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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2023-12-24

Voices, The Peoples News

December 24, 2023
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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“There will be no Homeland Security until we realize that the entire
planet is our homeland. Every sentient being in the world
must feel secure.” – John Perkins
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# Animals / Pets / Alerts / Recalls
Blue Ridge Beef has expanded an earlier recall due to Salmonella and Listeria concerns, and there are multiple dog food and cat food brands included, such as their Kitten Mix, Kitten Grind, and Puppy Mix https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.petful.com/recalled/recalled-blue-ridge-beef-kitten-grind-blue-ridge-beef-kitten-mix-blue-ridge-beef-puppy-mix/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1jjIQhzHJ1VJN5wdaDYMnj9z0rybpjRmTm4gcrZ8ODXDqa2D62URHdVbHaLkMxEFCpcpLCP8-KJzhU4b3mNYeHp0_IRinxe7$

# Border / Immigration / Migrants
Biden Admin Accused Of ‘Basically Providing Backdoor Amnesty’ For Illegal Migrants: The Biden Administration’s effort to maximize illegal immigration to the United States will crush Texas with the costs, crime, and upheaval from yet another surge of unvetted foreign aliens entering our country as Title 42 expires on May 11. Attorney General Paxton has issued the following statement …
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/news/releases/paxton-issues-statement-catastrophic-illegal-immigration-surge-orchestrated-biden-administration__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1jjIQhzHJ1VJN5wdaDYMnj9z0rybpjRmTm4gcrZ8ODXDqa2D62URHdVbHaLkMxEFCpcpLCP8-KJzhU4b3mNYeHp0_PjNzXBS$

Federal Court Rules On Biden Admin’s Attempt To Remove Texas Border Protection Measures: Judge Alia Moses ruled in the federal government’s favor but chided the Biden administration for not allowing migrants to use international bridges to claim asylum.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2023/11/30/texas-border-concertina-wire-judge-ruling/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1jjIQhzHJ1VJN5wdaDYMnj9z0rybpjRmTm4gcrZ8ODXDqa2D62URHdVbHaLkMxEFCpcpLCP8-KJzhU4b3mNYeHp0_HmigGiZ$

Democrats finally admit border crisis is a problem: Beijing’s top admiral issues the warning during teleconference talks with his US counterpart aimed at defusing tension in the region
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/30/us-and-china-agree-to-cooperate-despite-tensions-over-south-china-sea__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1jjIQhzHJ1VJN5wdaDYMnj9z0rybpjRmTm4gcrZ8ODXDqa2D62URHdVbHaLkMxEFCpcpLCP8-KJzhU4b3mNYeHp0_L4hkS2o$

# Border / Immigration / Migrants / Global Russian Affiliated Airline Adds New European Stop Prompting NATO Fears of ‘Organized Rush of Refugees’: Arecent report by a German publication has shed light on an immigrant smuggling operation orchestrated by Russian President Vladimir Putin. The report claims Putin is using a fake airline, called “Southwind Airlines,” to smuggle illegal immigrants into Europe, with the assistance of Turkish connections.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/russian-affiliated-airline-adds-new-european-stop-prompting-nato-fears-of-organized-rush-of-refugees/ar-AA1lX5aV?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=4c900db870cc4ac5b77047d500cb62a4&ei=148__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1jjIQhzHJ1VJN5wdaDYMnj9z0rybpjRmTm4gcrZ8ODXDqa2D62URHdVbHaLkMxEFCpcpLCP8-KJzhU4b3mNYeHp0_DCp7Xn4$

Migrants are ‘seeing the truth’ of the Biden administration: How Biden, Mayorkas broke our Immigration system from the inside out. It truly is a broken system, and that’s because it is broken by design.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.heritage.org/immigration/commentary/how-biden-mayorkas-broke-our-immigration-system-the-inside-out__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1jjIQhzHJ1VJN5wdaDYMnj9z0rybpjRmTm4gcrZ8ODXDqa2D62URHdVbHaLkMxEFCpcpLCP8-KJzhU4b3mNYeHp0_PFRxQKB$

Immigration Crisis: Here’s Where Biden’s Policies Stand — And What Trump Wants To Do: Biden is trying to strengthen his immigration policies, while Trump vows record deportations. Many Americans are dissatisfied with how Biden is handling the immigration. In a recent Monmouth University Poll, 69% said they disapprove of Biden’s performance on immigration.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://themessenger.com/politics/immigration-crisis-heres-where-bidens-policies-stand-and-what-trump-wants-to-do__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1jjIQhzHJ1VJN5wdaDYMnj9z0rybpjRmTm4gcrZ8ODXDqa2D62URHdVbHaLkMxEFCpcpLCP8-KJzhU4b3mNYeHp0_AUXZHo3$

# Corporations / Industry
John Fetterman Leads Senators Demanding Joe Biden Save U.S. Steel from Foreign Acquisition: Sen. John Fetterman and other senators are urging President Biden’s administration to block the acquisition of U.S. Steel by Nippon Steel Corporation, a foreign company. They emphasize national security implications and the importance of keeping the iconic American steel company under American ownership.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.analyzingamerica.org/2023/12/728429/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1jjIQhzHJ1VJN5wdaDYMnj9z0rybpjRmTm4gcrZ8ODXDqa2D62URHdVbHaLkMxEFCpcpLCP8-KJzhU4b3mNYeHp0_ELHDqEf$

# Education / Schools
Nevada school district sued after student has swastika carved into his back in antisemitic attack: The family of a Jewish student with autism in Las Vegas is suing the city’s school district after the then-17-year-old returned home with a swastika etched into his back.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/nevada-student-swastika-carved-back-b2468658.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1jjIQhzHJ1VJN5wdaDYMnj9z0rybpjRmTm4gcrZ8ODXDqa2D62URHdVbHaLkMxEFCpcpLCP8-KJzhU4b3mNYeHp0_D-4c9Iy$

‘After School Satan Club’ draws concern from Tennessee parents: “The Satanic Temple is a non-theistic religion that views Satan as a literary figure who represents a metaphorical construct of rejecting tyranny and championing the human mind and spirt. After School Satan Club does not attempt to convert children to any religious ideology.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/after-school-satan-club-coming-to-memphis-elementary-school/article_31a7f0f0-991b-11ee-b7af-47f85d0b2244.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1jjIQhzHJ1VJN5wdaDYMnj9z0rybpjRmTm4gcrZ8ODXDqa2D62URHdVbHaLkMxEFCpcpLCP8-KJzhU4b3mNYeHp0_DAD-XvS$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals
The law that will change the way millions of Americans get their power: ‘It’s a big deal’: Rural energy is getting a long overdue makeover. Thanks to the Inflation Reduction Act, the government has earmarked $10.7 billion to help make energy cleaner and more affordable for 42 million people across the country
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.yahoo.com/government-just-passed-law-change-114500452.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1jjIQhzHJ1VJN5wdaDYMnj9z0rybpjRmTm4gcrZ8ODXDqa2D62URHdVbHaLkMxEFCpcpLCP8-KJzhU4b3mNYeHp0_DJKLjwy$

In Alabama, What Does It Take to Shut Down a Surface Mine Operating Without Permits? Nearby residents and environmental activists complained to state regulators without redress. Alabama officials initially fined the company, but now they’ve signaled a green light ahead.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/24122023/alabama-surface-mine-operating-without-permits/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1jjIQhzHJ1VJN5wdaDYMnj9z0rybpjRmTm4gcrZ8ODXDqa2D62URHdVbHaLkMxEFCpcpLCP8-KJzhU4b3mNYeHp0_IzmA8X2$

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure
A BLM Proposal to Protect Wildlife Corridors Could Restore the West’s ‘Veins and Arteries’: Last winter’s deaths of thousands of Wyoming pronghorn increased interest in “conservation leases.” But where wildlife advocates see hope, energy and ranching interests fear an attack on the “Western way of life.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/23122023/blm-protect-wildlife-corridors-the-west/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1jjIQhzHJ1VJN5wdaDYMnj9z0rybpjRmTm4gcrZ8ODXDqa2D62URHdVbHaLkMxEFCpcpLCP8-KJzhU4b3mNYeHp0_BIkgnXW$

# General News
Reporter asks Trump supporters to watch video of Trump’s anti-immigrant speech. See how they reacted: CNN’s Gary Tuchman talks to Trump supporters in Iowa – some who rely on migrant labor to run their businesses – about Trump’s latest anti-immigrant comments.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.local3news.com/regional-national/reporter-ask-trump-supporters-to-watch-video-of-trumps-anti-immigrant-speech-see-how-they/video_5ea92486-c1d6-547e-b1bd-7991f0ce123d.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1jjIQhzHJ1VJN5wdaDYMnj9z0rybpjRmTm4gcrZ8ODXDqa2D62URHdVbHaLkMxEFCpcpLCP8-KJzhU4b3mNYeHp0_DdWkxik$

‘Real Trump derangement syndrome’: MAGA supporters mocked as they call former prez ‘God’s appointee’ being ‘crucified’ by critics: Call one of his ravings sent out in the wee hours on his social media platform Truth Central deranged, and he’ll latch onto that word to use as invective against his political opponents. Trump is even trying to turn the tables on the increasing number of historians, journalists and politicians who warn that the former grifter in chief is an obvious threat to the continuation of our democracy. Yes, the twice-impeached ex-president who lies about and despises the free press and talks about suspending the Constitution now regularly claims that he is somehow protecting all of us from “Joe Biden’s war on democracy.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.salon.com/2023/12/10/trump-derangement-syndrome-is-real–but-its-not-what-they-say-it-is/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1jjIQhzHJ1VJN5wdaDYMnj9z0rybpjRmTm4gcrZ8ODXDqa2D62URHdVbHaLkMxEFCpcpLCP8-KJzhU4b3mNYeHp0_GgKrs5H$

Trump Secretly Mocks His Christian Supporters: Former aides say that in private, the president has spoken with cynicism and contempt about believers. In speeches and interviews, President Donald Trump plays a champion of conservative religious values. But according to McKay Coppins’ recent Atlantic article, behind closed doors, Trump’s “comments about religion are marked by cynicism and contempt.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://radiowest.kuer.org/religion/2020-10-02/what-trump-really-says-about-religious-conservatives__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1jjIQhzHJ1VJN5wdaDYMnj9z0rybpjRmTm4gcrZ8ODXDqa2D62URHdVbHaLkMxEFCpcpLCP8-KJzhU4b3mNYeHp0_G5QPfEO$

Michael Cohen: ‘Trump will continue to ride this grift as long as he can’: “What he’s doing is he’s inciting his base. That’s really what it’s about because the more he incites them, the more money that they raise,” Cohen said in an interview with CNN’s Jim Acosta on Saturday.
“He will continue to ride this grift as long as he can,” Cohen added.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4375772-michael-cohen-trump-will-continue-to-ride-this-grift-as-long-as-he-can/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1jjIQhzHJ1VJN5wdaDYMnj9z0rybpjRmTm4gcrZ8ODXDqa2D62URHdVbHaLkMxEFCpcpLCP8-KJzhU4b3mNYeHp0_MFXA4i_$

# Gov / Politics / Global
Vladimir Putin’s plan to ‘tear the US apart’ during 2024 election exposed: Mr Biden and Mr Trump will face each other for the second time after the divisive 2020 election, in which tensions culminated in the January 6 insurrection on Capitol Hill in 2021. An expert on Russia, Mark Galeotti, has warned that Putin will look to capitalize on the polarised debate in the US to “tear the country apart.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.the-express.com/news/world-news/122303/putin-united-states-biden-trump-russia-ukraine__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1jjIQhzHJ1VJN5wdaDYMnj9z0rybpjRmTm4gcrZ8ODXDqa2D62URHdVbHaLkMxEFCpcpLCP8-KJzhU4b3mNYeHp0_Ok-DFwB$

US warned it’s sleepwalking into disaster as China and Russia prepare to inflict chaos: A recent report by the Heritage Foundation warns that, of all the threats facing the United States, none have “grown as fast, or in a manner as difficult to understand, as the danger from cyberattacks.” As the duo write, America won’t be brought to its knees in one hour or one day; instead, it will be brought to its knees over the course of many hours, days, weeks, and years. Nations crippled by the effects of cyberwarfare die a death by a thousand cuts.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1848366/us-china-russia-cyber-attack-warning__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1jjIQhzHJ1VJN5wdaDYMnj9z0rybpjRmTm4gcrZ8ODXDqa2D62URHdVbHaLkMxEFCpcpLCP8-KJzhU4b3mNYeHp0_Ph8wlkh$

Japan will send Patriot missiles to the U.S.: Tokyo relaxes post-Second World War export ban on deadly weapons in defense systems deal that could help Ukraine in its war with Russia: Japan has agreed to send Patriot missiles to the U.S. in a break from its self-imposed ban on exporting deadly weapons since the end of the Second World War. The White House welcomed the decision that could help boost the missile stockpile Ukraine needs to defend itself from a Russian onslaught this winter.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wsj.com/world/asia/japan-to-send-u-s-patriot-missiles-creating-deeper-pool-for-ukraine-air-defenses-ae8d4316__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1jjIQhzHJ1VJN5wdaDYMnj9z0rybpjRmTm4gcrZ8ODXDqa2D62URHdVbHaLkMxEFCpcpLCP8-KJzhU4b3mNYeHp0_MP3spOi$

Putin’s Private Army Accused of Sickening New Massacre: Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin may be dead, but witnesses say Russian paramilitaries in the Central African Republic slaughtered dozens of people to secure access to a gold mine.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/putins-private-army-accused-of-massacring-dozens-to-seize-gold-mine__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1jjIQhzHJ1VJN5wdaDYMnj9z0rybpjRmTm4gcrZ8ODXDqa2D62URHdVbHaLkMxEFCpcpLCP8-KJzhU4b3mNYeHp0_K_4pjnb$

Putin Initiates Action in NATO Country Today: According to Germany’s largest daily newspaper, Bild, Russia has established a new airline in Turkey. The intention is to organize a stream of refugees to Europe through the NATO country, thereby causing chaos on the continent. As early as today, December 23, the first airplane is supposed to have taken off.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/putin-initiates-action-in-nato-country-today/ar-AA1lX6bT?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=4c900db870cc4ac5b77047d500cb62a4&ei=11__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1jjIQhzHJ1VJN5wdaDYMnj9z0rybpjRmTm4gcrZ8ODXDqa2D62URHdVbHaLkMxEFCpcpLCP8-KJzhU4b3mNYeHp0_Ald65tJ$

Russia confirms use of prohibited chemical weapons: According to their latest assessment on December 23, Russian naval infantry units have confirmed the use of prohibited chemical weapons in the village of Krynky, located 30 kilometers northeast of Kherson. This act is a direct violation of the Chemical Weapons Convention, to which Russia is a signatory.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/russia-confirms-use-of-prohibited-chemical-weapons/ar-AA1lXO1Q?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=f2b8744f49794db69887969a4ccdfca4&ei=22__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1jjIQhzHJ1VJN5wdaDYMnj9z0rybpjRmTm4gcrZ8ODXDqa2D62URHdVbHaLkMxEFCpcpLCP8-KJzhU4b3mNYeHp0_MzSXIbb$

Chinese Media Warns Minor Incident Could ‘Spark War’ With US: A Chinese newspaper warned on Saturday in an editorial that the fragile relationship between the United States and China could result in a war between the two countries. The warning comes more than a month after President Joe Biden met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in San Francisco in November. Beijing’s top admiral issues the warning during teleconference talks with his US counterpart aimed at defusing tension in the region
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/30/us-and-china-agree-to-cooperate-despite-tensions-over-south-china-sea__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1jjIQhzHJ1VJN5wdaDYMnj9z0rybpjRmTm4gcrZ8ODXDqa2D62URHdVbHaLkMxEFCpcpLCP8-KJzhU4b3mNYeHp0_L4hkS2o$

# Gov / Politics
There Is No Precedent for How Bad Biden’s Polls Are Right Now, It’s even worse than it looks: Genuine fear has set in among both Democratic insiders and the rank and file as the president trails Trump by 3 points
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/12/biden-trump-2024-campaign-polls-nyt-siena.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1jjIQhzHJ1VJN5wdaDYMnj9z0rybpjRmTm4gcrZ8ODXDqa2D62URHdVbHaLkMxEFCpcpLCP8-KJzhU4b3mNYeHp0_FLTDCYb$

Biden signs record-breaking $886 bln Pentagon budget, Ukraine included: The National Defense Authorization Act is an annual bill that both parties have supported for over 60 years. The 2024 budget won widespread bipartisan approval in both the Senate and the House of Representatives before heading to Biden’s desk.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.yahoo.com/biden-approves-record-886-billion-223656721.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1jjIQhzHJ1VJN5wdaDYMnj9z0rybpjRmTm4gcrZ8ODXDqa2D62URHdVbHaLkMxEFCpcpLCP8-KJzhU4b3mNYeHp0_M24OMd7$

‘Starving your own constituents’: Republicans’ plan to gut food stamps could end House majority: House Republicans’ pursuit of a far-right policy goal that would disproportionately affect millions of their own constituents may end up costing them their razor-thin majority in 2024. As part of their negotiations for the next farm bill, Republicans are insisting on instituting even stricter work requirements for the approximately 41 million recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.alternet.org/starving-republicans-food-stamps/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1jjIQhzHJ1VJN5wdaDYMnj9z0rybpjRmTm4gcrZ8ODXDqa2D62URHdVbHaLkMxEFCpcpLCP8-KJzhU4b3mNYeHp0_IYQnw87$

Biden Affirms Criminal Prosecution Possibility for Presidents: President Joe Biden said he “can’t think of one” reason presidents should receive absolute immunity from prosecution, as Republican frontrunner Donald Trump has claimed. Biden made the comment in response to a reporter’s question Saturday before departing the White House for Camp David, where he will spend Christmas.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.celebtattler.com/news/news/celebrities/33744/biden-affirms-criminal-prosecution-possibility-for-presidents/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1jjIQhzHJ1VJN5wdaDYMnj9z0rybpjRmTm4gcrZ8ODXDqa2D62URHdVbHaLkMxEFCpcpLCP8-KJzhU4b3mNYeHp0_NBAS3FH$

# Legal / DOJ
Paramedics Who Sedated Elijah McClain Convicted in His Death: Two paramedics were convicted Friday in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain, who died after he was stopped by Aurora, Colorado, police and injected with the powerful sedative ketamine by the emergency medical services workers. McClain, a 23-year-old massage therapist, was walking home from a store on Aug. 24, 2019 when he was stopped by police and violently restrained. He was not armed or accused of committing a crime, but a 911 caller reported a man who seemed “sketchy.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/12/22/paramedics-found-guilty-in-death-of-elijah-mcclain/72016432007/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1jjIQhzHJ1VJN5wdaDYMnj9z0rybpjRmTm4gcrZ8ODXDqa2D62URHdVbHaLkMxEFCpcpLCP8-KJzhU4b3mNYeHp0_H_zt5Gs$

Bombshell Report Alleges Jack Smith Was Unconstitutionally Appointed Special Counsel: Meese, along with law professors Steven G. Calabresi and Gary S. Lawson, filed a friend-of-the-court brief Wednesday to present the case that Attorney General Merrick Garland’s appointment of Smith, a private citizen, is in violation of the Appointments Clause of the Constitution
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://reason.com/volokh/2023/12/20/special-counsel-jack-smmiths-appointment-is-unconstitutional/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1jjIQhzHJ1VJN5wdaDYMnj9z0rybpjRmTm4gcrZ8ODXDqa2D62URHdVbHaLkMxEFCpcpLCP8-KJzhU4b3mNYeHp0_CLdga-1$

# Military / DOD
The world’s top military powers each have fifth-gen jets, but Russia, China, and the US are all facing problems with their fighters: The Russian Su-57, Chinese J-20, and American F-35 are all facing various challenges. Business Insider spoke with several experts about what’s been holding these programs back.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-china-us-militaries-fifth-gen-fighter-jets-problems-2023-12__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1jjIQhzHJ1VJN5wdaDYMnj9z0rybpjRmTm4gcrZ8ODXDqa2D62URHdVbHaLkMxEFCpcpLCP8-KJzhU4b3mNYeHp0_I5rszva$

# Military / Global
Putin’s navy makes sudden retreat from Black Sea as Ukraine left baffled: Russia has reportedly withdrawn most of its Black Sea Fleet from occupied Crimea in recent weeks following a series of successful Ukrainian attacks. The retreat of the Russian fleet is a serious setback for Vladimir Putin’s ongoing invasion and the latest indication that Ukraine is winning the Battle of the Black Sea.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainealert/putins-fleet-retreats-ukraine-is-winning-the-battle-of-the-black-sea/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1jjIQhzHJ1VJN5wdaDYMnj9z0rybpjRmTm4gcrZ8ODXDqa2D62URHdVbHaLkMxEFCpcpLCP8-KJzhU4b3mNYeHp0_KluTFj4$

Chinese, Iranian and Indian Warships Are Now in the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden: While the US has unveiled a multinational naval force to protect merchant vessels in the Red Sea from Iranian-backed Houthi militia, India has stationed two guided-missile destroyers off the coast of Aden as part of maritime security in the north Arabian Sea.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/india-stations-two-destroyers-off-the-coast-of-aden-for-maritime-security-101702961948164.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1jjIQhzHJ1VJN5wdaDYMnj9z0rybpjRmTm4gcrZ8ODXDqa2D62URHdVbHaLkMxEFCpcpLCP8-KJzhU4b3mNYeHp0_BWIfpdS$

# Social
Nearly 200 Oklahoma City families face eviction just days before Christmas: Advocates said Oklahoma has one of the shortest windows when it comes to eviction cases. Right now, tenants only get a five-day notice before their eviction hearing.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/midwest/oklahoma-city-evictions/*:*:text=(KFOR)*20**C20Nearly*20200*20hundred,notice*20before*20their*20eviction*20hearing__;I34l4oCUJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!1jjIQhzHJ1VJN5wdaDYMnj9z0rybpjRmTm4gcrZ8ODXDqa2D62URHdVbHaLkMxEFCpcpLCP8-KJzhU4b3mNYeHp0_MyKtIFW$

Oklahoma Town Plans to Ticket Homeless People: The Shawnee Board of City Commissioners voted 6-1 on Monday to prohibit anyone from sleeping outside, lying down, sitting down, or placing items in the right-of-way in Shawnee’s downtown area. The ordinance, called “Sit/Lie” by some, efforts to make the city safer for both residents and visitors, the city says.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://themessenger.com/news/shawnee-oklahoma-city-plans-ticket-sit-lie-homeless?utm_source=onsite&utm_medium=latest_news__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1jjIQhzHJ1VJN5wdaDYMnj9z0rybpjRmTm4gcrZ8ODXDqa2D62URHdVbHaLkMxEFCpcpLCP8-KJzhU4b3mNYeHp0_NcHF83C$

# Technology
Social Media Giants File Lawsuit to Stop Utah from Protecting Kids Online: A group representing TikTok, Meta and X sues Utah over strict new limits on app use for minors. Two laws signed in March by Republican Gov. Spencer Cox will prohibit minors from using social media between the hours of 10:30 p.m. and 6:30 a.m. unless authorized by a parent — and require age verification to open and maintain a social media account in the state. The restrictions are designed to protect children from targeted advertisements and addictive features that could negatively impact their mental health. Both laws take effect March 1, 2024.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/utah-social-media-teens-tiktok-meta-d11e981a04f38e7c2a96bf44226f991f__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1jjIQhzHJ1VJN5wdaDYMnj9z0rybpjRmTm4gcrZ8ODXDqa2D62URHdVbHaLkMxEFCpcpLCP8-KJzhU4b3mNYeHp0_GG5PS_e$

The Race to Put Brain Implants in People Is Heating Up: Thanks in part to Elon Musk, the field of brain-computer interfaces has captured both public and investor interest, with a cadre of companies now developing implantable devices.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-11-07/elon-musk-s-neuralink-brain-implant-startup-is-ready-to-start-surgery__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1jjIQhzHJ1VJN5wdaDYMnj9z0rybpjRmTm4gcrZ8ODXDqa2D62URHdVbHaLkMxEFCpcpLCP8-KJzhU4b3mNYeHp0_EEhmcSp$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2023-12-21

Voices, The Peoples News

December 21, 2023
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# Border / Immigration / Migrants
US Civilians Are Taking Protection Of The Border Into Their Own Hands: Texas Civilians Joining Border Protection Unit Sparks Fears of ‘Vigilantes.’ New Republican legislation in the Texas House includes the option for average citizens to take action as part of a border policing unit aimed at countering illegal immigration.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/texas-civilians-joining-border-protection-unit-sparks-fears-vigilantes-1799530__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1664cOEHvctYmERcC7fnDgSY4YVjRH5SL6CvrBoo_Qv9y8gpJatUnjRWgkoG7wTGC1VwXbfdPmwwj6V-CeBUSkSpEpIQhxS8$

Cartel Wars At The Border Pose Grave Danger For US Agents: The Mexican military seized the IEDs after a gun battle erupted between cartels vying for control of a border area used for drug smuggling. Federal enforcement issued a warning to border officers, saying they should “exercise extreme caution and should report any possible armed subjects approaching the border with possible explosive devices.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.analyzingamerica.org/2023/12/726763/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1664cOEHvctYmERcC7fnDgSY4YVjRH5SL6CvrBoo_Qv9y8gpJatUnjRWgkoG7wTGC1VwXbfdPmwwj6V-CeBUSkSpEmmQmATD$

The southern border of the United States remains mired in chaos, disaster, and death. Contrary to claims by the Biden administration–in particular Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas–the border is not secure. Indeed, the day-to-day reality and the data make clear that America’s southern border is the furthest thing from secure and is enduring record levels of apprehensions, human trafficking, and drug seizures.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://americarenewing.com/issues/its-time-to-wage-war-on-transnational-drug-cartels/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1664cOEHvctYmERcC7fnDgSY4YVjRH5SL6CvrBoo_Qv9y8gpJatUnjRWgkoG7wTGC1VwXbfdPmwwj6V-CeBUSkSpEoEBRmp2$

US Borders full of migrant’s litter, conservatives calling environmentalists to speak up: the federally-protected borderland in Arizona is overwhelmed by waste and human excrement due to an influx of illegal migrants, as revealed in photos and Border Patrol accounts. The Organ Pipe National Monument, housing endangered species, witnesses migrants awaiting law enforcement, lacking bathrooms. The area is littered with discarded documents and waste, reeking of excrement, posing health risks.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theindependent.sg/us-borders-full-of-migrants-litter-conservatives-calling-environmentalists-to-speak-up/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1664cOEHvctYmERcC7fnDgSY4YVjRH5SL6CvrBoo_Qv9y8gpJatUnjRWgkoG7wTGC1VwXbfdPmwwj6V-CeBUSkSpEpZ6rzCc$

