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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2021-10-05

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http://wendykeithdesigns.co.uk//?author=2 October 5, 2021
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

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# Border / Immigration
Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Donald Trump’s Plan to Use $3.6 Billion for Border Wall. The Court’s Monday ruling called for a reassessment of the case, given the new circumstances under which the project is being considered and with a different administration in the White House.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142808361__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQcsIN5pm$

# CoronaVirus
What’s the difference between COVID booster shot and third dose? The booster is only for people who got the Pfizer vaccine. It’s given six months after your second dose. It’s recommended for people over the age of 65, adults working in long-term care settings, and those 50-64 with underlying conditions. The third dose is for people who got the Moderna or Pfizer vaccine, and because of immune issues may not have worked properly. The additional dose can be given 28 days after the second shot.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/what-s-the-difference-between-covid-booster-shot-and-third-dose/ar-AAP8DOg?ocid=winp1taskbar__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQXjuMejS$

CDC Data Shows This Group Of Fully Vaxxed People Are Most Likely To Get A Breakthrough Infection. As of April 30, 2021, approximately 101 million persons in the United States had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. However, during the surveillance period, SARS-CoV-2 transmission continued at high levels in many parts of the country https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7021e3.htm__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQWhh8Ui1$

Why full FDA approval of the Pfizer vaccine wasn’t the ‘silver bullet’
for vaccination rates
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theweek.com/coronavirus/1005618/why-full-fda-approval-of-the-pfizer-vaccine-wasnt-the-silver-bullet-for__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQca0PX6P$

Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness drops after 6 months -study https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcjaPXytG5Q__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQTLOzZjP$

New Covid Vaccine May be Needed Next Year, BioNTech CEO Says. The scientist who helped develop the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine said a new version of the shot may be needed next year to protect against the virus.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2021/10/04/biontech-says-new-covid-19-vaccines-may-be-needed-next-year/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQZVbLUPK$

Alameda County revises COVID-19 death count by 25%: According to the Health Department, the 25% decrease was made to comply with the state’s definition of a COVID-19 death, which requires COVID-19 to be a direct or contributing factor or a situation in which it can’t be ruled out.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://abc7news.com/covid-death-count-alameda-county-deaths-19-cases/10755419/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQQ_wH6pl$

An appeal for an objective, open, and transparent scientific debate about the origin of SARS-CoV-2 https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(21)02019-5/fulltext__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQUIqk0nU$

C.D.C. Chief Overrules Agency Panel and Recommends Pfizer-BioNTech Boosters for Workers at Risk https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/24/world/covid-boosters-vaccine-cdc-director.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQU19ydak$

COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters Could Mean Billions for Drugmakers https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-business-science-health-coronavirus-vaccine-5305defac283ac5f352bc47fcb74c82b__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQeBiUPl1$

YouTube is banning prominent anti-vaccine activists and blocking all anti-vaccine content https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/09/29/youtube-ban-joseph-mercola/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQaPpuvSj$

# Economy / Finance / Trade
‘Pandora papers’ show London is a key hub for tax avoidance https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/business-london-europe-media-f91432c785e4e06a8fb2c7370d4ca63d__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQQ4V9j-w$

Biden proposal to give IRS more access to your bank account a ‘truly dumb idea’: Rep. Kustoff. The Biden proposal means a ‘gross invasion of privacy,” the Tennessee lawmaker said. Their plan is to essentially audit every single account where there’s a $600 transaction.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.foxbusiness.com/media/biden-proposal-to-give-irs-more-access-to-your-bank-account-a-truly-dumb-idea-rep-kustoff__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQcjDk82x$

Raising the Debt Ceiling Is Now a Slightly Less Nightmarish Task.
Republicans should share the burden of this unpopular chore, since (a) much of the debt involved was run up under Republican presidents and (b) Democrats accommodated Republicans on debt-limit relief during the Trump presidency.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/10/democrats-can-raise-debt-ceiling-via-reconciliation-bill.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQRPfJEg7$

What is ‘reconciliation,’ and why is it holding up the infrastructure package?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/06/28/what-reconciliation-why-holding-up-infrastructure-deal/7787722002/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQQWYkZZd$

WH: GOP spent like ‘drunken sailors’ – now must pay: White House press secretary Jen Psaki bluntly calls out GOP lawmakers about their spending during the Trump era and their refusal now to raise the national debt limit. Psaki said they “spent like drunken sailors,” during the last four years.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/videos-06ca770b0bf9489399f14abe315dc3b9__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQb-EkN5j$

What Does Mitch McConnell Want in the Debt Ceiling Discussions? “Your lieutenants in Congress must understand that you do not want your unified Democratic government to sleepwalk toward an avoidable catastrophe when they have had nearly three months’ notice to do their job,” McConnell wrote.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/575159-mcconnell-respectfully-tells-biden-its-time-for-democrats-to-raise-debt__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQQN_8NcU$

Byron Donalds: Joe Biden has no credibility, is ‘gaslighting’ the American people with debt ceiling talks. Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., a member of the House Budget Committee, reacts to President Biden’s criticism of the Republican Party https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/byron-donalds-joe-biden-has-no-credibility-is-gaslighting-the-american-people-with-debt-ceiling-talks/vi-AAP8l5Q?ocid=winp1taskbar__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQcGpxWa_$

# Education / Schools
Inside the Right’s Plan to Rebrand Sex Ed as ‘Child Porn’: Their new tactics include harassing school boards and calling the cops on librarians.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/inside-the-rights-plan-to-rebrand-sex-ed-as-child-porn__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQbckxVEC$

Attorney General Merrick Garland Says FBI Will Assist Schools Facing Violence From Anti-Mask Parents. The order comes a week after the National School Boards Association called for the Biden administration to step in.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/ag-garland-says-fbi-will-assist-schools-facing-violence-from-anti-mask-parents/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQaEPs5sv$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals Consumers soon will face severe electricity bill shock: Valery Chow of Wood Mackenzie says coal becomes the fallback option in light of the natural gas crisis.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/whats-behind-15-000-electricity-bills-in-texas-155822__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQY5K4dtg$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals / Global # Environment / Climate / Interior Dead fish and birds are washing up on the coast of Southern California after more than 125,000 gallons of oil spilled into the Pacific Ocean https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.yahoo.com/news/dead-fish-birds-washing-coast-020641339.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQdTkNds1$

Massive California oil spill was reported Friday. But nobody told the millions who went to the beaches.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2021/10/04/massive-oil-spill-off-california-reported-friday-reports-show-but-risk-public-wasnt-told/5993850001/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQS403pau$

Did an anchor strike the pipeline? Cause of California oil spill catastrophe could be determined today https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/10/05/what-caused-california-oil-spill/6001096001/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQegAAf3O$

# Environment / Climate / Global
Melting permafrost could release nuclear waste and deadly viruses. As climate change warms the Arctic, melting ice could release hazardous chemicals and radioactive material dating to the Cold War. Vanishing permafrost could also free viruses and bacteria that have slumbered beneath Arctic ice for tens of thousands of years, a new study shows.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.livescience.com/warming-arctic-nuclear-waste-viruses*:*:text=As*20climate*20change*20warms*20the,years*2C*20a*20new*20study*20shows__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSU!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQbtffouz$

# Food / GMOs / Chemicals / Other
Food Shortages: Grocery shoppers have been vocal about all the shortages they are seeing on shelves right now, and employees are joining in https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.eatthis.com/news-walmart-shortages-october-2021/?utm_source=msn&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=msn-feed__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQRwe1rlL$

In lawsuit over stranded pollock, judge denies seafood harvester temporary relief. The company says that the fines have left tons of U.S.-bound fish stuck in Canada, and that last week’s ruling may delay delivery even further.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thecounter.org/lawsuit-stranded-pollock-judge-denies-seafood-harvester-relief/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQYrvlEkS$

# Food Recalls / Alerts
Mice in the spice. Ready-to-eat spices and food additives exposed to widespread rodent infestation were seized by the FDA. More than 25,000 boxes and bags of bulk spices and food additives stored in a Miami warehouse were seized by federal agents on Friday due to widespread “insanitary conditions,” reports CNN.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/02/us/spices-food-additives-seized-rodent-infestation/index.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQZJYiJzo$

# Global Politics and other news
Taiwan preparing for possible war with China following a series of increasingly aggressive military activity from Beijing, with Taipei’s foreign minister warning that should the nation attack, it would “suffer tremendously.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-10-04/taiwan-preparing-for-war-with-china/100511294__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQUvpHKEw$

As China-Taiwan Tensions Rise, Japan Begins Preparing for Possible Conflict Tokyo’s leaders are speaking up about risks over Taiwan and urging closer cooperation with the U.S.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wsj.com/articles/as-china-taiwan-tensions-rise-japan-begins-preparing-for-possible-conflict-11630067601__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQaMJ873Z$

China is trying to reshape its economy- here’s why that matters to the U.S.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://finance.yahoo.com/video/china-trying-reshape-economy-heres-145949668.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQTmy1zE6$

# Gov / Politics
Joe Biden Vows to Defend Senkaku Islands If Attacked by China https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://washingtonnewsday.com/world/if-china-attacks-the-senkaku-islands-joe-biden-promises-to-defend-them/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQfrqVBTH$

Donald Trump
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/topic/donald-trump__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQYo4hlEN$

Ex-White House press secretary warns Trump ‘will be about revenge’ if reelected https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/10/04/trump-wants-revenge-if-reelected-stephanie-grisham-says/5994439001/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQelUhJcB$

Bernie Sanders Explains Why Most Media Coverage of Reconciliation Fight Is Corporate Con Job. “There’s a big disconnect between the corporate media and working people,” said the senator.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/10/05/bernie-sanders-explains-why-most-media-coverage-reconciliation-fight-corporate-con__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQWnXzUoQ$

# Law Enforcement
Dog the Bounty Hunter Says Search For Brian Laundrie is Becoming ‘More Dangerous’ as he hands over key evidence for DNA testing https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.the-sun.com/news/3795150/dog-bounty-hunter-brian-laundrie-search/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQVanxzwC$

Houston Galleria-area shooting that killed New Orleans detective pinned to crime ring, police say. A heist of a $100,000 watch and the robbery murder of a League City man are among cases tied to group, police say.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://abc13.com/houston-galleria-crime-hpd-affluent-area-robberies-grotto-murder-league-city-yacht-owner-killed/11079465/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQXL7Lk77$

# Legal / Judicial / DOJ
Harris County judge routinely rules against DA motions to keep violent criminals in jail: KHOU 11 Investigates: The Harris County judge under fire for previously granting bond to an accused cop-killer has a history of not keeping habitual offenders in jail, a KHOU 11 analysis of court records has found.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.khou.com/article/news/investigations/khou-11-investigates-judge-greg-glass/285-edfd3667-682f-42fe-b6fe-7bd144e3664a__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQR0LNr1I$

Century-old racist US Supreme Court cases still rule over millions of Americans The 4 million inhabitants of five U.S. territories – Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Northern Marianas Islands, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands – do not have the full protection of the Constitution, because of a series of Supreme Court cases dating back to 1901 that are based on archaic, often racist language and reasoning.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/century-old-racist-us-supreme-court-cases-still-rule-over-millions-of-americans-167091__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQXSMWkUF$

Former prosecutor and police officer Phil Holloway said that if Brian Laundrie’s family sent law enforcement on a ‘wild goose chase’ they would be in serious legal trouble.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://video.foxnews.com/v/6275541117001*sp=show-clips__;Iw!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQdQBqxEp$

Brian Laundrie’s sister, Cassie, breaks her silence and says her parents’ lawyer advised them not to talk to her. “I’m in the boat where I’m getting ignored by my family and thrown under the bus by my family’s lawyer,” she said.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.businessinsider.in/policy/news/brian-laundries-sister-cassie-breaks-her-silence-and-says-her-parents-lawyer-advised-them-not-to-talk-to-her/articleshow/86772987.cms__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQXryqeJX$

Judge Will Haul Trump in for Questioning in Zervos Lawsuit. It would be the first time Donald Trump has been questioned under oath in court since his inauguration.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-will-be-hauled-in-for-questioning-in-summer-zervos-lawsuit-judge-says__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQYFyVfP-$

Human Rights Attorney Sentenced to Prison After Winning Case Against Chevron. A pro-Chevron judge sentenced Steven Donziger to prison for refusing to hand Chevron confidential client communications.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/human-rights-attorney-sentenced-to-prison-after-winning-case-against-chevron/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQT9KmF8E$

# LGBTQ
The Pandemic Forced My Transgender Wife to Fight Our Insurer Over Hormones https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://californiahealthline.org/news/article/transgender-care-hormone-treatment-insurance-battles-pandemic/?fr=operanews__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQQeRlnQ0$

# Media
Yes, your mail is getting slower, America. The postmaster general’s changes at the US Postal Service are causing longer delivery times.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.yahoo.com/news/yes-mail-getting-slower-america-180408690.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQaGdUO5x$

# Medical / Health
Francis Collins, who served under Presidents Biden, Trump and Obama, is stepping down as director of the National Institutes of Health.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/10/05/930886479/nih-francis-collins-resigns-national-institutes-health__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQWCl7_YE$

Yezo Virus, New Disease That Infects Humans, Discovered in Japan. The Yezo virus was discovered after a 41-year-old man was admitted to the hospital in 2019 with fever and leg pain after being bitten by an arthropod believed to be a tick.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.sci-news.com/medicine/yezo-virus-10132.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQX9Lq0BZ$

Oklahoma judge blocks 2 abortion laws, allows 3 others. An Oklahoma judge on Monday temporarily blocked two new anti-abortion laws from taking effect next month, including a measure similar to a Texas abortion ban that effectively bans the procedure after about six weeks of pregnancy.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/abortion-oklahoma-city-oklahoma-texas-courts-faaaced190b218f1be570b4083b0b829__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQclocqZf$

# Other News
Bridge connecting Michigan and Canada shut down to traffic due to discovery of possible explosives https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.yahoo.com/bridge-connecting-michigan-canada-shut-171245045.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQdZiKxLY$

# Social
The brutal trade in enslaved people within the US has been largely whitewashed out of history. They did not appear to know that by the time slavery ended in 1865, more than 1 million enslaved people had been forcibly moved across state lines in their own country, or that hundreds of thousands more had been bought and sold within individual states.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/the-brutal-trade-in-enslaved-people-within-the-us-has-been-largely-whitewashed-out-of-history-165442__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQeQUVMjx$

‘Landlord From Hell’ Tortured Black Tenants During COVID: Renters hope that David Merryman will finally get his due now that the Virginia attorney general has slapped the landlord with an $8 million housing discrimination suit.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/racist-landlord-from-hell-tortured-tenants-during-covid-19-pandemic-lawsuit-says__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQW_dVpUG$

# Technology
Government secretly orders Google to track anyone searching certain names, addresses, and phone numbers https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/fed-govt-secretly-orders-google-track-anyone-searched-certain-names-addresses-phone-numbers__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQXqBJ5CN$

A tough day for Facebook, again: The Senate Commerce subcommittee on consumer protection touched on algorithmic amplification of dangerous content, Facebook’s approach to moderation outside of the U.S. and how to craft policy. Here are the biggest takeaways.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/technology/575440-four-big-takeaways-from-a-tough-hearing-for-facebook__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQXCCxbqh$

Nine-in-ten Voters in key frontline districts support candidates who ensure U.S. tech remains globally competitive. A new survey released by Ipsos in partnership with the American Edge Project (AEP) shows that voters in frontline districts want their elected officials to focus on issues of national security, jobs, and health care as opposed to breaking up tech companies.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/technology/overnights/575449-hillicon-valley__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQTuD_SgR$

Google is about to turn on two-factor authentication by default for millions of users. And it’s reminding you to set up the Inactive Account Manager while you still can https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/5/22710421/google-security-2fa-inactive-account-management__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQV79RTZS$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2021-10-04

Tivoli Voices, The Peoples News

http://garagedoorsrus.co.uk/garage-door-repairs-venus-hill/ October 4, 2021
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

# Indigenous
A small but growing group of Indigenous people is protesting industrial expansion in Corpus Christi Bay, the site of both their ancestors and thousands of Native American artifacts. They call themselves Karankawa Kadla. “Kadla” means culturally mixed, and Karankawa is the name of a people who, for several centuries, controlled a more than 300-mile stretch of the Gulf Coast shore from approximately present-day Galveston Bay south to Corpus Christi Bay.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/04/karankawa-corpus-christi-texas-artifacts/?mc_cid=3b94c218ac&mc_eid=6f15633605__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jfqRgpnY$

Chiara Sunshine Beaumont, a 27-year-old Karankawa Kadla woman who lives in Austin. A group of descendants of the Karankawa people is fighting to protect a coastal area from an encroaching oil export facility.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/04/karankawa-corpus-christi-texas-artifacts/?mc_cid=3b94c218ac&mc_eid=6f15633605__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jfqRgpnY$

# Indigenous / Global
Mining giant Rio Tinto’s control of Nechako River waterflow in B.C.
challenged by local First Nations. Saik’uz, Stellat’en and Nadleh Whut’en First Nations want a new river governance regime put in place.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/mining-giant-rio-tintos-control-of-nechako-river-waterflow-in-b-c-challenged-by-local-first-nations__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jQOzOc8k$

50 Years Later, Finally Justice for Brazil’s Indigenous Krenak People.
“Justice, however slow, is being served,” said Indigenous chief Geovani Krenak. “The spirit of our assassinated warriors, like my grandfather, welcomes this decision.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/10/03/50-years-later-finally-justice-brazils-indigenous-krenak-people__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jZTx1cVM$

# Animals / Pets / Alerts / Food Recalls Fromm Family Foods is recalling approximately 5500 cases of its canned dog food entrees because they may contain high levels of vitamin D.
According to the Food and Drug Administration, high levels of vitamin D can lead to kidney failure and death in dogs.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/dog-food-recall/fromm-recall-2021/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jTm2qk-T$

# Archaeology
Archaeologists uncover hidden citadel in ancient Maya city: Using airborne data, a group of archaeologists discovered a previously unknown structural complex near the Maya city of Tikal, in what is now Guatemala. While the city is notable in itself, what makes the discovery even more interesting is that the complex’s structures are similar to buildings in Teotihuacan, a Mesoamerican city.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zmescience.com/science/archaeology/archaeologists-uncover-hidden-citadel-in-ancient-maya-city/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jbZViXl0$

# Border / Immigration
The Texas prison system finally received the paperwork Friday to begin letting 240 migrants imprisoned in violation of state law out of custody on no-cost bonds.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/01/texas-migrants-jail-greg-abbott/?mc_cid=3b94c218ac&mc_eid=6f15633605__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jd9NvFna$

# CoronaVirus
Inside Alabama’s Sick Plan to Spend COVID Cash on Prisons. It’s appalling but not unusual in a state where the prisons are such a human rights disaster that Trump’s Department of Justice sued the state for violating the Eighth Amendment.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/inside-alabamas-sick-plan-to-spend-covid-cash-on-prisons__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jYURTSQK$

Families of Color Warn About COVID Spread in Schools. They’re Being Ignored.
For months, a small coalition of parents and educators has sounded the alarm about New York City’s reopening plan.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/families-of-color-warn-about-covid-spread-in-schools-theyre-being-ignored/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jaqQNJ-q$

Virus-fighting drugs are difficult to come by. Will COVID help crack the code?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2021/10/04/virus-fighting-drugs-are-difficult-to-come-by-will-covid-help-crack-the-code/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jRaN1-2A$

A Year and 3.5 Million Deaths Later, ‘Greed Is Triumphing Over Human Life’ in Vaccine Fight “How many more people must die needlessly before countries do the right thing and support the lifting of patent restrictions, so Covid-19 vaccines, tests, and treatments can be produced worldwide?”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/10/04/us-denounced-biggest-peddler-financial-secrecy-after-pandora-papers-leak__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jV_AKwtR$

# Economy / Finance / Trade
Bombshell ‘Pandora Papers’ Shed Light On Global Elite’s Financial Secrets Hundreds of world leaders, politicians, celebrities and religious leaders have been using offshore accounts to shield assets collectively worth trillions of dollars.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ap-us-pandora-papers_n_615a1979e4b008640eb5cf32__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jaENV4W-$

Democrats weigh cutting programs or reducing scope to trim a $3.5 trillion bill.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://businesshala.com/democrats-weigh-cutting-programs-or-reducing-scope-to-trim-3-5-trillion-bill/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jROkxYFG$

White House confronts grueling choices as it debates major cuts to the Biden economic plan.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://flipboard.com/article/white-house-confronts-grueling-choices-as-it-debates-major-cuts-to-biden-economi/f-ce50ae0398*2Fwashingtonpost.com__;JQ!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jXATg3Av$

Corporations Are Spending Millions to Stop Key Parts of Biden’s Spending Plan Twenty corporations and their associations have spent over $201 million on lobbying so far this year.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/corporations-are-spending-millions-to-stop-key-parts-of-bidens-spending-plan/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jRD7R1FA$

The Left Seizes Control. The left was the week’s big winner. But now progressives risk getting blamed if President Biden’s agenda ultimately tanks.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.axios.com/biden-agenda-progressives-infrastructure-1d1eb716-7921-4956-b7d1-e01c29c8015b.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jb-lHznz$

Bombshell Leak of Tax Haven Info Exposes U.S. as “Peddler of Financial Secrecy”
The leak of an enormous trove of tax haven files offers a further glimpse into the secretive world of offshore finance.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/10/04/us-denounced-biggest-peddler-financial-secrecy-after-pandora-papers-leak__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jV_AKwtR$

US Denounced as ‘Biggest Peddler of Financial Secrecy’ After Pandora Papers Leak “U.S. President Biden must match his own rhetoric on shutting down global illicit finance, and start with the biggest offender—his own country.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/10/04/us-denounced-biggest-peddler-financial-secrecy-after-pandora-papers-leak__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jV_AKwtR$

# Education / Schools
The National School Boards Association has asked Joe Biden to look into slapping a “domestic terrorist” label on “angry” parents and community members who speak their minds at board meetings. ‘America’s public schools and its education leaders are under an immediate threat,” the group says in its letter to the president https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-school-board-group-asks-biden-help-against-growing-threat-2021-09-30/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jbBVmW5H$

California School Kids Will Be Required To Get Vaccinated Against Covid https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article254681722.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jfFoxJfY$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals Massive oil spill sends crude onto Orange County beaches, killing birds, marine life https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXmcQkduSdY__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jeFDkTvn$

Early Redistricting Plans Show GOP Retrenching for Long Haul: The energy transition is happening. But how it proceeds, at what speed, and with what guard rails remains to be seen. The importance of managing this transition carefully, responsibly, and not sacrificing the reliability and affordability of our power supply can’t be overstated.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/574845-early-redistricting-plans-show-gop-retrenching-for-long-haul__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jb8By7PF$

Oft-sanctioned oil company behind California leak, and parent company’s stock plunge A leak in an undersea oil pipeline has left 126,000 gallons of heavy crude oil floating in Southern California waters and coating the sands of Huntington Beach and nearby communities. Beta Operating Co., whose pipeline is thought to be responsible, has more than 72 violations for environmental violations.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.actionnewsnow.com/content/national/575453762.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jXotTpXU$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals / Global Largest-Ever Leak of Offshore Files Reveals the Secret Finances of Hundreds of Billionaires and World Leaders. Millions of documents reveal offshore deals and assets of more than 100 billionaires, 30 world leaders and 300 public officials. Based on 11.9 million records, the “Pandora Papers” expose hidden holdings of global elites from Putin to Shakira.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/news/2021/oct/03/pandora-papers-biggest-ever-leak-of-offshore-data-exposes-financial-secrets-of-rich-and-powerful__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jZU0clGX$

