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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2023-06-06

Voices, The Peoples News

June 6, 2023
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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This daily Voices, The Peoples News is posted through the blog function of www.MPEN-Ohio.net

# Indigenous
DHS Launches Major Effort To Stem Human Trafficking In Indigenous Communities: The Department of Homeland Security plans to announce Tuesday it is launching a large-scale effort with a major industry in tribal communities to fight human trafficking, which disproportionately affects Native women. The department’s Blue Campaign, its public awareness effort on trafficking, is unveiling a new toolkit specifically tailored to educating frontline tribal gaming and hospitality employees on how to detect and report trafficking in casinos and bingo halls.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/human-trafficking-tribal-gaming-native-women_n_647de203e4b091b09c33d281?utm_source=cordial&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=hp-us-reg-fringe_2023-06-06&utm_term=us-fringe__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xAg5wM56BSE5U4uPNLRb2WkfVLZ1PYjwCpoT92IvWHVb-3ajMZ7emREF-eaXT1sSximzyWx5F85uHIpuH_DXINMIEqEv-okH$

# Border / Immigration / Migrants
Gavin Newsom Says Ron DeSantis Might Be Charged With Kidnapping for Transporting Migrants: The California Department of Justice is investigating whether dozens of migrants were tricked into flying to Sacramento. California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) has said that he has evidence that the two flights, one transferring 16 migrants to Sacramento on Friday, the other sending 20 more migrants on Monday, were part of a “scheme” perpetrated by Florida officials, adding that it’s become “official policy of the state of Florida whereby the state of Florida used public tax dollars” to transport migrants to Democratic Party strongholds under false pretenses.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/newsom-says-desantis-might-be-charged-with-kidnapping-for-transporting-migrants/*:*:text=The*20California*20Department*20of*20Justice,tricked*20into*20flying*20to*20Sacramento__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!xAg5wM56BSE5U4uPNLRb2WkfVLZ1PYjwCpoT92IvWHVb-3ajMZ7emREF-eaXT1sSximzyWx5F85uHIpuH_DXINMIEpgMipGK$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Industry Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells Emit Carcinogens and Other Harmful Pollutants, Groundbreaking Study Shows
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/06062023/abandoned-oil-gas-wells-health/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xAg5wM56BSE5U4uPNLRb2WkfVLZ1PYjwCpoT92IvWHVb-3ajMZ7emREF-eaXT1sSximzyWx5F85uHIpuH_DXINMIErs-u8sc$

Supreme Court Won’t Hear Industry Challenge to California Offshore Fracking Ban: Lower courts ruled that fracking for oil and gas in the Pacific Ocean could pose a threat to marine life. U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the fossil fuel industry’s challenge to a 2018 court-ordered moratorium on offshore fracking in federal Pacific Ocean waters off the coast of California, a rare victory for environmental groups and coastal conservationists https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/supreme-court-denies-oil-industry-challenge-to-california-offshore-fracking-moratorium__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xAg5wM56BSE5U4uPNLRb2WkfVLZ1PYjwCpoT92IvWHVb-3ajMZ7emREF-eaXT1sSximzyWx5F85uHIpuH_DXINMIEqQrohsK$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure Climate change: Carbon dioxide soars to record high in Earth’s atmosphere: Levels of carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere reached another record high last month. In fact, those levels continued “a steady climb further into territory not seen for millions of years,” NOAA said. “Sadly we’re setting a new record,” said Scripps Oceanography geoscientist Ralph Keeling, who oversees the iconic Keeling Curve record established by his father 65 years ago.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/06/05/climate-change-carbon-dioxide-soars-to-record-high-in-earths-atmosphere/70289362007/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xAg5wM56BSE5U4uPNLRb2WkfVLZ1PYjwCpoT92IvWHVb-3ajMZ7emREF-eaXT1sSximzyWx5F85uHIpuH_DXINMIEpqAhuWA$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure / Global Brazil’s Lula lays out plan to halt Amazon deforestation: “Brazil will once again become a global reference in sustainability,” the president said. As part of the announcement, Lula increased a conservation unit in the Amazon by 1,800 hectares (4,400 acres), which frustrated environmentalists. His government has pledged to prioritize the allocation of 57,000,000 hectares of public lands without special protection, an area roughly equivalent to the size of France.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2023/06/06/brazils-lula-lays-out-plan-to-halt-amazon-deforestation-00100342*:*:text=As*20part*20of*20the*20announcement,to*20the*20size*20of*20France__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!xAg5wM56BSE5U4uPNLRb2WkfVLZ1PYjwCpoT92IvWHVb-3ajMZ7emREF-eaXT1sSximzyWx5F85uHIpuH_DXINMIEn7zkOjT$ .

‘Globally Significant Moment for Ocean Conservation’: Australia to Phase Out Gill Net Fishing in Great Barrier Reef: The Australian and Queensland governments have introduced a more than $160 million package to phase out the commercial gill net fishing that damages the Great Barrier Reef.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nationofchange.org/2023/06/06/globally-significant-moment-for-ocean-conservation-australia-to-phase-out-gill-net-fishing-in-great-barrier-reef/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xAg5wM56BSE5U4uPNLRb2WkfVLZ1PYjwCpoT92IvWHVb-3ajMZ7emREF-eaXT1sSximzyWx5F85uHIpuH_DXINMIEshHBcVs$

Chaco Canyon in northwestern New Mexico was a major center of Pueblo culture from 850 to 1250. Many of the public and ceremonial buildings of this important ancestral area are preserved in a network of archaeological sites called Chaco Culture, which include Chaco Culture National Historical Park, Aztec Ruins National Monument and five smaller archaeological sites managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/chaco-oil-development-native-american-culture-4ac49c2f59c452cab80f95199851bf71__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xAg5wM56BSE5U4uPNLRb2WkfVLZ1PYjwCpoT92IvWHVb-3ajMZ7emREF-eaXT1sSximzyWx5F85uHIpuH_DXINMIEt4gV4MZ$

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals
Hay – yes, hay – is sucking the Colorado River dry: Desert farming, wasteful irrigation and the profoundly thirsty crop is bringing the critical river to the brink. Agriculture slurps 80% of the Colorado River in the U.S. each year, and a single forage crop, alfalfa hay, is responsible for over a third of that drain.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.hcn.org/articles/south-colorado-river-hay-yes-hay-is-sucking-the-colorado-river-dry__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xAg5wM56BSE5U4uPNLRb2WkfVLZ1PYjwCpoT92IvWHVb-3ajMZ7emREF-eaXT1sSximzyWx5F85uHIpuH_DXINMIEmU9PXJM$

The ‘Bloody’ Truth About Lab-Grown Meat: While the fake meat industry is being touted as an environmentally friendly and sustainable way to feed the world, the true intent is to recreate the kind of global control that Monsanto and others achieved through patented GMO (genetically modified organism) seed development. Most cultured meat companies still use fetal bovine serum as the growth medium, which is obtained from unborn calves that are cut out of the womb and drained of their blood while still alive.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/bloody-truth-lab-grown-meat-cola/?utm_source=luminate&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=defender&utm_id=20230606__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xAg5wM56BSE5U4uPNLRb2WkfVLZ1PYjwCpoT92IvWHVb-3ajMZ7emREF-eaXT1sSximzyWx5F85uHIpuH_DXINMIEitLkauE$

Arsenic-Contaminated Food and Water Linked to Cancer: Research suggests that arsenic can damage DNA, disrupt cell signaling pathways and impair the immune system, all of which can contribute to cancer development.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.morningagclips.com/arsenic-contamination-of-food-and-water-is-a-global-public-health-concern/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xAg5wM56BSE5U4uPNLRb2WkfVLZ1PYjwCpoT92IvWHVb-3ajMZ7emREF-eaXT1sSximzyWx5F85uHIpuH_DXINMIEvuDq_rR$

# Foodie Tips, Tricks and How To’s
8 Hydrating Foods to Help You Meet Your Water Goals: It can be hard to stay well-hydrated. But even if you struggle to drink enough water, there are some tasty water-rich foods to help you meet your hydration needs.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.eatingwell.com/article/17576/8-hydrating-foods-to-help-you-meet-your-water-goals/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xAg5wM56BSE5U4uPNLRb2WkfVLZ1PYjwCpoT92IvWHVb-3ajMZ7emREF-eaXT1sSximzyWx5F85uHIpuH_DXINMIEsAJrH0V$

# General News
Trump Earned $82 Million From Properties in Scotland and Ireland While President: A watchdog group called the income “extraordinary conflicts of interest.” Because the properties hurt the Trump Organization’s bottom line (costing him around $300 million to purchase and renovate), “Trump took every chance he got as president to promote them through stays footed by U.S. taxpayers and relentless promotion to the media,”
CREW wrote.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/trump-earned-82-million-from-properties-in-scotland-and-ireland-while-president/*:*:text=Citizens*20for*20Responsibility*20and*20Ethics,came*20with*20extraordinary*20conflicts*20of__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!xAg5wM56BSE5U4uPNLRb2WkfVLZ1PYjwCpoT92IvWHVb-3ajMZ7emREF-eaXT1sSximzyWx5F85uHIpuH_DXINMIEnkPl09I$

# Gov / Politics
When Historic Successes Don’t Move Voters: Biden’s achievements are significant, but don’t provide the kind of direct individual aid that people actually notice.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/blogs-and-newsletters/tap/2023-06-06-when-historic-successes-dont-move-voters/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xAg5wM56BSE5U4uPNLRb2WkfVLZ1PYjwCpoT92IvWHVb-3ajMZ7emREF-eaXT1sSximzyWx5F85uHIpuH_DXINMIEvZao9Ol$

The Republican Presidential Field Keeps Getting Better for Donald Trump:
Three more Republicans, Mike Pence, Chris Christie, and North Dakota governor Doug Burgum, are expected to announce they’re running for president this week. A growing number of contenders for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination could clear the way for a Donald Trump victory while throwing up roadblocks for his main rival Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, party members and strategists said.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/world/us/how-crowded-2024-republican-race-helps-clear-way-trump-victory-2023-06-05/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xAg5wM56BSE5U4uPNLRb2WkfVLZ1PYjwCpoT92IvWHVb-3ajMZ7emREF-eaXT1sSximzyWx5F85uHIpuH_DXINMIEhXq7H6l$

As presidential field grows, so do GOP warnings against Trump ’24: Thune backs Scott, while Cornyn, Cassidy doubt Trump can win again
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://rollcall.com/2023/05/25/as-presidential-field-grows-so-do-gop-warnings-against-trump-24/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xAg5wM56BSE5U4uPNLRb2WkfVLZ1PYjwCpoT92IvWHVb-3ajMZ7emREF-eaXT1sSximzyWx5F85uHIpuH_DXINMIEtSDvOdk$

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie filed paperwork Tuesday to seek the Republican presidential nomination in 2024, positioning himself as an alternative to Donald Trump and someone who isn’t afraid of calling out the former president.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.netapp.com/partnerships/dreamworks/?utm_campaign=tbnr-100d-all-na-ww-webc-webp-retargeting-1685432571711&utm_source=google&utm_medium=display&utm_content=image__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xAg5wM56BSE5U4uPNLRb2WkfVLZ1PYjwCpoT92IvWHVb-3ajMZ7emREF-eaXT1sSximzyWx5F85uHIpuH_DXINMIElB9JHPS$

# Law Enforcment
Atlanta City Council Approves Legislation For Controversial ‘Cop City’ Funding: The vote comes after months of organizing against the site and hours of public comment asking for the legislation to be rejected.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/cop-city-council-funding_n_64794ba8e4b0b4444c7dec3a?utm_source=cordial&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=hp-us-reg-morning-email_2023-06-06&utm_term=us-morning-email__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xAg5wM56BSE5U4uPNLRb2WkfVLZ1PYjwCpoT92IvWHVb-3ajMZ7emREF-eaXT1sSximzyWx5F85uHIpuH_DXINMIEumZgjkg$

# Legal / DOJ
The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office says it completed its investigation into the transport of 49 migrants from San Antonio to Martha’s Vineyard last September by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration and filed criminal charges with the local district attorney. On Monday, California announced it’s investigating similar flights from El Paso to Sacramento.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2023/06/05/texas-san-antonio-migrant-flight-marthas-vineyard-criminal-charges/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xAg5wM56BSE5U4uPNLRb2WkfVLZ1PYjwCpoT92IvWHVb-3ajMZ7emREF-eaXT1sSximzyWx5F85uHIpuH_DXINMIEgsMj9Cw$

Clarence Thomas’ Billionaire Benefactor Tied To SCOTUS Bombshell: Thomas was revealed to have failed to disclose decades worth of generous gifts from right-wing billionaire Harlan Crow, the chairman and former CEO of Crow Holdings. But he’s far from the only one on the powerful court that’s happy to be showered in favors from the ultrarich.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jacobin.com/2023/04/clarence-thomas-supreme-court-corruption-billionaire-interests-far-right__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xAg5wM56BSE5U4uPNLRb2WkfVLZ1PYjwCpoT92IvWHVb-3ajMZ7emREF-eaXT1sSximzyWx5F85uHIpuH_DXINMIEotU6VOM$

Judge says Rep. George Santos must reveal who cosigned his $500K release bond: A federal judge ordered the unsealing of the identities of two people who cosigned a $500,000 unsecured bond for Rep. George Santos
(R-NY) in his criminal fraud case, one day after the lying congressman’s lawyer said his client would rather go to jail than give up the information.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2023/06/06/george-santos-judge-to-unseal-records-of-who-paid-reps-bond/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xAg5wM56BSE5U4uPNLRb2WkfVLZ1PYjwCpoT92IvWHVb-3ajMZ7emREF-eaXT1sSximzyWx5F85uHIpuH_DXINMIEq1imzfb$

# Media
Why we can’t stop fighting about cancel culture: Is cancel culture a mob mentality, or a long overdue way of speaking truth to power? In the turbulent past few years, the idea that a person can be ‘canceled,’ culturally blocked from having a prominent public platform or career, has become a polarizing topic of debate. The rise of ‘cancel culture’ and the idea of canceling someone coincides with a familiar pattern, a celebrity or other public figure does or says something offensive, a public backlash, often fueled by politically progressive social media, ensues. Then the calls to cancel the person, to effectively end their career or revoke their cultural cachet, whether through boycotts of their work or disciplinary action from an employer.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vox.com/culture/2019/12/30/20879720/what-is-cancel-culture-explained-history-debate__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xAg5wM56BSE5U4uPNLRb2WkfVLZ1PYjwCpoT92IvWHVb-3ajMZ7emREF-eaXT1sSximzyWx5F85uHIpuH_DXINMIEhLZsbTA$

# Medical / Health
WHO Gets 20% Budget Increase to Help Address ‘Disease X’ and ‘Emergencies of all Kinds’: The World Health Organization’s (WHO) 76th World Health Assembly (WHA) wrapped up last week without members coming to a final agreement on the pandemic treaty or amendments to the international health regulations (IHR).
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/world-health-organization-disease-x-emergencies/?utm_source=luminate&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=defender&utm_id=20230605__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xAg5wM56BSE5U4uPNLRb2WkfVLZ1PYjwCpoT92IvWHVb-3ajMZ7emREF-eaXT1sSximzyWx5F85uHIpuH_DXINMIEuK_JarO$

More U.S. Parents Reject HPV Vaccine Over Safety Concerns: . The authors suggest their findings support efforts to enhance confidence in HPV vaccination and develop strategies for addressing HPV vaccine hesitancy.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.aap.org/en/news-room/news-releases/pediatrics2/2023/study-increasing-number-of-parents-who-decline-hpv-vaccination-for-teens-cite-safety-concerns/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xAg5wM56BSE5U4uPNLRb2WkfVLZ1PYjwCpoT92IvWHVb-3ajMZ7emREF-eaXT1sSximzyWx5F85uHIpuH_DXINMIEhus_X2l$

More Than Half of Young U.S. Adults Have a Chronic Health Condition:
Obesity, depression, high blood pressure, asthma: These are just a few of the chronic health conditions that are now affecting almost 40 million Americans between the ages 18 and 34, new federal data shows. Overall, the 2019 data found that more than half of young adults (nearly 54%) now deal with at least one chronic health issue. Almost one in every four (22%) have two or more of these conditions https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2022-07-28/more-than-half-of-young-u-s-adults-have-a-chronic-health-condition__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xAg5wM56BSE5U4uPNLRb2WkfVLZ1PYjwCpoT92IvWHVb-3ajMZ7emREF-eaXT1sSximzyWx5F85uHIpuH_DXINMIEil2y7M1$

Insomnia drug may lower levels of Alzheimer’s proteins: In Alzheimer’s disease, proteins called amyloid-β and tau build up in and around neurons in the brain, eventually causing their death. This loss of brain cells leads to dementia. More than 6 million people in the U.S. are thought to be living with Alzheimer’s disease, and this number is expected to grow in the coming decades.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-research-matters/insomnia-drug-may-lower-levels-alzheimer-s-proteins__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xAg5wM56BSE5U4uPNLRb2WkfVLZ1PYjwCpoT92IvWHVb-3ajMZ7emREF-eaXT1sSximzyWx5F85uHIpuH_DXINMIEq3xLDOq$

Erythritol and cardiovascular events: New Cleveland Clinic research showed that erythritol, a popular artificial sweetener, is associated with an increased risk of heart attack and stroke. Findings were published today in Nature Medicine.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://newsroom.clevelandclinic.org/2023/02/27/cleveland-clinic-study-finds-common-artificial-sweetener-linked-to-higher-rates-of-heart-attack-and-stroke/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xAg5wM56BSE5U4uPNLRb2WkfVLZ1PYjwCpoT92IvWHVb-3ajMZ7emREF-eaXT1sSximzyWx5F85uHIpuH_DXINMIEpG0mEYd$

Widely Used Artificial Sweetener Linked to Leukemia, Obesity, Liver Problems: Sucralose, a Non-nutritive Artificial Sweetener Exacerbates High Fat Diet-Induced Hepatic Steatosis Through Taste Receptor Type 1 Member 3. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common chronic liver disease globally, and it is strongly associated with obesity.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/splenda-artificial-sweetener-leukemia-obesity-rtk/?utm_source=luminate&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=defender&utm_id=20230606__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xAg5wM56BSE5U4uPNLRb2WkfVLZ1PYjwCpoT92IvWHVb-3ajMZ7emREF-eaXT1sSximzyWx5F85uHIpuH_DXINMIEmKv-Tk6$

# Nuclear
Dam Blown Up, Unleashing Floods and Threatening Ukraine Nuclear Plant: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said there was no immediate nuclear safety risk at the plant due to the dam failure but that it was monitoring the situation closely. The head of the plant also said there was no current threat to the station.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2023-06-05/ukraine-says-russia-blows-up-major-nova-kakhovka-dam-in-southern-ukraine__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xAg5wM56BSE5U4uPNLRb2WkfVLZ1PYjwCpoT92IvWHVb-3ajMZ7emREF-eaXT1sSximzyWx5F85uHIpuH_DXINMIEovzYJUa$

# Pharmaceuticals / Drugs
Merck Sues Government, Saying Plan to Lower Medicare Drug Prices Is ‘Extortion’: The company claims that the plan to allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices violates the First and Fifth Amendments. The drugmaker is seeking to halt the program, which was laid out in the Inflation Reduction Act and is expected to save taxpayers billions of dollars in the coming years.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/merck-sues-government-saying-plan-to-lower-medicare-drug-prices-is-extortion/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xAg5wM56BSE5U4uPNLRb2WkfVLZ1PYjwCpoT92IvWHVb-3ajMZ7emREF-eaXT1sSximzyWx5F85uHIpuH_DXINMIEmHi6Gu_$

How Big Pharma Rigged the Patent System: Drug patents are supposed to expire in 20 years. Thanks to legal trickery, though, it usually takes a lot longer than that. To fully grasp drugmakers’ vehement pushback on any attempts to reduce drug prices, it’s important to pull back the curtain on the industry’s ongoing anti-competitive practices to see what else is really at stake.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://time.com/6257866/big-pharma-patent-abuse-drug-pricing-crisis/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xAg5wM56BSE5U4uPNLRb2WkfVLZ1PYjwCpoT92IvWHVb-3ajMZ7emREF-eaXT1sSximzyWx5F85uHIpuH_DXINMIEnRdS6ve$

# Space / UFO Disclosure / Other
A whistleblower who served in the U.S. military and in several intelligence roles says the federal government has multiple craft of “non-human” origin, and has been working overtime to cover it up. It’s the age old question.. are we alone in the universe? Well we might get some answers. U.S military officials have gone before a Congress hearing releasing classified videos from fighter pilots’ cockpits. One shows a fleeting image of a spherical object speeding past a military fighter jet. It’s led to the inquiry which heard about hundreds of unexplained encounters. A Government report last year acknowledged that between 2004 and 2021 that there were 144 unexplained sightings.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmMpUYffhjY__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xAg5wM56BSE5U4uPNLRb2WkfVLZ1PYjwCpoT92IvWHVb-3ajMZ7emREF-eaXT1sSximzyWx5F85uHIpuH_DXINMIEsCzftVa$

The Pentagon admitted that it still investigates reports of UFOs, or “unidentified aerial phenomena,” in a statement that a former U.K. defense official called “a bombshell revelation,” according to a New York Post report. A Department of Defense spokesman exclusively told the Post in a statement that a secret government initiative called the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program “did pursue research and investigation into unidentified aerial phenomena.” Even though the DOD said it shut down the AATIP in 2012, spokesman Christopher Sherwood acknowledged that the department still investigates claimed sightings of alien spacecraft, the Post reported.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.fox5dc.com/news/bombshell-revelation-pentagon-admits-it-investigates-ufos-through-secret-initiative-report-says__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xAg5wM56BSE5U4uPNLRb2WkfVLZ1PYjwCpoT92IvWHVb-3ajMZ7emREF-eaXT1sSximzyWx5F85uHIpuH_DXINMIEorhcDK1$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2023-06-04

Voices, The Peoples News

June 4, 2023
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

# Indigenous
New anti-transgender laws will hurt Indigenous peoples’ rights and religious expression: As an Indigenous scholar who studies the history and religion of Indigenous peoples, I am troubled by how these new anti-transgender laws might affect religious expression and the rights of Indigenous communities, not just in Montana but across the nation.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/new-anti-transgender-laws-will-hurt-indigenous-peoples-rights-and-religious-expression-205742__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yhaQz1VHI6BBahEmhaefR3jfQ0QXlYLaisJgPK_62yzeUAFV1Oeg2sWj1Y_5FTBB_evy0aefszXcqpcYH5UwsAOgZIkqZe3p$

Erosion and sea-level rise are coming for their Louisiana home. They’re staying anyway: For members of Louisiana’s Pointe-au-Chien Tribe, relocating means a lot more than simply packing up and moving.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://grist.org/grist-video/erosion-sea-level-rise-and-storms-are-coming-for-their-home-theyre-staying-anyway/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yhaQz1VHI6BBahEmhaefR3jfQ0QXlYLaisJgPK_62yzeUAFV1Oeg2sWj1Y_5FTBB_evy0aefszXcqpcYH5UwsAOgZGE8tozb$

# Archaeology
A Collapsed Cliff Reveals a Groundbreaking Discovery in the Grand Canyon: The Grand Canyon is a fantastic attraction with so much beauty to see! In this deep canyon, you wouldn’t think that a boulder would be one of the most fascinating discoveries to explore. But one geologist found an incredible discovery in this seemingly common rock. He decided to take a photograph of his findings. That casual image changed what we know about Arizona and the prehistoric life that used to reside there.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/cliff-collapse-reveals-313-million-year-old-fossil-footprints-in-grand-canyon-national-park.htm__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yhaQz1VHI6BBahEmhaefR3jfQ0QXlYLaisJgPK_62yzeUAFV1Oeg2sWj1Y_5FTBB_evy0aefszXcqpcYH5UwsAOgZLWylAmH$

# Chemicals
Three ‘forever chemicals’ makers settle public water lawsuits: The $1.19 billion agreement, announced by Chemours, DuPont and Corteva, wouldn’t resolve all the claims against them. The companies, Chemours, DuPont and Corteva, said they had reached an agreement in principle to set up a $1.19 billion fund to help remove toxic perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, from public drinking water systems.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/pfas-forever-chemicals-dupont-drinking-water-82516dfef51da45b389e00fa956cf8c5__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yhaQz1VHI6BBahEmhaefR3jfQ0QXlYLaisJgPK_62yzeUAFV1Oeg2sWj1Y_5FTBB_evy0aefszXcqpcYH5UwsAOgZHV_Qr9U$

Industry knew about risks of PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ for decades before push to restrict them, study says: Makers of PFAS, a class of chemicals used in everything from cookware to food containers and makeup, knew the substances were toxic. DuPont and 3M knowingly concealed the serious health risks of so-called ‘forever chemicals’ in their products for decades, University of California San Francisco researchers say. Also known as PFAS, the chemicals can be found in everyday products like clothing, household items and food packaging.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://time.com/6284266/pfas-forever-chemicals-manufacturers-kept-secret/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yhaQz1VHI6BBahEmhaefR3jfQ0QXlYLaisJgPK_62yzeUAFV1Oeg2sWj1Y_5FTBB_evy0aefszXcqpcYH5UwsAOgZKIlN1ZZ$

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
Kevin McCarthy Got a Debt Deal Passed. It May Cost Him: Several House Republicans are already calling for McCarthy’s Speaker gavel.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2023/05/31/mccarthy-debt-limit-deal-gop-divisions-00099567__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yhaQz1VHI6BBahEmhaefR3jfQ0QXlYLaisJgPK_62yzeUAFV1Oeg2sWj1Y_5FTBB_evy0aefszXcqpcYH5UwsAOgZG_tBdIg$

What’s in the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023: The Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 would suspend the current $31.4 trillion federal limit until the first day of 2025. On January 2, 2025, the debt limit would increase automatically to whatever level of debt had been accrued up to that point.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thefiscaltimes.com/2023/05/30/What-s-Fiscal-Responsibility-Act-2023__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yhaQz1VHI6BBahEmhaefR3jfQ0QXlYLaisJgPK_62yzeUAFV1Oeg2sWj1Y_5FTBB_evy0aefszXcqpcYH5UwsAOgZB8_NsrK$

The Potential Economic Impacts of Various Debt Ceiling Scenarios: History is clear that even getting close to a breach of the U.S. debt ceiling could cause significant disruptions to financial markets that would damage the economic conditions faced by households and businesses. Real time data, shown below, indicate that markets are already pricing in political brinkmanship related to Federal government default through higher risk premia.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.whitehouse.gov/cea/written-materials/2023/05/03/debt-ceiling-scenarios/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yhaQz1VHI6BBahEmhaefR3jfQ0QXlYLaisJgPK_62yzeUAFV1Oeg2sWj1Y_5FTBB_evy0aefszXcqpcYH5UwsAOgZJKlgLlC$

# Education / Schools
Students and Faculty at Ohio State Respond to a Bill That Would Restrict College Discussions of Climate Policies: The bill is an example of a national trend of Republican-led states seeking to rein in what they see as runaway liberal politics in higher education—a sentiment that threatens to undermine the rigor and accuracy of teaching about arguably the greatest threat to the environment and economy. “You can say gravity isn’t true, but if you step off the cliff, you’re going down,” says climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe about restrictions on teaching.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/31052023/ohio-state-college-climate-bill/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yhaQz1VHI6BBahEmhaefR3jfQ0QXlYLaisJgPK_62yzeUAFV1Oeg2sWj1Y_5FTBB_evy0aefszXcqpcYH5UwsAOgZGccSIuN$

