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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2022-08-15

Voices, The Peoples News

August 15, 2022
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

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# Indigenous / Global
# Animals / Pets / Alerts / Food Recalls
Freya, the beloved Norwegian walrus, was euthanized by wildlife authorities after people ignored warnings to keep their distance from her. This story will make you want to disappear into the woods and never see another human again.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/juliareinstein/freya-walrus-norway-killed?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=08*15*2022*20Incoming*20newsletter&utm_term=News*20confirmed*20list__;Ly8lJSUl!!On18fmf1aQ!3hvCJXNg4x8TnAeH9omJ3Od1smEWC7xCZ6x4ZpnG1vCrONwCR9usMk55TZmXaguyN-adb_QVPQ6-jx0uQwnt9UbcHvFjT8-A$

# Economy / Finance / Trade
One Thing the Inflation Reduction Act May Not Do, Lower Inflation: With inflation raging near its highest level in four decades, the House gave final approval to President Joe Biden’s landmark Inflation Reduction Act. Its title raises a tantalizing question: Will the measure actually tame the price spikes that have inflicted hardships on American households? Economic analyses of the proposal suggest that the answer is likely no, not anytime soon, anyway.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/inflation-biden-health-congress-climate-and-environment-63df07e15002c01fb560a6f0e69fcb03__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3hvCJXNg4x8TnAeH9omJ3Od1smEWC7xCZ6x4ZpnG1vCrONwCR9usMk55TZmXaguyN-adb_QVPQ6-jx0uQwnt9UbcHl-Fepw5$

# Education / Schools
Back to school after a mass shooting: Some parents are taking their kids back to school in Uvalde CISD, others are opting for online studies and still others are considering private school. The district is trying to shore up its campus security with an influx of $4.5 million in donations and grants https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.tpr.org/education/2022-08-09/uvalde-cisd-adds-virtual-learning-option-for-families-reeling-from-mass-shooting__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3hvCJXNg4x8TnAeH9omJ3Od1smEWC7xCZ6x4ZpnG1vCrONwCR9usMk55TZmXaguyN-adb_QVPQ6-jx0uQwnt9UbcHngSl0U-$

“Systemic failures” in Uvalde shooting went far beyond local police, Texas House report details: In total, 376 law enforcement officers descended upon the school, according to the most extensive account of the shooting to date. It says that better-equipped departments should have stepped up to fill a leadership void after the Uvalde schools police chief failed to take charge.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2022/07/17/law-enforcement-failure-uvalde-shooting-investigation/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3hvCJXNg4x8TnAeH9omJ3Od1smEWC7xCZ6x4ZpnG1vCrONwCR9usMk55TZmXaguyN-adb_QVPQ6-jx0uQwnt9UbcHs0yl1xI$

Time for Student Debt Cancellation: With the climate bill safely signed into law, Biden can get on with this long-delayed executive action. For months, Biden has delayed making a decision. Now, an order on debt cancellation is imminent. It is likely to be capped at $10,000 per debtor, with income limits. The naysayers argue that even $10,000 is too much. They are wrong.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/blogs-and-newsletters/tap/time-for-student-debt-cancellation/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3hvCJXNg4x8TnAeH9omJ3Od1smEWC7xCZ6x4ZpnG1vCrONwCR9usMk55TZmXaguyN-adb_QVPQ6-jx0uQwnt9UbcHqkzxW7B$

# Employment / Labor
Video Game and Tech Workers Are Putting Unions at Play in Their Industries: A nationwide wave of organizing in games and tech is underway. Before 2020 there were virtually no unionized workers in these two industries. Today there are more than 3,000 of us in the Communications Workers (CWA) alone.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://labornotes.org/blogs/2022/08/game-and-tech-workers-drop-u-word__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3hvCJXNg4x8TnAeH9omJ3Od1smEWC7xCZ6x4ZpnG1vCrONwCR9usMk55TZmXaguyN-adb_QVPQ6-jx0uQwnt9UbcHo-Iov2Q$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure More wolves, beavers needed as part of improving western United States habitats, scientists say: Oregon State University scientists are proposing management changes on western federal lands that they say would result in more wolves and beavers and would re-establish ecological processes.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://phys.org/news/2022-08-wolves-beavers-western-states-habitats.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3hvCJXNg4x8TnAeH9omJ3Od1smEWC7xCZ6x4ZpnG1vCrONwCR9usMk55TZmXaguyN-adb_QVPQ6-jx0uQwnt9UbcHlS742v-$

Scientists Issue Plan for Rewilding the West With Gray Wolf and North American Beaver: As the effects of climate change mount, ecosystem restoration in the US West has garnered significant public attention. This has been bolstered by President Joe Biden’s America the Beautiful plan to conserve 30% of US land and water by 2030.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-issue-plan-for-rewilding-the-west-with-gray-wolf-and-north-american-beaver/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3hvCJXNg4x8TnAeH9omJ3Od1smEWC7xCZ6x4ZpnG1vCrONwCR9usMk55TZmXaguyN-adb_QVPQ6-jx0uQwnt9UbcHig8bISt$

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals / Global Japanese airline adds insects to their flight meals, and they’re here to
stay: Insects are starting to make their way to our meals, and some are using them to lower their carbon footprint.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zmescience.com/science/theres-an-insect-in-your-in-flight-meal-and-its-supposed-to-be-there-15082022/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3hvCJXNg4x8TnAeH9omJ3Od1smEWC7xCZ6x4ZpnG1vCrONwCR9usMk55TZmXaguyN-adb_QVPQ6-jx0uQwnt9UbcHjcWxhw1$

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals / Other 94% of pre-packaged and homemade US baby foods contain toxic heavy
metals: “FDA must go beyond the baby food aisle and set strong standards for these contaminants,” said the national director of Healthy Babies Bright Futures.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/08/12/94-pre-packaged-and-homemade-us-baby-foods-contain-toxic-heavy-metals-study__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3hvCJXNg4x8TnAeH9omJ3Od1smEWC7xCZ6x4ZpnG1vCrONwCR9usMk55TZmXaguyN-adb_QVPQ6-jx0uQwnt9UbcHl-2nY6l$

# General Recalls / Alerts
2 million infant swings, rockers recalled after 10-month-old dies: More than 2 million MamaRoo swings and RockaRoo rockers are being recalled after the strangulation death of a 10-month-old and close call involving another child, Thorley Industries and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced Monday.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cbsnews.com/news/infant-rocker-swing-recall-4moms-thorley-industries-mamaroo-rockaroo-recalled-10-month-old-dies/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3hvCJXNg4x8TnAeH9omJ3Od1smEWC7xCZ6x4ZpnG1vCrONwCR9usMk55TZmXaguyN-adb_QVPQ6-jx0uQwnt9UbcHkCDkboO$

Johnson & Johnson is a household name whose products have occupied store shelves for seemingly countless decades. However, in an unexpected maneuver, the company has decided to pull one of its most iconic products from retailers permanently. The company will no longer make or sell its talcum-based baby powder.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.fiercepharma.com/pharma/johnson-johnson-will-halt-worldwide-sales-iconic-baby-powder-will-replace-cornstarch-based__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3hvCJXNg4x8TnAeH9omJ3Od1smEWC7xCZ6x4ZpnG1vCrONwCR9usMk55TZmXaguyN-adb_QVPQ6-jx0uQwnt9UbcHv5EXXYu$

Car recall warning: Ford, Jeep, Toyota, Nissan, and BMW models affected
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2022/08/05/gda-recalls-usat-jeep-toyota-20220804/65392220007/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3hvCJXNg4x8TnAeH9omJ3Od1smEWC7xCZ6x4ZpnG1vCrONwCR9usMk55TZmXaguyN-adb_QVPQ6-jx0uQwnt9UbcHu90lOXe$

