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Voices, The Peoples News

December 5, 2023
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Indigenous
Proposed hydrogen pipeline could diminish Navajo Nation’s water supply: Forty percent of families on the reservation live without access to running water, according to the Navajo Nation Water Management Branch. TallGrass Energy, a multi-billion-dollar energy infrastructure company, has been attending local meetings for communities with their elected Navajo delegate over the past two years, to advocate for its plan to mine blue hydrogen and construct the largest pipeline in the country, from the Navajo Nation to Mexico. According to the Pipeline Safety Trust, hydrogen is more flammable and at risk of explosion than natural gas.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/proposed-hydrogen-pipeline-could-diminish-navajo-nations-water-supply/ar-AA1jaKD4

Navajo advocates push back against proposed hydrogen pipeline: Advocates push back against a proposed hydrogen pipeline that would cross the Navajo Nation, saying it is a perpetuation of the energy colonialism that has ravaged the region for over a century.
https://energynews.us/newsletter/navajo-advocates-push-back-against-proposed-hydrogen-pipeline/

# Border / Immigration / Migrants
Mexico halts deportations and migrant transfers citing lack of funds: The head of Mexico’s immigration agency has ordered the suspension of migrant deportations and transfers due to a lack of funds amid a record-setting year for migration through the country’s territory. The suspensions were outlined in an agency memo dated Dec.
https://apnews.com/article/mexico-immigration-migrants-venezuela-17615ace23d0677bb443d8386e254fbc

Even Democrats Are Joining GOP To Block Biden’s Use of Federal Land For Migrants: House passes bill to ban migrant housing on public lands. The legislation would also revoke a lease that allows migrants to be housed at Floyd Bennett Field, part of the Gateway National Recreation Area in New York.
https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews/2023/12/01/house-passes-bill-to-ban-migrant-housing-on-public-lands-00129419

Stunning images show Arizona border crossing overrun by massive surge of adult male migrants from across globe: The Tucson Sector saw over 17,000 encounters in a week, a new record. A remote part of the Arizona border is being overrun by a massive surge of mainly adult male migrants from across the globe, including countries in Africa and the Middle East — just as the state’s Tucson Sector has seen record numbers of crossings in recent days.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/stunning-images-arizona-border-crossing-overrun-massive-surge-adult-male-migrants-from-across-globe?utm_source=Newswav&utm_medium=Website

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
FDA Shuts Down Enquiries About COVID Vaccines Contaminated With DNA Fragments: The recent findings of DNA fragments in the Pfizer and Moderna Covid-19 vaccines has led many to question why the FDA, which is responsible for monitoring the quality and safety of the vaccines, has failed to sound the alarm.
https://www.zerohedge.com/medical/fda-shuts-down-enquiries-about-dna-contamination-covid-vaccines

NGO with Ties to Wuhan Lab Received over $50 Million from Federal Agencies since Pandemic, GOP Congressman Says: Representative Paul Gosar (R., Ariz.) demanded answers from four federal agencies concerning their ongoing funding of EcoHealth Alliance, the Wuhan lab-associated nongovernmental organization that has received upwards of $50 million in taxpayer money since the Covid-19 pandemic began.
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/ngo-with-ties-to-wuhan-lab-received-over-50-million-from-federal-agencies-since-pandemic-gop-congressman-says/

# Education / Schools
“Someone Tell Me What to Do”: Across the country, states require more training to prepare students and teachers for mass shootings than for those expected to protect them. The differences were clear in Uvalde, where children and officers waited on opposite sides of the door. One thing that seemingly unites all sides is the notion of better training for law enforcement. But, in actuality, few laws exist requiring such instruction.
https://www.texastribune.org/2023/12/05/uvalde-officer-student-trainings-mass-shootings/
See also: Why we’re publishing never-reported details of the Uvalde school shooting before state investigators. Over a year after the school shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, the community still doesn’t know what went wrong. It’s a key reason we’re publishing findings based on a trove of materials investigators have yet to release.
https://www.propublica.org/article/uvalde-school-shooting-investigation-details-publishing-decision

Texas judge orders release of Uvalde shooting records: The state Department of Public Safety has blocked the release of records that could offer more clarity into the police response. The agency can appeal the ruling. A state district judge in Travis County has ordered the Texas Department of Public Safety to release law enforcement records related to the May 2022 Uvalde school shooting, more than a year after news organizations sued for access.
https://www.propublica.org/article/texas-judge-orders-release-of-uvalde-shooting-records

A Sweeping Report on a Michigan School Shooting Finds Multiple Failures and a Troubled Aftermath Parents, already shaken by the fatal incident at Oxford High School, lost confidence in the school district when it hesitated to find and acknowledge accountability for the 2021 shooting. In the end, it took 699 days to account for what went wrong before, during and after a deadly shooting at Oxford High School in Michigan.
https://www.propublica.org/article/michigan-oxford-high-school-shooting-report-guidepost

# Employment / Labor
California Poultry Supplier Illegally Employed Kids, Stole Wages: Labor Department: A California poultry supplier agreed to pay nearly $3.8 million to settle allegations that it endangered child workers as young as 14 and committed wage theft while processing chickens for major U.S. supermarkets, according to the Labor Department. Earlier this year, the Labor Department said its investigators found that another company, Packers Sanitation Services Inc., had employed children in cleaning roles at meatpacking plants, including using “back saws, brisket saws and head splitters.”
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/california-poultry-supplier-child-labor-department_n_656e1112e4b0dcfcc980e661#:~:text=Earlier%20this%20year%2C%20the%20Labor,brisket%20saws%20and%20head%20splitters.%E2%80%9D

The Pilots Delivering Your Amazon Packages Are Ready to Strike: Pilots for Amazon’s largest air freight provider voted to strike, complaining of low pay and high turnover. If a strike happens in the new year, Amazon deliveries could be impacted.
https://www.wired.com/story/amazon-air-pilots-vote-strike-delays/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals
From fracked gas in Pennsylvania to toxic waste in Texas, tracking vinyl chloride production in the U.S: Appalachia’s fracking boom is fueling the expansion of American plastics manufacturing, including production of vinyl chloride, the carcinogen used to make PVC that burned in East Palestine, Ohio.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/05122023/appalachia-fracking-boom-vinyl-chloride-production-in-the-us/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals / Global
An Inevitable Showdown With the Fossil Fuel Industry Is Brewing at COP28: At COP28, More and More Scientists Say Overshooting 1.5 Degrees Is ‘Inevitable’
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/05122023/todays-climate-cop28-scientists-say-overshooting-1-5-degrees-is-inevitable/

More Than 100 Countries at COP28 Call For Fossil Fuel Phaseout: Cop28 president says there is ‘no science’ behind demands for phase-out of fossil fuels. Exclusive: UAE’s Sultan Al Jaber says phase-out of coal, oil and gas would take world ‘back into caves’
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/dec/03/back-into-caves-cop28-president-dismisses-phase-out-of-fossil-fuels

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals
Florida’s Food Fight Over Tomatoes Could Send Your Grocery Bill Higher: Some of those tomatoes are grown in Florida, where the Florida Tomato Exchange (FTE) is asking the Department of Commerce to step in and reduce the flow of tomatoes grown in Mexico. Florida farmers don’t like the competition, and they’re in a stew over it. They want the Biden administration to terminate the Tomato Suspension Agreement (TSA), a 2019 deal that ensures producers sell Mexican tomatoes at or above the TSA reference price to “eliminate the injurious effects of exports of fresh tomatoes to the United States.” According to the Florida Tomato Exchange, the TSA does not work and instead keeps Mexico from facing any retribution for dumping tomatoes onto the United States.
https://dcjournal.com/floridas-food-fight-over-tomatoes-could-send-your-grocery-bill-higher/

# General News
A judge has finally made it clear that a president can be put in prison: Former prosecutor and #SistersInLaw co-host Joyce Vance said that for the first time in all of the cases involving Donald Trump, a judge has made the case that the former president could be sent to prison if convicted.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-prison-possibilities/

Can Trump run for president from prison? Yes, and it’s been done before: He could follow the playbook of the socialist firebrand Eugene V. Debs, who in 1920 received nearly a million votes while behind bars. The indictment and other ongoing criminal investigations of Donald Trump raise the real, if still remote, prospect that a leading contender for the 2024 presidential nomination could face prison time.
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/04/06/trump-running-for-president-prison-00090931

Is Trump running for president mostly to avoid prison? Mr Trump has made clear that no verdict or sentence will halt his campaign. That he will carry on running for president from behind bars. Mr Trump has made clear that no verdict or sentence will halt his campaign. That he will carry on running for president from behind bars if he has to. But trying to escape his legal difficulties by running for president will soon become a scheduling nightmare.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66402180

‘A very embittered man’: Experts alarmed by ‘menacing’ Trump rhetoric: Among the many threatening or violent comments in the list include comparing his opponents to “vermin,” declarations that Ret. Gen. Mark Milley deserved to be executed, and threats to prosecute President Joe Biden and his family. Experts who spoke with the Times about this rhetoric said they were deeply alarmed.
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other/a-very-embittered-man-experts-alarmed-by-menacing-trump-rhetoric/ar-AA1l2Yfl#:~:text=Among%20the%20many%20threatening%20or,said%20they%20were%20deeply%20alarmed

Donald Trump’s ‘Deadly Serious’ Ruling Could Poison All His Other Cases: A judge’s ruling that Donald Trump engaged in insurrection against the U.S is a “deadly serious” problem for the former president, a law professor has told Newsweek. Appeals by both sides of a Trump ballot dispute are to go before the Colorado Supreme Court for oral arguments on Wednesday. The former president is appealing Judge Sarah Wallace’s insurrectionist ruling, while his opponents are appealing Wallace’s decision to keep Trump on the Colorado ballot for the 2024 presidential election.
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-serious-insurrection-ruling-jan-6-1849595

# Gov / Politics / Global
Netanyahu says the Gaza war has entered a new stage and will be ‘long and difficult.’: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the nation Saturday night that the military has opened a “second stage” in the war against Hamas by sending ground forces into Gaza and expanding attacks from the ground, air and sea. Casting the war as a fight for his country’s very survival, he warned that the assault would only intensify ahead of a broad ground invasion into the territory.
https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-war-news-10-28-2023-c9bd7ecc5f4a9fe9d46486f66675244c

Israel expands ground operation in Gaza, hitting underground targets: Israel’s military said it continued to find and target Hamas commanders who directed the attack on October 7. The Israel Defense Forces said Saturday it expanded a ground operation hitting around 150 underground targets in the northern Gaza Strip. Some forces remained in Gaza, Scripps News has learned.
https://scrippsnews.com/stories/israel-expands-ground-operation-in-gaza-hitting-underground-targets/

Dutch lawyers seek a civil court order to halt the export of F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel: The organizations allege that delivery of parts for F-35 jets makes the Netherlands complicit in possible war crimes being committed by Israel in its war with Hamas. The civil case in The Hague opened as the Israeli military renewed calls for mass evacuations from the southern town of Khan Younis, where tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians have sought refuge in recent weeks, as it widened its ground offensive and bombarded targets across the Gaza Strip.
https://www.wdio.com/front-page/world-national/dutch-lawyers-seek-a-civil-court-order-to-halt-the-export-of-f-35-fighter-jet-parts-to-israel/

Reality Check for Putin as Russians Get Damn Tired of War: Tired or not, any dreams of a potential reprieve were extinguished when Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree boosting Russia’s troop numbers by 15 percent or some 170,000 people. This will bring the overall number of Russian military personnel to about 2.2 million, including 1.32 million troops. The Russian Defense Ministry blamed NATO for the required increase and claimed that it would be achieved solely through the recruitment of volunteers and not through conscription or mobilization.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/reality-check-for-vladimir-putin-as-russians-get-damn-tired-of-ukraine-war?ref=home?ref=home

Appropriate response to follow: Putin starts threatening Latvia: Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has reportedly begun threatening Latvia this evening, December 4th. The alleged reason behind this is the supposed “pressure on the Russian-speaking population,” according to the dictator’s statement. “I don’t think that happiness will come to those who pursue such policies
https://bnn-news.com/appropriate-response-will-follow-putin-threatens-latvia-251981

Freed Hostages Drugged to ‘Look Happy’: Israeli Official: The captives were allegedly given a tranquilizer to appear relaxed as they were released. Hamas drugged the hostages who were released during the ceasefire so that they would “look happy” during the transfer to the Red Cross in Gaza, according to Israel’s Health Ministry
https://nationalpost.com/news/world/hamas-drugged-hostages-to-look-happy-israeli-officials-say

State Dept. Spox Speculates on Why Hostage Deal Fell Apart: Matthew Miller asserted that Hamas didn’t want women to reveal how they were treated while in captivity—then walked back that explanation. During a Monday press briefing, the spokesperson for the U.S. State Department claimed that Hamas declined to release all of its hostages during the temporary ceasefire from Nov. 24 through Nov. 30 because the militant group didn’t want the women to reveal how they were treated
https://www.axios.com/2023/12/04/hamas-israeli-women-hostages-release

# Gov / Politics
My friend wants a Dictator: I have a friend who told me recently that democracy doesn’t work and “our country needs a dictator.” We are now at the point in our country when people really do understand what Trump is saying, and they like it. They want what he is offering, and he is offering fascism. And that’s the problem. Trump condemns immigration for a reason that frightens me: because it is “poisoning the blood of our country.”  What? He is rejecting everything our Founders stood for by saying that our country is based on purity of blood rather than on a set of principles. This should be shocking, but people love it because they know what he is saying. The fact that this clearly echoes Hitler is not a problem for them. They embrace the message and want to be a part of it.
https://dcjournal.com/my-friend-wants-a-dictator/

Joe Biden Moves To Lift Nearly Every Restriction On Israel’s Access To U.S. Weapons Stockpile:  With the WRSA-I, Biden is looking to lift virtually all the meaningful restrictions on the stockpile and the transfer of its arms to Israel, with plans to remove limitations to obsolete or surplus weapons, waive an annual spending cap on replenishing the stockpile, remove weapon-specific restrictions, and curtail congressional oversight. All of the changes … would be permanent, except for lifting the spending cap, which is limited to the 2024 fiscal year.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/11/26/biden-seeks-to-expand-israeli-access-to-us-weapons-stockpile

Nikki Haley wants to reform Social Security and Medicare. Donors are paying attention [Video]
https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/05/politics/nikki-haley-social-security-medicare-reform/index.html

Haley’s Plan to Gut the Government Is Even Worse Than Trump’s: Among Donald Trump’s many second-term aspirations is his planned assault on the federal civil-service system. He wants MAGA bravos to take over the “deep state,” replacing thousands of allegedly disloyal civil servants to reduce resistance to his other outrageous proposals.
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2023/12/haleys-plan-to-gut-the-government-is-worse-than-trumps.html

New York Mayor Stripped of Emergency Migrant Powers, Heads Back to DC in Makeup of FBI Raid-Aborted Visit: New York City Mayor Eric Adams has had his power to award migrant-related emergency contracts taken away from him, days before heading back to Washington, D.C., to discuss the crisis.
https://themessenger.com/news/new-york-mayor-stripped-of-emergency-migrant-powers-heads-back-to-dc-in-makeup-of-fbi-raid-aborted-visit

Defund the Chinese Communist Party in America: As first reported by the Daily Caller, Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) and Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) today introduced the Dump Investments in Troublesome Communist Holdings Act (DITCH Act). This bill would force non-profits, university endowments, public pension plans, and any other tax-exempt entity to divest from Chinese companies or lose their tax-exempt status.
https://gallagher.house.gov/media/press-releases/gallagher-hawley-introduce-bill-help-defund-chinese-communist-party

The Chinese Communist Party’s Threat to America: China’s supreme leader and the Party he commands are masters at disguising their true intentions. They are masters at presenting an illusory image to the outside world while speaking, planning and acting in very different ways behind closed doors.
https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2023/02/28/the-chinese-communist-partys-threat-to-america/

How To Defund The Chinese Communist Party: Despite the growing bipartisan consensus on the need for selective technological and financial decoupling from the CCP, and despite dealing with a pandemic from Wuhan that exposed our dangerous dependency on China, Wall Street cannot seem to get enough of the Chinese market.
https://thefederalist.com/2022/01/11/how-to-defund-the-chinese-communist-party/

US Braces for Potential Government Shutdown Under Speaker Mike Johnson – Is America’s Global Reputation at Risk? White House could threaten to veto bill over two-step approach. Disappointed conservatives may block plan in committee
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-11-12/us-shutdown-risk-lingers-despite-house-speaker-s-compromise-plan

Another Republican Drops Out Of 2024 Race: North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum became the latest Republican candidate to drop out of the 2024 presidential race when he announced Monday that he was suspending his campaign. Despite his underdog status since launching his bid in June, Burgum had rejected growing calls for him to exit the crowded field of GOP hopefuls.
https://apnews.com/article/tim-scott-drops-out-2024-race-b9cc8fbeba57a123789d8d0484164e38

# Legal / DOJ
Legal experts predict Supreme Court won’t spare Trump from trial and verdict: Legal experts say the Supreme Court is unlikely to intercede in the criminal cases against former President Trump to stave off convictions on multiple felony counts, even though Trump appointed three of the six conservative justices on the court.
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4138507-legal-experts-predict-supreme-court-wont-spare-trump-from-trial-and-verdict/

Families Rally for Opioid Accountability as Supreme Court Hears Purdue Case: “I don’t want their money,” one woman who lost a son to the opioid crisis said of the Sackler family. “I want them in prison.” U.S. Trustee Program, a watchdog at the Justice Department, has joined some families in arguing that the Sacklers should not be shielded from liability for the opioid crisis. “No Sackler immunity at any $$,” read one sign held by a woman outside the Supreme Court on Monday, while another said, “My dead son does not release Sacklers.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/supreme-court-opioids

Ex-conservative judge forms task force to uphold the judiciary and the law in Trump era: Freedom and democracy in the U.S. are being threatened by Trump 2.0, and a conservative judge says it’s going to take all hands in many sectors to prevent its demise.
https://www.rawstory.com/american-bar-association-donald-trump/

No more ‘special favors’ for Trump — ‘the full range of punishment has to be on the table’:
https://www.alternet.org/msn-uk/no-more-special-favors-trump/

# Medical / Health
Ron DeSantis, Like Trump, Wants to “Replace” Obamacare. But Don’t Ask for the Details: Needless to say, the Florida governor’s plan is not likely to give him the boost he needs in the polls. “Here’s what I will do. What I think they’re going to need to do is have a plan that will supersede ObamaCare, that will lower prices for people so that they can afford health care while also making sure that people will preexisting conditions are protected. And we’re going to look at the big institutions that are causing prices to be high: Big Pharma, big insurance and big government,” he said Sunday on “Meet the Press.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4339833-desantis-health-care-plan-supersede-obamacare/

Hospitals and Doctors Increasingly Rejecting Medicare Advantage: Across the country, health care providers are refusing to accept some Medicare Advantage plans, even as the coverage offered by commercial insurers increasingly displaces the traditional government program for seniors and people with disabilities.
https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/health-202-hospitals-doctors-medicare-advantage/

# Medical Technology
Patients expected Profemur Artificial Hips to last, then they snapped in half: Profemur artificial hips were once considered innovative for a feature known as “dual modular necks,” intended to modernize total hip replacement surgery. Hundreds of thousands of Americans undergo hip implant surgery each year and devices are expected to last at least 20 years. The Profemur necks, available in an array of lengths and angles, made it easier to customize the hip implants for patients. But the neck also proved to be a weak point
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/profemur-artificial-hips-recalled-patients-fractures/

# Military / DOD
Another U.S.-China conflict is escalating. It could be thThere’s a growing need for international agreements and norms governing the use of AI in military applications.e most serious of all: The U.S. and China are locked in an arms race to develop AI-controlled weapons.
https://www.marketwatch.com/story/another-u-s-china-conflict-is-escalating-it-could-be-the-most-serious-of-all-3dd21f4f

NATO Ally Suddenly Blocks Weapons for Ukraine: Bulgarian President Rumen Radev vetoed the transfer of 100 decommissioned armored vehicles from Sofia to Ukraine on Monday just weeks after Bulgaria’s parliament approved the agreement.
https://www.newsweek.com/nato-ally-suddenly-blocks-weapons-ukraine-1849437

The Air Force is expanding its study of whether service members who worked with nuclear missiles have had unusually high rates of cancer after a preliminary review determined that a deeper examination is needed. The initial study was launched in response to reports that many who served are now ill.
https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2023/12/04/air-force-expanding-review-of-cancers-in-nuclear-missile-community/

Meet the Army’s first female active duty sniper: Though her childhood nickname was “Sniper,” there was no guarantee that’s what Army Sgt. Maciel Hay would become. Maciel Hay, a cavalry scout with 1st Squadron, 91st Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, poses for a photo with her family after graduating sniper school at Fort Moore, Ga., Nov. 3, 2023. With this accomplishment, Hay becomes the first active duty female U.S. Army sniper.
https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2023/12/04/meet-the-armys-first-female-active-duty-sniper/#:~:text=Maciel%20Hay%2C%20a%20cavalry%20scout,Courtesy%20photo%2F173rd%20Airborne

Backpack jammer prototyped by CACI’s Mastodon passes early Army test: Preliminary testing of a portable jammer soldiers can sling to their backs and use to manipulate electronic signals while on the move was successful, according to its makers and a U.S. Army official. The service in November put the Terrestrial Layer System-Brigade Combat Team Manpack, or TLS-BCT Manpack, through an operational demonstration at Fort Huachuca in Arizona. CACI International-owned Mastodon Design months earlier won a $1.5 million contract to prototype the system, built utilizing the company’s existing Beast and Kraken electronic-warfare products.
https://www.c4isrnet.com/electronic-warfare/2023/12/04/backpack-jammer-prototyped-by-cacis-mastodon-passes-early-army-test/

U.S. to deploy Tomahawk anti-ship missiles on submarines to counter China: The US Navy plans to begin arming submarines next year with ship-targeting versions of the widely used Tomahawk missile, part of Washington’s push to ramp up military capabilities to challenge Chinese maritime forces, particularly around Taiwan.
https://www.leadertelegram.com/news/world/us-to-deploy-anti-ship-missiles-on-subs-in-2024-to-counter-china/article_1f413756-ffd1-507d-acac-f36aec6c958a.html

# Military / Global
Putin to discuss Israel-Hamas war during a 1-day trip to Saudi Arabia and UAE: Russian President Vladimir Putin will make a one-day trip to the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia focused on the Israeli-Hamas war and host the Iranian president in Moscow this week. Putin has sought to increase Russia’s influence in the Middle East, and experts say he is emboldened by growing international criticism of Israel amid its bombardment of Gaza, which has left at least 15,500 people dead.
https://time.com/6342604/putin-saudi-uae-israel-hamas/

Deadly but tricky to fly, suicide drones have Ukraine putting thousands of soldiers through pilot training: Private schools are churning out troops who can use hobbyist racing quadcopters as deadly loitering munitions. As Ukraine leans on suicide drones to wear down Russia’s invading forces, private, civilian-run training schools are working to supply the Ukrainian army with thousands of pilots. That’s no mean feat. The drones are extremely hard to fly, requiring weeks of training before a pilot is ready to fight on the front line
https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2023/12/loitering-munitions-use-rises-across-ukraine-pilot-training-becomes-new-key-task/392433/#:~:text=As%20Ukraine%20leans%20on%20suicide,fight%20on%20the%20front%20line

After Middle East attacks on ships, US considers naval task force in Red Sea: The White House said the U.S. is considering the plan to escort commercial ships in the Red Sea. . The White House said the U.S. is considering the plan to escort commercial ships in the Red Sea.
https://news.usni.org/2023/12/04/u-s-in-talks-to-form-new-red-sea-task-force-to-guard-commercial-ships-in-the-red-sea-says-white-house

Israel Used U.S. Arms in Deadly Airstrikes on Gaza: Amnesty: The organization said that the munition fragments displayed codes that suggest they were Joint Direct Attack Munitions made by Boeing, which guide bombs by GPS. US-made Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) were used by the Israeli military in two deadly, unlawful air strikes on homes full of civilians in the occupied Gaza Strip, Amnesty International has found based on a new investigation into those strikes
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2023/12/israel-opt-us-made-munitions-killed-43-civilians-in-two-documented-israeli-air-strikes-in-gaza-new-investigation/

# Social
Black Americans, Asian Americans, Mexican Americans and White Americans: America Is No Longer The ‘Land Of Opportunity’: When the governors of Texas, Arizona and Florida took advantage of the welcoming traditions provided by sanctuary cities, it was meant to get rid of an unwanted problem. More than 23,000 asylum seekers have been bused to Chicago from Texas since the beginning of the year. As the cold weather sets in, people in the nation’s third-largest city are sheltering on sidewalks, at police station foyers and at the city’s airport.
https://thyblackman.com/2023/12/04/black-americans-asian-americans-mexican-americans-and-white-americans-america-is-no-longer-the-land-of-opportunity/

Systemic Inequality: Displacement, Exclusion, and Segregation: How America’s Housing System Undermines Wealth Building in Communities of Color. The United States must reckon with the racism built into its housing system in order to ensure that all Americans have the opportunity to build wealth.
https://www.americanprogress.org/article/systemic-inequality-displacement-exclusion-segregation/

Systematic Inequality and Economic Opportunity: Eliminating racial disparities in economic well-being requires long-term, targeted interventions to expand access to opportunity for people of color. The U.S. economy was built on the exploitation and occupational segregation of people of color. While many government policies and institutional practices helped create this system, the legacies of slavery, Jim Crow, and the New Deal—as well as the limited funding and scope of anti-discrimination agencies—are some of the biggest contributors to inequality in America.
https://www.americanprogress.org/article/systematic-inequality-economic-opportunity/

# Space
James Webb Space Telescope pierces through dust to find an ancient ghostly galaxy: “It’s potentially telling us there’s a whole population of galaxies that have been hiding from us.” You are looking at a very blurry, highly dust-obscured resident of the cosmos whose name is only a string of numbers and letters. It even sits  at a distance so far from Earth that it slips in and out of the watchful eyes of various telescopes. The image, captured by the powerful James Webb Space Telescope, spotlights galaxy AzTECC71 — but what’s striking here is that we’re seeing AzTECC71the way it was just 900 million years after the Big Bang. That’s when the universe was turning on its very first stars, absolute eons before our solar system was born.
https://www.space.com/james-webb-space-telescope-ghostly-galaxy-early-universe

# Technology
AI doesn’t cause harm by itself. We should worry about the people who control it: We already live in societies in which power is exercised by a few to the detriment of the majority, and that technology provides a means of consolidating that power. As advanced systems like ChatGPT captivate the public imagination, debates intensify over who should guide powerful new technologies — and for what aims. A thoughtful perspective comes from writer Kenan Malik, who argues AI itself does not directly cause harm; rather, we should worry about the humans who control it.
https://original.newsbreak.com/@acv-amor-1789566/3243301389844-who-s-really-in-control-of-artificial-intelligence-ai-how-our-choices-shape-it

Secretive White House Surveillance Program Gives Cops Access to Trillions of US Phone Records: A surveillance program now known as Data Analytical Services (DAS) has for more than a decade allowed federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies to mine the details of Americans’ calls, analyzing the phone records of countless people who are not suspected of any crime, including victims.
https://www.wired.com/story/hemisphere-das-white-house-surveillance-trillions-us-call-records/

# Veterans / VA
Thousands of troops may be caught in medical debt. Sen. Elizabeth Warren wants the Pentagon to find out how many. The Pentagon isn’t tracking medical debt among troops despite federal recommendations that it should, and now Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., the chairwoman of the Senate Armed Services Committee’s personnel panel, wants to change that. “Given service members’ frequent relocations, some service members may not discover these charges in a timely manner,” Warren wrote. A CFPB report published in June 2022 found that more than 5,000 troops and family members reported medical billing issues to the agency from 2018 to 2021.
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/12/04/sen-elizabeth-warren-implores-pentagon-keep-better-track-of-service-members-medical-debt.html#:~:text=%22Given%20service%20members’%20frequent%20relocations,agency%20from%202018%20to%202021.

