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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2021-01-19

Voices, The Peoples News

January 19, 2021
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

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# Indigenous
Montana’s Fort Peck Assiniboine & Sioux Tribes are among those encouraged by President-elect Joe Biden’s pledge to cancel the Keystone XL pipeline, while Lakota activists say the Dakota Access project should be next.
https://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/montanans-give-swift-response-to-biden-plan-canceling-keystone-xl/article_ff9824ab-4f2c-53b8-b11b-7501394ddc1d.html

Native Activists File Suit After Trump Officials Hand Sacred Land to Foreign Mining Firm. The fight to protect Oak Flat is just beginning.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jan/16/sacred-native-american-land-arizona-oak-flat

# Border / Immigration
Trump moves to lift coronavirus travel restrictions on Europe, Brazil https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/534718-trump-moves-to-lift-travel-restrictions-on-europe-brazil

Biden rejects Trump’s move to lift coronavirus travel bans for Europe, Brazil Spokesperson for incoming US president says it is ‘not the time’ to lift restrictions amid the worsening pandemic.
https://www.politico.eu/article/biden-rejects-trumps-move-to-lift-coronavirus-travel-bans-for-europe-brazil/

Biden Plans 8-Year Path to Citizenship for Immigrants https://time.com/5930687/us-immigrants-citizenship/

# CoronaVirus
So many people are dying of COVID in LA, they’ve had to suspend cremation limits https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/01/los-angeles-county-cremation-limits-coronavirus.html

California Health Officials Call for Pause on Moderna Vaccine Batch Due to Reports of Allergic Reactions https://www.nydailynews.com/coronavirus/ny-covid-california-moderna-vaccine-petco-park-allergic-20210118-tpqxbscrkndojlnbt6szs7idwa-story.html

10 Dead with 51 Severe Side-Effects Among Germany’s Elderly after Experimental Pfizer COVID Injections https://healthimpactnews.com/2021/10-dead-with-51-severe-side-effects-among-germanys-elderly-after-experimental-pfizer-covid-injections/

Wisconsin Nursing Home Believed to be First in U.S. to Fire Staff for Refusing Experimental COVID Injections https://healthimpactnews.com/2021/wisconsin-nursing-home-believed-to-be-first-in-u-s-to-fire-staff-for-refusing-experimental-covid-injections/

13,000 NY Nursing Home Residents And Nearly Half Of Staff Decline
COVID-19 Vaccine
https://laptrinhx.com/13-000-ny-nursing-home-residents-and-nearly-half-of-staff-decline-covid-19-vaccine-902990179/

California Halts COVID Vaccinations From Moderna Batch Linked To ‘Unusually High Number’ Of Adverse Reactions https://www.zerohedge.com/covid-19/california-halts-vaccinations-moderna-batch-linked-unusually-high-number-adverse-reactions

A new SARS-CoV-2 variant, first seen in the United Kingdom, appears to be roughly 50% more transmissible than other variants.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-00144-6

Immune cells gone wild are tied to COVID lung damage: Some of the severe respiratory symptoms of COVID-19 seem to result from the activity of specific immune cells, which can cause long-term inflammation of the lungs.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-03148-w

Doctors Begin to Crack Covid’s Mysterious Long-Term Effects https://www.pharmacist.com/article/doctors-begin-crack-covids-mysterious-long-term-effects

# Employment
Facing aggressive pushback, Amazon workers to vote on forming the company’s first American union https://thecounter.org/amazon-workers-vote-rwdsu-first-american-union-alabama/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining
Biden to cancel Keystone XL pipeline in inauguration day executive order https://tellusdaily.com/2021/01/19/biden-to-cancel-keystone-xl-pipeline-in-inauguration-day-executive-order/

Biden to cancel $9bn Keystone XL pipeline’s permit, says source https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jan/18/joe-biden-cancel-keystone-xl-pipeline-permit

Ohio becomes the latest state to enact harsher penalties for trespassing on or interfering with energy infrastructure, which critics say is an attempt to chill pipeline protests.
https://grist.org/politics/will-states-use-the-capitol-riot-to-crack-down-on-pipeline-protests/?utm_source=Energy+News+Network+daily+email+digests&utm_campaign=a343c7c061-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_05_11_11_46_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_724b1f01f5-a343c7c061-89260183

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining Global
Canadian officials urge President-elect Biden not to cancel the Keystone XL pipeline, with Alberta Premier Jason Kenney saying the province may pursue legal damages.
https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-alberta-canada-jason-kenney-4bb6721d53d8764f8ab8da8d81893543

# Environment / Climate / Interior
Ask a Scientist: What Should the Biden Administration and Congress Do to Address the Climate Crisis?
https://blog.ucsusa.org/elliott-negin/what-should-the-new-administration-and-congress-do-to-address-the-climate-crisis

# Gov / Politics
The Pentagon says there is no evidence of an “insider threat” to Biden’s inauguration https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-national-guard/acting-pentagon-chief-no-indication-of-insider-threat-before-inauguration-idUSKBN29O00M

The Trump movement’s break with reality will outlive his presidency https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/rosiegray/trump-supporters-inauguration-future

Biden Transition Team: National Guard Members Might Kill Biden During Inauguration, So They’ve Asked Commanders to Seize All Ammo and Magazines From the Soldiers
https://twitter.com/amuse/status/1350800988496687106

President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration on Wednesday will look like no inauguration before it in American history.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/534684-bidens-inauguration-unprecedented-in-us-history

Trump Is Enraged by Biden’s A-List Inauguration Guests: Trump Flew Into Jealous Rage Over Biden’s A-List Inauguration Guests, Says Report https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-flew-into-jealous-rage-over-lady-gaga-and-bidens-a-list-inauguration-guests-says-report

Trump Says He’ll Ease COVID Travel Rules, Biden Says No https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-says-hell-ease-coronavirus-travel-restrictions-on-uk-europe-brazil-biden-says-no

Trump signs executive order for Martial Law under ‘Insurrection Act, orders Biden-Pence Arrests with ‘McPillow’ [False] https://www.politifact.com/article/2021/jan/11/fact-checking-claims-about-insurrection-act-martia/

Across the US, governors are readying themselves for possible attacks from violent pro-Trump mobs ahead of Joe Biden’s inauguration later this week.
https://www.dw.com/en/us-states-see-small-protests-ahead-of-joe-biden-inauguration/a-56252577

Now It Can Be Told: How Neil Sheehan Got the Pentagon Papers https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/07/us/pentagon-papers-neil-sheehan.html

Outgoing Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday accused President Trump of provoking the violent crowd that stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/534804-mcconnell-trump-provoked-crowd-that-stormed-capitol

Trump has removed the heart and soul of the Republican Party. The GOP is dying, what will replace it? Most of them feel that the party cannot be reformed but that a new party must be created with new ideas, a new agenda, and new directions.
https://www.nationofchange.org/2021/01/19/trump-has-removed-the-heart-and-soul-of-the-republican-party-the-gop-is-dying-what-will-replace-it/

Dozen National Guard Troops Pulled From Inauguration. At least two were accused of “inappropriate” posts or messages about the event specifically, and all were said to be linked to far-right militias or have extremist views.
https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2021-01-19/dozen-us-national-guard-removed-from-inaugural-duty-after-vetting

Even Pence Is Skipping Trump’s Send-Off for Biden Inaug: Mitch McConnell and Kevin McCarthy will join Pence in skipping Trump’s farewell.
https://deadline.com/2021/01/mike-pence-donald-trump-inauguration-1234676434/

Tearful Biden Remembers Late Son in Farewell to Delaware. Beau Biden served as Delaware’s attorney general from 2007 to 2015, before succumbing to brain cancer.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/in-tearful-farewell-address-biden-thanks-delaware-remembers-late-son/ar-BB1cT6Bs?li=BBnbcA1

Trump’s Bizarre Farewell: ‘The Movement’ Is ‘Just Beginning.’ Trump published the video via the official White House Twitter account, as his personal handle was banned in the aftermath of the Capitol riot.
https://www.vox.com/2021/1/19/22239471/trump-farewell-speech

Trump seeks to box-in Biden with executive actions. President Trump has issued a string of last-minute executive actions that appear intended to make life more difficult for the incoming Biden administration.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/534890-trump-seeks-to-box-in-biden-with-executive-actions

# Legal / Judicial / DOJ
Serious charges, Felony Murder and Sedition, to be filed in weeks, months against Those Being Arrested in Capitol Violence https://theintercept.com/2021/01/14/capitol-riot-fbi-federal-charges/

Attorney Roberta Kaplan is about to make Trump’s life extremely difficult https://thehill.com/legal/534706-attorney-says-shell-try-to-depose-trump-in-three-cases-after-he-leaves-white-house

# LGBTQ
Biden Pick Would Be First Ever Transgender Senate Confirmee https://www.axios.com/health-coronavirus-hhs-pennsylvania-a1d68907-d541-4888-b1cf-53c8adb61fb8.html

# Media
Fox News Launches ‘Purge’ to ‘Get Rid of Real Journalists.’ Fox laid off at least 16 staffers, including Chris Stirewalt, who defended the election-night call that pissed off Trump. Insiders say the firings are part of an ideological purge.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/fox-news-launches-purge-to-get-rid-of-real-journalists

# Social
Far right troll “Baked Alaska” has been arrested over the coup attempt at the Capitol. His livestream of the insurrection, which showed the faces of many of the rioters, may be the reason many of them are being identified and arrested.
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/juliareinstein/baked-alaska-tim-gionet-arrest-capitol-coup-attempt-dlive

Doc Who Pushed Trump’s Favorite COVID Drug Arrested in Riots. Simone Gold, an outspoken critic of the coronavirus vaccine, is among three Los Angeles residents who were arrested this week in connection with the insurrection.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/beverly-hills-doctor-who-pushed-trumps-favorite-covid-19-drug-arrested-in-riots

# Technology
Social media platforms are cracking down to prevent Inauguration Day violence https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2021-01-18/inauguration-platforms

Facebook reportedly has no plans to lift President Trump’s suspension from the social media network even after he leaves the White House.
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/technology/534879-facebook-has-no-current-plan-to-end-the-trump-suspension-report

# United Nations
UNFF Expert Group Meeting on the Assessment of the Impact of the
COVID-19 Pandemic on Sustainable Forest Management https://www.un.org/esa/forests/events/egm-covid-jan-2021/index.html

Launch event and Thematic exchange on the Protection of Religious Sites
– Global Programme on Countering Terrorist Threats against Vulnerable Targets https://www.un.org/counterterrorism/events/launch-global-programme-countering-terrorist-threats-against-vulnerable-targets

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2021-01-18

Voices, The Peoples News

January 18, 2021
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

# Indigenous
John McCain’s Apache land grab is finally happening. The fight for a copper deposit beneath sacred lands shows the extent of the government’s extractive greed.
https://newrepublic.com/article/160940/john-mccains-apache-land-grab-finally-happening

Apache file lien on Oak Flat, temporary restraining order to stop land transfer from Forest Service to foreign mining company https://indiancountrytoday.com/the-press-pool/apache-file-lien-on-oak-flat-temporary-restraining-order-to-stop-land-transfer-from-forest-service-to-foreign-mining-company-pb5UXtGzO0KVPVrju2EpiA

Indigenous-led movement credited with ‘huge victory’ as Biden plans to rescind Keystone XL permit on day one. “We formed an immensely powerful, unlikely alliance of voices and we never gave up.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/01/18/indigenous-led-movement-credited-huge-victory-biden-plans-rescind-keystone-xl-permit

# Animals / Pets / Food Recalls
Parrots are facing extinction, and only policymakers can save them https://www.zmescience.com/science/parrots-extinction-deforestation-89264326/

# Border / Immigration
Guatemala detains hundreds of migrants at border as U.S.-bound caravan grows –The Red Cross estimates that up to 4,000 people could join the caravan https://news.yahoo.com/hundreds-central-americans-gather-caravan-060640742.html

Incoming Biden Administration to Migrant Caravan: Don’t Come, You Won’t Get in Immediately https://news.yahoo.com/incoming-biden-administration-migrant-caravan-200534564.html

# CoronaVirus
Kansas nurses refuse to give COVID-19 vaccines over safety concerns –The county will hire at least one outside nurse, who will be paid with
COVID-19 funds.
https://nypost.com/2021/01/16/kansas-nurses-refuse-to-give-covid-19-vaccines/

13 Israelis suffer facial paralysis after coronavirus vaccine – report –Doctors in the health system estimate that in practice the number of cases is higher.
https://www.wionews.com/world/13-in-israel-experience-facial-paralysis-after-receiving-covid-19-vaccine-report-356985

Almost a third of recovered Covid patients return to hospital in five months and one in eight die https://nypost.com/2021/01/18/1-in-8-recovered-covid-19-patients-die-within-5-months-study/

As scientists identify more and more potentially worrying variants of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, they are grappling with just what to call them. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-00097-w

Another coronavirus variant linked to growing share of cases, several large outbreaks, in California https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2021/01/18/california-coronavirus-variant/

A far more contagious coronavirus strain—first spotted in the UK—has arrived in Houston. Here’s what you need to know: http://spr.ly/6186HkkNw

# Economy / Trade
U.S. Could Give $1,875 Stimulus Checks For 8 Months For Same Cost As
2017 Trump Tax Cuts, Says Robert Reich
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2138114181938/us-could-give-1875-stimulus-checks-for-8-months-for-same-cost-as-2017-trump-tax-cuts-says-robert-reich

# Education / Schools
Fixating on Pandemic “Learning Loss” Undermines the Need to Transform Education Systemic change requires that students, families and teachers collectively serve as designers of education.
https://truthout.org/articles/fixating-on-pandemic-learning-loss-undermines-the-need-to-transform-education/

Charter Schools Movement Sees a Growth Opportunity in Public School Funding Cuts The pandemic and school privatization schemes continue to bleed students and funding from public school systems.
https://truthout.org/articles/charter-schools-movement-sees-a-growth-opportunity-in-public-school-funding-cuts/

# Employment
More than 400,000 U.S. clean energy jobs have been lost so far during the pandemic https://e360.yale.edu/digest/more-than-400-000-u-s-clean-energy-jobs-have-been-lost-so-far-during-the-pandemic

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining
POWER PLAY: The Influence of Virginia’s Biggest Utility https://www.propublica.org/series/power-play

Biden may cancel Keystone XL pipeline permit as soon as his first day in office https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-biden-keystone/biden-may-cancel-keystone-xl-pipeline-permit-as-soon-as-his-first-day-in-office-source-idINKBN29N07D

Biden to Yank Keystone XL Permit on First Day of Presidency
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/17/biden-yank-keystone-pipeline-permit-460142

# Environment / Climate / Interior
Trump Administration pushes last-minute actions that could hurt wildlife and the environment
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-races-to-weaken-environmental-and-worker-protections-and-implement-other-last-minute-policies-before-jan-20

# Gov / Politics
Congress Works For You. Here’s How to Be a Better Boss.
https://www.propublica.org/series/a-users-guide-to-democracy

Republican senators are wrestling over what they want their party’s future relationship with Donald Trump to be after he leaves office on Wednesday.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/534525-gop-senators-wrestle-with-purging-trump-from-party

Oregon Considering Bill for Emergency Seizure of Private Property. The Oregon State Legislature is currently considering a bill which would allow for the governor to seize, use, or possess any private property during a state of emergency.
https://www.legitgov.org/oregon-considering-bill-emergency-seizure-private-property
HB-2238 is supposedly meant to clarify the “Governor’s authority to use property during an emergency.”
https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2021R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/HB2238/Introduced

Stopping Every Car Trying to Leave DC. They are stopping every car trying to get out of city on 23rd Street – asking for ID. (video) https://153news.net/watch_video.php?v=16A3SXRYB3SX

The nation’s capital has been turned into an occupied military zone like Baghdad. Armed troops authorized to use lethal force are manning checkpoints to enter and leave downtown Washington, D.C., Green Zone and Red Zone perimeters have been established. Several bridges into the city from neighboring Virginia are scheduled to be closed.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/01/biden-inaugural-like-baghdad-green-zone-red-zone-military-checkpoints-enter-leave-downtown-d-c-bridges-city-closed/

Pentagon Says Proud Boys and Oath Keepers in National Guard May Try to Assassinate Biden https://www.veteranstoday.com/2021/01/17/pentagon-says-proud-boys-and-oath-keepers-in-national-guard-may-try-to-assassinate-biden/

A Pro-Trump Militant Group Has Recruited Thousands of Police, Soldiers, and Veterans. An Atlantic investigation reveals who they are https://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2020/10/pro-trump-militant-group-has-recruited-thousands-police-soldiers-and-veterans/168935/

Arrest of 3%er by FBI Ties Rep. Bobert to Attack on Capitol https://www.veteranstoday.com/2021/01/17/arrest-of-3er-by-fbi-ties-rep-bobert-to-attack-on-capitol/