# General Information / Other News
Trump Floats Another Excuse: Mar-a-Lago Docs Are Privileged! His claim that some documents were protected by executive and attorney-client privileges adds to an ever-changing list of defenses.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump-floats-yet-another-excuse-after-fbi-raid-claims-mar-a-lago-docs-were-privileged__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3hvCJXNg4x8TnAeH9omJ3Od1smEWC7xCZ6x4ZpnG1vCrONwCR9usMk55TZmXaguyN-adb_QVPQ6-jx0uQwnt9UbcHoj5u74g$

Trump calls on FBI to return “privileged” documents seized at Mar-a-Lago: Trump and his associates have frequently sought to claim executive privilege to prevent the release of documents or information. Trump attempted to claim executive privilege over presidential records that the House Jan. 6 committee requested last year but was denied. Several former White House officials have also refused to appear before the committee, citing executive privilege.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.axios.com/2022/08/14/donald-trump-fbi-search-return-documents__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3hvCJXNg4x8TnAeH9omJ3Od1smEWC7xCZ6x4ZpnG1vCrONwCR9usMk55TZmXaguyN-adb_QVPQ6-jx0uQwnt9UbcHtFw2Nt7$

House GOP Report Accuses Biden of Knowingly Misleading Public About Afghanistan Exit: The damning, 100-page report claims Biden’s speech was littered with claims disconnected from the reality on the ground — which House Republicans say had cascading effects leading to disaster.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense-national-security/biden-misled-justification-afghan-withdrawal-house-gop__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3hvCJXNg4x8TnAeH9omJ3Od1smEWC7xCZ6x4ZpnG1vCrONwCR9usMk55TZmXaguyN-adb_QVPQ6-jx0uQwnt9UbcHvr_5Bhw$

MAGA Fanatics Have a New Enemy: ‘TINOs’ – Trump In Name Only https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/maga-enemy-tinos-trump-name-154424792.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3hvCJXNg4x8TnAeH9omJ3Od1smEWC7xCZ6x4ZpnG1vCrONwCR9usMk55TZmXaguyN-adb_QVPQ6-jx0uQwnt9UbcHhOdJiNI$

Like Their Cult Leader, Jan. 6 Rioters Try to Cash in on Attempts to Destroy Democracy: From a riot-themed rap album to “Our House” t-shirts and a dream of a Netflix deal, defendants charged with Jan. 6 crimes are hoping to profit from their misdeeds
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/jan-6-rioters-cash-in-on-crimes-1396950/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3hvCJXNg4x8TnAeH9omJ3Od1smEWC7xCZ6x4ZpnG1vCrONwCR9usMk55TZmXaguyN-adb_QVPQ6-jx0uQwnt9UbcHkeLz_Kr$

# Gov / Politics / Global
Why Putin’s Private Army Is Snatching Kids From Their Moms: Survivors say the notorious Wagner Group has started kidnapping children as young as 11. Some witnesses say the kids are being put to work in gold and diamond mines.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/why-wagner-group-is-snatching-children-from-their-mothers-in-the-central-african-republic__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3hvCJXNg4x8TnAeH9omJ3Od1smEWC7xCZ6x4ZpnG1vCrONwCR9usMk55TZmXaguyN-adb_QVPQ6-jx0uQwnt9UbcHhTzqms7$

China expert warns US on ‘edge of war,’ says Biden not ‘preparing Americans for what is coming’: Chang also warned that U.S. – China relations have reached “one of the most dangerous moments in history” after U.S. lawmakers made an unannounced visit to Taiwan.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.foxnews.com/media/china-expert-warns-us-edge-war-biden-preparing-americans-coming__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3hvCJXNg4x8TnAeH9omJ3Od1smEWC7xCZ6x4ZpnG1vCrONwCR9usMk55TZmXaguyN-adb_QVPQ6-jx0uQwnt9UbcHha880Af$

‘Panicked’ Moscow elite ‘secretly approach West to end war in Ukraine’: Russia’s elite are increasingly despairing about the sanctions imposed on the country in the wake of Vlad’s bloody invasion and are trying to negotiate for peace, a senior Kremlin official is reported to have claimed.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.the-sun.com/news/6001028/putin-secret-peace-talks-ukraine-war-russia/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3hvCJXNg4x8TnAeH9omJ3Od1smEWC7xCZ6x4ZpnG1vCrONwCR9usMk55TZmXaguyN-adb_QVPQ6-jx0uQwnt9UbcHszkAUzD$

# Gov / Politics / US
Biden Admin Continues Negotiating With Iran Despite Plans To Kill High-Level American Politicians. Former Trump administration officials John Bolton and Mike Pompeo have been targeted by Iran
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.foxnews.com/us/biden-admin-continues-negotiating-iran-despite-plans-kill-high-level-american-politicians__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3hvCJXNg4x8TnAeH9omJ3Od1smEWC7xCZ6x4ZpnG1vCrONwCR9usMk55TZmXaguyN-adb_QVPQ6-jx0uQwnt9UbcHv0TlnZA$

The Lessons of the Kansas Primary Go Far Beyond Abortion Rights: Kansas organizers built a diverse voting bloc strong enough to beat back a movement of Christian nationalists. Democrats and Republicans alike came out in support of the right to abortion, as well as a significant number of Independents; they voted not just in big cities like Kansas City and Wichita, but in poorer, rural and traditionally Republican counties
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/the-lessons-of-the-kansas-primary-go-far-beyond-abortion-rights/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3hvCJXNg4x8TnAeH9omJ3Od1smEWC7xCZ6x4ZpnG1vCrONwCR9usMk55TZmXaguyN-adb_QVPQ6-jx0uQwnt9UbcHoCU8Gkg$

Rep. Schiff: ‘No Evidence’ that Trump Declassified Documents: Schiff notes that the Justice Department’s search warrant never required the documents to be classified to justify retrieval.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2022/aug/14/democrats-schiff-says-no-sign-that-trump-declassif/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3hvCJXNg4x8TnAeH9omJ3Od1smEWC7xCZ6x4ZpnG1vCrONwCR9usMk55TZmXaguyN-adb_QVPQ6-jx0uQwnt9UbcHqt3U5qp$

Senators Ask to See Top-Secret Records Seized by FBI from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Home: The top Democrat and Republican on the Senate Intelligence Committee have made a joint request for lawmakers to be allowed to see the classified documents seized last week by the FBI during its raid of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.democracynow.org/2022/8/15/headlines/senators_ask_to_see_top_secret_records_seized_by_fbi_from_trumps_mar_a_lago_home__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3hvCJXNg4x8TnAeH9omJ3Od1smEWC7xCZ6x4ZpnG1vCrONwCR9usMk55TZmXaguyN-adb_QVPQ6-jx0uQwnt9UbcHrJRUOfy$

Trump’s ‘call to violence’ against FBI as he faces Espionage Act charges Is ‘replay’ of Jan. 6 Riot: Trump is calling the investigation a hoax, and Republican threats are growing against the FBI. Karen Greenberg, director of the Center on National Security, calls Trump’s reaction to the FBI search a “call to violence,” setting the stage for a “replay” of January 6.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.democracynow.org/2022/8/15/donald_trump_fbi_investigation_espionage_act__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3hvCJXNg4x8TnAeH9omJ3Od1smEWC7xCZ6x4ZpnG1vCrONwCR9usMk55TZmXaguyN-adb_QVPQ6-jx0uQwnt9UbcHqC6XBBf$