# Water
US Sewage, Water Systems Under Attack By Iranian Cyberhackers: Authorities are aware of a campaign of hacks targeting multiple drinking water and sewage systems across the country, Bloomberg reports, with efforts underway to limit the impact. The hackers, calling themselves Cyber Av3ngers, compromised an ICS associated with a booster station that monitors and regulates water pressure, but the water facility said there was no risk to the water supply or drinking water.
https://www.securityweek.com/ics-at-multiple-us-water-facilities-targeted-by-hackers-affiliated-with-iranian-government/

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# Animals / Pets / Alerts / Food Recalls
War on Dog Breeding Punishes Responsible Breeders: Responsible dog breeding is under attack with efforts at the federal and state levels to limit or end breeding. Don’t Buy the Doggy in the Window: Ending the Cycle That Perpetuates Commercial Breeding With Regulation Of The Retail Pet Industry
https://www.animallaw.info/article/dont-buy-doggy-window-ending-cycle-perpetuates-commercial-breeding-regulation-retail-pet

Puppy Wars: The Fight to Shut Puppy Mills Without Hurting Genuine Breeders: Advocates of pending legislation say it will help prevent puppy mills from selling animals in New Jersey, while opponents argue it will make things much tougher on genuine breeders
https://www.njspotlightnews.org/2017/04/17-04-27-puppy-wars-the-fight-to-shut-down-puppy-mills-without-hurting-legitimate-breeders/

The Dog Factory: Inside the Sickening World of Puppy Mills: An investigation into the underworld of America’s overcrowded dog farms, the secret shame of the pet industry. In puppy mills, in order to produce as many puppies as possible, female dogs are frequently bred under bad conditions. Puppies are taken aback from their mothers when they’re as young as 4 weeks old. These cute little puppies are sold online or in pet stores, where buyers purchase them being unaware of where they’re actually coming from.
https://www.pawfa.org/post/puppy-mills-the-ugly-truth-about-illegal-force-breeding

# Border / Immigration / Migrants
Biden wants open borders all the way south to Guatemala: Biden won’t help Guatemala protect its border and fight illegal immigration: The Biden administration wants not just the United States’ border with Mexico kept open, he’d like to see the borders all the way south to Guatemala wide open.
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2023/12/04/heritage-biden-wants-open-borders-as-far-south-as-guatemala-to-continue-illegal-immigrant-flow-1417234/

Mainstream Media Is Finally Waking Up To The Crisis At The Border: The mainstream media appears to be waking up to the effects of President Biden’s border policies as reporters not often heard challenging the White House are suddenly interested in the topic, Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, said Thursday.
https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/3653928-the-real-migrant-tragedy-the-media-are-missing/

The Senate’s border security farce: Specifics have not been released, but reports indicate that in exchange for $61 billion for Ukraine and $14 billion for Israel, Republicans would get $14 billion for “border security” and reforms to the asylum process that allegedly would help bring order to the border.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/the-senates-border-security-farce

Kamala Harris: “Under No Circumstances” Will US Allow Forced Relocation of Palestinians: As fighting resumes in Gaza, the vice president said that “too many innocent Palestinians have been killed.”
https://www.dawn.com/news/1794682

Biden Pushes to Allow Illegal Aliens to Live in National Parks Using Federal Funds: If the White House wants to bail themselves out of the border crisis using federally owned land, the House of Representatives just gave them a serious reality check. In a bill passed on Thursday, The Daily Signal reported, the GOP-controlled lower chamber specifically prohibited any Washington funding to house illegal immigrants on land managed by the federal government.
https://www.westernjournal.com/bidens-push-allow-illegal-aliens-live-national-parks-using-federal-funds-results-house-gop-block/
See also: U.S. House of Representatives: Debate on Banning Migrant Housing on Federal Land. House lawmakers debated legislation prohibiting federal funding to house undocumented immigrants on federal lands.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?532091-5/debate-banning-migrant-housing-federal-land

Arizona congressman demands National Guard be deployed to border as 10,000 illegal migrants cross in single day: Juan Ciscomani, who serves as the US representative for Arizona’s 6th congressional district, made the request after nearly 10,000 people crossed the border in a single day last week.
https://www.gbnews.com/news/us/us-migrant-crisis-arizona-national-guard-border-crossings

Arizona border crossing temporarily closing over high migrant arrivals: According to border officials, the move is to address a surge in migrant encounters at the border “fueled by smugglers peddling disinformation to prey on vulnerable individuals,” and to redirect personnel to help border patrol take migrants into custody.
https://www.voanews.com/a/us-closing-remote-arizona-border-crossing-citing-overwhelming-migrant-arrivals-/7381362.html

The number of Chinese smuggled into the U.S. has increased since the start of Xi Jinping’s third term: Over 24,000 illegal Chinese immigrants enter the U.S., surpassing the combined number over the past decade. More than 22,000 have entered by September this year, a staggering 12.7 times increase compared to last year. Despite the long and perilous journey through Central and South America, the success rate of entering the U.S. is high. Driven by despair over Xi Jinping’s oppressive regime and harsh COVID-19 lockdowns
https://www.kangnamtimes.com/world/article/61156/

US Lawmakers Want to Use a Powerful Spy Tool on Immigrants and Their Families: Legislation set to be introduced in Congress this week would extend Section 702 surveillance of people applying for green cards, asylum, and some visas—subjecting loved ones to similar intrusions.
https://www.wired.com/story/section-702-immigrant-families-surveillance/#:~:text=Legislation%20set%20to%20be%20introduced,loved%20ones%20to%20similar%20intrusions

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
Death of 12-Year-Old Boy in France Following HPV Vaccination Triggers Probe Into Gardasil Safety and School Vaccine Campaigns: French prosecutors have launched an investigation into the death of a 12-year-old boy who collapsed minutes after receiving Gardasil’s human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in a school setting and subsequently died of head trauma, according to French media.
https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/gardasil-hpv-vaccine-12-yr-old-death-school-france/

# Education / Schools
Uprooted: Virginia Universities have expanded by dislodging Black communities: In the second half of the 20th century, the establishment and expansion of public universities across Virginia uprooted Black families, hindering their efforts to accumulate wealth in the most American way, homeownership. [Reading list]
https://www.propublica.org/series/uprooted?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=event

# Employment / Labor
Spotify Cuts 1,500 Jobs in Third Layoff Round This Year: The headcount reduction amounts to 17 percent of its workforce. Spotify will lay off 1,500 in third round of job cuts this year. Music streaming app Spotify plans to lay off 1,500 workers, the company announced Monday. The staff reduction represents 17% of its global workforce and is the third layoff of the year as the Swedish firm works to improve profitability.
https://www.npr.org/2023/12/04/1216950219/spotify-layoffs-17-percent-tech

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals
Biden Admin Announces New Rules Targeting Oil, Gas Industries Amid Projected Energy Price Increases: The Biden administration issued a new rule Saturday that it claimed would both fight climate change and improve the U.S. economy, despite arguments — some from within President Joe Biden’s own party — that the rule would do neither.
https://www.westernjournal.com/biden-admin-announces-new-rules-targeting-oil-gas-industries-amid-projected-energy-price-increases/

Biden’s EPA launches crackdown on planet-warming methane: The action came amid a series of international and oil industry pledges during the U.N. climate summit to address the potent greenhouse gas.
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/12/02/bidens-epa-launches-crackdown-on-planet-warming-methane-00129433

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals / Global
Japanese experimental nuclear fusion reactor inaugurated: The world’s biggest experimental nuclear fusion reactor in operation was inaugurated in Japan on Friday, a technology in its infancy but billed by some as the answer to humanity’s future energy needs. World’s biggest experimental nuclear fusion reactor launched in Japan. The world’s biggest operational experimental nuclear fusion reactor – a technology in its infancy but billed by some as the answer to humanity’s future energy needs – has been inaugurated in Naka, Japan.
https://www.sciencealert.com/the-worlds-biggest-nuclear-fusion-reactor-just-came-online

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure
World’s biggest iceberg filmed as it floats into Southern Ocean: Incredible footage has provided a new view of the world’s biggest iceberg as it begins its journey out into the Southern Ocean. Iceberg A23a measures 40 by 32 nautical miles, according to the U.S. National Ice Center. For comparison, Hawaii’s island of Oahu is 44 miles long and 30 miles across. And New York City’s Manhattan Island is about 13.4 miles long and spans around 2.3 miles at its widest point.
https://www.npr.org/2023/12/01/1215141574/antarctica-iceberg-a23a-location

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals
The Most Harmful Groceries For Your Health In The US: Practice moderation with these cereals, pastries, processed meats, and frozen meals at the grocery store.
https://www.eatthis.com/unhealthiest-grocery-foods/

# Food Recalls / Alerts
Many Ready-to-Eat beef and poultry products recalled by New York producer: Swan Lake, NY-based Pelleh Poultry Corp., is spending the weekend recalling approximately 708 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) beef and poultry products that are likely contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, according to USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)
https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2023/12/many-ready-to-eat-beef-and-poultry-products-recalled-by-new-york-producer/

More Than 700 Pounds of Poultry and Beef Recalled in 3 States: The affected products were distributed to retail and institutional establishments in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. The recall was initiated after the establishment’s laboratory tests raised concerns about the presence of Listeria monocytogenes in the products.
https://www.thehealthy.com/food/news-poultry-beef-recall-new-york-new-jersey-pennsylvania-december-2023/

# Foodie Tips, Tricks and How To’s
Health Benefits of Oranges Backed By Science:  Science now confirms the orange has a broad range of medicinal properties, which is why the ancients knew it both as a food and a medicine.
https://greenmedinfo.com/blog/9-evidence-based-medicinal-properties-oranges

Potential Health Benefits Of Using Ginger: Ginger may have numerous health benefits due to its anti-inflammatory, anti-nausea, and other properties. It may help you lose weight, manage arthritis, reduce menstrual symptoms, and more.
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/11-proven-benefits-of-ginger

# General News
Trump Could Legally Use the U.S. Military as Domestic Law Enforcers: Could a second-term President Donald Trump legally use military forces to conduct domestic law enforcement activities? The simple answer to the question is “yes.” Beginning with George Washington, more than a dozen presidents have deployed troops more than two dozen times for law enforcement purposes.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-could-legally-use-us-military-as-domestic-law-enforcers

Trump Wants to Use the Military Against His Domestic Enemies. Congress Must Act: The Insurrection Act, which gives the president unchecked power to deploy the military on American streets, is a threat to democracy.
https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/trump-wants-use-military-against-his-domestic-enemies-congress-must-act

Trump attempts to spin anti-democracy, authoritarian criticism against Biden: Trump calls Biden the ‘destroyer’ of democracy despite his own efforts to overturn 2020 election
https://apnews.com/article/trump-biden-democracy-election-2024-f2f824f056ae9f81f4e688fe590f41b4

Trump Sounds Off After Bank Executive’s Testimony: ‘We Have Become A Communist Country’: Former President Trump says the U.S. has devolved into being a communist nation, but it will be a free country if he is reelected president.
https://www.c-span.org/video/?c5074104/president-trump-us-communist-country

Trump just admitted to “waging an all out war on American democracy”: While attempting to speak about the Democrats and his supposed opponents Trump said: “From that day on our opponents and we have a lot of opponents but we’ve been waging an all out war on American democracy.”
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-speech-gaffe-sparks-avalanch-jokes-memes-iowa-1849035

“This Is the Final Compromise”: Donald Trump and the Implosion of the American Evangelical Movement: How American Evangelicalism Became ‘Mister Rogers With a Blowtorch.’ Alberta, a staff writer for The Atlantic, asks how so many devout Christians could be in thrall to a figure like Donald Trump, whom  he calls a “lecherous, impenitent scoundrel.” Under the veneer of Christian modesty simmers an explosive rage, propelling Americans who piously declare their fealty to Jesus to act as though their highest calling is to own the libs. No wonder the popular image of evangelicalism, according to one disillusioned preacher, has devolved into “Mister Rogers with a blowtorch.”
https://dnyuz.com/2023/12/02/how-american-evangelicalism-became-mister-rogers-with-a-blowtorch/

Trump Allies Want to Make Sure Potential Administration Officials Are “Red-Pilled”: They are already screening prospective staffers to determine their loyalty, and their openness to his expansive vision of executive power.
https://www.axios.com/2023/12/01/trump-government-job-applications-2025

Trump Wants The End Of The World As We Know It, And Corporate Media Feels Fine: Trump’s brazen climate denialism is being ignored or downplayed, have news outlets given up on even pretending they care about climate chaos? The Financial Times reported that the Trump campaign is embracing what it calls Project 2025, a 920-page conservative policy blueprint by the Heritage Foundation that, among other radical goals, urges the elimination of several energy department agencies and would overhaul the whole of the federal government to not only deny climate change, but actively promote it.
https://www.levernews.com/trump-wants-the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it-and-corporate-media-feels-fine/

Trump shares warning that his own re-election will plunge America into dictatorship: “If the Heritage Foundation has its way, and there is no reason to believe it won’t, many of those career bureaucrats will be gone, replaced by people carefully ‘vetted’ to ensure their loyalty to Trump.” A number of reports have already outlined how Trump, and GOP interest groups aligned with him, have laid out a plan for stripping away all civil service protections and basing employment in the executive branch on loyalty to the president and fealty to his orders.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-dictatorship/

During a recent rally, Donald Trump called on his MAGA base to “guard the vote” during the upcoming 2024 presidential elections, which is sparking concerns of political violence. the former president gave a speech in Iowa further pushing his long debunked claims that the 2020 election was stolen from him, and argued that he wants his base to help him make sure it doesn’t happen again. “We have all the votes we need. What we have to do is guard the vote.”
https://www.tag24.com/politics/politicians/donald-trump/donald-trump-calls-to-maga-base-and-sparks-concerns-of-new-violence-guard-the-vote-3031327

# Gov / Politics / Global
Netanyahu’s goal for Gaza: “Thin” population “to a minimum”: The White House requested billions to support refugee resettlement from Ukraine and Gaza in October. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has tasked his top adviser, Ron Dermer, the minister of strategic affairs, with designing plans to “thin” the Palestinian population in the Gaza Strip “to a minimum,” according to a bombshell new report in an Israeli newspaper founded by the late Republican billionaire Sheldon Adelson.
https://theintercept.com/2023/12/03/netanyahu-thin-gaza-population/

Two Months That Shook the World: The First Phase of the Gaza War: As Israel resumes its bombing of Gaza, the risk of a wider regional war grows. Mouin Rabbani analyzes the military and propaganda battles between Hamas and Israel. Despite meekly worded suggestions from Secretary of State Antony Blinken that Israel make an effort to reduce civilian deaths, the U.S. position remains one of full-throttled support for a military campaign that has killed more than 15,000 Palestinians, the vast majority of them children and other civilians.
https://theintercept.com/2023/12/02/intercepted-gaza-war-israel-hamas/

‘Declaration Of War’: North Korea Threatens To Eliminate U.S. Satellite Programme: “In case the U.S. tries to violate the legitimate territory of a sovereign state by weaponizing the latest technologies illegally and unjustly, the DPRK will consider taking responsive action measures for self-defence to undermine or destroy the viability of the U.S. spy satellites,” the statement said.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOMJ5WcsVuE

IDF ‘Close To Completing’ Northern Gaza Operations: IDF close to completing northern Gaza operations, Israeli general says. The commander of Israel’s Armored Corps said on Monday that he and other ground forces were close to achieving their war mission in the northern Gaza Strip and were operating elsewhere in the Palestinian enclave against Hamas.
https://www.newsmax.com/world/globaltalk/israel-gaza-hamas/2023/12/04/id/1144628/

Putin Sets His Sights on the Next Country: “Russia is Preparing for War”: A senior Russian diplomat confirms: “Russia is preparing for war” – is anybody listening? Andrei Belousov, deputy director of the Russian Foreign Ministry’s Department of Nonproliferation and Arms Control, has recently made an important statement which I shall quote in full and then provide a translation.
https://thesaker.is/a-senior-russian-diplomat-confirms-russia-is-preparing-for-war-is-anybody-listening/

Putin ally Medvedev warns NATO of nuclear war if Russia defeated in Ukraine: An ally of President Vladimir Putin warned NATO on Thursday that a defeat of Russia in Ukraine could trigger a nuclear war, while the head of the Russian Orthodox Church said the world would end if the West tried to destroy Russia.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/1/19/medvedev-warns-of-nuclear-war-if-russia-defeated-in-ukraine

China grabs neighbor’s land while negotiating border deal: Satellite imagery  revealed Chinese expansion into territory previously controlled by Bhutan even as China continues to negotiate a border agreement with its neighbor to the south.
https://www.newsweek.com/china-border-map-neighbors-reaction-territorial-claims-1823648

China Is Building Entire Villages in Another Country’s Territory: Since 2015, a previously unnoticed network of roads, buildings, and military outposts has been constructed deep in a sacred valley in Bhutan.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/05/07/china-bhutan-border-villages-security-forces/

# Gov / Politics
Eligible voters being swept up in conservative activists’ voter roll purges ahead of 2024 vote: Far-right activists are fighting to purge voter registration rolls ahead of the 2024 presidential election — and eligible voters are getting caught in the crosshairs. Fueled by doubts about the 2020 election, an army of conservative activists is poring over state voter lists, looking for registration errors that can be used to file what are known as voter challenges — questioning the registrations of thousands of Americans.
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-voter-intimidation/

President Biden stunned listeners Wednesday by bragging about his ability to launch nuclear weapons — before calling Donald Trump a “congressman” and seeming to forget the names of the current Chinese and South Korean leaders. “Now look, my Marine carries that, but it has the code to blow up the world,” the 81-year-old commander-in-chief said while introducing himself to factory workers in Colorado.
https://nypost.com/2023/11/29/news/biden-brags-my-marine-has-a-code-to-blow-up-the-world/

Turns out a new speaker didn’t solve House GOP’s problems: Government funding, Ukraine funding, aid to Israel, and a complete lack of accomplishments—Speaker Mike Johnson hasn’t solved any of it. And Republicans are noticing it.
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/3252245333276-turns-out-a-new-speaker-didn-t-solve-the-house-gop-s-problems

Top US General Warns Everyone Should Be ‘Worried’ About War With China:  During an appearance on Fox News Sunday, Brown was asked by host Shannon Bream about growing concerns over a war between the United States and China, citing recent Reagan Institute polls finding that 51 percent of Americans view China as the biggest foreign threat to the country and 74 percent are concerned about such a conflict breaking out within five years.
https://www.newsweek.com/top-us-general-warns-everyone-should-worried-about-war-china-1849085#:~:text=General%20Charles%20Q.%20Brown%20Jr,about%20a%20war%20with%20China

On the brink: Supreme Court may endanger Voting Rights Act’s legacy: Facing a historic legal challenge, the Voting Rights Act’s future hangs in balance. The Voting Rights Act (VRA) of 1965, a cornerstone of American civil rights legislation, faces a pivotal moment that could redefine its future. A recent ruling by the Eighth United States Circuit Court of Appeals has triggered alarms, signaling that the Supreme Court may now be poised to further erode this crucial act, potentially undermining decades of progress in voting rights.
https://www.nationofchange.org/2023/12/04/on-the-brink-supreme-court-may-endanger-voting-rights-acts-legacy/

# Law Enforcment
Ex-U.S. Ambassador Arrested, Accused of Spying: Manuel Rocha has been accused of working as an agent for Cuba. A former American diplomat who served as U.S. ambassador to Bolivia has been arrested in a long-running FBI counterintelligence investigation, accused of secretly serving as an agent of Cuba’s government
https://apnews.com/article/fbi-cuba-bolivia-former-ambassador-arrested-af9d80a4f268099364dff249dd74b3ec

There’s no reason to send these 3,000 people in home confinement back to federal prison: Unfortunately, some in Congress want to return nearly 3,000 of these people to prison, even though they have caused no problems since their release. This is neither fiscally responsible nor smart public safety policy.
https://thehill.com/opinion/criminal-justice/4336678-theres-no-reason-to-send-these-3000-people-in-home-confinement-back-to-federal-prison/

# Legal / DOJ
Trump Doesn’t Have a “Get-Out-of-Jail-Free” Pass in 2020 Election Subversion Prosecution: Donald Trump is not entitled to absolute presidential immunity against criminal charges over his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, a federal judge ruled, saying the office doesn’t come with a “lifelong ‘get-out-of-jail-free’ pass.”
https://news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/trump-denied-immunity-against-jan-6-charges-judge-rules

U.S. Judge Warns Public of Possible Authoritative Rule: The judge who spearheaded the judiciary’s response to the storming of the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, blamed that event on “big lies” and warned that the country is in danger of turning toward authoritarianism.
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/11/28/jan-6-authoritarian-threat-democracy-00129013

Texas Sues Pfizer for Misrepresenting COVID Vaccine Claims, Censoring Americans: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Thursday that he’s suing pharmaceutical giant Pfizer for “misrepresenting COVID-19 vaccine efficacy.”
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/4336013-texas-ken-paxton-pfizer-lawsuit-covid-19-vaccine/

# Medical / Health
Doctor gives verdict on ‘white lung syndrome’ as children are hit by illness in US:  “What we know so far is that these are not novel, so not new, viruses. These are all things that we have seen before in seasons past.” The doctor went on to explain that most of the spikes were due to illnesses like RSV, influenza and Rhinovirus, all common conditions with plenty of treatment options
https://www.newsnationnow.com/health/white-lung-syndrome-child-pneumonia/

# Military / DOD
U.S. supplied bunker-buster bombs to Israel: The U.S. has shipped approximately 15,000 bombs, including 100 of its 2,000-pound bunker buster bombs. Apart from ground-penetrating munitions, US has also given Israel several other types of bombs and artillery shells for its war on Gaza, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal.
https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/u-s-sends-israel-2-000-pound-bunker-buster-bombs-for-gaza-war-82898638

US Warship Fires In Self-Defense After Commercial Ships Attacked In Red Sea: Ballistic missiles fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels struck three commercial ships Sunday in the Red Sea, while a U.S. warship shot down three drones in self-defense during the hours long assault, the U.S. military said. The Iranian-backed Houthis claimed two of the attacks.
https://thehill.com/policy/international/4340160-american-warship-multiple-commercial-vessels-come-under-attack-in-red-sea/

Battle for Arctic territory pits US against China and Russia: “The Arctic’s rich natural resources, crucial shipping routes, fishing waters, and the opportunity for future development make the region a flashpoint in geopolitical competition between the United States and its near-peer competitors, including an emboldened and aggressive Russia,” said House Homeland Security
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense-national-security/battle-for-arctic-territory-against-china-russia

# Military / Global
Kids in Occupied Ukraine Forced to Join Russian War Effort: Ukrainian children are pressured into joining the Young Army program where they are brainwashed, trained to fight, and forced to make supply packages for the Russian invaders.
https://www.voanews.com/a/thousands-of-ukrainian-children-forcibly-taken-to-belarus-yale-research-finds/7358858.html

