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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2023-03-09

Voices, The Peoples News

March 9, 2023
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Animals / Pets / Alerts / Food Recalls
Interior Department Announces Significant Action to Restore Bison Populations as Part of New Restoration and Resilience Framework: The National Wildlife Federation envisions tens of thousands of buffalo repatriated to millions of acres of tribal lands across the country. To accomplish that vision, the Tribal Buffalo Conservation Summit brought together leaders from dozens of tribes to advance our collaborative effort to restore bison.
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Saskatchewan research team aims to bring 30 million bison back to the Canadian Prairies! This is both kinda cool and kinda scary! According to a science report in the Global News: A team of scientists from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and the University of Saskatchewan is trying to restore the bison to its original place in the prairies. The project aims to preserve the bison genome and protect them from common bovine diseases https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://globalnews.ca/news/9524116/saskatchewan-research-bison-prairies/*:*:text=A*20team*20of*20scientists*20from,them*20from*20common*20bovine*20diseases__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!xDtYCSUhf2YMEyHJHKtMCaVcC6JEOqdxg-1ufssptCBQSM6o7hWnCoqf1CRA0FJv3BCRYj4XYvmPnDIygh7k8rB_IVBfSlxF$

# Archaeology
A Top UC Berkeley Professor Taught With Remains That May Include Dozens of Native Americans: Most were not labeled at all or said only ‘lab.’
But that simple description masked a dark history, UC Berkeley administrators recently acknowledged. Administrators disclosed to state officials in May that the analysis found the collection includes the remains of at least 95 people excavated from gravesites — many of them likely Native Americans from California https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/berkeley-professor-taught-suspected-native-american-remains-repatriation?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=majorinvestigations&utm_content=river__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xDtYCSUhf2YMEyHJHKtMCaVcC6JEOqdxg-1ufssptCBQSM6o7hWnCoqf1CRA0FJv3BCRYj4XYvmPnDIygh7k8rB_Ifc-HadP$

# Border / Immigration / Migrants
As Arizona looks to defund border security, cartels move smuggling efforts west: Since Gov. Katie Hobbs was sworn into office in January, the number of foreign nationals illegally entering Arizona has increased primarily in the U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Tucson Sector. And as several factors, including Texas expanding border security efforts, are resulting in illegal border crossings increasing further west, law enforcement officials say Arizona can expect greater numbers https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.mdjonline.com/neighbor_newspapers/extra/news/as-arizona-looks-to-defund-border-security-cartels-move-smuggling-efforts-west/article_391d7fb7-d575-5ddd-8142-0023a77d90ed.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xDtYCSUhf2YMEyHJHKtMCaVcC6JEOqdxg-1ufssptCBQSM6o7hWnCoqf1CRA0FJv3BCRYj4XYvmPnDIygh7k8rB_IYjLN3_B$

Federal judge rules Biden’s border policies illegal: A federal judge in Florida handed state Attorney General Ashley Moody a major win on Wednesday in her lawsuit filed against the Biden administration over its “catch and release” policy, releasing foreign nationals in the country illegally into the U.S. instead of deporting them https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/federal-judge-rules-bidens-border-policies-illegal__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xDtYCSUhf2YMEyHJHKtMCaVcC6JEOqdxg-1ufssptCBQSM6o7hWnCoqf1CRA0FJv3BCRYj4XYvmPnDIygh7k8rB_IVtwhJnV$

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
Republicans dive into COVID origins with fresh fervor: U.S. House Oversight lawmakers held a subcommittee hearing Wednesday to dig further into where COVID-19 originated and who may be responsible. Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic Chairman Brad Wenstrup, R-Ohio, led the hearing, saying they will be investigating not just COVID’s origins, but also decisions made during the pandemic.
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‘No Doubt’ Fauci Funded Gain-of-Function Research That Likely Led to Pandemic, Former CDC Director Tells Lawmakers: ‘Antithetical to
Science’: Ex-CDC Director Takes Fauci to Task for Suppressing Lab-Leak Theory https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nationalreview.com/news/antithetical-to-science-ex-cdc-director-takes-fauci-to-task-for-suppressing-lab-leak-theory/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xDtYCSUhf2YMEyHJHKtMCaVcC6JEOqdxg-1ufssptCBQSM6o7hWnCoqf1CRA0FJv3BCRYj4XYvmPnDIygh7k8rB_ITNmReSi$

# Education / Schools
The Federal Government Is Investigating an Illinois School Where Students With Disabilities Were Frequently Arrested: The civil rights inquiry by the Department of Education follows a ProPublica and Chicago Tribune investigation that found the school regularly called police to arrest students. The Tribune-ProPublica investigation found that Garrison students had been arrested at least 100 times in the past five school years, including five students in the first 12 weeks of this school year.
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# Employment / Labor
‘Class war’ erupts at hearing as union leader and GOP senator exchange verbal blows: Bernie Sanders declared at the conclusion of Wednesday’s hearing that “there’s a class war going on whether we want to recognize it or not.”
“Don’t let them distract you,” said Teamsters president Sean O’Brien.
“Unions create jobs, make work safer, and put more money in workers’
pockets.”
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General Motors Asks Staff to Quit After Promising No Layoffs: Just last week, GM also cut an unspecified number of white-collar employees following their “most recent performance calibration.”
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Michigan Rights Wrong, Beginning the Repeal of ‘Right to Work’: A newly Democratic state government votes to restore some democracy in the workplace. Today on TAP: A newly Democratic state government votes to restore some democracy in the workplace.
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# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemical Why Rockefeller’s Standard Oil was Axis Ally of Hitler & Nazis: Standard Oil Company, Inc., was an American oil production, transportation, refining, and marketing company that operated from 1870 to 1911. At its height, Standard Oil was the largest petroleum company in the world, and its success made its co-founder and chairman, John D. Rockefeller, among the wealthiest Americans of all time and among the richest people in modern history. Its history as one of the world’s first and largest multinational corporations ended in 1911, when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that it was an illegal monopoly.
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Manchin slams Biden’s ‘radical climate agenda’ in delay of oil leasing:
The Interior Department says it cannot finish a new offshore plan until December, a delay that has again angered the senator from West Virginia.
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) castigated the Biden administration for falling behind on advancing a new offshore oil and gas leasing program after the Interior Department said it needs until December to finalize the plan, deepening the conflict between him and President Joe Biden.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/energy-environment/manchin-lashes-out-at-biden-over-delayed-offshore-oil-and-gas-leasing-plan__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xDtYCSUhf2YMEyHJHKtMCaVcC6JEOqdxg-1ufssptCBQSM6o7hWnCoqf1CRA0FJv3BCRYj4XYvmPnDIygh7k8rB_ITJSbSIB$

Hashtag #StopWillow goes viral as Biden deliberates Alaska drilling:
Social media users have rallied against a proposed oil drilling project in northern Alaska over the past week, using the #stopwillow TikTok hashtag to educate viewers on the project’s potential environmental consequences and urge them to sign petitions pushing the Biden Administration to reject the project. The ConocoPhillips Willow Project has sparked backlash from climate activists on TikTok who fear a negative impact on the environment.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2023/03/07/stopwillow-how-tiktok-users-are-mobilizing-against-proposed-alaska-oil-drilling-project/?sh=1175752c689e__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xDtYCSUhf2YMEyHJHKtMCaVcC6JEOqdxg-1ufssptCBQSM6o7hWnCoqf1CRA0FJv3BCRYj4XYvmPnDIygh7k8rB_IWmNwCRs$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Global Court restrictions on climate protesters ‘deeply concerning’, say leading lawyers; Three non-violent Insulate Britain activists have been jailed for telling juries why they were protesting: Three Insulate Britain activists are serving jail terms for contempt of court for breaching rulings made by a judge that they were not to mention the climate crisis, fuel poverty or the history of the peaceful civil rights movement to juries.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/08/court-restrictions-on-climate-protesters-deeply-concerning-say-leading-lawyers__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xDtYCSUhf2YMEyHJHKtMCaVcC6JEOqdxg-1ufssptCBQSM6o7hWnCoqf1CRA0FJv3BCRYj4XYvmPnDIygh7k8rB_IRuPz7_F$

# General News
Inside the ‘Private and Confidential’ Conservative Group That Promises to ‘Crush Liberal Dominance’: Leonard Leo, a key architect of the Supreme Court’s conservative supermajority, is now the chairman of Teneo, a group that aims to influence all aspects of American politics and culture.
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How a Billionaire’s “Attack Philanthropy” Secretly Funded Climate Denialism and Right-Wing Causes: Emails and interviews reveal privacy-obsessed electronics magnate Barre Seid’s long history of backing efforts to attack climate science, fight Medicaid expansion, and remake the higher education system in a conservative mold.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/barre-seid-heartland-institute-hillsdale-college-gmu__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xDtYCSUhf2YMEyHJHKtMCaVcC6JEOqdxg-1ufssptCBQSM6o7hWnCoqf1CRA0FJv3BCRYj4XYvmPnDIygh7k8rB_IX-_Pk15$

# Gov / Politics / US
Dems Get Burned by Biden’s Embrace of D.C. Crime Legislation: “The White House f***** this up royally,” one House Democrat told The Hill via text message, noting the White House issued a Statement of Administration Policy opposing the resolution and backing D.C., that House Democratic leadership told lawmakers that Biden was prepared to veto the measure.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/house/3881888-house-democrats-blindsided-as-biden-changes-tune-on-dc-crime-bill/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xDtYCSUhf2YMEyHJHKtMCaVcC6JEOqdxg-1ufssptCBQSM6o7hWnCoqf1CRA0FJv3BCRYj4XYvmPnDIygh7k8rB_IbEvRc3o$

How the Right Is Turning Political Paranoia Into ‘Parents’ Rights’: From activist mothers to MAGA stars, just about everyone at last week’s CPAC was awash in fears that satanism, marxism, and “transgenderism” are creeping into schools nationwide. “They’re trying to erase us as women and moms,” says the president of Moms for America, and “steal the hearts and minds of our children.” They’re coming to steal your baby. They’re flushing fully-formed infants down the bathroom. And they’re worshipping the gods of infanticide. These are just some of the baseless accusations leveled final week in opposition to liberals and LGBTQ+ communities on the Conservative Political Motion Convention in Nationwide Harbor, Maryland.
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Florida Passes Law Helping Election Police Bypass Judicial Scrutiny:
Governor DeSantis Signs Election Crimes Law Expanding Statewide Prosecutor’s Power to Target People with Past Convictions; Civil and Voting Rights Groups Respond https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/governor-desantis-signs-election-crimes-law-expanding-statewide__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xDtYCSUhf2YMEyHJHKtMCaVcC6JEOqdxg-1ufssptCBQSM6o7hWnCoqf1CRA0FJv3BCRYj4XYvmPnDIygh7k8rB_IRs5nGwY$

# Legal / DOJ
Hope Hicks Had a Little Chat With Prosecutors About Trump’s Hush Money
Payment: Will the “Hopester” help the Manhattan DA finally nail Trump?
The former Trump aide is one of several witnesses who have met with prosecutors in regard to the potential case. Hope Hicks met with Manhattan prosecutors Monday as part of an ongoing investigation into hush money payments purportedly made by the ex-president to Stormy Daniels, an adult film actress.
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Ivanka Trump Awkwardly Implies Her Brothers and Dad May Have Committed Fraud at the Trump Org: Feels like this should make for a particularly uncomfortable vibe at the next family gathering! Attorney General Letitia James, asked Judge Arthur Engoron to recognize that Donald Trump’s eldest daughter left the family company in 2017 and that the allegations made against her are different from the ones made against her brothers, father and their real estate empire. Figel wrote that because there is not “a single allegation that Ms. Trump directly or indirectly created, prepared, reviewed, or certified any of her father’s financial statements,” Ivanka’s factual and legal defenses are unique.
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Former Trump Lawyer Censured Over False 2020 Election Claims: Jenna Ellis helped lead Donald Trump’s bid to overturn the election result but now admits to multiple “misrepresentations” of the truth.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/former-trump-lawyer-jenna-ellis-censured-for-falsehoods-about-2020-election__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xDtYCSUhf2YMEyHJHKtMCaVcC6JEOqdxg-1ufssptCBQSM6o7hWnCoqf1CRA0FJv3BCRYj4XYvmPnDIygh7k8rB_IUczoSrN$

# LGBTQ / Gender
Alaska Says It’s Now Legal “in Some Instances” to Discriminate Against LGBTQ Individuals: On the advice of the state’s attorney general, Alaska’s civil rights agency quietly deleted language promising equal protections for LGBTQ Alaskans against most categories of discrimination, and it began refusing to investigate complaints.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.advocate.com/news/alaska-discrimination-fine-sometimes__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xDtYCSUhf2YMEyHJHKtMCaVcC6JEOqdxg-1ufssptCBQSM6o7hWnCoqf1CRA0FJv3BCRYj4XYvmPnDIygh7k8rB_IVRdcz2m$

RuPaul Slams GOP ‘Stunt Queens’ Over Drag Show Bans: “They think our love, our light, our laughter and our joy are signs of weakness. But they’re wrong, because that is our strength.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.hastingstribune.com/ap/agriculture/rupaul-slams-those-laws-banning-drag-shows-get-these-stunt-queens-out-of-office/article_0928d358-c5a4-5385-b011-98cd9691cfc6.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xDtYCSUhf2YMEyHJHKtMCaVcC6JEOqdxg-1ufssptCBQSM6o7hWnCoqf1CRA0FJv3BCRYj4XYvmPnDIygh7k8rB_IUjxeB61$

“Legislative Disaster”: Georgia Bill Banning Gender-Affirming Care Passes Senate: The bill passed the Republican-controlled state Senate along party lines.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/legislative-disaster-ga-bill-banning-gender-affirming-care-passes-senate/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xDtYCSUhf2YMEyHJHKtMCaVcC6JEOqdxg-1ufssptCBQSM6o7hWnCoqf1CRA0FJv3BCRYj4XYvmPnDIygh7k8rB_IRWWK6mg$

Tennessee’s New Anti-Drag Law Could Subject Performers to Up to 6 Years in Jail: Under the state law, performing publicly in drag is a misdemeanor, and “repeat offenders” could be charged with a felony.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/tennessees-new-anti-drag-law-could-subject-performers-to-up-to-6-years-in-jail/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xDtYCSUhf2YMEyHJHKtMCaVcC6JEOqdxg-1ufssptCBQSM6o7hWnCoqf1CRA0FJv3BCRYj4XYvmPnDIygh7k8rB_Ia_z2q5F$

Gov. Tim Walz Signs Order to Create Refuge for Trans People in
Minnesota: The order bars state agencies from complying with other states’ orders to prosecute trans people.
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# Media
“We’re All Embarrassed”: Inside Fox News as Dominion Revelations Rattle the Network: Last month Fox News producers in New York, Washington, and other bureaus were summoned for mandatory training sessions. The topic:
libel law. With Fox facing down two defamation lawsuits that could cost the company billions of dollars https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.democraticunderground.com/100217711026__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xDtYCSUhf2YMEyHJHKtMCaVcC6JEOqdxg-1ufssptCBQSM6o7hWnCoqf1CRA0FJv3BCRYj4XYvmPnDIygh7k8rB_IVAkyI-E$

# Military / Global
Why the Armed Forces of Ukraine are leaving Artemivsk: Military expert Viktor Litovkin, in turn, expressed the opinion that the order for the retreat of the Armed Forces of Ukraine from Artemovsk could indeed mean the withdrawal of troops and their subsequent regrouping. West advises Ukraine to retreat from Artemovsk and save its troops, Bloomberg.
Current Western military aid to Ukraine is not enough for a major offensive, Bloomberg reports, citing officials https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://tass.com/defense/1570765__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xDtYCSUhf2YMEyHJHKtMCaVcC6JEOqdxg-1ufssptCBQSM6o7hWnCoqf1CRA0FJv3BCRYj4XYvmPnDIygh7k8rB_IVqB2wNi$

Col. MacGregor: Ukraine has been DESTROYED and there’s nothing left:
Ukrainian president Zelensky just admitted that American troops will be needed to keep Ukraine from total collapse. At the same time NATO announces Ukraine will become a member of the alliance before too long.
This is a non-starter for Russian President Putin. Colonel Douglas MacGregor joins Redacted host Clayton Morris for the very latest developments.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.veteranstoday.com/2023/03/08/col-macgregor-ukraine-has-been-destroyed-and-theres-nothing-left/?mc_cid=f8e2bd50bb&mc_eid=3f7488d454__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xDtYCSUhf2YMEyHJHKtMCaVcC6JEOqdxg-1ufssptCBQSM6o7hWnCoqf1CRA0FJv3BCRYj4XYvmPnDIygh7k8rB_Ic2WUzvl$

# Science
The mice with two biological fathers: Researchers have made eggs from the cells of male mice, and shown that, once fertilized and implanted into female mice, the eggs can develop into seemingly healthy, fertile offspring. The approach, announced yesterday at the Third International Summit on Human Genome Editing in London, has not yet been published and is a long way from being used in humans https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.businessinsider.com/mice-two-fathers-scientists-osaka-university-same-sex-couples-children-2023-3__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xDtYCSUhf2YMEyHJHKtMCaVcC6JEOqdxg-1ufssptCBQSM6o7hWnCoqf1CRA0FJv3BCRYj4XYvmPnDIygh7k8rB_IQ6ofuZf$

# Veterans / VA
McMorris Rodgers wins passage of act to close VA coverage loophole: A bill that would close a major VA healthcare coverage loophole for military veterans has passed the U.S. House of Representatives on a vote that could not have been more bipartisan. The RELIEVE Act, along with the Wounded Warrior Access Act, passed the House Tuesday by a unanimous vote, with 422 representatives voting for it and 12 absent for the roll call.
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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2023-03-07

Voices, The Peoples News

March 7, 2023
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Border / Immigration / Migrants
Biden Administration Mulls Return to Detention of Asylum-Seeking Families: The Biden administration is considering a return to the policy of family detention for migrants who cross the border illegally, according to The New York Times, in what would be a stark reversal by the president, who ended the practice two years ago. A final decision has not been made https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/3887045-white-house-mulls-return-to-migrant-family-detention-report/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xclIGF8p8A4TrVA_MCSG2_Qlsu0pTCq-sO9eMALRa8bOO1sq0y_YCY2fzvg8nCcvgkG5oQMojG2QgQRYHApPWWaKHiGDJb-P$