Texas Gov. Flies 120 Migrants to Chicago Amid Ongoing Weaponization of Immigration by GOP: The flight comes after Chicago officials reportedly cracked down on buses coming from Texas with immigrant passengers. Since last year, Texas has bused over 80,000 immigrants to Democratic-led cities across the U.S.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2023/12/20/texas-plane-immigrants-chicago-greg-abbott-busing/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1664cOEHvctYmERcC7fnDgSY4YVjRH5SL6CvrBoo_Qv9y8gpJatUnjRWgkoG7wTGC1VwXbfdPmwwj6V-CeBUSkSpEmWxiANq$

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
Social Security clawbacks drive some Americans into homelessness: A year after the federal government first cut off her disability benefits, Denise Woods drives nightly to strip malls, truck stops, and parking lots around Savannah, Georgia, looking for a safe place to sleep in her Chevy. The government terminated her disability payments without notice. According to letters sent by the Social Security Administration, the agency determined it had been overpaying Woods and demanded she send back nearly $58,000.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.arcamax.com/currentnews/newsheadlines/s-3027930__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1664cOEHvctYmERcC7fnDgSY4YVjRH5SL6CvrBoo_Qv9y8gpJatUnjRWgkoG7wTGC1VwXbfdPmwwj6V-CeBUSkSpEvDcguqm$

Senators demand answers from Social Security for clawbacks tied to COVID-19 relief: A group of U.S. senators is demanding answers from the Social Security Administration to address why the agency, in violation of its own policy, has been reducing and suspending people’s benefits because of the money they received as COVID-19 relief payments.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/senators-concern-social-security-clawbacks-covid-stimulus/*:*:text=Three*20U.S.*20senators*20on*20a,received*20covid*2D19*20relief*20payments__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!1664cOEHvctYmERcC7fnDgSY4YVjRH5SL6CvrBoo_Qv9y8gpJatUnjRWgkoG7wTGC1VwXbfdPmwwj6V-CeBUSkSpEow2ASLI$

Senators Demand Answers From Social Security on Clawbacks Tied to COVID Relief: Three U.S. senators on a panel that oversees Social Security have called on the Social Security Administration to address a news report saying that, in violation of agency policy, people’s benefits were reduced or suspended because they received COVID-19 relief payments. The lawmakers, who include Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), sent a letter to acting SSA Commissioner Kilolo Kijakazi saying they were “deeply concerned” and wanted answers to a list of questions.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://seniorspectrumnewspapers.com/senators-demand-answers-from-social-security-on-clawbacks-tied-to-covid-relief/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1664cOEHvctYmERcC7fnDgSY4YVjRH5SL6CvrBoo_Qv9y8gpJatUnjRWgkoG7wTGC1VwXbfdPmwwj6V-CeBUSkSpEjJzhh-k$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals Oil companies offer $382M for drilling rights in Gulf of Mexico in last offshore sale before 2025: Oil companies offered $382 million for drilling rights in the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday after courts rejected the Biden administration’s plans to scale back the sale to protect an endangered whale species.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/gulf-oil-offshore-drilling-lease-biden-whale-be6009f1edba22e6e369aa9f1456ec16__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1664cOEHvctYmERcC7fnDgSY4YVjRH5SL6CvrBoo_Qv9y8gpJatUnjRWgkoG7wTGC1VwXbfdPmwwj6V-CeBUSkSpEnEgiYml$

West Texans rally against planned natural gas pipeline: Critics are calling on federal regulators to increase their scrutiny and oversight of the proposed pipeline, which would send gas from Texas to the Mexican coast for export to other countries.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2023/12/20/texas-saguaro-cross-border-natural-gas-pipeline/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1664cOEHvctYmERcC7fnDgSY4YVjRH5SL6CvrBoo_Qv9y8gpJatUnjRWgkoG7wTGC1VwXbfdPmwwj6V-CeBUSkSpEh2hp9hV$

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure
As the Arctic Warms, Its Waters Are Emitting Carbon: Since the 1970s, the Arctic has warmed at least three times faster than anywhere else on Earth, transforming its waters and ecosystems, the scientists said. Some of these changes promote more CO2 outgassing in the region, while others lead to more CO2 being absorbed.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/as-the-arctic-warms-its-waters-are-emitting-carbon__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1664cOEHvctYmERcC7fnDgSY4YVjRH5SL6CvrBoo_Qv9y8gpJatUnjRWgkoG7wTGC1VwXbfdPmwwj6V-CeBUSkSpEvEH_F40$

# General News
The Constitution’s Insurrection Clause threatens Trump’s campaign. Here’s how that’s playing out: Colorado’s Supreme Court decision to disqualify Donald Trump from the state’s ballot under a clause in the 14th Amendment marks the first time in history the provision has been used to prohibit someone from running for the presidency. The U.S. Supreme Court will likely have the final say on the matter, and their decision could have far-reaching consequences for Trump’s 2024 campaign
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/trump-insurrection-14th-amendment-2024-colorado-79373b5043976588b599fc00ede049e8__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1664cOEHvctYmERcC7fnDgSY4YVjRH5SL6CvrBoo_Qv9y8gpJatUnjRWgkoG7wTGC1VwXbfdPmwwj6V-CeBUSkSpEi9LtTqW$

Trump Tells High Court There’s No Need To Rush The Jan. 6 Case Against Him: Trump, though, would have the ability to end that prosecution if he returns to the White House before the case has concluded.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-supreme-court-immunity_n_6580d75fe4b01d1b9534cf4d__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1664cOEHvctYmERcC7fnDgSY4YVjRH5SL6CvrBoo_Qv9y8gpJatUnjRWgkoG7wTGC1VwXbfdPmwwj6V-CeBUSkSpEgEmhCDq$

With voting now less than a month away, the non-Trump GOP presidential candidates are again opting not to exploit his greatest vulnerability: The continuing legal consequences of his Jan. 6 coup attempt. Meanwhile, President Joe Biden agreed with a key part of the Colorado high court’s ruling.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-rivals-coup-attempt_n_65833454e4b04da984257ce2*:*:text=Partycapitol*20riot-,Non*2DTrump*20GOP*20Rivals*20Still*20Unwilling*20To*20Use*20Trump’s*20Jan,court*20rather*20than*20blame*20Trump__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!1664cOEHvctYmERcC7fnDgSY4YVjRH5SL6CvrBoo_Qv9y8gpJatUnjRWgkoG7wTGC1VwXbfdPmwwj6V-CeBUSkSpEqwuTfEt$

Colorado GOP Threatens to Go Rogue If Trump Decision Stands: The Colorado Republican Party on Tuesday threatened to switch its presidential nominating process from a primary to a caucus system, following the state’s Supreme Court ruling Tuesday that rendered former President Trump ineligible to appear on the primary ballot. The Colorado GOP’s account on X, formerly Twitter, replied to a post from Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, who pledged to “withdraw from the Colorado GOP primary unless Trump is also allowed to be on the state’s ballot.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4369749-colorado-gop-threatens-to-shift-to-caucus-system-over-trump-ruling/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1664cOEHvctYmERcC7fnDgSY4YVjRH5SL6CvrBoo_Qv9y8gpJatUnjRWgkoG7wTGC1VwXbfdPmwwj6V-CeBUSkSpEr50m_gS$

Colorado’s Trump Ruling Gives SCOTUS a Shot at Redemption: A decision from Colorado on Tuesday will likely force the court to decide, very quickly by SCOTUS standards, if states can ban Trump from the ballot using the U.S. Constitution’s insurrection clause. It stayed the ruling until Jan. 4, with the option to keep the stay in place if the Supreme Court takes up the case before then.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.axios.com/2023/12/20/trump-supreme-court-colorado-ballot__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1664cOEHvctYmERcC7fnDgSY4YVjRH5SL6CvrBoo_Qv9y8gpJatUnjRWgkoG7wTGC1VwXbfdPmwwj6V-CeBUSkSpEl_15Uj4$

Government official forced to flee after Trump fans shared address online: court filing: A government official was forced to flee his home after one former President Donald Trump’s supporters shared his address online, according to information revealed in an unredacted gag order issued Wednesday
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rawstory.com/unredacted-trump-gag-order/*:*:text=Kathleen*20Culliton,-Kathleen*20Culliton*20is&text=A*20government*20official*20was*20forced,unredacted*20gag*20order*20issued*20Wednesday__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!1664cOEHvctYmERcC7fnDgSY4YVjRH5SL6CvrBoo_Qv9y8gpJatUnjRWgkoG7wTGC1VwXbfdPmwwj6V-CeBUSkSpEuY2RLTa$

“Fascism Out Loud”: Trump’s Escalating Racist Rhetoric & the Far Right’s Plan for a Slow Civil War: As the 2024 presidential election campaign heats up, Republican front-runner Donald Trump is escalating his racist rhetoric https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.democracynow.org/2023/12/21/jeff_sharlet_trump_blood_poisoning_project2025__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1664cOEHvctYmERcC7fnDgSY4YVjRH5SL6CvrBoo_Qv9y8gpJatUnjRWgkoG7wTGC1VwXbfdPmwwj6V-CeBUSkSpEg-G7_8V$

# Gov / Politics / Global
China has made ‘clear signals’ that they plan to go to war in Asia: Jonathan DT Ward:
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.foxbusiness.com/video/6343659480112__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1664cOEHvctYmERcC7fnDgSY4YVjRH5SL6CvrBoo_Qv9y8gpJatUnjRWgkoG7wTGC1VwXbfdPmwwj6V-CeBUSkSpEh004PHx$

Why North Korea’s Latest Nuclear Claims Are Raising Alarms: North Korea’s new wave of propaganda suggests that it has succeeded in miniaturizing its nuclear warheads and made its missiles easier to launch and harder to intercept. The claims, not fully corroborated, show the country is on a path that is worrying to its neighbors, and to the United States.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/06/02/world/asia/north-korea-nuclear.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1664cOEHvctYmERcC7fnDgSY4YVjRH5SL6CvrBoo_Qv9y8gpJatUnjRWgkoG7wTGC1VwXbfdPmwwj6V-CeBUSkSpEpusV9wK$

When Zionist militias, using advanced Western arms, conquered historic Palestine in 1947- 48, they expressed their victory through the deliberate humiliation of Palestinians. Much of that humiliation targeted women, in particular, knowing how the dishonor of Palestinian females represents, according to Arab culture, a sense of dishonor to the whole community. This strategy remains in use to this day.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.mintpressnews.com/urinating-prisoners-humiliation-functional-israel-war-palestinians/286504/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1664cOEHvctYmERcC7fnDgSY4YVjRH5SL6CvrBoo_Qv9y8gpJatUnjRWgkoG7wTGC1VwXbfdPmwwj6V-CeBUSkSpEothDp9T$

# Gov / Politics
Amid U.N. Security Council Intrigue, U.S. Privately Moves To Block Another Option For International Accountability For Gaza: As bloodshed continues in Gaza, the Biden administration is finalizing plans to urge Switzerland to reject a request from Palestine to hold a conference on violations of the Geneva Conventions. This comes as the U.S. is simultaneously slow-rolling a U.N. Security Council resolution that would drastically increase the flow of humanitarian aid into the besieged strip
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/un-security-council-us-block-accountability-international-gaza_n_6583338ce4b04da984257b9c__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1664cOEHvctYmERcC7fnDgSY4YVjRH5SL6CvrBoo_Qv9y8gpJatUnjRWgkoG7wTGC1VwXbfdPmwwj6V-CeBUSkSpEp1XXZ1O$

U.S. Relationship With Netanyahu Government Has Turned Toxic: Biden Administration’s Relationship With Netanyahu Government Has Turned Toxic. Senior officials are working day and night toward a resolution to the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, but they’re getting little help from Bibi—who’s supposed to be an ally.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://time.com/6267020/biden-netanyahu-relationship-turned-icy/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1664cOEHvctYmERcC7fnDgSY4YVjRH5SL6CvrBoo_Qv9y8gpJatUnjRWgkoG7wTGC1VwXbfdPmwwj6V-CeBUSkSpEnCPnwkh$

The West is now at war with Iran and its proxies: Beefing up U.S. naval deployments is not enough to boost deterrence, Washington must also respond decisively to proxy attacks on its forces and increase economic pressure on Tehran. It has been a recurring theme of Iran’s innate hostility towards the West that, irrespective of the ayatollahs’ constant threats, Tehran has invariably shied away from provoking a direct confrontation.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/risks-wider-war-iran-and-its-proxies__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1664cOEHvctYmERcC7fnDgSY4YVjRH5SL6CvrBoo_Qv9y8gpJatUnjRWgkoG7wTGC1VwXbfdPmwwj6V-CeBUSkSpEuezDann$

US shouldn’t protect Chinese shipping in the Red Sea: The United States has established a maritime security initiative to confront Houthi rebel attacks on international shipping in the Red Sea. Two actions should now follow. First, President Joe Biden should order air and missile strikes against Houthi forces in Yemen. He should request that the United Kingdom, France, and Spain (also members of the initiative) participate in those strikes to lend them multinational credibility.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/us-shouldnt-protect-chinese-shipping-in-the-red-sea__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1664cOEHvctYmERcC7fnDgSY4YVjRH5SL6CvrBoo_Qv9y8gpJatUnjRWgkoG7wTGC1VwXbfdPmwwj6V-CeBUSkSpEkeH4YPb$

US stalls UN resolution amid rising Gaza crisis and Israeli war crime claims: The unfolding crisis in Gaza and the U.S.’s pivotal role in shaping the UN Security Council’s response underscore the complexities of international diplomacy and humanitarian intervention.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nationofchange.org/2023/12/21/us-stalls-un-resolution-amid-rising-gaza-crisis-and-israeli-war-crime-claims/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1664cOEHvctYmERcC7fnDgSY4YVjRH5SL6CvrBoo_Qv9y8gpJatUnjRWgkoG7wTGC1VwXbfdPmwwj6V-CeBUSkSpElaUo8H_$

FEC urges Congress to close foreign money loophole: The Federal Election Commission is urging Congress to close a loophole in federal law that allows foreign corporations to finance ballot measures.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2023/12/fec-urges-congress-to-close-foreign-money-loophole*:*:text=The*20Federal*20Election*20Commission*20is,corporations*20to*20finance*20ballot*20measures__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!1664cOEHvctYmERcC7fnDgSY4YVjRH5SL6CvrBoo_Qv9y8gpJatUnjRWgkoG7wTGC1VwXbfdPmwwj6V-CeBUSkSpEoAkGlEu$

# Legal / DOJ
A federal judge temporarily blocked a California law that would have banned carrying firearms in most public places starting next month, ruling that it violates the Second Amendment and deprives people of their ability to defend themselves and their loved ones.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/california-gun-laws-concealed-carry-c7ebb8506ed99f41b59455350647c0b6__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1664cOEHvctYmERcC7fnDgSY4YVjRH5SL6CvrBoo_Qv9y8gpJatUnjRWgkoG7wTGC1VwXbfdPmwwj6V-CeBUSkSpEhW_bmxg$

# Medical / Health
The Texas Supreme Court is calling on the state’s medical board to offer guidance to doctors on how to handle exceptions to Texas’ abortion laws. However, doctors say nonbinding guidance won’t be enough to give them reassurance.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2023/12/21/texas-medical-board-abortion/*:*:text=The*20Texas*20Supreme*20Court*20has,wouldn’t*20be*20enough*20reassurance__;I34lJSUlJSUl!!On18fmf1aQ!1664cOEHvctYmERcC7fnDgSY4YVjRH5SL6CvrBoo_Qv9y8gpJatUnjRWgkoG7wTGC1VwXbfdPmwwj6V-CeBUSkSpEuQe9tuH$

Texas abortion law’s wording is causing dangerous confusion over emergency medical exceptions, critics say: Emergency medical exceptions to the Texas abortion ban are extremely rare, and experts say the law leaves medical providers with their hands tied and puts patients at risk.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/15/us/texas-abortion-ban-emergency-medical-exception/index.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1664cOEHvctYmERcC7fnDgSY4YVjRH5SL6CvrBoo_Qv9y8gpJatUnjRWgkoG7wTGC1VwXbfdPmwwj6V-CeBUSkSpEj3FHApL$

# Medical Technology
Bioprinting in 3D: Imagine someone needs a heart transplant and scientists take cells from that person to create an entire new heart for them. Research on the International Space Station is helping to bring that dream closer to reality. The Russian state space agency ROSCOSMOS launched equipment in 2018, 3D MBP, that included a magnetic printer called Organ.Aut. A series of experiments from 2018 through 2020 showed that this approach could create tissue constructs, helping to pave the way for additional research on producing artificial organs.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Bioprinting_in_3D_2023_Science_Wrap_999.html*:*:text=Bioprinting*20technology*20also*20could*20create,a*20binder*20on*20a*20film__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!1664cOEHvctYmERcC7fnDgSY4YVjRH5SL6CvrBoo_Qv9y8gpJatUnjRWgkoG7wTGC1VwXbfdPmwwj6V-CeBUSkSpEnN7dHp7$

# Military / DOD
Biden prepares to launch missile strike on Houthi rebels amid crisis in Red Sea: The Biden administration has sent messages to the Houthi rebels in Yemen via several channels recently warning them to stop their attacks on ships in the Red Sea and against Israel, two U.S. officials said.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.axios.com/2023/12/14/us-warns-yemens-houthis-stop-red-sea-attacks__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1664cOEHvctYmERcC7fnDgSY4YVjRH5SL6CvrBoo_Qv9y8gpJatUnjRWgkoG7wTGC1VwXbfdPmwwj6V-CeBUSkSpEixA9hXy$

US officials frustrated by Biden administration’s response to attacks in Red Sea: An hours-long firefight involving U.S. commercial vessels in the Red Sea this weekend has left some U.S. officials frustrated by what they see as the Biden administration’s deliberate downplaying of a major threat to American forces. A U.S. Navy warship scrambled to respond to multiple distress calls on Sunday, as Houthi rebels in Yemen launched missiles and drones against three separate commercial vessels. The USS Carney fired back, taking down three unmanned aerial systems.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2023/12/04/biden-response-red-sea-attacks-00130018__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1664cOEHvctYmERcC7fnDgSY4YVjRH5SL6CvrBoo_Qv9y8gpJatUnjRWgkoG7wTGC1VwXbfdPmwwj6V-CeBUSkSpEnSObZgb$

Biden weighs up direct military strikes against Houthi sites in Yemen to avoid the $2million cost per shot of bringing down the rebel group’s attack drones in bid to protect trade routes through the Red Sea The Pentagon is keeping its cards close to its chest amid reports that officials have offered Biden an option for direct military strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen, which could result in a standoff with Iran
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12885435/biden-houthi-iran-military-strikes-red-sea.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1664cOEHvctYmERcC7fnDgSY4YVjRH5SL6CvrBoo_Qv9y8gpJatUnjRWgkoG7wTGC1VwXbfdPmwwj6V-CeBUSkSpEtsuNN_k$

# Military / Global
REIGN OF TERROR: Yemen will be a warzone ‘worse than Vietnam’ for US, Iran-backed Houthi chief warns after ‘missile strike plan’ revealed. The US is allegedly drawing up potential plans to strike Yemen, while its 10-country naval fleet takes shape in the Red Sea. The leader of the Iran-backed Houthi rebels has vowed to target American warships if President Biden orders missile strikes against its forces.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/25119316/yemen-arzone-worse-vietnam-houthi-chief/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1664cOEHvctYmERcC7fnDgSY4YVjRH5SL6CvrBoo_Qv9y8gpJatUnjRWgkoG7wTGC1VwXbfdPmwwj6V-CeBUSkSpEqsKOPoi$

Iran warns US will face ‘problems’ with Red Sea task force plans: US and allies in talks to form multinational task force to address attacks by Iran-aligned Houthis on ships in Red Sea. Iran’s Defence Minister Mohammad Reza Ashtiani has warned that a planned United States-backed multinational task force to protect shipping in the Red Sea would face “extraordinary problems.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/12/14/iran-warns-us-of-problems-in-response-to-red-sea-task-force-plans__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1664cOEHvctYmERcC7fnDgSY4YVjRH5SL6CvrBoo_Qv9y8gpJatUnjRWgkoG7wTGC1VwXbfdPmwwj6V-CeBUSkSpEoKSU1GT$

# Space / NASA
NASA’s 3D-printed Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine Test a Success:
Engineers at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, successfully tested a novel, 3D-printed RDRE for 251 seconds (or longer than four minutes), producing more than 5,800 pounds of thrust. That kind of sustained burn emulates typical requirements for a lander touchdown or a deep-space burn that could set a spacecraft on course from the Moon to Mars
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/marshall/nasas-3d-printed-rotating-detonation-rocket-engine-test-a-success/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1664cOEHvctYmERcC7fnDgSY4YVjRH5SL6CvrBoo_Qv9y8gpJatUnjRWgkoG7wTGC1VwXbfdPmwwj6V-CeBUSkSpEir8uFdy$

NASA Outlines Future Strategy for Post-ISS Microgravity Research Labs in LEO: In September 2022, the National Space Council directed NASA to “develop a plan for the next generation microgravity national lab in a commercial space station world.” NASA has been working to develop this strategy, to include considerations for establishing robust international partner pathways outlined in a report https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/NASA_Outlines_Future_Strategy_for_Post_ISS_Microgravity_Research_Labs_in_LEO_999.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1664cOEHvctYmERcC7fnDgSY4YVjRH5SL6CvrBoo_Qv9y8gpJatUnjRWgkoG7wTGC1VwXbfdPmwwj6V-CeBUSkSpEji-eYU3$

China’s secret space plane emits strong signal to the ground when passing North America: satellite tracker: Strong emissions were detected at the frequency of 2280 megahertz while the uncrewed reusable plane was flying over British Columbia, Canada, where Scott Tilley is based, he told the South China Morning Post in an email on Tuesday. Ling Xin is a science journalist based in Ohio.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3245815/chinas-secret-space-plane-emits-strong-signal-ground-when-passing-north-america-satellite-tracker?utm_source=Newswav&utm_medium=Website__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1664cOEHvctYmERcC7fnDgSY4YVjRH5SL6CvrBoo_Qv9y8gpJatUnjRWgkoG7wTGC1VwXbfdPmwwj6V-CeBUSkSpEhkjNMQp$

# Water
A Saudi company abusing water rights in the US lost its leases: Gov. Katie Hobbs on Tuesday defended the decision to strip a Saudi company of its right to lease state land to farm alfalfa for export, and get the water underneath it free, but had no answers to what will become of the nearly 3,500 acres after that.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.eacourier.com/news/state/saudi-firm-to-lose-lease-on-arizona-alfalfa-operation/article_d409fdee-63aa-11ee-9be7-875e2c10313b.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1664cOEHvctYmERcC7fnDgSY4YVjRH5SL6CvrBoo_Qv9y8gpJatUnjRWgkoG7wTGC1VwXbfdPmwwj6V-CeBUSkSpEujWg3CE$

Saudi company with alfalfa farms in Arizona to appeal governor’s move to revoke groundwater deal: Fondomonte leases thousands of acres of state-owned land for farming, and while numerous companies have similar agricultural leases, Fondomonte has become a lightning rod of sorts because the location of its leases allows it to pump water unchecked. Fondomonte Arizona grows alfalfa that it ships back to the Middle East to feed cows. Below-market-rate leases to the company first were reported by The Arizona Republic last year.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/arizona-investigations/2023/10/03/saudi-company-fondomonte-to-fight-arizona-termination-of-water-lease/71051063007/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1664cOEHvctYmERcC7fnDgSY4YVjRH5SL6CvrBoo_Qv9y8gpJatUnjRWgkoG7wTGC1VwXbfdPmwwj6V-CeBUSkSpEpBkYBV5$

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December 20, 2023
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# Indigenous / Global
Why more than 60 Indigenous nations oppose the Line 5 oil pipeline: The 70-year-old pipeline, which just won a key permit, poses “an unacceptable risk of an oil spill into the Great Lakes.” Line 5 is an outdated oil-and-gas pipeline that poses unacceptable risks of an oil spill, especially as it travels along the lakebed through the Straits of Mackinac in a four-mile section known as the dual pipelines.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://grist.org/indigenous/why-more-than-60-indigenous-nations-oppose-the-line-5-oil-pipeline/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2G4i-VZcJiZh-HJF_VtDu1yxwXMn4cK9zZuqCZYSpjvK6KXfM-bNmjaPMiBIpt2rUEqn_Gq88xVIRIN9mDes6DRSHMp6pqC_$

# Border / Immigration / Migrants
Immigrant rights groups sue Texas to halt law allowing arrests of migrants: The lawsuit asks judge to prevent the state from enforcing Bill 4, which authorizes Texas police to arrest immigrants suspected of crossing the border illegally.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2023/12/19/texas-immigration-law-lawsuit-border-aclu/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2G4i-VZcJiZh-HJF_VtDu1yxwXMn4cK9zZuqCZYSpjvK6KXfM-bNmjaPMiBIpt2rUEqn_Gq88xVIRIN9mDes6DRSHB3O849j$

Chicago Suburb to Oust Immigrants From Hotel and YMCA in Policy Change: All migrants housed in two locations in Oak Park will be required to move out by Jan. 31, village officials disclosed Wednesday. The approximately 160 people at The Carleton of Oak Park hotel and the West Cook YMCA are to be notified of the eviction date this week.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/immigration/chicago-suburb-evict-immigrants-hotel-ymca-change-policy__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2G4i-VZcJiZh-HJF_VtDu1yxwXMn4cK9zZuqCZYSpjvK6KXfM-bNmjaPMiBIpt2rUEqn_Gq88xVIRIN9mDes6DRSHB0Yi0hI$

# Censorship
Combating censorship: Pressley’s bill targets discriminatory book bans as civil rights violations: In a bold move against escalating book bans, Rep. Ayanna Pressley introduces a legislative response to safeguard diversity and freedom in literature. Specifically, the legislation would: Ensure primary and secondary schools have a library with a trained librarian; Require public libraries and school libraries to maintain a diverse collection of books; Classify discriminatory book bans as violations of federal civil rights laws https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nationofchange.org/2023/12/20/combating-censorship-pressleys-bill-targets-discriminatory-book-bans-as-civil-rights-violations/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2G4i-VZcJiZh-HJF_VtDu1yxwXMn4cK9zZuqCZYSpjvK6KXfM-bNmjaPMiBIpt2rUEqn_Gq88xVIRIN9mDes6DRSHPS3-h3s$

