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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2022-01-27

Voices, The Peoples News

January 27, 2022
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

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

# Indigenous
Redwood forest in California is returned to Native tribes for conservation. “We believe the best way to permanently protect and heal this land is through tribal stewardship.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/changing-america/sustainability/591240-hundreds-of-acres-of-california-redwood-forest-returned-to__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kFioqgsMuwAk1HFkvPdZQQ_MMk2-JxvxIsLPS6-_kzUlRmJI7pOndQoJAqIiEq5cTuRV$

The Swinomish Indian Tribal Community shows how eelgrass and aquaculture can coexist in Puget Sound.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.invw.org/2022/01/19/a-shellfish-company-gets-into-the-weeds/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kFioqgsMuwAk1HFkvPdZQQ_MMk2-JxvxIsLPS6-_kzUlRmJI7pOndQoJAqIiEk6lRsrJ$

# Border / Immigration
Tom Homan: Migrant video ‘proves’ Mayorkas is lying to Americans. Former acting ICE director Tom Homan reacts to ‘shameful, disgusting’ footage showing adult migrants being released into the country.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/tom-homan-migrant-video-proves-mayorkas-is-lying-to-americans/vi-AATd8yt?ocid=winp1taskbar__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kFioqgsMuwAk1HFkvPdZQQ_MMk2-JxvxIsLPS6-_kzUlRmJI7pOndQoJAqIiEqweArOi$

# Covid / Pandemics
The Intercept breaks story on NIH grants covering Wuhan bat virsus research. New information gives an unprecedented window into the high-profile tussle between EcoHealth Alliance and the NIH https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.veteranstoday.com/2022/01/26/the-intercept-breaks-story-on-nih-grants-covering-wuhan-bat-virsus-research/?mc_cid=99a3a9155b&mc_eid=3f7488d454__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kFioqgsMuwAk1HFkvPdZQQ_MMk2-JxvxIsLPS6-_kzUlRmJI7pOndQoJAqIiEh4dG3c-$

Current anti-COVID pills work well against omicron, but antibody drugs are less effective, study finds https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/01/220126170607.htm__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kFioqgsMuwAk1HFkvPdZQQ_MMk2-JxvxIsLPS6-_kzUlRmJI7pOndQoJAqIiEqXVSmRr$

Two-Thirds of U.K. Omicron Cases Are Reinfections: The study flies in the face of previous ideas about immunity bestowed by a prior COVID-19 infection.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2022/01/26/over-66-percent-of-omicron-cases-are-reinfections-study/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kFioqgsMuwAk1HFkvPdZQQ_MMk2-JxvxIsLPS6-_kzUlRmJI7pOndQoJAqIiEqg9ra2y$

# Environment / Climate / Global
Chemical defoliants sprayed on Amazon rainforest to facilitate deforestation in Brazil. Glyphosate and 2,4-D, among others, cause the trees to defoliate, and end up weakened or dead in a process that takes months. Next criminals remove the remaining trees more easily and drop grass seeds by aircraft, consolidating deforestation.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.mongabay.com/2022/01/pesticides-released-into-brazils-amazon-to-degrade-rainforest-and-facilitate-deforestation/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kFioqgsMuwAk1HFkvPdZQQ_MMk2-JxvxIsLPS6-_kzUlRmJI7pOndQoJAqIiEsfikHwt$

# Food / GMOs / Chemicals / Other
Get BPA out of food packaging, US health professionals tell feds.
Doctors, scientists, and health organizations cite new recommendations in Europe that indicate BPA can harm us at levels 100,000 times lower than previously thought.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ehn.org/bpa-in-food-2656483480.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kFioqgsMuwAk1HFkvPdZQQ_MMk2-JxvxIsLPS6-_kzUlRmJI7pOndQoJAqIiEjoOHjLx$

# General Information / Other News
Jailed Oath Keeper’s Wife Shares Snaps of ‘Escape Tunnels’Dug Into
Backyard: Her testimony on the tunnels was cited when a judge ruled Stewart Rhodes should remain in jail until his trial.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rawstory.com/stewart-rhodes-2656485935/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kFioqgsMuwAk1HFkvPdZQQ_MMk2-JxvxIsLPS6-_kzUlRmJI7pOndQoJAqIiEh8kBgur$

Two powerful drugs now adding to US overdose crisis. Para-fluorofentanyl and metonitazene are being seen more often by medical examiners looking into overdose deaths. They often are taken with, or mixed with, illicit fentanyl, the drug mainly responsible for the more than 100,000 U.S.
overdose deaths in the last year.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/california/story/2022-01-27/two-powerful-drugs-now-adding-to-us-overdose-crisis__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kFioqgsMuwAk1HFkvPdZQQ_MMk2-JxvxIsLPS6-_kzUlRmJI7pOndQoJAqIiEmOIWaBr$

# Global Politics and other news
Putin is so dangerous now. This is his last chance to seize Ukraine.
While the world wonders whether Putin will take the biggest gamble of his presidency, it’s worth asking if he can afford not to.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/vladimir-putin-is-so-dangerous-now-because-this-is-his-last-chance-to-seize-ukraine__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kFioqgsMuwAk1HFkvPdZQQ_MMk2-JxvxIsLPS6-_kzUlRmJI7pOndQoJAqIiEn2LYDPE$

# Gov / Politics
GOP Guvs Under Attack by MAGA Monsters They Helped Create. Republican governors across the nation are facing primary challengers from the right over COVID restrictions and their apparently insufficient support for Donald Trump.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/gop-governors-under-attack-from-maga-monsters-they-helped-create__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kFioqgsMuwAk1HFkvPdZQQ_MMk2-JxvxIsLPS6-_kzUlRmJI7pOndQoJAqIiEghHC3js$

McConnell aims to sidestep GOP drama over Trump. McConnell is staying single-mindedly homed in on Biden and Democrats’ agenda and sending an indirect signal for his party to do the same.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/591558-mcconnell-aims-to-sidestep-gop-drama-over-trump__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kFioqgsMuwAk1HFkvPdZQQ_MMk2-JxvxIsLPS6-_kzUlRmJI7pOndQoJAqIiElHMFQWJ$

Trump supporters believe Wisconsin withdrew its Electoral College voters for Joe Biden. It never happened. Right-wing publication Gateway Pundit announced Tuesday that the Wisconsin legislature had just voted to withdraw the state’s electors for Joe Biden, but that didn’t actually happen. Also, it’s not possible.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/sarahmimms/wisconsin-2020-election-biden-electors-conspiracy-theory__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kFioqgsMuwAk1HFkvPdZQQ_MMk2-JxvxIsLPS6-_kzUlRmJI7pOndQoJAqIiEtYsyLbx$

Biden Sees Tougher Coverage as Political Struggles Mount, ‘No Longer Seen as Competent’: With dueling economic and foreign policy crises, even liberal media figures have begun to distance themselves from President Biden.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.knowledia.com/US/en/articles/biden-loses-media-support-sees-tougher-coverage-as-political-struggles-bb38a1f1ce510516a838fb9ae7356c3d97b16fac__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kFioqgsMuwAk1HFkvPdZQQ_MMk2-JxvxIsLPS6-_kzUlRmJI7pOndQoJAqIiEkSSvrLj$

“No More Hiding”: Sanders Says It’s Time to Vote on Build Back Better.
Sen. Bernie Sanders said every Republican and Democrat should be forced take a position on these essential policies.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/01/27/no-more-hiding-sanders-says-make-gop-vote-popular-policies__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kFioqgsMuwAk1HFkvPdZQQ_MMk2-JxvxIsLPS6-_kzUlRmJI7pOndQoJAqIiEhIm3EDQ$

Breyer’s Supreme Court seat opens the door to even more ‘dark money’ in
2022 midterm elections
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2022/01/breyers-supreme-court-vacancy-even-more-dark-money-2022-midterm-elections/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kFioqgsMuwAk1HFkvPdZQQ_MMk2-JxvxIsLPS6-_kzUlRmJI7pOndQoJAqIiEpYEfS-U$

# Law Enforcement
Corporations Are Funding Police Repression. “Essentially they’ve created company towns where they control law enforcement,” says Alex Vitale, author of The End of Policing.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://therevelator.org/corporate-police-funding/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kFioqgsMuwAk1HFkvPdZQQ_MMk2-JxvxIsLPS6-_kzUlRmJI7pOndQoJAqIiEghMjvlP$

# Medical / Health Care
Golden blood’ is incredibly important to medicine, but for the 43 people worldwide known to have it, it poses a unique danger. Golden blood is actually the nickname for Rh-null, the world’s rarest blood type. What makes Rh-null so rare, and why is it so dangerous to live with? For the fewer than 50 people with this blood type, finding a blood transfusion could be extremely difficult.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://bigthink.com/health/golden-blood/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kFioqgsMuwAk1HFkvPdZQQ_MMk2-JxvxIsLPS6-_kzUlRmJI7pOndQoJAqIiEuVZQHqD$

The cost of insulin, a US health crisis. Insulin prices in America have become untenable and efforts are underway to lower them to a reasonable rate, as in many other developed nations.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2022/01/26/675540/The-cost-of-insulin-a-US-health-crisis__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kFioqgsMuwAk1HFkvPdZQQ_MMk2-JxvxIsLPS6-_kzUlRmJI7pOndQoJAqIiEkT9qc__$

# Science
Scientists Develop Glass Made Of Wood That Outperforms Traditional Glass In Almost Every Way Possible. Scientists from the United States Forest Service have recently concocted what they describe as transparent wood, opening the door to what may become the greener, shatterless window of the next decade.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/transparent-wood-created-to-replace-glass__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kFioqgsMuwAk1HFkvPdZQQ_MMk2-JxvxIsLPS6-_kzUlRmJI7pOndQoJAqIiEk6qH7-W$

# Space
Mysterious object unlike anything astronomers have seen before. What to make of a newly discovered pulsing radiation source? Unfortunately, it’s fairly clear these signals aren’t the work of little green men. As Hurley-Walker explains, the pulses of radiation come across a wide range of frequencies, which rules out an artificial signal, pointing instead to some kind of natural process we don’t yet fully understand.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://cosmosmagazine.com/space/astronomy/astronomers-mysterious-object/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kFioqgsMuwAk1HFkvPdZQQ_MMk2-JxvxIsLPS6-_kzUlRmJI7pOndQoJAqIiEkvHNTGV$

Spooky “transient” object detected in our galactic neighborhood. We weren’t even sure something like this was possible https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zmescience.com/science/mysterious-object-detected-in-universe/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kFioqgsMuwAk1HFkvPdZQQ_MMk2-JxvxIsLPS6-_kzUlRmJI7pOndQoJAqIiElf6hkdM$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2022-01-26

Voices, The Peoples News

January 26, 2022
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

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“It is horrifying that we have to fight our own government to save the environment.”
– Ansel Adams
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This almost daily Voices, The Peoples News is posted through the blog function of www.MPEN-Ohio.net

# Indigenous / Global
Watch: Sámi reindeer herders grapple with a changing Arctic. Warming is threatening the ways of Europe’s last indigenous people.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2022/01/video-europe-indigenous-sami-reindeer-herders-climate-change-arctic/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h3Eh-FEh9oLxHJtV4QrcGIv4cHR_93KjrXdVK6burqF1h1waeAWIzLUH4IRriAFiRWub$

# Animals / Pets / Alerts / Food Recalls Trump’s Border Wall Kept Endangered Wolf From Finding Home and a Mate Scientists now have proof that the border wall built by former President Donald Trump is impeding the movements of wildlife.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ecowatch.com/trumps-border-wall-endangered-wolf.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h3Eh-FEh9oLxHJtV4QrcGIv4cHR_93KjrXdVK6burqF1h1waeAWIzLUH4IRriGcpdwgL$

# Covid / Pandemics
How to Submit Your At-Home COVID Test to Your Insurance Company https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/how-to-submit-your-at-home-covid-test-to-your-insurance-company/ar-AATb0Ut?ocid=winp1taskbar__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h3Eh-FEh9oLxHJtV4QrcGIv4cHR_93KjrXdVK6burqF1h1waeAWIzLUH4IRriInU5gSA$

How to properly store your at-home COVID-19 rapid tests https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/wellness/how-to-properly-store-your-at-home-covid-19-rapid-tests/ar-AATb5oQ?ocid=winp1taskbar__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h3Eh-FEh9oLxHJtV4QrcGIv4cHR_93KjrXdVK6burqF1h1waeAWIzLUH4IRriGsqgeCK$

Republicans threaten government shutdown to undermine vaccine mandates Rightwingers in House urge Senate colleagues to stand in the way of funding bill unless it meets demands https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/dec/01/republicans-government-shutdown-vaccine-mandates__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h3Eh-FEh9oLxHJtV4QrcGIv4cHR_93KjrXdVK6burqF1h1waeAWIzLUH4IRriBz8jgR4$

Florida has closed its monoclonal antibody sites after the FDA abruptly revoked the drug’s emergency-use authorization. On Tuesday alone, state officials said they canceled at least 2,000 appointments for those scheduled to get the treatment.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://floridapolitics.com/archives/489672-gov-desantis-says-he-will-fight-back-against-joe-bidens-monoclonal-cutoff/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h3Eh-FEh9oLxHJtV4QrcGIv4cHR_93KjrXdVK6burqF1h1waeAWIzLUH4IRriD5jLaUS$

Dr. Robert Malone Claims COVID Vaccines Can Permanently Damage Children’s Brains, Hearts, Immune Systems. Dr. Robert Malone, inventor of modern mRNA vaccine technology, issued a stark warning to parents in America and across the world about vaccinating their children for COVID-19 https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nationalfile.com/dr-robert-malone-claims-covid-vaccines-can-permanently-damage-childrens-brains-hearts-immune-systems/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h3Eh-FEh9oLxHJtV4QrcGIv4cHR_93KjrXdVK6burqF1h1waeAWIzLUH4IRriPe1PQWZ$

Researchers Say New Strain of Coronavirus Discovered in Ohio.
Researchers in Ohio said Wednesday that they’ve discovered two new variants of the coronavirus that likely originated in the U.S. [Good Grief] https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnbc.com/2021/01/13/ohio-researchers-say-theyve-identified-two-new-covid-strains-likely-originating-in-the-us.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h3Eh-FEh9oLxHJtV4QrcGIv4cHR_93KjrXdVK6burqF1h1waeAWIzLUH4IRriOJ6gAMM$

“Son of omicron” variant worries public health officials amid new wave of COVID-19 infections https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.salon.com/2022/01/26/son-of-omicron-variant-worries-public-health-officials-amid-new-wave-of-19-infections/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h3Eh-FEh9oLxHJtV4QrcGIv4cHR_93KjrXdVK6burqF1h1waeAWIzLUH4IRriAga_aHx$

‘Stealth’ Meaning Explained As Stealth Omicron BA.2 Variant Found in 26 States https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/stealth-omicron-meaning-explained-ba-2-covid-variant-subvariant-us-cases-1673022__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h3Eh-FEh9oLxHJtV4QrcGIv4cHR_93KjrXdVK6burqF1h1waeAWIzLUH4IRriOBRswaS$

Post-COVID ‘brain fog’ could be result of virus changing patients’
spinal fluid
Brain fog, or cognitive dysfunction, is one of the most commonTrusted Source symptoms that health professionals observe in individuals with long COVID, or post-acute COVID-19Trusted Source.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/long-covid-antibodies-in-cerebrospinal-fluid-linked-with-brain-fog__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h3Eh-FEh9oLxHJtV4QrcGIv4cHR_93KjrXdVK6burqF1h1waeAWIzLUH4IRriNHrgmmi$

‘Endemic’ Doesn’t Mean What You Think It Does. Omicron may make COVID an endemic disease. But “endemic” and “back to normal” are two very different things.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/endemic-covid-19-meaning_l_61ead34ce4b086341a341773__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h3Eh-FEh9oLxHJtV4QrcGIv4cHR_93KjrXdVK6burqF1h1waeAWIzLUH4IRriJO5iuw1$

Free COVID home tests for everyone? Here’s why Medicare, veterans’
insurance are excluded
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2022/01/26/free-covid-home-tests-not-covered-medicare-veterans-insurance/9208798002/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h3Eh-FEh9oLxHJtV4QrcGIv4cHR_93KjrXdVK6burqF1h1waeAWIzLUH4IRriABL0GAS$

New internal documents reveal COVID origins downplayed [Video] https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/new-internal-documents-reveal-covid-origins-downplayed/vi-AAT8TXF?ocid=winp1taskbar__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h3Eh-FEh9oLxHJtV4QrcGIv4cHR_93KjrXdVK6burqF1h1waeAWIzLUH4IRriNvfBqev$

# Economy / Finance / Trade
Pandemic Makes U.S.-China Economic Breakup More Likely, U.S. Businesses in China Say https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wsj.com/articles/pandemic-makes-u-s-china-economic-breakup-more-likely-u-s-businesses-in-china-say-11587113926__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h3Eh-FEh9oLxHJtV4QrcGIv4cHR_93KjrXdVK6burqF1h1waeAWIzLUH4IRriHKMrDei$

# Education / Schools
Four Things Schools Won’t Be Able to Do Under ‘Critical Race Theory’
Laws. Conservatives and liberals are at loggerheads over what critical race theory is, if it’s taught in schools, and whether it should be permanently banned from classroom discussions.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/four-things-schools-wont-be-able-to-do-under-critical-race-theory-laws/2021/06__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h3Eh-FEh9oLxHJtV4QrcGIv4cHR_93KjrXdVK6burqF1h1waeAWIzLUH4IRriOJ_WtVT$

Biden must release a nearly year-old student debt memo and ‘immediately’
cancel up to $50,000 in loans before payments resume, Elizabeth Warren, AOC, and 83 other https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/2021/02/18/968324101/debate-over-student-loan-forgiveness-hinges-on-2-numbers-10-000-vs-50-000__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h3Eh-FEh9oLxHJtV4QrcGIv4cHR_93KjrXdVK6burqF1h1waeAWIzLUH4IRriP2KeS8L$

Ex-Professor Claims School ‘Canceled’ Him for Being White. In anonymous tweets, the professor complained about reparations for descendants of slavery and racial bias training.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/former-st-josephs-university-professor-gregory-manco-sues-school-for-canceling-him__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h3Eh-FEh9oLxHJtV4QrcGIv4cHR_93KjrXdVK6burqF1h1waeAWIzLUH4IRriFtQboAk$

Navient is forgiving the student debt of 66,000 borrowers. How to know if you’re one of them https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/personalfinance/navient-is-forgiving-the-student-debt-of-66-000-borrowers-how-to-know-if-you-re-one-of-them/ar-AAT23Hn?ocid=winp1taskbar__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h3Eh-FEh9oLxHJtV4QrcGIv4cHR_93KjrXdVK6burqF1h1waeAWIzLUH4IRriM5DqAUX$

# Employment / Labor
GM to invest $7B in 4 facilities across Michigan, creating 4,000 jobs.
GM is betting big on Michigan as part of its EV future from new factory, plant conversions and new supply chain. Here’s why and who wins.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/general-motors/2022/01/25/gm-investment-michigan-lansing-orion-electric-vehicles/6619862001/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h3Eh-FEh9oLxHJtV4QrcGIv4cHR_93KjrXdVK6burqF1h1waeAWIzLUH4IRriBeJVJuB$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemical The U.S. is working to avert a potential natural gas energy shortage in Europe if Russia invades.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/591214-biden-admin-working-to-avert-energy-shortage-in-europe-if-russia__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h3Eh-FEh9oLxHJtV4QrcGIv4cHR_93KjrXdVK6burqF1h1waeAWIzLUH4IRriKcQk2mD$

# Environment / Climate / Global
The great Siberian thaw: Permafrost contains microbes, mammoths, and twice as much carbon as Earth’s atmosphere. What happens when it starts to melt? Methane, carbon dioxide will be released on a huge scale https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/great-siberian-thaw-10083__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h3Eh-FEh9oLxHJtV4QrcGIv4cHR_93KjrXdVK6burqF1h1waeAWIzLUH4IRriMig52-D$

Ocean’s Largest Dead Zones Mapped by MIT Scientists. There are two mysterious zones in the Pacific Ocean where life like this cannot survive.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ecowatch.com/ocean-dead-zones-map.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h3Eh-FEh9oLxHJtV4QrcGIv4cHR_93KjrXdVK6burqF1h1waeAWIzLUH4IRriEnkRKpU$

# General Information / Other News
“It could have easily been a bloodbath:” Capitol Officer Eugene Goodman breaks his silence on the Jan. 6 insurrection. “Kudos to everyone there who showed a measure of restraint with regard to deadly force because it could have been bad. Really, really bad.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/tasneemnashrulla/capitol-officer-eugene-goodman-interview-insurrection__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h3Eh-FEh9oLxHJtV4QrcGIv4cHR_93KjrXdVK6burqF1h1waeAWIzLUH4IRriM0mrZn-$

The Oath Keepers sedition case is a major milestone in the Jan. 6 probe.
A trial date has been set for July. Sedition is a rarely brought offense, and focuses on the alleged anti-government motivations of defendants.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetillman/oathkeepers-trial-jan6-sedition-charge__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h3Eh-FEh9oLxHJtV4QrcGIv4cHR_93KjrXdVK6burqF1h1waeAWIzLUH4IRriEc8RvE6$

Gun-Maker Slammed for ‘Children’s Assault Rifles’ Based on AR-15. “At first glance, this comes across as a grotesque joke,” said one gun control advocate. “On second look, it’s just grotesque.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/01/26/gun-maker-slammed-childrens-assault-rifles-based-ar-15__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h3Eh-FEh9oLxHJtV4QrcGIv4cHR_93KjrXdVK6burqF1h1waeAWIzLUH4IRriAG7nboZ$

# Global Politics and other news
North Korea fires two projectiles in latest weapons test, South’s military says. North Korea has fired two suspected short-range ballistic missiles into the sea in its fourth weapons test this month, South Korea’s military said, as Pyongyang continues a wave of missile launches that have triggered condemnation at the United Nations.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/1/17/north-korea-fires-suspected-ballistic-missile-japan-2*:*:text=North*20Korea*20has*20fired*20two,condemnation*20at*20the*20United*20Nations__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!h3Eh-FEh9oLxHJtV4QrcGIv4cHR_93KjrXdVK6burqF1h1waeAWIzLUH4IRriJTxvVkl$ .