# Environment / Climate / Interior
Climate change is making the Earth dimmer, which, in turn, warms up the climate Our planet is reflecting less sunlight into outer space.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zmescience.com/science/climate-change-earth-dimmer-92783452/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jR8-wYDa$

# Environment / Climate / Global
Alaska bans fishing on the Yukon as salmon dwindle. Two salmon species have all but disappeared from Alaska’s Yukon River this year, prompting the state to shut down fishing https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-10-03/-dwindling-alaska-salmon-leave-yukon-river-tribes-in-crisis/100510470__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jdMTaY4C$

Heatwaves, sewage, pesticides: why England’s rivers need a ‘new deal’ to avert crisis England’s rivers are facing a crisis from climate change, agricultural pollution and lack of effective planning controls. A water industry group is calling for legislation and planning controls to protect waterways from climate change and pollution https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/oct/03/heatwaves-sewage-pesticides-why-englands-rivers-need-a-new-deal-to-avert-crisis__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jQZQKfkb$

# Food / GMOs / Chemicals / Other
“Running Out Of Space” — UK Farmers To Cull 120,000 Pigs Amid Labor Shortages At Slaughterhouses https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zerohedge.com/commodities/running-out-space-uk-farmers-cull-120000-pigs-amid-labor-shortages-slaughterhouses__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jdBcWH6w$

Dutch Greenhouses Go Dark As Energy Crisis Worsens; Food Inflation Fears Mount For Europe https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zerohedge.com/commodities/dutch-greenhouses-go-dark-energy-crisis-worsens-food-inflation-fears-mount-europe__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jVwh-zuk$

# Global Politics and other news
The Gangland Murders Forcing Israel to Its Breaking Point. A wave of violence is sweeping Arab communities across Israel, killing 100 citizens so far this year. Now, activists are mobilizing to demand change—and fast.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-gangland-murders-forcing-israel-to-its-breaking-point__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jUbEMhof$

Taiwan is preparing for potential war with China following a series of increasingly aggressive military activity from Beijing, with Taipei’s foreign minister warning that should the nation attack, it would “suffer tremendously.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/defense/575215-taiwan-preparing-for-possible-war-with-china__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jS5rvSc0$

# Gov / Politics
Don’t be afraid of the election audits, they may be our only ticket out of this mess https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://wapo.st/3itnNaS__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jQbcFD5r$

South Texas was already a battleground for Republicans who were looking to target several congressional seats. Redistricting is making that complicated.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/01/south-texas-political-maps/?mc_cid=3b94c218ac&mc_eid=6f15633605__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jRC5yO56$

This historically red Texas county diversified in the last decade. Now, Republicans are trying to divide up its voters of color, those voters of color could see their voting strength diluted.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/04/texas-redistricting-tarrant-county/?mc_cid=3b94c218ac&mc_eid=6f15633605__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jYwUJWGJ$

Third Parties May Disappear From Ballot Under Freedom to Vote Act Provision Voting rights should include the right to vote for someone who represents your views, not just the lesser evil.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/third-parties-may-disappear-from-ballot-under-freedom-to-vote-act-provision/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jf8OtAlq$

Texas Republicans are pulling out all the stops to dilute the voting power of people of color. Texas Republicans are building a sea wall against demographic change—an early indicator of how the Republican Party nationally is responding to population changes not by reaching out to growing communities of color but by diluting their voting power.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/10/texas-republicans-are-pulling-out-all-the-stops-to-dilute-the-voting-power-of-people-of-color/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jVgmS5t-$

The Biden administration is warning China over its increasing provocations against Taiwan, a critical flashpoint amid the ongoing poor relations between Washington and Beijing.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/575256-white-house-puts-china-on-notice__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jR_K1rlt$

# Law Enforcement
Data Leak Reveals at Least 2 NYPD Officers Have Links to the Oath Keepers. The New York Police Department opened an investigation after leak of emails between officers and the far right militia.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.salon.com/2021/09/30/anonymous-leak-reveals-connections-between-oath-keepers-two-nypd-officers/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jSdZpW8F$

Hacked Oath Keepers records show active members of law enforcement and the military tried to join the group after Jan. 6 https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/kenbensinger/oath-keepers-hacked-emails__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jWP3E1JS$

NYPD cops arrested on bribery charges. If convicted, the defendants face up to five years in prison.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2021/10/01/three-nypd-cops-arrested-for-bribery/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jVuRYB1n$

# Legal / Judicial / DOJ
Six-Month Sentence for Lawyer Who Took on Chevron Denounced as “International Outrage”: Conviction of Steven Donziger, said one critic, “perfectly encapsulates how corporate power has twisted the U.S. justice system to protect corporate interests and punish their enemies.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/10/01/six-month-sentence-lawyer-who-took-chevron-denounced-international-outrage__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jbqpiYUv$

# Medical / Health
Tens of Thousands March Across U.S. in Defense of Abortion Rights.
Demonstrators took to the streets Saturday amid an escalating right-wing assault on reproductive rights https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/tens-of-thousands-march-across-us-in-defense-of-abortion-rights/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jdHxJtb2$

A judge asked why Texas didn’t enforce its own abortion ban if it’s “confident” the law is constitutional. Here’s what’s going on with the US Justice Department’s legal battle to block Texas’s six-week abortion ban:
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetillman/texas-abortion-law-justice-department-lawsuit__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jfbcmwse$

Autoimmune diseases, 76 identified so far, tend to target women over men. Here is a master list https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2021/09/22/infographic-autoimmune-diseases-76-identified-so-far-tend-to-target-women-over-men-here-is-a-master-list/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jRsnAgR7$

Hundreds of rallies took place across the United States Saturday amid a mounting assault on reproductive rights. The protests and marches came one month after Texas’s near-total ban on abortions went into effect.
This is a demonstrator in Austin, Texas.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.democracynow.org/2021/10/4/headlines/rallies_across_us_call_for_reproductive_justice_amid_gop_assault_on_abortion__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jRyBDEs9$

# Nuclear
Breaking/Exclusive: Drifting at Sea on a Ship of Fools. The UN Charter might not be perfect, but it has managed to serve as the compass needed to keep the world at large away from the bane of nuclear annihilation.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.veteranstoday.com/2021/10/03/breaking-exclusive-drifting-at-sea-on-a-ship-of-fools/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jZj7Smva$

# Other News
NEO: The MH17 Crash, Coming into Focus, Hebdo and much more (2015). The January 7, 2015 “attack” on “Charlie” was not what it seemed. Veterans Today, with its extensive Paris based news organization, was able to track down several leads https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.veteranstoday.com/2021/10/03/neo-the-mh17-crash-coming-into-focus-hebdo-and-much-more-2015/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jbOI-kSR$

# Space
William Shatner (Captain Kirk, Star Trek) Officially Flying to Space on Jeff Bezos’ Rocket. The “Star Trek” actor will be the oldest man to ever journey into space.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/william-shatner-officially-going-to-space-on-jeff-bezos-blue-origin-rocket-this-month__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jd6TYUbd$

# Technology
Facebook whistleblower says co. repeatedly put profit over safety, calls for regulations. A former Facebook employee leaked thousands of pages of internal documents on the embattled social media site revealed herself and came armed with a mountain of accusations.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-facebook-whistleblower-profits-safety-20211004-mjbspbeah5dnnluhsv32xymnoa-story.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jfE3IDtp$

Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp All Go Down at Once https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/facebook-instagram-and-whatsapp-all-go-down-at-once?via=newsletter&source=CSPMedition__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jSSZ4jcX$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2021-10-03

Voices, The Peoples News

October 3, 2021
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

# Indigenous / Global
Canada marked the first National Day of Truth and Reconciliation on Thursday to commemorate those impacted by residential schools.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/international/574772-canada-marks-first-national-holiday-for-indigenous-reconciliation*:*:text=The*20National*20Day*20for*20Truth,*2C*22*20the*20Canadian*20government*20stated__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSUl!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU38k_Pwll$

# Archaeology
North Dakota drought exposes 130-year-old shipwreck. On July 17, 1892, the Abner O’Neal was between Washburn and Mandan when it struck a rock and began to sink. The boat and cargo were completely lost.
Archeologists say the shipwreck has not been seen since the 2011 Missouri River flood.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/midwest/drought-reveals-130-year-old-shipwreck-in-north-dakota/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU3xtNI_5a$

Snorkeler finds SS Commodore shipwreck. An avid snorkeler stumbled onto a forgotten piece of England’s nautical history. Thankfully, he had the skills and the gear to bring his find to the rest of the world.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/snorkeler-finds-ss-commodore-shipwreck-134409432.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU30P_ZwWv$

# Border / Immigration
“Even if you win, you stay locked up”: How ICE uses appeals to keep immigrants in detention. She may have won her immigration case, but for months, it didn’t matter.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/10/even-if-you-win-you-stay-locked-up-how-ice-uses-appeals-to-keep-immigrants-in-detention/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU35KvhXDD$

Remains of Migrant Found Hanging From Tree 80 Miles From Border in Texas. Body Was Hanging For A Week Before Being Discovered https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://texasbreaking.com/2021/10/skeletal-remains-of-a-migrant-hanging-from-a-tree-discovered-near-texas-border/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU32LlZS2T$

Biden’s Red Queen justice: How he destroyed both the investigation and the reputation of border agents. By announcing that the agents were guilty and needed to be punished, Biden destroyed the credibility of the Department of Homeland Security’s ongoing investigation.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/575007-bidens-red-queen-justice-how-he-destroyed-both-the-investigation-and-the__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU34WoSzzM$

How Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has leveraged Texas trespassing laws to jail ‘thousands’ of migrants. In a recent radio interview the governor spoke candidly about his use of emergency powers to appropriate funds for a mass incarceration program targeting undocumented immigrants https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.chron.com/politics/article/Texas-Greg-Abbott-catch-and-jail-migrants-border-16502911.php__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU39TmdGyW$

Biden’s Expulsion of Haitian Migrants Is Racist, Illegal — and
Trumpian: Biden is continuing former president Donald Trump’s policy of misusing Title 42 in violation of U.S. treaty obligations. Biden is continuing former president Donald Trump’s policy of misusing Title 42 in violation of U.S. treaty obligations. The Title 42 program stems from a misapplication of an obscure public health law, the Public Health Service Act of 1944.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/bidens-expulsion-of-haitian-migrants-is-racist-illegal-and-trumpian/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU3xXdzQ5i$

# CoronaVirus
About bats and COVID: Why the Wuhan ‘lab leak’ theory shouldn’t be dismissed out of hand, and other reflections one year into the crisis https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2021/03/25/about-bats-and-covid-why-the-wuhan-lab-leak-theory-shouldnt-be-dismissed-out-of-hand-and-other-reflections-one-year-into-the-crisis/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU3yIy2mGF$

We do not have an FDA approved vaccine being administered in the US: Johnson Sen. Ron Johnson shreds coronavirus vaccine mandates [Must watch] https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.yahoo.com/video/not-fda-approved-vaccine-being-000621851.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU34az5UPQ$

Why has humanity lost its mind? Why, in the information age, is much of America preoccupied with conspiracy theories and science denial?
Psychologist Steven Pinker says, ‘Some of us will always be suckers,’
but we need to learn ‘to evaluate.’
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/why-has-humanity-lost-its-mind/vi-AAP4wjM?ocid=winp1taskbar__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU3yXcqiMq$

New antiviral is highly effective, study finds, and is stirring hope that COVID-19 could be treated by a pill https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2021/10/01/new-antiviral-drug-molnupiravir-prevented-half-severe-covid-19-infections-study-found/5938807001/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU3_kIZeIu$

Alabama clears plan to use COVID-19 relief funds to build prisons. The legislature opened a special session on Monday to consider a $1.3 billion construction plan to build three new prisons and renovate others.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/575005-alabama-clears-plan-use-covid-19-relief-funds-to-build-prisons__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU38OIqBQ7$

COVID-19 long-haulers plead for government action: Their requests range from direct funding for long-haulers to a 9/11-style commission to investigate how the pandemic led to hundreds of thousands of deaths and potentially millions of long COVID-19 cases.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/574984-covid-19-long-haulers-plead-for-government-action__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU37JqVj82$

Biden urges public to get vaccinated after acknowledging 700K COVID-19 deaths https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/575031-biden-urges-public-to-get-vaccinated-after-acknowledging-700k-covid__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU35I5cbNE$

Virus surge hits New England despite high vaccination rates https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-health-pandemics-vermont-d25aae90b2dda65b3d1c2c0d5d00156c__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU3zH09-13$

# Economy / Finance / Trade
Biden signs bill to avert shutdown: The back-to-back votes by the Senate and then the House averted one crisis, but delays on another continue as the political parties dig in on a dispute over how to raise the government’s borrowing cap before the United States risks a potentially catastrophic default.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/congress-moves-to-avert-partial-government-shutdown-8f5b5b0c6c4cb12af8316ffc0b098771__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU35zCnI2u$

Fourth Stimulus Check Update: Petition for Monthly $2,000 Passes 2.9 Million Signatures. This year, dozens of congressional lawmakers—21 senators, 56 representatives—and over 150 economists have pushed President Joe Biden to support monthly stimulus checks.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/fourth-stimulus-check-update-petition-for-monthly-2-000-passes-2-9-million-signatures/ar-AAP4R4Z?ocid=winp1taskbar__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU3_tYvm6X$

Pelosi sets end-of-October deadline for infrastructure vote. Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Saturday set a new deadline of Oct. 31 for the House to pass the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/house/575027-pelosi-sets-end-of-october-deadline-for-infrastructure-vote__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU3xAwQNHs$

Democrats remaking America with taxpayer dollars: From cradle to grave, the Democrats’ $3,500,000,000,000 reconciliation bill will control how Americans live their lives and advance government control more than any bill since LBJ. Worse, the bill will subsidize the lives of coastal elites while forcing working- and middle-class Americans to foot the bill.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/politics/574949-democrats-remaking-america-with-taxpayer-dollars__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU3y_HHfwx$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals California oil spill in Pacific extends for miles, expected to hit
beaches: About 3,000 barrels of crude oil was estimated to have spilled from Platform Elly, about three miles off the California coast https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.foxbusiness.com/energy/california-oil-spill-pacific-huntington-beach-newport-beach__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU38miBMUl$

# Environment / Climate / Interior
EPA Targets Potent Greenhouse Gases, Bringing US Into Compliance With the Kigali Amendment. The new rule mandates a phasing down of hydrofluorocarbons, but raises new pollution concerns in a community where the most potent gas, HFC-23, will be incinerated.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/27092021/epa-hfcs-greenhouse-gas-emissions-super-pollutants-kigali-amendment/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU35GjEQPW$

# Environment / Climate / Global
The ground is literally exploding due to climate change in Siberia, and it’s going to get worse. Huge gas explosions are erupting in the icy soils of Siberia, a recent phenomenon that is linked to climate change and has left gaping craters. “It is a pure stroke of luck” that none of the explosions and their giant craters have “caused loss of life or infrastructure damage,” said one scientist.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vice.com/en/article/wx5mmq/the-ground-is-literally-exploding-due-to-climate-change-in-siberia-and-its-going-to-get-worse__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU34w0ejzA$

# Food / GMOs / Chemicals / Other
McDonald’s, Subway, and More Are Expected to Be Investigated By the FTC.
A petition is urging the agency to review franchising practices https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.eatthis.com/news-subway-mcdonalds-and-more-are-expected-to-be-investigated-by-the-ftc/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU36lD6AZE$

Households juggling multiple bills, paying down debt and stretching to meet their housing costs will be better able to afford the key ingredients for a healthy diet.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://moneywise.com/managing-money/budgeting/food-stamps-biggest-increase-years__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU3221M9jf$

Japan ushers in CRISPR gene edited food revolution as hypertension-reducing tomato now on sale. In the coming years, a genetically engineered tomato may be your first line of defense against high blood pressure.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2021/09/27/japan-ushers-in-crispr-gene-edited-food-revolution-as-hypertension-reducing-tomato-now-on-sale/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU3__VMwgH$

# Food Recalls / Alerts
Rodent infestation, bird droppings, bugs lead to spice seizure at Miami company. The products were exposed to widespread rodent infestation as well as other hazards including insects.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2021/10/rodent-infestation-bird-droppings-bugs-lead-to-spice-seizure-at-miami-company/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU3wrwXhma$

# Foodie Tips, Tricks and How To’s
6 Just-Add-Water Meals That Belong In Your Prepper Pantry https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://readynutrition.com/resources/6-just-add-water-meals-that-belong-in-your-prepper-pantry_01102021/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU38tKgIn9$

# Global Politics and other news
Chinese aggression ramps up. China on Friday sent 25 military aircraft into Taiwan’s airspace, in the latest show of force toward the self-ruled island.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/defense/overnights/574982-defense-national-security__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU3_t1Z0FI$

Taiwan jets scramble as 25 Chinese aircraft enter airspace. Taiwan also deployed its missile systems to track the Chinese aircraft, Taipei’s Defense Ministry said in a statement.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/evoking-mao-china-likens-taiwan-foreign-minister-shrilling-fly-2021-10-01/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU3zCGP30N$

Past grievances: China in January warned that “’Taiwan independence’
means war.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/international/china/536268-china-to-taiwan-independence-means-war?utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=42920__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU36C8ou9a$

Hezbollah Shoots Down Israeli Spy Drone. The Israeli military said the drone ‘fell within Lebanese territory,’ adding that ‘the incident is being investigated.’ Asymmetrical warfare at its best. Now the US taxpayer will have to cough up another billion dollars to buy Israel more drones.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/hezbollah-says-it-shot-down-israeli-drone-in-south-lebanon-1.10256127__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU37Ng-6eL$

Iran asked US to unfreeze $10 billion to show good will, Iran official says. Iran’s foreign minister said on Saturday that U.S. officials tried to discuss restarting nuclear talks last month, but he insisted Washington must first release $10 billion of Tehran’s frozen funds as a sign of good will.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2021-10-02/iran-asked-us-to-unfreeze-10-billion-to-show-good-will-iran-official-says__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU3zXke3F8$

North Korea threatens top UN body after emergency meeting: North Korea has warned the U.N. Security Council against criticizing the isolated country’s missile program, in a statement Sunday that included unspecified threats against the international body. During an emergency closed-door meeting of the top U.N. body Friday, France circulated a proposed statement that expresses concern over North Korea’s missile launches and calls on it to fully implement council resolutions that ban its ballistic missile firings.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/north-korea-threatens-top-un-body-after-emergency-meeting/2021/10/03/e6badc4e-2426-11ec-8739-5cb6aba30a30_story.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU3z_BNyJE$

India matching Chinese troop build-up on disputed border: India’s army chief has said China is sending troops to their disputed border in “considerable numbers”, prompting a matching deployment by New Delhi in a development he called a “concern”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/india-matching-chinese-troop-build-disputed-border-army-chief-2218381__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU3_R3bGAU$

China Adds to Taiwan Flybys With Another 39 Jets on Saturday.
Nuclear-capable bombers entered air defence zone, says Taipei, amid simmering row over competing bids to join regional trade agreement https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/sep/24/china-sends-jets-and-bombers-near-taiwan-as-beijing-opposes-islands-trade-deal-bid__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU3zVGsDUi$

# Gov / Politics
The Constitution isn’t destroying democracy. The people we elect are:
The one fault in the writing of the Constitution was that the framers depended on the majority of politicians being decent, honorable citizens with good intentions. They could never have conceived of a Congress where almost half its members no longer believe in democracy or following the Constitution. This is why we are truly in a fight for the soul of our country.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.yahoo.com/letters-editor-constitution-isnt-destroying-100040414.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU3_huH2cS$

In August, the U.S. government, which maintains unofficial relations with Taiwan, approved a $750 million artillery system package for the island, heightening tensions with Beijing.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2021/08/4c800e044190-us-approves-potential-750-million-weapons-sales-to-taiwan.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU328JU-Zs$

US talks don’t seem to deter: Earlier this week, U.S. and Chinese defense officials held two days of talks amid strained relations between the two nations.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/defense/574765-china-us-military-officials-met-to-discuss-relations?utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=42920__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU3_rmSvhO$

Former U.S. Ambassador Sam Brownback says there’s a “huge threat” to global freedom if China heightens its presence in Africa.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/574764-former-us-ambassador-says-theres-a-huge-threat-of-china-expanding-its-influence?amp__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU35aLKjaT$

The U.S. and China Are Battling for Influence in Latin America, and the Pandemic Has Raised the Stakes. Paraguay is one of only 15 countries in the world–including nine in Latin America and the Caribbean–that still don’t recognize the government in Beijing https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://time.com/5936037/us-china-latin-america-influence/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU3zZeLLew$

Biden Administration Official Held Meeting With the Leader of a Fascist Militia in India. Biden doesn’t join Modi at rallies like Trump did, but U.S. complicity in India’s human rights abuses continues. In spite of his government’s reign of terror against religious and ethnic minorities and dissidents in India, his U.S. hosts remained strangely silent.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/biden-admin-official-held-meeting-with-the-leader-of-a-fascist-militia-in-india/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU3xWPv1Fa$

False election claims undermine efforts to increase security. Officials say the biggest threat facing U.S. elections isn’t Russian hacking or domestic voter fraud but disinformation and misinformation increasingly undermining the public’s perception of voting security.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/574983-false-election-claims-undermine-efforts-to-increase-security__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU3yP6ZBwW$

US ‘very concerned’ about China’s ‘provocative military activity near
Taiwan’: “The United States is very concerned by the People’s Republic of China’s provocative military activity near Taiwan, which is destabilizing, risks miscalculations, and undermines regional peace and stability. We urge Beijing to cease its military, diplomatic, and economic pressure and coercion against Taiwan,” State Department spokesperson Ned Price said in a statement.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/defense/575054-us-very-concerned-about-chinas-provocative-military__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU357VASbm$

# Law Enforcement
Lawyer Claims The FBI May Know Where Brian Laundrie Is — He Says They’re Waiting To Arrest Him https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.the-sun.com/news/3778504/brian-laundrie-fbi-may-know-where-gabby-petitos-fiance-is-hiding/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU3yM10N_4$

# Legal / Judicial / DOJ
New evidence: Trump extremists brought numerous guns to the Capitol on January 6 Rioters at the Capitol carried concealed pistols, allegedly stockpiled weapons nearby, and called for overthrowing the US government.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.motherjones.com/crime-justice/2021/09/trump-extremists-guns-january-6-insurrection-congress-domestic-terrorism/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU3813U-jS$

Judge Tied to Chevron Sends Lawyer Who Sued Oil Giant to Prison for 6 Months Steven Donziger had been under house arrest for a suit filed decades ago against Chevron for polluting the Amazon.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/judge-tied-to-chevron-sends-lawyer-who-sued-oil-giant-to-prison-for-6-months/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU39KtbyiP$

White Supremacist Trumpers finally getting tagged with terrorism charges. The men discussed cutting power and transportation lines to the city, killing Black children and establishing a base camp in the Shenandoah Valley.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.veteranstoday.com/2021/10/02/white-supremacist-trumpers-finally-getting-tagged-with-terrorism-charges/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU34icmogp$

This conservative Supreme Court is about to totally reshape our legal and political landscape. Now they return to their regularly scheduled programming. They’ve already set oral arguments in a number of key cases that could reshape our legal and political landscape and exacerbate society’s existing fault lines.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/this-conservative-supreme-court-is-about-to-totally-reshape-our-legal-and-political-landscape/ar-AAP5jxb?ocid=winp1taskbar__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU30G5cNjK$

