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December 11, 2024, AM
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Border / Immigration / Migrants
Just so you know ….. The Trump Family’s Immigrant Story: For decades, they denied their German roots, claiming to be of Scandinavian origin. Fred Trump had obfuscated his German ancestry to avoid upsetting Jewish friends and clients. None of his grandparents, and only one of his parents, was born in the United States or spoke English as their mother tongue.
https://www.history.com/news/donald-trump-father-mother-ancestry

Where does Elon Musk come from? A member of the wealthy South African Musk family, Musk was born in Pretoria, immigrating to Canada at the age of 18, acquiring citizenship through his Canadian-born mother. Musk acquired US citizenship in 2002.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk

Where does Vivek Ramaswamy come from? Vivek Ganapathy Ramaswamy was born on August 9, 1985, in Cincinnati, Ohio, to Indian Hindu immigrant parents. His parents immigrated from Palakkad district in Kerala, where the family had an ancestral home in a traditional agraharam in the town of Vadakkencherry.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vivek_Ramaswamy#:~:text=Cincinnati%2C%20Ohio%2C%20U.S.&text=Ramaswamy%20was%20born%20in%20Cincinnati,degree%20from%20Yale%20Law%20School

[Does this make them anchor babies?]
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Incoming border czar warns sanctuary city mayors ‘Get the hell out of the way’ or be prosecuted
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/incoming-border-czar-warns-sanctuary-city-mayors-get-the-hell-out-of-the-way-or-be-prosecuted/ar-AA1vD0ZX

Major City Eyed as Ground Zero for Trump’s Mass Deportations
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/major-city-eyed-as-ground-zero-for-trump-s-mass-deportations/ar-AA1vCfQ2

Republican-Led States Are Rolling Out Plans That Could Aid Trump’s Mass Deportation Effort. Governors and lawmakers in Republican-led states are rolling out plans that could aid President-elect Donald Trump’s effort to deport millions of people living in the U.S. illegally
https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/missouri/articles/2024-12-10/republican-led-states-are-rolling-out-plans-that-could-aid-trumps-mass-deportation-effort

# Business / Industry / Corporation
Federal judge blocks largest supermarket merger in history
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/10/business/kroger-albertsons-merger-ftc.html

Biden to kill Nippon Steel’s $15B takeover of US Steel on national security grounds:
https://san.com/cc/trump-vows-to-tank-15b-buyout-of-us-steel-by-japans-nippon/

# Cartels / Gangs / Drugs / Trafficking
The Venezuelan prison gang Tren de Aragua has now made its mark in 17 US states after at least one member was arrested in one of the smallest and most remote states in the US, West Fargo, North Dakota
https://www.newsbreak.com/new-york-post-509648/3708517553185-tren-de-aragua-spreads-to-one-of-america-s-most-remote-states-after-member-of-brutal-gang-is-busted-there

Abbott announces Texas crackdown on Venezuelan gang. The Tren de Aragua gang has been connected to several high-profile crimes. Gov. Abbott says it is gaining a foothold in Texas. Authorities recently shut down a hotel in El Paso, Texas, due to gang activity
https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/immigration/border-coverage/abbott-texas-venezuelan-gang/

# Chemicals / Herbicides / Pesticides
Toxic Cancer-Causing Chemicals Banned in US. Final EPA rules ban all uses of TCE, all consumer uses and many commercial uses of PCE, require worker protections for all remaining uses under the Toxic Substances Control Act
https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/biden-harris-administration-announces-latest-actions-under-nations-chemical-safety-law

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
With final report on pandemic, House GOP fully embraces COVID conspiracy-mongering
https://oversight.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/12.04.2024-SSCP-FINAL-REPORT.pdf

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
How a Decades-Old Loophole Lets Billionaires Avoid Medicare Taxes. Some of Wall Street’s richest and most powerful figures are using a legal loophole to avoid paying millions of dollars in taxes earmarked for health care
https://www.propublica.org/article/medicare-tax-loophole-steve-cohen

Second Trump Term Could Increase Cost of Clothing, Appliances (and One Surprise Item by 55%)
https://www.emarketer.com/content/trump-tariff-plans-prices-skyrocket

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Global
Canada’s Justin Trudeau threatens to retaliate if Trump follows through on tariffs. Canadian prime minister says government is still debating how to respond if the U.S. president-elect follows through on tariff threat
https://www.wsj.com/world/americas/canadian-prime-minister-trudeau-says-ottawa-would-retaliate-in-event-of-25-u-s-tariff-1cdfa2ea

China’s Xi warns ‘no winners’ in trade war with US. President Xi Jinping’s comments suggest China is reluctant to escalate tensions but ready to fight back if US takes action against it
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3290131/xi-jinping-warns-no-winners-us-trade-war-vows-china-will-protect-its-interests

# Employment / Labor / Unions
Americans Say It Now Takes Months to Find a New Job. The U.S. job market has been slowly weakening over the last few months, as further evidenced by the latest jobs report.
https://www.bankrate.com/banking/american-job-seekers-survey/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Nuclear
Jaw-dropping deep-sea oil find sparks global anxiety: Fresh reports of a new, deep-sea oil discovery have arrived, and they’re turning heads among everyday people and seasoned industry pros. Many wonder whether this well could tip the balance of the global market, especially now when energy supply concerns hover in the background.
https://www.earth.com/news/jaw-dropping-deep-sea-oil-find-talos-energy-sparks-global-anxiety/

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure
Alarming US map shows coastal cities that might be underwater by 2025
https://www.newsweek.com/map-shows-cities-that-could-go-underwater-sea-level-rise-1996760

# Food Recalls / Alerts
Yu Shang Food, Inc. Recalls Ready-To-Eat Meat and Poultry Products Due to Possible Listeria Contamination
https://www.fsis.usda.gov/recalls-alerts/yu-shang-food-inc–recalls-ready-eat-meat-and-poultry-products-due-possible-0

Another infant dies in outbreak tied to ready-to-eat meat products
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-12-baby-dies-listeria-outbreak-linked.html

# Foods / Things that impact your health
Balance Your pH Naturally: The 75 Best Alkaline Foods to Add to Your Diet
https://www.autoflower.org/threads/74-alkaline-foods-to-naturally-balance-your-body.51472/

Scientists identify ultra-processed foods that fuel colon cancer and healthy alternatives that may offset the damage
https://www.businessinsider.com/scientists-uncover-processed-foods-fuel-colon-cancer-how-offset-damage-2024-12

# General News
FBI investigating drone mystery. The FBI says it’s investigating clusters of drones that have flown near a U.S. military research facility and President-elect Donald Trump’s golf course in Bedminster, New Jersey. “That’s madness that we don’t know what these drones are,” said Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas.).
https://www.newsbreak.com/videos/3707773397417-fbi-investigating-drone-mystery?noAds=1&_f=app_share&s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3MzM5MjA0NDgyMjI%3D

FBI leader says it’s ‘concerning’ how little his agency knows about mysterious drones seen over New Jersey. Dozens of drones have been spotted flying near sensitive sites like a military research facility in recent weeks in New Jersey
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/fbi-agency-concerning-mysterious-drones-new-jersey

# Gov / Politics
‘Fearful of his base’ Trump is painting himself into corner: MSNBC panel
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-maga-fear/

‘No better way to construct a criminal state’: Donald Trump has appointed convicted and accused criminals to serve in his second presidency in what a pair of experts warned was an alarming signal about his intentions.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/no-better-way-to-construct-a-criminal-state-experts-flag-alarming-trump-moves/ar-AA1vCq6l

‘Our top priority’: GOP senator reveals ‘transformational’ bill Republicans want to pass in 2025
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5033844-johnson-new-gop-agenda-aggressive/

77 Nobel Prize Winners Write Message To The Senate: Don’t Confirm RFK Jr.
https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/politics/2024/12/10/robert-f–kennedy-jr–nobel-laureates-letter

The Biden administration quietly extended a sanctions waiver that will grant Iran access to roughly $10 billion from Iraq two days after President-elect Donald Trump’s Election Day victory.
https://www.aol.com/biden-admin-quietly-renewed-controversial-051122047.html

Biden approves national security memo on China, Iran, North Korea and Russia ahead of Trump’s return. Could serve as a road map for the incoming administration as it looks to counter growing cooperation among China, Iran, North Korea and Russia, the White House said Wednesday.
https://www.voanews.com/a/biden-approves-national-security-memo-on-china-iran-north-korea-and-russia-ahead-of-trump-s-return/7897334.html

Democrats Adam Schiff and Andy Kim sworn in as senators
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/12/09/congress/schiff-kim-formally-sworn-into-senate-00193358

Donald Trump has bizarre take on how American citizenship actually works. A woman would give birth to an infant who, either capable of walking at birth or helped along by someone eager to win a bet, would set one foot on American soil and the other in either Mexico or Canada.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trumps-utterly-farcical-take-birthright-citizenship_n_67589dd3e4b0955c35541508

Elon Musk warns Republicans against standing in Trump’s way — or his
https://apnews.com/article/elon-musk-politics-trump-7e26c829af224a1f9d67c27cea085e68

Ex-prosecutor flags Trump’s ‘frightening’ message to loyalists to ‘use violence.’ Former Federal Prosecutor, Joyce Vance, told MSNBC’s Ari Melber on Monday evening, “he is telling his supporters that no matter how many crimes they commit, he will have their back as long as the crime was on his behalf.”
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-joyce-vance/

Manhattan prosecutors blast Trump attempts to ‘malign and menace’ hush money judge and families
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-hush-money-judge-case-b2662137.html

Trump Is Using Classic Mob Boss Tactics to Carry Out His Wishes
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/3708888265557-opinion-trump-is-using-classic-mob-boss-tactics-to-carry-out-his-wishes

Stephen Colbert Spots The Donald Trump Admission You Definitely Don’t Want To Hear. It’s “not exactly what you want to hear from the guy who’s about to have the nuclear codes,” joked the “Late Show” host.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/stephen-colbert-donald-trump-words_n_6757fa08e4b063b52a999887

# Gov / Politics / Global
Netanyahu makes it clear: Biden is no longer in charge
https://www.newsbreak.com/the-independent-517119/3709678445367-netanyahu-makes-it-clear-biden-is-no-longer-in-charge

Syrian activist whose suffering became symbol of Assad brutality found dead in Sednaya prison
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/dec/10/syrian-activist-who-symbolised-assad-brutality-found-dead-in-sednaya-prison

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
Judge questions release of Jan. 6 defendant — because he plans to join Russian Army
https://www.newsbreak.com/raw-story-2096750/3708103032549-judge-questions-release-of-jan-6-defendant-because-he-plans-to-join-russian-army

Chinese citizen charged with flying drone over key US military, NASA rocket launch base, taking photos
https://nypost.com/2024/12/11/us-news/chinese-citizen-yinpiao-zhou-charged-with-flying-drone-taking-pictures-over-california-vandenberg-space-force-base/#!

After Trump’s reelection, Democrats bail on bipartisan bill that would create new federal judges
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/white-house-says-biden-would-veto-bill-expanding-federal-judiciary

Bragg says Trump’s crimes and ‘history of malicious conduct’ are too serious for his hush-money case to be dismissed. Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg has now filed an 82-page motion opposing Trump’s dismissal efforts. Bragg says Trump’s crimes and ‘history of malicious conduct’ are too serious for his hush-money case to be dismissed
https://www.businessinsider.com/trumps-malicious-conduct-weighs-against-hush-money-dismissal-bragg-2024-12

GOP House intel committee chair slams Trump DOJ for ‘grave constitutional violation’ spying on lawmakers
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/mike-turner-trump-doj-spying-b2662237.html

# Media
Postmaster General Covers Ears in Protest During Wild Exchange With House Republican: ‘You’re Talking To Yourself’
https://www.mediaite.com/tv/postmaster-general-covers-ears-in-protest-during-wild-exchange-with-house-republican-youre-talking-to-yourself/

# Medical / Health News
What to Do When Your Health Insurance Claim Is Denied. Key takeaways: A health insurance claim may be denied for many reasons, including medical coding errors or failure to meet your plan’s criteria for medical necessity. Generally, you have up to 180 days to request an appeal if your health insurance claim is denied. Review your company’s appeal process and gather documents to support your claim. You can request an external review by an independent third party if your appeal is turned down.
https://www.goodrx.com/insurance/health-insurance/what-to-do-if-insurance-claim-is-denied

How to Appeal a Denied Claim
Step 1: Review Your Plan. Check your health plan documents or contact your health plan or employer for details on your plan’s appeal process. …
Step 2: Submit Your Appeal. …
Step 3: Keep Copies. …
Step 4: Requesting an Independent Review.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYlvsQeouKM

Hospitals gave patients meds during childbirth, then reported them for illicit drug use. Mothers were reported after they were given medications used routinely for pain or in epidurals, to reduce anxiety or to manage blood pressure during cesarean sections.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/12/11/pregnant-hospital-drug-test-medicine/76804299007/

# Military / DOD / Militia
Biden Administration Announces New Security Assistance Package for Ukraine
https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3989537/biden-administration-announces-new-security-assistance-package-for-ukraine/

The US is striking targets across Syria, and it isn’t the only one dropping bombs in this uncertain moment. US Central Command says it struck more than 75 targets to ensure armed group does not exploit end of Syrian leader’s rule.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12/9/us-announces-air-strikes-on-isil-targets-in-syria-sfter-al-assadss-fall

# Military / Global
American Ships, Navy Destroyers Attacked Off Yemen By Houthi Rebels; U.S., French Forces Down Projectiles
https://apnews.com/article/houthi-gulf-missiles-us-navy-mideast-war-9f95ed26db5d9b85de3cc697b7005d72

British Army’s ‘groundbreaking’ laser weapon destroys flying drones in successful test. The technology works by directing an intense beam of infrared light towards its target
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/laser-weapon-british-army-drones-b2662288.html

Taiwan’s Defense Ministry says a large Chinese military force has been detected nearby
https://www.npr.org/2024/12/10/g-s1-37614/taiwan-defense-china-military-operation

# NASA
NASA shares new images from the James Webb Telescope
https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasawebbtelescope/albums/72177720313923911/with/53971042139

# Nuclear / Bioweapons
Declassified map uncovers first US city which would be targeted in nuclear war
https://www.newsweek.com/safest-us-states-nuclear-war-attack-us-silos-1995408

U.S. Cold War Nuclear Target Lists Declassified for First Time. According to 1956 Plan, H-Bombs were to be Used Against Priority “Air Power” Targets in the Soviet Union, China, and Eastern Europe. Major Cities in Soviet Bloc, Including East Berlin, Were High Priorities in “Systematic Destruction” for Atomic Bombings
https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu/nukevault/ebb538-Cold-War-Nuclear-Target-List-Declassified-First-Ever/

# Other Interesting Things
The Stargate of Sri Lanka is a mysterious rock carving of unknown origin that supposedly holds the answers to the universe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6J3O2umPsU

Archaeologists in Turkey believe they have discovered the tomb of Saint Nicholas.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-14174991/tomb-st-nicholas-santa-clause-church-turkey.html

# Science
Evidence Of Bizarre Antimatter Particle Seen At CERN For The First Time
https://home.cern/news/news/physics/alice-finds-first-ever-evidence-antimatter-partner-hyperhelium-4

Scientists have just discovered a brand new continent. The discovery was made around the Davis Strait, a large stretch of water located between Canada’s Baffin Island and Greenland. This resulted in the formation of a thick continental crust in the ocean, which has now been declared a newly discovered primitive microcontinent.
https://www.indy100.com/science-tech/new-continent-davis-strait-2670413624

# Social
Societal Punishment of the Poor in America: A Systemic Issue
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/3709359351523-societal-punishment-of-the-poor-in-america-a-systemic-issue

How the United States Punishes People for Being Poor. Local governments criminalize homelessness by making it illegal for people to sit, sleep, or rest in public spaces.
https://www.vera.org/news/how-the-united-states-punishes-people-for-being-poor

# Space / Solar / Atmosphere / Astronomy
12-billion-year-old body of water discovered floating in space
https://www.space.com/12400-universe-biggest-oldest-cloud-water.html

# Technology / Artificial Intelligence
TikTok says US businesses will lose billions if its US ban is enforced. The US’s deadline on the proposed sell-off is fast approaching, and it looks like there may actually be a possibility the social media giant could disappear from US users’ devices in January 2025.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/tiktok-says-us-businesses-lose-140400187.html

# Technology / Global
New documentary details how governments use spyware to monitor citizens’ phones This past week, the White House detailed the scope of a massive Chinese hacking campaign that reaped information from American cell phone networks
https://ket.org/program/pbs-newshour/how-governments-use-spyware-to-monitor-citizens-phones/

# Tips, Tricks and How To’s
Non-Toxic Pest Control: DIY Recipe with Cloves & Bay Leaves
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/3709060363094-non-toxic-pest-control-diy-recipe-with-cloves-bay-leaves
Here’s Why You Should Grow Thyme & 7 Ways To Use It
https://www.newsbreak.com/gardening-soul-1588703/3707919800699-here-s-why-you-should-grow-thyme-7-ways-to-use-it

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Voices, The Peoples News

December 10, 2024
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Indigenous
Biden creates Native American boarding school national monument to mark era of forced assimilation
https://apnews.com/article/biden-national-monument-carlisle-indian-boarding-school-36df4da33656d16f2a55308ac5aef07b

# Animals / Pets / Alerts / Recalls
Trump nominee pressured IRS to crush The Humane Society and consider stripping the country’s leading animal welfare group of tax status after it supported an initiative to protect dogs, according to documents reviewed by us.
https://jacobin.com/2024/12/trump-irs-billy-long-nonprofits

Republicans Seem To Be A Far Greater Threat To Pets Than Immigrants, Some of them have actually killed dogs!
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/republicans-killing-dogs-hurting-threatening-animals_n_66f2fe29e4b0d04575631d0b

