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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2023-06-09

Voices, The Peoples News

June 9, 2023
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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From Town Character to Cartoon Icon: Segar thought back to his
boyhood in the Illinois town of Chester, a little county-seat
community sitting proudly atop a bluff overlooking the
Mississippi River south of St. Louis. Like all the kids in town,
Segar had been mesmerized listening to the astonishing tales
told by Frank ‘Rocky’ Fiegal. Rocky was the town character.
And that was putting it mildly. In a region known for colorful
coots, Rocky stood out from the pack.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://dcjournal.com/holy-cow-history-from-town-character-to-cartoon-icon/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yWSV0ibUQyvbTo69lCLqGpxB5RicyA5lAxfO7RtSzMRb-i0i50rWEdA0LCMuiMbu9Gm1BdJ3dZ5FHaGZ6vvYbEX82aYunO1l$
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This daily Voices, The Peoples News is posted through the blog function of www.MPEN-Ohio.net

# Indigenous / Global
‘It doesn’t go away’: another violent fishing season in Atlantic Canada: “East Coast fishers have weathered arson, gunshots and harassment. Conflict and turmoil will likely continue until the Canadian government addresses Indigenous Rights head on.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thenarwhal.ca/indigenous-fishing-atlantic-canada/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yWSV0ibUQyvbTo69lCLqGpxB5RicyA5lAxfO7RtSzMRb-i0i50rWEdA0LCMuiMbu9Gm1BdJ3dZ5FHaGZ6vvYbEX82VqGKkHq$

# Border / Immigration / Migrants
GOP Governors send National Guard forces, State Troopers to Texas-Mexico border: The border is militarized with walls, surveillance, Border Patrol and troops deployed by Biden. Over 13 Republican governors have sent or are planning to send National Guard forces and state troopers to the southern border, at the request of Texas governor Greg Abbott
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/gop-governors-send-national-guard-forces-state-troopers-to-texas-mexico-border/*:*:text=Over*2013*20Republican*20governors*20have,of*20Texas*20governor*20Greg*20Abbott__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!yWSV0ibUQyvbTo69lCLqGpxB5RicyA5lAxfO7RtSzMRb-i0i50rWEdA0LCMuiMbu9Gm1BdJ3dZ5FHaGZ6vvYbEX82ZC0kydi$

Texas to deploy inflatable border along Rio Grande River in Eagle Pass: According to a press release from Abbott’s office, the strategy of placing an inflatable barrier along the border will “proactively prevent illegal crossings between ports of entry by making it more difficult to cross the Rio Grande and reach the Texas side of the southern border.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2023/06/09/texas-to-install-inflatable-barrier-along-rio-grande-to-thwart-border-crossings/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yWSV0ibUQyvbTo69lCLqGpxB5RicyA5lAxfO7RtSzMRb-i0i50rWEdA0LCMuiMbu9Gm1BdJ3dZ5FHaGZ6vvYbEX82a0oYyQS$

# Chemicals
“Forever Chemicals” Makers Hid Dangers for Decades: A new study finds that PFAS manufacturers took a page from Big Tobacco to suppress research and delay regulation.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.levernews.com/forever-chemicals-makers-hid-dangers-for-decades/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yWSV0ibUQyvbTo69lCLqGpxB5RicyA5lAxfO7RtSzMRb-i0i50rWEdA0LCMuiMbu9Gm1BdJ3dZ5FHaGZ6vvYbEX82XMVQbzT$

# Education / Schools
Cameras in classrooms: The new state-appointed Houston ISD superintendent announced the creation of the New Education System, a program that will increase teacher pay, extend school days and instruction time, get rid of librarians and put cameras in classrooms. The program will be implemented across 29 schools.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://districtadministration.com/29-houston-schools-will-look-different-next-school-year-cameras-in-classrooms-no-librarians-higher-pay-for-teachers/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yWSV0ibUQyvbTo69lCLqGpxB5RicyA5lAxfO7RtSzMRb-i0i50rWEdA0LCMuiMbu9Gm1BdJ3dZ5FHaGZ6vvYbEX82QMnk4D6$

# Employment / Labor
The Chamber submitted comments to the FTC on its proposed rule to ban noncompete clauses: The US Chamber of Commerce, which is not a government agency, clapped back with an oxymoron, saying noncompetes actually foster competition by “protecting investments in research and development, promoting workforce training, and reducing free-riding.” Agency estimates new rule could increase workers’ earnings by nearly $300 billion per year
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2023/01/ftc-proposes-rule-ban-noncompete-clauses-which-hurt-workers-harm-competition__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yWSV0ibUQyvbTo69lCLqGpxB5RicyA5lAxfO7RtSzMRb-i0i50rWEdA0LCMuiMbu9Gm1BdJ3dZ5FHaGZ6vvYbEX82ecOJ1ZR$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Industry Determined to forge ahead with canal expansion, Army Corps unveils testing plan for contaminants in Matagorda Bay in Texas: The expansion project will enable the world’s largest class of tanker ships to dock at a new oil export terminal on the Gulf Coast. It also involves dredging a Superfund site.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/08062023/texas-matagorda-bay-testing/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yWSV0ibUQyvbTo69lCLqGpxB5RicyA5lAxfO7RtSzMRb-i0i50rWEdA0LCMuiMbu9Gm1BdJ3dZ5FHaGZ6vvYbEX82R-GQoMR$

Mining critical to renewable energy tied to hundreds of alleged human rights abuses: A new report faults the U.S. and other nations for providing incentives for the mining of rare metals like lithium and cobalt without enacting adequate labor and environmental safeguards
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/07062023/mining-clean-energy-human-rights/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yWSV0ibUQyvbTo69lCLqGpxB5RicyA5lAxfO7RtSzMRb-i0i50rWEdA0LCMuiMbu9Gm1BdJ3dZ5FHaGZ6vvYbEX82Y2s-qqf$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure In Alaska, Tribal Governments Push for Larger Conservation Role: Past conservation efforts, led by the federal and state governments, have locked Native Alaskans out of their traditional hunting grounds. Many tribes are now pushing for more say in environmental managemen
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://undark.org/2023/06/06/in-alaska-tribal-governments-push-for-larger-conservation-role/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yWSV0ibUQyvbTo69lCLqGpxB5RicyA5lAxfO7RtSzMRb-i0i50rWEdA0LCMuiMbu9Gm1BdJ3dZ5FHaGZ6vvYbEX82fKSBWOQ$

‘People Didn’t Listen to Our Warnings’: Scientists Say It’s Too Late to Save Arctic Summer Ice: Even with dramatic shifts in emissions, summer sea ice in the Arctic is doomed. A new analysis has found that even greatly and swiftly reducing greenhouse gas emissions will not prevent the disappearance of sea ice in September over the coming decades.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/ice-free-arctic-summer__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yWSV0ibUQyvbTo69lCLqGpxB5RicyA5lAxfO7RtSzMRb-i0i50rWEdA0LCMuiMbu9Gm1BdJ3dZ5FHaGZ6vvYbEX82XGJB_iP$

‘Encouraging News’: Endangered Vaquitas Hanging On in Gulf of California, Expedition Finds: The shy, elusive vaquita is the smallest and most endangered porpoise in the world, with fewer than 20 remaining in their small range in the Gulf of California’s Sea of Cortez. Vaquitas have been hanging on against all odds, despite the consistent threat of entanglement in gillnets
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ecowatch.com/vaquita-population-gulf-of-california.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yWSV0ibUQyvbTo69lCLqGpxB5RicyA5lAxfO7RtSzMRb-i0i50rWEdA0LCMuiMbu9Gm1BdJ3dZ5FHaGZ6vvYbEX82XEn0JqX$

Oil and pipeline companies are backing a ‘water quality restoration’ project in North America’s biggest swamp. “The idea that this is an experimental project is absurd because we’ve done this numerous times.” Louisiana activists say the East Grand Lake river diversion will smother part of the Atchafalaya Basin, creating new land for fossil energy development in the process.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nationofchange.org/2023/06/09/oil-and-pipeline-companies-are-backing-a-water-quality-restoration-project-in-north-americas-biggest-swamp/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yWSV0ibUQyvbTo69lCLqGpxB5RicyA5lAxfO7RtSzMRb-i0i50rWEdA0LCMuiMbu9Gm1BdJ3dZ5FHaGZ6vvYbEX82S–gRdJ$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure / Global Suncor helped write ‘first draft’ of Canadian plan for tackling carbon emissions: Newly obtained documents reveal a Shell executive is also part of the federal advisory group for carbon capture, utilization and storage, which has been kept under wraps for two years
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nationalnewswatch.com/2023/06/08/suncor-helped-write-first-draft-of-canadian-plan-for-tackling-carbon-emissions/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yWSV0ibUQyvbTo69lCLqGpxB5RicyA5lAxfO7RtSzMRb-i0i50rWEdA0LCMuiMbu9Gm1BdJ3dZ5FHaGZ6vvYbEX82SfepbAH$

# Farming / GMO Alternatives
Mycoprotein and fungal proteins – The sustainability potential: Mycoprotein and fungal proteins take up less land than animal farming, and can be used to aid in regenerative agriculture,
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.foodnavigator-usa.com/Article/2023/06/06/Mycoprotein-and-fungal-proteins-The-sustainability-potential__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yWSV0ibUQyvbTo69lCLqGpxB5RicyA5lAxfO7RtSzMRb-i0i50rWEdA0LCMuiMbu9Gm1BdJ3dZ5FHaGZ6vvYbEX82SLSQsHO$

Alternative protein from leaves? ‘Industry first’ development to reduce reliance on soy and pea. A new source of alternative plant protein from amaranth leaf is in development for the food industry
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.foodingredientsfirst.com/news/alternative-protein-project-to-produce-tasteless-peas-to-avoid-industry-reliance-on-unsustainable-soy.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yWSV0ibUQyvbTo69lCLqGpxB5RicyA5lAxfO7RtSzMRb-i0i50rWEdA0LCMuiMbu9Gm1BdJ3dZ5FHaGZ6vvYbEX82WoMHpJH$

What’s next for the meat alternatives category? Hear from Redefine Meat, Millow, DTU and more: Innovation has paved the way for alt meat makers looking to mimic the real thing. And there is more to come. Which innovative technologies and ingredients promise to mimic the taste, texture, and cooking behaviour of conventional meat?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2023/06/05/What-s-next-for-the-meat-alternatives-category-Hear-from-Redefine-Meat-Millow-DTU-and-more__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yWSV0ibUQyvbTo69lCLqGpxB5RicyA5lAxfO7RtSzMRb-i0i50rWEdA0LCMuiMbu9Gm1BdJ3dZ5FHaGZ6vvYbEX82Wlul5ql$

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals
Iowa’s Industrial Hog Farms Are Killing the State’s Fish With Animal Waste and Agrochemicals: Agriculture is the lifeblood of Iowa, but it also contributes to mass die-offs of fish in the state’s waterways. Iowa is one of the top 10 agricultural states in the country. It is the nation’s leading producer of corn, a commodity whose productivity depends heavily on fertilizer. It is also the nation’s largest hog producer. Nearly one-third of the nation’s hogs are raised in Iowa, with the collateral effect of generating thousands of tons of animal waste or manure.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thegazette.com/environment-nature/animal-waste-and-agrochemicals-are-leading-cause-of-fish-kills-in-iowa-waterways/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yWSV0ibUQyvbTo69lCLqGpxB5RicyA5lAxfO7RtSzMRb-i0i50rWEdA0LCMuiMbu9Gm1BdJ3dZ5FHaGZ6vvYbEX82fsnHf58$

# Gov / Politics / Global
Iran Is Helping Russia Build a Drone Factory, U.S. Says: U.S. intelligence officials believe the drone manufacturing plant could be operational as soon as early next year.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/u-s-says-iran-is-helping-russia-build-an-attack-drone-factory-for-use-in-ukraine__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yWSV0ibUQyvbTo69lCLqGpxB5RicyA5lAxfO7RtSzMRb-i0i50rWEdA0LCMuiMbu9Gm1BdJ3dZ5FHaGZ6vvYbEX82Tp4s23w$

# Gov / Politics
Gavin Newsom Has a Radical Idea for Tackling Gun Violence: Amend the US Constitution: California’s governor proposes a long-shot bid to ratify a 28th Amendment on guns, calling for the movement to “go on the offense.” A constitutional amendment that would impose federal restrictions on gun ownership and ban assault weapons.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.gov.ca.gov/2023/06/08/28th-amendment/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yWSV0ibUQyvbTo69lCLqGpxB5RicyA5lAxfO7RtSzMRb-i0i50rWEdA0LCMuiMbu9Gm1BdJ3dZ5FHaGZ6vvYbEX82VmOyq5O$

For GOP, Debt Ceiling Deal Was Never About Debt, It Was About Conserving Power: The real interests of the Republican Party in these negotiations, however were not actually about spending, or the national debt, or even about pushing an anti-government platform. Rather, they were about consolidating power and wealth for those who already have it, from corporations and the wealthy to the U.S. itself on the global stage.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/for-gop-debt-ceiling-deal-was-never-about-debt-it-was-about-conserving-power/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yWSV0ibUQyvbTo69lCLqGpxB5RicyA5lAxfO7RtSzMRb-i0i50rWEdA0LCMuiMbu9Gm1BdJ3dZ5FHaGZ6vvYbEX82XYdUmEG$

SCOTUS Rules Against Racist Gerrymandering in Alabama, Upholds Voting Rights Act: Alabama will have to redraw its maps to allocate one additional majority-Black district.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/scotus-rules-against-racist-gerrymandering-in-alabama-upholds-voting-rights-act/*:*:text=In*20a*20decision*20that*20surprised,the*20product*20of*20racist*20gerrymandering__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!yWSV0ibUQyvbTo69lCLqGpxB5RicyA5lAxfO7RtSzMRb-i0i50rWEdA0LCMuiMbu9Gm1BdJ3dZ5FHaGZ6vvYbEX82cMxee_W$ .

Why did the right-leaning supreme court hand Democrats a victory? Perhaps they know they need to preserve whatever is left of their legitimacy. Not only does that mean Democrats will very likely gain a seat in Alabama next year, but the decision will probably also force other states to redraw their congressional maps as well.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/supreme-court-voting-rights-redistricting-implications/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yWSV0ibUQyvbTo69lCLqGpxB5RicyA5lAxfO7RtSzMRb-i0i50rWEdA0LCMuiMbu9Gm1BdJ3dZ5FHaGZ6vvYbEX82dINzisA$

Accused Crack-Smoking Councilman Now Charged With Child Molestation: An ex-Rhode Island Republican councilman found passed out in his car while holding a crack pipe has been busted again, this time on molestation charges involving a 12-year-old girl. On Thursday, Reilly was back in legal trouble from an arrest in North Kingston for alleged child molestation, the Providence Journal reported, citing Cranston Police Chief Michael Winquist.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2023/06/09/republican-matthew-reilly-accused-of-sex-abuse/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yWSV0ibUQyvbTo69lCLqGpxB5RicyA5lAxfO7RtSzMRb-i0i50rWEdA0LCMuiMbu9Gm1BdJ3dZ5FHaGZ6vvYbEX82R3KHqr2$

# Law Enforcment
Atlanta City Council is hell-bent on building a $70 million police playground. It’s the last thing the city needs: Funding for Atlanta’s “Cop City,” the community-given nickname for a police training facility in DeKalb County, Georgia, has been approved by the city council in an 11-4 vote.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/justice/2023-06-09-atlantas-unrelenting-cop-city-crusade/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yWSV0ibUQyvbTo69lCLqGpxB5RicyA5lAxfO7RtSzMRb-i0i50rWEdA0LCMuiMbu9Gm1BdJ3dZ5FHaGZ6vvYbEX82U42iYJZ$

As Atlanta was absorbing yet another piece of bad news about its snakebit proposal for a new police and fire training facility, that it would cost the public twice as much as had been discussed, MSNBC host Chris Hayes said what much of the national audience must be thinking. The fight could influence whether Georgia stays blue in 2024’s Senate and presidential races.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/06/06/cop-city-atlanta-funding-vote/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yWSV0ibUQyvbTo69lCLqGpxB5RicyA5lAxfO7RtSzMRb-i0i50rWEdA0LCMuiMbu9Gm1BdJ3dZ5FHaGZ6vvYbEX82T4MVftb$

Atlanta’s ‘Cop City’ Protests Explained: An Activist Slain By Police And Georgia’s State Of Emergency: An Atlanta-based police and fire training facility pegged by protesters as “Cop City” has gained national attention following the killing of an environmental activist at the hands of police, and a tense standoff with protesters that has caused the governor to declare a state of emergency.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.forbes.com/sites/ariannajohnson/2023/01/27/atlantas-cop-city-protests-explained-an-activist-slain-by-police-and-georgias-state-of-emergency/?sh=515f555a7388__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yWSV0ibUQyvbTo69lCLqGpxB5RicyA5lAxfO7RtSzMRb-i0i50rWEdA0LCMuiMbu9Gm1BdJ3dZ5FHaGZ6vvYbEX82duVlbWJ$

Kamau Franklin and Mariah Parker join this urgent episode of ‘Working People’ to discuss the movement to stop Cop City in Atlanta. Plans to build Cop City have been mired in controversy and civil rights violations from the beginning, from the city government’s attempts to ignore residents’ and activists’ objections and force through the construction of Cop City in Atlanta’s ecologically vital Weelaunee Forest, to police raiding an encampment of peaceful protestors and murdering one of them
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://therealnews.com/labor-must-join-the-fight-to-stop-cop-city__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yWSV0ibUQyvbTo69lCLqGpxB5RicyA5lAxfO7RtSzMRb-i0i50rWEdA0LCMuiMbu9Gm1BdJ3dZ5FHaGZ6vvYbEX82e8tCzhl$

# Legal / DOJ
Donald Trump Just Became the First Ex-President to Face Federal Charges:
Federal prosecutors have charged Donald Trump over his retention of national security documents and obstructing the government’s efforts to retrieve them, according to multiple people familiar with the matter, a historic development that poses the most significant legal peril yet for the former president.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jun/08/donald-trump-charged-retention-classified-documents__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yWSV0ibUQyvbTo69lCLqGpxB5RicyA5lAxfO7RtSzMRb-i0i50rWEdA0LCMuiMbu9Gm1BdJ3dZ5FHaGZ6vvYbEX82Z1GicF6$

Indicted Trump Still Has No Clue What ‘Rule of Law’ Means: He can cry “Box Hoax” all he wants. There’s good evidence he committed a serious crime and its prosecution is not a political “witch hunt.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/twice-indicted-trump-still-has-no-clue-what-the-rule-of-law-means__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yWSV0ibUQyvbTo69lCLqGpxB5RicyA5lAxfO7RtSzMRb-i0i50rWEdA0LCMuiMbu9Gm1BdJ3dZ5FHaGZ6vvYbEX82f0U36lq$

Joe Biden allegedly paid $5M by Burisma executive as part of a bribery scheme, according to FBI document –Biden’s son Hunter was a board member of Burisma and also allegedly in on the scheme
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/justice/joe-biden-criminal-bribery-scheme-tied-ukraine-burisma-gop-says__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yWSV0ibUQyvbTo69lCLqGpxB5RicyA5lAxfO7RtSzMRb-i0i50rWEdA0LCMuiMbu9Gm1BdJ3dZ5FHaGZ6vvYbEX82ZLNckfX$

The Special Counsel Is Using Trump’s Own National Security Staff Against Him: Jack Smith’s investigators used Team Trump’s own words to demonstrate the former president knew the rules for classified materials, sources tell Rolling Stone https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/donald-trump-indictment-jack-smith-maralago-raid-1234768141/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yWSV0ibUQyvbTo69lCLqGpxB5RicyA5lAxfO7RtSzMRb-i0i50rWEdA0LCMuiMbu9Gm1BdJ3dZ5FHaGZ6vvYbEX82VDTJ5ci$

Even Fox News’ top legal commentator says the indictment against Trump is ‘extremely damning’: “This is not an indictment that you can dismiss. There are a lot of people who are testifying under oath, and they’re saying highly incriminating things,” the attorney added.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/jonathan-turley-fox-news-trump-indictment-b2354920.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yWSV0ibUQyvbTo69lCLqGpxB5RicyA5lAxfO7RtSzMRb-i0i50rWEdA0LCMuiMbu9Gm1BdJ3dZ5FHaGZ6vvYbEX82cUE3rPv$

# LGBTQ / Gender
A Pall of Hate Darkens Pride Month: Pride Month feels different as threats, fear of violence grows. The rash of laws, often accompanied by intimidation and acts of violence, has prompted the Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest LGBTQ+ civil rights organization, to announce: “We have officially declared a state of emergency for LGBTQ+ people in the United States for the first time following an unprecedented and dangerous spike in anti-LGBTQ+ legislative assaults sweeping state houses this year.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/lgbtq/4029960-pride-month-feels-different-as-threats-fear-of-violence-grows/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yWSV0ibUQyvbTo69lCLqGpxB5RicyA5lAxfO7RtSzMRb-i0i50rWEdA0LCMuiMbu9Gm1BdJ3dZ5FHaGZ6vvYbEX82SBcDaGR$

A National State of Emergency: Human Rights Campaign Sounds the Alarm over Anti-LGBTQ+ Laws in U.S: The Human Rights Campaign has declared a state of emergency for LGBTQ+ people in the United States https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/lgbtq-americans-are-under-attack-human-rights-campaign-declares-in-state-of-emergency-warning__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yWSV0ibUQyvbTo69lCLqGpxB5RicyA5lAxfO7RtSzMRb-i0i50rWEdA0LCMuiMbu9Gm1BdJ3dZ5FHaGZ6vvYbEX82fRPrMaC$

# Medical / Health
‘Reckless in the Extreme’: FDA Panel Recommends New RSV Shot for Use in Healthy Infants: Advisors to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday recommended approval of AstraZeneca’s new monoclonal antibody, which the drugmaker said is designed to protect infants and toddlers up to age 2 from respiratory syncytial virus, but medical experts interviewed by The Defender called the move ‘reckless’ and ‘preposterous.’
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/rsv-monoclonal-antibody-shot-infants/?utm_source=luminate&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=defender&utm_id=20230609__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yWSV0ibUQyvbTo69lCLqGpxB5RicyA5lAxfO7RtSzMRb-i0i50rWEdA0LCMuiMbu9Gm1BdJ3dZ5FHaGZ6vvYbEX82c_suWKW$

# Pharmaceuticals / Drugs
Chemical Giant Syngenta’s ‘Closely Guarded’ Secrets May Soon Be Revealed: With two high-profile trial settings coming up soon, Syngenta is inching closer to the heat of a public spotlight over allegations that its paraquat weed killer causes Parkinson’s disease. Thousands of people suffering from the dreaded, degenerative brain disease are suing the company, claiming it hid the risks of the chemical. But Syngenta is working to dodge the light as long as it can.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/syngenta-trial-paraquat-weed-killer-parkinsons-disease/?utm_source=luminate&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=defender&utm_id=20230609__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yWSV0ibUQyvbTo69lCLqGpxB5RicyA5lAxfO7RtSzMRb-i0i50rWEdA0LCMuiMbu9Gm1BdJ3dZ5FHaGZ6vvYbEX82as2cNHo$

# Social
Trump Extremists Demand Civil War, Mass Murder After New Indictment: “Why are we talking about anything but dragging the political elite out of their homes and setting them on fire?” asked a poster on online forum, The Donald. While there is little evidence of similar planning for real-world unrest just yet, extremism researchers are keeping a close eye on the varied calls for everything from targeted attacks on the district attorney who brought the case to a new civil war.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/online-threats-violence-signs-far-right-organizing-trump-indictment-rcna77709__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yWSV0ibUQyvbTo69lCLqGpxB5RicyA5lAxfO7RtSzMRb-i0i50rWEdA0LCMuiMbu9Gm1BdJ3dZ5FHaGZ6vvYbEX82SUl1ysa$

Did the Trump camp help far-right militia groups plan the Jan. 6 attack? New York Times journalist Alan Feuer says some members of Trump’s inner circle have close ties to the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers, whose leaders have been charged with seditious conspiracy.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/2022/06/30/1108913337/did-the-trump-camp-help-far-right-militia-groups-plan-the-jan-6-attack__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yWSV0ibUQyvbTo69lCLqGpxB5RicyA5lAxfO7RtSzMRb-i0i50rWEdA0LCMuiMbu9Gm1BdJ3dZ5FHaGZ6vvYbEX82b5maye4$

Military service is most common link among Americans who plan mass attacks in US, new study finds: Researchers with the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism found military affiliation as the most prominent characteristic among thousands of suspects in foiled and successful extremist plots to injure or kill at least four people.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/06/07/researchers-say-military-service-single-strongest-predictor-of-violent-extremism.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yWSV0ibUQyvbTo69lCLqGpxB5RicyA5lAxfO7RtSzMRb-i0i50rWEdA0LCMuiMbu9Gm1BdJ3dZ5FHaGZ6vvYbEX82SRCUXXc$

Far Right “Proud Boys” Group Has Continued to Grow Despite January 6 Charges: After Proud Boys members were hit with felonies for the mob attack on the Capitol, the group gained six new chapters.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/far-right-proud-boys-group-has-continued-to-grow-despite-january-6-charges/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yWSV0ibUQyvbTo69lCLqGpxB5RicyA5lAxfO7RtSzMRb-i0i50rWEdA0LCMuiMbu9Gm1BdJ3dZ5FHaGZ6vvYbEX82UMZhJ7v$

# Space / UFO Disclosure / Other
Are We Finally Ready to Admit UFOs Are Alien Visitors? Is all of this just more conspiracy theories—or are we starting to really see proof that we’re not alone in the universe?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/are-we-finally-ready-to-admit-ufos-are-alien-visitors__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yWSV0ibUQyvbTo69lCLqGpxB5RicyA5lAxfO7RtSzMRb-i0i50rWEdA0LCMuiMbu9Gm1BdJ3dZ5FHaGZ6vvYbEX82UGyUS6A$

