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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2024-05-19

Voices, The Peoples News

May 19, 2024
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Archaeology / Anthropology
Giza pyramid ‘anomaly’ pinpoints ‘object’ beneath sands surface: The shape of the ‘anomaly’ is such that the research teams concluded that it was most likely man-made. Two underground structures were identified, one was deep, and the other shallow. The shallow structure is described as L-shaped and is just under two meters deep.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sciencetimes.com/articles/50187/20240515/4-500-year-old-l-shaped-mysterious-structure-hidden-near.htm__;!!On18fmf1aQ!35aoRKfxuaLN-0sE2uHltgY0JnMCLmKfYor0ceY4u5Hb0Zq9FBZnLhcnTZ8kjq_yy1hj2hnXpnZNED0NIM7U7ZDRzGzWP3p_$

# Borders / Immigration
White House and Democratic lawmakers plot ways to strengthen their hand on border security: The White House and top congressional Democrats are discussing a series of moves aimed at strengthening their hand on border security ahead of the first presidential debate next month.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/18/politics/white-house-democrats-border-security__;!!On18fmf1aQ!35aoRKfxuaLN-0sE2uHltgY0JnMCLmKfYor0ceY4u5Hb0Zq9FBZnLhcnTZ8kjq_yy1hj2hnXpnZNED0NIM7U7ZDRzGi6oE5h$

Anxiety grows among Democrats over Biden border issues: Reflecting the growing angst among Democrats, Schumer tackled the border security issue head-on last week, devoting time in three of his floor
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4661507-democrats-focus-on-border-to-counter-biden-swoon-in-swing-states/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!35aoRKfxuaLN-0sE2uHltgY0JnMCLmKfYor0ceY4u5Hb0Zq9FBZnLhcnTZ8kjq_yy1hj2hnXpnZNED0NIM7U7ZDRzE2e4gJF$

Texas Democrats and Republicans split on border proposal: The proposal was brokered in part by lawmakers who also wanted to pass aid money for U.S. allies.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2024/02/05/texas-reaction-border-deal-ukraine-israel/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!35aoRKfxuaLN-0sE2uHltgY0JnMCLmKfYor0ceY4u5Hb0Zq9FBZnLhcnTZ8kjq_yy1hj2hnXpnZNED0NIM7U7ZDRzBdMiMzA$

Denver’s new immigration plan, explained: The new program caps shelter stays for all new immigrants but expands services for 800 asylum seekers. We’ve designed a program that provides six months of wraparound services, including rental and food assistance, case management, transportation and free legal services to submit asylum and work-permit applications. We want to capitalize on that waiting period and set folks up for success.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://denverite.com/2024/04/25/denver-immigrant-asylum-program-update/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!35aoRKfxuaLN-0sE2uHltgY0JnMCLmKfYor0ceY4u5Hb0Zq9FBZnLhcnTZ8kjq_yy1hj2hnXpnZNED0NIM7U7ZDRzD2qr8IV$

Biden Administration Now Giving SSI Checks To Ukrainian Refugee’s: The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) applauds Congress for its vote authorizing Ukrainians who are now arriving in the United States to receive resettlement support and other assistance.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://refugees.org/congress-restores-access-to-benefits-for-thousands-of-ukrainians/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!35aoRKfxuaLN-0sE2uHltgY0JnMCLmKfYor0ceY4u5Hb0Zq9FBZnLhcnTZ8kjq_yy1hj2hnXpnZNED0NIM7U7ZDRzBM5YdCp$

Hundreds of asylum seekers in encampment at Seattle park after funding for hotel stay runs out: Asylum seekers from Venezuela, Africa set up encampment at Powell Barnett Park in Seattle
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.foxnews.com/politics/hundreds-asylum-seekers-encampment-seattle-park-funding-hotel-stay-runs-out__;!!On18fmf1aQ!35aoRKfxuaLN-0sE2uHltgY0JnMCLmKfYor0ceY4u5Hb0Zq9FBZnLhcnTZ8kjq_yy1hj2hnXpnZNED0NIM7U7ZDRzPFOkkAu$

Illegal immigrants cleared from Seattle Park. This is what it looked like before they left Powell Barnett Park: Migrants from Venezuela, Angola, and Congo staying in tents in Powell Barnett Park in the Central District were cleared out Thursday morning.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsbreak.com/videos/3446791191936-illegal-immigrants-cleared-from-seattle-park-this-is-what-it-looked-like-before-they-left-powell-barnett-park?noAds=1&_f=app_share&s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3MTYwNzgyNTk5MDY*3D__;JQ!!On18fmf1aQ!35aoRKfxuaLN-0sE2uHltgY0JnMCLmKfYor0ceY4u5Hb0Zq9FBZnLhcnTZ8kjq_yy1hj2hnXpnZNED0NIM7U7ZDRzLTFpcAx$

Texas Border Battle: Cops vs Cartels Fight Intensifies: In recent months, Mexico has seen a surge in violence, as rival cartels fight for control in areas like Veracruz, Guerrero, Sonora, and Michoacan among others. In August, nine bodies were reportedly hung from a bridge in Michoacan, Mexico with ten more mutilated nearby, accompanying a sign with written warnings to rival cartels in the area.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thetexan.news/issues/immigration-border-issues/intensifying-cartel-violence-in-mexico-is-a-growing-concern-for-texas/article_8de3e32d-b20e-5abb-bc4a-43d297ff1ad7.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!35aoRKfxuaLN-0sE2uHltgY0JnMCLmKfYor0ceY4u5Hb0Zq9FBZnLhcnTZ8kjq_yy1hj2hnXpnZNED0NIM7U7ZDRzK8wqP8k$

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
Kashyap Patel, MD, Sees Link Between COVID-19 and Cancer Progression, Calls for More Biomarker Testing: Kashyap Patel, MD, CEO of Carolina Blood and Cancer Care Associates, sees something different in his practice since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic—not just with cancer care, but with cancer itself.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ajmc.com/view/kashyap-patel-md-sees-link-between-covid-19-and-cancer-progression-calls-for-more-biomarker-testing__;!!On18fmf1aQ!35aoRKfxuaLN-0sE2uHltgY0JnMCLmKfYor0ceY4u5Hb0Zq9FBZnLhcnTZ8kjq_yy1hj2hnXpnZNED0NIM7U7ZDRzNnexSQv$

The Unfolding Saga Of NIH’s Gain-Of-Function Funding And The Origins Of COVID-19:
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsbreak.com/videos/3445863194513-the-unfolding-saga-of-nihs-gain-of-function-funding-and-the-origins-of-covid-19?noAds=1&_f=app_share&s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3MTYwNjE5MDg5OTg*3D__;JQ!!On18fmf1aQ!35aoRKfxuaLN-0sE2uHltgY0JnMCLmKfYor0ceY4u5Hb0Zq9FBZnLhcnTZ8kjq_yy1hj2hnXpnZNED0NIM7U7ZDRzJF-sW8x$

Newfound autoimmune syndrome tied to COVID-19 can trigger deadly lung scarring: The disease looks similar to the known condition MDA5 dermatomyositis, which is seen almost entirely in women of Asian descent, McGonagle told Live Science. In it, patients experience joint aches, muscle inflammation and skin rashes, and in two-thirds of cases, they develop life-threatening lung scarring
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.livescience.com/health/coronavirus/newfound-autoimmune-syndrome-tied-to-covid-19-can-trigger-deadly-lung-scarring*:*:text=The*20disease*20looks*20similar*20to,develop*20life*2Dthreatening*20lung*20scarring__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!35aoRKfxuaLN-0sE2uHltgY0JnMCLmKfYor0ceY4u5Hb0Zq9FBZnLhcnTZ8kjq_yy1hj2hnXpnZNED0NIM7U7ZDRzFbvh-1z$

Former NIH Director admits lab-leak theory of COVID origin is not conspiracy theory: The leading public health official during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic admitted that the science is not settled on the origins of the coronavirus, according to transcripts from closed-door testimony released by House Republicans on Thursday. The released transcripts reveal that former National Institutes of Health Director Francis Collins does not believe that the idea that the virus originated in a lab is a conspiracy theory, despite publicly denouncing the theory in 2020 and 2021.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=or9YaEptNDA__;!!On18fmf1aQ!35aoRKfxuaLN-0sE2uHltgY0JnMCLmKfYor0ceY4u5Hb0Zq9FBZnLhcnTZ8kjq_yy1hj2hnXpnZNED0NIM7U7ZDRzIByYVUo$

A lab leak theorist explains: A former FBI scientist shed light this week on why the law enforcement agency thinks an accident in a Chinese lab is the most likely cause of the Covid-19 pandemic. But the evidence is circumstantial.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/newsletters/future-pulse/2024/05/16/a-lab-leak-theorist-explains-00158283__;!!On18fmf1aQ!35aoRKfxuaLN-0sE2uHltgY0JnMCLmKfYor0ceY4u5Hb0Zq9FBZnLhcnTZ8kjq_yy1hj2hnXpnZNED0NIM7U7ZDRzOMmdRGx$

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
Biden’s China Tariffs Are the End of an Era for Cheap Chinese Goods: The president’s move to protect strategic manufacturing sectors from low-cost competition aims to increase jobs, but consumers might not like the costs.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/biden-china-tariffs-electric-vehicles-evs-solar-2024ba735c47e04a50898a88425c5e2c__;!!On18fmf1aQ!35aoRKfxuaLN-0sE2uHltgY0JnMCLmKfYor0ceY4u5Hb0Zq9FBZnLhcnTZ8kjq_yy1hj2hnXpnZNED0NIM7U7ZDRzBIBURM7$

Who benefits from US tariffs on Chinese imports? Experts weigh in: While the tariffs are expected to have a negligible impact on the US economy, they are expected to boost President Biden. “These tariffs are very much on the margins, and the impacts on the economy will be a rounding error,” Bernard Yaros, lead US economist at Oxford Economics
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2024/5/16/who-benefits-from-us-tariffs-on-chinese-imports-experts-weigh-in__;!!On18fmf1aQ!35aoRKfxuaLN-0sE2uHltgY0JnMCLmKfYor0ceY4u5Hb0Zq9FBZnLhcnTZ8kjq_yy1hj2hnXpnZNED0NIM7U7ZDRzOkWgx-6$

# Education / Schools
Higher education is failing — and our democracy is suffering: This commencement season, on some college campuses’ anti-war protestors are finding resolution with administrators, while on other campuses, things remain contentious. The student protest movement is not a monolith. It’s complex and may look different in different places — and depending on one’s viewpoint.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/opinion/education/4668426-higher-education-is-failing-and-our-democracy-is-suffering/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!35aoRKfxuaLN-0sE2uHltgY0JnMCLmKfYor0ceY4u5Hb0Zq9FBZnLhcnTZ8kjq_yy1hj2hnXpnZNED0NIM7U7ZDRzNFgT4yG$

Students show up to graduation, find commencement speaker is an AI Robot: Unlike the vast majority of graduation speakers, an actual robot. The private university opted to have an artificially intelligent robot named Sophia speak to over 2,000 people in attendance, including graduates, faculty members and families.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/15/nyregion/dyouville-university-commencement-robot-speaker.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!35aoRKfxuaLN-0sE2uHltgY0JnMCLmKfYor0ceY4u5Hb0Zq9FBZnLhcnTZ8kjq_yy1hj2hnXpnZNED0NIM7U7ZDRzMcoN0ml$

# Environment / Climate / Chemicals / Infrastructure Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed legislation on Wednesday that eliminates climate change as a priority in state policymaking, as well as most references to it in state law. Florida is known as one of the most climate-vulnerable states in the country due to its susceptibility to sea level rise, hurricanes and flooding.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ecowatch.com/florida-desantis-climate-change-offshore-wind.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!35aoRKfxuaLN-0sE2uHltgY0JnMCLmKfYor0ceY4u5Hb0Zq9FBZnLhcnTZ8kjq_yy1hj2hnXpnZNED0NIM7U7ZDRzOYaB_nY$

# General News
Trump Demands White House Apologize to Him for ‘SHAM TRIAL’: “There is virtually universal agreement of the fact that the Alvin Bragg Witch Hunt against me, a SHAM TRIAL instigated and prosecuted directly from the inner hall so the White House and DOJ, should be immediately dropped, with apologies to me and all of the others who have had to live with this Election Interfering
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4671854-donald-trump-suggests-white-house-owes-apology-sham-trial/*:*:text=**BThere*20is*20virtually*20universal*20agreement,live*20with*20this*20Election*20Interfering__;I37igJwlJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!35aoRKfxuaLN-0sE2uHltgY0JnMCLmKfYor0ceY4u5Hb0Zq9FBZnLhcnTZ8kjq_yy1hj2hnXpnZNED0NIM7U7ZDRzN3fUsVQ$

The MAGA Movement Betrays the United States Military: “Trump thinks he has this big army out there still”: A MAGA movement betrayed has now morphed. In his new book “The Age of Insurrection,” David Neiwert traces the path of the far-right since the Capitol riot
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.salon.com/2023/06/27/trump-thinks-he-has-this-big-army-out-there-still-a-maga-movement-betrayed-has-now-morphed/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!35aoRKfxuaLN-0sE2uHltgY0JnMCLmKfYor0ceY4u5Hb0Zq9FBZnLhcnTZ8kjq_yy1hj2hnXpnZNED0NIM7U7ZDRzGECxa7e$

‘Team of felons’: Pardoned criminals, conspiracy theorists backing Trump’s 2024 run. Michael Flynn and Roger Stone are spending time with former President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago, Mike Lindell is warming up the Trump rally crowd and Steve Bannon is plotting election strategy with Donald Trump Jr. on his show. Paul Manafort and Corey Lewandowski may be back in the fold too
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/05/18/trump-allies-pardoned-convicted-2024/73668990007/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!35aoRKfxuaLN-0sE2uHltgY0JnMCLmKfYor0ceY4u5Hb0Zq9FBZnLhcnTZ8kjq_yy1hj2hnXpnZNED0NIM7U7ZDRzHI_LSNa$

Trump may face ‘civil death’ if he is convicted in New York trial: What consequences should the American legal system mete out to ex-President Donald Trump for allegedly deceiving the American voters in the 2016 election which sent him to the White House by hiding past alleged affairs with two women through falsified business records? If Trump is convicted in the Manhattan criminal case, he will lose his right to vote in Florida.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://lawandcrime.com/analysis/trump-may-face-civil-death-if-he-is-convicted-in-new-york-trial-analysis/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!35aoRKfxuaLN-0sE2uHltgY0JnMCLmKfYor0ceY4u5Hb0Zq9FBZnLhcnTZ8kjq_yy1hj2hnXpnZNED0NIM7U7ZDRzKKyk3I3$

Trump invokes long-lost Executive Power to gut administrative state: Conservative groups draw plans to dismantle US government, replace it with Trump’s vision. Conservative organizations are preparing for a possible second White House term for Donald Trump, recruiting thousands of Americans to come to Washington on a mission to dismantle the federal government and replace it with a vision closer to his own.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/election-2024-conservatives-trump-heritage-857eb794e505f1c6710eb03fd5b58981__;!!On18fmf1aQ!35aoRKfxuaLN-0sE2uHltgY0JnMCLmKfYor0ceY4u5Hb0Zq9FBZnLhcnTZ8kjq_yy1hj2hnXpnZNED0NIM7U7ZDRzJ6F8j5v$

Trump addresses an embattled NRA as he campaigns against Biden’s gun policies: Trump, who was endorsed by the NRA’s political arm, boasted that as president he stood by the organization and did not bow to pressure to implement new gun restrictions. “We’re under siege, but they didn’t move us an inch, and we have to stand strong,” he said. Former President Donald Trump floated the idea of a third term if he wins in November: “You know, FDR 16 years, almost 16 years, he was four terms. I don’t know, are we going to be considered three-term? Or two-term?” Trump quipped at the National Rifle Association annual meeting, speaking before a crowd of gun rights supporters.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2024/05/18/trump-at-nra-convention-floats-a-three-term-presidency-00158786__;!!On18fmf1aQ!35aoRKfxuaLN-0sE2uHltgY0JnMCLmKfYor0ceY4u5Hb0Zq9FBZnLhcnTZ8kjq_yy1hj2hnXpnZNED0NIM7U7ZDRzPYGWDfV$

# Gov / Politics / Global
Russia and China ‘want a world dominated by dictators,’ says ex-NATO chief: Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine is accelerating a shift towards a bipolar “new world order” in which a bloc led by the U.S.
faces off with one led by China, a former NATO secretary-general has warned.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/russia-war-ukraine-highlights-new-world-order-china-nato-head-anders-fogh-rasmussen-1714192__;!!On18fmf1aQ!35aoRKfxuaLN-0sE2uHltgY0JnMCLmKfYor0ceY4u5Hb0Zq9FBZnLhcnTZ8kjq_yy1hj2hnXpnZNED0NIM7U7ZDRzOX3FWZs$

# Gov / Politics
Americans are begging for real leadership — it’s time for serious reform: America is divided. Partisanship is on the rise, and compromise is on the decline. Problems are getting worse instead of solved. The parties are fighting for power and rewarding loyalists. One presidential candidate is out for revenge, one struggles to read a teleprompter and a third has a brain worm.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/4668573-americans-are-begging-for-real-leadership-its-time-for-serious-reform/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!35aoRKfxuaLN-0sE2uHltgY0JnMCLmKfYor0ceY4u5Hb0Zq9FBZnLhcnTZ8kjq_yy1hj2hnXpnZNED0NIM7U7ZDRzDIFCZbW$

US announces $2 billion to help Ukraine make its own weapons: Ukraine can use the $2 billion in Foreign Military Financing to help grow its own defense industry, potentially via co-production with U.S. companies. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday announced a $2 billion aid package for Ukraine largely intended to help the embattled country grow its indigenous defense capabilities and move away from Soviet-era equipment.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2024/05/16/us-announces-2-billion-to-help-ukraine-make-its-own-weapons/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!35aoRKfxuaLN-0sE2uHltgY0JnMCLmKfYor0ceY4u5Hb0Zq9FBZnLhcnTZ8kjq_yy1hj2hnXpnZNED0NIM7U7ZDRzLcodWvw$

Congress must stop Biden from fueling a Saudi nuclear bomb: Thankfully, Congress has a say: It retains a right to condition or disapprove any U.S. nuclear cooperation agreement. While lawmakers may be eager to support the U.S.-Saudi-Israel deal, they should block American cooperation that would fuel a future Saudi bomb.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/opinion/4668719-congress-must-stop-biden-from-fueling-a-saudi-nuclear-bomb/*:*:text=Thankfully*2C*20Congress*20has*20a*20say,fuel*20a*20future*20Saudi*20bomb__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSU!!On18fmf1aQ!35aoRKfxuaLN-0sE2uHltgY0JnMCLmKfYor0ceY4u5Hb0Zq9FBZnLhcnTZ8kjq_yy1hj2hnXpnZNED0NIM7U7ZDRzBqEmBWK$ .

Republicans’ appetite for government: Most want expansion, not cuts, of entitlement programs: Well over half of Republicans (56%) would like to see the federal government do more to support the elderly through Medicare health insurance and Social Security benefits, the poll found. Nearly 40% want the federal government to continue with current levels of support for the elderly. Only 7% would like it to do less.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.deseret.com/politics/2024/05/14/poll-republican-voters-want-bigger-government-but-party-elites-want-welfare-cuts/*:*:text=Well*20over*20half*20of*20Republicans,like*20it*20to*20do*20less__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!35aoRKfxuaLN-0sE2uHltgY0JnMCLmKfYor0ceY4u5Hb0Zq9FBZnLhcnTZ8kjq_yy1hj2hnXpnZNED0NIM7U7ZDRzOPRg1DW$

Samuel Alito’s snide denial of his Jan. 6 flag is just as ugly as flying it in the first place: The Supreme Court justice views his fellow Americans with contempt, and not as citizens he’s serving
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.salon.com/2024/05/18/samuel-alitos-snide-denial-of-his-jan-6-flag-is-just-as-ugly-as-flying-it-in-the-first-place/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!35aoRKfxuaLN-0sE2uHltgY0JnMCLmKfYor0ceY4u5Hb0Zq9FBZnLhcnTZ8kjq_yy1hj2hnXpnZNED0NIM7U7ZDRzJc3iSsw$

It’s not the courtroom, it’s the debate stage: Biden and Trump’s race really starts now: The debates that the two major-party candidates agreed to this week reflect an effort by both contenders to take control of the 2024 campaign, after weeks of intense focus on Trump’s trials, protest votes and, increasingly, the threat that they both could lose votes to a third-party candidate, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2024/05/16/biden-trump-debates-2024-00158546__;!!On18fmf1aQ!35aoRKfxuaLN-0sE2uHltgY0JnMCLmKfYor0ceY4u5Hb0Zq9FBZnLhcnTZ8kjq_yy1hj2hnXpnZNED0NIM7U7ZDRzCWG29y9$

# Legal / DOJ
Flaw and order: Legal weaknesses that could unravel the Trump cases: Propped up by a risky legal structure in Fulton County, Georgia, the high-profile case against former President Donald Trump is encountering near-insurmountable hurdles as it remains marred in scandals and setbacks.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/justice/3002990/flaw-and-order-trump-trial-georgia/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!35aoRKfxuaLN-0sE2uHltgY0JnMCLmKfYor0ceY4u5Hb0Zq9FBZnLhcnTZ8kjq_yy1hj2hnXpnZNED0NIM7U7ZDRzOJvXl4P$

‘That Was a Lie!’: Trump Lawyer Brawls With Michael Cohen: “That was a lie, because you were actually talking with Mr. Schiller,” Blanche told him. Michael Cohen is asked about taking an oath as he is cross-examined by defense lawyer Todd Blanche during former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial in Manhattan state court in New York City on May 16, 2024.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/trump-trial-hush-money-michael-cohen-ec08be1219703deb3cd10604844deacb__;!!On18fmf1aQ!35aoRKfxuaLN-0sE2uHltgY0JnMCLmKfYor0ceY4u5Hb0Zq9FBZnLhcnTZ8kjq_yy1hj2hnXpnZNED0NIM7U7ZDRzHh9kDGe$

Trump Trial Takes Unexpected Turn: The prosecution in the Trump trial got what they wanted from former American Media CEO David Pecker this week, a concession that the hush money payments he made on behalf of Trump were done in order to help Donald Trump’s campaign for president.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-nightly/2024/04/26/the-trump-trial-takes-a-turn-00154732__;!!On18fmf1aQ!35aoRKfxuaLN-0sE2uHltgY0JnMCLmKfYor0ceY4u5Hb0Zq9FBZnLhcnTZ8kjq_yy1hj2hnXpnZNED0NIM7U7ZDRzNR42cnF$

# Medical / General News
‘Once you take choice away, there’s nothing left’: assisted dying edges closer in Jersey, but can they protect against a ‘duty to die’? : assisted dying edges closer in Jersey, but can they protect against a ‘duty to die’? Hospice patient Lynne Cottignies welcomes proposals to make it legal to help eligible people end their lives. Many others have serious concerns
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/may/18/once-you-take-choice-away-theres-nothing-left-assisted-dying-edges-closer-in-jersey-but-can-they-protect-against-a-duty-to-die__;!!On18fmf1aQ!35aoRKfxuaLN-0sE2uHltgY0JnMCLmKfYor0ceY4u5Hb0Zq9FBZnLhcnTZ8kjq_yy1hj2hnXpnZNED0NIM7U7ZDRzL0S1b52$

# Medical / Science / Technology
There’s New Hope for an HIV Vaccine: A trial vaccine has succeeded in generating low levels of antibodies needed to target HIV. It’s a first but much-needed step toward preventing infection.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.amfar.org/news/new-hope-for-an-hiv-vaccine/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!35aoRKfxuaLN-0sE2uHltgY0JnMCLmKfYor0ceY4u5Hb0Zq9FBZnLhcnTZ8kjq_yy1hj2hnXpnZNED0NIM7U7ZDRzIILWxWn$

Neuralink’s first brain implant patient feared device would have to be removed: Despite great progress since undergoing the procedure, there were issues with the technology that nearly led to the company removing the device from his brain. Arbaugh said some of the threads became loose from his brain, there were performance issues with the device.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/technology/article/2024/may/09/neuralink-brain-chip-implant__;!!On18fmf1aQ!35aoRKfxuaLN-0sE2uHltgY0JnMCLmKfYor0ceY4u5Hb0Zq9FBZnLhcnTZ8kjq_yy1hj2hnXpnZNED0NIM7U7ZDRzCq7LN7m$

# Military / DOD / Nuclear
Navy pushes for more access to high schools amid recruiting struggle: Navy leaders on Thursday said they are pushing for more access to high schools as the service faces another recruiting shortfall this year
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2024/02/21/inside-the-navys-quest-to-fix-its-recruiting-crisis/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!35aoRKfxuaLN-0sE2uHltgY0JnMCLmKfYor0ceY4u5Hb0Zq9FBZnLhcnTZ8kjq_yy1hj2hnXpnZNED0NIM7U7ZDRzMC9h5VS$

The U.S. Military Is Getting Kicked Out of Niger: Although it’s the military’s largest presence in the Sahel, the loss is more symbolic than substantive.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/04/26/niger-military-withdrawal-us-counterterrorism-russia/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!35aoRKfxuaLN-0sE2uHltgY0JnMCLmKfYor0ceY4u5Hb0Zq9FBZnLhcnTZ8kjq_yy1hj2hnXpnZNED0NIM7U7ZDRzHk9onvL$

# Military / Nuclear / Global
Ukraine asks US for more help attacking Russia — moves that would clearly escalate war
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2024/05/18/world-news/ukraine-asks-us-for-more-help-attacking-russia-moves-that-would-clearly-escalate-war/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!35aoRKfxuaLN-0sE2uHltgY0JnMCLmKfYor0ceY4u5Hb0Zq9FBZnLhcnTZ8kjq_yy1hj2hnXpnZNED0NIM7U7ZDRzPy91IdD$

Russia testing potential nuclear weapon in space: Russia tested space-based anti-satellite weapon with potential nuclear capabilities in 2022
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://kyivindependent.com/wsj-russia-tested-space-based-anti-satellite-weapon-with-potential-nuclear-capabilities-in-2022/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!35aoRKfxuaLN-0sE2uHltgY0JnMCLmKfYor0ceY4u5Hb0Zq9FBZnLhcnTZ8kjq_yy1hj2hnXpnZNED0NIM7U7ZDRzJDEqHSs$

Turkey to recruit Syrian mercenaries for fight in Niger: The mercenaries of the Turkish occupation state in the occupied Syrian regions have begun registering as part of new batches of mercenaries in Niger.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://hawarnews.com/en/turkey-to-recruit-syrian-mercenaries-for-fight-in-niger__;!!On18fmf1aQ!35aoRKfxuaLN-0sE2uHltgY0JnMCLmKfYor0ceY4u5Hb0Zq9FBZnLhcnTZ8kjq_yy1hj2hnXpnZNED0NIM7U7ZDRzH85drdk$

China Uses Giant Rail Gun to Shoot Smart Bomb Nine Miles Into the Sky: As the South China Morning Post reports, the rail gun test lobbed a precision-guided projectile — or smart bomb — nine miles into the stratosphere. But because it apparently didn’t go up as high as it was supposed to, the test was ultimately declared unsuccessful.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.yahoo.com/tech/china-uses-giant-rail-gun-140341470.html*:*:text=As*20the*20South*20China*20Morning,test*20was*20ultimately*20declared*20unsuccessful__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!35aoRKfxuaLN-0sE2uHltgY0JnMCLmKfYor0ceY4u5Hb0Zq9FBZnLhcnTZ8kjq_yy1hj2hnXpnZNED0NIM7U7ZDRzOHkF_9I$

Trucks carrying badly needed aid for the Gaza Strip have rolled across a newly built U.S. pier and into the besieged enclave for the first time.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-war-gaza-aid-us-pier-05-17-2024-336c810724d107a41bb6628c721aea7c__;!!On18fmf1aQ!35aoRKfxuaLN-0sE2uHltgY0JnMCLmKfYor0ceY4u5Hb0Zq9FBZnLhcnTZ8kjq_yy1hj2hnXpnZNED0NIM7U7ZDRzHOkYBIV$

North Korea fires short-range ballistic missiles toward Sea of Japan: North Korea launched several short-range ballistic missiles toward the Sea of Japan, or East Sea, on Friday afternoon, according to the South’s military.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/north-korea-missile-launch-e156b60c342cfc4ebf03e33a5a31503a__;!!On18fmf1aQ!35aoRKfxuaLN-0sE2uHltgY0JnMCLmKfYor0ceY4u5Hb0Zq9FBZnLhcnTZ8kjq_yy1hj2hnXpnZNED0NIM7U7ZDRzG1FPmld$

Fleet of Philippine activists challenge Chinese Coast Guard in South China: Activists with “Atin Ito” (This is Ours) sailed on wooden boats to resupply Filipino fishermen anchored near the disputed Scarborough Shoal, with the Chinese Coast Guard closely following.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.aljazeera.com/program/newsfeed/2024/5/16/fleet-of-philippine-activists-challenge-chinese-coast-guard-in-south-china__;!!On18fmf1aQ!35aoRKfxuaLN-0sE2uHltgY0JnMCLmKfYor0ceY4u5Hb0Zq9FBZnLhcnTZ8kjq_yy1hj2hnXpnZNED0NIM7U7ZDRzP-H0hMX$

Chinese coast guard shadows Filipino activists sailing toward disputed shoal: The shoal is in the South China Sea, where Beijing’s coast guard and suspected militia ships have used powerful water cannons to ward off what they regard as intruders. Activists and volunteers belonging to a nongovernment coalition called Atin Ito planned to float small territorial buoys and distribute food packs and fuel to Filipino fishermen near the shoal.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/south-china-sea-scarborough-shoal-philippines-991e0ecee638f917e30b4947ee8c91ca__;!!On18fmf1aQ!35aoRKfxuaLN-0sE2uHltgY0JnMCLmKfYor0ceY4u5Hb0Zq9FBZnLhcnTZ8kjq_yy1hj2hnXpnZNED0NIM7U7ZDRzNCKd_Ic$

Putin unleashes robots as Ukraine blasts Russian advance with howitzers and drones: VLAD The Invader, Putin’s ‘war toys’ ready to unleash hell on Ukraine from robot tanks to stealth drones & ‘flying Kalashnikovs’
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.the-sun.com/news/4538350/putin-war-toys-ukraine-robot-tank-stealth-drone-flying-kalashnikov/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!35aoRKfxuaLN-0sE2uHltgY0JnMCLmKfYor0ceY4u5Hb0Zq9FBZnLhcnTZ8kjq_yy1hj2hnXpnZNED0NIM7U7ZDRzJAC87Xy$

Ukraine asks NATO to send troops for first time since war began: Ukraine has formally asked NATO to send troops to the country amid the ongoing conflict with Russia. The New York Times has reported that NATO members such as the US are considering sending troops to the country.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/u-s-and-nato-pave-the-way-for-sending-troops-into-ukraine/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!35aoRKfxuaLN-0sE2uHltgY0JnMCLmKfYor0ceY4u5Hb0Zq9FBZnLhcnTZ8kjq_yy1hj2hnXpnZNED0NIM7U7ZDRzKRtnKgy$

Yemen’s Houthi rebels hit an oil tanker in the Red Sea with a ballistic missile early Saturday, damaging the Panama-flagged, Greek-owned vessel in their latest assault
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.aol.com/news/yemens-houthi-rebels-launch-missile-160448262.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!35aoRKfxuaLN-0sE2uHltgY0JnMCLmKfYor0ceY4u5Hb0Zq9FBZnLhcnTZ8kjq_yy1hj2hnXpnZNED0NIM7U7ZDRzDOWrlal$

British armoured troops storm treelines & cross rivers in chilling mass NATO war exercises in Poland: Whether moving across Europe or co-ordinating a tactical river crossing, planning has made a crucial difference for the thousands of troops and hundreds of vehicles taking part in a multinational NATO exercise.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.army.mod.uk/news-and-events/news/2024/03/military-logistic-specialists-help-deliver-exercise-steadfast-defender/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!35aoRKfxuaLN-0sE2uHltgY0JnMCLmKfYor0ceY4u5Hb0Zq9FBZnLhcnTZ8kjq_yy1hj2hnXpnZNED0NIM7U7ZDRzCWCE9sb$

Neither Russia nor China wants the Ukraine war to end, but for different reasons: Russian President Vladimir Putin is visiting China, seeking support amid Western sanctions. Russia’s economy now relies on wartime activities and trade with China.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.yahoo.com/news/neither-russia-nor-china-wants-065531210.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!35aoRKfxuaLN-0sE2uHltgY0JnMCLmKfYor0ceY4u5Hb0Zq9FBZnLhcnTZ8kjq_yy1hj2hnXpnZNED0NIM7U7ZDRzEY6Hq7n$

# NASA / Space / UFO Disclosure / Planetary
NASA released some mesmerising images of last weeks X8.7 flare, which was the largest in the sun’s current 11-year solar cycle. 🎥X/ NASASun https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://science.nasa.gov/science-research/heliophysics/how-nasa-tracked-the-most-intense-solar-storm-in-decades/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!35aoRKfxuaLN-0sE2uHltgY0JnMCLmKfYor0ceY4u5Hb0Zq9FBZnLhcnTZ8kjq_yy1hj2hnXpnZNED0NIM7U7ZDRzPds-_NM$

Leaving the surface of the EarthTravelling through the Milky Way and beyond: Earth’s perilous journey through the Milky Way’s spiral may shape the planet’s geology. Every 200 million years, high-energy comets may pelt our planet as it passes through our galaxy’s spiral arms. New research indicates that every 200 million years, when Earth passes through its galaxy’s spiral arms, the planet is pummeled with high-energy comets, and this bombardment may thicken Earth’s continental crust.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.space.com/milky-way-journey-earth-geology-comets__;!!On18fmf1aQ!35aoRKfxuaLN-0sE2uHltgY0JnMCLmKfYor0ceY4u5Hb0Zq9FBZnLhcnTZ8kjq_yy1hj2hnXpnZNED0NIM7U7ZDRzJefXO5L$