‘He’s a thug. He’s just got a law degree’: Texas attorney admits conspiring to launder drug money. Prosecutors say Rayshun Jackson laundered $400,000 for an undercover DEA agent he thought was a drug dealer.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://houstonbizweekly.com/2021/10/01/financial-crime-hes-a-thug-hes-just-got-a-law-degree-texas-attorney-admits-conspiring-to-launder-drug-money/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU31O4z7Ir$

# Media
USPS slowdown: What to know about new delivery delays and price hikes.
Millions of customers who rely on the US Postal Service now face longer delivery times for first-class mail and packages.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnet.com/how-to/usps-slowdown-what-to-know-about-new-delivery-delays-and-price-hikes/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU3wZx5xwm$

# Medical / Health
Limiting Medicare benefits deepens rift among Hill Democrats. Critics of Sen. Joe Manchin’s approach argue that imposing more income thresholds adds burdens for the middle class and affects more beneficiaries each year.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2021/10/01/medicare-benefits-hill-democrats-514946__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU35aZD_Ok$

Thousands take to the streets in Washington, Texas to protest restrictive abortion laws. Thousands rallied in Washington, D.C.; Austin, Texas; and cities around the nation Saturday morning to protest against recent legislative efforts to restrict access to abortion, which has become the biggest threat to Roe v. Wade in decades.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/575032-thousands-take-the-streets-in-washington-texas-to-protest-restrictive__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU31JfHwmg$

Texas Aims to Crack Down on Abortion Pills Sent by Mail. Orders have surged after a restrictive new abortion law went into effect; pill providers, often offshore, say they won’t stop https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wsj.com/articles/texas-aims-to-crack-down-on-abortion-pills-sent-by-mail-11633179600__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU3_8bGmrZ$

Gene therapy can restore vision after stroke. Neurons don’t regenerate.
The brain can sometimes remap its neural pathways enough to restore some visual function after a stroke, but that process is slow, it’s inefficient, and for some patients, it never happens at all.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/10/211002123006.htm__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU34LaXJoD$

Infographic: Autoimmune diseases, 76 identified so far, tend to target women over men. Today patients and physicians know that autoimmune diseases are all too real. There are roughly 80 autoimmune conditions that affect millions of people worldwide. The variety and numbers shown in the chart on the next two pages are daunting.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-terrible-toll-of-76-autoimmune-diseases/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU399WZZEp$

# Nuclear
Why California is shutting down its last nuclear plant. The power plant’s operator, Pacific Gas & Electric, says the facility will soon become an economic liability for the company because of dramatic changes in the state’s energy landscape.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/energy-green/sd-fi-diablocanyon-shutdownvote-20180111-story.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU3zvw4Na-$

# Other News
A year of service for all: The key to rebuilding the fabric of our
nation: As our nation moves on from the 20th anniversary of 9/11 and Congress moves closer to requiring women to register for Selective Service, I can’t stop thinking about the 13 service members who died on Aug. 26 in Kabul. I also can’t stop thinking of how divided our country has become. We live in bubbles of individual Americas, physically and culturally, in person and online.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/politics/575030-a-year-of-service-for-all-the-key-to-rebuilding-the-fabric-of__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU310nqDvO$

# Security
Biden ‘confident’ in the US cybersecurity efforts. The Biden administration has also been forced to grapple with a spike in ransomware attacks against critical U.S. groups, such as hospitals and schools, but most notably those against Colonial Pipeline, meat producer JBS USA, and IT group Kaseya over the summer.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/574933-biden-confident-in-the-nations-cybersecurity-efforts-as-cybersecurity__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU30VjKbWj$

# Technology
Android Users Are Being Charged Hundreds After Clicking on This Innocent Message. Android users have been charged hundreds of dollars on their phone bills after providing their phone number to hackers unknowingly.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/android-users-are-being-charged-hundreds-after-clicking-on-this-message/ss-AAP4Xyd?ocid=winp1taskbar__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU38zR7tAI$

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

Voices, The Peoples News

October 1, 2021
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

# Indigenous / Global
Australia returns control of the world’s oldest tropical forest to indigenous First Nations https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ecowatch.com/australia-rainforest-indigenous-control-2655192688.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SFxgeRUCH$

# Border / Immigration
Biden Admin Gave Border Patrol ‘Official Notice’ to Get Vaxxed By November or Be Fired, Says Whistleblower –Biden regime to reduce Border Patrol manpower via vaccine mandate firings even as Biden’s border crisis reaches fever pitch https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2021/09/29/whistleblower-claims-unvaccinated-border-agents-will-be-fired-gop-reps/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF8yUkE8N$

Panama’s foreign minister warns that as many as 60,000 Haitian migrants are headed to the U.S. after passing through her country. No caravans sighted in Southern Mexico, but hundreds of Haitians coming over daily; Panama reports arrest of al-Qaeda operatives trying to blend in https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.borderreport.com/hot-topics/immigration/panama-official-tells-u-s-another-60000-haitians-are-on-the-way/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF1pWRWPa$

Court Allows Biden to Continue Mass Expulsions Without Due Process Under Title 42 https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.democracynow.org/2021/10/1/headlines/court_allows_biden_to_continue_mass_expulsions_without_due_process_under_title_42__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF2WdMKEX$

Court ruling will endanger families seeking safety; Biden must end Title 42. Two weeks ago a federal judge ruled Title 42 illegal, issuing an injunction that would have taken effect today.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.amnestyusa.org/press-releases/court-ruling-will-endanger-families-seeking-safety-biden-must-end-title-42/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF1LEbueZ$

The Biden administration is giving ICE officers flexibility in targeting “public safety” threats https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/hamedaleaziz/ice-arrests-guidelines-biden__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF1FiYNan$

Officials prepare for massive border surge after court lifts Covid restriction. The Biden administration is preparing for an even more massive surge of migrants to the border in October, U.S. officials tell NBC News, due to a court order lifting a restriction that had allowed officials to quickly deport most asylum seekers https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/u-s-officials-think-massive-surge-southern-border-possible-if-n1280378__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF2BO5VbC$

# CoronaVirus
Why Doesn’t America Use Ivermectin For COVID? Dr. Kory explained that Ivermectin not only treats COVID, but also prevents it. So, family members of people who have COVID-19 can use Ivermectin to protect themselves. He says people who take Ivermectin cannot get COVID. Dr.
Kory showed that the NIH, FDA, and CDC have been ignoring this information, possibly costing the lives of hundreds of thousands of COVID patients.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.naturalblaze.com/2021/09/why-doesnt-america-use-ivermectin-for-covid.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed*3A*naturalblaze**A28Natural*Blaze*29__;JSsrJSsl!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF8tteQ_y$

Ivermectin: a multifaceted drug of Nobel prize, honoured distinction with indicated efficacy against a new global scourge, COVID-19 https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34466270/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF0A-DGUe$

Review of the Emerging Evidence Demonstrating the Efficacy of Ivermectin in the Prophylaxis and Treatment of COVID-19 https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://covid19criticalcare.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/FLCCC-Ivermectin-in-the-prophylaxis-and-treatment-of-COVID-19.pdf__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF8znGZuk$

Democrats Slip Plans for $700,000 Vaccine Compliance Fines Under U.S.
Code Section 666 Into Budget Bill. Employers who do not comply with the regime would be fined 70,000 escalating to 700,000 for ‘willful’ or ‘repeated’ violations https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.legitgov.org/democrats-slip-plans-700000-vaccine-compliance-fines-under-us-code-section-666-budget-bill__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SFxmcCfP1$

GOP Senators introduce bill to block federal agencies from requiring
COVID-19 vaccination. Companion bill to be introduced in the U.S. House by Texas Republican Rep. Dan Crenshaw https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.yahoo.com/rep-chip-roy-introduces-legislation-204910707.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SFz2IFuBP$

Connecticut Gov. Lamont will activate National Guard to replace unvaccinated state employees. Overall, 25% or more than 8,000 employees are either not vaccinated nor tested.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.businessinsider.in/science/health/news/connecticut-gov-lamont-is-preparing-the-national-guard-to-replace-unvaccinated-state-workers-ahead-of-an-upcoming-mandate/articleshow/86679089.cms__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF3awPFi4$

Deadline extended for COVID-19 vaccine mandate as 10,000 Connecticut state employees have failed to say whether they are vaccinated https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2387571588254/deadline-extended-for-covid-19-vaccine-mandate-as-10-000-connecticut-state-employees-have-failed-to-say-whether-they-are-vaccinated-yet__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF-y_DUON$

UK Government Report: Vast Majority of Delta Variant Deaths Are VACCINATED People, Not Unvaccinated People. These are the government’s own numbers https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nationalfile.com/uk-government-report-vast-majority-of-delta-variant-deaths-are-vaccinated-people-not-unvaccinated-people/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF54DKTSO$

Kavanaugh tests positive for COVID-19 days before new term to begin https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/10/01/supreme-court-justice-brett-kavanaugh-tests-positive-covid-19/5945026001/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SFxQfn-uB$

Merck Applies for Emergency Use of Antiviral Drug That Could Halve Number of Severe COVID Cases. Merck announced it’s seeking emergency use of its antiviral drug molnupiravir from the FDA and other regulators around the world, after a late-stage clinical trial showed it reduced the risk of hospitalization or death in COVID-19 patients by about half.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.democracynow.org/2021/10/1/headlines/merck_applies_for_emergency_use_of_antiviral_drug_that_could_halve_number_of_severe_covid_cases__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SFws5HUy_$

Merck: Our New Pill Slashes Risk of COVID Death in Half. Drug maker says study showed patients who took its experimental molnupiravir within five days of their first symptoms had much better outcomes.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/merck-says-experimental-covid-pill-cuts-worst-effects-a9a2245fdcee324f6bbd776a0fffcc60__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SFw0_mIMY$

Here’s what we know about the new COVID-19 pill and when it will be available.
A new experimental antiviral drug has proven to cut COVID-19 infections in half and is effective against variants Gamma, Delta, and Mu.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.clickorlando.com/business/2021/10/01/merck-says-experimental-pill-cuts-worst-effects-of-covid-19/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF55RWflz$

Moderna Vaccine Recall Over Stainless Steel Contamination Caused by ‘Human Error’
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/japans-takeda-says-human-error-caused-contamination-moderna-vaccines-2021-10-01/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF4iIFAEY$

# Economy / Finance / Trade
Mitch McConnell Is Coming to Kill the Economy. This would be cutting off America’s nose to spite liberals’ faces. It simply makes no sense. You can’t say he broke his vow to stopping Biden “100 percent of his focus.”
His willingness to imperil the full faith and credit of the United States to do so is more proof than the country can stand.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/grim-reaper-mitch-mcconnell-is-coming-to-kill-the-economy__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF1aFxYuk$

“Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) is in the driver’s seat and letting liberal Democrats in the House and Senate know that he plans to set the terms for the budget reconciliation bill that they hope to use to enact President Biden’s ‘Build Back Better’ agenda.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://bit.ly/2ZNHTWK__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF7y7Ehpz$

Manchin said his spending limit for the reconciliation bill is $1.5 trillion. That is well below the $3.5 trillion spending goal set by the budget resolution that he and every other Senate Democrat voted for last month.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://bit.ly/3m9sCa0__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF12Jg8fM$

House Democratic leaders decided to postpone the infrastructure vote once again as negotiations continue.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://bit.ly/3op7tf1__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF35PB-Cn$

# Education / Schools
Mask-Crazed Parents Make Bizarre Threat to Defund Own School. This might be the wackiest mask mandate backlash yet.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/mask-crazed-parents-make-bizarre-threat-to-defund-own-school/ar-AAP0uhP?fr=operanews__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF7qh0XFV$

School board group asks Biden to use the Patriot Act against parents over opposition to COVID measures, CRT https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/school-board-group-asks-biden-to-use-the-patriot-act-against-parents-over-opposition-to-covid-measures-crt/ar-AAP37mw?ocid=winp1taskbar__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF8srEB1-$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals Michael Oppenheimer: How Joe Manchin’s support for natural gas could derail Biden’s climate plan. Natural gas was once widely seen as a bridge fuel to renewable energy. But the industry’s methane leaks make it a larger global warming threat
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/how-sen-joe-manchins-support-for-natural-gas-could-derail-bidens-us-climate-plan-168448__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SFxIQ48dB$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals / Global Illegal Amazon mining hits record high: Indigenous territories, long a bulwark against deforestation in the Amazon, are under increasing threat in Brazil.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02644-x__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SFxKSewGl$

# Environment / Climate / Interior
Scoping Out the Gulf of Mexico’s Secret Submerged Forest. Understanding what happened to this ancient forest can help us know what is coming as the sea rises again.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.hakaimagazine.com/news/scoping-out-the-gulf-of-mexicos-secret-submerged-forest/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF6AOmvsd$

# Food / GMOs / Chemicals / Other
Congressional Report on Toxic Metals in Baby Food Spurs Demand for FDA Action https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ecowatch.com/congressional-report-baby-food-2655194375.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF9CeLuxW$

UK gets new rules for gene editing crops: In a break with the European Union’s stance, the United Kingdom plans to ease requirements for field research on gene-edited crops.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://sciencebusiness.net/news/uk-relaxes-gene-editing-rules-crop-research-raising-hopes-eu-will-follow__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF-Le8XRT$

# Global Politics and other news
China offers to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/27/analysts-on-chinas-bid-to-join-cptpp-strategic-competition-with-us.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF7crWaD7$

# Gov / Politics
The Texas House released its first proposal for a new map redrawing the chamber’s 150-member districts. The draft would both increase Republicans’ strength across the state and the number of districts in which white residents are the majority of eligible voters.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/30/texas-house-redistricting-map/?mc_cid=64cbbbc0df&mc_eid=6f15633605__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF3sl7nr6$

The only two Black members of Congress from Houston are blasting the Texas Senate’s proposed redistricting map as “unnecessary surgery” to the region’s Black communities that smacks of “racial discrimination.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas/article/Houston-s-Black-Democrats-slam-congressional-16499757.php?mc_cid=64cbbbc0df&mc_eid=6f15633605__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SFx2WoQUl$

Senate votes to avoid government shutdown with short-term funding bill.
Possible government shutdown is one of several political issues being followed closely by the markets https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/government-shutdown-congress-infrastructure-vote-09-30-21/h_23dc5442876c53fb1da1d80057e1ea92__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF6cR4nTu$

The Us Government Avoided a Shutdown, but What Happens Next? Congress passed a bill to fund the government into December. But questions remain over the debt ceiling and Biden’s agenda https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/sep/30/explainer-us-government-shutdown-budget-debt-ceiling-biden-democrats__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SFxfrc8vC$

5 Reasons Why This Week’s Political War Is Different From All Others https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/574697-5-reasons-why-this-weeks-political-war-is-different-from-all-others__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF3neg1NL$

Commentary: Republican responses to climate change and COVID-19 are disastrous https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.statesman.com/story/news/2021/09/23/opinion-gop-responses-climate-change-and-covid-19-disastrous/5794531001/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF559D4YB$

Fight to Close Guantánamo Urgent as Biden Plans New Migrant Jail at Base. The Biden administration is advertising for a new contract to operate a migrant detention facility at Guantánamo.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/video/fight-to-close-guantanamo-urgent-as-biden-plans-new-migrant-jail-at-the-base/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF5q0Q_bO$

# Law Enforcement
Teen on Life Support After Shooting by School Safety Officer. “He doesn’t have any business carrying a badge or wearing a gun,” a lawyer for the family of Mona Rodriguez said.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/cali-teen-mona-rodriguez-on-life-support-after-being-shot-by-school-safety-officer-as-she-was-driving-away__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF3rvDF92$

17,000 Killings by Police Have Gone Uncounted Since 1980. There have been twice as many deaths at the hands of cops than the federal government has reported, top medical journal finds https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/how-many-people-killed-by-police-us-1235121/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF4E4nlC0$

Federal Task Force Kills Winston Smith Leading to Sustained Protests.
Sheriffs deputized as federal agents ambushed and killed 32-year-old father of three https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://unicornriot.ninja/2021/federal-task-force-kills-winston-smith-leading-to-sustained-protests/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SFxEBnsgF$

Not above the law: Supreme Court can protect citizens by striking down qualified immunity. Cops can kill, rape and steal and never face accountability in civil court as long as the Supreme Court continues to enforce misguided legal doctrine.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/todaysdebate/2021/10/01/supreme-court-end-qualified-immunity-police/5903098001/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF855Pa5q$

# Legal / Judicial / DOJ
Durham targets Clinton campaign law firm in fresh round of subpoenas.
Documents come after Durham charged Clinton lawyer Michael Sussmann with lying to FBI https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nationalreview.com/news/durham-issues-new-subpoenas-including-to-clinton-campaign-law-firm/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF2fFyVPy$

Alex Jones Found Liable in Two Sandy Hook Lawsuits. A judge lambasted the conspiracy theorist and said he lost the suits because of his negligence.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/media/574852-alex-jones-found-liable-in-two-sandy-hook-cases__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF_GdMnPn$

# Media
Media attacked, journalists murdered: Democracy eroded. Social justice and freedom in all its forms, including media freedom, are at the core of the fight. Free and independent media is a cornerstone of democracy, an essential element in the maintenance of civil liberties, and the upholding of human rights, however, research published by the think tank Freedom House (FH) reveals that media freedom has been deteriorating over the past decade https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/10/01/media-attacked-journalists-murdered-democracy-eroded/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF5gd1-VC$

# Medical / Health
Planned Parenthood asks Texas Supreme Court to allow more than a dozen cases against Texas’ abortion law to resume A panel of five judges indefinitely blocked the lawsuits last week upon the request of an anti-abortion group.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/30/planned-parenthood-texas-supreme-court/?mc_cid=64cbbbc0df&mc_eid=6f15633605__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SFy6XG3wu$

Secret gov’t report suggests likely cause of Havana Syndrome. Officials publicly hypothesized the most probable cause was microwaves. But the report suggests something more innocuous.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/danvergano/havana-syndrome-jason-crickets__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SFzBXAvaD$

Pfizer begins human trials of an mRNA-based flu vaccine. It’s a similar technology to the one behind the company’s Covid-19 shot https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zmescience.com/science/pfizer-begins-human-trials-of-an-mrna-based-flu-vaccine/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF1um2Lk_$

Drug Enforcement Administration Warns of Counterfeit Pill “Surge”
Following Its Crackdown on Prescriptions. Experts say counterfeits are meeting demand for prescription pills as prescribing rates drop.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/dea-warns-of-counterfeit-pill-surge-following-its-crackdown-on-prescriptions/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF_UZ4XAK$

Americans pay almost double what the rest of the world combined pays for top medications. “Millions of American families ration medicine to help pay the bills.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nationofchange.org/2021/10/01/americans-pay-almost-double-what-the-rest-of-the-world-combined-pays-for-top-medications/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF9Mp-HHt$

# Other News
Coastal Job: Fishing Gear Upcycler. With a spark of inspiration from a stranger, designer Ali Omar built a business by converting used fishing gear into coveted personal goods.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.hakaimagazine.com/article-short/coastal-job-fishing-gear-upcycler/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF_ji53v4$

# Science
Funders punish paper-mill scientists: Two major research funders in China have punished at least 23 scientists for using ‘paper mills’ — businesses that produce sham manuscripts, including fake data, to order.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02587-3__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF4kW3Vab$

Surrogacy Across Species: Scientists can now borrow the bodies of one fish species to produce another—whether they should, though, is an open question.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.hakaimagazine.com/features/surrogacy-across-species/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF3_h_A4p$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2021-09-30

Voices, The Peoples News

September 30, 2021
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

# Indigenous / Global
Oil pipeline on Native lands ramps up as Canada honors its Indigenous people. There are concerns the pipeline will contribute to further spills in the distinctive wetlands and wild rice fields of the region, as the company has a long track record of “hazardous liquid incidents,”
including the largest inland oil spill in U.S. history, and failing to follow environmental laws during construction.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.mongabay.com/2021/09/oil-pipeline-on-native-lands-ramps-up-as-canada-honors-its-indigenous-people/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9hfKPK0X$

Carbon and caribou: why the Dene Tha’ are forging a plan to protect a northern Alberta lake https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nativenewspost.com/news/health/carbon-and-caribou-why-the-dene-tha-are-forging-a-plan-to-protect-a-northern-alberta-lake-the-narwhal/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9kjaISve$

Old-growth logging in endangered Alberta caribou habitat ‘flies in the face of common sense,’ critics say https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nativenewspost.com/news/health/old-growth-logging-in-endangered-alberta-caribou-habitat-flies-in-the-face-of-common-sense-critics-say-the-narwhal/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9tW5alYu$

Done waiting on B.C., Gitanyow declare new protected area: ‘this is all our land’
After waiting for years for support from the provincial government and in the face of declining salmon stock, the Gitanyow are independently forging ahead with new protections under traditional law and custom for some 54,000 hectares of land and water, which are threatened by potential mining projects.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thenarwhal.ca/gitanyow-ipca-bc-government/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9ln9-MMg$

# Animals / Pets / Alerts / Food Recalls The American bumblebee population has plummeted by almost 90 per cent since the late 1990s and is edging its way towards Endangered Species Act protection
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jan/11/first-us-rusty-patched-bumble-bee-species-listed-endangered-numbers-plummet__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9mr7GHUn$

# Archaeology
In Guatemala, archaeologist helps to uncover hidden neighborhood in ancient Maya city. The newly discovered structures provide game-changing evidence that the imperial power of Teotihuacan exerted considerable influence on Tikal, an ancient Maya capital, as part of a campaign of conquest.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://phys.org/news/2021-09-guatemala-archaeologists-uncover-hidden-neighborhood.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9hNpEnQL$

# Border / Immigration
DHS not allowing charter flight carrying evacuees from Afghanistan to land in US, organizers say https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/department-of-homeland-security/574417-dhs-not-allowing-charter-flight?utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=42845__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9kS_I72V$

U.S. Media Have Distorted Narratives on Haiti Since 1804. It’s Still Happening.
The treatment of the hundreds of Haitians at the border is cruel, inhuman, undignified and racist.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/us-media-have-distorted-narratives-on-haiti-since-1804-its-still-happening/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9qWlZIdg$

Texas County Earmarks Millions in COVID Relief Funds for U.S. Border Security https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/texas-county-earmarks-millions-covid-relief-funds-us-border-security-1634463__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9qO_9ZbZ$

# CoronaVirus
Most of humanity has been so driven by fear of “the deadly pandemic, “the invisible enemy” that it has taken multiple unprecedented steps which have caused incalculable harm to the economy, our health, and our freedoms. Tthe government’s VAERS database shows the shots have now caused more harm and more deaths than all vaccines in the last 20 years combined.
This mass psychosis was in response to a virus which the CDC stats show poses little threat to anyone and for which there have been four proven inexpensive treatments since early last year.
COVID Emergency Use Authorizations (EUAs) seem to be illegal for the following three reasons:
*EUAs cannot be issued if treatments are available — and there are at least 3 inexpensive potentiall treatments that are readily available — with at least one (HCQ) since March 2020.
*EUAs can be issued for vaccines, but the COVID shots do not appear to meet any of the 5 criteria of vaccines and thus cannot be issued by EUA.
*EUAs cannot be issued if known risks outweigh potential benefits which the VAERS data shows is true for the COVID shots.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.naturalblaze.com/2021/09/florida-knows-ending-covid-fear-is-the-key.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed*3A*naturalblaze**A28Natural*Blaze*29__;JSsrJSsl!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9voPMNsC$