# Border / Immigration / Migrants
Can Trump End Birthright Citizenship? No, the president cannot end birthright citizenship by executive order. “We’re going to end that because it’s ridiculous,” Trump said when asked about birthright citizenship, adding, in response to whether he would try to use his own authority: “Well, if we can, through executive action.”
https://news.northeastern.edu/2024/12/09/donald-trump-birthright-citizenship/

Some law enforcement officers, US military prosecuted for border crimes in Texas
https://www.thecentersquare.com/texas/article_29acb1b6-b683-11ef-97a0-9b7aaa1132cc.html?a&seyid=38806

Mayorkas starkly warned in 2021 memo about migrant kids, long before crisis that alarmed Congress. Internal warnings about gaps in resources to address unaccompanied migrant children emerged very early in the Biden administration, new documents show.
https://tennesseestar.com/policy/bombshell-memo-from-2021-warned-unprepared-dhs-about-surge-of-unaccompanied-migrant-children/jtnews/2024/12/10/

Federal judge temporarily blocks Dreamers from accessing Obamacare
https://justthenews.com/government/courts-law/federal-judge-temporarily-blocks-daca-dreamers-qualifying-obamacare

# Business / Industry / Corporation
Donald Trump Controls a Publicly Traded Company. Now He Will Pick Its Regulator. There have been internal concerns that Trump Media could be misleading investors, a source said. But with its largest shareholder about to be president, experts doubt the SEC is up to the job of investigating Truth Social’s parent company.
https://www.propublica.org/article/donald-trump-media-truth-social-sec-securities-exchange-commission

# Cartels /  Gangs / Drugs / Trafficking
Opioid distributors targeting Houston charged in sweeping ‘pill mill’ bust. The largest-ever prescription drug bust in U.S. history has been taken against opioid distributors targeting Houston.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_e7a3d9f6-b665-11ef-a394-f786c8386695.html?a&seyid=38806

# Chemicals / Herbicides / Pesticides
Biden admin. proposes raising acceptable level for endocrine disrupting herbicide atrazine
https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5027367-biden-administration-proposal-atrazine-levels/

Study: glyphosate can cause lasting damage to the brain. Glyphosate exposure exacerbates Alzheimer’s disease-like pathology in mice even after a significant pause from exposure
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1066698?mc_cid=22259b9f64&mc_eid=485b9951ab

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
Trump Goes on Late-Night Rant After Trudeau Makes Veiled Threat. Canada’s Justin Trudeau is warning Donald Trump on his tariff plan.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-goes-night-rant-trudeau-141656874.html

DOGE Heads Musk and Ramaswamy Signal Social Security Cuts Are Coming. There is much speculation around what programs could be targeted for cuts as part of the effort being led by Musk and Ramaswamy.
https://thehill.com/business/budget/5030214-republican-alford-medicare-social-security-doge/

# Education / Schools
Congress Considers Neocon Lesson Plans to Keep Kids Off Communism. Lawmakers will soon vote on a bill directing a nonprofit to draft curriculum on atrocities carried out by communist regimes.
https://theintercept.com/2024/12/05/congress-anti-communism-school-curriculum/

# Employment / Labor / Unions
Unions Brace Themselves as Trump Prepares to Defang Labor Board. Trump’s NLRB will likely be filled with lawyers from the union-busting world hell-bent on rolling back workers’ gains.
https://truthout.org/articles/unions-brace-themselves-as-trump-prepares-to-defang-labor-board/

After 86 Years, Disabled Workers Could Finally Receive Minimum Wage Protections. Biden’s Labor Department is moving to abolish “subminimum wage” rules, but the Trump administration may undo the win.
https://truthout.org/articles/after-86-years-disabled-workers-could-finally-receive-minimum-wage-protections/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Oil / Nuclear
The Oil Industry Is Helping to Spread Misinfo About Whale Deaths. A Brown University study found that organized opposition to wind energy was fueled by extensive “information” from the fossil fuel industry.
https://newrepublic.com/article/189134/oil-industry-misinfo-whale-deaths-new-jersey

Bipartisan Plan to “Reform” Energy Permits Is a Brazen Giveaway to Fossil Fuels. Leading supporters of permitting reform either have a business interest in it — or have effectively been bribed.
https://truthout.org/articles/bipartisan-plan-to-reform-energy-permits-is-a-brazen-giveaway-to-fossil-fuels/

The Offshore Wind Industry Thrived Under Biden. Trump Plans to Pull the Plug
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/the-offshore-wind-industry-thrived-under-biden-trump-plans-to-pull-the-plug/

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure
Even Under Biden, the U.S. Was Still Obstructing Global Climate Goals. Outrage over Trump’s plans to re-withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Agreement is understandable. But the United States has never been a good actor in the international climate space.
https://newrepublic.com/article/189165/trump-paris-agreement-biden-plastics-climate

How EPA Rollbacks Will Cost Us—in Dollars and Lives. A deregulatory agenda will be just as damaging to our economy as it will be to our climate and health.
https://www.nrdc.org/stories/how-epa-rollbacks-will-cost-us-dollars-and-lives

Activists and Vulnerable Nations Condemn U.S. Arguments Against Climate Obligations at ICJ Hearing
https://www.ecowatch.com/icj-climate-change-hearing-vulnerable-nations.html#:~:text=Testimony%20from%20the%20United%20States,to%20fight%20the%20climate%20crisis

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / Global
Global plastic pollution talks have stalled—but a treaty is possible if countries can agree on finances, the proper regulation of dangerous ingredients, and set limits on production.
https://theconversation.com/global-plastic-pollution-talks-have-stalled-but-a-treaty-is-possible-if-countries-can-agree-on-these-three-things-244849

Monarchs in Decline. An epic migration, on the verge of collapse.
https://xerces.org/monarchs/conservation-efforts

Climate Change Impacts on Monarch Butterfly Migration and Survival
https://indigenousclimatehub.ca/2022/06/climate-change-impacts-on-monarch-butterfly-migration-and-survival/

Climate Change Is Destroying Monarch Butterflies’ Winter Habitat. During their passage through Mexico, monarch butterflies depend on the shelter of endangered trees, so this scientist is leading a huge experiment to build them a new winter habitat.
https://www.wired.com/story/global-warming-threatens-the-monarch-butterfly-sanctuary-but-this-scientist-prepares-a-new-home-for-them/

# Food / Farming / Bio-engineering
How the FDA allows companies to add secret ingredients to our food
https://www.cspinet.org/cspi-news/how-food-companies-sneak-new-ingredients-past-fda

EPA seeks to limit use of pesticide chlorpyrifos in food. The proposal would still allow the insecticide, which has been linked to neurodevelopmental harm in children, to be used on 11 crops.
https://www.agriculturedive.com/news/epa-chlorpyrifos-partial-ban-pesticide-insecticide/734737/

USDA must do more to regulate genetically modified crops, judge rules. A federal court overturned a 2020 rule that looked to accelerate innovation by allowing manufacturers to sidestep regulatory reviews.
https://www.agriculturedive.com/news/usda-crop-gene-editing-rule-trump-overturned/734970/

Forever chemicals tainting food supply, destroying American farmers. A growing number of farmers are finding forever chemical contamination. 48 of 50 states spread potentially contaminated fertilizer sludge. Dairy farmer euthanized 80% of cows, $1.5 million in debt
https://www.newsnationnow.com/prime/pfas-forever-chemicals-sludge-farmers/

US farms are being battered by climate change. Trump wants to put a climate denier in charge of the USDA
https://thebulletin.org/2024/12/us-farms-are-being-battered-by-climate-change-trump-wants-to-put-a-climate-denier-in-charge-of-the-usda/

# Foods / Things that impact your health
Dietary fructose enhances tumour growth indirectly via interorgan lipid transfer. Supplementation with high-fructose corn syrup increased several LPC species by more than sevenfold in the serum.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-08258-3?mc_cid=22259b9f64&mc_eid=485b9951ab

# General News
Attacks on Free Speech and Nonprofits Are Already Ramping Up. The Trump administration may soon have a new weapon to target perceived enemies.
https://player.fm/series/the-intercept-briefing-1339029/silencing-dissent-attacks-on-free-speech-and-nonprofits-are-already-ramping-up

The future of extraction, energy dominance, and federal lands under Trump. Presidential elections have consequences, and sometimes they can be monumental for US federal lands and waters. Trump’s second term promises to pit industry interests against conservation, environmental laws, and species protections
https://thebulletin.org/2024/12/the-future-of-extraction-energy-dominance-and-federal-lands-under-trump/

# Gov / Politics
‘America will not be made great again’: McConnell received ovation after ‘swipe’ at Trump
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/12/07/mcconnell-trump-america-world-00193160

California ready to go toe to toe against Trump’s immigration policies. “We’ve thought about all the possibilities, and have prepared for every one of them,” said AG Rob Bonta, “and are ready to take action when there’s any unlawful activity.”
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/california-ag-rob-bonta-trump-2/

Gangster with ties to Chinese Communist Party linked to GOP’s flip of NY seat: State Senator-elect Steve Chan was able to flip a blue seat in New York held by Sen. Iwen Chu in November — but now reports are examining his ties to the Chinese Communist Party.
https://www.rawstory.com/china-2670395585/

Trump assembling US cabinet of billionaires worth combined $340bn. President-elect tapping mega-rich backers for positions that will give them power to cut spending on public services
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/06/trump-us-cabinet-billionaires?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Trump Hires January 6 Rioter for Bonkers Role on Transition Team. Donald Trump has hired a man named Pete Marocco. Marocco does come with extensive Trumpworld experience: He wore several hats during Trump’s last administration and had stints at the Defense, State, and Commerce departments, as well as USAID. His new role on Trump’s transition team focuses on national security personnel matters
https://www.newsbreak.com/the-new-republic-1991457/3708352742073-trump-hires-january-6-rioter-for-bonkers-role-on-transition-team

Trump Names Top Targets in Chilling Revenge Threat. Donald Trump is laying out a dark vision for return to office.
https://newrepublic.com/post/189143/trump-names-top-targets-chilling-revenge-threat

Trump’s Budget Director Could Usher In an Age of Unfettered Presidential Power. Slated to head the Office of Management and Budget, Russell Vought was a lead figure in creating Project 2025.
https://truthout.org/articles/trumps-budget-director-could-usher-in-an-age-of-unfettered-presidential-power/

Trump Lobbied DeSantis to Name Daughter-in-Law Lara to Senate: Lara Trump said she would “seriously consider” accepting the nomination to finish Sen. Marco Rubio’s term.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-spoke-to-desantis-about-nominating-lara-for-rubios-senate-seat-report/

Gabbard heads to Capitol Hill for meetings about her nomination as director of national intelligence
https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/tulsi-gabbard-dni-syria-trump/

Top Democrat Issues Warning Over Trump Plot to ‘Steal’ From Federal Programs. “The Constitution provides no impoundment power to the president to unilaterally withhold funds appropriated by Congress,” said Rep. Rosa DeLauro. The Supreme Court, the Department of Justice, and the Government Accountability Office are all in agreement—the Constitution provides no impoundment power to the president to unilaterally withhold funds appropriated by Congress.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-impoundment

# Gov / Politics / Global
Three moves show Putin is on the brink of launching nuclear weapons. Russian President Vladimir Putin signed an updated nuclear doctrine into law last week, lowering the threshold for using the world’s largest atomic weapons arsenal.
https://www.newsweek.com/could-putin-use-nuclear-weapon-ukraine-experts-weigh-1992451

# Law Enforcment / ATF / FBI / CIA
Oregon Prison Limits Solitary to 90 Days. This BLM Protester Has Been in the Hole for 250. A disabled Army veteran with PTSD, received the harshest federal sentence for the George Floyd protests.
https://theintercept.com/2024/12/05/blm-george-floyd-prison-solitary-malik-muhammad/

IG finds Justice Department spied on Patel and other congressional staffer without telling courts. As a result of the probe, the department obtained phone records from two members of Congress and 43 staff members, including President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for FBI Director, Kash Patel.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5032424-trump-justice-department-congressional-staff/

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
Trump’s Dumbest Lawyer Will Play Starring Role in Second Term. Alina Habba is making a comeback in a second Trump term.
https://newrepublic.com/post/189140/trump-stupidest-lawyer-alina-habba-power

# Medical / Health News
Senate Subcommittee Wants To Hold UnitedHealthcare Accountable For Denied Coverage. According to the report, between 2019 and 2022, the three companies denied prior authorization requests at an accelerated rate.
https://www.blackenterprise.com/senate-subcommittee-unitedhealthcare-group-denied-coverage/

More than 400 chemicals in plastic products linked to breast cancer:  These hazardous chemicals, including PFAS, phthalates, and aromatic amines, are found in food packaging, personal care items, and single-use plastics.
https://www.fingerlakes1.com/2024/12/09/over-400-plastic-chemicals-linked-to-breast-cancer-study-finds/

Nursing Home Industry Is Pushing Trump to Rescind Biden’s Safe Staffing Mandate. Rejecting the mandate would leave thousands of residents in homes too short-staffed to provide proper care. Republicans are also pushing to repeal the rule as part of negotiations on spending
https://rollcall.com/2024/12/04/nursing-home-staffing-rule-in-limbo-as-trump-2-0-approaches/

The Hated US Healthcare System Is Why Government Shouldn’t Be Run Like a Business. Because the desire of right-wing billionaires not to pay taxes have prevailed ever since Truman first proposed single-payer healthcare, Americans spend significantly more on healthcare than other developed countries.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/us-healthcare-government-business

# Medical Technology
Muscle Implants Could Allow Mind-Controlled Prosthetics—No Brain Surgery Required
https://aitopics.org/doc/news:2A313101

An Augmented Reality Program Can Help Patients Overcome Parkinson’s Symptoms: Software may also help patients with other movement disorders: Researchers
https://parkinsonsnewstoday.com/news/augmented-reality-help-guide-physical-therapy/

Inside a Fusion Startup’s Insane, Top-Secret Opening Ceremony. Robots! Huge capacitors! A pianist-programmer of impossible skill! One of Silicon Valley’s formative figures takes the stage at a wild event.
https://www.wired.com/story/inside-a-fusion-startups-insane-top-secret-opening-ceremony/?utm_source=nl&utm_brand=wired&utm_mailing=WIR_Daily_121024&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_medium=email&utm_content=WIR_Daily_121024&bxid=5be9e5132ddf9c72dc6182ea&cndid=48075140&esrc=bouncex-test&utm_term=WIR_Daily_Active

# Military / DOD / Militia
As Civil War Heats Back Up, U.S. Troops Are Still Deployed in Syria And Under Fire. American troops are in Syria on questionable legal grounds. They continue to get attacked, according to new Pentagon data.
https://theintercept.com/2024/12/05/us-military-attacked-syria/

Roughly 900 US Troops Still in Syria as Rebels Close in on Damascus. “Whether the Pentagon wants to admit it or not,” U.S. troops “are likely involved in the broader conflict unfolding there right now,” warned one analyst.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/us-troops-in-syria

MDA conducts first-ever ballistic missile intercept test from Guam. In a first from Guam, the Missile Defense Agency intercepted a medium-range ballistic missile target off the coast using a Standard Missile-3 Block IIA.
https://www.defensenews.com/breaking-news/2024/12/10/mda-conducts-first-ever-ballistic-missile-intercept-test-from-guam/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dfn-breaking

# Military / Global
The White House gave Israel coordinates to save an American’s family. Then Israel bombed them again. Alsayed brothers lost their mother in the first bombing. They thought the White House could help save the survivors.
https://theintercept.com/2024/12/06/israel-palestine-family-white-house/

Taiwan on alert as China deploys 90 ships in military exercise
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12/9/taiwan-raises-alert-to-high-amid-presence-of-chinese-warships

Amid the Middle East’s crisis, Syria’s dormant civil war has been largely overlooked. Then, in the middle of last week, a mélange of rebel groups led by al-Qaida offshoot Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) went on an offensive
https://www.usip.org/publications/2024/12/syrias-frozen-conflict-heats

French, Turkish naval companies tinker with torpedo interceptors. Some experts believe that only hard-kill countermeasures will be able to keep warships safe from torpedoes in the future
https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2024/12/10/french-turkish-naval-companies-tinker-with-torpedo-interceptors/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dfn-breaking

South Korea commissions its first next-generation Aegis destroyer. The ROKS Jeongjo the Greatis is the first warship to adopt the Korean Vertical Launching System II.
https://www.defensenews.com/global/asia-pacific/2024/12/09/south-korea-commissions-its-first-next-generation-aegis-destroyer/?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dfn-dnr

# NATO
The shallow Baltic Sea holds deep secrets about a hybrid war on NATO. Neighboring countries are slowly getting better at tracking down what officials believe is intentional damage to undersea cables and infrastructure.
https://www.defensenews.com/special-reports/2024/12/09/the-shallow-baltic-sea-holds-deep-secrets-about-a-hybrid-war-on-nato/

# Technology / Artificial Intelligence
Amazing New Technology Video 2025
https://www.newsbreak.com/videos/3705847606244-amazing-new-technology-video-2025?noAds=1&_f=app_share&s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3MzM3OTQxNDU5MDc%3D

15 Inventions That Will Change Your Life in 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ePRaWjnS-4

Top 10 Future Technologies In 2025
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLeGap21hao

US government set to approve spending $3 billion to remove Chinese telecoms equipment
https://www.techradar.com/pro/us-government-set-to-approve-spending-usd3-billion-to-remove-chinese-telecoms-equipment

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# Border / Immigration / Migrants
Can Donald Trump End Birthright Citizenship?
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12/9/can-donald-trump-end-birthright-citizenship-in-the-us