Democrats blasted the White House on Tuesday for reportedly considering reinstating a policy that would detain migrant families who cross the U.S. border illegally.
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# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
The Mask Mandates Did Nothing. Will Any Lessons Be Learned? States with mask mandates fared no better against Covid than those without. People may have good personal reasons to wear masks, and they may have the discipline to wear them consistently. Their choices are their own. But when it comes to the population-level benefits of masking, the verdict is in: Mask mandates were a bust. The mainstream experts and pundits who supported mandates were wrong.
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The CDC Is Breaking Trust in Childhood Vaccination: With its unscientific push to vaccinate all infants and toddlers against COVID, the agency will harm vaccine uptake for more significant diseases. There remains no solid consensus among physicians about the importance of vaccinating healthy children against COVID-19. In a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) meeting on June 28, Pfizer Vice President for Viral Vaccines Kena Swanson even acknowledged that “there is no established correlate” between antibody levels and protection from disease.
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# Employment / Labor
Meta Planning Thousands More Layoffs, Says Report: The next round of job losses for the Facebook owner reportedly could be announced as early as this week. Second round of cuts in four months driven by efficiency push Social networking giant may finalize plans in the next week
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# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemical Construction starts on Nevada’s Thacker Pass lithium mine: Lithium Americas Corp. announced that it began construction on the Thacker Pass lithium project in Humboldt County, Nevada, after the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals denied a request Wednesday by mine opponents to block work.
The controversial mine, located on the site of an 1865 massacre of Paiute people, is opposed by tribes and environmental groups. The Bureau of Land Management approved the $2.2 billion mine project in January 2021. Opponents say the Thacker Pass lithium project was rushed in the name of the green transition.
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# General News
Trial of Mexico’s Former Top Cop Neglected U.S. Role in War on Drugs:
Genaro García Luna, Mexico’s former top law enforcement official known as the “architect” of the Mexican side of the drug war, was found guilty in New York federal court of collaborating with the Sinaloa cartel, the biggest organized crime group in North America. For years, García Luna was the U.S. government’s most trusted ally in the war on drugs.
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Trump’s ‘Retribution’ Vow Is a Dark and Dangerous Signal: Trump’s ‘Retribution’ Vow Is a Dark and Dangerous Signal to His Base. At CPAC, Trump suggested that he would use the power of the presidency to exact revenge for his tribe, total catnip for his MAGA voter base.
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# Gov / Politics / Global
Chinese Minister Warns of Looming Confrontation With U.S: New Foreign Minister Qin Gang said the U.S. was wrong to see China as a rival to be suppressed and contained. The rare explicit comment was followed by a barrage of scorn and criticism aimed squarely at Washington from China’s new foreign minister and former ambassador to the U.S., Qin Gang.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/2023/03/07/1161570798/china-accuses-u-s-of-containment-warns-of-potential-conflict__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xclIGF8p8A4TrVA_MCSG2_Qlsu0pTCq-sO9eMALRa8bOO1sq0y_YCY2fzvg8nCcvgkG5oQMojG2QgQRYHApPWWaKHg4IOnA8$

North Korea Warns U.S. Shootdown of Test-Fired Missiles Would Be “Declaration of War”: North Korea said any move to shoot down one of its test missiles would be considered a declaration of war and blamed a joint military exercise between the United States and South Korea for growing tensions, state media KCNA said on Tuesday.
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# Gov / Politics / US
“You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet”: Ron DeSantis’s Florida Prepares Its Next Attack on Black and LGBTQ+ Students: As DeSantis inches closer to an expected presidential run, his allies in the state’s Republican-led legislature are set to look at bills that would prohibit educators from using students’ preferred gender pronouns and eliminate diversity programs in higher education, among other provisions.
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Trump Claims Criminal Charges Would Boost His Chances of Winning the
Election: A Theory He May Get to Test Soon! The ex-president believes indictments would “enhance” his odds of winning back the White House.
Charges may in fact be coming.
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Senate Dems Try to Declare ‘Independence’ Amid GOP Floor Takeover: Republicans are expected to force a floor vote on rejecting a progressive D.C. criminal justice move even after the city council tried to unilaterally withdraw the proposal. In many ways, congressional Republicans’ regulatory rollback strategy is working: It’s dividing Democrats, squashing a progressive D.C. criminal justice plan and forcing President Joe Biden to whip out his veto pen for the first time.
It’s also helping Democrats carve out politically helpful distance from the president and their party’s left flank.
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How the ‘Holman rule’ allows the House to fast-track proposals to gut government programs without debate or much thought at all: House Republicans have adopted a rule used periodically over the past 150 years that allows lawmakers to speed up and streamline votes to dismantle federal programs and fire federal employees https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/how-the-holman-rule-allows-the-house-to-fast-track-proposals-to-gut-government-programs-without-debate-or-much-thought-at-all-198384__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xclIGF8p8A4TrVA_MCSG2_Qlsu0pTCq-sO9eMALRa8bOO1sq0y_YCY2fzvg8nCcvgkG5oQMojG2QgQRYHApPWWaKHjKfFQoy$

# Law Enforcement
Gang Members Hold Positions at ‘Highest Levels’ of LA Sheriff’s Department, Investigation Reveals: A blistering new official investigation decries violent, lawless “deputy gangs” that continue to wield extraordinary power within the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department.
The report identifies at “least a half dozen” active gangs and cliques https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://politicalwire.com/2023/03/07/gang-members-hold-positions-in-sheriffs-department/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xclIGF8p8A4TrVA_MCSG2_Qlsu0pTCq-sO9eMALRa8bOO1sq0y_YCY2fzvg8nCcvgkG5oQMojG2QgQRYHApPWWaKHuUdZvS2$

Domestic Terrorism Charges Against Cop City Demonstrators Spur Further
Protests: Actions and activities are planned all week, including a National Day of Action Against Police Terror on Thursday.
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# Legal / DOJ
As crime-solving goes hi-tech, public defenders scramble to keep up:
Caleb Kenyon, a defense attorney in Florida, saw a geofence warrant was when a new client received an alarming email from Google in January 2020. Police were requesting personal data from the client, Zachary McCoy, and Kenyon had just seven days to stop Google from turning it over, the email said. The geofence warrant included a map and GPS coordinates, and instructed Google to provide identifying information for every user whose device was found within the radius of that location at a certain date and time. “It was so bizarre that I just didn’t even have a concept for what I was dealing with,” he said https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2023/feb/24/fourth-amendment-battles-geofence-warrants-public-defenders-nacdl__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xclIGF8p8A4TrVA_MCSG2_Qlsu0pTCq-sO9eMALRa8bOO1sq0y_YCY2fzvg8nCcvgkG5oQMojG2QgQRYHApPWWaKHvqqEXhE$

# LGBTQ / Gender
LGBTQ lawmakers: This session, the Texas Legislature reached its highest number of openly LGBTQ lawmakers in state history, with all nine being Democrats in the Texas House, it comes at a time when GOP lawmakers have filed more than 90 bills targeting LGBTQ rights and representation. LGBTQ lawmakers aren’t focused only on playing defense but also championing bills they say would benefit the LGBTQ community.These bills include:
* House Bill 832, which would prohibit foster care providers from discriminating against LGBTQ youth based on religious beliefs
* House Bill 725, which would expand hate crime language to include protections based on gender identity and sexual orientation
* Senate Bill 110, which would add protections for LGBTQ people and veterans to prevent discrimination in housing, employment, public accommodation and state contracts
* House Bill 2235, which would expand access to HIV testing https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2023/03/07/texas-lgbtq-lawmakers-bill/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xclIGF8p8A4TrVA_MCSG2_Qlsu0pTCq-sO9eMALRa8bOO1sq0y_YCY2fzvg8nCcvgkG5oQMojG2QgQRYHApPWWaKHgh6Enab$

# Medical / Health
Biden Administration Urged to Take More Aggressive Steps to Relieve Medical Debt: Dozens of advocates for patients and consumers, citing widespread harm caused by medical debt, are pushing the Biden administration to take more aggressive steps to protect Americans from medical bills and debt collectors.
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As Public Trust Wanes, FDA Pledges to ‘Save Lives’ by Policing Online
Content: Members of the FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee have also been found to have conflicts of interest with the very pharmaceutical companies and vaccine manufacturers they are meant to be regulating.
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Leading American medical journal continues to omit Black research, reinforcing a legacy of racism in medical knowledge: The lack of visibility by Black researchers and physicians in scientific literature perpetuates systemic racism in medicine.
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# Military / DOD
Preparing for Russia: Inside NATO fighter pilot training in Texas: More than 5,000 miles from NATO’s eastern flank, a new generation of allied fighter pilots is coming of age in North Texas. After decades of peace at home, American and European airmen here face a new reality: They are the frontline flyers who will keep Russia’s war in Ukraine from spilling across NATO’s borders, and the instructors who will teach the new pilots how to do it.
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Pentagon Chief Pledges Support for Iraq on Baghdad Visit: America still has about 2,500 troops in the Middle Eastern country: The Pentagon chief’s trip to Baghdad on Tuesday came just before the 20-year anniversary of the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003, which led to the deaths of tens of thousands of Iraqi civilians, toppled leader Saddam Hussein and helped unleash forces that paved the way for the rise of ISIL.
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# Nuclear
“We may find ourselves for the first time in half a century in a world with no limits on US and Russian nuclear forces.” Nuclear-policy researcher Matthew Bunn notes the worrying repercussions of Russia’s declaration that it will suspend its participation in its last major nuclear-arms treaty with the United States. Is nuclear war more likely after Russia’s suspension of the New START treaty? The nation has spurned a major arms-control agreement, pushing nuclear powers toward a worrying lack of regulation, says non-proliferation researcher.
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# Science
How The Family That Walks On All Fours Baffled Scientists For Years: One scientist claimed it was “reverse evolution”, but this was condemned by the scientific community. The gait was a consequence of two rare conditions occurring at once, one biological and one developmental.
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# Social
Eviction of 300-Person Encampment in California Shows Scorn for Right to Housing: The destruction of the camp that was home to over 300 unhoused people in Oakland laid bare the brutality of capitalism. Caltrans, which owns the land under an enormous freeway interchange called the MacArthur Maze, has evicted more than 300 people who had lived there for years. The U.S. Constitution does not recognize a right to housing, Caltrans asserts.
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# Space / UFO Disclosure / Other
Congressman Says Alien UFO Tech Is Being ‘Reverse Engineered’ in Secret: Recovered UFO technology may be “being reverse-engineered right now,” but we “don’t understand” how it functions, according to a U.S. Representative. In early February, four objects were shot down over North America in quick succession. The first was identified by the Pentagon as a Chinese surveillance balloon and was shot down off the coast of South Carolina. China has stated it was a civilian airship collecting meteorological data. The Defense Department has not confirmed the nature of the remaining three objects, which were targeted by U.S. fighter jet missiles over Alaska, Canada, and Lake Huron, Michigan.
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# Technology
How the Supreme Court could re-shape the internet as you know it: One option would be to preemptively remove any and all content that anyone, anywhere could even remotely allege is objectionable … reducing the range of allowed speech on social media. Another option would be to stop moderating content altogether, to avoid claims that a site knew or should have known that a piece of objectionable material was on its platform.
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March 6, 2023
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# Indigenous
The Fight To Return Native Remains to Their Tribes: UC Berkeley alone still holds the remains of 10,000 people.
Museums took our ancestors. They took many people’s ancestors. But they took the remains of Native Americans in vast, vast quantities. Some of these museums have just this huge collections. I https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://slate.com/transcripts/ZEhZYVk5VTg5cDJabytnOU5zN2RuQU1LejFaTkJlWWZ2akJ4aUlsZVByST0=__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zXx8DytPauBiz3HOObtopMRuGqCxKdiLzXOp9KWrPtTinaPVMAw7I-AmC7AwidNRjUoaOi3hSIHWsSl_F4rrZU5hO870jPLO$

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
New Documents Appear To Show Dr. Fauci lied about involvement in COVID lab leak study: Richard Ebright, board of governors professor of chemistry and chemical biology at Rutgers University and laboratory director at the Waksman Institute of Microbiology, told Newsweek these documents show “unequivocally” that NIH grants were used to fund controversial gain-of-function (GOF) research at the Wuhan Insitute of Virology in China—something U.S. infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci has denied.
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Documents obtained by The Intercept contain new evidence that the Wuhan Institute of Virology and the nearby Wuhan University Center for Animal Experiment, along with their collaborator, the U.S.-based nonprofit EcoHealth Alliance, have engaged in what the U.S. government defines as “gain-of-function research of concern,” intentionally making viruses more pathogenic or transmissible in order to study them, despite stipulations from a U.S. funding agency that the money not be used for that purpose.
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# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
On Wall St., ‘socially responsible’ is common sense. In Congress, it’s
political: Lawmakers are trying to restrict these investment choices in workplace retirement plans, but big fund managers are trying to give shareholders a voice https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.realclearmarkets.com/2023/03/06/on_wall_street_esg_is_common_sense_in_congress_its_political_885380.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zXx8DytPauBiz3HOObtopMRuGqCxKdiLzXOp9KWrPtTinaPVMAw7I-AmC7AwidNRjUoaOi3hSIHWsSl_F4rrZU5hOzzRl-7l$

# Education / Schools
Fossil fuel companies donate millions to US universities: Fossil fuel companies gave over $700 million in research funding to 27 colleges and universities from 2010 to 2020, according to a new study from the left-leaning think tank Data for Progress. Universities have downplayed the negative impacts of fossil fuel emissions.
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# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure Rare insect found at Arkansas Walmart sets historic record, points to deeper ecological questions: A giant insect plucked from the façade of an Arkansas Walmart has set historic records. The Polystoechotes punctata (giant lacewing) is the first of its kind recorded in eastern North America in over 50 years, and the first record of the species ever in the state.
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Kentucky residents angered by U.S. Forest Service logging plan that targets mature trees: Biden pledged to protect old-growth trees, but proposed clear-cutting in national forests collides with climate policy.
last summer’s floods and mudslides that killed 44 people in neighboring counties of the Appalachian Mountain range, a disaster residents view as inextricably linked to wanton extraction of both coal and timber.
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Utah wants to disable the law that led to the creation of four of its magnificent National Parks: Utah’s complaint confirms how successful the Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears monuments have been in attracting visitors. This is a bad thing, ‌Utah argues, because visitors damage these sites, destroy archaeological sites, and get lost, straining local search-and-rescue teams. But instead of working with Congress to allocate more funds to manage visitors, Utah is asking unelected judges to step in to remove protections from those areas, as if it would make visiting less attractive. In January, the federal government asked the court to dismiss Utah’s lawsuit.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://localtoday.news/ut/opinion-utah-wants-to-repeal-the-law-that-created-four-of-its-great-national-parks-2-149868.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zXx8DytPauBiz3HOObtopMRuGqCxKdiLzXOp9KWrPtTinaPVMAw7I-AmC7AwidNRjUoaOi3hSIHWsSl_F4rrZU5hO1r8q-0F$

Plan to incinerate soil from Ohio train derailment is ‘horrifying’, says
expert: Soil is being sent to a nearby incinerator with a history of clean air violations, raising fears the chemicals will be redistributed.
Incinerating the soil is especially risky because some of the contaminants that residents and independent chemical experts fear is in the waste, like dioxins and PFAS, haven’t been tested for by the EPA, and they do not incinerate easily, or cannot be incinerated.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/mar/04/east-ohio-train-derailment-soil__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zXx8DytPauBiz3HOObtopMRuGqCxKdiLzXOp9KWrPtTinaPVMAw7I-AmC7AwidNRjUoaOi3hSIHWsSl_F4rrZU5hO-N441-D$

Time is running out to restore plants and animals that exist only in
captivity: Disappeared from the wild, yet not entirely extinct. And it’s one not peculiar to the Socorro dove. Research has confirmed that at least 33 animals and 39 plants no longer have wild populations, but survive under human care in places such as zoos, aquariums, botanic gardens and seed banks.
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# Environment / Climate / Interior / Global Nations reach accord to protect marine life on high seas: For the first time, United Nations members have agreed on a unified treaty to protect biodiversity in the high seas, representing a turning point for vast stretches of the planet where conservation has previously been hampered by a confusing patchwork of laws.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/un-oceans-biodiversity-treaty-0b024fa07e8c1947236d8b8491ebf92c__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zXx8DytPauBiz3HOObtopMRuGqCxKdiLzXOp9KWrPtTinaPVMAw7I-AmC7AwidNRjUoaOi3hSIHWsSl_F4rrZU5hO-G9eBkt$

How Auditing Giant KPMG Became a Global Sustainability Leader While Serving Companies Accused of Forest Destruction: The firm vouched for an Indonesian company with a supply chain beset by deforestation allegations and a project in Canada that led to an Indigenous forest’s “death by a thousand cuts.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/06032023/kpmg-auditing-deforestation/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zXx8DytPauBiz3HOObtopMRuGqCxKdiLzXOp9KWrPtTinaPVMAw7I-AmC7AwidNRjUoaOi3hSIHWsSl_F4rrZU5hO0WOTpV6$

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals
What’s Wrong With The Chicken Feed? People Are Reporting That Their Chickens Have Stopped Laying Eggs, And Their Feed Might Be The Reason Why. What exactly is causing the egg shortage? Many people are reporting that there are issues with the commercial chicken feed, speculating that it has even prevented their hens from laying eggs.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.eviemagazine.com/post/whats-wrong-with-the-chicken-feed-people-stopped-laying-eggs__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zXx8DytPauBiz3HOObtopMRuGqCxKdiLzXOp9KWrPtTinaPVMAw7I-AmC7AwidNRjUoaOi3hSIHWsSl_F4rrZU5hO1LGFg2a$

# General News
Twitter Bots Are Promising Cheap Guns to Anyone Using the N-Word: Are they undercover cops? Are they phishing scams? Or are they attempts to sow racial division? When Elon Musk acquired Twitter, he made it clear that eradicating spam bots was a top priority. But his strategies on that front have produced, at best, mixed results. Moreover, in recent months, some users have been plagued by a type of spam that directly violates Twitter policy: automated replies from accounts offering guns for sale.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/twitter-bots-guns-n-word-1234690018/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zXx8DytPauBiz3HOObtopMRuGqCxKdiLzXOp9KWrPtTinaPVMAw7I-AmC7AwidNRjUoaOi3hSIHWsSl_F4rrZU5hO8ogrRpL$

# Gov / Politics / US
Donald Trump Will “Absolutely” Stay in the 2024 Race If Indicted: With his main GOP opponents missing in action, the former president won the CPAC poll in a landslide victory. With his main GOP opponents missing in action, the former president won the CPAC poll in a landslide victory.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/3884782-trump-says-he-will-stay-in-race-if-indicted/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zXx8DytPauBiz3HOObtopMRuGqCxKdiLzXOp9KWrPtTinaPVMAw7I-AmC7AwidNRjUoaOi3hSIHWsSl_F4rrZU5hO_IZ00ei$

# Law Enforcement
We Must Overturn SCOTUS Decisions That Effectively Deny Rights to Black
People: George Floyd’s murder is part of a through line of police violence first enabled by the Dred Scott ruling. The 2020 protests against police brutality after the death of George Floyd were the biggest in United States history. Not since the 1960s assassinations of the Kennedy brothers, Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, Jr. has our nation, and indeed the world, witnessed a more significant martyrdom.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/we-must-overturn-scotus-decisions-that-effectively-deny-rights-to-black-people/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zXx8DytPauBiz3HOObtopMRuGqCxKdiLzXOp9KWrPtTinaPVMAw7I-AmC7AwidNRjUoaOi3hSIHWsSl_F4rrZU5hOw1sMjCV$

# Legal / DOJ
How a New DOJ Memo Sets Up Two Potential Trump Indictments: What seemed like a narrow decision could have far-reaching implications. What they actually did, according to legal scholars, is lay the groundwork for a potential criminal indictment against Trump for inciting the insurrection.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-a-new-doj-memo-sets-up-two-potential-donald-trump-indictments__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zXx8DytPauBiz3HOObtopMRuGqCxKdiLzXOp9KWrPtTinaPVMAw7I-AmC7AwidNRjUoaOi3hSIHWsSl_F4rrZU5hOzIDuC3Z$

