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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2023-04-06

Voices, The Peoples News

April 6, 2023
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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This daily Voices, The Peoples News is posted through the blog function of www.MPEN-Ohio.net

# Indigenous / Global
Indigenous Pataxó demand land demarcation amid rising violence and murders by Sarah Sax and Hanna Wallis: The Pataxó Indigenous people in southern Brazil are experiencing a renewed wave of violence and orders to leave their communities after they began reoccupying part of their traditional lands last summer. They are looking to see if and how the new administration of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva can curb violence, mitigate land conflicts and demarcate their lands while standing up to powerful economic interests in the region, as state and local authorities are connected to the recent murders and violence.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.mongabay.com/2023/03/indigenous-pataxo-demand-land-demaraction-amid-rising-violence-and-murders/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0K4Ki6WWd2ySkv2uQ_FrORaVP9YKxYHIJUOKN1PmqtYjDhkzjc3NiDkgQnKaBUHkxC4P3EuZX2siEMnf0oZ4uXjI5ysgXnmX$

Expansion of Mennonite farmland in Bolivia encroaches on Indigenous land by Iván Paredes Tamayo: Mennonites first began settling in Bolivia in the 1950s, primarily in the department of Santa Cruz. Today, Bolivia’s Mennonite population numbers around 150,000, most of whom are involved in mechanized, industrial agriculture. As Mennonite colonies continue to expand, so too are their massive crop fields, which are putting pressure on Santa Cruz’s Indigenous Territories and other protected areas. However, like those of other Mennonite communities in Latin America, Chihuahua’s Mennonite families are masters of agribusiness and soy cultivation, and are continually expanding their industrial farms.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.mongabay.com/2023/04/expansion-of-mennonite-farmland-in-bolivia-encroaches-on-indigenous-land/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0K4Ki6WWd2ySkv2uQ_FrORaVP9YKxYHIJUOKN1PmqtYjDhkzjc3NiDkgQnKaBUHkxC4P3EuZX2siEMnf0oZ4uXjI52p4XRBG$

Ecuador court upholds ‘rights of nature,’ blocks Intag Valley copper mine: Community members in Ecuador’s Intag Valley have won a court case to stop the Llurimagua copper mining project, with the court ordering the revocation of mining licenses from Chile’s Codelco and Ecuador’s ENAMI EP. The Llurimagua mining concession is in the Tropical Andes, the world’s most biodiverse hotspot, home to dozens of threatened and endemic species, including two near-extinct frog species.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.mongabay.com/2023/03/ecuador-court-upholds-rights-of-nature-blocks-intag-valley-copper-mine/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0K4Ki6WWd2ySkv2uQ_FrORaVP9YKxYHIJUOKN1PmqtYjDhkzjc3NiDkgQnKaBUHkxC4P3EuZX2siEMnf0oZ4uXjI54wAeDLJ$

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
Covid Origins: Updated Chinese Study Confirms Presence Of Raccoon Dog: Wednesday’s study, published in the journal Nature, “confirmed the existence” of the animal and others susceptible to the coronavirus at the Wuhan market, The New York Times reported. But researchers stressed that they found no direct evidence that a raccoon dog was infected and have not ruled out a scenario in which people gave the virus to animals.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://khn.org/morning-breakout/covid-origins-updated-chinese-study-confirms-presence-of-raccoon-dog/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0K4Ki6WWd2ySkv2uQ_FrORaVP9YKxYHIJUOKN1PmqtYjDhkzjc3NiDkgQnKaBUHkxC4P3EuZX2siEMnf0oZ4uXjI5111HeBL$

Scientists respond to COVID-origins data: The analysis confirms that swabs from the market, which has long been linked to the start of the pandemic, contained genetic material from wild animals and tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. This suggests that it’s possible an animal could have been an intermediate host of a virus that spilled over to infect humans.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-00998-y__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0K4Ki6WWd2ySkv2uQ_FrORaVP9YKxYHIJUOKN1PmqtYjDhkzjc3NiDkgQnKaBUHkxC4P3EuZX2siEMnf0oZ4uXjI52jcITNF$

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
The powerful forces keeping high interest title lending alive in Georgia: TMX Finance and Select Management Resources, two major title lending brands, have been cozying up to Georgia lawmakers in a position to bottleneck industry reform.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.gpb.org/news/2022/11/15/how-title-lenders-trap-poor-georgians-in-debt-triple-digit-interest-rates__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0K4Ki6WWd2ySkv2uQ_FrORaVP9YKxYHIJUOKN1PmqtYjDhkzjc3NiDkgQnKaBUHkxC4P3EuZX2siEMnf0oZ4uXjI5-bMQxxZ$

House Freedom Caucus bills would reduce deficit by $1 trillion over decade (10 years): Members of the House Freedom Caucus introduced 500 bills to reduce non-discretionary spending to pre-COVID levels. The legislation faces an uphill battle with a Democratically-controlled Senate and the likely veto pen of President Joe Biden. Biggs argues that the bills would save roughly $100 billion in 2024 and $1 trillion over a decade.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house-freedom-caucus-bills-would-reduce-deficit-by-1-trillion-over-decade*:*:text=The*20legislation*20faces*20an*20uphill,*241*20trillion*20over*20a*20decade__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSU!!On18fmf1aQ!0K4Ki6WWd2ySkv2uQ_FrORaVP9YKxYHIJUOKN1PmqtYjDhkzjc3NiDkgQnKaBUHkxC4P3EuZX2siEMnf0oZ4uXjI5wrIFvWK$ .

Grocery Chains, Including Safeway and Stop & Shop, Are Closing Stores, Starting April 16: Several of the closing locations are underperforming, the grocery companies said. Grocery stores across the country have been axing locations, and no one is totally immune.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://bestlifeonline.com/grocery-stores-closing-jan-news/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0K4Ki6WWd2ySkv2uQ_FrORaVP9YKxYHIJUOKN1PmqtYjDhkzjc3NiDkgQnKaBUHkxC4P3EuZX2siEMnf0oZ4uXjI5xFzzMBT$

# Education / Schools
Maine School District Pulls Library Books After Complaints: The books were removed from shelves even before being reviewed. A school board in southern Maine on Monday voted almost unanimously to keep “Gender Queer: A Memoir” in school libraries after some parents and community members challenged the book over illustrations of nudity and sex.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/changing-america/respect/diversity-inclusion/3673798-maine-school-district-votes-against-removal-of-one-of-the-nations-most-challenged-books/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0K4Ki6WWd2ySkv2uQ_FrORaVP9YKxYHIJUOKN1PmqtYjDhkzjc3NiDkgQnKaBUHkxC4P3EuZX2siEMnf0oZ4uXjI5-3EVgdR$

Students across the U.S. stage walkouts, demanding an end to gun violence: Relentless shootings have already claimed more than 10,000 lives in a little over three months this year. “We’ve grown up in the midst of America’s gun violence crisis. In fact, we’ve been called the ‘school shooting generation,'” protest organizer Students Demand Action explained. “Now we’re rising up and organizing in our high schools, colleges, and communities across the country to demand action to end gun violence.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/national-school-walkout__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0K4Ki6WWd2ySkv2uQ_FrORaVP9YKxYHIJUOKN1PmqtYjDhkzjc3NiDkgQnKaBUHkxC4P3EuZX2siEMnf0oZ4uXjI521U64GN$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemical
Op-ed: Biden’s Arctic drilling go-ahead illustrates the limits of democratic problem solving: President Biden continues to deploy conventional tactics against the highly unconventional threat of climate change.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ehn.org/biden-alaska-drilling-2659719857.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0K4Ki6WWd2ySkv2uQ_FrORaVP9YKxYHIJUOKN1PmqtYjDhkzjc3NiDkgQnKaBUHkxC4P3EuZX2siEMnf0oZ4uXjI57GvBhTP$

Bills aimed at adding more natural gas power to Texas grid clear Senate: Lawmakers passed Senate Bill 6 and Senate Bill 7 by votes of 22-9 and 31-0, respectively. The bills represent a push toward funneling more money to natural gas energy production in the state, which supporters say will improve the electric grid because those generators can essentially come on with the flip of a switch. Critics say the bills could lead to untold billions in added costs to customers and minimal benefits while ignoring needed efforts to reduce electricity demand.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2023/04/05/texas-senate-grid-natural-gas-energy-legislature/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0K4Ki6WWd2ySkv2uQ_FrORaVP9YKxYHIJUOKN1PmqtYjDhkzjc3NiDkgQnKaBUHkxC4P3EuZX2siEMnf0oZ4uXjI5_0l99WY$

These global banks made emission pledges. They still invest billions in Gulf Coast LNG exports: By the end of the decade, the Gulf Coast could see as many as 12 new liquefied natural gas terminals built along its shores.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://lailluminator.com/2023/04/05/these-global-banks-made-emission-pledges-they-still-invest-billions-in-gulf-coast-lng-exports/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0K4Ki6WWd2ySkv2uQ_FrORaVP9YKxYHIJUOKN1PmqtYjDhkzjc3NiDkgQnKaBUHkxC4P3EuZX2siEMnf0oZ4uXjI5-WZfIgf$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Global Projected collapse of crucial Antarctic current met with media silence:
Science doesn’t guide U.S. corporate media, which were virtually silent on the landmark study. The Nature study, which also refers to the current as the Antarctic Bottom Water, found that this circulation system is projected to slow down 42% by 2050, with a total collapse “this century,” according to study co-author Matthew England
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://fair.org/home/projected-collapse-of-crucial-antarctic-current-met-with-media-silence/*:*:text=The*20Nature*20study*2C*20which*20also,3*2F29*2F23__;I34lJSUlJSUl!!On18fmf1aQ!0K4Ki6WWd2ySkv2uQ_FrORaVP9YKxYHIJUOKN1PmqtYjDhkzjc3NiDkgQnKaBUHkxC4P3EuZX2siEMnf0oZ4uXjI50OUiQSg$

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals
‘Growing chicken from animal cells’: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced [recently] that it has completed its second pre-market consultation with a lab-grown meat company. GOOD Meat will use animal cell culture technology to take living cells from chickens and grow the cells in a lab to make cultured animal cell food.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2023/04/05/growing-chicken-from-animal-cells-fda-appears-poised-to-approve-second-us-lab-grown-meat/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0K4Ki6WWd2ySkv2uQ_FrORaVP9YKxYHIJUOKN1PmqtYjDhkzjc3NiDkgQnKaBUHkxC4P3EuZX2siEMnf0oZ4uXjI51S_KpKi$

# General News
Trump’s Secret Love Child Revealed – Twitter Users React with Savage Humor: The story came from one of the doormen who once worked at the Trump Tower, Dino Sajudin. Sajudin had a story to tell, and it was 2015, five months into Trump’s successful presidential run. He knew the name of Trump’s alleged mistress and the child that Trump allegedly fathered with the anonymous woman. But one person on Twitter noticed the charge related to the child Trump fathered out of wedlock, and Twitter was ground zero for hilarity after she did.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://bestlifeonline.com/grocery-stores-closing-jan-news/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0K4Ki6WWd2ySkv2uQ_FrORaVP9YKxYHIJUOKN1PmqtYjDhkzjc3NiDkgQnKaBUHkxC4P3EuZX2siEMnf0oZ4uXjI5xFzzMBT$

# Gov / Politics / Global
Europe Moves to “De-Risk” From China: By depending on China for renewable energy materials, EU governments risk making the same mistake as they did with Russian gas. Public opinion in Europe is split north-south on whether and how to decrease economic interdependence with China
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://morningconsult.com/2023/04/04/europe-china-de-risking/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0K4Ki6WWd2ySkv2uQ_FrORaVP9YKxYHIJUOKN1PmqtYjDhkzjc3NiDkgQnKaBUHkxC4P3EuZX2siEMnf0oZ4uXjI55XS8P7g$

# Gov / Politics
Two Republicans Kicked Off County Election Board in North Carolina for Failing to Certify Results: What happened to the officials stands in sharp contrast to elsewhere in the U.S., where those who voted against certification faced few consequences. Forestieri and DeHaan told the board that they could not be certain of the identities of voters or the validity of their ballots because they disagreed with a federal judge striking down a voter ID law for discriminating against minorities. Forestieri defended their actions as a “free speech issue.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.salon.com/2023/04/04/two-kicked-off-county-board-in-north-carolina-for-failing-to-certify-results_partner/*:*:text=Forestieri*20and*20DeHaan*20told*20the,a*20*22free*20speech*20issue.*22__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSU!!On18fmf1aQ!0K4Ki6WWd2ySkv2uQ_FrORaVP9YKxYHIJUOKN1PmqtYjDhkzjc3NiDkgQnKaBUHkxC4P3EuZX2siEMnf0oZ4uXjI5_yOfcbX$

China sending weapons to Russia would be ‘historic mistake,’ NATO chief says: At NATO headquarters, members gathered this week to welcome Finland into the alliance fold. They also took stock of Russia’s war in Ukraine, which has raised security concerns that extend beyond Europe.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.stripes.com/theaters/europe/2023-04-05/nato-finland-meeting-brussels-9711396.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0K4Ki6WWd2ySkv2uQ_FrORaVP9YKxYHIJUOKN1PmqtYjDhkzjc3NiDkgQnKaBUHkxC4P3EuZX2siEMnf0oZ4uXjI59w45be1$

Tennessee Republicans move to expel 3 Democratic lawmakers for supporting student-led gun protests: “This is authoritarianism,” Tennessee state Representative Justin Jones says of attempts to remove him. “This is an assault on our democracy.” The extraordinarily rare move resulted in a chaotic and fiery confrontation between lawmakers and supporters opposing the move and has further fractured an already deep political division inside the Tennessee Legislature.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/tennessee-house-gop-moves-to-expel-3-democrats-after-participation-in-gun-control-protest__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0K4Ki6WWd2ySkv2uQ_FrORaVP9YKxYHIJUOKN1PmqtYjDhkzjc3NiDkgQnKaBUHkxC4P3EuZX2siEMnf0oZ4uXjI5z1kY8PY$

GOP Election Bill in Florida Aims to Make It Harder for Gen Z to Vote: The bill “came out of nowhere” and passed a committee vote within 24 hours of introduction, one Democratic lawmaker said. The bill would bar people from voting by mail if they don’t have a verified Social Security number, a valid state-issued driver’s license or a Florida ID card
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2023/04/03/florida-senate-election-laws-00090252__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0K4Ki6WWd2ySkv2uQ_FrORaVP9YKxYHIJUOKN1PmqtYjDhkzjc3NiDkgQnKaBUHkxC4P3EuZX2siEMnf0oZ4uXjI52bMC67C$

CHD Founder Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Files to Run for U.S. President: Kennedy Jr. has filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission to run for president in 2024 as a Democrat. The filing was confirmed Wednesday by his campaign treasurer, John E. Sullivan. Kennedy will officially announce his candidacy on April 19 in Boston, his campaign said.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://people.com/politics/robert-f-kennedy-jr-files-2024-presidential-run-democrat/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0K4Ki6WWd2ySkv2uQ_FrORaVP9YKxYHIJUOKN1PmqtYjDhkzjc3NiDkgQnKaBUHkxC4P3EuZX2siEMnf0oZ4uXjI59VdesC_$

White House Blames Trump for Deadly Afghanistan Withdrawal mess, then sneaks away to Camp David: “During the transition from the Trump Administration to the Biden administration, the outgoing administration provided no plans for how to conduct the final withdrawal or to evacuate Americans and Afghan allies,” the document states. “There were no such plans in place when President Biden came into office, even with the agreed-upon full withdrawal just over three months away.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2023/04/06/biden-review-of-chaotic-afghan-withdrawal-blames-trump/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0K4Ki6WWd2ySkv2uQ_FrORaVP9YKxYHIJUOKN1PmqtYjDhkzjc3NiDkgQnKaBUHkxC4P3EuZX2siEMnf0oZ4uXjI5-kEfjBV$

# Law Enforcment
ICE Has Quietly Been Forcing Schools and Abortion Clinics to Share Private Data: Since 2008, ICE has spent more than $2.8 billion on new surveillance, data collection and data-sharing initiatives. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have requested information from news organizations, elementary schools and abortion clinics, according to documents received by Wired. Other primary recipients of the subpoenas include telecommunications and technology companies, money transfer services and airlines.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wired.com/story/ice-1509-custom-summons/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0K4Ki6WWd2ySkv2uQ_FrORaVP9YKxYHIJUOKN1PmqtYjDhkzjc3NiDkgQnKaBUHkxC4P3EuZX2siEMnf0oZ4uXjI5-pi28QR$

# Legal / DOJ
Judge in Trump Case Gets Dozens of Threats After Indictment: The ex-president and his MAGA minions have accused the Manhattan jurist and his family of being biased against him. One official told NBC News that Judge Juan Merchan and his chamber have received “dozens” of threats since Mr Trump vocally criticised the judge. Additionally, District Attorney Alvin Bragg has received threat since news broke that a grand jury would indict the former president.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-judge-arraigment-threats-b2315414.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0K4Ki6WWd2ySkv2uQ_FrORaVP9YKxYHIJUOKN1PmqtYjDhkzjc3NiDkgQnKaBUHkxC4P3EuZX2siEMnf0oZ4uXjI5_fMneYc$

Clarence Thomas Secretly Accepted Luxury Trips From Major GOP Donor: For over 20 years, Supreme Court Justice, Clarence Thomas has been treated to luxery vacations by billionaire Republican donor Harlan Crow. Island-hopping on a superyacht. Private jet rides around the world. The undisclosed gifts to Thomas have no known precedent in the modern history of the Supreme Court. “It’s incomprehensible to me that someone would do this,” says one former judge.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/clarence-thomas-scotus-undisclosed-luxury-travel-gifts-crow__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0K4Ki6WWd2ySkv2uQ_FrORaVP9YKxYHIJUOKN1PmqtYjDhkzjc3NiDkgQnKaBUHkxC4P3EuZX2siEMnf0oZ4uXjI569d_-Fl$

AOC Renews Call for Clarence Thomas to Be Impeached Following Bombshell Report: “This degree of corruption is shocking, almost cartoonish. Thomas must be impeached.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/aoc-renews-call-for-clarence-thomas-to-be-impeached-following-bombshell-report/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0K4Ki6WWd2ySkv2uQ_FrORaVP9YKxYHIJUOKN1PmqtYjDhkzjc3NiDkgQnKaBUHkxC4P3EuZX2siEMnf0oZ4uXjI5yYsnK16$

New York Indictment Is Just the Beginning of Trump’s Mounting Legal Woes: The New York district attorney’s case against Trump is a strong one. Trump is also the target of criminal investigations by the U.S. Justice Department and the State of Georgia. Statements of facts, which provide a road map of the case, are frequently used in complex white-collar crime cases. *This is the first sentence of the Statement of Facts: The defendant DONALD J. TRUMP repeatedly and fraudulently falsified New York business records to conceal criminal conduct that hid damaging information from the voting public during the 2016 presidential election.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/new-york-indictment-is-just-the-beginning-of-trumps-mounting-legal-woes/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0K4Ki6WWd2ySkv2uQ_FrORaVP9YKxYHIJUOKN1PmqtYjDhkzjc3NiDkgQnKaBUHkxC4P3EuZX2siEMnf0oZ4uXjI56H_4xFu$

# LGBTQ / Gender
A New Ban On Trans Girls And Women In School Sports Could Lead To “Invasive Examinations” Of Student-Athletes To Prove Their Gender, Advocates Say: The Republican lawmaker who introduced the bill said it would be enforced via student-athletes’ physical exams.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/lilkalish/kansas-republicans-ban-transgender-women-and-girls-from__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0K4Ki6WWd2ySkv2uQ_FrORaVP9YKxYHIJUOKN1PmqtYjDhkzjc3NiDkgQnKaBUHkxC4P3EuZX2siEMnf0oZ4uXjI58DxvcQB$

# Medical / Health
White House moves to crack down on medicare advantage care denials: Final regulations issued Wednesday mean Medicare Advantage plans won’t be able to reject coverage of care that would otherwise be covered for those enrolled in the traditional Medicare program, Stat explains. Nursing home payments, hospital executive compensation, and more are also in the news.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://khn.org/morning-breakout/white-house-moves-to-crack-down-on-medicare-advantage-care-denials/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0K4Ki6WWd2ySkv2uQ_FrORaVP9YKxYHIJUOKN1PmqtYjDhkzjc3NiDkgQnKaBUHkxC4P3EuZX2siEMnf0oZ4uXjI58h4s0uK$

CMS, insurers clash over whether Medicare Advantage is going to be cut in proposed rule: Health insurers and the Biden administration are at loggerheads over whether Medicare Advantage (MA) plans will see a pay cut next year, the ramifications of which come amid increased regulatory scrutiny for the popular program.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/payers/cms-insurers-clash-over-whether-medicare-advantage-going-be-cut-proposed-rule__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0K4Ki6WWd2ySkv2uQ_FrORaVP9YKxYHIJUOKN1PmqtYjDhkzjc3NiDkgQnKaBUHkxC4P3EuZX2siEMnf0oZ4uXjI5zBrscw0$

Michigan Becomes First State to Repeal Abortion Ban Post-Roe: The bill comes after voters overwhelmingly approved a ballot measure protecting abortion access in the state last year.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/michigan-becomes-first-state-to-repeal-abortion-ban-post-roe/*:*:text=On*20Wednesday*2C*20Michigan*20became*20the,abortion*20ban*20in*20the*20state__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSU!!On18fmf1aQ!0K4Ki6WWd2ySkv2uQ_FrORaVP9YKxYHIJUOKN1PmqtYjDhkzjc3NiDkgQnKaBUHkxC4P3EuZX2siEMnf0oZ4uXjI56RGe8B7$

# Military / Global
Intel Signals Putin on the Verge of a Military Firing Spree: The apparent dismissal of a top Russian military commander in Ukraine is a sign that more heads could soon roll in the Kremlin’s military ranks, according to a new British government intelligence assessment.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/intel-signals-putin-on-the-verge-of-a-military-firing-spree/ar-AA19yFEK?li=BBnbcA1__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0K4Ki6WWd2ySkv2uQ_FrORaVP9YKxYHIJUOKN1PmqtYjDhkzjc3NiDkgQnKaBUHkxC4P3EuZX2siEMnf0oZ4uXjI550fN6-M$

# Pharmaceuticals / Drugs
Pharmacist sentenced to 15 years in prison in $11 million Tricare fraud scheme: Prosecutors said Sandy Mai Trang Nguyen used her position as the pharmacist in charge of Irvine Wellness Pharmacy to help other schemers fill more than 1,000 bogus prescriptions. A former licensed pharmacist in Irvine, Calif., was found guilty on 21 counts of healthcare fraud and sentenced to 180 months in federal prison.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2023-04-05/fraud-tricare-court-9710443.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0K4Ki6WWd2ySkv2uQ_FrORaVP9YKxYHIJUOKN1PmqtYjDhkzjc3NiDkgQnKaBUHkxC4P3EuZX2siEMnf0oZ4uXjI56k7HJD2$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2023-04-05