Verify: Is the story behind the Boebert group photo circulating on social media true?
Photos of the Rifle Republican have been circulating with inaccurate claims.
https://www.9news.com/article/news/verify/verify-lauren-boebert-photos/73-17a9f881-40c0-40d6-8087-8da2efdebf97

State capitols are bracing for pro-Trump mobs: Across the US, governors are readying themselves for possible attacks from violent pro-Trump mobs ahead of Joe Biden’s inauguration later this week.
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/tasneemnashrulla/state-capitols-bracing-violent-protests

Trump exits White House silenced by Twitter, shunned by some in GOP.
President Trump will depart the White House Wednesday after four tumultuous years that will be defined by a mob riot and bipartisan impeachment vote in his final weeks in office.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/534513-trump-exits-white-house-silenced-by-twitter-shunned-by-some-in-gop

Historians having to tape together records that Trump tore up.
Implications for public record and legal proceedings after administration seized or destroyed papers, notes and other information https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/17/historians-having-to-tape-together-records-that-trump-tore-up

Biden faces monumental task healing divided country https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/534547-biden-faces-monumental-task-healing-divided-country

# Law Enforcement
FBI Vetting Guard Troops in DC Amid Fears of Insider Attack
https://apnews.com/article/biden-inauguration-joe-biden-capitol-siege-ap-top-news-857bacc273e16ff82dc9fefed1242ae8

Cowboys for Trump leader arrested over US Capitol riot https://www.news10.com/news/us-capitol-coverage/cowboys-for-trump-leader-arrested-over-us-capitol-riot/

3 North Texans have been arrested in connection with Capitol riot https://www.newsbreak.com/texas/dallas/news/2146326158394/3-north-texans-have-been-arrested-in-connection-with-capitol-riot

# Legal / Judicial / DOJ
Michael Cohen: New York Prosecutors will be ‘First on Line’ in Arrest of Trump Family. Trump selling US nuclear secrets. Destroying documents.
Selling pardons.
https://www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/watch/michael-cohen-n-y-prosecutors-will-be-the-first-on-line-to-bring-trump-and-family-to-justice-99606597515

# Marijuana / Hemp / CBD Oil
USDA Releases Final Rule For Hemp, Two Years After Crop Was Federally Legalized https://www.marijuanamoment.net/usda-releases-final-rule-for-hemp-two-years-after-crop-was-federally-legalized/

Virginia Senate Holds First Marijuana Legalization Hearing, With More Scheduled Next Week https://www.marijuanamoment.net/virginia-senate-holds-first-marijuana-legalization-hearing-with-more-scheduled-next-week/

Feds To Send Marijuana And Hemp Samples To Labs As Part Of Large-Scale Testing Accuracy Study https://www.marijuanamoment.net/feds-to-send-marijuana-and-hemp-samples-to-labs-as-part-of-large-scale-testing-accuracy-study/

The National Credit Union Administration said it will continue to educate financial services providers about working with hemp businesses in 2021.
https://www.ncua.gov/regulation-supervision/letters-credit-unions-other-guidance/ncuas-2021-supervisory-priorities

# Military / DOD
National Guard sleeping in the Capitol an echo of Civil War
https://apnews.com/article/us-news-f3c82a3d5dbbb1354ba03c20993667b7

The U.S. military says its troop withdrawal from Somalia is complete, in one of the last actions of President Donald Trump’s presidency.
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2021/01/17/us-military-says-troop-withdrawal-from-somalia-is-complete/

# Social
The Last Thing We Need Is Another War on Terror https://www.thedailybeast.com/after-the-capitol-riots-the-last-thing-we-need-is-another-war-on-terror

The U.S. Capitol Riots and the Double Standard of Protest Policing.
After the sacking of arguably the most important building in America, some critics see the use of law enforcement as yet another example of two Americas.
https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2021-01-12/the-us-capitol-riots-and-the-double-standard-of-protest-policing

# Space
CIA Declassifies Nearly 3,000 Documents On UFOs, Revealing Mysterious ‘Information’ Was Analyzed In 1976 https://www.dailywire.com/news/cia-declassifies-nearly-3000-documents-on-ufos

NASA cut short a “critical test” of its new rocket on Sunday https://www.zmescience.com/science/nasa-test-cut-short-engine-263573/

# Technology
Parler CEO John Matze, family forced into hiding due to death threats, security breachesm filing https://www.theepochtimes.com/parler-ceo-john-matze-family-forced-into-hiding-due-to-death-threats-security-breaches-filing_3659107.html

Parler sues Amazon for suspending app from cloud service, claims antitrust violation and breach of contract –Parler seeking temporary relief after being blackballed by Amazon Web Services https://www.foxbusiness.com/technology/parler-sues-amazon-antitrust-contract-breach

# Water
Life-Saving Drinking Water Disinfectants Have a ‘Dark Side.’
Disinfecting drinking water against pathogens is necessary, but by-products from the process are a ubiquitous — and likely growing — problem across the U.S.
https://ensia.com/features/drinking-water-disinfection-byproducts-pathogens/

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2021-01-17

Voices, The Peoples News

January 17, 2021
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

# Indigenous
Klamath Tribes reclaim ancestral lands
https://www.klamathfallsnews.org/news/klamath-tribes-reclaim-ancestral-lands

# Indigenous / Global
Indigenous land defenders block dam project in Burleigh Falls over lack of consultation https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2021/01/13/indigenous-land-defenders-block-dam-project-in-burleigh-falls-over-lack-of-consultation.html

# Border / Immigration
‘Damning’ New IG Report, Says ACLU, Shows Just How Far Trump Team ‘Was Willing to Go to Destroy’ Immigrant Families https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/01/14/damning-new-ig-report-says-aclu-shows-just-how-far-trump-team-was-willing-go-destroy
The inspector general’s report (pdf)
https://oig.justice.gov/sites/default/files/reports/21-028_0.pdf

# CoronaVirus
23 die in Norway after receiving Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine – officials https://www.livemint.com/news/world/norway-warns-of-vaccination-risks-for-sick-patients-after-23-people-die-11610778473019.html

Folks who have vaccine reactions should be very very careful about using vaccines. Here Are the CDC Guidelines for Allergic Reactions to COVID-19 Vaccines https://www.healthline.com/health-news/here-are-the-cdc-guidelines-for-allergic-reactions-to-covid-19-vaccines

A Nursing Home had Zero Coronavirus Deaths. Then, It Vaccinates Residents for Coronavirus and the Deaths Begin http://www.ronpaulinstitute.org/archives/peace-and-prosperity/2021/january/10/a-nursing-home-had-zero-coronavirus-deaths-then-it-vaccinates-residents-for-coronavirus-and-the-deaths-begin/

COVID ‘detention camps?’ State government proposal revealed. A New York State-sponsored proposal that demands detention camp for anyone identified as a “case, contact or carrier” of a contagious disease https://www.naturalhealth365.com/detention-camps-state-government-3688.html
New York State Assembly bill in question is called Bill A416
https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/a416

Covid, chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine can be used. Sentence denies the Government and AIFA https://www.lunico.eu/covid-clorochina-idrossiclorochina-consiglio-stato-sentenza/

U.S. potentially facing ‘perpetual infection’ of Covid in spring as new variants spread https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/14/us-potentially-facing-perpetual-infection-of-covid-says-gottlieb.html

Contagious UK coronavirus strain will be widespread in US by March, experts claim https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/uk-coronavirus-strain-variant-us-b1788084.html

COVID-19 will shorten American life expectancy by about a year, study shows https://nypost.com/2021/01/15/covid-19-will-shorten-american-life-expectancy-study-shows/

Vaccination Credential Initiative: Big Tech Tackles Vaxx Passports. In a frenzied stampede, Big Tech intends to create a foolproof and dystopian vaccine passport that can and will be required worldwide for “travel, work, school and life”.
https://www.technocracy.news/vaccination-credential-initiative-big-tech-tackles-vaxx-passports/

Covid-19 and the Global Medical-Industrial-Complex
https://www.naturalblaze.com/2021/01/covid-19-and-the-global-medical-industrial-complex.html?utm_source=Natural+Blaze+Subscribers&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=d75f350997-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_term=0_b73c66b129-d75f350997-387898373

New York Supreme Court Judge Saves 80-Year-Old Patient from Death by Ordering Hospital to Give Life-Saving Ivermectin https://healthimpactnews.com/2021/new-york-supreme-court-judge-saves-80-year-old-patient-from-death-by-ordering-hospital-to-give-life-saving-ivermectin/

55 Americans Have Died Following mRNA COVID Injections as Norway Death Toll Rises To 29 https://healthimpactnews.com/2021/55-americans-have-died-following-mrna-covid-injections-as-norway-death-toll-rises-to-29/

COVID-19 tracker: Norway investigates deaths linked to Pfizer vaccine; Sinopharm says COVID shot safe in kids https://www.fiercepharma.com/pharma/covid-19-tracker-johnson-johnson-aims-to-test-shot-kids-president-trump-talks-firing-fauci

# Economy / Trade
Trump’s Financial Troubles May Be Just Beginning. The President’s decision to attempt a “self-coup” came at what was already a fraught time for the Trump Organization.
https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/donald-trumps-financial-troubles-may-be-just-beginning

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining
Amy Coney Barrett should recuse herself in Big Oil’s Supreme Court case.
The Justice’s father, who was an attorney for Shell for decades, could have direct knowledge of how the company managed climate threats.
https://www.ucsusa.org/about/news/justice-barrett-should-join-colleague-recusal-due-deep-ties-fossil-fuel-industry

Amy Coney Barrett set to hear case against Shell, her Dad’s employer for
29 years
The Supreme Court justice has not recused herself from a climate case against Big Oil, despite her family ties to one of the main defendants.
https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2021/01/amy-coney-barrett-set-to-hear-case-against-shell-her-dads-employer-for-29-years/

# Environment / Climate / Interior
A Bill Gates Venture Aims To Spray Dust Into The Atmosphere To Block The Sun. What Could Go Wrong?
https://outline.com/9aFgbC

# Food / GMOs / Chemicals
America’s Top Owner of Farmland: Bill Gates, In Control of Food: Bill Gates is the biggest owner of US farmland, having amassed 240,000 acres.
His influence in the world food systems is astounding.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/arielshapiro/2021/01/14/americas-biggest-owner-of-farmland-is-now-bill-gates-bezos-turner/?sh=3bf01a316096

# Food Recalls / Alerts
Nestle recalls more than 381 tons of hot pockets for containing extraneous materials https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2021/01/nestle-recalls-more-than-381-tons-of-hot-pockets-for-containing-extraneous-materials/

Company recalls polish sausage because of concerns about undercooking https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2021/01/company-recalls-polish-sausage-because-of-concerns-about-undercooking/

# Global Politics and other news
Programmer Who Handled Russian Payoff to GOP Terrorists ‘Suicided’ in France https://www.veteranstoday.com/2021/01/15/programmer-who-handled-russian-payoff-to-gop-terrorists-suicided-in-france/

# Gov / Politics
Sherrod Brown calls for Hawley, Cruz to resign from Senate https://thehill.com/homenews/news/533503-sherrod-brown-calls-for-hawley-cruz-to-resign-or-be-expelled-from-senate

Proof that a flawless plot to take down America was executed with extraordinary resources and global involvement. Americans and elected officials now have proof that the election was indeed stolen. “Make no mistake, this is a coup d’etat that we will stop in the name of justice and free and fair elections,” stated Maria Strollo Zack, Chairman of Nations In Action.
https://www.forumsforums.com/threads/press-release-votes-switched-throughout-u-s-presidential-race-institute-for-good-governance.88122/

Trump to leave office with vastly more troops in DC than in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria combined. Welcome to FOB Washington, D.C.
https://taskandpurpose.com/news/us-troop-presence-afghanistan-iraq-syria-washington-dc/

Republicans Are Using Capitol Breach as Excuse to Promote Anti-Protest Bills. GOP lawmakers are taking advantage of white supremacist violence to criminalize racial and climate justice protests.
https://truthout.org/articles/republicans-are-using-capitol-breach-as-excuse-to-promote-anti-protest-bills/

Corporate America backs way from Trump, GOP. Many big companies announced they were pausing donations in wake of riots https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2021/01/11/corporate-america-backs-way-from-trump-gop-2/

‘His Conduct Was Seditious’: House Democrats From Texas Demand Ted Cruz Be Expelled From Senate https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/01/16/his-conduct-was-seditious-house-democrats-texas-demand-ted-cruz-be-expelled-senate

Threats transform capital into military zone ahead of inauguration https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/534508-threats-transform-capital-into-military-zone-ahead-of-inauguration

National Guardsmen briefed on IED threat to Capitol. The briefing comes as the Guard plans a massive show of force to prevent violence during President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration.
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/13/national-guardsmen-capitol-threats-459002

Biden plans ‘roughly a dozen’ Day One executive actions: U.S.
President-elect Joe Biden will cap a busy day of inauguration pageantry by using the powers of his new office to push policy changes on housing, student loans, climate change and immigration, a top aide said on Saturday.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-biden-policies/biden-plans-roughly-a-dozen-day-one-executive-actions-aide-idUSKBN29L0S9

Erratic, impulsive, and dangerous: Trump’s legacy as commander-in-chief https://taskandpurpose.com/news/trump-legacy-military-commander-in-chief/

Raskin: I Won’t Lose My Son in 2020 and My Republic in 2021. “This was the most terrible crime ever by a president of the United States against our country, and I want everybody to feel the gravity and the seriousness of those events.”
https://www.thedailybeast.com/rep-jamie-raskin-says-im-not-going-to-lose-my-son-in-2020-and-lose-my-republic-in-2021

Democrats ponder delaying Trump impeachment trial in Senate for months https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/10/donald-trump-capitol-attack-impeachment-abc-poll-majority-joe-biden

The U.S. Capitol and surrounding area has been transformed into a military zone ahead of President-elect Joe Biden’s inaugurations https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/534508-threats-transform-capital-into-military-zone-ahead-of-inauguration

DC mayor says she’s concerned about threats to residential neighborhoods
https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/534623-dc-mayor-says-shes-concerned-about-threats-to-residential?rnd=1610899709

Booker: It would be ‘constitutionally dangerous’ not to conduct full Trump impeachment trial. Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) said Sunday that the Senate has an “obligation” to conduct President Trump’s second impeachment trial even after he leaves office.
https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/534625-booker-it-is-constitutionally-dangerous-not-to-conduct-full-trump

# Law Enforcement
The Most Definitive Video Yet of Capitol Police Letting the Protesters Enter the Building https://nypost.com/2021/01/08/video-shows-capitol-police-cop-getting-crushed-by-protesters/

Trails end – Million dollar drug operation shut down by SJCSO & Precinct
2 Constable’s Office
https://raymondchappell3.wixsite.com/website/post/trails-end-million-drug-operation-shut-down-by-sjcso-precinct-2-constable-s-office?fbclid=IwAR2Fg3PCDQe9ZpE9b-gQB5AI69q7dpx9wWhZ5jTuDC46hHJgGTlliXUDHbQ

Police seized alarming number of weapons on Capitol rioters, court documents show https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/534329-police-seized-alarming-number-of-weapons-on-capitol-rioters-court

Social media posts, cellphone data aid law enforcement investigations into riots. Law enforcement officials seeking out participants of the riot at the Capitol last week have one big leg up: a plethora of social media posts and data of the suspects they’re searching for.
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/534515-social-media-posts-cellphone-data-aid-law-enforcement-investigations-into

# Legal / Judicial / DOJ
FISA Abuse Investigation: Chairman Graham released 11 transcripts of interviews conducted during the Senate Judiciary Committee’s inquiry into the origins and aftermath of the Crossfire Hurricane Investigation.
https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/fisa-investigation

Graham releases Russia probe docs, slams original investigation as ‘incompetent, corrupt’ –FBI and Department of Justice blasted for ‘Crossfire Hurricane’ investigation https://www.foxnews.com/politics/graham-to-release-russia-probe-docs-slams-probe-as-one-of-the-most-incompetent-corrupt-in-fbi-doj-history

The Trial of Trump Must Tell the Full Story of the Capitol Insurrection.
We need a truth-finding mission rather than just a punitive undertaking, and it requires the support of President-elect Biden.
https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/the-trial-of-donald-trump-must-tell-the-full-story-of-the-capitol-insurrection

# Military / DOD
Overnight deployment: How Maryland Guard troops readied to protect US Capitol
https://www.stripes.com/news/us/overnight-deployment-how-maryland-guard-troops-readied-to-protect-us-capitol-1.658750

Who controls the National Guard and how are they deployed? DC National Guard is uniquely controlled by the federal government, and there’s a process to how they are deployed. Here’s a breakdown.
https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/verify/who-is-in-charge-of-deploying-the-national-guard-dc-police-explainer-how-many-are-in-the-national-guard/65-78800366-10c7-480b-af62-8773af4f29e0