# LGBTQ / Gender
# Marijuana / Hemp / CBD Oil
# Media
# Medical Alternatives / Herbology
# Medical / Health
Texas’s Compassionate-Use Program: Chapter 169 of the Texas Occupations Code allows qualified physicians to prescribe low-THC cannabis to patients with certain conditions under Texas’s Compassionate Use Program. ‘Low-THC cannabis’ is defined in Section 169.001: (3) ‘Low-THC cannabis’ means the plant Cannabis sativa L., and any part of that plant or any compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, preparation, resin, or oil of that plant that contains not more than one percent by weight of tetrahydrocannabinols.
Texas Legislature has since expanded the list of patients eligible for inclusion. At present, this program is open to patients with the following conditions listed in Texas Occupations Code Section 169.003:
epilepsy, seizure disorder, multiple sclerosis, spasticity, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, autism, cancer post-traumatic stress disorder [an incurable neurodegenerative disease] https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.169.htm*169.003__;Iw!!On18fmf1aQ!zXx8DytPauBiz3HOObtopMRuGqCxKdiLzXOp9KWrPtTinaPVMAw7I-AmC7AwidNRjUoaOi3hSIHWsSl_F4rrZU5hO6gPzgB-$
Find a Participating Physician: The Texas Department of Public Safety operates CURT, the Compassionate-Use Registry of Texas. This database can help you find nearby physicians who are registered to prescribe low-THC cannabis.
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Understanding the Law: Reading the law itself can be complicated. To help you understand the law, below we link to resources that attempt to explain the law in simple terms.
Compassionate-Use Program FAQS: The Department of Public Safety has summarized the Compassionate-Use Program in an easy-to-understand question and answer format https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dps.texas.gov/section/compassionate-use-program/frequently-asked-questions-faqs__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zXx8DytPauBiz3HOObtopMRuGqCxKdiLzXOp9KWrPtTinaPVMAw7I-AmC7AwidNRjUoaOi3hSIHWsSl_F4rrZU5hO3f2N7TQ$

Health System Parasites: Example No. 452: Middleman companies contract with insurers to find someone else to pay medical costs. The teenage son of a friend broke his arm in a playground fall. Their insurance company, Health New England, paid the hospital bill. Then they received a letter from something called EXL advising that the injury “may have been caused by an act or omission of another person or entity.” In which case EXL would go after said entity to pay some or all of the medical bill, thus saving Health New England some money. EXL demanded they fill out an extensive form about the circumstances of the accident. It is part of the game of paying layers of middlemen to maximize profits and shift costs.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/blogs-and-newsletters/tap/2023-03-06-health-system-parasites/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zXx8DytPauBiz3HOObtopMRuGqCxKdiLzXOp9KWrPtTinaPVMAw7I-AmC7AwidNRjUoaOi3hSIHWsSl_F4rrZU5hOwhdmNQ8$

# Military / DOD
Russia nuclear submarines deployed off U.S. coast spark alarm:
Throughout the war, which began when Putin launched a full-scale invasion of neighboring Ukraine last February, there has been a buildup of Russian Navy forces in the Black Sea. There has also been an increasing presence of Russian submarines off of U.S. coasts and in the Mediterranean, according to officials.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/russia-nuclear-submarines-deployed-us-coast-alarm-1785774__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zXx8DytPauBiz3HOObtopMRuGqCxKdiLzXOp9KWrPtTinaPVMAw7I-AmC7AwidNRjUoaOi3hSIHWsSl_F4rrZU5hO61y5WBF$

DOD’s reversal on civilian medical care ‘a move in the right direction,’
advocates say: The Defense Health Agency said DOD civilian employees in the Indo-Pacific region may seek treatment again at base hospitals for chronic health conditions on a space-available basis.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2023-03-06/dod-civilian-medical-care-access-9373503.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zXx8DytPauBiz3HOObtopMRuGqCxKdiLzXOp9KWrPtTinaPVMAw7I-AmC7AwidNRjUoaOi3hSIHWsSl_F4rrZU5hO2mqi5z_$

# Military / Global
Wagner Boss Appears to Issue Threat to Kremlin Over Bakhmut: Yevgeny Prigozhin, Head of Wagner private military company (PMC), is confident that the retreat of his troops from the city of Bakhmut will collapse the entire front, and then Russia will blame the mercenaries for the defeat in the war https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/wagner-groups-financier-reflects-retreat-092311188.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zXx8DytPauBiz3HOObtopMRuGqCxKdiLzXOp9KWrPtTinaPVMAw7I-AmC7AwidNRjUoaOi3hSIHWsSl_F4rrZU5hO_FIxHBV$

Ukraine’s unexpected resistance in Bakhmut: Russia seemed on the verge of capturing Bakhmut. This past weekend, Ukrainian troops mounted a counteroffensive with unexpected success. Ukrainian military leaders are determined to hold onto Bakhmut, Kyiv officials said Monday, even as Russian forces continued to encroach on the devastated eastern Ukrainian city that they have sought to capture for six months at the cost of thousands of lives.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-bakhmut-0713f4b6c03e04e88a9a7d589cf00000__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zXx8DytPauBiz3HOObtopMRuGqCxKdiLzXOp9KWrPtTinaPVMAw7I-AmC7AwidNRjUoaOi3hSIHWsSl_F4rrZU5hOxYDQxGw$

Wagner Chief Attacks Kremlin Over Ammunition ‘Betrayal’: “We are trying to figure out the reason: Is it just ordinary bureaucracy or a betrayal?” Yevgeny Prigozhin said. The head of Russia’s Wagner mercenary force warned that Russia’s position around the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut was in peril unless his troops got ammunition, the latest sign of tension between the Kremlin and the private militia chief.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/article/ukraine-crisis-idAFKBN2V805Q__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zXx8DytPauBiz3HOObtopMRuGqCxKdiLzXOp9KWrPtTinaPVMAw7I-AmC7AwidNRjUoaOi3hSIHWsSl_F4rrZU5hOyPJtttV$

Russia Dusts Off Old, Patched-Up Tanks for War, Says U.K: Even Russia’s premier tank force is having to use T-62 tanks, says the U.K. Ministry of Defence. The MoD said 800 Soviet-era T-62s had been taken from storage and given slight upgrade since last summer. “In recent days, Russian BTR-50 armored personnel carriers, first fielded in 1954, have also been identified deployed in Ukraine for the first time,” it added.
“However, both these vintage vehicle types will present many vulnerabilities on the modern battlefield, including the absence of modern explosive reactive armour.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://twitter.com/DefenceHQ/status/1632632159201533955/photo/1__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zXx8DytPauBiz3HOObtopMRuGqCxKdiLzXOp9KWrPtTinaPVMAw7I-AmC7AwidNRjUoaOi3hSIHWsSl_F4rrZU5hO5gj4vP6$
More: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://twitter.com/DefenceHQ/status/1632633335540326400__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zXx8DytPauBiz3HOObtopMRuGqCxKdiLzXOp9KWrPtTinaPVMAw7I-AmC7AwidNRjUoaOi3hSIHWsSl_F4rrZU5hO2PKINeh$

Taiwan Bracing For Xi Jinping’s Army’s ‘Sudden Entry,’ Says Defence
Minister: ‘They Would Use Force…’: Chiu Kuo Cheng, on Monday, said that Taipei has to be on alert this year for a “sudden entry” by the Chinese army into areas close to its territory as tensions across the Taiwan Strait mount, reported Reuters. Cheng said the Chinese military might make a “sudden entry” into Taipei’s contiguous zone and get close to its territorial space.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.benzinga.com/news/23/03/31211648/taiwan-bracing-for-xi-jinpings-armys-sudden-entry-says-defence-minister-they-would-use-force__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zXx8DytPauBiz3HOObtopMRuGqCxKdiLzXOp9KWrPtTinaPVMAw7I-AmC7AwidNRjUoaOi3hSIHWsSl_F4rrZU5hOyLcWaHJ$

# Space / UFO Disclosure / Other
U.S. Risks Total Chaos in a Space War With China and Russia: The fight could be left to the whims of Elon Musk, JD Vance, and others linked to privatized space defense tech. A growing number of companies are racing to get into the space defense business, but a major conflict of interest scandal could be on the horizon. One such company, True Anomaly, is using artificial intelligence to pilot small satellites that will be able to detect spy satellites from adversaries like China and Russia.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/americas-booming-space-defense-business-risks-trouble-with-china-and-russia__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zXx8DytPauBiz3HOObtopMRuGqCxKdiLzXOp9KWrPtTinaPVMAw7I-AmC7AwidNRjUoaOi3hSIHWsSl_F4rrZU5hO_FMeCcT$

# Water
Florida health officials warned Charlotte County officials to be careful with their tap water, after a man died of a brain-eating amoeba. This isn’t the first time that someone has been infected with the amoeba from rinsing their nasal passages with unsterilized tap water.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/amandagardner/florida-man-brain-eating-amoeba__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zXx8DytPauBiz3HOObtopMRuGqCxKdiLzXOp9KWrPtTinaPVMAw7I-AmC7AwidNRjUoaOi3hSIHWsSl_F4rrZU5hO9RTpxN5$

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March 5, 2023
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# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
Doctors, Scientists Call on Mississippi Officials to Take COVID Vaccines Off the Market: The group of physicians, vaccine-injured people, and whistleblowers speaking at the Mississippi Capitol building on Monday and Tuesday weren’t asking state officials to cease all COVID-19 vaccinations and to convene a grand jury to investigate its rollout in the state. They were demanding it.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theepochtimes.com/doctors-scientists-call-on-mississippi-officials-to-take-covid-vaccines-off-the-market_5087686.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2UbzbU6ycj3CLA5MDAfA7uP9Dv47slgpcGIMaTyDWDha3VPW0FPeBXgxp3AlwMBIFuAubjDHuBkR_emsHdi8bkOo7RyRaeqb$

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
The Junk Fees Biden Hasn’t Talked About: The Biden administration has been persistent in eliminating junk fees ubiquitous throughout many sectors of the economy. There are still many overlooked areas where these fees are still prevalent. Hidden and deceptive fees are seen across consumer transactions, from rental housing to prisons.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/power/2023-02-27-biden-junk-fees/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2UbzbU6ycj3CLA5MDAfA7uP9Dv47slgpcGIMaTyDWDha3VPW0FPeBXgxp3AlwMBIFuAubjDHuBkR_emsHdi8bkOo7Wm84LKk$

# Employment / Labor
Garment Workers Take on Wall Street and Wage Theft: A new campaign targets brands that are spending on stock buybacks instead of compensating workers for lost wages. A new international campaign is targeting fashion brands like Nike that are spending vast sums on stock buybacks instead of compensating workers for lost pandemic wages.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://inequality.org/research/garment-workers-wage-theft/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2UbzbU6ycj3CLA5MDAfA7uP9Dv47slgpcGIMaTyDWDha3VPW0FPeBXgxp3AlwMBIFuAubjDHuBkR_emsHdi8bkOo7eGJIes6$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemical The mining industry’s next frontier is deep, deep under the sea:
Companies are diving to the bottom to scoop up metals essential for our EV-driven future. But how much ocean are we willing to sacrifice?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wired.com/story/deep-sea-mining-electric-vehicle-battery/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2UbzbU6ycj3CLA5MDAfA7uP9Dv47slgpcGIMaTyDWDha3VPW0FPeBXgxp3AlwMBIFuAubjDHuBkR_emsHdi8bkOo7Z3E0XfG$

Activists Make Final Appeal to Biden to Block Arctic Oil Project:
Environmental and Alaska Native advocates rallied outside the White House ahead of an expected final decision on ConocoPhillips’ Willow Project.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/03032023/protesters-biden-willow-project-alaska/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2UbzbU6ycj3CLA5MDAfA7uP9Dv47slgpcGIMaTyDWDha3VPW0FPeBXgxp3AlwMBIFuAubjDHuBkR_emsHdi8bkOo7QhyIiOo$

Yet Another Norfolk Southern Train Derails in Ohio, thankfully without hazardous materials on board. Roughly 20 of the train’s 212 cars derailed around 4:45 pm on Saturday near Springfield in Clark County, making it the fourth incident of its kind in the state in the last five months.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/03/yet-another-norfolk-southern-train-derails-in-ohio__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2UbzbU6ycj3CLA5MDAfA7uP9Dv47slgpcGIMaTyDWDha3VPW0FPeBXgxp3AlwMBIFuAubjDHuBkR_emsHdi8bkOo7Z6TkmHH$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure Animals and people are clashing more frequently thanks to climate
change: From whales colliding with ships to elephants wandering into villages in search of water, climate impacts have made human-wildlife conflicts a global problem. Climate change is driving more conflicts between humans and wildlife, as expanding development, deepening drought and quickly changing ecosystems force animals and people into new territories where they’re more likely to encounter each other https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/todaysclimate/animal-human-conflict-climate/*:*:text=Climate*20change*20is*20driving*20more,other*2C*20a*20new*20study*20says__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSU!!On18fmf1aQ!2UbzbU6ycj3CLA5MDAfA7uP9Dv47slgpcGIMaTyDWDha3VPW0FPeBXgxp3AlwMBIFuAubjDHuBkR_emsHdi8bkOo7SfJp1A5$

Two Volcanologists on the edge of the abyss, searching for the secrets of the earth: A new documentary, ‘Fire of Love,’ tells the story of Katia and Maurice Krafft, married scientists who flirted with death to study volcanoes and paid the price.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/04032023/katia-maurice-krafftt-french-volcanologists-fire-of-love/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2UbzbU6ycj3CLA5MDAfA7uP9Dv47slgpcGIMaTyDWDha3VPW0FPeBXgxp3AlwMBIFuAubjDHuBkR_emsHdi8bkOo7ZbirXLf$

‘The Biggest Conservation Victory Ever!’ Global Treaty to Protect Oceans
Reached: “This is a historic day for conservation and a sign that in a divided world, protecting nature and people can triumph over geopolitics,” said Greenpeace in response to an agreement to protect world’s marine biodiversity.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/global-ocean-treaty-2659502274__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2UbzbU6ycj3CLA5MDAfA7uP9Dv47slgpcGIMaTyDWDha3VPW0FPeBXgxp3AlwMBIFuAubjDHuBkR_emsHdi8bkOo7RVwMNm0$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Global Blood teak for the super rich props up a cruel regime: Myanmar’s forests are under threat from the lucrative trade of valuable wood. An investigation has revealed how despite sanctions, teak is flooding Europe. One of the most expensive woods on the market, teak is predominantly found in the dense jungles of Myanmar.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dw.com/en/blood-teak-for-the-super-rich-props-up-a-cruel-regime/a-64854613__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2UbzbU6ycj3CLA5MDAfA7uP9Dv47slgpcGIMaTyDWDha3VPW0FPeBXgxp3AlwMBIFuAubjDHuBkR_emsHdi8bkOo7d-zwCbB$

Extinct-in-the-wild species in conservation limbo: Biodiversity loss has reached crisis proportions not seen since an errant asteroid as big across as Paris smashed into Earth 66 million years ago. Since 1950, nearly 100 animal and plant species have been in critical care to avoid extinction. 12 species have been reintroduced into the wild, but 11 have ultimately become extinct. The European bison, red wolves in North America and wild horses in central Asia have been successfully rewilded.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.news24.com/fin24/climate_future/environment/extinct-in-the-wild-species-in-conservation-limbo-20230226__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2UbzbU6ycj3CLA5MDAfA7uP9Dv47slgpcGIMaTyDWDha3VPW0FPeBXgxp3AlwMBIFuAubjDHuBkR_emsHdi8bkOo7XrwmxNc$

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals
As Emissions From Agriculture Rise and Climate Change Batters American Farms, Congress Tackles the Farm Bill The legislation represents a major chance to tackle emissions, but some lawmakers vow to keep climate measures out. Advocates call for more climate-focused conservation.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/01032023/farm-bill-climate-change/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2UbzbU6ycj3CLA5MDAfA7uP9Dv47slgpcGIMaTyDWDha3VPW0FPeBXgxp3AlwMBIFuAubjDHuBkR_emsHdi8bkOo7dsfOrob$

# General News
The Disturbing Groupthink Over the War in Ukraine: At this dangerous moment, with threats of nuclear conflict looming, we need a vigorous debate about U.S. policy toward Russia and Ukraine.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/03/03/russia-ukraine-war-weapons/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2UbzbU6ycj3CLA5MDAfA7uP9Dv47slgpcGIMaTyDWDha3VPW0FPeBXgxp3AlwMBIFuAubjDHuBkR_emsHdi8bkOo7VfnWYQ5$

# Gov / Politics / US
Sanders supporters took over the Nevada Democratic Party, it’s not going
well: The senator lets it be known that he’s unhappy with work his followers have done in the critical battleground state.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2023/02/25/bernie-world-nevada-democratic-party-00084426__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2UbzbU6ycj3CLA5MDAfA7uP9Dv47slgpcGIMaTyDWDha3VPW0FPeBXgxp3AlwMBIFuAubjDHuBkR_emsHdi8bkOo7XuRAqV6$

Mississippi Republicans Want Their Own Cops and Judges in Majority-Black
Jackson: Black leaders compare the push to expand a state police force responsible for recent shootings to “apartheid.” Unable to seize power electorally in a city where more than 80 percent of residents are Black, Republicans in Mississippi are pushing legislation that would put the capital city of Jackson under the thumb of unelected judges and a notoriously aggressive state police force that answers to controversial state officials rather than local leaders.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/mississippi-republicans-want-their-own-cops-and-judges-in-majority-black-jackson/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2UbzbU6ycj3CLA5MDAfA7uP9Dv47slgpcGIMaTyDWDha3VPW0FPeBXgxp3AlwMBIFuAubjDHuBkR_emsHdi8bkOo7YN3kLOf$

GOP Megadonors Are Trying to Pull the Party Away From Trump. It Could Get Ugly. The onset of the primary season is barely 10 months away, and the scramble for control of the GOP is intensifying.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/gop-megadonors-are-trying-to-pull-the-party-away-from-trump-it-could-get-ugly/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2UbzbU6ycj3CLA5MDAfA7uP9Dv47slgpcGIMaTyDWDha3VPW0FPeBXgxp3AlwMBIFuAubjDHuBkR_emsHdi8bkOo7URHvxh5$

Former President Donald Trump announces a White House bid for 2024: As Trump spoke to a roomful of Republicans who expect him to face primary challengers in the coming months, he also claimed the party cannot afford to nominate “a politician or conventional candidate” if it wants to win back the White House.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://investingoutlook.co/lehman-investigators-new-video-now-in-the-spotlight/?cid=MKT694192&eid=MKT719544&utm_source=criteo&utm_medium=display&utm_campaign=prospecting__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2UbzbU6ycj3CLA5MDAfA7uP9Dv47slgpcGIMaTyDWDha3VPW0FPeBXgxp3AlwMBIFuAubjDHuBkR_emsHdi8bkOo7RoVkmEZ$

Blinken lied about exchange with Lavrov – Moscow: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken lied when he claimed that he discussed a jailed American citizen during a brief exchange with his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, the Foreign Ministry in Moscow has insisted. The top diplomats did not talk about a former US Marine jailed in Russia, the Foreign Ministry in Moscow has said https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rt.com/russia/572381-lavrov-blinken-prisoner-exchange/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2UbzbU6ycj3CLA5MDAfA7uP9Dv47slgpcGIMaTyDWDha3VPW0FPeBXgxp3AlwMBIFuAubjDHuBkR_emsHdi8bkOo7SxnVrwT$

How D.C. Swamp Money Made Trains More Dangerous: After the catastrophic Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, it didn’t take long for the supercharged partisan atmosphere in Washington to morph the disaster into a political blame game.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.democraticunderground.com/100217702365__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2UbzbU6ycj3CLA5MDAfA7uP9Dv47slgpcGIMaTyDWDha3VPW0FPeBXgxp3AlwMBIFuAubjDHuBkR_emsHdi8bkOo7Rsi-Ppi$

Democrats to Biden: ‘Reject Willow Now and Protect the Arctic’: “It would be a victory for Big Oil and a huge step backwards on climate,”
warned Rep. Ro Khanna, who co-signed the letter.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.alternet.org/democrats-to-biden-reject-willow-now-and-protect-the-arctic/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2UbzbU6ycj3CLA5MDAfA7uP9Dv47slgpcGIMaTyDWDha3VPW0FPeBXgxp3AlwMBIFuAubjDHuBkR_emsHdi8bkOo7W06dJWr$