Voices, The Peoples News

April 5, 2023
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

# Border / Immigration / Migrants
Illegal entries at U.S. northern border continue to surge: Federal agents patrolling the U.S.-Canadian border in Vermont, upstate New York and New Hampshire continue to apprehend record numbers of foreign nationals illegally entering the U.S. from Canada. While the number of apprehensions pale in comparison to southern border apprehensions, they represent a 743% increase from Oct. 1 to Dec. 31, 2022, and an 846% increase from Oct. 1, 2022, to Jan. 31, 2023, comparative to those timeframes last year.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.mycouriertribune.com/news/national_news/illegal-entries-at-u-s-northern-border-continue-to-surge/article_863baa84-0fde-50a2-9a65-1eac15879887.html*:*:text=While*20the*20number*20of*20apprehensions,to*20those*20timeframes*20last*20year__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!w8nmL-zhp39J7PuPeFrUyn0GzFW9wjaQA7NO_xZU4aqC6ebUZ1Nfeg9NuOuE_iGF87MkDXtDiOn0i7ph-hqtYrPdZYCtMrMa$

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
Republicans File to Repeal a Tax That Only Affects the Richest 0.1 Percent: Republicans are seeking to close the loop on tax avoidance for the ultra-wealthy. The vast majority of the Senate Republican caucus united last week to introduce a bill that would permanently repeal the estate tax, targeting one of the few provisions in the U.S. tax code that solely affects the richest 0.1 percent of Americans.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/republicans-file-to-repeal-a-tax-that-only-affects-the-richest-0-1-percent/*:*:text=The*20vast*20majority*20of*20the,richest*200.1*20percent*20of*20Americans__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!w8nmL-zhp39J7PuPeFrUyn0GzFW9wjaQA7NO_xZU4aqC6ebUZ1Nfeg9NuOuE_iGF87MkDXtDiOn0i7ph-hqtYrPdZcfYRMEV$

# Education / Schools
Bernice King Urges Permanent School Strike Until Assault Weapons Ban Is Passed: “It should not have to take this kind of effort, but we’re living in times where what my father did, which was to really sacrifice their very lives, sacrifice their job, sacrifice their home, sacrifice everything, we’re right back at that place.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/permanent-student-walkout-gun-control__;!!On18fmf1aQ!w8nmL-zhp39J7PuPeFrUyn0GzFW9wjaQA7NO_xZU4aqC6ebUZ1Nfeg9NuOuE_iGF87MkDXtDiOn0i7ph-hqtYrPdZWAwkspm$

# Employment / Labor
The Party of “Family Values” Sees No Irony in Axing Child Labor Protections: The Republican Party is embracing policies that roll back a century of child labor protections. A recent exposé on child labor in the United States wasn’t about what might be called ‘child labor lite,’ examples, say, of kids working in candy stores, logging long hours as babysitters, or getting up early to do paper-delivery rounds. Instead, it was about truly Dickensian conditions, children, many of whom were unaccompanied migrants, getting mangled while working overnight shifts in meat-packing plants; children working long hours on construction sites; children working into the wee hours in food-processing facilities; children getting chemically burned after working overnight shifts as janitors. These kids were, plain and simple, being labor-trafficked.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/the-party-of-family-values-sees-no-irony-in-axing-child-labor-protections/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!w8nmL-zhp39J7PuPeFrUyn0GzFW9wjaQA7NO_xZU4aqC6ebUZ1Nfeg9NuOuE_iGF87MkDXtDiOn0i7ph-hqtYrPdZWkgfcI3$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemical Deep-sea mining vital to climate action, deadly to oceans: Mining companies are looking to the ocean floor to extract rare earths and metals that are in huge demand but short supply. Currently there is no internationally agreed code for mining under the ocean. After two weeks of negotiations ending March 31, however, the International Seabed Authority has now decided that companies can apply from July to mine the ocean floor. But campaigners and even corporations are pushing back due to fears of the massive environmental impact.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dw.com/en/underwater-mining-to-extract-lithium-cobalt-threatens-biodiversity/a-65219511__;!!On18fmf1aQ!w8nmL-zhp39J7PuPeFrUyn0GzFW9wjaQA7NO_xZU4aqC6ebUZ1Nfeg9NuOuE_iGF87MkDXtDiOn0i7ph-hqtYrPdZVKmcgTQ$

Oil Price Rise Following OPEC+ Production Cut Announcement Underscores Volatility of Fossil Fuels: Oil prices rose by more than six percent on Monday after Saudi Arabia and other oil producing nations announced a surprise production cut of 1.15 million barrels per day from May through December.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ecowatch.com/oil-prices-opec-production-volatility-fossil-fuels.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!w8nmL-zhp39J7PuPeFrUyn0GzFW9wjaQA7NO_xZU4aqC6ebUZ1Nfeg9NuOuE_iGF87MkDXtDiOn0i7ph-hqtYrPdZR7yen_d$

Residents of Sparta, Georgia, Push Back Against Railway Plans That Would Divide Properties and Increase Pollution: In 1926, in the heart of the South, a Black man named James Blaine Smith succeeded in buying 600 acres of land near Sparta, Georgia, and launched a successful farming business. Nearly 100 years later, his grandson and his family and neighbors are fighting to protect that land from the encroachment of a railway company that would bring further noise and pollution to the majority Black community where one in three people live below the poverty line.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ecowatch.com/sparta-georgia-railroad-plans-pollution.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!w8nmL-zhp39J7PuPeFrUyn0GzFW9wjaQA7NO_xZU4aqC6ebUZ1Nfeg9NuOuE_iGF87MkDXtDiOn0i7ph-hqtYrPdZYnYhqtN$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Global
When a former premier joins a coal company: The former premier is already taking a defensive posture in his new role, swatting down the would-be criticism of environmentalists. Mr. Horgan, who before becoming premier was the B.C. New Democrats’ mining and energy critic, is joining the board of Elk Valley Resources, an enterprise that is in the process of being spun off from Vancouver-based Teck Resources Ltd. The new business will focus on producing coal used to make steel.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-former-bc-premier-john-horgan-joins-board-of-coal-business/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!w8nmL-zhp39J7PuPeFrUyn0GzFW9wjaQA7NO_xZU4aqC6ebUZ1Nfeg9NuOuE_iGF87MkDXtDiOn0i7ph-hqtYrPdZQFvfv0R$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure
Insane in the membrane: Biden admin moving forward with light bulb bans in coming weeks: LED light bulbs ‘currently cost more than incandescent bulbs and are inferior,’ consumer groups said in letter to U.S. Department of Energy. The Biden administration is preparing to implement a sweeping nationwide ban on commonly used light bulbs as part of its [the WEF’s] energy efficiency and climate agenda. The regulations, which prohibit retailers from selling incandescent light bulbs, were finalized by the Department of Energy (DOE) https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-admin-moving-forward-light-bulb-bans-coming-weeks__;!!On18fmf1aQ!w8nmL-zhp39J7PuPeFrUyn0GzFW9wjaQA7NO_xZU4aqC6ebUZ1Nfeg9NuOuE_iGF87MkDXtDiOn0i7ph-hqtYrPdZTVrdYsE$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Global
A toxic time bomb is ticking in the Arctic: Thousands of contaminated sites are sitting on permafrost that’ll soon thaw, a looming disaster that could spread beyond the region.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wired.com/story/a-toxic-time-bomb-is-ticking-in-the-arctic/*:*:text=Thousands*20of*20contaminated*20sites*20are,could*20spread*20beyond*20the*20region__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!w8nmL-zhp39J7PuPeFrUyn0GzFW9wjaQA7NO_xZU4aqC6ebUZ1Nfeg9NuOuE_iGF87MkDXtDiOn0i7ph-hqtYrPdZS2kQ4DW$

# General News
“Corporations Are Not People”: Jayapal Files Bill to Reverse Citizens United: The proposal specifies that corporations do not have the same constitutional rights as individuals. Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Washington) has introduced a bill that would end corporate personhood with the goal of reversing Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the infamous Supreme Court decision that has unleashed a flood of corporate “dark money” into the U.S. election system, threatening to undermine democracy altogether.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/corporations-are-not-people-jayapal-files-bill-to-reverse-citizens-united/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!w8nmL-zhp39J7PuPeFrUyn0GzFW9wjaQA7NO_xZU4aqC6ebUZ1Nfeg9NuOuE_iGF87MkDXtDiOn0i7ph-hqtYrPdZT5XbI3X$

# Gov / Politics
Florida congressman drafts articles of impeachment against secretary of Defense: U.S. Rep. Cory Mills, R-Florida, told Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin last week that he was drafting articles of impeachment against him for “dereliction of duty. U.S. Rep. Cory Mills, R-Florida, told Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin last week that he was drafting articles of impeachment against him for ‘dereliction of duty.’ Mills cited the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan that put the Taliban back in power, led to the death of 13 service members, left thousands of Americans and Afghan allies behind, and left $83 billion worth of military training equipment, weapons and ammunition to U.S. enemies.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_43c7077c-d2e1-11ed-9f41-6f6020d3f68d.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!w8nmL-zhp39J7PuPeFrUyn0GzFW9wjaQA7NO_xZU4aqC6ebUZ1Nfeg9NuOuE_iGF87MkDXtDiOn0i7ph-hqtYrPdZb3uOoqy$

US to send Ukraine another $2.6 billion in military aid: The U.S. package brings the total amount of U.S. security assistance to Ukraine to more than $35.1 billion since Russia invaded in February 2022. The Pentagon on Tuesday announced $2.6 billion in new security assistance for Ukraine ahead of an anticipated spring counteroffensive against Russian invading forces. “Our focus is on supporting the Ukrainians to change the dynamic on the ground,” a senior U.S. defense official told reporters.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/ukraine-russia-war-security-aid-billions-e02b957dc15fcb1004bf54a2232c1f5e__;!!On18fmf1aQ!w8nmL-zhp39J7PuPeFrUyn0GzFW9wjaQA7NO_xZU4aqC6ebUZ1Nfeg9NuOuE_iGF87MkDXtDiOn0i7ph-hqtYrPdZXLiBRNz$

Tennessee Republicans Are Literally Trying to Purge Democrats From the Legislature: Tennessee GOP begins expulsion process for 3 Democrats, House session devolves into chaos Monday night’s House session turned chaotic amid action over resolutions to expel three Democratic members.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/politics/2023/04/03/tennessee-republicans-file-resolutions-to-expel-three-democrats-who-led-gun-reform-chants-on-house-f/70078002007/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!w8nmL-zhp39J7PuPeFrUyn0GzFW9wjaQA7NO_xZU4aqC6ebUZ1Nfeg9NuOuE_iGF87MkDXtDiOn0i7ph-hqtYrPdZdzjziWA$

# Law Enforcement
No-Cash Bail Has Led to an Increase in Violent Crime: As an active-duty officer in one of the largest police departments in the country, I can attest to the deteriorating state of our criminal justice system. The fiction promulgated to the American public that criminals are the victims of society has taken us down a road filled with land mines from which it will be difficult to recover.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://delawarevalleyjournal.com/griffith-no-cash-bail-has-led-to-an-increase-in-violent-crime/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!w8nmL-zhp39J7PuPeFrUyn0GzFW9wjaQA7NO_xZU4aqC6ebUZ1Nfeg9NuOuE_iGF87MkDXtDiOn0i7ph-hqtYrPdZTaVT-9D$

Ex-Vice Cop Pleads Guilty to Running Illicit Sex Parlors: Peter Griffin used his badge to help his illegal businesses dodge the law. A retired San Diego police department vice detective tapped into his knowledge of the underworld to run multiple massage sex parlors across two states before he was arrested and pleaded guilty Tuesday.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2023/04/05/ex-san-diego-pd-vice-detective-peter-griffin-pleads-guilty-to-running-illegal-sex-parlors/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!w8nmL-zhp39J7PuPeFrUyn0GzFW9wjaQA7NO_xZU4aqC6ebUZ1Nfeg9NuOuE_iGF87MkDXtDiOn0i7ph-hqtYrPdZSsmn1Xb$

# Legal / DOJ
Donald Trump appeared in Manhattan Criminal Court On April 4, and became the first US president, current or former, to face criminal charges in court. His arraignment, the point at which he would hear the charges against him and enter a plea, resulted in 34 felony charges. After being formally booked and fingerprinted, Trump pleaded not guilty.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-new-york-court-arraignment-04-04-23/index.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!w8nmL-zhp39J7PuPeFrUyn0GzFW9wjaQA7NO_xZU4aqC6ebUZ1Nfeg9NuOuE_iGF87MkDXtDiOn0i7ph-hqtYrPdZbgQOE1d$
See also: THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK against DONALD J. TRUMP, Defendant.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.manhattanda.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Donald-J.-Trump-Indictment.pdf?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=04*05*2023*20Incoming*20newsletter&utm_term=News*20confirmed*20list__;Ly8lJSUl!!On18fmf1aQ!w8nmL-zhp39J7PuPeFrUyn0GzFW9wjaQA7NO_xZU4aqC6ebUZ1Nfeg9NuOuE_iGF87MkDXtDiOn0i7ph-hqtYrPdZQRuzOge$

Liberals Take Control Of Wisconsin Supreme Court: A liberal judge won the Wisconsin election for an open state Supreme Court, drastically shifting the future of abortion rights. Judge Janet Protasiewicz’s victory tips the balance of power on the state’s high court from conservatives to liberals for the first time since at least 2008
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/janet-protasiewicz-wins-wisconsin-supreme-court-race_n_642c7201e4b0ba5d603c81ed__;!!On18fmf1aQ!w8nmL-zhp39J7PuPeFrUyn0GzFW9wjaQA7NO_xZU4aqC6ebUZ1Nfeg9NuOuE_iGF87MkDXtDiOn0i7ph-hqtYrPdZehZOA1L$

Revealed: The progressive daughter of judge presiding over Donald Trump’s hush money case in Manhattan who worked for Kamala Harris and Joe Biden – and is swirling speculation of bias against the ex-president. Manhattan Judge Juan Merchan’s daughter was a digital director for Kamala Harris’s 2020 presidential campaign and has worked for a slew of other Democratic campaigns. Her job has heightened Trump’s claims that Judge Merchan is biased against him
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11938591/Daughter-judge-presiding-Trumps-hush-money-case-worked-Kamala-Joe-Biden.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!w8nmL-zhp39J7PuPeFrUyn0GzFW9wjaQA7NO_xZU4aqC6ebUZ1Nfeg9NuOuE_iGF87MkDXtDiOn0i7ph-hqtYrPdZUMY9ask$

Here’s Why the Trump Indictment Charges Are Felonies: The indictment lays out 34 felonies (not misdemeanors) which are based on the theory that the falsification of business records constitute felonies because they were made to cover up other crimes.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/heres-why-the-trump-indictment-charges-are-felonies*:*:text=The*20indictment*20lays*20out*2034,to*20cover*20up*20other*20crimes__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!w8nmL-zhp39J7PuPeFrUyn0GzFW9wjaQA7NO_xZU4aqC6ebUZ1Nfeg9NuOuE_iGF87MkDXtDiOn0i7ph-hqtYrPdZX2HhtIa$ .

Trump Demands Lawmakers ‘Defund’ DOJ, FBI After Charges: The former president said funding should stop until they “come to their senses.” Former President Donald Trump urged Republican lawmakers to “defund” the Justice Department and the FBI on Wednesday, a day after his historic indictment and casting himself as the victim of law enforcement agencies he claims have been hijacked by the left to prevent him from being re-elected president.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2023/04/05/trump-wants-to-defund-fbi-doj-after-historic-arraignment-echoing-biden-attacks/?sh=28f273962d50__;!!On18fmf1aQ!w8nmL-zhp39J7PuPeFrUyn0GzFW9wjaQA7NO_xZU4aqC6ebUZ1Nfeg9NuOuE_iGF87MkDXtDiOn0i7ph-hqtYrPdZRaXAO_z$

Donald Trump Is Now Facing 136 Years in Prison: Trump, 76, is facing a total of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the first degree, which each carry a maximum sentence of four years behind bars. Taken together, the ex-president faces a whopping 136 years behind bars, but if convicted at trial and actually sentenced to jail, the time would likely be far less.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2023/04/04/trumps-34-felony-charges-carry-a-136-year-maximum-sentence/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!w8nmL-zhp39J7PuPeFrUyn0GzFW9wjaQA7NO_xZU4aqC6ebUZ1Nfeg9NuOuE_iGF87MkDXtDiOn0i7ph-hqtYrPdZWOu5yM5$

# Medical Science
Policymakers Need to Choose a New Direction in Cancer Medication Investment: All who’ve lost a loved one to cancer cheered when President Biden made the Cancer Moonshot project a priority. That’s why it’s perplexing to see government policy undercut the goals of the Cancer Moonshot and make its objectives more challenging.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://dcjournal.com/policymakers-need-to-choose-a-new-direction-in-cancer-medication-investment/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!w8nmL-zhp39J7PuPeFrUyn0GzFW9wjaQA7NO_xZU4aqC6ebUZ1Nfeg9NuOuE_iGF87MkDXtDiOn0i7ph-hqtYrPdZeBxDpRl$

One way to speed up clinical trials: Skip right to the data with electronic medical records: In health care crises, researchers can avoid waiting for clinical trial results by using data from health care systems to analyze the effectiveness of treatments for COVID-19 and other illnesses. The typical process of medical research is generally not well equipped to respond effectively to quickly evolving pandemics. This has been especially evident for the COVID-19 pandemic, in part because the virus the causes COVID-19 mutates frequently. Scientists and public health officials are often left continually scrambling to develop and test new treatments to match emerging variants.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/one-way-to-speed-up-clinical-trials-skip-right-to-the-data-with-electronic-medical-records-202935__;!!On18fmf1aQ!w8nmL-zhp39J7PuPeFrUyn0GzFW9wjaQA7NO_xZU4aqC6ebUZ1Nfeg9NuOuE_iGF87MkDXtDiOn0i7ph-hqtYrPdZc7rbKJ8$

# Medical Technology
Medical Firm Execs Hid Lead-Test Device Malfunction: Three executives at Magellan Diagnostics face federal charges for allegedly endangering thousands of patients. Three former executives at a company in Billerica are facing criminal charges after federal investigators say they concealed a medical device malfunction that allegedly produced inaccurate test results for tens of thousands of children. Charges: Conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to defraud an agency of the United States, and introduction of misbranded medical devices into interstate commerce with intent to defraud and mislead, according to United States Attorney Rachael S. Rollins.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.yahoo.com/feds-3-execs-mass-company-140707092.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!w8nmL-zhp39J7PuPeFrUyn0GzFW9wjaQA7NO_xZU4aqC6ebUZ1Nfeg9NuOuE_iGF87MkDXtDiOn0i7ph-hqtYrPdZRuMaQb3$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2023-04-04

Voices, The Peoples News

April 4, 2023
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

# Indigenous / Global
This court case could change mining in B.C: The GitxaaÅa Nation and Ehattesaht First Nation want the province to change how it gives out mineral titles. B.C.’s current system, governed by the Mineral Tenure Act, allows almost anyone to make an online mineral claim to explore an area for minerals and have rights over what they find. They don’t have to consult or alert First Nations or private property owners if the claim is on their land. The Gitxaała Nation and Ehattesaht First Nation are fighting to change that.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thenarwhal.ca/mining-claims-bc-supreme-court/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0sDD3cE6LzFM97Oi5TdZvtXW7OPuwL4EuOVU–Pro2HY_7zkXpSbAEGkxVaM57D_Yjr0a3qur6mGcFdajg0iZ8EY_VJFP1iY$

# Animals / Pets / Alerts / Food Recalls Biscuit, the alien deer
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/biscuit-the-alien-deer/vi-AA19qIKG?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=effdfdf77319444a80bade6bc55e997d&ei=30__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0sDD3cE6LzFM97Oi5TdZvtXW7OPuwL4EuOVU–Pro2HY_7zkXpSbAEGkxVaM57D_Yjr0a3qur6mGcFdajg0iZ8EY_bE2VIFY$

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
U.S. Officials Reluctant to Criticize Wuhan Lab Research For Fear of Calling Out ‘Actions We Ourselves Are Doing,’ Email Reveals: U.S. intelligence and health officials voiced concerns that publicly questioning research at the Wuhan Institute of Virology “called out actions that we ourselves are doing” and “demanded access that we ourselves would never provide,” according to an email obtained by U.S. Right to Know.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/covid-genetically-engineered-wuhan-institute-virology-lab-research-rtk/?utm_source=luminate&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=defender&utm_id=20230404__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0sDD3cE6LzFM97Oi5TdZvtXW7OPuwL4EuOVU–Pro2HY_7zkXpSbAEGkxVaM57D_Yjr0a3qur6mGcFdajg0iZ8EY_efQlwUA$

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
FTC Should Stop Fighting Consumers: Despite its mission to promote both objectives, the Federal Trade Commission has become one of the biggest obstacles to competition and consumer welfare.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://dcjournal.com/ftc-should-stop-fighting-consumers/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0sDD3cE6LzFM97Oi5TdZvtXW7OPuwL4EuOVU–Pro2HY_7zkXpSbAEGkxVaM57D_Yjr0a3qur6mGcFdajg0iZ8EY_YTw2k-C$

You can’t hide side hustles from the IRS anymore, here’s what taxpayers need to know about reporting online payments for gig work: I am a tax researcher studying the IRS’ use of technology and how that affects taxpayers. I think it’s important that everyone understand why this may matter to them now or in the near future.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/you-cant-hide-side-hustles-from-the-irs-anymore-heres-what-taxpayers-need-to-know-about-reporting-online-payments-for-gig-work-199952__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0sDD3cE6LzFM97Oi5TdZvtXW7OPuwL4EuOVU–Pro2HY_7zkXpSbAEGkxVaM57D_Yjr0a3qur6mGcFdajg0iZ8EY_VB15Mwg$

# Education / Schools
The teacher who was shot by a 6-year-old is suing school administrators for $40 million: “Teachers’ concerns with the boys behavior was regularly brought to the attention of Richneck Elementary School administration, and the concerns were always dismissed,” the lawsuit states. Virginia teacher who was shot and wounded by her 6-year-old student filed a lawsuit seeking damages from school officials, accusing them of gross negligence and of ignoring multiple warnings the day of the shooting that the boy was armed and in a “violent mood.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/teacher-shot-6-year-student-filing-40m-lawsuit-98316199__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0sDD3cE6LzFM97Oi5TdZvtXW7OPuwL4EuOVU–Pro2HY_7zkXpSbAEGkxVaM57D_Yjr0a3qur6mGcFdajg0iZ8EY_Zlp5_ms$

Chicago Mayoral Candidate Vallas Destabilized Majority-Black Schools Across U.S: Paul Vallas turned schools into test prep factories, punishing and publicly shaming “failing” schools and teachers.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/chicago-mayoral-candidate-vallas-destabilized-majority-black-schools-across-us/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0sDD3cE6LzFM97Oi5TdZvtXW7OPuwL4EuOVU–Pro2HY_7zkXpSbAEGkxVaM57D_Yjr0a3qur6mGcFdajg0iZ8EY_ZdYqOA1$

