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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2021-10-12

Voices, The Peoples News

October 12, 2021
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
Indian Health Service Managers Protected a Pedophile in Their Midst. Now the Agency Is Protecting Them. Senior officials failed to act on warnings that Stanley Patrick Weber was preying on Native American boys and even retaliated against whistleblowers, according to an internal report. The IHS has attempted to hide some of their identities.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wsj.com/articles/indian-health-service-managers-protected-a-pedophile-in-their-midst-now-the-u-s-agency-is-protecting-them-11633987505?mod=hp_lead_pos6&utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=43216__;!!On18fmf1aQ!g1TTsTujNEi1Ad7hJvKr4TdCwqunDpm5eCYtIM8a1fL210_22_mH9hg3Ry2tJYETSv_T$

The Karankawa were said to be extinct. Now they’re reviving their culture, and fighting to protect their ancestors’ land. Historians long thought the Karankawa people had disappeared. But now a group of descendants is fighting to protect a coastal area, where thousands of Karankawa artifacts were found, from an encroaching oil export facility.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/04/karankawa-corpus-christi-texas-artifacts/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!g1TTsTujNEi1Ad7hJvKr4TdCwqunDpm5eCYtIM8a1fL210_22_mH9hg3Ry2tJVv4X2MB$

Vice President Harris delivered remarks at the National Congress of American Indians 78th Annual Convention. Livestream:
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://bit.ly/3iWU6ir__;!!On18fmf1aQ!g1TTsTujNEi1Ad7hJvKr4TdCwqunDpm5eCYtIM8a1fL210_22_mH9hg3Ry2tJe0nuqg7$

# Archaeology
Ancient city could have been destroyed by cosmic airburst, evidence suggests. Researchers have presented evidence that a Middle Bronze Age city called Tall el-Hammam, located in the Jordan Valley northeast of the Dead Sea, was destroyed by a cosmic airburst.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-97778-3__;!!On18fmf1aQ!g1TTsTujNEi1Ad7hJvKr4TdCwqunDpm5eCYtIM8a1fL210_22_mH9hg3Ry2tJZ7SoKbk$

Multiple individuals are buried in the Tomb of Nestor’s Cup, study finds. The Tomb of Nestor’s Cup, a famous burial in Italy, contains not one deceased individual, but several, according to a new study.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.livescience.com/tomb-nestors-cup-multiple-individuals__;!!On18fmf1aQ!g1TTsTujNEi1Ad7hJvKr4TdCwqunDpm5eCYtIM8a1fL210_22_mH9hg3Ry2tJdjETfSt$

Ancient DNA confirms our African roots, and reveals how Neanderthals, Denisovans and humans ‘continually mixed’
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2021/10/12/ancient-dna-confirms-our-african-roots-and-reveals-how-neanderthals-denisovans-and-humans-continually-mixed/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!g1TTsTujNEi1Ad7hJvKr4TdCwqunDpm5eCYtIM8a1fL210_22_mH9hg3Ry2tJU6Kcm3H$

A Groundbreaking Geological Discovery in the Grand Canyon: However, the secrets of the boulder weren’t very apparent to folks in modern times until the photograph in this story was taken. Somehow, some way, the photograph triggered a question about what was captured in the image.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/cliff-collapse-reveals-313-million-year-old-fossil-footprints-in-grand-canyon-national-park.htm__;!!On18fmf1aQ!g1TTsTujNEi1Ad7hJvKr4TdCwqunDpm5eCYtIM8a1fL210_22_mH9hg3Ry2tJT4Ab6cJ$

Creation Scientist’s Ground-Breaking Research at Grand Canyon Published Four-Year Study Helps Confirm Rapid Formation of the Canyon’s Layers by Massive Flooding https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://answersingenesis.org/about/press/2021/06/23/creation-research-grand-canyon-published/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!g1TTsTujNEi1Ad7hJvKr4TdCwqunDpm5eCYtIM8a1fL210_22_mH9hg3Ry2tJYEpeuju$

USU Geologist Gets to the Bottom of the Cambrian Explosion, Trilobite Evolution in Grand Canyon. Sedimentary rock layers at the bottom of Grand Canyon have long entombed a geologic record of a period of evolutionary frenzy some 540 million years ago known as the “Cambrian Explosion.” During this biologic shift, which marks the beginning of the Cambrian Period, a burst of new animal life emerged, or at least ‘visible life’ emerged, including trilobites and other animals that made a hard skeleton.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usu.edu/today/story/usu-geologist-gets-to-the-bottom-of-the-cambrian-explosion-trilobite-evolution-in-grand-canyon__;!!On18fmf1aQ!g1TTsTujNEi1Ad7hJvKr4TdCwqunDpm5eCYtIM8a1fL210_22_mH9hg3Ry2tJe5KCf3F$

# Children / Youth
Masks are changing how kids interact. Some kids are struggling to recognize each other through masks—but schools and parents can teach them other skills to compensate.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2021/10/how-schools-can-help-kids-make-friends-through-masks/620356/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!g1TTsTujNEi1Ad7hJvKr4TdCwqunDpm5eCYtIM8a1fL210_22_mH9hg3Ry2tJRN1qGZF$

# CoronaVirus
Blockbuster: It wasn’t Wuhan, despite Rand Paul’s ‘Lie Soup’, COVID’s Home Base is North Carolina. Proof our boy Rand Paul works for the folks who are raking in billions a day with COVID profits and the deaths of America’s ‘least intelligent’
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.veteranstoday.com/2021/10/11/pravda-us-army-created-covid-19-in-2015-research-proofs-or-debunking-you-pick/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!g1TTsTujNEi1Ad7hJvKr4TdCwqunDpm5eCYtIM8a1fL210_22_mH9hg3Ry2tJa62bj9L$

“It’s tough on a school community. It’s tough on co-workers and on the campus. I just saw the tears of the co-workers and sadness that it brings.” Susan Kincannon, Waco ISD’s superintendent. She said the district implemented a mask mandate, defying the governor’s order , following the deaths of educators from COVID-19 in the Central Texas region.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/11/waco-isd-mask-mandate/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!g1TTsTujNEi1Ad7hJvKr4TdCwqunDpm5eCYtIM8a1fL210_22_mH9hg3Ry2tJcaYeeOQ$

Ivermectin obsession illustrates why pandemics are a great opportunity for fraudsters to manipulate data. What can be done?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2021/10/12/obsession-with-ivermectin-illustrates-pandemics-are-a-great-opportunity-for-fraudsters-to-manipulate-data-what-can-be-done/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!g1TTsTujNEi1Ad7hJvKr4TdCwqunDpm5eCYtIM8a1fL210_22_mH9hg3Ry2tJa65FsXm$

Why are more kids being infected by, and some dying from, the Delta COVID variant?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2021/10/07/why-are-more-kids-being-infected-by-and-some-dying-from-the-delta-covid-variant/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!g1TTsTujNEi1Ad7hJvKr4TdCwqunDpm5eCYtIM8a1fL210_22_mH9hg3Ry2tJYny-Jtt$

# Economy / Finance / Trade
Happening today, making the debt ceiling a holiday problem: Via CNN’s Clare Foran, the House is returning during its recess for a quick vote to extend the nation’s debt limit through early December.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://cnn.it/2YIZG0M__;!!On18fmf1aQ!g1TTsTujNEi1Ad7hJvKr4TdCwqunDpm5eCYtIM8a1fL210_22_mH9hg3Ry2tJZMixO_6$

GAO report: Social Security made nearly $5 billion in improper payments in 2019 (The Center Square) – The U.S. Government Accountability Office found that the Social Security Administration made billions of dollars in improper payments, including overpayments, to SSI beneficiaries despite having for years been instructed to make reforms.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.hendersonvillestandard.com/news/national/gao-report-social-security-made-nearly-5-billion-in-improper-payments-in-2019/article_170064c3-36e1-5dbc-a9e9-8b79a62e5702.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!g1TTsTujNEi1Ad7hJvKr4TdCwqunDpm5eCYtIM8a1fL210_22_mH9hg3Ry2tJQfaHu0r$

# Education / Schools
The Columbus Project: Dealing in history, not hypocrisy. Prevailing narratives have turned one side into victims, and the other side into villains. Would you be surprised to learn that thousands of enslaved Africans were owned by Native Americans, or that Columbus — who never owned a slave and adopted a Taino boy as his son — became an American icon starting in 1892 after 11 Italians were murdered in New Orleans?
Too few know the full story, which is why it’s time to break the cycle, come together and speak the facts.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://copomiao.org/history/?utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=43221__;!!On18fmf1aQ!g1TTsTujNEi1Ad7hJvKr4TdCwqunDpm5eCYtIM8a1fL210_22_mH9hg3Ry2tJd8hbj3b$

How a virtual classroom company made millions on software that left many students feeling abandoned https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/carolineodonovan/edgenuity-education-technology-virtual-classrooms-pandemic__;!!On18fmf1aQ!g1TTsTujNEi1Ad7hJvKr4TdCwqunDpm5eCYtIM8a1fL210_22_mH9hg3Ry2tJTqOp5mi$

# Employment / Labor
A record number of workers are quitting their jobs, empowered by new leverage The number of people quitting their jobs has surged to record highs, pushed by a combination of factors that include Americans sensing ample opportunity and better pay elsewhere https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.slashdot.org/story/21/10/12/1818252/a-record-number-of-workers-are-quitting-their-jobs-empowered-by-new-leverage__;!!On18fmf1aQ!g1TTsTujNEi1Ad7hJvKr4TdCwqunDpm5eCYtIM8a1fL210_22_mH9hg3Ry2tJVgWuKQO$

Another 4 million workers quit in the 5th month in a row of record exits, and it shows how the pandemic is still making people rethink what they want out of work and life https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.businessinsider.com/over-4-million-workers-quit-record-labor-shortage-great-resignation-2021-10__;!!On18fmf1aQ!g1TTsTujNEi1Ad7hJvKr4TdCwqunDpm5eCYtIM8a1fL210_22_mH9hg3Ry2tJcuZnBPy$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals “Code Red” for climate means reducing US oil and gas production:
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ehn.org/oil-and-gas-industry-and-climate-change-2655272307.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!g1TTsTujNEi1Ad7hJvKr4TdCwqunDpm5eCYtIM8a1fL210_22_mH9hg3Ry2tJTr-nNqI$

Oil wells in L.A.: Nearby residents grapple with health problems https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/09/oil-wells-in-la-nearby-residents-grapple-with-health-problems.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!g1TTsTujNEi1Ad7hJvKr4TdCwqunDpm5eCYtIM8a1fL210_22_mH9hg3Ry2tJZiFCq5o$

More than 30 countries join U.S. pledge to slash methane emissions https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/exclusive-us-eu-line-up-over-20-more-countries-global-methane-pact-2021-10-11/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!g1TTsTujNEi1Ad7hJvKr4TdCwqunDpm5eCYtIM8a1fL210_22_mH9hg3Ry2tJfgS_kgG$

Oil Price Jumps Above $80 and Natural Gas Races Higher, Turbocharged by Supply Shortages https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3152008/joe-biden-trapped-coronavirus-malaise-presidents__;!!On18fmf1aQ!g1TTsTujNEi1Ad7hJvKr4TdCwqunDpm5eCYtIM8a1fL210_22_mH9hg3Ry2tJSoLnYn7$

Utilities still own thousands of manufactured gas plants across the U.S., and the responsibility for cleaning up the hazardous sites, though complicated remediation, uncertain locations and high costs have left many sites still unattended.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.utilitydive.com/news/a-century-later-utilities-still-face-billions-in-potential-liabilities-fro/606351/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!g1TTsTujNEi1Ad7hJvKr4TdCwqunDpm5eCYtIM8a1fL210_22_mH9hg3Ry2tJVfQT2sM$

Critics: Budget reconciliation bill would hurt oil industry, impact Texas the most https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://starlocalmedia.com/news/state/critics-budget-reconciliation-bill-would-hurt-oil-industry-impact-texas-the-most/article_569ee4e2-0d72-5956-890c-1782090cda9b.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!g1TTsTujNEi1Ad7hJvKr4TdCwqunDpm5eCYtIM8a1fL210_22_mH9hg3Ry2tJSXxFB8G$

# Environment / Climate / Interior
‘Something has to be done’: Life along Madison’s Starkweather Creek, one of Wisconsin’s most polluted waterways. Starkweather Creek, historically fed by springs that have since disappeared or dramatically weakened.
East and west branches of the creek wander through northeast Madison https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://madison.com/ct/news/local/something-has-to-be-done-living-along-madison-s-starkweather-creek-one-of-wisconsin-s/article_12482282-1a78-59c7-997a-cd566f5d578a.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!g1TTsTujNEi1Ad7hJvKr4TdCwqunDpm5eCYtIM8a1fL210_22_mH9hg3Ry2tJatK_OrO$

Deforestation is a crime. A new bipartisan bill would treat it that way.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2021/10/new-bipartisan-plan-reduce-illegal-deforestation/620361/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!g1TTsTujNEi1Ad7hJvKr4TdCwqunDpm5eCYtIM8a1fL210_22_mH9hg3Ry2tJSueD7Hi$

EPA finds evidence for tightening key air quality standard. Fine particulate matter, sometimes called PM2.5, refers to especially small particles that can be inhaled and pose health risks when they get into peoples’ lungs.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/576205-epa-finds-evidence-for-tightening-key-air-quality-standard__;!!On18fmf1aQ!g1TTsTujNEi1Ad7hJvKr4TdCwqunDpm5eCYtIM8a1fL210_22_mH9hg3Ry2tJUrMentT$

New research, most of the world’s population has been affected by climate change:
Via The Washington Post’s Annabelle Timsit and Sarah Kaplan, “At least
85 percent of the global population has experienced weather events made worse by climate change, according to research published Monday in the journal Nature Climate Change.” https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://wapo.st/3BBvS4K__;!!On18fmf1aQ!g1TTsTujNEi1Ad7hJvKr4TdCwqunDpm5eCYtIM8a1fL210_22_mH9hg3Ry2tJSrGKsVs$
Here’s the research: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://go.nature.com/2YJasnL__;!!On18fmf1aQ!g1TTsTujNEi1Ad7hJvKr4TdCwqunDpm5eCYtIM8a1fL210_22_mH9hg3Ry2tJUT4Y421$

# Food Recalls / Alerts
Parent’s Choice Rice Baby Cereal at Walmart recalled for high arsenic levels https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.today.com/health/rice-baby-cereal-sold-walmart-recalled-due-arsenic-t233929__;!!On18fmf1aQ!g1TTsTujNEi1Ad7hJvKr4TdCwqunDpm5eCYtIM8a1fL210_22_mH9hg3Ry2tJWxdwyMo$

