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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2020-11-20

Voices, The Peoples News

Nov. 20, 2020
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

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“Question the media and you’re a conspiracy kook. Criticize the government and you’re a Russian agent.
Oppose war and you’re anti-American. Defend Palestinians and you’re an anti-Semite. Good is bad.
Up is down. War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.” – Caitlin Johnstone
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# Indigenous As North Dakota Faces World’s Deadliest Outbreak, Native Communities Condemn States’ COVID Response https://www.democracynow.org/2020/11/18/covid_in_indian_country

Losing elders to COVID-19 endangers Indigenous languages on Facebook Facebook “We worry a lot,” says one Indigenous leader. “They have so much more to tell.”
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/2020/11/losing-elders-to-covid-19-endangers-indigenous-languages/

The Trump administration has revived discussions around taking executive action targeting birthright citizenship in its final weeks before leaving office, according to two people familiar with the discussions.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/526950-trump-administration-revives-talk-of-action-on-birthright-citizenship

# Border / Immigration
President Trump and Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) are headed to a final showdown over his signature border wall, setting the stage for a rematch of a fight two years ago that shuttered the government for 35 days.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/526808-trump-pelosi-barrel-toward-final-border-wall-showdown

# CoronaVirus
Hospitals in half the states are facing a massive staffing shortage as
Covid-19 surges
https://www.statnews.com/2020/11/19/covid19-hospitals-in-half-the-states-facing-massive-staffing-shortage/

Pfizer to Ask Permission Friday to Start Rolling Out Vaccine. It’s not known how long the FDA will take to make its decision, but Pfizer said the filing could allow for distribution to begin by the middle of next month.
https://time.com/5912966/pfizer-vaccine-fda-authorization/

Dr. Céline Gounder, adviser to Biden, on next COVID attack plan. Schools are essential while restaurants are not, said Dr. Gounder.
https://in.news.yahoo.com/dr-celine-gounder-adviser-joe-163700767.html

Operation Warp Speed Reveals COVID Vaccine Distribution Plan by
Military: “All of America Must Receive the Vaccine Within 24 Hours”
After FDA Fast-track Approval
https://healthimpactnews.com/2020/operation-warp-speed-reveals-covid-vaccine-distribution-plan-by-military-all-of-america-must-receive-the-vaccine-within-24-hours-after-fda-fast-track-approval/

Top Pathologist Claims Coronavirus is “The Greatest Hoax Ever Perpetrated on an Unsuspecting Public”
https://www.corona-stocks.com/top-pathologist-claims-covid-19-is-the-greatest-hoax-ever-perpetrated-on-an-unsuspecting-public/

Air Force nurses head to North Dakota as hospitals prepare for surge in coronavirus cases. About 60 Air Force medical personnel will deploy through the weekend to North Dakota to support civilian hospitals struggling to meet the increase of coronavirus patients https://www.grandforksherald.com/newsmd/coronavirus/6769458-Air-Force-nurses-deployed-to-North-Dakota-to-address-hospital-staffing-crunch

# Economy / Trade
12 million Americans set to lose unemployment benefits by year’s end https://www.cnbc.com/2020/11/19/12-million-americans-set-to-lose-unemployment-benefits-by-years-end.html

China Scores Big on Asia Trade Against U.S.
https://www.insidesources.com/china-scores-big-on-asia-trade-against-u-s/

A trade court grants President Trump’s request to reinstate tariffs on two-sided solar panels, which could benefit manufacturers with U.S.
facilities.
https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-trade-solar/trump-may-end-tariff-exemption-for-imported-solar-panels-judge-rules-idUSL1N2I51Z2

The RCEP: How the Pact Signals US Downfall. The RCEP the largest free trade agreement the world has ever had in history
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-trade-tpp-rcep/china-backed-trade-pact-playing-catch-up-after-u-s-led-tpp-deal-idUSKCN0S500220151011

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining
President-elect Biden’s pledge to halt new drilling on public lands will face numerous obstacles, including resistance from some Democratic governors.
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/energy/article/Future-of-Gulf-offshore-drilling-hangs-on-15728959.php

# Environment / Climate / Interior
Biden’s pledge to ban all new leasing and permitting on federal lands and waters will face major hurdles
https://www.eenews.net/stories/1063718151

# Global Politics and other news
Australian War Crimes Report Means Get The Hell Out Of Afghanistan.
These are unforgivable atrocities which cry out to the heavens for vengeance.
https://consortiumnews.com/2020/11/19/australian-war-crimes-report-means-get-the-hell-out-of-afghanistan/

New ISIS leader worked with US, new documents reveal. New documents reveal that Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Quraishi, the new leader of the Daesh terrorist group, had been cooperating with US intelligence elements.
https://parstoday.com/en/news/west_asia-i129689-new_daesh_leader_worked_with_us_new_documents_reveal

The Isis papers: leaked documents show how Isis is building its state Blueprint lays bare new contours of Islamic state, complete with civil service, regional government and Soviet levels of economic control https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/07/leaked-isis-document-reveals-plan-building-state-syria

# Gov / Politics
Will a Vindictive Trump Start a War With Iran or Will He Bring the Troops Home? We Americans are heading for something like an Armageddon in the next several months
https://www.globalresearch.ca/will-trump-start-war-iran-bring-troops-home/5729900

An Invitation to Seeking Truth in a Country of Lies. We live in the era of massive fraud where the trans-national wealthy elites, led by the American war and propaganda machine https://countercurrents.org/2020/11/an-invitation-to-seeking-truth-in-a-country-of-lies/

Trump ‘reached out’ to 2 Michigan election officials day before they rescinded certification of results
https://apnews.com/article/trump-allies-try-overturn-biden-victory-29da6aac9cc41e47f3095855e7af7031

Experts warn of ‘sedition’ and ‘coup’ as Michigan GOP leaders plan meeting with Trump https://www.alternet.org/2020/11/trump-coup-2648983031/

NY Investigations Into Trump Now Include Tax Write-Offs: Trump reduced his taxable income by $26 million from 2010 to 2018, writing it off as a business expense.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/11/trump-fraud-inquiries-include-write-offs-to-ivanka-report.html

Trump keeps tight grip on GOP amid divisions. President Trump is maintaining a tight grip on Senate Republicans even as he’s frustrated them this week by announcing new policies and firing administration officials.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/526812-trump-keeps-tight-grip-on-gop-amid-divisions

Noem Ditches COVID Crisis at Home to Hobnob Maskless in D.C. The coronavirus may be rampaging through South Dakota, but that didn’t stop the governor from jetting off to Washington for ego-boosting—and mask-free, of course—GOP meetups.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/south-dakota-gov-kristi-noem-ditches-covid-crisis-at-home-for-dc-meetings-with-lame-duck-trumpers?via=newsletter&source=DDMorning

Trump Uses Power of the Presidency to Try to Overturn the Election and Stay in Office https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/nov/20/can-trump-stage-a-coup-office-second-term

The General Services Administration (GSA), led by Trump’s hand-picked appointee, is STILL blocking the formal transition process. GSA Faces Pressure to Recognize Biden as Election Winner, Hand Over Keys to Formally Start Transition It is unclear when GSA will grant access to full transition resources amid the Trump campaign’s legal challenges.
https://www.govexec.com/management/2020/11/gsa-faces-pressure-recognize-biden-election-winner-hand-over-keys-formally-start-transition/169888/

A growing number of conservative Republicans are breaking with President Trump and his legal team over what they view as a dangerous effort to overturn the election results by promoting conspiracy theories.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/526938-more-conservatives-break-with-trump-over-election

President Donald Trump wants to spend the final weeks of his presidency transferring America’s most advanced fighter jet, a set of powerful armed drones and thousands of bombs and missiles to a Middle Eastern dictatorship that is deeply implicated in multiple civil wars and aggressively represses its own population.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-arms-deal-uae_n_5fb6e9b3c5b618e45b468a37

‘In Breaking the Senate, We Are Abandoning Our People’: Watch AOC Excoriate McConnell on House Floor. “He broke the Senate as there are thousands of people in Texas lined up for food lines. He broke the Senate while hospitals no longer have beds to house the sick.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/11/20/breaking-senate-we-are-abandoning-our-people-watch-aoc-excoriate-mcconnell-house

# Legal / Judicial / DOJ
Justice Department Asserts Unreviewable Discretion to Kill US Citizens.
A lawyer for the United States argued Monday that the government has the power to kill its citizens without judicial oversight https://www.courthousenews.com/justice-department-asserts-unreviewable-discretion-to-kill-us-citizens/

This lawsuit actually says a state’s votes for Biden should just be flipped to Trump https://www.alternet.org/2020/11/election-fraud-lawsuit/

# Technology
Facebook Messenger Bug: Google’s Project Zero Bug Team Discover Hackers Can Listen Through Call—Patch Fix Now Rolls Out!
https://www.techtimes.com/articles/254329/20201119/facebooks-messenger-call-bug-lets-hackers-listen-users-now-sees.htm

Cit0Day Biggest Security Breaches: What’s Inside the Leak and How to Check If Your Email Is Compromised. If you’re wondering what’s inside the Cit0Day leak, here’s the answer. You can also use this guide to check if your email is compromised.
https://www.techtimes.com/articles/254314/20201119/cit0day-breach-collection-files-check-email-compromised.htm

Experts Claim A New Wireless Chip Can Be Implanted Into the Brain, Stimulating It Using Light and Electrical Current https://www.techtimes.com/articles/254312/20201119/neuralink-rival-new-wireless-chip-stimulates-brain-electrical-current-light.htm#:~:text=Scientists%20developed%20another%20wireless%20chip,only%20light%20and%20electric%20current

# Things that make ya go ‘Hmmmm’
Researchers find a new hidden secret in the paintings of Leonardo Da Vinci https://www.zmescience.com/science/researchers-find-a-new-hidden-secret-in-the-paintings-of-leonardo-da-vinci/

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2020-12-03

Voices, The Peoples News

Dec. 3, 2020
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

# Border / Immigration
Trump admin finally gives info to reunite families. “Among other things, information includes phone numbers that had not previously been known,”
lawyers wrote.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/lawyers-say-trump-admin-has-handed-over-data-will-help-n1249782

Trump Administration Lags Reuniting Families Separated At Southern Border https://www.npr.org/2020/10/21/926051647/trump-administration-lags-reuniting-families-separated-at-southern-border

# CoronaVirus
Vile: Trump Tweets Reno’s COVID Surge Unit ‘fake’ – Governor Says Trump ‘Unconsionable’
https://www.veteranstoday.com/2020/12/02/vile-trump-tweets-renos-covid-surge-unit-fake-governor-says-trump-unconsionable/

No Lockdown States Spreading the Virus Beyond Their Borders
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/941801

Reinfections of COVID-19 Are Possible
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(20)30764-7/fulltext

More people are getting COVID-19 twice, suggesting immunity wanes quickly in some https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/11/more-people-are-getting-covid-19-twice-suggesting-immunity-wanes-quickly-some

Pfizer and BioNTech Achieve First Authorization for COVID-19 Vaccine https://www.pfizer.com/news/press-release/press-release-detail/pfizer-and-biontech-achieve-first-authorization-world

Moderna plans to begin testing its coronavirus vaccine in children 12 to 17. Moderna’s vaccine has not yet been studied in children or pregnant women. In the new clinical trial in adolescents, girls past puberty will be tested before each injection to make sure they are not pregnant.
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/moderna-plans-to-begin-testing-its-coronavirus-vaccine-in-children/

COVID survivors being rejected for life insurance.
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-12-02/covid-unknowns-leave-survivors-fearing-life-insurance-rejection

Former Head of Pfizer Research Says Vaccine Can Make Females Infertile https://healthimpactnews.com/2020/breaking-uk-first-to-approve-pfizer-covid-vaccine-as-former-head-of-pfizer-research-says-vaccine-can-make-females-infertile/

Pfizer’s long history of scandals, and the fact that they have never been held to account for their crimes, continues to be ignored by the media, even as its experimental mRNA vaccine candidate for Covid-19 draws ever closer to US government approval.
https://healthimpactnews.com/2020/pfizers-experimental-covid-19-vaccine-what-youre-not-being-told/

Under CARES Act, These Moms Should Be Home. They Remain in COVID-Filled Prisons.
https://truthout.org/articles/under-cares-act-these-moms-should-be-home-they-remain-in-covid-filled-prisons/

# Economy / Trade
Top Democrats Back Compromise Plan to Revive Stimulus Talks
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-is-wild-card-in-coronavirus-spending-talks-11606827260

Trump backs Senate GOP’s pay freeze for federal workers while giving the rich a $1.5 trillion tax cut. Unions representing federal workers have denounced the proposed pay freeze as “insulting” and a “cruel slap in the face.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/12/02/after-15-trillion-tax-cut-rich-trump-backs-gop-pay-freeze-federal-workers-pandemic

# Employment
The F schedule, a new classification by Executive Order. Civil servants getting the golden shower treatment
https://www.veteranstoday.com/2020/12/02/the-f-schedule-a-new-classification-by-executive-order/?mc_cid=675d0bcec6&mc_eid=3f7488d454

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining
Columbus utility a nonprofit funded by American Electric Power gave
$900,000 over three years to two “dark money” groups at the center of the state’s power plant subsidy law scandal.
https://www.springfieldnewssun.com/news/columbus-utility-gave-900k-to-groups-linked-to-hb6-scandal/EP6G4C35SZCE5NTX52IJIGUBRU/

# Environment / Climate / Interior
Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ Were Dropped Over Millions of Acres via Aerial Pesticide, Tests Reveal https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/12/01/tests-reveal-toxic-forever-chemicals-aerial-pesticide-showered-over-millions-acres

# Food / GMOs / Chemicals
Singapore becomes first country to approve consumption of lab-grown meat https://www.zmescience.com/science/singapore-becomes-first-country-to-approve-consumption-of-lab-grown-meat/

Tyson exploits consumers just like its animals and the workers who raise them.
Vulnerable workers, abused animals and a rigged system are the foundation of an unethical, destructive business model.
https://truthout.org/articles/tyson-exploits-consumers-just-like-its-animals-and-the-workers-who-raise-them/

# General News
A new mystery metal monolith has appeared on the top of a mountain in California — a week after a similar structure was pictured in the deserts of Utah.
https://www.wionews.com/world/new-mystery-metal-monolith-appears-atop-a-mountain-in-california-347112

Mystery continues: Strange metal monolith now spotted in Romania after disappearing from Utah desert https://www.wionews.com/world/mystery-continues-strange-metal-monolith-now-spotted-in-romania-after-disappearing-from-utah-desert-346664?amp_js_v=a6&amp_gsa=1&usqp=mq331AQHKAFQArABIA==

Airlines in the US can now ban emotional support animals from flights.
Only dogs will be considered as legitimate “service animals” on flights, according to a new US rule.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicholasreimann/2020/12/02/airlines-finally-allowed-to-ban-emotional-support-animals-on-planes-here-are-the-new-pet-restrictions/?sh=4f9bf59e2b46

# Global Politics and other news
Warning: Possible WMD Attacks in Europe (raw intel report) https://www.veteranstoday.com/2020/12/02/warning-possible-wmd-attacks-in-europe-raw-intel-report/

