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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2021-09-09

Voices, The Peoples News

September 9, 2021
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate
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# Indigenous / Global
‘Global Indigenous Agenda’ for land rights, conservation launched at IUCN congress https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.mongabay.com/2021/09/global-indigenous-agenda-for-land-rights-conservation-launched-at-iucn-congress/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gtLUSd01ejIUCjEAC869uKFG4Sfr3YOcQnmsagOUimK4c-p4yEPOULl2GqydWUtWNyXX$

Campaign launched to protect 80% of Amazon at key environment summit ‘New alliance with equal rights’ needed, say indigenous delegates at IUCN biodiversity conference https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/sep/08/marseille-summit-indigenous-people-best-keepers-of-their-lands-aoe__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gtLUSd01ejIUCjEAC869uKFG4Sfr3YOcQnmsagOUimK4c-p4yEPOULl2GqydWbDbFckZ$

# Border / Immigration / Afghan
Immigrant children were burned with scalding water and threatened at an emergency shelter, many children at another shelter suffered from dehydration and developed gastrointestinal issues, a whistleblower reveals.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/adolfoflores/fort-bliss-immigrant-children-shelter-whistleblower__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gtLUSd01ejIUCjEAC869uKFG4Sfr3YOcQnmsagOUimK4c-p4yEPOULl2GqydWWvjtL_G$

# CoronaVirus
President Biden Is Expected To Lay Out a Plan to Push Broad Vaccination Mandates https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/08/politics/biden-covid-speech-plans/index.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gtLUSd01ejIUCjEAC869uKFG4Sfr3YOcQnmsagOUimK4c-p4yEPOULl2GqydWec70wgb$

Biden Will Reportedly Tell Federal Workers: Get Vaxxed or Go. A new executive order reported by CNN goes further than one signed earlier this year.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/09/politics/joe-biden-covid-speech/index.html?utm_content=2021-09-09T13*3A00*3A07&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twCNN&utm_term=link__;JSU!!On18fmf1aQ!gtLUSd01ejIUCjEAC869uKFG4Sfr3YOcQnmsagOUimK4c-p4yEPOULl2GqydWQ5STa3y$

Florida Judge Knocks Down DeSantis’ Mask Mandate Ban. John Cooper’s ruling allows mask mandates to remain in place while Gov. Ron DeSantis appeals.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/florida-judge-knocks-down-ron-desantis-ban-on-mask-mandates-in-schools__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gtLUSd01ejIUCjEAC869uKFG4Sfr3YOcQnmsagOUimK4c-p4yEPOULl2GqydWVAlIUgn$

Details emerge about coronavirus research at Chinese lab. More than 900 pages of materials related to U.S.-funded coronavirus research in China were released following a FOIA lawsuit by The Intercep https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2021/09/06/new-details-emerge-about-coronavirus-research-at-chinese-lab/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gtLUSd01ejIUCjEAC869uKFG4Sfr3YOcQnmsagOUimK4c-p4yEPOULl2GqydWasHht1c$

# Economy / Trade
Impulse warfare: ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ companies are battling for a spot in your wallet. A flurry of dealmaking has shaped a new competitive landscape centered on flexible payment options. PayPal, which on Wednesday agreed to purchase Paidy, Amazon and deferred payments company Affirm, partnering up to let customers pay for hauls over $50.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.fastcompany.com/90673916/impulse-warfare-buy-now-pay-later-companies-are-battling-for-a-spot-in-your-wallet__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gtLUSd01ejIUCjEAC869uKFG4Sfr3YOcQnmsagOUimK4c-p4yEPOULl2GqydWS9OyJwu$

Democrats May Tie Disaster Relief to Raising Debt Ceiling, Putting GOP in a Bind September is shaping up to be either a battle for the ages or a capitulation that seals the downward-spiraling deal.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/dems-may-tie-disaster-relief-to-raising-debt-ceiling-putting-gop-in-a-bind/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gtLUSd01ejIUCjEAC869uKFG4Sfr3YOcQnmsagOUimK4c-p4yEPOULl2GqydWUjgmcU_$

# Employment / Labor
Job openings soar, but Americans have not gone back to work. Job openings continued to rise in July, even as unemployment rates remained elevated, federal jobs data released Wednesday show.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://highlandcountypress.com/Content/In-The-News/In-The-News/Article/Job-openings-soar-but-Americans-have-not-gone-back-to-work/2/20/71305__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gtLUSd01ejIUCjEAC869uKFG4Sfr3YOcQnmsagOUimK4c-p4yEPOULl2GqydWVd9YViY$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals The Biden administration releases a map showing how the U.S. could produce 45% of its electricity via solar by 2050, a goal that will require major grid upgrades and doubling solar installations annually for the next four years.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/biden-administration-set-goal-45-solar-energy-by-2050-nyt-2021-09-08/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gtLUSd01ejIUCjEAC869uKFG4Sfr3YOcQnmsagOUimK4c-p4yEPOULl2GqydWcNjsjZ6$

Majority of voters want fracking in Pennsylvania to end, says poll https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.axios.com/pennsylvania-fracking-poll-4e215784-4838-4120-b9f3-29147742f5fb.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gtLUSd01ejIUCjEAC869uKFG4Sfr3YOcQnmsagOUimK4c-p4yEPOULl2GqydWU29VCCQ$

# Environment / Climate / Interior
In a surprising shakeup, Biden ousts some Trump-appointed Arctic research commissioners. The Biden administration has forced the resignation of several members to the U.S. Arctic Research Commission, citing a lack of qualifications.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.arctictoday.com/in-a-surprising-shakeup-biden-ousts-some-trump-appointed-arctic-research-commissioners/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gtLUSd01ejIUCjEAC869uKFG4Sfr3YOcQnmsagOUimK4c-p4yEPOULl2GqydWZVAipQt$

Burned trees and billions in cash: How a California climate program lets companies keep polluting. “Imagine a general contractor finalizing the sale of a soon-to-be-completed home while the house under construction is actually in flames.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://flipboard.com/topic/oilandgasindustry/burned-trees-and-billions-in-cash-how-a-california-climate-program-lets-compani/a-PRYqm8BzTP2UX8SrZRKf-A*3Aa*3A2135266005-9a587b480c*2Flatimes.com__;JSUl!!On18fmf1aQ!gtLUSd01ejIUCjEAC869uKFG4Sfr3YOcQnmsagOUimK4c-p4yEPOULl2GqydWVlMrBST$

# Environment / Climate / Global
Montreal Protocol prevented carbon sink losses (study): In addition to protecting the ozone, the Montreal Protocol also prevented a significant loss of sequestered carbon.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://coastalreview.org/2021/09/montreal-protocol-prevented-carbon-sink-losses-study/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gtLUSd01ejIUCjEAC869uKFG4Sfr3YOcQnmsagOUimK4c-p4yEPOULl2GqydWY1r-eO9$

How the “Best Accidental Climate Treaty” Stopped Runaway Climate Change The Montreal Protocol halted the destruction of the ozone layer. In the process, it saved one of Earth’s most important carbon sinks.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://eos.org/articles/how-the-best-accidental-climate-treaty-stopped-runaway-climate-change__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gtLUSd01ejIUCjEAC869uKFG4Sfr3YOcQnmsagOUimK4c-p4yEPOULl2GqydWVpbG7wz$

# Global Politics and other news
Zodiac Maritime has used its ships to ferry arms and operatives around the region for covert operations, including assassinations.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.mintpressnews.com/revealed-mercer-streets-parent-zodiac-maritime-front-mossad/278419/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gtLUSd01ejIUCjEAC869uKFG4Sfr3YOcQnmsagOUimK4c-p4yEPOULl2GqydWTDU1k6r$

“About 200 people, among them US nationals, have been cleared by the Taliban to leave Kabul on a Qatari flight, a source with knowledge of the matter told CNN on Thursday.” https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://cnn.it/2X6d26s__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gtLUSd01ejIUCjEAC869uKFG4Sfr3YOcQnmsagOUimK4c-p4yEPOULl2GqydWYZgjdZg$

# Gov / Politics
9/11 Families Hope Truth About the Saudis Is Finally Here. The families that have fought their government and ours for years are hurting but hopeful that President Biden will keep his word and let the facts come out.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/911-families-hope-the-truth-about-the-saudis-is-finally-here__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gtLUSd01ejIUCjEAC869uKFG4Sfr3YOcQnmsagOUimK4c-p4yEPOULl2GqydWay9jHwZ$

Greg Abbott Takes the Lead in the GOP’s Race to the Bottom. It’s the abortion bill, but also the voting law and gun law and the no-mask mandate and the 1836 Project and “patriotic education,” and on, and on, and on.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/greg-abbott-takes-the-lead-in-the-gops-race-to-the-bottom__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gtLUSd01ejIUCjEAC869uKFG4Sfr3YOcQnmsagOUimK4c-p4yEPOULl2GqydWTjMEU_h$

Biden Will Fight Radical Texas Abortion Law in Court: The DoJ will reportedly argue that the abortion law “illegally interferes with federal interests.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-administration-prepares-to-sue-texas-over-abortion-law-11631151641__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gtLUSd01ejIUCjEAC869uKFG4Sfr3YOcQnmsagOUimK4c-p4yEPOULl2GqydWQKo2cex$

Top Trumpists Paying Teen Boys to Post MAGA Content: “There’s a lot of money to be made,” one teen told the site. “You just gotta know the right people.” Documents show that meme accounts rife with disinformation have also become shadowy advertising tools for some notable Republicans.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/trump-insiders-quietly-paying-teen-memers-partisan-sponcon_n_61200a80e4b0e8ac791e1161?ri18n=true__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gtLUSd01ejIUCjEAC869uKFG4Sfr3YOcQnmsagOUimK4c-p4yEPOULl2GqydWSqQJyVf$

Biden Gives Trumpy Appointees the Boot—but They Won’t Budge. Some officials booted from the cushy board positions included Sean Spicer, Kellyanne Conway, and H.R. McMaster.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/08/politics/trump-appointees-biden-boards/index.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gtLUSd01ejIUCjEAC869uKFG4Sfr3YOcQnmsagOUimK4c-p4yEPOULl2GqydWeo4fpaf$

Biden Mandates That All Federal Employees Get Vaccinated. After saying he wouldn’t mandate the vaccine when he was running for president, Joe Biden has decided that all federal employees must get vaccinated in 75 days.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/joe-biden-mandates-that-all-federal-employees-get-vaccinated-against-covid__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gtLUSd01ejIUCjEAC869uKFG4Sfr3YOcQnmsagOUimK4c-p4yEPOULl2GqydWeJXLbQ4$

Judge Hands DeSantis His Second Major Court Loss in Two Days. Florida’s new “anti-riot” law is vague “to the point of unconstitutionality,” a judge ruled Thursday.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article254116373.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gtLUSd01ejIUCjEAC869uKFG4Sfr3YOcQnmsagOUimK4c-p4yEPOULl2GqydWbbjhA63$

As Biden’s poll numbers drop, lawmakers call for hearing on Afghanistan withdrawal After the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan left dozens of casualties, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle want answers on what went wrong.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://starlocalmedia.com/news/national/as-biden-s-poll-numbers-drop-lawmakers-call-for-hearing-on-afghanistan-withdrawal/article_66293f5f-40ef-524b-97ae-e4745e141181.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gtLUSd01ejIUCjEAC869uKFG4Sfr3YOcQnmsagOUimK4c-p4yEPOULl2GqydWRfSp6Ty$

A war on the American people: This government has allowed the presidency to become a dictatorship operating above and beyond the law, regardless of which party is in power.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/65759.htm__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gtLUSd01ejIUCjEAC869uKFG4Sfr3YOcQnmsagOUimK4c-p4yEPOULl2GqydWXwE-YhH$

# Law Enforcement
Videos of White Troopers’ Beatings Were Hidden for Years: An AP investigation uncovered at least a dozen cases over the past 10 years in which troopers hid evidence of brutality.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/police-beatings-louisiana-video-91168d2848b10df739d73cc35b0c02f8__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gtLUSd01ejIUCjEAC869uKFG4Sfr3YOcQnmsagOUimK4c-p4yEPOULl2GqydWf2sZ8pT$

Ex-South Carolina Police Chief Admits to Armed Bank Robbery. The former chief pleaded guilty to fleeing a bank with cash eight years after he left his post.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.postandcourier.com/myrtle-beach/former-sc-police-chief-pleads-guilty-to-robbing-pawleys-island-bank-his-second-bank-heist/article_a07d660c-10df-11ec-b879-df8ded7a21e7.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gtLUSd01ejIUCjEAC869uKFG4Sfr3YOcQnmsagOUimK4c-p4yEPOULl2GqydWb1w5Luf$

Revealed: LAPD officers told to collect social media data on every civilian they stop An internal police chief memo shows employees were directed to use ‘field interview cards’ which would then be reviewed https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/sep/08/revealed-los-angeles-police-officers-gathering-social-media__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gtLUSd01ejIUCjEAC869uKFG4Sfr3YOcQnmsagOUimK4c-p4yEPOULl2GqydWRBeODnc$

# Legal / Judicial / DOJ
Fed-Up Prosecutor Is Done With Bullsh*t Traffic Stop Cases. John Choi, the Minnesota prosecutor who charged the cop who killed Philando Castile, is already earning enemies for his groundbreaking new policy.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/fed-up-ramsay-county-prosecutor-john-choi-is-done-with-minor-traffic-stops-after-philando-castile-death?via=newsletter&source=DDAfternoon__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gtLUSd01ejIUCjEAC869uKFG4Sfr3YOcQnmsagOUimK4c-p4yEPOULl2GqydWRy6UvAI$

Murdoch and Mad Dog Mattis Could Testify at Theranos Trial. Elizabeth Holmes allegedly scammed a lot of powerful people. Here’s the rundown on who might show up at trial to dish on Theranos.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/theranos-trial-could-see-rupert-murdoch-mad-dog-mattis-slam-elizabeth-holmes-on-the-stand__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gtLUSd01ejIUCjEAC869uKFG4Sfr3YOcQnmsagOUimK4c-p4yEPOULl2GqydWfa1pW3F$

# Medical / Health
Big Tech Helped Fund GOP Groups Pushing for TX Abortion Ban. Amazon, Google, and Facebook have all made significant donations in recent years to conservative groups that strongly pushed for the new Texas abortion law.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/amazon-google-facebook-helped-fund-the-far-right-groups-that-pushed-for-texas-abortion-ban__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gtLUSd01ejIUCjEAC869uKFG4Sfr3YOcQnmsagOUimK4c-p4yEPOULl2GqydWfrldPmi$

Biden Admin Sues Texas Over ‘Unconstitutional’ Abortion Ban. “The act is clearly unconstitutional under long-standing Supreme Court precedent,”
Attorney General Merrick Garland said.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/sep/09/biden-administration-sue-texas-abortion-law__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gtLUSd01ejIUCjEAC869uKFG4Sfr3YOcQnmsagOUimK4c-p4yEPOULl2GqydWSIBu397$

Texas Providers Could Face Jail Time for Prescribing Abortion Pills. The combined impacts of the recent bills leave marginalized pregnant people to seek abortion pills on their own.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/texas-providers-may-face-jail-time-for-prescribing-abortion-pills/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gtLUSd01ejIUCjEAC869uKFG4Sfr3YOcQnmsagOUimK4c-p4yEPOULl2GqydWWcY4fya$

The Texas Right to Life Committee has spent millions on anti-abortion campaigns as the state government passed increasingly restrictive abortion measures.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2021/09/texas-largest-anti-abortion-group-spent-millions-on-public-campaign-lobbying-in-past-decade/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gtLUSd01ejIUCjEAC869uKFG4Sfr3YOcQnmsagOUimK4c-p4yEPOULl2GqydWYatY2lc$

# Military / DOD
Women and non-white Air Force and Space Force members face different treatment than their white, male counterparts in receiving promotions, educational and leadership opportunities and disciplinary action, the service’s independent watchdog found.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/defense/571603-air-force-review-finds-women-minorities-treated-differently?utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=42169__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gtLUSd01ejIUCjEAC869uKFG4Sfr3YOcQnmsagOUimK4c-p4yEPOULl2GqydWSjB3hoD$

# Other News
Trump Boasts of ‘Obscene’ Money Haul From 9/11 Boxing Match. The former president is also reportedly being provided with a G-5 jet for his travels to and from the event, even though it’s only about 60 miles from where he resides.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.tmz.com/2021/09/09/donald-trump-millions-holyfield-belfort-fight-triller/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gtLUSd01ejIUCjEAC869uKFG4Sfr3YOcQnmsagOUimK4c-p4yEPOULl2GqydWRZBZD0B$

Packaging generates a lot of waste – now Maine and Oregon want manufacturers to foot the bill for getting rid of it. Maine and Oregon have enacted laws that require makers of consumer product packaging to pay for recycling or disposing of it.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/packaging-generates-a-lot-of-waste-now-maine-and-oregon-want-manufacturers-to-foot-the-bill-for-getting-rid-of-it-165517__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gtLUSd01ejIUCjEAC869uKFG4Sfr3YOcQnmsagOUimK4c-p4yEPOULl2GqydWVims_SA$

Bamboo fabric is less sustainable than you think. Bamboo can be a green material, but many of the products made with it aren’t.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://newsopener.com/science/bamboo-fabric-is-less-sustainable-than-you-think/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gtLUSd01ejIUCjEAC869uKFG4Sfr3YOcQnmsagOUimK4c-p4yEPOULl2GqydWaPS3wbC$

# Water
Line 3 Resisters Light the Way in a Battle for Life on Earth. Water Protectors are showing us how to fight for the future.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/line-3-resisters-light-the-way-in-a-battle-for-life-on-earth/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gtLUSd01ejIUCjEAC869uKFG4Sfr3YOcQnmsagOUimK4c-p4yEPOULl2GqydWZnjN12q$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2021-09-08

Voices, The Peoples News

September 8, 2021
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate
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# Indigenous
Indigenous Hip-Hop Star J25 is the First Native Woman Inducted Into the Recording Academy https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.motherjones.com/recharge/2021/09/first-indigenous-native-hip-hop-star-grammys-recording-academy/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mGanZC4-8NbJtzRg37HRHZz2sAsZiqNtTtXz65uivvBtTfb-YMnNpyfvAdTlNsugLdlz$

# Border / Immigration / Afghan
OMG: Biden asks for $6.4 billion to bring 95,000 often unvetted Afghans to US – while Americans remain stranded under Taliban control https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/571125-biden-asks-for-funding-to-help-bring-95000-afghans-to-us__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mGanZC4-8NbJtzRg37HRHZz2sAsZiqNtTtXz65uivvBtTfb-YMnNpyfvAdTlNtXtDXGo$

# CoronaVirus
Blockbuster: It Wasn’t Wuhan, Despite Rand Paul’s ‘Lie Soup’, COVID’s Home Base is North Carolina. Proof our boy Rand Paul works for the folks who are raking in billions a day with COVID profits and the deaths of America’s ‘least intelligent’
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.veteranstoday.com/2021/09/07/pravda-us-army-created-covid-19-in-2015-research-proofs-or-debunking-you-pick/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mGanZC4-8NbJtzRg37HRHZz2sAsZiqNtTtXz65uivvBtTfb-YMnNpyfvAdTlNhra9hAe$

Fact checking Rand Paul’s claims about UNC researcher, COVID-19 origins.
Scientists in the U.S. have long known how to mutate animal viruses to infect humans. This gain-of-function research has been funded by the NIH.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wral.com/fact-checking-rand-paul-s-claims-about-unc-researcher-covid-19-origins/19684174/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mGanZC4-8NbJtzRg37HRHZz2sAsZiqNtTtXz65uivvBtTfb-YMnNpyfvAdTlNqjs6nm-$

Rand Paul, Fauci again spar over COVID origins, controversial Wuhan lab Fauci and Paul have regularly sparred over the virus. Paul questioned top White House doc over ‘gain of function’ research.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.foxnews.com/politics/rand-paul-fauci-covid-origins-funding-wuhan-lab__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mGanZC4-8NbJtzRg37HRHZz2sAsZiqNtTtXz65uivvBtTfb-YMnNpyfvAdTlNpm2f6S7$

Experts weigh in on risky Wuhan study that Fauci, Paul debated. Virus in question not thought to be tied to COVID-19 but was highlighted in tense exchange between senator and infectious diseases expert https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rollcall.com/2021/07/23/experts-weigh-in-on-risky-wuhan-study-that-fauci-paul-debated/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mGanZC4-8NbJtzRg37HRHZz2sAsZiqNtTtXz65uivvBtTfb-YMnNpyfvAdTlNlsjK-fB$

Wuhan lab documents show Fauci ‘untruthful’ about gain-of-function
research: critics. Under the terms and conditions of grant approval, there is a section noting that prior to “further altering the mutant viruses”, the NIAID needs to be given a “detailed description of the proposed alterations and supporting evidence for the anticipated phenotypics characteristics of each virus.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2021/09/07/wuhan-lab-documents-show-fauci-untruthful-about-research-critics/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mGanZC4-8NbJtzRg37HRHZz2sAsZiqNtTtXz65uivvBtTfb-YMnNpyfvAdTlNi12QlJw$