Scientists Identify Seven Star Systems That May Be Hosting Alien Megastructures: Most tantalizing of all: If these megastructures do exist, they should be visible to us. Astronomers have identified seven star systems in our galaxy that could potentially host a Dyson sphere — a hypothetical megastructure an alien civilization could build around a star or black hole to capture most of its power in the form of radiation.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.livescience.com/space/astronomy/alien-dyson-sphere-megastructures-could-surround-at-least-7-stars-in-our-galaxy-new-studies-suggest__;!!On18fmf1aQ!35aoRKfxuaLN-0sE2uHltgY0JnMCLmKfYor0ceY4u5Hb0Zq9FBZnLhcnTZ8kjq_yy1hj2hnXpnZNED0NIM7U7ZDRzHUBt-kW$

# Pharmacy / Pharmaceuticals / Drugs
Louisiana could become the first state in the country to categorize abortion drugs as ‘dangerous’: In Louisiana, drugs for medication abortion could become controlled substances : Shots – Health News Louisiana could be the first state to regulate mifepristone and misoprostol in the same way as some narcotics and stimulants. Opponents predict harmful delays in miscarriage and other lawful uses.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.audacy.com/krld/news/national/louisiana-could-categorize-abortion-drugs-as-dangerous__;!!On18fmf1aQ!35aoRKfxuaLN-0sE2uHltgY0JnMCLmKfYor0ceY4u5Hb0Zq9FBZnLhcnTZ8kjq_yy1hj2hnXpnZNED0NIM7U7ZDRzHn0t6Gn$

# Technology
US Official Warns a Cell Network Flaw Is Being Exploited for Spying: A system at the heart of global telecommunications is woefully insecure
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.economist.com/science-and-technology/2024/05/17/it-is-dangerously-easy-to-hack-the-worlds-phones__;!!On18fmf1aQ!35aoRKfxuaLN-0sE2uHltgY0JnMCLmKfYor0ceY4u5Hb0Zq9FBZnLhcnTZ8kjq_yy1hj2hnXpnZNED0NIM7U7ZDRzL0fE8R0$

It’s Time to Believe the AI Hype: Some pundits suggest generative AI stopped getting smarter. The explosive demos from OpenAI and Google that started the week show there’s plenty more disruption to come.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.allsides.com/news/2024-05-17-0650/technology-it-s-time-believe-ai-hype__;!!On18fmf1aQ!35aoRKfxuaLN-0sE2uHltgY0JnMCLmKfYor0ceY4u5Hb0Zq9FBZnLhcnTZ8kjq_yy1hj2hnXpnZNED0NIM7U7ZDRzJ0k9tPT$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2024-05-14

Voices, The Peoples News

May 14, 2024
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

# Borders / Immigration
Watch: Guards at US-Mexico border pepper-spray migrants: Tensions were high on the northern Mexican border in Ciudad Juarez on Monday 13 May when a group of migrants attempted to cut through the fence erected by the Texas National Guard to prevent them from approaching the border wall. Footage shows the National Guard arriving on the scene and using pepper spray to disperse the group.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/immigration-us-mexico-border-pepper-spray-b2545003.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zZD9J5EWbGBP7tCE3RRwMpm1AnknKy1cSb82mWURXUbW340VfTXfeDZBYZ48eoJ0eRlkA9X6dFGfFUVR9KEpqg_TbRQlbZZU$

DC hosted voting registration training for illegal immigrants: Making good on new legislation granting illegal immigrants voting rights, even for those who have lived in the district for just 30 days, the city joined a handful of others in opening the vote to undocumented migrants.

https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.judicialwatch.org/dc-hosted-voting-registration-training-for-illegal-immigrants/*:*:text=Washington*2C*20D.C.*2C*20hosted*20an*20online,to*20vote*20in*20city*20elections__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSUl!!On18fmf1aQ!zZD9J5EWbGBP7tCE3RRwMpm1AnknKy1cSb82mWURXUbW340VfTXfeDZBYZ48eoJ0eRlkA9X6dFGfFUVR9KEpqg_TbXBothqd$

2 people in ICE custody after attempting to breach Virginia Marine base: The Marine Corps prevented two people from breaking onto a Marine installation in Virginia on May 3 and turned them over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-marine-corps/2024/05/14/2-people-in-ice-custody-after-attempting-to-breach-virginia-marine-base/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zZD9J5EWbGBP7tCE3RRwMpm1AnknKy1cSb82mWURXUbW340VfTXfeDZBYZ48eoJ0eRlkA9X6dFGfFUVR9KEpqg_TbSIbY4qC$

Weaponization of Mass Migration: “The NGO’s are aiding and abetting the cartels.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsbreak.com/videos/3437381329064-illegal-invasion-news-weaponization-of-mass-migration-the-ngos-are-aiding-and-abetting-the-cartels-immigration-correspondent-oscarelblue-explains-to-joshjphilipp-that-violent-venezuelan-cartels-infiltrate-unngo?noAds=1&_f=app_share&s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3MTU4MDE1ODQ2MzE*3D__;JQ!!On18fmf1aQ!zZD9J5EWbGBP7tCE3RRwMpm1AnknKy1cSb82mWURXUbW340VfTXfeDZBYZ48eoJ0eRlkA9X6dFGfFUVR9KEpqg_TbX8CTNzB$

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks

‘The economy and stock market have never seen anything like this’: There’s an unprecedented number of recession signs flashing, veteran strategist says. The final blow to the economy could be the US pulling back on stimulus spending https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.businessinsider.com/recession-outlook-stock-market-crash-economy-hard-landing-government-stimulus-2024-5__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zZD9J5EWbGBP7tCE3RRwMpm1AnknKy1cSb82mWURXUbW340VfTXfeDZBYZ48eoJ0eRlkA9X6dFGfFUVR9KEpqg_TbUjED-M7$

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Global Biden Keeps Trump’s Tariffs On Chinese Goods, Adds New Ones On Clean Energy Components: Americans who buy a Chinese-made electric car will pay twice as much as they would have without the new tariff and 25% more for Chinese solar panels.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/biden-chinese-tariffs_n_6643a681e4b09724138dd1f2__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zZD9J5EWbGBP7tCE3RRwMpm1AnknKy1cSb82mWURXUbW340VfTXfeDZBYZ48eoJ0eRlkA9X6dFGfFUVR9KEpqg_Tbb4LzFYW$

After President Biden announced new tariffs on Chinese goods, a reporter asked him to respond to former President Trump’s comment that”China is eating our lunch.””He’s been feeding them a long time,” Biden said
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsbreak.com/videos/3440840015302-after-president-biden-announced-new-tariffs-on-chinese-goods-a-reporter-asked-him-to-respond-to-former-president-trumps-comment-thatchina-is-eating-our-lunchhes-been-feeding-them-a-long-time-biden-said-cbsnews?noAds=1&_f=app_share&s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3MTU3NzQ0NDQxNjQ*3D__;JQ!!On18fmf1aQ!zZD9J5EWbGBP7tCE3RRwMpm1AnknKy1cSb82mWURXUbW340VfTXfeDZBYZ48eoJ0eRlkA9X6dFGfFUVR9KEpqg_TbRjX0GS-$

Jon Stewart Exposes Dirty ‘Secret’ That Lets Your Lawmakers Get Filthy Rich: Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) is in court across the street from Trump on corruption charges over allegations he took cash and gold bars in exchange for political favors. Stewart said the “dumbest thing” about Menendez is how “unnecessary” all this was for him.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.yahoo.com/news/jon-stewart-exposes-dirty-secret-050037612.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zZD9J5EWbGBP7tCE3RRwMpm1AnknKy1cSb82mWURXUbW340VfTXfeDZBYZ48eoJ0eRlkA9X6dFGfFUVR9KEpqg_Tbco-CQio$

# Education / Schools
Space-mad boy has higher IQ than Stephen Hawking after acing Mensa test aged 10: A brainy schoolboy who is obsessed with space took an IQ test and got a better score than Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking. Julien Deleau-Lees was aged just ten when he passed with flying colours, scoring 162 – the maximum given to under-18s on the intelligence test. He is now one of the youngest members of the genius club Mensa. It means he has a higher IQ than German-born physicist Einstein and black hole theorist Stephen Hawking, whose scores were both around 160.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GjqsrEJL7U__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zZD9J5EWbGBP7tCE3RRwMpm1AnknKy1cSb82mWURXUbW340VfTXfeDZBYZ48eoJ0eRlkA9X6dFGfFUVR9KEpqg_TbdIteWtK$

UCLA attackers exposed, meet the violent Zionist agitators LA police haven’t arrested: The Grayzone has obtained a dossier detailing the identities of the Zionist hooligans who assaulted UCLA anti-genocide student protesters. It was sent to LA police, but no arrests have been made. And the cops still can’t explain why they disappeared for hours during the mob attack.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thegrayzone.com/2024/05/13/ucla-attackers-exposed/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zZD9J5EWbGBP7tCE3RRwMpm1AnknKy1cSb82mWURXUbW340VfTXfeDZBYZ48eoJ0eRlkA9X6dFGfFUVR9KEpqg_TbVpTchSe$

# Employment / Labor
Musk Nuked Tesla Supercharger Team Over Dire Meeting: The billionaire made a snap decision to fire 500 employees. Not pleased with a presentation from the head of Tesla’s Supercharger division, CEO Elon Musk made a snap decision to fire her—along with all 500 of her employees.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/elon-musk-obliterated-tesla-supercharger-team-after-fateful-meeting-report__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zZD9J5EWbGBP7tCE3RRwMpm1AnknKy1cSb82mWURXUbW340VfTXfeDZBYZ48eoJ0eRlkA9X6dFGfFUVR9KEpqg_TbepOUi-e$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Etc
Alabama Coal Company Sued for a Home Explosion That Killed a Man Is Delinquent on Dozens of Penalties, Records Show: Crimson Oak Grove Resources has been cited for 204 safety violations since the March 8 blast, many involving “significant and substantial” safety violations.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/13052024/alabama-coal-company-delinquent-safety-violations/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zZD9J5EWbGBP7tCE3RRwMpm1AnknKy1cSb82mWURXUbW340VfTXfeDZBYZ48eoJ0eRlkA9X6dFGfFUVR9KEpqg_TbblnVsf6$

Big Banks Have Given Nearly $7 Trillion to Fossil Fuel Companies Since Paris Agreement, Report Says: According to the new Banking on Climate Chaos Fossil Fuel Finance Report 2024, the largest banks in the world have given $6.9 trillion in fossil fuel funding to the industry since the 2016 Paris Agreement.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://priceofoil.org/2024/05/14/banks-financed-fossil-fuels-by-6-9-trillion-dollars-since-the-paris-agreement/*:*:text=Since*20the*20Paris*20Agreement*20in,to*20fossil*20fuel*20expansion*20alone__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!zZD9J5EWbGBP7tCE3RRwMpm1AnknKy1cSb82mWURXUbW340VfTXfeDZBYZ48eoJ0eRlkA9X6dFGfFUVR9KEpqg_TbZLESRqb$

Trump’s alleged $1 billion oil deal exposed: Media blackout raises alarms: A stunning quid pro quo promise to Big Oil executives by former President Donald Trump receives scant coverage, raising questions about media integrity and democratic accountability.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nationofchange.org/2024/05/15/trumps-alleged-1-billion-oil-deal-exposed-media-blackout-raises-alarms/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zZD9J5EWbGBP7tCE3RRwMpm1AnknKy1cSb82mWURXUbW340VfTXfeDZBYZ48eoJ0eRlkA9X6dFGfFUVR9KEpqg_TbTCIfrNA$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Global
Russia may disregard international law and environment to get Antarctica’s oil: Antartica, the most remote continent on Earth, is home to one of the planet’s most valuable resources, and Russia may be willing to decimate the environment and break international law to tap into the supply. Russian research vessels have reportedly identified 511 billion barrels of oil in Antarctica, a discovery valued at nearly $41 trillion.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://san.com/cc/russia-may-disregard-international-law-and-environment-to-get-antarcticas-oil/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zZD9J5EWbGBP7tCE3RRwMpm1AnknKy1cSb82mWURXUbW340VfTXfeDZBYZ48eoJ0eRlkA9X6dFGfFUVR9KEpqg_Tbck6ZEnc$

# Food / Farming
How ‘glowing’ plants could help scientists predict flash drought: The flourishing plants emitted an unusually strong fluorescence signal for the time of year. By gradually drawing down the water in the soil, the plants created a risk. When extreme temperatures hit, the already low moisture levels plummeted, and flash drought developed within days.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nasa.gov/earth/how-glowing-plants-could-help-scientists-predict-flash-drought/*:*:text=The*20flourishing*20plants*20emitted*20an,flash*20drought*20developed*20within*20days__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!zZD9J5EWbGBP7tCE3RRwMpm1AnknKy1cSb82mWURXUbW340VfTXfeDZBYZ48eoJ0eRlkA9X6dFGfFUVR9KEpqg_TbfQlMp2k$

# General News
Trump Makes Wild Claim When Reporter At Courthouse Asks If He’s ‘Directing’ Surrogates To Attack Trial: Unlike Trump, surrogates like these senators are not subject to a gag order. On his way into court on Tuesday, Trump was confronted by a reporter who asked if he is “directing” those surrogates, and Trump responded with the wild claim that “some” of his surrogates are… “Democrats.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.mediaite.com/news/trump-makes-wild-claim-when-reporter-at-courthouse-asks-if-hes-directing-surrogates-to-attack-trial/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zZD9J5EWbGBP7tCE3RRwMpm1AnknKy1cSb82mWURXUbW340VfTXfeDZBYZ48eoJ0eRlkA9X6dFGfFUVR9KEpqg_Tba4xZgWX$

President Trump alleges left-wing groups are using bird flu to reintroduce lockdowns and mandates, aiming to undermine him before elections. He defiantly declares, “We will not comply.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsbreak.com/videos/3440303113326-president-trump-alleges-left-wing-groups-are-using-bird-flu-to-reintroduce-lockdowns-and-mandates-aiming-to-undermine-him-before-elections-he-defiantly-declares-we-will-not-comply?noAds=1&_f=app_share&s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3MTU3NzQ1NTUwMDI*3D__;JQ!!On18fmf1aQ!zZD9J5EWbGBP7tCE3RRwMpm1AnknKy1cSb82mWURXUbW340VfTXfeDZBYZ48eoJ0eRlkA9X6dFGfFUVR9KEpqg_TbSuRX2rs$

# Gov / Politics / Global
As war in the Middle East threatens to spread, nuclear disarmament is imperative: Israel is, and has long been, a nuclear-armed state, the only one in the Middle East, though this fact has never been officially acknowledged.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/opinion/4665601-as-war-in-the-middle-east-threatens-to-spread-nuclear-disarmament-is-imperative/*:*:text=Israel*20is*2C*20and*20has*20long,has*20never*20been*20officially*20acknowledged__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSU!!On18fmf1aQ!zZD9J5EWbGBP7tCE3RRwMpm1AnknKy1cSb82mWURXUbW340VfTXfeDZBYZ48eoJ0eRlkA9X6dFGfFUVR9KEpqg_TbQCZzG1j$

Corrupt Australian firm busted as intelligence front: Aussie intel cutout Omni Executive accused of leveraging ties to abusive units in Afghanistan to rake in massive contracts. The firm allegedly inked the no-bid deals while conducting warrantless domestic spying ops.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thegrayzone.com/2024/05/13/australian-firm-intelligence-front/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zZD9J5EWbGBP7tCE3RRwMpm1AnknKy1cSb82mWURXUbW340VfTXfeDZBYZ48eoJ0eRlkA9X6dFGfFUVR9KEpqg_Tba4HrJ1m$

Veteran Human Rights Leader Has Seen Enough; Israel Perpetrating Genocide in Gaza: Israel’s “sustained policy of obstructing the movement of humanitarian assistance into the territory” pushed Human Rights Watch co-founder Aryeh Neier to view the assault on Gaza as a genocide.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/israel-is-committing-genocide__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zZD9J5EWbGBP7tCE3RRwMpm1AnknKy1cSb82mWURXUbW340VfTXfeDZBYZ48eoJ0eRlkA9X6dFGfFUVR9KEpqg_TbZA_yGTt$

‘A War Crime’: Rights Group Details Israel’s Use of Children as Human Shields: “Israeli treatment of Palestinian children, the way they see them as well as how they abuse their bodies, is genocidal,” said one journalist.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/israel-human-shields*:*:text=Israeli*20and*20U.S.*20claims*20that,in*20the*20West*20Bank*2C*20who__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSU!!On18fmf1aQ!zZD9J5EWbGBP7tCE3RRwMpm1AnknKy1cSb82mWURXUbW340VfTXfeDZBYZ48eoJ0eRlkA9X6dFGfFUVR9KEpqg_TbWtJN5Mi$

Israelis block aid bound for Gaza: Delivery trucks burnt and food aid destroyed
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyYjppoc2t8__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zZD9J5EWbGBP7tCE3RRwMpm1AnknKy1cSb82mWURXUbW340VfTXfeDZBYZ48eoJ0eRlkA9X6dFGfFUVR9KEpqg_TbYa9VWXF$

Protests escalate after Georgia approves ‘foreign agents’ law: Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets in Georgia after parliament approved a “foreign agents” bill despite widespread unrest in the country and warnings from the European Union and the United States. The Black Sea nation of Georgia has been gripped in political turmoil over the past month, with protests drawing tens of thousands of people in a country of just 3.7 million.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://dsm.forecastinternational.com/2024/05/15/protests-grow-over-georgian-foreign-agents-law/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zZD9J5EWbGBP7tCE3RRwMpm1AnknKy1cSb82mWURXUbW340VfTXfeDZBYZ48eoJ0eRlkA9X6dFGfFUVR9KEpqg_TbSNklfUc$

# Gov / Politics
US to force Chinese company near nuke arsenal in Wyoming to sell its land:
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.gjsentinel.com/news/national/us-to-force-chinese-company-near-nuke-arsenal-in-wyoming-to-sell-its-land/video_4c75f3e8-52b3-5bd2-ab7c-10638273339f.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zZD9J5EWbGBP7tCE3RRwMpm1AnknKy1cSb82mWURXUbW340VfTXfeDZBYZ48eoJ0eRlkA9X6dFGfFUVR9KEpqg_TbSmaUl7x$

Poll: 3 in 4 fear artificial intelligence abuse in presidential election: 3 in 4 Americans fear abuses of artificial intelligence will affect the 2024 presidential election, and many are not confident they can detect faked photos, videos or audio
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_d1ac900a-124d-11ef-a5a2-03ea0c74b361.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zZD9J5EWbGBP7tCE3RRwMpm1AnknKy1cSb82mWURXUbW340VfTXfeDZBYZ48eoJ0eRlkA9X6dFGfFUVR9KEpqg_TbY9NW_zs$

# Legal / DOJ
Judge Merchan Powerless to Stop Republicans Doing Trump’s ‘Dirty Work’: New York Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan may be powerless to prevent Republicans from criticizing witnesses in former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial, political scientists told Newsweek
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/judge-merchan-powerless-stop-republicans-doing-trump-dirty-work-1900300*:*:text=New*20York*20Supreme*20Court*20Judge,trial*2C*20political*20scientists*20told*20Newsweek__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSU!!On18fmf1aQ!zZD9J5EWbGBP7tCE3RRwMpm1AnknKy1cSb82mWURXUbW340VfTXfeDZBYZ48eoJ0eRlkA9X6dFGfFUVR9KEpqg_Tbf_Bx1VC$

# Medical / General News
Trump’s War on Government Will Take Public Health Back a Century: Until recently, modern politics has been comparatively civilized thanks to determined reformers who established laws and institutions that reduced corruption and promoted democratic principles. This history reminds us of the importance of safeguards for the functioning of democracy and highlight the danger of Donald Trump’s plans to dismantle them with his 2024 presidential bid.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://time.com/6968746/spoils-system-donald-trump/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zZD9J5EWbGBP7tCE3RRwMpm1AnknKy1cSb82mWURXUbW340VfTXfeDZBYZ48eoJ0eRlkA9X6dFGfFUVR9KEpqg_TbdR-EAoM$

New Texas Medicine Recall Because Users Are Vulnerable To Death: According to this PR Newswire article, the cause of the recall is because of the potential for there to be a foreign substance within the injectable and if the substance enters the blood vessels. “It can travel to various organs and block blood vessels in the heart, lungs or brain which can cause stroke and even lead to death.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://ktemnews.com/ixp/517/p/texas-prescription-recall-2024/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zZD9J5EWbGBP7tCE3RRwMpm1AnknKy1cSb82mWURXUbW340VfTXfeDZBYZ48eoJ0eRlkA9X6dFGfFUVR9KEpqg_TbcHZ-Puc$

# Military / DOD / Nuclear
Impressive: F-22 RAPTOR Hits the Brakes and Takes the Vertical
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLySMxg35PM__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zZD9J5EWbGBP7tCE3RRwMpm1AnknKy1cSb82mWURXUbW340VfTXfeDZBYZ48eoJ0eRlkA9X6dFGfFUVR9KEpqg_TbXHkO5PL$

US poised to give $1 billion in new weapons, ammo to Israel: It’s the first arms shipment to Israel to be announced by the administration since it put another arms transfer, consisting of 3,500 bombs, on hold earlier in the month.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2024/05/15/us-poised-to-give-1-billion-in-new-weapons-ammo-to-israel/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zZD9J5EWbGBP7tCE3RRwMpm1AnknKy1cSb82mWURXUbW340VfTXfeDZBYZ48eoJ0eRlkA9X6dFGfFUVR9KEpqg_Tbete4v9m$

West Point team’s computerized rifle scope adjusts itself in combat: While in the mountains of Afghanistan, some soldiers faced issues adjusting their sights to differing elevations when under fire during an ambush https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.realcleardefense.com/2024/05/15/west_point_teams_computerized_rifle_scope_adjusts_itself_in_combat_1031577.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zZD9J5EWbGBP7tCE3RRwMpm1AnknKy1cSb82mWURXUbW340VfTXfeDZBYZ48eoJ0eRlkA9X6dFGfFUVR9KEpqg_TbSlFf6kG$

2 Navy destroyers will help protect military’s Gaza aid pier, officials confirm: (Military.com) Navy warships will help protect the U.S. military’s soon-to-be-completed pier to deliver aid to starving Palestinians in Gaza, the Pentagon said
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.military.com/daily-news/2024/05/14/2-navy-destroyers-will-help-protect-militarys-gaza-aid-pier-official-confirms.html*:*:text=Navy*20warships*20will*20help*20protect,Gaza*2C*20the*20Pentagon*20said*20Tuesday__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSU!!On18fmf1aQ!zZD9J5EWbGBP7tCE3RRwMpm1AnknKy1cSb82mWURXUbW340VfTXfeDZBYZ48eoJ0eRlkA9X6dFGfFUVR9KEpqg_TbRgm2SLb$

Why Would The US Air Force Bring Back the Vietnam-Era OV-10 Bronco? The OV-10 Bronco is a unique airplane in military aviation. An Observation/Light Attack aircraft, the Bronco served for decades and was especially effective in Counterinsurgency or COIN operations. Learn about the development, operational history, and interesting features of this flying horse.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVNOCTLw5tk__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zZD9J5EWbGBP7tCE3RRwMpm1AnknKy1cSb82mWURXUbW340VfTXfeDZBYZ48eoJ0eRlkA9X6dFGfFUVR9KEpqg_TbZz5KwJm$

# Military / Nuclear / Global
Second Russian invasion is worse than the first, Kharkiv region evacuees say: Thousands of Ukrainians have fled border towns and villages in the northeast Kharkiv region as Russian troops advance in a new attack.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/05/14/russia-attack-kharkiv-region-invasion/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zZD9J5EWbGBP7tCE3RRwMpm1AnknKy1cSb82mWURXUbW340VfTXfeDZBYZ48eoJ0eRlkA9X6dFGfFUVR9KEpqg_TbZixKO9n$

Ukraine presses Biden to lift ban on using US weapons to strike Russia: Kyiv watched as Russians massed on the border, but they weren’t allowed to use long-range missiles provided by Washington. Kyiv watched as Russians massed on the border, but they weren’t allowed to use long-range missiles provided by Washington.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2024/05/14/ukraine-weapons-russia-00157970__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zZD9J5EWbGBP7tCE3RRwMpm1AnknKy1cSb82mWURXUbW340VfTXfeDZBYZ48eoJ0eRlkA9X6dFGfFUVR9KEpqg_Tbfjb3HbV$

Putin loses record 1,740 troops in a DAY in Ukraine as he orders desperate human wave attacks: Using young men as cannon fodder isn’t new, but it’s still diabolical. That’s Putin for you.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-02-14/russia-s-human-wave-tactics-in-ukraine-reflect-vladimir-putin-s-values?embedded-checkout=true__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zZD9J5EWbGBP7tCE3RRwMpm1AnknKy1cSb82mWURXUbW340VfTXfeDZBYZ48eoJ0eRlkA9X6dFGfFUVR9KEpqg_TbdOK9jp2$

# NASA / Space / UFO Disclosure / Planetary Giant Structure Lurking in Deep Space Challenges Our Understanding of The Universe: About 9.2 billion light-years from Earth is a colossal structure which confounded astronomers. The discovery might upend current cosmological theories. What they’ve found is a 1.3-billion-light-year-across, almost perfect ring of galaxies. No such structure has been seen before. And it doesn’t match any known formation mechanism.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sciencealert.com/giant-structure-lurking-in-deep-space-challenges-our-understanding-of-the-universe__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zZD9J5EWbGBP7tCE3RRwMpm1AnknKy1cSb82mWURXUbW340VfTXfeDZBYZ48eoJ0eRlkA9X6dFGfFUVR9KEpqg_TbY9Q3hF5$

# Security / Surveillance
Secrecy Concerns Mount Over Spy Powers Targeting US Data Centers: A coalition of digital rights groups is demanding the US declassify records that would clarify just how expansive a major surveillance program really is.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wired.com/story/section-702-ecsp-civil-liberties-letter/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zZD9J5EWbGBP7tCE3RRwMpm1AnknKy1cSb82mWURXUbW340VfTXfeDZBYZ48eoJ0eRlkA9X6dFGfFUVR9KEpqg_TbS6Q53Gy$

US jamming technology is significantly worse than Russia’s, ex-Pentagon officials warn: Former US officials said the US is falling behind in its electronic warfare capabilities. Russia has developed sophisticated electronic warfare weapons. It’s using it to neutralize US weapons given to Ukraine.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.businessinsider.com/us-jamming-tech-is-worse-than-russia-ex-pentagon-officials-2024-5__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zZD9J5EWbGBP7tCE3RRwMpm1AnknKy1cSb82mWURXUbW340VfTXfeDZBYZ48eoJ0eRlkA9X6dFGfFUVR9KEpqg_TbSc9GOu7$

# Technology / Global
World’s Largest Vacuum to Suck Carbon From Atmosphere Is Flipped On, Best of all, it’s entirely powered by geothermal energy: Climate change refers to long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. Human activities have been the main driver of climate change, primarily due to the burning of fossil fuels like coal, oil and gas.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5o0wE-DeuyM__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zZD9J5EWbGBP7tCE3RRwMpm1AnknKy1cSb82mWURXUbW340VfTXfeDZBYZ48eoJ0eRlkA9X6dFGfFUVR9KEpqg_TbQZBDEEi$

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May 11, 2024
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# Indigenous
# Indigenous / Global
# Animals / Pets / Alerts / Recalls
# Archaeology / Anthropology
Inside Costa Rica’s ‘cave of death’ which kills all that enters: Costa Rica’s Cave of Death (Cueva de la Muerte) is a pool of carbon dioxide on the floor, which is remarkably stable, and nearly 100% CO₂: fatal to every animal that enters the cave. See how a flame can’t burn. “Danger!
https://nypost.com/2024/05/10/lifestyle/inside-costa-ricas-cave-of-death-which-kills-all-that-enters/

# Borders / Immigration
Biden administration moves to terminate agreement governing conditions for migrant children in US custody: The Flores agreement has protected migrant children for nearly 3 decades. Changes may be coming. The Biden administration wants to partially end a 27-year-old agreement that provides court oversight of how the federal government cares for migrant children in its custody
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/2024/05/10/child-migration-flores-agreement-unaccompanied-minors/7814dc0e-0f24-11ef-ae0a-a6870885518d_story.html

Top Border Patrol Officials Investigated for Alleged Undisclosed Ties to Mexican Tequila Magnate: The agency is probing whether or not the pair disclosed their relationship with a foreign national, which is required by those with top security clearance, and if they accepted anything that violated any ethics rules, three sources familiar with the matter told the outlet
https://nypost.com/2024/05/09/us-news/two-top-border-patrol-officials-probed-for-partying-with-mexican-tequila-mogul-report/

Terrorist watch list apprehensions at northern border continue to break records: The number of known or suspected terrorists (KSTs) apprehended at the northern border in the first six months of fiscal 2024 continue to outpace those apprehended at the southwest border. The greatest number of KSTs to ever be apprehended in U.S. history was at the northern border in fiscal 2023 of 484. The next greatest number to be apprehended in U.S. history was 313 at the northern border in fiscal 2022, according to CBP data.1 h
https://www.realcleardefense.com/2024/05/11/terrorist_watch_list_apprehensions_at_northern_breaking_records_1031021.html

Biden Administration Announces Key Asylum System Changes Aiming to Expedite Migrant Removals: A new Biden administration rule announced Thursday aims to speed up asylum processing at the southern border for a limited group of people believed to have committed serious crimes or who have terrorist links and ultimately more quickly eject them from the country.
https://apnews.com/article/biden-border-immigration-migrants-asylum-policy-554bf3dd634d1b8a48f641fccf9359bb

Top Border Patrol officials say Biden appointees silenced them for years: The recently retired second in command of the U.S. Border Patrol said the Biden administration intentionally blocked him and others from engaging with the public, enacting robust protocols to sabotage media requests as millions surged across the southern border.
https://gazette.com/news/wex/top-border-patrol-officials-say-biden-appointees-silenced-them-for-years/article_5a2155b3-ef27-5d7e-ada4-341ed786862d.html#:~:text=EXCLUSIVE%20%E2%80%94%20The%20recently%20retired%20second,surged%20across%20the%20southern%20border

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
The U.S. banking industry wins battle in $8 credit card fee war: The U.S. court system has delayed the rule to cap credit card late fees at a maximum of 8 dollars monthly, a win for major banking institutions. The legislation, a crucial step in protecting consumer interests, was championed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPS) and, unfortunately, was stalled in federal court on Friday, May 11.
https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/the-u.s.-banking-industry-wins-battle-in-$8-credit-card-fee-war

America’s debt tops $34 trillion, but a commission to address it appears dead in Congress: It’s well past time, the newly elected House speaker said in October, to establish a bipartisan commission to tackle the federal government’s growing $34.6 trillion in debt. “The consequences if we don’t act now are unbearable,” he said, echoing warnings from his predecessor and other House Republicans
https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/americas-debt-tops-34-trillion-but-a-commission-to-address-it-appears-dead-in-congress

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Etc
Internal documents illuminate industry’s efforts to deceive public and investors ahead of Senate hearing: ‘A rare glimpse’: “For decades, the fossil-fuel industry has known about the economic and climate harms of its products.”
https://www.yahoo.com/news/internal-documents-illuminate-industrys-efforts-100000233.html

# Environment / Climate / Chemicals / Infrastructure
New state law makes the case for class-based chemical regulation: New state law makes the case for class-based chemical regulation. A recent paper published in Environmental Health Perspectives lays out the process behind Washington State’s new “Pollution Prevention” law, which aims to protect human health by regulating classes of hazardous chemicals.
https://www.ehn.org/chemical-class-state-law-2668228954.html#:~:text=New%20state%20law%20makes%20the%20case%20for%20class%2Dbased%20chemical%20regulation,-EHN%20Curators&text=A%20recent%20paper%20published%20in,regulating%20classes%20of%20hazardous%20chemicals

‘Sad What We Are Doing’: Global CO2 Increase Sets New All-Time Record: “I’d make this the lead story in every paper and newscast on the planet,” said Bill McKibben. “If we don’t understand the depth of the climate crisis, we will not act in time.” The average monthly concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere jumped by a record 4.7 parts per million between March 2023 and March 2024, according to new data from NOAA’s Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/mauna-loa-co2-record#:~:text=The%20average%20monthly%20concentration%20of,Mauna%20Loa%20Observatory%20in%20Hawaii

# Environment / Climate / Chemicals / Infrastructure / Global
The “Gateway To The Underworld” In Siberia Is Splintering Open: The Batagay megaslump, better known as Siberia’s “gateway to the underworld,” is up to its usual tricks. New research shows that the giant geological scar has grown up to 1 million cubic meters (35 million cubic feet) each year since 2014, pumping out thousands of tons of carbon as it fractures.
https://www.iflscience.com/the-gateway-to-the-underworld-in-siberia-is-splintering-open-74155

Mystery of Siberia’s giant exploding craters may finally be solved: Giant exploding craters only known to exist on Russia’s permafrost-covered Yamal and Gydan peninsulas may result from a specific set of conditions not found elsewhere in the Arctic. Eight giant, 160-foot-deep (50 meters) craters in the Siberian permafrost have baffled scientists since their discovery more than a decade ago — but a new theory may finally explain how they formed.
https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/geology/mystery-of-siberias-giant-exploding-craters-may-finally-be-solved

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals / Technology
Agricultural plastic linked to build up of harmful chemicals in wheat: The use of plastic films in farming has been linked to an accumulation of phthalates – an endocrine disrupting chemical with serious health effects – in both soil and wheat
https://foodprint.org/blog/plastic-coated-agricultural-chemicals/