CIA’s Role in the Study of UFOs, 1947-90: In late 1993, after being pressured by UFOlogists for the release of additional CIA information on UFOs, (3) DCI R. James Woolsey ordered another review of all Agency files on UFOs. Using CIA records compiled from that review, this study traces CIA interest and involvement in the UFO controversy from the late 1940s to 1990. It chronologically examines the Agency’s efforts to solve the mystery of UFOs, its programs that had an impact on UFO sightings, and its attempts to conceal CIA involvement in the entire UFO issue. What emerges from this examination is that, while Agency concern over UFOs was substantial until the early 1950s, CIA has since paid only limited and peripheral attention to the phenomena.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://sgp.fas.org/library/ciaufo.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yWSV0ibUQyvbTo69lCLqGpxB5RicyA5lAxfO7RtSzMRb-i0i50rWEdA0LCMuiMbu9Gm1BdJ3dZ5FHaGZ6vvYbEX82fOON_jc$

# Technology
How the HubSpot Blog Team Uses AI: Ah, AI. It’s quickly become one of the buzziest words of 2023, akin to the popularity of the phrase “new normal” in 2022. And for good reason. AI is poised to completely revolutionize the ways in which we work, interact, and even play.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.imnewswatch.com/2023/05/16/how-the-hubspot-blog-team-uses-ai-hubspot-article/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yWSV0ibUQyvbTo69lCLqGpxB5RicyA5lAxfO7RtSzMRb-i0i50rWEdA0LCMuiMbu9Gm1BdJ3dZ5FHaGZ6vvYbEX82SZAAt63$

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Voices, The Peoples News

June 8, 2023
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Indigenous
# Border / Immigration / Migrants
‘They Have Spare Rooms,’ NYC Mayor Eric Adams Wants to House Illegal Aliens in ‘Private Residences’: New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) said regular New Yorkers should house the busloads of illegal aliens arriving in The City.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2023/06/they-have-spare-rooms-nyc-mayor-eric-adams/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wcs4_iqs4vfX0szCV8c6pd3jc1GRE5jvplEmZhx1pFgAqaKNDKM_SPmwPn2Pe2eWYJXe10HluUA7q55terazSjz2Hsyw8rTQ$

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
Monetary Blowback: How U.S. Wars, Sanctions, and Hegemony Are Threatening the Dollar’s Reserve Currency Dominance: A growing number of countries are preparing to shift from using the U.S. dollar in trade, which could undermine the greenback’s global supremacy.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/06/07/intercepted-podcast-us-dollar-dedollarization/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wcs4_iqs4vfX0szCV8c6pd3jc1GRE5jvplEmZhx1pFgAqaKNDKM_SPmwPn2Pe2eWYJXe10HluUA7q55terazSjz2HhOBSpK5$

# Education / Schools
Biden Vetoes Measure Overturning Student Loan Forgiveness Plan: President Biden has vetoed a measure that would have overturned his student debt relief plan, leaving the fate of the program in the hands of the Supreme Court.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/4031775-biden-vetoes-measure-overturning-student-loan-forgiveness-plan/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wcs4_iqs4vfX0szCV8c6pd3jc1GRE5jvplEmZhx1pFgAqaKNDKM_SPmwPn2Pe2eWYJXe10HluUA7q55terazSjz2HgSDdzC_$

Two House Committees Have Launched Investigation into $6 Billion Student Loan Payout Plan: The Biden administration’s controversial move to forgive $6 billion in federal student debt by settling a class action lawsuit has drawn the scrutiny of two congressional committees.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.highereddive.com/news/house-committees-will-investigate-education-department-over-sweet-v-cardon/651215/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wcs4_iqs4vfX0szCV8c6pd3jc1GRE5jvplEmZhx1pFgAqaKNDKM_SPmwPn2Pe2eWYJXe10HluUA7q55terazSjz2HtnaeWoH$

# Employment / Labor
Teamsters Kick Off Strike Authorization Vote for Nearly 350,000 UPS Workers: As UPS drivers and organizers, we want workers everywhere to see that building a union opens the door to a better world.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jacobin.com/2023/06/ups-teamsters-strike-contract-sean-obrien-tdu__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wcs4_iqs4vfX0szCV8c6pd3jc1GRE5jvplEmZhx1pFgAqaKNDKM_SPmwPn2Pe2eWYJXe10HluUA7q55terazSjz2Hr3HJh5L$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure Record pollution and heat herald a season of climate extremes: Scientists have long warned that global warming will increase the chance of severe wildfires like those burning across Canada and heat waves like the one smothering Puerto Rico. It’s not officially summer yet in the Northern Hemisphere.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/08/climate/canada-wildfires-smoke-extreme-weather.html*:*:text=Scientists*20have*20long*20warned*20that,the*20one*20smothering*20Puerto*20Rico.&text=It’s*20not*20officially*20summer*20yet*20in*20the*20Northern*20Hemisphere__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUl!!On18fmf1aQ!wcs4_iqs4vfX0szCV8c6pd3jc1GRE5jvplEmZhx1pFgAqaKNDKM_SPmwPn2Pe2eWYJXe10HluUA7q55terazSjz2HhOscc9k$

Smoke clouds bring a warning: Climate change in the Western U.S. means more intense and frequent wildfires churning out waves of smoke that scientists say will sweep across the continent to affect tens of millions of people. Reality is prompting people in cities and rural areas alike to prepare for a summer of sooty skies along the West Coast and in the Rocky Mountains, the regions widely expected to suffer most from blazes tied to dryer, warmer conditions.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/ak-state-wire-billings-ut-state-wire-wa-state-wire-az-state-wire-903ca717a11f44de9f007844f05f5279__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wcs4_iqs4vfX0szCV8c6pd3jc1GRE5jvplEmZhx1pFgAqaKNDKM_SPmwPn2Pe2eWYJXe10HluUA7q55terazSjz2HlHD0yky$

The air quality index explained: What it means and how to stay safe: As wildfires ravage Canada and smoke bellows down into the eastern US, air alerts have been issued in several cities and regions and many are asking themselves how they can defend against smoke and overall poor air quality.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnet.com/health/air-quality-index-what-it-means-and-how-to-protect-yourself/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wcs4_iqs4vfX0szCV8c6pd3jc1GRE5jvplEmZhx1pFgAqaKNDKM_SPmwPn2Pe2eWYJXe10HluUA7q55terazSjz2HitMYQBt$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure / Global Ancient giants: An epic quest to reach the tallest known tree in the Amazon. In September last year, Gorgens and a team of 19 others returned, armed with key lessons from their first attempt, better equipment and supplies for a longer mission. A Nature photographer accompanied them on their journey.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nature.com/immersive/d41586-023-01828-x/index.html?utm_source=Nature*Briefing&utm_campaign=fd30230100-briefing-dy-20230608&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c9dfd39373-fd30230100-43812897__;Kw!!On18fmf1aQ!wcs4_iqs4vfX0szCV8c6pd3jc1GRE5jvplEmZhx1pFgAqaKNDKM_SPmwPn2Pe2eWYJXe10HluUA7q55terazSjz2HpmM39P2$

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals
After President Joe Biden passed the new debt ceiling deal, experts believe that the deal would result in a significant loss of SNAP benefits for almost 750,000 citizens in the country. “There was a lot at stake for the country but the provisions that were included with regard to SNAP really did not have to be added to the debt ceiling,” says Ellen Vollinger, SNAP director for the Food Research and Action Center (FRAC). “The amount of money that gets taken away from people on SNAP as a result of this debt deal has enormous consequences for them on an individual level.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://time.com/6284724/debt-ceiling-deal-snap/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wcs4_iqs4vfX0szCV8c6pd3jc1GRE5jvplEmZhx1pFgAqaKNDKM_SPmwPn2Pe2eWYJXe10HluUA7q55terazSjz2HsFAyLTR$

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals / Global Danish project seeks to upcycle fish farming waste into fibre- and umami-rich algae for food sector: A major new innovation project led by the University of Copenhagen will convert nutrients and CO2 from shrimp and fish farming into seaweed for the food and healthcare industries.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2023/06/08/danish-project-seeks-to-upcycle-fish-farming-waste-into-fibre-and-umami-rich-algae-for-food-sector?utm_source=newsletter_daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=08-Jun-2023&cid=DM1080176&bid=130246973__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wcs4_iqs4vfX0szCV8c6pd3jc1GRE5jvplEmZhx1pFgAqaKNDKM_SPmwPn2Pe2eWYJXe10HluUA7q55terazSjz2HrVVMKXd$

# General News
Parents’ rights organizations including Florida-based Moms for Liberty are added to Southern Poverty Law Center’s list of ‘hate and anti-government groups’ alongside neo-Nazis and the Ku Klux Klan –Parents’ rights organizations including Florida-based Moms for Liberty are the latest to be added to a list of ‘hate and anti-government groups’
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12171579/Some-parents-rights-organizations-listed-hate-groups.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wcs4_iqs4vfX0szCV8c6pd3jc1GRE5jvplEmZhx1pFgAqaKNDKM_SPmwPn2Pe2eWYJXe10HluUA7q55terazSjz2HrMeFMfM$

Biden Embraces Antisemitism Definition That Has Upended Free Speech in Europe: The definition conflates criticism of Israel with antisemitism. A new report details how it’s been used to justify punitive action against Palestine advocates in Europe.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/06/06/antisemitism-definition-israel-palestine/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wcs4_iqs4vfX0szCV8c6pd3jc1GRE5jvplEmZhx1pFgAqaKNDKM_SPmwPn2Pe2eWYJXe10HluUA7q55terazSjz2Hl-GCfvp$

Dead Raccoon, Racist Threat Left at Oregon Mayor’s Door: A small-town mayor in Oregon found a horrific display at the door of his law office earlier this week: a racist message, taped over the corpse of a raccoon.
Ed Fitch, the mayor of Redmond, discovered the twisted tableau on Monday morning https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/06/07/redmond-oregon-mayor-dead-raccoon-racist-sign/70297107007/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wcs4_iqs4vfX0szCV8c6pd3jc1GRE5jvplEmZhx1pFgAqaKNDKM_SPmwPn2Pe2eWYJXe10HluUA7q55terazSjz2Hi-HR21_$

# Gov / Politics
‘HOLD THE FLOOR’ The House of Representatives stalled with members of the far-right House Freedom Caucus vowing to “hold the floor” out of frustration with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) over his debt ceiling deal with President Joe Biden that passed with Democratic votes https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/freedom-caucus-kevin-mccarthy_n_6480bd8ce4b048eb910c75f2__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wcs4_iqs4vfX0szCV8c6pd3jc1GRE5jvplEmZhx1pFgAqaKNDKM_SPmwPn2Pe2eWYJXe10HluUA7q55terazSjz2HpOYBMqm$

The Fix Was In With Biden’s Debt Ceiling Deal: The country may have narrowly avoided a debt default catastrophe by passing a debt ceiling deal on June 3, but that doesn’t mean we should allow the fiasco to fall into the memory hole.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://share.transistor.fm/s/3882d2a8/transcript__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wcs4_iqs4vfX0szCV8c6pd3jc1GRE5jvplEmZhx1pFgAqaKNDKM_SPmwPn2Pe2eWYJXe10HluUA7q55terazSjz2Hi0Of3Ng$

Mike Pence, Now Running for President, Tried His Hardest to Help Trump Overturn the 2020 Election: A long list of reasons you absolutely do not want to be calling the former VP “Mr. President” come January 20, 2025.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4038723-pence-argues-jan-6-is-disqualifying-for-trump-as-he-launches-campaign/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wcs4_iqs4vfX0szCV8c6pd3jc1GRE5jvplEmZhx1pFgAqaKNDKM_SPmwPn2Pe2eWYJXe10HluUA7q55terazSjz2HqoGcaYk$

# Law Enforcment
No One Believes in Cop City. So Why Did Atlanta’s City Council Fund It? The fight could influence whether Georgia stays blue in 2024’s Senate and presidential races.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/06/06/cop-city-atlanta-funding-vote/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wcs4_iqs4vfX0szCV8c6pd3jc1GRE5jvplEmZhx1pFgAqaKNDKM_SPmwPn2Pe2eWYJXe10HluUA7q55terazSjz2HtKKoduu$

DHS Says Cop City Protesters Are Not Domestic Terrorists, as Labeled by Georgia Law Enforcement: On Wednesday, Georgia Senator Raphael Warnock, a Democrat, asked the Department of Homeland Security for clarification, writing, “Peaceful protest is a quintessentially American activity — and a fundamental Constitutional right.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.democracynow.org/2023/6/8/headlines/dhs_says_cop_city_protesters_are_not_domestic_terrorists_as_labeled_by_georgia_law_enforcement__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wcs4_iqs4vfX0szCV8c6pd3jc1GRE5jvplEmZhx1pFgAqaKNDKM_SPmwPn2Pe2eWYJXe10HluUA7q55terazSjz2HnvnujJl$

Funeral Director Shoots Pallbearer Dead at Girl’s Burial: Wilson Chavis allegedly became angry at rival funeral home workers during the service for a 10-year-old drive-by shooting victim.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2023/06/08/maryland-funeral-home-director-kills-pallbearer-at-girls-burial-cops/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wcs4_iqs4vfX0szCV8c6pd3jc1GRE5jvplEmZhx1pFgAqaKNDKM_SPmwPn2Pe2eWYJXe10HluUA7q55terazSjz2HvbJ7bub$

Detroit 6-Year-Old Shoots Baby Brother in the Face, Cops Say: The 1-year-old child was in a bouncy chair when his sibling fired a fully loaded semi-automatic, according to police.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2023/06/08/six-year-old-shoots-baby-in-face-while-in-bouncy-chair-cops/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wcs4_iqs4vfX0szCV8c6pd3jc1GRE5jvplEmZhx1pFgAqaKNDKM_SPmwPn2Pe2eWYJXe10HluUA7q55terazSjz2Hj9pZtVL$

# Legal / DOJ
Prosecutors Ready to Ask For Trump Indictment on Obstruction And Espionage Act Charges: The Department of Justice is preparing to ask a Washington, DC grand jury to indict former president Donald Trump for violating the Espionage Act and for obstruction of justice, adding further weight to the legal baggage facing Mr Trump as he campaigns for his party’s nomination in next year’s presidential election.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-indictment-section-793-espionage-act-mark-meadows-b2353684.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wcs4_iqs4vfX0szCV8c6pd3jc1GRE5jvplEmZhx1pFgAqaKNDKM_SPmwPn2Pe2eWYJXe10HluUA7q55terazSjz2Hg_mMH0b$

Republicans backed down from a threat to hold FBI Director Christopher Wray in contempt of Congress over a form documenting an unverified tip that Joe Biden took a bribe when he was vice president, after the Justice Department offered to brief all members of a House panel on the file
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/house-republicans-pull-back-contempt-charge-fbi-director-99920473__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wcs4_iqs4vfX0szCV8c6pd3jc1GRE5jvplEmZhx1pFgAqaKNDKM_SPmwPn2Pe2eWYJXe10HluUA7q55terazSjz2HvMdJ1Uy$

Federal prosecutors have reportedly notified Donald Trump’s legal team that he is a target of the criminal investigation into his handling of classified documents. An ex-prosecutor said this is bad news for the former president, who has denied wrongdoing, and a “pretty sure sign that we’re about to see Donald Trump indicted.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jun/07/trump-mar-a-lago-classified-documents-investigation__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wcs4_iqs4vfX0szCV8c6pd3jc1GRE5jvplEmZhx1pFgAqaKNDKM_SPmwPn2Pe2eWYJXe10HluUA7q55terazSjz2HmDqGo6q$

Steve Bannon, a longtime supporter and former Trump adviser, was reportedly subpoenaed in Washington by a federal grand jury in the wide-ranging DOJ investigation of the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection, and Trump’s actions following his 2020 election loss.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4039622-bannon-received-subpoena-in-special-counsels-jan-6-investigation-report/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wcs4_iqs4vfX0szCV8c6pd3jc1GRE5jvplEmZhx1pFgAqaKNDKM_SPmwPn2Pe2eWYJXe10HluUA7q55terazSjz2HuKbXg4Y$

FBI caves, will let Comer’s full committee see Biden bribery document: Accommodation from Bureau came after threat of contempt vote on Thursday.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://justthenews.com/government/congress/fbi-caves-will-let-comers-full-committee-see-biden-bribery-document__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wcs4_iqs4vfX0szCV8c6pd3jc1GRE5jvplEmZhx1pFgAqaKNDKM_SPmwPn2Pe2eWYJXe10HluUA7q55terazSjz2HmMOu1IJ$

Trump Demands New Trial in E. Jean Carroll Case: His legal team called the damages granted to Carroll ‘grossly excessive’ and described the jury’s determination as “a far cry from rape.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2023/06/08/trump-demands-new-trial-in-e-jean-carroll-sexual-abuse-case-court-docs/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wcs4_iqs4vfX0szCV8c6pd3jc1GRE5jvplEmZhx1pFgAqaKNDKM_SPmwPn2Pe2eWYJXe10HluUA7q55terazSjz2HhRZO5GH$

# Medical / Health
Ketanji Brown Jackson’s First Major Opinion Saves Medicaid
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vox.com/scotus/2023/6/8/23754267/supreme-court-ketanji-brown-jackson-medicaid-health-hospital-talevski__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wcs4_iqs4vfX0szCV8c6pd3jc1GRE5jvplEmZhx1pFgAqaKNDKM_SPmwPn2Pe2eWYJXe10HluUA7q55terazSjz2HiQ51JJe$

# Medical / Health / Global
# Medical Science
# Medical Technology
Mayo Clinic adopted a new Google Cloud tool, Enterprise Search on Generative AI App Builder: To build a chatbot that lets medical professionals quickly locate patient info. In health care, the technology should allow workers to interpret data such as a patient’s medical history, imaging records, genomics or labs more quickly and with a simple query. While generative AI has become the hottest topic in tech, health care presents an important challenge because there’s little room for inaccurate results.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnbc.com/2023/06/07/google-cloud-partners-with-mayo-clinic-brings-generative-ai-to-health.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wcs4_iqs4vfX0szCV8c6pd3jc1GRE5jvplEmZhx1pFgAqaKNDKM_SPmwPn2Pe2eWYJXe10HluUA7q55terazSjz2HoUSz5ta$

# Pharmaceuticals / Drugs
The FDA Warned Ozempic Users. They Don’t Give a F-ck: As prices rise, semaglutide users are turning to online pharmacies for their drugs — even with the FDA issuing safety concerns. As one user puts it:”People are shit out of luck” the fungal meningitis outbreak one of the “most serious [outbreaks] associated with contaminated compounded drugs in recent history.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://headtopics.com/us/the-fda-warned-ozempic-users-they-don-t-give-a-f-ck-39978873__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wcs4_iqs4vfX0szCV8c6pd3jc1GRE5jvplEmZhx1pFgAqaKNDKM_SPmwPn2Pe2eWYJXe10HluUA7q55terazSjz2HklGWNzb$

There’s No Such Thing as Generic Ozempic or Wegovy: Novo Nordisk’s new weight-loss drugs are in short supply. But the FDA is right to warn consumers away from pharmacies’ off-brand versions.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-06-07/generic-ozempic-and-wegovy-don-t-exist-the-fda-is-right-to-warn-patients*xj4y7vzkg__;Iw!!On18fmf1aQ!wcs4_iqs4vfX0szCV8c6pd3jc1GRE5jvplEmZhx1pFgAqaKNDKM_SPmwPn2Pe2eWYJXe10HluUA7q55terazSjz2HrCVNGog$

Merck Says Negotiating Drug Prices Is Unconstitutional: The Inflation Reduction Act took minor steps against Big Pharma price-gouging. Merck is outraged. The Inflation Reduction Act took minor steps against Big Pharma price-gouging. Merck is outraged. Merck’s core argument is that the drug price reform in the Inflation Reduction Act represents an unconstitutional “taking” under the Fifth Amendment.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/health/2023-06-08-merck-negotiating-drug-prices-unconstitutional/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wcs4_iqs4vfX0szCV8c6pd3jc1GRE5jvplEmZhx1pFgAqaKNDKM_SPmwPn2Pe2eWYJXe10HluUA7q55terazSjz2HpMI3lBf$

# Social
After the pandemic interrupted the pace of evictions across the country, Houston is now seeing one of the biggest spikes in eviction filings nationwide. The Houston metro area has seen 42% more eviction filings in the last year than a typical year before the pandemic, a historic high for the city, according to data from researchers at Eviction Lab.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.axios.com/local/houston/2023/03/20/evictions-houston__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wcs4_iqs4vfX0szCV8c6pd3jc1GRE5jvplEmZhx1pFgAqaKNDKM_SPmwPn2Pe2eWYJXe10HluUA7q55terazSjz2HnirYaa4$

# Technology
Louisiana Kids Now Need Parental Consent to Use TikTok: Online services will now be required to ask parents to allow young people to sign up for accounts, and parents can cancel their kids’ existing accounts.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/louisiana-kids-now-need-parental-consent-to-use-tiktok-play-fortnite__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wcs4_iqs4vfX0szCV8c6pd3jc1GRE5jvplEmZhx1pFgAqaKNDKM_SPmwPn2Pe2eWYJXe10HluUA7q55terazSjz2HsWpQiRZ$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2023-06-07

Voices, The Peoples News

June 7, 2023
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

# Archaeology
Aztec and Maya civilizations are household names – but it’s the Olmecs who are the ‘mother culture’ of ancient Mesoamerica: The return of an important monument to Mexico puts a spotlight on a culture whose influence is still felt in the Americas today.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/aztec-and-maya-civilizations-are-household-names-but-its-the-olmecs-who-are-the-mother-culture-of-ancient-mesoamerica-206380__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zoj56TkkNPbkQL4umoF5G8D6LLKrteLvVyjT-sq_6TTS5qVnvmOl_xhsQ3WrsLKJmVfh3nOXi2BhepMlMQ6wjgi2lA23GMmf$

# Border / Immigration / Migrants
Texas Law Enforcement, California Threaten Criminal Charges Over Ron DeSantis’s Migrant-Shipping Stunts. A South Texas sheriff’s office recommended legal action in connection with migrants’ transportation to Martha’s Vineyard. Meanwhile, Gavin Newsom cited possible kidnapping charges when slamming DeSantis for sending undocumented people to California.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jun/06/texas-migrants-flight-marthas-vineyard-charges-sheriff__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zoj56TkkNPbkQL4umoF5G8D6LLKrteLvVyjT-sq_6TTS5qVnvmOl_xhsQ3WrsLKJmVfh3nOXi2BhepMlMQ6wjgi2lKplKZ4m$

Human Rights Advocates Expose Systemic Reproductive Injustices by Border Patrol: “The agency knows this is happening, and they’re turning away from the problem,” said one immigrants’ rights attorney. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) subjects pregnant, postpartum, and nursing migrants to inhumane and dangerous conditions, often in violation of the federal immigration agency’s own standards of care, according to documentation recently made public by advocacy organizations.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/human-rights-advocates-expose-systemic-reproductive-injustices-by-border-patrol/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=Truthout*2Fmagazine*2FNews*of*the*day__;JSUrKys!!On18fmf1aQ!zoj56TkkNPbkQL4umoF5G8D6LLKrteLvVyjT-sq_6TTS5qVnvmOl_xhsQ3WrsLKJmVfh3nOXi2BhepMlMQ6wjgi2lKLhW5RZ$

# Children / Youth
NYC Child Welfare Agency Says It Supports “Miranda Warning” Bill for Parents. But It’s Quietly Lobbying to Weaken It: Despite publicly claiming to support a measure that would require child protective services agents to read people their rights, the city’s Administration for Children’s Services has privately proposed gutting the bill.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/new-york-families-child-welfare-miranda-warning__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zoj56TkkNPbkQL4umoF5G8D6LLKrteLvVyjT-sq_6TTS5qVnvmOl_xhsQ3WrsLKJmVfh3nOXi2BhepMlMQ6wjgi2lOOY40Un$

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
‘We’re the Dirty Little Secret Nobody Wants to Talk About,’ Says Man Injured by COVID Vaccine: Injured by the COVID-19 vaccine, that his employer forced him to get, Stephen “Steve” Wenger is now unable to work full-time and is facing more than $70,000 in medical bills, he said in an exclusive interview with The Defender.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/steve-wenger-janssen-covid-vaccine-injury/?utm_source=luminate&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=defender&utm_id=20230607__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zoj56TkkNPbkQL4umoF5G8D6LLKrteLvVyjT-sq_6TTS5qVnvmOl_xhsQ3WrsLKJmVfh3nOXi2BhepMlMQ6wjgi2lEfRTB6R$

Covid-19 vaccine trials cannot tell us if they will save lives: None of the current trials are designed to detect a reduction in any serious outcome such as hospitalisations, intensive care use, or deaths. Vaccines are being hailed as the solution to the covid-19 pandemic, but the vaccine trials currently underway are not designed to tell us if they will save lives, reports Peter Doshi, Associate Editor at The BMJ today.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.bmj.com/company/newsroom/covid-19-vaccine-trials-cannot-tell-us-if-they-will-save-lives/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zoj56TkkNPbkQL4umoF5G8D6LLKrteLvVyjT-sq_6TTS5qVnvmOl_xhsQ3WrsLKJmVfh3nOXi2BhepMlMQ6wjgi2lP8Vxlt2$

# Education / Schools
Brawl Erupts Outside School Board Meeting on LGBTQ+ Rights: Protesters for and against exposing schoolkids to LGBTQ+ issues came to blows at a Southern California school district headquarters. Three people were arrested after a brawl erupted over LGBTQ+ school studies. Advocates: LGBTQ+ representation important for inclusion in school studies. Opponents say they don’t want LGBTQ+ content to be introduced to children
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsnationnow.com/lgbtq/brawl-erupts-amid-school-meeting-over-lgbtq-studies/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zoj56TkkNPbkQL4umoF5G8D6LLKrteLvVyjT-sq_6TTS5qVnvmOl_xhsQ3WrsLKJmVfh3nOXi2BhepMlMQ6wjgi2lKFeZgkw$

