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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2023-08-26

Voices, The Peoples News

August 26, 2023
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Archaeology
Skull Found in China is Unlike Any Other Scientists Have Ever Seen: An ancient skull dating back 300,000 years is unlike any other premodern human fossil ever found, potentially pointing to a new branch in the human family tree, according to new research. An international team of scientists has described an ancient human fossil in China unlike any other hominin found before. It resembles neither the lineage that split to form Neanderthals, nor Denisovans, nor us, suggesting our current version of the human family tree needs another branch.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sciencealert.com/ancient-skull-found-in-china-is-unlike-any-human-seen-before__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0k1qzpXn1jI2e6wPORSudBgc8FywOf5y0-NMFyhkVwgnqFr7Ba8TUaOeOgC5WqEXeWUTxw2iVpXb39nAFzE1a-O1NIU6yW8N$

# Border / Immigration / Migrants
Biden administration issues tens of thousands of special visas for Afghans: Two years after the U.S. left Afghanistan, Sediqi and tens of thousands of others are still waiting. While there has been some recent progress, processing U.S. visas for Afghans has moved painfully slowly. So far, only a small portion of Afghans have been resettled. Many of the applicants who fled Afghanistan are running through savings, living in limbo in exile. They worry that the U.S., which had promised so much, has forgotten them.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-taliban-refugee-pakistan-us-visa-a89918dfda998dce8d8d26568f4feca1__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0k1qzpXn1jI2e6wPORSudBgc8FywOf5y0-NMFyhkVwgnqFr7Ba8TUaOeOgC5WqEXeWUTxw2iVpXb39nAFzE1a-O1NK7Fulmp$

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
New COVID variant can cause infection in those previously vaccinated – CDC: The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said on Wednesday the new BA.2.86 lineage of coronavirus may be more capable than older variants in causing infection in people who have previously had COVID-19 or who have received vaccines.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.voanews.com/a/us-cdc-new-covid-lineage-could-cause-infections-in-vaccinated-individuals/7238394.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0k1qzpXn1jI2e6wPORSudBgc8FywOf5y0-NMFyhkVwgnqFr7Ba8TUaOeOgC5WqEXeWUTxw2iVpXb39nAFzE1a-O1NGivQ190$

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
Inflation Fight Isn’t Over Yet, Fed’s Powell Warns: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell made it clear Friday that the central bank’s battle against inflation is not over and warned that additional interest rate hikes could be on the horizon, if conditions warrant. “Although inflation has moved down from its peak — a welcome development — it remains too high,” Powell said. “We are prepared to raise rates further if appropriate, and intend to hold policy at a restrictive level until we are confident that inflation is moving sustainably down toward our objective.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/newsletters/playbook-pm/2023/08/25/powell-warns-inflation-isnt-over-00113027__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0k1qzpXn1jI2e6wPORSudBgc8FywOf5y0-NMFyhkVwgnqFr7Ba8TUaOeOgC5WqEXeWUTxw2iVpXb39nAFzE1a-O1NP3zXuZD$

Small businesses feel the pain of inflation-driven interest rates: Small business owners are feeling the pain of inflation-driven interest rate hikes, another difficulty for those owners to overcome as they continue to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic-era shutdowns. A rash of federal spending and an increase in the money supply in recent years have fueled inflationary pressures.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.forbes.com/sites/rohitarora/2022/03/26/how-inflation-and-interest-rate-hikes-hurt-small-business/?sh=29a975da6e85__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0k1qzpXn1jI2e6wPORSudBgc8FywOf5y0-NMFyhkVwgnqFr7Ba8TUaOeOgC5WqEXeWUTxw2iVpXb39nAFzE1a-O1NCuz4rWh$

# Education / Schools
School closures are coming, with mainly minority students shuffled: Previous research from Stanford’s Center for Research on Education Outcomes showed similar results, finding that among low-performing schools, those with a greater share of Black and Hispanic students are more likely to be closed than those with more White students, even if they ranked similarly.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/school-closures-are-coming-with-mainly-minority-students-shuffled/ar-AA1fNY1X?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=d84297fac03a4bf7b9daf1af604b21a6&ei=65__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0k1qzpXn1jI2e6wPORSudBgc8FywOf5y0-NMFyhkVwgnqFr7Ba8TUaOeOgC5WqEXeWUTxw2iVpXb39nAFzE1a-O1NEVsjF-4$

# Employment / Labor
Profits just keep rolling in at T-Mobile US: T-Mobile US will lay off roughly 5,000 employees, or about seven percent of its workforce, over the next five weeks, the wireless carrier revealed in a recent regulatory filing. In a letter to workers, included in the filing, CEO Mike Sievert said the cuts were “NOT about foisting more work on fewer people,” but rather “optimizing every dollar, so it can be used to deliver a better network, a better value, and a better experience for customers,” adding that retaining customers had become more expensive of late.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theregister.com/2023/08/25/t_mobile_layoffs_5000/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0k1qzpXn1jI2e6wPORSudBgc8FywOf5y0-NMFyhkVwgnqFr7Ba8TUaOeOgC5WqEXeWUTxw2iVpXb39nAFzE1a-O1NBAFrFdl$
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# Energy / Pipelines / Mining
Federal Regulators Raise Safety Concerns Over Mountain Valley Pipeline in Formal Notice: The notice came as a federal court dismissed three lawsuits that challenged permits for the pipeline following a directive by lawmakers to fast track its completion. “Federal regulators have sent a proposed safety order to the developers of the contentious and highly politicized Mountain Valley Pipeline citing concerns over potential pipe corrosion and land movement in the steep mountain terrain the pipeline will cross in West Virginia and Virginia.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/22082023/federal-regulators-safety-order-mountain-valley-pipeline/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0k1qzpXn1jI2e6wPORSudBgc8FywOf5y0-NMFyhkVwgnqFr7Ba8TUaOeOgC5WqEXeWUTxw2iVpXb39nAFzE1a-O1NJjGCmRR$

Texas Permits Lignite Mine Expansion Despite Water Worries: The state has issued only two new coal mining permits in 10 years, both to a company with a controversial environmental legacy that has locals concerned toxic ash could contaminate drinking water.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/23082023/texas-mine-expansion-water-worries/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0k1qzpXn1jI2e6wPORSudBgc8FywOf5y0-NMFyhkVwgnqFr7Ba8TUaOeOgC5WqEXeWUTxw2iVpXb39nAFzE1a-O1NFCywMS9$

As Companies Eye Massive Lithium Deposits in California’s Salton Sea, Locals Anticipate a Mixed Bag: Frontline communities in Lithium Valley are cautiously optimistic about the economic potential, but are also concerned about the health and environmental issues mining could create.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/26082023/salton-sea-lithium-mining-california/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0k1qzpXn1jI2e6wPORSudBgc8FywOf5y0-NMFyhkVwgnqFr7Ba8TUaOeOgC5WqEXeWUTxw2iVpXb39nAFzE1a-O1NGeGb7NQ$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure Bill to identify, create new bike trails on federal land would cost $1 million: The measure would cost $1 million over the 2023-2028 period for administrative costs and distribution of promotional materials, according to an analysis from the Congressional Budget Office, a nonpartisan federal agency that produces hundreds of cost estimates for proposed legislation each year.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.montanarightnow.com/national_news/bill-to-identify-create-new-bike-trails-on-federal-land-would-cost-1-million/article_f25056d0-3884-5b0e-baae-83c286a29344.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0k1qzpXn1jI2e6wPORSudBgc8FywOf5y0-NMFyhkVwgnqFr7Ba8TUaOeOgC5WqEXeWUTxw2iVpXb39nAFzE1a-O1NOWHd089$

Line 3 Pipeline Water Protectors Head to Trial on Trumped-Up Felony Charges: Protesters who faced police torture to fight the pipeline are targets in a corporate crackdown on environmentalists. One county prosecutor asked oil company Enbridge for reimbursement to help with some of the prosecutions clogging up rural courts.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2022/01/08/pipeline-protesters-prosecutions-felony/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0k1qzpXn1jI2e6wPORSudBgc8FywOf5y0-NMFyhkVwgnqFr7Ba8TUaOeOgC5WqEXeWUTxw2iVpXb39nAFzE1a-O1NLI0_tIb$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure / Global Emperor Penguin Breeding Failure Linked With Antarctic Sea Ice Decline: Other Antarctic seabird colonies have also suffered steep population declines as researchers warn that global warming will take a toll on many ice-dependent species in coming decades. The discovery supports predictions that over 90% of emperor penguin colonies will be quasi-extinct by the end of the century, based on current global warming trends.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/penguin-breeding-failed-antarctica-sea-ice-melt-1821970__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0k1qzpXn1jI2e6wPORSudBgc8FywOf5y0-NMFyhkVwgnqFr7Ba8TUaOeOgC5WqEXeWUTxw2iVpXb39nAFzE1a-O1NNWrP2NB$

# Food / Farming / GMO Alternatives
Mystery land buyers around California Air Force base revealed: A group called “Flannery Associates” invested more than $800 million on almost 54,000 acres of agriculture-zoned land surrounding the Travis Air Force base in Solano County, California. Despite early speculation China was behind the purchases and as companies with ties to China have been ramping up efforts to buy American farmland, legal representation for Flannery has maintained the group is controlled by U.S. citizens, with 97% of its capital coming from U.S.-based investors.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/west/mystery-land-buyers-around-california-air-force-base-revealed/*:*:text=Since*202018*2C*20a*20group*20called,*2C*20California*2C*20public*20records*20show__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!0k1qzpXn1jI2e6wPORSudBgc8FywOf5y0-NMFyhkVwgnqFr7Ba8TUaOeOgC5WqEXeWUTxw2iVpXb39nAFzE1a-O1NJdVwYMj$

# General News
Hundreds of people are crammed into small white tents in the courtyard of a sports center in the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, drying clothes on the access ramps and washing their children in small, plastic tubs.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.aol.com/haitians-shelter-sports-center-fresh-191905896.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0k1qzpXn1jI2e6wPORSudBgc8FywOf5y0-NMFyhkVwgnqFr7Ba8TUaOeOgC5WqEXeWUTxw2iVpXb39nAFzE1a-O1NGdoHgxN$

# Gov / Politics / Global
Putin Ally Issues World War III Threat as Western Allies Supply Ukraine With Fighter Jets: A top ally to Russia President Vladimir Putin has issued a new threat of World War III after Western allies agreed to supply Ukraine with high-powered F-16s fighter jets, planes which may take too long to arrive.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/putin-ally-issues-world-war-iii-threat-as-western-allies-supply-ukraine-with-fighter-jets/ar-AA1fOtDS?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=6f0135cfc3eb426091db573d21ba73f5&ei=19__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0k1qzpXn1jI2e6wPORSudBgc8FywOf5y0-NMFyhkVwgnqFr7Ba8TUaOeOgC5WqEXeWUTxw2iVpXb39nAFzE1a-O1NMIH2_5q$

Putin Destroys a Rival, but ‘Killing Prigozhin Is Going to Set Off Greater Paranoia and Repression’: The most critical internal threat Putin has faced in years is gone. His rival and former ally’s reported death likely means the end for the Wagner Group but ushers in a new phase of fear and anxiety in Russia
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/prigozhin-death-putin-rival-paranoia-russia-1234812727/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0k1qzpXn1jI2e6wPORSudBgc8FywOf5y0-NMFyhkVwgnqFr7Ba8TUaOeOgC5WqEXeWUTxw2iVpXb39nAFzE1a-O1NCkZSWbW$

# Gov / Politics
Trump called for the “termination” of parts of the Constitution in December, Christie reminded: Donald Trump has sparked a furious backlash after he called for the “termination” of parts of the Constitution to overturn the results of the 2020 election. The former president, who announced in November that he would run again for president, reiterated his baseless claims of widespread fraud in the 2020 election in posts on his Truth Social platform on Saturday. But he went further by suggesting that the U.S. abandon one of its founding documents.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-call-terminate-constitution-sparks-fury-1764447__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0k1qzpXn1jI2e6wPORSudBgc8FywOf5y0-NMFyhkVwgnqFr7Ba8TUaOeOgC5WqEXeWUTxw2iVpXb39nAFzE1a-O1NIdYXxbE$

Biden’s Renewal of Trump’s North Korea Travel Ban Will Hurt Peace Efforts: Travel to North Korea is an essential part of peace efforts to ensure that active war on the peninsula does not begin anew. To establish peace in Korea, we must continue to engage in direct, in-person relationship-building. Separation creates alienation, while reciprocal exchange fosters understanding. The travel ban prevents us from pursuing these peaceful and diplomatic connections.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/bidens-renewal-of-trumps-north-korea-travel-ban-will-hurt-peace-efforts/*:*:text=To*20establish*20peace*20in*20Korea,these*20peaceful*20and*20diplomatic*20connections__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!0k1qzpXn1jI2e6wPORSudBgc8FywOf5y0-NMFyhkVwgnqFr7Ba8TUaOeOgC5WqEXeWUTxw2iVpXb39nAFzE1a-O1NO3sVa1d$

# Law Enforcment
Multiple fatalities in shooting at Dollar General in Florida: Three victims and gunman dead after shooting at Dollar General in Florida, says report. Suspected shooter’s parents called Clay County Sheriff’s Office after they told deputies they had found a manifesto https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/southeast/four-people-dead-in-dollar-general-shooting-in-jacksonville/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0k1qzpXn1jI2e6wPORSudBgc8FywOf5y0-NMFyhkVwgnqFr7Ba8TUaOeOgC5WqEXeWUTxw2iVpXb39nAFzE1a-O1NPSFcnmC$

# Legal / DOJ
Georgia Republicans Say They’ll Move to Remove Fulton County DA Fani Willis From Office With New State Law: Amid calls for “civil war” and a newly announced congressional probe into the Georgia prosecutor who indicted Trump, state GOP lawmakers in Georgia are calling on a newly established commission to oust Willis from elected office.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/08/24/georgia-prosecutor-trump-gop/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0k1qzpXn1jI2e6wPORSudBgc8FywOf5y0-NMFyhkVwgnqFr7Ba8TUaOeOgC5WqEXeWUTxw2iVpXb39nAFzE1a-O1NDnEIXEg$

Where will Trump go on trial first? How federal and state prosecutors and judges work out conflicts: Trump has trial dates set for three of his four criminal cases. But generally, state and federal prosecutors will coordinate to make sure that their dates don’t overlap.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/where-will-trump-go-on-trial-first-how-federal-and-state-prosecutors-and-judges-work-out-conflicts-211649__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0k1qzpXn1jI2e6wPORSudBgc8FywOf5y0-NMFyhkVwgnqFr7Ba8TUaOeOgC5WqEXeWUTxw2iVpXb39nAFzE1a-O1NBMI3tLj$

Right-Winger Andy Ngo Lost His Suit. Why Are Defendants on the Line for Damages? Defendants and witnesses say Ngo’s lawsuit was more than a shameless money grab — it was an attempt to dox activists.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/right-winger-andy-ngo-lost-his-suit-why-are-defendants-on-the-line-for-damages/?utm_source=ground.news&utm_medium=referral__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0k1qzpXn1jI2e6wPORSudBgc8FywOf5y0-NMFyhkVwgnqFr7Ba8TUaOeOgC5WqEXeWUTxw2iVpXb39nAFzE1a-O1NP_3ey62$

# LGBTQ / Gender
It’s Never Been More Dangerous for Trans Musicians to Tour: Trans artists are trying to find a safe way to navigate the road amid draconian legislation and hateful rhetoric: “It’s absolutely terrifying.” Though Shraya believes venues are getting better in how they treat trans artists, the concert experience can often be full of micro-aggressions, like being misgendered by staff. That can make for a particularly jarring reality when juxtaposed with being in the spotlight.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://headtopics.com/us/it-s-never-been-more-dangerous-for-trans-musicians-to-tour-42862640__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0k1qzpXn1jI2e6wPORSudBgc8FywOf5y0-NMFyhkVwgnqFr7Ba8TUaOeOgC5WqEXeWUTxw2iVpXb39nAFzE1a-O1NKqazghO$

# Space
Elon Musk’s New Rocket Tore a Hole in the Atmosphere… Again: The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off on Monday from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California in order to deliver 15 Starlink satellites. The rocket’s exhaust fumes reacted with the Earth’s ionosphere, temporarily creating a hole in the layer of ionized gases, a few weeks after another Falcon 9 launch did the same thing.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/spacex-rocket-launch-hole-ionosphere-1814503__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0k1qzpXn1jI2e6wPORSudBgc8FywOf5y0-NMFyhkVwgnqFr7Ba8TUaOeOgC5WqEXeWUTxw2iVpXb39nAFzE1a-O1NKhWzcka$

# Sports
Two of three voters don’t want biological males playing female sports: Two out of three American voters are not in favor of transgender female student athletes competing on women’s and girls’ sports teams
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/08/two-three-voters-do-not-support-biological-males/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0k1qzpXn1jI2e6wPORSudBgc8FywOf5y0-NMFyhkVwgnqFr7Ba8TUaOeOgC5WqEXeWUTxw2iVpXb39nAFzE1a-O1NGXG7I53$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2023-08-25

Voices, The Peoples News

August 25, 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

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
In Wuhan, doctors were ordered to be quiet as pandemic began: China’s leaders covered up the pandemic at first, as described by doctors and other health-care professionals on the front lines. Doctors in Wuhan who knew the truth were afraid to speak out. China did not reveal human transmission of the virus until Jan. 22, and by then, the global pandemic had been ignited. In 3½ years, covid-19 has taken nearly 7 million lives by official counts.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/26/wuhan-doctor-china-authorities-stopped-me-sounding-alarm-on-covid__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-siNvt1Y9c2NB79pXMl2IeodAxaNdY3ces0uxrHi618OAUR8jiyVzXAWf783FphMZHTK0AXEojdVk2zmQLRAl02kCZKRBI_$

‘Blue leg syndrome’: Yet another long COVID health problem: Iftekhar and Sivan diagnosed the patient with “dysautonomia secondary to SARS-CoV-2 infection and associated with long COVID.” They explained the leg discoloration was acrocyanosis, or venous pooling and cutaneous ischemia, and suggested he increase his fluid and salt intake, and do muscle strengthening exercises.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2023/08/23/blue-leg-syndrome-yet-another-long-covid-health-problem/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-siNvt1Y9c2NB79pXMl2IeodAxaNdY3ces0uxrHi618OAUR8jiyVzXAWf783FphMZHTK0AXEojdVk2zmQLRAl02kHCFLaSY$

Politics, Not Science or Health, Behind Return of Mask Mandates, Critics Say: A growing number of universities, businesses and hospitals in recent weeks have reinstituted mask mandates and social distancing requirements, and a new report warned that broader mandates may be coming this fall.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/politics-mask-mandates-return/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-siNvt1Y9c2NB79pXMl2IeodAxaNdY3ces0uxrHi618OAUR8jiyVzXAWf783FphMZHTK0AXEojdVk2zmQLRAl02kFG7Yems$

CDC Shuts Down V-safe App for Reporting COVID Vaccine Injuries, Former FDA Adviser Warns It’s a ‘Terrible Idea’: Former U.S. Food and Drug Administration adviser David Gortler, doctor of pharmacy, said ending the safety monitoring of a new vaccine still promoted for universal use is “unprecedented.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/cdc-v-safe-app-covid-vaccine-adverse-event-reports/?utm_source=luminate&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=defender&utm_id=20230825__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-siNvt1Y9c2NB79pXMl2IeodAxaNdY3ces0uxrHi618OAUR8jiyVzXAWf783FphMZHTK0AXEojdVk2zmQLRAl02kAQrwH1y$

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
In a historic Black business district, ‘death by a thousand cuts’: A tax cut in Mississippi brings fears of revenue loss and serves as a reminder of the state’s history of oppressing its Black residents. The state’s income and corporate tax cuts rarely benefit the Black business owners
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://publicintegrity.org/inside-publici/newsletters/watchdog-newsletter/in-a-historic-black-business-district-death-by-a-thousand-cuts/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-siNvt1Y9c2NB79pXMl2IeodAxaNdY3ces0uxrHi618OAUR8jiyVzXAWf783FphMZHTK0AXEojdVk2zmQLRAl02kE9TAUec$

Wall Street’s China Risk Levels Rising: Chinese conglomerate and real estate developer Evergrande filed for bankruptcy protection in New York on Aug. 17: It owes bond investors $28.1 billion, including American bond investors. Losses are guaranteed. Wall Street used to love China. Both parties want to cut China from U.S. investment portfolios. Capitol Hill is cranking up the rhetoric against U.S. investments in China. If legislative trends continue, investors will be forced to sell dozens of China stocks placed on a “blacklist” of companies deemed bad dudes by the Commerce Department and Homeland Security.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://dcjournal.com/wall-streets-china-risk-levels-rising/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-siNvt1Y9c2NB79pXMl2IeodAxaNdY3ces0uxrHi618OAUR8jiyVzXAWf783FphMZHTK0AXEojdVk2zmQLRAl02kFy34xkn$

Republican plans to ‘cut’ Social Security and raise Retirement Age ‘should terrify voters’: Republican plans to ‘cut’ Social Security and raise Retirement Age ‘should terrify voters’ Experts are warning that the Republican Party’s plans to overhaul Social Security should “terrify voters”. Earlier this year, the Republican Study Committee (RSC) published its FY 2024 Budget Protecting America’s Social Security.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://newrepublic.com/post/173661/republicans-bringing-back-plan-gut-social-security-medicare__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-siNvt1Y9c2NB79pXMl2IeodAxaNdY3ces0uxrHi618OAUR8jiyVzXAWf783FphMZHTK0AXEojdVk2zmQLRAl02kJIJpZGz$

# Employment / Labor
Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics will leave New Hampshire, close Merrimack facility: In a statement released Wednesday morning, Saint-Gobain said it will restructure its Composite Solutions business in the U.S. and as a result will close its facility in Merrimack, which the corporation purchased in 2002. Prior, a company called Chemfab operated there dating back to 1986.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://newhampshirebulletin.com/2023/08/23/saint-gobain-performance-plastics-will-leave-new-hampshire-close-merrimack-facility/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-siNvt1Y9c2NB79pXMl2IeodAxaNdY3ces0uxrHi618OAUR8jiyVzXAWf783FphMZHTK0AXEojdVk2zmQLRAl02kHLBo9jV$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining
The Campaign To Keep Electricity Bills High: As voters in Maine decide whether to buy the state’s electric utilities, Democratic consultants rake in corporate cash while residents face shut-offs. Tens of thousands of Maine residents received disconnection notices this spring after they failed to keep up with bills being sent by the state’s highly profitable, foreign-owned electric utility companies, Central Maine Power (CMP) and Versant Power.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.levernews.com/the-campaign-to-keep-electricity-bills-high/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-siNvt1Y9c2NB79pXMl2IeodAxaNdY3ces0uxrHi618OAUR8jiyVzXAWf783FphMZHTK0AXEojdVk2zmQLRAl02kOlOZpDw$

Renewables are both necessary for carbon reduction and cheap: New research shows that renewable power like solar and wind is now affordable enough to shut down the debate over cost. For years, the main complaint from those who wanted to do nothing about climate change was that the transition would spike energy bills and cost too much up front. But new research about the cost-effectiveness of renewables may just inject hope, even into the heart of a capitalist.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/environment/2023-08-25-renewables-cheap-necessary-carbon-reduction/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-siNvt1Y9c2NB79pXMl2IeodAxaNdY3ces0uxrHi618OAUR8jiyVzXAWf783FphMZHTK0AXEojdVk2zmQLRAl02kEnqYaf9$

Federal court derails proposed Utah oil railroad: Failures to assess risks to Colorado River and ‘numerous NEPA violations’ in project’s impact analysis highlighted. A U.S. Appeals Court on Friday struck down a critical approval for a railroad project that would have allowed oil businesses in eastern Utah to significantly expand fossil fuel production and exports. The ruling is the latest development in the fight over the proposed Uinta Basin Railway, an 88-mile (142-kilometer) railroad line that would connect oil and gas producers in rural Utah to the broader rail network, allowing them to access larger markets and ultimately sell to refineries near the Gulf of Mexico.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/utah-uinta-basin-railway-oil-19af22da06209e8d857f67379da0a791__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-siNvt1Y9c2NB79pXMl2IeodAxaNdY3ces0uxrHi618OAUR8jiyVzXAWf783FphMZHTK0AXEojdVk2zmQLRAl02kNYO032U$

Biden admin’s latest home appliance crackdown: ceiling fans: The Department of Energy is proposing a rule that would require ceiling fans to be more energy efficient, arguing the move would save U.S. households on energy costs. According to the Energy Department’s analysis, the new rules would save households about $39 over the lifespan of the new energy-efficient fan.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2023/08/25/biden-admins-latest-home-appliance-crackdown-ceiling-fans/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-siNvt1Y9c2NB79pXMl2IeodAxaNdY3ces0uxrHi618OAUR8jiyVzXAWf783FphMZHTK0AXEojdVk2zmQLRAl02kL5blVFn$