Massive new database on how plastic chemicals harm our health: The first-of-its-kind, open-access database includes more than 3,500 studies on plastic and human health.
https://www.ehn.org/plastic-exposure-human-health-2665876898.html

# General News
Donald Trump has betrayed every conservative value: Republicans in the 1990s believed that this behavior provided due cause for impeachment and cited similar behavior as a primary reason for their impeachment against then-President Bill Clinton. Today, many Republicans continue to support Donald Trump despite these revelations.
https://san.com/opinions/donald-trump-has-betrayed-every-conservative-value/

There’s growing ‘hatred toward the West’: The eldest son of the late prominent politician JALAL TALABANI, Bafel maintains close ties with the U.S. while cultivating friendly relations with some of its adversaries.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/national-security-daily/2024/05/10/theres-growing-hatred-toward-the-west-00157400

‘National security concerns’ raised as German group purchases influential US advisory firm: Two House Republican lawmakers are demanding the Biden administration investigate a German company’s acquisition of a major global advisory firm, raising concerns about foreign influence being used to promote a radical green energy agenda in the U.S.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/national-security-concerns-raised-german-group-purchases-influential-us-advisory-firm

Trump’s Ties to Big Oil Just Got Even More Terrifying: Donald Trump’s promise to oil bosses at a Mar-a-Lago meeting last month, in which he reportedly spoke bluntly of a “deal” with executives that would see him scrap troublesome environmental regulations “on day one” if they raised $1 billion to get him back in the White House, not only shocked the executives involved,
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-pledged-reversal-green-policies-200615219.html

Trump’s use of dodgy accounting on Chicago tower means he could be $100m in red, IRS probe reveals: The IRS believes Mr Trump violated a law meant to prevent double-dipping on tax-reducing losses, and that he essentially wrote off the same losses twice, the probe revealed.
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/trump-tax-breaks-chicago-tower-b2543447.html

# Gov / Politics / Global
Russia’s Cover up of Its Dangerous Dealings With North Korea Leaves Us All Less Secure: Moscow killed a U.N. body overseeing North Korea sanctions compliance for one simple reason: Russia is flagrantly violating the U.N. sanctions.
https://thediplomat.com/2024/05/russias-cover-up-of-its-dangerous-dealings-with-north-korea-leaves-us-all-less-secure/

Putin Appoints ‘Professor Doomsday,’ Who Has Called For Nuclear Strikes Against The West, As Key Advisor For Strategic Deterrence:
https://uinterview.com/news/putin-appoints-professor-doomsday-who-has-called-for-nuclear-strikes-against-the-west-as-key-advisor-for-strategic-deterrence/

# Gov / Politics
Strategic amnesia, political division put U.S. in extreme jeopardy: To put it charitably, America and Americans suffer from a bad case of strategic amnesia. This condition has affected not only how the U.S. is responding to the wars in Ukraine and Gaza. More importantly, how the U.S. is dealing with its “enemies” is very concerning. Despite forgetting history, a bit of recall is instructive.
https://www.upi.com/Voices/2024/05/11/American-strategic-amnesia/8661715362687/

‘We would need to make choices’: Why Biden is threatening Israel now
https://act.moveon.org/go/193170?t=14&akid=388681%2E40689767%2E9yiZoh

Even Donald Trump Doesn’t Know What He Created in the MAGA Swamps of Michigan: One of the major points of contention was which of these delegates would get to attend the Republican National Convention later this year in Milwaukee to take on the largely symbolic act of officially certifying Trump’s victory in the primary.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2024/05/donald-trump-news-republicans-maga-election-michigan.html

Trump’s Fascism Is Already Attacking America: The Republican Party is no longer a party of conservative ideology. That GOP is now dead, replaced by a party of absolute cult-like loyalty to Trump. The radical right Trump sycophants in this “Trumplican” Party put Trump over Country every time. This is so extremely anti-American and should sadden all who love America.
https://buckscountybeacon.com/2024/05/opinion-trumps-fascism-is-already-attacking-america/

# Juvenile / Children / Youth
Washington is intercepting federal benefits bound for foster youth: Despite pressure to end the practice, Washington continues to divert federal benefits owed to foster youth to fund the Department of Children, Youth and Families, which runs the state’s foster care system.
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/washington-is-intercepting-federal-benefits-bound-for-foster-youth/#:~:text=Despite%20pressure%20to%20end%20the,the%20state’s%20foster%20care%20system

# Law Enforcment / ATF / FBI / CIA
Trend of declassifying US intelligence poses serious risks, ex-CIA officials say: An increasingly common US tactic of declassifying intelligence with the aim of disrupting the plans of adversary powers can bring short-term gains, but risks creating long-term problems for the US intelligence agencies, two former CIA officials have warned.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/09/cia-declassified-documents-security-risk#:~:text=An%20increasingly%20common%20US%20tactic,former%20CIA%20officials%20have%20warned

# Legal / DOJ
Local Impact: Billionaire Sentenced and Set for Deportation After Federal Probe in New York: Hui Qin, the Chinese billionaire who admitted in March to making straw donations to political campaigns — including Mayor Eric Adams’ — was sentenced Thursday to seven months in prison and removal from the U.S.
https://au.news.yahoo.com/chinese-billionaire-ties-mayor-adams-232300461.html

Prosecutors Reveal Alleged Hush Money Deal to Trump Crony: $750,000 that prosecutors say the business mogul is dangling above Allen Weisselberg’s head to keep him testifying against his former boss. For the first time on Friday, prosecutors disclosed the strict terms of a severance agreement that the Trump Organization used to promise more than $1 million to its outgoing chief financial officer—as long as he kept his mouth shut.
https://www.allsides.com/news/2024-05-10-1527/donald-trump-prosecutors-reveal-alleged-hush-money-deal-trump-crony

Justice Clarence Thomas decries Washington as ‘hideous’ and pushes back on ‘nastiness’ of critics: Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas repeatedly pushed back on his critics during remarks Friday at a judicial conference in Alabama, lamenting what he described as the “nastiness” and “lies” directed at him and calling Washington a “hideous place.”
https://apnews.com/article/justice-clarence-thomas-conference-critics-nastiness-court-1ed1d67e57ee00fd3d7e1b5ff19d89c0

Judge “finally just had enough” with Trump lawyers’ bad faith behavior: “Merchan — while the Trump team doesn’t like him — he has tried being really fair on a bunch of points,” Haberman said, pointing to an instance where Merchan called Trump’s lawyer into a sidebar to avoid embarrassing his client. Haberman, who called Trump’s criminal fraud trial a “circus,” said that Merchan’s treatment of the defendant was different up to this point.
https://www.salon.com/2024/05/10/finally-just-had-enough-with-lawyers-faith-behavior/

Biden’s ‘corrupt DOJ’ engaged in a level of collusion never seen before: Andrew Bailey: Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey says he is requesting Biden’s DOJ to turn over all communications between the Justice Department and Trump’s prosecutors on ‘Varney & Co.’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5y5DP8O2cw

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey Obtains Court Order Blocking the Biden Administration from Violating First Amendment: Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced today that the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana granted his motion to block top officials in the federal government from continuing to violate the First Amendment rights of millions of Americans. The judge’s ruling is 155 pages long and includes 721 footnotes.
https://ago.mo.gov/missouri-attorney-general-andrew-bailey-obtains-court-order-blocking-the-biden-administration-from-violating-first-amendment/

# Medical / General News
Hidden epidemic in assisted living facilities: Study shows shocking rates of resident-on-resident aggression: The prevalence of resident-to-resident aggression among the 930 participants (mean [SD] age, 88.0 [7.2] years; 738 women [79.4%]) during the past month was estimated to be 15.2% (141 of 930 residents; 95% CI, 12.1%-18.8%)
https://studyfinds.org/assisted-living-resident-abuse/

# Medical / Science / Technology
MIT’s New MRI Technique Reveals Hidden Light Deep in the Brain: MIT engineers have now come up with a novel way to detect this type of light, known as bioluminescence, in the brain: They engineered blood vessels of the brain to express a protein that causes them to dilate in the presence of light
https://scitechdaily.com/mits-new-mri-technique-reveals-hidden-light-deep-in-the-brain/

Amazingly Detailed Images Reveal a Single Cubic Millimeter of Human Brain in 3D: A nanoscale project represents a giant leap forward in understanding the human brain. With more than 1.4 petabytes of electron microscopy imaging data, a team of scientists has reconstructed a teeny-tiny cubic segment of the human brain
https://www.sciencealert.com/amazingly-detailed-images-reveal-a-single-cubic-millimeter-of-human-brain-in-3d

# Military / DOD / Nuclear
The US Army’s new plan to counter Russia and China has a glaring problem, experts say: The US Army’s new structure responds to drones and guided missiles and artillery. But the Army plans to stand up new units at a time its recruiting is struggling.
https://www.businessinsider.com/us-armys-new-plan-russia-china-glaring-problem-crs-2024-5

The United States Marines have robot dogs — equipped with firepower: A safeguard is built into the robodogs as although it can detect and trace, it is not able to fire. Human oversight is required to authorize and action fire with a human-in-the-loop (HITL) process.
https://readwrite.com/us-marines-robodogs-special-ops-robodogs/#:~:text=A%20safeguard%20is%20built%20into,%2Dloop%20(HITL)%20process

Startling! Dozens of US Air Force F-35 fighter jets were deployed to the conflict zone: Four U.S. Air Force F-35 Lightning IIs assigned to the 48th Fighter Wing at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, U.K., began operations at Lask Air Base, Poland, April 1, 2024, as part of the U.S.’s continued support to safeguarding NATO’s Eastern Flank.
https://www.usafe.af.mil/News/Press-Releases/Display/Article/3727340/48th-fighter-wing-f-35s-deploy-to-natos-eastern-flank/

# Military / Nuclear / Global
Yemen’s Houthis Chief Says Group Will Target Any Ships Related to Transport of Goods to Israel: “a fourth stage of escalation in retaliation to the Israeli aggression on Rafah” in the southern Gaza Strip.
https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-05-09/yemens-houthis-chief-says-group-will-target-any-ships-related-to-transport-of-goods-to-israel

China’s nuclear weapons on Moon plans ‘pose threat’ to entire planet: China’s expedited development of space weapons, including nuclear-equipped kamikaze satellites on the moon and robots, poses a planetary threat, experts have warned. The Beijing administration recently transported a robotic spacecraft on a return journey to the Moons farthest side.
https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/china-nuclear-weapons-moon-plans-32786144

# NASA / Space / UFO Disclosure / Planetary
Mysterious Objects in Space Could Be Giant Dyson Spheres, Scientists Say: There’s something poetic about humanity’s attempt to detect other civilizations somewhere in the Milky Way’s expanse. There’s also something futile about it. But we’re not going to stop. Dyson spheres could be a technosignature, and a team of researchers from Sweden, India, the UK, and the USA developed a way to search for Dyson sphere technosignatures they’re calling Project Hephaistos. (Hephaistos was the Greek god of fire and metallurgy.)
https://www.sciencealert.com/mysterious-objects-in-space-could-be-giant-dyson-spheres-scientists-say

# Other Interesting Things
I think I just saw a fleet of illuminate ships [Video] In the recent viral video, a viewer claimed to have spotted a fleet of what they referred to as “illuminate ships.” This post sparked a heated discussion among the community, with various interpretations and theories emerging.
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/3435148824073-i-think-i-just-saw-a-fleet-of-illuminate-shipsvideo?noAds=1&_f=app_share&s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3MTU0MzExNjg2NTU%3D

How mercury reacts with aluminium: When mercury is added to aluminum, it forms an amalgam (a mercury alloy). Aluminum is normally protected by a thick oxide layer, but the formation of the amalgam disrupts it. It allows fresh aluminum to react with air to form white aluminum oxide. As the oxide grows, it forms as these cool white fibers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrdYueB9pY4

Breakthrough: X-ray of a single atom captured for the first time: In a remarkable feat, a team of scientists has taken the world’s first X-ray signature of just one atom. This stunning achievement could revolutionize the way scientists detect materials.
https://www.earth.com/news/x-ray-single-atom-captured-by-scientists-for-first-time/

# Pharmacy / Pharmaceuticals / Drugs
DEA doubtful of cartel order to stop fentanyl production: DEA officials remain skeptical of reports that Mexican cartel leaders have ordered their producers to stop making fentanyl. In October 2023, Los Chapitos, the group led by the four sons of imprisoned boss Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, hung banners in prominent locations in Sinaloa, Sonora, and Baja California ordering the fentanyl ban. DEA officials made it clear in the latest National Drug Threat Assessment that they are doubtful
https://www.kpvi.com/news/national_news/dea-doubtful-of-cartel-order-to-stop-fentanyl-production/article_1245d80e-cebf-5e44-a784-16e59c1ef710.html

Fentanyl coming to U.S. becoming more deadly, DEA says: The illicit fentanyl coming from Mexican cartels is becoming more dangerous, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration. The purity level of illicit fentanyl in the U.S. drug market has increased and the amount of fentanyl found in counterfeit prescription pills has increased, making the nation’s top drug threat even more dangerous, according to the DEA’s most recent National Drug Threat Assessment.
https://am1280thepatriot.com/news/national/article_d4c64aca-0ee6-11ef-8999-83190cb9f69f

# Science Technology / Biosciences
Scientists Film Plant ‘Talking’ to Its Neighbor, And The Video Is Incredible: More recently, a team of Japanese researchers deployed real-time imaging techniques to reveal how plants receive and respond to these aerial alarms. This was a big gap in our understanding of plant chatter: We knew how plants send messages, but not how they receive them.
https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-film-plant-talking-to-its-neighbor-and-the-video-is-incredible

# Technology
‘TunnelVision’ Attack Leaves Nearly All VPNs Vulnerable to Spying: TunnelVision is an attack developed by researchers that can expose VPN traffic to snooping or tampering. Researchers have devised an attack against nearly all virtual private network applications that forces them to send and receive some or all traffic outside of the encrypted tunnel designed to protect it from snooping or tampering.
https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/05/novel-attack-against-virtually-all-vpn-apps-neuters-their-entire-purpose/

# Water
A Town Board in Colorado Repeals Rights of Nature Resolutions: Nederland wants to build a dam on Boulder Creek to create a reservoir. Two non-binding resolutions that recognize the creek’s rights complicate the matter. The nature-rights movement isn’t about conservation or responsible husbanding of the natural world. Rather, it seeks to handcuff human thriving by preventing most uses of our natural resources.
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/colorado-town-learns-the-harm-caused-by-granting-rights-to-nature/

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# Animals / Pets / Alerts / Recalls
‘Disturbing and Very Unusual’: Authorities Seek Info in Hunt for Spiked Dog Treat Perpetrator on AT: Dog treats set with large fishhooks were discovered along a section of the Appalachian Trail in Pennsylvania — the Game Commission is actively investigating the incident.
https://gearjunkie.com/outdoor/fishhooks-dog-treats-appalachian-trail

# Borders / Immigration
Biden administration preparing to hand out 10K migrant ID cards in several US cities: The Biden administration hopes to dispense thousands of ID cards to migrants in the coming weeks as part of an effort to update the documentation that US government agencies provide illegal border-crossers. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is planning on a “limited rollout” of its Secure Docket Card program this summer that would see roughly 10,000 ID cards distributed to migrants in as many as four US cities, two potential locations are Houston and Atlanta, a source told the outlet.
https://nypost.com/2024/05/09/us-news/biden-administration-preparing-to-hand-out-10k-migrant-id-cards-report/

China and US resume cooperation on deportation as Chinese immigrants rush in from southern border: Beijing and Washington have quietly resumed cooperation on the deportation of Chinese immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally, as the two countries are reestablishing and widening contacts following their leaders’ meeting in California late last year.
https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2024-05-09/china-and-us-resume-cooperation-on-deportation-as-chinese-immigrants-rush-in-from-southern-border#:~:text=WASHINGTON%20(AP)%20%E2%80%94%20Beijing%20and,in%20California%20late%20last%20year

Judge dismisses 200 cases against migrants charged with involvement in border struggle: County Court of Law Judge Ruben Morales dismissed over 200 cases against migrants accused of being involved with a struggle at the U.S.-Mexico border.
https://www.borderreport.com/news/county-judge-dismisses-hundreds-of-cases-related-to-march-rush-at-border-wall/

The Biden border crisis takes to the skies: Since President Biden took office, over half a million illegal immigrants have entered the United States via the CBP One Mobile App. Not content with just opening our southern border, this administration has invited people across the globe to schedule their unauthorized entry via the CBP One app and use that app as identification to board a flight into the United States.
https://thehill.com/opinion/congress-blog/4654054-the-biden-border-crisis-takes-to-the-skies/

# Corporations / Industry
Music chain founded in 1924 closing all 42 locations across US: According to court documents, Sam Ash holds up to $500 million in debt and will be closing all of its 42 stores around the nation, citing weakened sales as the market shifted to more online shopping during the COVID-19 pandemic. Prior to the pandemic, the chain had largely relied on in-person shopping.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/music-chain-founded-1924-closing-141422102.html

Massive Online Shopping Scam Racks Up 850,000 Victims: The scam, called BogusBazaar by the researchers at German security research and consulting firm Security Research Labs (SRLabs), has included 75,000 false online shops with two goals: stealing credit card credentials from victims and processing never-fulfilled orders for expensive items through the fake websites.
https://securityboulevard.com/2024/05/massive-online-shopping-scam-racks-up-850000-victims/#:~:text=The%20scam%2C%20called%20BogusBazaar%20by,items%20through%20the%20fake%20websites

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
Thousands of Kids Prescribed ‘Potentially Harmful’ Drugs for Acute COVID: 3,602 ivermectin prescriptions and 813 HCQ prescriptions for kids with acute COVID were identified after guidelines recommended against their use, though prescription rates for these medications were less than 1% — 0.03% for HCQ and 0.14% for ivermectin, reported Julianne Burns, MD
https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/study-us-children-times-received-ineffective-covid-19-treatments

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
The US Government Owes $30 Trillion –That Means You Owe Over $2 Million: As an individual, it matters to you that the US government owes $30 trillion and counting according to the Fox Debt Tracker, because your $2,000,000 share of that debt will cost you in a number of ways.
https://www.aol.com/us-government-owes-30-trillion-205442724.html

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Global
China is untangling its economy from the West. It could be preparing for long-term tensions — and an invasion of Taiwan: China is taking steps to make its economy less reliant on the West, and it could have both economic and military motivations for doing so. In recent years, China has invested billions to boost its production of semiconductor chips, electric vehicles, batteries, and solar panels.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/02/01/china-decoupling-derisking-technology-sanctions-trade-us-eu-west/

# Education / Schools
Campus Protests Are Fighting Militarism and Corporatization at Home and Abroad: Student protesters know the fight for Palestinian freedom requires resisting militarization and fascism at home.
https://truthout.org/articles/campus-protests-are-fighting-militarism-and-corporatization-at-home-and-abroad/

# Employment / Labor
Biden’s veto bodes ill for the US economy and job market: This veto not only rejects clear bipartisan legislative action but also imposes additional burdens on businesses already navigating a challenging economic environment. The NLRB’s revised joint employer standard notably lowers the threshold for determining when two businesses are considered joint employers
https://thehill.com/opinion/congress-blog/4653574-bidens-veto-bodes-ill-for-the-us-economy-and-job-market/#:~:text=This%20veto%20not%20only%20rejects,businesses%20are%20considered%20joint%20employers

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Etc
Biden administration increases cost to drill and mine on American soil for first time in century: ‘Taxpayers have been losing billions of dollars’: ‘Taxpayers have been losing billions of dollars’ The Biden administration is increasing the royalty rates for drilling on public lands for the first time in over 100 years
https://www.taxpayer.net/in-the-news/biden-hikes-cost-of-drilling-on-federal-lands-as-trump-courts-oil-donors/

# Environment / Climate / Chemicals / Infrastructure
Jimmy Carter built a solar farm in his hometown and it now powers half of the entire city: That’s the equivalent of burning about 3,600 tons of coal.
https://www.upworthy.com/jimmy-carter-solar-panels-rp4

Antarctica’s Hidden Threat: The World’s Most Powerful Water Flow Is Accelerating, and It Could Have Disastrous Consequences: The Antarctic Circumpolar Current has accelerated before, and recent findings confirm it’s happening again. It carries more than 100 times as much water as all the world’s rivers combined. It reaches from the ocean’s surface to its bottom, and measures as much as 2,000 kilometers across.
https://scitechdaily.com/antarcticas-hidden-threat-the-worlds-most-powerful-water-flow-is-accelerating-and-it-could-have-disastrous-consequences/

New environmental regulations announced by the Biden administration: Biden-Harris Administration Finalizes Suite of Standards to Reduce Pollution from Fossil Fuel-Fired Power Plants: Four final rules deliver on the Biden-Harris Administration’s day-one commitment to lead on climate action and to protect all communities from pollution
https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/biden-harris-administration-finalizes-suite-standards-reduce-pollution-fossil-fuel

The Trump Administration Is Reversing Nearly 100 Environmental Rules: Over four years in office, the Trump administration has dismantled major climate policies and rolled back many more rules governing clean air, water, wildlife and toxic chemicals. Here’s the Full List.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/climate/trump-environment-rollbacks.html

Confronting the Cost of Trump’s Corruption to American Families: President Trump is helping himself and his politically connected friends at the expense of everyone else. In the Trump administration, corruption is not just accepted, it is encouraged. Trump has created a culture of corruption, where it’s expected that those with public power will wield it for private gain. And this culture has, in turn, attracted those who are themselves corrupt and seeking to profit from this opportunity.
https://www.americanprogress.org/article/confronting-cost-trumps-corruption-american-families/

Scientists are tracking ecological changes as the Klamath River dams come down: A giant sediment pulse, millions of cubic yards of silt, clay and dead algae, trapped for decades behind the dams is now flowing downstream.
https://www.hcn.org/issues/56-5/scientists-are-tracking-ecological-changes-as-the-klamath-river-dams-come-down/

# Environment / Climate / Chemicals / Infrastructure / Global
Deadly Underwater Lake below the Gulf of Mexico [Video]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgZD2STt_OU

Earth prepares for solar storm impact from three CMEs this weekend: Solar activity has reached high levels in the past 24-36 hours, with background flux at or near M1.0. The most significant developments from the Sun include the growth and merging of Regions 3664 and 3668, as well as the production of numerous M-class solar flares and two X-class solar flares from CMEs that are expected to arrive at Earth this weekend.
https://www.earth.com/news/earth-prepares-impact-three-cme-events-solar-storms/

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals / Technology
Closing of Texas’ last sugar mill may prelude concerning pattern for US farmers: ‘We are in serious trouble’ A megadrought fueled by the overheating of our planet and consequent changing weather patterns has forced the last sugar mill in Texas to close its doors
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1x1OguGhUA

Sell Lab-Grown Meat in Alabama and You Could Go to Jail: Anyone found guilty of selling or manufacturing cultivated meat in Alabama will face up to a three-month jail sentence and $500 fine.
https://robbreport.com/food-drink/dining/alabama-florida-lab-grown-meat-bans-1235612550/

# General News
Why Does America Provide So Much Support To Israel?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fH8d7UJNmaA

‘No Blame?’ ABC News finds 54 cases invoking ‘Trump’ in connection with violence, threats, alleged assaults. President Donald Trump insists he deserves no blame for divisions in America.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/blame-abc-news-finds-17-cases-invoking-trump/story?id=58912889

Ari Fleischer Urges Trump to Go After Judge’s Daughter — And Violate His Gag Order: Fox News contributor and former White House press secretary Ari Fleischer offered some questionable advice for former President Donald Trump on Friday, advising the criminal defendant to go after the judge’s daughter again, even though that would likely violate his gag order.
https://www.mediaite.com/trump/ari-fleischer-urges-trump-to-go-after-judges-daughter-and-violate-his-gag-order/#:~:text=Fox%20News%20contributor%20and%20former,likely%20violate%20his%20gag%20order

# Gov / Politics / Global
Exiled Saudi colonel says forces were authorized to kill villagers who refused to make way for The Line in Neom: An exiled Saudi colonel says Saudi Arabia authorized the use of lethal force to clear the way for its Neom desert megacity. Col Rabih Alenezi, who went into exile in the UK last year, told BBC News he was ordered to evict people living on the land to make way for a part of the project called The Line
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13398829/Kill-gets-way-Line-Saudi-security-forces-permitted-EXECUTE-villagers-refuse-evicted-make-way-futuristic-desert-city.html

# Gov / Politics
Biden’s Israel arms embargo will go down as one of the worst American betrayals: In remembrance of the Holocaust, Biden solemnly proclaimed, “Never again, simply translated, means never forget.” Actually, it means never again will a genocide of the Jews be allowed. But Biden’s interpretation is convenient, since he endangered the Jewish state the very next day by threatening to cut off deliveries to Israel of offensive weapons if it entered Rafah to finish off Hamas. This will go down as one of the worst American betrayals of a close ally in recent memory.
https://nypost.com/2024/05/09/opinion/bidens-israel-arms-embargo-will-go-down-as-one-of-the-worst-american-betrayals/

Noncitizens can’t vote in federal elections. Trump and the GOP hope you don’t know that: Republicans are again pushing unsubstantiated claims about noncitizens voting in federal elections
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2024/05/10/trump-republicans-save-act-noncitizens-voting/73626423007/

Louisiana GOP Blocks Abortion Exception for Young Survivors of Rape and Incest: The measure was blocked by a Louisiana state legislative committee by a vote of 7-4. A state legislative committee in Louisiana has blocked the advancement of a bill that was designed to allow young people who are pregnant as the result of rape or incest to obtain abortions.
https://truthout.org/articles/louisiana-gop-blocks-abortion-exception-for-young-survivors-of-rape-and-incest/#:~:text=A%20state%20legislative%20committee%20in,or%20incest%20to%20obtain%20abortions

United Nations votes to grant membership to Palestine, US vetoes resolution: Resolution does not give Palestine full UN membership, but recognises them as qualified to join and extends rights.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/10/un-general-assembly-backs-palestinian-bid-for-membership

The United States is expected to announce a new $400 million package of weapons for Ukraine: The United States will announce a new $400 million military aid package for Ukraine on Friday, just as it appears Russia has launched a major offensive in Kharkiv.
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/05/10/us-ukraine-military-aid-russia-00157299

‘It’s happening right here’: The authoritarian threat to American democracy: In his book “Minority Rule: The Right-Wing Attack on the Will of the People — and the Fight to Resist It,” Ari Berman says US democratic institutions aren’t all that democratic.
https://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2024/05/08/amanpour-golodryga-berman-minority-rule.cnn

# Law Enforcment / ATF / FBI / CIA
FBI Deputy Director Urges More Warrantless Surveillance of Americans: A Federal Bureau of Investigation official recently urged employees to “look for ways” to conduct warrantless surveillance on US residents, an internal email obtained by Wired shows. FBI Deputy Director Paul Abbate’s email was reportedly sent on April 20, the same day President Biden signed a bill that was criticized as a major expansion of warrantless surveillance under Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/05/fbi-urges-employees-to-look-for-ways-to-collect-americans-messages/

# Legal / DOJ
Supreme Court Rules Cops Can Wrongfully Seize Your Car And Hold It For Weeks, Months: Members of the U.S. Supreme Court have just voted down legislation that would grant people whose cars were wrongly seized by the authorities a chance to instantly appeal the decision. Instead, innocent drivers will continue to be left waiting for a “timely hearing,” which could take weeks or even months.
https://jalopnik.com/supreme-court-rules-cops-can-wrongfully-seize-your-car-1851468869

‘Target On My Back’: Stormy Daniels Hits Back At Trump Attorney Over Why She Wanted ‘Paper Trail’ For Payoff: The case against Trump doesn’t rise or fall on whether her account is true or even believable. It’s a trial about money changing hands — business transactions — and whether those payments were made to illegally influence the 2016 election.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-trial-hush-money-stormy-daniels-d8be160e53c8050bf788d7772f483a64

“Colossal blunder”: Legal experts warn Trump lawyer’s “bullying” of Stormy Daniels may backfire: With Daniels appearing on the stand again Thursday, Trump’s legal counsel will have an opportunity to try a softer approach. If they elect to go with the same aggression as last time, Ryan Goodman, a law professor at New York University, told CNN that it is likely the strategy “backfires.”
https://www.salon.com/2024/05/09/colossal-blunder-legal-experts-warn-lawyers-bullying-of-stormy-daniels-may-backfire/#:~:text=With%20Daniels%20appearing%20on%20the,likely%20the%20strategy%20%E2%80%9Cbackfires.%E2%80%9D

Judge Hearing Noncompete Cases Holds Stock in Companies That Use Noncompetes: Judge J. Campbell Barker’s stock portfolio is a spreadsheet full of conflicts of interest. U.S. District Judge J. Campbell Barker in Tyler, Texas, owns up to $500,000 of shares in Apple, up to $100,000 in IBM and a smaller amount in Amazon.com, according to financial disclosure reports , opens new tab, all companies that have been involved in litigation over their use of noncompete agreements.
https://prospect.org/justice/2024-05-09-judge-barker-noncompete-cases-stocks-conflict/

Investigation launched into Judge Engoron’s “very troubling” chat with lawyer about Trump case: The New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct is investigating a conversation between the judge who oversaw former President Donald Trump’s civil fraud case and a lawyer who wanted to discuss the case
https://www.salon.com/2024/05/09/investigation-launched-into-engorons-very-troubling-chat-with-lawyer-about-case/

More Than 100K Sign Petition Calling for Judge’s Removal From Trump Docs Case: The number of signatures on the petition doubled after Cannon indefinitely suspended the trial date this week.
https://truthout.org/articles/more-than-100k-sign-petition-calling-for-judges-removal-from-trump-docs-case/

Trump ally Steve Bannon headed to jail as he loses contempt conviction appeal: Former Trump White House strategist Steve Bannon’s appeal of his conviction for contempt of Congress was turned aside by a federal appeals court Friday, making him the second ally of the 45th president to face jail time for flouting a subpoena from the House select committee that probed the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.
https://nypost.com/2024/05/10/us-news/trump-ally-steve-bannon-loses-appeal-of-contempt-conviction/

Former Aide Testifies About Donald Trump’s Signing Of “Stacks Of Checks” While In White House, Doubts He Was Aware Of Hush Money Arrangement: Judge Wants Michael Cohen To Stop Commenting About Trump Case
https://deadline.com/2024/05/trump-hush-money-trial-2-1235911426/

# LGBTQ / Gender
Tennessee Law Will Force Schools to Out Trans Students to Their Parents: “This law does not protect children and schools should not be forced to put children in danger,” an LGBTQ advocate said. The legislation requires schools to alert parents if their child has requested to go by a name, or set of pronouns, that differs from their school forms.
https://truthout.org/articles/tennessee-law-will-force-schools-to-out-trans-students-to-their-parents/

# Medical / General News
Donald Trump presidency poses major ‘threat to public health’, warn dozens of medical officials: Donald Trump has repeatedly voiced his desire to kill the Affordable Care Act and attempted to dismantle it during his first presidency but was given a very dramatic and deciding ‘thumbs down’ by John McCain, who had the final vote
https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/donald-trump-presidency-poses-major-479408

Adult RSV Shots Given to More Than 30 Babies by Mistake: From August 21, 2023, to March 18, 2024, the VAERS database included 34 reports of administration errors indicating that either Pfizer or GSK RSV vaccine had been administered to children aged <2 years; 31 were in infants aged <8 months
https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article-abstract/doi/10.1542/peds.2024-066174/197259/Incorrect-Administration-of-Adult-RSV-Vaccines-to?redirectedFrom=fulltext

# Military / DOD / Nuclear
Air Force’s ULTRA Long-Endurance Glider-Like Drone Is Now Operating In The Middle East: Air Force’s ULTRA Long-Endurance Glider-Like Drone Is Now Operating in the Middle East. The U.S. Air Force is now operating its Unmanned Long-endurance Tactical Reconnaissance Aircraft, or ULTRA, from Al Dhafra Air Base in the United Arab Emirates.
https://www.twz.com/news-features/air-forces-ultra-long-endurance-glider-like-drone-is-now-operating-in-the-middle-east

Russia’s jamming of American weapons in Ukraine is showing the US what it needs to be ready for in a future fight: Russia’s electronic warfare has repeatedly foiled American precision weapons in Ukraine. Those may include different weapons, specific countermeasures, and the targeting of jamming systems
https://www.businessinsider.com/russian-electronic-warfare-shows-us-needs-for-future-wars-2024-5#:~:text=Russia’s%20electronic%20warfare%20has%20repeatedly,before%20any%20great%2Dpower%20conflict

Pentagon Says It Stopped Russian Starlink Use in Ukraine (For Now) The Defense Department tells Bloomberg it ‘successfully countered’ Russian Starlink use, but admits ‘it will continue to be a problem’ as Russia looks for ways to regain access. “At this time we have successfully countered Russian use, but I am certain Russia will continue to try and find ways to exploit Starlink and other commercial communications systems,” he told Bloomberg News
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-05-09/russia-starlink-access-blocked-by-pentagon-spacex-ukraine

# Military / Nuclear / Global
Hamas ‘must decide to fight and die or flee and live’ as Israel storms Rafah to remove last fanatics:
https://www.newsbreak.com/videos/3431865544700-hamas-must-decide-to-fight-and-die-or-flee-and-live-as-israel-storms-rafah-to-remove-last-fanatics?noAds=1&_f=app_share&s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3MTUyNzk2MTU3Nzg%3D

Ukrainian tank unit hiding deep in forest obliterates Russian mortar crew firing from village
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xe94IhCCQC8

Moment dozens of Israeli tanks prepare for Rafah blitz in dead of night – after Biden ‘betrayal’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VApUIiw7-2s