As Trump May Face Espionage Charges, Rand Paul Calls for Repeal of Espionage Act: Though there are good reasons to call for Espionage Act reform, Republicans like Paul likely want impunity for Trump.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/as-trump-may-face-espionage-charges-rand-paul-calls-for-repeal-of-espionage-act/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3hvCJXNg4x8TnAeH9omJ3Od1smEWC7xCZ6x4ZpnG1vCrONwCR9usMk55TZmXaguyN-adb_QVPQ6-jx0uQwnt9UbcHrblSPGG$

GOP Senate Campaign Arm Is Pulling Ads in Three Key Races: Blake Masters in Arizona, Mehmet Oz in Pennsylvania, and Ron Johnson in Wisconsin are going to have a little less help than they would have hoped this fall https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/republicans-pulling-ads-arizona-pennsylvania-wisconsin-senate-1397205/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3hvCJXNg4x8TnAeH9omJ3Od1smEWC7xCZ6x4ZpnG1vCrONwCR9usMk55TZmXaguyN-adb_QVPQ6-jx0uQwnt9UbcHsnZoFEA$

Full-Scale Nuclear War Between US and Russia Could Cause 5 Billion to Starve to Death: “The data tell us one thing: We must prevent a nuclear war from ever happening,” said the co-author of an alarming new study.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/08/15/full-scale-nuclear-war-between-us-and-russia-could-cause-5-billion-starve-death__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3hvCJXNg4x8TnAeH9omJ3Od1smEWC7xCZ6x4ZpnG1vCrONwCR9usMk55TZmXaguyN-adb_QVPQ6-jx0uQwnt9UbcHsfYHJQX$

House Democrats Request ‘Damage Assessment’ Following Recovery of Classified Docs: Reps. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., and Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., asked federal intelligence officials on Saturday to immediately review the top secret documents that FBI agents retrieved during last week’s search of former Donald Trump’s resort in Florida and to provide a classified briefing on their findings as soon as possible.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.salon.com/2022/08/15/democrats-want-damage-assessment-on-classified-docs-recovered-from_partner/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3hvCJXNg4x8TnAeH9omJ3Od1smEWC7xCZ6x4ZpnG1vCrONwCR9usMk55TZmXaguyN-adb_QVPQ6-jx0uQwnt9UbcHijdVCfe$

# Law Enforcement
Police Lied to Get the Warrant to Search Breonna Taylor’s Home. A judge issued a no-knock warrant based on the officers’ false statements. The March 2020 killing of Breonna Taylor, which caused widespread protest around the country, was the result of police lies to obtain a warrant and racist police violence after officers forced their way into her apartment.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/police-lied-to-get-the-warrant-to-search-breonna-taylors-home/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3hvCJXNg4x8TnAeH9omJ3Od1smEWC7xCZ6x4ZpnG1vCrONwCR9usMk55TZmXaguyN-adb_QVPQ6-jx0uQwnt9UbcHspQ1YP6$

An Accused War Criminal Trained Florida Cops in ‘New Concepts of Shooting’: A sign of the forever wars coming home, Eddie Gallagher trained officers from the Tallahassee Police Department.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2022/08/12/tallahassee-police-florida-eddie-gallagher-war-crimes/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3hvCJXNg4x8TnAeH9omJ3Od1smEWC7xCZ6x4ZpnG1vCrONwCR9usMk55TZmXaguyN-adb_QVPQ6-jx0uQwnt9UbcHp0s6IJy$

FBI faces an ‘unprecedented’ number of threats following Mar-a-Lago search: Justice Department released the search warrant describing “secret” and “top secret” documents, but details remain sealed about what was in the documents.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2022/08/15/trump-fbi-search-updates/10327490002/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3hvCJXNg4x8TnAeH9omJ3Od1smEWC7xCZ6x4ZpnG1vCrONwCR9usMk55TZmXaguyN-adb_QVPQ6-jx0uQwnt9UbcHkIqXOVt$

Yet another person has died in defense of Trump’s lies. When will it end? The Trump death toll climbed last week. On Friday, a man armed with an assault-style rifle tried to breach security at the Cincinnati, Ohio, FBI field office. After fleeing that office, authorities say Ricky Shiffer exchanged shots with police and was eventually killed by law enforcement in a cornfield near Wilmington.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/yet-another-person-has-died-in-defense-of-trump-s-lies-when-will-it-end/ar-AA10H2M5?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=c5888e2d527142b384b101b7b65a7b21__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3hvCJXNg4x8TnAeH9omJ3Od1smEWC7xCZ6x4ZpnG1vCrONwCR9usMk55TZmXaguyN-adb_QVPQ6-jx0uQwnt9UbcHn36dUp-$

# Legal / DOJ
Welp, Trump is under investigation for Espionage Act violations and obstruction of justice: Trump is under investigation for gathering, transmitting, or losing defense information (an Espionage Act violation); concealment, removal, or mutilation generally of government documents; and destruction, alteration, or falsification of records in federal investigations. Violations of these statutes can lead to imprisonment and fines.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2022/08/12/search-warrant-shows-trump-under-investigation-for-potential-obstruction-of-justice-espionage-act-violations-00051507__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3hvCJXNg4x8TnAeH9omJ3Od1smEWC7xCZ6x4ZpnG1vCrONwCR9usMk55TZmXaguyN-adb_QVPQ6-jx0uQwnt9UbcHoFejf4z$

Rudy Giuliani Told He’s a Target in Criminal Election Meddling Investigation: The former Trump attorney’s lies about the 2020 election are catching up with him. County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney, who’s overseeing the special grand jury, has instructed Giuliani to appear before the panel to testify on Wednesday.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2022/aug/15/rudy-giulianis-lawyers-told-hes-target-georgia-ele/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3hvCJXNg4x8TnAeH9omJ3Od1smEWC7xCZ6x4ZpnG1vCrONwCR9usMk55TZmXaguyN-adb_QVPQ6-jx0uQwnt9UbcHkv5nGo8$

Jim Jordan says 14 FBI whistleblowers have come forward: Ohio Representative Jim Jordan claimed that 14 agents at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have come forward to Republican investigators following the raid on former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence last week, prompting a wave of doubt and jokes on Twitter.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/jim-jordans-14-fbi-whistleblowers-claim-met-jokes-skepticism-1733713__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3hvCJXNg4x8TnAeH9omJ3Od1smEWC7xCZ6x4ZpnG1vCrONwCR9usMk55TZmXaguyN-adb_QVPQ6-jx0uQwnt9UbcHoyxl2Wm$

# Medical / Health
Synthetic ‘forever chemical’ linked to liver cancer: Exposure to a synthetic chemical found widely in the environment is linked to non-viral hepatocellular carcinoma, the most common type of liver cancer
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://keck.usc.edu/synthetic-forever-chemical-linked-to-liver-cancer/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3hvCJXNg4x8TnAeH9omJ3Od1smEWC7xCZ6x4ZpnG1vCrONwCR9usMk55TZmXaguyN-adb_QVPQ6-jx0uQwnt9UbcHgOCyodH$

Stiff, achy knees? Lab-made cartilage gel outperforms the real thing: Over-the-counter pain relievers, physical therapy, steroid injections. Some people have tried it all and are still dealing with knee pain. Human clinical trials may begin as soon as next year.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://today.duke.edu/2022/08/lab-made-cartilage-gel-outperforms-real-thing__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3hvCJXNg4x8TnAeH9omJ3Od1smEWC7xCZ6x4ZpnG1vCrONwCR9usMk55TZmXaguyN-adb_QVPQ6-jx0uQwnt9UbcHjBjCZ1z$

Researchers at Tel Aviv University and the University of Lisbon have jointly identified and synthesized a small molecule that could be a more accessible and effective alternative to an antibody that is successfully used to treat a range of cancers.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://scitechdaily.com/small-molecule-developed-that-makes-immunotherapy-available-to-all-cancer-patients/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3hvCJXNg4x8TnAeH9omJ3Od1smEWC7xCZ6x4ZpnG1vCrONwCR9usMk55TZmXaguyN-adb_QVPQ6-jx0uQwnt9UbcHkwq-ElL$