# Legal / DOJ
5 Lawyers Leave Trump Legal Team Ahead of Impeachment Trial: Butch Bowers, the lead attorney who was slated to represent former President Trump during his second impeachment trial in just more than a week, has left the legal team along with four other members, according to multiple reports.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/news/536641-top-trump-impeachment-lawyer-bowers-leaves-team-report/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2UbzbU6ycj3CLA5MDAfA7uP9Dv47slgpcGIMaTyDWDha3VPW0FPeBXgxp3AlwMBIFuAubjDHuBkR_emsHdi8bkOo7XzPqACV$

# LGBTQ / Gender
The Useful Idiots Fueling the Right-Wing Transphobia Panic: Centrist and liberal journalists are falling for dubious accounts of children undergoing gender transition that any sensible person would be skeptical of.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/blogs-and-newsletters/tap/2023-03-02-right-wing-transphobia-panic/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2UbzbU6ycj3CLA5MDAfA7uP9Dv47slgpcGIMaTyDWDha3VPW0FPeBXgxp3AlwMBIFuAubjDHuBkR_emsHdi8bkOo7YAxRgRP$

# Media
Postmaster General Louis DeJoy of United States Postal Service has been under scrutiny for his recent changes impacting deliveries for
Americans: The abrupt reversal from DeJoy, who is set to testify Friday before the Senate, comes as more than 20 states, from New York to California, announced they would be suing to stop the changes. Several vowed they would press on, keeping a watchful eye on the Postal Service ahead of the election. Speaker Nancy Pelosi is pushing ahead with Saturday’s vote to prevent election-year mail changes and provide emergency postal funds.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-ap-top-news-health-lawsuits-elections-26926bf85cae5175fbd920efb534ef84__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2UbzbU6ycj3CLA5MDAfA7uP9Dv47slgpcGIMaTyDWDha3VPW0FPeBXgxp3AlwMBIFuAubjDHuBkR_emsHdi8bkOo7ezbGPLu$

# Medical / Health
Private Health Care Companies Are Eating the American Economy: A new analysis from The Center for Health and Democracy sheds light on how private health insurance companies make their money at the expense of adequate care, and what can be done to rein in this trillion dollar industry.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/health/2023-02-27-private-health-insurance-medicare/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2UbzbU6ycj3CLA5MDAfA7uP9Dv47slgpcGIMaTyDWDha3VPW0FPeBXgxp3AlwMBIFuAubjDHuBkR_emsHdi8bkOo7QgMB4fB$

# Military / DOD
How A Russian Nuclear Submarine Accidently ‘Surfaced’ Under a U.S.
Attack Sub: When attempting to detect the extremely quiet submarines currently in use, just a few adverse factors can turn a very difficult task into an impossible one. Therefore, a submarine spying close to an adversary’s homeport might not be able to spot another submarine heading towards it until after the collision—which can be worse than embarrassing for everyone involved.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.19fortyfive.com/2023/03/how-a-russian-nuclear-submarine-accidently-surfaced-under-a-u-s-attack-sub/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2UbzbU6ycj3CLA5MDAfA7uP9Dv47slgpcGIMaTyDWDha3VPW0FPeBXgxp3AlwMBIFuAubjDHuBkR_emsHdi8bkOo7evT2yz2$

# Military / Global
Alexander Vindman Secretly Pitching Ukrainian Military for Millions in Defense Contracts –Personnel employed under the plan would be ‘highly experienced former soldiers or contractors in Iraq and/or Afghanistan’:
Documents recently obtained by Human Events show that Alexander Vindman has been pitching the government of Ukraine to obtain lucrative defense contracts. In August 2022, Vindman, operating as CEO of Trident Support, pitched a deck on a Ukraine Weapons Systems Sustainment Center to address problems with Ukraine’s weapons management, namely readiness, repair, and maintenance.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://humanevents.com/2023/03/02/exclusive-alexander-vindman-secretly-pitching-ukrainian-military-for-millions-in-defense-contracts__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2UbzbU6ycj3CLA5MDAfA7uP9Dv47slgpcGIMaTyDWDha3VPW0FPeBXgxp3AlwMBIFuAubjDHuBkR_emsHdi8bkOo7aHBtFRZ$

China’s Xi Jinping Is ‘Getting Ready for War,’ Russian Analyst Says: An analyst appearing on Russian state-run TV recently asserted that Chinese President Xi Jinping is preparing for a future war with the West.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/chinas-xi-jinping-getting-ready-war-russian-analyst-says-1785566__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2UbzbU6ycj3CLA5MDAfA7uP9Dv47slgpcGIMaTyDWDha3VPW0FPeBXgxp3AlwMBIFuAubjDHuBkR_emsHdi8bkOo7Xr-rpHN$

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March 3, 2023
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# Indigenous / Global
‘It’s ludicrous’: Coastal GasLink pushes its pipeline under a Wet’suwet’en river while salmon are spawning: It was back in October when northwest B.C. reporter Matt Simmons broke a story: Coastal GasLink was drilling its pipeline under a river on Wet’suwet’en territory, and it was doing it at the riskiest time for spawning salmon. Just how risky? And were regulators monitoring what was happening on the ground?
Getting any answers proved to be no easy feat.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thenarwhal.ca/coastal-gaslink-spawning-salmon/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0-UgC57lzkyd27nJgIHOFIWYC_jsNfHP1ZTIJvkGY6vqFuIO4VMEbPPtvcKrU1aNi93zpsadCtL97GBSP_rJ02_b1ElqF6Os$

# Animals / Pets / Alerts / Food Recalls ‘Cocaine hippos’ spark conservation row: A population of invasive hippos is dividing the community in Colombia and alarming conservationists.
Four hippos illegally imported by drug-cartel leader Pablo Escobar has grown into a population of 150 individuals. A growing population of invasive hippos threaten the country’s natural ecosystems and biodiversity. “If we don’t do anything, 20 years from now the problem will have no solution.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-00606-z__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0-UgC57lzkyd27nJgIHOFIWYC_jsNfHP1ZTIJvkGY6vqFuIO4VMEbPPtvcKrU1aNi93zpsadCtL97GBSP_rJ02_b1GYKZfYL$

‘Plasticosis’: Researchers Discover New Digestive Disease Sickening
Seabirds: “This study is the first time that stomach tissue has been investigated in this way and shows that plastic consumption can cause serious damage to these birds’ digestive system,” the paper’s lead author said.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/03/plasticosis-new-disease-caused-by-plastics-discovered-in-seabirds__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0-UgC57lzkyd27nJgIHOFIWYC_jsNfHP1ZTIJvkGY6vqFuIO4VMEbPPtvcKrU1aNi93zpsadCtL97GBSP_rJ02_b1NetXtwL$

# Archaeology
Archaeologists stunned by 2,900-year-old steel tools in Portugal: Steel tools were employed in Europe centuries before they became widespread during the Roman Republic era. “Just like quartzite, this is an extremely hard rock that cannot be worked with bronze or stone tools, but only with tempered steel,” says Araque Gonzalez.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zmescience.com/science/archaeology/archaeologists-stunned-by-2900-year-old-steel-tools-in-portugal/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0-UgC57lzkyd27nJgIHOFIWYC_jsNfHP1ZTIJvkGY6vqFuIO4VMEbPPtvcKrU1aNi93zpsadCtL97GBSP_rJ02_b1BMEqdSN$

# Chemicals
Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ about to get their first US limits: The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to propose restrictions on “forever chemicals” in drinking water after finding they are dangerous in amounts so small as to be undetectable. But experts say removing them will cost billions, a burden that will fall hardest on small communities with few resources.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://phys.org/news/2023-03-toxic-chemicals-limits.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0-UgC57lzkyd27nJgIHOFIWYC_jsNfHP1ZTIJvkGY6vqFuIO4VMEbPPtvcKrU1aNi93zpsadCtL97GBSP_rJ02_b1MhksOjI$

‘Health impact of chemicals doubled in last 5 years’? Media misreporting flawed studies mislead the public https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2023/03/03/viewpoint-health-impact-of-chemicals-doubled-in-last-5-years-media-misreporting-flawed-studies-mislead-the-public/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0-UgC57lzkyd27nJgIHOFIWYC_jsNfHP1ZTIJvkGY6vqFuIO4VMEbPPtvcKrU1aNi93zpsadCtL97GBSP_rJ02_b1DSk-xKP$

Animals Dying Across Ohio State Parks After East Palestine Train
Derailment: Environmental Protection Agency, and some local officials have ensured air monitoring and water sample tests show everything is under control. But is it?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zerohedge.com/medical/animals-dying-across-ohio-state-parks-after-east-palestine-train-derailment?ao_status=skipped__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0-UgC57lzkyd27nJgIHOFIWYC_jsNfHP1ZTIJvkGY6vqFuIO4VMEbPPtvcKrU1aNi93zpsadCtL97GBSP_rJ02_b1Jm8puNC$

Workers Cleaning Up Toxic Ohio Train Derailment Are Getting Sick, Rail Union Leader Warns: 40 workers were ordered by the railway to clean up the wreckage. Long said workers weren’t given proper personal protection equipment to clean up the toxic wreckage. He said many workers weren’t supplied respirators, protective clothing, or eye protection. As a result of the chemical exposure, many rail workers “reported that they continue to experience migraines and nausea, days after the derailment, and they all suspect that they were willingly exposed to these chemicals at the direction of [Norfolk Southern].”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.naturalblaze.com/2023/03/workers-cleaning-up-toxic-ohio-train-derailment-are-getting-sick-rail-union-leader-warns.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0-UgC57lzkyd27nJgIHOFIWYC_jsNfHP1ZTIJvkGY6vqFuIO4VMEbPPtvcKrU1aNi93zpsadCtL97GBSP_rJ02_b1Btdyb2f$

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
COVID-19’s enormous death toll: Worldwide life expectancy has experienced a steep decline: Rrecorded Covid-19 deaths worldwide are at
6.86 million. This is likely an underestimate, given the underreporting of fatalities in countries, such as China. More importantly, based on excess mortality calculations there’s mounting evidence that the
Covid-19 pandemic has taken a massive toll on global life expectancy.
Not since the famine in China in 1959, have we seen such a sharp decline in life expectancy worldwide.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.forbes.com/sites/joshuacohen/2023/03/02/covid-19s-enormous-death-toll-worldwide-life-expectancy-has-experienced-a-steep-decline/?sh=1170f8e74df7__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0-UgC57lzkyd27nJgIHOFIWYC_jsNfHP1ZTIJvkGY6vqFuIO4VMEbPPtvcKrU1aNi93zpsadCtL97GBSP_rJ02_b1AZlOko5$

Long COVID now looks like a neurological disease, helping doctors to focus treatments: The causes of long COVID, which disables millions, may come together in the brain and nervous system. Patients with long COVID—sometimes called COVID long-haulers—experience an assortment of symptoms that may persist for weeks, months or even years after their
SARS-CoV-2 infection. While symptoms vary widely, months after COVID-19, some patients can’t shake the feeling that their brain is lost in a maze, and they can’t find their way back. This is a common complaint from COVID long-haulers, which has been described as “brain fog.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://medicine.yale.edu/news-article/potential-new-treatment-for-brain-fog-in-long-covid-patients/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0-UgC57lzkyd27nJgIHOFIWYC_jsNfHP1ZTIJvkGY6vqFuIO4VMEbPPtvcKrU1aNi93zpsadCtL97GBSP_rJ02_b1CxpyclE$

Pharma ‘myth’ debunked as study shows US public poured $32 billion into mRNA vaccines: “Without public investment, there would be no mRNA vaccines.” “Pharmaceutical companies have sold a false narrative to the public; that it was their investment which gave us mRNA vaccines and that they deserve the $75 billion profit.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/pharma-myth-public-funding-vaccines?utm_source=ground.news&utm_medium=referral__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0-UgC57lzkyd27nJgIHOFIWYC_jsNfHP1ZTIJvkGY6vqFuIO4VMEbPPtvcKrU1aNi93zpsadCtL97GBSP_rJ02_b1D1LIlaq$

Russian COVID Vaccine Creator Strangled to Death With Belt in His
Apartment: Andrey Botikov, one of 18 scientists who developed the Sputnik V vaccine at the Gamaleya National Research Center, was identified as the man who had been discovered strangled in his Rogova Street home on March 2, Regnum reported, citing official sources.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/andrey-botikov-covid-vaccine-creator-dead-strangled-moscow-russia-1785352__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0-UgC57lzkyd27nJgIHOFIWYC_jsNfHP1ZTIJvkGY6vqFuIO4VMEbPPtvcKrU1aNi93zpsadCtL97GBSP_rJ02_b1IUrbwRp$

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
Senators Quietly Arguing Again About Social Security. That’s A Good Thing. This year’s debate started when several influential Republicans urged big Social Security changes as part of broader government reform.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.forbes.com/sites/howardgleckman/2022/10/26/politicians-arguing-again-about-social-security-thats-good/?sh=540671294bee__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0-UgC57lzkyd27nJgIHOFIWYC_jsNfHP1ZTIJvkGY6vqFuIO4VMEbPPtvcKrU1aNi93zpsadCtL97GBSP_rJ02_b1NX870fD$

House Leadership Delays Social Security Expansion While Crafting Tax Breaks for Rich Retirees: Nancy Pelosi’s office is blocking Social Security expansion, while Congress prepares to pass a windfall for rich retirees, insurance companies, and large asset managers like Vanguard and Fidelity.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/power/house-leadership-delays-social-security-expansion-while-crafting-tax-breaks-for-rich-retirees/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0-UgC57lzkyd27nJgIHOFIWYC_jsNfHP1ZTIJvkGY6vqFuIO4VMEbPPtvcKrU1aNi93zpsadCtL97GBSP_rJ02_b1MMsxFJr$

Congressional Authority Over Trade Deals: To appease industrialized allies, the White House could undermine the delicate coalition backing domestic green manufacturing. The White House is brokering trade deals with Europe that could loosen sourcing rules in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), President Biden’s plan for green domestic manufacturing.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cfr.org/report/who-decides-congress-and-debate-over-trade-policy-1934-and-1974__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0-UgC57lzkyd27nJgIHOFIWYC_jsNfHP1ZTIJvkGY6vqFuIO4VMEbPPtvcKrU1aNi93zpsadCtL97GBSP_rJ02_b1GwwDh6t$

200+ Top US Economists to Congress: Raise Debt Ceiling or Face
‘Frightening’ Crisis: Failure to raise the borrowing limit, the economists warned, could spark “a swift and severe economic downturn”
and “unnecessary layoffs across the economy.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/economists-congress-debt-ceiling-crisis__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0-UgC57lzkyd27nJgIHOFIWYC_jsNfHP1ZTIJvkGY6vqFuIO4VMEbPPtvcKrU1aNi93zpsadCtL97GBSP_rJ02_b1B2SLoy2$

# Education / Schools
School safety: An eighth grader overheard what she thought was a threat to her school’s safety but when she reported it, she was punished for making a false accusation. The 13-year-old girl was in gym class when she heard a boy tell another classmate, “Don’t come to school tomorrow.”
By the end of the school day, the eighth-grader couldn’t stop turning those words over in her head. After all, her childhood has been punctuated by shootings: Newtown when she was a toddler. Parkland when she was in elementary school. Uvalde, last year, when 19 children and two teachers were gunned down https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dallasnews.com/news/education/2023/03/02/how-a-texas-girl-scared-of-school-shootings-was-punished/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0-UgC57lzkyd27nJgIHOFIWYC_jsNfHP1ZTIJvkGY6vqFuIO4VMEbPPtvcKrU1aNi93zpsadCtL97GBSP_rJ02_b1GekyXgd$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemical Lawmakers Urge Biden Administration to Permanently Ban Rail Shipments of Liquefied Natural Gas: Warning of the risk of an explosion and catastrophe along a densely populated route, congressional representatives from Pennsylvania ask a federal agency to finalize a rollback of a Trump-era rule.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/03032023/lng-rail-shipments/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0-UgC57lzkyd27nJgIHOFIWYC_jsNfHP1ZTIJvkGY6vqFuIO4VMEbPPtvcKrU1aNi93zpsadCtL97GBSP_rJ02_b1Amz4mo1$

Feds ‘Cave to PG&E,’ Allowing California Nuclear Plant to Keep Operating Without Safety Review: “This is an ominous warning sign for how independent the NRC will be in evaluating the earthquake risk and the overall operational integrity of the Diablo Canyon reactors,” said one critic.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/diablo-canyon-nuclear-power-plant__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0-UgC57lzkyd27nJgIHOFIWYC_jsNfHP1ZTIJvkGY6vqFuIO4VMEbPPtvcKrU1aNi93zpsadCtL97GBSP_rJ02_b1Kfb1FPV$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Global
In central Alberta, public school teachers gather for session on ‘bright future for oil and gas’: An annual teachers’ conference featured a speaker from a member of the Pathways Alliance, a group of oilsands firms advocating for continued use of fossil fuels alongside carbon capture.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thenarwhal.ca/alberta-teachers-pathways-alliance/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0-UgC57lzkyd27nJgIHOFIWYC_jsNfHP1ZTIJvkGY6vqFuIO4VMEbPPtvcKrU1aNi93zpsadCtL97GBSP_rJ02_b1DBTPbZg$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure Deforestation Inc; How ‘green’ firms prevent climate action:
Deforestation Inc. reveals how green certifiers are used to validate forest products linked to human rights abuses, illegal logging and unsustainable deforestation. At least 160 companies in Indonesia, one of the world’s biggest tropical wood exporters, have disregarded environmental regulations over the past decade. 54 FSC-certified companies in Brazil have been fined millions of dollars.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dw.com/en/deforestation-inc-how-green-firms-prevent-climate-action/a-64851705?utm_source=ground.news&utm_medium=referral__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0-UgC57lzkyd27nJgIHOFIWYC_jsNfHP1ZTIJvkGY6vqFuIO4VMEbPPtvcKrU1aNi93zpsadCtL97GBSP_rJ02_b1OFvPnF-$

Retailers With Highest Maritime Shipping Emissions Named in New Report:
Brands like Walmart, Target and Home Depot are the focus of a new report on shipping emissions. The report found that just 18 major retailers are linked to 3.5 million metric tons of emissions solely from ship imports into the U.S. in 2021. Major US retailers face call to abandon polluting ships Environmental groups call on retailers to help accelerate switch to zero-carbon fuels https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://lloydslist.maritimeintelligence.informa.com/LL1144174/Major-US-retailers-face-call-to-abandon-polluting-ships__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0-UgC57lzkyd27nJgIHOFIWYC_jsNfHP1ZTIJvkGY6vqFuIO4VMEbPPtvcKrU1aNi93zpsadCtL97GBSP_rJ02_b1BkPjvUh$

More than 90 scientists from around the world have written an open letter recommending that research be done on the potential of increasing solar radiation modification (SRM), the reflection of sunlight away from Earth’s atmosphere, sometimes referred to as “solar geoengineering,” in order to slow planetary warming and lessen climate impacts.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ecowatch.com/geoengineering-scientists-climate-change.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0-UgC57lzkyd27nJgIHOFIWYC_jsNfHP1ZTIJvkGY6vqFuIO4VMEbPPtvcKrU1aNi93zpsadCtL97GBSP_rJ02_b1NxOJse1$

# General News
‘We Were Right,’ Says AOC as Amazon Suspends HQ2 Construction in
Virginia: The Democrat said those who opposed the company’s project in Queens protected New Yorkers “from a scam deal to drain public dollars from schools and infrastructure in exchange for empty promises” of jobs.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/amazon-hq2-virginia-ocasio-cortez__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0-UgC57lzkyd27nJgIHOFIWYC_jsNfHP1ZTIJvkGY6vqFuIO4VMEbPPtvcKrU1aNi93zpsadCtL97GBSP_rJ02_b1NPt7kev$