# NASA / Space / UFO Disclosure / Planetary
Fierce Solar Storm G4 Expected to Force Aurora as Far South As Alabama: The Aurora Borealis is about to put on a spectacular show, according to scientists from NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC). Get ready for the aurora as far south as Alabama and northern California on Friday night, May 10th. NOAA’s satellite captured the moment of a Coronal Mass Ejection on the sun on Wednesday, May 8th which is responsible for the geomagnetic storm expected on Earth.
https://www.weathernationtv.com/news/aurora-visible-for-much-of-northern-us-friday-night

Dark Energy Camera Snaps Stunning Photo Of God’s Hand Reaching Across The Cosmos: There is nothing supernatural about this celestial structure, but it is awe-inspiring nonetheless.
https://www.space.com/gods-hand-interstellar-cloud-dark-energy-camera-image-video

NASA Contractor Warns That Boeing Launch Must Be Stopped “Before Something Catastrophic Happens”: “As a valued NASA partner and as valve experts, we strongly urge them not to attempt a second launch due to the risk of a disaster occurring on the launchpad,” ValveTech president Erin Faville cautioned. “According to media reports, a buzzing sound indicating the leaking valve was noticed by someone walking by the Starliner minutes before launch. This sound could indicate that the valve has passed its lifecycle.”
https://futurism.com/the-byte/nasa-contractor-warns-boeing-valves?utm_term=Futurism%20//%2005.09.24&utm_campaign=Futurism_Actives_Newsletter&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email

Just Happened! SpaceX Flight 5 Starship Unleashed Big Fury. NASA Starliner Safety Warning
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKAPhOwoVPE

# Pharmacy / Pharmaceuticals / Drugs
Zombie drug destroying America Part 1: In this PIX11 News special, a prominent researcher in Puerto Rico says he warned the medical community about the animal tranquilizer xylazine, known on the streets as “tranq,” 15 years ago when he was a Ph.D. student in New York City and encountered addicts who’d been flown to multiple U.S. states for treatment.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRj3Sa-Q41A

# Recycle / Repurpose / Reuse
Save Your Bottle Caps for These 8 Clever Ideas
https://www.hometalk.com/diy/upcycle/s-save-your-bottle-caps-for-these-x-crazy-cool-ideas-28049353

# Science Technology / Biosciences
A New Particle Has Been Discovered – It Could Be The Elusive Glueball: This is a particle made exclusively of strong nuclear force carriers. Physicists might have found a glueball. This is not something you get by rubbing vinyl glue between your fingers. It is a curious interaction between the carriers of the strong nuclear force, called gluons – hence the name “glueball”.
https://www.iflscience.com/a-new-particle-has-been-discovered-and-it-could-be-the-elusive-glueball-74100

# Social
Warrantless Searches of Private Land Unconstitutional, Appeals Court Rules: In 1924, SCOTUS held the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution does not protect land beyond the home and its immediately surrounding area. The Court reaffirmed the doctrine in 1984 when it held that landowners have no “reasonable expectation of privacy” on any land considered to be an “open field.”
https://www.drovers.com/news/industry/warrantless-searches-private-land-unconstitutional-appeals-court-rules#:~:text=In%201924%2C%20SCOTUS%20held%20the,be%20an%20%E2%80%9Copen%20field.%E2%80%9D

# Technology
Microsoft reveals AI that lives away from the internet for spies and top-secret info: ‘It is now deployed, it’s live, it’s answering questions, it will write code’:
https://cybersecuritynews.com/microsoft-air-gapped-gpt-4/

Meet AdVon, the AI-Powered Content Monster Infecting the Media Industry: If you haven’t read our in-depth exposé on one of the internet’s most worrisome AI companies, well: This might be a good time.
https://futurism.com/advon-ai-content

Bill Gates-backed technology company files Chapter 11 bankruptcy: Ambri Inc, a company that spent 14 years developing a large-scale battery technology, has filed for bankruptcy. The company cited difficulties securing sufficient funding to complete construction of their battery factory in Massachusetts.
https://www.thestreet.com/technology/bill-gates-backed-tech-company-seeks-chapter-11-bankruptcy-sale

# Transportation / Travel
Go check if your car has a locator installed!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45NDRHmyj4A

Passengers are carrying plane parts in their luggage to get them to sanction-hit Russian airlines: Sanction-hit Russian airlines are getting plane parts delivered in hand luggage, per the Financial Times. A Middle East company has sent $1.5 million of goods to Russia’s S7 airline, the FT reported. Flight safety incidents involving Russian planes have shot up, according to estimates
https://www.businessinsider.com/sanction-hit-russia-airlines-getting-plane-parts-delivered-luggage-report-2024-5#:~:text=Sanction%2Dhit%20Russian%20airlines%20are,shot%20up%2C%20according%20to%20estimates

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April 18, 2024
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# Indigenous / Global
‘We can’t hunt or fish’: The villages in Ecuador’s Amazon surrounded by abandoned explosives. In 2002, high explosives were laid in oil wells across 20 sq km of forest. The firm has gone but the pentolite remains, despite a court ruling, putting lives and the ecosystem at risk
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/apr/18/sarayaku-ecuador-amazon-indigenous-land-explosives-oil-company-ecosystems

# Archaeology / Anthropology
Ancient Quarry? Mysterious Site In The Corner Of Utah: When you first enter the monument’s Quarry Exhibit Hall and look at the 1,500 displayed fossils, you can’t help but ask yourself: Did paleontologists really discover the bones like this or artfully place them here for effect? The answer is the bones are just as nature arranged them more than 150 million years ago, deposited by an ancient stream.
https://www.visitutah.com/articles/real-dinosaur-quarry

Ancient monument ‘unlike anything archaeologists have seen before’ unearthed in France, spanning from the Neolithic Age (between 10000BC and 2200BC) and the Iron Age (1200BC to 550BC): The oldest occupation – meaning a layer of remains left by a single culture – was the most intriguing to the experts. The discovery of the complex leaves many questions to answer, with the experts hoping that studies will reveal the purpose it once served and how the land, and its people, evolved over the ages.
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/3405801645743-ancient-monument-unlike-anything-archaeologists-have-seen-before-unearthed-in-france?noAds=1&_f=app_share&s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3MTM0NDIyNTQ5NDY%3D

# Borders / Immigration / Migrants
Resolving Border Crisis Requires Increasing Legal Migration: Policy Solutions to Address Crisis at Border Exist, But Require Will and Staying Power to Execute. Any long-term solution to the crisis at the southern border must include greater plausible paths for legal migration for low-skilled workers in Latin American countries.
https://www.migrationpolicy.org/news/policy-solutions-address-crisis-border-exist-require-will-staying-power

We Need Less, Not More, Immigration: Immigration is not the weather; it can be controlled and managed to benefit the American people. Closing the U.S.-Mexico border, as President Trump is threatening, and cutting off aid to the countries of Central America from which migrants have been fleeing will only feed the crisis that exists along the border. Shock-and-awe actions, such as family separation, have not worked in taming the forces driving migration from the region, and indeed may be driving more movement. It’s well past time to truly grapple with what explains the increased number of arrivals in recent months and to put real solutions in place, difficult as they will be to execute.
https://www.migrationpolicy.org/news/policy-solutions-address-crisis-border-exist-require-will-staying-power

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
Former US Treasury Secretary warns Trump plans would ‘set off an inflationary spiral’: “I don’t think it would just be massive deregulation,” Summers said, “I think it would be massive regulation in the form of restrictions on the ability to buy products from abroad, which would raise prices and would set off an inflationary spiral.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4601150-summers-trump-term-inflationary-spiral/

# Education / Schools
Outrage as high school student is suspended just for using the term ‘illegal alien’ in class discussion: A 16-year-old North Carolina high school student says he was suspended just for saying “illegal alien” while discussing word meaning in English class,p. The newspaper reported that the boy’s mother, Leah McGhee, said a teacher had given an assignment that used the word “alien,” and Christian responded by asking if the teacher meant “like space aliens or illegal aliens without green cards?”
https://www.newsweek.com/teen-suspended-saying-illegal-alien-sparks-republican-outrage-1891021

Florida Schools Must Teach ‘Evils Of Communism,’ DeSantis Orders: “It’s going to give the students the truth about communism,” DeSantis said of the law at a signing ceremony, adding, “We might as well tell them the truth when they’re in our schools, because a lot of these universities they go to, they’re going be told how great communism is.”
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ron-desantis-florida-schools-communism_n_66200bdfe4b07db21fd5de66

After School Satan Clubs gain popularity amid legal victories: There are congregations around the country, and they tell those interested that if their goals are to “sell my soul, get rich, join the Illuminati, etc.” they should “look somewhere else.” While the clubs are controversial, mostly for their name and association with the Satanic Temple, students are not actually getting proselytized or instructions in devil worship.
https://thehill.com/homenews/education/3990175-after-school-satan-clubs-gain-popularity-amid-legal-victories/

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Etc:
Biden vows to protect U.S. steel industry by blocking Japanese merger and seeking new Chinese tariffs: President Joe Biden wants to triple tariff rates on Chinese steel and aluminum if investigators confirm allegations of the country’s unfair trade practices
https://apnews.com/article/biden-china-steel-tariffs-union-workers-0399b0450b67086ca86edc43ac45e5e9

Biden administration announces reforms to federal oil and gas leasing system on public lands: The Bureau of Land Management’s new Oil and Gas Rule is said to save taxpayers money, help ensure public lands are used for their highest value, and better protect communities and the environment.
https://www.nationofchange.org/2024/04/18/biden-administration-announces-reforms-to-federal-oil-and-gas-leasing-system-on-public-lands/#:~:text=Permanent%20increases%20to%20federal%20fees,little%20as%20%241.50%20per%20acre

# Environment / Climate / Chemicals / Infrastructure
California cracks down on water pumping: ‘The ground is collapsing’: Officials say the Tulare Lake groundwater subbasin failed for years to provide adequate plans to mitigate their well-known water problems.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/17/california-water-drought-farm-ground-sinking-tulare-lake#:~:text=Over%2Dpumping%20of%20groundwater%20in,their%20well%2Dknown%20water%20problems

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals / Technology
The Rise of the Carbon Farmer: Farmers around the world are reigniting the less intensive agricultural practices of yesteryear—to improve soil health, raise yields, and trap carbon in the atmosphere back down in the soil.
https://www.spglobal.com/esg/insights/topics/carbon-farming-opportunities-for-agriculture-and-farmers-to-gain-from-decarbonization
See also: What is Carbon Farming?
https://www.carboncycle.org/what-is-carbon-farming/

Unhealthy pesticide levels found in one-fifth of US produce, says report: Consumer Reports reveals alarming levels of pesticides in many U.S. fruits and vegetables, including popular items like strawberries and potatoes.
https://www.ehn.org/unhealthy-pesticide-levels-found-in-one-fifth-of-us-produce-says-report-2667807233.html

# General News
Strange ‘Anomaly’ Off the Coast of Africa Has People Freaking Out: The 62-year-old farm worker had taken pics of dead aloe vera plants, an evergreen succulent prized for its healing properties, that he’d lined up on the beach at sunrise, so that they evoked tentacled monsters invading the shore. He then posted the otherworldly pics to Facebook in an effort to raise awareness about environmental degradation. “I thought I could use this as a metaphor for how people see these plants as aliens, but we are actually the two-legged aliens messing up their world,” Vorster described.
https://nypost.com/2022/12/14/aliens-crawling-on-coast-spark-hysteria-online/

Mystery as Underwater Anomaly Larger Than Texas Spotted off African Coast: A giant cluster of waves over 80 feet high and spanning 2,000 miles, an area larger than Texas, appeared to move through the ocean off the coast of Africa on April 10 in a journey that lasted about 24 hours before it vanished. Some online commentators said the formation could only have been created by something moving under the surface of the sea, making it an “unidentified submersible object,” the ocean equivalent of a UFO.
https://www.newsweek.com/underwater-anomaly-larger-texas-spotted-african-coast-1889674

# Gov / Politics / Global
Vladimir Putin ‘to use weapons of mass destruction’ as Russia and Iran form ‘coalition from hell’: Vladimir Putin is hoping that the conflict between Iran and Israel will distract the West from the invasion of Ukraine, an expert has warned.
https://www.the-express.com/news/world-news/134400/vladimir-putin-weapons-mass-destruction-ukraine-russia-Iran-israel

Prosecutors Seek to Try Russians for Ukraine War Crimes—In Argentina: In a country long traumatized by torture, Putin’s victims hope to get their day in court.
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/prosecutors-seek-to-try-russians-for-ukraine-war-crimes-in-argentina

Situation in Ukraine: ICC judges issue arrest warrants against Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova: Mr Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, born on 7 October 1952, President of the Russian Federation, is allegedly responsible for the war crime of unlawful deportation of population (children) and that of unlawful transfer of population (children) from occupied areas of Ukraine to the Russian Federation (under articles 8(2)(a)(vii) and 8(2)(b)(viii) of the Rome Statute)
https://www.icc-cpi.int/news/situation-ukraine-icc-judges-issue-arrest-warrants-against-vladimir-vladimirovich-putin-and

How the ICC’s Warrant for Putin Could Impact the Ukraine War: While this is a significant step, it will be critical for the international community to continue to pursue accountability for the crime of aggression. What do the warrants mean for international criminal accountability for Russian crimes in Ukraine?
https://www.usip.org/publications/2023/03/how-iccs-warrant-putin-could-impact-ukraine-war

Leaked Document Reveals Russia’s Latest Efforts to Weaken the West: A once-secret document has revealed Russia’s plans to carry out an aggressive information campaign against Western nations involving psychological and economic tactics aimed at weakening the U.S. and its allies.
https://thedebrief.org/leaked-document-reveals-russias-latest-efforts-to-weaken-the-west/#:~:text=The%20revelations%20were%20reported%20this,trade%20and%20other%20informational%20psychological%E2%80%9D

‘A direct, protracted war with Israel is not something Iran is equipped to fight’: Iran’s “dramatic weekend air assault on Israel” was a “spectacular failure,” says Jason Rezaian. The limited damage clarified that “Iran doesn’t have the means to mount a significant conventional response to Israeli might. And Tehran is painfully aware of this.” But that doesn’t mean the Islamic Republic poses no threat. It’s just likely to respond to any Israeli retaliation with “asymmetrical tactics” like abductions and assassinations, which are “unpredictable and cheap compared with military operations.”
https://theweek.com/international/iran-unable-fight-Israel-direct-war

Israel Considers Attacking Iran and Invading Rafah as Netanyahu Seeks Lifelines to Stay in Power New reporting indicates that the Biden administration has approved Israel’ s plan to attack Rafah in exchange for Israel not launching counterstrikes on Iran.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/04/15/israel-iran-war-netanyahu-gaza-lifeline-isolation/

‘This could get very big, very quickly’: Former U.S. defense Secretary on Israel and Iran: Mark Esper tells Christiane Amanpour that the Middle East is arguably “on the precipice” of wider regional war.
https://www.cnn.com/videos/tv/2024/04/16/amanpour-esper-iran-ukraine-trump.cnn

# Gov / Politics
Leaked Cables Show White House Opposes Palestinian Statehood: Despite Biden’s pledge to support a two-state solution, cables argue that Palestine should not be granted U.N. member status.
https://theintercept.com/2024/04/17/united-nations-biden-palestine-statehood/

Democrats Question U.S. Claims That Israel Isn’t Violating International Law Using American Weapons: Biden campaign co-chair Rep. Veronica Escobar co-led a congressional letter questioning the administration’s compliance with its own arms transfer memo.
https://theintercept.com/2024/04/16/israel-weapons-aid-us-biden-escobar/

Lawmakers still conflicted about giving Israel weapons: As the world awaits Israel’s response to Iran’s missile attack over the weekend, U.S. lawmakers are still calling for Washington to stop sending weapons to Israel.
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/national-security-daily/2024/04/16/lawmakers-still-conflicted-about-giving-israel-weapons-00152610

Trump Snags Another Top Republican: Oh No, Not You Too, Sununu: A parade of GOP “leaders” have abandoned their principles to enter the Shameless Bootlickers Hall of Fame. Sununu slams RNC chair for saying GOP should unite around Trump, “You got to let the voters decide, not a bunch of political elites out of D.C.,” Sununu said on Fox.
https://www.politico.com/news/2024/01/24/new-hampshire-primary-haley-trump-00137528

The MAGA Right Is Flirting With Political Violence: Tom Cotton is encouraging vigilantism, and Kari Lake is urging supporters to “strap on a Glock.”
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/the-maga-right-is-flirting-with-political-violence

After viewing ‘portion’ of classified docs Biden stashed in his basement, Republican congressman calls for ‘damage assessment’: The material in the documents – which date back to Biden’s long tenure in the Senate and his eight years as vice president – was still pertinent to existing threats, according to Waltz.
https://nypost.com/2024/04/17/us-news/republican-congressman-calls-for-damage-assessment-after-viewing-classified-docs-biden-stashed-in-his-basement/

Congressional hearing on the Biden classified documents probe turns into a proxy campaign battle: “What I wrote is what I believe the evidence shows, and what I expect jurors would perceive and believe,” Hur said. “I did not sanitize my explanation. Nor did I disparage the president unfairly.”
https://apnews.com/article/classified-documents-biden-hur-special-counsel-122526da6d89d7bf4d6ccfc54590312b

Biden’s only strategy is to ‘give away more stuff’: veteran political strategist: “Biden’s the old guard. Representing a very small state for 50 years. His game’s only to give away more stuff. He is what he always was. No Commander-in-Chief, never chosen to lead in the Senate. No world leader. But people don’t care about infrastructure. They care about inflation. Immigration. Trump can’t get younger or sharper but he definitely has a chance at re-election.
https://nypost.com/2024/04/15/opinion/bidens-only-strategy-is-to-give-away-more-stuff-veteran-political-strategist/

Democrats regain full control of state House with two special election wins: In special elections on Tuesday, state House Democratic candidates Peter Herzberg and Mai Xiong scored victories in two Southeast Michigan districts to help secure a 56-54 voting majority for their caucus.
https://apnews.com/article/michigan-election-majority-democrats-house-deadlocked-77f6261041701e9839c9ce2069d7c24b

He’s dropping little clues: The troubling message we are missing from Trump’s MAGA rallies: During a rally in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania, the last such event before his criminal trial began, Donald Trump displayed his authoritarian and fascist behavior and beliefs to the extreme. Trump is literally reading a page from a dictator’s playbook. At the end of his, Trump reached a crescendo by threatening those Americans, a group he has previously targeted as “vermin” and “traitors,” who are poisoning the “blood” of the nation
https://www.salon.com/2024/04/18/hes-dropping-little-clues-the-troubling-message-we-are-missing-from-maga-rallies/

Trump is funneling campaign money into cash-strapped businesses. Experts say it looks bad: Trump’s joint fundraising committee wrote three checks in February and one in March to his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, totaling $411,287 and another in March to Trump National Doral Miami for $62,337, according to a report filed to the Federal Election Commission this week.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2024/04/18/trump-campaign-funnels-money-to-his-businesses/73344744007/

Trump will meet with Polish President Duda as NATO leaders call for additional support for Ukraine: The planned dinner meeting comes as European leaders prepare for the possibility that Trump might win the November election and return to the White House. Leaders of NATO countries are especially concerned given Trump’s long history of critical comments about the Western alliance, even after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
https://apnews.com/article/trump-poland-duda-election-c003208a11a4a8b13bd74c0056bf164a

US diplomacy thwarts Palestinian UN membership amid claims of supporting statehood leaked cable shows: This diplomatic maneuvering seeks to avoid a U.S. veto, which would publicly align the country against Palestinian self-determination.
https://www.nationofchange.org/2024/04/18/us-diplomacy-thwarts-palestinian-un-membership-amid-claims-of-supporting-statehood-leaked-cable-shows/

# Law Enforcment / ATF / FBI / CIA
Man arrested in pipe-bomb attack on Massachusetts Satanic Temple: Authorities said the bomb appeared to be made from a piece of plastic pipe, and they were able to identify the suspect from a DNA sample on it.
https://scrippsnews.com/stories/man-arrested-after-allegedly-throwing-pipe-bomb-at-satanic-temple/

Complaint asks FBI to probe Trump claims on $50 million loan: A watchdog group is asking the Justice Department to investigate whether Donald Trump repeatedly lied in sworn statements, including his own administration, about a $50 million loan that apparently never existed in the first place, and which could be evidence of tax evasion
https://truthout.org/articles/50-million-mystery-loan-to-trump-warrants-inquiry-watchdog-group-says/

# Legal / DOJ
The Supreme Court case that could turn homelessness into a crime, explained: The Grants Pass case does not involve an explicit ban on existing while homeless, but the Ninth Circuit determined that the city of Grants Pass, Oregon, imposed such tight restrictions on anyone attempting to sleep outdoors that it amounted to an effective ban on being homeless within city limits.
https://www.vox.com/scotus/24121344/supreme-court-homeless-grants-pass-martin-crime-grants-pass-johnson

Trump jury selection moves ahead as his allies threaten chaos in Congress: As Donald Trump appears in Manhattan courtroom once again for day two of his hush money trial, some of his loudest allies on Capitol Hill are threatening to do something that could break the strained patience of their colleagues: fire the Speaker of the House. The latest threat became real when Thomas Massie, a right-winger from Kentucky, signed on to Ms Greene’s lonely effort.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/trump-jury-selection-congress-mike-johnson-b2529825.html

How A New York Judge Is Trying To Ensure Trump Gets A Fair Jury: While Trump says his hush money trial amounts to “election interference,” the judge overseeing the case has been scrupulously transparent and has accommodated the one-of-a-kind defendant sitting in his courtroom with Secret Service protection in addition to his coterie of lawyers.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-jury-selection_n_66200d5be4b07db21fd5e051#:~:text=The%20potential%20jurors%20are%20asked,being%20treated%20in%20Merchan’s%20courtroom

The Supreme Court case that could change how prosecutors charge January 6 rioters: Another week, another blockbuster Supreme Court case that could have lasting consequences for American politics: On Tuesday, the nation’s high court heard arguments in a case challenging whether federal prosecutors could charge rioters in the January 6, 2021, siege of the Capitol using a law that criminalizes what is known as “obstructing an official proceeding.”
https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-capitol-riot-obstruction-charge-trump-d4b01cb32cdbd2065e802902a90bd9f1

‘I Could Show You the Checks!’: Jake Tapper Challenges Donald Trump Lawyer’s Claim Ex-Prez ‘Did Nothing Wrong’: “Well, tell me more, because you’re right. The hush money is not the the alleged violation of law . It’s the falsification of business records,” Tapper countered. “You know, there is a paper trail here. I could show you the checks signed by Donald Trump reimbursing Michael Cohen.
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# Media
Leaked NYT Gaza Memo Tells Journalists to Avoid Words “Genocide,” “Ethnic Cleansing,” and “Occupied Territory”: Amid the internal battle over the New York Times’s coverage of Israel’s war, top editors handed down a set of directives not to use the word Palestine “except in very rare cases” and to steer clear of the term “refugee camps”
https://theintercept.com/2024/04/15/nyt-israel-gaza-genocide-palestine-coverage/#:~:text=The%20New%20York%20Times%20instructed,memo%20obtained%20by%20The%20Intercept

# Medical / General News
Texas health officials are proposing to drop at least three of the state’s largest nonprofit children’s health plans making way for national for-profit chains to expand their foothold and possibly disrupt existing health programs and coverage.
https://www.texastribune.org/2024/04/18/texas-medicaid-provider-contracts/

# Medical / Global
Belgian Health Fund President Proposes Euthanasia Extension for Elderly as Resource Conservation Measure: Belgium’s euthanasia laws should cover elderly people who are “tired of life” or who feel they are a burden on the public purse, a health insurance chief has urged. Luc Van Gorp, 57, the president of the CM health fund, a Christian mutual insurance provider, said that the number of Belgians over 80 would double to 1.2 million by 2050.
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/belgian-health-fund-president-euthanize-old-people-to-save-money/

# Military / DOD
“World War 3 Is HERE!” – CIA Spy Opens Up: In this clip of the Shawn Ryan Show, we discuss how we are already in the first phase of World War 3 and what that will look like for the next years to come.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45q6mfd1zIA

U.S., Not Israel, Shot Down Most Iran Drones and Missiles: American forces did most of the heavy lifting responding to Iran’s retaliation for the attack on its embassy in Damascus. Of the more than 330 missiles and armed drones fired by the Iranian military Saturday night, only about 165 actually got airborne and headed toward their target, Israel, a senior US Air Force officer told the outlet the Intercept, speaking on the condition of anonymity. “US intelligence estimates that half of the weapons fired by Iran failed upon launch or in flight due to technical issues,” the source said.
https://theintercept.com/2024/04/15/iran-attack-israel-drones-missiles/

# Military / Global
China sounds alarm after Philippines and US announce ‘mega drills’ involving 16000 soldiers: Issuing a warning against holding the drills, China’s Foreign Ministry said that the involvement of extra-territorial countries to show off their force in the South China Sea will only provoke confrontation and undermine regional stability.
https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/china/philippines-us-drills-china-balikatan-b2530691.html

Israel Continues to Pound the Gaza Strip Amid Reports U.S. Approves of Rafah Land Invasion: Israeli forces have killed at least 11 people, including five children, in strikes on the southern city of Rafah. Israel has repeatedly attacked the city ahead of an expected ground invasion.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/04/02/rafah-invasion-gaza-israel-displaced-hamas/

U.S. signs off on more bombs, warplanes for Israel: Despite a widening rift with the Israeli government, the Biden administration continues to authorize the transfer of 2,000-pound bombs and other weapons
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/03/29/us-weapons-israel-gaza-war/

Japan showed off the destroyer it’s turning into an aircraft carrier for F-35 stealth fighters: JS Kaga was helicopter carrier identified as a destroyer refitted with to carry F-35 jets. The Kaga will now undergo sea trials, and its results will help with the upgrades on another ship.
https://www.businessinsider.com/japan-shows-off-upgraded-aircraft-carrier-capable-of-launching-f35s-2024-4#:~:text=Japan%20says%20first%20modification%20work,the%20upgrades%20on%20another%20ship

Japan Solidifies US Relations With Upgraded Aircraft Carrier: U.S. treaty ally Japan is a step closer to fielding its first aircraft carriers since World War II following modifications to a helicopter destroyer, which will soon launch and recover American-made fifth-generation fighter jets.
https://www.newsweek.com/japan-js-kaga-helicopter-destroyer-aircraft-carrier-upgrade-china-us-alliance-1888740#:~:text=U.S.%20treaty%20ally%20Japan%20is,made%20fifth%2Dgeneration%20fighter%20jets

# Security / Surveillance
Big Tech Says Spy Bill Turns Its Workers Into Informants: One of Silicon Valley’s most influential lobbying arms joins privacy reformers in a fight against the Biden administration–backed expansion of a major US surveillance program.
https://www.wired.com/story/iti-section-702-expansion-opposition/#:~:text=One%20of%20Silicon%20Valley’s%20most,a%20major%20US%20surveillance%20program

# Space / NASA / UFO Disclosure / Planetary
NASA’s chief says China is being ‘very, very secretive’ and pretending its space projects aren’t linked to the military: NASA chief Bill Nelson accused China of secretly working on military projects in space. NASA believes Beijing is masking these projects as civilian efforts. Nelson often warns of dire consequences if China reaches the moon first. The US aims to do so by 2026.
https://www.independent.co.uk/space/nasa-china-space-military-masking-b2530718.html

Russia, China catching up to U.S. in space weaponry, new report finds: Russia has ramped up its space warfare capabilities over the last decade as it seeks to regain Soviet-era military advantages that were lost after the Cold War
https://spacenews.com/russia-china-catching-up-to-u-s-in-space-weaponry-new-report-finds/

Chinese satellite internet mission rounds off record year for global launches: China launched three low Earth orbit broadband test satellites Friday, completing a record-breaking year for launches globally.
https://spacenews.com/chinese-satellite-internet-mission-rounds-off-record-year-for-global-launches/

China to expand its space station, international astronaut selection underway: China is planning to expand its Tiangong space station with a multi-functional module to enhance its capabilities.
https://spacenews.com/china-to-expand-its-space-station-international-astronaut-selection-underway/

James Webb Space Telescope Discovery Reveals a Dark Matter Anomaly Related to Ghostly ‘Einstein Ring’: A remnant of the early universe discovered last year by the James Webb Space Telescope has yielded a few astronomical surprises, including an Einstein ring and other properties that are now helping astrophysicists unveil new insights into the mysterious nature of dark matter.
https://thedebrief.org/james-webb-space-telescope-discovery-reveals-a-dark-matter-anomaly-related-to-ghostly-einstein-ring/

# Technology
Google Fires 28 Workers for Protesting Cloud Deal With Israel: The fired workers included nine Google employees who were removed by police after occupying Google offices on Tuesday. Project Nimbus, a joint contract to provide the Israeli government and military with cloud and artificial intelligence services.
https://time.com/6968385/google-fires-workers-protesting-israeli-contract-project-nimbus/

Boston Dynamics’ robot Atlas being billed as ‘fully-electric humanoid’: Boston Dynamics replaces its flagship humanoid robot after 10 years with a completely new machine that looks like the Pixar lamp with a mechanical humanoid body.
https://www.livescience.com/technology/robotics/watch-boston-dynamics-newest-atlas-robot-wake-up-in-the-creepiest-way-possible

# Veterans
VA secretary: ‘We’re at a critical moment for shaping and securing veteran health care’: The $369 billion spending plan that the Department of Veterans Affairs proposes for fiscal 2025 is “a maintenance budget” that tightens the workforce and pulls back on construction but continues to prioritize disability and health care benefits for veterans.
https://www.stripes.com/veterans/2024-04-11/veterans-affairs-budget-pact-act-suicide-homeless-13532333.html

Discounted internet access for millions of veterans will end June 1: A $14 billion internet subsidy program used by millions of veterans and their families will end June 1 unless lawmakers vote for its renewal.
https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2024/04/17/internet-subsidy-used-by-millions-of-vets-troops-set-to-expire-in-may/

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# Archaeology / Anthropology
LIDAR Discovery Of Ancient City With 10,000 Mounds On The Pacific Island Of Tongatapua: Utilizing advanced laser technology, archaeologists have discovered the remains of an ancient city on the Pacific Island of Tongatapua. Aerial scanning devices, employed for mapping archaeological sites, have identified nearly 10,000 mounds that were once homes approximately 12 kilometers away from the present capital Nuku’alofa in Tongatapu’s eastern district.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.archaeology.org/news/12323-240415-tonga-ancient-city__;!!On18fmf1aQ!y7vJ_yHqt49kl6u6jH9zzIJnmmU22vvFm2sykiI0kvq4nIxnbTyZnltoDX-2cmeyj7e-ypsaoeTUQerJu1X1PLwoeebz0heJ$

Neolithic grave in France reveals sacrifice victims who were killed with a method still used by the Italian mafia: More than 5,500 years ago, two women were tied up and probably buried alive in a ritual sacrifice, using a form of torture associated today with the Italian Mafia, according to an analysis of skeletons discovered at an archaeological site https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://allthatsinteresting.com/incaprettamento-neolithic-sacrifice__;!!On18fmf1aQ!y7vJ_yHqt49kl6u6jH9zzIJnmmU22vvFm2sykiI0kvq4nIxnbTyZnltoDX-2cmeyj7e-ypsaoeTUQerJu1X1PLwoefETr8de$

# Corporations / Industry
Macy’s closes store doors for good alongside pharmacies & gas stations as theft drives US city downtown into ‘doom loop’ A MAJOR US city has seen several retailers shutter as theft drives its downtown area into crisis, officials said
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://franknez.com/this-massive-mall-retailer-now-closes-for-good/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!y7vJ_yHqt49kl6u6jH9zzIJnmmU22vvFm2sykiI0kvq4nIxnbTyZnltoDX-2cmeyj7e-ypsaoeTUQerJu1X1PLwoeRjlttpb$

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
IMF slams Biden spending as US debt balloons past $34 trillion; ‘Something will have to give’: The debt held by the public, which surpassed $34 trillion, is on course to exceed $45.7 trillion within a decade, which is roughly 114% of the gross domestic product, according to projections by the Congressional Budget Office. “Something will have to give,” the IMF warned.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2024/04/16/business/imf-slams-biden-spending-as-us-debt-balloons-past-34-trillion/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!y7vJ_yHqt49kl6u6jH9zzIJnmmU22vvFm2sykiI0kvq4nIxnbTyZnltoDX-2cmeyj7e-ypsaoeTUQerJu1X1PLwoeT2b2cDV$

# Employment / Labor
Local Disabled Workers to Earn Minimum Wage by 2028 as House Passes New Bill: The legislation plans to phase out the ‘subminimum wage’ program for disabled workers by August 1, 2026. It also requires that all disabled employees be paid at least the minimum wage by August 1, 2028.
Rep. Peter Fischer (DFL-Maplewood), the bill’s sponsor, stated that the average wage in the program is $4.15 an hour, with some earning as little as 7 cents an hour.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsbreak.com/news/3404541292139-local-disabled-workers-to-earn-minimum-wage-by-2028-as-house-passes-new-bill?noAds=1&_f=app_share&s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3MTMyOTE0NTc0ODE*3D__;JQ!!On18fmf1aQ!y7vJ_yHqt49kl6u6jH9zzIJnmmU22vvFm2sykiI0kvq4nIxnbTyZnltoDX-2cmeyj7e-ypsaoeTUQerJu1X1PLwoeX3X6HdZ$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining
The Biden administration will release as many as four rules targeting fossil fuel power generation’s carbon emissions, air pollution and waste. The Biden administration’s wide-ranging power plant strategy could culminate next week with the release of as many as four EPA rules targeting carbon, air pollution and waste from fossil fuels generation.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.eenews.net/articles/epa-to-release-multiple-power-sector-rules-next-week/*:*:text=Up*20to*20four*20regulations*20would,of*20pollutants*20including*20carbon*20dioxide.&text=The*20Biden*20administration’s*20wide*2Dranging,waste*20from*20fossil*20fuels*20generation__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUl!!On18fmf1aQ!y7vJ_yHqt49kl6u6jH9zzIJnmmU22vvFm2sykiI0kvq4nIxnbTyZnltoDX-2cmeyj7e-ypsaoeTUQerJu1X1PLwoea0ni81A$