Missile-proof ‘French Pentagon’ will help fight terrorism. France’s army chiefs are moving into their new defence ministry, aimed at allowing a quicker response to the threats faced by the country — especially terrorism.
https://www.thestar.com/news/world/2015/10/31/missile-proof-french-pentagon-will-help-fight-terrorism.html

Afghan government and Taliban representatives said they had reached a preliminary deal to press on with peace talks, their first written agreement in 19 years of war in Afghanistan.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-afghanistan-taliban-agreement/afghan-government-taliban-announce-breakthrough-deal-to-pursue-peace-talks-idUSKBN28C1OK

Syria Falls Victim to US Highway Robbery. American military convoys to Iraqi territory from Syria are of oil stolen by the United States from Syria.
https://qoshe.com/new-eastern-outlook/vladimir-platov/syria-falls-victim-to-us-highway-robbery/93016534

# Gov / Politics
Michael Flynn calls for Trump to suspend the constitution and declare martial law to re-run election https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-election-2020/michael-flynn-suspend-constitution-martial-law-trump-reelection-b1765467.html

As The Associated Press reported, Trump’s remarks raised questions about how far he can go to grind the gears before Jan. 20, including possibly encouraging Republicans in Congress to block certification of the election results.
https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-donald-trump-media-social-media-elections-71d5469ac0bbccbfe601528a2517b239?utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=35239

Air Force veteran Harold Pope Jr. is New Mexico’s first Black state senator. The born and raised Puebloan will become the first Black state senator in the history of New Mexico after he won the District 23 State Senate election over Republican incumbent Sander Rue.
https://www.coloradoan.com/story/news/2020/11/30/harold-pope-jr-pueblo-elected-first-black-state-senator-new-mexico-history/6428182002/

New documents reveal Trump and Kushner are ‘major beneficiaries’ of pandemic loan program https://www.rawstory.com/2020/12/new-documents-reveal-trump-and-kushner-are-major-beneficiaries-of-loan-program/

President-elect Joe Biden’s Cabinet is quickly taking shape, but there is growing dissent from Black lawmakers and activists surrounding his picks, as only two Black Americans have been chosen so far.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/528504-black-leaders-express-concerns-about-representation-in-biden

Biden Says He’ll Try To Return To Iran Deal, Keep Phase One China Deal https://nypost.com/2020/12/02/biden-says-hell-try-to-return-to-iran-deal-keep-china-deal/

With the clock ticking toward a Joe Biden administration in January, the country faces a significant risk that the Trump administration will destroy records of his time in office, motivated in part by the president’s desire to avoid accountability for his actions.
https://www.insidesources.com/trumps-presidential-records-are-at-risk/

Bill Barr Just Set a Time Bomb for President Biden. Anything that Barr does should be viewed through the prism of politics rather than the law, and especially this.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/bill-barr-just-set-a-time-bomb-for-president-biden-with-special-counsel-john-durham

Republican senators say President Trump should proceed cautiously in granting pardons during his final weeks in office.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/528499-republican-senators-urge-trump-to-dodge-pardon-controversies

The Dangerous Possibilities of Trump’s Pardon Power. Trump has used pardons to reward loyalty and tweak perceived enemies. In the last weeks of his Presidency, he may use them to protect his associates—and himself.
https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/the-dangerous-possibilities-of-trumps-pardon-power

Donald Trump’s Latest Grift May Be His Most Cynical Yet https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/donald-trumps-latest-grift-may-be-his-most-cynical-yet

Rethinking the Poverty Measure: The Biden administration can on its own authority change the poverty calculation, and challenge the narrative of who is poor and why.
https://prospect.org/day-one-agenda/rethinking-the-poverty-measure/

# Legal / Judicial / DOJ
Ivanka Trump Questioned Under Oath in Lawsuit Over Use of Inauguration Funds https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-inauguration/ivanka-trump-questioned-under-oath-in-lawsuit-over-use-of-inauguration-funds-idUSKBN28D05K

# Medical / Global
President-elect Joe Biden asked Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious diseases expert, to serve as his chief medical adviser.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/528677-biden-asked-fauci-to-serve-as-chief-medical-adviser

# Military / DOD
Milley: U.S. debating how many troops to keep in Somalia as al-Shabab remains a threat to America
https://www.stripes.com/news/africa/milley-u-s-debating-how-many-troops-to-keep-in-somalia-as-al-shabab-remains-a-threat-to-america-1.653963

# Technology
Gut-wrenching footage documents Arecibo telescope’s collapse https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-03421-y

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2020-12-02

Voices, The Peoples News

Dec. 2, 2020
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

# Archaeology
‘Sistine Chapel of the Ancients’: 12,000-Year-Old Columbian Rock Paintings. The images—heralded by researchers as “the Sistine Chapel of the ancients”—depict animals, humans and geometric patterns https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/tens-thousands-12000-year-old-rock-paintings-found-colombia-180976427/

# CoronaVirus
‘Dr. Atlas did more damage in 130 days than you could possibly imagine.’
Former health policy director for the Obama White House Dr. Kavita Patel and health and medicine reporter for the Washington Post Lenny Bernstein speak to the dangers of not having adequate leadership in the federal government as the country is consumed by a surging pandemic
https://www.msnbc.com/deadline-white-house/watch/dr-kavita-patel-dr-atlas-did-more-damage-in-130-days-than-you-could-possibly-imagine-96949829783

Was COVID-19 in U.S. Before January? Coronavirus was present in the U.S.
weeks earlier than scientists and public health officials previously thought https://www.statnews.com/2020/05/29/cdc-local-transmission-coronavirus-united-states/

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said he would start circulating a new coronavirus relief proposal that could garner support from the White House and among Senate Republicans
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/528201-mcconnell-offering-new-coronavirus-relief-bill-after-talks-with-mnuchin?utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=35212

A bipartisan group of more than a dozen lawmakers who collaborated at their own initiative and circumnavigated House and Senate leaders unveiled an outline for a coronavirus relief bill worth $908 billion
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/528130-bipartisan-bicameral-group-unveils-908-billion-coronavirus-proposal?utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=35212

COVID-19 Vaccine Misinformation Continues as Anti-Vaccine Movement Moves with Smaller Online Groups. A new research shows that current campaigns against COVID-19 vaccine come from smaller, stronger-connected Facebook groups.
https://www.techtimes.com/articles/254617/20201130/covid-19-vaccine-misinformation-continues-smaller-livestreaming-anti-groups.htm

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Wednesday said its recommended quarantine time after someone is exposed to coronavirus can be shortened to seven days with a negative test result, and 10 days without a test.
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/528350-cdc-says-quarantine-time-can-be-shortened-from-14-days

U.S. Sen. Cassidy joins bipartisan group of lawmakers pushing $908 billion COVID-19 relief https://www.carrollspaper.com/news/national/u-s-sen-cassidy-joins-bipartisan-group-of-lawmakers-pushing-908-billion-covid-19-relief/article_821ec7eb-6713-5cc0-8a88-065b4ed9347c.html

Dr. Northrup Discusses “Worst Case Scenarios” with New COVID Vaccine Dangers https://healthimpactnews.com/2020/dr-northrup-discusses-worst-case-scenarios-with-new-covid-vaccine-dangers/

McConnell COVID Plan: No Direct Payments and Stricter Unemployment Requirements. Analysts caution that McConnell’s goal is to undermine Biden’s presidency and gain GOP seats in 2022 and beyond.
https://truthout.org/articles/mcconnell-unveils-covid-plan-with-0-for-unemployment-relief-and-direct-payments/

# Economy / Trade
American Small Businesses Die While Billionaires Became ONE TRILLION DOLLARS Richer in 2020 https://healthimpactnews.com/2020/american-small-businesses-die-while-billionaires-became-one-trillion-dollars-richer-in-2020/

Biden Taps Two BlackRock Executives for Top Economic Posts. This comes as progressives are demanding a cabinet free of Wall Street influence.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/blackrock-emerges-as-wall-street-player-in-biden-administration-11606841207

# Education / Schools
Betsy Devos Rips Free College as ‘Socialist Takeover of Higher Education’
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/betsy-devos-rips-free-college-as-socialist-takeover-of-higher-education

Right-Wing Organizations Are Enlisting Students in Their War Against Campus Progressives. Well-funded conservative groups are training college students to oppose progressive measures on campus.
https://truthout.org/articles/right-wing-orgs-are-enlisting-students-in-their-war-against-campus-progressives/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining
Los Angeles officials will consider a zoning update that would ban oil drilling within city limits.
https://www.courthousenews.com/los-angeles-moves-closer-to-forcing-oil-gas-drillers-out-of-city/

Oklahoma oil and gas leaders dismiss the possibility of a widespread fracking ban under President-elect Joe Biden, but remain concerned about other regulatory changes that will affect the industry.
https://journalrecord.com/2020/11/30/despite-fear-in-oklahoma-biden-likely-wont-be-banning-fracking/

Enbridge begins construction on the Line 3 replacement and expansion in Minnesota the day after state officials approved the last permits for the project.
https://www.startribune.com/construction-on-enbridge-pipeline-begins-as-new-lawsuit-filed-to-delay-2-6b-project/573250131/

The Biden administration appears likely to implement new occupational safety rules around silica dust, a byproduct of coal mining that’s led to an epidemic of advanced black lung disease https://energynews.us/digests/feds-may-finally-take-action-on-toxic-dust-behind-black-lung-epidemic/

The Trump administration is turning to a Department of Energy loan program it had tried to eliminate to increase domestic supplies of lithium, uranium and other key materials.
https://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2020-12-01/trump-taps-loan-program-he-tried-to-kill-to-help-mineral-mining

# Environment / Climate / Interior
The Supreme Court Wants to Revive a Doctrine That Would Paralyze Biden’s Administration https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/12/supreme-court-gundy-doctrine-administrative-state.html

Humanity Faces Climate “Suicide” Without US Rejoining Paris Agreement, Says the UN Secretary General. Joining China and other big polluters, Biden’s pledge of “net zero” US emissions by 2050 brings the Paris Agreement goals “within reach.”
https://www.commondreams.org/views/2020/12/02/humanity-faces-climate-suicide-without-us-rejoining-paris-agreement-says-un

# Food / GMOs / Chemicals
Scientists found microplastics in razor clams from the coast of Washington https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/11/201130101239.htm

As 2020 winds down, roughly 23 percent of households in the U.S. are struggling with food insecurity, a number that has doubled since last year.
https://www.oleantimesherald.com/news/nation/food-insecurity-doubles-in-u-s-during-coronavirus-shutdowns/article_df90d4c0-8f4b-5c64-9914-f53d95ef728e.html

# Food / GMOs / Chemicals / Global
This lab-grown chicken just got the world’s first regulatory approval.
In a few Singaporean restaurants, the chicken on the menu will come from a bioreactor, not a farm.
https://www.ecowatch.com/lab-grown-chicken-approved-singapore-2649108790.html

# General News
The Extremists Knocking on Doors and Claiming People’s Homes. Homeowners in the Seattle suburbs have been getting disturbing visits from members of the Moorish sovereign citizen movement. “They believe they were the first inhabitants of the Americas, and that therefore they own everything.”
https://www.thedailybeast.com/moorish-sovereign-citizens-are-knocking-on-doors-and-claiming-peoples-homes

# Global Politics and other news
Top Iranian Nuclear Scientist Was Killed by Remote-controlled Machine Gun, Report Says. Iranian Fars News Agency reports that shots that killed Mohsen Fakhrizadeh came from a weapon mounted on a deserted vehicle which exploded shortly after the attack
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-top-iranian-nuke-scientist-was-killed-by-remote-controlled-machine-gun-report-says-1.9335540

Nuclear scientist assassination triggers Iran move to 20% enrichment. By this increased jump in uranium reprocessing, Tehran is sending a message that it is no longer going to be kept in the sanctions dog house.
https://www.veteranstoday.com/2020/12/01/nuclear-scientist-assassination-triggers-iran-move-to-20-enrichment/

NATO needs an updated strategy to meet challenges posed by a rising China. “China is no longer the benign trading partner that the West had hoped for. It is the rising power of our century and NATO must adapt,”
said one NATO diplomat.”
https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2020-11-30/nato-must-focus-more-on-challenge-of-rising-china-report

# Gov / Politics
Trump Orders Georgia Governor to Forget the Election and Name Trump Winner…or Else (an attack from ‘the rear?’) https://www.veteranstoday.com/2020/12/01/trump-orders-georgia-governor-to-forget-the-election-and-name-trump-winner-or-else-an-attack-from-the-rear/

Trump discussed pardons for Jared, his oldest children and Rudy. It is legal for a president to pardon family members, though it remains unclear what crimes the president might seek to preemptively pardon. The power of the presidential pardon does not extend to state or local crimes.
https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-discussed-pardons-for-his-children-giuliani-with-advisors-nyt-2020-12

Sidney Powell Tweet: Trump should declare insurrection and use “military tribunals” to investigate election fraud https://www.veteranstoday.com/2020/12/01/sidney-powell-tweet-trump-should-declare-insurrection-and-use-military-tribunals-to-investigate-election-fraud/

Judge: ‘Precious little proof’ in Georgia election fraud suit. The plaintiffs presented a bizarre theory about an algorithm that stole votes from the president.
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/11/30/proof-georgia-election-fraud-case-441701

The president’s legal team filed a new challenge in Wisconsin Tuesday in an attempt to throw out more than 211,000 ballots in the state’s two most Democratic counties and reverse the president-elect’s victory https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-lawsuit-wisconsin-results-6b6f053d548b6be8f3e85e975661fe0d

Trump Threatens to Veto Defense Bill Over Mean Tweets. Last week, Trump called for Section 230 to be “immediately terminated” hours after #DiaperDon started trending on Twitter.
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/12/01/trump-threatens-veto-defense-bill-social-media-442115

Republican frustration builds over Cabinet picks. A fight is brewing over President-elect Joe Biden’s Cabinet picks, in one of the first faceoffs between the long-time dealmaker and Senate Republicans.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/528286-republican-frustration-builds-over-cabinet-picks

Trump Considers Pardons for Family, Associates as DOJ Probes Pardon Bribery Scheme https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/528260-justice-department-investigating-potential-bribery-scheme-to-obtain

A top Senate Republican said that Congress will likely need a stopgap bill as a myriad of last-minute snags that are threatening quick passage of a mammoth spending bill to fund the government.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/sergeiklebnikov/2020/09/21/lawmakers-scramble-to-pass-spending-bill-to-avoid-government-shutdown/?sh=503aec295de4

Trump Is Headed to Georgia to “Help” With the Runoffs. The GOP Is Terrified. A portion of Trump’s fervent base is calling for a conservative voter boycott of the January 5 Senate runoff in Georgia.
https://truthout.org/articles/trump-is-headed-to-georgia-to-help-with-the-runoffs-the-gop-is-terrified/

“Someone’s Going to Get Killed” Over Trump’s Voting Lies, Georgia Official Says. A Georgia official said Trump is fueling death threats against election workers. Trump doubled down in response.
https://truthout.org/articles/someones-going-to-get-killed-over-trumps-voting-lies-georgia-official-says/

Trump Tells Party Faithful He Will Run for President Again in 2024.
Trump’s statement on Tuesday was his first public acknowledgment of considering another run for office.
https://truthout.org/articles/trump-tells-party-faithful-he-will-run-for-president-again-in-2024/