# Education / Schools
Steve Bannon Wants Kids to Use Guns to Defend Themselves From Bullies: On Tuesday, Bannon broadcast an episode of his podcast from Turning Point USA’s America Fest, during which he advocated for American children to receive firearms training in school, arguing that possessing guns would also help them combat bullying, a suggestion that drew cheers from the conservative crowd at the event.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/steve-bannon-wants-kids-use-guns-defend-themselves-bullies-1853928__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2G4i-VZcJiZh-HJF_VtDu1yxwXMn4cK9zZuqCZYSpjvK6KXfM-bNmjaPMiBIpt2rUEqn_Gq88xVIRIN9mDes6DRSHFsBqF1x$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals
Worried about safety, a small West Texas town challenges planned cross-border pipeline: A proposed pipeline has residents in the 2,000-person town of Van Horn on alert as concerns mount over lack of transparency and possible environmental risk. Critics are calling on federal regulators to increase their scrutiny and oversight of the proposed pipeline, which would send gas from Texas to the Mexican coast for export to other countries.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ksat.com/news/texas/2023/12/20/worried-about-safety-a-small-west-texas-town-challenges-planned-cross-border-pipeline/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2G4i-VZcJiZh-HJF_VtDu1yxwXMn4cK9zZuqCZYSpjvK6KXfM-bNmjaPMiBIpt2rUEqn_Gq88xVIRIN9mDes6DRSHJ2MAbfc$

Drilling under Pennsylvania’s ‘Gasland’ town has been banned since 2010. It’s coming back: One of Pennsylvania’s leading natural gas companies is poised to drill and frack in the rural community where it was banned for a dozen years for polluting the water supply.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://wtop.com/national/2023/12/drilling-under-pennsylvanias-gasland-town-has-been-banned-since-2010-its-coming-back/*:*:text=It’s*20coming*20back.,-The*20Associated*20Press&text=A*20year*20after*20pleading*20no,for*20polluting*20the*20water*20supply__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSUlJSU!!On18fmf1aQ!2G4i-VZcJiZh-HJF_VtDu1yxwXMn4cK9zZuqCZYSpjvK6KXfM-bNmjaPMiBIpt2rUEqn_Gq88xVIRIN9mDes6DRSHHmstf8g$

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure
Republicans ask Supreme Court to review Antiquities Act: Lawmakers want the high court to take up litigation centered on Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument expansion and timber harvesting. House and Senate Republicans are urging the Supreme Court to take up a review of the Antiquities Act, arguing that former President Barack Obama “usurped Congress’s authority” to manage federal lands and warning that other presidents might do the same.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews/2023/12/19/republicans-ask-supreme-court-to-review-antiquities-act-00132517__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2G4i-VZcJiZh-HJF_VtDu1yxwXMn4cK9zZuqCZYSpjvK6KXfM-bNmjaPMiBIpt2rUEqn_Gq88xVIRIN9mDes6DRSHB7deNv3$

“World’s biggest iceberg” weighs one trillion tons and is floating freely in the open seas: Called A23a, the platform of floating ice has a surface area of 1,500 square miles, a volume of 263 cubic miles and a mass just below one trillion tones. That makes it not only four times as big as Greater London, but a whopping 100 million times as heavy as the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.earth.com/news/iceberg-that-weighs-more-than-the-eiffel-tower-is-floating-freely/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2G4i-VZcJiZh-HJF_VtDu1yxwXMn4cK9zZuqCZYSpjvK6KXfM-bNmjaPMiBIpt2rUEqn_Gq88xVIRIN9mDes6DRSHOvOU0OH$

12% of bird species driven to extinction: Humans are probably responsible for the extinction of around 1,500 bird species over the past 126,000 years. Ecologists made the estimate by using a model that looked at documented extinctions, fossil records and predictions of species richness on 1,488 islands. The model suggested that around 1,300–1,500 bird species — about 12% of the total worldwide — have become extinct since the Late Pleistocene (which was an epoch roughly 126,000–12,000 years ago). Human activities are likely to have caused the vast majority of these extinctions.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-04065-4*:*:text=The*20model*20suggested*20that*20around,vast*20majority*20of*20these*20extinctions__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!2G4i-VZcJiZh-HJF_VtDu1yxwXMn4cK9zZuqCZYSpjvK6KXfM-bNmjaPMiBIpt2rUEqn_Gq88xVIRIN9mDes6DRSHH041bFU$

# Gov / Politics / Global
Ukrainian trial demonstrates 2014 Maidan massacre was false flag: A massacre of protesters during the 2014 Maidan coup set the stage for the ouster of Ukraine’s elected president, Viktor Yanukovych. Now, an explosive trial in Kiev has produced evidence the killings were a false flag designed to trigger regime change.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thegrayzone.com/2023/12/11/ukrainian-maidan-massacre-false-flag/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2G4i-VZcJiZh-HJF_VtDu1yxwXMn4cK9zZuqCZYSpjvK6KXfM-bNmjaPMiBIpt2rUEqn_Gq88xVIRIN9mDes6DRSHEOHLhQL$

Everyone hates Zelensky and his WEF/Nazi dictatorship: Ukrainians tell MP they would give up citizenship to avoid conscription: Some 74% of men and 65% of women said they would opt to hand over their passports in Facebook surveys.| A majority of Ukrainians responding to a Facebook poll by a leading lawmaker have said they would be willing to renounce their citizenship in order to avoid being drafted into the military.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rt.com/russia/589300-ukrainians-renounce-citizenship-bezuglaya/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2G4i-VZcJiZh-HJF_VtDu1yxwXMn4cK9zZuqCZYSpjvK6KXfM-bNmjaPMiBIpt2rUEqn_Gq88xVIRIN9mDes6DRSHJikylRB$

Russia and China Lock Arms Again to Defy the West: Senior officials from Russia and China talked up the staying power of their partnership this week and vowed to press on with a trade relationship conducted without the U.S. dollar. Mikhail Mishustin, the Russian prime minister, visited Beijing for the second time this year. On Wednesday, he was given an audience with Chinese President Xi Jinping, who said deepening ties between the two nations was “a strategic choice,” according to China’s official Xinhua News Agency.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/russia-china-mikhail-mishustin-beijing-visit-xi-jinping-1854005__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2G4i-VZcJiZh-HJF_VtDu1yxwXMn4cK9zZuqCZYSpjvK6KXfM-bNmjaPMiBIpt2rUEqn_Gq88xVIRIN9mDes6DRSHNVGGqsu$

# Gov / Politics
Republicans Don’t Want to Answer for Trump’s Racist Anti-Immigrant Rant: Trump’s defenders suggest he was merely talking about policy when he said immigrants were “poisoning the blood of the country.” But there was nothing ambiguous about his remarks. Republicans have for years relied on racist and xenophobic tropes to buttress their draconian anti-immigration policies and vision. Trump himself has promised a harsh crackdown on immigrants should he retake the presidency in 2024, one that includes mass deportations and a network of migrant detainment camps.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://au.news.yahoo.com/gop-sen-disappointed-trump-anti-192621670.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2G4i-VZcJiZh-HJF_VtDu1yxwXMn4cK9zZuqCZYSpjvK6KXfM-bNmjaPMiBIpt2rUEqn_Gq88xVIRIN9mDes6DRSHHJd6L8h$

Gen. Jack Keane: US military being ‘shut down’ here by Biden White House: Fox News senior strategic analyst Gen. Jack Keane reacts to growing Middle East tensions and Houthi attacks
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://finance.yahoo.com/news/gen-jack-keane-us-military-220144088.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2G4i-VZcJiZh-HJF_VtDu1yxwXMn4cK9zZuqCZYSpjvK6KXfM-bNmjaPMiBIpt2rUEqn_Gq88xVIRIN9mDes6DRSHNyUkn99$

# LGBTQ / Gender
The New “Lavender Scare,” How Fear and Prejudice Impacted a Nation in Crisis: On April 27th, 1953, United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower put into place Executive Order 10450.1. The purpose of the policy was to purge the federal government of anybody who did not fit the ideals of American morality during its era. While the document refrained from explicitly naming homosexuals as one of its targets, it did exclude anyone with “sexual perversion,” which was a euphemism for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer (LGBTQ+) people at that time.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1113&context=aujh__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2G4i-VZcJiZh-HJF_VtDu1yxwXMn4cK9zZuqCZYSpjvK6KXfM-bNmjaPMiBIpt2rUEqn_Gq88xVIRIN9mDes6DRSHMjJ-_5h$

You’ve Probably Heard of the Red Scare, but the Lesser-Known, Anti-Gay ‘Lavender Scare’ Is Rarely Taught in Schools: In 1980 was the continuation of a policy launched nearly 30 years earlier, in 1953. Under President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s Executive Order 10450, the investigation, interrogation and systematic removal of gay men and lesbians from the federal government became policy. Known as the “Lavender Scare,” the policy was based on the unfounded fear that gay men and lesbians “posed a threat to national security because they were vulnerable to blackmail and were considered to have weak moral characters,” says historian David K. Johnson. According to him, this aspect of American history has largely been overlooked.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://time.com/5922679/lavender-scare-history/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2G4i-VZcJiZh-HJF_VtDu1yxwXMn4cK9zZuqCZYSpjvK6KXfM-bNmjaPMiBIpt2rUEqn_Gq88xVIRIN9mDes6DRSHGCtMF-u$

The Lavender Scare: the shocking true story of an anti-LGBT witch-hunt: In an eye-opening new documentary, director Josh Howard reveals the horrifying state-sanctioned homophobia that once plagued the US https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/jun/18/the-lavender-scare-the-shocking-true-story-of-an-anti-lgbt-witch-hunt__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2G4i-VZcJiZh-HJF_VtDu1yxwXMn4cK9zZuqCZYSpjvK6KXfM-bNmjaPMiBIpt2rUEqn_Gq88xVIRIN9mDes6DRSHFmilyBY$

# Medical Science
America’s deadly flirtation with antiscience and the medical freedom movement: The initial United States government response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic was marked by a frequent disconnect between government policies and the recommendations of scientific experts.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8011881/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2G4i-VZcJiZh-HJF_VtDu1yxwXMn4cK9zZuqCZYSpjvK6KXfM-bNmjaPMiBIpt2rUEqn_Gq88xVIRIN9mDes6DRSHBhkQ-wl$

In a World First, a Patient’s Antibody Cells Were Just Genetically Engineered: That’s the idea behind a trial launched by Seattle-based biotech company Immusoft. The company announced today that its scientists have genetically programmed a patient’s B cells and put them back in his body in an effort to treat disease. It’s the first time engineered B cells have been tested in a person.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.healthleadersmedia.com/innovation/world-first-patients-antibody-cells-were-just-genetically-engineered__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2G4i-VZcJiZh-HJF_VtDu1yxwXMn4cK9zZuqCZYSpjvK6KXfM-bNmjaPMiBIpt2rUEqn_Gq88xVIRIN9mDes6DRSHCNQoLzl$

The Age of Crispr Medicine Is Here: Scientists have long imagined being able to correct defective genes to treat diseases at their source. Crispr offers a way to do that. It took just over 11 years—lightning fast for drug-development timelines—for Crispr to move from a tool used in laboratories to a real therapy that could be prescribed to patients.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://time.com/6343853/fda-crispr-treatment-sickle-cell/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2G4i-VZcJiZh-HJF_VtDu1yxwXMn4cK9zZuqCZYSpjvK6KXfM-bNmjaPMiBIpt2rUEqn_Gq88xVIRIN9mDes6DRSHKSIcrye$

# Military / Global
U.S. deploys B-1B bomber after N.K. ICBM launch: The show of strength came after Kim Jong Un oversaw the launch of a ballistic missile capable of reaching any part of US mainland. The leader said his country would react to “confrontation with all-out confrontation.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.sky.com/story/us-deploys-bombers-in-response-to-north-korea-missile-tests-12751415__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2G4i-VZcJiZh-HJF_VtDu1yxwXMn4cK9zZuqCZYSpjvK6KXfM-bNmjaPMiBIpt2rUEqn_Gq88xVIRIN9mDes6DRSHN-wDrOT$

# Space
China’s Space Plane Puts Mysterious Objects In Earth Orbit: China’s Shenlong space plane caused intrigue this week after allegedly placing six unidentified objects into the Earth’s orbit shortly after taking off on its third mission. The Shenlong was launched on a Long March 2F rocket on December 14 at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert, according to China’s official news service Xinhua. The reusable robotic aircraft is on a mission whose detailed objectives have not been disclosed to the public.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/china-space-objects-mysterious-earth-orbit-1853973__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2G4i-VZcJiZh-HJF_VtDu1yxwXMn4cK9zZuqCZYSpjvK6KXfM-bNmjaPMiBIpt2rUEqn_Gq88xVIRIN9mDes6DRSHODmCi0p$

Scientists stumped by mysterious anomaly found on far side of Moon: The Korean orbital spacecraft Pathfinder Lunor Orbiter during the Danuri mission encountered a peculiar anomaly that challenged prior understandings of the satellite. Scientists have proposed two hypotheses to explain this unusual phenomenon, yet neither of them has substantial evidence backing it, reports IFLScience.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thedebrief.org/buried-on-the-far-side-of-the-moon-the-detection-of-a-mysterious-heat-emitting-object-leads-to-an-unexpected-discovery/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2G4i-VZcJiZh-HJF_VtDu1yxwXMn4cK9zZuqCZYSpjvK6KXfM-bNmjaPMiBIpt2rUEqn_Gq88xVIRIN9mDes6DRSHKwbRQLj$

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December 19, 2023
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# Archaeology / Anthropology
# Border / Immigration / Migrants
New Yorker faces ICE deportation, despite being U.S. citizen: Pascal “Shakoure” Charpentier was born on an army base in Germany and has called New York City home for three decades, but he might not be able to much longer. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is trying to deport him for being a Haitian immigrant, despite having never been to Haiti.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2023-12-19/immigration/new-yorker-faces-ice-deportation-despite-being-u-s-citizen/a87763-1*:*:text=Pascal*20*22Shakoure*22*20Charpentier*20was*20born,having*20never*20been*20to*20Haiti__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSUl!!On18fmf1aQ!yYF4bdVkz84XV6iQSNxQ1XFplJJvUUaiNoweRWYBCwwCzQ4e8Z7Q2xUKDrkz0n_Z_Sukv8_fPY76wfJRySaYX9JIGLrkClNk$

When ICE Tries to Deport Americans, Who Defends Them? “Some things happen for a reason,” he said, explaining his thinking. On the other hand, “I didn’t think that me being picked up by ice was a good reason” to leave behind a stockbroker job in New York for what would likely be permanent exile from the United States. Under the law, Busse was almost certainly a United States citizen. In the labyrinth that is U.S.
immigration law, certain immigrants automatically become citizens if, when they are minors, their parents become naturalized citizens.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/when-ice-tries-to-deport-americans-who-defends-them__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yYF4bdVkz84XV6iQSNxQ1XFplJJvUUaiNoweRWYBCwwCzQ4e8Z7Q2xUKDrkz0n_Z_Sukv8_fPY76wfJRySaYX9JIGEGWHNtz$

U.S. wrongfully deports its own citizens: The New Yorker article by William Finnegan, “The Deportation Machine,” highlights many of the continuing systemic problems with ICE policies, including its use of the flawed Secure Communities program, the prevalence of racial profiling, lack of any right to appointed counsel for individuals in immigration court. This lack of counsel is particularly problematic for people, who, because of their mental disabilities, may not understand the immigration proceeding enough to be able to represent themselves adequately.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.aclu.org/news/immigrants-rights/yes-us-wrongfully-deports-its-own-citizens__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yYF4bdVkz84XV6iQSNxQ1XFplJJvUUaiNoweRWYBCwwCzQ4e8Z7Q2xUKDrkz0n_Z_Sukv8_fPY76wfJRySaYX9JIGGWnkjZX$

Abbott enacts law making illegal entry into Texas a state crime: Gov. Greg Abbott signed historic border security bills into law on Monday, including making illegal entry from a foreign country a state crime. The Texas law is the first of its kind in the country and is expected to be challenged in court, with many arguing it’s unconstitutional https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2023/12/18/texas-governor-abbott-bills-border-wall-illegal-entry-crime-sb3-sb4/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yYF4bdVkz84XV6iQSNxQ1XFplJJvUUaiNoweRWYBCwwCzQ4e8Z7Q2xUKDrkz0n_Z_Sukv8_fPY76wfJRySaYX9JIGOMaxU_v$

Border Patrol suspends railroad crossings at two key ports of entry in Texas: U.S. Customs and Border Protection is closing international railroad bridges at two major ports of entry in Eagle Pass and El Paso, Texas, after a surge of more than 4,000 people illegally entered over a 48-hour period.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_a02e69c4-9dd4-11ee-b1a6-bfc33fabf13c.html?a&seyid=108109*utm_source=thecentersquare.com&utm_campaign=*2Fnewsletters*2Flists*2Ft2*2Fnatinoal*2F&utm_medium=email&utm_content=headline__;PyUlJSUl!!On18fmf1aQ!yYF4bdVkz84XV6iQSNxQ1XFplJJvUUaiNoweRWYBCwwCzQ4e8Z7Q2xUKDrkz0n_Z_Sukv8_fPY76wfJRySaYX9JIGDKmaACs$

Mexican president says he’ll fight Texas migrant crossing law: Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador pledged to fight a new Texas law allowing state authorities to prosecute migrants entering the U.S. from Mexico.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/latino/4367752-mexican-president-to-fight-texas-migrant-crossing-law/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yYF4bdVkz84XV6iQSNxQ1XFplJJvUUaiNoweRWYBCwwCzQ4e8Z7Q2xUKDrkz0n_Z_Sukv8_fPY76wfJRySaYX9JIGA5JBUQ3$

US-Mexico border at Eagle Pass faces ‘absolute collapse’: NO Border Patrol agents are patrolling large areas of border as 14,000 migrants enter city in a single day and agents are reassigned to guard them. NewsNation’s drone captured images of thousands of migrants waiting to be processed by Border Patrol agents, as large groups of more than 100 migrants crossed into Eagle Pass throughout the day, overwhelming agents and resources. Many of the migrants arrived on Sunday.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/immigration/border-coverage/eagle-pass-unprecedented-migrant-surge-border-patrol/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yYF4bdVkz84XV6iQSNxQ1XFplJJvUUaiNoweRWYBCwwCzQ4e8Z7Q2xUKDrkz0n_Z_Sukv8_fPY76wfJRySaYX9JIGLFFI2j-$

# Chemicals
Poisonous Pesticide overuse threatens bird species: Excessive use of toxic agricultural drugs has reduced varieties of native bird populations. According to data obtained by The Express Tribune from the Department of Zoology at the University of Punjab, a 69 per cent drop has been observed in the variety of bird populations over the past few decades with 240 birds species spotted in 1965 to only 74 recorded in the most recent survey carried out in 1997
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://tribune.com.pk/story/2450355/poisonous-harvest-pesticide-overuse-threatens-bird-species__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yYF4bdVkz84XV6iQSNxQ1XFplJJvUUaiNoweRWYBCwwCzQ4e8Z7Q2xUKDrkz0n_Z_Sukv8_fPY76wfJRySaYX9JIGEzo3BzU$

# Education / Schools
A Texas high school pilots the state’s first ever Asian American ethnic studies course, with a focus on Asian Americans’ contributions to U.S. History. The class where the celebration happened was an Asian American ethnic studies course being piloted at Round Rock High School this year, the first step for it to get full state approval. The course, the first of its kind in Texas, looks to educate students on how Asian Americans have impacted U.S. history. Texas currently offers three other ethnic courses statewide, focusing on Mexican American, African American and American Indian/Native American studies.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2023/12/19/asian-american-studies-texas-round-rock-isd/*:*:text=The*20class*20where*20the*20celebration,Americans*20have*20impacted*20U.S.*20history__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!yYF4bdVkz84XV6iQSNxQ1XFplJJvUUaiNoweRWYBCwwCzQ4e8Z7Q2xUKDrkz0n_Z_Sukv8_fPY76wfJRySaYX9JIGKNx-A6q$

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals / Technology FDA’s human food chief does not think spiked lead in applesauce was an accident: FDA’s new DeputyC for Human Foods, has raised the possibility that the applesauce packages are “purposefully contaminated with lead.” Jones said the FDA’s investigation continues, but “all the signals we’re getting lead to an intentional act on the part of someone in the supply chain.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2023/12/fdas-human-food-chief-does-not-think-spiked-lead-in-applesauce-was-an-accident/*:*:text=Jim*20Jones*2C*20FDA’s*20new*20DeputyC,someone*20in*20the*20supply*20chain.**B__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSXigJ0!!On18fmf1aQ!yYF4bdVkz84XV6iQSNxQ1XFplJJvUUaiNoweRWYBCwwCzQ4e8Z7Q2xUKDrkz0n_Z_Sukv8_fPY76wfJRySaYX9JIGEkWYBru$
See also: Officials in Ecuador continue an investigation into lead-tainted applesauce shipped to the U.S:
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2023/12/officials-in-ecuador-continue-investigation-into-lead-tainted-applesauce-shipped-to-u-s/*:*:text=Officials*20from*20the*20FDA*20have,times*20higher*20than*20recommended*20levels__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!yYF4bdVkz84XV6iQSNxQ1XFplJJvUUaiNoweRWYBCwwCzQ4e8Z7Q2xUKDrkz0n_Z_Sukv8_fPY76wfJRySaYX9JIGJMJEWwD$

Bean sprouts recalled after testing finds Listeria: Chang Farm of Whatley, MA is recalling 12 oz Nature’s Wonder Mung Bean Sprouts, with a sell-by date of Dec. 13, 2023, because of the presence of Listeria monocytogenes. The recall was initiated after a random sample was collected and analyzed by the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS)
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2023/12/bean-sprouts-recalled-after-testing-finds-listeria/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yYF4bdVkz84XV6iQSNxQ1XFplJJvUUaiNoweRWYBCwwCzQ4e8Z7Q2xUKDrkz0n_Z_Sukv8_fPY76wfJRySaYX9JIGIV81k0k$

Quaker Oats recalls granola bars and granola cereal over Salmonella concerns: The Quaker Oats Company is recalling certain granola bars and granola cereals because of potential Salmonella contamination. The products listed below are sold throughout the U.S., Puerto Rico, Guam and Saipan. As of the posting of this recall, Quaker has received no confirmed reports of illness related to the products covered by this recall.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2023/12/quacker-oats-recalls-granola-bars-and-granola-cereal-over-salmonella-concerns/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yYF4bdVkz84XV6iQSNxQ1XFplJJvUUaiNoweRWYBCwwCzQ4e8Z7Q2xUKDrkz0n_Z_Sukv8_fPY76wfJRySaYX9JIGG367YC7$

# Gov / Politics / Global
North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un Warns U.S. of Possible Nuclear Attack: The second U.S.-Republic of Korea Nuclear Consultative Group (NCG) convened in Washington on Friday for talks on nuclear deterrence as part of a commitment by the two countries to share more insight into planning in the event of conflict with North Korea. Pyongyang has developed and tested a range of ballistic missiles that can reach targets in South Korea, Japan and the U.S. mainland.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/us-warns-north-korea-against-nuclear-attacks-2023-12-16/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yYF4bdVkz84XV6iQSNxQ1XFplJJvUUaiNoweRWYBCwwCzQ4e8Z7Q2xUKDrkz0n_Z_Sukv8_fPY76wfJRySaYX9JIGAahsjPx$

# Gov / Politics
Bernie Sanders to force vote on Israeli war crimes, ISI document blows up Pakistan’s case against Imran Khan: Sanders officially took the first step toward conditioning military aid to Israel.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/12/18/bernie-sanders-force-vote-israel-war-crimes/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yYF4bdVkz84XV6iQSNxQ1XFplJJvUUaiNoweRWYBCwwCzQ4e8Z7Q2xUKDrkz0n_Z_Sukv8_fPY76wfJRySaYX9JIGGfMyuOg$

Rand Paul Wants To End Undeclared War In Syria: Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul plans to force a vote this week on a joint resolution to remove all U.S. troops from Syria within 30 days, according to sources on Capitol Hill familiar with his plans. “The American people have had enough of endless wars in the Middle East,” Paul told The Intercept by email. “Yet, 900 U.S. troops remain in Syria with no vital U.S. interest at stake, no definition of victory, no exit strategy, and no congressional authorization to be there.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/12/05/rand-paul-syria-war-troops/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yYF4bdVkz84XV6iQSNxQ1XFplJJvUUaiNoweRWYBCwwCzQ4e8Z7Q2xUKDrkz0n_Z_Sukv8_fPY76wfJRySaYX9JIGCfGe78T$

Biden Is Overseeing the Silent Death of the First Amendment: In early 2024, a new, grim chapter may be written in the annals of journalistic history. Julian Assange, the publisher of Wikileaks, could board a plane for extradition to the United States, where he faces up to 175 years in prison on espionage charges for the crime of publishing newsworthy information. The persecution of Assange is clear evidence that the Biden administration is overseeing the silent death of the First Amendment—with global consequences
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/julian-assange-belmarsh-tribunal/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yYF4bdVkz84XV6iQSNxQ1XFplJJvUUaiNoweRWYBCwwCzQ4e8Z7Q2xUKDrkz0n_Z_Sukv8_fPY76wfJRySaYX9JIGHxfZNQW$

Colorado Supreme Court Disqualifies ‘Insurrectionist’ Trump from 2024 Ballot: “Trump is disqualified from holding the office of president,” the state’s highest court found, citing his role in fomenting the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. A divided Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday declared former President Donald Trump ineligible for the White House under the U.S. Constitution’s insurrection clause and removed him from the state’s presidential primary ballot, setting up a likely showdown in the nation’s highest court to decide whether the front-runner for the GOP nomination can remain in the race.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/trump-insurrection-14th-amendment-2024-colorado-d16dd8f354eeaf450558378c65fd79a2__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yYF4bdVkz84XV6iQSNxQ1XFplJJvUUaiNoweRWYBCwwCzQ4e8Z7Q2xUKDrkz0n_Z_Sukv8_fPY76wfJRySaYX9JIGGIRxbXJ$

# Medical / Health
Largest Nursing Home in St. Louis Closes Suddenly, 170 Residents Forced Out Days Before Christmas: The largest nursing home in St. Louis closed abruptly last week, according to the union representing workers there, more than 170 people were moved to new homes without notifying relatives and staff did not receive their last paycheck.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/northview-nursing-home-closure-st-louis-78f24bc169ca7aaeed7aeb776e23dd80__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yYF4bdVkz84XV6iQSNxQ1XFplJJvUUaiNoweRWYBCwwCzQ4e8Z7Q2xUKDrkz0n_Z_Sukv8_fPY76wfJRySaYX9JIGM0dc1TY$