# Environment / Climate / Chemicals / Infrastructure / Global Mystery as huge crater dubbed ‘portal to the underworld’ opens up near Ukraine border as Russia quickly fills it in: A ‘portal to the underworld’ opened up on the border between Russia and occupied Ukraine, with soldiers quickly filling in the hole in the ground which was so deep the bottom could not be seen
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/mysterious-crater-dubbed-portal-underworld-32600724__;!!On18fmf1aQ!y7vJ_yHqt49kl6u6jH9zzIJnmmU22vvFm2sykiI0kvq4nIxnbTyZnltoDX-2cmeyj7e-ypsaoeTUQerJu1X1PLwoedAXzN7i$

# General News
Trumpism is officially the new fourth branch of government: Greene’s role is lead hit woman for Donald Trump in the vanguard of an imaginary, unconstitutional and dangerous fourth branch of government that is dominating the other three. This is the Trump branch. And it wields more raw power than the legislative, judicial and executive branches combined.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/4597156-trumpism-is-officially-the-new-fourth-branch-of-government/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!y7vJ_yHqt49kl6u6jH9zzIJnmmU22vvFm2sykiI0kvq4nIxnbTyZnltoDX-2cmeyj7e-ypsaoeTUQerJu1X1PLwoeevMA7dL$

# Gov / Politics / Global
UK’s Cameron, In Israel, Says Israelis: Have Decided To Retaliate Against Iran. Israel is making decision to act against Iran, Cameron says as US set on sanctions. Foreign secretary says UK hopes Israel will respond ‘in a way that does as little to escalate this as possible’: It is “clear the Israelis are making a decision to act” in response to Iran’s unprecedented direct attack, David Cameron has said, as the foreign secretary landed in Israel for talks with prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/israel-iran-attack-war-uk-live-news-b2529971.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!y7vJ_yHqt49kl6u6jH9zzIJnmmU22vvFm2sykiI0kvq4nIxnbTyZnltoDX-2cmeyj7e-ypsaoeTUQerJu1X1PLwoeRbMkHWO$

The CCP is taking Americans hostage, Biden wants to send more: President Biden wants to send more Americans to China as the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is taking them hostage. The president’s decision to increase flights from the U.S. to China is irresponsible and recklessly gambles with American lives. President Biden is willing and eager to hold high-level meetings with CCP officials while Americans remain wrongfully detained in China — legitimizing the Communist Party’s hostage taking diplomacy while getting nothing in return.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/opinion/congress-blog/4596508-the-ccp-is-taking-americans-hostage-biden-wants-to-send-more/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!y7vJ_yHqt49kl6u6jH9zzIJnmmU22vvFm2sykiI0kvq4nIxnbTyZnltoDX-2cmeyj7e-ypsaoeTUQerJu1X1PLwoec7WDHPQ$

Iran’s exiled crown prince reveals what may bring ‘ultimate end’ to extremist threats: The crown prince emphasized three components to ending Iran’s regime: pressure from within (labor strikes), strong messages from world leaders and a hopeful domestic republic. “We should not be surprised that we have arrived at where we are today, from the Houthis to Hamas. We have the same problem regionally,” His Royal Highness Reza Pahlavi said
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/irans-exiled-crown-prince-reveals-what-bring-ultimate-end-extremist-threats__;!!On18fmf1aQ!y7vJ_yHqt49kl6u6jH9zzIJnmmU22vvFm2sykiI0kvq4nIxnbTyZnltoDX-2cmeyj7e-ypsaoeTUQerJu1X1PLwoeTM4iA7p$

Putin Faces New Rebellion in Russia’s Back Yard: Fresh protests against a Russian-inspired security law are roiling Georgia—a small but strategically located nation in the South Caucasus—as the Black Sea nation struggles to chart a strategic path between its massive northern neighbor and its own Euro-Atlantic ambitions.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/putin-new-rebellion-russia-georgia-1891207*:*:text=Fresh*20protests*20against*20a*20Russian,its*20own*20Euro*2DAtlantic*20ambitions__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!y7vJ_yHqt49kl6u6jH9zzIJnmmU22vvFm2sykiI0kvq4nIxnbTyZnltoDX-2cmeyj7e-ypsaoeTUQerJu1X1PLwoeY6S37P6$

South Korea has a warning about Trump’s trial: The criminal trial of Donald Trump is an unprecedented moment for the U.S., but across the globe, South Korea has already convicted its fair share of former presidents.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/04/17/south-korea-president-prosecutions-qa-00152630__;!!On18fmf1aQ!y7vJ_yHqt49kl6u6jH9zzIJnmmU22vvFm2sykiI0kvq4nIxnbTyZnltoDX-2cmeyj7e-ypsaoeTUQerJu1X1PLwoeQLWKieV$

# Gov / Politics
Republicans Fan Out to Defend Trump in Hopes He’ll Notice and Pick Them to Be His VP: “The assignment is actually ‘go show that you’re a really, really effective communicator so Trump believes he has in you an ally and a surrogate that’s going to be compelling.’”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vanityfair.com/news/republicans-fan-out-to-defend-trump-in-hopes-hell-notice-and-pick-them-to-be-his-vp__;!!On18fmf1aQ!y7vJ_yHqt49kl6u6jH9zzIJnmmU22vvFm2sykiI0kvq4nIxnbTyZnltoDX-2cmeyj7e-ypsaoeTUQerJu1X1PLwoeTVhkuEr$

House delivers Mayorkas impeachment articles to Senate, trial uncertain: On Tuesday, House managers delivered two articles of impeachment to the U.S. Senate for DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas after a week’s delay and amidst speculation over whether or not the Democratic-led Senate will hold a trial https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/senate-mayorkas-impeachment-trial-border-security-63e9ec242ec8a2f0a95f84497c506e0d__;!!On18fmf1aQ!y7vJ_yHqt49kl6u6jH9zzIJnmmU22vvFm2sykiI0kvq4nIxnbTyZnltoDX-2cmeyj7e-ypsaoeTUQerJu1X1PLwoeaDMA_oa$

Finally, Mike Johnson Makes His Move to Shiv Marjorie Taylor Greene: With the speaker moving forward on bills funding aid to Ukraine and Israel, braving MAGA fury, an influential Democratic congresswoman lays out what we should expect to happen next.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://en.pressbee.net/show2833349.html?title=finally-mike-johnson-makes-his-move-to-shiv-marjorie-taylor-green__;!!On18fmf1aQ!y7vJ_yHqt49kl6u6jH9zzIJnmmU22vvFm2sykiI0kvq4nIxnbTyZnltoDX-2cmeyj7e-ypsaoeTUQerJu1X1PLwoeVfdQqrx$

Senate Dems dismiss impeachment article against Mayorkas within 20 minutes: Within 20 minutes of convening to hold an impeachment trial of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Democrats in the Senate steamrolled through motions and voted to dismiss the first article of impeachment brought against him.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_5b63e536-fcf1-11ee-a7be-8b658f95f28e.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!y7vJ_yHqt49kl6u6jH9zzIJnmmU22vvFm2sykiI0kvq4nIxnbTyZnltoDX-2cmeyj7e-ypsaoeTUQerJu1X1PLwoeZ7xla3x$

House Republican Delays Departure to Screw Over His Own Party: Representative Mike Gallagher is staying an extra few days to help with a foreign aid package.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.yahoo.com/news/house-republican-delays-departure-screw-174151086.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!y7vJ_yHqt49kl6u6jH9zzIJnmmU22vvFm2sykiI0kvq4nIxnbTyZnltoDX-2cmeyj7e-ypsaoeTUQerJu1X1PLwoeZ9ymbY-$

Senate conservative wades into House GOP’s foreign aid mess: Ohio Republican J.D. Vance urged a large group of GOP lawmakers to block debate on Speaker Mike Johnson’s bills.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2024/04/17/congress/vance-00152828__;!!On18fmf1aQ!y7vJ_yHqt49kl6u6jH9zzIJnmmU22vvFm2sykiI0kvq4nIxnbTyZnltoDX-2cmeyj7e-ypsaoeTUQerJu1X1PLwoeSv88iHZ$

Democrats on Jan. 6 Committee Fear Trump Will Follow Through on His Threats to Jail Them: He Says ‘What He Means.’ Back in March, Trump mentioned the possibility of arresting participants in the January 6th committee when he claimed former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) should face jail time. Moreover, police witnesses who helped take part in the committee’s investigation into the Capitol riot also believe they could face legal repercussions under a new Trump administration.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.mediaite.com/trump/democrats-on-jan-6-committee-fear-trump-will-follow-through-on-his-threats-to-jail-them-he-says-what-he-means/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!y7vJ_yHqt49kl6u6jH9zzIJnmmU22vvFm2sykiI0kvq4nIxnbTyZnltoDX-2cmeyj7e-ypsaoeTUQerJu1X1PLwoeeiBldYE$

# Law Enforcment / ATF / FBI / CIA
Police Who Fired 96 Shots In 41 Seconds, Killing 26-Year-Old Black Man During Traffic Stop Under Investigation: While the disturbing videos from Chicago bring more clarity to what happened, they also raise a plethora of new questions.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/09/us/dexter-reed-chicago-police-shooting-video/index.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!y7vJ_yHqt49kl6u6jH9zzIJnmmU22vvFm2sykiI0kvq4nIxnbTyZnltoDX-2cmeyj7e-ypsaoeTUQerJu1X1PLwoeerMdPNc$

# Legal / DOJ
Assange extradition case moves forward after US assures UK court there would be no death penalty: No publisher had been charged under the Espionage Act until Julian Assange
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/16/world/europe/julian-assange-extradition-us-uk.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!y7vJ_yHqt49kl6u6jH9zzIJnmmU22vvFm2sykiI0kvq4nIxnbTyZnltoDX-2cmeyj7e-ypsaoeTUQerJu1X1PLwoeaq5dYp_$

First six jurors picked in Trump hush money trial: Efforts to pick a jury continued Tuesday, the second day of former President Donald Trump’s historic criminal trial
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/trump-hush-money-criminal-trial-new-york-dd1a8dcc063b7ad0fbe14af6e8724c2f__;!!On18fmf1aQ!y7vJ_yHqt49kl6u6jH9zzIJnmmU22vvFm2sykiI0kvq4nIxnbTyZnltoDX-2cmeyj7e-ypsaoeTUQerJu1X1PLwoed6rJ0m2$

Trump Makes It Kind of Impossible to Be an ‘Impartial’ Juror: I vetted myself as a potential juror, and even though I despise the ex-president, I could fairly sit in judgment of his alleged crimes. Legal experts warned even before the history-making day began that the process of picking a jury would not be an easy one, but it is possible. This is not the time to rush, and the lawyers seemed to appreciate that.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://time.com/6967578/donald-trump-hush-money-new-york-jury/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!y7vJ_yHqt49kl6u6jH9zzIJnmmU22vvFm2sykiI0kvq4nIxnbTyZnltoDX-2cmeyj7e-ypsaoeTUQerJu1X1PLwoeRTFre1q$

Trump faces contempt motion after social media posts about New York trial: Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg alleges former president violated gag order with Truth Social posts about witnesses in hush-money case
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/16/trump-contempt-hush-money-trial__;!!On18fmf1aQ!y7vJ_yHqt49kl6u6jH9zzIJnmmU22vvFm2sykiI0kvq4nIxnbTyZnltoDX-2cmeyj7e-ypsaoeTUQerJu1X1PLwoeSc7_swp$

Trump Hush-Money Jurors Receive Chilling Warning From Legal Expert: Potential jurors are being kept anonymous for a reason. The onslaught of available information about the forthcoming jury, which included a Washington Post reporter outing one potential juror’s profession and identifying the businesses where they work, might be too much to keep them safe during the first criminal
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://newrepublic.com/post/180763/trump-hush-money-jurors-warning-safety__;!!On18fmf1aQ!y7vJ_yHqt49kl6u6jH9zzIJnmmU22vvFm2sykiI0kvq4nIxnbTyZnltoDX-2cmeyj7e-ypsaoeTUQerJu1X1PLwoeQJZAxHn$

Hear Trump’s remark outside court that made an ex-prosecutor’s ears perk up: Former prosecutor Jessica Roth discusses the legal implications of former President Donald Trump’s remark outside his criminal trial.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2024/04/17/trump-hush-money-documents-remark-ac360-digvid.cnn__;!!On18fmf1aQ!y7vJ_yHqt49kl6u6jH9zzIJnmmU22vvFm2sykiI0kvq4nIxnbTyZnltoDX-2cmeyj7e-ypsaoeTUQerJu1X1PLwoeQTvqR_o$

# Medical / General News
Texas, Idaho abortion bans go up against federal emergency medicine rule: A federal law that mandates hospitals, public or private, to treat and stabilize any patient experiencing a medical emergency is now standing at odds with abortion bans in states like Idaho and Texas.
Hospitals are required to stabilize anyone experiencing a medical emergency. Two lawsuits question whether that includes performing an abortion, despite state laws.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2024/04/17/texas-idaho-supreme-court-abortion-emergency-care/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!y7vJ_yHqt49kl6u6jH9zzIJnmmU22vvFm2sykiI0kvq4nIxnbTyZnltoDX-2cmeyj7e-ypsaoeTUQerJu1X1PLwoecAL-9Dc$

FDA Announces Recall of Heart Pumps Linked to Deaths and Injuries: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Monday that two heart pump products are being recalled after reports of 14 deaths and hundreds of injuries were associated with the devices.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/medical-device-recalls/abbottthoratec-corp-recalls-heartmate-ii-and-heartmate-3-left-ventricular-assist-system-lvas-due__;!!On18fmf1aQ!y7vJ_yHqt49kl6u6jH9zzIJnmmU22vvFm2sykiI0kvq4nIxnbTyZnltoDX-2cmeyj7e-ypsaoeTUQerJu1X1PLwoeULXL_A4$

After Decades of Imprisoning Patients, Idaho Approves Secure Mental Health Facility: The Idaho Legislature has approved funding for a 26-bed facility after ProPublica found that state lawmakers and officials ignored repeated warnings about the practice of locking up mentally ill patients who hadn’t been convicted of a crime.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/idaho-approves-secure-mental-health-facility__;!!On18fmf1aQ!y7vJ_yHqt49kl6u6jH9zzIJnmmU22vvFm2sykiI0kvq4nIxnbTyZnltoDX-2cmeyj7e-ypsaoeTUQerJu1X1PLwoebIaexOD$

# Medical / Global
Organ Harvesting in China: Idaho Enacts Law Aimed at Combating CCP’s Forced Organ Harvesting. Idaho Enacts Law Aimed at Combating CCP’s Forced Organ Harvesting As of July 1, it will be illegal in Idaho for health insurers to cover an organ transplant or post-transplant care performed in China.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://archive.ph/S93jL__;!!On18fmf1aQ!y7vJ_yHqt49kl6u6jH9zzIJnmmU22vvFm2sykiI0kvq4nIxnbTyZnltoDX-2cmeyj7e-ypsaoeTUQerJu1X1PLwoeUaksGyC$

Fury as US and Chinese lab creating deadly viruses is revealed: USDA and China CCP lab are creating deadly BIRD FLU viruses as part of $1m collaboration – and YOU are paying for it. A letter states the research could threaten national security and public health. It involves infecting ducks with different viruses to make them more infectious.
DailyMail.com asked experts if H5N1 case in Texas raises risk of future pandemic https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-13314917/Lab-leak-bird-flu-China-army-USDA.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!y7vJ_yHqt49kl6u6jH9zzIJnmmU22vvFm2sykiI0kvq4nIxnbTyZnltoDX-2cmeyj7e-ypsaoeTUQerJu1X1PLwoeRyNtEgE$

North Korea is producing viruses and bacteria for germ warfare programme and already has an arsenal capable of causing chaos and terror in the region, US report claims:
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13315823/North-Korea-viruses-bacteria-germ-warfare.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!y7vJ_yHqt49kl6u6jH9zzIJnmmU22vvFm2sykiI0kvq4nIxnbTyZnltoDX-2cmeyj7e-ypsaoeTUQerJu1X1PLwoeakH8X_o$

# Medical / Science / Technology
Change Healthcare’s New Ransomware Nightmare Goes From Bad to Worse: A cybercriminal gang called RansomHub claims to be selling highly sensitive patient information stolen from Change Healthcare following a ransomware attack by another group in February.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wired.com/story/change-healthcare-ransomhub-data-sale/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!y7vJ_yHqt49kl6u6jH9zzIJnmmU22vvFm2sykiI0kvq4nIxnbTyZnltoDX-2cmeyj7e-ypsaoeTUQerJu1X1PLwoebMDw2f0$

# Military / DOD
Map shows all countries in the world with nuclear weapons as Iran attack ‘minutes away’: There are approximately 3,880 active nuclear warheads and 12,119 total nuclear warheads in the world
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/shocking-map-shows-countries-world-32599779__;!!On18fmf1aQ!y7vJ_yHqt49kl6u6jH9zzIJnmmU22vvFm2sykiI0kvq4nIxnbTyZnltoDX-2cmeyj7e-ypsaoeTUQerJu1X1PLwoeXgFBtIl$

Austin speaks with Chinese counterpart in latest reopening of talks: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin spoke Tuesday morning with China’s minister of defense, the highest level of military communications to resume between the two countries.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.defensenews.com/pentagon/2024/04/16/austin-speaks-with-chinese-counterpart-in-latest-reopening-of-talks/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!y7vJ_yHqt49kl6u6jH9zzIJnmmU22vvFm2sykiI0kvq4nIxnbTyZnltoDX-2cmeyj7e-ypsaoeTUQerJu1X1PLwoeTHkGjEZ$

Lockheed Martin secures new C2BMC-Next contract for global defense integration: Lockheed Martin has been awarded a major contract by the Missile Defense Agency, valued at a ceiling of $4.1 billion, to innovate and lead the expansion of the Command and Control, Battle Management and Communications system
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.lockheedmartin.com/2024-04-11-Lockheed-Martin-Awarded-C2BMC-Next-Contract-to-Enhance-Global-Interoperability__;!!On18fmf1aQ!y7vJ_yHqt49kl6u6jH9zzIJnmmU22vvFm2sykiI0kvq4nIxnbTyZnltoDX-2cmeyj7e-ypsaoeTUQerJu1X1PLwoeRL_2I07$

# Pharmaceuticals / Drugs
Universities Are Making Billions Gatekeeping Your Meds: The University of California has raked in a previously undisclosed $1.6 billion from Xtandi sales, and now doesn’t want the government lowering exorbitant drug costs.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.levernews.com/universities-are-making-billions-gatekeeping-your-meds/*:*:text=The*20University*20of*20California*20has,government*20lowering*20exorbitant*20drug*20costs__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!y7vJ_yHqt49kl6u6jH9zzIJnmmU22vvFm2sykiI0kvq4nIxnbTyZnltoDX-2cmeyj7e-ypsaoeTUQerJu1X1PLwoeZu908nZ$

Our Uniquely American Drug Shortages: More drugs are in short supply than ever before. We’ve known the reason why for a long time: monopolistic middlemen. The vast majority of drug shortages are actually in generics; about half of them are sterile injectable drugs. In other words, we’re talking about older, routine medications that hospitals use, not what you pick up at your local pharmacy. They’re cheap and relatively easy to produce.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.realclearpolicy.com/2024/04/17/our_uniquely_american_drug_shortages_1025613.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!y7vJ_yHqt49kl6u6jH9zzIJnmmU22vvFm2sykiI0kvq4nIxnbTyZnltoDX-2cmeyj7e-ypsaoeTUQerJu1X1PLwoeWqzhseV$

# Security / Surveillance
US Senate to Vote on a Wiretap Bill That Critics Call ‘Stasi-Like’: A controversial bill reauthorizing the Section 702 spy program may force whole new categories of businesses to eavesdrop on the US government’s behalf, including on fellow Americans.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2023/12/06/congress/fisa-fight-coming-00130492__;!!On18fmf1aQ!y7vJ_yHqt49kl6u6jH9zzIJnmmU22vvFm2sykiI0kvq4nIxnbTyZnltoDX-2cmeyj7e-ypsaoeTUQerJu1X1PLwoeaT34nT5$

# Technology
Google Workers Detained By Police for Protesting Cloud Contract with Israel: Videos show nine Google workers being removed by police from offices in New York and Sunnyvale, California, after occupying them in protest against a cloud deal with Israel’s government.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2024/04/17/google-employees-arrested-protest-tech-giant-isreal-work/*:*:text=A*20group*20of*20Google*20workers,York*20and*20California*20on*20Tuesday__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!y7vJ_yHqt49kl6u6jH9zzIJnmmU22vvFm2sykiI0kvq4nIxnbTyZnltoDX-2cmeyj7e-ypsaoeTUQerJu1X1PLwoeXLwh7IJ$

# Technology / Global
Hackers Linked to Russia’s Military Claim Credit for Sabotaging US Water Utilities: Since the beginning of this year, a hacktivist group known as the Cyber Army of Russia, or sometimes Cyber Army of Russia Reborn, has taken credit on at least three occasions for hacking operations that targeted US and European water and hydroelectric utilities.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wateronline.com/doc/russian-hackers-allegedly-targeting-water-utilities-0001__;!!On18fmf1aQ!y7vJ_yHqt49kl6u6jH9zzIJnmmU22vvFm2sykiI0kvq4nIxnbTyZnltoDX-2cmeyj7e-ypsaoeTUQerJu1X1PLwoedNAJwsT$

# Transportation / Travel
Every American Will Need This ID To Fly Anywhere In The U.S. Next Year: Beginning May 7, 2025, you will no longer be able to use a non-REAL ID-compliant driver’s license or state ID to board a domestic flight. If you do not upgrade your license or state ID, you can use a passport or one of these other acceptable forms of identification to fly
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://secretdc.com/real-id-for-flying-in-us/*:*:text=The*20REAL*20ID*20Act*20is,even*20visit*20certain*20federal*20facilities__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!y7vJ_yHqt49kl6u6jH9zzIJnmmU22vvFm2sykiI0kvq4nIxnbTyZnltoDX-2cmeyj7e-ypsaoeTUQerJu1X1PLwoeYVawh0f$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2024-04-15

Voices, The Peoples News

April 15, 2024
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

# Animals / Pets / Alerts / Recalls
“Ghostly” – Scientists Discover Mysterious Creature From the Shadows in Australia: Researchers have discovered a mysterious creature from the shadows – a new ant species of the elusive genus Leptanilla. The new species, Leptanilla voldemort – L. voldemort for short – is a pale ant with a slender build, spindly legs, and long, sharp mandibles.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://scitechdaily.com/ghostly-scientists-discover-mysterious-creature-from-the-shadows-in-australia/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yIUpy82EEKzG3JmD7iAFebRMazkeIxg1CjAXy0JUhuA6_w11lzb6f5PMHItpOxkYzw7RscG0EcDPBlTYvGC4BdZQlGB24Zd2$

# Archaeology / Anthropology
2 sought for damaging popular Lake Mead rock formation: The damage done at the National Park Service site cannot be fixed. Lake Mead National Recreation Area officials are now seeking information on the two men who were seen damaging the protected rock formations.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.azfamily.com/2024/04/13/men-caught-camera-destroying-ancient-rock-formations-national-park/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yIUpy82EEKzG3JmD7iAFebRMazkeIxg1CjAXy0JUhuA6_w11lzb6f5PMHItpOxkYzw7RscG0EcDPBlTYvGC4BdZQlIOUsvrH$

‘Alien mummies’ press conference descends into chaos as Peruvian officials try to seize new ‘pregnant specimen’ with three fingers and toes. Officials in Peru interrupted a press conference that showcased ‘alien mummies.’ The event was hosted by ufologist Jaime Maussan, who unveiled ‘pregnant’ alien. Peruvian authorities attempted to seize specimen – but found it was not present
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-13310397/Alien-mummies-press-conference-descends-chaos-Peruvian-officials-try-seize-new-pregnant-specimen-three-fingers-toes.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yIUpy82EEKzG3JmD7iAFebRMazkeIxg1CjAXy0JUhuA6_w11lzb6f5PMHItpOxkYzw7RscG0EcDPBlTYvGC4BdZQlLmd39O5$

Terrifying sound ‘like a woman’s voice’ recorded in the depths of the Pacific: We know more about the surface of the Moon than about our own sea floors (so the maxim goes), with more than 80 per cent of the Earth’s oceans yet to be explored. It should come as no surprise, therefore, that the waves give birth to countless phenomena that even the best-qualified scientists struggle to explain.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsbreak.com/news/3403249912417-terrifying-sound-like-a-womans-voice-recorded-in-the-depths-of-the-pacific?noAds=1&_f=app_share&s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3MTMyMTE4NzI0Mzg*3D__;JQ!!On18fmf1aQ!yIUpy82EEKzG3JmD7iAFebRMazkeIxg1CjAXy0JUhuA6_w11lzb6f5PMHItpOxkYzw7RscG0EcDPBlTYvGC4BdZQlAZEr4dk$

# Borders / Immigration / Migrants
20 states sue Biden admin for flying illegal immigrants into the US: A group of 20 state attorneys general launched a new effort to stop President Joe Biden’s administration from continuing its parole program that allows up to 30,000 illegal immigrants per month to enter the United States.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://americanmilitarynews.com/2024/04/20-states-sue-biden-admin-for-flying-illegal-immigrants-into-the-us/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yIUpy82EEKzG3JmD7iAFebRMazkeIxg1CjAXy0JUhuA6_w11lzb6f5PMHItpOxkYzw7RscG0EcDPBlTYvGC4BdZQlM-_FKD7$

Congress Bill to Label Immigrant Squatting as Deportable Offense, Sparks National Debate: Bill Proposes Tough Measures on Illegal Immigrants Squatting
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.lawyerherald.com/articles/52622/20240413/congress-bill-label-immigrant-squatting-deportable-offense-sparks-national-debate.htm__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yIUpy82EEKzG3JmD7iAFebRMazkeIxg1CjAXy0JUhuA6_w11lzb6f5PMHItpOxkYzw7RscG0EcDPBlTYvGC4BdZQlDN-K_kz$

Biden administration gives California $45 million to help recently arrived migrants: The Biden administration is allocating $45 million to California programs that help migrants who have crossed the southern border. The money is part of a $300-million national effort announced Friday by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2024-04-15/biden-administration-gives-california-45-million-to-help-recently-arrived-migrants__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yIUpy82EEKzG3JmD7iAFebRMazkeIxg1CjAXy0JUhuA6_w11lzb6f5PMHItpOxkYzw7RscG0EcDPBlTYvGC4BdZQlIwgUfzE$

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
It looks like the IRS lied about who those 80,000 new agents would target: The bottom line is, the IRS is already hard at work targeting the middle class. According to reports, only a small number of audits have hit the highest earners in the U.S. And as for working for the IRS? They set a goal of starting the year with 3,700 new agents. They’ve hired 34.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://ktrh.iheart.com/alternate/amp/2024-04-12-it-looks-like-the-irs-lied-about-who-those-80000-new-agents-would-target/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yIUpy82EEKzG3JmD7iAFebRMazkeIxg1CjAXy0JUhuA6_w11lzb6f5PMHItpOxkYzw7RscG0EcDPBlTYvGC4BdZQlFfmD7XG$

# Education / Schools
Mass release of children from border has put ‘unprecedented’ strain on US schools: Tens of thousands of immigrant children who crossed the southern border alone and were released to an adult sponsor in the United States have been enrolled in public schools nationwide under President Joe Biden, putting educators in a bind.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://gazette.com/news/wex/mass-release-of-children-from-border-has-put-unprecedented-strain-on-us-schools/article_99618b0d-895a-5db9-85dc-5dd80a5d1f7a.html*:*:text=Tens*20of*20thousands*20of*20immigrant,putting*20educators*20in*20a*20bind__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!yIUpy82EEKzG3JmD7iAFebRMazkeIxg1CjAXy0JUhuA6_w11lzb6f5PMHItpOxkYzw7RscG0EcDPBlTYvGC4BdZQlJLm3doY$

# Environment / Climate / Chemicals / Infrastructure Fears grow over supervolcano that ‘may swallow entire US state’ in apocalyptic eruption: Fears are mounting over the potential eruption of a supervolcano in California, which has been dormant for hundreds of thousands of years. The Long Valley Caldera, spanning 20 miles long, 11 miles wide, and 3,000 feet deep, has long been a source of concern for researchers due to its colossal size.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsbreak.com/news/3403506825207-fears-grow-over-supervolcano-that-may-swallow-entire-us-state-in-apocalyptic-eruption?noAds=1&_f=app_share&s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3MTMyMDY2MTcyMTY*3D__;JQ!!On18fmf1aQ!yIUpy82EEKzG3JmD7iAFebRMazkeIxg1CjAXy0JUhuA6_w11lzb6f5PMHItpOxkYzw7RscG0EcDPBlTYvGC4BdZQlCniks-K$

Taal Volcano Eruption Update; New Explosive Eruption, New Vent Appears: Unlike prior events over the last 18 months, this eruption was long and consisted of abundant pyroclastic flows, ash ejection, and explosions. This eruption lasted for 114 minutes until it temporarily stopped. Now, recommended evacuations are underway as there is a risk that a far more powerful explosion could occur, risking the safety of residents on the western side of Taal’s caldera lake. This video will cover what might happen next, and state the series of events which led to this explosive eruption.
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This Week in Volcano News; Etna Erupts, Danger at Mt. Awu https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsbreak.com/news/3403690382386-this-week-in-volcano-news-etna-erupts-danger-at-mt-awu?noAds=1&_f=app_share&s=a3&share_destination_id=MjUxNTI2Njg4LTE3MTMyMTI4NDQ4Nzk*3D__;JQ!!On18fmf1aQ!yIUpy82EEKzG3JmD7iAFebRMazkeIxg1CjAXy0JUhuA6_w11lzb6f5PMHItpOxkYzw7RscG0EcDPBlTYvGC4BdZQlHmQYmg8$

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals / Technology Congressional Investigation Finds Leading Baby Food Manufacturers Knowingly Sold Products With High Levels Of Toxic Metals: Baby Foods Are Tainted with Dangerous Levels of Arsenic, Lead, Cadmium, and Mercury
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Harmful Ingredients in ‘Healthy’ Breakfast Cereals: A diet high in ultra-processed food is linked to an increased risk of depression, obesity, Type 2 diabetes, heart disease, stroke and cancer. 7 cereals that do not qualify as ‘healthy’ based on the FDA’s new definition: Raisin Bran (9g of added sugars) Honey Nut Cheerios (12g of added sugars) Corn Flakes (300mg of sodium; 4g of added sugars) Honey Bunches of Oats, Honey Roasted (8g of added sugars) Frosted Mini Wheats (12g of added sugars) https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/01/04/harmful-ingredients-healthy-breakfast-cereals__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yIUpy82EEKzG3JmD7iAFebRMazkeIxg1CjAXy0JUhuA6_w11lzb6f5PMHItpOxkYzw7RscG0EcDPBlTYvGC4BdZQlFnS9u5q$

# General News
Jared Kushner Is Showing ‘A Level Of Corruption We’ve Never Seen,’ Says Top Obama Foreign Policy Adviser: Former Obama deputy national security adviser Ben Rhodes said President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner engaged in a “level of corruption that we’ve just never seen” when talking about his firm’s recent investments overseas.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/international/4589465-former-obama-advisor-kushner-engaged-in-level-of-corruption-that-weve-just-never-seen-with-foreign-relations/*:*:text=Former*20Obama*20deputy*20national*20security,his*20firm’s*20recent*20investments*20overseas__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!yIUpy82EEKzG3JmD7iAFebRMazkeIxg1CjAXy0JUhuA6_w11lzb6f5PMHItpOxkYzw7RscG0EcDPBlTYvGC4BdZQlHVMifYk$

Trump Loses Another $500M as Truth Social Spiral Worsens: Shares of the social media site plunged another 19 percent on Monday. As of mid-afternoon Eastern Time, Trump Media & Technology Group’s stock had crashed another 19 percent; it is now trading at just 40 percent of its peak from late last month. The firm—whose subsidiary, Truth Social, competes with Elon Musk’s platform, X—is still worth more than $3.5 billion on paper.
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Trump Makes History Today as First Ex-President to Face Criminal Trial: After several failed attempts to delay, Trump is finally seeing the official start to one of his four criminal trials.
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# Gov / Politics / Global
The Israeli War Cabinet Prepares To Meet Again After Iran Attack: Benjamin Netanyahu yet to declare a decision as rest of world remains on high alert for potential escalation https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/15/israeli-war-cabinet-meet-again-response-iran-attack-benjamin-netanyahu__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yIUpy82EEKzG3JmD7iAFebRMazkeIxg1CjAXy0JUhuA6_w11lzb6f5PMHItpOxkYzw7RscG0EcDPBlTYvGC4BdZQlGotr8-E$