Russia is conducting military drills and has 127,000 troops swarmed along the Ukraine border including in Belarus, and the United States and NATO are prepared to use troops and weapons shipments to defend Ukraine and its neighbors and punish Russia if it invades.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wsj.com/articles/behind-united-front-u-s-approach-on-russia-unsettles-some-allies-11642252834__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h3Eh-FEh9oLxHJtV4QrcGIv4cHR_93KjrXdVK6burqF1h1waeAWIzLUH4IRriJUvz4qR$

China Backs Russia Against Ukraine, NATO: China has thrown its considerable political weight behind Russia in President Vladimir Putin’s standoff with Ukraine, describing NATO as outdated and calling on the West to consider Moscow’s “legitimate security concerns.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/china-backs-russia-against-ukraine-nato-1673100__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h3Eh-FEh9oLxHJtV4QrcGIv4cHR_93KjrXdVK6burqF1h1waeAWIzLUH4IRriAHCGGhZ$

# Gov / Politics
The United States could send more troops to Eastern Europe in addition to the 8,500 already placed on high alert in response to Russia’s military buildup along its border with Ukraine, chief Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said Tuesday.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2022/01/24/pentagon-puts-up-to-8500-us-forces-on-alert-amid-ukraine-crisis/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h3Eh-FEh9oLxHJtV4QrcGIv4cHR_93KjrXdVK6burqF1h1waeAWIzLUH4IRriH4mahfA$

US says it will refuse all security concessions proposed by Russia. The US will not make any concessions to Russia on potential security guarantees, and the only possible way to make bilateral agreements will be mutual steps to benefit both nations https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.telesurenglish.net/news/US-Announces-It-Will-Refuse-All-Russian-Proposals-on-Security–20220125-0012.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h3Eh-FEh9oLxHJtV4QrcGIv4cHR_93KjrXdVK6burqF1h1waeAWIzLUH4IRriBLJ9eEs$

Congress seeks to spend $500 million of taxpayers’ m-ney on Ukraine.
Democrats to fast-track bill giving Kiev more military aid and sanctioning Russia in case of ‘significant escalation’
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/272231292/congress-seeks-to-spend-500-million-of-taxpayers-money-on-ukraine__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h3Eh-FEh9oLxHJtV4QrcGIv4cHR_93KjrXdVK6burqF1h1waeAWIzLUH4IRriBP7y6TC$

At Least 29 House Dems Will Not Run for Reelection; Alabama Ordered to Redraw Racist Voting Map https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.democracynow.org/2022/1/26/headlines/at_least_29_house_dems_will_not_run_for_reelection_alabama_ordered_to_redraw_racist_voting_map__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h3Eh-FEh9oLxHJtV4QrcGIv4cHR_93KjrXdVK6burqF1h1waeAWIzLUH4IRriCHHrEjY$

What is SWIFT and why it might be the weapon Russia fears most: Some are calling it the “nuclear option.” As Western governments threaten Russia with a package of unprecedented sanctions aimed at deterring President Vladimir Putin from ordering an invasion of Ukraine, there’s one measure in particular that appears to strike fear at the heart of the Kremlin:
cutting the country off from the global banking system.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/26/investing/swift-russia-ukraine/index.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h3Eh-FEh9oLxHJtV4QrcGIv4cHR_93KjrXdVK6burqF1h1waeAWIzLUH4IRriAt0TbUB$

He’s Running? Watch Trump Tell His Golf Partners That He Plans to Be the ’47th’ President https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2022/01/26/trump-declares-himself-the-47th-president-while-playing-golf/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h3Eh-FEh9oLxHJtV4QrcGIv4cHR_93KjrXdVK6burqF1h1waeAWIzLUH4IRriEuL4SGa$

‘There Is No Military Solution’: Jayapal, Lee Demand Diplomacy on Ukraine. “We call upon our colleagues to allow the administration to find a diplomatic way out of this crisis,” said the progressive Democrats.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/01/26/there-no-military-solution-jayapal-lee-demand-diplomacy-ukraine__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h3Eh-FEh9oLxHJtV4QrcGIv4cHR_93KjrXdVK6burqF1h1waeAWIzLUH4IRriK-xwjoV$

No More Backroom Deals, Let the American People See Who Is Willing to Fight for Them. It’s time for lawmakers from both parties to show, with their actions not empty promises, whether or not they are the side of this country’s working people.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/01/26/no-more-backroom-deals-let-american-people-see-who-willing-fight-them__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h3Eh-FEh9oLxHJtV4QrcGIv4cHR_93KjrXdVK6burqF1h1waeAWIzLUH4IRriG4e2dlE$

# Law Enforcement
Cops Find 100 Bags of Fentanyl at Dead 13-Year-Old’s Home. Investigators looking into how the teen got the drugs say they have a person of interest, but no arrests have been made.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2022/01/26/police-100-bags-of-fentanyl-found-at-deceased-13-year-olds-home/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h3Eh-FEh9oLxHJtV4QrcGIv4cHR_93KjrXdVK6burqF1h1waeAWIzLUH4IRriAaUk1os$

Teen Charged With Murder After 12-Year-Old Girl Overdoses. The girl purchased a “M-30” pill and was filmed crushing and lining it up shortly before she passed out.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://people.com/crime/california-teen-charged-murder-after-allegedly-selling-12-year-old-girl-fentanyl/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h3Eh-FEh9oLxHJtV4QrcGIv4cHR_93KjrXdVK6burqF1h1waeAWIzLUH4IRriFmGWA9D$

# Legal / DOJ
NY cop pleads guilty to violating handcuffed man’s civil rights. If the Court accepts the plea agreement, Officer Matthew Felitto will receive a sentence of probation along with a $7,500 fine.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nationofchange.org/2022/01/26/ny-cop-pleads-guilty-to-violating-handcuffed-mans-civil-rights/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h3Eh-FEh9oLxHJtV4QrcGIv4cHR_93KjrXdVK6burqF1h1waeAWIzLUH4IRriOFZ7ME4$

Breyer finally steps aside. That nominee will almost certainly be Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, 51, who has served as Breyer’s law clerk, a tie that may well have foamed the runway for Breyer’s retirement.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/blogs/tap/breyer-finally-steps-aside/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h3Eh-FEh9oLxHJtV4QrcGIv4cHR_93KjrXdVK6burqF1h1waeAWIzLUH4IRriByQB_Hj$

# LGBTQ
Florida Republicans Push Homophobic Bill Banning Discussion of LGBTQ Issues in Schools https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/2022/01/florida-republicans-advance-bill-banning-discussion-of-lgbtq-people-in-school-under-guise-of-parental-rights/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h3Eh-FEh9oLxHJtV4QrcGIv4cHR_93KjrXdVK6burqF1h1waeAWIzLUH4IRriLk08f8N$

The lies and dangers of efforts to change sexual orientation: Minors are especially vulnerable, and conversion therapy can lead to depression, anxiety, drug use, homelessness, and suicide.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.hrc.org/resources/the-lies-and-dangers-of-reparative-therapy__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h3Eh-FEh9oLxHJtV4QrcGIv4cHR_93KjrXdVK6burqF1h1waeAWIzLUH4IRriKpWHPWJ$

# Medical / Health Care
The Nursing Home Slumlord Manifesto: In a surreal new lawsuit, New York nursing home owners say they make nearly a billion dollars a year understaffing homes and shortchanging patients.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/health/nursing-home-slumlord-manifesto/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h3Eh-FEh9oLxHJtV4QrcGIv4cHR_93KjrXdVK6burqF1h1waeAWIzLUH4IRriBMcJU19$

Bird flu is back in the US. No one knows what comes next. The fast-moving pathogen, which has already invaded Europe, was found in East Coast ducks. The last outbreak that tore through the US killed 50 million birds.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wired.com/story/bird-flu-is-back-in-the-us-no-one-knows-what-comes-next/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h3Eh-FEh9oLxHJtV4QrcGIv4cHR_93KjrXdVK6burqF1h1waeAWIzLUH4IRriKqM6dZW$

Texas House votes down budget amendment aimed at giving health coverage to more uninsured Texans. The Texas Legislature has declined to pass any broad expansion of state and federal health care coverage for uninsured Texans since the Affordable Care Act of 2010 required states to expand Medicaid, a provision later struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/04/22/texas-house-medicaid-expansion-uninsured/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h3Eh-FEh9oLxHJtV4QrcGIv4cHR_93KjrXdVK6burqF1h1waeAWIzLUH4IRriBKeGfwW$

Biden must take on Big Pharma over cancer drug that costs $189,000 per year. “When drug makers like Xtandi’s manufacturer, Astellas Pharma, price gouge sick Americans,” write the authors, “the U.S. government has a responsibility to end the exclusive patents that give them their profits.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/01/26/biden-must-take-big-pharma-over-cancer-drug-costs-189000-year__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h3Eh-FEh9oLxHJtV4QrcGIv4cHR_93KjrXdVK6burqF1h1waeAWIzLUH4IRriFi5zkt5$

# Military / DOD
NATO Response Force: The NATO Response Force (NRF) is a highly ready and technologically advanced multinational force made up of land, air, maritime and Special Operations Forces (SOF) components that the Alliance can deploy quickly, wherever needed.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/topics_49755.htm__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h3Eh-FEh9oLxHJtV4QrcGIv4cHR_93KjrXdVK6burqF1h1waeAWIzLUH4IRriBfb-7Th$

US troops on alert for Eastern Europe deployment could be in for long wait if NATO can’t reach consensus https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/content-series/fastthinking/fast-thinking-the-us-bets-big-on-nato-to-deter-russia/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h3Eh-FEh9oLxHJtV4QrcGIv4cHR_93KjrXdVK6burqF1h1waeAWIzLUH4IRriMoQKc1W$

# Social
SF Reports 500 Percent Increase in Anti-Asian Hate Crimes. A single man allegedly targeted more than half of the 60 victims in 2021.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/San-Francisco-reports-big-increase-in-anti-Asian-16803893.php__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h3Eh-FEh9oLxHJtV4QrcGIv4cHR_93KjrXdVK6burqF1h1waeAWIzLUH4IRriESk7Yz8$

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January 25, 2022
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# Indigenous
Rekindling connections in the small flame of a qulliq. An Inupiaq writer welcomes the nourishing glow of a seal oil lamp into her home. A naniq is an Indigenous technology for heat, light and cooking. The naniq was the sole source of heat and light during the long winter months.
https://www.rasmuson.org/news/in-a-dark-month-the-warm-light-of-heritage/

# Border / Immigration
Retired border agent: Record amount of fentanyl confiscated in 2021 ‘only tip of iceberg’: While U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents and Texas Department of Public Safety officers seized record amounts of narcotics at the southern border last year, it’s only the tip of the iceberg
https://highlandcountypress.com/Content/Opinions/Opinion/Article/Retired-border-agent-Record-amount-of-fentanyl-confiscated-in-2021-only-tip-of-iceberg-/4/22/75471

# Covid / Pandemics
Poll: Majority of Democrats say the unvaccinated should be confined to home
One-third of Americans say they haven’t gotten the COVID-19 shots, majority of Democrats say they should be confined at all times, and or fined
https://www.oleantimesherald.com/news/nation/poll-majority-of-democrats-say-the-unvaccinated-should-be-confined-to-home/article_59f7e6f8-8c5e-5bdc-a472-60d3ecf724e0.html

Mask rules spark political games and a nasty environment in the House. Rules instituted by Democrats requiring lawmakers to wear masks at the Capitol are being routinely ignored by Republicans, underscoring the scorched-earth environment in the House when it comes to the coronavirus.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/590853-mask-rules-spark-political-games-and-a-nasty-environment-in-the-house

Fauci’s emails don’t prove a Wuhan conspiracy, but raise further questions. Why were U.S. scientists so quick to defend their Chinese counterparts over the potential origin of the Covid-19 virus?
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/fauci-s-emails-don-t-prove-wuhan-conspiracy-raise-further-n1269650

House Republicans Release Text of Redacted Fauci Emails on COVID Origins
https://theintercept.com/2022/01/12/covid-origins-fauci-redacted-emails/

Mark Zuckerberg violating own policy with early vaccine concerns: Project Veritas
Facebook bans claims that COVID-19 vaccination modifies DNA
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2021/feb/17/mark-zuckerberg-violating-own-policy-early-vaccine/

Facebook trying to censor posts from COVID-19 vaccine skeptics: Facebook is reportedly trying to silence COVID-19 vaccine skeptics by using an algorithm that targets and demotes their comments on the site, the latest in Big Tech’s woke censorship push.
https://nypost.com/2021/05/25/facebook-trying-to-censor-covid-19-vaccine-skeptics-report/

# Economy / Finance / Trade
The Math of Poverty: A Counter Proposal To Raising Taxes: There is a raging debate in the U.S. on how to pay for the COVID rescue, infrastructure, and national debt. The much-offered solution is to raise taxes. But is there a better, untapped source of new revenue?
https://insidesources.com/the-math-of-poverty-a-counter-proposal-to-raising-taxes/

Two sides, same coin: Suppressing votes, cutting rich people’s taxes. America’s national media typically pay little attention to the moves the nation’s state lawmakers make. Not this year. State legislative battles have emerged over recent months as a top-tier national story. And deservedly so.
https://www.nationofchange.org/2022/01/25/lawsuit-filed-after-texas-cop-hit-unarmed-man-with-patrol-vehicle/

# Education / Schools
Is Online Learning Creating a Virtual School-to-Prison Pipeline? Advocates and civil rights attorneys are examining the legal issues presented by virtual school disciplinary policies, noting that predominantly children of color and those with disabilities are disciplined the most. Others worry about privacy concerns regarding freedom of speech, and having an academic setting police someone’s home behavior
https://www.tucsonsentinel.com/nationworld/report/012122_virtual_school_to_prison/is-online-learning-creating-virtual-school-to-prison-pipeline/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemical
Electric vehicles drive up demand for ‘green metals’: The need for energy-transition metals breathes life into new mines in the West.
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/electric-vehicles-drive-up-metals-demand/

# Environment / Climate / Interior
Agents of Change in Environmental Justice program accepting applications: Do you find that public voices in science are lacking diversity and want to help create change? We want to hear from you.
https://www.ehn.org/environmental-justice-fellowship-2656446972.html

Supreme Court takes EPA case that could narrow Clean Water Act. An Idaho couple that already won once at the high court brings the case that businesses and home builders hope will limit the EPA’s power.
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/591023-supreme-court-to-review-which-wetlands-get-federal-water

Efforts to dim Sun and cool Earth must be blocked, say scientists. Initiatives to inject billions of aerosol particles into the stratosphere to deflect solar rays and cool Earth are too risky to go forward
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/01/efforts-to-dim-sun-and-cool-earth-must-be-blocked-say-scientists/

California redwood forest returned to native tribal group
https://dothaneagle.com/news/national/california-redwood-forest-returned-to-native-tribal-group/article_97f6faab-faec-54c3-9b5d-27a7f80ff6d7.html

Lowcountry land conservation groups join to preserve the region. The descendants of Native American tribes on the Northern California coast are reclaiming a bit of their heritage that includes ancient redwoods that have stood since their ancestors walked the land.
https://dothaneagle.com/news/national/california-redwood-forest-returned-to-native-tribal-group/article_97f6faab-faec-54c3-9b5d-27a7f80ff6d7.html

Original caretakers: Indigenous groups team up with conservationists to protect swaths of US. Environmental organizations and tribes have been coming together to protect the natural world, and a key part of this teamwork has been land transfers
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jan/03/original-caretakers-indigenous-groups-team-up-with-conservationists-to-protect-swaths-of-us

# Global Politics and other news
The pitfalls of Russia’s plan to rewrite history in Ukraine: After a series of negotiating sessions with the Russian Federation, there is growing suspicion that Putin is looking for an excuse rather than a solution. His gun remains pointed firmly at Ukraine as his cyber warriors test their malware and his spies wander throughout looking to provoke.
https://thehill.com/opinion/international/590772-the-pitfalls-of-russias-plan-to-rewrite-history-in-ukraine

First part of $200 mln U.S. defense aid arrives in Ukraine. The first shipment of the United States’ $200 million security support package for Ukraine arrived in Kyiv, the U.S. Embassy said on Saturday.
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/first-part-200-mln-us-defence-aid-arrives-ukraine-2022-01-22/

The Kremlin said today it is watching the U.S. military actions with great concern.
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/kremlin-says-watching-us-actions-over-ukraine-with-great-concern-2022-01-25/

Israel Buying 3 More German Subs…Rigged for Nuclear Cruise Missiles. The Israeli Ministry of Defence has reached an agreement with German ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) on the purchase of three Dakar-class submarines.
https://www.veteranstoday.com/2022/01/24/israel-buying-3-more-german-subs-rigged-for-nuclear-cruise-missiles-pentagon-9-11/?mc_cid=f70d9f8eb5&mc_eid=3f7488d454

Israel planning mass Jewish evacuation from Ukraine – media: Israel is said to be contemplating a mass airlift of those eligible for Israeli citizenship in the case of a Russian invasion
https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-said-preparing-for-potential-mass-immigration-from-ukraine-in-case-of-war/

Reporting live from Ukraine: What’s happening at the Russian border now? BuzzFeed News joined the crew of Maritime Guards of the Border Guard Service of Ukraine during a patrol of the Sea of Azov.
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/christopherm51/russia-incursion-ukraine-sea-azov-navy

# Gov / Politics
Newt Gingrich and the GOP’s Creeping Authoritarian Streak. The former House speaker said the Jan. 6 committee could face “jail” when Republicans are back in power. This is banana republic stuff.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/newt-gingrich-and-the-gops-creeping-authoritarian-streak

McConnell says he made ‘inadvertent omission’ in voting remarks amid backlash
Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Friday defended his record on civil rights and race relations, blasting criticism sparked by voting remarks he made earlier this week, where he said he made an “inadvertent omission.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/590880-mcconnell-says-he-made-inadvertent-omission-in-voting-remarks-amid-backlash

Biden ratchets up pressure on Russia. President Joe Biden and Western allies are signaling a stiffened stance in the showdown with Russia, piling on pressure designed to deter Vladimir Putin from invading Ukraine in a strategy that nevertheless risks quickening a dangerous cycle of escalation.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/24/politics/joe-biden-ukraine-russia-republicans/index.html

Court Rejects Alabama GOP’s Congressional Map That Marginalized Black Voters
Justices wrote that the map “likely” violated the Voting Rights Act by creating only one majority-Black district.
https://truthout.org/articles/court-rejects-alabama-gops-congressional-map-that-marginalized-black-voters/

Subpoenas Could Show Trump Admin’s Link to Openly White Supremacist “Groypers”
https://truthout.org/articles/subpoenas-could-show-trump-admins-link-to-openly-white-supremacist-groypers/

If Russia does invade Ukraine, here’s what to expect: How it would likely start: “If an incursion does come, most military analysts agree it won’t begin with a massive show of force — tanks rolling over the border or a sudden and devastating strike from the air. Rather, it would start with a more ambiguous, limited action that Moscow would use as justification for a wider intervention.”
https://www.vox.com/2014/4/8/5593620/heres-what-could-happen-if-russia-invades-ukraine

# Law Enforcement
‘Stunned for Life’: The Use and Abuse of TASERs on Children and Youth. Conducted Energy Weapons (CEWS) are too frequently being used by police on children and youth who are in distress or emotional crisis and, as a result, are exacerbating their trauma, warns a report by Strategies for Youth
https://thecrimereport.org/2022/01/20/stunned-for-life-the-use-and-abuse-of-tasers-on-children-and-youth/

Lawsuit filed after Texas cop hit unarmed man with patrol vehicle: A federal lawsuit was filed Monday after police dash cam video recorded a Texas police officer striking an unarmed suspect with his patrol vehicle. According to the lawsuit, the suspect suffered three fractured ribs, a broken leg, and a fractured spine. A grand jury decided not to file criminal charges against the officer.
https://www.nationofchange.org/2022/01/25/lawsuit-filed-after-texas-cop-hit-unarmed-man-with-patrol-vehicle/

Three PA Cops Charged With Manslaughter for Shooting Child: The three men were each charged with a total of 12 counts, including both voluntary and involuntary manslaughter and reckless endangerment after 8-year-old Fanta Bility was killed outside a high school football game in August, 2021
https://www.npr.org/2022/01/18/1073968659/3-officers-face-manslaughter-charges-in-the-shooting-death-of-an-8-year-old-girl

# Legal / DOJ
Three officers simply watched as George Floyd suffered a “slow, agonizing death,” prosecutors said. “They chose not to intervene and stop Chauvin as he killed a man. They chose not to protect George Floyd, the man they handcuffed.”
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/nicolefallert/george-floyd-killing-thao-lane-kueng-trial

Feds Are Blowing Their Chance to Seize Jan. 6 Rioters’ Guns. Half of the 720 rioters who attacked Congress in 2021 are getting misdemeanors—not felonies that would bar them from gun ownership.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/feds-are-blowing-their-chance-to-seize-jan-6-rioters-guns

Trump Lawyer Took the Fifth to 146 Riot Panel Questions: John Eastman was the author of a notorious memo on reversing the 2020 election.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/john-eastman-pleaded-the-fifth-to-146-riot-panel-questions-says-report

How the Former President and His Allies Pressured DOJ to Overturn the 2020 Election
https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Interim%20Staff%20Report%20FINAL.pdf

National Archives transfers contested presidential documents to Jan. 6 committee
The National Archives on Thursday evening released to the Jan. 6 committee hundreds of presidential documents that former President Trump sought to shield from the House panel.
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/590870-national-archives-transfers-contested-presidential-documents-to-jan

What’s next for the John Does in Ghislaine Maxwell’s settled lawsuit. The judge overseeing a settled lawsuit against convicted sex offender Ghislaine Maxwell now has to decide whether the identities of those mentioned in the suit will be revealed.
https://www.cbs58.com/news/whats-next-for-the-john-does-in-ghislaine-maxwells-settled-lawsuit

MSNBC’s Ari Melber catches admissions on air of Trump campaign advisor Boris Epshteyn. When Melber pressed Epshteyn over reports regarding the fraudulent electors plot, Epshteyn admitted the Trump campaign’s basic plan but insisted those involved were “alternate electors.”
https://www.msnbc.com/the-beat-with-ari/watch/maga-confession-trump-lawyer-admits-fraudulent-electors-plot-131436613579

