drive over an hour to give birth after the last obstetrics unit in the area closed in 2019. But if closing the unit was hard, reopening it is proving nearly impossible. Only 40% of Texas’ rural hospitals offer labor and delivery services, forcing some patients to drive hundreds of miles to give birth. With nurses in short supply, more hospitals are considering cutting those services entirely.
https://www.kbtx.com/2022/01/20/texas-maternity-deserts-grow-staff-shortages-close-rural-labor-delivery-units/

# Military / DOD
‘CIA is behind spate of explosions in Russia’: US Army Special Ops veteran claims intelligence agency and NATO ally are conducting sabotage missions: The CIA is working with an unnamed “NATO ally,” according to Jack Murphy. Murphy was a former senior trainer and adviser to an Iraqi SWAT team –He said the CIA and Joe Biden are personally authorising missions
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11572881/CIA-spate-explosions-Russia-veteran-claims-CIA-NATO-ally-sabotage.html

U.S. military bases that housed Afghan evacuees suffered $260 million in damage: A new Department of Defense (DOD) report found that the U.S. military bases that housed Afghan evacuees suffered 260 million in damages, with the Air Force saying the damage was “unrepairable.”
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/us-military-bases-housed-afghan-evacuees-suffered-260-million-damage

# Military / Global
Ukraine Intel Boss Warns Putin: Brace for More Strikes: Kyrylo Budanov, Ukraine’s chief military intelligence official, said there will be strikes “deeper and deeper” inside Russia in an interview with ABC News. But he didn’t clarify whether Ukraine would be behind the upcoming attacks.
https://upstract.com/x/84a708dec77f723d

New weapons from the West to be sent to Ukraine: France will send “light tanks” to Ukraine’s military, AP reports. This will be the first time that this type of armored vehicle is sent to the war in Ukraine, French President Emmanuel Macron said. The US is also considering sending Bradley Fighting Vehicles, another Western-designed armored vehicle, to Ukraine, a sign that the White House is willing to expand its military support against Russia.
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/12/15/u-s-eyes-new-weapons-for-ukraine-00074153

# Pharmas / Drugs
Warnock Hails Start of Medicare’s $35 Insulin Copay Cap That ‘Will Save Lives’: “If you need insulin, you really need insulin—it is not a choice,” said the Democratic senator from Georgia. “I’m thrilled to see my provision to cap insulin costs for Medicare recipients finally take effect.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/insulin-copay-cap-warnock

# Technology
Disgusting Infrastructure Bill Installs Kill Switches in All New Vehicles, Turns America into a police state: The website Motorious reported that former Georgia Congressman Bob Barr has been sounding the alarm on an item buried within the Biden-McConnell “infrastructure” legislation, which passed in August 2021. According to Barr, the government will now have the power to shut off your vehicle if they determine you are partaking in any “illegal” activity.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/01/big-brother-will-watch-drive-disgusting-infrastructure-bill-installs-kill-switches-new-vehicles-turns-america-police-state/

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# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
The omicron subvariant XBB.1.5 has rapidly spread to become the dominant COVID-19 mutation in the U.S., now accounting for 40.5 percent of all cases. The XBB subvariant, from which XBB.1.5 descends, is a recombinant of two subvariants that descended from the BA.2 omicron subvariant.
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/3793446-covid-variant-xbb-1-5-now-accounts-for-40-percent-of-cases-in-the-us-cdc/

# Environment / Climate / Global
Has the Amazon reached its tipping point? Some Brazilian scientists fear that the Amazon may become a grassy savanna, with profound effects on the climate worldwide. About 26 per cent of the Amazon rainforest has already been lost or badly degraded and without intervention the rest could transform into savannah, says a report on its status
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2336521-the-amazon-rainforest-has-already-reached-a-crucial-tipping-point/

# Gov / Politics / Global
In Search of Big Bucks: Zelensky Zips Over to Washington: Russia has stabilized the situation on the battlefield and is preparing to seize the initiative, a reality that obviates the tens of billions of dollars of military assistance that has been dispatched to Ukraine. The current package, except for a single Patriot missile battery, is simply more of the same, virtually guaranteeing that Ukraine will continue to lose this conflict going forward.
https://www.veteranstoday.com/2023/01/03/in-search-of-big-bucks-zelensky-zips-over-to-washington/