# Employment / Labor
The Supreme Court Has a New Bold Lone Dissenter: Supreme Court handed down a ruling in Glacier Northwest v. Teamsters, a medium-sized blow to organized labor that created an unusual split among the liberal justices.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/06/supreme-court-glacier-northwest-unions-strike.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zoj56TkkNPbkQL4umoF5G8D6LLKrteLvVyjT-sq_6TTS5qVnvmOl_xhsQ3WrsLKJmVfh3nOXi2BhepMlMQ6wjgi2lBrtwHtS$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Industry
West Virginia Governor’s Coal Empire Sued by the Federal Government,Again: The lawsuit, filed by the Justice Department, seeks millions in unpaid environmental fines as Gov. Jim Justice begins his campaign for the U.S. Senate. Federal authorities sued West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice’s business empire on Wednesday, seeking $7.6 million in unpaid environmental fines and overdue fees. The move adds to Justice’s growing legal and debt problems and comes just a month into his campaign for the U.S. Senate.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/jim-justice-coal-empire-sued-by-federal-government-again__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zoj56TkkNPbkQL4umoF5G8D6LLKrteLvVyjT-sq_6TTS5qVnvmOl_xhsQ3WrsLKJmVfh3nOXi2BhepMlMQ6wjgi2lCkdjYhG$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure Brazil’s beef industry linked to deforestation in Amazon: 800 million trees were cut down in six years due to cattle ranching, which accounts for 80 percent of current deforestation throughout the Amazon.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2022/10/19/23403330/amazon-rainforest-deforestation-cattle-laundering__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zoj56TkkNPbkQL4umoF5G8D6LLKrteLvVyjT-sq_6TTS5qVnvmOl_xhsQ3WrsLKJmVfh3nOXi2BhepMlMQ6wjgi2lKF7o-kp$

# Gov / Politics / Global
Russia’s War Has Backfired, and It Will Never Rebuild Its Economy: Putin is caught in a time warp, trying to recreate the Soviet Union and relive its ‘glory days.’ Mikhail Gorbachev embraced a new age of enlightenment, ushering in ‘glasnost’ in 1985 leading to the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. The global community welcomed the former communist bloc, allowing Russia to sell its oil and gas to Western markets. Russia became one of the world’s three biggest producers, along with Saudi Arabia and the United States. But since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, it has become an international pariah, barricaded from the West and its economic riches.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://dcjournal.com/russias-war-has-backfired-and-it-will-never-rebuild-its-economy/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zoj56TkkNPbkQL4umoF5G8D6LLKrteLvVyjT-sq_6TTS5qVnvmOl_xhsQ3WrsLKJmVfh3nOXi2BhepMlMQ6wjgi2lLi_1Ti0$

# Gov / Politics
The fallout over the deal to raise the debt limit continues. A band of House conservatives mounted an extraordinary rebellion against their own party leaders on Tuesday, venting their angst over the recent debt limit fight with a surprise protest that derailed the chamber floor. Roughly a dozen conservatives, most of them members of the Trump-aligned House Freedom Caucus, voted against moving forward on a bill they support.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2023/06/06/conservatives-mccarthy-rebellion-debt-deal-00100538__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zoj56TkkNPbkQL4umoF5G8D6LLKrteLvVyjT-sq_6TTS5qVnvmOl_xhsQ3WrsLKJmVfh3nOXi2BhepMlMQ6wjgi2lMZX3q25$

McCarthy Opposes More Ukraine Funding Pushed by Other Republicans: Speaker attempting to appease restive ultraconservatives. Comments come hours after catastrophic dam blast in Ukraine
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-06-06/mccarthy-opposes-more-ukraine-funding-pushed-by-republican-hawks*xj4y7vzkg__;Iw!!On18fmf1aQ!zoj56TkkNPbkQL4umoF5G8D6LLKrteLvVyjT-sq_6TTS5qVnvmOl_xhsQ3WrsLKJmVfh3nOXi2BhepMlMQ6wjgi2lBqQWfsw$

The 2024 GOP Field Is Basically Donald Trump and His Mini-Mes: The Never Trump lane is looking pretty empty as candidates serve up MAGA red meat and culture-war cruelty to the crowds in Iowa and New Hampshire.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmKxk0fvaYI__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zoj56TkkNPbkQL4umoF5G8D6LLKrteLvVyjT-sq_6TTS5qVnvmOl_xhsQ3WrsLKJmVfh3nOXi2BhepMlMQ6wjgi2lK4DWG59$

Republican Party insiders looking to move on from former President Donald Trump increasingly fear that Teflon Don is back. With a growing cast of characters still waiting in the wings to announce their own campaigns, warning signs of a 2016 replay are once again flashing in the GOP.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2023/05/28/trump-desantis-republican-2024-presidential-nominee-00099092__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zoj56TkkNPbkQL4umoF5G8D6LLKrteLvVyjT-sq_6TTS5qVnvmOl_xhsQ3WrsLKJmVfh3nOXi2BhepMlMQ6wjgi2lAgtYI5P$

Republican presidential candidates travel to key states as 2024 race heats up: With the summer campaign season in full swing, the Republican presidential hopefuls are criss-crossing early-voting states hoping to stand out in a growing field of candidates.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/republican-presidential-candidates-travel-to-key-states-as-2024-race-heats-up__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zoj56TkkNPbkQL4umoF5G8D6LLKrteLvVyjT-sq_6TTS5qVnvmOl_xhsQ3WrsLKJmVfh3nOXi2BhepMlMQ6wjgi2lEgJ1TTr$

In the 13 years since the Citizens United decision opened the floodgates to unprecedented amounts of money in politics, a new class of megadonors has emerged with more power than we’ve seen since the age of the robber barons. These billionaire power brokers include people most Americans don’t know nearly enough about, like Richard Uihlein, Jeffrey Yass, Peter Thiel, Stephen Schwarzman, and Harlan Crow. They’re pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into super PACs and political campaigns and wielding enormous power behind the scenes to pick winners and losers, set policy priorities, and drive media narratives.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/citizens-united-decade-super-pacs__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zoj56TkkNPbkQL4umoF5G8D6LLKrteLvVyjT-sq_6TTS5qVnvmOl_xhsQ3WrsLKJmVfh3nOXi2BhepMlMQ6wjgi2lKiwjbBL$

Citizens United Explained: The 2010 Supreme Court decision further tilted political influence toward wealthy donors and corporations. The 2010 Supreme Court decision further tilted political influence toward wealthy donors and corporations.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/citizens-united-explained__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zoj56TkkNPbkQL4umoF5G8D6LLKrteLvVyjT-sq_6TTS5qVnvmOl_xhsQ3WrsLKJmVfh3nOXi2BhepMlMQ6wjgi2lHnHf4je$

# Law Enforcement
2 dead in mass shooting at high school graduation in Richmond, Virginia: An 18-year-old graduate and a 36-year-old man were killed in a shooting at a Richmond, Virginia, park Tuesday. Hundreds of families were gathered outside the venue, prompting mass panic as gunfire erupted. A 19-year-old man is in custody.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.axios.com/2023/06/06/virginia-shooting-richmond-graduation__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zoj56TkkNPbkQL4umoF5G8D6LLKrteLvVyjT-sq_6TTS5qVnvmOl_xhsQ3WrsLKJmVfh3nOXi2BhepMlMQ6wjgi2lEZ8Xnt3$

The Details of the Atlanta Bail Fund Arrest Are More Horrific Than First Described: The Atlanta Solidarity Fund, a nonprofit that supports people who are arrested for protest or activism, pays bail, provides jail support, and refers people who have been arrested to available lawyers. In other words, the Solidarity Fund connects people who are still presumed innocent to things that they are legally entitled to
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/06/cop-city-tortuguita-atlanta-bail-fund-arrest-horror.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zoj56TkkNPbkQL4umoF5G8D6LLKrteLvVyjT-sq_6TTS5qVnvmOl_xhsQ3WrsLKJmVfh3nOXi2BhepMlMQ6wjgi2lBYseH5_$

# Legal / DOJ
How This Year’s Supreme Court Term Could Be Its Most Damaging to Date: The Supreme Court’s Extreme Majority Risks Turning Back the Clock on Decades of Progress and Undermining Our Democracy. The extreme right-wing majority is poised to roll back long-standing rights and laws. This activism threatens public trust in the court and our democracy.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.americanprogress.org/article/the-supreme-courts-extreme-majority-risks-turning-back-the-clock-on-decades-of-progress/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zoj56TkkNPbkQL4umoF5G8D6LLKrteLvVyjT-sq_6TTS5qVnvmOl_xhsQ3WrsLKJmVfh3nOXi2BhepMlMQ6wjgi2lE3mn2nq$

George Santos Ordered to Reveal His Bail Bond Sugar Daddies: The indicted congressman has three days to give up the names of the individuals who put up the $500,000 bail bond. A judge has given George Santos until Friday to reveal the names of the people who put up $500,000 for him to be released on bail.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://dnyuz.com/2023/06/06/george-santos-ordered-to-reveal-his-bail-bond-sugar-daddies/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zoj56TkkNPbkQL4umoF5G8D6LLKrteLvVyjT-sq_6TTS5qVnvmOl_xhsQ3WrsLKJmVfh3nOXi2BhepMlMQ6wjgi2lO5ZFsxq$

Trump Blew an Enormous Hole in His Classified Documents Defense: In the tape recording, reported to be in Smith’s hands, Trump told the two interviewers that he had a document from General Mark Milley containing his plan to invade Iran. Per CNN, Trump expressed regret that he couldn’t show it to them because it contained classified information. Trump reportedly said he wished he’d declassified it.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/06/trump-fail-classified-documents-defense-recording.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zoj56TkkNPbkQL4umoF5G8D6LLKrteLvVyjT-sq_6TTS5qVnvmOl_xhsQ3WrsLKJmVfh3nOXi2BhepMlMQ6wjgi2lN0hZMog$

# LGBTQ / Gender
L.A. Sheriff’s Deputies Arrested a Trans Activist for ‘Robbery.’ Video Tells a Completely Different Story: Cops brutalized and arrested 3 queer volunteers at #wehopride today. The Sheriffs were making fun of the booth and the volunteers responded “This is why we don’t like cops at Pride” The sheriffs then attacked them and are filing bogus charges.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2023/06/weho-pride-volunteer-arrested-on-bogus-charge-after-allegedly-robbing-anti-lgbtq-activist/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zoj56TkkNPbkQL4umoF5G8D6LLKrteLvVyjT-sq_6TTS5qVnvmOl_xhsQ3WrsLKJmVfh3nOXi2BhepMlMQ6wjgi2lNKEnH5v$

How SCOTUS Enabled the Explosion of Anti-Trans Laws: Decisions stripping voting rights and abortion rights paved the way for a rapidly growing and wide-ranging assault on the rights of trans kids and families, what it means for all of us. The sheer number and breadth of proposed new laws targeting trans people is breathtaking, and they are coming from some familiar quarters if you follow the Supreme Court and abortion law.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://slate.com/podcasts/amicus/2023/06/supreme-court-assault-on-trans-rights__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zoj56TkkNPbkQL4umoF5G8D6LLKrteLvVyjT-sq_6TTS5qVnvmOl_xhsQ3WrsLKJmVfh3nOXi2BhepMlMQ6wjgi2lP6LUHE-$

# Media
‘Enough is enough’: Australian PM throws support behind movement to free Julian Assange: A growing number of politicians are calling on the United States to drop its case against WikiLeaks founder and Australian citizen Julian Assange. A growing number of politicians, including Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, are calling on the United States to drop its case against WikiLeaks founder and Australian citizen Julian Assange, who has been locked up for four years in London’s Belmarsh prison awaiting possible extradition to face espionage and hacking charges for publishing leaked documents about U.S. war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan. Among Assange’s supporters is Australian human rights attorney Jen Robinson, who has been a legal adviser to Assange since 2010.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.democracynow.org/2023/6/6/julian_assange_wikileaks__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zoj56TkkNPbkQL4umoF5G8D6LLKrteLvVyjT-sq_6TTS5qVnvmOl_xhsQ3WrsLKJmVfh3nOXi2BhepMlMQ6wjgi2lOUd3JaY$

LA Times to Lay Off Dozens of Staffers in Latest Media Cuts: The paper would not say which positions or teams would be affected. It’s the first major round of job cuts since the paper was acquired in 2018 by Patrick Soon-Shiong, a billionaire entrepreneur and investor based in Southern California. At the time, he told NPR that he wanted to protect the L.A.
Times from a series of cutbacks that had afflicted the paper under previous owners based in Chicago.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/2023/06/07/1180808470/los-angeles-times-layoffs__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zoj56TkkNPbkQL4umoF5G8D6LLKrteLvVyjT-sq_6TTS5qVnvmOl_xhsQ3WrsLKJmVfh3nOXi2BhepMlMQ6wjgi2lI5q9qeU$

# Medical / Health
Should Ketamine Be Used To Treat Depression?; FDA-Cleared Menopause Drug Veozah Is A Win
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-breakout/perspectives-should-ketamine-be-used-to-treat-depression-fda-cleared-menopause-drug-veozah-is-a-win/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zoj56TkkNPbkQL4umoF5G8D6LLKrteLvVyjT-sq_6TTS5qVnvmOl_xhsQ3WrsLKJmVfh3nOXi2BhepMlMQ6wjgi2lKa3Hkgf$

# Medical / Health / Global
A Visit to Hallowed Ground: Despite efforts by British Conservative governments to strangle it, the National Health Service remains a jewel of fair and efficient socialized medicine. The system gives priority to prevention and basic acute care. Even a besieged NHS is far better, fairer, and more cost-effective than our system. NHS is true social medicine with salaried doctors and nurses, the money and time wasted in the U.S. on parasite middlemen, coding and billing, rapacious insurance companies, hospital profit-maximization strategies, and excess lucrative procedures, is simply not a problem or a drain in Britain. All the money goes to patient care.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/blogs-and-newsletters/tap/2023-06-07-visit-hallowed-ground-britain-nhs/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zoj56TkkNPbkQL4umoF5G8D6LLKrteLvVyjT-sq_6TTS5qVnvmOl_xhsQ3WrsLKJmVfh3nOXi2BhepMlMQ6wjgi2lO-gjCtc$

# Medical Science
Brain tumors are cognitive parasites. How brain cancer hijacks neural circuits and causes cognitive decline: Glioblastoma is the most aggressive type of brain cancer, causing significant decline in cognitive function. What exactly causes cognitive decline in brain tumor patients is still unknown. In our recently published research, we found that tumors can not only remodel neural circuits, but that brain activity itself can fuel tumor growth.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/brain-tumors-are-cognitive-parasites-how-brain-cancer-hijacks-neural-circuits-and-causes-cognitive-decline-205901__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zoj56TkkNPbkQL4umoF5G8D6LLKrteLvVyjT-sq_6TTS5qVnvmOl_xhsQ3WrsLKJmVfh3nOXi2BhepMlMQ6wjgi2lEzJuGo4$

# Planetary
Scientists just realized Earth has a fake moon. No, no, the moon we know and love is still real. The phony is an asteroid, named 2023 FW13, that’s been orbiting the sun and trailing our planet since 100 BC. The space rock at first appears to be another moon, but it’s actually orbiting the sun and not Earth.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.unilad.com/news/astronomers-fake-moon-earth-047285-20230603__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zoj56TkkNPbkQL4umoF5G8D6LLKrteLvVyjT-sq_6TTS5qVnvmOl_xhsQ3WrsLKJmVfh3nOXi2BhepMlMQ6wjgi2lCJVcmm1$

# Recycle / Repurpose / Reuse
Disturbing new investigation reveals major problem with program touted by Walmart, Target; ‘It makes me furious’: For years, the American Chemistry Council’s Wrap Recycling Action Program (WRAP) has encouraged shoppers to drop off their used plastic bags at Walmarts, Targets, and other public locations to be recycled. However, an investigation by ABC News recently revealed that few bags ever make it that far.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/lifestyle-buzz/disturbing-new-investigation-reveals-major-problem-with-program-touted-by-walmart-target-it-makes-me-furious/ar-AA1cfgzx?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=c6f1925d22e04573981aaeeaab4dc6af&ei=30__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zoj56TkkNPbkQL4umoF5G8D6LLKrteLvVyjT-sq_6TTS5qVnvmOl_xhsQ3WrsLKJmVfh3nOXi2BhepMlMQ6wjgi2lAoZCqVM$

# Social
Fighting Police Abuse: A Community Action Manual: The fact that police abuse remains a significant problem does not mean there has been no progress. In communities all across the United States people have organized to bring about change, and some of the most successful strategies are described in this manual, now in its 3rd printing.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.aclu.org/other/fighting-police-abuse-community-action-manual__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zoj56TkkNPbkQL4umoF5G8D6LLKrteLvVyjT-sq_6TTS5qVnvmOl_xhsQ3WrsLKJmVfh3nOXi2BhepMlMQ6wjgi2lOlipzn-$

# Space / UFO Disclosure / Other
This alien whistleblower is a ‘deep insider’ and we should listen: Nick Pope: UFO expert Nick Pope discuss the whistleblower claiming that the U.S. has alien crafts and remains
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/this-alien-whistleblower-is-a-deep-insider-and-we-should-listen-nick-pope/vi-AA1cebGX?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=c6f1925d22e04573981aaeeaab4dc6af&ei=22__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zoj56TkkNPbkQL4umoF5G8D6LLKrteLvVyjT-sq_6TTS5qVnvmOl_xhsQ3WrsLKJmVfh3nOXi2BhepMlMQ6wjgi2lN_Y6KNs$

Once hostile, NASA holds first public meeting on UFOs: Scientists at NASA’s first ever public meeting on ‘unidentified anomalous phenomena,’ more commonly called UFOs, called for a more rigorous scientific approach to clarify the origin of hundreds of mysterious sightings. [Note: Maybe they should Skinwalker Ranch on the History channel on Tuesday nights.]
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://phys.org/news/2023-05-hostile-nasa-ufos.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zoj56TkkNPbkQL4umoF5G8D6LLKrteLvVyjT-sq_6TTS5qVnvmOl_xhsQ3WrsLKJmVfh3nOXi2BhepMlMQ6wjgi2lMyrqpfC$

‘Design proposal could double space solar cell efficiency: When it comes to supplying energy for space exploration and settlements, commonly available solar cells made of silicon or gallium arsenide are still too heavy to be feasibly transported by rocket.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Proposed_design_could_double_the_efficiency_of_lightweight_solar_cells_for_space_based_applications_999.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zoj56TkkNPbkQL4umoF5G8D6LLKrteLvVyjT-sq_6TTS5qVnvmOl_xhsQ3WrsLKJmVfh3nOXi2BhepMlMQ6wjgi2lM8zoxZN$

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

Voices, The Peoples News

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

# Indigenous
DHS Launches Major Effort To Stem Human Trafficking In Indigenous Communities: The Department of Homeland Security plans to announce Tuesday it is launching a large-scale effort with a major industry in tribal communities to fight human trafficking, which disproportionately affects Native women. The department’s Blue Campaign, its public awareness effort on trafficking, is unveiling a new toolkit specifically tailored to educating frontline tribal gaming and hospitality employees on how to detect and report trafficking in casinos and bingo halls.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/human-trafficking-tribal-gaming-native-women_n_647de203e4b091b09c33d281?utm_source=cordial&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=hp-us-reg-fringe_2023-06-06&utm_term=us-fringe__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xAg5wM56BSE5U4uPNLRb2WkfVLZ1PYjwCpoT92IvWHVb-3ajMZ7emREF-eaXT1sSximzyWx5F85uHIpuH_DXINMIEqEv-okH$

# Border / Immigration / Migrants
Gavin Newsom Says Ron DeSantis Might Be Charged With Kidnapping for Transporting Migrants: The California Department of Justice is investigating whether dozens of migrants were tricked into flying to Sacramento. California Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) has said that he has evidence that the two flights, one transferring 16 migrants to Sacramento on Friday, the other sending 20 more migrants on Monday, were part of a “scheme” perpetrated by Florida officials, adding that it’s become “official policy of the state of Florida whereby the state of Florida used public tax dollars” to transport migrants to Democratic Party strongholds under false pretenses.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/newsom-says-desantis-might-be-charged-with-kidnapping-for-transporting-migrants/*:*:text=The*20California*20Department*20of*20Justice,tricked*20into*20flying*20to*20Sacramento__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!xAg5wM56BSE5U4uPNLRb2WkfVLZ1PYjwCpoT92IvWHVb-3ajMZ7emREF-eaXT1sSximzyWx5F85uHIpuH_DXINMIEpgMipGK$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Industry Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells Emit Carcinogens and Other Harmful Pollutants, Groundbreaking Study Shows
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/06062023/abandoned-oil-gas-wells-health/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xAg5wM56BSE5U4uPNLRb2WkfVLZ1PYjwCpoT92IvWHVb-3ajMZ7emREF-eaXT1sSximzyWx5F85uHIpuH_DXINMIErs-u8sc$

Supreme Court Won’t Hear Industry Challenge to California Offshore Fracking Ban: Lower courts ruled that fracking for oil and gas in the Pacific Ocean could pose a threat to marine life. U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the fossil fuel industry’s challenge to a 2018 court-ordered moratorium on offshore fracking in federal Pacific Ocean waters off the coast of California, a rare victory for environmental groups and coastal conservationists https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/newswire/supreme-court-denies-oil-industry-challenge-to-california-offshore-fracking-moratorium__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xAg5wM56BSE5U4uPNLRb2WkfVLZ1PYjwCpoT92IvWHVb-3ajMZ7emREF-eaXT1sSximzyWx5F85uHIpuH_DXINMIEqQrohsK$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure Climate change: Carbon dioxide soars to record high in Earth’s atmosphere: Levels of carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere reached another record high last month. In fact, those levels continued “a steady climb further into territory not seen for millions of years,” NOAA said. “Sadly we’re setting a new record,” said Scripps Oceanography geoscientist Ralph Keeling, who oversees the iconic Keeling Curve record established by his father 65 years ago.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/06/05/climate-change-carbon-dioxide-soars-to-record-high-in-earths-atmosphere/70289362007/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xAg5wM56BSE5U4uPNLRb2WkfVLZ1PYjwCpoT92IvWHVb-3ajMZ7emREF-eaXT1sSximzyWx5F85uHIpuH_DXINMIEpqAhuWA$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure / Global Brazil’s Lula lays out plan to halt Amazon deforestation: “Brazil will once again become a global reference in sustainability,” the president said. As part of the announcement, Lula increased a conservation unit in the Amazon by 1,800 hectares (4,400 acres), which frustrated environmentalists. His government has pledged to prioritize the allocation of 57,000,000 hectares of public lands without special protection, an area roughly equivalent to the size of France.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2023/06/06/brazils-lula-lays-out-plan-to-halt-amazon-deforestation-00100342*:*:text=As*20part*20of*20the*20announcement,to*20the*20size*20of*20France__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!xAg5wM56BSE5U4uPNLRb2WkfVLZ1PYjwCpoT92IvWHVb-3ajMZ7emREF-eaXT1sSximzyWx5F85uHIpuH_DXINMIEn7zkOjT$ .

‘Globally Significant Moment for Ocean Conservation’: Australia to Phase Out Gill Net Fishing in Great Barrier Reef: The Australian and Queensland governments have introduced a more than $160 million package to phase out the commercial gill net fishing that damages the Great Barrier Reef.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nationofchange.org/2023/06/06/globally-significant-moment-for-ocean-conservation-australia-to-phase-out-gill-net-fishing-in-great-barrier-reef/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xAg5wM56BSE5U4uPNLRb2WkfVLZ1PYjwCpoT92IvWHVb-3ajMZ7emREF-eaXT1sSximzyWx5F85uHIpuH_DXINMIEshHBcVs$

Chaco Canyon in northwestern New Mexico was a major center of Pueblo culture from 850 to 1250. Many of the public and ceremonial buildings of this important ancestral area are preserved in a network of archaeological sites called Chaco Culture, which include Chaco Culture National Historical Park, Aztec Ruins National Monument and five smaller archaeological sites managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM).
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/chaco-oil-development-native-american-culture-4ac49c2f59c452cab80f95199851bf71__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xAg5wM56BSE5U4uPNLRb2WkfVLZ1PYjwCpoT92IvWHVb-3ajMZ7emREF-eaXT1sSximzyWx5F85uHIpuH_DXINMIEt4gV4MZ$

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals
Hay – yes, hay – is sucking the Colorado River dry: Desert farming, wasteful irrigation and the profoundly thirsty crop is bringing the critical river to the brink. Agriculture slurps 80% of the Colorado River in the U.S. each year, and a single forage crop, alfalfa hay, is responsible for over a third of that drain.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.hcn.org/articles/south-colorado-river-hay-yes-hay-is-sucking-the-colorado-river-dry__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xAg5wM56BSE5U4uPNLRb2WkfVLZ1PYjwCpoT92IvWHVb-3ajMZ7emREF-eaXT1sSximzyWx5F85uHIpuH_DXINMIEmU9PXJM$

The ‘Bloody’ Truth About Lab-Grown Meat: While the fake meat industry is being touted as an environmentally friendly and sustainable way to feed the world, the true intent is to recreate the kind of global control that Monsanto and others achieved through patented GMO (genetically modified organism) seed development. Most cultured meat companies still use fetal bovine serum as the growth medium, which is obtained from unborn calves that are cut out of the womb and drained of their blood while still alive.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/bloody-truth-lab-grown-meat-cola/?utm_source=luminate&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=defender&utm_id=20230606__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xAg5wM56BSE5U4uPNLRb2WkfVLZ1PYjwCpoT92IvWHVb-3ajMZ7emREF-eaXT1sSximzyWx5F85uHIpuH_DXINMIEitLkauE$

Arsenic-Contaminated Food and Water Linked to Cancer: Research suggests that arsenic can damage DNA, disrupt cell signaling pathways and impair the immune system, all of which can contribute to cancer development.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.morningagclips.com/arsenic-contamination-of-food-and-water-is-a-global-public-health-concern/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xAg5wM56BSE5U4uPNLRb2WkfVLZ1PYjwCpoT92IvWHVb-3ajMZ7emREF-eaXT1sSximzyWx5F85uHIpuH_DXINMIEvuDq_rR$

# Foodie Tips, Tricks and How To’s
8 Hydrating Foods to Help You Meet Your Water Goals: It can be hard to stay well-hydrated. But even if you struggle to drink enough water, there are some tasty water-rich foods to help you meet your hydration needs.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.eatingwell.com/article/17576/8-hydrating-foods-to-help-you-meet-your-water-goals/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xAg5wM56BSE5U4uPNLRb2WkfVLZ1PYjwCpoT92IvWHVb-3ajMZ7emREF-eaXT1sSximzyWx5F85uHIpuH_DXINMIEsAJrH0V$