The Blame Game begins to raise its head inside Trump world. Previously, Phil Waldron was best known for circulating a 38-page PowerPoint presentation that urged Trump to declare a state of emergency in the wake of the election
https://www.veteranstoday.com/2022/01/24/the-blame-game-begins-to-raise-its-head-inside-trump-world/

DOJ Rule Offers Release to Thousands of Federal Inmates: A new rule recently published by the Justice Department allows more people to participate in a program that grants prisoners the opportunity to earn shorter jail terms, through the First Step Act
https://www.newsweek.com/doj-transfer-thousands-federal-inmates-out-prisons-part-first-step-act-1669227

# Media
Amazon’s Still Selling Lots of Nazi Books. The global giant says it bans “content that we determine is hate speech,” but has never specified how it defines “hate speech.”
https://www.thedailybeast.com/amazons-still-selling-lots-of-nazi-books

# Medical / Health Care
After Year of Vaccine Profiteering, Pfizer Hikes Prices on 125 Drugs: “Drug corporations can do this because we let them—unlike other nations that use their purchasing power to get a better deal,” said David Mitchell of Patients for Affordable Drugs.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/01/13/after-year-vaccine-profiteering-pfizer-hikes-prices-125-drugs

Makary: Health-care reform includes prescribing less medication, treating whole person. Doctors prescribed 2.4 billion prescriptions 10 years ago; last year, around 5 billion as the opioid epidemic and drug overdoses reached record highs
http://www.brenhambanner.com/news/state/makary-health-care-reform-includes-prescribing-less-medication-treating-whole-person/article_0d89e4fb-b041-53fc-8383-062f9b67fe5b.html

Young Dad Denied Heart Transplant for Refusing to Be Vaxxed. Brigham and Women’s Hospital said he was removed from the transplant list because his unvaxxed status could affect his “survival after transplantation.”
https://www.thedailybeast.com/dj-ferguson-denied-heart-transplant-because-he-refuses-to-get-covid-vaccine

# Murmers of war
War May Loom, but Are There Offramps? “There are still diplomatic options, ‘offramps’ in the lingo of the negotiators, and in the next several days the Biden administration and NATO are expected to respond, in writing, to Mr. Putin’s far-reaching demands.”
https://politicalwire.com/2022/01/25/war-may-loom-but-are-there-offramps/

# Security
Biden to meet with national security team this weekend on Russia-Ukraine. President Biden will meet with members of his national security team while spending the weekend at Camp David amid ongoing tensions between Ukraine and Russia.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/590793-biden-to-meet-with-national-security-team-this-weekend-on-russia

# Technology
Major airlines warn of “catastrophic disruption” to travel and shipping from 5G debut set for Wednesday by Verizon and AT&T
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/5g-airlines-disruption-warning-verizon-att/

The tech tools set to shake up science: From fully finished genomes to quantum simulation, Nature explores seven key technologies likely to have an impact on science this year.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-00163-x

Experts Are Ringing Alarms About Elon Musk’s Brain Implants. Neuralink took a huge step closer to human trials. Scientists have lots of nervous questions.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/elon-musks-neuralink-inches-closer-to-human-trials-and-experts-are-ringing-alarms

# Veterans / VA
Veterans For Peace Urges U.S. to Rejoin Iran Deal and Negotiate With North Korea
Veterans For Peace is also calling on Biden to pledge “no first use” of nuclear weapons.
https://truthout.org/articles/veterans-for-peace-urges-us-to-rejoin-iran-deal-and-negotiate-with-north-korea/

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2022-01-24

Voices, The Peoples News

January 24, 2022
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

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# Indigenous
Historically excluded from Colorado River policy, tribes want a say in how the dwindling resource is used. Today, 15 percent of Southern Utes living on the reservation in southwest Colorado don’t have running water in their homes at all.
https://www.circleofblue.org/2022/world/historically-excluded-from-colorado-river-policy-tribes-want-a-say-in-how-the-dwindling-resource-is-used/

Enbridge uses scoring system to track Indigenous opposition. On a color-coded map, land belonging to Native tribes that opposed the Line 3 pipeline were marked in red — areas of “threat” to the bottom line.
https://theintercept.com/2022/01/23/enbridge-pipeline-line-3-tracking-indigenous-protesters/

Alaska Tribes Are Fighting Back Against Plans to Open Colossal Gold Mine. Two Alaska Native corporations are working to develop what would be one of the world’s largest gold mines.
https://indiancountrytoday.com/news/proposed-alaska-gold-mine-worries-area-tribes

# Animals / Pets / Alerts / Food Recalls
Extremely Rare Pair of Twin African Elephants Born in Kenya. A pair of extremely rare twin African elephants have been born in Northern Kenya’s Samburu National Reserve.
https://www.ecowatch.com/twin-african-elephants-born-in-kenya.html

# Border / Immigration
Joe Biden Doesn’t Have an ‘Open Border’ Policy, so Why Do Republicans Say Otherwise?
https://www.newsweek.com/joe-biden-doesnt-have-open-border-policy-so-why-do-republicans-say-otherwise-1672356

TSA allows illegal immigrants to use their arrest warrants as an acceptable form of ID.
https://policetribune.com/tsa-allows-illegal-immigrants-use-arrest-warrants-as-id-to-fly/

# Covid / Pandemics
‘The Final Variant Is Tyranny’: Thousands of anti-vaccine mandate protesters flaunt mask rules to descend on D.C. –A crowd of up to 20,000 gathered in Washington DC Saturday to protest ongoing vaccine mandates, including those in the Capitol. “Americans want democracy back, and this rally is a demand to get their democracy back,” keynote speaker Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., said.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/01/23/dc-anti-vaccine-rally-mandates-protest/

California would allow children age 12 and up to be vaccinated without their parents’ consent under a proposal introduced Friday by a state senator who said youngsters “deserve the right to protect themselves” against infectious disease.
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/590809-california-bill-would-let-children-12-and-up-get-covid-19-vaccine

US to close borders to unvaccinated Canadian, Mexican truckers on Saturday –Mandate moving ahead as planned despite pushback from industry
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/us-to-close-borders-to-unvaccinated-canadian-mexican-truckers-on-saturday

Why Medicare Doesn’t Pay for Rapid At-Home Covid Tests. While there are ways for beneficiaries to get free tests, a Biden administration mandate that private insurers cover the cost of at-home tests — up to eight per enrollee per month — does not extend to Medicare, including Advantage Plans.
https://www.cnbc.com/2022/01/20/medicare-doesnt-cover-at-home-covid-tests-how-to-get-them-for-free.html

Pandemic Accommodations Proved We Can Vastly Expand Disability Access If We Try. Significant accommodations were offered once the pandemic started affecting the capitalist class.
https://truthout.org/articles/pandemic-accommodations-proved-we-can-vastly-expand-disability-access-if-we-try/

We’ve battled COVID-19 for two years and counting, so what does yet another year of the pandemic mean for Texans? RSVP for this free virtual event.
https://register-covidyear3-series1.splashthat.com/mktg-newsletter?mc_cid=0f94512c9c&mc_eid=6f15633605

Feds limit use of antibody treatments. Florida’s surgeon general has accused the Biden administration of “actively preventing” the distribution of monoclonal antibody treatments for COVID-19, causing an “immediate and life-threatening shortage of treatment options.”
https://nypost.com/2021/12/29/dr-joseph-ladapo-claims-feds-preventing-antibody-covid-treatments/

# Economy / Finance / Trade
New Schedule of Social Security Benefit Payments 2022
https://www.ssa.gov/pubs/EN-05-10031-2022.pdf

Labor, wage shortages threaten supply chains: Omicron has infected tens of thousands grocery and industrial food workers, battering employees and stopping up supply chains already disrupted by two years of the pandemic. That’s created a situation reminiscent of the health care industry: years of attrition in the face of the virus has led to a system teetering on the edge of breakdown.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/billconerly/2021/07/07/the-labor-shortage-is-why-supply-chains-are-disrupted/?sh=e6446a0301d5

# Education / Schools
George Orwell’s ‘1984’ Given A Trigger Warning In The UK, University Deems It ‘Potentially Offensive’: The University of Northampton has issued a harsh warning over potentially “offensive and upsetting” material contained in the famous dystopia by George Orwell, 1984. The novel, which describes the dangers of totalitarian rule and censorship, is now red-flagged
https://original.newsbreak.com/@chrissie-marie-1590467/2493666370450-george-orwell-s-1984-given-a-trigger-warning-in-the-uk-university-deems-it-potentially-offensive

Toxic PCBs festered at this public school for eight years as students and teachers grew sicker. The EPA and others warned about potential contamination as far back as 2014
https://www.propublica.org/article/toxic-pcbs-festered-at-this-public-school-for-eight-years-as-students-and-teachers-grew-sicker

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemical
Gold rush returns to California. Demand for gold has risen in recent years. Not everyone is happy about that, especially some residents of Grass Valley.
https://undark.org/2022/01/24/the-gold-rush-returns-to-california/

Exxon Is Using an Unusual Texas Law to Intimidate Critics of Its Climate Denial. The oil firm claims its history of publicly denying the climate crisis is protected by the first amendment.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jan/18/exxon-texas-courts-critics-climate-crimes

# Environment / Climate / Interior
South Carolina lawmakers pass bill to help plastics melting industry of new “advanced recycling” facilities into the state, including a controversial plastic-melting method called pyrolysis.
https://www.postandcourier.com/environment/plastics-melting-bill-clears-sc-general-assembly-headed-to-mcmaster/article_e53bcf12-7a0d-11ec-8eae-b70626aa2bd4.html

Endangered Salmon Return to Bay Area Streams. After an 18 year absence, endangered salmon have returned to a Bay Area stream. A Salmon Protection And Watershed Network biologist spotted coho salmon in Montezuma Creek for the first time since 2004. The fish were also spotted in Larsen Creek for the first time since 2006 as well as in other tributaries of the San Geronimo Valley.
https://www.ecowatch.com/endangered-salmon-return-bay-area-streams.html

# Food / GMOs / Chemicals / Other
Black farmers are rebuilding agriculture in coal country. Jason Tartt saw opportunity in the terraced hillsides of his native West Virginia, both for restoring the land and for other Black farmers.
https://civileats.com/2022/01/24/black-farmers-are-rebuilding-agriculture-in-coal-country/

Drought-resistant farming catching on in New Mexico. More farmers are using cover crops, soil additives and crops suitable for drip irrigation in order to weather the drought.
https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/drought-resistant-farming-catching-on-in-new-mexico/article_bbb8197a-786e-11ec-851f-9fd56a9d6499.html

High Amounts of a Toxic Forever Chemical Found in Bloodstreams of West Virginia County Residents. A new report from the CDC and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry noted high levels of a forever chemical called PFHxS in the blood of people in Berkeley County, West Virginia.
https://www.ecowatch.com/toxic-forever-chemical-bloodstreams.html

Miller fights aid for Black farmers: Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller is challenging a federal debt relief program intended to help cover the debts of thousands of “socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers.” Miller is among the many white litigants challenging the program, having filed a suit in April as a private citizen.
https://www.texastribune.org/2022/01/24/texas-black-farmers-sid-miller-lawsuit/?mc_cid=0f94512c9c&mc_eid=6f15633605

# Foodie Tips, Tricks and How To’s
How to Store 31 Fresh Fruits and Vegetables for Less Food Waste: It’s estimated that the average household wastes more than 30% of the food it obtains – a staggering statistic with both financial and environmental consequences.
https://www.ecowatch.com/how-to-store-produce.html

# General Information / Other News
Jan. 6 Investigator Fired From Job by GOP Attorney General. On leave from his position as UVA’s top lawyer, Timothy Heaphy was fired by the state’s recently elected attorney general. Both Heaphy and counsel Brian Walther, who was also fired from his George Mason University post by Miyares this week, are Democrats
https://www.axios.com/jan-6-investigator-fired-virginia-university-post-39210b4c-0554-4566-aa0c-4b2887b04e6e.html

U.K. High Court Rules Assange Can Request Appeal of Extradition to U.S.
https://www.npr.org/2022/01/24/1075323349/julian-assange-appeal-us-extradition

Georgia to impanel grand jury in probe of Trump bid to overturn 2020 election. DA requests subpoena power to compel testimony from witnesses, such as Brad Raffensperger, who Trump asked to ‘find’ 11,780 votes
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jan/20/georgia-trump-special-grand-jury-2020-election

# Global Politics and other news
What’s going on with Russia and Ukraine? The British Foreign Office announced on Saturday that it had exposed a Russian plan to install a friendly government in Ukraine, backing previous U.S. assessments of the situation
https://www.wsj.com/articles/russia-hatching-plot-to-replace-ukraine-government-u-k-says-11642890601?mod=hp_lead_pos3&utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=46482

# Gov / Politics
Joe Biden is considering deploying several thousand U.S. troops, as well as warships and aircraft, to NATO allies in the Baltics and Eastern Europe, an expansion of American military involvement amid mounting fears of a Russian incursion into Ukraine, according to administration officials.
https://menafn.com/1103581754/Biden-Weighs-Deploying-Thousands-of-Troops-to-Eastern-Europe-and-Baltics

The State Department has ordered family members of government employees at the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv to leave the country, while also allowing non-essential staffers to depart amid growing worries of a Russian invasion.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/24/us-orders-families-of-embassy-staff-out-of-ukraine

US threatens use of novel export control to damage Russia’s strategic industries if Moscow invades Ukraine. The Biden administration is threatening to use a novel export control to damage strategic Russian industries, from artificial intelligence and quantum computing to civilian aerospace, if Moscow invades Ukraine, administration officials say.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/us-threatens-use-of-novel-export-control-to-damage-russias-strategic-industries-if-moscow-invades-ukraine/ar-AAT44c4

Republicans Aren’t the Only Ones Diluting Citizens’ Votes. While America’s growing diversity hasn’t delivered Democrats the political success they’d counted on, Republicans are still fighting to diminish the power of the “wrong” voters.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/republicans-arent-the-only-ones-diluting-citizens-votes

Putin’s Making NATO Stronger, Whether He Starts a War or Not. The Russian leader may have thought NATO was in disarray and the U.S. in retreat, but we’ve already seen it’s quite the opposite.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/putins-making-nato-stronger-whether-he-starts-a-war-in-ukraine-or-not

# Law Enforcement
My Son Was Incarcerated at 13. Six Years Later, It’s Clear the State Failed Him.
Amid a pandemic, the conditions at youth prisons have become all the more inhumane.
https://truthout.org/articles/my-son-was-incarcerated-at-13-six-years-later-its-clear-the-state-failed-him/

# Legal / DOJ
Outrage as Newt Gingrich says Capitol attack investigators could be jailed
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jan/24/newt-gingrich-capitol-attack-committee-jail

Cheney and Kinzinger fire back at Newt Gingrich’s call for them to be arrested if GOP takes House. The only two Republicans on 6 January select committee have been remorselessly targeted from the right since voting for Trump’s impeachment
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/cheney-kinzinger-gringrich-capitol-riot-b1999483.html

# Medical / Health Care
The Doctor Didn’t Show Up, but the Hospital ER Still Charged $1,012
https://khn.org/news/article/the-doctor-didnt-show-up-but-the-hospital-er-still-charged-1012/

Indiana Lawmakers Threaten Action Over High Hospital Costs. Fix high hospital costs or we will act, Indiana legislators warn healthcare systems
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/fix-high-hospital-costs-act-102807319.html

Abortion Rights Defenders Are Calling on Legislators to Codify Roe. Progressive lawmakers say the Women’s Health Protection Act would protect abortion rights.
https://www.politico.com/states/florida/story/2022/01/20/our-fates-are-intertwined-abortion-rights-activists-warn-roes-fall-will-hit-blue-states-1406288

Workers at a Wisconsin hospital sought new jobs with higher pay — then the hospital sued to stop them from leaving. 1 in 5 healthcare workers quit their job during the pandemic, some due to poor work environments.
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2494343279430/judge-grants-hospital-s-request-to-stop-workers-from-taking-better-jobs

# Military / DOD
Pentagon readies 8,500 US-based troops for possible Eastern Europe deployment as tensions with Russia simmer
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/01/24/us-troops-eastern-europe-deployment-00001485

# Military / Global
Japan allocates $56 million toward developing electric railgun for missile defense
Japan is pushing ahead with efforts to field an electrically powered railgun capable of firing projectiles six times the speed of sound and defending against hypersonic missiles.
https://www.thedefensepost.com/2022/01/05/japan-railgun-counter-hypersonic/

# Water
How a toxic chemical ended up in the drinking water supply for 13 million people.
Officials found a gap in state and federal regulations that allowed an unsafe chemical to end up in an essential water supply.
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/01/21/new-jersey-toxic-drinking-water-527621

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2022-01-23

Voices, The Peoples News

January 23, 2022
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

# Indigenous / Global
Déjà vu for Indigenous villagers in Brazil as floods leave them homeless again
https://news.mongabay.com/2022/01/deja-vu-for-indigenous-villagers-in-brazil-as-floods-leave-them-homeless-again/

# Covid / Pandemics
First Study on SARS-2 Manmade Hidden by Fauci. A US Microbiologist had discovered “Artificial Spike Alterations.” Sars-Cov-2 virus built in the laboratory hastily concealed by Fauci himself to avoid the spread of suspicions of a conspiracy.
https://www.gospanews.net/en/2022/01/21/wuhan-gates-45-study-on-sars-2-manmade-hidden-by-fauci-hot-e-mail-at-congress-us-microbiologist-had-forthwith-discovered-artificial-spike-alterations/

Pentagon surging another 100 military medical troops to coronavirus-stricken hospitals across US. The deployments of the military medical teams of doctors, nurses and respiratory therapists includes about 120 active-duty troops announced last week by President Joe Biden and another 100 announced Friday by U.S. Army North.
https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/2899822/more-active-troops-to-help-take-covid-related-pressure-off-civilian-hospitals/

# Economy / Finance / Trade
The Average Social Security Beneficiary Has Been Cheated Out of $4,900 in Annual Income. Despite a huge COLA in 2022, retired workers keep losing out
https://www.fool.com/investing/2022/01/23/social-security-beneficiary-cheated-out-of-4900/?source=iedfolrf0000001&fr=operanews

# Employment / Labor
America’s Class War: Organized Labor Is the Best Tool to Push Back Against the Rich. Organized workers, often defying their timid union leadership, are on the march across the United States.
https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/01/19/americas-class-war-organized-labor-best-tool-push-back-against-rich

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemical
A trove of old photos could reveal the future of these Arctic glaciers. The Svalbard Islands, part of Norway, are warming seven times faster than the global average. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/19/climate/svalbard-glacier-melting.html

House panel broadens probe into climate disinformation by Big Oil. The House Committee on Oversight and Reform has invited members of fossil fuel companies’ boards of directors to testify at a hearing next month on their commitment to addressing climate change.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2022/01/21/house-panel-broadens-probe-into-climate-disinformation-by-big-oil/

# Environment / Climate / Global
Hot dam: Beavers have gnawed their way into the Arctic, speeding permafrost thaw. A study published in December shows the small, industrious mammal is accelerating climate change in the north. Beaver ponds are showing up in places they’ve never been before.
https://www.alaskapublic.org/2022/01/19/hot-dam-beavers-have-gnawed-their-way-into-the-arctic-speeding-permafrost-thaw/#:~:text=Beavers%20are%20moving%20to%20the,they’ve%20never%20been%20before.