Up to 21,000 National Guard troops now authorized in DC for Biden inauguration https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2021/01/14/national-guard-dc-presence-will-swell-to-26000-for-biden-inauguration/

National Guard troops are authorized to carry their weapons on Capitol grounds https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2021/01/13/national-guard-troops-are-authorized-to-carry-their-weapons-on-capitol-grounds/

Guard troops pour into Washington as states answer the call
https://www.stripes.com/news/us/guard-troops-pour-into-washington-as-states-answer-the-call-1.658806

Acting Defense Secretary Chris Miller Praises Russia, Says He ‘Can’t Wait To Leave’ His Job Reporters stunned by Miller’s odd, rambling comments.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/secretary-of-defense-chris-miller-likes-russia-wants-to-quit_n_600214e2c5b6df63a916bfc4

This Gulf War Footage Of An F-16 Dodging 6 Iraqi Missiles Is Insane. A recent Reddit upload shows a U.S. Air Force F-16 pilot going toe to toe with a host of Iraqi missile sites during the Gulf War.
https://taskandpurpose.com/popular/gulf-war-video-f-16-dodging-missiles/

He went AWOL from the Army and fought ISIS with the Kurds. Now he’s under arrest for threatening Trump supporters. An ex-Army infantryman is under arrest for issuing a call to arms to defend the Florida State Capitol from Trump supporters and rioters.
https://taskandpurpose.com/news/army-vet-arrested-violence-trump-supporters/

# Veterans / VA
Upset by veterans who stormed the Capitol, vets clean up the mob’s trash from D.C. streets. “To support and defend the Constitution. That’s what we’re supposed to do, not a man, not a president, but the constitution,”
a Navy veteran said.
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/534286-military-veterans-organize-to-clean-up-dc-streets-after-capitol-riot

A Marine vet in a militia group was among rioters who stormed the Capitol. Donovan Crowl served as a helicopter mechanic from 1988 to 1993 and suffered from addiction issues when he arrived home.
https://apnews.com/article/ex-military-cops-us-capitol-riot-a1cb17201dfddc98291edead5badc257

New video shows the intense moment an Army vet police officer stood up to rioters at the Capitol. New video shows the intense confrontation between rioters and Army vet Eugene Goodman, a lone police officer at the Capitol https://taskandpurpose.com/news/eugene-goodman-capitol-riot-parler-video/

Veterans who stormed the Capitol should lose their federal benefits.
Veterans who betrayed their oath and attacked their own government should lose access to the benefits it provides.
https://taskandpurpose.com/opinion/opinion-veterans-capitol-federal-benefits/

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2021-01-15

Voices, The Peoples News

January 15, 2021
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

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This is cute: Woodland creatures sing a Bellini opera in beautiful short film
https://www.classicfm.com/composers/bellini/woodland-creatures-sing-opera-forest-short-film/?fbclid=IwAR1D3_sxqchjHdg_fUq4ZiKOA4JM6a7-m09XjoPHh3zi6-J-Bq8nsuimQ2c
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# Border / Immigration
“Damning” New Inspector General Report Finds Proof of Trump Team Cruelty to Asylum Seekers. The report directly implicates Trump in the disastrous family separation policy.
https://truthout.org/articles/damning-new-ig-report-finds-proof-of-trump-team-cruelty-to-asylum-seekers/

Biden promised to stop all deportations for 100 days after taking office. Activists are holding him to it. Biden is facing pressure from immigrant rights groups to make good on his campaign promise to pause all deportations as soon as he takes office.
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/nidhiprakash/biden-deportations-immigration-activists

# Children / Youth
Waitress Frees 11-Year-Old Boy From Horrific Abuse: An Orlando detective said the boy was “destined to be killed” if he had not been rescued.
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/crime/os-ne-orlando-waitress-calls-police-child-abuse-20210114-kjdwvk7q5nf7pkj2gzap5znfgy-story.html

# CoronaVirus
Biden calls for swift action while outlining $1.9 trillion virus relief package https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/534365-biden-calls-for-swift-action-while-outlining-19-trillion-virus-relief

Tech coalition working to create digital COVID-19 vaccination passport.
The Project’s technology, created with the Rockefeller Foundation, is being utilized by three major airline alliances.
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/534228-tech-coalition-working-to-create-digital-covid-19-vaccination-passport

23 Seniors Have Died in Norway After Receiving the Pfizer Experimental COVID mRNA Injection https://healthimpactnews.com/2021/23-seniors-have-died-in-norway-after-receiving-the-pfizer-experimental-covid-mrna-injection/

Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 Vaccine Update: Generated Immune Response in Volunteers, Reported Minimal Side-Effects https://www.techtimes.com/articles/255943/20210114/johnson-covid-19-vaccine-update-generated-immune-response-volunteers-reported.htm

Promised Vaccine Stockpile Doesn’t Even Exist? Governors Demand Trump ‘Answer Immediately for This Deception’
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/01/15/promised-vaccine-stockpile-doesnt-even-exist-governors-demand-trump-answer

# Economy / Trade
U.S. deficit 60.7 percent higher than this time last year. The federal deficit in the first three months of the budget year is 60.7 percent higher than over the same time period as last year, a record-breaking
$572.9 billion
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/u-s-deficit-60-7-percent-higher-than-this-time-last-year/article_e6a29172-5747-11eb-bcf7-67218307a562.html

The $2,000 stimulus cheques alone won’t work – the US needs better infrastructure https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/jan/15/the-2000-stimulus-cheques-alone-wont-work-the-us-needs-better-infrastructure

# Employment
New unemployment claims soared to nearly 1 million last week, the latest sign that the U.S. economy continues to struggle to overcome the
COVID-19 pandemic
https://www.livingstonparishnews.com/breaking_news/new-unemployment-claims-approach-1-million/article_d24fe68e-56a2-11eb-8e28-37e84a4fd489.html

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining Global
Canada greenlights three offshore drilling projects off Newfoundland coast “Legally binding conditions” on projects are meant to protect the environment, says Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson.
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2021/01/14/canada-greenlights-three-offshore-drilling-projects-off-newfoundland-coast.html

# Environment / Climate / Interior
Biden set to restore Bears Ears, Grand Staircase-Escalante to pre-Trump size. Little on-the-ground damage to the Utah public lands has been seen since they were shrunk in 2017.
https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2020/11/10/with-biden-win-utah/

# Food / GMOs / Chemicals
Tom Vilsack’s nomination as agriculture secretary reopens old wounds for Black farmers https://agriculture.einnews.com/news/black-farmers

End of the Grocery Store? Major Changes in Food Retail (and WHY) https://www.grocerydive.com/news/why-grocery-chains-are-making-their-biggest-changes-in-decades/544899/

# Global Politics and other news
Russia withdraws from Open Skies Treaty after US departure
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/15/russia-open-skies-treaty-459597

# Gov / Politics
Will the Senate Confirm Coup Plotter Victoria Nuland? Nuland would be a ticking time-bomb in Biden’s State Department https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/01/14/will-senate-confirm-coup-plotter-victoria-nuland

Capitol Rioters Planned to Capture and Kill Lawmakers: For the first time, federal prosecutors have stated their view that the Trumpist mob failed in carrying out a plan to murder government officials.
https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/fbi/533484-fbi-investigating-whether-capitol-suspects-sought-to-harm-lawmakers

Biden Picks Ex-FDA Chief to Sort Out Sputtering Vax Rollout. David Kessler is a close ally of Anthony Fauci, and the two worked together in the 1990s to develop and approve drugs to fight the AIDS epidemic.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/david-kessler-tapped-by-biden-to-sort-out-sputtering-vaccine-rollout-as-head-of-operation-warp-speed

Biden Postpones Inauguration Rehearsal Over Security Threats. The president-elect’s train trip was also scrapped. The practice run is now scheduled for Monday.
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/14/biden-team-postpones-inauguration-rehearsal-due-to-security-threats-459538

Trump Plans to Live at Mar-a-Lago and Bring Aides With Him. Trump’s “body man” plans to accompany him to Palm Beach.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump-plans-to-permanently-move-to-mar-a-lago-and-bring-aides-with-him

Government Is not Owned and Controlled by the People, People Are Owned and Controlled by Government. The U.S. may morph into two nations with the “deplorables” under the heel of the empowered social justice warriors http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/56190.htm

Abandon Trump? Deep in the GOP ranks, the MAGA mindset prevails.
https://bmglobalnews.com/2021/01/15/abandon-trump-deep-in-the-g-o-p-ranks-the-maga-mind-set-prevails/

Diminished Trump leaves a vacuum for 2024 hopefuls.
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/15/donald-trump-vacuum-2024-presidential-candidates-459536

GOP in bind over Trump as corporate donations freeze https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/534337-gop-in-bind-over-trump-as-corporate-donations-freeze

Cowboys for Trump leader says he is headed to DC with guns For Inauguration. “I will embrace my Second Amendment. I will keep my right to bear arms. My vehicle is an extension of my home, in regards to the constitutional law, and I have a right to keep those arms in my car,” he said.
https://www.businessinsider.in/politics/world/news/cowboys-for-trump-leader-plans-to-bring-guns-to-dc-on-the-day-of-bidens-inauguration/articleshow/80276354.cms

GOP Rep. Paul Gosar’s siblings call for his removal, citing involvement in Capitol riot
https://www.newsweek.com/gop-rep-paul-gosars-siblings-call-his-removal-citing-involvement-capitol-riot-1561201

Trump expected to leave White House morning of Biden’s inauguration.
President Trump is expected to depart Washington, D.C., next Wednesday morning, before Joe Biden is inaugurated as the new president https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/534440-trump-expected-to-leave-white-house-morning-of-bidens-inauguration

Republicans scramble to contain fallout as donors distance themselves https://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/534343-republicans-scramble-to-contain-fallout-as-donors-freeze-contributions

President-elect Biden must steer clear of the WHO. The world is slowly approaching a full year of coronavirus lockdowns. The pandemic and the crushing lockdowns that followed caught many by surprise and off guard.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/op-ed-president-elect-biden-must-steer-clear-of-the-who/article_784af20c-55dd-11eb-a0c3-a7625dc184b9.html

Republicans Who Voted to Impeach Getting Death Threats. Just one day after voting to impeach Trump, the 10 Republicans who sided against him have endured both physical and political threats.
https://news.yahoo.com/won-t-last-until-primary-020356259.html

Republican buying body armour amid reports of death threats for Trump impeachment vote https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-election-2020/trump-impeachment-capitol-riot-gop-b1787504.html

Will the Senate confirm coup plotter Nuland? Victoria Nuland would be a ticking time-bomb in Biden’s State Department https://www.nationofchange.org/2021/01/15/will-the-senate-confirm-coup-plotter-nuland/

Capitol attack underscores white supremacist infiltration of police, military. Dozens of law enforcement officers, active-duty military members and veterans are suspected of having participated in the Jan. 6 rally and the storming of the Capitol.
https://publicintegrity.org/inside-publici/newsletters/watchdog-newsletter/capitol-attack-underscores-white-supremacist-infiltration/

# Law Enforcement
Trump Tries to Defund the Police on His Way Out, He also wants to cut money for global COVID vaccination.
https://prospect.org/politics/trump-tries-to-defund-the-police-on-his-way-out/

All White MAGA Mob Screamed “Kill him with his own gun’ as they robbed, tased fallen officer (Back the Blue?) https://www.veteranstoday.com/2021/01/14/maga-mob-screamed-kill-him-with-his-own-gun-as-they-robbed-tased-fallen-officer-back-the-blue/

Feds Nab Proud Boy Seen Smashing Capitol Window With Shield. Dominic ‘Spazzo’ Pezzola was allegedly one of the first people to shatter a window to the Capitol, allowing rioters to stream inside and unlock doors.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/feds-track-down-dominic-spazzo-pezzola-the-proud-boy-seen-smashing-capitol-window-with-police-shield

# Legal / Judicial / DOJ
‘QAnon Shaman’ Seeks Pardon From Trump for Capitol Riot. His attorney argues that he “accepted President Trump’s invitation to walk down Pennsylvania Avenue to the Capitol.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/news/534363-man-known-as-qanon-shaman-asks-trump-for-pardon-after-storming-capitol

Entire Michigan GOP Administration Faces Prison in Water Poisoning Murders https://www.veteranstoday.com/2021/01/15/entire-michigan-gop-administration-faces-prison-in-water-poisoning-murders/

FBI Allegation: Russian Intelligence paid $500k in Bitcoin to Trump’s coup leaders https://www.veteranstoday.com/2021/01/14/fbi-allegation-russian-intelligence-paid-500k-in-bitcoin-to-trumps-coup-leaders/

A man charged with threatening to kill Nancy Pelosi will be kept in custody while his case is pending. The defendant brought multiple firearms to Washington but arrived too late in the day to join the Capitol insurrection https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetillman/man-threatened-kill-pelosi-held-custody-capitol-riots

# LGBTQ
Sarah McBride just became the highest-ranking trans elected official in American history
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/11/03/sarah-mcbride-first-transgender-state-senator-delaware-433990

# Marijuana / Hemp / CBD Oil
The U.S. Census Bureau announced that it plans to start collecting and compiling data on state marijuana tax revenue.
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/u-s-census-bureau-wants-to-collect-marijuana-tax-revenue-data-from-states/

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) used his State of the Commonwealth speech to highlight the racist history of marijuana prohibition and the need to legalize cannabis while expunging past records.
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/marijuana-prohibition-was-designed-as-racist-system-virginia-governor-says-in-state-of-the-commonwealth-speech/

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is making grant money available to support the “breeding, testing and development” of “superior performing”
hemp varieties.
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/usda-announces-grant-to-collect-superior-performing-hemp-seeds/

Colorado retailers sold more than $2 billion worth of legal marijuana products in 2020. Several other states also saw huge cannabis sales totals last year.
https://www.westword.com/marijuana/colorado-marijuana-sales-on-pace-to-set-new-annual-record-in-2020-11859264

# Medical / Health
Trump Accused of Trying to ‘Inflict as Much Harm as Possible’ With Billions in Global Health Funding Cuts During Pandemic https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/01/15/trump-accused-trying-inflict-much-harm-possible-billions-global-health-funding-cuts

# Military / DOD
The Navy is eyeing a brand new destroyer bristling with lasers and hypersonic weapons. The Navy’s next-generation guided-missile destroyer may end up packing a futuristic arsenal of both laser weapons and hypersonic missiles.
https://taskandpurpose.com/military-tech/navy-destroyer-lasers-hypersonic-missiles/

Former Navy SEAL bragged about taking part in Capitol riots in now-deleted Facebook video. Retired Navy SEAL Adam Newbold made a video explaining how rioters breached the Capitol building on Jan. 6 https://taskandpurpose.com/news/navy-seal-captiol-riots/

# Social
Capitol rioters included highly trained former military and police.
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2021/01/15/capitol-rioters-included-highly-trained-ex-military-and-cops/

The threat from Trump-inspired extremism is likely to remain and grow beyond Inauguration Day, according to experts https://thehill.com/homenews/morning-report/534375-the-hills-morning-report

# Technology
Mark Sullivan looks at how gun-detection software works, why its creators say it’s a more responsible alternative to facial recognition, and why skeptics believe it has a whole set of problems of its own.
https://www.fastcompany.com/90594180/capitol-gun-detection-ai-zeroeyes-omnilert

Amazon is accused of fixing the price of e-books sold on its site through anticompetitive agreements with the nation’s top five publishers, known as the “Big Five,” according to a complaint filed Thursday.
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/jan/15/amazoncom-and-big-five-publishers-accused-of-ebook-price-fixing

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2021-01-14

Voices, The Peoples News

January 14, 2021
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

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“What we need in the United States is not division; what we need in the United States is not hatred;
what we need in the United States is not violence or lawlessness; but love and wisdom, and compassion
toward one another, and a feeling of justice toward those who still suffer within our country.”