‘Even Kids Who Are Here Legally?’ Trump Tells Welker ‘You Have To Get Them All Out’ — Will Deport Entire Families.
https://www.newsbreakapp.com/n/0xIBWM0l?s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3MzM3NDgyNjE0MTU=&pd=0H1Na41Y&hl=en_US

How many millions of American kids might see their parents deported by Trump? President-elect Donald Trump endorsed the idea that his administration would be unburdened by family ties when sending immigrants out of the country.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/12/09/trump-deportation-american-children/

A tale of two cities: Sanctuary city Dems must choose between Americans or illegal immigrants
https://manhattan.institute/article/a-tale-of-two-cities-sanctuary-city-dems-must-choose-between-americans-or-illegal-immigrants

Mary Trump Exposes Family Irony In Uncle’s ‘Despicable’ Vow: The returning president “doesn’t know what he’s talking about” and is “a deeply ignorant, cruel man who seems to forget that his father was a first-generation American,” she continued. “So, if it hadn’t been for birthright citizenship, my grandfather probably wouldn’t have been allowed to stay here.”
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/mary-trump-donald-trump-promise_n_6756aeb6e4b06b50ac933fb7

Trump border czar Tom Homan sends ‘clear message’ to sanctuary cities: ‘You don’t want’ this
https://www.aol.com/news/trump-border-czar-tom-homan-174442705.html

# Border / Immigration / Migrants / Global
Mexico Doesn’t Want Illegals From Other Countries To ‘Remain In Mexico’
https://www.newsbreakapp.com/n/0xImbWqn?s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3MzM3NTI0NDE5NzA=&pd=0H1Na41Y&hl=en_US

# Cartels / Gangs / Drugs / Trafficking
Scores killed as Haiti gang leader reportedly orders massacre of elderly
https://san.com/cc/gang-leader-in-haiti-orders-killings-of-at-least-110-over-alleged-witchcraft/

# DOGE [Department of Government Efficiency]
GOP Rep. Eyes Medicare, Social Security For DOGE Cuts: ‘We Can Move The Retirement Age Back’
https://www.mediaite.com/tv/gop-rep-eyes-medicare-social-security-for-doge-cuts-we-can-move-the-retirement-age-back/

SNAP Benefits Could Come Under Scrutiny as Vivek Ramaswamy Sounds Alarm
https://www.newsweek.com/snap-benefits-scrutiny-vivek-ramaswamy-doge-waste-money-cuts-savings-reform-1997541

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
Social Security beneficiaries at risk of delays amid GOP funding fight
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5027226-social-security-funding-cuts/

A trade war under Trump would bring major losses for California agriculture, experts warn
https://www.aol.com/news/trade-war-under-trump-bring-110037639.html

Trump says he can’t guarantee tariffs won’t raise US prices and won’t rule out revenge prosecutions
https://apnews.com/article/trump-immigration-tariffs-pardons-abortion-prosecutions-riot-72c08269f0a870d20e29033319201e22

Who would pay for Trump’s promised tariffs? You will!
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/who-would-pay-for-trumps-promised-tariffs-you-will/

# Education / Schools
A Florida teacher was caught naked inside of an elementary school classroom with sex toys, marijuana and women’s underwear, and punched a cop while trying to flee the scene, according to police.
https://nypost.com/2024/12/04/us-news/naked-teacher-caught-inside-school-with-sex-toys-drugs-and-womens-underwear/

It Wasn’t Just The Pandemic. Long-Time Teachers Are Getting Honest About The Real Reasons Why Kids Are Unable To Learn, And It’s Truly Terrifying
https://www.buzzfeed.com/carleysuthers/kids-cant-read-crisis-told-by-teachers

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Latest Actions under Nation’s Chemical Safety Law to Protect People from Cancer-Causing Chemicals Trichloroethylene and Perchloroethylene
https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/biden-harris-administration-announces-latest-actions-under-nations-chemical-safety-law

‘An existential threat affecting billions’: Three-quarters of Earth’s land became permanently drier in last 3 decades
https://www.unccd.int/news-stories/press-releases/three-quarters-earths-land-became-permanently-drier-last-three-decades

‘Swarm’ of earthquakes hit Alaska’s western Aleutian Islands after 7.0 tremor rocks California
https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/swarm-earthquakes-hit-alaskas-western-848636

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / Global
Saudi Arabia is turning arid desert sand into lush blooming soil
https://www.earth.com/news/saudi-arabia-is-turning-degraded-desert-sand-into-blooming-soil/

# Gov / Politics
‘Bring it on’: Ex-GOP lawmaker who Trump threatened with jail issues challenge of his own
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/bring-it-on-ex-gop-lawmaker-who-trump-threatened-with-jail-issues-challenge-of-his-own/ar-AA1vuC2L?ocid=winpstoreapp&cvid=b2f195365cbc437e8b945bc4ca3f6cdc&ei=10

Adam Schiff to be sworn into the Senate, where he wants to be more than a Trump antagonist
https://apnews.com/article/adam-schiff-senate-trump-california-1f611ee885e9c6b73a22ea1cab0d08bc

Biden spent millions on ‘misinformation’ research. The details are even more disturbing than you think
https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/biden-white-house-spent-267-million-misinformation-research-details-even-more-disturbing

Donald Trump calls for ‘immediate’ ceasefire in Russia-Ukraine war after meeting with Volodymyr Zelenskyy
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-trump-ceasefire-e00a18db202ef74b38e009bb2a5381cf

Donald Trump would make Canada, Mexico US states given a choice. Donald Trump said his administration would impose hefty tariffs on both Canada and Mexico if they don’t stop the flow of illegal immigrants through their territories.
https://www.businesstoday.in/world/us/story/donald-trump-would-make-canada-mexico-us-states-given-a-choice-456640-2024-12-09

GOP wants ‘mandatory training’ of government workers to follow Trump’s agenda
https://www.rawstory.com/gop-2670381701/

Obama claims ‘politicizing’ military or weaponizing judiciary is a red line in first public remarks since election
https://www.newsbreak.com/new-york-post-509648/3705220142688-obama-claims-politicizing-military-or-weaponizing-judiciary-is-a-red-line-in-first-public-remarks-since-election

Trump issues 3-word warning to Putin hours after meeting with Zelensky
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1986252/vladimir-putin-donald-trump-warning-ukraine-war-deal

# Gov / Politics / Global
Moscow reaches out to new Syrian leadership in move to secure bases
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/09/moscow-reaches-out-to-new-syrian-leadership-in-move-to-secure-bases

Netanyahu is set to take the witness stand for the first time in his corruption trial in Israel
https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/international/2024/12/09/benjamin-netanyahu-testimony-corruption-trial-israel

Syrian rebel leader’s victory speech holds a message for Iran – and for Trump and Israel too
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmLquXZW89g

# Medical / Health News
Rep. Ro Khanna: US should be moving toward Medicare for all to cure inequities
https://www.yahoo.com/news/rep-ro-khanna-us-moving-163600625.html

Healthcare CEO’s ‘Unnecessary Care’ Rant Prompts Another Tidal Wave of Fury
https://www.yahoo.com/news/healthcare-ceo-unnecessary-care-rant-042625264.html

9 States Poised To End Coverage for Millions if Trump Cuts Medicaid Funding
https://www.newsweek.com/map-shows-states-where-millions-could-lose-coverage-if-trump-cuts-medicaid-1996428

For patients and doctors, insurance prior authorization can be a dangerous game
https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/biden-harris-administration-announces-latest-actions-under-nations-chemical-safety-law

# Military / DOD / Militia
Biden: US troops staying in Syria to prevent Islamic State resurgence
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/12/08/syria-united-states-biden-stabilize/

# Military / Global
Former national security adviser: ‘Until Hamas is destroyed,’ there can’t be ‘better life for the Palestinians’
https://thehill.com/policy/international/5029220-former-national-security-advisor-hr-mcmaster-hamas-palestinians/

Israel bombs Damascus as 50-year peace deal ends with Assad overthrow: ‘Direct result of our forceful actions’
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/3707035058401-israel-bombs-damascus-as-50-year-peace-deal-ends-with-assad-overthrow-direct-result-of-our-forceful-actions

Israel deploys paratroopers to Syria in ‘defense activities’ after fall of Assad
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/israel-deploys-paratroopers-to-syria-in-defense-activities-after-fall-of-assad/ar-AA1vxA7a

Israel seizes buffer zone in Golan Heights after Syrian government collapses
https://apnews.com/article/israel-syria-attack-buffer-zone-golan-assad-6ee75aca7f5d820dd623b2aba4a62407

Israel says it will destroy Syria’s heavy strategic weaponry
https://www.yahoo.com/news/israel-says-destroy-syrias-heavy-102852730.html

Israel strikes suspected weapons sites in Syria as Russia grants Assad political asylum
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/dec/9/israel-hits-suspected-weapons-sites-syria-russia-g/

Syrian rebels seize control of a prison known as Assad’s ‘human slaughterhouse,’ freeing women and children. The site reportedly saw up to 13,000 executions, shedding light on the atrocities committed under the regime.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/syrian-rebels-free-prisoners-from-assads-notorious-dungeons-celebrate-in-damascus-streets

# NASA / Rocketry
The Mars Rover spots a strange regolith structure on Mars
https://www.newsbreak.com/sne-s-daily-news-291139416/3705533040291-the-mars-rover-spots-a-strange-regolith-structure-on-mars-oliviatwistmysteries-mystery-mars-rover-regolith-strange-structure-object-alien-sc

Mysterious green spots hidden in Martian rock indicate past interaction with liquid water.
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/mars-rovers/new-perseverance-images-reveal-green-hued-spots-within-the-red-martian-rock

There is something unexpected happening in the universe, Nasa’s most powerful ever telescope shows
https://www.the-independent.com/space/nasa-webb-hubble-measurement-universe-expansion-b2661299.html

# NATO
Donald Trump Gives One Condition for US Remaining in NATO
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-condition-us-remaining-nato-1997311

# Other Interesting Things
12,600-Year-Old 8-Mile Canvas Filled With ‘Spectacular’ Ice Age Drawings Discovered in Amazon Rainforest
https://www.livescience.com/ice-age-rock-art-amazon.html

Ancient Egyptian Discovery Stuns Archaeologists: 9 Photos
https://www.euronews.com/culture/2024/01/12/archaeologists-unearth-4500-year-old-ancient-egyptian-tomb-with-astonishing-treasures

Cave Explorers Stumble on a Pristinely Preserved Ancient Forest Hidden 630 Feet Deep Down a Sinkhole
https://www.newsbreak.com/knewz-1594593/3706698259039-cave-explorers-stumble-on-a-pristinely-preserved-ancient-forest-hidden-630-feet-deep-down-a-sinkhole

An ancient text that has baffled researchers for more than 200 years – The indecipherable Rohonc Codex
https://www.ancient-origins.net/artifacts-ancient-writings/ancient-text-baffled-researchers-indecipherable-rohonc-020160

# Social
Chicago removes largest homeless encampment, relocates tent residents into apartments and shelters
https://nypost.com/2024/12/08/us-news/chicago-removes-largest-homeless-encampment-relocates-residents-into-apartments-and-shelters-report/

# Space / Solar / Atmosphere / Astronomy
A ‘giant’ rising in the desert: World’s largest telescope comes together (photo)
https://www.space.com/the-universe/a-giant-rising-in-the-desert-worlds-largest-telescope-comes-together-photo

# Technology / Artificial Intelligence
How to prepare for the Windows 10 shutdown. Microsoft will end support for Windows 10 on 14 October 2025
https://www.techradar.com/pro/how-to-prepare-for-the-windows-10-shutdown

First WATER POWERED Bio-mimetic AI Humanoid Robot Shocks the World (It’s Too Human)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOsFJUROW-U

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December 8, 2024
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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Quote by Willie Nelson:
Death is not the ending of anything…
I believe all of us are only energy that becomes matter…
When the matter goes away…
The Energy Still Exists…
You Can’t Destroy it…
It Never Dies…
It manifests itself somewhere else.
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Oh wow!!! Thank you thank you thank you you are a great
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# Border / Immigration / Migrants
Trump’s ‘migrant crime’ idea is vicious and legal immigrants could suffer. The president-elect had said on the campaign trail that he wants to deport as many as 20 million people
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/07/trump-deportation-immigrants

# Business / Industry / Corporation
Trump names nominees for Social Security and the Small Business Administration. The appointment would mark Frank Bisignano’s first foray into government following a career at banks and financial technology companies.
https://www.govexec.com/management/2024/12/trump-names-financial-tech-ceo-lead-social-security/401465/

# Communications / Censorship
Brendan Carr, Soon To Be FCC Chair, Says Commission Will Back Local TV Stations “Even If That’s In Conflict” With Broadcast Networks
https://deadline.com/2024/12/fcc-donald-trump-broadcast-tv-local-stations-brendan-carr-1236196688/

# DOGE [Department of Government Efficiency]
Elon Musk, Vivek Ramawamy outline plans to ‘dismantle’ federal government
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-XyvQTwUHM

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
Elon Musk Spent A Quarter of A Billion To Help Donald Trump, including funding a mysterious super PAC.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/musk-spent-over-quarter-billion-dollars-help-elect-trump-2024-12-06/

The Tesla CEO’s net worth soared to a total of $349 billion this year, according to Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/musk-net-worth-spacex-trump-b2660290.html

# Education / Schools
‘Social Studies’ Team Says Banning Teens’ Phones in School Would Let Them ‘Find Other Ways to Socialize’
https://www.thewrap.com/social-media-bans-school-fx-docuseries-power-women-summit/

House passes legislation to help teach dangers of communism in US schools. The bill gives high school educators access to materials from the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation that help educate students about the dangers of communism and totalitarianism.
https://justthenews.com/government/congress/house-passes-legislation-pushes-back-communism-being-taught-us-schools

# Employment / Labor / Unions
After 86 Years, Disabled Workers Could Finally Receive Minimum Wage Protections. Biden’s Labor Department is moving to abolish “subminimum wage” rules, but the Trump administration may undo the win.
https://truthout.org/articles/after-86-years-disabled-workers-could-finally-receive-minimum-wage-protections/

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure
The hornet has landed: Scientists combat new honeybee killer in US.  An invasive yellow-legged wasp has been decimating beehives in Europe — and bedeviling Georgia since last summer. Researchers are working nest by nest to limit the threat while developing better eradication methods.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/hornet-landed-scientists-combat-honeybee-000000080.html

While people in North Carolina are sleeping in tents in the snow: Biden regime announces $988M in aid to Ukraine on same day Trump meets with Zelensky in Paris. The Biden regime has committed to giving Ukraine as much aid as possible before Trump takes office in January
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-administration-announces-988-million-aid-ukraine-same-day-trump-meets-zelenskyy

# Food / Farming / Bio-engineering
Forever chemicals tainting food supply, destroying American farmers. A growing number of farmers are finding forever chemical contamination. 48 of 50 states spread potentially contaminated fertilizer sludge. Dairy farmer euthanized 80% of cows, $1.5 million in debt
https://www.newsnationnow.com/prime/pfas-forever-chemicals-sludge-farmers/

# Food Recalls
Spaghetti  Sauce recall as FDA declares risk of consuming certain spaghetti sauces sold in South
https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/sauce-recall-fda-declares-risk-846833

# General News
Fact Check: maga – noun (common) (futsuumeishi) Meme Accurately Describes Various Translations of ‘MAGA’? In some languages, “maga” is said to mean wickedness, evil, magician and lies.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/translations-maga-trump/

MAGA: The MAGA movement is known for its particularly combative character, which exemplifies the extreme partisanship of contemporary American politics. In keeping with that stance, controversial rhetoric has flourished within the movement, including messages that critics see as homophobic, sexist, or racist or as inciting violence.
https://www.britannica.com/topic/MAGA-movement

Protecting Yourself from the Trump Administration’s Potential Termination of TPS for Nepal: Steps to Take Now. The Trump administration previously sought to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Nepal in 2018. If a new Trump administration were to pursue ending Nepal’s TPS designation, it would need to follow a formal process
https://www.newsbreak.com/nepyork-288847545/3704790954851-protecting-yourself-from-the-trump-administration-s-potential-termination-of-tps-for-nepal-steps-to-take-now

# Gov / Politics
Ex-RNC Chair Says Republicans ‘Don’t Give a Damn’ About Military Members
https://www.newsweek.com/michael-steele-pete-hegseth-republicans-dont-give-damn-military-1997173

McConnell Lumps in Trump’s GOP With Left While Bashing Isolationism, ‘Dangerous’ Belief Global Leadership ‘No Longer America’s Place’
https://www.mediaite.com/tv/mcconnell-lumps-in-trumps-gop-with-left-while-bashing-isolationism-dangerous-belief-global-leadership-no-longer-americas-place/

Schiff resigns from House with swearing in for Senate next week
https://www.newsmax.com/politics/house-resignations-senate/2024/12/06/id/1190662/

US announces nearly $1 billion more in longer-term weapons support for Ukraine
https://www.yahoo.com/news/us-announces-nearly-1-billion-213548291.html

We’re Entering a World Where the Rule of Law Is Turned Inside Out. Trump’s vengeance-minded administration will have no blunter instrument than a corrupted Department of Justice.
https://newrepublic.com/article/188900/kash-patel-corrupt-rule-law

Trump Shocks NBC Journalist By Calling for J6 Committee to Be Thrown in Jail
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-shocks-nbc-journalist-calling-165317184.html

# Gov / Politics / Global
Putin humiliated as his cousin tries to cover her tracks after revealing classified Russian intel, Putin’s cousin has faced backlash and a wave of complaints from the public after she mentioned the tally of appeals from families looking for their missing soldiers
https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/putin-cousin-russia-intel-ukraine-34262788