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Biden policy imposes vaccine mandate on Border Patrol agents, not migrants. Border patrol agents who’ve committed their career to protecting the U.S. now face termination if they refuse to get vaccinated for COVID-19 by November.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/biden-policy-imposes-vaccine-mandate-on-border-patrol-agents-not-migrants/article_298e79fc-2212-11ec-ae59-cfd82c5aee94.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9id2WrLt$

Can Breakthrough COVID Infections Happen More Than Once? Despite what you’ve heard or hoped, no one is truly immune. The CDC says cases of
COVID-19 reinfection remain rare but possible https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://health.clevelandclinic.org/can-you-get-covid-19-more-than-once/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9iiynlIv$

# Economy / Finance / Trade
Republicans at odds over infrastructure bill as vote approaches. One side wants to delay the vote, while the other has been pushing to proceed.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.yahoo.com/why-much-drama-over-infrastructure-204046297.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9v19baRI$

Senator Manchin: ‘I Cannot, And Will Not, Support Trillions in Spending’
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/finance/574574-manchin-fires-back-at-progressives-trillions-in-spending-fiscal-insanity__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9tAv7hO7$

“Lifting the cap doesn’t solve the problem. It has to be a full repeal.”
Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) on ending the state and local tax (SALT) deduction currently capped at $10,000. Moving now would ‘get relief right to taxpayers,’ he says https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-09-21/salt-cap-s-temporary-repeal-is-an-option-n-j-s-menendez-says__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9ilvzpSB$

Sinema, leveraging slim majority and powerhouse fundraising, plays hardball in spending talks Sinema and Manchin have made clear they will not support the $3.5 trillion price tag on the domestic spending agenda. As the two of the most moderate Democrats in a split Senate, they have become gatekeepers for major progressive legislation.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2021/09/sinema-leveraging-slim-majority-powerhouse-fundraising-hardball-spending/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9pW-5jzy$

Schumer Announces Deal Reached With GOP Senators to Fund Government Through December. The federal government was set to run out of funding by midnight on Friday morning, but the shutdown has been averted.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/schumer-announces-deal-reached-with-gop-senators-to-fund-government-through-dec/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9qAo9JWt$

By refusing to raise the debt limit, Republicans are gambling with Americans’ Social Security benefits https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/economy-budget/574626-by-refusing-to-raise-the-debt-limit-republicans-are__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9lt37s4L$

# Education / Schools
Unvaccinated Students Told To Wear Different Coloured Wristbands So They Can Be Identified https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insiderpaper.com/unvaccinated-students-bath-university-wear-colored-wristbands/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9t-03HnT$

School Officials Beg FBI for Help Against ‘Angry Mobs’: The National School Boards Association has likened recent threats against school staffers across the U.S. to “domestic terrorism and hate crimes.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nsba.org/-/media/NSBA/File/nsba-letter-to-president-biden-concerning-threats-to-public-schools-and-school-board-members-92921.pdf__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9vs2xcGx$

# Employment / Labor
Labor rights violations at Brazil coffee farm linked to Starbucks, Nespresso.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://brazilian.report/business/2021/09/20/nespresso-starbucks-coffee-supplier/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9vU8GD0A$

Did Brazil’s ‘Dirty List’ Prompt Starbucks and Nespresso to Stop
Sourcing Coffee From Farm Caught With Slave-Like Conditions?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ecowatch.com/brazil-dirty-list-coffee-plantations-2636420575.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9sLsAiU4$

# Environment / Climate / Interior
US to declare ivory-billed woodpecker and 22 more species extinct. The
US Fish and Wildlife Service officially proposed taking 23 plants and
animals off the endangered species list because they have not been
spotted in the wild
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/sep/29/us-bird-species-ivory-billed-woodpecker-extinct__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9rTVSYM6$

How Republicans and gas lobby block city climate solutions using preemption
The natural gas industry was losing in cities across the US. Then came
an obscure tactic called preemption.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vox.com/22691755/gas-utilities-fight-electrification-preemption__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9uLvbHkX$

Record landfalls for tropical storms and hurricanes in U.S.: A record 18
storms and hurricanes have made landfall in the past two years; climate
change could increase these stormy stretches in coming decade
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2021/09/29/record-us-hurricane-landfalls-climate/?variant=45bcfc8a951d56c3__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9tf7Ciwk$

# Environment / Climate / Global
Climate change causing lakes in Canadian Rockies to lose their famous
turquoise lustre, says ecologist
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/climate-change-causing-lakes-in-canadian-rockies-to-lose-their-famous-turquoise-lustre-says-ecologist-1.6193054__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9rR3rDD1$

Build around the forest, not through it, study says of Sumatra trucking
road by Hans.
Due to its size and location, the site is hailed as one of the largest
conservation areas in Southeast Asia and the last habitat for many
endangered animals. It is home to an estimated 10,000 plant species and
more than 200 mammal species, including the Critically Endangered
Sumatran orangutan, tiger, rhinoceros and elephant.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://psmag.com/environment/one-of-southeast-asias-conservation-areas-is-under-threat__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9t9PyQA2$

New permits for Brazilian beef exports to US could increase
deforestation risk:
– An Earthsight report raises alarms about new sanitary permits that
allow more slaughterhouses in the Amazon to export beef to the United
States.
– More slaughterhouses could lead to increased deforestation since most
facilities struggle to keep track of whether their cattle are sourced
from land that was cleared legally or illegally.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.mongabay.com/2021/09/new-permits-for-brazilian-beef-exports-to-us-could-increase-deforestation-risk-report/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9rpZg8dG$

Arctic sea ice hits 2021 minimum. This summer’s minimum Arctic sea-ice
cover was the twelfth-lowest ever, and scientists warn that the
long-term trend towards shrinking continues.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02649-6?utm_source=Nature*Briefing&utm_campaign=adc19a0137-briefing-dy-20210930&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c9dfd39373-adc19a0137-43812897__;Kw!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9rQ2hX8V$

# Food / GMOs / Chemicals / Other
Congressional panel slams more baby food brands over heavy metals. The
subcommittee is urging the FDA to speed up its work to set its
first-ever standards for heavy metals across most baby food products
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.axios.com/baby-food-brands-toxic-heavy-metals-congress-report-bf161f1e-01b1-4115-9d6f-75686e731684.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9jWgKOkG$

Cocktail of pesticides in almost all oranges and grapes, UK study finds.
Almost all grapes and oranges contain a “cocktail of pesticides”
according to research. Traces of 122 different pesticides in 12 most
polluted fruit and veg products, many with links to cancer
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/sep/29/cocktail-pesticides-almost-all-oranges-grapes-uk-study__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9lPFpR2e$

Coffee Price Hike Is a Sign of Climate Change. You might be paying more
for your coffee beans this year, and the climate crisis is partly to
blame. https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ecowatch.com/coffee-price-climate-change-2655200785.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9ke7X29r$

# Global Politics and other news
Israel’s Influence on the Labour Party & Purging of Anti-Imperialist
Activists.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_UFeEBBTtY__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9onz4j_m$

Former French Prez Handed 2nd Guilty Verdict of the Year. Nicolas
Sarkozy was found guilty of illegal campaign financing Thursday, just a
few months after another guilty verdict on corruption charges.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/europe-france-elections-trials-campaigns-aa6fc25ed310108a29b77bc5175a6de6?utm_source=Twitter&utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_medium=AP_Europe__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9vfhg8xA$

# Gov / Politics
Progressives Come to Their Put-Up or Shut-Up Moment. The Progressive
Caucus has long-promised to get more aggressive when they need to in
order to enact its agenda. They’re at a pivotal moment.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/progressives-come-to-their-put-up-or-shut-up-moment-infrastructure-joe-biden__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9kyWWxha$

Behind-the-scenes redistricting work: Adam Foltz, who was part of a
secretive process that crafted Wisconsin’s legislative maps, is on the
payroll of the Texas Legislative Council, a nonpartisan state agency
that manages the internal mapping tool used in redistricting.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/29/texas-redistricting-adam-foltz/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9giamwD6$

Donald Trump adds fresh pressure to Gov. Greg Abbott over demand for a
forensic election audit. There has been no evidence of widespread
election fraud in Texas, where Trump defeated President Joe Biden by 6
percentage points. After the November election, a secretary of state
official said Texas’ election was “smooth and secure.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/29/donald-trump-texas-election-audit/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9lA4dsCV$

From Executive Editor Ross Ramsey: In a state where more than 60% of
residents are people of color, white people have voting majorities in
50% of the districts in the proposed Congressional map. That’s not
representative.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/30/texas-legislature-redistricting-population/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9qNa4MMT$

# Law Enforcement
Liberal City Defunded Police. Now It’s Paying Cops to Stay. Here’s what
happened when an overwhelmingly white city actually cut cops—and
residents had second thoughts.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/burlington-vermont-defunded-the-police-now-its-paying-cops-to-stay__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9nXcrhio$

# Legal / Judicial / DOJ
Organizers of MAGA Rally That Led to Capitol Riot Subpoenaed. The
subpoenas compel the 11 people to hand over documents and sit for
depositions.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumpist-organizers-of-stop-the-steal-rally-that-led-to-capitol-riot-subpoenaed-by-house-panel__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9uTHTBVd$

Atomwaffen Leader Who Sent Swastikas to Reporters Convicted. Kaleb Cole,
25, was convicted of conspiracy and three counts of mailing threats to
journalists.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/religion-arizona-seattle-washington-conspiracy-c05d47992330097f90ed04bbf0942089__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9iOHCh-3$

Alabama GOP Condemned for Plan to Build Prisons With Covid-19 Funds.
“The Republican Party in a nutshell: contemptible, cruel, and corrupt.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/09/29/alabama-gop-condemned-plan-build-prisons-covid-19-funds__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9jBHgGXP$

# Media
‘Fire DeJoy’ Demand Intensifies as 10-Year Plan to Sabotage Postal
Service Takes Effect. “President Biden has the power to remake the
postal governing board and remove DeJoy. He must act.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/09/29/fire-dejoy-demand-intensifies-10-year-plan-sabotage-postal-service-takes-effect__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9iViAjlG$

United States Postal Service (USPS) has announced it’s making a major
permanent change that’s going into effect in a matter of days. The USPS
will permanently change the delivery time for some mail, slowing it down
by 30 percent.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://bestlifeonline.com/news-usps-permanent-change-slower/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9qLRiJ8M$

USPS prices go up Oct. 3: Here’s how much mail will cost now — and for
how long
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnet.com/how-to/usps-prices-go-up-oct-3-heres-how-much-mail-will-cost-now-and-for-how-long/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9oI3zA4J$

# Medical / Health
Legal battles over abortion continue: Abortion remains a constitutional
right under U.S. Supreme Court precedent, but the structure of Texas’
near-total abortion ban allows it to skirt precedent by giving
enforcement of the law to private citizens. So far, no court has
considered whether Texas’ abortion statute is lawful, but several
lawsuits are in progress.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/30/texas-abortion-law-legal-challenges/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9mirQs2g$

“This law is not killable. It’s like a hydra, you can’t kill it, you
chop off one head and two heads grow in its place.” Josh Blackman, a
constitutional law professor at South Texas College of Law Houston.
Blackman says he thinks Texas’ near-total ban on abortions is here to
stay.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/30/texas-abortion-law-legal-challenges/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9mirQs2g$

300,000 petition signatures delivered to Senate for the protection of
abortion rights under federal law. “Over the past several weeks,
right-wing extremists have inched us closer and closer toward a society
without the precedent of Roe v. Wade.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nationofchange.org/2021/09/30/300000-petition-signatures-delivered-to-senate-for-the-protection-of-abortion-rights-under-federal-law/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9gmfGFDq$

Dentists’ Group Fights Plan to Cover Dental Benefits Under Medicare. The
American Dental Association is mobilizing its 162,000 members to fight a
proposal to include dental coverage for all Medicare recipients,
opposition that could prove pivotal as Democrats look to make cuts in
their $3.5 trillion domestic policy agenda.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://khn.org/morning-breakout/american-dental-association-wants-to-block-dental-coverage-in-medicare/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9rrxJPT6$

# Military / DOD
New revelations and well tread paths. The questions yielded a number of
surprising revelations, including news that the Taliban had offered the
U.S. military the option to secure the entire city of Kabul while it was
leaving
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/defense/overnights/574597-defense-national-security__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9tm9twH0$

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin blamed the State Department for the
last-minute evacuation of allies from Afghanistan. “The call on how to
do that and when to do it is really a State Department call,” Austin
said in response to a question from Rep. Jim Langevin (D-R.I.).
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/574472-defense-secretary-blames-state-dept-for-delay-in-afghanistan__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9pJtcZEX$

Milley also said Wednesday said there is “a real possibility” that al
Qaeda or ISIS could reconstitute in Afghanistan as soon as early spring
2022. Milley said the terrorist threat from Afghanistan is currently
less than it was on 9/11, but that “the conditions could be set for a
reconstitution of al Qaeda and/or ISIS.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/defense/574496-milley-real-possibility-terrorist-groups-could-rebuild-as-soon-as-early-spring?utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=42845__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9vWeV37y$

# Social
Houston Housing Director Fired After Accusing Sylvester Turner Of
Awarding $15 Million To Favored Developer
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2021/09/21/409022/city-housing-director-fired-after-making-ethical-allegations-against-turner-administration/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9hVjdzzO$

# Sports
The NBA is upping its pressure on the ‘vaccine hesitant’ and resisters
in the league, unveiling a new policy Wednesday of withholding pay for
any unvaccinated players
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/574522-nba-announces-it-will-withhold-pay-of-unvaccinated-players__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9qhyVfeL$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2021-09-29

Voices, The Peoples News

September 29, 2021
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

# Indigenous
Two Indigenous-led studies in Alaska show how future low sea ice seasons could affect Arctic communities https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.arctictoday.com/two-indigenous-led-studies-in-alaska-show-how-future-low-sea-ice-seasons-could-affect-arctic-communities/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD0zyRo5SW$

A Montana tribe finalizes a historic $1.9 billion settlement. It’s the largest sum ever awarded in an Indigenous water rights case.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2021/09/montana-confederated-salish-kootenai-tribe-historic-water-rights-settlement/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD0xMR3tbq$

# Border / Immigration
Military Brass Contradicts Biden Telling of Afghan Drawdown. Biden said in an interview with ABC News he was not advised to keep a small number of troops on the ground to keep Afghanistan stable. His military advisers testified otherwise.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/military-brass-contradicts-joe-bidens-telling-of-afghanistan-drawdown__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD0-z8VjJE$

On The Tarmac: U.S. Blocks Flight With Americans Fleeing Taliban: There are said to be 117 people, including 59 children, stuck inside the plane from Kabul.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/blinken-says-us-working-enable-afghanistan-charter-flights-2021-09-07/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD0859cu8t$

A Texas judge ordered the release of nearly 250 migrants who were arrested under Gov. Greg Abbott’s “catch and jail” border security policy and sat in prison for more than a month without being charged with crimes.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/28/texas-migrants-prison-release/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD06RnwaQI$

The Biden administration is providing legal representation for certain immigrant children in eight US cities. The Counsel for Children Initiative will provide government-funded legal representation to certain unaccompanied immigrant children in deportation proceedings, according to agency officials.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/hamedaleaziz/immigrant-children-attorneys-biden__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD01cQpQAy$

Influencer’s $7M Afghan Mission Hasn’t Evacuated Anyone. Tommy Marcus has struggled to charter flights for Afghan civilians after promising his followers that his operation would “be running flights until they tell us we can’t anymore.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/instagram-star-quentin-quarantino-tommy-marcuss-dollar7-million-afghan-mission-hasnt-evacuated-anyone__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD05DwV5KB$

# Bundy Rides Again
Ammon Bundy Is Running to Be Idaho’s Next Governor. He might not even be the most extreme candidate in the race. “The establishment is losing their minds right now,” he said with a laugh after making the announcement. “I must be really really scary to these people.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/06/ammon-bundy-announces-run-for-idaho-governor/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD01uVfOPs$

# Children / Youth
The Scourge of Generational Gun Violence. More children in Chicago have been shot this year than have died of the coronavirus in the United States https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/opinion/2021/09/29/comment-justice-system-bad-actors-cause-generational-gun-violence/5902429001/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD0zyZgTLK$

# CoronaVirus
COVID-19 – The Spartacus Letter: On September 26, 2021, a scientist published the following document about COVID-19, outlining complete disease function and treatment, and revealing this outbreak to be a criminal conspiracy of such magnitude as to defy belief. We have been forced to watch America and the Free World spin into inexorable decline due to a biowarfare attack.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/en/news-page/world/covid-19-the-spartacus-letter__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD08djRw5G$

Vatican to Employees: Get Vaxxed, Get Tested, or Get Out. Those without either a jab or a recent test will be deemed “unjustly absent” in the eyes of the church, which comes with the penalty of a lost salary.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2021/02/18/vatican-vaccinations-vaccine-employees-240065__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD034-4ppF$

Natural COVID-19 immunity is powerful, but kind of irrelevant. Why does it seem that scientists are ignoring natural immunity in the national discussion of vaccine mandates and vaccine passports?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/574284-natural-covid-19-immunity-is-powerful-but-kind-of-irrelevant__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD09Jd8qbV$

North Carolina hospital network fires around 175 staffers for not getting vaccinated https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/north-carolina/articles/2021-09-27/novant-health-fires-more-than-175-for-not-getting-vaccinated__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD0_zWawdB$

Some Vaccines Last a Lifetime. Here’s Why Covid-19 Shots Don’t.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wsj.com/articles/some-vaccines-last-a-lifetime-heres-why-covid-19-shots-dont-11631266201__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD05D-aW8L$

Federal judges: NYC can impose vaccine mandate on teachers; attorneys to petition Supreme Court to intervene. The nation’s largest school district can immediately impose a vaccine mandate on its teachers and other workers, leading lawyers for teachers to say they’ll ask the U.S.
Supreme Court to intervene
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/27/federal-judges-nyc-can-impose-vaccine-mandate-on-teachers.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD06bF1XjO$

The moral right to freedom of conscience: A summa cum laude graduate with a degree in philosophy and a magna cum laude graduate with a master’s degree in theology, Fr. Michael Copenhagen discusses the dangers of coercive public health policies and vaccine mandates that attempt to force individuals to violate their conscience.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.protectinghealthandautonomyinthe21stcentury.com/session-3-copenhagen__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD09BaQE3K$

Defend Informed Consent — Vaccine Awareness Week: 9/26-10/2 By Neenah Payne, Dr. Joseph Mercola highlights Vaccine Awareness Week which is dedicated to raising public consciousness about vaccine risks and failures and the need to defend informed consent https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.naturalblaze.com/2021/09/defend-informed-consent-vaccine-awareness-week-9-26-10-2.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed*3A*naturalblaze**A28Natural*Blaze*29__;JSsrJSsl!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD026yNIn3$

Laughing at Mass Death Brings Us Closer to Fascism. The recreational dehumanization of people who are dying of COVID-19 harms us all.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/audio/laughing-at-mass-death-brings-us-closer-to-fascism/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD0zFA8Oj3$

How contagious is Delta? How long are you infectious? Is it more deadly?
A quick guide to the latest science
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/how-contagious-is-delta-how-long-are-you-infectious-is-it-more-deadly-a-quick-guide-to-the-latest-science-165538__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD02fWPCx1$

# Economy / Finance / Trade
Top House Budget Dem: DC Can Spend All It Wants Because It’s ‘Like the Banker in Monopoly.’ “We don’t need to find ways to take money from people to pay for what we need to do in this country. Because we issue our own currency, because we borrow and spend in our own currency, we can pay for whatever we want to pay for.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insidesources.com/top-house-budget-dem-dc-can-spend-all-it-wants-because-its-like-the-banker-in-monopoly/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD01iw-eZZ$

Bernie Sanders just urged progressives to tank the Biden infrastructure bill if Pelosi brings it up for a vote in 2 days https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/574347-sanders-urges-house-democrats-to-vote-against-infrastructure-bill-before__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD0zHv4U71$

Democrats Consider Going YOLO on Infrastructure. Democrats are faced with a key moment on infrastructure. They can do the politically popular thing, or they can deliver on the policy they believe in.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/democrats-consider-going-yolo-on-infrastructure__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD08r7fM5_$

IRS would track all bank transactions over $600 under Biden plan; businesses revolt https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.yahoo.com/now/irs-track-bank-transactions-over-140000522.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD03gJUMe7$

How financial institutions engineered climate injustice and the clean energy colorline. Methods of investing, lending, and risk assessment must change to prioritize equity.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ehn.org/climate-injustice-2654634094.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD01C1Ho5z$

Huckabee’s Money Confession Goes Viral
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://banyanhill.com/exclusives/huckabees-money-confession-goes-viral/?z=1867552&li_did=642af4b2-bf3f-3f80-b8bd-98f452efa7a5__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD0w6E_my0$

Here’s Why The $3.5 Trillion Democratic Spending Plan Isn’t So Unprecedented. It’s a lot of money, but still less than the Great Society, and still not what they spend in Europe.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/biden-build-back-better-3-5-trillion-spending_n_615376a4e4b05040d1d38fdf__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD00hx6hoE$

Republicans Show They’d Rather Risk Recession Than Allow Democrats to Pass Bills Republicans are making it clear that they are willing to risk a recession in order to gut the Build Back Better Act https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/republicans-show-theyd-rather-risk-recession-than-allow-democrats-to-pass-bills/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD06MXu-MH$

America on edge, again: So here we are in a major league moment of tension, in the ninth inning of a national budget fight over the debt ceiling, with threats of a government shutdown and arguments over funding the most basic of American life: infrastructure.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/574341-america-on-edge-again__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD03UqubvS$

# Education / Schools
Tense School Board Meeting Turns Violent Over Masks. A school board in Minnesota plans to step up security after a violent scuffle broke out at a Monday meeting where parents vented anger over the district’s new mask requirements.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/tense-minnesota-school-board-meeting-turns-violent-over-new-covid-mask-rules__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD0-PDH7ZW$

Legislation aims to make teaching CRT in federally funded schools a civil rights violation. Rep. Bob Good will introduce legislation Wednesday that would make teaching critical race theory in federally funded schools a civil rights violation, the Virginia Republican told Fox News.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.foxnews.com/politics/legislation-crt-schools-civil-rights-violation__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD0-r7Vggu$

Texas public schools couldn’t require critical race theory lessons under bill given House approval. House Bill 3979 is part of a national effort by red-state legislatures to ban or limit the teaching of critical race theory. That academic discipline examines how racism has shaped legal and social systems within the United States.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/05/11/critical-race-theory-texas-schools-legislature/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD02FyAkVm$

Critical race theory (CRT) has become a new boogie man for people unwilling to acknowledge our country’s racist history and how it impacts the present. To understand why CRT has become such a flash point in the culture, it is important to understand what it is and what it is not.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.brookings.edu/blog/fixgov/2021/07/02/why-are-states-banning-critical-race-theory/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD07k2f-LV$

In a California desert, sheriff’s deputies settle schoolyard disputes.
Black teens bear the brunt. Deputies in California’s Antelope Valley are disproportionately citing Black teens, often for minor infractions, like getting in fights or smoking.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/in-a-california-desert-sheriffs-deputies-settle-schoolyard-disputes-black-teens-bear-the-brunt__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD05wFY7Ir$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals / Global China will stop funding foreign coal: Last week at the United Nations General Assembly, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced that China will not build new coal-fired power projects abroad. It’s a bold pledge from the biggest public funder of international coal plants, which joins the
G7 group of major economies in promising to halt such financing.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/china-says-it-will-stop-financing-coal-power-abroad/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD0zdVMSUy$