Robert F. Kennedy on the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Voices, The Peoples News

January 12, 2021
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

# Indigenous
Conspiracy theories threaten Native sacred sites https://indiancountrytoday.com/news/conspiracy-theories-threaten-native-sacred-sites-he3m9V5nkkqDqDnFtDrqSw

Indigenous women call upon Biden to stop pipelines and uphold Indigenous rights in the wake of escalating climate chaos and Covid-19 crises https://www.nationofchange.org/2021/01/14/the-first-ever-us-oil-lease-sale-in-the-arctic-is-a-huge-fail/

# Indigenous / Global
Hearing to exclude footage of Thunder Bay officers dragging an Indigenous man from inquest evidence wraps up. Inquest to examine how 2 Indigenous men died while in police custody in the northern Ontario city
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/mamakwa-mckay-preinquest-video-motion-1.5871920

# Bundy Rides Again
# Children / Youth
Biden to include expanded child benefit in major new stimulus proposal.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/biden-stimulus-proposal-tax-credit

# CoronaVirus
Louisiana Woman Convulses Uncontrollably after Being Injected with the Experimental Pfizer COVID Shot. “I can’t stand to see my mom this way it makes me want to cry knowing I can’t do anything to help her.” This is an experimental product that does NOT have FDA approval, so everyone receiving these shots are guinea pigs, and the medical system at this point has no clue how to treat these injuries.
https://medicalkidnap.com/2021/01/13/louisiana-woman-convulses-uncontrollably-after-being-injected-with-the-experimental-pfizer-covid-shot-i-cant-stand-to-see-my-mom-this-way-it-makes-me-want-to-cry-knowing-i-cant-do-anything-to/

Dr. David Martin on Experimental mRNA COVID Vaccines: This is NOT a Vaccine! It is a Medical Device https://healthimpactnews.com/2021/dr-david-martin-on-experimental-mrna-covid-vaccines-this-is-not-a-vaccine-it-is-a-medical-device/

Moderna CEO says the World will have to Live with Covid ‘Forever’
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/534118-moderna-ceo-warns-the-world-will-have-to-live-with-covid-forever

Chaotic Vaccine Rollout Leaves Seniors Frustrated and Confused. Many older adults don’t know where to turn for help to get reliable and up-to-date information about the vaccine.
https://khn.org/news/article/vaccination-disarray-leaves-seniors-confused-about-when-they-can-get-a-shot/

Allergic Reactions Including Anaphylaxis After Receipt of the First Dose of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7002e1.htm

# Economy / Trade
Biden today will press Congress to deliver immediate pandemic “rescue”
efforts before turning to broader “recovery” measures such as healthcare and infrastructure.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-biden-deese/bidens-economic-plan-to-focus-on-immediate-rescue-from-covid-19-crisis-adviser-idUSKBN29I2NM

Trump Jr. to Be Deposed in Inauguration Spending Probe. Ivanka Trump was also interviewed as part of the investigation, which alleges misuse of more than $1 million in inauguration funds.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump-jr-to-be-deposed-in-inauguration-spending-investigation

# Education / Schools
Former Cleveland School Therapist Arrested in Capitol Riots. Christine Priola reportedly resigned one day after the riots, telling her school district in a conspiracy-filled letter she wanted to focus on exposing human trafficking.
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/534297-former-school-therapist-who-reached-vps-chair-in-capitol-riot-arrested

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining
New Mexico, Navajo Nation settle for Gold King Mine spill: New Mexico and the Navajo Nation have settled part of a lawsuit filed in the aftermath of the 2015 Gold King Mine spill.
https://coloradosun.com/2021/01/13/gold-king-mine-spill-settlements/

The first ever US oil lease sale in the Arctic is a huge fail.
“Essentially, the Trump administration had a party, hoped the oil industry would show up, and it didn’t.”
https://www.nationofchange.org/2021/01/14/the-first-ever-us-oil-lease-sale-in-the-arctic-is-a-huge-fail/

# Environment / Climate / Interior
Trump’s EPA team overrules career scientists on toxic chemical
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/13/trump-epa-toxic-chemical-458962

Trump opens habitat of a threatened owl to timber harvesting https://lenexweb.com/trump-opens-habitat-of-a-threatened-owl-to-timber-harvesting/

# Environment / Climate / Interior Global Indigenous agroforestry revives profitable palm trees and the Atlantic Forest. Highly popular in Brazil because of its delicious heart, the jussara palm was eaten nearly to the brink of extinction.
https://news.mongabay.com/2021/01/indigenous-agroforestry-revives-profitable-palm-trees-and-the-atlantic-forest/

# Gov / Politics
BREAKING: House of Representatives votes to impeach Pres. Trump a second time, making him the first president in U.S. history to be impeached twice.
Watch ABC News Live for complete analysis. https://abcn.ws/3oF4kFa

The Latest: No public access to Capitol grounds Jan. 20. Police say there will be no public access to the grounds of the U.S.
https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2021-01-11/the-latest-capitol-police-names-pittman-acting-chief

Investigators pursuing signs US Capitol riot was planned https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/13/politics/capitol-riot-investigation/index.html

Legislatures boost security after insurrection, FBI warnings https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/534170-legislatures-boost-security-after-insurrection-fbi-warnings

Rice’s decision to back Trump’s impeachment was a surprise to many. He said the president’s actions since last week have been “inexcusable.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/534152-rice-explains-his-surprise-vote-to-impeach-this-utter-failure-is-inexcusable?utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=36154

Trump impeachment faces uphill climb in Senate. It could all come down to McConnell.
Senators are not expected to consider the House impeachment resolution until Tuesday, the day before President-elect Joe Biden takes office.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-impeachment-inquiry/trump-impeachment-faces-uphill-climb-senate-it-could-all-come-n1254171

Pelosi warned lawmakers they will be fined $5,000 if they bypass the new magnetometers installed at entrances to the House floor.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/534165-pelosi-announces-lawmakers-will-be-fined-if-they-bypass-metal-detectors-to?utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=36154

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a newly elected QAnon adherent and Republican from Georgia, said on Wednesday that she will file articles of impeachment against Biden on his first full day as president. She referenced false accusations about Biden and Ukraine during a Newsmax TV appearance.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/534178-marjorie-taylor-greene-says-she-will-introduce-impeachment-articles-against?utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=36154

A Nation Imploding: Digital Tyranny, Insurrection and Martial Law. This is what we have been reduced to: A violent mob. A nation on the brink of martial law. A populace under house arrest. A techno-corporate state wielding its power to immobilize huge swaths of the country. And a Constitution in tatters.
https://www.opednews.com/articles/A-Nation-Imploding-Digita-by-John-Whitehead-Constitution-The_Free-Speech_Martin-Luther-King_Riots-210113-162.html

In Pictures: National Guard troops arrive before US inauguration https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/14/national-guard-move-in-to-washington-dc-for-inauguration-day

Top US military leaders condemn Capitol siege in rare joint message; Reminding US troops their job is to serve and protect the constitution “against all enemies, foreign and domestic”.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/14/national-guard-move-in-to-washington-dc-for-inauguration-day

Rittenhouse Drinks With Proud Boys, Drops ‘White Power’ Sign.
Prosecutors want his bond tightened after security footage showed him posing for photos with the Proud Boys and members singing to him.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/kyle-rittenhouse-boozes-with-proud-boys-flashes-white-power-sign

Constitutional Lawyer: Trump Is a Clear & Present Danger, a Senate Impeachment Trial Is Needed Now https://www.democracynow.org/2021/1/14/john_bonifaz_trump_second_impeachment

Trump Tells Aides Not to Pay Giuliani’s Legal Fees as Bid to Overturn Election Fails https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/14/trump-refusing-to-pay-rudy-giuliani-legal-fees-after-falling-out

Biden’s chief aide says president wants teams, no rivals. If Barack Obama built his Cabinet as a team of rivals, Biden is building a team of allies.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/534303-bidens-chief-aide-says-president-wants-teams-no-rivals

Lawmakers warned police of possible attack ahead of siege. Democratic lawmakers warned U.S. Capitol Police one week before the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol that fervent Trump supporters could storm the complex and try to “kill half of Congress” to stop them from certifying Joe Biden’s election victory. One of them also warned that Vice President Mike Pence’s life was in danger.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/534295-lawmakers-warned-police-of-possible-attack-ahead-of-siege

President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday will unveil a $1.9 trillion package to provide economic relief to Americans and businesses and help fund an ambitious coronavirus vaccine program with the goal of reaching
100 million doses by the end of his first 100 days in office.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/biden-economic-plan-test-republican-070000646.html

Ayanna Pressley aide says panic buttons were ‘torn out’ of rep’s office before Capitol insurrection https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/jan/13/ayanna-pressley-aide-says-panic-buttons-were-torn-/

# Law Enforcement
Police officer who faced down mob at Capitol is an Iraq War Army vet.
The police officer who stood up to a mob at the Capitol Building during rioting in D.C. is a former U.S. Army infantryman and Iraq War vet.
https://taskandpurpose.com/news/police-officer-capitol-hill-army-veteran/

FBI Warns Police Chiefs: Be Ready for Inauguration Violence. Christopher Wray urged thousands of police chiefs to protect state capitols, federal buildings, and the homes of state lawmakers and other officials.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/christopher-wray-warns-police-chiefs-to-get-ready-for-inauguration-violence

Two Cops, Including a Trained Sniper, Arrested for taking part in Capitol Insurrection. Arrest warrants have been released for the two officers with the Rocky Mount Police Department who attended last Wednesday’s rally in Washington, D.C. and were among those who stormed into the U.S. Capitol.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/two-rocky-mount-virginia-cops-arrested-for-taking-part-in-capitol-insurrection

2 Virginia police officers arrested for participating in Capitol riots.
“At this point, it’s a criminal matter and have to allow the authorities to prosecute their case as they see fit.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2021/01/13/two-virginia-police-officers-arrested-storming-capitol-riot/4155103001/

At Least 28 Cops Were Attendees at Pro-Trump Rally Preceding Attack on Capitol https://truthout.org/articles/at-least-28-cops-were-attendees-at-pro-trump-rally-preceding-attack-on-capitol/

Cop Joined Capitol Protest, Then Spread Antifa Conspiracy. The Arkansas state trooper also appeared to cast doubt on the authenticity of bombs police said were found in Washington.
https://news.yahoo.com/cop-joined-protest-became-riot-204441453.html

# Legal / Judicial / DOJ
NY AG Sues NYPD for Unlawfully Quashing BLM Protests. “With today’s lawsuit, this longstanding pattern of brutal and illegal force ends,”
Attorney General Letitia James said in a statement.
https://www.yahoo.com/gma/york-ag-sues-nypd-over-160800775.html

# Media
Telegram finally takes down neo-Nazi channels https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/01/telegram-nazi-ban/

How newspapers across the country reacted to Trump’s historic second impeachment. It’s the first time in American history that a president has been impeached twice. It also happens to be the most bipartisan impeachment ever.
https://www.fastcompany.com/90594471/how-newspapers-across-the-country-reacted-to-trumps-historic-second-impeachment

# Military / DOD
Pentagon: White Supremacy Becoming More Popular With Troops. The Pentagon is conducting a policy review after acknowledging that more servicemembers are aligning with extremist movements.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/pentagon-acknowledges-white-supremacy-became-more-popular-with-troops-last-year

# Science
Lab is exploring brain links to Parkinson’s. Clumps, abnormal aggregations, what’s going on?
https://www.zmescience.com/science/exploring-brain-parkinsons-disease-13012021/

# Social
Capitol Rioter Charged for Beating Cop With American Flag. Peter Stager allegedly claimed he thought the Metropolitan Police officer was a member of “antifa.”
https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicholasreimann/2021/01/14/peter-stager—accused-of-beating-an-officer-with-an-american-flag—among-those-arrested-after-capitol-riot/?sh=4700cf1d12e5

Graphic Details Emerge Of Violence By Trump Rioters. Rioters stole Capitol Officer’s gun and fired shots at him within the capitol. One officer loses his eye.. Rioters used tasers on police. Well coordinated, but obviously failed, plots to murder Pence and kidnap members of congress.
https://www.veteranstoday.com/2021/01/13/graphic-details-emerge-of-violence-by-trump-rioters-msnbc/

Exclusive: Capitol cop with rioters’ battering ram could get felony murder death sentence. For those that incited a mob that murdered victims, they share the same penalty, which is the death sentence.
https://www.veteranstoday.com/2021/01/13/trump-becomes-first-president-in-245-years-to-be-impeached-twice/?mc_cid=1867e82691&mc_eid=3f7488d454

# Veterans / VA
A VA hospital worker stole medical equipment needed for COVID-19 patients and sold it on eBay https://taskandpurpose.com/news/veterans-affairs-steal-respirators-sold-ebay/

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2021-01-12

Voices, The Peoples News

January 12, 2021
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

Voices, The Peoples News

January 12, 2021
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

# Indigenous
Tribal Elders Are Dying From the Pandemic, Causing a Cultural Crisis for American Indians https://www.chicagotribune.com/coronavirus/sns-nyt-tribal-elders-native-americans-coronavirus-20210112-ulmybxcf7zbojac5mbjpcui7ee-photogallery.html

# Animals / Pets / Food Recalls
Midwestern Pet Food is expanding its recent recall to include more brands and over 1000 lots of its dog and cat foods containing potentially deadly levels of aflatoxin.
FDA is aware of at least 70 deaths and 80 illnesses in dogs who ate the affected products.
https://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/dog-food-recall/recall-expands/

MAGA Fun? Florida Officials Search for Person Who Carved ‘Trump’ on Manatee’s Back https://www.chronicleonline.com/news/local/federal-officials-seek-information-on-manatee-harassment/article_c84a3b66-5423-11eb-93b6-1bf69750167f.html

# Border / Immigration
‘He Is Not Welcome’: Trump Border Visit Denounced as PR Stunt of ‘Blood-Soaked’ President. ” One migrant rights activist bluntly declared, “Our community will not be used as a prop to distract the public from the accountability Trump is trying to avoid.” Juanita Valdez-Cox, LUPE https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/01/12/he-not-welcome-trump-border-visit-denounced-pr-stunt-blood-soaked-president

# CoronaVirus
Miami Obstetrician Develops Bleeding Disorder, Dies After Getting
COVID-19 Vaccine
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2021/01/06/death-florida-doctor-following-pfizer-covid-19-vaccine-under-investigation-gregory-michael/6574414002/

No Evidence COVID-19 Vaccines Will Block Spread of Coronavirus https://thevaccinereaction.org/2021/01/no-evidence-covid-19-vaccines-will-block-spread-of-coronavirus/

Researchers Suggest Adding Lithium to Drinking Water to Curb Suicide Rates During Coronavirus Pandemic https://www.vice.com/en/article/akzyeb/link-between-lithium-in-drinking-water-suicide-study

Doctors say CDC should warn people the side effects from Covid vaccine shots won’t be ‘a walk in the park’
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/11/23/covid-vaccine-cdc-should-warn-people-the-side-effects-from-shots-wont-be-walk-in-the-park-.html

Woman Warns Others Not to Get Moderna Experimental COVID Vaccine – Posts Video of Herself Convulsing https://healthimpactnews.com/2021/woman-warns-others-not-to-get-moderna-experimental-covid-vaccine-posts-video-of-herself-convulsing/

The Trump administration will no longer hold back the second dose of a coronavirus vaccine as part of a host of changes intended to speed up the pace of inoculations and make more vaccines available to the public.
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/533776-trump-administration-makes-sweeping-changes-to-speed-up-pace-of-covid

You can’t sue Pfizer or Moderna if you have severe Covid vaccine side effects. The federal government has granted companies like Pfizer and Moderna immunity from liability if something unintentionally goes wrong with their vaccines https://www.cnbc.com/2020/12/16/covid-vaccine-side-effects-compensation-lawsuit.html

Australia Scraps Covid-19 Vaccine That Produced H.I.V. False Positives https://www.biospace.com/article/covid-19-vaccine-scrapped-in-australia-after-producing-false-hiv-positives/

Controversial Experiments and Wuhan Lab Suspected of Starting the Coronavirus Pandemic. The classified report, titled “China: Origins of
COVID-19 Outbreak Remain Unknown,” ruled out that the disease was genetically engineered or released intentionally as a biological weapon.
https://www.newsweek.com/controversial-wuhan-lab-experiments-that-may-have-started-coronavirus-pandemic-1500503

GOP Emerges as Public Health Threat as Second Dem Gets Virus. She called out the “selfish idiocy” of the Republicans who not only refused to wear masks but mocked their Democratic colleagues for doing so.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/are-republicans-the-public-health-threat-now?via=newsletter&source=DDMorning

Third House Democrat tests positive for COVID-19 after Capitol riots https://thehill.com/homenews/house/533810-third-house-democrat-tests-positive-for-covid-19-after-capitol-riots

Scientists divided over dosing strategies: Amid skyrocketing coronavirus infections, some countries are attempting to stretch limited supplies of
COVID-19 vaccines by reducing doses or changing vaccination schedules from those shown to be effective in clinical trials.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-00001-6?utm_source=Nature+Briefing&utm_campaign=a5c321a0ff-briefing-dy-20210112&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c9dfd39373-a5c321a0ff-43812897

CDC to recommend that states expand access to Covid-19 vaccines to everyone ages 65 and up in effort to speed up vaccine rollout.
https://nbcnews.to/3i666MR

CDC Updates Contraindications to COVID-19 Vaccination. Casts wider net on allergic reactions to vaccine components https://mashupmd.com/cdc-updates-contraindications-to-covid-19-vaccination-2/?utm_source=related_article_headline&utm_medium=CDC%20Updates%20Contraindications%20to%20COVID-19%20Vaccination-clk_0&utm_campaign=mashupmd_related_articles