# Gov / Politics
Biden Approves Israel Arms Deal Despite His Own Security Order: The U.S. is supplying the weapons and munitions for Israel’s pounding of Gaza, despite its new directive banning arms transfers to human rights violators. For the second time in a month, the US approves munitions for Israel while calling for an end to mass civilian deaths.
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Why Biden won’t put conditions on military aid to Israel: Lawmakers from his own party have voiced dissent. Both Senate and House Democrats have demanded that Biden comply with the Foreign Assistance Act and cut off military aid if Israel continues to block U.S. humanitarian aid to Gaza.
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GOP lawmakers are all in on Trump, a conviction be damned: For GOP lawmakers in Congress, the fact that their soon-to-be presidential nominee may soon be a convicted felon is no cause for concern. If anything, these Republicans told The Daily Beast, their only concern is that a Trump conviction would be a signal of a corrupt justice system.
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“I wish I had been wrong”: Miles Taylor on the dire threat of Trump 2.0: Trump regime’s anonymous whistleblower says the ex-president is now “more unhinged” and even more dangerous. Given Trump’s advanced age and his precarious political position, a prison sentence in any of these criminal trials would be likely to end his career in public life and amount to a de facto life sentence.
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Lawmakers want your permission to weaken voters’ ability to change laws, the Missouri Constitution: Missouri voters will likely soon be asked by the lawmakers they elected to strip themselves of some power to put initiative petitions on the ballot — to take action when politicians won’t. Voters could be asked to place further restrictions on the already difficult, and costly, job of passing an initiative petition.
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Missouri Senate passes bill making it hard for voters to amend the
constitution: Factional warfare marks passage of Republican priority as Freedom Caucus denounce leadership for stripping out provisions labeled ‘ballot candy’
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Two incumbent Oklahoma Republican lawmakers withdraw from their legislative races: Two Republican lawmakers have abandoned their reelection efforts. Rep. Kevin McDugle, R-Broken Arrow, and Sen. Chris Kidd, R-Waurika, withdrew this week after initially filing for reelection last week. McDugle represents House District 12
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# Law Enforcment / ATF / FBI / CIA
Man who spent 35 years in prison walks free after using ‘MythBusters’ to prove his innocence: John Galvan was arrested at 18 and spent 35 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit.
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Local Concerns Rise as House Approves Bill Expanding Surveillance Without Warrants: The government has claimed that the purpose of Section 702 is to allow the government to warrantlessly surveil non-U.S. citizens abroad for foreign intelligence purposes, even as Americans’ communications are routinely swept up. The law has morphed into a domestic surveillance tool, with FBI agents using Section 702 databases to conduct millions of invasive searches for Americans’ communications, including those of protesters, racial justice activists, 19,000 donors to a congressional campaign, journalists, and even members of Congress, without a warrant.
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The FBI is conducting a criminal investigation into the deadly collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge that is focused on the circumstances leading up to it and whether all federal laws were followed, according to a person familiar with the matter. Officials are reviewing the events that led up to the massive, 980-foot-long Dali container ship colliding with one of the key bridge’s support pillars, two US officials with knowledge of the matter told the Washington Post
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# Legal / DOJ
What’s at Stake, Exactly, in Donald Trump’s Criminal Trial? On Monday Trump will become the first former president in US history to face a criminal trial. The proceedings will lay bare the details—both seamy and grandiose—of his 2016 presidential run as he battles for another shot at the White House.
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The Real Stakes of the First Criminal Case Against a Former President: Donald Trump goes on trial today for allegedly making an illegal payment to an adult film actor. The stakes are so much higher than that.
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“We Will See How This Goes”: Journalists Prepare to Cover Trump on Trial: For months, reporters, lawyers, and court officials have been negotiating media access to the camera-free proceedings. The historic trial, says one journalist, is sure to be “a physical and mental marathon.”
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Donald Trump Is The First Former US President To Face A Criminal Trial. Here’s 11 Photos From Court That’ll Go Down In History: Early this morning, former president Donald Trump appeared in court to start proceedings for his historic hush money trial, marking the first time a former US president has faced a criminal trial.
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Democracy Defenders Stress NY Trump Trial ‘Is About Voter Deception’: “Trump engaged in criminal acts to cover up the truth just days before the 2016 election, and now he will finally face a jury of everyday Americans.” “This case is about the allegation that Trump criminally hid information from voters to influence the outcome of the 2016 election,” said Lisa Gilbert, executive vice president of the watchdog group Public Citizen, in a statement Monday.
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# Medical / General News
Teen with Incredibly Rare Genetic Condition is Cured in World First By British Doctors: 13-year-old Kai Xue is one of just 21 people in the world stricken with a disease called WILD syndrome, which impairs cells, causes lymphedema and warts, and leads to infections—but she was also diagnosed with severe chylous ascites, a potentially fatal illness that caused 28 liters of lymphatic fluid to collect within her abdomen. It took over a decade to find a special team of doctors who could locate the cause of the fluid buildup and stop it for good.
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Sterilization Procedures Have Surged Among Young People Following Dobbs: “[T]his research highlight[s] the indirect effects of ‘Dobbs’ on reproductive autonomy,” the lead researcher said.
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# Military / DOD
The Defense Industry’s Inside Man In The Pacific Arms Race: Top Australian officials are sounding their own alarm about China’s threat in the Indo-Pacific as President Joe Biden unveils historic defense partnerships with Japan and the Philippines today. “We face the biggest arms race in our region since 1945, and the greatest strategic uncertainty, and we’re responding,” Pat Conroy, Australia’s Minister for Defense Industry and Minister for International Development and the Pacific, told NatSec Daily during a visit to Washington today.
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# Military / Global
#WorldWarIII: Israel says Iran launched more than 300 drones and missiles, 99% of which were intercepted. In Washington, President Joe Biden said U.S. forces helped Israel down “nearly all” the drones and missiles and pledged to convene allies to develop a unified response.
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Chinese Naval Warships Intercepted by Japan in Western Pacific Amid Regional Tensions: Photographs captured by ships and aircraft of Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force showed the Chinese warships Zhengzhou and Anyang, which had been in the Pacific from at least April 2, said a report by the Joint Staff under the Japanese Defense Ministry.
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Top Iranian commanders warn US will see ‘stronger response’ if Washington backs Israel: “Our response will be much larger than tonight’s military action if Israel retaliates against Iran,” Iran’s armed forces chief of staff Major General Mohammad Bagheri told state TV, adding that Tehran warned Washington that any backing of Israeli retaliation would result in US bases being targeted.
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Israel’s military chief says that Israel will respond to Iran’s missile strike over the weekend: Israel is considering its next steps but that the Iranian strike “will be met with a response.” Halevi gave no details. The army’s spokesman, Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, said Israel will respond “at the time that we choose.”
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The Scariest Unit in the Israeli Army Is Not an Elite Fighting Squad: In this sense the most vital and fearsome unit in the Israeli army is not the jacked-up naval commandos of Shayetet 13 nor even the shady spooks of the intelligence corps, Unit 8200; it is the International Law Department of the Military Advocate General’s Corps.
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# Social
Biden’s Climate Change Policy Is Making Housing Less Affordable: Climate advocates acknowledge that “an overlooked conflict in climate policy” is that “proposals to make buildings and communities more climate-friendly often collide with efforts to keep housing affordable,” Scientific American notes.
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My house was given away to someone else for free, I never received a notice, it’s ‘almost like a death’: She admitted , she was having trouble making regular payments on the house, however, Langford said she never received a notice in the mail or in person about a pending foreclosure. By 2015, her home was sold to Write A House for $5,000 and later awarded to Anne Elizabeth Moore as a free gift to support writers.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.the-sun.com/news/11075832/detroit-michigan-home-given-away-stolen/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yIUpy82EEKzG3JmD7iAFebRMazkeIxg1CjAXy0JUhuA6_w11lzb6f5PMHItpOxkYzw7RscG0EcDPBlTYvGC4BdZQlAG14YZX$

Real estate mogul concerned how Americans will deal with squatters: ‘Something really bad is going to happen’: Real estate mogul Shawn Meaike is concerned how hard-working, well-intentioned Americans will handle squatting issues as they grow more and more desperate. “People are going to start taking matters into their own hands.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.foxbusiness.com/media/real-estate-mogul-concerned-americans-deal-will-squatters-something-really-bad-going-happen__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yIUpy82EEKzG3JmD7iAFebRMazkeIxg1CjAXy0JUhuA6_w11lzb6f5PMHItpOxkYzw7RscG0EcDPBlTYvGC4BdZQlLL3vTjJ$

Everyone’s talking about squatters. What should you do if someone holes up in your home? In Massachusetts, property owners can’t just change the locks, a lawyer said: They’ll have to work through the summary eviction process
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.boston.com/real-estate/real-estate/2024/04/11/squatters-rights-adverse-possession-massachusetts-spring-house-hunt/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yIUpy82EEKzG3JmD7iAFebRMazkeIxg1CjAXy0JUhuA6_w11lzb6f5PMHItpOxkYzw7RscG0EcDPBlTYvGC4BdZQlCcI6qeS$

Squatter sublets NYC apartment while owing ‘betrayed’ landlord $72K in rent: A crafty squatter bilked his landlord of at least $72,000 in rent for his Lower East Side apartment, then made tens of thousands in profit by subletting the unit, the owner charges. The alleged freeloader had no qualms renting the space out, though, charging as much as $1950 per room monthly since November 2021 on platforms including Airbnb and Craigslist.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2024/04/13/us-news/squatter-sublets-nyc-apartment-while-owing-landlord-72k-in-rent/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yIUpy82EEKzG3JmD7iAFebRMazkeIxg1CjAXy0JUhuA6_w11lzb6f5PMHItpOxkYzw7RscG0EcDPBlTYvGC4BdZQlAnVww4b$

South American gangs armed with knives are running wild on Los Angeles highways targeting terrified jewelers in brazen daytime robberies – slashing tires, shattering windows and even planting trackers on their cars
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13301383/south-american-gangs-armed-los-angeles-highways.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yIUpy82EEKzG3JmD7iAFebRMazkeIxg1CjAXy0JUhuA6_w11lzb6f5PMHItpOxkYzw7RscG0EcDPBlTYvGC4BdZQlJSB5g7X$

# Technology
Roku was hit by a massive cyberattack: Roku has disclosed a cybersecurity incident that impacted around 576,000 customer accounts, in the second major security breach for the company this year. In a blog post, the streaming television company said hackers accessed the accounts using stolen login credentials.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.itpro.com/security/data-breaches/roku-issues-warning-over-massive-customer-account-breach__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yIUpy82EEKzG3JmD7iAFebRMazkeIxg1CjAXy0JUhuA6_w11lzb6f5PMHItpOxkYzw7RscG0EcDPBlTYvGC4BdZQlMYmL96u$

Biden administration agrees to provide $6.4 billion to Samsung for making computer chips in Texas: The $6.4 billion preliminary deal is the latest agreement struck using funds from the CHIPS and Science Act, a bipartisan law Biden signed in 2022. Samsung is expected to invest more than $40 billion in the region over the next several years to build out new facilities in Taylor, Texas, and Austin.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/business/4594523-biden-administration-samsung-texas-chips-act/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yIUpy82EEKzG3JmD7iAFebRMazkeIxg1CjAXy0JUhuA6_w11lzb6f5PMHItpOxkYzw7RscG0EcDPBlTYvGC4BdZQlAhmaB17$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2024-04-14

Voices, The Peoples News

April 14, 2024
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

# Animals / Pets / Alerts / Recalls
FDA Expands Major Recall of Popular Animal Food: ADM Animal Nutrition, a division of ADM (NYSE: ADM), is expanding the recall announced on March, 30, 2024, to include the following additional products due to elevated levels of magnesium, sodium, calcium and/or phosphorus
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.fda.gov/safety/recalls-market-withdrawals-safety-alerts/adm-animal-nutrition-expands-recall-include-17-additional-lots-chicken-swine-and-rabbit-feed*:*:text=ADM*20Animal*20Nutrition*2C*20a*20division,)*3B*20Pen*20Pals*20Egg*20Maker__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSUl!!On18fmf1aQ!wOZuppmnZkl75OInGnOiYfoRtPntlRHttPEKxqToKcqknTqLW3S4Iu1nQfTCRbjLA-S6jpteYeDSV93uYnPmp5hHqwiOO4-w$

# Borders / Immigration / Migrants
The Dirty Little Gun Secret Behind MAGA World’s Migrant Hysteria: For all of Donald Trump’s incessant fearmongering about migrants fueling crime in the United States, he has yet to ask one very important question: What is driving the violence that is making so many on the other side of the border desperate to flee in the first place?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-dirty-little-gun-secret-behind-maga-worlds-migrant-hysteria__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOZuppmnZkl75OInGnOiYfoRtPntlRHttPEKxqToKcqknTqLW3S4Iu1nQfTCRbjLA-S6jpteYeDSV93uYnPmp5hHqwb8IPL_$

Gordon Ramsay’s London pub taken over by squatters: ‘Absolute nightmare scenario’: A swarm of squatters have shacked up inside the celebrity chef’s $16.1 million pub’ using Ramsay’s own kitchen appliances to barricade themselves inside, according to a report. Shocking photographs taken by The Sun show the “professional squatters” holed up inside York & Albany pub, which the “Hell’s Kitchen” host was about to sign over to new partners in a multi-million dollar deal.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2024/04/13/world-news/gordon-ramsays-london-pub-york-amp-albany-taken-over-by-squatters/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOZuppmnZkl75OInGnOiYfoRtPntlRHttPEKxqToKcqknTqLW3S4Iu1nQfTCRbjLA-S6jpteYeDSV93uYnPmp5hHq_UjQtzi$

A controversial Texas law has become a blueprint for other states. Immigrant communities are worried: Last month, Iowa lawmakers swiftly passed a bill that would allow local police to arrest some undocumented immigrants and give state judges the power to order deportations. And Wednesday, the state’s governor signed it. The law isn’t scheduled to go into effect until July 1, but Acosta and other advocates say concern and confusion are already running high in immigrant communities.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/14/us/texas-immigration-law-iowa-other-us-states-cec/index.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOZuppmnZkl75OInGnOiYfoRtPntlRHttPEKxqToKcqknTqLW3S4Iu1nQfTCRbjLA-S6jpteYeDSV93uYnPmp5hHq4BniQPV$

Mexico increases efforts to deter migration to the US: Mexican and U.S. officials have agreed to work together more closely to tackle record migration at their shared border, the countries’ governments said in a joint statement on Thursday, a day after high-level talks on stemming record numbers.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/2024/04/13/1244590706/mexico-border-arrests-fall-march__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOZuppmnZkl75OInGnOiYfoRtPntlRHttPEKxqToKcqknTqLW3S4Iu1nQfTCRbjLA-S6jpteYeDSV93uYnPmp5hHq0OyUoOl$

# Bundy Rides Again
10 years after armed standoff with federal agents, Bundy cattle are still grazing disputed rangeland: The words “Revolution is Tradition” stenciled in fresh blue and red paint mark a cement wall in a dry river wash beneath a remote southern Nevada freeway overpass, where armed protesters and federal agents stared each other down through rifle sights 10 years ago.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/bundy-ranch-standoff-nevada-cattle-ffff74b4e3224fb596e6bb735cedef98__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOZuppmnZkl75OInGnOiYfoRtPntlRHttPEKxqToKcqknTqLW3S4Iu1nQfTCRbjLA-S6jpteYeDSV93uYnPmp5hHqyXf87-u$

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
‘It’s scary’: American families left homeless and unable to repay mega bills after Social Security benefits blunder. The first of the four changes revealed is a 10% – or $10, whichever is greater — cap on the monthly Social Security benefit that will be withheld by default if an overpaid beneficiary doesn’t respond to the demand for repayment. The duration of repayment plans will be increased from up to 36 months to up to 60 months.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://moneywise.com/a/ch-aol/repay-mega-bills-after-social-security-benefits-blunder?pv=1&pgc=1&v=146807*:*:text=The*20first*20of*20the*20four,to*20up*20to*2060*20months__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!wOZuppmnZkl75OInGnOiYfoRtPntlRHttPEKxqToKcqknTqLW3S4Iu1nQfTCRbjLA-S6jpteYeDSV93uYnPmp5hHq_2C8PnO$

# Environment / Climate / Chemicals / Infrastructure A Water Wrongdoer’s Revenge: A California lawmaker wants to dismantle Clean Water Act protections that he was fined for violating. If the scheme is successful, environmental groups say industrial polluters could more freely contaminate wetlands, rivers, and other waters, harming both the nation’s water resources and the communities depending on them. It could also benefit the lawmaker spearheading the attack, since he still owns the farm where he was found to be destroying wetlands.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.levernews.com/a-water-wrongdoers-revenge/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOZuppmnZkl75OInGnOiYfoRtPntlRHttPEKxqToKcqknTqLW3S4Iu1nQfTCRbjLA-S6jpteYeDSV93uYnPmp5hHqxNb4z1m$

# Environment / Climate / Chemicals / Infrastructure / Global Africa is Slowly Creating a New Ocean: Researchers have found two large parts of the land within Africa have begun to separate and it’s believed a whole new ocean will form in the divide. Africa is the second-largest continent in the world, with a landmass of more than 30 million square kilometres, and is also the second-most populous.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9FY57z2cXI__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOZuppmnZkl75OInGnOiYfoRtPntlRHttPEKxqToKcqknTqLW3S4Iu1nQfTCRbjLA-S6jpteYeDSV93uYnPmp5hHq4ifv33R$

Toronto Wants to Manage Storms and Floods—With a Rain Tax: Outcry reached such a crescendo last week that the city canceled public hearings on the tax, which is intended to help offset the hundreds of millions spent managing stormwater and basement flooding.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/rain-tax-toronto-canada-1883527__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOZuppmnZkl75OInGnOiYfoRtPntlRHttPEKxqToKcqknTqLW3S4Iu1nQfTCRbjLA-S6jpteYeDSV93uYnPmp5hHq78UKo2N$

Toronto’s controversial ‘rain tax’ has been put on hold: Mayor says people need information on ‘how to make their land more porous … to prevent the flooding that may happen when a big storm comes’
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/torontos-controversial-rain-tax-has-been-put-on-hold__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOZuppmnZkl75OInGnOiYfoRtPntlRHttPEKxqToKcqknTqLW3S4Iu1nQfTCRbjLA-S6jpteYeDSV93uYnPmp5hHq7rtx7Gw$

# General Recalls / Alerts
Hand Sanitizers And Aloe Gel Pulled From Shelves: According to the FDA, specific Aruba Aloe Balm N.V. hand sanitizers and aloe vera gels are being recalled after being found to contain alcohol denatured with methanol. Methanol exposure can result in a number of scary side effects, including, “nausea, vomiting, headache blurred vision, coma, seizures, permanent blindness, permanent damage to the central nervous system, or death.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.shefinds.com/collections/hand-sanitizers-aloe-gel-pulled-from-shelves-risk-of-comas-or-blindness/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOZuppmnZkl75OInGnOiYfoRtPntlRHttPEKxqToKcqknTqLW3S4Iu1nQfTCRbjLA-S6jpteYeDSV93uYnPmp5hHq0S_CqI4$

# General News
World on Edge as Israel’s War Cabinet Plots Retaliation: Israel’s war cabinet was due to meet Sunday to decide how to respond to Iran’s huge, failed drone and missile attack. Observers across the world fear this could be the tipping point where the current conflict could explode into a full-blown regional war.4
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/4/14/israels-war-on-gaza-live-blasts-sirens-as-iranian-missiles-intercepted__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOZuppmnZkl75OInGnOiYfoRtPntlRHttPEKxqToKcqknTqLW3S4Iu1nQfTCRbjLA-S6jpteYeDSV93uYnPmp5hHq77TwgNN$

UN Security Council Emergency Meeting After Iran’s UAV Attack on Israel!
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwQ_i2BthjU__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOZuppmnZkl75OInGnOiYfoRtPntlRHttPEKxqToKcqknTqLW3S4Iu1nQfTCRbjLA-S6jpteYeDSV93uYnPmp5hHq7EYEQMm$

# Gov / Politics / Global
Iran summons the British, French and German ambassadors over ‘double standards’: Iran’s foreign ministry summoned the ambassadors of Britain, France, and Germany to question what it referred to as their “irresponsible stance” regarding Tehran’s retaliatory strikes on Israel
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2024-04-14/iran-summons-the-british-french-and-german-ambassadors-over-double-standards__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOZuppmnZkl75OInGnOiYfoRtPntlRHttPEKxqToKcqknTqLW3S4Iu1nQfTCRbjLA-S6jpteYeDSV93uYnPmp5hHq5-wJLG1$

Russia Is Buying Politicians in Europe. Is It Happening Here Too? A former CIA officer explains how a vast, pro-Putin corruption network uncovered in Europe is a warning sign for the US. Here in the United States, while a pattern has emerged, we don’t know the full extent of the influence yet.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.yahoo.com/russia-buying-politicians-europe-happening-100000332.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOZuppmnZkl75OInGnOiYfoRtPntlRHttPEKxqToKcqknTqLW3S4Iu1nQfTCRbjLA-S6jpteYeDSV93uYnPmp5hHq1-3Lw30$

The Moscow-Beijing alliance is here to stay because partnering with China is the only way Putin can sustain his conflict with the West, think tank says
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-ukraine-war-putin-china-trade-partnership-economy-moscow-beijing-2024-4__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOZuppmnZkl75OInGnOiYfoRtPntlRHttPEKxqToKcqknTqLW3S4Iu1nQfTCRbjLA-S6jpteYeDSV93uYnPmp5hHq3vlcyY8$

Israel Conflict Spreads to 16 Nations as Biden Admin Says There’s No War, hiding the extent of American military involvement.: Iran’s retaliatory strikes on Israel highlight an America-led regional war spanning Iraq, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and others.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2024/04/14/israel-iran-regional-war/*:*:text=The*20regional*20war*20in*20the,extent*20of*20American*20military*20involvement__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!wOZuppmnZkl75OInGnOiYfoRtPntlRHttPEKxqToKcqknTqLW3S4Iu1nQfTCRbjLA-S6jpteYeDSV93uYnPmp5hHq_leQsgd$

Israel and Israel Alone Kicked Off This Escalation In a Bid to Drag U.S. Into War With Iran: Netanyahu’s recklessness was fostered by blind U.S. support, but Israel is the one pushing its war with Iran out of the shadows.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2024/04/14/israel-iran-drag-us-war-netanyahu-biden/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOZuppmnZkl75OInGnOiYfoRtPntlRHttPEKxqToKcqknTqLW3S4Iu1nQfTCRbjLA-S6jpteYeDSV93uYnPmp5hHqyLNfYEN$

Iran Launches Drone Attack Against Israel Over Consulate Bombing: “Netanyahu will use it as the pretext for another provocation, because he’s bent on starting this war,” one writer predicted.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/4/14/israels-war-on-gaza-live-blasts-sirens-as-iranian-missiles-intercepted__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOZuppmnZkl75OInGnOiYfoRtPntlRHttPEKxqToKcqknTqLW3S4Iu1nQfTCRbjLA-S6jpteYeDSV93uYnPmp5hHq77TwgNN$

# Gov / Politics
GOP senator calls for US retaliatory strikes on Iran: Republican Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) called for retaliatory strikes against Iran after Tehran launched drone and cruise missile attacks against Israel on Saturday. “Iran has begun launching drone strikes on Israel,” Blackburn said Saturday on social media platform X.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4592547-gop-senator-calls-for-us-retaliatory-strikes-on-iran/*:*:text=Republican*20Sen.*20Marsha*20Blackburn*20(R,on*20social*20media*20platform*20X__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!wOZuppmnZkl75OInGnOiYfoRtPntlRHttPEKxqToKcqknTqLW3S4Iu1nQfTCRbjLA-S6jpteYeDSV93uYnPmp5hHq-APjsEj$ .

His father founded the Oath Keepers, went to prison. He’s running for office as a Democrat: Dakota Adams, a 27-year-old college student and the son of Stewart Rhodes, who founded the far-right extremist group the Oath Keepers, is running as a candidate for the Montana Legislature — as a Democrat.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/investigations/2024/04/12/stewart-rhodes-son-dakota-adams-montana-state-house/73298202007/*:*:text=Dakota*20Adams*2C*20a*2027*2Dyear,Montana*20Legislature*20**C20as*20a*20Democrat__;I34lJSUlJSUl4oCUJSUl!!On18fmf1aQ!wOZuppmnZkl75OInGnOiYfoRtPntlRHttPEKxqToKcqknTqLW3S4Iu1nQfTCRbjLA-S6jpteYeDSV93uYnPmp5hHq9qgEKWc$

U.S. helps Israel shoot down missiles, drones from brazen Iranian attack: US pledges to help Israel fend off Iranian missiles as Biden leaves beach weekend to return to DC: Biden has previously said that the U.S. will stand with Israel amid tensions with Iran.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://justthenews.com/world/middle-east/biden-leaves-beach-weekend-iran-launches-drone-strikes-israel?utm_source=breaking&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOZuppmnZkl75OInGnOiYfoRtPntlRHttPEKxqToKcqknTqLW3S4Iu1nQfTCRbjLA-S6jpteYeDSV93uYnPmp5hHq-cJRBxJ$

Nebraska State Sen. Mike McDonnell switches party registration to Republican: McDonnell said he is making the change because his anti-abortion views have not been respected by Nebraska Democrats, including the decision by the Douglas County Democrats not to seat him as a delegate and not to provide resources to him and the state party’s decision to censure him.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://omaha.com/news/local/government-politics/nebraska-state-sen-mike-mcdonnell-switches-party-registration-to-republican/article_fa2f43ce-f1d7-11ee-81fc-bb5689121b26.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOZuppmnZkl75OInGnOiYfoRtPntlRHttPEKxqToKcqknTqLW3S4Iu1nQfTCRbjLA-S6jpteYeDSV93uYnPmp5hHq-wwLfPu$

US tells Israel it won’t join counter-strike on Iran, urges caution, Washington wants to prevent the conflict from escalating. President Joe Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the United States will not join an offensive counter-strike on Iran should Israel choose that road after Tehran attacked it this weekend, according to two people familiar with the conversation.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2024/04/14/biden-netanyahu-u-s-wont-join-counter-strike-iran-00152130__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOZuppmnZkl75OInGnOiYfoRtPntlRHttPEKxqToKcqknTqLW3S4Iu1nQfTCRbjLA-S6jpteYeDSV93uYnPmp5hHq4fuZKXL$

US works to prevent an escalation across the Mideast as Biden pushes Israel to show restraint: The United States highlighted its role in helping Israel thwart Iran’s aerial attack as President Joe Biden convened leaders of the Group of Seven countries in an effort to prevent a wider regional escalation and coordinate a global rebuke of Tehran.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/biden-iran-israel-netanyahu-g7-missiles-drone-62cba0eaac095115f8386397b3ded2f4__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOZuppmnZkl75OInGnOiYfoRtPntlRHttPEKxqToKcqknTqLW3S4Iu1nQfTCRbjLA-S6jpteYeDSV93uYnPmp5hHq9lS1bgJ$

# Law Enforcment / ATF / FBI / CIA
Alabama harvested the organs of inmates without consent, families say: A long-standing agreement between the Department of Corrections and University of Alabama at Birmingham gives the commissioner authority to permit an autopsy, including the “removal of organs and tissues.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.courthousenews.com/alabama-harvested-the-organs-of-inmates-without-consent-families-say/*:*:text=A*20long*2Dstanding*20agreement*20between,removal*20of*20organs*20and*20tissues.*22__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSU!!On18fmf1aQ!wOZuppmnZkl75OInGnOiYfoRtPntlRHttPEKxqToKcqknTqLW3S4Iu1nQfTCRbjLA-S6jpteYeDSV93uYnPmp5hHq4DX7l5g$

# Legal / DOJ
Trump Is Accidentally Exposing Aileen Cannon’s Shady Pro-MAGA Game: Even as the judge’s latest moves show she’s carefully disguising her advocacy for Trump, he is making it clear that he expects her to save him.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/03/politics/legal-fights-judge-trump-documents-trial/index.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOZuppmnZkl75OInGnOiYfoRtPntlRHttPEKxqToKcqknTqLW3S4Iu1nQfTCRbjLA-S6jpteYeDSV93uYnPmp5hHq9H50gVz$

On April 25, 2024, Supreme Court will consider former President Donald Trump’s claims of immunity from conspiracy and obstruction charges related to the 2020 presidential election. Here is a breakdown of the second high-profile case involving Trump at the Court this year.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/explaining-the-trump-immunity-case-at-the-supreme-court__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOZuppmnZkl75OInGnOiYfoRtPntlRHttPEKxqToKcqknTqLW3S4Iu1nQfTCRbjLA-S6jpteYeDSV93uYnPmp5hHqzv_kNDY$

The Insignificance of Trump’s “Immunity From Prosecution” Argument: If and when the Supreme Court decides to hear the case, the stakes will be far less momentous than many observers might assume, because the answer to the immunity question matters very little for Trump’s prosecution.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-insignificance-of-trump-s-immunity-from-prosecution-argument__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOZuppmnZkl75OInGnOiYfoRtPntlRHttPEKxqToKcqknTqLW3S4Iu1nQfTCRbjLA-S6jpteYeDSV93uYnPmp5hHq4E0_4-1$

Not So Immune: The D.C. Circuit’s Forceful Rejection of Trump’s Claim of Absolute Presidential Immunity: The long-awaited opinion is unanimous, narrowly tailored, and very well could be the last word.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/not-so-immune-the-d.c.-circuit-s-forceful-rejection-of-trump-s-claim-of-absolute-presidential-immunity__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOZuppmnZkl75OInGnOiYfoRtPntlRHttPEKxqToKcqknTqLW3S4Iu1nQfTCRbjLA-S6jpteYeDSV93uYnPmp5hHqxLAv1X2$

Justice Department Charges 20 People With Threatening Election Workers After Dramatic Increase In Acts Of Political Intimidation: This task force was formed in June 2021 in response to increasing reports of intimidation and threats to election workers following the 2020 election. Former President Donald Trump and his allies argued, without evidence, there was widespread fraud during this election.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://m.imdb.com/news/ni64535447/?ref_=nws_nwr_li__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOZuppmnZkl75OInGnOiYfoRtPntlRHttPEKxqToKcqknTqLW3S4Iu1nQfTCRbjLA-S6jpteYeDSV93uYnPmp5hHqwn7xOZS$

“Systemic Incompetence” First Black Female Judge FIRED After Robbing Town & Blaming Racism:
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97Nn3bD-9u0__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOZuppmnZkl75OInGnOiYfoRtPntlRHttPEKxqToKcqknTqLW3S4Iu1nQfTCRbjLA-S6jpteYeDSV93uYnPmp5hHq85gCFzI$

Nicaragua Takes Germany to the World Court for Facilitating Israel’s Genocide: Germany is second only to the US as the largest supplier of weapons to Israel.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/nicaragua-takes-germany-to-the-world-court-for-facilitating-israels-genocide/*:*:text=Nicaragua*20charged*20that*2C*20**BGermany*20has,by*20Germany*20enabling*20Israel*20to__;I34lJSUl4oCcJSUlJSU!!On18fmf1aQ!wOZuppmnZkl75OInGnOiYfoRtPntlRHttPEKxqToKcqknTqLW3S4Iu1nQfTCRbjLA-S6jpteYeDSV93uYnPmp5hHq1voTyWY$

# Military / DOD
Lockheed Martin Just Unveiled The F-35’s First Air-Launched Hypersonic Missile: During this year’s Sea Air Space (SAS) 2024 defense expo, Lockheed Martin (in partnership with CoAspire) unveiled a never-before-seen model of a hypersonic missile system. Dubbed “Mako,” after the fastest-swimming shark species at sea, the missile was initially conceived for the Air Force’s Stand-in Attack Weapon (SiAW) program, but was later rejected.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.slashgear.com/1560875/lockheed-martin-f-35-new-hypersonic-missile/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOZuppmnZkl75OInGnOiYfoRtPntlRHttPEKxqToKcqknTqLW3S4Iu1nQfTCRbjLA-S6jpteYeDSV93uYnPmp5hHq82YZlKr$

How Are US Tax Dollars Being Spent? Hint: The Pentagon Is Cashing In: The average US taxpayer sent $58 to fund antiwar diplomacy efforts versus $5,109 for militarism and its support systems.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/how-are-us-tax-dollars-being-spent-hint-the-pentagon-is-cashing-in/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOZuppmnZkl75OInGnOiYfoRtPntlRHttPEKxqToKcqknTqLW3S4Iu1nQfTCRbjLA-S6jpteYeDSV93uYnPmp5hHqyNGiZGb$

# Military / Global
Jordan, Lebanon, Iraq reopen airspace closed over Iran’s attacks on Israel: The Arab nations had closed their airspaces after Iran’s drone and missile attacks on Israel, but many flights remain affected.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/4/14/jordan-lebanon-iraq-reopen-airspace-closed-over-irans-attacks-on-israel__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOZuppmnZkl75OInGnOiYfoRtPntlRHttPEKxqToKcqknTqLW3S4Iu1nQfTCRbjLA-S6jpteYeDSV93uYnPmp5hHq3he8N2i$

Brit laser weapon ‘DragonFire’ could be rushed into service & sent to Ukraine to blast Putin’s drones: The UK is speeding up the laser’s production to be battlefield-ready before the previous target of 2027
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.the-sun.com/news/11068077/brit-laser-weapon-dragonfire-rushed-ukraine/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOZuppmnZkl75OInGnOiYfoRtPntlRHttPEKxqToKcqknTqLW3S4Iu1nQfTCRbjLA-S6jpteYeDSV93uYnPmp5hHq2hKDwrx$

‘World-leading’ laser beam that travels at speed of light to be fitted on Royal Navy ships by 2027: The DragonFire weapon, which is expected to be ready for deployment by 2027 at the latest, could have “huge ramifications” for the conflict in Europe, the defence secretary said.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/royal-navy-laser-dragonfire-drone-mod-video-b2527605.html*:*:text=A*20new*20British*20military*20laser,Europe*2C*20the*20defence*20secretary*20said__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSU!!On18fmf1aQ!wOZuppmnZkl75OInGnOiYfoRtPntlRHttPEKxqToKcqknTqLW3S4Iu1nQfTCRbjLA-S6jpteYeDSV93uYnPmp5hHq2LpU_y8$ .