Violence Erupts as Parents Protest Pride Assembly: Heated clashes between protesters angry about a Pride assembly at a North Hollywood school and LGBT supporters left one man beaten to the ground and many questioning why police didn’t do more to keep the peace.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.yahoo.com/violence-erupts-anti-pride-school-224052683.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yhaQz1VHI6BBahEmhaefR3jfQ0QXlYLaisJgPK_62yzeUAFV1Oeg2sWj1Y_5FTBB_evy0aefszXcqpcYH5UwsAOgZJ-69eDs$

How teachers can stay true to history without breaking new laws that restrict what they can teach about racism: A history scholar sees leeway and loopholes in a wave of new state laws that seek to control what teachers can say about racism in America’s past. The laws have been portrayed in the media as measures that would prevent teachers from teaching “divisive concepts” or lessons that would cause “discomfort, anguish or guilt.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/how-teachers-can-stay-true-to-history-without-breaking-new-laws-that-restrict-what-they-can-teach-about-racism-205452__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yhaQz1VHI6BBahEmhaefR3jfQ0QXlYLaisJgPK_62yzeUAFV1Oeg2sWj1Y_5FTBB_evy0aefszXcqpcYH5UwsAOgZNuLdr5e$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Industry
Minnesota Emerges as the Midwest’s Leader in the Clean Energy Transition: In its most recent legislative session, the state leapfrogged Illinois to become the regional front-runner in equitable clean energy transition efforts.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/31052023/minnesota-clean-energy-leader/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yhaQz1VHI6BBahEmhaefR3jfQ0QXlYLaisJgPK_62yzeUAFV1Oeg2sWj1Y_5FTBB_evy0aefszXcqpcYH5UwsAOgZDY6XMni$

SunZia Southwest Transmission Project Receives Final Federal Approval: After more than 15 years, the nation’s largest clean energy transmission project has been given the green light. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) issued its record of decision last week for the SunZia Southwest Transmission Project, a precursor to its final right-of-way grant required for construction on federal lands, which is expected in the next month or so.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/29052023/sunzia-transmission-project-approval/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yhaQz1VHI6BBahEmhaefR3jfQ0QXlYLaisJgPK_62yzeUAFV1Oeg2sWj1Y_5FTBB_evy0aefszXcqpcYH5UwsAOgZKaHCChf$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure EPA Spurns Trump-Era Effort to Drop Clean-Air Protections For Plastic Waste Recycling: Affirming long-standing incineration regulations, the Biden administration has withdrawn a plan to help ease the way for unchecked pyrolysis and gasification of plastic. Both have largely been regulated as incineration for nearly three decades and have therefore had to meet stringent emission requirements for burning solid waste under the federal Clean Air Act.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/03062023/epa-pyrolysis-plastic-recycling-clean-air/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yhaQz1VHI6BBahEmhaefR3jfQ0QXlYLaisJgPK_62yzeUAFV1Oeg2sWj1Y_5FTBB_evy0aefszXcqpcYH5UwsAOgZGUjEfu7$

Supreme Court undoing 50 years’ worth of environmental progress: The Supreme Court has taken a brazen anti-regulatory turn. It’s our planet and health that will suffer. whether or not we intentionally nuke our own economy. With all of these hyper-dramas, we quietly managed to harpoon some of the half-century-old cornerstones of environmental law. How, and why, on Earth did we do that?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ehn.org/supreme-court-ruling-clean-water-act-2660767161.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yhaQz1VHI6BBahEmhaefR3jfQ0QXlYLaisJgPK_62yzeUAFV1Oeg2sWj1Y_5FTBB_evy0aefszXcqpcYH5UwsAOgZFr0xb_j$

Biden administration bans oil and gas drilling around Chaco Canyon: The Interior Department will withdraw public lands around Chaco Canyon from new oil and gas leasing for 20 years. The Biden administration took action on Friday to block new oil and gas leasing on federal land around Chaco Canyon in New Mexico, one of the nation’s oldest and most culturally significant Native American sites.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4032191-biden-administration-bars-drilling-chaco-canyon/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yhaQz1VHI6BBahEmhaefR3jfQ0QXlYLaisJgPK_62yzeUAFV1Oeg2sWj1Y_5FTBB_evy0aefszXcqpcYH5UwsAOgZIxW3DD7$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Global Antarctic alarm bells: Observations reveal deep ocean currents are slowing earlier than predicted: Scientists have detected a 30% slowdown of the deep ocean currents that form in Antarctica, with profound consequences for Earth’s climate. Antarctica sets the stage for the world’s greatest waterfall. The action takes place beneath the surface of the ocean. Here, trillions of tonnes of cold, dense, oxygen-rich water cascade off the continental shelf and sink to great depths. This Antarctic “bottom water” then spreads north along the sea floor in deep ocean currents, before slowly rising, thousands of kilometres away.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/antarctic-alarm-bells-observations-reveal-deep-ocean-currents-are-slowing-earlier-than-predicted-206289__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yhaQz1VHI6BBahEmhaefR3jfQ0QXlYLaisJgPK_62yzeUAFV1Oeg2sWj1Y_5FTBB_evy0aefszXcqpcYH5UwsAOgZAkPGncy$

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals
‘People are really stressed out’: SNAP recipients to be affected by debt ceiling deal, Inhumane: It’s what Rodney Dawkins thinks of the cuts to federal safety net programs included in the debt-ceiling bill, which is on its way to President Joe Biden’s desk
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/personalfinance/people-are-really-stressed-out-snap-recipients-to-be-affected-by-debt-ceiling-deal/ar-AA1c470z?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=adce60736f48499ab14e189f5f418305&ei=120__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yhaQz1VHI6BBahEmhaefR3jfQ0QXlYLaisJgPK_62yzeUAFV1Oeg2sWj1Y_5FTBB_evy0aefszXcqpcYH5UwsAOgZINZSw4C$

# General News
Former Gun Company Executive Explains Roots of America’s Gun Violence Epidemic: Ryan Busse once worked for a major gun-maker. He now warns about the danger of growing radicalization in the industry. From the movie theater to the shopping mall, inside a church and a synagogue, through the grocery aisle and into the classroom, gun violence has invaded every corner of American life. It is a social epidemic no vaccine can stem, a crisis with no apparent end.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/ryan-busse-explains-roots-of-us-gun-violence__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yhaQz1VHI6BBahEmhaefR3jfQ0QXlYLaisJgPK_62yzeUAFV1Oeg2sWj1Y_5FTBB_evy0aefszXcqpcYH5UwsAOgZGAh7MYr$

# Gov / Politics / Global
War in Ukraine might give the Chinese yuan the boost it needs to become a major global currency, and be a serious contender against the US dollar: Despite China’s economic power, the yuan lags as a major global currency. Here’s why current US interest rates and sanctions on Russia may change that.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/war-in-ukraine-might-give-the-chinese-yuan-the-boost-it-needs-to-become-a-major-global-currency-and-be-a-serious-contender-against-the-us-dollar-205519__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yhaQz1VHI6BBahEmhaefR3jfQ0QXlYLaisJgPK_62yzeUAFV1Oeg2sWj1Y_5FTBB_evy0aefszXcqpcYH5UwsAOgZJL6XEWZ$

# Gov / Politics
Debt Deal’s Harsh Cuts Weren’t Cruel Enough to Please GOP Presidential Hopefuls: Multiple GOP presidential hopefuls led the charge against the debt deal, saying it didn’t cut social programs enough. There was the fury many progressives felt that the GOP had succeeded in manufacturing a crisis around the debt ceiling, and had then used that crisis, and the attendant risk of a global financial meltdown, to force President Joe Biden to negotiate away benefits to millions of low-income people in the U.S. Ultimately, 40 members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus voted against the bill.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/debt-deals-harsh-cuts-werent-cruel-enough-to-please-gop-presidential-hopefuls/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yhaQz1VHI6BBahEmhaefR3jfQ0QXlYLaisJgPK_62yzeUAFV1Oeg2sWj1Y_5FTBB_evy0aefszXcqpcYH5UwsAOgZKrkuSbS$

How New York Democrats Could Redistrict George Santos, And the Republican Majority, Out of the House: Democrats in New York are suing in hopes of bringing back a blue-favored congressional map. And this time they might have a favorable court to make it happen.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/democrats-new-york-redistricting-lawsuit-gerrymandering-george-santos-1801771__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yhaQz1VHI6BBahEmhaefR3jfQ0QXlYLaisJgPK_62yzeUAFV1Oeg2sWj1Y_5FTBB_evy0aefszXcqpcYH5UwsAOgZPxPGMzE$

Biden Administration Signals Openness to Nuclear Talks With Russia and China: Experts praised the statement but questioned the Biden administration’s long-term vision for arms control. The comments came just a day after the Biden administration announced that it would pause compliance with certain aspects of the New START Treaty, the sole remaining agreement that caps the U.S. and Russian nuclear arsenals, which is set to expire in 2026, in reaction to Russian violations of the deal.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/biden-administration-signals-openness-to-nuclear-talks-with-russia-and-china/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yhaQz1VHI6BBahEmhaefR3jfQ0QXlYLaisJgPK_62yzeUAFV1Oeg2sWj1Y_5FTBB_evy0aefszXcqpcYH5UwsAOgZKZbwBwd$

# Law Enforcment
CDC Report Recognizes Police-Perpetrated Killing as Major Cause of Violent Death: In a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), federal researchers acknowledge in detail that police-perpetrated killings are a major cause of violent death in the United States, and Black and Indigenous men are disproportionally killed by police. Federal researchers detailed huge racial disparities in deadly police violence, but crucial data is still missing.
file:///C:/Users/19364/Downloads/cdc_57907_DS1.pdf

This Cop Got Out of 44 Tickets by Saying Over and Over That His Girlfriend Stole His Car: Chicago police officer Jeffrey Kriv used the same alibi to contest dozens of traffic tickets over the years. A deeper look at his career sheds light on Chicago’s troubled history of police accountability. The OIG followed that tip and concluded that Kriv had provided false testimony and fraudulent documentation related to parking and traffic violations since 2009, according to prosecutors. Since 2013, he had contested 44 tickets by saying his girlfriend had stolen his car. All 44 had been dismissed
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rawstory.com/this-cop-got-out-of-44-tickets-by-saying-over-and-over-that-his-girlfriend-stole-his-car/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yhaQz1VHI6BBahEmhaefR3jfQ0QXlYLaisJgPK_62yzeUAFV1Oeg2sWj1Y_5FTBB_evy0aefszXcqpcYH5UwsAOgZMszyHKb$

Feds Say Jefferson Parish Deputies May Have Violated Law in Death of Autistic Teen: Officers sat on the 16-year-old’s back for nine minutes before he died. They claim they needed to do so because he posed a threat. The Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office in Louisiana may have violated the civil rights of a 16-year-old autistic boy when deputies pinned him to the pavement, handcuffed and shackled, as officers sat on his back for more than nine minutes, according to a “statement of interest” filed this month by the Department of Justice as part of a civil rights lawsuit against JPSO.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/feds-say-jefferson-parish-deputies-may-have-violated-law-eric-parsa-death*:*:text=The*20Jefferson*20Parish*20Sheriff’s*20Office,month*20by*20the*20Department*20of__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!yhaQz1VHI6BBahEmhaefR3jfQ0QXlYLaisJgPK_62yzeUAFV1Oeg2sWj1Y_5FTBB_evy0aefszXcqpcYH5UwsAOgZKUtU_I0$

# Medical / Health
Number of the Day: 9 Million: “More than 9 million American adults aren’t taking their medications as prescribed due to the cost, with those who are uninsured or disabled among the likeliest to cut corners, according to new CDC data released Friday,” Axios reports. “Skipping doses, taking less than the prescribed amount or delaying refills to save money can make health conditions worse and more expensive to manage, wrote researchers.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.axios.com/2023/06/02/cdc-millions-cut-corners-on-drugs__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yhaQz1VHI6BBahEmhaefR3jfQ0QXlYLaisJgPK_62yzeUAFV1Oeg2sWj1Y_5FTBB_evy0aefszXcqpcYH5UwsAOgZAsD9eWE$

# Medical Science
Scientists Hacked Human Cells to Make Insulin, And It Reversed Diabetes in Mice: Scientists have repurposed human stomach cells into tissues that release insulin in response to rising blood sugar levels in a breakthrough that promises an effective way to manage conditions such as type 1 diabetes.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-hacked-human-cells-to-make-insulin-and-it-reversed-diabetes-in-mice?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=ScienceAlert*2Fmagazine*2FScienceAlert__;JSU!!On18fmf1aQ!yhaQz1VHI6BBahEmhaefR3jfQ0QXlYLaisJgPK_62yzeUAFV1Oeg2sWj1Y_5FTBB_evy0aefszXcqpcYH5UwsAOgZGmEac1-$

# Military / Global
President of Eritrea: Ukraine Conflict is Part of US’ 30-Year-Long War on Russia: Eritrea, a Horn of Africa nation located on the Red Sea coast, became one of five states to vote against the Western-sponsored anti-Russia resolution in the UN General Assembly in March 2022, after the beginning of Moscow’s special operation to demilitarize and de-Nazify Ukraine.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://sputnikglobe.com/20230602/president-of-eritrea-ukraine-conflict-is-part-of-us-30-year-long-war-on-russia–1110863206.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yhaQz1VHI6BBahEmhaefR3jfQ0QXlYLaisJgPK_62yzeUAFV1Oeg2sWj1Y_5FTBB_evy0aefszXcqpcYH5UwsAOgZGrYhy7y$

# Science
Why Scientists Have a Hard Time Getting Money to Study the Root Causes of Outbreaks: Government and nonprofit groups that award grants to scientists favor research that’s high tech and treatment oriented rather than studies that seek to understand why contagions leap from animals to people in the first place.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/funding-scientists-pandemic-prevention-spillover__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yhaQz1VHI6BBahEmhaefR3jfQ0QXlYLaisJgPK_62yzeUAFV1Oeg2sWj1Y_5FTBB_evy0aefszXcqpcYH5UwsAOgZE-D2duF$

# Space / UFO Disclosure / Other
International team discovers mysterious structures at heart of Milky Way: An investigation into the mystery filaments hanging in space around the heart of the Milky Way has turned up an entirely new population of them, aligned along the galactic plane and pointing in the direction of the galactic center. The magnetized strands are likely the remnants of an outflow from the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* interacting with the surrounding gas a few million years ago, says astrophysicist Farhad Yusef-Zadeh of Northwestern University.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sciencealert.com/hundreds-of-mystery-structures-found-at-the-heart-of-the-milky-way__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yhaQz1VHI6BBahEmhaefR3jfQ0QXlYLaisJgPK_62yzeUAFV1Oeg2sWj1Y_5FTBB_evy0aefszXcqpcYH5UwsAOgZM8zN86S$

New discovery about the atmosphere of Mars: Whispers from outer space never stop. They are echoes of the past that break the sidereal silence. So charged with energy, so empty of everything and nothing at all. Like a giant cardboard box that plays at being infinite and keeps expanding. Homer Simpson said that the universe was like a donut; and if so, each of the colored shavings that adorn it are the planets, stars and satellites that make up that strange galactic melody. Each one has its own history, and it is vestiges of those that sometimes slip through the galactic black. One of the most frequent ones is Mars.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://azpbs.org/horizon/2022/11/new-research-about-mars-atmosphere-has-been-discovered/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yhaQz1VHI6BBahEmhaefR3jfQ0QXlYLaisJgPK_62yzeUAFV1Oeg2sWj1Y_5FTBB_evy0aefszXcqpcYH5UwsAOgZHg43e0L$

With Mars Methane Mystery Unsolved, Curiosity Serves Scientists a New One: Oxygen
For the first time in the history of space exploration, scientists have measured the seasonal changes in the gases that fill the air directly above the surface of Gale Crater on Mars. As a result, they noticed something baffling: oxygen, the gas many Earth creatures use to breathe, behaves in a way that so far scientists cannot explain through any known chemical processes.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2019/with-mars-methane-mystery-unsolved-curiosity-serves-scientists-a-new-one-oxygen__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yhaQz1VHI6BBahEmhaefR3jfQ0QXlYLaisJgPK_62yzeUAFV1Oeg2sWj1Y_5FTBB_evy0aefszXcqpcYH5UwsAOgZPfqjumx$

SpaceX Just Destroyed An Entire Town: The recent SpaceX Starship launch failure caused an unknown amount of unforeseen environmental damage to the surrounding area and damage to the town of Port Isabel, Texas.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.giantfreakinrobot.com/tech/spacex-launch-covers-city-debris.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yhaQz1VHI6BBahEmhaefR3jfQ0QXlYLaisJgPK_62yzeUAFV1Oeg2sWj1Y_5FTBB_evy0aefszXcqpcYH5UwsAOgZBW_J4SX$

# Water
Arizona Announces Phoenix Area Can’t Grow Further on Groundwater: Gov. Katie Hobbs announced Thursday that the state would allow no future development in the Phoenix area that relies on groundwater, forcing developers and cities to turn to other costly sources. Gov. Katie Hobbs announced Thursday that the state would allow no future development in the Phoenix area that relies on groundwater, forcing developers and cities to turn to other costly sources.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/06/01/phoenix-water-shortage-population-growth/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yhaQz1VHI6BBahEmhaefR3jfQ0QXlYLaisJgPK_62yzeUAFV1Oeg2sWj1Y_5FTBB_evy0aefszXcqpcYH5UwsAOgZHuJjTde$

As Water Levels Drop, the Risk of Arsenic Rises: In Colorado’s famed San Luis Valley, residents who rely on well water are grappling not only with a shortage amid drought, but questionable quality of the water coming out of the ground. During drought, the number of people in the contiguous U.S. exposed to elevated arsenic from domestic wells may rise from about 2.7 million to 4.1 million, Lombard estimated, using statistical models. Arsenic has been shown to affect health across the human life span, beginning with sperm and eggs, James said.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sej.org/headlines/water-levels-drop-risk-arsenic-rises__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yhaQz1VHI6BBahEmhaefR3jfQ0QXlYLaisJgPK_62yzeUAFV1Oeg2sWj1Y_5FTBB_evy0aefszXcqpcYH5UwsAOgZD2LeA52$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2023-06-02

Voices, The Peoples News

June 2, 2023
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

# Indigenous
Biden admin issues 20-year oil drilling ban near Indigenous site, ignoring pleas from Native Americans: The Biden administration is moving forward with a 20-year ban on new oil and gas leasing near Chaco Canyon cultural site in New Mexico despite stark opposition from Native Americans in the region.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/energy-environment/biden-orders-20-year-oil-drilling-ban-chaco-canyon__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-KPZxVTrGfs56mOdtiK9SgHxHHHFeApYS3CyUuJkzgmVqep1vn7aKbVq4BnA9yDhv79haVSUWXX1t9vELlRYnCo9jqAzvl8$

# Border / Immigration / Migrants
Border Patrol Staff Didn’t Review 8-Year-Old Girl’s File Before She Died, Probe Finds: The report raises troubling questions about what went wrong during the girl’s nine days in custody, which far exceeded the agency’s own limit of 72 hours. Border Patrol medical staff declined to review the file of an 8-year-old girl with a chronic heart condition and rare blood disorder before she appeared to have a seizure and died on her ninth day in custody, an internal investigation found.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://scrippsnews.com/stories/border-patrol-neglected-to-view-medical-file-before-8-year-old-s-death/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-KPZxVTrGfs56mOdtiK9SgHxHHHFeApYS3CyUuJkzgmVqep1vn7aKbVq4BnA9yDhv79haVSUWXX1t9vELlRYnCo9qT0qvWn$

# Chemicals
Like tobacco and Big Oil, secret docs show chemical companies knew PFAS dangers: “The industry used several strategies that have been shown common to tobacco, pharmaceutical, and other industries to influence science and regulation, most notably, suppressing unfavorable research and distorting public discourse.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/pfas__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-KPZxVTrGfs56mOdtiK9SgHxHHHFeApYS3CyUuJkzgmVqep1vn7aKbVq4BnA9yDhv79haVSUWXX1t9vELlRYnCo9oLQdqE7$

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
PNC announces it will shut nearly 30 branches – is your state affected? The death of the bank branch! PNC announces it will shut nearly 30 branches after First Republic said it is closing a quarter of its locations – is YOUR state affected? Banking giant will shutter 29 branches in Maryland and part of Virginia. Some 26 are located in grocery stores such as Giant Food and Stop & Shop. First Republic also announced it was shuttering 21 locations this week
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12153783/PNC-announces-shut-nearly-30-branches-state-affected.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-KPZxVTrGfs56mOdtiK9SgHxHHHFeApYS3CyUuJkzgmVqep1vn7aKbVq4BnA9yDhv79haVSUWXX1t9vELlRYnCo9nDtoE7f$

# Education / Schools
Utah School District Bans the Bible: The Good Book is being treated like a bad book in Utah after a parent frustrated by efforts to ban materials from schools convinced a suburban district that some Bible verses were too vulgar or violent for younger children. And the Book of Mormon could be next.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/book-ban-school-library-bible-fc025c8ccf30e955aaf0b0ee1899608a__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-KPZxVTrGfs56mOdtiK9SgHxHHHFeApYS3CyUuJkzgmVqep1vn7aKbVq4BnA9yDhv79haVSUWXX1t9vELlRYnCo9noovImO$

India drops the periodic table, Pythagorean theorem and evolution from school textbooks: On June 1, India cut a slew of foundational topics from tenth grade textbooks, including the periodic table of elements, Darwin’s theory of evolution, the Pythagorean theorem, sources of energy, sustainable management of natural resources and contribution of agriculture to the national economy, among others.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/india-removed-periodic-table-evolution-064000257.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-KPZxVTrGfs56mOdtiK9SgHxHHHFeApYS3CyUuJkzgmVqep1vn7aKbVq4BnA9yDhv79haVSUWXX1t9vELlRYnCo9gbSBhHz$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Industry The debt ceiling bill’s climate killing Mountain Valley Pipeline: How the bill would change the US energy permitting process. The bill would narrow the environmental reviews for new energy projects under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). NEPA requires federal agencies to analyze the potential impacts of major actions that could affect the environment.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4030683-heres-how-the-debt-ceiling-bill-would-change-the-us-energy-permitting-process/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-KPZxVTrGfs56mOdtiK9SgHxHHHFeApYS3CyUuJkzgmVqep1vn7aKbVq4BnA9yDhv79haVSUWXX1t9vELlRYnCo9i7YY0Xq$

Sempra Pushes to Expand Pacific Pipelines for Gas Export: Through a ‘tribal justice’ front group, the infrastructure arm of the California and Texas utility owner has lobbied for gas exports that could raise prices for its own customers.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/topics/sempra-energy/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-KPZxVTrGfs56mOdtiK9SgHxHHHFeApYS3CyUuJkzgmVqep1vn7aKbVq4BnA9yDhv79haVSUWXX1t9vELlRYnCo9rObo97Y$

Federal Hydrogen Program Is Cutting Out Local Groups, Threatening Climate Goals, Advocates Say: Environmental groups sent a letter to Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm warning that a lack of transparency in an $8 billion clean hydrogen program leaves communities ‘entirely in the dark.’
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/02062023/federal-hydrogen-program-is-cutting-out-local-groups-threatening-climate-goals-advocates-say/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-KPZxVTrGfs56mOdtiK9SgHxHHHFeApYS3CyUuJkzgmVqep1vn7aKbVq4BnA9yDhv79haVSUWXX1t9vELlRYnCo9qmPMELU$

Manchin’s Pipeline Payoff Strangles Future Permitting Reform Negotiations: The Fiscal Responsibility Act approved several items on fossil fuel industry wish lists, with nothing for renewable energy. That kills leverage for a broader deal.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/economy/2023-06-02-manchin-pipeline-payoff-future-permitting-reform/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-KPZxVTrGfs56mOdtiK9SgHxHHHFeApYS3CyUuJkzgmVqep1vn7aKbVq4BnA9yDhv79haVSUWXX1t9vELlRYnCo9lqwdZAc$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure Supreme Court undoing 50 years’ worth of environmental progress: The Supreme Court has taken a brazen anti-regulatory turn. It’s our planet and health that will suffer.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ehn.org/supreme-court-ruling-clean-water-act-2660767161.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-KPZxVTrGfs56mOdtiK9SgHxHHHFeApYS3CyUuJkzgmVqep1vn7aKbVq4BnA9yDhv79haVSUWXX1t9vELlRYnCo9loF3Op-$

A pledge to fight climate change is sending money to strange places:
More than a decade after the first pledge was made, nations have yet to meet their promise. They fell $16.7 billion short of the $100 billion goal in 2020 and are expected to miss it again when contributions are tallied for 2021 and 2022, according to OECD estimates. There are no penalties for missing the target, aside from criticism from those who say governments are not doing enough to combat global warming.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://dnyuz.com/2023/06/01/a-pledge-to-fight-climate-change-is-sending-money-to-strange-places/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-KPZxVTrGfs56mOdtiK9SgHxHHHFeApYS3CyUuJkzgmVqep1vn7aKbVq4BnA9yDhv79haVSUWXX1t9vELlRYnCo9jEgETgj$

Disruptive Climate Protests Spur Police Raids in Germany and the US: A series of police raids in Germany and the United States this week are resparking the debate over what is and isn’t an acceptable form of protest, as climate activists frustrated by the slow progress of their governments to curb rising carbon emissions continue to block traffic, target art installations and generally disrupt day-to-day public life.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/02062023/todays-climate-police-raids-climate-protests/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-KPZxVTrGfs56mOdtiK9SgHxHHHFeApYS3CyUuJkzgmVqep1vn7aKbVq4BnA9yDhv79haVSUWXX1t9vELlRYnCo9s4hKfMv$

# Food Recalls / Alerts
Consumer Reports says new FDA apple juice arsenic levels too high for kids and would leave children vulnerable to serious health issues, including damage to the brain and nervous system, which can lead to learning and behavioral problems https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://advocacy.consumerreports.org/press_release/consumer-reports-statement-on-fdas-final-apple-juice-guidance/*:*:text=The*20limits*20set*20by*20FDA,to*20learning*20and*20behavioral*20problems__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!x-KPZxVTrGfs56mOdtiK9SgHxHHHFeApYS3CyUuJkzgmVqep1vn7aKbVq4BnA9yDhv79haVSUWXX1t9vELlRYnCo9upz4DYF$

# General News
New Details of Jeffrey Epstein’s Death and the Frantic Aftermath Revealed in more than 4,000 pages of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein’s jail suicide.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/jeffrey-epstein-jail-suicide-prison-death-8d194a756f2b429067f009a0c70f96c0__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-KPZxVTrGfs56mOdtiK9SgHxHHHFeApYS3CyUuJkzgmVqep1vn7aKbVq4BnA9yDhv79haVSUWXX1t9vELlRYnCo9lDn0nN4$

# Gov / Politics / Global
Kremlin Building VIP Bunker in Top Moscow Hospital: The swanky shelter will apparently protect up to 800 people from blasts, gas, and radiation. A bomb shelter at the Moscow Central Clinical Hospital has been ordered to be built, with a scheduled completion date of December 20, 2023.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/putin-building-bomb-shelter-moscow-hospital-russia-elites-kremlin-ukraine-1803852__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-KPZxVTrGfs56mOdtiK9SgHxHHHFeApYS3CyUuJkzgmVqep1vn7aKbVq4BnA9yDhv79haVSUWXX1t9vELlRYnCo9o5nbFN3$

Russia, Pro-Ukraine Group Blame Each Other for Deaths: Clashes between Russian armed forces and pro-Ukrainian fighters inside Russia have led to the deaths of at least two civilians, reports suggest, with both sides blaming each other for the casualties
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/belgorod-russia-and-pro-ukrainian-fighters-blame-each-other-for-civilian-deaths__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-KPZxVTrGfs56mOdtiK9SgHxHHHFeApYS3CyUuJkzgmVqep1vn7aKbVq4BnA9yDhv79haVSUWXX1t9vELlRYnCo9sy3kMHq$