Growing number of lawmakers test positive for COVID-19 after Capitol siege. It’s becoming increasingly evident that last week’s riot at the Capitol was likely a superspreader event.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/533886-growing-number-of-lawmakers-test-positive-for-covid-19-after-sheltering-in

# Environment / Climate / Interior
Trump’s four-year drilling binge has done irreparable damage https://newrepublic.com/article/160871/trumps-four-year-drilling-binge-done-irreparable-damage

Finally, some good environment news: the 2020 ozone layer hole closed down https://www.zmescience.com/science/finally-some-good-environment-news-the-2020-ozone-layer-hole-closed-down/

Flooding caused by climate change is costing the US billions every year https://www.zmescience.com/science/flooding-caused-by-climate-change-is-costing-the-us-billions-every-year/

# Food / GMOs / Chemicals
There is wood pulp in your “100 percent grated cheese.” Is that a problem? More than 50 class-action lawsuits have been filed against Parmesan producers over the years, alleging consumer deception. Yet the harms are unclear.
https://thecounter.org/100-percent-grated-cheese-contain-cellulose-false-advertising-kraft-heinz/

# Gov / Politics
When the People Fear the Government There is Tyranny, but When Government Fears the People There is Liberty. Thomas Jefferson defines two different kinds of states of relationships between U.S. Government and the people they allegedly represent. Either a state where the citizens of this country hold their government accountable to their oaths to uphold the Constitution, or a state where the nation falls into tyranny because the citizens fail to do their job and hold their government accountable.
https://healthimpactnews.com/2021/when-the-people-fear-the-government-there-is-tyranny-but-when-government-fears-the-people-there-is-liberty/

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Hawley, Cruz face rising anger, possible censure. Sens. Josh Hawley
(R-Mo.) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) are facing a possible vote on a censure resolution in the Senate as Democrats and some Republicans blame them for the mob that attacked the Capitol last week.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/533740-hawley-cruz-face-rising-anger-possible-censure

National Guard announced it will have 10,000 to 15,000 troops in Washington for the inauguration (CNN). According to Axios, federal officials will begin locking down portions of Washington, including areas around the White House and the Capitol, starting on Wednesday — six days earlier than originally planned.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/533746-trump-makes-emergency-declaration-ahead-of-biden-inauguration?utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=36092

Moving forward after four years of fights and falsehoods. What the hell just happened? Our democracy was pushed to its absolute limit last week when rioters stormed the U.S. Capitol.
https://www.ehn.org/moving-forward-after-four-years-of-fights-and-falsehoods–2649871385.html

Planned protests spark fears of more violence in Trump’s final days:
Trump supporters and right-wing extremist groups are planning demonstrations that experts warn could escalate into the kind of violence seen during last week’s deadly riots at the Capitol.
https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/533751-planned-protests-spark-fears-of-more-violence-in-trumps-final-days

Trump impeachment collides with Biden’s agenda: The potential for another Trump impeachment trial is threatening to upend quick action in the Senate on President-elect Joe Biden’s Cabinet picks and legislative agenda.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/533753-trump-impeachment-collides-with-bidens-agenda

Impeachment and a conviction could affect Trump even as he leaves office. A lot depends on whether Trump is convicted in the Senate before Jan. 20, but there’s still potential consequences if it comes later.
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/juliareinstein/trump-impeachment-consequences

The Supreme Court refused to interfere in the election before Biden is sworn in. The justices denied requests by Trump and his supporters to take up a group of failed election challenges before Inauguration Day.
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetillman/supreme-court-rejects-trump-election-request?origin=web-hf

House Prepares 2nd Impeachment of Donald Trump Unless Pence Removes Him from Power https://www.democracynow.org/2021/1/12/headlines/house_prepares_2nd_impeachment_of_donald_trump_unless_pence_removes_him_from_power

Busy Watching TV for Hours, Trump Ignored Pleas to Call Off Mob During Capitol Assault https://www.democracynow.org/2021/1/12/headlines/wapo_trump_busy_watching_tv_for_hours_ignored_pleas_to_call_off_mob_during_capitol_assault

13 federal criminal laws that the pro-Trump mob may have violated, explained. Storming the Capitol in an attempt to overthrow the government is a serious crime.
https://www.vox.com/22217973/13-federal-criminal-laws-trump-mob-insurrection-capitol-assault-rebellion-conspiracy

Trump Officials Try to Keep Away From the ‘Violent Toddler.’ Members of Trump’s Cabinet are pushing their personal political agendas, while some of his political aides are just trying to keep him from blowing up the country—again.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-officials-try-to-keep-away-from-the-violent-toddler

Trump Just Couldn’t Resist One Last Superspreader. He unleashed violence on the U.S. Capitol. Now he may unleash COVID on a Texas town already struggling with the pandemic.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-just-couldnt-resist-one-last-superspreader

Capitol Mob Reveals Ongoing Refusal to Accept Black Votes as Legitimate.
Trump’s mob had chilling echoes of the armed white mobs that terrorized elected Black officials during Reconstruction, says historian Eric Foner.
https://truthout.org/articles/capitol-mob-reveals-ongoing-refusal-to-accept-black-votes-as-legitimate/

American Exceptionalism Won’t Protect Us From Far Right Street Warfare.
There’s a global history of right-wing groups resorting to violence when they begin to lose electorally.
https://truthout.org/video/american-exceptionalism-wont-protect-us-from-far-right-street-warfare/

Pro-Trump riots won’t stop the winds of political change blowing in the West. What the D.C. insurgency meant for our regional conscience.
https://www.hcn.org/articles/south-extremism-pro-trump-riots-wont-stop-the-winds-of-political-change-blowing-in-the-west

Pentagon has released a heavily slanted timeline of events surrounding the Donald Trump-incited insurrection on Wednesday. Only they didn’t call it an insurrection. Or an assault. Or an attempted overthrow of the American government by white supremacist forces organized, inspired, and directed by Donald Trump. It’s not a coup. It’s not even a failed revolution.
The Pentagon is calling Wednesday’s events “First Amendment Protests.”
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2021/1/9/2007552/-Trump-appointed-Pentagon-officials-provide-timeline-of-assault-on-Capitol-prepare-to-be-outraged

Prosecutors building sedition, conspiracy charges against some Capitol rioters https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/533898-prosecutors-building-sedition-and-conspiracy-charges-against-some

Former MI Officials to Be Charged in Flint Water Crisis: Ex-Gov. Rick Snyder and former health director Nick Lyon are among those who are expected to be charged in the crisis.
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/533889-ex-michigan-governor-to-be-charged-over-flint-water-crisis

Capitol Rioter Had Note With ‘Bad Guys,’ ‘Good Guys’: Docs: The note, found inside Lonnie Coffman’s truck, identified a sitting judge as “bad”
and included numbers for Sean Hannity and Sen. Ted Cruz.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/lonnie-coffman-rioter-with-11-molotov-cocktails-had-note-listing-bad-guys-and-good-guys-feds-say?via=newsletter&source=CSPMedition

Biden Returns Donation From Ex-Senator Turned Foreign Agent. Sen.
Barbara Boxer (D-CA) is now a registered lobbyist for Hikvision, a firm which U.S. officials allege is used to spy on Uighurs.
https://www.axios.com/barbara-boxer-biden-inaugural-foreign-agent-6022f95b-e6bd-44cc-b43c-2b7d50ffaca1.html

Lawmakers Warn ‘Totally Appropriate’ Comment Proves Trump Willing to Foment Violence Again. “These remarks make it clear that he has no problem endangering others or inciting insurrection.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/01/12/lawmakers-warn-totally-appropriate-comment-proves-trump-willing-foment-violence

No, Not ‘Totally Appropriate’: Poll Shows 63% in US Believe Trump Incited Deadly Insurrection https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/01/12/no-not-totally-appropriate-poll-shows-63-us-believe-trump-incited-deadly

House Republican Conference Chair Liz Cheney (Wyo.), the No. 3 Republican in the House, announced Tuesday that she plans to vote to impeach President Trump for inciting a violent mob at the Capitol last week.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/533926-cheney-says-shell-vote-to-impeach-trump

Top Senate Democrats Call For Hawley, Cruz To Resign Over Capitol Attack
https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewsolender/2021/01/08/top-senate-democrats-call-for-hawley-cruz-to-resign-over-capitol-attack/?sh=6bd9a644ed99

Free speech means the government can’t silence you. The free market means Twitter can.
https://www.upworthy.com/social-media-bans-and-free-speech

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Four stories about the US Capitol riots to read:
👉 A Capitol police officer on duty during the coup attempt has died by suicide. Officer Howard Liebengood’s death came days after violence by Trump supporters left a fellow Capitol Police officer dead.
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/claudiakoerner/capitol-police-suicide

👉 Two Capitol police officers have been suspended for their actions during the riot. One of them was the officer who took a selfie with rioters, the other “put a MAGA hat on and started directing people around.”
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/11/capitol-police-officers-suspended-riot-inauguration

👉 At least two members of Congress tested positive for COVID-19 after their Republican colleagues refused to wear masks during the Capitol attack. At least six Republicans could be seen in video footage refusing to take a face mask while sheltering with their colleagues.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/12/us-lawmakers-capitol-attack-covid-positive-test-pramila-jayapal-bonnie-watson-coleman

👉 House Republicans blocked a resolution calling on Vice President Mike Pence to invoke the 25th Amendment and declare President Trump incapable of governing.
https://www.axios.com/25th-amendment-house-republicans-resolution-f147c00e-e832-4361-8d20-c7b128eed01a.html

# Law Enforcement
One Capitol Cop Arrested, Two Suspended So far…names withheld https://thehill.com/policy/finance/533715-1-member-of-law-enforcement-arrested-2-suspended-over-conduct-during-capitol

New 2020 guide shows FBI still classifying Black ‘extremists’ as domestic terrorism threat. FBI’s 2020 domestic terrorism reference guide, ‘Racially or Ethnically Motivated Violent Extremism’ identifies two distinct sets of groups: those motivated by white supremacy and those who use “political reasons, including racism or injustice in American society” to justify violence https://www.yahoo.com/now/terrorism-2020-guide-shows-fbi-225557096.html

Trump Can Be Indicted Under Federal, State and D.C. Laws for His Role in January 6. Trump will no longer be shielded by the Department of Justice policy that a sitting president cannot be indicted.
https://truthout.org/articles/trump-can-be-indicted-under-federal-state-and-dc-laws-for-his-role-in-jan-6/

US Opens Criminal Probe Into Assault on Capitol https://www.voanews.com/usa/us-opens-criminal-probe-assault-capitol

Zip-Tie suspect from Capitol riot goes before judge in Nashville. Eric Munchel faces judge on 2 felony charges https://www.newschannel5.com/news/zip-tie-suspect-from-capitol-riot-goes-before-judge-in-nashville

# Legal / Judicial / DOJ
Colorado AG Opens Grand Jury Probe of Police Killing of Elijah McClain.
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser promises a “thorough”
investigation “guided by the facts and law”
https://www.denverpost.com/2021/01/08/elijah-mcclain-grand-jury-investigation/

With deep fossil fuel ties, Justice Barrett called to recuse herself from pending climate case https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/01/12/deep-fossil-fuel-ties-justice-barrett-called-recuse-herself-pending-climate-case

Judge’s Son Who Wore Fur Pelts to Capitol Riot Is Arrested. Aaron Mostofsky was photographed inside the breached building carrying a Capitol Police shield and a bulletproof vest.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/533926-cheney-says-shell-vote-to-impeach-trump

# Media
Massive User Data Might Have Been Compromised in Recent Parler ‘Hacking’
Incident. Reports have surfaced online as to how huge amounts of data may have been compromised following the Parler “Hacking”.
https://www.techtimes.com/articles/255845/20210112/parler-data-breach-explained-what-type-information-actually-hacked.htm

# Military / DOD
Army officer under investigation for leading pro-Trump group to DC ahead of Capitol riot. Rainey resigned her commission at the end of last year.
https://taskandpurpose.com/news/army-officer-investigation-trump-rally/

Sen. Duckworth demands Pentagon prosecute vets and troops who participated in Capitol riot. Sen. Tammy Duckworth called on Acting SecDef Chris Miller to investigate active-duty and retired service members who stormed Capitol Hill.
https://taskandpurpose.com/news/duckworth-pentagon-prosecute-service-members-capitol-riot/

Guantánamo Bay Prison Starts 20th Year of Indefinite Detentions. The reporter Carol Rosenberg has been covering Guantánamo Bay since before it became a “war on terror” prison camp — and she’s still at it.
https://theintercept.com/2019/03/03/guantanamo-bay-carol-rosenberg-intercepted/

Army Leader Reveals Spc. Vanessa Guillen’s Entire Chain of Command at Fort Hood Was Fired
https://www.stripes.com/news/us/army-leader-reveals-spc-vanessa-guillen-s-entire-chain-of-command-at-fort-hood-was-fired-1.657907

# Science
Scientists store information in DNA of living cells https://www.zmescience.com/science/scientists-store-information-dna-cells-0562362/

# Social
This Far-Right Militia Went All-In Before the Capitol Riot. Lusting for civil war and boasting of ties to cops and the military, the Oath Keepers thought their time had come.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/far-right-oath-keepers-militia-went-all-in-before-the-capitol-riot?ref=home

Right-wing extremists move to encrypted channels to plan for inauguration day violence. Right-wing extremists are using encrypted channels to call for violence against officials on Jan. 20, the day President-elect Biden is inaugurated, with some extremists sharing knowledge of how to make, conceal and use homemade guns and bombs.
https://news.yahoo.com/extremists-move-secret-line-channels-162424612.html

Watch: Cowboys For Trump Leader Calls For New Rally With “Blood Running From The Building” – The Paper. Trump founder Couy Griffin shows that he was there and warns that, “this is what you are going to get. You are going to get more of it.”
https://abq.news/2021/01/breaking-cowboys-for-trump-leader-calls-for-new-rally-with-blood-running-from-the-building/?fbclid=IwAR3uaydjPzTLnmAvMMEHw8xJR7c0Le-kD_LitDKBU8k2lf90pPG6q2o6ojQ

# Technology
WhatsApp and Facebook’s ultimatum to users reveals a privacy disaster:
WhatsApp has been sharing data with Facebook for years. But many users didn’t realize it until receiving a message saying that they had to consent to further tracking, or WhatsApp would be deleted.
https://www.fastcompany.com/90593066/whatsapp-facebook-privacy-ultimatum

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2021-01-10

Voices, The Peoples News

January 10, 2021
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

# Indigenous

Let’s talk about the insurrection at the United States Capitol.

http://bit.ly/letstalkDC

# Border / Immigration

Enforce Immigration Law: Send Melania Back to Slovenia as Required https://www.veteranstoday.com/2021/01/09/politico-enforce-immigration-law-send-melania-back-to-slovenia-as-required/

Gaps in Melania Trump’s immigration story raise questions. A racy photo shoot is prompting fresh scrutiny of the would-be first lady’s early visits to the United States.

https://www.politico.com/story/2016/08/melania-trump-immigration-donald-226648

What is the Einstein visa? And how did Melania Trump get one? Melania Trump obtained US citizenship on a visa reserved for immigrants with “extraordinary ability” and “sustained national and international acclaim.”

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/376207-melania-trump-got-us-visa-through-program-for-people-with

# CoronaVirus

A Failure of Empathy Led to 200,000 Deaths. It Has Deep Roots. One giant psychology experiment explains why many people seem like they don’t care about the deaths of the elderly.

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/09/covid-death-toll-us-empathy-elderly/616379/

Did the Coronavirus escape from a lab? SARS-2 was not designed as a biological weapon. Many thoughtful people dismiss this notion, and they may be right.

https://www.newscientist.com/term/coronavirus-come-lab/

# Economy / Trade

Pompeo lifts restrictions on US-Taiwan relationship as clock runs out on Trump administration https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2021-01-09/pompeo-says-lifting-self-imposed-restrictions-on-us-taiwan-relationship

# Environment / Climate / Interior

In Norfolk, Va, sea level rise reduces some stormwater system capacity by 50%, data shows https://www.pilotonline.com/news/environment/vp-nw-fz20-sensor-stormwater-flooding-norfolk-20210103-t4jofv7hbff3dgcposbf7z7p5m-story.html

What We’ve Lost: The Species Declared Extinct in 2020 https://therevelator.org/species-extinct-2020/

# Environment / Climate / Interior Global Cocaine production driving deforestation into Colombian national park.

Area residents say armed groups control the trade of coca in and out of the region, and are operating in an atmosphere of impunity.

https://news.mongabay.com/2021/01/cocaine-production-driving-deforestation-into-colombian-national-park/

Indonesia’s food estate program threatens to overlap onto habitats of key species like orangutans and tigers in Sumatra https://news.mongabay.com/2021/01/indonesia-food-estate-program-wildlife-indigenous-groups/

# Global Politics and other news

Turkey’s president says US unrest ‘disgrace for democracy,’ hopes for peace in Biden era https://www.presstv.com/Detail/2021/01/08/642572/Erdogan-Trump-Capitol-disgrace-democracy

North Korea’s Kim calls US ‘our biggest enemy,’ says its hostile policies never change https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2021-01-08/north-koreas-kim-calls-us-biggest-enemy-urges-end-to-hostile-policies

# Gov / Politics

Must-see new video shows Capitol riot was way worse than we thought.