Netanyahu claims Melbourne synagogue attack linked to Albanese government’s ‘anti-Israel position’: Security measures increased at Jewish sites across Victoria, while New South Wales Police commits to increased patrols of significant sites in that state
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/dec/07/security-at-australian-synagogues-stepped-up-as-netanyahu-links-melbourne-attack-to-labor-stance

Taliban critics and ‘rebel collaborators’ face systemic torture in Afghan prisons, survivors say
https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/south-asia/taliban-torture-prisons-afghanistan-rebels-b2660032.html

# Medical / Health News
Winter spike in viruses and bacterial respiratory infections looms – what you need to know. A infectious disease expert explains the surge in flu, COVID-19, and RSV and whether it’s a cause for concern.
https://healthmatters.nyp.org/what-to-know-about-the-rise-in-respiratory-illnesses/

Many rural U.S. hospitals shutting down maternity wards. The United States already has maternal mortality rates that are higher than other affluent countries, and without more investment in obstetric care, “this public health crisis will only get worse,” she said in a university news release.
https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2024-12-05/americas-rural-hospitals-are-shutting-down-maternity-wards

Should Business Leaders Fear For Their Lives? What You’re Not Hearing About the UnitedHealthcare CEO Tragedy. What we learned from Brian Thompson’s tragedy
https://www.entrepreneur.com/green-entrepreneur/should-business-leaders-fear-for-their-lives-what-youre/483959

UnitedHealthcare CEO death sparks wider outrage over health care system, insurance
https://www.yahoo.com/news/unitedhealthcare-ceos-shooting-opens-door-050959481.html

We have been misled on Havana Syndrome.  For years now, the U.S. intelligence community has told Americans that “mass hysteria” is the likely cause for this mysterious illness resulting in vertigo, blurred vision, and more.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/3252704/we-have-been-misled-on-havana-syndrome/

# Military / DOD / Militia
Defense secretary announces nearly $1 billion in Ukraine aid as he forcefully argues for global US leadership
https://www.defensenews.com/pentagon/2024/12/07/pentagon-chief-austin-announces-1-billion-in-long-term-ukraine-aid/

Judge rules Naval Academy can consider race as a factor in admissions
https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2024/12/06/judge-upholds-use-of-race-in-naval-academy-admissions/

# Other Interesting Things
11 foot oysters 600 pounds petrified found on the mountain
https://creation.com/giant-oysters-on-the-mountain

Archaeologists unearth buried human skeletons from two different periods along with prehistoric artifacts
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archaeologists-are-bewildered-by-a-skeleton-made-from-the-bones-of-at-least-eight-people-who-died-thousands-of-years-apart-180985419/

A Little Boy Found a Strange Stone on the Beach. Archaeologists Told Him It Was a Neanderthal’s Hand Ax. The artifact is now on display at a museum in southern England. Experts say the find is “so rare that most qualified archaeologists would never find one themselves”
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-little-boy-found-a-strange-stone-on-the-beach-archaeologists-told-him-it-was-a-neanderthals-hand-ax-180985578/

The World’s Oldest Wooden Structure Has Just Been Discovered—And It’s 467,000 Years Old In Zambia, archaeologists discovered evidence suggesting that early humans may have been less nomadic—and more intelligent—than once thought
https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/worlds-oldest-wooden-structure-just-been-discovered-467000-years-old

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Voices, The Peoples News

December 7, 2024
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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“Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge
without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.” Samuel Johnson
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# Border / Immigration / Migrants
Trump deportation plans concern Latin American, Caribbean countries
https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/transition/latin-american-caribbean-countries-trump-deportation-plans/

Officials concerned over alleged Hezbollah, Venezuela ties: ‘Special interest’ migrants from Iran have been apprehended at the border. Sources say terrorist group Hezbollah is renting routes from cartels. There are also concerns over potential ties between Iran and Tren de Aragua
https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/immigration/border-coverage/officials-hezbollah-venezuela-ties/

Texas officers apprehend Afghan, Iranian men, rescue smuggled children. Texas Department of Public Safety troopers continue to arrest single military age men in Texas border counties, including Special Interest Aliens from Afghanistan and Iran. They are also continuing to rescue children being smuggled across the border from Mexico.
https://www.cbs19news.com/texas-officers-apprehend-afghan-iranian-men-rescue-smuggled-children/article_b3c74b97-5fbd-58c1-8cc5-d009599b7ccd.html

China using Mariana Islands to get US birthright citizenship for children, lawmaker warns. Wisconsin GOP Rep. Tom Tiffany said during an interview with the “Just the News, No Noise” TV show that many Chinese nationals come to the Mariana Islands, and have children there in order to get them U.S. birthright citizenship and thus abuse the system.
https://justthenews.com/government/congress/wisconsin-rep-slams-china-using-mariana-islands-get-us-birthright-citizenship

# Cartels /  Gangs / Drugs / Trafficking
CDC warns of new drug more deadly than fentanyl
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5026588-fentanyl-carfentanil-overdose-deaths/

CDC reports sharp increase in overdose deaths from elephant opioid. The federal government reported a sharp increase in overdose deaths due to carfentanil, a powerful opioid 100 times stronger than fentanyl that veterinarians use on bears and elephants.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_baf1921c-b3ff-11ef-9bf1-5f9e715ad170.html

# DOGE [Department of Government Efficiency]
Elon Musk says DOGE can ‘gut the federal government’ with a recent Supreme Court ruling. Lawyers disagree.
https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-ramaswamy-doge-spending-cuts-chevron-doctrine-scotus-trump-2024-12

Scaramucci on Musk, Ramaswamy DOGE cuts: ‘Government is not a business’
https://www.newsnationnow.com/video/scaramucci-on-musk-ramaswamy-doge-cuts-%e2%80%98government-is-not-a-business%e2%80%99-vargas-reports/10274518/

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
‘It’s a joke’: Trump appointee Ramaswamy’s economic plan blasted by MSNBC expert
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-ramaswamy-joke-economics/

Trump Shows He’s Fully in Crypto Industry’s Pocket With New Nominee. Donald Trump just tapped David Sacks for a White House job.
https://newrepublic.com/post/189105/donald-trump-elon-musk-cryptocurrency-david-sacks

‘This Is an Enormous Heist’: Chris Hayes broke down a plan by Republican legislators to transfer billions of dollars of taxpayer money to owners of Bitcoin in exchange for their holdings.
https://www.mediaite.com/tv/this-is-an-enormous-heist-chris-hayes-sounds-the-alarm-on-republican-bill-that-would-transfer-100-billion-to-bitcoin-owners/

Financial Experts’ 2025 Predictions for Inflation Under Trump
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/financial-experts-2025-predictions-inflation-120345805.html

# Education / Schools
This is a photograph of Amish school children running away from the police… Their parents would be arrested because they refused to send their children to American public schools, and the aftermath would result in one of the most important supreme court wins for religious liberty in American history… It’s why we can all homeschool now. Be sure to thank the Amish.
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/education/lost-schools/2015/05/08/amish-photo-launched-revolution/27018725/

House Overwhelmingly Passes ‘Crucial Communism Teaching Act’: The legislation seeks to educate American youth on the dangers of communist and totalitarian ideologies by allowing survivors to tell their stories firsthand.
https://www.tigerdroppings.com/rant/politics/house-overwhelmingly-passes-crucial-communism-teaching-act/116559346/

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure
Unexpected source to blame for rapid surge in global warming. The answer lies in declining low-altitude clouds, particularly in the northern mid-latitudes and tropics. This trend was most pronounced over the Atlantic, which coincidentally saw unusual heat records in 2023.
https://www.earth.com/news/rapid-surge-in-global-warming-may-have-an-unexpected-source/

‘Chilling’ map shows which US states will be underwater in just 25 years
https://thehill.com/homenews/nexstar_media_wire/4107854-interactive-map-shows-which-us-cities-will-be-underwater-in-2050/

Earthquakes under a volcano near Alaska’s largest city raise concerns
https://www.thederrick.com/ap/national/earthquakes-under-a-volcano-near-alaskas-largest-city-raise-concerns/article_f834a691-ec2a-5cbf-841b-563ffa43c08b.html

# Food / Farming / Bio-engineering
‘This is my Chernobyl:’ Texas ranchers watch cows die because of PFAS: Tony and Karen Coleman have watched 39 of their animals die. Now joining other Texas farmers suing the EPA. They believe forever chemicals in fertilizer sludge contaminated their land
https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/southwest/texas-ranchers-forever-chemicals-pfas/

# Foods / Things that impact your health
Doctors Share 8 Supplements That Could Fight And Prevent Cancer Risk Over 40: Garlic, Flax Seed, More
https://www.newsbreak.com/shefinds-518722/3704197878100-doctors-share-8-supplements-that-could-fight-and-prevent-cancer-risk-over-40-garlic-flax-seed-more

Ranking 15 Salad Greens From Worst To Best
https://www.mashed.com/902190/ranking-salad-greens-from-worst-to-best/

The Golden Milk: Fights Inflammation, Boosts Immunity, and Helps You Sleep Better
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/3697255253864-the-golden-milk-fights-inflammation-boosts-immunity-and-helps-you-sleep-better

# General News
History Offers a Warning About Donald Trump’s Populism
https://time.com/7198869/george-wallace-donald-trump-populism/

At least 10 gun industry businesses, including Glock, Smith & Wesson, Remington and Mossberg, secretly handed over customers’ names, addresses and other data to lobbyists for years
https://www.propublica.org/article/gunmakers-owners-sensitive-personal-information-glock-remington-nssf

Trump promises a crackdown on diversity initiatives. Fearful institutions are dialing them back already As the president-elect and his allies plan a multi-pronged attack on DEI policies, companies and campuses are complying with threats even though they don’t have to
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/05/trump-dei-initiatives-colleges

# Gov / Politics
MAGA Republican calls for monthlong government shutdown until Trump takes office
https://www.rawstory.com/andy-biggs-2670350008/

‘Nothing to spare’: Speaker Johnson warns every House GOP vote will be make-or-break in 2025
https://www.alternet.org/johnson-small-house-majority/

The Heritage Foundation, the conservative think tank behind Project 2025, is reemerging with a campaign to back President-elect Donald Trump’s imperiled Cabinet selections
https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2024-12-05/an-architect-of-project-2025-is-pressuring-republican-senators-to-confirm-pete-hegseth

Musk spent more than a quarter-billion dollars to elect Trump, including funding a mysterious super PAC, new filings show
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/elon-musk-spent-quarter-billion-040132594.html

Pre-election research shows disturbing trend among Republicans
https://www.alternet.org/trump-poisoning-the-blood/

Some Trump Cabinet picks may have trouble getting clearances. Trump can grant them anyway.
https://www.tullylegal.com/our-firm/news/some-trump-cabinet-picks-may-have-trouble-getting-clearances-trump-can-grant-them-anyway/

Trump adds more billionaires to his administration after promising to help ‘everyday Americans’: The incoming administration will be the wealthiest in history, with more than a dozen ultra-rich nominees for critical agencies and major diplomatic roles
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-billionaires-white-house-b2660235.html

Trump Sends Another $4.3 Million Of Donors’ Money To His Lawyers
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-donors-lawyers_n_67539582e4b0b9c809f83d0b

Trump Spokesperson Alina Habba Claims ‘We Have Billionaires’ Like Elon Musk Who Will ‘Run the Country Like They Run Their Businesses’
https://www.mediaite.com/tv/trump-spokesperson-alina-habba-claims-we-have-billionaires-like-elon-musk-who-will-run-the-country-like-they-run-their-businesses/

Trump ushers in a Christian “deep state”: MAGA moves to gut the Constitution. Trump gave control of the budget to a Project 2025 henchman who calls this a “post-constitutional moment”
https://www.salon.com/2024/12/06/ushers-in-a-christian-deep-state-maga-moves-to-gut-the-constitution/

Trump’s ‘Government of Billionaires’ Boasts Combined Wealth Greater Than New Zealand’s GDP. President-elect Donald Trump has assembled a Cabinet and advisory team valued at a staggering $10 billion — excluding the ballooning fortune of his outside adviser, Elon Musk.
https://www.mediaite.com/news/trumps-government-of-billionaires-boasts-combined-wealth-greater-than-new-zealands-gdp/

Trump’s Team of Billionaires Will Be the Wealthiest Administration in U.S. History
https://www.axios.com/2024/12/06/trump-billionaires-cabinet-elon-musk

Trump Defense Pick’s Lawyer Makes Chilling Threat to Accuser. Pete Hegseth is apparently ready to seek revenge.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-defense-pick-lawyer-makes-152140336.html

# Gov / Politics / Global
Putin’s Pals Say Tucker Carlson Is Acting as a Secret Back-Channel to Trump
https://newrepublic.com/post/189114/vladimir-putin-tucker-carlson-donald-trump-messenger

At dueling Mideast forums, officials ask what will happen when Donald Trump takes office
https://apnews.com/article/analysis-trump-mideast-wars-israel-hamas-iran-49198c6feeea6e543edb0c034b589929

# Law Enforcment / ATF / FBI / CIA
Congress, Trump plan law enforcement reform in DC to end politicization and to fight crime
https://justthenews.com/government/courts-law/congress-trump-plan-law-enforcement-reform-dc-end-politicization-and-fight

Cop charged for slamming elderly man to ground, following an argument over a traffic ticket. Vu suffered a brain bleed, and a broken neck and eye socket and remains hospitalized, prosecutors said.
https://apnews.com/article/oklahoma-city-police-officer-charged-elderly-man-a4e856881ac863974ac92ed70b5e3a91

# Medical / Health News
Florida Officials Want to Delay Expanding Health Care to 42,000 Kids
https://www.newsweek.com/florida-officials-want-delay-expanding-health-care-42000-kids-1997016

Medicare Advantage Denials Face Rising Pushback From Seniors
https://cepr.net/34-million-seniors-in-medicare-advantage-plans-face-rude-awakening/

Millions of Americans at Risk of Losing Health Coverage as ACA Subsidy Extension Faces Expiration
https://cepr.net/34-million-seniors-in-medicare-advantage-plans-face-rude-awakening/

Millions will lose health coverage if ACA subsidies expire: CBO
https://www.aol.com/millions-lose-health-coverage-aca-192748052.html

Republicans Could End Up Owning A Jump In Health Care Premiums. Donald Trump and GOP lawmakers are about to see that governing is harder than campaigning
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-republicans-obamacare-subsidies-premiums_n_675340d3e4b0b9c809f81c40

Your heart has a hidden brain, game-changing study discovers. Inside your chest lies not just a muscular pump, but a sophisticated neural network that scientists are just beginning to fully understand.
https://studyfinds.org/your-heart-has-a-hidden-brain/

The Rich Can Afford Personal Care. The Rest Will Have to Make Do With AI. From personal trainers to in-person therapy, only the wealthy have access to human connection. But what are the options for the less advantaged?
https://aitopics.org/doc/news:4EE5D8C4

# Military / DOD / Militia
Trump pick a threat to US military’s counter-extremism effort, experts warn. Critics fear ‘absolute disaster’ and say Pete Hegseth’s far-right views will hinder attempts to tackle serious problem
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/06/trump-pete-hegseth-extremism

The Marine Corps activated its first F-35C Lightning II stealth fighter squadron on the East Coast on Thursday, with the reactivation of the legendary Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 251 at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point near Camp Lejeune, N.C.
https://www.2ndmaw.marines.mil/News/Article-View/Article/3986792/vmfa-251-reactivates-as-marine-corps-first-east-coast-based-f-35c-lightning-ii/

US, Japanese and Australian troops team up for warfighting drills across the Pacific. Simulated missile strikes and dispersed military operations are the focus of the Yama Sakura exercise.
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2024-12-06/yama-sakura-japan-warfighting-16078164.html

# Military / Global
Russian Military Calls U.S. Generals in Rare Communication
https://www.newsweek.com/russian-military-calls-us-war-1996545

# Social
Every homeowner is at risk of home title fraud. All it takes is your name and address. Title fraud is a scam that involves criminals stealing the title or deed of your home, borrowing against it, or selling it behind your back.
https://www.rocketmortgage.com/learn/home-title-theft

# Technology / Artificial Intelligence
US Officials Recommend Encryption Apps Amid Chinese Telecom Hacking. Amid what they call a ‘massive’ campaign of ‘cyber espionage’ conducted by Chinese hackers, officials tout encryption to smartphone users who send text messages between Apple and Android devices.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2024/12/05/apple-android-texts-hackers-encryption/76807100007/

FBI Warns Americans to Stop Sending Text Messages as CCP Breaches Networks
https://www.allsides.com/story/defense-and-security-fbi-warns-android-and-iphone-users-stop-sending-texts-amid-chinese-hack

# Technology / Global
Chinese hack of 8 US telecom companies prompts FBI warning
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYvZV2nInvg

# Veterans / VA
Hegseth and Collins’ push for cutting veterans health benefits alarms servicemembers and veterans groups
https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/07/politics/pete-hegseth-doug-collins-veterans-health-care/index.html

Hegseth signed NDA, received six-figure severance payment after leaving veterans’ group, sources say
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pete-hegseth-signed-nda-received-six-figure-payment-after-leaving-concerned-veterans-for-america/

VA wants to expand healthcare coverage for more vets, particularly those exposed to blasts
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2024/12/04/va-blast-exposure-healthcare-campaign/4341733337115/

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# Border / Immigration / Migrants
President-elect Donald Trump announced his nominations to lead ICE and CBP, two agencies that will be at forefront of his ambitious immigration agenda.
https://dailycaller.com/2024/12/06/trump-picks-nominees-for-ice-and-cbp/

Trump Names 2 Officials To Lead Immigration Enforcement Drive
https://www.axios.com/2024/12/06/trump-immigration-ice-caleb-vitello