Shadow Group Linked to Russian Plane Blast Is Coming to D.C:
Anti-Kremlin officials who have become a massive thorn in the side of Vladimir Putin and his top ally are set for an official visit to America, The Daily Beast has learned.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/belarus-opposition-group-is-visiting-washington-dc-after-russian-plane-explosion__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0-UgC57lzkyd27nJgIHOFIWYC_jsNfHP1ZTIJvkGY6vqFuIO4VMEbPPtvcKrU1aNi93zpsadCtL97GBSP_rJ02_b1KWo9oXA$

# Gov / Politics / Global
Russia is caught in a trap with Israel and Iran. In an Israel-Iran conflict over Tehran’s nuclear program, Moscow may be the loser. If Israel and Iran enter into conflict over Tehran’s nuclear program, one of the main losers may be Moscow.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/89150__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0-UgC57lzkyd27nJgIHOFIWYC_jsNfHP1ZTIJvkGY6vqFuIO4VMEbPPtvcKrU1aNi93zpsadCtL97GBSP_rJ02_b1CVttRi6$

It’s going to be a long, hard year for Armenia. The prime minister is taking risks to fix overdependence on Russia, but much of what happens depends on Azerbaijan. The Ukraine War Is Reshaping the Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict With Russia unable to act as key mediator, the countries are looking elsewhere for help.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://carnegieendowment.org/2022/04/25/ukraine-war-is-reshaping-armenia-azerbaijan-conflict-pub-86994__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0-UgC57lzkyd27nJgIHOFIWYC_jsNfHP1ZTIJvkGY6vqFuIO4VMEbPPtvcKrU1aNi93zpsadCtL97GBSP_rJ02_b1K45liYv$

Huge Russian Victory Feared as Soldier Delivers Grim Message: Ukraine — The wrath of the Russian army is on full display in Bakhmut as the majority of surviving civilians have fled the ongoing carnage while Ukrainian soldiers fight to save the city. Now, as Vladimir Putin’s forces draw closer, those leaving fear what is at stake for their comrades.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://ustoday.news/major-russian-victory-feared-as-soldier-delivers-grim-message/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0-UgC57lzkyd27nJgIHOFIWYC_jsNfHP1ZTIJvkGY6vqFuIO4VMEbPPtvcKrU1aNi93zpsadCtL97GBSP_rJ02_b1Mm7e-FV$

# Gov / Politics / US
Some politicians seem comfortable with the idea of a new cold war. A twenty-first century version almost certainly would not turn out well for anyone. Republican leaders draw on Reagan-era nostalgia to unite their party, but a 21st-century cold war would not end well for anyone.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/commentisfree/2023/feb/27/new-cold-war-russia-ukraine-biden-republicans-china__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0-UgC57lzkyd27nJgIHOFIWYC_jsNfHP1ZTIJvkGY6vqFuIO4VMEbPPtvcKrU1aNi93zpsadCtL97GBSP_rJ02_b1M6GFyR6$

How the U.S. Is Preparing to Handle Foreign Policy Crises: Russia’s escalation of the war in Ukraine, increased tensions with China, and an always volatile Middle East have kept the Biden administration in constant motion.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-the-us-is-preparing-to-handle-foreign-policy-crises__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0-UgC57lzkyd27nJgIHOFIWYC_jsNfHP1ZTIJvkGY6vqFuIO4VMEbPPtvcKrU1aNi93zpsadCtL97GBSP_rJ02_b1KEKtMG3$

Preparing for the Next Foreign Policy Crisis. What the United States Should Do: Managing foreign policy crises has become a recurring challenge for U.S. presidents. Since the end of the Cold War, there have been one hundred twenty occasions in which a threatening development overseas triggered a period of intense, high-level deliberation about what the United States should do in response (see the list of U.S.
foreign policy crises from 1989 to 2019, pages 18–23 in this report) https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://cdn.cfr.org/sites/default/files/report_pdf/Preparing*20for*20the*20Next*20Foreign*20Policy*20Crisis.pdf__;JSUlJSUl!!On18fmf1aQ!0-UgC57lzkyd27nJgIHOFIWYC_jsNfHP1ZTIJvkGY6vqFuIO4VMEbPPtvcKrU1aNi93zpsadCtL97GBSP_rJ02_b1M6Rw8X1$

Republican House and Senate Budgets Would Harm Children and the Nation:
The Republican-led House and Senate recently passed their respective
FY16 budget resolutions with only Republicans votes. Both would cut spending on crucial programs for poor and low-income children to unprecedented levels while increasing defense spending and giving tax cuts to the wealthiest Americans, reflecting completely upside-down priorities. At a time when our children lag further and further behind compared to peers in other high-income countries, these budgets would continue to slash funding for programs already at historically low levels.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.childrensdefense.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/fy2016-house-and-senate.pdf__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0-UgC57lzkyd27nJgIHOFIWYC_jsNfHP1ZTIJvkGY6vqFuIO4VMEbPPtvcKrU1aNi93zpsadCtL97GBSP_rJ02_b1MAq8NQO$

Democrats vote to ‘rein in’ Biden’s executive orders: Nearly 60 House Democrats voted with Republicans in the U.S. House Wednesday to put a check President Joe Biden’s executive orders. The House voted on the REIN IN Inflation Act, which would require the Biden administration to publish the “inflationary impact” of each executive order before issuing it. The bill passed 272-148 with 59 Democrats in support.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_e7f4d1ee-b87e-11ed-a910-5b4204607425.html?a&seyid=52223*utm_source=thecentersquare.com&utm_campaign=*2FNational*2Flists*2Ft2*2F*2F&utm_medium=email__;PyUlJSUl!!On18fmf1aQ!0-UgC57lzkyd27nJgIHOFIWYC_jsNfHP1ZTIJvkGY6vqFuIO4VMEbPPtvcKrU1aNi93zpsadCtL97GBSP_rJ02_b1GxW6A87$

On Biden Turning Down China’s Push for a Peace Deal in Ukraine: Why won’t the U.S. provide a serious response to the Chinese peace plan, let alone engage with Beijing at a negotiating table?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/china-peace-deal-for-ukraine__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0-UgC57lzkyd27nJgIHOFIWYC_jsNfHP1ZTIJvkGY6vqFuIO4VMEbPPtvcKrU1aNi93zpsadCtL97GBSP_rJ02_b1IRisMny$

Why Biden snubbed China’s Ukraine peace plan: President Biden and his coterie of neo-conservatives have no interest in peace if it means the U.S. concedes hegemonic power to a multi-polar world unbothered from the all-mighty dollar. A year after Russia’s barbarous invasion and bombing of Ukraine, China — Moscow’s strategic partner, has taken a rare initiative into European problem-solving by offering a 12-point position paper to end the conflict in Ukraine. Why? Beijing’s motives are complex.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/opinion/international/3875996-what-to-make-of-chinas-peace-plan-for-ukraine/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0-UgC57lzkyd27nJgIHOFIWYC_jsNfHP1ZTIJvkGY6vqFuIO4VMEbPPtvcKrU1aNi93zpsadCtL97GBSP_rJ02_b1F-g_NTH$

# Legal / DOJ
Trump CAN Be Sued Over Capitol Riot, Justice Department Says: Former President Donald Trump can be sued by injured Capitol Police officers and Democratic lawmakers over the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S.
Capitol, the Justice Department said Thursday in a federal court case testing Trump’s legal vulnerability for his speech before the riot. The Justice Department told a Washington federal appeals court in a legal filing that it should allow the lawsuits to move forward, rejecting Trump’s argument that he is immune from the claims.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/trump-jan-6-capitol-police-congress-immunity-d18d0c6369837c725578cf6e13c18883__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0-UgC57lzkyd27nJgIHOFIWYC_jsNfHP1ZTIJvkGY6vqFuIO4VMEbPPtvcKrU1aNi93zpsadCtL97GBSP_rJ02_b1DPDSLy3$

Why Is Assange in Jail and Not Seymour Hersh? Seymour Hersh – arguably the most credible investigative journalist of our era – published a bombshell exposé revealing that the United States was guilty of blowing up the Nord Stream II undersea pipeline that was supposed to deliver natural gas from Russia to the Federal Republic of Germany. Hersh’s revelations were based entirely on classified information leaked to him by a member of the government with first-hand knowledge of the planning and implementation of the attack on the pipeline – a member of the government who clearly broke the law by violating his fiduciary duty not to reveal classified information to an unauthorized source.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/02/27/why-is-assange-in-jail-and-not-seymour-hersh/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0-UgC57lzkyd27nJgIHOFIWYC_jsNfHP1ZTIJvkGY6vqFuIO4VMEbPPtvcKrU1aNi93zpsadCtL97GBSP_rJ02_b1IMTXN4Y$

# LGBTQ / Gender
Transphobic Grumps Are Triggered by an Ad for… Chocolate:
Anti-transgender muppets had a meltdown on social media Thursday after The Hershey Company released a new ad featuring a transgender woman for Women’s History Month.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.yahoo.com/transphobic-grumps-very-triggered-ad-172039867.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0-UgC57lzkyd27nJgIHOFIWYC_jsNfHP1ZTIJvkGY6vqFuIO4VMEbPPtvcKrU1aNi93zpsadCtL97GBSP_rJ02_b1BEr1RU8$

Tennessee banned drag and restricted gender affirming healthcare. More states are expected to follow suit. Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has signed a bill banning drag shows in public spaces, a measure that will likely force drag shows underground in Tennessee. Other states across the country are proposing similar legislation. In the same sitting, Lee signed a ban on gender-affirming health care for youth in the state.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/2023/03/02/1160784530/tennessee-ban-public-drag-shows-transgender-health-care-youth__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0-UgC57lzkyd27nJgIHOFIWYC_jsNfHP1ZTIJvkGY6vqFuIO4VMEbPPtvcKrU1aNi93zpsadCtL97GBSP_rJ02_b1Jng7pUh$

Religious activists are trying to weaken new protections for LGBTQ
workers: Three federal judges in Louisiana could soon decide if some businesses can refuse to hire gay or transgender employees following recent oral arguments in a case that seeks to challenge the landmark Supreme Court ruling, Bostock v. Clayton County. The 2020 ruling determined that LGBTQ employees are protected from workplace discrimination under the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://publicintegrity.org/inequality-poverty-opportunity/workers-rights/religious-activists-are-trying-to-weaken-new-protections-for-lgbtq-workers/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0-UgC57lzkyd27nJgIHOFIWYC_jsNfHP1ZTIJvkGY6vqFuIO4VMEbPPtvcKrU1aNi93zpsadCtL97GBSP_rJ02_b1N2WhbDv$

# Medical / Health
Too many babies are still dying from serious intestinal disease, as improvements slow and disparities persist: A study published in JAMA Network Open has found that in the U.S. between 1999 and 2020, Black infants disproportionately died from necrotizing enterocolitis compared to White infants, despite overall improvements in the rates of death from the disease.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-03-babies-dying-intestinal-disease-disparities.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0-UgC57lzkyd27nJgIHOFIWYC_jsNfHP1ZTIJvkGY6vqFuIO4VMEbPPtvcKrU1aNi93zpsadCtL97GBSP_rJ02_b1MjC6JfK$

# Pharmaceuticals / Drugs
How IBM’s Supercomputer Found a Hidden New Parkinson’s Drug: To understand how the AI found this drug, you need to first understand something called mitochondrial dysfunction. This occurs when the powerhouse of a cell (i.e. the mitochondria) doesn’t work properly. It’s further exacerbated when the cells can’t dispose of the defective mitochondria in a process called mitophagy.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/ibm-supercomputer-found-hidden-parkinson-194812390.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0-UgC57lzkyd27nJgIHOFIWYC_jsNfHP1ZTIJvkGY6vqFuIO4VMEbPPtvcKrU1aNi93zpsadCtL97GBSP_rJ02_b1DJLDx3S$

# Science
Dive beneath the surface of the North Pacific Ocean through these Hakai Institute videos that capture the wonderful lives of the tiny, the miniature, the microworld. Meet all kinds of plankton, living epic lives just out of sight.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://hakaimagazine.com/videos-visuals/the-big-lives-of-tiny-creatures/?omhide=true&utm_source=Hakai*Magazine*Weekly&utm_campaign=68957ad895-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_09_06_COPY_03&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_0fc1967411-68957ad895-121711450__;Kys!!On18fmf1aQ!0-UgC57lzkyd27nJgIHOFIWYC_jsNfHP1ZTIJvkGY6vqFuIO4VMEbPPtvcKrU1aNi93zpsadCtL97GBSP_rJ02_b1Ae-kD5D$

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March 2, 2023
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# Children / Youth
Missouri bill eliminates mandatory childhood lead testing in hopes of increasing access: Lead is a dangerous neurotoxin that can cause behavioral problems and lower IQ. A Missouri House committee is considering legislation to streamline testing requirements to catch childhood lead poisoning. The bill would do away with the mandatory testing and instead require that all children be evaluated based on a questionnaire. If they are thought to be high risk based on the questionnaire, they would be tested if their guardians consented.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://missouriindependent.com/2023/03/01/missouri-bill-eliminates-mandatory-childhood-lead-testing-in-hopes-of-increasing-access/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!35twa9y6_LpeAiOnEG3lusEmmzIDQTDHs_1eK2eJ9CPtGDwZjzHBtGp0Z73MiFvBxDBw79tztG0EXISeHOubOz1Uvy3ngSRw$

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
FBI confirms COVID-19 likely came from Wuhan lab: The FBI has confirmed initial reports that the Biden administration is now saying the most likely source of COVID-19 is the virology lab in Wuhan, China. Wray’s admission marks the second government agency to publicly back the lab leak theory. The Department of Energy also has backed the assessment that COVID-19 began in a lab, but has labeled it “low confidence.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/03/01/covid-19-lab-leak-christopher-wray/11372746002/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!35twa9y6_LpeAiOnEG3lusEmmzIDQTDHs_1eK2eJ9CPtGDwZjzHBtGp0Z73MiFvBxDBw79tztG0EXISeHOubOz1Uv_apsSPC$

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals / Global # Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks Texas GOP Bill Gives Tax Cuts to Heterosexual Parents: A new proposal would give massive breaks to large families, but only if the parents are straight property owners who’ve never been divorced.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/texas-republicans-tax-cuts-straight-couples-many-children-1234689876/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!35twa9y6_LpeAiOnEG3lusEmmzIDQTDHs_1eK2eJ9CPtGDwZjzHBtGp0Z73MiFvBxDBw79tztG0EXISeHOubOz1Uv1aCQs0I$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemical Fossil fuel companies donated $700m to US universities over 10 years:
Funding at 27 universities can shift not just research agendas, but also policy in the direction the industry prefers, report says https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/01/fossil-fuel-companies-donate-millions-us-universities__;!!On18fmf1aQ!35twa9y6_LpeAiOnEG3lusEmmzIDQTDHs_1eK2eJ9CPtGDwZjzHBtGp0Z73MiFvBxDBw79tztG0EXISeHOubOz1Uv79cPt2N$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure Biden set for veto of Senate bill opposing climate friendly investing:
Two Democrats joined with GOP lawmakers to pass the bill, revealing how vulnerable incumbents can help trip up White House climate policies. The Senate voted 50-46 to block the ESG rule, with two Democrats, Sens. Joe Manchin (W.Va.) and Jon Tester (Mont.), joining Republicans in opposing the Biden administration policy. The White House has said that Biden would veto the resolution.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/3879725-senate-sends-bill-nullifying-bidens-esg-investing-rule-to-presidents-desk/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!35twa9y6_LpeAiOnEG3lusEmmzIDQTDHs_1eK2eJ9CPtGDwZjzHBtGp0Z73MiFvBxDBw79tztG0EXISeHOubOz1Uv8dus2cd$

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals
Emergency Food Stamps Program Ends, Cutting Benefits for 31 Million:
Congress gave the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program a big boost during the Covid-19 pandemic, helping millions of households avoid hunger and food shortages over the past three years. As of today, the temporary increase in SNAP benefits is coming to an end, a move that will reduce the level of federal nutritional aid for millions of households.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thefiscaltimes.com/newsletter/20230301-Emergency-Food-Stamps-Program-Ends-Cutting-Benefits-31-Million__;!!On18fmf1aQ!35twa9y6_LpeAiOnEG3lusEmmzIDQTDHs_1eK2eJ9CPtGDwZjzHBtGp0Z73MiFvBxDBw79tztG0EXISeHOubOz1UvyjDKaT9$

# Gov / Politics / Global
Putin Warned of More Mystery Attacks After Plane Explosion: Shadow government officials in Belarus spoke with The Daily Beast about the Russian aircraft blast—and what Putin should expect next if their country isn’t kept out of the war.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/belarus-opposition-warns-vladimir-putin-of-more-mystery-blasts-after-russian-plane-drone-explosion__;!!On18fmf1aQ!35twa9y6_LpeAiOnEG3lusEmmzIDQTDHs_1eK2eJ9CPtGDwZjzHBtGp0Z73MiFvBxDBw79tztG0EXISeHOubOz1UvzSpWcOm$

# Gov / Politics / US
Trump Ties GOP in Knots Over Medicare and Social Security: The former president is assailing his primary opponents for entertaining entitlement cuts in the past, and exacerbating divisions among Hill Republicans in the process. Donald Trump is driving a wedge through the GOP over one of American politics’ thorniest issues: the future of Medicare and Social Security.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2023/03/01/trump-gop-medicare-social-security-00084845__;!!On18fmf1aQ!35twa9y6_LpeAiOnEG3lusEmmzIDQTDHs_1eK2eJ9CPtGDwZjzHBtGp0Z73MiFvBxDBw79tztG0EXISeHOubOz1Uv1_aWLon$

Senate Group Wades Into Tough Talks on Social Security: A bipartisan group of senators is treading carefully into the politically difficult discussion of making changes to Social Security to extend its solvency.
Senators from both parties who have been involved in the talks are tight-lipped when it comes to revealing details, though reports have begun to surface of discussions of potential changes to the age threshold for retirement and raising the taxable wage cap.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/3878265-senate-group-wades-into-tough-talks-on-social-security/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!35twa9y6_LpeAiOnEG3lusEmmzIDQTDHs_1eK2eJ9CPtGDwZjzHBtGp0Z73MiFvBxDBw79tztG0EXISeHOubOz1Uv2gmf4v5$

Shock as Tennessee Republican suggests lynching-style hangings as execution method: A Tennessee legislator has apologised after suggesting hanging people from trees as a potential method for state executions, in comments interpreted by some as a call to state-sanctioned lynchings.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/shock-tennessee-republican-suggests-lynching-190830732.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!35twa9y6_LpeAiOnEG3lusEmmzIDQTDHs_1eK2eJ9CPtGDwZjzHBtGp0Z73MiFvBxDBw79tztG0EXISeHOubOz1Uv0vOW_V-$

# Legal / DOJ
House Ethics Committee investigating George Santos for just about
everything: After months of scandal, the House Ethics Committee announced Thursday it has opened a formal investigation into New York Republican Rep. George Santos.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/2023/03/02/1160682985/george-santos-ethics-investigation__;!!On18fmf1aQ!35twa9y6_LpeAiOnEG3lusEmmzIDQTDHs_1eK2eJ9CPtGDwZjzHBtGp0Z73MiFvBxDBw79tztG0EXISeHOubOz1Uv70UJmT4$