Chris Hayes: “It is entirely possible that there were people in that crowd, looking to apprehend, possibly harm, and possibly murder the leaders of the political class that the President, and people like Mo Brooks, and even to a certain extent Ted Cruz and Josh Hawley, have told them have betrayed them.”

https://www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch/chris-99178053752

Jamie Raskin Lost His Son. Then He Fled a Mob. The day before the Capitol riot, a congressman buried his 25-year-old son, who had left a note for his family on New Year’s Eve.

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2021/01/jamie-raskin-capitol-attack/617609/

Va. GOP lawmaker charged after videoing himself rioting inside Capitol. A growing number of Republicans and Democrats said they want to expel Evans from the legislature if he does not resign.

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-legislature-crime-west-virginia-electoral-college-b883a7667add0cb54f01ce7ffaa73536

Pressure grows on Trump to leave. Democrats have drawn up articles of impeachment citing an “incitement of insurrection” and Sen. Ben Sasse

(R-Neb.) has said he’d consider voting to remove Trump from office if the House votes to impeach him again.

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/533441-pressure-grows-on-trump-to-leave

Outgoing Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) circulated a memo outlining procedure for holding a second trial for President Trump if the House impeaches him for a second time.

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/533461-mcconnell-circulates-procedures-for-second-senate-impeachment-trial-of-trump

Until now, the United States has never had a president incite a mob against the U.S. Capitol building in a desperate ploy to stay in power.

Is President Trump fit to remain as president until Jan. 20 or should he be immediately removed? These are important questions.

https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/533320-should-trump-be-removed-from-office

Anthony Scaramucci Says Donald Trump ‘Cheered the Insurrection’ and Demands His Removal

https://www.newsweek.com/anthony-scaramucci-donald-trump-cheered-insurrection-demands-removal-1559694

Michael Cohen Says He is Cooperating With Trump Family Probes as Pardon Rumors Swirl

https://www.newsweek.com/michael-cohen-says-he-cooperating-trump-family-probes-pardon-rumors-swirl-1560199

Kirchner: Trump’s Immediate Criminal Liability, Felony Murder (videos)

https://www.veteranstoday.com/2021/01/08/kirchner-trumps-immediate-criminal-liability/?mc_cid=419a9773c4&mc_eid=3f7488d454

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) May Leave GOP if Trump Wont Resign, Giving Dems Solid Senate Margin

https://www.veteranstoday.com/2021/01/08/sen-lisa-murkowski-r-ak-may-leave-gop-if-trump-wont-resign-giving-dems-solid-senate-margin/?mc_cid=419a9773c4&mc_eid=3f7488d454

The attack on the Capitol has damaged democracy worldwide for a generation. It’s hard to overstate how extraordinarily dangerous the next several years will be to democracy across the world.

https://www.fastcompany.com/90592661/the-attack-on-the-capital-has-damaged-democracy-worldwide-for-a-generation

Concerns about President Trump’s powers as a commander in chief, as well as the state of the military’s chain of command, are swirling after this week’s Trump-incited attack on the Capitol.

https://thehill.com/policy/defense/533453-capitol-riots-spark-fear-of-trumps-military-powers-in-final-days

Video shows Rep. Mike Nearman helping right-wing demonstrators breach Oregon Capitol https://www.oregonlive.com/politics/2021/01/video-clearly-shows-rep-mike-nearman-helping-right-wing-demonstrators-breach-oregon-capitol.html

Trump Rioters Urinated, Defecated In Capitol And Smeared Feces Around Offices, Hallways: Report https://theguardiansofdemocracy.com/trump-rioters-urinated-defecated-in-capitol-and-smeared-feces-around-offices-hallways-report/

Extremists vow to return to Washington for Joe Biden’s inauguration.

Security levels being ramped up significantly for Biden’s swearing-in as some warn of ‘persistent challenge over the next months’

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/09/biden-inauguration-security-capitol-trump

Maryland Governor Says Pentagon ‘Repeatedly Denied’ Approval To Send National Guard To Capitol https://www.salon.com/2021/01/08/the-pentagon-denied-multiple-requests-to-send-national-guard-during-capitol-siege-gop-governor-says/

Black woman beaten by L.A. pro-Trump protesters in “disturbing images”

https://www.newsweek.com/black-woman-beaten-l-pro-trump-protesters-disturbing-images-1559960

The Trumps Have Fueled a Far-Right Media Monster That Is Not Going Away.

President Trump is not the only one in his orbit stoking far right violence for political gain.

https://truthout.org/articles/the-trumps-have-fueled-a-far-right-media-monster-that-is-not-going-away/

Squelched by Twitter, Trump seeks new online megaphone: Though deprived of his big online megaphones, Trump does have alternative options of much smaller reach, led by the far right-friendly Parler. Google removed it from its app store Friday and Apple threatened the same.

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-media-social-media-coronavirus-pandemic-dd9816678b27b9e387ea1c270f18adc5

GOP lawmakers are wrestling with whether to stick with President Trump between now and Jan. 20 as members of his Cabinet consider resigning or invoking the 25th Amendment to remove him from office.

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/533458-republicans-wrestle-over-removing-trump

GOP senator: Trump ‘committed impeachable offenses.’ Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.), who has played a leading role in opposing efforts to throw out the results of the 2020 election, on Saturday said President Trump has “committed impeachable offenses.”

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-impeachments-pat-toomey-latin-america-61cc494f74843f711993105c3a32f640

Pelosi urges Democrats to prepare to return to DC this week amid impeachment calls

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-impeachments-pat-toomey-latin-america-61cc494f74843f711993105c3a32f640

Republican West Virginia legislator Derrick Evans resigned from office Saturday after he was arrested and charged in relation to the Capitol riots that occurred Wednesday.

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/533495-wva-legislator-resigns-following-charge-with-entering-restricted-area-in

Republicans largely silent on consequences of deadly attack and Trump’s role in inciting it:

Three days after a mob attack on the U.S. Capitol carried out in President Trump’s name, Republican leaders have yet to outline plans to hold anyone accountable. Trump and some congressional Republicans, meanwhile, stepped up their efforts to head off Democratic efforts to impeach him.

https://www.allsides.com/news/2021-01-09-2119/republicans-largely-silent-about-consequences-deadly-attack-and-trump-s-role

White House forced Georgia US attorney to resign: Pressure for resignation was part of broader push by President Trump to overturn state’s election results.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-justice-prosecutor-trump/white-house-pushed-top-federal-prosecutor-in-atlanta-to-resign-wsj-idUSKBN29E0RX

Pence Puts 25th Amendment Back on the table: His family were in a nuclear bunker while being hunted by Trump’s hired thugs…not safe while Trump is free. Trump put a hit out on Pence after failing to have his family kidnapped https://www.veteranstoday.com/2021/01/10/pence-puts-25th-amendment-back-on-the-table-his-family-were-in-a-nuclear-bunker-while-being-hunted-by-trumps-hired-thugs-not-safe-while-trump-is-free/

Capitol Officers Cover Up Report: Uniformed Active Duty Military, MS 13 and Badge Carrying, Fully Armed Police, Dozens of them, led Capitol

Invasion: Media reports of the attempted coup are fake. These were police and military, as reported by those who fought them. They were armed, automatic weapons, bombs, flash bangs and full police and military equipment.

https://www.veteranstoday.com/2021/01/10/capitol-officers-cover-up-report-uniformed-active-duty-military-and-badge-carrying-fully-armed-police-dozens-of-them-led-capitol-invasion/

Report: GOP Congressmen Opened Doors for Rioters, Directed Them to High Security Areas.

Official says commander of Capitol Police, Sergeant at Arms of House and Senate working with rioters, standing down security as well.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-capitol-police/failure-at-the-top-after-u-s-capitol-stormed-security-chiefs-out-idUSKBN29C2AP

Stewing in the WH, Trump Screams ‘I’m Not Going to Resign.’ Sources say Trump has made comments that gave no indication he was worried about leaving early or being removed.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/stewing-in-the-white-house-trump-plots-a-boastful-media-tour-and-screams-im-not-going-to-resign

GOP senator: It would be best for Trump ‘to resign and go away as soon as possible’

https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-impeachments-pat-toomey-latin-america-61cc494f74843f711993105c3a32f640

# Law Enforcement

FBI focuses on whether rioters intended to harm lawmakers or take hostages. Zip ties and weapons prompt questions about whether individuals intended to kill or capture politicians.

https://pressfrom.info/us/news/us/-634219-fbi-focuses-on-whether-some-capitol-rioters-intended-to-harm-lawmakers-or-take-hostages.html

You can’t fight fascism by expanding the police state. We need to address systemic injustice at its root.

https://www.fastcompany.com/90592060/capitol-attack-fascism-surveillance-censorship

Restoring Justice: Cops Who Supported Capitol Insurrection on Social Media Face Firing. The Oakland Police Department has opened an investigation into allegations that its officers endorsed or participated on social media accounts that contain objectionable content about the violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol https://www.veteranstoday.com/2021/01/09/restoring-justice-cops-who-supported-capitol-insurrection-on-social-media-face-firing/

Officers calmly posed for selfies and appeared to open gates for protesters during the madness of the Capitol building insurrection

https://www.businessinsider.com/capitol-building-officers-posed-for-selfies-helped-protesters-2021-1

# Legal / Judicial / DOJ

BREAKING: Richard Barnett, who was seen sitting at a desk in Speaker Pelosi’s office, has been arrested in Arkansas and charged with entering and remaining on restricting grounds, violent entry, and theft of public property. https://nbcnews.to/35prOGz

# Military / DOD

Another Fort Bragg family joins housing complaint class-action suit https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/06/30/fort-bragg-families-enter-class-action-complaint-against-posts-housing-provider.html

# Technology

Apple has suspended the social media platform Parler from the App Store for what it deems the company’s lack of moderation of threats of violence.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2021/01/09/parler-suspended-apple-app-store/6610013002/

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2021-01-08

Voices, The Peoples News

January 8, 2021
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

# Indigenous

A crude virus: How ‘man camps’ can cause a COVID surge: The Keystone XL Pipeline threatens to spread more than just oil through Indigenous communities.

https://www.hcn.org/articles/indigenous-affairs-covid19-a-crude-virus-how-man-camps-can-cause-a-covid-surge

# CoronaVirus

Early Study Finds Pfizer Vaxx Works on U.K. COVID Mutation. The virus variant is more contagious than the original and has brought Britain to its knees.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/08/pfizer-vaccine-protects-against-new-covid-variants-study-suggests

The COVID vaccine rollout is such a mess that in some places people are sleeping in their cars to get doses

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/stephaniemlee/coronavirus-new-variant-transmission-b117

Nearly Half of U.S. Voters Believe Health Officials have been Misleading with COVID Data https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/polling/poll-nearly-half-all-voters-believe-public-health-officials-have

Big Tech And Big Pharma Merge: Oracle Takes Over Vaccine Data World https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/big-tech-big-pharma-merge-oracle-takes-over-vaccine-data-world/

In aftermath of report on COVID-19 deaths at Pennsylvania veterans center, family member hopes for more accountability https://www.wfmz.com/news/state/in-aftermath-of-report-on-covid-19-deaths-at-pennsylvania-veterans-center-family-member-hopes/article_f7b5de97-3fff-5176-a073-19774a3eb832.html

Biden to quickly release nearly all vaccine doses in shift from Trump https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/533343-biden-to-quickly-release-nearly-all-vaccine-doses-in-shift-from-trump

FDA chief urges states to allow vaccination of lower-priority groups https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/533364-fda-chief-urges-states-to-allow-covid-vaccinations-of-lower-priority-groups

# Economy

Economy loses 140K jobs in December, first losses since April https://thehill.com/policy/finance/533242-december-jobs-report

Paul’s annual report details more than $54B in wasteful federal government spending. Congress “spent as never before, doing so ostensibly without a care” in 2020, greatly contributing to what is now a $3.1 trillion deficit, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, argues in his annual wasteful spending report.

https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/pauls-annual-report-details-more-than-54b-in-wasteful-federal-government-spending/article_708d2b80-5082-11eb-b40c-3b64c92820d4.html

# Education / Schools

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos tendered her resignation to President Trump Thursday

https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/07/education-secretary-betsy-devos-resigns-456294

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining

Outgoing U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is moving to loosen mining regulations and green light new mineral projects https://www.reuters.com/article/instant-article/idUSKBN29D1AD

# Environment / Climate / Interior

Trump auctions Arctic refuge to oil companies in last bid against the environment https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jan/05/trump-arctic-national-wildlife-refuge-lease-sales

Geoengineers inch closer to Sun-dimming balloon test. Today, after much technical and regulatory wrangling, Harvard University scientists are proposing a June 2021 test flight of a research balloon designed to drop small amounts of chalky dust and observe its effects.

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/12/geoengineers-inch-closer-sun-dimming-balloon-test

# Gov / Politics

Trump’s Insurrection Requires His Immediate Removal

https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-agrees-to-orderly-transfer-of-power-to-biden-after-day-of-turmoil-at-capitol-11610027394

Former White House communications director Alyssa Farah: “I stepped down because I saw where this was heading.”

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/01/07/alyssa-farah-q-and-a-456369

Charges for Trump family members and associates, Roger Stone, Michael Flynn, Rudy Giuliani and others await the confirmation of Biden’s new Attorney General.

https://www.veteranstoday.com/2021/01/08/trump-rioters-face-ten-year-sentences-because-of-trumps-monuments-act-targeting-blm-dc-attorney-says-trump-could-also-face-charges-for-inciting-trouble/?mc_cid=9d9ebcaee8&mc_eid=3f7488d454

‘Unfathomable’: Capitol Police Officer Murdered, Kidnappings and Lynchings Planned by Trump Terrorists. Everyone involved in the attack on the Capitol now faces murder charges https://www.veteranstoday.com/2021/01/07/unfathomable-capitol-police-officer-murdered-kidnappings-and-lynchings-planned-by-trump-terrorists/

Impeachment Begun: President Biden calls the violent pro-Trump riot at the Capitol an ‘insurrection’ and ‘domestic terrorism’ (powerful)

https://www.veteranstoday.com/2021/01/07/president-biden-calls-the-violent-pro-trump-riot-at-the-capitol-an-insurrection-and-domestic-terrorism/?mc_cid=9d9ebcaee8&mc_eid=3f7488d454

Congressional leaders vowed Wednesday to fire law enforcement chiefs amid bipartisan anger that a mob was able to easily enter the Capitol building, putting everyone inside in danger.

https://thehill.com/homenews/house/533253-bipartisan-anger-builds-over-police-failure-at-capitol

‘Conspiracy and Sedition … Are Definitely on the Table.’ Investigations into the mob violence are getting underway. Who should be held accountable, and for what?