# Gov / Politics
How New York Democrats could redistrict George Santos, and the Republican majority, out of the House:Democrats in New York are suing in hopes of bringing back a blue-favored congressional map. And this time they might have a favorable court to make it happen.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/democrats-new-york-redistricting-lawsuit-gerrymandering-george-santos-1801771__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-KPZxVTrGfs56mOdtiK9SgHxHHHFeApYS3CyUuJkzgmVqep1vn7aKbVq4BnA9yDhv79haVSUWXX1t9vELlRYnCo9t31Znne$

Meet the House members who voted against the debt limit deal. Surprisingly, some McCarthy allies were among the ‘no’ votes
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://rollcall.com/2023/06/01/meet-the-house-members-who-voted-against-the-debt-limit-deal/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-KPZxVTrGfs56mOdtiK9SgHxHHHFeApYS3CyUuJkzgmVqep1vn7aKbVq4BnA9yDhv79haVSUWXX1t9vELlRYnCo9rvMiX9j$

Debt Deal’s Harsh Cuts Weren’t Cruel Enough to Please GOP Presidential Hopefuls: Multiple GOP presidential hopefuls led the charge against the debt deal, saying it didn’t cut social programs enough.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/debt-deals-harsh-cuts-werent-cruel-enough-to-please-gop-presidential-hopefuls/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-KPZxVTrGfs56mOdtiK9SgHxHHHFeApYS3CyUuJkzgmVqep1vn7aKbVq4BnA9yDhv79haVSUWXX1t9vELlRYnCo9tFttx6O$

# Law Enforcment
Cop City chaos: In what is a first in recent memory, prosecutors are openly charging people with felonies simply for being organizers within a bail collective, in other words, for connecting people who are still presumed innocent to things that they are legally entitled to. Jocelyn Simonson lays out all the troubling implications.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/06/cop-city-tortuguita-atlanta-bail-fund-arrest-horror.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-KPZxVTrGfs56mOdtiK9SgHxHHHFeApYS3CyUuJkzgmVqep1vn7aKbVq4BnA9yDhv79haVSUWXX1t9vELlRYnCo9lyAqRrD$

# Legal / DOJ
Trump-Nominated Judge Will Now Oversee Disney-DeSantis Lawsuit: Judge Mark Walker recused himself from the case due to a family member’s Disney stock
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/disney-desantis-case-judge-stock-conflict-1234746158/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-KPZxVTrGfs56mOdtiK9SgHxHHHFeApYS3CyUuJkzgmVqep1vn7aKbVq4BnA9yDhv79haVSUWXX1t9vELlRYnCo9nA5eVje$

Georgia DA Eyeing a Multi-State, RICO Case on Trump: Fulton County DA Fani Willis’ probe is reportedly expanding into Trump’s election subversion efforts in other states.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/fulton-county-da-fani-willis-reportedly-eyeing-multi-state-rico-case-on-trump__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-KPZxVTrGfs56mOdtiK9SgHxHHHFeApYS3CyUuJkzgmVqep1vn7aKbVq4BnA9yDhv79haVSUWXX1t9vELlRYnCo9hsPPW8M$

# Media
“Operation Mockingbird [was] a domestic propaganda campaign aimed at promoting the views of the CIA within the media. Reporters shared their notebooks with the CIA. Editors shared their staffs. Some of the journalists were Pulitzer Prize winners, distinguished reporters who considered themselves ambassadors without portfolio for their country.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wanttoknow.info/mass_media/media-influence__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-KPZxVTrGfs56mOdtiK9SgHxHHHFeApYS3CyUuJkzgmVqep1vn7aKbVq4BnA9yDhv79haVSUWXX1t9vELlRYnCo9kh_3pEB$

# Medical / Health
The Dark Money Behind Kansas’ Misleading Anti-Abortion Campaign: The dark money network led by conservative Supreme Court architect Leonard Leo financed the nonprofit that bankrolled a misleading text message campaign pretending a Kansas ballot measure would “give women a choice,” when it actually would have eliminated state abortion protections.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.levernews.com/the-dark-money-behind-kansass-misleading-anti-abortion-campaign/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-KPZxVTrGfs56mOdtiK9SgHxHHHFeApYS3CyUuJkzgmVqep1vn7aKbVq4BnA9yDhv79haVSUWXX1t9vELlRYnCo9j8EeKbE$

Nanoplastic ingestion causes neurological deficits: Small plastic particulates can induce inflammatory responses in the gut and brain, but removing them reverses this damage. After two months of daily ingestion of nanoplastics at the estimated human consumption dose, nanoplastic-exposed mice exhibited reduced cognition and short-term memory as assessed by standard neurological assessments such as the open-field test, novel object recognition assay, and the Morris water maze
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/nanoplastic-ingestion-causes-neurological-deficits-71152*:*:text=After*20two*20months*20of*20daily,and*20the*20Morris*20water*20maze__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!x-KPZxVTrGfs56mOdtiK9SgHxHHHFeApYS3CyUuJkzgmVqep1vn7aKbVq4BnA9yDhv79haVSUWXX1t9vELlRYnCo9hXe8Yp8$

A catatonic woman awakened after 20 years. Her story may change psychiatry: New research suggests that a subset of patients with psychiatric conditions such as schizophrenia may actually have autoimmune disease that attacks the brain. Sander Markx, director of precision psychiatry at Columbia University, and his colleagues, discovered that although April’s illness was clinically indistinguishable from schizophrenia, she also had lupus, an underlying and treatable autoimmune condition that was attacking her brain. After months of targeted treatments, and more than two decades trapped in her mind, April woke up.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2023/06/01/schizophrenia-autoimmune-lupus-psychiatry/?utm_source=cordial&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=hp-us-reg-morning-email_2023-06-02__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-KPZxVTrGfs56mOdtiK9SgHxHHHFeApYS3CyUuJkzgmVqep1vn7aKbVq4BnA9yDhv79haVSUWXX1t9vELlRYnCo9ljdLBMC$

World Health Assembly cites need to ‘restrict personal liberties’ and expand WHO’s emergency powers: Director-General’s emergency decision-making powers are of concern for the relationship between the organization and Member States. We further question to whom it owes accountability as an international institution, and how to enhance it.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://brill.com/view/journals/iolr/19/1/article-p63_004.xml__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-KPZxVTrGfs56mOdtiK9SgHxHHHFeApYS3CyUuJkzgmVqep1vn7aKbVq4BnA9yDhv79haVSUWXX1t9vELlRYnCo9jnEQ9ZH$

CHD Scientists Call for Investigation Into CDC, FDA for Suppressing Evidence Linking COVID Shots and Myocarditis: In a letter to the editor published today in Medical Research Archives, two Children’s Health Defense scientists called for an investigation into how U.S. public health officials suppressed evidence linking myocarditis and COVID-19 vaccines.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/cdc-fda-chd-investigation-myocarditis-covid-vaccine/?utm_source=luminate&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=defender&utm_id=20230602__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-KPZxVTrGfs56mOdtiK9SgHxHHHFeApYS3CyUuJkzgmVqep1vn7aKbVq4BnA9yDhv79haVSUWXX1t9vELlRYnCo9jevOMln$

Did CDC Ignore Solid Data on Convulsions and Death After DTP Vaccines? A massive study conducted 20 years ago showed febrile convulsions that in some cases led to death were more likely to occur with combined vaccine products, such as the DTP vaccine for diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/cdc-ignore-data-convulsions-death-dtp-vaccines/?utm_source=luminate&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=defender&utm_id=20230602__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-KPZxVTrGfs56mOdtiK9SgHxHHHFeApYS3CyUuJkzgmVqep1vn7aKbVq4BnA9yDhv79haVSUWXX1t9vELlRYnCo9iqLrLiT$

# Military / DOD
‘That’s the worst part of the deal’: Budget caps for Pentagon in debt compromise worry Capitol Hill defense hawks: The debt-limit compromise on track to pass Congress will lock in Pentagon spending levels for the next two years, forcing lawmakers drafting annual defense policy legislation to stick to a budget that some on Capitol Hill consider insufficient.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2023-06-01/congress-pentagon-budget-debt-ceiling-10303335.html?utm_source=Stars*and*Stripes*Emails&utm_campaign=Daily*Headlines&utm_medium=email__;KysrKw!!On18fmf1aQ!x-KPZxVTrGfs56mOdtiK9SgHxHHHFeApYS3CyUuJkzgmVqep1vn7aKbVq4BnA9yDhv79haVSUWXX1t9vELlRYnCo9g6pJkOd$

# Water
Arizona Announces Phoenix Area Can’t Grow Further on Groundwater: Gov. Katie Hobbs announced Thursday that the state would allow no future development in the Phoenix area that relies on groundwater, forcing developers and cities to turn to other costly sources
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/06/01/phoenix-water-shortage-population-growth/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-KPZxVTrGfs56mOdtiK9SgHxHHHFeApYS3CyUuJkzgmVqep1vn7aKbVq4BnA9yDhv79haVSUWXX1t9vELlRYnCo9nF1lWCa$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2023-05-31

Voices, The Peoples News

May 31, 2023
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

# Indigenous
A global plastics treaty can end the Age of Plastic: This indigenous worldview can lead treaty negotiations, creating systems that are less demanding of our planet and value nature over profit. A Global Plastics Treaty can stop plastic production at the source and deliver a cleaner, safer planet for us and future generations. Governments need to step up to this moment and not let it go to waste https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nationofchange.org/2023/05/31/a-global-plastics-treaty-can-end-the-age-of-plastic/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3IV88CsjdqGraG_ddj-VHfTZtDYVlc9euLZYy-YDa5xZxmloaGBeQ-kh26xZfaWHd5A2V0ibt91wbpkS7Nn3d5xmem4bPLWa$

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
New US aid package for Ukraine will total about $300 million: U.S. officials say a military aid package for Ukraine that is expected to be announced this week will include additional munitions for drones: A U.S. military aid package for Ukraine that is expected to be announced this week will total up to $300 million and will include additional munitions for drones, U.S. officials said Tuesday. The drone ammunition comes after new attacks by unmanned aircraft targeted Moscow.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/ukraine-russia-war-drones-aid-package-222cc2dc20a26790dbb2c86a148b014b__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3IV88CsjdqGraG_ddj-VHfTZtDYVlc9euLZYy-YDa5xZxmloaGBeQ-kh26xZfaWHd5A2V0ibt91wbpkS7Nn3d5xmegdaXXQ3$

Debt Limit Deal Heads to House Vote Amid Objections on Both the Left and Right: Lawmakers in the U.S. House are voting today on a bill to suspend the debt limit until January 2025, as Congress races against the clock to avert a potentially disastrous default on June 5.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://finance.yahoo.com/news/crucial-days-ahead-debt-ceiling-041937438.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3IV88CsjdqGraG_ddj-VHfTZtDYVlc9euLZYy-YDa5xZxmloaGBeQ-kh26xZfaWHd5A2V0ibt91wbpkS7Nn3d5xmeofEHHSa$

Decrying ‘Reckless Hostage-Taking,’ Progressives Vow to Vote Against Debt Ceiling Deal: “We shouldn’t compromise on protecting our most vulnerable and disproportionately impacted communities,” said Rep. Raúl Grijalva.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/progressives-no-debt-ceiling__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3IV88CsjdqGraG_ddj-VHfTZtDYVlc9euLZYy-YDa5xZxmloaGBeQ-kh26xZfaWHd5A2V0ibt91wbpkS7Nn3d5xmenIq1zDt$

# Education / Schools
“Smart People Are Falling for Stupid Lies”: How One Florida County Has Become Ground Zero for the Far Right’s Education Blitz. ‘As for the activities that are still permitted in schools, DeSantis seems determined to make them as invasive, dangerous, and unpleasant as possible.’
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/feb/05/schools-and-universities-are-ground-zero-for-americas-culture-war__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3IV88CsjdqGraG_ddj-VHfTZtDYVlc9euLZYy-YDa5xZxmloaGBeQ-kh26xZfaWHd5A2V0ibt91wbpkS7Nn3d5xmekqOZyrl$

Falling ACT Scores and the Dumbing Down of America, ACT test scores for college admission fall for the fifth year in a row: The annual National Assessment of Educational Progress scores released this week offered depressing news about student K-8 learning. But the news is also bad for high school seniors, as the results of the 2022 ACT tests used for college admission show.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://keystonenevadakorner.com/opinion/falling-act-scores-and-the-dumbing-down-of-america/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3IV88CsjdqGraG_ddj-VHfTZtDYVlc9euLZYy-YDa5xZxmloaGBeQ-kh26xZfaWHd5A2V0ibt91wbpkS7Nn3d5xmeib1FdDY$

# Employment / Labor
Cori Bush Files to Strike Expanded Work Requirements for SNAP Out of Debt Limit Bill: “Work requirements are ineffective at best, and deadly at worst,” Rep. Cori Bush said.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/bush-files-to-strike-expanded-work-requirements-for-snap-out-of-debt-limit-bill/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3IV88CsjdqGraG_ddj-VHfTZtDYVlc9euLZYy-YDa5xZxmloaGBeQ-kh26xZfaWHd5A2V0ibt91wbpkS7Nn3d5xmevYXEfw1$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure Supreme Court Guts Clean Water Act as Conservative Justices Side with Polluters and Developers: We look at how a new Supreme Court ruling awards a major victory to polluters and land developers. In a 5-4 decision last week, the justices sharply limited the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency to protect and preserve wetlands under the Clean Water Act. The ruling ends protections for about half of all the wetlands in the contiguous United States
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHB2AZyhvMU__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3IV88CsjdqGraG_ddj-VHfTZtDYVlc9euLZYy-YDa5xZxmloaGBeQ-kh26xZfaWHd5A2V0ibt91wbpkS7Nn3d5xmeraF17x0$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Global ‘Simply Inconceivable’ to Dump Fukushima Water in Pacific, Critics Say After Latest IAEA Report: “Piping water into the sea is an outrage,” said one Japanese fisher angered by the plan to release radioactive wastewater into the ocean. “The sea is not a garbage dump.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/iaea-fukushima-report?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=CommonDreams*2Fmagazine*2FLatest*News__;JSUr!!On18fmf1aQ!3IV88CsjdqGraG_ddj-VHfTZtDYVlc9euLZYy-YDa5xZxmloaGBeQ-kh26xZfaWHd5A2V0ibt91wbpkS7Nn3d5xmelBpwU8C$

# General News
Donald Trump is currently facing many a legal problem. For starters, there are the 34 class E felonies he was charged with last month in relation to a hush money payment made in the run-up to the 2016 election. Then there’s the Justice Department’s investigation into his handling of classified documents, which is expected to result in a second indictment. Rounding things out is a DOJ probe of the violent January 6 insurrection and the plot to overturn the 2020 election, as well as a Fulton County investigation into Trump’s efforts to overturn the election in Georgia, both of which also have the potential to lead to criminal charges. Trump reportedly vowed to ‘immediately’ fire anyone who investigated him if reelected: According to Rolling Stone, the ex-president’s allies are already working on a list.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://dnyuz.com/2023/05/30/nothing-to-see-here-just-trump-reportedly-vowing-to-immediately-fire-anyone-who-investigated-him-if-reelected/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3IV88CsjdqGraG_ddj-VHfTZtDYVlc9euLZYy-YDa5xZxmloaGBeQ-kh26xZfaWHd5A2V0ibt91wbpkS7Nn3d5xmeufOMQw6$

Biden Accuser Tara Reade Leaves U.S. for ‘Safety’ of Russia: Tara Reade, who accused President Joe Biden of sexually assaulting her in 1993, is requesting Russian citizenship from Vladimir Putin due to concerns about her safety in the United States. She served as Biden’s former aide in the 1990s when he represented Delaware as a U.S. Senator.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/biden-accuser-tara-reade-leaves-us-safety-russia-1803459__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3IV88CsjdqGraG_ddj-VHfTZtDYVlc9euLZYy-YDa5xZxmloaGBeQ-kh26xZfaWHd5A2V0ibt91wbpkS7Nn3d5xmejibY48D$

Chick-fil-A sparks anti-woke outrage for VP of diversity, equity, inclusion post: Chick-fil-A, the chicken sandwich chain long beloved by conservatives for its longstanding opposition to same-sex marriage, is now sparking boycott calls after announcing that it has hired an executive in charge of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2023/05/30/chick-fil-a-sparks-anti-woke-outrage-for-hiring-vp-of-dei/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3IV88CsjdqGraG_ddj-VHfTZtDYVlc9euLZYy-YDa5xZxmloaGBeQ-kh26xZfaWHd5A2V0ibt91wbpkS7Nn3d5xmerCSN9tu$

What is ‘woke’? The definition of “woke” changes depending on who you ask. The term has recently been used by some conservatives as an insult against progressive values. The term, however, was originally coined by progressive Black Americans and used in racial justice movements in the early to mid-1900s. To be “woke” politically in the Black community means that someone is informed, educated and conscious of social injustice and racial inequality, Merriam-Webster Dictionary states.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/woke-conservatives/story?id=93051138__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3IV88CsjdqGraG_ddj-VHfTZtDYVlc9euLZYy-YDa5xZxmloaGBeQ-kh26xZfaWHd5A2V0ibt91wbpkS7Nn3d5xmemZFNwmy$

# Gov / Politics
Will Hard-Line Republicans Let the Country Avert Default? Hard-line Republicans are threatening to take their revenge and oust House Speaker McCarthy after he brokered a debt ceiling deal. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy dismissed threats from Republican hard-liners to oust him over the debt-limit deal he forged with President Joe Biden and expressed confidence Tuesday that lawmakers will pass legislation in time to avert a US default.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://fortune.com/2023/05/30/hard-line-republicans-threaten-revenge-mccarthy-ouster-debt-ceiling/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3IV88CsjdqGraG_ddj-VHfTZtDYVlc9euLZYy-YDa5xZxmloaGBeQ-kh26xZfaWHd5A2V0ibt91wbpkS7Nn3d5xmek8yPlJN$

Biden’s F-16 Move Is Flight of Fancy Signifying Desperation: Biden is acting tough and he is once more recklessly escalating the war with Russia with his latest move on sending F-16s.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://strategic-culture.org/news/2023/05/23/biden-f16-move-flight-fancy-signifying-desperation/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3IV88CsjdqGraG_ddj-VHfTZtDYVlc9euLZYy-YDa5xZxmloaGBeQ-kh26xZfaWHd5A2V0ibt91wbpkS7Nn3d5xmemmPCAX3$

America’s massive effort to distort and suppress truth: Swift said, “Falsehood flies; and the Truth comes limping after.” Truth no longer even limps; it is gagged and shackled.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.informationclearinghouse.info/57593.htm__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3IV88CsjdqGraG_ddj-VHfTZtDYVlc9euLZYy-YDa5xZxmloaGBeQ-kh26xZfaWHd5A2V0ibt91wbpkS7Nn3d5xmegB0XZ5O$

When will US join global call to end Ukraine War? There are many peace initiatives to end the war in Ukraine being pursued by leaders and countries around the world as the United States clings to its dogged determination to prolong the war at great cost in Ukrainian lives and at the risk of nuclear war. Must our leaders take us to the brink of World War III, with all our lives on the line in an all-out nuclear war, before they will permit a ceasefire and a negotiated peace?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/will-us-push-to-help-end-ukraine-war__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3IV88CsjdqGraG_ddj-VHfTZtDYVlc9euLZYy-YDa5xZxmloaGBeQ-kh26xZfaWHd5A2V0ibt91wbpkS7Nn3d5xmerL17DLz$

Mike Pence to Throw His Hat in the Ring Next Week: The former vice president will go head-to-head with his ex-boss Donald Trump. Pence will make an announcement in Des Moines, Iowa, on June 7, the date of his 64th birthday, putting him on a collision course with his old boss, former President Donald Trump. He is slated to attend a CNN town hall that same day.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/mike-pence-tlaunch-2024-bid-birthday__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3IV88CsjdqGraG_ddj-VHfTZtDYVlc9euLZYy-YDa5xZxmloaGBeQ-kh26xZfaWHd5A2V0ibt91wbpkS7Nn3d5xmevh5rqGJ$

‘Give Me a Goddamn Break’: House Democrat Slams Food Aid Cuts as Pentagon Budget Soars. “I didn’t come to Congress to hurt people,” said Rep. Jim McGovern. “And when I listen to my Republican friends, what is clear to me is that we don’t share the same values.” Rep. Jim McGovern, a leading anti-hunger lawmaker in the House, expressed anger that the debt ceiling legislation negotiated by Republicans and the Biden administration targets food benefits for older adults while doing nothing to raise taxes on the wealthy or rein in military spending.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/dem-food-aid-cuts-pentagon__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3IV88CsjdqGraG_ddj-VHfTZtDYVlc9euLZYy-YDa5xZxmloaGBeQ-kh26xZfaWHd5A2V0ibt91wbpkS7Nn3d5xmeqBSNHMu$

Kevin McCarthy pledges to explore ‘uncomfortable’ cuts to Medicare and Social Security: Kevin McCarthy (R-California) revealed Wednesday that he will “announce a commission” to explore cuts to “mandatory spending”
once the debt ceiling debacle is settled https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.alternet.org/kevin-mccarthy-social-security-medicare/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3IV88CsjdqGraG_ddj-VHfTZtDYVlc9euLZYy-YDa5xZxmloaGBeQ-kh26xZfaWHd5A2V0ibt91wbpkS7Nn3d5xmeuGN5opa$

# Law Enforcment
Fellow Parishioner Accused of Executing NJ Councilwoman: The man accused of gunning down New Jersey city councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour outside her townhouse in February was arrested and identified Tuesday as Rashid Ali Bynum, a 28-year-old man connected to the same church as Dwumfour. Prosecutors said Bynum was charged with first-degree murder but they would not disclose a possible motive. He also faces separate firearm charges.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsbreak.com/sayreville-nj/3042488762209-fellow-parishioner-accused-of-executing-new-jersey-councilwoman__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3IV88CsjdqGraG_ddj-VHfTZtDYVlc9euLZYy-YDa5xZxmloaGBeQ-kh26xZfaWHd5A2V0ibt91wbpkS7Nn3d5xmeuWZAIWH$

9 Teens Arrested After Viral Video of 3 Marines Being Beaten: Footage showed the servicemen lying on the ground trying to protect themselves from the onslaught. Four males and one female were charged with assault with a deadly weapon and were admitted to the juvenile hall. Another four minors were reportedly charged with misdemeanor assault and battery. The suspects’ identities have been withheld because they are minors, according to authorities.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2023/05/31/nine-teens-arrested-over-brutal-beating-of-three-marines-on-california-beach/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3IV88CsjdqGraG_ddj-VHfTZtDYVlc9euLZYy-YDa5xZxmloaGBeQ-kh26xZfaWHd5A2V0ibt91wbpkS7Nn3d5xmelW5adTH$

# Legal / DOJ
DOJ Sues West VA Guv’s Son Over Millions in Unpaid Fines: The complaint alleges that a federal agency issued more than 130 violations and over 50 orders to stop mining operations to Jay Justice’s coal companies. The Justice Department is suing the coal empire of West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice for failing to pay more than $5 million in civil penalties assessed by the Department of the Interior.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2023/05/31/doj-sues-jim-justices-coal-empire-over-unpaid-fines-for-mining-violations-00099421__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3IV88CsjdqGraG_ddj-VHfTZtDYVlc9euLZYy-YDa5xZxmloaGBeQ-kh26xZfaWHd5A2V0ibt91wbpkS7Nn3d5xmegdLWNNa$

# LGBTQ / Gender
Uganda Just Made Homosexuality Punishable by Death. American Evangelical Groups Played a Role: President Joe Biden, and even Ted Cruz, has condemned the Ugandan law. The legislation comes after years of lobbying from American Christian groups, some of which previously supported such harsh anti-LGBTQ measures.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/ugandas-new-anti-gay-legislation-includes-death-sentence-for-in-some-cases__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3IV88CsjdqGraG_ddj-VHfTZtDYVlc9euLZYy-YDa5xZxmloaGBeQ-kh26xZfaWHd5A2V0ibt91wbpkS7Nn3d5xmeuXk615G$

How U.S. Evangelicals Helped Homophobia Flourish in Africa: Anti-gay sentiment had previously existed on the continent, but white American religious groups have given it a boost.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/03/19/africa-uganda-evangelicals-homophobia-antigay-bill/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3IV88CsjdqGraG_ddj-VHfTZtDYVlc9euLZYy-YDa5xZxmloaGBeQ-kh26xZfaWHd5A2V0ibt91wbpkS7Nn3d5xmep0Y0vSY$

# Military / DOD
Debt ceiling agreement locks in Biden’s proposed defense budget: The debt ceiling agreement negotiated between House Republican leaders and the White House would cap the defense budget topline at President Joe Biden’s $886 billion request for fiscal 2024, a 3.3% increase over this year.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.defensenews.com/congress/budget/2023/05/29/debt-ceiling-agreement-locks-in-bidens-proposed-defense-budget/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3IV88CsjdqGraG_ddj-VHfTZtDYVlc9euLZYy-YDa5xZxmloaGBeQ-kh26xZfaWHd5A2V0ibt91wbpkS7Nn3d5xmei3A_4y0$

US pressured to secure Persian Gulf after Iran seizes tankers: The United Arab Emirates has pressed the U.S. to make more muscular moves to deter Iran after the Islamic Republic’s military seized two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman in recent weeks. The U.S. military is working with allies to send more ships and aircraft to the Middle East as Iran escalates its seizures of merchant tankers, the National Security Council announced Friday.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2023/05/12/us-military-middle-east-iran-seizes-tankers-00096708__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3IV88CsjdqGraG_ddj-VHfTZtDYVlc9euLZYy-YDa5xZxmloaGBeQ-kh26xZfaWHd5A2V0ibt91wbpkS7Nn3d5xmenl3tU4p$

# Pharmaceuticals / Drugs
Sackler Family Buys Immunity From Lawsuits for $6 Billion: The Sackler family, whose company helped trigger the opioid crisis, will dole out $6 billion that will likely fund state and local efforts to fight opioid addiction. Purdue, which filed for bankruptcy in 2019 amid thousands of lawsuits, made drugs like OxyContin and is blamed for fuelling the crisis. On Tuesday, an appeals court ruled that its owners, the Sackler family, would receive full immunity from civil suits. In exchange, they will pay $6bn to help address opioid addiction.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nationalpost.com/news/sackler-family-billionaire-owners-of-purdue-pharma-receive-full-civil-immunity-in-6b-opioid-settlement__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3IV88CsjdqGraG_ddj-VHfTZtDYVlc9euLZYy-YDa5xZxmloaGBeQ-kh26xZfaWHd5A2V0ibt91wbpkS7Nn3d5xmegRVAJov$

# Space / UFO Disclosure / Other
SpaceX Dragon carrying Axiom crew splashes down off coast of Florida: That Dragon, named Freedom, undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) earlier in the day at 11:05 a.m. EDT (1505 GMT), ending a 10-day mission that included eight days docked at the orbiting lab.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.space.com/ax-2-astronauts-spacex-dragon-splash-down__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3IV88CsjdqGraG_ddj-VHfTZtDYVlc9euLZYy-YDa5xZxmloaGBeQ-kh26xZfaWHd5A2V0ibt91wbpkS7Nn3d5xmeghCOp5n$