North Korean Missile Explodes, Presidential Office and Military Clash Over Details: According to a Defense Department official, the missile that was launched was land-based, and there was a high degree of confidence that it was not an ICBM, but an assessment was still underway.
https://abcnews.go.com/International/north-koreas-attempted-missile-launch-reportedly-fails/story?id=46821714

Rocket Hit Israeli Base With Suspected Nuclear Weapons: A visual investigation by The New York Times showed that the rocket caused a fire at Sdot Micha Airbase, but spared the nuclear warheads believed to be housed there. A rocket most likely fired by Hamas militants during their Oct. 7 attack on Israel struck an Israeli military base where, experts say, many of the country’s nuclear-capable missiles are based, according to a visual analysis of the attack’s aftermath
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/12/04/hamas-hit-israeli-base-containing-nuclear-missiles-report/

# Nuclear
Don’t Let Government Get Away With Poisoning Americans: For decades, the federal government poisoned an untold number of its citizens through our atomic program. It happened everywhere, impacting uranium mine workers in Texas, Native Americans living downwind from nuclear tests in the Mountain West, and communities exposed to Manhattan Project waste in Missouri. And that’s just a small sample. Thousands more were poisoned, sickened, and died. Lives were broken – all because our government was careless, and then covered it up.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2023/12/04/dont_let_government_get_away_with_poisoning_americans_150144.html

# Space
After 50 years, US to return to moon on January 25: More than 50 years after the last Apollo mission, the United States will try once again to land a craft on the moon on January 25, said the head of what could be the first private company to successfully touch down on the lunar surface. After 50 years, US to return to moon on January 25
https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/after-50-years-us-to-return-to-moon-on-january-25/#:~:text=More%20than%2050%20years%20after,have%20no%20one%20on%20board

Sierra Space’s Shooting Star Module Begins Rigorous Testing at NASA Facility: Sierra Space, a leading pureplay commercial space company building the first end-to-end business and technology platform in space, announced today the commencement of a comprehensive testing campaign for the Shooting Star™ cargo module at NASA’s Neil Armstrong Test Facility in Sandusky, Ohio.
https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Sierra_Spaces_Shooting_Star_Module_Begins_Rigorous_Testing_at_NASA_Facility_999.html

# Weather
National Weather Service on red alert as it monitors major solar flares: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) forecasts additional geomagnetic storms after a recent spectacle of the northern lights, generated by a geomagnetic storm.
https://www.the-express.com/news/weather/120200/national-weather-service-solar-flares-warning

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# Indigenous / Global
“Carbon Cowboys” Chasing Emissions Offsets in the Amazon Keep Forest-Dwelling Communities in the Dark: Indigenous and traditional groups in the forest are rarely consulted about carbon credit projects they see as the latest gold rush on their lands, and question the community and climate benefits the projects promise.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/28112023/carbon-cowboys-keep-amazon-communities-dark/

# Border / Immigration / Migrants
Fifth Circuit panel denies Texas appeal on marine buoy barrier lawsuit, state to appeal: Two of three judges on a Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals panel sided with a lower district court and required Texas to move back its marine barriers closer to its shoreline. Texas is appealing to the full court
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_849da56c-90aa-11ee-b458-cbfda0f27ad9.html

Another Border Crossing, This Time in Arizona, Shut Down Over Spike in Migrant Crossings: A second migrant crossing along the southern border with Mexico has been temporarily closed, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials said. Officials said they are “temporarily suspending operations” in Lukeville, Arizona, because of an “increased levels of migrant encounters.
https://themessenger.com/news/another-border-crossing-this-time-in-arizona-shut-down-over-spike-in-migrant-crossings

Joe Biden wants to hoover in migrants even faster, so he’s closing LEGAL crossings: Taking these illegal migrants into “custody” mainly means doing some paperwork before releasing them into the interior with orders to show up somewhere else at some later time — with no effective way to ensure they’re ever heard from again. This strategy fits well with President Biden’s demand that his Ukraine-and-Israel-aid bill include $14 billion for “border operations” to ease this “processing.” That is, not to block migrants from entering, but to “accommodate” them even faster.
https://nypost.com/2023/12/01/opinion/joe-biden-wants-to-hoover-in-migrants-even-faster-so-hes-closing-legal-crossings/

Texas To Bus Another 70,000 Immigrants To Democrat-Run Cities: Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott announced Wednesday the state will bus another 70,000 immigrants to Democrat-run cities around the nation amid the Biden administration’s ongoing crisis at the Southern Border. “Texas will bus migrants to sanctuary cities until Biden secures the border,” Abbott said on X. “Our mission provides vital relief to border towns.”
https://www.dailywire.com/news/gov-abbott-says-texas-will-bus-another-70000-immigrants-to-democrat-run-cities

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
Social Security will likely have a new boss soon. Here’s how he wants it to run better: Martin O’Malley, likely to take the helm at the Social Security Administration in the coming weeks, says his focus is customer service. The man who is expected to become the new boss of Social Security once aimed to expand the program. Now he just wants to fix its flaws.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/social-security-will-likely-have-a-new-boss-soon-heres-how-he-wants-it-to-run-better-151511410.html

# Education / Schools
Christopher Rufo’s Alarming and Deceptive Crusade Against Public Universities: “Public universities,” Christopher Rufo wrote on August 11 on X (formerly Twitter), “are not a ‘free marketplace of ideas.’”
This provocative statement doesn’t fully convey Rufo’s views on the subject; he’s noted elsewhere that universities should be an “environment of open, substantive debate.” But as a trustee at New College of Florida, Rufo has demonstrated the limits of his tolerance for ideas that differ from his own.
https://time.com/6309612/christopher-rufo-public-universities-deceptive-essay/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals
Power prices are gonna rise, shame, they don’t have to: The US, like other developed nations, will see historic increases in electricity demand due to the electrification of vehicles and heating. The nation is also retiring conventional base-load power plants, which are slowly being replaced by less-reliable green-generations systems like wind turbines and solar panels. According to ISO New England, which regulates power across the Northeast, regional electricity demand will increase by around 70% by 2040.
https://nypost.com/2023/12/02/opinion/power-prices-are-gonna-rise-shame-they-dont-have-to/

‘Oil and Gas Decarbonization Charter’ Denounced as Greenwashing Scheme by Fossil Fuel Arsonists: “Voluntary pledges cannot be a substitute for a formal negotiated outcome at COP28 for countries to address the root cause of the climate crisis fossil fuels.” Hundreds of civil society groups and frontline voices from around the world condemned a voluntary pledge heralded by government leaders and fossil fuel giants, calling the “Oil and Gas Decarbonization Charter” unveiled at the COP28 climate talks in Dubai nothing but a cynical industry-backed smokescreen
https://truthout.org/articles/fossil-fuel-companies-back-toothless-decarbonization-charter-at-cop28-in-dubai/

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure
COP28 Coverage: The UN climate conference, kicks off in Dubai this week with our journalists on the ground. Over 70,000 delegates have arrived in the UAE for the 12 day summit, with world leaders attempting to forge an agreement on how to restrict global heating to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels – a rapidly diminishing window.
https://www.desmog.com/cop28-coverage/

The Great Simplification podcast: Pollution, population & purpose:  Co-founder of GMO Financial Holdings, Jeremy Grantham, discuss how human population, ecology, and pollution (especially endocrine disrupting chemicals) interact to shape current trends and what they could tell us about the future.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cTvN9iFJ0fY

England’s only resident population of bottlenose dolphins is under serious threat from a combination of human activity, environmental pollution and difficulties in rearing young that survive into adulthood, according to new research. The pod of 48 dolphins inhabits the coastline of the English Channel and is under threat from pollution and fishing
https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/dolphins-england-pollution-sea-extinction-b2455259.html

North Atlantic orcas reveal the troubling persistence of toxic ocean pollutants: Scientists found that North Atlantic orcas feeding on marine mammals carry significantly higher levels of pollutants than orcas that eat fish. Levels of polychlorinated biphenyls in the orcas’ blubber are ten times higher than the toxic threshold for these dangerous household chemicals.
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/11/north-atlantic-orcas-reveal-the-troubling-persistence-of-toxic-ocean-pollutants/

‘Forever chemicals’ are getting into ocean ecosystems: As these chemicals leach out of failing septic systems and landfills and wash off airport runways and farm fields, they can end up in streams that ultimately discharge into ocean ecosystems where fish, dolphins, manatees, sharks and other marine species live.
https://www.wuwf.org/florida-news/2023-11-26/forever-chemicals-are-getting-into-ocean-ecosystems-where-marine-life-dine

How ‘forever chemicals’ are using marine life to travel the world by sea
First it was PCBs, now it’s PFAS – harmful toxic pollutants that do not biodegrade are affecting ecosystems around the globe
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/feb/14/forever-chemicals-pcb-pfas-use-marine-life-to-travel-world-by-sea

Microplastics found in D.C. rivers prompt funding for wider study: Some pollution was invisible to the naked eye, but with $90,000 in new grant money, a team of researchers was on hand to find it. The researchers weren’t looking for garbage bags or discarded bottles but hidden microplastics embedded in river sediment.
https://www.american.edu/media/news/20230920_microplastics-pollution.cfm

At COP28, the United States Will Stress an End to Fossil Emissions, Not Fuels: The Biden administration faces increasing international and domestic political pressure to endorse near-term cuts in coal, oil and natural gas. The United States, casting itself as a climate action leader despite its role as the world’s No. 1 oil and natural gas producer, will insist that any phase-down language be focused not on fossil fuels themselves, but on their emissions.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/29112023/at-cop28-the-united-states-will-stress-an-end-to-fossil-emissions-not-fuels/?utm_source=InsideClimate+News&utm_campaign=5a168770e8-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2023_12_02_02_00&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_29c928ffb5-5a168770e8-327817917

US Pledge to Loss and Damage Fund Calling ‘Insulting… Paltry… Shameful’: “The United States refuses to acknowledge historic responsibility for the decades of damage that has been done to communities bearing the brunt of climate change and the fossil fuel industry,” said one advocate. Bineshi Albert of the Climate Justice Alliance called it “insulting.” “It is a paltry, shameful amount of money that shows the U.S. is completely uninterested in prioritizing or being accountable to the climate impacts frontline communities are facing,” she said. The United States have pledged $17.5 million.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/us-loss-and-damage

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals
In California, Farmers Test a Method to Sink More Water into Underground Stores: A novel program reimburses landowners for replenishing groundwater, in a bid to add regularity to the state’s boom and bust water system. Groundwater banking, where water is percolated underground and can then be pulled out by the same user later, has been in use in certain parts of California for decades, but new stores are being added. And some farmers in the Central Valley are letting their fields flood, allowing water to slowly sink underground.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/29112023/in-california-farmers-test-a-method-to-sink-more-water-into-underground-stores/#:~:text=Groundwater%20banking%2C%20where%20water%20is,water%20to%20slowly%20sink%20underground

# Food Recalls / Alerts
Another fruit company recalls cantaloupe products possibly linked to deadly outbreak: Cut Fruit Express Inc. of Inver Grove Heights, MN, is recalling Caribou Coffee Fruit Mix CHPG 6.5-ounce, and Cut Fruit Express Brand of 6.5-ounce, 15-ounce, 16-ounce and 32-ounce packages of fruit mix that contain cantaloupe and food service packages of 5-pound trays, 10-pound bags and 25-pound pails, because they have the potential to be contaminated. The FDA’s traceback investigation is ongoing but has identified Sofia Produce LLC dba TruFresh; Crown Jewels Produce; and Pacific Trellis Fruit dba Dulcinea as suppliers of the potentially contaminated whole “Malichita” or “Rudy” brand cantaloupes. All three companies have initiated recalls of their whole cantaloupes.
https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2023/12/another-fruit-company-recalls-cantaloupe-products-possibly-linked-to-deadly-outbreak/

# General News
Trump’s 48-Hour Manic Rant Had Immediate Consequences: The former president covered a lot of ground during his recent posting binge, most of it is insane. Kicking off the rapid-fire onslaught of posts late Tuesday, Trump called MSNBC’s coverage of the Republican Party “illegal activity,” adding that the “so-called ‘government’ should come down hard” on the news outlet and “make them pay.”
https://newrepublic.com/post/177220/trump-truth-social-engoron-gag

Trump Has Decided on a Crazy New Abortion Stance: The former president must think that voters haven’t been paying attention to what’s become a hot-button issue at the polls. Donald Trump, who has bragged about being the “most pro-life president in history,” now believes that he can convince voters that he’s actually a moderate on abortion rights.
https://news.yahoo.com/trump-decided-crazy-abortion-stance-162815194.html

If Trump Wins Again, There May Be No Stopping Him: If a presidential candidate is telling you that he wants to end the republic, believe him. Trump all but promises authoritarian rule. Combined with his threats to use the Justice Department to round up leading Democrats, Trump is telegraphing his plans to govern as a dictator.
https://1ft.io/proxy?q=https%3A%2F%2Fnewrepublic.com%2Farticle%2F177149%2Ftrump-wins-again-may-no-stopping

Trump is an unprecedented danger to democracy. It’s time we see him for who he really is: Trump’s plan if elected in 2024 should frighten us all. Is this really the administration that so many Republicans, and apparently a lot of independents, want?
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/trump-unprecedented-danger-democracy-time-100923014.html

# Gov / Politics / Global
North Korea warns any interference with spy satellite would be ‘declaration of war’: “Any attack on space asset of DPRK will be deemed declaration of war against it,” a statement by a spokesperson for North Korea’s defense ministry reads, according to the state-run Korean Central News Agency. The Biden administration “strongly condemned” the purported launch, arguing it violated United Nations Security Council resolutions because it used ballistic missile technology, which the U.N. has barred North Korea from using.
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/4339008-north-korea-warns-interference-spy-satellite-war/

A downed Russian Shahed drone was found with a Ukrainian SIM card, suggesting the technology was used to pilot the explosive drone: This suggests the tech was used to pilot the attack drone, war analysts said.
Last month, Russia launched its largest drone attack against Kyiv in the war so far.
https://www.businessinsider.com/downed-russian-shahed-drone-found-with-ukrainian-sim-card-2023-12#:~:text=A%20downed%20Russian%20Shahed%20drone%20was%20reportedly%20found%20with%20a,in%20the%20war%20so%20far

Revealed: Europe’s role in the making of Russia killer drones: Kyiv says Iranian drones used by Russia in Ukraine have various European components. Iranian kamikaze drones used in the latest attacks on Ukrainian cities are filled with European components, according to a secret document sent by Kyiv to its western allies in which it appeals for long-range missiles to attack production sites in Russia, Iran and Syria.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/27/revealed-europes-role-in-the-making-of-russia-killer-drones

# Gov / Politics
Democracy Is in Peril, Just Not the Way We Thought: Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt explained “How Democracies Die.” Then they decided to look even deeper.  A system-threatening genie had been let out of the bottle. And  in a break from the normal patterns of punditry, academic scholars of democracy speak in more alarmed and perfervid terms than popular commentators. “This is no ordinary moment,” but one of “great peril and risk,” says one recent academic petition; “the crisis of American democracy is upon us,” states another.
https://newrepublic.com/article/176821/democracy-peril-just-not-way-thought

How Can We Possibly Be Sleepwalking into Another Trump Presidency? Here are six culprits who seem to think 2024 is just another election. “A Trump dictatorship is increasingly inevitable. We should stop pretending.” They’re talking about it, I think, for two main reasons.
https://thenewrepublic.substack.com/p/how-can-we-possibly-be-sleepwalking?dicbo=v4-26vZG2U-1089107042

Mike Johnson Just Blew a Hole in the GOP’s Biden Impeachment Inquiry: An awkward exchange between the speaker and a Capitol Hill reporter highlighted the weakness of the case against the president. Although Republicans have been levying various accusations against Biden for the past few months, making multiple allegations of political corruption, they have yet to produce any actual evidence demonstrating that their charges have merit.
https://newrepublic.com/post/177176/mike-johnson-biden-impeachment-inquiry

It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like a Republican Government Shutdown: Mere weeks after the House GOP tore themselves apart over their inability to pass a funding bill, they’re back at it again. Government shutdown is back on the menu. The House GOP has made some ominous omissions from this week’s agenda: the appropriations bills that are meant to forestall, say it with us, once again, the impending government shutdown that is now scheduled to occur in mid-January.
https://news.yahoo.com/beginning-look-lot-republican-government-163836645.html

Here’s How Biden Can Turn It Around
Top Democrats agree that the president needs more aggressiveness, more help from his friends and a few more friends. Liz Cheney, Rahm Emanuel and Mitt Romney can help.
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/11/13/biden-2024-reelection-challenges-strategy-00126776

Biden sees hopeful signs for his reelection in Democrats’ 2023 wins. Others in his party are worried: Yet many Democrats are fearful there is a serious disconnect between the popularity of Biden’s agenda and the man himself, as the president’s approval ratings remain stubbornly low and voters continue to register concerns about his age.
https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-donald-trump-elections-democrats-republicans-1d7d39dc723817125d7e65a5e1e1b1a2

GOP AGs argue Colorado courts can’t remove Trump from primary ballot: A coalition of 19 attorneys general filed a brief with the Colorado Supreme Court arguing an appeal to keep former President Donald Trump off the primary ballot can’t be decided by the courts
https://www.kpvi.com/news/national_news/gop-ags-argue-colorado-courts-cant-remove-trump-from-primary-ballot/article_0172eabc-5726-5023-936b-411e83415669.html

# Military / DOD
The 15 wars you may not know the US is currently involved in: The ever-expanding American military footprint covers nearly every continent. The US controls about 750 bases in at least 80 countries worldwide and spends more on its military than the next 10 countries combined.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/9/10/infographic-us-military-presence-around-the-world-interactive#:~:text=173%2C000%20troops%20deployed
See also: How Many US Military Bases Are There in the World?
https://www.thesoldiersproject.org/how-many-us-military-bases-are-there-in-the-world/

# Military / Global
Israel’s AI-Aided Bomb Targeting Creates Massacre ‘Factory’ in Gaza: “This is the first AI-facilitated genocide in history,” said one observer. As Israel on Friday resumed bombarding Gaza following a weeklong pause, a joint investigation by a pair of progressive Israeli media outlets sheds new light on the Israel Defense Forces’ use of artificial intelligence to select targets, essentially creating what one former Israeli officer called a “mass assassination factory.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/gaza-civilian-casualties-2666414736

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# Border / Immigration / Migrants
Border Patrol agents can resume cutting wire barrier placed at Texas border by Guard troops: Federal agents can resume a practice of cutting wire barrier placed near the U.S. border with Mexico by Texas National Guard troops after a judge ruled against a request from the state of Texas to stop them from doing so.
https://www.texastribune.org/2023/11/30/texas-border-concertina-wire-judge-ruling/

ICE to close facility capable of housing thousands of illegal immigrants: Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials are apparently set to shut down a California detention facility capable of housing roughly 2,000 illegal immigrants despite the crisis hindering the state.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/ice-close-facility-capable-housing-thousands-illegal-immigrants#:~:text=Immigration%20and%20Customs%20Enforcement%20o,the%20crisis%20hindering%20the%20state

House passes bill to stop federal funds being used to house Illegal immigrants: The bill, H.R.5283, would specifically prohibit federal funding from being used to provide housing for illegal immigrants on any land under the jurisdiction of the Federal Land Management agencies, including the National Park Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the Forest
https://www.texastribune.org/2023/11/14/texas-house-border-wall-crossing-crime-bill/

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
What Nikki Haley Has Said About Cutting Social Security: “Social Security will go bankrupt in 10 years,” Haley said during the Republican presidential debate in November. “What we need to do is keep our promises. Those who have been promised, should keep it. But for my kids in their 20s, you go and say we are going to change the rules, change the retirement age for them.”
https://www.newsweek.com/what-nikki-haley-has-said-about-cutting-social-security-1848779#:~:text=%22Social%20Security%20will%20go%20bankrupt,the%20retirement%20age%20for%20them.%22

Debanking saga spills into US as customers fume over closure of bank accounts: Many Americans who have been the victim of debanking say they receive ‘vague’ responses from their banks. Bank customers in the US have been left angry after their accounts were suddenly closed in the latest round of debanking across the US.
https://www.gbnews.com/news/us/debanking-america-bank-account-closures

# Education / Schools
District cites ‘educational larceny’ in aggressive audits of student housing: Since the 2018-19 school year Missouri’s Hazelwood School District has been conducting aggressive and intrusive investigations of student residency. District cites ‘educational larceny’ in aggressive audits of student housing. Since the 2018-19 school year, a Midwestern school district has sharply increased its rate of investigating student residency, deploying a team of employees who can use intrusive tactics.
https://publicintegrity.org/education/unhoused-and-undercounted/district-cites-educational-larceny-in-aggressive-audits-of-student-housing/#:~:text=Close-,District%20cites%20’educational%20larceny’%20in%20aggressive%20audits%20of%20student%20housing,who%20can%20use%20intrusive%20tactics

These programs make college possible for students with developmental disabilities: Inclusive postsecondary education programs help students with intellectual disabilities make friends and become independent adults. For students with intellectual and developmental disabilities, opportunities to attend college may appear few and far between. But this is changing, thanks to inclusive postsecondary education – known as IPSE – programs at colleges across the United States
https://theconversation.com/these-programs-make-college-possible-for-students-with-developmental-disabilities-212517#:~:text=For%20students%20with%20intellectual%20and,colleges%20across%20the%20United%20States

Segregation is back, now pushed by the ‘woke’: Evanston Township High School in Evanston, Illinois , offers ” affinity classes ” to students of color. According to the school district, the purpose of these classes is to help narrow the gap in academic performance between the races. They are designed to aid black and Latino students whose grades and achievements in the classroom are below those of their white peers, especially in AP courses. The school’s student population is 45% white, 23.4% black, 20.3% Hispanic, and 5.2% Asian. But while courses are optional and class segregation isn’t officially required, the district has made it clear they’re intended for students of color.
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/fairness-justice/segregation-is-back-now-pushed-by-the-woke

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals
Texas grid faces winter after failed attempt to get more power online: Nearly two years after Texas’ deadly 2021 winter storm, the ERCOT’s plan to entice companies to make more power available during tight conditions has failed. However, the grid operator’s president and CEO said Texas is still expected to have enough resources to meet demand this winter.
https://www.texastribune.org/2023/12/01/texas-power-grid-ERCOT-winter-2023/?utm_source=Texas+Tribune+Newsletters&utm_campaign=35190119c2-trib-newsletters-thebrief&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-35190119c2-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D&mc_cid=35190119c2&mc_eid=6f15633605

Austin coal plant: Despite the city of Austin commitment to being fully carbon-free by 2035, there’s been little movement on the closure of the Fayette Power Project, the coal plant responsible for about a quarter of our city’s greenhouse gas emissions.
https://www.austinchronicle.com/news/2023-12-01/why-austin-cant-seem-to-quit-its-despised-coal-plant/?utm_source=Texas+Tribune+Newsletters&utm_campaign=35190119c2-trib-newsletters-thebrief&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-35190119c2-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D&mc_cid=35190119c2&mc_eid=6f15633605

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure
Could This Substance Save Our Oceans From Plastic Hell? Plastic-eating bacteria are amazing. But they aren’t going to save the planet. But no matter what scientists may have discovered in this particular study, the stories you see in the media always seem to take the same spin: some variation of “these new plastic-eating bacteria will help us save the world from plastic pollution!”
https://www.digitaltrends.com/news/plastic-eating-bacteria-wont-save-us/

How bad is the plastic pollution of our oceans and can we stop it? At least 14 million tons of plastic end up in the ocean every year, and plastic makes up 80% of all marine debris found from surface waters to deep-sea sediments. Marine species ingest or are entangled by plastic debris, which causes severe injuries and death. A new analytical tool can show the main sources of plastic pollution and help governments determine how to best reduce the amount that is reaching the ocean.
https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/trend/archive/winter-2022/our-ocean-is-choking-on-plastic-but-its-a-problem-we-can-solve

How can we reduce plastic pollution in the oceans and save marine life? Here’s what you can do:
Use reusable coffee cups and shopping bags instead of single-use ones. Reusable silicone bags and other durable containers can replace single-use plastic sandwich bags. When you shop, consider buying some grocery items in bulk by filling your own containers.
https://www.nrdc.org/stories/10-ways-reduce-plastic-pollution

How Do We Clean Up All That Ocean Plastic? There are currently 75 to 199 million tons of plastic polluting our oceans, according to the World Economic Forum. This is a result of humans recycling only nine percent of plastic waste and dumping 10 million tons of it into the seas each year.
https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2022/10/13/how-do-we-clean-up-all-that-ocean-plastic/

North Denver’s green space paradox: Will a billion-dollar infrastructure project heal a Colorado community — or displace its residents?
https://www.hcn.org/issues/55.12/communities-north-denvers-green-space-paradoxx?utm_source=wcn1&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2023-12-01-Newsletter

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / Global
Inside India’s Gargantuan Mission to Clean the Ganges River: The Ganges river is one of the world’s most sacred waterways, and one of its most polluted. To restore it, India is undertaking one of the biggest engineering programs in the history of sanitation. o date, the Namami Gange program has cost over 328 billion rupees ($3.77 billion) and promised the construction of more than 170 new sewage facilities and 5,211 kilometers of sewer lines, enough to cross the Atlantic Ocean. It is a fascinating test case in the global effort to clean up our rivers and seas.
https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/restoring-indias-holiest-river