# Gov / Politics
Former President Trump got the prime-time coverage he craved — and the historic mug shot he wanted: His team has already indicated it will use the image on Trump ’24 merchandise and in fundraising appeals to feed his claim that he’s a victim of overzealous, partisan prosecutors.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.axios.com/2023/08/25/trump-monetize-mugshot-campaign-2024__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-siNvt1Y9c2NB79pXMl2IeodAxaNdY3ces0uxrHi618OAUR8jiyVzXAWf783FphMZHTK0AXEojdVk2zmQLRAl02kFfFeiSc$

House Republicans Open Probe Into DA Fani Willis: Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan questioned Willis’ “motivations” in a letter demanding she turn over records related to the case. The Republican-led House Judiciary Committee opened an investigation into Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis Thursday over whether her prosecution of former President Trump is “politically motivated.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.axios.com/2023/08/24/fani-willis-house-judiciary-committee-trump__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-siNvt1Y9c2NB79pXMl2IeodAxaNdY3ces0uxrHi618OAUR8jiyVzXAWf783FphMZHTK0AXEojdVk2zmQLRAl02kBgvMpkU$

From Nixon to Trump; The Decline of the Common Good in American Politics: The Watergate scandal began the modern era of “whatever-it-takes-to-win” politics, blatant disregard of any and all norms and laws that interfered with gaining or keeping power. Trump is the logical and inevitable consequence.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.alternet.org/from-nixon-to-trump-the-decline-of-the-common-good-in-american-politics/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-siNvt1Y9c2NB79pXMl2IeodAxaNdY3ces0uxrHi618OAUR8jiyVzXAWf783FphMZHTK0AXEojdVk2zmQLRAl02kKtan2FN$

Senators could be forced to ram through some military nominations soon: Despite one senator’s hold on 300-plus confirmations, Democratic leaders could advance some nominees individually.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.defensenews.com/news/pentagon-congress/2023/08/25/senators-could-be-forced-to-ram-through-some-military-nominations-soon/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-siNvt1Y9c2NB79pXMl2IeodAxaNdY3ces0uxrHi618OAUR8jiyVzXAWf783FphMZHTK0AXEojdVk2zmQLRAl02kB1rBU7H$

# Law Enforcment
Donald Trump Surrenders To Georgia Authorities Over Plot To Overturn 2020 Election: District Attorney Fani Willis had given the defendants in the case until Friday at noon to turn themselves in.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-indicted-georgia_n_637ea2bce4b082d8e6cd4fcd__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-siNvt1Y9c2NB79pXMl2IeodAxaNdY3ces0uxrHi618OAUR8jiyVzXAWf783FphMZHTK0AXEojdVk2zmQLRAl02kGFOm4II$

Donald Trump’s Mug Shot Has Been Released: This is the first mug shot to be taken of a U.S. president, and it’s a first for Donald Trump as well, despite his being indicted three other times this year.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-mug-shot-released_n_64dfd4ace4b00140632a7824?utm_source=cordial&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=hp-us-reg-morning-email_2023-08-25&utm_term=us-morning-email__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-siNvt1Y9c2NB79pXMl2IeodAxaNdY3ces0uxrHi618OAUR8jiyVzXAWf783FphMZHTK0AXEojdVk2zmQLRAl02kEgfQJTq$

Man Filmed Spraying ‘Chemical Agent’ Under Neighbor’s Door: The suspect had previously complained about the family making noise. Abdullah said a friend of his first smelled the chemicals when she went to bring in a package while Abdullah was on vacation. When the family returned, they said smelled it too. Though some described it as nail polish remover, Abdullah said it was more ‘obnoxious.’
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wfla.com/news/hillsborough-county/caught-on-camera-tampa-man-injected-opioid-chemical-agent-under-familys-door-police-say/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-siNvt1Y9c2NB79pXMl2IeodAxaNdY3ces0uxrHi618OAUR8jiyVzXAWf783FphMZHTK0AXEojdVk2zmQLRAl02kCQ4liMU$

NYPD ‘friendly fire’ killed an officer. Investigators seemed to ignore video of police being commanded to ‘stop shooting.’: After pledging a “thorough” investigation, the NYPD cleared the officers involved in the 2019 shooting. But new records show that investigators allowed police misstatements to stand, despite having body-camera video to disprove them.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/nypd-mulkeen-friendly-fire-body-cam-footage__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-siNvt1Y9c2NB79pXMl2IeodAxaNdY3ces0uxrHi618OAUR8jiyVzXAWf783FphMZHTK0AXEojdVk2zmQLRAl02kOC2Keee$

# Legal / DOJ
Trump’s Arrest in Georgia Shows a Two-Tier Justice System: But whatever the reasons behind Georgia’s decision, Trump and his supporters will continue to claim that he is the victim of political persecution and that there are “two systems of justice,” a supposedly lenient one for liberals and a supposedly harsh one for conservatives.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/trump-arrest-georgia-shows-two-012321746.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-siNvt1Y9c2NB79pXMl2IeodAxaNdY3ces0uxrHi618OAUR8jiyVzXAWf783FphMZHTK0AXEojdVk2zmQLRAl02kCHnhQNn$

# Medical / Health
Why we need to set limits on sperm donation: If a donor fathers too many children, this can cause significant complications from a statistical point of view. This is because the probability of a chance encounter between two people who are siblings, genetically speaking, increases.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.yahoo.com/why-set-limits-sperm-donation-161608373.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-siNvt1Y9c2NB79pXMl2IeodAxaNdY3ces0uxrHi618OAUR8jiyVzXAWf783FphMZHTK0AXEojdVk2zmQLRAl02kJtYV-Fx$

# Medical Science
NIH study examines connections between drinking water quality and increased lung infections in people with cystic fibrosis: High levels of some minerals and metals in environmental water supplies may increase the risk of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) pulmonary infections in people with cystic fibrosis, according to a new study from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6550525/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-siNvt1Y9c2NB79pXMl2IeodAxaNdY3ces0uxrHi618OAUR8jiyVzXAWf783FphMZHTK0AXEojdVk2zmQLRAl02kI1QcJhf$

# Military / DOD
It’s hard times now, and ahead, for US-Russian nuclear arms control: U.S.-Russian nuclear arms control, as it has been practiced for the past five decades, may have run its course: For more than two decades now, arms control has foundered. It has always been controversial, has always had its opponents, has always had its limits, has always been subject to ups and downs, to successes and failures. But for roughly four decades, starting around 1960, there was a sustained investment in the instrument of arms control as a central element of efforts to limit the dangers manifest in the international order
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://hcss.nl/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/AC1-Hard-Times-For-Arms-Control-2022-HCSS.pdf__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-siNvt1Y9c2NB79pXMl2IeodAxaNdY3ces0uxrHi618OAUR8jiyVzXAWf783FphMZHTK0AXEojdVk2zmQLRAl02kEjFjAgt$

15 US-backed officers had hand in 12 West African coups: When asked about other trainees in other nations that have experienced military uprisings, the response was the same. Responsible Statecraft has found that at least 15 U.S.-supported officers have been involved in 12 coups in West Africa and the greater Sahel during the war on terror. But the State Department doesn’t know anything about it, or doesn’t want to. Why?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2023/08/23/the-us-hand-in-africas-coups/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-siNvt1Y9c2NB79pXMl2IeodAxaNdY3ces0uxrHi618OAUR8jiyVzXAWf783FphMZHTK0AXEojdVk2zmQLRAl02kHn7L6-X$

The Navy Just Sent Its Most Powerful Aircraft Carrier to Russia’s Military Backyard: Its arrival marked the return of a U.S. carrier to the Mediterranean after a brief absence. The U.S. Navy maintained a carrier presence in the region from December 2021 to April 2023 as part of its response to the Russo-Ukraine War. This latest sailing was another deterrence patrol aimed at Russia again.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/the-navy-just-sent-its-most-powerful-aircraft-carrier-to-russia-s-military-backyard/ar-AA1fJRbp?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=04b6125e1a3c4553b5c63cd4d1d3cef6&ei=125__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-siNvt1Y9c2NB79pXMl2IeodAxaNdY3ces0uxrHi618OAUR8jiyVzXAWf783FphMZHTK0AXEojdVk2zmQLRAl02kEbP323u$

# Pharmaceuticals / Drugs
Medicaid Drug Price Transparency Rule Is More Sinister Than It Seems: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services…just rolled out a new rule designed to “advance prescription drug transparency in Medicaid.” But that drug pricing rule is an opaque bid to impose price controls on drug makers.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://dcjournal.com/medicaid-drug-price-transparency-rule-is-more-sinister-than-it-seems/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-siNvt1Y9c2NB79pXMl2IeodAxaNdY3ces0uxrHi618OAUR8jiyVzXAWf783FphMZHTK0AXEojdVk2zmQLRAl02kLKYfzWX$

# Social
Trump Supporters Mistook Ex-Atlanta Mayor for Fani Willis: “They thought I was Fani and started chanting at me as well, and just walking through the crowd, there was a lot of hatred out here,” Keisha Lance Bottoms said. She added: “Imagine that. A lot of hatred and really bad energy out here, but, you know, this is—when you sign up for public service you don’t get to pick and choose your good days and your bad days.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.mediaite.com/tv/a-lot-of-hatred-former-atlanta-mayor-says-mob-of-trump-supporters-mistook-her-for-fani-willis-and-yelled-at-her/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-siNvt1Y9c2NB79pXMl2IeodAxaNdY3ces0uxrHi618OAUR8jiyVzXAWf783FphMZHTK0AXEojdVk2zmQLRAl02kIIqOyRO$

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August 24, 2023
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# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
COVID authoritarianism is making its return with new mask mandates: Mask mandates are already making their return to the bastion of liberal lunacy that is higher education. Morris Brown College in Atlanta has reinstituted a mask mandate, unironically embracing the broken promise of “15 days to slow the spread” by setting an initial mandate of 14 days. It will also be enforcing social distancing, contact tracing, and quarantines.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/covid-authoritarianism-is-making-its-return-with-new-mask-mandates__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2bURA2UCpk-4IXxNHDKsPMcywTKDlD4SwsKrmrtL9cILPDTHWPe2D8EML9w6bAJ8A4YcsPJM8X3uDwMgQ7hJ3XIJe2mtJRdF$

‘What a Small Corrupt World’: Moderna Hires UK Official Who Negotiated COVID Vaccine Contracts https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/moderna-uk-jonathan-van-tam-covid-vaccine/?utm_source=luminate&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=defender&utm_id=20230824__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2bURA2UCpk-4IXxNHDKsPMcywTKDlD4SwsKrmrtL9cILPDTHWPe2D8EML9w6bAJ8A4YcsPJM8X3uDwMgQ7hJ3XIJexNEVYt9$

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
US slap sanctions on formerly CIA-backed Syrian rebels: The Biden administration slammed Turkey’s collaborators for anti-Kurdish crimes in Syria, including raping and torturing civilians.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/syria-russia-bashar-assad-0aec76e80b652ea15218569f5605ac3a__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2bURA2UCpk-4IXxNHDKsPMcywTKDlD4SwsKrmrtL9cILPDTHWPe2D8EML9w6bAJ8A4YcsPJM8X3uDwMgQ7hJ3XIJe6iv8Rc7$

# Education / Schools
Republicans Pushed Almost 400 “Education Intimidation” Bills in Past Two Years: Lawmakers in all but four states introduced bills that indirectly censor what’s taught in schools, according to a new report from PEN America. The wave of legislation documented in the report is complementary to, but distinct from “educational gag orders” that explicitly ban materials and content. Educational intimidation bills create “the conditions for censorship indirectly, threatening the freedoms to teach and learn with death by a thousand cuts.” Such efforts, the authors explain, “pressure educators to be more timid in the content they teach, pressure librarians to be more restrictive in the books they make available to students, and pressure students to limit their self-expression.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/08/23/school-censorship-bills-pen-america/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=The*20Intercept*20Newsletter__;JSU!!On18fmf1aQ!2bURA2UCpk-4IXxNHDKsPMcywTKDlD4SwsKrmrtL9cILPDTHWPe2D8EML9w6bAJ8A4YcsPJM8X3uDwMgQ7hJ3XIJe2dsvm3d$

# Employment / Labor
Georgia is handpicking non-union construction firms run by big-time Republican donors to work on EV plants in the state: Under an obscure program, state and local authorities got to pick construction firms for Rivian and Hyundai plants. They chose non-union firms that have contributed heavily to Republicans.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/power/2023-08-24-construction-bids-electric-vehicles-georgia-brian-kemp/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2bURA2UCpk-4IXxNHDKsPMcywTKDlD4SwsKrmrtL9cILPDTHWPe2D8EML9w6bAJ8A4YcsPJM8X3uDwMgQ7hJ3XIJe6UvnHrU$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining
Mineral rights clash on South Texas scrubland linked to family legacies and Jim Crow history: Descendants of a prominent white family and a formerly enslaved couple are fighting over ownership, and the oil and gas royalties that would come with it, of a 147.5 acre tract that has bound and divided generations of their families.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.yahoo.com/family-legacies-state-jim-crow-100000671.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2bURA2UCpk-4IXxNHDKsPMcywTKDlD4SwsKrmrtL9cILPDTHWPe2D8EML9w6bAJ8A4YcsPJM8X3uDwMgQ7hJ3XIJe45poveU$

Appalachia’s fracking counties are shedding jobs and residents: The report found that the 22 counties in Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia that produce 90% of Appalachian natural gas actually lost a combined 10,339 jobs and 47,652 residents between 2008 and 2021.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sej.org/headlines/appalachia-s-fracking-counties-are-shedding-jobs-and-residents-study__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2bURA2UCpk-4IXxNHDKsPMcywTKDlD4SwsKrmrtL9cILPDTHWPe2D8EML9w6bAJ8A4YcsPJM8X3uDwMgQ7hJ3XIJe3E7P0vd$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Global
Financial support from the G20 was in the form of money borrowed from public financial institutions, subsidies and investments made by state-owned enterprises (SOEs). G20 countries’ investments in the fossil fuel industry reached a record US$1.4 trillion last year, more than double the pre-pandemic and pre-energy crisis levels of 2019 https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thewire.in/environment/g20-countries-trillion-fossil-fuel__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2bURA2UCpk-4IXxNHDKsPMcywTKDlD4SwsKrmrtL9cILPDTHWPe2D8EML9w6bAJ8A4YcsPJM8X3uDwMgQ7hJ3XIJe3pGhAv3$

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals
Discarded Aloe Peels Could Make a Sustainable Agricultural Insecticide: The peels of the aloe vera plant, as aloe barbadensis is commonly called, are routinely thrown away as agricultural waste, but scientists have found that these rinds can ward off bugs, acting as a natural insecticide for crops.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/08/230816114213.htm__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2bURA2UCpk-4IXxNHDKsPMcywTKDlD4SwsKrmrtL9cILPDTHWPe2D8EML9w6bAJ8A4YcsPJM8X3uDwMgQ7hJ3XIJe_42AgqA$

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals / Global China Bans Japanese Seafood as Radioactive Water Released: Beijing had staunchly opposed the plan to dump the nuclear plant’s wastewater into the Pacific. The ban started immediately and will affect all imports of “aquatic products” including seafood.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/japan-fukushima-nuclear-radioactive-water-release-04d2423accd508e57afcd9e1eb6714ab__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2bURA2UCpk-4IXxNHDKsPMcywTKDlD4SwsKrmrtL9cILPDTHWPe2D8EML9w6bAJ8A4YcsPJM8X3uDwMgQ7hJ3XIJe_WJ_CG8$

# Gov / Politics / Global
Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin killed in plane crash: Tass reported the jet was travelling from Moscow to St Petersburg when it crashed in Russia’s Tver region, north of Moscow. An Embraer Legacy business jet registered to the Wagner mercenary boss plummeted from the sky, crashing between the villages of Kuzhenkino and Kuzhenkinskoe in Russia’s Tver region. All 10 aboard were killed. Russia’s state aviation agency said Prigozhin was on board.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/russia-wagner-prigozhin-jet-crash-a7859e4e57f2efa2547dfbe5bdbaa1b2__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2bURA2UCpk-4IXxNHDKsPMcywTKDlD4SwsKrmrtL9cILPDTHWPe2D8EML9w6bAJ8A4YcsPJM8X3uDwMgQ7hJ3XIJe5cfkkEu$

India ‘fully supports’ BRICS expansion as summit continues: South African officials say more than 40 countries from the Global South have shown interest in joining the BRICS bloc.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/23/india-fully-supports-brics-expansion-as-summit-continues__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2bURA2UCpk-4IXxNHDKsPMcywTKDlD4SwsKrmrtL9cILPDTHWPe2D8EML9w6bAJ8A4YcsPJM8X3uDwMgQ7hJ3XIJe_IBTlAe$

“Putin Doesn’t Seem Weak. He Seems Like He’s Retaking Control.” What Prigozhin’s death reveals about Putin’s logic: Putin may have gotten his payback after all: Prigozhin was listed among the fatalities of a private jet that crashed outside Moscow. Executive Editor Stuart Reid spoke with Stanovaya the same day. Their conversation has been edited for clarity and length.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.foreignaffairs.com/russian-federation/why-putin-wanted-prigozhin-dead__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2bURA2UCpk-4IXxNHDKsPMcywTKDlD4SwsKrmrtL9cILPDTHWPe2D8EML9w6bAJ8A4YcsPJM8X3uDwMgQ7hJ3XIJe57Ih0Sd$

# Gov / Politics
US cannot afford to fund Ukraine war think-tank chief: The American economy is no longer what it was, so European states must step in, the Heritage Foundation’s Kevin Roberts has said
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rt.com/news/581703-us-aid-ukraine-unsustainable/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2bURA2UCpk-4IXxNHDKsPMcywTKDlD4SwsKrmrtL9cILPDTHWPe2D8EML9w6bAJ8A4YcsPJM8X3uDwMgQ7hJ3XIJe-g37T3n$

Are US officials signaling a new ‘forever war’ in Ukraine? President Joe Biden’s declaration in February this year “Ukraine will never be a victory for Russia, never.” Financial Times reported that “U.S. officials are privately girding for what increasingly looks like a war of attrition that will last well into next year.” Now that Kyiv’s counteroffensive is foundering, goal posts in the timing for talks and a ceasefire are quietly being moved.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://responsiblestatecraft.org/2023/08/23/are-us-officials-signaling-a-new-forever-war-in-ukraine/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2bURA2UCpk-4IXxNHDKsPMcywTKDlD4SwsKrmrtL9cILPDTHWPe2D8EML9w6bAJ8A4YcsPJM8X3uDwMgQ7hJ3XIJe5HLd11M$

Ex-CIA: US Pentagon PANICS As Ukraine Collapses: The propaganda being put out by the New York Times to cover for Biden’s failings. The worry around using a small tactile nuke in Russia
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iUHwQ9PKiM__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2bURA2UCpk-4IXxNHDKsPMcywTKDlD4SwsKrmrtL9cILPDTHWPe2D8EML9w6bAJ8A4YcsPJM8X3uDwMgQ7hJ3XIJe_kyGHTM$

How Do Politicians Become Millionaires Making Under $200,000 Per Year? A
2020 Open Secrets report revealed that more than half of the 535 members of Congress are millionaires, implying a substantial contrast between their financial status and the average American. The $100,000 salary Cardone mentioned remains unclear. According to a 2022 Congressional Institute report, the average annual salary for a rank-and-file member of Congress stands at $174,000, a figure consistent with recent estimates provided by The Washington Post.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://finance.yahoo.com/news/grant-cardone-asks-politicians-become-205942270.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2bURA2UCpk-4IXxNHDKsPMcywTKDlD4SwsKrmrtL9cILPDTHWPe2D8EML9w6bAJ8A4YcsPJM8X3uDwMgQ7hJ3XIJe5D4OU9H$

First thing Trump plans to do if elected president: Close border, deport criminals: Former president Donald Trump said his top priority if elected president would be closing the U.S. border with Mexico
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.axios.com/2023/08/21/trump-immigration-border-mexico-cartels-2024-election__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2bURA2UCpk-4IXxNHDKsPMcywTKDlD4SwsKrmrtL9cILPDTHWPe2D8EML9w6bAJ8A4YcsPJM8X3uDwMgQ7hJ3XIJe-17SyAD$

Hunter Biden’s foreign trips to at least 13 countries with then VP dad revealed in stark detail: Hunter Biden traveled to at least 13 countries with his then-vice president father when he was leading his now-defunct firm Rosemont Seneca Partners, a Fox News Digital review found.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.foxnews.com/politics/hunter-biden-traveled-least-13-countries-vp-dad-i-can-catch-ride-him__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2bURA2UCpk-4IXxNHDKsPMcywTKDlD4SwsKrmrtL9cILPDTHWPe2D8EML9w6bAJ8A4YcsPJM8X3uDwMgQ7hJ3XIJe-9gJ53b$

Hunter Biden’s staggering $20M haul from Kazhaks, Chinese, Russians, Romanians and Ukrainians revealed in new bank records: Comer https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2023/08/09/hunter-biden-linked-foreign-haul-at-20m-with-russia-ukraine-kazak-transfers-comer/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2bURA2UCpk-4IXxNHDKsPMcywTKDlD4SwsKrmrtL9cILPDTHWPe2D8EML9w6bAJ8A4YcsPJM8X3uDwMgQ7hJ3XIJe0JPftCB$

Heritage Foundation Shows Plan to Decimate Biden’s Climate Progress, Cut the EPA if a Republican Wins 2024 Presidential Election: Conservative think tank The Heritage Foundation recently released a 920-page blueprint to drastically eliminate, or outright reverse, many of the climate change policies and laws put in place by the Biden administration, if a Republican wins the White House in 2024.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ecowatch.com/heritage-foundation-climate-change-policy-biden-epa.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2bURA2UCpk-4IXxNHDKsPMcywTKDlD4SwsKrmrtL9cILPDTHWPe2D8EML9w6bAJ8A4YcsPJM8X3uDwMgQ7hJ3XIJeyfj6EIz$

# Law Enforcment
Suspect among 4 dead in California biker bar shooting, police say: Three people were killed, five others were wounded and the gunman was shot dead by police at an Orange County biker bar Wednesday. The gunman was reportedly a retired police officer with the Ventura Police Department.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.axios.com/2023/08/24/california-biker-bar-shooting-dead-trabuco-canyon__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2bURA2UCpk-4IXxNHDKsPMcywTKDlD4SwsKrmrtL9cILPDTHWPe2D8EML9w6bAJ8A4YcsPJM8X3uDwMgQ7hJ3XIJe_vvhNnx$

# Legal / DOJ
U.S. Department of Justice has seized $1.4B in pandemic relief funds: A federal campaign to combat COVID-19 fraud resulted in 718 enforcement actions, including criminal charges against 371 defendants, for crimes related to more than $836 million in alleged COVID-19 fraud
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2022/08/26/us-secret-service-has-seized-over-one-billion-fraud-covid-relief/2961661564573/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2bURA2UCpk-4IXxNHDKsPMcywTKDlD4SwsKrmrtL9cILPDTHWPe2D8EML9w6bAJ8A4YcsPJM8X3uDwMgQ7hJ3XIJe3PA7pO8$

Atlanta Officials Unveil Onerous Verification Requirements for Cop City Referendum: The city outlined its plans for signature verification after organizers collected 100,000 signatures for a vote on the police training facility.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/08/21/atlanta-cop-city-referendum-signatures/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=The*20Intercept*20Newsletter__;JSU!!On18fmf1aQ!2bURA2UCpk-4IXxNHDKsPMcywTKDlD4SwsKrmrtL9cILPDTHWPe2D8EML9w6bAJ8A4YcsPJM8X3uDwMgQ7hJ3XIJex7W0u-r$

Justice Department Announces Charges Against Hundreds of People: The Justice Department announced today the results of a coordinated, nationwide enforcement action to combat COVID-19 fraud, which included 718 enforcement actions – including federal criminal charges against 371 defendants – for offenses related to over $836 million in alleged COVID-19 fraud.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-announces-results-nationwide-covid-19-fraud-enforcement-action__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2bURA2UCpk-4IXxNHDKsPMcywTKDlD4SwsKrmrtL9cILPDTHWPe2D8EML9w6bAJ8A4YcsPJM8X3uDwMgQ7hJ3XIJeykqMAhg$

# Medical / Health
Hacked Records Corroborate Claims in Hydroxychloroquine Wrongful Death Suit: Jeremy Parker died soon after taking the drug, which was prescribed to him by a physician with the anti-vaccine group America’s Frontline Doctors. In early February 2022, Parker began having cold-like symptoms and took the drug, and the next morning, he was found dead. The cause, according to his death certificate, was “sudden death in the setting of therapeutic use of hydroxychloroquine.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/08/21/americas-frontline-doctors-hydroxychloroquine-wrongful-death/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2bURA2UCpk-4IXxNHDKsPMcywTKDlD4SwsKrmrtL9cILPDTHWPe2D8EML9w6bAJ8A4YcsPJM8X3uDwMgQ7hJ3XIJexwr6_Du$