AFRL helps NASA test equipment for Artemis II Mission: The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, and NASA worked together over the last two weeks of April 2023 along with other industry partners, such as Lockheed Martin, to test the most current iteration of an astronaut crew seat and flight suit that will be used in the Orion spacecraft during future missions to space.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.spoc.spaceforce.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/3410742/afrl-helps-nasa-test-equipment-for-artemis-ii-mission*:*:text=The*20Air*20Force*20Research*20Laboratory,during*20future*20missions*20to*20space__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!3IV88CsjdqGraG_ddj-VHfTZtDYVlc9euLZYy-YDa5xZxmloaGBeQ-kh26xZfaWHd5A2V0ibt91wbpkS7Nn3d5xmevKTe-bM$

Quest for alien signals in the heart of the Milky Way takes off: May 30, 2023, Mountain View, CA: Akshay Suresh, a graduate student at Cornell University, spearheads an extraordinary scientific endeavor, a groundbreaking mission to uncover periodic signals emanating from the core of the Milky Way
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.seti.org/press-release/quest-alien-signals-heart-milky-way-takes__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3IV88CsjdqGraG_ddj-VHfTZtDYVlc9euLZYy-YDa5xZxmloaGBeQ-kh26xZfaWHd5A2V0ibt91wbpkS7Nn3d5xmevH2Q5IW$

# Technology
Statement on AI Risk, AI experts and public figures express their concern about AI risk: Well, this is unsettling, 350+ industry leaders, including Sam Altman, co-signed this one-sentence statement: “Mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside other societal-scale risks such as pandemics and nuclear war.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/30/23742005/ai-risk-warning-22-word-statement-google-deepmind-openai__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3IV88CsjdqGraG_ddj-VHfTZtDYVlc9euLZYy-YDa5xZxmloaGBeQ-kh26xZfaWHd5A2V0ibt91wbpkS7Nn3d5xmekhRCKP-$

BeetleSat conducts two-way data communication using proprietary expandable antenna: BeetleSat’s NSLSAT-2 satellite, a 6U CubeSat, was launched in January 2023 via a SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket. The Company’s high-performance Ka-band antenna, made of proprietary lightweight shape memory material, was folded at launch, allowing for low volume and mass, and successfully deployed when the satellite reached its orbit. This in-orbit deployment of BeetleSat’s 60 cm expandable antenna from a 6U CubeSat was an industry first and proved the viability of its proprietary technology.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/BeetleSat_announces_successful_two_way_data_communication_using_proprietary_expandable_antenna_999.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3IV88CsjdqGraG_ddj-VHfTZtDYVlc9euLZYy-YDa5xZxmloaGBeQ-kh26xZfaWHd5A2V0ibt91wbpkS7Nn3d5xmenic1-H0$

# Veterans / VA
Veterans program funding ends up a winner in debt limit deal: Funding for veterans programs would go from being one of the most contentious spending debates on Capitol Hill to a bipartisan budget highlight under the debt limit deal set to be voted on by lawmakers this week. Unlike most non-defense agencies, which will see cuts or flat budgets under the terms of the plan, the Department of Veterans Affairs would see a significant bump in spending in fiscal 2024, in line with both White House and House Republican appropriators’ plans.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.federaltimes.com/veterans/2023/05/30/veterans-program-funding-ends-up-a-winner-in-debt-limit-deal/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3IV88CsjdqGraG_ddj-VHfTZtDYVlc9euLZYy-YDa5xZxmloaGBeQ-kh26xZfaWHd5A2V0ibt91wbpkS7Nn3d5xmelR4it2g$

# Water
Colorado River Is on Life Support, and 40 Million People Depend on It for Water: Vulnerable communities may be at risk of reduced water supply under a new Colorado River agreement.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/40-million-people-rely-on-the-colorado-river-its-drying-up-fast__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3IV88CsjdqGraG_ddj-VHfTZtDYVlc9euLZYy-YDa5xZxmloaGBeQ-kh26xZfaWHd5A2V0ibt91wbpkS7Nn3d5xmehs9WRob$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2023-05-30

Voices, The Peoples News

May 30, 2023
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

# Indigenous
Tribes call on Haaland to push increased protections for the Grand Canyon: As a 20-year ban on mining in the Grand Canyon passes its midpoint, Indigenous nations look to continue protections indefinitely. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland met with tribal leaders representing a dozen Indigenous nations last weekend in a move that could expand protections for land around The Grand Canyon, permanently safeguarding the region from future uranium mining.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://grist.org/indigenous/tribes-call-on-haaland-to-push-increased-protections-for-the-grand-canyon/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3mM2joCQ19ZgtEZdB0YjuJ4skgyuIZNcB6sl7OgSp_eWMtelSBwupZQk9wO_yn-2P-J4UifkeUyR5XkxzeC1AGwFo1Ddo5PA$

Skarure Woccon tribe worries over Cape Fear River contamination: Leaders of the Skarure Woccon tribe are encouraging members to avoid customary activities, such as eating fish from the Cape Fear River. Leaders of the Skarure Woccon tribe are encouraging members to avoid customary activities, such as eating fish from the Cape Fear River, due to health concerns.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://superfund.ncsu.edu/news/3843/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3mM2joCQ19ZgtEZdB0YjuJ4skgyuIZNcB6sl7OgSp_eWMtelSBwupZQk9wO_yn-2P-J4UifkeUyR5XkxzeC1AGwFo59q9sKH$

Who gets a say in tribal treaty hunting? In Wyoming, everybody wants influence over off-rez hunting — and nobody’s happy. Many tribes have treaty-protected hunting rights that extend beyond reservation boundaries, and the business council wanted to open up a dialogue with the state on possible collaboration. Any issue involving treaty hunting should first be brought to the Eastern Shoshone’s General Council, which is the constituency’s governing body.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/who-gets-a-say-in-tribal-treaty-hunting/article_b7724ea6-eb56-11ed-9607-e3956c81b2f1.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3mM2joCQ19ZgtEZdB0YjuJ4skgyuIZNcB6sl7OgSp_eWMtelSBwupZQk9wO_yn-2P-J4UifkeUyR5XkxzeC1AGwFoxCdfGn2$

# Border / Immigration / Migrants
The Real ‘Remain in Mexico’ Begins at the Border: The likely consequences of Biden’s new immigration policy will be misery for thousands seeking refuge. Three weeks ago, the pandemic-era use of Title 42 of the U.S. Code, which allowed the Border Patrol to expel migrants to Mexico without giving them the opportunity to ask for asylum, expired. The rule contradicted both U.S. and international law
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/justice/2023-05-30-real-remain-in-mexico-begins-border/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3mM2joCQ19ZgtEZdB0YjuJ4skgyuIZNcB6sl7OgSp_eWMtelSBwupZQk9wO_yn-2P-J4UifkeUyR5XkxzeC1AGwFoyguqsYj$

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
Denial Isn’t an Effective Health Care Strategy, Say People With Long COVID: Gaslighting and disbelief make long COVID worse for people living with long-term effects from the virus.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/denial-isnt-an-effective-health-care-strategy-say-people-with-long-covid/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3mM2joCQ19ZgtEZdB0YjuJ4skgyuIZNcB6sl7OgSp_eWMtelSBwupZQk9wO_yn-2P-J4UifkeUyR5XkxzeC1AGwFo3Pahl33$

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
Social Security’s big blunders: Retirees are being bullied into paying back thousands in miscalculated benefits. If you don’t repay, your Social Security checks stop coming, just as threatened. These clawback demand letters can arrive literally 20 years after you began receiving benefits. They can demand repayment of a few hundred dollars or many thousands of dollars. We’ve heard from people who were told they must repay as much as $300,000.
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U.S. debt ceiling deal to face its first test in Congress: A bipartisan deal to raise the $31.4 trillion U.S. debt ceiling faces its first test in Congress on Tuesday, setting up what could be a nail-biting week of voting before the United States runs out of money to pay its bills. But first the bill will have to clear the Rules Committee.
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It’s the biggest news you missed this weekend; Debt ceiling deal reached: President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached a tentative agreement Saturday to raise the nation’s debt limit and cut government spending, capping a rollercoaster round of negotiations that has brought the nation to the brink of default and economic disaster.
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What’s in, and out, of the debt ceiling deal: The Democratic president and Republican speaker are trying to win over lawmakers to the plan in time to avert a default. Overall, the White House estimates that the plan would reduce government spending by at least $1 trillion, but official calculations have not yet been released.
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Conservative Rep. Chip Roy slams debt deal: Calls it a ‘Turd-Sandwich’ and challenges unity claim, pushed back on McCarthy’s claim that “more than 95 percent of all those in the conference were very excited” about the deal.
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President Biden and GOP leaders negotiated a proposed bill to raise the debt ceiling. Buried in the new bill that freezes spending is a provision brushing aside climate science and granting Sen. Joe Manchin’s wish to expedite the construction of a giant fossil fuel pipeline during the climate crisis. Experts say the pipeline would produce emissions equivalent to 26 coal plants or 19 million passenger cars
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2023/05/28/debt-ceiling-deal-mountain-valley-pipeline-00099135__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3mM2joCQ19ZgtEZdB0YjuJ4skgyuIZNcB6sl7OgSp_eWMtelSBwupZQk9wO_yn-2P-J4UifkeUyR5XkxzeC1AGwFoyZYRQJr$

The Auto-CR Dilemma: If the debt ceiling deal passes, the military budget goes up and IRS funding gets slashed. But if Congress doesn’t pass the subsequent spending bills, that reverses.
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The debt ceiling deal: This clause is bad for Social Security: If there were no tax cheats in America, there would be no Social Security crisis. Benefits could be paid, and payroll taxes kept the same, for the next 75 years.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/retirement/the-debt-ceiling-deal-this-clause-is-bad-for-social-security/ar-AA1bTY0N?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=4baf0c6a726f4a1b87c974b11fe027e9&ei=6__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3mM2joCQ19ZgtEZdB0YjuJ4skgyuIZNcB6sl7OgSp_eWMtelSBwupZQk9wO_yn-2P-J4UifkeUyR5XkxzeC1AGwFo6Sf1CrI$

# Education / Schools
Texas School Safety Bill Requires Armed Person At Each Campus: The measure also gives the state more power to compel school districts to create active-shooter plans. Both chambers gave their final approval to House Bill 3 after ironing out their differences over the past week.
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# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure Seaweed washing ashore in Florida contains flesh eating bacteria: Loads of seaweed is washing up on the beaches of Florida potentially carrying pathogens that cause a condition known as ‘leaky gut syndrome.’ Called Sargassum, the seaweed blankets the beaches with its thick, brown algae, emitting a strong odor as it decomposes. Concern arises as Sargassum, Vibrio bacteria and plastic debris interact in the sea to create what scientists call a ‘pathogen storm’ posing risks to beachgoers
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/seaweed-washing-ashore-in-florida-has-contains-flesh-eating-bacteria/ar-AA1bS50J?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=f461eb5774724362a8b77a5a97b8fd8a&ei=75__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3mM2joCQ19ZgtEZdB0YjuJ4skgyuIZNcB6sl7OgSp_eWMtelSBwupZQk9wO_yn-2P-J4UifkeUyR5XkxzeC1AGwFo15FrsLc$

Utah’s latest attack on the Antiquities Act: The bid to diminish national monuments threatens landscape preservation. Last August, the state filed a civil complaint aimed at diminishing the national monuments yet again, and, ultimately, doing much more: drastically undermining the Antiquities Act, making future landscape-level designations impossible.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.hcn.org/articles/south-landline-utahs-latest-attack-on-the-antiquities-act__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3mM2joCQ19ZgtEZdB0YjuJ4skgyuIZNcB6sl7OgSp_eWMtelSBwupZQk9wO_yn-2P-J4UifkeUyR5XkxzeC1AGwFo4xKUsr8$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Global Antarctic ice melt showing signs of disrupting pivotal global ocean circulation, study shows: Changes to circulation in parts of the Southern Ocean are taking place faster than expected, with potentially profound implications for the global climate and marine life, a new study finds.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.axios.com/2023/05/30/climate-antarctic-ice-melt-slowing-global-ocean-currents__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3mM2joCQ19ZgtEZdB0YjuJ4skgyuIZNcB6sl7OgSp_eWMtelSBwupZQk9wO_yn-2P-J4UifkeUyR5XkxzeC1AGwFow9MdJlu$

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals
How debt ceiling agreement will affect those on SNAP benefits: Debt ceiling negotiations resulted in significant modifications to the nation’s spending and programs, including work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/economy/food-stamps-debt-ceiling-agreement-changes__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3mM2joCQ19ZgtEZdB0YjuJ4skgyuIZNcB6sl7OgSp_eWMtelSBwupZQk9wO_yn-2P-J4UifkeUyR5XkxzeC1AGwFozuLG462$

New Work Requirements for Food Aid Would Deepen Hunger and Poverty, Critics Warn: This provision of the new debt ceiling agreement comes as food banks across the United States are seeing demand surge.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/new-work-requirements-for-food-aid-would-deepen-hunger-and-poverty-critics-warn/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3mM2joCQ19ZgtEZdB0YjuJ4skgyuIZNcB6sl7OgSp_eWMtelSBwupZQk9wO_yn-2P-J4UifkeUyR5XkxzeC1AGwFo_WacPRL$

# General News
Team Trump Scrambles to Unmask the Feds Investigating Him: The former president wants to “immediately” purge the Justice Department’s ranks of the officials and agents who’ve led the criminal probes into his actions
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Trump-era special counsel’s final report criticizes FBI’s Russia probe: “Our investigation also revealed that senior FBI personnel displayed a serious lack of analytical rigor towards the information they they received, especially information received from politically affiliated persons and entities,” the report says https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/2023/05/15/1176219884/trump-russia-investigation-durham__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3mM2joCQ19ZgtEZdB0YjuJ4skgyuIZNcB6sl7OgSp_eWMtelSBwupZQk9wO_yn-2P-J4UifkeUyR5XkxzeC1AGwFo3ZVRCqz$

Trump Vows to End Birthright Citizenship Again: Trump previously said he planned to terminate birthright citizenship in 2018. Former President Donald Trump pledged Tuesday to enact an executive order ending birthright citizenship guarantees for children of illegal aliens if he regains the White House in 2024, despite past constitutional objections and failures to follow through on the move.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2023/05/30/trump-vows-to-end-birthright-citizenship-for-illegal-aliens/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3mM2joCQ19ZgtEZdB0YjuJ4skgyuIZNcB6sl7OgSp_eWMtelSBwupZQk9wO_yn-2P-J4UifkeUyR5XkxzeC1AGwFo7C_zqvZ$

# Gov / Politics
Ron DeSantis Wants To Take His ‘War On Woke’ National: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is running for the Republican presidential nomination by promising to elevate his state’s culture war policies to a national level. But the Constitution stands in his way, writes Paul Blumenthal, as judges continue to reject DeSantis’ agenda as a “positively dystopian” assault on free speech.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ron-desantis-anti-woke-laws-courts_n_647104d6e4b045ce2482f76c?c4l&utm_source=cordial&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=hp-us-reg-morning-email_2023-05-30&utm_term=us-morning-email__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3mM2joCQ19ZgtEZdB0YjuJ4skgyuIZNcB6sl7OgSp_eWMtelSBwupZQk9wO_yn-2P-J4UifkeUyR5XkxzeC1AGwFo3ze77RD$

“What is she doing here?” Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) when she saw Vice President Kamala Harris presiding over the U.S. Senate: A report documented the extent of the cognitive limitations of Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and fueled anger over her return to the Senate. Feinstein expressed confusion when she saw that Vice President Kamala Harris was presiding over the Senate, an official function of her office, according to the report.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theblaze.com/news/feinstein-confused-kamala-harris__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3mM2joCQ19ZgtEZdB0YjuJ4skgyuIZNcB6sl7OgSp_eWMtelSBwupZQk9wO_yn-2P-J4UifkeUyR5XkxzeC1AGwFo3UjmHlx$

US sold weapons to nearly 60 percent of world’s authoritarian nations in 2022: “These findings fly in the face of Biden’s preferred framing of international politics as a ‘battle between democracies and autocracies,'” says a new report. President Joe Biden claims that the United States is leading “democracies” in a fight against “autocracies” to establish a peaceful international order, but his administration approved weapons sales to nearly three-fifths of the world’s authoritarian countries in 2022.
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Texas GOP Approves Bill Giving Secretary of State Power to Overturn Houston-Area Elections: Texas lawmakers advanced a bill this week that would allow the secretary of state, who is handpicked by the governor, to overturn the results of an election in the state’s largest county and order a new one. The bill targets Harris County, the largest in the state and the third-largest in the U.S., which includes Houston and has a population of around 4.7 million.
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Watchdog Hits DeSantis With FEC Complaint for Campaign Finance Violation: The complaint alleges he violated rules barring political candidates from spending “soft money” on federal elections.
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‘Fed Up’ GOP House Rep Tells McCarthy He’s Got to Go: “I’m just fed up with the lies, I’m fed up with the lack of courage, the cowardice,” Rep. Dan Bishop (R-NC) fumed. At a House Freedom Caucus press conference Tuesday, members vented their frustration with the agreement and urged their colleagues to vote against it, but Bishop was the sole Republican to raise his hand signifying he would support a motion to oust McCarthy over the bill.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4026377-first-republican-publicly-supports-ousting-mccarthy-as-speaker/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3mM2joCQ19ZgtEZdB0YjuJ4skgyuIZNcB6sl7OgSp_eWMtelSBwupZQk9wO_yn-2P-J4UifkeUyR5XkxzeC1AGwFoywp9_oq$

Far-right Utah Republican resigns from Congress: Stewart is leaving office due to a serious medical issue that his wife is facing. He hasn’t elaborated on the details.
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Robert B. Reich: The GOP has manufactured 5 fake crises to deflect our attention from the real crisis: Republican leaders have mastered the art of manufacturing crises to divert the public’s attention from the real crisis of our era — the siphoning off of income, wealth, and power by a small group at the top. Consider the fake fears they’ve been whipping up:
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# Law Enforcment
Seven people, including two juveniles, were gunned down in Ohio after ’50 or 60′ teenagers gathered in cars to spin ‘donuts’ in a residential area early Monday morning. The shooting comes amid a spate of gun crime that has recently stoked a fierce national debate about gun control.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/shooting-columbus-ohio-donuts-cars-party-teenagers-1803140__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3mM2joCQ19ZgtEZdB0YjuJ4skgyuIZNcB6sl7OgSp_eWMtelSBwupZQk9wO_yn-2P-J4UifkeUyR5XkxzeC1AGwFo4mkldPd$

At least 41 people shot and 9 killed in Chicago during holiday weekend: Nine people were killed and at least 43 others injured during a bloody spate of shootings in Chicago over the Memorial Day weekend — starting the day after the mayor unveiled a new safety plan for the city.
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8 killed, 71 injured in mass shootings over long holiday weekend https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/4025816-8-killed-71-injured-in-mass-shootings-over-long-holiday-weekend/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3mM2joCQ19ZgtEZdB0YjuJ4skgyuIZNcB6sl7OgSp_eWMtelSBwupZQk9wO_yn-2P-J4UifkeUyR5XkxzeC1AGwFo39FasCi$

Santa Barbara County officials launch investigation into in-custody jail death: Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown in 2019. Santa Barbara County officials launched an investigation on Monday into the death of a man being held in custody at the Northern Branch Jail in Santa Maria, according to the Sheriff’s Office https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.yahoo.com/santa-barbara-county-officials-launch-054127133.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3mM2joCQ19ZgtEZdB0YjuJ4skgyuIZNcB6sl7OgSp_eWMtelSBwupZQk9wO_yn-2P-J4UifkeUyR5XkxzeC1AGwFo0NpzEtX$

# Legal / DOJ
Texas Senate sets date for AG Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial: The impeachment trial of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) will begin no later than Aug. 28, lawmakers said, teeing up the first such proceedings in nearly a half-century. Paxton’s alleged misdeeds include bribery, retaliation against staffers and misuse of his office.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.axios.com/2023/05/30/ken-paxton-senate-impeachment-trial-date-set__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3mM2joCQ19ZgtEZdB0YjuJ4skgyuIZNcB6sl7OgSp_eWMtelSBwupZQk9wO_yn-2P-J4UifkeUyR5XkxzeC1AGwFo1ftzDYg$

Fugitive Girlboss Attorney Disbarred From Practicing Law: Kelly DuFord Williams, who is also facing nine felony charges after she allegedly stole thousands from her clients, has been on the lam since March.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/fugitive-girlboss-attorney-kelly-duford-williams-disbarred-from-practicing-law-in-california__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3mM2joCQ19ZgtEZdB0YjuJ4skgyuIZNcB6sl7OgSp_eWMtelSBwupZQk9wO_yn-2P-J4UifkeUyR5XkxzeC1AGwFoyNm_Eiw$

# Marijuana / Hemp / CBD Oil
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz today signed legislation legalizing the use, sale, and home-cultivation of cannabis by adults. Surrounded by dozens of people wearing green clothes, Minnesota Democratic Gov. Tim Walz signed a bill Tuesday to legalize recreational marijuana for people over the age of 21, making Minnesota the 23rd state to legalize the substance for adults.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.mprnews.org/story/2023/05/30/walz-signs-bill-making-marijuana-legal-in-minnesota__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3mM2joCQ19ZgtEZdB0YjuJ4skgyuIZNcB6sl7OgSp_eWMtelSBwupZQk9wO_yn-2P-J4UifkeUyR5XkxzeC1AGwFoxpOhYqu$

# Medical / Health
Hospitals across the U.S. have closed their maternity wards, here’s why experts say this is ‘a threat to both mom and baby’: Researchers from the University of Minnesota have found when a labor and delivery department closes, there tend to be more emergency deliveries and more preterm births, which are the leading cause of infant mortality.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vox.com/22923432/maternity-wards-hospitals-covid-19-pandemic__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3mM2joCQ19ZgtEZdB0YjuJ4skgyuIZNcB6sl7OgSp_eWMtelSBwupZQk9wO_yn-2P-J4UifkeUyR5XkxzeC1AGwFo9kciHP8$

Autistic Youth and Those With Mental Health Conditions Target of Anti-Trans Laws: Withholding hormone therapy based on the presence of depression, anxiety or suicidality may cause harm, experts say. States are suggesting doctors withhold gender-affirming care from autistic youth or to ensure symptoms of depression and ADHD are ‘resolved.’
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://19thnews.org/2023/05/trans-laws-autistic-youth-mental-health/*:*:text=Anti*2Dtrans*20laws*20are*20targeting,and*20ADHD*20are*20**Bresolved.*22&text=Your*20trusted*20source*20for*20contextualizing*20the*20news__;I34lJSUlJSUl4oCcJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!3mM2joCQ19ZgtEZdB0YjuJ4skgyuIZNcB6sl7OgSp_eWMtelSBwupZQk9wO_yn-2P-J4UifkeUyR5XkxzeC1AGwFo_Oc2dEF$

# Medical Technology
Key facts about Neuralink, Musk’s cyborg gamble: Neuralink is a neurotechnology company co-founded by Musk along with a team of scientists and engineers in 2016 to build direct communication channels between the brain and computers. The aim is to supercharge human capabilities, treat neurological disorders like ALS or Parkinson’s, and ultimately achieve a symbiotic relationship between humans and artificial intelligence. Neuralink’s technology would mainly work through an implant called the ‘Link’ — a device about the size of five stacked coins that would be placed inside the human brain through invasive surgery.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://bluewaterhealthyliving.com/key-facts-about-neuralink-musks-cyborg-gamble/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3mM2joCQ19ZgtEZdB0YjuJ4skgyuIZNcB6sl7OgSp_eWMtelSBwupZQk9wO_yn-2P-J4UifkeUyR5XkxzeC1AGwFo2zm2PFC$

# Military / DOD
Northrop Grumman on track to produce early-warning missile defense program: “Northrop Grumman is on an accelerated path to delivering an early-warning missile system capable of surviving attacks from space, ground or cyber elements,” said Alex Fax, vice president, NGP, Northrop Grumman.
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US ‘Ready’ to Go to War With China and Russia in Outer Space, Confirms Top General: With world tensions high, many fear that an altercation involving the United States, Russia or China could lead to World War III. However, for now, a battle between the three world powers may be more likely away from planet Earth, according to a U.S. space commander.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/ready-go-war-china-russia-30102481__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3mM2joCQ19ZgtEZdB0YjuJ4skgyuIZNcB6sl7OgSp_eWMtelSBwupZQk9wO_yn-2P-J4UifkeUyR5XkxzeC1AGwFo1L6TAAI$

# Military / Global
Moscow Hit by Drones in ‘Worst Attack Since World War II’: As many as 25 drones were fired at the Russian capital overnight, although officials claim all were intercepted. Ukrainian drones struck wealthy districts of Moscow on Tuesday, Russia said in what one politician called the most dangerous attack since World War Two, while Kyiv was also hit by air for the third time in 24 hours. Russia has attacked Kyiv 17 times in May with drones or missiles, mostly at night, in an apparent attempt to undermine Ukrainians’ will to fight
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nationalpost.com/news/world/ukraine-war-comes-to-russia-as-moscow-hit-by-drones-in-worst-raid-on-capital-since-world-war__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3mM2joCQ19ZgtEZdB0YjuJ4skgyuIZNcB6sl7OgSp_eWMtelSBwupZQk9wO_yn-2P-J4UifkeUyR5XkxzeC1AGwFo1ruvsTn$

Ukrainian Influencer Blamed for Russian Hospital Attack: Anna Alkhim appealed for aid for wounded soldiers at her local hospital. Hours later it was hit by Russian missiles. Anna Alkhim, a blogger from the eastern city of Dnipro who has more than 600,000 followers on Instagram, many of them in Russia, issued the appeal for two hospital clinics last Thursday.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12138815/Ukrainian-influencer-criticised-revealing-location-hospital-hit-Russia.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3mM2joCQ19ZgtEZdB0YjuJ4skgyuIZNcB6sl7OgSp_eWMtelSBwupZQk9wO_yn-2P-J4UifkeUyR5XkxzeC1AGwFo4VhG8ft$

US sees ‘serious threat’ as Iran unveils new missile: “Iran’s development, and proliferation of, ballistic missiles poses a serious threat to regional and international security and remains a significant non-proliferation challenge,” State Department spokesman Matthew Miller told reporters.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.straitstimes.com/world/middle-east/us-sees-serious-threat-as-iran-unveils-new-missile__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3mM2joCQ19ZgtEZdB0YjuJ4skgyuIZNcB6sl7OgSp_eWMtelSBwupZQk9wO_yn-2P-J4UifkeUyR5XkxzeC1AGwFo0Qdoau9$

# Nuclear
Japan is poised to release nuclear wastewater into the Pacific. How worried should we be? The plan to gradually discharge more than a million tons of treated water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant has deeply divided nations. Japanese authorities have been facing a barrage of criticism from fishermen in the Fukushima prefecture, South Korea, China, and across the Pacific Islands.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-26/treated-fukushima-water-to-flow-into-pacific-oaten/102380592__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3mM2joCQ19ZgtEZdB0YjuJ4skgyuIZNcB6sl7OgSp_eWMtelSBwupZQk9wO_yn-2P-J4UifkeUyR5XkxzeC1AGwFo3kPSq8a$

# Security
BAE Systems to develop autonomous space-based surveillance technology: The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded BAE Systems’ FAST Labs™ research and development organization a $7 million contract for the Oversight autonomous space-based target custody program
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.defense-aerospace.com/bae-systems-to-develop-autonomous-space-based-surveillance-technology/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3mM2joCQ19ZgtEZdB0YjuJ4skgyuIZNcB6sl7OgSp_eWMtelSBwupZQk9wO_yn-2P-J4UifkeUyR5XkxzeC1AGwFo6iYBVfK$