# Environment / Climate / Interior
Air pollution linked to millions of birth complications across the globe https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ehn.org/air-pollution-birth-defects-2655187427.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD02VkpldC$

“Record-High” Coral Coverage across the Great Barrier Reef: Claims of Impending Extinction Proven False https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://electroverse.net/record-high-coral-coverage-across-the-great-barrier-reef/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD07h4HGl8$

# Environment / Climate / Global
Antarctica’s ice shelf erodes, slushy frozen water is thinning: study https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-10038461/Antarcticas-ice-shelf-eroded-layer-slushy-frozen-water-thinning-study-finds.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD0yA7L1Mh$

The ground is literally exploding due to climate change in Siberia, and it’s going to get worse. “It is a pure stroke of luck” that none of the explosions and their giant craters have “caused loss of life or infrastructure damage,” said one scientist.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vice.com/en/article/wx5mmq/the-ground-is-literally-exploding-due-to-climate-change-in-siberia-and-its-going-to-get-worse__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD0-ZsoUsS$

Low oxygen levels along Pacific Northwest coast a ‘silent’ climate change crisis. Nearly two decades ago, fishers discovered an odd occurrence off the coast of Oregon. They were pulling up pots of dead or lethargic crabs. The crabs had suffocated.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/low-oxygen-levels-along-pacific-northwest-coast-a-silent-climate-change-crisis/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD09R2X_5v$

# Gov / Politics
Former president Donald Trump didn’t win a second term in 2020, but he appears to have learned some lessons that would make him a more “effective” — and dangerous president if he runs for and wins a second term in 2024.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rollcall.com/2021/09/28/trump-and-the-pursuit-of-complete-and-total-control/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD05REZElG$

Arizona Audit Backers Turn on Each Other After Recount Flop. The Arizona audit showed that, if anything, Joe Biden won the state by even more votes than previously realized.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/arizona-audit-backers-turn-on-each-other-after-recount-flop__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD07e7tQRU$

US building new occupation bases in Syria, sports facilities, golf course, bowling alley https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.veteranstoday.com/2021/09/28/exclusive-us-building-new-occupation-bases-in-syria-sports-facilities-golf-course-bowling-alley/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD056A6NqG$

Defense officials testify they were surprised by Taliban’s swift takeover of Afghanistan. The Pentagon began planning for the possibility of a noncombatant evacuation from Afghanistan ‘as far back as this spring,’ though no one predicted the Afghan government would fall before U.S. forces left on Aug. 30, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/2021/09/28/1041266175/military-officials-recommended-trump-biden-keep-troops-in-afghanistan__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD09e_1hQS$

# Law Enforcement
Brian Laundrie Was at Fort De Soto Campsite With Parents Before Going Missing https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.deseret.com/u-s-world/2021/9/28/22698946/brian-laundrie-mom-florida-campground-gabby-petito__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD05PnE4wd$

CIA and State Department officials face increased Havana Syndrome attacks Havana Syndrome Attacks Widen With CIA Officer’s Evacuation From Serbia U.S. officials say the still-unexplained assaults are steadily expanding and sapping morale at the CIA and State Department https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wsj.com/articles/havana-syndrome-attacks-widen-as-cia-officer-is-evacuated-from-serbia-11632844044__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD00KFPysJ$

People Have Few Protections Against Law Enforcement Civil Asset Forfeiture Practices. Imagine a world where police officers regularly confiscate property from civilians, based only on officers’ accusations of criminal conduct. This is the topsy-turvy world of civil seizure and forfeiture – where just the suspicion of criminal conduct by a law enforcement officer is enough for the seizure of property.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insidesources.com/people-have-few-protections-against-law-enforcement-civil-asset-forfeiture-practices/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD03gJLdWu$

Dog the Bounty Hunter, Duane Chapman, has dedicated himself to the ongoing search for Brian Laundrie. And it appears he’s found evidence of Laundrie’s whereabouts that could be of assistance to the FBI. He has made serious headway over the last few days in the Gabby Petito case.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://twentytwowords.com/brian-laundrie-campsite-visit-confirmed/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=22&fbclid=IwAR0nnGL5w-tdbHV7XUwjjvCW8gX88EKfyeSNHyZhOlqnike_RNmxpCJfmfE__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD01srL0pE$

Petito Tipsters Lead Searchers to Missing Man’s Body. A Wyoming search-and-rescue team said two tip-offs came in following the intense interest in Gabby Petito’s disappearance.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/gabby-petito-tipsters-lead-searchers-to-apparent-discovery-of-robert-lowerys-body-in-same-forest?ref=home__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD00hPs0hM$

# Legal / Judicial / DOJ
Teen Antagonized Cyclists, Mowed Six Down, Then Was Let Go. The 16-year-old driver, who was “rolling coal” before hitting a group of cyclists, has not yet been charged, leaving the cycling community outraged.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://interreviewed.com/teen-in-waller-texas-antagonized-cyclists-mowed-six-down-then-was-let-go-by-cops/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD06R4V_pa$

# LGBTQ
# Marijuana / Hemp / CBD Oil
Pennsylvania lawmakers filed a new bill to legalize marijuana with a focus on social equity for communities harmed by the war on drugs.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.marijuanamoment.net/pennsylvania-lawmakers-unveil-marijuana-legalization-bill-with-focus-on-social-equity/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD00HAweKy$

# Media
A Journalist’s Tortuous Escape From the Taliban Kill List. Inside the harrowing journey of an Afghan female reporter’s escape from the Taliban.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/a-journalists-treacherous-escape-from-the-taliban-kill-list__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD05G8aiI-$

Publishers unite to tackle doctored images: Eight major publishers have issued joint guidelines for how journal editors can spot and deal with suspicious images or data. The best-practice recommendations list three categories of image manipulation, ranging from “beautified” figures to those that have been altered with an intent to mislead.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02610-7__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD0520eFlX$

# Medical / Health
Clyburn pushes for Medicaid expansion amid infrastructure drama. Clyburn said Medicaid expansion in the 12 holdout states should not be “sacrificed as we add on to services for billionaires,” in Medicare.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/574486-clyburn-unamerican-not-to-prioritize-medicaid-expansion-in-package__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD0wLUNDJq$

# Military / DOD
Top military officials told lawmakers on Tuesday that they had recommended 2,500 U.S. troops remain in Afghanistan, contradicting comments made by President Biden earlier this year.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/defense/574283-top-generals-contradict-biden-say-they-advised-leaving-2500-troops-in?utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=42808__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD04K8-gJd$

Outspoken Marine officer who went viral blasting military leaders over Afghanistan is jailed: Marine Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller rose to internet stardom by posting video slamming US withdrawal from Afghanistan https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/09/28/marine-officer-who-blasted-leaders-over-afghanistan-withdrawal-brig.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD05mrm-Pc$

NEO – US War Plans with China taking shape. The curve ball in all of this analysis is cyber warfare, the kind where ships’ electronics can be crashed without being hit by a conventional weapon and made defenseless for an easy kill.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://journal-neo.org/2021/09/27/us-war-plans-with-china-taking-shape/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD06b3Ptw3$

# Military / Global
North Korea fires another missile as its UN ambassador rails against ‘hostile’ US policy. North Korea launched what the South believes to be a short-range missile into the sea off its eastern coast on Tuesday morning.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/south-korea-north-korea-joint-chiefs-of-staff-52bc6f2f467c4d02f34800a545d793fe__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD01XPMUZi$

# Sports
National Labor Agency: College Athletes Can Now Unionize. Players “perform services for institutions in return for compensation” and are therefore employees under federal law, the National Labor Relations Board said.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nlrb.gov/news-outreach/news-story/nlrb-general-counsel-jennifer-abruzzo-issues-memo-on-employee-status-of__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD0zwh9etC$

# Water
A bitter dispute ends as California water agencies pledge cooperation on Colorado River https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.bakersfield.com/ap/national/a-bitter-dispute-ends-as-california-water-agencies-pledge-cooperation-on-colorado-river/article_076f0e51-168e-5bfe-ac28-a3c95ace2f31.html*:*:text=LOS*20ANGELES*20**C20Two*20years*20ago,high*20above*20the*20Colorado*20River__;I34lJeKAlCUlJSUlJSU!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD02f9Dl0x$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2021-09-28

Voices, The Peoples News

September 28, 2021
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

# Indigenous
The White Sands discovery only confirms what Indigenous people have said all along Once again, the media has excluded Indigenous peoples from our own story.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://twitter.com/i/events/1441527278190698519__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NaaUrWmv$

# Archaeology
# Border / Immigration
About 100 US citizens, legal residents ready to leave Afghanistan. “The highest priority remains helping the U.S. citizens who wish to leave the country now to do so,” the official said.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/world/about-100-american-citizens-permanent-residents-still-waiting-leave-afghanistan-2021-09-27/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NUDXRCCN$

CDC alerts medical professionals to be on alert over Afghan evacuees potentially spreading infectious diseases https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.oleantimesherald.com/news/nation/cdc-alerts-medical-professionals-to-be-on-alert-over-afghan-evacuees-potentially-spreading-infectious-diseases/article_d107e05b-37d2-56c9-a8e2-666e0963149d.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NeCoBTy3$

# CoronaVirus
Mocking Unvaxxed COVID Victims Is New Pandemic Blood Sport. There’s getting mad about anti-vaxxers and the Delta coronavirus surge, and then there’s reveling in mass death of people who refuse to get shots.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/mocking-unvaccinated-covid-victims-is-the-new-pandemic-blood-sport__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1Nduhae_H$

GOP Launches Fundraising Frenzy Off Biden Vax Mandates. Republicans have discovered that Joe Biden’s vaccine mandates can be used to raise sick cash.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/gop-launches-fundraising-frenzy-off-biden-vax-mandates__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NfMXq2_Y$

Idaho COVID Insanity Shows How Much Worse the GOP Can Get. The slightest hint of responsibility is enough to draw primary challenges in the party’s ever-accelerating race to the bottom.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/idaho-covid-insanity-shows-how-much-worse-the-gop-can-get__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NUUvgYpJ$

Does the FDA think these data justify the first full approval of a
covid-19 vaccine? The FDA should demand adequate, controlled studies with long term follow up, and make data publicly available, before granting full approval to covid-19 vaccines, says Peter Doshi https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2021/08/23/does-the-fda-think-these-data-justify-the-first-full-approval-of-a-covid-19-vaccine/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NdpYg84n$

The ex-Pfizer scientist who became an anti-vax hero. The 60-year-old is a former vice president of Pfizer. In recent months, Yeadon (pronounced
Yee-don) has emerged as an unlikely hero of the so-called anti-vaxxers, whose adherents question the safety of many vaccines, including for the coronavirus.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/health-coronavirus-vaccines-skeptic/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NalFjikn$

The BMJ counted over 30,000 adverse vaginal bleeding events after the COVID injection. Why would this multi-millionaire former vice-president of Pfizer take such a strong stance against this vaccine? A link is plausible and should be investigated https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.bmj.com/content/374/bmj.n2211__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NZnEc5RY$

Wuhan scientists planned to release coronavirus particles into cave bats, leaked papers reveal. Scientists at the Wuhan Institute of Virology were planning to genetically enhance airborne coronaviruses and release aerosols containing “novel chimeric spike proteins” among cave bats in Yunnan, China, according to the 2018 proposal submitted to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2021/09/22/wuhan-scientists-wanted-to-release-coronaviruses-into-bats/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NSKtV-ig$

Forced Vaccination Was Always the End Game: America’s Move Toward Authoritarianism. A new video commentary by Barbara Loe Fisher summarizing the unprecedented threats to civil liberties that Americans have faced since the declaration of a public health emergency in the winter of 2020 and opportunities for positive action.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nvic.org/NVIC-Vaccine-News/September-2021/end-game-forced-vaccination.aspx__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NU43nGUX$

Pfizer Submits Data to FDA for Younger Kids’ COVID Vaccine. The company said it would formally request approval in the “coming weeks” for the vaccine for kids between the ages of 5 and 11.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/pfizer-seeks-fda-clearance-covid-19-vaccine-younger-children-2021-09-28/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NSGhfwaG$

Most New York Healthcare Workers Fired Over Vaccine Mandate Won’t Get Unemployment Insurance https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.marketwatch.com/story/new-york-health-care-workers-who-are-fired-for-refusing-to-be-vaccinated-wont-be-eligible-for-unemployment-benefits-in-most-cases-11632780792__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NQcN0Hlc$

Penn State University Suspends Students Who Failed To Get Weekly
COVID-19 Test
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theepochtimes.com/penn-state-university-suspends-students-who-failed-to-get-weekly-covid-19-test_4012679.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NUVXE8ye$

3D-Printed Vaccine Patch Now in Development — Needles No Longer Needed https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.techtimes.com/articles/265877/20210926/3d-vaccine-patch-now-development-needles-longer-need**Bgiving-patients-painless.htm__;4oCU!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NdauzA_3$

Top Officials Stepping Down From CDC And FDA Covid Teams. Marion Gruber and Phil Krause, two veteran vaccine reviewers, are unexpectedly departing at a critical time.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.biopharmadive.com/news/marion-gruber-phil-krause-leaving-fda/605859/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NWJG3sQp$

Influenza vaccine could also help against severe Covid-19 — but we’re not entirely sure why https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zmescience.com/science/influenza-vaccine-could-also-help-against-severe-covid-19-but-were-not-entirely-sure-why/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NQogAGC8$

N.C. Hospital System Fires 175 Workers Over Vax Mandate. The mass termination over defiance of the hospital system’s mandatory vaccine policy is one of the country’s largest yet.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/574293-north-carolina-based-hospital-system-fires-175-employees-for-failing-to__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NWUwXRFS$

# Economy / Trade
How the Democrats Can Pass the Entire Reconciliation Bill. It just requires enacting it for four years.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/infrastructure/building-back-america/how-democrats-can-pass-entire-reconciliation-bill/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NRo1Gi7J$

Robert Kaplan will step down as president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas early next month. He will become the second senior Fed official to resign after ethics questions were raised this month over their trading activity in the financial markets.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.keranews.org/business-economy/2021-09-27/dallas-feds-kaplan-to-leave-in-the-wake-of-trading-disclosures__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NcK8THib$

The billionaire boom: how the super-rich soaked up Covid cash https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ft.com/content/747a76dd-f018-4d0d-a9f3-4069bf2f5a93__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NUJvZiT7$

GOP Blocks Bill to Fund Government, Raise Debt Ceiling. A potential government shutdown still looms, with federal funding expiring at midnight on Thursday.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wsj.com/articles/senate-republicans-set-to-block-bill-tying-short-term-funding-bill-to-debt-ceiling-11632772705__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NQ_tkcuK$

There’s a flurry of studies trashing the Democrats’ tax agenda. They have corporate and GOP dark money ties. Democrats have remained undecided as to how they’ll pay for the $3.5 trillion budget bill that now houses much of that agenda—and, by virtue of the budgeting process, can pass with only Democratic votes. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Thursday told reporters that the White House and congressional leaders now agree on a menu of possible tax options.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/09/theres-a-flurry-of-studies-trashing-the-democrats-tax-agenda-they-have-corporate-and-gop-dark-money-ties/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NcnKCxPX$

# Employment / Labor
El Milagro Tortilla Workers Walk Out to Demand Fair Wages Amid Staff Shortage The company has lost staff due to their poor treatment of workers and mishandling of the pandemic, organizers say.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/video/el-milagro-tortilla-workers-walk-out-to-demand-fair-wages-amid-staff-shortage/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NSbgBz7a$

Florida State Workers Are “Very Scared” Over COVID-Related Working Conditions Several state offices have had to close, and workers aren’t being told when someone close to them contracted the virus.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/florida-state-workers-are-very-scared-over-covid-related-working-conditions/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NYEY9Zef$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals Company says planned natural gas pipeline won’t go forward. Construction of a nearly 120-mile-long proposed natural gas pipeline from northeastern Pennsylvania to central New Jersey will not go forward https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/business-environment-and-nature-pennsylvania-new-jersey-environment-06024caa2328faf6189bd8280799db37__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NWxMUgjp$

After Hurricane Ida, oil infrastructure springs dozens of leaks. The storm also triggered the most oil spills detected from space after a weather event in the Gulf of Mexico since the federal government started using satellites to track spills and leaks a decade ago.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://energycentral.com/c/cp/after-hurricane-ida-oil-infrastructure-springs-dozens-leaks__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NZhZFYvY$

Feds ‘dragging their heels kicking and screaming’ on Montana oil, gas leases. The Biden administration is delaying lease sales of federal lands for oil and gas exploration even after a court order, the head of the Western Energy Alliance said https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thecentersquare.com/montana/feds-dragging-their-heels-kicking-and-screaming-on-montana-oil-gas-leases/article_11dc3644-1ca6-11ec-9e59-0b703778ba99.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NcdetJ9G$

World leaders pledge $400 billion to boost clean energy and renewables.
“We cannot wait another 40 years. The age of renewable, affordable energy access for all must start today.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ecowatch.com/world-leaders-renewable-energy-2655186991.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NWPWQzBN$

# Environment / Climate / Interior
Meet the Senate enforcer who could sink Biden’s climate plan. The gatekeeper for the most consequential climate bill in U.S. history works behind a nondescript door in the U.S. Capitol.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.eenews.net/articles/meet-the-senate-enforcer-who-could-sink-bidens-climate-plan/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NYqBQAic$

Scoping out the Gulf of Mexico’s secret submerged forest. Understanding what happened to this ancient forest can help us know what is coming as the sea rises again.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.hakaimagazine.com/news/scoping-out-the-gulf-of-mexicos-secret-submerged-forest/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NbeBGYrn$

The secret war over Pentagon aid in fighting wildfires. The military’s satellites excel at spotting new blazes, but for decades they have been mostly off limits to civilian firefighters.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation-politics/the-secret-war-over-pentagon-aid-in-fighting-wildfires/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_seattle-news__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NZtzVCZJ$

# Food / GMOs / Chemicals / Other
3 Scary Reasons To Ditch Aluminum Foil (And What To Use Instead) https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thealternativedaily.com/3-scary-reasons-ditch-aluminum-foil/?utm_source=external&utm_medium=MG__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NUTpcdsD$

# Global Politics and other news
China criticizes UK over ‘evil intentions’ after warship sails through Taiwan Strait https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/defense/574067-china-criticizes-uk-over-evil-intentions-after-warship?utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=42766__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NQ4d_W61$

Erdogan says Turkey plans to buy another Russian defense system https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/turkeys-erdogan-says-intends-buy-another-russian-s-400-defence-system-cbs-news-2021-09-26/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NeYx_bgE$

Xi Takes a Page From Mao’s Red Playbook. In the coming year, Xi will intertwine foreign and domestic crises, even at the risk of potentially serious flair-ups with Washington over Taiwan.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/xi-jinping-takes-a-page-from-mao-zedongs-red-playbook__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NfnsgOkK$

Female Afghan Judges in Hiding as Taliban Frees Killers. “It was midnight when we heard the Taliban had freed all the prisoners from jail. Immediately we fled,” one judge told the BBC.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-58709353__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NQLiPXFj$

# Gov / Politics
DHS Cyber Office Wants to See Secret Voting Machine Report. After a cybersecurity researcher wrote a report about potential vulnerabilities in voting machines, and a judge locked up the report, a government official now wants to read it.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/department-of-homeland-security-cyber-office-wants-to-see-secret-voting-machine-vulnerability-report__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NUSpKGy5$

GOP warns about military cooperation with Russians. Top Republicans in the House and Senate on Monday pushed back on the Pentagon’s recent call to increase coordination between the U.S. and Russian militaries, saying they were “deeply troubled” by the news.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/defense/574162-republican-lawmakers-warn-against-more-military-coordination-with-russia__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1Nf8_tiN9$

Texas lawmakers have released their first draft of a new congressional map that would primarily protect incumbents while reducing the number of districts in which Black and Hispanic residents make up the most eligible voters. The population of Asian, Black and Hispanic Texans outpaced white Texans over the last decade.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://data.capitol.texas.gov/topic/redistricting__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NcMAnEZU$

Trump’s ‘Audit’ Request Plunged TX Guv’s Office Into Chaos. At the risk of provoking his wrath, staffers quickly rushed to appease the twice-impeached former leader, according to Politico.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2021/09/28/trump-texas-audit-abbott-scramble-514454__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NeFnHGVL$

Donald Trump said he’s considering running for President in 2024. Trump has laid the groundwork for a potential run in conventional and unconventional ways in recent months https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2021/06/30/trump-has-made-a-decision-on-whether-to-run-in-2024/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NRvK6g6s$

# Legal / Judicial / DOJ
Pentagon officials prepare for grilling. Top Pentagon leaders are expected to get slammed this week with critical questions on the Biden administration’s handling of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and other military-related controversies in a series of hearings on Capitol Hill.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/defense/overnights/574201-defense-national-security__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NVfKb8oP$

Milley to face toughest day yet on Capitol Hill. Gen. Mark Milley is expected to face a GOP grilling on Tuesday and Wednesday weeks after a number of Republicans said he should resign for threatening the principle of civilian control of the military.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/defense/574174-gen-milley-faces-his-toughest-day-yet-on-capitol-hill__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NWHas8D0$

Trump Loses Omarosa NDA Case: ‘The Bully Has Met His Match.’ Trump’s campaign filed the case against Omarosa days after she published her
2018 tell-all book. “Donald has used this type of vexatious litigation to intimidate, harass and bully for years,” said Manigault Newman in a statement. “Finally the bully has met his match!”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theweek.com/donald-trump/1005406/the-bully-has-met-his-match-trump-loses-nda-case-against-former-aide-omarosa__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NR6z4r1C$

While testifying on Capitol Hill this morning, Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, defended his conversations with his Chinese counterparts in the final stretch of the Trump administration. https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://bit.ly/3m3qNvv__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NU3mztv6$

# LGBTQ
Texas Senate has passed a bill limiting transgender participation in school sports four separate times.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/28/texas-transgender-sports-bill/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NQfYEEiN$

# Marijuana / Hemp / CBD Oil
New Federal Bureau of Investigation data shows that marijuana arrests dropped by more than a third in the U.S. last year as both the COVID-19 pandemic and the legalization movement spread.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.marijuanamoment.net/marijuana-arrests-dropped-sharply-in-2020-as-both-covid-and-legalization-spread-fbi-data-shows/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NbLUX9-S$

The Drug Enforcement Administration issued a public safety alert about fake prescription pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theindependent.com/news/local/dea-issues-public-safety-alert-on-sharp-increase-in-fake-prescription-pills-containing-fentanyl-and/article_14daf940-2032-11ec-a594-33ed7176ddd9.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NXwX7m0u$

# Media
‘Threatened’ Female Producer Begged to Leave Cuomo’s Show: Melanie Buck said that she asked to leave Cuomo’s primetime program because they had “significant differences,” adding that she has “moved on.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/threatened-female-producer-begged-to-leave-chris-cuomos-show__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NUXrv2q_$

# Medical / Health
Half of young, American kids have lead in their blood, study finds.
Children living in older houses and poorer communities were more likely to have elevated blood lead levels.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.insider.com/half-of-kids-under-age-6-have-lead-blood-study-2021-9__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NTBtmS7C$

Missouri Med Staff Gets Panic Buttons as Assaults Triple. At least one Missouri hospital has added a handy-dandy new feature to its employees’
medical badges: a big panic button.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ky3.com/2021/09/20/cox-medical-center-branson-adding-panic-buttons-employee-badges-after-reports-increased-staff-assaults/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NStAYlOh$