Putin’s Top Propagandist Urges Russians to Embrace Death: Vladimir Solovyov’s bizarre tirade comes amid fears of a new military call-up—and after Ukraine said it killed hundreds of Russian draftees left like sitting ducks.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/top-putin-propagandist-vladimir-solovyov-urges-russians-to-embrace-death

# Gov / Politics / US
U.S. House adjourns without electing new speaker. Kevin McCarthy can’t secure majority after 3 votes
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/u-s-house-adjourns-without-electing-new-speaker/article_3f31f6ba-8b9f-11ed-ab74-374cab653e68.html

# Media
Project Censored: Billionaire Press Domination
* Part 1: Fossil fuel subsidies, wage theft, EPA risk reports, congressional conflicts of interest, and dark, dark money: Concentration of corporate wealth and power distorts everything we see—and don’t see—in the world around us every day.
https://prospect.org/power/project-censored-part-1-billionaire-press-domination/
* Part 2: The real causes of inflation, Gates Foundation media investments, the CIA and Julian Assange, ALEC’s push to preserve its influence networks in state legislation, and surveillance advertising are the next five stories on the list.
https://prospect.org/power/project-censored-part-2-billionaire-press-domination/

# Medical / Health
Abortion pills: Under a regulatory change made by the Food and Drug Administration, U.S. retail pharmacies like CVS and Walgreens will now be allowed to offer abortion pills to patients with a prescription from a certified health provider
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-fda-says-abortion-pills-can-be-sold-retail-pharmacies-new-york-times-reports-2023-01-03/

Texas now bans medical abortions after seven weeks of pregnancy: Beginning today, a new law restricts abortion-inducing medication, the most common abortion method in Texas.
https://www.texastribune.org/2021/12/02/texas-ban-medical-abortion/

She didn’t get shoulder surgery but was billed anyway and sent to collections
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kaiser-health-news-cbs-news-investigation-grace-elizabeth-elliott/

# Nuclear
Joint nuclear exercise with South Korea not on the table, US official says: Biden denies US in talks on nuclear exercises with South Korea. S Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said Seoul and Washington were in talks on exercises involving US nuclear assets
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/3/biden-denies-us-in-talks-on-nuclear-exercises-with-south-korea

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# Indigenous
Biden declares Arizona floods a federal disaster for Havasupai tribe: The White House has made a federal disaster declaration for the Havasupai Native American tribe that mainly lives deep inside the Grand Canyon
https://thehill.com/homenews/ap/ap-u-s-news/ap-northern-arizona-tribe-to-get-federal-aid-for-flood-damage/

# Chemicals
Why the government fails to limit many dangerous chemicals in the workplace: Before his shift at the Goodyear Tire and Rubber plant in Niagara Falls, N.Y., in May 2021, a worker peed in a cup. Before he clocked out, he did it again. Goodyear shipped both specimens to a lab to measure the amount of a chemical called ortho-toluidine. The results, reviewed by ProPublica, showed that the worker had enough of it in his body to put him at an increased risk for bladder cancer, and that was before his shift. After, his levels were nearly five times as high. It’s no secret that the plant’s workers are being exposed to poison. Paralyzed by industry lawsuits from decades ago, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has all but given up on trying to set a truly protective threshold for ortho-toluidine and thousands of other chemicals. The agency has only updated standards for three chemicals in the past 25 years; each took more than a decade to complete.
https://www.opb.org/article/2022/12/15/why-the-government-fails-to-limit-many-dangerous-chemicals-in-the-workplace/

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
COVID-19 Omicron Variant XBB.1.5 More Dominant in US according to CDC. Is this the New Artificial SARS Virus?
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/10/17/dr-fauci-covid-omicron-subvariants-bq1-bq11-are-troublesome.html

Australian Doctor Injured by COVID Vaccine Slams Regulators for ‘Censoring’ Public Discussion, Calls for More Research
https://creativedestructionmedia.com/news/2022/12/23/australian-doctor-injured-by-covid-vaccine-slams-regulators-for-censoring-public-discussion-calls-for-more-research/

Gov. DeSantis calls for grand jury to investigate COVID-19 vaccines: DeSantis wants to determine any misconduct by vaccine makers with regards to adverse effects
https://www.clickorlando.com/news/politics/2022/12/13/watch-live-gov-desantis-hosts-roundtable-with-florida-surgeon-general/