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals
‘Forever Chemicals’ Found in Freshwater Fish, Yet Most States Don’t Warn Residents: At least 17 states have issued PFAS-related fish consumption advisories, KFF Health News found, with some warning residents not to eat any fish caught in particular lakes or rivers because of dangerous levels of forever chemicals.
https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/pfas-forever-chemicals-freshwater-fish-regulatory-gap/#:~:text=At%20least%2017%20states%20have,dangerous%20levels%20of%20forever%20chemicals

# General News
‘Daily Show’ Brutally Eulogizes ‘War Criminal’ Kissinger: During his stint in government, Henry Kissinger supervised policies that took the lives of at least 3 million people.
https://truthout.org/articles/corporate-media-eulogize-kissinger-as-a-statesman-instead-of-a-war-criminal/ 

Kissinger’s Cluster Bombs Are Still Killing People in Asia: Henry Kissinger’s bombing campaign likely killed hundreds of thousands of Cambodians − and set path for the ravages of the Khmer Rouge
https://theconversation.com/henry-kissingers-bombing-campaign-likely-killed-hundreds-of-thousands-of-cambodians-and-set-path-for-the-ravages-of-the-khmer-rouge-209353

The CDC’s Gun Violence Research Is in Danger: In a year pocked with fights over US government funding, Republicans are quietly trying to strip the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of its ability to research gun violence.
https://www.wired.com/story/cdc-gun-violence-research-gop-proposal/#:~:text=In%20a%20year%20pocked%20with,ability%20to%20research%20gun%20violence

# Gov / Politics / Global
‘Historical opportunity’: Baltic nations seek to purge Russian influence in wake of Ukraine war: Twenty thousand Latvian residents are subject to an immigration law adopted after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine that requires Russian citizens to prove a proficiency in Latvian in order to extend their residency. The policy is part of a host of controversial “de-Russification” measures sweeping the Baltics.
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/europe/2023-11-24/baltics-russia-nato-12133369.html

North Korea rebuffs US ambassador’s offer to negotiate ‘on any topic’: The sister of North Korea’s leader has rejected a United States request for negotiations and likened the idea to a ploy by Washington to infringe on her country’s power to govern itself.
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/asia_pacific/2023-11-29/kim-sister-rejects-us-north-korea-satellite-launches-12209900.html

Hamas: It Doesn’t Matter How Many Hostages Are Still Alive: A senior member of the Hamas terrorist movement stated that it is “not so important” how many hostages are still alive, in an interview with CBS news on Thursday. When asked by CBS how many hostages are still alive, the senior Hamas member, Ghazi Hamad, stated; “I don’t know. The number is not so important.”
https://www.jpost.com/arab-israeli-conflict/article-776037

Israel Plans to Kill Hamas Bosses Around Globe Postwar: Israeli officials told the newspaper that spy agencies, acting on orders from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu—are drawing up plans to find and assassinate Hamas chiefs in Qatar, Turkey, and Lebanon, and that the deadly campaign could take years.
https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/israel-plans-to-kill-hamas-leaders-around-the-world-after-war-da88e6b9

Israel Recalls Its Spanish Ambassador Amid Growing Feud: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said he had “serious doubts that Israel is complying with international humanitarian law” in its bombardment of Gaza. The Israeli government recalled its ambassador in Madrid after the Spanish prime minister said he had “serious doubts that Israel is complying with international humanitarian law” in its bombardment of Gaza. Pedro Sánchez’s comments were made during an interview on Spain’s state broadcaster, TVE, on Thursday morning.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/nov/30/spain-pm-pedro-sanchez-israel-hamas-terror-attacks-gaza

Top Israeli Official Reveals Chilling Plan for Rest of Gaza: Most of Gaza will meet “the same fate” as has the northern region, which has been bombed into oblivion, a top Israeli official warned in an interview with The Daily Beast.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/israeli-defense-forces-spokesman-says-most-of-southern-gaza-will-suffer-same-fate-as-north

America’s Far Right Is Calling for Civil War in Ireland: Following last week’s riots in Dublin, an alliance between far-right, anti-immigration influencers in the US and Ireland continues to grow.
https://www.wired.com/story/far-right-calling-for-ireland-civil-war/

# Gov / Politics
In Congress, Calls Mount for Social Security to Address Clawbacks: An investigation by KFF Health News and Cox Media Group gained further traction on Capitol Hill this week as additional members of Congress formally demanded answers from the Social Security Administration about billions of dollars it mistakenly paid to beneficiaries, and then ordered they repay.
https://www.govexec.com/oversight/2023/11/congress-calls-mount-social-security-address-clawbacks/392379/#:~:text=An%20investigation%20by%20KFF%20Health,and%20then%20ordered%20they%20repay

Nikki Haley Called Moscow Evil—But Hubby Flexed Russian Guns: Allied Defense, the military vehicle exporter co-owned by Nikki Haley’s husband, had an image of a Russian tanker on its website. That was until an inquiry from The Daily Beast.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/nikki-haley-husband-michael-haleys-firm-allied-defense-had-pic-of-russian-tank-on-website

It was billed as the “Red State vs. Blue State Debate” by moderator Sean Hannity, but DeSantis was thoroughly trounced by California Gov. Gavin Newsom:  The 90-minute meeting was a hard-to-explain event that pitted one struggling Republican presidential hopeful against a Democratic rival who may or may not seek the presidency in four years.
https://time.com/6341265/ron-desantis-gavin-newsom-debate/

Serial Liar George Santos, Facing House Expulsion Vote, Promises To Go Down Fighting: Noted fabulist Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) defiantly said he’ll keep fighting to keep himself from being the sixth member ever to be expelled from Congress in a vote set for today. While a handful of Republicans defended him Thursday, GOP members led the debate to throw him out. “You, sir, are a crook,” said Rep. Max Miller
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/santos-to-fight-expulsion_n_65689a68e4b07b937ff3d188?utm_source=cordial&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=hp-us-reg-morning-email_2023-12-01&utm_term=us-morning-email&email_hash=a0fc9b12cacd32ea6c05c417239d9ca02ed55e16

GOP Melts Down As Dick Durbin Uses Its Tactics For Advancing Biden Judges: “It’s called precedent,” the Senate Judiciary Committee chair said of violating the same rule that Republicans ignored to move forward with judicial nominees. Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee had full-blown meltdowns after chairman Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) held votes on two of President Joe Biden’s judicial nominees without allowing debate. It’s a tactic that Republicans used on Democrats twice
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/dick-durbin-judiciary-committee-biden-judges_n_6568fef4e4b066e398b6fb64

Edward Blum’s crusade against affirmative action has used the legal strategy developed by civil rights activists: Without much scrutiny or fanfare, Edward Blum has led the attack against federal minority voter protection laws and the use of race in college admissions. Blum’s subsequent conservative crusade and legal strategies derive from an unlikely source – the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, known as the NAACP, the very civil rights group that used the courts to dismantle racial segregation in its seminal 1954 case Brown v. Board of Education.
https://theconversation.com/edward-blums-crusade-against-affirmative-action-has-used-the-legal-strategy-developed-by-civil-rights-activists-215223

Santos expelled from Congress in historic vote: After a damning ethics report, and as he faces dozens of criminal charges, the US House of Representatives has expelled Congressman George Santos. The New York Republican is only the sixth lawmaker in history to be expelled from the lower chamber of Congress, and the first since 2002.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4337205-house-expels-george-santos/

# Law Enforcment
A First Amendment battle looms in Georgia, where the state is framing opposition to a police training complex as a criminal conspiracy: This isn’t the first time that US authorities have criminalized civil disobedience or framed grassroots organizing as a conspiracy.
https://theconversation.com/a-first-amendment-battle-looms-in-georgia-where-the-state-is-framing-opposition-to-a-police-training-complex-as-a-criminal-conspiracy-214820

# Medical / Health
What is ‘White Lung Syndrome,’ the Ohio child pneumonia outbreak? Ohio is the first state to report an outbreak of pediatric pneumonia. The average age of the affected children is 8, the youngest is 3. The most common symptoms are a cough, fever and fatigue
https://www.newsnationnow.com/health/ohio-child-pneumonia-white-lung-syndrome/

The South is ‘the epicenter’ of a new HIV crisis. Medicaid expansion could help: If Mississippi alongside the other six southern states affected by the surge in HIV cases expanded Medicaid, the program would provide more federal funds for the poorest people, including making pre-exposure prophylaxis, or PrEP, more widely available, a daily pill that’s been touted as a game changer because it’s so effective at preventing HIV.
https://publicintegrity.org/health/the-south-is-the-epicenter-of-a-new-hiv-crisis-medicaid-expansion-could-help/#:~:text=If%20Mississippi%20alongside%20the%20other,game%20changer%20because%20it’s%20so

Nanoplastics Linked to Parkinson’s and Some Types of Dementia – new study: By Janosch Heller, Dublin City University Since it was first produced at the start of the 20th century, synthetic plastic – and especially plastic packaging, has been an ever-present fixture in everyday life.
https://www.naturalblaze.com/2023/11/nanoplastics-linked-to-parkinsons-and-some-types-of-dementia-new-study.html

# Military / DOD
N. Korea to boost war capability amid new US sanctions: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for the military’s readiness to respond to “any provocation by enemies”, state media said on Friday, coming as the United States slapped fresh sanctions against the isolated country, following its launch of a spy satellite last week.
https://nz.finance.yahoo.com/video/n-korea-boost-war-capability-080941789.html

US to increase weapons deployment to counter North Korea:  U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Tuesday said the United States will increase its deployment of advanced weapons such as fighter jets and bombers to the Korean Peninsula as it strengthens joint training and operational planning with South Korea in response to a growing North Korean nuclear threat.
https://apnews.com/article/politics-united-states-government-south-korea-lloyd-austin-north-0bdc85edf1b5ef8d88375de76beb40f5

U.S. arms transfers to Israel: over 70,000 weapons since 1950: A detailed report unveils the extent of U.S. military aid to Israel, spotlighting the profound implications of this support on the longstanding conflict in Gaza.
https://www.axios.com/2023/11/29/us-weapons-provided-israel-aircraft-missiles-bombs

# Military / Global
Ceasefire Deal Expires as Israel Resumes Fighting in Gaza: The pause had raised hopes for a broader deal, but that appeared to have collapsed as the two sides traded blame while smoke rose from Gaza’s ruined skyline and sirens wailed in Israeli border communities.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/12/1/israel-hamas-war-live-relief-and-joy-as-more-palestinian-prisoners-freed

Chinese Spy Balloons Linked to Hypersonic Missile Program to Prepare for ‘Merciless’ Attacks on U.S: New Beijing command looks to dominate ‘near-space’ — domain the U.S. says does not exist. The report by a group of researchers at the National University of Defense Technology states that the military set up a command for hypersonic missiles and high-altitude balloons, such as the suspected surveillance balloon shot down in February off the South Carolina coast by an Air Force jet fighter after traversing much of the continental U.S. The report, “Near Space Operations Command,” made public during a Beijing conference on command and control in October, said the new operations command will direct hypersonic missiles against heavily protected targets, including communications equipment and hubs in the heartland of an adversary.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/nov/30/china-defense-report-links-high-altitude-spy-ballo/

# Planetary
Earth is moving towards a 25-hour day as its rotation changes: Projections suggest that in 200 million years, a day will extend to 25 hours. This evolving dynamic of Earth’s rotation underscores the importance of advanced measurements, though it leaves one to wonder who or what might be around to witness these changes in the distant future.
https://www.earth.com/news/earths-rotation-is-shifting-toward-a-25-hour-day/

# Social
Holidays Canceled for South Carolina Trailer Park Residents After New Property Owner Sends Eviction Notices: Neighbors at the Mustang Village Mobile Home Park in Greenville said they had to abandon their holiday plans after learning in early November that they needed to be out by Dec. 3. Some said that with nowhere to go, they could soon end up homeless, news station WYFF reported.
https://themessenger.com/news/holidays-canceled-for-south-carolina-trailer-park-residents-after-new-property-owner-sends-eviction-notices

# Space
‘Cannibal’ Sun Eruption to Hit Earth Friday, May Affect Satellites, Radio: A “cannibal” ejection of solar plasma from the sun is due to slam into the Earth on Friday, triggering “strong” geomagnetic storms in the atmosphere that could affect electronic communications
https://www.newsweek.com/cannibal-cme-space-weather-geomagnetic-storms-1848341

# Veterans / VA
94-Year-Old Veteran Struggles After Being Kicked Out of Nursing Home, Replaced by Migrants: ‘It’s Not Fair’: Frank Tammaro was given less than two months’ notice he and 53 other seniors would have to move out of Island Shores Residences in March, and had to make other living arrangements.
https://nypost.com/2023/11/30/news/army-vet-kicked-out-of-nyc-nursing-home-to-make-room-for-migrants/

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# Indigenous
A tribal-led effort to protect marine life in California faces headwinds: The proposed Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary could create a new model for Native co-management of public lands.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/24/travel/chumash-marine-sanctuary-morro-bay-california.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3TfXc7ClNpCoyNx4pzG_51cL0_ge14sf1IRCNPe8Wa5PkZHz1n1rle-wJHMYAzFJXjaJve20pBx6k7A4yM6mJ-oCNQtYn2ON$

# Chemicals
Democrats unveil ‘most comprehensive plan ever’ to address plastics problem: As plastic litter builds up in the environment, polluting landscapes and poisoning ecosystems, U.S. lawmakers have unveiled their “most comprehensive plan ever” to tackle the problem. The sweeping bill is unlikely to pass, but its components could still make an impact.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://grist.org/politics/democrats-unveil-most-comprehensive-plan-ever-to-address-plastics-problem/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3TfXc7ClNpCoyNx4pzG_51cL0_ge14sf1IRCNPe8Wa5PkZHz1n1rle-wJHMYAzFJXjaJve20pBx6k7A4yM6mJ-oCNe-9bXDN$

EPA to Fund Studies of Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Agriculture: The Environmental Protection Agency announced on Thursday $8 million in new research funding to understand how the toxic compounds known as “forever chemicals” are affecting plants and animals in agricultural, rural and tribal communities.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/30102023/epa-to-fund-studies-of-toxic-forever-chemicals-in-agriculture/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3TfXc7ClNpCoyNx4pzG_51cL0_ge14sf1IRCNPe8Wa5PkZHz1n1rle-wJHMYAzFJXjaJve20pBx6k7A4yM6mJ-oCNW4TL6KL$

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
Joe Biden Wants to Change Social Security, but His Plan Would Cost America $273 Billion: For better or worse, Social Security serves as a financial foundation for most retirees. Nearly 9 out of 10 retired workers are reliant on Social Security income, in some capacity, to cover their monthly expenses.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sharewise.com/us/news_articles/Joe_Biden_Wants_to_Change_Social_Security_but_His_Plan_Would_Cost_America_273_Billion_TheMotleyFool_20231029_0844__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3TfXc7ClNpCoyNx4pzG_51cL0_ge14sf1IRCNPe8Wa5PkZHz1n1rle-wJHMYAzFJXjaJve20pBx6k7A4yM6mJ-oCNWMt2FLU$

# Education / Schools
Cornell on Alert After Threats to Campus Jewish Community: The antisemitic threats were posted to a website unaffiliated with Cornell under pseudonyms like “hamas,” “jew evil,” and “jew jenocide.” Threatening statements about Jews on an internet discussion board have unnerved students at Cornell University and prompted officials to send police to guard a Jewish center and kosher dining hall
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2023/10/29/news/cornell-on-alert-after-messages-threaten-campus-jewish-community/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3TfXc7ClNpCoyNx4pzG_51cL0_ge14sf1IRCNPe8Wa5PkZHz1n1rle-wJHMYAzFJXjaJve20pBx6k7A4yM6mJ-oCNUdyqqcP$

# Employment / Labor
UAW President Says Workers Must ‘Flex Our Collective Muscles’ to Win Class War: “One of our biggest goals coming out of this historic contract victory is to organize like we’ve never organized before,” said United Auto Workers president Shawn Fain. The UAW’s huge contract wins at Detroit automakers represent “a call to action” for working people everywhere to flex their collective muscle against “the billionaire class,” president Shawn Fain told union members Sunday evening
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.axios.com/2023/10/30/uaw-ford-shawn-fain-contract-deal__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3TfXc7ClNpCoyNx4pzG_51cL0_ge14sf1IRCNPe8Wa5PkZHz1n1rle-wJHMYAzFJXjaJve20pBx6k7A4yM6mJ-oCNV4y-50K$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals They went hunting for fossil fuels. What they found could help save the world: They did not expect to discover something which could supercharge the effort to tackle the climate crisis. White hydrogen! Hydrogen produces only water when burned, making it very attractive as a potential clean energy source for industries https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/29/climate/white-hydrogen-fossil-fuels-climate/index.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3TfXc7ClNpCoyNx4pzG_51cL0_ge14sf1IRCNPe8Wa5PkZHz1n1rle-wJHMYAzFJXjaJve20pBx6k7A4yM6mJ-oCNcQP1J-D$

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure Environmental crime money easy to stash in US due to loopholes, report finds: Secrecy and lax oversight mean illegal loggers and miners in Amazon can park billions in real estate and other assets.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/epa-lead-water-pipe-announcement-flint-44b774f4a96567429b44badf9c89129a__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3TfXc7ClNpCoyNx4pzG_51cL0_ge14sf1IRCNPe8Wa5PkZHz1n1rle-wJHMYAzFJXjaJve20pBx6k7A4yM6mJ-oCNWCYAR7j$

Another state refuses to cooperate with EPA on environmental justice: Texas told EPA it wouldn’t negotiate to resolve complaints alleging discriminatory decisions on pollution. EPA says it will continue to investigate, a process that could end with enforcement action.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://publicintegrity.org/environment/pollution/environmental-justice-denied/texas-refuses-to-cooperate-with-epa-environmental-justice/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3TfXc7ClNpCoyNx4pzG_51cL0_ge14sf1IRCNPe8Wa5PkZHz1n1rle-wJHMYAzFJXjaJve20pBx6k7A4yM6mJ-oCNbOU87lB$

How the US supreme court and an Idaho couple upended wetlands protection: This case, brought by an Idaho couple, Michael and Chantell Sackett, who wanted to fill in a section of wetland to develop a house in Priest Lake without getting a permit first, has upended previous assumptions about the protection of wetlands and now places many of the remaining, prized wetlands at risk.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/oct/29/us-supreme-court-idaho-wetlands-protection-climate-crisis*:*:text=This*20case*2C*20brought*20by*20an,remaining*2C*20prized*20wetlands*20at*20risk__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSUl!!On18fmf1aQ!3TfXc7ClNpCoyNx4pzG_51cL0_ge14sf1IRCNPe8Wa5PkZHz1n1rle-wJHMYAzFJXjaJve20pBx6k7A4yM6mJ-oCNR8W6M7z$

States, Tribe, and Green Groups to Sue EPA Over Failing to Cap Climate Pollution: Minnesota, Oregon, the San Carlos Apache Tribe, the Center for Biological Diversity, and 350.org filed a formal notice today of their intent to sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for failing to act on a 2009 petition urging a nationwide greenhouse gas pollution cap under the Clean Air Act.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/epa-lawsuit-greenhouse-gas-cap__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3TfXc7ClNpCoyNx4pzG_51cL0_ge14sf1IRCNPe8Wa5PkZHz1n1rle-wJHMYAzFJXjaJve20pBx6k7A4yM6mJ-oCNdStUhJ2$

Climate Groups Back Efforts to End Tens of Billions in Foreign Fossil Fuel Subsidies. Over 250 climate groups from 30 countries published an open letter on Monday urging governments that endorsed a global pledge at the United Nations summit in Scotland two years ago to support new efforts to cut off subsidies for foreign fossil fuel projects. “This is the moment where OECD countries can turn their words into action,” said an Oil Change International strategist. “All eyes are on them, the world is watching. Immediate action is necessary.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/oecd-foreign-fossil-fuel-subsidies*:*:text=Over*20250*20climate*20groups*20from,for*20foreign*20fossil*20fuel*20projects__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!3TfXc7ClNpCoyNx4pzG_51cL0_ge14sf1IRCNPe8Wa5PkZHz1n1rle-wJHMYAzFJXjaJve20pBx6k7A4yM6mJ-oCNTLENsop$

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / Global The unseen toxic threat contaminating wildlife worldwide: An unseen but growing chemical contamination crisis is threatening wildlife across all seven continents, exacerbating a host of environmental threats they’re already facing. Plastic pollution in the oceans is killing albatrosses, the climate crisis threatens polar bears, and chimpanzees are at risk from deforestation
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/4279490-chemical-crisis-the-unseen-toxic-threat-contaminating-wildlife-worldwide/?utm_source=Newswav&utm_medium=Website__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3TfXc7ClNpCoyNx4pzG_51cL0_ge14sf1IRCNPe8Wa5PkZHz1n1rle-wJHMYAzFJXjaJve20pBx6k7A4yM6mJ-oCNbz6YyZv$

# Gov / Politics / Global
Türkiye to introduce Israel to world as a war criminal:  Turkish President Erdogan,”I am asking West, do you want to create another Crusader War atmosphere?” Erdogan, Those shedding crocodile tears for civilians killed in Ukraine-Russia war silently watching killing of children in Gaza, says Turkish president
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/10/28/713585/Turkey-will-declare-Israel-occupier-war-criminal-Erdogan-Istanbul-rally__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3TfXc7ClNpCoyNx4pzG_51cL0_ge14sf1IRCNPe8Wa5PkZHz1n1rle-wJHMYAzFJXjaJve20pBx6k7A4yM6mJ-oCNSbM6MWZ$

Experts say Hamas and Israel are committing war crimes in their fight: The deadly attacks by Hamas on Israeli civilians and the devastating Israeli airstrikes and blockade of Gaza have raised accusations among international legal experts that both sides were violating international law.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-gaza-war-crimes-icc-1a42212b95a7f6ce54909fb22e0d681d__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3TfXc7ClNpCoyNx4pzG_51cL0_ge14sf1IRCNPe8Wa5PkZHz1n1rle-wJHMYAzFJXjaJve20pBx6k7A4yM6mJ-oCNcMHUdS5$

Why North Korea is in shock when it starts ‘South Korea-U.S. joint military drills’: Last month, on the 28th, the Son Won-il-class submarine ‘Jeong Ji’ arrived at the US naval base in Guam to participate in the US-South Korea joint anti-submarine exercise known as ‘Silent Shark.’ On the 29th, North Korea fiercely criticized the recent US-South Korea joint military exercises, accusing them of “provoking war against the North.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.kangnamtimes.com/trending/article/56019/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3TfXc7ClNpCoyNx4pzG_51cL0_ge14sf1IRCNPe8Wa5PkZHz1n1rle-wJHMYAzFJXjaJve20pBx6k7A4yM6mJ-oCNd7HMAei$

Hamas Blocks Foreign Nationals From Leaving Gaza: The United States is blaming militant group Hamas for not letting American citizens and other foreign nationals out of Gaza as Israel intensifies its offensive in the enclave.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/10/29/israel-war-hamas-blocks-foreign-nationals-from-leaving-gaza/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3TfXc7ClNpCoyNx4pzG_51cL0_ge14sf1IRCNPe8Wa5PkZHz1n1rle-wJHMYAzFJXjaJve20pBx6k7A4yM6mJ-oCNUUCT0eF$

Hundreds of people reportedly stormed into a Russian airport, chanting antisemitic slogans and seeking passengers arriving on a flight from Tel Aviv, Israel.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsnationnow.com/world/war-in-israel/hundreds-storm-russian-airport-flight-israel/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3TfXc7ClNpCoyNx4pzG_51cL0_ge14sf1IRCNPe8Wa5PkZHz1n1rle-wJHMYAzFJXjaJve20pBx6k7A4yM6mJ-oCNWOI60BV$

Erdogan Threatens To Declare War On Israel And Send Military To Gaza In Chilling Warning: Turkey’s president appears to have threatened to intervene in Gaza in an impassioned speech at a pro-Palestine rally this evening. Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivered a speech to a rally this afternoon in which he told attendees Israel was responsible for war crimes, and framed Hamas as “freedom fighters.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-israel-hamas-turkey-erdogan-gaza-253938770481__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3TfXc7ClNpCoyNx4pzG_51cL0_ge14sf1IRCNPe8Wa5PkZHz1n1rle-wJHMYAzFJXjaJve20pBx6k7A4yM6mJ-oCNTa_SxhA$

New danger for Ukraine: Taking Israel’s side in war against Hamas and Gaza: Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy came out fast and strong in support of Israel, but that has imperiled relations with Arab and Muslim nations. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s immediate and forceful support for Israel in its fight against Hamas has imperiled almost a year of concerted efforts by Kyiv to win the support of Arab and Muslim nations in its war against Russia https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/10/29/ukraine-israel-gaza-russia-support/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3TfXc7ClNpCoyNx4pzG_51cL0_ge14sf1IRCNPe8Wa5PkZHz1n1rle-wJHMYAzFJXjaJve20pBx6k7A4yM6mJ-oCNdLOwfAl$

Israel Has Killed More Kids in 3 Weeks Than Were Killed in All Global Conflicts Annually Since 2019: “One child’s death is one too many, but these are grave violations of epic proportions,” said the humanitarian group Save the Children. “A cease-fire is the only way to ensure their safety.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/children-gaza-israel__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3TfXc7ClNpCoyNx4pzG_51cL0_ge14sf1IRCNPe8Wa5PkZHz1n1rle-wJHMYAzFJXjaJve20pBx6k7A4yM6mJ-oCNbrzozxo$