# Cartels /  Gangs / Drugs / Trafficking
Mexico Makes Record Fentanyl Bust Days After Trump Tariff Threat
https://apnews.com/article/mexico-fentanyl-drug-seizure-76b274660df084dd36e57dc6c000d922

# DOGE [Department of Government Efficiency]
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
Feds using banks to surveil Americans’ financial data without warrants, House Judiciary says
https://judiciary.house.gov/media/in-the-news/feds-using-banks-surveil-americans-financial-data-without-warrants-house

# Education / Schools
Academic Labor Unions Are Key to Fighting Trump’s Repressive Higher Ed Agenda. AAUP President Todd Wolfson says unions like his are key to fighting Trump’s attacks on the bedrock of democracy.
https://www.aaup.org/content/academic-labor-unions-are-key-fighting-trump%E2%80%99s-repressive-higher-ed-agenda

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure
Utah’s Quixotic Bid To Wrest Millions Of Acres From The Federal Government
State politicians have been striving for decades to take control of BLM lands in Utah. They maintain that the state could better manage the landscape.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/06122024/utah-bid-for-federal-lands-to-state-ownership/

# Foods / Things that impact your health
7 ‘Harmful’ Foods That Are Linked To Anxiety, Alzheimer’s, And Cognitive Decline: Instant Noodles, More
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/worst-foods-for-your-brain

The Most Alkaline Foods on the Planet (Eat More of These for Vibrant Health)
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/3670601520331-the-most-alkaline-foods-on-the-planet-eat-more-of-these-for-vibrant-health

# Gov / Politics
MAGA Loyalist Turned to Influencers in Desperate Secretary of State Push. Despite being one of Trump’s most dedicated allies, the president-elect ultimately chose Florida Sen. Marco Rubio to lead the State Department.
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/ric-grenell-secretary-of-state-campaign-b2659724.html

Having Pardoned His Son, Biden Faces Pressure to Enact Mass Clemency. Advocates say Biden must repair harm caused by harsh anti-drug and crime laws he championed in the 1980s and ‘90s.
https://truthout.org/articles/having-pardoned-his-son-biden-faces-pressure-to-enact-mass-clemency/

Tlaib: Congress “Can No Longer Deny” Israeli Genocide After Amnesty Report. Advocates are reigniting calls for an arms embargo on Israel after landmark findings that Israel is committing genocide.
https://truthout.org/articles/tlaib-congress-can-no-longer-deny-israeli-genocide-after-amnesty-report/

Donald Trump is not even bothering to hide the corruption this time. Trump’s sons are scurrying across the globe to secure new deals with foreign governments for the Trump Organization
https://www.salon.com/2024/12/06/donald-is-not-even-bothering-to-hide-the-corruption-this-time/

With the Voting Rights Act facing more threats, advocates renew a push for state laws
https://www.opb.org/article/2024/12/06/state-voting-rights-acts-are-advocates-renewed-focus/

Billionaire Jeff Bezos Wants to ‘Help’ Trump Gut Regulations. “Shockingly another one of the richest guys on Earth wants to defund our government and scrap regulations.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/jeff-bezos-donald-trump

# Media
Concerned Senators questioned Postmaster General Louis DeJoy this morning over his 10-year plan that has caused ongoing mail delays, failing service, and the USPS’s staggering $9.5 billion net loss – $3 billion worse than last year.
https://www.govexec.com/management/2024/04/senators-call-postal-board-abandon-dejoys-usps-reforms/396048/

# Medical / Health News
Murdered Insurance CEO Deployed AI to Automatically Deny Benefits for Sick People. The algorithm, known as nH Predict, has a reported 90 percent error rate. Anger at the insurance industry has reached a boiling point
https://futurism.com/neoscope/united-healthcare-claims-algorithm-murder

Jayapal, Sanders Offer Answer to Elon Musk’s Healthcare Cost Question. “The most efficiently run healthcare systems in the world,” said National Nurses United, “have been proven time and time again to be single-payer systems.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/elon-musk-healthcare

Vaccine researcher Peter Hotez announces litany of viruses to be unleashed on America – but not until the clock strikes midnight on January 21, 2025
https://www.timesnownews.com/world/us/us-news/multiple-viruses-to-be-unleashed-after-trump-takes-office-vaccine-researcher-peter-hotez-makes-explosive-claim-article-115987774

# Military / DOD / Militia
Donald Trump taps JD Vance advisor as next Army secretary. Driscoll, who served in the Army and deployed to Iraq with the 10th Mountain Division, brings a background in venture capital and private equity firms.
https://www.defensenews.com/news/pentagon-congress/2024/12/04/donald-trump-taps-jd-vance-advisor-as-next-army-secretary/

Air Force defers NGAD decision to Trump administration. The Air Force will keep maturing the technology for a potential sixth-generation NGAD fighter, but will let the Trump administration decide how to proceed.
https://www.airandspaceforces.com/air-force-defers-ngad-decision-trump-administration/

Anduril, OpenAI join to boost counter-drone tech for US bases, troops. The agreement continues a recent trend of large AI firms partnering with the defense industry.
https://www.c4isrnet.com/pentagon/2024/12/05/anduril-openai-join-to-boost-counter-drone-tech-for-us-bases-troops/

# Military / Global
Updates: Israel hits Gaza hospital, kills 48 Palestinians in a day
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/12/6/live-israel-kills-dozens-in-gaza-continues-to-target-southern-lebanon

# Nuclear / Bioweapons
Vladimir Putin’s chilling new space weapon that could start WW3 with nuke deployed from satellite
https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/russia-weapon-nucler-war-putin-34262799?int_source=mantis_rec&int_medium=web&int_campaign=more_like_this

# Other Interesting Things
Why Does Earth Have A North Pole Star But No South Pole Star?
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/3701057798635-why-does-earth-have-a-north-pole-star-but-no-south-pole-star?noAds=1&_f=app_share&s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3MzM0NDY3OTc3ODM%3D

# Science
Middle schoolers discover new compound in weird place
https://www.yahoo.com/news/middle-school-student-scientists-discover-135537110.html

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# Border / Immigration / Migrants
Key Detail in Trump’s Mass Deportation Plan Is Already Falling Apart. Donald Trump is getting serious push back on part of his plan.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/key-detail-trump-mass-deportation-174244511.html

2006 study found undocumented immigrants contribute more than they cost Texas. State hasn’t updated since.
https://www.texastribune.org/2024/12/06/texas-undocumented-immigrants-economic-contributions-outweigh-costs/

Mexico president will ask Trump to deport non-Mexican migrants directly to their home countries
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/3703323402663-mexico-president-will-ask-trump-to-deport-non-mexican-migrants-directly-to-their-home-countries

Missouri Floats Program to Deputize Citizens as Migrant Bounty Hunters
https://www.newsweek.com/illegal-immigrant-bounty-hunters-proposal-missouri-1996413

# Business / Industry / Corporations
Trump picks Kelly Loeffler to run Small Business Administration, after she spent millions to help him get elected
https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2024/12/05/kelly-loeffler-expected-as-trumps-agricultural-secretary-pick-after-spending-millions-to-help-him-get-elected/

If the sale of U.S. Steel is blocked, what does that mean for Western Pennsylvania?
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/3700443324068-if-the-sale-of-u-s-steel-is-blocked-what-does-that-mean-for-western-pennsylvania

# Cartels /  Gangs / Drugs / Trafficking
Rewards issued for cartel leaders as violence escalates: As Mexican cartel violence has escalated during the Biden administration, the U.S. State Department announced it is increasing a reward for a Mexican national Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, also known as “El Mencho.”
https://www.state.gov/reward-increased-up-to-15-million-for-information-leading-to-arrest-and-or-conviction-of-cartel-leader/

# DOGE [Department of Government Efficiency]
Democratic Rep Says Musk and Ramaswamy’s ‘DOGE’ Agency is ‘Unconstitutional and Illegal’
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5024369-house-democrat-doge-criticism/

Musk and Ramaswamy Arrive on Capitol Hill for DOGE ‘Brainstorming’
https://apnews.com/article/elon-musk-vivek-ramaswamy-doge-ce55aa7ca8c921511d18e837c2a2db64

What we know about Musk’s cost-cutting mission
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c23vkd57471o

‘We’re going to gut the fish’: Republicans details from closed-door meetings with DOGE’s Musk, Ramaswamy
https://www.aol.com/were-going-gut-fish-republicans-220711613.html

Blackburn unveils ‘DOGE Acts’ to cut spending, freeze federal hiring and salaries
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5025294-blackburn-doge-acts-spending-cuts/

Mike Johnson says he’s aiming to ax 75 percent of all federal agencies with Elon Musk’s help
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/mike-johnson-elon-musk-federal-agencies-b2659519.html

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
Trump’s Plan to Turn the IRS Into a Grifter’s Paradise. Billy Long, an anti-tax huckster who doesn’t think the IRS should exist, makes his living promising to cut your tax bill 40 percent.
https://newrepublic.com/article/189098/trumps-plan-turn-irs-grifters-paradise

What Trump’s plan to end IRS ‘overstepping’ could mean for audits of rich people — and call hold times for everyone else. The incoming Trump team wants to change the IRS mentality from ‘we’re the tax police,’ one expert says
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/what-trumps-plan-to-end-irs-overstepping-could-mean-for-audits-of-rich-people-and-call-hold-times-for-everyone-else-67e4231e

Democrats ignored pleas to address price of ‘eggs and gas’, campaigners say. US workers say Democrats neglected ‘desperately needed’ action toward vulnerable groups amid recession fears
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/dec/01/cost-living-prices-election-trump

‘Gut punch’: Steelworkers union stunned after Trump vows to scuttle international deal
https://www.newsweek.com/pennsylvania-steelworkers-donald-trump-plans-block-us-steel-nippon-merger-1995300

‘Wide open for business’: Trump Organization will put fewer restrictions on foreign deals
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/05/us/politics/trump-organization-ethics-policy-foreign-deals.html

8 Tax Changes Coming In 2025 That Will Impact Everyone
https://financebuzz.com/2025-tax-changes-impact-everyone

Lobbying firm with close ties to Trump is poised to profit from new administration, experts say
https://www.yahoo.com/news/lobbying-firm-close-ties-trump-224100606.html

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Global
Chinese investor under investigation by SEC gave $30 million to Trump crypto project
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/12/03/trump-crypto-chinese-entrepreneur/

# Education / Schools
Academic Labor Unions Are Key to Fighting Trump’s Repressive Higher Ed Agenda. AAUP President Todd Wolfson says unions like his are key to fighting Trump’s attacks on the bedrock of democracy.
https://truthout.org/articles/academic-labor-unions-are-key-to-fighting-trumps-repressive-higher-ed-agenda/

# Employment / Labor / Unions
‘Disappointed’: Business groups turn on Trump after he ignored ‘better’ labor choices
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-cabinet-2670338842/

224,000 file for unemployment benefits for first time
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2024/12/05/unemployment-benefits-Labor-Department/2421733413932/

Boeing announces layoffs across Florida as mounting concerns about the company continue to grow
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5025294-blackburn-doge-acts-spending-cuts/

Cargill to lay off thousands of workers amid falling commodity prices
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/largest-food-production-company-layoffs-cargill-b2658355.html

Ohio State cancels raises for over 300 employees after overturning of US Department of Labor rule
https://www.thelantern.com/2024/12/ohio-state-cancels-raises-for-over-300-employees-after-overturning-of-us-department-of-labor-rule/

# Food / Farming / Bio-engineering
Eleven children worked on Iowa pork plant’s ‘kill floor’, US labor officials say Federal investigators find children working at Sioux City meat processing plant for second time
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/03/child-labor-iowa-pork-plant

Meat, Coffee & More Essentials That Could Skyrocket in Price in 2025. Experts say President-elect Donald Trump’s planned tariffs will result in higher grocery bills.
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/3701658833370-meat-coffee-more-essentials-that-could-skyrocket-in-price-in-2025?noAds=1&_f=app_share&s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3MzM0ODk0MzI3NjM%3D

# General News
Fact Check: Photos of Trump Alongside Diddy, Epstein Are Real
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/photos-trump-combs-epstein/

‘You’re not in charge’: Tensions flare as convicted Proud Boys leader testifies
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/12/05/proud-boys-leader-trump-00192958

“A chilling effect”: Research finds governments across the globe are cracking down on free speech
https://www.salon.com/2024/12/05/a-chilling-effect-research-finds-governments-across-the-globe-are-cracking-down-on-free-speech/

Bernie Sanders embraces Canada joining the US as the 51st state … with a simple caveat after Trump reportedly suggested the idea
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14155021/bernie-sanders-canada-state-trump.html

Donald Trump Asked to Help Redraw Border Between US States
https://www.newsweek.com/greater-idaho-oregon-border-trump-1996117

It Turns Out Elon Musk Bankrolled That Pro-Trump Ruth Bader Ginsburg Super PAC Her Granddaughter Called ‘Appalling’
https://www.mediaite.com/politics/elon-musk-bankrolled-pro-trump-ruth-bader-ginsburg-super-pac-her-granddaughter-called-appalling/

# Gov / Politics
Donald Trump Announces Plan to Change Elections. “We’re gonna do things that have been really needed for a long time,” he said. “We want to have paper ballots, one day voting, voter ID, and proof of citizenship.”
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-plans-change-election-process-rules-checks-1996517

Tom Cotton Introduces Bill to Censor Speech and Rewrite History. The MAGA senator wants to erase all record of Palestine. Republicans in Congress are taking further steps to ignore Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and start referring to the territory by Israel’s name “Judea and Samaria.”
https://newrepublic.com/post/189070/tom-cotton-bill-censor-west-bank-israel

Dumbest Senator Has Bonkers Plan for Vetting Trump Nominees.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/republican-senator-tommy-tuberville-says-065951035.html

Tulsi Gabbard’s Own Ex-Staffers Expose Her as a Russian Stooge. Donald Trump’s pick to serve as director of national intelligence regularly consumed Russian propaganda.
https://www.newsbreak.com/the-new-republic-1991457/3703097234240-tulsi-gabbard-s-own-ex-staffers-expose-her-as-a-russian-stooge

Republicans Are Already Fighting in Sign of Chaos to Come. Donald Trump’s biggest obstacle may be his own party.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/09/18/speaker-johnson-trump-2024/

Texas Rep. Casar to Head Congressional Progressive Caucus, Replacing Rep. Jayapal
https://www.yahoo.com/news/u-rep-greg-casar-lead-235520676.html

New Progressive Caucus Chair Ready to ‘Fight Billionaires, Grifters, and Republican Frauds’: “Our caucus will make sure the Democratic Party stands up to corporate interests for working people,” said Rep. Greg Casar.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/congressional-progressive-caucus-members

Trump attacks diversity, but a fellow New Yorker, US Rep. Vito Marcantonio, worked to represent all Americans in a multiracial democracy
https://theconversation.com/trump-attacks-diversity-but-a-fellow-new-yorker-us-rep-vito-marcantonio-worked-to-represent-all-americans-in-a-multiracial-democracy-239076

An agency-by-agency look at Trump’s plan to overhaul government. The president-elect’s vision will lead to sweeping changes at federal agencies and the employees who work in them.
https://www.govexec.com/management/2024/11/agency-agency-look-trumps-plan-overhaul-government/400885/

‘Self-serving wannabe oligarchs’: Congressman shreds GOP plan to dismantle government
https://apnews.com/article/election-2024-conservatives-trump-heritage-857eb794e505f1c6710eb03fd5b58981

Democrats flip key California House races against national tide
https://www.newsweek.com/democrat-adam-gray-flips-california-seat-house-race-1995251

Rahm Emanuel Makes Dark Prediction About What Trump Will Do To The Oval Office
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/rahm-emanuel-makes-dark-prediction-about-what-trump-will-do-to-the-oval-office_n_675036e3e4b0617b1e77604b

The agency Trump wants to eliminate also has the power to enact his biggest campaign promises
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/12/05/trump-education-transgender-athletes-schools-00192423

Trump ally behind ‘mysterious group’ that dumped millions in last days of campaign:
https://www.rawstory.com/elon-musk-mysterious-group/

Trump Has Now Tapped Multiple Convicted Criminals to Join Administration
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-now-tapped-multiple-convicted-182433214.html

# Gov / Politics / Global
South Koreans Prove Democracy Can Survive in the Face of Authoritarianism. Offering a model for resisting authoritarianism, South Korean activists say they will “fight for democracy at any cost.”
https://truthout.org/articles/south-koreans-prove-democracy-can-survive-in-the-face-of-authoritarianism/

# Media
United States Postal Service changes could slow mail deliveries
https://www.uppermichiganssource.com/video/2024/12/06/united-states-postal-service-changes-could-slow-mail-deliveries/

Will Trump Weaponize the FCC to Crack Down on Media Outlets He Doesn’t Like? Trump could use the Federal Communications Commission to carry out his fantasies of revenge against the media.
https://truthout.org/articles/will-trump-weaponize-the-fcc-to-crack-down-on-media-outlets-he-doesnt-like/

# Medical / Health News
Doctors who accept Medicare could face another pay cut in 2025, AMA says
https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/providers/doctors-facing-29-pay-cut-2025-call-permanent-medicare-payment-reform

Medicare premiums rise for 2025, nicking retirees’ Social Security checks
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/medicare-premiums-rise-for-2025-nicking-retirees-social-security-checks-110009345.html

# Military / DOD / Militia
Billionaire pick for key Pentagon job tied to Khashoggi’s murderers and defense industry conflicts. Critics warn Stephen Feinberg’s nomination for a top Pentagon role underscores troubling ties to Khashoggi’s murder and the defense industry.
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/stephen-feinberg/

In a service first, Navy taps Black civil engineer for admiral
https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2024/12/05/in-a-service-first-navy-taps-black-civil-engineer-for-admiral/