# General News
Trump Earned $82 Million From Properties in Scotland and Ireland While President: A watchdog group called the income “extraordinary conflicts of interest.” Because the properties hurt the Trump Organization’s bottom line (costing him around $300 million to purchase and renovate), “Trump took every chance he got as president to promote them through stays footed by U.S. taxpayers and relentless promotion to the media,”
CREW wrote.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/trump-earned-82-million-from-properties-in-scotland-and-ireland-while-president/*:*:text=Citizens*20for*20Responsibility*20and*20Ethics,came*20with*20extraordinary*20conflicts*20of__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!xAg5wM56BSE5U4uPNLRb2WkfVLZ1PYjwCpoT92IvWHVb-3ajMZ7emREF-eaXT1sSximzyWx5F85uHIpuH_DXINMIEnkPl09I$

# Gov / Politics
When Historic Successes Don’t Move Voters: Biden’s achievements are significant, but don’t provide the kind of direct individual aid that people actually notice.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/blogs-and-newsletters/tap/2023-06-06-when-historic-successes-dont-move-voters/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xAg5wM56BSE5U4uPNLRb2WkfVLZ1PYjwCpoT92IvWHVb-3ajMZ7emREF-eaXT1sSximzyWx5F85uHIpuH_DXINMIEvZao9Ol$

The Republican Presidential Field Keeps Getting Better for Donald Trump:
Three more Republicans, Mike Pence, Chris Christie, and North Dakota governor Doug Burgum, are expected to announce they’re running for president this week. A growing number of contenders for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination could clear the way for a Donald Trump victory while throwing up roadblocks for his main rival Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, party members and strategists said.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/world/us/how-crowded-2024-republican-race-helps-clear-way-trump-victory-2023-06-05/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xAg5wM56BSE5U4uPNLRb2WkfVLZ1PYjwCpoT92IvWHVb-3ajMZ7emREF-eaXT1sSximzyWx5F85uHIpuH_DXINMIEhXq7H6l$

As presidential field grows, so do GOP warnings against Trump ’24: Thune backs Scott, while Cornyn, Cassidy doubt Trump can win again
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://rollcall.com/2023/05/25/as-presidential-field-grows-so-do-gop-warnings-against-trump-24/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xAg5wM56BSE5U4uPNLRb2WkfVLZ1PYjwCpoT92IvWHVb-3ajMZ7emREF-eaXT1sSximzyWx5F85uHIpuH_DXINMIEtSDvOdk$

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie filed paperwork Tuesday to seek the Republican presidential nomination in 2024, positioning himself as an alternative to Donald Trump and someone who isn’t afraid of calling out the former president.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.netapp.com/partnerships/dreamworks/?utm_campaign=tbnr-100d-all-na-ww-webc-webp-retargeting-1685432571711&utm_source=google&utm_medium=display&utm_content=image__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xAg5wM56BSE5U4uPNLRb2WkfVLZ1PYjwCpoT92IvWHVb-3ajMZ7emREF-eaXT1sSximzyWx5F85uHIpuH_DXINMIElB9JHPS$

# Law Enforcment
Atlanta City Council Approves Legislation For Controversial ‘Cop City’ Funding: The vote comes after months of organizing against the site and hours of public comment asking for the legislation to be rejected.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/cop-city-council-funding_n_64794ba8e4b0b4444c7dec3a?utm_source=cordial&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=hp-us-reg-morning-email_2023-06-06&utm_term=us-morning-email__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xAg5wM56BSE5U4uPNLRb2WkfVLZ1PYjwCpoT92IvWHVb-3ajMZ7emREF-eaXT1sSximzyWx5F85uHIpuH_DXINMIEumZgjkg$

# Legal / DOJ
The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office says it completed its investigation into the transport of 49 migrants from San Antonio to Martha’s Vineyard last September by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration and filed criminal charges with the local district attorney. On Monday, California announced it’s investigating similar flights from El Paso to Sacramento.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2023/06/05/texas-san-antonio-migrant-flight-marthas-vineyard-criminal-charges/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xAg5wM56BSE5U4uPNLRb2WkfVLZ1PYjwCpoT92IvWHVb-3ajMZ7emREF-eaXT1sSximzyWx5F85uHIpuH_DXINMIEgsMj9Cw$

Clarence Thomas’ Billionaire Benefactor Tied To SCOTUS Bombshell: Thomas was revealed to have failed to disclose decades worth of generous gifts from right-wing billionaire Harlan Crow, the chairman and former CEO of Crow Holdings. But he’s far from the only one on the powerful court that’s happy to be showered in favors from the ultrarich.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jacobin.com/2023/04/clarence-thomas-supreme-court-corruption-billionaire-interests-far-right__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xAg5wM56BSE5U4uPNLRb2WkfVLZ1PYjwCpoT92IvWHVb-3ajMZ7emREF-eaXT1sSximzyWx5F85uHIpuH_DXINMIEotU6VOM$

Judge says Rep. George Santos must reveal who cosigned his $500K release bond: A federal judge ordered the unsealing of the identities of two people who cosigned a $500,000 unsecured bond for Rep. George Santos
(R-NY) in his criminal fraud case, one day after the lying congressman’s lawyer said his client would rather go to jail than give up the information.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2023/06/06/george-santos-judge-to-unseal-records-of-who-paid-reps-bond/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xAg5wM56BSE5U4uPNLRb2WkfVLZ1PYjwCpoT92IvWHVb-3ajMZ7emREF-eaXT1sSximzyWx5F85uHIpuH_DXINMIEq1imzfb$

# Media
Why we can’t stop fighting about cancel culture: Is cancel culture a mob mentality, or a long overdue way of speaking truth to power? In the turbulent past few years, the idea that a person can be ‘canceled,’ culturally blocked from having a prominent public platform or career, has become a polarizing topic of debate. The rise of ‘cancel culture’ and the idea of canceling someone coincides with a familiar pattern, a celebrity or other public figure does or says something offensive, a public backlash, often fueled by politically progressive social media, ensues. Then the calls to cancel the person, to effectively end their career or revoke their cultural cachet, whether through boycotts of their work or disciplinary action from an employer.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vox.com/culture/2019/12/30/20879720/what-is-cancel-culture-explained-history-debate__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xAg5wM56BSE5U4uPNLRb2WkfVLZ1PYjwCpoT92IvWHVb-3ajMZ7emREF-eaXT1sSximzyWx5F85uHIpuH_DXINMIEhLZsbTA$

# Medical / Health
WHO Gets 20% Budget Increase to Help Address ‘Disease X’ and ‘Emergencies of all Kinds’: The World Health Organization’s (WHO) 76th World Health Assembly (WHA) wrapped up last week without members coming to a final agreement on the pandemic treaty or amendments to the international health regulations (IHR).
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/world-health-organization-disease-x-emergencies/?utm_source=luminate&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=defender&utm_id=20230605__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xAg5wM56BSE5U4uPNLRb2WkfVLZ1PYjwCpoT92IvWHVb-3ajMZ7emREF-eaXT1sSximzyWx5F85uHIpuH_DXINMIEuK_JarO$

More U.S. Parents Reject HPV Vaccine Over Safety Concerns: . The authors suggest their findings support efforts to enhance confidence in HPV vaccination and develop strategies for addressing HPV vaccine hesitancy.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.aap.org/en/news-room/news-releases/pediatrics2/2023/study-increasing-number-of-parents-who-decline-hpv-vaccination-for-teens-cite-safety-concerns/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xAg5wM56BSE5U4uPNLRb2WkfVLZ1PYjwCpoT92IvWHVb-3ajMZ7emREF-eaXT1sSximzyWx5F85uHIpuH_DXINMIEhus_X2l$

More Than Half of Young U.S. Adults Have a Chronic Health Condition:
Obesity, depression, high blood pressure, asthma: These are just a few of the chronic health conditions that are now affecting almost 40 million Americans between the ages 18 and 34, new federal data shows. Overall, the 2019 data found that more than half of young adults (nearly 54%) now deal with at least one chronic health issue. Almost one in every four (22%) have two or more of these conditions https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2022-07-28/more-than-half-of-young-u-s-adults-have-a-chronic-health-condition__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xAg5wM56BSE5U4uPNLRb2WkfVLZ1PYjwCpoT92IvWHVb-3ajMZ7emREF-eaXT1sSximzyWx5F85uHIpuH_DXINMIEil2y7M1$

Insomnia drug may lower levels of Alzheimer’s proteins: In Alzheimer’s disease, proteins called amyloid-β and tau build up in and around neurons in the brain, eventually causing their death. This loss of brain cells leads to dementia. More than 6 million people in the U.S. are thought to be living with Alzheimer’s disease, and this number is expected to grow in the coming decades.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-research-matters/insomnia-drug-may-lower-levels-alzheimer-s-proteins__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xAg5wM56BSE5U4uPNLRb2WkfVLZ1PYjwCpoT92IvWHVb-3ajMZ7emREF-eaXT1sSximzyWx5F85uHIpuH_DXINMIEq3xLDOq$

Erythritol and cardiovascular events: New Cleveland Clinic research showed that erythritol, a popular artificial sweetener, is associated with an increased risk of heart attack and stroke. Findings were published today in Nature Medicine.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://newsroom.clevelandclinic.org/2023/02/27/cleveland-clinic-study-finds-common-artificial-sweetener-linked-to-higher-rates-of-heart-attack-and-stroke/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xAg5wM56BSE5U4uPNLRb2WkfVLZ1PYjwCpoT92IvWHVb-3ajMZ7emREF-eaXT1sSximzyWx5F85uHIpuH_DXINMIEpG0mEYd$

Widely Used Artificial Sweetener Linked to Leukemia, Obesity, Liver Problems: Sucralose, a Non-nutritive Artificial Sweetener Exacerbates High Fat Diet-Induced Hepatic Steatosis Through Taste Receptor Type 1 Member 3. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common chronic liver disease globally, and it is strongly associated with obesity.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/splenda-artificial-sweetener-leukemia-obesity-rtk/?utm_source=luminate&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=defender&utm_id=20230606__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xAg5wM56BSE5U4uPNLRb2WkfVLZ1PYjwCpoT92IvWHVb-3ajMZ7emREF-eaXT1sSximzyWx5F85uHIpuH_DXINMIEmKv-Tk6$

# Nuclear
Dam Blown Up, Unleashing Floods and Threatening Ukraine Nuclear Plant: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said there was no immediate nuclear safety risk at the plant due to the dam failure but that it was monitoring the situation closely. The head of the plant also said there was no current threat to the station.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2023-06-05/ukraine-says-russia-blows-up-major-nova-kakhovka-dam-in-southern-ukraine__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xAg5wM56BSE5U4uPNLRb2WkfVLZ1PYjwCpoT92IvWHVb-3ajMZ7emREF-eaXT1sSximzyWx5F85uHIpuH_DXINMIEovzYJUa$

# Pharmaceuticals / Drugs
Merck Sues Government, Saying Plan to Lower Medicare Drug Prices Is ‘Extortion’: The company claims that the plan to allow Medicare to negotiate drug prices violates the First and Fifth Amendments. The drugmaker is seeking to halt the program, which was laid out in the Inflation Reduction Act and is expected to save taxpayers billions of dollars in the coming years.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/merck-sues-government-saying-plan-to-lower-medicare-drug-prices-is-extortion/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xAg5wM56BSE5U4uPNLRb2WkfVLZ1PYjwCpoT92IvWHVb-3ajMZ7emREF-eaXT1sSximzyWx5F85uHIpuH_DXINMIEmHi6Gu_$

How Big Pharma Rigged the Patent System: Drug patents are supposed to expire in 20 years. Thanks to legal trickery, though, it usually takes a lot longer than that. To fully grasp drugmakers’ vehement pushback on any attempts to reduce drug prices, it’s important to pull back the curtain on the industry’s ongoing anti-competitive practices to see what else is really at stake.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://time.com/6257866/big-pharma-patent-abuse-drug-pricing-crisis/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xAg5wM56BSE5U4uPNLRb2WkfVLZ1PYjwCpoT92IvWHVb-3ajMZ7emREF-eaXT1sSximzyWx5F85uHIpuH_DXINMIEnRdS6ve$

# Space / UFO Disclosure / Other
A whistleblower who served in the U.S. military and in several intelligence roles says the federal government has multiple craft of “non-human” origin, and has been working overtime to cover it up. It’s the age old question.. are we alone in the universe? Well we might get some answers. U.S military officials have gone before a Congress hearing releasing classified videos from fighter pilots’ cockpits. One shows a fleeting image of a spherical object speeding past a military fighter jet. It’s led to the inquiry which heard about hundreds of unexplained encounters. A Government report last year acknowledged that between 2004 and 2021 that there were 144 unexplained sightings.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmMpUYffhjY__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xAg5wM56BSE5U4uPNLRb2WkfVLZ1PYjwCpoT92IvWHVb-3ajMZ7emREF-eaXT1sSximzyWx5F85uHIpuH_DXINMIEsCzftVa$

The Pentagon admitted that it still investigates reports of UFOs, or “unidentified aerial phenomena,” in a statement that a former U.K. defense official called “a bombshell revelation,” according to a New York Post report. A Department of Defense spokesman exclusively told the Post in a statement that a secret government initiative called the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program “did pursue research and investigation into unidentified aerial phenomena.” Even though the DOD said it shut down the AATIP in 2012, spokesman Christopher Sherwood acknowledged that the department still investigates claimed sightings of alien spacecraft, the Post reported.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.fox5dc.com/news/bombshell-revelation-pentagon-admits-it-investigates-ufos-through-secret-initiative-report-says__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xAg5wM56BSE5U4uPNLRb2WkfVLZ1PYjwCpoT92IvWHVb-3ajMZ7emREF-eaXT1sSximzyWx5F85uHIpuH_DXINMIEorhcDK1$

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

Voices, The Peoples News

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

# Indigenous
New anti-transgender laws will hurt Indigenous peoples’ rights and religious expression: As an Indigenous scholar who studies the history and religion of Indigenous peoples, I am troubled by how these new anti-transgender laws might affect religious expression and the rights of Indigenous communities, not just in Montana but across the nation.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/new-anti-transgender-laws-will-hurt-indigenous-peoples-rights-and-religious-expression-205742__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yhaQz1VHI6BBahEmhaefR3jfQ0QXlYLaisJgPK_62yzeUAFV1Oeg2sWj1Y_5FTBB_evy0aefszXcqpcYH5UwsAOgZIkqZe3p$

Erosion and sea-level rise are coming for their Louisiana home. They’re staying anyway: For members of Louisiana’s Pointe-au-Chien Tribe, relocating means a lot more than simply packing up and moving.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://grist.org/grist-video/erosion-sea-level-rise-and-storms-are-coming-for-their-home-theyre-staying-anyway/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yhaQz1VHI6BBahEmhaefR3jfQ0QXlYLaisJgPK_62yzeUAFV1Oeg2sWj1Y_5FTBB_evy0aefszXcqpcYH5UwsAOgZGE8tozb$

# Archaeology
A Collapsed Cliff Reveals a Groundbreaking Discovery in the Grand Canyon: The Grand Canyon is a fantastic attraction with so much beauty to see! In this deep canyon, you wouldn’t think that a boulder would be one of the most fascinating discoveries to explore. But one geologist found an incredible discovery in this seemingly common rock. He decided to take a photograph of his findings. That casual image changed what we know about Arizona and the prehistoric life that used to reside there.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nps.gov/grca/learn/news/cliff-collapse-reveals-313-million-year-old-fossil-footprints-in-grand-canyon-national-park.htm__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yhaQz1VHI6BBahEmhaefR3jfQ0QXlYLaisJgPK_62yzeUAFV1Oeg2sWj1Y_5FTBB_evy0aefszXcqpcYH5UwsAOgZLWylAmH$

# Chemicals
Three ‘forever chemicals’ makers settle public water lawsuits: The $1.19 billion agreement, announced by Chemours, DuPont and Corteva, wouldn’t resolve all the claims against them. The companies, Chemours, DuPont and Corteva, said they had reached an agreement in principle to set up a $1.19 billion fund to help remove toxic perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, from public drinking water systems.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/pfas-forever-chemicals-dupont-drinking-water-82516dfef51da45b389e00fa956cf8c5__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yhaQz1VHI6BBahEmhaefR3jfQ0QXlYLaisJgPK_62yzeUAFV1Oeg2sWj1Y_5FTBB_evy0aefszXcqpcYH5UwsAOgZHV_Qr9U$

Industry knew about risks of PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ for decades before push to restrict them, study says: Makers of PFAS, a class of chemicals used in everything from cookware to food containers and makeup, knew the substances were toxic. DuPont and 3M knowingly concealed the serious health risks of so-called ‘forever chemicals’ in their products for decades, University of California San Francisco researchers say. Also known as PFAS, the chemicals can be found in everyday products like clothing, household items and food packaging.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://time.com/6284266/pfas-forever-chemicals-manufacturers-kept-secret/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yhaQz1VHI6BBahEmhaefR3jfQ0QXlYLaisJgPK_62yzeUAFV1Oeg2sWj1Y_5FTBB_evy0aefszXcqpcYH5UwsAOgZKIlN1ZZ$

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
Kevin McCarthy Got a Debt Deal Passed. It May Cost Him: Several House Republicans are already calling for McCarthy’s Speaker gavel.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2023/05/31/mccarthy-debt-limit-deal-gop-divisions-00099567__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yhaQz1VHI6BBahEmhaefR3jfQ0QXlYLaisJgPK_62yzeUAFV1Oeg2sWj1Y_5FTBB_evy0aefszXcqpcYH5UwsAOgZG_tBdIg$

What’s in the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023: The Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 would suspend the current $31.4 trillion federal limit until the first day of 2025. On January 2, 2025, the debt limit would increase automatically to whatever level of debt had been accrued up to that point.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thefiscaltimes.com/2023/05/30/What-s-Fiscal-Responsibility-Act-2023__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yhaQz1VHI6BBahEmhaefR3jfQ0QXlYLaisJgPK_62yzeUAFV1Oeg2sWj1Y_5FTBB_evy0aefszXcqpcYH5UwsAOgZB8_NsrK$

The Potential Economic Impacts of Various Debt Ceiling Scenarios: History is clear that even getting close to a breach of the U.S. debt ceiling could cause significant disruptions to financial markets that would damage the economic conditions faced by households and businesses. Real time data, shown below, indicate that markets are already pricing in political brinkmanship related to Federal government default through higher risk premia.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.whitehouse.gov/cea/written-materials/2023/05/03/debt-ceiling-scenarios/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yhaQz1VHI6BBahEmhaefR3jfQ0QXlYLaisJgPK_62yzeUAFV1Oeg2sWj1Y_5FTBB_evy0aefszXcqpcYH5UwsAOgZJKlgLlC$

# Education / Schools
Students and Faculty at Ohio State Respond to a Bill That Would Restrict College Discussions of Climate Policies: The bill is an example of a national trend of Republican-led states seeking to rein in what they see as runaway liberal politics in higher education—a sentiment that threatens to undermine the rigor and accuracy of teaching about arguably the greatest threat to the environment and economy. “You can say gravity isn’t true, but if you step off the cliff, you’re going down,” says climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe about restrictions on teaching.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/31052023/ohio-state-college-climate-bill/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yhaQz1VHI6BBahEmhaefR3jfQ0QXlYLaisJgPK_62yzeUAFV1Oeg2sWj1Y_5FTBB_evy0aefszXcqpcYH5UwsAOgZGccSIuN$

Violence Erupts as Parents Protest Pride Assembly: Heated clashes between protesters angry about a Pride assembly at a North Hollywood school and LGBT supporters left one man beaten to the ground and many questioning why police didn’t do more to keep the peace.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.yahoo.com/violence-erupts-anti-pride-school-224052683.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yhaQz1VHI6BBahEmhaefR3jfQ0QXlYLaisJgPK_62yzeUAFV1Oeg2sWj1Y_5FTBB_evy0aefszXcqpcYH5UwsAOgZJ-69eDs$

How teachers can stay true to history without breaking new laws that restrict what they can teach about racism: A history scholar sees leeway and loopholes in a wave of new state laws that seek to control what teachers can say about racism in America’s past. The laws have been portrayed in the media as measures that would prevent teachers from teaching “divisive concepts” or lessons that would cause “discomfort, anguish or guilt.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/how-teachers-can-stay-true-to-history-without-breaking-new-laws-that-restrict-what-they-can-teach-about-racism-205452__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yhaQz1VHI6BBahEmhaefR3jfQ0QXlYLaisJgPK_62yzeUAFV1Oeg2sWj1Y_5FTBB_evy0aefszXcqpcYH5UwsAOgZNuLdr5e$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Industry
Minnesota Emerges as the Midwest’s Leader in the Clean Energy Transition: In its most recent legislative session, the state leapfrogged Illinois to become the regional front-runner in equitable clean energy transition efforts.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/31052023/minnesota-clean-energy-leader/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yhaQz1VHI6BBahEmhaefR3jfQ0QXlYLaisJgPK_62yzeUAFV1Oeg2sWj1Y_5FTBB_evy0aefszXcqpcYH5UwsAOgZDY6XMni$

SunZia Southwest Transmission Project Receives Final Federal Approval: After more than 15 years, the nation’s largest clean energy transmission project has been given the green light. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) issued its record of decision last week for the SunZia Southwest Transmission Project, a precursor to its final right-of-way grant required for construction on federal lands, which is expected in the next month or so.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/29052023/sunzia-transmission-project-approval/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yhaQz1VHI6BBahEmhaefR3jfQ0QXlYLaisJgPK_62yzeUAFV1Oeg2sWj1Y_5FTBB_evy0aefszXcqpcYH5UwsAOgZKaHCChf$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure EPA Spurns Trump-Era Effort to Drop Clean-Air Protections For Plastic Waste Recycling: Affirming long-standing incineration regulations, the Biden administration has withdrawn a plan to help ease the way for unchecked pyrolysis and gasification of plastic. Both have largely been regulated as incineration for nearly three decades and have therefore had to meet stringent emission requirements for burning solid waste under the federal Clean Air Act.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/03062023/epa-pyrolysis-plastic-recycling-clean-air/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yhaQz1VHI6BBahEmhaefR3jfQ0QXlYLaisJgPK_62yzeUAFV1Oeg2sWj1Y_5FTBB_evy0aefszXcqpcYH5UwsAOgZGUjEfu7$

Supreme Court undoing 50 years’ worth of environmental progress: The Supreme Court has taken a brazen anti-regulatory turn. It’s our planet and health that will suffer. whether or not we intentionally nuke our own economy. With all of these hyper-dramas, we quietly managed to harpoon some of the half-century-old cornerstones of environmental law. How, and why, on Earth did we do that?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ehn.org/supreme-court-ruling-clean-water-act-2660767161.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yhaQz1VHI6BBahEmhaefR3jfQ0QXlYLaisJgPK_62yzeUAFV1Oeg2sWj1Y_5FTBB_evy0aefszXcqpcYH5UwsAOgZFr0xb_j$

Biden administration bans oil and gas drilling around Chaco Canyon: The Interior Department will withdraw public lands around Chaco Canyon from new oil and gas leasing for 20 years. The Biden administration took action on Friday to block new oil and gas leasing on federal land around Chaco Canyon in New Mexico, one of the nation’s oldest and most culturally significant Native American sites.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4032191-biden-administration-bars-drilling-chaco-canyon/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yhaQz1VHI6BBahEmhaefR3jfQ0QXlYLaisJgPK_62yzeUAFV1Oeg2sWj1Y_5FTBB_evy0aefszXcqpcYH5UwsAOgZIxW3DD7$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Global Antarctic alarm bells: Observations reveal deep ocean currents are slowing earlier than predicted: Scientists have detected a 30% slowdown of the deep ocean currents that form in Antarctica, with profound consequences for Earth’s climate. Antarctica sets the stage for the world’s greatest waterfall. The action takes place beneath the surface of the ocean. Here, trillions of tonnes of cold, dense, oxygen-rich water cascade off the continental shelf and sink to great depths. This Antarctic “bottom water” then spreads north along the sea floor in deep ocean currents, before slowly rising, thousands of kilometres away.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/antarctic-alarm-bells-observations-reveal-deep-ocean-currents-are-slowing-earlier-than-predicted-206289__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yhaQz1VHI6BBahEmhaefR3jfQ0QXlYLaisJgPK_62yzeUAFV1Oeg2sWj1Y_5FTBB_evy0aefszXcqpcYH5UwsAOgZAkPGncy$

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals
‘People are really stressed out’: SNAP recipients to be affected by debt ceiling deal, Inhumane: It’s what Rodney Dawkins thinks of the cuts to federal safety net programs included in the debt-ceiling bill, which is on its way to President Joe Biden’s desk
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/personalfinance/people-are-really-stressed-out-snap-recipients-to-be-affected-by-debt-ceiling-deal/ar-AA1c470z?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=adce60736f48499ab14e189f5f418305&ei=120__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yhaQz1VHI6BBahEmhaefR3jfQ0QXlYLaisJgPK_62yzeUAFV1Oeg2sWj1Y_5FTBB_evy0aefszXcqpcYH5UwsAOgZINZSw4C$

# General News
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__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yhaQz1VHI6BBahEmhaefR3jfQ0QXlYLaisJgPK_62yzeUAFV1Oeg2sWj1Y_5FTBB_evy0aefszXcqpcYH5UwsAOgZGAh7MYr$

# Gov / Politics / Global
War in Ukraine might give the Chinese yuan the boost it needs to become a major global currency, and be a serious contender against the US dollar: Despite China’s economic power, the yuan lags as a major global currency. Here’s why current US interest rates and sanctions on Russia may change that.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/war-in-ukraine-might-give-the-chinese-yuan-the-boost-it-needs-to-become-a-major-global-currency-and-be-a-serious-contender-against-the-us-dollar-205519__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yhaQz1VHI6BBahEmhaefR3jfQ0QXlYLaisJgPK_62yzeUAFV1Oeg2sWj1Y_5FTBB_evy0aefszXcqpcYH5UwsAOgZJL6XEWZ$

# Gov / Politics
Debt Deal’s Harsh Cuts Weren’t Cruel Enough to Please GOP Presidential Hopefuls: Multiple GOP presidential hopefuls led the charge against the debt deal, saying it didn’t cut social programs enough. There was the fury many progressives felt that the GOP had succeeded in manufacturing a crisis around the debt ceiling, and had then used that crisis, and the attendant risk of a global financial meltdown, to force President Joe Biden to negotiate away benefits to millions of low-income people in the U.S. Ultimately, 40 members of the Congressional Progressive Caucus voted against the bill.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/debt-deals-harsh-cuts-werent-cruel-enough-to-please-gop-presidential-hopefuls/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yhaQz1VHI6BBahEmhaefR3jfQ0QXlYLaisJgPK_62yzeUAFV1Oeg2sWj1Y_5FTBB_evy0aefszXcqpcYH5UwsAOgZKrkuSbS$