# Global Politics and other news
Exclusive: Putin and Erdogan, the Dark Secret behind the Sochi Handshake…War! French intelligence officials informed VT that Israel has attacked Beirut again, a single missile from an F 35 against an oil storage facility. They tell us Israel has deployed its American made stealth fighters as part of an operation to destroy the Lebanese economy…beginning with the nuclear attack on the port itself.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.veteranstoday.com/2021/10/11/putin-and-erdogan-the-dark-secret-behind-the-sochi-handshake-war/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!g1TTsTujNEi1Ad7hJvKr4TdCwqunDpm5eCYtIM8a1fL210_22_mH9hg3Ry2tJX7a2hgb$

# Gov / Politics
‘The President’s Decline Is Alarming’: Biden Trapped in Coronavirus Malaise. “People don’t feel like their lives have been improved. They did sort of feel that promises aren’t being kept.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3152008/joe-biden-trapped-coronavirus-malaise-presidents__;!!On18fmf1aQ!g1TTsTujNEi1Ad7hJvKr4TdCwqunDpm5eCYtIM8a1fL210_22_mH9hg3Ry2tJSoLnYn7$

US delivers abrupt message of downgrading ties with Pakistan: With relations remaining frosty between the United States and Pakistan against the backdrop of the Taliban takeover of neighboring Afghanistan, a senior US official visiting Islamabad has made clear to Pakistan that the administration of US President Joe Biden has downgraded the bilateral relationship, a media report says.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/oct/10/biden-administration-delivers-brusque-message-to-pakistan__;!!On18fmf1aQ!g1TTsTujNEi1Ad7hJvKr4TdCwqunDpm5eCYtIM8a1fL210_22_mH9hg3Ry2tJSh4W0Kx$

Afghanistan Aftermath Still With Us Despite Biden’s Desire To Make It All Go Away. The nation continues to track progress in finding out exactly how things went so badly in Afghanistan and what is still happening.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insidesources.com/afghanistan-aftermath-still-with-us-despite-bidens-desire-to-make-it-all-go-away/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!g1TTsTujNEi1Ad7hJvKr4TdCwqunDpm5eCYtIM8a1fL210_22_mH9hg3Ry2tJaSJ8SO6$

How do Trump’s extraordinary betrayals stand up against history? He could be the worst.
Putting Trump in context is the best way to highlight and understand his betrayals. History is the highest court, and its verdict can’t be appealed.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2020/10/27/trump-betrayals-stand-out-even-next-to-benedict-arnold-column/6040603002/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!g1TTsTujNEi1Ad7hJvKr4TdCwqunDpm5eCYtIM8a1fL210_22_mH9hg3Ry2tJTA7XS-_$

To Trump voters, chaos in Afghanistan ‘another betrayal’ by Biden. The vagaries of America’s foreign entanglements do not usually much figure into the lives of those residing in this tiny hamlet, the seat of Elliott County and its only real town.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-58441173__;!!On18fmf1aQ!g1TTsTujNEi1Ad7hJvKr4TdCwqunDpm5eCYtIM8a1fL210_22_mH9hg3Ry2tJaPCC0eF$

With reckless DC riots, Trump betrayed his base — and his political future https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2021/01/09/with-reckless-dc-riots-trump-betrayed-his-base-and-his-future/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!g1TTsTujNEi1Ad7hJvKr4TdCwqunDpm5eCYtIM8a1fL210_22_mH9hg3Ry2tJWiIPBAS$

Paper shredding drives false election claims in Georgia https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/election-2020-joe-biden-donald-trump-georgia-media-93dbd6e5c6adf8047b70946d16947e61__;!!On18fmf1aQ!g1TTsTujNEi1Ad7hJvKr4TdCwqunDpm5eCYtIM8a1fL210_22_mH9hg3Ry2tJeclHGdU$

Georgia Election Staff Caught Shredding 100s of Voter Forms. Fact check:
Videos do not show ballots being shredded in Georgia https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-factcheck-georgia-shredding-ballots/fact-check-videos-do-not-show-ballots-being-shredded-in-georgia-idUSKBN2862BS__;!!On18fmf1aQ!g1TTsTujNEi1Ad7hJvKr4TdCwqunDpm5eCYtIM8a1fL210_22_mH9hg3Ry2tJYYeRNEU$

Bringing in the big guns: Ahead of next month’s toss-up gubernatorial election in Virginia, former President Obama will campaign with Democratic candidate Terry McAuliffe in Richmond, Va. https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://bit.ly/3mJcuMV__;!!On18fmf1aQ!g1TTsTujNEi1Ad7hJvKr4TdCwqunDpm5eCYtIM8a1fL210_22_mH9hg3Ry2tJbNkXZ4K$

First lady Jill Biden and former Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams are also campaigning with McAuliffe.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://bit.ly/3mOuLrZ__;!!On18fmf1aQ!g1TTsTujNEi1Ad7hJvKr4TdCwqunDpm5eCYtIM8a1fL210_22_mH9hg3Ry2tJXcw4frb$

It’s his party. We’re all just attending it: Via The Hill’s Alexander Bolton, “Sen. Chuck Grassley’s (R-Iowa) enthusiastic appearance at a Trump event in Iowa over the weekend shows that the former president has further strengthened his grip on the GOP following the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.” https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://bit.ly/3FPeNa2__;!!On18fmf1aQ!g1TTsTujNEi1Ad7hJvKr4TdCwqunDpm5eCYtIM8a1fL210_22_mH9hg3Ry2tJTVazCLf$

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) held a press briefing.
Livestream: https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://bit.ly/3iP174X__;!!On18fmf1aQ!g1TTsTujNEi1Ad7hJvKr4TdCwqunDpm5eCYtIM8a1fL210_22_mH9hg3Ry2tJcH7WoDZ$

Op-Ed: Progerssive federalism is the new socialism: “The American people will never knowingly adopt socialism. But, under the name of liberalism they will adopt every fragment of the socialist program, and be a socialist nation.” – Norman Thomas https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://heartlandernews.com/2021/10/11/op-ed-progressive-federalism-is-the-new-socialism/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!g1TTsTujNEi1Ad7hJvKr4TdCwqunDpm5eCYtIM8a1fL210_22_mH9hg3Ry2tJTTptUNI$

# Law Enforcement
# Legal / Judicial / DOJ
Bannon’s Subpoena Snub Sets up Big Decision for Biden DOJ. The House committee has said it may refer Bannon for criminal prosecution by the Department of Justice (DOJ) if he doesn’t appear for a deposition slated for Thursday.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/576256-bannons-subpoena-snub-sets-up-big-decision-for-biden-doj__;!!On18fmf1aQ!g1TTsTujNEi1Ad7hJvKr4TdCwqunDpm5eCYtIM8a1fL210_22_mH9hg3Ry2tJfc38q6-$

US spy couple sells Virginia class nuclear sub intel, including an SD card concealed in a peanut butter sandwich. to FBI undercover agent https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2021/10/10/maryland-husband-wife-arrested-espionage-case-515761__;!!On18fmf1aQ!g1TTsTujNEi1Ad7hJvKr4TdCwqunDpm5eCYtIM8a1fL210_22_mH9hg3Ry2tJVODAF83$

The Department of Justice is investigating Americans for war crimes allegedly committed while fighting with far-right extremists in Ukraine https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/christopherm51/craig-lang-ukraine-war-crimes-alleged__;!!On18fmf1aQ!g1TTsTujNEi1Ad7hJvKr4TdCwqunDpm5eCYtIM8a1fL210_22_mH9hg3Ry2tJTFzgINF$

Gabby Petito autopsy update – Cause of death revealed as strangulation in press conference as Brian Laundrie hunt on https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.the-sun.com/news/3741961/gabby-petito-autopsy-cause-death-brian-laundrie-update/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!g1TTsTujNEi1Ad7hJvKr4TdCwqunDpm5eCYtIM8a1fL210_22_mH9hg3Ry2tJY2hmxVA$

# Medical / Health
Vapes, are they safe? New vaping research finds ‘suite of chemicals’ in liquids used in vapes, some at ‘dangerously high’ levels. Researchers found a group of chemicals called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), which is linked to lung, bladder and gastrointestinal cancers. Researchers also found “dangerously high levels” of lung irritant benzaldehyde, which is added to give them an almond flavour, in 61 of the 65 samples. “It changes how some of the cells in your lungs work,”
Dr Larcombe said. “It impairs your lungs that are normally responsible for cleaning up pathogens.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-10-11/chemicals-found-in-vaping-liquids/100525148__;!!On18fmf1aQ!g1TTsTujNEi1Ad7hJvKr4TdCwqunDpm5eCYtIM8a1fL210_22_mH9hg3Ry2tJYm9Wc4V$

Study: Kids exposed to harmful plastics during heart surgery. Are tubing and blood bags sources of trouble? The tubing and other bendable equipment used in cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) exposed young children to phthalates at levels that may be clinically significant, preliminary research found.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcoverage/aap/94941__;!!On18fmf1aQ!g1TTsTujNEi1Ad7hJvKr4TdCwqunDpm5eCYtIM8a1fL210_22_mH9hg3Ry2tJdOmWJOq$

Justice Department Wants Federal Appeals Court To Block Texas Abortion Law https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/2021/09/15/1037224086/the-justice-department-wants-a-federal-judge-to-block-texas-new-abortion-ban__;!!On18fmf1aQ!g1TTsTujNEi1Ad7hJvKr4TdCwqunDpm5eCYtIM8a1fL210_22_mH9hg3Ry2tJYsZvXKf$

Reinstatement of Texas abortion law may hinge on state argument challenging federal overreach. Whether the “heartbeat” law stands long-term could depend on whether the state can prove the federal government has no standing to block the new Texas restrictions.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2021/10/11/reinstatement-of-texas-abortion-law-may-hinge-on-state-argument-challenging-federal-overreach/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!g1TTsTujNEi1Ad7hJvKr4TdCwqunDpm5eCYtIM8a1fL210_22_mH9hg3Ry2tJb2f6mb2$

Supreme Court To Hear Kentucky Attorney General’s Case To Defend State Abortion Law https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wlky.com/article/kentucky-attorney-general-looks-to-us-supreme-court-to-allow-him-to-defend-abortion-law/37930770__;!!On18fmf1aQ!g1TTsTujNEi1Ad7hJvKr4TdCwqunDpm5eCYtIM8a1fL210_22_mH9hg3Ry2tJW60l90S$

Anesthesiologists Say UnitedHealth Unfairly Canceling Contracts https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.modernhealthcare.com/insurance/anesthesiologists-accuse-unitedhealth-anticompetitive-network-exclusions__;!!On18fmf1aQ!g1TTsTujNEi1Ad7hJvKr4TdCwqunDpm5eCYtIM8a1fL210_22_mH9hg3Ry2tJTexotOs$

COVID-Struck New Mom Denied Transplant: ‘How Cruel Is That?’ Gabriela Acuna gave birth to a premature baby before being put on a ventilator.
Now she needs a lung transplant—and her family says Nevada Medicaid will not cover one for her.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/gabriela-acuna-covid-ravaged-mom-of-a-newborn-denied-a-lung-transplant-how-cruel-is-that__;!!On18fmf1aQ!g1TTsTujNEi1Ad7hJvKr4TdCwqunDpm5eCYtIM8a1fL210_22_mH9hg3Ry2tJQSFm9Sq$

# Military / DOD
Treachery of US Generals During World War 2: Tales of the American Empire https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.veteranstoday.com/2021/10/11/treachery-of-us-generals-during-world-war-2/?mc_cid=dbc3d086fe&mc_eid=3f7488d454__;!!On18fmf1aQ!g1TTsTujNEi1Ad7hJvKr4TdCwqunDpm5eCYtIM8a1fL210_22_mH9hg3Ry2tJXp01g_4$

U.S. concerns about the risks of fighting a coming war with Russia and China are well-grounded, given it is unprepared to fight even a purely conventional war with them.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nationalinterest.org/feature/america-cannot-take-china-and-russia-simultaneously-194899__;!!On18fmf1aQ!g1TTsTujNEi1Ad7hJvKr4TdCwqunDpm5eCYtIM8a1fL210_22_mH9hg3Ry2tJTuoU2eu$

# Military / Global
Kim Jong Un Shows Off Expanding Array of Missiles to Hit U.S.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/kim-jong-un-shows-off-expanding-array-of-missiles-to-hit-u-s/ar-AAPp21O?ocid=windirect__;!!On18fmf1aQ!g1TTsTujNEi1Ad7hJvKr4TdCwqunDpm5eCYtIM8a1fL210_22_mH9hg3Ry2tJRHWP8BU$

Russia Says Taiwan is Part of China as Two Powers Further Align Against U.S.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/russia-says-taiwan-is-part-of-china-as-two-powers-further-align-against-u-s/ar-AAPqMOD?ocid=windirect__;!!On18fmf1aQ!g1TTsTujNEi1Ad7hJvKr4TdCwqunDpm5eCYtIM8a1fL210_22_mH9hg3Ry2tJTnBcKmn$

China and Russia Turn Deeper Ties into a Military Challenge for Biden “You face a two-front war where we don’t have a two-front military,”
said one former Trump official.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/04/20/china-russia-military-attention-us-policy-xi-putin-biden-taiwan-ukraine/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!g1TTsTujNEi1Ad7hJvKr4TdCwqunDpm5eCYtIM8a1fL210_22_mH9hg3Ry2tJatQPowy$

# Other News
Exxon Mobil to build new plastic waste recycling facility in Baytown, Texas, with initial capacity to recycle 30,000 metric tons per year, the company announced Monday.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.bakersfield.com/ap/news/exxon-mobil-to-build-new-plastic-waste-recycling-facility-near-houston/article_4a08a777-8209-5ba4-96f9-f640eb32da4a.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!g1TTsTujNEi1Ad7hJvKr4TdCwqunDpm5eCYtIM8a1fL210_22_mH9hg3Ry2tJQ9jaUeX$

# Science
If genetic therapy could cure or eradicate autism, should it be made available? The autistic community is not so sure https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2021/10/12/if-genetic-therapy-could-cure-or-eradicate-autism-should-it-be-made-available-the-autistic-community-is-not-so-sure/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!g1TTsTujNEi1Ad7hJvKr4TdCwqunDpm5eCYtIM8a1fL210_22_mH9hg3Ry2tJXnk09B3$

Spectrum 10k: Why Some Autistic People Are Hesitant About the New Autism Study https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.verywellhealth.com/why-autistic-people-are-against-spectrum-10k-5199849__;!!On18fmf1aQ!g1TTsTujNEi1Ad7hJvKr4TdCwqunDpm5eCYtIM8a1fL210_22_mH9hg3Ry2tJfNWZqb1$