New Member Profile: Rep. George Santos: The House Ethics Committee announced a new investigation against Rep. George Santos on Thursday.
Numerous complaints were filed with the Department of Justice, the Office of Congressional Ethics and the FEC after Santos’ false claims called attention to unusual campaign finance disclosures and financial dealings, among other allegations. OpenSecrets has launched new member profiles for the 118th Congress, including Santos.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/george-devolder-santos/summary?cid=N00046427&cycle=2022&emci=2efaac98-1cb9-ed11-a8e0-00224832e811&emdi=82ee3ae1-41b9-ed11-a8e0-00224832e811&ceid=8400680__;!!On18fmf1aQ!35twa9y6_LpeAiOnEG3lusEmmzIDQTDHs_1eK2eJ9CPtGDwZjzHBtGp0Z73MiFvBxDBw79tztG0EXISeHOubOz1Uv1Y6-lbs$

# Media
I don’t usually tout about T.V. programs. This one caught my attention for the simple reason it tells the truth behind social events here and in other countries. Give it a look .. ‘While the rest of us die,’ on Vice T.V.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vicetv.com/en_us/show/while-the-rest-of-us-die__;!!On18fmf1aQ!35twa9y6_LpeAiOnEG3lusEmmzIDQTDHs_1eK2eJ9CPtGDwZjzHBtGp0Z73MiFvBxDBw79tztG0EXISeHOubOz1UvzpHAKVa$

# Military / Global
Russia Unveils New Nuclear Strategy: Moscow is developing a new military strategy in which nuclear weapons will be used to protect Russia against possible aggression from the United States, according to a Russian Ministry of Defense journal.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/russia-new-nuclear-strategy-ukraine-war-1785052__;!!On18fmf1aQ!35twa9y6_LpeAiOnEG3lusEmmzIDQTDHs_1eK2eJ9CPtGDwZjzHBtGp0Z73MiFvBxDBw79tztG0EXISeHOubOz1Uv_5Yxllo$

# Pharmaceuticals / Drugs
‘Time to end the greed’: Sanders vows bill to cap price of insulin at
$20 per vial: “Insulin manufacturers have shown time and time again that they will put their CEOs’ profits over patients’ lives.” “As a result of unacceptable corporate greed, the price of insulin has gone up by over 1,000% since 1996,” the Vermont senator said after Eli Lilly announced its price cut.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/sanders-insulin-price-cap__;!!On18fmf1aQ!35twa9y6_LpeAiOnEG3lusEmmzIDQTDHs_1eK2eJ9CPtGDwZjzHBtGp0Z73MiFvBxDBw79tztG0EXISeHOubOz1Uv9zgZx7e$

# Social
Gov. DeSantis: You’re a history grad. Tell me when systemic racism
ended: Today’s champions of white victim hood claim that the teaching of ethnic history and ongoing/systemic racism stokes guilt feelings among white students and anger between students of different racial groups.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/03/01/gov-desantis-youre-a-history-grad-tell-me-when-systemic-racism-ended/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!35twa9y6_LpeAiOnEG3lusEmmzIDQTDHs_1eK2eJ9CPtGDwZjzHBtGp0Z73MiFvBxDBw79tztG0EXISeHOubOz1Uv-OOL-5m$

# Technology
Time to invoke the precautionary principle for radiofrequency radiation, say senior scientists: The precautionary principle should be applied to public exposures to RF radiation. Why Don’t the Tenets of Toxicology Apply? The picture that has emerged in public discourse has been distorted by some “fundamentally flawed, yet widely publicized reports purporting to show no health risk.” They point out that much of this disinformation comes from “industry-affiliated scientists.” “It is imperative to insist on a complete picture of the evidence and not the whitewashed or distorted version currently promoted,” they say.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://microwavenews.com/news-center/apply-precautionary-principle-rf__;!!On18fmf1aQ!35twa9y6_LpeAiOnEG3lusEmmzIDQTDHs_1eK2eJ9CPtGDwZjzHBtGp0Z73MiFvBxDBw79tztG0EXISeHOubOz1Uvwgk_-fn$

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March 1, 2023
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# Children / Youth
How Did Children End Up as Factory Workers in America Again? Kids as young as 12 or 13 work in jobs that are prohibited, dangerous, and grossly inappropriate places for minors. Child labor is on the rise, and the newest revelations show just how extensive and exploitative it is. These horrifying stories were supposed to be in the history books, not something we see in 2023. How did this happen?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/03/child-labor-factories-migrant-teenagers-cheerios-nytimes-biden.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!13uDDv0n3aiqtgUX6jMFLxDzWLOL8vYxEMFOG_OkyHjbZbf2KwaJtRyPHtZiDLwmdImn3lE0D6J1OwOTi5Qj5cONZJtZ7Oky$

# Chemicals
Kids’ glyphosate exposure linked to liver disease and metabolic
syndrome: Over the last decade, Dr. Charles Limbach noticed something strange in his family medicine practice in East Salinas, California. In a first-of-its kind study, researchers found children exposed to the controversial herbicide were more likely in early adulthood to have a collection of symptoms that increase risk of heart disease, diabetes and stroke.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ehn.org/glyphosate-childrens-health-2659484037.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!13uDDv0n3aiqtgUX6jMFLxDzWLOL8vYxEMFOG_OkyHjbZbf2KwaJtRyPHtZiDLwmdImn3lE0D6J1OwOTi5Qj5cONZLzV-8N2$

US averages one chemical accident every two days, analysis finds:
Increasing numbers of incidents have increased concern over safety and public health for communities across the country. Increasing numbers of incidents have increased concern over safety and public health for communities across the country.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nationofchange.org/2023/03/01/us-averages-one-chemical-accident-every-two-days-analysis-finds/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!13uDDv0n3aiqtgUX6jMFLxDzWLOL8vYxEMFOG_OkyHjbZbf2KwaJtRyPHtZiDLwmdImn3lE0D6J1OwOTi5Qj5cONZHO1lI59$

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
‘My family could provide a wealth of business opportunities at the highest levels.’ Joe Biden’s brother Jim touted his connections in a groveling letter asking for a meeting with a Qatari prince in charge of the nation’s $170b investment fund –Jim Biden wrote the letter, obtained by DailyMail dot com, in August 2017. He dangled the family’s ‘deep and wide’ relationships that ‘lasted through many years and many administrations’ to the senior prince. Joe’s younger brother went on to
gush: ‘I would be honored to assist in effectuating the vision of His Excellency’
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11763421/Joe-Bidens-brother-Jim-touted-connections-groveling-letter-Qatari-prince.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!13uDDv0n3aiqtgUX6jMFLxDzWLOL8vYxEMFOG_OkyHjbZbf2KwaJtRyPHtZiDLwmdImn3lE0D6J1OwOTi5Qj5cONZN0FRTwW$

The House voted to kill the Biden administration’s controversial rule that encourages private retirement plan fiduciaries to consider environment, social and governance (ESG) factors when making investment decisions for tens of millions of Americans.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-votes-kill-bidens-woke-esg-investment-rule-props-up-phony-climate-movement__;!!On18fmf1aQ!13uDDv0n3aiqtgUX6jMFLxDzWLOL8vYxEMFOG_OkyHjbZbf2KwaJtRyPHtZiDLwmdImn3lE0D6J1OwOTi5Qj5cONZKH-JCGo$

House GOP announces aggressive, first-of-its-kind effort to combat ESG
movement: Progressives are trying to use financial institutions to ‘force their far-left ideology on the American people,’ top Republican tells Fox News Digital https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-gop-announces-aggressive-first-kind-effort-combat-esg-movement__;!!On18fmf1aQ!13uDDv0n3aiqtgUX6jMFLxDzWLOL8vYxEMFOG_OkyHjbZbf2KwaJtRyPHtZiDLwmdImn3lE0D6J1OwOTi5Qj5cONZIoZ-wlA$

How the GOP Could Win Its Long War Against Social Security Republicans have wanted to end Social Security as we know it since its inception.
They may finally get their chance. Republicans Are Too Thirsty for Social Security Cuts: Make no mistake, a plan to raise the retirement age is a plan to cut benefits.Social Security is wildly popular among Americans of all political persuasions, yet conservative politicians in Congress have released plans to cut, privatize, and destroy Social Security.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/politics/how-gop-could-win-long-war-against-social-security/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!13uDDv0n3aiqtgUX6jMFLxDzWLOL8vYxEMFOG_OkyHjbZbf2KwaJtRyPHtZiDLwmdImn3lE0D6J1OwOTi5Qj5cONZE4uYP56$

How the US Blew $90 Billion in Afghanistan: A new in-depth report from the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction examines the collapse of the Afghan security forces in August 2021 – a collapse that occurred despite the expenditure of billions of U.S. dollars and the loss of thousands of American and Afghan lives over nearly two decades.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theworld.org/stories/2015-12-18/behold-american-taxpayer-what-happened-nearly-half-billion-your-dollars__;!!On18fmf1aQ!13uDDv0n3aiqtgUX6jMFLxDzWLOL8vYxEMFOG_OkyHjbZbf2KwaJtRyPHtZiDLwmdImn3lE0D6J1OwOTi5Qj5cONZHhPcrO8$

# Education / Schools
Conservative Justices Skeptical of Biden’s Student Debt Relief Plan: The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard arguments about President Joe Biden’s plan to forgive more than $400 billion of student debt over 30 years, and by most accounts, it didn’t go well for the administration.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2023/02/28/supreme-court-appears-skeptical-of-bidens-student-debt-relief-plan-00084793__;!!On18fmf1aQ!13uDDv0n3aiqtgUX6jMFLxDzWLOL8vYxEMFOG_OkyHjbZbf2KwaJtRyPHtZiDLwmdImn3lE0D6J1OwOTi5Qj5cONZDtEDhq1$

California School Pepper Sprays Students Protesting Racism: An anti-racism protest at Indian Springs High School in San Bernardino, California, turned unruly and led to a campus safety officer using pepper spray on students, authorities said. The school district says the students became “unruly,” but one mom questioned what kind of environment staff created to lead to the protest in the first place.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/3879487-high-school-students-pepper-sprayed-at-anti-racism-protest-in-california/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!13uDDv0n3aiqtgUX6jMFLxDzWLOL8vYxEMFOG_OkyHjbZbf2KwaJtRyPHtZiDLwmdImn3lE0D6J1OwOTi5Qj5cONZNrJspEA$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemical Texas oil and gas producers want their tax break back: An effort to resurrect Texas’ Chapter 313 tax abatement is underway in the Legislature. With the March 10 deadline for new bills in the Texas Legislature fast approaching, pressure is mounting to come up with a replacement for Chapter 313, a recently expired program that helped oil and gas companies, chip manufacturers and other industries secure billions in tax abatements through local school districts.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://capitalandmain.com/texas-oil-and-gas-producers-want-their-tax-break-back__;!!On18fmf1aQ!13uDDv0n3aiqtgUX6jMFLxDzWLOL8vYxEMFOG_OkyHjbZbf2KwaJtRyPHtZiDLwmdImn3lE0D6J1OwOTi5Qj5cONZD2azp47$

DeSantis, Pence allies launching campaign to speed energy approvals: A new group aims to spend up to $10 million to sway Congress to loosen federal rules for both fossil fuel projects and green power.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2023/02/28/desantis-pence-allies-campaign-speed-energy-approvals-00084353__;!!On18fmf1aQ!13uDDv0n3aiqtgUX6jMFLxDzWLOL8vYxEMFOG_OkyHjbZbf2KwaJtRyPHtZiDLwmdImn3lE0D6J1OwOTi5Qj5cONZMrWL08p$

Train carrying more than 30,000 gallons of propane fuel derails in Florida – Hazmat crews rush to the scene after six cars overturn | 28 Feb 2023 | A train carrying more than 30,000 gallons of propane fuel has derailed in Florida, sparking new environmental concerns just weeks after a toxic train overturned in Ohio.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11804491/Train-carrying-30-000-gallons-propane-fuel-derails-Florida.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!13uDDv0n3aiqtgUX6jMFLxDzWLOL8vYxEMFOG_OkyHjbZbf2KwaJtRyPHtZiDLwmdImn3lE0D6J1OwOTi5Qj5cONZCQy0hZr$

Alaska’s Willow Project is Part of America’s Energy Security Solution:
For more than a year, President Biden and others have harangued oil and gas companies for earning too much money and then not investing enough of those profits to increase domestic production. Enter ConocoPhillips with its Willow project in the National Petroleum Reserve — Alaska (NPR-A). The development is expected to produce 180,000 barrels of oil daily at its peak, making it the most significant project on Alaska’s North Slope in more than 20 years. Willow will create thousands of construction jobs and hundreds of permanent jobs. It will also generate billions in tax and royalty revenues for the federal government, the state of Alaska and local communities.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prescottenews.com/index.php/2023/03/01/opinion-alaskas-willow-project-is-part-of-americas-energy-security-solution-inside-sources/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!13uDDv0n3aiqtgUX6jMFLxDzWLOL8vYxEMFOG_OkyHjbZbf2KwaJtRyPHtZiDLwmdImn3lE0D6J1OwOTi5Qj5cONZCuP6nrf$

How to beat the ‘fracking frenzy,’ lessons from the campaign that ended fracking in Ireland: “We want to make the government listen to the community, who for over a decade now have been saying that fracking is not safe, not trusted, not wanted in the territory.” The fossil fuel industry knew this before anyone else. Yet the industry continues to seek new extractive frontiers on all continents in what has been labeled a “fracking frenzy” by campaigners.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nationofchange.org/2023/03/01/how-to-beat-the-fracking-frenzy-lessons-from-the-campaign-that-ended-fracking-in-ireland/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!13uDDv0n3aiqtgUX6jMFLxDzWLOL8vYxEMFOG_OkyHjbZbf2KwaJtRyPHtZiDLwmdImn3lE0D6J1OwOTi5Qj5cONZGAhsIN_$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure The little-known physical and mental health benefits of urban trees:
Trees slow climate change — and they help people live happier, healthier, and longer lives.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/02/the-little-known-physical-and-mental-health-benefits-of-urban-trees/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!13uDDv0n3aiqtgUX6jMFLxDzWLOL8vYxEMFOG_OkyHjbZbf2KwaJtRyPHtZiDLwmdImn3lE0D6J1OwOTi5Qj5cONZOR8ggRK$

On the edge: The next deadly pandemic is just a forest clearing away.
But we’re not even trying to prevent it.
The institutions we trust to protect us, from the World Health Organization to U.S. agencies like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, focus on responding to epidemics, fighting the fires once they have begun, as if we could not have predicted where they would start or prevented them from sparking.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/pandemic-spillover-outbreak-guinea-forest-clearing__;!!On18fmf1aQ!13uDDv0n3aiqtgUX6jMFLxDzWLOL8vYxEMFOG_OkyHjbZbf2KwaJtRyPHtZiDLwmdImn3lE0D6J1OwOTi5Qj5cONZHjZMpWY$

Why 23 dead whales have washed up on the East Coast since December:
First a North Atlantic right whale, a critically endangered species, washed ashore in Virginia. Then a humpback floated onto a beach in New Jersey. Not long afterward, a minke whale, swept in on the morning tide, landed on the Rockaway Peninsula in New York City.
And that was in just a single week in February. In all, 23 dead whales have washed ashore along the East Coast since early December, including
12 in New Jersey and New York, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.yahoo.com/news/why-23-dead-whales-washed-124824174.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!13uDDv0n3aiqtgUX6jMFLxDzWLOL8vYxEMFOG_OkyHjbZbf2KwaJtRyPHtZiDLwmdImn3lE0D6J1OwOTi5Qj5cONZKD0v_7N$

“We’ve come to say goodbye”: Visitors flock to Fairfield Lake State Park on its last day: For decades the park has sat on leased land that the owner recently decided to sell. As the staff closed the gates Monday night for the last time, visitors and staff held out hope that the state could find a way to save the park.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2023/02/28/texas-fairfield-lake-state-park-closed/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!13uDDv0n3aiqtgUX6jMFLxDzWLOL8vYxEMFOG_OkyHjbZbf2KwaJtRyPHtZiDLwmdImn3lE0D6J1OwOTi5Qj5cONZKuxxsct$

# Environment / Climate / Global
A vanishing world: Winter sea ice is melting away from Labrador: There’s a long list of reasons the prices of food and fuel have spiked across Canada, including here in northern Labrador, forcing much of the working population nearly to its knees. At the heart of financial strife is a climate that grows warmer, more chaotic by the year. Locals normally get resources from the land. Country food like arctic char, seal and ptarmigan, and dry wood from places accessible only by snowmobile, supplement their kitchens and homes. The land provides what they need to survive, without a solid layer of sea ice, they simply can’t get to it.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cbc.ca/newsinteractives/features/a-vanishing-world__;!!On18fmf1aQ!13uDDv0n3aiqtgUX6jMFLxDzWLOL8vYxEMFOG_OkyHjbZbf2KwaJtRyPHtZiDLwmdImn3lE0D6J1OwOTi5Qj5cONZGhcyHVZ$

Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon Sees Its Worst February on Record as Lula Struggles With Bolsonaro’s Legacy Despite the electoral victory of President Lula da Silva, has promised to end deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon by 2030, the forest just experienced its worst February on record. Brazil’s INPE space research institute’s DETER monitoring system found that 80.6 square miles of forest had been cleared as of Feb. 17, as AFP reported, an area equal to
30,000 football fields. WWF Brazil expert Daniel Silva said the deforestation might not be all it seemed.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ecowatch.com/amazon-rainforest-deforestation-brazil-2023.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!13uDDv0n3aiqtgUX6jMFLxDzWLOL8vYxEMFOG_OkyHjbZbf2KwaJtRyPHtZiDLwmdImn3lE0D6J1OwOTi5Qj5cONZCHcKaoV$

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals
30 million SNAP recipients get food benefits slashed: As one advocate put it, “People had this budget, things haven’t gotten better, and now you’re going to a grocery store where things are more expensive.” As the outlet reported: “That means a family of four could see their monthly benefit cut by about $328 a month. The worst-hit could be elderly Americans who receive the minimum monthly benefit, Vollinger said. They could see their SNAP payments tumble from $281 to as little as $23 per month.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/30-million-face-hunger-snap-cuts-loom__;!!On18fmf1aQ!13uDDv0n3aiqtgUX6jMFLxDzWLOL8vYxEMFOG_OkyHjbZbf2KwaJtRyPHtZiDLwmdImn3lE0D6J1OwOTi5Qj5cONZOlo0i7t$

# General News
Trump Stiffed Local Cops. Now It’s Coming Back to Bite Him: Months or even years later, the Trump campaign still hasn’t paid some local departments for the overtime pay they earned after working his rallies.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rawstory.com/trump-rallies-2024/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!13uDDv0n3aiqtgUX6jMFLxDzWLOL8vYxEMFOG_OkyHjbZbf2KwaJtRyPHtZiDLwmdImn3lE0D6J1OwOTi5Qj5cONZNFxlSmg$

# Gov / Politics / Global
Whispers of Putin’s Secret Lifeline Threaten Rebound in War: Initial efforts to force Ukraine to capitulate failed, Ukraine took back much of Russia’s gains, and, as the conflict drags on, the military’s supplies of everything from tanks to missiles are starting to dwindle.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.yahoo.com/whispers-putin-secret-lifeline-threaten-094058418.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!13uDDv0n3aiqtgUX6jMFLxDzWLOL8vYxEMFOG_OkyHjbZbf2KwaJtRyPHtZiDLwmdImn3lE0D6J1OwOTi5Qj5cONZF8X8tNj$

# Gov / Politics / US
Washington, D.C. City Council says bill for allowing non-citizens to vote is now law: The law allows for qualified non-citizens to vote as long as they reside in the city for at least 30 days. A Washington, D.C., effort to allow non-citizens, including undocumented immigrants and foreign diplomats according to the Wall Street journal, to vote in local elections is now law.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.foxnews.com/politics/washington-dc-city-council-bill-allowing-noncitizens-vote-law__;!!On18fmf1aQ!13uDDv0n3aiqtgUX6jMFLxDzWLOL8vYxEMFOG_OkyHjbZbf2KwaJtRyPHtZiDLwmdImn3lE0D6J1OwOTi5Qj5cONZDnSMeeQ$