How New York Democrats Could Redistrict George Santos, And the Republican Majority, Out of the House: Democrats in New York are suing in hopes of bringing back a blue-favored congressional map. And this time they might have a favorable court to make it happen.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/democrats-new-york-redistricting-lawsuit-gerrymandering-george-santos-1801771__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yhaQz1VHI6BBahEmhaefR3jfQ0QXlYLaisJgPK_62yzeUAFV1Oeg2sWj1Y_5FTBB_evy0aefszXcqpcYH5UwsAOgZPxPGMzE$

Biden Administration Signals Openness to Nuclear Talks With Russia and China: Experts praised the statement but questioned the Biden administration’s long-term vision for arms control. The comments came just a day after the Biden administration announced that it would pause compliance with certain aspects of the New START Treaty, the sole remaining agreement that caps the U.S. and Russian nuclear arsenals, which is set to expire in 2026, in reaction to Russian violations of the deal.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/biden-administration-signals-openness-to-nuclear-talks-with-russia-and-china/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yhaQz1VHI6BBahEmhaefR3jfQ0QXlYLaisJgPK_62yzeUAFV1Oeg2sWj1Y_5FTBB_evy0aefszXcqpcYH5UwsAOgZKZbwBwd$

# Law Enforcment
CDC Report Recognizes Police-Perpetrated Killing as Major Cause of Violent Death: In a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), federal researchers acknowledge in detail that police-perpetrated killings are a major cause of violent death in the United States, and Black and Indigenous men are disproportionally killed by police. Federal researchers detailed huge racial disparities in deadly police violence, but crucial data is still missing.
file:///C:/Users/19364/Downloads/cdc_57907_DS1.pdf

This Cop Got Out of 44 Tickets by Saying Over and Over That His Girlfriend Stole His Car: Chicago police officer Jeffrey Kriv used the same alibi to contest dozens of traffic tickets over the years. A deeper look at his career sheds light on Chicago’s troubled history of police accountability. The OIG followed that tip and concluded that Kriv had provided false testimony and fraudulent documentation related to parking and traffic violations since 2009, according to prosecutors. Since 2013, he had contested 44 tickets by saying his girlfriend had stolen his car. All 44 had been dismissed
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rawstory.com/this-cop-got-out-of-44-tickets-by-saying-over-and-over-that-his-girlfriend-stole-his-car/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yhaQz1VHI6BBahEmhaefR3jfQ0QXlYLaisJgPK_62yzeUAFV1Oeg2sWj1Y_5FTBB_evy0aefszXcqpcYH5UwsAOgZMszyHKb$

Feds Say Jefferson Parish Deputies May Have Violated Law in Death of Autistic Teen: Officers sat on the 16-year-old’s back for nine minutes before he died. They claim they needed to do so because he posed a threat. The Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office in Louisiana may have violated the civil rights of a 16-year-old autistic boy when deputies pinned him to the pavement, handcuffed and shackled, as officers sat on his back for more than nine minutes, according to a “statement of interest” filed this month by the Department of Justice as part of a civil rights lawsuit against JPSO.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/feds-say-jefferson-parish-deputies-may-have-violated-law-eric-parsa-death*:*:text=The*20Jefferson*20Parish*20Sheriff’s*20Office,month*20by*20the*20Department*20of__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!yhaQz1VHI6BBahEmhaefR3jfQ0QXlYLaisJgPK_62yzeUAFV1Oeg2sWj1Y_5FTBB_evy0aefszXcqpcYH5UwsAOgZKUtU_I0$

# Medical / Health
Number of the Day: 9 Million: “More than 9 million American adults aren’t taking their medications as prescribed due to the cost, with those who are uninsured or disabled among the likeliest to cut corners, according to new CDC data released Friday,” Axios reports. “Skipping doses, taking less than the prescribed amount or delaying refills to save money can make health conditions worse and more expensive to manage, wrote researchers.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.axios.com/2023/06/02/cdc-millions-cut-corners-on-drugs__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yhaQz1VHI6BBahEmhaefR3jfQ0QXlYLaisJgPK_62yzeUAFV1Oeg2sWj1Y_5FTBB_evy0aefszXcqpcYH5UwsAOgZAsD9eWE$

# Medical Science
Scientists Hacked Human Cells to Make Insulin, And It Reversed Diabetes in Mice: Scientists have repurposed human stomach cells into tissues that release insulin in response to rising blood sugar levels in a breakthrough that promises an effective way to manage conditions such as type 1 diabetes.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-hacked-human-cells-to-make-insulin-and-it-reversed-diabetes-in-mice?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=ScienceAlert*2Fmagazine*2FScienceAlert__;JSU!!On18fmf1aQ!yhaQz1VHI6BBahEmhaefR3jfQ0QXlYLaisJgPK_62yzeUAFV1Oeg2sWj1Y_5FTBB_evy0aefszXcqpcYH5UwsAOgZGmEac1-$

# Military / Global
President of Eritrea: Ukraine Conflict is Part of US’ 30-Year-Long War on Russia: Eritrea, a Horn of Africa nation located on the Red Sea coast, became one of five states to vote against the Western-sponsored anti-Russia resolution in the UN General Assembly in March 2022, after the beginning of Moscow’s special operation to demilitarize and de-Nazify Ukraine.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://sputnikglobe.com/20230602/president-of-eritrea-ukraine-conflict-is-part-of-us-30-year-long-war-on-russia–1110863206.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yhaQz1VHI6BBahEmhaefR3jfQ0QXlYLaisJgPK_62yzeUAFV1Oeg2sWj1Y_5FTBB_evy0aefszXcqpcYH5UwsAOgZGrYhy7y$

# Science
Why Scientists Have a Hard Time Getting Money to Study the Root Causes of Outbreaks: Government and nonprofit groups that award grants to scientists favor research that’s high tech and treatment oriented rather than studies that seek to understand why contagions leap from animals to people in the first place.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/funding-scientists-pandemic-prevention-spillover__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yhaQz1VHI6BBahEmhaefR3jfQ0QXlYLaisJgPK_62yzeUAFV1Oeg2sWj1Y_5FTBB_evy0aefszXcqpcYH5UwsAOgZE-D2duF$

# Space / UFO Disclosure / Other
International team discovers mysterious structures at heart of Milky Way: An investigation into the mystery filaments hanging in space around the heart of the Milky Way has turned up an entirely new population of them, aligned along the galactic plane and pointing in the direction of the galactic center. The magnetized strands are likely the remnants of an outflow from the supermassive black hole Sagittarius A* interacting with the surrounding gas a few million years ago, says astrophysicist Farhad Yusef-Zadeh of Northwestern University.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sciencealert.com/hundreds-of-mystery-structures-found-at-the-heart-of-the-milky-way__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yhaQz1VHI6BBahEmhaefR3jfQ0QXlYLaisJgPK_62yzeUAFV1Oeg2sWj1Y_5FTBB_evy0aefszXcqpcYH5UwsAOgZM8zN86S$

New discovery about the atmosphere of Mars: Whispers from outer space never stop. They are echoes of the past that break the sidereal silence. So charged with energy, so empty of everything and nothing at all. Like a giant cardboard box that plays at being infinite and keeps expanding. Homer Simpson said that the universe was like a donut; and if so, each of the colored shavings that adorn it are the planets, stars and satellites that make up that strange galactic melody. Each one has its own history, and it is vestiges of those that sometimes slip through the galactic black. One of the most frequent ones is Mars.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://azpbs.org/horizon/2022/11/new-research-about-mars-atmosphere-has-been-discovered/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yhaQz1VHI6BBahEmhaefR3jfQ0QXlYLaisJgPK_62yzeUAFV1Oeg2sWj1Y_5FTBB_evy0aefszXcqpcYH5UwsAOgZHg43e0L$

With Mars Methane Mystery Unsolved, Curiosity Serves Scientists a New One: Oxygen
For the first time in the history of space exploration, scientists have measured the seasonal changes in the gases that fill the air directly above the surface of Gale Crater on Mars. As a result, they noticed something baffling: oxygen, the gas many Earth creatures use to breathe, behaves in a way that so far scientists cannot explain through any known chemical processes.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2019/with-mars-methane-mystery-unsolved-curiosity-serves-scientists-a-new-one-oxygen__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yhaQz1VHI6BBahEmhaefR3jfQ0QXlYLaisJgPK_62yzeUAFV1Oeg2sWj1Y_5FTBB_evy0aefszXcqpcYH5UwsAOgZPfqjumx$

SpaceX Just Destroyed An Entire Town: The recent SpaceX Starship launch failure caused an unknown amount of unforeseen environmental damage to the surrounding area and damage to the town of Port Isabel, Texas.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.giantfreakinrobot.com/tech/spacex-launch-covers-city-debris.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yhaQz1VHI6BBahEmhaefR3jfQ0QXlYLaisJgPK_62yzeUAFV1Oeg2sWj1Y_5FTBB_evy0aefszXcqpcYH5UwsAOgZBW_J4SX$

# Water
Arizona Announces Phoenix Area Can’t Grow Further on Groundwater: Gov. Katie Hobbs announced Thursday that the state would allow no future development in the Phoenix area that relies on groundwater, forcing developers and cities to turn to other costly sources. Gov. Katie Hobbs announced Thursday that the state would allow no future development in the Phoenix area that relies on groundwater, forcing developers and cities to turn to other costly sources.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/06/01/phoenix-water-shortage-population-growth/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yhaQz1VHI6BBahEmhaefR3jfQ0QXlYLaisJgPK_62yzeUAFV1Oeg2sWj1Y_5FTBB_evy0aefszXcqpcYH5UwsAOgZHuJjTde$

As Water Levels Drop, the Risk of Arsenic Rises: In Colorado’s famed San Luis Valley, residents who rely on well water are grappling not only with a shortage amid drought, but questionable quality of the water coming out of the ground. During drought, the number of people in the contiguous U.S. exposed to elevated arsenic from domestic wells may rise from about 2.7 million to 4.1 million, Lombard estimated, using statistical models. Arsenic has been shown to affect health across the human life span, beginning with sperm and eggs, James said.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sej.org/headlines/water-levels-drop-risk-arsenic-rises__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yhaQz1VHI6BBahEmhaefR3jfQ0QXlYLaisJgPK_62yzeUAFV1Oeg2sWj1Y_5FTBB_evy0aefszXcqpcYH5UwsAOgZD2LeA52$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2023-06-02

Voices, The Peoples News

June 2, 2023
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

# Indigenous
Biden admin issues 20-year oil drilling ban near Indigenous site, ignoring pleas from Native Americans: The Biden administration is moving forward with a 20-year ban on new oil and gas leasing near Chaco Canyon cultural site in New Mexico despite stark opposition from Native Americans in the region.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/energy-environment/biden-orders-20-year-oil-drilling-ban-chaco-canyon__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-KPZxVTrGfs56mOdtiK9SgHxHHHFeApYS3CyUuJkzgmVqep1vn7aKbVq4BnA9yDhv79haVSUWXX1t9vELlRYnCo9jqAzvl8$

# Border / Immigration / Migrants
Border Patrol Staff Didn’t Review 8-Year-Old Girl’s File Before She Died, Probe Finds: The report raises troubling questions about what went wrong during the girl’s nine days in custody, which far exceeded the agency’s own limit of 72 hours. Border Patrol medical staff declined to review the file of an 8-year-old girl with a chronic heart condition and rare blood disorder before she appeared to have a seizure and died on her ninth day in custody, an internal investigation found.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://scrippsnews.com/stories/border-patrol-neglected-to-view-medical-file-before-8-year-old-s-death/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-KPZxVTrGfs56mOdtiK9SgHxHHHFeApYS3CyUuJkzgmVqep1vn7aKbVq4BnA9yDhv79haVSUWXX1t9vELlRYnCo9qT0qvWn$

# Chemicals
Like tobacco and Big Oil, secret docs show chemical companies knew PFAS dangers: “The industry used several strategies that have been shown common to tobacco, pharmaceutical, and other industries to influence science and regulation, most notably, suppressing unfavorable research and distorting public discourse.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/pfas__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-KPZxVTrGfs56mOdtiK9SgHxHHHFeApYS3CyUuJkzgmVqep1vn7aKbVq4BnA9yDhv79haVSUWXX1t9vELlRYnCo9oLQdqE7$

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
PNC announces it will shut nearly 30 branches – is your state affected? The death of the bank branch! PNC announces it will shut nearly 30 branches after First Republic said it is closing a quarter of its locations – is YOUR state affected? Banking giant will shutter 29 branches in Maryland and part of Virginia. Some 26 are located in grocery stores such as Giant Food and Stop & Shop. First Republic also announced it was shuttering 21 locations this week
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12153783/PNC-announces-shut-nearly-30-branches-state-affected.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-KPZxVTrGfs56mOdtiK9SgHxHHHFeApYS3CyUuJkzgmVqep1vn7aKbVq4BnA9yDhv79haVSUWXX1t9vELlRYnCo9nDtoE7f$

# Education / Schools
Utah School District Bans the Bible: The Good Book is being treated like a bad book in Utah after a parent frustrated by efforts to ban materials from schools convinced a suburban district that some Bible verses were too vulgar or violent for younger children. And the Book of Mormon could be next.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/book-ban-school-library-bible-fc025c8ccf30e955aaf0b0ee1899608a__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-KPZxVTrGfs56mOdtiK9SgHxHHHFeApYS3CyUuJkzgmVqep1vn7aKbVq4BnA9yDhv79haVSUWXX1t9vELlRYnCo9noovImO$

India drops the periodic table, Pythagorean theorem and evolution from school textbooks: On June 1, India cut a slew of foundational topics from tenth grade textbooks, including the periodic table of elements, Darwin’s theory of evolution, the Pythagorean theorem, sources of energy, sustainable management of natural resources and contribution of agriculture to the national economy, among others.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/india-removed-periodic-table-evolution-064000257.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-KPZxVTrGfs56mOdtiK9SgHxHHHFeApYS3CyUuJkzgmVqep1vn7aKbVq4BnA9yDhv79haVSUWXX1t9vELlRYnCo9gbSBhHz$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Industry The debt ceiling bill’s climate killing Mountain Valley Pipeline: How the bill would change the US energy permitting process. The bill would narrow the environmental reviews for new energy projects under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). NEPA requires federal agencies to analyze the potential impacts of major actions that could affect the environment.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4030683-heres-how-the-debt-ceiling-bill-would-change-the-us-energy-permitting-process/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-KPZxVTrGfs56mOdtiK9SgHxHHHFeApYS3CyUuJkzgmVqep1vn7aKbVq4BnA9yDhv79haVSUWXX1t9vELlRYnCo9i7YY0Xq$

Sempra Pushes to Expand Pacific Pipelines for Gas Export: Through a ‘tribal justice’ front group, the infrastructure arm of the California and Texas utility owner has lobbied for gas exports that could raise prices for its own customers.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/topics/sempra-energy/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-KPZxVTrGfs56mOdtiK9SgHxHHHFeApYS3CyUuJkzgmVqep1vn7aKbVq4BnA9yDhv79haVSUWXX1t9vELlRYnCo9rObo97Y$

Federal Hydrogen Program Is Cutting Out Local Groups, Threatening Climate Goals, Advocates Say: Environmental groups sent a letter to Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm warning that a lack of transparency in an $8 billion clean hydrogen program leaves communities ‘entirely in the dark.’
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/02062023/federal-hydrogen-program-is-cutting-out-local-groups-threatening-climate-goals-advocates-say/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-KPZxVTrGfs56mOdtiK9SgHxHHHFeApYS3CyUuJkzgmVqep1vn7aKbVq4BnA9yDhv79haVSUWXX1t9vELlRYnCo9qmPMELU$

Manchin’s Pipeline Payoff Strangles Future Permitting Reform Negotiations: The Fiscal Responsibility Act approved several items on fossil fuel industry wish lists, with nothing for renewable energy. That kills leverage for a broader deal.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/economy/2023-06-02-manchin-pipeline-payoff-future-permitting-reform/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-KPZxVTrGfs56mOdtiK9SgHxHHHFeApYS3CyUuJkzgmVqep1vn7aKbVq4BnA9yDhv79haVSUWXX1t9vELlRYnCo9lqwdZAc$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure Supreme Court undoing 50 years’ worth of environmental progress: The Supreme Court has taken a brazen anti-regulatory turn. It’s our planet and health that will suffer.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ehn.org/supreme-court-ruling-clean-water-act-2660767161.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-KPZxVTrGfs56mOdtiK9SgHxHHHFeApYS3CyUuJkzgmVqep1vn7aKbVq4BnA9yDhv79haVSUWXX1t9vELlRYnCo9loF3Op-$

A pledge to fight climate change is sending money to strange places:
More than a decade after the first pledge was made, nations have yet to meet their promise. They fell $16.7 billion short of the $100 billion goal in 2020 and are expected to miss it again when contributions are tallied for 2021 and 2022, according to OECD estimates. There are no penalties for missing the target, aside from criticism from those who say governments are not doing enough to combat global warming.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://dnyuz.com/2023/06/01/a-pledge-to-fight-climate-change-is-sending-money-to-strange-places/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-KPZxVTrGfs56mOdtiK9SgHxHHHFeApYS3CyUuJkzgmVqep1vn7aKbVq4BnA9yDhv79haVSUWXX1t9vELlRYnCo9jEgETgj$

Disruptive Climate Protests Spur Police Raids in Germany and the US: A series of police raids in Germany and the United States this week are resparking the debate over what is and isn’t an acceptable form of protest, as climate activists frustrated by the slow progress of their governments to curb rising carbon emissions continue to block traffic, target art installations and generally disrupt day-to-day public life.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/02062023/todays-climate-police-raids-climate-protests/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-KPZxVTrGfs56mOdtiK9SgHxHHHFeApYS3CyUuJkzgmVqep1vn7aKbVq4BnA9yDhv79haVSUWXX1t9vELlRYnCo9s4hKfMv$

# Food Recalls / Alerts
Consumer Reports says new FDA apple juice arsenic levels too high for kids and would leave children vulnerable to serious health issues, including damage to the brain and nervous system, which can lead to learning and behavioral problems https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://advocacy.consumerreports.org/press_release/consumer-reports-statement-on-fdas-final-apple-juice-guidance/*:*:text=The*20limits*20set*20by*20FDA,to*20learning*20and*20behavioral*20problems__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!x-KPZxVTrGfs56mOdtiK9SgHxHHHFeApYS3CyUuJkzgmVqep1vn7aKbVq4BnA9yDhv79haVSUWXX1t9vELlRYnCo9upz4DYF$

# General News
New Details of Jeffrey Epstein’s Death and the Frantic Aftermath Revealed in more than 4,000 pages of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein’s jail suicide.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/jeffrey-epstein-jail-suicide-prison-death-8d194a756f2b429067f009a0c70f96c0__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-KPZxVTrGfs56mOdtiK9SgHxHHHFeApYS3CyUuJkzgmVqep1vn7aKbVq4BnA9yDhv79haVSUWXX1t9vELlRYnCo9lDn0nN4$

# Gov / Politics / Global
Kremlin Building VIP Bunker in Top Moscow Hospital: The swanky shelter will apparently protect up to 800 people from blasts, gas, and radiation. A bomb shelter at the Moscow Central Clinical Hospital has been ordered to be built, with a scheduled completion date of December 20, 2023.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/putin-building-bomb-shelter-moscow-hospital-russia-elites-kremlin-ukraine-1803852__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-KPZxVTrGfs56mOdtiK9SgHxHHHFeApYS3CyUuJkzgmVqep1vn7aKbVq4BnA9yDhv79haVSUWXX1t9vELlRYnCo9o5nbFN3$

Russia, Pro-Ukraine Group Blame Each Other for Deaths: Clashes between Russian armed forces and pro-Ukrainian fighters inside Russia have led to the deaths of at least two civilians, reports suggest, with both sides blaming each other for the casualties
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/belgorod-russia-and-pro-ukrainian-fighters-blame-each-other-for-civilian-deaths__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-KPZxVTrGfs56mOdtiK9SgHxHHHFeApYS3CyUuJkzgmVqep1vn7aKbVq4BnA9yDhv79haVSUWXX1t9vELlRYnCo9sy3kMHq$

# Gov / Politics
How New York Democrats could redistrict George Santos, and the Republican majority, out of the House:Democrats in New York are suing in hopes of bringing back a blue-favored congressional map. And this time they might have a favorable court to make it happen.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/democrats-new-york-redistricting-lawsuit-gerrymandering-george-santos-1801771__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-KPZxVTrGfs56mOdtiK9SgHxHHHFeApYS3CyUuJkzgmVqep1vn7aKbVq4BnA9yDhv79haVSUWXX1t9vELlRYnCo9t31Znne$

Meet the House members who voted against the debt limit deal. Surprisingly, some McCarthy allies were among the ‘no’ votes
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://rollcall.com/2023/06/01/meet-the-house-members-who-voted-against-the-debt-limit-deal/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-KPZxVTrGfs56mOdtiK9SgHxHHHFeApYS3CyUuJkzgmVqep1vn7aKbVq4BnA9yDhv79haVSUWXX1t9vELlRYnCo9rvMiX9j$

Debt Deal’s Harsh Cuts Weren’t Cruel Enough to Please GOP Presidential Hopefuls: Multiple GOP presidential hopefuls led the charge against the debt deal, saying it didn’t cut social programs enough.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/debt-deals-harsh-cuts-werent-cruel-enough-to-please-gop-presidential-hopefuls/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-KPZxVTrGfs56mOdtiK9SgHxHHHFeApYS3CyUuJkzgmVqep1vn7aKbVq4BnA9yDhv79haVSUWXX1t9vELlRYnCo9tFttx6O$

# Law Enforcment
Cop City chaos: In what is a first in recent memory, prosecutors are openly charging people with felonies simply for being organizers within a bail collective, in other words, for connecting people who are still presumed innocent to things that they are legally entitled to. Jocelyn Simonson lays out all the troubling implications.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/06/cop-city-tortuguita-atlanta-bail-fund-arrest-horror.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-KPZxVTrGfs56mOdtiK9SgHxHHHFeApYS3CyUuJkzgmVqep1vn7aKbVq4BnA9yDhv79haVSUWXX1t9vELlRYnCo9lyAqRrD$

# Legal / DOJ
Trump-Nominated Judge Will Now Oversee Disney-DeSantis Lawsuit: Judge Mark Walker recused himself from the case due to a family member’s Disney stock
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/disney-desantis-case-judge-stock-conflict-1234746158/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-KPZxVTrGfs56mOdtiK9SgHxHHHFeApYS3CyUuJkzgmVqep1vn7aKbVq4BnA9yDhv79haVSUWXX1t9vELlRYnCo9nA5eVje$

Georgia DA Eyeing a Multi-State, RICO Case on Trump: Fulton County DA Fani Willis’ probe is reportedly expanding into Trump’s election subversion efforts in other states.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/fulton-county-da-fani-willis-reportedly-eyeing-multi-state-rico-case-on-trump__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-KPZxVTrGfs56mOdtiK9SgHxHHHFeApYS3CyUuJkzgmVqep1vn7aKbVq4BnA9yDhv79haVSUWXX1t9vELlRYnCo9hsPPW8M$

# Media
“Operation Mockingbird [was] a domestic propaganda campaign aimed at promoting the views of the CIA within the media. Reporters shared their notebooks with the CIA. Editors shared their staffs. Some of the journalists were Pulitzer Prize winners, distinguished reporters who considered themselves ambassadors without portfolio for their country.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wanttoknow.info/mass_media/media-influence__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-KPZxVTrGfs56mOdtiK9SgHxHHHFeApYS3CyUuJkzgmVqep1vn7aKbVq4BnA9yDhv79haVSUWXX1t9vELlRYnCo9kh_3pEB$

# Medical / Health
The Dark Money Behind Kansas’ Misleading Anti-Abortion Campaign: The dark money network led by conservative Supreme Court architect Leonard Leo financed the nonprofit that bankrolled a misleading text message campaign pretending a Kansas ballot measure would “give women a choice,” when it actually would have eliminated state abortion protections.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.levernews.com/the-dark-money-behind-kansass-misleading-anti-abortion-campaign/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-KPZxVTrGfs56mOdtiK9SgHxHHHFeApYS3CyUuJkzgmVqep1vn7aKbVq4BnA9yDhv79haVSUWXX1t9vELlRYnCo9j8EeKbE$

Nanoplastic ingestion causes neurological deficits: Small plastic particulates can induce inflammatory responses in the gut and brain, but removing them reverses this damage. After two months of daily ingestion of nanoplastics at the estimated human consumption dose, nanoplastic-exposed mice exhibited reduced cognition and short-term memory as assessed by standard neurological assessments such as the open-field test, novel object recognition assay, and the Morris water maze
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/nanoplastic-ingestion-causes-neurological-deficits-71152*:*:text=After*20two*20months*20of*20daily,and*20the*20Morris*20water*20maze__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!x-KPZxVTrGfs56mOdtiK9SgHxHHHFeApYS3CyUuJkzgmVqep1vn7aKbVq4BnA9yDhv79haVSUWXX1t9vELlRYnCo9hXe8Yp8$

A catatonic woman awakened after 20 years. Her story may change psychiatry: New research suggests that a subset of patients with psychiatric conditions such as schizophrenia may actually have autoimmune disease that attacks the brain. Sander Markx, director of precision psychiatry at Columbia University, and his colleagues, discovered that although April’s illness was clinically indistinguishable from schizophrenia, she also had lupus, an underlying and treatable autoimmune condition that was attacking her brain. After months of targeted treatments, and more than two decades trapped in her mind, April woke up.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2023/06/01/schizophrenia-autoimmune-lupus-psychiatry/?utm_source=cordial&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=hp-us-reg-morning-email_2023-06-02__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-KPZxVTrGfs56mOdtiK9SgHxHHHFeApYS3CyUuJkzgmVqep1vn7aKbVq4BnA9yDhv79haVSUWXX1t9vELlRYnCo9ljdLBMC$