Different Takes: Crisis Pregnancy Centers Must Stop Deceiving Women; Who Decides If Abortion Is Necessary?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://khn.org/morning-breakout/different-takes-crisis-pregnancy-centers-must-stop-deceiving-women-who-decides-if-abortion-is-necessary/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3hvCJXNg4x8TnAeH9omJ3Od1smEWC7xCZ6x4ZpnG1vCrONwCR9usMk55TZmXaguyN-adb_QVPQ6-jx0uQwnt9UbcHhNSfvQw$

Journalists Scrutinize Retail Giants’ Push Into Health Care and Government’s HIV Surveillance: KHN and California Healthline staff made the rounds on national and local media this week to discuss their stories. Here’s a collection of their appearances.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://khn.org/news/article/journalists-scrutinize-retail-giants-push-into-health-care-and-governments-hiv-surveillance/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3hvCJXNg4x8TnAeH9omJ3Od1smEWC7xCZ6x4ZpnG1vCrONwCR9usMk55TZmXaguyN-adb_QVPQ6-jx0uQwnt9UbcHl8duUc-$

Idaho Supreme Court to allow near-total abortion ban to take effect Aug. 25: Two justices agreed to speed up the timeline for various legal challenges to be heard, but wanted it noted that they felt the laws should not be enforced until the legal process was over. The state Supreme Court’s ruling means potential relatives of an embryo or fetus can now sue abortion providers over procedures done after six weeks of gestation and another stricter ban criminalizing all abortions can take effect later this month. Potential relatives can sue for up to $20,000 within four years of an abortion. Rapists cannot sue under the law but a rapist’s family members would be able to sue https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2022/08/13/idaho-supreme-court-allows-strict-near-total-abortion-ban/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3hvCJXNg4x8TnAeH9omJ3Od1smEWC7xCZ6x4ZpnG1vCrONwCR9usMk55TZmXaguyN-adb_QVPQ6-jx0uQwnt9UbcHo6XWYEl$

Kansas Orders Hand Recount of Vote That Affirmed Reproductive Rights: Kansas Abortion Recount Unlikely To Surmount 165,000-Vote Difference. An anti-abortion activist is footing the $229,000 bill for a hand recount of Kansas’ constitutional amendment measure that would have banned abortion in the state.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://khn.org/morning-breakout/kansas-abortion-recount-unlikely-to-surmount-165000-vote-difference/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3hvCJXNg4x8TnAeH9omJ3Od1smEWC7xCZ6x4ZpnG1vCrONwCR9usMk55TZmXaguyN-adb_QVPQ6-jx0uQwnt9UbcHk5YBnpW$

# Military / Global
New details emerge about the Crimea blast: The series of explosions at a Crimean airbase last week caused exceptional damage, and have no independently confirmed cause. Videos, satellite images, and eyewitness reports outline new details of the blasts, which destroyed at least eight aircrafts and parts of the military base. Moscow blames accidental detonation of stored ammunition. Ukraine issues cryptic statement
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/one-killed-blasts-rock-russian-air-base-annexed-crimea-2022-08-09/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3hvCJXNg4x8TnAeH9omJ3Od1smEWC7xCZ6x4ZpnG1vCrONwCR9usMk55TZmXaguyN-adb_QVPQ6-jx0uQwnt9UbcHi_PpAdw$

# Pharmaceuticals
Landmark Bill to Cut Prescription Drug Prices Clears Congress. AARP CEO hails passage and says measure will bring relief to millions
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.aarp.org/politics-society/advocacy/info-2022/medicare-budget-proposal.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3hvCJXNg4x8TnAeH9omJ3Od1smEWC7xCZ6x4ZpnG1vCrONwCR9usMk55TZmXaguyN-adb_QVPQ6-jx0uQwnt9UbcHi7GExw0$

Lawmakers Should Listen to Those Who Use Medicare Drug Program: The Medicare Part D prescription drug program is more popular than ever among those who use and depend on it. Despite this, lawmakers seem determined to transform this program and, in so doing, undermine the foundational elements that have given millions of seniors and Medicare beneficiaries with disabilities affordable access to the medicines they need.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insidesources.com/lawmakers-should-listen-to-those-who-use-medicare-drug-program/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3hvCJXNg4x8TnAeH9omJ3Od1smEWC7xCZ6x4ZpnG1vCrONwCR9usMk55TZmXaguyN-adb_QVPQ6-jx0uQwnt9UbcHvPsMh5n$

Historic Drug Pricing Measures Head To Biden’s Desk To Sign: The House passed the Inflation Reduction Act and President Joe Biden will sign the $700 billion package into law this week. News outlets dive into its Medicare and Affordable Care Act changes, timelines for implementation, and potential midterms impact.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://khn.org/morning-breakout/historic-drug-pricing-measures-head-to-bidens-desk-to-sign/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3hvCJXNg4x8TnAeH9omJ3Od1smEWC7xCZ6x4ZpnG1vCrONwCR9usMk55TZmXaguyN-adb_QVPQ6-jx0uQwnt9UbcHikKdnOP$

# Recycle / Repurpose / Reuse
Concrete using recycled tire rubber promises boost for circular economy: Engineers have discovered a way to replace 100% of conventional aggregates in concrete, such as gravel and crushed rock with rubber from discarded tires that meets building codes, promising a boost for the circular economy.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://techxplore.com/news/2022-08-concrete-recycled-rubber-boost-circular.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3hvCJXNg4x8TnAeH9omJ3Od1smEWC7xCZ6x4ZpnG1vCrONwCR9usMk55TZmXaguyN-adb_QVPQ6-jx0uQwnt9UbcHhwPxK5K$

# Technology / Global
Most of the ‘fact-checking’ organizations Facebook uses in Ukraine are directly funded by Washington either through the U.S. Embassy or via the National Endowment for Democracy (NED). Meta (Facebook’s official name) announced it had partnered with nine organizations to help sort fact from fiction for Ukrainian, Russian and other Eastern European users. These nine organizations are: StopFake, VoxCheck, Fact Check Georgia, Demagog, Myth Detector, Lead Stories, Patikrinta, Baltica and Delfi. The problem with this, five of the nine organizations are directly in the pay of the United States government https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://mronline.org/2022/08/08/most-of-the-fact-checking-organizations-facebook-uses-in-ukraine-are-directly-funded-by-washington/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3hvCJXNg4x8TnAeH9omJ3Od1smEWC7xCZ6x4ZpnG1vCrONwCR9usMk55TZmXaguyN-adb_QVPQ6-jx0uQwnt9UbcHvkUQpcE$

# Veterans / VA
President Signs Historic Toxic Exposure Bill Extending Benefits to Millions of Veterans: President Joe Biden on Wednesday signed into law a bill expanding health care benefits to millions of veterans who were exposed to toxic burn pits during their military service. The bill is a major bipartisan victory for Congress and addresses an issue that is personal to the President. Biden has said he believes there may have been a connection between the brain cancer that killed his 46-year-old son, Beau Biden, and the burn pits Beau was exposed to during his military service.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/10/politics/biden-burn-pits-bill-signing/index.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3hvCJXNg4x8TnAeH9omJ3Od1smEWC7xCZ6x4ZpnG1vCrONwCR9usMk55TZmXaguyN-adb_QVPQ6-jx0uQwnt9UbcHspEaAyg$