NASA Maps Reveal Toxic Emissions Over Major US Cities: The six maps were made from data from the Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution (TEMPO), which launched in April. In scans taken over a six-hour period on August 2, high concentrations of nitrogen dioxide, a toxic pollutant tied to car and smokestack emissions, can be seen hovering over New York, Los Angeles, Las Vegas and Washington, D.C.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://themessenger.com/tech/nasa-maps-reveal-toxic-emissions-over-major-us-cities__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2bURA2UCpk-4IXxNHDKsPMcywTKDlD4SwsKrmrtL9cILPDTHWPe2D8EML9w6bAJ8A4YcsPJM8X3uDwMgQ7hJ3XIJe4IMf9uC$

# Nuclear
Japan begins releasing Fukushima radioactive wastewater into Pacific Ocean –Water containing radioactive tritium being pumped into ocean via tunnel from Tepco plant, amid protests from China, South Korea and fishing communities
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# Space
Giant sunspot seen from Mars by Perseverance rover may soon disrupt Earth’s power grids: The scientists cautioned that this darker, cooler region of the sun might unleash powerful eruptions such as solar flares (intense bursts of high-frequency radiation) and coronal mass ejections (CMEs; vast solar plasma eruptions). These types of eruptions have the potential to intersect with the Earth and interfere with satellite navigation and even trigger power outages, making sunspot monitoring far more crucial than mere scientific curiosity.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.earth.com/news/giant-sunspot-may-soon-disrupt-earths-power-grids/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2bURA2UCpk-4IXxNHDKsPMcywTKDlD4SwsKrmrtL9cILPDTHWPe2D8EML9w6bAJ8A4YcsPJM8X3uDwMgQ7hJ3XIJe8f0SZVX$

# Weather
Heat dome to retreat from Midwest, intensify over southern US: “As the ’round-shaped’ heat dome gets ‘flattened,’ extreme temperatures be pushed into the Southeast states, where cities such as Atlanta could record its first triple-digit high temperature of the summer,” Thornton said. The strength of this heat dome appears to be beating one that occurred during August 1936, which was in the midst of the notorious “Dust Bowl.”
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August 23, 2023
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# Border / Immigration / Migrants
U.S. Justice Department argues for removal of Texas’ floating border barrier in federal court: In a court hearing over the barrier near Eagle Pass, the U.S. Justice Department argued it was installed without federal authorization, while lawyers for the state said it notified the proper authorities.
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# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
COVID-19 Mandates Are Back: Atlanta-Based Morris Brown College Reinstates Mask Mandates, Social Distancing, Quarantine, Contact Tracing Effective Immediately Despite No Reported COVID-19 Cases on Campus citing “reports of positive cases among students in the Atlanta University Center” as the reason behind the decision, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/08/covid-19-mandates-are-back-atlanta-based-morris/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zhYDkHFGw9e0lF6F1THq9yJkc50CTujnQ0l4Hqb6PVgDzk06l0BIoZ99BN6CWI5i4-sZAoO88K6xkhMxqoSk2lCO8a6YOMPM$

Secret Letter to CDC: Top Epidemiologist Suggests Agency Misrepresented Scientific Data to Support Mask Narrative: Documents recently obtained from the National Institutes of Health suggest public health officials used inaccurate information and misrepresented medical research to advance their policy objective that masks prevent severe COVID-19 and virus transmission–despite opposing scientific evidence
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zerohedge.com/political/secret-letter-cdc-top-epidemiologist-suggests-agency-misrepresented-scientific-data__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zhYDkHFGw9e0lF6F1THq9yJkc50CTujnQ0l4Hqb6PVgDzk06l0BIoZ99BN6CWI5i4-sZAoO88K6xkhMxqoSk2lCO8Yf37wKN$

Biden Regime to Push for Nationwide Updated COVID Booster Shots This Fall in Response to New Wave of Infections: The Biden regime is planning to encourage all Americans to receive updated COVID-19 booster shots this fall, aiming to counter a potential new wave of infections
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/world/us/biden-administration-urge-americans-get-new-covid-19-boosters-2023-08-20/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zhYDkHFGw9e0lF6F1THq9yJkc50CTujnQ0l4Hqb6PVgDzk06l0BIoZ99BN6CWI5i4-sZAoO88K6xkhMxqoSk2lCO8XAnS_4w$

Biden’s fall Covid vaccine rollout for the uninsured won’t include pharmacies at first The administration doesn’t expect to finalize contracts with pharmacies distributing the vaccine to the uninsured until mid-October, weeks after the shot is made widely available.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/17/covid-vaccine-rollout-pharmacies-uninsured-00111496__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zhYDkHFGw9e0lF6F1THq9yJkc50CTujnQ0l4Hqb6PVgDzk06l0BIoZ99BN6CWI5i4-sZAoO88K6xkhMxqoSk2lCO8YbHCXVs$

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
Trump Vows Massive New Tariffs if Elected, Risking Global Economic War: The former president called for setting this tariff at 10 percent “automatically” for all countries, a move that experts warn could lead to higher prices for consumers throughout the economy and could likely lead to a global trade war.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/nation/2023/08/22/prosecutors-say-witness-in-trumps-classified-documents-case-retracted-false-testimony/70654742007/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zhYDkHFGw9e0lF6F1THq9yJkc50CTujnQ0l4Hqb6PVgDzk06l0BIoZ99BN6CWI5i4-sZAoO88K6xkhMxqoSk2lCO8Rd0mxg0$

# Education / Schools
Biden Administration Launches New Student Loan Forgiveness Plan: The Biden administration on Tuesday officially launched its new income-driven student loan repayment program designed to lower, and in some cases eliminate, monthly payments for more than 20 million borrowers. The SAVE, or Saving on a Valuable Education, plan is an income-driven repayment program that calculates payment size based off income and family size. It allows borrowers who consistently make their monthly payments to see their debt forgiven after a certain number of years.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/education/4163126-biden-admin-launches-new-income-driven-student-loan-repayment-program/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zhYDkHFGw9e0lF6F1THq9yJkc50CTujnQ0l4Hqb6PVgDzk06l0BIoZ99BN6CWI5i4-sZAoO88K6xkhMxqoSk2lCO8cKyGb77$

Will Texas’ new fentanyl awareness curriculum for public schools succeed where other anti-drug messaging failed? Historically, anti-drug messaging in schools has failed to acknowledge the mental health reasons that youth self-medicate. Without that key lesson, advocates worry House Bill 3908 will be another D.A.R.E. campaign.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.businessformation.io/news/can-texas-fentanyl-awareness-curriculum-in-public-schools-overcome-past-failures-in-anti-drug-messaging__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zhYDkHFGw9e0lF6F1THq9yJkc50CTujnQ0l4Hqb6PVgDzk06l0BIoZ99BN6CWI5i4-sZAoO88K6xkhMxqoSk2lCO8f_apcTA$

Do these school hiring practices weed out opposing views? A new report from a conservative watchdog organization claims school district diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and hiring policies determine the political leanings of the teachers who end up in the classroom.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.chalkboardnews.com/issues/cultural-issues/do-these-school-hiring-practices-weed-out-opposing-views/article_da810d94-4063-11ee-92ce-1f5d51297018.html*Signup__;Iw!!On18fmf1aQ!zhYDkHFGw9e0lF6F1THq9yJkc50CTujnQ0l4Hqb6PVgDzk06l0BIoZ99BN6CWI5i4-sZAoO88K6xkhMxqoSk2lCO8deDXVYz$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining
Biden revived rules designed to prevent another Deepwater Horizon disaster: After the 2010 oil spill, the government enacted new safety regulations. President Donald J. Trump weakened them. The Biden administration on Tuesday finalized tighter rules for complex devices meant to prevent catastrophic blowouts on offshore oil and gas drilling rigs, reversing some Trump administration policies and returning to a more stringent regulatory stance adopted after the 2010 Deepwater Horizon
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews/2023/08/22/biden-admin-overhauls-trumps-offshore-drilling-regs-00112253__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zhYDkHFGw9e0lF6F1THq9yJkc50CTujnQ0l4Hqb6PVgDzk06l0BIoZ99BN6CWI5i4-sZAoO88K6xkhMxqoSk2lCO8RZPAIdj$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure Colorado sues EPA to stop public access to air pollution records: Feds are holding up approving a state air quality improvement plan unless Colorado agrees to give public access to air pollution information.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://coloradosun.com/2023/08/23/colorado-sues-epa-air-pollution-records/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zhYDkHFGw9e0lF6F1THq9yJkc50CTujnQ0l4Hqb6PVgDzk06l0BIoZ99BN6CWI5i4-sZAoO88K6xkhMxqoSk2lCO8WoIKpPZ$

Climate disasters are clobbering local responders: This summer’s extreme weather onslaught is shedding a light on a nationwide problem: They know the roads, access points and community dynamics. But as the rapidly warming planet makes fires and storms more frequent and intense, localities are facing unprecedented conditions, and they are not prepared. Limited budgets and inadequate staffing only make matters worse
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/newsletters/power-switch/2023/08/22/climate-disasters-are-clobbering-local-responders-00112247*:*:text=They*20know*20the*20roads*2C*20access,staffing*20only*20make*20matters*20worse__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSU!!On18fmf1aQ!zhYDkHFGw9e0lF6F1THq9yJkc50CTujnQ0l4Hqb6PVgDzk06l0BIoZ99BN6CWI5i4-sZAoO88K6xkhMxqoSk2lCO8Rkg59mP$

# Gov / Politics / Global
Suspected Chinese Dissident Flees on Jet Ski: Officials say he made it over 180 miles across the Yellow Sea navigating with binoculars and a compass. Local media has named the man as Kwon Pyong, a rights activist and critic of Chinese President Xi Jinping, but his identity has not yet been confirmed.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/23/chinese-dissident-xi-jinping-critic-flees-south-korea-jetski__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zhYDkHFGw9e0lF6F1THq9yJkc50CTujnQ0l4Hqb6PVgDzk06l0BIoZ99BN6CWI5i4-sZAoO88K6xkhMxqoSk2lCO8UQ3Nt6A$

# Gov / Politics
Texas Supreme Court lets state law eliminating Harris County elections chief stand, for now: The ruling means the November elections in the state’s largest county will be overseen by two other county officials. Legislators targeted Harris County’s elections department after taking issue with the way the 2022 elections were run.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/elections/2023/08/22/460232/texas-supreme-court-says-harris-county-must-abolish-its-elections-administrators-office-by-september-1/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zhYDkHFGw9e0lF6F1THq9yJkc50CTujnQ0l4Hqb6PVgDzk06l0BIoZ99BN6CWI5i4-sZAoO88K6xkhMxqoSk2lCO8XtJQCxH$

Warmongering Neocons to Spend $2 Million on Ads for Ukraine War: With Republican support for the proxy war in Ukraine continuing to erode, Bill Kristol and fellow warmongering, neocon colleagues have launched a 2 million campaign to rally GOP voters and legislators to the lost cause, and specifically, to Biden’s request that Congress approve another 20.6 billion in Ukraine war funding. 71% of Republicans oppose new funding for the Ukraine war, while 62% of Democrats support it.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/warmongering-neocons-spend-2-million-ads-ukraine-war__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zhYDkHFGw9e0lF6F1THq9yJkc50CTujnQ0l4Hqb6PVgDzk06l0BIoZ99BN6CWI5i4-sZAoO88K6xkhMxqoSk2lCO8Xwdi-OQ$

Joe Biden sparks outrage by comparing Hawaiian blaze that killed at least 114 to a kitchen fire at his house after making tone-deaf ‘hot ground’ joke to rescuer, greeted by furious residents he’s ignored: Joe Biden and his wife Jill spent five hours on Maui on Monday, interrupting their Lake Tahoe vacation to fly the five hours to Hawaii. The president [sic] was met with signs demanding he go home, and placards asking why Ukraine was receiving billions while they were in dire need. Speaking near the charred ruins of the sacred Banyan Tree, Biden talked about the death of his wife in a car crash; he then made a joke about ‘hot ground’
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12431209/Hawaii-fires-Joe-Biden-tour-joke-damage-deaths.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zhYDkHFGw9e0lF6F1THq9yJkc50CTujnQ0l4Hqb6PVgDzk06l0BIoZ99BN6CWI5i4-sZAoO88K6xkhMxqoSk2lCO8Vx1yUMU$

Republicans investigate alleged political interference in Hunter Biden case: Two key House Committees issued subpoenas for Biden administration officials as part of an investigation into allegations of political interference on behalf of Hunter Biden, who faces an array of legal issues https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_96194bc4-4060-11ee-9be7-7794f80b839d.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zhYDkHFGw9e0lF6F1THq9yJkc50CTujnQ0l4Hqb6PVgDzk06l0BIoZ99BN6CWI5i4-sZAoO88K6xkhMxqoSk2lCO8UC7FfGP$

# Law Enforcment
Death toll in stifling Texas prisons climbs, Democrats seek investigation: Most Texas prisons lack air conditioning. At least 41 prisoners have died of heart-related or undetermined causes since the unrelenting heat wave. As the death toll in stifling Texas prisons climbs, congressional Democrats ask for investigation. Most Texas prisons lack air conditioning https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsbreak.com/news/3130773791902-as-the-death-toll-in-stifling-texas-prisons-climbs-congressional-democrats-ask-for-investigation__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zhYDkHFGw9e0lF6F1THq9yJkc50CTujnQ0l4Hqb6PVgDzk06l0BIoZ99BN6CWI5i4-sZAoO88K6xkhMxqoSk2lCO8UgV1Xrm$

Rudy ‘Tough on Crime’ Giuliani Arrested in Georgia: The former New York mayor and lawyer for Donald Trump surrendered to authorities in Georgia on Wednesday, following his indictment last week on 13 charges related to his role in the effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/ny-rudy-giuliani-manhattan-us-attorney-sdny-1986-georgia-indictment-pioneer-20230815-33s6fobyfveexjz5cn6cwliwqy-story.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zhYDkHFGw9e0lF6F1THq9yJkc50CTujnQ0l4Hqb6PVgDzk06l0BIoZ99BN6CWI5i4-sZAoO88K6xkhMxqoSk2lCO8R8N6uyq$

# Legal / DOJ
The Return of ‘Whites Only’ Signs? A ruling in Illinois from a Democratic-approved judge would invalidate the Equal Credit Opportunity Act in actions taken before the application stage: The ruling from U.S.
District Court judge Franklin Valderrama goes against nearly 50 years of regulatory practice on the Equal Credit Opportunity Act of 1974. An obscure ruling against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in federal court, if upheld, would effectively legalize this conduct for many lenders, including the majority of the entities that issue mortgages.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/justice/2023-08-23-return-of-whites-only-signs-lending/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zhYDkHFGw9e0lF6F1THq9yJkc50CTujnQ0l4Hqb6PVgDzk06l0BIoZ99BN6CWI5i4-sZAoO88K6xkhMxqoSk2lCO8bPGhpBx$

# Media
It’s Official! UPS And Teamsters Ratify; New Labor Contract Avoiding Massive Strike: Nearly one month after UPS and Teamsters reached a last-minute tentative agreement on a new five-year labor contract, the members have spoken.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.courier-journal.com/story/money/companies/2023/08/22/no-strike-ups-and-teamsters-ratify-new-five-year-labor-contract/70613617007/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zhYDkHFGw9e0lF6F1THq9yJkc50CTujnQ0l4Hqb6PVgDzk06l0BIoZ99BN6CWI5i4-sZAoO88K6xkhMxqoSk2lCO8YyQFi3w$

A federal judge has thrown out the latest defamation lawsuit against The Intercept by Erik Prince, the billionaire founder of the private security firm formerly known as Blackwater. But Prince refuses to give up.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.bloomberglaw.com/litigation/erik-princes-defamation-suit-over-intercept-article-dismissed__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zhYDkHFGw9e0lF6F1THq9yJkc50CTujnQ0l4Hqb6PVgDzk06l0BIoZ99BN6CWI5i4-sZAoO88K6xkhMxqoSk2lCO8Tqu8257$

# Medical / Health
Doctors, Patients Try to Shame Insurers Online to Reverse Authorization Denials: In some cases, delays and denials equal death, doctors say. That’s why desperate patients like Nix — and even some physicians — say they have turned to publicly shaming insurance companies on social media to get tests, drugs, and treatments approved https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.yahoo.com/doctors-patients-try-shame-insurers-110000094.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zhYDkHFGw9e0lF6F1THq9yJkc50CTujnQ0l4Hqb6PVgDzk06l0BIoZ99BN6CWI5i4-sZAoO88K6xkhMxqoSk2lCO8cmvP7A_$

The U.S. insurance industry has trillions of dollars in assets, enjoys average profits of over $30 billion a year, and pays its CEOs more than any other industry. Insurance companies still engage in dirty tricks and unethical behavior to boost their bottom line even further
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.decof.com/documents/insurance-company-tricks.pdf__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zhYDkHFGw9e0lF6F1THq9yJkc50CTujnQ0l4Hqb6PVgDzk06l0BIoZ99BN6CWI5i4-sZAoO88K6xkhMxqoSk2lCO8bQxUD5n$

The Ultimate Guide to Prior Authorization: Prior Authorization involves a lot of moving parts that affect providers, payers, and patients. There are accepted guidelines on some issues and blurred lines on others. We’ve written this guide to demystify prior authorization and to quickly answer some of the most frequent questions that people pose on the subject.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.myndshft.com/the-ultimate-guide-to-prior-authorization/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zhYDkHFGw9e0lF6F1THq9yJkc50CTujnQ0l4Hqb6PVgDzk06l0BIoZ99BN6CWI5i4-sZAoO88K6xkhMxqoSk2lCO8Q1bWq3f$

Patient Profiling: Are You a Victim? Patient profiling is the practice of regarding particular patients as more likely to have certain behaviors or illnesses based on their appearance, race, gender, financial status, or other observable characteristics. Profiling disproportionately impacts patients with chronic pain, mental illness, the uninsured, and patients of color. Like racial profiling by police, patient profiling by physicians is more common than you think. We rely on doctors to first do no harm, to safeguard our health–but profiling patients often leads to improper medical care, and distrust of physicians and the health care system, with potential lifelong consequences. For the first time, people share their stories:
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.idealmedicalcare.org/patient-profiling-are-you-a-victim/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zhYDkHFGw9e0lF6F1THq9yJkc50CTujnQ0l4Hqb6PVgDzk06l0BIoZ99BN6CWI5i4-sZAoO88K6xkhMxqoSk2lCO8b9vuLr_$

# Military / DOD
‘Everything They Told You About Ukraine Is a Lie’ – Tucker Carlson Sits Down With Colonel Douglas Macgregor: Into the abyss: Colonel Douglas Macgregor tells us why the Ukraine war must end now. Every claim is false, the last one especially. The Ukrainian Army is not winning. In fact, it is losing badly. Ukraine is being destroyed and its population is being slaughtered in lopsided battles with a technologically superior enemy, or scattered by the millions to the rest of the globe as refugees.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2023/08/21/tucker_carlson_everything_nbc_news_tells_you_about_ukraine_is_a_lie.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zhYDkHFGw9e0lF6F1THq9yJkc50CTujnQ0l4Hqb6PVgDzk06l0BIoZ99BN6CWI5i4-sZAoO88K6xkhMxqoSk2lCO8fI23a2i$

# Nuclear
Japan Confirms Release of Fukushima Radioactive Wastewater Into Ocean on Thursday: “The IAEA notes the controlled, gradual discharges of the treated water to the sea, as currently planned and assessed by TEPCO, would have a negligible radiological impact on people and the environment,” said the IAEA in a statement. TEPCO has said. That water will contain about 190 becquerels of tritium per liter, below the World Health [sic] Organization drinking water limit of 10,000 becquerels per liter, according to TEPCO. A becquerel is a unit of radioactivity.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theepochtimes.com/world/japan-confirms-release-of-nuclear-wastewater-into-ocean-on-thursday-5478525__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zhYDkHFGw9e0lF6F1THq9yJkc50CTujnQ0l4Hqb6PVgDzk06l0BIoZ99BN6CWI5i4-sZAoO88K6xkhMxqoSk2lCO8cgbe45R$

# Pharmaceuticals / Drugs
Pharmaceutical companies are threatening to hold life-saving drugs hostage to reduce the time that they could be subject to new government price controls. A pharmaceutical company could slow-walk research on medicines Americans need in response to Biden’s recently enacted federal price regulations.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.levernews.com/pharma-giant-threatens-to-delay-drugs-over-new-price-controls/*:*:text=In*20recent*20interviews*2C*20Roche’s*20CEO,in*20the*202022*20drug*20laws__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSU!!On18fmf1aQ!zhYDkHFGw9e0lF6F1THq9yJkc50CTujnQ0l4Hqb6PVgDzk06l0BIoZ99BN6CWI5i4-sZAoO88K6xkhMxqoSk2lCO8dXFbc1g$

Addressing the challenge of high-priced prescription drugs in the era of precision medicine: A systematic review of drug life cycles, therapeutic drug markets and regulatory frameworks
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5559086/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zhYDkHFGw9e0lF6F1THq9yJkc50CTujnQ0l4Hqb6PVgDzk06l0BIoZ99BN6CWI5i4-sZAoO88K6xkhMxqoSk2lCO8QV4_g2X$

Mitigating the Inflation Reduction Act’s Adverse Impacts on the Prescription Drug Market: The purported goal of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 is to lower healthcare costs for Americans. Whether it will do so remains unclear. Some have argued that “millions of seniors on Medicare will see savings amounting to thousands of dollars every year.” Others counter that the IRA will have adverse effects on drug discovery and “will do little or nothing to lower the cost of healthcare.” It isn’t clear which view will prevail.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://healthpolicy.usc.edu/research/mitigating-the-inflation-reduction-acts-potential-adverse-impacts-on-the-prescription-drug-market/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zhYDkHFGw9e0lF6F1THq9yJkc50CTujnQ0l4Hqb6PVgDzk06l0BIoZ99BN6CWI5i4-sZAoO88K6xkhMxqoSk2lCO8b7wbQTY$

Big Pharma is suing to stop Medicare from negotiating cheaper Medicare drugs: The drug industry is now launching a legal fight aimed at stopping Medicare’s negotiations over prescription drug prices before they begin. Later this year, the federal government is supposed to start a serious attempt to rein in drug prices: For the first time, Medicare will negotiate with pharmaceutical companies over the prices it’s willing to pay for a short list of drugs.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vox.com/2023/6/16/23760650/medicare-big-pharma-prescription-drug-prices-lawsuit__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zhYDkHFGw9e0lF6F1THq9yJkc50CTujnQ0l4Hqb6PVgDzk06l0BIoZ99BN6CWI5i4-sZAoO88K6xkhMxqoSk2lCO8dAMIDzf$

# Technology
Big Tech Has Penetrated the GAO: How the industry is positioned to shape the debate over U.S. industrial policy, and generally lobby for its interests, from within the ‘congressional watchdog’ agency. Given the office’s newest set of external advisers, this has made GAO look a lot more like the last thing Washington needs, another compromised think tank. The ruling from U.S. District Court judge Franklin Valderrama goes against nearly 50 years of regulatory practice on the Equal Credit Opportunity Act of 1974 (ECOA).
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/power/2023-08-23-big-tech-gao-industrial-policy/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zhYDkHFGw9e0lF6F1THq9yJkc50CTujnQ0l4Hqb6PVgDzk06l0BIoZ99BN6CWI5i4-sZAoO88K6xkhMxqoSk2lCO8QQsCNRb$

# Water
Some states reject federal money to find and replace dangerous lead pipes: As the Biden administration makes billions of dollars available to remove millions of dangerous lead pipes that can contaminate drinking water. Washington, Oregon, Maine and Alaska declined all or most of their federal funds in the first of five years that the mix of grants and loans is available. Some states are less prepared to pay for lead removal projects because, in many cases, the lead must first be found, experts said.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/some-states-reject-federal-money-to-find-and-replace-millions-of-dangerous-lead-pipes*:*:text=Washington*2C*20Oregon*2C*20Maine*20and*20Alaska,first*20be*20found*2C*20experts*20said__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!zhYDkHFGw9e0lF6F1THq9yJkc50CTujnQ0l4Hqb6PVgDzk06l0BIoZ99BN6CWI5i4-sZAoO88K6xkhMxqoSk2lCO8YMuD6qy$

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August 21, 2023
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# Border / Immigration / Migrants
Open floodgates at Arizona border allow thousands of migrants to walk into the country: Each of the 114 gates in Arizona, which have been open for nearly two months, has 12-foot doors wide enough for a motorcycle to drive through. Smugglers drive busloads of migrants to the Mexican side of the border, where they get off and simply walk into the US.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2023/08/21/arizona-borders-open-floodgates-allow-thousands-into-us/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0JdkyDZhaxq22V5hqjP8mCV-htmYuVK3FZA45NfxMplIA-WDEP_k9NocSOnJBF6dNg2F0X9kFBWhDnu74R0lkBo38HRvyxFn$

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
Voters worry about government spending, but inflation more pressing: Voters are concerned about excessive government spending, but issues such as inflation are more important in the run-up to the 2024 election.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_50ca1d7a-3d2f-11ee-8a2b-93b8eaeed717.html*:*:text=Even*20among*20Republicans*2C*20the*20party,economy*2Fjobs*20(25*25)__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!0JdkyDZhaxq22V5hqjP8mCV-htmYuVK3FZA45NfxMplIA-WDEP_k9NocSOnJBF6dNg2F0X9kFBWhDnu74R0lkBo38GUf4ggY$