Vladimir Putin’s chilling new warning to the West as Russian despot tests an experimental nuclear-capable missile that could level London
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13305119/Vladimir-Putins-chilling-new-warning-West-Russian-despot-tests-experimental-nuclear-capable-missile-level-London.html*:*:text=Vladimir*20Putin*20issued*20a*20new,range*20in*20the*20Astrakhan*20region__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!wOZuppmnZkl75OInGnOiYfoRtPntlRHttPEKxqToKcqknTqLW3S4Iu1nQfTCRbjLA-S6jpteYeDSV93uYnPmp5hHqwMuLnn6$

How Israel Defended Against Iran’s Drone and Missile Attack: The Iron Dome, US allies, and long-range interceptor missiles all came into play.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wired.com/story/iran-israel-drone-attack-iron-dome/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOZuppmnZkl75OInGnOiYfoRtPntlRHttPEKxqToKcqknTqLW3S4Iu1nQfTCRbjLA-S6jpteYeDSV93uYnPmp5hHq4MZmlnX$

# Science Technology / Biosciences
The Quest to Map the Inside of the Proton: Long-anticipated experiments that use light to mimic gravity are revealing the distribution of energies, forces, and pressures inside a subatomic particle for the first time. Cutaway maps display newfound details of the particle’s interior. The proton’s core features pressures more intense than in any other known form of matter. Halfway to the surface, clashing vortices of force push against each other.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.quantamagazine.org/decades-long-quest-reveals-details-of-the-protons-inner-antimatter-20210224__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOZuppmnZkl75OInGnOiYfoRtPntlRHttPEKxqToKcqknTqLW3S4Iu1nQfTCRbjLA-S6jpteYeDSV93uYnPmp5hHq8O05ha0$

# Social
I’ve lived in my tiny home for 30 years and now I’m being forced out – official letter gave me just 90 days to leave: Many of the residents thought they were going to live at there for the rest of their lives
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.the-sun.com/news/11068900/tiny-home-mobile-community-tennessee-eviction/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOZuppmnZkl75OInGnOiYfoRtPntlRHttPEKxqToKcqknTqLW3S4Iu1nQfTCRbjLA-S6jpteYeDSV93uYnPmp5hHq5YRG6MN$

# Space / NASA / UFO Disclosure / Planetary Ex-US defense secretary Mark Esper on what the unidentified objects could be: February 13, 2023 Latest on the unidentified objects shot down over North America. The US military shot down three unidentified aerial objects in North American airspace, one over Alaska, another over northern Canada and one over the Great Lakes region.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/unidentified-objects-us-airspace-white-house-02-13-2023/index.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOZuppmnZkl75OInGnOiYfoRtPntlRHttPEKxqToKcqknTqLW3S4Iu1nQfTCRbjLA-S6jpteYeDSV93uYnPmp5hHq-IfUhwY$

Unidentified object reported over Iranian airspace
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzU1w4iz1uY__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOZuppmnZkl75OInGnOiYfoRtPntlRHttPEKxqToKcqknTqLW3S4Iu1nQfTCRbjLA-S6jpteYeDSV93uYnPmp5hHq1iRiId4$

SpaceX INSANE NEW Space Station SHOCKED NASA!
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWbypKW9tmI__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOZuppmnZkl75OInGnOiYfoRtPntlRHttPEKxqToKcqknTqLW3S4Iu1nQfTCRbjLA-S6jpteYeDSV93uYnPmp5hHq1JNV38J$

Space Force Is Planning a Military Exercise in Orbit: Two satellites will engage in a “realistic threat response scenario” when Victus Haze gets underway: “The vendors will exercise a realistic threat response scenario.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/04/the-space-force-is-planning-what-could-be-the-first-military-exercise-in-orbit/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOZuppmnZkl75OInGnOiYfoRtPntlRHttPEKxqToKcqknTqLW3S4Iu1nQfTCRbjLA-S6jpteYeDSV93uYnPmp5hHq66eKiF4$

# Technology
Roku Breach Hits 567,000 Users;Plus, Apple warns iPhone users about spyware attacks: CISA issues an emergency directive about a Microsoft breach, and a ransomware hacker tangles with an unimpressed HR manager named Beth.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wired.com/story/roku-breach-hits-567000-users/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOZuppmnZkl75OInGnOiYfoRtPntlRHttPEKxqToKcqknTqLW3S4Iu1nQfTCRbjLA-S6jpteYeDSV93uYnPmp5hHq6igOFaY$

Roku is planning a change users won’t like: According to the patent, which was originally filed on Aug. 9, 2023, anytime an HDMI device is plugged into a Roku-branded TV and is paused, Roku would play ads. This would affect video game consoles, Apple TV devices, and anything else that uses HDMI.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thestreet.com/technology/roku-is-planning-a-change-users-wont-like*:*:text=According*20to*20the*20patent*2C*20which,anything*20else*20that*20uses*20HDMI__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSU!!On18fmf1aQ!wOZuppmnZkl75OInGnOiYfoRtPntlRHttPEKxqToKcqknTqLW3S4Iu1nQfTCRbjLA-S6jpteYeDSV93uYnPmp5hHq1ran0nP$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2024-04-12

Voices, The Peoples News

April 12, 2024
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

# Indigenous
For a just transition to green energy, tribes need more than money: An Indigenous researcher says tribes need application support, better access to information, and resources to build better infrastructure, to in addition to funding to adopt clean energy.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://grist.org/equity/tribes-need-more-than-money-to-go-green-they-need-just-transition/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1KLI5QuuSm8RKxg5gsUjwLy4DLzaByIkL0Wd8MHbAcI8E2OlO6biKW6__dvyRiJJ0Cb7sDk-pr_Ydogi5xGKSV7h6vIidi4_$

Justice Department Says Enbridge Line 5 Pipeline Is Trespassing on Tribal Land, But the agency stopped short of telling company to move: The Justice Department amicus brief backed claims from a Wisconsin tribe that Enbridge, a Canadian company, was trespassing on its lands by continuing to operate the Line 5 pipeline there. The DOJ also agreed that Enbridge has been trespassing on the band’s lands for over a decade https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://grist.org/indigenous/doj-thinks-enbridge-line-5-pipeline-is-trespassing-tribal-lands/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1KLI5QuuSm8RKxg5gsUjwLy4DLzaByIkL0Wd8MHbAcI8E2OlO6biKW6__dvyRiJJ0Cb7sDk-pr_Ydogi5xGKSV7h6sUiW7x3$

# Archaeology / Anthropology
Archaeologists make ‘spectacular’ discovery in Pompeii ruins: Archaeologists described the room as spectacular and surrounded by elegant black walls and décor displaying mythological character subjects inspired by the Trojan War.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2024/04/11/pompeii-discovery-roman-frescoes-paintings/73296713007/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1KLI5QuuSm8RKxg5gsUjwLy4DLzaByIkL0Wd8MHbAcI8E2OlO6biKW6__dvyRiJJ0Cb7sDk-pr_Ydogi5xGKSV7h6qRiUrA0$

Archaeologist Discover 5,700 Year Old Harappan Settlement In Kutch: The excavation of a nearby archaeological site at Juna Khatiya, which had over 500 graves, was key to the discovery of the Padta Bet settlement.
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Lost underwater city could rewrite history of civilization: What has been described as a vast city, stretching more than five miles long and two miles wide, was discovered 120 feet underwater in the Gulf of Khambhat (previously known as the Gulf of Cambay. The most exciting part of the discovery, which was made by the National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) back in December 2000, is that it could rewrite human history as we know it.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://mitechnews.com/science/lost-underwater-city-could-rewrite-history-of-civilization/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1KLI5QuuSm8RKxg5gsUjwLy4DLzaByIkL0Wd8MHbAcI8E2OlO6biKW6__dvyRiJJ0Cb7sDk-pr_Ydogi5xGKSV7h6o3OnNIe$

Mysterious symbols found near footprints shed light on ancient humans’ awareness of dinosaurs, scientists say: The Serrote do Letreiro petroglyphs aren’t the first examples of rock art found close to dinosaur prints, but the authors of the study said they believe that the unprecedented clarity of the association between the two at this particular site could have significant implications across paleontology, archaeology
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.aol.com/news/strange-prehistoric-drawings-found-near-201746564.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1KLI5QuuSm8RKxg5gsUjwLy4DLzaByIkL0Wd8MHbAcI8E2OlO6biKW6__dvyRiJJ0Cb7sDk-pr_Ydogi5xGKSV7h6uSqKoNW$

The Ten Tombs: Few cities and regions of the world can match the significance and draw of Jerusalem with the public and scholars alike. In this ancient city, some of the world’s most defining historical events and figures have played out their stories, influencing generations through the ensuing centuries, especially concerning religious beliefs and practices.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://popular-archaeology.com/article/the-ten-tombs/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1KLI5QuuSm8RKxg5gsUjwLy4DLzaByIkL0Wd8MHbAcI8E2OlO6biKW6__dvyRiJJ0Cb7sDk-pr_Ydogi5xGKSV7h6qoCnEcM$

# Borders / Immigration / Migrants
Afghan migrant on terror watchlist roams free in US after being released by Border Patrol and immigration judge: An Afghan migrant on the terror watchlist spent nearly a year inside the U.S. after being apprehended and released by Border Patrol agents in 2023, U.S. officials tell NBC News. The Afghan national was arrested last month and then released again by an immigration judge who was not told he was a national security threat
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2024/04/12/us-news/afghan-migrant-on-terror-watchlist-free-in-us-after-release-by-border-patrol-immigration-judge/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1KLI5QuuSm8RKxg5gsUjwLy4DLzaByIkL0Wd8MHbAcI8E2OlO6biKW6__dvyRiJJ0Cb7sDk-pr_Ydogi5xGKSV7h6hNxRRfU$

Asylum seekers testify to inhumane conditions at Torrance County Detention Facility: The written statements from asylum seekers described unfair asylum proceedings, allegations of abuse by guards, unfair wages for labor done inside, bug-infested and rotting food, dirty drinking water, unkempt clothing, a lack of sunlight and fresh air, and inadequate medical care.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://sourcenm.com/2024/04/12/asylum-seekers-testify-to-inhumane-conditions-at-torrance-county-detention-center/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1KLI5QuuSm8RKxg5gsUjwLy4DLzaByIkL0Wd8MHbAcI8E2OlO6biKW6__dvyRiJJ0Cb7sDk-pr_Ydogi5xGKSV7h6vnidCC5$

Four migrants in NYC target robbery that left cop injured face likely deportation after being picked up by ICE: The four were also here illegally and were arrested “without incident” Wednesday, ICE said. They are in-custody pending removal proceedings, according to the statement.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2024/04/10/us-news/ice-picks-up-four-migrants-charged-in-nyc-target-robbery-that-left-cop-injured/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1KLI5QuuSm8RKxg5gsUjwLy4DLzaByIkL0Wd8MHbAcI8E2OlO6biKW6__dvyRiJJ0Cb7sDk-pr_Ydogi5xGKSV7h6r9nulMA$

These are the border officers that migrants fear – and they are not the Americans: There are patrols from the Mexican Army and National Guard along with immigration officers, looking to stop the migrants from reaching the US.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.aol.com/border-officers-migrants-fear-not-120025385.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1KLI5QuuSm8RKxg5gsUjwLy4DLzaByIkL0Wd8MHbAcI8E2OlO6biKW6__dvyRiJJ0Cb7sDk-pr_Ydogi5xGKSV7h6iVYA0xZ$

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
Colorado Residents Driven Out Of State As Property Taxes Soar Up To 40%: Longtime Colorado residents are being forced to sell their homes after huge influx of newcomers during COVID pushed property taxes up by 40%. Colorado’s property taxes surged after wealthy Americans opted to move during the pandemic. Longtime residents say they have faced tax bill hikes of up to 40 percent as their property values soared
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13293365/Colorado-property-tax-surge-pandemic.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1KLI5QuuSm8RKxg5gsUjwLy4DLzaByIkL0Wd8MHbAcI8E2OlO6biKW6__dvyRiJJ0Cb7sDk-pr_Ydogi5xGKSV7h6rZx7w_0$

# Education / Schools
Inclusive Education Is Under Attack, Who is Behind the Attacks on Educators and Public Schools? The manufactured outrage perpetuated by dark money networks is both a danger to educators and a distraction from helping students and parents.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nea.org/nea-today/all-news-articles/who-behind-attacks-educators-and-public-schools__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1KLI5QuuSm8RKxg5gsUjwLy4DLzaByIkL0Wd8MHbAcI8E2OlO6biKW6__dvyRiJJ0Cb7sDk-pr_Ydogi5xGKSV7h6hvI4Yjf$
See also: What is ‘woke’? [The term ‘woke’ is being used as a negative thing. To be ‘woke’ is to be aware of your social surroundings and government doings. That is why it is being used in the negative sense, they don’t want us to ‘know’ what they are doing.]
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/woke__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1KLI5QuuSm8RKxg5gsUjwLy4DLzaByIkL0Wd8MHbAcI8E2OlO6biKW6__dvyRiJJ0Cb7sDk-pr_Ydogi5xGKSV7h6hFO8l6O$

# Employment / Labor
Immigrants in Maine Are Filling a Labor Gap: Companies are already beginning to look to immigrants to fill labor force gaps on factory floors and in skilled trades alike as native-born employees either leave the work force or barrel toward retirement.2 hours ago
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://spectrumlocalnews.com/me/maine/business/2024/04/12/in-maine-and-elsewhere–a-healthy-economy-s-secret-ingredient–immigrant-workers–eager-to-fill-jobs__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1KLI5QuuSm8RKxg5gsUjwLy4DLzaByIkL0Wd8MHbAcI8E2OlO6biKW6__dvyRiJJ0Cb7sDk-pr_Ydogi5xGKSV7h6qFRAYU1$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining
The U.S. Interior Department finalizes a rule that will cut fees as much as 80% for solar and wind projects on federal land as it celebrates a milestone of permitting more than 25 GW of renewable projects under President Biden.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4589251-wind-solar-public-lands-costs-cut/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1KLI5QuuSm8RKxg5gsUjwLy4DLzaByIkL0Wd8MHbAcI8E2OlO6biKW6__dvyRiJJ0Cb7sDk-pr_Ydogi5xGKSV7h6jAtemCt$

Biden administration green-lights massive oil terminal, sparking backlash: This decision juxtaposes the administration’s clean energy ambitions against its actions favoring fossil fuel expansions, directly impacting both global climate policies and local environmental safety.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ehn.org/biden-administration-green-lights-massive-oil-terminal-sparking-backlash-2667753811.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1KLI5QuuSm8RKxg5gsUjwLy4DLzaByIkL0Wd8MHbAcI8E2OlO6biKW6__dvyRiJJ0Cb7sDk-pr_Ydogi5xGKSV7h6rJul6ci$

# Environment / Climate / Chemicals / Infrastructure Ocean temperatures continue to set daily records: Record-breaking ocean temperatures are prompting scientists to explore underlying causes. And so far, 2024 has continued 2023’s trend of beating previous records by wide margins. In fact, the whole planet has been hot for months, according to many different data sets.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://maritime-executive.com/article/earth-s-oceans-continue-yearlong-streak-of-heat-records__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1KLI5QuuSm8RKxg5gsUjwLy4DLzaByIkL0Wd8MHbAcI8E2OlO6biKW6__dvyRiJJ0Cb7sDk-pr_Ydogi5xGKSV7h6loStWv-$

Freshwater supplies dwindling due to human activity: Human activities, including damming, deforestation, and irrigation, are altering the global water cycle, impacting soil moisture and streamflow. Groundwater in 71% of the world’s aquifers is declining, accelerated by climate change and increased extraction for agriculture and consumption.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ehn.org/freshwater-supplies-dwindling-due-to-human-activity-studies-find-2667747403.html*:*:text=In*20short*3A,extraction*20for*20agriculture*20and*20consumption__;I34lJSUlJSU!!On18fmf1aQ!1KLI5QuuSm8RKxg5gsUjwLy4DLzaByIkL0Wd8MHbAcI8E2OlO6biKW6__dvyRiJJ0Cb7sDk-pr_Ydogi5xGKSV7h6n6iwMmE$

# Environment / Climate / Chemicals / Infrastructure / Global One of the world’s highest cities starts rationing water for 9 million people: Bogotá and dozens of surrounding towns have been divided into nine different zones with domestic running water cut off for 24 hours in each zone on a rotation that will reset every 10 days. The measures will affect approximately 9 million people.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.offthepress.com/one-of-the-worlds-highest-cities-starts-rationing-water-for-9-million-people/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1KLI5QuuSm8RKxg5gsUjwLy4DLzaByIkL0Wd8MHbAcI8E2OlO6biKW6__dvyRiJJ0Cb7sDk-pr_Ydogi5xGKSV7h6i148AfD$

Europe Rules That Insufficient Climate Change Action Is a Human Rights Violation: In a landmark ruling, the European Court of Human Rights found that Switzerland had not done enough to protect its citizens from climate change—blowing open the door for further cases against governments.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.euronews.com/green/2024/04/09/top-european-human-rights-court-could-rule-that-governments-have-to-protect-people-from-cl__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1KLI5QuuSm8RKxg5gsUjwLy4DLzaByIkL0Wd8MHbAcI8E2OlO6biKW6__dvyRiJJ0Cb7sDk-pr_Ydogi5xGKSV7h6qGfrHgY$

# General News
‘No ordinary time’ — the world is at war, and no one will lead: Rome, allegorically-speaking, is burning again. And Capitol Hill finds itself populated with modern-day Neros. The world is increasingly at war and yet, House Republicans and President Joe Biden are unwilling to rise above the flames. They are crassly prioritizing electoral calculus ahead of national security.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/4584996-no-ordinary-time-the-world-is-at-war-and-no-one-will-lead/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1KLI5QuuSm8RKxg5gsUjwLy4DLzaByIkL0Wd8MHbAcI8E2OlO6biKW6__dvyRiJJ0Cb7sDk-pr_Ydogi5xGKSV7h6vAfi5bA$

Why Trump Refuses to Deny He Plans to Become a Dictator It’s because he loves dictators: To Trump, being called ‘dictator’ is a compliment his ego won’t permit him to deny.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2023/12/why-trump-refuses-to-deny-he-plans-to-become-a-dictator.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1KLI5QuuSm8RKxg5gsUjwLy4DLzaByIkL0Wd8MHbAcI8E2OlO6biKW6__dvyRiJJ0Cb7sDk-pr_Ydogi5xGKSV7h6nio2Wpm$

How Fox News Is Quietly Covering Up Stories That Make Trump Look Weak: The pro-Trump network appears to be actively shielding the MAGA masses from all manner of news that makes his presidential hopes look dim.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://newrepublic.com/article/180647/fox-news-quietly-covering-stories-make-trump-look-weak__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1KLI5QuuSm8RKxg5gsUjwLy4DLzaByIkL0Wd8MHbAcI8E2OlO6biKW6__dvyRiJJ0Cb7sDk-pr_Ydogi5xGKSV7h6t-kVlKX$

Johnson and Trump Push Major Election Conspiracy with Proposed Bill: The two election deniers want to introduce a bill addressing a nonexistent problem. The pair will use the platform to announce an election integrity bill to bar noncitizens from voting in U.S. elections, even though that’s already illegal.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-johnson-election-integrity-bill-182758783.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1KLI5QuuSm8RKxg5gsUjwLy4DLzaByIkL0Wd8MHbAcI8E2OlO6biKW6__dvyRiJJ0Cb7sDk-pr_Ydogi5xGKSV7h6odKwdwE$

Former Obama adviser: Kushner engaged in ‘level of corruption that we’ve just never seen’ with foreign relations: House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) said back in August that Kushner “crossed the line of ethics” by accepting a $2 billion investment. “This is just putting a price tag on American foreign policy,” Rhodes said.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/international/4589465-former-obama-advisor-kushner-engaged-in-level-of-corruption-that-weve-just-never-seen-with-foreign-relations/*:*:text=House*20Oversight*20Committee*20Chair*20James,it’s*20hiding*20in*20plain*20sight.**B__;I34lJSUlJSUlJeKAnQ!!On18fmf1aQ!1KLI5QuuSm8RKxg5gsUjwLy4DLzaByIkL0Wd8MHbAcI8E2OlO6biKW6__dvyRiJJ0Cb7sDk-pr_Ydogi5xGKSV7h6lVBVFyn$

Spurred by Donald Trump, House Republicans descend into chaos after right-wing lawmakers derail vote:
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2024/04/11/house-republicans-chaos-conservatives-fisa-donald-trump/73275012007/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1KLI5QuuSm8RKxg5gsUjwLy4DLzaByIkL0Wd8MHbAcI8E2OlO6biKW6__dvyRiJJ0Cb7sDk-pr_Ydogi5xGKSV7h6gVucp_g$

# Gov / Politics / Global
How Iran responds to Damascus attack could determine trajectory of conflict in the Middle East: Tehran has warned that no Israeli embassy is safe following deadly bombing of its mission in Damascus. Reports that Iran is preparing reprisal attacks following the deadly bombing of a facility that Israel claims is linked to threats against its interests have provoked fears of conflict widening in the Middle East.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/how-iran-responds-to-damascus-attack-could-determine-trajectory-of-conflict-in-the-middle-east-227724*:*:text=Reports*20that*20Iran*20is*20preparing,widening*20in*20the*20Middle*20East__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!1KLI5QuuSm8RKxg5gsUjwLy4DLzaByIkL0Wd8MHbAcI8E2OlO6biKW6__dvyRiJJ0Cb7sDk-pr_Ydogi5xGKSV7h6paHEY_J$

Ukraine isn’t the only country Russia is trying to topple: To Russia, the Ukraine war and the “gray zone” fights beyond it are two sides of the same coin. The Kremlin believes that destabilizing Africa would ease Russia’s campaign in Ukraine. The KGB’s successors, however, have had a less-than-stellar record.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vice.com/en/article/5d9m7d/moldova-coup-russia__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1KLI5QuuSm8RKxg5gsUjwLy4DLzaByIkL0Wd8MHbAcI8E2OlO6biKW6__dvyRiJJ0Cb7sDk-pr_Ydogi5xGKSV7h6qnbxNxv$

Russians sent warning that nuclear war is now ‘inevitable’ with ‘millions at risk’: Nuclear strikes by Russia on European targets are inevitable, a political expert warned in a fiery rant on Russian state television. “We want to change the future of Europe. You’ve f***** up the present, you gentlemen Europeans,” political scientist Dmitry Yevstafyev said on Vladimir Solovyov’s politics show, which aired on the Rossiya 1 TV channel on Thursday.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/nuclear-war-europe-russian-tv-pundit-warns-1889332__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1KLI5QuuSm8RKxg5gsUjwLy4DLzaByIkL0Wd8MHbAcI8E2OlO6biKW6__dvyRiJJ0Cb7sDk-pr_Ydogi5xGKSV7h6vT88EUw$

Scoop: Iran warns U.S. to stay out of fight with Israel or face attack on troops: Iran sent a message to the Biden administration through several Arab countries earlier this week: if the U.S. gets involved in the fighting between Israel and Iran, U.S. forces in the region will be attacked, three U.S. officials told Axios.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.axios.com/2024/04/12/iran-israel-attack-us-troops-warning__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1KLI5QuuSm8RKxg5gsUjwLy4DLzaByIkL0Wd8MHbAcI8E2OlO6biKW6__dvyRiJJ0Cb7sDk-pr_Ydogi5xGKSV7h6niyP4mL$

# Gov / Politics
National Guard brass urge Senate kill war declaration bill: New Hampshire risks losing nearly $400 million in federal grants if the Legislature passes a state law that would try and block National Guard troops here from being deployed to serve in combat during undeclared wars, according to Adjutant Gen. David Mikolaities.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.yahoo.com/news/national-guard-brass-urge-senate-225100234.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1KLI5QuuSm8RKxg5gsUjwLy4DLzaByIkL0Wd8MHbAcI8E2OlO6biKW6__dvyRiJJ0Cb7sDk-pr_Ydogi5xGKSV7h6jU7vjRF$

Americans Don’t Want a Dictatorship, but They’re Creating One Anyway: Opponents of Dictatorship Outnumber Supporters. “About half of the public think it would be a bad idea if the next president is able to act on important policy issues without the approval of Congress or the courts,” the AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research reports of the results of a survey of 1,282 adults conducted March 21-25. “Only 21% think it would be a good thing, and about 30% think it’s neither good nor bad.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://reason.com/2024/04/10/americans-dont-want-a-dictatorship-but-theyre-creating-one-anyway/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1KLI5QuuSm8RKxg5gsUjwLy4DLzaByIkL0Wd8MHbAcI8E2OlO6biKW6__dvyRiJJ0Cb7sDk-pr_Ydogi5xGKSV7h6g5Yhpvd$

How Election Deniers Became Mainstream, and Are Weaponizing Tech: Election deniers are mobilizing their supporters and rolling out new tech to disrupt the November election. These groups are already organizing on hyperlocal levels, and learning to monitor polling places, target election officials, and challenge voter rolls. And though their work was once fringe, its become mainstreamed in the Republican Party.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://aitopics.org/doc/news:6BF233CB__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1KLI5QuuSm8RKxg5gsUjwLy4DLzaByIkL0Wd8MHbAcI8E2OlO6biKW6__dvyRiJJ0Cb7sDk-pr_Ydogi5xGKSV7h6kecX8Mc$

Spurred by Donald Trump, House Republicans descend into chaos after right-wing lawmakers derail vote: Just days after returning from a two-week recess, right-wing fury – spurred on by former President Donald Trump – brought the House to a standstill in a significant blow to House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., as he grapples with a threat to his leadership post.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2024/04/11/house-republicans-chaos-conservatives-fisa-donald-trump/73275012007/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1KLI5QuuSm8RKxg5gsUjwLy4DLzaByIkL0Wd8MHbAcI8E2OlO6biKW6__dvyRiJJ0Cb7sDk-pr_Ydogi5xGKSV7h6gVucp_g$

The U.S. counterintelligence head says the list of threats is long and getting longer: Mike Casey tells NPR that the scale of spying against the United States is “impressive and terrifying.” He says: “More players are getting into it with more tools, going after more targets.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/2024/04/12/1244101861/mike-casey-counterintelligence-spy-threats*:*:text=Hourly*20News-,U.S.*20counterintelligence*20head*3A*20The*20list*20of*20threats*20is*20long*20and,*2C*20going*20after*20more*20targets.*22__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!1KLI5QuuSm8RKxg5gsUjwLy4DLzaByIkL0Wd8MHbAcI8E2OlO6biKW6__dvyRiJJ0Cb7sDk-pr_Ydogi5xGKSV7h6qsvcC9g$

US-Philippines-Japan Summit to Contain China Described as a “Council of War”: The Philippines has deepened military ties with both the United States and Japan in recent years as maritime confrontations with China have escalated. The trilateral summit at the White House resembled a “council of war,” according to Filipino scholar Walden Bello.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/video/us-philippines-japan-summit-to-contain-china-described-as-a-council-of-war/*:*:text=The*20Philippines*20has*20deepened*20military,to*20Filipino*20scholar*20Walden*20Bello__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!1KLI5QuuSm8RKxg5gsUjwLy4DLzaByIkL0Wd8MHbAcI8E2OlO6biKW6__dvyRiJJ0Cb7sDk-pr_Ydogi5xGKSV7h6l-WF0KB$

# Law Enforcment / ATF / FBI / CIA
Florida Gov. DeSantis Signs Bill Targeting Police Boards: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed measures on Friday that will prevent investigations of local law enforcement officers by civilian review boards and prohibit “harassment” of first responders who are on duty. DeSantis said the review board measure (HB 601) will put the “kibosh” on certain communities that have stacked boards with activists.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2024/04/12/desantis-signs-bills-targeting-civilian-review-boards-recording-police-up-close/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1KLI5QuuSm8RKxg5gsUjwLy4DLzaByIkL0Wd8MHbAcI8E2OlO6biKW6__dvyRiJJ0Cb7sDk-pr_Ydogi5xGKSV7h6v_0FNQc$

# Legal / DOJ
Trump asks Supreme Court for ‘absolute immunity’ in election interference case: If the Supreme Court issues a decision declaring that Trump is immune from prosecution, it will put the American people at risk for future dictators, authoritarians, and strongman presidents.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/supreme-court/trump-immunity-supreme-court-rcna143933__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1KLI5QuuSm8RKxg5gsUjwLy4DLzaByIkL0Wd8MHbAcI8E2OlO6biKW6__dvyRiJJ0Cb7sDk-pr_Ydogi5xGKSV7h6hLo1K9e$

Michael Cohen on the Trump Trial: Prepare To Be Surprised: Trump’s former attorney on the hush money trial, how he’s preparing for life as the key witness and who he expects Trump will choose as a 2024 running mate.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/04/12/michael-cohen-trump-trial-surprise-00151868__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1KLI5QuuSm8RKxg5gsUjwLy4DLzaByIkL0Wd8MHbAcI8E2OlO6biKW6__dvyRiJJ0Cb7sDk-pr_Ydogi5xGKSV7h6g2C1ja9$

Stunning Judgment in Carroll Case Exposes Trump Vulnerabilities: That behavior that fueled the political rise of former President Donald Trump is working against him in court – where he is slated to spend a lot of time this year.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2024-01-26/stunning-judgment-in-carroll-case-exposes-trump-vulnerabilities__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1KLI5QuuSm8RKxg5gsUjwLy4DLzaByIkL0Wd8MHbAcI8E2OlO6biKW6__dvyRiJJ0Cb7sDk-pr_Ydogi5xGKSV7h6noI13pB$

Trump Makes Sudden Demand: Donald Trump is demanding a new judge just days before his hush-money criminal trial is set to begin, rehashing longstanding grievances with the current judge in a long-shot, eleventh-hour bid to disrupt and delay the case. Former U.S. President Donald Trump is demanding a new judge just days before his hush-money criminal trial is set to begin
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2024/04/05/donald-trump-is-demanding-a-new-judge-just-days-before-the-start-of-his-hush-money-criminal-trial/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1KLI5QuuSm8RKxg5gsUjwLy4DLzaByIkL0Wd8MHbAcI8E2OlO6biKW6__dvyRiJJ0Cb7sDk-pr_Ydogi5xGKSV7h6tmlvNTC$

In dramatic day in court, Trump delivers surprise testimony — then gets slapped with $10K fine The judge in Trump’s civil fraud trial called him to the stand after Trump seemed to disparage the judge’s law clerk in violation of a gag order.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2023/10/25/trump-judge-gag-order-new-york-00123505__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1KLI5QuuSm8RKxg5gsUjwLy4DLzaByIkL0Wd8MHbAcI8E2OlO6biKW6__dvyRiJJ0Cb7sDk-pr_Ydogi5xGKSV7h6pvI_u0Q$

Key Trump Lawyer Leaves Former Prez’ Legal Team: Trump initially hired Evan Corcoran in the early stages of the case, but the seasoned attorney ultimately found himself wrapped up in it as a potential witness.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/key-trump-attorney-says-hes-leaving-legal-team-as-mar-a-lago-probe-intensifies__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1KLI5QuuSm8RKxg5gsUjwLy4DLzaByIkL0Wd8MHbAcI8E2OlO6biKW6__dvyRiJJ0Cb7sDk-pr_Ydogi5xGKSV7h6jx75oln$

Trump Bond’s Cayman connection ‘stinks to high heaven’: The company that saved Donald Trump with a $175 million bank fraud bond is playing an insurance game that has experts questioning whether New York will ever see the money. Knight Insurance Company LTD, is based in the Cayman Islands, a notorious tax haven that could make it difficult, if not impossible, for New York AG Letitia James to collect on the bond if she needed to.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/4/12/2234800/-Another-big-red-flag-with-Trump-s-bond-Stinks-to-High-Heaven?utm_campaign=recent__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1KLI5QuuSm8RKxg5gsUjwLy4DLzaByIkL0Wd8MHbAcI8E2OlO6biKW6__dvyRiJJ0Cb7sDk-pr_Ydogi5xGKSV7h6t_MbEwM$

Judge rejects Donald Trump’s request to delay hush-money trial until Supreme Court rules on immunity: The timing of the defense’s March 7 filing “raises real questions about the sincerity and actual purpose of the motion,” Merchan wrote in a six-page decision.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-hush-money-criminal-trial-immunity-0703a3406016cf971fb07c0a211fd38e__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1KLI5QuuSm8RKxg5gsUjwLy4DLzaByIkL0Wd8MHbAcI8E2OlO6biKW6__dvyRiJJ0Cb7sDk-pr_Ydogi5xGKSV7h6v1IX0k2$

Donald Trump is demanding a new judge just days before start of hush-money criminal trial: Donald Trump is demanding a new judge just days before his hush-money criminal case is set to go to trial, rehashing longstanding grievances with the current judge in a long-shot, eleventh-hour bid to disrupt and delay the case
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/new-york/articles/2024-04-05/judge-says-trumps-lawyers-cant-force-nbc-to-turn-over-materials-related-to-stormy-documentary__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1KLI5QuuSm8RKxg5gsUjwLy4DLzaByIkL0Wd8MHbAcI8E2OlO6biKW6__dvyRiJJ0Cb7sDk-pr_Ydogi5xGKSV7h6k9UjbmT$

# Medical / General News
Greg Abbott Issues Dire Warning Over Medicaid Changes: The Medicaid program, which provides healthcare to nearly 100 million lower-income Americans, is financed by both the state and federal government. The federal government contributes an average 60 percent of reported Medicaid costs. Most states currently impose taxes on many healthcare services, including hospitals, nursing homes and intermediate care facilities, to help fund their portion of Medicaid costs.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/greg-abbott-warning-joe-biden-medicaid-changes-texas-1889697__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1KLI5QuuSm8RKxg5gsUjwLy4DLzaByIkL0Wd8MHbAcI8E2OlO6biKW6__dvyRiJJ0Cb7sDk-pr_Ydogi5xGKSV7h6nBP5a98$

Alabama House passes resolution denouncing WHO: Democrats questioned the factual basis of the measure.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://alabamareflector.com/2024/04/11/alabama-house-resolution-denouncing-world-health-organization-delayed/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1KLI5QuuSm8RKxg5gsUjwLy4DLzaByIkL0Wd8MHbAcI8E2OlO6biKW6__dvyRiJJ0Cb7sDk-pr_Ydogi5xGKSV7h6igo6kk-$