# Water
EPA Proposal to Limit PFAS in Drinking Water May Boost Grassroots Efforts: The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to propose new limits on PFAS chemicals in drinking water this year.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/epa-proposal-to-limit-pfas-in-drinking-water-may-boost-grassroots-efforts/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3hvCJXNg4x8TnAeH9omJ3Od1smEWC7xCZ6x4ZpnG1vCrONwCR9usMk55TZmXaguyN-adb_QVPQ6-jx0uQwnt9UbcHvwMsM2V$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2022-08-14

Voices, The Peoples News

August 14, 2022
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

# Economy / Finance / Trade
Many States Have Created or Expanded Tax Credits to Help Families Get By: Earned income and state child tax credits make the tax code fairer, bolster equity and improve economic security.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/many-states-have-created-or-expanded-tax-credits-to-help-families-get-by/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zh8uZJvuzgWNmENAm-EapRXvggmf1FsaMPSHtvC9SsZR7wjZPuDnY660LqHEkkToasO4fe7ZvWzOUEGulnlV1jcTv8pQnqTT$

# Education / Schools
Schools Are Facing Shortage of 300,000 Teachers and Staff, Major Union Says: Pandemic-related stress, burnout and chronically low pay have contributed to the mass exodus of educators.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/schools-are-facing-shortage-of-300000-teachers-and-staff-major-union-says/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zh8uZJvuzgWNmENAm-EapRXvggmf1FsaMPSHtvC9SsZR7wjZPuDnY660LqHEkkToasO4fe7ZvWzOUEGulnlV1jcTv1UBZdga$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemical Michigan Plant Ignored Safety Alarm 460+ Times in 3 Hours as Toxic Chemical Leaked Into Huron River: It is now clear that a plant operator disregarded and then silenced a safety alarm at least 460 times in just a three-hour span while a significant release of a dangerous cancer-causing chemical flowed into Michigan’s Huron River last month.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://beforeitsnews.com/health/2022/08/michigan-plant-ignored-safety-alarm-460-times-in-3-hours-as-toxic-chemical-leaked-into-huron-river-3046596.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zh8uZJvuzgWNmENAm-EapRXvggmf1FsaMPSHtvC9SsZR7wjZPuDnY660LqHEkkToasO4fe7ZvWzOUEGulnlV1jcTv9AWKswg$

Federal court reinstates ban on new coal sales on public land that was scuttled under former President Donald Trump. The ruling from U.S. District Judge Brian Morris requires government officials to conduct a new environmental review before they can resume coal sales from federal lands https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2022/08/12/barack-obama-ban-coal-sales-federal-lands-judge-__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zh8uZJvuzgWNmENAm-EapRXvggmf1FsaMPSHtvC9SsZR7wjZPuDnY660LqHEkkToasO4fe7ZvWzOUEGulnlV1jcTv4B7Uqqq$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure Strip Mining Worsened the Severity of Deadly Kentucky Floods, Say Former Mining Regulators. They Are Calling for an Investigation. In past flooding, hydrologists have calculated runoff 1,000 times greater than without mining. Scientists say climate change will intensify heavy rains.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/07082022/strip-mining-flooding-kentucky/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zh8uZJvuzgWNmENAm-EapRXvggmf1FsaMPSHtvC9SsZR7wjZPuDnY660LqHEkkToasO4fe7ZvWzOUEGulnlV1jcTv5yzw_Ku$

Why don’t all parking lots have solar panels over them? Solar power and a covered parking spot seems like a great combination, but here’s why many places are holding back.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnet.com/home/energy-and-utilities/why-dont-all-parking-lots-have-solar-panels-over-them/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zh8uZJvuzgWNmENAm-EapRXvggmf1FsaMPSHtvC9SsZR7wjZPuDnY660LqHEkkToasO4fe7ZvWzOUEGulnlV1jcTvzsW80R5$

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals / Global Drought is causing widespread crop failures throughout the United States and Europe: We really are reaching a major crisis point. Soaring fertilizer prices, insane weather patterns and the war in Ukraine, make global food supplies tighter and tighter. According to CNN, it is being projected that farmers in Italy have lost “up to 80% of their harvest” because the drought has become so severe. Many farmers in France are facing similar losses. The situation in Germany is also extremely dire.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com/a-horrifying-drought-is-causing-widespread-crop-failures-throughout-the-united-states-and-europe/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zh8uZJvuzgWNmENAm-EapRXvggmf1FsaMPSHtvC9SsZR7wjZPuDnY660LqHEkkToasO4fe7ZvWzOUEGulnlV1jcTvxriF3VQ$

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals / Other Major Food And Drink Brands That Are Disappearing Or Rebranding: Many brands that were once household staples are disappearing off the shelves. One reason they are gone is that shoppers prefer lower-priced private labels such as Great Value at Walmart and Kirkland at Costco. The sale of old-fashioned classics is suffering, and many brands are going through changes. There’s nothing more disappointing than learning your favorite item is no longer available.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.financerepublic.com/major-food-and-drink-brands-that-are-disappearing-or-rebranding/2__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zh8uZJvuzgWNmENAm-EapRXvggmf1FsaMPSHtvC9SsZR7wjZPuDnY660LqHEkkToasO4fe7ZvWzOUEGulnlV1jcTv2zZrWuK$

# General Information / Other News
FBI: Trump Stole Nuclear Secrets, Was Building LEGO H-Bomb in Basement: “Trump absconded from the White House with one of America’s most closely guarded nuclear weapons secrets, namely, how to build a thousand-megaton H-bomb using simple LEGO bricks available at any Toys R Us,” explained FBI director Christopher Wray.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.veteranstoday.com/2022/08/12/trump-lego-bomb/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zh8uZJvuzgWNmENAm-EapRXvggmf1FsaMPSHtvC9SsZR7wjZPuDnY660LqHEkkToasO4fe7ZvWzOUEGulnlV1jcTv7vdtuJJ$

Trumps week just went from really bad to “Sir, I gotta ask, did you take any nuclear codes?” For his part, the president has released several statements suggesting that yeah, he was definitely keeping documents about nuclear weapons at Mar-a-Lago. A person familiar with the matter said the 15 boxes of documents that had been removed from Mar-a-Lago in January included such intelligence. So you can probably understand why the government was freaked out by the prospect of Trump potentially keeping some of the country’s biggest national security secrets in his basement.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/08/donald-trump-fbi-raid-mar-a-lago-nuclear-weapons-documents__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zh8uZJvuzgWNmENAm-EapRXvggmf1FsaMPSHtvC9SsZR7wjZPuDnY660LqHEkkToasO4fe7ZvWzOUEGulnlV1jcTv7TJTY2H$

Unsealed court documents show the FBI was looking for evidence Trump violated the Espionage Act and other laws – here’s how the documents seized show possible wrongdoing. All told, the FBI removed 27 boxes and other individually listed items, including photographs. So if the inventory includes items that should have been returned in response to the subpoena, but were not, that can be evidence of obstruction of justice and concealment of public records.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/unsealed-court-documents-show-the-fbi-was-looking-for-evidence-trump-violated-the-espionage-act-and-other-laws-heres-how-the-documents-seized-show-possible-wrongdoing-188684__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zh8uZJvuzgWNmENAm-EapRXvggmf1FsaMPSHtvC9SsZR7wjZPuDnY660LqHEkkToasO4fe7ZvWzOUEGulnlV1jcTv1Y2Kd-C$