Biden’s China Policy: Less Than Meets the Eye: The White House executive order on export controls is mostly window dressing. But the details of the order are feeble. And with China’s economy on the ropes, the administration is already coming under pressure to weaken the order still further.34
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/06/02/biden-china-xi-burns-beijing-reset-detente-election-campaign/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0JdkyDZhaxq22V5hqjP8mCV-htmYuVK3FZA45NfxMplIA-WDEP_k9NocSOnJBF6dNg2F0X9kFBWhDnu74R0lkBo38KDGAKFD$

# Education / Schools
New Mexico Schools Are Increasingly Embracing Restorative Justice: The shift comes as Indigenous leaders in the state have called for an end to the “criminalization of Native children.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nmindepth.com/2023/growing-number-of-nm-schools-pursue-restorative-justice-to-keep-kids-in-schools/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0JdkyDZhaxq22V5hqjP8mCV-htmYuVK3FZA45NfxMplIA-WDEP_k9NocSOnJBF6dNg2F0X9kFBWhDnu74R0lkBo38PYMTV1x$

Fifth-Grade Teacher in Georgia Fired for Reading Children’s Book to Class: My Shadow Is Purple is a Scholastic-approved book recommended for lower primary schools.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://people.com/georgia-teacher-fired-reading-book-about-gender-7693722__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0JdkyDZhaxq22V5hqjP8mCV-htmYuVK3FZA45NfxMplIA-WDEP_k9NocSOnJBF6dNg2F0X9kFBWhDnu74R0lkBo38Gxiel8b$

# Employment / Labor
The United Auto Workers Meet Electrification: The Big Three’s transition to electric vehicles will largely be driven by public investment. That doesn’t guarantee there will be good-paying jobs.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/labor/2023-08-21-united-auto-workers-meet-electrification/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0JdkyDZhaxq22V5hqjP8mCV-htmYuVK3FZA45NfxMplIA-WDEP_k9NocSOnJBF6dNg2F0X9kFBWhDnu74R0lkBo38JPgCfbn$

UPS Labor Contract Is Historic, But Is It Enough? Some Workers Say No: Even with the potential new wage increase, the 60 percent part-time workforce at UPS would still make “poverty pay.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/2023/08/11/1193448000/ups-union-negotiated-a-historic-contract-now-workers-have-the-final-say__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0JdkyDZhaxq22V5hqjP8mCV-htmYuVK3FZA45NfxMplIA-WDEP_k9NocSOnJBF6dNg2F0X9kFBWhDnu74R0lkBo38JFPJKzR$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure / Global Ecuadorians Vote on Referendum to End Oil Drilling in Yasuní National Park: The vote offers Indigenous tribes and the entire country the possibility of “a different future,” said one advocate. With over 90% of the ballots counted by early Monday, around six in 10 Ecuadorians rejected the oil exploration in Block 43, situated within Yasuni.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/amazon-ecuador-oil-drilling-referendum-yasuni-5c72a325755976c47a3ec138bdab8537__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0JdkyDZhaxq22V5hqjP8mCV-htmYuVK3FZA45NfxMplIA-WDEP_k9NocSOnJBF6dNg2F0X9kFBWhDnu74R0lkBo38LNRZd0b$

Trudeau Sends in the Military to Fight Canada Wildfires: Over 35,000 people have been ordered to evacuate. Trudeau said in a social media post on Sunday that the federal government had agreed to send in military assistance after a request from the British Columbian government. Forest fires are not uncommon in Canada but the spread of blazes and disruptions underscore the severity of its worst wildfire season yet.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/aug/21/canada-wildfires-trudeau-deploys-military-to-tackle-blazes-across-british-columbia__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0JdkyDZhaxq22V5hqjP8mCV-htmYuVK3FZA45NfxMplIA-WDEP_k9NocSOnJBF6dNg2F0X9kFBWhDnu74R0lkBo38GKK17dO$

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals
Insect-resistant Bt GMO crops have helped cut pesticide use. Now Nature is pushing back: As Biotech Crops Lose Their Power, Scientists Push For New Restrictions
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/2020/10/29/927111009/as-biotech-crops-lose-their-power-scientists-push-for-new-restrictions__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0JdkyDZhaxq22V5hqjP8mCV-htmYuVK3FZA45NfxMplIA-WDEP_k9NocSOnJBF6dNg2F0X9kFBWhDnu74R0lkBo38DWAibH3$

# General Recalls / Alerts
Ford, Kia, Nissan, Chrysler among nearly 660,000 vehicles recalled: The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued multiple recalls last week, including more than 230,000 Nissan Sentra sedans to prevent a problem that could lead to steering loss. Chrysler also recalled more than 181,000 Jeep Compass SUVs to correct a software problem that may prevent instrument panel brightness from being adjusted.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/recalls/2023/08/21/car-recall-check-ford-kia-nissan/70631884007/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0JdkyDZhaxq22V5hqjP8mCV-htmYuVK3FZA45NfxMplIA-WDEP_k9NocSOnJBF6dNg2F0X9kFBWhDnu74R0lkBo38KqIARhO$

# General News
Texas EV owners face a new tax. Find out why, and how much it will cost drivers here: A new state law set to go into effect next month will require electric vehicle owners to pay an additional fee each year. Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a legislative proposal into law on May 13 that will make all electric vehicle (EV) owners in the state responsible for paying a $200 annual fee, The Dallas Morning News reported. The law, which will take effect on Sept.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.statesman.com/story/business/technology/2023/05/16/ev-register-car-texas-law-vehicle-registration-fees-2023/70222662007/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0JdkyDZhaxq22V5hqjP8mCV-htmYuVK3FZA45NfxMplIA-WDEP_k9NocSOnJBF6dNg2F0X9kFBWhDnu74R0lkBo38H1SEWkx$

Norfolk Southern Spent $1.9 Million in Washington as Congress Weakened Rail Safety Bill: In the six months since the East Palestine derailment, the railway giant has activated its lobbyists and spread money around Congress.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/08/18/norfolk-southern-rail-safety-lobby-congress/?utm_source=Newswav&utm_medium=Website__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0JdkyDZhaxq22V5hqjP8mCV-htmYuVK3FZA45NfxMplIA-WDEP_k9NocSOnJBF6dNg2F0X9kFBWhDnu74R0lkBo38JcSbI24$

# Gov / Politics
Former President Donald Trump confirmed he will be skipping Wednesday’s first Republican presidential primary debate and others as well. Former President Donald Trump made it official Sunday: He will skip the first Republican primary debate on Wednesday, citing his big lead in GOP polls.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2023/08/20/donald-trump-2024-republican-debate/70588090007/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0JdkyDZhaxq22V5hqjP8mCV-htmYuVK3FZA45NfxMplIA-WDEP_k9NocSOnJBF6dNg2F0X9kFBWhDnu74R0lkBo38HbzUJf2$

# Law Enforcment
Police Are Getting DNA Data From People Who Think They Opted Out: Forensic genetic genealogists skirted GEDmatch privacy rules by searching users who explicitly opted out of sharing DNA with law enforcement.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/08/18/gedmatch-dna-police-forensic-genetic-genealogy/*:*:text=Police*20Are*20Getting*20DNA*20Data,sharing*20DNA*20with*20law*20enforcement__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!0JdkyDZhaxq22V5hqjP8mCV-htmYuVK3FZA45NfxMplIA-WDEP_k9NocSOnJBF6dNg2F0X9kFBWhDnu74R0lkBo38MKpisz9$

“Serial” Podcast’s Adnan Syed Might Go Back to Prison Because of Toxic Maryland Politics: The whiplash-inducing back and forth of the most viral true-crime case in recent memory might owe to disputes between local- and state-level officials.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/08/19/serial-adnan-syed-maryland-politics-mosby-frosh/?utm_source=Newswav&utm_medium=Website__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0JdkyDZhaxq22V5hqjP8mCV-htmYuVK3FZA45NfxMplIA-WDEP_k9NocSOnJBF6dNg2F0X9kFBWhDnu74R0lkBo38KbfOV7g$

California Woman Fatally Shot For Displaying Pride Flag Outside Her Store: A 66-year-old woman in Southern California was shot dead for displaying a Pride flag outside her store, according to law enforcement.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/california-woman-killed-pride-flag_n_64e25e30e4b0dd561030fcf9__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0JdkyDZhaxq22V5hqjP8mCV-htmYuVK3FZA45NfxMplIA-WDEP_k9NocSOnJBF6dNg2F0X9kFBWhDnu74R0lkBo38FXzdjWz$

Court documents suggest reason for police raid of Kansas newspaper: A reporter accessed a public state website for information on restaurant operator Kari Newell.The police chief who led the raid of a Kansas newspaper alleged in previously unreleased court documents that a reporter either impersonated someone else or lied about her intentions when she obtained the driving records of a local business owner. But the reporter and the newspaper’s attorney said no laws were broken. Some believe it violated a Kansas law that makes it more difficult to force reporters and editors to disclose their sources or unpublished material.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20230820/court-documents-suggest-reason-for-police-raid-of-kansas-newspaper__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0JdkyDZhaxq22V5hqjP8mCV-htmYuVK3FZA45NfxMplIA-WDEP_k9NocSOnJBF6dNg2F0X9kFBWhDnu74R0lkBo38P0_Y2-N$

# Legal / DOJ
Stephen Miller Calls On Republicans To Ready Criminal Referrals For Biden And Democrats: Former presidential advisor Stephen Miller declared “lawfare” on President Joe Biden and the Democrats while addressing Trump’s multiple criminal indictments. Miller urged conservatives to weaponize the Department of Justice after accusing Democrats of doing the same.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/stephen-miller-biden-criminal-referrals_n_64e24f49e4b0ce7f01205068__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0JdkyDZhaxq22V5hqjP8mCV-htmYuVK3FZA45NfxMplIA-WDEP_k9NocSOnJBF6dNg2F0X9kFBWhDnu74R0lkBo38P_ZQ17W$

A Legally Besieged Trump Focuses on a Personal Goal: Revenge Against Hillary Clinton: Trump is fighting legal battles on multiple fronts. And yet he refuses to give up on a hopeless lawsuit that has already gotten him and his lawyer fined over its frivolous nature.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/a-legally-besieged-trump-focuses-on-a-personal-goal-revenge-against-hillary-clinton?ref=home__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0JdkyDZhaxq22V5hqjP8mCV-htmYuVK3FZA45NfxMplIA-WDEP_k9NocSOnJBF6dNg2F0X9kFBWhDnu74R0lkBo38BRPXPOB$

Texas House impeachment managers submitted nearly 4,000 pages of evidence in suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial, providing granular detail of how Paxton allegedly misused his office to help his friend Nate Paul. Ken Paxton’s team said there was no evidence to support impeachment.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2023/08/18/ken-paxton-impeachment-evidence/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0JdkyDZhaxq22V5hqjP8mCV-htmYuVK3FZA45NfxMplIA-WDEP_k9NocSOnJBF6dNg2F0X9kFBWhDnu74R0lkBo38ICO34Sc$

Trump Agrees to $200K Bond in Georgia Election Case: The former president’s lawyers appeared at the Fulton County courthouse to negotiate the terms of his bond.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4163006-trumps-bond-set-to-200k-in-georgia/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0JdkyDZhaxq22V5hqjP8mCV-htmYuVK3FZA45NfxMplIA-WDEP_k9NocSOnJBF6dNg2F0X9kFBWhDnu74R0lkBo38M22Q0rl$

Georgia RICO Charge Against Trump Is Broader Than Federal January 6 Indictment: Trump and/or his cronies are charged with 161 predicate acts in their criminal enterprise to overturn the election. RICO Allows the Prosecutor to “Tell the Whole Story.” Willis’s “story is a much broader and more detailed arc of treachery and deceit” than federal Special Counsel Jack Smith was able to capture in his federal indictment of Trump
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/why-georgias-rico-law-could-be-key-in-the-states-case-against-trump__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0JdkyDZhaxq22V5hqjP8mCV-htmYuVK3FZA45NfxMplIA-WDEP_k9NocSOnJBF6dNg2F0X9kFBWhDnu74R0lkBo38JYziLj9$

# Medical / Health
Trump Judge’s anti-abortion ruling followed payments from group leading case: The conservative group arguing the abortion pill case has made frequent payments to the spouse of James Ho, who helped threaten access to the medicine, arguing abortion creates “aesthetic injury” to doctors, has close ties to the conservative legal group leading the case
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/16/abortion-pill-restrictions-00111499__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0JdkyDZhaxq22V5hqjP8mCV-htmYuVK3FZA45NfxMplIA-WDEP_k9NocSOnJBF6dNg2F0X9kFBWhDnu74R0lkBo38L6ujyds$

Growing Number of Leprosy Cases Reported After COVID-19 Vaccination: Vaccination is an effective means to contain the spread of COVID‐19 infection. While data on the safety of COVID‐19 vaccines remain limited in patients with leprosy, there have been a plethora of articles reporting the adverse effect and flare of pre‐existing dermatological diseases such as psoriasis, atopic dermatitis and lichen planus after COVID‐19 vaccination
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9349418/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0JdkyDZhaxq22V5hqjP8mCV-htmYuVK3FZA45NfxMplIA-WDEP_k9NocSOnJBF6dNg2F0X9kFBWhDnu74R0lkBo38GA_PSEE$

Florida Hit With 25 Cases of Flesh-Eating Bacteria: The rare, flesh-eating bacteria found in brackish seawater has killed five people in the Tampa Bay area this year. Five people are confirmed dead in the Tampa Bay area due to a rare, flesh-eating bacteria in the waters. According to Florida Health, Vibrio vulnificus is a bacterium that naturally occurs in warm, brackish seawater and requires salt.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.orlandohealth.com/content-hub/flesh-eating-bacteria-at-florida-beaches-how-you-can-stay-safe__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0JdkyDZhaxq22V5hqjP8mCV-htmYuVK3FZA45NfxMplIA-WDEP_k9NocSOnJBF6dNg2F0X9kFBWhDnu74R0lkBo38AkHg0uG$

Rare flesh-eating bacteria kill three in New York and Connecticut: Authorities issue warnings about eating raw shellfish and exposure of wounds to salt or brackish water after vibriosis deaths
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/aug/17/flesh-eating-bacteria-deaths-new-york-connecticut__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0JdkyDZhaxq22V5hqjP8mCV-htmYuVK3FZA45NfxMplIA-WDEP_k9NocSOnJBF6dNg2F0X9kFBWhDnu74R0lkBo38LrLYC29$

# Medical Science
Embryo definition needs to change: Scientists are calling for a new definition of human embryos to include laboratory-grown embryo-like structures if they acquire the potential to develop into a fetus. Embryo models are grown from human stem cells and can recreate some features of early development. They currently can’t develop into individuals https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.realclearscience.com/2023/08/19/scientists_say_the_definition_of_embryo_needs_to_change_974000.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0JdkyDZhaxq22V5hqjP8mCV-htmYuVK3FZA45NfxMplIA-WDEP_k9NocSOnJBF6dNg2F0X9kFBWhDnu74R0lkBo38KyKwg7J$

# Military / Global
US, Japan and Australia plan joint navy drills in South China Sea: The drill will underscore their commitment to the rule of law in the region after recent Chinese aggression, to underscore their commitment to the rule of law in the region after a recent show of Chinese aggression in the disputed waters, Filipino security officials said.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/united-states-japan-australia-philippines-south-china-sea-3fe7a0b39dbdea19a6854dba347ff712__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0JdkyDZhaxq22V5hqjP8mCV-htmYuVK3FZA45NfxMplIA-WDEP_k9NocSOnJBF6dNg2F0X9kFBWhDnu74R0lkBo38L0vap53$

# Pharmaceuticals / Drugs
Inside the Big Pharma Playbook Making Prescription Drugs Unaffordable in the U.S: Polling shows that large numbers of Americans are forgoing prescribed medicines because they can’t afford them. Now, scores of drugs, many with much less benefit, cost more than $50,000 a year. Ten drugs, mostly used to treat rare diseases, cost over $700,000 annually. Pharmaceutical manufacturers say high U.S. prices support research and development and point out that Americans tend to get new treatments first.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/column-big-pharma-drug-price-regulation-tactics-medicare-negotiations/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0JdkyDZhaxq22V5hqjP8mCV-htmYuVK3FZA45NfxMplIA-WDEP_k9NocSOnJBF6dNg2F0X9kFBWhDnu74R0lkBo38GNcG69p$

# Weather
Double Whammy: L.A. Hit With Quake as Hurricane Bears Down: The rain from Hilary, formerly a Category 4 hurricane, fell as a magnitude 5.1 earthquake hit Southern California on Sunday afternoon https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiDKAOZGSmA__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0JdkyDZhaxq22V5hqjP8mCV-htmYuVK3FZA45NfxMplIA-WDEP_k9NocSOnJBF6dNg2F0X9kFBWhDnu74R0lkBo38AfTOHPq$

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August 20, 2023
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# Border / Immigration / Migrants
Biden quietly sells off border wall parts to thwart GOP push to use them: The Biden administration is quietly auctioning off millions of dollars’ worth of unused parts from former President Trump’s border wall for peanuts – in an apparent end-run around pending legislation in Congress. Since April, GovPlanet, an online auction house specializing in military surplus, has sold 81 lots of steel “square structural tubes” — intended for use as vertical bollards in the border barrier’s 30-foot-tall panels — hauling in about $2 million.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2023/08/19/biden-sells-border-wall-parts-to-thwart-gop-push-to-use-them/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zuNdcPEOoI1JgOX7xSzJU0PblIRkXilW7zx1fH5zEVeMoYC6HKJ0yq2ifBQsJyfIYmMg0oDykKg_CjcCdBVhDqw0yfJ57OjT$

Reports Find “Barbaric” and “Negligent” Conditions at ICE Facilities: They found grimy medical instruments, a cockroach on a medical exam table, negligent mental health care, inappropriate strip searches and pepper spraying of mentally ill detainees and racist abuse. These reports are incredibly damning. In Michigan, a man in the custody of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) was sent into a jail’s general population unit with an open wound from surgery, no bandages and no follow-up medical appointment scheduled, even though he still had surgical drains in place.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/2023/08/16/1190767610/ice-detention-immigration-government-inspectors-barbaric-negligent-conditions__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zuNdcPEOoI1JgOX7xSzJU0PblIRkXilW7zx1fH5zEVeMoYC6HKJ0yq2ifBQsJyfIYmMg0oDykKg_CjcCdBVhDqw0yZ4crWT8$

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
YouTube to Censor Content Contradicting WHO Guidelines: YouTube has introduced a new “medical misinformation policy” that will censor any medical or health-related content that doesn’t align with claims made by the World Health Organization (WHO)
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theepochtimes.com/article/youtube-to-censor-content-contradicting-who-guidelines-5472977__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zuNdcPEOoI1JgOX7xSzJU0PblIRkXilW7zx1fH5zEVeMoYC6HKJ0yq2ifBQsJyfIYmMg0oDykKg_CjcCdBVhDqw0yd1CIy3-$

Biden Admin Preparing to Bring Back Full Covid Restrictions, Rollout to Begin Mid-September: Whistleblowers from the TSA and Border Patrol have raised the alarm to Infowars that the Biden administration is setting the stage for full Covid lockdowns that will begin with incremental restrictions like masking TSA employees in mid-September. They were told it was not a matter of ‘if’ but ‘when’ official Covid numbers go back up, they expect by mid-October. A return to forced-masking policies the Biden administration reluctantly ended after massive pressure.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.infowars.com/posts/exclusive-biden-admin-preparing-to-bring-back-full-covid-restrictions-rollout-to-begin-mid-september/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zuNdcPEOoI1JgOX7xSzJU0PblIRkXilW7zx1fH5zEVeMoYC6HKJ0yq2ifBQsJyfIYmMg0oDykKg_CjcCdBVhDqw0ydJpv9wC$

Ottawa Detective Disciplined for Probing COVID Vaccine Link to Infant Deaths Discussed Spike in Deaths With Chief: Ms. Grus, a detective with the OPS sexual assault and child abuse unit investigating child abuse and neglect, faces a charge of discreditable conduct for conducting an “unauthorized project” between June 2020 and January 2022 by probing into the sudden deaths of nine infants.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theepochtimes.com/world/ottawa-detective-grus-discussed-sudden-infant-deaths-police-vaccine-injuries-with-police-chief-5472578__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zuNdcPEOoI1JgOX7xSzJU0PblIRkXilW7zx1fH5zEVeMoYC6HKJ0yq2ifBQsJyfIYmMg0oDykKg_CjcCdBVhDqw0yWm99lqP$

COVID victims’ families sue EcoHealth Alliance for ‘creating” the virus and ‘releasing it’: The families of four people who died from COVID-19 are suing EcoHealth Alliance, a nonprofit group that funded research in Wuhan, China, for allegedly “creating” the virus and “releasing it, either intentionally or accidentally.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.foxnews.com/us/covid-victims-families-sue-ecohealth-alliance-creating-virus-releasing__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zuNdcPEOoI1JgOX7xSzJU0PblIRkXilW7zx1fH5zEVeMoYC6HKJ0yq2ifBQsJyfIYmMg0oDykKg_CjcCdBVhDqw0yU5oalhR$

US Seeks ‘License’ to Encircle Russia, China, With ‘Offensive Strategic Bio-labs’: Documents uncovered during Moscow’s special operation in Ukraine have revealed that the US was deploying an extensive biological research program there, spending more than $200 million on 46 biological laboratories researching highly dangerous pathogens. Russia, China, and some EU states are still waiting for Washington’s answers on these biolabs.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://sputnikglobe.com/20230819/us-seeks-license-to-encircle-russia-china-with-offensive-strategic-bio-labs-1112721451.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zuNdcPEOoI1JgOX7xSzJU0PblIRkXilW7zx1fH5zEVeMoYC6HKJ0yq2ifBQsJyfIYmMg0oDykKg_CjcCdBVhDqw0yezIcIht$

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
“I’ve never seen anything like it”: Economic analyst stunned at sources of Jared Kushner’s funds: “I’ve never seen somebody get two-thirds of their money from a single investor. Usually a single investor might be a few percent of the fund, might be 5 percent, occasionally 10 percent,” he said. While Kushner has hired some people for his fund, “I’ve seen nothing else about what he’s actually done with the money,” Rattner continued.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.yahoo.com/ive-never-seen-anything-economic-184852509.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zuNdcPEOoI1JgOX7xSzJU0PblIRkXilW7zx1fH5zEVeMoYC6HKJ0yq2ifBQsJyfIYmMg0oDykKg_CjcCdBVhDqw0ySz3JPZs$

# Education / Schools
Florida Students Get Cheery Right-Wing Indoctrination Vids: Ron DeSantis says Florida schools should be about “education over indoctrination.” So why is his state now bringing in lessons on race and social justice from a right-wing group whose leader brags about indoctrinating kids? Mehdi breaks down the hypocrisy behind DeSantis’ war on ‘woke’ schools.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4D-x-M5MFuo__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zuNdcPEOoI1JgOX7xSzJU0PblIRkXilW7zx1fH5zEVeMoYC6HKJ0yq2ifBQsJyfIYmMg0oDykKg_CjcCdBVhDqw0yVgH3o7K$

Let go of the learning styles myth: The same people excel at object recognition through vision, hearing and touch – another reason to let go of the learning styles myth. The idea that individual people are visual, auditory or kinesthetic learners and learn better if instructed according to these learning styles is one of the most enduring neuroscience myths in education. New research provides more evidence that you won’t learn better in one modality than another.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/the-same-people-excel-at-object-recognition-through-vision-hearing-and-touch-another-reason-to-let-go-of-the-learning-styles-myth-209305*:*:text=The*20idea*20that*20individual*20people,learning*20styles*20as*20educational*20tools__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!zuNdcPEOoI1JgOX7xSzJU0PblIRkXilW7zx1fH5zEVeMoYC6HKJ0yq2ifBQsJyfIYmMg0oDykKg_CjcCdBVhDqw0yTkcubBo$

# Employment / Labor
Louisiana Hair Braiders Say Regulatory Overreach Is Destroying Their Business: If regulators can come after lower-income professionals at safe, responsible businesses, they can criminalize anyone.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/louisiana-hair-braiders-say-regulatory-overreach-is-destroying-their-business/*:*:text=If*20regulators*20can*20come*20after,businesses*2C*20they*20can*20criminalize*20anyone__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSU!!On18fmf1aQ!zuNdcPEOoI1JgOX7xSzJU0PblIRkXilW7zx1fH5zEVeMoYC6HKJ0yq2ifBQsJyfIYmMg0oDykKg_CjcCdBVhDqw0yVnnM-bu$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining
The truth is coming out: This dude has balls of steel: [WOW!!]
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://twitter.com/iluminatibot/status/1692821541640106376__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zuNdcPEOoI1JgOX7xSzJU0PblIRkXilW7zx1fH5zEVeMoYC6HKJ0yq2ifBQsJyfIYmMg0oDykKg_CjcCdBVhDqw0yUf8KEPr$

Fossil Fuel Companies Ask Hawaii Supreme Court to Dismiss Honolulu’s Climate Case: A case brought by the city and county of Honolulu could become the first to put Big Oil on trial. Hawaii Supreme Court heard arguments on an appeal by the defendants, which include oil majors such as ExxonMobil and Chevron, to dismiss the suit, a move that a trial court
rejected in March 2022 https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.desmog.com/2023/08/18/fossil-fuel-asks-court-to-dismiss-honolulu-climate-lawsuit/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zuNdcPEOoI1JgOX7xSzJU0PblIRkXilW7zx1fH5zEVeMoYC6HKJ0yq2ifBQsJyfIYmMg0oDykKg_CjcCdBVhDqw0ySp9EFz1$

How Shell Used a ‘Granfluencer’ to Promote its Brand: A “granfluencer” known as “our Filipino grandma” is among an army of US-based influencers being used by fossil fuel giants to promote major polluters to younger audiencesl. A number of Canada based influencers promoted Shell’s “drive carbon neutral” programme, through which Shell claims to purchase carbon credits equivalent to your emissions to reinvest in “nature-based solutions projects”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.desmog.com/2023/08/15/shell-granfluencer-promote-fossil-fuels-greenwash/*:*:text=A*20number*20of*20Canada*20based,nature*2Dbased*20solutions*20projects**B__;I34lJSUlJSUl4oCd!!On18fmf1aQ!zuNdcPEOoI1JgOX7xSzJU0PblIRkXilW7zx1fH5zEVeMoYC6HKJ0yq2ifBQsJyfIYmMg0oDykKg_CjcCdBVhDqw0yT1O8fTm$ .