GOP states lead drive to boot poor kids off Medicaid: Sixty percent of kids who have lost Medicaid coverage this year came from just nine states, all of which are Republican-led, according to new data from the Biden administration. and the 10 states refusing the Affordable Care Act’s expansion of Medicaid to low-income adults have disenrolled more kids than all of the expansion states combined, the administration also reported.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.axios.com/2023/12/19/children-health-insurance-medicaid-unwinding__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yYF4bdVkz84XV6iQSNxQ1XFplJJvUUaiNoweRWYBCwwCzQ4e8Z7Q2xUKDrkz0n_Z_Sukv8_fPY76wfJRySaYX9JIGMFce0_-$

# Military / DOD
Pentagon Was Involved In Domestic Censorship Scheme, New CTIL Whistleblower Files Show: With the addition of “information” as a function of defense, DOD effectively declared that citizens’ perceptions, attitudes, decisions, and behaviors were subject to military scrutiny and manipulation. The Censorship Industrial Complex … aims to undermine and denigrate populist actors and movements through allegations that anti-government sentiment is linked to hate, conspiracy theories, or Russia.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://public.substack.com/p/pentagon-was-involved-in-domestic__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yYF4bdVkz84XV6iQSNxQ1XFplJJvUUaiNoweRWYBCwwCzQ4e8Z7Q2xUKDrkz0n_Z_Sukv8_fPY76wfJRySaYX9JIGNPnmoLD$

US launches naval force against Houthi attacks in Red Sea: A multinational naval force will be deployed in the Red Sea to defend against attacks from Houthis that have disrupted international shipping routes
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dw.com/en/us-launches-red-sea-force-against-attacks-by-yemens-houthis/a-67764682*:*:text=A*20multinational*20naval*20force*20will,Lloyd*20Austin*20announced*20on*20Tuesday__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!yYF4bdVkz84XV6iQSNxQ1XFplJJvUUaiNoweRWYBCwwCzQ4e8Z7Q2xUKDrkz0n_Z_Sukv8_fPY76wfJRySaYX9JIGCyqLxzd$

# Military / Global
The Real Force Behind the Houthis’ Attacks on U.S. Warships Isn’t Iran. It’s China: With increased purchases of sanctioned Iranian oil, China is making it possible for Tehran to financially support the Houthis and its other terrorist proxies, Hezbollah and Hamas.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/real-force-behind-houthis-attacks-us-warships-isnt-iran-its-china-opinion-1853867*:*:text=Yet*20Iran*20is*20not*20the,terrorist*20proxies*2C*20Hezbollah*20and*20Hamas__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSU!!On18fmf1aQ!yYF4bdVkz84XV6iQSNxQ1XFplJJvUUaiNoweRWYBCwwCzQ4e8Z7Q2xUKDrkz0n_Z_Sukv8_fPY76wfJRySaYX9JIGKa_Sb76$

NATO Under Pressure to Send Troops After Germany Deploys Military: Following Germany’s decision to deploy troops to Lithuania amid the ongoing war in Ukraine, some NATO nations like the U.K. may be under more pressure to follow suit. Germany’s Federal Ministry of Defence announced that it had signed a deal with Lithuania to deploy troops to the area in an effort to protect NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) territory.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/nato-pressure-germany-deploys-troops-1853716*:*:text=Following*20Germany’s*20decision*20to*20deploy,more*20pressure*20to*20follow*20suit__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!yYF4bdVkz84XV6iQSNxQ1XFplJJvUUaiNoweRWYBCwwCzQ4e8Z7Q2xUKDrkz0n_Z_Sukv8_fPY76wfJRySaYX9JIGDqjkmYa$

The Taliban are now arms dealers: The U.S. military retreated from Afghanistan two years ago, leaving behind weapons that are now turning up in far-flung trouble spots. In markets that have sprung up across the southern and eastern badlands, merchants with Taliban permits are offering U.S.made automatic assault rifles and handguns for sale.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/07/05/taliban-afghanistan-arms-dealers-weapons-sales-terrorism/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yYF4bdVkz84XV6iQSNxQ1XFplJJvUUaiNoweRWYBCwwCzQ4e8Z7Q2xUKDrkz0n_Z_Sukv8_fPY76wfJRySaYX9JIGDWWmeQh$

Iran is taking aim at the West, and we have too few ships to stop it: Today we face a more serious threat. Current events in the Red Sea are not an accident, nor the work of rag-tag pirates. We are defending trade against a well-funded and highly equipped militia group – the Houthis – which is firing pot-shots and has boarded ships transiting the area. Some 12 per cent of global trade passes through the Red Sea. If that is cut off, or even hindered, then we have a major economic crisis on our hands.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.yahoo.com/iran-taking-aim-west-too-174527122.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yYF4bdVkz84XV6iQSNxQ1XFplJJvUUaiNoweRWYBCwwCzQ4e8Z7Q2xUKDrkz0n_Z_Sukv8_fPY76wfJRySaYX9JIGJZzCxuG$

Biden does nothing as Iran-backed Houthis humiliate us: The world’s lone superpower has been unable to protect one of the most important commercial arteries on Earth from a band of Third World rebels. Welcome to the latest humiliation of a Biden administration foreign policy premised on not being overly provocative toward our enemies.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2023/12/19/opinion/biden-does-nothing-as-iran-backed-houthis-humiliate-us/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yYF4bdVkz84XV6iQSNxQ1XFplJJvUUaiNoweRWYBCwwCzQ4e8Z7Q2xUKDrkz0n_Z_Sukv8_fPY76wfJRySaYX9JIGBeZ3e4E$

Putin Says Russia Is Upgrading Its Nuclear Arsenal: He added that Russia would attempt to increase its number of voluntary and contract soldiers by over 250,000. Putin boasts Russia has upgraded entire nuclear arsenal as he goads West over Ukraine ‘failures.’ Russian ordnance manufacturers on track to boost shell production to two million per year
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/12/19/putin-claims-russia-has-upgraded-its-entire-nuclear-arsenal/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yYF4bdVkz84XV6iQSNxQ1XFplJJvUUaiNoweRWYBCwwCzQ4e8Z7Q2xUKDrkz0n_Z_Sukv8_fPY76wfJRySaYX9JIGHPfz_97$

# Social
Escalating crisis: A deep dive into America’s surging homelessness rates: Homelessness is a nationwide issue, but its impact varies significantly across states. A recent annual report by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) paints a stark picture of the nation’s struggle with homelessness, revealing that the numbers have climbed to their highest point since records began in 2007. This revelation comes amid growing concerns over the widening gap between income levels and housing affordability.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nationofchange.org/2023/12/19/escalating-crisis-a-deep-dive-into-americas-surging-homelessness-rates/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yYF4bdVkz84XV6iQSNxQ1XFplJJvUUaiNoweRWYBCwwCzQ4e8Z7Q2xUKDrkz0n_Z_Sukv8_fPY76wfJRySaYX9JIGAdjU7Rk$
See also:
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huduser.gov/portal/sites/default/files/pdf/2023-AHAR-Part-1.pdf__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yYF4bdVkz84XV6iQSNxQ1XFplJJvUUaiNoweRWYBCwwCzQ4e8Z7Q2xUKDrkz0n_Z_Sukv8_fPY76wfJRySaYX9JIGBYfrU75$

# Water
California is set to approve regulations for transforming wastewater into pure drinking water: California’s State Water Resources Control Board is set to approve new regulations today that would allow suppliers to begin treating wastewater and providing it to households across the state. When a toilet is flushed in California, the water can end up in a lot of places — the ice in a skating rink, the manufactured snow on ski slopes, in pipes providing irrigation for farmland. And — coming soon — in your drinking glass.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.abc27.com/news/us-world/ap-california-set-to-become-2nd-state-to-ok-rules-for-turning-wastewater-into-drinking-water/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yYF4bdVkz84XV6iQSNxQ1XFplJJvUUaiNoweRWYBCwwCzQ4e8Z7Q2xUKDrkz0n_Z_Sukv8_fPY76wfJRySaYX9JIGF8lldB5$

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# Border / Immigration / Migrants
Arizona governor signs order deploying National Guard to state’s border: Arizona’s governor signed an executive order deploying National Guard troops stationed in the state to its southern border Friday. “With this Executive Order, I am taking action where the federal government won’t,” Gov. Katie Hobbs (D-Ariz.) said in a statement on the new order.
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Controversy in Denver as Illegal Immigrant Influx Increases Beyond 30,000: Areporter from Denver strongly criticized the city for becoming a “sanctuary” for illegal immigrants. Jimmy Sengenberger, speaking on GB News, mentioned that large groups of migrants are arriving by bus, putting a strain on the city’s resources. Recent reports indicate that over $33 million has been spent by Denver to support the increasing number of people, with many coming from Venezuela. Sengenberger also noted a notable “change” in the origin of the arriving migrants.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/controversy-in-denver-as-illegal-immigrant-influx-increases-beyond-30-000/ar-AA1lD38f?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=68b6cccfb9d44a7bb013ee548e812a7b&ei=101__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xwkds21sxB5YaK53PQpu0wXN1VeEuzWJ8b5j9WGMvm6mGgzCwMu3crwl8rZcQq5g9JGNUGpqIqO4HNXqEd2H8OS8WWtsCGLE$

Biden administration has ‘enriched’ and ‘emboldened’ the Mexican cartels: Fox News contributor Tom Homan joined ‘Fox & Friends Weekend’ to discuss the U.S. border crisis following an incident where 10 IEDs were found during a cartel gunfight.
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# Border / Immigration / Migrants / Global Mexican military seize TEN IEDs at the US-Mexico border at Tucson: Border patrol agents are warned to be ‘vigilant’ as America is faced with unprecedented migrant surge. The IEDs were found by Mexican authorities after Tucson border patrol observed gunshots at the U.S.-Mexico border and a Tucson supervisory border patrol agent arrested an armed person on the U.S. side who had a loaded AK-47 rifle, two loaded AK magazines, loose rounds and a handgun.
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Arizona governor, a Democrat, orders National Guard to the border: Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs on Friday ordered National Guard troops to the border with Mexico, saying the U.S. federal government’s recent decision to close a legal port of entry in her state “has led to an unmitigated humanitarian crisis.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/2023/12/16/1219806441/arizonas-governor-is-sending-the-national-guard-to-the-border__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xwkds21sxB5YaK53PQpu0wXN1VeEuzWJ8b5j9WGMvm6mGgzCwMu3crwl8rZcQq5g9JGNUGpqIqO4HNXqEd2H8OS8WVQylJo4$

# Chemicals
‘Groundbreaking’ Legal Action Demands EPA Finally Ban Glyphosate: “EPA lacks a legal human health assessment of glyphosate to support its current use,” said a lawyer for the Center for Food Safety.
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# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals
‘Huge’: 1,600+ institutions holding $41trillion in assets have now divested from fossil fuels: The milestone, one campaigner said, should “give hope to folks that we are making an impact.” More than 1,600 institutions like universities, pension funds, and governments that hold more than $40.6 trillion in assets have now divested from fossil fuels, the Global Fossil Fuel Divestment Movement announced.
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# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals / Global Philippines wants to start new energy exploration projects in South China Sea: Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said his country is working to resolve “exploration issues” in the South China Sea so it could start new energy exploration projects in the resource-rich waterway to meet his nation’s energy needs. Philippine leader says his country is working to resolve “exploration issues” in the waterway so it could start energy projects to meet energy needs. In an interview with Japanese media on Saturday, Marcos Jnr said tensions in the sea have ‘increased rather than diminished’ in recent months
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3245365/south-china-sea-philippines-wants-start-energy-exploration-projects-waterway-says-marcos-jnr__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xwkds21sxB5YaK53PQpu0wXN1VeEuzWJ8b5j9WGMvm6mGgzCwMu3crwl8rZcQq5g9JGNUGpqIqO4HNXqEd2H8OS8WZZ18aFR$

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure
White House Announces Historic Agreement to Study Dam Removal and Fund Fish Restoration The settlement temporarily ends a protracted fight over 14 dams on the Columbia River basin. Tribes argued in a 2021 lawsuit that the dams caused the sharp decline in native fish.
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Bizarre Plastic Rocks Now Found Across Five Continents: A bizarre new type of rock containing plastic has been found across the globe, formed mainly from plastic we have created and discarded. This deposit is a combination of rock and plastic polymers from human waste that have been compressed together. Plastic rocks have been found both on the coast and inland in 11 countries across 5 continents so far. They illustrate the extent of plastic pollution throughout the world, with one researcher telling Newsweek the rocks pose an imminent danger to ocean sustainability and ultimately to human health.
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# Food Recalls / Alerts
Fresh Express recalls bagged spinach after state testing shows Listeria contamination: Fresh Express has issued a recall of Fresh Express Spinach, 8-ounce size, with product code G332 and a use-by date of Dec. 15, and Publix Spinach, 9-ounce size, with product code G332 and a use-by date of Dec. 14 because of possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
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Consumer complaints lead to recall of more than 13 tons of TGI Fridays chicken bites: Simmons Prepared Foods Inc. of Van Buren, AR, is recalling 26,550 pounds of TGI Fridays boneless chicken bites products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically pieces of clear, hard plastic, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2023/12/consumer-complaints-lead-to-recall-of-more-than-13-tons-of-tgi-fridays-chicken-bites/*:*:text=Simmons*20Prepared*20Foods*20Inc.*20of,Service*20(FSIS)*20announced*20today__;I34lJSUlJSUl!!On18fmf1aQ!xwkds21sxB5YaK53PQpu0wXN1VeEuzWJ8b5j9WGMvm6mGgzCwMu3crwl8rZcQq5g9JGNUGpqIqO4HNXqEd2H8OS8WSEDujlX$

# General News
After School Satan Clubs and pagan statues have popped up across US. What’s going on? Founded in 2013, Massachusetts-based The Satanic Temple has battled multiple districts, most recently in Pennsylvania, over its legal right to operate its After School Satan Clubs. The church, which is formally recognized by the IRS as a tax-exempt religious organization, often opens after-school programs in areas where Christian groups already operate, in an effort to counter Bible-based theology.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/12/16/satanic-temple-christian-controversy/71919541007/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xwkds21sxB5YaK53PQpu0wXN1VeEuzWJ8b5j9WGMvm6mGgzCwMu3crwl8rZcQq5g9JGNUGpqIqO4HNXqEd2H8OS8Wa7Hz99m$

‘Read the First Amendment’: Ron DeSantis slammed for backing Michael Cassidy after satanic statue demolition: DeSantis vows to help man charged with beheading Iowa Capitol’s Satanic Temple statue
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Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
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MSNBC host blown away by massive size of Russia intel file lost by Trump administration: During an MSNBC segment about a Russian intelligence file that went missing after Donald Trump lost the 2020 presidential election, host Alex Witt was stunned to find out it was not a simple file folder that could be easily misplaced. “Donald Trump was trying to declassify it,” Muldavin explained. “On January 19th this binder was going in and out of the White House because Donald Trump wanted to get that information out and into the hands of the right-wing media.”
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# Gov / Politics / Global
China Launches Massive Cyber Attack On Critical US Infrastructure: A new report claims China has been initiating more cyber attacks and has a greater plan to cripple the U.S. through hacking.
Report: State-sponsored Chinese hackers may have breached US systems Experts: Long game to distract, infect American commerce and infrastructure The challenge is getting the U.S. caught up with China https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsnationnow.com/world/china/chinese-hackers-target-us-infrastructure-report/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xwkds21sxB5YaK53PQpu0wXN1VeEuzWJ8b5j9WGMvm6mGgzCwMu3crwl8rZcQq5g9JGNUGpqIqO4HNXqEd2H8OS8WfuisCcD$

Israel Rounds Up Palestinians For Social Media Posts: A secretive task force run by Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir is detaining Palestinians, students and peace activists for social media posts. Detainees have been imprisoned in maximum security prisons for weeks.
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Finland joins NATO in historic shift, Russia threatens ‘counter-measures’: Finland formally joined NATO on Tuesday, its flag unfurling outside the military bloc’s Brussels headquarters, in a historic policy shift brought on by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine that drew a threat from Moscow of “counter-measures.” Finland’s accession, ending seven decades of military non-alignment, roughly doubles the length of the border the North Atlantic Treaty Organization shares with Russia and bolsters its eastern flank as the war in Ukraine grinds on with no resolution in sight.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/finland-set-join-nato-historic-shift-while-sweden-waits-2023-04-04/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xwkds21sxB5YaK53PQpu0wXN1VeEuzWJ8b5j9WGMvm6mGgzCwMu3crwl8rZcQq5g9JGNUGpqIqO4HNXqEd2H8OS8WQ2dNQNR$

Chinese Media Issues Foreboding Warning to US: ‘Playing With Fire’: A Chinese newspaper issued a warning to the United States on Friday that it should stop “playing with fire” when it comes to China’s affairs in the South China Sea. As tensions between China and the Philippines grow in the South China Sea, the U.S. has made clear its alliance to the Philippines. In October, President Joe Biden reaffirmed the Mutual Defense Treaty of 1951 and pledged to respond militarily against any attack on Filipino servicemembers, including in the South China Sea.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/chinese-media-issues-foreboding-warning-us-playing-fire-1853089__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xwkds21sxB5YaK53PQpu0wXN1VeEuzWJ8b5j9WGMvm6mGgzCwMu3crwl8rZcQq5g9JGNUGpqIqO4HNXqEd2H8OS8WXsQw6v6$

Another Country Occupied By Russia Might Get Dragged Into The Ukraine War: As Russia’s conflict with Ukraine continues, Abkhazia, a region in Georgia occupied by Russia, fears being drawn into the war.
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# Gov / Politics
Biden admin warns North Korea any nuke attacks against US, allies would seal the ‘end’ of Kim Jong Un’s regime: The Biden administration warned North Korea on Saturday any nuclear attacks against the United States or its allies would be “unacceptable” and seal the “end” of Kim Jong Un’s dictatorship. The statement came a day after the United States-Republic of Korea Nuclear Consultative Group met in Washington to discuss nuclear deterrence efforts and plan for a potential fight between the allied nations plan and North Korea.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2023/12/16/news/biden-admin-warns-north-korea-any-nuke-attacks-against-us-allies-would-seal-the-end-of-kim-jong-uns-regime/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xwkds21sxB5YaK53PQpu0wXN1VeEuzWJ8b5j9WGMvm6mGgzCwMu3crwl8rZcQq5g9JGNUGpqIqO4HNXqEd2H8OS8Wb-t1TUU$

Are the Democrats Sleepwalking to Disaster? Joe Biden has been an excellent president, but is also, I fear, the candidate least able to defeat Donald Trump. Other Democrats need to enter the race. It’s time for the president to step aside.
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The Immigration Policy Spiral: President Biden is determined to strike a punitive deal on immigration that capitulates to the far right despite lacking support in the House. It’s not going to work. In 2023, senators and the White House are working tirelessly on an immigration package that is not at all comprehensive, offers no path to citizenship, and is mainly about locking up the border to asylum seekers and migrants, not substantially different from policies Donald Trump and Stephen Miller favor.
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Constitutional Convention: Time to wake up, people. It’s no longer just a dream—but a nightmare one step closer to happening. One of the right’s favorite fever dreams over the years has been to gut the US Constitution of many of its checks and balances and officially turn America into a legal oligarchy with a strongman presidency, nearly bulletproof legal immunity for the morbidly rich, and full personhood for corporations. As of this month, it’s no longer just a dream.
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Florida GOP Ready to Boot Ziegler: ‘He’s Not Donald Trump’: Another member said they refused to approve any kind of payoff for Ziegler. “Christian’s about to learn a very important lesson that a lot of people have learned,” they said. “He’s not Donald Trump and he’s never gonna be Donald Trump.” “He needs to step down and take care of his soul and protect his family.”
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Senate Approves $886B Defense Spending Plan with Funding For Ukraine and Pay Rises For Troops: The Senate passed an $886 billion defense policy plan Wednesday, supported by President Joe Biden, that includes spending plans for Ukraine and annual pay raises for troops in a last-minute rush to authorize funding before the end of the year.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/12/13/senate-oks-886-billion-defense-bill-with-pay-raises-ukraine-aid/71840431007/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xwkds21sxB5YaK53PQpu0wXN1VeEuzWJ8b5j9WGMvm6mGgzCwMu3crwl8rZcQq5g9JGNUGpqIqO4HNXqEd2H8OS8WSTECgDa$

Transitioning to dictatorship: What to watch for as we get closer to the 2024 election: After studying presidential transitions for over a decade, my attention shot to a consequential decision the Republican frontrunner will make in the next few weeks, if he hasn’t already. Though Trump has yet to announce who’s overseeing his pre-election transition planning, that person will ultimately determine whether Trump will realize his promise to be a dictator, should he win next year’s election.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/4362660-transitioning-to-dictatorship-what-to-watch-for-as-we-get-closer-to-the-2024-election/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xwkds21sxB5YaK53PQpu0wXN1VeEuzWJ8b5j9WGMvm6mGgzCwMu3crwl8rZcQq5g9JGNUGpqIqO4HNXqEd2H8OS8WVHeyX9H$

Another Jim Jordan Opponent Announces His Retirement From Congress: The 48-year-old served as acting House speaker following Kevin McCarthy’s ouster and is chair of the Financial Services Committee. He has served in the House since 2005.
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Trump insiders worried supporters may skip voting because victory is assured: According to a report from CNN, there are fears in the Trump camp that the recent endorsement of Haley by popular Gov. Chris Sununu (R) could cut into the former president’s lead so an all-out effort is being made to firm up his support. On the other hand, the report notes, Trump’s massive lead in polls has Trump insiders worried for a different reason.
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# Law Enforcment
Black Ohio woman criminally charged after miscarriage underscores the perils of pregnancy post-Roe: Her case was sent last week to a grand jury. It has touched off a national firestorm over the treatment of pregnant women, and especially Black women, in the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision that overturned Roe v. Wade. Civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump elevated Watts’ plight in a post to X, formerly Twitter, and supporters have donated more than $100,000 through GoFundMe for her legal defense, medical bills and trauma counseling.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2023-12-16/black-ohio-woman-criminally-charged-after-miscarriage-underscores-the-perils-of-pregnancy-post-roe*:*:text=Dec.*2016*2C*202023*2C*20at*208*3A05*20a.m.&text=COLUMBUS*2C*20Ohio*20(AP)*20**B,began*20passing*20thick*20blood*20clots__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSUlJSXigJQlJSUl!!On18fmf1aQ!xwkds21sxB5YaK53PQpu0wXN1VeEuzWJ8b5j9WGMvm6mGgzCwMu3crwl8rZcQq5g9JGNUGpqIqO4HNXqEd2H8OS8Wb2W0whC$

# Legal / DOJ
Trump learns court ruling on Presidential Immunity in defamation lawsuit: A federal appeals court has ruled that former President Donald Trump gave up his right to argue that presidential immunity protects him from being held liable for statements he made in 2019 when he denied that he raped advice columnist E. Jean Carroll.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/trump-sexual-assault-defamation-trial-presidential-immunity-1794a1b9c32dbb83ec6de6f3342fca47__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xwkds21sxB5YaK53PQpu0wXN1VeEuzWJ8b5j9WGMvm6mGgzCwMu3crwl8rZcQq5g9JGNUGpqIqO4HNXqEd2H8OS8Wa9q4Sl3$

# Medical / Health
Doctors With Histories of Big Malpractice Settlements Work for Insurers, Deciding If They’ll Pay for Care: Doctors working for health insurers can rule on 10,000 or more requests for care a year. At least a dozen were hired by major insurance companies after being disciplined by state medical boards or making multiple or outsized malpractice payments.
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The Hidden Fee Costing Doctors Millions Every Year: A powerful lobbyist convinced a federal agency that doctors can be forced to pay fees on money that health insurers owe them. Big companies rake in profits while doctors are saddled with yet another cost in a burdensome health care system.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/the-hidden-fee-costing-doctors-millions-every-year__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xwkds21sxB5YaK53PQpu0wXN1VeEuzWJ8b5j9WGMvm6mGgzCwMu3crwl8rZcQq5g9JGNUGpqIqO4HNXqEd2H8OS8WVNwiOzC$

After dropping Humana acquisition attempt, Cigna in talks to sell Medicare Advantage business amid competition: The two insurers were unable to reach an agreement. If it had gone through, the merger would have created a $140 billion industry giant that could position itself as a rival to the largest players. Cigna will instead be working toward more smaller, bolt-on deals that can build out its capabilities.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/payers/cigna-humana-merger-talks-put-ice-wsj__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xwkds21sxB5YaK53PQpu0wXN1VeEuzWJ8b5j9WGMvm6mGgzCwMu3crwl8rZcQq5g9JGNUGpqIqO4HNXqEd2H8OS8WXEgYyI3$

# Military / Global
Witnesses Say IDF Troops ‘Executed’ Women and Children in Gaza School: The Biden administration “must respond to the reported execution-style massacre of women, children, and babies,” said the spokesperson of a U.S. Muslim advocacy group.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/civilians-reportedly-killed-execution-style-while-sheltering-in-a-gaza-school/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xwkds21sxB5YaK53PQpu0wXN1VeEuzWJ8b5j9WGMvm6mGgzCwMu3crwl8rZcQq5g9JGNUGpqIqO4HNXqEd2H8OS8WUpi70GX$

Israeli bulldozers demolish tents, bury Palestinians alive: Israeli bulldozers have killed dozens of Palestinians by running over and crushing the tents in which they were taking shelter outside the Kamal Adwan Hospital in Gaza, Al-Jazeera reported on 16 December. “Dozens of displaced, sick and wounded people were buried alive.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://new.thecradle.co/articles-id/15754*:*:text=Israeli*20bulldozers*20have*20killed*20dozens,wounded*20people*20were*20buried*20alive__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!xwkds21sxB5YaK53PQpu0wXN1VeEuzWJ8b5j9WGMvm6mGgzCwMu3crwl8rZcQq5g9JGNUGpqIqO4HNXqEd2H8OS8WajNRqjE$

# Pharmaceuticals / Drugs
Contaminated Vaccines: FDA Reportedly Finds Cleaning And Expiry Lapses At Moderna’s Massachusetts Facility: The agency’s report noted that eight batches of the “drug substance,” the active ingredient in mRNA vaccines, were produced using equipment that failed cleaning tests. While it’s unclear if these batches reached the public, they were identified as being for the COVID-19 vaccine.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.benzinga.com/markets/equities/23/12/36272737/contaminated-vaccines-fda-reportedly-finds-cleaning-and-expiry-lapses-at-modernas-massachusetts-__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xwkds21sxB5YaK53PQpu0wXN1VeEuzWJ8b5j9WGMvm6mGgzCwMu3crwl8rZcQq5g9JGNUGpqIqO4HNXqEd2H8OS8Wefjpebc$