# LGBTQ / Gender
The Tennessee governor who said he’ll ban drag performances is going viral for appearing to have dressed in drag:
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, who is expected to sign into law a ban on drag in public, is facing accusations of hypocrisy this week following a resurfaced high school yearbook photo that appears to show him dressed in drag.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/28/tennessee-governor-ban-drag-shows-photo-bill-lee__;!!On18fmf1aQ!13uDDv0n3aiqtgUX6jMFLxDzWLOL8vYxEMFOG_OkyHjbZbf2KwaJtRyPHtZiDLwmdImn3lE0D6J1OwOTi5Qj5cONZLsBRZWq$
Tennessee governor appears to have dressed in drag, an art form he wants to restrict https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-politics-and-policy/tennessee-governor-appears-dressed-drag-art-form-wants-restrict-rcna72569__;!!On18fmf1aQ!13uDDv0n3aiqtgUX6jMFLxDzWLOL8vYxEMFOG_OkyHjbZbf2KwaJtRyPHtZiDLwmdImn3lE0D6J1OwOTi5Qj5cONZKxCLCSm$

Mississippi Enacts Transgender Healthcare Ban for Youth Amid Spate of Anti-Trans Laws in Red States: The Republican-controlled Mississippi Senate gave final approval Tuesday to a bill that would ban gender-affirming care in the state for anyone younger than 18, part of a broad effort in conservative states to restrict transgender athletes, gender-affirming care and drag shows. House Bill 1125 won final approval Tuesday in the Republican-controlled Mississippi Senate https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/ap/ap-health/ap-mississippi-senate-passes-limit-on-transgender-health-care/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!13uDDv0n3aiqtgUX6jMFLxDzWLOL8vYxEMFOG_OkyHjbZbf2KwaJtRyPHtZiDLwmdImn3lE0D6J1OwOTi5Qj5cONZEayDza4$

# Medical / Health
Drug Giant Eli Lilly Dramatically Slashes Price of Insulin: The drugmaker will cap monthly out-of-pocket costs at $35 for most patients.
After last year’s “Free Insulin” Twitter debacle prompted Eli Lilly to do some soul searching over the cost of its insulin in the U.S., the Indianapolis-based company has come back from the drawing board with a major discount in hand.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.fiercepharma.com/pharma/lilly-slashes-insulin-prices-70-caps-out-pocket-costs-35-major-access-overhaul__;!!On18fmf1aQ!13uDDv0n3aiqtgUX6jMFLxDzWLOL8vYxEMFOG_OkyHjbZbf2KwaJtRyPHtZiDLwmdImn3lE0D6J1OwOTi5Qj5cONZKYRkXZI$

# Medical Science
People Are Getting Pregnant on TikTok’s Trendy ‘On-Demand’ Birth
Control: “Like putting lemon juice in your vagina and hoping for the
best”: Is hormone-free Phexxi too risky in a post-Roe America? No birth control is perfect, but with the stakes of an unplanned pregnancy higher than ever, some women are raising questions about whether, in post-Roe America, the product should be on the market at all.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.bmj.com/company/newsroom/new-drug-combo-promising-candidate-for-on-demand-contraceptive-pill/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!13uDDv0n3aiqtgUX6jMFLxDzWLOL8vYxEMFOG_OkyHjbZbf2KwaJtRyPHtZiDLwmdImn3lE0D6J1OwOTi5Qj5cONZEVddtwH$
The Pill Helped Start the Sexual Revolution. What Will Phexxi Do?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/10/style/what-is-phexxi.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!13uDDv0n3aiqtgUX6jMFLxDzWLOL8vYxEMFOG_OkyHjbZbf2KwaJtRyPHtZiDLwmdImn3lE0D6J1OwOTi5Qj5cONZBiL2Nb_$

# Military / Global
North Korea displays enough ICBMs to overwhelm U.S. West Coast defences:
Administration after administration has failed to stop North Korea from developing such large numbers of an ICBM that could possibly reach the United States to conceivably overwhelm the U. S. defense against them, blowing a hole in decades of denuclearization and homeland security policies.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2023/02/08/north-korea-missile-capability-icbms-00081993__;!!On18fmf1aQ!13uDDv0n3aiqtgUX6jMFLxDzWLOL8vYxEMFOG_OkyHjbZbf2KwaJtRyPHtZiDLwmdImn3lE0D6J1OwOTi5Qj5cONZIiNp6nv$

Russia deploying nuclear missile carriers in Arctic for first time since collapse of USSR, Norwegian intelligence reports These vessels belong to Russia’s Northern Fleet. The report noted that during the Soviet era, Northern Fleet warships regularly went to sea with nuclear weapons, but this is the first time the modern Russian Federation has done the same.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.eu/article/russia-nuclear-ships-norway-ukraine-war/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!13uDDv0n3aiqtgUX6jMFLxDzWLOL8vYxEMFOG_OkyHjbZbf2KwaJtRyPHtZiDLwmdImn3lE0D6J1OwOTi5Qj5cONZIBH2T_T$

The Russian Arctic Threat: Consequences of the Ukraine War: The impact of Russia’s war in Ukraine has been felt in the Arctic. The region’s primary diplomatic venue is paused, and military tensions are increasing. When Sweden and Finland join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), every Arctic country save Russia will be a member of the U.S. led alliance.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.csis.org/analysis/russian-arctic-threat-consequences-ukraine-war__;!!On18fmf1aQ!13uDDv0n3aiqtgUX6jMFLxDzWLOL8vYxEMFOG_OkyHjbZbf2KwaJtRyPHtZiDLwmdImn3lE0D6J1OwOTi5Qj5cONZAF_Y63T$

It is believed that Iran has enriched uranium to 84%, just shy of the level needed for a nuclear weapon. Additionally, the IAEA reports that Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile over 18 times limit of 2015 deal.
Experts do not believe that Iran has yet mastered the technology to actually build a bomb. The new figure was discovered by monitoring equipment operated by the world’s nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). But the Bloomberg report did not reveal how much uranium enriched to this extent Iran has produced. The amount needed for a nuclear bomb is about a grapefruit-sized worth, which would weigh around 33 pounds. (Uranium metal is even more dense than lead.) https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/3865793-iran-enriched-uranium-to-84-percent-but-can-it-make-a-nuclear-bomb/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!13uDDv0n3aiqtgUX6jMFLxDzWLOL8vYxEMFOG_OkyHjbZbf2KwaJtRyPHtZiDLwmdImn3lE0D6J1OwOTi5Qj5cONZPu9aHHj$

# Technology
Upper ranks of Big Tech swarming with ex-CIA and FBI, ‘agents of the national security state’ — Evidence is mounting that the many ex-intelligence officials populating the ranks of Big Tech are deliberately placed to control the flow of public information. Big Tech giants such as Twitter, Facebook, and Google are not merely private companies but essentially “agents of the national security state,”
observed a journalist who has extensively studied the subject.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.lifesitenews.com/analysis/upper-ranks-of-big-tech-swarming-with-ex-cia-and-fbi-agents-of-the-national-security-state/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!13uDDv0n3aiqtgUX6jMFLxDzWLOL8vYxEMFOG_OkyHjbZbf2KwaJtRyPHtZiDLwmdImn3lE0D6J1OwOTi5Qj5cONZD3HcIrP$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2023-02-28

Voices, The Peoples News

February 28, 2023
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Indigenous
U.S. Marshals to Work with Yurok Tribe to Probe Missing & Murdered Indigenous Persons: Yurok Tribe in northern California has been selected as the first pilot location for the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Initiative, as part of the agency’s plans to develop tribally-led collaborative partnerships to proactively examine public safety issues – particularly those involving missing endangered children.
https://www.usmarshals.gov/news/press-release/yurok-tribe-us-marshals-partner-missing-and-murdered-indigenous-persons

Green colonialism is flooding the Pacific Northwest: The Yakama Nation is fighting a pumped hydro storage development near Goldendale, Washington, but it’s just one of many.
https://www.hcn.org/issues/55.3/indigenous-affairs-green-colonialism-is-flooding-the-pacific-northwest

# Indigenous / Global
Eduardo Mendúa, Ecuadorian Who Fought Oil Extraction on Indigenous Land, Is Shot to Death: The proposed expansion of petroleum operations on Amazon rainforest territory belonging to the A’i Cofan people has divided Indigenous locals.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/28022023/eduardo-mendua-ecuador-shot-death/

# Chemicals
How pesticides impair our senses: one study estimates that about 385 million cases of unintentional, acute pesticide poisoning occur among farm workers each year. A 2020 study found that of the estimated 860 million agricultural workers worldwide, 44% are affected by pesticide poisoning annually. Acute health impacts can range from seizures to respiratory depression. Pesticide exposure has been associated with conditions such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and Parkinson’s disease. Pesticide exposure has also been linked to sensory deterioration.
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230215-how-pesticides-harm-human-health

Vinyl chloride’s invisible threat: Thousands of pounds are released every year in the U.S. as part of “poison plastic” manufacturing: According to the EPA’s Toxics Release Inventory (TRI), which “tracks the management of certain toxic chemicals that may pose a threat to human health and the environment,” there are 38 TRI facilities in 15 states, mostly around the Gulf of Mexico and the eastern U.S., that use vinyl chloride, emitting about half a million pounds of the substance every year. Vinyl chloride’s origins generate from ethane, which is obtained through fracking natural gas. The U.S. Energy Information Administration said ethane production hit a monthly record last year of more than 2.4 million barrels per day. The global PVC market is expected to become a $56.1 billion industry within the next 3 years.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/vinyl-chloride-ohio-train-derailment-thousands-pounds-released-annually-plastics/

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
Child didn’t die of global bird-flu variant: An 11-year-old girl in Cambodia who died after being infected with avian influenza A (H5N1) had a different variant from that causing mass deaths in birds globally. The strain she was carrying is endemic to the region, and last infected people in Cambodia about a decade ago.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-00585-1?utm_source=Nature+Briefing&utm_campaign=bce4cc3e93-briefing-dy-20230228&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c9dfd39373-bce4cc3e93-43812897

SARS-2 Geopolitical Bio-Weapon. US Energy Department Blames China but Hides Fauci, Darpa & Gates Role: Two sources said that the Department of Energy assessed in the intelligence report that it had “low confidence” the Covid-19 virus accidentally escaped from a lab in Wuhan. «The U.S. Energy Department has concluded that the Covid pandemic most likely arose from a laboratory leak, according to a classified intelligence report recently provided to the White House and key members of Congress» wrote the Wall Street Journal throwing yet another stone at the Wuhan Institute of Virology and triggering a chain reaction in the media.
https://www.veteranstoday.com/2023/02/27/sars-2-geopolitical-bio-weapon-against-china-us-energy-department-blames-but-hides-fauci-darpa-gates-role/

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
When Federal Interest Payments Come To Exceed the Military Budget; Time to Stop Defending the Rest of the World: The cost of interest payments on the national debt will continue to grow as a financial burden for the U.S. over the next decade, even surpassing what the nation spends on national defense within a few years, a newly released budget analysis shows.
https://www.cato.org/commentary/when-federal-interest-payments-come-exceed-military-budget-time-stop-defending-rest

# Education / Schools
University of California Under Fire for Blackstone Investment, the university has invested $4.5 billion with the real estate arm of the private equity giant. The university’s unions oppose the deal on the grounds that corporate landlords such as Blackstone inflame California’s housing crisis by driving up rents and eviction rates. Union leaders have announced upcoming actions to urge the university to divest from Blackstone.
https://prospect.org/education/2023-02-28-university-california-blackstone-housing/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemical
Coal plant pollution can be deadly, even hundreds of miles downwind: Even as coal declines, it is still keeping a deadly grasp on communities across the country. The coal industry may be dying in the U.S., but its health impacts are not, report finds.
https://grist.org/climate-energy/coal-plant-pollution-can-be-deadly-even-hundreds-of-miles-downwind/

EPA Paused Waste Shipments From Ohio Train Derailment After Texas Uproar: Last week in Houston, politicians protested indignantly as news emerged that hazardous waste from the East Palestine, Ohio, trail derailment was traveling to their city. Officials issued statements saying the public should have been warned, prompting the Environmental Protection Agency on Saturday to order a halt to shipments of waste out of the Ohio disaster site
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/28022023/east-palestine-ohio-train-derailment-waste-texas/#:~:text=Officials%20issued%20statements%20saying%20the,caught%20fire%20earlier%20this%20month.

# Environment / Climate / Global
Pacific islanders head to Australia for jobs as climate fears grow:
* Climate change is a contributing factor in Pacific Islanders choosing to move to Australia.
* Policymakers in island nations fear Australia’s efforts to court migrant workers could fuel a “brain drain” of skilled people.
* Pacific workers can earn up to four times as much in Australia or New Zealand, says a researcher.
Australia will introduce a permanent residency option for Pacific islanders this year, and has also expanded its short-term labour programme – part of the country’s wider efforts to counter China’s growing influence in the region.
https://www.news24.com/fin24/climate_future/news/pacific-islanders-head-to-australia-for-jobs-as-climate-fears-grow-20230227

The toxic legacy of the Ukraine war: heavy metals, fuel and chemical residues from ammunition and missiles have seeped into the soil. Although the full extent of soil contamination in Ukraine is not yet known, there are concerns that the conflict will cause long-lasting damage to the country’s agricultural productivity. Ukraine is one of the world’s most important producers and exporters of cereals and oilseeds, including corn, wheat, barley and sunflower oil. The widespread pollution caused by the conflict also threatens local wildlife and the health of communities, who are at risk of eating contaminated crops.
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230221-the-toxic-legacy-of-the-ukraine-war

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals
How microplastics are infiltrating the food you eat: Microplastics have infiltrated every part of the planet. One study estimated that there are around 24.4 trillion fragments of microplastics in the upper regions of the world’s oceans. But they aren’t just ubiquitous in water – they are spread widely in soils on land too and can even end up in the food we eat. Unwittingly, we may be consuming tiny fragments of plastic with almost every bite we take. Chemicals found in plastic have been linked to cancer, heart disease and poor fetal development. High levels of ingested microplastics may also cause cell damage which could lead to inflammation and allergic reactions.
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230103-how-plastic-is-getting-into-our-food
Study: Micro- and nano-plastics in edible fruit and vegetables. The first diet risks assessment for the general population
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0013935120305703

Society has never produced so much food, yet we live in a world where only the rich get to be healthy: Our societies have never produced so much food, yet we live in a capitalist perversion where fresh, healthy food, and the time to prepare it, are priced as a luxury, while highly processed items are inexpensive, easy and aggressively mass-marketed. It’s not a failure of collective willpower that’s jeopardising our health, but a diet of bad food that’s culturally familiar, low in nutrition and super available.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/feb/16/society-has-never-produced-so-much-food-yet-we-live-in-a-world-where-only-the-rich-get-to-be-healthy

# Foodie Tips, Tricks and How To’s
Making groceries last longer and avoiding waste is both good for the wallet and the planet. We’ve compiled some of the best hacks and tips for storing some of your favorite foods.
https://morehackz.com/groceryhack/39/

# Gov / Politics / Global
Orbán backs China’s Ukraine peace plan: Hungary’s government supports Beijing’s peace plan for the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, Prime Minister Viktor Orban told parliament on Monday. “We also consider China’s peace plan important and support it,” Orban told the lawmakers. In his half-hour-long speech, Orban insisted that the ongoing conflict was “bad for Ukrainians, Russians, Hungarians, Europe, and it is becoming increasingly clear [that] it is bad for the whole world.” The prime minister then maintained that Budapest should stay out of the conflict, as was decided through a ‘national consultation.’
https://www.politico.eu/article/viktor-orban-hungary-ukraine-china-peace-plan-russia-invasion/

Russia Is Willing to Defend Itself With Nuclear Weapons: “It is obvious to all the powers that be that if the US wants to defeat Russia, we are heading for a conflict on a global scale. If the US wants to defeat Russia, we have the right to defend ourselves with any weapon, including of the nuclear kind.”
https://tass.com/defense/1580211

# Gov / Politics / US
US has spent billions on Ukraine war aid. But is that money landing in corrupt pockets? With more than $100 billion in U.S. weaponry and financial aid flowing to Ukraine in less than a year, and more on the way to counter Russia’s invasion, concerns about arms falling into terrorists’ hands and dollars into corrupt officials’ pockets are mounting. Congress spotlights hearings on Ukraine oversight, competition with China. Here’s why.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/02/28/congressional-hearings-china-ukraine-russia-security/11359357002/

Gaetz Cites Chinese Propaganda in Push to Stop Ukraine Aid: The Florida Republican looked like he thought he was going in for the kill as he whipped out the “investigative report” that was not what he thought it was. Gaetz, who appeared unaware of the tabloid’s propaganda links, cited the report in claiming that the U.S. had supplied weapons to the Azov Battalion as early as 2018. Asked if he disagreed with the report, Kahl calmly responded: “I’m sorry, is this the Global Times from China?”
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/matt-gaetz-chinese-propaganda-ukraine_n_63fe5251e4b08b1402e08264

# Law Enforcement
“I Am Going to Die”: Tenn. Woman Dies of Stroke in Police Cruiser After She Was Denied Medical Care
https://www.13abc.com/2023/02/27/graphic-i-am-going-die-body-camera-footage-released-womans-in-custody-death/

Michigan honor student, 17, shot dead by 14 and 13-year-olds in attempted carjacking after he offered them a ride during subzero temperatures – juveniles will be tried as adults –Chimner was charged Friday with felony murder, carjacking and two weapons-related violations. Police recovered a gun at the scene of the crime but could not say which boy had fired the weapon.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11791367/Michigan-student-17-killed-14-13-year-old-carjacking-offered-ride.html

# Legal / DOJ
Lawyer Blew $840K in Clients’ Money on OnlyFans, Drugs: Christopher Reynolds routinely represented car crash victims, but would cut off contact and stash their settlement money for himself, authorities said.
https://www.newsbreak.com/pinellas-county-fl/2941284217502-florida-lawyer-accused-of-blowing-840k-in-clients-money-on-onlyfans-drugs

# Medical / Health
Surprise-Billing Law Loophole: When ‘Out of Network’ Doesn’t Quite Mean Out of Network: More than a year after the federal surprise-billing law took effect, patients can still get hammered by surprise bills resulting from health plans’ limited provider networks and ambiguities about what is considered emergency medical care.
https://khn.org/news/article/out-of-network-surprise-bill-loophole-bill-of-the-month/

Lowering the risk of mother’s sepsis or death after childbirth, a single oral dose of a common antibiotic may have the potential to significantly reduce maternal infections and deaths in developing countries. Sepsis is a severe life-threatening immune response to infection or injury. It is a leading cause of maternal and newborn deaths worldwide.
https://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-research-matters/lowering-risk-mother-s-sepsis-or-death-after-childbirth

# Military / DOD
The Air Force has relieved six leaders assigned to a North Dakota base in charge of nuclear missiles and bombers over a loss of confidence, the military branch said Monday. The Air Force did not specify why commanders had lost confidence in all six individuals. “These personnel actions were necessary to maintain the very high standards we demand of those units entrusted with supporting our nation’s nuclear mission,” said Maj. Gen. Andrew Gebara, the two-star in charge of Air Force nuclear units under 8th Air Force, in the release.
https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2023/02/27/six-leaders-fired-from-air-force-nuclear-base-in-north-dakota/