As EU Weans Itself From Russian Energy, U.S. Shale Gas Industry Pushes New LNG Export Plant in Pennsylvania: When Zulene Mayfield testifies next week against plans to build a $6.8 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in her Pennsylvania hometown, she will be facing off against some of the most powerful fossil fuel interests in the United States.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.desmog.com/2023/08/17/u-s-shale-gas-industry-pushes-lng-export-plant-in-pennsylvania-to-europe/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zuNdcPEOoI1JgOX7xSzJU0PblIRkXilW7zx1fH5zEVeMoYC6HKJ0yq2ifBQsJyfIYmMg0oDykKg_CjcCdBVhDqw0yZB8ZVRo$

Industry plans thousands of miles of new gas pipelines to boost LNG exports: U.S. fossil fuel firms are pushing to build more than 2,900 miles of natural gas pipelines to feed liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facilities in Louisiana, Texas, and Alaska, in a bid to send more of the fuel to Asia and Europe, a new analysis by Global Energy Monitor shows.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.desmog.com/2023/08/16/gulf-coast-lng-export-pipeline-buildout/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zuNdcPEOoI1JgOX7xSzJU0PblIRkXilW7zx1fH5zEVeMoYC6HKJ0yq2ifBQsJyfIYmMg0oDykKg_CjcCdBVhDqw0yRVs1tGT$

Will a tanker in the Gulf of Mexico spark new Iran tensions? US seizure of oil vessel triggered Iran tanker capture. Authorities in US redirected ship of Iranian oil bound for China in recent days, prompting retaliation from Tehran. US authorities ordered a tanker of Iranian crude oil to redirect towards the US in recent days, in a move officials believe was the trigger for Iran’s decision to capture a US-bound tanker on Thursday.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ft.com/content/8781270a-bcdb-440f-9cfa-305cdc101cdf__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zuNdcPEOoI1JgOX7xSzJU0PblIRkXilW7zx1fH5zEVeMoYC6HKJ0yq2ifBQsJyfIYmMg0oDykKg_CjcCdBVhDqw0yX9tuYbe$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure EPA’s new definition of PFAS could omit thousands of ‘forever chemicals’: Agency plans to take a ‘case-by-case’ approach that allows it to be more flexible, but critics say ‘this is not a new definition – it is a lack of definition’
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/18/epa-new-definition-pfas-forever-chemicals__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zuNdcPEOoI1JgOX7xSzJU0PblIRkXilW7zx1fH5zEVeMoYC6HKJ0yq2ifBQsJyfIYmMg0oDykKg_CjcCdBVhDqw0yVsr1Jtn$

Maui wildfire survivors face new threat from chemical contamination that could linger for months: Maui residents have been warned that wildfires burning since 8 August have contaminated water, air and soil and could pose health risks for months to come. Lahaina residents warned asbestos, lead and arsenic could have contaminated water, air and soil
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/news/wildfires-maui-toxic-chemicals-water-air-b2393893.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zuNdcPEOoI1JgOX7xSzJU0PblIRkXilW7zx1fH5zEVeMoYC6HKJ0yq2ifBQsJyfIYmMg0oDykKg_CjcCdBVhDqw0yU9n71xV$

The Climate Crisis Is Here Now, Experts Warn, as Death Tolls From Summer Disasters Mount: Sweltering heat waves, torrential rainfall and raging wildfires shook communities around the globe in recent days amid a summer already saturated with record-breaking heat and precipitation.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/18082023/climate-crisis-here-now-experts-warn-as-death-tolls-from-summer-disasters-mount/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zuNdcPEOoI1JgOX7xSzJU0PblIRkXilW7zx1fH5zEVeMoYC6HKJ0yq2ifBQsJyfIYmMg0oDykKg_CjcCdBVhDqw0yZNR0_Cc$

The climate disaster is here. Earth is already becoming unlivable. Will governments act to stop this disaster from getting worse? These temperature thresholds will again be the focus of upcoming UN climate talks at the COP26 summit in Scotland as countries variously dawdle or scramble to avert climate catastrophe.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2021/oct/14/climate-change-happening-now-stats-graphs-maps-cop26__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zuNdcPEOoI1JgOX7xSzJU0PblIRkXilW7zx1fH5zEVeMoYC6HKJ0yq2ifBQsJyfIYmMg0oDykKg_CjcCdBVhDqw0yZxzW5bX$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure / Global How Canada’s wildfires are warming the stratosphere: Extreme wildfires are increasing due to rising emissions, but they also disrupt the climate in return. Once airborne, the black carbon in these wildfire aerosols absorb heat, causing them to rise and warm the surrounding stratosphere, says Matthias Stocker from the Wegener Center for Climate and Global Change at the University of Graz, Austria.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.axios.com/2023/07/19/canada-wildfires-climate-carbon-emissions__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zuNdcPEOoI1JgOX7xSzJU0PblIRkXilW7zx1fH5zEVeMoYC6HKJ0yq2ifBQsJyfIYmMg0oDykKg_CjcCdBVhDqw0yRPyw9gt$

1.3 Million Tons of Fukushima Nuclear Wastewater Being Dumped Into Pacific Ocean: Japan is currently in the process of releasing about a million tons of radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LP0uvI0UYAE__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zuNdcPEOoI1JgOX7xSzJU0PblIRkXilW7zx1fH5zEVeMoYC6HKJ0yq2ifBQsJyfIYmMg0oDykKg_CjcCdBVhDqw0yZ3b-DbY$

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals
Everyone knows food prices continue to rise, with grocery store markups at all-time highs. But things are about to get even more expensive due to extreme weather so far this year. Torrential rains, flooding and the prospect of a looming El Niño weather pattern could seriously impact U.S. agricultural production. It’s enough to give anyone climate anxiety.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/nutrition/food-prices-continue-to-climb-at-grocery-stores-here-s-why/ar-AA1aULh4?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=409244a8711640b79b413a05d590a261&ei=41__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zuNdcPEOoI1JgOX7xSzJU0PblIRkXilW7zx1fH5zEVeMoYC6HKJ0yq2ifBQsJyfIYmMg0oDykKg_CjcCdBVhDqw0yW1fcDhf$

# Gov / Politics
The US empire is at this point in history: a giant, planet-sprawling bully with a severe personality disorder.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.informationclearinghouse.info/57751.htm__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zuNdcPEOoI1JgOX7xSzJU0PblIRkXilW7zx1fH5zEVeMoYC6HKJ0yq2ifBQsJyfIYmMg0oDykKg_CjcCdBVhDqw0yQIcYozQ$

The president’s real goal in Iraq: This war, should it come, is intended to mark the official emergence of the United States as a full-fledged global empire, seizing sole responsibility and authority as planetary policeman. It would be the culmination of a plan 10 years or more in the making, carried out by those who believe the United States must seize the opportunity for global domination, even if it means becoming the “American imperial-ists” that our enemies always claimed we were. Once that is understood, other mysteries solve themselves.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://web.archive.org/web/20031224104057/http:/*www.informationclearinghouse.info/article2319.htm__;Lw!!On18fmf1aQ!zuNdcPEOoI1JgOX7xSzJU0PblIRkXilW7zx1fH5zEVeMoYC6HKJ0yq2ifBQsJyfIYmMg0oDykKg_CjcCdBVhDqw0yS3MRn6v$

Georgia indictment and post-Civil War history make it clear: Trump’s actions have already disqualified him from the presidency: The Georgia indictment against Trump and allies exhaustively details extensive acts of lying, manipulation and threats against Georgia officials, as well as a fraudulent fake elector scheme to illegally subvert the legitimate 2020 Georgia presidential vote tally and resulting elector certification.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/georgia-indictment-and-post-civil-war-history-make-it-clear-trumps-actions-have-already-disqualified-him-from-the-presidency-211652*:*:text=The*20Georgia*20indictment*20against*20Trump,tally*20and*20resulting*20elector*20certification__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!zuNdcPEOoI1JgOX7xSzJU0PblIRkXilW7zx1fH5zEVeMoYC6HKJ0yq2ifBQsJyfIYmMg0oDykKg_CjcCdBVhDqw0yZqfyw46$

Anti-China Brainwashing Is the Fast-Track to War: The United States has to have an enemy. For the last seven years, the enemy has been Russia.
Now the focus has shifted to China. Headlines on Google News: Has America been too slow to wake up to the China threat? Washington Examiner Why is China a threat to the United States? Quora Is the US ready to address China’s threats in time to make a difference?The Hill China and Russia are waging another Cold War — is the West up to the challenge? The Hill China secretly sends enough gear to Russia to equip an army, Politico Xi Jinping is Preparing China for War, Newsweek Get the picture? China is a bigtime threat to the United States.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.globalresearch.ca/anti-china-brainwashing-fast-track-war/5829409__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zuNdcPEOoI1JgOX7xSzJU0PblIRkXilW7zx1fH5zEVeMoYC6HKJ0yq2ifBQsJyfIYmMg0oDykKg_CjcCdBVhDqw0yaSMuoSC$

# Legal / DOJ
Black female prosecutors like Fani Willis face the unequal burden of both racist and sexist attacks: While Donald Trump has used his social media platform to criticize all of his opponents, the former president has made his most controversial attacks against Black female prosecutors.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/black-female-prosecutors-like-fani-willis-face-the-unequal-burden-of-both-racist-and-sexist-attacks-200219__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zuNdcPEOoI1JgOX7xSzJU0PblIRkXilW7zx1fH5zEVeMoYC6HKJ0yq2ifBQsJyfIYmMg0oDykKg_CjcCdBVhDqw0ye1_Sf5T$

Joe Biden’s ‘Robert Peters’ Pseudonym Under Scrutiny as GOP Probes Emails: “We already have evidence of then-Vice President Biden speaking, dining, and having coffee with his son’s foreign business associates.” President Joe Biden’s emails from his time as vice president are coming under renewed scrutiny over his apparent use of the pseudonym “Robert L. Peters” and other names.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/joe-bidens-robert-peters-pseudonym-under-scrutiny-gop-probes-emails-1820709__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zuNdcPEOoI1JgOX7xSzJU0PblIRkXilW7zx1fH5zEVeMoYC6HKJ0yq2ifBQsJyfIYmMg0oDykKg_CjcCdBVhDqw0yfpEkI7d$

Meet the High-Flying, Liberal Lawyer Defending the Former President in Georgia: Drew Findling made his name as Gucci Mane’s attorney. He’s donated to Fani Willis’s campaign. So why defend one of the right’s most virulent figures?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://headtopics.com/us/from-cardi-b-to-donald-trump-meet-the-high-flying-liberal-lawyer-defending-the-former-president-in-42362035__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zuNdcPEOoI1JgOX7xSzJU0PblIRkXilW7zx1fH5zEVeMoYC6HKJ0yq2ifBQsJyfIYmMg0oDykKg_CjcCdBVhDqw0yZitp-bk$

Republican House Oversight Committee ramps up investigation into Biden family: House Oversight Committee James Comer, R-Ky., is pushing for President Joe Biden’s records from his time as Vice President to probe allegations that he worked with his son to bring in $20 million from overseas entities.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_149363fc-3d39-11ee-841b-638728f3c8a2.html*:*:text=(The*20Center*20Square)*20**C20House,*2420*20million*20from*20overseas*20entities__;I34lJSXigJMlJSUlJSU!!On18fmf1aQ!zuNdcPEOoI1JgOX7xSzJU0PblIRkXilW7zx1fH5zEVeMoYC6HKJ0yq2ifBQsJyfIYmMg0oDykKg_CjcCdBVhDqw0yWfsXOBy$

# LGBTQ / Gender
4 in 5 LGBTQ Americans Feel Less Safe Because of Bans on Gender-Affirming Care: Anti-LGBTQ laws and policies “codifies discrimination and stigma into law,” the Human Rights Campaign said.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/4-in-5-lgbtq-americans-feel-less-safe-because-of-bans-on-gender-affirming-care/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zuNdcPEOoI1JgOX7xSzJU0PblIRkXilW7zx1fH5zEVeMoYC6HKJ0yq2ifBQsJyfIYmMg0oDykKg_CjcCdBVhDqw0yZzHYzxi$

# Media
Let’s Go Back to Our Julian Assange Line in the Sand: Truth Getting Obliterated by the Propaganda Experts: In this video we’ll expose 6 lies about Assange that have been deliberately used to distract us from what is one of the most important precedent-setting cases for freedom of speech of our generation. If there’s one thing you should take away from this, it’s that most of what you think you know about Assange is false.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cl8XIr5vxhM__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zuNdcPEOoI1JgOX7xSzJU0PblIRkXilW7zx1fH5zEVeMoYC6HKJ0yq2ifBQsJyfIYmMg0oDykKg_CjcCdBVhDqw0ySfbgzWo$

# Military / Global
Chinese Testing Experimental Armed Drone Ships at Secret Naval Base: The pier near Dalian is where China is testing its large uncrewed surface vessels (USVs), according to satellite photos provided to USNI News by Maxar and an analysis of open-source intelligence.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.usni.org/2021/10/11/chinese-testing-experimental-armed-drone-ships-at-secret-naval-base__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zuNdcPEOoI1JgOX7xSzJU0PblIRkXilW7zx1fH5zEVeMoYC6HKJ0yq2ifBQsJyfIYmMg0oDykKg_CjcCdBVhDqw0yYgw-XOH$

# Social
The cruelty of disaster capitalism on full display in Maui: Watch; “We can’t get aid yet they are serving evictions.” “Plantation disaster capitalism is, unfortunately, the perfect term for what’s going on,” says Kapuaʻala Sproat.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/video/native-hawaiians-are-resisting-land-and-water-grabs-after-maui-wildfires/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zuNdcPEOoI1JgOX7xSzJU0PblIRkXilW7zx1fH5zEVeMoYC6HKJ0yq2ifBQsJyfIYmMg0oDykKg_CjcCdBVhDqw0ychfSu1y$

# Weather
Tropical Depression 6 forms in active Atlantic as another disturbance eyes Gulf of Mexico: As the peak of hurricane season approaches, the National Hurricane Center is watching five areas in the Atlantic Ocean, with the one closest to the U.S. expected to move into the Gulf of Mexico in the next couple of days.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/tropical-depression-6-forms-in-active-atlantic-as-another-disturbance-eyes-gulf-of-mexico/ar-AA1fuitD?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=409244a8711640b79b413a05d590a261&ei=31__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zuNdcPEOoI1JgOX7xSzJU0PblIRkXilW7zx1fH5zEVeMoYC6HKJ0yq2ifBQsJyfIYmMg0oDykKg_CjcCdBVhDqw0yTOCX2bJ$

Hurricane Hilary: Mexico ‘completely underwater’ as apocalyptic floods destroy whole towns: Shocking footage shared on social media shows huge streams of flood waters tearing through the Mexican state, destroying entire towns, with journalist Eric Spracklen writing: WOAH! Baja California, Mexico is completely underwater.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.the-express.com/news/weather/109261/hurricane-hilary-mexico-flooding-winds-southern-california__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zuNdcPEOoI1JgOX7xSzJU0PblIRkXilW7zx1fH5zEVeMoYC6HKJ0yq2ifBQsJyfIYmMg0oDykKg_CjcCdBVhDqw0yXp-IRll$

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Voices, The Peoples News

August 18, 2023
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# Animals / Pets / Alerts / Food Recalls
Harrison Ford’s latest namesake is an Andean snake species, ‘Snakes. Why did it have to be snakes?’: Indiana Jones famously hates snakes. Harrison Ford does not, and is honored to have a new Peruvian species named after him: the Tachymenoides harrisonfordi. “The snake’s got eyes you can drown in, and he spends most of the day sunning himself by a pool of dirty water, we probably would’ve been friends in the early ‘60s,” the actor said.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.popsci.com/environment/harrison-ford-snake-species/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1L84m-hC0wnqnhEP-p8IxBQ1GyirPzbdDANsFZsIGOk-9q0A2zENh_YLQYb_DlwBh-c45x2h3V_m4CPiUG2yC4PYu2ABOZzL$

# Border / Immigration / Migrants
DeSantis Says U.S. Should Kill Smugglers ‘Stone Cold Dead’ in Rollout of Border Policy Plan: The Florida governor also said that he would end birthright citizenship as he made a hard play for conservative voters on a policy pillar of the Republican Party.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2023-06-26/desantis-says-u-s-should-kill-smugglers-stone-cold-dead-in-rollout-of-border-policy-plan__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1L84m-hC0wnqnhEP-p8IxBQ1GyirPzbdDANsFZsIGOk-9q0A2zENh_YLQYb_DlwBh-c45x2h3V_m4CPiUG2yC4PYu4mLbW8D$

# Censorship?
Teacher Fired by Georgia School Board Over Children’s Book: A divided Georgia school board voted to fire a teacher who read a book about gender identity to her students earlier this year. Why it matters: Rinderle is one of, if not the, first educator in Georgia to lose her job in relation to a state law that puts restrictions on what teachers can introduce in the classroom, according to the AJC.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.axios.com/local/atlanta/2023/08/18/cobb-county-teacher-fired-gender-identity-book__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1L84m-hC0wnqnhEP-p8IxBQ1GyirPzbdDANsFZsIGOk-9q0A2zENh_YLQYb_DlwBh-c45x2h3V_m4CPiUG2yC4PYu0TNOZI3$

Librarians in West Texas are working to reaffirm libraries’ role as community hubs as the national debate to ban certain books in public spaces spreads to their communities. As communities and school districts push for book bans, some Texas librarians are nearing their breaking point.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2022/05/17/librarians-texas-book-bans/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1L84m-hC0wnqnhEP-p8IxBQ1GyirPzbdDANsFZsIGOk-9q0A2zENh_YLQYb_DlwBh-c45x2h3V_m4CPiUG2yC4PYu3MFpPZY$

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
Capitalists: Be Careful What You Wish For: Wall Street’s hilarious complaint against a totally captured self-regulatory agency has one thing right: This delegation of government authority is unconstitutional. FINRA Extended Hearing Panel Expels Alpine Securities; Orders Alpine to Pay $2.3 Million in Restitution to Customers
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.finra.org/media-center/newsreleases/2022/finra-extended-hearing-panel-expels-alpine-securities-orders-alpine__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1L84m-hC0wnqnhEP-p8IxBQ1GyirPzbdDANsFZsIGOk-9q0A2zENh_YLQYb_DlwBh-c45x2h3V_m4CPiUG2yC4PYu5NA75u4$

The Rise of Neo-Feudalism: The private capture of entire legal systems by corporate America goes far beyond neoliberalism. It evokes the private fiefdoms of the Middle Ages
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/economy/rise-of-neo-feudalism/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1L84m-hC0wnqnhEP-p8IxBQ1GyirPzbdDANsFZsIGOk-9q0A2zENh_YLQYb_DlwBh-c45x2h3V_m4CPiUG2yC4PYu6LxzU3K$

# Education / Schools
Arkansas Teachers Will Teach AP African American History Despite Retaliation Fears: Educators will teach the course despite a recent law weakening rules protecting them against unjust dismissals. Despite a threat this week by the Arkansas Department of Education that it would not allow students to receive credit for Advanced Placement African American Studies, every public high school in Arkansas that previously offered the course announced that it will remain on their schedules for the coming school year.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/ar-teachers-will-teach-ap-african-american-history-despite-retaliation-fears/*:*:text=Despite*20a*20threat*20this*20week,for*20the*20coming*20school*20year__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!1L84m-hC0wnqnhEP-p8IxBQ1GyirPzbdDANsFZsIGOk-9q0A2zENh_YLQYb_DlwBh-c45x2h3V_m4CPiUG2yC4PYu5chppAV$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Global
Energy company evades oil clean up as spills continue to contaminate Colombian town: Oil spills have polluted an important wetland, led to a 90% loss in fish and contaminated farmland sparking a legal backlash by fishers and farmers who say their livelihoods have been gravely impacted.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ehn.org/tag/colombia-oil-contamination__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1L84m-hC0wnqnhEP-p8IxBQ1GyirPzbdDANsFZsIGOk-9q0A2zENh_YLQYb_DlwBh-c45x2h3V_m4CPiUG2yC4PYu2xd-4Wd$

An antiquated law rules mining in the West: Can the U.S. finally vanquish one of the most enduring Lords of Yesterday? The 1872 law grants an absolute right to mine but sets no standards for prudent mine operations, mine site cleanup, reclamation or restoration, or financial responsibility.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.biologicaldiversity.org/programs/public_lands/mining/index.html*:*:text=ANTIQUATED*20LAWS&text=The*201872*20law*20grants*20an,or*20restoration*2C*20or*20financial*20responsibility__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSUl!!On18fmf1aQ!1L84m-hC0wnqnhEP-p8IxBQ1GyirPzbdDANsFZsIGOk-9q0A2zENh_YLQYb_DlwBh-c45x2h3V_m4CPiUG2yC4PYu2zY34aW$
See also: 1872 Mining Law: A century and a half of subsidizing irresponsible mining.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://earthworks.org/issues/1872-mining-law/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1L84m-hC0wnqnhEP-p8IxBQ1GyirPzbdDANsFZsIGOk-9q0A2zENh_YLQYb_DlwBh-c45x2h3V_m4CPiUG2yC4PYu4-jLjqu$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure The Climate Crisis Is Here Now, Experts Warn, as Death Tolls From Summer Disasters Mount: By summer’s end, experts expect the heat will lead to thousands of deaths in the United States, higher numbers than in previous years. Human-caused climate change combined with the Pacific weather pattern El Niño are fueling dangerous heat waves in North America and across the globe this summer.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/18082023/climate-crisis-here-now-experts-warn-as-death-tolls-from-summer-disasters-mount/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1L84m-hC0wnqnhEP-p8IxBQ1GyirPzbdDANsFZsIGOk-9q0A2zENh_YLQYb_DlwBh-c45x2h3V_m4CPiUG2yC4PYu1Rr4EjW$

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals
Cuba’s Food Crisis: The US blockade must end now. Information emerging from the Assembly’s deliberations attests to the reality of crisis in Cuba. Urgency builds for Cuba’s friends in the United States to resist U.S. policies in new ways, strongly and assertively. Their own government accounts for new suffering and destitution in Cuba.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/08/17/cubas-worsening-food-crisis-means-us-blockade-must-end-now-not-later/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1L84m-hC0wnqnhEP-p8IxBQ1GyirPzbdDANsFZsIGOk-9q0A2zENh_YLQYb_DlwBh-c45x2h3V_m4CPiUG2yC4PYu-hbYAji$

Perdue Farms to close US meat plant: Earlier this week, Perdue subsidiary Alexander & Hornung sent a letter to the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity announcing the permanent closure of the factory.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.foodbusinessnews.net/articles/24471-perdue-subsidiary-to-close-meat-processing-plant__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1L84m-hC0wnqnhEP-p8IxBQ1GyirPzbdDANsFZsIGOk-9q0A2zENh_YLQYb_DlwBh-c45x2h3V_m4CPiUG2yC4PYu5udOuWb$

# General News
Below is a 7-min moving video called “Step Inside the Circle” that highlights a powerful prison program that is transforming the decrepit, damaging culture of prisons. A longer film titled “The Work” is featured below as well, which is a raw and immersive documentary set in Folsom Prison where prisoners experience a four-day emotional healing encounter. This two-minute trailer gives a glimpse into this deeply meaningful documentary. These two powerful videos demonstrate how shining a light into the traumas of our past can create profound inner and outer transformation, no matter what mistakes we might have made in our lifetime. Step Inside the Circle (7 min)
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://vimeo.com/398088783__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1L84m-hC0wnqnhEP-p8IxBQ1GyirPzbdDANsFZsIGOk-9q0A2zENh_YLQYb_DlwBh-c45x2h3V_m4CPiUG2yC4PYuyHZIjps$ ) The Work (1 hr 40 min – also available at amazon.com) https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://watch.topic.com/movies/AW8AVC7SQoSSGfEPExSG__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1L84m-hC0wnqnhEP-p8IxBQ1GyirPzbdDANsFZsIGOk-9q0A2zENh_YLQYb_DlwBh-c45x2h3V_m4CPiUG2yC4PYuz8Zyvyp$