U.K. Coronor Says AstraZeneca’s COVID Vaccine Caused ‘Fit and Healthy’ Young Man to Die from Blood Clot in Brain: A 27-year-old man in England developed a blood clot in the brain and died on Apr. 20, 2021, three weeks after receiving the first dose of AstraZeneca/Oxford University’s experimental viral vectored COVID-19 vaccine Vaxzevria (also known as AZD1222), and a U.K. coroner determined his death was causally related to the vaccination.
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-suffolk-63960457

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
Inflation, unemployment, the housing crisis and a possible recession: Two economists forecast what’s ahead in 2023: Although many say the economic outlook for next year appears bleak, there is room for optimism.
https://theconversation.com/inflation-unemployment-the-housing-crisis-and-a-possible-recession-two-economists-forecast-whats-ahead-in-2023-195797

Global economy 2023: Why central banks face an epic battle against inflation amid political obstacles: Central banks are raising interest rates to tame inflation, but 2023 will increasingly turn a technical decision into a political challenge. Where is the global economy heading in 2023? After all the challenges of last year, it’s a question we ask with trepidation. Just as the economy was dealing with the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February ramped up inflation.
https://theconversation.com/global-economy-2023-why-central-banks-face-an-epic-battle-against-inflation-amid-political-obstacles-197088

Wells Fargo ordered to pay $3.7 billion for ‘illegal activity’ including unjust foreclosures and vehicle repossessions:
Federal regulators fined Wells Fargo a record $1.7 billion on Tuesday for “widespread mismanagement” over multiple years that harmed over 16 million consumer accounts. Wells Fargo’s “illegal activity” included repeatedly misapplying loan payments, wrongfully foreclosing on homes, illegally repossessing vehicles, incorrectly assessing fees and interest and charging surprise overdraft fees. “Wells Fargo’s rinse-repeat cycle of violating the law has harmed millions of American families.”
https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/20/investing/wells-fargo-cfpb-foreclosure-fine/index.html

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemical
The Scorched-Earth Legal Strategy Corporations Are Using to Silence Their Critics: Drummond’s charges represent a scorched-earth legal strategy in which corporations are turning the tables on attorneys and advocates who accuse them of wrongdoing. By shifting the spotlight to these attorneys’ conduct, corporations effectively sidestepped the original allegations against them. The true purpose is to send attorneys and activists a message: Going toe-to-toe with heavyweight corporations can lead to personal ruin.
https://theintercept.com/2022/12/16/corporate-rico-environmental-advocate/

Gas prices to remain high in 2023, projected to peak at $4.12 a gallon in June: The past year saw extremes in the U.S. prices of gas at the pump. Gas prices averaged $5.03 per gallon in June 2022, the highest ever, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. But by December, gas had dropped to $3.32 a gallon.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/gas-prices-to-remain-high-in-2023-projected-to-peak-at-4-12-a-gallon/article_243fc1f4-8ad5-11ed-b7f4-cf73df80595b.html

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure
Can geoengineering fix the climate? Hundreds of scientists say not so fast: The White House has set into motion a five-year outline for research into “climate interventions”. Those include methods such as sending a phalanx of planes to spray reflective particles into the upper reaches of the atmosphere, in order to block incoming sunlight from adding to rising temperatures.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/dec/25/can-controversial-geoengineering-fix-climate-crisis

# General Information / Other News
The Soleimani Assassination: The virtual worship of Donald Trump on the part of many American nationalists, America-First standard bearers, and professing Christians in the United States has always amazed me, given The Donald’s overt allegiance to the Zionist State and the Israeli Lobby in thought, word, and deed.
https://www.veteranstoday.com/2023/01/02/the-soleimani-assassination/?mc_cid=627a717918&mc_eid=3f7488d454

The Soleimani Assassination Was Supposed to Weaken Iraqi Militias. Instead, They’re Flexing Their Muscles.
As U.S. troops fend off attacks by Iran-backed militias, American and Iraqi officials worry that the groups’ growing power is destabilizing Iraq.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/08/04/iraq-militia-drone-strike-soleimani-baghdad-mohandis-501602

“Brazen” Fraud: David Cay Johnston on How Trump’s Tax Returns Show He Fleeced U.S. & Enriched Himself: The new documents show “absolutely brazen” tax fraud. “Donald Trump has been a criminal his whole life,” says Johnston.
https://www.democracynow.org/2023/1/3/trump_taxes_david_cay_johnston

# Gov / Politics / Global
China’s new foreign minister seeks better US ties: New Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang sought better Sino-U.S. ties in a phone conversation with Secretary of State Antony Blinken on New Year’s Day
https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/new-china-foreign-minister-seeks-better-us-ties-call-blinken