Here’s how government documents are classified to keep sensitive information safe. What are classified documents? Who gets to see them? What happens if they are released? Classified information is the kind of material that the U.S. government or an agency deems sensitive enough to national security that access to it must be controlled and restricted.
There are several degrees of classification.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/heres-how-government-documents-are-classified-to-keep-sensitive-information-safe-188687__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zh8uZJvuzgWNmENAm-EapRXvggmf1FsaMPSHtvC9SsZR7wjZPuDnY660LqHEkkToasO4fe7ZvWzOUEGulnlV1jcTv6y5ME_C$
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# Gov / Politics / US
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene files articles of impeachment against AG Merrick Garland: Garland issued a statement confirming that he had personally approved the raid. Georgia Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene on Friday announced that she had filed articles of impeachment against Attorney General Merrick Garland following the FBI’s raid on former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wwlp.com/news/marjorie-taylor-greene-files-articles-of-impeachment-against-garland/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zh8uZJvuzgWNmENAm-EapRXvggmf1FsaMPSHtvC9SsZR7wjZPuDnY660LqHEkkToasO4fe7ZvWzOUEGulnlV1jcTv30FIrHs$

Nonwhite Voters Face High Risk of Being Dropped From Arizona’s Mail Ballot List: A new state law could drop voters from the permanent early voting list, which remains popular among Arizonans.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/nonwhite-voters-face-high-risk-of-being-dropped-from-arizonas-mail-ballot-list/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zh8uZJvuzgWNmENAm-EapRXvggmf1FsaMPSHtvC9SsZR7wjZPuDnY660LqHEkkToasO4fe7ZvWzOUEGulnlV1jcTv_H9JgM0$

Racine, Wisconsin, Used Illegal Mobile Voting Sites in Recent Primary, Same District Where Corrupt GOP Speaker Robin Vos Won By 260 Votes. The Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty filed a complaint with the Wisconsin Elections Commission against the City Clerk of Racine for its use of mobile sites in the latest primary. The city of Racine’s use of mobile sites violates state law directives regarding absentee ballots according to the Wisconsin Institute for Law & Liberty (WILL)
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/08/racine-wisconsin-used-illegal-mobile-voting-sites-recent-primary-district-corrupt-gop-speaker-robin-vos-pulled-260-vote-win/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zh8uZJvuzgWNmENAm-EapRXvggmf1FsaMPSHtvC9SsZR7wjZPuDnY660LqHEkkToasO4fe7ZvWzOUEGulnlV1jcTv2OzfT4G$

Racine election officials respond to claims about mobile voting truck. Election officials say the truck is used as a mobile in-person voting site. “We’ve got issues with vans driving around in Racine County collecting ballots right now for people,” Ramthun said Monday night.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wisn.com/article/racine-election-officials-respond-to-claims-about-mobile-voting-truck/40787603__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zh8uZJvuzgWNmENAm-EapRXvggmf1FsaMPSHtvC9SsZR7wjZPuDnY660LqHEkkToasO4fe7ZvWzOUEGulnlV1jcTv1z4MQ_u$

# Medical / Health
On Health Care, the Filibuster Means We Get Medicare for All or Nothing: The Senate parliamentarian’s recent decisions on drug pricing and private insurance make it clear that even the most moderate health care reforms cannot be accomplished without ending the filibuster. Why procedural fixes won’t work.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/health/filibuster-means-we-get-medicare-for-all-or-nothing/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zh8uZJvuzgWNmENAm-EapRXvggmf1FsaMPSHtvC9SsZR7wjZPuDnY660LqHEkkToasO4fe7ZvWzOUEGulnlV1jcTv1qpoNnu$

# Military / DOD
US to deploy another 260 troops to Europe in response to war in Ukraine: The United States will deploy an additional 260 soldiers to Europe in support of its allies on the Continent as Russia’s war in Ukraine enters its seventh month https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2022-08-12/army-soldiers-europe-ukraine-war-6963830.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zh8uZJvuzgWNmENAm-EapRXvggmf1FsaMPSHtvC9SsZR7wjZPuDnY660LqHEkkToasO4fe7ZvWzOUEGulnlV1jcTvwCckZbp$

# Science
First Synthetic Embryos: The Scientific Breakthrough Raises Serious Ethical Questions. A team of researchers in Israel have called into question the basics of what we teach children about the birds and the bees and created a mouse embryo using just stem cells. It lived for eight days, about half a mouse’s gestation period, inside a bioreactor in the lab.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://blog.practicalethics.ox.ac.uk/2022/08/first-synthetic-embryos-the-scientific-breakthrough-raises-serious-ethical-questions/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zh8uZJvuzgWNmENAm-EapRXvggmf1FsaMPSHtvC9SsZR7wjZPuDnY660LqHEkkToasO4fe7ZvWzOUEGulnlV1jcTv0iv9D2B$

# Technology / Global
The World Economic Forum (WEF) proposed a new way of censoring online content that requires a small group of experts to train artificial intelligence on identifying “misinformation” and abusive content. The WEF published an article Wednesday outlining a plan to overcome frequent instances of “child abuse, extremism, disinformation, hate speech and fraud” online
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://dailycaller.com/2022/08/11/world-economic-forum-ai-censor-spech/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zh8uZJvuzgWNmENAm-EapRXvggmf1FsaMPSHtvC9SsZR7wjZPuDnY660LqHEkkToasO4fe7ZvWzOUEGulnlV1jcTv-8tN2Vi$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2022-08-12

Voices, The Peoples News

August 12, 2022
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

# Border / Immigration
Detained Immigrants in California Strike Over $1 a Day Pay, Working Conditions: GEO Group is retaliating against the jailed immigrants, even as it denies that an ongoing strike is underway.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.kqed.org/news/11917597/immigrant-detainees-strike-over-working-conditions-california-regulators-investigate__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xUxvZw5trxaXJCd3j6jdFTQNVsAJsyF04LTTpd8_qoCnLBtG4lpqhhpxpLZr-dXxA0wx2cd3ZMZQtZfLrlMCZvX32w_R7p5e$

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
CDC Loosens Guidance on Quarantining: Why it matters: The shift marks a significant change in how the nation deals with COVID-19 more than two years after the pandemic began. A majority of Americans are now fully vaccinated against the virus or have been exposed to it. “This guidance acknowledges that the pandemic is not over, but helps us move to a point where COVID-19 no longer severely disrupts our daily lives.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.axios.com/2022/08/11/cdc-covid-quarantining-social-distancing__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xUxvZw5trxaXJCd3j6jdFTQNVsAJsyF04LTTpd8_qoCnLBtG4lpqhhpxpLZr-dXxA0wx2cd3ZMZQtZfLrlMCZvX32wTDxxwT$

Dozens in China infected with Langya virus found in shrews: Dozens of people in China have fallen ill with a new virus that is also found in shrews, a report has said, but there is so far no evidence of human-to-human transmission.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-08-dozens-china-infected-langya-virus.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xUxvZw5trxaXJCd3j6jdFTQNVsAJsyF04LTTpd8_qoCnLBtG4lpqhhpxpLZr-dXxA0wx2cd3ZMZQtZfLrlMCZvX321Dw64SE$

# Economy / Finance / Trade
More evidence today’s inflation is not the result of excessive demand: The latest inflation numbers, released Friday, showed a one-month drop in prices. Inflation hawks, like Jason Furman, insist that one good month doesn’t reverse a trend, and urge the Fed to impose yet another three-quarter-point rate increase at its next meeting in September.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/blogs-and-newsletters/tap/its-supply-stupid-economy-inflation/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xUxvZw5trxaXJCd3j6jdFTQNVsAJsyF04LTTpd8_qoCnLBtG4lpqhhpxpLZr-dXxA0wx2cd3ZMZQtZfLrlMCZvX325LXv6eV$
See also: Consumer Price Index, July 2022
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# Education / Schools
Schools target students with disabilities for discipline ‘too often’: New federal guidelines aimed at reducing high rates of discipline for students with disabilities affirm that schools are responsible for the discriminatory behavior of police and school resource officers on campus.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://publicintegrity.org/inside-publici/newsletters/watchdog-newsletter/schools-target-students-disabilities-discipline/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xUxvZw5trxaXJCd3j6jdFTQNVsAJsyF04LTTpd8_qoCnLBtG4lpqhhpxpLZr-dXxA0wx2cd3ZMZQtZfLrlMCZvX320kXX8KA$