Ex-Russia Minister Flees Draft, Becomes Trucker in U.S: “It is heavenly up here in Michigan. Texas was too hot.” A former regional minister in Russia who decided to flee being drafted into Vladimir Putin’s armed forces is now working as a truck driver in the U.S. Denis Sharonov, who was once the agriculture minister of the Komi Republic in northern Russia, left his homeland in September 2022 after receiving his draft papers.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/aug/18/one-big-adventure-the-russian-minister-who-fled-the-draft-to-drive-trucks-in-the-us__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1L84m-hC0wnqnhEP-p8IxBQ1GyirPzbdDANsFZsIGOk-9q0A2zENh_YLQYb_DlwBh-c45x2h3V_m4CPiUG2yC4PYuwNq19ST$

Scam PACs are political groups that deceive voters, and often donors, by fundraising under the pretext that they are supporting a specific candidate or issue-based cause, like fighting cancer or supporting veterans.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2023/08/how-scam-pacs-line-their-pockets-by-deceiving-political-donors__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1L84m-hC0wnqnhEP-p8IxBQ1GyirPzbdDANsFZsIGOk-9q0A2zENh_YLQYb_DlwBh-c45x2h3V_m4CPiUG2yC4PYu73TpR65$

Party-aligned groups funnel millions in ‘dark money’ to super PACs ahead of 2024: House Republicans are working on new legislation to prevent foreign nationals from influencing America’s political process, Axios has learned. Why it matters: The last two presidential elections have been colored by allegations that foreign influence helped the GOP.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.axios.com/2023/07/10/gop-targets-foreign-dark-money-2024-election__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1L84m-hC0wnqnhEP-p8IxBQ1GyirPzbdDANsFZsIGOk-9q0A2zENh_YLQYb_DlwBh-c45x2h3V_m4CPiUG2yC4PYuzCoId86$

Trump stiffed his alleged co-conspirators, whose false claims brought in
$250 million: Trump’s entire political network, including his joint fundraising committees, spent over $47 million combined from the start of 2020 through the end of 2021 on legal fees. That money is helping Trump pay a small army of lawyers defending him against criminal charges.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/15/trump-alleged-co-conspirators-never-got-paid-by-trump-team.html?emci=45737f83-353d-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&emdi=1e96970e-083e-ee11-a3f1-00224832eb73&ceid=8400680__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1L84m-hC0wnqnhEP-p8IxBQ1GyirPzbdDANsFZsIGOk-9q0A2zENh_YLQYb_DlwBh-c45x2h3V_m4CPiUG2yC4PYu8Pcd6j-$

# Gov / Politics / Global
Zelensky holds court with Ukraine’s most notorious neo-Nazi: Western media has dismissed evidence of neo-Nazi influence in Ukraine by citing President Zelensky’s Jewish heritage. But new footage published by Zelensky shows the leader openly collaborating with a fascist ideologue who once pledged to “lead the white races of the world in a final crusade…against Semite-led Untermenschen.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/zelensky-holds-court-ukraines-most-notorious-neo-nazi__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1L84m-hC0wnqnhEP-p8IxBQ1GyirPzbdDANsFZsIGOk-9q0A2zENh_YLQYb_DlwBh-c45x2h3V_m4CPiUG2yC4PYu4dKCepa$

# Gov / Politics
U.S.-Backed Roll of the Dice Leaves Ukraine in Worse Crisis: Congress is being asked for another $24 billion to keep fueling this war. They should instead listen to the majority of Americans.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://original.antiwar.com/mbenjamin/2023/08/16/us-backed-roll-of-the-dice-leaves-ukraine-in-worse-crisis/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1L84m-hC0wnqnhEP-p8IxBQ1GyirPzbdDANsFZsIGOk-9q0A2zENh_YLQYb_DlwBh-c45x2h3V_m4CPiUG2yC4PYuxfVqKUp$

How Republicans overhype the findings of their Hunter Biden probe:
Seneca Global Advisors was a boutique consulting firm that Hunter Biden founded in 2008 to help small and midsize companies expand into markets in the U.S. and other countries, according to a 2019 interview he gave to the New Yorker. OpenSecrets.org identifies it as “a lobbying firm that was hired by 9 clients in 2008, for a total amount of $210,000.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.unionleader.com/news/politics/national/wapo-analysis-how-republicans-overhype-the-findings-of-their-hunter-biden-probe/article_66d3496b-13c0-5a3f-9995-890b149ae9b8.html?utm_source=ground.news&utm_medium=referral__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1L84m-hC0wnqnhEP-p8IxBQ1GyirPzbdDANsFZsIGOk-9q0A2zENh_YLQYb_DlwBh-c45x2h3V_m4CPiUG2yC4PYuwk-h5hx$

President Joe Biden is facing renewed criticism for his response to the devastating wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui after offering victims $700 per household in emergency aid. Political opponents and commentators described the sum as “insulting” and compared it with the more than $113 billion-worth of aid the U.S. has sent to Ukraine as it defends itself against an ongoing Russian invasion. On Monday, the government announced it was sending $200 million in defensive capabilities.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/hawaii-wildfires-joe-biden-victims-payment-backlash-1819883__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1L84m-hC0wnqnhEP-p8IxBQ1GyirPzbdDANsFZsIGOk-9q0A2zENh_YLQYb_DlwBh-c45x2h3V_m4CPiUG2yC4PYu5Iod0Xi$

Biden to sign strategic partnership deal with Vietnam: CAMP DAVID, Maryland (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden will sign a strategic partnership agreement with Vietnam during a state visit to the Southeast Asian country in mid-September, Politico reported on Friday, citing three people with knowledge of the deal’s planning.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/biden-to-sign-strategic-partnership-deal-with-vietnam-politico/ar-AA1fsYn0?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=ff02095d9b50441795456da6206b1d1c&ei=81__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1L84m-hC0wnqnhEP-p8IxBQ1GyirPzbdDANsFZsIGOk-9q0A2zENh_YLQYb_DlwBh-c45x2h3V_m4CPiUG2yC4PYu51KvfcH$

# Law Enforcment
Sheriff Charged With Stealing and Lying About Affair: He’s accused of offering “fraudulent justifications” for personal expenses. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office reports that 46-year-old Michael Schlosser was arrested Tuesday and charged with one count of grand theft and seven counts of official misconduct.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/former-florida-deputy-charged-with-stealing-lying-on-timecard/89811/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1L84m-hC0wnqnhEP-p8IxBQ1GyirPzbdDANsFZsIGOk-9q0A2zENh_YLQYb_DlwBh-c45x2h3V_m4CPiUG2yC4PYu4ME695m$

# Legal / DOJ
How the U.S. Supreme Court Became an Arm of the Republican Party: The court is making decisions based on the GOP platform, not the Constitution, says legal scholar Khiara M. Bridges.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/how-the-us-supreme-court-became-an-arm-of-the-republican-party/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1L84m-hC0wnqnhEP-p8IxBQ1GyirPzbdDANsFZsIGOk-9q0A2zENh_YLQYb_DlwBh-c45x2h3V_m4CPiUG2yC4PYu9mRX37A$

Biden DOJ: “No Constitutional Right To A Stable Climate”: As a heatwave scorched America with record-breaking temperatures this June, the Biden administration attempted to block a landmark climate lawsuit by declaring that “there is no constitutional right to a stable climate system,” according to court records reviewed by The Lever.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.levernews.com/biden-doj-americans-have-no-constitutional-right-to-a-stable-climate/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1L84m-hC0wnqnhEP-p8IxBQ1GyirPzbdDANsFZsIGOk-9q0A2zENh_YLQYb_DlwBh-c45x2h3V_m4CPiUG2yC4PYuyXc017d$

Hunter Biden Investigation: Joe Biden’s Pseudonyms Hid Ukraine-Related Messages Involving Son: The committee sought correspondence between those aliases, Hunter Biden, and two of his former business partners, Eric Schwerin and Devon Archer. Only emails involving the aliases and Hunter Biden are presently public due to the publication of the contents of a laptop he abandoned in a Delaware repair shop.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://gazette.com/news/wex/hunter-biden-investigation-joe-biden-s-pseudonyms-hid-ukraine-related-messages-involving-son/article_a5aa1258-7d21-517d-b052-a739088ddbed.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1L84m-hC0wnqnhEP-p8IxBQ1GyirPzbdDANsFZsIGOk-9q0A2zENh_YLQYb_DlwBh-c45x2h3V_m4CPiUG2yC4PYu_QGanZF$

DOJ seeking 33 years in prison for ex-Proud Boys leader in Jan. 6 case: The Justice Department is seeking 33 years in prison for Enrique Tarrio, the former Proud Boys leader convicted of seditious conspiracy in one of the most serious cases to emerge from the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/4158229-doj-seeking-33-years-in-prison-for-ex-proud-boys-leader-in-jan-6-case/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1L84m-hC0wnqnhEP-p8IxBQ1GyirPzbdDANsFZsIGOk-9q0A2zENh_YLQYb_DlwBh-c45x2h3V_m4CPiUG2yC4PYuzXowQB_$

Trump faces a RICO charge in Georgia. What is the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act? The felony charges filed against former President Donald Trump in Georgia are unlike any of the other 78 charges he is facing in three separate cases around the country. The grand jury in Fulton County charged Trump and 18 of his allies under a law more commonly known for its use against organized crime, but that has far broader applications, the state’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, better known as RICO.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-georgia-indictment-what-are-rico-charges/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1L84m-hC0wnqnhEP-p8IxBQ1GyirPzbdDANsFZsIGOk-9q0A2zENh_YLQYb_DlwBh-c45x2h3V_m4CPiUG2yC4PYu3gOTlzY$

Video Shows DeSantis Pushing for GOP State Legislatures to Overturn 2020 Race: DeSantis pushed an aspect of the independent legislature theory, a fringe legal idea the Supreme Court has rejected. DeSantis pushed an aspect of the independent legislature theory, a fringe legal idea the Supreme Court has rejected.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/video-shows-desantis-pushing-for-gop-state-legislatures-to-overturn-2020-race/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1L84m-hC0wnqnhEP-p8IxBQ1GyirPzbdDANsFZsIGOk-9q0A2zENh_YLQYb_DlwBh-c45x2h3V_m4CPiUG2yC4PYu4eY0fb5$

# Media
Assange be Wary, The dangers of a US plea deal: As the Australian international law academic Don Rothwell observes, the plea deal may well take into account the four years spent in UK captivity, but is unlikely to either feature a complete scrapping of the charges, or exempt Assange from travelling to the US to admit his guilt.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/08/14/julian-assange-plea-deal/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1L84m-hC0wnqnhEP-p8IxBQ1GyirPzbdDANsFZsIGOk-9q0A2zENh_YLQYb_DlwBh-c45x2h3V_m4CPiUG2yC4PYu9iC7cgX$

# Military / DOD
At Camp David, Biden aims to nudge Japan and South Korea toward greater unity in complicated Pacific: The expected major announcements include plans to expand military cooperation on ballistic defenses and make the summit an annual event.
The leaders are also expected to detail in the communique plans to invest in technology for a three-way crisis hotline and offer an update on the progress the countries have made in sharing early-warning data on missile launches https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/camp-david-biden-aims-nudge-japan-south-korea-102345049__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1L84m-hC0wnqnhEP-p8IxBQ1GyirPzbdDANsFZsIGOk-9q0A2zENh_YLQYb_DlwBh-c45x2h3V_m4CPiUG2yC4PYu2UvXr7K$

U.S. Approves Allies Sending F-16s to Ukraine: Secretary of State Antony Blinken reportedly wrote a letter making the support official. The United States has approved sending F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine from Denmark and the Netherlands to defend against Russian invaders as soon as pilot training is completed, a U.S. official said on Thursday.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/defense/4158312-us-approves-delivery-f16s-ukraine/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1L84m-hC0wnqnhEP-p8IxBQ1GyirPzbdDANsFZsIGOk-9q0A2zENh_YLQYb_DlwBh-c45x2h3V_m4CPiUG2yC4PYu92Uthan$

# Military / Global
Ukraine will get F-16 fighter jets from Dutch, Danes after US agrees: It was not immediately clear when the first F-16s might enter the conflict as Ukrainian pilots will also have to undertake at least six months’ training. The United States has given its approval for the Netherlands and Denmark to deliver F-16s to Ukraine, officials in Washington and Europe said Friday, in a major gain for Kyiv, even though the fighter jets are unlikely to affect the war any time soon.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-moscow-drones-8268c5de812e5d852cc28443a00123f7__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1L84m-hC0wnqnhEP-p8IxBQ1GyirPzbdDANsFZsIGOk-9q0A2zENh_YLQYb_DlwBh-c45x2h3V_m4CPiUG2yC4PYu-fU3ETK$

North Korea scrambles fighter jets to take out US ‘spy plane’ in WW3 threat: Pyongyang’s military deployed fighter jets to scramble a US spy plane after it intruded into North Korea’s economic zone in a major escalation, according to a state media report.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.the-express.com/news/world-news/109096/north-korea-fighter-jets-us-spy-plane-ww3-fears__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1L84m-hC0wnqnhEP-p8IxBQ1GyirPzbdDANsFZsIGOk-9q0A2zENh_YLQYb_DlwBh-c45x2h3V_m4CPiUG2yC4PYuyIGOCkr$

China rehearses invasion of Taiwan with troops storming ‘sea defences’ in chilling wargames – while Beijing and Russia stage joint naval exercises in the Pacific. The PLA’s Eastern Theatre Command published the clip on WeChat yesterday. Eastern Theatre Command is division responsible for monitoring Taiwan Strait https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12420199/China-rehearses-invasion-Taiwan-troops-storming-sea-defences-chilling-wargames-Beijing-Russia-stage-joint-naval-exercises-Pacific.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1L84m-hC0wnqnhEP-p8IxBQ1GyirPzbdDANsFZsIGOk-9q0A2zENh_YLQYb_DlwBh-c45x2h3V_m4CPiUG2yC4PYu3K9YimW$

Russia and China stage ‘show of force against Japan’ as Biden holds Camp David summit: Japanese fighter pilots “scrambled to cope with a suspected intrusion” into the country’s airspace, according to defense officials, amid a joint military patrol by China and Russia. “JSDF continues to respond to protect our territory and peace for the people of Japan 24/7,” the Japan Joint Staff said Friday on social media.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense-national-security/russia-china-military-drill-japan-biden-allies__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1L84m-hC0wnqnhEP-p8IxBQ1GyirPzbdDANsFZsIGOk-9q0A2zENh_YLQYb_DlwBh-c45x2h3V_m4CPiUG2yC4PYu3n1qsSM$

# Pharmaceuticals / Drugs
A Peek at Big Pharma’s Playbook That Leaves Many Americans Unable to Afford Their Drugs: scores of drugs, many with much less benefit, cost more than $50,000 a year. Ten drugs, mostly used to treat rare diseases, cost over $700,000 annually. Pharmaceutical manufacturers say high U.S. prices support research and development and point out that Americans tend to get new treatments first.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.news-medical.net/news/20230818/A-peek-at-Big-Pharmae28099s-playbook-that-leaves-many-Americans-unable-to-afford-their-drugs.aspx__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1L84m-hC0wnqnhEP-p8IxBQ1GyirPzbdDANsFZsIGOk-9q0A2zENh_YLQYb_DlwBh-c45x2h3V_m4CPiUG2yC4PYu0tAy5Rw$

# Social
Interview: Treating Gun Violence as a Public Health Crisis: Understanding and confronting the epidemic of gun violence as a public health crisis is “not a fight about finding fault,” argues David Hemenway, a health policy professor at Harvard. “It’s not about finding who did something wrong. It’s about trying to figure out ways to prevent the problem from occurring.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://undark.org/2023/08/18/interview-treating-gun-violence-as-a-public-health-crisis/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1L84m-hC0wnqnhEP-p8IxBQ1GyirPzbdDANsFZsIGOk-9q0A2zENh_YLQYb_DlwBh-c45x2h3V_m4CPiUG2yC4PYu17TfSz7$

# Space
James Webb finds a literal question mark in space. Is this a quest? On the telescope, stars look like objects with six points. That’s why the question mark is likely not just another star – it doesn’t look like the rest. Macarena Garcia Marin, a Webb project scientist at the Space Telescope Science Institute, told CBS News she believes a galaxy merger is the most likely explanation.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/james-webb-question-mark/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1L84m-hC0wnqnhEP-p8IxBQ1GyirPzbdDANsFZsIGOk-9q0A2zENh_YLQYb_DlwBh-c45x2h3V_m4CPiUG2yC4PYu0H4yOQk$

# Weather
Hilary a Category 4 Hurricane as It Barrels Toward U.S: Heavy rains are forecast for the Southwest. Hurricane Hilary strengthened into a Category 4 storm as it barreled toward California, threatening to bring strong winds and heavy rains to the Southwestern U.S. The system had reached maximum sustained winds of 140 miles per hour as of early Friday, according to the National Hurricane Center.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-08-18/6-things-to-know-about-hurricane-hilary-as-it-heads-to-southern-california__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1L84m-hC0wnqnhEP-p8IxBQ1GyirPzbdDANsFZsIGOk-9q0A2zENh_YLQYb_DlwBh-c45x2h3V_m4CPiUG2yC4PYu2KxRTF9$

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August 17, 2023
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# Border / Immigration / Migrants
ICE agents arrest MS-13 gang member on El Salvador’s Top 100 list: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested two violent criminals this week wanted in El Salvador and Brazil. They include an MS-13 gang member on El Salvador’s Top 100 list and a Brazilian military officer involved in a 2015 massacre
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/ice-agents-arrest-ms-13-gang-member-on-el-salvadors-top-100-list__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yHMLmcEjr74JjKQt4nNLqCEIHEGWfHfSr5qqH2Jv8jyl8pxyzS_7YtML4IZ-TLAcG7doZaEZDXjHCWoUmuGY7yuCePg7K53x$

# Corporations / Industry
The Dark Secret Corporations Don’t Want You To Know: 15 ex-employees reveal ‘dark secrets’ about their jobs that companies don’t want you to know. Having quit their jobs, employees shared secrets from their old jobs which included fooling customers.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://scoop.upworthy.com/15-ex-employees-reveal-dark-secrets-about-their-jobs-that-companies-dont-want-you-to-know__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yHMLmcEjr74JjKQt4nNLqCEIHEGWfHfSr5qqH2Jv8jyl8pxyzS_7YtML4IZ-TLAcG7doZaEZDXjHCWoUmuGY7yuCeBnEw4NN$

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
US escalates trade dispute with Mexico over limits on genetically modified corn: The U.S. Trade Representatives Office, or USTR, objected to Mexico’s ban on GM corn for human consumption and plans to eventually ban it as animal feed. The USTR said in a statement that “Mexico’s measures are not based on science and undermine the market access it agreed to provide in the USMCA.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/8/17/us-escalates-trade-dispute-with-mexico-over-genetically-modified-corn__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yHMLmcEjr74JjKQt4nNLqCEIHEGWfHfSr5qqH2Jv8jyl8pxyzS_7YtML4IZ-TLAcG7doZaEZDXjHCWoUmuGY7yuCePKKY-pw$

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks / Global
Offshore branches of the state banks were also seen selling dollars during London and New York trading hours this week, two sources with direct knowledge of the matter said on Thursday. Such dollar selling could limit falls in the offshore yuan and prevent it from diverging too far from its onshore counterpart
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/markets/currencies/chinas-major-state-banks-sell-dollars-yuan-london-ny-hours-sources-2023-08-17/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yHMLmcEjr74JjKQt4nNLqCEIHEGWfHfSr5qqH2Jv8jyl8pxyzS_7YtML4IZ-TLAcG7doZaEZDXjHCWoUmuGY7yuCeLK2UF3H$

# Education / Schools
Alarming Plans for Vaccine Curriculum in Schools: Many Kids Have Missed Routine Vaccines, Worrying Doctors As School Starts. The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases research, released this month, shows the number of doses given of recommended childhood vaccines has dropped below pre-pandemic levels, down by as much as 6% to 18%, depending on the vaccine or the age group.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/08/26/1030994521/school-start-childhood-vaccines-missing-doctors-covid-measles__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yHMLmcEjr74JjKQt4nNLqCEIHEGWfHfSr5qqH2Jv8jyl8pxyzS_7YtML4IZ-TLAcG7doZaEZDXjHCWoUmuGY7yuCeABMu7mh$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure Standards Still Murky for Disposing Oilfield Wastewater in Texas Rivers:
Researchers are still studying the chemical makeup of produced water from the Permian Basin. But regulators say they’re ready to issue permits to discharge the water into rivers and creeks.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/17082023/texas-permitting-produced-water-disposal/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yHMLmcEjr74JjKQt4nNLqCEIHEGWfHfSr5qqH2Jv8jyl8pxyzS_7YtML4IZ-TLAcG7doZaEZDXjHCWoUmuGY7yuCeNVmZ0f5$

Extreme Heat in Florida Keys Threatens an Entire Ecosystem: In July, a historic marine heat wave descended upon the Florida Keys. Unprecedented coral bleaching ensued within the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS), which boasts the largest coral barrier reef within the continental United States. With high temperatures predicted to persist until October, scientists worry about potential harm to the entire ecosystem.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ecowatch.com/florida-keys-climate-change-ecosystem-heat-threat.html?utm_source=ground.news&utm_medium=referral__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yHMLmcEjr74JjKQt4nNLqCEIHEGWfHfSr5qqH2Jv8jyl8pxyzS_7YtML4IZ-TLAcG7doZaEZDXjHCWoUmuGY7yuCeE0pteak$

# General News
All In The Family: Joe Biden’s Brother Also Made Big Money From Foreign Sources. It was supposed to be a “life changing event” for the Biden family, according to the president’s brother, James Biden, in 2017. A lucrative deal with a Chinese conglomerate was netting millions for James Biden, his wife, Sara Biden, the president’s son, Hunter Biden, and their business partners.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/08/02/joe-biden-investigation-hunter-brother-hedge-fund-money-2020-campaign-227407/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yHMLmcEjr74JjKQt4nNLqCEIHEGWfHfSr5qqH2Jv8jyl8pxyzS_7YtML4IZ-TLAcG7doZaEZDXjHCWoUmuGY7yuCeNO603Vt$

How Tennessee’s Justice System Allows Dangerous People to Keep Guns, With Deadly Outcomes: Michaela Carter was one of at least 75 people killed in domestic violence shootings in Nashville since 2007. Nearly 40% were shot by people who were legally barred from having a gun.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/how-tennessee-justice-system-allows-dangerous-people-to-keep-guns-deadly-outcomes?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=majorinvestigations&utm_content=feature__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yHMLmcEjr74JjKQt4nNLqCEIHEGWfHfSr5qqH2Jv8jyl8pxyzS_7YtML4IZ-TLAcG7doZaEZDXjHCWoUmuGY7yuCeOVGaNz4$

Tennessee’s Governor Calls for Expanding a Gun Dispossession System Already Failing Domestic Violence Victims: After the Covenant School shooting, Gov. Bill Lee went beyond state Republicans in calling for reform. But the system he is embracing already allows violent people to hold on to their weapons.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/tennessee-governor-gun-dispossession-that-fails-domestic-violence-victims?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=majorinvestigations&utm_content=river__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yHMLmcEjr74JjKQt4nNLqCEIHEGWfHfSr5qqH2Jv8jyl8pxyzS_7YtML4IZ-TLAcG7doZaEZDXjHCWoUmuGY7yuCeO0n9SdK$

Former Gun Company Executive Explains Roots of America’s Gun Violence Epidemic: Ryan Busse once worked for a major gun-maker. He now warns about the danger of growing radicalization in the industry. From the movie theater to the shopping mall, inside a church and a synagogue, through the grocery aisle and into the classroom, gun violence has invaded every corner of American life. It is a social epidemic no vaccine can stem, a crisis with no apparent end.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/ryan-busse-explains-roots-of-us-gun-violence?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=majorinvestigations&utm_content=river__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yHMLmcEjr74JjKQt4nNLqCEIHEGWfHfSr5qqH2Jv8jyl8pxyzS_7YtML4IZ-TLAcG7doZaEZDXjHCWoUmuGY7yuCeF4_sGdk$

# Gov / Politics
Biden yet to respond to proposed meeting with Gold Star families, Issa says: Issa letter asks Biden to ‘finally take the time to listen and hear what they have to say.’ Issa said he’s yet to hear a response from Biden. “For two years, Joe Biden ignored and insulted these Gold Star parents as he turned the page on his disastrous decisions that cost our
13 service members their lives,” Issa said in a statement https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.foxnews.com/politics/biden-yet-respond-proposed-meeting-gold-star-families-issa-says?utm_source=Newswav&utm_medium=Website__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yHMLmcEjr74JjKQt4nNLqCEIHEGWfHfSr5qqH2Jv8jyl8pxyzS_7YtML4IZ-TLAcG7doZaEZDXjHCWoUmuGY7yuCeHd3dEVu$