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December 15, 2023
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# Indigenous / Global
Brazil’s congress weakens protection of Indigenous lands, defying Lula: While Brazil vows to fight climate change, lawmakers approved a law making it harder for Indigenous tribes to block deforestation https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/brazil-congress-indigenous-rights-fffc3e9ed5ccade64dd0064d375f763a__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3MqcenA11ww2Iot8MGeVVdICdO2n6m8ghcDcQS932lG6Cq-nGFoIQOqAqnu7xtgqe7oqO77QIwbHVo_bkxORiuLLfAWxIVgq$

In the Ecuadorian Amazon, oil threatens decades of Indigenous-led conservation: Ecuador’s Socio Bosque project has been key to safeguarding the rainforest. Now, the country’s state-owned oil company is exploiting its many loopholes.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://grist.org/global-indigenous-affairs-desk/in-the-ecuadorian-amazon-oil-threatens-decades-of-indigenous-led-conservation/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3MqcenA11ww2Iot8MGeVVdICdO2n6m8ghcDcQS932lG6Cq-nGFoIQOqAqnu7xtgqe7oqO77QIwbHVo_bkxORiuLLfP0iiEPl$

# Animals / Pets / Alerts
1,200 tonnes of fish washing ashore is unknown, ‘I’ve never seen anything like this’: The sardines and mackerel were found floating on the surface of the sea near the fishing port of Hakodate in Hokkaido. Experts have speculated that the migratory fish in both areas had become stranded after being chased to the point of exhaustion by amberjack and other predatory fish. Mass mortality events can also occur when there are sudden drops in the water temperature, causing the fish to go into shock, they added.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/14/ive-never-seen-anything-like-this-japan-says-reason-behind-1200-tonnes-of-fish-washing-ashore-is-unknown__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3MqcenA11ww2Iot8MGeVVdICdO2n6m8ghcDcQS932lG6Cq-nGFoIQOqAqnu7xtgqe7oqO77QIwbHVo_bkxORiuLLfHrqDfVN$

# Border / Immigration / Migrants
Multiple IEDs Discovered at the US-Mexican Border After Threat Levels Heightened: The United States-Mexico border has become the scene of violence normally associated with countries such as Iraq and Syria. The Mexican military has recovered no fewer than 10 improvised explosive devices at the international frontier this week
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.westernjournal.com/multiple-ieds-discovered-us-mexican-border-threat-levels-heightened/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3MqcenA11ww2Iot8MGeVVdICdO2n6m8ghcDcQS932lG6Cq-nGFoIQOqAqnu7xtgqe7oqO77QIwbHVo_bkxORiuLLfO5wRCaK$

Chicago threatens to impound buses dropping migrants in the middle of traffic: An influx of migrants from border cities has put Chicago at the center of the immigrant debate in the U.S. as it and other large sanctuary cities struggle to shelter and care for new arrivals. Alders voted to allow local officials to impound buses that bring migrants to the area outside official hours and the official landing zone, effective immediately. Buses have violated the rules at least 77 times, according to the city’s law department.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_ffedbd0c-9aa4-11ee-8cda-f34c7bd8f09e.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3MqcenA11ww2Iot8MGeVVdICdO2n6m8ghcDcQS932lG6Cq-nGFoIQOqAqnu7xtgqe7oqO77QIwbHVo_bkxORiuLLfBUWXXcl$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals / Global
COP28 Punts on Emissions and Migration Challenges: Negotiations went off the rails and barely recovered, if that. Protesters at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, December 12, 2023. Inside the conference, participating nations most at risk from climate change and related sea level rise pressed for a commitment to phase out fossil fuels.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/environment/2023-12-14-cop28-emissions-migration-challenges/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3MqcenA11ww2Iot8MGeVVdICdO2n6m8ghcDcQS932lG6Cq-nGFoIQOqAqnu7xtgqe7oqO77QIwbHVo_bkxORiuLLfBTYsA5i$

# Environment / Climate / Infrastructure # Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals / Technology Deep Sand Technology and GEODNET Foundation collaborate to enhance precision agriculture in rural North America: Deep Sand Technology (DST) has become the go-to source for affordable Autosteering and GPS Guidance for new and older equipment. It announces the immediate availability of a GEODNET-compatible RTK base-station, supporting centimeter-accurate operations without the need to install a UHF radio link.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231212361438/en/Deep-Sand-Technology-and-the-GEODNET-Foundation-Join-Forces-to-Bring-Affordable-Precision-Agriculture-RTK-Services-in-Rural-North-America__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3MqcenA11ww2Iot8MGeVVdICdO2n6m8ghcDcQS932lG6Cq-nGFoIQOqAqnu7xtgqe7oqO77QIwbHVo_bkxORiuLLfGk68RG7$

# General News
Revealed: Trump reportedly plans to deploy hundreds of thousands of troops in U.S: In his first term, Trump’s plans to send troops to “war” on the southern border were thwarted. This time, he’s talking about sending up to 300,000 there. Donald Trump’s plans to give himself sweeping powers on “day one” of a new administration include sending vast numbers of U.S. troops, potentially “hundreds of thousands,” to close the southern border and to help build a new network of immigrant detention camps. “If he gets re-elected, I think it would be foolish to think he would just let it go again,” Taylor says.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rawstory.com/trump-deploy-us-troops/*:*:text=The*20outlet*20spoke*20to*20multiple,makeshift*20detention*20camps*20to*20quarter__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!3MqcenA11ww2Iot8MGeVVdICdO2n6m8ghcDcQS932lG6Cq-nGFoIQOqAqnu7xtgqe7oqO77QIwbHVo_bkxORiuLLfHCQTR-V$

# Gov / Politics
The world is at war, and America is exhausted: Many things are wearing out Americans these days, from security anxieties to real-world conflicts. German and Dutch authorities just foiled a major attack planned against Jews by Hamas, during a holiday season where many people may be traveling to Europe. News that a 13-year-old allegedly plotted to blow up a synagogue in Ohio is beyond disturbing. The fatigue is real; it is not surprising that the Biden administration reportedly is pressing Israel to wrap up its war in Gaza.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/4361892-the-world-is-at-war-and-america-is-exhausted/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3MqcenA11ww2Iot8MGeVVdICdO2n6m8ghcDcQS932lG6Cq-nGFoIQOqAqnu7xtgqe7oqO77QIwbHVo_bkxORiuLLfEYR-eMV$

Senate Sticks Around To Help Ukraine As House Republicans Skip Town: A bipartisan deal that includes sharper immigration limits and a tougher border policy in exchange for U.S. aid to Ukraine is proving elusive on Capitol Hill. The Senate delayed the start of its holiday break Thursday to allow for more time to reach a deal on the emergency spending bill that lawmakers hope will pair U.S. assistance to Ukraine with major immigration reforms. But the GOP-controlled House recessed and isn’t scheduled to return until 2024.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ukraine-immigration-senate_n_657b70c3e4b08e9b4109a178?utm_source=cordial&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=hp-us-reg-morning-email_2023-12-15&utm_term=us-morning-email&email_hash=a0fc9b12cacd32ea6c05c417239d9ca02ed55e16__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3MqcenA11ww2Iot8MGeVVdICdO2n6m8ghcDcQS932lG6Cq-nGFoIQOqAqnu7xtgqe7oqO77QIwbHVo_bkxORiuLLfHWqueuq$

Progressive Caucus Opposes Defense Bill Over Excess Spending, FISA Extension: The caucus is recommending that members vote against the perennial defense authorization bill, in part because it could extend warrantless spying through this Congress https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/civil-rights/2023-12-13-progressive-caucus-defense-bill-fisa-extension/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3MqcenA11ww2Iot8MGeVVdICdO2n6m8ghcDcQS932lG6Cq-nGFoIQOqAqnu7xtgqe7oqO77QIwbHVo_bkxORiuLLfPvPiJmn$

A ‘black hole’ exists in state lobbying disclosures: There’s “a yawning disclosure black hole” around corporate lobbying at the state level, according to a new report that relied on corporate governance data from company and state government websites, as well as state-level lobbying data
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/lobbying/4357754-state-level-corporate-lobbying-disclosures-report/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3MqcenA11ww2Iot8MGeVVdICdO2n6m8ghcDcQS932lG6Cq-nGFoIQOqAqnu7xtgqe7oqO77QIwbHVo_bkxORiuLLfC7Ygq7N$

A Wealthy President Biden Nominee Raises‌ Concerns Over Campaign Donations: A wealthy nominee for a key transportation board appointed by President Joe Biden has come under scrutiny for his dual role as a campaign donor and bundler, according to Federal Election Commission records. The nominee, Samuel Slater, was chosen by President Biden in 2021 to serve on the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, which ‌oversees the Ronald Reagan Washington National and Dulles International airports in Virginia. However, his nomination faced obstacles in the Senate Commerce Committee, leading to his renomination by Biden earlier this year. During a November hearing, Slater expressed his enthusiasm for the opportunity to serve on the‌ MWAA’s Board.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.conservativenewsdaily.net/breaking-news/jet-owning-biden-nominee-poured-major-cash-into-presidents-campaign-swampy/?utm_source=partner&utm_campaign=conservnewsd__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3MqcenA11ww2Iot8MGeVVdICdO2n6m8ghcDcQS932lG6Cq-nGFoIQOqAqnu7xtgqe7oqO77QIwbHVo_bkxORiuLLfAAsd8LE$

Texas Independence Vote Is Imminent, Group’s Leader Says: The leader of a movement advocating Texan independence says that a referendum vote on the issue is close. Daniel Miller and members of the Texas National Movement delivered 139,456 signatures to the Republican Party headquarters in Austin.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2023/11/15/texas-secession-texit/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3MqcenA11ww2Iot8MGeVVdICdO2n6m8ghcDcQS932lG6Cq-nGFoIQOqAqnu7xtgqe7oqO77QIwbHVo_bkxORiuLLfEghjZmm$

Risk of war with China is real and rising: There has been no shortage of dire predictions of how a war with China might go, especially now that the war in Ukraine has revealed the inability of the U.S. defense base to supply and resupply the millions of rounds of munitions that are required by modern warfare, the asymmetric advantage of cheap drone warfare
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.airandspaceforces.com/escalation-china-war-taiwan-strait/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3MqcenA11ww2Iot8MGeVVdICdO2n6m8ghcDcQS932lG6Cq-nGFoIQOqAqnu7xtgqe7oqO77QIwbHVo_bkxORiuLLfEI9kSLM$

Democracy is a culture, and Trump is destroying it: As worrying as the prospect of a second Trump term is, the damage he and his allied movement have already done to American democratic culture is not hypothetical: It’s already here, it’s getting worse, and it will likely persist, even if Trump loses in 2024. Trump has already robbed us of our sense of security and faith in our democracy. The consequences of that theft are not abstract, but rather ones we’ll all have to deal with for years to come.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vox.com/2023/12/15/23990986/trump-2024-democracy-consolidated-culture-campaign__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3MqcenA11ww2Iot8MGeVVdICdO2n6m8ghcDcQS932lG6Cq-nGFoIQOqAqnu7xtgqe7oqO77QIwbHVo_bkxORiuLLfJl4Z5J8$

Michigan Islamic scholar calls on Western Muslims to embrace jihad: Michigan imam is seen on video praising jihad and blaming the US for the ‘genocide in Palestine’ – as experts say it’s another example of the rising danger of extremism and more than TWO MILLION people are added to America’s terror watchlist
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12868223/Michigan-imam-jihad-genocide-Palestine-extremism.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3MqcenA11ww2Iot8MGeVVdICdO2n6m8ghcDcQS932lG6Cq-nGFoIQOqAqnu7xtgqe7oqO77QIwbHVo_bkxORiuLLfK5LSP2u$

# Juvenile / Children / Youth
# Law Enforcment
She miscarried in her bathroom. Now she’s charged with abuse of a corpse: Ohio woman’s miscarriage leads to case before grand jury: Forensic pathologist testified the fetus was “non-viable” due to “premature ruptured membranes” as Watts water broke early. “The fetus was too young to be delivered,” Sterbenz said. The forensic pathologist added that the autopsy report found no injury to the fetus and the baby had died before passing through the birth canal.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2023/12/06/news/ohio-womans-miscarriage-will-go-before-grand-jury-after-birthing-stillborn-in-toilet/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3MqcenA11ww2Iot8MGeVVdICdO2n6m8ghcDcQS932lG6Cq-nGFoIQOqAqnu7xtgqe7oqO77QIwbHVo_bkxORiuLLfEpdSt-7$

Attorney To File Federal Lawsuit Over Black Child Arrested For Urinating In Mississippi: An attorney in Mississippi is preparing to file a federal lawsuit after a 10-year-old Black child was arrested and sentenced to a three-month probation for urinating in public, outside his mother’s car. Police took the child to a jail cell and questioned him without her present
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/mississippi-child-arrested-urinating_n_657b77fee4b0e142c0bcf5e1__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3MqcenA11ww2Iot8MGeVVdICdO2n6m8ghcDcQS932lG6Cq-nGFoIQOqAqnu7xtgqe7oqO77QIwbHVo_bkxORiuLLfHX9VTAY$

“A Slippery Slope”: NYPD Is Relocating Reporters From Police HQ to a Trailer: Officials say the move is for space reasons. But it comes “against a backdrop of complaints about the coverage of crime,” says one veteran crime reporter, which has “raised everybody’s antenna.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vanityfair.com/news/nypd-reporters-trailer*:*:text=Officials*20say*20the*20move*20is,has*20**Braised*20everybody’s*20antenna.**B__;I34lJSUlJeKAnCUl4oCd!!On18fmf1aQ!3MqcenA11ww2Iot8MGeVVdICdO2n6m8ghcDcQS932lG6Cq-nGFoIQOqAqnu7xtgqe7oqO77QIwbHVo_bkxORiuLLfCxnea7L$

# Legal / DOJ
Billionaires Are Bankrolling Judges’ Luxury Travel: In 2021 and 2022, two conservative, billionaire-funded legal interests sent more than 100 federal judges on 251 trips to conferences and seminars in cushy locations around the country and overseas, according to a review of hundreds of federal financial disclosure forms.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.levernews.com/billionaires-are-bankrolling-judges-luxury-travel/*:*:text=In*202021*20and*202022*2C*20two,of*20federal*20financial*20disclosure*20forms__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSU!!On18fmf1aQ!3MqcenA11ww2Iot8MGeVVdICdO2n6m8ghcDcQS932lG6Cq-nGFoIQOqAqnu7xtgqe7oqO77QIwbHVo_bkxORiuLLfGEIgzWw$

Charge Upgraded Against Senator’s Son After Deputy’s Death: Ian Cramer faces new drug charges, including cocaine and methamphetamine possession. A judge on Thursday approved new charges against Ian Cramer, the son of Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., who was accused of leading police in a car chase on Dec. 6 that led to the death of North Dakota sheriff’s deputy Paul Martin. While Ian Cramer had initially faced a manslaughter charge, the judge upgraded that offense to a homicide charge which says that the death was caused negligently instead of recklessly, according to the Associated Press.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/12/15/n-d-senators-son-faces-homicide-charge-after-car-crash-kills-deputy/71929252007/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3MqcenA11ww2Iot8MGeVVdICdO2n6m8ghcDcQS932lG6Cq-nGFoIQOqAqnu7xtgqe7oqO77QIwbHVo_bkxORiuLLfK0wTB7T$

# LGBTQ / Gender
An Ohio bill cracking down on health care and sports participation for transgender youth is headed to the desk of Gov. Mike DeWine (R). It’s unclear if DeWine will sign it. The Ohio legislature gave its final approval Wednesday to House Bill 68, which would ban transgender youth from accessing gender-confirming surgery and non-surgical interventions, including hormone treatments and puberty blockers. (The latter is how medical providers typically treat transgender youth with the approval of the patient’s parents.)
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ohio-anti-trans-youth-bill-dewine_n_657b51e2e4b00e36d2d69126__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3MqcenA11ww2Iot8MGeVVdICdO2n6m8ghcDcQS932lG6Cq-nGFoIQOqAqnu7xtgqe7oqO77QIwbHVo_bkxORiuLLfOmExEJW$

# Medical / Health
Major health insurance company faces disturbing allegations of ‘fraudulent scheme’: Health insurance company Humana is being accused of allegedly wrongfully denying care to elderly patients, who are enrolled in Medicare Advantage Plans, using an augmented intelligence model “to override” physicians’ orders on “necessary care patients require,” according to a new lawsuit.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thestreet.com/lifestyle/health/major-health-insurance-company-faces-disturbing-allegations-of-fraudulent-scheme__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3MqcenA11ww2Iot8MGeVVdICdO2n6m8ghcDcQS932lG6Cq-nGFoIQOqAqnu7xtgqe7oqO77QIwbHVo_bkxORiuLLfH3pHHAB$

‘Long flu’ has emerged as a consequence similar to long COVID: Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, extensive research has emerged detailing the virus’s ability to attack multiple organ systems, potentially resulting in a set of enduring and often disabling health problems known as long COVID. New research from Washington University School of Medicine and the Veterans Affairs St. Louis Health Care System indicates that people hospitalized with seasonal influenza also can suffer long-term, negative health effects, especially involving their lungs and airways.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://medicalxpress.com/news/2023-12-flu-emerged-consequence-similar-covid.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3MqcenA11ww2Iot8MGeVVdICdO2n6m8ghcDcQS932lG6Cq-nGFoIQOqAqnu7xtgqe7oqO77QIwbHVo_bkxORiuLLfARQn_RA$

# Military / DOD
‘We saw him try to do it’: Expert raises alarm over Trump’s plan to co-opt the military: Trump in his one term tried to impose his will on the Pentagon but didn’t know enough to be successful. Giving him a second bite of the apple would be dangerous.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rawstory.com/trump-military-2666591701/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3MqcenA11ww2Iot8MGeVVdICdO2n6m8ghcDcQS932lG6Cq-nGFoIQOqAqnu7xtgqe7oqO77QIwbHVo_bkxORiuLLfCXxjCbL$

# Military / Global
China’s risky maneuvers around the US military are part of a long-running plan to use ‘the enemy to train the troops’: US officials are alarmed by a sharp increase in unsafe interactions with Chinese jets and ships. Close encounters raise the risk of an accident that could escalate to conflict, the officials say.3
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.businessinsider.com/with-close-calls-china-uses-us-to-train-its-troops-2023-12__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3MqcenA11ww2Iot8MGeVVdICdO2n6m8ghcDcQS932lG6Cq-nGFoIQOqAqnu7xtgqe7oqO77QIwbHVo_bkxORiuLLfE9_0Pba$

Israeli Troops Kill Child, Block Ambulances and Tear-Gas Hospital in Occupied West Bank: Israeli forces killed an unarmed 17-year-old boy inside the Khalil Suleiman Hospital. Médecins Sans Frontières, or Doctors Without Borders, also witnessed Israeli soldiers blocking medical workers in ambulances carrying discharged patients home.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.democracynow.org/2023/12/15/headlines/israeli_troops_kill_child_block_ambulances_and_tear_gas_hospital_in_occupied_west_bank*:*:text=In*20the*20occupied*20West*20Bank,ambulances*20carrying*20discharged*20patients*20home__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!3MqcenA11ww2Iot8MGeVVdICdO2n6m8ghcDcQS932lG6Cq-nGFoIQOqAqnu7xtgqe7oqO77QIwbHVo_bkxORiuLLfJw8_gMX$

Israeli army kills unarmed Palestinian teen in Jenin hospital: Medical charity MSF: MSF accuses Israeli forces of blocking ambulances, humiliating, harassing medical staff Israel’s Military Chief Says Gaza Assault Will Last “More Than Several Months”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/israeli-army-kills-unarmed-palestinian-teen-in-jenin-hospital-medical-charity-msf/3082735__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3MqcenA11ww2Iot8MGeVVdICdO2n6m8ghcDcQS932lG6Cq-nGFoIQOqAqnu7xtgqe7oqO77QIwbHVo_bkxORiuLLfBQQV4Mh$

West Bank: Spike in Israeli Killings of Palestinian Children: End Systematic Impunity for Unlawful Lethal Force. The Israeli military and border police forces are killing Palestinian children with virtually no recourse for accountability.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.hrw.org/news/2023/08/28/west-bank-spike-israeli-killings-palestinian-children__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3MqcenA11ww2Iot8MGeVVdICdO2n6m8ghcDcQS932lG6Cq-nGFoIQOqAqnu7xtgqe7oqO77QIwbHVo_bkxORiuLLfE5hCmAT$

# Social
Nearly 1.7 million Texans lose Medicaid as state nears end of ‘unwinding’: Texas has booted the most people from Medicaid of any state in the country. A majority of those removed lost their health insurance coverage because of procedural errors. The state’s health agency has neared the end of a chaotic process to remove people from state Medicaid insurance who became ineligible during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nearly 1.7 million Texans have lost their health insurance. In Texas, Medicaid mainly covers poor children, their mothers, and disabled and senior adults.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2023/12/14/texas-medicaid-unwinding/?utm_source=Texas*Tribune*Newsletters&utm_campaign=4a088b3609-trib-newsletters-thebrief&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-4a088b3609-*5BLIST_EMAIL_ID*5D&mc_cid=4a088b3609&mc_eid=6f15633605__;KyslJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!3MqcenA11ww2Iot8MGeVVdICdO2n6m8ghcDcQS932lG6Cq-nGFoIQOqAqnu7xtgqe7oqO77QIwbHVo_bkxORiuLLfDxk71m0$

# Space
Strongest Solar Flare in Years Disrupts Radio Signals: Multiple pilots complained about communication difficulties. A NASA telescope has captured the biggest solar flare in years, which temporarily knocked out radio communication on Earth. The sun spit out the huge flare along with a massive radio burst on Thursday, causing two hours of radio interference in parts of the U.S. and other sunlit parts of the world.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.voanews.com/a/7400188.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3MqcenA11ww2Iot8MGeVVdICdO2n6m8ghcDcQS932lG6Cq-nGFoIQOqAqnu7xtgqe7oqO77QIwbHVo_bkxORiuLLfBcPaWvU$

NASA Study Finds Life-Sparking Energy Source and Molecule at Enceladus: A study zooms in on data that NASA’s Cassini gathered at Saturn’s icy moon and finds evidence of a key ingredient for life and a supercharged source of energy to fuel it.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nasa.gov/missions/cassini/nasa-study-finds-life-sparking-energy-source-and-molecule-at-enceladus/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3MqcenA11ww2Iot8MGeVVdICdO2n6m8ghcDcQS932lG6Cq-nGFoIQOqAqnu7xtgqe7oqO77QIwbHVo_bkxORiuLLfPoPTVTB$

China’s Shenlong space plane embarks on another secretive mission in space: The launch comes just seven months after the spacecraft’s last mission, a much quicker follow-up compared to the first and second launches which happened 23 months apart, SpaceNews reports.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.space.com/china-space-plane-launch-x-37b-delay__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3MqcenA11ww2Iot8MGeVVdICdO2n6m8ghcDcQS932lG6Cq-nGFoIQOqAqnu7xtgqe7oqO77QIwbHVo_bkxORiuLLfI4IyWso$

What Korea discovered about the Moon: One half of the Moon is more electrically conductive than the other, according to measurements from a South Korean spacecraft. The Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter, nicknamed Danuri, has been studying the Moon since beginning its orbit last December. Scientists speculate that the far side of the Moon is hotter, or perhaps contains more water in its interior than does the near side. Among the observations reported at the meeting were the results of the gamma-ray spectrometer aboard Danuri. This instrument measures high-energy electromagnetic radiation coming from the lunar surface, which can reveal the chemical make-up of the minerals there.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-04005-2?utm_source=Live*Audience&utm_campaign=9920bbc34c-briefing-dy-20231215&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b27a691814-9920bbc34c-50037248__;Kw!!On18fmf1aQ!3MqcenA11ww2Iot8MGeVVdICdO2n6m8ghcDcQS932lG6Cq-nGFoIQOqAqnu7xtgqe7oqO77QIwbHVo_bkxORiuLLfELy2E90$

# UFO Disclosure / Other
The Senate Just Passed Its Massive Defense Bill: Here’s What That Means for UAP Disclosure: The new legislation, currently referenced as the Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) Disclosure Act of 2023, will provide “the expeditious disclosure of unidentified anomalous phenomena records,” according to a version that appeared online on Friday. The legislation is expected to be introduced as an amendment to the annual National Defense Authorization Act.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thedebrief.org/the-uap-disclosure-act-of-2023-what-we-know-about-chuck-schumer-and-the-senates-new-push-for-uap-transparency/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3MqcenA11ww2Iot8MGeVVdICdO2n6m8ghcDcQS932lG6Cq-nGFoIQOqAqnu7xtgqe7oqO77QIwbHVo_bkxORiuLLfGkSt5Kh$

US Congress Gives Government Authority to Keep UFO Information Secret: If the truth about UFOs is out there, the American government doesn’t want you to see it yet. Just months after US space agency Nasa appointed a research director of unidentified anomalous phenomena, and promised more transparency about what it knows, the US Congress has acted to throttle the flow of information that ultimately reaches the public.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/dec/15/ufo-records-release-congress__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3MqcenA11ww2Iot8MGeVVdICdO2n6m8ghcDcQS932lG6Cq-nGFoIQOqAqnu7xtgqe7oqO77QIwbHVo_bkxORiuLLfOx_ghal$

Congress scraps provision to declassify information about UFOs, aliens: Congress dropped a provision to release government secrets about unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs) from the National Defense Authorization Act. The move came as a big disappointment for Democrats and Republicans who want the government to share more of what it knows regarding aliens. “The United States government has gathered a great deal of information about UAPs over many decades but has refused to share it with the American people,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said. “That is wrong, and additionally, it breeds mistrust.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://san.com/cc/congress-scraps-provision-to-declassify-information-about-ufos-aliens/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3MqcenA11ww2Iot8MGeVVdICdO2n6m8ghcDcQS932lG6Cq-nGFoIQOqAqnu7xtgqe7oqO77QIwbHVo_bkxORiuLLfGgJY7-Y$