# Gov / Politics
Rights Lawyers Release Legal Analysis of U.S. Complicity in Israel’s Unfolding Genocide Against Palestinians in Gaza: On the heels of President Biden’s visit to Israel and as the Palestinian death toll in Gaza passes 3,300, expert attorneys from the U.S.-based Center for Constitutional Rights released a legal and factual analysis of Israel’s unfolding crime of genocide against the Palestinian people and U.S. complicity in this grave international law violation.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://ccrjustice.org/home/press-center/press-releases/rights-lawyers-release-legal-analysis-us-complicity-israel-s__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3TfXc7ClNpCoyNx4pzG_51cL0_ge14sf1IRCNPe8Wa5PkZHz1n1rle-wJHMYAzFJXjaJve20pBx6k7A4yM6mJ-oCNfUfQa8t$

Why This Election Is the Most Crucial Since the Civil War: Matt Bennett, co-founder of national think-tank Third Way, tells The New Abnormal why a second Trump presidency would be a “catastrophe” and leave America “unrecognizable.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/why-the-next-presidential-election-is-the-most-important-since-the-civil-war-if-donald-trump-is-elected__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3TfXc7ClNpCoyNx4pzG_51cL0_ge14sf1IRCNPe8Wa5PkZHz1n1rle-wJHMYAzFJXjaJve20pBx6k7A4yM6mJ-oCNYrlcIQ8$

Nikki Haley May Be the Trump Alternative. She May Hate That: Nikki Haley is enjoying a bit of a surge among the Trump alternatives. Ultimately, that might hurt her more in the long run. Just ask Ron DeSantis.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/nikki-haley-may-be-the-viable-trump-alternative-she-may-end-up-hating-that__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3TfXc7ClNpCoyNx4pzG_51cL0_ge14sf1IRCNPe8Wa5PkZHz1n1rle-wJHMYAzFJXjaJve20pBx6k7A4yM6mJ-oCNbow4H2-$

Rep. Mike Johnson’s Vision for the Republican Party: When Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) ​first ran for chairman of the Republican Study Committee in 2018, he posed a thought-provoking question to his fellow  caucus members. He ‌asked them to imagine​ being in ‌an elevator with a millennial wearing a shirt that proudly proclaimed their progressive beliefs. With just a  few minutes‍ to spare, how could they engage in a conversation that would convince this young person that Republican values and conservatism are superior?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.conservativenewsdaily.net/breaking-news/speaker-johnson-has-big-plans-for-house-gop-and-theyre-rooted-in-seven-key-principles/?utm_source=partner&utm_campaign=conservnewsd__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3TfXc7ClNpCoyNx4pzG_51cL0_ge14sf1IRCNPe8Wa5PkZHz1n1rle-wJHMYAzFJXjaJve20pBx6k7A4yM6mJ-oCNdJgPlFq$

Protests surge globally as Gaza death toll rises to unprecedented levels: Massive protests sweep the nation as global outrage over Gaza crisis reaches fever pitch: In a country where mainstream media often casts a shadow over the plight of Palestinians, the grassroots movement demanding justice is creating its own spotlight. “People are waking up to the dire situation in Gaza.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/11/world/global-protests-israel-hamas-war-intl-cmd/index.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3TfXc7ClNpCoyNx4pzG_51cL0_ge14sf1IRCNPe8Wa5PkZHz1n1rle-wJHMYAzFJXjaJve20pBx6k7A4yM6mJ-oCNbppclCY$

# Legal / DOJ
‘Charged Lemonade’ Gets New Warning After Death: Sarah Katz, who had a heart disease, drank a large “Charged Lemonade” just hours before her death. Panera Locations Install New Warning on Charged Lemonade Dispenser After Lawsuit Over Customer’s Death. When customers try ordering a beverage on the Panera website, a similar warning message now appears at the top: “Charged Sips contain 245-390mg of CAFFEINE – Consume in Moderation.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://people.com/panera-locations-put-up-new-warning-charged-lemonade-dispenser-customer-death-8384473__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3TfXc7ClNpCoyNx4pzG_51cL0_ge14sf1IRCNPe8Wa5PkZHz1n1rle-wJHMYAzFJXjaJve20pBx6k7A4yM6mJ-oCNdWjOmzo$

Donald Trump Might Have Just Opened a Legal ‘Pandora’s Box’: Democratic Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg’s case against Trump is so convoluted that even the Washington Post thinks it’s a stretch — and one that sets an ominous precedent. It threatens to open a Pandora’s box of political indictments against former presidents and other elected officials, as well as their family members, by local prosecutors seeking to settle political scores.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2023/04/03/alvin-braggs-indictment-of-donald-trump-might-open-a-pandoras-box-for-democrats/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3TfXc7ClNpCoyNx4pzG_51cL0_ge14sf1IRCNPe8Wa5PkZHz1n1rle-wJHMYAzFJXjaJve20pBx6k7A4yM6mJ-oCNfvjPT9v$

“Freedom of Speech Does Not Apply to Lies”: Biden’s Supreme Court Win Raises Concerns About Censorship: The decision in a short unsigned order puts on hold a Louisiana-based judge’s ruling in July that specific agencies and officials should be barred from meeting with companies to discuss whether certain content should be stifled.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/supreme-court-blocks-biden-social-media-curbs-rcna105785__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3TfXc7ClNpCoyNx4pzG_51cL0_ge14sf1IRCNPe8Wa5PkZHz1n1rle-wJHMYAzFJXjaJve20pBx6k7A4yM6mJ-oCNXOkj0xC$
See also: The application for stay is also treated as a petition for a writ of certiorari, and the petition is granted on the questions presented in the application. The stay shall terminate upon the sending down of the judgment of this Court.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/23a243_7l48.pdf__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3TfXc7ClNpCoyNx4pzG_51cL0_ge14sf1IRCNPe8Wa5PkZHz1n1rle-wJHMYAzFJXjaJve20pBx6k7A4yM6mJ-oCNTg4VVp4$

Biden DOJ ‘Bending Over Backwards’ to Protect Corporate Criminals: “If you steal a penny in America, you are a criminal,” said the watchdog group Public Citizen. “If you steal millions, you are a multinational corporation.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/biden-doj-corporate-crime__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3TfXc7ClNpCoyNx4pzG_51cL0_ge14sf1IRCNPe8Wa5PkZHz1n1rle-wJHMYAzFJXjaJve20pBx6k7A4yM6mJ-oCNezHIYXj$

# Medical / Health
By allowing insurers to outsource Medicaid decisions to a profit-hungry middleman, therapists and children say Florida’s left them with no say over vital medical care.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.levernews.com/voiceless-medicaid-scheme-harms-children-and-therapists/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3TfXc7ClNpCoyNx4pzG_51cL0_ge14sf1IRCNPe8Wa5PkZHz1n1rle-wJHMYAzFJXjaJve20pBx6k7A4yM6mJ-oCNTw_9cHY$

# Medical Science
New study identifies common physical features in babies born to mothers who used fentanyl: Babies born to mothers who used fentanyl during pregnancy displayed similar facial and musculoskeletal abnormalities that suggest the emergence of a novel syndrome, according to research published in the journal Genetics in Medicine Open. Gripp said the infants all had small heads, short stature, and distinctive facial features. Multiple infants had cleft palate, “rocker bottom” feet, and malformed genital organs. Other common features included short, broad thumbs, a single palmar crease, and fused toes.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://neurosciencenews.com/fentanyl-birth-abnormalities-25114/*:*:text=Gripp*20said*20the*20infants*20all,palmar*20crease*2C*20and*20fused*20toes__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSU!!On18fmf1aQ!3TfXc7ClNpCoyNx4pzG_51cL0_ge14sf1IRCNPe8Wa5PkZHz1n1rle-wJHMYAzFJXjaJve20pBx6k7A4yM6mJ-oCNRz-9Nxn$

# Military / DOD
Final Army base stripped of Confederate name as Fort Gordon becomes Fort Eisenhower: The names of Confederate leaders who took up arms against the United States in the Civil War have been fully stripped from Army installations, as the former Fort Gordon in Georgia was renamed Fort Eisenhower on Friday.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2023-10-27/fort-eisenhower**Agordon-georgia-confederate-11850282.html__;wqA!!On18fmf1aQ!3TfXc7ClNpCoyNx4pzG_51cL0_ge14sf1IRCNPe8Wa5PkZHz1n1rle-wJHMYAzFJXjaJve20pBx6k7A4yM6mJ-oCNX3svo4t$

900 US troops deploying to Middle East to support Israel, add stability, Pentagon says: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin decided several days ago to put 2,000 troops on pre-deployment orders to prepare for possible missions in the Middle East. The Pentagon said some of those orders have been activated
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/3570670/us-military-continues-focus-on-supporting-israel-ukraine/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3TfXc7ClNpCoyNx4pzG_51cL0_ge14sf1IRCNPe8Wa5PkZHz1n1rle-wJHMYAzFJXjaJve20pBx6k7A4yM6mJ-oCNc6Ao209$

The U.S. military is developing a modern version of the B61 nuclear gravity bomb, which has been a mainstay in its arsenal for decades, the Pentagon said Friday. The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) would produce the B61-13.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3571660/department-of-defense-announces-pursuit-of-b61-gravity-bomb-variant/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3TfXc7ClNpCoyNx4pzG_51cL0_ge14sf1IRCNPe8Wa5PkZHz1n1rle-wJHMYAzFJXjaJve20pBx6k7A4yM6mJ-oCNWF-iOVD$

U.S. and South Korean troops joined forces this week to prepare for “Hamas-style surprise” attacks, potentially out of Pyongyang. The two forces regularly conduct live fire and other training, but this week’s drills come after Hamas’ Oct. 7 assault on Israel raised security jitters in South Korea, which shares the world’s most heavily fortified border with rival North Korea
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2023/10/27/news/south-korean-and-us-forces-stage-drills-for-reaction-to-possible-hamas-style-attack-by-north-korea/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3TfXc7ClNpCoyNx4pzG_51cL0_ge14sf1IRCNPe8Wa5PkZHz1n1rle-wJHMYAzFJXjaJve20pBx6k7A4yM6mJ-oCNU0-zHMM$

# Military / Global
Israel Strikes the Outskirts of Gaza City During a Second Ground Raid in as Many Days: Forces backed by fighter jets and drones carried out a second ground raid into Gaza in as many days and struck targets on the outskirts of Gaza City, the military said Friday, as it prepares for a widely expected ground invasion of the Hamas-ruled territory.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/international/4279064-israel-targets-gaza-city-outskirts-in-second-ground-raid/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3TfXc7ClNpCoyNx4pzG_51cL0_ge14sf1IRCNPe8Wa5PkZHz1n1rle-wJHMYAzFJXjaJve20pBx6k7A4yM6mJ-oCNcvEdYYa$

# Science
Scientific American has become a ’scientific sewer’, promoting ideological rubbish on the evolution of male-female differences, claims University of Chicago biologist Jerry Coyne: But the authors’ defense of their hypothesis is deeply flawed. Here are six reasons:
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2023/10/30/viewpoint-scientific-american-has-become-a-scientific-sewer-promoting-ideological-rubbish-on-the-evolution-of-male-female-differences-claims-university-of-chicago-biologist-jerry-coyne/?mc_cid=b6628aee93&mc_eid=c87bac2a19__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3TfXc7ClNpCoyNx4pzG_51cL0_ge14sf1IRCNPe8Wa5PkZHz1n1rle-wJHMYAzFJXjaJve20pBx6k7A4yM6mJ-oCNeAHA98J$

‘Crime of insincerity’: What happens when researchers publish scientific results they don’t believe in? Researchers tend to get into trouble when their published numbers have been faked, or when their math is incorrect. Other matters of dubious judgment—whether pertaining to a study’s design or its interpretation—would fall under the more permissive auspices of scholarly debate.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2023/10/30/crime-of-insincerity-what-happens-when-researchers-publish-scientific-results-they-dont-believe-in?action=genpdf&id=2474895__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3TfXc7ClNpCoyNx4pzG_51cL0_ge14sf1IRCNPe8Wa5PkZHz1n1rle-wJHMYAzFJXjaJve20pBx6k7A4yM6mJ-oCNaehX-Ev$

# UFO Disclosure / Other
The enigmatic ‘Ancient Alien Library’ concealed beneath the Great Sphinx: This raises questions about the existence of an advanced society or the involvement of extraterrestrials in the creation of this enigmatic library.  Further exploration and research into UFO phenomena may shed light on the true secrets hidden beneath the Great Sphinx
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.jpost.com/archaeology/article-769738__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3TfXc7ClNpCoyNx4pzG_51cL0_ge14sf1IRCNPe8Wa5PkZHz1n1rle-wJHMYAzFJXjaJve20pBx6k7A4yM6mJ-oCNerSLXun$

# Water
EPA to strengthen lead protections in drinking water after multiple crises, including Flint: Now the agency is aiming to further reduce lead levels in drinking water and tighten a rule that failed to prevent recent drinking water crises in cities like Flint, Michigan, and Newark, New Jersey.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/epa-lead-water-pipe-announcement-flint-44b774f4a96567429b44badf9c89129a__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3TfXc7ClNpCoyNx4pzG_51cL0_ge14sf1IRCNPe8Wa5PkZHz1n1rle-wJHMYAzFJXjaJve20pBx6k7A4yM6mJ-oCNWCYAR7j$

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# Indigenous / Global
How to rebuild First Nations food systems in B.C: Communities are working toward food sovereignty one morsel at a time.  First Nations are fuelling their people with sustainably harvested, healthy and culturally safe foods amid a changing climate https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thenarwhal.ca/rebuilding-food-sovereignty-experts/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wWkSYzPBG8c-YHqUBDpinaj1M-LBQdUrGh4-Lpm8EleKDsCGnfj–lIwJl0qc-tCS1snB6lOAGE-BtSXly2sMk7EYHqPFQq3$

# Archaeology
Earthquake in Mexico unearths spectacular Aztec serpent’s head relic: The nearly six-foot-long sculpture features well-preserved colors on 80 percent of its surface. The sculpture had been lying about 15 feet below the surface. Weighing in at 1.3 tons, it measures 5.9 feet long, 2.8 feet high and 3.3 feet wide https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/researchers-preserve-a-giant-colorful-aztec-snakehead-uncovered-by-an-earthquake-180983127/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wWkSYzPBG8c-YHqUBDpinaj1M-LBQdUrGh4-Lpm8EleKDsCGnfj–lIwJl0qc-tCS1snB6lOAGE-BtSXly2sMk7EYB7Wxzkd$

# Education / Schools
Celebrating Terrorism is a Psychological and Moral Failure: On American university campuses, Ivy League professors praised Hamas’s “awesome victory” and called it “exhilarating” and “energizing.” Students shouted, “Glory to the martyrs!” While this may express antisemitism, I don’t think that’s the whole story.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://dcjournal.com/celebrating-terrorism-is-a-psychological-and-moral-failure/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wWkSYzPBG8c-YHqUBDpinaj1M-LBQdUrGh4-Lpm8EleKDsCGnfj–lIwJl0qc-tCS1snB6lOAGE-BtSXly2sMk7EYEXnEm0_$

With cyber attacks on the rise, schools brace for higher costs: The GAO report found financial losses to school districts ranged from $50,000 to
$1 million. The GAO also noted that the “precise national magnitude of cyberattacks on K-12 schools is unknown.” Experts said many attacks are not reported. The issue isn’t limited to schools.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_ed53ace8-7343-11ee-b531-672820538de5.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wWkSYzPBG8c-YHqUBDpinaj1M-LBQdUrGh4-Lpm8EleKDsCGnfj–lIwJl0qc-tCS1snB6lOAGE-BtSXly2sMk7EYNL2qNS-$

# Employment / Labor
The United Auto Workers union and Ford have reached a tentative agreement that could end the nearly six-week strike against the iconic Detroit automaker, the union announced. If workers like the deal, it could serve as a blueprint to resolve contract talks with two other automakers https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/auto-workers-strikes-ford-general-motors-stellantis-08a81503d72e44d4efa40549f684d5a2__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wWkSYzPBG8c-YHqUBDpinaj1M-LBQdUrGh4-Lpm8EleKDsCGnfj–lIwJl0qc-tCS1snB6lOAGE-BtSXly2sMk7EYB7eue-w$

‘A Big Deal’: New NLRB Joint-Employer Rule Will Close Workers’ Rights Loophole: The new rule “will help restore fairness to an economy rigged against workers,” said Sen. Bernie Sanders.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/nlrb-joint-employer-rule__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wWkSYzPBG8c-YHqUBDpinaj1M-LBQdUrGh4-Lpm8EleKDsCGnfj–lIwJl0qc-tCS1snB6lOAGE-BtSXly2sMk7EYLMQ9a1J$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals Inside the Campaign That Put an Oil Boss in Charge of a Climate Summit: Sultan Al Jaber, CEO of the UAE’s national oil company, secured the COP28 presidency despite questions over his green credentials. Al Jaber’s role as both summit president and Adnoc CEO is unprecedented. Amnesty International labeled it a conflict of interest and said Al Jaber was “unfit” to lead the climate talks, while activists have compared his appointment to putting a tobacco company in charge of an anti-smoking campaign.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/10/25/cop28-uae-oil-climate-sultan-al-jaber/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wWkSYzPBG8c-YHqUBDpinaj1M-LBQdUrGh4-Lpm8EleKDsCGnfj–lIwJl0qc-tCS1snB6lOAGE-BtSXly2sMk7EYNiNbbZM$

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure N.C. Gov. Cooper issues environmental justice order, says it will “last beyond this administration”: On Tuesday Gov. Roy Cooper signed Executive Order 292, “Advancing Environmental Justice for North Carolina.”
Hundreds of communities across North Carolina are burdened by multiple pollution sources https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://ncnewsline.com/2023/10/25/gov-cooper-issues-environmental-justice-order-says-it-will-last-beyond-this-administration/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wWkSYzPBG8c-YHqUBDpinaj1M-LBQdUrGh4-Lpm8EleKDsCGnfj–lIwJl0qc-tCS1snB6lOAGE-BtSXly2sMk7EYBz2o17Z$

Weldon Spring uranium plant contaminated Missouri lakes with radioactive waste: Testing results from sampling conducted by the Department of Energy show that, in the 1980s and 1990s, three lakes within the Busch conservation area, almost 7,000 acres of some of the busiest fishing lakes and hiking trails in the state, contained higher-than-natural levels of uranium and radioactivity.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://missouriindependent.com/2023/10/25/weldon-spring-uranium-plant-contaminated-missouri-lakes-with-radioactive-waste/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wWkSYzPBG8c-YHqUBDpinaj1M-LBQdUrGh4-Lpm8EleKDsCGnfj–lIwJl0qc-tCS1snB6lOAGE-BtSXly2sMk7EYIbGbab_$

House Republicans get back to business with climate cuts: It would slash renewable energy and climate-friendly programs passed last year . “The bill cuts more than $5 billion in spending that was passed as part of Democrats’ signature climate, tax and health care bill, which was approved without GOP support last year.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4277764-house-republicans-pass-first-government-funding-bill-since-mccarthy-ouster/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wWkSYzPBG8c-YHqUBDpinaj1M-LBQdUrGh4-Lpm8EleKDsCGnfj–lIwJl0qc-tCS1snB6lOAGE-BtSXly2sMk7EYFXPZ_bf$

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / Global New study reveals melting ice shelves in Antarctica inevitable no matter the climate initiatives: The analysis shows the rate at which the melting of ice shelves floating in the Amundsen Sea in west Antarctica is three times faster in this century than the 20th century. Accelerated ice melt in west Antarctica is inevitable for the rest of the century no matter how much carbon emissions are cut, research indicates. The implications for sea level rise are “dire”, scientists say, and mean some coastal cities may have to be abandoned.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nationofchange.org/2023/10/26/new-study-reveals-melting-ice-shelves-in-antarctica-inevitable-no-matter-the-climate-initiatives/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wWkSYzPBG8c-YHqUBDpinaj1M-LBQdUrGh4-Lpm8EleKDsCGnfj–lIwJl0qc-tCS1snB6lOAGE-BtSXly2sMk7EYJzotMZd$

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals
The Smell of Money: Inside the fight to take on ‘unbelievable’ pig farm pollution: A new documentary has stirred up anger with its portrayal of a North Carolina community suffering as a result of pork factory toxic waste. The film captures the toxic hog waste produced in North Carolina’s concentrated animal feeding operations, which is then sprayed across fields near people’s homes, producing a foul and debilitating stench that has severe health impacts.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/oct/25/the-smell-of-money-documentary-pork-pollution*:*:text=The*20film*20captures*20the*20toxic,that*20has*20severe*20health*20impacts__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!wWkSYzPBG8c-YHqUBDpinaj1M-LBQdUrGh4-Lpm8EleKDsCGnfj–lIwJl0qc-tCS1snB6lOAGE-BtSXly2sMk7EYFESRFDK$

Consumer Reports Urges Hershey’s to Get Heavy Metals Out of Chocolate Products. Latest CR Tests Find Concerning Levels of Lead in Hershey’s Cocoa Powder and Milk Chocolate; Previous Tests Found Hershey’s Dark Chocolate High in Lead and Cadmium. Last year, CR found that a number of Hershey’s dark chocolate bars had some of the highest levels of lead or cadmium of all brands it tested.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.consumerreports.org/media-room/press-releases/2023/10/consumer-reports-urges-hersheys-to-get-heavy-metals-out-of-chocolate-products/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wWkSYzPBG8c-YHqUBDpinaj1M-LBQdUrGh4-Lpm8EleKDsCGnfj–lIwJl0qc-tCS1snB6lOAGE-BtSXly2sMk7EYNOFBO62$

# Gov / Politics / Global
Russia maneuvers carefully over the Israel-Hamas war as it seeks to expand its global clout: Russia has issued carefully calibrated criticism of both sides in the war between Israel and Hamas. But the conflict also is giving Moscow bold new opportunities — to advance its role as a global power broker and challenge Western efforts to isolate it over Ukraine.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsnationnow.com/world/international-headlines/ap-russia-maneuvers-carefully-over-the-israel-hamas-war-as-it-seeks-to-expand-its-global-clout/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wWkSYzPBG8c-YHqUBDpinaj1M-LBQdUrGh4-Lpm8EleKDsCGnfj–lIwJl0qc-tCS1snB6lOAGE-BtSXly2sMk7EYIkORYbQ$

# Gov / Politics
Matt Gaetz is the big winner of GOP’s House speaker battle:  “MAGA Mike” Johnson (as Gaetz affectionately calls him) new Speaker of the House of Representatives. Johnson played a key role in trying to help Donald Trump overturn the 2020 election. In fairness, it’s unclear how newly-minted House Speaker Mike Johnson will lead.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nation.lk/online/mike-johnson-got-elected-but-matt-gaetz-is-the-big-winner-of-gop-s-house-speaker-battle-236218.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wWkSYzPBG8c-YHqUBDpinaj1M-LBQdUrGh4-Lpm8EleKDsCGnfj–lIwJl0qc-tCS1snB6lOAGE-BtSXly2sMk7EYJxsi30F$

New Speaker Mike Johnson’s Long History With The Religious Right: Come for the Noah’s Ark theme park, stay for the relentless efforts to strip women’s and LGBTQ+ rights. Newly elected House Speaker Mike Johnson’s path in Republican politics began with a yearslong role as the senior attorney and national spokesperson for a group on the religious right dedicated to dismantling LGBTQ+ freedoms and outlawing abortion.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/mike-johnson-alliance-defending-freedom-lgbtq-abortion_n_65397493e4b0c8556103d114__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wWkSYzPBG8c-YHqUBDpinaj1M-LBQdUrGh4-Lpm8EleKDsCGnfj–lIwJl0qc-tCS1snB6lOAGE-BtSXly2sMk7EYNQ9lmlC$

Americans say government is too big, has too much power: Newly released polling data shows most American think the government is too big and has too much power. Gallup released the new survey data, which shows that 54% of surveyed Americans say government is “trying to do too many things that should be left to individuals and businesses.” That number has stayed relatively the same since 2021. Overall, only 43% of surveyed Americans say the government should be doing more.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/poll-americans-say-government-is-too-big-has-too-much-power*:*:text=Gallup*20released*20the*20new*20survey,government*20should*20be*20doing*20more__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!wWkSYzPBG8c-YHqUBDpinaj1M-LBQdUrGh4-Lpm8EleKDsCGnfj–lIwJl0qc-tCS1snB6lOAGE-BtSXly2sMk7EYM0nx2y4$

Biden Requests $16 Billion for Child Care, $23 Billion for Disaster Relief: The White House is asking Congress for $16 billion to fund child-care programs in the current fiscal year, along with $23 billion for natural disaster relief. The request is part of a roughly $50 billion supplemental package the Biden administration is sending to lawmakers to address a variety of domestic needs.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://fortune.com/2023/10/26/biden-administration-congress-56-billion-emergency-spending-disaster-relief-child-care-high-speed-internet/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wWkSYzPBG8c-YHqUBDpinaj1M-LBQdUrGh4-Lpm8EleKDsCGnfj–lIwJl0qc-tCS1snB6lOAGE-BtSXly2sMk7EYAD2jd-p$