Fauci Funded Construction of ‘Chimeric Coronaviruses’ in Wuhan – FOIA Release https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zerohedge.com/covid-19/massive-foia-release-proves-fauci-funded-wuhan-research-construct-sars-related__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mGanZC4-8NbJtzRg37HRHZz2sAsZiqNtTtXz65uivvBtTfb-YMnNpyfvAdTlNqvYMv88$

New Details Emerge About Coronavirus Research at Chinese Lab. Newly released documents provide details of U.S.-funded research on several types of coronaviruses at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2021/09/07/details_emerge_about_covid_research_at_chinese_lab_551145.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mGanZC4-8NbJtzRg37HRHZz2sAsZiqNtTtXz65uivvBtTfb-YMnNpyfvAdTlNv-qwj5w$

Obviously, it’s a pandemic of the vaccinated: Despite 95% vaccination rate, Cornell today has five times more COVID cases than it did this time last year https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1435053505169944579.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mGanZC4-8NbJtzRg37HRHZz2sAsZiqNtTtXz65uivvBtTfb-YMnNpyfvAdTlNu96K2RO$

The Fight Against the Next Pandemic Starts Now. Tech billionaires are pushing for funding to prep for future pandemics. Why not the left?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/infrastructure/building-back-america/infrastructure-summer-fight-against-next-pandemic-starts-now/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mGanZC4-8NbJtzRg37HRHZz2sAsZiqNtTtXz65uivvBtTfb-YMnNpyfvAdTlNhbOkWv7$

Over 100 Ontario youth suffer heart inflammation following COVID-19 jab, report says –People aged 12-24 years are among the least vaccinated in Ontario, yet make up between 52% – 78% of all the myocarditis and pericarditis cases linked to the injections.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/over-100-ontario-youth-suffer-heart-inflammation-following-covid-19-jab-report-says/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mGanZC4-8NbJtzRg37HRHZz2sAsZiqNtTtXz65uivvBtTfb-YMnNpyfvAdTlNmAbIdQS$

A 6-Year-Old’s Desperate Fight for Life After COVID. She loves mud pies, her chickens, and painting her nails rainbow colors. And she’s been battling just to breathe for a month.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/inside-tennessee-6-year-old-hattie-shells-desperate-battle-with-mis-c__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mGanZC4-8NbJtzRg37HRHZz2sAsZiqNtTtXz65uivvBtTfb-YMnNpyfvAdTlNmDUK2Qk$

As COVID Surges, We’re Not in the Endgame, We’re Mired in Uncertainty.
“People are pretty burned out 18 months into this thing.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.motherjones.com/coronavirus-updates/2021/09/as-covid-surges-were-not-in-the-endgame-were-mired-in-uncertainty/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mGanZC4-8NbJtzRg37HRHZz2sAsZiqNtTtXz65uivvBtTfb-YMnNpyfvAdTlNnykCAOo$

As Delta Surges, Other Variants Wait in the Wings. Biden Must Take Action. Some experts worry that the new COVID variant, named Mu, may have more resistance to our vaccines.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/another-new-covid-variant-adds-layer-of-menace-to-a-deteriorating-situation/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mGanZC4-8NbJtzRg37HRHZz2sAsZiqNtTtXz65uivvBtTfb-YMnNpyfvAdTlNt9GFQo6$

13 Staff at a Florida School District Have Died of COVID in Just 3 Weeks. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed bills banning mask requirements and imposing fines against mandatory vaccinations.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/13-staff-at-a-florida-school-district-have-died-of-covid-in-just-3-weeks/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mGanZC4-8NbJtzRg37HRHZz2sAsZiqNtTtXz65uivvBtTfb-YMnNpyfvAdTlNlURj6Kv$

250,000+ U.S. Kids Tested Positive for COVID Last Week. It’s the biggest number of weekly U.S. cases in children since the pandemic began.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.forbes.com/sites/jemimamcevoy/2021/09/07/at-least-250000-kids-tested-positive-for-covid-last-week-as-school-year-surge-continues/?sh=366ac5bd765f__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mGanZC4-8NbJtzRg37HRHZz2sAsZiqNtTtXz65uivvBtTfb-YMnNpyfvAdTlNhtnzgld$

WHO Chief Urges Halt To COVID-19 Booster Shots For Rest Of The Year.
Rich countries with large supplies of coronavirus vaccines should refrain from offering booster shots through the end of the year and make the doses available for poorer countries https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/business-health-coronavirus-pandemic-united-nations-world-health-organization-6384ff91c399679824311ac26e3c768a__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mGanZC4-8NbJtzRg37HRHZz2sAsZiqNtTtXz65uivvBtTfb-YMnNpyfvAdTlNrrmz6Bs$

# Economy / Trade
Businesses grapple with vax mandates and COVID policies. Companies have turned to government health data, internal chief medical officers, partnerships with hospitals and universities, and outside consultants.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.axios.com/businesses-vaccine-mandates-covid-policies-9430d284-1c77-4c6b-97ba-4a6b4311600e.html?utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=42110__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mGanZC4-8NbJtzRg37HRHZz2sAsZiqNtTtXz65uivvBtTfb-YMnNpyfvAdTlNgJCW75f$

# Education / Schools
Schools use COVID-19 tests to keep students out of quarantine. As California schools reopen, frequent COVID testing is meant to be a crucial tool in controlling virus outbreaks on campus. But so far, testing in many districts remains inconsistent and disorganized https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://lookout.co/santacruz/education/story/2021-09-07/california-schools-covid-testing-was-supposed-to-keep-schools-safe-what-happened__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mGanZC4-8NbJtzRg37HRHZz2sAsZiqNtTtXz65uivvBtTfb-YMnNpyfvAdTlNoczCcYl$

Rutgers bars unvaccinated student from attending virtual classes. A New Jersey student has said he is barred from taking classes at Rutgers University because he has not been vaccinated — even though he is only studying virtually from home.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://freebeacon.com/coronavirus/rutgers-bars-unvaccinated-student-from-virtual-classes/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mGanZC4-8NbJtzRg37HRHZz2sAsZiqNtTtXz65uivvBtTfb-YMnNpyfvAdTlNmDgiNyf$

# Environment / Climate / Interior
The new hot theme in gaming: Climate change. The climate crisis is finding its way into more and more games: can games help shift people’s perspectives?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.fastcompany.com/90671510/the-new-hot-theme-in-gaming-climate-change__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mGanZC4-8NbJtzRg37HRHZz2sAsZiqNtTtXz65uivvBtTfb-YMnNpyfvAdTlNkrCoXUq$

When the climate crisis becomes unignorable. This summer’s weather has forced a kind of continuous awareness of climate change.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2021/09/summer-climate-disaster/620004/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mGanZC4-8NbJtzRg37HRHZz2sAsZiqNtTtXz65uivvBtTfb-YMnNpyfvAdTlNqmRKIYX$

# Global Politics and other news
Scary Future Looms for Historic U.S. Ally Korea: This nightmare scenario comes to mind: The Chinese have invaded South Korea in the name of the North Koreans, who are sort of an auxiliary force, and the wobbly, weak-kneed American president decides the South Koreans can fight on their own.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insidesources.com/scary-future-looms-for-historic-u-s-ally-korea/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mGanZC4-8NbJtzRg37HRHZz2sAsZiqNtTtXz65uivvBtTfb-YMnNpyfvAdTlNl5vGeAS$

These ‘Mad Max’ Mega-Heists Are the Future of Bank Robberies. A new breed of bank robberies, defined by commando squads using sophisticated weapons and technology, is stalking Brazil.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/these-mad-max-mega-heists-are-the-future-of-brazils-bank-robberies__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mGanZC4-8NbJtzRg37HRHZz2sAsZiqNtTtXz65uivvBtTfb-YMnNpyfvAdTlNiAvL85B$

Taliban Announces Acting Gov’t as Protests Take Place Across Afghanistan. No Women Is “Disappointing” as Protests Grow https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/world/india/taliban-fire-air-scatter-kabul-protesters-no-reports-injuries-2021-09-07/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mGanZC4-8NbJtzRg37HRHZz2sAsZiqNtTtXz65uivvBtTfb-YMnNpyfvAdTlNjZDLkCJ$

The Taliban are cracking down on Afghan women protesting the new government by whipping, beating people https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/the-taliban-are-cracking-down-on-afghan-women-protesting-the-new-government-by-whipping-beating-people/ar-AAOeAsk?ocid=winp1taskbar__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mGanZC4-8NbJtzRg37HRHZz2sAsZiqNtTtXz65uivvBtTfb-YMnNpyfvAdTlNr0pIHv0$

# Gov / Politics
Gov. Abbott said Tuesday that a third special legislative session will start on Sept. 20.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/07/texas-special-session-redistricting/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mGanZC4-8NbJtzRg37HRHZz2sAsZiqNtTtXz65uivvBtTfb-YMnNpyfvAdTlNv5ejyMQ$

Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law Senate Bill 1, sweeping legislation that further tightens state election laws and constrains local control of elections by limiting counties’ ability to expand voting options.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/01/texas-voting-bill-greg-abbott/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mGanZC4-8NbJtzRg37HRHZz2sAsZiqNtTtXz65uivvBtTfb-YMnNpyfvAdTlNk1hPVrE$
SB 1 sets new rules for voting by mail, boosts protections for partisan poll watchers and rolls back local voting initiatives meant to make it easier to vote. Here’s a breakdown of the new law.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/30/texas-voting-restrictions-bill/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mGanZC4-8NbJtzRg37HRHZz2sAsZiqNtTtXz65uivvBtTfb-YMnNpyfvAdTlNi3HR4pY$

Kevin Reynolds spoke with Dr. James Cutrell, an associate professor at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center who specializes in
COVID-19 treatment, to answer your questions about coronavirus.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/08/covid-19-vaccines-breakthrough-booster/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mGanZC4-8NbJtzRg37HRHZz2sAsZiqNtTtXz65uivvBtTfb-YMnNpyfvAdTlNr3uA0SM$

Operations in Afghanistan Are Over; Let’s Get On With the “AAR”:
President Joe Biden would like us to believe we are now post-war in Afghanistan. In all likelihood, we are merely pausing before a much harder future operation.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insidesources.com/operations-in-afghanistan-are-over-lets-get-on-with-the-aar/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mGanZC4-8NbJtzRg37HRHZz2sAsZiqNtTtXz65uivvBtTfb-YMnNpyfvAdTlNi76YEju$

Noam Chomsky: The U.S.-Led “War on Terror” Has Devastated Much of the World. The 9/11 anniversary this week marks 20 years of slaughter and destruction wreaked by the U.S. across the globe.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/noam-chomsky-the-us-led-war-on-terror-has-devastated-much-of-the-world/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mGanZC4-8NbJtzRg37HRHZz2sAsZiqNtTtXz65uivvBtTfb-YMnNpyfvAdTlNo9kRRWX$

Exxon-Tied Manchin Is Again Holding $3.5 Trillion Bill Hostage Over Climate Proposals. The senator with deep ties to Big Oil wants to apply means testing to key economic programs like universal preschool.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/exxon-tied-manchin-is-again-holding-3-5t-bill-hostage-over-climate-proposals/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mGanZC4-8NbJtzRg37HRHZz2sAsZiqNtTtXz65uivvBtTfb-YMnNpyfvAdTlNvu-MSc-$

Chinese businessman gets 2 years in prison for exporting U.S. marine tech to China https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://texasnewstoday.com/chinese-businessmen-are-sentenced-to-two-years-in-prison-for-exporting-u-s-marine-technology-to-china/450895/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mGanZC4-8NbJtzRg37HRHZz2sAsZiqNtTtXz65uivvBtTfb-YMnNpyfvAdTlNpb-0nG5$

# Law Enforcement
Cops Killed Marcus Smith 3 Years Ago, Fueling Outrage Over Police Hog-Tying The issue of hog-tying as a method of brutal restraint should command national attention and official condemnation.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/cops-killed-marcus-smith-3-years-ago-fueling-outrage-over-police-hog-tying/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mGanZC4-8NbJtzRg37HRHZz2sAsZiqNtTtXz65uivvBtTfb-YMnNpyfvAdTlNsGQx8DC$

Former California cop pleads guilty to taking $14,000 bribe from gang member Rudolph Petersen, who worked for the agency for four 4 years, faces up to 10 years in federal prison https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.justice.gov/usao-cdca/pr/ex-montebello-police-officer-pleads-guilty-bribery-charge__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mGanZC4-8NbJtzRg37HRHZz2sAsZiqNtTtXz65uivvBtTfb-YMnNpyfvAdTlNuvn7KdT$

# Legal / Judicial / DOJ
John Pierce, former attorney for Kyle Rittenhouse defending Capitol rioters, says he’s not missing https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/jan-6-lawyer-john-pierce-resurfaces-weeks-after-mystery-disappearance__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mGanZC4-8NbJtzRg37HRHZz2sAsZiqNtTtXz65uivvBtTfb-YMnNpyfvAdTlNirEp4_k$

House Ethics panel announces new investigations of four lawmakers: The subjects are Tom Malinowski, a New Jersey Democrat; Alex Mooney, a West Virginia Republican; Rep. Jim Hagedorn, a Minnesota Republican; and Rep.
Mike Kelly, a Pennsylvania Republican.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/house-ethics-panel-announces-investigations-221200777.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mGanZC4-8NbJtzRg37HRHZz2sAsZiqNtTtXz65uivvBtTfb-YMnNpyfvAdTlNtMaqMFa$

# Media
GOP Strategist/Fox News Commentator was arrested on 10 felony counts of underage sex trafficking, conspiracy, and obstruction of justice https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.businessinsider.com/gop-strategist-anton-lazzaro-arrested-sex-trafficking-obstruction-indictment-2021-8__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mGanZC4-8NbJtzRg37HRHZz2sAsZiqNtTtXz65uivvBtTfb-YMnNpyfvAdTlNl0dcUNm$

# Medical / Health
Mengele in Arkansas: Prisoners Were Lied To And Secretly Prescribed Ivermectin By Physician https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.veteranstoday.com/2021/09/07/mengele-in-arkansas-prisoners-were-lied-to-and-secretly-prescribed-ivermectin-by-physician/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mGanZC4-8NbJtzRg37HRHZz2sAsZiqNtTtXz65uivvBtTfb-YMnNpyfvAdTlNtST6kwS$

House Democrats move quickly on legislation expanding Medicare benefits and enacting paid family leave https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.yahoo.com/now/house-democrats-move-quickly-legislation-205400845.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mGanZC4-8NbJtzRg37HRHZz2sAsZiqNtTtXz65uivvBtTfb-YMnNpyfvAdTlNr07QLrN$

Medicare Advantage Is a For-Profit Scam. Time to End It. The simple solution to the Medicare Advantage problem is to kill off the program.
It was just a Trojan horse to privatize Medicare, and its presence will make Medicare for All even harder to implement.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/09/08/medicare-advantage-profit-scam-time-end-it__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mGanZC4-8NbJtzRg37HRHZz2sAsZiqNtTtXz65uivvBtTfb-YMnNpyfvAdTlNlfnDWMo$

# Military / DOD
US navy confronts China over ‘false’ claims to South China Sea amid accusations of trespassing https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.yahoo.com/us-navy-confronts-china-over-195821823.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mGanZC4-8NbJtzRg37HRHZz2sAsZiqNtTtXz65uivvBtTfb-YMnNpyfvAdTlNsZ8cZ82$

Former Trump officials like Kellyanne Conway and Sean Spicer are getting kicked off military academy boards https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2021/09/08/biden-trump-military-advisory-boards-510526__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mGanZC4-8NbJtzRg37HRHZz2sAsZiqNtTtXz65uivvBtTfb-YMnNpyfvAdTlNtRTYjxJ$

# Military / Global
China says it chased US warship out of disputed sea https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/china-3e4f399d1b37fc78f84ea549b09d5367__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mGanZC4-8NbJtzRg37HRHZz2sAsZiqNtTtXz65uivvBtTfb-YMnNpyfvAdTlNvdpCA0a$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2021-09-07

Voices, The Peoples News

September 7, 2021
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate
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This almost daily Voices, The Peoples News is posted through the blog function of www.MPEN-Ohio.net

# Indigenous
For Louisiana’s coastal tribes, ‘being at the end of the earth is a dangerous place.’ After Hurricane Ida, Native Americans confront loss of homes, income, sacred sites. From the air, tribal communities across Louisiana’s coast appear to have been decimated by Hurricane Ida https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nola.com/news/environment/article_8751e728-0d8a-11ec-9fa1-cb44d2a508a1.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kvidZoJnuod-77e0I-g0tF2vcQ3vNLMMKGmoKe08wbRABCU7sn4JN8O_aqpNQHmGc9k7$

# CoronaVirus
Anti-Mask Fight Politically Charged In Many States You Don’t Hear About https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://khn.org/morning-breakout/anti-mask-fight-politically-charged-in-many-states-you-dont-hear-about/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kvidZoJnuod-77e0I-g0tF2vcQ3vNLMMKGmoKe08wbRABCU7sn4JN8O_aqpNQLO2SPPe$

Fauci Was “Untruthful”: Gain-of-Function: FOIA Release Proves US Funded Research of Chimeric ‘Bat Coronaviruses Likely to Infect Humans’ in Wuhan https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://newsrescue.com/gain-of-function-foia-release-proves-us-funded-research-of-chimeric-bat-coronaviruses-likely-to-infect-humans-in-wuhan/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kvidZoJnuod-77e0I-g0tF2vcQ3vNLMMKGmoKe08wbRABCU7sn4JN8O_aqpNQNNmwNsU$

Our For-Profit Health System Is Worsening a Nursing Shortage Amid Delta’s Surge Low pay, poor working conditions and emotional burnout put both nurses and patients at risk.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/our-for-profit-health-system-is-worsening-a-nursing-shortage-amid-deltas-surge/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kvidZoJnuod-77e0I-g0tF2vcQ3vNLMMKGmoKe08wbRABCU7sn4JN8O_aqpNQILRd8wl$

# Economy / Trade
The city council of Portland, Ore., plans to vote on Wednesday on a proposal that would ban doing business with Texas because of its restrictive abortion law.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/570956-portland-to-vote-to-ban-texas-travel-trade-following-new-abortion-law?utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=42080__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kvidZoJnuod-77e0I-g0tF2vcQ3vNLMMKGmoKe08wbRABCU7sn4JN8O_aqpNQME4bx2v$

# Education / Schools
Gov. Greg Abbott wanted state lawmakers to ban mask mandates in public schools. They didn’t. As Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton vowed to punish any school district that defied Abbott’s ban on mask mandates, Republican legislators were largely indifferent on the matter.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/07/texas-legislature-school-mask-mandates-abbott/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kvidZoJnuod-77e0I-g0tF2vcQ3vNLMMKGmoKe08wbRABCU7sn4JN8O_aqpNQIudVekx$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals “This Is Big”: 14-Mile Long Oil Spill In Gulf Of Mexico Investigated By Coast Guard The US Coast Guard is responding to a 14-mile long oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico discovered in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zububrothers.com/2021/09/06/this-is-big-14-mile-long-oil-spill-in-gulf-of-mexico-investigated-by-coast-guard/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kvidZoJnuod-77e0I-g0tF2vcQ3vNLMMKGmoKe08wbRABCU7sn4JN8O_aqpNQFoZuyJs$

The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) is investigating about 350 oil and chemical spills in Louisiana, predominantly in the Gulf of Mexico and the Mississippi River, in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, nola.com reported.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nola.com/news/environment/article_133c6d96-0f32-11ec-9642-0fb29acbbdba.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kvidZoJnuod-77e0I-g0tF2vcQ3vNLMMKGmoKe08wbRABCU7sn4JN8O_aqpNQFGAgTsp$

# Environment / Climate / Interior
Wildfires keep getting worse. Those fighting them can’t stand much more.
Climate change is making the work of wildland firefighters more grueling each year, leaving them traumatized: “Everyone knows or knows of someone who has died by suicide.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/briannasacks/california-fires-firefighter-trauma-mental-health__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kvidZoJnuod-77e0I-g0tF2vcQ3vNLMMKGmoKe08wbRABCU7sn4JN8O_aqpNQAuJwpJL$

# Environment / Climate / Global
An economic lifeline in South America, the Paraná River, is shriveling.
The continent’s second-largest river is drying up amid the biggest drought in 70 years, upending ecosystems, trade and livelihoods.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.indtodaynews.in/an-economic-lifeline-in-south-america-the-parana-river-is-shriveling/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kvidZoJnuod-77e0I-g0tF2vcQ3vNLMMKGmoKe08wbRABCU7sn4JN8O_aqpNQGwrZ4v5$

Manatee deaths in Florida point to a global decline in seagrass ecosystems. Manatee deaths are part of a larger trend: around the world, seagrasses are on the decline, mainly because of increasingly clouded waters https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.mongabay.com/2021/09/manatee-deaths-in-florida-point-to-a-global-decline-in-seagrass-ecosystems/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kvidZoJnuod-77e0I-g0tF2vcQ3vNLMMKGmoKe08wbRABCU7sn4JN8O_aqpNQHVNenkb$

# Global Politics and other news
Yemen Smacks Saudi Aramco – New Age of Drone/Missile Resistance? The Empire started the wars of rockets and drones, but the Resistance will finish them.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.veteranstoday.com/2021/09/06/yemen-smacks-saudi-aramco-new-age-of-drone-missile-resistance/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kvidZoJnuod-77e0I-g0tF2vcQ3vNLMMKGmoKe08wbRABCU7sn4JN8O_aqpNQAcmsM_p$