World Health Assembly cites need to ‘restrict personal liberties’ and expand WHO’s emergency powers: Director-General’s emergency decision-making powers are of concern for the relationship between the organization and Member States. We further question to whom it owes accountability as an international institution, and how to enhance it.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://brill.com/view/journals/iolr/19/1/article-p63_004.xml__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-KPZxVTrGfs56mOdtiK9SgHxHHHFeApYS3CyUuJkzgmVqep1vn7aKbVq4BnA9yDhv79haVSUWXX1t9vELlRYnCo9jnEQ9ZH$

CHD Scientists Call for Investigation Into CDC, FDA for Suppressing Evidence Linking COVID Shots and Myocarditis: In a letter to the editor published today in Medical Research Archives, two Children’s Health Defense scientists called for an investigation into how U.S. public health officials suppressed evidence linking myocarditis and COVID-19 vaccines.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/cdc-fda-chd-investigation-myocarditis-covid-vaccine/?utm_source=luminate&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=defender&utm_id=20230602__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-KPZxVTrGfs56mOdtiK9SgHxHHHFeApYS3CyUuJkzgmVqep1vn7aKbVq4BnA9yDhv79haVSUWXX1t9vELlRYnCo9jevOMln$

Did CDC Ignore Solid Data on Convulsions and Death After DTP Vaccines? A massive study conducted 20 years ago showed febrile convulsions that in some cases led to death were more likely to occur with combined vaccine products, such as the DTP vaccine for diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/cdc-ignore-data-convulsions-death-dtp-vaccines/?utm_source=luminate&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=defender&utm_id=20230602__;!!On18fmf1aQ!x-KPZxVTrGfs56mOdtiK9SgHxHHHFeApYS3CyUuJkzgmVqep1vn7aKbVq4BnA9yDhv79haVSUWXX1t9vELlRYnCo9iqLrLiT$

# Military / DOD
‘That’s the worst part of the deal’: Budget caps for Pentagon in debt compromise worry Capitol Hill defense hawks: The debt-limit compromise on track to pass Congress will lock in Pentagon spending levels for the next two years, forcing lawmakers drafting annual defense policy legislation to stick to a budget that some on Capitol Hill consider insufficient.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2023-06-01/congress-pentagon-budget-debt-ceiling-10303335.html?utm_source=Stars*and*Stripes*Emails&utm_campaign=Daily*Headlines&utm_medium=email__;KysrKw!!On18fmf1aQ!x-KPZxVTrGfs56mOdtiK9SgHxHHHFeApYS3CyUuJkzgmVqep1vn7aKbVq4BnA9yDhv79haVSUWXX1t9vELlRYnCo9g6pJkOd$

# Water
Arizona Announces Phoenix Area Can’t Grow Further on Groundwater: Gov. Katie Hobbs announced Thursday that the state would allow no future development in the Phoenix area that relies on groundwater, forcing developers and cities to turn to other costly sources
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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2023-05-31

Voices, The Peoples News

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

# Indigenous
A global plastics treaty can end the Age of Plastic: This indigenous worldview can lead treaty negotiations, creating systems that are less demanding of our planet and value nature over profit. A Global Plastics Treaty can stop plastic production at the source and deliver a cleaner, safer planet for us and future generations. Governments need to step up to this moment and not let it go to waste https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nationofchange.org/2023/05/31/a-global-plastics-treaty-can-end-the-age-of-plastic/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3IV88CsjdqGraG_ddj-VHfTZtDYVlc9euLZYy-YDa5xZxmloaGBeQ-kh26xZfaWHd5A2V0ibt91wbpkS7Nn3d5xmem4bPLWa$

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
New US aid package for Ukraine will total about $300 million: U.S. officials say a military aid package for Ukraine that is expected to be announced this week will include additional munitions for drones: A U.S. military aid package for Ukraine that is expected to be announced this week will total up to $300 million and will include additional munitions for drones, U.S. officials said Tuesday. The drone ammunition comes after new attacks by unmanned aircraft targeted Moscow.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/ukraine-russia-war-drones-aid-package-222cc2dc20a26790dbb2c86a148b014b__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3IV88CsjdqGraG_ddj-VHfTZtDYVlc9euLZYy-YDa5xZxmloaGBeQ-kh26xZfaWHd5A2V0ibt91wbpkS7Nn3d5xmegdaXXQ3$

Debt Limit Deal Heads to House Vote Amid Objections on Both the Left and Right: Lawmakers in the U.S. House are voting today on a bill to suspend the debt limit until January 2025, as Congress races against the clock to avert a potentially disastrous default on June 5.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://finance.yahoo.com/news/crucial-days-ahead-debt-ceiling-041937438.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3IV88CsjdqGraG_ddj-VHfTZtDYVlc9euLZYy-YDa5xZxmloaGBeQ-kh26xZfaWHd5A2V0ibt91wbpkS7Nn3d5xmeofEHHSa$

Decrying ‘Reckless Hostage-Taking,’ Progressives Vow to Vote Against Debt Ceiling Deal: “We shouldn’t compromise on protecting our most vulnerable and disproportionately impacted communities,” said Rep. Raúl Grijalva.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/progressives-no-debt-ceiling__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3IV88CsjdqGraG_ddj-VHfTZtDYVlc9euLZYy-YDa5xZxmloaGBeQ-kh26xZfaWHd5A2V0ibt91wbpkS7Nn3d5xmenIq1zDt$

# Education / Schools
“Smart People Are Falling for Stupid Lies”: How One Florida County Has Become Ground Zero for the Far Right’s Education Blitz. ‘As for the activities that are still permitted in schools, DeSantis seems determined to make them as invasive, dangerous, and unpleasant as possible.’
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/feb/05/schools-and-universities-are-ground-zero-for-americas-culture-war__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3IV88CsjdqGraG_ddj-VHfTZtDYVlc9euLZYy-YDa5xZxmloaGBeQ-kh26xZfaWHd5A2V0ibt91wbpkS7Nn3d5xmekqOZyrl$

Falling ACT Scores and the Dumbing Down of America, ACT test scores for college admission fall for the fifth year in a row: The annual National Assessment of Educational Progress scores released this week offered depressing news about student K-8 learning. But the news is also bad for high school seniors, as the results of the 2022 ACT tests used for college admission show.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://keystonenevadakorner.com/opinion/falling-act-scores-and-the-dumbing-down-of-america/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3IV88CsjdqGraG_ddj-VHfTZtDYVlc9euLZYy-YDa5xZxmloaGBeQ-kh26xZfaWHd5A2V0ibt91wbpkS7Nn3d5xmeib1FdDY$

# Employment / Labor
Cori Bush Files to Strike Expanded Work Requirements for SNAP Out of Debt Limit Bill: “Work requirements are ineffective at best, and deadly at worst,” Rep. Cori Bush said.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/bush-files-to-strike-expanded-work-requirements-for-snap-out-of-debt-limit-bill/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3IV88CsjdqGraG_ddj-VHfTZtDYVlc9euLZYy-YDa5xZxmloaGBeQ-kh26xZfaWHd5A2V0ibt91wbpkS7Nn3d5xmevYXEfw1$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure Supreme Court Guts Clean Water Act as Conservative Justices Side with Polluters and Developers: We look at how a new Supreme Court ruling awards a major victory to polluters and land developers. In a 5-4 decision last week, the justices sharply limited the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency to protect and preserve wetlands under the Clean Water Act. The ruling ends protections for about half of all the wetlands in the contiguous United States
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHB2AZyhvMU__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3IV88CsjdqGraG_ddj-VHfTZtDYVlc9euLZYy-YDa5xZxmloaGBeQ-kh26xZfaWHd5A2V0ibt91wbpkS7Nn3d5xmeraF17x0$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Global ‘Simply Inconceivable’ to Dump Fukushima Water in Pacific, Critics Say After Latest IAEA Report: “Piping water into the sea is an outrage,” said one Japanese fisher angered by the plan to release radioactive wastewater into the ocean. “The sea is not a garbage dump.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/iaea-fukushima-report?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=CommonDreams*2Fmagazine*2FLatest*News__;JSUr!!On18fmf1aQ!3IV88CsjdqGraG_ddj-VHfTZtDYVlc9euLZYy-YDa5xZxmloaGBeQ-kh26xZfaWHd5A2V0ibt91wbpkS7Nn3d5xmelBpwU8C$

# General News
Donald Trump is currently facing many a legal problem. For starters, there are the 34 class E felonies he was charged with last month in relation to a hush money payment made in the run-up to the 2016 election. Then there’s the Justice Department’s investigation into his handling of classified documents, which is expected to result in a second indictment. Rounding things out is a DOJ probe of the violent January 6 insurrection and the plot to overturn the 2020 election, as well as a Fulton County investigation into Trump’s efforts to overturn the election in Georgia, both of which also have the potential to lead to criminal charges. Trump reportedly vowed to ‘immediately’ fire anyone who investigated him if reelected: According to Rolling Stone, the ex-president’s allies are already working on a list.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://dnyuz.com/2023/05/30/nothing-to-see-here-just-trump-reportedly-vowing-to-immediately-fire-anyone-who-investigated-him-if-reelected/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3IV88CsjdqGraG_ddj-VHfTZtDYVlc9euLZYy-YDa5xZxmloaGBeQ-kh26xZfaWHd5A2V0ibt91wbpkS7Nn3d5xmeufOMQw6$

Biden Accuser Tara Reade Leaves U.S. for ‘Safety’ of Russia: Tara Reade, who accused President Joe Biden of sexually assaulting her in 1993, is requesting Russian citizenship from Vladimir Putin due to concerns about her safety in the United States. She served as Biden’s former aide in the 1990s when he represented Delaware as a U.S. Senator.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/biden-accuser-tara-reade-leaves-us-safety-russia-1803459__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3IV88CsjdqGraG_ddj-VHfTZtDYVlc9euLZYy-YDa5xZxmloaGBeQ-kh26xZfaWHd5A2V0ibt91wbpkS7Nn3d5xmejibY48D$

Chick-fil-A sparks anti-woke outrage for VP of diversity, equity, inclusion post: Chick-fil-A, the chicken sandwich chain long beloved by conservatives for its longstanding opposition to same-sex marriage, is now sparking boycott calls after announcing that it has hired an executive in charge of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2023/05/30/chick-fil-a-sparks-anti-woke-outrage-for-hiring-vp-of-dei/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3IV88CsjdqGraG_ddj-VHfTZtDYVlc9euLZYy-YDa5xZxmloaGBeQ-kh26xZfaWHd5A2V0ibt91wbpkS7Nn3d5xmerCSN9tu$

What is ‘woke’? The definition of “woke” changes depending on who you ask. The term has recently been used by some conservatives as an insult against progressive values. The term, however, was originally coined by progressive Black Americans and used in racial justice movements in the early to mid-1900s. To be “woke” politically in the Black community means that someone is informed, educated and conscious of social injustice and racial inequality, Merriam-Webster Dictionary states.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/woke-conservatives/story?id=93051138__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3IV88CsjdqGraG_ddj-VHfTZtDYVlc9euLZYy-YDa5xZxmloaGBeQ-kh26xZfaWHd5A2V0ibt91wbpkS7Nn3d5xmemZFNwmy$

# Gov / Politics
Will Hard-Line Republicans Let the Country Avert Default? Hard-line Republicans are threatening to take their revenge and oust House Speaker McCarthy after he brokered a debt ceiling deal. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy dismissed threats from Republican hard-liners to oust him over the debt-limit deal he forged with President Joe Biden and expressed confidence Tuesday that lawmakers will pass legislation in time to avert a US default.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://fortune.com/2023/05/30/hard-line-republicans-threaten-revenge-mccarthy-ouster-debt-ceiling/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3IV88CsjdqGraG_ddj-VHfTZtDYVlc9euLZYy-YDa5xZxmloaGBeQ-kh26xZfaWHd5A2V0ibt91wbpkS7Nn3d5xmek8yPlJN$

Biden’s F-16 Move Is Flight of Fancy Signifying Desperation: Biden is acting tough and he is once more recklessly escalating the war with Russia with his latest move on sending F-16s.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://strategic-culture.org/news/2023/05/23/biden-f16-move-flight-fancy-signifying-desperation/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3IV88CsjdqGraG_ddj-VHfTZtDYVlc9euLZYy-YDa5xZxmloaGBeQ-kh26xZfaWHd5A2V0ibt91wbpkS7Nn3d5xmemmPCAX3$

America’s massive effort to distort and suppress truth: Swift said, “Falsehood flies; and the Truth comes limping after.” Truth no longer even limps; it is gagged and shackled.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.informationclearinghouse.info/57593.htm__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3IV88CsjdqGraG_ddj-VHfTZtDYVlc9euLZYy-YDa5xZxmloaGBeQ-kh26xZfaWHd5A2V0ibt91wbpkS7Nn3d5xmegB0XZ5O$

When will US join global call to end Ukraine War? There are many peace initiatives to end the war in Ukraine being pursued by leaders and countries around the world as the United States clings to its dogged determination to prolong the war at great cost in Ukrainian lives and at the risk of nuclear war. Must our leaders take us to the brink of World War III, with all our lives on the line in an all-out nuclear war, before they will permit a ceasefire and a negotiated peace?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/will-us-push-to-help-end-ukraine-war__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3IV88CsjdqGraG_ddj-VHfTZtDYVlc9euLZYy-YDa5xZxmloaGBeQ-kh26xZfaWHd5A2V0ibt91wbpkS7Nn3d5xmerL17DLz$

Mike Pence to Throw His Hat in the Ring Next Week: The former vice president will go head-to-head with his ex-boss Donald Trump. Pence will make an announcement in Des Moines, Iowa, on June 7, the date of his 64th birthday, putting him on a collision course with his old boss, former President Donald Trump. He is slated to attend a CNN town hall that same day.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/mike-pence-tlaunch-2024-bid-birthday__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3IV88CsjdqGraG_ddj-VHfTZtDYVlc9euLZYy-YDa5xZxmloaGBeQ-kh26xZfaWHd5A2V0ibt91wbpkS7Nn3d5xmevh5rqGJ$

‘Give Me a Goddamn Break’: House Democrat Slams Food Aid Cuts as Pentagon Budget Soars. “I didn’t come to Congress to hurt people,” said Rep. Jim McGovern. “And when I listen to my Republican friends, what is clear to me is that we don’t share the same values.” Rep. Jim McGovern, a leading anti-hunger lawmaker in the House, expressed anger that the debt ceiling legislation negotiated by Republicans and the Biden administration targets food benefits for older adults while doing nothing to raise taxes on the wealthy or rein in military spending.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/dem-food-aid-cuts-pentagon__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3IV88CsjdqGraG_ddj-VHfTZtDYVlc9euLZYy-YDa5xZxmloaGBeQ-kh26xZfaWHd5A2V0ibt91wbpkS7Nn3d5xmeqBSNHMu$

Kevin McCarthy pledges to explore ‘uncomfortable’ cuts to Medicare and Social Security: Kevin McCarthy (R-California) revealed Wednesday that he will “announce a commission” to explore cuts to “mandatory spending”
once the debt ceiling debacle is settled https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.alternet.org/kevin-mccarthy-social-security-medicare/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3IV88CsjdqGraG_ddj-VHfTZtDYVlc9euLZYy-YDa5xZxmloaGBeQ-kh26xZfaWHd5A2V0ibt91wbpkS7Nn3d5xmeuGN5opa$

# Law Enforcment
Fellow Parishioner Accused of Executing NJ Councilwoman: The man accused of gunning down New Jersey city councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour outside her townhouse in February was arrested and identified Tuesday as Rashid Ali Bynum, a 28-year-old man connected to the same church as Dwumfour. Prosecutors said Bynum was charged with first-degree murder but they would not disclose a possible motive. He also faces separate firearm charges.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsbreak.com/sayreville-nj/3042488762209-fellow-parishioner-accused-of-executing-new-jersey-councilwoman__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3IV88CsjdqGraG_ddj-VHfTZtDYVlc9euLZYy-YDa5xZxmloaGBeQ-kh26xZfaWHd5A2V0ibt91wbpkS7Nn3d5xmeuWZAIWH$

9 Teens Arrested After Viral Video of 3 Marines Being Beaten: Footage showed the servicemen lying on the ground trying to protect themselves from the onslaught. Four males and one female were charged with assault with a deadly weapon and were admitted to the juvenile hall. Another four minors were reportedly charged with misdemeanor assault and battery. The suspects’ identities have been withheld because they are minors, according to authorities.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2023/05/31/nine-teens-arrested-over-brutal-beating-of-three-marines-on-california-beach/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3IV88CsjdqGraG_ddj-VHfTZtDYVlc9euLZYy-YDa5xZxmloaGBeQ-kh26xZfaWHd5A2V0ibt91wbpkS7Nn3d5xmelW5adTH$

# Legal / DOJ
DOJ Sues West VA Guv’s Son Over Millions in Unpaid Fines: The complaint alleges that a federal agency issued more than 130 violations and over 50 orders to stop mining operations to Jay Justice’s coal companies. The Justice Department is suing the coal empire of West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice for failing to pay more than $5 million in civil penalties assessed by the Department of the Interior.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2023/05/31/doj-sues-jim-justices-coal-empire-over-unpaid-fines-for-mining-violations-00099421__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3IV88CsjdqGraG_ddj-VHfTZtDYVlc9euLZYy-YDa5xZxmloaGBeQ-kh26xZfaWHd5A2V0ibt91wbpkS7Nn3d5xmegdLWNNa$

# LGBTQ / Gender
Uganda Just Made Homosexuality Punishable by Death. American Evangelical Groups Played a Role: President Joe Biden, and even Ted Cruz, has condemned the Ugandan law. The legislation comes after years of lobbying from American Christian groups, some of which previously supported such harsh anti-LGBTQ measures.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/ugandas-new-anti-gay-legislation-includes-death-sentence-for-in-some-cases__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3IV88CsjdqGraG_ddj-VHfTZtDYVlc9euLZYy-YDa5xZxmloaGBeQ-kh26xZfaWHd5A2V0ibt91wbpkS7Nn3d5xmeuXk615G$

How U.S. Evangelicals Helped Homophobia Flourish in Africa: Anti-gay sentiment had previously existed on the continent, but white American religious groups have given it a boost.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/03/19/africa-uganda-evangelicals-homophobia-antigay-bill/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3IV88CsjdqGraG_ddj-VHfTZtDYVlc9euLZYy-YDa5xZxmloaGBeQ-kh26xZfaWHd5A2V0ibt91wbpkS7Nn3d5xmep0Y0vSY$

# Military / DOD
Debt ceiling agreement locks in Biden’s proposed defense budget: The debt ceiling agreement negotiated between House Republican leaders and the White House would cap the defense budget topline at President Joe Biden’s $886 billion request for fiscal 2024, a 3.3% increase over this year.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.defensenews.com/congress/budget/2023/05/29/debt-ceiling-agreement-locks-in-bidens-proposed-defense-budget/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3IV88CsjdqGraG_ddj-VHfTZtDYVlc9euLZYy-YDa5xZxmloaGBeQ-kh26xZfaWHd5A2V0ibt91wbpkS7Nn3d5xmei3A_4y0$

US pressured to secure Persian Gulf after Iran seizes tankers: The United Arab Emirates has pressed the U.S. to make more muscular moves to deter Iran after the Islamic Republic’s military seized two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman in recent weeks. The U.S. military is working with allies to send more ships and aircraft to the Middle East as Iran escalates its seizures of merchant tankers, the National Security Council announced Friday.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2023/05/12/us-military-middle-east-iran-seizes-tankers-00096708__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3IV88CsjdqGraG_ddj-VHfTZtDYVlc9euLZYy-YDa5xZxmloaGBeQ-kh26xZfaWHd5A2V0ibt91wbpkS7Nn3d5xmenl3tU4p$

# Pharmaceuticals / Drugs
Sackler Family Buys Immunity From Lawsuits for $6 Billion: The Sackler family, whose company helped trigger the opioid crisis, will dole out $6 billion that will likely fund state and local efforts to fight opioid addiction. Purdue, which filed for bankruptcy in 2019 amid thousands of lawsuits, made drugs like OxyContin and is blamed for fuelling the crisis. On Tuesday, an appeals court ruled that its owners, the Sackler family, would receive full immunity from civil suits. In exchange, they will pay $6bn to help address opioid addiction.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nationalpost.com/news/sackler-family-billionaire-owners-of-purdue-pharma-receive-full-civil-immunity-in-6b-opioid-settlement__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3IV88CsjdqGraG_ddj-VHfTZtDYVlc9euLZYy-YDa5xZxmloaGBeQ-kh26xZfaWHd5A2V0ibt91wbpkS7Nn3d5xmegRVAJov$

# Space / UFO Disclosure / Other
SpaceX Dragon carrying Axiom crew splashes down off coast of Florida: That Dragon, named Freedom, undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) earlier in the day at 11:05 a.m. EDT (1505 GMT), ending a 10-day mission that included eight days docked at the orbiting lab.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.space.com/ax-2-astronauts-spacex-dragon-splash-down__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3IV88CsjdqGraG_ddj-VHfTZtDYVlc9euLZYy-YDa5xZxmloaGBeQ-kh26xZfaWHd5A2V0ibt91wbpkS7Nn3d5xmeghCOp5n$

AFRL helps NASA test equipment for Artemis II Mission: The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, and NASA worked together over the last two weeks of April 2023 along with other industry partners, such as Lockheed Martin, to test the most current iteration of an astronaut crew seat and flight suit that will be used in the Orion spacecraft during future missions to space.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.spoc.spaceforce.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/3410742/afrl-helps-nasa-test-equipment-for-artemis-ii-mission*:*:text=The*20Air*20Force*20Research*20Laboratory,during*20future*20missions*20to*20space__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!3IV88CsjdqGraG_ddj-VHfTZtDYVlc9euLZYy-YDa5xZxmloaGBeQ-kh26xZfaWHd5A2V0ibt91wbpkS7Nn3d5xmevKTe-bM$

Quest for alien signals in the heart of the Milky Way takes off: May 30, 2023, Mountain View, CA: Akshay Suresh, a graduate student at Cornell University, spearheads an extraordinary scientific endeavor, a groundbreaking mission to uncover periodic signals emanating from the core of the Milky Way
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.seti.org/press-release/quest-alien-signals-heart-milky-way-takes__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3IV88CsjdqGraG_ddj-VHfTZtDYVlc9euLZYy-YDa5xZxmloaGBeQ-kh26xZfaWHd5A2V0ibt91wbpkS7Nn3d5xmevH2Q5IW$

# Technology
Statement on AI Risk, AI experts and public figures express their concern about AI risk: Well, this is unsettling, 350+ industry leaders, including Sam Altman, co-signed this one-sentence statement: “Mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside other societal-scale risks such as pandemics and nuclear war.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/30/23742005/ai-risk-warning-22-word-statement-google-deepmind-openai__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3IV88CsjdqGraG_ddj-VHfTZtDYVlc9euLZYy-YDa5xZxmloaGBeQ-kh26xZfaWHd5A2V0ibt91wbpkS7Nn3d5xmekhRCKP-$

BeetleSat conducts two-way data communication using proprietary expandable antenna: BeetleSat’s NSLSAT-2 satellite, a 6U CubeSat, was launched in January 2023 via a SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket. The Company’s high-performance Ka-band antenna, made of proprietary lightweight shape memory material, was folded at launch, allowing for low volume and mass, and successfully deployed when the satellite reached its orbit. This in-orbit deployment of BeetleSat’s 60 cm expandable antenna from a 6U CubeSat was an industry first and proved the viability of its proprietary technology.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/BeetleSat_announces_successful_two_way_data_communication_using_proprietary_expandable_antenna_999.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3IV88CsjdqGraG_ddj-VHfTZtDYVlc9euLZYy-YDa5xZxmloaGBeQ-kh26xZfaWHd5A2V0ibt91wbpkS7Nn3d5xmenic1-H0$

# Veterans / VA
Veterans program funding ends up a winner in debt limit deal: Funding for veterans programs would go from being one of the most contentious spending debates on Capitol Hill to a bipartisan budget highlight under the debt limit deal set to be voted on by lawmakers this week. Unlike most non-defense agencies, which will see cuts or flat budgets under the terms of the plan, the Department of Veterans Affairs would see a significant bump in spending in fiscal 2024, in line with both White House and House Republican appropriators’ plans.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.federaltimes.com/veterans/2023/05/30/veterans-program-funding-ends-up-a-winner-in-debt-limit-deal/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3IV88CsjdqGraG_ddj-VHfTZtDYVlc9euLZYy-YDa5xZxmloaGBeQ-kh26xZfaWHd5A2V0ibt91wbpkS7Nn3d5xmelR4it2g$

# Water
Colorado River Is on Life Support, and 40 Million People Depend on It for Water: Vulnerable communities may be at risk of reduced water supply under a new Colorado River agreement.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/40-million-people-rely-on-the-colorado-river-its-drying-up-fast__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3IV88CsjdqGraG_ddj-VHfTZtDYVlc9euLZYy-YDa5xZxmloaGBeQ-kh26xZfaWHd5A2V0ibt91wbpkS7Nn3d5xmehs9WRob$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2023-05-30