# Social
The Decay of Our Society: 10 Things That Were Once Great That Have Been Lost Forever: Remember the good old days? Nostalgia can make us forget about the conveniences of modern times and yearn for the past. Unsurprisingly, many miss the old times regardless of the opportunities and comfort of modern times. While not everything about history is sunshine and rainbows, an online community shares the aspects they thought were far better from the past
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://wealthynickel.com/the-decay-of-our-society-10-things-that-were-once-great-that-have-been-lost/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3mM2joCQ19ZgtEZdB0YjuJ4skgyuIZNcB6sl7OgSp_eWMtelSBwupZQk9wO_yn-2P-J4UifkeUyR5XkxzeC1AGwFo1Wd8pXj$

# Space / UFO Disclosure / Other
Nasa UFO task force: How to watch the first public livestream: NASA will hold a historic public meeting on UFOs this week and you can watch it all live online in a free webcast.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.space.com/nasa-ufo-study-livestream-may-2023__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3mM2joCQ19ZgtEZdB0YjuJ4skgyuIZNcB6sl7OgSp_eWMtelSBwupZQk9wO_yn-2P-J4UifkeUyR5XkxzeC1AGwFowbTfkKu$

Earth has a new moon – or at least a ‘quasi-moon’, a new study has revealed: A quasi-moon is a space rock that circles the Earth, but is gravitationally bound by the sun. This quasi-moon, called 2023 FW13, was discovered by experts using the Pan-STARRS telescope at the top of the Haleakala volcano in Hawaii, and is one of a handful of known quasi-moons.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sciencetimes.com/articles/44036/20230530/earth-new-moon-space-rock-planet-s-vicinity-1000-bc.htm__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3mM2joCQ19ZgtEZdB0YjuJ4skgyuIZNcB6sl7OgSp_eWMtelSBwupZQk9wO_yn-2P-J4UifkeUyR5XkxzeC1AGwFozfrGWuk$

Chinese mission with first civilian reaches space station: Jiuquan, China: China sent three astronauts to its Tiangong space station on Tuesday, putting a civilian into orbit for the first time as it pursues plans to send a crewed mission to the Moon by 2030.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://phys.org/news/2023-05-chinese-mission-civilian-space-station.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3mM2joCQ19ZgtEZdB0YjuJ4skgyuIZNcB6sl7OgSp_eWMtelSBwupZQk9wO_yn-2P-J4UifkeUyR5XkxzeC1AGwFoyRW2FJ0$

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May 29, 2023
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The Great Dictator Speech – Charlie Chaplin [Video and Transcript] It’s
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# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
The Debt Ceiling Standoff Has Been A Performance: The Republicans are threatening to tank the economy, and the Democrats are just waiting to get pantsed. In the debt ceiling standoff, Republicans are holding the global economy hostage, demanding a ransom payment that consists of gutting the U.S. social safety net, rapid approval of fossil fuel projects, cuts to education and national park budgets, and more.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.levernews.com/the-debt-ceiling-standoff-has-been-a-performance/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFM2F4n6-$

Progressives Condemn Biden-GOP Debt Ceiling Deal as ‘Cruel and Shortsighted’: Progressive economists and advocates warned that the tentative debt ceiling agreement reached by the White House and Republican leaders would needlessly gash nutrition aid, rental assistance, and education programs, all while making it easier for the wealthy to avoid taxes.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/progressives-blast-debt-ceiling-deal__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFF4xPUpn$

Debt ceiling deal includes surprise approval of natural gas pipeline championed by Manchin: The controversial natural gas project has been a priority for West Virginia, but its approval will bring new criticism for the Biden administration
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/5/28/2171973/-Senator-Manchin-strikes-again-Approval-of-natural-gas-pipeline-is-part-of-the-deal__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFIyIj7lB$

# Employment / Labor
One Small Union Is Stoking Much of the Militant New Graduate Worker Organizing: Stoked by an independent union, grad worker unionization is transforming the labor movement and progressive politics.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/one-small-union-is-stoking-much-of-the-militant-new-graduate-worker-organizing/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFGyDbQc8$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Industry Environmentalists in Virginia and West Virginia Regroup to Stop the Mountain Valley Pipeline, Eyeing a White House Protest: The U.S. Forest Service’s recent pipeline approval, coupled with Sen. Joe Manchin’s unflagging support, help define the stakes in a long-running battle. One activist called the pipeline “a climate disaster.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/28052023/environmentalists-in-virginia-and-west-virginia-regroup-to-stop-the-mountain-valley-pipeline-eyeing-a-white-house-protest/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFLSMLZMk$

SunZia Southwest Transmission Project receives final federal approval: U.S. Bureau of Land Management issued its final approval for the transmission line May 18, environmental reviews of the project and line’s route were completed, paving the way for it be built this year.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/29052023/sunzia-transmission-project-approval/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFPEnbCFQ$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Industry / Global Victorious Erdogan promises to fulfill pledge to Putin: Erdogan has pledged to complete a gas distribution hub to pipe Russian natural gas into Europe via Türkiye. Erdogan, addressing his parliamentary deputies Wednesday, said Turkey had secured a vital opportunity by agreeing to Putin’s plan.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.voanews.com/a/erdogan-agrees-to-putin-s-plan-for-turkey-to-be-russian-gas-hub/6798604.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFKnHC3Tf$

India becomes Europe’s largest supplier of refined fuels: A recent report by analytics firm Kpler showed India has become Europe’s largest supplier of refined fuels this month while simultaneously buying record amounts of Russian crude. The reliance of Europe on Indian crude oil products has surged. This increase can be linked with the ban on Russian oil.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/foreign-trade/india-is-now-europes-largest-supplier-of-refined-fuels/articleshow/99883538.cms__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFLWTYaJ-$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure Bizarre climate change theory spread by Joe Rogan goes viral on social media: A recent viral “theory” falsely attributes climate change impacts to cyclical changes in Earth’s magnetic field. However, scientific evidence overwhelmingly supports that climate change is happening due to human activities. We delve into the dangers of disinformation campaigns and the importance of combating climate change misinformation
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zmescience.com/science/bizarre-climate-change-theory-spread-by-joe-rogan-goes-viral-in-social-media/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFJQ8H3Rh$

The Supreme Court just gutted the Clean Water Act. It could be devastating: The impact of the majority ruling is potentially enormous. It could lead to the removal of millions of miles of streams and millions of acres of wetlands from the law’s direct protection. Basic protections necessary to ensure clean, healthy water for human consumption and enjoyment will be lost.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/us-supreme-court-epa-water-protections__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFJy2KoVU$

How the Supreme Court’s wetlands ruling could impact pollution, flooding: The Supreme Court’s decision to curb federal regulations for wetlands could have far-reaching implications for America’s water. The ruling is expected to open the nation up to more water pollution, experts say. And not only that: They say it could also make the country more vulnerable to floods.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://grist.org/politics/what-the-supreme-courts-ruling-means-for-the-future-of-wetlands/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFEpAPhTI$

The Supreme Court crippling environmental protections. Where is Congress? Will lawmakers allow what one justice called the court’s appointment of itself as the national decision maker on environmental policy. The U.S. Supreme Court dealt a major blow to the Environmental Protection Agency’s power to regulate carbon emissions that cause climate change. The decision by conservative court majority sets the stage for further limitations on the regulatory power of other agencies as well.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/2022/06/30/1103595898/supreme-court-epa-climate-change__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFI-2dzbL$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Global Global Warming Fueled Both the Ongoing Floods and the Drought That Preceded Them in Italy’s Emilia-Romagna Region: In a part of the country famous for its agriculture and cultural identity, climate-driven swings between extreme precipitation and deep drought threaten historic architecture, ancient art and beloved foods.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/28052023/italy-flood-climate/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFFBU92HF$

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals
FDA approves first gene-edited sausages: Washington State University (WSU) has made history with the first gene-edited food product researched by a university. German-style sausages made from gene-edited pigs have been granted FDA authorization for human consumption.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zmescience.com/medicine/genetic/fda-approves-first-gene-edited-sausages/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFDF7DkJi$

The SNAP Expansion Helped Me Lead a Dignified Life on Disability, Now It’s Gone: Pandemic social programs were a life saver. Now conservatives want to shred what little is left after they expired. The expanded SNAP benefits kept 4.2 million people out of poverty during 2021, including 14 percent of children out of poverty, while the expanded Child Tax Credit cut child poverty nearly in half. Combined with the direct stimulus payments, the American Rescue Plan brought poverty down by 22 percent, illustrating that poverty is indeed a political choice in America. By July 2022, the unemployment level had fallen to a 50-year low of 3.5 percent. With pandemic aid expired, those gains are being reversed.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/05/26/the-snap-expansion-helped-me-lead-a-dignified-life-on-disabilitynow-its-gone/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFPFaSL3T$

# General News
What Is Actually Still Made in America?
Made Overseas: Converse
Made Overseas: New Balance
Made Overseas: Dirt Devil
Made Overseas: Nike
More:
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# Gov / Politics / Global
Free Julian Assange: Noam Chomsky, Dan Ellsberg & Jeremy Corbyn Lead Call at Belmarsh Tribunal: The WikiLeaks founder has been languishing for over four years in the harsh Belmarsh prison in London while appealing extradition to the United States. If he is extradited, tried and convicted, Assange faces up to 175 years in jail for violating the U.S. Espionage Act for publishing documents that exposed U.S. war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.democracynow.org/2023/5/29/ben_wizner_jeffrey_sterling_margaret_kunstler__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFKne4mKu$

The Belmarsh Tribunal: Around the world, state actors are cracking down on journalists, sources, and publishers in a globally coordinated campaign to disrupt the public’s access to information and shut off their sources of dissent.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.press.org/events/belmarsh-tribunal__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFBfpraY8$

Europe’s War Against Refugees Is Fueling the Far Right’s Ascension: The international guaranteed rights of refugees are eroding on both sides of the Atlantic.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/europes-war-against-refugees-is-fueling-the-far-rights-ascension/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFG-Ksixs$

Australia Keeps Churning Out War-With-China Propaganda: I defy you to find me footage more brazenly propagandistic than this, from any point in history. 60 Minutes Australia has been playing a leading role in saturating Australian airwaves with consent-manufacturing messaging in support of militarising to participate in a US war against China.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://johnmenadue.com/60-minutes-australia-keeps-churning-out-war-with-china-propaganda/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFHE5Ft0L$

India GDP crosses $3.5 tn in 2022: India in a bright spot & shines amid global gloom, its GDP crossed $3.5 tn in 2022, says Moody’s. Watch video! US credit rating agency Moody’s has given a thumbs up to India’s growth story. Moody’s estimates that India’s GDP has already crossed 3.5 trillion dollar mark and that is largely because of the young
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/indicators/india-gdp-crosses-3-5-tn-in-2022-bureaucracy-in-decision-making-may-reduce-attractiveness-as-fdi-destination-moodys/articleshow/100451793.cms__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFCr3BtNi$

China, DR Congo elevate bilateral relationship: China-DRC relations will be raised to a higher level and cooperation expanded to all areas of common interest, including education, scientific research, health, infrastructure, mining, agriculture, digital, the environment, sustainable development, hydrocarbons, energy, defense and security
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zawya.com/en/world/china-and-asia-pacific/china-dr-congo-to-consolidate-mining-cooperation-joint-statement-l0p3f486__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFHJ5dejw$

China’s rapid economic recovery brings ‘big opportunities’ to Uruguay: Uruguayan agriculture minister: Uruguay’s Minister of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries Fernando Mattos just finished his 19-day-long trip in China on Friday, achieving fruitful results of bilateral agricultural cooperation including signed agreements between their agricultural ministries as well as other related institutions.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202305/1291431.shtml__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFEu9XtSm$

# Gov / Politics
As Deals Go, This Is One of Them: Running down the details of the debt ceiling agreement. The second that Joe Biden agreed to negotiate with House Republicans on the debt ceiling, the results were going to be bad. The people who benefit most from government action, the poor and the vulnerable, were going to be hurt, and those who benefit most from a weakened government, the rich and the powerful, were going to be aided. The only question was the degree. With one potentially major exception, the relative harm and help was kept to a minimum in the final agreement.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/politics/05-28-2023-biden-mccarthy-debt-ceiling-deal/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFCx3U4LL$

Jan. 6 Megadonor Helping Ohio GOP Preemptively Overturn Will of the Voters: In a fight centered on abortion rights, Republicans trying to pass a constitutional amendment could be violating their own new election law.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/05/25/richard-uihlein-ohio-gop-abortion/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFJtk37kB$

The U.S. Is Unhappy That Mexico Is Spending Money on Its Own Citizens: Mexico’s populist president should instead be spending more on furthering U.S. interests, according to a leaked intelligence document.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/05/26/mexico-us-government-social-spending-infrastructure/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFCz1ELuk$

This country just pointed some of the blame for the Russian-Ukraine War on the US: This year’s G-7 summit takes place as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and an increasingly assertive China test the resilience of the postwar order and make it more difficult to address transnational challenges such as climate change. We asked Eurasia Group experts Ali Wyne, Lívia Pereira, and David Boling what to expect. What are the top items on the agenda for the summit?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://pomed.org/publication/why-turkish-citizens-blame-the-united-states-for-ukraine-war/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFHbJtTPc$

The Rise of the Ronald: Ron DeSantis is the polished, competent, Fox-loving, lib-owning successor-in-waiting to Donald Trump’s MAGA nation. Is it any wonder they’re locked in a 2024 cold war?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://archive.vanityfair.com/article/2022/11/the-rise-of-the-ronald__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFLGd8R-z$

The 5th Risk: A man who campaigned on abolishing the Department of Energy, former Texas governor Rick Perry, is now running the $30 billion agency. President Trump has proposed slashing its budget, and its highly skilled workforce has been devastated. Those familiar with the DOE’s key roles, from guarding the US nuclear arsenal to assessing the North Korean threat, to protecting the electrical grid, are terrified.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2016/12/13/13936210/rick-perry-energy-department-trump__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFCCPolWv$

The China Threat [By The FBI] Manufacturing consent for war with China: Confronting this threat is the FBI’s top counterintelligence priority. To be clear, the adversary is not the Chinese people or people of Chinese descent or heritage. The threat comes from the programs and policies pursued by an authoritarian government.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/counterintelligence/the-china-threat__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFMm-Pd5u$

Wow, this should be mandatory watching! Retired Col. Lawrence Wilkerson: Domestic Politics Drive Donald Trump’s Military Action in Syria. The former chief of staff to Colin Powell believes the Syrian government may not be responsible for last week’s chemical attack and that the president’s response violated international law.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.truthdig.com/articles/retired-col-lawrence-wilkerson-domestic-politics-drive-donald-trumps-military-action-in-syria/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFA9fpql8$

‘The Official Truth’: The End of Free Speech That Will End America: America now plagued with censorship, widespread online surveillance and criminal prosecutions targeting Americans who exercise their free speech.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/19677/end-of-free-speech__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFJDDWKfa$

# Law Enforcment
Justice Department Intervention Didn’t Stop Seattle’s Police Violence. It Gave Cops More Money: Seattle learned the hard way that federal oversight via “consent decrees” mainly served to increase police budgets.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/doj-intervention-didnt-stop-seattles-police-violence-it-gave-cops-more-money/?utm_source=ground.news&utm_medium=referral__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFM5FvXgd$

3 dead, 5 injured in motorcycle gang shooting in New Mexico: Mayor of Red River says the shooting was gang-related, and that the shooters have all been taken into custody. Neither the victims nor the shooters were local residents and were among bikers who were visiting for the rally over the long weekend holiday leading into Memorial Day
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/28/biker-rally-shooting-new-mexico__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFLF3742f$

Chicago has suffered 34 shootings so far in Memorial Day weekend, with eight of them resulting in deaths, according to the Chicago Police Department. A 14-year-old girl was treated for a gunshot wound, and a 20-year-old was killed
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.foxnews.com/us/chicago-suffers-34-shot-8-killed-bloody-memorial-day-weekend-nears-end__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFCkhQBEt$

# Legal / DOJ
According to the Supreme Court, science and clean water don’t matter: Last week’s decision by the Supreme Court undermining the Clean Water Act comes as House Republicans have waged an ongoing crusade against this bedrock environmental law, voting twice this spring to gut clean water protections while they are also fighting to gut other foundational environmental laws in debt ceiling negotiations.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/may/25/supreme-court-decision-idaho-wetlands-clean-water-act__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFJOGhVmY$

# LGBTQ / Gender
Bomb threats made against Target stores in Utah, Ohio and Pennsylvania over Pride controversy: Staff and customers at several Target locations were evacuated on Friday after bomb threats were made at select stores across the country as controversy continues to grow over the company’s LGBTQ+ merchandise.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/target-faces-bomb-threats-amid-lgbtq-controversy-1802991__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFK7ZjYaK$

In California, 10% of Legislature now identifies as LGBTQ: While LGBTQ candidates and their supporters celebrated several milestone victories around the nation in this year’s midterm elections, California quietly reached its own: At least 10% of its state lawmakers identify publicly as LGBTQ, believed to be a first for any U.S. legislature.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-california-legislature-gender-identity-gay-rights-888ff8d45b817800e4c2231f6bb22377__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFGZsOhi_$

LGBTQ students wrestle with tensions at Christian colleges: Official recognition and funding by Saint John’s and the College of Saint Benedict is welcome proof of the Catholic schools’ “acknowledging queer students exist.” Tensions endure here and at many of the hundreds of U.S. Catholic and Protestant universities. The Christian teachings they ascribe to are different from wider societal values over gender identity and sexual orientation, because they assert that God created humans in unchangeable male and female identities
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/religion-education-minnesota-gender-identity-gay-rights-009a5be975ab3cb5f0e24d3fe9b0479d__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFN4dvcFy$

# Medical / Health
The $20 Billion Scam At The Heart Of Medicare Advantage: As Medicare privatization continues, insurers are milking massive profits from systematic overbilling and kneecapping modest Biden proposals to stop the scheme. The health insurance behemoth Humana enjoyed a banner 2022. The Louisville, Ky.-based insurer made $2.8 billion in profits last year, while paying out $448 million in dividends to shareholders and more than
$17 million in compensation to its CEO.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.levernews.com/the-20-billion-scam-at-the-heart-of-medicare-advantage/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFCpCJZ8d$

Doctors Are Disappearing From Emergency Rooms as Hospitals Look to Cut Costs: Tennova Hospital had outsourced its emergency rooms to American Physician Partners, a medical staffing company owned by private equity investors. APP employs fewer doctors in its ERs as one of its cost-saving initiatives to increase earnings, according to a confidential company document obtained by KHN and NPR. This staffing strategy has permeated hospitals, and particularly emergency rooms, that seek to reduce their top expense: physician labor.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/doctors-are-disappearing-from-emergency-rooms-as-hospitals-look-to-cut-costs/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFDbBkZ6d$

‘Enormous policy failure’: states throw hundreds of thousands, including many children, off Medicaid: “We knew this was coming,” wrote one policy expert. “But we still treat these burdens like they’re unavoidable natural disasters.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.alternet.org/states-throw-thousands-off-medicaid__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFK7sRVk2$

# Military / Global
Ukrainians have started training on tanks in Germany: About 400 Ukrainian troops are currently getting a variety of training at U.S. military run bases in Germany in preparation of eventually operating Abrams tanks.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/3395940/ukrainian-tank-crews-maintainers-to-begin-training-on-us-m1-abrams-in-germany-s/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFNi3IB-i$

China’s hypersonic missiles threaten US power in the Pacific: China’s newest hypersonic missile, the DF-27, can fly as far as Hawaii, penetrate U.S. missile defenses and pose a particular threat to U.S.
aircraft carriers, according to news reports of an assessment from the Pentagon.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.upi.com/Voices/2023/05/25/China-hypersonic-missiles-US-Pacific/9311685015639/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFJXozRn3$

# Pharmaceuticals / Drugs
Expanding Use of Primates in Drug Testing Is a Threat to Public Health: Proposals to expand domestic breeding of primates for research overlook several ethical, scientific and safety woes. Between 2000 and 2020, an estimated 482,000 primates were imported into the U.S. to be experimented on in testing laboratories. All the while, pharmaceutical drug development has been mired in serious challenges, particularly during the animal-heavy research stages known as preclinical phases.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.science.org/content/article/record-number-monkeys-being-used-us-research__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFFABz743$

# Space / UFO Disclosure / Other
NASA, Boeing provide update on Starliner flight test readiness: NASA and Boeing completed a joint Crew Flight Test checkpoint review May 25 ahead of the first flight of Starliner with astronauts to the International Space Station.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.spacequip.eu/2023/05/28/nasa-and-boeing-offer-latest-update-on-readiness-for-starliner-flight-test/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFCjuf8Un$

Stratolaunch expands fleet with Virgin Orbit’s modified Boeing 747: Stratolaunch has received approval from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware to acquire Virgin Orbit’s modified Boeing 747 and its related parts and equipment, marking an expansion of Stratolaunch’s air-launch fleet. The acquisition is expected to close by July 31, 2023.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Stratolaunch_expands_fleet_with_Virgin_Orbits_modified_Boeing_747_999.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFP5gyWel$

A Saudi Arabian satellite launches on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket: SpaceX confirmed Saturday it successfully launched its Falcon 9 rocket and later deployed Saudi Arabia’s Arabsat Badr 8 communications satellite into orbit.
A Falcon 9 rocket topped with the Arabsat BADR-8 satellite lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Saturday morning (May 27) at 12:30 a.m. ET (0430 GMT). The rocket’s first stage landed on SpaceX’s droneship Just Read the Instructions eight minutes and 46 seconds later.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.space.com/spacex-arabsat-badr-8-launch__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFBCIbVCn$

# Technology / Global
Chinese state hackers infiltrate US and Guam critical infrastructure, steal sensitive data: Reports reveal that Chinese state-sponsored hackers have successfully infiltrated critical infrastructure systems across the United States and Guam, engaging in covert cyber espionage and stealing sensitive data.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/chinese-hacking-us-guam/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFD2MNpO_$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2023-05-27

Voices, The Peoples News

May 27, 2023
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

# Border / Immigration / Migrants
This Thursday, June 1, Judge Hanen will again hear oral arguments, and we are again mobilizing — now to Houston. Representing over 600,000 current DACA recipients, we will show Judge Hanen that there are real people and lives on the line. What’s more, we will call for permanent protections for ALL 11 million undocumented immigrants so that every person can live and thrive fully and safely. Texas judge orders federal government to stop granting new DACA applications.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/07/16/new-article-1626468650daca-texas-judge/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zwXV9M5l_-LcKa6rNVwBdwMHI1_-kiTS2U9RfQxOvdYxV–Hlmk9i6W2p33wDWalg5L_RRLfPnK5tDdKUCH7t81QzBCfVfaA$

# Children / Youth
Texas keeps on burying kids from gun violence while Republicans fight among themselves: The Lone Star State is the capital of gun violence instead of doing anything, Republicans are eating their own: The line in the sand for the state of Texas today is where you stand on gun violence and no one has crossed it to defend the citizens of Texas against the mass murderers who have taken the lives of Texas citizens. Texas has some of the loosest gun laws in the country.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.salon.com/2023/05/27/texas-keeps-on-burying-kids-from-violence–while-fight-among-themselves/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zwXV9M5l_-LcKa6rNVwBdwMHI1_-kiTS2U9RfQxOvdYxV–Hlmk9i6W2p33wDWalg5L_RRLfPnK5tDdKUCH7t81QzLzyNRhx$

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
Why Is the Biden administration suddenly so focused on industrial policy? The origins of Biden’s most important policy, explained. Biden’s industrial policy is both a sharp break from neoliberalism and a rediscovery of an old American idea.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vox.com/policy/2023/4/5/23668755/industrial-policy-biden-chips__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zwXV9M5l_-LcKa6rNVwBdwMHI1_-kiTS2U9RfQxOvdYxV–Hlmk9i6W2p33wDWalg5L_RRLfPnK5tDdKUCH7t81QzIPYHvJi$

House Democrats Are Clearly Not Happy With Joe Biden’s Handling of the Debt Ceiling Fight: As Republicans and the White House say they are getting much closer to a deal, Democrats are frustrated that their leaders are ceding the political messaging to Kevin McCarthy.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2023/05/25/democrats-to-biden-get-off-the-bench-in-the-debt-limit-fight-00098861__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zwXV9M5l_-LcKa6rNVwBdwMHI1_-kiTS2U9RfQxOvdYxV–Hlmk9i6W2p33wDWalg5L_RRLfPnK5tDdKUCH7t81QzFv0m2tb$

Debt Limit Must Be Raised by June 5, Yellen Warns: The two sides are still inching toward an agreement that could lift the federal borrowing limit and cap spending for two years. Defense and veterans spending reportedly would be increased to the levels Biden proposed in his 2024 budget request.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/2023/05/26/1178510391/janet-yellen-treasury-debt-ceiling-limit-default-congress-negotiations__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zwXV9M5l_-LcKa6rNVwBdwMHI1_-kiTS2U9RfQxOvdYxV–Hlmk9i6W2p33wDWalg5L_RRLfPnK5tDdKUCH7t81QzLfJHgjI$

No, raising the debt ceiling is not really about ‘paying our bills’: Media coverage of the current debt ceiling debate in Washington is not entirely false, but it is often not entirely accurate, either. While lamentations such as “Social Security payments won’t go out!” may have a shred of technical truth to them, all that wailing and gnashing of teeth is probably a waste of time. The truth is not nearly as cut-and-dry as some would have us think.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/opinion/4021253-no-raising-the-debt-ceiling-is-not-really-about-paying-our-bills/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zwXV9M5l_-LcKa6rNVwBdwMHI1_-kiTS2U9RfQxOvdYxV–Hlmk9i6W2p33wDWalg5L_RRLfPnK5tDdKUCH7t81QzOzM4HsL$

The US could default on its debt as soon as June 5 if the debt ceiling isn’t raised by then. Social Security, Medicaid, and SNAP could be among the first programs to go unpaid. That means retirees who rely on those programs could be the first to experience the consequences.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2023/05/25/default-debt-ceiling-treasury-yellen-00098850__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zwXV9M5l_-LcKa6rNVwBdwMHI1_-kiTS2U9RfQxOvdYxV–Hlmk9i6W2p33wDWalg5L_RRLfPnK5tDdKUCH7t81QzGqc-9S8$

Republican presidential candidate Asa Hutchinson wants a million seniors on Social Security to go back to work – “They shouldn’t be penalized by the government for working”: “Those people who are aged 62 and want to take Social Security and retire, they shouldn’t be penalized by the government for working,” he said. “That could add a million people back into our workforce who want to work, and they could get their Social Security benefit, and they could work at the same time.” “Those are kind of changes that, to me, make sense that will help our economy and help our budgeting,” the candidate concluded.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rawstory.com/asa-hutchinson-social-security/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zwXV9M5l_-LcKa6rNVwBdwMHI1_-kiTS2U9RfQxOvdYxV–Hlmk9i6W2p33wDWalg5L_RRLfPnK5tDdKUCH7t81QzHiMyXm8$

The national debt is a disgrace. The battle over it is even worse: Rarely is anything significant ever accomplished. That’s because for too many politicians solving a problem means they no longer have an issue with which to bash the other side. At a time when almost no form of behavior is considered a disgrace, the long, drawn-out scenario over the debt ceiling vs. cuts in spending is disgraceful. The waste, fraud and abuse over government spending is a scandal that has gone on too long.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2023/05/26/the-national-debt-is-a-disgrace-the-battle-over-it-is-even-worse/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zwXV9M5l_-LcKa6rNVwBdwMHI1_-kiTS2U9RfQxOvdYxV–Hlmk9i6W2p33wDWalg5L_RRLfPnK5tDdKUCH7t81QzEzWQGkF$