Trumpist Lawyers Tell Georgia Republicans: Don’t Vote! Lin Wood held a rally on Wednesday and, let’s just say, it wasn’t what national Republicans wanted to hear.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumpist-lawyers-lin-wood-tell-georgia-republicans-dont-vote-in-the-senate-runoff

Trump Releases 46 Minutes Of Lies Falsely Asserting ‘Fraud’ In 2020 Election. President Donald Trump on Wednesday released a lie-packed video on Facebook falsely claiming there was massive “fraud” in last month’s election, which he lost by 7 million votes to Democrat Joe Biden.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-lying-video-2020-election_n_5fc8077fc5b6437be6faa748

After $1.5 Trillion Tax Cut for Rich, Trump Backs GOP Pay Freeze for Federal Workers as Pandemic Rages https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/12/02/after-15-trillion-tax-cut-rich-trump-backs-gop-pay-freeze-federal-workers-pandemic

# Medical / Health
What is fentanyl: the deadliest drug in America. The drug is 50 times stronger than heroin. The line between medicine and poison is very thin with fentanyl. Imagine a dash of salt — if that were fentanyl, it would be enough to kill you.
https://www.zmescience.com/science/what-is-fentanyl-the-deadliest-drug-in-america/

# Military / DOD
‘We have a drug problem’: Camp Lejeune starts random LSD testing. A series of drug-related incidents involving Marines and sailors was behind the decision to test for LSD in random screenings, the Marine Corps said.
https://www.stripes.com/news/us/we-have-a-drug-problem-camp-lejeune-starts-random-lsd-testing-1.653780

Air Force is looking for some airmen to transition to new jobs, National Guard or Reserve
https://www.stripes.com/news/us/air-force-is-looking-for-some-airmen-to-transition-to-new-jobs-national-guard-or-reserve-1.653842

Two service members were found dead last week at Joint Base San Antonio.
A soldier and an airman were found dead last week at Joint Base San Antonio, base officials announced Tuesday saying the deaths are unrelated.
https://www.stripes.com/news/us/two-service-members-were-found-dead-last-week-at-joint-base-san-antonio-1.653878

# Nuclear / Radiation
Even a Small Nuclear War Could Trigger a Global Apocalypse. Nuclear war doesn’t have to be big to devastate the world, inducing years of famine and climate catastrophe alongside all that death and radiation.
https://www.wired.com/story/even-a-small-nuclear-war-could-trigger-a-global-apocalypse/

# Security
New Tech Expands Spying. A new technology that will dangerously expand government spying on citizens.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-security-congress-insight/spy-agency-ducks-questions-about-back-doors-in-tech-products-idUSKBN27D1CS

ACLU Sues to Find Out How and Why Federal Agencies Are Accessing Americans’ Cell Phone Location Data. “We’re suing to bring some much-needed transparency to these disturbing practices,” explained one ACLU staff attorney.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/12/02/aclu-sues-find-out-how-and-why-federal-agencies-are-accessing-americans-cell-phone

# Technology
Elon Musk Tesla Full Self-Driving Beta: Wider Public Release Coming in 2 Weeks—Would it be Completely Safe? Elon Musk is granting wishes like it’s Christmas time, in this case, for the FSD Beta!
https://www.zdnet.com/article/elon-musk-tesla-full-self-driving-beta-to-expand-in-two-weeks/

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2020-12-01

Voices, The Peoples News

Dec. 1, 2020
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

# CoronaVirus
A bipartisan group of lawmakers unveiled a $908 billion coronavirus relief proposal, as leadership faces growing pressure to cut a deal. The measure, rolled out by more than a dozen members from the House and Senate, comes as cases are climbing across the country and Congress is running out of time to clinch a long-stalled fifth bill with lawmakers scheduled to leave for the year as soon as next week.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/528130-bipartisan-bicameral-group-unveils-908-billion-coronavirus-proposal

Scott Atlas turned in his resignation from his role as a special adviser to President Trump on the coronavirus, capping off a controversial tenure in which he gained considerable influence while pushing questionable approaches to combatting the pandemic.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/528064-scott-atlas-resigns-as-coronavirus-adviser-to-trump

How Pharma Cash Colors Operation Warp Speed. A Trump administration maneuver allows executives leading the federal effort to keep investments in drug companies that would benefit from pandemic response.
https://khn.org/news/article/how-pharma-money-colors-operation-warp-speeds-quest-to-defeat-covid/

Statistics Show that the Number of People who Died in the U.S. in 2020 will be the SAME as Previous Years, in Spite of COVID https://healthimpactnews.com/2020/statistics-show-that-the-number-of-people-who-died-in-the-u-s-in-2020-will-be-the-same-as-previous-years-in-spite-of-covid/

Health officials face death threats from coronavirus deniers https://theintercept.com/2020/12/01/covid-health-officials-death-threats/

Nation’s top coronavirus expert Dr. Anthony Fauci forced to beef up security as death threats increase https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/01/politics/anthony-fauci-security-detail/index.html

Top contractor received billions from government to help prepare the nation for biowarfare. The biodefense company Emergent BioSolutions is the highest-paid and most important contractor to the HHS office responsible for preparing for public health threats and maintaining the government’s stockpile of emergency medical supplies.
https://www.pharmacist.com/article/top-contractor-received-billions-government-help-prepare-nation-biowarfare

There Is No Monkey Shortage for COVID-19 Research — Because No Monkeys Are Needed. Animal experimentation industry trade groups and lobbyists are trying to convince the public that more money is needed to use monkeys for for COVID-19 vaccine research. It’s just not true.
https://www.insidesources.com/there-is-no-monkey-shortage-for-covid-19-research-because-no-monkeys-are-needed/

COVID Vaccines “Biological Weapons of Mass Destruction” says Wyoming Medical Doctor and Manager for Wyoming’s State Public Health Department.
Dr. Igor Shepherd is a medical doctor/manager for Wyoming’s State Public Health Department/Preparedness Unit, and is on the Covid response team.
https://theplantstrongclub.org/2020/12/01/covid-vaccines-biological-weapons-of-mass-destruction-says-wyoming-medical-doctor-and-manager-for-wyomings-state-public-health-department-healthimpactnews-com/

Kristi Noem’s grandma died in nursing home ravaged by COVID, and yet the South Dakota governor continues to downplay the virus, refuse a mask mandate, and ignore the terrible price her state is paying.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/south-dakota-gov-kristi-noems-grandmother-died-in-nursing-home-ravaged-by-covid-19

Pharma Money Colors Operation Warp Speed’s Quest to Defeat COVID-19. The Trump administration has allowed executives to keep investments in companies profiting from their COVID-19 efforts.
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/941733

# Economy / Trade
Party Leaders Keep Pretending A Coronavirus Deal Is Within Easy Reach‌.
As coronavirus cases continue to spike, and as a number of economic relief provisions expire in the coming weeks, congressional leaders are hard at work assuring voters that a stimulus deal is right around the corner ― any day now, maybe, hopefully, probably not.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/congress-covid-relief-deal_n_5fc56851c5b6e4b1ea4df119

The Precarious State Unemployment Systems. Plus, another bipartisan gang pitching a probably fruitless deal.
https://prospect.org/coronavirus/unsanitized-precarious-state-unemployment-systems-fraud-bank-of-america/

# Education / Schools
Trump administration makes last-ditch effort to deregulate school nutrition standards https://thecounter.org/trump-administration-deregulate-school-nutrition-standards-usda-obama/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining
Exxon Mobil announced on Monday that it would significantly cut spending on exploration and production over the next four years https://www.universalpersonality.com/exxon-mobil-cuts-billions-in-capital-spending-as-oil-and-gas-prices-remain-low/

The Senate confirms two nominees to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, bringing the commission back to a full five members.
https://newsforenergy.com/energy-news/senate-approves-two-energy-regulators-completing-panel/

The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio begins the process of replacing former Chairman Sam Randazzo after he abruptly resigned last month following an FBI search of his home.
https://www.utilitydive.com/news/ohio-puc-chairman-samuel-randazzo-abruptly-resigns-four-days-after-fbi-sear/589494/

Bank of America says it will not finance Arctic oil and gas exploration projects, making it the sixth and final major U.S. bank to do so.
https://www.ecowatch.com/bank-of-america-arctic-drilling-2649093423.html

San Jose, California, is expected to vote today on banning natural gas in new commercial and high-rise residential buildings starting August 2021.
https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/11/28/san-jose-becomes-largest-u-s-city-to-adopt-a-natural-gas-ban-on-nearly-all-new-construction/#:~:text=San%20Jose%20is%20set%20to,energy%20to%20fight%20climate%20change

# Environment / Climate / Interior
President-elect Biden has multiple options, and car industry support, for reversing the Trump administration’s rollback of car emissions rules.
https://www.route-fifty.com/management/2020/11/biden-environment-climate-regulations-rollbacks-trump/170375/

Rapid Intensification and Number of Storms Make 2020 a Record Hurricane Season https://www.ecowatch.com/2020-hurricane-season-2649083451.html

# Environment / Climate / Interior Global Deforestation of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil has surged to its highest level since 2008, the country’s space agency reports.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/dec/01/amazon-deforestation-surges-to-12-year-high-under-bolsonaro

Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon breaks 12-year record, as administration focuses on industry https://www.zmescience.com/science/deforestation/

# Food / GMOs / Chemicals
SNAP caseloads and benefits are breaking historical records—and it’s still not enough, say hunger advocates. Caseloads are continuing to rise sharply, as other emergency assistance programs are scheduled to sunset in December.
https://thecounter.org/snap-caseloads-benefits-historic-records-covid-19/

Food box contractor sent itself $3 million worth of milk intended for Covid relief, House Democrat alleges. In addition, contractor Yegg, Inc.
charged USDA $5 per gallon for milk, and sent $1 million worth of dairy boxes to a nonprofit focused on “educational and cultural travel.”
https://thecounter.org/house-democrat-food-box-contractor-milk-covid-19/

# Food Recalls / Alerts
FDA posts recall for spinach already under recall in Canada for Salmonella https://news.knowledia.com/US/en/articles/fda-posts-recall-for-spinach-already-under-recall-in-canada-for-4cf078bf83f05c5fb2bf79c2a65d140584c28eab

# Global Politics and other news
France’s New Security Law May Have Just Sparked a “George Floyd” Moment.
Sparked by a new bill that would make publishing photos of police illegal and a viral video soon after that shows French police brutally beating a black man https://www.mintpressnews.com/france-security-law-may-have-just-sparked-george-floyd-moment/273357/

# Gov / Politics
The Cost of Trump’s Assault on the Press and the Truth https://www.newszada.com/the-cost-of-trumps-assault-on-the-press-and-the-truth/

Five things to know about Georgia’s Senate runoffs. All eyes are on Georgia ahead of January’s Senate runoffs, which will determine the balance of power in the upper chamber. On Jan. 5, Sen. Kelly Loeffler
(R-Ga.) will face off against her Democratic challenger, the Rev.
Raphael Warnock, while Sen. David Perdue (R-Ga.) will take on Democrat Jon Ossoff.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/527549-five-things-to-know-about-georgias-senate-runoffs

Trump Campaign Has Raised $150M Off Voter-Fraud Fiction. And Trump can use the money for political activities after he leaves office.
https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-campaign-election-challenge-fundraised-150m-most-money-future-plans-2020-12

Tensions are brewing around some of President-elect Joe Biden’s picks for key posts in his administration, with protesting voices raised on the left as well as among Republicans.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/528074-the-memo-tension-builds-around-key-biden-nominees

President-elect Joe Biden has vowed to create a diverse Cabinet that represents a multicultural United States, and he’s taken steps with his initial nominations to fulfill the promise.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/528067-biden-takes-steps-toward-creating-diverse-cabinet

Trump Raises More Than $150 Million Appealing to False Election Claims
https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-campaign-election-challenge-fundraised-150m-most-money-future-plans-2020-12

Trump to Aides: Pound Iran, Just Don’t ‘Start World War III.’ Trump has given some of his most hawkish officials, particularly Mike Pompeo, carte blanche to squeeze and punish the Islamic Republic as aggressively as they wish.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-tells-pompeo-go-wild-on-iran-just-dont-risk-world-war-iii

Trump and Giuliani Discussed a ‘Preemptive Pardon’: Giuliani has not been convicted or charged with a crime, but they reportedly discussed a potential pardon before Trump leaves the White House.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/dec/01/giuliani-trump-pardon-report

Trump’s Support for Israel’s Killing of Iranian Scientist Could Lead to War. The policy of uncritically caving to Israel’s demands imperils U.S.
national security.
https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-support-for-israels-killing-of-iranian-scientist-could-lead-to-war/

The Lucrative Afterlife of a Trump Official: Trump’s former appointees are profiting from their time in the White House—H.R. McMaster most of all.
https://prospect.org/power/mcmaster-lucrative-afterlife-of-a-trump-official/

# Gov / Politics / Old News, New Findings The Original Russia Connection: Felix Sater has cut deals with the FBI, Russian oligarchs, and Donald Trump. He’s also quite a talker.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2017/08/felix-sater-donald-trump-russia-investigation.html

Donald Trump and Criminal Conspiracy Law, A RICO Explainer. Exploring the merits of prosecutors approaching the interlocking allegations against the Trump campaign and organization as a criminal conspiracy through the use of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act. ( December 7, 2017) https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/security/reports/2017/12/07/443833/donald-trump-criminal-conspiracy-law/

Who Is Felix Sater, and Why Is Donald Trump So Afraid of Him? This mob-linked operator and ex-con could be the key to the Russiagate investigation. (September 8, 2017) https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/who-is-felix-sater-and-why-is-donald-trump-so-afraid-of-him/

Kazakhstan’s BTA Bank Targets Felix Sater in Lawsuit. The lawsuit alleges that Sater plotted to use Trump-branded skyscrapers to launder money allegedly stolen from a Kazakhstan bank. (March 27, 2019) https://thediplomat.com/2019/03/kazakhstans-bta-bank-targets-felix-sater-in-lawsuit/

Felix Sater plotted to launder stolen cash through Trump projects, lawsuit claims. (March 25, 2019)
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/felix-sater-plotted-to-launder-stolen-cash-through-trump-projects-lawsuit-claims-2019-03-25

# Legal / Judicial / DOJ
High Court May Let Trump Count Out ‘Illegal Aliens’—for Now. A majority of the justices seemed inclined to dismiss the case until it’s clear if the ploy will matter or not.
https://www.npr.org/2020/11/30/940116088/supreme-court-weighs-trump-plan-to-cut-undocumented-immigrants-from-census

The conservative majority Supreme Court seemed reluctant to issue an immediate ruling that would halt President Trump’s plan to count — and later subtract — illegal immigrants residing in the U.S. from the once-per-decade population count used to apportion seats in the U.S. House.
https://thehill.com/regulation/527990-conservative-justices-signal-willingness-to-let-trump-proceed-with-immigrant

The Last Man Due to Be Executed by the Trump Administration. The outgoing Trump administration will have killed more prisoners since July than any other administration has done in a full year since 1896.
https://www.voanews.com/usa/5-federal-inmates-scheduled-execution-during-final-weeks-trump-presidency