# Employment / Labor
How employers are trying to thwart a wave of union drives: “Fear is a great motivator. That’s exactly how they operate.” As more and more Americans exercise their right to unionize, greedy employers are stooping ever lower into the gutter and pulling every dirty stunt imaginable to try to thwart them.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nationofchange.org/2022/08/12/how-employers-are-trying-to-thwart-a-wave-of-union-drives/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xUxvZw5trxaXJCd3j6jdFTQNVsAJsyF04LTTpd8_qoCnLBtG4lpqhhpxpLZr-dXxA0wx2cd3ZMZQtZfLrlMCZvX329jTxBDX$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemical New Mexico’s pandemic oil and gas plan aided a Putin pal and Trump donor: Oilman Simon Kukes has more risky idle wells under a state waiver than anyone else.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://capitalandmain.com/new-mexicos-pandemic-oil-and-gas-plan-aided-a-putin-pal-and-trump-donor__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xUxvZw5trxaXJCd3j6jdFTQNVsAJsyF04LTTpd8_qoCnLBtG4lpqhhpxpLZr-dXxA0wx2cd3ZMZQtZfLrlMCZvX328nuWSOe$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure The climate bill’s projected emissions cuts rely heavily on carbon capture – it would mean thousands of miles of pipeline: One estimate suggests at least a sixth of all emissions cuts expected from the Inflation Reduction Act, expected to be voted on Friday, would come from carbon capture.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/the-climate-bills-projected-emissions-cuts-rely-heavily-on-carbon-capture-it-would-mean-thousands-of-miles-of-pipeline-188591__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xUxvZw5trxaXJCd3j6jdFTQNVsAJsyF04LTTpd8_qoCnLBtG4lpqhhpxpLZr-dXxA0wx2cd3ZMZQtZfLrlMCZvX32zpQjJ7S$

The sweeping climate, energy and health care bill expected to go to a vote in the U.S. House on Friday contains about US$370 billion to foster clean energy development and combat climate change, constituting the largest federal climate investment in history. A recent study projected that the U.S. would have to construct 65,000 miles of carbon dioxide pipelines to achieve net-zero emissions in 2050, a whopping 13 times the current capacity.8 hours ago
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/the-climate-bills-projected-emissions-cuts-rely-heavily-on-carbon-capture-it-would-mean-thousands-of-miles-of-pipeline-188591__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xUxvZw5trxaXJCd3j6jdFTQNVsAJsyF04LTTpd8_qoCnLBtG4lpqhhpxpLZr-dXxA0wx2cd3ZMZQtZfLrlMCZvX32zpQjJ7S$

U.S. Virgin Islands Protects Land From Development With New Parks System: The U.S. Virgin Islands have created a new system of parks within over 30 areas that will now be protected from commercial development, while being preserved for nature and outdoor recreation.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ecowatch.com/virgin-islands-park-system.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xUxvZw5trxaXJCd3j6jdFTQNVsAJsyF04LTTpd8_qoCnLBtG4lpqhhpxpLZr-dXxA0wx2cd3ZMZQtZfLrlMCZvX324wQnSoB$

Birds are using plastic plants for their nests, and it’s the most Anthropocene thing ever, man-made materials are slowly taking over the natural world.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zmescience.com/other/pieces/birds-plastic-nest-12082022/*:*:text=In*202020*2C*20Hiemstra*20and*20colleagues,all*20of*20them*20contained*20plastic__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSU!!On18fmf1aQ!xUxvZw5trxaXJCd3j6jdFTQNVsAJsyF04LTTpd8_qoCnLBtG4lpqhhpxpLZr-dXxA0wx2cd3ZMZQtZfLrlMCZvX320MsYzeC$ .

# Environment / Climate / Global
While Cuba deals with blazing fire, the U.S. watches and waits: Withholding assistance at this critical time indicates to Cubans, Cuban Americans and the world that the Biden Administration is not really interested in the well-being of the Cuban people, despite statements to the contrary.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/08/10/while-cuba-deals-blazing-fire-us-heartlessly-watches-and-waits__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xUxvZw5trxaXJCd3j6jdFTQNVsAJsyF04LTTpd8_qoCnLBtG4lpqhhpxpLZr-dXxA0wx2cd3ZMZQtZfLrlMCZvX325vFHQ7v$

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals / Other
Homemade and prepackaged baby foods both contain toxic heavy metals: The study, conducted by the Healthy Babies Bright Futures alliance, found that 94 percent of pre-packaged foods marketed for babies and toddlers contain heavy metals like lead and arsenic.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/equilibrium-sustainability/3596933-homemade-and-prepackaged-baby-foods-both-contain-toxic-heavy-metals-study/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xUxvZw5trxaXJCd3j6jdFTQNVsAJsyF04LTTpd8_qoCnLBtG4lpqhhpxpLZr-dXxA0wx2cd3ZMZQtZfLrlMCZvX329o8oAAu$

# General Information / Other News
Inside the War Between Trump and His Generals: How Mark Milley and others in the Pentagon handled the national-security threat posed by their own Commander-in-Chief. The gulf between Trump and the generals was not really about money or practicalities, just as their endless policy battles were not only about clashing views on whether to withdraw from Afghanistan or how to combat the nuclear threat posed by North Korea and Iran. The divide was also a matter of values, of how they viewed the United States itself.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/08/15/inside-the-war-between-trump-and-his-generals__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xUxvZw5trxaXJCd3j6jdFTQNVsAJsyF04LTTpd8_qoCnLBtG4lpqhhpxpLZr-dXxA0wx2cd3ZMZQtZfLrlMCZvX32_UkGqvd$

It’s Not a ‘Hoax’—Trump’s ‘Very Fine People’ Did Not Exist: The right’s revisionist history that Trump unequivocally denounced the neo-Nazis is bullsh*t. He invented fictitious ‘regular’ folks protesting over a Robert E. Lee statue.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/its-not-a-hoax-trumps-very-fine-people-in-charlottesville-did-not-exist__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xUxvZw5trxaXJCd3j6jdFTQNVsAJsyF04LTTpd8_qoCnLBtG4lpqhhpxpLZr-dXxA0wx2cd3ZMZQtZfLrlMCZvX320dDTbCB$

# Gov / Politics / Global
Team Putin Airs Insane Offer to ‘Help’ U.S. and ‘Save’ Trump: The gracious proposals include placing Donald Trump under the protection of Moscow’s security agency, and moving homeless American children to Russia.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/russian-state-media-airs-insane-offer-to-help-america-and-save-donald-trump__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xUxvZw5trxaXJCd3j6jdFTQNVsAJsyF04LTTpd8_qoCnLBtG4lpqhhpxpLZr-dXxA0wx2cd3ZMZQtZfLrlMCZvX32yTeJ753$

# Gov / Politics / US
The US Department of Justice has moved to unseal the Mar-a-Lago search warrant: Trump has until Friday afternoon to decide whether to fight the release of the Mar-a-Lago search warrant. His team is considering challenging the motion, per reports.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.yahoo.com/trump-until-friday-afternoon-decide-225013476.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xUxvZw5trxaXJCd3j6jdFTQNVsAJsyF04LTTpd8_qoCnLBtG4lpqhhpxpLZr-dXxA0wx2cd3ZMZQtZfLrlMCZvX328zDReRv$