Imbalanced forces in the Earth-moon-sun system drive circulation of the whole mantle
Tug of sun, the moon could be driving plate motions on ‘imbalanced’ Earth.
https://www.techexplorist.com/imbalanced-forces-earth-moon-sun-system-drive-circulation-whole-mantle/44264/

# General Information / Other News
The Joker and the Ideology of Destructionism: That ideology says that the sole purpose of action in one’s life should be to tear down what others have created, including life itself. [Was this movie a political statement? Could be.]
https://www.aier.org/article/the-joker-and-the-ideology-of-destructionism/

Would Trump Throw His Kids Under the Bus to Save Himself? The Supreme Court, the Jan. 6 committee, New York’s attorney general, and a raft of lawsuits must have Trump feeling like the walls are closing in.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/would-trump-throw-his-own-kids-under-the-bus-to-save-himself-we-may-soon-find-out

Michael Cohen says Donald Trump told him if one of his kids had to go to prison to ‘make sure’ it was Donald Jr., not Ivanka
https://www.salon.com/2022/01/23/instructed-michael-cohen-to-make-sure-don-jr-went-to-jail-instead-of-ivanka_partner/

Trump ‘Fears’ Both Criminal and Civil Investigations in New York: Michael Cohen
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-fears-both-criminal-civil-investigations-new-york-michael-cohen-1671982

Will Trump Try To Protect His Kids In Business Probes? ‘Not A Chance,’ Laughs Michael Cohen. “Donald cares only about Donald, more than he would care about his children,” says Cohen. And “Ivanka is interested only in Ivanka.”
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-family-no-loyalty-ivanka-don-jr-michael-cohen_n_61eca2cae4b02395794604ca

Donald Trump Blasts Jan. 6 Panel After Ivanka Request: ‘They’ll Go After Children’: Rep. Bennie Thompson, the panel’s chair, said Ivanka was in direct contact with her father during key moments on January 6, 2021, when a mob of Trump supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol in a bid to halt the certification of Joe Biden’s election victory.
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-blasts-january-6-panel-ivanka-request-go-after-children-1671970

‘This was a coup d’etat’: Trump planned to seize power using military, fake electors
https://www.yahoo.com/now/coup-d-etat-trump-planned-012326331.html

See Trump campaign official admit to elector scheme on TV. Boris Epshteyn, an adviser for former President Donald Trump’s 2020 presidential campaign, acknowledged that he was part of the effort to prop up so-called “alternate electors” to support Trump in key states.
https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2022/01/22/boris-epshteyn-trump-fake-electors-vpx.cnn

# Global Politics and other news
NATO members scramble to support Ukraine amid Russian threat. The threat of a Russian invasion of Ukraine has sent NATO countries scrambling to provide military support to Kyiv.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/16/world/europe/ukraine-nato-russia.html

The pitfalls of Russia’s plan to rewrite history in Ukraine: After a series of negotiating sessions with the Russian Federation, there is growing suspicion that Putin is looking for an excuse rather than a solution.
https://thehill.com/opinion/international/590772-the-pitfalls-of-russias-plan-to-rewrite-history-in-ukraine

Troops, tanks, missiles and warships are on the move. Russian forces, slowly but surely, are surrounding Ukraine on three sides. The picture on the ground suggests that Russian President Vladimir Putin is about to launch a massive, multi-front offensive into a neighboring nation that for eight years has been slipping from his grasp into the hands of the West.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhFGG_LqaSM

Russia is transferring 200 trainloads of military equipment to Belarus: Belarusian media resources report that, as of January 21, 2022, 33 trains with Russian military and equipment arrived in Belarus. The average number of cars in one train is 50 units, and the total number of trains with military equipment transferred to Belarus reaches 200.
https://medium.com/dfrlab/russian-military-equipment-spotted-in-belarus-as-tensions-heighten-with-ukraine-e80475954175?source=rss——security-5

The State Department has ordered families of U.S. Embassy personnel in Ukraine to begin evacuating the country as soon as Monday,
https://nypost.com/2022/01/22/us-embassy-families-face-ukraine-evacuation-orders-report/

100 tons of American ‘lethal aid’ arrives in Ukraine. Baltic NATO allies Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia can now transfer American-made lethal weapons such as anti-armor and ground-to-air missiles to Ukraine.
https://www.politico.com/news/2022/01/19/us-allies-ukraine-weapons-russia-invasion-527375

Putin just scored a major victory in Ukraine without firing a single shot. It’s been clear for months now that Washington would prefer not to get entangled in a significant spat with Moscow.
https://headtopics.com/us/opinion-putin-just-scored-a-major-victory-in-ukraine-without-firing-a-single-shot-23599992

Is Russia considering invading Ukraine? Why would Russia invade Ukraine? Officials involved in the talks are still unsure of exactly what Russia hopes to gain from the move, and how far Putin is willing to go to achieve his goals. Speaking about the situation from the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, Blinken told reporters: “It’s not clear what Russia’s central demand is.”
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/is-russia-considering-invading-ukraine-why-would-russia-invade-ukraine/ar-AAT2zCr?ocid=winp1taskbar

# Gov / Politics
These Senate seats are up for election in 2022: A number of senators are up for reelection this November in what is expected to be a competitive slate of races across the country.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/590812-these-senate-seats-are-up-for-election-in-2022
See Also: 2022 Senate Election Interactive Map. 34 U.S. Senate seats to be contested in 2022
https://www.270towin.com/2022-senate-election/

Senate Democrats say they share President Biden’s concern that the results of the 2022 midterm elections may not be legitimate because of restrictive voting laws passed by GOP-controlled state legislatures and the empowerment of state-level officials allied with former President Trump.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/590873-democrats-torn-over-pushing-stolen-election-narrative

President Biden will meet with members of his national security team while spending the weekend at Camp David amid ongoing tensions between Ukraine and Russia.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/590793-biden-to-meet-with-national-security-team-this-weekend-on-russia

Increased Voting Restrictions Put LGBTQ People of Color at Risk, Advocates Say: State-level voting restrictions will affect marginalized communities the most. Groups are paying attention as more states introduce voting restrictions that could disproportionately harm LGBTQ+ people of color and those with disabilities.
https://19thnews.org/2022/01/lgbtq-people-color-voter-restrictions/

Amid ‘Slow-Motion Coup,’ Manchin and Sinema Help GOP Sink Voting Rights: “Ignore whatever spin comes from their press releases and media appearances in the aftermath of this debacle, history will not be kind to these enablers of racism and authoritarianism.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/01/20/amid-slow-motion-coup-manchin-and-sinema-help-gop-sink-voting-rights

Analysis: Why Rudy Giuliani’s fake electors scheme was so dangerous to democracy. Giuliani and his team enlisted GOP allies from these states to sign certificates falsely claiming they were the duly-elected electors, even though they were not.
https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/23/politics/fake-electors-trump/index.html

# Medical / Health Care
Abortion Funds Are Meeting an Urgent Need as Roe Faces Dire Threat. Abortion funds support people’s overall right to parent or not and be safe and secure in their own decision-making.
https://truthout.org/articles/abortion-funds-are-meeting-an-urgent-need-as-roe-faces-dire-threat/

# Military / DOD
The Most Expensive Military Vehicles To Ever Exist. The United States government has spent billions of dollars studying, developing, and perfecting America’s arsenal with cutting-edge technology, a move that many consider invaluable.
https://www.yourmoneymagic.com/fast-gallery/the-most-expensive-military-vehicles-to-ever-exist/

At least half a dozen former US military servicemen have landed in Ukraine amid rapidly escalating tensions in the east of the country. The group, known as Forward Observations, has posted a string of photos and videos on its official Instagram, with geotags showing that the men are in the war-torn Donbass region.
https://www.rt.com/russia/546847-former-us-servicemen-ukraine-frontline/

The Dynamic Force Employment concept involves deployment of an array of U.S.-based forces on short-notice missions abroad to showcase American might to adversaries like Russia and China.
https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2022-01-21/russia-europe-mattis-army-study-4367685.html

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# Border / Immigration
Advocates left a meeting with Biden officials over plans to restart a Trump-era border policy. According to leaked video obtained by BuzzFeed News, the dispute was related to the relaunch of Migrant Protection Protocols, a policy that forced thousands of immigrants and asylum-seekers to wait in dangerous Mexican border cities.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/adolfoflores/advocates-walked-out-meeting-biden-immigration-mpp__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hLYJ0ZPv1SgXucwIj0gDAaiO793AXAnV4isvMAkkZNEMWXLcHxI8bJpd9w8_18BOWVTz$

Eric Shawn: Mexican cartels shoot at US from across the border. Kiron Skinner says migrants ‘are coming from all over the world’ and sees no stopping it https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.yahoo.com/eric-shawn-mexican-cartels-shoot-210138102.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hLYJ0ZPv1SgXucwIj0gDAaiO793AXAnV4isvMAkkZNEMWXLcHxI8bJpd9w8_1_Qdb7Ct$

# Economy / Finance / Trade
Buttigieg says supply chain troubles could last into next year.
Administration is working to solve issues but some will persist, transportation secretary warns https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/supply-chain-crisis-2021-latest-b1939850.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hLYJ0ZPv1SgXucwIj0gDAaiO793AXAnV4isvMAkkZNEMWXLcHxI8bJpd9w8_127eh40N$

Right-Wing Nonprofit Lavishes Millions on Top Brass. The American Conservative Union dished out millions to two board members and, according to experts, appears to have left critical information off its IRS forms.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/right-wing-nonprofit-lavishes-millions-on-top-brass?via=newsletter&source=DDMorning__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hLYJ0ZPv1SgXucwIj0gDAaiO793AXAnV4isvMAkkZNEMWXLcHxI8bJpd9w8_167aAy12$

Manchin Wants Strict Conditions on Child Tax Credit, Which Has Lifted Millions of Kids from Poverty https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.democracynow.org/2021/10/18/headlines/manchin_wants_strict_conditions_on_child_tax_credit_which_has_lifted_millions_of_kids_from_poverty__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hLYJ0ZPv1SgXucwIj0gDAaiO793AXAnV4isvMAkkZNEMWXLcHxI8bJpd9w8_10Fo9lW0$

# Education / Schools
Bristol the latest UK university humiliated by agents of ‘a hostile foreign state.’ What Prof David Miller did so wrong to justify being sacked remains a mystery. Miller himself said that the decision to fire him was “taken under pressure from the Israel lobby”. What has England done to its Jewish citizens to have them lynch British professors discussing a now multi-generational controversy?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.veteranstoday.com/2021/10/17/bristol-the-latest-uk-university-humiliated-by-agents-of-a-hostile-foreign-state/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hLYJ0ZPv1SgXucwIj0gDAaiO793AXAnV4isvMAkkZNEMWXLcHxI8bJpd9w8_16V118Ho$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals A US small-town mayor sued the oil industry. Then Exxon went after him.
The mayor of Imperial Beach, California, says big oil wants him to drop the lawsuit demanding the industry pay for the climate crisis https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/oct/16/imperial-beach-california-exxon-mobil-climate-crisis__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hLYJ0ZPv1SgXucwIj0gDAaiO793AXAnV4isvMAkkZNEMWXLcHxI8bJpd9w8_1-cNouxM$

The Clean Electricity Performance Program appears to be on ‘life support’ after U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin reportedly told the White House he strongly opposes the program.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rtoinsider.com/articles/28877-clean-electricity-performance-program-killed-manchin__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hLYJ0ZPv1SgXucwIj0gDAaiO793AXAnV4isvMAkkZNEMWXLcHxI8bJpd9w8_1476Y9ID$

# Environment / Climate / Interior
Obama to attend Glasgow climate summit, meet with youth activists.
Former US President Barack Obama has confirmed he will attend the COP26 climate change summit in Glasgow. He will join current president Joe Biden and more than 120 heads of state at the conference, which gets under way on 31 October.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-58937970__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hLYJ0ZPv1SgXucwIj0gDAaiO793AXAnV4isvMAkkZNEMWXLcHxI8bJpd9w8_1zZ-UWZZ$

Key to Biden’s climate agenda likely to be cut because of Manchin. A critical piece ofU.S. President Joe Biden’s climate agenda, which would replace coal- and gas-fired power plants with wind, solar and nuclear energy, will likely be dropped from the budget bill pending in Congress https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/world/us/key-part-bidens-climate-agenda-likely-be-cut-manchins-opposition-nyt-2021-10-15/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hLYJ0ZPv1SgXucwIj0gDAaiO793AXAnV4isvMAkkZNEMWXLcHxI8bJpd9w8_15GiLXTg$

‘We’re taking action into our own hands.’ A community stands against a landfill Long Island residents and their allies seek environmental justice after decades of pollution.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://therevelator.org/brookhaven-environmental-justice/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hLYJ0ZPv1SgXucwIj0gDAaiO793AXAnV4isvMAkkZNEMWXLcHxI8bJpd9w8_18-BrX2q$

Pollinators could win when infrastructure bill passes. Bees, butterflies, and other insects are abundant in areas along the nation’s highways. The $1.2 trillion federal bill would make them pollinator-friendly.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://civileats.com/2021/10/18/pollinators-could-win-when-the-infrastructure-bill-passes/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hLYJ0ZPv1SgXucwIj0gDAaiO793AXAnV4isvMAkkZNEMWXLcHxI8bJpd9w8_160WsFdL$

# Global Politics and other news
Afghanistan, ISIS Massacres in Shia Mosques: Shadows of Intelligence Conspiracy, Terror Strategy to create Conflicts between Talibans and Iranians https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.gospanews.net/en/2021/10/16/afghanistan-isis-massacres-in-shia-mosques-shadows-of-intelligence-conspiracy-terror-strategy-to-create-conflicts-between-talibans-and-iranians/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hLYJ0ZPv1SgXucwIj0gDAaiO793AXAnV4isvMAkkZNEMWXLcHxI8bJpd9w8_1zBOZSQM$

China’s Xi vows ‘reunification’ with Taiwan, but holds off threatening force. “The historical task of the complete reunification of the motherland must be fulfilled, and will definitely be fulfilled,” Chinese President Xi Jinping said.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/09/china-president-xi-jinping-on-reunification-with-taiwan.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hLYJ0ZPv1SgXucwIj0gDAaiO793AXAnV4isvMAkkZNEMWXLcHxI8bJpd9w8_14hhL7gf$
Map of China and Taiwan:
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.google.com/maps/@23.4212975,115.5890508,6z__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hLYJ0ZPv1SgXucwIj0gDAaiO793AXAnV4isvMAkkZNEMWXLcHxI8bJpd9w8_1702f8Yd$

Xi Jinping Announcing the Peaceful Joining of China and Taiwan. “Like good wine, good sources get better with time.” – Jim W. Dean https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.veteranstoday.com/2021/10/16/jeff-j-brown-xi-jinping-announcing-the-peaceful-joining-of-china-and-taiwan/?mc_cid=f20f124ab0&mc_eid=3f7488d454__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hLYJ0ZPv1SgXucwIj0gDAaiO793AXAnV4isvMAkkZNEMWXLcHxI8bJpd9w8_155kiM-4$

After 9/11, China grew lnto a superpower as a distracted U.S. fixated on terrorism. Twenty years ago, White House officials were worried about China, and tensions were rising.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.yahoo.com/now/9-11-china-grew-superpower-100340852.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hLYJ0ZPv1SgXucwIj0gDAaiO793AXAnV4isvMAkkZNEMWXLcHxI8bJpd9w8_1_pnAsvI$

Russia suspending mission to NATO in response to staff expulsions.
Foreign minister also announces closure of military alliance’s liaison offices in Moscow https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/oct/18/russia-suspends-nato-mission-in-response-to-expulsion-of-its-staff__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hLYJ0ZPv1SgXucwIj0gDAaiO793AXAnV4isvMAkkZNEMWXLcHxI8bJpd9w8_1zzQVq4Q$

# Gov / Politics
GOP’s embrace of Trump’s false claims creates new perils. Backers of Trump’s false fraud claims seek to control next elections.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/house/577012-gops-embrace-of-trumps-false-claims-creates-new-perils__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hLYJ0ZPv1SgXucwIj0gDAaiO793AXAnV4isvMAkkZNEMWXLcHxI8bJpd9w8_176548X-$

Former British intelligence officer Christopher Steele, the man behind the “Steele Dossier” that claimed Russian officials held compromising information on former President Donald Trump, defended the claims made in the dossier in his first on-camera interview since it was revealed in 2017.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/17/politics/christopher-steele-dossier-trump/index.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hLYJ0ZPv1SgXucwIj0gDAaiO793AXAnV4isvMAkkZNEMWXLcHxI8bJpd9w8_1x1gN31W$

‘No one is above the law’: Alexander Vindman demands Trump be ‘brought to justice’ for Ukraine bribery scandal. Trump asked for “favors” if Ukraine wanted the money and weapons the U.S. had allocated to them.
Instead it proved the scandal was real.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rawstory.com/vindman-itrump-ukraine-justice/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hLYJ0ZPv1SgXucwIj0gDAaiO793AXAnV4isvMAkkZNEMWXLcHxI8bJpd9w8_19_0Fxck$

Federal Foreknowledge or Federal Incitement? Arrest of Green Beret Oath Keeper Threatens to Expose FBI’s Darkest 1/6 Secrets. This is a serious conspiracy charge that could potentially lead to decades of prison time.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.revolver.news/2021/10/arrest-of-green-beret-oath-keeper-threatens-to-expose-fbis-darkest-1-6-secrets/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hLYJ0ZPv1SgXucwIj0gDAaiO793AXAnV4isvMAkkZNEMWXLcHxI8bJpd9w8_1zMZD_YM$

As Trump Thunders About Last Election, Republicans Worry About the Next One https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://newsbinding.com/politics/as-trump-thunders-about-last-election-republicans-worry-about-the-next-one/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hLYJ0ZPv1SgXucwIj0gDAaiO793AXAnV4isvMAkkZNEMWXLcHxI8bJpd9w8_1-FU6QaZ$

Property tax relief (kinda?): Texas Republicans want to use billions in federal pandemic relief to send $525 checks to homeowners just ahead of next year’s November elections.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/15/texas-house-covid-relief-property-taxes/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hLYJ0ZPv1SgXucwIj0gDAaiO793AXAnV4isvMAkkZNEMWXLcHxI8bJpd9w8_1-c9fSML$

Georgia Republican Survey Finds MAGA Fans Ditching GOP: Donald Trump threatened last week that he could order his supporters not to vote in future elections.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/georgia-republican-survey-finds-maga-election-conspiracy-theorists-ditching-gop-says-report__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hLYJ0ZPv1SgXucwIj0gDAaiO793AXAnV4isvMAkkZNEMWXLcHxI8bJpd9w8_1-Dzmy3x$

Georgia rally marks debut of GOP primary ‘Trump ticket’: GOP opponents of Trump-backed candidates aren’t folding in Georgia and some say the former president’s nod could hurt Republicans in a general election in the closely divided state.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-georgia-atlanta-election-2020-general-elections-16ae7dc0448e7e03a5a735513e3a47b0__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hLYJ0ZPv1SgXucwIj0gDAaiO793AXAnV4isvMAkkZNEMWXLcHxI8bJpd9w8_19efOaMk$

# Law Enforcement
Three Children Attacked a Black Woman. A Sheriff’s Deputy Arrived — and Beat her More. A 14-second video captured the incident in the New Orleans suburb where, for decades, Black residents have accused the Sheriff’s Office of targeting them.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/three-children-attacked-a-black-woman-a-sheriffs-deputy-arrived-and-beat-her-more__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hLYJ0ZPv1SgXucwIj0gDAaiO793AXAnV4isvMAkkZNEMWXLcHxI8bJpd9w8_1xwzv3a4$

A US Capitol police officer was charged with obstructing the Jan. 6 investigation. Michael Riley is the first member of the Capitol Police to face criminal charges in connection with the Jan. 6 insurrection and its aftermath.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2021/10/15/capitol-police-officer-charged-january-6-516088__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hLYJ0ZPv1SgXucwIj0gDAaiO793AXAnV4isvMAkkZNEMWXLcHxI8bJpd9w8_15CzQJ58$

Rikers’ Forceful Guard Union Is Deepening the Jail’s Humanitarian Crisis. Rikers Island guards appear to be engaging in work stoppages to demand more guards and less oversight of their abuses.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/rikers-forceful-guard-union-is-deepening-the-jails-humanitarian-crisis/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hLYJ0ZPv1SgXucwIj0gDAaiO793AXAnV4isvMAkkZNEMWXLcHxI8bJpd9w8_12ASWdGm$

# Legal / Judicial / DOJ
DOJ Official faces Prison for backing Trump Coup: Jeffrey Clark is facing the very real threat he will be disbarred and face criminal charges for assisting Donald Trump in his attempts to subvert the 2020 presidential election.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.veteranstoday.com/2021/10/17/supported-ruskie-dictatorship-doj-official-faces-prison-for-backing-commie-trump-coup/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hLYJ0ZPv1SgXucwIj0gDAaiO793AXAnV4isvMAkkZNEMWXLcHxI8bJpd9w8_19wNL3N_$

The full picture of Trump’s attempted coup is only starting to emerge.
We continue to learn new and disturbing details about his obstinate and pernicious efforts to poison the system from within, which included an “Apprentice”-style showdown between two top Justice Department officials at the White House and threats of resignation.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/05/politics/what-matters-trump-doj-coup/index.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hLYJ0ZPv1SgXucwIj0gDAaiO793AXAnV4isvMAkkZNEMWXLcHxI8bJpd9w8_108nc6H6$

Trump faces a pile of civil lawsuits as depositions begin. At least 10 civil cases are pending against Trump, whose ability to delay them has been curtailed since he left office in January. Trump had argued in some of the cases that as a sitting president he was immune from civil lawsuits.His office didn’t respond to a request for comment on the cases.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-faces-a-pile-of-civil-lawsuits-as-depositions-begin/ar-AAPEwjV?ocid=windirect__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hLYJ0ZPv1SgXucwIj0gDAaiO793AXAnV4isvMAkkZNEMWXLcHxI8bJpd9w8_19UMZk8w$

# Medical / Health
Walmart Partners With Transcarent, Entering Self-Insured Market https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20211015005458/en/Walmart-Selects-Transcarent-To-Provide-Go-to-Market-Solution-for-Self-Insured-Employers__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hLYJ0ZPv1SgXucwIj0gDAaiO793AXAnV4isvMAkkZNEMWXLcHxI8bJpd9w8_14kspDhU$

6-Week abortion ban taking effect in Texas and upending decades of protections for abortion rights. The law bans abortions after 6 weeks of pregnancy and empowers private citizens to sue to enforce it, went into effect Wednesday.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetillman/supreme-court-texas-abortion-ban__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hLYJ0ZPv1SgXucwIj0gDAaiO793AXAnV4isvMAkkZNEMWXLcHxI8bJpd9w8_16KeAlKF$

For These Abortion Clinic Escorts, The Vitriol From Protesters Has Gotten Way Worse As States Try To Restrict Access: “You never know who’s going to show up when you call 911. Nothing has ever come of it.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/nicolefallert/abortion-clinic-escorts-protesters-concern__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hLYJ0ZPv1SgXucwIj0gDAaiO793AXAnV4isvMAkkZNEMWXLcHxI8bJpd9w8_19tm6m6m$

# Military / Global
IRGC naval forces to be armed with 2,000-km-range cruise missiles in near future: Cmdr. Chief Commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Hossein Salami says the naval units of his forces will be armed with cruise missiles with an operational range of up to 2,000 kilometers and capable of targeting moving vessels in the near future.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://parstoday.com/en/news/iran-i155274-irgc_naval_forces_to_be_armed_with_2_000_km_range_cruise_missiles_in_near_future_cmdr__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hLYJ0ZPv1SgXucwIj0gDAaiO793AXAnV4isvMAkkZNEMWXLcHxI8bJpd9w8_1zF1uy89$

Israel and Company begin moving rapidly in the Middle East. An escalation is taking place in Syria with the sole aim of impeding the Syrian Arab Army’s (SAA) activities. In the late hours of October 13th, a series of Israeli airstrikes hit the outskirts of the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra in the eastern countryside of Homs https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.veteranstoday.com/2021/10/16/israel-and-company-begin-moving-rapidly-in-the-middle-east/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hLYJ0ZPv1SgXucwIj0gDAaiO793AXAnV4isvMAkkZNEMWXLcHxI8bJpd9w8_18OEF4nB$

# Other News
Suppressed/Censored: Epstein-Maxwell Had/Have ‘Kid-f***er video library’. UK Sun: (no US media would carry this story) In an exclusive interview with The Sun, an ex-criminal turned writer tells how he was shown footage involving two high-profile US politicians having sex with minors and two high society figures having a threesome with an under-age girl.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/12091701/epstein-maxwell-people-sex-under-age-girls/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hLYJ0ZPv1SgXucwIj0gDAaiO793AXAnV4isvMAkkZNEMWXLcHxI8bJpd9w8_16vv92dZ$

America Is Under Talmudic Law: Right wing campaigners against the alleged imminent imposition of Sharia law announce that they are defending the ‘Constitution against Islam.’ We have never seen a case where Islamic law so profoundly influenced members of the Supreme Court.
With absolutely NO basis in fact, the hyperbole and hysteria about America falling under Sharia law is ubiquitous. At the same time, however, the fact that Talmudic law has already taken over large segments of America’s judicial systems is totally ignored.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.veteranstoday.com/2021/10/17/america-is-under-talmudic-law/?mc_cid=1c26153482&mc_eid=3f7488d454__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hLYJ0ZPv1SgXucwIj0gDAaiO793AXAnV4isvMAkkZNEMWXLcHxI8bJpd9w8_1-LRbSEK$