Money Laundering Case Against Trump Partner, Felix Sater Allowed to Move Forward. An insider describes the Bayrock Group, its links to the Trump family and its mysterious access to funds. It isn’t pretty. (June 21, 2017) https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2017-06-21/trump-russia-and-those-shadowy-sater-deals-at-bayrock

# Military / DOD
The USS Nimitz is back in the Middle East amid Iraq, Afghanistan drawdowns. The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz has returned to the Middle East in case it is needed to provide air support during the drawdowns in Iraq and Afghanistan, defense officials said.
https://taskandpurpose.com/news/nimitz-aircraft-carrier-middle-east-iraq-afghanistan-drawdowns/

# Nuclear / Radiation
Feds speed sale of Three Mile Island unit amid state concern about decommissioning Federal regulators plan to approve the sale of Three Mile Island’s Unit 2, the nuclear reactor that partially melted down in 1979
https://www.post-gazette.com/business/powersource/2020/12/01/Federal-government-sale-of-Three-Mile-Island-pennsylvania-decommissioning/stories/202012010096

# Security
Trump’s Dismantling of the ‘Open Skies’ Surveillance Program Is a Priceless Gift to Russia https://www.insidesources.com/trumps-dismantling-of-the-open-skies-surveillance-program-is-a-priceless-gift-to-russia/

Trump left the Open Skies Treaty, but don’t write it off yet https://www.defensenews.com/congress/2020/11/25/trump-left-the-open-skies-treaty-but-dont-write-it-off-yet/

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2020-11-30

Voices, The Peoples News

Nov. 30, 2020
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

# Indigenous
Julian Brave Noisecat: What a Joe Biden cabinet pick might mean for Native Americans. Choosing Deb Haaland as Interior secretary would be historic. It could also bring a new community into the party fold.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2020/11/30/deb-haaland-native-americans-interior-biden-440916

# Indigenous / Global
Amid tensions in Myanmar, an Indigenous park of peace is born. The Karen people of Myanmar have long fought for autonomy over their lands. In a bold move, they have turned a war zone into a protected area https://ecotopical.com/yale-environment-360/308937/tensions-myanmar-indigenous-park-peace-born/

# Archaeology
‘Sistine Chapel of the ancients’ rock art discovered in remote Amazon forest. Tens of thousands of ice age paintings across a cliff face shed light on people and animals from 12,500 years ago https://www.theguardian.com/science/2020/nov/29/sistine-chapel-of-the-ancients-rock-art-discovered-in-remote-amazon-forest

# CoronaVirus
Moderna announced that it will apply for emergency use authorization for its COVID-19 vaccine candidate later Monday. The company said in a statement that testing showed its vaccine candidate was 94.1 percent effective in preventing COVID-19 and was 100 percent effective against severe COVID-19 https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/11/30/moderna-emergency-fda-authorization-covid-19-vaccine-pfizer/6376336002/

Precarious Working Conditions of Nursing Home Employees Foster Spread of COVID Paid sick leave and a living wage are often out of reach for the average nursing home aide.
https://truthout.org/articles/precarious-working-conditions-of-nursing-home-employees-foster-spread-of-covid/

OSHA Let Employers Decide Whether to Report Health Care Worker Deaths.
Many Didn’t.
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/507815-trump-vaccine-czar-will-not-be-required-to-disclose-pharma-ties-ig-rules

How Pharma Money Colors Operation Warp Speed’s Quest to Defeat COVID https://khn.org/news/article/how-pharma-money-colors-operation-warp-speeds-quest-to-defeat-covid/

Thousands of Doctors’ Offices Buckle Under Financial Stress of COVID https://khn.org/news/thousands-of-primary-care-practices-close-financial-stress-of-covid/

‘An Arm and a Leg’: How to Avoid a Big Bill for Your COVID Test https://khn.org/news/an-arm-and-a-leg-how-to-avoid-a-big-bill-for-your-covid-test/

Moderna: No One Who Took Vaccine Developed Severe COVID. The U.S.
company will now submit that data to regulators for approval, and tens of millions of doses could be ready before the end of the year.
https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/11/absolutely-remarkable-no-one-who-got-modernas-vaccine-trial-developed-severe-covid-19

To Solve the COVID Crisis, We Must Push Biden to Put People Over Profits. Will the Biden administration really listen to science if that requires putting people’s needs above corporate profits?
https://truthout.org/articles/to-solve-the-covid-crisis-we-must-push-biden-to-put-people-over-profits/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining
Trump Admin Is Rushing to Mine Sacred Tribal Land in Arizona
https://www.ecowatch.com/trump-copper-mine-arizona-2649042685.html?rebelltitem=1#rebelltitem1

Enbridge sues the state of Michigan in federal court in hopes of stopping the Whitmer administration’s attempt to shut down Line 5 in the Straits of Mackinac.
https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-environment-watch/enbridge-sues-michigan-over-line-5-shutdown-order

The Red Lake and White Earth Bands of Chippewa ask Minnesota regulators to halt Line 3 pipeline construction, saying it would increase the risk of coronavirus spread.
https://www.lakelandtoday.ca/world-news/minnesota-tribes-file-to-halt-pipeline-approval-due-to-virus-3133939

Georgia Power’s acquisition of nearly 1,900 acres around five of its 12 coal ash ponds could shield it from millions of dollars in cleanup costs.
https://energynews.us/digests/massive-land-buy-might-shield-georgia-power-from-coal-ash-clean-up-costs/

# Environment / Climate / Interior
Deep Frozen Arctic Microbes Are Waking Up. Thawing permafrost is releasing microorganisms, with consequences that are still largely unknown https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/deep-frozen-arctic-microbes-are-waking-up/?utm_source=pocket-newtab

# Food / GMOs / Chemicals
Thanksgiving in America, Market hits 30,000 and Food lines have 30,000 cars. This Thanksgiving, millions of Americans face homelessness and hundreds of thousands live on the street.
https://www.veteranstoday.com/2020/11/29/thanksgiving-in-america-market-hits-30000-and-food-lines-have-30000-cars/

# Global Politics and other news
How Israel murdered Iranian nuclear scientist. Murder of Iran’s top nuclear scientist ‘involved 62 people including 12 gunmen http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/55973.htm

Iran Vows Retaliation In ‘Proper Time’ For Nuclear Scientist’s Killing https://www.npr.org/2020/11/28/939675848/iran-vows-retaliation-in-proper-time-for-nuclear-scientists-killing

# Gov / Politics
How Trump pushed the U.S. to the brink of war with Iran https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-nw-nyt-iran-us-conflict-timeline-20200112-lh6xtmbgqnbf5ehyx7gq5iscmi-story.html

Reports on Flynn pardon leave out elephant in the room: Israeli interference in US policy. Israeli interference in U.S. policy-making has been far more effective than alleged Russian interference.
https://mondoweiss.net/2020/11/reports-on-flynn-pardon-leave-out-elephant-in-the-room-israeli-interference-in-us-policy/

Republicans Won Key Races in 2020 Granting Them Far More Power to Gerrymander. Democrats will have to rely on the courts and grassroots movements to push back on Republican redistricting https://truthout.org/articles/republicans-won-key-races-in-2020-granting-them-far-more-power-to-gerrymander/

The US role in internationalizing fascism.
https://libya360.wordpress.com/2020/11/29/fascism-americas-dna/

The U.S. Did Not Defeat Fascism in WWII, It Discretely Internationalized It https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/10/16/the-u-s-did-not-defeat-fascism-in-wwii-it-discretely-internationalized-it/

US Congress ties bows on gifts to Israel: The bill promises Israel “not less than” $3.3 billion per year in weapons grants in addition to $500 million in missile defense projects.
https://electronicintifada.net/blogs/josh-ruebner/us-congress-ties-bows-gifts-israel

Watch the Film the Israel Lobby Didn’t Want You To See: The film exposes the efforts of Israel and its lobbyists to spy on, smear and intimidate US citizens who support Palestinian human rights, especially BDS https://www.truthdig.com/articles/the-film-the-israel-lobby-does-not-want-you-to-see/

Vital: Court Protects Anonymity of Researchers Reporting Links Between Trump and Russian Bank. The ruling protects the First Amendment anonymous speech rights of the researchers https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/11/victory-court-protects-anonymity-security-researchers-who-reported-apparent

Democrats were united on top issues this Congress — but will it hold?
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/527662-democrats-were-united-on-top-issues-this-congress-but-will-it-hold

Congress set for chaotic year-end sprint.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/527348-congress-set-for-chaotic-year-end-sprint

The most important relationship in Washington? Biden and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) have a history. Those who know both men say they have a mutual respect and built a level of trust between them over the years — which could be key in being able to facilitate agreements.
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/politics/biden-administration/the-most-important-relationship-in-d-c-biden-and-mcconnell-have-a-history/2490590/

Trump’s Tantrum Over Loss Could Smash Georgia GOP. Trump’s anger at Gov.
Brian Kemp is making it nearly impossible for the GOP to unify ahead of two runoff elections in the state that will decide control of the U.S.
Senate.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-tantrum-over-loss-could-smash-georgia-gop

Yemen: Trump is Showering Saudi Arabia with Last-Minute Gifts. Saudi Arabia’s use of American diplomatic cover and weapons alike has taken on a fevered pace as the Kingdom deepens the tragedy it has afflicted upon Yemen.
https://www.mintpressnews.com/yemen-trumps-last-minute-gifts-to-saudi-arabia-may-be-backfiring/273336/

# Media
Salon: Federal Judge bars Trump-Bannon-Breitbart media censor from interfering in news coverage. “Michael Pack has repeatedly and intentionally violated the First Amendment rights of VOA journalists”
https://www.veteranstoday.com/2020/11/29/salon-federal-judge-bars-trump-bannon-breitbart-media-censor-from-interfering-in-news-coverage/

# Medical / Health
Peabody announces plans to discontinue healthcare benefits for non-represented and retired employees, declaring the coverage “not sustainable.”
https://trib.com/business/energy/coal-giant-to-cancel-health-care-benefit-plan-for-wyoming-retirees/article_8d4f8131-94b0-51d9-85fe-5e89074c168d.html

# Social
A Prosecutor Called Jail Time for Renters Who Fall Behind “Cruel.” He Got Fired.
An Arkansas prosecutor has been fired after speaking out against the state’s criminal eviction statute.
https://truthout.org/articles/a-prosecutor-called-jail-time-for-renters-who-fall-behind-cruel-he-got-fired/

# Water
‘We must protect our water’: B.C. ranchers wage battle over radioactive fracking waste https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-fracking-agricultural-land-radioactive-waste/

Researchers discover huge freshwater reservoir hidden beneath Hawai’i.
The billions of liters of fresh water were discovered with electrical surveys.
https://www.zmescience.com/science/geology/researchers-discover-huge-freshwater-reservoir-hidden-beneath-hawaii/

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2020-11-29

Voices, The Peoples News

Nov. 29, 2020
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

# Indigenous
Why Native Americans Have Been Protesting For A Month In The Heart Of The Hamptons. In the backyard of America’s rich and famous, an indigenous group is fighting for sovereignty and survival.
https://www.dailyposter.com/p/why-native-americans-have-been-protesting

On 88 acres of self-governed land in Tennessee, a dream deferred for Choctaw people https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/11/26/choctaw-language-culture-thrives-safe-space-sovereign-land/6419821002/

The Swinomish Tribe Is an Ancient People With a Modern Climate Plan https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2020/nov/26/an-ancient-people-with-a-modern-climate-plan/

# Indigenous / Global
# Animals / Pets / Food Recalls
Three Rare Cat Species in Southeast Asia May Go Extinct Unless Better Protected https://www.ecowatch.com/rare-cat-species-asia-threatened-2649016989.html

# CoronaVirus
Why the Race to Find Covid-19 Vaccines Is Far From Over. Despite the promising news from Pfizer and Moderna, other efforts – which may be even more effective – continue around the world https://getpocket.com/explore/item/why-the-race-to-find-covid-19-vaccines-is-far-from-over?utm_source=pocket-newtab

United Airlines charters flights to distribute Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine. United Airlines on Friday commenced charter flights to send doses of Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine candidates to prepare for distribution.
https://thehill.com/policy/transportation/aviation/527792-united-airlines-charters-flights-to-distribute-pfizers-covid

US COVID-19 cases reach past 13 million. The number of coronavirus infections in the United States surpassed 13 million on Friday, just six days after the country hit the 12 million threshold.
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/527791-us-covid-19-cases-reach-past-13-million

“Stay of Action” Filed Against FDA to STOP Approval of COVID Vaccine for Using Faulty PCR Tests in Trials https://www.thescotfree.com/health/stay-of-action-filed-against-fda-to-stop-approval-of-covid-vaccine-for-using-faulty-pcr-tests-in-trials/

Fauci: There will ‘almost certainly’ be an uptick in COVID-19 cases after Thanksgiving travel https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/527873-fauci-there-will-almost-certainly-be-an-uptick-in-covid-19-cases

# Economy / Trade
How the Grinch Bots Stole Your Sneakers. Online scalping is becoming increasingly common, thanks to bots that crawl the internet. What’s being done to stop it?
https://undark.org/2020/11/27/how-the-grinch-bots-stole/

Under Biden, We’ll Still Need to Protect Social Security. While Biden’s Social Security proposals are encouraging, his potential centrist cabinet picks are cause for concern.
https://truthout.org/articles/under-biden-well-still-need-to-protect-social-security/

Senate GOP Wants to Freeze Pay for All Federal Workers During a Pandemic The government could shut down on December 11 if Congress and Trump cannot agree on new spending legislation.
https://truthout.org/articles/senate-gop-wants-to-freeze-pay-for-all-federal-workers-during-a-pandemic/

Biden’s Treasury pick will have lengthy to-do list on taxes. Janet Yellen, President-elect Joe Biden’s expected pick for Treasury secretary, will have a number of tax issues on her plate if confirmed by the Senate, with some requiring immediate attention.
https://thehill.com/policy/finance/527629-bidens-treasury-pick-will-have-lengthy-to-do-list-on-taxes

# Employment
The Walt Disney Co. is planning to layoff about 4,000 more employees than it initially reported to the federal government because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
https://www.newsbreak.com/florida/orlando/news/2111454472110/disney-to-lay-off-4000-more-at-california-florida-parks

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining
Biden Has Promised to Kill the Keystone XL Pipeline. Activists Hope He’ll Nix Dakota Access, Too
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/18112020/biden-activists-keystone-xl-dakota-access-pipeline-line-3

UN shipping body approves Arctic heavy fuel oil ‘ban’, delayed for a decade.
Campaigners describe ban as “meaningless”, as concessions to Russia allow most ships to continue using heavy fuel oil https://www.climatechangenews.com/2020/11/20/un-shipping-body-approves-arctic-heavy-fuel-oil-ban-delayed-decade/

# Environment / Climate / Interior
Biden’s Appointment of John Kerry as Climate Envoy Sends a ‘Signal to the World,’ Advocates Say. The former senator, secretary of state and presidential candidate helped forge the Paris climate accord and now is expected to usher the U.S. back into the pact.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/23112020/biden-kerry-climate-envoy-cabinet-picks-paris-agreement

As Special Envoy for Climate, John Kerry Will Be No Stranger to International Climate Negotiations. The Kigali Amendment is a little-known climate accord meant to phase out the use of super-polluting hydroflourocarbons. Kerry helped make it happen.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/24112020/Kerry-Kigali-Amendment-Biden-special-envoy-climate