A Chicago Mayoral Hopeful Who Took on Hard-to-Fix Schools Faces a Political Shift: Paul Vallas has long been a supporter of charter schools. He is running against Brandon Johnson, an ex-teacher with a different approach.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/02/us/chicago-mayor-election-education.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0sDD3cE6LzFM97Oi5TdZvtXW7OPuwL4EuOVU–Pro2HY_7zkXpSbAEGkxVaM57D_Yjr0a3qur6mGcFdajg0iZ8EY_V2uFCEw$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemical
Mountain Valley Pipeline once again blocked by court: The ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit is one of several denying permits to the Mountain Valley Pipeline. A federal court said the Mountain Valley Pipeline could not move forward in West Virginia. A controversial mid-Atlantic natural gas pipeline project held up for years in litigation won a rare victory in federal court last week. It was short-lived.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.eenews.net/articles/court-poised-to-block-key-mountain-valley-pipeline-permit/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0sDD3cE6LzFM97Oi5TdZvtXW7OPuwL4EuOVU–Pro2HY_7zkXpSbAEGkxVaM57D_Yjr0a3qur6mGcFdajg0iZ8EY_RTVk1U_$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure
Another casualty of climate change, dissolved oxygen: Vast oxygen-depleted deserts are an expected feature of our warming oceans.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/marine-oxygen-levels-are-the-next-great-casualty-of-climate-change/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0sDD3cE6LzFM97Oi5TdZvtXW7OPuwL4EuOVU–Pro2HY_7zkXpSbAEGkxVaM57D_Yjr0a3qur6mGcFdajg0iZ8EY_YH5pc9B$

Las Vegas is counting on public lands to power its growth. Is it a good idea? As Nevada and other Western states look to spread out across more federal land, environmentalists and advocates of “smart growth” worry about sustainability, sprawl, water and climate change.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/02042023/las-vegas-urban-sprawl/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0sDD3cE6LzFM97Oi5TdZvtXW7OPuwL4EuOVU–Pro2HY_7zkXpSbAEGkxVaM57D_Yjr0a3qur6mGcFdajg0iZ8EY_UFxCosW$

American cities want to recycle their plastic trash in Mexico. Critics call it ‘waste colonialism’: A new recycling plant in Mexicali raises legal and ethical concerns. the City of Phoenix, Arizona, published a peculiar press release touting its strategy for waste diversion. Thanks to its relationship with Direct Pack Incorporated, a multinational company that makes and recycles plastic, the city said it would be able to send much of its plastic waste to Mexico for recycling.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://grist.org/accountability/american-cities-want-to-recycle-their-plastic-trash-in-mexico-critics-call-it-waste-colonialism/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0sDD3cE6LzFM97Oi5TdZvtXW7OPuwL4EuOVU–Pro2HY_7zkXpSbAEGkxVaM57D_Yjr0a3qur6mGcFdajg0iZ8EY_Xn5IgMi$

Majority-Black town fights to stop land being seized for gravel quarry rail link: Residents of Sparta, a poor community of 1,300 people located a hundred miles south-east of Atlanta, are opposing the construction of a rail spur that would connect a local quarry to the main train line, enabling the gravel company to vastly expand mining that already causes dust, debris and noise pollution.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/apr/03/sparta-majority-black-georgia-town-railroad-land-seizures__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0sDD3cE6LzFM97Oi5TdZvtXW7OPuwL4EuOVU–Pro2HY_7zkXpSbAEGkxVaM57D_Yjr0a3qur6mGcFdajg0iZ8EY_cN-oqui$

# Gov / Politics
Tension is high as Trump supporters and detractors await the former president’s arrest in New York City. The event was intended to draw attention away from the Jan. 6 select committee hearing simultaneously underway inside the Capitol building, and to air Republican grievances regarding individuals arrested for their alleged actions on that day, who are now being depicted as “political prisoners” by the right. The distinguished members gathered just before 1 p.m. but could barely be heard, thanks to a protester, a literal whistleblower, who effectively drowned out the Republican lawmakers’ remarks.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.salon.com/2021/07/28/greene-and-gaetz-flee-from-jan-6-event/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0sDD3cE6LzFM97Oi5TdZvtXW7OPuwL4EuOVU–Pro2HY_7zkXpSbAEGkxVaM57D_Yjr0a3qur6mGcFdajg0iZ8EY_Tp_FkaW$

“He Is One of Us”: Brandon Johnson Wants to Transform Chicago: The former teacher and union organizer, who has been called ‘the people’s candidate,’ is neck and neck with his law-and-order opponent in a mayoral race that will put labor and public safety at the top of Tuesday’s ballot.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/04/brandon-johnson-chicago-mayoral-runoff__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0sDD3cE6LzFM97Oi5TdZvtXW7OPuwL4EuOVU–Pro2HY_7zkXpSbAEGkxVaM57D_Yjr0a3qur6mGcFdajg0iZ8EY_cVwxJdc$

The Right Wing Is Waging a Dirty War Against History and Education: In the contemporary U.S., an authoritarian politics of disappearance manifests in new ways every week.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/the-right-wing-is-waging-a-dirty-war-against-history-and-education/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0sDD3cE6LzFM97Oi5TdZvtXW7OPuwL4EuOVU–Pro2HY_7zkXpSbAEGkxVaM57D_Yjr0a3qur6mGcFdajg0iZ8EY_YFtOe-V$

# Legal / DOJ
In news that might make someone from 2016’s head explode, the first president to be impeached twice will make history on Tuesday by becoming the first to be arraigned on criminal charges: Following his indictment by a New York grand jury on Thursday, Donald Trump is set to voluntarily surrender to authorities at the Manhattan Criminal Court at around 2:15 p.m. Eastern time. Trump’s arraignment means the public will learn for the first time what charges he’s facing related to a 2016 hush money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/davidmack/donald-trump-arraignment-new-york__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0sDD3cE6LzFM97Oi5TdZvtXW7OPuwL4EuOVU–Pro2HY_7zkXpSbAEGkxVaM57D_Yjr0a3qur6mGcFdajg0iZ8EY_WYvHgDY$

The grand jury indictment against Trump has been under seal, but reports suggest he may be facing about 30 counts of business fraud charges, including at least one felony. Falsifying business records can be a felony in New York if it is done to conceal evidence of another crime, in this instance, a possible violation of federal election campaign finance laws. The first time in American history that a current or former president has faced criminal charges. Trump is expected to appear in court on Tuesday.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/30/politics/donald-trump-indictment/index.html*:*:text=Donald*20Trump*20faces*20more*20than,appear*20in*20court*20on*20Tuesday__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!0sDD3cE6LzFM97Oi5TdZvtXW7OPuwL4EuOVU–Pro2HY_7zkXpSbAEGkxVaM57D_Yjr0a3qur6mGcFdajg0iZ8EY_cbBkUFn$ .

Trump is also attempting to use the charges to his benefit ahead of the 2024 presidential election. He has fundraised millions of dollars from supporters since the indictment, and he has seen himself rise in polling against other 2024 rivals as he casts himself as a political victim. He’s expected to give a speech on Tuesday night upon his return to his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/3928828-trumps-fundraising-efforts-after-indictment-pay-off-with-over-4-million-raised/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=04*04*2023*20Incoming*20newsletter&utm_term=News*20confirmed*20list__;Ly8lJSUl!!On18fmf1aQ!0sDD3cE6LzFM97Oi5TdZvtXW7OPuwL4EuOVU–Pro2HY_7zkXpSbAEGkxVaM57D_Yjr0a3qur6mGcFdajg0iZ8EY_WFMTCSa$

The DOJ Has Uncovered “Significant” Evidence Trump May Have Obstructed Justice, Which Is as Big a Deal as It Sounds: Special counsel Jack Smith, who is leading the classified-documents probe, is said to be “trying to determine” if he can ask a grand jury to criminally charge the former president. Despite concluding that it has enough evidence, the committee is concerned that making a referral to the Justice Department would backfire by politicizing the investigation into the Capitol riot.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/10/us/politics/jan-6-trump-criminal-referral.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0sDD3cE6LzFM97Oi5TdZvtXW7OPuwL4EuOVU–Pro2HY_7zkXpSbAEGkxVaM57D_Yjr0a3qur6mGcFdajg0iZ8EY_f1FCx3x$

Former President Donald Trump pleads ‘not guilty’ at historic arraignment: Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty Tuesday to 34 counts related to charges he paid hush money to adult film star Stormy Daniels through a lawyer seven years ago and illegally covered it up as a legal expense before being elected president. Former President Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to 34 felony criminal charges of falsifying business records in Manhattan criminal court Tuesday afternoon. The indictment against Trump alleges that the former president sought to undermine the integrity of the 2016 election.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://abcnews.go.com/US/live-updates/trump-indictment/?id=98310297__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0sDD3cE6LzFM97Oi5TdZvtXW7OPuwL4EuOVU–Pro2HY_7zkXpSbAEGkxVaM57D_Yjr0a3qur6mGcFdajg0iZ8EY_cOPL1Mm$

At Trump’s Arraignment, A Sad MAGA Circus Mourns The ‘Funeral Procession For Our Republic’
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsbreak.com/new-york-city-ny/2980859402380-at-trump-s-arraignment-a-sad-maga-circus-mourns-the-funeral-procession-for-our-republic__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0sDD3cE6LzFM97Oi5TdZvtXW7OPuwL4EuOVU–Pro2HY_7zkXpSbAEGkxVaM57D_Yjr0a3qur6mGcFdajg0iZ8EY_V6Q_RF7$

Former President Donald Trump was hit with a history-making 34 charges accusing him of falsifying business records related to hush money payments he allegedly made to several people. Now, the full indictment and statement of facts detailing those alleged crimes has been unsealed. Read the full statement of facts below.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.yahoo.com/read-full-statement-facts-detailing-201015312.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0sDD3cE6LzFM97Oi5TdZvtXW7OPuwL4EuOVU–Pro2HY_7zkXpSbAEGkxVaM57D_Yjr0a3qur6mGcFdajg0iZ8EY_Qj0dfPD$

# Media
Marjorie Taylor Greene Hijacked Every Minute on 60 Minutes: The Georgia firebrand baselessly suggested that Democrats were “pedophiles” in a Sunday segment with CBS correspondent Lesley Stahl, who could only muster two words in response: “Wow. Okay.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/04/marjorie-taylor-greene-hijacked-60-minutes__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0sDD3cE6LzFM97Oi5TdZvtXW7OPuwL4EuOVU–Pro2HY_7zkXpSbAEGkxVaM57D_Yjr0a3qur6mGcFdajg0iZ8EY_b1-DZcG$

‘We Fact-Checked’: Marjorie Taylor Greene Caught Lying in ’60 Minutes’ Interview: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) went on a bizarre tangent after she was called out for lying about her past comments suggesting the Parkland, Florida, school shooting was staged.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/fact-checked-marjorie-taylor-greene-112858863.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0sDD3cE6LzFM97Oi5TdZvtXW7OPuwL4EuOVU–Pro2HY_7zkXpSbAEGkxVaM57D_Yjr0a3qur6mGcFdajg0iZ8EY_anVRJVW$

Journalist Paul Thacker: ‘It’s Great to See the New York Times Catching Up’ on Fauci Lies: The author of an op-ed in The New York Times confronted Dr. Anthony Fauci with his own words and used them to accuse Fauci of sowing disinformation. Investigative journalist Paul Thacker noted that this isn’t the first time Fauci was caught “misremembering things” — it’s just the first time the Times “deigned to confront him.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/anthony-fauci-lies-lab-leak/?utm_source=luminate&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=defender&utm_id=20230404__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0sDD3cE6LzFM97Oi5TdZvtXW7OPuwL4EuOVU–Pro2HY_7zkXpSbAEGkxVaM57D_Yjr0a3qur6mGcFdajg0iZ8EY_UdAbqYI$

# Medical / Health
New study reveals concerning cause behind thousands of heart attacks each year: ‘[Your] neighborhood matters’Arecent study suggests that people who are exposed to air pollution have a much higher risk of experiencing a heart attack or dying from heart disease. Resetting the standard would save up to 4,200 lives per year.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/study-fine-particle-pollution-heart-attacks/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0sDD3cE6LzFM97Oi5TdZvtXW7OPuwL4EuOVU–Pro2HY_7zkXpSbAEGkxVaM57D_Yjr0a3qur6mGcFdajg0iZ8EY_b3SjXeH$

Sick Kids Are ‘Absolute Goldmine’ for Big Pharma and Big Food, Whistleblower Tells Russell Brand: In a recent episode of “Stay Free with Russell Brand,” food and pharma consultant-turned-whistleblower Calley Means and Russell Brand discussed how Big Food profits by selling addictive food that makes kids sick, and Big Pharma makes money from treating that sickness.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/processed-food-sick-kids-russell-brand/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0sDD3cE6LzFM97Oi5TdZvtXW7OPuwL4EuOVU–Pro2HY_7zkXpSbAEGkxVaM57D_Yjr0a3qur6mGcFdajg0iZ8EY_cLq09gk$

Florida Democratic Leaders Arrested While Protesting 6-Week Abortion Ban: In addition to attacking bodily autonomy, Republicans are trampling on free speech and assembly rights, one group said. Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried and Senate Minority Leader Lauren Book were handcuffed and detained along with roughly a dozen other protesters who gathered and sat down in a park near Tallahassee City Hall
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/florida-democratic-leaders-arrested-while-protesting-6-week-abortion-ban/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0sDD3cE6LzFM97Oi5TdZvtXW7OPuwL4EuOVU–Pro2HY_7zkXpSbAEGkxVaM57D_Yjr0a3qur6mGcFdajg0iZ8EY_ZWGCdvl$

# Science
Not only are PFAS toxic, they’re bad at their job when applied to furniture: The group of chemicals referred to as PFAS are known for their ability to repel water and stains from fabric, but a new study found that treatments containing PFAS had a low impact on protecting furniture fabrics and that the fabric type did more to prevent stains.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ehn.org/pfas-in-furniture-2659718746.html*:*:text=The*20group*20of*20chemicals*20referred,did*20more*20to*20prevent*20stains__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!0sDD3cE6LzFM97Oi5TdZvtXW7OPuwL4EuOVU–Pro2HY_7zkXpSbAEGkxVaM57D_Yjr0a3qur6mGcFdajg0iZ8EY_S5R_9MF$

# Security
After 20 Years, the Department of Homeland Security Is a Money-Guzzling Failure: Twenty years ago this month, the U.S. government took a sharp turn toward surveillance, racial profiling, and an immigration policy based on fear. Despite wide-ranging missions, the department’s unifying logic in the post 9/11 era has been to wage the so-called war on terror at home. The result has been systemic abuse of minority communities, a dangerous militarization of American life, and a massive waste of money that sapped resources from addressing the real threats to our homeland. DHS agencies have militarized U.S. streets, sending officers in tactical gear to respond to civilian protests and conducting surveillance of U.S. citizens engaged in constitutionally protected activities.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/after-20-years-department-homeland-security-money-guzzling-failure-opinion-1786484__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0sDD3cE6LzFM97Oi5TdZvtXW7OPuwL4EuOVU–Pro2HY_7zkXpSbAEGkxVaM57D_Yjr0a3qur6mGcFdajg0iZ8EY_c2qgiSg$

US courts must stop shielding government surveillance programs from accountability: The NSA’s surveillance of Americans’ internet use raises serious constitutional concerns, but the government claims a lawsuit against the program would compromise ‘state secrets’
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2022/sep/26/us-courts-government-accountability-state-secrets__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0sDD3cE6LzFM97Oi5TdZvtXW7OPuwL4EuOVU–Pro2HY_7zkXpSbAEGkxVaM57D_Yjr0a3qur6mGcFdajg0iZ8EY_bdDNlwZ$

SCOTUS Says Domestic Spying Is Too Secret To Be Challenged in Court: Officials shield government abuses from litigation by claiming “national security.” The Supreme Court declined to weigh in. This surveillance raises serious constitutional concerns, but no court has ever considered a legal challenge to it because the government has claimed that allowing a suit against Upstream surveillance to go forward would implicate “state secrets”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://reason.com/2023/02/27/scotus-says-domestic-spying-is-too-secret-to-be-challenged-in-court/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0sDD3cE6LzFM97Oi5TdZvtXW7OPuwL4EuOVU–Pro2HY_7zkXpSbAEGkxVaM57D_Yjr0a3qur6mGcFdajg0iZ8EY_f7VNsKj$

# Space / UFO Disclosure / Other
The Four Astronauts NASA Picked For The First Crewed Moon Mission In 50 years: The astronauts are NASA’s Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch, and Jeremy Hansen of the Canadian Space Agency. Wiseman is a 47-year-old decorated naval aviator and test pilot who was first selected to be a NASA astronaut in 2009.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-names-astronauts-to-next-moon-mission-first-crew-under-artemis__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0sDD3cE6LzFM97Oi5TdZvtXW7OPuwL4EuOVU–Pro2HY_7zkXpSbAEGkxVaM57D_Yjr0a3qur6mGcFdajg0iZ8EY_UMVksYo$

Earth could one day have rings like Saturn, only they’d be made of space junk: Another study suggests that the scale of satellite debris is on course to give Earth its very own Saturn-like rings if we continue on this path. But unlike Saturn, Earth’s ring will be made up entirely of space junk. For a planet that struggles with pollution on land, in the water and in the air, Earth’s orbit, too, is on track to become the junkyard of our solar system. University of Utah researcher Jake Abbott said that “Earth is on course to have its own rings.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2021/11/22/earth-will-have-saturn-like-rings-made-of-space-junk/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0sDD3cE6LzFM97Oi5TdZvtXW7OPuwL4EuOVU–Pro2HY_7zkXpSbAEGkxVaM57D_Yjr0a3qur6mGcFdajg0iZ8EY_Rh14-w0$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2023-04-03

Voices, The Peoples News

April 3, 2023
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

# Indigenous
The Federal Government is finally increasing funding for salmon hatcheries. Tribes Say It’s Not Enough. Columbia River salmon hatcheries need billions of dollars’ worth of upgrades to withstand climate change. They’re getting $50 million.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/columbia-river-salmon-hatcheries-get-more-funding-tribes-say-not-enough__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ZPhiohP8ezdrwCXwySTFniPv1a5JwFLhz1Qaza95PKvtzEV7m9yrRCvsMk4HarMVG9xLNJMOCONpfL7n42nm3l-U6qJ-sD3$

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
Women 3.5 times more likely to develop heart disease or die suddenly after AstraZeneca COVID vaccine: The analysis found six cardiac-related deaths per 100,000 young women who received at least one dose of the vaccine in Britain. In these women, the cardiac-related death was 3.5 times more likely in the 12 weeks following vaccination than after the 12-week period.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.popsci.com/health/myocarditis-covid-vaccine-heart/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ZPhiohP8ezdrwCXwySTFniPv1a5JwFLhz1Qaza95PKvtzEV7m9yrRCvsMk4HarMVG9xLNJMOCONpfL7n42nm3l-U2Inx6h_$

College Student Injured by Moderna Vaccine Says Independence Now Just a ‘Distant Memory’: At age 21, Philadelphia native Andre Cherry had an active life and a promising future, as he worked toward completing his bachelor’s degree in English. But in an interview with The Defender, Cherry said all that ended after his second Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/andre-cherry-moderna-vaccine-injury/?utm_source=luminate&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=defender&utm_id=20230403__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ZPhiohP8ezdrwCXwySTFniPv1a5JwFLhz1Qaza95PKvtzEV7m9yrRCvsMk4HarMVG9xLNJMOCONpfL7n42nm3l-U651TF4o$

Court Orders Merck to Turn Over Gardasil Adverse Event Databases: A North Carolina district court ordered pharmaceutical giant Merck to turn over all of its Gardasil adverse event databases to plaintiffs suing the pharmaceutical giant for injuries allegedly caused by the HPV vaccine.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/merck-hpv-gardasil-vaccine-adverse-event-database-court/?utm_source=luminate&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=defender&utm_id=20230403__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ZPhiohP8ezdrwCXwySTFniPv1a5JwFLhz1Qaza95PKvtzEV7m9yrRCvsMk4HarMVG9xLNJMOCONpfL7n42nm3l-U25lBIAf$

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
The True Dangers of Long Trains: Trains are getting longer. Railroads are getting richer. But these ‘monster trains’ are jumping off of tracks across America and regulators are doing little to curb the risk.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/train-derailment-long-trains?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=majorinvestigations&utm_content=feature__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ZPhiohP8ezdrwCXwySTFniPv1a5JwFLhz1Qaza95PKvtzEV7m9yrRCvsMk4HarMVG9xLNJMOCONpfL7n42nm3l-U7jAfZil$

Centrist Dems Explore ‘Secret’ Deal to Raise Debt Limit: With House Republicans so far unable to agree on a proposal to slash federal spending in exchange for helping to raise the debt limit, a group of centrist Democrats is reportedly working on a fallback plan to avoid a potentially ruinous default on the nation’s debt.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thefiscaltimes.com/newsletter/20230403-Centrist-Dems-Explore-Secret-Deal-Raise-Debt-Limit-Report__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ZPhiohP8ezdrwCXwySTFniPv1a5JwFLhz1Qaza95PKvtzEV7m9yrRCvsMk4HarMVG9xLNJMOCONpfL7n42nm3l-U4qzODVw$

Mar 8, 2023 – What will happen if the country defaults on the national debt? Under both scenarios, the U.S. credit rating would be downgraded, the dollar would be put in jeopardy and the cost of floating debt for both the American private sector and government would rise. The first scenario is a technical default, which is defined as an extended period of nonpayment of some or all U.S. financial responsibilities. Based on our shock model, a technical default would double the current unemployment rate of 3.4% to near 7%, tip the economy into recession within six months and, following a short bout of disinflation, result in a more persistent bout of inflation accompanied by a deterioration in the fiscal condition of the economy. The second scenario would be an actual default, in which the government, out of money, stops paying its obligations. It would be an unfettered economic catastrophe. Our model indicates that unemployment would surge above 12% in the first six months, the economy would contract by more than 10%, triggering a deep and lasting recession, and inflation would soar toward 11% over the next year
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://realeconomy.rsmus.com/what-would-happen-if-the-government-defaults-on-its-debt/*:*:text=An*20actual*20default&text=Under*20both*20scenarios*2C*20the*20U.S.,sector*20and*20government*20would*20rise__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!1ZPhiohP8ezdrwCXwySTFniPv1a5JwFLhz1Qaza95PKvtzEV7m9yrRCvsMk4HarMVG9xLNJMOCONpfL7n42nm3l-U70AFeTn$

# Education / Schools
Harvard professor’s fossil fuel links under scrutiny over climate grant: An eminent Harvard environmental law professor’s links to the fossil fuel industry are under scrutiny from colleagues and students after she was awarded a prestigious research grant to investigate corporate climate pledges. Colleagues and students query the role of Jody Freeman, who won a prestigious research grant despite sitting on ConocoPhillips board.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sej.org/headlines/harvard-professor-s-fossil-fuel-links-under-scrutiny-over-climate-grant__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ZPhiohP8ezdrwCXwySTFniPv1a5JwFLhz1Qaza95PKvtzEV7m9yrRCvsMk4HarMVG9xLNJMOCONpfL7n42nm3l-U2kEbATw$

# Employment / Labor
McDonald’s Workers Face Remote Layoffs as Offices Close: Corporate staff reportedly received an internal email last week asking them to stay home, just as a round of layoffs looms. The Chicago-based burger chain asked its corporate employees to cancel in-person meetings and work from home this week as they await notices about whether they will keep their jobs or be cut, according to an internal email cited by the Journal.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://finance.yahoo.com/news/mcdonalds-closes-u-offices-ahead-163300945.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ZPhiohP8ezdrwCXwySTFniPv1a5JwFLhz1Qaza95PKvtzEV7m9yrRCvsMk4HarMVG9xLNJMOCONpfL7n42nm3l-Uwg5JJFY$