This Marine Corps unit now has a ship-killing missile in its toolkit
https://www.defensenews.com/news/your-marine-corps/2024/12/05/this-marine-corps-unit-now-has-a-ship-killing-missile-in-its-toolkit/

# Military / Global
Israel Once Again Bombs Gaza “Humanitarian Zone,” Killing at Least 23. Palestinians were retrieving children’s charred and dismembered remains” from the wreckage, one group said.
https://truthout.org/articles/israel-once-again-bombs-gaza-humanitarian-zone-killing-at-least-23/

Putin’s ‘meatgrinder’ strategy breaks horrifying death record in Ukraine war
https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/vladimir-putin-russia-ukraine-war-34081077

Russian arms exports plummet by 92% as ‘military-industrial complex has failed’
https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1983671/russian-economy-arms-exports-collapse

# Nuclear / Bioweapons
Putin’s nuclear-capable ballistic missile launch was long-planned, not response to US allowing Ukraine deeper strikes into Russia: Kremlin officer
https://nypost.com/2024/12/05/us-news/putins-nuclear-capable-ballistic-missile-launch-was-long-planned-not-response-to-us-allowing-ukraine-deeper-strikes-into-russia-kremlin-officer/

# Other Interesting Things
Scientists studying crop circles discovered they contain a form of microwave radiation that accelerates growth
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/crop-circle-microwave-ano_b_929152

National Park Visitor Threw Away a Bag of Cheetos in a Cave and It Completely Wrecked the Ecosystem. Carlsbad Caverns National Park officials say a recent park visitor who dropped a bag of Cheetos had a “huge impact” on the cave’s ecosystem.
https://www.greenmatters.com/pn/national-park-visitor-threw-away-a-bag-of-cheetos-in-a-cave-and-it-completely-wrecked-the-ecosystem

4 Foreign Countries That Almost Became States
https://dailypassport.com/places-that-were-almost-states/

A strange creature is filmed by the sea, it appears to have a tail and gills and drops into the ocean, is this a Merman or an elaborate hoax
https://www.tiktok.com/@oliviatwistmysteries/video/7280038182232526112

Discovered in 1988, this ancient piece of granite appears to have formed itself around an electrical componant – is this just an elaborate hoax？
https://www.tiktok.com/@oliviatwistmysteries/video/7110439472176647429

Electro-magnet discovered embedded within 20,000 year old rock
https://sciinsider.com/2024/05/28/a-100000-year-old-electrical-connector-found-embedded-in-stone/

Archaeologists have discovered an ancient submerged stone wall dubbed the Blinkerwall in a bay off the coast of Germany, and it might rewrite the history of early European societies
https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/experts-baffled-after-discovery-3000ft-844327

# Pharmaceuticals
4 Medications That Were Originally Pesticides
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/3692823622509-4-medications-that-were-originally-pesticides

# Space / Solar / Atmosphere / Astronomy
Should we worry? Ancient solar storm dated as sun turns volatile
https://www.yahoo.com/news/worry-ancient-solar-storm-dated-115730514.html

# Technology / Artificial Intelligence
Chinese hackers gain access to Americans’ cellphone records
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/dec/04/chinese-hackers-american-cell-phones

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# Indigenous
Oldest Firearm Ever Found in the U.S. Offers New Insights in Native American’s Resistance Against Spanish Conquistadors. Archaeologists have uncovered the oldest firearm ever found in the U.S. at the site of a major Native American battle.
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/3695222032727-oldest-firearm-ever-found-in-the-u-s-offers-new-insights-in-native-american-s-resistance-against-spanish-conquistadors

# Border / Immigration / Migrants
Three U.S. Army soldiers at Fort Cavazos, Texas, have been arrested on human smuggling charges, U.S. Attorney Jaime Esparza for the Western District of Texas said Thursday
https://www.tricityrecordnm.com/articles/3-us-army-soldiers-arrested-on-human-smuggling-charges-along-the-border-with-mexico/

# Cartels /  Gangs / Drugs / Trafficking
Cartels using ‘blind mules’ to smuggle drugs into US. Some of those bringing drugs into the US are doing so unsuspectingly. Border officials say cartels are becoming increasingly desperate
https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/immigration/border-coverage/cartels-blind-mules-drugs/

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
Trump picks avid poker player and auctioneer to head IRS
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-cabinet-2670314887/

President-Elect Donald Trump Wants to Lower the Corporate Tax Rate by 29% — and There Couldn’t Be a Clearer Winner, if Enacted
https://www.newsbreak.com/trending/top/Trump-Plans-Major-Corporate-Tax-Cut

Republicans Say Letting These Tax Cuts Expire Would Crash The Economy. Congress’ Own Experts Say Otherwise.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/cbo-tax-cuts-economic-impact_n_6750c91ae4b09625c756963e

Speaker Johnson sets eyes on cutting government spending, vows to take a ‘blowtorch’ to the ‘regulatory state’
https://www.yahoo.com/news/speaker-johnson-sets-eyes-cutting-002119830.html

Tariffs guarantee higher prices for Americans who believe they are too high already
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/26/trump-tariffs-prices-harris-poll

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Global
China bans exports of gallium and other key high-tech materials, hitting back at US chip sanctions
https://apnews.com/article/china-us-tech-semiconductor-chip-gallium-6b4216551e200fb719caa6a6cc67e2a4

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure
North Carolina Town Sues Utility Giant Over ‘Decades of Deception’ on Climate. “We have to speak truth to power as we continue to fight the existential threat that is climate change,” said the mayor of Carrboro, North Carolina.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/carrboro-north-carolina-duke-energy

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / Global
Google Earth’s timelapse video shows alarming rate of sea level rise in the Polar regions from 1984 to 2020
https://www.greenmatters.com/pn/google-earths-timelapse-video-shows-alarming-rate-of-sea-level-rise-in-the-polar-regions-from-1984-to-2020

A rising danger in the Arctic: As climate change melts permafrost, microbes will emerge. The world isn’t paying enough attention to the potential threat they pose.
https://thebulletin.org/2024/11/a-rising-danger-in-the-arctic-microbes-unleashed-by-climate-change/

7# Foods / Things that impact your health
How a “Health” Fad Could Spell Disaster for Us All. This is just one scenario. But it’s dangerous.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/health-fad-could-spell-disaster-185021137.html

Bird flu detections suspend raw milk production at farm
https://www.axios.com/2024/12/03/raw-milk-bird-flu-raw-farm-distribution-suspended

How pasteurization protects you from raw milk microbes
https://www.fda.gov/food/buy-store-serve-safe-food/raw-milk-misconceptions-and-danger-raw-milk-consumption

Heavy metals found in chocolate: Study sheds light on lead, cadmium in some products: Tested products came from name brands, Hershey’s, Ghirardelli, and Nestlé. Products were purchased from national retailers, Costco, Target, Trader Joe’s, Walmart, and Whole Foods, and specialty makers such as Droste and Navitas
https://www.health.com/chocolate-products-heavy-metals-8399979

# General News
I’m Speechless At These 12 People Who Had Literally No Idea What Their Trump Vote Meant
https://www.buzzfeed.com/alanavalko/trump-voters-regret-vote

# Gov / Politics
Democrats Want Republicans to Confirm Donald Trump Can’t Serve Third Term
https://ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/politics/2024/11/14/dan-goldman-resolution-trump-3rd-term-22nd-amendment

Trump Melts Down as Another Nomination Blows Up in His Face. Donald Trump was not happy with some of the latest news coverage of his transition.
https://newrepublic.com/post/189035/donald-trump-melts-down-dea-nominee

House Republicans Are in Danger of Chaos as Last Race Called. Democrats managed to flip a key House seat.
https://newrepublic.com/post/189021/house-majority-republicans-democrats

Trump Escalates His Bizarre Canada Joke in Weirdest Way Possible. Donald Trump reportedly quipped that Canada should become the 51st U.S. state.
https://dnyuz.com/2024/12/04/trump-escalates-his-bizarre-canada-joke-in-weirdest-way-possible/

Trump Rewards Convicted Loyalist Peter Navarro With Administration Role. The former White House aide spent four months in prison for refusing to comply with a Congressional subpoena about Jan. 6.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/04/peter-navarro-trump-senior-counselor-trade-tariffs

The Massive Clue That Donald Trump’s Threats Are All BS. “Sheer fantasy” is how Harvard economist Jeffrey Frankel described Elon Musk’s plan to ax $2 trillion in federal spending.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/massive-clue-donald-trump-threats-131520672.html

Nation’s last uncalled congressional race ends in California 29 days after election. The nation’s last uncalled congressional race finally ended in California 29 days after Election Day, leaving Republicans with a five-member majority in the House of Representatives.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/california/article_1e7bb2d4-b26d-11ef-b1bf-175ec0e7625b.html?a&seyid=37672

Trump Is Using “Unitary Executive” Theory in His Bid to Amass Supreme Power. Trump is claiming total executive power that would eclipse the legislative “co-equal” branch of government.
https://truthout.org/articles/trump-is-using-unitary-executive-theory-in-his-bid-to-amass-supreme-power/

Biden says ‘Africa is the future’ as he pledges millions more on the last day of Angola visit
https://www.washingtontimes.com/multimedia/collection/biden-says-africa-future-pledges-millio-2024-12-04/

Trumpworld Is Coming to Cancel Us All. The returning administration is full of free speech warriors—the kind that crush dissent and dissenters.
https://newrepublic.com/article/188938/trump-patel-free-speech-restrictions

‘Razor-thin’ Republican House majority could cripple Trump’s agenda after Democrats nab last seat
https://nypost.com/2024/12/04/us-news/razor-thin-republican-house-majority-could-cripple-trumps-agenda-after-democrats-nab-last-seat/

Biden Has Drawn Up Pardon List Over Fears of Trump’s Revenge
https://www.yahoo.com/news/biden-may-toss-liz-cheney-014234173.html

House Democrat Nukes Trump Cabinet Picks in Scorching Floor Rant: Will They Replace Background Checks With a ‘Fox News Screen Test?’
https://www.mediaite.com/news/house-democrat-nukes-trump-cabinet-picks-in-scorching-floor-rant-will-they-replace-background-checks-with-a-fox-news-screen-test/

Groups Sound Alarm Over Trump Plot to Install Nominees Without Senate Approval. “If you’re trying to ram through nominees without Senate and public scrutiny, it’s a pretty good guess that you have something to hide.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/trump-recess-appointments

# Gov / Politics / Global
South Koreans Prove Democracy Can Survive in the Face of Authoritarianism. Offering a model for resisting authoritarianism, South Korean activists say they will “fight for democracy at any cost.”
https://truthout.org/articles/south-koreans-prove-democracy-can-survive-in-the-face-of-authoritarianism/

Former Israeli Defense Minister Recognizes Ethnic Cleansing Is Underway in Gaza. Center right politician Moshe Ya’alon ignited a firestorm by acknowledging that Israel is engaged in ethnic cleansing.
https://truthout.org/articles/former-israeli-defense-minister-recognizes-ethnic-cleansing-is-underway-in-gaza/

# Law Enforcment / ATF / FBI / CIA
Everyday Purchases – Their 7-Eleven store was a Maine town’s lifeline, and their own. Then came the shooting.
https://slate.com/business/2024/12/maine-state-mass-shooting-guns-lawsuit.html?pay=1733407679681&support_journalism=please

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
Judge Issues Scathing Response to Hunter Biden Pardon: Read in Full
https://www.newsweek.com/judge-joe-biden-pardon-hunter-mark-scarsi-1995443

Jordan demands documents related to DOJ investigation of Jack Smith amid misconduct allegations
https://justthenews.com/government/federal-agencies/jordan-demands-doj-produce-documents-related-jack-smith-investigation?utm_source=breaking&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter

Trump seeks dismissal of Fani Willis case in Georgia. Willis charged Trump and a litany of co-defendants last year under the state’s RICO Act in connection with his 2020 election challenge in the Peach State.
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/triad/politics/2024/12/04/trump-request-georgia-election-case-dismissal

Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch Recuses Himself From Case After Pressure
https://www.newsweek.com/supreme-court-justice-neil-gorsuch-recuses-himself-case-after-pressure-1995752

Judge Agrees to End Hunter Biden Case
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/12/03/hunter-biden-pardon-tax-case-00192515

# LGBTQ / Gender
The Hidden Danger of the Supreme Court’s New Trans Rights Case.
https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-transgender-health-tennessee-3fd2de125caeac6e323bd81ef7271837

Amy Coney Barrett’s Mind-Boggling Question in Supreme Court Trans Case. Surprise! The conservative Supreme Court justices don’t seem to have any basic understanding of trans rights in this country.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/amy-coney-barrett-mind-boggling-194718116.html

Why Justice Jackson invoked interracial marriage in Supreme Court’s historic transgender care arguments
https://www.wfft.com/news/politics/takeaways-from-the-historic-transgender-care-arguments-at-the-supreme-court/article_d2e49621-55eb-54b0-8547-674097fc273e.html

Supreme Court weighs ban on gender dysphoria treatment for minors. The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday began weighing its role in determining whether a Tennessee law banning medication to treat gender dysphoria for minors violates the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/tennessee/article_72fac9f2-b269-11ef-8924-7f1c810645c6.html?a&seyid=37672

Supreme Court Signals It Will Uphold ‘State-Sanctioned Discrimination’ in Transgender Care Case. “We the people means all the people,” said the ACLU. “There is no ‘transgender’ exception to the U.S. Constitution.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/supreme-court-transgender

# Media
Will Trump Weaponize the FCC to Crack Down on Media Outlets He Doesn’t Like? Trump could use the Federal Communications Commission to carry out his fantasies of revenge against the media.
https://truthout.org/articles/will-trump-weaponize-the-fcc-to-crack-down-on-media-outlets-he-doesnt-like/

# Medical / Health News
Health Insurance CEO Shot Dead on NYC Street in Targeted Attack
https://apnews.com/article/manhattan-shooting-death-daa1e8c8c05606197a5bd2e0242f1683

UnitedHealthcare CEO killing: What we know about the gunman
https://apnews.com/article/unitedhealthcare-ceo-manhattan-shooting-death-7f6581ba6b0b520938d82c361e77a83c

Trump’s Health Secretary Pick Is Crowd-Sourcing Health Treatments. RFK Jr. is taking an interesting approach to public health.
https://newrepublic.com/post/189026/robert-f-kennedy-jr-website-conspiracy-cures

Medicare, Social Security Update as Vivek Ramaswamy Weighs in on Cuts
https://www.newsweek.com/medicare-social-security-update-vivek-ramaswamy-weighs-cuts-1995792

# Medical Bio-Engineering / Bio-Science
Stem Cell Treatments Are Worth Millions. Donors Get Paid $200. Those who supply stem cells for Cellcolabs’ treatments are compensated $200 per donation—for enough cells to provide 200 doses of therapy.
https://bioethics.com/archives/94845

# Military / DOD / Militia
Trump considering most embarrassing choice possible for Defense. At least Plan B isn’t an alleged sex pest?
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/trump-is-considering-replacing-defense-secretary-nominee-pete-hegseth-with-ron-desantis-report

Lasers Are Making It Easier to Find Buried Land Mines. The technology searches for buried objects by sending vibrations into the ground and measuring what comes back.
https://www.techtimes.com/articles/308587/20241204/scientists-develop-new-laser-tech-that-could-wipe-out-land-mines-save-lives.htm

National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said Wednesday that the war in Ukraine has revealed the U.S. needs to stockpile more munitions and invest more in producing low-cost weapons.
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2024-12-04/munitions-weapons-stockpiles-ukraine-china-russia-16061738.html

Space superiority is the goal as US Space Forces Japan activates at Tokyo air base. The U.S. Space Force established a new command Wednesday in western Tokyo as the United States and Japan seek space superiority in the region.
https://www.airandspaceforces.com/space-force-activates-japan-component/

# Military / Global
A-10s are being spotted in Syria. Here’s how they’re being used.
https://www.defensenews.com/air/2024/12/04/a-10s-are-being-spotted-in-syria-heres-how-theyre-being-used/

Germany’s Baerbock won’t rule out sending troops into Ukraine. The German Greens minister said Berlin “will support everything that serves peace in the future.”
https://www.politico.eu/article/germany-annalena-baerbock-wont-rule-sending-bundeswehr-troops-into-ukraine-russa-war-military-nato/

Russia’s hybrid warfare may trigger NATO defence clause, Germany says
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/11/28/russias-hybrid-warfare-may-trigger-nato-defence-clause-germany-says

# NASA / Rocketry
Trump Gives Elon Musk’s Buddy Total Control Over NASA. Donald Trump’s pick for NASA head, billionaire Jared Isaacman, should worry anyone who cares about space.
https://san.com/cc/trump-picks-musk-tied-billionaire-jared-isaacman-to-lead-nasa/

# NATO
NATO readies countermeasures to combat Russian, Chinese hybrid warfare, bloc chief says
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/europe/2024-12-04/nato-russia-china-sabotage-16055937.html

# Other Interesting Things
Astrophotographer Captures Mysterious Blue Flash During Avalanche
https://petapixel.com/2024/12/02/photographer-captures-mysterious-blue-light-during-avalanche/

Something is Growing in the Ocean’s Deep Submarine Canyons. Now Scientists Have Revealed the Cause.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-07-10/underwater-canyons-super-highways-seafloor-research-science/104072182

# Pharmaceuticals
Congressional bicameral team pushes for insurance, pharmaceutical reform
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_b34046d8-b271-11ef-b7af-0fd4059d93d1.html

Popular asthma drug Singulair could be linked to mental health side effects, suicides: The medication is “definitely doing something that’s concerning,” said Julia Marschallinger, a scientist at Austria’s Institute of Molecular Regenerative Medicine. However more research is needed.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2024/11/24/singulair-asthma-study-mental-health-fda/76549193007/