Nearly 1 in 4 adults dumped from Medicaid are now uninsured, survey finds: Nearly a quarter of adults disenrolled from Medicaid in the past year say they are now uninsured, according to a survey released Friday that details how tens of millions of Americans struggled to retain coverage in the government insurance program for low-income people after pandemic-era protections began expiring last spring.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cbsnews.com/news/medicaid-uninsured-adults-survey/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1KLI5QuuSm8RKxg5gsUjwLy4DLzaByIkL0Wd8MHbAcI8E2OlO6biKW6__dvyRiJJ0Cb7sDk-pr_Ydogi5xGKSV7h6hGz2SVk$

Scientists identify new factor contributing to human antibiotic resistance: ‘What they found is truly alarming’: Researchers at Nanjing Tech University and Zhejiang University discovered that microplastics may contribute to antibiotic resistance by enabling them to easily bind to antibiotic-resistance genes, also known as ARGs, making the bacteria resistant to treatment.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/microplastics-water-pollution-drugs-resistance-human-health/*:*:text=Researchers*20at*20Nanjing*20Tech*20University,the*20bacteria*20resistant*20to*20treatment__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!1KLI5QuuSm8RKxg5gsUjwLy4DLzaByIkL0Wd8MHbAcI8E2OlO6biKW6__dvyRiJJ0Cb7sDk-pr_Ydogi5xGKSV7h6qMM_Tm5$

# Military / DOD
The US Air Force is testing a self-flying F-16 fighter jet, and is sending its boss up as a passenger: The US Air Force is testing AI jets and Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall will be a passenger. “There will be a pilot with me who will just be watching,” Kendall said. The jets were designed with a future China conflict in mind
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.businessinsider.com/us-air-force-boss-test-self-flying-ai-fighter-jet-2024-4__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1KLI5QuuSm8RKxg5gsUjwLy4DLzaByIkL0Wd8MHbAcI8E2OlO6biKW6__dvyRiJJ0Cb7sDk-pr_Ydogi5xGKSV7h6iracut6$

U.S. Moves Warships to Defend Israel in Case of Iranian Attack: Tehran has threatened to retaliate for Israeli attack on Iranian diplomatic building in Syria
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ar15.com/forums/general/U-S–Moves-Warships-into-position-to-Defend-Israel-in-Case-of-Iranian-Attack/5-2719084/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1KLI5QuuSm8RKxg5gsUjwLy4DLzaByIkL0Wd8MHbAcI8E2OlO6biKW6__dvyRiJJ0Cb7sDk-pr_Ydogi5xGKSV7h6ljPjIaA$

US moving additional assets to the Middle East: The Defense Department is also moving additional assets to the Middle East region “to bolster regional deterrence efforts and increase force protection for US forces,” a US defense official told CNN, as Israel and the US brace for a potential Iranian attack.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2024/04/12/more-us-troops-equipment-headed-to-middle-east-amid-iranian-threats/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1KLI5QuuSm8RKxg5gsUjwLy4DLzaByIkL0Wd8MHbAcI8E2OlO6biKW6__dvyRiJJ0Cb7sDk-pr_Ydogi5xGKSV7h6sa6zpxV$

# Military / Global
Iranian Attack Expected on Israel in Next Two Days: Israel is preparing for an imminent direct attack from Iran; Tehran yet to decide, says person briefed on the matter
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/iranian-attack-expected-on-israel-in-next-two-days-42b0537c__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1KLI5QuuSm8RKxg5gsUjwLy4DLzaByIkL0Wd8MHbAcI8E2OlO6biKW6__dvyRiJJ0Cb7sDk-pr_Ydogi5xGKSV7h6oKy2k5c$

# Pharmaceuticals / Drugs
Nitazenes found in 5 overdose deaths in Philly – here’s what they are and why they’re so deadly: Initially developed in the 1950s, nitazenes are a type of synthetic opioid that has reappeared in Philadelphia’s street drug supply. The toxic effects of nitazene resemble those associated with other classic opioids such as morphine and fentanyl and include small pupils and slowing of the respiratory and central nervous systems, which can lead to death.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.arcamax.com/healthandspirit/health/healthtips/s-3201425__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1KLI5QuuSm8RKxg5gsUjwLy4DLzaByIkL0Wd8MHbAcI8E2OlO6biKW6__dvyRiJJ0Cb7sDk-pr_Ydogi5xGKSV7h6oCQi4BG$

# Security
The security pact between the US, UK, and Australia could be expanding, and it’s got China worried:
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://ca.news.yahoo.com/security-pact-between-us-uk-113721734.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1KLI5QuuSm8RKxg5gsUjwLy4DLzaByIkL0Wd8MHbAcI8E2OlO6biKW6__dvyRiJJ0Cb7sDk-pr_Ydogi5xGKSV7h6sB8wMno$

After Trump Broadside, Surveillance Bill Collapses in the House:
Right-wing House Republicans blocked legislation to extend an expiring warrantless surveillance law that national security officials call crucial to gathering intelligence and fighting terrorism https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.yahoo.com/trump-broadside-surveillance-bill-collapses-113310443.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1KLI5QuuSm8RKxg5gsUjwLy4DLzaByIkL0Wd8MHbAcI8E2OlO6biKW6__dvyRiJJ0Cb7sDk-pr_Ydogi5xGKSV7h6o4mB-yF$

Warnings of ‘Patriot Act 2.0’ as House Prepares to Vote on Mass Spying Authority: The U.S. House is expected to vote Friday on legislation to reauthorize a surveillance authority that intelligence agencies have heavily abused to collect the communications of activists, journalists, and lawmakers without a warrant.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/patriot-act-section-702__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1KLI5QuuSm8RKxg5gsUjwLy4DLzaByIkL0Wd8MHbAcI8E2OlO6biKW6__dvyRiJJ0Cb7sDk-pr_Ydogi5xGKSV7h6nTHfI14$

# Space / NASA / UFO Disclosure / Planetary Move Over Eclipse, a New Celestial Wonder Is Set to Take Center Stage: T Coronae Borealis, a binary star system located 3,000 light-years from Earth, is a ticking time bomb waiting to explode. And if the recurring nova follows its usual pattern, we can expect to see a new, albeit temporary, star appearing in our night sky any day now.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.yahoo.com/tech/move-over-eclipse-celestial-wonder-152500465.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1KLI5QuuSm8RKxg5gsUjwLy4DLzaByIkL0Wd8MHbAcI8E2OlO6biKW6__dvyRiJJ0Cb7sDk-pr_Ydogi5xGKSV7h6j88qx3j$

The Space Force is planning what could be the first military exercise in orbit: “The vendors will exercise a realistic threat response scenario.” The US Space Force is partnering with two companies, Rocket Lab and True Anomaly, for a first-of-its-kind mission to demonstrate how the military might counter “on-orbit aggression.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://arstechnica.com/space/2024/04/the-space-force-is-planning-what-could-be-the-first-military-exercise-in-orbit/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1KLI5QuuSm8RKxg5gsUjwLy4DLzaByIkL0Wd8MHbAcI8E2OlO6biKW6__dvyRiJJ0Cb7sDk-pr_Ydogi5xGKSV7h6p20jhsJ$

Media Get Close-Up of NASA’s Jupiter-Bound Europa Clipper: Europa Clipper will orbit Jupiter and focus on the planet’s ice-encased moon Europa and is expected to leave JPL later this spring. Its launch period opens on Oct. 10.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nasa.gov/missions/europa-clipper/media-get-close-up-of-nasas-jupiter-bound-europa-clipper/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1KLI5QuuSm8RKxg5gsUjwLy4DLzaByIkL0Wd8MHbAcI8E2OlO6biKW6__dvyRiJJ0Cb7sDk-pr_Ydogi5xGKSV7h6tC0yvqd$

Magnetic Star Awakens After Sleeping For 10 Years And It’s Acting Super Weird: It’s a magnetar called XTE J1810-197, and it was discovered in 2003 just riotously spitting out radio waves. In 2008, it just… stopped, and pretty much vanished from our view.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sciencealert.com/magnetic-star-awakens-after-sleeping-for-10-years-and-its-acting-super-weird__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1KLI5QuuSm8RKxg5gsUjwLy4DLzaByIkL0Wd8MHbAcI8E2OlO6biKW6__dvyRiJJ0Cb7sDk-pr_Ydogi5xGKSV7h6k7EwSqX$

Sample 24: Strange Rock On Mars Investigated By NASA: The rock appears to be 75 percent carbonate grains, held together with “almost pure” silica.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.iflscience.com/sample-24-strange-rock-on-mars-investigated-by-nasa-73739__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1KLI5QuuSm8RKxg5gsUjwLy4DLzaByIkL0Wd8MHbAcI8E2OlO6biKW6__dvyRiJJ0Cb7sDk-pr_Ydogi5xGKSV7h6nEKOpq_$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2024-04-11

Voices, The Peoples News

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

# Animals / Pets / Alerts / Recalls
What in the world is this creature
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reddit.com/r/oddlyterrifying/comments/13xfevj/what_in_the_world_is_this_creature/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOqwL8zSsULBBR8W7N5v5ffx5q1nN-tDFJlQWIVjmyOLZQwBld2HGp3oyrSROg9jbXgf_JesS5PVLZpCYxMrQyytThHFSPPU$

This Creature Might Be The Strangest Living Thing On Our Planet And Yes, It’s Real
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plFFHAoc4Lo__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOqwL8zSsULBBR8W7N5v5ffx5q1nN-tDFJlQWIVjmyOLZQwBld2HGp3oyrSROg9jbXgf_JesS5PVLZpCYxMrQyytTqS60q-r$

# Borders / Immigration / Migrants
Iowa governor signs bill that would make it a crime for some undocumented migrants to be in the state: Republican Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill into law Wednesday that makes it a crime to be in the state after being deported, denied admission to the United States, or have an outstanding deportation order.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://iowacapitaldispatch.com/2024/04/10/gov-kim-reynolds-signs-law-making-illegal-immigration-a-state-crime-in-iowa/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOqwL8zSsULBBR8W7N5v5ffx5q1nN-tDFJlQWIVjmyOLZQwBld2HGp3oyrSROg9jbXgf_JesS5PVLZpCYxMrQyytThz3F17Z$

Illegal immigrants want to invade and occupy your home: Squatting is going to become one of the major issues of the next few months. Squatting occurs when people move into a building that is empty and take it over. They used to be called squatters. Although the requirements for squatters to claim legal ownership of a home are highly prohibitive, their rights to seek temporary refuge in an unoccupied home are generally more protected.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://san.com/opinions/illegal-immigrants-want-to-invade-and-occupy-your-home/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOqwL8zSsULBBR8W7N5v5ffx5q1nN-tDFJlQWIVjmyOLZQwBld2HGp3oyrSROg9jbXgf_JesS5PVLZpCYxMrQyytTrA6-cIX$

3 reasons Biden won’t close the border: Abdication of responsibility on the border has become a top political headache for Biden, and yet — other than blaming Republicans for not passing an immigration law that he dishonestly claims would have solved the problem — the president has been unmovable.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/4588570-three-reasons-biden-wont-close-the-border/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOqwL8zSsULBBR8W7N5v5ffx5q1nN-tDFJlQWIVjmyOLZQwBld2HGp3oyrSROg9jbXgf_JesS5PVLZpCYxMrQyytTm1Va-oD$

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
From ‘conspiracy theory’ to ‘cover-up’? Agencies hid 2018 pitch to fund chimeric coronavirus: “At a minimum, everyone associated with the DEFUSE proposal should be permanently debarred from receiving future federal funding,” Rutgers University biosafety advocate says after Senator Paul’s latest revelations.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://justthenews.com/government/federal-agencies/conspiracy-theory-cover-agencies-hid-2018-pitch-fund-chimeric__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOqwL8zSsULBBR8W7N5v5ffx5q1nN-tDFJlQWIVjmyOLZQwBld2HGp3oyrSROg9jbXgf_JesS5PVLZpCYxMrQyytTndVkTZB$

Paul says has ‘smoking gun’ tying fed agencies, Fauci to research plan to create COVID-type virus: Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) on Tuesday appeared on FOX News Channel’s ‘America Reports’ to discuss new discoveries in his congressional investigation into the origins of COVID-19 that tie Dr. Anthony Fauci and the NIH to the gain-of-function research that led to the virus.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2024/04/09/sen_rand_paul_the_smoking_gun_that_ties_fauci__nih_to_the_funding_of_research_that_may_have_led_to_covid-19.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOqwL8zSsULBBR8W7N5v5ffx5q1nN-tDFJlQWIVjmyOLZQwBld2HGp3oyrSROg9jbXgf_JesS5PVLZpCYxMrQyytTo2RR0bO$

# Education / Schools
Amid Gaza War, College Campuses Become Free Speech ‘Testing Ground’: Protests at universities are now being met with a wave of censorship and suppression, targeting students most directly.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2024/04/10/intercepted-gaza-free-speech-campus-protests/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOqwL8zSsULBBR8W7N5v5ffx5q1nN-tDFJlQWIVjmyOLZQwBld2HGp3oyrSROg9jbXgf_JesS5PVLZpCYxMrQyytTgrlnHe3$

# Employment / Labor
Biden wants to follow foolish California and ban freelancing, putting millions out of work: The Labor Department just imposed 300 pages of new regulations to reclassify many individual contractors as payroll employees. CNBC claims this could help freelancers “recover lost wages.” That’s just nonsense.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2024/04/10/opinion/biden-wants-to-follow-foolish-california-and-ban-freelancing-putting-millions-out-of-work/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOqwL8zSsULBBR8W7N5v5ffx5q1nN-tDFJlQWIVjmyOLZQwBld2HGp3oyrSROg9jbXgf_JesS5PVLZpCYxMrQyytTkySldE1$

# Environment / Climate / Chemicals / Infrastructure Biden Plans Sweeping Effort to Block Arctic Oil Drilling: The US set aside 23 million acres of Alaska’s North Slope to serve as an emergency oil supply a century ago. Now, President Joe Biden is moving to block oil and gas development across roughly half of it.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/12/climate/biden-willow-arctic-drilling-restrictions.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOqwL8zSsULBBR8W7N5v5ffx5q1nN-tDFJlQWIVjmyOLZQwBld2HGp3oyrSROg9jbXgf_JesS5PVLZpCYxMrQyytThTflSjs$

# Food Recalls / Alerts
ALERT: Lunchables In Texas May Contain High Amount Of Lead: Testing On Lunchables In Stores Reveals Even More Issues. Of the 12 tests, the results showed that seven had lead and cadmium that were very high. In addition, 11 of them were found to have phthalates, which has ties to certain cancers, diabetes, and reproductive problems.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/food/2024/04/10/lunchables-lead-sodium-consumer-reports-usda/73272198007/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOqwL8zSsULBBR8W7N5v5ffx5q1nN-tDFJlQWIVjmyOLZQwBld2HGp3oyrSROg9jbXgf_JesS5PVLZpCYxMrQyytTvAXa874$

# General News
Biden administration moves to force thousands more gun dealers to run background checks: Thousands of firearms dealers across the U.S. will to run background checks on buyers when selling at gun shows or other places outside brick-and-mortar stores, according to a Biden administration rule that will soon go into effect.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/biden-administration-background-checks-atf-rule-70261cc0512eea8d52ef9585a9a48ab2__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOqwL8zSsULBBR8W7N5v5ffx5q1nN-tDFJlQWIVjmyOLZQwBld2HGp3oyrSROg9jbXgf_JesS5PVLZpCYxMrQyytTmKenS-l$

# Gov / Politics / Global
Biden Administration Fears Iran Might Target U.S. Forces Over Israel Strike: Iran conveyed to the Biden administration that if it involved itself in defending Israel were Tehran to undertake a retaliatory strike, it would consider the United States a viable target as well. The issue was discussed at a Tuesday NSC meeting, according to notes reviewed by The Intercept. (The NSC did not respond to a request for comment.)
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2024/04/10/iran-israel-strike/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOqwL8zSsULBBR8W7N5v5ffx5q1nN-tDFJlQWIVjmyOLZQwBld2HGp3oyrSROg9jbXgf_JesS5PVLZpCYxMrQyytTnHnkk3h$

How Iran Is Causing Chaos Beyond Just Israel and Palestine: In reality, Tehran is deploying what experts call its “proxy fleet-in-being,” an old tactic used by weaker navies against mightier ones. Iran deploys the proxy fleet to dominate what it imagines as the “Wider Persian Gulf,” an area that—in addition to its Gulf coast—includes the Arabian Sea, the Red Sea, and the Eastern Mediterranean. Tehran’s domination necessitates the ejection of America and the weakening, or even annihilation, of Israel.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.fdd.org/analysis/op_eds/2024/04/11/how-iran-is-causing-chaos-beyond-just-israel-and-palestine/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOqwL8zSsULBBR8W7N5v5ffx5q1nN-tDFJlQWIVjmyOLZQwBld2HGp3oyrSROg9jbXgf_JesS5PVLZpCYxMrQyytTtbOnk7Y$

# Gov / Politics
Election Workers Are Already Burned Out, and on High Alert: Poll of Local Election Officials Finds Safety Fears for Colleagues, and Themselves. Violent threats, rampant disinformation, budget shortfalls, and mass resignations: Election workers have a long road to November.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/poll-local-election-officials-finds-safety-fears-colleagues-and__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOqwL8zSsULBBR8W7N5v5ffx5q1nN-tDFJlQWIVjmyOLZQwBld2HGp3oyrSROg9jbXgf_JesS5PVLZpCYxMrQyytToqhrYRr$

In About 95% of Statewide Races Called So Far, Election Denialism Failed to Gain New Ground: In Races Called as of 1 p.m. ET, Only 5 Non-Incumbent Election Deniers Have Won Statewide Office in 94 Total Races; 9 Incumbent Election Deniers Have Won
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://statesuniteddemocracy.org/midterm-election-deniers-2/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOqwL8zSsULBBR8W7N5v5ffx5q1nN-tDFJlQWIVjmyOLZQwBld2HGp3oyrSROg9jbXgf_JesS5PVLZpCYxMrQyytTkrn-9X2$

Election Deniers Aren’t Waiting for November: A toxic mix of disinformation, digital tools, and generative AI is challenging election officials across the country. Since 2020, Donald Trump and his devotees have sown doubt over election results and spread dozens of election conspiracies. Some of these election deniers have become elected officials themselves, serving as governors and US senators.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wired.com/story/election-deniers-election-workers-november/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOqwL8zSsULBBR8W7N5v5ffx5q1nN-tDFJlQWIVjmyOLZQwBld2HGp3oyrSROg9jbXgf_JesS5PVLZpCYxMrQyytTlgflWXb$

Arizona’s abortion ban, a political nightmare for Republicans in the 2024 election: But today, after a string of electoral losses, stories of women being denied abortions and polls that confirm abortion bans remain wildly unpopular, the political calculus has changed.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/10/trump-arizona-abortion-ban__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOqwL8zSsULBBR8W7N5v5ffx5q1nN-tDFJlQWIVjmyOLZQwBld2HGp3oyrSROg9jbXgf_JesS5PVLZpCYxMrQyytThOvNS4H$

RFK Jr.’s adviser has frightening ties to Trump world: His adviser Rita Palma’s anti-Biden stances are starting to make more sense. The campaign attempted in recent days, to distance itself from its New York state director, Rita Palma, since she claimed the campaign’s real goal was to act as a spoiler to President Joe Biden.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://newrepublic.com/post/180579/robert-f-kennedy-jr-far-right-ties-worse__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOqwL8zSsULBBR8W7N5v5ffx5q1nN-tDFJlQWIVjmyOLZQwBld2HGp3oyrSROg9jbXgf_JesS5PVLZpCYxMrQyytTls6v6YR$

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida To Address Congress Amid Skepticism About US Role Abroad: Kishida was in Washington this week visiting President Joe Biden as the White House completed hosting each leader of the Quad — an informal partnership between the US Japan, Australia and India that is seen as important to countering China’s growing military strength in the region.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theweek.in/wire-updates/international/2024/04/11/fgn6-us-congress-kishida.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOqwL8zSsULBBR8W7N5v5ffx5q1nN-tDFJlQWIVjmyOLZQwBld2HGp3oyrSROg9jbXgf_JesS5PVLZpCYxMrQyytThfTjiMy$

Behind the Curtain: Trump allies pre-screen loyalists for unprecedented power grab: Former President Trump’s allies are pre-screening the ideologies of thousands of potential foot soldiers, as part of an unprecedented operation to centralize and expand his power at every level of the U.S. government if he wins in 2024, officials involved in the effort tell Axios.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.axios.com/2023/11/13/trump-loyalists-2024-presidential-election__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOqwL8zSsULBBR8W7N5v5ffx5q1nN-tDFJlQWIVjmyOLZQwBld2HGp3oyrSROg9jbXgf_JesS5PVLZpCYxMrQyytThusjuyz$

Special counsel probe uncovers new details about Trump’s inaction on Jan. 6: Aides allegedly said Trump was “not interested” in doing more to stop the riot. Special counsel Jack Smith’s team has uncovered previously undisclosed details about former President Donald Trump’s refusal to help stop the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol three years ago as he sat watching TV inside the White House, according to sources familiar with what Smith’s team has learned during its Jan. 6 probe.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://abcnews.go.com/US/special-counsel-probe-uncovers-new-details-trumps-inaction/story?id=106131854__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOqwL8zSsULBBR8W7N5v5ffx5q1nN-tDFJlQWIVjmyOLZQwBld2HGp3oyrSROg9jbXgf_JesS5PVLZpCYxMrQyytTstfKoAa$

Trump on Trial: A Model Prosecution Memo for Federal Election Interference Crimes. Our memo follows a common DOJ practice. Prior to indicting a case, federal prosecutors prepare a pros memo that lays out admissible evidence, possible charges, and legal issues.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.justsecurity.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/model-prosecution-memo-january-6th-election-interference-just-security-july-2023-v2.pdf__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOqwL8zSsULBBR8W7N5v5ffx5q1nN-tDFJlQWIVjmyOLZQwBld2HGp3oyrSROg9jbXgf_JesS5PVLZpCYxMrQyytTjBxP8bB$

Trump’s cruelties, collusions, and crimes: This election year, amid a harrowing global health, civil rights, humanitarian, and economic crisis, we know it’s never been more critical to note these horrors, to remember them, and to do all in our power to reverse them.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/the-complete-listing-atrocities-1-1-056__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOqwL8zSsULBBR8W7N5v5ffx5q1nN-tDFJlQWIVjmyOLZQwBld2HGp3oyrSROg9jbXgf_JesS5PVLZpCYxMrQyytTm3e8G2Q$

Truth Social Losses Deal Humiliating Blow to Trump’s Biggest Brag: Donald Trump has been kicked off an index of global billionaires: The blow comes just days after the price of Trump Media stock plummeted and two main investors behind the merger between Trump Media and Technology, the parent company of Truth Social, and Digital World Acquisition Corporation, a shell company, were charged with insider trading.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://finance.yahoo.com/news/truth-social-losses-deal-humiliating-140917086.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOqwL8zSsULBBR8W7N5v5ffx5q1nN-tDFJlQWIVjmyOLZQwBld2HGp3oyrSROg9jbXgf_JesS5PVLZpCYxMrQyytTvvO1M4d$

Trump’s abortion statement angers conservatives and gives the Biden campaign a new target: Donald Trump still says he’s proud that the Supreme Court justices he nominated overturned Roe v. Wade. Yet he again on Monday avoided tough questions about abortion, including whether he would support a national abortion ban should he return to the White House.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/abortion-trump-republican-presidential-election-2024-585faf025a1416d13d2fbc23da8d8637__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOqwL8zSsULBBR8W7N5v5ffx5q1nN-tDFJlQWIVjmyOLZQwBld2HGp3oyrSROg9jbXgf_JesS5PVLZpCYxMrQyytTleyheDz$

Donald Trump Is an Anti-Abortion Extremist: He’s trying to evade responsibility for deeply unpopular abortion bans around the country—and he’s lying when he says he wouldn’t sign a national ban as president.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://time.com/6965160/trump-nationwide-abortion-ban-lies-essay/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOqwL8zSsULBBR8W7N5v5ffx5q1nN-tDFJlQWIVjmyOLZQwBld2HGp3oyrSROg9jbXgf_JesS5PVLZpCYxMrQyytTo9N49_s$

The Left’s latest scheme to change elections permanently in America: Imagine a Super Bowl referee bending the rules to give his favorite team the win. That is precisely what the Left wants to do to America’s elections. From noncitizen voting to lawsuits inviting activist judges to rewrite our election laws, left-wing activists are taking every opportunity to change elections permanently for partisan gain. Their latest tactic is to undermine the basic principle of “one person, one vote” with a new scheme called ranked choice voting.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/fairness-justice/2957752/the-lefts-latest-scheme-to-permanently-change-elections-in-america/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOqwL8zSsULBBR8W7N5v5ffx5q1nN-tDFJlQWIVjmyOLZQwBld2HGp3oyrSROg9jbXgf_JesS5PVLZpCYxMrQyytTirKHcj6$

# Law Enforcment / ATF / FBI / CIA
Video: FBI exposed for Jan 6 involvement by CIA officer: In a new video recorded by an undercover journalist from Sound Investigations, Gavin O’Blennis claimed to be a contracting officer for the CIA who formerly worked for the FBI. The government officer was secretly recorded telling the undercover journalist that approximately 20 undercover FBI agents were located throughout the crowd during the January 6 protest on Capitol Hill.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://americanmilitarynews.com/2024/04/video-fbi-exposed-for-jan-6-involvement-by-cia-officer-report/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOqwL8zSsULBBR8W7N5v5ffx5q1nN-tDFJlQWIVjmyOLZQwBld2HGp3oyrSROg9jbXgf_JesS5PVLZpCYxMrQyytTuAp95P0$

Long Island politician plans to deputize armed civilians: Nassau County Republicans want an armed civilian militia. They’re not alone. Despite facing backlash from civil rights activists and Democratic lawmakers, Republicans in conservative-leaning Nassau County, New York, are moving forward with a plan to form an armed, civilian militia that the local government could operate as a de facto police force during “emergencies.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.yahoo.com/news/nassau-county-republicans-want-armed-222246786.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOqwL8zSsULBBR8W7N5v5ffx5q1nN-tDFJlQWIVjmyOLZQwBld2HGp3oyrSROg9jbXgf_JesS5PVLZpCYxMrQyytTiEBxeaq$

Trump Loyalists Kill Vote on US Wiretap Program: Although the government says it only “targets” foreigners, it has acknowledged collecting a large amount of US communications in the process. (The actual amount, it says, is impossible to calculate.) Nevertheless, it claims that once those communications are in the government’s possession, it is constitutional for federal agents to review those wiretaps without a warrant.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://fuel.york.ie/news/article/owned-trump-loyalists-kill-vote-on-us-wiretap-program__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOqwL8zSsULBBR8W7N5v5ffx5q1nN-tDFJlQWIVjmyOLZQwBld2HGp3oyrSROg9jbXgf_JesS5PVLZpCYxMrQyytTmGPsrZ-$

Multiple wounded after mass shooting at Philadelphia Ramadan event: Over 1,000 people, including families with children, are believed to have been at the outdoor event to celebrate Eid, an Islamic holiday that marks the end of Ramadan.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2024/04/10/us-news/multiple-people-shot-at-philadelphia-event-marking-end-of-ramadan-authorities/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOqwL8zSsULBBR8W7N5v5ffx5q1nN-tDFJlQWIVjmyOLZQwBld2HGp3oyrSROg9jbXgf_JesS5PVLZpCYxMrQyytTrSPvJFF$

# Legal / DOJ
The Hacking Lawsuit Looming Over Truth Social: The founding CEO of DWAC has accused his former assistant of hacking into his accounts as part of a “coup d’état,” the latest legal mess for Truth Social.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnbc.com/2024/04/10/trump-media-director-accused-of-hacking-files-lawsuit.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOqwL8zSsULBBR8W7N5v5ffx5q1nN-tDFJlQWIVjmyOLZQwBld2HGp3oyrSROg9jbXgf_JesS5PVLZpCYxMrQyytTmN7xFg2$

Explaining the Trump immunity case at the Supreme Court: On April 25, 2024, Supreme Court will consider former President Donald Trump’s claims of immunity from conspiracy and obstruction charges related to the 2020 presidential election. A breakdown of the second high-profile case involving Trump at Court this year.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/explaining-the-trump-immunity-case-at-the-supreme-court__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOqwL8zSsULBBR8W7N5v5ffx5q1nN-tDFJlQWIVjmyOLZQwBld2HGp3oyrSROg9jbXgf_JesS5PVLZpCYxMrQyytTsGCqQIR$

The Insignificance of Trump’s “Immunity From Prosecution” Argument: If and when the Supreme Court decides to hear the case, the stakes will be far less momentous than many observers might assume, because the answer to the immunity question matters very little for Trump’s prosecution.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-insignificance-of-trump-s-immunity-from-prosecution-argument__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOqwL8zSsULBBR8W7N5v5ffx5q1nN-tDFJlQWIVjmyOLZQwBld2HGp3oyrSROg9jbXgf_JesS5PVLZpCYxMrQyytTh2hrgQL$

Special counsel pushes Supreme Court to reject Trump’s bid for sweeping immunity in 2020 election case: “No presidential power at issue in this case entitles the president to claim immunity from the general federal criminal prohibitions supporting the charges: fraud against the United States, obstruction of official proceedings, and denial of the right to vote,” they wrote. “The president’s constitutional duty to take care that the laws be faithfully executed does not entail a general right to violate them.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cbsnews.com/news/special-counsel-supreme-court-immunity/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOqwL8zSsULBBR8W7N5v5ffx5q1nN-tDFJlQWIVjmyOLZQwBld2HGp3oyrSROg9jbXgf_JesS5PVLZpCYxMrQyytTme7QSX-$

# Media
The Trump donor whom Biden can’t fire is running the U.S. Postal Service directly into the ground, what everyone warned about when he was confirmed during the pandemic. USPS announced a proposed 8% price hike for stamps, bringing the cost of first-class mail forever stamp to $0.73. It’s another sign of the unfavorable leadership of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, appointed by former President Donald Trump.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://archive.ph/JwlA2/again?url=https:**Afortune.com*2024*04*10*usps-dejoy-price-hikes-customer-dissatisfaction*__;Ly8vLy8vLw!!On18fmf1aQ!wOqwL8zSsULBBR8W7N5v5ffx5q1nN-tDFJlQWIVjmyOLZQwBld2HGp3oyrSROg9jbXgf_JesS5PVLZpCYxMrQyytTkgSAI2q$

# Medical / General News
More Health Systems Likely to Drop Out of Medicare Advantage, Analyst Predicts, Claims denials, prior authorizations are just some of the reasons https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/nearly-half-of-health-systems-are-considering-dropping-ma-plans.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOqwL8zSsULBBR8W7N5v5ffx5q1nN-tDFJlQWIVjmyOLZQwBld2HGp3oyrSROg9jbXgf_JesS5PVLZpCYxMrQyytTqU__kth$

# Military / Global
NATO jets scrambled after Russia launches devastating aerial attack on Ukraine: NATO aircraft were scrambled after Russia launched large-scale missile strikes on Ukraine overnight on Thursday. Poland’s military announced that “intense long-range aviation activity of the Russian Federation is being observed, related to missile strikes” in Ukraine.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/nato-aircraft-activated-poland-russia-missile-attack-ukraine-war-fighter-jets-1889227__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOqwL8zSsULBBR8W7N5v5ffx5q1nN-tDFJlQWIVjmyOLZQwBld2HGp3oyrSROg9jbXgf_JesS5PVLZpCYxMrQyytTtSerqvB$

# Social
Bernie Sanders and AOC propose sweeping new housing legislation that would affect millions of Americans: ‘That is a win, win, win situation’: The Green New Deal for Public Housing aims to transform the nation’s public housing units into eco-friendly, affordable homes while creating well-paying jobs in the process.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thecooldown.com/green-business/green-new-deal-public-housing-aoc-sanders/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOqwL8zSsULBBR8W7N5v5ffx5q1nN-tDFJlQWIVjmyOLZQwBld2HGp3oyrSROg9jbXgf_JesS5PVLZpCYxMrQyytTsudEEne$

Squatters have more rights than property owners: NY State Sen. Mario Mattera: To combat the ongoing and pernicious practice of squatting in New York State, Senator Mario R. Mattera (2nd Senate District) has introduced a groundbreaking set of bills aimed at protecting legal homeowners. This package represents one of the most aggressive efforts to address the disregard for property owners frequently highlighted in media stories.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2024/mario-r-mattera/senator-mattera-takes-aggressive-action-combat__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOqwL8zSsULBBR8W7N5v5ffx5q1nN-tDFJlQWIVjmyOLZQwBld2HGp3oyrSROg9jbXgf_JesS5PVLZpCYxMrQyytTlIQNjh6$

# Space / NASA / UFO Disclosure / Planetary Superfast drone fitted with new ‘rotating detonation rocket engine’ approaches the speed of sound: Venus Aerospace has completed the inaugural test flight of a drone fitted with its “rotating detonation rocket engine” (RDRE) accelerating it to just under the speed of sound. The company wants to one day build superfast commercial jets using this new type of engine.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.livescience.com/technology/engineering/superfast-drone-fitted-with-new-rotating-detonation-rocket-engine-approaches-the-speed-of-sound__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wOqwL8zSsULBBR8W7N5v5ffx5q1nN-tDFJlQWIVjmyOLZQwBld2HGp3oyrSROg9jbXgf_JesS5PVLZpCYxMrQyytTq6Z_kOZ$

# Technology
Eric Schmidt warned against China’s AI industry. Emails show he also sought connections to it: Transparency advocates say that Eric Schmidt’s pursuit of ‘personal’ connections with AI companies in China represents a concerning conflict of interest.
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