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December 14, 2023
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# Border / Immigration / Migrants
Hispanic groups ready to ‘resist’ Texas’ push to detain migrants: Fernando Garcia, executive director of the Border Network for Human Rights, talks about how grassroots groups plan to “resist” SB4 once Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signs it. On Wednesday, they announced a “Know-your-rights campaign” to report abuses once Gov. Greg Abbott signs SB4 into law. The bill approved this year by the Texas Legislature empowers peace officers in the state to inquire about immigration status and bans local governments from limiting assistance to federal immigration agencies. Immigration advocates and Democratic lawmakers say Texas is usurping federal authority and likely will face lawsuits once Abbott signs the bill. They expect that to happen in the coming days.
https://www.blair.com/john-blair-aviator-leather-jacket/8854127.html?cid=rt_bl_criteo_nca_cvn_bnr_simaud&cto_pld=sZ1Yz9jeAAAgCGEKEGtY6Q

LAPD chief says department is leading nationwide movement to arm DACA police officers: As the United States experiences a record number of migrant encounters at the southern border, Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore says his Department is taking the nationwide lead on a unique immigration challenge: allowing non-citizen DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) recipients who become sworn officers the ability to carry a firearm full-time.
https://www.foxnews.com/us/lapd-chief-says-department-leading-nationwide-movement-arm-daca-police-officers

# Chemicals
A Texas Community is Being Bombarded by Cancer-Causing Benzene. State Officials Have Known for Nearly Two Decades: In 2005, Texas regulators documented startling amounts of benzene in a community outside Houston. Instead of solving the problem, they allowed a known benzene polluter to expand — a decision scientists worry could haunt residents for years to come.
https://publichealthwatch.org/2023/12/13/houston-chemical-air-pollution-benzene/

Never heard of the Heartland Health Research Alliance? Here’s how the organic and tort-lawyer funded sham research center generates disinformation about glyphosate and other farm chemicals. The objective behind creating HHRA was for it to run the Heartland Study (which was already raising funds from organic and litigator special interests prior to the HHRA formation). When public-funding opportunities for the Heartland Study started becoming more lucrative, the group quickly erased any links with tort law firms and removed references to the wily maverick, Benbrook and his family members staffing these efforts.
https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2023/12/13/viewpoint-never-heard-of-the-heartland-health-research-alliance-heres-how-the-organic-and-tort-lawyer-funded-sham-research-center-generates-disinformation-about-glyphosate-and-other-farm-chemical/?mc_cid=6bb1ac0516&mc_eid=c87bac2a19

# Corporations / Industry
Are ESG, environmental, social and governance, goals the next step in corporate citizenship or an activist imposition? Many see it as the next evolutionary step in corporate citizenship after product stewardship and Corporate Social Responsibility while others see it as an activist imposition of certain subjective concepts of sustainability encouraged by consultants and investment fund managers.
https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2023/12/14/viewpoint-are-esg-environmental-social-and-governance-goals-the-next-step-in-corporate-citizenship-or-an-activist-imposition/?mc_cid=6bb1ac0516&mc_eid=c87bac2a19

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
One-Third of Bank Tellers Are on Public Assistance: They handle great sums of money each day, but they’re not earning enough to live on. Fast food and Wal-Mart workers are not the only ones scraping by on minimum wage and depending on public assistance to make ends meet. Bank tellers also often make barely living wages and have to rely on government aid to get by. The report’s findings were based on research conducted by the Center for Labor Research and Education at the University of California at Berkeley. The committee also interviewed 5,000 bank tellers, customer service representatives and technicians on the details of their employment, including salary and benefits.
https://www.thestreet.com/personal-finance/one-third-of-bank-tellers-are-on-public-assistance-12206109

# Education / School
Outraged parents and church leaders criticize new Satanic Temple after-school club due to start at an elementary school in January saying: ‘Satan has no room in this district.’
https://thehill.com/homenews/education/3990175-after-school-satan-clubs-gain-popularity-amid-legal-victories/

# General News
Poll finds few likely voters want Trump to be exiled or put to death if convicted: Poll finds few likely voters want Trump to be exiled or put to death if convicted. Almost half of likely voters think former President Donald Trump is guilty of trying to overturn the 2020 election
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_fc0e5be2-99fa-11ee-8e2d-3b5e67766184.html

Poll Worker: Rudy’s Election Lies Sparked Lynching Threats: Ruby Freeman said one emailer said they wanted to hear her “neck snap” when she was hung for what they alleged was treason. Ruby Freeman, one of two Georgia poll workers who sued Rudy Giuliani for defaming them after the 2020 election, recounted a slew of horrifying emails in federal court Wednesday, including emails where election deniers threatened to lynch her. “You are dead,” she recalled one email saying, according to Law & Crime.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2023/dec/12/harvard-president-antisemitism-us-politics-giuliani-zelenskiy?page=with:block-6578899b8f0889f38750a762

# Gov / Politics / Global
Zelenskiy to meet Nordic leaders vowing support for Ukraine: Meeting in Oslo comes on the heels of Zelenskiy’s DC trip. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy arrived in Oslo to meet some of this strongest supporters, having left Washington without a clear commitment on $61 billion in aid
https://news.yahoo.com/zelenskiy-meet-nordic-leaders-vowing-102131447.html#:~:text=(Bloomberg)%20%2D%2D%20President%20Volodymyr%20Zelenskiy,on%20%2461%20billion%20in%20aid.

Nordic nations vow to back Ukraine ‘as long as it takes’ during Zelenskiy visit: The five Nordic nations told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy during talks in Oslo on Wednesday that they would support his country “for as long as it takes” in its struggle to drive out Russian forces.
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukrainian-president-zelenskiy-surprise-visit-norway-2023-12-13/

China’s Xi meets with Vietnamese prime minister on second day of visit to shore up ties Chinese leader Xi Jinping has met with Vietnam’s prime minister and the head of the country’s National Assembly on the second day of his visit to shore up Beijing’s relationship with Hanoi
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/chinas-xi-meets-vietnamese-prime-minister-day-visit-105613709

China, Vietnam hail upgrade of ties; agree to boost security efforts: China and Vietnam agreed to step up co-operation on security matters in their move towards becoming a community with a “shared future”, they said on Wednesday, as Chinese President Xi Jinping wrapped up a visit to Hanoi. On Xi’s two-day trip, the Communist-ruled neighbours, close in economic areas but at odds over boundaries in the South China Sea, signed dozens of co-operation pacts and agreed to set up more hotlines to defuse any emergencies in the contested waters.
https://www.reuters.com/world/chinas-xi-meets-vietnam-leaders-second-day-state-visit-hanoi-2023-12-13/

# Gov / Politics
Republicans Are Sending a Dangerous Message to the Rest of the World: The Ukrainian president had flown 5,000 miles to patch up his fraying relationship with Washington legislators. On his previous two trips, they’d practically hoisted him on their shoulders, cheering him as democracy’s great brave hope. But this time, in a series of meetings, the Republican lawmakers brushed him off, shrugged that the romance was over, then tacked on that hoariest of evasions: It’s not you, it’s us.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/republicans-are-sending-a-dangerous-message-to-the-rest-of-the-world/ar-AA1ltjtQ?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=df581af8138c49e9b2f3fc973b74dd0a&ei=11

‘A dangerous game’: Republican chaos and indecision as crises shake the world: Israel and Gaza explode, Ukraine asks for more help and other predicaments demand US attention while Republicans quarrel among themselves
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/oct/14/house-speaker-republican-leadership-absent-us-aid-israel-gaza-ukraine

Texas Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn avoid questions about Kate Cox abortion case Both Republican senators, who are fierce anti-abortion advocates, declined to comment on their state Supreme Court’s decision to deny Cox an abortion despite a fatal fetal diagnosis.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/ted-cruz-john-cornyn-avoid-questions-kate-cox-abortion-case-rcna129407

Satanic Temple altar at the Iowa state capitol has Republicans seething: Outcry emerged after the un-Christian-like altar was erected on the first floor of the Iowa State Capitol earlier this month, prompting the public and lawmakers to call for its removal. Others have maintained keeping the shrine up is a matter of free speech and freedom of religion.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/satanic-temple-altar-iowa-state-capitol_n_6579d801e4b0db9d2ab7d349

House votes to back impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden: The House on Wednesday authorized the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, with every Republican rallying behind the politically charged process despite lingering concerns among some in the party that the investigation has yet to produce evidence of misconduct by the president.
https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-impeachment-inquiry-mike-johnson-94884b322da40ca9315ac5f4e73a3e86

Hunter Biden defies congressional subpoena: Hunter Biden defied a congressional subpoena Wednesday by refusing to appear for a deposition with the House Oversight Committee, the latest development in the impeachment inquiry into his father, President Joe Biden
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/12/13/hunter-biden-appearance-capitol-hill-testimony-00131508

This Is Not a War Against Hamas, Israel’s Dystopian Game Show: The horrifying nature of the October 7 attacks led by Hamas do not in any way, morally or legally, justify what Israel has done to the civilian population of Gaza, more than 18,000 of whom have died in a 60-day period. Nothing justifies the killing of children on an industrial scale. Biden and other U.S. officials continue to defend the indefensible by rolling out their well-worn and twisted notion of Israel’s right to “self-defense.” This justification only works for Israel because the Palestinians can enact no such destruction upon Israel and its people. It has no army, no navy, no air force, no powerful nation states to provide it with the most modern and lethal military hardware. It does not have hundreds of nuclear weapons. Israel can burn Gaza and its people to the ground because the U.S. facilitates it, politically and militarily.
https://theintercept.com/2023/12/11/israel-hamas-war-civilians-biden/

Senate to Delay Holiday Recess in Hopes of Reaching Border Deal: The Senate will delay its planned holiday recess and return to the Capitol next week in an attempt to give negotiators more time to reach an elusive deal on a $110.5 billion supplemental spending bill including border policy changes and aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4360737-border-deal-senate-recess/

# Law Enforcment
How Police Have Undermined the Promise of Body Cameras: Hundreds of millions in taxpayer dollars have been spent on what was sold as a revolution in transparency and accountability. Instead, police departments routinely refuse to release footage — even when officers kill.
https://www.propublica.org/article/nypd-mulkeen-police-body-camera-footage-denied

Behind bars and beyond burgers: Exposing Alabama’s prison labor exploitation: This lawsuit seeks not only to compensate those who have been exploited, but also to dismantle a system that generates an estimated $450 million annually from this coerced labor.
https://www.nationofchange.org/2023/12/14/behind-bars-and-beyond-burgers-exposing-alabamas-prison-labor-exploitation/

# Media
Video: ‘Civil War’ movie where president bombs American citizens in near future to premiere in 2024: A different kind of “Civil War” will debut in 2024 ahead of the presidential election, courtesy of a new movie whose trailer just came out. Written and directed by Alex Garland, “Civil War” is described in a tagline as “a race to the White House in a near-future America balanced on the razor’s edge.”
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/a24-civil-war-trailer-asks-141222285.html

Mother Jones Merging With Center for Investigative Reporting: The progressive magazine and the investigative nonprofit will complete the merger next year. Most of the news about the journalism business right now is grim. Storied newsrooms are being hollowed out and sold to hedge funds. Once-hot digital startups are cutting back and closing down.
https://www.motherjones.com/media/2023/12/mother-jones-reveal-center-investigative-reporting-merger-non-profit-newsroom/

# Military / DOD
Senate passes final defense policy bill: The Senate overwhelmingly passed 87-13, a compromise annual defense policy bill, teeing up a final vote in the House before it heads to the White House for the president’s signature. The compromise bill authorizes limited assistance for Ukraine, implements AUKUS and institutionalizes a nuclear weapon.
https://www.defensenews.com/congress/budget/2023/12/14/senate-passes-final-defense-policy-bill/#:~:text=WASHINGTON%20%E2%80%95%20The%20Senate%20on%20Wednesday,House%20for%20the%20president’s%20signature

Ukraine, Mideast conflicts place renewed pressure on Patriot units: The U.S. Army worked for the better part of a decade to reduce the pressure on troops operating Patriot air defense systems, but the increasing demand for the technology has mostly undone that progress, according to the service’s director of institutional planning for fires and joint capabilities
https://www.defensenews.com/land/2023/12/13/ukraine-mideast-conflicts-place-renewed-pressure-on-patriot-units/

Robots in the ranks: Army integrating robots in two platoons: Soldiers at both the Maneuver Center of Excellence and the National Training Center are testing out new platoon formations that integrate robots and other technology into dangerous combat scenarios.
https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2023/12/13/robots-in-the-ranks-army-integrating-robots-in-two-platoons/

Global conflicts spur a ‘race’ to develop, field electronic warfare systems: “It is imperative that we, in concert with our allies and partners, remain committed to prioritizing our warfighters’ freedom of action and ability to achieve spectrum superiority,” Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro said, citing the prominence of EW capabilities in Ukraine and the Middle East.
https://breakingdefense.com/2023/12/global-conflicts-spur-a-race-to-develop-field-electronic-warfare-systems-navy-secretary/

US Navy subs are getting a drone that can launch through a torpedo tube: For the first time, a U.S. Navy submarine has tested an unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) that can leave and re-enter the sub through a torpedo tube. The capability to deploy a drone through an existing hatch creates new opportunities for surveillance, scouting and other missions. A U.S. Navy submarine has tested an unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) that can leave and re-enter the sub through a torpedo tube. The capability to deploy a drone through an existing hatch creates new opportunities for surveillance, scouting and other missions.1
https://maritime-executive.com/article/us-navy-subs-are-getting-a-drone-that-can-launch-through-a-torpedo-tube#:~:text=For%20the%20first%20time%2C%20a,surveillance%2C%20scouting%20and%20other%20missions

Pennsylvania Army National Guard members to deploy to Horn of Africa: Members of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard’s 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team are being called up for overseas deployment
https://www.pa.ng.mil/Site-Management/News-Article-View/Article/2867230/28th-id-soldiers-deploy-to-africa/

Let’s bring that margin back: China, Russia too close for comfort in electronic warfare, say generals: Be afraid; be moderately afraid. That’s the bottom-line assessment of where the US and its allies stand on electronic warfare compared to Russia and China, as distilled from a host of statements by current and former Air Force generals at the Association of Old Crows’ annual EW conference. After decades of neglect, jamming enemy radars and communications — and defending against enemy jamming in turn — is back on the agenda for the US and its allies. But China has had its eye on this ball much longer, even creating a Strategic Support Force in 2015, focused on EW, cyberwar and space, as the institutional equal of the traditional Army, Navy and air services.
https://breakingdefense.com/2023/12/lets-bring-that-margin-back-china-russia-too-close-for-comfort-in-electronic-warfare-say-generals/

‘It’s not translating’: Army general says to focus on realistic robotic integration: “Every time it’s like, go watch one [robotic tactical vehicle] follow another one around the parking lot and it runs over the curb and I’m like, ‘Come on, we got to do better than this,” Gen. James Rainey said today.
https://breakingdefense.com/2023/12/with-robotic-tank-formations-out-for-now-army-general-focuses-on-near-term-gains/

# Military / Global
UK, Italy, Japan ink GCAP stealth fighter treaty, reveal new program details: The Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) partners of Italy, Japan and the United Kingdom have signed a new treaty that will now be sent to their elected representatives for approval, the partners announced today, while also revealing some new details about how the program is to be structured.
https://breakingdefense.com/2023/12/uk-italy-japan-ink-gcap-stealth-fighter-treaty-reveal-new-program-details/

Norway to provide more air defense systems to Ukraine: Norway will donate more National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems, better known as NASAMS, to Ukraine, this time with a value of 335 million kroner (U.S. $31 million), the government said in a statement. Some will be donated from Norway´s own storage in order to ensure fast delivery to Ukraine, while additional systems will be ordered from the industry for later delivery.
https://www.regjeringen.no/en/aktuelt/noreg-donerer-meir-luftvern-til-ukraina/id3018411/

Dismayed by Moscow’s war, Russian volunteers are joining Ukrainian ranks to fight Putin’s troops: When Russia’s invasion of Ukraine ignited into war, back in Moscow, a young Russian who now goes by the name of Karabas was plunged into despair. Shocked by images of what was happening to Ukrainians in Russian-occupied areas, he decided to act — against Russia, his home and country.
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-putin-volunteer-troops-014f24506a74161e054b3947ef262873

# Pharmaceuticals / Drugs
Big Pharma Continues To Raise Drug Prices: CAP found that in July 2023, drug companies raised their list prices above the annual inflation rate of 3 percent for 112 drugs. Drug list prices exclude rebates and discounts applied throughout the drug financing supply chain, and these manufacturer-set prices apply across all payers.
https://www.americanprogress.org/article/drug-companies-continue-to-hike-prices-above-inflation/#:~:text=CAP%20found%20that%20in%20July,prices%20apply%20across%20all%20payers.

# Science
CRISPR and other new technologies open doors for drug development, but which diseases get prioritized? It comes down to money and science: Drug development takes a great deal of time, money and effort. While future profits play a big factor in which diseases gets prioritized, advocacy and research incentives can also tilt the scale. Sickle cell disease made a great target for this technology because it was caused by a single genetic issue. It was also an attractive disease to focus on because it affects around 100,000 people in the U.S. and is costly to society
https://news.yahoo.com/crispr-other-technologies-open-doors-131022349.html

# Security
Trump Allies Are Giddy About House Intelligence Committee’s Surveillance Bill: The committee is pushing a bill that civil liberties experts say would amount to the largest expansion of domestic surveillance in decades. The federal government’s domestic spying powers come from Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA, which was revamped after 9/11 to create mass data collection powers, has been routinely abused and manipulated, and is set to expire at the end of this year.
https://theintercept.com/2023/12/11/house-intelligence-committee-section-702-surveillance/

# Space
NASA’s Space Station Laser Comm Terminal Achieves First Link: NASA’s LCRD (Laser Communications Relay Demonstration) and the new space station demonstration, ILLUMA-T (Integrated LCRD Low Earth Orbit User Modem and Amplifier Terminal), successfully exchanged data for the first time. LCRD and ILLUMA-T are demonstrating how a user mission, in this case the space station, can benefit from a laser communications relay located in geosynchronous orbit.
https://www.nasa.gov/missions/tech-demonstration/laser-communications-relay/nasas-space-station-laser-comm-terminal-achieves-first-link/

# Veterans / VA
Members of Congress push San Diego VA to give more housing vouchers to homeless veterans: Four members of San Diego’s Congressional delegation are asking the local Veterans Affairs office to issue more housing vouchers amid a rise in homelessness among people who served in the military. The request comes after a Union-Tribune story showed that hundreds weren’t reaching the people who need them.
https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/homelessness/story/2023-12-13/members-of-congress-push-san-diego-va-to-give-more-housing-vouchers-to-homeless-veterans

Top Republicans roll out bill to bar VA healthcare processing systems from being used for illegal migrants: Top GOP lawmakers roll out bill to weed out services for illegal migrants provided by VA healthcar
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/top-republicans-roll-out-bill-bar-va-healthcare-systems-used-illegal-migrants?utm_source=Newswav&utm_medium=Website

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2023-12-13

Voices, The Peoples News

December 13, 2023
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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‘Groundbreaking’ Legal Action Demands EPA Finally Ban Glyphosate: “EPA lacks a legal human health assessment of glyphosate to support its current use,” said a lawyer for the Center for Food Safety. “This petition is a blueprint for the Biden administration to do what the law and science require and finally cancel glyphosate’s registration,” said Pegga Mosavi, an attorney at the Center for Food Safety and counsel for the petitioners. “There is a wealth of scientific evidence demonstrating that glyphosate endangers public health, and poses cancer risks to farmers and other Roundup users.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/farmworkers-environmental-groups-file-legal-action-demanding-roundup-ban__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0kg0uVGO6Bi932zoY5XdRhPGCUiBPYwsYDhPmiddfgwkLFVW9WxANHHRZ9yLUWlSV8fsnsVdW5IZeiqHYSox-nxYD_Co-F4Z$

# Corporations / Industry
Ranchers suing Colorado, federal agencies over wolf reintroduction: A pair of trade groups representing Colorado ranchers are suing state and federal wildlife agencies to delay reintroducing gray wolves to the Western Slope. Two Colorado ranching organizations have filed a complaint against state and federal agencies requesting the reintroduction of wolves into the state be delayed.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://coloradosun.com/2023/12/12/colorado-rancher-sue-block-wolves/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0kg0uVGO6Bi932zoY5XdRhPGCUiBPYwsYDhPmiddfgwkLFVW9WxANHHRZ9yLUWlSV8fsnsVdW5IZeiqHYSox-nxYD5Wbz0Ug$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals Final COP28 Deal Riddled With ‘Cavernous Loopholes’ for Fossil Fuel Industry: The world agreed the centerpiece deal of the COP28 climate summit in Dubai on Wednesday, making an unprecedented call for transitioning away from fossil fuels. The agreement, known as the Global Stocktake, however, contains many loopholes that will allow for the continued use of coal, oil and gas.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/cop28-final-deal__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0kg0uVGO6Bi932zoY5XdRhPGCUiBPYwsYDhPmiddfgwkLFVW9WxANHHRZ9yLUWlSV8fsnsVdW5IZeiqHYSox-nxYD2AlCHv-$

COP28 names and shames fossil fuels: The United Nations climate conference, COP28, in Dubai has come to an end with a historic agreement that for the first time calls out fossil fuels by name. The deal includes a commitment to “transition away” from these fuels. It’s a painful compromise https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/environment/live/2023/dec/13/cop28-live-updates-news-agreement-outcomes-draft-text-fossil-fuels__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0kg0uVGO6Bi932zoY5XdRhPGCUiBPYwsYDhPmiddfgwkLFVW9WxANHHRZ9yLUWlSV8fsnsVdW5IZeiqHYSox-nxYD87HY59o$

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals
Bill for wide-open retail sales of raw milk is introduced in Missouri: An up-and-coming conservative in the Missouri House of Representatives wants to upend raw milk safety in the “Show Me” state. Rep. Adam Schnelting has pre-filed House Bill 1711 for the next session of the Missouri Legislature, which gets underway in January. The raw milk products will require a “warning” label.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2023/12/bill-for-wide-open-retail-sales-of-raw-milk-is-introduced-in-missouri/*:*:text=HB*201711*20would*20make*20**BGrade,require*20a*20**Bwarning**C20label__;I34lJSUl4oCcJSXigJzigJ0l!!On18fmf1aQ!0kg0uVGO6Bi932zoY5XdRhPGCUiBPYwsYDhPmiddfgwkLFVW9WxANHHRZ9yLUWlSV8fsnsVdW5IZeiqHYSox-nxYD_amW4xs$

FDA inspecting plant in Ecuador in applesauce lead situation; more children reported sick: Federal officials have begun an onsite inspection of a company in Ecuador that exported cinnamon applesauce to the United States that was used in three brands of applesauce traced to an outbreak of lead poisoning in children
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/wanabana-fruit-pouch-cinnamon-applesauce-ecuador-8a7bba763e7fdb79688dea6b2be79007__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0kg0uVGO6Bi932zoY5XdRhPGCUiBPYwsYDhPmiddfgwkLFVW9WxANHHRZ9yLUWlSV8fsnsVdW5IZeiqHYSox-nxYD0VfvnjP$

# General Recalls / Alerts
Tesla Recalls 2 Million Cars to Fix Autopilot Safety Defect: A government investigation found the need for more alerts for drivers and a limit on situations where the Autopilot could be used.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/tesla-autopilot-recall-driver-monitoring-system-8060508627a34e6af889feca46eb3002__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0kg0uVGO6Bi932zoY5XdRhPGCUiBPYwsYDhPmiddfgwkLFVW9WxANHHRZ9yLUWlSV8fsnsVdW5IZeiqHYSox-nxYDzrvXEtl$

# Gov / Politics / Global
UN Members Support Gaza Cease-Fire in Overwhelming 153-10 Vote: “Humanity has prevailed,” said Egyptian Ambassador Osama Abdel Khalek. “The Israeli aggression on Gaza must end. This bloodshed must stop.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/united-nations-ceasefire-vote__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0kg0uVGO6Bi932zoY5XdRhPGCUiBPYwsYDhPmiddfgwkLFVW9WxANHHRZ9yLUWlSV8fsnsVdW5IZeiqHYSox-nxYD80kz-5P$

Ukraine Is on the Cusp of Losing This War: ‘We’re Screwed’: Nearly three centuries of belligerences later, and with more than $200 billion of Western cash gambled on Ukraine beating Russia, the military academy that once trained Napoleon last week assembled 100 military, political, finance, academic, and business leaders with intimate knowledge of the war to privately game out what happens next. Before long, amid steely glances and chattering wine glasses, you’ll hear the anguished and morally obtuse story on the four lethal conflicts taking place in Ukraine: diplomatic, military, economic, and information.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://dnyuz.com/2023/12/12/ukraine-is-on-the-cusp-of-losing-this-war-were-screwed/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0kg0uVGO6Bi932zoY5XdRhPGCUiBPYwsYDhPmiddfgwkLFVW9WxANHHRZ9yLUWlSV8fsnsVdW5IZeiqHYSox-nxYDyKIkGxv$

UN General Assembly votes overwhelmingly in favour of Gaza ceasefire: The United Nations General Assembly has passed a non-binding, symbolic resolution to demand an “immediate humanitarian ceasefire” in Gaza, with the United States and Israel voting against it but an overwhelming number of member states in favour of an end to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/12/12/un-general-assembly-votes-overwhelmingly-in-favour-of-gaza-ceasefire__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0kg0uVGO6Bi932zoY5XdRhPGCUiBPYwsYDhPmiddfgwkLFVW9WxANHHRZ9yLUWlSV8fsnsVdW5IZeiqHYSox-nxYD8kUZXOo$

PMs of Canada, Australia, New Zealand back ‘efforts’ toward Gaza ceasefire in joint statement: “We are alarmed at the diminishing safe space for civilians in Gaza. The price of defeating Hamas cannot be the continuous suffering of all Palestinian civilians,” the three prime ministers said in a joint statement.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/dec/13/albanese-calls-for-gaza-ceasefire-in-joint-statement-with-nz-and-canada-pms__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0kg0uVGO6Bi932zoY5XdRhPGCUiBPYwsYDhPmiddfgwkLFVW9WxANHHRZ9yLUWlSV8fsnsVdW5IZeiqHYSox-nxYDwqpLVbK$

# Gov / Politics
GOP Rep. Secretly Sold Boeing Stock Ahead of Damning Report: In August 2020, Rep. Mike Garcia (R-CA) sold up to $50,000 in shares of aerospace giant Boeing, weeks before his committee released the damning results of its investigation into deadly crashes involving the company’s 737 Max airliner.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/gop-rep-mike-garcia-secretly-sold-boeing-stock-ahead-of-damning-report*:*:text=In*20August*202020*2C*20Rep.*20Mike,the*20company’s*20737*20Max*20airliner__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSU!!On18fmf1aQ!0kg0uVGO6Bi932zoY5XdRhPGCUiBPYwsYDhPmiddfgwkLFVW9WxANHHRZ9yLUWlSV8fsnsVdW5IZeiqHYSox-nxYD5iH6jnp$