High-profile autism genetics project paused amid backlash: Study aimed at collecting DNA from 10,000 autistic people and their families has drawn criticism for failing to consult the autism community.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02602-7__;!!On18fmf1aQ!g1TTsTujNEi1Ad7hJvKr4TdCwqunDpm5eCYtIM8a1fL210_22_mH9hg3Ry2tJd13gvD2$

# Social
Housing: Mayor Sylvester Turner has pulled a recommendation to use $15 million in city funds to help finance an affordable housing development that was the subject of allegations that he was steering money to a specific developer.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2021/10/11/410574/mayor-turner-pulls-support-from-controversial-15-million-houston-affordable-housing-project/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!g1TTsTujNEi1Ad7hJvKr4TdCwqunDpm5eCYtIM8a1fL210_22_mH9hg3Ry2tJavV27tt$

# Space
‘Extraordinary’ New Signal Detected Coming From the Heart of Our Galaxy.
Which exp[erts say could be an entirely new class of cosmic object.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/10/211012080039.htm__;!!On18fmf1aQ!g1TTsTujNEi1Ad7hJvKr4TdCwqunDpm5eCYtIM8a1fL210_22_mH9hg3Ry2tJd_g2Ilt$

NASA Plans To Redirect Asteroid By Hitting It Really Hard With Spacecraft In Armageddon-Like Move. In the Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) Mission, NASA will demonstrate the kinetic impactor, in layman’s terms, “hit it really hard” technique. The mission will measure the change caused by the spacecraft’s impact into a moonlet at 6.6 km/s on the motion of a moonlet.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.yourtango.com/news/what-is-nasa-dart-mission?fr=operanews__;!!On18fmf1aQ!g1TTsTujNEi1Ad7hJvKr4TdCwqunDpm5eCYtIM8a1fL210_22_mH9hg3Ry2tJRNzdd8X$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2021-10-11

Voices, The Peoples News

October 11, 2021
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

# Indigenous
Indigenous activists come to D.C. with a message for Biden: Declare a national climate emergency. There are protests at the White House planned for the entire week.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonian.com/2021/09/30/thousands-of-climate-change-protesters-are-coming-to-dc-on-october-11/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lYqb7_E7D2SmQ1azjX9F9RS_mnP4FciiVP6KwuP5xsMmwMLSmPKk3Ccx9RPfjeYM00FV$

How conservatorships were used to exploit Native Americans. A lawyer explains this sordid history in light of the recent case of pop star Brittney Spears’ conservatorship. The Osage Nation were once among the wealthiest people in the world.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.yesmagazine.org/social-justice/2021/10/07/conservatorships-native-americans-history__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lYqb7_E7D2SmQ1azjX9F9RS_mnP4FciiVP6KwuP5xsMmwMLSmPKk3Ccx9RPfjQIqbT_6$

On Indigenous Peoples’ Day, celebrating Earth’s unsung environmental stewards https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.mongabay.com/2021/10/on-indigenous-peoples-day-celebrating-earths-unsung-environmental-stewards/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lYqb7_E7D2SmQ1azjX9F9RS_mnP4FciiVP6KwuP5xsMmwMLSmPKk3Ccx9RPfjfVES2yH$

# Bundy Rides Again
‘Another chance at life’: Flights carrying Afghans from Ramstein to US resume after 3-week pause. About 300 evacuees from Afghanistan are now in the States after leaving Ramstein on Saturday night. Thousands more will join them this week.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.stripes.com/theaters/europe/2021-10-10/ramstein-us-flights-afghan-evacuees-resume-3190504.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lYqb7_E7D2SmQ1azjX9F9RS_mnP4FciiVP6KwuP5xsMmwMLSmPKk3Ccx9RPfjc1pHlWl$

# CoronaVirus
This Anti-Masker Thinks God Wants Her to Terrorize Children. Shiva Bagheri, a familiar figure in anti-vax circles, has organized flash mobs and hit a cancer patient. But last week marked a new low.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/maga-anti-masker-shiva-bagheri-thinks-god-wants-her-to-terrorize-children__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lYqb7_E7D2SmQ1azjX9F9RS_mnP4FciiVP6KwuP5xsMmwMLSmPKk3Ccx9RPfjQVkkN-Q$

If You Got Moderna or J&J, This Is Likely the Soonest You Can Get a Booster https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://bestlifeonline.com/moderna-booster-timeline-news/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lYqb7_E7D2SmQ1azjX9F9RS_mnP4FciiVP6KwuP5xsMmwMLSmPKk3Ccx9RPfjVROjbGj$

New Documents Claim Wuhan And U.S. Scientists Planned To Make Coronaviruses Cover picture for the articleExperts claim that the scientists from Wuhan and United States planned to create coronavirus genomes in the newly leaked documents they got a hold of. The supposed aim of the creation is to study them. Experts Give Details About What They Found.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://texasbreaking.com/2021/10/new-documents-claim-wuhan-and-u-s-scientists-planned-to-make-coronaviruses/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lYqb7_E7D2SmQ1azjX9F9RS_mnP4FciiVP6KwuP5xsMmwMLSmPKk3Ccx9RPfjbqwoeR7$

Two Women Die From Adverse Reactions After Receiving Johnson & Johnson Vaccine. The CDC verified that the woman indeed died from the vaccine and confirmed the diagnosis.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2021/oct/05/king-county-woman-dies-of-side-effect-from-johnson/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lYqb7_E7D2SmQ1azjX9F9RS_mnP4FciiVP6KwuP5xsMmwMLSmPKk3Ccx9RPfjXgKtmIi$

Mass. reports 4,378 new breakthrough COVID-19 cases, raising total to 0.8% of fully vaccinated people https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dailyadvent.com/news/db025fe44da31e0a43982e7a385bc9fe-Mass-reports-4378-new-breakthrough-COVID19-cases-raising-total-to-08-of-fully-vaccinated-people__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lYqb7_E7D2SmQ1azjX9F9RS_mnP4FciiVP6KwuP5xsMmwMLSmPKk3Ccx9RPfjeQeVthj$

33,851 Breakthrough COVID-19 Cases Recorded In Indiana, 229 Have Died https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://washingtonnewsday.com/news/in-indiana-there-have-been-33851-breakthrough-covid-19-cases-with-229-deaths/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lYqb7_E7D2SmQ1azjX9F9RS_mnP4FciiVP6KwuP5xsMmwMLSmPKk3Ccx9RPfjZXFKYkl$

Merck Sells Federally Financed COVID Pill to U.S. for 40 Times What it Costs to Make https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2021/10/05/covid-pill-drug-pricing-merck-ridgeback/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lYqb7_E7D2SmQ1azjX9F9RS_mnP4FciiVP6KwuP5xsMmwMLSmPKk3Ccx9RPfjdx9HOKm$

Ontario now recommending against Moderna vaccine for men 18-24 years old https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://torontosun.com/news/provincial/ontario-now-recommending-against-moderna-vaccine-for-men-18-24-years-old__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lYqb7_E7D2SmQ1azjX9F9RS_mnP4FciiVP6KwuP5xsMmwMLSmPKk3Ccx9RPfjYRrlnca$

Pharmaceutical company Merck says it submitted a request for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to approve its antiviral pill as a treatment for COVID-19. https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://bit.ly/3mLnitI__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lYqb7_E7D2SmQ1azjX9F9RS_mnP4FciiVP6KwuP5xsMmwMLSmPKk3Ccx9RPfjU1eKn8S$

Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca announced this morning that its experimental COVID-19 treatment is effective. https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://bit.ly/3Drv2Ij__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lYqb7_E7D2SmQ1azjX9F9RS_mnP4FciiVP6KwuP5xsMmwMLSmPKk3Ccx9RPfjXiIqRT7$

More evidence emerges for controversial lab leak COVID origins theory. A coronavirus adapts for its host animal. It takes time to perfect itself for infecting humans. But a pathogen engineered via accelerated evolution in a laboratory using humanized mice would need no additional time after escape to optimize for human infection.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2021/10/11/viewpoint-more-evidence-emerges-for-controversial-lab-leak-covid-origins-theory/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lYqb7_E7D2SmQ1azjX9F9RS_mnP4FciiVP6KwuP5xsMmwMLSmPKk3Ccx9RPfjcIzhZoS$

What is the True Vaccine Breakthrough Rate? The CDC Doesn’t Want You to Know.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thevaccinereaction.org/2021/10/what-is-the-true-vaccine-breakthrough-rate-the-cdc-doesnt-want-you-to-know/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lYqb7_E7D2SmQ1azjX9F9RS_mnP4FciiVP6KwuP5xsMmwMLSmPKk3Ccx9RPfjdc4VgKf$

Parent Sues School After Kid Gets COVID From Unmasked Child. Months after the district’s board ditched a mask requirement, Shannon Jensen’s three sons tested positive for the coronavirus.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-business-wisconsin-school-boards-lawsuits-3159dca115897113ee0bc94060b708f6__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lYqb7_E7D2SmQ1azjX9F9RS_mnP4FciiVP6KwuP5xsMmwMLSmPKk3Ccx9RPfjeRGYvJw$

# Economy / Finance / Trade
Soaring Energy Prices Raise Concerns About U.S. Inflation, Economy.
Factories and service providers require energy to boost production, but oil and natural-gas supplies are tight https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wsj.com/articles/soaring-energy-prices-raise-concerns-about-u-s-inflation-economy-11633870800__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lYqb7_E7D2SmQ1azjX9F9RS_mnP4FciiVP6KwuP5xsMmwMLSmPKk3Ccx9RPfjaaOD-9N$

What America’s Port Crisis Looks Like Up Close. Like toy blocks hurled from the heavens, nearly 80,000 shipping containers are stacked in various configurations at the Port of Savannah — 50 percent more than usual https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://1businessworld.com/2021/10/business/what-americas-port-crisis-looks-like-up-close/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lYqb7_E7D2SmQ1azjX9F9RS_mnP4FciiVP6KwuP5xsMmwMLSmPKk3Ccx9RPfjVykTZpO$

Senior citizen advocacy group tells Congress that Social Security recipients should get $1,400 stimulus payment https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.yahoo.com/senior-citizen-advocacy-group-tells-121306359.html*:*:text=The*20Senior*20Citizens*20League*20asked,payments*20next*20year*2C*20AARP*20said__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSU!!On18fmf1aQ!lYqb7_E7D2SmQ1azjX9F9RS_mnP4FciiVP6KwuP5xsMmwMLSmPKk3Ccx9RPfjdKtCKdl$ .

What’s behind supply chain breakdowns? In recent months, supply chain problems have been blamed for shortages affecting just about every sector of industry and commerce. But what exactly is broken, and why?
Correspondent David Pogue asked the experts to supply answers.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://finance.yahoo.com/video/whats-behind-supply-chain-breakdowns-132845274.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lYqb7_E7D2SmQ1azjX9F9RS_mnP4FciiVP6KwuP5xsMmwMLSmPKk3Ccx9RPfjVNOVYSK$

“Business Improvement Districts” Quietly Privatize the Policing of Public Space These corporate zones operate as an arm of forcible social control to ward off perceived threats to the flow of profit.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/business-improvement-districts-quietly-privatize-the-policing-of-public-space/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lYqb7_E7D2SmQ1azjX9F9RS_mnP4FciiVP6KwuP5xsMmwMLSmPKk3Ccx9RPfjZpRuJPw$

4 Senate Dems Say They Won’t Back Budget Deal If Manchin Axes Climate Provisions. Tense budget negotiations are raising fears that key climate programs will be cut ahead of UN climate talks.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/4-senate-dems-say-they-wont-back-budget-deal-if-manchin-axes-climate-provisions/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lYqb7_E7D2SmQ1azjX9F9RS_mnP4FciiVP6KwuP5xsMmwMLSmPKk3Ccx9RPfjabAPJff$

Port of Savannah Ships Forced to Wait at Sea for Days Amid Global Supply Chain Disruption https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/world/us/record-60-cargo-ships-wait-unload-busiest-us-port-complex-2021-09-15/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lYqb7_E7D2SmQ1azjX9F9RS_mnP4FciiVP6KwuP5xsMmwMLSmPKk3Ccx9RPfjQnLdnDG$

# Education / Schools
Parents Sneaking Monitors Into Schools to Check Ventilation. Parents across the U.S. have been slipping carbon dioxide monitors into their kids school bags to make sure poor ventilation won’t lead to COVID outbreaks.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/mlb-commentator-jim-kaat-apologizes-for-compliment-about-yoan-moncada-referencing-slavery-during-broadcast__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lYqb7_E7D2SmQ1azjX9F9RS_mnP4FciiVP6KwuP5xsMmwMLSmPKk3Ccx9RPfjeObMpqP$

# Employment / Labor
‘Don’t Think There’s an Answer’: Biden Labor Secretary Perplexed by Worker Shortage. The Biden administration remains perplexed by the number of eligible workers who aren’t taking available jobs https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.axios.com/biden-marty-walsh-jobs-economy-hbo-1a3281d3-4f0a-4e2d-b8e9-0e27e8f109bc.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lYqb7_E7D2SmQ1azjX9F9RS_mnP4FciiVP6KwuP5xsMmwMLSmPKk3Ccx9RPfje10BA3H$

# Environment / Climate / Interior
McAuliffe expresses frustration House hasn’t passed infrastructure bill.
Virginia Democratic gubernatorial nominee Terry McAuliffe on Sunday expressed his frustration that the House has yet to pass its infrastructure bill.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/576120-mcauliffe-expresses-frustration-house-hasnt-passed-infrastructure__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lYqb7_E7D2SmQ1azjX9F9RS_mnP4FciiVP6KwuP5xsMmwMLSmPKk3Ccx9RPfjXgntjXS$

Report: Sen. Sinema Wants to Cut $100B in Climate Funds. A Sunrise Movement leader said the Arizona Democrat’s reported proposal for the Build Back Better package is “not surprising since she’s been meeting nonstop with corporate executives.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/10/08/cruel-and-unfathomable-sinema-pushing-100-billion-climate-cuts-reconciliation-bill__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lYqb7_E7D2SmQ1azjX9F9RS_mnP4FciiVP6KwuP5xsMmwMLSmPKk3Ccx9RPfjcpoldes$

# 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!lYqb7_E7D2SmQ1azjX9F9RS_mnP4FciiVP6KwuP5xsMmwMLSmPKk3Ccx9RPfjU8r3gtA$

# Gov / Politics
Fiona Hill: Putin Used His KGB Training to Manipulate Trump. Hill explains how she thinks Putin manipulated Trump and talks Navalny, her Trump impeachment testimony, and how American values are being flushed “down the toilet.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/fiona-hill-thinks-putin-used-his-kgb-training-to-manipulate-trump__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lYqb7_E7D2SmQ1azjX9F9RS_mnP4FciiVP6KwuP5xsMmwMLSmPKk3Ccx9RPfjcgZah-y$