A Norfolk Southern Policy Lets Officials Order Crews to Ignore Safety Alerts: In October, months before the East Palestine derailment, the company also directed a train to keep moving with an overheated wheel that caused it to derail miles later in Sandusky, Ohio.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/norfolk-southern-policy-safety-alerts-east-palestine-derailment__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ZPhiohP8ezdrwCXwySTFniPv1a5JwFLhz1Qaza95PKvtzEV7m9yrRCvsMk4HarMVG9xLNJMOCONpfL7n42nm3l-UxYQkvw7$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemical ‘Incredibly Disturbing’ Docs Reveal Oil Giant Shell Knew About Climate Impacts Even Earlier: “Despite internal awareness, the company systematically downplayed the problem to the public, instead promoting more and more fossil fuel use despite the dangers,” said one expert.
“Now, five decades later, Shell continues to dawdle and delay.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/shell-fossil-fuels-climate-1970s__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ZPhiohP8ezdrwCXwySTFniPv1a5JwFLhz1Qaza95PKvtzEV7m9yrRCvsMk4HarMVG9xLNJMOCONpfL7n42nm3l-U3Y1qQY0$

# General News
Lawmakers have renewed the effort to ban asbestos: Citing ProPublica’s reporting, lawmakers reintroduced a bill that would ban the use of asbestos in the United States. Lawmakers reintroduced a bill that would ban the use of asbestos in the United States, bringing it in line with dozens of countries that have outlawed the carcinogenic substance.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/asbestos-ban-poisoning-workers-factories*:*:text=Toxic*20Burden&text=Citing*20ProPublica’s*20reporting*2C*20lawmakers*20on,have*20outlawed*20the*20carcinogenic*20substance__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSUl!!On18fmf1aQ!1ZPhiohP8ezdrwCXwySTFniPv1a5JwFLhz1Qaza95PKvtzEV7m9yrRCvsMk4HarMVG9xLNJMOCONpfL7n42nm3l-U-o_hN6Y$

Trump Wants to Turn His Most Toxic Baggage Into Primary Gold: If anything, Trump’s criminal indictment in Manhattan has only supercharged the ex-president’s plans to weaponize Jan. 6. Underneath the surface, largely at the urging of an increasingly influential Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) , according to Republicans familiar with their conversations, Trump has prepared for his unprecedented legal conundrum by tying it to the sense of “political persecution” that is widely felt within the MAGA base in the aftermath of Jan. 6.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsbreak.com/waco-tx/2978871138291-trump-wants-to-turn-his-most-toxic-baggage-into-primary-gold__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ZPhiohP8ezdrwCXwySTFniPv1a5JwFLhz1Qaza95PKvtzEV7m9yrRCvsMk4HarMVG9xLNJMOCONpfL7n42nm3l-U085aBnq$

Trump Uses Manhattan Indictment to Fundraise, Lashes Out at Judge Overseeing Case Ahead of Arrest: Merchan presided over the trial in Manhattan Supreme Court, which ended in a conviction of two Trump Organization companies on a number of charges for criminal tax fraud and falsifying business records. Sources told The Post that Merchan is scheduled to preside over Trump’s arraignment, which is scheduled for 2:15 p.m. next Tuesday, on charges connected to alleged hush-money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels, though it is possible that could change.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2023/03/31/trump-lashes-out-at-judge-who-may-preside-over-hush-money-case/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ZPhiohP8ezdrwCXwySTFniPv1a5JwFLhz1Qaza95PKvtzEV7m9yrRCvsMk4HarMVG9xLNJMOCONpfL7n42nm3l-U3juPFPo$

Trump Goes Off On ‘Corrupt’ Bragg: ‘America Was Not Supposed To Be This Way!’ Former President Donald Trump announced Sunday that he will “deliver remarks” at his Mar-a-Lago Florida resort following his first appearance in Manhattan court on charges tied to the Stormy Daniels “hush money” payment.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2023/04/02/trump-says-he-will-deliver-remarks-tuesday-after-his-arraignment/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ZPhiohP8ezdrwCXwySTFniPv1a5JwFLhz1Qaza95PKvtzEV7m9yrRCvsMk4HarMVG9xLNJMOCONpfL7n42nm3l-U8eAHs34$

Trump Personally Rifled Through Mar-a-Lago Documents Before Subpoena: Emails and texts suggest that Trump sought to mislead investigators prior to the execution of a subpoena in June 2022.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/trump-personally-rifled-through-mar-a-lago-docs-before-subpoena-report/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ZPhiohP8ezdrwCXwySTFniPv1a5JwFLhz1Qaza95PKvtzEV7m9yrRCvsMk4HarMVG9xLNJMOCONpfL7n42nm3l-U5xcrYrZ$

# Gov / Politics
The GOP Has Preemptively Declared Trump Innocent Without Hearing Evidence: The GOP response to Trump’s indictment shows his grip on the party remains firm.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/the-gop-has-preemptively-declared-trump-innocent-without-hearing-evidence/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ZPhiohP8ezdrwCXwySTFniPv1a5JwFLhz1Qaza95PKvtzEV7m9yrRCvsMk4HarMVG9xLNJMOCONpfL7n42nm3l-U5MwJFrz$

# Law Enforcment
Cops Reveal Chilling New Details About Nashville Shooter: Authorities revealed Monday that Nashville mass killer Audrey Hale fired off 152 rounds during the assault at the Covenant School
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.yahoo.com/cops-reveal-chilling-details-nashville-192940499.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ZPhiohP8ezdrwCXwySTFniPv1a5JwFLhz1Qaza95PKvtzEV7m9yrRCvsMk4HarMVG9xLNJMOCONpfL7n42nm3l-U9euswmn$

We Shouldn’t Use the Military to Fight Mexico’s Drug Cartels: Diplomatic tensions are rising between the United States and Mexico as some American politicians push for military action against cartels south of the border. Those calls come amid rising fentanyl overdose deaths and a kidnapping incident that left two Americans dead in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, last week.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.allsides.com/news/2023-03-15-0828/defense-and-security-no-us-shouldnt-wage-war-against-mexican-cartels__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ZPhiohP8ezdrwCXwySTFniPv1a5JwFLhz1Qaza95PKvtzEV7m9yrRCvsMk4HarMVG9xLNJMOCONpfL7n42nm3l-U5vVryWk$

Another Body Found After Corpse Turns Up on Florida Road: The 16-year-old girl was discovered with a gunshot wound to the head along a rural Florida roadside, not far from where a corpse would be found hours later. Deputies in Florida discovered a second dead body while investigating a separate homicide in a mysterious case that may also involve a critically injured 16-year-old girl, authorities said Sunday.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsbreak.com/marion-county-fl/2978717394489-another-body-found-after-injured-teen-turns-up-near-corpse-on-rural-florida-road__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ZPhiohP8ezdrwCXwySTFniPv1a5JwFLhz1Qaza95PKvtzEV7m9yrRCvsMk4HarMVG9xLNJMOCONpfL7n42nm3l-U73tv5R0$

# Legal / DOJ
DOJ May Have Evidence Of Trump Obstruction In Documents Case: The Department of Justice and FBI investigators have more evidence of possible obstruction by former President Trump in the probe into classified documents found during the FBI’s search of his Mar-a-Lago estate last summer
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/3930885-doj-has-more-evidence-of-possible-trump-obstruction-in-classified-documents-case-washington-post/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ZPhiohP8ezdrwCXwySTFniPv1a5JwFLhz1Qaza95PKvtzEV7m9yrRCvsMk4HarMVG9xLNJMOCONpfL7n42nm3l-U8v6g0Vx$

# LGBTQ / Gender
A nationwide Trans Day of Vengeance protest was canceled after organizers received a threat of gun violence. Across social media, right-wing users had spent days falsely trying to connect the deadly shooting in Nashville to the weekend protest in support of trans rights.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/lilkalish/trans-day-of-vengeance-protest-canceled-after-threats__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ZPhiohP8ezdrwCXwySTFniPv1a5JwFLhz1Qaza95PKvtzEV7m9yrRCvsMk4HarMVG9xLNJMOCONpfL7n42nm3l-U5DNPIHk$

# Medical / Health
The Cold War at HHS: A cold war is underway at Health and Human Services. There is an interagency cold war between the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services at the Department of Health and Human Services. FDA wants to approve promising treatments for patients faster. CMS is more interested in avoiding costs and restricting patient access. After years of taking heavy criticism from patient organizations, particularly in ultra-rare disease, the FDA has become more responsive to the needs of patients.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://dcjournal.com/the-cold-war-at-hhs/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ZPhiohP8ezdrwCXwySTFniPv1a5JwFLhz1Qaza95PKvtzEV7m9yrRCvsMk4HarMVG9xLNJMOCONpfL7n42nm3l-U6jnI2vz$

Minnesota Lets Nurses Practice While Disciplinary Investigations Drag On. Patients Keep Getting Hurt: A 2015 state audit found the Minnesota Board of Nursing was slow to act on complaints about nurses, putting the public at risk. The board ramped up its discipline for a few years, but now cases are backing up again.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/minnesota-board-of-nursing-lets-nurses-practice-patients-keep-getting-hurt__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ZPhiohP8ezdrwCXwySTFniPv1a5JwFLhz1Qaza95PKvtzEV7m9yrRCvsMk4HarMVG9xLNJMOCONpfL7n42nm3l-U0R4FRMO$

How Abortion Bans Are Impacting Pregnant Patients Across the Country: Leading legal scholar Mary Ziegler and Tennessee OB-GYN Dr. Nikki Zite talk to ProPublica about ominous trends and threats to patients’ lives posed by increasingly strict abortion bans.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nmpoliticalreport.com/2023/03/30/how-abortion-bans-are-impacting-pregnant-patients-across-the-country/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ZPhiohP8ezdrwCXwySTFniPv1a5JwFLhz1Qaza95PKvtzEV7m9yrRCvsMk4HarMVG9xLNJMOCONpfL7n42nm3l-U7R_gRHo$

How Cigna Saves Millions by Having Its Doctors Reject Claims Without Reading Them: Internal documents and former company executives reveal how Cigna doctors reject patients’ claims without opening their files. “We literally click and submit,” one former company doctor said.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.moneylife.in/article/how-cigna-saves-millions-by-having-its-doctors-reject-claims-without-reading-them/70253.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ZPhiohP8ezdrwCXwySTFniPv1a5JwFLhz1Qaza95PKvtzEV7m9yrRCvsMk4HarMVG9xLNJMOCONpfL7n42nm3l-U-fPW0_N$

# Military / DOD
China Spy Balloon Snooped on Several Military Sites: Most of the intelligence gathered was from electronic signals rather than images, sources say.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/world/americas/2023-04-03-us-news-says-chinese-spy-balloon-spied-on-military-sites/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ZPhiohP8ezdrwCXwySTFniPv1a5JwFLhz1Qaza95PKvtzEV7m9yrRCvsMk4HarMVG9xLNJMOCONpfL7n42nm3l-U21z3brV$

# Space / UFO Disclosure / Other
Students will send the first American rover to the moon, ahead of NASA: CMU will beat NASA to the punch with launch of the first American lunar rover. Carnegie Mellon University is set to make history as it launches a tiny, lightweight rover called Iris, and MoonArk, a “collaborative sculpture project” to the Moon
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://interestingengineering.com/innovation/nasa-universitys-students-send-first-american-lunar-rover-moon__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ZPhiohP8ezdrwCXwySTFniPv1a5JwFLhz1Qaza95PKvtzEV7m9yrRCvsMk4HarMVG9xLNJMOCONpfL7n42nm3l-U7-Ubb1f$

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Voices, The Peoples News

April 1, 2023
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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You work 6 days to enjoy 1.
You work 8 hours to eat in 15 minutes.
You work 8 hours to sleep 5.
You work all year just to take a week or two vacation.
You work all your life to retire in old age, and contemplate only your last breaths.
Eventually you realize that life is nothing but a parody of yourself practicing for your own oblivion.
We have become so accustomed to material and social slavery that we no longer see the chains.
Life is a short journey, live it! Collect memories, not material things!

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# Education / Schools
Texas lawmakers’ attempts to ban school library books deemed inappropriate for kids spur confusion — and concerns: Patterson told members of the House Public Education Committee that the aim of his bill is simple: If a book has sexually explicit content, it has no home on any bookshelf in any of Texas’ nearly 9,000 K-12 campuses.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rawstory.com/texas-lawmakers-attempts-to-ban-school-library-books-deemed-inappropriate-for-kids-spur-confusion-and-concerns/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xjZ94PyJxbES73Qp3VEV9Vwb-NEcB9j0tNkA17yAihpNkjf8-ASS18yPMGZSabZgmaZiDCO7lab9dlS07KptRKzihueePIv1$

Six year old Black girl begs for help as she gets arrested at school
[VIDEO]: When the video begins, the little girl is sitting in the office. At this time, the girl is calm, and the officer walks in to take her. Once she realizes what’s going on, the girl begins to cry. She begins apologizing and promising she won’t do it again. According to reports, the girl had some kind of outburst, and wound up putting her hands on some teachers. As a result, the girl was escorted to the cop car. The girl was handcuffed and put in the car.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/crime/os-ne-orlando-police-body-camera-6-year-old-arrest-20200224-rlg2ukttdvhehpoj2ki7irqe74-story.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xjZ94PyJxbES73Qp3VEV9Vwb-NEcB9j0tNkA17yAihpNkjf8-ASS18yPMGZSabZgmaZiDCO7lab9dlS07KptRKzihjIV1BmG$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemical Why did Biden auction off the Gulf of Mexico for oil drilling? Why Biden says his hands were tied in allowing the project to move forward. The auction fulfills a provision in President Joe Biden’s 2022 climate change law, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), that protects federal oil and gas leasing and requires that a Gulf sale be held by March 31.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theweek.com/energy/1022256/why-did-biden-auction-off-the-gulf-of-mexico-for-oil-drilling__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xjZ94PyJxbES73Qp3VEV9Vwb-NEcB9j0tNkA17yAihpNkjf8-ASS18yPMGZSabZgmaZiDCO7lab9dlS07KptRKzihsMzJZ6K$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure Why sea creatures are washing up dead around the world: From Florida to New Zealand, algal blooms, warming seas and human activities are threatening aquatic species. Scientists say climate change may be leading to more algal blooms and other events that starve fish of oxygen. Warming oceans and marine heat waves are driving sea creatures from their normal habitats. Human activities including coastal shipping are suspected in a spate of recent marine mammal deaths in the United States. Here’s a look at some of the events that led to the deaths of swaths of aquatic creatures around the globe in the past year.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thefishingwire.com/why-sea-creatures-are-washing-up-dead-around-the-world/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xjZ94PyJxbES73Qp3VEV9Vwb-NEcB9j0tNkA17yAihpNkjf8-ASS18yPMGZSabZgmaZiDCO7lab9dlS07KptRKzihv2vQdbs$

‘Rewilding’ Parts of the Planet Could Have Big Climate Benefits: Restoring fish, bison, gray wolves and other animals in key regions is possible without risking food supplies, and could remove nearly 500 gigatons of CO2 from the atmosphere by 2100.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/27032023/rewilding-animals-carbon-storage/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xjZ94PyJxbES73Qp3VEV9Vwb-NEcB9j0tNkA17yAihpNkjf8-ASS18yPMGZSabZgmaZiDCO7lab9dlS07KptRKziht5hBKLy$

Study reveals frightening cause behind mass deaths among crabs and sea creatures: ‘A 34% rise in mortality’: “A rise of 4 degrees Celcius led to a 34% rise in mortality.” A decrease in the survival rate of the Atlantic mangrove fiddler crab would pose an obvious threat to the species, but it would also have a massive impact on multiple surrounding ecosystems. The crabs lay their eggs in mangrove forests.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/marine-heatwaves-sao-paulo-brazil-blue-tech/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xjZ94PyJxbES73Qp3VEV9Vwb-NEcB9j0tNkA17yAihpNkjf8-ASS18yPMGZSabZgmaZiDCO7lab9dlS07KptRKzihnsy4o_Z$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Global The U.N. General Assembly passed a historic resolution this week that asks the “World Court” to weigh in on what governments’ obligations are surrounding climate change. The rulings, while legally non-binding, could still carry significant moral and legal weight. A group of 18 climate-vulnerable nations are seeking an opinion from the “World Court,” with support from 117 other countries.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/29032023/climate-change-international-court-rulings/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xjZ94PyJxbES73Qp3VEV9Vwb-NEcB9j0tNkA17yAihpNkjf8-ASS18yPMGZSabZgmaZiDCO7lab9dlS07KptRKzihmyYtGPk$

# Gov / Politics / Global
Amid Fears Over Russia-Belarus Nuke Deal, UN Official Calls for Talks to Ease Tensions: “The absence of dialogue and the erosion of the disarmament and arms control architecture, combined with dangerous rhetoric and veiled threats, are key drivers of this potentially existential risk.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/nakamitsu-united-nations-nuclear-russia__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xjZ94PyJxbES73Qp3VEV9Vwb-NEcB9j0tNkA17yAihpNkjf8-ASS18yPMGZSabZgmaZiDCO7lab9dlS07KptRKzihjBk9_nx$

WAR MONEY: IMF extends $15.6 Billion Loan to Ukraine to Counter Russia: The IMF’s new loan to Ukraine will be its first to a country at war. NPR’s Scott Simon speaks with Scheherazade Rehman, professor at George Washington University, about the agreement’s significance. Ukraine will immediately receive $2.7 billion as part of the program, the IMF said, requiring it to focus on financial stability and undertake ambitious structural reforms.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/2023/03/25/1166059867/the-imfs-15-6-billion-loan-to-ukraine-will-be-its-first-to-a-country-at-war__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xjZ94PyJxbES73Qp3VEV9Vwb-NEcB9j0tNkA17yAihpNkjf8-ASS18yPMGZSabZgmaZiDCO7lab9dlS07KptRKzihhRYvGBr$

Russia and China have agreed to Military-Technical Cooperation against NATO: Russia and China Unveil a Pact Against America and the West. In a sweeping long-term agreement, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping, the two most powerful autocrats, challenge the current political and military order.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/russia-and-china-unveil-a-pact-against-america-and-the-west__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xjZ94PyJxbES73Qp3VEV9Vwb-NEcB9j0tNkA17yAihpNkjf8-ASS18yPMGZSabZgmaZiDCO7lab9dlS07KptRKzihh8nLGR-$

Russia says US, NATO undermining security in Asia-Pacific: Russian ambassador to China says new military blocs will deliberately create problems
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.aa.com.tr/en/europe/russia-says-us-nato-undermining-security-in-asia-pacific/2837242__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xjZ94PyJxbES73Qp3VEV9Vwb-NEcB9j0tNkA17yAihpNkjf8-ASS18yPMGZSabZgmaZiDCO7lab9dlS07KptRKzihisuGkA3$

# Gov / Politics
Republicans Rush to Trump’s Side After Indictment, Pledge to Make Alvin Bragg’s Life Hell: If there was any question whether the GOP remained obsequiously loyal to Donald Trump, such doubts were dispelled following reports about the former president’s indictment in the Stormy Daniels hush money case. Republicans are now “threatening to use their power to shield the former president from any accountability,” writes Eric Lutz, and make Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg’s “life hell.” Meanwhile, Caleb Ecarma finds Fox News rushing to Trump’s defense.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/03/republicans-rally-to-trump-after-indictment*:*:text=GOP-,Republicans*20Rush*20to*20Trump’s*20Side*20After*20Indictment*2C*20Pledge*20to*20Make,charges*20against*20the*20ex*2Dpresident__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!xjZ94PyJxbES73Qp3VEV9Vwb-NEcB9j0tNkA17yAihpNkjf8-ASS18yPMGZSabZgmaZiDCO7lab9dlS07KptRKzihmeAFu-R$ .

Spare the AR-15, Spoil the Child: The US is not going to solve its gun violence epidemic until it addresses its war violence epidemic. For three decades, we have saturated our society with government-sponsored violence, where every type of killing is officially sanctioned, including that of children. We’ve committed infanticide with impunity from Kandahar to Belgrade. The sniper and the drone have become cultural icons, grotesque symbols of the American imperium.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/03/31/roaming-charges-86/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xjZ94PyJxbES73Qp3VEV9Vwb-NEcB9j0tNkA17yAihpNkjf8-ASS18yPMGZSabZgmaZiDCO7lab9dlS07KptRKzihu-uiSn1$

Democracy Under the Oaks: “Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/03/31/democracy-under-the-oaks/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xjZ94PyJxbES73Qp3VEV9Vwb-NEcB9j0tNkA17yAihpNkjf8-ASS18yPMGZSabZgmaZiDCO7lab9dlS07KptRKzihuhjvNW_$

# Law Enforcment
States Try to Hide Their Execution Methods as Drugmakers Hinder Lethal Injection: States are getting around suppliers’ refusal to provide execution drugs by using secretive and inhumane alternatives. Pharmaceutical companies have put the brakes on many states’ ability to execute prisoners using lethal injections. Lacking alternatives, states are trying to keep the public from learning details about how they carry out executions.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2023/03/29/states-obscure-execution-details-drugmakers-hinder-lethal-injection/11550570002/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xjZ94PyJxbES73Qp3VEV9Vwb-NEcB9j0tNkA17yAihpNkjf8-ASS18yPMGZSabZgmaZiDCO7lab9dlS07KptRKzihvsUn9o-$

# Legal / DOJ
Trump’s indictment stretches US legal system in new ways, a former prosecutor explains 4 key points to understand: The Manhattan District Attorney will need to prove several different points in its prosecution of Trump. But securing an unbiased jury will also challenge the execution of this unprecedented case. When former President Donald Trump turns himself over to authorities in New York on Tuesday, April 4, 2023, and is arraigned, the charges on which a Manhattan grand jury indicted him will likely be made public.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/trumps-indictment-stretches-us-legal-system-in-new-ways-a-former-prosecutor-explains-4-key-points-to-understand-198970__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xjZ94PyJxbES73Qp3VEV9Vwb-NEcB9j0tNkA17yAihpNkjf8-ASS18yPMGZSabZgmaZiDCO7lab9dlS07KptRKziho1vKIQb$

Biden DOJ Sues Norfolk Southern for ‘Unlawfully Polluting the Nation’s Waterways’: “We will tirelessly pursue justice for the people living in and near East Palestine, who like all Americans deserve clean air, clean water, and a safe community for their children,” said one Justice Department official.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/doj-sues-norfolk-southern__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xjZ94PyJxbES73Qp3VEV9Vwb-NEcB9j0tNkA17yAihpNkjf8-ASS18yPMGZSabZgmaZiDCO7lab9dlS07KptRKzihphivOiU$

Trump’s Rough History With the Judge Determining His Fate: Trump is already lashing out at the judge overseeing his case. They have a history, but Justice Juan Merchan is actually known as a “chill” and fair judge.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-rough-history-with-judge-juan-merchan-determining-his-indictment-fate__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xjZ94PyJxbES73Qp3VEV9Vwb-NEcB9j0tNkA17yAihpNkjf8-ASS18yPMGZSabZgmaZiDCO7lab9dlS07KptRKzihsnRQCr3$

This is the first-ever felony indictment of a former United States President. The public interest requires complete transparency from beginning to end.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/trump-indictment-new-york-hush-money-election-488c76cf92269e2c258d5203a6e981a1__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xjZ94PyJxbES73Qp3VEV9Vwb-NEcB9j0tNkA17yAihpNkjf8-ASS18yPMGZSabZgmaZiDCO7lab9dlS07KptRKzihiuKViEh$