The legal system of the Pilgrims and Puritans in Massachusetts. The U.S.
Constitution and Bill of Rights. Supreme Court rulings on such issues as the death penalty and abortion. All of these legal structures were directly influenced by Jewish law, says Rabbi David Saperstein, director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/archives/american-legal-system-based-on-bible-talmud/article_6fbfc9ea-b60d-510b-810f-26372bdff19b.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hLYJ0ZPv1SgXucwIj0gDAaiO793AXAnV4isvMAkkZNEMWXLcHxI8bJpd9w8_12FsdPu3$

Comparisons Between Talmudic and American Law https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.law.uh.edu/rosenberg/Comparative-American-and-Talmudic-Criminal-Law.pdf__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hLYJ0ZPv1SgXucwIj0gDAaiO793AXAnV4isvMAkkZNEMWXLcHxI8bJpd9w8_11SrwGV-$

Exploring The American And Talmudic Legal Process https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://blogs.yu.edu/news/exploring-the-american-and-talmudic-legal-process/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hLYJ0ZPv1SgXucwIj0gDAaiO793AXAnV4isvMAkkZNEMWXLcHxI8bJpd9w8_1wHrOIi-$

# Social
‘Vintage Disneyland’ Facebook Group Rages Over ‘Wokeness’: “My God,” one admin of the group of more than 114,000 members observed, “the hatred that was flying back and forth.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sfgate.com/disneyland/article/Disneyland-has-toxic-online-fans-16532319.php__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hLYJ0ZPv1SgXucwIj0gDAaiO793AXAnV4isvMAkkZNEMWXLcHxI8bJpd9w8_18oXu5AD$

# Water
Another Michigan water crisis underscores infrastructure woes. The crises in Benton Harbor and Flint expose broader failures as a congressional push to address the country’s troubled water system https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://spotonmichigan.com/mi-non-local-sources/1541298/another-michigan-water-crisis-underscores.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hLYJ0ZPv1SgXucwIj0gDAaiO793AXAnV4isvMAkkZNEMWXLcHxI8bJpd9w8_1w8msoLA$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2021-10-16

Voices, The Peoples News

October 16, 2021
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

# Indigenous
Indigenous Climate Activists Arrested After ‘Occupying’ US Department of Interior https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/15102021/indigenous-climate-activists-arrested-after-occupying-us-department-of-interior/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jWf8dwksenm-0CsN0wW2K4vUcjgzrq3L8PrWk6OkDKVuSU5WqF0Csqoayzbq0vRGkBin$

Survivors of Medical Abuse at ICE Jail in Georgia Are Still Waiting for Justice. Survivors of invasive gynecological procedures without full consent are still waiting for justice and restitution.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/survivors-of-medical-abuse-at-ice-jail-in-georgia-are-still-waiting-for-justice/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jWf8dwksenm-0CsN0wW2K4vUcjgzrq3L8PrWk6OkDKVuSU5WqF0Csqoayzbq0l0ZhAXd$

# Border / Immigration
Biden to reimplement Trump’s Remain in Mexico in November. The Biden administration told the courts late Thursday that it plans to reimplement the Trump-era “Remain in Mexico” policy in mid-November if it can get buy-in from the neighboring government.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/department-of-homeland-security/576893-biden-to-reimplement-trumps-remain__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jWf8dwksenm-0CsN0wW2K4vUcjgzrq3L8PrWk6OkDKVuSU5WqF0Csqoayzbq0noM-O1o$

The CDC’s Title 42 order fuels racism and undermines public health. To this day, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) continues to back a pseudoscientific and discriminatory policy that the Biden administration uses to carry out mass expulsions of asylum seekers, such as the appalling recent scenes from Del Rio, Texas.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/576956-the-cdcs-title-42-order-fuels-racism-and-undermines-public-health__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jWf8dwksenm-0CsN0wW2K4vUcjgzrq3L8PrWk6OkDKVuSU5WqF0Csqoayzbq0j9LexzC$

# CoronaVirus
The deputy secretary at the US Treasury has put Americans on notice that the only way to end the plague of empty shelves around the country is for every resident to be vaccinated. The frank warning came off as a threat to many. Treasury Department, appeared to publicly blackmail the still-sizable portion of Americans who have not been vaccinated against
Covid-19
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rt.com/usa/537637-supply-chain-covid-unvaccinated-biden/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jWf8dwksenm-0CsN0wW2K4vUcjgzrq3L8PrWk6OkDKVuSU5WqF0Csqoayzbq0kSJANhC$

Australia is busy constructing new “quarantine” camps, which the government states will be needed next year to house people “who have not had access to vaccination.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.naturalnews.com/2021-10-15-australia-building-permanent-covid-camps-ongoing-operations.html*__;Iw!!On18fmf1aQ!jWf8dwksenm-0CsN0wW2K4vUcjgzrq3L8PrWk6OkDKVuSU5WqF0Csqoayzbq0lKTKWyl$

Fully Vaccinated 21-Year-Old Student Dies of COVID-19. Shawn Kuhn’s older sister said he spent six weeks fighting pneumonia brought on by
COVID-19 despite his vaccination.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cbs46.com/news/healthy-fully-vaccinated-uga-student-dies-from-covid-complications/article_6116aa80-2d38-11ec-ad11-c73009419ce3.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jWf8dwksenm-0CsN0wW2K4vUcjgzrq3L8PrWk6OkDKVuSU5WqF0Csqoayzbq0t6KXRt4$

The Growing Rebellion Against COVID Policies: As an increasing number of mandates go into effect, we are beginning to see the resistance to these policies growing in equal measure. Here are some of the latest examples.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.naturalblaze.com/2021/10/the-growing-rebellion-against-covid-policies.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed*3A*naturalblaze**A28Natural*Blaze*29__;JSsrJSsl!!On18fmf1aQ!jWf8dwksenm-0CsN0wW2K4vUcjgzrq3L8PrWk6OkDKVuSU5WqF0Csqoayzbq0uwlcROZ$

Risk of mRNA Covid booster causing heart inflammation in young adults continues to worry scientists, Dr. Ofer Levy says https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/15/heart-inflammation-risk-in-young-adults-caused-by-mrna-covid-booster-continues-to-worry-scientists-dr-levy-says.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jWf8dwksenm-0CsN0wW2K4vUcjgzrq3L8PrWk6OkDKVuSU5WqF0Csqoayzbq0qvp8Yx7$

# Economy / Finance / Trade
Democrats face growing storm over IRS reporting provision. Democrats are facing a firestorm of criticism over a proposal to increase the amount of bank account information reported to the IRS, posing a challenge as they craft their wide-ranging social spending bill.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/finance/577017-democrats-face-growing-storm-over-irs-reporting-provision__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jWf8dwksenm-0CsN0wW2K4vUcjgzrq3L8PrWk6OkDKVuSU5WqF0Csqoayzbq0v8NNYak$

Bank scam capital of the world: Online fraud surges in UK. Scammers used to buy up batches of consumers’ personal details on the dark web in order to target the record numbers of customers shopping and banking online since the pandemic https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/welcome-britain-bank-scam-capital-world-2021-10-14/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jWf8dwksenm-0CsN0wW2K4vUcjgzrq3L8PrWk6OkDKVuSU5WqF0Csqoayzbq0tCUIgDG$

Mar-a-Lago Gets $600,000 Security Upgrade on Taxpayers’ Dime. Trump’s gaudy hideaway has been criticized in recent years for its shoddy defenses against everything from intruders to malware to spies.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trumps-mar-a-lago-club-in-palm-beach-gets-a-dollar600000-security-upgrade-at-taxpayer-expense__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jWf8dwksenm-0CsN0wW2K4vUcjgzrq3L8PrWk6OkDKVuSU5WqF0Csqoayzbq0uiPWrZI$

$2,000 A Month Stimulus Checks Petitions Reach 3 Million Signatures https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackfriedman/2021/07/05/2000-a-month-stimulus-checks-petitions-reach-3-million-signatures/?sh=231f7ccf47cd__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jWf8dwksenm-0CsN0wW2K4vUcjgzrq3L8PrWk6OkDKVuSU5WqF0Csqoayzbq0u33vlPB$

Giant retailers like Walmart rob American consumers of choice. Here’s how antitrust regulation could help resurrect local businesses.
Antitrust laws could level the playing field and give local businesses a chance to serve their communities.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/giant-retailers-like-walmart-rob-american-consumers-of-choice-here-s-how-antitrust-regulation-could-help-resurrect-local-businesses/ar-AAPBDs4?ocid=windirect__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jWf8dwksenm-0CsN0wW2K4vUcjgzrq3L8PrWk6OkDKVuSU5WqF0Csqoayzbq0jGMhobz$

# Education / Schools
Critical Race Fury: The School Board Wars Are Getting Nasty in Texas: A loud minority of parents is making life miserable for Texas school officials — and shouting down the kids who speak in favor of lessons about the history and persistence of racial discrimination.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/critical-race-fury-the-school-board-wars-are-getting-nasty-in-texas/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jWf8dwksenm-0CsN0wW2K4vUcjgzrq3L8PrWk6OkDKVuSU5WqF0Csqoayzbq0jw_X6Vw$

Texas Students Stage Walkout After Alleged Rape on Campus. The students accused the administration of not doing enough to prevent the alleged attack.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/education/article255028307.html*storylink=mainstage_card3__;Iw!!On18fmf1aQ!jWf8dwksenm-0CsN0wW2K4vUcjgzrq3L8PrWk6OkDKVuSU5WqF0Csqoayzbq0h7F_G-c$

Meet the Tomahawk-Toting QAnoner Terrorizing School Boards. Scott McKay has marshaled his fan base to engage in sometimes hostile activism at school board meetings against mask mandates.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/meet-the-tomahawk-toting-qanoner-terrorizing-school-boards__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jWf8dwksenm-0CsN0wW2K4vUcjgzrq3L8PrWk6OkDKVuSU5WqF0Csqoayzbq0l158wTz$

# Employment / Labor
The Great Resignation led to 4.3 million Americans quitting in August.
This trend is here to stay. A large number of employees are resigning and moving to jobs that allow them to work remotely or at more flexible hours.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/the-great-resignation-led-to-43-million-americans-quit-jobs-in-august-this-trend-is-here-to-stay/ar-AAPyAoR?ocid=ientp__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jWf8dwksenm-0CsN0wW2K4vUcjgzrq3L8PrWk6OkDKVuSU5WqF0Csqoayzbq0pwnLCcL$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals Manchin Deals Blow to Biden Climate Policy in Budget Bill. The New York Times and CNN report that the clean energy provision is likely to be dropped.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/joe-manchin-deals-blow-to-biden-climate-policy-in-budget-bill__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jWf8dwksenm-0CsN0wW2K4vUcjgzrq3L8PrWk6OkDKVuSU5WqF0Csqoayzbq0jKgVaC3$

Raging Flood Waters Driven by Climate Change Threaten the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Flooding along the 800-mile route of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline has intensified as rising temperatures hasten snowmelt and amplify rainfall surges.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/12102021/trans-alaska-pipeline-climate-change-floods/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jWf8dwksenm-0CsN0wW2K4vUcjgzrq3L8PrWk6OkDKVuSU5WqF0Csqoayzbq0hy-tMVh$

Big Oil Is Racing to Become Big Wind. But Can Drillers Be Trusted?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.eenews.net/articles/big-oil-wants-to-be-big-wind-can-drillers-be-trusted/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jWf8dwksenm-0CsN0wW2K4vUcjgzrq3L8PrWk6OkDKVuSU5WqF0Csqoayzbq0nvCLBCJ$

We’re looking for ‘tens of thousands’ of people to die from energy shortages over winter: Analyst. Paul Sankey, Sankey Research Lead Analyst joins the Yahoo Finance Live panel to discuss the latest on the oil market.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.yahoo.com/looking-tens-thousands-people-die-170540844.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jWf8dwksenm-0CsN0wW2K4vUcjgzrq3L8PrWk6OkDKVuSU5WqF0Csqoayzbq0kAJwc-2$

# Environment / Climate / Interior
Toxic algae blooms are multiplying. The government has no plan to help A new watchdog report shows the Environmental Protection Agency doesn’t have a cohesive strategy for dealing with freshwater harmful algal blooms https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://grist.org/politics/toxic-algae-blooms-are-multiplying-the-government-has-no-plan-to-help/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jWf8dwksenm-0CsN0wW2K4vUcjgzrq3L8PrWk6OkDKVuSU5WqF0Csqoayzbq0i6tJyNT$

Restoring Utah National Monument Boundaries Highlights a New Tactic in the Biden Administration’s Climate Strategy. Keeping fossil fuels in the ground while harnessing soil, forests and waterways to capture carbon helps justify protections of public lands.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/09102021/utah-national-monument-biden-trump-bears-ears-grand-staircase-escalante/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jWf8dwksenm-0CsN0wW2K4vUcjgzrq3L8PrWk6OkDKVuSU5WqF0Csqoayzbq0gCBYGsI$

Climate Change Poses Systemic Threat to Entire Economy, Biden Plan Warns. White House issues 40-page report and sets out steps for action as ‘climate impacts already affecting’ jobs, homes and businesses https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/oct/15/climate-crisis-biden-administration-us-economy-report__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jWf8dwksenm-0CsN0wW2K4vUcjgzrq3L8PrWk6OkDKVuSU5WqF0Csqoayzbq0ko8a9M8$

The Biden Administration Wants Federal Contracts to Reflect Climate-Related Risks https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/business/sustainable-business/us-wants-federal-contracts-reflect-climate-risk-2021-10-14/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jWf8dwksenm-0CsN0wW2K4vUcjgzrq3L8PrWk6OkDKVuSU5WqF0Csqoayzbq0i3XcBU-$

# Environment / Climate / Global
Brazil reports increase in Amazon logging. Selective forest cutting in the Amazon is on the rise, according to data released on Friday by the Brazilian government.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.mongabay.com/2021/10/brazil-reports-increase-in-amazon-logging/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jWf8dwksenm-0CsN0wW2K4vUcjgzrq3L8PrWk6OkDKVuSU5WqF0Csqoayzbq0ph234fz$

# Global Politics and other news
Russia’s official stance on North Korea has been similar to that of China’s, in that both express a desire for peace on the peninsula.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dailyadvent.com/news/933aef19bf8c26879464c83d06e70045-Russia-is-highly-supportive-of-declaring-end-to-Korean-War-diplomat-says__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jWf8dwksenm-0CsN0wW2K4vUcjgzrq3L8PrWk6OkDKVuSU5WqF0Csqoayzbq0jK5faMH$

# Gov / Politics
138 State Legislators Have Signed ‘New Declaration of Independence’
Letter Led By Wendy Rogers. More and more state legislators are calling for a 50-state audit, potential decertification, and possible convening of the US House of Representatives https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.legitgov.org/138-state-legislators-have-signed-new-declaration-independence-letter-led-wendy-rogers__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jWf8dwksenm-0CsN0wW2K4vUcjgzrq3L8PrWk6OkDKVuSU5WqF0Csqoayzbq0mCFNE4l$

Biden giving stiff-arm to press interviews. When presidents do not do interviews, it raises questions about whether they are worried about handling the questions they might get, and whether they see little opportunity to gain from the one-on-ones.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/577020-biden-giving-stiff-arm-to-press-interviews__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jWf8dwksenm-0CsN0wW2K4vUcjgzrq3L8PrWk6OkDKVuSU5WqF0Csqoayzbq0inSbjxL$

Money Floods the Race for Control of Congress, More Than a Year Early.
Candidate after candidate, and the parties themselves are posting record-breaking sums, even as the size of most House districts across the country remains in flux due to delays in the rescheduling of once-in-a-decade boundaries.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2021/04/16/congress-cash-fundraising-482602__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jWf8dwksenm-0CsN0wW2K4vUcjgzrq3L8PrWk6OkDKVuSU5WqF0Csqoayzbq0laV_JEe$

Republicans fault Buttigieg for time off with newborns. Democrats say he’s showing the need for paid parental leave. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg struck back saying he was “blessed” to have the kind of family leave the Biden administration is seeking to make the national standard.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nationworldnews.com/republicans-fault-buttigieg-for-time-off-with-newborns-democrats-say-hes-showing-the-need-for-paid-parental-leave/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jWf8dwksenm-0CsN0wW2K4vUcjgzrq3L8PrWk6OkDKVuSU5WqF0Csqoayzbq0rGW-b1M$

U.S. offers payments, relocation to family of Afghans killed in botched drone attack The Pentagon has offered unspecified condolence payments to the family of 10 civilians who were killed in a botched U.S. drone attack in Afghanistan in August during the final days before American troops withdrew from the country.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/us-offers-unspecified-payments-family-those-killed-botched-drone-attack-2021-10-16/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jWf8dwksenm-0CsN0wW2K4vUcjgzrq3L8PrWk6OkDKVuSU5WqF0Csqoayzbq0gLvOEok$

# Legal / Judicial / DOJ
Two conservatives resign from Biden’s Supreme Court commission. Two conservative members have resigned from the bipartisan panel President Biden assembled to study proposals for reforming the Supreme Court.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/576993-two-conservatives-resign-from-bidens-supreme-court-commission__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jWf8dwksenm-0CsN0wW2K4vUcjgzrq3L8PrWk6OkDKVuSU5WqF0Csqoayzbq0lkfr04-$

# Media
W.H. Press Secretary Psaki Accused of Violating Hatch Act. The complaint was filed after Psaki said the White House supported Terry McAuliffe’s candidacy for Virginia governor.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/crew-files-hatch-act-complaint-against-white-house-press-secretary-jen-psaki__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jWf8dwksenm-0CsN0wW2K4vUcjgzrq3L8PrWk6OkDKVuSU5WqF0Csqoayzbq0lL6iNv0$

# Military / DOD
Marine officer receives reprimand for Afghanistan criticism. A military judge issued a reprimand for a Marine lieutenant colonel and ordered him to forfeit $5,000 in pay Friday for his criticism of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, his attorney said.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://localnews8.com/news/ap-national/2021/10/15/marine-officer-receives-reprimand-for-afghanistan-criticism/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jWf8dwksenm-0CsN0wW2K4vUcjgzrq3L8PrWk6OkDKVuSU5WqF0Csqoayzbq0qM8bBfj$

The US Navy has agreed to review more than nine years’ worth of “bad paper” discharges given to thousands of Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or certain other trauma-related health conditions.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/10/15/settlement-spurs-navy-take-another-look-bad-paper-discharges-of-traumatized-vets.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jWf8dwksenm-0CsN0wW2K4vUcjgzrq3L8PrWk6OkDKVuSU5WqF0Csqoayzbq0rss4iNt$

# Other News
Epstein Bragged Bill Barr was in Charge, Not Trump…at one time Epstein himself was running US military. Epstein was jailed and assassinated to keep the world from finding out that Epstein along MAGA/MEGA Israeli friends and Sheldon Adelson were running the US under Trump. This is only part of it…nuclear secrets, the Syria attack, turning it all over to Epstein and the Israeli spy ring he ran with Trump for so many years.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/epstein-bragged-barr-was-in-charge-not-trump__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jWf8dwksenm-0CsN0wW2K4vUcjgzrq3L8PrWk6OkDKVuSU5WqF0Csqoayzbq0pcB3O1b$

New Epstein Accuser Says He Bragged About Woody Allen Gift. A new lawsuit filed in Manhattan federal court paints a disturbing picture of Epstein’s continued pattern of preying on young women even after his sex crimes were exposed.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/jeffrey-epstein-bragged-about-gift-from-woody-allen-before-raping-russian-model-lawsuit-says__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jWf8dwksenm-0CsN0wW2K4vUcjgzrq3L8PrWk6OkDKVuSU5WqF0Csqoayzbq0v7HmTZc$

# Social
Laws should unite, not divide: If we are to function as a healthy society, all citizens, no matter their political leanings, should speak out against laws that are designed to pit citizens against each other.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/576942-laws-should-unite-not-divide__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jWf8dwksenm-0CsN0wW2K4vUcjgzrq3L8PrWk6OkDKVuSU5WqF0Csqoayzbq0rz_q5e0$

# Technology
Facebook Dangerous Individuals and Organizations List. This is a reproduction of an internal Facebook list used to regulate speech on company platforms. This snapshot of the list has been lightly edited for clarity. Notes associated with the entries were included where relevant. The Intercept is publishing the list because of public concerns about the bias in Facebook’s moderation so that readers may draw their own conclusions about the quality of that moderation.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/document/2021/10/12/facebook-dangerous-individuals-and-organizations-list-reproduced-snapshot/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jWf8dwksenm-0CsN0wW2K4vUcjgzrq3L8PrWk6OkDKVuSU5WqF0Csqoayzbq0h6u8B8u$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2021-10-15

Voices, The Peoples News

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

# Indigenous / Global
Why tensions are escalating on Wet’suwet’en territory over the Coastal GasLink pipeline. After TC Energy cleared an archaeological site, armed with permits issued by the province, Gidimt’en clan members and supporters set up a blockade to prevent the company from drilling under a river that’s part of an important salmon watershed https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thenarwhal.ca/wetsuweten-coastal-gaslink-explainer/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gbinb_PV0sVyxwtj7s_HC8Qc4V1EzAyWbNgo_KxIfi494DqQa3RYg4z-11M9RoP7evfQ$

Over 530 Arrested in Historic Indigenous-Led Climate Protests in D.C.
Indigenous leaders have issued a series of demands, including the abolition of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://freespeech.org/stories/people-vs-fossil-fuels-over-530-arrested-in-historic-indigenous-led-climate-protests-in-d-c/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gbinb_PV0sVyxwtj7s_HC8Qc4V1EzAyWbNgo_KxIfi494DqQa3RYg4z-11M9Rou6vZJJ$

# Animals / Pets / Alerts / Food Recalls The FDA this week announced that Tuffy’s Pet Foods is recalling about
1,600 cases of their Pure Vita Salmon Entree dog food. The recall is because the packages in question may have elevated levels of Vitamin D.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://bgr.com/lifestyle/if-you-have-this-dog-food-stop-feeding-it-to-your-pet-immediately/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gbinb_PV0sVyxwtj7s_HC8Qc4V1EzAyWbNgo_KxIfi494DqQa3RYg4z-11M9Rg-SHF4c$