Drugmaker Eli Lilly reports its weightloss drug Zepbound showed more than 20% reduction in body weight, roughly 50% more effective than rival Wegovy in randomized control trials
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/12/04/eli-lilly-zepbound-causes-more-weight-loss-than-novo-nordisk-wegovy-trial.html?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email&utm_placement=newsletter
Comparison: https://www.baptisthealth.com/blog/weight-management/zepbound-vs-wegovy

# Space / Solar / Atmosphere / Astronomy
Mars’ gravity pulls Earth closer to the Sun, warming our climate, scientists say. Due to this resonance, Mars’s gravitational pull draws Earth slightly closer to the Sun, which leads to increased solar radiation and a warmer climate. Over time, Earth drifts back again, completing this cycle roughly every 2.4 million years.
https://www.earth.com/news/mars-gravity-pulls-earth-closer-to-the-sun-warming-our-climate-scientists-say/

Space weather experts warn that solar activity will persist or even increase after solar maximum has ended and we enter a phase of the solar cycle dubbed the “battle zone.”
https://www.livescience.com/space/the-sun/we-are-fast-approaching-the-suns-battle-zone-and-it-could-be-even-worse-than-solar-maximum-experts-warn

Spaceship that will block out Sun being launched
https://www.citizentribune.com/news/national/spaceship-that-will-block-out-sun-being-launched/article_37c1b615-3930-57e3-9c39-da1b06cd273f.html

# Sports
# Technology / Artificial Intelligence
Senators Warn the Pentagon: Get a Handle on China’s Telecom Hacking. In a letter to the Department of Defense, senators Ron Wyden and Eric Schmitt are calling for an investigation into fallout from the Salt Typhoon espionage campaign.
https://www.newsbreak.com/wired/3701456775236-senators-warn-the-pentagon-get-a-handle-on-china-s-telecom-hacking

Senators fume over response to ‘disturbing and widespread’ Chinese hack of US telecoms “I think the American people need to know the extent of the breach here, I think they will be shocked at the extent of it,” said Sen. Josh Hawley of the breach.
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/12/04/senators-response-chinese-hack-us-telecoms-00192728

The White House struggles to contain massive Chinese telco hacks
https://www.yahoo.com/news/white-house-struggles-contain-massive-003634982.html

Phone Firms Denying US Military Requests for Security Data, Letter Says
https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2024-12-04/phone-firms-denying-us-military-requests-for-security-data-letter-says#google_vignette

White House says at least 8 US telecom firms, dozens of nations affected by China hacking campaign
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/at-least-8-u-s-telecom-firms-were-hit-by-chinese-hacking-campaign-white-house-says

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# Animals / Pets / Alerts / Recalls
Illegal Cattle Trafficking Is Fueling Dangerous Resurgence of New World Screwworm, A Parasite That Eats Cattle Alive. For decades, the screwworm was eliminated in North America, but containment efforts in Panama have failed. Now cattle smugglers are helping the parasite advance north.
https://newsroom.wcs.org/News-Releases/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/23972/Illegal-Cattle-Trafficking-Is-Fueling-Dangerous-Resurgence-of-New-World-Screwworm.aspx

# Border / Immigration / Migrants
‘Harm to children was part of the point’: A harrowing film on US family separations. Errol Morris’s bleak documentary Separated has gained in relevance since it premiered with more ‘state-created orphans’ to come under a second Trump administration
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/dec/03/film-us-family-separations

Trump’s Mass Deportation Plan Has One Major Vulnerability. The legal ploy Trump is banking on to speed up mass deportations and why it might not work. Trump’s mass deportation plan likely requires detention space U.S. doesn’t have
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/south-texas-el-paso/news/2024/12/04/donald-trump-mass-deportation-detention-space

Homan: Deportation Plan to Prioritize National Security Threats, Violent Criminals
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_8aa7f940-ab56-11ef-be93-7f4765c1a0d0.html

Terrified residents of Colorado Tren de Aragua apartment complex hit landlord where it hurts. A fed-up landlord in the Denver suburb has shared a bloody photo of one of its workers after the man was allegedly beaten to a pulp by members of the brutal Venezuelan prison gang for refusing to let them stay in a vacant apartment they had taken over.
https://nypost.com/2024/10/14/us-news/aurora-landlord-says-tren-de-aragua-took-over-apartment-tried-to-extort-them/

# Border / Immigration / Migrants / Global
Canada will deploy helicopters, drones to border after Trump tariff threat
https://san.com/cc/canada-will-deploy-helicopters-drones-to-border-after-trump-tariff-threat/

# Business / Industry / Corporations
Trump Vows to Block Sale of US Steel to Japanese Company
https://thehill.com/business/5019060-trump-opposes-nippon-steel-acquisition/

# DOGE
Wall Street doesn’t buy Trump vows on immigration, cost cuts. Investors also have doubts that Elon Musk will severely cut government spending
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/wall-street-donald-trump-immigration-doge-b2658201.html

Wall Street Has Doubts About DOGE but Believes Trump Will Cut Taxes. Wall Street investors don’t believe that President-elect Donald Trump will fully follow through on some key campaign promises, but they are confident that he will deliver tax cuts.
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/wall-street-donald-trump-immigration-doge-b2658201.html

How Elon Musk, Donald Trump And DOGE Will Take On The Federal Government, And What It Means For The S&P 500
https://www.investors.com/politics/elon-musk-donald-trump-doge-federal-government-spending-sp-500/

Wall Street bitterly divided over whether Elon Musk can make DOGE succeed
https://nypost.com/2024/11/25/business/wall-street-divided-over-elon-musks-can-make-doge/

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Says Data Brokers Unlawfully Tracked Protesters and US Military Personnel.
https://www.wired.com/story/ftc-mobilewalla-gravy-analytics-orders/

Will Huge Deficits Weigh on GOP Plan to Slash Taxes?
https://www.thefiscaltimes.com/2024/11/11/Will-Huge-Deficits-Weigh-GOP-Plan-Slash-Taxes

Trump’s tax cuts and Musk’s Doge show they have no idea about US debt. It is often said the tycoons know how to put America’s fiscal house in order – but the smart money says that’s not the case
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/21/donald-trump-tax-cuts-elon-musk-doge-us-debt

House Republican: ‘Hard decisions’ needed on Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare
https://newrepublic.com/post/188968/republicans-richard-mccormick-medicare-medicaid-social-security-cuts

Social Security announces major change for three groups. Full retirement age set to be updated from 66 to 67 years to 68 to 70 years in 2025
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/social-security-changes-groups-list-b2658137.html

Trump Threatens Putin’s Russia And Xi’s China With ‘100% Tariffs’
https://nypost.com/2024/12/01/us-news/trump-threatens-100-tariffs-on-china-and-russia-if-brics-issues-new-currency/

Chicago residents rip mayor over spending on migrants: ‘Worst mayor in America’ –Mayor Brandon Johnson is trying to close 1 billion budget shortfall, with 60M property tax hike floated
https://www.foxnews.com/us/chicago-residents-rip-mayor-over-spending-migrants-worst-mayor-america

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Global
Kremlin says Trump threat to BRICS nations over US dollar will backfire
https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/kremlin-says-trump-threat-to-brics-nations-over-u-s-dollar-will-backfire-1.7130103

# Education / Schools
Ohio kids can sit for lessons from the Satanic Temple during school hours under religious release program
https://nypost.com/2024/12/04/us-news/ohio-kids-can-sit-for-lessons-from-the-satanic-temple-during-school-hours/

The Vermont Supreme Court has ruled that schools can force-vaccinate children for Covid against the wishes of their parents. The high court ruled on a case involving a 6-year-old boy who was forced to take a Covid mRNA injection by his school.
https://slaynews.com/news/court-rules-schools-force-vaccinate-children-against-parents-wishes/

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure
After tipping point is crossed, cost of reversing climate change rises out of reach. Much like toppling dominoes, these events can lead to accelerated warming, rising sea levels, and more extreme weather patterns.
https://www.earth.com/news/costs-of-reversing-climate-change-multiply-after-a-tipping-point/

How Democrats Are Trying to Trump-Proof Their Big Climate Law. Rob and Jesse talk with the deputy White House official in charge of implementing the Inflation Reduction Act.
https://heatmap.news/podcast/shift-key-s2-e17-kristina-costa

Nearly all Arctic sea ice could melt by the summer of 2027, scientists warn
https://www.technologynetworks.com/applied-sciences/news/all-arctic-sea-ice-could-melt-in-the-summer-of-2027-researchers-predict-393946

Lake Enigma – a permanently frozen lake, deep in the northern foothills of Antarctica’s Victoria Land – was thought to be solid ice from top to bottom. But, according to a new study, the lake’s icy surface rests on liquid water – and that water is filled with bizarre microbial life.
https://astrobiology.com/2024/12/ice-covered-lake-enigma-in-antarctica-supports-unique-microbial-communities.html

Massive ocean discovered beneath the Earth’s crust containing more water than on the surface. At an astonishing depth of approximately 400 miles beneath our planet’s surface, there is an abundant reservoir of water stored within a rock type identified as ‘ringwoodite’.
https://www.thebrighterside.news/green-impact/massive-underground-ocean-discovered-containing-3x-more-water-than-the-oceans-combined/

# Food / Alerts / Recalls
Walmart confirms store will close just days before Christmas sparking food desert fears
https://en.pressbee.net/show3545763.html?title=walmart-confirms-store-will-close-just-days-before-christmas-spar

Walmart customer goes viral on TikTok after noticing their packaged meat labels were off: ‘Be warned people’
https://www.shefinds.com/collections/walmart-customer-goes-viral-calling-out-meat-weights/

# Food / Farming / Bio-engineering
Droughts in Brazil and Vietnam Are Driving up Global Coffee Prices
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/03122024/todays-climate-droughts-coffee-prices/

# General News
McConnell cries foul after 2 Democratic judges cancel retirement after Trump victory
https://www.aol.com/mcconnell-cries-foul-2-democratic-185426290.html

# Gov / Politics
Donald Trump didn’t win by a historic landslide. It’s time to nip that lie in the bud
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/dec/03/donald-trump-historic-landslide-win-lie

The Social Security Act–Passage and Development: Who created social security? On June 8, 1934, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, in a message to the Congress, announced his intention to provide a program for Social Security. Subsequently, the President created by Executive Order the Committee on Economic Security, which was composed of five top cabinet-level officials.
https://www.ssa.gov/history/briefhistory3.html#:~:text=On%20June%208%2C%201934%2C%20President,five%20top%20cabinet%2Dlevel%20officials

Republicans Are Already Coming for Medicare and Social Security. With Trump coming to power, the GOP is coming for social welfare programs.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/republicans-already-coming-medicare-social-172819868.html

Elon Musk’s Real Plan is Starting to Appear. Senator Mike Lee wrote out a blueprint for dismantling Social Security on X Monday night that Elon Musk amplified, hinting at disturbing GOP plans for the program.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/elon-musk-real-plan-starting-223206070.html

The First Corruption Scandal of Trump’s Second Term Is Already Here. Donald Trump’s ties to shady crypto bros are only getting more troubling.
https://newrepublic.com/post/188957/trump-18-million-justin-sun-banana-charged-fraud-sec

Shocking Exit Poll Reveals Why Trump Beat Harris. Voters were most concerned with these three issues.
https://www.newsbreak.com/the-new-republic-1991457/3700214660576-shocking-exit-poll-reveals-why-trump-beat-harris

Trump Is Using “Unitary Executive” Theory in His Bid to Amass Supreme Power. Trump is claiming total executive power that would eclipse the legislative “co-equal” branch of government.
https://truthout.org/articles/trump-is-using-unitary-executive-theory-in-his-bid-to-amass-supreme-power/

Democrat Adam Gray flips California swing seat blue. Republican Rep. John Duarte was narrowly ousted from his seat in a rematch against a Democratic rival.
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/12/03/adam-gray-wins-central-valley-swing-seat-00187093

Trump’s plan for Ukraine comes into focus: Ukrainian delegation visits US as Trump’s peace plans take shape
https://san.com/cc/ukrainian-delegation-visits-us-as-trumps-peace-plans-take-shape/

‘A Press Release Is Not A Pardon’: Judge Shreds Biden’s Hunter Move, Says He Can’t ‘Rewrite History’:
Federal Judge Mark C. Scarsi ripped into Biden’s decision to pardon his son, saying that while the president has broad authority, he cannot “rewrite history.”
https://dailycaller.com/2024/12/03/federal-judge-rips-joe-biden-pardon-hunter/

# Gov / Politics / Global
South Korea’s Warning for Washington. Even botched plots to seize power damage democratic institutions and norms.
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2024/12/south-korea-martial-law/680864/

Putin’s presidential plane ‘involved in illegally deporting Ukrainian children’ to ‘Russify’ them
https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/putins-presidential-plane-involved-illegally-34241178

Yale researchers hacked a Russian adoption database and found 148 stolen Ukrainian orphans
https://www.aol.com/yale-researchers-hacked-russian-adoption-120000083.html

Putin ‘directly authorized’ Russian effort to kidnap Ukrainian children
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/3700191124676-putin-directly-authorized-russian-effort-to-kidnap-ukrainian-children?noAds=1&_f=app_share&s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3MzMzMzYyNjQ0NjQ%3D

Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry Pushes to Join NATO While Ukrainian Politician Calls for Nuclear Weapons
https://legitgov.org/index.php/2024/12/03/ukraines-foreign-ministry-pushes-to-join-nato-while-ukrainian-politician-calls-for-nuclear-weapons/

Iran says it’s ready to send troops to Syria. Tehran’s offer to Damascus comes amid a jihadist offensive against government forces
https://www.rt.com/news/608658-iran-syria-troops-offer/

South Korean Opposition Plans to Impeach President Yoon After Failed Martial Law Declaration
https://apnews.com/article/south-korea-yoon-martial-law-25a2a7c957e77a19f771b6b7c56a2173

# Law Enforcment / ATF / FBI / CIA
Trump team signs agreement to allow Justice to conduct background checks on nominees, staff
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-transition-team-signs-agreement-to-allow-official-background-checks-on-nominees-staff

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
Stunning Memo Exposes Which SCOTUS Justices Want to Keep Being Crooks. Supreme Court Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas weren’t alone in opposing an ethics code.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/stunning-memo-exposes-scotus-justices-200407659.html

Willis’ seat in Fulton County court heats up
https://www.thecentersquare.com/georgia/article_42958ff6-b1b3-11ef-8064-0fb1e6fd9039.html

# Media
‘World’s largest investigative journalism organization’ secretly controlled by U.S. government: The U.S. government secretly controls around half of the funding for the world’s largest investigative journalism network, the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP),
https://www.rt.com/news/608629-occrp-secretly-funded-us-government/

# Medical / Health News
9 States Poised To End Coverage for Millions if Trump Cuts Medicaid Funding
https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/medicaid-expansion-funding-trigger-laws-9-states-trump-administration/

‘Bodies are piling up’: Reporter finds GOP-led states are hiding abortion ban death toll. This comes as reports begin to trickle in of cases of women who have died after being denied abortion care in dangerous pregnancies, despite every state with an abortion ban ostensibly having exceptions for the life of the mother, women of color being the bulk of these cases.
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/3700242432224-bodies-are-piling-up-reporter-finds-gop-led-states-are-hiding-abortion-ban-death-toll

Court Rules Idaho Can Enforce Ban On Interstate Abortion Travel. Sweeping language “could send someone to prison as a ‘trafficker’ for lending a teen gas money,” notes one writer.
https://truthout.org/articles/federal-court-rules-idaho-can-enforce-law-banning-interstate-travel-for-abortion/

Judge to consider first lawsuit to overturn Missouri’s near-total abortion ban
https://www.thederrick.com/ap/national/judge-to-consider-first-lawsuit-to-overturn-missouris-near-total-abortion-ban/article_f8c820fe-f1a6-5327-b4e2-c8cf1fc89130.html

If Trump Makes Cuts to Medicaid, Texas Officials Could Seize the Opportunity to Further Slash the Program
https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-medicaid-cuts-texas-residents

# Medical Bio-Engineering / Bio-Science
Tens of thousands of hidden ‘dark genes’ discovered in humans
https://www.sciencealert.com/dark-genes-hiding-unseen-in-human-dna-have-just-been-revealed

Some Cases of Dementia Can Be Cured, Researchers Say, Because They’re Caused by Fungus and Bacteria in Brain
https://futurism.com/neoscope/dementia-alzheimers-bacteria-fungus

# Medical / Health News / Global
Taliban bans women from training as midwives and nurses
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/12/04/taliban-bans-women-from-training-as-nurses-and-midwives/

# Military / DOD / Militia
Trump’s defense pick Pete Hegseth faces deepening scrutiny in Senate
https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/ap-politics/ap-trumps-defense-pick-pete-hegseth-faces-deepening-scrutiny-in-senate/

Trump may replace Pete Hegseth with Ron DeSantis: Sources
https://www.axios.com/2024/12/04/trump-replace-hegseth-desantis-defense-secretary

# Military / Global
Estonian-made combat robots in Ukraine now come with Starlink. The new satellite connectivity feature allows the vehicles to be operated from thousands of miles away, according to the manufacturer.
https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2024/8/12/starlink-lets-operators-control-ground-robots-at-long-distances

# NATO
NATO chief urges European allies to ramp up defense spending as Trump returns to White House
https://www.yahoo.com/news/nato-chief-urges-european-allies-140539666.html

Zelensky: No NATO membership without Russian-occupied territories
https://www.yahoo.com/news/zelensky-no-nato-membership-without-172812360.html

# Other Interesting Things
A trail Cam captures a large beast, pulling a tree in the forest
https://www.tiktok.com/@oliviatwistmysteries/video/7330157757737291040