The First African American Cardinal Is a Climate Change Leader. Wilton Gregory, as archbishop of Atlanta, asked for an action plan in 2015 to help boost Pope Francis’s encyclical on climate change https://insideclimatenews.org/news/19112020/first-african-american-cardinal-climate-change-believer

Newsom’s Top Five Candidates for Kamala Harris’s Senate Seat All Have Climate in Their Bios https://insideclimatenews.org/news/20112020/gavin-newsom-kamala-harris-senate-seat

# Food / GMOs / Chemicals
Food scientists and marketers are creating healthy, plant-based, imitation tuna, crab, and shrimp that look and taste like the real thing.
https://www.outsideonline.com/2419099/plant-based-fish-seafood-good-catch

Artificial Sweetener Used in More Than 6,000 Products Linked To Host Of Serious Health Problems
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0019483218300142

Artificial Sweeteners and Weight Gain:Fighting or Feeding the Obesity Epidemic?
https://las.touro.edu/media/schools-and-colleges/lander-college-for-arts-and-sciences/biology/publications/spring-2016/artificial_sweetners_frisch_spring2016.pdf

# Global Politics and other news
Iranian scientist linked to military nuclear program assassinated in
attack: state media
Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was widely regarded as the father of the country’s nuclear-weapons program
https://www.wsj.com/articles/iran-says-its-top-nuclear-scientist-mohsen-fakhrizadeh-killed-in-attack-11606493367

Brexit negotiations restart in person as clock ticks down. Face-to-face negotiations between Britain and the European Union over a trade deal restarted on Saturday, in a last-ditch attempt to find agreement with just five weeks to go before their current relationship ends.
https://www.reuters.com/article/britain-eu-talks/brexit-negotiations-restart-in-person-as-clock-ticks-down-idUSKBN2880D4

Iran commander warns of ‘severe revenge’ for scientist assassination
https://www.barrons.com/news/iran-commander-warns-of-severe-revenge-for-scientist-assassination-01606497607

Assassination a ‘Criminal act’: Ex-CIA chief
https://www.barrons.com/news/ex-cia-chief-condemns-criminal-assassination-of-iranian-01606512005

Five scientists in 10 years: Iran’s nuclear physicists are top targets for assassins https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/27/world/middleeast/iran-nuclear-scientist-assassinated-mohsen-fakhrizadeh.html

Iran’s Supreme Leader Vows Revenge for Scientist’s Murder. Iran has blamed Israel for the brazen assassination Friday of the country’s high-profile nuclear scientist.
https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-donald-trump-israel-iran-iran-nuclear-477289d268ea95c0928e5a2e4acc2418

Netanyahu wanted the US to attack Iran last Sunday. “Much of the bad decision making by Trump is derived from his having bought into the Israeli view of Iran, which, in reality, does not threaten Americans or U.S. interests.” Philip Giraldi, former CIA analyst https://www.veteranstoday.com/2020/11/28/netanyahu-wanted-the-us-to-attack-iran-last-sunday/

# Gov / Politics
Dominion staff receive death threats in wake of ‘The Crackpot’s’ wild accusations. A baseless conspiracy theory that a voting firm is involved in a global plot to rig elections has led to stalking, harassment, and death threats against its employees, the company at the center of the conspiracy has said.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/88axmz/dominion-staff-receive-death-threats-in-wake-of-sidney-powells-conspiracy-theories

Biden’s Cabinet a battleground for future GOP White House hopefuls https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/527654-bidens-cabinet-a-battleground-for-future-gop-white-house-hopefuls

Trump campaign loses appeal over Pennsylvania race https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/527733-trump-campaign-loses-appeal-over-pennsylvania-race

“Democracy” vs. “Republic”: Is There A Difference?
https://www.dictionary.com/e/democracy-vs-republic/

Biden looks to career officials to restore trust, morale in government agencies https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/527655-biden-looks-to-career-officials-to-restore-trust-morale-in-government

Trump considering kicking off 2024 run during Biden’s inauguration:
President Trump is reportedly considering kicking off his 2024 campaign during President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/527817-trump-considering-kicking-off-2024-run-during-bidens-inauguration-report

President-elect Joe Biden won’t take office until Jan. 20 but many of the challenges he will face are already clear. Here are five of the largest issues he will need to tackle as he takes over from President Trump.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/527663-the-five-biggest-challenges-facing-president-elect-biden

# Law Enforcement
A Global Police State Is Emerging as World Capitalism Descends Into Crisis. A project of twenty-first century fascism is on the ascent in the civil societies of many countries around the world.
https://truthout.org/articles/a-global-police-state-is-emerging-as-world-capitalism-descends-into-crisis/

# Legal / Judicial / DOJ
Court Rejects Trump’s Attempt to Overturn Certification of Pennsylvania Results Three Republican-appointed judges unanimously denied the Trump campaign’s injunction on Friday.
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetillman/trump-court-loss-pennsylvania-election

# LGBTQ
“Better Than Trump” Is Not Enough. We Need More From Biden on LGBTQ Policy.
Biden promises a return to Obama-era policy on LGBTQ issues — but even if he follows through, that is not enough.
https://truthout.org/articles/better-than-trump-is-not-enough-we-need-more-from-biden-on-lgbtq-policy/

# Media
It’s True That Corporate Media Is Biased — But Not in the Ways Right-Wingers Say To confront corporate media’s profit-driven logic, we must encourage close criticism but not all-out dismissal.
https://truthout.org/articles/its-true-that-corporate-media-is-biased-but-not-in-the-ways-right-wingers-say/

# Medical Alternatives / Herbology
Advocates Push for Washington State to Allow Magic Mushrooms for Dying Patients A growing body of evidence shows that psilocybin therapy can provide enormous benefits to those with terminal illnesses.
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/two-track-effort-to-allow-psychedelic-mushrooms-in-washington-state-launches-amid-broader-drug-decrim-push/

# Medical / Health
3D Bioprinted Mini Kidneys Successfully Made Inside Lab: Printing an Estimate of 200 per 10 Minutes. Researchers have now been able to 3D bioprint mini kidneys inside a laboratory. The technology is said to be able to print up to 200 kidneys per 10 minutes.
https://www.techtimes.com/articles/254521/20201126/3d-bioprinted-mini-kidneys-successfully-made-inside-lab-technology-capable.htm

# Military / DOD
Pentagon orders Nimitz back to Persian Gulf during troop drawdown in Iraq, Afghanistan. The USS Nimitz and its strike group were ordered back to the Persian Gulf region to provide “defensive capabilities” during a drawdown of troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Navy and Pentagon said Friday.
https://www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/2020/11/27/pentagon-orders-nimitz-back-persian-gulf-during-troop-drawdown/6447825002/

US Army Currently Developing Technology Allowing Soldiers to Use Their Brains for Communications. The United States Research Office is developing a new technology that could allow soldiers use their brains for communication. Will they use telepathy in the future?
https://www.techtimes.com/articles/254546/20201127/telephatic-ability-possible-armys-new-technology-allow-soldiers-use-brain.htm

# Murmurs of War
Iraq fears Trump’s final weeks could see a U.S.-Iran confrontation. The Iraqi government is on edge as the Trump presidency enters its final weeks, fearing that a last-minute confrontation between the United States and Iran could erupt on Iraqi soil.
Washington has made preparations to withdraw diplomats from Iraq after warning Baghdad it could shut its embassy, two Iraqi officials and two Western diplomats said, a step Iraqis fear could turn their country into a battle zone.
https://www.reuters.com/article/usa-iraq-iran-int/threat-to-evacuate-u-s-diplomats-from-iraq-raises-fear-of-war-idUSKBN26J1Z4

# Science
Want More Science-Based Policies? Start by Protecting the Scientists https://www.ecowatch.com/scientific-integrity-biden-policy-2649061084.html

# Veterans / VA
Veterans Saw Friends Die From COVID. Then It Got Worse. At least 47 people in a long-term VA care facility in New Jersey died from coronavirus. Employees and residents describe a lockdown that never ended—and the mental toll it took.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/veterans-saw-friends-die-from-covid-then-it-got-worse

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2020-11-25

Voices, The Peoples News

Nov. 25, 2020
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

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Have a wonderful and safe Thanksgiving. I will see you on Friday.
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# Archaeology
X-rays reveal hidden amulet inside Egyptian child mummy. The 1,900-year-old mummy may have been royalty.
https://www.zmescience.com/science/archaeology/x-ray-egyptian-mummy-0432423/

# Border / Immigration
ICE expelled 33 immigrant children back to Guatemala after a judge said they couldn’t.
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/hamedaleaziz/immigrant-children-guatemala-ice-flight

U.S. Temporarily Halts Deportation of Immigrants Who May Have Been Forcibly Sterilized in GA Prison https://www.democracynow.org/2020/11/25/headlines/us_temporarily_halts_deportation_of_immigrants_who_may_have_been_forcibly_sterilized_in_ga_prison

Hudson County, NJ, Renews 10-Year Contract with ICE Despite Vocal Public Opposition https://hudsoncountyview.com/hudson-county-freeholders-renew-ice-contract-despite-over-9-hours-of-public-opposition/

U.S. Deported 33 Unaccompanied Children in Violation of Legal Ruling Issued Earlier the Same Day https://www.democracynow.org/2020/11/25/headlines/us_deported_33_unaccompanied_children_in_violation_of_legal_ruling_issued_earlier_the_same_day

# CoronaVirus
Los Angeles to shut off water and power to homes hosting large parties or gatherings https://www.cbsnews.com/news/los-angeles-shut-off-water-power-houses-hosting-large-parties-gatherings/

6.4 million COVID-19 vaccine doses expected to be shipped to states by mid-December.
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/527436-64-million-covid-19-vaccines-expected-to-be-shipped-to-states-by-mid

Doctors say CDC should warn people the side effects from COVID-19 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

The health care industry’s essential workers are to receive COVID-19 vaccines first.
https://www.statnews.com/2020/11/23/essential-workers-likely-to-get-earlier-access-to-covid-19-vaccine/

New York City will have COVID-19 checkpoints at key bridges and crossings.
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/527463-new-york-city-to-add-covid-19-checkpoints-at-bridges-and-tunnels

Congress isn’t passing pandemic relief but they are passing the coronavirus. Nearly 1 in 10 senators and 1 in 20 House members have been diagnosed with COVID-19, but even wearing masks on the Senate floor is still a source of contention.
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/paulmcleod/congress-covid19-positive-still-voting-in-person

If you are advocating for lockdowns, you are complicit in tearing families apart. You are complicit in inflicting untold suffering on millions of people around the world. You are complicit in casting the poorest and most vulnerable in our societies into even further grinding poverty. You are complicit in murder.
https://healthimpactnews.com/2020/if-you-are-advocating-for-lockdowns-and-complying-you-are-complicit-with-mass-murder/

German Lawsuit Against “FactCheckers” Will Force Them To Prove Legitimacy of COVID Tests https://marketsanity.com/ben-swann-german-lawsuit-against-factcheckers-would-force-them-to-prove-legitimacy-of-c0vld-test/

New Mexico Governor Shuts Down Grocery Stores for Two Weeks. More than
20 essential businesses across the state were shut down as of Friday, of which nearly half were grocery stores or major retailers. The closures include two Walmarts in Albuquerque, a Walmart in Santa Fe, a Target in Santa Fe and an Albertson’s in Roswell, KOAT-TV reported.
https://apnews.com/article/business-michelle-lujan-grisham-albuquerque-coronavirus-pandemic-new-mexico-fb331054b79365cccadea73e5874fb47

Nurse: “We Are Screaming at the Top of Our Lungs and So Few Are Listening.”
Medical workers are scared. COVID is spreading. We need public mourning and acts of solidarity.
https://truthout.org/articles/nurse-we-are-screaming-at-the-top-of-our-lungs-and-so-few-are-listening/

Mnuchin Violates CARES Act With Plan to Move $455 Billion in Unspent COVID Funds into an account that requires congressional authorization to access. The plan follows Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin’s widely condemned decision to cut off the relief programs at the end of the year.
https://truthout.org/articles/mnuchin-violates-cares-act-with-plan-to-move-455-billion-in-unspent-covid-funds/

# Economy / Trade
Biggest trade deal in history excludes United States. Red Lines host Anya Parampil speaks with Beijing-based journalist Ian Goodrum about the recent signing of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership in Asia https://thegrayzone.com/2020/11/20/biggest-trade-deal-in-history-excludes-united-states/

6 million American households could face eviction on January 1. Even if the Biden administration has a plan to help renters, unless Trump acts there will be a 20-day gap when landlords can try to evict anyone who didn’t pay.
https://www.fastcompany.com/90579826/6-million-american-households-could-face-eviction-on-january-1

# Employment
House Passage of Legislation to create nearly 1 Million new paid Apprenticeship opportunities. Getting Americans back to work and helping families make ends meet during this public health crisis are top priorities.
https://www.veteranstoday.com/2020/11/24/house-passage-of-legislation-to-create-nearly-1-million-new-paid-apprenticeship-opportunities/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining
Victory for Tribes, Waterways, and Planet as Pebble Mine Denied Permit https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/nov/25/pebble-mine-alaska-permit-denied-salmon

# Environment / Climate / Interior
As Biden targets climate change, we must focus attention on public
health: Dr. Richard J. Jackson. A key transition document is largely blind to the significant health threats related to climate change.
https://www.ehn.org/biden-climage-change-plan-health–2649040107.html

# Food Recalls / Alerts
Miss Vickie’s Chips recalled because of glass pieces https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2020/11/miss-vickies-kettle-cooked-potato-chips-recalled-due-to-glass-pieces/

# Foodie Tips, Tricks and How To’s
How to Make Baked Potatoes Fluffy and Crispy. The secret to better baked potatoes? Cook them like the British do. Works with sweet potatoes too.
https://getpocket.com/explore/item/the-secret-to-better-baked-potatoes-cook-them-like-the-british-do?utm_source=pocket-newtab

# General Recalls / Alerts
Sunbeam is recalling more than 940,000 Crock-Pots. Here’s what you need to know
https://www.wsj.com/articles/more-than-940-000-crock-pot-multicookers-recalled-after-burn-injury-reports-11606250355

# Gov / Politics
Trump signed off on sharing the classified President’s Daily Brief with the president-elect.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-presidential-intelligence-briefing-biden/

Biden says “of course” he’d meet with Trump, “if he asked.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/527444-biden-says-hed-meet-with-trump-if-he-asked

An immigration bill and executive action top Biden’s preview of his administration’s first 100 days.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/527470-immigration-executive-action-top-biden-preview-of-first-100-days

Biden talks to NBC News about his 100-day plans.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPr4f-DIP1o

Top Biden advisors Flournoy and Blinken promise smarter, more secretive permanent war policy. Biden’s pick for Secretary of Defense, and his top foreign policy advisor, have played central roles in every war waged by Democratic presidents dating back to the Clinton era https://thegrayzone.com/2020/11/20/biden-advisors-flournoy-blinken-permanent-war/

By the Way, Donald Trump Could Still Launch Nuclear Weapons at Any Time.
The president’s responsibility for the US nuclear arsenal is a Cold War anachronism. The Trump era shows why it needs reform.
https://www.wired.com/story/donald-trump-nuclear-weapons-system-reform/