# CoronaVirus
Merck is set to make billions off a COVID-19 pill that could change the pandemic. Merck is planning to charge Americans 40 times its cost for a Covid drug whose development was subsidized by the American government.
The drug in question only costs $17.74 to produce.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.yahoo.com/merck-set-billions-off-covid-120000550.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gbinb_PV0sVyxwtj7s_HC8Qc4V1EzAyWbNgo_KxIfi494DqQa3RYg4z-11M9RooqBTH-$

Dozens of workers at Los Alamos nuclear lab sue over vaccine mandate.
Workers at the New Mexico laboratory, which created the atomic bomb, filed a lawsuit claiming that exemptions to the mandate have been denied without proper justification https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/576872-dozens-of-workers-at-los-alamos-nuclear-lab-sue-over-vaccine-mandate__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gbinb_PV0sVyxwtj7s_HC8Qc4V1EzAyWbNgo_KxIfi494DqQa3RYg4z-11M9Rs8-xE0x$

COVID-19 vaccine surveillance report – Week 39: By the UK Health Agency:
Gov’t report shows immune systems of the vaccinated are progressively declining. Tables 4 and 4b show the number of people who have died, unvaccinated and vaccinated. The issue is, double-vaccinated people are dying in alarming numbers, more importantly, more double-vaccinated people die as time goes on! That means the immune systems of the vaccinated are progressively deteriorating.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1022238/Vaccine_surveillance_report_-_week_39.pdf__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gbinb_PV0sVyxwtj7s_HC8Qc4V1EzAyWbNgo_KxIfi494DqQa3RYg4z-11M9Rkdw-_cj$

Longtime news anchor fired for not getting COVID shot after doctor told him not to, he says he had a medical reason not to get one.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/longtime-news-anchor-fired-for-not-getting-covid-shot-after-doctor-told-him-not-to/ar-AAPwlZc?ocid=windirect__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gbinb_PV0sVyxwtj7s_HC8Qc4V1EzAyWbNgo_KxIfi494DqQa3RYg4z-11M9RgXfuBxR$

This state just found a new COVID-19 variant. The variant, called B.1.630, was found in two samples collected in Baton Rouge. The variant reportedly has the E484Q mutation, which means it could escape the immune system and cause infection https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.deseret.com/coronavirus/2021/10/14/22726121/new-covid-19-variant-louisiana__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gbinb_PV0sVyxwtj7s_HC8Qc4V1EzAyWbNgo_KxIfi494DqQa3RYg4z-11M9RjgZkiY8$

Dozens of scientists who speak publicly about COVID-19 say they’ve been abused, with some receiving death threats and getting physically attacked. 60% of them reported receiving abuse, with 15% even reporting receiving death threats.
Vaccines and ivermectin were triggers for the abuse, some scientists said.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.businessinsider.com/scientists-speaking-about-coronavirus-report-abuse-death-threats-survey-2021-10__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gbinb_PV0sVyxwtj7s_HC8Qc4V1EzAyWbNgo_KxIfi494DqQa3RYg4z-11M9RrucdWVp$

10-Year-Old With COVID Dies After Mom Given Choice to Amputate Limbs or ‘Let Him Go’: Zyrin Foots, a 10-year-old boy from Texas, developed Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (MIS-C) after contracting COVID-19. A rare condition, MIS-C causes inflammation in children’s organs, including the heart. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has warned parents that kids are still at risk, especially if they have comorbidity. Emergency Use Authorizations for vaccines only apply to children who are at least 12 years old, but the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is considering authorizing them for kids between 5 and 11 years old.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/10-year-old-with-covid-dies-after-mom-given-choice-to-amputate-limbs-or-let-him-go/ar-AAPzfrK?ocid=windirect__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gbinb_PV0sVyxwtj7s_HC8Qc4V1EzAyWbNgo_KxIfi494DqQa3RYg4z-11M9Rp-iuXSi$

# Economy / Finance / Trade
The proposed bank account reporting law drawn up by the Biden administration is a violation of Americans’ financial privacy and is a costly regulatory burden on financial institutions https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theepochtimes.com/bidens-600-irs-taxpayer-reporting-proposal-massive-invasion-of-financial-privacy-bank-association-exec_4040433.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gbinb_PV0sVyxwtj7s_HC8Qc4V1EzAyWbNgo_KxIfi494DqQa3RYg4z-11M9RmGRFjSk$

Mark Zuckerberg spent $419M on nonprofits ahead of 2020 election – and got out the Dem vote: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg spent hundreds of millions of d-llars to turn out likely Democratic voters. This wasn’t traditional political spending. He funded a targeted, private takeover of government election operations by nominally nonpartisan, but demonstrably ideological, nonprofit organizations.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2021/10/13/mark-zuckerberg-spent-419m-on-nonprofits-ahead-of-2020-election-and-got-out-the-dem-vote/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gbinb_PV0sVyxwtj7s_HC8Qc4V1EzAyWbNgo_KxIfi494DqQa3RYg4z-11M9Rtdf-joZ$

Big Money Is the Ultimate in Cancel Culture. Just ask Yale, where donors upended a celebrated academic program.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/politics/altercation-big-money-is-the-ultimate-in-cancel-culture/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gbinb_PV0sVyxwtj7s_HC8Qc4V1EzAyWbNgo_KxIfi494DqQa3RYg4z-11M9RvhllJH-$

Democrats agonize over how to cut big spending plan https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://denvergazette.com/news/democrats-agonize-over-how-to-cut-big-spending-plan/article_49a56c15-650a-5ebd-af9e-4d2430f01309.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gbinb_PV0sVyxwtj7s_HC8Qc4V1EzAyWbNgo_KxIfi494DqQa3RYg4z-11M9RlSz1Z36$

2022’s Social Security raise could come with this sneaky surprise: While a generous Social Security raise is a good thing in theory, there’s one scenario where it could actually backfire. And seniors need to gear up for that possibility. Will a giant raise result in taxes on your benefits? Seniors are often shocked to learn that Social Security income is, in fact, subject to taxes. But whether taxes apply to those benefits depends on how much income seniors have.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.fool.com/retirement/2021/10/15/2022s-social-security-raise-could-come-with-this-s/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gbinb_PV0sVyxwtj7s_HC8Qc4V1EzAyWbNgo_KxIfi494DqQa3RYg4z-11M9Rl_OpUT7$

Discontent by design: The lost world of The West. The Culture of Pleasure sits tightly within and feeds the pervasive Ideology of Consumerism, a socio-economic model that has poisoned the environment and led to the commodification of everything, and everyone.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dailyadvent.com/news/93e5a6abd6dde7ddc2b64378fda59695-Discontent-by-Design-The-Lost-World-of-the-West__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gbinb_PV0sVyxwtj7s_HC8Qc4V1EzAyWbNgo_KxIfi494DqQa3RYg4z-11M9RnxujDHP$

# Environment / Climate / Interior
The climate disaster is here. Earth is already becoming unlivable. Small temperature increases, 1.5C or 2C hotter than it was in the era before the car replaced the horse and cart. These temperature thresholds will again be the focus of upcoming UN climate talks at the COP26 summit in Scotland as countries variously dawdle or scramble to avert climate catastrophe.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2021/oct/14/climate-change-happening-now-stats-graphs-maps-cop26__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gbinb_PV0sVyxwtj7s_HC8Qc4V1EzAyWbNgo_KxIfi494DqQa3RYg4z-11M9RhMdB2P4$

To woo Manchin, Dems could OK climate funds for coal and gas plants Climate advocates consider the effort one of the core elements of Democrats’ attempt to speed the transition toward solar and wind power and slash greenhouse gas emissions.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2021/10/14/coal-gas-plants-climate-funds-515988__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gbinb_PV0sVyxwtj7s_HC8Qc4V1EzAyWbNgo_KxIfi494DqQa3RYg4z-11M9Rg1FI08o$

What the Supply Chain Crisis Reveals About American Infrastructure.
Politicians like to argue in favor of more infrastructure, and more spending on it. But we can use the capacity we already have in much smarter ways.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/10/14/supply-chain-crisis-infrastructure-515913__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gbinb_PV0sVyxwtj7s_HC8Qc4V1EzAyWbNgo_KxIfi494DqQa3RYg4z-11M9RubxrW7_$

A fish story that goes back millions of years: Kansas fisherman lands huge alligator gar. A Kansas fisherman caught a rare predatory fish.
Experts are wondering how the Alligator Gar, never seen in the state, got into one of its rivers.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.yahoo.com/fish-story-goes-back-millions-225017462.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gbinb_PV0sVyxwtj7s_HC8Qc4V1EzAyWbNgo_KxIfi494DqQa3RYg4z-11M9Rr9FXbvT$

The European Union and Britain Boost Biden En Route to Glasgow. The president claims America is back in the climate fight, but legislation is the missing ingredient.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/environment/european-union-and-britain-boost-biden-en-route-to-glasgow/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gbinb_PV0sVyxwtj7s_HC8Qc4V1EzAyWbNgo_KxIfi494DqQa3RYg4z-11M9RiLymZ2P$

# Food Recalls / Alerts
Popular Nestle snacks were just recalled due to a potential mislabeling error involving peanuts, so throw them out now.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://bgr.com/lifestyle/popular-nestle-snacks-were-just-recalled-so-throw-them-out-now/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gbinb_PV0sVyxwtj7s_HC8Qc4V1EzAyWbNgo_KxIfi494DqQa3RYg4z-11M9RkRKPlNz$

# Global Politics and other news
Iran to UN: Escalating Israeli Threats Unacceptable and Illegal: “Israel reserves the right to act at any given moment and in any way. That is not only our right, it is also our responsibility,” he said. “Iran has publicly stated it wants to wipe us out. We have no intention of letting this happen.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.veteranstoday.com/2021/10/14/israeli-threats/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gbinb_PV0sVyxwtj7s_HC8Qc4V1EzAyWbNgo_KxIfi494DqQa3RYg4z-11M9RlAG58e0$

Taiwan tensions raise fears of U.S. – China conflict in Asia. China seeks to bring the strategically and symbolically important island back under its control, and the U.S. sees Taiwan in the context of broader challenges from China.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2021/10/14/taiwan-us-china-conflict-515983__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gbinb_PV0sVyxwtj7s_HC8Qc4V1EzAyWbNgo_KxIfi494DqQa3RYg4z-11M9Ritta3Xt$

# Gov / Politics
QAnon Leader Announces Congress Run in Cringeworthy Video: Ron Watkins is a notorious MAGA conspiracy theorist who many believe masqueraded as Q.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/ron-watkins-announces-run-for-congress-with-deeply-cringeworthy-video__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gbinb_PV0sVyxwtj7s_HC8Qc4V1EzAyWbNgo_KxIfi494DqQa3RYg4z-11M9Rtsx_0qf$

US Officially Rejoins Controversial UN Human Rights Council: The United States is officially a member of the controversial United Nations Human Rights Council again, reversing former President Donald Trump’s withdrawal three years ago.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.westernmassnews.com/us-officially-rejoins-controversial-un-human-rights-council/image_685ec7f5-d236-5706-a915-48c4a06f0580.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gbinb_PV0sVyxwtj7s_HC8Qc4V1EzAyWbNgo_KxIfi494DqQa3RYg4z-11M9Rvynd8of$

Assistant House Sergeant at Arms Bust on Child Porn Charges. The investigation was spurred by a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.fox5dc.com/news/assistant-to-the-sergeant-at-arms-charged-with-10-child-pornography-felonies__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gbinb_PV0sVyxwtj7s_HC8Qc4V1EzAyWbNgo_KxIfi494DqQa3RYg4z-11M9Rgt1cfcH$

Ascendant Democratic Warhawk Wants to Pre-Authorize War With China. Rep.
Elaine Luria is rapidly gaining foreign policy influence in the Democratic caucus.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/ascendant-democratic-warhawk-wants-to-pre-authorize-war-with-china/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gbinb_PV0sVyxwtj7s_HC8Qc4V1EzAyWbNgo_KxIfi494DqQa3RYg4z-11M9RofYQ5Q7$

Is Donald Trump Trying to Destroy the Republican Party? Trump, with a single statement, has dumped a beach worth of sand into the gears of GOP election hopes.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/is-donald-trump-trying-to-destroy-the-republican-party/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gbinb_PV0sVyxwtj7s_HC8Qc4V1EzAyWbNgo_KxIfi494DqQa3RYg4z-11M9RikT2LYM$

Donald Trump’s Latest Message to His Supporters Could Actually Have a Huge Political Impact https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/donald-trump-s-latest-message-to-his-supporters-could-actually-have-a-huge-political-impact/ar-AAPzS0J?ocid=windirect__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gbinb_PV0sVyxwtj7s_HC8Qc4V1EzAyWbNgo_KxIfi494DqQa3RYg4z-11M9RiMgqB6L$

# Law Enforcement
Soros group pours $500k into campaign to oppose reinstating Austin police units that were defunded, ‘It sickens me,’ a city council member said of the donation https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dailyadvent.com/news/064aab222d8acc73f51a333954e2d371-Soros-group-pours-500k-into-campaign-to-oppose-reinstating-Austin-police-units-that-were-defunded__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gbinb_PV0sVyxwtj7s_HC8Qc4V1EzAyWbNgo_KxIfi494DqQa3RYg4z-11M9Rq4o_AFR$

Lawsuit over Kenosha shootings: Police enabled armed militia. A man who was shot by Kyle Rittenhouse during a protest last year against police brutality in Wisconsin has filed a federal lawsuit alleging police enabled the violence by allowing an armed militia to have free run of the streets during the demonstration.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2021-10-15/lawsuit-over-kenosha-shootings-police-enabled-armed-militia__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gbinb_PV0sVyxwtj7s_HC8Qc4V1EzAyWbNgo_KxIfi494DqQa3RYg4z-11M9Rp8I3vWk$

Deaf woman claimed online that she was almost shot after a man mistook her use of American Sign Language (ASL) for gang signs, with the video amassing over 2 million views and highlighting concerns over awareness.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/deaf-woman-says-she-was-almost-shot-after-sign-language-confused-for-gang-signs/ar-AAPwFmF?ocid=windirect__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gbinb_PV0sVyxwtj7s_HC8Qc4V1EzAyWbNgo_KxIfi494DqQa3RYg4z-11M9RqorCvJ_$

# Legal / Judicial / DOJ
President Joe Biden will not block a tranche of documents sought by a House committee’s investigation into the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S.
Capitol, setting up a showdown with former President Donald Trump, who has pledged to try to keep records from his time in the White House from being turned over to investigators.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.wttw.com/2021/10/08/biden-won-t-invoke-executive-privilege-trump-jan-6-docs__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gbinb_PV0sVyxwtj7s_HC8Qc4V1EzAyWbNgo_KxIfi494DqQa3RYg4z-11M9RuvQvArx$

A congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection moved aggressively against close Trump adviser Steve Bannon on Thursday, swiftly scheduling a vote to recommend criminal contempt charges against the former White House aide after he defied a subpoena.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-subpoenas-steve-bannon-cc5991e85781e1caa14188ffa021ec1c__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gbinb_PV0sVyxwtj7s_HC8Qc4V1EzAyWbNgo_KxIfi494DqQa3RYg4z-11M9RgUF1IdX$

Jan. 6 committee preparing to aggressively enforce subpoenas, targets former Trump DOJ official https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.adn.com/nation-world/2021/10/13/jan-6-committee-preparing-to-aggressively-enforce-subpoenas-targets-former-trump-doj-official/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gbinb_PV0sVyxwtj7s_HC8Qc4V1EzAyWbNgo_KxIfi494DqQa3RYg4z-11M9RleqVyg1$

Congressional Subpoenas: Enforcing Executive Branch Compliance https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R45653?utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=43313__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gbinb_PV0sVyxwtj7s_HC8Qc4V1EzAyWbNgo_KxIfi494DqQa3RYg4z-11M9RsDLJjId$

South Carolina lawyer Alex Murdaugh is facing new charges related to the death of his housekeeper. A prominent South Carolina lawyer has been charged with stealing insurance settlements meant for the sons of his late housekeeper https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/davidmack/alex-murdaugh-charges-housekeeper__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gbinb_PV0sVyxwtj7s_HC8Qc4V1EzAyWbNgo_KxIfi494DqQa3RYg4z-11M9Rh9RwDSA$
See also: Paul Murdaugh, charged for drunk driving a boat that crashed and killed a teenage girl in 2019, was shot and killed along with his mother at their family hunting lodge.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/amberjamieson/paul-maggie-murdaugh-killings__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gbinb_PV0sVyxwtj7s_HC8Qc4V1EzAyWbNgo_KxIfi494DqQa3RYg4z-11M9Rs8-WXI-$
And: Alex Murdaugh arrested for planning his own killing in alleged insurance fraud scheme.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/tasneemnashrulla/alex-murdaugh-arrest-insurance-fraud?bfsource=relatedmanual__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gbinb_PV0sVyxwtj7s_HC8Qc4V1EzAyWbNgo_KxIfi494DqQa3RYg4z-11M9Rps_kRZV$

Robert Durst will spend the rest of his life in prison for murdering his friend. The multimillionaire, now 78 years old, is officially heading to prison after decades of suspicion.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/drumoorhouse/robert-durst-life-prison-sentencing__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gbinb_PV0sVyxwtj7s_HC8Qc4V1EzAyWbNgo_KxIfi494DqQa3RYg4z-11M9RjtRb8BP$

Trump Ordered to Testify Monday in Lawsuit by 2015 Protesters https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/576785-judge-orders-trump-to-give-videotaped-deposition-in-protest-lawsuit__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gbinb_PV0sVyxwtj7s_HC8Qc4V1EzAyWbNgo_KxIfi494DqQa3RYg4z-11M9RiOW6ZUJ$

# Media
The CIA’s illegal plots against Wikileaks and Julian Assange. There should be more sympathy for Assange and the outlet he founded in corporate media.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nationofchange.org/2021/10/15/the-cias-illegal-plots-against-wikileaks-and-julian-assange/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gbinb_PV0sVyxwtj7s_HC8Qc4V1EzAyWbNgo_KxIfi494DqQa3RYg4z-11M9Rl752yC1$

Kidnapping, assassination and a London shoot-out: Inside the CIA’s secret war plans against WikiLeaks https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.yahoo.com/kidnapping-assassination-and-a-london-shoot-out-inside-the-ci-as-secret-war-plans-against-wiki-leaks-090057786.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gbinb_PV0sVyxwtj7s_HC8Qc4V1EzAyWbNgo_KxIfi494DqQa3RYg4z-11M9Rqzz583f$

# Medical Alternatives / Herbology
Farmers Almanac: 20 reliable home remedies that will actually work for you https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.farmersalmanac.com/bizarre-home-remedies-30461__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gbinb_PV0sVyxwtj7s_HC8Qc4V1EzAyWbNgo_KxIfi494DqQa3RYg4z-11M9RnmnT_ot$

Natural remedies for everyday illnesses
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.allinahealth.org/healthysetgo/heal/natural-remedies-for-everyday-illnesses__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gbinb_PV0sVyxwtj7s_HC8Qc4V1EzAyWbNgo_KxIfi494DqQa3RYg4z-11M9RukAQl7Q$

# Medical / Health
Pesticide linked to chronic kidney disease. A commonly available pesticide has been associated with an increased risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD).
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/10/211014100148.htm__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gbinb_PV0sVyxwtj7s_HC8Qc4V1EzAyWbNgo_KxIfi494DqQa3RYg4z-11M9RtN73Nup$

5 Ways to Erase Medical Debt: You only have three viable options to get out from under crushing medical debt. There are strategies you can use to reduce your debt burden. Here are five of them:
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cuddiganlaw.com/blog/five-ways-to-erase-medical-debt.cfm__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gbinb_PV0sVyxwtj7s_HC8Qc4V1EzAyWbNgo_KxIfi494DqQa3RYg4z-11M9Ri5kl3pM$

The Great Congressional Prescription Price Swindle. Congress is considering two mammoth pieces of legislation. Unfortunately, both bills would jeopardize Americans’ health.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insidesources.com/the-great-congressional-prescription-price-swindle/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gbinb_PV0sVyxwtj7s_HC8Qc4V1EzAyWbNgo_KxIfi494DqQa3RYg4z-11M9Rse5m9fU$

The Malaria Vaccine Is a Big Deal, but Not a Silver Bullet https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wired.com/story/the-malaria-vaccine-is-a-big-deal-but-not-a-silver-bullet/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gbinb_PV0sVyxwtj7s_HC8Qc4V1EzAyWbNgo_KxIfi494DqQa3RYg4z-11M9Ruwyle8y$

Mother jailed over refusing to leave hospitalized daughter’s side. Lynn Savage speaks out on ‘Tucker Carlson Tonight’ after being handcuffed for defying hospital’s COVID rules to stay with her daughter who suffered a stroke https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2021/10/13/florida-mom-jailed-for-refusing-to-leave-hospitalized-daughter/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gbinb_PV0sVyxwtj7s_HC8Qc4V1EzAyWbNgo_KxIfi494DqQa3RYg4z-11M9RmhIA3HY$

# Medical Recalls
If You Take This Medication, Call Your Doctor Now, FDA Says: The recall was initiated after it was discovered that the medications may have levels of N-nitroso irbesartan that exceed acceptable limits for human consumption. “N-nitroso irbesartan impurity is a probable human carcinogen (a substance that could cause cancer) based on results from laboratory tests,” the recall notice explains.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://bestlifeonline.com/news-chantix-expanded-recall/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gbinb_PV0sVyxwtj7s_HC8Qc4V1EzAyWbNgo_KxIfi494DqQa3RYg4z-11M9RtZSdl5L$

# Military / DOD
Retired US army general, “We absolutely will give control over lethal strike to AI https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/retired-u-s-army-general-we-absolutely-will-give-control-over-lethal-strike-to-a-i/vi-AAPyCMM?ocid=windirect__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gbinb_PV0sVyxwtj7s_HC8Qc4V1EzAyWbNgo_KxIfi494DqQa3RYg4z-11M9RsOycogX$