GOP leader won’t say if election was stolen under questioning from Fox’s Chris Wallace https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/576109-foxs-chris-wallace-presses-gop-leader-on-whether-he-believes__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lYqb7_E7D2SmQ1azjX9F9RS_mnP4FciiVP6KwuP5xsMmwMLSmPKk3Ccx9RPfjWGYzW7o$

House Capitol attack panel ready to urge prosecution of Trump aides, says Schiff Mark Meadows, Dan Scavino, Steve Bannon and Kash Patel all defying subpoenas under instruction from Trump https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/oct/10/adam-schiff-capitol-attack-trump-aides-house-panel-federal-prosecution__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lYqb7_E7D2SmQ1azjX9F9RS_mnP4FciiVP6KwuP5xsMmwMLSmPKk3Ccx9RPfjS3nFdQm$

Senate Democrat says ‘a lot left to be learned’ about Trump effort to overturn election “There’s just a lot left to be learned, and particularly as the old saw goes, ‘Follow the money.’ Who was paying for this stuff, and how did it all work?” Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) asked.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/576121-senate-democrat-says-a-lot-left-to-be-learned-about-trump-effort__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lYqb7_E7D2SmQ1azjX9F9RS_mnP4FciiVP6KwuP5xsMmwMLSmPKk3Ccx9RPfjdfou39k$

Biden Admin to Send the Taliban Millions in US Dollars After Arming them with $83 Billion in US Military Weapons.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/10/biden-admin-send-taliban-millions-us-dollars-arming-83-billion-us-military-weapons/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lYqb7_E7D2SmQ1azjX9F9RS_mnP4FciiVP6KwuP5xsMmwMLSmPKk3Ccx9RPfjV3AcQts$

Trump Tells Cheering Crowd in Iowa ‘We’re Going To Take America Back’
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2021/10/10/trump-tells-crowd-at-iowa-rally-were-going-to-take-america-back/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lYqb7_E7D2SmQ1azjX9F9RS_mnP4FciiVP6KwuP5xsMmwMLSmPKk3Ccx9RPfjVaVbF1G$

Here’s Why Democrats Should Be Worried About the Next Election https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/09/politics/independent-voters-what-matters/index.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lYqb7_E7D2SmQ1azjX9F9RS_mnP4FciiVP6KwuP5xsMmwMLSmPKk3Ccx9RPfjRkbT8he$

# Law Enforcement
We Finally Know How 43 Students on a Bus Just Vanished. Chilling new text messages point to deadly collusion between police and organized crime in the infamous case of the missing Mexican students.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/we-finally-know-how-43-ayotzinapa-students-on-a-bus-vanished-into-thin-air?source=articles&via=rss__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lYqb7_E7D2SmQ1azjX9F9RS_mnP4FciiVP6KwuP5xsMmwMLSmPKk3Ccx9RPfjeSdy92O$

What’s behind rising violent crime? Progressive prosecutors’
non-enforcement of the law.
Look no further than the Progressive Prosecutors Project https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/opinion/criminal-justice/576078-whats-behind-rising-violent-crime-progressive-prosecutors-non__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lYqb7_E7D2SmQ1azjX9F9RS_mnP4FciiVP6KwuP5xsMmwMLSmPKk3Ccx9RPfjXw8lT-C$

Ohio cops under investigation for pulling paraplegic man from car. “I’m hoping for some kind of disciplinary action and furthermore, I wish that this doesn’t happen to no one else.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nationofchange.org/2021/10/11/ohio-cops-under-investigation-for-pulling-paraplegic-man-from-car/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lYqb7_E7D2SmQ1azjX9F9RS_mnP4FciiVP6KwuP5xsMmwMLSmPKk3Ccx9RPfjRZcR3DF$

# Legal / Judicial / DOJ
Where’s the ‘justice vaccine’ against the pandemic of system-smashing scofflaws?
Why have no apt penalties for sedition or treason yet been applied to insurrection-inciters or enabling officials?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nationofchange.org/2021/10/11/wheres-the-justice-vaccine-against-the-pandemic-of-system-smashing-scofflaws/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lYqb7_E7D2SmQ1azjX9F9RS_mnP4FciiVP6KwuP5xsMmwMLSmPKk3Ccx9RPfjfiu5wNX$

Medicare, Medicaid, and the Elderly Poor https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4193634/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lYqb7_E7D2SmQ1azjX9F9RS_mnP4FciiVP6KwuP5xsMmwMLSmPKk3Ccx9RPfjaq8RT2M$

Medicare is not enough—why so many Americans over 65 can’t afford health care Some people think high health care costs aren’t a problem for Americans
65 and older because Medicare pays all their medical expenses. But a new report from the Commonwealth Fund, shows just how wrong that presumption is.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.morningstar.com/news/marketwatch/2021101127/medicare-is-not-enoughwhy-so-many-americans-over-65-cant-afford-health-care__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lYqb7_E7D2SmQ1azjX9F9RS_mnP4FciiVP6KwuP5xsMmwMLSmPKk3Ccx9RPfjUhpevaH$

Once hailed as heroes, health care workers now face a rash of violence.
Tensions from an exhausting pandemic are spilling over into hospitals.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://abcnews.go.com/Health/hailed-heroes-health-care-workers-now-face-rash/story?id=80476845__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lYqb7_E7D2SmQ1azjX9F9RS_mnP4FciiVP6KwuP5xsMmwMLSmPKk3Ccx9RPfjQxjwSIk$

‘Treat us better’: Nurses flee hospital jobs because working conditions aren’t safe. Too often, we overlook the heroism and dignity of millions of low-paid, undervalued, and essential health workers https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.brookings.edu/research/essential-but-undervalued-millions-of-health-care-workers-arent-getting-the-pay-or-respect-they-deserve-in-the-covid-19-pandemic/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lYqb7_E7D2SmQ1azjX9F9RS_mnP4FciiVP6KwuP5xsMmwMLSmPKk3Ccx9RPfjabQKHZN$

# Military / DOD
Navy nuclear engineer charged with trying to pass secrets https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/crime/bs-md-ar-annapolis-nuclear-engineer-charged-espionage-toebbe-20211010-ftgxjoo5zbbjpnnncdel2ikhnm-story.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lYqb7_E7D2SmQ1azjX9F9RS_mnP4FciiVP6KwuP5xsMmwMLSmPKk3Ccx9RPfjW0wfk6Q$

The US can’t fight China for Taiwan, but it can help Taiwan make China think twice about starting a war https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.yahoo.com/us-cant-fight-china-taiwan-221900627.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lYqb7_E7D2SmQ1azjX9F9RS_mnP4FciiVP6KwuP5xsMmwMLSmPKk3Ccx9RPfje97pf7_$

# Other News
England’s crop circle controversy
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20210822-englands-crop-circle-controversy__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lYqb7_E7D2SmQ1azjX9F9RS_mnP4FciiVP6KwuP5xsMmwMLSmPKk3Ccx9RPfjam8afz8$

# Social
‘Civil War’ Trends on Twitter After Iowa Trump Rally Attendee’s Remarks Go Viral https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://ourcommunitynow.com/events/civil-war-trends-on-twitter-after-iowa-trump-rally-attendees-remarks-go-viral__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lYqb7_E7D2SmQ1azjX9F9RS_mnP4FciiVP6KwuP5xsMmwMLSmPKk3Ccx9RPfjUnKHE6d$

# Technology
More hate speech, misinformation possible if algorithms are removed, Facebook VP says. Facebook’s vice president of global affairs, Nick Clegg, said on Sunday that people would encounter more hate speech and misinformation if algorithms ranking content were removed from the social media platform.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/576118-more-hate-speech-misinformation-possible-if-algorithm-is-removed__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lYqb7_E7D2SmQ1azjX9F9RS_mnP4FciiVP6KwuP5xsMmwMLSmPKk3Ccx9RPfjWpXeT6R$

Facebook can ‘broadly’ accept regulators having access to algorithms, says executive A top Facebook executive on Sunday said the company could “broadly”
allow regulators to access the social media platform’s algorithms.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/576116-facebook-vp-says-broadly-the-answer-is-yes-to-regulators-accessing__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lYqb7_E7D2SmQ1azjX9F9RS_mnP4FciiVP6KwuP5xsMmwMLSmPKk3Ccx9RPfja6xXL2P$

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

Voices, The Peoples News

October 10, 2021
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

# Border / Immigration
Biden formally commits US to 125,000 refugees in coming fiscal year.
President Biden on Friday signed a declaration committing the U.S. to accept up to 125,000 refugees for the coming fiscal year, formalizing an earlier promise that allows funds to be released to help resettle them.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/576020-biden-formally-commits-us-to-125000-refugees-in-coming-fiscal-year__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jBTAetHegYyInvp5vZc8qcAVVAPhXdNg9TygI9WN-DFEjH2JdKX6HRUM1DrOvNer2gpD$

# CoronaVirus
Pro-Vax “Messaging”, Including “Societal Guilt” Was Being Tested 6 Months Before Vaccine Approval. According to Encyclopedia Britannica, Propaganda is the more or less systematic effort to manipulate other people’s beliefs, attitudes, or actions by means of symbols https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thefreethoughtproject.com/vaccine-messaging-tested-months-before-vaccine/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jBTAetHegYyInvp5vZc8qcAVVAPhXdNg9TygI9WN-DFEjH2JdKX6HRUM1DrOvF4r7mBJ$

# Economy / Finance / Trade
Trump: My D.C. Hotel Made $150M. House Panel: It Lost—Bigly. Millions in foreign contributions may have also been Emoluments Clause violations, the House Oversight and Reform Committee found.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-claimed-his-dc-hotel-made-dollar150-million-house-panel-says-it-lost-bigly__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jBTAetHegYyInvp5vZc8qcAVVAPhXdNg9TygI9WN-DFEjH2JdKX6HRUM1DrOvPXztisc$

Manchin Says He’s Open to Reconciliation Deal Around $2.2 Trillion, Up From $1.5 Trillion https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/575377-manchin-opens-door-to-deal-in-range-of-19t-to-22t__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jBTAetHegYyInvp5vZc8qcAVVAPhXdNg9TygI9WN-DFEjH2JdKX6HRUM1DrOvEiJptUW$

Internal battles heat up over Biden agenda. Democrats are plotting their next moves on a massive social spending package that advances much of President Biden’s economic agenda, but they’ll also have to resolve several internal battles that are starting to heat up.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/finance/576045-internal-battles-heat-up-over-biden-agenda__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jBTAetHegYyInvp5vZc8qcAVVAPhXdNg9TygI9WN-DFEjH2JdKX6HRUM1DrOvOxVM-n_$

McConnell seizes on debt standoff to undermine Biden agenda. In the frantic bid to avert a default on the nation’s debt, Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell held a position of unusual power, as the one who orchestrated both the problem and the solution.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2021/10/09/mcconnell-seizes-debt-standoff-undermine-biden-agenda/6078988001/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jBTAetHegYyInvp5vZc8qcAVVAPhXdNg9TygI9WN-DFEjH2JdKX6HRUM1DrOvEK1eDd5$

Biden faces shrinking timetable to salvage his political agenda. Thanks to the recent dramas over the president’s economic plans, the White House has only a short stretch to pass two major bills and avoid a government default.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/biden-salvage-agenda-threatened-democratic-infighting/story?id=80167734__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jBTAetHegYyInvp5vZc8qcAVVAPhXdNg9TygI9WN-DFEjH2JdKX6HRUM1DrOvOarhgXX$

When child care costs twice as much as the mortgage. President Biden’s social policy legislation aims to address a problem that weighs on many families — and the teachers and child care centers serving them.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://granthshala.com/when-child-care-costs-twice-as-much-as-the-mortgage/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jBTAetHegYyInvp5vZc8qcAVVAPhXdNg9TygI9WN-DFEjH2JdKX6HRUM1DrOvPuf4UHG$

# Education / Schools
School Board ‘Wokeness Checker’ Wants Toni Morrison Banned. Victoria Manning admitted she hadn’t read “The Bluest Eye” but thought it was too racy for 12th graders. The school district is reviewing the book and has pulled several others. Manning has been maintaining a “Wokeness Checker”
website where local parents can snitch on teachers whom they believe are promoting critical race theory, writes The Daily Beast.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/virginia-school-board-wokeness-checker-wants-toni-morrison-banned-for-porn__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jBTAetHegYyInvp5vZc8qcAVVAPhXdNg9TygI9WN-DFEjH2JdKX6HRUM1DrOvDa08DLg$

Ilhan Omar to Biden: ‘Deliver on your promise to cancel student debt’:
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) called on President Biden to release to the public information he previously requested from Education Secretary Miguel Cardona regarding his legal authority to cancel student loan debt.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/finance/576031-omar-pressley-to-biden-deliver-on-your-promise-to-cancel-student-debt__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jBTAetHegYyInvp5vZc8qcAVVAPhXdNg9TygI9WN-DFEjH2JdKX6HRUM1DrOvIFngv8m$

Garland Isn’t ‘Criminalizing Parenting’—He’s Protecting Kids. After disrupting school board meetings and threatening school board members, conservatives are crying wolf about the A.G. trying to stop that. School board meetings across the country have been disrupted by parents angry, sometimes violent so, about local directives for mask coverings to protect students and educators from COVID-19.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/merrick-garland-isnt-criminalizing-parentinghes-protecting-schoolkids__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jBTAetHegYyInvp5vZc8qcAVVAPhXdNg9TygI9WN-DFEjH2JdKX6HRUM1DrOvMXmILSp$

The Right-Wing Attack on Racial Justice Talk: Contributor Randall Kennedy on how critical race theory has become a handy target for an old-fashioned assault on civil rights.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/civil-rights/right-wing-attack-on-racial-justice-talk/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jBTAetHegYyInvp5vZc8qcAVVAPhXdNg9TygI9WN-DFEjH2JdKX6HRUM1DrOvLWtJRVm$

# Environment / Climate / Interior
Polar Bears Are Suffering from the Arctic’s Loss of Sea Ice. So Is Scientists’ Ability to Study Them. The melting ice is affecting the bears’ behavior and physical condition, and it has made studying them through forays out onto the ice a treacherous business.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/05102021/polar-bear-science-research-arctic-sea-ice-climate-change/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jBTAetHegYyInvp5vZc8qcAVVAPhXdNg9TygI9WN-DFEjH2JdKX6HRUM1DrOvL8TDlI0$