# Medical / Health
This new fungus is a problem and climate change is the reason why: What Experts Say About Candida Auris. Candida auris is a type of yeast that can spread from person to person and is resistant to antifungal treatments. The CDC calls it an ‘urgent threat.’
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/amandagardner/new-fungus-candida-auris-climate-change__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xjZ94PyJxbES73Qp3VEV9Vwb-NEcB9j0tNkA17yAihpNkjf8-ASS18yPMGZSabZgmaZiDCO7lab9dlS07KptRKzihnb1-YzF$

# Sports
CRISPR gene doping: The next ‘big issue’ in world athletics: In 2020, the Polish developer CD Projekt Red launched Cyberpunk 2077, a video game that pulled players in to a post-human world where the body is little more than a meat sack for housing an array of enhancement technologies. Among the many ways of ‘improving’ your character, the game gives you the ability to manipulate your genetic makeup as you attempt to “re-evolve” the human form.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2023/03/31/crispr-gene-doping-the-next-big-issue-in-world-athletics/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xjZ94PyJxbES73Qp3VEV9Vwb-NEcB9j0tNkA17yAihpNkjf8-ASS18yPMGZSabZgmaZiDCO7lab9dlS07KptRKzihv7fB5gI$

# Water
This community is losing 5 million gallons of clean, drinkable water a day, all because of an abandoned golf course: Jackson, Mississippi, has been experiencing frequent water shortages and contamination for years, all while a leaking water main pours five million gallons per day into a nearby stream.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/this-community-is-losing-5-million-gallons-of-clean-drinkable-water-a-day-all-because-of-an-abandoned-golf-course/ar-AA19o4n8?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=31dc13d2925442e780742545bd49d4e0&ei=10__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xjZ94PyJxbES73Qp3VEV9Vwb-NEcB9j0tNkA17yAihpNkjf8-ASS18yPMGZSabZgmaZiDCO7lab9dlS07KptRKzihgkihX_o$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2023-03-31

Voices, The Peoples News

March 31, 2023
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

# Indigenous
Control of Water on the Klamath River Is Pitting Endangered Fish against Potato Farms: The removal of dams on the river, which flows between Oregon and California, is meant to help salmon, but the effort could be thwarted by water diversion for suckerfish and potatoes in the upper river.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.jstor.org/stable/24114216__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0uN3fcbbEv4AYXECa4sHlk9EWsk2ECs6C1_MbA41QhlDR5OGXbIIxZ6ykLc-uL-VzYPlZVI-TzJA5Tk0SoDiUHs32HEZPUy8$

# Education / Schools
Students Protest Gun Violence at Tennessee Capitol in Wake of Nashville School Shooting: Hundreds of people gathered outside the Tennessee state Capitol in Nashville Thursday morning to rally for gun control in the wake of the deadly shooting earlier this week at the Covenant School.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2023/03/30/hundreds-rally-for-gun-reform-at-nashville-state-capitol/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0uN3fcbbEv4AYXECa4sHlk9EWsk2ECs6C1_MbA41QhlDR5OGXbIIxZ6ykLc-uL-VzYPlZVI-TzJA5Tk0SoDiUHs32FabHsDE$

Brown Dolls In Nooses: Racism Jolts Saratoga Schools: “Hate has no place in Santa Clara County,” acting county Sheriff Ken Binder said Wednesday. “The Sheriff’s Office will thoroughly investigate these incidents and request prosecution of the offenders to the fullest extent of the law.” The Sheriff’s Office described the incidents as “heinous acts.” The dolls were found at Prospect High School, Saratoga High School and Redwood Middle School earlier this week.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://edsource.org/updates/dolls-with-dark-complexions-found-hanging-at-saratoga-schools-hate-crime-investigation-underway__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0uN3fcbbEv4AYXECa4sHlk9EWsk2ECs6C1_MbA41QhlDR5OGXbIIxZ6ykLc-uL-VzYPlZVI-TzJA5Tk0SoDiUHs32MUA04t5$

# Employment / Labor
How U.S. policy drives child migrants into dangerous jobs: Recent stories of migrant children working long hours and under dangerous conditions in the United States have shed light on how pervasive migrant child labor has become in this country. Children worked for at least four Alabama parts suppliers to Hyundai and Kia in recent years, Reuters found. Staffing agencies placed migrant minors in plants where regulations ban kids from working. State and federal authorities are investigating.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.entrepreneur.com/business-news/investigation-reveals-child-labor-in-hyundai-kia-supply/441339__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0uN3fcbbEv4AYXECa4sHlk9EWsk2ECs6C1_MbA41QhlDR5OGXbIIxZ6ykLc-uL-VzYPlZVI-TzJA5Tk0SoDiUHs32DxwhIyu$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemical Orphaned oil wells are one problem; inactive wells are potentially much bigger: Crews plugged 100 orphaned oil wells last week, but even that rapid pace isn’t enough to keep up with the problem in Louisiana. A more sobering figure is the total number of inactive oil and gas wells in
Louisiana: 2,357. Nearly half of those have been inactive for over five years.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://lailluminator.com/2023/03/29/orphaned-oil-wells-are-one-problem-inactive-wells-are-potentially-much-bigger/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0uN3fcbbEv4AYXECa4sHlk9EWsk2ECs6C1_MbA41QhlDR5OGXbIIxZ6ykLc-uL-VzYPlZVI-TzJA5Tk0SoDiUHs32Ew82OXg$

U.S. Auctions Giant Stretch of Gulf of Mexico for Oil and Gas Drilling: The U.S. held its first auction of oil and gas drilling leases in the Gulf of Mexico in more than a year on Wednesday. The sale, mandated by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) garnered $264 million in offers from oil companies, including BP, Chevron and ExxonMobil.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ecowatch.com/gulf-of-mexico-oil-gas-leases-biden.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0uN3fcbbEv4AYXECa4sHlk9EWsk2ECs6C1_MbA41QhlDR5OGXbIIxZ6ykLc-uL-VzYPlZVI-TzJA5Tk0SoDiUHs32DQW-3Cm$

American companies are importing massive amounts of used cooking oil from China, all for one unexpected reason: In 2023 so far, the U.S. has imported about 530,000 barrels of used cooking oil. Renewable diesel is a type of biofuel that is chemically identical to traditional diesel fuel, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. This means it can be used in ordinary diesel engines and mixed in with diesel fuel. But instead of being made from crude oil, it’s made from vegetable oil or animal fat. Rudolf Diesel, the inventor of the diesel engine, also experimented with vegetable oil as a power source
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thecooldown.com/green-business/renewable-diesel-cooking-oil-food-waste-fuel/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0uN3fcbbEv4AYXECa4sHlk9EWsk2ECs6C1_MbA41QhlDR5OGXbIIxZ6ykLc-uL-VzYPlZVI-TzJA5Tk0SoDiUHs32PDTCOH6$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure U.N. seeks rare legal opinion on climate. The U.S. abstained: The U.S. abstained. The United States declined to support a historic resolution in the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday that asks the world’s highest court to weigh in on the legal obligation of countries to address climate change.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.eenews.net/articles/u-n-seeks-rare-legal-opinion-on-climate-the-u-s-abstained/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0uN3fcbbEv4AYXECa4sHlk9EWsk2ECs6C1_MbA41QhlDR5OGXbIIxZ6ykLc-uL-VzYPlZVI-TzJA5Tk0SoDiUHs32PXCUUUI$

# General News
Train derails, catches fire in Raymond, Minn.; residents return home after middle-of the-night evacuation: Some 22 cars, including some carrying ethanol, jumped the tracks just after 1 a.m. Thursday. Residents of a small Minnesota town are returning home after an overnight evacuation order due to a fiery train derailment. Several BNSF Railway cars carrying ethanol and corn syrup came off the rails at 01:00 local time (06:00 GMT). The fire continued to burn around eight hours later.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.startribune.com/residents-evacuated-after-train-carrying-ethanol-derails-catches-fire-in-raymond-minn/600263097/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0uN3fcbbEv4AYXECa4sHlk9EWsk2ECs6C1_MbA41QhlDR5OGXbIIxZ6ykLc-uL-VzYPlZVI-TzJA5Tk0SoDiUHs32HRv143r$

CDC Researchers Got Sick While Probing Ohio Train Derailment: Seven CDC officials began to experience headaches, nausea, sore throat, and coughing while conducting a house-by-house survey of the town. Earlier this month, seven CDC investigators studying potential health risks associated with the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, briefly fell ill, experiencing symptoms including headache, sore throat, coughing and nausea, according to a March 31 report.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.yahoo.com/cdc-team-falls-sick-probing-220202051.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0uN3fcbbEv4AYXECa4sHlk9EWsk2ECs6C1_MbA41QhlDR5OGXbIIxZ6ykLc-uL-VzYPlZVI-TzJA5Tk0SoDiUHs32GJ9ulQ3$

# Gov / Politics / Global
Russia Unveils New Policy to Address ‘Existential’ Threat: The new doctrine calls the U.S. the “main source” of risk to Russian security: Russian President Vladimir Putin suspended Moscow’s participation in the last remaining nuclear arms control pact with the United States, announcing the move Tuesday in a bitter speech in which he made clear he would not change his strategy in the war in Ukraine.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-putin-politics-de0af48be7ea480ccb0175f55a065363__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0uN3fcbbEv4AYXECa4sHlk9EWsk2ECs6C1_MbA41QhlDR5OGXbIIxZ6ykLc-uL-VzYPlZVI-TzJA5Tk0SoDiUHs32FJmoATK$

North Korea executing pregnant women, homosexuals; sterilising disabled people: Human rights report: Areport by the South Korea’s Unification Ministry claims that North Korea has committed horrific human rights violations including executing children and pregnant women, carrying out human experiments and forcibly sterilising disabled people. The extensive 450-page report details egregious human rights abuses in North Korea, including the right to life and liberty, as well as freedom from slavery, torture and other inhumane treatment. It is based on damning testimony from more than 500 North Koreans who fled from their homeland and was collected from 2017 to 2022.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11920497/North-Korea-executed-CHILDREN-pregnant-women-Seoul-report-claims.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0uN3fcbbEv4AYXECa4sHlk9EWsk2ECs6C1_MbA41QhlDR5OGXbIIxZ6ykLc-uL-VzYPlZVI-TzJA5Tk0SoDiUHs32Do9JSQ_$

# Gov / Politics
House Republicans pass marquee energy bill in rebuke of Biden: The bill won’t advance in the Democratically controlled Senate, but Republicans can use it as a cudgel ahead of the 2024 election, delivering their biggest legislative win since they took control of the chamber in January and setting up a clash with Democrats by pitting fossil fuels against President Joe Biden’s climate change agenda.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2023/03/30/house-republicans-marquee-energy-bill-00089529__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0uN3fcbbEv4AYXECa4sHlk9EWsk2ECs6C1_MbA41QhlDR5OGXbIIxZ6ykLc-uL-VzYPlZVI-TzJA5Tk0SoDiUHs32FSXGZRh$

Big Business and Progressives Spar in Denver Mayor’s Race: The CEO of the city Chamber of Commerce, a venture capitalist–backed former Democratic state senator, and a left-wing former mayoral candidate are the leading hopefuls.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/politics/2023-03-31-based-denver-mayors-race/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0uN3fcbbEv4AYXECa4sHlk9EWsk2ECs6C1_MbA41QhlDR5OGXbIIxZ6ykLc-uL-VzYPlZVI-TzJA5Tk0SoDiUHs32AMdpdpO$

Texas Republicans Introduce Bill Allowing Secretary of State to Overturn Election Results: Republican members of the Texas state legislature introduced a slate of bills Thursday designed to subvert election processes and curb voting rights in the state. One of them would even allow the Texas Secretary of State to overturn election results in the state’s largest Democratic-leaning county, with very little rationale for doing so.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/texas-gop-proposes-bill-to-allow-sec-of-state-to-overturn-election-results-in-states-largest-blue-county__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0uN3fcbbEv4AYXECa4sHlk9EWsk2ECs6C1_MbA41QhlDR5OGXbIIxZ6ykLc-uL-VzYPlZVI-TzJA5Tk0SoDiUHs32N6146AP$

# Legal / DOJ
Donald Trump, the first president in US history to face criminal charges: Trump will now need to be formally arrested and arraigned like any other defendant, a stunning fall from grace for someone who was once one of the most powerful people on the planet. This case also is one of several criminal probes investigating Trump. A special counsel for the Department of Justice is investigating Trump’s actions related to the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol and his efforts to overturn the 2020 election, as well his handling of classified documents. In Georgia, authorities are investigating whether Trump interfered in the 2020 election in what is seen as one of the most significant legal threats he faces as he gears up for his 2024 presidential campaign.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/skbaer/donald-trump-charged-indicted-stormy-daniels__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0uN3fcbbEv4AYXECa4sHlk9EWsk2ECs6C1_MbA41QhlDR5OGXbIIxZ6ykLc-uL-VzYPlZVI-TzJA5Tk0SoDiUHs32Gs6vHWT$

Inside Trump’s Risky Plan to Fight Hush-Money Case
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2976167080493-inside-trump-s-risky-plan-to-fight-the-stormy-daniels-hush-money-case__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0uN3fcbbEv4AYXECa4sHlk9EWsk2ECs6C1_MbA41QhlDR5OGXbIIxZ6ykLc-uL-VzYPlZVI-TzJA5Tk0SoDiUHs32AXJvetj$

Trump indictment throws 2024 race into uncharted territory: The indictment raises profound questions for the GOP’s future, particularly as Trump faces the possibility of additional charges soon in Atlanta and Washington.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://whyy.org/articles/trump-indictment-hush-money-2024-presidential-race/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0uN3fcbbEv4AYXECa4sHlk9EWsk2ECs6C1_MbA41QhlDR5OGXbIIxZ6ykLc-uL-VzYPlZVI-TzJA5Tk0SoDiUHs32PeM9qMb$

Trump Faces 30+ Counts Relating to Business Fraud: A witness reportedly gave 30 minutes of testimony before the Manhattan grand jury took its historic vote. Donald Trump faces more than 30 counts related to business fraud in an indictment by a Manhattan grand jury investigating hush money payments to a porn star
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2023-03-30/trump-faces-more-than-30-counts-over-business-fraud-in-indictment-cnn__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0uN3fcbbEv4AYXECa4sHlk9EWsk2ECs6C1_MbA41QhlDR5OGXbIIxZ6ykLc-uL-VzYPlZVI-TzJA5Tk0SoDiUHs32CWlizfM$

Donald Trump Criminally Charged in New York, Will Be Arraigned Tuesday: his formal surrender and arrest presenting the historic, shocking scene of a former U.S. commander in chief forced to stand before a judge. No ex-president has ever been charged with a crime before, so there’s no rulebook for booking one. Trump has Secret Service protection, so agents would need to be by his side at all times.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/trump-to-be-arraigned-tuesday-to-face-new-york-city-indictment__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0uN3fcbbEv4AYXECa4sHlk9EWsk2ECs6C1_MbA41QhlDR5OGXbIIxZ6ykLc-uL-VzYPlZVI-TzJA5Tk0SoDiUHs32IrLpqhg$

MAGA Extremists Can’t Decide Why They Hate the Trump Indictment: The former president predicted chaos if he got charged. Now that it happened, his supporters aren’t sure how to act
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/maga-extremists-hate-trump-indictment-1234707496/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0uN3fcbbEv4AYXECa4sHlk9EWsk2ECs6C1_MbA41QhlDR5OGXbIIxZ6ykLc-uL-VzYPlZVI-TzJA5Tk0SoDiUHs32Pwut_n1$

The Big Problem With the Trump Indictment: With Trump’s liberty on the line, however, the district attorney—really, the entire criminal legal system—is in for the fight of a lifetime. The Times reported that the specific charges would be announced in the coming days
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/03/alvin-braggs-indictment-donald-trump-jury-challenges.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0uN3fcbbEv4AYXECa4sHlk9EWsk2ECs6C1_MbA41QhlDR5OGXbIIxZ6ykLc-uL-VzYPlZVI-TzJA5Tk0SoDiUHs32C2O9ULJ$

Bragg Tells House GOP to Back Off After Trump Indictment: Citing plenty of case law, Bragg’s general counsel warned that “Congress has no warrant for interfering with individual criminal investigations.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://rollcall.com/2023/03/31/prosecutor-hits-back-against-house-gop-on-trump-indictment/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0uN3fcbbEv4AYXECa4sHlk9EWsk2ECs6C1_MbA41QhlDR5OGXbIIxZ6ykLc-uL-VzYPlZVI-TzJA5Tk0SoDiUHs32LaCwIDM$

# Media
Russia detained a journalist from the Wall Street Journal on spying accusations: Evan Gershkovich, a US citizen, was detained on Thursday in Yekaterinburg by Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB), which claimed he was trying to obtain classified information. He is the first journalist in over 30 years to be detained in Russia on espionage accusations, and his arrest comes at a time the Kremlin is cracking down on media outlets.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wsj.com/articles/russian-security-service-detains-wall-street-journal-reporter-cbfbd505__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0uN3fcbbEv4AYXECa4sHlk9EWsk2ECs6C1_MbA41QhlDR5OGXbIIxZ6ykLc-uL-VzYPlZVI-TzJA5Tk0SoDiUHs32EcYRKv4$

# Medical / Health
When A.I. Denies Your Health Care: A predictive algorithm tucked into Medicare Advantage plans is routinely denying coverage for patients, leaving them with little recourse. As Medicare Advantage plans have increased their reliance on software to determine what their customers require—and, therefore, receive—elderly patients are being denied coverage for care they need. What happens when an algorithm — not a doctor — decides how much care you need and it’s not enough?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://medcitynews.com/2022/06/state-of-denial-and-the-power-of-ai/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0uN3fcbbEv4AYXECa4sHlk9EWsk2ECs6C1_MbA41QhlDR5OGXbIIxZ6ykLc-uL-VzYPlZVI-TzJA5Tk0SoDiUHs32N4oU3LV$

Startup Anomaly rolls out AI tech to help predict potential insurance claims denials: Denied insurance claims are a headache for providers and payers and ultimately impact patients as well.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/health-tech/startup-anomaly-rolls-out-ai-tech-help-predict-potential-insurance-claims-denials__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0uN3fcbbEv4AYXECa4sHlk9EWsk2ECs6C1_MbA41QhlDR5OGXbIIxZ6ykLc-uL-VzYPlZVI-TzJA5Tk0SoDiUHs32BW4HDXQ$

# Medical Science
The new treatment involved extracting blood stem cells from Gray’s bone marrow, isolating them in the lab and using CRISPR’s molecular scissors to cut her genome right at the position of the BCL11A gene. These treatments will be among the most expensive in the world. They will cost around three million dollars (about 2.8 million euros), to which one must add the cost of several months of hospitalization, transfusions and chemotherapy. It is highly doubtful that such a product will reach the areas where more than 90% of sickle-cell anemia cases occur: Africa and India.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2023-03-11/the-woman-cured-with-gene-editing-my-supercells-have-changed-my-life.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0uN3fcbbEv4AYXECa4sHlk9EWsk2ECs6C1_MbA41QhlDR5OGXbIIxZ6ykLc-uL-VzYPlZVI-TzJA5Tk0SoDiUHs32AuXKkJr$

# Military / DOD
War in Ukraine update: Lawmakers Want Pentagon to Pick Up Pace of Ukraine Aid: A bipartisan group of senators wants to free up more assistance for Ukraine by pushing the Pentagon to reassess its requirements for a potential war with Russia’s now-degraded military. They’re urging the department to “undertake an urgent and comprehensive update to its warfighting requirements.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/28/us/politics/ukraine-congress-military-spending-republicans-democrats.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0uN3fcbbEv4AYXECa4sHlk9EWsk2ECs6C1_MbA41QhlDR5OGXbIIxZ6ykLc-uL-VzYPlZVI-TzJA5Tk0SoDiUHs32GJeCC5F$

Pentagon Press Secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder Holds an On-Camera Press Briefing
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.defense.gov/News/Transcripts/Transcript/Article/3347163/pentagon-press-secretary-brig-gen-pat-ryder-holds-an-on-camera-press-briefing/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0uN3fcbbEv4AYXECa4sHlk9EWsk2ECs6C1_MbA41QhlDR5OGXbIIxZ6ykLc-uL-VzYPlZVI-TzJA5Tk0SoDiUHs32GBhvDSA$

Pentagon balks at sending Ukraine long range bombs, it’s not fear of escalation, it’s fear of being too late: U.S. Defense Department officials are raising concerns about a proposal to send Ukraine small precision-guided bombs that would allow Kyiv to strike Russian targets nearly 100 miles away, according to sources familiar with the debate, fearing that the timeline for deploying the weapons could take far too long.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/01/12/russia-ukraine-war-pentagon-balks-long-range-bombs/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0uN3fcbbEv4AYXECa4sHlk9EWsk2ECs6C1_MbA41QhlDR5OGXbIIxZ6ykLc-uL-VzYPlZVI-TzJA5Tk0SoDiUHs32NX54XW_$

U.S. agrees to help enhance Ukrainian forces, dispatches adviser: The United States and Ukraine on Thursday agreed to cooperate on defense technology and improve Ukraine’s forces in a move aimed at boosting Ukrainian defense and enhancing U.S. assistance, the Pentagon said.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-ukraine-defense/u-s-agrees-to-help-enhance-ukrainian-forces-dispatches-adviser-idUSKCN11E1MS__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0uN3fcbbEv4AYXECa4sHlk9EWsk2ECs6C1_MbA41QhlDR5OGXbIIxZ6ykLc-uL-VzYPlZVI-TzJA5Tk0SoDiUHs32D_5Ar3q$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2023-03-30

Voices, The Peoples News

March 30, 2023
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

# Animals / Pets / Alerts / Food Recalls
A Third of the Yellowstone Herd is Being Lost: The “tragedy of the commons” refers to the situation where several private parties are given equal access to a limited resource, the classic example being a public pasture surrounded by private ranches. Left to their own devices, each rancher will tend to maximize their share of forage, resulting in a competition that quickly desiccates the pasture to the detriment of all.
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BFC regularly gets asked if we support the “slaughter” outside Yellowstone National Park or not. To answer this question, it is first necessary to ‘uncolonize’ its terminology. The term “Tribal hunting” is a mismatch of terminology. Europeans see hunting as a game by which “man” asserts his dominance over nature, as illustrated by “trophy” hunt mentality. Indigenous people on Turtle Island co-evolved with buffalo over tens of thousands of years, and “honorable harvest” is not just about the act of killing a buffalo. Instead, it is a relational process that begins with prayer and ceremony with family and friends in the Tribal cultural context, involves then taking a buffalo in its natural setting, and then continues with utilizing every gift the buffalo’s body offers
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buffalofieldcampaign.org/an-honorable-harvest-re-indigenizing-the-colonized-mind?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=f4912768-c882-4aac-a7f6-e1b16e511604__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1FGazgRXJBQIDFEYtoFn8aG3ZpMn17nuPuzBvgiO4wYBRjhtOBXanfrSeUnTc_HqI33rbzpdOjTLFQ77bLnQTbReeddBQMTX$