Senators Accused Of Insider Trading, Dumping Stocks After Coronavirus Briefing: While telling the American public that there wasn’t much to worry about, they bailed out of their stock holdings to avoid large losses. In a bizzare quirk, we’ve permitted our politicians to do things that we can’t.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackkelly/2020/03/20/senators-accused-of-insider-trading-dumping-stocks-after-coronavirus-briefings/?sh=21d16ab34a45__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0kg0uVGO6Bi932zoY5XdRhPGCUiBPYwsYDhPmiddfgwkLFVW9WxANHHRZ9yLUWlSV8fsnsVdW5IZeiqHYSox-nxYD4CrIWQS$

Secret donors should be U.S. campaign issue: lawmaker: The influx of millions of dollars from unnamed donors to influence elections is a growing problem in U.S. politics and Democrats should make it an election issue, a senior Democratic lawmaker said. Representative Chris Van Hollen, the top Democrat on the House Budget Committee, told the Reuters Washington Summit that more and more campaign advertising is coming from groups that are not required to disclose their donors’ identities.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/article/us-washington-summit-disclose-idUSBRE85Q00320120627/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0kg0uVGO6Bi932zoY5XdRhPGCUiBPYwsYDhPmiddfgwkLFVW9WxANHHRZ9yLUWlSV8fsnsVdW5IZeiqHYSox-nxYDxIQ-RgD$

Republicans Brush Off Zelensky Plea for More Aid to Ukraine: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with leaders in Washington on Tuesday to urgently plead his case for continued U.S. funding for his nation’s war against Russia. It didn’t make much difference, as key Republicans insisted that no Ukraine aid bill would pass unless border changes are included, and that time had run out to reach a deal by year’s end.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thefiscaltimes.com/newsletter/20231212-Republicans-Reject-Zelensky-Plea-More-Aid-Ukraine*:*:text=Republicans*20Brush*20Off*20Zelensky*20Plea*20for*20More*20Aid*20to*20Ukraine&text=It*20didn’t*20make*20much,a*20deal*20by*20year’s*20end__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUl!!On18fmf1aQ!0kg0uVGO6Bi932zoY5XdRhPGCUiBPYwsYDhPmiddfgwkLFVW9WxANHHRZ9yLUWlSV8fsnsVdW5IZeiqHYSox-nxYD_pzsMXu$

Biden warns of “Christmas gift” to Putin as GOP shrugs off Zelensky visit: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s disappointing visit to Capitol Hill confirmed his worst fears: The future of U.S. aid to Ukraine has become firmly affixed to one of the most intractable debates in American politics.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.axios.com/2023/12/12/biden-zelensky-ukraine-aid-republicans__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0kg0uVGO6Bi932zoY5XdRhPGCUiBPYwsYDhPmiddfgwkLFVW9WxANHHRZ9yLUWlSV8fsnsVdW5IZeiqHYSox-nxYD8oSHrqS$

# Legal / DOJ
SCOTUS Will Hear Jan. 6 Appeal That Could Affect Trump Case: It could also have an impact on hundreds of other people charged over the Capitol riot. The Supreme Court indicated Wednesday it will take up a challenge to an obstruction law used against scores of Jan. 6 rioters, and former President Trump, this term. Joseph Fischer, a former police officer accused of being a Jan. 6 rioter, petitioned the high court to eliminate one of the several counts he faces: obstruction of an official proceeding.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4357873-supreme-court-will-hear-challenge-to-jan-6-obstruction-charge/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0kg0uVGO6Bi932zoY5XdRhPGCUiBPYwsYDhPmiddfgwkLFVW9WxANHHRZ9yLUWlSV8fsnsVdW5IZeiqHYSox-nxYD2Fg-Y0d$

Senate Dems Push Thomas to Recuse Himself From Trump Case: Rep. Dick Durbin argued that the Supreme Court justice “ought to think twice” about whether to join in considering if Trump has immunity from federal prosecution. Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and other Democrats on the panel argue that Thomas faces a conflict of interest because his wife Ginni was outspoken in support of Trump’s false claims that the 2020 presidential election was stolen.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/4356111-clarence-thomas-recuse-trump-immunity-senate-democrats/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0kg0uVGO6Bi932zoY5XdRhPGCUiBPYwsYDhPmiddfgwkLFVW9WxANHHRZ9yLUWlSV8fsnsVdW5IZeiqHYSox-nxYD8cyUr8r$

# Media
Community in Shock as News Anchor’s Cause of Death Revealed: Tributes are flowing in for Emily Matson, who was described in a statement as a “shining light in our newsroom.” Emily Matson, who died after being hit by a train Monday morning in Fairview Township, according to The Erie Times-News and The New York Post.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://people.com/emily-matson-cause-of-death-ruled-suicide-anchor-8415173__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0kg0uVGO6Bi932zoY5XdRhPGCUiBPYwsYDhPmiddfgwkLFVW9WxANHHRZ9yLUWlSV8fsnsVdW5IZeiqHYSox-nxYD4VAjN8U$

# Medical / Health
A Dallas mom’s attempt to get an abortion in Texas for her non-viable pregnancy showcases just how far the state is willing to go to enforce its abortion laws and puts a spotlight on the Texas Supreme Court. After a Travis County district judge cleared the way for Kate Cox, 31, to terminate her pregnancy, Ken Paxton petitioned the state’s highest court to halt the ruling.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2023/12/11/texas-abortion-lawsuit-kate-cox/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0kg0uVGO6Bi932zoY5XdRhPGCUiBPYwsYDhPmiddfgwkLFVW9WxANHHRZ9yLUWlSV8fsnsVdW5IZeiqHYSox-nxYDyab_Ko_$

Republicans Want to Ban All Abortions, Even if It Kills Mothers: The anti-choice mask comes off in Texas
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/health/2023-12-13-republicans-would-ban-all-abortions/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0kg0uVGO6Bi932zoY5XdRhPGCUiBPYwsYDhPmiddfgwkLFVW9WxANHHRZ9yLUWlSV8fsnsVdW5IZeiqHYSox-nxYDxI4hHjf$

The US Supreme Court Now Decide the Fate of Medication Abortion: The justices will decide whether to ban mifepristone, a drug used in half of US abortions. Mifepristone is part of a two-drug treatment that causes the uterus to expel pregnancy tissue. This two-drug regime, which may be taken up to the 70th day of a pregnancy, is often a safer alternative than surgical abortion, and it is also a less invasive procedure. More than half of all US abortions are medication abortions, which use mifepristone.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vox.com/scotus/2023/12/13/23992173/supreme-court-abortion-ban-mifepristone-danco-fda-alliance-hippocratic-medicine__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0kg0uVGO6Bi932zoY5XdRhPGCUiBPYwsYDhPmiddfgwkLFVW9WxANHHRZ9yLUWlSV8fsnsVdW5IZeiqHYSox-nxYD3j0Wibk$

# Pharmaceuticals / Drugs
Sanofi Ends Deal With Maze For Rare Disease Drug After FTC Monopoly Suit: Agency says Maze license would cement Sanofi monopoly. $755 million Maze deal involved drug for rare Pompe disease
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-12-11/ftc-sues-to-block-sanofi-purchase-of-maze-for-rare-disease-drug__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0kg0uVGO6Bi932zoY5XdRhPGCUiBPYwsYDhPmiddfgwkLFVW9WxANHHRZ9yLUWlSV8fsnsVdW5IZeiqHYSox-nxYD4sjTX5c$

FTC Seeks to Block Sanofi’s Acquisition of Rare Disease Drug that Threatens Sanofi’s Monopoly Deal with Maze Therapeutics would eliminate a nascent competitor to Sanofi in Pompe disease drugs, threatening to stall innovation and deprive patients of lower drug prices
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2023/12/ftc-seeks-block-sanofis-acquisition-rare-disease-drug-threatens-sanofis-monopoly__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0kg0uVGO6Bi932zoY5XdRhPGCUiBPYwsYDhPmiddfgwkLFVW9WxANHHRZ9yLUWlSV8fsnsVdW5IZeiqHYSox-nxYD494BleQ$

# Transportation
Boeing releases ‘provocative’ internal emails about 737 MAX: Boeing this evening released a trove of documents related to its grounded 737 MAX, including emails among company employees related to simulator qualification that House Transportation Chairman Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) called “incredibly damning.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2020/01/boeing-releases-provocative-internal-emails-about-737-max-1859530__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0kg0uVGO6Bi932zoY5XdRhPGCUiBPYwsYDhPmiddfgwkLFVW9WxANHHRZ9yLUWlSV8fsnsVdW5IZeiqHYSox-nxYDya9t3eh$

# Veterans / VA
Toxin Exposure Found In Nearly Half Of Veterans Screened So Far: Announcing the 5 million screening milestone, the VA revealed that 2.1 million veterans, or 43 percent of those screened, were potentially exposed to such substances during their service. A variety of toxic exposures can come up in these screenings, but the most common were exposures to burn pits and Agent Orange
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://fox59.com/news/national-world/nearly-half-of-5-million-veterans-screened-found-to-have-potential-toxic-substance-exposure/*:*:text=Announcing*20the*205*20million*20screening,such*20substances*20during*20their*20service.&text=A*20variety*20of*20toxic*20exposures,burn*20pits*20and*20Agent*20Orange__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUl!!On18fmf1aQ!0kg0uVGO6Bi932zoY5XdRhPGCUiBPYwsYDhPmiddfgwkLFVW9WxANHHRZ9yLUWlSV8fsnsVdW5IZeiqHYSox-nxYD_ILTcR3$

Texas attorney general sues company accused of preying on veterans: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit seeking damages and a permanent injunction against the Austin-based company VA Claims Insider, alleging it engaged in “deceptive acts and practices.” The complaint claims that the company inaccurately promotes certain services as “free” before locking veterans into contracts that demand large sums of money. The charges echo allegations from a Texas Tribune investigation published in July.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2023/12/12/texas-attorney-general-va-claims-insider-veterans/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0kg0uVGO6Bi932zoY5XdRhPGCUiBPYwsYDhPmiddfgwkLFVW9WxANHHRZ9yLUWlSV8fsnsVdW5IZeiqHYSox-nxYDx3A9C4v$

Voices, The Peoples News No. 2023-12-12

Voices, The Peoples News

December 12, 2023
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Corporations / Industry
Project Veritas CEO Abandons Ship: ‘Unsalvageable Mess’: Hannah Giles, who was named chief executive after founder James O’Keefe’s ouster earlier this year, said she’d found “strong evidence of past illegality” at the nonprofit. “Though I had high hopes when I joined the organizations, I stepped into an unsalvageable mess — one wrought with strong evidence of past illegality and past financial improprieties,” Giles wrote in a post on X. “Once such evidence was discovered, I brought the information to the appropriate law enforcement agencies.” Project Veritas did not immediately respond to a CNN request for comment.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dailynews.com/2023/12/11/citing-strong-evidence-of-illegality-project-veritas-ceo-quits/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x3_QKRt7WW5ZnzwAScTznuRgWZ7cojL7Kre9ZTX6e_AFzolExcR57egNJxx11sZm1_1yw8LZqaeRGc8naJSr4OQ6L93fYD9o$

Google’s App Store Ruled an Illegal Monopoly, as a Jury Sides With Epic Games: A jury in San Francisco unanimously found that Google stifled competition for its app store. A judge will now decide on what fixes to require at the company, but appeals could delay the impact of the case for years. A jury ruled on Monday that Google had violated antitrust laws to extract fees and limit competition from Epic Games and other developers on its Play mobile app store, in a case that could rewrite the rules on how thousands of businesses make money on Google’s smartphone operating system, Android.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/technology/4354920-jury-decides-against-googles-app-store-in-antitrust-lawsuit/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x3_QKRt7WW5ZnzwAScTznuRgWZ7cojL7Kre9ZTX6e_AFzolExcR57egNJxx11sZm1_1yw8LZqaeRGc8naJSr4OQ6L7gWusIT$

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
Want to tax the rich for real? Pay attention to this Supreme Court case: The case Moore v. United States arose over a disputed $15,000 tax bill. It could cost the United States billions. Based on oral arguments, Harlan Crow and Paul Singer might need to think about buying additional Supreme Court justices. There’s only so much Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito can do to protect the financial interests of their fishing buddies.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thenation.com/article/society/moore-v-united-states-tax-case/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x3_QKRt7WW5ZnzwAScTznuRgWZ7cojL7Kre9ZTX6e_AFzolExcR57egNJxx11sZm1_1yw8LZqaeRGc8naJSr4OQ6L6y5DuDX$

# Education / School
LA County Invests Big in Free Virtual Mental Health Therapy for K-12 Students: Spearheaded by the county’s Medi-Cal plans — which provide health insurance to low-income residents — in collaboration with its Office of Education and Department of Mental Health, the LA school program relies on teletherapy services provided by Hazel Health, one of a clutch of companies that have sprung up to address a nationwide shortage of mental health services that grew much worse during the covid-19 pandemic.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.news-medical.net/news/20231212/LA-County-invests-big-in-free-virtual-mental-health-therapy-for-K-12-students.aspx__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x3_QKRt7WW5ZnzwAScTznuRgWZ7cojL7Kre9ZTX6e_AFzolExcR57egNJxx11sZm1_1yw8LZqaeRGc8naJSr4OQ6L8wSLO_P$

Washington, DC Will Not Allow Unvaccinated Students to Get a Public School Education: The D.C. Council unanimously voted Tuesday to repeal a mandate requiring students who are eligible for the COVID-19 shot to be fully vaccinated to attend public school.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://dcist.com/story/23/11/07/dc-council-dcps-covid-vaccine-mandate-repeal/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x3_QKRt7WW5ZnzwAScTznuRgWZ7cojL7Kre9ZTX6e_AFzolExcR57egNJxx11sZm1_1yw8LZqaeRGc8naJSr4OQ6L9KB20hM$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals
COP28: Draft language for a final COP28 climate agreement softens calls for a “phase out” of fossil fuels and instead calls for “reducing” consumption and production “in a just, orderly and equitable manner.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4353739-cop28-climate-summit-fossil-fuels-phaseout-reduction-draft/?utm_source=U.S.*Energy*News&utm_campaign=9c400c9f69-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_05_11_11_42_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_d13c6d7397-9c400c9f69-89685480__;Kys!!On18fmf1aQ!x3_QKRt7WW5ZnzwAScTznuRgWZ7cojL7Kre9ZTX6e_AFzolExcR57egNJxx11sZm1_1yw8LZqaeRGc8naJSr4OQ6L20FU_PM$

# General News
Donald Trump’s “Dictator” Promise Is No Joke: The MAGA base is cheering on Trump’s antidemocratic rhetoric, which the media should take very seriously. Whether he was joking or deadly serious or something in between, saying you’ll be a dictator for any amount of time is no laughing matter, particularly for a former president who likes to test-drive real desires by pretending he’s joking.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2023-12-12/trump-2024-election-dictator-day-one__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x3_QKRt7WW5ZnzwAScTznuRgWZ7cojL7Kre9ZTX6e_AFzolExcR57egNJxx11sZm1_1yw8LZqaeRGc8naJSr4OQ6L3wpGITT$

# Gov / Politics / Global
Anti-Putin Activist Alexei Navalny Now Missing From Prison: His team believes he may have been transferred to a special regime colony, but no one has been able to reach him. Top aides to Navalny have sounded the alarms that they do not know where he is located, why authorities opted to move him, and what the Russian government plans on doing to him.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/jailed-putin-rival-alexei-navalny-missing-moved-undisclosed-location__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x3_QKRt7WW5ZnzwAScTznuRgWZ7cojL7Kre9ZTX6e_AFzolExcR57egNJxx11sZm1_1yw8LZqaeRGc8naJSr4OQ6L0t8gvq5$

Kremlin: We Know Nothing About Alexei Navalny’s ‘Fate’: Vladimir Putin’s spokesman says no one in the presidential administration has any interest in the jailed Kremlin foe. Russia moves Navalny to prison hospital amid outcry over Kremlin critic’s health. Russia’s penitentiary service on Monday said it was transferring ailing Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny to prison hospital, as the EU warned it would hold Moscow “responsible” for the state of his health.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20210419-russia-moves-navalny-to-prison-hospital-amid-outcry-over-kremlin-critic-s-health__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x3_QKRt7WW5ZnzwAScTznuRgWZ7cojL7Kre9ZTX6e_AFzolExcR57egNJxx11sZm1_1yw8LZqaeRGc8naJSr4OQ6L5q-6Lih$

Israel’s Strategic Calamity: Its brutal war on Gaza is turning it into a pariah state and risking regional war. Most Gazans are packed into desperately crowded refugee camps in the south after being driven from the north, and many of those locations have been bombed repeatedly. Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International have concluded that an October 13 strike that killed several journalists, including a Reuters videographer, was done deliberately.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/world/2023-12-11-israels-strategic-calamity/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x3_QKRt7WW5ZnzwAScTznuRgWZ7cojL7Kre9ZTX6e_AFzolExcR57egNJxx11sZm1_1yw8LZqaeRGc8naJSr4OQ6L2QX7GuN$

Israel Rounds Up Palestinians for Social Media Posts: A new national security task force has initiated 250 prosecutions, mostly against Palestinian students. Detainees have been held in maximum security prisons for weeks.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/world/2023-12-12-palestinians-imprisoned-social-media-posts/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x3_QKRt7WW5ZnzwAScTznuRgWZ7cojL7Kre9ZTX6e_AFzolExcR57egNJxx11sZm1_1yw8LZqaeRGc8naJSr4OQ6L2iqJzDd$

# Gov / Politics
Speaker Mike Johnson Colludes With Democrats to Raid Medicare: But as previously outlined in September, these provisions amount to lipstick on the proverbial pig. The measure contains various “health extenders” that House Republican “leaders” consider, wrongly, “must-pass” legislation. While those “leaders” are trying to sell the measure as a transparency bill, the engine driving this legislative train is its new spending, nearly $15 billion worth.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thefederalist.com/2023/12/11/speaker-mike-johnson-colludes-with-democrats-to-raid-medicare/*:*:text=He*20claimed*3A,money*20out*20of*20Social*20Security__;I34lJSUlJSU!!On18fmf1aQ!x3_QKRt7WW5ZnzwAScTznuRgWZ7cojL7Kre9ZTX6e_AFzolExcR57egNJxx11sZm1_1yw8LZqaeRGc8naJSr4OQ6L_tNFNwU$

Biden to Host Zelensky in Bid to Boost Support for Ukraine: Biden wants the visit to “underscore the United States’ unshakeable commitment to supporting the people of Ukraine.” The visit comes as discussions on a Ukraine aid deal remain stalled in Congress, with Republicans insistent the aid be paired with changes to America’s border policies.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.voanews.com/a/biden-to-host-zelenskyy-amid-congressional-impasse-on-ukraine-aid-/7394263.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x3_QKRt7WW5ZnzwAScTznuRgWZ7cojL7Kre9ZTX6e_AFzolExcR57egNJxx11sZm1_1yw8LZqaeRGc8naJSr4OQ6L48edkyQ$

# Medical / Health
First came fentanyl. Now, this state is counting the casualties from another deadly drug: Dealers mix fentanyl with the powerful animal sedative xylazine. Xylazine is now present in one out of every nine overdose deaths nationwide involving illicit fentanyl, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/fentanyl-xylazine-west-virginia-rcna128327__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x3_QKRt7WW5ZnzwAScTznuRgWZ7cojL7Kre9ZTX6e_AFzolExcR57egNJxx11sZm1_1yw8LZqaeRGc8naJSr4OQ6L11T_acR$

DEA Laboratory Testing Reveals that 6 out of 10 Fentanyl-Laced Fake Prescription Pills Now Contain a Potentially Lethal Dose of Fentanyl: The DEA Laboratory has found that, of the fentanyl-laced fake prescription pills analyzed in 2022, six out of ten now contain a potentially lethal dose of fentanyl.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dea.gov/alert/dea-laboratory-testing-reveals-6-out-10-fentanyl-laced-fake-prescription-pills-now-contain__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x3_QKRt7WW5ZnzwAScTznuRgWZ7cojL7Kre9ZTX6e_AFzolExcR57egNJxx11sZm1_1yw8LZqaeRGc8naJSr4OQ6L-Rb36Li$

Heroin and fentanyl in Washington state: Opioids are a class of drugs that bind to opioid receptors and have opioid-type effects similar to the classic compound morphine. There are many types of opioids and they differ in important ways including how strong the drug is, how quickly it takes effect, and how long it lasts. Heroin is a drug long used internationally and in Washington State, despite associated negative health outcomes and its status as a Schedule 1 drug (illegal in the United States). Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid used medically for severe pain and during surgery. It is a schedule 2 drug and can be prescribed or dispensed for medical purposes.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://adai.washington.edu/WAdata/heroin_versus_fentanyl.htm__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x3_QKRt7WW5ZnzwAScTznuRgWZ7cojL7Kre9ZTX6e_AFzolExcR57egNJxx11sZm1_1yw8LZqaeRGc8naJSr4OQ6L7STX6ee$

Pennsylvania Man Sentenced to Life in Federal Prison for Dealing Fentanyl Analogue that Caused Fatal Overdoses in Oregon: A Pennsylvania man who completed more than 7,800 individual darknet fentanyl sales in less than two years and was linked by investigators to dozens of fatal overdoses across the United States was sentenced to life in federal prison today for distributing a fentanyl analogue on AlphaBay, a former darknet marketplace, that caused the overdoses of three people in Oregon, two of whom died.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.justice.gov/usao-or/pr/pennsylvania-man-sentenced-life-federal-prison-dealing-fentanyl-analogue-caused-fatal__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x3_QKRt7WW5ZnzwAScTznuRgWZ7cojL7Kre9ZTX6e_AFzolExcR57egNJxx11sZm1_1yw8LZqaeRGc8naJSr4OQ6L8NLXILP$

In 2010, Purdue Pharma replaced the original version of OxyContin, an extended-release oxycodone pill, with a reformulated product that was much harder to crush for snorting or injection. The reformulation of OxyContin was instead associated with an increase in deaths involving illicit opioids and, ultimately, an overall increase in fatal drug overdoses. OxyContin also was associated with rising suicides among children and teenagers
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://reason.com/2023/12/04/oxycontins-reformulation-linked-to-rising-suicides-by-children/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x3_QKRt7WW5ZnzwAScTznuRgWZ7cojL7Kre9ZTX6e_AFzolExcR57egNJxx11sZm1_1yw8LZqaeRGc8naJSr4OQ6L5rUcgHT$

‘Don’t get sick. It’s too expensive’: medical debt is putting more Americans in financial crisis: Although both leading presidential candidates have discussed healthcare, neither has directly tackled its biggest issue
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/money/2023/dec/11/medical-debt-healthcare-affordability-inflation__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x3_QKRt7WW5ZnzwAScTznuRgWZ7cojL7Kre9ZTX6e_AFzolExcR57egNJxx11sZm1_1yw8LZqaeRGc8naJSr4OQ6Lxaa534n$

# Medical / Health / Global
‘We are all sick’: Infectious diseases spread across Gaza: Cold, wet weather combined with a lack of clean water, toilets and food have fueled a spike in respiratory, stomach and other ailments. Infectious diseases are ravaging the population of the Gaza Strip, health officials and aid organizations said Monday, citing cold, wet weather; overcrowding in shelters; scarce food; dirty water; and little medicine.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.yahoo.com/sick-infectious-diseases-spread-across-124244896.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x3_QKRt7WW5ZnzwAScTznuRgWZ7cojL7Kre9ZTX6e_AFzolExcR57egNJxx11sZm1_1yw8LZqaeRGc8naJSr4OQ6L5vob6Wc$

# Military / DOD
Air Force Punishes 15 Airmen in Pentagon Leak Investigation: Investigators said members of Jack Teixeira’s unit “had information about as many as four separate instances of his questionable activity.” The announcement coincided with the release of an Air Force inspector general report that found members of Airman 1st Class Jack Teixeira’s unit failed to take proper action after becoming aware of him seeking the intelligence, but it found no evidence that any of his supervisors knew that he was allegedly leaking the information online.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/12/11/air-force-punishes-15-service-members-wake-of-teixeira-leak-massachusetts-guard-base.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x3_QKRt7WW5ZnzwAScTznuRgWZ7cojL7Kre9ZTX6e_AFzolExcR57egNJxx11sZm1_1yw8LZqaeRGc8naJSr4OQ6LxxJpl9I$

AFRL’s Oracle Developing Nation’S 1St Cislunar Space Situational Awareness Capabilities: Over the last several years, the Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, unveiled two programs, Defense Deep Space Sentinel, or D2S2, and Oracle, to develop cislunar space situational awareness
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/AFRLs_Oracle_Developing_NationS_1St_Cislunar_Space_Situational_Awareness_Capabilities_999.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x3_QKRt7WW5ZnzwAScTznuRgWZ7cojL7Kre9ZTX6e_AFzolExcR57egNJxx11sZm1_1yw8LZqaeRGc8naJSr4OQ6L_pivObu$

# Military / Global
U.S.-Made White Phosphorus Used by Israel in Lebanon: At least nine civilians were injured in the attack. Amnesty International said one attack on the town of Dhayra on 16 October must be investigated as a war crime because it was an indiscriminate attack that injured at least nine civilians and damaged civilian objects, and was therefore unlawful, said the organization.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2023/10/lebanon-evidence-of-israels-unlawful-use-of-white-phosphorus-in-southern-lebanon-as-cross-border-hostilities-escalate/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x3_QKRt7WW5ZnzwAScTznuRgWZ7cojL7Kre9ZTX6e_AFzolExcR57egNJxx11sZm1_1yw8LZqaeRGc8naJSr4OQ6L5ubtzOW$

Ukraine allies provide ships to ward off Russia in the Black Sea: (Defense News) The U.K. and Norway will lead a coalition aimed at helping Ukraine secure its maritime export routes against Russian interference, the U.K.’s Ministry of Defence said on Dec. 11. The long-term goal is to help Ukraine transform its Navy to become more compatible with Western allies and to bolster security in the Black Sea, the ministry said. The U.K. is transferring two minehunter ships to Ukraine as a first step.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2023/12/11/ukraine-allies-provide-ships-to-ward-off-russia-in-the-black-sea/*:*:text=PARIS*20**C20The*20U.K.*20and*20Norway,Defence*20Ministry*20said*20Dec.*2011__;I34l4oCUJSUlJSUlJSU!!On18fmf1aQ!x3_QKRt7WW5ZnzwAScTznuRgWZ7cojL7Kre9ZTX6e_AFzolExcR57egNJxx11sZm1_1yw8LZqaeRGc8naJSr4OQ6L8Qudq8G$