The Other Way Trump Could Destroy the Next Presidency. Short of an outright constitutional crisis, a lot could still go horribly wrong.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/08/other-way-trump-could-destroy-next-presidency/615130/

President-elect Joe Biden said Tuesday that he planned to use his first
100 days in office to take action on an immigration bill, roll back the President Trump’s executive orders on the environment and send assistance to state and local governments.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewsolender/2020/11/24/biden-on-his-first-100-days-immigration-bill-environment-and-coronavirus-relief/?sh=7bf1d3bf351b

Trump races to weaken environmental and worker protections, implement other last-minute policies. The Trump administration is rushing to approve dozens of eleventh-hour policy changes.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-races-to-weaken-environmental-and-worker-protections-and-implement-other-last-minute-policies-before-jan-20

Progressives are raising objections to the Biden team’s pick for overseeing the transition at a key regulatory agency in the White House, arguing the official has been too sympathetic toward President Trump’s deregulatory efforts.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/527471-progressives-see-red-flags-in-regulatory-official-on-biden-transition

Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s (D-Calif.) decision this week to step down as the top Democrat on the Judiciary Committee is sparking a fight over the future of the panel, with many Democrats and outside groups pushing for a more aggressive approach toward Republicans.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/527469-feinstein-departure-sets-stage-for-judiciary-fight

Members of the Biden transition with security clearances to finally talk to officials in the current administration and receive classified briefings.
https://taskandpurpose.com/news/biden-transition-pentagon

Trump Is Expected to Join Giuliani in Pennsylvania at GOP Lawmakers’
Voter Fraud Even
https://krdo.com/politics/2020/11/25/trump-is-expected-to-join-giuliani-at-pennsylvania-gop-lawmakers-voter-fraud-event/

Trump Rushing to Bring Back Firing-Squad Executions: The proposed rule has already cleared White House review, according to ProPublica, and could be finalized any day.
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-races-to-weaken-environmental-and-worker-protections-and-implement-other-last-minute-policies-before-jan-20

President Trump on Wednesday announced he had pardoned Michael Flynn, his first national security adviser who was charged in connection with former special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/nov/25/donald-trump-pardons-michael-flynn

# Law Enforcement
SCOTUS grants review in two cases concerning law enforcement officers’
search-and-seizure authority
https://www.kentuckynewera.com/news/national/article_a8d2730e-5edd-5564-8cb0-1f75fd573a81.html

# Media
FBI and DOJ prepared takedown of ‘Iranian’ American Herald Tribune website with years of legal chicanery. The new powers claimed by the FBI to seize “Iranian” outlets could have serious implications for the basic American freedom to publish and access news and opinion https://thegrayzone.com/2020/11/20/fbi-justice-takedown-iranian-american-herald-tribune-website/

# Nuclear / Radiation
Trump destroys US surveillance fleet, Blinding US to nuclear attack https://www.veteranstoday.com/2020/11/24/russias-puppet-trump-destroys-us-surveillance-fleet-blinding-us-to-nuclear-attack/

# Veterans / VA
COVID-19 outbreak that killed 27 veterans at nursing home in Illinois prompts probe
https://www.stripes.com/news/veterans/covid-19-outbreak-that-killed-27-veterans-at-nursing-home-in-illinois-prompts-probe-1.653303

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2020-11-24

Voices, The Peoples News

Nov. 24, 2020
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

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“Wars will be stopped only when soldiers refuse to fight,
when workers refuse to load weapons onto ships and aircraft,
when people boycott the economic outposts of Empire that are strung across the globe. ”
– Arundhati Roy, Public Power in the Age of Empire Arundhati Roy:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arundhati_Roy
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# Indigenous
The Alaska Native village of Kake defends their right to hunt: A judge recently ruled that the Federal Subsistence Board was within its right to allow the Alaska Native village of Kake to hunt out of season due to COVID-19-related meat shortages.
https://www.hcn.org/articles/indigenous-affairs-justice-the-alaska-native-village-of-kake-defends-their-right-to-hunt

# Animals / Pets / Food Recalls
Invasive, Dog-Sized Lizards Pose Threat Across Southeastern U.S. These black-and-white lizards could be the punchline of a joke, except the situation is no laughing matter.
https://www.ecowatch.com/tegu-lizard-spread-southeast-2649018386.html?rebelltitem=3#rebelltitem3

# CoronaVirus
Livestream of FDA Advisory Committee to Discuss Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate
https://www.scienceboard.net/index.aspx?sec=ser&sub=def&pag=dis&ItemID=1737

Biden Covid response – Put the scientists back in charge https://www.statnews.com/2020/11/19/covid-19-biden-challenge-americans-listen-to/

Biden’s Covid-19 Mission: As Donald Trump continues to find new ways to make things worse, Joe Biden is preparing to take immediate action on an escalating crisis.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2020/11/22/joe_bidens_covid-19_mission_529863.html

COVID Kills Nurse Who Came Out of Retirement for Pandemic. She fell ill after being exposed to an infected student a month after she came out of retirement to teach the next generation of health-care providers.
https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/coronavirus/70-year-old-nurse-who-came-out-of-retirement-to-teach-nursing-students-dies-of-covid-19/2488070/

The US is entering a terrifying yet promising phase of the pandemic.
Here’s where things stand. The US has the highest COVID death toll in the world. Hospitals and morgues are packed across the nation. But three promising vaccine trials offer a glimmer of long-term hope.
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/tasneemnashrulla/us-covid-third-wave-vaccines

How Will the Injuries and Deaths from Hundreds of Millions of Experimental COVID Vaccines be Compensated?
https://healthimpactnews.com/2020/how-will-the-injuries-and-deaths-from-hundreds-of-millions-of-experimental-covid-vaccines-be-compensated/

Moderna chief medical officer: Vaccinated adults could still infect the unvaccinated with COVID-19. The vaccines ‘do not show that they prevent you from potentially carrying this virus . . . and infecting others.’
https://www.fastcompany.com/90579773/moderna-chief-medical-officer-vaccinated-adults-could-still-infect-the-unvaccinated-with-covid

“It’s a national tragedy”: What a devastating Covid-19 outbreak at a California slaughterhouse reveals about the federal government’s failed pandemic response https://thecounter.org/covid-19-outbreak-meatpacking-safety-osha-california/

There May Be Side Effects to a Coronavirus Vaccine. Several companies [are racing] to get a [COVID-19] vaccine approved, but early trials show you may need to prepare for side effects https://khn.org/news/article/time-to-discuss-potentially-unpleasant-side-effects-of-covid-shots-scientists-say-yes/

# Economy / Trade
Flying Dragon, Crashing Eagle: Not a peep about The Great Reset, the Brave New World scheme fully supported by the IMF, Big Tech and transnational Big Capital interests.
https://thesaker.is/flying-dragon-crashing-eagle/

Not a Double Dip Recession for the Millions in Depression. Reduced demand and lack of stimulus may harm the overall economy, but some are already there https://prospect.org/coronavirus/unsanitized-no-double-dip-recession-for-millions-in-depression/
See Also: What Is Double-Dip Recession?
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/d/doublediprecession.asp

On the weekend after Christmas, unemployment benefits will run out for
12 million Americans. It comes at a time when more families report they’re not sure they’ll be able to buy groceries in the next four weeks.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jenniferbarrett/2020/11/23/unemployment-benefits-may-run-out-for-12-million-americans-right-after-christmas/?sh=19f6f6311309

Trump Is Trying to Set Yellen and Biden Up to Fail as He Sabotages the Economy Trump, with the consent of the GOP, is trying to sabotage Biden’s chances at a recovery every way he can.
https://truthout.org/articles/trump-is-trying-to-set-yellen-and-biden-up-to-fail-as-he-sabotages-the-economy/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining
The Army Corps says tribes’ attempts to shut down the Dakota Access pipeline have not met the “high bar” required for such action, and concerns about an oil spill are “speculative and abstract.”
https://bismarcktribune.com/news/state-and-regional/tribes-have-not-met-high-bar-for-dakota-access-pipeline-shutdown-corps-says/article_4fea9806-4ad1-55c7-978a-03517e3fb6c6.html

Climate activists hope President-elect Joe Biden will block the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines and publicly oppose Line 3.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/18112020/biden-activists-keystone-xl-dakota-access-pipeline-line-3

Climate Action Nonprofit Launches Campaign Pressuring PR and Ad Firms to Drop Fossil Fuel Clients https://www.ecowatch.com/fossil-fuel-pr-firms-2649015785.html

Invenergy announces plans to build the nation’s largest solar project — a $1.6 billion, 1,310 MW project in northeastern Texas https://www.pv-tech.org/news/texas-solar-project-planned-by-invenergy-set-to-be-largest-in-us

A pair of energy consultants seek partners for a $9.5 billion transmission-plus-storage project that could complete a renewable energy superhighway between Southern California and Chicago.
https://energynews.us/2020/11/24/west/power-from-the-prairie-aims-to-link-west-coast-sun-with-midwest-wind/

# Environment / Climate / Interior
The naming of former Secretary of State John Kerry to a newly created position of top climate diplomat signals that President-elect Biden is serious about climate change.
https://energynews.us/digests/biden-pick-returns-u-s-to-global-climate-discussion/

# Food / GMOs / Chemicals
Judge blocks Trump plan to cut food stamps for 700,000 adults https://www.axios.com/judge-blocks-trump-unemployed-food-stamps-plan-0c4dc7c9-f2c1-4162-9f1b-0eb2fb18c7a8.html

# Global Politics and other news
Russia Says It Threatened to Ram U.S. Warship in Standoff. The Russian defense ministry claims it caught the U.S. Navy’s USS John S. McCain sailing illegally in its territorial waters https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2020/01/10/russian-navy-ship-aggressively-approached-us-warship/

China wants control over Taiwan. That’s a problem for U.S. tech companies. The mainland’s long-standing ‘One China’ stance is getting more aggressive. And Taiwan is key to how consumer electronics get designed and manufactured.
https://www.fastcompany.com/90575103/china-wants-control-over-taiwan-thats-a-problem-for-u-s-tech-companies

# Gov / Politics
150 of Trump’s Business/Wall Street Friends Tell Him to Quit (video) https://www.veteranstoday.com/2020/11/23/150-of-trumps-business-wall-street-friends-tell-him-to-quit-video/

Speaking Truth To Empire: Foreign Policy, Human Rights and US Election Politics with Ajamu Baraka https://www.veteranstoday.com/2020/11/23/speaking-truth-to-empire-foreign-policy-human-rights-and-us-election-politics-with-ajamu-baraka/

Congressman Files for Disbarment for Giuliani and 22 Trump lawyers
https://www.newsweek.com/nj-democrat-calls-rudy-giuliani-other-trump-attorneys-disbarred-1549162

A Long-Forgotten CIA Document From WikiLeaks Sheds Critical Light Today on U.S. Politics and Wars. The Agency knew that their best asset for selling their wars was Barack Obama, the same reason so many in the security state were eager to get rid of Donald Trump.
https://greenwald.substack.com/p/a-long-forgotten-cia-document-from

Netanyahu meeting with MBS marks new front against Biden renewing Iran deal https://mondoweiss.net/2020/11/netanyahu-meeting-with-mbs-marks-new-front-against-biden-renewing-iran-deal/

President-elect Joe Biden’s first round of Cabinet picks is so far largely unifying the moderate and progressive wings of the Democratic Party.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/527431-biden-cabinet-picks-largely-unify-democrats-so-far

Every Day Trump Repeatedly Emails His Supporters a Dangerous Message:
Democracy Doesn’t Work. Be outraged, don’t accept the election results…and send money.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2020/11/every-day-trump-repeatedly-emails-his-supporters-a-dangerous-message-democracy-doesnt-work/

# Law Enforcement
Former SWAT Group Head Endorses End to No-Knock Warrants https://www.huffpost.com/entry/campaign-zero-no-knocks-breonna-taylor_n_5fbb128cc5b63d1b77046f0c

# Legal / Judicial / DOJ
Trump’s Last-Minute Executions. If he has to leave office, our president is determined to execute a few more prisoners before he must depart https://prospect.org/justice/trumps-last-minute-executions/

# Media
Trevor Noah Is Still Trying to Explain America to Itself. It’s Getting Harder.
At a time of immense political polarization, the newsman of the year appears on TV each night to help translate. Maybe that’s why we keep tuning in.
https://www.gq.com/story/trevor-noah-newsman-of-the-year-2020?utm_source=pocket-newtab

# Medical / Health
From “Academic Superstar” in 97th Percentile to Wheelchair and Bed Ridden After Gardasil Vaccine – Merck Being Sued for 4th Time by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
https://www.busitechnews.com/from-academic-superstar-in-97th-percentile-to-wheelchair-and-bed-ridden-after-gardasil-vaccine-merck-being-sued-for-4th-time-by-robert-f-kennedy-jr/

OxyContin Maker Pleads Guilty for Role in Opioid Crisis. Purdue admitted to impeding DEA officials in their efforts to combat addiction, and paying off doctors to prescribe the drug.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/11/24/purdue-pharma-pleads-guilty-charges-admits-role-opioid-epidemic/6413789002/

# Military / DOD
Two U.S. senators are urging the Defense Department to test all service members and their families for the coronavirus in order to contain outbreaks in the military and limit the threat to national security.
https://www.stripes.com/news/us/senators-urge-pentagon-to-test-all-service-members-families-for-coronavirus-1.653245

In threat to Iran, US sends heavy bombers to Middle East via Israel. Trump administration may attack Iran before Biden enters office https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-threat-to-iran-us-sends-heavy-bombers-to-middle-east-via-israel/

# Nuclear / Radiation
United Nations Confirms Nuclear Cooperation With Iran https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/United-Nations-Confirms-Nuclear-Cooperation-With-Iran-20201123-0014.html

Iran admits breach of nuclear deal discovered by UN inspectorate. Iran uses advanced uranium-enriching centrifuges in underground plant in breach of 2015 nuclear agreement https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/nov/18/iran-admits-breach-of-nuclear-deal-discovered-by-un-inspectorate

# Security
CIA’s new Big Tech procurement drive to rebuild the war economy. The vaunted “17 intelligence agencies” that comprise the U.S. intel community will be sharing a network of private-sector cloud computing service providers which includes Microsoft, Google, Oracle, IBM, and Amazon Web Services (AWS) as part of a 15-year contract said to be worth tens of billions of dollars.
https://www.mintpressnews.com/cia-big-tech-cloud-computuing-procurement-drive-brings-war-economy/273269/

# Technology
The story of Bertha Benz, The First Driver. She forged the road ahead, to pave it for us all.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsGrFYD5Nfs

Apple’s Head of Global Security Hit With Bribery Charges. Thomas Moyer allegedly agreed to give $70,000 worth of iPads to a California sheriff’s office in exchange for weapons licenses.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/23/tech/apple-thomas-moyer-bribery-indictment/index.html

[Watch] Hacker Shows How to ‘Steal’ Tesla Model X in 2.5 Minutes Using New Key Cloning Relay Attack: Tesla has is reportedly creating a new patch as a hacker was able to get through and drive away a locked Tesla Model X using key cloning relay attack within 150 seconds.
https://www.techtimes.com/articles/254431/20201123/hacker-steals-tesla-model-x-150-seconds-using-new.htm