# Other News
A former Boeing employee is accused of lying to regulators about the 737 Max before the deadly crashes that killed hundreds https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/salvadorhernandez/boeing-737-max-charges-forkner__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gbinb_PV0sVyxwtj7s_HC8Qc4V1EzAyWbNgo_KxIfi494DqQa3RYg4z-11M9RsPn2Llk$

# Social
As national housing crisis spirals, cities criminalize homeless people, ban tents, close parks. Homeless Americans are forced out of encampments as city officials struggle to address the demands of property and business owners.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.yahoo.com/news/43-000-people-england-could-133918985.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gbinb_PV0sVyxwtj7s_HC8Qc4V1EzAyWbNgo_KxIfi494DqQa3RYg4z-11M9Ri0ag_TD$

Black entrepreneurs built beach havens in California. Racism shut them down.
The hidden history of Santa Monica’s Black coastal enclaves.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.hcn.org/articles/south-race-and-racism-black-entrepreneurs-built-beach-havens-in-california-racism-shut-them-down__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gbinb_PV0sVyxwtj7s_HC8Qc4V1EzAyWbNgo_KxIfi494DqQa3RYg4z-11M9RqF3UC7y$

# Space
William Shatner is still reeling from his trip to space: ‘We all need a wake-up call’: “I was overwhelmed by all the things we need to do and the loves and the losses. It was an enormous moment for me that I never expected,” he shared.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/william-shatner-star-trek-fame-150554793.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gbinb_PV0sVyxwtj7s_HC8Qc4V1EzAyWbNgo_KxIfi494DqQa3RYg4z-11M9Ro7icoTJ$

# Tips, Tricks and How To’s
Clever ways to quash robotext spam messages before it’s too late.
Robotexts and junk messages are a fact of life, but that doesn’t mean you have to put up with them. Here’s how to block spam text messages.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.pcmag.com/how-to/how-to-block-robotexts-and-spam-messages__;!!On18fmf1aQ!gbinb_PV0sVyxwtj7s_HC8Qc4V1EzAyWbNgo_KxIfi494DqQa3RYg4z-11M9Rl7yAO6L$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2021-10-14

Voices, The Peoples News

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

# Indigenous
Popular theory of Native American origins debunked by genetics and skeletal biology A widely accepted theory of Native American origins coming from Japan has been attacked in a new scientific study, which shows that the genetics and skeletal biology ‘simply does not match-up.’
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://scitechdaily.com/genetics-and-skeletal-biology-debunks-popular-theory-of-native-american-origins/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!isIy5LOs9UMQFvqzuz7YsQT8vr7Qp-HMcQIvWrerb962WgjQu1_sYv6flAfuKQmjobE1$

In Defense of Mother Earth, Indigenous Leaders Occupy Bureau of Indian Affairs “We will no longer allow the U.S. government to separate us from our relationship to the sacred knowledge of Mother Earth and all who depend on her.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/10/14/defense-mother-earth-indigenous-leaders-occupy-bureau-indian-affairs__;!!On18fmf1aQ!isIy5LOs9UMQFvqzuz7YsQT8vr7Qp-HMcQIvWrerb962WgjQu1_sYv6flAfuKZp_qkv7$

# Border / Immigration
U.S.-Mexico border: After closing to nonessential travel in March 2020, the U.S. land borders with Mexico and Canada will reopen to fully vaccinated travelers in November.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/13/us-mexico-canada-border-reopen/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!isIy5LOs9UMQFvqzuz7YsQT8vr7Qp-HMcQIvWrerb962WgjQu1_sYv6flAfuKfraj_Gj$

The U.S. Department of Justice announced an investigation into whether children detained in the Texas Juvenile Justice Department’s five lockups are reasonably protected from physical and sexual abuse.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/13/federal-investigation-texas-lockups/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!isIy5LOs9UMQFvqzuz7YsQT8vr7Qp-HMcQIvWrerb962WgjQu1_sYv6flAfuKSyIc5WI$

# CoronaVirus
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order Monday to prohibit any entity, including private business, from enforcing a COVID-19 vaccine mandate on workers and called on state lawmakers to pass a similar ban into law.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2021-10-11/texas-governor-orders-ban-on-private-company-vaccine-mandate__;!!On18fmf1aQ!isIy5LOs9UMQFvqzuz7YsQT8vr7Qp-HMcQIvWrerb962WgjQu1_sYv6flAfuKWlsufvd$

Vermont: 76% of COVID deaths in the state during September were among the vaccinated, Covid rising faster among vaccinated Vermonters https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://vtdigger.org/2021/09/24/covid-case-counts-set-vermont-records-and-state-data-shows-concerning-trends-on-fatalities/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!isIy5LOs9UMQFvqzuz7YsQT8vr7Qp-HMcQIvWrerb962WgjQu1_sYv6flAfuKYabwXm8$

Lawmakers seek federal grand jury investigation for COVID-19 statistical manipulation. “Public health policy must be based upon accurate and independently verifiable data,” and CDC and FDA aren’t providing it, Oregon state senators tell U.S. attorney.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://justthenews.com/government/federal-agencies/lawmakers-seek-federal-grand-jury-investigation-covid-19-statistical__;!!On18fmf1aQ!isIy5LOs9UMQFvqzuz7YsQT8vr7Qp-HMcQIvWrerb962WgjQu1_sYv6flAfuKYR1DJ9w$

Seattle vaccine mandate could jeopardize public safety as hundreds of police officers face possible termination. Seattle, the liberal city that still pursues defunding police, could lose a significant portion of its police force this month as officers who refuse to comply with a
COVID-19 vaccine mandate risk termination.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theblaze.com/news/seattle-vaccine-mandate-could-jeopardize-public-safety-as-hundreds-of-police-officers-face-possible-termination__;!!On18fmf1aQ!isIy5LOs9UMQFvqzuz7YsQT8vr7Qp-HMcQIvWrerb962WgjQu1_sYv6flAfuKQIaSWPZ$

The Physicians Declaration Calls COVID Policies “Crimes Against Humanity”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ama-assn.org/delivering-care/public-health/ama-declaration-professional-responsibility__;!!On18fmf1aQ!isIy5LOs9UMQFvqzuz7YsQT8vr7Qp-HMcQIvWrerb962WgjQu1_sYv6flAfuKR5RwERA$

How has Fox News handled daily coverage of the COVID vaccine? Badly https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2021/10/14/viewpoint-how-has-fox-news-handled-daily-coverage-of-the-covid-vaccine-badly-claims-media-matters/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!isIy5LOs9UMQFvqzuz7YsQT8vr7Qp-HMcQIvWrerb962WgjQu1_sYv6flAfuKbmF3pLe$

# Economy / Finance / Trade
Winter heating bills are set to jump as inflation hits home. With prices surging worldwide for heating oil, natural gas and other fuels, the U.S.
government said Wednesday it expects households to see their heating bills jump as much as 54% compared to last winter.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/business-prices-inflation-28e1231bdb445d482bb2d2e25dff1983__;!!On18fmf1aQ!isIy5LOs9UMQFvqzuz7YsQT8vr7Qp-HMcQIvWrerb962WgjQu1_sYv6flAfuKYPbv_Tk$

The Dwindling Choices on Build Back Better: Democrats can cut programs, tighten expiration dates, or count tax cuts and spending separately. But so far they’re just posturing and fighting.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/infrastructure/building-back-america/dwindling-choices-on-build-back-better/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!isIy5LOs9UMQFvqzuz7YsQT8vr7Qp-HMcQIvWrerb962WgjQu1_sYv6flAfuKUsVgjLq$

Pelosi: ‘Yes,’ IRS ‘tracking’ of bank accounts over $600 still on table as opposition grows https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/pelosi-yes-irs-tracking-of-bank-accounts-over-600-still-on-table-as-opposition-grows/article_6deed2d4-2b92-11ec-b22d-3bb2b2dd2f52.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!isIy5LOs9UMQFvqzuz7YsQT8vr7Qp-HMcQIvWrerb962WgjQu1_sYv6flAfuKeynbLjP$

Wall Street’s Barons Are Causing Homelessness for Profit. What’s really driving home prices today are massive, multibillion-dollar funds buying up all available housing. We’re seeing tent cities & massive homelessness in cities across America because a handful of Wall Street billionaires want to make a killing: Will America remove housing from their clutches?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://hartmannreport.com/p/wall-streets-barrons-are-causing__;!!On18fmf1aQ!isIy5LOs9UMQFvqzuz7YsQT8vr7Qp-HMcQIvWrerb962WgjQu1_sYv6flAfuKXvKWn7G$

Our Long Neoliberal Nightmare: Congress Should Not Begrudge $3.5 Trillion Reconciliation Package for the People. To set themselves apart from Republicans, Democrats must demonstrate the political will to choose the common good over allegiance to corporate wealth.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/10/14/our-long-neoliberal-nightmare-congress-should-not-begrudge-35-trillion__;!!On18fmf1aQ!isIy5LOs9UMQFvqzuz7YsQT8vr7Qp-HMcQIvWrerb962WgjQu1_sYv6flAfuKYFUu3NT$

# Education / Schools
NYC’s Unvaccinated Teachers Need to Waive Right to Sue for One Year of Health Benefits. Aside from being put on unpaid leave, New York City teachers who’ve declined to get the COVID-19 vaccine won’t be allowed to keep their health benefits for another year unless they give up their right to sue the city over its vaccine mandate.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_breakingnews/nycs-unvaccinated-teachers-need-to-waive-right-to-sue-for-1-year-of-health-benefits_4042842.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!isIy5LOs9UMQFvqzuz7YsQT8vr7Qp-HMcQIvWrerb962WgjQu1_sYv6flAfuKVCVK_Ik$

Global Supply Chain Collapse Leaves School Lunch Programs ‘High and Dri.’ School districts are adapting menus daily based on unpredictable deliveries. Many believe things will get worse https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.veteranstoday.com/2021/10/13/global-supply-chain-collapse-leaves-school-lunch-programs-high-and-dri/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!isIy5LOs9UMQFvqzuz7YsQT8vr7Qp-HMcQIvWrerb962WgjQu1_sYv6flAfuKYBJnTvF$

Turmoil at an East Texas university: COVID-19 exacerbated four years of enrollment declines at Stephen F. Austin State University, leading to revenue losses, budget cuts and staff furloughs.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/14/stephen-f-austin-budget/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!isIy5LOs9UMQFvqzuz7YsQT8vr7Qp-HMcQIvWrerb962WgjQu1_sYv6flAfuKbpK_ncI$

Florida State Board Sanctions Eight School Districts for Defying Ban on Mask Mandates. The Florida Department of Education on Thursday sanctioned eight Florida school districts for defying the state’s ban on school mask mandates.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theepochtimes.com/mkt_breakingnews/florida-state-board-sanctions-eight-school-districts-for-defying-ban-on-mask-mandates_4037781.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!isIy5LOs9UMQFvqzuz7YsQT8vr7Qp-HMcQIvWrerb962WgjQu1_sYv6flAfuKYhIUODM$

Texas Teachers Told to Offer ‘Opposing’ Views to Holocaust. A school administrator in Texas told teachers in a training session to provide students with “other perspectives” on “widely debated” subjects like the Holocaust.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dmagazine.com/frontburner/2021/10/southlake-admin-says-teachers-should-offer-opposing-views-to-holocaust/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!isIy5LOs9UMQFvqzuz7YsQT8vr7Qp-HMcQIvWrerb962WgjQu1_sYv6flAfuKazEDtn1$

# Employment / Labor
80 million workers face COVID vaccine mandates — and that’s a major challenge for OSHA. A big job for small government agency. Enforce vaccine mandate for 80 million workers https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/2021/10/03/1042227032/how-a-small-government-agency-will-enforce-the-vaccine-mandate-for-80-million-wo__;!!On18fmf1aQ!isIy5LOs9UMQFvqzuz7YsQT8vr7Qp-HMcQIvWrerb962WgjQu1_sYv6flAfuKbMXKKyN$

10,000 John Deere Workers Walk Off Job as Strike Wave Sweeps U.S.: The workers are protesting low wages, long hours and inadequate benefits as the company reports record profits.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/10000-john-deere-workers-walk-off-job-as-strike-wave-sweeps-us/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!isIy5LOs9UMQFvqzuz7YsQT8vr7Qp-HMcQIvWrerb962WgjQu1_sYv6flAfuKefu5G5W$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals The firms that help keep oil flowing. Secretive investment funds are putting billions into fossil fuel projects, buying up offshore platforms and building new pipelines.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://newshere.org/2021/10/13/the-firms-that-help-keep-oil-flowing/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!isIy5LOs9UMQFvqzuz7YsQT8vr7Qp-HMcQIvWrerb962WgjQu1_sYv6flAfuKWhqRTzR$

Big oil to testify before Congress, new report confirms. “What we need from the fossil fuel industry is complete cooperation with our investigation, so the American people can understand the role the industry played in fueling the climate crisis.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nationofchange.org/2021/10/14/big-oil-to-testify-before-congress-new-report-confirms/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!isIy5LOs9UMQFvqzuz7YsQT8vr7Qp-HMcQIvWrerb962WgjQu1_sYv6flAfuKavlSQw6$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals / Global EU aims for greater Arctic role and calls for oil, coal and gas to stay in the ground. The European Union has called for oil, coal and gas in the Arctic to stay in the ground, as it announced aspirations to play a greater role in the world’s northernmost region.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/eu-seek-ban-oil-gas-exploration-arctic-2021-10-13/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!isIy5LOs9UMQFvqzuz7YsQT8vr7Qp-HMcQIvWrerb962WgjQu1_sYv6flAfuKTdr4iOZ$

# Environment / Climate / Interior
U.S. Snubs Biodiversity Summit: The U.S. refuses to join the global conference in China on biodiversity due to decades of pharma lobbying.
Yet habitat destruction could fuel future pandemics.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/environment/us-snubs-biodiversity-summit/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!isIy5LOs9UMQFvqzuz7YsQT8vr7Qp-HMcQIvWrerb962WgjQu1_sYv6flAfuKUeQy0jQ$

# Environment / Climate / Global
The great Koh Kong land rush: Areas stripped of protection by Cambodian gov’t being bought up. Politicians and companies have been snapping up the newly degazetted land, among them a firm suspected of being a front for pulpwood giant APP.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://english.cambodiadaily.com/environment/the-great-koh-kong-land-rush-areas-stripped-of-protection-by-cambodian-govt-being-bought-up-175194/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!isIy5LOs9UMQFvqzuz7YsQT8vr7Qp-HMcQIvWrerb962WgjQu1_sYv6flAfuKR2KxSHW$

# Global Politics and other news
He must condemn himself. Or go back to jail. It is compelled speech, like a Maoist “struggle session” in communist China. Forced speech is unheard of in Canadian law. Even convicted murderers cannot be ordered to apologize for their crimes… But a convicted pastor must now violate his own conscience and repeat an angry judge’s talking points, or face prison.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rebelnews.com/bizarre_judge_orders_pastor_artur_pawlowski_to_condemn_himself__;!!On18fmf1aQ!isIy5LOs9UMQFvqzuz7YsQT8vr7Qp-HMcQIvWrerb962WgjQu1_sYv6flAfuKWEU3dhB$

Calgary pastor, brother avoid jail time, fined $33K for violating health orders | 13 Oct 2021 | An outspoken Calgary pastor and his brother, who is seeking to become a Calgary councillor, have been fined, placed under probation and ordered to include disclaimers when expressing their views regarding public health orders.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://calgary.ctvnews.ca/calgary-pastor-brother-avoid-jail-time-fined-33k-for-violating-health-orders-1.5621579__;!!On18fmf1aQ!isIy5LOs9UMQFvqzuz7YsQT8vr7Qp-HMcQIvWrerb962WgjQu1_sYv6flAfuKfaRzUHh$

South Korean officials launch last-ditch effort with US to formally end Korean War South Korean government officials confirmed they were holding discussions with the United States about formally ending the Korean War.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-korean-leader-repeats-call-declaration-end-korean-war-2021-09-21/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!isIy5LOs9UMQFvqzuz7YsQT8vr7Qp-HMcQIvWrerb962WgjQu1_sYv6flAfuKdxVrgkH$

# Gov / Politics
Biden and the Rigged War: At the same time that the puppet rulers of the UK, Australia and the United States are playing at making war against communist China, large corporations such as Goldman Sachs, Blackrock or Vanguard Group have already capitulated and come carrying the white flag to Beijing to make a pact with senior Chinese government officials https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.veteranstoday.com/2021/10/13/exclusive-biden-and-the-rigged-war/?mc_cid=905f297ee9&mc_eid=3f7488d454__;!!On18fmf1aQ!isIy5LOs9UMQFvqzuz7YsQT8vr7Qp-HMcQIvWrerb962WgjQu1_sYv6flAfuKYPGUklF$

What New Jersey’s gubernatorial contest tells us about the political landscape https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/576512-what-new-jerseys-gubernatorial-contest-tells-us-about-the-political__;!!On18fmf1aQ!isIy5LOs9UMQFvqzuz7YsQT8vr7Qp-HMcQIvWrerb962WgjQu1_sYv6flAfuKbNwSGjo$

In case you missed it: The Texas House passed a new map for its 150 districts that would cement a Republican majority for the next decade.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/13/texas-house-redistricting/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!isIy5LOs9UMQFvqzuz7YsQT8vr7Qp-HMcQIvWrerb962WgjQu1_sYv6flAfuKRDDVGPp$

US, Israel, UAE discussing ‘other options’ if Iran diplomacy fails https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/international/576571-us-israel-uae-discussing-other-options-if-diplomacy-fails-with-iran__;!!On18fmf1aQ!isIy5LOs9UMQFvqzuz7YsQT8vr7Qp-HMcQIvWrerb962WgjQu1_sYv6flAfuKeiqmSbG$

Why Team Biden Can’t Ignore Mexico’s Deal With the Devil. The cartels aren’t at war with the state at this point—they often are the state.
It’s a problem the American administration is going to have to reckon with, not just ignore.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/why-team-biden-cant-ignore-mexicos-deal-with-the-devil__;!!On18fmf1aQ!isIy5LOs9UMQFvqzuz7YsQT8vr7Qp-HMcQIvWrerb962WgjQu1_sYv6flAfuKURz3GDE$

Joe Biden could become embroiled in the FBI’s probe into Hunter’s finances, experts say: The FBI and IRS probe is reportedly also looking into Hunter’s foreign business relationships and the potential for money laundering charges https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10070093/Joe-Biden-Hunters-shared-bank-accounts-make-president-target-FBI-probe.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!isIy5LOs9UMQFvqzuz7YsQT8vr7Qp-HMcQIvWrerb962WgjQu1_sYv6flAfuKT9SIP5x$

Is Donald Trump Trying to Destroy the Republican Party? Trump, with a single statement, has dumped a beach worth of sand into the gears of GOP election hopes.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/is-donald-trump-trying-to-destroy-the-republican-party/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!isIy5LOs9UMQFvqzuz7YsQT8vr7Qp-HMcQIvWrerb962WgjQu1_sYv6flAfuKe4h0OAZ$

Trump Tells GOP: Back My Big Lie or I’ll Burn the Party Down. After costing his party the Senate, along with the White House, he’s looking
ahead: Nice elections you got there. Be a shame if something happened to them.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-tells-gop-back-my-big-lie-or-ill-burn-the-party-down__;!!On18fmf1aQ!isIy5LOs9UMQFvqzuz7YsQT8vr7Qp-HMcQIvWrerb962WgjQu1_sYv6flAfuKaPVzd8m$

# Law Enforcement
NYPD Cop Shoots Ex-Girlfriend, Kills Another Woman: Officer Yvonne Wu allegedly opened fire on an ex-girlfriend and a second woman, hitting both in the chest.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ny-brooklyn-off-duty-cop-shoots-two-women-20211013-amoyz3a6pvhr3nxvq7azxuviji-story.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!isIy5LOs9UMQFvqzuz7YsQT8vr7Qp-HMcQIvWrerb962WgjQu1_sYv6flAfuKdTSM8Tl$

# Legal / Judicial / DOJ
Capitol Riot Panel Subpoenas DOJ Deputy Who Pushed Trump’s Election Lies https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/capitol-riot-panel-subpoenas-jeffrey-clark-doj-deputy-who-pushed-trumps-election-lies__;!!On18fmf1aQ!isIy5LOs9UMQFvqzuz7YsQT8vr7Qp-HMcQIvWrerb962WgjQu1_sYv6flAfuKRS_b8WT$

U.S. Department of Justice investigating abuse, mistreatment at Texas’
juvenile lockups. Brett Merfish, director of youth justice at Texas Appleseed, an advocacy group that filed a complaint against the Texas Juvenile Justice Department for failing to protect the rights of children within its system.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/13/federal-investigation-texas-lockups/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!isIy5LOs9UMQFvqzuz7YsQT8vr7Qp-HMcQIvWrerb962WgjQu1_sYv6flAfuKSyIc5WI$

Marine critical of Afghanistan withdrawal expected to plead guilty. The
charges: The video Scheller took in uniform, led to charges including contempt toward officials, willfully disobeying a superior commissioned officer, failure to obey lawful general orders, and conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/defense/marine-corps/576464-marine-officer-who-criticized-afghanistan-withdrawal-expected-to__;!!On18fmf1aQ!isIy5LOs9UMQFvqzuz7YsQT8vr7Qp-HMcQIvWrerb962WgjQu1_sYv6flAfuKaKI6xBM$

One hundred may seem like an enormous amount of people involved in storming the US Capitol and threatening lawmakers’ safety, but it may be just the start of the charges against rioters. Prosecutors haven’t announced a target date for when the investigation will end https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/feds-made-capitol-riot-arrests-quarter-way-there_n_615c6fafe4b0f7776310fe37?856__;!!On18fmf1aQ!isIy5LOs9UMQFvqzuz7YsQT8vr7Qp-HMcQIvWrerb962WgjQu1_sYv6flAfuKWnYnORp$

BuzzFeed News is publishing a database of the hundreds of pages of documents filed in connection with the first 100 guilty pleas in connection with the Capitol riots.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetillman/january-6-plea-deals__;!!On18fmf1aQ!isIy5LOs9UMQFvqzuz7YsQT8vr7Qp-HMcQIvWrerb962WgjQu1_sYv6flAfuKVmniaVH$