American Dental Association Wants To Block Dental Coverage In Medicare https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wsj.com/articles/dentists-group-fights-plan-to-cover-dental-benefits-under-medicare-11632735002__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NfVUgNcH$

Rare Brain-Eating Amoeba Kills Child at Texas Water Park. Health officials in Arlington said they’ve closed all recreational water parks in the city out of an abundance of caution.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/rare-brain-eating-amoeba-n-fowleri-kills-texas-child-at-water-park-in-arlington__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NW6X1bIF$

# Military / DOD
What was the Afghanistan War all about? That is the question on many people’s lips after a devastating 20-year campaign that has killed an estimated 176,000 people and displaced nearly 6 million more.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UH4_M6NbqXU__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1Nd8ORfh0$

# Social
The Right-Wing Attack on Racial Justice Talk: How critical race theory has become a handy target for an old-fashioned assault on civil rights.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/civil-rights/right-wing-attack-on-racial-justice-talk/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NbThlWts$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2021-09-27

Voices, The Peoples News

September 27, 2021
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

# Border / Immigration
Hundreds of people arrested under Gov. Greg Abbott’s state criminal justice system for migrants have sat in prison for weeks with no charges filed against them, and dozens were imprisoned for more than a month without being appointed lawyers.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/27/texas-border-migrants-jail/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MF60gnol$

# CoronaVirus
Deaths after Vaccines in 2021 much more than in the Past 10 Years! “1000 % more Adverse Reactions’. Alarm by US Virologist to FDA https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.veteranstoday.com/2021/09/26/deaths-after-vaccines-in-2021-much-more-than-in-the-past-10-years-1000-more-adverse-reactions-alarm-by-us-virologist-to-fda/?mc_cid=f7bea9be82&mc_eid=3f7488d454__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MAcBw7x9$

Video: Florida’s Vietnam, 53,116 Reported COVID Deaths, 50k More ‘Censored by De’Santis. Roughly 57,000 Americans died in that drawn-out and wholly unnecessary conflict, making it a rather apt point of comparison with Florida’s ongoing pandemic, exacerbated as it is by Gov.
Ron DeSantis’ stubborn policymaking and head-in-sand tactics.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.orlandoweekly.com/Blogs/archives/2021/09/17/viral-video-compares-floridas-covid-19-death-toll-to-vietnam-war__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MAoITFyj$

Covid treatments: What works, what doesn’t, what might https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-09-covid-treatments-doesnt.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MDhc6B6Y$

# Education / Schools
Texas schools have reported more coronavirus cases in less than two months than they did in the entire 2020-21 school year.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/17/texas-schools-covid-19-cases/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MMfV3xi4$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals Seth Blumsack: Long power outages after disasters aren’t inevitable – but utilities need to think differently. Building even more power poles and transmission lines won’t avert outages when major disasters strike.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/long-power-outages-after-disasters-arent-inevitable-but-to-avoid-them-utilities-need-to-think-differently-167157__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MLm0thQ3$

Pa. community’s fight against electric lines shows tensions coming with push toward a clean energy future. Transource, landowners compromised, then regulators spiked the project. To achieve a carbon-free electricity sector, the country would need to more than double the power infrastructure it has now in the next decade.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/2021/09/24/pennsylvania-fight-over-electric-lines-shows-tensions-coming-with-a-clean-energy-future/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MAAZG8Mj$

Cancer-causing wastes still exist along the Texas Eastern pipeline 30 years after settlement. It’s been more than 30 years since the public learned of PCB dumping along the Texas Eastern pipeline, but not all of it has been cleaned up.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.pennlive.com/perry-county-times/2021/09/cancer-causing-wastes-still-exist-along-the-texas-eastern-pipeline-30-years-after-settlement.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MDPlsZWR$

Cadmium spiked inside a Tampa lead factory. Workers didn’t get help. For years, the company’s contracted doctor failed to flag abnormal test results and provide the required follow-up.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.miamiherald.com/news/article254518362.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9ML6xzSU6$

# Environment / Climate / Interior
We’re dumping loads of retardant chemicals to fight wildfires. What does it mean for wildlife? As western wildfires become bigger and more intense, state and federal fire agencies are using more and more aerial fire retardant, prompting concerns over fish kills, aquatic life, and water quality.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ehn.org/fire-retardant-spray-wildfire-wildlife-2655069755.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MKcP6SLk$

Drones may help replant forests—if enough seeds take root. A handful of companies are pursuing airborne seeding, but there’s little evidence so far that the tactic will succeed.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wired.com/story/drones-replant-forests-seeds-take-root/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MAXqcBDh$

Bay Area high school rescues 4,000 endangered salmon from the drought – they’ll grow up on campus. Petaluma high school students who just got back from distant learning are now caring for a federally endangered species with nowhere else to go.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sfchronicle.com/california/article/Bay-Area-high-school-rescues-4-000-endangered-16486539.php__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MGTIlKgi$

Today’s 6-year-olds will live through about three times as many climate disasters as their grandparents if current warming trends continue, a study finds https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.preventionweb.net/news/children-face-life-far-more-heatwaves-floods-droughts-and-wildfires-grandparents__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MIvI9qDI$

These carbon-capturing robotic seaweed farms are like planting forests in the ocean https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.fastcompany.com/90680321/these-carbon-capturing-robotic-seaweed-farms-are-like-planting-forests-in-the-ocean__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MI6naUgh$

# Environment / Climate / Global
Carbon, caribou and a Dene Tha’ plan to protect a northern Alberta lake.
The nation is proposing the first Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area in the province to protect the region surrounding one of Alberta’
largest lakes, which stores five times more carbon per square metre than the Amazon https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thenarwhal.ca/dene-tha-alberta-lake-carbon-caribou/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MGLoyiA1$

Climate change: Australia leans toward 2050 net zero target as election,
COP26 loom
As one of the world’s top per-capita emitters and fossil fuel exporters, Australia has come under increasing pressure to commit to carbon https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://reneweconomy.com.au/australia-will-likely-adopt-a-net-zero-target-by-cop26-it-will-be-a-bad-target/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MJz-EgnT$

# Food Recalls / Alerts
The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) just announced two new food recalls in the freezer section.
*Nestle USA’s DiGiorno Crispy Pan Crust Pepperoni Pizza is being recalled.
*Over 33,000 pounds of raw, frozen chicken and vegetable potstickers are also being recalled.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.eatthis.com/news-just-announced-freezer-recalls/?utm_source=msn&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=msn-feed__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MGlRC5yn$

# Global Politics and other news
Icelanders vote in volatile election with climate in mind. Icelanders voted Saturday in a general election dominated by climate change, with an unprecedented number of political parties likely to win parliamentary seats https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wfmz.com/news/icelanders-vote-in-volatile-election-with-climate-in-mind/article_0be309ef-5d38-5a0e-b01f-168c74962438.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MCTZJCA8$

Is Brazil About to Face a Military Coup? Brian Mier on Brazil’s March Towards Fascism. Whispers are turning into shouts about a military-backed coup in Brazil before next year, as the ailing Bolsonaro — trailing Lula by 15-20 points in the polls — seeks to hang on to power.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.mintpressnews.com/brazil-military-coup-brian-mier-brazil-march-towards-fascism/278532/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MBRwN-Un$

UN and Taliban try to figure out how to interact: The U.N. can withhold or bestow formal acknowledgement on the Taliban, and use this as crucial leverage to exact assurances on human rights, girls’ access to education and political concessions.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://wsiltv.com/2021/09/26/un-and-afghanistans-taliban-figuring-out-how-to-interact/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MNki2CiF$

Turkey could buy more Russian missiles despite US warnings: Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey wasn’t given the option to buy American-made Patriot missiles and the U.S. hadn’t delivered F-35 stealth jets despite a payment of $1.4 billion.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/business-middle-east-russia-turkey-united-states-73a12da46eaee0e92ca6b6b1ba66265b__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MAfEw3w-$

German election tight; Merkel’s bloc could end up with worst result yet:
Despite getting its worst-ever result in a federal contest, the Union bloc said it too would reach out to smaller parties to discuss forming a government, while Merkel stays on in a caretaker role until a successor is sworn in.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.startribune.com/social-democrats-narrowly-beat-merkels-bloc-in-german-vote/600100974/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MIZZDDcX$

Iraq issues arrests warrants for all attendees of Israel normalization conference. Iraq’s government has stated that the conference in which more than 300 people called for normalization with Israel ‘does not represent the public opinion in Iraq’
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/.premium-iraq-issues-arrest-warrants-against-officials-calling-for-ties-with-israel-1.10243450__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MP8WC2Ft$

Iran and Syria: How Arab and Western countries are shifting posturing toward Damascus. The Western countries, including the US, began to rethink and contemplate the current reservations about the relationship with Syria and its return to the Arab League and the international community.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2021/09/26/667308/Syria-Iran-Arab-West-policy-shift__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MPOUm_Tv$

I Was Detained in Guantánamo for 14 Years After Being Kidnapped and Sold to CIA “The purpose of Guantánamo wasn’t about making Americans safe,” says former Guantánamo detainee Mansoor Adayfi.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/video/i-was-detained-in-guantanamo-for-14-years-after-being-kidnapped-and-sold-to-cia/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MJ5qK9YY$

# Gov / Politics
The secretary of state announced the “full forensic audit” in the counties hours after former President Donald Trump requested that Gov.
Greg Abbott add an election audit bill to this year’s third special session of the Texas Legislature.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/23/texas-2020-election-audit/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MI4q605n$

Beto O’Rourke said at The Texas Tribune Festival that he is still “very seriously” thinking about running for governor — and that he is not surprised Matthew McConaughey, another potential candidate, is polling so well against Gov. Greg Abbott.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/24/beto-orourke-2022/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MNyAx8q_$

The United States spent $145 billion in Afghanistan to help the country stand up on its own. The U.S. efforts failed to build a sustainable economy there.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-spent-billions-on-afghanistan-and-failed-to-build-a-sustainable-economy-11632735001__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MJahtp6V$

The Hill’s Jordain Carney reports that the president is working with the Senate to get his judicial picks confirmed, but he’s sidestepping trying to fill vacancies in GOP states — for now.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/573902-biden-sidesteps-gop-on-judicial-vacancies-for-now__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MElD-zFj$

Plastics industry lashes out at ‘regressive’ Democratic tax plan. A Democratic proposal to help finance the party’s $3.5 trillion spending bill by taxing single-use plastics is generating sharp pushback https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/equilibrium-sustainability/573908-plastics-industry-lashes-out-at-regressive-democratic-tax__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MJ_mJD1-$

U.S. seeks to ease testing of Los Alamos lab’s cancer-causing contaminants. Tests that are less able to detect cancer-causing chemicals in water would replace Los Alamos National Laboratory’s current, more acute test https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/u-s-seeks-to-ease-testing-of-los-alamos-labs-cancer-causing-contaminants/article_bf8340a2-1aef-11ec-8171-9374b5a7d12f.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MLvz6pWz$

Not India: Abbott’s Texas the ‘Rape Capitol of the World’ (mostly kids):
As Texas Attorney General, Abbott blocked rape arrests, gutted investigative units and opposed all efforts to protect children and the women of Texas from being raped or trafficked by cults like St. Hubertus and others run by big oil and the GOP’s bankster elites.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.veteranstoday.com/2021/09/26/not-india-abbots-texas-the-rape-capitol-of-the-world-mostly-kids/?mc_cid=f7bea9be82&mc_eid=3f7488d454__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MN4GrKlT$

Trump keeps promoting Democrats in races against Republicans who speak out against him. The former president has continually lashed out against Republicans who won’t peddle unfounded conspiracy theories and has endorsed primary challengers to run against them.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/kadiagoba/trump-brian-kemp-democrats-georgia-rally-abrams__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MKv2NC6V$

Donald Trump Is Building an Army. He Can No Longer Be Ignored. After a nice little break, it’s time to dive back into the dumpster fire.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/donald-trump-is-building-an-army-he-can-no-longer-be-ignored/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MOcCcBQk$

New Report Says Trump’s CIA Considered Kidnapping or Assassinating Julian Assange The report cited conversations with more than 30 former U.S. officials.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/new-report-says-trumps-cia-considered-kidnapping-or-assassinating-assange/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MGrCmQl0$

Why the US government could shut down this week and what would happen.
Washington is racing to avert a partial government shutdown that could lead to furloughs for hundreds of thousands of federal workers in the middle of a national health crisis.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/world/us/what-happens-when-us-federal-government-shuts-down-2021-09-27/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9ME1OfB7-$

Editorial: Politically bankrupt: Senate Republicans are happy for the US to default on its debt Washington suspended the U.S. debt limit for two years — two years in which Republicans refrained from pitching a fit every time the U.S.
needed to borrow more money. And borrow we did, under an administration and Congress that slashed taxes by trillions while dramatically increasing federal spending, even before the COVID crisis hit.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rawstory.com/editorial-politically-bankrupt-senate-republicans-are-happy-for-the-us-to-default-on-its-debt/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MKfv6OVe$

# Legal / Judicial / DOJ
With Clinton lawyer charged, the Russiagate scam is now under indictment. The indictment of Hillary Clinton attorney Michael Sussmann offers new evidence that the Trump-Russia conspiracy theory that engulfed Trump’s term in office was itself the product of fabrications involving Clinton’s 2016 campaign.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thegrayzone.com/2021/09/20/with-clinton-lawyer-charged-the-russiagate-scam-is-now-indicted/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MGBsbUaK$

RNC Official Reveals GOP Plan to Ramp Up Election Lawsuits in 2022. The official said that it will be especially important in 2022 for Republicans to file lawsuits before Election Day.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/rnc-official-reveals-gop-plan-to-ramp-up-election-lawsuits-in-2022/?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=92827180-dfbb-497d-9281-ac55ff900a4a__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MLebmAil$

# LGBTQ
The Texas House has the votes to pass legislation that would restrict transgender public school students’ participation in school sports, according to House Speaker Dade Phelan.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/24/texas-transgender-sports-legislature-dade-phelan/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MKB5IcRW$

Trans rights: Transgender activists in Texas say their fight against anti-trans legislation in the state this year has felt particularly exhausting, cruel and lonely. More than 40 bills aimed at curbing trans rights have been filed in the past 10 months alone https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thelily.com/texas-is-in-the-spotlight-but-transgender-activists-say-their-fight-feels-uniquely-grueling-and-lonely/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MMqJrgi_$

# Medical / Health
Why Are Environmentalists Attacking Chemicals Hospitals Use To Save Lives?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insidesources.com/why-are-environmentalists-attacking-chemicals-hospitals-use-to-save-lives/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MLIGZXQS$

Extreme Hospital COVID Policies Are Leading More Pregnant Women To Choose A Home Birth. With hospital births becoming increasingly unattractive as a result of COVID-19 protocols, many women are beginning to consider home births as an alternative.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://fee.org/articles/covid-policies-lead-more-women-to-choose-a-home-birth/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MPC2Xxs4$

Gov. Greg Abbott ceremonially signed a bill into law on Friday that will restrict Texans’ access to abortion-inducing medication. The new law narrows the window in which physicians are allowed to give abortion-inducing medication to patients from 10 weeks to seven weeks after conception, bucking FDA guidelines.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/24/texas-abortion-medication-law-abbott/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MHVletqT$

Texas Gov. Abbott Still Refuses To Add Rape And Incest Exemptions To Abortion Law https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2021/09/26/texas-gov-abbott-still-refuses-to-add-rape-and-incest-exemptions-to-abortion-law/?sh=7bbc9a983142__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MND6Xn4v$

How private funding is blurring the peer-review lines in medical research. Neuroscientist Sheila Nirenberg’s breakthrough neural code is restoring sight in humans and expanding visual capabilities in computing, but some of her academic peers would like to see more transparency in her data.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.fastcompany.com/90674883/how-private-funding-has-created-blurry-lines-in-medical-research__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MFAG5zdV$

House Passes Bill To Allow Abortion on Demand Nationwide. The House of Representatives voted nearly along party lines Friday to pass a bill that will allow abortion on demand nationwide, superseding state-level abortion restrictions.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://freebeacon.com/democrats/house-passes-bill-to-allow-abortion-on-demand-nationwide/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MJkcRj3_$

Republican lawmakers are pressing ahead with anti-abortion laws, with or without the Supreme Court’s help https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetillman/georgia-florida-mississippi-abortion-laws-scotus__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MLkfUHYQ$

# Military / DOD
Havana Syndrome, Directed Energy Weapons, and the New Cold War: While the jury is still out on who committed the attacks against U.S.
officials, or even whether there were any attacks at all, directed energy weapons certainly do exist. Havana Syndrome might be science fiction, but directed energy weapons are very much science fact.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.mintpressnews.com/havana-syndrome-directed-energy-weapon-new-cold-war/278501/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MPYozIwM$

Are Directed-Energy Weapons Behind the Havana Syndrome? As an aerospace engineer and former Vice Chair of the U.S. Air Force Scientific Advisory Board, I can attest to the effectiveness of such weapons.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2021/09/are-directed-energy-weapons-behind-havana-syndrome/185580/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MH5M7wmH$

# Other News
Investigators probe deadly Amtrak derailment in Montana. The westbound Empire Builder was en route to Seattle from Chicago, with two locomotives and 10 cars, when it left the tracks about 4 p.m. Saturday near Joplin, a town of about 200.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/9/26/22695326/investigators-probe-deadly-amtrak-derailment-in-montana__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MKA9SU6K$

# Veterans / VA
Trump’s ‘Mar-a-Lago Trio’ Broke Law in Plan to Monetize Veterans’
Medical Records: A congressional investigation prompted by ProPublica’s reporting found Trump’s “Mar-a-Lago crowd,” wealthy civilians with no U.S. government or military experience, pursued a plan to monetize veterans’ medical data.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/trumps-mar-a-lago-buddies-tried-to-get-the-va-to-sell-access-to-veterans-medical-records__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MCiyDsy5$

# Water
LISTEN: Why is it taking so long for Pennsylvania to regulate toxic chemicals in drinking water? The chemicals, known as PFAS, are linked to health effects including cancer, thyroid disease, high cholesterol, pregnancy-induced hypertension, asthma, and ulcerative colitis.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ehn.org/listen-why-is-it-taking-so-long-for-pennsylvania-to-regulate-toxic-chemicals-in-drinking-water-2655167960.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MFPNrnmF$
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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2021-09-25

Voices, The Peoples News

September 25, 2021
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

# Indigenous
This was the worst slaughter of Native Americans in U.S. history. Few remember it.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/horrific-sand-creek-massacre-will-be-forgotten-no-more-180953403/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hGYnrwx2ddUflEDJ5LHNf8ZSdK4a1CkT9AT68fJV_XuThDWnBx235QNlyD-ooe3A8pHe$

List of Indian massacres in North America. [Not to be confused with List of massacres in India.] In the history of the European colonization of the Americas, an Indian massacre is any incident between European settlers and indigenous peoples wherein one group killed a significant number of the other group outside the confines of mutual combat in war.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Indian_massacres_in_North_America__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hGYnrwx2ddUflEDJ5LHNf8ZSdK4a1CkT9AT68fJV_XuThDWnBx235QNlyD-ooVPU1AKr$

The story of the encounter between European settlers and America’s native population does not make for pleasant reading. Among early accounts, perhaps the most famous is Helen Hunt Jackson’s A Century of Dishonor (1888), a doleful recitation of forced removals, killings, and callous disregard. https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/7302__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hGYnrwx2ddUflEDJ5LHNf8ZSdK4a1CkT9AT68fJV_XuThDWnBx235QNlyD-oofToYw4l$

Why cases of missing and murdered Indigenous women don’t receive national attention According to the Department of Justice, studies indicate the murder rate for Indigenous women is ten times higher than the national average.
Still, the cases of missing and murdered Indigenous women rarely garner attention across the U.S.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cbsnews.com/video/why-cases-of-missing-and-murdered-indigenous-women-dont-receive-national-attention/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hGYnrwx2ddUflEDJ5LHNf8ZSdK4a1CkT9AT68fJV_XuThDWnBx235QNlyD-ooS8MTWOy$

Mary Johnson, an Indigenous woman, went missing nearly a year ago. While the FBI recently offered a reward, activists say that’s not enough. It’s been nearly 10 months since Johnson was reported missing. A billboard on Interstate 5 and local media coverage have yielded few credible tips, and tribal police have yet to make an arrest in the case.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/23/us/mary-johnson-missing-indigenous-women-crisis-cec/index.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hGYnrwx2ddUflEDJ5LHNf8ZSdK4a1CkT9AT68fJV_XuThDWnBx235QNlyD-ooeWaPcpW$

# Border / Immigration
Assault on female US service member by male Afghan refugees at Fort Bliss under FBI investigation. The incident comes on the heels of two Afghan refugees being charged with federal crimes at a Wisconsin military base https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/defense/573901-fbi-investigating-alleged-assault-on-female-service-member-at-afghan-refugee__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hGYnrwx2ddUflEDJ5LHNf8ZSdK4a1CkT9AT68fJV_XuThDWnBx235QNlyD-oocR3KnGX$

FBI Probing Assault of Female Soldier by Afghan Refugees. The incident is said to have taken place on Sept. 19 as the soldier arrived to report for duty.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/defense/573901-fbi-investigating-alleged-assault-on-female-service-member-at-afghan-refugee__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hGYnrwx2ddUflEDJ5LHNf8ZSdK4a1CkT9AT68fJV_XuThDWnBx235QNlyD-oocR3KnGX$

Photographer says Border Patrol agents didn’t whip Haitian migrants:
Paul Ratje told KTSM, an El Paso television station that he saw the migrants running and dodging around the horses agents were riding, and the agents were swinging their reins but weren’t targeting the migrants.
“He was swinging it, but I didn’t see him actually whip someone with it,” the photographer told the station. “That’s something that can be misconstrued when you’re looking at it.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/sep/24/photographer-says-border-patrol-agents-didnt-whip-/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hGYnrwx2ddUflEDJ5LHNf8ZSdK4a1CkT9AT68fJV_XuThDWnBx235QNlyD-ooZdVdNZ_$

‘Sick and Tired’ of agents being attacked and having no backup from Biden admin Border Patrol Council VP Art Del Cueto: DHS Sec. Mayorkas is involved in a cover-up of investigation [Video] https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/sick-tired-agents-being-attacked-023849787.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hGYnrwx2ddUflEDJ5LHNf8ZSdK4a1CkT9AT68fJV_XuThDWnBx235QNlyD-ooc9Bpk>$

Since Biden’s inauguration day, the president’s entire team has shown no interest in enforcing immigration laws. Biden immediately announced a blatantly illegal six-month suspension of all deportations (a suspension since blocked by federal courts).
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/biden-deliberately-created-the-illegal-immigration-crisis__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hGYnrwx2ddUflEDJ5LHNf8ZSdK4a1CkT9AT68fJV_XuThDWnBx235QNlyD-ooR1Uvb9C$

Mayorkas says Haitian migrants under Del Rio bridge were not tested for COVID -19. DHS secretary said migrants got sick, but not with COVID ‘to my knowledge’
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.foxnews.com/politics/mayorkas-migrants-del-rio-bridge-not-tested-covid-19__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hGYnrwx2ddUflEDJ5LHNf8ZSdK4a1CkT9AT68fJV_XuThDWnBx235QNlyD-ooSjyjlOF$

# CoronaVirus
COVID-19 and Censorship: A thought-provoking video interview with Dr.
Joe Mercola and NVIC Co-founder & President Barbara Loe Fisher discussing COVID, the vaccine, censorship and the attack on doctors and consumer advocates publishing accurate information about the virus and the vaccine.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2021/09/26/vaccine-awareness-week-update-2021.aspx__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hGYnrwx2ddUflEDJ5LHNf8ZSdK4a1CkT9AT68fJV_XuThDWnBx235QNlyD-ooVn6kX-g$