Scientists discover lost ‘big head’ human species in Asia: The fossils, found at the Xujiayao site in northern China, represent a previously unknown group of humans that scientists have dubbed “Juluren” – meaning “large head people” – who lived between 200,000 and 160,000 years ago.
https://studyfinds.org/big-head-people-human-species/

‘Hidden structures’ discovered deep beneath the dark side of the moon.
https://www.thebrighterside.news/space/scientists-discover-hidden-structures-deep-beneath-the-dark-side-of-the-moon/

Fireball: Asteroid explodes in the night sky
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aH9JmnEVW6g

# Science
Scientists reveal image of a single photon for 1st time ever. Using a groundbreaking new technique, researchers have unveiled the first detailed image of a photon — a single particle of light — ever taken.
https://www.livescience.com/physics-mathematics/quantum-physics/the-shape-of-light-scientists-reveal-image-of-an-individual-photon-for-1st-time-ever

# Social
America last: Biden announces ‘over $1 billion’ to support Africans displaced by natural disasters, food insecurity [while North Carolina residents are living in tents in the snow, having exhausted their measly 750. FEMA stipend]
https://legitgov.org/index.php/2024/12/03/biden-announces-over-1-billion-to-support-africans-displaced-by-natural-disasters-food-insecurity/

# Space / Solar / Atmosphere / Astronomy
Lunar research station advances global collaboration and talent development, in collaboration with multiple nations, is positioning itself as a hub for technological innovation, scientific exploration, and the development of skilled professionals in space-related disciplines, a United Nations-affiliated official stated.
https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Lunar_research_station_advances_global_collaboration_and_talent_development_999.html

# Space / Rocketry / Global
China plans to make bricks on the moon for lunar habitats. China plans to use lunar material to build its moon base.
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/human-spaceflight/building-blocks-how-china-plans-to-make-bricks-on-the-moon-for-lunar-habitats

# Technology / Artificial Intelligence
At its Re:Invent conference, Amazon also announced new tools to help customers build generative AI programs, including one that checks whether a chatbot’s outputs are accurate or not.
https://www.proactiveinvestors.com/companies/news/1062098/amazon-to-build-mega-ai-supercomputer-with-partner-anthropic-1062098.html

OpenAI Poaches 3 Top Engineers From DeepMind. The new hires, all experts in computer vision, are the latest AI researchers to jump to a direct competitor in an intensively competitive talent market.
https://www.newsbytesapp.com/news/business/openai-hires-ai-engineers-from-google-deepmind-appoints-first-cmo/story

Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CDNS) and AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (Nasdaq: ASTS) have partnered to advance AST SpaceMobile’s mission to deliver space-based high-speed internet connectivity worldwide, closing coverage gaps and enabling broadband access to underserved areas.
https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/AST_SpaceMobile_teams_with_Cadence_to_drive_space_based_cellular_broadband_999.html

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# Border / Immigration / Migrants
“Fossil fascism”: How some on the right use climate change as an excuse to demonize migrants
https://www.salon.com/2024/12/02/fossil-fascism-how-some-on-the-right-use-climate-change-as-an-excuse-to-demonize-migrants/

How Gregg Abbott Won the Border War Against Joe Biden
https://www.newsweek.com/how-gregg-abbott-won-border-war-against-joe-biden-1993551

Ninth Circuit rules in favor of federal deportation. The 29-page ruling was written by Judge Daniel Bress, with judges Michael Hawkins and Richard Clinton concurring.
https://www.newsbreak.com/the-center-square-509740/3699118607252-ninth-circuit-rules-in-favor-of-federal-deportation

Fifth Circuit rules in favor of Texas in razor wire case
https://www.aol.com/news/fifth-circuit-rules-favor-texas-230500185.html
Also: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
https://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/opinions/pub/23/23-50869-CV1.pdf

VIDEO: Chicago residents blast mayor’s stance on migrants, more city spending. Chicago city residents are giving elected officials an earful as the city looks to craft a budget facing a billion dollar deficit.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/illinois/article_684ae4fe-b0f4-11ef-8548-ffc85aebddf1.html

# Business / Industry / Corporations
Trump privatization plan will add thousands a year to typical mortgage: expert
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/3698719899021-trump-privatization-plan-will-add-thousands-a-year-to-typical-mortgage-expert

# Chemicals / Herbicides / Pesticides
Formaldehyde Causes More Cancer Than Any Other Toxic Air Pollutant. Little Is Being Done to Curb the Risk.
https://www.propublica.org/article/formaldehyde-epa-trump-public-health-danger

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
Government Programs On The Chopping Block | Musk & Ramaswamy DOGE Plans
https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5000448-elon-musk-vivek-ramaswamy-government-efficiency/

Here’s Who’ll Pay the Highest Cost of Trump’s Tariff War
https://newrepublic.com/post/188935/donald-trump-tariffs-mexico-texas
Also: What are tariffs? Trump’s latest plan and what it means for the US
https://www.nbcchicago.com/illinois-election-2024/what-are-tariffs-trumps-latest-plan-and-what-it-means-for-the-us/3610348/

Major Auto Parts Retailer to Close Hundreds of Stores and Distribution Centers
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/advance-auto-parts-close-hundreds-220852376.html

GOP Members of Congress Threaten Debt Limit Default To Cut Social Security and Medicare.
https://www.americanprogress.org/article/gop-members-of-congress-threaten-debt-limit-default-to-cut-social-security-and-medicare/

Verify: Can the president change Social Security? No, the president cannot change Social Security: VERIFY readers asked if the president can change Social Security. Its tax rate and benefits are set by law, so it would take an act of Congress to change them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P94GVtNkUHE
Social Security History FAQ’s
https://www.ssa.gov/history/hfaq.html

Here’s what a Trump presidency could mean for Social Security. Ending taxes on retirement benefits would require bipartisan support. The plan would also worsen Social Security’s looming financial shortfall. Expert: Don’t expect the retirement system to change much under Trump
https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/trump-presidency-social-security/

# Employment / Labor / Unions
Unions score a major win in Wisconsin with a court ruling restoring collective bargaining rights
https://apnews.com/article/wisconsin-union-lawsuit-collective-bargainin-75faef922860f9a7d1dc06ae1dc783d1

America’s biggest private company is laying off thousands of workers: Cargill to Cut Thousands of Jobs After Profits Shrink. Agricultural Commodities Trader Will Slash About 5% of Global Workforce; Majority of Reductions to Take Place This Year
https://www.ttnews.com/articles/cargill-cut-thousands-jobs

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure
Trump allies begin attack on EPA and rules protecting US drinking water
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/dec/02/trump-allies-attack-epa-drinking-water-rules

The Vanishing Coast of Louisiana. This documentary explores the global significance of these issues, highlighting the need for science-based strategies to preserve the unique ecosystems, cultural heritage, and livelihoods at stake in this vulnerable region.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lf-6sncAHbc

Inside the $50B plan to save Louisiana’s Marshland. Louisiana lost about 2,000 square miles of coast since the 1930s. FOX Weather Correspondent Robert Ray reports on the largest coastal restoration project in the world.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZMCafNQKW8

# Food / Farming / Bio-engineering
Food industry continues to rely on child labor
https://thefern.org/2023/04/the-child-workers-who-feed-you/

GOP governors warn of ag challenges if new farm bill not passed. A group of Republican governors has joined together in a letter to key congressional leaders and agricultural policymakers that warns that delayed reforms and inflationary pressures are pushing farmers to a breaking point.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_eeeb0652-b0cb-11ef-b6e0-8ba5ebb7c488.html?a&seyid=37105

# Gov / Politics
‘Red line’: Trump legal ally threatens to make Senate Republicans’ ‘political lives hell’: Conservative lawyer Mike Davis is warning Senate Republicans that they will feel his “political wrath” if they dare to block the confirmation of Kash Patel, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for FBI director.
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-ally-issues-new-warning-senators-kash-patel-nomination-1994416

“Fight of Our Lives”: Jamie Raskin Moves to Shake Up Democratic Party
https://www.newsbreak.com/the-new-republic-1991457/3698710857706-fight-of-our-lives-jamie-raskin-moves-to-shake-up-democratic-party

Four big deadlines in 2025 that will put Congress and Trump on a collision course
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/3244610/four-big-deadlines-2025-trump-congress/?utm_source=DTR

Johnson rips Hunter Biden pardon, saying trust in justice system damaged
https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/12/02/congress/johnson-on-biden-pardon-00192122

Trump’s Defense Secretary pick keeps getting worse. Pete Hegseth has been accused of sexual assault, forced out of leadership positions at veterans’ advocacy groups amid allegations of financial and sexual misconduct.
https://newrepublic.com/post/188912/trump-defense-secretary-pick-serious-skeletons

Trump’s Genius Plan to Release Gaza Hostages: More War. As usual, the president thinks bellicose threats of force—very much including setting off a regional war with Iran—are the solution to all of the world’s problems.
https://newrepublic.com/post/188940/trump-threatens-war-release-gaza-hostages-hamas-israel

This Is No Time for Cynicism. Writing off institutions like the Senate, which has a duty to scrutinize Donald Trump’s nominees, only plays into a would-be authoritarian’s hand.
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/kash-patel-donald-trump-senate?srsltid=AfmBOopCH-gjv0ULt19Oa2AoKl35BwP6QHYcm4Hj76d5THjRdY3FpYzc

Joe Biden’s Pardon Is a Stunning Act of Hypocrisy. By granting immunity to his son Hunter, the president has contradicted his values and reinforced the right’s cynical theory of power.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/dec/02/hunter-biden-pardon-joe-biden-comment

Congress will open next session with more veterans than two years ago
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2024/12/02/congress-will-open-next-session-with-more-veterans-than-two-years-ago/

Democratic senators call for directive prohibiting troop deployment against Americans before Trump returns to power. The senators stressed the importance of clear guidelines to prevent the military from being deployed against American citizens without explicit constitutional or congressional authorization.
https://www.washingtoninformer.com/senators-warn-trump-use-military/

US will send Ukraine $725 million more in counter-drone systems, anti-personnel land mines
https://www.newspressnow.com/ap/u-s-will-send-ukraine-725m-more-in-counter-drone-systems-anti-personnel-land-mines/article_809f2186-b127-11ef-ba3f-efc622ccb61f.html

Recess appointments could put Trump at odds with conservatives on the Supreme Court
https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-trump-recess-appointments-senate-constitution-55004d00cfa7d4b4832e9701cad48a06

Watch: Dem smacks down Mitch McConnell in argument over ‘fair’ judicial nominations
https://www.rawstory.com/mitch-mcconnell-dick-durbin-judges/

McConnell Criticized for Complaining About ‘Political Games’ with Judges
https://www.newsweek.com/mitch-mcconnell-complains-political-games-judicial-nominees-1994501

# Gov / Politics / Global
South Korea president declares martial law. President Yoon Suk Yeol made the announcement in a late-night TV address. Parliament voted later requiring President Yoon to lift the martial law he declared earlier.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12/3/south-koreas-president-declares-emergency-martial-law

# Law Enforcment / ATF / FBI / CIA
As FBI Director, Kash Patel Could Offer January 6 Rioters Retribution Against Their Enemies
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5019000-new-york-daniel-goldman-donald-trump-kash-patel-cabinet-picks-weaponize-government/

The Who’s Who on Kash Patel’s Crazy Enemies List. Trump’s pick to run the FBI has already made it known who he plans to persecute if he gets confirmed.
https://www.newsweek.com/kash-patel-list-officials-targeted-fbi-doj-trump-1994417

# Legal / DOJ / ICJ / International Criminal Court [ICC]
‘Misrepresents the law’: DOJ refuses to dismiss Hunter Biden charges despite pardon — and prosecutors brought Bannon receipts
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/misrepresents-the-law-doj-refuses-to-dismiss-hunter-biden-charges-despite-pardon-and-prosecutors-brought-bannon-receipts/

Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy Are Already Weaponizing Supreme Court. Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are taking the Supreme Court’s controversial ruling as a green light.
https://newrepublic.com/post/188915/supreme-court-elon-musk-vivek-ramaswamy-gut-government

# LGBTQ / Gender
Dobbs Was Just the Beginning. Now Trans Rights Are Being Tested at the Supreme Court. As it involves prepubescent children, it has ignited enormous controversy and is likely to be one of the most important Supreme Court decisions of 2025
https://www.newsweek.com/supreme-court-scotus-trangender-youth-hormone-puberty-blockers-tennessee-1994283

# Medical / Health News
Dr. Oz Has Some Pretty Shady Conflicts of Interest. Trump’s pick to run Medicare and Medicaid is involved with a number of businesses that do business with both.
https://www.newsbreak.com/the-new-republic-1991457/3698549316136-dr-oz-has-some-pretty-shady-conflicts-of-interest

Andrew Cuomo committed ‘medical malpractice’ during deadly COVID crisis, House report finds
https://www.aol.com/andrew-cuomo-committed-medical-malpractice-003101600.html

Acetaminophen Is The Number One Leading Cause Of Liver Failure: How Much Is Too Much?
https://www.medpagetoday.com/psychiatry/depression/2233

Alzheimer’s may not actually be a “brain disease”
https://www.sciencealert.com/alzheimers-may-not-actually-be-a-brain-disease-an-expert-reveals

The 5 common drugs that could ‘raise your risk of dementia,’ including hay fever, indigestion and anxiety meds
https://www.goodrx.com/conditions/dementia/these-drugs-could-increase-your-risk-of-dementia

Blood Pressure Drugs May Be Unnecessary. Blood pressure (BP) medications are some of the most overly prescribed medications.
https://www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/many-older-adults-take-unneeded-blood-pressure-drugs

# Military / DOD / Militia
US Navy revives 30-year-old crane to boost missile reloading at sea against China. It will also enable the vessels to spend much longer durations at sea rather than having to visit a port for getting more missiles onboard.
https://interestingengineering.com/military/us-navy-reloading-missile-warships-at-sea

# NASA / Rocketry
The End Is Near for NASA’s Voyager Probes. The two probes have left the solar system and are still collecting data from the interstellar environment—but their atomic hearts are growing weaker and weaker.
https://www.space.com/nasa-voyager1-spacecraft-interstellar-engineers-mission-glitch

NASA Voyager 1 Probe Encounters New Region in Deep Space. NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft has entered a new region at the far reaches of our solar system that scientists feel is the final area the spacecraft has to cross before reaching interstellar space.
https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-voyager-1-probe-encounters-new-region-in-deep-space/

NASA’s Voyager 1 Resumes Sending Engineering Updates to Earth. After some inventive sleuthing, the mission team can check the health and status of the most distant human-made object in existence.
https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-voyager-1-resumes-sending-engineering-updates-to-earth/

You can knock a good telescope out, but you can’t keep it down. Using data from the now-destroyed Arecibo radio telescope, scientists from the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) Institute have unlocked the secrets of signals from “cosmic lighthouses” powered by dead stars.
https://www.space.com/arecibo-seti-pulsars-cosmic-lighthouses

# NATO
Blinken heads to final NATO foreign ministers meeting of Biden administration with Ukraine in focus
https://apnews.com/article/us-nato-ukraine-russia-blinken-d1cc5a864961fd48fe39519a0744327f

NATO draws up plans for its own fleet of naval surveillance drones. Officials envision fielding a network of drone-based sensors to keeping tabs on vital undersea cables and pipelines in the Baltic and Mediterranean seas.
https://www.navytimes.com/breaking-news/2024/12/03/nato-draws-up-plans-for-its-own-fleet-of-naval-surveillance-drones/

# Other Interesting Things
Earth’s crust found to be ‘dripping’ deep into the planet – and the implications could be huge: Crinkles and divots in the surface of Earth on Türkiye’s Central Anatolian Plateau are the smoking gun for a newly discovered class of plate tectonics.
https://www.sciencealert.com/strange-discovery-finds-earths-crust-dripping-into-the-planets-belly

Giant face found in Antarctica at 72° 00′ 36
https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/weird-news/google-earth-uncovers-gigantic-statue-19007865

# Space / Solar / Atmosphere / Astronomy
Astronomers have pinpointed the origin of mysterious repeating radio bursts from space
https://theconversation.com/astronomers-have-pinpointed-the-origin-of-mysterious-repeating-radio-bursts-from-space-244920

# Sports
# Technology / Artificial Intelligence
Elon Musk in ‘Unprecedented’ Position Over Rural Internet: Former FCC head
https://www.newsweek.com/elon-musk-unprecedented-position-over-rural-internet-1993773

A much-loved streaming service is closing down, but not before everyone gets one month for free
https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/news/a-much-loved-streaming-service-is-closing-down-but-not-before-everyone-gets-one-month-for-free/ar-AA1v88cV

Top US Consumer Watchdog Has a Plan to Fight Predatory Data Brokers
https://thehill.com/business/5018752-consumer-watchdog-crackdown-personal-data-sales/

U.S. imposes new controls on chip exports to China. The Biden administration on Monday instituted a new round of restrictions targeting the export of advanced semiconductor chips and manufacturing equipment to China.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_18a53736-b0ec-11ef-96e5-bb8532ee6ef3.html?a&seyid=37105

# Veterans / VA
Veterans Orgs Accuse Biden-Harris VA Of Stonewalling Access To Medical Care. 24 veterans organizations signed a letter Monday slamming Veterans Affairs for stonewalling access to outside medical care.
https://www.dailysignal.com/2024/12/03/veterans-groups-accuse-biden-harris-va-stonewalling-access-medical-care/

# Water
Can Recycled Oilfield Water Quench the Thirst of Drought-Stricken West Texas?
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/03122024/west-texas-recycled-oilfield-water-drought-solution/

# Weather
MTG was mocked for weather-control claims. Now Florida has a new bill to ban ‘weather modification’
https://www.aol.com/mtg-mocked-weather-control-claims-185518952.html

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