Nearly 300 Bernie Sanders Alumni Call On Senator to Back a Ceasefire in Gaza: They urge him to support ending U.S. military funding for Israeli war crimes, occupation and settlement expansion.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/over-300-former-staffers-call-on-sanders-to-lead-ceasefire-resolution-in-senate/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wWkSYzPBG8c-YHqUBDpinaj1M-LBQdUrGh4-Lpm8EleKDsCGnfj–lIwJl0qc-tCS1snB6lOAGE-BtSXly2sMk7EYHdAPD8e$

Secret U.S. War in Lebanon Is Tinder for Escalation of Israel–Gaza Conflict: Billions in security aid to Lebanon, along with off-the-books commandos, could embroil the U.S. in a regional conflagration. Experts say that secrecy surrounding the 127e program in Lebanon, known as Lion Hunter, whose existence The Intercept revealed last year, could embroil the U.S. in a wider war in the Middle East and pose an additional threat to U.S. troops.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/10/24/israel-lebanon-us-military-hezbollah/*:*:text=Experts*20say*20that*20secrecy*20surrounding,additional*20threat*20to*20U.S.*20troops__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!wWkSYzPBG8c-YHqUBDpinaj1M-LBQdUrGh4-Lpm8EleKDsCGnfj–lIwJl0qc-tCS1snB6lOAGE-BtSXly2sMk7EYB1ERsLL$

Gaza and the Empathy Gap: How we Americans feel about Gazans living under Israeli bombs does matter, since we’re the ones financing it https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/10/23/gaza-israel-hamas-war/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wWkSYzPBG8c-YHqUBDpinaj1M-LBQdUrGh4-Lpm8EleKDsCGnfj–lIwJl0qc-tCS1snB6lOAGE-BtSXly2sMk7EYG32iMj0$

‘Kick Him Off the Ballot’: Trump Was Just Handed a Big Legal Defeat: A Colorado state judge handed former President Donald Trump his first defeat in the drive to bar the former president from the ballot.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/kick-him-off-the-ballot-trump-was-just-handed-a-big-legal-defeat/ar-AA1iU2IV?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=ec9315fddbc4407fa712858d63fc12ce&ei=17__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wWkSYzPBG8c-YHqUBDpinaj1M-LBQdUrGh4-Lpm8EleKDsCGnfj–lIwJl0qc-tCS1snB6lOAGE-BtSXly2sMk7EYP6r1H35$

So Biden’s a no-show on the New Hampshire primary ballot. What happens next: President Joe Biden wasn’t successful in unseating New Hampshire from the first-in-the-nation primary slot it has held for more than a century, but his campaign’s announcement this week that he won’t appear on the state’s 2024 primary ballot has nonetheless added a new wrinkle to the contest and created complications for his campaign, state election officials, and voters.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/biden-new-hampshire-primary-delegates-2024-election-d2bad477a8505d9ae953bb4772f2161b__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wWkSYzPBG8c-YHqUBDpinaj1M-LBQdUrGh4-Lpm8EleKDsCGnfj–lIwJl0qc-tCS1snB6lOAGE-BtSXly2sMk7EYN_6WErg$

The New Speaker Is Not Just Trump’s Man; He’s Putin’s Man, Too: Johnson is a leading advocate of the three strands of contemporary Republicanism. First, he favors gutting social provision, privatizing Medicare, reducing the annual Social Security COLAs, and raising the age for Social Security eligibility to 69. Second, he is a biblical culture warrior, mixing theocracy with statecraft even while reducing Christianity to a kind of pre-Enlightenment primitivism. Third, he is and has been the shrewdest Trump champion on Capitol Hill, having persuaded a majority of House Republicans in the aftermath of the 2020 election to attempt to overturn its outcome not on the grounds of fraud but on legal technicalities that the Supreme Court instantly rejected.
Johnson serves up his noxious brew with a calm and affable manner.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/blogs-and-newsletters/tap/2023-10-26-new-speaker-trumps-man-putins-man/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wWkSYzPBG8c-YHqUBDpinaj1M-LBQdUrGh4-Lpm8EleKDsCGnfj–lIwJl0qc-tCS1snB6lOAGE-BtSXly2sMk7EYGLrz5Ej$

‘I am a Zionist’: How Joe Biden’s lifelong bond with Israel shapes war policy: During his 36 years in the Senate, Biden was the chamber’s biggest recipient in history of donations from pro-Israeli groups, taking in $4.2 million. As vice president, Biden often mediated the testy relationship between Obama and Netanyahu.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://gvwire.com/2023/10/23/i-am-a-zionist-bidens-lifelong-bond-with-israel-shapes-war-policy/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wWkSYzPBG8c-YHqUBDpinaj1M-LBQdUrGh4-Lpm8EleKDsCGnfj–lIwJl0qc-tCS1snB6lOAGE-BtSXly2sMk7EYBBzEeGr$

Biden Approval Among Democrats Falls 11 Points as He Greenlights Israeli Assault on Gaza: A Gallup survey released Thursday shows that U.S. President Joe Biden’s approval rating among Democrats has fallen by 11 percentage points this month, a possible indication that his unconditional support for Israel as it carries out massacres in the Gaza Strip is angering part of his base.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/biden-approval-democrats-gaza*:*:text=A*20Gallup*20survey*20released*20Thursday,angering*20part*20of*20his*20base__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!wWkSYzPBG8c-YHqUBDpinaj1M-LBQdUrGh4-Lpm8EleKDsCGnfj–lIwJl0qc-tCS1snB6lOAGE-BtSXly2sMk7EYFIEZj5S$

Amnesty Demands Immediate Cease-Fire in Gaza as Israel Readies ‘Cataclysmic’ Invasion: “Urgent action is needed to protect civilians and prevent further staggering levels of human suffering.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/amnesty-cease-fire-gaza__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wWkSYzPBG8c-YHqUBDpinaj1M-LBQdUrGh4-Lpm8EleKDsCGnfj–lIwJl0qc-tCS1snB6lOAGE-BtSXly2sMk7EYMbCQYuQ$

# Law Enforcment
Manhunt: Suspect in Double Mass Shooting on the Run in Maine: A man shot and killed at least 16 people at a restaurant and a bowling alley in Maine and then fled into the night, sparking a massive search by hundreds of officers while frightened residents stayed locked in their homes Thursday under a shelter-in-place advisory.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/lewiston-maine-shootings-49da6d06a8b5a15d3b619b3927bc33ff__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wWkSYzPBG8c-YHqUBDpinaj1M-LBQdUrGh4-Lpm8EleKDsCGnfj–lIwJl0qc-tCS1snB6lOAGE-BtSXly2sMk7EYJZb4hph$

Family Reveals Suspected Gunman’s Link to Maine Massacre Sites: The family of Robert Card—who is suspected of killing 18 people in two mass shootings in Maine on Wednesday night—say the Army reservist had previously claimed he was hearing voices at the two locations he allegedly attacked.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/family-reveals-suspected-gunman-robert-cards-link-to-maine-massacre-sites__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wWkSYzPBG8c-YHqUBDpinaj1M-LBQdUrGh4-Lpm8EleKDsCGnfj–lIwJl0qc-tCS1snB6lOAGE-BtSXly2sMk7EYD-IhdQ-$

# Medical / Health
The AARP-UnitedHealth Alliance Is Putting Seniors Last: The organization no longer represents anything substantial, as its original purpose and commitment to advancing the interests of seniors have seemingly vanished. Today, AARP primarily functions as a marketing and advocacy tool for United Health, the largest health insurance company in the United States. AARP’s revenue is channeled into supporting Democratic candidates and causes, further blurring the lines between its supposed mission and partisan politics.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://townhall.com/columnists/senatorrandpaul/2023/10/25/the-aarp-unitedhealth-alliance-is-putting-seniors-last-n2630321__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wWkSYzPBG8c-YHqUBDpinaj1M-LBQdUrGh4-Lpm8EleKDsCGnfj–lIwJl0qc-tCS1snB6lOAGE-BtSXly2sMk7EYEQWE8me$

# Medical Science
How two proteins that bind to RNA contribute to the inflammation of asthma: Genetic information was obtained from patients with asthmatic symptoms and compared to non-asthmatic people. The results highlighted two proteins known as ZFP36L1 and ZFP36L2, which bind to RNA to regulate their expression, that were significantly dysregulated in people with asthma
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-10-proteins-rna-contribute-inflammation-asthma.html*:*:text=Genetic*20information*20was*20obtained*20from,dysregulated*20in*20people*20with*20asthma__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!wWkSYzPBG8c-YHqUBDpinaj1M-LBQdUrGh4-Lpm8EleKDsCGnfj–lIwJl0qc-tCS1snB6lOAGE-BtSXly2sMk7EYMwmOc3V$

# Military / Global
Israeli Troops Carry Out An Hourslong Ground Raid Into Gaza Before An Expected Wider Incursion: Israeli troops and tanks briefly raided northern Gaza overnight into Thursday, the military said, striking several militant targets in order to “prepare the battlefield” before a widely expected ground invasion after more than two weeks of devastating airstrikes.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2023/10/26/news/israeli-troops-carry-out-hourslong-ground-raid-into-gaza-ahead-of-expected-wider-incursion/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wWkSYzPBG8c-YHqUBDpinaj1M-LBQdUrGh4-Lpm8EleKDsCGnfj–lIwJl0qc-tCS1snB6lOAGE-BtSXly2sMk7EYMET5t0c$

Israel Sends Tanks Into Gaza in Biggest Raid Yet: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would not elaborate on when a full-invasion will begin. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) shared video footage of the incursion online, showing multiple armored vehicles firing and bulldozers leveling raised banks to allow the tanks to pass through. Israel’s national Army Radio said the operation was the biggest incursion into Gaza so far conducted by Israel in its war against Hamas.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.yahoo.com/israel-sends-tanks-gaza-biggest-101252784.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wWkSYzPBG8c-YHqUBDpinaj1M-LBQdUrGh4-Lpm8EleKDsCGnfj–lIwJl0qc-tCS1snB6lOAGE-BtSXly2sMk7EYEThSaJg$

# Space
China launches new mission to space station: China sent a fresh crew to its Tiangong space station on Thursday, in the latest mission for a growing space programme that plans to send people to the Moon by 2030.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.space.com/china-launches-shenzhou-17-crew-tiangong__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wWkSYzPBG8c-YHqUBDpinaj1M-LBQdUrGh4-Lpm8EleKDsCGnfj–lIwJl0qc-tCS1snB6lOAGE-BtSXly2sMk7EYLbYPyjh$

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# Indigenous
Suspect Arrested 6 Months After Indigenous Woman’s Death: A police report also says authorities found drugs, syringes, and Narcan in the suspect’s vehicle. Sunny K. White, 28, is charged with five felonies: vehicular homicide while under the influence, accidents involving another person or deceased person, two counts of criminal child endangerment and one charge of criminal possession of dangerous drugs, Lake County court documents show. White was brought into custody on a warrant over the weekend, but bonded out on Monday, Flathead County jail records show.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://missoulian.com/news/local/crime-courts/arrest-highway-death-arlee-westwolf/article_f2b9abaa-7033-11ee-b8e2-eb90da1f1af8.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2jgS1VRaWmUHUiloBrG1_hHvGWhUNEH4wQrmz6lBlE_MKxVhcwuKQm-dP3LBqMImTZtUpgBAvwCh94JJhWOa_JbW0gZcKf-P$

# Border / Immigration / Migrants
“We Just Can’t Get in Front of It”: Is Joe Biden Sleeping on Chicago’s Migrant Crisis? The Windy City continues to buckle under the weight of new arrivals, testing the empathy of residents and leaders alike. “This is really a federal responsibility,” says Chicago’s deputy mayor of migrant rights. “It isn’t fair to put it on cities.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/10/chicago-migrant-crisis-federal-response__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2jgS1VRaWmUHUiloBrG1_hHvGWhUNEH4wQrmz6lBlE_MKxVhcwuKQm-dP3LBqMImTZtUpgBAvwCh94JJhWOa_JbW0viYpk9t$

‘A real threat’: Experts warn of Hamas-connected terrorists crossing U.S. border: Hundreds of immigrants on the federal terror watch list have been caught at the southern and northern U.S. borders in recent years, and national security experts say there is a real threat of a terrorist attack on American soil as a result
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://highlandcountypress.com/index.php/real-threat-experts-warn-hamas-connected-terrorists-crossing-us-border*gsc.tab=0__;Iw!!On18fmf1aQ!2jgS1VRaWmUHUiloBrG1_hHvGWhUNEH4wQrmz6lBlE_MKxVhcwuKQm-dP3LBqMImTZtUpgBAvwCh94JJhWOa_JbW0lgpW8rg$

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
U.S. posts $1.7 trillion deficit despite warnings about unsustainable fiscal path: The U.S. posted a $1.7 trillion deficit for the 2023 fiscal year despite repeated warnings that federal spending is on an unsustainable path. The federal government spent $1.695 trillion more than it collected in revenue in 2023, a 23% increase over the prior year and the highest since the $2.78 trillion deficit in 2021. The federal government reported $6.1 trillion in outlays on $4.4 trillion in receipts.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/u-s-posts-1-7-trillion-deficit-despite-warnings-about-unsustainable-fiscal-path*:*:text=(The*20Center*20Square)*20**B,is*20on*20an*20unsustainable*20path__;I34lJSXigJMlJSUl!!On18fmf1aQ!2jgS1VRaWmUHUiloBrG1_hHvGWhUNEH4wQrmz6lBlE_MKxVhcwuKQm-dP3LBqMImTZtUpgBAvwCh94JJhWOa_JbW0s64gLmV$

The US is going to have to raise taxes: The US government is borrowing a lot of money at high interest rates. In the 2023 fiscal year, the deficit rose to $1.7 trillion, a number the US only exceeded during the burst of pandemic spending.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://qz.com/the-us-is-going-to-have-to-raise-taxes-1850950547__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2jgS1VRaWmUHUiloBrG1_hHvGWhUNEH4wQrmz6lBlE_MKxVhcwuKQm-dP3LBqMImTZtUpgBAvwCh94JJhWOa_JbW0jT6jRAm$

# Education / Schools
Suspect Shot Dead After School Roof Firefight With Cops: Authorities said between 50 and 70 students were inside the school at the time. Suspected shooter was shot by Germantown officers shortly after 6:36 p.m. The DOJ said aid was rendered but the suspected shooter died at the scene.
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# Employment / Labor
UAW Expands Strike Against Stellantis, Targeting ‘Biggest Moneymaker’: “Currently, Stellantis has the worst proposal on the table,” said the United Auto Workers. The United Auto Workers union sent 6,800 Stellantis employees to the picket line Monday morning in a surprise, targeted strike at the company’s Ram truck facility.
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# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals “A Disturbing Symbol of Big Oil’s Intentions”: Chevron Buys Up Rival Producer: “These Big Oil Frankensteins are a direct threat to our climate, democracy, and economy,” said one climate campaigner.
Chevron said Monday that it has reached a deal to acquire rival oil producer Hess Corporation for $53 billion in stock, the second major fossil fuel merger announced this month following a record-hot September.
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IEA: ‘Unstoppable’ energy transition means demand for oil, gas, and coal to peak by 2030: Global demand for oil, natural gas and coal, and the carbon pollution they generate, are expected to peak later this decade. A chart in the IEA’s report showed world demand for the three fossil fuels peaking by 2030. While coal use enters a steep decline after 2030, gas and oil use remains close to peak level for the next two decades.
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# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure Don’t Offer Up Our National Forests for Industrial Carbon Waste Dumping: The Forest Service now seems to think that it can throw away decades of policy preventing “forever” permits that privatize forests for corporate use.
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A warning from Sable Island: Small islands may be losing their water lifeline. The researchers found a loss of fresh groundwater on the island, linked to decades of storms, hurricanes, waves and dune erosion. During storms, seawater floods the beaches, filters into the ground and salinizes groundwater.
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# Food Recalls / Alerts
Panera Bread ‘Charged Lemonade’ Led to Student’s Death: Sarah Katz, 21, had a heart condition and wasn’t aware of the drink’s caffeine content, which exceeds that of both Red Bull and Monster energy drinks combined.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2023/10/23/business/ivy-league-student-21-dies-after-drinking-panera-lemonade-beverage-suit/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2jgS1VRaWmUHUiloBrG1_hHvGWhUNEH4wQrmz6lBlE_MKxVhcwuKQm-dP3LBqMImTZtUpgBAvwCh94JJhWOa_JbW0kQba0mK$

# General News
How the Israel-Hamas war imperils action against global warming: Oil prices could surge. Disagreements between nations could worsen. The conflict complicates already fragile global diplomacy.  That the fighting between Israel and Hamas is in the middle of an energy-rich region amplifies the risk. It tempts countries to secure their supplies of oil and gas rather than transitioning away from them, even after the hottest summer on record.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.straitstimes.com/world/middle-east/how-the-israel-hamas-war-imperils-action-against-global-warming?utm_source=ground.news&utm_medium=referral__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2jgS1VRaWmUHUiloBrG1_hHvGWhUNEH4wQrmz6lBlE_MKxVhcwuKQm-dP3LBqMImTZtUpgBAvwCh94JJhWOa_JbW0uv9teqD$

‘Very Dangerous for United States If I’m Sent to Prison’: Trump Cautions Against Prison Discussions, Highlighting ‘Passionate Group of Voters’: ‘Perilous Even to Suggest Jail.’ “I think it’s a very dangerous thing to even talk about because we do have a tremendously passionate group of voters, much more passion than they had in 2020 and much more passion than they had in 2016. I think it would be very dangerous,” he said.
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# Gov / Politics / Global
Hamas Is a Terrorist Organization; So Is the Israeli Government: U.S. media outlets dodge being evenhanded with the “terrorist” label, applying it to organized Palestinian killers of Israelis and not to organized Israeli killers of Palestinians. Terrorists and their defenders always have excuses when tactics include ruthlessly killing civilians. But we’re choking on a nonstop supply of smoke-blowing rhetoric — what Orwell called political language “designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable.”
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Across Israel, Jews and Arabs Join Forces to Help War Victims and Prevent Riots:  In Haifa and Jaffa, joint Jewish and Arab patrols seek to prevent violence on both sides. In the south, Bedouin residents risk their lives to search for victims of Hamas terror. In the shadow of war, Arab-Jewish solidarity initiatives emerge
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2023-10-12/ty-article-magazine/.premium/across-israel-jews-and-arabs-join-forces-to-help-war-victims-and-prevent-riots/0000018b-24d1-d680-af9b-26dfc6d00000__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2jgS1VRaWmUHUiloBrG1_hHvGWhUNEH4wQrmz6lBlE_MKxVhcwuKQm-dP3LBqMImTZtUpgBAvwCh94JJhWOa_JbW0nsrrxJt$

Stunning State Department Memo Warns Diplomats: No Gaza ‘De-Escalation’Talk: As Israel escalates its offensive, U.S. diplomats are being discouraged from publicly using three phrases that would urge calm. State Department staff wrote that high-level officials do not want press materials to include three specific phrases: “de-escalation/ceasefire,”
“end to violence/bloodshed” and “restoring calm.”https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/state-department-internal-emails-gaza-israel_n_65296395e4b0a304ff6ff95d__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2jgS1VRaWmUHUiloBrG1_hHvGWhUNEH4wQrmz6lBlE_MKxVhcwuKQm-dP3LBqMImTZtUpgBAvwCh94JJhWOa_JbW0itv9PKN$

In war crime, Israel is still blocking water, electricity to Gaza’s Palestinian civilians: Willfully impeding relief supplies is a war crime, as is collectively punishing civilians for the actions of armed groups. The Israeli government is deliberately deepening the suffering of civilians in Gaza by refusing to restore the flow of water and electricity and blocking fuel shipments. Willfully impeding relief supplies is a war crime, as is collectively punishing civilians for the actions of armed groups
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nationofchange.org/2023/10/24/in-war-crime-israel-is-still-blocking-water-electricity-to-gazas-palestinian-civilians/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2jgS1VRaWmUHUiloBrG1_hHvGWhUNEH4wQrmz6lBlE_MKxVhcwuKQm-dP3LBqMImTZtUpgBAvwCh94JJhWOa_JbW0m78HqvQ$

# Gov / Politics
A McConnell-Vance Split Has Opened Up on Ukraine Funding Packaging: The Ohio senator has bucked the minority leader in arguing that funding for Israel and Ukraine should not be paired together. “Israel has an achievable objective,” Vance claimed, while “Ukraine does not.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/10/mitch-mcconnell-vance-split-on-ukraine-funding-packaging__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2jgS1VRaWmUHUiloBrG1_hHvGWhUNEH4wQrmz6lBlE_MKxVhcwuKQm-dP3LBqMImTZtUpgBAvwCh94JJhWOa_JbW0n3DViPf$

Nine GOP Candidates Race to Be Speaker, With No Clear Path to 217 Votes: As of tomorrow, the House will have gone three full weeks without a speaker. Nine Republicans now vying for the job are trying to win over their colleagues at a forum this evening ahead of a conference vote tomorrow. A floor vote by the full House is possible later this week.
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What to know about a potential government shutdown: Key programs will grind to a halt and the federal workforce won’t get paid on time if lawmakers don’t reach an agreement by Sept. 30 to avert a government shutdown. Why it matters: Non-essential federal functions will be suspended if a divided House does not pass 12 appropriation bills before the end of the month, a prospect that looks increasingly unlikely.
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With Shutdown Averted, Is Social Security Safe? Nope! More tax giveaways to the rich simply mean less revenue, higher deficits, and more justification for taking a meat cleaver to programs that serve and protect ordinary Americans.
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U.S. Making Plans to Evacuate Americans From Mideast: A massive relocation will reportedly only take place if Israel’s conflict dramatically escalates. Biden administration is particularly concerned about an estimated 600,000 Americans living in Israel and 86,000 in Lebanon. One official said the cross-border clashes between Lebanon-based Hezbollah and Israel have become “a real issue,” and that the U.S. government is “very, very, very worried that this thing is going to get out of hand.”
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Congress is paralyzed – is it a constitutional crisis? House Republicans fired one leader, Kevin McCarthy, and have spent almost three weeks trying unsuccessfully to choose another to succeed him as speaker of the House. That’s left the U.S. House of Representatives unable to do its work, paralyzing the entire legislative branch of government. Is this a “constitutional crisis?” Or something less significant?
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Not just Hunter: James Biden steps into the center of Biden family controversy: President Joe Biden’s younger son, Hunter, is a constant in the Washington D.C. press. But this time, it’s the president’s brother, James “Jim” Biden, stirring controversy. House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) reported Friday that James Biden, who is seven years younger than Joe Biden, sent his older brother a $200,000 check in March 2018. The check came on the same day that one of James Biden’s business ventures loaned him the same amount. The White House says the claims amount to little more than a distraction, and Democrats on the same House committee say Comer has more bank records available that he’s withholding in order to protect the narrative.
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Republicans Take Knife-Fight Politics to Its Logical Conclusion: The House Speaker mess is an extension of a culture of dirty tricks. Still, the media must preserve the illusion of a horse race, rather than the grim procession of broken-down broncos to the glue factory that we’re currently cursed to witness.
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Why Are House Republicans Still Being Paid With Your Tax Dollars? When government shuts down, federal employees aren’t paid. When Republicans shut down Congress, they still collect their checks. The government shuts down, no federal employee will be paid, and that includes those compelled to keep working due to the essential nature of their work. But for the last three weeks, and who knows how much longer, the House has been shut down and yet those who’ve shut it continue to be paid.
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# Law Enforcment
I Was the Only U.S. Official Imprisoned Over the Torture Program, Because I Opposed It: The only person associated with the CIA’s global torture program who was prosecuted and imprisoned was the man who blew the whistle on it, John Kiriakou.  I never tortured anybody. But I was charged with five felonies, including three counts of espionage, for telling ABC News and the New York Times that the CIA was torturing its prisoners, that torture was official U.S. government policy, and that the policy had been approved by the president himself.
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# Media
Palestinian Journalist Rips Western Media Narrative on Israel’s Gaza Slaughter: “Palestinians don’t just die, they get killed. They are actually being subjected to ethnic cleansing, to genocide for the last 75 years.” “And you also mentioned that this is a Hamas-Israel war. This is not it,” she said. “And framing it as such is very misleading because it poses the thing that Israel is an equal power, but it’s an occupying power and it has the responsibility of protecting all civilian lives and children in Gaza.” “You need, as a journalist, to report on what’s happening and say it as it is,” Eid asserted.
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# Military / DOD
The Pentagon is setting up six new massive radar facilities in the northwestern US and Canada to detect hypersonic Russian low-flying cruise missiles that could be fired over the North Pole. The U.S. is boosting its radar systems in the wake of the Chinese spy balloon incident earlier this year. ‘Over-the horizon’ radar will allow early detection of any threats coming in over the Arctic
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Russian cruise missiles have US Air Force scouting for thousands of acres of land: Six over-the-horizon radar sites are envisioned in the United States and Canada, say officials with prospective bidder Raytheon. The U.S. Air Force is moving ahead with its plan to build homeland-defense radars that can detect a new generation of Russian cruise missiles, including a search for sites whose total area could cover nearly half of Manhattan.
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# Military / Global
Israel Ramps Up Assault on West Bank With Airstrike on Mosque, Deadly Raids: “Settlers all over the West Bank see this war as a golden opportunity to torment Palestinians from small communities who are literally defenseless,” said one human rights campaigner.
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Iran makes two moves, US carriers shift, and today China rules the Gulf: Tracking major warship movements in response to the developing situation in Gaza and beyond has been interesting. Most people have focused on the comings and goings of the US Navy in or towards the Eastern Mediterranean. The only way to work out what’s going on is to take away the drinking straw through which you are looking at Gaza and zoom out, a long way out.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://dnyuz.com/2023/10/24/iran-makes-two-moves-us-carriers-shift-and-today-china-rules-the-gulf/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2jgS1VRaWmUHUiloBrG1_hHvGWhUNEH4wQrmz6lBlE_MKxVhcwuKQm-dP3LBqMImTZtUpgBAvwCh94JJhWOa_JbW0r2OKU31$