# Medical / Health
Some US Blood Pressure Drugs Found With Cancer-Linked Azido Impurities, multiple lots of irbesartan, losartan and valsartan drugs recalled due to the presence of an azido impurity What to do: Continue taking your medication unless you have been advised to stop by your healthcare provider. Not treating your condition may pose a greater health risk.
Last updated: 2021-10-01
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://healthycanadians.gc.ca/recall-alert-rappel-avis/hc-sc/2021/75715a-eng.php__;!!On18fmf1aQ!isIy5LOs9UMQFvqzuz7YsQT8vr7Qp-HMcQIvWrerb962WgjQu1_sYv6flAfuKT_a2Ozw$

# Other News
What you need to know about the supply chain bottlenecks. Here’s a helpful primer https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/finance/576670-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-supply-chain-bottlenecks__;!!On18fmf1aQ!isIy5LOs9UMQFvqzuz7YsQT8vr7Qp-HMcQIvWrerb962WgjQu1_sYv6flAfuKZwbVMmZ$

# Space
NASA is preparing for the ravages of climate change. The agency knows it needs to adapt to climate-driven events that will increasingly threaten coastal launch sites and other key space infrastructure https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wired.com/story/nasa-is-preparing-for-the-ravages-of-climate-change/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!isIy5LOs9UMQFvqzuz7YsQT8vr7Qp-HMcQIvWrerb962WgjQu1_sYv6flAfuKahBnV8u$

# Veterans / VA
Partisan extremism poses ‘growing problem’ among veterans. The House Veterans’ Affairs Committee held the first of what will be three hearings on the recruitment of U.S. veterans by violent extremist groups.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/defense/overnights/576675-defense-national-security__;!!On18fmf1aQ!isIy5LOs9UMQFvqzuz7YsQT8vr7Qp-HMcQIvWrerb962WgjQu1_sYv6flAfuKXbrSHQn$

The Biden administration’s Department of Veterans Affairs testified before the House Veterans’ Affairs Health Subcommittee that it opposes a bill to expand research on the benefits of medical cannabis for military veterans struggling with PTSD and chronic pain, calling its provisions too “prescriptive.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.marijuanamoment.net/va-under-biden-remains-opposed-to-marijuana-research-bill-for-veterans-official-tells-house-committee/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!isIy5LOs9UMQFvqzuz7YsQT8vr7Qp-HMcQIvWrerb962WgjQu1_sYv6flAfuKexKRktW$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2021-10-13

Voices, The Peoples News

October 13, 2021
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

# Border / Immigration
Inside the secret mission to save the Afghan interpreter who once helped rescue Joe Biden. In a two-hour conversation with BuzzFeed News, Khalili recounted his trek out of Afghanistan, much of which cannot be reported.
He shared a harrowing account of controlled chaos, describing checkpoints swarming with Taliban members, US special forces in disguise, and a “very scary” amount of trust in strangers to protect him.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/kadiagoba/afghan-interpreter-biden-evacuated__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lDzmiwfy5qtrfjnkn1z78CTOrxUmcdQccbCG7s9K8sIChNW9nCXfmhntoMlzKXsb84ze$

The Biden administration is moving to end mass worksite raids that resulted in hundreds of immigrants being arrested https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/hamedaleaziz/worksite-ice-raids-biden__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lDzmiwfy5qtrfjnkn1z78CTOrxUmcdQccbCG7s9K8sIChNW9nCXfmhntoMlzKZuKleli$

# CoronaVirus
Abbott opened a new front in the vaccine mandate wars on Monday night with an executive order banning such requirements by any “entity in Texas,” including private businesses.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/576439-texas-governor-opens-new-front-on-vaccine-mandates__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lDzmiwfy5qtrfjnkn1z78CTOrxUmcdQccbCG7s9K8sIChNW9nCXfmhntoMlzKe3KJxUQ$

Four hundred workers walked off the job at Henry Ford Health System rather than take a required COVID-19 vaccine, the hospital system said on Tuesday.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.freep.com/story/news/health/2021/10/05/henry-ford-health-vaccine-mandate-quit/5998795001/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lDzmiwfy5qtrfjnkn1z78CTOrxUmcdQccbCG7s9K8sIChNW9nCXfmhntoMlzKcM8iiun$

Serious Illness From Covid Linked To Infertility Risks: Misinformation suggests covid vaccines can cause infertility (not true), research says the disease itself carries that risk, to both women and men.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://khn.org/morning-breakout/serious-illness-from-covid-linked-to-infertility-risks/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lDzmiwfy5qtrfjnkn1z78CTOrxUmcdQccbCG7s9K8sIChNW9nCXfmhntoMlzKTSkmxqq$

COVID Purge: UCLA Med Center Doctor Escorted Out By Security For Refusing Shot. In the video, Rake tells the crowd, “They want to force a vaccination or medication or treatment into my body that I don’t want.
So they’re telling me, ‘Take the jab or we take your job.’ And I’m here to say no. That’s not OK.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/960679__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lDzmiwfy5qtrfjnkn1z78CTOrxUmcdQccbCG7s9K8sIChNW9nCXfmhntoMlzKQ5IIICk$

WHO announces new team to study coronavirus origins. The team will advise the WHO on investigations into future diseases as well as study the beginnings of the coronavirus.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/576485-who-announcing-to-team-to-study-covid-19-origins__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lDzmiwfy5qtrfjnkn1z78CTOrxUmcdQccbCG7s9K8sIChNW9nCXfmhntoMlzKYVpSPUF$

# Economy / Finance / Trade
Climate Change Threatens the Stability of the Financial System: Under current projections, the overall social, environmental, and economic impacts of climate change could rise to catastrophic levels https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/economy/reports/2019/11/21/477190/climate-change-threatens-stability-financial-system/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lDzmiwfy5qtrfjnkn1z78CTOrxUmcdQccbCG7s9K8sIChNW9nCXfmhntoMlzKTLwWgrE$

# Education / Schools
Parents sue Minnesota school system alleging their Black children were victims of constant racist abuse https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rawstory.com/racism-in-minnesota-schools/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lDzmiwfy5qtrfjnkn1z78CTOrxUmcdQccbCG7s9K8sIChNW9nCXfmhntoMlzKYLXgNKh$

# Employment / Labor
More than 100,000 workers threaten strikes as unions flex muscles.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/576456-more-than-100k-workers-threaten-strikes-as-unions-flex-muscles__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lDzmiwfy5qtrfjnkn1z78CTOrxUmcdQccbCG7s9K8sIChNW9nCXfmhntoMlzKUACkVBr$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals Huntington Beach has reopened, but the aftermath of the oil spill is far from over Recent photos reveal surfers hitting the waves, and a massive clean up still in progress.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2021/10/oil-spill-california-huntington-beach-reopen/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lDzmiwfy5qtrfjnkn1z78CTOrxUmcdQccbCG7s9K8sIChNW9nCXfmhntoMlzKfHEo_cC$

# Environment / Climate / Interior
New federal legislation proposed to curb plastic pollution in national parks https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ehn.org/plastic-water-bottles-national-parks-2655283870.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lDzmiwfy5qtrfjnkn1z78CTOrxUmcdQccbCG7s9K8sIChNW9nCXfmhntoMlzKfp1FMNO$

Congress might blow its biggest opportunity to tackle the climate crisis https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/zahrahirji/congress-climate-change-bills__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lDzmiwfy5qtrfjnkn1z78CTOrxUmcdQccbCG7s9K8sIChNW9nCXfmhntoMlzKbEZCUj-$

# Environment / Climate / Global
Nonprofit Pursues Jair Bolsonaro at ICC for “Crimes Against Humanity”
for Destroying the Amazon
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.democracynow.org/2021/10/13/headlines/nonprofit_pursues_jair_bolsonaro_at_icc_for_crimes_against_humanity_for_destroying_the_amazon__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lDzmiwfy5qtrfjnkn1z78CTOrxUmcdQccbCG7s9K8sIChNW9nCXfmhntoMlzKbmZ0yzV$

# Gov / Politics
The Undignified Demise of Centrism: Centrist Democrats may force changes to the Build Back Better Act, but their rationale as a political orientation has disintegrated.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/infrastructure/building-back-america/undignified-demise-of-centrism/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lDzmiwfy5qtrfjnkn1z78CTOrxUmcdQccbCG7s9K8sIChNW9nCXfmhntoMlzKQaTBuAS$

Texas House approved proposed political boundaries for the lower chamber’s 150 districts. They aim to fortify Republicans’ strength in the state House for the next decade.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/13/texas-house-redistricting/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lDzmiwfy5qtrfjnkn1z78CTOrxUmcdQccbCG7s9K8sIChNW9nCXfmhntoMlzKcUNVYQW$

Usable madness: Usable lying and other well-intended “adjustments” of the truth have opened up the door for many further troubling innovations https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nationofchange.org/2021/10/13/usable-madness/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lDzmiwfy5qtrfjnkn1z78CTOrxUmcdQccbCG7s9K8sIChNW9nCXfmhntoMlzKTamTZ_C$

Trump May Get Away With Obstruction Of Congress. Again. He was impeached on that count in 2019 for his actions in the Ukraine probe but not removed by the Senate. Now he is trying to block the Jan. 6 probe.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-obstruction-january-6_n_616726b0e4b0f3be08ddf8be__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lDzmiwfy5qtrfjnkn1z78CTOrxUmcdQccbCG7s9K8sIChNW9nCXfmhntoMlzKSOhOOW8$

Manchin and Sinema Obstruct Reconciliation With No Proposal of Their Own. Sinema opposes the massively popular drug price reform program, while Manchin opposes climate regulations.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/manchin-and-sinema-obstruct-reconciliation-with-no-proposal-of-their-own/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lDzmiwfy5qtrfjnkn1z78CTOrxUmcdQccbCG7s9K8sIChNW9nCXfmhntoMlzKVooh-rx$

Trump’s Cryptic Comment From 2017 May Have Foreshadowed His Coup Attempt. Has the idea of autocratic overthrow been in Trump’s head all along?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-cryptic-comment-from-2017-may-have-foreshadowed-his-coup-attempt/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lDzmiwfy5qtrfjnkn1z78CTOrxUmcdQccbCG7s9K8sIChNW9nCXfmhntoMlzKRUvyUkb$

# Law Enforcement
The city of Miami has suspended and intends to fire its police chief, Art Acevedo. Acevedo gained national attention in his roles as the former police chief of Houston and Austin.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/2021/10/12/1045278624/once-hailed-as-the-best-police-chief-in-america-art-acevedo-is-suspended-in-miam__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lDzmiwfy5qtrfjnkn1z78CTOrxUmcdQccbCG7s9K8sIChNW9nCXfmhntoMlzKUev7IAZ$

A federal investigation has been opened after a police sergeant was filmed stomping on the head of an Indianapolis man while he was lying handcuffed on the ground.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/indianapolis-police-eric-huxley-charged_n_6166e3bfe4b065a5496e962f__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lDzmiwfy5qtrfjnkn1z78CTOrxUmcdQccbCG7s9K8sIChNW9nCXfmhntoMlzKcPHOiJC$

# Legal / Judicial / DOJ
The judge who jailed Black children for a crime that doesn’t exist (Good
read)
Judge Donna Scott Davenport, who oversees a juvenile justice system, says kids face consequences that adults don’t https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.salon.com/2021/10/11/the-jailed-black-children-for-a-that-doesnt-exist_partner/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lDzmiwfy5qtrfjnkn1z78CTOrxUmcdQccbCG7s9K8sIChNW9nCXfmhntoMlzKRMKbQpa$

Feds Probe Alleged Physical Abuse of Kids in Texas Jails. The probe will examine allegations of physical and sexual abuse, as well as excessive use of chemical restraints and solitary confinement.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-investigation-conditions-five-juvenile-facilities-texas__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lDzmiwfy5qtrfjnkn1z78CTOrxUmcdQccbCG7s9K8sIChNW9nCXfmhntoMlzKcEa7ly_$

Trump’s use of executive privilege will test congressional power to enforce subpoenas. Congress could try to convince the Justice Department to file criminal charges against those who ignore its demands.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/trump-s-use-executive-privilege-will-test-congressional-power-enforce-n1281317__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lDzmiwfy5qtrfjnkn1z78CTOrxUmcdQccbCG7s9K8sIChNW9nCXfmhntoMlzKehB_YfC$

U.S. Jan. 6 panel to advance contempt charges if subpoenas not followed -Cheney https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.yahoo.com/u-jan-6-panel-advance-000539955.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lDzmiwfy5qtrfjnkn1z78CTOrxUmcdQccbCG7s9K8sIChNW9nCXfmhntoMlzKZelwRKU$

A state district judge recommended that Texas Seven prison escapee Randy Halprin should get a new trial because the judge in his 2003 capital murder trial harbored anti-Semitic views.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2021/10/12/Randy-Halprin-Texas-Seven-death-row/6751634074618/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lDzmiwfy5qtrfjnkn1z78CTOrxUmcdQccbCG7s9K8sIChNW9nCXfmhntoMlzKbSiWJpi$

Prosecutors seek detention in Navy submarine espionage case. Federal prosecutors asked Monday that a Navy engineer remain locked up as they press forward with charges that he tried to sell submarine secrets to a foreign country.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/espionage-west-virginia-6e830a8e73a5f9c10b66d5920b6d45d0__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lDzmiwfy5qtrfjnkn1z78CTOrxUmcdQccbCG7s9K8sIChNW9nCXfmhntoMlzKWaz32Wj$

Former IRS agent sentenced to prison for identity theft and fraud. U.S.
District Judge Ann Donnelly sentenced Bryan Cho to 30 months in federal prison. Additionally, Cho forfeited $394,374.63 as part of the plea agreement.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/texas-man-sentenced-prison-filing-false-tax-returns-stolen-identities__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lDzmiwfy5qtrfjnkn1z78CTOrxUmcdQccbCG7s9K8sIChNW9nCXfmhntoMlzKREkgc2L$

Evidence of Armed Trump Extremists Continues to Emerge in January 6 Cases. An Oath Keeper faces gun charges, a defendant reportedly said a Proud Boys leader carried a gun at the Capitol, and more.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.motherjones.com/crime-justice/2021/10/january-6-oath-keepers-guns-proud-boys-fbi-capitol-insurrection/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lDzmiwfy5qtrfjnkn1z78CTOrxUmcdQccbCG7s9K8sIChNW9nCXfmhntoMlzKfXctENf$

# LGBTQ
The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services removed a webpage that offered resources to LGBTQ youth, including information about a suicide prevention hotline, following complaints by one of Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s GOP primary challengers.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/12/texas-lgbtq-resources-department-family-protective-services/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lDzmiwfy5qtrfjnkn1z78CTOrxUmcdQccbCG7s9K8sIChNW9nCXfmhntoMlzKTXtdNO7$

# Media
I was targeted under Louisiana’s felony trespassing law for reporting on police working for a pipeline company. When reporters are no longer allowed to report the truth, we all lose.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nationofchange.org/2021/10/13/i-was-targeted-under-louisianas-felony-trespassing-law-for-reporting-on-police-working-for-a-pipeline-company/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lDzmiwfy5qtrfjnkn1z78CTOrxUmcdQccbCG7s9K8sIChNW9nCXfmhntoMlzKQ1e1iko$

The Crime-Tracking App Citizen Sent Staff to the Capitol Riot for Clicks—and That’s Just the Start. Leakers at the controversial firm described “horrible working conditions” and error-riddled reports.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.motherjones.com/crime-justice/2021/10/crime-app-citizen-jan-6-insurrection-capitol-leak-scoop/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lDzmiwfy5qtrfjnkn1z78CTOrxUmcdQccbCG7s9K8sIChNW9nCXfmhntoMlzKfsY6uW8$

Reporters Covering Protests Score New Protections Against Police Interference in California. In a milestone for press freedom, reporters covering political protests will be allowed to enter areas closed to the general public without interference from cops in California.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.motherjones.com/recharge/2021/10/reporters-covering-protests-score-new-protections-against-police-interference-in-california/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lDzmiwfy5qtrfjnkn1z78CTOrxUmcdQccbCG7s9K8sIChNW9nCXfmhntoMlzKQgCdXJx$

# Medical / Health
Medicare benefit expansions ‘not negotiable’: Sen. Bernie Sanders
(I-Vt.) said adding dental, hearing and vision benefits to Medicare in Democrats’ social spending package is “not negotiable,” drawing a firm line on an issue progressives have been championing.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/576394-sanders-expanding-medicare-benefits-not-negotiable-in-package__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lDzmiwfy5qtrfjnkn1z78CTOrxUmcdQccbCG7s9K8sIChNW9nCXfmhntoMlzKfC8Jqw3$

# Military / DOD
The Center for Strategic and International Studies will discuss “21st Century Warfare” with Lockheed Martin President and CEO Jim Taiclet at
10 a.m.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.csis.org/events/21st-century-warfare-conversation-jim-taiclet__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lDzmiwfy5qtrfjnkn1z78CTOrxUmcdQccbCG7s9K8sIChNW9nCXfmhntoMlzKUlyoapa$

The House Veterans’ Affairs Committee will hold a hearing on “Violent Domestic Extremist Groups and the Recruitment of Veterans” at 10 a.m.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://veterans.house.gov/events/hearings/violent-domestic-extremist-groups-and-the-recruitment-of-veterans__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lDzmiwfy5qtrfjnkn1z78CTOrxUmcdQccbCG7s9K8sIChNW9nCXfmhntoMlzKSa1kjrV$

# Other News
A Milanese friar mentions North America in 1345 text, 150 years before Columbus It’s the first written evidence that proves someone outside northern Europe had heard of America before Columbus’s 1492 voyage.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zmescience.com/science/history-science/a-milanese-friar-mentions-north-america-in-1345-text-150-years-before-columbus/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lDzmiwfy5qtrfjnkn1z78CTOrxUmcdQccbCG7s9K8sIChNW9nCXfmhntoMlzKV6pQfFo$

# Science
US Embassy in Colombia investigating several Havana syndrome cases https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.republicworld.com/world-news/us-news/us-embassy-in-colombia-begins-probe-into-havana-syndrome-cases-among-officials-report.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lDzmiwfy5qtrfjnkn1z78CTOrxUmcdQccbCG7s9K8sIChNW9nCXfmhntoMlzKdL3Vmb_$

Police investigating ‘Havana syndrome’ cases at US Embassy in Berlin https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.forbes.com/sites/carlieporterfield/2021/10/08/berlin-investigates-possible-havana-syndrome-attack-on-us-embassy-heres-everywhere-else-it-allegedly-happened/?sh=3b6f63a350e6__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lDzmiwfy5qtrfjnkn1z78CTOrxUmcdQccbCG7s9K8sIChNW9nCXfmhntoMlzKR6DNHbD$

The last thing these mosquitoes think is, ‘That’s not blood, it’s toxic beet juice!’
A Swedish startup has found a way to use the smell of malaria to trick mosquitoes into thinking toxic beet juice is blood—which could be used to help prevent the bugs from spreading deadly disease.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.fastcompany.com/90685649/the-last-thing-these-mosquitoes-think-is-thats-not-blood-its-toxic-beet-juice__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lDzmiwfy5qtrfjnkn1z78CTOrxUmcdQccbCG7s9K8sIChNW9nCXfmhntoMlzKdTdUK2x$

# Social
Understanding poverty and children’s health before natural disasters strike. Preparing for and building back after natural disasters should not be a one-size-fits all approach.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ehn.org/poverty-and-vulnerability-to-natural-disasters-2655219717.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lDzmiwfy5qtrfjnkn1z78CTOrxUmcdQccbCG7s9K8sIChNW9nCXfmhntoMlzKaU4rP8H$

# Space
“Star Trek” actor William Shatner, ahem, I mean Captain Kirk, headed to space today on Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin rocket. Who else was on board:
Via NBC, “Audrey Powers, Blue Origin’s vice president of mission and flight operations, and two paying customers, Glen de Vries and Chris Boshuizen” were also on board.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2021/sep/25/william-shatner-space-bezos-blue-origin-star-trek__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lDzmiwfy5qtrfjnkn1z78CTOrxUmcdQccbCG7s9K8sIChNW9nCXfmhntoMlzKaZZwDjq$

Space, The Final Frontier
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.space.com/william-shatner-blue-origin-flight-moved-tears-reaction__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lDzmiwfy5qtrfjnkn1z78CTOrxUmcdQccbCG7s9K8sIChNW9nCXfmhntoMlzKXIQDvcY$

# Technology
Former Pentagon official says China has won artificial intelligence battle https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/576213-former-pentagon-official-says-china-has-won-artificial-intelligence__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lDzmiwfy5qtrfjnkn1z78CTOrxUmcdQccbCG7s9K8sIChNW9nCXfmhntoMlzKRPGTYmy$

Microsoft reports Iranian hackers targeting US, Israeli defense companies https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/576250-microsoft-reports-iranian-hackers-targeting-us-israeli-defense-companies__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lDzmiwfy5qtrfjnkn1z78CTOrxUmcdQccbCG7s9K8sIChNW9nCXfmhntoMlzKYS1P3k9$

# Water
As Tar Sands Flow Through Line 3, Water Protectors Fight Trumped-Up Felonies. More than 80 people face at least 90 felony charges stemming from pipeline protests over the course of the summer.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/as-tar-sands-flow-through-line-3-water-protectors-fight-trumped-up-felonies/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lDzmiwfy5qtrfjnkn1z78CTOrxUmcdQccbCG7s9K8sIChNW9nCXfmhntoMlzKVh2ETxl$

Clean Water for Nearly 10 Million People Threatened by Red Sea’s Aging Oil Tanker: “Our results stress the need for urgent action to avert this looming disaster. The spill and its potentially disastrous impacts remain entirely preventable through offloading the oil.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/10/11/clean-water-nearly-10-million-people-threatened-red-seas-aging-oil-tanker-study__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lDzmiwfy5qtrfjnkn1z78CTOrxUmcdQccbCG7s9K8sIChNW9nCXfmhntoMlzKQSaHHUt$

What you should know about the Texas-New Mexico fight over Rio Grande water.
The river supplies water to millions of people and wildlife along its shores in Colorado, New Mexico, Texas and Mexico. Nearly 80% of its water is used in agriculture, but it’s also a major source of water for cities like Albuquerque and El Paso.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://elpasomatters.org/2021/10/12/what-you-should-know-about-the-texas-new-mexico-fight-over-rio-grande-water/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lDzmiwfy5qtrfjnkn1z78CTOrxUmcdQccbCG7s9K8sIChNW9nCXfmhntoMlzKfAEez3c$

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