# Education / Schools
As Gov. DeSantis Preps White House Run, PEN America Sues Florida School District over Book Ban: Lawsuit Asserts Escambia County School Board Unlawfully Removes or Restricts Access to Books on Race, Racism and LGBTQ Identities.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://pen.org/press-release/pen-america-files-lawsuit-against-florida-school-district-over-unconstitutional-book-bans/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zwXV9M5l_-LcKa6rNVwBdwMHI1_-kiTS2U9RfQxOvdYxV–Hlmk9i6W2p33wDWalg5L_RRLfPnK5tDdKUCH7t81QzAS4Q4uV$

Bookmobiles have a new mission: delivering banned books: Last year, Florida passed three laws that collectively have given state-approved administrators and proxies the power to ban books from schools, and caused many teachers to empty or cover their bookshelves for fear of prosecution.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/2023/03/07/bookmobile-book-banning-desantis-florida-texas-h-l-m-lee__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zwXV9M5l_-LcKa6rNVwBdwMHI1_-kiTS2U9RfQxOvdYxV–Hlmk9i6W2p33wDWalg5L_RRLfPnK5tDdKUCH7t81QzLVnPrWj$

# Employment / Labor
‘Domestic Offshoring’ Sends Low-Wage Jobs Out of Key US Cities: The US is becoming increasingly split between high-priced cities where the rich and powerful congregate and more affordable locales that offer jobs that can be done from anywhere, according to a new study https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPRvCs3Jtgs__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zwXV9M5l_-LcKa6rNVwBdwMHI1_-kiTS2U9RfQxOvdYxV–Hlmk9i6W2p33wDWalg5L_RRLfPnK5tDdKUCH7t81QzEk3b0KY$

How Outsourcing Jobs Affects the U.S. Economy: Job outsourcing occurs when U.S. companies hire foreign workers instead of Americans. In 2019, U.S. overseas affiliates employed 14.6 million workers. Four industries that are often affected are technology, call centers, human resources, and manufacturing.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thebalancemoney.com/how-outsourcing-jobs-affects-the-u-s-economy-3306279__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zwXV9M5l_-LcKa6rNVwBdwMHI1_-kiTS2U9RfQxOvdYxV–Hlmk9i6W2p33wDWalg5L_RRLfPnK5tDdKUCH7t81QzD794ZBa$

Offshoring Bias in U.S. Manufacturing: Implications for Productivity and Value Added: The rapid growth of offshoring has sparked a contentious debate over its impact on the U.S. manufacturing sector, which has recorded steep employment declines yet strong output growth, a fact reconciled by the notable gains in manufacturing productivity.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.federalreserve.gov/pubs/ifdp/2010/1007/ifdp1007.pdf__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zwXV9M5l_-LcKa6rNVwBdwMHI1_-kiTS2U9RfQxOvdYxV–Hlmk9i6W2p33wDWalg5L_RRLfPnK5tDdKUCH7t81QzIMifGqr$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Industry / Global # Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure Recycled plastic can be more toxic and is no fix for pollution: Plastic becomes more toxic when it is recycled, and releases large amounts of microplastics into water systems in the process, according to two new reports. When recycled, plastic has a higher amount of toxic chemicals including carcinogens, environmental pollutants and endocrine disruptors, a Greenpeace study found.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/may/24/recycled-plastic-more-toxic-no-fix-pollution-greenpeace-warns__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zwXV9M5l_-LcKa6rNVwBdwMHI1_-kiTS2U9RfQxOvdYxV–Hlmk9i6W2p33wDWalg5L_RRLfPnK5tDdKUCH7t81QzDUYAk8y$

# General News
State Farm will no longer issue property insurance in California: The company cited rising construction costs and its “rapidly growing catastrophe exposure.” State Farm said Friday, May 26, that it will stop accepting new applications for property and casualty insurance in California, citing rising construction costs and its “rapidly growing catastrophe exposure.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ocregister.com/2023/05/26/state-farm-says-no-new-property-insurance-clients-in-california/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zwXV9M5l_-LcKa6rNVwBdwMHI1_-kiTS2U9RfQxOvdYxV–Hlmk9i6W2p33wDWalg5L_RRLfPnK5tDdKUCH7t81QzNaUydKS$

# Gov / Politics / Global
Christians caught with a Bible in North Korea have faced death and had their families, including children, thrown in prison for life, a new report says. One NGO, Open Doors USA, has reported that for Christians in North Korea, life is a “constant cauldron of pressure” and “capture or death is only a mistake away.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.yahoo.com/christians-caught-bible-north-korea-203536926.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zwXV9M5l_-LcKa6rNVwBdwMHI1_-kiTS2U9RfQxOvdYxV–Hlmk9i6W2p33wDWalg5L_RRLfPnK5tDdKUCH7t81QzKUBWvto$

# Gov / Politics
The “sane alternative” to Trump makes his pitch (total centralization of power). The Florida governor officially entered the presidential race this week in an awkward, glitchy Twitter chat with a fellow black hole of charisma, Elon Musk.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/05/the-surge-ron-desantis-trump-tim-scott-gop-presidential-candidates-2024.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zwXV9M5l_-LcKa6rNVwBdwMHI1_-kiTS2U9RfQxOvdYxV–Hlmk9i6W2p33wDWalg5L_RRLfPnK5tDdKUCH7t81QzEpj-U-y$

Voters want compromise in Congress – so why the brinkmanship over the debt ceiling? Brinkmanship means coming to the edge of potential default on the US debt ceiling. Are lawmakers negotiating the debt limit representing the wishes and interests of their voters?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/voters-want-compromise-in-congress-so-why-the-brinkmanship-over-the-debt-ceiling-206465__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zwXV9M5l_-LcKa6rNVwBdwMHI1_-kiTS2U9RfQxOvdYxV–Hlmk9i6W2p33wDWalg5L_RRLfPnK5tDdKUCH7t81QzM1Cp4aB$

Pro-DeSantis Super PAC to Inherit Millions, Circumventing Campaign Finance Laws: Over $80 million may be transferred from DeSantis’ old state-level PAC to a new PAC set to back his presidential bid.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2023/05/pro-ron-desantis-super-pac-to-inherit-state-level-pac-war-chest-to-support-presidential-run/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zwXV9M5l_-LcKa6rNVwBdwMHI1_-kiTS2U9RfQxOvdYxV–Hlmk9i6W2p33wDWalg5L_RRLfPnK5tDdKUCH7t81QzCWurzpA$

Florida, Once the Land of Make Believe, Now a Real-Life Horror Under Ron DeSantis: Florida has become ground zero for systemic, state-sponsored censorship, intolerance and discrimination. DeSantis clearly sees his path to the White House is to out-Trump Trump.It seems there isn’t a historically marginalized group or progressive policy that DeSantis isn’t willing to attack.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.democracynow.org/2023/5/25/florida_once_the_land_of_make__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zwXV9M5l_-LcKa6rNVwBdwMHI1_-kiTS2U9RfQxOvdYxV–Hlmk9i6W2p33wDWalg5L_RRLfPnK5tDdKUCH7t81QzJDSZ7Ar$

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis launches 2024 GOP presidential campaign to challenge Trump
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://act.moveon.org/go/173150?t=5&akid=352944*2E1195276*2Ef0SNpk__;JSU!!On18fmf1aQ!zwXV9M5l_-LcKa6rNVwBdwMHI1_-kiTS2U9RfQxOvdYxV–Hlmk9i6W2p33wDWalg5L_RRLfPnK5tDdKUCH7t81QzL1BpfFK$

Ron DeSantis is learning that not every state wants to be Florida
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://act.moveon.org/go/173139?t=7&akid=352944*2E1195276*2Ef0SNpk__;JSU!!On18fmf1aQ!zwXV9M5l_-LcKa6rNVwBdwMHI1_-kiTS2U9RfQxOvdYxV–Hlmk9i6W2p33wDWalg5L_RRLfPnK5tDdKUCH7t81QzIxYqSV9$

‘Biden and Me’: DeSantis Privately Tells Donors Trump Can’t Win
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://act.moveon.org/go/173140?t=9&akid=352944*2E1195276*2Ef0SNpk__;JSU!!On18fmf1aQ!zwXV9M5l_-LcKa6rNVwBdwMHI1_-kiTS2U9RfQxOvdYxV–Hlmk9i6W2p33wDWalg5L_RRLfPnK5tDdKUCH7t81QzCAJxpNh$

Banned in the USA: State Laws Supercharge Book Suppression in Schools
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://act.moveon.org/go/173141?t=11&akid=352944*2E1195276*2Ef0SNpk__;JSU!!On18fmf1aQ!zwXV9M5l_-LcKa6rNVwBdwMHI1_-kiTS2U9RfQxOvdYxV–Hlmk9i6W2p33wDWalg5L_RRLfPnK5tDdKUCH7t81QzOtmyFlH$

DeSantis defends banning African American studies course as Black leaders call for action
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://act.moveon.org/go/173142?t=13&akid=352944*2E1195276*2Ef0SNpk__;JSU!!On18fmf1aQ!zwXV9M5l_-LcKa6rNVwBdwMHI1_-kiTS2U9RfQxOvdYxV–Hlmk9i6W2p33wDWalg5L_RRLfPnK5tDdKUCH7t81QzIv6ui9i$

DeSantis signs Florida’s 6-week abortion ban into law
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://act.moveon.org/go/173143?t=15&akid=352944*2E1195276*2Ef0SNpk__;JSU!!On18fmf1aQ!zwXV9M5l_-LcKa6rNVwBdwMHI1_-kiTS2U9RfQxOvdYxV–Hlmk9i6W2p33wDWalg5L_RRLfPnK5tDdKUCH7t81QzMX2tQSC$

DeSantis signs Florida ban on transgender treatment for minors
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://act.moveon.org/go/173144?t=17&akid=352944*2E1195276*2Ef0SNpk__;JSU!!On18fmf1aQ!zwXV9M5l_-LcKa6rNVwBdwMHI1_-kiTS2U9RfQxOvdYxV–Hlmk9i6W2p33wDWalg5L_RRLfPnK5tDdKUCH7t81QzOX0BQLy$

DeSantis signs ‘Don’t Say Gay’ expansion and gender-affirming care ban
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://act.moveon.org/go/173145?t=19&akid=352944*2E1195276*2Ef0SNpk__;JSU!!On18fmf1aQ!zwXV9M5l_-LcKa6rNVwBdwMHI1_-kiTS2U9RfQxOvdYxV–Hlmk9i6W2p33wDWalg5L_RRLfPnK5tDdKUCH7t81QzEen2wVT$

Texas AG Ken Paxton Impeached by Republican-Led State House: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was impeached in an extraordinary vote by the state’s Republican-dominated House of Representatives, which charged him Saturday with bribery, obstruction of justice and 18 other offenses.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/2023/05/27/1178606035/ken-paxton-impeachment-texas-house-republican-attorney-general-investigation__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zwXV9M5l_-LcKa6rNVwBdwMHI1_-kiTS2U9RfQxOvdYxV–Hlmk9i6W2p33wDWalg5L_RRLfPnK5tDdKUCH7t81QzNvK6bqN$

# Law Enforcment
Bodycam Footage Shows Cops Laughing While Black Man Died In Their Custody After They Tased Him At Least 26 Times: In body camera footage shared with the Clarion Ledger, three former officers reportedly tased Keith Murriel, 41, at least 26 separate times in a 10-minute span on December 31. According to the outlet, a hotel security guard call the police, reporting that he was loitering in the parking lot. McCarty and Willis have since been charged with second degree murder, while land was charged last week with manslaughter.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.essence.com/news/mississippi-cops-taser/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zwXV9M5l_-LcKa6rNVwBdwMHI1_-kiTS2U9RfQxOvdYxV–Hlmk9i6W2p33wDWalg5L_RRLfPnK5tDdKUCH7t81QzCo7X9Jx$

# Legal / DOJ
Texas House launches historic impeachment proceedings against Attorney General Ken Paxton: The impeachment accuses Paxton of attempting to interfere in foreclosure lawsuits and issuing legal opinions to benefit Paul. Its bribery charges allege that Paul employed the woman with whom Paxton had an affair in exchange for legal help and that he paid for expensive renovations to the attorney general’s home.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/27/ken-paxton-impeachment-proceedings-begin-texas__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zwXV9M5l_-LcKa6rNVwBdwMHI1_-kiTS2U9RfQxOvdYxV–Hlmk9i6W2p33wDWalg5L_RRLfPnK5tDdKUCH7t81QzClwGS9h$

Chinese Immigrants Sue Florida Over Unconstitutional and Discriminatory Law Banning Them From Buying Land ACLU and Partners Argue SB 264 Violates the Constitution and the Fair Housing Act
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/chinese-immigrants-sue-florida-over-unconstitutional-and-discriminatory-law-banning-them-from-buying-land__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zwXV9M5l_-LcKa6rNVwBdwMHI1_-kiTS2U9RfQxOvdYxV–Hlmk9i6W2p33wDWalg5L_RRLfPnK5tDdKUCH7t81QzKLV2KP_$

# Medical / Health
Hundreds of Thousands Lose Medicaid Coverage as Post-Pandemic Purge Begins: As many as 15 million Americans could lose their Medicaid benefits in the coming months as the Covid-19 pandemic comes to an end. The process of removing beneficiaries who no longer qualify for benefits has already begun in at least 19 states, hundreds of thousands of people have already lost coverage.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/15-million-people-may-lose-health-coverage-as-medicaid-purge-begins/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zwXV9M5l_-LcKa6rNVwBdwMHI1_-kiTS2U9RfQxOvdYxV–Hlmk9i6W2p33wDWalg5L_RRLfPnK5tDdKUCH7t81QzCdGXX12$

# Military / Global
Abrams tanks for training Ukrainians now in Europe, Pentagon hopes to begin F-16 pilot training soon: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday that more than 30 American-made M1 Abrams tanks for training Ukrainians have arrived in Europe, so they are prepared for when the battle-ready versions arrive later in the year.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2023-05-25/ukraine-russia-war-tanks-f16s-10232829.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zwXV9M5l_-LcKa6rNVwBdwMHI1_-kiTS2U9RfQxOvdYxV–Hlmk9i6W2p33wDWalg5L_RRLfPnK5tDdKUCH7t81QzDTnzWbl$

# Science
Thousands protest Mexico’s new science law: Researchers are preparing to march against legislation that some say could harm basic science. More than 14,000 people have signed a letter protesting against the approval of a new science law in Mexico on 29 April. They say that the legislation, the General Law on Humanities, Sciences, Technologies and Innovation, consolidates power over science with the government and ignores the wishes of the research community.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01665-y__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zwXV9M5l_-LcKa6rNVwBdwMHI1_-kiTS2U9RfQxOvdYxV–Hlmk9i6W2p33wDWalg5L_RRLfPnK5tDdKUCH7t81QzK8IFaaM$

# Space / UFO Disclosure / Other
Ron DeSantis Signs Bill Shielding Elon Musk’s SpaceX From Lawsuits: An unmanned SpaceX rocket exploded last month, resulting in catastrophic environmental damage. Newly announced GOP presidential candidate and Florida governor Ron DeSantis (R) signed a bill into state law on Thursday that protects private companies that orchestrate spaceflights from liability lawsuits if a crew member gets injured or dies as a result of an accident.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/ron-desantis-signs-bill-shielding-elon-musks-spacex-from-lawsuits/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zwXV9M5l_-LcKa6rNVwBdwMHI1_-kiTS2U9RfQxOvdYxV–Hlmk9i6W2p33wDWalg5L_RRLfPnK5tDdKUCH7t81QzMGOSqrn$

# Veterans / VA
Debt default could stop benefits payments to 7 million vets, Democrats say: A default on the U.S. government’s debt would hit veterans particularly hard, endangering benefits, health care and retirement payments for former service members and their families, according to Democrats on the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/2023/05/22/1177169711/debt-ceiling-limit-default-veterans-social-security-government-benefits__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zwXV9M5l_-LcKa6rNVwBdwMHI1_-kiTS2U9RfQxOvdYxV–Hlmk9i6W2p33wDWalg5L_RRLfPnK5tDdKUCH7t81QzMSR3WIM$

# Water
A new Supreme Court opinion is terrible news if you care about clean water: The Court took a huge bite out of the Clean Water Act. The Supreme Court handed down a 5-4 decision on Thursday which places a drastic new limit on the Clean Water Act, the 1972 law that forms the backbone of the United States’ efforts to ensure that America’s water supply is clean and safe.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vox.com/2023/5/25/23737426/supreme-court-clean-water-act-epa-pollution-wetlands-sackett-alito__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zwXV9M5l_-LcKa6rNVwBdwMHI1_-kiTS2U9RfQxOvdYxV–Hlmk9i6W2p33wDWalg5L_RRLfPnK5tDdKUCH7t81QzI6tW0F-$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2023-05-26

Voices, The Peoples News

May 26, 2023
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
Among the GOP’s debt ceiling hostages? Social Security payments for oldest Americans: “The choice facing the executive branch is clear: Act or default; act or increase the suffering of millions; act or go into economic tailspin.” “Every option on the table from the MAGA House majority leaves millions of vulnerable seniors worse off, either extreme cuts against seniors’ health and food security, or a manufactured default crisis that delays Social Security checks.” If the federal government can’t make a June 2 payment slated for Social Security recipients, the oldest beneficiaries, those over 88, and people with disabilities will be the first to suffer,”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/gop-debt-default-social-security-payments__;!!On18fmf1aQ!08uFyr81eG94MP1pm6MhnEf-5KEii5sxc9VRv1afkcP5bRJa9ezFuwizOauNtGRJTWw37KW8J9IldQPd3ifjU9kvvMZitPl8$

Negotiators Close In on a Debt Deal, Angering Both Right and Left: White House and congressional negotiators are reportedly nearing a budget deal that would cut spending and raise the debt ceiling to avert an unprecedented default on U.S. debt, and members of both the Republican and Democratic parties are fuming and fretting about it, even as difficult issues remain unresolved. Biden said, “I don’t believe the whole burden should fall on the backs of middle-class and working-class Americans. My House Republican friends disagree.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thefiscaltimes.com/newsletter/20230525-Right-and-Left-Fume-Negotiators-Near-Debt-Limit-Deal__;!!On18fmf1aQ!08uFyr81eG94MP1pm6MhnEf-5KEii5sxc9VRv1afkcP5bRJa9ezFuwizOauNtGRJTWw37KW8J9IldQPd3ifjU9kvvFmvIPfB$

Debt Ceiling Talks Teeter on the Brink, as Lawmakers Leave Town for Weekend Without a Deal: At the Capitol, Speaker Kevin McCarthy said “every hour matters” in talks with President Joe Biden’s team as they try to work out a budget agreement. Republican are demanding spending cuts the Democrats oppose as their price for raising the legal debt limit.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/debt-limit-biden-mccarthy-default-7df95c593c8f4c94662361a93831a42c__;!!On18fmf1aQ!08uFyr81eG94MP1pm6MhnEf-5KEii5sxc9VRv1afkcP5bRJa9ezFuwizOauNtGRJTWw37KW8J9IldQPd3ifjU9kvvPz6hpux$

The Debt Ceiling Deal Is Beginning to Take Shape: The deal, which has not yet been finalized, would raise the U.S. debt ceiling for two more years.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/debt-limit-biden-mccarthy-default-7df95c593c8f4c94662361a93831a42c__;!!On18fmf1aQ!08uFyr81eG94MP1pm6MhnEf-5KEii5sxc9VRv1afkcP5bRJa9ezFuwizOauNtGRJTWw37KW8J9IldQPd3ifjU9kvvPz6hpux$

# Employment / Labor
GOP EYING CHILD LABOR? Lawmakers in several states are embracing legislation to let children work in more hazardous occupations, for more hours on school nights and in expanded roles, including serving alcohol in bars and restaurants as young as 14. The efforts, largely led by Republicans, are meant to address worker shortages.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/gop-lawmakers-embrace-child-labor-with-new-bills-in-several-states_n_646fc099e4b091b09c2bf4e9*:*:text=(AP)*20**C20Lawmakers*20in*20several,restaurants*20as*20young*20as*2014__;I34l4oCUJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!08uFyr81eG94MP1pm6MhnEf-5KEii5sxc9VRv1afkcP5bRJa9ezFuwizOauNtGRJTWw37KW8J9IldQPd3ifjU9kvvDXEfdi3$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Industry Major ocean database that will guide deep-sea mining has flaws, scientists warn: As sea-bed mining looms, researchers say better records of sea-floor biodiversity are needed to assess its environmental impact. Scientists worry about allowing companies to start mining the sea bed because little is known about deep-sea habitats and biodiversity, so its environmental effects are unpredictable. The ISA runs a database called DeepData, which is meant to tackle some of these concerns, as well as to enable research projects.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01303-7?utm_source=Nature*Briefing&utm_campaign=15d58e1352-briefing-dy-20230526&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c9dfd39373-15d58e1352-43812897__;Kw!!On18fmf1aQ!08uFyr81eG94MP1pm6MhnEf-5KEii5sxc9VRv1afkcP5bRJa9ezFuwizOauNtGRJTWw37KW8J9IldQPd3ifjU9kvvKSe_mAP$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure
How Supreme Court’s EPA ruling will affect U.S. wetlands, clean water: The decision could affect tens of thousands of acres of wetlands, including in the Everglades and the Mississippi River basin. According to estimates from Earthjustice, an environmental law firm, the decision will prevent the EPA from placing federal protections on as many as 118 million acres of wetlands, an area larger than the landmass of California.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/2023/05/25/1178150234/supreme-court-epa-clean-water-act__;!!On18fmf1aQ!08uFyr81eG94MP1pm6MhnEf-5KEii5sxc9VRv1afkcP5bRJa9ezFuwizOauNtGRJTWw37KW8J9IldQPd3ifjU9kvvDh0Ftl2$

Supreme Court limits federal power over wetlands, boosts property rights over clean water: The Supreme Court on Thursday made it harder for the federal government to police water pollution in a decision that strips protections from wetlands that are isolated from larger bodies of water.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/wetlands-business-climate-and-environment-washington-news-41fc297006512e1f507dc12daa44824a__;!!On18fmf1aQ!08uFyr81eG94MP1pm6MhnEf-5KEii5sxc9VRv1afkcP5bRJa9ezFuwizOauNtGRJTWw37KW8J9IldQPd3ifjU9kvvNibYLF7$

# Gov / Politics / Global
Putin Wants Russians to Believe That Nothing Is Happening at Home: He is just about the only person in Russia who is not increasingly engaged in domestic politics, a reflection of his growing messiah complex. Putin’s Tactic of Inaction Could Backfire at Home. Putin’s plan is to wait out what he sees as inevitable changes in the West and Ukraine. These days, however, Russia’s elites are liable to see defeatism in inaction.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://carnegieendowment.org/politika/89826?utm_source=ctw&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=titlelink&mkt_tok=ODEzLVhZVS00MjIAAAGL9AIueznAoYSrrcm7zVKIw17-cIDKTMvIaUun6f7yplb9H_6ZncxUqfxTRCU-PBycK-4AMZcSvZl2L7goweAaQUBc-4_80mFLVgmWLpcb__;!!On18fmf1aQ!08uFyr81eG94MP1pm6MhnEf-5KEii5sxc9VRv1afkcP5bRJa9ezFuwizOauNtGRJTWw37KW8J9IldQPd3ifjU9kvvP74JvvA$

Russia signs nuclear arms deal with neighbor Belarus –The agreement stipulates the deployment of non-strategic weapons to Belarus in response to increased NATO activity
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-belarus-tactical-nuclear-weapons-agreement-signed/32427691.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!08uFyr81eG94MP1pm6MhnEf-5KEii5sxc9VRv1afkcP5bRJa9ezFuwizOauNtGRJTWw37KW8J9IldQPd3ifjU9kvvK3smTIg$

Russia Maintains Control Over Nukes Stationed in Belarus – Defense
Minister: The control over the decision to use nuclear weapons deployed in Belarus will be carried out by Russia. The decision of Russia and Belarus on retaliatory measures in the military-nuclear sphere was made in the context of an extremely serious escalation of threats on the western borders of the two countries
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://sputnikglobe.com/20230525/decision-to-deploy-nukes-in-belarus-made-amid-tensions-1110579996.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!08uFyr81eG94MP1pm6MhnEf-5KEii5sxc9VRv1afkcP5bRJa9ezFuwizOauNtGRJTWw37KW8J9IldQPd3ifjU9kvvLQjMQtw$

China has quietly become a port power. It is leveraging its firms’ extensive international ocean port infrastructure to buttress the reach of its armed forces. For the U.S. military, China has also become the ‘pacing challenge’, the benchmark for how fast and far it must adjust to provide effective defense in a competitive international system.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://global.upenn.edu/perryworldhouse/news/chinas-port-power-maritime-network-sustaining-beijings-global-military-reach__;!!On18fmf1aQ!08uFyr81eG94MP1pm6MhnEf-5KEii5sxc9VRv1afkcP5bRJa9ezFuwizOauNtGRJTWw37KW8J9IldQPd3ifjU9kvvPoAo3Gg$

Zelensky Fury After Russian Missile Hits Clinics in Dnipro: Officials say 10 Russian missiles and more than 20 drones were stopped, but one missile hit medical buildings. At least one person has been killed and 15 wounded in a Russian missile attack on two clinics in Dnipro, eastern Ukraine, described by President Volodymyr Zelensky as a “crime against humanity.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/26/russian-missile-strike-outpatient-clinic-dnipro__;!!On18fmf1aQ!08uFyr81eG94MP1pm6MhnEf-5KEii5sxc9VRv1afkcP5bRJa9ezFuwizOauNtGRJTWw37KW8J9IldQPd3ifjU9kvvI9qCg3_$

# Gov / Politics
‘Demonize and eliminate’ – university program linking Christians, Republicans to Nazis granted DHS funds under ‘anti-terror’ initiative: Among the organizations and movements displayed on the “Pyramid of Far-Right Radicalization” were the Republican Party, the Heritage Foundation, the American Conservative Union, Fox News, Breitbart News, the National Rifle Association, Prager University, Tea Party Patriots, the Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement, the pro-police Blue Lives Matter movement, and the Christian Broadcasting Network.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/dhs-funds-terrorism-prevention-program-conservatives-white-supremacists__;!!On18fmf1aQ!08uFyr81eG94MP1pm6MhnEf-5KEii5sxc9VRv1afkcP5bRJa9ezFuwizOauNtGRJTWw37KW8J9IldQPd3ifjU9kvvA4CdG15$

Oversight Chair Comer prepared to hold FBI Director Wray in contempt over Biden bribery document: House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer says an informant file that he’s seeking from the FBI links President Biden to a $5 million bribery scheme while he was vice president.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2023/05/25/comer-says-alleged-biden-bribe-was-5m-threatens-fbi-with-contempt-vote/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!08uFyr81eG94MP1pm6MhnEf-5KEii5sxc9VRv1afkcP5bRJa9ezFuwizOauNtGRJTWw37KW8J9IldQPd3ifjU9kvvDl3_i7l$

Republican Launches Bid for U.S. Senate Seat: A mayor in Utah launched a bid for the U.S. Senate seat held by Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah). “Right now, Washington is broken. And every time we compromise, it costs us trillions. We have more IRS agents than border agents. And while we’re paying 4 a gallon for gas, they’re sending our money unchecked to Ukraine … Enough is enough,” Riverton Mayor Trent Staggs said in his announcement video.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2018-02-16/mitt-romney-announces-utah-senate-bid__;!!On18fmf1aQ!08uFyr81eG94MP1pm6MhnEf-5KEii5sxc9VRv1afkcP5bRJa9ezFuwizOauNtGRJTWw37KW8J9IldQPd3ifjU9kvvBUdVg5i$