# Science
Academia is pushing women away from science with toxic work environments: Women are getting PhDs but are then not staying in academia. This is explained by the “leaky pipeline” effect, in which women leave faculty jobs at higher rates than men. The biggest cause behind this event is a toxic workplace environment, including harassment. This happens at all levels of women’s careers.
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# Technology
Biden Designates 31 Tech Hubs in US: These Tech Hubs are located across 32 states and Puerto Rico and represent a cross-section of urban and rural regions. Designation is an endorsement of the region’s plans to supercharge their respective technological industries to create jobs, strengthen U.S. competitiveness, and protect national security https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/biden-31-tech-hubs-us-investment-innovation-jobs-1837116__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2jgS1VRaWmUHUiloBrG1_hHvGWhUNEH4wQrmz6lBlE_MKxVhcwuKQm-dP3LBqMImTZtUpgBAvwCh94JJhWOa_JbW0qFyafKy$

Why Big Tech, Cops, and Spies Were Made for One Another: American surveillance is a public-private partnership: a symbiosis between a concentrated tech sector that has the means, motive, and opportunity to spy on every person in the world and a state that loves surveillance as much as it hates checks and balances.
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How Peter Thiel-Linked Tech is Fueling the Ukraine War: As war in Ukraine continues, controversial defense contractors and adjacent companies like Palantir, Anduril, and Clearview AI are taking advantage to develop and level-up controversial AI-driven weapons systems and surveillance technologies. These organizations’ common link? The support of the controversial, yet ever-more powerful Silicon Valley billionaire Peter Thiel. Thiel’s funding efforts signal interest in developing expansive surveillance technologies, especially in the name of combatting “pre-crime” through “predictive policing” style surveillance.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://scheerpost.com/2023/10/15/how-peter-thiel-linked-tech-is-fueling-the-ukraine-war/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2jgS1VRaWmUHUiloBrG1_hHvGWhUNEH4wQrmz6lBlE_MKxVhcwuKQm-dP3LBqMImTZtUpgBAvwCh94JJhWOa_JbW0nmW6U55$

# Water
The Rio Grande isn’t just a border, it’s a river in crisis: When the Rio Grande figures in US news reports, it’s usually in relation to stories about immigration, drug trafficking or trade. But the river is also an important water source, and it’s shrinking. The river is in decline, suffering from overuse, drought and contentious water rights negotiations. Urban and rural border communities with poor infrastructure, known in Spanish as colonias, are particularly vulnerable to the water crisis. Farmers and cities in southern Texas and northern Mexico are also affected.
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The fight to stop Nestlé from taking America’s water to sell in plastic bottles: A proposal for Nestlé to build a water bottling plant in Cascade Locks, Oregon, was one of the most heated battles in the state in its 2016 primary. Creek beds are bone dry and once-gushing springs are reduced to trickles as fights play out around the nation over control of nation’s freshwater supply
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/oct/29/the-fight-over-water-how-nestle-dries-up-us-creeks-to-sell-water-in-plastic-bottles__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2jgS1VRaWmUHUiloBrG1_hHvGWhUNEH4wQrmz6lBlE_MKxVhcwuKQm-dP3LBqMImTZtUpgBAvwCh94JJhWOa_JbW0gxsfloz$

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# Indigenous
For the Osage Nation, the betrayal of the murders depicted in ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ still lingers:     Despite the perpetrators being tried and convicted, anti-Indigenous sentiment roiled the area for decades.  The families of conspirators, survivors and those who continued to exploit guardianship laws had to coexist, at times with great tension. To the Osage still living in the area, many of whom had endured the Reign of Terror, excusing the actions of men who masterminded so many deaths spoke volumes.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/for-the-osage-nation-the-betrayal-of-the-murders-depicted-in-killers-of-the-flower-moon-still-lingers-214929*:*:text=Despite*20the*20truth*20of*20these,at*20times*20with*20great*20tension__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!yd-xlDot8hhS12ghyV9gTE-tOXWSwLpSEwEu3nioFuGZSW0fumr0GdZ1tw9LDyLDBGGlxPaXxagpjGcscbT0QCszEheiVQDT$

# Corporations / Industry
Five Decades and a Mountain of Evidence: Study Explores How Toxic Chemicals are ‘Stealing Children’s Future Potential’: Children of color and from low-income families are not only exposed to more dangerous substances but also experience disproportionate harm to their brain development, researchers report.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/23102023/minority-children-exposed-neurotoxic-chemicals/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yd-xlDot8hhS12ghyV9gTE-tOXWSwLpSEwEu3nioFuGZSW0fumr0GdZ1tw9LDyLDBGGlxPaXxagpjGcscbT0QCszErafkCNe$

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
The nightmare that keeps Anthony Fauci up at night: We must remember the pandemic and the lessons it brought. These lessons, according to Fauci fall into two distinct categories: the realm of public health and that of science.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/what-keeps-anthony-fauci-up-at-night/?utm_source=ground.news&utm_medium=referral__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yd-xlDot8hhS12ghyV9gTE-tOXWSwLpSEwEu3nioFuGZSW0fumr0GdZ1tw9LDyLDBGGlxPaXxagpjGcscbT0QCszEtHYpT9O$

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
Biden Unveils $105 Billion Foreign Aid Package as House Turmoil Continues: “We expect [Congress] to act and act swiftly,” the Biden administration said on Friday, but with no speaker, there’s no clear path forward. President Joe Biden unveiled a $105 billion foreign aid package on Friday, the bulk of which is dedicated to providing security assistance to Israel and Ukraine.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/4267953-house-chaos-forces-senate-to-take-the-wheel-on-spending/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yd-xlDot8hhS12ghyV9gTE-tOXWSwLpSEwEu3nioFuGZSW0fumr0GdZ1tw9LDyLDBGGlxPaXxagpjGcscbT0QCszEteoqdx6$

$10 trillion in added US debt since 2001 shows ‘Bush and Trump tax cuts broke our modern tax structure’: “In their blind loyalty to their mega-donors, Republicans’ fixation on giant tax cuts for billionaires created a revenue problem  driving up our national debt,” said Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse in response to new Treasury Department figures.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nationofchange.org/2023/10/23/10-trillion-in-added-us-debt-since-2001-shows-bush-and-trump-tax-cuts-broke-our-modern-tax-structure/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yd-xlDot8hhS12ghyV9gTE-tOXWSwLpSEwEu3nioFuGZSW0fumr0GdZ1tw9LDyLDBGGlxPaXxagpjGcscbT0QCszEoi5VdaF$

# Education / Schools
GOP Presidential Candidates Unite Around Calls to Deport Pro-Palestine Students: Trump deems US student protests against the Israel-Hamas war “pro-jihadist demonstrations,” and Republicans start falling in line. Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) sent a letter to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Monday calling for the deportation of foreign nationals who support Hamas.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4259079-cotton-calls-for-deportation-of-foreign-nationals-who-support-hamas/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yd-xlDot8hhS12ghyV9gTE-tOXWSwLpSEwEu3nioFuGZSW0fumr0GdZ1tw9LDyLDBGGlxPaXxagpjGcscbT0QCszEia5MJU5$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals FERC approves wave of gas projects as Democrats fume: Federal regulators gave a green light Thursday to a major natural gas pipeline expansion and a liquefied natural gas project. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved a controversial natural gas pipeline expansion project in the Pacific Northwest on Thursday, despite opposition from Democrats who said the project would imperil their states’ climate goals.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.eenews.net/articles/ferc-approves-wave-of-gas-projects-as-democrats-fume/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yd-xlDot8hhS12ghyV9gTE-tOXWSwLpSEwEu3nioFuGZSW0fumr0GdZ1tw9LDyLDBGGlxPaXxagpjGcscbT0QCszEj2TXlvW$

# Gov / Politics / Global
ISRAEL: Prof. Norman Finkelstein Speaks Truth About Israel and Its Use of Holocaust to Justify Ethnic Cleansing in Gaza: Finkelstein talks about Israel’s latest attack on Gaza and debunks some of the most pervasive talking points used to justify Israel’s ethnic cleansing of Palestinians.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2018/05/20/norman-finkelstein-gaza-iran-israel-jerusalem-embassy/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yd-xlDot8hhS12ghyV9gTE-tOXWSwLpSEwEu3nioFuGZSW0fumr0GdZ1tw9LDyLDBGGlxPaXxagpjGcscbT0QCszEupSLZpv$

Armenian Tensions with Tel Aviv on the Rise Over Azeri-Israeli MilitaryTies: Armenians have been going through their own plight, largely ignored by most of the international community. By September 30, in less than a week, over 100,000 people had been reported to have fled the Nagorno-Karabakh region, also known as Artsakh, historically considered to be a sacred homeland of Armenians on the disputed Armenian-Azerbaijani border (quite arbitrarily incorporated into Azerbaijan in the early Soviet years).
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://infobrics.org/post/39655/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yd-xlDot8hhS12ghyV9gTE-tOXWSwLpSEwEu3nioFuGZSW0fumr0GdZ1tw9LDyLDBGGlxPaXxagpjGcscbT0QCszEoofmGeI$

Putin Launches ‘New Evil Empire’ With North Korea and Hamas: Vladimir Putin’s pals have been boasting about Russia’s backing of Hamas; critics say they are one of a number of notorious anti-Western allies being used to distract from Ukraine.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsbreak.com/news/3202292232439-putin-launches-new-evil-empire-with-north-korea-and-hamas__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yd-xlDot8hhS12ghyV9gTE-tOXWSwLpSEwEu3nioFuGZSW0fumr0GdZ1tw9LDyLDBGGlxPaXxagpjGcscbT0QCszElaBZcXw$

UN Agency Warns Humanitarian Operations in Gaza on Verge of Total Collapse: “Without fuel, there will be no water, no functioning hospitals and bakeries,” said the UNRWA. “Without fuel, aid will not reach those in desperate need. Without fuel, there will be no humanitarian assistance.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/un-fuel-gaza-hospital-collapse*:*:text=The*20U.N.*20agency*20responsible*20for,its*20operations*20will*20collapse*20entirely__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!yd-xlDot8hhS12ghyV9gTE-tOXWSwLpSEwEu3nioFuGZSW0fumr0GdZ1tw9LDyLDBGGlxPaXxagpjGcscbT0QCszEl5MS_-S$

Hezbollah and the risks of war expanding into Lebanon: Lebanon Knows It Is on the Edge of the Abyss The war in Gaza could soon spread to a country that can’t afford it in any way.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/10/18/lebanon-hezbollah-hamas-israel-war-abyss/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yd-xlDot8hhS12ghyV9gTE-tOXWSwLpSEwEu3nioFuGZSW0fumr0GdZ1tw9LDyLDBGGlxPaXxagpjGcscbT0QCszEqMiblXD$

# Gov / Politics
Sen. John Fetterman’s Former Campaign Staffers Urge Him to Support Israel-Hamas Ceasefire: “It is not too late to change your stance and stand on the righteous side of history,” 16 former campaign staffers wrote in an open letter.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/10/20/john-fetterman-ceasefire-israel-hamas/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yd-xlDot8hhS12ghyV9gTE-tOXWSwLpSEwEu3nioFuGZSW0fumr0GdZ1tw9LDyLDBGGlxPaXxagpjGcscbT0QCszEtPdfPsF$

Going All-In for Israel May Make Biden Complicit in Genocide: Human rights lawyers warned Biden that his unconditional support for the war on Gaza may implicate the U.S. in Israel’s crimes.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/10/19/israel-gaza-biden-genocide-war-crimes/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yd-xlDot8hhS12ghyV9gTE-tOXWSwLpSEwEu3nioFuGZSW0fumr0GdZ1tw9LDyLDBGGlxPaXxagpjGcscbT0QCszElsbJGH-$

The U.N. Is Powerless to Help Gaza. That’s How the U.S. Wants It: The five permanent members of the Security Council, notably the U.S. and Russia, use their veto power to keep wars going.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/10/21/security-council-veto-united-nations/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yd-xlDot8hhS12ghyV9gTE-tOXWSwLpSEwEu3nioFuGZSW0fumr0GdZ1tw9LDyLDBGGlxPaXxagpjGcscbT0QCszEinMup0m$

How Third-Party Hopefuls Could Put Donald Trump Back in the White House: Bidenworld is fretting over potential 2024 spoilers, from Cornel West to RFK Jr. to No Labels, and may need to hammer home the election’s stakes to keep people from, as one strategist put it, “essentially throwing their vote away.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/election-2024-biden-trump-third-parties-e0f57b636d1365050102a8aebfb65712__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yd-xlDot8hhS12ghyV9gTE-tOXWSwLpSEwEu3nioFuGZSW0fumr0GdZ1tw9LDyLDBGGlxPaXxagpjGcscbT0QCszEk1ti1Qp$

Blinken Evades Questions About US Asking Israel to Delay Ground Invasion: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken dodged repeated questions on Sunday about whether the U.S. was encouraging Israel to delay a possible ground invasion to allow for more time on diplomacy as troops and tanks prepare for a full-scale invasion into Gaza, even as over 200 people, including 10 Americans, are hostages
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/international/4269393-blinken-dodges-question-on-whether-us-has-asked-israel-to-delay-ground-operation/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yd-xlDot8hhS12ghyV9gTE-tOXWSwLpSEwEu3nioFuGZSW0fumr0GdZ1tw9LDyLDBGGlxPaXxagpjGcscbT0QCszEgV-rRv8$

Republican presidential contenders bring idea of banning some Muslims into mainstream: Republican presidential candidates are uniting around imposing intense restrictions against immigrants and refugees from Gaza over concerns that citizens of the Hamas-controlled territory would be unsafe to admit to the United States.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/2024-gop-candidates-banning-some-muslims-mainstream__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yd-xlDot8hhS12ghyV9gTE-tOXWSwLpSEwEu3nioFuGZSW0fumr0GdZ1tw9LDyLDBGGlxPaXxagpjGcscbT0QCszEk_-7GNR$

Biden brings the world closer to nuclear war: Over the past six months, the world has edged closer to nuclear war than it has been since the Cuban Missile Crisis. The global power balance has been dramatically reshuffled, and the potential for disastrous miscalculation hasn’t been so high in 80 years.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/569732-biden-brings-the-world-closer-to-nuclear-war/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yd-xlDot8hhS12ghyV9gTE-tOXWSwLpSEwEu3nioFuGZSW0fumr0GdZ1tw9LDyLDBGGlxPaXxagpjGcscbT0QCszEmz2wDuC$

Republicans Are Breaking America’s Ancient Constitution: Parliaments have mechanisms for resolving the impasse in the House of Representatives. The U.S. does not. Jordan lost an internal caucus vote for Speaker and is now out of the running. It is unclear who if anyone could obtain majority support at this point; acting Speaker Patrick McHenry (R-NC) may end up serving as caretaker through January.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/politics/2023-10-20-republicans-breaking-americas-ancient-constitution/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yd-xlDot8hhS12ghyV9gTE-tOXWSwLpSEwEu3nioFuGZSW0fumr0GdZ1tw9LDyLDBGGlxPaXxagpjGcscbT0QCszEpupvJ7O$

The U.S. and Europe in a Time of Crisis; Military stresses are compounded by economic divisions: The Biden administration has been working hard to keep the European Union and its major constituent nations in support of America’s basic policies on Israel-Gaza and Russia-Ukraine. This is no mean feat, since many Europeans tend to be more war-weary and averse to open conflict with Russia, and less clearly on the side of Israel.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/blogs-and-newsletters/tap/2023-10-23-us-europe-time-of-crisis/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yd-xlDot8hhS12ghyV9gTE-tOXWSwLpSEwEu3nioFuGZSW0fumr0GdZ1tw9LDyLDBGGlxPaXxagpjGcscbT0QCszEqO45EhE$

# Law Enforcment
NYPD Cops Sued for Misconduct Cost City Millions in Settlements, Then Get Promotions: “They’re kind of failing upwards when they’re not only staying in the department but they’re also being promoted.”  The promotions given to cops repeatedly named in lawsuits that have cost the city tens of millions of dollars suggest that the department isn’t invested in addressing misconduct.4
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/10/19/nypd-lawsuits-promotions-misconduct/?utm_source=ground.news&utm_medium=referral__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yd-xlDot8hhS12ghyV9gTE-tOXWSwLpSEwEu3nioFuGZSW0fumr0GdZ1tw9LDyLDBGGlxPaXxagpjGcscbT0QCszEprs_Rp7$

# Legal / DOJ
Another Trump Lawyer Pleads Guilty in the Georgia Election Case, Agrees to Testify Against Codefendants Kenneth Chesebro’s guilty plea follows one from Sidney Powell on Thursday. Approximately 24 hours ago, Donald Trump got the no-good, very bad news that his former attorney Sidney Powell had pleaded guilty to attempting to overturn his election loss in Georgia and had agreed to testify against her codefendants, one of whom happens to be the ex-president.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4267538-powell-chesebro-georgia-plea-deals-danger-trump/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yd-xlDot8hhS12ghyV9gTE-tOXWSwLpSEwEu3nioFuGZSW0fumr0GdZ1tw9LDyLDBGGlxPaXxagpjGcscbT0QCszEsyjwbla$

The President’s Taunt to Show Him the Money May Have Just Backfired: The investigation into the massive influence peddling operation of the Bidens has revealed a consistent pattern of corruption. Now, the House Oversight Committee committee has released evidence of one such transfer that might even satisfy Cuba Gooding, Jr. The payment occurred in 2018, after the president’s brother, James Biden, received $200,000 from a company called Americore. James has long been criticized for raw influence peddling, and Americore was one of the companies where he had reportedly suggested access to sell to his brother.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zerohedge.com/political/president-bidens-taunts-show-me-money-may-have-just-backfired?ref=biztoc.com__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yd-xlDot8hhS12ghyV9gTE-tOXWSwLpSEwEu3nioFuGZSW0fumr0GdZ1tw9LDyLDBGGlxPaXxagpjGcscbT0QCszEpa13D2g$

# Media
Europe’s Largest News Aggregator Orders Editors to Play Down PalestinianDeaths: Upday, an app owned by the German media giants Axel Springer, is instructing journalists to cover the war in Gaza with a pro-Israel bent.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reddit.com/r/anime_titties/comments/17eah5o/europes_largest_news_aggregator_orders_editors_to/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yd-xlDot8hhS12ghyV9gTE-tOXWSwLpSEwEu3nioFuGZSW0fumr0GdZ1tw9LDyLDBGGlxPaXxagpjGcscbT0QCszEiqkxbxc$

# Medical / Health / Global
Gaza Doctors Forced to Operate Without Morphine as Supplies Run Low: Patients requiring surgery are being forced to undergo procedures without morphine and painkillers as essential supplies dwindle
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/gaza-doctors-forced-operate-without-201807312.html*:*:text=Patients*20requiring*20surgery*20in*20Gaza,operated*20on*20without*20having*20morphine__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!yd-xlDot8hhS12ghyV9gTE-tOXWSwLpSEwEu3nioFuGZSW0fumr0GdZ1tw9LDyLDBGGlxPaXxagpjGcscbT0QCszEtoEpLlK$

# Military / DOD
CIA Linked to Drones Used in Crimea Bridge Attack: The operation was reportedly conducted by Ukraine’s domestic security service. The CIA was involved in an operation that developed the naval drones used by Ukraine to attack the Crimean Bridge in July. The detail was revealed in an article exploring the “deep ties” which have emerged between the CIA and Ukrainian intelligence since 2014 and Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.yahoo.com/news/cia-involved-developing-drones-used-133438715.html*:*:text=The*20CIA*20was*20involved*20in,July*2C*20according*20to*20a*20report__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSU!!On18fmf1aQ!yd-xlDot8hhS12ghyV9gTE-tOXWSwLpSEwEu3nioFuGZSW0fumr0GdZ1tw9LDyLDBGGlxPaXxagpjGcscbT0QCszEjGixLW8$

Biden Just Sent B-52 Bombers Right to North Korea’s ‘Doorstep’: A U.S. Air Force B-52 on Sunday carried out joint aerial drills with aircraft from South Korea and Japan. The long-range strategic bomber landed at a South Korean airbase last week after a flyover at the country’s largest defense exhibition.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.19fortyfive.com/2023/10/biden-just-sent-b-52-bombers-right-to-north-koreas-doorstep/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yd-xlDot8hhS12ghyV9gTE-tOXWSwLpSEwEu3nioFuGZSW0fumr0GdZ1tw9LDyLDBGGlxPaXxagpjGcscbT0QCszEkMjvAWg$

More US troops get ‘prepare to deploy’ orders as drone attacks continue. The Pentagon is sending air defense systems to Israel and considering deploying US troops to Iraq and Syria in response to drone attacks.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://taskandpurpose.com/news/more-us-troops-get-prepare-to-deploy-orders-as-drone-attacks-continue/*:*:text=Navy-,More*20US*20troops*20get*20’prepare*20to*20deploy’*20orders*20as*20drone,in*20response*20to*20drone*20attacks__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUl!!On18fmf1aQ!yd-xlDot8hhS12ghyV9gTE-tOXWSwLpSEwEu3nioFuGZSW0fumr0GdZ1tw9LDyLDBGGlxPaXxagpjGcscbT0QCszEvH_VXqy$

# Military / Global
Wiping Gaza Strip off the Map: The Gaza Strip and it’s 2.2 million residents are being deliberately and gradually wiped out of existence by Israeli war planes using all kinds of American supplied weapons making Biden’s administration an active partner of this Holocaust. Israeli bombers are perpetrating an intensified campaign of concentrated carpet bombing against Gaza Strip, totally leveling it to the ground https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2023/10/wiping-gaza-off-the-map/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yd-xlDot8hhS12ghyV9gTE-tOXWSwLpSEwEu3nioFuGZSW0fumr0GdZ1tw9LDyLDBGGlxPaXxagpjGcscbT0QCszEkcIPnCF$

Israeli warplanes struck targets across Gaza early Monday, including in areas where Palestinian civilians have been told to seek refuge, after another small aid shipment was allowed into the besieged Hamas-ruled territory. Relief workers said far more supplies were needed to address the spiraling humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Fears of a widening war have grown as Israel has launched airstrikes in the occupied West Bank, Syria and Lebanon in recent days.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/22/second-aid-convoy-enters-gaza-as-israel-steps-up-bombardments__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yd-xlDot8hhS12ghyV9gTE-tOXWSwLpSEwEu3nioFuGZSW0fumr0GdZ1tw9LDyLDBGGlxPaXxagpjGcscbT0QCszEh2JR2-w$

Israel, with the backing of its U.S. and European allies, is preparing to launch not only a scorched earth campaign in Gaza but the worst ethnic cleansing since the wars in the former Yugoslavia: Israel is not only decimating Gaza with airstrikes but employing the oldest and cruelest weapon of war, starvation. Israel’s message, on the eve of a ground invasion, is clear. Leave Gaza or Die. The U.S. and its Western allies are as morally bankrupt and as complicit in genocide as those who witnessed the Nazi Holocaust of the Jews and did nothing.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://chrishedges.substack.com/p/let-them-eat-cement__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yd-xlDot8hhS12ghyV9gTE-tOXWSwLpSEwEu3nioFuGZSW0fumr0GdZ1tw9LDyLDBGGlxPaXxagpjGcscbT0QCszEk3JWysv$

How China Could Turn Crisis to Catastrophe: How China Could Turn Crisis to Catastrophe A war over Taiwan would devastate the economies of both Asia and the globe.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-china-could-turn-crisis-to-catastrophe-taiwan-invasion-689c29bd__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yd-xlDot8hhS12ghyV9gTE-tOXWSwLpSEwEu3nioFuGZSW0fumr0GdZ1tw9LDyLDBGGlxPaXxagpjGcscbT0QCszEoKO6mHv$

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# Border / Immigration / Migrants / Global
Russia has terminated the cross-border cooperation agreement with Finland. The Russian Foreign Ministry has been instructed to notify the other party of the decision. The agreement will cease to be in force 90 days after notifying the Scandinavian country’s government – reports the newspaper “Kommiersant.” A cross-border agreement is a form of cooperation, the aim of which is to abolish restrictions resulting from the existence of national borders. Such an agreement between Russia and Finland was signed in 2012 and did not have an expiration date.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://tass.com/politics/1694603__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0WBesRUwvJPvb1Tnv9y0kyy5ob3mhzb1QryDFeIys_9WGK8agEqIyzUlL-wrPgPImEDbSAEAthewLO6QajtOvptciPrrVXaC$

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
The mRNA Vaccine Controversy: Unmasking the Truth Behind the Science – Are We Playing With Fire? The discovery of genetic inserts in the virus, resembling sequences from a Wuhan laboratory, led to accusations of scientific ostracism and ‘cancellation’ by mainstream media and professional colleagues.
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Stroke High Risk with very Widespread Drugs, Big Pharma Scientists in a NIH funded Study: A new pre-print study confirms the high risk of stroke due to the Moderna or Comirnaty mRNA gene sera in particular for older people but highlights this risk in combination with the flu vaccine that all Western states have recommended for the autumn season.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2023/10/exclusive-stroke-high-risk-with-very-widespread-drugs-big-pharma-scientists-in-a-nih-funded-study/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=exclusive-stroke-high-risk-with-very-widespread-drugs-big-pharma-scientists-in-a-nih-funded-study__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0WBesRUwvJPvb1Tnv9y0kyy5ob3mhzb1QryDFeIys_9WGK8agEqIyzUlL-wrPgPImEDbSAEAthewLO6QajtOvptciP2HaTt6$