# Gov / Politics
Joe Manchin’s dirty empire. The West Virginia senator reaps big financial rewards from a network of coal companies with grim records of pollution, safety violations, and death https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2021/09/03/joe-manchin-coal-fossil-fuels-pollution/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kvidZoJnuod-77e0I-g0tF2vcQ3vNLMMKGmoKe08wbRABCU7sn4JN8O_aqpNQKBMp939$

A California county spars over water, marijuana law and race. Tasked to map an enigmatic aquifer for future water management, scientists confront political and scientific uncertainty.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.salon.com/2021/08/31/in-clashes-over-cannabis-race-and-water-hard-data-is-scarce_partner/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kvidZoJnuod-77e0I-g0tF2vcQ3vNLMMKGmoKe08wbRABCU7sn4JN8O_aqpNQDM2nXTQ$

The U.S. Owes Reparations to Afghan Women, Starting With an Open Borders Policy Implementing an open borders policy for Afghan refugees is one way the U.S. must hold itself accountable for the war.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/the-us-owes-reparations-to-afghan-women-starting-with-an-open-borders-policy/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kvidZoJnuod-77e0I-g0tF2vcQ3vNLMMKGmoKe08wbRABCU7sn4JN8O_aqpNQNmrbOcK$

Ending the US Empire of War, Corruption and Poverty. The US can either continue with its fruitless attempt to control others through militarism and coercion, or it can rethink its place in the world https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.fairobserver.com/region/north_america/medea-benjamin-nicolas-js-davies-us-withdrawal-afghanistan-taliban-american-empire-world-news-74394/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kvidZoJnuod-77e0I-g0tF2vcQ3vNLMMKGmoKe08wbRABCU7sn4JN8O_aqpNQBpapb0n$

Imperial Business-As-Usual… Biden-Zelenksy Meeting Shows U.S. Learned Nothing From Afghanistan. American militarism, war-making and imperial “nation-building” will continue.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2021/09/03/imperial-business-as-usual-biden-zelenksy-meeting-shows-us-learned-nothing-from-afghanistan/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kvidZoJnuod-77e0I-g0tF2vcQ3vNLMMKGmoKe08wbRABCU7sn4JN8O_aqpNQLbiHmYU$

‘Four-Alarm Fire’ for Democracy as Texas Voter Suppression Bill Becomes Law “Texas already had some of the most restrictive voting laws in the nation, and the passage of this egregious bill just made conditions for voters even worse,” said one voting rights advocate.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/09/07/four-alarm-fire-democracy-texas-voter-suppression-bill-becomes-law__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kvidZoJnuod-77e0I-g0tF2vcQ3vNLMMKGmoKe08wbRABCU7sn4JN8O_aqpNQGYCGzra$

No, ‘The Longest War’ in US History Is Not Over. What the U.S. did to Afghanistan and its people is not a series of mistakes or good intentions gone awry, but crimes. And there’s still no end in sight https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/09/07/no-longest-war-us-history-not-over__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kvidZoJnuod-77e0I-g0tF2vcQ3vNLMMKGmoKe08wbRABCU7sn4JN8O_aqpNQHZWpVxl$

# Legal / Judicial / DOJ
Former Treasury Department official Natalie “May” Edwards’ decision to leak highly confidential government documents to BuzzFeed News prompted a massive investigation that exposed how dirty money moves through the global banking system — and helped spur legislative action in the US and beyond. This past Friday, she began her six-month sentence at Federal Prison Camp, Alderson.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/davidmack/treasury-official-whistleblower-global-banking-prison__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kvidZoJnuod-77e0I-g0tF2vcQ3vNLMMKGmoKe08wbRABCU7sn4JN8O_aqpNQCz95M_0$

DOJ vows to protect abortion seekers in Texas after ban goes into effect. “We will not tolerate violence against those seeking to obtain or provide reproductive health services, physical obstruction or property damage in violation of the FACE Act.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.axios.com/justice-department-protect-abortion-seekers-texas-70bf0541-c9bc-4b6e-a271-55f6f0da42c7.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kvidZoJnuod-77e0I-g0tF2vcQ3vNLMMKGmoKe08wbRABCU7sn4JN8O_aqpNQCGMql6P$

# Medical / Health
Abortion bounty hunters in Texas are not ‘whistleblowers’ — they’re cruel vigilantes Aided by the U.S. Supreme Court, the state of Texas has now codified misogyny.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.salon.com/2021/09/07/abortion-bounty-hunters-in-texas-arent-whistleblowers–theyre-vicious-vigilantes/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kvidZoJnuod-77e0I-g0tF2vcQ3vNLMMKGmoKe08wbRABCU7sn4JN8O_aqpNQNqtxcW8$

# Military / DOD
Top US generals lined their pockets off Afghanistan war. The top generals who commanded American forces in Afghanistan have amassed fortunes from their postings there despite their disastrous conduct in the occupied country.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2021/09/04/665848/US-Generals-Afghanistan-McChrystal-Lockheed__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kvidZoJnuod-77e0I-g0tF2vcQ3vNLMMKGmoKe08wbRABCU7sn4JN8O_aqpNQFWnwdBX$

# Other News
2025: Aero-platforms, ‘Saucers’ Will Carry Cargoes up to 600 Tons https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.veteranstoday.com/2021/09/06/by-2025-innovative-aeroplatforms-saucers-will-start-to-transport-cargoes-20-to-600-tons/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kvidZoJnuod-77e0I-g0tF2vcQ3vNLMMKGmoKe08wbRABCU7sn4JN8O_aqpNQKVerBMu$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2021-09-06

Voices, The Peoples News

September 6, 2021
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate
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This almost daily Voices, The Peoples News is posted through the blog function of www.MPEN-Ohio.net

# Indigenous
Water protectors continue to resist on the frontlines — in the face of increased police activity, the Giniw Collective blocked a Line 3 pump station, impeding construction and operation.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=538089837615135__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gELwIHZRxmJi_x6RrhrLr3NQvV_YT2Fe-JAmJCzdHiooQTXEFzjXsKA1gqlM1Oth2-ae$

# CoronaVirus
OSHA reverses course, urges universal masking for restaurants, meat processing plants, and other indoor workplaces. “Fully vaccinated people in areas of substantial or high transmission should be required to wear face coverings inside,” reads the updated OSHA guidance.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thecounter.org/osha-reverses-course-universal-masking-restaurants-meat-processing-plants/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gELwIHZRxmJi_x6RrhrLr3NQvV_YT2Fe-JAmJCzdHiooQTXEFzjXsKA1gqlM1Ca4TtP0$

More Breakthrough Cases of COVID Ending in Hospitalization or Death.
“Breakthrough cases” of people fully vaccinated for COVID-19 being infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus continue to increase throughout the United States.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thevaccinereaction.org/2021/09/more-breakthrough-cases-of-covid-ending-in-hospitalization-or-death/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gELwIHZRxmJi_x6RrhrLr3NQvV_YT2Fe-JAmJCzdHiooQTXEFzjXsKA1gqlM1EqwHO5r$

# Economy / Trade
The Original Ponzi Schemer Swindled Boston Out of Millions. Charles Ponzi did not run the first ever Ponzi scheme, but his was the first that was so outrageous in size and scope that the practice would forever be associated with his name.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/he-gave-the-ponzi-scheme-its-name-and-swindled-boston-out-of-millions__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gELwIHZRxmJi_x6RrhrLr3NQvV_YT2Fe-JAmJCzdHiooQTXEFzjXsKA1gqlM1A8Zy3Qw$

House Democrats Want Medicare Expansion in Budget Reconciliation Bill.
125 House Democrats introduced legislation last Friday that would lower the Medicare eligibility age from 65 to 60.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/house-democrats-want-medicare-expansion-in-budget-reconciliation-bill/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gELwIHZRxmJi_x6RrhrLr3NQvV_YT2Fe-JAmJCzdHiooQTXEFzjXsKA1gqlM1MqezsXJ$

7 Wealthiest Americans Have Enough Wealth to Cover a Third of $3.5 Trillion Budget Plan. Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Page, Sergey Brin and Larry Ellison pay almost no income tax https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/7-wealthiest-americans-have-enough-wealth-to-cover-third-of-3-5t-spending-bill/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gELwIHZRxmJi_x6RrhrLr3NQvV_YT2Fe-JAmJCzdHiooQTXEFzjXsKA1gqlM1D3iPOuL$

# Education / Schools
Combatting Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) Racism and Increasing AAPI Leadership in Higher Education https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://voice.lifewest.edu/news-announcements/free-webinar-combatting-asian-american-pacific-islander-aapi-racism-and-increasing-aapi-leadership-in-higher-education/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gELwIHZRxmJi_x6RrhrLr3NQvV_YT2Fe-JAmJCzdHiooQTXEFzjXsKA1gqlM1M6x9W_-$

# Employment / Labor
More than 9 million Americans are set to lose their unemployment benefits and millions more will see their weekly incomes plummet as a host of federal pandemic jobless aid programs expire next week. Three programs covering a combined 12.1 million people will end on Monday without action from the White House or Congress.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/finance/570823-jobs-report-adds-fresh-concerns-over-mondays-unemployment-cliff__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gELwIHZRxmJi_x6RrhrLr3NQvV_YT2Fe-JAmJCzdHiooQTXEFzjXsKA1gqlM1GPy1brw$

Immigrant Gig Workers Risked Their Lives During Ida. They Want Better Wages.
Delivery app workers don’t receive health care, paid time off, workers’
compensation or a minimum wage guarantee.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/immigrant-gig-workers-risked-their-lives-during-ida-they-want-better-wages/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gELwIHZRxmJi_x6RrhrLr3NQvV_YT2Fe-JAmJCzdHiooQTXEFzjXsKA1gqlM1F5kVC3X$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals PG&E boosts lobbying spending as Dixie Fire burns. As the Dixie Fire blazes through California, the Pacific Gas & Electric corporation continues to spend on lobbying.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2021/08/pge-boosts-lobbying-spending-as-dixie-fire-burns/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gELwIHZRxmJi_x6RrhrLr3NQvV_YT2Fe-JAmJCzdHiooQTXEFzjXsKA1gqlM1BfvbIuX$

# Environment / Climate / Interior
4 major environmental treaties the U.S. never ratified, but should. Most of the world’s countries support these global agreements on conservation and pollution, but the United States is noticeably absent.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://therevelator.org/environmental-treaties/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gELwIHZRxmJi_x6RrhrLr3NQvV_YT2Fe-JAmJCzdHiooQTXEFzjXsKA1gqlM1KUf3EYY$

Complacency rules: Consumerism and the environment. Complacency and the refusal to change individual behavior and collective ways of living are stoking the underlying cause of the crisis—consumerism.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/09/06/complacency-rules-consumerism-and-the-environment/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gELwIHZRxmJi_x6RrhrLr3NQvV_YT2Fe-JAmJCzdHiooQTXEFzjXsKA1gqlM1HJTzkJU$

# Environment / Climate / Global
London protests show climate activism isn’t just for the Greta Thunberg generation During protests in London over the past two weeks, there have been quite a few gray heads in the crowd — the “gray greens,” as one BBC presenter called them.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rnanews.eu/london-protests-show-climate-activism-isn-t-just-for-the-greta-thunberg-generation-167369.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gELwIHZRxmJi_x6RrhrLr3NQvV_YT2Fe-JAmJCzdHiooQTXEFzjXsKA1gqlM1GkP_WbW$

# Food / GMOs / Chemicals / Other
A year of staff resignations: Food industry workers recount what drove them to suddenly quit en masse. Toxic work environments, poor pay, and difficult situations led staff at restaurants, butcheries, and chain stores to call it quits this year.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vice.com/en/article/akgy7a/we-all-quit-how-americas-workers-are-taking-back-their-power__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gELwIHZRxmJi_x6RrhrLr3NQvV_YT2Fe-JAmJCzdHiooQTXEFzjXsKA1gqlM1D3rCiVx$

A multiracial, multigenerational labor movement led by fast-food workers has taken root in North Carolina https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thecounter.org/labor-movement-fast-food-workers-north-carolina-fight-for-15-union/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gELwIHZRxmJi_x6RrhrLr3NQvV_YT2Fe-JAmJCzdHiooQTXEFzjXsKA1gqlM1Gg62YYg$

Food service workers are suffering from extremely hot working conditions. Few rules exist to protect them https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thecounter.org/food-service-workers-suffer-extreme-heat-high-temperatures/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gELwIHZRxmJi_x6RrhrLr3NQvV_YT2Fe-JAmJCzdHiooQTXEFzjXsKA1gqlM1A6NZWf8$

A newly approved $7,500 tamale cart brings hope to L.A. street vendors looking for an affordable option to legally sell their food. Sidewalk vendors in Los Angeles have long struggled with legalizing their carts.
Richard Gomez’s “Tamalero” is helping to provide a solution.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thecounter.org/los-angeles-street-vendor-rules-tamale-cart-tamalero/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gELwIHZRxmJi_x6RrhrLr3NQvV_YT2Fe-JAmJCzdHiooQTXEFzjXsKA1gqlM1FFGe4Mv$

World Food Prices Jump In August To Near Decade High https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://austincountynewsonline.com/world-food-prices-jump-in-august-to-near-decade-high/*__;Lw!!On18fmf1aQ!gELwIHZRxmJi_x6RrhrLr3NQvV_YT2Fe-JAmJCzdHiooQTXEFzjXsKA1gqlM1EqCP8ER$

# Global Politics and other news
How Will the Taliban Deal With Other Islamic Extremist Groups? How Will the Taliban Deal With Other Islamic Extremist Groups that have mushroomed in the region since the Taliban were last in charge?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://carnegieendowment.org/2021/08/31/how-will-taliban-deal-with-other-islamic-extremist-groups-pub-85239__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gELwIHZRxmJi_x6RrhrLr3NQvV_YT2Fe-JAmJCzdHiooQTXEFzjXsKA1gqlM1IzTBUGT$

Taliban suppress more dissent as economic challenges loom. many Afghans fear a return to the Taliban’s harsh rule in the late 1990s, when the group largely confined women to their homes, banned television and music, chopped off the hands of suspected thieves and held public executions.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-taliban-protests-bd853cac9eee5e4f0cd4b76580f27b53__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gELwIHZRxmJi_x6RrhrLr3NQvV_YT2Fe-JAmJCzdHiooQTXEFzjXsKA1gqlM1ChMeQb3$

Who Are the Taliban and How Did They Conquer Afghanistan? The quick collapse of the U.S.-backed Afghan government is a moral and political blow to Western influence and interests in the region https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wsj.com/articles/who-are-the-taliban-11628629642__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gELwIHZRxmJi_x6RrhrLr3NQvV_YT2Fe-JAmJCzdHiooQTXEFzjXsKA1gqlM1MkbZTtg$

Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) said six airplanes carrying American citizens and Afghan allies are sitting at an airport in Afghanistan trying to depart, but that the Taliban is “holding them hostage for demands.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/570896-mccaul-says-taliban-wont-let-Americans-leave-from-Afghanistan-airport__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gELwIHZRxmJi_x6RrhrLr3NQvV_YT2Fe-JAmJCzdHiooQTXEFzjXsKA1gqlM1BHy9YoE$

Spencer Ackerman: Today’s Crisis in Kabul Is Direct Result of Decades of U.S. War & Destabilization https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.democracynow.org/2021/9/6/spencer_ackerman_afghanistan_war__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gELwIHZRxmJi_x6RrhrLr3NQvV_YT2Fe-JAmJCzdHiooQTXEFzjXsKA1gqlM1Gc8kNsc$

Here’s what we know about the unfolding coup in Guinea. Guinea military commanders stage coup, remove President Alpha Conde from power https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cbsnews.com/news/guinea-coup-alpha-conde-president-removed-from-power-by-military/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gELwIHZRxmJi_x6RrhrLr3NQvV_YT2Fe-JAmJCzdHiooQTXEFzjXsKA1gqlM1M1KLM60$

# Gov / Politics
The end of liberal internationalism? These are not happy times for liberal internationalists. No one can be sure how deep the crisis of liberal internationalism runs. However, in what follows, I argue that despite its troubles, liberal internationalism still has a future.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://academic.oup.com/ia/article/94/1/7/4762691__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gELwIHZRxmJi_x6RrhrLr3NQvV_YT2Fe-JAmJCzdHiooQTXEFzjXsKA1gqlM1FnS9aYd$

Trump’s political operation paid more than $4.3 million to Jan. 6 organizers but questions remain about the full extent of its involvement https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2021/08/trumps-political-operation-paid-more-than-4-3-million-to-jan-6-organizers-questions-remain-about-full-involvement/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gELwIHZRxmJi_x6RrhrLr3NQvV_YT2Fe-JAmJCzdHiooQTXEFzjXsKA1gqlM1EbKAFbx$

Top Biden aide: Administration will find ways to protect constitutional rights of women in Texas. White House chief of staff Ron Klain said on Sunday that the Biden administration is going to find ways to protect the constitutional rights of women in Texas after the Supreme Court declined to block an abortion law that went into effect in the state last week.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/570899-klain-says-administration-will-find-ways-to-protect-constitutional__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gELwIHZRxmJi_x6RrhrLr3NQvV_YT2Fe-JAmJCzdHiooQTXEFzjXsKA1gqlM1JHpyqgn$

Texas Democrat says ‘deadly consequences’ will come from state’s abortion bill https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/570908-escobar-says-deadly-consequences-will-come-from-texas-abortion__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gELwIHZRxmJi_x6RrhrLr3NQvV_YT2Fe-JAmJCzdHiooQTXEFzjXsKA1gqlM1Ix0Xsiu$

Thousands of Trump Supporters Answered Bannon’s Call to Seize GOP at Local Level Trump’s former adviser Steve Bannon called on supporters to exert more influence over how elections are run locally.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/heeding-steve-bannons-call-election-deniers-organize-to-seize-control-of-the-gop-and-reshape-americas-elections__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gELwIHZRxmJi_x6RrhrLr3NQvV_YT2Fe-JAmJCzdHiooQTXEFzjXsKA1gqlM1EAfqynr$

New Docs Show Internal Discord During Georgia Recount Fiasco. While the Georgia secretary of state’s office was fending off calls from then-President Donald Trump to find votes, officials were also dealing with bomb threats.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/new-documents-show-internal-discord-during-georgia-recount-fiasco__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gELwIHZRxmJi_x6RrhrLr3NQvV_YT2Fe-JAmJCzdHiooQTXEFzjXsKA1gqlM1HEEn_xR$

# Law Enforcement
Vermont: Police Refuse to Kill White Trumper Because He is ‘Too Dangerous to Shoot’ (We didn’t make this up) https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.veteranstoday.com/2021/09/04/vermont-police-refuse-to-kill-white-trumper-because-he-is-too-dangerous-to-shoot-we-didnt-make-this-up/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gELwIHZRxmJi_x6RrhrLr3NQvV_YT2Fe-JAmJCzdHiooQTXEFzjXsKA1gqlM1MXzIYWl$

Video: Police allegedly draw guns on Black driver over car tags. The video starts with the driver having already pulled into a gas station, with an officer at his driver side window with his weapon drawn.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/video-police-allegedly-draw-guns-on-black-driver-over-car-tags/ar-AAO9OsR?ocid=winp1taskbar__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gELwIHZRxmJi_x6RrhrLr3NQvV_YT2Fe-JAmJCzdHiooQTXEFzjXsKA1gqlM1F-5S1SX$

# Legal / Judicial / DOJ
Georgia DA Asks Witnesses About Trump’s Call to ‘Find’ Votes. The Fulton County investigators have interviewed state elections officials about attempts to overturn Georgia’s election results by President Trump and Senator Lindsey Graham.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/georgia-district-attorney-investigates-donald-trumps-call-to-find-votes__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gELwIHZRxmJi_x6RrhrLr3NQvV_YT2Fe-JAmJCzdHiooQTXEFzjXsKA1gqlM1NOrV1dU$

# Military / DOD
Hundreds of U.S. citizens, Afghan commandos evacuated via secret CIA base https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2021/09/01/afghanistan-commandos-evacuated-secret-cia-base-508646__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gELwIHZRxmJi_x6RrhrLr3NQvV_YT2Fe-JAmJCzdHiooQTXEFzjXsKA1gqlM1NjDView$

# Nuclear
The Yongbyon reactor is back online. North Korea’s main reactor appears to be producing nuclear material again after a lengthy pause for diplomacy.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://carnegieendowment.org/2021/09/02/what-restarting-of-north-korea-s-yongbyon-reactor-means-pub-85260__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gELwIHZRxmJi_x6RrhrLr3NQvV_YT2Fe-JAmJCzdHiooQTXEFzjXsKA1gqlM1J-UrvHU$

# Other News
How Post-9/11 America Set Off the World’s Grisly Drone Wars. America gave the world a decades-long masterclass on drone warfare. Now, it’s spiraling out of control.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-post-911-america-set-off-the-worlds-horrific-drone-wars?source=world&via=rss__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gELwIHZRxmJi_x6RrhrLr3NQvV_YT2Fe-JAmJCzdHiooQTXEFzjXsKA1gqlM1ImsmsGg$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2021-09-04