# Military / Global
Drones Attack Russia From All Sides: Fighter jets were deployed near St. Petersburg and an oil depot was set ablaze as authorities reported drones striking multiple regions.
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-attacks-drones-e02372ef4b84fc3b4cf6afe8ed141a77

# Science
Male contraceptive disables sperm, compound temporarily disabled mouse and human sperm. It also prevented pregnancies in mice. The findings could potentially lead to a non-hormonal, on-demand contraceptive pill for men.
https://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-research-matters/male-contraceptive-disables-sperm

The search for the world’s ‘missing’ genomes: Enormous strides have been made to unravel the secrets of the human genome, so why are we missing the genetic information of most of the planet? It is 70 years since the double-helix structure of DNA was first revealed in a grainy, black and white image. Since then our understanding of the genetic information it encodes has advanced enormously, but these insights are from a surprisingly narrow portion of our species. Information from entire ethnic groups is missing. So why is the picture of our genetic make up still so fuzzy?
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230227-the-search-for-the-worlds-missing-genomes?utm_source=Nature+Briefing&utm_campaign=bce4cc3e93-briefing-dy-20230228&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c9dfd39373-bce4cc3e93-43812897

# Social
Jim Crow Is Resurrected in Mississippi: Folks elected by the voters in their districts and across the state, will not stand for Black leadership. The City of Jackson has been either slighted or starved of infrastructure resources from the state for decades. Ignoring the Mississippi State Constitution and the U.S. Constitution, House Bill 1020 is just a takeover, plain and simple. And it’s not just a takeover, but a takeover of the Black City of Jackson by white Christian Republican legislators voting in lockstep.
https://www.laprogressive.com/racism/jim-crow-reemerges-in-mississippi

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2023-02-27

Voices, The Peoples News

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

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# Border / Immigration / Migrants
Joe Biden Is Now Taking Immigration Policy Directly From Stephen Miller: Miller pushed for and crafted policies that separated migrant families (many of which are yet to be reunited), reduced refugee admissions to levels not seen in many years, and forced people to seek asylum in other countries instead of in the United States. With Trump’s departure, and Biden’s incoming administration’s rhetoric on migration, advocates were hopeful that the Miller era had ended. Last week, though, the Biden administration proposed new rules for asylum-seekers that would have fulfilled some of Miller’s wildest dreams.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/02/joe-biden-immigration-policy-stephen-miller-asylum-rules.html

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
Republicans Demand Apologies, Tell Biden To Hold China To Account After Bombshell Report On COVID: Republicans erupt after Energy Dept reportedly says COVID-19 likely came from Chinese lab: ‘We need answers.’
Lab leak theory was dismissed as ‘fringe,’ ‘conspiracy’ at start of pandemic
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/republicans-erupt-energy-dept-reportedly-says-covid-19-likely-came-chinese-lab-need-answers

CDC Adds COVID Shots to Recommended Vaccine Schedules for Children and Adults: COVID-19 vaccines are now included among the routine shots recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for children, adolescents and adults. The 2023 list includes shots for the flu, measles mumps and rubella, polio, and other inoculations.
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/3851977-cdc-adds-covid-vaccine-to-routine-immunization-schedule-for-kids-adults/

We May Be Able to Prevent This Terrifying Long COVID Symptom: More than 200 lung transplants had been performed in the U.S. for severe, irreversible lung damage caused by COVID-19. More than 200 lung transplants had been performed in the U.S. for severe, irreversible lung damage caused by COVID-19.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/may-able-prevent-terrifying-long-202613011.html

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Global
Russian nuclear fuel: The habit Europe just can’t break: The EU managed to quickly cut down on Russian coal, gas and oil supplies, but can’t seem to do the same for nuclear. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to turn off the gas taps while the EU turned increasingly to liquefied natural gas deliveries from elsewhere caused the reliance on Moscow to tumble from 40 percent of the bloc’s gas supply before the war to less than 10 percent now. Nuclear energy has proved a trickier knot for EU countries to untie, for both historical and practical reasons.
https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-just-cant-quit-russia-for-nuclear-power/

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure
The Salton Sea, an accident of history, faces a new water crisis: it has been shrinking for decades, killing species of fish that attract migratory birds and exposing the lake floor that generates dust harmful to human health. As the sea receded, it also left abandoned homes, closed resorts, and inland marinas that transformed the area into a fishing and water sports playground for Southern Californians by the mid-20th century. Now that water use is being reduced after two decades of drought that left Colorado’s reservoirs at dangerously low levels, the sea will shrink even faster. “Less water is going to the farmers, less water is going to the Salton Sea,” Mr Ruiz said. “That’s just the pure math.”
https://ustoday.news/the-salton-sea-an-accident-of-history-faces-a-new-water-crisis/

In 1996, the EPA was ordered to test pesticides for impacts on people’s hormones. They still don’t: New lawsuit aims to make the agency do what Congress ordered more than 25 years ago. “As of the time of this filing, more than 25 years after the passage of the Food Quality Protection Act, [the] EPA has yet to implement the Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program.”
https://www.ehn.org/are-pesticides-endocrine-disruptors-2659413208.html

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals
Don’t Like Local Store Shelves Under Lockdown? Blame Organized Crime: Retailers are adding more on-the-shelves security to fight off the surge in shoplifting, and shoppers aren’t happy. Some stores are even shutting down entirely, knocked out of business by the one-two punch of increased theft and declining sales. Store owners say they have no choice.
https://prescottenews.com/index.php/2023/02/27/dont-like-local-store-shelves-are-under-lockdown-blame-organized-crime-inside-sources/

# Gov / Politics / US
Nearly All GOP Senators Bow Out Of 2024 Race; Governors Gear Up: Despite the Senate being packed with ambitious, big-name politicians, Republicans in the upper chamber have been hesitant about going toe-to-toe with former President Donald Trump in a marked departure from past elections. Meanwhile, hoards of Republican governors are gearing up for a potential run. This time, however, virtually all of the top Republican senators have declined to run and have actively refrained from cultivating buzz about them running.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/nearly-all-republican-senators-bow-out-2024

# Law Enforcement
Bristling Under Progressive Mayor, St. Louis Police Seek State Takeover: Police unions rallied around Missouri Senate Bill 78, which would reinstate a Civil War-era system of state oversight. Law enforcement unions argue that local control has “put politics in policing” and state oversight would help address an increase in homicides, a drop in police morale and staffing levels.
https://theintercept.com/2023/02/24/st-louis-missouri-police-department/

Two People Killed in ‘Chaotic’ Shooting at Senior Home: “We are tired of having this press conference. We’re tired of having to figure out how to wrap words around violence,” St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter said following the incident. A shooting motive hasn’t been determined, but police investigators don’t believe it was random. There were no immediate arrests. Saturday’s stunning violence was the second shooting in the city over the weekend. Three teenage boys were taken to the hospital with gunshot wounds Friday night after a shooting at a memorial service for a student fatally stabbed at an area high school.
https://nypost.com/2023/02/26/2-fatally-shot-3-injured-after-celebration-of-life-event-at-minnesota-senior-center/

# LGBTQ / Gender
Tennessee’s House of Representatives passed a state ban on drag performances last week. The bill, HB 9, classifies ‘male and female impersonators’ as adult cabaret performers and bans them from public property or anywhere a minor might be able to see them, invoking the state’s obscenity law. When H.B. 9 was first introduced in November 2022, the ACLU of Tennessee noted that “dance, fashion, and music, essential components of a drag performance, are all protected by the First Amendment. Yet, these laws are written so broadly and vaguely that they would allow government officials to censor performers based on their own subjective viewpoints of what they deem appropriate on any given day.” “So, let’s call this what it is, a malicious attempt to remove LGBTQ people from public life,” the group said in a statement.
https://newrepublic.com/feeds/168326/ticker

# Medical / Health
A Texas judge may block access to abortion pills. Here’s how that ruling could disrupt the US approval system for all drugs. “We’re talking about a judge who is a non-scientist overriding an agency full of experts about the safety and efficacy of a drug,” said Greer Donley, an assistant professor at the University of Pittsburgh Law School.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/02/09/texas-judge-fda-abortion-pill-medication-abortion-mifepristone/11203396002/

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2023-02-24

Voices, The Peoples News

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

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# Indigenous / Global
Director Marcos Colón Takes an Intimate Look at Three Indigenous Leaders’ Fight to Preserve Their Ancestral Connection to Nature in the Amazon: His documentary, Stepping Softly on the Earth, which tells their stories as “a way to postpone the end of the world,” debuts in the U.S. next week.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/24022023/director-marcos-colon-takes-an-intimate-look-at-three-indigenous-leaders-fight-to-preserve-their-ancestral-connection-to-nature-in-the-amazon/

# Chemicals / Drugs
Toxic wastewater from Ohio train derailment headed to Texas: Toxic wastewater used to extinguish a fire following a train derailment in Ohio is headed to a Houston suburb for disposal. Toxic wastewater used to extinguish a fire following a train derailment in Ohio has been transported to a Houston suburb for disposal, according to a county official in Texas who said there are outstanding questions about the transportation and disposal of the material.
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo said at a press conference Thursday that 500,000 gallons (1.8 million liters) of the wastewater had been delivered to Deer Park, Texas.
https://apnews.com/article/ohio-texas-houston-climate-and-environment-53c8cd54e99d05b3ec7d07d1d6ef97a8

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
Psychological tactics to change public behavior have concerning implications regardless of where you stand in this polarized vaccine information war fueled by the media. Government scientists deploying fear, shame and scapegoating to change minds is an ethically dubious practice that in some respects resembles the tactics used by totalitarian regimes such as China, where the state inflicts pain on a subset of its population in an attempt to eliminate beliefs and behaviour they perceive to be deviant.
Brief Summary: This study tests different messages about vaccinating against COVID-19 once the vaccine becomes available. Participants are randomized to 1 of 12 arms, with one control arm and one baseline arm. We will compare the reported willingness to get a COVID-19 vaccine at 3 and 6 months of it becoming available between the 10 intervention arms to the 2 control arms. Study participants are recruited online by Lucid, which matches census based sampling in online recruitment.
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04460703

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
Corruption at the Fifth Estate: Lack of disclosure on de facto lobbying at think tanks has triggered a bipartisan reaction. Earlier this year, one of Washington’s preeminent think tanks, the Atlantic Council, was caught in a pay-for-play scheme promoting an authoritarian regime that happens to pay some of its bills. The incident could reignite a burgeoning bipartisan coalition of anti-kleptocracy lawmakers that has put foreign corruption in its crosshairs.
https://prospect.org/power/2023-02-24-based-corruption-fifth-estate-think-tanks/

‘Open season’: Washington couple push for Supreme Court unrealized gains ruling: With a petition that has the “potential to be the most important tax case of the twenty-first century,” two Washington State residents, Charles and Kathleen Moore, have taken their fight against one kind of taxation all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_0d5e2d2c-b3fc-11ed-b19e-c34edf4172e0.html

Biden should appoint a prominent dissenter to the post of Fed vice chair: Minutes of the Federal Reserve meeting show that all members of the policy-setting Federal Open Market Committee agreed to keep strangling the economy with still more quarter-point rate hikes later this year, and some even wanted half-point hikes. Maybe they should read this study by the Fed’s own staff economists, which found that the Fed’s inflation target of 2 percent is impossible to reach without a deep recession.
https://prospect.org/blogs-and-newsletters/tap/2023-02-24-federal-reserve-interest-rate-folly/
Minutes of the Federal Reserve meeting: https://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/fomcminutes20230201.htm

Post-COVID Inflation Dynamics; Higher for Longer: Our model projects that conditional on the SEP unemployment rate path and a rapid deceleration of core goods prices, core PCE inflation moderates to only 2.75 percent by the end of 2025: inflation will be higher for longer. A deep recession would be necessary to achieve the SEP’s projected inflation path. A simple reduced-form welfare analysis, which abstracts from any danger of inflation expectations becoming unanchored, suggests that such a recession would not be optimal.
https://www.clevelandfed.org/publications/working-paper/2023/wp-2306-post-covid-inflation-dynamics-higher-for-longer

# Education / Schools
Most US states failing to protect schools’ water from lead contaminants, study finds: More than half of all U.S. states are failing to protect schools’ drinking water from lead contamination. As part of their research, the organization graded every state on their current regulations. It shows a majority of states nationwide received a failing grade for its policies addressing lead in the water at schools. This report found as schools test their water, they’re discovering widespread lead contamination.
https://www.yahoo.com/now/national-report-grades-states-policies-233853417.html

School in Uproar Over Alleged ‘Master Class in Antisemitism’: Staff and students at Mount Eden High School are upset that the English teacher is only now on leave despite disturbing claims surfacing two months ago. Staff and students at Mount Eden High School are upset that the English teacher is only now on leave despite disturbing claims surfacing two months ago.
https://sfist.com/2023/02/23/hayward-teacher-placed-on-leave-over-for-allegedly-giving-a-master-class-in-antisemitism/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemical
The Alarming Link Between the Ohio Train Derailment’s Vinyl Chloride Leak and Smart Meters: A Mercenary Scientist Dictating Public Policy: As concern grows for East Palestine, Ohio following the train derailment, news headlines are reporting adverse health effects on the liver associated with vinyl chloride. The liver may not be the only concern. “Vinyl chloride is a known human carcinogen. The colorless manmade gas is used to make polyvinyl chloride, commonly referred to as PVC, a type of hard plastic resin. The gas is linked to “an increased risk of a rare form of liver cancer” known as hepatic angiosarcoma. That type of cancer accounts for only 2% of liver tumors, and according to a 2018 journal publication, is ‘exceptionally deadly.’ The average life expectancy for those who are diagnosed is just 10 months.”
https://beforeitsnews.com/health/2023/02/the-alarming-link-between-the-ohio-train-derailments-vinyl-chloride-leak-and-smart-meters-a-mercenary-scientist-dictating-public-policy-3049308.html

The Lie Giuliani Told Victims of the Ohio Railroad Disaster: In 2001, “America’s Mayor” downplayed the threat of the toxins from 9/11.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-lie-giuliani-told-victims-of-the-ohio-railroad-disaster

Oversight Republicans are launching an investigation into the Department of Transportation’s handling of a toxic train derailment in Ohio. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has come under criticism for his response.
https://www.politico.com/minutes/congress/02-24-2023/oversight-letter-to-buttigieg-ohio/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Global
Researchers find 26 Australian species recovered from the brink of extinction: In total, 15 mammals, eight birds, four frogs, one reptile and one fish were found to have made varying degrees of recovery, including the humpback whale, which was delisted by the government’s scientific panel last year.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-24/australian-animals-no-longer-meet-criteria-as-threatened-species/102020276

Despite Oil Company Ties, COP28 President-Designate Vows to Uphold 1.5°C Temperature Goal: Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, the controversial COP28 President-designate, has said the Paris agreement’s goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels is “non-negotiable.’
https://www.ecowatch.com/cop28-president-paris-agreement.html

# Environment / Climate / Interior
‘It’s like a crime scene’ what’s happened to the Rio Grande in far west Texas: Looking with a generations-long view at a colossal shift in river health. Retired from her work as a fraud prevention manager for the U.S. Department of State, Padilla said she’s had more time to reflect on the reshaping of the river in her own lifetime.
“When you cut the water off, everything changes. Not only nature, but you change people’s way of living, the economy, the biodiversity,” she said. “It is so colossal. It’s like a crime scene.”
https://sourcenm.com/2023/02/22/its-like-a-crime-scene-whats-happened-to-the-rio-grande-in-far-west-texas/

Inside EPA’s close relationship with a Montana mining company: When faced with new research on health risks in Butte, the agency turned to industry for guidance. Butte is home to a massive Superfund site overseen by the Environmental Protection Agency. Past mining has polluted the soil and water in and around Butte, and when Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO) abandoned the mine in 1982, it left a pit that’s filled with water so toxic that it kills flocks of birds that land on it.
https://www.hcn.org/articles/mining-inside-the-epas-close-relationship-with-a-montana-mining-company

# Environment / Climate / Global
Guilbeault recommends emergency order to save Canada’s last spotted owls: If approved, it will be the third time in the 20-year history of the federal Species at Risk Act that an emergency order has been issued. An emergency order would give Ottawa the power to step in and make decisions that normally fall to the province, such as whether to allow logging in the owl’s vanishing old-growth forest habitat in southwest B.C.
https://thenarwhal.ca/bc-emergency-order-spotted-owl/

# Gov / Politics / US
An ode to Jimmy Carter, the outdoors president: President Carter added protections to more than 157 million acres of public land and created 39 total national park units. Altogether making up one-third more acreage than the state of California. He protected more than almost any president, bested only by the 230 million acres under Theodore Roosevelt.
https://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/environment/jimmy-carter-outdoors-president/

# Law Enforcement
Texas governor says most gun crimes involve illegally owned weapons. That’s not true for mass shootings.
According to an investigation by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune, the majority of the state’s 19 mass shootings over the past six decades were carried out by men who legally possessed firearms.
https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-greg-abbott-guns-crime-mass-shootings

# Legal / DOJ
Defendants in corruption case don’t want expert to testify about politics: Attorneys representing four people indicted in a federal bribery and conspiracy case involving Illinois’ largest utility company are worried about a political science professor
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_0d5e2d2c-b3fc-11ed-b19e-c34edf4172e0.html

# Media
Ukraine first, America later – The Grayzone live: Max Blumenthal and Aaron Mate cover Biden’s decision to visit Zelensky in Ukraine rather than meet Americans suffering from the impact of a chemical spill in East Palestine, Ohio. They will also discuss the collapse of landmark anti-missile treaties in the face of US escalation in Ukraine, and more.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOlvY_SN678

# Medical
One Texas Judge Will Decide Fate of Abortion Pill Used by Millions of American Women: Mifepristone, also known as RU-486, is one component of a two-drug regimen used for medication abortion and has been on the US market for more than 20 years. Anti-abortion groups, galvanized by the Supreme Court’s ruling in June overturning the constitutional right to an abortion, have now set their sights on obtaining a ban on the abortion pill.
https://news.yahoo.com/texas-judge-decide-fate-abortion-181047914.html

Mental Health Care Must Promote Wellness, Not Just Treat Illness: In their efforts to prevent and treat illness, mental health professionals have often relegated wellness, those attributes we associate with things like finding happiness and meaning in life, to an afterthought. That shortsighted approach is weakening an already struggling mental health system.
https://undark.org/2023/02/23/mental-health-care-must-promote-wellness-not-just-treat-illness/

# Medical Science
Science Falls Behind as Syphilis Stages Another Comeback: Despite being one of the oldest known sexually transmitted infections, with possible origins in the 14th century, as well as intense public health initiatives over many decades, syphilis receives little attention from researchers. But new lab techniques are allowing scientists to take a closer look. Especially concerning, doctors say, are cases of congenital syphilis, where the infection is passed from a pregnant person to their fetus during pregnancy, which have nearly tripled in the same time period.
https://www.realclearscience.com/2023/02/21/science_falls_behind_as_syphilis_stages_a_comeback_882926.html

# Medical Technology
Researchers injected a leech with gel that transforms into a soft electrode, letting them control its muscle contractions, this gel could eventually be used in the brain to treat neurological conditions without surgery. A new technique harnesses the body’s chemistry to create the conducting material
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/gel-body-sugar-grow-electrodes-fish

# Military / Global
Experts react: What’s behind the drone strike on an Iranian military facility? Drones are the new weapons of war, causing military tactics and force structure to be reimagined. They bring a particularly deadly reality to guerrilla warfare, posing an existential threat in many theaters, especially in the Middle East. Now, Iranian drones are being deployed in North Africa, posing a direct threat to Morocco.
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/experts-react-whats-behind-the-drone-strike-on-an-iranian-military-facility/

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