Biden seeks legislation to invest in Australia, UK defense industries: The Biden administration is asking Congress to make the Australian and British industrial bases eligible for grants and loans under the Defense Production Act as part of their efforts to advance the trilateral AUKUS agreement.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.federaltimes.com/federal-oversight/2023/05/25/biden-seeks-legislation-to-invest-in-australia-uk-defense-industries/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!08uFyr81eG94MP1pm6MhnEf-5KEii5sxc9VRv1afkcP5bRJa9ezFuwizOauNtGRJTWw37KW8J9IldQPd3ifjU9kvvG2Xtyvz$

# Law Enforcment
Minnesota Prison Officials Seized $10,000 in Wages From Incarcerated Workers: Stillwater prison authorities gave 44 incarcerated workers a raise and then, months later, said they had to pay it back. The incarcerated workers say it’s wage theft.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/labor/2023-05-26-minnesota-prison-officials-seized-wages/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!08uFyr81eG94MP1pm6MhnEf-5KEii5sxc9VRv1afkcP5bRJa9ezFuwizOauNtGRJTWw37KW8J9IldQPd3ifjU9kvvI6HQPZH$

# Legal / DOJ
Army vet, Oath Keepers leader gets 18 years for plotting Jan. 6 attack: A federal judge Thursday sentenced Army veteran and Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes the toughest sentence yet following the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot. His deputy, Kelly Meggs, got 12 years.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.militarytimes.com/flashpoints/extremism-disinformation/2023/05/25/army-vet-oath-keepers-leader-gets-18-years-for-plotting-jan-6-attack/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!08uFyr81eG94MP1pm6MhnEf-5KEii5sxc9VRv1afkcP5bRJa9ezFuwizOauNtGRJTWw37KW8J9IldQPd3ifjU9kvvAEjUP_Y$

# Medical / Health
Hospitals’ Bid for Quick Cash Leaves Patients Worse Off: Medical credit cards shift the burden of medical financing onto unsuspecting consumers who could have qualified for other means of payment. The problem is that these alternative forms of credit are deceptive from the start.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/health/2023-05-26-hospitals-quick-cash-medical-credit-cards/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!08uFyr81eG94MP1pm6MhnEf-5KEii5sxc9VRv1afkcP5bRJa9ezFuwizOauNtGRJTWw37KW8J9IldQPd3ifjU9kvvDN73ZkJ$

Denials of Health Insurance Claims Are Rising, And Getting Weirder: It’s a handy way for insurers to keep revenue high, and just the sort of thing that provisions of the Affordable Care Act were meant to prevent. Because the law prohibited insurers from deploying previously profit-protecting measures such as refusing to cover patients with preexisting conditions, the authors worried that insurers would compensate by increasing the number of denials.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://health.wusf.usf.edu/health-news-florida/2023-05-26/denials-of-health-insurance-claims-are-rising-and-getting-weirder__;!!On18fmf1aQ!08uFyr81eG94MP1pm6MhnEf-5KEii5sxc9VRv1afkcP5bRJa9ezFuwizOauNtGRJTWw37KW8J9IldQPd3ifjU9kvvF_guNuC$

The $20 Billion Scam At The Heart Of Medicare Advantage: As Medicare privatization continues, insurers are milking massive profits from systematic overbilling and kneecapping modest Biden proposals to stop the scheme.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.levernews.com/the-20-billion-scam-at-the-heart-of-medicare-advantage/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!08uFyr81eG94MP1pm6MhnEf-5KEii5sxc9VRv1afkcP5bRJa9ezFuwizOauNtGRJTWw37KW8J9IldQPd3ifjU9kvvPYE48fx$

Illinois Is the Midwest’s Abortion Refuge. Clinics Are Being Terrorized:
A would-be arsonist got trapped in his car after attempting to torch the site of a new clinic in Danville last weekend https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/illinois-abortion-clinic-site-attacked-arson-1234741331/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!08uFyr81eG94MP1pm6MhnEf-5KEii5sxc9VRv1afkcP5bRJa9ezFuwizOauNtGRJTWw37KW8J9IldQPd3ifjU9kvvDTay62p$

# Military / DOD
Pentagon says allies will unite to train Ukrainians on F-16s: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in addition to training, Ukraine will need to be able to sustain and maintain the aircraft and have enough munitions. Pentagon leaders warned that it will be a costly and complex task and won’t be a magic solution to the war.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/austin-hopes-16-fight-jet-training-ukrainian-pilots-99598703__;!!On18fmf1aQ!08uFyr81eG94MP1pm6MhnEf-5KEii5sxc9VRv1afkcP5bRJa9ezFuwizOauNtGRJTWw37KW8J9IldQPd3ifjU9kvvLwndAX8$

# Space / UFO Disclosure / Other
Intuitive Machines Lunar Landing Site Moves to South Pole: NASA, in cooperation with Intuitive Machines, is moving the landing site for the first Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) mission to Moon’s South Pole as an important first step in managing risks for future Artemis landings.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://spacenews.com/intuitive-machines-moves-landing-site-of-first-mission-to-lunar-south-pole/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!08uFyr81eG94MP1pm6MhnEf-5KEii5sxc9VRv1afkcP5bRJa9ezFuwizOauNtGRJTWw37KW8J9IldQPd3ifjU9kvvMg6zcEJ$

Study doubles the number of known repeating fast radio bursts: Their recent open-access publication in The Astrophysical Journal reports the discovery of 25 new repeating FRB sources, doubling the known number of these phenomena known to scientists to 50. In addition, the team found that many repeating FRBs are inactive, producing less than one burst per week of observing time.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/05/230501085901.htm__;!!On18fmf1aQ!08uFyr81eG94MP1pm6MhnEf-5KEii5sxc9VRv1afkcP5bRJa9ezFuwizOauNtGRJTWw37KW8J9IldQPd3ifjU9kvvEYuLgPL$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2023-05-25

Voices, The Peoples News

May 25, 2023
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

# Indigenous
New documents show Energy Transfer spent big on police gear and worked with a cadre of spin doctors to fight an information war against protesters. Pipeline company spent big on police gear to use against Standing Rock protesters: TigerSwan worked with law enforcement to fight an information war against the Indigenous-led water protectors.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://grist.org/protest/standing-rock-national-sheriffs-association-tigerswan-dakota-access-pipeline/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1zPK438EVNvpmRHVUMVkfHu6tsbqORLbgvTkhP2dqD4wZRyp_RYZ2HAZ7I5n-GnsM7w1k2rbUvzPcWANKoWYaOCu4nv-QwBg$

As climate change erodes land and health, one Louisiana tribe fights back: Human engineering and extreme storms have reshaped Louisiana’s coastline, swallowing up 2,000 square miles of land since the 1930s. Many of the land patents granted to the tribe’s ancestors in a 19th-century treaty are now largely or wholly underwater. Land loss has chiseled away at tribal livelihoods and traditional diets, exacted a toll on citizens’ mental health, exacerbated chronic illnesses, and displaced families
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thefern.org/2023/05/after-a-series-of-climate-disasters-a-young-chief-helps-a-louisiana-tribe-find-its-way-forward/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1zPK438EVNvpmRHVUMVkfHu6tsbqORLbgvTkhP2dqD4wZRyp_RYZ2HAZ7I5n-GnsM7w1k2rbUvzPcWANKoWYaOCu4jHR4yY7$

Biden Administration Pauses Copper Mining Project on Sacred Apache Site: For years, tribal leaders in Arizona have fought to keep Oak Flat free from mining projects and other disturbances. The Arizona mine project won’t move forward until more discussions with Indigenous communities.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://grist.org/indigenous/biden-copper-mine-arizona-put-on-pause-oak-flat/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1zPK438EVNvpmRHVUMVkfHu6tsbqORLbgvTkhP2dqD4wZRyp_RYZ2HAZ7I5n-GnsM7w1k2rbUvzPcWANKoWYaOCu4ku_TvED$

# Border / Immigration / Migrants
What happens to migrants after they cross the border? Under this rule, migrants who cross the border between ports of entry are processed and deported and banned from entering the U.S. for at least five years. If they reenter the U.S. unlawfully, they could face charges and jail time.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_6zEeaSNTg__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1zPK438EVNvpmRHVUMVkfHu6tsbqORLbgvTkhP2dqD4wZRyp_RYZ2HAZ7I5n-GnsM7w1k2rbUvzPcWANKoWYaOCu4sP6xShF$

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
Dems Said They Wouldn’t Negotiate. Then Biden Did Just That: Biden negotiating a debt ceiling with Kevin McCarthy was Harry Reid’s worst nightmare.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/05/23/biden-debt-ceiling-harry-reid-mitch-mcconnell/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1zPK438EVNvpmRHVUMVkfHu6tsbqORLbgvTkhP2dqD4wZRyp_RYZ2HAZ7I5n-GnsM7w1k2rbUvzPcWANKoWYaOCu4sB3nyis$

Republicans Rebuff Biden Offers as Debt Talks Bog Down: With a potential U.S. debt default just over a week away, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said that negotiators were making progress toward a deal to raise the federal borrowing limit. But negotiators have offered little indication that they are nearing a deal.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://rollcall.com/2023/05/16/debt-limit-talks-pared-down-to-proxies-for-biden-mccarthy/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1zPK438EVNvpmRHVUMVkfHu6tsbqORLbgvTkhP2dqD4wZRyp_RYZ2HAZ7I5n-GnsM7w1k2rbUvzPcWANKoWYaOCu4qgfusE7$

House committee looks into Biden canceling $200 million to Chinese company: The U.S. House Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee is seeking answers to why Biden’s Department of Energy is allocating hundreds of millions of dollars in grant monies to companies with ties to the Chinese Communist Party
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house-committee-looks-into-biden-canceling-200-million-to-chinese-company*:*:text=The*20DOE*20made*20a*20decision,of*20the*20Chinese*20Communist*20Party__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!1zPK438EVNvpmRHVUMVkfHu6tsbqORLbgvTkhP2dqD4wZRyp_RYZ2HAZ7I5n-GnsM7w1k2rbUvzPcWANKoWYaOCu4mJQT8CT$

Fitch Puts Warning Flag on United States’ Triple-A Rating: The “rating watch negative” move reflects fears that a debt-limit standoff may not be resolved in time to avoid defaults. The top triple-A credit ratings of the U.S. were placed on “rating watch negative” by credit firm Fitch Ratings Wednesday evening, due to “brinkmanship” in Washington, over raising the government’s borrowing limit and the nation’s growing debt burden.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2023/05/24/credit-downgrade-debt-ceiling-00098717__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1zPK438EVNvpmRHVUMVkfHu6tsbqORLbgvTkhP2dqD4wZRyp_RYZ2HAZ7I5n-GnsM7w1k2rbUvzPcWANKoWYaOCu4gekwNuZ$

U.S. Spent $1.1 Trillion of Federal Discretionary Money on Militarism in Past Year: This left less than two-fifths of the discretionary budget for public health, education, the environment, and more. According to an analysis by the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS) released on Wednesday, the U.S. spent $1.1 trillion of the discretionary budget on militarism and war last year, including funding for the Pentagon and law enforcement agencies like the Department of Homeland Security.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/new-report-1-1-trillion-or-62-of-the-federal-discretionary-budget-was-spent-on-militarism-and-war-last-year__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1zPK438EVNvpmRHVUMVkfHu6tsbqORLbgvTkhP2dqD4wZRyp_RYZ2HAZ7I5n-GnsM7w1k2rbUvzPcWANKoWYaOCu4lVPtz8V$

2 Democrats Join House GOP in Voting to Repeal Student Debt Relief: Critics say repealing the program would hit borrowers with surprise bills and nullify the student loan payment pause. Jared Golden of Maine and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez of Washington, faced backlash on Wednesday after voting for a GOP resolution that would repeal President Joe Biden’s student debt relief program, which is currently on hold as the U.S. Supreme Court weighs a pair of deeply flawed legal challenges
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.businessinsider.com/which-democrats-voted-to-block-student-debt-cancellation-biden-relief-2023-5__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1zPK438EVNvpmRHVUMVkfHu6tsbqORLbgvTkhP2dqD4wZRyp_RYZ2HAZ7I5n-GnsM7w1k2rbUvzPcWANKoWYaOCu4oEXpV0g$

Sanders Leads Senate Call to Investigate Price-Gouging Military Contractors: Even as it claims to oppose wasteful spending, the GOP pushes for more military funding in debt ceiling talks.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2023/05/24/house-votes-repeal-biden-student-debt-plan-00098649__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1zPK438EVNvpmRHVUMVkfHu6tsbqORLbgvTkhP2dqD4wZRyp_RYZ2HAZ7I5n-GnsM7w1k2rbUvzPcWANKoWYaOCu4vZdFrYC$

# Education / Schools
The GOP Is Escalating Its War on Ideas: It’s not only Ron DeSantis’s Florida. From targeting educators to banning books, Republicans are taking their anti-education crusade national.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.democraticunderground.com/100217942584__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1zPK438EVNvpmRHVUMVkfHu6tsbqORLbgvTkhP2dqD4wZRyp_RYZ2HAZ7I5n-GnsM7w1k2rbUvzPcWANKoWYaOCu4gqlQ1VV$

Florida Mom Behind Amanda Gorman Book Ban Has Proud Boy Links: Salinas, who filed complaints against five books, appears to be connected to multiple far-right organizations, attending events with Moms for Liberty and the Proud Boys.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsbreak.com/miami-lakes-fl/3036984446244-florida-mom-behind-amanda-gorman-book-ban-has-proud-boy-links__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1zPK438EVNvpmRHVUMVkfHu6tsbqORLbgvTkhP2dqD4wZRyp_RYZ2HAZ7I5n-GnsM7w1k2rbUvzPcWANKoWYaOCu4qiYwLkB$

The Fight Against Book Bans Is Mobilizing a New Generation of Student Activists: As the right bans books on LGBTQ issues and racial justice, youth are getting a crash course in collective organizing. Facing the removal of books about LGBTQ+ and BIPOC experiences, students are demanding the right to read in schools across the country. Nowhere is this truer than in Texas, a state where equal access to a range of stories has been under attack for years.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/the-fight-against-book-bans-is-mobilizing-a-new-generation-of-student-activists/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1zPK438EVNvpmRHVUMVkfHu6tsbqORLbgvTkhP2dqD4wZRyp_RYZ2HAZ7I5n-GnsM7w1k2rbUvzPcWANKoWYaOCu4grA_ps0$

A Single Parent’s Complaint Leads School District to Ban Amanda Gorman Poem: Book bans like the one against her poem “[rob] children of the chance to find their voices in literature,” Gorman said. But after just one parent issued a complaint, the Miami-Dade County School District banned access to the poem for elementary-aged children. Now, only middle-schoolers and older can access the poem.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/a-single-parents-complaint-leads-school-district-to-ban-amanda-gorman-poem/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1zPK438EVNvpmRHVUMVkfHu6tsbqORLbgvTkhP2dqD4wZRyp_RYZ2HAZ7I5n-GnsM7w1k2rbUvzPcWANKoWYaOCu4gSlx9ye$

Stabbings Near UC Davis Were Terrifying, But More Policing Won’t Make Us Safer: Rather than criminalization and prosecution, student-led care and support work should be our model for safety.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/stabbings-near-uc-davis-were-terrifying-but-more-policing-wont-make-us-safer/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1zPK438EVNvpmRHVUMVkfHu6tsbqORLbgvTkhP2dqD4wZRyp_RYZ2HAZ7I5n-GnsM7w1k2rbUvzPcWANKoWYaOCu4ooWrbhS$

‘Sickening, disgusting, any other word that you can apply to the word evil’: Elementary school teacher and daycare worker arrested on child porn charges: A 35-year-old man employed at a day care and public elementary school in Florida has been arrested for allegedly possessing videos and photos of “extremely disturbing” child sexual abuse material
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://lawandcrime.com/crime/sickening-disgusting-any-other-word-that-you-can-apply-to-the-word-evil-elementary-school-teacher-and-day-care-worker-arrested-on-child-porn-charges/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1zPK438EVNvpmRHVUMVkfHu6tsbqORLbgvTkhP2dqD4wZRyp_RYZ2HAZ7I5n-GnsM7w1k2rbUvzPcWANKoWYaOCu4shydrhL$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Industry ‘Polluters Can No Longer Hide From Their Crimes’: Fossil Fuel Companies Owe $5.4 Trillion in Reparations, Study Says: The biggest fossil fuel companies in the world owe at least $209 billion in yearly climate reparations to communities that suffered the brunt of the calamities caused by the climate crisis, a new study has concluded.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2023/05/fossil-fuel-climate-reparations-study/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1zPK438EVNvpmRHVUMVkfHu6tsbqORLbgvTkhP2dqD4wZRyp_RYZ2HAZ7I5n-GnsM7w1k2rbUvzPcWANKoWYaOCu4jVAm7VF$

North Texas suburb approves new fracking zone near homes and schools: The Arlington City Council on Tuesday authorized the creation of a new zone for drilling and fracking in a residential area, despite objections from neighbors in the North Texas suburb. It was the first time in nearly five years that Arlington established a new “drill zone,” according to the city’s planning department.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2021/06/playgrounds-residential-neighborhoods-gas-fracking-drilling-arlington-texas/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1zPK438EVNvpmRHVUMVkfHu6tsbqORLbgvTkhP2dqD4wZRyp_RYZ2HAZ7I5n-GnsM7w1k2rbUvzPcWANKoWYaOCu4nBtL2DB$

Shell Agrees to Pay $10 Million After Permit Violations at its Giant New Plastics Plant in Pennsylvania: The multi-billion dollar Shell plant only became fully operational in November but by December it was already cited for exceeding some yearly pollution limits.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/25052023/shell-agrees-to-pay-10-million-after-permit-violations-at-its-giant-new-plastics-plant-in-pennsylvania/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1zPK438EVNvpmRHVUMVkfHu6tsbqORLbgvTkhP2dqD4wZRyp_RYZ2HAZ7I5n-GnsM7w1k2rbUvzPcWANKoWYaOCu4tl-CE_E$

The Biden administration sells oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico: Fossil fuel energy companies looking to extract oil and natural gas from U.S. waters in the Gulf of Mexico got a boost on Wednesday, as they secured access to 1.6 million acres of waters offered at auction.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/2023/03/29/1166802809/gulf-of-mexico-oil-gas-leases-drilling__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1zPK438EVNvpmRHVUMVkfHu6tsbqORLbgvTkhP2dqD4wZRyp_RYZ2HAZ7I5n-GnsM7w1k2rbUvzPcWANKoWYaOCu4qlnJPak$

Biden Admin Hypes Growing Asian Market for American Gas: Biden officials are hawking an Alaska pipeline and gas export complex long seen as uninvestable. They promise skeptical investors sustained market access to Asia.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/environment/2023-05-24-biden-asian-market-american-gas/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1zPK438EVNvpmRHVUMVkfHu6tsbqORLbgvTkhP2dqD4wZRyp_RYZ2HAZ7I5n-GnsM7w1k2rbUvzPcWANKoWYaOCu4uZl64qS$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Industry / Global Photos show Coastal GasLink sediment spills into wetlands, rivers: ‘Heartbreaking’: an overhead view of Coastal GasLink sediment spills into Wet’suwet’en waters, wetlands. On an Indigenous-led monitoring flight over the Coastal GasLink pipeline, The Narwhal documented worksites overwhelmed by spring melt and numerous environmental infractions including slope failures, flooded worksites and sediment entering wetlands and waterways
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-coastal-gaslink-sediment-spills/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1zPK438EVNvpmRHVUMVkfHu6tsbqORLbgvTkhP2dqD4wZRyp_RYZ2HAZ7I5n-GnsM7w1k2rbUvzPcWANKoWYaOCu4lMTGSvM$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure Utah’s latest attack on the Antiquities Act: The bid to diminish national monuments threatens landscape preservation. These monuments had been decimated by former President Donald Trump in 2017, who, without lawful authority, significantly reduced the size of these cherished protected areas. While the suits challenge the monuments’ restoration, the intent goes much further: they seek to dismantle the Antiquities Act itself.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.denverpost.com/2022/11/21/antiquities-act-utah-lawsuit/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1zPK438EVNvpmRHVUMVkfHu6tsbqORLbgvTkhP2dqD4wZRyp_RYZ2HAZ7I5n-GnsM7w1k2rbUvzPcWANKoWYaOCu4qXO-RZh$

Interior’s oil plan is coming. Here’s what to watch: A key question is whether Interior will use the regulations as a vehicle for more aggressive climate reforms. Over the objections of the oil and gas industry, some green groups are urging the White House to do more than what was laid out in the Inflation Reduction Act to limit the oil industry’s reach on federal land. When it comes to public lands, the White House so far hasn’t taken the step that President Joe Biden promised on the 2020 campaign trail: retire the federal oil and gas program.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.eenews.net/articles/interiors-oil-plan-is-coming-heres-what-to-watch/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1zPK438EVNvpmRHVUMVkfHu6tsbqORLbgvTkhP2dqD4wZRyp_RYZ2HAZ7I5n-GnsM7w1k2rbUvzPcWANKoWYaOCu4u9j3zFM$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Global Rising sea levels will isolate people long before they’re underwater: Time and tide wait for no man. Neither does sea level rise. When scientists and the public fret about sea level rise, they mostly focus on when and where communities will be permanently flooded. But there’s another consequence of rising seas that will affect many more people much sooner: getting cut off from roads and other critical infrastructure. It’s a threat that society has not paid nearly enough attention to, says Allison Reilly, a civil engineer at the University of Maryland.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://hakaimagazine.com/news/rising-sea-levels-will-isolate-people-long-before-theyre-underwater/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1zPK438EVNvpmRHVUMVkfHu6tsbqORLbgvTkhP2dqD4wZRyp_RYZ2HAZ7I5n-GnsM7w1k2rbUvzPcWANKoWYaOCu4h8z4jNj$

German police carry out nationwide raids against Last Generation climate activists: German police on Wednesday carried out raids across seven states targeting climate activists of the “Letzte Generation” (Last Generation)
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/24/german-police-stage-nationwide-raids-against-climate-activists__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1zPK438EVNvpmRHVUMVkfHu6tsbqORLbgvTkhP2dqD4wZRyp_RYZ2HAZ7I5n-GnsM7w1k2rbUvzPcWANKoWYaOCu4s4T_Dcb$

Fast fashion pollutes the Atacama Desert in Chile: With nearly 60,000 tons of unsold clothes arriving globally from Europe, Asia and North America to the port town of Iquique, about 39,000 tons of fast fashion ends up in the landfill in the desert.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nationofchange.org/2023/05/25/fast-fashion-pollutes-the-atacama-desert-in-chile/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1zPK438EVNvpmRHVUMVkfHu6tsbqORLbgvTkhP2dqD4wZRyp_RYZ2HAZ7I5n-GnsM7w1k2rbUvzPcWANKoWYaOCu4md70kFl$

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals
Bees Can Learn, Remember, Think and Make Decisions, Here’s a Look at How They Navigate the World: As trees and flowers blossom in spring, bees emerge from their winter nests and burrows. For many species it’s time to mate, and some will start new solitary nests or colonies. Bees and other pollinators are essential to human society. They provide about one-third of the food we eat, a service with a global value estimated at up to $577 billion annually.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/bees-can-learn-remember-think-and-make-decisions-heres-a-look-at-how-they-navigate-the-world-203837__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1zPK438EVNvpmRHVUMVkfHu6tsbqORLbgvTkhP2dqD4wZRyp_RYZ2HAZ7I5n-GnsM7w1k2rbUvzPcWANKoWYaOCu4sfzkbgw$

# General News
Joe Manchin Rents Office Space to Firm Powering FBI, Pentagon Biometric Surveillance Center: Tygart Technology was founded by Manchin’s daughter in 1991, and it’s headquartered in the same building as his coal company.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/05/23/joe-manchin-rents-office-space-to-firm-powering-fbi-pentagon-biometric-surveillance-center/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1zPK438EVNvpmRHVUMVkfHu6tsbqORLbgvTkhP2dqD4wZRyp_RYZ2HAZ7I5n-GnsM7w1k2rbUvzPcWANKoWYaOCu4rU6siX2$

# Gov / Politics
Details of Texas AG Scandal Shocks House Panel’s Conscience: Investigators detail years of alleged misconduct by Texas AG Ken Paxton in House committee hearing. Many allegations against Paxton were already known, but the airing of them revealed the scope of the investigation by the committee, which has the power to recommend censure or impeachment.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2023/05/24/ken-paxton-abuse-power-house-investigation-texas/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1zPK438EVNvpmRHVUMVkfHu6tsbqORLbgvTkhP2dqD4wZRyp_RYZ2HAZ7I5n-GnsM7w1k2rbUvzPcWANKoWYaOCu4o6Xet_f$

Survivors of Kissinger’s Secret War in Cambodia Reveal Unreported Mass Killings: Exclusive witness interviews and archival documents detail killings of hundreds of Cambodian civilians. An investigation by The Intercept provides evidence of previously unreported attacks that killed or wounded hundreds of Cambodian civilians during Kissinger’s tenure in the White House. When questioned about his culpability for these deaths, Kissinger responded with sarcasm and refused to provide answers.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/05/23/henry-kissinger-cambodia-bombing-survivors/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=The*20Intercept*20Newsletter__;JSU!!On18fmf1aQ!1zPK438EVNvpmRHVUMVkfHu6tsbqORLbgvTkhP2dqD4wZRyp_RYZ2HAZ7I5n-GnsM7w1k2rbUvzPcWANKoWYaOCu4vtKUhEB$

Why so many top Republicans want to go to war in Mexico, an astonishingly bad idea that’s gotten popular very quickly: Every single declared Republican presidential candidate has endorsed treating cartels like terrorist organizations. And in both the House and the Senate, leading Republicans have proposed authorizing the use of military force in Mexico to fight cartels.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vox.com/politics/2023/4/21/23686510/mexico-invade-bomb-trump-republicans-cartels__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1zPK438EVNvpmRHVUMVkfHu6tsbqORLbgvTkhP2dqD4wZRyp_RYZ2HAZ7I5n-GnsM7w1k2rbUvzPcWANKoWYaOCu4jIz1Ghe$

America’s Zero-Sum Economics Doesn’t Add Up: Industrial policy and subsidies are nothing new and can be useful. But shutting off from the world will have consequences.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2023/03/americas-zero-sum-economics-doesnt-add-up.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1zPK438EVNvpmRHVUMVkfHu6tsbqORLbgvTkhP2dqD4wZRyp_RYZ2HAZ7I5n-GnsM7w1k2rbUvzPcWANKoWYaOCu4lm0lUcB$

# Law Enforcment
They Held Down a Black Teen Who Had Tried to Shoplift. He Died From Asphyxia. Why Was No One Ever Charged? Customers at a Wisconsin corner store subdued 16-year-old Corey Stingley, who died after allegedly being placed in a chokehold. A decade later, the youth’s father still fights for justice and awaits the findings from an unusual new inquiry. The medical examiner ruled Stingley’s death a homicide following his restraint in “a violent struggle with multiple individuals.” That was more than 10 years ago.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/wisconsin-corey-stingley-death-chokehold-shoplift-charges__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1zPK438EVNvpmRHVUMVkfHu6tsbqORLbgvTkhP2dqD4wZRyp_RYZ2HAZ7I5n-GnsM7w1k2rbUvzPcWANKoWYaOCu4mxhhecz$

Mom of boy, 11, shot in the chest by Mississippi cop in his own home after dialing 911 for help calls for the officer to be fired – after wounded child asked: “Why did he shoot me? What did I do?”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/investigation-underway-of-mississippi-police-shooting-11-year-old-boy-as-calls-for-punishment-for-the-officer-who-fired-grow/ar-AA1bHo4O?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=2db4daf408d1456fadd2302a303e46d5&ei=101__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1zPK438EVNvpmRHVUMVkfHu6tsbqORLbgvTkhP2dqD4wZRyp_RYZ2HAZ7I5n-GnsM7w1k2rbUvzPcWANKoWYaOCu4pHyJtTS$