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/01/08/how-to-investigate-charge-capitol-rioters-sedition-prosecutors-roundup-456127

This Army Ranger-turned-Congressman was last out of the House chamber during the Capitol riots: “Frankly, I’m pretty angry right now,” he told CBS. “I’m angry about the traitors who stormed the Capitol.”

https://taskandpurpose.com/news/jason-crow-army-ranger-capitol-riots/

Rep. Ro Khanna: Republicans Should Back Impeachment After Trump Incited Mob Violence https://www.democracynow.org/2021/1/8/ro_khanna_trump_capitol_insurrection_impeachment

Every Lawmaker Calling for Trump to Be Removed From Office. High-profile Democrats and at least four Republicans want Trump gone for inciting a mob to take over the U.S. Capitol

https://gen.medium.com/every-lawmaker-calling-for-trump-to-be-removed-from-office-afbdf7415896

Trump Aides Rush to Keep Him From Sparking Another Conflict. Trump is increasingly unhinged. Top national security officials are trying to keep the whole world from paying the price.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/after-capitol-riot-trump-officials-rush-to-keep-him-from-sparking-another-conflictat-home-or-abroad

Murkowski becomes first GOP senator to call on Trump to resign https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2021/jan/08/donald-trump-capitol-impeachment-joe-biden-election-coronavirus-covid-live-updates?page=with:block-5ff8a49b8f08ef644fc2b61c

Trump Must Be Held Accountable. If he remains unpunished, Trump’s antidemocratic, violent movement will persist in mainstream American culture.

https://www.newsobserver.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/article248315905.html

The World Shook as America Raged: America’s rivals cited the chaos at the Capitol as a sign that America has forfeited its claim to be a political model or world leader.

https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/the-world-shook-as-america-raged

While Railing Against Trump Coup, Biden Appoints Chief Ukraine Coup-Plotter Victoria Nuland. Nuland was the driving force behind the

2014 insurrection that overthrew the Ukrainian government of Viktor Yanukovych in Ukraine and is now set to serve as Biden’s Under Secretary for Political Affairs.

https://www.mintpressnews.com/railing-trump-coup-biden-appoints-chief-ukraine-coup-plotter-victoria-nuland/274096/

History and the growing power of right-wing extremism point to a volatile future for the West during the Biden presidency.

https://www.hcn.org/articles/north-extremism-the-washington-d-c-siege-has-western-roots-and-consequences

Dems Seek to Impeach Trump for ‘Incitement of Insurrection.’ The articles could receive a vote on the House floor as soon as Monday. If passed, Trump would be the first president to be impeached twice.

https://news.yahoo.com/house-dems-seek-impeach-trump-220527700.html

# Law Enforcement

FBI Puts Up $50K for Info on Would-Be D.C. Pipe-Bomber. The person is suspected of planting pipe bombs outside the HQs of both the Republican and Democratic National Committees as rioters swamped the Capitol.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/fbi-puts-up-dollar50k-for-info-on-would-be-dc-pipe-bomber

U.S. Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund, submitted his resignation with barely seven months on the job https://thehill.com/homenews/house/533262-capitol-police-chief-announces-resignation-after-pro-trump-riots

Capitol Police Chief Resigns Following Insurrection, Lawmakers Demand Answers https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/lawmakers-promise-investigation-firings-capitol-police-1110919/

Capitol Police firings imminent after ‘attempted coup,’ top appropriator warns With control of both chambers and the White House, Democrats could mandate changes among the Capitol Police force.

https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/06/capitol-riots-police-firings-455698

Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick collapsed after being injured while confronting rioters and died Thursday night. He became the fourth fatality tied to the Capitol clashes.

https://people.com/politics/us-capitol-police-officer-dead-after-riots-in-dc/

Trump Was ‘Pleased’ as Mob Stormed Capitol: Trump is said to have agreed to make his latest video, in which he finally acknowledges the end of his presidency, after realizing he could face legal trouble.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-was-pleased-as-mob-stormed-capitol-report-says

# Legal / Judicial / DOJ

Republican attorney on Trump’s call to Georgia officials resigns from law firm Cleta Mitchell left her partnership position at Foley & Lardner one day after the firm issued a statement expressing concern about Mitchell’s role in the call.

https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/05/trump-georgia-phone-call-attorney-resigns-455206

Another Lawyer on Trump’s Georgia Phone Call Is Out of a Job. Alex Kaufman is leaving his firm two days after Cleta Mitchell quit her job at a different firm.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/alex-kaufman-another-lawyer-on-trumps-georgia-phone-call-is-out-of-a-job

Presumptive President-elect Joe Biden plans to name United States Circuit Judge Merrick Garland as his attorney general, according to media reports.

https://apnews.com/article/merrick-garland-attorney-general-e7972db4cd96352d028af3167b253481

AG Opens Grand Jury Probe Into Elijah McClain’s Death. Elijah McClain, 23, was unarmed when he was stopped by police, who used a now-banned chokehold on him.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/colorado-attorney-general-opens-grand-jury-investigation-into-elijah-mcclains-death

Dominion Voting Sues Trumpist Lawyer Sidney Powell for $1.3B. Citing her role promoting baseless conspiracy theories that the company helped steal the 2020 election from Donald Trump https://www.thedailybeast.com/dominion-voting-sues-pro-trump-lawyer-sidney-powell-for-dollar13-billion-over-election-conspiracy-theories?source=cheats&via=rss

# Media

Twitter permanently suspends Michael Flynn, Sidney Powell and others https://thehill.com/policy/technology/533424-twitter-permanently-suspends-michael-flynn-sidney-powell-and-others

# Security

https://www.thedailybeast.com/fbi-puts-up-dollar50k-for-info-on-would-be-dc-pipe-bomber

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2021-01-06

Voices, The Peoples News

January 6, 2021
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

# Indigenous
Nez Perce Tribe reclaims ancestral village site in eastern Oregon https://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/2020/12/nez-perce-tribe-reclaims-ancestral-village-site-in-eastern-oregon.html

Hope and peace: Bison return to the Rosebud reservation. Over the next five years, the leaders of the Wolakota Buffalo Range project hope to expand the herd to 1,500 buffalo, which would make it the largest owned by a Native nation.
https://news.mongabay.com/2020/12/hope-and-peace-bison-return-to-the-rosebud-reservation/

Washington, Oregon, and 29 indigenous tribes are suing the federal government for selling what community organizations call a “treasure trove” of Pacific Northwest history.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/washington/washington-oregon-sign-on-to-joint-lawsuit-to-stop-sale-of-seattle-national-archives-building/article_534520cc-4f8e-11eb-ae92-bb6d5000388e.html

# CoronaVirus
U.S. Funded Specific Research at Wuhan Lab that Led to Coronavirus
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/rick-moran/2021/01/05/terrifying-report-u-s-funded-specific-research-at-wuhan-lab-that-led-to-coronavirus-n1306170

Why Would the US Have Funded the Controversial Wuhan Lab? Reports about the connection between the U.S. National Institutes of Health and the Wuhan Institute of Virology risk feeding conspiracy theories about the origins of COVID-19.
https://thediplomat.com/2020/05/why-would-the-us-have-funded-the-controversial-wuhan-lab/

China Blocks WHO’s Virus Team From Entry at Last Minute. It took months of negotiations for Beijing to agree to allow a team of WHO investigators into the country with the aim of probing the how the pandemic began.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/05/china-blocks-entry-to-who-team-studying-covids-origins

Congressman Kevin Brady tests positive for COVID-19 weeks after receiving first dose of Pfizer vaccine. The highest-ranking Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee was on the House floor for voting this week.
https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2021/01/06/congressman-kevin-brady-tests-positive-for-covid-19-weeks-after-receiving-first-dose-of-pfizer-vaccine/

Nebraska Guv: No Vaccine for Undocumented Meat Plant Workers. He claims all the workers are legal, so it won’t be a problem. The union says that’s a lie.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/nebraska-gov-pete-ricketts-says-no-covid-19-vaccine-for-undocumented-meat-plant-workers

32-Year-Old Mexican Doctor Suffers Seizures and is Paralyzed After Receiving the Pfizer Experimental Vaccine
https://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-mexico-vaccines/mexican-doctor-hospitalized-after-receiving-covid-19-vaccine-idUSKBN2970H3

27-Year-Old Canadian Healthcare Worker Faints and Suffers Multiple Seizures After Pfizer Experimental COVID Vaccine https://namelyliberty.com/27-year-old-canadian-healthcare-worker-faints-and-suffers-multiple-seizures-after-pfizer-experimental-covid-vaccine/

The New mRNA COVID Vaccines An Operating System in Your Body – Not a Conspiracy Theory, Moderna Admits It: “Our mRNA Medicines – The ‘Software of Life’”
https://healthimpactnews.com/2021/the-new-mrna-covid-vaccines-inject-an-operating-system-into-your-body-not-a-conspiracy-theory-moderna-admits-it/

States Using Race-Based ‘Equity’ Metric To Distribute Early Doses of COVID Vaccine https://www.insidesources.com/nh-using-race-based-equity-metric-in-distributing-early-doses-of-covid-vaccine/

Do I still need a vaccine even if I had COVID-19? The upside of being sick with COVID-19 is that you’re likely naturally immune now, but no one knows for sure how long this immunity lasts.
https://www.zmescience.com/science/coronavirus-vaccine-for-people-who-had-covid-90451233/?goal=0_3b5aad2288-e7fdc7cbe9-242676673

# Economy / Trade
Biden says $2,000 checks to ‘go out the door immediately’ if Democrats win in Georgia https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/election/article248281040.html

# Employment
State unemployment compensation trust funds continue to struggle, report finds https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/state-unemployment-compensation-trust-funds-continue-to-struggle-report-finds/article_2f487f72-4ec4-11eb-8fbc-ab5403c841b4.html

# Environment / Climate / Interior
Trump administration finalizes an expanded drilling plan for Alaska’s Arctic petroleum reserve. The Trump administration announced Monday that it has opened an additional 7 million acres https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-arctic-trump/trump-administration-finalizes-oil-drilling-plan-in-alaska-wildlife-refuge-idUSKCN25D1JN

Louisiana: Judge tosses lawsuit over permit for $9.4 billion Formosa plastic complex. A Formosa affiliate behind the project remains barred from starting significant construction activities while the permit remains under review, though work on a water line and road widening on La. 3127 can continue.
https://www.houmatoday.com/story/business/2021/01/05/judge-tosses-lawsuit-over-permit-9-4-billion-plastics-plant-st-james-parish/6557167002/

# General News
Operation LAC (Large Area Coverage) was a United States Army Chemical Corps operation which dispersed microscopic zinc cadmium sulfide (ZnCdS) particles over much of the United States and Canada in order to test dispersal patterns and the geographic range of chemical or biological weapons.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_LAC

Operation Sea-Spray was a 1950 U.S. Navy secret experiment in which Serratia marcescens and Bacillus globigii bacteria were sprayed over the San Francisco Bay Area in California.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Sea-Spray

Operation Dew refers to two separate field trials conducted by the United States in the 1950s. The tests were designed to study the behavior of aerosol-released biological agents.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Dew

Project 112 primarily concerned the use of aerosols to disseminate biological and chemical agents that could produce “controlled temporary incapacitation” (CTI).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_112

Operation Whitecoat was a biodefense medical research program carried out by the United States Army at Fort Detrick, Maryland between 1954 and 1973. The program pursued medical research using volunteer enlisted personnel who were eventually nicknamed “Whitecoats”.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Whitecoat

The Supertanker offers many dramatic efficiency improvements related to drop capability. The Evergreen Supertanker offers at least eight times more drop capability over other commonly used large airtankers.
http://evergreenaviation.com/supertanker/

Stratospheric Controlled Perturbation Experiment (SCoPEx) https://geoengineering.environment.harvard.edu/frank-keutsch-stratospheric-controlled-perturbation-experiment

SCoPEx is a scientific experiment to advance understanding of stratospheric aerosols that could be relevant to solar geoengineering.
https://projects.iq.harvard.edu/keutschgroup/scopex

# Gov / Politics
Raphael Warnock has defeated Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R) in their Senate runoff in Georgia, giving Democrats an additional seat in the upper chamber.
https://www.axios.com/warnock-loeffler-senate-georgia-runoffs-d2b4104c-b992-43cb-a2ab-497723dde941.html

The margin between Perdue and Ossoff is currently 0.4 percent—a gap tight enough to entitle the GOP incumbent to request a machine recount if it remains unchanged.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/ossoff-georgia-election-results-show-he-now-leads-perdue-by-16370-votes-with-98-in

Some Republican Trump allies in Congress plan to object to electoral results in battleground states (Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin). If an objection has support in writing from both a House member and a senator, then both chambers will vote on the objection today.
https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-fight-for-presidency-955739443d5ee6e061878ce0b781b78e?utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=35949

If Donald Trump Refuses to Leave the White House, Secret Service Will Escort Him Out
https://www.newsweek.com/if-trump-refuses-leave-white-house-secret-service-escort-1545612?utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=35949

The House and Senate will meet in a joint session of Congress at 1 p.m.
to formally count the presidential Electoral College votes, which are
306 for Biden and 232 for Trump
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-congress-procedure-expla/explainer-the-meeting-of-the-u-s-congress-that-will-seal-bidens-win-idUSKBN29B1AL

Trump declares he will “fight like hell” to hold on to the presidency.
Watch – Full Speech – Jan 4, Georgia, “Biden is not gonna take this White House!”
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-says-hell-fight-like-hell-to-hold-on-to-presidency

Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) objected to recording his home state’s Electoral College tally at a joint session of Congress on Wednesday, triggering a historic debate and votes in the House and Senate.
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/06/gop-lawmakers-object-to-arizona-electors-455462

Pence tells Congress he lacks ‘unilateral authority’ to reject electoral votes, dealing a final blow to President Trump’s push for Pence to overturn the election result.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/532915-pence-tells-congress-he-lacks-unilateral-authority-to-reject

As expected, Republican lawmakers in Congress filed a written objection Wednesday over Arizona’s electoral votes in the presidential election https://www.oleantimesherald.com/news/nation/gop-targets-arizona-for-first-objections-in-electoral-college-certification/article_7fcaefd3-d143-5696-a027-d8724b442dd6.html

The list of Republican lawmakers who will oppose Wednesday’s vote to certify the Electoral College results continues to grow, thereby trying to block former Vice President Joe Biden from becoming the nation’s 46th president.
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/02/ted-cruz-electoral-college-challenge-453430

Vice President Mike Pence was taken from the Senate chamber after protesters entered the Capitol to protest the results of President-elect Joe Biden’s win.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/532938-pence-removed-from-senate-as-protestors-breach-capitol-security

Inside Trump’s outgoing federal execution spree. Private executioners paid in cash. Middle-of-the-night killings. False or incomplete justifications. ProPublica obtained court records showing how the outgoing administration is using its final days to execute the most federal prisoners since World War II.
https://www.propublica.org/article/inside-trump-and-barrs-last-minute-killing-spree

Warnock, who will become Georgia’s first Black U.S. senator, gave an emotional interview to CNN hours after his victory was called.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/raphael-warnock-says-dr-king-is-smiling-on-his-stunning-senate-victory

Trump era bows out with scorched-earth drama in divided GOP. Republican allies will launch a formal, public and futile effort to keep him in power by overturning the results of November’s election.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/532806-trump-era-bows-out-with-scorched-earth-drama-in-divided-gop

Pence interrupts Trump’s speech to confirm he isn’t going to overturn the election. The VP’s statement reaffirmed that he doesn’t have the powers his boss thinks he does.
https://www.motherjones.com/2020-elections/2021/01/trump-pence-electoral-college/

Trump Won’t Stop Lying, Extorting, and Cheating, Even if It Kills the GOP https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/trump-wont-stop-lying-extorting-cheating-even-if-it/id1386408605?i=1000504460942&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=naytev&utm_medium=social

Lawmakers Told to ‘Get Under Chairs’ as Precaution If Protesters Breach US Senate or House Floors, Tear Gas Used INSIDE Capitol https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/01/breaking-lawmakers-told-get-chairs-precaution-patriots-breach-us-senate-house-floors-tear-gas-used-inside-capitol/

US Capitol lockdown: Illinois congress members shelter in place; Rep.
Adam Kinzinger: ‘This is a coup attempt’
https://abc7chicago.com/congress-adam-kinzinger-capitol-building-house-of-representatives/9412651/

Oregon leaders shelter in place, speak out amid U.S. Capitol lockdown https://katu.com/news/local/oregon-leaders-shelter-in-place-speak-out-amid-us-capitol-lockdown

GOP senators, led by Cruz, to object to Electoral College certification, demand emergency audit –The lawmakers call for an electoral commission to be established to audit results.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/gop-senators-cruz-electoral-college-certification-audit

Trump tells rioters ‘go home,’ repeats claims that election ‘fraudulent.’ In a one-minute taped video released on social media, Trump urged his supporters to disperse. But he reiterated his false claims that his election defeat was “fraudulent,” which was the basis for the protest in the first place.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/532976-trump-tells-rioters-go-home-we-love-you

President-elect Joe Biden forcefully condemned the violence in the nation’s capital as “insurrection” and called on President Trump to demand an end to the “siege.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/532982-biden-calls-violence-at-capitol-insurrection-demands-response-from

Trump Pours Fuel on Fire as He Tells Mob They’re ‘Special’
https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/29/opinions/trump-pours-gasoline-on-fire-dantonio/index.html

GOP Rep. Says ‘Hitler Was Right’ in Speech to Trump Fans. Rep. Mary Miller (R-IL) was elected in November to represent a rural southern Illinois district.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/newly-elected-gop-congresswoman-says-hitler-was-right-in-speech-to-pro-trump-demonstrators

Both Republicans and Democrats want Trump impeached — again — after the siege at the U.S. Capitol
https://www.mic.com/p/calls-for-trumps-impeachment-emerge-again-after-the-siege-at-the-us-capitol-54530302

Jon Ossoff wins US Senate runoff in Georgia, handing control of US Senate to Democrats, NBC News projects. https://nbcnews.to/35h6kvH

The mobs are storming state legislatures, too
https://www.mic.com/p/the-mobs-are-storming-state-legislatures-too-54552943

# Marijuana / Hemp / CBD Oil
A new report from the President’s Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice criticizes local moves to legalize marijuana and decriminalize drugs.
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/trump-cop-commission-bashes-cannabis-reform-newsletter-january-6-2021/

# Medical / Global
The UK’s DEFRA (Dept for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs) is gassing chickens of residents in “zones” near detected cases of bird flu.
https://www.iceagefarmer.com/2021/01/05/uk-going-door-to-door-killing-chickens-bird-flu-as-cover-story/