Voices, The Peoples News

September 4, 2021
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate
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# Border / Immigration / Afghan evacuation
Purported child brides brought to Fort McCoy in Wisconsin. U.S. officials are looking into reports that in the evacuation of Afghans from Kabul, older men were admitted together with young girls they claimed as “brides.” Officials at intake centers have identified numerous incidents in which Afghan girls have been presented to authorities as the “wives” of much older men https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2021/09/03/growing-fears-child-brides-brought-to-us-in-afghan-evacuation/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lx_NvYMwq6Xh6ltCh6m_pro4D5Dxb9A0buvW8df4ClySOgNzU1MmONBjFqK0loHmudvu$

One hundred Afghan evacuees flagged for possible terror ties – report.
An estimated 100 Afghan refugees from Afghanistan to the United States have been flagged for potential ties to terrorist organizations, including the Taliban, according to a new report. Two of the flagged Afghans are being sent to Kosovo for further review amid security concerns https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.foxnews.com/politics/one-hundred-afghan-evacuees-flagged-for-possible-terror-ties-report__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lx_NvYMwq6Xh6ltCh6m_pro4D5Dxb9A0buvW8df4ClySOgNzU1MmONBjFqK0lqPZ6U4h$

The War in Afghanistan has always been a black box, but the Biden administration just made matters worse. According to an admission obtained from the State Department, Biden officials directed federal agencies to scrub their websites of official reports detailing the 82.9 billion in military equipment and training provided to the Afghan security forces since 2001.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamandrzejewski/2021/08/31/biden-administration-erased-afghan-weapons-reports-from-federal-websites/?sh=9fed70916ba0__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lx_NvYMwq6Xh6ltCh6m_pro4D5Dxb9A0buvW8df4ClySOgNzU1MmONBjFqK0lnOCm2yK$

26 Republican senators ask Biden for info on vetting of Afghanistan evacuees, Americans left behind –Senators slam ‘arbitrary and poorly-planned’ Afghanistan withdrawal that ’caused this crisis’
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gop-senators-ask-biden-vetting-afghanistan-evacuees-americans__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lx_NvYMwq6Xh6ltCh6m_pro4D5Dxb9A0buvW8df4ClySOgNzU1MmONBjFqK0ljKXNF7l$

Evacuee processing speeds up at European bases, as 16,000 move on to US, general says https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://flipboard.com/@starsstripes/stars-and-stripes-ud0o5797z/evacuee-processing-speeds-up-at-european-bases-as-16-000-move-on-to-us-general/a-De5J_RC1RGKCJqvq9Nr6zQ*3Aa*3A2552383729-73a725128a*2Fstripes.com__;JSUl!!On18fmf1aQ!lx_NvYMwq6Xh6ltCh6m_pro4D5Dxb9A0buvW8df4ClySOgNzU1MmONBjFqK0lt9CPZOe$

Nearly 2,700 Afghan evacuees leave naval bases in Spain and Italy https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.news-europe.fr/countries/italy/2021/09/03/nearly-2700-afghan-evacuees-leave-naval-bases-in-spain-and-italy-stars-and-stripes/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lx_NvYMwq6Xh6ltCh6m_pro4D5Dxb9A0buvW8df4ClySOgNzU1MmONBjFqK0lnkHBCr9$

Military building more capacity in US for evacuees as clock ticks on deadline to leave staging bases in Europe. There is now space for 36,000 Afghan evacuees on eight military installations in the United States and the Defense Department is working to boost that number to 50,000, said Air Force Gen. Glen VanHerck, the commander of U.S. Northern Command.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://flipboard.com/@starsstripes/stars-and-stripes-ud0o5797z/military-building-more-capacity-in-us-for-evacuees-as-clock-ticks-on-deadline-to/a-6GHbimF8ROaYihhL_lZCoQ*3Aa*3A2552383729-c79dced6a9*2Fstripes.com__;JSUl!!On18fmf1aQ!lx_NvYMwq6Xh6ltCh6m_pro4D5Dxb9A0buvW8df4ClySOgNzU1MmONBjFqK0lrhUy6dL$

In Prison, We Helped Fight Wildfires. Upon Release, We Were Handed Over to ICE. Governor Newsom must take decisive action by protecting the immigrants and incarcerated firefighters in our communities.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/in-prison-we-helped-fight-wildfires-upon-release-we-were-handed-over-to-ice/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lx_NvYMwq6Xh6ltCh6m_pro4D5Dxb9A0buvW8df4ClySOgNzU1MmONBjFqK0lnoO26FF$

US building small cities at bases for Afghans. Each base will have its own city-type leadership organization to deal with sanitation, food and other matters, as an increasing number of Afghans are processed from overseas and arrive in the U.S.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2021/09/04/us-military-creating-8-small-cities-at-bases-for-afghan-evacuees/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lx_NvYMwq6Xh6ltCh6m_pro4D5Dxb9A0buvW8df4ClySOgNzU1MmONBjFqK0lvPd3jp2$

‘Sit Down and Shut Up’: Alexander Vindman Fires Back at Ohio Republican Over Afghan Refugees. Republicans have remained unified in its criticisms of the Biden administration’s chaotic Afghanistan evacuation effort, but the resettlement of refugees at home has begun to divide members of the party.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/sit-down-and-shut-up-alexander-vindman-fires-back-at-ohio-republican-over-afghan-refugees/ar-AAO6H3l?ocid=winp1taskbar__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lx_NvYMwq6Xh6ltCh6m_pro4D5Dxb9A0buvW8df4ClySOgNzU1MmONBjFqK0lirTLiyn$

New migrant caravan sets off for U.S. from southern Mexico. A migrant caravan of around 400 people, including many children, set off from the southern Mexican city of Tapachula for the United States on Saturday, just a couple of days after security and migration officials dispersed another large group.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/new-migrant-caravan-sets-off-us-southern-mexico-2021-09-04/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lx_NvYMwq6Xh6ltCh6m_pro4D5Dxb9A0buvW8df4ClySOgNzU1MmONBjFqK0lo47RXqT$

Kabul airport has reopened to receive humanitarian aid and restart domestic flights, reports say https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.yahoo.com/kabul-airport-reopened-receive-humanitarian-155033974.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lx_NvYMwq6Xh6ltCh6m_pro4D5Dxb9A0buvW8df4ClySOgNzU1MmONBjFqK0lpbw1lnD$

# CoronaVirus
Geolocation and facial recognition of citizens are both used as a way South. Australia (SA) wants to make sure everyone is compliant with its policies. The app’s name is Home Quarantine SA, and according to reports, all SA residents have been ordered to download it. NSW Council for Civil Liberties wants a moratorium on the use of biometrics and facial recognition https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/sep/04/south-australia-facial-recognition-trial-covid-app-blasted-by-fox-and-breitbart-criticised-over-lack-of-safeguards__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lx_NvYMwq6Xh6ltCh6m_pro4D5Dxb9A0buvW8df4ClySOgNzU1MmONBjFqK0lrs5WI92$

Can teens get vaccinated without their parents’ consent? It depends on where they live on a state-by-state patchwork of widely varied rules.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.fastcompany.com/90671596/can-teens-get-vaccinated-without-their-parents-consent-it-depends-on-where-they-live__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lx_NvYMwq6Xh6ltCh6m_pro4D5Dxb9A0buvW8df4ClySOgNzU1MmONBjFqK0lsMwlVx5$

Vaxxed 35-Year-Old Dies of COVID in Wait for Last-Ditch Meds. Doctors didn’t admit Heather Greeley because she showed no signs of pneumonia, but two days later, she couldn’t breathe.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.koin.com/news/health/coronavirus/fiancee-on-ecmo-wait-list-dies-of-covid/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lx_NvYMwq6Xh6ltCh6m_pro4D5Dxb9A0buvW8df4ClySOgNzU1MmONBjFqK0lujMaAYo$

# Economy / Trade
Spendthrift Democrats ignore looming bankruptcy of Social Security and Medicare. Instead of focusing on the looming bankruptcy of these programs, Democrats are pushing to spend $4-$5 trillion on a progressive wish-list of expensive new federal giveaways.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/570809-spendthrift-democrats-ignore-looming-bankruptcy-of-social-security-and__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lx_NvYMwq6Xh6ltCh6m_pro4D5Dxb9A0buvW8df4ClySOgNzU1MmONBjFqK0lszh1VrL$

# Education / Schools
Virginia Tech Disenrolls 134 Unvaccinated Students. Virginia Tech has disenrolled students for not meeting the COVID-19 vaccine requirement before the start of the fall semester https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wdbj7.com/2021/08/31/134-students-disenrolled-virginia-tech-noncompliance-with-covid-19-vaccinations/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lx_NvYMwq6Xh6ltCh6m_pro4D5Dxb9A0buvW8df4ClySOgNzU1MmONBjFqK0llMcqdnx$

Men With Zip-Ties Ambush School Principal Over COVID Rules. The surreal confrontation stemmed from the Arizona school asking a child who was exposed to the virus to abide by public health guidelines.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.datalounge.com/thread/29276357-angry-men-with-zip-ties-ambush-school-principal-after-covid-masking-request__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lx_NvYMwq6Xh6ltCh6m_pro4D5Dxb9A0buvW8df4ClySOgNzU1MmONBjFqK0lueCRhMB$

NYC Teachers Union Demands City Hall Drop Mandatory Vaccination Policy For Teachers. With the start of the new school year less than two weeks away, Mayor Bill de Blasio’s push to make sure every teacher and school worker is vaccinated is hitting another snag https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thebarbershoptalk.com/nyc-teachers-union-demands-city-hall-drop-mandatory-vaccination-policy-for-teachers/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lx_NvYMwq6Xh6ltCh6m_pro4D5Dxb9A0buvW8df4ClySOgNzU1MmONBjFqK0lu4uL6mU$

# Employment / Labor
Jobs report adds fresh concerns over Monday’s unemployment cliff. More than 9 million Americans are set to lose their unemployment benefits and millions more will see their weekly incomes plummet as a host of federal pandemic jobless aid programs expire next week.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/finance/570823-jobs-report-adds-fresh-concerns-over-mondays-unemployment-cliff__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lx_NvYMwq6Xh6ltCh6m_pro4D5Dxb9A0buvW8df4ClySOgNzU1MmONBjFqK0lgi_vp9I$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals The Zelensky-Biden Meeting and the TAPI Pipeline. The meeting between Joe Biden and the Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky was mostly a diversionary ploy to deflect attention from the catastrophe in Afghanistan. By CLG Founder, Michael Rectenwald, Ph.D.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dailyadvent.com/news/1aa33c1fe4ed952cc1b12c1daaac680e-The-ZelenskyBiden-Meeting-and-the-TAPI-Pipeline-By-CLG-Founder__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lx_NvYMwq6Xh6ltCh6m_pro4D5Dxb9A0buvW8df4ClySOgNzU1MmONBjFqK0liGBZRYO$

Judge’s Order Forces Interior Department to Revive Drilling Lease Sales on Federal Lands and Waters: The oil and gas industry claims the Biden administration is dragging its feet on resuming new leases, while climate activists fear Biden might be backtracking on his promise to stop new drilling.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/29082021/interior-drilling-federal-lands-water/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lx_NvYMwq6Xh6ltCh6m_pro4D5Dxb9A0buvW8df4ClySOgNzU1MmONBjFqK0lsmAUvBH$

The Squad Joins Line 3 Pipeline Protests in Support of Fight Against Enbridge. “We are here because the climate crisis is here,” Rep. Ilhan Omar said.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/the-squad-joins-line-3-pipeline-protests-in-support-of-fight-against-enbridge/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lx_NvYMwq6Xh6ltCh6m_pro4D5Dxb9A0buvW8df4ClySOgNzU1MmONBjFqK0ljECfuJS$

Environmental Groups Sue Biden Administration to Block Record Offshore Oil Lease Sale. In violation of campaign promises, Biden will offer 80 million acres of the Gulf of Mexico to the oil and gas industry.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/environmental-groups-sue-biden-admin-to-block-record-offshore-oil-lease-sale/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lx_NvYMwq6Xh6ltCh6m_pro4D5Dxb9A0buvW8df4ClySOgNzU1MmONBjFqK0lorzG0Wn$

# Environment / Climate / Interior
After a Clash Over Costs and Carbon, a Minnesota Utility Wants to Step Back from Its Main Electricity Supplier. In the proposed move, Great River Energy would lose its largest full member, a sign of an emerging conflict among electric co-ops over the pace of the energy transition.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/30082021/great-river-energy-connexus-energy/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lx_NvYMwq6Xh6ltCh6m_pro4D5Dxb9A0buvW8df4ClySOgNzU1MmONBjFqK0ltqXZBwY$

The Riverkeeper’s Quest to Protect the Delaware River Watershed as the Rains Fall and Sea Level Rises. With wildfires raging in the West and Hurricane Ida pounding the Gulf Coast, the swollen Delaware signals climate change in the Northeast https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/01092021/delaware-river-flooding-fracking-riverkeeper-pennsylvania-new-jersey/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lx_NvYMwq6Xh6ltCh6m_pro4D5Dxb9A0buvW8df4ClySOgNzU1MmONBjFqK0lr2-9L0A$

# Environment / Climate / Global
In the Arctic, Less Sea Ice and More Snow on Land Are Pushing Cold Extremes to Eastern North America. A new study shows how global warming is driving more polar vortex disruptions like the one that froze Texas earlier this year.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/02092021/arctic-polar-vortex-ice-snow-extreme-freeze/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lx_NvYMwq6Xh6ltCh6m_pro4D5Dxb9A0buvW8df4ClySOgNzU1MmONBjFqK0lkh9YNFO$

# Gov / Politics
Retiring GOP Sen. Pat Toomey (Pa.) urged his party to not nominate former President Trump in the 2024 presidential race.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/570776-retiring-gop-senator-urges-party-not-to-nominate-trump-in-2024__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lx_NvYMwq6Xh6ltCh6m_pro4D5Dxb9A0buvW8df4ClySOgNzU1MmONBjFqK0lvGvOjqt$

A Senate panel has set its sights on the Supreme Court’s increasingly common practice of deciding weighty cases on an emergency basis, a procedure the justices used this week to greenlight Texas’s severe curtailment of abortion access.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2021/09/03/Senate-judiciary-Supreme-Court-Texas-abortion/2301630690148/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lx_NvYMwq6Xh6ltCh6m_pro4D5Dxb9A0buvW8df4ClySOgNzU1MmONBjFqK0lpvucHge$

The Democrats are on the verge of completely and utterly blowing it for vulnerable Americans https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/democrats-verge-completely-utterly-blowing-122400500.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lx_NvYMwq6Xh6ltCh6m_pro4D5Dxb9A0buvW8df4ClySOgNzU1MmONBjFqK0luL4KCGe$

# Legal / Judicial / DOJ
“This Isn’t What We Were Promised” — Critics Slam $10BN Purdue Pharma Opioid Settlement For Letting Sacklers “Off The Hook”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zerohedge.com/political/isnt-what-we-were-promised-critics-slam-10bn-purdue-pharma-opioid-settlement-letting__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lx_NvYMwq6Xh6ltCh6m_pro4D5Dxb9A0buvW8df4ClySOgNzU1MmONBjFqK0liJar8oS$

# Medical / Health
Texas law opens door for other states to pursue abortion restrictions:
The Supreme Court’s refusal to block the Texas “fetal heartbeat” law, the most restrictive abortion legislation in the U.S. to date, is expected to inspire more Republican-led states to follow in the Lone Star State’s footsteps.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/570801-texas-law-opens-door-for-other-states-to-pursue-abortion-restrictions__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lx_NvYMwq6Xh6ltCh6m_pro4D5Dxb9A0buvW8df4ClySOgNzU1MmONBjFqK0lnamyBx7$

# Military / Global
B-52 bombers train with Japanese and Indonesian fighters after deploying to Guam https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://flipboard.com/@starsstripes/stars-and-stripes-ud0o5797z/b-52-bombers-train-with-japanese-and-indonesian-fighters-after-deploying-to-guam/a-GDuIDo6PT025lO5Pi-evQw*3Aa*3A2552383729-3b607efae1*2Fstripes.com__;JSUl!!On18fmf1aQ!lx_NvYMwq6Xh6ltCh6m_pro4D5Dxb9A0buvW8df4ClySOgNzU1MmONBjFqK0lrSC20lg$

# Veterans / VA
VT’s Rob Rosebrock and the War on Veteran Homelessness https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.veteranstoday.com/2021/09/03/vts-rob-rosebrock-and-the-war-on-veteran-homelessness/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lx_NvYMwq6Xh6ltCh6m_pro4D5Dxb9A0buvW8df4ClySOgNzU1MmONBjFqK0ls1OkbRq$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2021-09-03

Voices, The Peoples News

September 3, 2021
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate
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# Indigenous

Decades-old water pollution ravaged the health of two Ontario First Nations. Elders are still fighting for justice. Contaminated water in the English-Wabigoon river system has impacted the people of Grassy Narrows and Wabauskang First Nations for generations.

https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nationtalk.ca/story/decades-old-water-pollution-ravaged-the-health-of-2-ontario-first-nations-elders-are-still-fighting-for-justice-national-observer__;!!On18fmf1aQ!nYp60_plsmXY4YyEMrrdc0hWJH-1tuWBJwUQj_bDj-EW0n82Wj7AV2hwQElXgu85Ugf-$

Indigenous and local communities are key for nature conservation. It’s highly advisable for indigenous leaders to be part of conservation efforts, with support from outside such as policies that recognize their knowledge systems and values. Approaches that affirm local rights are most likely to be successful in the long-term, while exclusive ones are no longer justifiable.

https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zmescience.com/science/indigenous-communities-nature-conservation/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!nYp60_plsmXY4YyEMrrdc0hWJH-1tuWBJwUQj_bDj-EW0n82Wj7AV2hwQElXgj2OPoiR$

Federal judge allows lithium mining on Native massacre site at Thacker Pass. The decision could shape the way electric vehicles are powered.

https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.hcn.org/articles/indigenous-affairs-mining-federal-judge-allows-lithium-mining-on-native-massacre-site__;!!On18fmf1aQ!nYp60_plsmXY4YyEMrrdc0hWJH-1tuWBJwUQj_bDj-EW0n82Wj7AV2hwQElXggyMacVW$

# Border / Immigration

Levee or wall?: Half a mile from the Rio Grande in Mission, construction crews have been assembling 15-foot concrete panels with 6-foot steel bollards. The federal government says the project will upgrade the levee system that protects the Rio Grande Valley from flooding, but immigrant advocates say the concrete and steel structure is clearly a border wall.

https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/03/texas-border-wall-levee/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!nYp60_plsmXY4YyEMrrdc0hWJH-1tuWBJwUQj_bDj-EW0n82Wj7AV2hwQElXghLaf9HM$

US expects to admit more than 50,000 evacuated Afghans. Tens of thousands of Afghans have already made it through security vetting and arrived in the U.S. to begin the process of resettlement. Exactly how many more will come and how long it will take remain open questions, DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said as he outlined the effort.

https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/migration-1a704e14f08d0bdf872d84b8e96fd2bf__;!!On18fmf1aQ!nYp60_plsmXY4YyEMrrdc0hWJH-1tuWBJwUQj_bDj-EW0n82Wj7AV2hwQElXgpm2Nmo8$

# CoronaVirus

EMA Reviewing Cases Of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome After Pfizer COVID Shot. Europe’s medicines regulator said on Friday it was reviewing cases of multisystem inflammatory syndrome after inoculation with

COVID-19 vaccines, following a report of a similar case with Pfizer/BioNTech’s shot.

https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-vaccines-europe/eu-reviewing-cases-of-rare-body-inflammation-after-covid-19-shots-idUSL4N2Q52MD__;!!On18fmf1aQ!nYp60_plsmXY4YyEMrrdc0hWJH-1tuWBJwUQj_bDj-EW0n82Wj7AV2hwQElXgpthdLM3$

Will Cain: FDA officials resigning over vaccine pressures a ‘red alert’

https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/will-cain-fda-officials-resigning-over-vaccine-pressures-a-red-alert/vi-AAO2EJ4__;!!On18fmf1aQ!nYp60_plsmXY4YyEMrrdc0hWJH-1tuWBJwUQj_bDj-EW0n82Wj7AV2hwQElXggqT3RDB$

What is the C.1.2 coronavirus variant, and should we be worried? The new

C.1.2 variant may not be as dangerous as you think. Should you worry about the new C.1.2 variant, which was discovered in South Africa?

https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.deseret.com/coronavirus/2021/8/31/22650078/new-c12-covid-variant__;!!On18fmf1aQ!nYp60_plsmXY4YyEMrrdc0hWJH-1tuWBJwUQj_bDj-EW0n82Wj7AV2hwQElXgj8BDdFt$

# Economy / Trade

Trump PAC Splurging $37k Rent a Month at Trump Tower: The Washington Post reports that the PAC was previously paying $3,000 a month to rent a lobby kiosk too.

https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-maga-pac-splurging-dollar37k-rent-a-month-at-trump-tower-as-other-tenants-flee-says-report?source=cheats&via=rss__;!!On18fmf1aQ!nYp60_plsmXY4YyEMrrdc0hWJH-1tuWBJwUQj_bDj-EW0n82Wj7AV2hwQElXggSUqX8X$

# Education / Schools

Lawmakers have sent Gov. Greg Abbott a reworked version of the GOP’s so-called “critical race theory” bill, which aims to restrict how race and history are taught in schools. Teachers could not be forced to discuss current controversial topics in the classroom, but if they do, they must not show any political bias https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/02/texas-race-history-schools/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!nYp60_plsmXY4YyEMrrdc0hWJH-1tuWBJwUQj_bDj-EW0n82Wj7AV2hwQElXgoEE314u$

Texas schools are using technology to watch students’ email, web history and social media posts in what they say is an effort to protect them, often without their knowledge or consent.

https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dallasnews.com/news/investigations/2021/09/02/texas-schools-are-watching-millions-of-students-online-often-without-their-knowledge-or-consent/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!nYp60_plsmXY4YyEMrrdc0hWJH-1tuWBJwUQj_bDj-EW0n82Wj7AV2hwQElXgkGXOkAq$

# Employment / Labor

35 Million People Are Set to Lose Unemployment Benefits on Labor Day.

Neither Congress nor the Biden administration seem prepared to do anything about it.

https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/35-million-people-are-set-to-lose-unemployment-benefits-on-labor-day/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!nYp60_plsmXY4YyEMrrdc0hWJH-1tuWBJwUQj_bDj-EW0n82Wj7AV2hwQElXguOZbFpL$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals The flooding in New York City, the high winds in New Orleans, and the winter Freeze in Texas usher in a new reality for the electric industry, showing how outdated its infrastructure has become and how it has to expect the unexpected.

https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insidesources.com/your-utility-should-expect-the-unexpected-its-on-the-way/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!nYp60_plsmXY4YyEMrrdc0hWJH-1tuWBJwUQj_bDj-EW0n82Wj7AV2hwQElXgiem-OP1$

This wildly reinvented wind turbine generates five times more energy than its competitors. It could power up to 100,000 households.

https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.fastcompany.com/90672135/this-wildly-reinvented-wind-turbine-generates-five-times-more-energy-than-its-competitors__;!!On18fmf1aQ!nYp60_plsmXY4YyEMrrdc0hWJH-1tuWBJwUQj_bDj-EW0n82Wj7AV2hwQElXgv2ewnkw$

Ida’s aftermath shows the risks of petrochemical production in a hurricane zone A Shell refinery in the heart of “Cancer Alley” has been polluting excessively since the storm passed.

https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://grist.org/extreme-weather/hurricane-ida-shell-norco-louisiana-flaring/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!nYp60_plsmXY4YyEMrrdc0hWJH-1tuWBJwUQj_bDj-EW0n82Wj7AV2hwQElXgqOOrwIZ$

How sea-level rise is making hurricanes like Ida more destructive. The Gulf Coast has some of the highest sea-level rise in the country, in part due to climate change.

https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://grist.org/extreme-weather/how-sea-level-rise-is-making-hurricanes-like-ida-more-destructive/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!nYp60_plsmXY4YyEMrrdc0hWJH-1tuWBJwUQj_bDj-EW0n82Wj7AV2hwQElXgo3djhyB$

# Environment / Climate / Interior

Overlapping disasters expose harsh climate reality: The US is not ready.