Voices, The Peoples News

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

# Indigenous
Tribes call on Haaland to push increased protections for the Grand Canyon: As a 20-year ban on mining in the Grand Canyon passes its midpoint, Indigenous nations look to continue protections indefinitely. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland met with tribal leaders representing a dozen Indigenous nations last weekend in a move that could expand protections for land around The Grand Canyon, permanently safeguarding the region from future uranium mining.
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Skarure Woccon tribe worries over Cape Fear River contamination: Leaders of the Skarure Woccon tribe are encouraging members to avoid customary activities, such as eating fish from the Cape Fear River. Leaders of the Skarure Woccon tribe are encouraging members to avoid customary activities, such as eating fish from the Cape Fear River, due to health concerns.
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Who gets a say in tribal treaty hunting? In Wyoming, everybody wants influence over off-rez hunting — and nobody’s happy. Many tribes have treaty-protected hunting rights that extend beyond reservation boundaries, and the business council wanted to open up a dialogue with the state on possible collaboration. Any issue involving treaty hunting should first be brought to the Eastern Shoshone’s General Council, which is the constituency’s governing body.
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# Border / Immigration / Migrants
The Real ‘Remain in Mexico’ Begins at the Border: The likely consequences of Biden’s new immigration policy will be misery for thousands seeking refuge. Three weeks ago, the pandemic-era use of Title 42 of the U.S. Code, which allowed the Border Patrol to expel migrants to Mexico without giving them the opportunity to ask for asylum, expired. The rule contradicted both U.S. and international law
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# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
Denial Isn’t an Effective Health Care Strategy, Say People With Long COVID: Gaslighting and disbelief make long COVID worse for people living with long-term effects from the virus.
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# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
Social Security’s big blunders: Retirees are being bullied into paying back thousands in miscalculated benefits. If you don’t repay, your Social Security checks stop coming, just as threatened. These clawback demand letters can arrive literally 20 years after you began receiving benefits. They can demand repayment of a few hundred dollars or many thousands of dollars. We’ve heard from people who were told they must repay as much as $300,000.
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U.S. debt ceiling deal to face its first test in Congress: A bipartisan deal to raise the $31.4 trillion U.S. debt ceiling faces its first test in Congress on Tuesday, setting up what could be a nail-biting week of voting before the United States runs out of money to pay its bills. But first the bill will have to clear the Rules Committee.
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It’s the biggest news you missed this weekend; Debt ceiling deal reached: President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached a tentative agreement Saturday to raise the nation’s debt limit and cut government spending, capping a rollercoaster round of negotiations that has brought the nation to the brink of default and economic disaster.
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What’s in, and out, of the debt ceiling deal: The Democratic president and Republican speaker are trying to win over lawmakers to the plan in time to avert a default. Overall, the White House estimates that the plan would reduce government spending by at least $1 trillion, but official calculations have not yet been released.
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Conservative Rep. Chip Roy slams debt deal: Calls it a ‘Turd-Sandwich’ and challenges unity claim, pushed back on McCarthy’s claim that “more than 95 percent of all those in the conference were very excited” about the deal.
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President Biden and GOP leaders negotiated a proposed bill to raise the debt ceiling. Buried in the new bill that freezes spending is a provision brushing aside climate science and granting Sen. Joe Manchin’s wish to expedite the construction of a giant fossil fuel pipeline during the climate crisis. Experts say the pipeline would produce emissions equivalent to 26 coal plants or 19 million passenger cars
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The Auto-CR Dilemma: If the debt ceiling deal passes, the military budget goes up and IRS funding gets slashed. But if Congress doesn’t pass the subsequent spending bills, that reverses.
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The debt ceiling deal: This clause is bad for Social Security: If there were no tax cheats in America, there would be no Social Security crisis. Benefits could be paid, and payroll taxes kept the same, for the next 75 years.
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# Education / Schools
Texas School Safety Bill Requires Armed Person At Each Campus: The measure also gives the state more power to compel school districts to create active-shooter plans. Both chambers gave their final approval to House Bill 3 after ironing out their differences over the past week.
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# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure Seaweed washing ashore in Florida contains flesh eating bacteria: Loads of seaweed is washing up on the beaches of Florida potentially carrying pathogens that cause a condition known as ‘leaky gut syndrome.’ Called Sargassum, the seaweed blankets the beaches with its thick, brown algae, emitting a strong odor as it decomposes. Concern arises as Sargassum, Vibrio bacteria and plastic debris interact in the sea to create what scientists call a ‘pathogen storm’ posing risks to beachgoers
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Utah’s latest attack on the Antiquities Act: The bid to diminish national monuments threatens landscape preservation. Last August, the state filed a civil complaint aimed at diminishing the national monuments yet again, and, ultimately, doing much more: drastically undermining the Antiquities Act, making future landscape-level designations impossible.
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# Environment / Climate / Interior / Global Antarctic ice melt showing signs of disrupting pivotal global ocean circulation, study shows: Changes to circulation in parts of the Southern Ocean are taking place faster than expected, with potentially profound implications for the global climate and marine life, a new study finds.
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# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals
How debt ceiling agreement will affect those on SNAP benefits: Debt ceiling negotiations resulted in significant modifications to the nation’s spending and programs, including work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
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New Work Requirements for Food Aid Would Deepen Hunger and Poverty, Critics Warn: This provision of the new debt ceiling agreement comes as food banks across the United States are seeing demand surge.
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# General News
Team Trump Scrambles to Unmask the Feds Investigating Him: The former president wants to “immediately” purge the Justice Department’s ranks of the officials and agents who’ve led the criminal probes into his actions
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Trump-era special counsel’s final report criticizes FBI’s Russia probe: “Our investigation also revealed that senior FBI personnel displayed a serious lack of analytical rigor towards the information they they received, especially information received from politically affiliated persons and entities,” the report says https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/2023/05/15/1176219884/trump-russia-investigation-durham__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3mM2joCQ19ZgtEZdB0YjuJ4skgyuIZNcB6sl7OgSp_eWMtelSBwupZQk9wO_yn-2P-J4UifkeUyR5XkxzeC1AGwFo3ZVRCqz$

Trump Vows to End Birthright Citizenship Again: Trump previously said he planned to terminate birthright citizenship in 2018. Former President Donald Trump pledged Tuesday to enact an executive order ending birthright citizenship guarantees for children of illegal aliens if he regains the White House in 2024, despite past constitutional objections and failures to follow through on the move.
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# Gov / Politics
Ron DeSantis Wants To Take His ‘War On Woke’ National: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is running for the Republican presidential nomination by promising to elevate his state’s culture war policies to a national level. But the Constitution stands in his way, writes Paul Blumenthal, as judges continue to reject DeSantis’ agenda as a “positively dystopian” assault on free speech.
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“What is she doing here?” Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) when she saw Vice President Kamala Harris presiding over the U.S. Senate: A report documented the extent of the cognitive limitations of Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and fueled anger over her return to the Senate. Feinstein expressed confusion when she saw that Vice President Kamala Harris was presiding over the Senate, an official function of her office, according to the report.
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US sold weapons to nearly 60 percent of world’s authoritarian nations in 2022: “These findings fly in the face of Biden’s preferred framing of international politics as a ‘battle between democracies and autocracies,'” says a new report. President Joe Biden claims that the United States is leading “democracies” in a fight against “autocracies” to establish a peaceful international order, but his administration approved weapons sales to nearly three-fifths of the world’s authoritarian countries in 2022.
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Texas GOP Approves Bill Giving Secretary of State Power to Overturn Houston-Area Elections: Texas lawmakers advanced a bill this week that would allow the secretary of state, who is handpicked by the governor, to overturn the results of an election in the state’s largest county and order a new one. The bill targets Harris County, the largest in the state and the third-largest in the U.S., which includes Houston and has a population of around 4.7 million.
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Watchdog Hits DeSantis With FEC Complaint for Campaign Finance Violation: The complaint alleges he violated rules barring political candidates from spending “soft money” on federal elections.
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‘Fed Up’ GOP House Rep Tells McCarthy He’s Got to Go: “I’m just fed up with the lies, I’m fed up with the lack of courage, the cowardice,” Rep. Dan Bishop (R-NC) fumed. At a House Freedom Caucus press conference Tuesday, members vented their frustration with the agreement and urged their colleagues to vote against it, but Bishop was the sole Republican to raise his hand signifying he would support a motion to oust McCarthy over the bill.
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Far-right Utah Republican resigns from Congress: Stewart is leaving office due to a serious medical issue that his wife is facing. He hasn’t elaborated on the details.
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Robert B. Reich: The GOP has manufactured 5 fake crises to deflect our attention from the real crisis: Republican leaders have mastered the art of manufacturing crises to divert the public’s attention from the real crisis of our era — the siphoning off of income, wealth, and power by a small group at the top. Consider the fake fears they’ve been whipping up:
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# Law Enforcment
Seven people, including two juveniles, were gunned down in Ohio after ’50 or 60′ teenagers gathered in cars to spin ‘donuts’ in a residential area early Monday morning. The shooting comes amid a spate of gun crime that has recently stoked a fierce national debate about gun control.
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At least 41 people shot and 9 killed in Chicago during holiday weekend: Nine people were killed and at least 43 others injured during a bloody spate of shootings in Chicago over the Memorial Day weekend — starting the day after the mayor unveiled a new safety plan for the city.
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8 killed, 71 injured in mass shootings over long holiday weekend https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/4025816-8-killed-71-injured-in-mass-shootings-over-long-holiday-weekend/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3mM2joCQ19ZgtEZdB0YjuJ4skgyuIZNcB6sl7OgSp_eWMtelSBwupZQk9wO_yn-2P-J4UifkeUyR5XkxzeC1AGwFo39FasCi$

Santa Barbara County officials launch investigation into in-custody jail death: Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown in 2019. Santa Barbara County officials launched an investigation on Monday into the death of a man being held in custody at the Northern Branch Jail in Santa Maria, according to the Sheriff’s Office https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.yahoo.com/santa-barbara-county-officials-launch-054127133.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3mM2joCQ19ZgtEZdB0YjuJ4skgyuIZNcB6sl7OgSp_eWMtelSBwupZQk9wO_yn-2P-J4UifkeUyR5XkxzeC1AGwFo0NpzEtX$

# Legal / DOJ
Texas Senate sets date for AG Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial: The impeachment trial of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) will begin no later than Aug. 28, lawmakers said, teeing up the first such proceedings in nearly a half-century. Paxton’s alleged misdeeds include bribery, retaliation against staffers and misuse of his office.
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Fugitive Girlboss Attorney Disbarred From Practicing Law: Kelly DuFord Williams, who is also facing nine felony charges after she allegedly stole thousands from her clients, has been on the lam since March.
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# Marijuana / Hemp / CBD Oil
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz today signed legislation legalizing the use, sale, and home-cultivation of cannabis by adults. Surrounded by dozens of people wearing green clothes, Minnesota Democratic Gov. Tim Walz signed a bill Tuesday to legalize recreational marijuana for people over the age of 21, making Minnesota the 23rd state to legalize the substance for adults.
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# Medical / Health
Hospitals across the U.S. have closed their maternity wards, here’s why experts say this is ‘a threat to both mom and baby’: Researchers from the University of Minnesota have found when a labor and delivery department closes, there tend to be more emergency deliveries and more preterm births, which are the leading cause of infant mortality.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vox.com/22923432/maternity-wards-hospitals-covid-19-pandemic__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3mM2joCQ19ZgtEZdB0YjuJ4skgyuIZNcB6sl7OgSp_eWMtelSBwupZQk9wO_yn-2P-J4UifkeUyR5XkxzeC1AGwFo9kciHP8$

Autistic Youth and Those With Mental Health Conditions Target of Anti-Trans Laws: Withholding hormone therapy based on the presence of depression, anxiety or suicidality may cause harm, experts say. States are suggesting doctors withhold gender-affirming care from autistic youth or to ensure symptoms of depression and ADHD are ‘resolved.’
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://19thnews.org/2023/05/trans-laws-autistic-youth-mental-health/*:*:text=Anti*2Dtrans*20laws*20are*20targeting,and*20ADHD*20are*20**Bresolved.*22&text=Your*20trusted*20source*20for*20contextualizing*20the*20news__;I34lJSUlJSUl4oCcJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!3mM2joCQ19ZgtEZdB0YjuJ4skgyuIZNcB6sl7OgSp_eWMtelSBwupZQk9wO_yn-2P-J4UifkeUyR5XkxzeC1AGwFo_Oc2dEF$

# Medical Technology
Key facts about Neuralink, Musk’s cyborg gamble: Neuralink is a neurotechnology company co-founded by Musk along with a team of scientists and engineers in 2016 to build direct communication channels between the brain and computers. The aim is to supercharge human capabilities, treat neurological disorders like ALS or Parkinson’s, and ultimately achieve a symbiotic relationship between humans and artificial intelligence. Neuralink’s technology would mainly work through an implant called the ‘Link’ — a device about the size of five stacked coins that would be placed inside the human brain through invasive surgery.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://bluewaterhealthyliving.com/key-facts-about-neuralink-musks-cyborg-gamble/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3mM2joCQ19ZgtEZdB0YjuJ4skgyuIZNcB6sl7OgSp_eWMtelSBwupZQk9wO_yn-2P-J4UifkeUyR5XkxzeC1AGwFo2zm2PFC$

# Military / DOD
Northrop Grumman on track to produce early-warning missile defense program: “Northrop Grumman is on an accelerated path to delivering an early-warning missile system capable of surviving attacks from space, ground or cyber elements,” said Alex Fax, vice president, NGP, Northrop Grumman.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/NORTHROP-GRUMMAN-CORPORAT-13763/news/Northrop-Grumman-On-Track-to-Produce-Early-Warning-Missile-Defense-Program-43937009/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3mM2joCQ19ZgtEZdB0YjuJ4skgyuIZNcB6sl7OgSp_eWMtelSBwupZQk9wO_yn-2P-J4UifkeUyR5XkxzeC1AGwFo2J42cCJ$

US ‘Ready’ to Go to War With China and Russia in Outer Space, Confirms Top General: With world tensions high, many fear that an altercation involving the United States, Russia or China could lead to World War III. However, for now, a battle between the three world powers may be more likely away from planet Earth, according to a U.S. space commander.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/world-news/ready-go-war-china-russia-30102481__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3mM2joCQ19ZgtEZdB0YjuJ4skgyuIZNcB6sl7OgSp_eWMtelSBwupZQk9wO_yn-2P-J4UifkeUyR5XkxzeC1AGwFo1L6TAAI$

# Military / Global
Moscow Hit by Drones in ‘Worst Attack Since World War II’: As many as 25 drones were fired at the Russian capital overnight, although officials claim all were intercepted. Ukrainian drones struck wealthy districts of Moscow on Tuesday, Russia said in what one politician called the most dangerous attack since World War Two, while Kyiv was also hit by air for the third time in 24 hours. Russia has attacked Kyiv 17 times in May with drones or missiles, mostly at night, in an apparent attempt to undermine Ukrainians’ will to fight
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nationalpost.com/news/world/ukraine-war-comes-to-russia-as-moscow-hit-by-drones-in-worst-raid-on-capital-since-world-war__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3mM2joCQ19ZgtEZdB0YjuJ4skgyuIZNcB6sl7OgSp_eWMtelSBwupZQk9wO_yn-2P-J4UifkeUyR5XkxzeC1AGwFo1ruvsTn$

Ukrainian Influencer Blamed for Russian Hospital Attack: Anna Alkhim appealed for aid for wounded soldiers at her local hospital. Hours later it was hit by Russian missiles. Anna Alkhim, a blogger from the eastern city of Dnipro who has more than 600,000 followers on Instagram, many of them in Russia, issued the appeal for two hospital clinics last Thursday.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12138815/Ukrainian-influencer-criticised-revealing-location-hospital-hit-Russia.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3mM2joCQ19ZgtEZdB0YjuJ4skgyuIZNcB6sl7OgSp_eWMtelSBwupZQk9wO_yn-2P-J4UifkeUyR5XkxzeC1AGwFo4VhG8ft$

US sees ‘serious threat’ as Iran unveils new missile: “Iran’s development, and proliferation of, ballistic missiles poses a serious threat to regional and international security and remains a significant non-proliferation challenge,” State Department spokesman Matthew Miller told reporters.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.straitstimes.com/world/middle-east/us-sees-serious-threat-as-iran-unveils-new-missile__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3mM2joCQ19ZgtEZdB0YjuJ4skgyuIZNcB6sl7OgSp_eWMtelSBwupZQk9wO_yn-2P-J4UifkeUyR5XkxzeC1AGwFo0Qdoau9$

# Nuclear
Japan is poised to release nuclear wastewater into the Pacific. How worried should we be? The plan to gradually discharge more than a million tons of treated water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant has deeply divided nations. Japanese authorities have been facing a barrage of criticism from fishermen in the Fukushima prefecture, South Korea, China, and across the Pacific Islands.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-26/treated-fukushima-water-to-flow-into-pacific-oaten/102380592__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3mM2joCQ19ZgtEZdB0YjuJ4skgyuIZNcB6sl7OgSp_eWMtelSBwupZQk9wO_yn-2P-J4UifkeUyR5XkxzeC1AGwFo3kPSq8a$

# Security
BAE Systems to develop autonomous space-based surveillance technology: The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded BAE Systems’ FAST Labs™ research and development organization a $7 million contract for the Oversight autonomous space-based target custody program
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.defense-aerospace.com/bae-systems-to-develop-autonomous-space-based-surveillance-technology/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3mM2joCQ19ZgtEZdB0YjuJ4skgyuIZNcB6sl7OgSp_eWMtelSBwupZQk9wO_yn-2P-J4UifkeUyR5XkxzeC1AGwFo6iYBVfK$

# Social
The Decay of Our Society: 10 Things That Were Once Great That Have Been Lost Forever: Remember the good old days? Nostalgia can make us forget about the conveniences of modern times and yearn for the past. Unsurprisingly, many miss the old times regardless of the opportunities and comfort of modern times. While not everything about history is sunshine and rainbows, an online community shares the aspects they thought were far better from the past
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://wealthynickel.com/the-decay-of-our-society-10-things-that-were-once-great-that-have-been-lost/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3mM2joCQ19ZgtEZdB0YjuJ4skgyuIZNcB6sl7OgSp_eWMtelSBwupZQk9wO_yn-2P-J4UifkeUyR5XkxzeC1AGwFo1Wd8pXj$

# Space / UFO Disclosure / Other
Nasa UFO task force: How to watch the first public livestream: NASA will hold a historic public meeting on UFOs this week and you can watch it all live online in a free webcast.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.space.com/nasa-ufo-study-livestream-may-2023__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3mM2joCQ19ZgtEZdB0YjuJ4skgyuIZNcB6sl7OgSp_eWMtelSBwupZQk9wO_yn-2P-J4UifkeUyR5XkxzeC1AGwFowbTfkKu$

Earth has a new moon – or at least a ‘quasi-moon’, a new study has revealed: A quasi-moon is a space rock that circles the Earth, but is gravitationally bound by the sun. This quasi-moon, called 2023 FW13, was discovered by experts using the Pan-STARRS telescope at the top of the Haleakala volcano in Hawaii, and is one of a handful of known quasi-moons.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sciencetimes.com/articles/44036/20230530/earth-new-moon-space-rock-planet-s-vicinity-1000-bc.htm__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3mM2joCQ19ZgtEZdB0YjuJ4skgyuIZNcB6sl7OgSp_eWMtelSBwupZQk9wO_yn-2P-J4UifkeUyR5XkxzeC1AGwFozfrGWuk$

Chinese mission with first civilian reaches space station: Jiuquan, China: China sent three astronauts to its Tiangong space station on Tuesday, putting a civilian into orbit for the first time as it pursues plans to send a crewed mission to the Moon by 2030.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://phys.org/news/2023-05-chinese-mission-civilian-space-station.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3mM2joCQ19ZgtEZdB0YjuJ4skgyuIZNcB6sl7OgSp_eWMtelSBwupZQk9wO_yn-2P-J4UifkeUyR5XkxzeC1AGwFoyRW2FJ0$

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Voices, The Peoples News

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

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The Great Dictator Speech – Charlie Chaplin [Video and Transcript] It’s
time we stopped complaining and moaning about police violence,
riots, racism and our current dictator in the Whitehouse.
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# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
The Debt Ceiling Standoff Has Been A Performance: The Republicans are threatening to tank the economy, and the Democrats are just waiting to get pantsed. In the debt ceiling standoff, Republicans are holding the global economy hostage, demanding a ransom payment that consists of gutting the U.S. social safety net, rapid approval of fossil fuel projects, cuts to education and national park budgets, and more.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.levernews.com/the-debt-ceiling-standoff-has-been-a-performance/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFM2F4n6-$

Progressives Condemn Biden-GOP Debt Ceiling Deal as ‘Cruel and Shortsighted’: Progressive economists and advocates warned that the tentative debt ceiling agreement reached by the White House and Republican leaders would needlessly gash nutrition aid, rental assistance, and education programs, all while making it easier for the wealthy to avoid taxes.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/progressives-blast-debt-ceiling-deal__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFF4xPUpn$

Debt ceiling deal includes surprise approval of natural gas pipeline championed by Manchin: The controversial natural gas project has been a priority for West Virginia, but its approval will bring new criticism for the Biden administration
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/5/28/2171973/-Senator-Manchin-strikes-again-Approval-of-natural-gas-pipeline-is-part-of-the-deal__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFIyIj7lB$

# Employment / Labor
One Small Union Is Stoking Much of the Militant New Graduate Worker Organizing: Stoked by an independent union, grad worker unionization is transforming the labor movement and progressive politics.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/one-small-union-is-stoking-much-of-the-militant-new-graduate-worker-organizing/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFGyDbQc8$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Industry Environmentalists in Virginia and West Virginia Regroup to Stop the Mountain Valley Pipeline, Eyeing a White House Protest: The U.S. Forest Service’s recent pipeline approval, coupled with Sen. Joe Manchin’s unflagging support, help define the stakes in a long-running battle. One activist called the pipeline “a climate disaster.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/28052023/environmentalists-in-virginia-and-west-virginia-regroup-to-stop-the-mountain-valley-pipeline-eyeing-a-white-house-protest/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFLSMLZMk$

SunZia Southwest Transmission Project receives final federal approval: U.S. Bureau of Land Management issued its final approval for the transmission line May 18, environmental reviews of the project and line’s route were completed, paving the way for it be built this year.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/29052023/sunzia-transmission-project-approval/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFPEnbCFQ$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Industry / Global Victorious Erdogan promises to fulfill pledge to Putin: Erdogan has pledged to complete a gas distribution hub to pipe Russian natural gas into Europe via Türkiye. Erdogan, addressing his parliamentary deputies Wednesday, said Turkey had secured a vital opportunity by agreeing to Putin’s plan.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.voanews.com/a/erdogan-agrees-to-putin-s-plan-for-turkey-to-be-russian-gas-hub/6798604.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFKnHC3Tf$

India becomes Europe’s largest supplier of refined fuels: A recent report by analytics firm Kpler showed India has become Europe’s largest supplier of refined fuels this month while simultaneously buying record amounts of Russian crude. The reliance of Europe on Indian crude oil products has surged. This increase can be linked with the ban on Russian oil.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/foreign-trade/india-is-now-europes-largest-supplier-of-refined-fuels/articleshow/99883538.cms__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFLWTYaJ-$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure Bizarre climate change theory spread by Joe Rogan goes viral on social media: A recent viral “theory” falsely attributes climate change impacts to cyclical changes in Earth’s magnetic field. However, scientific evidence overwhelmingly supports that climate change is happening due to human activities. We delve into the dangers of disinformation campaigns and the importance of combating climate change misinformation
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zmescience.com/science/bizarre-climate-change-theory-spread-by-joe-rogan-goes-viral-in-social-media/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFJQ8H3Rh$

The Supreme Court just gutted the Clean Water Act. It could be devastating: The impact of the majority ruling is potentially enormous. It could lead to the removal of millions of miles of streams and millions of acres of wetlands from the law’s direct protection. Basic protections necessary to ensure clean, healthy water for human consumption and enjoyment will be lost.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/us-supreme-court-epa-water-protections__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFJy2KoVU$

How the Supreme Court’s wetlands ruling could impact pollution, flooding: The Supreme Court’s decision to curb federal regulations for wetlands could have far-reaching implications for America’s water. The ruling is expected to open the nation up to more water pollution, experts say. And not only that: They say it could also make the country more vulnerable to floods.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://grist.org/politics/what-the-supreme-courts-ruling-means-for-the-future-of-wetlands/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFEpAPhTI$

The Supreme Court crippling environmental protections. Where is Congress? Will lawmakers allow what one justice called the court’s appointment of itself as the national decision maker on environmental policy. The U.S. Supreme Court dealt a major blow to the Environmental Protection Agency’s power to regulate carbon emissions that cause climate change. The decision by conservative court majority sets the stage for further limitations on the regulatory power of other agencies as well.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/2022/06/30/1103595898/supreme-court-epa-climate-change__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFI-2dzbL$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Global Global Warming Fueled Both the Ongoing Floods and the Drought That Preceded Them in Italy’s Emilia-Romagna Region: In a part of the country famous for its agriculture and cultural identity, climate-driven swings between extreme precipitation and deep drought threaten historic architecture, ancient art and beloved foods.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/28052023/italy-flood-climate/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFFBU92HF$

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals
FDA approves first gene-edited sausages: Washington State University (WSU) has made history with the first gene-edited food product researched by a university. German-style sausages made from gene-edited pigs have been granted FDA authorization for human consumption.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zmescience.com/medicine/genetic/fda-approves-first-gene-edited-sausages/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFDF7DkJi$

The SNAP Expansion Helped Me Lead a Dignified Life on Disability, Now It’s Gone: Pandemic social programs were a life saver. Now conservatives want to shred what little is left after they expired. The expanded SNAP benefits kept 4.2 million people out of poverty during 2021, including 14 percent of children out of poverty, while the expanded Child Tax Credit cut child poverty nearly in half. Combined with the direct stimulus payments, the American Rescue Plan brought poverty down by 22 percent, illustrating that poverty is indeed a political choice in America. By July 2022, the unemployment level had fallen to a 50-year low of 3.5 percent. With pandemic aid expired, those gains are being reversed.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/05/26/the-snap-expansion-helped-me-lead-a-dignified-life-on-disabilitynow-its-gone/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFPFaSL3T$

# General News
What Is Actually Still Made in America?
Made Overseas: Converse
Made Overseas: New Balance
Made Overseas: Dirt Devil
Made Overseas: Nike
More:
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# Gov / Politics / Global
Free Julian Assange: Noam Chomsky, Dan Ellsberg & Jeremy Corbyn Lead Call at Belmarsh Tribunal: The WikiLeaks founder has been languishing for over four years in the harsh Belmarsh prison in London while appealing extradition to the United States. If he is extradited, tried and convicted, Assange faces up to 175 years in jail for violating the U.S. Espionage Act for publishing documents that exposed U.S. war crimes in Iraq and Afghanistan.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.democracynow.org/2023/5/29/ben_wizner_jeffrey_sterling_margaret_kunstler__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFKne4mKu$

The Belmarsh Tribunal: Around the world, state actors are cracking down on journalists, sources, and publishers in a globally coordinated campaign to disrupt the public’s access to information and shut off their sources of dissent.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.press.org/events/belmarsh-tribunal__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFBfpraY8$

Europe’s War Against Refugees Is Fueling the Far Right’s Ascension: The international guaranteed rights of refugees are eroding on both sides of the Atlantic.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/europes-war-against-refugees-is-fueling-the-far-rights-ascension/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFG-Ksixs$