Biden Is Fulfilling Trump’s Cruel Policy on Wild Horses: The Biden Admin was supposed to have been a reprieve from the Trump years, but for conservationists who want the wild horses of the American West to live long and prosper, this didn’t happen. The anti-horse policies formulated under Donald Trump have been dutifully carried out by his liberal successor. The record-breaking roundups of iconic Western mustangs are a gift to ranching and mining interests.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/03/27/wild-horses-burros-path-forward/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1FGazgRXJBQIDFEYtoFn8aG3ZpMn17nuPuzBvgiO4wYBRjhtOBXanfrSeUnTc_HqI33rbzpdOjTLFQ77bLnQTbReeZlY8FVz$

To save Hainan gibbons, Earth’s rarest primate, experts roll out the big tech: According to estimates, there are only 35 or 36 individuals of the species left, limited to Bawangling National Nature Reserve in China’s Hainan province.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.mongabay.com/2023/03/to-save-hainan-gibbons-earths-rarest-primate-experts-roll-out-the-big-tech/?mc_cid=e939ba61df&mc_eid=b34babbd89__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1FGazgRXJBQIDFEYtoFn8aG3ZpMn17nuPuzBvgiO4wYBRjhtOBXanfrSeUnTc_HqI33rbzpdOjTLFQ77bLnQTbReeT9JTfNO$

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
Biden Leaves House Dems Fuming Again Over COVID Emergency Vote: President Biden’s plans to sign a resolution ending the COVID national emergency has some House Democrats once again simmering over the White House’s communications. Why it matters: The latest flare-up of tensions threatens to reopen wounds created earlier this month over D.C. crime and immigration. “It’s, like, kindergarten-level cooperation,” Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) told Axios.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.axios.com/2023/03/30/biden-house-democrats-covid-emergency__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1FGazgRXJBQIDFEYtoFn8aG3ZpMn17nuPuzBvgiO4wYBRjhtOBXanfrSeUnTc_HqI33rbzpdOjTLFQ77bLnQTbReeX3wi2DD$

# Education / Schools
3 Months, 79 Gun Deaths Or Injuries: An ‘Astronomical’ Rise In School Violence: Using data from an independent research tracker, NPR reports that the 89 gun-related incidents on school campuses this year puts 2023 on pace to exceed last year’s record high.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://khn.org/morning-breakout/3-months-79-gun-deaths-or-injuries-an-astronomical-rise-in-school-violence/*:*:text=8*3A37*20AM-,3*20Months*2C*2079*20Gun*20Deaths*20Or*20Injuries*3A*20An*20’Astronomical,exceed*20last*20year’s*20record*20high__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUl!!On18fmf1aQ!1FGazgRXJBQIDFEYtoFn8aG3ZpMn17nuPuzBvgiO4wYBRjhtOBXanfrSeUnTc_HqI33rbzpdOjTLFQ77bLnQTbReeebfG5Ax$

# Employment / Labor
Big Tech Companies Are Testing How Far They Can Slash Staff: Even as Elon Musk has upended Twitter, the site, with thousands-fewer employees, is still functioning. Meta, Google, and Amazon are operating with dramatically scaled-back workforces.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2023/03/big-tech-layoffs-2023-twitter-meta-amazon-google__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1FGazgRXJBQIDFEYtoFn8aG3ZpMn17nuPuzBvgiO4wYBRjhtOBXanfrSeUnTc_HqI33rbzpdOjTLFQ77bLnQTbReedB77RRb$

Sanders rips Schultz over ‘unforgivable’ efforts to crush worker organizing: “That union-busting campaign has been led by Howard Schultz.” “What Starbucks is doing is not only trying to break unions, but even worse,” said the Vermont senator. “They are trying to break the spirit of workers who are struggling to improve their lives.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/sanders-grill-howard-schultz__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1FGazgRXJBQIDFEYtoFn8aG3ZpMn17nuPuzBvgiO4wYBRjhtOBXanfrSeUnTc_HqI33rbzpdOjTLFQ77bLnQTbReeRkBYBrn$

Why the repeal of anti-union laws in Michigan boosts workers nationwide: Michigan’s victory represents the latest in a string of victories for workers mobilizing to build strength across the country.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.alternet.org/michigan-repeal-anti-union-labor/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1FGazgRXJBQIDFEYtoFn8aG3ZpMn17nuPuzBvgiO4wYBRjhtOBXanfrSeUnTc_HqI33rbzpdOjTLFQ77bLnQTbReefvoiJw8$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemical How Biden’s oil policies upset both oil companies and environmentalists: To understand the president’s problem, we need to look deeper at the steps to drill on federal land.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/why-both-climate-activists-and-the-oil-industry-are-unhappy-with-bidens-new-drilling-leases__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1FGazgRXJBQIDFEYtoFn8aG3ZpMn17nuPuzBvgiO4wYBRjhtOBXanfrSeUnTc_HqI33rbzpdOjTLFQ77bLnQTbReedpG0u3-$

Biden administration moves ahead with massive Gulf of Mexico drilling auction, weeks after approving Willow Project: The Biden administration is auctioning off more than 73 million acres of waters in the Gulf of Mexico to offshore oil and gas drilling.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/29/politics/gulf-of-mexico-drilling-lease-sale-biden-climate/index.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1FGazgRXJBQIDFEYtoFn8aG3ZpMn17nuPuzBvgiO4wYBRjhtOBXanfrSeUnTc_HqI33rbzpdOjTLFQ77bLnQTbReebsr8Q75$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Global
Australia passes climate law limiting fossil fuel emissions: The Australian Parliament took its most meaningful step in years toward addressing global warming Thursday, passing an emissions reduction bill that will compel the country’s biggest industrial polluters to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by about 30 percent by 2030.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/30/australia-climate-emissions-reduction-legislation-laws-parliament-labor-greens__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1FGazgRXJBQIDFEYtoFn8aG3ZpMn17nuPuzBvgiO4wYBRjhtOBXanfrSeUnTc_HqI33rbzpdOjTLFQ77bLnQTbReeY2g91zX$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure Minnesota Train Carrying Ethanol Derails and Ignites: Early reports suggested that over a dozen railcars contained the flammable liquid. A train carrying ethanol derailed and several cars erupted in flames early Thursday in Raymond, Minnesota, sparking an evacuation of residents living near the crash site, officials said. The Kandiyohi County Sheriff’s Office was notified about the train derailment around 1 a.m. local time (2 a.m. ET.)
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/minnesota-train-carrying-ethanol-derails-and-ignites-evacuation-ordered__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1FGazgRXJBQIDFEYtoFn8aG3ZpMn17nuPuzBvgiO4wYBRjhtOBXanfrSeUnTc_HqI33rbzpdOjTLFQ77bLnQTbReeTrPzWd2$

Op-ed: A lingering Trump-era regulatory trick could push orcas, salmon to extinction: In the Pacific Northwest there are no species more iconic than orcas, salmon and steelhead.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ehn.org/pesticides-2659673402.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1FGazgRXJBQIDFEYtoFn8aG3ZpMn17nuPuzBvgiO4wYBRjhtOBXanfrSeUnTc_HqI33rbzpdOjTLFQ77bLnQTbReeUO7bl_q$

Lost in the middle of a huge American desert-military complex is the Imperial Dam on the Colorado River: Downstream from the Hoover Dam, the Colorado River flows through the Imperial Dam outside of Yuma and goes from there in different directions: the greatest share to California through the largest canal in the US; small amounts to Arizona and Mexico.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/03/30/uncle-sams-dams-on-the-border/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1FGazgRXJBQIDFEYtoFn8aG3ZpMn17nuPuzBvgiO4wYBRjhtOBXanfrSeUnTc_HqI33rbzpdOjTLFQ77bLnQTbReeWYpxzx-$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Global Mexico’s Tren Maya hotel construction clears forest reserve without permits by Maxwell Radwin: The construction of a hotel in Mexico’s Calakmul Biosphere Reserve took many residents by surprise when bulldozers started clearing the forest in January. The hotel is part of the Tren Maya project, a controversial railway line that will move tourists and cargo throughout the Yucatán Peninsula and southern Mexico.
Residents said they weren’t consulted and that the location of the project is dangerously close to Maya ruins and important sources of freshwater.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.mongabay.com/2023/03/mexicos-tren-maya-hotel-construction-clears-forest-reserve-without-permits/?mc_cid=e939ba61df&mc_eid=b34babbd89__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1FGazgRXJBQIDFEYtoFn8aG3ZpMn17nuPuzBvgiO4wYBRjhtOBXanfrSeUnTc_HqI33rbzpdOjTLFQ77bLnQTbReeTFnkCfg$

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals
California farmworkers are underwater in more ways than one: Farmworkers who can’t work in flooded, damaged fields are losing out on weeks, or months, of wages. Industry experts estimate about a fifth of strawberry farms in the Watsonville and Salinas areas have been flooded since the levee ruptured late Friday about 70 miles (110 kilometers) south of San Francisco and another river overflowed.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/floods-fill-some-of-californias-summer-strawberry-fields__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1FGazgRXJBQIDFEYtoFn8aG3ZpMn17nuPuzBvgiO4wYBRjhtOBXanfrSeUnTc_HqI33rbzpdOjTLFQ77bLnQTbReeb1jA0b9$

# General News
Why the Trump Org Fired Its Jailed Money Man’s Lawyer: Manhattan prosecutors are trying to pressure the Trump Organization’s jailed finance officer to turn on Donald Trump. The company has suddenly replaced his defense lawyer.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/why-the-trump-org-suddenly-fired-its-jailed-money-man-allen-weisselbergs-lawyer__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1FGazgRXJBQIDFEYtoFn8aG3ZpMn17nuPuzBvgiO4wYBRjhtOBXanfrSeUnTc_HqI33rbzpdOjTLFQ77bLnQTbReeSg1n7U-$

Ban on Drones Will Disarm the Police and Remove Fire Department Resources: The debate over the safety of foreign-made drones has some in Florida’s government trying to ban those paid for by taxpayers and used by law enforcement and fire departments for protecting the public.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://dcjournal.com/ban-on-drones-will-disarm-the-police-and-remove-fire-department-resources/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1FGazgRXJBQIDFEYtoFn8aG3ZpMn17nuPuzBvgiO4wYBRjhtOBXanfrSeUnTc_HqI33rbzpdOjTLFQ77bLnQTbReeS2FUEbt$

Matt Gaetz’s Legislative Aide Is a Convicted War Criminal: Derrick Miller, who works on military policy for Rep. Matt Gaetz, served eight years for shooting an Afghan civilian in the head during an interrogation.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/03/29/matt-gaetz-aide-war-criminal/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1FGazgRXJBQIDFEYtoFn8aG3ZpMn17nuPuzBvgiO4wYBRjhtOBXanfrSeUnTc_HqI33rbzpdOjTLFQ77bLnQTbReeYW6gi06$

# Gov / Politics
Republicans Have Met The Enemy and His Name Is Alvin Bragg: It’s not going to be Donald Trump’s fault if he’s indicted, according to Republicans. Instead, they plan to make Alvin Bragg their next big bogeyman https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/republicans-have-met-the-enemy-and-his-name-is-alvin-bragg__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1FGazgRXJBQIDFEYtoFn8aG3ZpMn17nuPuzBvgiO4wYBRjhtOBXanfrSeUnTc_HqI33rbzpdOjTLFQ77bLnQTbReeXGdYOZX$

Biden Set to Shut Door on Conservatives in Federal Jobs: When working for the government, Joe Biden is no longer content with the tried-and-true question of patriotism: “Are you with or against us?” In a shocking effort to overhaul federal hiring guidelines, the president wants to ask: “Are you with or against me?”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://amac.us/biden-set-to-shut-door-on-conservatives-in-federal-jobs/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1FGazgRXJBQIDFEYtoFn8aG3ZpMn17nuPuzBvgiO4wYBRjhtOBXanfrSeUnTc_HqI33rbzpdOjTLFQ77bLnQTbReeX25BsHN$

# Law Enforcment
States Try to Obscure Execution Details as Drugmakers Hinder Lethal Injection: More than a dozen states have passed such “shield” laws that conceal key details about the lethal injection process, including the identities of the execution team or drug suppliers, according to the Death Penalty Information Center, a nonprofit research organization.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.news-medical.net/news/20230330/States-try-to-obscure-execution-details-as-drugmakers-hinder-lethal-injection.aspx*:*:text=More*20than*20a*20dozen*20states,Center*2C*20a*20nonprofit*20research*20organization__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSU!!On18fmf1aQ!1FGazgRXJBQIDFEYtoFn8aG3ZpMn17nuPuzBvgiO4wYBRjhtOBXanfrSeUnTc_HqI33rbzpdOjTLFQ77bLnQTbReeZ21c1gT$

Cop city coverage fails to question narratives of militarized police: The story of Tortuguita’s death is about protests against militarized policing being met with more militarized policing, which ultimately resulted in a fatal shooting.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://fair.org/home/cop-city-coverage-fails-to-question-narratives-of-militarized-police/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1FGazgRXJBQIDFEYtoFn8aG3ZpMn17nuPuzBvgiO4wYBRjhtOBXanfrSeUnTc_HqI33rbzpdOjTLFQ77bLnQTbReeXEAA4f0$

# Legal / DOJ
New York Grand Jury Votes to Indict Former President Trump: Trump has not yet been arrested but he will face arraignment on the charges, be fingerprinted, and may be handcuffed.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2023/03/30/manhattan-grand-jury-votes-to-indict-trump-sources/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1FGazgRXJBQIDFEYtoFn8aG3ZpMn17nuPuzBvgiO4wYBRjhtOBXanfrSeUnTc_HqI33rbzpdOjTLFQ77bLnQTbReecf6jE0N$

Trump Jury Digging Into 2nd Hush-Money Payout to Ex-Playmate: There’s a possibility he could face charges for both payments, according to the Wall Street Journal.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2975524344595-trump-grand-jury-probes-second-hush-money-payment-to-ex-playboy-playmate-report-says__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1FGazgRXJBQIDFEYtoFn8aG3ZpMn17nuPuzBvgiO4wYBRjhtOBXanfrSeUnTc_HqI33rbzpdOjTLFQ77bLnQTbReeb9Gql43$

# Medical / Health
Narcan, the lifesaving drug that can reverse an opioid overdose, can soon be bought over the counter: The Food and Drug Administration has approved Narcan, a naloxone nasal spray that can reverse opioid overdoses and save lives, for over-the-counter use. First approved as a prescription drug by the FDA in 2015, Narcan is a quick-acting opioid antagonist that reverses the effects of opioids like heroin, fentanyl, codeine, and OxyContin
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.bmj.com/content/380/bmj.p749*:*:text=The*20US*20Food*20and*20Drug,treatment*20to*20reverse*20drug*20overdoses__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!1FGazgRXJBQIDFEYtoFn8aG3ZpMn17nuPuzBvgiO4wYBRjhtOBXanfrSeUnTc_HqI33rbzpdOjTLFQ77bLnQTbReeYagWL1t$

UnitedHealthcare Will Ax Around 20% Of Existing Prior Authorizations: UnitedHealthcare Will Ax Around 20% Of Existing Prior Authorizations. The changed policy, which will affect commercial, Medicare Advantage, and Medicaid members, will begin in the third quarter and will mean providers merely have to notify the insurer about pending care.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/payers/unitedhealthcare-begin-reducing-prior-authorizations-summer__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1FGazgRXJBQIDFEYtoFn8aG3ZpMn17nuPuzBvgiO4wYBRjhtOBXanfrSeUnTc_HqI33rbzpdOjTLFQ77bLnQTbReea-InJCr$

Easing the prior authorization journey experience: Prior authorization, or preauthorization, is a process through which health care providers obtain coverage approval from health plans prior to performing certain non-emergency procedures. It can also be an important “checkpoint” to make sure a service or prescription is a clinically appropriate option. However, UnitedHealthcare is working to make sure the system works better for everyone.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://newsroom.uhc.com/experience/easing-prior-authorizations.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1FGazgRXJBQIDFEYtoFn8aG3ZpMn17nuPuzBvgiO4wYBRjhtOBXanfrSeUnTc_HqI33rbzpdOjTLFQ77bLnQTbReeWZaOJoM$

Buprenorphine initiation in the ER found safe and effective for individuals with opioid use disorder who use fentanyl: With historically high overdose death rates in U.S., multi-site NIH study reinforces importance of continued, uninterrupted access to addiction medication.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nida.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/2023/03/Buprenorphine-initiation-in-ER-found-safe-and-effective-for-individuals-with-OUD-using-fentanyl__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1FGazgRXJBQIDFEYtoFn8aG3ZpMn17nuPuzBvgiO4wYBRjhtOBXanfrSeUnTc_HqI33rbzpdOjTLFQ77bLnQTbReefdZU9mH$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2023-03-29

Voices, The Peoples News

March 29, 2023
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

# Indigenous
How Indigenous land management practices are a blueprint for climate-resilient agriculture: As a rapidly warming world strains at the shortcomings in industrial farming, key lessons can be taken from Indigenous practices. As this crisis unfolds before our very eyes, however, rather than look up to the atmosphere to see what can and should be done to curtail some of the worst effects of a rapidly warming world, maybe our gazes should also be trained downward at the soil beneath our feet, while pondering this question: If aggressive commercial agriculture exacerbates the climate crisis, are there key lessons to be learned from Indigenous land management practices that can help to restore environmental balance?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.alternet.org/indigenous-land-management-climate-resilient/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1QjnXiYJA9VCEilW9V3Ylqbt61jxNV_5EiTwRDRtglPPuOx7_TULswKefBdsfqf7KznzWWZat15oFB4ROpqEPWkLQSzrllRy$

# Border / Immigration / Migrants
Fire at migrant center in Mexico near El Paso kills at least 39: Mexico’s president said the fire started in the Ciudad Juárez center when migrants learned they would be deported and set fire to mattresses in protest. Twenty-nine injured migrants were sent to local hospitals. “Those who blame the victims of the fire obscure the reality that these deaths are an indictment of the policies and structures implemented at large by both governments.” — the Hope Border Institute, a Catholic advocacy group that works with immigrants in El Paso and Juárez, on a fire at a migrant detention center that killed at least 39 men.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2023/03/28/migrant-deaths-juarez-mexico-el-paso-fire/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1QjnXiYJA9VCEilW9V3Ylqbt61jxNV_5EiTwRDRtglPPuOx7_TULswKefBdsfqf7KznzWWZat15oFB4ROpqEPWkLQazLSET6$

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
The Mandates Themselves Carry Grave Costs: An under-explored dimension of the harms inflicted via vaccine mandates is the morbidity and mortality caused by the inherent persecution levied by such mandates against those who did not wish to get vaccinated. For someone harmed or killed by a vaccine they were coerced into accepting, the link between the mandate and subsequent injury suffered is obvious. Injuries caused by the economical or psychological trauma inflicted by vaccine mandates are not as readily apparent.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://brownstone.org/articles/the-mandates-themselves-carry-grave-costs/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1QjnXiYJA9VCEilW9V3Ylqbt61jxNV_5EiTwRDRtglPPuOx7_TULswKefBdsfqf7KznzWWZat15oFB4ROpqEPWkLQWGeEpIf$

Dr. Robert Redfield: The COVID Pandemic “Was Caused By Science, Not By A Natural Spillover Event!”: “I feel very strongly that we need to have a moratorium on gain-of-function research. I told you that the great pandemic is coming. I think it’s going to come not from spillover. It’s going to come from gain-of-function research or intentional bioterrorism. It’s going to be a bird flu virus that is manipulated to be able to transmit human to human, very similar to what we saw with the COVID.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.independentsentinel.com/redfield-to-fauci-this-pandemic-was-caused-by-science/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1QjnXiYJA9VCEilW9V3Ylqbt61jxNV_5EiTwRDRtglPPuOx7_TULswKefBdsfqf7KznzWWZat15oFB4ROpqEPWkLQdytpTUB$

Groundbreaking Analysis: COVID Vaccines Caused 300,000 Excess Deaths, $147 Billion in Damage to Economy in 2022 Alone: New estimates from the World Health Organization (WHO) show that the full death toll associated directly or indirectly with the COVID-19 pandemic (described as “excess mortality”) between 1 January 2020 and 31 December 2021 was approximately 14.9 million (range 13.3 million to 16.6 million).
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.who.int/news/item/05-05-2022-14.9-million-excess-deaths-were-associated-with-the-covid-19-pandemic-in-2020-and-2021__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1QjnXiYJA9VCEilW9V3Ylqbt61jxNV_5EiTwRDRtglPPuOx7_TULswKefBdsfqf7KznzWWZat15oFB4ROpqEPWkLQea1TRZL$

COVID Vaccines and the Virus Itself Cause Neurological Disorders, But There’s a Difference, Study Says: According to a study in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, patients with functional neurologic disorder (FND) after SARS-CoV-2 infection had different symptoms than people with FND after COVID-19 vaccines, and patients with post-COVID-19 vaccine FND tended to be younger.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/covid-vaccines-virus-neurological-disorders-malone/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1QjnXiYJA9VCEilW9V3Ylqbt61jxNV_5EiTwRDRtglPPuOx7_TULswKefBdsfqf7KznzWWZat15oFB4ROpqEPWkLQaL0ueAx$

# Employment / Labor
Disney Axes Marvel Entertainment Chairman Amid Layoffs: The company is set to lay off 7,000 employees. Isaac “Ike” Perlmutter, chairman of Marvel Entertainment, has been laid off, as his division, which is separate from Marvel Studios — is absorbed into other units of Disney. Along with Perlmutter, Marvel Entertainment’s co-president Rob Steffens and chief counsel John Turitzin were also dismissed. Dan Buckley, president of the division, is staying and will report to Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige. A Disney spokesperson confirmed the departures to Variety.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://variety.com/2023/film/news/disney-marvel-entertainment-ike-perlmutter-layoffs-1235567927/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1QjnXiYJA9VCEilW9V3Ylqbt61jxNV_5EiTwRDRtglPPuOx7_TULswKefBdsfqf7KznzWWZat15oFB4ROpqEPWkLQSxI33vG$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemical California takes on oil companies again with law that could cap profits in state: The California governor’s oil profits cap is another blow to one of Sacramento’s most formidable lobbying powers. Following record gas price hikes and profits, Governor Newsom signed his special session bill to hold Big Oil accountable. It is the latest instance in which the Governor has successfully taken on the powerful industry for putting profits over people.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.gov.ca.gov/2023/03/28/governor-newsom-signs-gas-price-gouging-law-california-took-on-big-oil-and-won/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1QjnXiYJA9VCEilW9V3Ylqbt61jxNV_5EiTwRDRtglPPuOx7_TULswKefBdsfqf7KznzWWZat15oFB4ROpqEPWkLQSGStr8e$

Through the Eyes of Greed: When gas prices rose 150 percent from June 2020 to June 2023, politicians didn’t hesitate to blame corporate greed. Yet over the last six months, they fell 33 percent. Are politicians congratulating oil companies for altruism? No. Market skeptics only see prices through the eyes of greed.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.aier.org/article/through-the-eyes-of-greed/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1QjnXiYJA9VCEilW9V3Ylqbt61jxNV_5EiTwRDRtglPPuOx7_TULswKefBdsfqf7KznzWWZat15oFB4ROpqEPWkLQZaWTFQu$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure Climate change: Sea levels are rising, and it’s going to get worse: One of the problems with sea level rise is that it happens slowly, a tiny bit each year, making it a threat that people have an easy time ignoring. We do that at our own peril. “Over time, it is just undeniable. The measurements all say the same thing. The glaciers and ice sheets,are melting.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/climate-change-sea-levels-rising-communities-adapting/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1QjnXiYJA9VCEilW9V3Ylqbt61jxNV_5EiTwRDRtglPPuOx7_TULswKefBdsfqf7KznzWWZat15oFB4ROpqEPWkLQWnR_Pmr$