Is America Heading Toward COVID Vaccine Mixing and Matching? Much of the world is already doing it, and now some experts are pressing the CDC to follow suit here.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/is-america-heading-toward-covid-vaccine-mixing-and-matching__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hGYnrwx2ddUflEDJ5LHNf8ZSdK4a1CkT9AT68fJV_XuThDWnBx235QNlyD-ooUESPP5k$

COVID Truthers’ New Low: Yanking People From ICUs. Anti-vaxxers on Facebook have turned their attention to doctors and nurses, claiming they’re purposely withholding miracle treatments from COVID patients.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/covid-truthers-hit-a-new-low-as-they-tell-followers-to-yank-relatives-from-icus__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hGYnrwx2ddUflEDJ5LHNf8ZSdK4a1CkT9AT68fJV_XuThDWnBx235QNlyD-ooQOe2QQ5$

Biden Administration Doles Out $250K to Wuhan Lab-Linked Group:
EcoHealth Alliance’s founder waged a secret campaign to disprove the lab-leak theory https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://freebeacon.com/coronavirus/biden-administration-doles-out-250k-to-wuhan-lab-linked-group/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hGYnrwx2ddUflEDJ5LHNf8ZSdK4a1CkT9AT68fJV_XuThDWnBx235QNlyD-ooX-hRwG9$

Decimation of Seniors Continues as FDA and CDC Recommend Third Vax to Age Group With Highest Number of Deaths Following COVID-19 Shots. A conservative estimate of deaths in people over the age of 65 following a
COVID-19 shot for the past 9 months is about 482,570 senior deaths represented by the U.S. VAERS.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.legitgov.org/decimation-seniors-continues-fda-and-cdc-recommend-third-vax-age-group-highest-number-deaths__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hGYnrwx2ddUflEDJ5LHNf8ZSdK4a1CkT9AT68fJV_XuThDWnBx235QNlyD-ooVmne_CH$

From the 9/17/2021 release of VAERS data: Found 15,386 cases where Vaccine targets COVID-19 (COVID19) and Patient Died https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://medalerts.org/vaersdb/findfield.php?TABLE=ON&GROUP1=AGE&EVENTS=ON&VAX=COVID19&VAXTYPES=COVID-19&DIED=Yes&WhichAge=range&LOWAGE=&HIGHAGE=__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hGYnrwx2ddUflEDJ5LHNf8ZSdK4a1CkT9AT68fJV_XuThDWnBx235QNlyD-ooU08Rv7i$

CDC director partially overrules panel, signs off on boosters https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/573767-cdc-director-partially-overrules-panel-signs-off-on-boosters__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hGYnrwx2ddUflEDJ5LHNf8ZSdK4a1CkT9AT68fJV_XuThDWnBx235QNlyD-oofRKexOj$

Métis Nation in B.C. introduces mandatory vaccine policy. Policy rollout begins Oct. 4; unvaccinated staff will be placed on unpaid leave, nation says https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/metis-nation-bc-covid19-mandatory-vaccine-1.6185229__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hGYnrwx2ddUflEDJ5LHNf8ZSdK4a1CkT9AT68fJV_XuThDWnBx235QNlyD-ooc<_UnV$

Canada Will Require All Air Travelers To Be Vaccinated In A Broad New Policy. All passengers and workers on commercial air flights in Canada will soon have to prove they’ve been vaccinated against the coronavirus.
Canada’s government will also require all federal workers to be vaccinated, citing a “dynamic public health situation” due to the
COVID-19 pandemic.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2021/08/13/1027498555/canada-vaccination-air-travelers-requirement__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hGYnrwx2ddUflEDJ5LHNf8ZSdK4a1CkT9AT68fJV_XuThDWnBx235QNlyD-ooXiyJAJh$
9 Vaccinated Nursing Home Residents Die After Montana Lets Healthcare Workers Go Unvaccinated https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rawstory.com/montana-vaccine-ban-long-term-care/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hGYnrwx2ddUflEDJ5LHNf8ZSdK4a1CkT9AT68fJV_XuThDWnBx235QNlyD-ooT1rPqJB$

COVID-19 vaccine boosters could mean billions for drugmakers. How much the manufacturers stand to gain depends on how big the rollout proves to be.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-business-science-health-coronavirus-vaccine-5305defac283ac5f352bc47fcb74c82b__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hGYnrwx2ddUflEDJ5LHNf8ZSdK4a1CkT9AT68fJV_XuThDWnBx235QNlyD-ooVIaGImh$

Vaccine-coated, 3D-printed patches may soon replace a syringe near you No jab, and more efficiency.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zmescience.com/science/vaccine-patches-3d-printed-needles-248452354/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hGYnrwx2ddUflEDJ5LHNf8ZSdK4a1CkT9AT68fJV_XuThDWnBx235QNlyD-ooeM3q0jT$

NY Weighs Using the National Guard to Replace Unvaccinated Health Care Workers https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/ny-weighs-using-the-national-guard-to-replace-unvaccinated-health-care-workers/ar-AAOOSJa?ocid=winp1taskbar__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hGYnrwx2ddUflEDJ5LHNf8ZSdK4a1CkT9AT68fJV_XuThDWnBx235QNlyD-oof1p-628$

Destroying the Narrative: 40 Reasons Why a Coronavirus Pandemic Never Existed, Pt 1: We will not go back to where we were when the pandemic started. That is pretty certain…” – George Soros https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthunmuted.org/40-reasons-why-a-covid-19-pandemic-never-existed-part-1/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hGYnrwx2ddUflEDJ5LHNf8ZSdK4a1CkT9AT68fJV_XuThDWnBx235QNlyD-oocNxzSiN$
Destroying the Narrative: 40 Reasons Why a COVID-19 Pandemic Never Existed, Pt. 2. The real pandemic being perpetrated against humanity is one of unprecedented tyranny, lies, and corruption.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthunmuted.org/40-reasons-why-a-covid-19-pandemic-never-existed-pt-2/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hGYnrwx2ddUflEDJ5LHNf8ZSdK4a1CkT9AT68fJV_XuThDWnBx235QNlyD-ooV2Ebf5x$

New-Onset and Relapsed Kidney Disease Following COVID-19 Vaccination: A Systematic Review – Vaccines 2021, 9. By Henry H.L. Wu, Philip A. Kalra, and Rajkumar Chinnadurai Abstract: Introduction:
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.legitgov.org/new-onset-and-relapsed-kidney-disease-reported-following-covid-19-vaccination__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hGYnrwx2ddUflEDJ5LHNf8ZSdK4a1CkT9AT68fJV_XuThDWnBx235QNlyD-ooUShNAjq$

# Economy / Trade
Republicans Don’t Want a Debt Default, Just Democratic Chaos.
Republicans are holding a bizarre position: They would like the government to raise the debt ceiling, but they want Democrats to do it for them while they stand in the way.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/republicans-dont-want-a-debt-defaultjust-democratic-chaos__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hGYnrwx2ddUflEDJ5LHNf8ZSdK4a1CkT9AT68fJV_XuThDWnBx235QNlyD-ooRBjRIr0$

The really scary news in the Social Security Trustees Report https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/573920-the-really-scary-news-in-the-social-security-trustees-report__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hGYnrwx2ddUflEDJ5LHNf8ZSdK4a1CkT9AT68fJV_XuThDWnBx235QNlyD-ooecaGhUV$

Pelosi on $3.5T spending package: It ‘seems self-evident’ it will be less than proposed https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/573972-pelosi-says-it-is-self-evident-that-spending-bill-will-be-less__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hGYnrwx2ddUflEDJ5LHNf8ZSdK4a1CkT9AT68fJV_XuThDWnBx235QNlyD-ooT3vie8l$

# Education / Schools
11 Indicted in Fraternity Pledge’s ‘Tragic’ Hazing Death. Adam Oakes’
family says the Virginia Commonwealth University freshman died after being ordered to drink a 40-shot bottle of whiskey.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/health-education-arrests-richmond-poisoning-a47af4672c4e951f76beac0f64d43ede__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hGYnrwx2ddUflEDJ5LHNf8ZSdK4a1CkT9AT68fJV_XuThDWnBx235QNlyD-ooQFTz8X6$

More than 200 Connecticut school bus drivers could walk off job Monday due to vaccine mandate. More than 200 Connecticut school bus drivers could walk off the job Monday because they are unvaccinated and do not want to be tested, officials said Friday https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Hundreds-of-school-bus-drivers-may-walk-out-16485918.php__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hGYnrwx2ddUflEDJ5LHNf8ZSdK4a1CkT9AT68fJV_XuThDWnBx235QNlyD-ooWHvHzCH$

# Employment / Labor
Nearly 11 Percent of Los Angeles City Employees to Seek Vaccine Exemptions. More than 6,000 people, or 11 percent, of Los Angeles city employees plan to seek an exemption from the city’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2021/09/14/la-city-employees-vaccine-mandate-exemption/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hGYnrwx2ddUflEDJ5LHNf8ZSdK4a1CkT9AT68fJV_XuThDWnBx235QNlyD-ooZ0fJNJd$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals PG&E Faces Criminal Charges for Zogg Fire That Killed Four. Prosecutors said PG&E should have addressed a damaged, century-old tree near a power line. “We have sufficient evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Pacific Gas and Electric Co. is criminally liable for the ignition of the Zogg Fire and the deaths and destruction it caused,” she said at a press conference.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sacbee.com/news/california/fires/article254498877.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hGYnrwx2ddUflEDJ5LHNf8ZSdK4a1CkT9AT68fJV_XuThDWnBx235QNlyD-ooTQCJrzV$

# Environment / Climate / Interior
Fires are lasting longer into the night, and researchers may have found out why. In a recent study, they found air over most of the western U.S. has become drier and warmer at night over the past 40 years, influencing the rate at which vegetation and other fuels for fire will dry out and burn.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/fires-are-lasting-longer-into-the-night-and-researchers-may-have-found-out-why/ar-AAOO5wq?ocid=winp1taskbar__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hGYnrwx2ddUflEDJ5LHNf8ZSdK4a1CkT9AT68fJV_XuThDWnBx235QNlyD-ooaBVO2yf$

A ‘thirsty’ atmosphere is propelling Northern California’s drought into the record books. Increasing evaporative demand is escalating summertime drought severity in California and the West, according to climate researchers.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dailyclimate.org/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hGYnrwx2ddUflEDJ5LHNf8ZSdK4a1CkT9AT68fJV_XuThDWnBx235QNlyD-ooTlwICtJ$

A pioneer ghost town that was submerged underwater for more than 60 years has resurfaced because of a drought https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.yahoo.com/pioneer-ghost-town-submerged-underwater-150420141.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hGYnrwx2ddUflEDJ5LHNf8ZSdK4a1CkT9AT68fJV_XuThDWnBx235QNlyD-ooexUnnqy$

# Environment / Climate / Global
Remnant forests struggle to survive amid oil palm plantations, study shows. Most forest trees that persist in areas dominated by oil palm plantations die before they can mature, a new study shows.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.mongabay.com/2021/09/remnant-forests-struggle-to-survive-amid-oil-palm-plantations-study-shows/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hGYnrwx2ddUflEDJ5LHNf8ZSdK4a1CkT9AT68fJV_XuThDWnBx235QNlyD-ooWb84GDW$

# Food / GMOs / Chemicals / Other
“Lettuce” to Vaccinate You and Other Reasons You Can’t Trust the Food Supply As if our food wasn’t already tainted enough, researchers are now working on putting mRNA vaccines in lettuce. UC-San Diego and Carnegie Mellon University are both currently involved https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.naturalblaze.com/2021/09/lettuce-to-vaccinate-you-and-other-reasons-you-cant-trust-the-food-supply.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed*3A*naturalblaze**A28Natural*Blaze*29__;JSsrJSsl!!On18fmf1aQ!hGYnrwx2ddUflEDJ5LHNf8ZSdK4a1CkT9AT68fJV_XuThDWnBx235QNlyD-ooTwwRmqB$

# Global Politics and other news
Taliban Kills 4 Men, Hangs Their Bodies Around Afghan City. The men were accused of trying to kidnap a father and son, according to Taliban officials.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-taliban-c328e5e060d5fe7dfdc1f348b7dce10a__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hGYnrwx2ddUflEDJ5LHNf8ZSdK4a1CkT9AT68fJV_XuThDWnBx235QNlyD-oodVW5f3A$

Who will replace Angela Merkel? One of the most powerful women in world politics is stepping down. Germans go to the polls on Sunday to elect a new Bundestag, or parliament, in a vote that will have implications throughout Europe and the world.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.fastcompany.com/90679821/who-will-replace-angela-merkel-one-of-the-most-powerful-women-in-world-politics-is-stepping-down__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hGYnrwx2ddUflEDJ5LHNf8ZSdK4a1CkT9AT68fJV_XuThDWnBx235QNlyD-oodljy1Ns$

# Gov / Politics
The Geriatric Government: Washington is run by very old people https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theworldbusinessnews.com/washington-is-run-by-very-old-people/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hGYnrwx2ddUflEDJ5LHNf8ZSdK4a1CkT9AT68fJV_XuThDWnBx235QNlyD-oof2ZcUUq$

References to the “Texas Taliban” Are Racist and Colonial. Here’s Why.
Using Taliban imagery to decry the Texas abortion ban is an old colonial move that reeks of Islamophobia.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/references-to-the-texas-taliban-are-racist-and-colonial-heres-why/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hGYnrwx2ddUflEDJ5LHNf8ZSdK4a1CkT9AT68fJV_XuThDWnBx235QNlyD-oocosA58T$

Arizona audit debunks Trump’s false claims, but the poison of misinformation still threatens the electoral process https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/dan-balz-take-arizona-review/2021/09/25/d95f8ccc-1da8-11ec-a99a-5fea2b2da34b_story.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hGYnrwx2ddUflEDJ5LHNf8ZSdK4a1CkT9AT68fJV_XuThDWnBx235QNlyD-ooZcGaYtS$

Democrats urge Biden to go all in with agenda in limbo. Democrats are looking for sustained hands-on engagement with the hope Biden could sway holdouts and resolve points of tension that have slowed down Democrats’
efforts to pass a $3.5 trillion spending package.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/573891-democrats-urge-biden-to-go-all-in-with-agenda-in-limbo__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hGYnrwx2ddUflEDJ5LHNf8ZSdK4a1CkT9AT68fJV_XuThDWnBx235QNlyD-ooWCbY4Kq$

The House Budget Committee has advanced the Democrats’ $3.5 trillion social spending plan as party leaders set their sights on teeing up the package for a vote in the lower chamber this coming week, despite brewing inner party divisions.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/finance/budget/573948-house-panel-advances-35t-spending-bill__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hGYnrwx2ddUflEDJ5LHNf8ZSdK4a1CkT9AT68fJV_XuThDWnBx235QNlyD-ooSJjcis3$

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is barreling forward with an audit of the 2020 election in his state’s four largest counties after mounting pressure from former President Trump.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/573863-abbott-bows-to-trump-pressure-on-texas-election-audit__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hGYnrwx2ddUflEDJ5LHNf8ZSdK4a1CkT9AT68fJV_XuThDWnBx235QNlyD-oodK3xiSK$

‘Forever audits’ emerge as Republican endless chaos and fundraising tool. The Arizona election review took months and millions of dollars, but it’s just the beginning of growing GOP efforts to revisit 2020. The election fraudit scam is actually a continuation of the January 6th insurrection attempt.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.veteranstoday.com/2021/09/25/forever-audits-emerge-as-republican-endless-chaos-and-fundraising-tool/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hGYnrwx2ddUflEDJ5LHNf8ZSdK4a1CkT9AT68fJV_XuThDWnBx235QNlyD-oobmGZ3Cm$

NEO – Washington’s assembly line for retraining soldiers in Syria isn’t stopping. Wanting to discuss the legal basis for using proxy terrorism as a geopolitical tool should be a big enough scandal to go to the top of the list of US security issues.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.veteranstoday.com/2021/09/25/neo-washingtons-assembly-line-for-retraining-soldiers-in-syria-isnt-stopping/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hGYnrwx2ddUflEDJ5LHNf8ZSdK4a1CkT9AT68fJV_XuThDWnBx235QNlyD-ooVc2ustJ$

Pennsylvania AG: Republicans are ‘willing to sell out 245+ years of American history’ for a Big Lie: We may have gotten the “results” from the fraudulent audit in Arizona, but that isn’t stopping states like Pennsylvania from expanding on the Big Lie and trying their hand at an illegitimate election turnover of their own. Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/pennsylvania-ag-republicans-are-willing-to-sell-out-245-years-of-american-history-for-a-big-lie/vi-AAOQfj1?ocid=winp1taskbar__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hGYnrwx2ddUflEDJ5LHNf8ZSdK4a1CkT9AT68fJV_XuThDWnBx235QNlyD-oobsRBs3O$

Dozens of Massachusetts State Troopers Resign Ahead of Deadline for State’s Vaccine Mandate. This week, a Massachusetts Superior Court judge refused to allow any delay of the state’s vaccine mandate that is set to begin on October 17.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://humansarefree.com/2021/09/state-troopers-resign-ahead-of-mandatory-vaccine-mandate.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hGYnrwx2ddUflEDJ5LHNf8ZSdK4a1CkT9AT68fJV_XuThDWnBx235QNlyD-ooc5RZi5B$

# Law Enforcement
Harris County Jailers Sue Over Working Conditions https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Too-busy-for-bathroom-breaks-say-Harris-County-16473791.php__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hGYnrwx2ddUflEDJ5LHNf8ZSdK4a1CkT9AT68fJV_XuThDWnBx235QNlyD-ooZih8OTp$

Missing 21-Year-Old Found Dead Miles From Her Burned Out Car. Sheridan Wahl was heading to her father’s home in Myrtle Beach but never made it, her family said.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.foxcarolina.com/21-year-old-found-dead-in-south-carolina-her-burned-car-found-10-miles-from/article_63cb5f8a-343c-5d86-a530-69b6035583ce.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hGYnrwx2ddUflEDJ5LHNf8ZSdK4a1CkT9AT68fJV_XuThDWnBx235QNlyD-oobyiYBVC$

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) pledged his support for any Border Patrol agents who are punished by the Biden administration, saying he will hire any who are at risk of losing their jobs.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/573975-abbott-promises-to-hire-border-patrol-agents-punished-by-biden__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hGYnrwx2ddUflEDJ5LHNf8ZSdK4a1CkT9AT68fJV_XuThDWnBx235QNlyD-oofPuUe9o$

Police, soldiers bring lethal skill to militia campaigns against US government Thousands of police and soldiers – people professionally trained in the use of violence and familiar with military protocols – are part of an extremist effort to undermine the U.S. government and subvert the democratic process.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/police-soldiers-bring-lethal-skill-to-militia-campaigns-against-us-government-153369__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hGYnrwx2ddUflEDJ5LHNf8ZSdK4a1CkT9AT68fJV_XuThDWnBx235QNlyD-ooY8fFmlS$

# Legal / Judicial / DOJ
Gabby Petito slaying: Florida lawyer, a mom of two, puts $20G bounty on Brian Laundrie. Police are searching the T. Mabry Carlton Jr. Memorial Reserve in Florida for Laundrie – but many are speculating that he’s fled the area. Anyone who sees him is asked to contact the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI or 303-629-7171.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wogx.com/news/gabby-petito-florida-lawyer-a-mom-of-two-puts-20g-bounty-on-brian-laundrie__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hGYnrwx2ddUflEDJ5LHNf8ZSdK4a1CkT9AT68fJV_XuThDWnBx235QNlyD-ooRDmxQB2$

D.C. Cop Charged With Murder for Black Man’s Moped Crash. Veteran cop Terence Sutton was indicted on Friday, nearly a year after Karon Hylton’s death.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/dc-cop-terence-sutton-charged-with-murder-for-black-man-karon-hyltons-moped-crash__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hGYnrwx2ddUflEDJ5LHNf8ZSdK4a1CkT9AT68fJV_XuThDWnBx235QNlyD-ooQAhrDID$

Trump Committed ‘Multiple Crimes’ With Georgia Election Interference, Analysis Suggests. The 107-page report, written by seven legal analysts, concludes that Trump’s post-election conduct leaves him at “substantial risk of possible state charges predicated on multiple crimes.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2021/09/24/trump-faces-substantial-legal-risk-georgia-case-think-tank-report-says/5851857001/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hGYnrwx2ddUflEDJ5LHNf8ZSdK4a1CkT9AT68fJV_XuThDWnBx235QNlyD-ooWlzPAzK$

# Media
Starting Oct. 1, the USPS will implement new service standards for first-class mail and packages, lengthening delivery time for about 30% of its volume. That means some letters, parcels and magazine subscriptions traveling longer distances could take up to five days to arrive, instead of two or three days.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnet.com/how-to/usps-slowdown-starts-oct-1-what-to-know-about-new-delays-and-price-hikes-for-mail/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hGYnrwx2ddUflEDJ5LHNf8ZSdK4a1CkT9AT68fJV_XuThDWnBx235QNlyD-ooRukT35y$

# Medical / Health
Wallace Grills Abbott on Vow to End Rape After Abortion Ban. The Fox News anchor grilled the Texas governor on his unhinged vow to “eliminate” rapists, asking him if that was a “reasonable” thing to say to pregnant rape and incest victims.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/chris-wallace-corners-greg-abbott-on-his-insane-eliminate-rape-defense-of-abortion-ban__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hGYnrwx2ddUflEDJ5LHNf8ZSdK4a1CkT9AT68fJV_XuThDWnBx235QNlyD-ooVMw7k11$

Excess Mortality: Thousands More Than Usual Are Dying – But Not From COVID The term excess mortality refers to the number of deaths from all causes during any given period of a crisis or epidemic – above and beyond what we would have expected to see under ‘normal’ conditions.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://21stcenturywire.com/2021/09/25/excess-mortality-thousands-more-than-usual-are-dying-but-not-from-covid/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hGYnrwx2ddUflEDJ5LHNf8ZSdK4a1CkT9AT68fJV_XuThDWnBx235QNlyD-ooaVLAOH0$

# Military / DOD
War in Afghanistan Isn’t Over — It’s Taking the Form of Illegal Drone Strikes The “intelligence” used to target suspected terrorists is notoriously unreliable.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/war-in-afghanistan-isnt-over-its-taking-the-form-of-illegal-drone-strikes/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hGYnrwx2ddUflEDJ5LHNf8ZSdK4a1CkT9AT68fJV_XuThDWnBx235QNlyD-ooTZy76-v$

# Other News
Super-Rich Condo Owners Are Super-Mad About Creaky High-Rise. They have filed a lawsuit complaining of “intolerable’ noise, scary cracks, and other problems.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/condo-owners-at-432-park-avenue-in-manhattan-file-lawsuit-against-developer__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hGYnrwx2ddUflEDJ5LHNf8ZSdK4a1CkT9AT68fJV_XuThDWnBx235QNlyD-ooeln1xeC$

# Social
The new population bomb: For the first time, humanity is on the verge of long-term decline. For the past 200 years, a rapidly rising population has consumed the earth’s resources, ruined the environment, and started wars. Humanity is about to trade one population bomb for another, and now scientists and policymakers are waking up to a new reality: The world is on the precipice of decline, and possible extinction.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/The-Big-Story/The-new-population-bomb__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hGYnrwx2ddUflEDJ5LHNf8ZSdK4a1CkT9AT68fJV_XuThDWnBx235QNlyD-ooWjV4-XO$