# Military / DOD
VT: This report just in, 8 PM EST 1/5/2021: The US has deployed chemical warfare units (that we claim don’t exist) to the Persian Gulf to operate off the USS Nimitz. Special planes, F 35 naval variants, the report states, can deploy low concentrations of Sarin or VZ gas that would kill tens of thousands of Iranian Revolutionary Guards before any knew what hit them.
https://www.veteranstoday.com/2021/01/05/blockbuster-secret-russian-source-tells-of-trump-military-coup-attack-on-iran/?mc_cid=40caa1c1e7&mc_eid=3f7488d454

# Murmurs of War
Veteran whistleblower claims Trump has secret plan to trigger conflict with Iran. I have very little doubt, there is highly classified planning going on to provoke an Iranian action. “He has 17 or 18 days left to do that. More than enough time. It’s also enough time to block him by an informed public, if that information got out.”
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/trump-iran-files-daniel-ellsberg-assange-whistleblower-b1782341.html

# Social
Proud Boys Brawl With D.C. Cops Ahead of Pro-Trump March. “We had your f*cking back, but we ain’t got your back no more!” one man told police, noting that he and other members of the group have military training.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/proud-boys-brawl-with-dc-cops-accuse-police-of-betraying-constitution-after-getting-pepper-sprayed

Trump-Incited Violence and Chaos Hit Capitol Hill. “This is what the president has caused today, this insurrection.”
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/01/congressional-offices-evacuated-as-furious-trump-supporters-storm-capitol-hill/

The U.S. Capitol Police locked down the Capitol building and evacuated multiple congressional buildings amid increasingly violent protests outside.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/532925-capitol-police-evacuate-madison-cannon-buildings

1 person was shot this afternoon inside the U.S. Capitol building after pro-Trump protesters charge building, https://www.fox10phoenix.com/news/one-person-shot-in-us-capitol-after-pro-trump-protesters-charge-building-source-says

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2021-01-05

Voices, The Peoples News

January 5, 2021
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

# Animals / Pets / Food Recalls
Avoiding Animal Experimentation with Improved Chemical Risk Assessment Methods https://phys.org/news/2021-01-animal-experimentation-chemical-methods.html

# CoronaVirus
Disease X to haunt 2021? Alarm bells in medical world after ‘patient zero’ with new zoonotic virus found in Congo. The fears of a new lethal disease have increased after a woman tested negative for a range of tests including Ebola making scientists nervous about the spread of a new lethal virus.
https://www.financialexpress.com/lifestyle/health/disease-x-to-haunt-2021-alarm-bells-in-medical-world-after-patient-zero-with-new-zoonotic-virus-found-in-congo/2163844/

Dr. Anthony Fauci believes Americans could have their pre-COVID lives back by the fall of 2021 if vaccine administration picks up the phase.
https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/12/15/946714505/fauci-predicts-u-s-could-see-signs-of-herd-immunity-by-late-march-or-early-april

“Perfectly Healthy” 41-year-old Pediatric Assistant Dies Suddenly After Injected with Experimental Pfizer COVID Vaccine https://healthimpactnews.com/2021/perfectly-healthy-41-year-old-pediatric-assistant-dies-suddenly-after-injected-with-experimental-pfizer-covid-vaccine/

HHS Launches $250M Propaganda Campaign to Convince People to Take the Experimental COVID Vaccines as Current Doses Sit Unused Due to American Resistance https://healthimpactnews.com/2021/hhs-launches-250m-propaganda-campaign-to-convince-people-to-take-the-experimental-covid-vaccines-as-current-doses-sit-unused-due-to-american-resistance/

Mutated COVID Virus Marketed to Justify New Lockdowns https://newsxpres.com/mutated-covid-virus-marketed-to-justify-new-lockdowns/

Don’t Believe the Hype About the South African Strain. The new variant terrifying the British government is concerning, but it is way too early to be panicking about vaccines.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/dont-believe-the-hype-about-the-south-africa-coronavirus-covid-19-strain

# Economy / Trade
Biden’s appearance in Georgia yesterday was all about $2,000 checks if the Democrats win https://www.dailyposter.com/p/biden-shift-shows-pressure-can-work

Sears is dying a quiet, invisible death.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/12/29/business/sears-grim-future/index.html

# Employment
With no paid leave mandate in new stimulus bill, workers are left with fewer protections. Amid the pandemic, small businesses and workers alike have benefited from access to national paid leave—public policy that hasn’t seen much corporate enthusiasm.
https://www.fastcompany.com/90590162/with-no-paid-leave-mandate-in-new-stimulus-bill-workers-are-left-with-fewer-protections

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining
Oil Chem owner accused of dumping nearly 50 million gallons of landfill liquid into Flint sewers https://www.mlive.com/news/flint/2021/01/oil-chem-owner-accused-of-dumping-nearly-50-million-gallons-of-landfill-liquid-into-flint-sewers.html

# Environment / Climate / Interior
EPA finalizes scientific transparency rule limiting which studies can be used to protect public health https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/532647-epa-finalizes-secret-science-rule-limiting-use-of-public-health

Green groups have a racism problem. Waterkeepers are trying to solve it https://grist.org/justice/green-groups-have-a-racism-problem-waterkeepers-are-trying-to-solve-it/

Does regenerative agriculture have a race problem? BIPOC farmers and advocates say the latest trend in agriculture is built on an age-old pattern of cultural theft and appropriation.
https://civileats.com/2021/01/05/does-regenerative-agriculture-have-a-race-problem/

# Environment / Climate / Interior Global Brazil’s Bolsonaro deploys military to Amazon, fails to curb fires, deforestation. As the coronavirus consumed Brazil, the rate of destruction continued its grim ascent.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-environment/brazils-military-unsuccessful-in-taming-rising-amazon-deforestation-in-may-idUSKBN23J22W

Mexico Decrees Ban on GMO Corn and Monsanto’s Glyphosate Weed Killer https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/amlo-announces-gmo-corn-ban/

# Global Politics and other news
Blockbuster: Secret Russian Source tells of Trump Military Coup, Attack on Iran. Russians intercepted emails sent to groups around the country, telling them to “stand up and stand by”
https://www.veteranstoday.com/2021/01/04/blockbuster-secret-russian-source-tells-of-trump-military-coup-attack-on-iran/

Iran issues Interpol arrest warrant for Trump: Iran has issued an arrest warrant and asked Interpol for help in detaining President Donald Trump and dozens of others for “murder and terrorism charges,” that killed a top Iranian general in Baghdad
https://apnews.com/article/710b8a935fdf2e55e5648ba2093e8c13

# Gov / Politics
The case for widespread election fraud would be made to the American people when Congress meets this week.
https://www.yahoo.com/now/at-georgia-rally-pence-says-america-will-hear-the-evidence-of-election-fraud-on-jan-6-193148658.html

‘Disgusting’: Sen. Perdue hammers Georgia secretary of state for recording Trump call
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/04/perdue-hammers-ga-sec-state-recording-trump-call-454496

‘The truth’s on tape.’ Reactions to leaked Trump call seeking to overturn Georgia vote https://www.sacbee.com/news/nation-world/national/article248246235.html

Trump Issues Warning To Tom Cotton For Refusal To Contest Joe Biden’s Win
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-attacks-tom-cotton-over-electoral-college_n_5ff33951c5b6ec8ae0b4a3a2

Trump gave the top civilian honor to Devin Nunes for undermining the Russia investigation. In his final weeks in office, the president is honoring friends and allies with pardons and medals.
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/davidmack/trump-devin-nunes-presidential-medal-freedom

Senate Republicans are going to war with each other over the upcoming Electoral College vote in Congress as lawmakers try to fill a post-Trump power vacuum.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/532625-republican-infighting-on-election-intensifies

Trump and Biden square off in Georgia on eve of epic Senate runoffs.
https://www.ajc.com/politics/trump-and-biden-square-off-in-georgia-on-eve-of-epic-senate-runoffs/YWBVWX4RUBFWVNUFNAREADW7NQ/

Trump’s efforts to overturn election, rescue Senate majority collide in Georgia.
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/01/04/trump-biden-georgia-senate-runoffs-454533

Trump’s final push for Georgia runoff dominated by personal grievances.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/532637-trumps-final-push-for-georgia-runoff-dominated-by-personal-grievances

Trump warns Cotton after senator says he won’t object to Biden certification.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/532510-trump-warns-cotton-after-senator-says-he-wont-object-to-biden

White House Doesn’t Deny Rumors of Trump Fleeing to Scotland. Reports from Scotland have noted some strange U.S. military activity around Trump’s flagship golf resort, stoking rumors of his imminent arrival.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100214807999

‘You Lied to America’ Georgia Election Chief Debunks Trump Claims one by one. While pressuring election officials, Trump borrowed claims from QAnon followers, 8kun posters, and a random Twitter guy.
https://slate.com/technology/2021/01/trump-georgia-call-lies-qanon-8kun-twitter-oann.html

Thousands of National Guard Troops Prepare to Support Biden’s Inauguration https://news.yahoo.com/thousands-national-guard-troops-prepare-105703210.html

Salon: Trump’s Georgia call was no idle threat: He is trying to overturn the election. Why bother calling Brad Raffensperger if he doesn’t really believe he can coerce him to deliver those 11,000 votes?
https://www.salon.com/2021/01/04/trumps-georgia-call-was-no-idle-threat-he-is-trying-to-overturn-the-election/

Trump’s Georgia call triggers debate on criminal penalties https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/532632-trumps-georgia-call-triggers-debate-on-criminal-penalties

‘Never Seen This Before’: Dems Unleash an Army in Georgia. Democratic canvassers in Georgia are determined to get every last voter out for Tuesday’s runoff election, even it means returning to their doorsteps over and over again.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/never-seen-this-before-dems-unleash-an-army-in-georgia

GOP Rep. Gohmert Says Violence Is Only Recourse After Election Lawsuit Dismissal https://thehill.com/homenews/house/532407-gohmert-talks-of-violence-in-streets-after-his-lawsuit-is-dismissed

Early Georgia Voting Data Shows Unprecedented Black Voter Turnout. The GOP is struggling to contain the fallout from President Trump’s extortionary attempt to reverse his loss in Georgia.
https://truthout.org/articles/early-georgia-voting-data-shows-unprecedented-black-voter-turnout/

DOJ Argues in Court Filing That Donald Trump Lost the 2020 Election.
Justice Department lawyers argued a case should be tossed because it would “be moot” with Trump leaving office.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/01/05/giving-game-doj-argues-court-filing-trump-lost-2020-election

Donald Trump’s Alarming Call to Battle in Georgia https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/trumps-alarming-call-to-battle-in-georgia

‘One of the nuttier things I’ve seen’: MAGA civil war erupts in Georgia
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/12/03/maga-georgia-civil-war-trump-senate-republicans-442776

Hawley’s Tweets About Antifa Attacking His Home Were BS: The Missouri senator claimed protesters vandalized his home on Monday night and terrorized innocent people.
https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article248281190.html

GOP GA Official Who Condemned Senators Will Vote for Them. Gabriel Sterling wrote on Twitter that “divided government will serve Americans best right now.”
https://www.thedailybeast.com/republican-ga-elections-official-who-told-sens-to-stop-spreading-conspiracies-says-hes-voting-for-them

A long-shot effort to overturn the election results is putting Vice President Pence in a no-win situation.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/532769-trump-election-fight-puts-pence-in-no-win-situation

President Trump’s pressure campaign on GOP lawmakers to challenge the Electoral College vote count has thrust a difficult decision onto Republicans eyeing presidential runs in 2024, and it’s splitting them down the middle https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/532774-trump-pressure-campaign-splits-2024-gop-contenders

Scottish Leaders on Trump Trip Rumors: Stay the Hell Away. Whispers of Trump’s flight to Scotland have erupted in recent days—but, if he does make the trip, the president will not get a warm welcome.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/scottish-leaders-tell-trump-to-stay-the-hell-away-unless-hes-bringing-tax-records

# Law Enforcement
The leader of the Proud Boys was arrested in the burning of a Black Lives Matter banner https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/04/politics/proud-boys-arrest-black-lives-matter-banner/index.html

No Charges for Kenosha Cop Who Shot Jacob Blake Seven Times. Rusten Sheskey fired seven shots at Jacob Blake in the back, leaving him partially paralyzed and igniting another wave of unrest over police brutality.
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/jacob-blake-shooting-police-officer-no-charges-1110114/

# Legal / Judicial / DOJ
Justice Dept.: Sedition charge may apply to protest violence.
https://apnews.com/article/state-courts-violent-crime-arson-violence-crime-cbca8672a70f9f170a086a7a252a751e

FBI Opening Criminal Probe into Trump Call: Democrats ask FBI Director Wray to open criminal probe into Trump after leaked phone call. Reps.
Ted Lieu and Kathleen Rice wrote that they believe Trump “engaged in solicitation of, or conspiracy to commit, a number of election crimes.”
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/democrats-ask-fbi-director-wray-open-criminal-probe-trump-after-n1252732

# Marijuana / Hemp / CBD Oil
The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation announced that retailers in the state sold more than $1 billion worth of legal marijuana products in 2020, and that doesn’t even include still-pending medical cannabis numbers for December.
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/illinois-sold-more-than-1-billion-worth-of-legal-marijuana-in-2020-new-state-data-shows/

Texas expansion of medical cannabis nears finish line after Senate approval If the House approves changes made by the upper chamber, the bill will head to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk.
https://www.texastribune.org/2019/05/22/texas-cannabis-oil-access-expanded-senate/

A retired Drug Enforcement Administration agent now supports rescheduling marijuana after personally benefiting from medical cannabis.
https://thehill.com/opinion/criminal-justice/531841-a-retired-dea-agents-plea-time-to-reschedule-marijuana

# Media
USPS Delays ‘Risk Disenfranchising 1000s of Atlanta Voters.’ If ballots were mailed by voters three to five days before today’s Georgia Senate run-off elections, they might not make it in time to be counted.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/usps-delays-risk-disenfranchising-thousands-of-atlanta-voters-in-georgia-run-off-election-says-report?ref=home

Assange wins. The cost: Press freedom is crushed, and dissent labelled mental illness The US has said it will appeal the decision.
https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/01/04/assange-wins-cost-crushing-press-freedom

What’s next after Assange extradition request blocked. Legal fight over WikiLeaks founder’s future set to intensify as US prosecutors ready to appeal extradition ruling.
https://www.ethicaleditor.com/featured/whats-next-after-assange-extradition-request-blocked/

Poland to fine social media giants $2.2m every time they censor free speech | A Different View on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/posts/45448716?fbclid=IwAR1lh3H4-gqDd6VPSKZ7BzbO-wJ2qi43vj_e6qauxbug5aMb7a7F_j4UsaY

# Medical / Health
L.A. Ambulance Crews Now Have to Ration Oxygen. And if they can’t resuscitate a patient in the field, they’re being told not to bring them to the hospital.
https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/national/coronavirus/ems-crews-in-la-county-told-to-ration-oxygen-transports

AARP’s Stance on Prescription Price Controls Hurts Older Americans. Why would an organization that is supposed to advocate for seniors oppose a policy that saves them money at the pharmacy? A look at AARP’s financials reveals the answer.
https://www.insidesources.com/aarps-stance-on-prescription-price-controls-hurts-older-americans/

# Military / Global
Marines Prepare for “Rising Challenge” From China’s Military With Island Training. Drilling in Japan, U.S. forces practice recapturing territory as Beijing develops into ‘near-peer’ rival
https://www.wsj.com/articles/marines-prepare-for-rising-challenge-from-chinas-military-with-island-training-11609689085

# Murmurs of War
Manufacturing consent for war on China ‘Growing evidence’ suggests
Covid-19 originated from Wuhan lab: Senior US official https://www.wionews.com/world/growing-evidence-suggests-covid-19-originated-from-wuhan-lab-senior-us-official-354410?utm

# Social
Anti-mask protesters stormed a grocery store and mall in LA https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-01-04/maskless-protesters-grocery-store-westfield-century-city-mall

Nazi memorabilia, gas masks, spy gear among items seized from Trump ‘hate camp’ in Michigan. Agents also found Nazi memorabilia and surveillance cameras inside a farmhouse, which sits on a three-acre farm in Bad Axe.
https://www.radio.com/wwjnewsradio/news/local/nazi-memorabilia-spy-gear-among-items-seized-by-fbi-in-thumb

Trump’s Neo-Fascism Takes America’s Racism to the Next Level. What seems to be emerging in the Republican Party is a kind of modern-day fascism in which anyone who isn’t loyal to the leader, or the leader’s party, is treated as illegitimate.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-neo-fascism-takes-americas-racism-to-the-next-level

Trump’s Last Stand: A farewell to that unique artifact of this era, the Trump rally https://prospect.org/politics/trump-last-stand-georgia-election-rally/

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