The deadly flooding in the Northeast, on the heels of destruction from Louisiana to California, shows the limits of adapting to climate change.

https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thevitalnews.com/overlapping-disasters-expose-harsh-climate-reality-the-u-s-is-not-ready/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!nYp60_plsmXY4YyEMrrdc0hWJH-1tuWBJwUQj_bDj-EW0n82Wj7AV2hwQElXggxQAUoc$

Feds responding to reports of oil, chemical spills after Ida. Federal and state agencies say they are responding to reports of oil and chemical spills resulting from Hurricane Ida https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/business-environment-and-nature-oil-spills-b86c00b79c13613e08255384c27008d8__;!!On18fmf1aQ!nYp60_plsmXY4YyEMrrdc0hWJH-1tuWBJwUQj_bDj-EW0n82Wj7AV2hwQElXgoD3SbhI$

There is no climate solution without China and America, says Li Shuo.

China and the United States account for nearly half the world’s carbon dioxide emissions from energy https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.mongabay.com/2021/09/there-is-no-climate-solution-without-china-and-america-says-li-shuo/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!nYp60_plsmXY4YyEMrrdc0hWJH-1tuWBJwUQj_bDj-EW0n82Wj7AV2hwQElXghjycr0M$

This yellow floatie can churn the power of the sea into electricity. One day, ships and buoys could get their energy from the waters themselves.

https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.popsci.com/environment/wave-power-searay/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!nYp60_plsmXY4YyEMrrdc0hWJH-1tuWBJwUQj_bDj-EW0n82Wj7AV2hwQElXgtq-k0_3$

EPA might water down its cleanup standards for Seattle’s only river. It isn’t easy to undo a century of industrial pollution – or even agree on how to do it.

https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://grist.org/science/epa-proposal-environmental-justice-lower-duwamish-superfund-seattle/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!nYp60_plsmXY4YyEMrrdc0hWJH-1tuWBJwUQj_bDj-EW0n82Wj7AV2hwQElXgg8xUXmB$

# Food / GMOs / Chemicals / Other

Desertification is turning the Earth barren – but a solution is still within reach. The expansion of drylands is leaving entire countries facing famine. It’s time to change the way we think about agriculture.

https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/sep/02/desertification-barren-solution-famine-agriculture__;!!On18fmf1aQ!nYp60_plsmXY4YyEMrrdc0hWJH-1tuWBJwUQj_bDj-EW0n82Wj7AV2hwQElXgsGm-ViM$

# Global Politics and other news

New Zealand Cops Kill ISIS Fan Who Stabbed Six Shoppers. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said “a violent extremist undertook a terrorist attack” that left some victims critically injured.

https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/new-zealand-cops-kill-isis-supporter-who-stabbed-six-in-grocery-store__;!!On18fmf1aQ!nYp60_plsmXY4YyEMrrdc0hWJH-1tuWBJwUQj_bDj-EW0n82Wj7AV2hwQElXgggZ4t2S$

Taliban spokesperson warns US not to interfere with their culture, treatment of women ‘There will be no issue about the women’s rights’

https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wnd.com/2021/09/taliban-spokesperson-warns-u-s-not-interfere-culture-treatment-women/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!nYp60_plsmXY4YyEMrrdc0hWJH-1tuWBJwUQj_bDj-EW0n82Wj7AV2hwQElXgl41UC0v$

# Gov / Politics

Hiding from the Taliban in Kabul, caught in the crossfire. Sacramento children trapped in Afghanistan. Ages 6, 8 and 9, and two San Juan Unified students, ages 9 and 15.

https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.bakersfield.com/ap/national/hiding-from-the-taliban-caught-in-the-crossfire-sacramento-children-are-trapped-in-afghanistan/article_6ee700e1-a593-5bc7-9775-6b1e1eacb45a.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!nYp60_plsmXY4YyEMrrdc0hWJH-1tuWBJwUQj_bDj-EW0n82Wj7AV2hwQElXgtcFQIfR$

Why I Won’t Support Spending Another $3.5 Trillion. Amid inflation, debt and the inevitability of future crises, Congress needs to take a strategic pause.

https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wsj.com/articles/manchin-pelosi-biden-3-5-trillion-reconciliation-government-spending-debt-deficit-inflation-11630605657__;!!On18fmf1aQ!nYp60_plsmXY4YyEMrrdc0hWJH-1tuWBJwUQj_bDj-EW0n82Wj7AV2hwQElXgjG7miYQ$

Biden’s purely political Afghanistan timeline got Americans killed. When President Joe Biden took office, the United States had an agreement with the Taliban to remove all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by May 1. It was contingent on the Taliban negotiating with the government in Kabul.

Biden announced he was altering the deal.

https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/bidens-purely-political-afghanistan-timeline-got-americans-killed__;!!On18fmf1aQ!nYp60_plsmXY4YyEMrrdc0hWJH-1tuWBJwUQj_bDj-EW0n82Wj7AV2hwQElXgrYs9Fy3$

# Legal / Judicial / DOJ

A Man Pleads Guilty In Islamic State Beheadings Of U.S. Hostages https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/2021/09/02/1033841860/islamic-state-james-foley-beheadings-guilty-plea-alexanda-kotey__;!!On18fmf1aQ!nYp60_plsmXY4YyEMrrdc0hWJH-1tuWBJwUQj_bDj-EW0n82Wj7AV2hwQElXgnoB2iFC$

# Medical / Health

Why We Should All Be Horrified by Texas’ Abortion Ban. No one is taking this unthinkable law as seriously as they should.

https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-scariest-part-of-texas-abortion-ban-the-eerie-silence?fr=operanews__;!!On18fmf1aQ!nYp60_plsmXY4YyEMrrdc0hWJH-1tuWBJwUQj_bDj-EW0n82Wj7AV2hwQElXgsyPxBxH$

Texas Antiabortion Groups Already Getting Tip-Offs: One of the antiabortion groups that helped to pass the radical law has set up a site for people to rat out anyone and stay anonymous.

https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://politicalwire.com/2021/09/03/texas-antiabortion-groups-already-getting-tip-offs/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!nYp60_plsmXY4YyEMrrdc0hWJH-1tuWBJwUQj_bDj-EW0n82Wj7AV2hwQElXgjmtFwY1$

A Cancer-Quashing Microbe Emerges from the Deep. A species of marine bacteria shows promise for curing a nasty brain cancer.

https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.hakaimagazine.com/features/a-cancer-quashing-microbe-emerges-from-the-deep/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!nYp60_plsmXY4YyEMrrdc0hWJH-1tuWBJwUQj_bDj-EW0n82Wj7AV2hwQElXgqIxWokq$

# Other News

Biden signs executive order calling for declassification review of 9/11 documents https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2021/09/03/9-11-documents-declassification-509468__;!!On18fmf1aQ!nYp60_plsmXY4YyEMrrdc0hWJH-1tuWBJwUQj_bDj-EW0n82Wj7AV2hwQElXgqGP3q24$

# Social

Eviction moratorium? Landlords continue to find ways to kick renters out during the pandemic. Millions of renters in the U.S. lost a key protection keeping them in their homes on Aug. 26, 2021, with a Supreme Court ruling ending a national moratorium on eviction.

https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.fastcompany.com/90671738/eviction-moratorium-landlords-continue-to-find-ways-to-kick-renters-out-during-the-pandemic?partner=rss__;!!On18fmf1aQ!nYp60_plsmXY4YyEMrrdc0hWJH-1tuWBJwUQj_bDj-EW0n82Wj7AV2hwQElXgjFCXHH8$

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Voices, The Peoples News

September 2, 2021
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate
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# Animals / Pets / Alerts / Food Recalls
How I Get Rid Of. It is completely free and you can find it here:
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# Border / Immigration
Private donations for a Texas border wall have soared to $54 million.
But it’s still unclear who’s giving. After two months, the donations had petered out around $1 million. But the effort saw a major boost in August.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/02/texas-border-wall-private-donors/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!giCXhThvhQBI33LMpVVnCzqXhIbvsUAcQzlnKG0WR12kjzSj7-NTpZpSdb-ZCs_tRDMW$

# CoronaVirus
Team Biden Is Pushing Ahead With Its Illegal COVID Power-Grab: President Biden deploys dubious legal arguments to defend unprecedented power grabs in the name of fighting COVID. If successful, those arguments would undermine federalism, the rule of law and the separation of powers.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2021/08/31/team-biden-pushing-ahead-with-its-illegal-covid-power-grab/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!giCXhThvhQBI33LMpVVnCzqXhIbvsUAcQzlnKG0WR12kjzSj7-NTpZpSdb-ZCjKFpMus$

Florida Hospital Full of Dying, Unvaxxed Thirtysomethings. “I’ve never bagged so many thirtysomething-year-olds, leaving behind young kids, pregnant wives,” one nurse said.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/inside-a-miami-florida-hospital-full-of-dying-unvaccinated-30-somethings-dying-of-covid-19__;!!On18fmf1aQ!giCXhThvhQBI33LMpVVnCzqXhIbvsUAcQzlnKG0WR12kjzSj7-NTpZpSdb-ZCvYt_ub1$

Georgia 13-Year-Old Dies of COVID With No Warning. Porter Helms seemed to be in stable condition when his father delivered his medication late in the night, but two hours later, he was unresponsive and not breathing.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/georgia-13-year-old-porter-helms-dies-of-coronavirus-with-no-warning?ref=home__;!!On18fmf1aQ!giCXhThvhQBI33LMpVVnCzqXhIbvsUAcQzlnKG0WR12kjzSj7-NTpZpSdb-ZCrKBYGl-$

Judge reverses order that had barred unvaccinated mom from seeing son.
Judge James Shapiro has questioned other parents about their vaccination status in previous hearings, the Sun-Times has learned.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/2021/8/30/22648796/vaccine-judge-james-shapiro-visitation-revoke-custody-divorce-rebecca-firlit-cook-county__;!!On18fmf1aQ!giCXhThvhQBI33LMpVVnCzqXhIbvsUAcQzlnKG0WR12kjzSj7-NTpZpSdb-ZCoSOMDoB$

American Medical Association: Stop using ivermectin to treat COVID-19.
American Medical Association, said in a statement. “We are calling for an immediate end to the prescribing, dispensing, and use of ivermectin for the prevention and treatment of COVID-19 outside of a clinical trial.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2021-09-02/american-medical-association-other-groups-warn-against-ivermectin-use-for-coronavirus__;!!On18fmf1aQ!giCXhThvhQBI33LMpVVnCzqXhIbvsUAcQzlnKG0WR12kjzSj7-NTpZpSdb-ZCtEKbE3R$

Covid medical bills are about to get bigger https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/02/upshot/covid-medical-bills.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!giCXhThvhQBI33LMpVVnCzqXhIbvsUAcQzlnKG0WR12kjzSj7-NTpZpSdb-ZCmjFpxSL$

The New ‘Mu’ Variant Started Here. This Is What Happened. Mu was just flagged as a “variant of interest.” Here’s how it swept Colombia, where the variant—which at one point made up for most of the country’s cases—was first detected.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-new-mu-covid-variant-started-in-colombia-this-is-what-happened__;!!On18fmf1aQ!giCXhThvhQBI33LMpVVnCzqXhIbvsUAcQzlnKG0WR12kjzSj7-NTpZpSdb-ZCkHfa9fQ$

# Education / Schools
‘It’s Disgusting’: PA School District Melts Down Over Masks. Parents and educators are clashing in Pennsylvania, where one school board member even claims he’s received death threats.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/21/arts/television/watchmen-tulsa-race-riot.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!giCXhThvhQBI33LMpVVnCzqXhIbvsUAcQzlnKG0WR12kjzSj7-NTpZpSdb-ZCtdA3aVz$

North Texas high school principal says he was suspended without explanation as local parents melt down about critical race theory https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/black-principal-says-texas-school-220221523.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!giCXhThvhQBI33LMpVVnCzqXhIbvsUAcQzlnKG0WR12kjzSj7-NTpZpSdb-ZCjpcXPhC$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals Arctic Refuge oil program, in legal limbo, targeted for repeal in budget bill. A new budget bill introduced in the U.S. House seeks to repeal the ANWR oil and gas program, cancel leases and return payments.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.arctictoday.com/arctic-refuge-oil-program-in-legal-limbo-targeted-for-repeal-in-budget-bill/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!giCXhThvhQBI33LMpVVnCzqXhIbvsUAcQzlnKG0WR12kjzSj7-NTpZpSdb-ZCvGPx_by$

# Environment / Climate / Interior
North American paper industry merger sets off environmental alarms. The planned expansion of one of the largest pulp and paper producers in North America will threaten Canada’s boreal forest. This is because Paper Excellence is reportedly controlled by the owners of Indonesia’s Asia Pulp & Paper, which has a long track record of deforestation, forest and peat fires, and human rights violations.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.mongabay.com/2021/09/north-american-paper-excellence-domtar-industry-merger-sets-off-environmental-alarms/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!giCXhThvhQBI33LMpVVnCzqXhIbvsUAcQzlnKG0WR12kjzSj7-NTpZpSdb-ZCseUtDJy$

NC floodwaters carried pig, human waste after Florence. Hurricane Florence caused about 121 million gallons of untreated or partially treated sewage to spill in almost 600 incidents.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article253794063.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!giCXhThvhQBI33LMpVVnCzqXhIbvsUAcQzlnKG0WR12kjzSj7-NTpZpSdb-ZCvGmQI0r$

# Global Politics and other news
Leaked Audio Confession Blows Lid Off Murdered Prez Mystery. Hours of audio recordings reportedly reveal grim details behind the assassination of Haiti’s president.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/leaked-audio-confession-blows-lid-off-mystery-of-jovenel-moises-assassination__;!!On18fmf1aQ!giCXhThvhQBI33LMpVVnCzqXhIbvsUAcQzlnKG0WR12kjzSj7-NTpZpSdb-ZCmscPxKe$

# Gov / Politics
House to vote on bill guaranteeing abortion access in response to Texas law. Pelosi said that after the House returns to session on Sept. 20, the chamber will vote on a bill from Rep. Judy Chu (D-Calif.) to statutorily protect a person’s ability to seek an abortion and for health care providers to provide abortion services https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/570576-pelosi-says-house-will-vote-on-bill-to-ensure-abortion-access-after-supreme?utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=41998__;!!On18fmf1aQ!giCXhThvhQBI33LMpVVnCzqXhIbvsUAcQzlnKG0WR12kjzSj7-NTpZpSdb-ZCrRxwVGY$

President Biden on Thursday said he is directing his administration to look into ways to protect abortion access for women in Texas after the Supreme Court refused to block the state’s law that bans almost all abortions.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/570560-biden-to-assess-possible-federal-response-to-texas-abortion-law-after?utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=41998__;!!On18fmf1aQ!giCXhThvhQBI33LMpVVnCzqXhIbvsUAcQzlnKG0WR12kjzSj7-NTpZpSdb-ZCoMbgtk3$

Beyond Abortion, Texas GOP Quietly Rolled Back Other Rights on September 1 The abortion ban went into effect along with a number of extremist far right bills put in place by Republicans.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/its-not-just-abortion-texas-gop-quietly-rolled-back-other-rights-on-sept-1/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!giCXhThvhQBI33LMpVVnCzqXhIbvsUAcQzlnKG0WR12kjzSj7-NTpZpSdb-ZCjmsBcjB$

Former President Donald Trump’s political operation paid more than $4.3 million to people and firms organizing the Jan. 6 rally.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2021/08/trumps-political-operation-paid-more-than-4-3-million-to-jan-6-organizers-questions-remain-about-full-involvement/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!giCXhThvhQBI33LMpVVnCzqXhIbvsUAcQzlnKG0WR12kjzSj7-NTpZpSdb-ZCutj92v9$

# Law Enforcement
Dallas Police Data Deletion Is Worse Than the City Thought. Officials are still trying to determine whether the data loss could derail any pending criminal cases. Included were 13 terabytes of Dallas police files and 2 terabytes of city secretary office materials.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dmagazine.com/frontburner/2021/08/dallas-police-data-deletion-is-worse-than-the-city-thought/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!giCXhThvhQBI33LMpVVnCzqXhIbvsUAcQzlnKG0WR12kjzSj7-NTpZpSdb-ZCqq9xGpg$

Lawsuit: 105 of 106 People Arrested by Cop Unit Were Black. A special police task force in Beverly Hills has been accused of obvious racial profiling. Rodeo Drive police unit sued for egregious racial profiling, stopping and arresting Black people without cause https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/sep/01/beverly-hills-police-taskforce-lawsuit-racial-profiling__;!!On18fmf1aQ!giCXhThvhQBI33LMpVVnCzqXhIbvsUAcQzlnKG0WR12kjzSj7-NTpZpSdb-ZCsDf-92K$

Blood test shows Angela West wasn’t intoxicated when she was arrested on suspicion of DWI. The blood test’s results, released Wednesday, show that the wife of Republican Texas gubernatorial candidate Allen West tested negative for alcohol and drugs the night she was arrested, her attorney, George Milner, confirmed https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://dentonrc.com/ap/state/blood-test-shows-angela-west-wasn-t-intoxicated-when-she-was-arrested-on-suspicion-of/article_5880b321-b36e-5a0e-bbce-1350e7e1dd4c.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!giCXhThvhQBI33LMpVVnCzqXhIbvsUAcQzlnKG0WR12kjzSj7-NTpZpSdb-ZCtz_sHZq$

Three officers and two paramedics have been charged in Elijah McClain’s death.
Colorado’s attorney general said Wednesday that a grand jury indicted three officers and two paramedics in the death of Elijah McClain, a Black man who was put in a chokehold and injected with a powerful sedative two years ago in suburban Denver.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/2021/09/01/1033289263/elijah-mcclain-death-officers-paramedics-charged__;!!On18fmf1aQ!giCXhThvhQBI33LMpVVnCzqXhIbvsUAcQzlnKG0WR12kjzSj7-NTpZpSdb-ZCuewLXt3$

# Legal / Judicial / DOJ
SD Public Safety Head: AG Should Face Manslaughter Charges. Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg pleaded no contest to traffic violations after striking a man last year, killing him.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/crime/2021/09/01/top-public-safety-official-says-attorney-general-shouldve-faced-more-se/5689050001/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!giCXhThvhQBI33LMpVVnCzqXhIbvsUAcQzlnKG0WR12kjzSj7-NTpZpSdb-ZClQdo4v6$