Twitter Misleading Warnings: Liking a Tweet Will Now Prompt Pop-Up Messages against Fake News—Safer Experience or Annoying? Twitter is now moving up to become a platform that aims to protect its users from Fake News with pop-up warnings on labelled tweets.
https://www.techtimes.com/tags/twitter-misleading-labels-pop-up-warnings-2020

# Veterans / VA
National Security Defense Contractor is Hiring U.S. Veterans Right Now!
Find Out More and Get Hired at Lukos to Help Protect to the U.S.A.
https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=National+Security+Defense+Contractor+is+Hiring+U.S.+Veterans+Right+Now%21

Engineering Jobs at DOD contractor for U.S. Veterans. JSl Technologies provides engineering, logistics, and program support services to the Department of Defense (DoD).
https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=Engineering+Jobs+at+DOD+contractor+for+U.S.+Veterans

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2020-11-22

Voices, The Peoples News

Nov. 22, 2020
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

# Indigenous
White House Tribal Nations Conference to return. President-elect Joe Biden’s administration vows to ‘immediately reinstate’ the meeting
#NativeVote20
https://indiancountrytoday.com/news/white-house-tribal-nations-conference-to-return-QTcuOMyDQUyekJDhD8lWVQ

Indian Health Service Releases Vaccine Plan. Today, the Indian Health Service announced this it is seeking input from tribes, tribal organizations and urban Indian organizations on the Indian Health Service COVID-19 Pandemic Vaccine Draft Plan .
https://www.ihs.gov/newsroom/pressreleases/2020-press-releases/statement-by-the-indian-health-service-on-its-covid-19-pandemic-draft-vaccine-plan/

# Indigenous / Global
Amazon rainforest: ‘Paying the price for disrespecting nature’.
Coronavirus is ripping through Indigenous communities in the Amazon rainforest.
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-latin-america-54965865

# CoronaVirus
Leaked White House docs reveal officials know the country is failing to manage the virus: report https://www.alternet.org/2020/11/the-white-house/

Leaked White House emails reveal behind-the-scenes battle over chloroquine in coronavirus response https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/24/coronavirus-treatment-leaked-emails-reveal-secret-white-house-chloroquine-plan.html

CENSORED in U.S. – Millions Across Europe Protest New Lockdowns https://healthimpactnews.com/2020/censored-in-u-s-millions-across-europe-protest-new-lockdowns/

Danish Study Finally Published: Face Masks Provide No Statistically Significant Benefit Against COVID-19. Now we know why three medical journals were so averse to publishing its findings. The study completely obliterates the cultish devotion to masks.
https://reason.com/2020/11/18/masks-not-very-effective-at-protecting-wearers-says-new-danish-study/

4-Year-Old Almost Dies due to Lung Infection Caused by Prolonged Mask Wearing – Doctor Rants “How Many Children Must Die?”
https://medicalkidnap.com/2020/11/20/4-year-old-almost-dies-due-to-lung-infection-caused-by-prolonged-mask-wearing-doctor-rants-how-many-children-must-die/

More GOP governors embrace mask mandates, but holdouts remain. A growing number of red state governors are finally embracing mask mandates as
COVID-19 spreads uncontrolled across the entire country.
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/526960-more-gop-governors-embrace-mask-mandates-but-holdouts-remain

Trump Skips G20 Pandemic Preparedness Meeting as Covid-19 Cases Surpass
12 Million in US. “The president is not only missing from his post, but he’s encouraging a mutiny.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/11/21/trump-skips-g20-pandemic-preparedness-meeting-covid-19-cases-surpass-12-million-us

FDA grants emergency approval to coronavirus antibody treatment given to Trump.
The antibody cocktail from Regeneron is authorized for treating mild to moderate COVID-19 in adults, as well as pediatric patients at least 12 years old who have a high risk of progressing to severe disease.
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/527044-fda-grants-emergency-approval-to-coronavirus-antibody-treatment-given-to

mRNA Vaccines: A Race Against COVID-19. A technique never before used in humans may be the fastest way to a vaccine against the novel coronavirus https://www.statnews.com/2020/11/10/the-story-of-mrna-how-a-once-dismissed-idea-became-a-leading-technology-in-the-covid-vaccine-race/

Did This General Say ALL Americans Will Be Vaccinated? #COVID1984
https://www.naturalblaze.com/2020/11/did-this-general-say-all-americans-will-be-vaccinated-covid1984.html?utm_source=Natural+Blaze+Subscribers&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=96a96e8ccd-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_term=0_b73c66b129-96a96e8ccd-387898373

Moderna to Charge Governments $25-$37 for COVID Vaccine. The price point will depend on the number of doses government’s order for their citizens. A EU official involved in the talks said the European Commission wanted to reach a deal with Moderna for the supply of millions of doses of its vaccine candidate for a price below $25 per dose.
https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/moderna-to-charge-25-37-per-dose-of-its-covid-19-vaccine-says-ceo-2328539

# Economy / Trade
Asian-Pacific Countries Sign Historic Free Trade Deal https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/nov/15/china-and-14-asia-pacific-countries-agree-historic-free-trade-deal

Trump’s war on democracy is bad for business, corporate leaders getting what they paid for https://www.alternet.org/2020/11/businesses-that-support-trump/

Brazil’s 2018 Trucking Strike Paralyzed the Country: Here’s How America Could Face Similar Long-Term Disruptions https://thedailycoin.org/2020/11/20/brazils-2018-trucking-strike-paralyzed-the-country-heres-how-america-could-face-similar-long-term-disruptions/

‘Doomsday’ transit cuts could cripple U.S. economy. New York’s MTA plans to slash subway service, and other cities have proposed brutal budget cuts https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-11-19/-doomsday-transit-cuts-could-cripple-u-s-economy

# Education / Schools
Joe Biden Should Cancel Student Debt on Day One. In the absence of further stimulus payments, debt cancellation would offer immediate relief to millions of households.
https://truthout.org/articles/joe-biden-should-cancel-student-debt-on-day-one/

# Employment
Walmart and McDonald’s have the most workers on food stamps and Medicaid, new study shows https://www.cnbc.com/2020/11/19/walmart-and-mcdonalds-among-top-employers-of-medicaid-and-food-stamp-beneficiaries.html

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining
San Francisco Becomes the Latest City to Ban Natural Gas in New Buildings, Citing Climate Effects https://insideclimatenews.org/news/12112020/san-francisco-natural-gas-ban

Trump Is Trying to Force Banks to Continue Financing Arctic Fossil Fuel Drilling The Trump administration is proposing a rule that would compel banks to lend to the fossil fuel industry.
https://truthout.org/articles/ever-growing-millions-of-americans-face-eviction-and-hunger-will-congress-act/

# Environment / Climate / Interior
Trump Rolled Back 100+ Environmental Rules. Biden May Focus on Undoing Five of the Biggest Ones https://insideclimatenews.org/news/16112020/trump-rollbacks-biden-clean-cars-power-methane

An Unlikely Alliance of Farm and Environmental Groups Takes on Climate Change https://civileats.com/2020/11/20/an-unlikely-alliance-of-farm-and-environmental-groups-takes-on-climate-change/

Is Climate-Related Financial Regulation Coming Under Biden? Wall Street Is Betting on It https://insideclimatenews.org/news/17112020/climate-wall-street-biden-transition

Huge dam demolition could save salmon on the edge of extinction.
Spring-run Chinook salmon, critical to Indigenous fishers along the Klamath River, are in steep decline. But two recent developments may offer a path to their recovery.
https://flipboard.com/@flipboard/trending-gd4faam0z/dam-removal-project-genetic-discovery-could-be-good-news-for-key-salmon-species/a-cutZbL8ESTiVlPjuZgO2ow%3Aa%3A3199501-b2185d990f%2Fnationalgeographic.com

Why seagrass could be the ocean’s secret weapon against climate change https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/seagrass-ocean-secret-weapon-climate-change-180976235/

‘Dire outlook’: Scientists say Florida reefs have lost nearly 98% of coral. The United States’ coral reefs are in fair condition, according to a recent reef condition status report, but vulnerable to decline https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/nov/18/coral-reefs-florida-dire-outlook

When “Creatives” Turn Destructive: Image-Makers and the Climate Crisis.
If money is the oxygen on which the fire of global warming burns, then P.R. campaigns and snappy catchphrases are the kindling.
https://newstral.com/en/article/en/1164583419/when-creatives-turn-destructive-image-makers-and-the-climate-crisis

Biden stocks transition teams with climate experts: The president-elect has included those with climate experience across a wide swath of federal agencies https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/biden-stocks-transition-teams-with-climate-experts/

# Environment / Climate / Interior Global ‘CSI Amazon’: Epic study looks at what’s killing the rainforest’s trees.
A newly published study provides insight into why trees die in the Amazon, and why the rate of tree death may be increasing.
https://news.mongabay.com/2020/11/csi-amazon-epic-study-looks-at-whats-killing-amazon-trees/

# Food / GMOs / Chemicals
As Stimulus Runs Out, 56% of U.S. Household Are Worried About Affording Food If Congress fails to act, an estimated 12 million people will lose unemployment benefits by December 26.
https://truthout.org/articles/as-stimulus-runs-out-56-of-us-household-are-worried-about-affording-food/

# Gov / Politics
Hannity: Democrats Give Michigan’s Upper Peninsula to Canada in Election Rigging Ploy. Beautiful, natural, rural, teeming with minerals, you name it. But it is most definitely and inarguably not Canada.
https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2020/11/20/upper-peninsula-canada-fox-news-sean-hannity/6353741002/

President Donald Trump sought to leverage the power of the Oval Office on Friday in an extraordinary attempt to block President-elect Joe Biden’s victory, but his pleas to Michigan lawmakers to overturn the will of their constituents appeared to have left them unswayed.
https://www.veteranstoday.com/2020/11/20/israel-trump-pompeo-pathetic-losers-in-failed-power-grab-over-michigan/

The Memo: Trump plows ahead with efforts to overturn election. A full two weeks after President-elect Joe Biden was projected as the clear winner of the 2020 election, the nation is steaming toward a collision.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/526974-the-memo-trump-plows-ahead-with-efforts-to-overturn-election

This lawsuit actually says a state’s votes for Biden should just be flipped to Trump https://www.alternet.org/2020/11/election-fraud-lawsuit/

A world being made for war: Behind the push for an era of great-power competition with China https://www.alternet.org/2020/11/great-power-competition/

Black and Hispanic ad execs on the challenges facing the brand of America right now https://www.fastcompany.com/90569632/black-and-hispanic-ad-execs-on-the-challenges-facing-the-brand-of-america-right-now

Ever-Growing Millions of Americans Face Eviction and Hunger. Will Congress Act?
Absent quick congressional action amid a worsening pandemic, millions of Americans are staring into an economic abyss.
https://truthout.org/articles/ever-growing-millions-of-americans-face-eviction-and-hunger-will-congress-act/

Radical Trump aide who was fired for ties to white nationalists rehired to manage US Holocaust memorials https://www.alternet.org/2020/11/trump-holocaust/

Trump’s childhood fear of humiliation is inspiring a petty fit of vengeance on the entire country https://www.alternet.org/2020/11/trump-childhood/

‘A Disgrace’: Trump’s DOJ Schedules Three More Federal Executions in Days Before Anti-Death Penalty Biden Takes Office. “We all should be paying more attention to the killing spree that the Justice Department is currently engaging in.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2020/11/21/disgrace-trumps-doj-schedules-three-more-federal-executions-days-anti-death-penalty

Could GOP states ignore voters and send Trump delegates to the Electoral College?
It’s unlikely. Here’s how the byzantine body really works.
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/11/19/how-electoral-college-works-437749

Trump’s Poker Game: What’s Going On? The game he is playing is NOT for $$. It is for his safe exit. TRUMP knows he is in deep multi-dimensional legal jeopardy and this defines his every action. Will power let him off the hook?
https://www.veteranstoday.com/2020/11/20/trumps-poker-game-whats-going-on/

House Democrats are gearing up for what could be their final high-profile investigation of the Trump administration: getting the president to admit he lost the election.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/526977-democrats-gear-up-for-last-oversight-showdown-with-trump

One of the biggest tests awaiting President-elect Joe Biden after he takes office is how his Justice Department will handle calls from some Democrats to investigate and prosecute President Trump.
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/526978-biden-faces-politically-thorny-decision-on-trump-prosecutions

The Trump administration has withdrawn from the Open Skies Treaty with Russia, officials said early Sunday.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/527056-us-withdraws-from-open-skies-treaty-with-russia

# Legal / Judicial / DOJ
Ivanka Distances from Trump Election Farce as Jail Looms for Daddy’s Best Girl “Most hardcore Trump sources have psychologically bailed, and are just waiting out the storm,” Axios said. A bombshell New York Times report Thursday described how Ivanka Trump could be enmeshed in two separate fraud investigations by the New York attorney general and the Manhattan district attorney’s office.
https://www.veteranstoday.com/2020/11/21/ivanka-distances-from-trump-election-farce-as-jail-looms-for-daddys-best-girl/

GOP lawmaker patience runs thin with Trump tactics. Republican lawmakers are running out of patience with President Trump’s efforts to overturn the results of the election, which have failed to gain traction in court or the media.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/526962-gop-lawmaker-patience-runs-thin-with-trump-tactics

A federal judge dismissed the Trump campaign’s lawsuit in Pennsylvania seeking to invalidate millions of votes, ruling that the state can move forward with certifying its election results.
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/11/21/federal-judge-tosses-trump-suit-over-pennsylvania-election-results-439010

# Medical / Health
Hijacking Parental Rights. Do You Consent?
https://www.natureofhealing.org/hijacking-parental-rights-do-you-consent/

# Military / DOD
Y’all Qaeda: Ex-Marines allegedly planned takeover of Michigan capitol and public executions of officials https://taskandpurpose.com/news/marine-corps-veterans-michigan-terror-plot

# Social
Inside a Gun-Smuggling Neo-Nazi Cabal Tied to Marines. The evidence includes a sickening video of live-fire weapons training that ended with the masked participants giving “Heil Hitler” salutes.
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2107046184669/inside-a-gun-smuggling-neo-nazi-cabal-tied-to-marines

# Space
Lights Out for the Aricebo Observatory. The 1,000-foot telescope has been a pillar for astronomical research https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/after-suffering-irreparable-damage-its-lights-out-arecibo-observatorys-iconic-telescope-180976367/

# Technology
Leadership changes at top cyber agency raise national security concern.
The departure of the three of the Department of Homeland Security’s top cybersecurity officials over the past week is leading experts and officials to voice concerns that the United States has been left vulnerable to attacks in cyberspace, with national security potentially compromised.
https://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/526972-leadership-changes-at-top-cyber-agency-raise-national-security-concerns

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2020-11-19

Voices, The Peoples News

Nov. 19, 2020
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

# Indigenous
Geoscientists discover Ancestral Puebloans survived from ice melt in New Mexico lava tubes. New study explains how Ancestral Puebloans survived devastating droughts by traveling deep into the caves of New Mexico to melt ancient ice as a water resource.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/11/201118080741.htm