Is it Time for the World Court to Weigh in on Climate Change? Vanuatu is maneuvering to call the question, hoping the UN General Assembly will ask the International Court of Justice to rule.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/04102021/internationa-court-of-justice-vanuatu-ecocide/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jBTAetHegYyInvp5vZc8qcAVVAPhXdNg9TygI9WN-DFEjH2JdKX6HRUM1DrOvH-CwamN$

World Meteorological Organization Sharpens Warnings About Both Too Much and Too Little Water. With global warming intensifying the water cycle, floods and droughts are increasing, and many countries are unprepared.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/06102021/flooding-droughts-climate-change-world-meteorological-organization/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jBTAetHegYyInvp5vZc8qcAVVAPhXdNg9TygI9WN-DFEjH2JdKX6HRUM1DrOvNi-2a7Y$

The UN’s Top Human Rights Panel Votes to Recognize the Right to a Clean and Sustainable Environment. Sources say the Biden administration is opposed, despite its professed support for environmental justice https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/07102021/human-rights-panel-right-to-clean-sustainable-environment/?utm_source=InsideClimate*News&utm_campaign=c1e5c14d86-&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_29c928ffb5-c1e5c14d86-327817917__;Kw!!On18fmf1aQ!jBTAetHegYyInvp5vZc8qcAVVAPhXdNg9TygI9WN-DFEjH2JdKX6HRUM1DrOvFak3CYo$

The Human Rights Council passed the clean-environment resolution, which also calls on countries to boost their abilities to improve the environment https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.greenwichtime.com/news/article/UN-rights-body-Right-to-clean-environment-is-a-16519920.php__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jBTAetHegYyInvp5vZc8qcAVVAPhXdNg9TygI9WN-DFEjH2JdKX6HRUM1DrOvKzEWyOg$

Drought is Causing U.S. Hydropower to Have a Rough Year. Is This a Sign of a Long-Term Shift? Hydroelectric dams are a major source of carbon-free electricity, but their output is way down in much of the West https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/07102021/inside-clean-energy-drought-hydroelectric-power/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jBTAetHegYyInvp5vZc8qcAVVAPhXdNg9TygI9WN-DFEjH2JdKX6HRUM1DrOvCACz6BW$

Conflict being driven by ecological damage, report finds. Countries hit by ecological damage and conflict are trapped in a vicious cycle where one problem reinforces the other.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dw.com/en/conflict-being-driven-by-ecological-damage-report-finds/a-59426714__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jBTAetHegYyInvp5vZc8qcAVVAPhXdNg9TygI9WN-DFEjH2JdKX6HRUM1DrOvHR8tIiY$

A new Squamish study puts an actual price on nature. It found a local estuary delivers more than $12 million a year in benefits. And it keeps appreciating.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thetyee.ca/News/2021/10/06/New-Squamish-Study-Puts-Actual-Price-Nature/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jBTAetHegYyInvp5vZc8qcAVVAPhXdNg9TygI9WN-DFEjH2JdKX6HRUM1DrOvHjwKts0$

4 Senate Democrats Say They Won’t Back Budget Deal If Manchin Axes Climate Provisions. Tense budget negotiations are raising fears that key climate programs will be cut ahead of UN climate talks.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/4-senate-dems-say-they-wont-back-budget-deal-if-manchin-axes-climate-provisions/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jBTAetHegYyInvp5vZc8qcAVVAPhXdNg9TygI9WN-DFEjH2JdKX6HRUM1DrOvL5A2eV-$

Kyrsten Sinema wants to cut $100 billion in proposed climate funds, sources say https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10074339/Kyrsten-Sinema-wants-CUT-100-BILLION-worth-climate-proposals-spending-package.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jBTAetHegYyInvp5vZc8qcAVVAPhXdNg9TygI9WN-DFEjH2JdKX6HRUM1DrOvJkMmUpB$

# Food Recalls / Alerts
Crider Foods of Stillmore, GA, is recalling more than half a million pounds of canned beef with gravy products that may be contaminated with unsafe levels of lead, because of a spice mix used from an outside supplier.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2021/10/half-a-million-pounds-of-canned-beef-recalled-because-of-high-levels-of-lead/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jBTAetHegYyInvp5vZc8qcAVVAPhXdNg9TygI9WN-DFEjH2JdKX6HRUM1DrOvAunYtF1$

FDA determines seafood sold in Colorado is behind 14-state Salmonella outbreak. More people are sick, and a seafood recall has been initiated, in an outbreak of Salmonella Thompson infections that stretches across
14 states, federal officials announced
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2021/10/fda-determines-seafood-sold-in-colorado-is-behind-14-state-salmonella-outbreak/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jBTAetHegYyInvp5vZc8qcAVVAPhXdNg9TygI9WN-DFEjH2JdKX6HRUM1DrOvBosWrw4$

Frozen barbecue pork recalled from schools, other institutions for Listeria risk. Nick’s Famous Bar-B-Q of Nashville, TN, is recalling more than 3,000 pounds of a frozen, ready-to-eat smoked pork barbecue product that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2021/10/frozen-barbecue-pork-recalled-from-schools-other-institutions-for-listeria-risk/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jBTAetHegYyInvp5vZc8qcAVVAPhXdNg9TygI9WN-DFEjH2JdKX6HRUM1DrOvBni71mi$

Restaurant-related hepatitis A outbreak doubles in size; more illnesses likely. The case count in a hepatitis A outbreak linked to restaurants in Virginia has doubled. At least 30 people are now infected with the virus, which can cause life-threatening liver infections https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2021/10/restaurant-related-hepatitis-a-outbreak-doubles-in-size-more-illnesses-likely/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jBTAetHegYyInvp5vZc8qcAVVAPhXdNg9TygI9WN-DFEjH2JdKX6HRUM1DrOvCuOOrwW$

# Global Politics and other news
Taliban says it won’t work with US to contain extremism in Afghanistan https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/international/576050-taliban-says-it-wont-work-with-us-to-contain-extremism-in-afghanistan__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jBTAetHegYyInvp5vZc8qcAVVAPhXdNg9TygI9WN-DFEjH2JdKX6HRUM1DrOvO535Upe$

PLA Air Force aircraft have stepped up their violations of Taiwan’s Air Defense Identification Zone, Chinese pirate vessels are fishing in Filipino waters. Taiwan no more belongs to China than New Zealand belongs to Australia https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.veteranstoday.com/2021/10/09/containing-china/?mc_cid=8bb5e5de4e&mc_eid=3f7488d454__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jBTAetHegYyInvp5vZc8qcAVVAPhXdNg9TygI9WN-DFEjH2JdKX6HRUM1DrOvJZ1uYQb$

Deposed aide to Saudi crown prince accused of Khashoggi murder returning to power:
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2021/10/09/668152/Deposed-aide-to-Saudi-crown-prince-accused-of-Khashoggi-murder-returning-to-power-Report__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jBTAetHegYyInvp5vZc8qcAVVAPhXdNg9TygI9WN-DFEjH2JdKX6HRUM1DrOvMFsaAqw$

Taiwan won’t be forced to bow to China, president says. Taiwan will keep bolstering its defenses to ensure nobody can force the island to accept the path China has laid down that offers neither freedom nor democracy, President Tsai Ing-wen said on Sunday, in a strong riposte to Beijing.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/taiwan-wont-be-forced-bow-china-president-says-2021-10-10/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jBTAetHegYyInvp5vZc8qcAVVAPhXdNg9TygI9WN-DFEjH2JdKX6HRUM1DrOvCyeNjzP$

# Gov / Politics
Trump heads to Iowa as 2024 chatter grows. Donald Trump is sending the clearest signals yet that he’s planning another presidential run in 2024 as he heads to Iowa for a rally this weekend.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/576023-trump-heads-to-iowa-as-2024-chatter-grows__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jBTAetHegYyInvp5vZc8qcAVVAPhXdNg9TygI9WN-DFEjH2JdKX6HRUM1DrOvB_bG4Oz$

US to meet with Taliban representatives in Qatar: A delegation of U.S.
officials will meet with Taliban representatives in Doha, Qatar, the first face-to-face meeting between officials on both sides since the U.S.’s withdrawal from Afghanistan https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/international/576046-us-to-meet-with-taliban-representatives-in-qatar-reports__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jBTAetHegYyInvp5vZc8qcAVVAPhXdNg9TygI9WN-DFEjH2JdKX6HRUM1DrOvKraTZuh$

The parts of Manchin’s voting act you haven’t heard about. In September, a group of key Senate Democrats led by Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), introduced a serious commonsense piece of legislation aimed at making our electoral system work better in targeted ways that deserve bipartisan support.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/575922-the-parts-of-manchins-voting-act-you-havent-heard-about__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jBTAetHegYyInvp5vZc8qcAVVAPhXdNg9TygI9WN-DFEjH2JdKX6HRUM1DrOvGjcW1zD$

Trump Promotion of Michigan Rally Decried as ‘Childish, Petulant’ and ‘Downright Dangerous.’ “Efforts like this to undermine faith in our democracy are no longer just about overturning the 2020 election,” said one Democratic leader in the state, “they’re about eroding trust and laying the groundwork to overturn the next election.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/10/09/trump-promotion-michigan-rally-decried-childish-petulant-and-downright-dangerous__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jBTAetHegYyInvp5vZc8qcAVVAPhXdNg9TygI9WN-DFEjH2JdKX6HRUM1DrOvFTng4JD$

Biden Tells Supreme Court That Publicly Documented Torture Is a State Secret. The Biden administration is trying to prevent testimony by the psychologists who orchestrated Abu Zubaydah’s torture.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/biden-tells-supreme-court-that-publicly-documented-torture-is-a-state-secret/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jBTAetHegYyInvp5vZc8qcAVVAPhXdNg9TygI9WN-DFEjH2JdKX6HRUM1DrOvDrTjVuR$

Showdown looms with Republican Congressional insurrectionists. The door needs to be nailed shut on these election overthrow attempts, and the harshest penalties need to be imposed.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.veteranstoday.com/2021/10/09/show-down-looms-with-republican-congressional-insurrectionists/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jBTAetHegYyInvp5vZc8qcAVVAPhXdNg9TygI9WN-DFEjH2JdKX6HRUM1DrOvPPqfUDs$

New Republic: South Dakota is in the news because a consortium of journalists exposed shady doings there that take advantage of the state’s status as a notorious tax haven https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://newrepublic.com/article/163879/pandora-papers-abolish-south-dakota__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jBTAetHegYyInvp5vZc8qcAVVAPhXdNg9TygI9WN-DFEjH2JdKX6HRUM1DrOvPULIiKR$

Thousands trained by MAGA/MEGA Kosher Nostra don’s to bring violence to the US. The probe involves seven men but is centered on former Army soldier Craig Lang, who is separately wanted in connection with a double killing in Florida and is fighting extradition from Kyiv.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.veteranstoday.com/2021/10/09/bannons-gladiators-the-doj-is-investigating-americans-for-nazi-war-crimes-in-ukraine-from-2015-on/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jBTAetHegYyInvp5vZc8qcAVVAPhXdNg9TygI9WN-DFEjH2JdKX6HRUM1DrOvGrieinR$

GOP frets behind the scenes over potential Trump 2024 bid. Trump is indicating he plans to run again so long as he still has a good bill of health. But he may face skepticism from surprising conservative corners of the GOP.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2021/05/27/trump-2024-gop-skepticism-491002__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jBTAetHegYyInvp5vZc8qcAVVAPhXdNg9TygI9WN-DFEjH2JdKX6HRUM1DrOvDWLyPi4$

House Republican Who Voted To Impeach Trump Won’t Run Again. The current state of our politics, especially many of the toxic dynamics inside our own party, is a significant factor in my decisions,” Gonzalez said in his statement.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/2021/09/17/1038176037/house-republican-who-voted-to-impeach-trump-wont-run-again__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jBTAetHegYyInvp5vZc8qcAVVAPhXdNg9TygI9WN-DFEjH2JdKX6HRUM1DrOvD_y9V4z$

# Law Enforcement
Murdered Government Gadfly Feared ‘People Were After Her’: Joan Davis, an outspoken community activist in the quiet town of Teaneck, New Jersey, was bludgeoned, bound, and stabbed numerous times. Her 2010 murder remains a mystery.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/government-gadfly-joan-davis-found-murdered-was-terrified-people-were-after-her__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jBTAetHegYyInvp5vZc8qcAVVAPhXdNg9TygI9WN-DFEjH2JdKX6HRUM1DrOvOrriiDv$

Whistleblower: Capitol Police Leaders Lied About Jan. 6: The whistleblower said two of the Capitol Police’s leaders sat “with their hands in their laps” as officers fought for their lives. “I believe the truth still matters to real people and certainly the men and women of the U.S. Capitol Police”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.salon.com/2021/10/09/capitol-police-whistleblower-claims-leaders-lied-to-congress-about-jan-6-and-mishandled-evidence_partner/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jBTAetHegYyInvp5vZc8qcAVVAPhXdNg9TygI9WN-DFEjH2JdKX6HRUM1DrOvHjKuzC7$

# Legal / Judicial / DOJ
Pal Accused of Helping Murdaugh Steal Now Can’t Practice Law. The South Carolina Supreme Court on Friday indefinitely suspended Cory Fleming’s law license.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://interreviewed.com/cory-fleming-lawyer-pal-accused-of-helping-alex-murdaugh-steal-millions-now-suspended-from-practicing-law/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jBTAetHegYyInvp5vZc8qcAVVAPhXdNg9TygI9WN-DFEjH2JdKX6HRUM1DrOvOBJh3OI$

Bannon Could Face Contempt for Refusing Jan. 6 Subpoena. Bannon said he could not cooperate because Trump invoked executive privilege—even though he hasn’t been a White House employee for years.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.forbes.com/sites/kimberleespeakman/2021/10/08/bannon-defies-house-subpoena-in-jan-6-investigation/?sh=3f7621ca66c2__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jBTAetHegYyInvp5vZc8qcAVVAPhXdNg9TygI9WN-DFEjH2JdKX6HRUM1DrOvGsGw_SC$

Two Trump subpoenaed staff members ‘engaging with’ Jan 6 committee as Bannon defies subpoena. Former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows and another aide are “engaging” with the Congressional committee on the storming of the Capitol in a possible break with former President Trump who wants them to stonewall the panel.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/us-elections-government/ny-capitol-riot-jan-6-committee-witnesses-20211008-xs764uogtbgjxearfxaeneybpq-story.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jBTAetHegYyInvp5vZc8qcAVVAPhXdNg9TygI9WN-DFEjH2JdKX6HRUM1DrOvDp4VtOz$