Capitol Rioters Turn on Lawyer Who Has Gone AWOL. Deborah Lynn Lee became the third Jan. 6 defendant to fire John Pierce, who has vanished in bizarre circumstances.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/capitol-rioters-turn-on-lawyer-john-pierce-after-he-goes-awol__;!!On18fmf1aQ!giCXhThvhQBI33LMpVVnCzqXhIbvsUAcQzlnKG0WR12kjzSj7-NTpZpSdb-ZCh-ixIQy$

# Media
DOJ: Member of ‘News Media’ Was Eyed in Mueller Russia Probe.
Investigators reportedly believed the unidentified person was involved in the plot to hack and leak Democratic emails.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/justice-department-reveals-member-of-news-media-was-eyed-in-mueller-russia-probe__;!!On18fmf1aQ!giCXhThvhQBI33LMpVVnCzqXhIbvsUAcQzlnKG0WR12kjzSj7-NTpZpSdb-ZCpnGWzGp$

# Medical / Health
Sackler Family Wins Immunity From Future Opioid Lawsuits. “This is a bitter result,” the judge said, adding that he would have “expected a higher settlement” after two years of negotiations.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/2021/09/01/1031053251/sackler-family-immunity-purdue-pharma-oxcyontin-opioid-epidemic__;!!On18fmf1aQ!giCXhThvhQBI33LMpVVnCzqXhIbvsUAcQzlnKG0WR12kjzSj7-NTpZpSdb-ZCmqWJmQ5$

African swine fever has reached the Western Hemisphere for the first time in 40 years. USDA hopes to prevent it from moving any further. The agency will establish a “protection zone,” insulating the lower 48 states from trade disruptions if the virus is detected in Puerto Rico.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thecounter.org/african-swine-fever-in-western-hemisphere-usda-prevention/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!giCXhThvhQBI33LMpVVnCzqXhIbvsUAcQzlnKG0WR12kjzSj7-NTpZpSdb-ZCjqFUQs0$

# Military / DOD
House panel approves $3.75 billion military budget increase for 2022. “A day after the United States withdrew from one of the most costly wars in history, the absolute LAST thing congressional representatives should be doing is increasing the Pentagon budget.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nationofchange.org/2021/09/02/house-panel-approves-3-75-billion-military-budget-increase-for-2022/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!giCXhThvhQBI33LMpVVnCzqXhIbvsUAcQzlnKG0WR12kjzSj7-NTpZpSdb-ZCqY3lWbn$

House panel backs making women register for draft. The panel voted 35-24 to approve an amendment from Rep. Chrissy Houlahan (D-Pa.) that would strike references in the law requiring a “male citizen” register for the Selective Service System and replace it simply with “citizen.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/defense/570491-house-panel-backs-making-women-register-for-draft?utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=42009__;!!On18fmf1aQ!giCXhThvhQBI33LMpVVnCzqXhIbvsUAcQzlnKG0WR12kjzSj7-NTpZpSdb-ZCunlUsH8$

# Social
Shattering the Hollywood Myths of the Tulsa Race Massacre. From “Lovecraft Country” to “Watchmen” to docs produced by NBA stars, we’ve been inundated with reappraisals of the 1921 tragedy. But they betray the bigger picture.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/21/arts/television/watchmen-tulsa-race-riot.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!giCXhThvhQBI33LMpVVnCzqXhIbvsUAcQzlnKG0WR12kjzSj7-NTpZpSdb-ZCtdA3aVz$

The nationwide eviction moratorium expired. What now? Hundreds of thousands of Texas renters lost legal protection from eviction after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the ban https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/02/Texas-rent-relief-evictions-moratorium/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!giCXhThvhQBI33LMpVVnCzqXhIbvsUAcQzlnKG0WR12kjzSj7-NTpZpSdb-ZCibKNT1b$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2021-09-01

Voices, The Peoples News

September 1, 2021
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate
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# Animals / Pets / Alerts / Food Recalls
Raptor birds around the world are in decline, as they struggle with habitat loss and poisoned foods, affecting over half of all species.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zmescience.com/science/raptor-birds-threatened-worldwide-826373743/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kaCNmgpo1gt1Nak8WWhaBoQW3I22tgTgTFz05SKiivhQmXRVLayRoQTTU3O0onOykbSW$

Invasive cannibalistic toads are evolving so fast they’re pushing the limits of evolution. The frightening development shows how much https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zmescience.com/science/biology/cane-toad-cannibal-01092021/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kaCNmgpo1gt1Nak8WWhaBoQW3I22tgTgTFz05SKiivhQmXRVLayRoQTTU3O0ogp56lLQ$

Taxpayers are funding cruel and outdated DOJ training programs that kill animals It makes no sense to continue wasting both tax dollars and animals’ lives.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.alternet.org/2021/08/doj-animals/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kaCNmgpo1gt1Nak8WWhaBoQW3I22tgTgTFz05SKiivhQmXRVLayRoQTTU3O0or31QHkk$

# CoronaVirus
FDA vaccine scientists depart amid booster drama https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/570285-healthcare__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kaCNmgpo1gt1Nak8WWhaBoQW3I22tgTgTFz05SKiivhQmXRVLayRoQTTU3O0okeFN0x2$

Health officials stand by boosters after top FDA scientists announce retirements https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/570285-healthcare__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kaCNmgpo1gt1Nak8WWhaBoQW3I22tgTgTFz05SKiivhQmXRVLayRoQTTU3O0okeFN0x2$

Why the COVID-19 origin report came up inconclusive. Many had said from the beginning that there is insufficient evidence to pinpoint the moment in which the coronavirus infected its first human victim — and, based on experience with previous novel pathogens, the evidence is almost certain never to be found.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/public-global-health/570035-why-the-covid-origin-report-came-up-inconclusive__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kaCNmgpo1gt1Nak8WWhaBoQW3I22tgTgTFz05SKiivhQmXRVLayRoQTTU3O0oiOvod1R$

A study into the immune responses of the two mRNA COVID-19 vaccines found that Moderna’s vaccine created double the amount of antibodies as the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://fortune.com/2021/08/31/moderna-covid-antibodies-pfizer-biontech-belgium-study/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kaCNmgpo1gt1Nak8WWhaBoQW3I22tgTgTFz05SKiivhQmXRVLayRoQTTU3O0oo_RfPNS$

Maskless Illinois Church Camp Blamed for 180 COVID Cases. The CDC estimates more than 1,100 people were exposed to the virus during and after the event.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/maskless-illinois-church-camp-where-vaxx-status-wasnt-checked-blamed-for-180-covid-cases__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kaCNmgpo1gt1Nak8WWhaBoQW3I22tgTgTFz05SKiivhQmXRVLayRoQTTU3O0orF2OGfd$

Japan reported a fresh contamination case involving Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine, the fourth such incident in less than a week, threatening to slow the country’s sputtering inoculation campaign.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2021-08-31/japan-finds-another-moderna-vial-suspected-to-contain-foreign-substance__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kaCNmgpo1gt1Nak8WWhaBoQW3I22tgTgTFz05SKiivhQmXRVLayRoQTTU3O0ojYObRmP$

Mu COVID Variant, Which Scientists Fear is Resistant to Vaccines, Detected in 39 Countries. Mu, or B.1.621, was first identified in Colombia and cases have since been recorded in 38 other countries, predominantly in South America and Europe https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/mu-covid-variant-which-scientists-fear-is-resistant-to-vaccines-detected-in-39-countries/ar-AANZiMq?ocid=winp1taskbar__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kaCNmgpo1gt1Nak8WWhaBoQW3I22tgTgTFz05SKiivhQmXRVLayRoQTTU3O0ovWe3FXH$

Harvard Epidemiologist Says the Case for COVID Vaccine Passports Was Just Demolished –New research found that natural immunity offers exponentially more protection than COVID-19 vaccines. A newly published medical study found that infection from COVID-19 confers considerably longer-lasting and stronger protection against the Delta variant of the virus than vaccines.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://fee.org/articles/harvard-epidemiologist-says-the-case-for-covid-vaccine-passports-was-just-demolished/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kaCNmgpo1gt1Nak8WWhaBoQW3I22tgTgTFz05SKiivhQmXRVLayRoQTTU3O0ohFNJ4Yp$

# Economy / Trade
True Cost of America’s Post-9/11 Wars Is $8 Trillion: Researchers also estimated that the wars have directly killed around 929,000 people.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/cost-of-americas-post-911-wars-has-hit-dollar8-trillion-according-to-costs-of-war-project-at-brown-university__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kaCNmgpo1gt1Nak8WWhaBoQW3I22tgTgTFz05SKiivhQmXRVLayRoQTTU3O0olil9ta5$

House-Backed Tax Hike Will Hit Lone Star State Hard. The proposal contains a variety of tax increases intended to alleviate some of the impacts the spending would have on the federal budget.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insidesources.com/house-backed-tax-hike-will-hit-lone-star-state-hard/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kaCNmgpo1gt1Nak8WWhaBoQW3I22tgTgTFz05SKiivhQmXRVLayRoQTTU3O0orFCTUm0$

# Education / Schools
Hundreds of Amherst Students Oppose Extreme COVID Policy: Amherst College’s COVID-19 restrictions bar students from leaving campus without school approval.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://campusreform.org/article?id=18082__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kaCNmgpo1gt1Nak8WWhaBoQW3I22tgTgTFz05SKiivhQmXRVLayRoQTTU3O0orHsObsV$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals Company Begins to Remove Keystone XL Infrastructure, Permits from SD https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://listen.sdpb.org/post/company-begins-remove-keystone-xl-infrastructure-permits-sd__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kaCNmgpo1gt1Nak8WWhaBoQW3I22tgTgTFz05SKiivhQmXRVLayRoQTTU3O0ohTJhIz2$

US administration aims to cut costs for solar, wind on public land. The Biden administration plans to make federal lands cheaper to access for solar and wind power developers https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.voanews.com/usa/biden-administration-aims-cut-costs-solar-wind-projects-public-land__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kaCNmgpo1gt1Nak8WWhaBoQW3I22tgTgTFz05SKiivhQmXRVLayRoQTTU3O0opdaCmHJ$

North Carolina’s new farm bill speeds the way for Smithfield’s massive biogas plan for hog farms. Environmental justice advocates say the legislation curtails community input on the plan for capturing methane from giant, polluting waste lagoons and selling it as natural gas.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/31082021/north-carolina-farm-bill-biogas-smithfield/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kaCNmgpo1gt1Nak8WWhaBoQW3I22tgTgTFz05SKiivhQmXRVLayRoQTTU3O0ojJUM7wr$

Biden Administration To Resume Drilling Auctions in Setback to Climate Agenda https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2021-08-31/biden-administration-takes-steps-to-resume-onshore-drilling-auctions__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kaCNmgpo1gt1Nak8WWhaBoQW3I22tgTgTFz05SKiivhQmXRVLayRoQTTU3O0ohtD8d2l$

# Environment / Climate / Interior
Southeast Louisiana residents desperate for food, power, water and help in Ida’s aftermath. With resources scarce and infrastructure burdened, Gov. John Bel Edwards tells evacuees: ‘Do not return here.’
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/health-coronavirus-pandemic-fd9f51a8921d24b5f1c82146e524940d__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kaCNmgpo1gt1Nak8WWhaBoQW3I22tgTgTFz05SKiivhQmXRVLayRoQTTU3O0ojr6MSCj$

Support for Carbon Removal Technology Must Be Included in the Reconciliation Package. The recent extreme weather events are no longer anomalies. They illustrate the disturbing, long-term reality of climate change.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insidesources.com/support-for-carbon-removal-technology-must-be-included-in-the-reconciliation-package/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kaCNmgpo1gt1Nak8WWhaBoQW3I22tgTgTFz05SKiivhQmXRVLayRoQTTU3O0or7HmDp4$

Air pollution is reducing our life expectancy by more than two years.
Air pollution kills more people than car collisions, smoking, or AIDS.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.axios.com/air-pollution-global-life-expectancy-report-fb6a821c-95aa-4671-8005-caac8be0e69b.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kaCNmgpo1gt1Nak8WWhaBoQW3I22tgTgTFz05SKiivhQmXRVLayRoQTTU3O0oiq74-w4$

# Foodie Tips, Tricks and How To’s
Homemade Cream Cheese with only 2 Ingredients https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thewhoot.com/whoot-news/recipes/https-thewhoot-com-whoot-news-recipes-easy-homemade-cream-cheese__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kaCNmgpo1gt1Nak8WWhaBoQW3I22tgTgTFz05SKiivhQmXRVLayRoQTTU3O0olJ7oQXC$

# Global Politics and other news
With Kabul airport closed, fearful Afghans rush for borders with Pakistan and Iran.
Thousands of people trying to flee Afghanistan rushed to its borders on Wednesday as an administrative vacuum after the Taliban’s takeover left foreign donors unsure of how to respond to a looming humanitarian crisis.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/world/india/rockets-fired-kabul-airport-us-troops-race-complete-evacuation-2021-08-30/?utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=41921__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kaCNmgpo1gt1Nak8WWhaBoQW3I22tgTgTFz05SKiivhQmXRVLayRoQTTU3O0ooNjEs0R$

China’s new U.S. ambassador goes full wolf in first major speech. Qin Gang warns of “disastrous consequences” if the U.S. seeks to suppress China using a “Cold War playbook.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2021/09/01/china-new-ambassador-speech-508465__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kaCNmgpo1gt1Nak8WWhaBoQW3I22tgTgTFz05SKiivhQmXRVLayRoQTTU3O0ol4JRBaq$

# Gov / Politics
America’s longest war ended, but the debate over what went wrong and who’s to blame for the chaotic exit appears to be just heating up. And while the military mission is over, Americans and Afghans left behind are still searching for a way out.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/defense/overnights/570291-defense-national-security__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kaCNmgpo1gt1Nak8WWhaBoQW3I22tgTgTFz05SKiivhQmXRVLayRoQTTU3O0oqNwGEQe$

House Republicans Privately Beg Trump to Help Impeach Biden. So far, the former president has been resistant to attach his name to these efforts.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/house-republicans-privately-beg-trump-to-help-them-impeach-biden__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kaCNmgpo1gt1Nak8WWhaBoQW3I22tgTgTFz05SKiivhQmXRVLayRoQTTU3O0ovKn-sLo$

Republican bill tightening Texas election laws is headed to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk: The legislation establishes new ID requirements for voting by mail, enhances protections for partisan poll watchers and sets new rules, and possible criminal penalties, for those who assist voters.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/31/texas-voting-restrictions-bill/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kaCNmgpo1gt1Nak8WWhaBoQW3I22tgTgTFz05SKiivhQmXRVLayRoQTTU3O0ov8atg0B$

President Biden vowed the federal government would remain committed to getting U.S. citizens who want to leave Afghanistan out of the country, estimating that up to 200 still remain https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/570229-biden-no-deadline-for-americans-still-in-afghanistan-who-want-to?utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=41921__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kaCNmgpo1gt1Nak8WWhaBoQW3I22tgTgTFz05SKiivhQmXRVLayRoQTTU3O0otznVJ34$

An Oklahoma congressman kept trying to enter Afghanistan, and now it’s unclear where he is. He said he was on his way to Afghanistan to rescue an American woman and her four children, but first he needed help getting a massive amount of cash into Tajikistan.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theweek.com/news/1004384/an-oklahoma-congressman-kept-trying-to-enter-afghanistan-and-now-its-unclear-where-he__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kaCNmgpo1gt1Nak8WWhaBoQW3I22tgTgTFz05SKiivhQmXRVLayRoQTTU3O0ovOOSIeR$

Breathtaking: $4.3 million from Trump traced to Organizers of January 6 violence and Coup Attempt. Recent FEC filings show at least three individuals listed on permit records for the Washington, D.C.
demonstration were on the Trump campaign’s payroll through Nov. 30, 2020.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2021/02/jan-6-protests-trump-operation-paid-3p5mil/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kaCNmgpo1gt1Nak8WWhaBoQW3I22tgTgTFz05SKiivhQmXRVLayRoQTTU3O0ogATdwOC$

Mike Pompeo takes his own arrows over the Afghanistan collapse. Trump’s former secretary of State played a key role in the deal with the Taliban. He says Biden botched it. Other Republicans aren’t letting him off the hook.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2021/08/26/mike-pompeo-afghanistan-collapse-506927__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kaCNmgpo1gt1Nak8WWhaBoQW3I22tgTgTFz05SKiivhQmXRVLayRoQTTU3O0ouXSrjUU$

Afghan Interpreter Who Helped Rescue Biden in 2008 Left Behind After U.S. Exit.
“Hello Mr. President: Save me and my family,” Mohammed, who chose not to use his full name for his safety, told the newspaper as U.S. troops completed evacuations Monday. “Don’t forget me here.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/08/31/afghan-interpreter-biden-john-kerry-chuck-hagel/5673503001/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kaCNmgpo1gt1Nak8WWhaBoQW3I22tgTgTFz05SKiivhQmXRVLayRoQTTU3O0on5GqJT6$

Biden’s Defense of Afghanistan Withdrawal Had a Side-Serving of Pro-War Rhetoric On Tuesday, an American president said the words: “The war in Afghanistan is now over.” But is it?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/bidens-defense-of-afghanistan-withdrawal-had-a-side-serving-of-pro-war-rhetoric/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kaCNmgpo1gt1Nak8WWhaBoQW3I22tgTgTFz05SKiivhQmXRVLayRoQTTU3O0ot8fh7jG$

Texas GOP passes sweeping voter suppression law: ‘This is how Democracy dies.’ Gov. Greg Abbott has said he will sign the bill outlawing drive-through and 24-hour voting into law.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/texas-gop-passes-sweeping-voter-suppression-law-this-is-how-democracy-dies/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kaCNmgpo1gt1Nak8WWhaBoQW3I22tgTgTFz05SKiivhQmXRVLayRoQTTU3O0orypgCuZ$

Majority of Afghan Interpreters, Visa Applicants Left Behind. There is “no reliable data” on who exactly has been evacuated, but initial assessments suggest that most visa applicants didn’t make it onto the planes.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/majority-of-interpreters-visa-applicants-left-behind-in-afghanistan-state-department-official-says__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kaCNmgpo1gt1Nak8WWhaBoQW3I22tgTgTFz05SKiivhQmXRVLayRoQTTU3O0orjPpMUV$

Texas is about to pass a new law Republicans say will stop censorship of conservatives on Facebook, Twitter. The GOP-controlled state Senate passed the bill Tuesday night. If it heads to the desk of Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican who has publicly backed the bill, he’s expected to sign it.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2021/09/01/texas-censorship-conservatives-facebook-twitter-youtube-trump-law/5683621001/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kaCNmgpo1gt1Nak8WWhaBoQW3I22tgTgTFz05SKiivhQmXRVLayRoQTTU3O0omnbNYc0$

White House official ‘appalled and literally horrified’ that Biden stranded Americans in Afghanistan: Biden repeatedly misled American public about Afghanistan withdrawal Biden’s assurances about the Afghanistan withdrawal were repeatedly proven wrong https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-repeatedly-misled-americans-afghanistan-withdrawal__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kaCNmgpo1gt1Nak8WWhaBoQW3I22tgTgTFz05SKiivhQmXRVLayRoQTTU3O0ogadLJlf$

Biden says the war in Afghanistan is over, but it’s really just starting a new chapter https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.businessinsider.com/biden-says-afghanistan-war-over-but-just-entering-new-chapter-2021-9__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kaCNmgpo1gt1Nak8WWhaBoQW3I22tgTgTFz05SKiivhQmXRVLayRoQTTU3O0ogNbUw18$

U.S. relationship with Taliban unclear after end of Afghanistan war, senior defense and diplomatic officials say https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/01/afghanistan-update-us-relationship-with-taliban-unclear-after-end-of-war.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kaCNmgpo1gt1Nak8WWhaBoQW3I22tgTgTFz05SKiivhQmXRVLayRoQTTU3O0ovbBVqsn$

Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has threatened telecom companies, claiming they would be “shut down” if they handed over Republicans’ phone data to the January 6 commission being conducted by the US House. Republican congresswoman is among the lawmakers whose communication records the House hopes to obtain https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/marjorie-taylor-greene-phone-companies-capitol-riot-b1912678.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kaCNmgpo1gt1Nak8WWhaBoQW3I22tgTgTFz05SKiivhQmXRVLayRoQTTU3O0oorP5VSl$

More than 30 California children still stuck in Afghanistan. Officials say more than 30 California children are still stuck in Afghanistan after they traveled to the country to see relatives weeks before the Taliban seized power and were unable to get out before U.S. forces left.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/education-afghanistan-california-immigration-a65b23a2be22d58e80c939f135d6a562__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kaCNmgpo1gt1Nak8WWhaBoQW3I22tgTgTFz05SKiivhQmXRVLayRoQTTU3O0on1D9EDZ$

# Legal / Judicial / DOJ
The Wild Mystery of the Jan. 6 Lawyer Who Vanished: John Pierce has taken on his 18th Capitol riot defendant. But their cases are now at a standstill after a bizarre turn of events. Pierce, 49, had last been in touch with prosecutors on Aug. 23.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.democraticunderground.com/1016300667__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kaCNmgpo1gt1Nak8WWhaBoQW3I22tgTgTFz05SKiivhQmXRVLayRoQTTU3O0ok9w2JsT$