Three International Courts Could Soon Rule on the Obligations of Nations in Responding to Climate Change: The rulings, while legally non-binding, could still carry significant moral and legal weight. A group of 18 climate-vulnerable nations are seeking an opinion from the “World Court,” with support from 117 other countries.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/29032023/climate-chnage-international-court-rulings/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1QjnXiYJA9VCEilW9V3Ylqbt61jxNV_5EiTwRDRtglPPuOx7_TULswKefBdsfqf7KznzWWZat15oFB4ROpqEPWkLQXndtRm5$

Corporate interests ‘watered down’ the latest IPCC climate report, investigations find: References to fossil fuels and meat consumption were removed from the summary, while language bolstering carbon removal technologies were added.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/28032023/corporate-interests-watered-down-the-latest-ipcc-climate-report-investigations-find/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1QjnXiYJA9VCEilW9V3Ylqbt61jxNV_5EiTwRDRtglPPuOx7_TULswKefBdsfqf7KznzWWZat15oFB4ROpqEPWkLQbXDmlF7$

Rewilding Could Help Limit Warming Beyond 1.5°C, Scientists Say: It’s no secret that preserving and restoring wilderness areas is good for ecosystems, but a new study has pinpointed another major benefit to rewilding.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ecowatch.com/global-warming-solutions-rewilding.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1QjnXiYJA9VCEilW9V3Ylqbt61jxNV_5EiTwRDRtglPPuOx7_TULswKefBdsfqf7KznzWWZat15oFB4ROpqEPWkLQaBILJON$

Musk’s Boring Company Wants to Dump Wastewater in Texas River, Worrying Local Residents: Residents of a Texas city outside of Austin are concerned about Elon Musk’s plans for their river water. Musk’s The Boring Company works to quickly dig tunnels for freight, utility and transportation in the hopes of relieving urban congestion. In the process, it’s seeking a permit to release more than 140,000 gallons of treated wastewater into a river near its Bastrop, Texas, facility every day.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ecowatch.com/musk-wastewater-texas-boring-company.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1QjnXiYJA9VCEilW9V3Ylqbt61jxNV_5EiTwRDRtglPPuOx7_TULswKefBdsfqf7KznzWWZat15oFB4ROpqEPWkLQSPNPdXt$

# Gov / Politics / Global
Zelensky Invites China’s Xi to Ukraine After Russia Visit: The Ukrainian leader also said that, without U.S. help, “we will not win” the war. “We are ready to see him here,” Zelensky told The Associated Press. “I want to speak with him. I had contact with him before full-scale war. But during all this year, more than one year, I didn’t have.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/international/3923501-zelensky-invites-chinas-xi-to-visit-ukraine/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1QjnXiYJA9VCEilW9V3Ylqbt61jxNV_5EiTwRDRtglPPuOx7_TULswKefBdsfqf7KznzWWZat15oFB4ROpqEPWkLQfAKC9Rk$

# Gov / Politics
Cornyn to Mayorkas: ‘You should be fired, if you had integrity, you would resign’: U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, blasted Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Tuesday for what Cornyn said has been his failure to secure the border, for the record number of over one million gotaways evading capture illegally entering the U.S., and for failing to stop fentanyl pouring through the southern border.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/cornyn-to-mayorkas-you-should-be-fired__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1QjnXiYJA9VCEilW9V3Ylqbt61jxNV_5EiTwRDRtglPPuOx7_TULswKefBdsfqf7KznzWWZat15oFB4ROpqEPWkLQQr6sbzJ$

The Right Will Blame School Shootings on Literally Anything Other Than Guns: After reports revealed that Nashville’s Covenant School massacre was carried out by a trans person, Republicans immediately added “gender identity” to their list of mass-shooting scapegoats.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2022/05/24/texas-school-shooting-sparks-fiery-debate-over-guns-between-left-and-right/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1QjnXiYJA9VCEilW9V3Ylqbt61jxNV_5EiTwRDRtglPPuOx7_TULswKefBdsfqf7KznzWWZat15oFB4ROpqEPWkLQTA9PXVx$

Trump’s Campaign Issues Mafia-Style Warning to Anyone Thinking of Working for Ron DeSantis: The Florida governor has not yet announced his candidacy for president, but Trump is very much acting like he’s the competition.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVohS3PC_Ss__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1QjnXiYJA9VCEilW9V3Ylqbt61jxNV_5EiTwRDRtglPPuOx7_TULswKefBdsfqf7KznzWWZat15oFB4ROpqEPWkLQTdmW8f9$

# Law Enforcment
A Young Mom Was Arrested for Theft – and Died Mysteriously in Jail: Through police dashcam video, jailhouse recordings, medical records, depositions, and interviews with family members, we piece together the tragic final days of Ta’Neasha Chappell’s life
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/louisville-woman-taneasha-chappell-mysterious-death-jail-investigation-1234694336/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1QjnXiYJA9VCEilW9V3Ylqbt61jxNV_5EiTwRDRtglPPuOx7_TULswKefBdsfqf7KznzWWZat15oFB4ROpqEPWkLQWQxtUpZ$

# Legal / DOJ
Manhattan DA Insiders Worry the Trump Case Is Weak Sauce: The latest case culminates years of Bragg investigations at the city and state level into Trump and his aides, the Trump Organization and the Trump Foundation.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.yahoo.com/news/alvin-bragg-v-donald-trump-090009605.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1QjnXiYJA9VCEilW9V3Ylqbt61jxNV_5EiTwRDRtglPPuOx7_TULswKefBdsfqf7KznzWWZat15oFB4ROpqEPWkLQaO6cflR$

Federal Judge Shoots Down Mike Pence’s Spineless Attempt to Dodge the Grand Jury Investigating Trump: A federal judge has ruled that former Vice President Mike Pence will have to testify before a grand jury in the Justice Department’s investigation into efforts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/ap-politics/ap-sources-judge-rules-pence-must-testify-before-grand-jury/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1QjnXiYJA9VCEilW9V3Ylqbt61jxNV_5EiTwRDRtglPPuOx7_TULswKefBdsfqf7KznzWWZat15oFB4ROpqEPWkLQQ6S2OfZ$

Lawsuit: Defense Contractor Fired Whistleblower for Reporting Accounting Irregularities: The allegations against spare-parts conglomerate TransDigm mirror previous claims against the ‘Martin Shkreli of defense contracting.’A federal lawsuit filed last month accuses defense contracting conglomerate TransDigm of retaliating against a former vice president of finance at a subsidiary firm for calling attention to accounting practices she deemed improper, such as allegedly fiddling with transaction dates to meet quarterly revenue targets.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/power/2023-03-29-defense-contractor-transdigm-fired-whistleblower/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1QjnXiYJA9VCEilW9V3Ylqbt61jxNV_5EiTwRDRtglPPuOx7_TULswKefBdsfqf7KznzWWZat15oFB4ROpqEPWkLQYi12CTH$

Trump Grand Jury Reportedly on Break for a Month: The move means any possible indictment against the twice-impeached former president wouldn’t come until some point in late April.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2023/03/29/trump-hush-money-grand-jury-taking-a-monthlong-break-source/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1QjnXiYJA9VCEilW9V3Ylqbt61jxNV_5EiTwRDRtglPPuOx7_TULswKefBdsfqf7KznzWWZat15oFB4ROpqEPWkLQXjbWVtG$

# Medical / Health
How American Cultural Assumptions Keep Us From Having Universal Health Care: Two beliefs continue to resist universal health care. A nation’s cultural assumptions are dynamic in that political power energizes them to achieve objectives that benefit those who wield power.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/03/29/how-american-cultural-assumptions-keep-us-from-having-universal-health-care/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1QjnXiYJA9VCEilW9V3Ylqbt61jxNV_5EiTwRDRtglPPuOx7_TULswKefBdsfqf7KznzWWZat15oFB4ROpqEPWkLQRVk0wHK$

ER’s Error Lands a 4-Year-Old in Collections (For Care He Didn’t Receive): A Florida woman tried to dispute an emergency room bill, but the hospital and collection agency refused to talk to her, because it was her child’s name on the bill, not hers.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.news-medical.net/news/20230329/ERe28099s-error-lands-a-4-year-old-in-collections-(for-care-he-didne28099t-receive).aspx__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1QjnXiYJA9VCEilW9V3Ylqbt61jxNV_5EiTwRDRtglPPuOx7_TULswKefBdsfqf7KznzWWZat15oFB4ROpqEPWkLQU_jlIhT$

House progressive bill wants to take Medicare out of Medicare Advantage’s name: New legislation from two House progressive lawmakers wants to change the name of Medicare Advantage (MA) to “alternative private health plan,” the latest criticism of the program ahead of open enrollment.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/payers/house-progressive-bill-wants-take-medicare-out-medicare-advantages-name__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1QjnXiYJA9VCEilW9V3Ylqbt61jxNV_5EiTwRDRtglPPuOx7_TULswKefBdsfqf7KznzWWZat15oFB4ROpqEPWkLQdE-X0pd$

1 in 4 kids who get antibiotics in children’s hospitals are prescribed the drugs incorrectly Overuse contributes to dangerous drug-resistant bacteria
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://medicine.wustl.edu/news/1-in-4-kids-who-get-antibiotics-in-childrens-hospitals-are-prescribed-the-drugs-incorrectly/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1QjnXiYJA9VCEilW9V3Ylqbt61jxNV_5EiTwRDRtglPPuOx7_TULswKefBdsfqf7KznzWWZat15oFB4ROpqEPWkLQXZ8hrtG$

FDA-approved drug shows promise in lab models for blinding childhood disease: Strategy may speed delivery of therapeutic options relative to time it would take to develop gene therapies. A National Institutes of Health team has identified a compound already approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration that keeps light-sensitive photoreceptors alive in three models of Leber congenital amaurosis type 10 (LCA 10), an inherited retinal ciliopathy disease that often results in severe visual impairment or blindness in early childhood.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.miragenews.com/fda-approved-drug-shows-promise-for-childhood-976908/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1QjnXiYJA9VCEilW9V3Ylqbt61jxNV_5EiTwRDRtglPPuOx7_TULswKefBdsfqf7KznzWWZat15oFB4ROpqEPWkLQeQyxbim$

Live free, die young in the United States: Ten years after a landmark study on life expectancy in the United States, the news is grim: the number of years a person can expect to live has dropped for the second year in a row, down to 76 years. Maternal mortality and child mortality are rising. And many of the myriad causes of shortened life expectancy are more likely to affect younger people: death from guns, cars and opioids, for example. One thing that might help, say public-health researchers, is for people to open their minds to what works in other countries. “You look at these healthier countries, they’re free countries, England, France, Italy, they’re not banning delicious foods. They’re not chaining people to treadmills,” notes Ravi Sawhney, a co-author of the landmark report.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/03/25/1164819944/live-free-and-die-the-sad-state-of-u-s-life-expectancy__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1QjnXiYJA9VCEilW9V3Ylqbt61jxNV_5EiTwRDRtglPPuOx7_TULswKefBdsfqf7KznzWWZat15oFB4ROpqEPWkLQYNiJqHv$

Idaho GOP Tries to Make ‘Abortion Trafficking’ a Crime: The law would make it illegal for minors to cross state lines in pursuit of an abortion. Abortion advocates say the ban would be especially devastating for pregnant minors in abusive homes
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.salon.com/2023/03/29/abortion-trafficking-idaho-poised-to-pass-first-bill-banning-interstate-travel-for-abortion_partner/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1QjnXiYJA9VCEilW9V3Ylqbt61jxNV_5EiTwRDRtglPPuOx7_TULswKefBdsfqf7KznzWWZat15oFB4ROpqEPWkLQXQWLQSV$

# Medical Science
Another Look at a Popular Medication: You have probably seen commercials for Ozempic. Ozempic is a drug with multiple uses. It had an original use and now has a far more popular secondary use. The problem is that there are dangers in how Ozempic is being prescribed and used for that secondary use. While Ozempic has been approved by the FDA as a treatment for obesity, there are potential risks and side effects associated with its use.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://dcjournal.com/another-look-at-a-popular-medication/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1QjnXiYJA9VCEilW9V3Ylqbt61jxNV_5EiTwRDRtglPPuOx7_TULswKefBdsfqf7KznzWWZat15oFB4ROpqEPWkLQVyhhP0k$

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March 28, 2023
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

Border / Immigration / Migrants
Mapping Project Reveals Locations of U.S. Border Surveillance Towers: The precise locations of the U.S. government’s high-tech surveillance towers along the U.S-Mexico border are being made public for the first time as part of a mapping project by the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/03/20/border-surveillance-map/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yMFuqtTnNZwjtyU0LucQNx2wrgdxXFQksnLc8Eqq7ItcxNI1vsRErTvM1oPyRYJsxDqKbSsmiQ3Ha2rbK2sM9q6VX8lBuZaQ$

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
Central Bank Digital Currencies Are About Control – They Should Be Stopped: The problem is that there is no limit to the level of control that the government could exert over people if money is purely electronic and provided directly by the government. A CBDC would give federal officials full control over the money going into–and coming out of–every person’s account.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.forbes.com/sites/norbertmichel/2022/04/12/central-bank-digital-currencies-are-about-control–they-should-be-stopped/?sh=6f68cb746999__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yMFuqtTnNZwjtyU0LucQNx2wrgdxXFQksnLc8Eqq7ItcxNI1vsRErTvM1oPyRYJsxDqKbSsmiQ3Ha2rbK2sM9q6VX1jEV3o5$

# Education / Schools
6 people, including 3 children, were fatally shot at a private Christian grade school in Nashville: A former student shot through the doors of a Christian elementary school and killed three children and three adults after elaborately planning the massacre by drawing out a detailed map and conducting surveillance of the building, police said.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2023/03/27/suspect-dead-shooting-nashville-private-school-00089006__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yMFuqtTnNZwjtyU0LucQNx2wrgdxXFQksnLc8Eqq7ItcxNI1vsRErTvM1oPyRYJsxDqKbSsmiQ3Ha2rbK2sM9q6VXwheDHwU$

School libraries across the country adding books on gender and white supremacy: School districts across the country purchased books in 2022 that cover controversial topics such as critical race theory, white supremacy and gender dysphoria. The Center Square filed Freedom of Information Act requests with numerous school districts around the country and asked for the books they purchased for their K-12 libraries.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wataugademocrat.com/news/national/school-libraries-across-the-country-adding-books-on-gender-and-white-supremacy/article_19079ae1-24b4-5da5-853d-aa4a36a66d4f.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yMFuqtTnNZwjtyU0LucQNx2wrgdxXFQksnLc8Eqq7ItcxNI1vsRErTvM1oPyRYJsxDqKbSsmiQ3Ha2rbK2sM9q6VX11wGUFi$

Republican Honestly States GOP Plan for School Shootings: ‘We’re Not Going to Fix It’: Gun-loving Tennessee Rep. Tim Burchett acknowledged the reality about children dying so long as Americans can own high-powered rifles
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/republican-honestly-states-gop-plan-164357069.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yMFuqtTnNZwjtyU0LucQNx2wrgdxXFQksnLc8Eqq7ItcxNI1vsRErTvM1oPyRYJsxDqKbSsmiQ3Ha2rbK2sM9q6VXywYMXxo$

# Employment / Labor
Exclusive: FAA Granted Medical Clearance to Pilot With ‘Possible’ Vaccine-Induced Myocarditis: CLAIM: The Federal Aviation Administration loosened the requirements that airline pilots must meet for cardiac health because a large number have heart damage caused by the COVID-19 vaccines.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-faa-pilots-heart-covid-373861551871__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yMFuqtTnNZwjtyU0LucQNx2wrgdxXFQksnLc8Eqq7ItcxNI1vsRErTvM1oPyRYJsxDqKbSsmiQ3Ha2rbK2sM9q6VX8COv7zH$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemical
Report: Texas fracking is exacerbating the PFAS crisis: A “staggering volume” of PFAS are being injected into fracked wells. Despite scientific concern, PFAS are still used in everything from waterproof camping gear to fast food containers. And according to a new study, they are used even more in Texas.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://grist.org/energy/report-texas-fracking-is-exacerbating-the-pfas-crisis/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yMFuqtTnNZwjtyU0LucQNx2wrgdxXFQksnLc8Eqq7ItcxNI1vsRErTvM1oPyRYJsxDqKbSsmiQ3Ha2rbK2sM9q6VXx6V2eHp$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure Environmentalists praise the EPA’s move to restrict ‘forever chemicals’ in water and wonder, what’s next? Two decades after a lawyer alerted federal officials to the substances, scientists and activists are working to assess the scope of their damage.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/28032023/pfas-forever-chemicals-epa-restrictions/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yMFuqtTnNZwjtyU0LucQNx2wrgdxXFQksnLc8Eqq7ItcxNI1vsRErTvM1oPyRYJsxDqKbSsmiQ3Ha2rbK2sM9q6VX97vbqra$

‘Rewilding’ parts of the planet could have big climate benefits: Restoring populations of land and marine animals in targeted “rewilding” zones would speed up biological carbon pumps that remove carbon dioxide from the air and sequester the greenhouse gas where it doesn’t harm the climate, new research shows.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/27032023/rewilding-animals-carbon-storage/*:*:text=Restoring*20populations*20of*20land*20and,the*20climate*2C*20new*20research*20shows__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSU!!On18fmf1aQ!yMFuqtTnNZwjtyU0LucQNx2wrgdxXFQksnLc8Eqq7ItcxNI1vsRErTvM1oPyRYJsxDqKbSsmiQ3Ha2rbK2sM9q6VXzSuz0HF$

DDT Pollution Dumped off Los Angeles Coast Has Not Broken Down Decades Later, Scientists Find: In 2020, University of California (UC), Santa Barbara, scientist David Valentine used a deep-sea robot to confirm that the largest dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) maker in the U.S. had dumped tens of thousands of barrels of the toxic pesticide off the Los Angeles coast. Currently, the dumping area is larger than the size of San Francisco. But now the dumped drums are disintegrating, meaning the DDT will go into the environment and food web next.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ecowatch.com/ddt-pollution-los-angeles-coast.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yMFuqtTnNZwjtyU0LucQNx2wrgdxXFQksnLc8Eqq7ItcxNI1vsRErTvM1oPyRYJsxDqKbSsmiQ3Ha2rbK2sM9q6VX1XEscZV$

100s of Fish Killed in Radioactive Leak Fix at Power Plant: Repair efforts caused a massive temperature shift in the Mississippi River, killing at least 230 fish.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://fortune.com/2023/03/28/nuclear-power-plant-minnesota-leak-repaired-fish-dead/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yMFuqtTnNZwjtyU0LucQNx2wrgdxXFQksnLc8Eqq7ItcxNI1vsRErTvM1oPyRYJsxDqKbSsmiQ3Ha2rbK2sM9q6VX6chmvpj$

# Gov / Politics / Global
Dad of Girl Who Made Anti-War Drawing Jailed for 2 Years in Russia: 12-year-old daughter, Masha, drew a picture at her school in April 2022 bearing a Ukrainian flag along with the words “Glory to Ukraine” and “No to war.” The school’s principal called the police after seeing the image. Masha has been kept in a children’s center since March 1. Alexei Moskalev was found guilty of discrediting the Russian army, an offense following the invasion of Ukraine
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/russia-dad-of-girl-who-made-anti-war-drawing-jailed-for-2-years__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yMFuqtTnNZwjtyU0LucQNx2wrgdxXFQksnLc8Eqq7ItcxNI1vsRErTvM1oPyRYJsxDqKbSsmiQ3Ha2rbK2sM9q6VX5NK02UQ$

# Gov / Politics
Congress has been captured by the Arms Industry,we’re paying the price: Pentagon budget is stunning even by the standards of a department used to getting what it wants when it wants it : $1 Trillion for the Pentagon?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.salon.com/2023/03/28/military-expert-congress-has-been-captured-by-the-arms-industry–and-were-paying-the-price_partner/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yMFuqtTnNZwjtyU0LucQNx2wrgdxXFQksnLc8Eqq7ItcxNI1vsRErTvM1oPyRYJsxDqKbSsmiQ3Ha2rbK2sM9q6VX5mXmOlD$

# Law Enforcement
Investment fund links to Atlanta police and ‘Cop City’ project revealed: A new investigation has uncovered connections between private equity firms and the contentious development of a sprawling police and fire service training complex in Atlanta known as “Cop City” and the police force which fatally shot an environmental activist.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/mar/22/investment-fund-links-atlanta-police-cop-city-project__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yMFuqtTnNZwjtyU0LucQNx2wrgdxXFQksnLc8Eqq7ItcxNI1vsRErTvM1oPyRYJsxDqKbSsmiQ3Ha2rbK2sM9q6VX8iEoLoY$

Atlanta’s “Stop Cop City” Movement Is Spreading Despite Rampant State Repression: Police Raid Atlanta’s Weelaunee Forest to Clear “Cop City” Protesters. Police and prosecutors have used every tool in their arsenal to crush the spreading movement against Atlanta’s Cop City.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/atlantas-stop-cop-city-movement-is-spreading-despite-rampant-state-repression/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yMFuqtTnNZwjtyU0LucQNx2wrgdxXFQksnLc8Eqq7ItcxNI1vsRErTvM1oPyRYJsxDqKbSsmiQ3Ha2rbK2sM9q6VX6aSINDA$

# Legal / DOJ
Minnesota suit against e-cigarette maker Juul goes to trial: Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is slated to lead off opening statements expected for Tuesday in his state’s lawsuit against Juul. “We will prove how Juul and Altria deceived and hooked a generation of Minnesota youth on their products, causing both great harm to the public and great expense to the State to remediate that harm,” Ellison said in a statement.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.mprnews.org/story/2023/03/27/minnesota-suit-against-ecigarette-maker-juul-goes-to-trial__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yMFuqtTnNZwjtyU0LucQNx2wrgdxXFQksnLc8Eqq7ItcxNI1vsRErTvM1oPyRYJsxDqKbSsmiQ3Ha2rbK2sM9q6VX5RLXLbE$

# Medical / Health
North Carolina Becomes 40th State To Expand Medicaid: After years of division in North Carolina over the expansion issue, Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat, signed the bill Monday recently passed by the Republican-controlled legislature. The new law is expected to qualify an additional 600,000 residents for Medicaid, though it’s unclear when enrollment will begin due to a budget proviso.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/north-carolina-expand-medicaid/644088/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yMFuqtTnNZwjtyU0LucQNx2wrgdxXFQksnLc8Eqq7ItcxNI1vsRErTvM1oPyRYJsxDqKbSsmiQ3Ha2rbK2sM9q6VXxd5SWsp$

# Medical Science
Artificial pancreas controls blood sugar in young children with type 1diabetes: Children aged 2 to 5 with type 1 diabetes who received an artificial pancreas had more stable blood glucose levels than those who received standard care. The improvement translated into about three hours a day of better blood glucose control, with the largest benefit seen at nighttime
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://directorsblog.nih.gov/2023/03/21/artificial-pancreas-improves-blood-glucose-control-in-young-kids-with-type-1-diabetes/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yMFuqtTnNZwjtyU0LucQNx2wrgdxXFQksnLc8Eqq7ItcxNI1vsRErTvM1oPyRYJsxDqKbSsmiQ3Ha2rbK2sM9q6VX2Tre0T7$