Watch: Roger Stone hatched plan to overturn 2020 election before results were known: MSNBC aired newly obtained footage showing Trump ally and longtime GOP operative Roger Stone dictating what sounds a lot like the core of a plot to overturn the 2020 presidential election. It’s unclear whether Stone’s message was actually given to Trump
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rawstory.com/watch-roger-stone-msnbc-video/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yHMLmcEjr74JjKQt4nNLqCEIHEGWfHfSr5qqH2Jv8jyl8pxyzS_7YtML4IZ-TLAcG7doZaEZDXjHCWoUmuGY7yuCeOPJNorV$

U.S. Capitalism and Why the Glut of ‘Wonder Weapons’ to Ukraine Won’t Make a Difference: This war in Ukraine is the ghoulish epitome of Western capitalism, writes Finian Cunningham. It is slowly and reluctantly dawning on Western officials and their servile media that the Ukraine counteroffensive is failing. Not only the two-month-old counteroffensive but indeed the entire conflict. Ukraine hasn’t a chance of prevailing against Russia’s superior forces.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://tippinsights.com/u-s-capitalism-and-why-the-glut-of-wonder-weapons-to-ukraine-wont-make-a-difference/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yHMLmcEjr74JjKQt4nNLqCEIHEGWfHfSr5qqH2Jv8jyl8pxyzS_7YtML4IZ-TLAcG7doZaEZDXjHCWoUmuGY7yuCeIq5U8kq$

Fox Executives Are Pouring Cash Into Joe Manchin’s Campaign: The West Virginia senator has appeared repeatedly on Fox News to chastise his Democratic colleagues as he considers a presidential run.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/08/14/joe-manchin-fox-donors/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=The*20Intercept*20Newsletter__;JSU!!On18fmf1aQ!yHMLmcEjr74JjKQt4nNLqCEIHEGWfHfSr5qqH2Jv8jyl8pxyzS_7YtML4IZ-TLAcG7doZaEZDXjHCWoUmuGY7yuCeB4nYbk2$

Trump, DeSantis both virtually tied with Biden in potential faceoff: Former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron Desantis are virtually tied with President Joe Biden in theoretical head-to-head matchups heading into the 2024 presidential campaign, according to new polling data.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_6279d414-3c4b-11ee-bfe9-47a1c7cebc1d.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yHMLmcEjr74JjKQt4nNLqCEIHEGWfHfSr5qqH2Jv8jyl8pxyzS_7YtML4IZ-TLAcG7doZaEZDXjHCWoUmuGY7yuCeKCzNZWJ$

# Legal / DOJ
Judge Faces Death Threats, Jurors Doxxed Amid Multiple Trump Indictments: A woman in Texas was arrested on charges of threatening to kill U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, who is presiding over an election interference case against former President Donald Trump. Also, the purported names and addresses of the grand jurors who indicted Trump in Georgia were posted on a fringe website with threats of violence.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-jurors-judge-doxxed-death-threats_n_64dd8826e4b00205f646d383__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yHMLmcEjr74JjKQt4nNLqCEIHEGWfHfSr5qqH2Jv8jyl8pxyzS_7YtML4IZ-TLAcG7doZaEZDXjHCWoUmuGY7yuCeKRTZoKF$

Clarence Thomas’ 38 Vacations: The Other Billionaires Who Have Treated the Supreme Court Justice to Luxury Travel: The fullest accounting yet shows how Thomas has secretly reaped the benefits from a network of wealthy and well-connected patrons that is far more extensive than previously understood.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/clarence-thomas-other-billionaires-sokol-huizenga-novelly-supreme-court?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=majorinvestigations&utm_content=river__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yHMLmcEjr74JjKQt4nNLqCEIHEGWfHfSr5qqH2Jv8jyl8pxyzS_7YtML4IZ-TLAcG7doZaEZDXjHCWoUmuGY7yuCeJ8LgJW4$

Alito Took Unreported Luxury Trip With GOP Donor Paul Singer: In the years after the undisclosed trip to Alaska, Republican megadonor Paul Singer’s hedge fund has repeatedly had business before the Supreme Court. Alito has never recused himself. By failing to disclose the private jet flight Singer provided, Alito appears to have violated a federal law that requires justices to disclose most gifts, according to ethics law experts.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/alito-private-jet-billionaire__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yHMLmcEjr74JjKQt4nNLqCEIHEGWfHfSr5qqH2Jv8jyl8pxyzS_7YtML4IZ-TLAcG7doZaEZDXjHCWoUmuGY7yuCeJX0dCni$

Georgia prosecutor seeks March 4 trial date for Trump on charges of trying to steal election: The proposed start date would place it before tentative dates for Trump’s criminal trials in New York and in Florida. The proposed start date would place it before tentative dates for Trump’s criminal trials in New York and in Florida. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis proposed to start Trump’s Georgia trial on March 4. Trump’s lawyers are expected to propose to delay the trial until after the 2024 election.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2023/08/16/donald-trump-trial-date/70605367007/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yHMLmcEjr74JjKQt4nNLqCEIHEGWfHfSr5qqH2Jv8jyl8pxyzS_7YtML4IZ-TLAcG7doZaEZDXjHCWoUmuGY7yuCeJI0fCxu$

House impeachment managers filed new accusations against suspended Attorney General Ken Paxton, shedding light on his alleged attempts to hide ties to Austin real estate investor Nate Paul. Instead, House managers alleged, Paxton became increasingly “entangled in Paul’s web of deceit” and “went to great lengths” to hide his relationship with Paul — using a burner phone and secret email accounts, ditching his security detail and using the fake Uber name to be “ferried to his lover’s or Paul’s properties
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4156174-impeachment-filing-details-new-abuse-of-power-claims-against-texas-ag-paxton/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yHMLmcEjr74JjKQt4nNLqCEIHEGWfHfSr5qqH2Jv8jyl8pxyzS_7YtML4IZ-TLAcG7doZaEZDXjHCWoUmuGY7yuCeHi52DuO$

Trump Supporters Are Sharing Personal Information of Georgia Grand Jury Members: Experts warn the sharing of this information could lead to harassment or direct violence against grand jury members.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/trump-supporters-are-sharing-personal-info-of-georgia-grand-jury-members/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yHMLmcEjr74JjKQt4nNLqCEIHEGWfHfSr5qqH2Jv8jyl8pxyzS_7YtML4IZ-TLAcG7doZaEZDXjHCWoUmuGY7yuCeDDRIjc3$

# Media
USPS Changes Are ‘Destroying the Postal Service,’ Workers Warn: Mail prices have gone up. Deliveries have slowed down. And those are just some of the changes that the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) has undergone over the past few years. When Louis DeJoy took over as Postmaster General in 2020, he vowed to overhaul the entire agency in order to pull it out of financial and operational ruin. In March 2021, he unveiled a 10-year transformation plan called Delivering for America (DFA), and this initiative has prompted a near-constant flow of adjustments. But DeJoy’s plans are not going over well with everyone, including USPS employees.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://bestlifeonline.com/usps-changes-dropboxes-facilties-stamps-news/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yHMLmcEjr74JjKQt4nNLqCEIHEGWfHfSr5qqH2Jv8jyl8pxyzS_7YtML4IZ-TLAcG7doZaEZDXjHCWoUmuGY7yuCeDT00DDM$

# Medical / Health
Appeals Court Upholds Some Mifepristone Restrictions As Drug Remains On Market: A federal appeals court ruled that the Food and Drug Administration failed to address safety concerns when it made the abortion pill mifepristone easier to obtain back in 2016. The drug will remain available while the suit proceeds.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/appeals-court-upholds-restrictions-abortion-pill-access-rcna100255__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yHMLmcEjr74JjKQt4nNLqCEIHEGWfHfSr5qqH2Jv8jyl8pxyzS_7YtML4IZ-TLAcG7doZaEZDXjHCWoUmuGY7yuCePsPymSO$

Choate Mental Health and Developmental Center Director Replaced as New Report Says Abuse at the Facility Hasn’t Stopped: A new report by an advocacy agency details how abuse and neglect at Choate have continued despite calls for and promises of reform. Now, the Illinois Department of Human Services has reversed its decision to keep Choate’s top leadership in place.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/choate-director-replaced-new-report-says-abuse-hasnt-stopped__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yHMLmcEjr74JjKQt4nNLqCEIHEGWfHfSr5qqH2Jv8jyl8pxyzS_7YtML4IZ-TLAcG7doZaEZDXjHCWoUmuGY7yuCeM-96xqq$

Why Doctors Spend Millions on Fees That Could Be Spent on Providing Care: The shift to electronic medical reimbursements gave rise to payment processing companies demanding a 1.5% to 5% fee every time a doctor gets paid by insurers. The government banned such fees, until a company lobbyist got involved. A powerful lobbyist convinced a federal agency that doctors can be forced to pay fees on money that health insurers owe them. Big companies rake in profits while doctors are saddled with yet another cost in a burdensome health care system.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thelundreport.org/content/hidden-fee-costing-doctors-millions-every-year__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yHMLmcEjr74JjKQt4nNLqCEIHEGWfHfSr5qqH2Jv8jyl8pxyzS_7YtML4IZ-TLAcG7doZaEZDXjHCWoUmuGY7yuCeGVLP4go$

Nightmare in the US: GMO Mosquitoes’ Release likely aiming to Vaccinate without Consent: Gene-edited Mosquito Vaccines Could Lead to Mass Vaccination Without Consent. The researchers genetically altered the malaria causing Plasmodium falciparum parasite, removing several genes to create a “minor version of malaria” incapable of causing sickness in humans. Murphy and his co-authors said they used mosquitoes — rather than syringes — to save cost and that they were not planning to use the technology to mass vaccinate millions of people without their consent.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2023/08/nightmare-in-the-us-gmo-mosquitoes-release-likely-aiming-to-vaccinate-without-consent/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yHMLmcEjr74JjKQt4nNLqCEIHEGWfHfSr5qqH2Jv8jyl8pxyzS_7YtML4IZ-TLAcG7doZaEZDXjHCWoUmuGY7yuCeAYnwUv3$

# Pharmaceuticals / Drugs
Prices of Top Medicare Drugs Have Tripled: The prices of the 25 most expensive drugs covered by Medicare have more than tripled since they were introduced, according to an analysis released last week by the AARP Public Policy Institute. The report also found that all but one drug listed saw price increases that exceeded the rate of inflation.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://arstechnica.com/health/2023/08/drug-makers-have-tripled-the-prices-of-top-medicare-drugs/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yHMLmcEjr74JjKQt4nNLqCEIHEGWfHfSr5qqH2Jv8jyl8pxyzS_7YtML4IZ-TLAcG7doZaEZDXjHCWoUmuGY7yuCePwcYD3D$

Blue Shield California ditches CVS for Amazon and Mark Cuban’s drug company: Blue Shield of California will no longer use CVS Health’s Caremark as its pharmacy benefit manager and instead will partner with several companies, including Amazon Pharmacy and Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Company. The insurer expects to save up to $500 million in annual drug costs once the multi-year plan is fully implemented.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/17/business/blue-shield-california-new-pharmacy-care/index.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yHMLmcEjr74JjKQt4nNLqCEIHEGWfHfSr5qqH2Jv8jyl8pxyzS_7YtML4IZ-TLAcG7doZaEZDXjHCWoUmuGY7yuCeJ5CBimN$

CVS stock plunges after Blue Shield of California drops retailer’s pharmacy services to save on drug costs: The announcement hints at the potential for health insurers to abandon the traditional pharmacy benefit management system and sent shares of other companies that offer the services lower.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/17/cvs-stock-blue-shield-of-california-drops-pbm-services.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yHMLmcEjr74JjKQt4nNLqCEIHEGWfHfSr5qqH2Jv8jyl8pxyzS_7YtML4IZ-TLAcG7doZaEZDXjHCWoUmuGY7yuCeEsGX0LR$

# Space
Moscow’s Luna-25 lander was successfully placed in the Moon’s orbit Wednesday, the first such Russian mission in almost 50 years, space agency Roscosmos announced.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Russias_Luna-25_probe_enters_Moon_orbit_999.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yHMLmcEjr74JjKQt4nNLqCEIHEGWfHfSr5qqH2Jv8jyl8pxyzS_7YtML4IZ-TLAcG7doZaEZDXjHCWoUmuGY7yuCeG6WAz9l$

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August 16, 2023
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# Border / Immigration / Migrants
Joint US-Mexico Body Makes Big Find on Border Barrier: Despite a lawsuit by the Justice Department, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has stood firm at keeping the barrier up, arguing that Texas has a constitutional right to protect its border with Mexico. Now, per CBS News, a new topographical survey carried out by the feds shows that almost 80% of the barrier isn’t even in the US, it’s technically in Mexico.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/joint-us-mexico-body-makes-big-find-on-border-barrier/ar-AA1flynh?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=c87f72248b5c444aa0a6fbe70a56e786&ei=6__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yZL4KhjNCap5DCnxVq2By3BGXyPlYAuJYtSFtde7xVGyg49HYNwyGUuUvoIJ9YbVteuR02a3Spp1LoOWcpF5BQ0cMhX6l-66$

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
New COVID ‘Eris’ variant: The symptoms, how dangerous it is and whether vaccines work: A fast-spreading new subvariant of the coronavirus that causes Covid-19, nicknamed “Eris” by health watchers but formally known as EG.5, recently became the most prevalent strain in the country, according to recent official estimates, though it does not appear to cause significant illness or pose immediate danger.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/08/what-to-know-about-covid-variant-eris-00110286__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yZL4KhjNCap5DCnxVq2By3BGXyPlYAuJYtSFtde7xVGyg49HYNwyGUuUvoIJ9YbVteuR02a3Spp1LoOWcpF5BQ0cMv2rIRQ_$

# Education / Schools
Michigan contractor sentenced to prison for school bribery scheme: John David, 65, was sentenced Monday after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit bribery and to bribery of Madison District Public Schools with his reconstruction company, Emergency Restoration. The company was awarded over $3.1 million in projects by the school district
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theoaklandpress.com/2023/08/16/ex-madison-heights-school-contractor-sentenced-in-bribery-scheme__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yZL4KhjNCap5DCnxVq2By3BGXyPlYAuJYtSFtde7xVGyg49HYNwyGUuUvoIJ9YbVteuR02a3Spp1LoOWcpF5BQ0cMiDoT1lA$

Nevada committee spikes governor’s plan to bolster school choice: Nevada lawmakers voted Wednesday not to divert federal COVID-19 relief funds toward expanding the Opportunity Scholarship program in the state after about six hours of discussion and testimony.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.chalkboardnews.com/issues/school-choice/nevada-committee-spikes-governors-plan-to-bolster-school-choice/article_e4a5a2a8-37c1-11ee-8868-bff3b0ee37df.html?seyid=83294*Signup__;Iw!!On18fmf1aQ!yZL4KhjNCap5DCnxVq2By3BGXyPlYAuJYtSFtde7xVGyg49HYNwyGUuUvoIJ9YbVteuR02a3Spp1LoOWcpF5BQ0cMog4w51O$

Nevada Gov. Joe Lombardo has what he calls a short-term plan to shore up a private school scholarship program, after Democratic legislators this week rejected a proposal that involved using unallocated federal money.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/nevada-governor-school-choice-scholarships-84d6c2de15116fd8abf1f5f98fcedded__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yZL4KhjNCap5DCnxVq2By3BGXyPlYAuJYtSFtde7xVGyg49HYNwyGUuUvoIJ9YbVteuR02a3Spp1LoOWcpF5BQ0cMovZOgks$

New 4 Percent Tax on Wealthiest Residents Will Fund Free School Meals in Massachusetts: Twenty-six percent of children in the state are food insecure, according to the U.S. Census Household Pulse Survey. Public school students in Massachusetts are set to get a free breakfast and lunch after the state implemented a new 4 percent tax on the state’s wealthiest residents. Massachusetts is the eighth U.S. state to make free school meals permanent.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/massachusetts-joins-short-list-of-states-providing-free-school-meals-to-all/2023/08__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yZL4KhjNCap5DCnxVq2By3BGXyPlYAuJYtSFtde7xVGyg49HYNwyGUuUvoIJ9YbVteuR02a3Spp1LoOWcpF5BQ0cMrobECOV$

# Employment / Labor
Democratic National Convention Chair’s Firm Helps Companies Block Labor Laws: Democratic National Convention Chair’s Firm Helps Companies Block Labor Laws. Dewey Square Group, where Minyon Moore leads State and Local Affairs, was paid over $10 million last year by a Lyft-funded industry group fighting state labor protections.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/power/2023-08-16-democratic-national-convention-chairs-firm-helps-companies-block-labor-laws/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yZL4KhjNCap5DCnxVq2By3BGXyPlYAuJYtSFtde7xVGyg49HYNwyGUuUvoIJ9YbVteuR02a3Spp1LoOWcpF5BQ0cMohrmFqf$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining
Deep-sea mining could begin soon, regulated or not: Mining the seafloor could boost global production of clean energy technology, and destroy the ocean in the process. Not everyone wants to wait for more discovery. A Vancouver-based start-up called The Metals Company (TMC) is pushing to start mining the CCZ in 2024, in partnership with the Pacific Island nation Nauru. Big machines would scrape the seafloor, scooping up nodules while kicking up clouds of sediment, potentially damaging the deep sea on a vast scale by removing habitat and species and altering ecosystems.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/deep-sea-mining-could-begin-soon-regulated-or-not/*:*:text=Editor’s*20Note*20(8*2F15*2F,not*20be*20completed*20until*202025__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!yZL4KhjNCap5DCnxVq2By3BGXyPlYAuJYtSFtde7xVGyg49HYNwyGUuUvoIJ9YbVteuR02a3Spp1LoOWcpF5BQ0cMrpeBlFx$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure Dry springs in Central Texas warn of water shortage ahead: Heat, drought and booming population growth have stressed the aquifers that supply drinking water to millions of people. The Trinity Aquifer is at its lowest level on record. Across the region, iconic natural springs are dwindling or drying up, victims of extreme heat, persistent drought and ever-growing demand for water.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/15082023/central-texas-dry-wells-water-shortage/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yZL4KhjNCap5DCnxVq2By3BGXyPlYAuJYtSFtde7xVGyg49HYNwyGUuUvoIJ9YbVteuR02a3Spp1LoOWcpF5BQ0cMgySxn6Y$

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals
NOAA is rolling out a plan to radically expand offshore aquaculture. Not everyone is onboard: NOAA’s five-year plan to strengthen the domestic seafood market includes establishing dozens of open-pen fish farms up to three miles offshore.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://civileats.com/2023/08/15/noaa-is-rolling-out-a-plan-to-radically-expand-offshore-aquaculture-not-everyone-is-onboard/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yZL4KhjNCap5DCnxVq2By3BGXyPlYAuJYtSFtde7xVGyg49HYNwyGUuUvoIJ9YbVteuR02a3Spp1LoOWcpF5BQ0cMizVTSZK$

# Gov / Politics
VT’s Mark Dankof joins host Johnny Punish to dissect the extreme corruption that is embedded into the US political and government system. Together they slam the system and offer empathy for the collective American victims who are brainwashed to believe the other side is the enemy. Mark Dankof was the former 36th District Chairman of the Republican Party in King County/Seattle. He was an elected delegate to Texas State Republican Conventions in 1994 and 1996 and entered the United States Senate race in Delaware in 2000 as the nominated candidate of the Constitution Party against Democratic candidate Thomas Carper and Republican incumbent William Roth.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2023/08/vt-radio-korruption-usa/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yZL4KhjNCap5DCnxVq2By3BGXyPlYAuJYtSFtde7xVGyg49HYNwyGUuUvoIJ9YbVteuR02a3Spp1LoOWcpF5BQ0cMpq83PSE$

US-backed roll of the dice leaves Ukraine in worse crisis: The U.S. decision to reject peace negotiations and prolong the war have led to a brutal war of attrition that is gradually destroying Ukraine. So, based on Biden’s own definition of U.S. war aims, his policy is failing, and it is hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian soldiers, not Americans, who are paying the price, with their limbs and their lives.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.globalresearch.ca/us-ukraine-worse-crisis/5829156__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yZL4KhjNCap5DCnxVq2By3BGXyPlYAuJYtSFtde7xVGyg49HYNwyGUuUvoIJ9YbVteuR02a3Spp1LoOWcpF5BQ0cMsYuM8xl$

U.S. picks a fight with Iran over Russia: The United States and its Western allies clashed with Russia and Iran at the U.N. Security Council on Thursday over Tehran’s advancing uranium enrichment and its reported supply of combat drones to Moscow being used to attack Ukraine.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/west-clashes-russia-iran-tehrans-uranium-enrichment-drones-100831766__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yZL4KhjNCap5DCnxVq2By3BGXyPlYAuJYtSFtde7xVGyg49HYNwyGUuUvoIJ9YbVteuR02a3Spp1LoOWcpF5BQ0cMhflXKz9$

# Legal / DOJ
Texas Is Suing Planned Parenthood for $1.8 Billion Over $17 Million in Medicaid Payments: The case is being heard by a far right judge who recently ruled to shut down access to abortion drug mifepristone.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/texas-is-suing-planned-parenthood-for-1-8b-over-17m-in-medicaid-payments/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yZL4KhjNCap5DCnxVq2By3BGXyPlYAuJYtSFtde7xVGyg49HYNwyGUuUvoIJ9YbVteuR02a3Spp1LoOWcpF5BQ0cMj7xzzfI$

Even after Trump’s felony count ticked up to 91, his rivals for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination remained largely unwilling to use that against him. A consultant who once worked for Texas Sen. Ted Cruz (R) said he didn’t know why the 2024 cohort hasn’t learned that praising Trump won’t help them win over his supporters.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-gop-presidential-rivals-mostly-silent_n_64dbf487e4b05a467803c4d7?utm_source=ground.news&utm_medium=referral__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yZL4KhjNCap5DCnxVq2By3BGXyPlYAuJYtSFtde7xVGyg49HYNwyGUuUvoIJ9YbVteuR02a3Spp1LoOWcpF5BQ0cMo6_kske$

There are a few reasons why Trump might have the toughest time fighting this indictment out of the four he’s facing. He can’t pardon himself out of a state charge if he’s elected president. And he’s also more strongly tangled up in a web of co-conspirators.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4149648-how-a-georgia-trump-indictment-would-differ-from-the-federal-jan-6-case/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yZL4KhjNCap5DCnxVq2By3BGXyPlYAuJYtSFtde7xVGyg49HYNwyGUuUvoIJ9YbVteuR02a3Spp1LoOWcpF5BQ0cMsus0v_G$

Donald Trump’s Criminal Trial in Georgia Could Be the Only One Televised: The latest case against the former president in Georgia will likely bring a lot more transparency to Trump’s legal troubles. Even Trump’s own lawyer argued that cameras should be allowed in the federal courtroom. The case in Georgia “takes on major additional significance because Georgia courts require criminal trials generally to be televised,” former acting US solicitor general Neal Katyal tweeted.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.axios.com/2023/08/14/trump-georgia-indictment-televised-court__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yZL4KhjNCap5DCnxVq2By3BGXyPlYAuJYtSFtde7xVGyg49HYNwyGUuUvoIJ9YbVteuR02a3Spp1LoOWcpF5BQ0cMhCXLW7Q$
See also: Full text of Trump’s racketeering indictment in Georgia https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_3f363108-3b76-11ee-97eb-9b268b97436e.html?a&seyid=83217*utm_source=thecentersquare.com&utm_campaign=*2FNational*2Flists*2Ft2*2F*2F&utm_medium=email__;PyUlJSUl!!On18fmf1aQ!yZL4KhjNCap5DCnxVq2By3BGXyPlYAuJYtSFtde7xVGyg49HYNwyGUuUvoIJ9YbVteuR02a3Spp1LoOWcpF5BQ0cMkpo2D3N$

Republicans, conservatives defend Trump; campaign blasts Georgia indictment: Former President Donald Trump’s latest indictment has sparked a flurry of pushback from Republicans and conservatives, who call it a political effort to take down the Republican frontrunner for president.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/aug/15/donald-trump-republicans-reaction-georgia-indictment__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yZL4KhjNCap5DCnxVq2By3BGXyPlYAuJYtSFtde7xVGyg49HYNwyGUuUvoIJ9YbVteuR02a3Spp1LoOWcpF5BQ0cMpqjuMSL$

# Medical / Health
Bernie Sanders: Congress Must Address Our Health-Care Crisis: Health care in the U.S. is broken, dysfunctional, and getting worse. New bipartisan legislation, if passed, would be an important step toward a more humane and rational system https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jan/09/congress-healthcare-minimum-wage-education-us-families__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yZL4KhjNCap5DCnxVq2By3BGXyPlYAuJYtSFtde7xVGyg49HYNwyGUuUvoIJ9YbVteuR02a3Spp1LoOWcpF5BQ0cMrdTmNPp$