Glenn Kirschner calls for criminal contempt charges for Trump subpoena no shows. Trump seems to feel that because he had lawyers advising him, he can always lay off the blame on them when judgment day comes. In the end some will flip on him, which will trigger more to do so, and he will respond by flipping on them https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.veteranstoday.com/2021/10/08/glenn-kirschner-calls-for-criminal-contempt-charges-for-trump-subpoena-no-shows/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jBTAetHegYyInvp5vZc8qcAVVAPhXdNg9TygI9WN-DFEjH2JdKX6HRUM1DrOvFVEUmCY$

# Media
Amid Calls to ‘Fire DeJoy,’ 20 State AGs File Suit Over Plan to Sabotage Postal Service. “Millions of Americans depend on the mail every day,”
said Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson. “One political appointee does not get to decide the fate of the Postal Service.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/10/09/amid-calls-fire-dejoy-20-state-ags-file-suit-over-plan-sabotage-postal-service__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jBTAetHegYyInvp5vZc8qcAVVAPhXdNg9TygI9WN-DFEjH2JdKX6HRUM1DrOvJazspBz$

# Medical Alternatives / Herbology
15 natural antibiotics that actually work.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theplantway.com/natural-antibiotics/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jBTAetHegYyInvp5vZc8qcAVVAPhXdNg9TygI9WN-DFEjH2JdKX6HRUM1DrOvD1tjDg9$

# Medical / Health
Appeals court temporarily reinstates Texas abortion law. A U.S. court of appeals temporarily reinstated Texas’s six-week abortion law, issuing an administrative stay of a preliminary injunction granted earlier this week by a federal judge that blocked the controversial law’s implementation.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/2021/10/08/1044512475/texas-abortion-ban-reinstated__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jBTAetHegYyInvp5vZc8qcAVVAPhXdNg9TygI9WN-DFEjH2JdKX6HRUM1DrOvHQRx2Ik$

Democrats Have Taken Medicare for All Off the Table—and It’s a Shame.
Nobody in Congress can be counted on to stand with what the people need as opposed to caving to the demands of party leadership,” warns veteran single-payer activist Amy Scheetz.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/10/09/democrats-have-taken-medicare-all-table-and-its-shame__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jBTAetHegYyInvp5vZc8qcAVVAPhXdNg9TygI9WN-DFEjH2JdKX6HRUM1DrOvBZdqTZW$

# Military / Global
RRC Central Base Hmeimim: White Helmets Working With Terrorists to Build Sarin/Chlorine Missiles for New False Flag Outrage https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.veteranstoday.com/2021/10/09/rrc-central-base-hmeimim-white-helmets-working-with-terrorists-to-build-sarin-chlorine-missiles-for-new-false-flag-outrage/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jBTAetHegYyInvp5vZc8qcAVVAPhXdNg9TygI9WN-DFEjH2JdKX6HRUM1DrOvLsF-HyG$

# Technology
Slightly Creepy New Robot Walks, Hops, Flies, Skateboards. Its name is LEONARDO and it comes in peace. A newly developed bipedal robot can seamlessly switch between walking and flying, and it’s the combination of these two skills that really sets this futuristic machine apart.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://gizmodo.com/creepy-new-drone-that-walks-and-flies-is-a-robopocalyps-1847809268__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jBTAetHegYyInvp5vZc8qcAVVAPhXdNg9TygI9WN-DFEjH2JdKX6HRUM1DrOvOQEIHzM$

Facebook and its apps were inaccessible for some users Friday afternoon, less than a week after the social media network was offline for roughly five hours.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/technology/576005-facebook-products-went-offline-again-for-some-users__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jBTAetHegYyInvp5vZc8qcAVVAPhXdNg9TygI9WN-DFEjH2JdKX6HRUM1DrOvL3dPV3Q$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2021-10-08

Voices, The Peoples News

October 8, 2021
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

# CoronaVirus
Personal freedom dies in 2021. When it comes to abortion, people have the right to speak their minds saying that it is their body. But when it comes to taking the vaccine, your freedom is actually being taken away.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2021/democracy-under-siege__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jSeN1yqednDRxXeggJySqgdHcmL8a4nf7WISABt8_Fe4m39PupJMFAVWmMcfrb–fkwD$

The FDA has approved the Pfizer vaccine for kids in age groups 5-11. The dosage for kids is 1/3 for adults.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2021/09/20/kids-covid-vaccine-pfizer-biontech-low-dose-safe-study/8413595002/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jSeN1yqednDRxXeggJySqgdHcmL8a4nf7WISABt8_Fe4m39PupJMFAVWmMcfrV0W6xKs$

Covid Immunity Through Infection or Vaccination: Are They Equal? Having
SARS-CoV-2 once confers much greater immunity than a vaccine—but vaccination remains vital. Those who had an infection were more protected against the Delta coronavirus variant than those who had an already highly effective COVID-19 vaccine https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.science.org/content/article/having-sars-cov-2-once-confers-much-greater-immunity-vaccine-vaccination-remains-vital__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jSeN1yqednDRxXeggJySqgdHcmL8a4nf7WISABt8_Fe4m39PupJMFAVWmMcfrYIul-z-$

Biden Says More Corporate Vaccine Mandates Are Best Way To Beat Covid.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-joe-biden-business-health-6e758dc5e24320677e48f58cbfca37bf__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jSeN1yqednDRxXeggJySqgdHcmL8a4nf7WISABt8_Fe4m39PupJMFAVWmMcfrTVcdNdk$

Why Merck’s celebrated Covid pill could be riskier than people think.
Researchers say the drug could integrate itself into patients’ DNA, theoretically leading to cancer https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.barrons.com/articles/merck-covid-pill-risks-51633398722__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jSeN1yqednDRxXeggJySqgdHcmL8a4nf7WISABt8_Fe4m39PupJMFAVWmMcfrXPOshTI$

45% of COVID victims end up with at least one long term symptom, study suggests https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2021/10/08/45-of-covid-victims-end-up-with-at-least-one-long-term-symptom-china-study-suggests/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jSeN1yqednDRxXeggJySqgdHcmL8a4nf7WISABt8_Fe4m39PupJMFAVWmMcfrbSlq8Re$

Pandemic kick-started long-neglected effort to develop potent antiviral treatments for coronaviruses https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2021/10/08/covid-pills-pandemic-kick-started-long-neglected-effort-to-develop-potent-antiviral-treatments-for-coronaviruses/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jSeN1yqednDRxXeggJySqgdHcmL8a4nf7WISABt8_Fe4m39PupJMFAVWmMcfrXfChoqt$

Why are more kids being infected by, and some dying from, the Delta COVID variant?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/graphics/2021/10/08/covid-19-kids-cases-hospitalizations-deaths/8361479002/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jSeN1yqednDRxXeggJySqgdHcmL8a4nf7WISABt8_Fe4m39PupJMFAVWmMcfrXCL-P7i$

Could delta be the variant to end the pandemic? Experts say maybe https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/exploring-your-health/2021/10/06/could-delta-be-the-variant-to-end-the-pandemic-__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jSeN1yqednDRxXeggJySqgdHcmL8a4nf7WISABt8_Fe4m39PupJMFAVWmMcfrezMCDh2$

‘These F*ckers Have Lied to Us for Long Enough!’ Megyn Kelly EXPLODES on Biden Administration, Scientists for ‘Lies’ on Covid Origin https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://dailycaller.com/2021/10/06/megyn-kelly-slams-biden-admin-covid-19-origin/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jSeN1yqednDRxXeggJySqgdHcmL8a4nf7WISABt8_Fe4m39PupJMFAVWmMcfreh8uPsJ$

# Economy / Finance / Trade
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) set up a vote to suspend the debt ceiling. Democrats don’t have the votes though, so this is mostly symbolic. https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://bit.ly/3iAOdHv__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jSeN1yqednDRxXeggJySqgdHcmL8a4nf7WISABt8_Fe4m39PupJMFAVWmMcfrVrrXMBt$

# Education / Schools
Teacher Quits Over ‘Field Slaves’ Comment to Black Students. A parent said it’s far from the only racist incident reported at the North Carolina charter school.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/teacher-field-slaves-north-carolina_n_615f71dae4b0c1ab4bb23758__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jSeN1yqednDRxXeggJySqgdHcmL8a4nf7WISABt8_Fe4m39PupJMFAVWmMcfrZXgmlVZ$

Florida Steps Up Financial Threats Over White House Role In School Mask Rules https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://wusfnews.wusf.usf.edu/education/2021-08-20/florida-follows-through-on-threat-to-withhold-pay-in-school-mask-battle__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jSeN1yqednDRxXeggJySqgdHcmL8a4nf7WISABt8_Fe4m39PupJMFAVWmMcfrc8ICVM4$

“They don’t have the stamina because they’ve been in their bed learning in their pajamas.” Lotus Hoey, an ESL teacher at Pershing Middle School in Houston, on the difficulties of teaching in person after more than a year of online school eroded students’ structure of learning English.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/08/texas-students-esl/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jSeN1yqednDRxXeggJySqgdHcmL8a4nf7WISABt8_Fe4m39PupJMFAVWmMcfrUmka8PE$

Teachers Get Training After Mom Freaks Over Anti-Racist Book. Teachers in the Dallas area district will reportedly be asked get rid of books that “may be considered offensive” by parents.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/texas-teachers-told-to-vet-class-libraries-after-mom-freaks-out-over-anti-racist-book__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jSeN1yqednDRxXeggJySqgdHcmL8a4nf7WISABt8_Fe4m39PupJMFAVWmMcfrSxT-AHy$

# Employment / Labor
America’s unemployed are sending a message: They’ll go back to work when they feel safe – and well-compensated https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/10/08/september-jobs-report-takeaway/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jSeN1yqednDRxXeggJySqgdHcmL8a4nf7WISABt8_Fe4m39PupJMFAVWmMcfrR2uSudA$

7.5 Million Americans Lost Extra Unemployment Benefits This Week. Here’s How to Get Help https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://time.com/nextadvisor/in-the-news/unemployment-benefits-expire-in-september/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jSeN1yqednDRxXeggJySqgdHcmL8a4nf7WISABt8_Fe4m39PupJMFAVWmMcfrQvfUsqW$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals / Global Indigenous Environmental Defenders Shut Down Peruvian Crude Oil Pipeline “Not a single drop of oil is going to come out of the Amazon until the government takes care of us,” said campaigners.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/10/07/indigenous-environmental-defenders-shut-down-peruvian-crude-oil-pipeline__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jSeN1yqednDRxXeggJySqgdHcmL8a4nf7WISABt8_Fe4m39PupJMFAVWmMcfrdnAXyth$

# Environment / Climate / Interior
To Avert ‘Uncontrollable Climate Chaos,’ Scientists Tell Biden to Stop Backing Fossil Fuels. “When scientists across the U.S. are imploring the president to get the country off fossil fuels, it’s time to listen.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/10/07/avert-uncontrollable-climate-chaos-scientists-tell-biden-stop-backing-fossil-fuels__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jSeN1yqednDRxXeggJySqgdHcmL8a4nf7WISABt8_Fe4m39PupJMFAVWmMcfrdmsvngG$

# Food / GMOs / Chemicals / Other
New GAO report details how federal nutrition programs are thwarted by agencies working at cross purposes. Federal subsidies boost consumption of high-fructose corn syrup, sugar intake recommendations are exceeded by school lunches, and many nutrition programs are simply ignored.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thecounter.org/new-gao-report-details-federal-nutrition-programs-agencies-cross-purposes/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jSeN1yqednDRxXeggJySqgdHcmL8a4nf7WISABt8_Fe4m39PupJMFAVWmMcfra3nlWN_$

What Was the Holodomor? Americans Could Soon Find Out Firsthand: The Holodomor, 1932–1933 — The Genocidal Famine in Ukraine. The word Holodomor is used to describe death or murder inflicted by starvation.
It comes from two Ukrainian words: “holod,” meaning starvation or famine, and “moryty,” to inflict death.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://education.holodomor.ca/teaching-materials/general-essay/*__;Iw!!On18fmf1aQ!jSeN1yqednDRxXeggJySqgdHcmL8a4nf7WISABt8_Fe4m39PupJMFAVWmMcfrQtCmvpQ$

# Global Politics and other news
Haiti is adrift. Suspected Assassins of Haitian President Moïse Trained by US, Linked to Pro-Coup Oligarchy. As the investigation into Moïse’s murder unfolds, the U.S. is laying the groundwork to deploy troops into Haiti for the fourth time in 106 years, at the request of a figure it has spent decades grooming. Since the July 7 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse by Colombian mercenaries, the Haitian people have effectively had no coherent state leadership.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.mintpressnews.com/haiti-suspected-moise-assassins-trained-by-us/277898/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jSeN1yqednDRxXeggJySqgdHcmL8a4nf7WISABt8_Fe4m39PupJMFAVWmMcfrWZ11COp$

China tells US to keep troops out of Taiwan. China has called on the U.S. to abide by the status quo and keep troops out of Taiwan after reports the U.S. has been secretly training Taiwanese forces for at least a year.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/international/china/575916-china-calls-on-us-to-abide-by-agreement-and-keep-troops-out-of__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jSeN1yqednDRxXeggJySqgdHcmL8a4nf7WISABt8_Fe4m39PupJMFAVWmMcfrb_fU5Nb$

# Gov / Politics
Biden to meet with business leaders amid debt ceiling pressure campaign on GOP It’s all about amping up the pressure on Republicans to help suspend the debt limit.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/575507-biden-to-meet-with-business-leaders-as-he-exerts-pressure-on-gop-over__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jSeN1yqednDRxXeggJySqgdHcmL8a4nf7WISABt8_Fe4m39PupJMFAVWmMcfrZkar4ZU$

Biden-Putin Considering ‘Eliminating’ Erdogan Over Syria Aggression.
Erdogan in continual communication with Trump still…in his war on both the US and Russia https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.veteranstoday.com/2021/10/07/biden-putin-considering-eliminating-erdogan-over-syria-aggression/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jSeN1yqednDRxXeggJySqgdHcmL8a4nf7WISABt8_Fe4m39PupJMFAVWmMcfraq8IALw$

Turkey’s Erdogan looks to Putin after Biden talks disappoint https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/united-nations-general-assembly-joe-biden-russia-syria-turkey-8dbe017676c00b2a0645b0bb286241e0__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jSeN1yqednDRxXeggJySqgdHcmL8a4nf7WISABt8_Fe4m39PupJMFAVWmMcfrcETrNyd$

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Slams Manchin for Demanding Cuts to Child-Related Programs. Joe Manchin is demanding that progressives choose between the child tax credit, paid family leave or child care funding.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/ocasio-cortez-slams-manchin-for-demanding-cuts-to-child-related-programs/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jSeN1yqednDRxXeggJySqgdHcmL8a4nf7WISABt8_Fe4m39PupJMFAVWmMcfrU9SKU_U$