Mixed-race woman potentially cured of HIV using stem cell transplant: A mixed-race woman with leukemia is likely cured of HIV after receiving a transplant including stem cells from banked umbilical cord blood. The result suggests a way to expand the pool of available stem cells for curing HIV in people who require transplants for other medical conditions.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-research-matters/mixed-race-woman-potentially-cured-hiv-using-stem-cell-transplant__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yMFuqtTnNZwjtyU0LucQNx2wrgdxXFQksnLc8Eqq7ItcxNI1vsRErTvM1oPyRYJsxDqKbSsmiQ3Ha2rbK2sM9q6VXwUKw2b-$

# Medical Technology
Blind elderly man regains sight: world’s first autotransplantation is revolutionary: The doctors performed a corneal autotransplant, enlarged to include the sclera and conjunctiva. This innovative technique allowed the patient to partially recover his sight, using tissue from the other blind eye.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/blind-elderly-man-regains-sight-world-s-first-autotransplantation-is-revolutionary/ss-AA19bV7X?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=0e59571d0718492c9abc10237082778b&ei=8__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yMFuqtTnNZwjtyU0LucQNx2wrgdxXFQksnLc8Eqq7ItcxNI1vsRErTvM1oPyRYJsxDqKbSsmiQ3Ha2rbK2sM9q6VX752Rgwq$

# Military / DOD

# Military / Global

# Nuclear
U.S. and Russia Enter ‘Silent Treatment’ Era on Nuclear Data: The U.S. will no longer share information about its nuclear forces with Moscow. “Since they have refused to be compliant with that particular modality of New START, we have decided to likewise not share that data.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-will-not-give-moscow-nuclear-data-after-russian-treaty-suspension-white-house-2023-03-28/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yMFuqtTnNZwjtyU0LucQNx2wrgdxXFQksnLc8Eqq7ItcxNI1vsRErTvM1oPyRYJsxDqKbSsmiQ3Ha2rbK2sM9q6VX_BSCpgB$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2023-03-27

Voices, The Peoples News

March 27, 2023
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

# Indigenous
Beaten, Bombed, and Buried: the Decade-Long Persecution of Forest Defenders. Heavily Militarized police force vs forest activists. On January 18, Southeast of Atlanta’s downtown, in an area once inhabited the Muscogee (Creek) people in what they called the Weelaunee Forest, now called the South River Forest, 26-year-old Indigenous forest defender Manuel Esteban Paez Teran, known to his friends and family as Tortuguita (Little Turtle), was shot and killed in his tent by the Georgia State Patrol. Members of the State Patrol were part of a SWAT team composed of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, the Atlanta Police, other local law enforcement officers and, according to a GBI press release, the FBI.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/03/27/beaten-bombed-and-buried-the-decade-long-persecution-of-forest-defenders/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xwphbqvuAtTvL-PdDLOSmZT0G1SqyxbxQIySAL5EFUbTloW1C-Atk29WmVXK1C_v6jVux4YyQaGl9FnhjclDOptR0ZVqMVSC$

# Archaeology
# Border / Immigration / Migrants
Lawsuit says GEO Group ‘poisoned’ ICE detainees with cleaning chemicals: A new lawsuit filed against one of the nation’s largest for-profit prison operators, GEO Group Inc., alleges the company improperly used toxic chemicals to clean its detention centers, causing inmates to get sick.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/2023/03/25/1165890634/geo-group-lawsuit-adelanto-ice-detainees-chemical-exposure__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xwphbqvuAtTvL-PdDLOSmZT0G1SqyxbxQIySAL5EFUbTloW1C-Atk29WmVXK1C_v6jVux4YyQaGl9FnhjclDOptR0ecb_vhC$

# Education / Schools
Big oil on campus: How US universities are ‘colonized’ by the fossil fuel industry: Students at Princeton describe unease that Exxon employee had an office on campus, while dozens of universities have big oil links.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.projectcensored.org/21-fossil-fuel-industry-colonizing-us-universities/?doing_wp_cron=1679921760.9992270469665527343750__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xwphbqvuAtTvL-PdDLOSmZT0G1SqyxbxQIySAL5EFUbTloW1C-Atk29WmVXK1C_v6jVux4YyQaGl9FnhjclDOptR0fdAOAKl$

Rethinking Education as the Practice of Freedom: Henry Giroux: America’s slide into a fascist politics demands a revitalized understanding of the historical moment in which we find ourselves, along with a systemic critical analysis of the new political formations that mark this period. Part of this challenge is to create a new language and mass social movement to address and construct empowering terrains of education, politics, justice, culture, and power that challenge existing systems of white supremacy, white nationalism, manufactured ignorance, and economic oppression.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/03/27/rethinking-education-as-the-practice-of-freedom/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xwphbqvuAtTvL-PdDLOSmZT0G1SqyxbxQIySAL5EFUbTloW1C-Atk29WmVXK1C_v6jVux4YyQaGl9FnhjclDOptR0WrButgk$

Parents’ Bill of Rights passes GOP-led House, triggering fear of book bans and LGBTQ restrictions in schools: Democrats Push Back After House GOP Passes Bill to Expand Scholastic Book Bans. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said the Democrat-controlled Senate will not take up the bill, which he called “Orwellian to the core.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.yahoo.com/parents-bill-rights-passes-gop-195700668.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xwphbqvuAtTvL-PdDLOSmZT0G1SqyxbxQIySAL5EFUbTloW1C-Atk29WmVXK1C_v6jVux4YyQaGl9FnhjclDOptR0Z4RzlmJ$

When Missouri Proposed Library Censorship, Librarians Got Organized: The librarians’ partial victory shows how pro-worker, anti-censorship organizing can work even in a conservative state.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/when-missouri-proposed-library-censorship-librarians-got-organized/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xwphbqvuAtTvL-PdDLOSmZT0G1SqyxbxQIySAL5EFUbTloW1C-Atk29WmVXK1C_v6jVux4YyQaGl9FnhjclDOptR0QzhNo1R$

# Employment / Labor
Using Industrial Policy to Promote Social Justice: Can the Biden administration maximize its leverage and speak with one voice? “You will not be successful unless you find a way to attract, train, put to work and retain women, and you won’t do that without child care.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/blogs-and-newsletters/tap/2023-03-27-industrial-policy-social-justice/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xwphbqvuAtTvL-PdDLOSmZT0G1SqyxbxQIySAL5EFUbTloW1C-Atk29WmVXK1C_v6jVux4YyQaGl9FnhjclDOptR0VG3Jdly$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemical Deep-sea mining for rare metals will destroy ecosystems, say scientists: Deep-sea mining for rare metals will destroy ecosystems, say scientists. An investigation by conservationists has found evidence that deep-seabed mining of rare minerals could cause “extensive and irreversible” damage to the planet.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://savethehighseas.org/deep-sea-mining/impacts-of-deep-sea-mining/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xwphbqvuAtTvL-PdDLOSmZT0G1SqyxbxQIySAL5EFUbTloW1C-Atk29WmVXK1C_v6jVux4YyQaGl9FnhjclDOptR0Ut4lNJV$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Global
B.C.’s latest LNG approval sends mixed messages about commitments to climate and Indigenous rights: Cedar LNG would export three million tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) annually, about 30 per cent of what its larger neighbour plans to ship when it starts operations in 2026. Like LNG Canada, it would receive its supply from Coastal GasLink.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/resources-agriculture/bcs-latest-lng-approval-sends-mixed-messages-about-commitments-to-climate-and-indigenous-rights-6760721__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xwphbqvuAtTvL-PdDLOSmZT0G1SqyxbxQIySAL5EFUbTloW1C-Atk29WmVXK1C_v6jVux4YyQaGl9FnhjclDOptR0VpfI0R9$

Shell’s sale of Nigerian oil assets helps meet climate change goals, with unintended consequences: Unfortunately, one company’s step away from high-emitting activity can be another’s opportunity to double down. Immediately after its sale to a private-equity backed firm, Trans-Niger Oil & Gas, levels of flaring (the high-emission burning of excess gas released when pumping up oil) at the Umuechem oil field quadrupled and the acquirer announced its intention to rapidly triple oil production.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://blogs.law.ox.ac.uk/business-law-blog/blog/2022/06/dark-and-dirty-assets-greening-climate-driven-asset-partitioning__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xwphbqvuAtTvL-PdDLOSmZT0G1SqyxbxQIySAL5EFUbTloW1C-Atk29WmVXK1C_v6jVux4YyQaGl9FnhjclDOptR0U1UQNcI$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure There’s a sharp-elbowed progressive atop the Senate Budget Committee, with big ideas about corporate greed, the environment and shaking up Washington. And it isn’t Bernie Sanders. No, it’s Sheldon Whitehouse, a Rhode Islander who’s notorious for skewering Republicans (while quietly working with them) and challenging Democratic leadership every two years to give up their gavels.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2023/03/26/sheldon-whitehouse-budget-climate-00088574__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xwphbqvuAtTvL-PdDLOSmZT0G1SqyxbxQIySAL5EFUbTloW1C-Atk29WmVXK1C_v6jVux4YyQaGl9FnhjclDOptR0SNxyLj_$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Global More Than Half of Australia’s Shallow Reef Species in Decline as Oceans Warm: More than 50 percent of the species that live in Australia’s shallow reefs declined in numbers as ocean waters warmed over the past decade.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ecowatch.com/australia-shallow-reef-species-decline.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xwphbqvuAtTvL-PdDLOSmZT0G1SqyxbxQIySAL5EFUbTloW1C-Atk29WmVXK1C_v6jVux4YyQaGl9FnhjclDOptR0X7s792Y$

Fracking May Have Caused a Record-Breaking Earthquake in Canada: A seismologist says wastewater disposal from fracking may have caused the largest earthquake ever recorded in Alberta. New research reveals wastewater injected underground by fossil fuel operators caused a magnitude 5.6 earthquake in November 2022 in the Peace River area of Alberta’s oil sands region. This is the first study to link seismicity in the area to human activity.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.stanford.edu/2023/03/23/oil-sand-wastewater-triggered-large-alberta-earthquake/*:*:text=New*20research*20reveals*20wastewater*20injected,the*20area*20to*20human*20activity__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!xwphbqvuAtTvL-PdDLOSmZT0G1SqyxbxQIySAL5EFUbTloW1C-Atk29WmVXK1C_v6jVux4YyQaGl9FnhjclDOptR0VWzZ3P9$

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals
Challenging myths — Organic farming fleeces consumers and does not significantly promote sustainability: The products and practices that define it are completely arbitrary, with no scientific basis; “organic” is nothing more than agricultural and nutritional mumbo jumbo, the goal of which is to fleece consumers. It does this remarkably well, to the tune of over $50 billion worth of overpriced products annually in the U.S.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2023/03/21/viewpoint-challenging-myths-organic-farming-fleeces-consumers-and-does-not-significantly-promote-sustainability/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xwphbqvuAtTvL-PdDLOSmZT0G1SqyxbxQIySAL5EFUbTloW1C-Atk29WmVXK1C_v6jVux4YyQaGl9FnhjclDOptR0ZZ9P4O_$

# General News
What connects Trump’s likely arrest with the bank bailouts? Let’s start with multi-billionaire Peter Thiel, and follow the money. Charges of hypocrisy have been leveled at Thiel and wealthy depositors who claim to be libertarians but were rescued by the government. There was nothing hypocritical about it. Thiel and others like him aren’t really opposed to government, per se. They’re opposed to democracy. They prefer an oligarchy, a government controlled by super-wealthy people. Thiel is part of the anti-democracy movement, of which Trump is the informal leader. Their antipathy to democracy comes from the same fear that the extremely wealthy have always harbored about democracy, that a majority could vote to take away their money.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-connects-trumps-call-to-protest__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xwphbqvuAtTvL-PdDLOSmZT0G1SqyxbxQIySAL5EFUbTloW1C-Atk29WmVXK1C_v6jVux4YyQaGl9FnhjclDOptR0aVBsKRf$

Donald Trump Has a Fresh Legal Headache, and It May Be His Worst Yet: The former president has had no shortage of legal and political setbacks since leaving the White House. But in recent weeks, the sheer volume of acute threats, both criminal and civil, have put Trump in a vise unlike any he’s faced before.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2022/11/22/trump-has-yet-another-bad-legal-day-00070617__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xwphbqvuAtTvL-PdDLOSmZT0G1SqyxbxQIySAL5EFUbTloW1C-Atk29WmVXK1C_v6jVux4YyQaGl9FnhjclDOptR0X4wsSpC$

# Gov / Politics / Global
China threatens consequences over US warship’s actions: China threatened “serious consequences” Friday after the United States Navy sailed a destroyer around the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea for the second day in a row, in a move Beijing claimed was a violation of its sovereignty and security.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/us-china-destroyer-south-china-sea-5f761c49179f622b8c296885c46a2a80__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xwphbqvuAtTvL-PdDLOSmZT0G1SqyxbxQIySAL5EFUbTloW1C-Atk29WmVXK1C_v6jVux4YyQaGl9FnhjclDOptR0eO5szeM$

In blow to Taiwan, Honduras and China officially establish diplomatic relation: Taiwan’s flag flies in Taipei. Honduras has formally established diplomatic ties with China and severed them with Taiwan, ending a decades-long relationship and dealing a blow to the self-ruled island democracy in its struggle for recognition
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wsj.com/articles/honduras-says-it-will-establish-ties-with-china-in-blow-to-taiwan-bf624cab__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xwphbqvuAtTvL-PdDLOSmZT0G1SqyxbxQIySAL5EFUbTloW1C-Atk29WmVXK1C_v6jVux4YyQaGl9FnhjclDOptR0dKu43Y6$

Authorities raid Beijing offices of US Mintz Group detaining five Chinese staff: Company offering corporate due diligence services says it received no legal notice of a case against it: The raid on the U.S. firm comes as relations between Washington and Beijing remain tense, following the incursion of a Chinese spy balloon in U.S. airspace last month and U.S. allegations that China is considering providing Russia with lethal aid for its war in Ukraine.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/international/3916243-china-raids-us-firm-in-beijing-detains-five-staff-members/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xwphbqvuAtTvL-PdDLOSmZT0G1SqyxbxQIySAL5EFUbTloW1C-Atk29WmVXK1C_v6jVux4YyQaGl9FnhjclDOptR0U8eFWHF$

Russia Threatens Deployment of Nuclear Weapons in Belarus: The Russian leader said 10 fighter jets capable of carrying tactical nuclear weapons — generally a reference to smaller weapons used for limited battlefield attacks, rather than larger, long-range “strategic” nuclear weapons — were already deployed in Belarus. Putin said Russia would also position nuclear-armed Iskander hypersonic missiles, with a range of around 300 miles, in Belarus.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ukraine-news-russia-putin-tactical-nuclear-weapons-belarus-bakhmut-battle-lastest/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xwphbqvuAtTvL-PdDLOSmZT0G1SqyxbxQIySAL5EFUbTloW1C-Atk29WmVXK1C_v6jVux4YyQaGl9FnhjclDOptR0ZwIIb9-$

# Gov / Politics
How Environmental—Social—Governance (ESG) screens can be manipulated to promote misleading science and damage sustainability efforts: ESG is an endless process of “improvements” imposed by people with little understanding of agricultural challenges means that the goal of achieving sustainable intensification (and farmer profitability) is getting further from reality. But as long as farmers can meet the targets food corporations and retailers are imposing, corporate stocks will be harvesting profits.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2023/03/23/viewpoint-how-environmental-social-governance-esg-screens-can-be-manipulated-to-promote-misleading-science-and-damage-sustainability-efforts/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xwphbqvuAtTvL-PdDLOSmZT0G1SqyxbxQIySAL5EFUbTloW1C-Atk29WmVXK1C_v6jVux4YyQaGl9FnhjclDOptR0foLzEy-$

Why Would China Be An Enemy? The United States has been forced to contemplate the mortality of its economic dominance. To react to Beijing’s growing economic power by increasing Western military power is hopeless. It is harder to think of a more stupid example of lashing out in blind anger. China has simply no record, for over 60 years, of attacking and invading other countries. The anti-Chinese military posture adopted by the leaders of U.S., U.K. and Australia as they pour astonishing amounts of public money into the corrupt military industrial complex to build pointless nuclear submarines, appears a deliberate attempt to create military tension with China.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://scheerpost.com/2023/03/25/craig-murray-why-would-china-be-an-enemy/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xwphbqvuAtTvL-PdDLOSmZT0G1SqyxbxQIySAL5EFUbTloW1C-Atk29WmVXK1C_v6jVux4YyQaGl9FnhjclDOptR0RxJGO_u$

The U.S./EU/NATO Axis of Domination Remains the Greatest Threat to International Peace on our Planet: Iraq and Libya were both targeted by the U.S. in the month of March. The anniversaries of these war crimes must be commemorated, and the nature of the US/EU/NATO war machine must be understood.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/57436.htm__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xwphbqvuAtTvL-PdDLOSmZT0G1SqyxbxQIySAL5EFUbTloW1C-Atk29WmVXK1C_v6jVux4YyQaGl9FnhjclDOptR0Vr-wczy$

Breaking: RFK, Jr. and CHD Sue Biden, Fauci for Alleged Censorship: Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and Children’s Health Defense on Friday filed a class action lawsuit against President Biden, Dr. Anthony Fauci and other top administration officials and federal agencies, alleging they “waged a systematic, concerted campaign” to compel the nation’s three largest social media companies to censor constitutionally protected speech.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/lawsuit-rfk-jr-chd-biden-free-speech/?utm_source=luminate&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=defender&utm_id=20230327__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xwphbqvuAtTvL-PdDLOSmZT0G1SqyxbxQIySAL5EFUbTloW1C-Atk29WmVXK1C_v6jVux4YyQaGl9FnhjclDOptR0TjEClfC$

MTG Responds to Nashville Shooting by Calling for More Guns Around Kids: The Georgia congresswoman called for more “good guys with guns” hours after a mass shooting left six dead at an elementary school. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) is calling for prayers and more guns in schools following a mass shooting at a Nashville elementary school that left three students and three teachers dead on Monday.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/mtg-responds-nashville-shooting-calling-190218985.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xwphbqvuAtTvL-PdDLOSmZT0G1SqyxbxQIySAL5EFUbTloW1C-Atk29WmVXK1C_v6jVux4YyQaGl9FnhjclDOptR0TlLSzko$

# Legal / DOJ
English lawyers refuse to prosecute climate protestors in ‘declaration of conscience’: “Young lawyers are being placed in an impossible position. We’re being told by our firms and regulators it’s a professional obligation to act for fossil fuel projects, knowing that doing so will poison our own future and all of life on Earth.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ecowatch.com/english-lawyers-climate-protestors-conscience-declaration.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xwphbqvuAtTvL-PdDLOSmZT0G1SqyxbxQIySAL5EFUbTloW1C-Atk29WmVXK1C_v6jVux4YyQaGl9FnhjclDOptR0ccvpMix$

# LGBTQ / Gender
“We Have to Fight”: LGBTQ Youth Stage Walkouts, Marches Against Anti-Trans Bills: “We need to be loud,” said one youth activist at a march in Colorado. “We are here and we are powerful.” Trans activists have organized demonstrations at capitol buildings across the country and are currently coordinating protests for Trans Day of Visibility on March 31 and Trans Day of Vengeance on April 1. Activists have planned rallies at the state capitol of Georgia, which recently became the 10th state to ban gender-affirming care; Tucson, Arizona; the Missouri state capitol; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; New York City; and the Kansas state capitol, among others.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/we-have-to-fight-lgbtq-kids-stage-walkouts-marches-against-anti-trans-bills/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xwphbqvuAtTvL-PdDLOSmZT0G1SqyxbxQIySAL5EFUbTloW1C-Atk29WmVXK1C_v6jVux4YyQaGl9FnhjclDOptR0QQmKVND$

# Medical / Health
This new fungus is a problem and climate change is the reason why: Climate change seems to be making it easier for pathogens to pose risks to our health. A recent entrant is Candida auris, an emerging fungus that was first reported in the US in 2016.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/amandagardner/new-fungus-candida-auris-climate-change__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xwphbqvuAtTvL-PdDLOSmZT0G1SqyxbxQIySAL5EFUbTloW1C-Atk29WmVXK1C_v6jVux4YyQaGl9FnhjclDOptR0ReWYyIF$

What experts say about Candida auris, the new “urgent threat” to human health: Climate change seems to be making it easier for pathogens to pose risks to our health. A recent entrant is Candida auris, an emerging fungus that was first reported in the US in 2016. Candida auris is a type of yeast that can spread from person to person and is resistant to antifungal treatments. The CDC calls it an “urgent threat.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/amandagardner/new-fungus-candida-auris-climate-change__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xwphbqvuAtTvL-PdDLOSmZT0G1SqyxbxQIySAL5EFUbTloW1C-Atk29WmVXK1C_v6jVux4YyQaGl9FnhjclDOptR0ReWYyIF$

California Goes In for Drugmaking: The state will make and distribute insulin at cost. That should be a model for every other state. Once the medicines are approved by the Food and Drug Administration, Newsom said at a press conference on Saturday, Civica, under the 10-year agreement with the state worth $50 million, will start making the new CalRx insulins later this year. The contract covers three forms of insulin, glargine, lispro and aspart.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/2023/03/19/1164572757/california-contract-cheap-insulin-calrx__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xwphbqvuAtTvL-PdDLOSmZT0G1SqyxbxQIySAL5EFUbTloW1C-Atk29WmVXK1C_v6jVux4YyQaGl9FnhjclDOptR0WzTQqnV$

# Military / Global
North Korea launches two more missiles to coincide with US, South Korean exercises. Both missiles flew 217 miles at a maximum altitude of 31 miles before falling into the sea outside of Japan’s exclusive economic zone. Fighter jets roared off the USS Nimitz as the nuclear-powered U.S. aircraft carrier and its battle group began exercises with South Korean warships on Monday, hours after North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles in an apparent protest of the allies’ expanding drills. The seventh missile test this month underscored heightening tensions in the region as both the North’s weapons tests and the U.S.-South Korea joint military exercises have intensified in a cycle of tit-for-tat.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/north-korea-ballistic-missile-launch-34d0d95a38bf148c78d75c9d8d36653f__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xwphbqvuAtTvL-PdDLOSmZT0G1SqyxbxQIySAL5EFUbTloW1C-Atk29WmVXK1C_v6jVux4YyQaGl9FnhjclDOptR0Zo_VKEK$

# Water
Philadelphia residents warned about chemical spill in river: Bucks County health officials said Sunday that a leak late Friday evening at the Trinseo Altuglas chemical facility in Bristol Township spilled between 8,100 and 12,000 gallons of a water-based latex finishing solution into the river. Officials said it is non-toxic to humans and no known adverse health effects have been reported in the county.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/water-spill-delaware-river-philadelphia-b7f746eb864aa5cbf91b7de648bd86e5__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xwphbqvuAtTvL-PdDLOSmZT0G1SqyxbxQIySAL5EFUbTloW1C-Atk29WmVXK1C_v6jVux4YyQaGl9FnhjclDOptR0eIdkyOd$

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