# Gov / Politics / US
What the Pentagon Doesn’t Want You to Know About China: To encourage Congress to authorize the largest defense budget ever, the Pentagon just released its annual report on China, which dangerously misrepresents the country’s defense strategy. Such deliberate lies about China to drum up justification for more US war spending need to be urgently addressed. The Pentagon reports that China may challenge the US in the international arena. It is true that China is taking the lead internationally in economic development, in technological innovation, and in fighting climate change.  In contrast, the United States asserts its global dominance through direct or proxy war, occupation, crippling sanctions, and regime-changing coups.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2012/05/23/5-things-the-pentagon-isnt-telling-us-about-the-chinese-military/

New Texas State laws: Although the 2023 legislative session is not yet underway, a number of laws from Texas’ 2021 legislative sessions have gone into effect in the new year
https://www.texastribune.org/2023/01/02/new-texas-laws-2023/

Just over 1 in 4 members of Congress in 2023 will be women – at this rate, it will take 118 years until there is gender parity: In order for women to gain half of the seats in Congress, more women need to run, especially on Republican tickets
https://theconversation.com/just-over-1-in-4-members-of-congress-in-2023-will-be-women-at-this-rate-it-will-take-118-years-until-there-is-gender-parity-195504

Kevin McCarthy Can’t Stop Losing House Speakership Votes: The vote over who will take up the gavel has turned into a five-alarm dumpster fire with the House Freedom Caucus stonewalling the rest of the party
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/done-kevin-mccarthy-speakership-battle-154822410.html

George Santos’ First Day in Congress Is Off to a Rocky Start: The New York Republican who made up large swaths of his backstory is set to be sworn into the House of Representatives on Tuesday
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/george-santos-rocky-first-day-congress-1234655332/

# Legal / DOJ
Jan. 6 panel closes down after referring Trump for crimes: The House Jan. 6 committee shuts down Tuesday, when the new Republican-led House is sworn in, having completed a whirlwind 18-month investigation of the 2021 Capitol insurrection.
https://news.wttw.com/2023/01/03/jan-6-panel-shutting-down-after-referring-trump-crimes

# Medical / Health
FDA wants doctors to better inform patients of possible LASIK complications, including “psychological harm.” LASIK is the most common ophthalmologic surgical procedure in the US. Years after the FDA declared it a safe option to improve vision, the organization is reconsidering what information on long-term side effects should be given to patients.
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/fjollaarifi/fda-lasik-risk-psychological-harm

15 Million Americans Set to Lose Medical Coverage as Public Health Emergency Ends: America is facing a health crisis and it isn’t made up of bacteria or viruses, instead, it’s an impending medical insurance meltdown. There is an expectation that as of Jan. 11, 2023, an estimated 15 million Americans will begin to lose health coverage
https://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/15-million-people-may-lose-medicaid-coverage-after-covid-19-phe-ends-says-hhs

# Military / DOD
Proposal to use Montana’s Limestone Hills for aerial gunnery practice raises questions: The Montana Army National Guard has requested the FAA establish a joint-use restricted area airspace to authorize helicopter aerial gunnery training for “multiple” Department of Defense service branches.
https://www.stripes.com/branches/air_force/2023-01-02/montana-army-air-force-training-8618213.html

# Military / Global
South Korea asks US for greater role in managing nuclear weapons: South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol said his government is in talks with the U.S. on taking a more active role in managing nuclear weapons on the Korean Peninsula.
https://apnews.com/article/biden-politics-united-states-government-south-korea-a32718713839355b1df94e871df7c312

# Nuclear
In the Pacific, outcry over Japan’s plan to release Fukushima wastewater: The proposal has angered many of Japan’s neighbors, particularly those with the most direct experience of unexpected exposure to dangerous of radiation.
https://slashdot.org/story/22/12/30/1148245/in-the-pacific-outcry-over-japans-plan-to-release-fukushima-wastewater

# Veterans / VA
Stars and Stripes photo reunites Marine with doctor who saved his life in Vietnam: An iconic 1968 photo taken by Stars and Stripes photographer John Olson of a wounded Marine helped turn U.S. public opinion against the Vietnam War. It also sparked an unlikely reunion 54 years later.
https://www.stripes.com/history/2023-01-02/marine-doctor-photo-vietnam-reunited-8618889.html

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