# Law Enforcement
Mystery Over Missing Woman in a Cage Takes a Bizarre Twist. The Ozarks home where 33-year-old Cassidy Rainwater was allegedly kept in captivity burned to the ground after authorities found a tripwire and a “live incendiary device.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/missouri-mystery-over-cassidy-rainwater-missing-woman-shown-in-a-cage-takes-a-new-bizarre-twist__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jSeN1yqednDRxXeggJySqgdHcmL8a4nf7WISABt8_Fe4m39PupJMFAVWmMcfrVjRxd6U$

# Legal / Judicial / DOJ
Committee member Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) maintains that executive privilege protects the communications and deliberations of presidents, not former presidents. She says that House investigators examining the events tied to Jan. 6 are “going to use all the tools available to the U.S. Congress, up to and including a referral for criminal prosecution.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cbsnews.com/news/january-6-committee-capitol-riot-subpoena-stop-the-steal/?utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=43106__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jSeN1yqednDRxXeggJySqgdHcmL8a4nf7WISABt8_Fe4m39PupJMFAVWmMcfrfANEizu$

# Media
20 Attorneys General Sue Over ‘Unprecedented’ USPS Slowdown. The lawsuit comes as the USPS’s 10-year plan took effect on Oct. 1. Attorneys general in 19 states and the District of Columbia filed an administrative complaint Thursday seeking to block U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s 10-year budget-cutting plan that includes slower deliveries, more expensive mailing rates and reduced hours for post offices.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/2021/10/07/1044205288/states-complaints-postal-service-cutbacks__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jSeN1yqednDRxXeggJySqgdHcmL8a4nf7WISABt8_Fe4m39PupJMFAVWmMcfrWJqiMh9$

# Medical Alternatives / Herbology
18 Medicinal Properties of Cucumbers: Research Group Marvel over the humble cucumber with these 18 health benefits, which range from keeping your body cool and hydrated to helping prevent diseases such as diabetes https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.greenmedinfo.com/blog/18-medicinal-properties-cucumbers__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jSeN1yqednDRxXeggJySqgdHcmL8a4nf7WISABt8_Fe4m39PupJMFAVWmMcfrQl5AFpI$

# Medical / Health
Inside Purdue Pharma’s Multimillion-Dollar Payouts to Politicians and Pill-Pushers We uncovered a spreadsheet revealing little-known spending that helped sell opioids.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.motherjones.com/crime-justice/2021/10/how-purdue-pharma-paid-out-to-politicians-and-pill-pushers/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jSeN1yqednDRxXeggJySqgdHcmL8a4nf7WISABt8_Fe4m39PupJMFAVWmMcfrawWMgUk$

Higher estimated pesticide exposures linked to ALS risk. Every year, approximately 5,000 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig’s disease.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ehn.org/pesticides-als-2655248546.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jSeN1yqednDRxXeggJySqgdHcmL8a4nf7WISABt8_Fe4m39PupJMFAVWmMcfreh-n_gX$

Is It Bad to Take Ibuprofen Every Day? Don’t pop another pill without reading up on the potential risks of taking ibuprofen daily.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.shape.com/lifestyle/mind-and-body/is-it-bad-to-take-ibuprofen-every-day__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jSeN1yqednDRxXeggJySqgdHcmL8a4nf7WISABt8_Fe4m39PupJMFAVWmMcfrSpSXeaG$

# Military / DOD
Navy Creates new Atlantic Destroyer Task Group to hunt Russian Submarines. The Navy has created a new task group on the East Coast to ensure it has ready destroyers that can deploy on short notice to counter the Russian submarine threat in the Atlantic Ocean.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedefensepost.com/2021/09/29/navy-hunt-russian-submarines/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jSeN1yqednDRxXeggJySqgdHcmL8a4nf7WISABt8_Fe4m39PupJMFAVWmMcfrbq5BxMj$

The Navy’s Next Laser Weapon Is Basically a Real-Life Ray Gun
* The U.S. Navy just signed a contract for a new portable laser weapon system.
* Known as C-UAS HELWS, the service will use the weapon to target drones.
* Thanks to new technology, lasers are getting smaller, but the elusive, handheld laser blaster isn’t reality—yet.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/a37791825/navy-cheap-machine-gun-sized-laser-weapon/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jSeN1yqednDRxXeggJySqgdHcmL8a4nf7WISABt8_Fe4m39PupJMFAVWmMcfrUBtO0R4$

# Science
Of Mice, Men and In-Between: Scientists Debate Blending Of Human, Animal Forms
* In Minnesota, pigs are being born with human blood in their veins.
* In Nevada, there are sheep whose livers and hearts are largely human.
* In California, mice peer from their cages with human brain cells.
Biologists call these hybrid animals chimeras, after the mythical Greek creature with a lion’s head, a goat’s body and a serpent’s tail. They are the products of experiments in which human stem cells were added to developing animal fetuses. But with no federal guidelines in place, an awkward question hovers above the work: How human must a chimera be before more stringent research rules should kick in?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63731-2004Nov19.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jSeN1yqednDRxXeggJySqgdHcmL8a4nf7WISABt8_Fe4m39PupJMFAVWmMcfrdDXrFEG$

As scientists move closer to making part human, part animal organisms, what are the concerns? Human-animal chimeras blur the line about what it means to be human, and this raises serious ethical questions about how we should use them.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/as-scientists-move-closer-to-making-part-human-part-animal-organisms-what-are-the-concerns-159049__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jSeN1yqednDRxXeggJySqgdHcmL8a4nf7WISABt8_Fe4m39PupJMFAVWmMcfrWUWFeAj$

# Space
NASA’s Rover Is One Step Closer to Discovering Life on Mars. The mission has just confirmed that the Jezero Crater was the site of a giant lake in ancient times, increasing the chances it is home to fossilized remnants of life.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/nasas-mars-perseverance-rover-confirms-jezero-crater-was-a-giant-ancient-lake?via=newsletter&source=DDAfternoon__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jSeN1yqednDRxXeggJySqgdHcmL8a4nf7WISABt8_Fe4m39PupJMFAVWmMcfrSEnaDfE$

# Sports
18 NBA Veterans Indicted in $3.9M Insurance Fraud Scheme. The players ripped off the NBA’s benefit plan by submitting fake reimbursement claims for medical services.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/18-nba-veterans-indicted-in-dollar39-million-insurance-fraud-scheme__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jSeN1yqednDRxXeggJySqgdHcmL8a4nf7WISABt8_Fe4m39PupJMFAVWmMcfrbvozelb$

# Technology
After Whistleblower Revelations, It’s Time to Unfriend Facebook. Beneath this benign façade lies a vast network where Facebook profits by promoting discord, violence, human trafficking and by driving young people, especially girls, into a self-loathing that can spiral into depression and suicide. Facebook knows all this https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.democracynow.org/2021/10/7/after_whistleblower_revelations_its_time_to__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jSeN1yqednDRxXeggJySqgdHcmL8a4nf7WISABt8_Fe4m39PupJMFAVWmMcfracAUDzK$

Facebook whistleblower’s explosive testimony: Company makes ‘disastrous’
choices, prioritizes profit
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2021/10/05/facebook-whistleblower-live-updates-frances-haugen-speaks-congress/6001909001/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jSeN1yqednDRxXeggJySqgdHcmL8a4nf7WISABt8_Fe4m39PupJMFAVWmMcfraij9Wvo$

Jeff Bezos bought Twitch for $1 billion. Now, hackers leaked it for free https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zmescience.com/science/twitch-hack-07102021/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jSeN1yqednDRxXeggJySqgdHcmL8a4nf7WISABt8_Fe4m39PupJMFAVWmMcfrXvjg0R5$

# Weather
Hotter weather presents several threats: Climate change has worsened Texas heat, warmed nighttime temperatures and spurred extreme rainfall.
These trends are expected to accelerate in the next 15 years.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/07/texas-climate-change-heat-water/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jSeN1yqednDRxXeggJySqgdHcmL8a4nf7WISABt8_Fe4m39PupJMFAVWmMcfrcjhDoSb$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2021-10-06

Voices, The Peoples News

October 6, 2021
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

# Indigenous
Investigation: Native American Health Service Complacent In Sex Abuse Case https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wsj.com/articles/indian-health-service-repeatedly-did-nothing-to-stop-pediatrician-from-sexually-abusing-patients-report-finds-11633481914__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5BgRVvQ2$

The Senate voted Tuesday to confirm Lauren J. King to a U.S. district court, making her just the fourth Native American judge on the entire federal bench.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/native-american-federal-judge-lauren-king-washington-state_n_615cac29e4b045b6faae4414__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5FwGoUNj$

# Border / Immigration
Are Haitian migrants being deported, repatriated or expelled? And what’s the difference? The migrants have been moved to other sectors for processing. Some have been expelled back to Haiti or Mexico. What justifies an expulsion? And how does it differ from deportation or repatriation? Here’s an outline of the terms:
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/09/23/deportation-expulsion-repatriation-whats-difference/5830081001/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5FT046nm$

Trump Is Gone, But the U.S. Is Still Putting Migrants Through Hell. It is the tyranny of normalcy that allows our government to perpetrate atrocities.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/audio/trump-is-gone-but-the-us-is-still-putting-migrants-through-hell/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5Jtd9De-$

# CoronaVirus
US and Chinese scientists were planning to create a brand new coronavirus at the Wuhan lab that became Covid ground zero before the pandemic erupted, leaked proposals show https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/14/world/asia/china-covid-wuhan-lab-leak.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5EO4JFEw$

Inside the Wuhan lab: French engineering, deadly viruses. After decades researching agricultural pests, Wuhan Institute of Virology was seeking to make its mark with a new high-security lab.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonpost.com__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5PU960EM$

Intelligence on Sick Staff at Wuhan Lab Fuels Debate on intelligence-on-sick-staff-…
Three researchers from the Wuhan Institute of Virology became sick enough in November 2019 that they sought hospital care https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wsj.com__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5Le0tEcL$

A paper published Sept. 30, in Eurosurveillance showed COVID spread rapidly by a fully vaccinated patient to fully vaccinated staff, patients and family members, despite a 96% vaccination rate and use of full personal protective equipment. Five patients died and nine had severe cases.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/covid-outbreak-vaccinated-patient-herd-immunity-theory/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5HTRqida$

Pfizer Scientist: ‘Your Antibodies Are Probably Better Than the Vaccination’ –Nick Karl, Pfizer Scientist:”When somebody is naturally immune — like they got COVID — they probably have more antibodies against the virus. When you actually get the virus, you’re going to start producing antibodies against multiple pieces of the virus. So, your antibodies are probably better at that point than the [COVID] vaccination.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2021/10/04/pfizer_scientists_to_project_veritas_your_antibodies_are_probably_better_than_the_vaccination.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5D2WoI7q$

Project Veritas has released a shocking video as part of its “COVID-19 Vaccine Exposed” series: Three scientists from Pfizer discuss how natural antibodies create equal, if not better, protection against COVID than their own vaccine. The discussion also exposes Pfizer’s “profit-driven, surveillance-based corporate culture.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://am870theanswer.com/columnists/charlie-kirk/posts/undercover-video-reveals-pfizer-scientists-saying-natural-antibodies-better-than-vaccine-work-for-evil-corporation__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5JVAknX2$

New York’s largest healthcare provider fires 1,400 unvaccinated workers https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/new-yorks-largest-healthcare-provider-fires-1400-unvaccinated-workers-2021-10-04/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5J4raJJM$

Johnson & Johnson is asking the Food and Drug Administration to allow extra shots of its COVID-19 vaccine as the U.S. government moves toward expanding its booster campaign.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-science-business-coronavirus-vaccine-health-8692f5cba58e8f98c97b99a49a7dc535__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5MwUgHIQ$

Who Launched COVID Global Hysteria? World Health Organization Redefined “Pandemic”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.naturalblaze.com/2021/10/who-launched-covid-global-hysteria.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed*3A*naturalblaze**A28Natural*Blaze*29__;JSsrJSsl!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5Al0prM6$

Microneedle vaccine patch delivers stronger immune response than a shot https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://uncnews.unc.edu/2021/09/23/a-3d-printed-vaccine-patch-offers-vaccination-without-a-shot/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5Ir23Ivj$

Leaders Of Idaho, Florida, Arizona Are Hoping You Aren’t Paying Attention https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://khn.org/morning-breakout/leaders-of-idaho-florida-arizona-are-hoping-you-arent-paying-attention/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5D9BB_Ht$

False Results Force Recall Of Hundreds Of Thousands Of Ellume Covid Tests https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.techtimes.com/articles/266236/20211005/rapid-home-covid-19-test-kits-show-higher-false-positives.htm__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5KMYg3au$

Almost 5,000 Kaiser Permanente Health Care Employees Suspended for Refusing Vaccine. Health care conglomerate Kaiser Permanente, one of the nation’s largest health care consortiums, has suspended nearly 5,000 of its employees that have refused to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, the company announced Tuesday.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/almost-5-000-kaiser-permanente-health-care-employees-suspended-for-refusing-vaccine/ar-AAPaVF0?ocid=winp1taskbar__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5CcOhDNY$

Three people at the head of Moderna cracked the Forbes list of the wealthiest people in the U.S. following the company’s development of a coronavirus vaccine that has been used around the world.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/575582-moderna-founders-crack-forbes-list-for-wealthiest-people-in-us__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5LaqASkM$

# Economy / Finance / Trade
Senate Republicans say they won’t vote to let the federal government pay its bills because Democrats are the bigger spenders so they should do it themselves.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.yahoo.com/dumbest-debt-ceiling-standoff-185927125.html?fr=sychp_catchall__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5Dyrjv-c$

Trump Org CFO Has One Defense: Gross Incompetence. The last time Allen Weisselberg was under a spotlight, he told New York state investigators he signed documents without reading them, and didn’t realize he was a charity’s director.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-organization-cfo-allen-weisselberg-has-one-defense-gross-incompetence__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5EEegI-z$

Don’t Throw Away These Letters From the IRS, They’re Not a Scam.
Taxpayers have been confused by letters recently sent out by the IRS, thinking they’re a scam.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/dont-lose-that-irs-letter-about-your-third-stimulus-check-heres-what-to-do-with-it/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5M8s9CNt$

Elizabeth Warren Probes “Corrupt” Link Between Tax System and Private Sector. A recent report found that top accounting firms send employees to the federal government to rewrite tax code. The lawmakers have sent letters to five top accounting firms asking them to detail their revolving door relationships with the government.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/elizabeth-warren-probes-corrupt-link-between-tax-system-and-private-sector/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5NOizzwI$

# Education / Schools
AG Merrick Garland Instructs FBI to Mobilize Against Parents Who Oppose Critical Race Theory, Covid Mandates in Public Schools, classifying dissent as “domestic terrorism.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2021/10/04/garland-fbi-educator-threats-515104__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5Hp_xRaE$