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
2023 Deficit Rose to $1.7 Trillion. The White House Blames Republican Tax Cuts: The federal budget deficit for fiscal year 2023 was $1.695 trillion, up from $1.375 trillion the prior year, according to data released Friday by the Treasury Department.
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Biden Requests $106 Billion for Israel, Ukraine and Border: In a rare address to the nation from the Oval Office Thursday night, President Joe Biden announced that he is requesting billions of dollars from Congress to aid Israel and Ukraine, enhance security at the southern border and boost security in the Indo-Pacific region.
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Budget group calls for restraint in spending package for Ukraine, Israel, Gaza: “We live in dangerous times, and this package includes funding for real emergencies that merit serious consideration,” Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, said in a statement. “At the same time, we should avoid worsening our precarious fiscal situation, which weakens our ability to respond to emergencies on an ongoing basis.”
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U.S. Payments on Debt Spike to $659 Billion, Nearly Doubling in Two Years: The U.S. government spent $659 billion this year paying off the interest on its debt, according to a Treasury report released Friday, as the nation’s widening fiscal imbalance and the Federal Reserve’s rate hikes dramatically raised the federal cost of borrowing.
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A $64 Billion Bank Heist — The nation’s biggest banks are netting big profits from rising interest rates while ripping off everyone else. The larceny here is in the size of the gap between what banks are paying savers and what banks can earn through the Federal Reserve. That spread is now “at a modern high,” according to a recent Fed report.
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$10 trillion in added debt shows ‘Bush and Trump tax cuts broke our modern tax structure’: Instead, these tax cuts have added $10 trillion to the debt since their enactment and are responsible for 57 percent of the increase in the debt ratio since 2001, and more than 90 percent of the increase in the debt ratio if the one-time costs of bills responding to COVID-19 and the Great Recession are excluded.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/10/22/2200920/-The-GOP-Bush-and-Trump-tax-cuts-have-added-10-Trillion-57-to-the-debt?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=latest_community&pm_medium=web__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0WBesRUwvJPvb1Tnv9y0kyy5ob3mhzb1QryDFeIys_9WGK8agEqIyzUlL-wrPgPImEDbSAEAthewLO6QajtOvptciPCY688C$

# Education / Schools
California enacts law requiring teaching of cursive writing in schools. 17 other states have too: “A lot of the historical documents going back two or three decades are actually in cursive,” Quirk-Silva, a former elementary school teacher, said. “I went on 23andMe looking for some family records and they were all written in cursive. While the teaching of cursive may feel anachronistic, the skill may help expand the ability of students to learn.
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# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals Alaska sues Biden administration over Arctic lease cancellations: The Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority is asking a federal judge to reverse a decision by the Biden administration to cancel oil and drilling leases in the Alaska National Wildlife Refuge area, one of the country’s largest reserves of pristine federal land.
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The Biden Administration Has Begun Regulating 400,000 Miles of Gas ‘Gathering Lines.’ The Industry Isn’t Happy: Many of those lines, laid since the fracking boom began 15 years ago, are bigger than earlier pipes, and since new reporting requirements have gone into effect, thousands of miles of line haven’t been accounted for.
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Research by Public Health Experts Shows ‘Damning’ Evidence on the Harms of Fracking: The natural gas industry answers with its own reviews of research, finding a lack of evidence to establish a clear link between fracking and negative health outcomes. Hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas is linked to an array of health harms, including cancer, cardiovascular disease, asthma and birth defects, according to the latest compilation of studies
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Feds Approve Expansion of Northwestern Gas Pipeline Despite Strong Opposition Over Its Threat to Climate Goals: Democratic leaders, tribes and environmentalists say the increased delivery of Canadian gas to Washington, Oregon, Idaho and California would jeopardize state and national emissions reduction targets.
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# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure A Shadowy Corner of International Law Is Threatening Climate Action, U.N. Expert Warns: An obscure but far-reaching system allowing corporations to sue governments is being “weaponized” by the fossil fuel and mining industries, according to a new U.N. report, jeopardizing progress in developing nations.
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Fish and Wildlife Service Proposes Sprawling Conservation Area in Everglades Watershed: A new federal proposal calls for creating a conservation area that would span 12 counties in Florida, from the Everglades’ headwaters in the center of the state to sawgrass prairies further south, preserving a region that is home to imperiled species like the Florida panther, the official state animal.
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# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / Global
Mapped: The Deep Ties Between Big Ag and Europe’s Right-Wing Politicians: How agribusiness used hikes and free rent to win the hearts of European conservatives. These relationship-building activities have helped to forge a powerful alliance in Brussels between select politicians from the centre-right European People’s Party (EPP) and those with a commercial interest in slowing moves to more nature-friendly farming: pesticide manufacturers and farming unions linked to industry.
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# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals
In Florida, Gen Z Activists Step Into the Fight Against Sugarcane Burning: Every year, farmers in South Florida set fire to more than 400,000 acres of sugarcane fields pre-harvest, creating a “black snow” of ash and soot that falls on the low-income communities nearby.
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# Gov / Politics / Global
Israel Wants “Hiroshima Scenario” for Gaza: Israel’s recent massive attacks on the Gaza Strip make it clear that the Zionist state plans to destroy the city completely. However, the real intentions seem to be even more extreme, since, according to an American journalist, the objective is to make the city something close to WWII Hiroshima, but without the use of nuclear weapons.
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New records show $200,000 payment to Joe Biden same day his brother received loan from loans from Americore: “On March 1, 2018, Americore wired a $200,000 loan into James and Sara Biden’s personal bank account – not their business bank account,” Comer said. “And then on the very same day, James Biden wrote a $200,000 check from this same personal bank account to Joe Biden.
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‘We Need Peace’: Israelis Who Survived or Lost Loved Ones in Hamas Attack Speak Out Against War “You can’t cure killed babies with more dead babies,” said the son of a peace activist likely held hostage in Gaza.
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# Gov / Politics
The GOP Is Burning Down the House: It’s been reality-TV central lately in the halls of Congress, wacky stunts, wild rants, and a mystery baby. But like the prospect of Speaker Jim Jordan, the party’s antics are hardly entertaining. The trigger was McCarthy’s dealing with Democrats to pass a 45-day stopgap bill to avoid a partial government shutdown. In retaliation, Gaetz himself allied with Dems to shut down the GOP House.
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‘I Couldn’t Shift Anything’: Senior State Department Official Resigns Over Biden’s Gaza Policy: He concluded his note by wishing fellow government officials “continued success, strength and courage.”
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Amid House Speaker Chaos, GOP Confess Attack on Social Security, Medicare Still Top Priority: “Raise your hand if you DON’T want a speaker of the House who is hellbent on cutting your hard-earned Social Security and Medicare,” said one Democratic state lawmaker. In the midst of the second vote on U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan’s nomination to be the next House Speaker on Wednesday, one right-wing lawmaker cut through the Republican infighting to remind his fellow GOP members of the common goal they share: cutting programs that millions of Americans rely on to obtain healthcare and afford their day-to-day expenses.
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House Republican Floats Bill to Authorize US Military Action in Iran as Fears of Broader War Grow: “We are inching toward a regional war in the Middle East, further fueled by Biden’s refusal to call for a cease-fire and deescalation,” argued one analyst. The Republican chairman of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee on Monday said his panel is drafting legislation to authorize the use of military force in Iran amid growing fears that ongoing violence in Israel and Gaza could set off a broader regional conflagration.
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Biden Demands Military Aid Boost for Israel Amid Growing Revolt Inside State Department: “Biden’s unconditional support for Israel as Israeli officials threaten a genocide in Gaza is reckless and unconscionable.” Biden is expected to ask Congress to approve $14 billion in military assistance for Israel, which already receives roughly $4 billion in military aid from the U.S. each year. The aid request will come on top of weaponry that the U.S. shipped to Israel in the wake of Hamas’
October 7 attack.
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President Joe Biden on Thursday appealed to Congress to pass a massive defense spending package that would include tens of billions of dollars in additional weapons for Israel and Ukraine. Biden called the package “an unprecedented commitment to Israel’s security that will sharpen Israel’s qualitative military edge” in a prime time address to the oval office fresh off a trip to Tel Aviv.
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President Biden Asks For a $100 Billion Supplemental Bill for Global Defense Aid: The funding levels — which would cover an entire year and also include money for the border and disaster aid — have not yet been finalized and could change.
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# Military / DOD
Vietnam War 30 years later:  As we look back at Vietnam, we must ask ourselves, what have we learned?There are many lessons from Vietnam. The first is: don’t get involved in a situation in a place where you don’t know anything about the people or the country.
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US moves carrier to Middle East following attacks on US forces: In a major change, the aircraft carrier USS Eisenhower and its strike group of a cruiser and destroyers is being redirected to the Middle East instead of to the eastern Mediterranean where it was supposed to join the USS Ford strike group as an additional deterrent for Iran and Hezbollah from broadening the conflict
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US redirects Navy carrier strike group, deploys high altitude defense missile system and patriot battalions to the Middle East amid escalations by Iran in the Israel-Hamas war. The US is increasing its “force posture” in the Middle East amid the Israel-Hamas war.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.axios.com/2023/10/22/israel-hamas-war-missiles-pentagon-austin__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0WBesRUwvJPvb1Tnv9y0kyy5ob3mhzb1QryDFeIys_9WGK8agEqIyzUlL-wrPgPImEDbSAEAthewLO6QajtOvptciGG7ugn3$

# Military / Global
Israel is Making a Terrible Mistake: President Biden warned against Israeli forces occupying the Gaza Strip. Was it too late? On the verge of an Israeli ground war in Gaza and amidst thousands of needless deaths, Ryan Cooper writes that a re-occupation would have horrific consequences for civilians in both Palestine and Israel.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/world/2023-10-16-israel-biden-administration-terrible-mistake/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0WBesRUwvJPvb1Tnv9y0kyy5ob3mhzb1QryDFeIys_9WGK8agEqIyzUlL-wrPgPImEDbSAEAthewLO6QajtOvptciIJZD5q3$

Israel War Plane Attacks West Bank for First Time in Decades: The warhead struck a mosque at a refugee camp in Jenin that the Israeli Air Force said was sheltering members of Hamas, according to Haaretz.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/israel-strikes-west-bank-with-warplane-for-first-time-in-decades-destroying-jenin-mosque__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0WBesRUwvJPvb1Tnv9y0kyy5ob3mhzb1QryDFeIys_9WGK8agEqIyzUlL-wrPgPImEDbSAEAthewLO6QajtOvptciG3LvVEj$

Israel is now fighting on 3 fronts as airstrikes and violence escalate across the Palestinian territories, Lebanon, and Syria
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.businessinsider.com/israel-fighting-war-3-fronts-hamas-lebanon-syria-middle-east-2023-10*:*:text=Israel*20is*20now*20waging*20war,Iran*20and*20its*20proxy*20forces.*22__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSU!!On18fmf1aQ!0WBesRUwvJPvb1Tnv9y0kyy5ob3mhzb1QryDFeIys_9WGK8agEqIyzUlL-wrPgPImEDbSAEAthewLO6QajtOvptciGJbTmQj$

South Korea, US and Japan hold first-ever trilateral aerial exercise in face of North Korean threats: The South Korean, U.S. and Japanese militaries conducted their first-ever trilateral aerial exercise on Sunday in response to evolving North Korean nuclear threats, South Korea’s air force said.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.barrons.com/news/south-korea-us-japan-hold-first-joint-air-drills-d5b2de44__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0WBesRUwvJPvb1Tnv9y0kyy5ob3mhzb1QryDFeIys_9WGK8agEqIyzUlL-wrPgPImEDbSAEAthewLO6QajtOvptciJfGApjS$

# Water
As Drought Grips the Southwest, Water Utilities Find the Hunt For More Workers Challenging: Shortages on the Colorado River and depleted aquifers have brought new funding and political will for water conservation in the Southwest, but local water utilities are struggling to find the workers needed to do the work.
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# Indigenous
Western States Opposed Tribes’ Access to the Colorado River 70 Years Ago. History Is Repeating Itself. Records unearthed by a University of Virginia professor shed new light on states’ vocal opposition in the 1950s to tribes claiming their share of the river. Today, many are still fighting to secure water. Many of the 30 federally recognized tribes in the Colorado River Basin still have been unable to access water to which they’re entitled. And Arizona for years has taken a uniquely aggressive stance against tribes’ attempts to use their water, a recent ProPublica and High Country News investigation found.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/states-tribes-water-rights-history-repeating-itself__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3uY6FOO9bhOZ-5-nPjAuPS5Rhwrdv7b0xO_h0NTKCgED01tg5_pvq7O46-rd6xGVIMKYnhN0YbhRoR3mwsJtwPTeWce0TCXm$

# Archaeology
Scientists Find Structure Older Than Humanity: Scientists have found a new old kid on the block that predates the existence of Homo sapiens, according to Nature. Dating back to 476,000 years ago, primitive wooden tools and structures were found at a site in Kalambo Falls, Zambia that provide significant insight into the lives of our early ancestors.
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Archaeologists Make Extraordinary Discovery After Diving Into a Flooded Tomb: The pyramid of Nastasen is located in Nuri, modern Sudan. In this location, there are over 20 pyramids that were built for the ancient Nubian kings and queens. It was created to serve as the royal necropolis for the nearby city of Napata, the first capital of the Kingdom of Kush. The number of remaining pyramids pales in comparison to how many there were at Nuri’s peak – likely over 80.
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# Border / Immigration / Migrants
Texas strings concertina wire along New Mexico border to deter migrants: Gov. Greg Abbott said the barrier, two rows of wire strung between metal posts near Interstate 10, was necessary because migrants are crossing the border at New Mexico and walking into El Paso.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2023/10/17/texas-border-new-mexico-concertina-wire-abbott/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3uY6FOO9bhOZ-5-nPjAuPS5Rhwrdv7b0xO_h0NTKCgED01tg5_pvq7O46-rd6xGVIMKYnhN0YbhRoR3mwsJtwPTeWWLudCuU$

# Children / Youth
When Foster Parents Don’t Want to Give Back the Baby: In many states, adoption lawyers are pushing a new legal strategy that forces biological parents to compete for custody of their children.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/foster-care-intervention-adoption-colorado__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3uY6FOO9bhOZ-5-nPjAuPS5Rhwrdv7b0xO_h0NTKCgED01tg5_pvq7O46-rd6xGVIMKYnhN0YbhRoR3mwsJtwPTeWaS9-b0S$

# Corporations / Industry
Key Walmart and Kroger supplier files Chapter 11 bankruptcy: The supplier, Prima Wawona, says it plans to still commit to delivering product without interruption. In a statement, the company said delivery and supply should not be impacted by the filing.
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# Employment / Labor
State lawmakers and agencies are hoping to tap a new source of talent, high schoolers, as the industry deals with an impending worker shortage. Texas needs water workers. Will high school students answer the call?
Nearly two-thirds of the state’s water and wastewater agencies say they need more workers.
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# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure / Global Amazon River Reaches Record Low Amid Drought and Wildfires: Sixty of the 62 cities in Brazil’s northern Amazonas state have declared a state of emergency as communities struggle to meet their basic needs.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.axios.com/2023/10/18/brazil-amazon-river-low-level-record-drought-fires__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3uY6FOO9bhOZ-5-nPjAuPS5Rhwrdv7b0xO_h0NTKCgED01tg5_pvq7O46-rd6xGVIMKYnhN0YbhRoR3mwsJtwPTeWW3jtaur$

# General News
189 Decomposing Bodies Pulled Out of Colorado Funeral Home: Authorities discovered the bodies after neighbors complained of a foul smell earlier this month. The remains of at least 189 people have been removed from a Colorado funeral home, up from an initial estimate of about 115 when the decaying and improperly stored bodies were discovered two weeks ago, officials said Tuesday.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/colorado-funeral-home-remains-d83e65897404bef632dbb7ad4a8e4bfe__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3uY6FOO9bhOZ-5-nPjAuPS5Rhwrdv7b0xO_h0NTKCgED01tg5_pvq7O46-rd6xGVIMKYnhN0YbhRoR3mwsJtwPTeWazZSusb$

# Gov / Politics / Global
Israel’s Violence Will Never Bring “Safety” to Anyone, Including Jews: As the horrific siege against Gaza escalates, we need to confront the violence of Israel’s ethnonationalist militarism. The horror and heartbreak in Gaza reaches new proportions each minute: Israel’s siege has killed at least 3,400 people and injured more than 12,000 in the past week and a half, and a possible ground invasion threatens unspeakable levels of new violence.
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Israeli Politician Says “Children of Gaza Have Brought This Upon Themselves”: As the number of children killed in Gaza approached 1,000, Knesset member Meirav Ben-Ari declared “the children of Gaza have brought this upon themselves.” Such calls by Israeli politicians for collective punishment are not uncommon.
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# Gov / Politics
“It’s 100% Personal”: Trump Insiders Fear His Netanyahu Vendetta Could Be a Gift to Biden: One source called Trump’s Israel rhetoric a “disaster,” while others suggested he may even lose Jewish and evangelical voters to Biden, who has offered staunch support for Israel in its war against Hamas. Why Biden has ‘no alternative’ to Netanyahu. The two men are refocused on something that has always united them, ensuring Israel’s security and long-term survival.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2023/10/07/why-biden-has-no-alternative-to-netanyahu-00120494__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3uY6FOO9bhOZ-5-nPjAuPS5Rhwrdv7b0xO_h0NTKCgED01tg5_pvq7O46-rd6xGVIMKYnhN0YbhRoR3mwsJtwPTeWfBBNbAa$

Biden Sides with Israel After Airstrikes Level Gazan Hospital, Killing Hundreds of Palestinians: President Biden is in Israel, hours after Palestinian officials accused Israel of killing at least 500 people at Gaza’s Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in an airstrike. In addition to treating sick and wounded patients, the hospital was acting as a refuge for displaced Gazans fleeing Israeli’s unrelenting attacks https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/10/18/world/israel-hamas-war-biden-gaza*a-top-hamas-commander-described-as-its-head-of-military-intelligence-is-killed-in-an-israeli-strike__;Iw!!On18fmf1aQ!3uY6FOO9bhOZ-5-nPjAuPS5Rhwrdv7b0xO_h0NTKCgED01tg5_pvq7O46-rd6xGVIMKYnhN0YbhRoR3mwsJtwPTeWc2xCtHJ$

GOP Rep Announces She’s Retiring Amid Speaker Drama: After serving three terms, Rep. Debbie Lesko (R-Ariz.) said that she will not seek reelection in 2024.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/representative-debbie-lesko-retirement_n_652f1bb3e4b0da897ab5bc45__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3uY6FOO9bhOZ-5-nPjAuPS5Rhwrdv7b0xO_h0NTKCgED01tg5_pvq7O46-rd6xGVIMKYnhN0YbhRoR3mwsJtwPTeWZ-dFzDf$

Trump’s Confidential Conversations About U.S. Nuclear Submarines Entering Enemy Territory – A Threat to His 2024 Presidential Bid? Smith charged Trump with illegally holding classified documents at the Mar-a-Lago property in June, alleging that he hid them from Department of Justice investigators. That case is scheduled to go to trial in May. That case does not include mention of the alleged disclosures to Pratt.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4240738-jack-smith-probed-trumps-nuclear-subs-discussion-with-australian-billionaire-report/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3uY6FOO9bhOZ-5-nPjAuPS5Rhwrdv7b0xO_h0NTKCgED01tg5_pvq7O46-rd6xGVIMKYnhN0YbhRoR3mwsJtwPTeWbabVjrb$

Trump’s classified info leak led to disappearance of 2 sources: The notorious ex-British spy Christopher Steele — behind the eponymous “Steele dossier” — blames former President Donald Trump for causing the disappearance of two sources after critical evidence was declassified, according to a Reuters report citing public court documents released on Tuesday
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rawstory.com/trump-classified-2666008281/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3uY6FOO9bhOZ-5-nPjAuPS5Rhwrdv7b0xO_h0NTKCgED01tg5_pvq7O46-rd6xGVIMKYnhN0YbhRoR3mwsJtwPTeWR28YMLp$

Sen. Ben Albritton becomes Senate president-designate: Bolstering Florida’s agriculture industry, addressing water-quality issues and supporting the foster-care system are priorities that Sen. Ben Albritton is eyeing as he prepares to become the next Senate president.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2023/10/18/albritton-formally-tapped-as-next-state-senate-president/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3uY6FOO9bhOZ-5-nPjAuPS5Rhwrdv7b0xO_h0NTKCgED01tg5_pvq7O46-rd6xGVIMKYnhN0YbhRoR3mwsJtwPTeWfREj82R$

Challenger to Rick Scott drops out of Florida Senate race: Navy veteran Phil Ehr will announce Wednesday morning that he’s exiting the Democratic primary for Senate and instead will challenge incumbent Rep.
Carlos Gimenez (R-Fla.) for Florida’s 28th congressional district.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/newsletters/florida-playbook/2023/10/18/challenger-to-rick-scott-drops-out-of-senate-race-00122154__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3uY6FOO9bhOZ-5-nPjAuPS5Rhwrdv7b0xO_h0NTKCgED01tg5_pvq7O46-rd6xGVIMKYnhN0YbhRoR3mwsJtwPTeWbM8wX9H$

Amid House Speaker Chaos, GOP Confess Attack on Social Security, Medicare Still Top Priority: “Raise your hand if you DON’T want a speaker of the House who is hellbent on cutting your hard-earned Social Security and Medicare,” said one Democratic state lawmaker. “Cutting Social Security and Medicare is a priority that House Republicans will let outlive their leadership,” the White House memo said.
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# Juvenile Justice System
# Law Enforcment
‘Trunk-Or-Treat’ Event Turns To Chaos After Cop Allegedly Starts Shooting, Makes Death Threats: A St. Louis County police officer was charged with multiple crimes after he allegedly made death threats and fired 11 rounds from his gun at a holiday event for Missouri elementary school students on Sunday. No one was injured, but children ran for cover as several bystanders tackled the cop.
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# Legal / DOJ
Russian sources disappeared after Trump decision: In his statement, Steele said the decision to declassify his testimony, taken on Trump’s last day in office, resulted in several Russian sources being exposed and suffering “varying consequences”. He said: “Two of the named Russian sources have not been seen or heard of since.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/oct/17/russian-sources-disappeared-after-trump-declassified-ex-spys-evidence-uk-court-told__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3uY6FOO9bhOZ-5-nPjAuPS5Rhwrdv7b0xO_h0NTKCgED01tg5_pvq7O46-rd6xGVIMKYnhN0YbhRoR3mwsJtwPTeWT5tRBXL$

# Medical / Health
Senate Finance Committee holding a hearing on deceptive practices in so-called Medicare Advantage plans. Information submitted by states demonstrates that beneficiaries are inundated with fraudulent and misleading communications across all modes of communication (in-person, television, telemarketer, and robo-calls).
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.finance.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Deceptive*20Marketing*20Practices*20Flourish*20in*20Medicare*20Advantage.pdf__;JSUlJSUl!!On18fmf1aQ!3uY6FOO9bhOZ-5-nPjAuPS5Rhwrdv7b0xO_h0NTKCgED01tg5_pvq7O46-rd6xGVIMKYnhN0YbhRoR3mwsJtwPTeWcRzlP09$

# Military / Global
Satellite Images Show Russia Increasing Nuclear Capability in Belarus:  The deployments come as tension is rising between Moscow and the West. New commercial satellite photos taken on Monday confirm recent reports that Russia is once again massing troops and military equipment on the border with Ukraine after a major buildup this spring.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2021/11/01/satellite-russia-ukraine-military-518337__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3uY6FOO9bhOZ-5-nPjAuPS5Rhwrdv7b0xO_h0NTKCgED01tg5_pvq7O46-rd6xGVIMKYnhN0YbhRoR3mwsJtwPTeWVScInW1$

# Science
Scientists Made a Quantum Object Called an Alice Ring. What Comes Next Is Much Weirder: Topological monopoles are a quantum physics phenomenon that can decay into what’s known as “Alice rings.” Named after Lewis Carroll’s famous heroine, this vortex ring flips the magnetic charge of any monopole that passes through it, creating an anti-monopole.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/math/a44943490/alice-rings-quantum-physics/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3uY6FOO9bhOZ-5-nPjAuPS5Rhwrdv7b0xO_h0NTKCgED01tg5_pvq7O46-rd6xGVIMKYnhN0YbhRoR3mwsJtwPTeWTPFI6ay$

# Space
Planet 9 Hiding In Our Solar System Could Change The Theory Of Gravity: Could data pointing toward a mysterious planet at the edge of the solar system actually suggest it’s time to revisit our theory of gravity? Evidence pointing toward the existence of an undiscovered ninth planet in the solar system may actually indicate our ideas of gravity are incorrect.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.space.com/planet-9-mystery-deepens-gravity-theory__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3uY6FOO9bhOZ-5-nPjAuPS5Rhwrdv7b0xO_h0NTKCgED01tg5_pvq7O46-rd6xGVIMKYnhN0YbhRoR3mwsJtwPTeWbUp5yP8$

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