Inside the unit deploying small explosive drones in Ukraine’s cash strapped war: Zip-tying old grenades and mortars to tiny, online-bought drones, and using virtual reality headsets to direct them into Russian targets. It is not the war this four-man drone unit initially signed up for, but it is as effective as it is cheap
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://abc17news.com/news/national-world/cnn-world/2023/12/11/inside-the-unit-deploying-small-explosive-drones-in-ukraines-cash-strapped-war/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x3_QKRt7WW5ZnzwAScTznuRgWZ7cojL7Kre9ZTX6e_AFzolExcR57egNJxx11sZm1_1yw8LZqaeRGc8naJSr4OQ6L46AJ4d6$

Russia targets Kyiv with ballistic missiles as fears increase of attacks on energy infrastructure: A Russian missile attack on Ukraine’s capital early Monday destroyed several homes and left more than 100 households without electricity. The predawn attack on Kyiv came amid warnings that Russia will step up its attacks on the country’s energy infrastructure as winter sets in with freezing temperatures. A series of loud explosions followed by air raid sirens broke the silence in Kyiv just after 4 a.m. as the city was under its nightly curfew.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/12/11/russia-targets-kyiv-ballistic-missiles-fears-increase-of-attacks-energy-infrastructure.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x3_QKRt7WW5ZnzwAScTznuRgWZ7cojL7Kre9ZTX6e_AFzolExcR57egNJxx11sZm1_1yw8LZqaeRGc8naJSr4OQ6LwjaLaMb$

Iraq scrambles to contain fighting amid attacks on US troops: Dozens of attacks on U.S. military facilities by Iran-backed factions in Iraq over the past two months have forced Baghdad into a balancing act.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2023/12/11/iraq-scrambles-to-contain-fighting-amid-attacks-on-us-troops/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x3_QKRt7WW5ZnzwAScTznuRgWZ7cojL7Kre9ZTX6e_AFzolExcR57egNJxx11sZm1_1yw8LZqaeRGc8naJSr4OQ6LwYqJNCI$

Afghans again being flown to US base in Germany before resettlement: For the first time since 2021, Afghan nationals are being brought here to the largest overseas American military community, where they’re waiting for long-sought documents that will allow them to move to the United States.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.stripes.com/theaters/europe/2023-12-11/afghans-resettlement-visa-germany-12325469.html*:*:text=KAISERSLAUTERN*2C*20Germany*20**C20For*20the*20first,move*20to*20the*20United*20States__;I34lJSXigJQlJSUlJSUl!!On18fmf1aQ!x3_QKRt7WW5ZnzwAScTznuRgWZ7cojL7Kre9ZTX6e_AFzolExcR57egNJxx11sZm1_1yw8LZqaeRGc8naJSr4OQ6L7PXmLhz$

# Nuclear
Southwest Virginia Residents Question Nuclear Shift: Gov. Glenn Youngkin wants to build next generation nuclear plants and data centers. But he won’t tell Virginia residents what he’s doing. Is it good to be first? In early November, Virginia’s Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced his nuclear “moon shot” plan, a major public-private energy project to build small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs).
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/environment/2023-12-11-southwest-virginia-residents-question-nuclear-shift/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x3_QKRt7WW5ZnzwAScTznuRgWZ7cojL7Kre9ZTX6e_AFzolExcR57egNJxx11sZm1_1yw8LZqaeRGc8naJSr4OQ6LwWQOlx3$

# Pharmaceuticals / Drugs
Big Pharmacy Chains Give Customers’ Records To Police Despite No Warrants: The prescriptions you have in your medicine cabinet might not be as private as you believe they are. Thirty-one states grant law enforcement warrantless access to databases containing drug histories, and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is pushing hard to search records even in states that have privacy safeguards.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://scripps.com/scripps-washington-bureau/your-prescriptions-arent-private/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x3_QKRt7WW5ZnzwAScTznuRgWZ7cojL7Kre9ZTX6e_AFzolExcR57egNJxx11sZm1_1yw8LZqaeRGc8naJSr4OQ6LzZ-etTh$

# Security
Congress Clashes Over the Future of America’s Global Spy Program: Competing bills moving through the House of Representatives both reauthorize Section 702 surveillance—but they pave very different paths forward for Americans’ privacy and civil liberties.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/fbi-surveillance-section-702-congress-ca84a405ac700718990bbab7ef5db1e6__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x3_QKRt7WW5ZnzwAScTznuRgWZ7cojL7Kre9ZTX6e_AFzolExcR57egNJxx11sZm1_1yw8LZqaeRGc8naJSr4OQ6L0Y6cobA$

Spying Extension Angers Broad Majority Favoring Reform: Speaker Mike Johnson inserted a four-month extension of a warrantless spying program into the annual defense policy bill.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/civil-rights/2023-12-12-mike-johnson-ndaa-surveillance-reform/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x3_QKRt7WW5ZnzwAScTznuRgWZ7cojL7Kre9ZTX6e_AFzolExcR57egNJxx11sZm1_1yw8LZqaeRGc8naJSr4OQ6LyAwVsdc$

# Space
US, UK, Australia Collaborate on Deep Space Radar Initiative for Enhanced Space Domain Awareness: This collaboration aims to bolster space domain awareness by providing 24/7, all-weather capabilities to detect, track, identify, and characterize objects in deep space.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/US_UK_Australia_Collaborate_on_Deep_Space_Radar_Initiative_for_Enhanced_Space_Domain_Awareness_999.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x3_QKRt7WW5ZnzwAScTznuRgWZ7cojL7Kre9ZTX6e_AFzolExcR57egNJxx11sZm1_1yw8LZqaeRGc8naJSr4OQ6LwaG06UU$

# Technology
China’s cyber army is invading critical US services: The intrusions are part of a broader effort to develop ways to sow chaos or snarl logistics in the event of a U.S.-China conflict in the Pacific, officials say. China allegedly targets US critical infrastructure, while a small Irish village goes without water due to an Iranian CyberAv3ngers attack. The EU sets a global precedent with new AI regulations. Unraveling the latest maneuvers of the Lazarus Group. The Sandman APT’s links to Chinese cyber threats. “5Ghoul” vulnerabilities represent a new challenge in telecom security.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thecyberwire.com/podcasts/daily-podcast/1964/notes__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x3_QKRt7WW5ZnzwAScTznuRgWZ7cojL7Kre9ZTX6e_AFzolExcR57egNJxx11sZm1_1yw8LZqaeRGc8naJSr4OQ6L_1Sxphf$

The Generative AI Copyright Fight Is Just Getting Started: The Authors Guild and other artists’ groups say that it’s unfair to train AI algorithms on their work without permission. Tech companies generally argue that it counts as “fair use.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.axios.com/2023/12/01/ai-copyright-law-biden-executive-order__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x3_QKRt7WW5ZnzwAScTznuRgWZ7cojL7Kre9ZTX6e_AFzolExcR57egNJxx11sZm1_1yw8LZqaeRGc8naJSr4OQ6Lz8zA_Ih$

# Technology / Global
The EU Just Passed Sweeping New Rules to Regulate AI: Today’s agreement effectively addresses a global challenge in a fast-evolving technological environment on a key area for the future of our societies and economies. And in this endeavour, we managed to keep an extremely delicate balance: boosting innovation and uptake of artificial intelligence across Europe whilst fully respecting the fundamental rights of our citizens.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/press-releases/2023/12/09/artificial-intelligence-act-council-and-parliament-strike-a-deal-on-the-first-worldwide-rules-for-ai/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x3_QKRt7WW5ZnzwAScTznuRgWZ7cojL7Kre9ZTX6e_AFzolExcR57egNJxx11sZm1_1yw8LZqaeRGc8naJSr4OQ6Lw52euxW$

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December 11, 2023
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# Indigenous
Navajo Nation faces possible new threats after decades of uranium mining: Miles from the site of the 1979 Church Rock Mill spill, the largest nuclear disaster in U.S. history, uranium extraction operations could resume. A Canadian company is working to move forward with uranium extraction.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://abcnews.go.com/US/navajo-nation-faces-new-threats-after-decades-uranium/story?id=105270472*27__;JQ!!On18fmf1aQ!zMW_8-ijgNWEvwQ3wUG34N8VX9L9F49YeZ6jAcdhnRiPnnngMyHhvr6GV8-IMuqTsB6E9Nrx9P0DaDj_fd5Y8gsQueGyGPi-$

# Border / Immigration / Migrants / Global
Chinese migrant encounters raise red flag for CCP infiltration at southern border: Chinese migrant encounters raise red flag for CCP infiltration at southern border. Gatestone Institute senior fellow Gordon Chang discusses the national security risks of open border policies and Taiwanese concerns that the U.S. is ill-equipped to provide weapons and deter Chinese aggression.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2023/08/31/chinese-illegal-migrant-numbers-boom-as-beijing-tensions-grow/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zMW_8-ijgNWEvwQ3wUG34N8VX9L9F49YeZ6jAcdhnRiPnnngMyHhvr6GV8-IMuqTsB6E9Nrx9P0DaDj_fd5Y8gsQuX8bLtkm$

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
New Regulations Will Cut Small Businesses From Affordable Capital: The Biden administration has proven to be the gang that can’t shoot straight. The president’s signature economic policy has led to a perfect storm of spending, debt and inflation. Loan program updates will advance equity for rural, veteran, women, and minority-owned businesses
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sba.gov/article/2023/04/12/us-small-business-administration-implements-rules-address-persistent-capital__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zMW_8-ijgNWEvwQ3wUG34N8VX9L9F49YeZ6jAcdhnRiPnnngMyHhvr6GV8-IMuqTsB6E9Nrx9P0DaDj_fd5Y8gsQuVNaoAKl$

# Education / School
Texas superintendents say lack of school safety funding may lead to budget cuts: Superintendents across the state say they are facing significant budget cuts to pay for newly mandated school safety measures after lawmakers were unable to pass additional school safety funding.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2023/12/11/texas-school-safety-funding/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zMW_8-ijgNWEvwQ3wUG34N8VX9L9F49YeZ6jAcdhnRiPnnngMyHhvr6GV8-IMuqTsB6E9Nrx9P0DaDj_fd5Y8gsQuRdcAaxj$

Largest U.S. Teachers Union Allows Private Equity To Prey On Educators: The National Education Association’s benefits arm is pushing high-fee, poorly performing retirement plans run by a firm accused of fraud and mismanagement.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.levernews.com/largest-u-s-teachers-union-allows-private-equity-to-prey-on-educators/*:*:text=The*20National*20Education*20Association’s*20benefits,accused*20of*20fraud*20and*20mismanagement__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!zMW_8-ijgNWEvwQ3wUG34N8VX9L9F49YeZ6jAcdhnRiPnnngMyHhvr6GV8-IMuqTsB6E9Nrx9P0DaDj_fd5Y8gsQuQeU7dhL$

‘Taking away parental rights!’ California is demonising parents who want children to learn rather than be indoctrinated – Ex-Trump adviser: “Whether that’s information about gender transition or information on what the kid is being called in school, parents are being left in the dark. “You know what those parents are doing? They’re suing. Some of those lawsuits are not getting to the court system because the schools are caving and settling.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.gbnews.com/news/us/california-parent-children-indoctrinate-may-mailman-trump__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zMW_8-ijgNWEvwQ3wUG34N8VX9L9F49YeZ6jAcdhnRiPnnngMyHhvr6GV8-IMuqTsB6E9Nrx9P0DaDj_fd5Y8gsQuZe_V3ht$

# Employment / Labor
Fed lawsuit: Hire old people for heavy manual labor — or else! Uncle Sam wants YOU … to hire Grandpa as a piano lugger. Or else. That’s the latest madness from the federal government’s woke bowels: an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit against Fresno-based Meathead Movers after the company refused to comply with a demand for a $15 million settlement.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2023/12/11/opinion/meathead-movers-eeoc-lawsuit-says-seniors-must-do-manual-labor/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zMW_8-ijgNWEvwQ3wUG34N8VX9L9F49YeZ6jAcdhnRiPnnngMyHhvr6GV8-IMuqTsB6E9Nrx9P0DaDj_fd5Y8gsQubIWr0rM$

# General News
Former President Donald Trump has said that he will no longer testify today in his civil trial as previously planned, reflecting his growing frustration with the New York case. Trump already spent one day of the trial on the witness stand while state prosecutors presented their case last month. Trump’s Counsel said Attorney General Letitia James is “continuing her rabid and unreasonable pursuit of President Trump. Under such circumstances, there is no valid reason for President Trump to testify further in this case.” However, Trump’s critics on X, formerly Twitter, seemed to have plenty to say following Sunday’s announcement.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/onald-trump-mocked-x-after-reversing-decision-testify-new-york-trial-1851108__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zMW_8-ijgNWEvwQ3wUG34N8VX9L9F49YeZ6jAcdhnRiPnnngMyHhvr6GV8-IMuqTsB6E9Nrx9P0DaDj_fd5Y8gsQuYVCZjS6$

Al Gore’s chilling warning as Donald Trump doubles down on ‘dictator’ comments: Trump Doubles Down on Dictator Vow as Critics Continue Sounding Alarm. Trump raises dictator threat again, promising to build a wall and ‘drill, drill, drill.’ The former president earned cheers from the Republican crowd as he made light of the Hannity moment — but his critics continue to sound the alarm over the “dictator” vow, and Trump’s repeated vows to seek retribution from political enemies if he regains power.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://themessenger.com/politics/donald-trump-dictator-one-day-republicans-2024__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zMW_8-ijgNWEvwQ3wUG34N8VX9L9F49YeZ6jAcdhnRiPnnngMyHhvr6GV8-IMuqTsB6E9Nrx9P0DaDj_fd5Y8gsQue0xca1V$

Trump ‘could launch a war’ to justify cracking down on Americans’ rights: Multiple experts on authoritarianism who spoke with the Washington Post expressed alarm at former President Donald Trump’s stated willingness to be a “dictator” and one outlined some of the extreme measures that Trump could take to justify expanding his power.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rawstory.com/trump-fascism-2666534362/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zMW_8-ijgNWEvwQ3wUG34N8VX9L9F49YeZ6jAcdhnRiPnnngMyHhvr6GV8-IMuqTsB6E9Nrx9P0DaDj_fd5Y8gsQuYP1cW9z$

# Gov / Politics / Global
The Forcible Transfer of 85% of Palestinians in Gaza Is a Crime Against Humanity: The biased chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court condemns Hamas but ignores Israel’s atrocious crimes. There is no legal or moral justification for Israel to forcibly displace 85 percent of the population of Gaza. The Rome Statute also classifies the “transfer of all or parts of the population of the occupied territory within or outside this territory” as a war crime.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/the-forcible-transfer-of-85-of-palestinians-in-gaza-is-a-crime-against-humanity/*:*:text=There*20is*20no*20legal*20or,territory**C20as*20a*20war*20crime__;I34lJSUl4oCdJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!zMW_8-ijgNWEvwQ3wUG34N8VX9L9F49YeZ6jAcdhnRiPnnngMyHhvr6GV8-IMuqTsB6E9Nrx9P0DaDj_fd5Y8gsQuRqVUiKI$

No hostage will leave Gaza alive unless demands are met, Hamas warns: “Neither the fascist enemy and its arrogant leadership… nor its supporters… can take their prisoners alive without an exchange and negotiation and meeting the demands of the resistance,” Abu Obeida, spokesman for Hamas’s armed wing, said in a televised broadcast, referring to the release of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/12/10/israel-hamas-war-latest-news-updates-gaza1/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zMW_8-ijgNWEvwQ3wUG34N8VX9L9F49YeZ6jAcdhnRiPnnngMyHhvr6GV8-IMuqTsB6E9Nrx9P0DaDj_fd5Y8gsQueUeooK5$

How Israel has grown up as the spoiled boy of the world: Israel has spied on the US, betrayed its trust, killed its soldiers, murdered its citizens, broken internal laws and dragged it to become a war-monger and still remains the spoiled kid of Washington.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20231207-how-israel-has-grown-up-as-the-spoiled-boy-of-the-world/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zMW_8-ijgNWEvwQ3wUG34N8VX9L9F49YeZ6jAcdhnRiPnnngMyHhvr6GV8-IMuqTsB6E9Nrx9P0DaDj_fd5Y8gsQuQmu7jQ-$

# Gov / Politics
Massachusetts Blues: Massachusetts has a Democratic trifecta, but can’t pass even the most popular progressive reforms. Democracy is broken at all levels of government in the Bay State. It’s not just far-right Republicans who undermine democracy. A majority of voters in the Bay State favor progressive policies, but don’t get them. Why not?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/politics/2023-12-04-massachusetts-blues-progressive-policies/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zMW_8-ijgNWEvwQ3wUG34N8VX9L9F49YeZ6jAcdhnRiPnnngMyHhvr6GV8-IMuqTsB6E9Nrx9P0DaDj_fd5Y8gsQuQpTPbUV$

U.S. approves $106.5M sale of tank equipment to Israel, bypassing Congress: The Biden administration on Saturday approved the $106.5 million sale of nearly 14,000 tank ammunition cartridges and related equipment to Israel, invoking an emergency declaration to bypass a congressional review period for weapons sales.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/dec/09/biden-administration-emergency-authority-tank-shells-israel__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zMW_8-ijgNWEvwQ3wUG34N8VX9L9F49YeZ6jAcdhnRiPnnngMyHhvr6GV8-IMuqTsB6E9Nrx9P0DaDj_fd5Y8gsQuUNW184Q$

Why is the US still sending an endless supply of arms to Israel without conditions? Antony Blinken, the US secretary of state, joined a meeting of the Israeli war cabinet in Tel Aviv last week, where, according to a report by Israel’s Channel 12 News on Sunday, he delivered an ultimatum to the Israeli government
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/dec/07/us-israel-military-support-scrutiny-human-rights__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zMW_8-ijgNWEvwQ3wUG34N8VX9L9F49YeZ6jAcdhnRiPnnngMyHhvr6GV8-IMuqTsB6E9Nrx9P0DaDj_fd5Y8gsQueLLNNp3$

# Legal / DOJ
Trump Has Found a Dangerous Workaround to Gag Orders: Donald Trump is, once again, outmaneuvering the American court system. No, his New York bank fraud trial is unlikely to end favorably for the former president.
But that trial is quickly becoming a blueprint for defying gag orders—an issue that will only become more pressing as several criminal cases loom on the horizon.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-has-found-a-dangerous-workaround-to-gag-orders?ref=wrap__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zMW_8-ijgNWEvwQ3wUG34N8VX9L9F49YeZ6jAcdhnRiPnnngMyHhvr6GV8-IMuqTsB6E9Nrx9P0DaDj_fd5Y8gsQuaMGx-ru$

# Media
The US Condemned Stalin’s Prosecution of Journalists. Now It Uses His Playbook: The prosecution of Julian Assange in 2023 mirrors the prosecution of journalist Bill Oatis during the Cold War. The prosecution of Julian Assange in 2023 mirrors the prosecution of journalist Bill Oatis during the Cold War. 2024 is going to be the most important year yet for fearless, trustworthy journalism.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/the-us-condemned-stalins-prosecution-of-journalists-now-it-uses-his-playbook/*:*:text=Prosecution*20of*20Journalists.-,Now*20It*20Uses*20His*20Playbook.,Oatis*20during*20the*20Cold*20War.&text=2024*20is*20going*20to*20be,yet*20for*20fearless*2C*20trustworthy*20journalism__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUl!!On18fmf1aQ!zMW_8-ijgNWEvwQ3wUG34N8VX9L9F49YeZ6jAcdhnRiPnnngMyHhvr6GV8-IMuqTsB6E9Nrx9P0DaDj_fd5Y8gsQuQp52Xwi$

Thousands of employees say the USPS is failing to protect them from major heat: The Postal Service allegedly doctored heat training records of thousands of mail carriers. One of them died on a blistering day in June. The mail service has long denied that heat threatens its carriers. It has spent nearly a decade fighting OSHA citations when couriers died or fell seriously ill when delivering mail in extreme heat.5
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2023/12/11/usps-major-heat-deaths-00128875*:*:text=Heat*20is*20the*20second*2Dleading*20cause*20of*20injury*20to*20USPS*20workers&text=Yet*20the*20mail*20service*20has,delivering*20mail*20in*20extreme*20heat__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSU!!On18fmf1aQ!zMW_8-ijgNWEvwQ3wUG34N8VX9L9F49YeZ6jAcdhnRiPnnngMyHhvr6GV8-IMuqTsB6E9Nrx9P0DaDj_fd5Y8gsQuYkmxOOm$

US slides down global press freedom rankings amid warning of ‘climate of fear’ for journalists: A climate of fear is gripping U.S. newsrooms as a growing list of journalists have been fired, suspended, or otherwise sidelined after refusing to abide by the pro-Israel bias across the U.S. news media.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/18/us/reporters-without-borders-2019-index-intl/index.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zMW_8-ijgNWEvwQ3wUG34N8VX9L9F49YeZ6jAcdhnRiPnnngMyHhvr6GV8-IMuqTsB6E9Nrx9P0DaDj_fd5Y8gsQuX7EPFfn$

# Medical / Health
Missouri Republicans Propose Legislation To Allow Women Who Receive Abortions To Be Charged With Murder: Some Missouri lawmakers are renewing a call for the state to take an anti-abortion step that goes further than prominent anti-abortion groups want to go and that has not gained much traction in any state so far: a law that would allow homicide charges against women who obtain abortions. “If we do not expand Traditional Medicare coverage, private insurers and equity firms will continue to plunder the Medicare Trust Fund that workers pay into, and Traditional Medicare will continue to shrink.” Medicare Advantage Plans Disadvantage Many Elderly and Disabled People For-profit Medicare Advantage program restrictions routinely result in delays and the denial of necessary health care.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/medicare-advantage-plans-disadvantage-many-elderly-and-disabled-people/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zMW_8-ijgNWEvwQ3wUG34N8VX9L9F49YeZ6jAcdhnRiPnnngMyHhvr6GV8-IMuqTsB6E9Nrx9P0DaDj_fd5Y8gsQuWNexIM4$

Cigna Abandons Merger Talks With Humana: Health-insurance providers couldn’t agree on financial terms for deal that would have created $140 billion giant
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/cigna-abandons-merger-talks-with-humana/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zMW_8-ijgNWEvwQ3wUG34N8VX9L9F49YeZ6jAcdhnRiPnnngMyHhvr6GV8-IMuqTsB6E9Nrx9P0DaDj_fd5Y8gsQuX4nl6Ih$

There’s been an uptick in anecdotal reports of a brutal, long-lasting cough going around. As one TikTok user put it: everyone seems to have “a hacking cough that’s been going on for weeks.” Doctors around the country have noticed it, too. “We have been seeing an unusually large number of patients who had typical viral upper respiratory infections, but have had a lingering cough that has lasted weeks to months,” Dr. Scott Braunstein, a double-board certified internal medicine and emergency medicine physician and the national medical director of Sollis Health
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/persistent-cough-not-covid_l_656f1f74e4b0f3e5f44aca8f?utm_source=cordial&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=hp-us-reg-morning-email_2023-12-11&utm_term=us-morning-email&email_hash=a0fc9b12cacd32ea6c05c417239d9ca02ed55e16__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zMW_8-ijgNWEvwQ3wUG34N8VX9L9F49YeZ6jAcdhnRiPnnngMyHhvr6GV8-IMuqTsB6E9Nrx9P0DaDj_fd5Y8gsQuS579AVp$

Supreme Court Weighs Hearing High-Stakes Abortion Pill Case: Supreme Court justices were expected to discuss on Friday whether to hear a case that would counter or uphold federal approval of the abortion pill mifepristone. If the court fails to take up the appeals, a lower court decision to limit the availability of the drug by mail would go into effect.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/2023/04/21/1170742958/u-s-supreme-court-blocks-lower-court-decision-in-fda-approval-of-abortion-pill-c__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zMW_8-ijgNWEvwQ3wUG34N8VX9L9F49YeZ6jAcdhnRiPnnngMyHhvr6GV8-IMuqTsB6E9Nrx9P0DaDj_fd5Y8gsQuUNQQ_1W$

Dr. Paula Johnson Is Breaking Down the Barriers to Better Health: An accomplished cardiologist and the first Black woman president of Wellesley College, Dr. Johnson’s life’s work is improving quality of care for women and women of color around the world.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wired.com/story/women-in-science-paula-johnson/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zMW_8-ijgNWEvwQ3wUG34N8VX9L9F49YeZ6jAcdhnRiPnnngMyHhvr6GV8-IMuqTsB6E9Nrx9P0DaDj_fd5Y8gsQuQuTQw_n$

Medicare Recipients Blocked From Receiving Care: A growing number of Americans are being blocked from health care despite being covered under Medicare, a new survey shows. A yearly KFF Survey of Consumer Experiences with Health Insurance found that while most Americans are satisfied with their Medicare experiences, one group is consistently struggling.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/medicare-under-65-disabilities-blocked-coverage-1851450__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zMW_8-ijgNWEvwQ3wUG34N8VX9L9F49YeZ6jAcdhnRiPnnngMyHhvr6GV8-IMuqTsB6E9Nrx9P0DaDj_fd5Y8gsQufZHg7bA$

# Science
Dr. Dara Norman Wants to Bring More People Into Science: From data access to scientific merit, Dr. Norman is working to make astronomy—and all STEM fields—more inclusive.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.mit.edu/news-clip/wired-435__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zMW_8-ijgNWEvwQ3wUG34N8VX9L9F49YeZ6jAcdhnRiPnnngMyHhvr6GV8-IMuqTsB6E9Nrx9P0DaDj_fd5Y8gsQuXzUhyeO$

# Technology / Global
EU’s AI Act faces criticism for omitting a ban on live facial recognition, raising concerns of dystopian surveillance. Privacy advocates on Saturday said the AI Act, a sweeping proposed law to regulate artificial intelligence in the European Union whose language was finalized Friday, appeared likely to fail at protecting the public from one of AI’s greatest threats: live facial recognition.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/eus-ai-act-falls-short-no-ban-on-live-facial-recognition-raises-concerns/*:*:text=News-,EU’s*20AI*20Act*20Falls*20Short*3A*20No*20Ban*20on*20Live*20Facial,raising*20concerns*20of*20dystopian*20surveillance.&text=2024*20is*20going*20to*20be,yet*20for*20fearless*2C*20trustworthy*20journalism__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!zMW_8-ijgNWEvwQ3wUG34N8VX9L9F49YeZ6jAcdhnRiPnnngMyHhvr6GV8-IMuqTsB6E9Nrx9P0DaDj_fd5Y8gsQuSELsQ7l$

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