Needed Medical Care being Removed for American Pueblo Indians https://www.veteranstoday.com/2020/11/18/needed-medical-care-being-removed-for-american-pueblo-indians/

In reservation areas of New Mexico, health care is underfunded. In this six-part series, USA TODAY investigates links between racism and COVID-19.
https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/nation/2020/10/20/native-american-navajo-nation-coronavirus-deaths-underfunded-health-care/5883514002/

# Indigenous / Global
The Amazon’s Yanomami utterly abandoned by Brazilian authorities: Report https://news.mongabay.com/2020/11/the-amazons-yanomami-utterly-abandoned-by-brazilian-authorities-report/

Brazil art exhibition showcases an Indigenous worldview and poses questions https://news.mongabay.com/2020/11/brazil-art-exhibition-showcases-an-indigenous-worldview-and-poses-questions/

Surrounded by intruders, the last of Brazil’s Piripkura hold out in the Amazon http://www.envirolink.org/2020/11/13/surrounded-by-intruders-the-last-of-brazils-piripkura-hold-out-in-the-amazon/

# Border / Immigration
White House Killed Mental Health Care for Separated Families. Three sources told NBC News that the White House rejected the multi-million dollar settlement after checking with senior adviser Stephen Miller.
https://news.yahoo.com/white-house-killed-deal-pay-100016620.html

ICE arrested more than 180 immigrants in a nationwide sweep.
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/hamedaleaziz/ice-arrests-immigrants-nationwide-sweep

A judge has blocked the Trump administration from turning back unaccompanied minors at the border. The Trump administration has since March used a public health order to quickly turn back nearly all migrants found crossing the border.
https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2020-11-18/federal-judge-blocks-trump-administration-from-expelling-migrant-children-at-border

# Children / Youth
Lead poisoning endangers generations of Detroit children, with no end in sight. There is no safe level of lead, and even a small amount can cause irreversible damage
https://www.metrotimes.com/detroit/lead-poisoning-endangers-generations-of-detroit-children-with-no-end-in-sight/Content?oid=25809555

Connecticut’s halfhearted battle: response to lead poisoning epidemic lacks urgency https://www.wnpr.org/post/connecticuts-halfhearted-battle-response-lead-poisoning-epidemic-lacks-urgency

# CoronaVirus
Hunger Strikers Caged in the Second Wave Are “Just Trying to Survive the Winter”
Our society created the framework for this atrocity. Now it’s part of a perfect storm.
https://truthout.org/audio/hunger-strikers-caged-in-the-second-wave-are-just-trying-to-survive-the-winter/

Mobile Morgues Fill Up in El Paso as Gov. Greg Abbott Refuses New Lockdown El Paso County is facing one of the worst COVID-19 outbreaks in the U.S.
https://truthout.org/video/mobile-morgues-fill-up-in-el-paso-as-gov-greg-abbott-refuses-new-lockdown/

Early Tests Show Oxford Vaccine Boosting Immunity to COVID. Two vaccines—Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna—have already returned very encouraging preliminary data from their phase three trials.
https://www.statnews.com/2020/07/20/study-provides-first-glimpse-of-efficacy-of-oxford-astrazeneca-covid-19-vaccine/

U.S. Passes 250,000 COVID Deaths as Cases Reach Record High.
“Unfortunately, we are entering what I think will be the worst stretch that we have experienced so far,” John Hopkins epidemiologist Caitlin Rivers said.
https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/11/18/935930352/as-u-s-reaches-250-000-deaths-from-covid-19-a-long-winter-is-coming

U.S. medical leaders rebuke Trump, urge COVID-19 cooperation with Biden team. In an unprecedented public rebuke, the heads of the American Medical Association, the American Nurses Association and the American Hospitals Association released a letter to Trump on Tuesday
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-usa/u-s-medical-leaders-rebuke-trump-urge-covid-19-cooperation-with-biden-team-idUSKBN27X2IK?utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=34932

Here’s how the U.S. could release a COVID-19 vaccine before the election—and why that scares some https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/08/here-s-how-us-could-release-covid-19-vaccine-election-and-why-scares-some

New research highlights blood clot dangers of COVID-19 https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2020/04/200423143100.htm

Researchers Identify COVID-19 Blood Clotting Cause https://www.newswise.com/coronavirus/researchers-identify-covid-19-blood-clotting-cause#

Testing for blood clotting abnormalities reveals which critically ill
COVID-19 patients are at risk for thrombotic events and need hemodialysis
https://www.facs.org/Media/Press-Releases/2020/blood-clotting-051520

300 Maskless Anti-Vaxxers Proudly Hold Bizarro Farm Bash. A vaccine is closer than ever, so naturally conspiracy theorists and pseudoscientists decided to meet up for possible superspreader fun.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/joel-salatin-and-anti-vaxxer-friends-host-300-at-maskless-virginia-farm-bash

Don’t Believe the COVID Case Numbers: It’s a Scam https://healthimpactnews.com/2020/dont-believe-the-covid-case-numbers-its-a-scam/

Scammers are using COVID-19 messages to scam people https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/2020/04/scammers-are-using-covid-19-messages-scam-people

Anti-Vax Doctor Promotes Conspiracy Theory That Death Certificates Falsely Cite COVID-19. Dr. Annie Bukacek, who sits on a Montana county health department board, is promoting a theory claiming that COVID-19 death rates have been inflated https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/anti-vax-doctor-covid-19-death-certificates-984407/

Is the UK Expecting a “High Volume” of COVID Vaccine Adverse Reactions?
https://healthimpactnews.com/2020/is-the-uk-expecting-a-high-volume-of-covid-vaccine-adverse-reactions/

Asymptomatic COVID: what the data say. Growing evidence suggests that about one in five people infected with COVID-19 experience no symptoms — much lower than the number estimated early in the pandemic. Asymptomatic people also seem less likely than people with symptoms to transmit the infection to others.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-03141-3

# Economy / Trade
Real Economic Recovery Can’t Happen Until COVID Is Under Control, Biden Says It is almost impossible to explain how difficult a task President-elect Joe Biden has before him.
https://truthout.org/articles/real-economic-recovery-cant-happen-until-covid-is-under-control-biden-says/

Multiplying Amazon river ports open new Brazil-to-China commodities routes https://news.mongabay.com/2020/11/multiplying-amazon-river-ports-open-new-brazil-to-china-commodities-routes/

GAO Study Shows How Taxpayers Subsidize “Starvation Wages” of Corporate Giants. “The real looting in America is the Walton family becoming $63 billion richer during a pandemic,” tweeted Sen. Bernie Sanders.
https://truthout.org/articles/gao-study-shows-how-taxpayers-subsidize-starvation-wages-of-corporate-giants/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining
Oil companies snag Gulf of Mexico waters for offshore drilling in last bid before Biden transition https://www.texastribune.org/2020/11/18/gulf-of-mexico-offshore-oil-drilling/

The transition to renewable energy relies on mining. Can it be done responsibly?
Demand for certain mined minerals is projected to increase exponentially in the coming decades.
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2020/11/18/the-transition-to-renewable-energy-relies-on-mining-can-it-be-done-responsibly.html

# Environment / Climate / Interior
Largest Dam Removal Project in U.S. History Restarts With Interstate Partnership https://ecotopical.com/ecowatch/308190/largest-dam-removal-project-u-s-history-restarts/

Historic deal reached to remove 4 massive dams on lower Klamath River https://www.oregonlive.com/environment/2020/11/historic-deal-reached-to-remove-4-massive-dams-on-lower-klamath-river.html

U.S. Forest Service finalizes rule that minimizes public say in logging and roadbuilding in forests. The U.S. Forest Service finalized a rule that bypassed the environmental review process for a plan to allow logging and roadbuilding https://www.nrdc.org/experts/nrdc/forest-service-allows-loggers-miners-sidestep-environmental-reviews

# Environment / Climate / Interior Global A Philippine community sees life-saving payoffs from restoring its mangroves https://ecotopical.com/mongabay/308108/philippine-community-life-saving-payoffs-restoring/

# Food / GMOs / Chemicals
Black Farmers Have Been Robbed of Land. A New Bill Would Give Them a ‘Quantum Leap’ Toward Justice. “This is the Black Farmers Civil Rights Act of 2020, and it’s long overdue.”
https://www.motherjones.com/food/2020/11/black-farmers-have-been-robbed-of-land-a-new-bill-would-give-them-a-quantum-leap-toward-justice/
See also: Justice for Black Farmers Act
https://beta.documentcloud.org/documents/20412964-rya20816?utm_source=mj-newsletters&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-newsletter-11-19-2020

# General News
What it took to investigate a suspicious town in the Mojave Desert. The creator of the 2020 podcast California City reflects on how she exposed deceptive desert land sales from the outside.
https://www.hcn.org/articles/ideas-culture-what-it-took-to-investigate-a-suspicious-town-in-the-mojave-desert

# Global Politics and other news
Adviser to Iran’s leader: US attack risks ‘full-fledged war.’ An adviser to Iran’s supreme leader who is a possible 2021 presidential candidate is warning that any American attack on the Islamic Republic could set off a “full-fledged war” in the Mideast in the waning days of the Trump administration
https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-iran-hossein-dehghan-only-on-ap-islam-4e75455399f8a3e6477e48b24d683306

# Gov / Politics
Trump Is Sowing Chaos in His Wild Bid to Cling to an Unsalvageable Presidency.
Undermining President-elect Joe Biden appears to be the only policy Trump cares about now.
https://truthout.org/articles/trumpism-cant-be-voted-away-we-need-radical-social-transformation/

Trump Spends Millions Requesting Recounts in Two Wisconsin Counties Won by Biden. Experts say that the chances of Trump being able to overturn the outcome in the state are very small.
https://truthout.org/articles/trump-spends-millions-requesting-recounts-of-two-wisconsin-counties-won-by-biden/

GOP Fails to Block Election Certification in Michigan. Trump has not acknowledged the reversal and ultimate certification of the Wayne County results by GOP election officials.
https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-joe-biden-donald-trump-local-elections-michigan-64c18e12e0d409d9629871cda3c07293

Wayne County GOPers Trying to Rescind Certification Votes. On Tuesday, Republicans on an election board in Michigan’s most populous county voted to certify the presidential election results—but they’ve changed their minds.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2020/11/republican-wayne-county-detroit-michigan-rescind-votes-certify-election-results.html

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) doesn’t think Trump is going away.
https://lenexweb.com/kevin-mccarthy-the-house-minority-leader-doesnt-think-trump-is-going-away/

Trump remains bunkered in the White House as the world spins on.
https://granthshala.com/trump-remains-bunkered-in-the-white-house-as-the-world-spins-on/

Favorites emerge as Latino leaders press Biden to appoint 5 Hispanics to Cabinet Top Latino advocacy organizations are pushing for President-elect Biden to appoint five Hispanics to Cabinet-level posts.
https://thehill.com/latino/526439-favorites-emerge-as-latino-leaders-press-biden-to-appoint-5-hispanics-to-cabinet

Arizona’s top election official said she’s getting violent threats due to Trump’s lies. According to unofficial results, Biden won Arizona by a margin of more than 10,000 votes.
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/skbaer/arizona-katie-hobbs-election-threats-trump

The Trump campaign is paying for a recount in Wisconsin — but only in areas with large Black populations.
https://www.salon.com/2020/11/18/trump-campaign-avoids-8m-bill-by-limiting-wisconsin-recount-to-cities-with-large-black-populations/

Why Biden will keep the US-imposed Cold War rolling.
https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/11/19/why-biden-will-keep-the-u-s-imposed-cold-war-rolling/

Progressives Demand “Corporate-Free Cabinet” as Biden Taps Pharma & Fossil Fuel Allies for Top Jobs https://independentnewscasts.com/v/Db2utgokClg

Junior staffer says top Alaska officials told her to keep allegations of misconduct secret https://www.propublica.org/article/junior-staffer-says-top-alaska-official-told-her-to-keep-allegations-of-misconduct-secret

Rudy Giuliani butt-dials NBC reporter, heard discussing need for cash and trashing Bidens. “The problem is we need some money,” Giuliani says to an unidentified man during an accidental call to NBC News writer.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/rudy-giuliani-butt-dials-nbc-reporter-heard-discussing-need-cash-n1071901?utm_source=mj-newsletters&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-newsletter-11-19-2020

Trump Is Escalating the Potential for U.S.-Iran Conflict Before He Leaves Office Trump appointees are working behind the scenes to sabotage a revival of the Iran nuclear deal under Biden.
https://truthout.org/articles/trump-is-escalating-the-potential-for-us-iran-conflict-before-he-leaves-office/

A Think Tank Echo Chamber Is Thirsting for a New Cold War With China.
Many of the top think tank recipients of foreign funding are also top recipients of funding from U.S. weapons makers.
https://truthout.org/articles/a-think-tank-echo-chamber-is-thirsting-for-a-new-cold-war-with-china/

# Legal / Judicial / DOJ
Court Clears Path for More Federal Executions https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/507182-supreme-court-clears-way-for-federal-executions

‘Unqualified’ Trump Judge Pick Gets Confirmed by Senate. Kathryn Mizelle was deemed “not qualified” by the American Bar Association.
https://www.axios.com/senate-trump-young-judicial-nominee-confirm-c4fd5512-db6c-4fce-8762-375918edb3a5.html

Head of DOJ’s Election Crimes Unit, Richard Pilger, a remarkably accomplished 28-year veteran of the Department of Justice, to promptly resign rather than taking part in partisan, politically-motivated, potentially corrupt investigations.
https://www.veteranstoday.com/2020/11/18/ag-barr-jumps-aboard-trump-election-fraud-train/?mc_cid=b315ed6357&mc_eid=3f7488d454

It’s Time to Take Away Rudy’s Law License. We’ve all been inundated with noxious disinformation, and it’s easy to get desensitized to lies about our election. But it’s different when those lies are delivered in court.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/its-time-to-take-away-trump-personal-attorney-rudy-giulianis-law-license

Pennsylvania judge has heard enough from Rudy Giuliani — cancels scheduled evidentiary hearing https://www.alternet.org/2020/11/pennsylvania-election/

# Medical / Health
Antibiotic use in babies linked to allergies, asthma and other conditions, study finds Children younger than two who are given antibiotics are more likely to have a number of ongoing illnesses or conditions later in life https://www.childrensmovementflorida.org/antibiotic-use-in-babies-linked-to-allergies-asthma-and-other-conditions-study-finds/

# Military / Global
‘Absolute Psychos’: Aussie Special Forces Killed Afghan Civilians, Report Finds. In some cases, junior soldiers were ordered to execute prisoners as a “blooding” by their superiors that sought to give them their first kill.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/nov/19/australian-special-forces-involved-in-of-39-afghan-civilians-war-crimes-report-alleges

# Social
Trumpism Can’t Be Voted Away. We Need Radical Social Transformation. We have to offer people an entry point into a radically democratic process of social transformation.
https://truthout.org/articles/trumpism-cant-be-voted-away-we-need-radical-social-transformation/

Trump Is Attacking Critical Race Theory Because It Is a Force for Liberation.
Critical race theory seeks to dismantle racism and all forms of oppression, says law professor and one of the founding voices of race theory, Mari Matsuda.
https://truthout.org/articles/trump-is-attacking-critical-race-theory-because-it-is-a-force-for-liberation/

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