# Space
William Shatner, 90, Set to Be Oldest Man Shot Into Space. Shatner’s flght will turn him into a real-life Captain Kirk.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.looper.com/615316/william-shatner-is-about-to-boldly-go-where-no-90-year-old-man-has-gone-before/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hGYnrwx2ddUflEDJ5LHNf8ZSdK4a1CkT9AT68fJV_XuThDWnBx235QNlyD-ooW-Z-kfI$

# Tips, Tricks and How To’s
Amazing Dish Soap Tips: This article explores the most common dish soap life hacks that may make your life easier by saving you both time and money.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thekrazycouponlady.com/tips/diy/dawn-dish-soap-uses__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hGYnrwx2ddUflEDJ5LHNf8ZSdK4a1CkT9AT68fJV_XuThDWnBx235QNlyD-ooVtmeYJ3$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2021-09-24

Voices, The Peoples News

September 24, 2021
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

# Indigenous
Native American Woman Mysteriously Vanishes on Vegas Trip. Reatha May Finkbonner’s family is desperate to find her after she went missing weeks ago on a vacation with her fiancé and friends. She went missing on Sept. 3 during the Las Vegas trip, according to a news release they shared with local police last week.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/native-american-woman-mysteriously-vanishes-on-las-vegas-trip__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jXfFxn3Sdbmlsl5-rM2yam_2MVSJzKvAUaXBrZicUCNnLP-p6usiw8bUHAczFY4oZjeZ$

New report shows how Indigenous nations respond to climate change.
Indigenous nations are at the frontlines of climate change, but they’re also leaders in how to adapt to changing weather conditions https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.knau.org/post/new-report-shows-how-indigenous-nations-respond-climate-change__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jXfFxn3Sdbmlsl5-rM2yam_2MVSJzKvAUaXBrZicUCNnLP-p6usiw8bUHAczFXzhxmAb$

# Archaeology
Earliest evidence of human activity found in the Americas. Footprints at White Sands National Park in New Mexico confirm human presence over at least two millennia, with the oldest tracks dating back 23,000 years.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://phys.org/news/2021-09-earliest-evidence-human-americas.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jXfFxn3Sdbmlsl5-rM2yam_2MVSJzKvAUaXBrZicUCNnLP-p6usiw8bUHAczFd5SvS2J$

# Border / Immigration
Haitians fleeing “unacceptable misery” greeted by whips and shackles at U.S. border. Reports also surfaced of Haitian migrants who had been shackled at their waist and feet by their U.S. captors, and that the pace of deportation flights was increasing, to as many as seven per day.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.democracynow.org/2021/9/23/haitians_fleeing_unacceptable_misery_greeted_by__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jXfFxn3Sdbmlsl5-rM2yam_2MVSJzKvAUaXBrZicUCNnLP-p6usiw8bUHAczFfue1K_3$

Biden’s Allies ‘Pissed’ He’s Using ‘Trump Policy’ on Haiti: Black leaders and activists expressed their rage over the Biden administration’s treatment of Haitian refugees on Thursday, likening the scenes at the border to those of slavery.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/bidens-black-allies-pissed-biden-is-following-the-trump-policy-with-haitians__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jXfFxn3Sdbmlsl5-rM2yam_2MVSJzKvAUaXBrZicUCNnLP-p6usiw8bUHAczFdy2McdD$

Maxine Waters: What we witnessed with Haitian migrants takes us back hundreds of years. “What we witnessed takes us back hundreds of years.
What we witnessed was worse than what we witnessed in slavery,” she continued. “Cowboys — with their reins, again — whipping Black people, Haitians, into the water where they’re scrambling and falling down when all they’re trying to do is escape from violence in their country.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/house/573602-maxine-waters-what-we-witnessed-with-haitian-migrants-takes-us-back-hundreds__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jXfFxn3Sdbmlsl5-rM2yam_2MVSJzKvAUaXBrZicUCNnLP-p6usiw8bUHAczFRBjgCPr$

The migration crisis unfolding near Del Rio, Texas, is happening on President Biden’s watch. And as POLITICO’S Sabrina Rodriguez points out, that’s creating a particularly vexing policial quandary that could linger into the 2022 election cycle. The Western hemisphere is in crisis — and as Sabrina reports, Biden is caught in a political vise.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/newsletters/the-recast/2021/09/21/border-crisis-haitian-migrants-biden-administration-494418__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jXfFxn3Sdbmlsl5-rM2yam_2MVSJzKvAUaXBrZicUCNnLP-p6usiw8bUHAczFRLwvnuU$

Haiti Envoy Resigns over Mass Deportations, Blasts “Catastrophic”
History of U.S. Interventions
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.democracynow.org/2021/9/24/headlines/haiti_envoy_resigns_over_mass_deportations_blasts_catastrophic_history_of_us_interventions__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jXfFxn3Sdbmlsl5-rM2yam_2MVSJzKvAUaXBrZicUCNnLP-p6usiw8bUHAczFW_fG-5l$

Haiti’s history of violence and turmoil
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/haitis-history-violence-turmoil-2021-07-07/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jXfFxn3Sdbmlsl5-rM2yam_2MVSJzKvAUaXBrZicUCNnLP-p6usiw8bUHAczFVl0-hfa$

President Biden slammed the treatment of Haitian migrants on the U.S.-Mexico border after images surfaced of border agents on horseback chasing and rounding up migrants. https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://bit.ly/3AIXOmH__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jXfFxn3Sdbmlsl5-rM2yam_2MVSJzKvAUaXBrZicUCNnLP-p6usiw8bUHAczFUQ5PwJ1$

Border Patrol Outraged by Biden’s Scapegoating: ‘He Just Started a War’:
“I see the administration wants to fry our agents, he just started a war with Border Patrol,” said another agent.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/border-patrol-outraged-biden-scapegoating-190252393.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jXfFxn3Sdbmlsl5-rM2yam_2MVSJzKvAUaXBrZicUCNnLP-p6usiw8bUHAczFTCwCqyU$

Officials: All migrants are gone from Texas border camp. A U.S. official with direct knowledge of the situation said seven flights were scheduled to Haiti on Friday, six on Saturday and seven on Sunday.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2021/09/24/migrants-gone-texas-border-camp-514198__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jXfFxn3Sdbmlsl5-rM2yam_2MVSJzKvAUaXBrZicUCNnLP-p6usiw8bUHAczFRU3fePt$

# Economy / Trade
Property tax relief: Lawmakers in the Texas Legislature are pushing for Senate Bill 1, a $2 billion tax cut aimed at shaving about $200 off the average Texas homeowner’s tax tab, though the exact number will vary based on school district tax rates.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/24/texas-property-tax-bill/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jXfFxn3Sdbmlsl5-rM2yam_2MVSJzKvAUaXBrZicUCNnLP-p6usiw8bUHAczFSAjhQUm$

Schumer announces Senate-House deal on tax ‘framework’ for $3.5T
package: “The White House, the House and the Senate have reached an agreement on a framework that will pay for any final negotiated agreement. So the revenue side of this, we have an agreement on,”
Schumer announced during a joint press conference https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/573605-schumer-announces-senate-house-deal-on-tax-framework-for-35t-package?utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=42657__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jXfFxn3Sdbmlsl5-rM2yam_2MVSJzKvAUaXBrZicUCNnLP-p6usiw8bUHAczFU2vVfL0$

Here’s how a government shutdown would disrupt Washington and beyond https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/here-s-how-a-government-shutdown-would-disrupt-washington-and-beyond/ar-AAODYi5?ocid=winp1taskbar__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jXfFxn3Sdbmlsl5-rM2yam_2MVSJzKvAUaXBrZicUCNnLP-p6usiw8bUHAczFZSXAZ4M$

# Education / Schools
Teen Killed at Bus Stop Minutes After Waving Bye to Mom. One local activist has called for “50 men” to conduct patrols at school bus stops as Louisville reels from yet another homicide.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/rage-spreads-after-teenager-tyree-smith-killed-at-louisville-bus-stop-minutes-after-waving-bye-to-mom__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jXfFxn3Sdbmlsl5-rM2yam_2MVSJzKvAUaXBrZicUCNnLP-p6usiw8bUHAczFe15Q9ZU$

Education secretary: COVID-19 vaccines should be mandatory for eligible students https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2021/09/23/education-secretary-backs-mandatory-school-covid-19-vaccines-513965__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jXfFxn3Sdbmlsl5-rM2yam_2MVSJzKvAUaXBrZicUCNnLP-p6usiw8bUHAczFf7FlB03$

Far-Right Group Wants to Ban Books About MLK, Male Seahorses. Moms for Liberty is raising hell in a Tennessee school district over books that teach about race in American history—and also books that teach about wild animals and science.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://interreviewed.com/far-right-group-wants-to-ban-kids-from-reading-books-on-male-seahorses-galileo-and-martin-luther-king-jr/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jXfFxn3Sdbmlsl5-rM2yam_2MVSJzKvAUaXBrZicUCNnLP-p6usiw8bUHAczFc11liD6$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals Wind energy can be the puzzle piece that tackles global warming https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zmescience.com/science/wind-energy-can-be-the-puzzle-piece-that-tackles-global-warming/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jXfFxn3Sdbmlsl5-rM2yam_2MVSJzKvAUaXBrZicUCNnLP-p6usiw8bUHAczFYVm7sTl$

# Environment / Climate / Interior
Even U.S. bankers are getting anxious about climate change. An unexpected constituency is sounding the alarm on climate change: U.S.
mortgage bankers.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://grist.org/housing/housing-market-climate-risk-mortgage-bankers-report/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jXfFxn3Sdbmlsl5-rM2yam_2MVSJzKvAUaXBrZicUCNnLP-p6usiw8bUHAczFUnG4R_8$

US projections on drought-hit Colorado River grow more dire. The U.S.
government released projections Wednesday that indicate an even more troubling outlook for a river that serves 40 million people https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/business-environment-and-nature-arizona-lakes-colorado-river-8ae38d6247128c61bbf1f917b075877d__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jXfFxn3Sdbmlsl5-rM2yam_2MVSJzKvAUaXBrZicUCNnLP-p6usiw8bUHAczFRfv-3aR$

Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings sues an agrochemical company for long-lasting damage to the state’s natural resources.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.delawarepublic.org/post/delaware-sues-monsanto-over-pcb-damage-state__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jXfFxn3Sdbmlsl5-rM2yam_2MVSJzKvAUaXBrZicUCNnLP-p6usiw8bUHAczFatzJ-er$

Novel chemical entities: Are we sleepwalking through a planetary boundary? The “novel entities” planetary boundary encapsulates all toxic and long-lived substances that humans release into the environment — from heavy metals and radioactive waste, to industrial chemicals and pesticides, even novel living organisms — which can threaten the stability of the Earth system.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.mongabay.com/2021/09/novel-entities-are-we-sleepwalking-through-a-planetary-boundary/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jXfFxn3Sdbmlsl5-rM2yam_2MVSJzKvAUaXBrZicUCNnLP-p6usiw8bUHAczFZg3gEoW$

Scooping Plastic Out of the Ocean Is a Losing Game: Open ocean cleanups won’t solve the marine plastics crisis. To really make a difference, here’s what we should do instead.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.hakaimagazine.com/features/scooping-plastic-out-of-the-ocean-is-a-losing-game/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jXfFxn3Sdbmlsl5-rM2yam_2MVSJzKvAUaXBrZicUCNnLP-p6usiw8bUHAczFaR0xG-o$

# Environment / Climate / Global
Ice Melt at The Poles Is Now Causing Hidden Changes to Earth’s Crust on a Huge Scale. As the polar ice sheets melt, the process is not just raising sea levels – it’s also warping the underlying surface of Earth, a new study reveals, and some of the effects can be seen across thousands of miles.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sciencealert.com/polar-ice-melt-is-reshaping-earth-s-surface-as-well-as-pushing-up-sea-levels__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jXfFxn3Sdbmlsl5-rM2yam_2MVSJzKvAUaXBrZicUCNnLP-p6usiw8bUHAczFdKjxLiz$

How Bigger Arctic Waves Are Changing Clouds. There’s no shortage of evidence the Arctic is unraveling into a new and strange state. The latest example is honestly one of the weirdest I’ve come across in nearly a decade reporting on the issue.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/how-bigger-arctic-waves-are-changing-clouds/ar-AAOMFhd?ocid=winp1taskbar__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jXfFxn3Sdbmlsl5-rM2yam_2MVSJzKvAUaXBrZicUCNnLP-p6usiw8bUHAczFcMJG1lY$

#SeeYouInCourt: Climate litigation heats up: With politicians failing to take climate action, activists from Asia to South America to Europe are taking governments and polluters to court https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dw.com/en/seeyouincourt-climate-litigation-heats-up/a-59284940?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-rdf__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jXfFxn3Sdbmlsl5-rM2yam_2MVSJzKvAUaXBrZicUCNnLP-p6usiw8bUHAczFRwj4omP$

# Food / GMOs / Chemicals / Other
Climate change has deepened food insecurity. Perhaps a billion people or more worldwide are malnourished or suffer the pains of hunger – while the world wastes a third of the food produced.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.concernusa.org/story/climate-change-food-security/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jXfFxn3Sdbmlsl5-rM2yam_2MVSJzKvAUaXBrZicUCNnLP-p6usiw8bUHAczFXjaHxi0$

# Global Politics and other news
Italy Court Rules: Totally Fine for Cops to Team Up With Mob. The shocking verdict handed down by an appellate court in Sicily on Thursday clears one of former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi’s closest allies.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/italy-court-rules-totally-fine-for-carabinieri-military-police-to-team-up-with-sicilian-mafia__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jXfFxn3Sdbmlsl5-rM2yam_2MVSJzKvAUaXBrZicUCNnLP-p6usiw8bUHAczFe5hUrwI$

# Gov / Politics
J.D. Vance Backs Abortion Ban, Calls Rape ‘Inconvenient’: J.D. Vance, who is trailing several GOP candidates in the Senate primary, told Spectrum News 1 that “in Texas they’re trying to make it easier for babies to be born.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/jd-vance-defends-texas-abortion-ban-calls-rape-inconvenient__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jXfFxn3Sdbmlsl5-rM2yam_2MVSJzKvAUaXBrZicUCNnLP-p6usiw8bUHAczFfixkFvP$

Mitch Is Crashing America but He’s Not Nuts Enough for Trump. The former president doesn’t care so much if the party wins back the House and Senate so long as he gets his revenge on those who didn’t worship ardently enough at his altar.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/mitch-mcconnell-goes-nuclear-on-the-american-economy-but-hes-still-not-nuts-enough-for__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jXfFxn3Sdbmlsl5-rM2yam_2MVSJzKvAUaXBrZicUCNnLP-p6usiw8bUHAczFQuXQi2q$

How Mitch McConnell Became Trump’s Enabler-in-Chief. The Senate Majority Leader’s refusal to rein in the President is looking riskier than ever.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/04/20/how-mitch-mcconnell-became-trumps-enabler-in-chief__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jXfFxn3Sdbmlsl5-rM2yam_2MVSJzKvAUaXBrZicUCNnLP-p6usiw8bUHAczFUp4Qjaa$

McConnell sidesteps Trump calling him ‘dumb son of a b—-‘
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/547820-mcconnell-sidesteps-trump-calling-him-dumb-son-of-a-b__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jXfFxn3Sdbmlsl5-rM2yam_2MVSJzKvAUaXBrZicUCNnLP-p6usiw8bUHAczFSxAJw_6$

Auditing 2020 elections: The Texas secretary of state’s office said late Thursday that it has begun a “full forensic audit” of the 2020 general election in Collin, Dallas, Harris and Tarrant counties. But the statement from that agency did not explain what prompted the move.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/23/texas-2020-election-audit/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jXfFxn3Sdbmlsl5-rM2yam_2MVSJzKvAUaXBrZicUCNnLP-p6usiw8bUHAczFcgWRUeb$

Democrats steamroll toward showdown on House floor.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/house/573746-democrats-steamroll-toward-showdown-on-house-floor__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jXfFxn3Sdbmlsl5-rM2yam_2MVSJzKvAUaXBrZicUCNnLP-p6usiw8bUHAczFUY4Hi9b$

House Approves Increased $768 Billion Pentagon Budget, Rejecting Bids to Rein In Military Spending https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.democracynow.org/2021/9/24/headlines/house_approves_increased_768_billion_pentagon_budget_rejecting_bids_to_rein_in_military_spending__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jXfFxn3Sdbmlsl5-rM2yam_2MVSJzKvAUaXBrZicUCNnLP-p6usiw8bUHAczFVxBH3Jh$

K Street Firm Finally Cuts Ties With Saudi Office Implicated in Khashoggi Murder Activists had pressured lawmakers not to meet with the top lobbyist on the account.
The move comes after an advocacy group Khashoggi founded launched a campaign to shame the firm and one of its top lobbyists.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/09/k-street-firm-finally-cuts-ties-with-saudi-office-implicated-in-khashoggi-murder/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jXfFxn3Sdbmlsl5-rM2yam_2MVSJzKvAUaXBrZicUCNnLP-p6usiw8bUHAczFYoY4yYy$

Beto O’Rourke: Democrats Will Lose Majorities If They Don’t Pass Voting Rights Bill “It is connected to any other right that matters to you.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/09/beto-orourke-voting-rights-bill-democrat-majorities/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jXfFxn3Sdbmlsl5-rM2yam_2MVSJzKvAUaXBrZicUCNnLP-p6usiw8bUHAczFXGjIxTH$

Biden’s Bungled Execution of Brave Foreign Policies: Here are three:
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/blogs/tap/biden-bungled-execution-of-brave-foreign-policies/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jXfFxn3Sdbmlsl5-rM2yam_2MVSJzKvAUaXBrZicUCNnLP-p6usiw8bUHAczFWiwrYVW$

House progressives appear poised for a showdown with their own leadership team as Democrats steamroll toward a Monday vote on a Senate-passed infrastructure bill that is a key part of President Biden’s agenda. https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://bit.ly/3zHXovw__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jXfFxn3Sdbmlsl5-rM2yam_2MVSJzKvAUaXBrZicUCNnLP-p6usiw8bUHAczFUavGCKx$

The U.S. is on track to default on the national debt sometime between Oct. 15 and Nov. 4 if Congress is unable to raise the federal debt ceiling, according to a forecast released Friday by the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC). https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://bit.ly/3lSoJX7__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jXfFxn3Sdbmlsl5-rM2yam_2MVSJzKvAUaXBrZicUCNnLP-p6usiw8bUHAczFa15DNll$

Hawley’s latest stunt threatens our security https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/editorials/2021/09/24/Hawley-s-latest-stunt-threatens-our-security/stories/202109240006__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jXfFxn3Sdbmlsl5-rM2yam_2MVSJzKvAUaXBrZicUCNnLP-p6usiw8bUHAczFdz9k8OB$

# Law Enforcement
Ex-Louisiana Cop Indicted for Beating Black Man With Torch. Jacob Brown allegedly beat the man with a tactical flashlight that had been modified with a sharp metal cap.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/police-louisiana-monroe-ronald-greene-6c56ef6f5f3bc413d150737bf705e944__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jXfFxn3Sdbmlsl5-rM2yam_2MVSJzKvAUaXBrZicUCNnLP-p6usiw8bUHAczFaoRgLbO$

Gabby Petito update: New details emerge about Brian Laundrie’s behavior in the days after his fiance went missing. The search for Brian Laundrie, who according to a source left behind his wallet and cell phone when last seen departing his parents’ home 10 days ago, resumed Friday at a nature reserve in southwestern Florida.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/24/us/gabby-petito-brian-laundrie-update-friday/index.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jXfFxn3Sdbmlsl5-rM2yam_2MVSJzKvAUaXBrZicUCNnLP-p6usiw8bUHAczFfa-3kLq$

# Legal / Judicial / DOJ
Missing ‘Van-Life’ BF Now Has a Warrant Out for His Arrest. Brian Laundrie’s attorney and parents say they have not heard from him in more than a week.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/federal-arrest-warrant-issued-for-van-life-youtuber-gabby-petitos-fiancee-brian-laundrie__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jXfFxn3Sdbmlsl5-rM2yam_2MVSJzKvAUaXBrZicUCNnLP-p6usiw8bUHAczFfSRt6LX$

The FBI Is Now Involved in the Murdaugh Murder Saga. The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division said that during their investigation into the murder of Paul and Maggie Murdaugh, they “uncovered other potential crimes.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/south-carolina-authorities-have-been-in-contact-with-the-fbi-about-the-murdaugh-murders__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jXfFxn3Sdbmlsl5-rM2yam_2MVSJzKvAUaXBrZicUCNnLP-p6usiw8bUHAczFQaT3pWy$

Alex Murdaugh Shooting Was Twisted Suicide Insurance Ploy https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/arrest-made-in-connection-to-shooting-of-alex-murdaugh-report-says__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jXfFxn3Sdbmlsl5-rM2yam_2MVSJzKvAUaXBrZicUCNnLP-p6usiw8bUHAczFTMGdqm1$

Prosecutors Pit Trump Org Dynasties Against Each Other. As prosecutors try to find cooperating witnesses in the Trump Organization investigation, two families with long Trump ties could be the key.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://usa-today-news.com/2021/09/24/prosecutors-pit-trump-org-dynasties-against-each-other/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jXfFxn3Sdbmlsl5-rM2yam_2MVSJzKvAUaXBrZicUCNnLP-p6usiw8bUHAczFWVmAuCp$

# LGBTQ
LGBTQ rights: Students at a North Texas high school walked out of class Wednesday to protest the treatment of two teachers who refused to remove stickers from their classroom doors supporting gay and transgender rights.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2021/09/22/irving-students-lead-walkout-to-protest-treatment-of-teachers-who-supported-lgbt-rights/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jXfFxn3Sdbmlsl5-rM2yam_2MVSJzKvAUaXBrZicUCNnLP-p6usiw8bUHAczFVDCefUR$

Like Walking Through a Hailstorm”: Discrimination Against LGBT Youth in US Schools”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.hrw.org/report/2016/12/08/walking-through-hailstorm/discrimination-against-lgbt-youth-us-schools__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jXfFxn3Sdbmlsl5-rM2yam_2MVSJzKvAUaXBrZicUCNnLP-p6usiw8bUHAczFd0E5Shk$

# Medical / Health
Manchin sends warning shot on plan to expand Medicare.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/573744-manchin-sends-warning-shot-on-plan-to-expand-medicare__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jXfFxn3Sdbmlsl5-rM2yam_2MVSJzKvAUaXBrZicUCNnLP-p6usiw8bUHAczFXeSw5ZJ$

Abortion providers return to U.S. Supreme Court: Texas abortion providers have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to block the enforcement of the state’s near-total abortion ban, which prohibits the procedure approximately six weeks into pregnancy.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/23/texas-abortion-restrictions-supreme-court/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jXfFxn3Sdbmlsl5-rM2yam_2MVSJzKvAUaXBrZicUCNnLP-p6usiw8bUHAczFVS3eQ7o$

When public health becomes the public enemy. Far-right extremists are robbing the West of the officials who protect community health.
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Lowering Drug Prices Is Personal for Millions of Americans: Lost in the technical debate over drug prices is a struggle to afford medications happening across the country.
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# Medical Recalls
FDA announced that Pfizer was voluntarily recalling all lots of Chantix 0.5mg and 1mg tablets. The drug recall is due to the presence of N-nitroso-varenicline. In large enough quantities, N-nitroso-varenicline can be a carcinogen. If this recall sounds at all familiar, it’s because Pfizer back in August issued a similar recall back in August. While that recall involved four lots, the latest recall is far more expansive.
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