# Media
Fox Omits That Its Top Afghanistan Expert Profits From War. Neither Jack Keane nor any of his hosts have brought up the deal his company secured to profit directly from the prolonged engagement in Afghanistan.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/fox-news-hasnt-disclosed-that-its-go-to-afghanistan-expert-jack-keane-profits-from-war__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kaCNmgpo1gt1Nak8WWhaBoQW3I22tgTgTFz05SKiivhQmXRVLayRoQTTU3O0otpid5a1$

# Medical / Health
A federal bankruptcy judge ruled that Purdue Pharma, the maker of the addictive painkiller OxyContin, will be dissolved under a settlement deal and that its owners, members of the Sackler family, will pay out more than $4 billion to address the opioid epidemic that’s killed more than 500,000 Americans.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.kezi.com/content/national/575223592.html*:*:text=A*20federal*20bankruptcy*20judge*20ruled,killed*20more*20than*20500*2C000*20Americans__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSU!!On18fmf1aQ!kaCNmgpo1gt1Nak8WWhaBoQW3I22tgTgTFz05SKiivhQmXRVLayRoQTTU3O0ohtbYHHB$

Verbal and physical attacks on health workers surge as emotions boil during latest COVID-19 wave. Nurses and hospital staffers are historically vulnerable to workplace violence due to the nature of their jobs, but the pandemic has exacerbated the stress that can escalate into threats and violence.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/01/coronavirus-texas-hospital-attacks-health-workers/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kaCNmgpo1gt1Nak8WWhaBoQW3I22tgTgTFz05SKiivhQmXRVLayRoQTTU3O0oiG9tfX5$

Texas Begins the End of Abortion as We Know It. Conservatives are hell-bent on reasserting control over women’s bodies—and a fresh hell starts today with what women in the Lone Star State are waking up to. SB
8 allows private citizens to sue abortion providers and anyone involved in aiding or abetting an abortion after the cardiac activity is detected.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/this-law-begins-the-end-of-abortion-as-weve-known-it__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kaCNmgpo1gt1Nak8WWhaBoQW3I22tgTgTFz05SKiivhQmXRVLayRoQTTU3O0ovvZFIWE$

# Military / DOD
The United States is expected to rely on unmanned drone strikes for future military operations in Afghanistan.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/defense/570280-biden-likely-to-lean-on-drone-warfare-in-afghanistan?utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=41921__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kaCNmgpo1gt1Nak8WWhaBoQW3I22tgTgTFz05SKiivhQmXRVLayRoQTTU3O0opwnRS0E$

Milley: ‘It’s possible’ U.S. will work with Taliban to thwart ISIS-K https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/video/2021/09/01/milley-its-possible-us-will-work-with-taliban-to-thwart-isis-k-320335__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kaCNmgpo1gt1Nak8WWhaBoQW3I22tgTgTFz05SKiivhQmXRVLayRoQTTU3O0ortiv9L0$

# Military / Global
Taliban fighters are feeling angry and betrayed after discovering that Afghan National Army helicopters abandoned at Kabul’s airport have been rendered inoperable by departing U.S. troops, according to a report.
Militants reportedly believed helicopters would be untouched following US departure https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.foxnews.com/world/taliban-fighters-helicopters-kabul-airport-afghanistan__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kaCNmgpo1gt1Nak8WWhaBoQW3I22tgTgTFz05SKiivhQmXRVLayRoQTTU3O0otX9FBXp$

# Water
Study finds combined threats to water quality after flooding. Human and swine feces polluted eastern North Carolina waters sampled after Hurricane Florence’s historic flooding of the Coastal Plain.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://coastalreview.org/2021/08/study-finds-combined-threats-to-water-quality-after-flooding/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kaCNmgpo1gt1Nak8WWhaBoQW3I22tgTgTFz05SKiivhQmXRVLayRoQTTU3O0oq9A6E7B$

First ever study finds microplastics in northeast Lapland. “From this survey it looks like the microplastics originate from plastic bags, ropes and fibers, so the particles come from consumer product https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/arctic/2021/08/first-ever-study-finds-microplastics-naatamo-river-and-lake-inari__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kaCNmgpo1gt1Nak8WWhaBoQW3I22tgTgTFz05SKiivhQmXRVLayRoQTTU3O0onifYvJ2$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2021-08-31

Voices, The Peoples News

August 31, 2021
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate
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# Indigenous / Global
British Columbia is blocking needed First Nations power projects, says report The projects are critical to meeting government’s climate plans, researchers say, but roadblocks are preventing progress.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thetyee.ca/News/2021/08/30/BC-Blocking-Needed-First-Nations-Power-Projects/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ncZokzFoWe2f8X-riJPHPSnn9ztpl7i0bz8lBbH7v9KtGnTF3o51wXYbnSDzQXp-o8wM$

# CoronaVirus
Vital! Fauci; Sorcerer’s Apprentices. Virus SARS Manmade in BioLab since 2000. Us-China Big Affair. The Whole History of Chimeric Conaviruses and of the recombinants from which he would be born SARS-Cov-2 of the current pandemic https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.veteranstoday.com/2021/08/30/vital-fauci-sorceres-apprentices-virus-sars-manmade-in-biolab-since-2000-us-china-big-affair-full-story/?mc_cid=50551564da&mc_eid=3f7488d454__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ncZokzFoWe2f8X-riJPHPSnn9ztpl7i0bz8lBbH7v9KtGnTF3o51wXYbnSDzQcRqTGtA$

Florida Withholds School Leaders’ Pay Over Mask Mandates. The state is holding school board members’ salaries as ransom until they abandon their safety measures for students as COVID cases surge.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/world/us/florida-withholds-funds-two-school-districts-over-mask-mandates-2021-08-31/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ncZokzFoWe2f8X-riJPHPSnn9ztpl7i0bz8lBbH7v9KtGnTF3o51wXYbnSDzQQg80m65$

2 FDA Officials Quit Over Frustration at Biden Admin: Gruber and Krause have more than 42 years of experience at the FDA between them.
Reportedly, they’ve been frustrated with the White House’s expedited rollout of booster shots.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://endpts.com/breaking-in-a-major-blow-to-vaccine-efforts-senior-fda-leaders-stepping-down-report/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ncZokzFoWe2f8X-riJPHPSnn9ztpl7i0bz8lBbH7v9KtGnTF3o51wXYbnSDzQa0X6_77$

Florida Imposes Penalties on School Districts With Mask Rules, Despite Court Ruling. A judge ruled last week that the governor’s ban violates the same Parents’ Bill of Rights it was trying to impose.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/fl-imposes-penalties-on-school-districts-with-mask-rules-despite-court-ruling/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ncZokzFoWe2f8X-riJPHPSnn9ztpl7i0bz8lBbH7v9KtGnTF3o51wXYbnSDzQUoSzH8Y$

What Is the C.1.2 COVID-19 Variant?—Here’s What We Know So Far: As the Delta strain continues to spread, researchers have identified another new strain: the C.1.2 COVID-19 variant.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/what-is-the-c-1-2-covid-19-variant-here-s-what-we-know-so-far/ar-AANXkrV?ocid=winp1taskbar__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ncZokzFoWe2f8X-riJPHPSnn9ztpl7i0bz8lBbH7v9KtGnTF3o51wXYbnSDzQd8MZi1J$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals Line 3 is cultural genocide at the hands of Enbridge, police and big banks https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nationalobserver.com/2021/08/30/opinion/line-3-cultural-genocide-enbridge-police-big-banks__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ncZokzFoWe2f8X-riJPHPSnn9ztpl7i0bz8lBbH7v9KtGnTF3o51wXYbnSDzQa6iJusA$

# Environment / Climate / Interior
Obama Presidential Center will displace vital South Side Chicago trees, advocates say The Center will remove hundreds of trees that provide cooling in the summer, cleaner air, and a quiet respite for residents—but promises to re-plant the area and provide an economic boost.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ehn.org/barack-obama-presidential-center-chicago-2654814450.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ncZokzFoWe2f8X-riJPHPSnn9ztpl7i0bz8lBbH7v9KtGnTF3o51wXYbnSDzQXq8S8YI$

South Lake Tahoe wildfire: California side’s residents warned to leave.
Thousands of people rushed to leave South Lake Tahoe as the entire resort city came under evacuation orders and wildfire raced toward Lake Tahoe, a large freshwater lake straddling California and Nevada.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/2021/08/30/1032385094/lake-tahoe-wildfire-evacuations-climate-change__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ncZokzFoWe2f8X-riJPHPSnn9ztpl7i0bz8lBbH7v9KtGnTF3o51wXYbnSDzQbWPTTkO$

‘Out of Control’: Fire Leaps Highway to Reach Tahoe Basin. Tens of thousands evacuate, as residents fear the out-of-control blaze as it approaches the highly populated south shore of Lake Tahoe.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sacbee.com/news/california/fires/article253849183.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ncZokzFoWe2f8X-riJPHPSnn9ztpl7i0bz8lBbH7v9KtGnTF3o51wXYbnSDzQRkz086E$

# Global Politics and other news
Taliban Optimistically Calls for Friendly Ties With America. The militia’s leaders declared victory during a stroll around Kabul’s international airport.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-31/taliban-calls-for-good-ties-with-u-s-after-20-year-war-ends?srnd=premium__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ncZokzFoWe2f8X-riJPHPSnn9ztpl7i0bz8lBbH7v9KtGnTF3o51wXYbnSDzQcHLBBIE$

China and the Taliban buddy up. As strange as it might appear for the normally anti-religion Chinese government to cozy up to Islamist extremists such as the Taliban, China has substantial geopolitical and economic interests in Afghanistan.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/china-and-the-taliban-buddy-up__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ncZokzFoWe2f8X-riJPHPSnn9ztpl7i0bz8lBbH7v9KtGnTF3o51wXYbnSDzQf5sYX-R$

Taliban commit ‘house-to-house executions’ in Kabul after US exit as chilling audio demonstrates Afghans’ fear. Horrifying audio of distant gunshots appears to confirm reports of “house-to-house executions” as the Taliban asserts control of Kabul and Afghanistan after the U.S.
military’s departure on Monday evening.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/taliban-commit-house-to-house-executions-in-kabul-after-us-exit-as-chilling-audio-demonstrates-afghans-fear/ar-AANWglU?ocid=winp1taskbar__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ncZokzFoWe2f8X-riJPHPSnn9ztpl7i0bz8lBbH7v9KtGnTF3o51wXYbnSDzQRjSWzaB$

# Gov / Politics
Building Back America: The American Prospect breaks down Biden’s American Jobs Plan, American Families Plan, and a variety of tax measures, analyzing each component with insights on prospective policies and if these elements go far enough.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/infrastructure/building-back-america__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ncZokzFoWe2f8X-riJPHPSnn9ztpl7i0bz8lBbH7v9KtGnTF3o51wXYbnSDzQYnXB1NV$

Afghanistan War Is Over but Our Big Lies About It Live On. After a collapse that took everyone off guard, “experts” retreated further into comforting fantasies about the mission and its significance rather than finally facing reality.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/americas-war-in-afghanistan-is-over-but-our-big-lies-about-it-live-on__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ncZokzFoWe2f8X-riJPHPSnn9ztpl7i0bz8lBbH7v9KtGnTF3o51wXYbnSDzQQ4qO5yF$

Chuck Schumer, China, and Build Back Better: How does the Senate majority leader’s own $200 billion China bill fit into the equation?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/infrastructure/building-back-america/infrastructure-summer-chuck-schumer-china-and-build-back-better/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ncZokzFoWe2f8X-riJPHPSnn9ztpl7i0bz8lBbH7v9KtGnTF3o51wXYbnSDzQesAQOtj$

The last U.S. military C-17 cargo plane lifted off from the Kabul airport, taking with it the acting U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan and the U.S. general that was in charge of securing the airport. And with that, the United States’ 20 year war in Afghanistan was over.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/defense/570053-last-us-military-plane-out-of-afghanistan-ends-americas-longest-war?utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=41885__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ncZokzFoWe2f8X-riJPHPSnn9ztpl7i0bz8lBbH7v9KtGnTF3o51wXYbnSDzQRv_iobO$

Though the military evacuation is over, some Americans who wanted to leave Afghanistan remain in the country, McKenzie acknowledged. McKenzie said that no Americans were evacuated on the final five flights out of Kabul’s international airport https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/defense/570066-fewer-200-americans-remain-in-afghanistan-after-us-withdrawal__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ncZokzFoWe2f8X-riJPHPSnn9ztpl7i0bz8lBbH7v9KtGnTF3o51wXYbnSDzQfdtsXxR$

The hard-fought Texas voting bill is poised to become law. Here’s what it does.
Senate Bill 1 would set new rules for voting by mail, boost protections for partisan poll watchers and roll back local voting initiatives meant to make it easier to vote, namely those championed by Harris County that were disproportionately used by voters of color.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/30/texas-voting-restrictions-bill/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ncZokzFoWe2f8X-riJPHPSnn9ztpl7i0bz8lBbH7v9KtGnTF3o51wXYbnSDzQZAr-oXd$

On Wednesday, 666 new Texas laws will go into effect. Debated, passed and signed during the 87th Texas Legislature, these laws include changes to public safety, health care and K-12 education. Here’s a list of 10 new laws you should know about.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/31/new-texas-laws-september-2021/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ncZokzFoWe2f8X-riJPHPSnn9ztpl7i0bz8lBbH7v9KtGnTF3o51wXYbnSDzQbNe5ZCG$

Congressman Seeking to Relaunch Afghan War Made Millions in Defense Contracting https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2021/08/20/mike-waltz-afghanistan/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ncZokzFoWe2f8X-riJPHPSnn9ztpl7i0bz8lBbH7v9KtGnTF3o51wXYbnSDzQVZfJrli$

House GOP Quietly Submit for Additional $25 Billion in Military Spending. “Now is the time to shift our investments away from endless wars,” says Rep. Barbara Lee.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/house-gop-quietly-submit-for-additional-25-billion-in-military-spending/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ncZokzFoWe2f8X-riJPHPSnn9ztpl7i0bz8lBbH7v9KtGnTF3o51wXYbnSDzQYS9pUJA$

Gavin Newsom is ‘incredibly proud’ of Biden leaving Californians to be captured and killed in Afghanistan. Californians murdered by terrorists.
Californians waiting to be murdered by terrorists. And Gavin Newsom is proud.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/gavin-newsom-is-incredibly-proud-of-biden-leaving-californians-to-be-captured-and-killed-in-afghanistan__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ncZokzFoWe2f8X-riJPHPSnn9ztpl7i0bz8lBbH7v9KtGnTF3o51wXYbnSDzQXQMUBbL$

Biden lied and abandoned hundreds of Americans to the mercy of terrorists. Approximately 250 Americans, maybe even more, were abandoned in Afghanistan this week after Biden pulled the rest of our military presence from the region for good.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/biden-lied-and-abandoned-hundreds-of-americans-to-the-mercy-of-terrorists__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ncZokzFoWe2f8X-riJPHPSnn9ztpl7i0bz8lBbH7v9KtGnTF3o51wXYbnSDzQWun6UAM$

# Legal / Judicial / DOJ
The anti-vax lawyer representing January 6 rioters has suddenly gone
missing: The filling pointed to reports, as well as an explanation from Pierce’s colleague Ryan Marshall, indicating that Pierce, an outspoken anti-vaxxer, is seriously ill from COVID-19 and possibly unresponsive on a ventilator.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/08/john-pierce-missing-lawyer/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ncZokzFoWe2f8X-riJPHPSnn9ztpl7i0bz8lBbH7v9KtGnTF3o51wXYbnSDzQRl4pnkF$

# Marijuana / Hemp / CBD Oil
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit dismissed a lawsuit challenging the Drug Enforcement Administration’s refusal to reschedule marijuana—but one judge said in a concurring opinion that cannabis may soon be reclassified anyway.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.marijuanamoment.net/court-dismisses-dea-marijuana-rescheduling-case-but-judge-says-cannabis-reclassification-may-be-coming-anyway/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ncZokzFoWe2f8X-riJPHPSnn9ztpl7i0bz8lBbH7v9KtGnTF3o51wXYbnSDzQYfaYh2Q$

New NYPD data shows that marijuana arrests have declined much more significantly in New York City than in other places that have previously legalized cannabis—likely thanks in large part to a unique provision of the law that allows public smoking.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.marijuanamoment.net/allowing-public-marijuana-smoking-leads-to-bigger-nyc-arrest-decline-than-in-other-legalized-places/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ncZokzFoWe2f8X-riJPHPSnn9ztpl7i0bz8lBbH7v9KtGnTF3o51wXYbnSDzQfqrfiCD$

Mississippi’s agriculture commissioner said he wants no part in regulating a federally illegal drug as lawmakers near a deal on medical cannabis legislation to replace the voter-approved measure that the Supreme Court overturned.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.marijuanamoment.net/mississippi-agriculture-commissioner-wants-no-part-in-medical-marijuana-regulation-due-to-federal-law/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ncZokzFoWe2f8X-riJPHPSnn9ztpl7i0bz8lBbH7v9KtGnTF3o51wXYbnSDzQRoFidiA$

# Social
Feds Deliberately Targeted BLM Protesters To Disrupt The Movement, A Report Says https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/2021/08/20/1029625793/black-lives-matter-protesters-targeted__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ncZokzFoWe2f8X-riJPHPSnn9ztpl7i0bz8lBbH7v9KtGnTF3o51wXYbnSDzQYEnZPF-$

Portland’s Bizarre Experiment With Not Policing Proud Boys Rampage Ends in Gunfire https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2021/08/23/portland-police-proud-boys-protest/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ncZokzFoWe2f8X-riJPHPSnn9ztpl7i0bz8lBbH7v9KtGnTF3o51wXYbnSDzQTCcqwx6$

750,000 Households May Face Eviction If Congress Doesn’t Act, Says Goldman Sachs Meanwhile, states have disbursed just 11 percent of the $46.5 billion in rental assistance from the federal government.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/750000-households-facing-eviction-if-congress-doesnt-act-says-goldman-sachs/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ncZokzFoWe2f8X-riJPHPSnn9ztpl7i0bz8lBbH7v9KtGnTF3o51wXYbnSDzQcT2vptk$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2021-08-29

Voices, The Peoples News

August 29, 2021
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate
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This almost daily Voices, The Peoples News is posted through the blog function of www.MPEN-Ohio.net

# Animals / Pets / Alerts / Food Recalls
They’re spawning! Researchers celebrate the return of native lake trout to Lake Erie A conservation milestone has been reached: Lake trout are reproducing in Lake Erie, where the native fish were considered extinct.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.post-gazette.com/life/outdoors/2021/08/27/lake-trout-erie-New-York-Pennsylvania-breeding-reproduction/stories/202108270115__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hkCB3x48UbgK0dxD9SIb430bbZCmFdQ9BVC8I6SsBdBiaZKy-IIkAPpvGGmNt-Jhteph$

A limited number of packages of a raw dog food product called Beef HVM, made by Top Quality Dog Food, are being recalled. Potential bacterial contamination.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.petful.com/recalled/beef-hvm/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hkCB3x48UbgK0dxD9SIb430bbZCmFdQ9BVC8I6SsBdBiaZKy-IIkAPpvGGmNt8v2p1wR$

# CoronaVirus
Doctors Refuse to Provide Care for Unvaccinated COVID Patients https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.insider.com/alabama-doctor-refuses-treat-unvaccinated-patients-covid-2021-8__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hkCB3x48UbgK0dxD9SIb430bbZCmFdQ9BVC8I6SsBdBiaZKy-IIkAPpvGGmNtxXoScvE$

Moderna vaccinations halted in Japan’s Okinawa after ‘black substances’
found in vial, days after other batch of jab was suspended. Okinawa prefecture has halted Moderna vaccinations after unknown materials were found in a vial of the drug. The move comes after Japan pulled 1.6 million Moderna doses from a different batch over contamination concerns.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rt.com/news/533369-okinawa-moderna-vaccination-suspended-contaminants-japan/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hkCB3x48UbgK0dxD9SIb430bbZCmFdQ9BVC8I6SsBdBiaZKy-IIkAPpvGGmNt_KLK4hx$

COVID-19 live updates: Vaccines not as effective at preventing
hospitalizations: The COVID-19 vaccines’ ability to keep people out of the hospital appears to be dropping slightly, particularly for those 75 and older https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.mycentraloregon.com/2021/08/30/covid-19-live-updates-vaccines-not-as-effective-at-preventing-hospitalizations-as-initially-thought-cdc-says/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hkCB3x48UbgK0dxD9SIb430bbZCmFdQ9BVC8I6SsBdBiaZKy-IIkAPpvGGmNt2s15ujJ$

‘Leave or Be Removed’: Anti-Maskers Menace School Boards. Aspiring politician Steve Lynch issued an ultimatum to school board members who vote to require masks.
“I’m going in with 20 strong men,” one Pennsylvania wannabe politician vowed.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/anti-masker-steve-lynch-threatens-school-board__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hkCB3x48UbgK0dxD9SIb430bbZCmFdQ9BVC8I6SsBdBiaZKy-IIkAPpvGGmNt5lOcfo-$

Will Unvaccinated People Face Barriers to Medical Care?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.healthline.com/health-news/will-unvaccinated-people-face-barriers-to-medical-care__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hkCB3x48UbgK0dxD9SIb430bbZCmFdQ9BVC8I6SsBdBiaZKy-IIkAPpvGGmNtz-0XeV1$