Chairman Sanders Introduces Major Legislation on Primary Care and Announces HELP Markup Next Week: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, on Wednesday issued the following statement after he introduced major legislation to overhaul the primary health care system in America
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sanders.senate.gov/press-releases/news-chairman-sanders-introduces-major-legislation-on-primary-care-and-announces-help-markup-next-week/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yZL4KhjNCap5DCnxVq2By3BGXyPlYAuJYtSFtde7xVGyg49HYNwyGUuUvoIJ9YbVteuR02a3Spp1LoOWcpF5BQ0cMvDb1x89$

North Carolinians Face Crushing Interest Rates as Hospitals Sue for Unpaid Bills: Researchers found the state’s laws are allowing hospitals to add tens of thousands of dollars to some families’ debts. North Carolina law allows hospitals to charge 8% annual interest on outstanding debts, which added tens of thousands of dollars to some families’ debts over the years, the researchers found. Overall, interest accounted for almost a third of the total judgments recorded in the debt cases
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/north-carolinians-face-crushing-interest-rates-as-hospitals-sue-for-unpaid-bills/*:*:text=North*20Carolina*20law*20allows*20hospitals,recorded*20in*20the*20debt*20cases__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!yZL4KhjNCap5DCnxVq2By3BGXyPlYAuJYtSFtde7xVGyg49HYNwyGUuUvoIJ9YbVteuR02a3Spp1LoOWcpF5BQ0cMhbC1oh-$

# Military / Global
Chinese military experts create lasers that fire indefinitely: Chinese military scientists announced they created a cutting-edge cooling system for high-powered lasers. Specifically, it maintains power to a concentrated beam system “indefinitely” without overheating. Many armed forces apply battlefield technologies never before seen. People should know how these innovations could protect or harm them.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://technology.inquirer.net/127029/chinese-lasers-fires-indefinitely*ixzz8AaMLB287__;Iw!!On18fmf1aQ!yZL4KhjNCap5DCnxVq2By3BGXyPlYAuJYtSFtde7xVGyg49HYNwyGUuUvoIJ9YbVteuR02a3Spp1LoOWcpF5BQ0cMupvGCjB$

Secretive Taiwanese Cruise Missile Able To Strike Deep In China May Have Broken Cover: Secretive Taiwanese Cruise Missile Able To Strike Deep In China May Have Broken Cover. Taiwan’s HF-2E land-attack cruise missile has reportedly been in service for more than a decade, but has never been seen publicly.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/secretive-taiwanese-cruise-missile-able-to-strike-deep-in-china-may-have-broken-cover?utm_source=Newswav&utm_medium=Website__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yZL4KhjNCap5DCnxVq2By3BGXyPlYAuJYtSFtde7xVGyg49HYNwyGUuUvoIJ9YbVteuR02a3Spp1LoOWcpF5BQ0cMpMg4SqM$

# Security
CIA-GATE 4. Bulgarian Tea Party: How US Intelligence Supplies Ukraine with White Phosphorus: Originally published by CIAgate Substack. WARNING – The information is so detailed that we believe it is our duty to report their dossiers, even if it is impossible for us to verify them.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2023/08/cia-gate-4-bulgarian-tea-party-how-us-intelligence-supplies-ukraine-with-white-phosphorus/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cia-gate-4-bulgarian-tea-party-how-us-intelligence-supplies-ukraine-with-white-phosphorus__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yZL4KhjNCap5DCnxVq2By3BGXyPlYAuJYtSFtde7xVGyg49HYNwyGUuUvoIJ9YbVteuR02a3Spp1LoOWcpF5BQ0cMr_oYi8v$

# Space
Russia’s Luna-25 moon lander snaps 1st pictures from space (photos): The images seem to confirm that Luna-25 is healthy. Luna-25’s first images were taken on Sunday (Aug. 13) and published Monday (Aug. 14) by the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IKI RAS). The black-and-white photo collection shows the Russian flag and mission patch on the spacecraft’s structure alongside images of Earth and the moon shining bright against the blackness of space.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.space.com/russia-moon-lander-luna-25-1st-photos-from-space__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yZL4KhjNCap5DCnxVq2By3BGXyPlYAuJYtSFtde7xVGyg49HYNwyGUuUvoIJ9YbVteuR02a3Spp1LoOWcpF5BQ0cMs8lPmdb$

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August 15, 2023
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# Indigenous
What one school’s fight to eliminate PFAS says about Indian Country’s forever chemical problem: As the United States begins to crack down on PFAS contamination, Indigenous communities are getting left behind. Late last year, tests conducted by the Environmental Protection Agency revealed school’s drinking water wells were contaminated with PFAS. Some of the wells had PFAS levels as high as 160 parts per trillion, 40 times higher than the 4 part-per-trillion threshold the federal government recently proposed as a maximum safe limit.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://grist.org/equity/minnesota-tribal-school-pfas-water-contamination-epa/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wMK28seUMAHyQOwN9SN35meoicjAbSOmChOWRszIkloNjSQbhlPmYWHdMTTr1Ia02XzuTfw_Py2Cux_I-lpUhr68Z7mi3zRZ$

# Archaeology
Church Carving Dating Back to the 16th Century Features an Astronaut; The Internet Has Questions: This picture, circulating the internet, could easily cause someone to pause and even rethink their position on the validity of ancient aliens. However, this spacesuit, complete with tubes and boots, shows an accurate depiction of what a man in space would be outfitted with. And the picture is not fiction or fabrication.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/tripideas/church-carving-dating-back-to-the-16th-century-features-an-astronaut-the-internet-has-questions/ar-AA1fiHu2?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=323a44844ffc4598a21463c67ba2eefc&ei=21__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wMK28seUMAHyQOwN9SN35meoicjAbSOmChOWRszIkloNjSQbhlPmYWHdMTTr1Ia02XzuTfw_Py2Cux_I-lpUhr68Z6PeaNAI$

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
‘It ages the brain by a decade’: Long COVID symptoms including extreme fatigue and brain fog take severe health toll. People struggling with “long Covid,” or the persistence of symptoms after an initial Covid-19 infection, can face cognitive difficulties such as “brain fog” and memory problems.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2023/08/15/it-ages-the-brain-by-a-decade-long-covid-symptoms-including-extreme-fatigue-and-brain-fog-take-severe-health-toll/?mc_cid=c62901450c&mc_eid=c87bac2a19__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wMK28seUMAHyQOwN9SN35meoicjAbSOmChOWRszIkloNjSQbhlPmYWHdMTTr1Ia02XzuTfw_Py2Cux_I-lpUhr68ZzyRwdHr$

Rand Paul Unveils The ‘Smoking Gun’ Against Dr. Fauci – ‘No Clearer Case Of Perjury’: “Think about it, a million Americans died. This is one of the biggest events of our lifetime. If it came from a lab that we funded, would we not want to know? And if someone made the decision, and here’s what, in all likelihood, happened. There was a safety committee that was supposed to review dangerous research and decide if we should fund it. Fauci went around the committee,” Paul alleged.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://dcenquirer.com/watch-rand-paul-vows-to-take-action-exposes-dr-fauci-for-clear-case-of-perjury__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wMK28seUMAHyQOwN9SN35meoicjAbSOmChOWRszIkloNjSQbhlPmYWHdMTTr1Ia02XzuTfw_Py2Cux_I-lpUhr68Z7CeCtpZ$

Long covid and medical gaslighting: Dismissal, delayed diagnosis, and deferred treatment https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667321522001299?via*3Dihub__;JQ!!On18fmf1aQ!wMK28seUMAHyQOwN9SN35meoicjAbSOmChOWRszIkloNjSQbhlPmYWHdMTTr1Ia02XzuTfw_Py2Cux_I-lpUhr68Z5krzmYR$

Gaslighting in women’s health: No, it’s not just in your head: There’s a dirty little secret in health care that doesn’t get the attention it deserves: Female patients are continuously gaslighted about their physical and mental health. Whether it’s heart disease labeled as anxiety, an autoimmune disorder attributed to depression, or ovarian cysts chalked up to “normal period pain,” many women’s health issues are likely to be misdiagnosed or dismissed by doctors as something less critical.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.northwell.edu/katz-institute-for-womens-health/articles/gaslighting-in-womens-health__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wMK28seUMAHyQOwN9SN35meoicjAbSOmChOWRszIkloNjSQbhlPmYWHdMTTr1Ia02XzuTfw_Py2Cux_I-lpUhr68Z3UH02qp$

Feeling Dismissed and Ignored by Your Doctor? Dismissed patients share a more nuanced tale. They are not believed, or they’re told they’re overreacting. They’re accused of exaggerating their symptoms or pain.
What you can do if your symptoms are dismissed or ignored https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.improvediagnosis.org/dxiq-column/feeling-dismissed-and-ignored-by-your-doctor-do-this/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wMK28seUMAHyQOwN9SN35meoicjAbSOmChOWRszIkloNjSQbhlPmYWHdMTTr1Ia02XzuTfw_Py2Cux_I-lpUhr68Z6ZCt5I-$

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
Biden gives Iran a $6 billion payday: President Joe Biden’s decision to unfreeze $6 billion in Iranian oil revenues is intended to bribe the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism to release hostages. Iran has unsurprisingly hailed this deal, which will bring it substantial benefits, as one of “honorable diplomacy.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/editorials/biden-gives-iran-a-6-billion-payday*:*:text=President*20Joe*20Biden’s*20decision,one*20of*20*22honorable*20diplomacy.*22__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!wMK28seUMAHyQOwN9SN35meoicjAbSOmChOWRszIkloNjSQbhlPmYWHdMTTr1Ia02XzuTfw_Py2Cux_I-lpUhr68Z_fcv44S$

Vox’s student loan ‘expert’ is paid by debt collectors: Kevin Carey’s job is funded by corporations that stand to lose so much from Biden’s cancellation of federal student loans deserves a disclosure from Vox. Vox (8/7/23) published a piece arguing that “the White House should admit that student debt forgiveness isn’t happening,” and instead make sure that borrowers are prepared for loan repayments to begin again in October. But it failed to disclose that the author is on the student loan industry’s payroll.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://scheerpost.com/2023/08/15/voxs-student-loan-expert-is-paid-by-debt-collectors/*:*:text=Vox*20(8*2F7*2F23)*20published*20a*20piece*20arguing,the*20student*20loan*20industry’s*20payroll__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!wMK28seUMAHyQOwN9SN35meoicjAbSOmChOWRszIkloNjSQbhlPmYWHdMTTr1Ia02XzuTfw_Py2Cux_I-lpUhr68Z-z_gwgd$
See also: Biden’s new plan to forgive $39 billion in student loans, explained: More than 800,000 borrowers are now eligible for student loan forgiveness. Here’s what that means for you.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vox.com/policy/2023/7/14/23795256/student-loan-forgiveness-debt-biden-plan__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wMK28seUMAHyQOwN9SN35meoicjAbSOmChOWRszIkloNjSQbhlPmYWHdMTTr1Ia02XzuTfw_Py2Cux_I-lpUhr68Z7Zi0DfU$

FED, ECB & IMF ready to Sell the Nations to BlackRock: Devilish Plot IMF’s Resilience and Sustainability Trust (RST) thanks to Interest Rate Hike. With a rapid rise in rates, the risk of unintended consequences and policy error is high, with possible overshoot leading to a deeper and more prolonged economic downturn and potential global recession.
This is the alarm raised by the Global Risk Report 2023 of the World Economic Forum released during the annual international summit last January https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vtforeignpolicy.com/2023/08/great-reset-fed-ecb-imf-ready-to-sell-the-nations-to-blackrock/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=great-reset-fed-ecb-imf-ready-to-sell-the-nations-to-blackrock__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wMK28seUMAHyQOwN9SN35meoicjAbSOmChOWRszIkloNjSQbhlPmYWHdMTTr1Ia02XzuTfw_Py2Cux_I-lpUhr68Z2nYLi7y$

The Great Reset; Remarks to World Economic Forum: Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director, IMF: One hundred and seventy countries are going to finish this year with a smaller economy than at the start of the year, and we already project that there will be more debt, bigger deficits, and more unemployment. And there is a very high risk of more inequality and more poverty. Unless we act.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.imf.org/en/News/Articles/2020/06/03/sp060320-remarks-to-world-economic-forum-the-great-reset__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wMK28seUMAHyQOwN9SN35meoicjAbSOmChOWRszIkloNjSQbhlPmYWHdMTTr1Ia02XzuTfw_Py2Cux_I-lpUhr68Z1y9sFNy$

BlackRock Corporate site: New regime, new opportunities. The new, more volatile economic regime provides different – yet abundant – investment opportunities to those who know where to look. Persistent production constraints have central banks keeping interest rates high. Yet we find opportunities by getting granular within asset classes and harnessing mega forces like AI.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.blackrock.com/corporate__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wMK28seUMAHyQOwN9SN35meoicjAbSOmChOWRszIkloNjSQbhlPmYWHdMTTr1Ia02XzuTfw_Py2Cux_I-lpUhr68Z-4htZ27$

The Federal Reserve Ignores China at Its Peril: A disturbing characteristic of Jerome Powell’s Federal Reserve is how U.S.-centric it has become. In following its data-dependent interest rate policy, the Fed makes little reference to world economic developments in general and to those in China in particular.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://dcjournal.com/the-federal-reserve-ignores-china-at-its-peril/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wMK28seUMAHyQOwN9SN35meoicjAbSOmChOWRszIkloNjSQbhlPmYWHdMTTr1Ia02XzuTfw_Py2Cux_I-lpUhr68Z4R8Fv4l$

# Education / Schools
Daily report cards can decrease disruptions for children with ADHD: Traditional report cards sent home every few months are fine for most students. But for kids with behavioral issues, a daily report card can be a better option. Those with the daily report card had an average of
4.5 fewer rule violations per 30-minute class than those without one.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/daily-report-cards-can-decrease-disruptions-for-children-with-adhd-210229*:*:text=Daily*20report*20cards*20also*20work,class*20than*20those*20without*20one__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!wMK28seUMAHyQOwN9SN35meoicjAbSOmChOWRszIkloNjSQbhlPmYWHdMTTr1Ia02XzuTfw_Py2Cux_I-lpUhr68Z9VEbWI2$

Arkansas will not recognize AP Black History for credit, only European History: One critic of the action described it as “racism pure and simple.” The Arkansas Department of Education alerted school districts across the state offering Advanced Placement (AP) African American Studies that it would no longer recognize the course, and that students who complete it would not receive high school credit for doing so.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/arkansas-will-not-recognize-ap-black-history-for-credit-only-european-history/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wMK28seUMAHyQOwN9SN35meoicjAbSOmChOWRszIkloNjSQbhlPmYWHdMTTr1Ia02XzuTfw_Py2Cux_I-lpUhr68Z7rjbxyR$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure Judge rules in favor of youths in landmark Montana climate trial: In the first ruling of its kind nationwide, a Montana state court decided Monday in favor of young people who alleged the state violated their right to a “clean and healthful environment” by promoting the use of fossil fuels. Want to know how your actions can help make a difference for our planet? This is a monumental decision,” said a lawyer for the young plaintiffs, and could influence similar cases in other states.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/aug/14/montana-climate-trial-young-activists-judge-order__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wMK28seUMAHyQOwN9SN35meoicjAbSOmChOWRszIkloNjSQbhlPmYWHdMTTr1Ia02XzuTfw_Py2Cux_I-lpUhr68Z_FVksU2$

Newsom bypasses Washington by inking climate pacts with China, Australia: California’s role as a shadow climate negotiator is only becoming more important as geopolitical tensions rise. The most effective U.S. negotiator on international climate cooperation right now isn’t in Washington. It’s California Gov. Gavin Newsom, whose new pacts with China and other major polluters are cementing the Golden State’s role as a climate policy power broker.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2023/08/14/newsom-climate-diplomacy-00110622*:*:text=The*20most*20effective*20U.S.*20negotiator,a*20climate*20policy*20power*20broker__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!wMK28seUMAHyQOwN9SN35meoicjAbSOmChOWRszIkloNjSQbhlPmYWHdMTTr1Ia02XzuTfw_Py2Cux_I-lpUhr68Z9eKs7D0$

Texas’ Brazos River, captive and contaminated: Dow-Freeport, the largest chemical plant complex in the Western Hemisphere, dominates, and pollutes, the Lower Brazos Watershed. As a “navigable” waterway, the river ostensibly belongs to the public. But in reality, a significant portion of the water that Graves canoed down in 1957 had long been destined for the intake pumps of Dow.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/14082023/texas-brazos-river-captive-and-contaminated/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wMK28seUMAHyQOwN9SN35meoicjAbSOmChOWRszIkloNjSQbhlPmYWHdMTTr1Ia02XzuTfw_Py2Cux_I-lpUhr68Z5UL0Q5z$

Gov. Greg Abbott declares wildfire disaster for three-fourths of Texas: At least 8,500 acres of Texas land have burned since Aug. 1. The governor’s disaster declaration allows included counties to access state resources to fight wildfires.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2023/08/14/texas-wildfires-2023-governor-disaster-declaration/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wMK28seUMAHyQOwN9SN35meoicjAbSOmChOWRszIkloNjSQbhlPmYWHdMTTr1Ia02XzuTfw_Py2Cux_I-lpUhr68Z7IhEPRI$

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals
Why are we paying for crop failures in the desert? Heat linked to climate change has driven $1.33 billion in insurance payouts to farmers across the Southwest for crops that failed amid high temperatures. Taxpayers are on the hook for heat-related crop losses in parched states like Arizona. That needs to change.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://newrepublic.com/article/174854/paying-crop-failures-desert*:*:text=The*20American*20taxpayer*20is*20covering,that*20failed*20amid*20high*20temperatures__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!wMK28seUMAHyQOwN9SN35meoicjAbSOmChOWRszIkloNjSQbhlPmYWHdMTTr1Ia02XzuTfw_Py2Cux_I-lpUhr68Z3Tv2-B8$

The Truth About Food ‘Expiration’ Dates: Forgot about that container of yogurt in the back of the fridge? A bag of granola lost in the pantry? A glance at the expiration date might tell you that it’s time to toss it, but in fact, “expired” food might still be perfectly safe and enjoyable to eat. The Congressional Office of Technology Assessment stated that there was “little or no benefit derived from open dating in terms of improved microbiological safety.” Yet, a very similar system of dating food products is still widespread in the United States today. “Expired”
food might still be perfectly safe and enjoyable to eat.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ecowatch.com/food-expiration-labels-dates-safety-ecowatch.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wMK28seUMAHyQOwN9SN35meoicjAbSOmChOWRszIkloNjSQbhlPmYWHdMTTr1Ia02XzuTfw_Py2Cux_I-lpUhr68Zwpm0lXP$

Tyson Foods will shut down four more poultry plants. North Little Rock, Arkansas; Corydon, Indiana; and Dexter and Noel, Missouri are expected to cease operations within the first half of fiscal 2024, with related charges expected to cost the company $300 million to $400 million. The plant closures will account for 3,000 jobs lost within their local communities in America’s heartland by the end of 2023 or in early 2024.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/america-s-heartland-is-losing-four-more-meat-processing-plans/ar-AA1fiq4r?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=323a44844ffc4598a21463c67ba2eefc&ei=66__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wMK28seUMAHyQOwN9SN35meoicjAbSOmChOWRszIkloNjSQbhlPmYWHdMTTr1Ia02XzuTfw_Py2Cux_I-lpUhr68Z6IZ9D_p$

# Gov / Politics
Georgia’s indictment of Trump is a confirmation of states’ rights, a favorite cause of Republicans since Reagan: Republicans have been calling for policymakers to rein in the federal government in favor of devolving more power to the states. Contrary to what it sounds like, “federalism” does not mean a strong central government. Instead, it refers to a system of government in which the people may be regulated by both the federal and state governments.
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Vivek Ramaswamy cuts off interview after floating plan to let China attack Taiwan after 2028: Ramaswamy floated that plan to persuade Xi to delay a Taiwan crisis during an extended interview with conservative talk radio host Hugh Hewitt. But he ended the interview 15 minutes earlier than Hewitt had anticipated after the host pressed him to clarify whether he would draw a short-term “red line” around Taiwan.
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House Republicans investigate foreign funding to influence elections: “Additionally, the Committee has also found that significant amounts of foreign money is flowing through 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) organizations to influence elections.” The lawmakers requested information on whether the Internal Revenue Service adequately tracks how foreign money could flow through these groups.
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Alabama ignoring SCOTUS show true danger of partisan court: The most effective solution may be not just ethical regulations and term limits, but reforming the way we conduct presidential elections entirely.
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# Law Enforcment
Florida 9-Year-Old Fatally Shoots 6-Year-Old in the Head: The adult who was present at the home during the shooting was taken to a local police station and interviewed by detectives. That person has not been publicly identified. “There is no indication of criminal violence related to this incident, and there are no outstanding suspects,” the assistant chief added
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# Legal / DOJ
Trump’s ‘Blatantly Unlawful’ Tantrum Over Grand Jury Witness: Donald Trump publicly insisted on a key witness in Georgia’s grand jury probe shouldn’t testify this week as ordered, a brazen ask that one legal expert described as “witness tampering in real time.” “This is exceptionally bad even for Donald Trump,” Anthony Michael Kreis, law professor.
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Trump furious on Truth Social after fourth indictment, this time in Georgia: The former president was indicted in Georgia over his attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election in the state. Former President Donald Trump, predictably, reacted furiously after he was indicted in Georgia on racketeering and other charges related to his attempts to overturn his 2020 election defeat. “So, the Witch Hunt continues!” he wrote on Truth Social.
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The 8 Biggest Takeaways From Trump’s Georgia Indictment: Highlights of the 98-page indictment include Trump’s old tweets, some big names, ranging from attorneys to former top government officials, and the alleged commission of crimes well into Biden’s presidency. Highlights of the events and characters in the documents
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Ex-Prosecutor Spots A Major Problem For Donald Trump That People Are Missing: Renato Mariotti highlighted a “big challenge” for the former president’s legal team.
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An Atlanta, Georgia, grand jury indicted former President Donald Trump on Aug. 14, 2023, charging him with racketeering and 12 other felonies related to his alleged attempts to overturn his 2020 election defeat in the state.
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Rudy Giuliani, RICO Pioneer, Indicted on Racketeering Charges With Trump: Rudy Giuliani, who pioneered the use of RICO when he was a US attorney, just got indicted on RICO charges. Giuliani is accused of being at the center of the scheme and helping Trump push lies about the 2020 election. He is charged with 13 criminal counts, accused of soliciting public officials to violate their oaths of office, and making false statements, including one falsely accusing Black election workers of fraud.
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With Georgia Indictment, Trump Has Now Lost Control of His Own Toxic Narrative: Trump will have to face the judgment of ordinary Americans, in both the jury box and the voting booth. Georgia, grand jury indicted the disgraced ex-president, along with 18 others, on state Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) charges and a slew of conspiracy charges. They are being charged using the same legal tools used to take down mafia bosses and their henchmen, groups engaged in sprawling campaigns of illegality.
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Supreme Court Has an Originalist Roadmap to Disqualify Trump From the Presidency: A new article written by two conservative law professors is an urgent call to action to disqualify Trump from office. “On the basis of the public record, former President Donald J. Trump is constitutionally disqualified from again being President (or holding any other covered office) because of his role in the attempted overthrow of the 2020 election and the events leading to the January 6 attack.”
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# Media
‘The NATO to TikTok pipeline: Why is TikTok employing so many national security agents?’
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# Medical / Health
Even after Planned Parenthood stopped performing abortions, Texas is still trying to shut it down: Planned Parenthood has managed to stay open in Texas despite the state’s best efforts to shut it down. But a lawsuit in front of a conservative judge poses an existential threat.
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The Republican War on Families: The ‘Dobbs’ decision and conservative policies mean teenage rape victims are forced to give birth in dangerous, threadbare hospitals. Mississippi is one of ten states where Republicans are still refusing to accept Obamacare’s expansion of Medicaid, which is inflicting yet more devastating damage on its hospitals. “More women are delivering more babies, in areas where there are already not enough doctors to care for them, while abortion bans are making it more difficult to recruit qualified providers to the regions that need them most.”
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# Medical Science
Scientific Review Reports Onset Or Worsening of Psoriasis Following COVID Shots: A 2023 scientific review published in the journal Biomedicines reported cases of new onset or worsening of psoriasis following COVID-19 shots.1 Patients in the scientific review either received mRNA-based biologics, including Pfizer/BioNTech Comirnaty or Moderna/NIAID’s Spikevax, or viral vectored vaccines that included AstraZeneca/Oxford University’s Vaxzevria or Johnson & Johnson/Janssen’s Ad26.COV2.S vaccine.
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# Space
NASA Tests the First Rocket to Launch From the Surface of Another Planet: The Mars Ascent Vehicle will bring back samples from the Red Planet that are currently being collected by the Perseverance rover. If all goes to plan, it will become the first rocket to launch from another world. Mars Sample Return is one of the most complex missions to be carried out by NASA. It involves a fleet of spacecraft, including an orbiter, lander, two helicopters, and the first rocket to launch from the surface of another planet.
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