Thousands of Unvaccinated New York City Teachers on Unpaid Leave – Union https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ntd.com/thousands-of-unvaccinated-new-york-city-teachers-on-unpaid-leave-union_684465.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5LWQUpJW$

Biden Admin to AZ: Stop Using COVID Aid on Anti-Mask Grants. Gov. Doug Ducey has been using pandemic funding on education grants that can only be given to schools without mask mandates.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2021-10-05/arizona-cant-use-covid-money-for-anti-mask-grants-feds-say__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5GvLgtXZ$

Biden’s Justice and Education departments declare war on parents. Once upon a time, parents held enormous sway over their children’s education.
Now, parents have little say over what is taught in public school classrooms.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/biden-justice-education-war-parents__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5ArD6W6x$

# Employment / Labor
Why the U.S. is facing one of the worst labor shortages in history. More Americans are quitting their jobs than ever. Here’s what it’s going to take to get more Americans back to work.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vox.com/2019/8/12/20801941/us-labor-shortage-workers-quit__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5ChmJ3-y$

‘Fighting for our future’: Kellogg’s workers strike after contract with the cereal maker expires https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.freep.com/story/news/2021/10/05/kellogg-co-union-workers-battle-creek-strike-after-contact-expires/6001321001/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5DvCavCr$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals California oil spill: Pipeline that spewed more than 140,000 gallons of oil into Southern California waters wasn’t shut down for more than 3 hours after pressure failure alert, feds say https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/10/05/what-caused-california-oil-spill/6001096001/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5ELJhQNH$

The latest spill, thought to be from a decades-old pipeline that connected three platforms to a pumping station in Long Beach, has brought scrutiny to California’s aging offshore oil and gas infrastructure.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wtva.com/content/national/575464902.html?ref=902__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5J40TdhC$

California pipeline was split, ‘pulled like a bowstring’: Why was the response delayed?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/10/06/oil-spill-california-coast-guard-scrutinized-delayed-response/6017479001/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5Ibb4RS9$

# Environment / Climate / Interior
Canary Islands volcano: Could eruption cause landslide and mega-tsunami?
After the 1949 eruption, ruptures were found on the surface. In Day and Ward’s later study, these ruptures were described as “ominous” because they were evidence of a subsurface detachment. In other words, the crack doesn’t stop at the surface.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/canary-islands-volcano-could-eruption-cause-landslide-and-mega-tsunami/MEAOBU6BPNYO7QPCIWCNOHVU7A/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5IsRxW7A$

‘The leading cause of Black land loss’: how the climate crisis is supercharging dispossession. When informal heirs’ property owners cannot access disaster aid the racial wealth gap grows larger.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/oct/06/leading-cause-black-land-loss-how-climate-crisis-supercharging-dispossession__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5AlruJuG$

Alex Pareene: Climate-friendly investment funds are a scam. Wall Street is trying to fool investors into thinking they can get rich and save the planet at the same time. Al Gore and his partners named their strategy “sustainable capitalism,” which is certainly friendlier to the ear than “ESG,” but the concept is the same.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://newrepublic.com/article/163865/climate-change-investment-funds-scam-esg-wall-street__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5IRwHQMP$

U.S. Demands Something for Nothing at Glasgow. The top constraint on global climate talks is still parochial American politics.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/environment/us-demands-something-for-nothing-at-glasgow/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5BUERqfb$

# Global Politics and other news
Three Swiss Guards resign after Vatican orders vaccinations and introduces Covid-19 Green Passes for staff and visitors https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rt.com/news/536494-vatican-swiss-guards-vaccination/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5JpPDOOj$

What people are missing about China’s incursions into the Taiwan Strait https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/what-people-are-missing-about-china-s-incursions-into-the-taiwan-strait/ar-AAPbtSr?ocid=winp1taskbar__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5PlFl_uy$

# Gov / Politics
US attempts to mend ties with France. The United States and France have inched closer to normalized relations after last month’s U.S. submarine deal with the United Kingdom and Australia created a rift between the two longtime allies.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/defense/overnights/575471-defense-national-security__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5G_jLF4i$

World War III is coming. No nuclear war is needed. Those who will destroy the US will never be hunted down as most of them already rule the US. How we know a war is coming is simple, experts have tracked movements within the US that have intentionally totally destroyed the ability of the US to respond to a national emergency to these organizations, intelligence agencies, think tanks, banking cabals, secret societies, and elitist cults.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.veteranstoday.com/2021/10/05/blockbuster-world-war-iii-is-coming-and-america-already-lost/?mc_cid=9b32891b94&mc_eid=3f7488d454__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5F-v7_m1$

The Massive Biden Reset You Probably Don’t Even Know Is Happening. Part of the problem is an administration with “too many press secretaries and not enough communications strategists.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-massive-biden-reset-you-probably-dont-even-know-is-happening__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5MaYke1r$

Report: Trump’s Former Aides Plan to Defy January 6 Commission’s Subpoenas The former aides have been ordered to hand over documents by Thursday, and to testify later this month.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/us-elections-government/ny-capitol-riot-congressional-committee-subpoena-20211006-shlgd2wwqbcsrohelukyva5g3u-story.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5B5noY0s$

Watch Biden’s comments on using the “nuclear option”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://bit.ly/3a9oJMW__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5Pr3LT2i$

Biden floats nuclear option to counter filibuster on debt ceiling https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ihej3iS4ss__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5BdG6D7s$

# Law Enforcement
FBI raids home of New York police union president. The president of a New York City police union appears to be under federal investigation after FBI agents raided his home and the union headquarters on Tuesday.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ny-fbi-sergeants-benevolent-association-raid-investigation-20211005-4mn4i2uf2zh2famn36qyqu6m2i-story.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5PTvNJla$

# Legal / Judicial / DOJ
One of NY’s most senior judges barred from courthouse over COVID-19 vaccine https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2021/10/04/this-unvaxxed-ny-judge-is-now-barred-from-entering-the-courthouse/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5J7wfldT$

Trump Will Order Top Aides to Ignore Riot Subpoenas: The four aides will reportedly be directed by the former president to resist orders to comply with House investigators.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/oct/06/trump-aides-capitol-attack-house-select-committee__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5AINtL8W$

Hundreds of judges are breaking the law, and we’re doing nothing to stop it. Nine of 10 kept their jobs, a Reuters investigation found – including an Alabama judge who unlawfully jailed hundreds of poor people, many of them Black, over traffic fines.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-judges-misconduct/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5AXyeJSJ$

# Marijuana / Hemp / CBD Oil
New York Marijuana Regulators Hold First Legalization Implementation Meeting And Approve Patient Access To Flower Cannabis https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.marijuanamoment.net/new-york-marijuana-regulators-hold-first-legalization-implementation-meeting-and-approve-patient-access-to-flower-cannabis/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5AciwfzF$

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania voters will decide on a marijuana ballot referendum next month that calls on state lawmakers to “pass legislation that would decriminalize, regulate and tax the use and sale” of cannabis.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.marijuanamoment.net/philadelphia-will-vote-on-marijuana-referendum-calling-for-statewide-legalization-next-month/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5J_gMSps$

The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation reported that retailers have sold just under $1 billion worth of legal recreational marijuana products so far this year after new September data shows the seventh month in a row with cannabis sales surpassing
$100 million.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.marijuanamoment.net/illinois-marijuana-sales-near-1-billion-in-2021-with-sizable-september-numbers/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5E8_YsAu$

The House Judiciary Committee tweeted, “It is time for Congress to pass the #MOREAct, which will:
➡️Decriminalize marijuana at the federal level ➡️Reassess marijuana convictions ➡️Invest in local communities”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://twitter.com/HouseJudiciary/status/1445437757397012483__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5EKsQ_lx$

# Medical / Health
New Documentary on WHO Exposes Widespread Corruption, Massive Funding by Bill Gates. “TrustWHO,” a documentary film produced by Lilian Franck, reveals the clandestine influences — including Bill Gates’s role as No.
1 funder — controlling the World Health Organization https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/trustwho-documentary-who-corruption-funding-bill-gates/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5HueFUoi$

Battles over ‘virginity testing’ and ‘virginity-restoration surgery’
reveal the persistence of dangerous pseudoscience. Some girls are born without a hymen, while others tear the membrane long before they have sex, most commonly by exercising or, today, by using tampons.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2021/10/05/viewpoint-battles-over-virginity-testing-and-virginity-restoration-surgery-reveal-the-persistence-of-dangerous-pseudoscience/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5Mb_snog$

‘Clinically proven’ memory-boosting supplements like Prevagen don’t work. So how do they escape FDA crackdown?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dailyadvent.com/news/46e6d4dd6d1655a8b2174802dd5c503f-Clinically-proven-memoryboosting-supplements-like-Prevagen-dont-work-So-how-do-they-escape-FDA-crackdown__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5NKIY49b$

Major Insurers Running Billions of Dollars Behind on Payments to Hospitals and Doctors https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2021/10/05/anthem-united-major-insurers-behind-payments-hospitals-covid/5997173001/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5NpSQ_Jb$

A Colorado Health System Will Deny Transplants For Unvaxxed Patients https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.denverpost.com/2021/10/05/uc-health-covid-vaccine-transplant-denial/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5Ce_0_pG$

Ban on negotiating Medicare drug prices under pressure. Negotiating Medicare drug prices is the linchpin of President Joe Biden’s ambitious health care agenda. Not only would consumers see lower costs, but savings would be plowed into other priorities such as dental coverage for retirees and lower premiums for people with plans under the Obama-era health law.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/lifestyle-business-congress-health-care-reform-medicare-756e3255a1cb4ab8c813151aec19b60c__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5BMslu4O$

FACT SHEET: President Biden Calls on Congress to Lower Prescription Drug Prices. On average, Americans pay two to three times as much as people in other countries for prescription drugs, and one in four Americans who take prescription drugs struggle to afford their medications.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/08/12/fact-sheet-president-biden-calls-on-congress-to-lower-prescription-drug-prices/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5EtjaXQE$

People are developing diabetes after COVID-19. It might be because the virus is messing with insulin-producing cells, new research suggests.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.healthleadersmedia.com/covid-19/people-are-developing-diabetes-after-covid-19-it-might-be-because-virus-messing-insulin__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5H7H8xeT$

‘Historical Event’: WHO Endorses First-Ever Malaria Vaccine. The disease kills about 500,000 people a year, the majority of whom are kids in Africa. The agency said children in areas with moderate to high levels of P. falciparum, the deadliest and predominant species of the parasite causing malaria, should take the four-dose vaccine starting at 5 months old.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/ny-who-recommends-first-ever-malaria-vaccine-children-sub-saharan-africa-20211006-vbw6yihjmfbytgi7bt36fcyohm-story.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5Akpgvvf$

Black Women Are Leading Efforts to Combat Rising Maternal and Infant Mortality. To improve Black maternal and infant health, professionals must focus on systems that directly impact Black families.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/black-women-are-leading-efforts-to-combat-rising-maternal-and-infant-mortality/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5N5hnfzR$

# Military / DOD
Pentagon Begins ‘Continuous Vetting’ of All Troops for Insider Threats, Extremism; Social Media May Come Next. Automatic alerts will flag records or activities of concern among all Defense Department personnel.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2021/10/pentagon-begins-continuous-vetting-all-troops-insider-threats-extremism-social-media-may-come-next/185876/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5LJ94UGj$

Pentagon requires COVID-19 vaccines for all civilians by Nov. 22. All
700,000 Defense Department civilians are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Nov. 22, the Pentagon announced late Monday.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/defense/575434-pentagon-requires-covid-19-vaccines-for-civilian-employees-by-nov-22__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5IZkcOax$

DOD employees with security clearance to be continuously vetted. The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency has successfully enrolled all Defense Department service members, civilians and contractors with a security clearance, about 3.6 million people, in its current continuous vetting program.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/2800381/all-dod-personnel-now-receive-continuous-security-vetting/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5D6OJi0R$

# Other News
Independent Sleuths Claim They’ve Cracked Zodiac Killer Case. The team of retired cops, journalist and military investigators say they’ve identified the killer as a man who died in 2018.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/group-of-independent-sleuths-claim-theyve-identified-the-zodiac-killer__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5IlQaWdq$

# Science
Politics, ideology and values shape science at nearly every stage, from deciding what phenomena to research to how to talk about results https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2021/10/06/politics-ideology-and-values-shape-science-at-nearly-every-stage-from-deciding-what-phenomena-to-study-to-choosing-how-to-study-and-talk-about-them/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5KRtSELO$

# Security
Top-Secret CIA Cable: Too Many Informants Are Getting Killed. Every CIA station across the world got the stark message: The agency is losing too many spies.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/cia-warns-in-top-secret-cable-that-too-many-informants-are-getting-killed__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5I59Lynz$

# Social
“I don’t have time to go to jail. And I don’t want that on my record.”
Shirley Crawford, a 54-year-old resident of the Riverside homeless encampment, spent a week packing up her belongings ahead of the camp’s clearing. She didn’t want to risk a ticket or arrest for another offense for fear it could harm her chances of securing permanent housing.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/06/austin-camping-ban-homeless/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5JgraG19$

Locals are being pushed out of their hometowns: Here’s why. Yahoo Finance Correspondent Vera Gibbons shares the details.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://finance.yahoo.com/video/locals-being-pushed-hometowns-heres-164456583.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5NLZqSLh$

# Space
NASA to unleash ‘planetary defense’ tech against asteroid. NASA’s first mission to demonstrate a planetary defense technique – will get one chance to hit its target, the small moonlet in the binary asteroid system Didymos.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-s-first-planetary-defense-technology-demonstration-to-collide-with-asteroid-in-2022__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5MJwDlCR$

# Technology
Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg responds to whistleblower Frances Haugen. Zuckerberg called Haugen’s testimony “not true,” in a statement he released on Facebook.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/oct/06/mark-zuckerberg-hits-back-at-facebook-whistleblower-frances-haugen-claims__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5G_sZs7h$

AT&T Is Behind the Rise of Pro-Trump Network, Report Says: The communications giant was reportedly a major source of funding for the fringe network as it broadcast far-right conspiracy theories in the Trump era.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-oneamerica-att/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5GunPurZ$

Most powerful laser in U.S. to start operations in 2022. The project will put America back on the laser map.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zmescience.com/science/most-powerful-laser-in-u-s-to-start-operations-in-2022/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5BM1sMNR$

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

Voices, The Peoples News

October 5, 2021
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Voices, The Peoples News

October 4, 2021
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Voices, The Peoples News

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Voices, The Peoples News

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Voices, The Peoples News

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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