Australia Keeps Churning Out War-With-China Propaganda: I defy you to find me footage more brazenly propagandistic than this, from any point in history. 60 Minutes Australia has been playing a leading role in saturating Australian airwaves with consent-manufacturing messaging in support of militarising to participate in a US war against China.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://johnmenadue.com/60-minutes-australia-keeps-churning-out-war-with-china-propaganda/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFHE5Ft0L$

India GDP crosses $3.5 tn in 2022: India in a bright spot & shines amid global gloom, its GDP crossed $3.5 tn in 2022, says Moody’s. Watch video! US credit rating agency Moody’s has given a thumbs up to India’s growth story. Moody’s estimates that India’s GDP has already crossed 3.5 trillion dollar mark and that is largely because of the young
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/indicators/india-gdp-crosses-3-5-tn-in-2022-bureaucracy-in-decision-making-may-reduce-attractiveness-as-fdi-destination-moodys/articleshow/100451793.cms__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFCr3BtNi$

China, DR Congo elevate bilateral relationship: China-DRC relations will be raised to a higher level and cooperation expanded to all areas of common interest, including education, scientific research, health, infrastructure, mining, agriculture, digital, the environment, sustainable development, hydrocarbons, energy, defense and security
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zawya.com/en/world/china-and-asia-pacific/china-dr-congo-to-consolidate-mining-cooperation-joint-statement-l0p3f486__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFHJ5dejw$

China’s rapid economic recovery brings ‘big opportunities’ to Uruguay: Uruguayan agriculture minister: Uruguay’s Minister of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries Fernando Mattos just finished his 19-day-long trip in China on Friday, achieving fruitful results of bilateral agricultural cooperation including signed agreements between their agricultural ministries as well as other related institutions.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202305/1291431.shtml__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFEu9XtSm$

# Gov / Politics
As Deals Go, This Is One of Them: Running down the details of the debt ceiling agreement. The second that Joe Biden agreed to negotiate with House Republicans on the debt ceiling, the results were going to be bad. The people who benefit most from government action, the poor and the vulnerable, were going to be hurt, and those who benefit most from a weakened government, the rich and the powerful, were going to be aided. The only question was the degree. With one potentially major exception, the relative harm and help was kept to a minimum in the final agreement.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/politics/05-28-2023-biden-mccarthy-debt-ceiling-deal/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFCx3U4LL$

Jan. 6 Megadonor Helping Ohio GOP Preemptively Overturn Will of the Voters: In a fight centered on abortion rights, Republicans trying to pass a constitutional amendment could be violating their own new election law.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/05/25/richard-uihlein-ohio-gop-abortion/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFJtk37kB$

The U.S. Is Unhappy That Mexico Is Spending Money on Its Own Citizens: Mexico’s populist president should instead be spending more on furthering U.S. interests, according to a leaked intelligence document.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/05/26/mexico-us-government-social-spending-infrastructure/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFCz1ELuk$

This country just pointed some of the blame for the Russian-Ukraine War on the US: This year’s G-7 summit takes place as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and an increasingly assertive China test the resilience of the postwar order and make it more difficult to address transnational challenges such as climate change. We asked Eurasia Group experts Ali Wyne, Lívia Pereira, and David Boling what to expect. What are the top items on the agenda for the summit?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://pomed.org/publication/why-turkish-citizens-blame-the-united-states-for-ukraine-war/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFHbJtTPc$

The Rise of the Ronald: Ron DeSantis is the polished, competent, Fox-loving, lib-owning successor-in-waiting to Donald Trump’s MAGA nation. Is it any wonder they’re locked in a 2024 cold war?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://archive.vanityfair.com/article/2022/11/the-rise-of-the-ronald__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFLGd8R-z$

The 5th Risk: A man who campaigned on abolishing the Department of Energy, former Texas governor Rick Perry, is now running the $30 billion agency. President Trump has proposed slashing its budget, and its highly skilled workforce has been devastated. Those familiar with the DOE’s key roles, from guarding the US nuclear arsenal to assessing the North Korean threat, to protecting the electrical grid, are terrified.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vox.com/energy-and-environment/2016/12/13/13936210/rick-perry-energy-department-trump__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFCCPolWv$

The China Threat [By The FBI] Manufacturing consent for war with China: Confronting this threat is the FBI’s top counterintelligence priority. To be clear, the adversary is not the Chinese people or people of Chinese descent or heritage. The threat comes from the programs and policies pursued by an authoritarian government.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/counterintelligence/the-china-threat__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFMm-Pd5u$

Wow, this should be mandatory watching! Retired Col. Lawrence Wilkerson: Domestic Politics Drive Donald Trump’s Military Action in Syria. The former chief of staff to Colin Powell believes the Syrian government may not be responsible for last week’s chemical attack and that the president’s response violated international law.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.truthdig.com/articles/retired-col-lawrence-wilkerson-domestic-politics-drive-donald-trumps-military-action-in-syria/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFA9fpql8$

‘The Official Truth’: The End of Free Speech That Will End America: America now plagued with censorship, widespread online surveillance and criminal prosecutions targeting Americans who exercise their free speech.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/19677/end-of-free-speech__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFJDDWKfa$

# Law Enforcment
Justice Department Intervention Didn’t Stop Seattle’s Police Violence. It Gave Cops More Money: Seattle learned the hard way that federal oversight via “consent decrees” mainly served to increase police budgets.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/doj-intervention-didnt-stop-seattles-police-violence-it-gave-cops-more-money/?utm_source=ground.news&utm_medium=referral__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFM5FvXgd$

3 dead, 5 injured in motorcycle gang shooting in New Mexico: Mayor of Red River says the shooting was gang-related, and that the shooters have all been taken into custody. Neither the victims nor the shooters were local residents and were among bikers who were visiting for the rally over the long weekend holiday leading into Memorial Day
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/28/biker-rally-shooting-new-mexico__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFLF3742f$

Chicago has suffered 34 shootings so far in Memorial Day weekend, with eight of them resulting in deaths, according to the Chicago Police Department. A 14-year-old girl was treated for a gunshot wound, and a 20-year-old was killed
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.foxnews.com/us/chicago-suffers-34-shot-8-killed-bloody-memorial-day-weekend-nears-end__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFCkhQBEt$

# Legal / DOJ
According to the Supreme Court, science and clean water don’t matter: Last week’s decision by the Supreme Court undermining the Clean Water Act comes as House Republicans have waged an ongoing crusade against this bedrock environmental law, voting twice this spring to gut clean water protections while they are also fighting to gut other foundational environmental laws in debt ceiling negotiations.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/may/25/supreme-court-decision-idaho-wetlands-clean-water-act__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFJOGhVmY$

# LGBTQ / Gender
Bomb threats made against Target stores in Utah, Ohio and Pennsylvania over Pride controversy: Staff and customers at several Target locations were evacuated on Friday after bomb threats were made at select stores across the country as controversy continues to grow over the company’s LGBTQ+ merchandise.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/target-faces-bomb-threats-amid-lgbtq-controversy-1802991__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFK7ZjYaK$

In California, 10% of Legislature now identifies as LGBTQ: While LGBTQ candidates and their supporters celebrated several milestone victories around the nation in this year’s midterm elections, California quietly reached its own: At least 10% of its state lawmakers identify publicly as LGBTQ, believed to be a first for any U.S. legislature.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-california-legislature-gender-identity-gay-rights-888ff8d45b817800e4c2231f6bb22377__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFGZsOhi_$

LGBTQ students wrestle with tensions at Christian colleges: Official recognition and funding by Saint John’s and the College of Saint Benedict is welcome proof of the Catholic schools’ “acknowledging queer students exist.” Tensions endure here and at many of the hundreds of U.S. Catholic and Protestant universities. The Christian teachings they ascribe to are different from wider societal values over gender identity and sexual orientation, because they assert that God created humans in unchangeable male and female identities
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/religion-education-minnesota-gender-identity-gay-rights-009a5be975ab3cb5f0e24d3fe9b0479d__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFN4dvcFy$

# Medical / Health
The $20 Billion Scam At The Heart Of Medicare Advantage: As Medicare privatization continues, insurers are milking massive profits from systematic overbilling and kneecapping modest Biden proposals to stop the scheme. The health insurance behemoth Humana enjoyed a banner 2022. The Louisville, Ky.-based insurer made $2.8 billion in profits last year, while paying out $448 million in dividends to shareholders and more than
$17 million in compensation to its CEO.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.levernews.com/the-20-billion-scam-at-the-heart-of-medicare-advantage/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFCpCJZ8d$

Doctors Are Disappearing From Emergency Rooms as Hospitals Look to Cut Costs: Tennova Hospital had outsourced its emergency rooms to American Physician Partners, a medical staffing company owned by private equity investors. APP employs fewer doctors in its ERs as one of its cost-saving initiatives to increase earnings, according to a confidential company document obtained by KHN and NPR. This staffing strategy has permeated hospitals, and particularly emergency rooms, that seek to reduce their top expense: physician labor.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/doctors-are-disappearing-from-emergency-rooms-as-hospitals-look-to-cut-costs/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFDbBkZ6d$

‘Enormous policy failure’: states throw hundreds of thousands, including many children, off Medicaid: “We knew this was coming,” wrote one policy expert. “But we still treat these burdens like they’re unavoidable natural disasters.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.alternet.org/states-throw-thousands-off-medicaid__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFK7sRVk2$

# Military / Global
Ukrainians have started training on tanks in Germany: About 400 Ukrainian troops are currently getting a variety of training at U.S. military run bases in Germany in preparation of eventually operating Abrams tanks.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/3395940/ukrainian-tank-crews-maintainers-to-begin-training-on-us-m1-abrams-in-germany-s/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFNi3IB-i$

China’s hypersonic missiles threaten US power in the Pacific: China’s newest hypersonic missile, the DF-27, can fly as far as Hawaii, penetrate U.S. missile defenses and pose a particular threat to U.S.
aircraft carriers, according to news reports of an assessment from the Pentagon.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.upi.com/Voices/2023/05/25/China-hypersonic-missiles-US-Pacific/9311685015639/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFJXozRn3$

# Pharmaceuticals / Drugs
Expanding Use of Primates in Drug Testing Is a Threat to Public Health: Proposals to expand domestic breeding of primates for research overlook several ethical, scientific and safety woes. Between 2000 and 2020, an estimated 482,000 primates were imported into the U.S. to be experimented on in testing laboratories. All the while, pharmaceutical drug development has been mired in serious challenges, particularly during the animal-heavy research stages known as preclinical phases.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.science.org/content/article/record-number-monkeys-being-used-us-research__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFFABz743$

# Space / UFO Disclosure / Other
NASA, Boeing provide update on Starliner flight test readiness: NASA and Boeing completed a joint Crew Flight Test checkpoint review May 25 ahead of the first flight of Starliner with astronauts to the International Space Station.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.spacequip.eu/2023/05/28/nasa-and-boeing-offer-latest-update-on-readiness-for-starliner-flight-test/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFCjuf8Un$

Stratolaunch expands fleet with Virgin Orbit’s modified Boeing 747: Stratolaunch has received approval from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware to acquire Virgin Orbit’s modified Boeing 747 and its related parts and equipment, marking an expansion of Stratolaunch’s air-launch fleet. The acquisition is expected to close by July 31, 2023.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Stratolaunch_expands_fleet_with_Virgin_Orbits_modified_Boeing_747_999.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFP5gyWel$

A Saudi Arabian satellite launches on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket: SpaceX confirmed Saturday it successfully launched its Falcon 9 rocket and later deployed Saudi Arabia’s Arabsat Badr 8 communications satellite into orbit.
A Falcon 9 rocket topped with the Arabsat BADR-8 satellite lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Saturday morning (May 27) at 12:30 a.m. ET (0430 GMT). The rocket’s first stage landed on SpaceX’s droneship Just Read the Instructions eight minutes and 46 seconds later.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.space.com/spacex-arabsat-badr-8-launch__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFBCIbVCn$

# Technology / Global
Chinese state hackers infiltrate US and Guam critical infrastructure, steal sensitive data: Reports reveal that Chinese state-sponsored hackers have successfully infiltrated critical infrastructure systems across the United States and Guam, engaging in covert cyber espionage and stealing sensitive data.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/chinese-hacking-us-guam/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!348oUm7JNhm2xx-wvIsbFffe2oAh_WKDzMlQb4iOoCEKxxnsRHTxJFNp1ENXWge6FnmD5IqUff12DSWXu8k0K7OkFD2MNpO_$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2023-05-27

Voices, The Peoples News

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

# Border / Immigration / Migrants
This Thursday, June 1, Judge Hanen will again hear oral arguments, and we are again mobilizing — now to Houston. Representing over 600,000 current DACA recipients, we will show Judge Hanen that there are real people and lives on the line. What’s more, we will call for permanent protections for ALL 11 million undocumented immigrants so that every person can live and thrive fully and safely. Texas judge orders federal government to stop granting new DACA applications.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/07/16/new-article-1626468650daca-texas-judge/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zwXV9M5l_-LcKa6rNVwBdwMHI1_-kiTS2U9RfQxOvdYxV–Hlmk9i6W2p33wDWalg5L_RRLfPnK5tDdKUCH7t81QzBCfVfaA$

# Children / Youth
Texas keeps on burying kids from gun violence while Republicans fight among themselves: The Lone Star State is the capital of gun violence instead of doing anything, Republicans are eating their own: The line in the sand for the state of Texas today is where you stand on gun violence and no one has crossed it to defend the citizens of Texas against the mass murderers who have taken the lives of Texas citizens. Texas has some of the loosest gun laws in the country.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.salon.com/2023/05/27/texas-keeps-on-burying-kids-from-violence–while-fight-among-themselves/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zwXV9M5l_-LcKa6rNVwBdwMHI1_-kiTS2U9RfQxOvdYxV–Hlmk9i6W2p33wDWalg5L_RRLfPnK5tDdKUCH7t81QzLzyNRhx$

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
Why Is the Biden administration suddenly so focused on industrial policy? The origins of Biden’s most important policy, explained. Biden’s industrial policy is both a sharp break from neoliberalism and a rediscovery of an old American idea.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vox.com/policy/2023/4/5/23668755/industrial-policy-biden-chips__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zwXV9M5l_-LcKa6rNVwBdwMHI1_-kiTS2U9RfQxOvdYxV–Hlmk9i6W2p33wDWalg5L_RRLfPnK5tDdKUCH7t81QzIPYHvJi$

House Democrats Are Clearly Not Happy With Joe Biden’s Handling of the Debt Ceiling Fight: As Republicans and the White House say they are getting much closer to a deal, Democrats are frustrated that their leaders are ceding the political messaging to Kevin McCarthy.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2023/05/25/democrats-to-biden-get-off-the-bench-in-the-debt-limit-fight-00098861__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zwXV9M5l_-LcKa6rNVwBdwMHI1_-kiTS2U9RfQxOvdYxV–Hlmk9i6W2p33wDWalg5L_RRLfPnK5tDdKUCH7t81QzFv0m2tb$

Debt Limit Must Be Raised by June 5, Yellen Warns: The two sides are still inching toward an agreement that could lift the federal borrowing limit and cap spending for two years. Defense and veterans spending reportedly would be increased to the levels Biden proposed in his 2024 budget request.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/2023/05/26/1178510391/janet-yellen-treasury-debt-ceiling-limit-default-congress-negotiations__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zwXV9M5l_-LcKa6rNVwBdwMHI1_-kiTS2U9RfQxOvdYxV–Hlmk9i6W2p33wDWalg5L_RRLfPnK5tDdKUCH7t81QzLfJHgjI$

No, raising the debt ceiling is not really about ‘paying our bills’: Media coverage of the current debt ceiling debate in Washington is not entirely false, but it is often not entirely accurate, either. While lamentations such as “Social Security payments won’t go out!” may have a shred of technical truth to them, all that wailing and gnashing of teeth is probably a waste of time. The truth is not nearly as cut-and-dry as some would have us think.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/opinion/4021253-no-raising-the-debt-ceiling-is-not-really-about-paying-our-bills/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zwXV9M5l_-LcKa6rNVwBdwMHI1_-kiTS2U9RfQxOvdYxV–Hlmk9i6W2p33wDWalg5L_RRLfPnK5tDdKUCH7t81QzOzM4HsL$

The US could default on its debt as soon as June 5 if the debt ceiling isn’t raised by then. Social Security, Medicaid, and SNAP could be among the first programs to go unpaid. That means retirees who rely on those programs could be the first to experience the consequences.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2023/05/25/default-debt-ceiling-treasury-yellen-00098850__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zwXV9M5l_-LcKa6rNVwBdwMHI1_-kiTS2U9RfQxOvdYxV–Hlmk9i6W2p33wDWalg5L_RRLfPnK5tDdKUCH7t81QzGqc-9S8$

Republican presidential candidate Asa Hutchinson wants a million seniors on Social Security to go back to work – “They shouldn’t be penalized by the government for working”: “Those people who are aged 62 and want to take Social Security and retire, they shouldn’t be penalized by the government for working,” he said. “That could add a million people back into our workforce who want to work, and they could get their Social Security benefit, and they could work at the same time.” “Those are kind of changes that, to me, make sense that will help our economy and help our budgeting,” the candidate concluded.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rawstory.com/asa-hutchinson-social-security/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zwXV9M5l_-LcKa6rNVwBdwMHI1_-kiTS2U9RfQxOvdYxV–Hlmk9i6W2p33wDWalg5L_RRLfPnK5tDdKUCH7t81QzHiMyXm8$

The national debt is a disgrace. The battle over it is even worse: Rarely is anything significant ever accomplished. That’s because for too many politicians solving a problem means they no longer have an issue with which to bash the other side. At a time when almost no form of behavior is considered a disgrace, the long, drawn-out scenario over the debt ceiling vs. cuts in spending is disgraceful. The waste, fraud and abuse over government spending is a scandal that has gone on too long.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2023/05/26/the-national-debt-is-a-disgrace-the-battle-over-it-is-even-worse/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zwXV9M5l_-LcKa6rNVwBdwMHI1_-kiTS2U9RfQxOvdYxV–Hlmk9i6W2p33wDWalg5L_RRLfPnK5tDdKUCH7t81QzEzWQGkF$

# Education / Schools
As Gov. DeSantis Preps White House Run, PEN America Sues Florida School District over Book Ban: Lawsuit Asserts Escambia County School Board Unlawfully Removes or Restricts Access to Books on Race, Racism and LGBTQ Identities.
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Bookmobiles have a new mission: delivering banned books: Last year, Florida passed three laws that collectively have given state-approved administrators and proxies the power to ban books from schools, and caused many teachers to empty or cover their bookshelves for fear of prosecution.
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# Employment / Labor
‘Domestic Offshoring’ Sends Low-Wage Jobs Out of Key US Cities: The US is becoming increasingly split between high-priced cities where the rich and powerful congregate and more affordable locales that offer jobs that can be done from anywhere, according to a new study https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPRvCs3Jtgs__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zwXV9M5l_-LcKa6rNVwBdwMHI1_-kiTS2U9RfQxOvdYxV–Hlmk9i6W2p33wDWalg5L_RRLfPnK5tDdKUCH7t81QzEk3b0KY$

How Outsourcing Jobs Affects the U.S. Economy: Job outsourcing occurs when U.S. companies hire foreign workers instead of Americans. In 2019, U.S. overseas affiliates employed 14.6 million workers. Four industries that are often affected are technology, call centers, human resources, and manufacturing.
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Offshoring Bias in U.S. Manufacturing: Implications for Productivity and Value Added: The rapid growth of offshoring has sparked a contentious debate over its impact on the U.S. manufacturing sector, which has recorded steep employment declines yet strong output growth, a fact reconciled by the notable gains in manufacturing productivity.
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# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Industry / Global # Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure Recycled plastic can be more toxic and is no fix for pollution: Plastic becomes more toxic when it is recycled, and releases large amounts of microplastics into water systems in the process, according to two new reports. When recycled, plastic has a higher amount of toxic chemicals including carcinogens, environmental pollutants and endocrine disruptors, a Greenpeace study found.
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# General News
State Farm will no longer issue property insurance in California: The company cited rising construction costs and its “rapidly growing catastrophe exposure.” State Farm said Friday, May 26, that it will stop accepting new applications for property and casualty insurance in California, citing rising construction costs and its “rapidly growing catastrophe exposure.”
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# Gov / Politics / Global
Christians caught with a Bible in North Korea have faced death and had their families, including children, thrown in prison for life, a new report says. One NGO, Open Doors USA, has reported that for Christians in North Korea, life is a “constant cauldron of pressure” and “capture or death is only a mistake away.”
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# Gov / Politics
The “sane alternative” to Trump makes his pitch (total centralization of power). The Florida governor officially entered the presidential race this week in an awkward, glitchy Twitter chat with a fellow black hole of charisma, Elon Musk.
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Voters want compromise in Congress – so why the brinkmanship over the debt ceiling? Brinkmanship means coming to the edge of potential default on the US debt ceiling. Are lawmakers negotiating the debt limit representing the wishes and interests of their voters?
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Pro-DeSantis Super PAC to Inherit Millions, Circumventing Campaign Finance Laws: Over $80 million may be transferred from DeSantis’ old state-level PAC to a new PAC set to back his presidential bid.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2023/05/pro-ron-desantis-super-pac-to-inherit-state-level-pac-war-chest-to-support-presidential-run/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zwXV9M5l_-LcKa6rNVwBdwMHI1_-kiTS2U9RfQxOvdYxV–Hlmk9i6W2p33wDWalg5L_RRLfPnK5tDdKUCH7t81QzCWurzpA$

Florida, Once the Land of Make Believe, Now a Real-Life Horror Under Ron DeSantis: Florida has become ground zero for systemic, state-sponsored censorship, intolerance and discrimination. DeSantis clearly sees his path to the White House is to out-Trump Trump.It seems there isn’t a historically marginalized group or progressive policy that DeSantis isn’t willing to attack.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis launches 2024 GOP presidential campaign to challenge Trump
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Ron DeSantis is learning that not every state wants to be Florida
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‘Biden and Me’: DeSantis Privately Tells Donors Trump Can’t Win
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Banned in the USA: State Laws Supercharge Book Suppression in Schools
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DeSantis defends banning African American studies course as Black leaders call for action
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DeSantis signs Florida’s 6-week abortion ban into law
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DeSantis signs Florida ban on transgender treatment for minors
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DeSantis signs ‘Don’t Say Gay’ expansion and gender-affirming care ban
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Texas AG Ken Paxton Impeached by Republican-Led State House: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was impeached in an extraordinary vote by the state’s Republican-dominated House of Representatives, which charged him Saturday with bribery, obstruction of justice and 18 other offenses.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/2023/05/27/1178606035/ken-paxton-impeachment-texas-house-republican-attorney-general-investigation__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zwXV9M5l_-LcKa6rNVwBdwMHI1_-kiTS2U9RfQxOvdYxV–Hlmk9i6W2p33wDWalg5L_RRLfPnK5tDdKUCH7t81QzNvK6bqN$

# Law Enforcment
Bodycam Footage Shows Cops Laughing While Black Man Died In Their Custody After They Tased Him At Least 26 Times: In body camera footage shared with the Clarion Ledger, three former officers reportedly tased Keith Murriel, 41, at least 26 separate times in a 10-minute span on December 31. According to the outlet, a hotel security guard call the police, reporting that he was loitering in the parking lot. McCarty and Willis have since been charged with second degree murder, while land was charged last week with manslaughter.
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# Legal / DOJ
Texas House launches historic impeachment proceedings against Attorney General Ken Paxton: The impeachment accuses Paxton of attempting to interfere in foreclosure lawsuits and issuing legal opinions to benefit Paul. Its bribery charges allege that Paul employed the woman with whom Paxton had an affair in exchange for legal help and that he paid for expensive renovations to the attorney general’s home.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/may/27/ken-paxton-impeachment-proceedings-begin-texas__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zwXV9M5l_-LcKa6rNVwBdwMHI1_-kiTS2U9RfQxOvdYxV–Hlmk9i6W2p33wDWalg5L_RRLfPnK5tDdKUCH7t81QzClwGS9h$

Chinese Immigrants Sue Florida Over Unconstitutional and Discriminatory Law Banning Them From Buying Land ACLU and Partners Argue SB 264 Violates the Constitution and the Fair Housing Act
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# Medical / Health
Hundreds of Thousands Lose Medicaid Coverage as Post-Pandemic Purge Begins: As many as 15 million Americans could lose their Medicaid benefits in the coming months as the Covid-19 pandemic comes to an end. The process of removing beneficiaries who no longer qualify for benefits has already begun in at least 19 states, hundreds of thousands of people have already lost coverage.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/15-million-people-may-lose-health-coverage-as-medicaid-purge-begins/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zwXV9M5l_-LcKa6rNVwBdwMHI1_-kiTS2U9RfQxOvdYxV–Hlmk9i6W2p33wDWalg5L_RRLfPnK5tDdKUCH7t81QzCdGXX12$

# Military / Global
Abrams tanks for training Ukrainians now in Europe, Pentagon hopes to begin F-16 pilot training soon: Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday that more than 30 American-made M1 Abrams tanks for training Ukrainians have arrived in Europe, so they are prepared for when the battle-ready versions arrive later in the year.
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# Science
Thousands protest Mexico’s new science law: Researchers are preparing to march against legislation that some say could harm basic science. More than 14,000 people have signed a letter protesting against the approval of a new science law in Mexico on 29 April. They say that the legislation, the General Law on Humanities, Sciences, Technologies and Innovation, consolidates power over science with the government and ignores the wishes of the research community.
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# Space / UFO Disclosure / Other
Ron DeSantis Signs Bill Shielding Elon Musk’s SpaceX From Lawsuits: An unmanned SpaceX rocket exploded last month, resulting in catastrophic environmental damage. Newly announced GOP presidential candidate and Florida governor Ron DeSantis (R) signed a bill into state law on Thursday that protects private companies that orchestrate spaceflights from liability lawsuits if a crew member gets injured or dies as a result of an accident.
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# Veterans / VA
Debt default could stop benefits payments to 7 million vets, Democrats say: A default on the U.S. government’s debt would hit veterans particularly hard, endangering benefits, health care and retirement payments for former service members and their families, according to Democrats on the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee.
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# Water
A new Supreme Court opinion is terrible news if you care about clean water: The Court took a huge bite out of the Clean Water Act. The Supreme Court handed down a 5-4 decision on Thursday which places a drastic new limit on the Clean Water Act, the 1972 law that forms the backbone of the United States’ efforts to ensure that America’s water supply is clean and safe.
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