A 2-year-old at a Utah day care suddenly started bleeding. Doctors then found a bullet in the child’s head. Utah police were investigating after a two-year-old boy was struck in the head by a stray bullet as he played outside at his day care. Authorities now suspect the wayward round came from a bird hunter’s gun. Two adult caretakers found the toddler injured on Monday.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/2-old-utah-daycare-suddenly-200626100.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1zPK438EVNvpmRHVUMVkfHu6tsbqORLbgvTkhP2dqD4wZRyp_RYZ2HAZ7I5n-GnsM7w1k2rbUvzPcWANKoWYaOCu4uoyEX4e$

3 ex-officers indicted in death of Black man seen on video being shocked with stun guns: A Mississippi grand jury has indicted two former police officers on murder charges and another ex-officer on a manslaughter charge in the death of a Black man who was pinned down and repeatedly shocked with stun guns during a New Year’s eve arrest https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://wreg.com/news/mid-south/3-ex-officers-indicted-in-death-of-black-man-seen-on-video-being-shocked-with-stun-guns/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1zPK438EVNvpmRHVUMVkfHu6tsbqORLbgvTkhP2dqD4wZRyp_RYZ2HAZ7I5n-GnsM7w1k2rbUvzPcWANKoWYaOCu4o5IL4R7$

# Legal / DOJ
Hoboken lodges first state-level racketeering charge in Big Oil climate lawsuit: In a first for climate accountability lawsuits, Hoboken, New Jersey, is charging fossil fuel companies with violating state racketeering laws. “These racketeering cases should be viewed as a new legal front against the oil and gas industry.” Suing under an organized crime statute, the New Jersey city says major oil and gas companies and their chief lobbying group have “conspired to deceive the world for decades.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.exxonknews.org/p/hoboken-brings-rico-charges-against__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1zPK438EVNvpmRHVUMVkfHu6tsbqORLbgvTkhP2dqD4wZRyp_RYZ2HAZ7I5n-GnsM7w1k2rbUvzPcWANKoWYaOCu4kJvC79n$

# Media
Kevin Gosztola On The Fight To Free Julian Assange: The U.S. government has always been hostile to leakers revealing embarrassing or compromising information about its actions. But Gosztola states that the Central Intelligence Agency’s “gloves came off” in 2017 as it ramped up its attacks on Assange. By 2017, CIA Director Mike Pompeo had labeled WikiLeaks as a hostile non-state intelligence service and began turning the screw. For Gosztola, the CIA’s response was a symptom of the agency’s insecurity; “And so at that point, the CIA probably feels they are threatened, their whole regime of pursuing the global war on terrorism is in jeopardy as a result of WikiLeaks,” he told Lowkey.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0PDuZaZ7PY__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1zPK438EVNvpmRHVUMVkfHu6tsbqORLbgvTkhP2dqD4wZRyp_RYZ2HAZ7I5n-GnsM7w1k2rbUvzPcWANKoWYaOCu4uYO3NJm$

# Medical / Health
The Big Business of Clogged Arteries: In the “Wild West” of Outpatient Vascular Care, Doctors Can Reap Huge Payments as Patients Risk Life and Limb. To move vascular procedures out of expensive hospitals, the government turbocharged payments to doctors’ offices. Instead of saving money, it started a boom that is making doctors rich and putting patients in danger.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.mmm-online.com/home/channel/in-the-wild-west-of-outpatient-vascular-care-doctors-can-reap-huge-payments-as-patients-risk-life-and-limb/?utm_source=ourcommunitynow&utm_medium=web__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1zPK438EVNvpmRHVUMVkfHu6tsbqORLbgvTkhP2dqD4wZRyp_RYZ2HAZ7I5n-GnsM7w1k2rbUvzPcWANKoWYaOCu4g6ADVC3$

# Medical Technology
‘Digital bridge’ helps paralysed man to walk: A wireless connection between the brain and the spinal cord allows a paralysed man to walk using his thoughts. Gert-Jan Oskam, whose legs were paralysed after a cycling accident, received a spinal implant in 2018 that generated robotic movement through pre-programmed electrical stimulation. He has now received head implants that detect brain activity and transmit the signal to a backpack computer, which decodes the information and activates the spinal pulse generator.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/patient-safety-outcomes/digital-bridge-between-brain-spinal-cord-helps-paralyzed-man-walk-again.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1zPK438EVNvpmRHVUMVkfHu6tsbqORLbgvTkhP2dqD4wZRyp_RYZ2HAZ7I5n-GnsM7w1k2rbUvzPcWANKoWYaOCu4q73opqs$

# Military / Global
Russia signs deal to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus: Russia moved ahead on Thursday with a plan to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, whose leader said the warheads were already on the move, in the Kremlin’s first deployment of such bombs outside Russia since the 1991 fall of the Soviet Union.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/belarus-russia-nuclear-weapons-shoigu-285ff887e8b1c28d20ff68e1d775441e__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1zPK438EVNvpmRHVUMVkfHu6tsbqORLbgvTkhP2dqD4wZRyp_RYZ2HAZ7I5n-GnsM7w1k2rbUvzPcWANKoWYaOCu4oCLH0op$

# Science
Japan wants to privatize its science council: Japan’s government is drawing fresh ire from researchers over plans to privatize the country’s influential science council (SCJ). The government has already backed away from plans to reform the council’s constitution and its process for appointing members. Observers predict that the council will ultimately be forced to forge a new relationship with the government
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01640-7__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1zPK438EVNvpmRHVUMVkfHu6tsbqORLbgvTkhP2dqD4wZRyp_RYZ2HAZ7I5n-GnsM7w1k2rbUvzPcWANKoWYaOCu4moRpN6R$

AI Uncovers Rare DNA Sequences: In a groundbreaking endeavor, scientists from UC San Diego are utilizing artificial intelligence to delve into the intricate workings of our genes. Their primary focus lies in the exploration of gene activation, a crucial process influencing growth, development, and disease. New research from UC San Diego has revealed that machine learning is revolutionizing gene study. AI has identified rare “synthetic extreme” DNA sequences. This groundbreaking discovery could better understand how our genes work and be helpful in biotechnology and medicine.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://today.ucsd.edu/story/artificial-intelligence-catalyzes-gene-activation-research-and-uncovers-rare-dna-sequences__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1zPK438EVNvpmRHVUMVkfHu6tsbqORLbgvTkhP2dqD4wZRyp_RYZ2HAZ7I5n-GnsM7w1k2rbUvzPcWANKoWYaOCu4gXvt8bw$

# Social
Interview about gun crime interrupted by drive-by-shooting: Just as Yolanda, a resident of the Whitehaven neighbourhood in south Memphis identified only by her first name, was introducing herself to the camera, a number of gunshots rang out nearby. Yolanda and the television crew dove to the ground, where Yolanda could be heard saying: “It’s okay. Thank you, Lord Jesus. Just stay down and get down.” The entire incident was captured on film by ABC24. “I fear it’s only a matter of time before some station’s crew does get hurt,” Ransom said. “Doing an interview, in a park, at 11am, should not be dangerous.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsbreak.com/memphis-tn/3037173499677-interview-about-gun-crime-interrupted-by-drive-by-shooting__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1zPK438EVNvpmRHVUMVkfHu6tsbqORLbgvTkhP2dqD4wZRyp_RYZ2HAZ7I5n-GnsM7w1k2rbUvzPcWANKoWYaOCu4qWFWDmx$

# Space / UFO Disclosure / Other
South Korea launches homegrown rocket after delay: South Korea launched its homegrown Nuri rocket on Thursday, officials said, a day after it was forced to postpone due to a technical glitch. South Korea launched its homegrown Nuri rocket on Thursday, officials said, a day after it was forced to postpone due to a technical glitch just hours before lift-off.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://phys.org/news/2023-05-south-korea-homegrown-rocket-delay.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1zPK438EVNvpmRHVUMVkfHu6tsbqORLbgvTkhP2dqD4wZRyp_RYZ2HAZ7I5n-GnsM7w1k2rbUvzPcWANKoWYaOCu4tW9hSQU$

Rocket Lab prepares for second TROPICS launch for NASA: The ‘Coming to a Storm Near You’ launch is scheduled to lift off from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1 in New Zealand as early as May 25. It will be the second Electron launch in two weeks to deploy the TROPICS storm monitoring constellation for NASA
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/23/05/b32562532/rocket-lab-prepares-for-second-tropics-launch-to-deploy-storm-monitoring-constellation-for-nasa__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1zPK438EVNvpmRHVUMVkfHu6tsbqORLbgvTkhP2dqD4wZRyp_RYZ2HAZ7I5n-GnsM7w1k2rbUvzPcWANKoWYaOCu4gejIP5W$

# Water
Clarence Thomas hints he’d go further to gut the EPA’s power after the Supreme Court limited clean-water protections: The Supreme Court rolled back the Environmental Protection Agency’s power in a Thursday ruling. In a concurring opinion, Clarence Thomas suggested he’d further gut its authority. The conservative-led high court has been putting more restrictions on federal regulators’ power.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/25/politics/supreme-court-wetlands-authority-epa/index.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1zPK438EVNvpmRHVUMVkfHu6tsbqORLbgvTkhP2dqD4wZRyp_RYZ2HAZ7I5n-GnsM7w1k2rbUvzPcWANKoWYaOCu4tqIj6cV$

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May 24, 2023
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

# Indigenous
Native American Man Killed By Border Patrol Shortly After Calling Border Patrol on Trespassing Migrants: Raymond Mattia, a member of the Tohono O’odham Nation, was shot and killed by border patrol agents at his reservation in Southern Arizona. According to KVOA, Raymond Mattia called U.S. Border Patrol agents after he discovered illegal immigrants were trespassing in his yard.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/05/native-american-man-killed-border-patrol-shortly-after/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3BrH81HGfCR6F3h_Ypp3xz76HVheppJsNmgIhFV4gxcqQZN-mJq1TN70Y1vgL_O2OfCIXz6ZDWXmGWhiJh3BDuBh2Xcw2kkw$

# Animals / Pets / Alerts / Food Recalls Nearly half the world’s species are seeing rapid population declines, new study finds: Nearly half the world’s species are seeing rapid population declines, new study finds. The global loss of wildlife is “significantly more alarming” than previously thought, according to a new study that found almost half the planet’s species are experiencing rapid population declines.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/22/world/wildlife-crisis-biodiversity-scn-climate-intl/index.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3BrH81HGfCR6F3h_Ypp3xz76HVheppJsNmgIhFV4gxcqQZN-mJq1TN70Y1vgL_O2OfCIXz6ZDWXmGWhiJh3BDuBh2RzLlhQs$

# Border / Immigration / Migrants
Republican governors meet with Abbott to discuss joint border security plan: Nine Republican governors met with Gov. Greg Abbott Monday to discuss a joint border security plan. They did so after they, along with 15 of their colleagues, last week pledged to support Texas’ border security mission, Operation Lone Star
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/republican-governors-meet-with-abbott-to-discuss-joint-border-security-plan*:*:text=(The*20Center*20Square)*20**B,security*20mission*2C*20Operation*20Lone*20Star__;I34lJSXigJMlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!3BrH81HGfCR6F3h_Ypp3xz76HVheppJsNmgIhFV4gxcqQZN-mJq1TN70Y1vgL_O2OfCIXz6ZDWXmGWhiJh3BDuBh2X-8UDym$

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
New Evidence FDA, CDC Hid Early Data on Myocarditis Spurs Questions of ‘Criminal Coverup’: New evidence suggests the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and U.S. Food and Drug Administration may have violated the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act when they withheld knowledge about myocarditis safety signals from the public and from COVID-19 vaccine fact sheets.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/fda-cdc-covid-vaccine-myocarditis-safety-signal/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3BrH81HGfCR6F3h_Ypp3xz76HVheppJsNmgIhFV4gxcqQZN-mJq1TN70Y1vgL_O2OfCIXz6ZDWXmGWhiJh3BDuBh2fI8YRCm$

COVID Vaccine-Injured Sue Biden Administration Over Censorship: A woman who suffered severe nerve damage after receiving a COVID-19 vaccination and four others with confirmed or suspected COVID-19 vaccine injuries launched a lawsuit against Joe Biden and his administration on May 22.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zerohedge.com/political/covid-vaccine-injured-sue-biden-administration-over-censorship__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3BrH81HGfCR6F3h_Ypp3xz76HVheppJsNmgIhFV4gxcqQZN-mJq1TN70Y1vgL_O2OfCIXz6ZDWXmGWhiJh3BDuBh2QM7ko8b$

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
Court Sets Legal Showdown on Debt Limit 14th Amendment Argument: Justice Department lawyers declined to say whether Biden has the power to defy a debt cap.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2023/05/23/court-14th-amendment-debt-limit-00098358__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3BrH81HGfCR6F3h_Ypp3xz76HVheppJsNmgIhFV4gxcqQZN-mJq1TN70Y1vgL_O2OfCIXz6ZDWXmGWhiJh3BDuBh2RRfR7rO$

The White House Wants a Debt Ceiling Deal: By opposing an injunction in the main lawsuit challenging the debt ceiling, the president has deliberately boxed himself into negotiations with legislative terrorists. Their case argues that, by passing into law a number of appropriations that cost money, and also by passing into law a hard debt ceiling, Congress is requiring the president, once that debt ceiling is reached, to pick and choose which laws to break.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/economy/2023-05-24-white-house-wants-debt-ceiling-deal/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3BrH81HGfCR6F3h_Ypp3xz76HVheppJsNmgIhFV4gxcqQZN-mJq1TN70Y1vgL_O2OfCIXz6ZDWXmGWhiJh3BDuBh2Rim3tAY$

Dark Money’s behind the debt ceiling plan to punish the poor: Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy borrowed his punishing work requirement proposal from the conservative think tank pushing to loosen child labor laws. Republicans are threatening to blow up the United States’ economy unless Democrats agree to shrink the social safety net by adding work requirements to programs such as food assistance and healthcare. They are billing the effort, which would help corporations grow an exploitable workforce, as necessary to end dependency, boost the economy, and reduce the federal deficit.
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The Global Race to the Bottom: Will the Biden administration help Big Tech undermine consumer regulation by the EU and Asian nations? Examples include trade deals that deliberately weaken the capacity of nation-states to regulate capitalism; competition to cut tax rates to attract multinational business; proliferation of tax and regulatory havens; invention of new concepts such as investor rights against states; and anti-consumer rights of tech companies in trade agreements.
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The White House Wants a Debt Ceiling Deal: By opposing an injunction in the main lawsuit challenging the debt ceiling, the president has deliberately boxed himself into negotiations with legislative terrorists. The administration has put itself in the position of negotiating with legislative terrorists. And the House GOP has been refreshingly clear on this point by calling themselves legislative terrorists, through their actions and explicitly with their words.
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The Gephardt Rule: Does It Take the Political Sting Out of the Debt Limit? Summary: The Gephardt Rule is a House rule that is intended to make it easier to enact adjustments to the debt limit. According to the most recent version of the rule, when the House adopts a concurrent resolution on the budget, the Clerk engrosses a joint resolution suspending the debt limit for the fiscal year and sends it to the Senate. If the Senate passes it without an amendment, the House does not need to vote on it again before it goes to the President for a signature. The Gephardt Rule achieved its purpose in the early years it was in effect, but it has not been especially effective in the last two decades.
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AOC Slams GOP After Gaetz Admits Debt Limit Negotiation Is “Hostage” Situation: “For all of this talk about negotiations, Republicans are not negotiating at all,” said Ocasio-Cortez. The lawmaker went on to say that Gaetz’s comment makes clear the circumstances around the debt limit talks. “For all of this talk about negotiations, Republicans are not negotiating at all,” Ocasio-Cortez said. “Republican Matt Gaetz expressed in a party meeting today that this is, in fact, a hostage situation.
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House Republicans Plan to Unveil Deficit-Exploding Tax Cuts for the Rich: The move further shows that “this hostage crisis has never been about deficits for the GOP,” tweeted Rep. Ilhan Omar.
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# Education / Schools
Professor holds machete to New York Post reporter’s neck after destroying student’s pro-life display – report –Shellyne Rodriguez allegedly chased reporter out of building, kicked his shins: The New York City professor who went on an expletive-filled rant and destroyed a student group’s pro-life display has now allegedly threatened a reporter who was covering the story by putting a machete to his neck.
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Democrats for Education Reform: New statewide polling finds Texas voters are demanding more school choices, prefer choice within public system. Nearly 80% of Texas voters believe in “Expanding educational choices within the public educational system for families, such as more magnet schools, career academies, and non-profit public charter schools”. Support for additional choices within the public school system is broad-based and popular among supporters of both political parties and across demographic groups.
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“It’s Been Weird and Scary”: On the Front Lines of New College’s Student-Led Rebellion Against Ron DeSantis: I jetted down to Sarasota for graduation day at my alma mater, where students are fighting back against a right-wing regime change that’s poised to wipe away the New College I once knew and loved.
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The House on Wednesday will take up legislation to repeal President Joe Biden’s sweeping student debt relief program, putting the hotly debated policy to a standalone vote in Congress for the first time.
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House Republicans just passed a bill to block student-loan forgiveness and end the payment pause immediately, but that’s likely as far as it’ll go. Along with blocking broad debt relief, the bill would also end the payment pause.
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“People are that brainwashed”: Texas Teacher Under Fire for Teaching Students Constitutional Rights, The Pledge of Allegiance, and Harry Potter
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# Employment / Labor
Japanese Automakers Boost U.S. Job Growth: Japanese automakers are among the most significant contributors to the nation’s anufacturing sector and to the U.S. economy. The report highlights that Japanese-branded automakers’ continued investment in the U.S. helped to fuel an increase in the American workforce by several thousand from the previous year with the total annual compensation from jobs created in the U.S. exceeding $85 billion, an increase relative to last year’s estimate.
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# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Industry
Climate protesters dragged from Shell shareholder meeting as they rushstage: Climate change protesters were dragged away as they tried to storm the stage at Shell’s shareholder meeting Tuesday, while activist investors added pressure with a resolution demanding the global oil and gas giant beef up its emissions strategy.
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Texas Republicans want to shield oil and gas from federal climate regulations. Their bill would have little impact, experts say. Texas Republicans want to shield oil and gas from federal climate regulations. Their bill would have little impact, experts say. The bill would direct Texas agencies to not enforce federal regulations on the oil industry if there’s not a similar state regulation.
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Power Up Texas is an alliance of stakeholders bound by a mission to educate and advocate for innovative, sustainable electricity generation in Texas, including the expansion of clean, renewable energy resources. Texas is both the #1 energy producer and consumer in the country. Our economy and continued growth are dependent on reliable power, and how we meet this massive demand has tremendous implications. In order to remain on top, Texas should incentivize all forms of energy development and encourage our state’s innovative spirit and uniquely qualified workforce.
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What Is Produced Water? “Produced water” is water that returns to the surface as wastewater during oil and gas production. The water typically contains hydrocarbons from the deposit as well as naturally occurring toxic substances like arsenic and radium, salts and chemical additives injected into the well to facilitate extraction. These additives include carcinogens and numerous other toxic substances that have the potential to harm human health and contaminate the environment.
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Fuel for debate: The US produces more oil than any other country, so why do we still rely on countries like Saudi Arabia and Canada to supply us with crude? The question is: Why aren’t average gas prices closer to, say, $2 a gallon when the U.S. is the world’s largest oil producer? It’s not an easy question to answer.
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# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure WMO warns greenhouse gases and El Niño to push global temps to record levels: “…WMO is sounding the alarm that we will breach the 1.5°C level on a temporary basis with increasing frequency.” A new report by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned that heat-trapping greenhouse gases and a naturally occurring El Niño event will push global temperatures between 2023 and 2027 to more than 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels for at least one year.
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# General News
Pistol Brace Owners Scramble to Block ATF Ban Set to Take Effect June 1: Gun rights advocates and the owners of pistol stabilizing braces are scrambling to stop a rule by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) that will make possession of the brace a felony after May 31.
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Consumer Health and Safety Are on the Line. Where Is the FDA? Once again we find the FDA choosing to look the other way on a blatant consumer sham. This is far from an isolated event, and one has to wonder if the FDA is on an extended smoking break, given its absence from numerous issues under its charge. It may be preoccupied with the widespread calls of incompetence concerning its sub-standard actions to protect the U.S.
food supply, but surely that does not inspire confidence. The FDA is AWOL on a growing list of issues https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://dcjournal.com/consumer-health-and-safety-are-on-the-line-where-is-the-fda/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3BrH81HGfCR6F3h_Ypp3xz76HVheppJsNmgIhFV4gxcqQZN-mJq1TN70Y1vgL_O2OfCIXz6ZDWXmGWhiJh3BDuBh2aRxLPn5$

# Gov / Politics
A dramatic series of events Tuesday started with Paxton calling on state House Speaker Dade Phelan to resign, accusing the fellow Republican of presiding over his chamber “in a state of apparent debilitating intoxication.” A video clip went viral over the weekend that showed Phelan slurring his words while overseeing House floor proceedings Friday night.
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Harris County must remove its elections chief under new legislation headed to Gov. Greg Abbott: On a 81-62 party line vote, House Republicans passed Senate Bill 1750, which will abolish the Harris County elections administrator position, a nonpartisan position appointed by local elected officials, and return all election duties to the county clerk and tax assessor-collector. The new law would force the county to move election duties under its clerk and tax assessor-collector, in reaction to what critics call a continued pattern of election problems.
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# Law Enforcment
Dementia Patient, 95, Dies After Being Tased by Police: An officer is now facing multiple charges. The police officer who Tasered 95-year-old Claire Nowland at an aged care facility in Cooma last week has been suspended from duty with pay as pressure mounts for the bodycam footage of the incident to be publicly released. Nowland, who has dementia, is in end-of-life care at Cooma district hospital after the incident caused her to fall and sustain life-threatening head injuries.
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# Legal / DOJ
New IRS whistleblower letter suggests DOJ interference in Hunter Biden probe dates back years: An IRS agent working with federal prosecutors and investigators on the Hunter Biden tax probe is alleging the agency ignored his team’s warnings about years of improprieties by Justice Department officials supervising the case.
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Judge Lays Down the Law for Trump in Hush Money Case: Trump has appeared at a Manhattan court via videolink for the second hearing in his fraud case. He became the first current or former US president to be arrested and charged last month when he pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of felony crimes.
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Conservative billionaire Harlan Crow responded Monday night to a request from Senate judiciary committee Democrats for more details about gifts he’s given to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas that have not been disclosed. Crow’s response? I’m not telling you anything. “We do not believe the Committee has the authority to investigate” Crow’s friendship with the Supreme Court justice, the GOP billionaire’s lawyer said.
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Mandatory 10-year sentences for some crimes involving guns revived by Texas Senate: House Bill 4843, as passed by the House, simply raised the penalty for unlawful possession of a firearm by a person convicted of a felony from a third-degree to second-degree felony. The punishment for the crime would change from a maximum of 10 years in prison to 20 years.
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# LGBTQ / Gender
Republican blitz on LGBTQ issues exposes fractures among Texas Democrats: The defections have sparked feelings of betrayal and promises of retribution, particularly as Republicans in the Legislature have presented a unified front.
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# Medical / Health
The IRA’s Small-Molecule Penalty Requires a Repair: With a minor technical fix, lawmakers can give small-molecule drugs the same 13-year reprieve from price-setting that biologics enjoy under the IRA. In opposing a fix to the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, a leading voice in the effort to move the U.S. biopharmaceutical system toward European-style price controls cited “complicated details” in his reasoning for changing the law, adding that “getting it straight is critically important.”
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This company made billions by surprise-billing helpless ER patients. Then justice arrived: Waiting to be seen at the emergency room or already laid out on an operating table, the patients weren’t in a position to ask whether the doctor was in their insurance plan’s network. They might not even know they were seen by out-of-network doctors until they received a bill for their services, a surprise invoice for hundreds or even thousands of dollars. These higher payment rates [are] caused not by supply or demand, but rather by the ability to “ambush” the patient.”
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# Military / Global
Russian troops destroy Western-supplied vehicles in Belgorod Region: U.S. and Polish armored cars were among the militants’ documented losses
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‘Wagner’ Group Soldiers Raise the Russian Flag After Historic Victory in Bakhmut, Ukraine: Earlier this morning, Gateway Pundit contributor Paul Serran reported that Bakhmut, Ukraine had fallen. This was a major blow to Ukraine, NATO, the Biden regime, and the globalists.
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# Nuclear
Ukraine cuts electricity to Europe’s largest nuclear power plant: The Zaporozhye facility has been connected to an emergency backup after the Dnieper power line was shut down, management have claimed. Russia’s Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant, located near the front line with Ukraine, has been cut off from its external energy supply. According to a message posted on the facility’s official Telegram channel on Monday morning, the radiation level is “normal.”
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# Pervasive Chemicals
Recycled plastic can be more toxic and is no fix for pollution, Greenpeace warns: Recycling plastic can make it more toxic and should not be considered a solution to the pollution crisis, Greenpeace has warned before the latest round of negotiations for an international plastics treaty.
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Should you even bother throwing plastic in the recycling bin? Recycling plastic is garbage, Greenpeace says in a new report. So, landfill then? Consumers, meanwhile, are stuck in the middle. Is recycling plastic just a feel-good charade we should stop bothering to play act, or is there some utility in keeping up the plastic recycling stream?
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# Space / UFO Disclosure / Other
South Korea postpones third launch of homegrown rocket: A communication error between the launch control computer and another computer managing the launch pad was detected during preparation, forcing officials to postpone, said Oh Tae-seog, vice minister of science and ICT. “It’s currently believed there is no problem with the projectile itself, so it will remain erected” while scientists and software engineers try to resolve the issue, Oh said in a briefing.
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China’s next manned mission, Shenzhou XVI, scheduled to be launched in the coming days to transport astronauts to the Tiangong space station. The Shenzhou XVI will become the first crewed mission to visit Tiangong this year and the first to arrive since its construction was completed by the Shenzhou XIV and XV crews.
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In anticipation of NASA’s OSIRIS-REx asteroid sample delivery this fall, the team held our first round of rehearsals April 17 to April 27. Our goal was to practice retrieving the spacecraft’s sample capsule from a simulated landing site at Lockheed Martin’s campus near Denver.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/OSIRIS_REx_Recovery_Team_Motto_Practice_Practice_Practice_999.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3BrH81HGfCR6F3h_Ypp3xz76HVheppJsNmgIhFV4gxcqQZN-mJq1TN70Y1vgL_O2OfCIXz6ZDWXmGWhiJh3BDuBh2dqrqWkG$

# Technology
Scientists have discovered a way to create 3D-printed wood, the breakthrough could revolutionize how we get hundreds of products: Researchers used cells from Zinnia elegans, the common zinnia flower, to print custom-shaped wood segments.
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# Veterans / VA
Bipartisan coalition introduces Wounded Warrior Bill of Rights in Congress: Eastern Washington Congresswoman Cathy McMorris Rodgers joined a bipartisan coalition introducing Congressman Brian Mast’s, D-Fla., Wounded Warrior Bill of Rights Act to “cut through red tape, improve transparency, and increase accountability for wounded warriors.” The bill would ensure veterans are able to effectively appeal decisions made regarding their medical separation from service and entitlement to disability benefits. This bill is cosponsored by Representatives Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05), Rick Larsen (WA-02), Rich McCormick (GA-6), and Jimmy Panetta (CA-19).
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://mast.house.gov/press-releases?ID=7D80D72A-2298-407B-B5C3-1543B432D8E1__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3BrH81HGfCR6F3h_Ypp3xz76HVheppJsNmgIhFV4gxcqQZN-mJq1TN70Y1vgL_O2OfCIXz6ZDWXmGWhiJh3BDuBh2Sd2f0oy$

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