# Economy / Trade
Customs detains Chinese solar panels over forced labor: U.S. Customs and Border Protection has started detaining imported solar panels made with Chinese materials over concerns about forced-labor https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/u-begins-blocking-chinese-solar-222311988.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hkCB3x48UbgK0dxD9SIb430bbZCmFdQ9BVC8I6SsBdBiaZKy-IIkAPpvGGmNtyofg8fG$

Biden’s gambling on another death tax to fund his budget goals. In particular, the president would eliminate the step-up in basis from the transfer of appreciated property — effectively imposing a second “death tax” and increased bureaucracy on families, small businesses and farms.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/569963-bidens-gambling-on-another-death-tax-to-fund-his-budget-goals__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hkCB3x48UbgK0dxD9SIb430bbZCmFdQ9BVC8I6SsBdBiaZKy-IIkAPpvGGmNt469WTuE$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals Don’t Expect Real Climate Solutions From COP26. It Functions for Corporations.
G20 countries pretend they are committed to climate action, but they pledged nearly $300 billion to fossil fuel.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/dont-expect-real-climate-solutions-from-cop26-it-functions-for-corporations/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hkCB3x48UbgK0dxD9SIb430bbZCmFdQ9BVC8I6SsBdBiaZKy-IIkAPpvGGmNtzQFiMCv$

Over 800 Water Protectors Have Been Arrested Since Line 3 Pipeline Was Approved Some Water Protectors see direct action as one of the few tactics that produces quick results.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/over-800-water-protectors-have-been-arrested-since-line-3-pipeline-was-approved/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hkCB3x48UbgK0dxD9SIb430bbZCmFdQ9BVC8I6SsBdBiaZKy-IIkAPpvGGmNt1Lm0R-R$

Judge’s order forces Interior Department to revive drilling lease sales on federal lands and waters. The oil and gas industry claims the Biden administration is dragging its feet on resuming new leases https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/29082021/interior-drilling-federal-lands-water/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hkCB3x48UbgK0dxD9SIb430bbZCmFdQ9BVC8I6SsBdBiaZKy-IIkAPpvGGmNtzBGw8t8$

Top Texas regulator: Reform the grid so ‘people don’t die’: Texas’ top electricity regulator is focused on preventing another disaster as he oversees an electricity market overhaul https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.eenews.net/articles/top-texas-regulator-reform-the-grid-so-people-dont-die/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hkCB3x48UbgK0dxD9SIb430bbZCmFdQ9BVC8I6SsBdBiaZKy-IIkAPpvGGmNt3q5HPcB$

Is deep-sea mining a cure for the climate crisis or a curse? Sea-floor nodules could fight global heating, but mining them may damage ocean ecology.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/aug/29/is-deep-sea-mining-a-cure-for-the-climate-crisis-or-a-curse__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hkCB3x48UbgK0dxD9SIb430bbZCmFdQ9BVC8I6SsBdBiaZKy-IIkAPpvGGmNt70NSjCQ$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals / Global Notorious North Korea Nuke Reactor Back Up and Running: The International Atomic Energy Agency calls the apparent resumption of activity at the facility, dormant since 2018, “deeply troubling.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/north-koreas-notorious-yongbyon-nuclear-reactor-reportedly-back-up-and-running__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hkCB3x48UbgK0dxD9SIb430bbZCmFdQ9BVC8I6SsBdBiaZKy-IIkAPpvGGmNt2-X1WV9$

# Environment / Climate / Interior
California wildfires are climbing higher up mountains, putting more forest at risk of flames. Wildfires are not only getting bigger, they’re moving higher, reaching once unthinkable heights.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.carabiner.news/california-wildfires-are-climbing-larger-up-mountains-placing-extra-forest-susceptible-to-flames/?doing_wp_cron=1630343614.3417110443115234375000__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hkCB3x48UbgK0dxD9SIb430bbZCmFdQ9BVC8I6SsBdBiaZKy-IIkAPpvGGmNt1TAUfGH$

EPA: Bee-killing pesticide harms most endangered species. Most endangered species are likely to be harmed by three pesticides already known to impair bees, the EPA says.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.eenews.net/articles/epa-bee-killing-pesticide-harms-most-endangered-species/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hkCB3x48UbgK0dxD9SIb430bbZCmFdQ9BVC8I6SsBdBiaZKy-IIkAPpvGGmNt0umQlzm$

Officials have ordered more evacuations near Lake Tahoe, as the Caldor Fire continued to ravage forests southwest of the popular summer tourism destination, the AP reported.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/wildfires-lake-tahoe-57d7b821afacfac5ffd586bb897150d8?utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=41861__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hkCB3x48UbgK0dxD9SIb430bbZCmFdQ9BVC8I6SsBdBiaZKy-IIkAPpvGGmNt8uElxYk$

# Global Politics and other news
As the United States looks to finish its withdrawal from Afghanistan within days, an ISIS affiliate in the country is poised to seize on the instability and become the most pressing security threat in the region.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/defense/569799-five-things-to-know-about-isis-k__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hkCB3x48UbgK0dxD9SIb430bbZCmFdQ9BVC8I6SsBdBiaZKy-IIkAPpvGGmNtxXO8Ods$

ISIS-K, US security and the future of Afghanistan. Can’t tell the terrorist players without a scorecard? You’re not alone. During the past two decades, we have been exposed to a plethora of foreign and domestic extremist organizations. Now a new threat has arisen.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/569847-isis-k-us-security-and-the-future-of-afghanistan__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hkCB3x48UbgK0dxD9SIb430bbZCmFdQ9BVC8I6SsBdBiaZKy-IIkAPpvGGmNtwXzW6fY$

One man who knows more than most about the absurdities of the war is Joe Glenton. In this frank discussion, Glenton opens up about the cult of imperialism within the British Army, his experiences with the opium trade, and the completely foreseeable collapse of the Afghan government.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lyF0KRa6sg__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hkCB3x48UbgK0dxD9SIb430bbZCmFdQ9BVC8I6SsBdBiaZKy-IIkAPpvGGmNt0UcvAet$

Military Foreign Affairs Policy Journal for Clandestine Services. Death Squads in Afghanistan https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.veteranstoday.com/2021/08/30/cia-stories-death-squads-in-afghanistan-video/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hkCB3x48UbgK0dxD9SIb430bbZCmFdQ9BVC8I6SsBdBiaZKy-IIkAPpvGGmNt5kS8YUx$

Demonstrations as US ‘Arrests’ 300 Syrian’s for Fighting ISIS. Syrians from the Shaitat clan have staged a protest in the eastern Dayr al-Zawr Province to condemn the US arrest of 300 tribesmen for fighting Daesh terrorists. Press TV: The participants in Saturday’s demonstration called for the release of the tribesmen, who are held in prisons run by the so-called Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a US-backed alliance https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.veteranstoday.com/2021/08/29/demonstrations-as-us-arrests-300-syrians-for-fighting-isis/?mc_cid=9346d95efa&mc_eid=3f7488d454__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hkCB3x48UbgK0dxD9SIb430bbZCmFdQ9BVC8I6SsBdBiaZKy-IIkAPpvGGmNt9vdpGXH$

Via Reuters’s Idrees Ali, “As many as five rockets were fired at Kabul’s international airport but were intercepted by a missile defense system, a U.S. official told Reuters, as the United States’ nears the complete withdrawal of its troops from the city.” https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://reut.rs/3t0twJi__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hkCB3x48UbgK0dxD9SIb430bbZCmFdQ9BVC8I6SsBdBiaZKy-IIkAPpvGGmNt22AUy53$

98 countries, including the United States, pledge to accept Afghan refugees. https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nyti.ms/3gKZp3s__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hkCB3x48UbgK0dxD9SIb430bbZCmFdQ9BVC8I6SsBdBiaZKy-IIkAPpvGGmNt480jMkB$

What exactly is ISIS-K and what is it’s history? After ISIS’s Afghanistan variant became a household name overnight following a suicide bombing at Kabul’s airport that killed more than 170 people and wounded more than 200, the group’s history demands renewed scrutiny.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.mintpressnews.com/did-the-us-support-the-growth-of-isis-k-in-afghanistan/278339/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hkCB3x48UbgK0dxD9SIb430bbZCmFdQ9BVC8I6SsBdBiaZKy-IIkAPpvGGmNt_99TkPl$

China vows to ‘crush’ any US troops on Taiwan ‘by force’ and conducts live fire naval exercises in South China Sea after Biden abandoned Afghanistan https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9905015/China-vows-crush-troops-Taiwan-force-Biden-abandoned-Afghanistan.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hkCB3x48UbgK0dxD9SIb430bbZCmFdQ9BVC8I6SsBdBiaZKy-IIkAPpvGGmNt1ZXVDQG$

Taliban Embraces ‘Great Neighboring Country’ China, Vows to Work Closely Together. “We are ready to exchange views with China on how to forge ahead in terms of boosting our mutual relations, establishing peace in the region, and its assistance in the reconstruction of Afghanistan,”
Suhail continued.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/taliban-embraces-great-neighboring-country-china-vows-to-work-closely-together/ar-AANUkDH?ocid=winp1taskbar__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hkCB3x48UbgK0dxD9SIb430bbZCmFdQ9BVC8I6SsBdBiaZKy-IIkAPpvGGmNt4o6gA0o$

# Gov / Politics
Since enough Democrats returned to the Texas State Capitol building, lawmakers in the lower chamber have moved quickly to advance legislation — including:
* A bill that could give retired teachers, counselors and other school staff a one-time payment of up to $2,400 https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/569893-blinken-says-us-has-significant-leverage-to-have-taliban-make-good__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hkCB3x48UbgK0dxD9SIb430bbZCmFdQ9BVC8I6SsBdBiaZKy-IIkAPpvGGmNt6Cxo-za$

* Expanding and funding virtual learning for public school students https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/27/texas-house-virtual-learning/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hkCB3x48UbgK0dxD9SIb430bbZCmFdQ9BVC8I6SsBdBiaZKy-IIkAPpvGGmNt7enTc6V$

* A bill that rewrites the state’s bail system and sets new limits on letting people accused of violent crimes out of jail https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/27/texas-bail-legislature/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hkCB3x48UbgK0dxD9SIb430bbZCmFdQ9BVC8I6SsBdBiaZKy-IIkAPpvGGmNt2OhQ6aV$

* Nearly $2 billion in additional funding for border security operations https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/569893-blinken-says-us-has-significant-leverage-to-have-taliban-make-good__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hkCB3x48UbgK0dxD9SIb430bbZCmFdQ9BVC8I6SsBdBiaZKy-IIkAPpvGGmNt6Cxo-za$

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Republicans hit Biden over Afghanistan, with eye on midterms https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/house/569812-republicans-hit-biden-over-afghanistan-with-eye-on-midterms__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hkCB3x48UbgK0dxD9SIb430bbZCmFdQ9BVC8I6SsBdBiaZKy-IIkAPpvGGmNt5g_eDsl$

MAGA Election Clerk Accused of Losing Ballots in Local Races. Before she was the subject of an FBI investigation, Stop the Steal diehard Tina Peters oversaw elections where ballots went uncounted or got lost in unsecured drop boxes.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/mesa-countys-maga-loving-election-clerk-tina-peters-accused-of-not-counting-ballots-in-local-race__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hkCB3x48UbgK0dxD9SIb430bbZCmFdQ9BVC8I6SsBdBiaZKy-IIkAPpvGGmNt3JcG_Ww$

Sec. of State Blinken Denies U.S. Gave Taliban ‘Kill List’: “The idea that we shared lists of Americans or others with the Taliban is simply wrong,” Blinken said on Sunday, disputing a bombshell Politico report.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/sec-of-state-blinken-denies-us-gave-taliban-kill-list-says-its-simply-not-the-case__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hkCB3x48UbgK0dxD9SIb430bbZCmFdQ9BVC8I6SsBdBiaZKy-IIkAPpvGGmNt02_ZZ1R$

McConnell calls Afghanistan withdrawal ‘one of the worst foreign policy decisions in American history’
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/569896-mcconnell-afghanistan-one-of-the-worst-foreign-policy-decisions-in__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hkCB3x48UbgK0dxD9SIb430bbZCmFdQ9BVC8I6SsBdBiaZKy-IIkAPpvGGmNt8zdAlpc$

Watch the whole video, certainly up to 6 minutes where the CIA admits it had been planning to hire the Taliban https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ih2Um3TG5U0__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hkCB3x48UbgK0dxD9SIb430bbZCmFdQ9BVC8I6SsBdBiaZKy-IIkAPpvGGmNt8XYToJh$

The price for the withdrawal of US forces has now become clear – the Taliban clearly demanded US data on those Afghan nations who cooperated with NATO forces. The Administration aren’t denying that they’ve been talking to the Taliban.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newstatesman.com/world/2021/08/leader-biden-s-great-betrayal__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hkCB3x48UbgK0dxD9SIb430bbZCmFdQ9BVC8I6SsBdBiaZKy-IIkAPpvGGmNt6BtgfoR$

America cares more about pronouns than the fate of Afghan women: “I’ve been clear,” President Joe Biden told the American people, “that human rights must be the centre of our foreign policy, not the periphery. But the way to do it is not through endless military deployments. It’s with our diplomacy, our economic tools, and rallying the world to join us.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://unherd.com/2021/08/bidens-most-heartless-betrayal/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hkCB3x48UbgK0dxD9SIb430bbZCmFdQ9BVC8I6SsBdBiaZKy-IIkAPpvGGmNtwAsAJTH$

Blinken said on Sunday that the U.S. has “significant leverage” to see that the Taliban make good on commitments.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/569893-blinken-says-us-has-significant-leverage-to-have-taliban-make-good__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hkCB3x48UbgK0dxD9SIb430bbZCmFdQ9BVC8I6SsBdBiaZKy-IIkAPpvGGmNt6Cxo-za$

‘Blood for Blood’: On Jenin and Israel’s Fear of an Armed Palestinian Rebellion https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/08/25/blood-blood-jenin-and-israels-fear-armed-palestinian-rebellion__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hkCB3x48UbgK0dxD9SIb430bbZCmFdQ9BVC8I6SsBdBiaZKy-IIkAPpvGGmNtyLmdKOk$

Biden Promises More Drone Strikes in Afghanistan Following Kabul Bombing. “This is not what ending a war looks like,” said antiwar organization CODEPINK.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/biden-promises-more-drone-strikes-in-afghanistan-following-kabul-bombing/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hkCB3x48UbgK0dxD9SIb430bbZCmFdQ9BVC8I6SsBdBiaZKy-IIkAPpvGGmNt93lacdO$

President Biden flew to an Air Force base here to receive the fallen service members, whose remains were returned to the United States on Sunday morning. https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://wapo.st/3sYXdKr__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hkCB3x48UbgK0dxD9SIb430bbZCmFdQ9BVC8I6SsBdBiaZKy-IIkAPpvGGmNtwyf2E7Z$

“The viral tweets accusing the Biden administration of being absent at Dover were posted hours before the remains actually arrived at the base.” https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://cnn.it/3jtoaDa__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hkCB3x48UbgK0dxD9SIb430bbZCmFdQ9BVC8I6SsBdBiaZKy-IIkAPpvGGmNtxfgyv2m$
Photo of Biden honoring the fallen troops: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://bit.ly/2WCFr3O__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hkCB3x48UbgK0dxD9SIb430bbZCmFdQ9BVC8I6SsBdBiaZKy-IIkAPpvGGmNt6_w5kqm$

Afghan crisis must end America’s empire of war, corruption and poverty.
The United States can either stumble on in its fruitless attempt to control the world through militarism and coercion, or it can use this opportunity to rethink its place in the world.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/08/30/afghan-crisis-must-end-americas-empire-war-corruption-and-poverty__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hkCB3x48UbgK0dxD9SIb430bbZCmFdQ9BVC8I6SsBdBiaZKy-IIkAPpvGGmNtyQcTDSw$

America’s ‘Forever War’ Finally Ends—in ‘Heartbreak’: After nearly 20 years, America’s war in Afghanistan came to an end as the last U.S.
flight departed Kabul.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/americas-longest-war-ends-in-chaos-as-last-flight-leaves-kabul__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hkCB3x48UbgK0dxD9SIb430bbZCmFdQ9BVC8I6SsBdBiaZKy-IIkAPpvGGmNt5nl8t60$

Giuliani’s PR Guru Resigns as Legal Walls Close In. Rudy Giuliani’s high-profile, 22-year-old communications director has resigned amid Giuliani’s mounting legal troubles.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/rudy-giulianis-communications-director-christianne-allen-resigns-as-legal-walls-close-in__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hkCB3x48UbgK0dxD9SIb430bbZCmFdQ9BVC8I6SsBdBiaZKy-IIkAPpvGGmNt6mJq5Z9$

As Biden Threatens More War, Don’t Forget the Afghanistan Invasion Was Illegal. The U.S.-led Afghan War led to the commission of war crimes by U.S. forces.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/as-biden-threatens-more-war-dont-forget-the-afghanistan-invasion-was-illegal/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hkCB3x48UbgK0dxD9SIb430bbZCmFdQ9BVC8I6SsBdBiaZKy-IIkAPpvGGmNt7K7dQIM$

Don’t Listen to Panetta and Bolton. The U.S. Must Stay Out of Afghanistan. The warmakers passing as the “foreign policy establishment”
will try to push us back into open conflict https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/dont-listen-to-panetta-and-bolton-the-us-must-stay-out-of-afghanistan/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hkCB3x48UbgK0dxD9SIb430bbZCmFdQ9BVC8I6SsBdBiaZKy-IIkAPpvGGmNt-8W3FOf$

# Law Enforcement
The Austin police officer who fatally shot and killed 42-year-old Mike Ramos was indicted on a second murder charge.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.kut.org/crime-justice/2021-08-27/austin-police-officer-who-shot-mike-ramos-indicted-on-a-second-murder-charge__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hkCB3x48UbgK0dxD9SIb430bbZCmFdQ9BVC8I6SsBdBiaZKy-IIkAPpvGGmNtxxy3Jf3$

LAPD releases video of officer tasing NBA player. The LAPD released footage from two police body cameras showing what occurred during the arrest.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/569825-lapd-releases-footage-of-officers-using-taser-on-nbas-jaxson-hayes__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hkCB3x48UbgK0dxD9SIb430bbZCmFdQ9BVC8I6SsBdBiaZKy-IIkAPpvGGmNt1xcn2VU$

# Legal / Judicial / DOJ
The Court Knew She Didn’t Commit the Murder. They Sentenced Her for It Anyway.
After nearly 15 years behind bars, Erika Ray is getting another day in court.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/the-court-knew-she-didnt-commit-the-murder-they-sentenced-her-for-it-anyway/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hkCB3x48UbgK0dxD9SIb430bbZCmFdQ9BVC8I6SsBdBiaZKy-IIkAPpvGGmNt-iQnhvo$

# Marijuana / Hemp / CBD Oil
I Wanted to Join the Legal Cannabis Industry. Now I’m Sitting in Prison.
Federal drug laws are designed to ensure that the spoils of the emerging legal cannabis industry go to the affluent.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/i-wanted-to-join-the-legal-cannabis-industry-now-im-sitting-in-prison/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hkCB3x48UbgK0dxD9SIb430bbZCmFdQ9BVC8I6SsBdBiaZKy-IIkAPpvGGmNt1UItjYW$

# Medical / Health
A Texas law that would ban abortions after as early as six weeks is poised to take effect Wednesday, after a federal appellate court’s rulings stymied efforts to block the law.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/29/texas-abortion-law-5th-circuit-court/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hkCB3x48UbgK0dxD9SIb430bbZCmFdQ9BVC8I6SsBdBiaZKy-IIkAPpvGGmNtwDv3aUn$

Anti-Choicers Fail to See That Overturning Roe Will Impact Their Own Rights If we continue to qualify our belief in personal autonomy, it paves the way for the removal of other basic freedoms.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/anti-choicers-fail-to-see-that-overturning-roe-will-impact-their-own-rights/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hkCB3x48UbgK0dxD9SIb430bbZCmFdQ9BVC8I6SsBdBiaZKy-IIkAPpvGGmNtwOkf3VX$

Doc Tried to Hire Hells Angel to Off Trial Witness, Feds Say. Anatoly Braylovsky was already in hot water over accusations of improperly prescribing opioids. Then things took an even darker turn.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.yahoo.com/doctor-accused-trying-hire-hells-165459407.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hkCB3x48UbgK0dxD9SIb430bbZCmFdQ9BVC8I6SsBdBiaZKy-IIkAPpvGGmNt4-ipFhS$

# Military / DOD
The remaining U.S. forces in Afghanistan are set to leave the country on Tuesday, marking an end to a nearly 20 year military engagement.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/569806-biden-enters-perilous-final-hours-of-afghanistan-mission?utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=41846__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hkCB3x48UbgK0dxD9SIb430bbZCmFdQ9BVC8I6SsBdBiaZKy-IIkAPpvGGmNt9a3QEAO$

# Technology
Why Facebook Won’t Stop Pushing Propaganda: Vaccine disinformation. The Big Lie. The hate poisoning your community. It all goes back to Mark Zuckerberg’s business model.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/08/why-facebook-wont-stop-pushing-propaganda/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hkCB3x48UbgK0dxD9SIb430bbZCmFdQ9BVC8I6SsBdBiaZKy-IIkAPpvGGmNtxrn4hSD$

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