The One Sentence Republicans Need to Stop Using: “Their big talking point, which they all seem to have independently come up with, is …’ if they can do this to the President, think what they can do to you’. First, he’s not the president.” They didn’t do this to the president. They did this to a private citizen
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ampgoo.com/the-one-sentence-republicans-need-to-stop-using__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xUxvZw5trxaXJCd3j6jdFTQNVsAJsyF04LTTpd8_qoCnLBtG4lpqhhpxpLZr-dXxA0wx2cd3ZMZQtZfLrlMCZvX329HsiRUt$

Why is the GOP saying the U.S. is in danger of becoming a banana republic? What’s a banana republic? A political scientist explains: When someone mentions a “banana republic,” they’re referring to a small, poor, politically unstable country that is weak because of an excessive reliance on one crop and foreign funding.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/whats-a-banana-republic-a-political-scientist-explains-188573__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xUxvZw5trxaXJCd3j6jdFTQNVsAJsyF04LTTpd8_qoCnLBtG4lpqhhpxpLZr-dXxA0wx2cd3ZMZQtZfLrlMCZvX325jvMUTf$

The Mar-a-Lago Raid Proves the U.S. Isn’t a Banana Republic: 4 days ago: A bedrock principle is that no one, not even the president, much less the former president, is above the law
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/08/trumps-mar-lago-raid-doesnt-make-banana-republic/671082/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xUxvZw5trxaXJCd3j6jdFTQNVsAJsyF04LTTpd8_qoCnLBtG4lpqhhpxpLZr-dXxA0wx2cd3ZMZQtZfLrlMCZvX32xtgUxVu$

How the Republican Party came to embrace conspiracy theories and denialism: Columnist Dana Milbank examines how the GOP got to where it is today, with some elected leaders and candidates still endorsing the lie that Trump won.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/2022/08/09/1116281152/how-the-republican-party-came-to-embrace-conspiracy-theories-and-denialism__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xUxvZw5trxaXJCd3j6jdFTQNVsAJsyF04LTTpd8_qoCnLBtG4lpqhhpxpLZr-dXxA0wx2cd3ZMZQtZfLrlMCZvX32-647GgI$

‘Banana republic crap:’ Some Republicans turn on Trump over Capitol violence: A handful of U.S. congressional Republicans turned on President Donald Trump on Wednesday, after a crowd of his supporters stormed the Capitol building in a bid to help him overturn his defeat in the November election.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-republicans/banana-republic-crap-some-republicans-turn-on-trump-over-capitol-violence-idUSKBN29B33W__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xUxvZw5trxaXJCd3j6jdFTQNVsAJsyF04LTTpd8_qoCnLBtG4lpqhhpxpLZr-dXxA0wx2cd3ZMZQtZfLrlMCZvX3244Hd6id$

Is There a Red Line Biden Won’t Cross? At the beginning of December 2021, Putin drew a red line, seeking ‘reliable and long-term security guarantees.’ Those guarantees “would exclude any further NATO moves eastward and the deployment of weapons systems that threaten us in close vicinity to Russian territory.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2022/02/23/biden-troops-russia-ukraine-00011049__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xUxvZw5trxaXJCd3j6jdFTQNVsAJsyF04LTTpd8_qoCnLBtG4lpqhhpxpLZr-dXxA0wx2cd3ZMZQtZfLrlMCZvX32xSIJmo8$

How the Trump FBI Search Puts Swing-State Republicans in a Bind: As news broke that the FBI had searched Donald Trump’s Florida home, MAGA loyalists and even some of the former president’s potential 2024 rivals rushed to a full-throated defense of the former president. But not every Republican joined the chorus.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2022/08/11/how-the-trump-fbi-feud-puts-swing-state-republicans-in-a-bind-00051123__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xUxvZw5trxaXJCd3j6jdFTQNVsAJsyF04LTTpd8_qoCnLBtG4lpqhhpxpLZr-dXxA0wx2cd3ZMZQtZfLrlMCZvX329Jzmeno$

On the Trump Front, This Week Has Been a Year. What Will Come of It? In the days since the federal search, Trump has been at great pains to whip his supporters and sycophants into a towering frenzy, it was not too much of a reach. All of a sudden there were Republican officeholders calling for the defunding, if not outright destruction, of the FBI. Cries of “totalitarian state” were raised, as Trump’s allies accused the FBI of being an arm of the president’s wrath. This is ironic, as that is what Trump tried to do with the FBI while he was in office.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/on-the-trump-front-this-week-has-been-a-year-what-will-come-of-it/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xUxvZw5trxaXJCd3j6jdFTQNVsAJsyF04LTTpd8_qoCnLBtG4lpqhhpxpLZr-dXxA0wx2cd3ZMZQtZfLrlMCZvX3232ygGDS$

Trump’s Allies Have No Clue How to Respond to Report of Nuclear Docs at Mar-a-Lago: Republicans in Congress and the conservative media are plum out of talking points following the revelation that the FBI may have been searching for material pertaining to national security https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trumps-allies-have-no-clue-how-to-respond-to-report-of-nuclear-docs-at-mar-a-lago-1396232/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xUxvZw5trxaXJCd3j6jdFTQNVsAJsyF04LTTpd8_qoCnLBtG4lpqhhpxpLZr-dXxA0wx2cd3ZMZQtZfLrlMCZvX32_U60FCK$

# Legal / DOJ
A Hopeful Sign for Holding the Powerful Accountable, And it wasn’t the FBI raid at Mar-a-Lago.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/justice/hopeful-sign-for-holding-the-powerful-accountable/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xUxvZw5trxaXJCd3j6jdFTQNVsAJsyF04LTTpd8_qoCnLBtG4lpqhhpxpLZr-dXxA0wx2cd3ZMZQtZfLrlMCZvX322OpY8aW$

READ IT: Full Mar-a-Lago Search Warrant Released: The seven-page document was unsealed Friday at the urging of both federal prosecutors and Trump. Full search warrant and property receipt document.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/2022/08/12/1117277865/read-the-full-warrant-documents-from-fbi-search-of-trumps-mar-a-lago-home__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xUxvZw5trxaXJCd3j6jdFTQNVsAJsyF04LTTpd8_qoCnLBtG4lpqhhpxpLZr-dXxA0wx2cd3ZMZQtZfLrlMCZvX32zVlbQp_$

Feds Investigating Trump for Potential Espionage Act Violation, Search Warrant Shows: A receipt accompanying the search warrant, viewed by POLITICO in advance of its unsealing, shows that Trump possessed documents including a handwritten note; documents marked with “TS/SCI,” which indicates one of the highest levels of government classification; and another item labeled “Info re: President of France.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2022/08/12/search-warrant-shows-trump-under-investigation-for-potential-obstruction-of-justice-espionage-act-violations-00051507__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xUxvZw5trxaXJCd3j6jdFTQNVsAJsyF04LTTpd8_qoCnLBtG4lpqhhpxpLZr-dXxA0wx2cd3ZMZQtZfLrlMCZvX32-tEEKsk$

Trump Under Investigation for Violating Espionage Act: Investigators pulled 11 boxes of sensitive and top-secret information from Mar-a-Lago. Per the search warrant, Trump is under investigation for gathering, transmitting, or losing defense information (an Espionage Act violation); concealment, removal, or mutilation generally of government documents; and destruction, alteration, or falsification of records in federal investigations. Violations of these statutes can lead to imprisonment and fines.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/davidmack/trump-fbi-classified-documents-espionage-warrant__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xUxvZw5trxaXJCd3j6jdFTQNVsAJsyF04LTTpd8_qoCnLBtG4lpqhhpxpLZr-dXxA0wx2cd3ZMZQtZfLrlMCZvX320j3iX1l$

# Medical / Health
Bioengineered cornea restores sight to the blind and visually impaired: Researchers and entrepreneurs have developed an implant made of collagen protein from pig’s skin, which resembles the human cornea.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/08/220811135339.htm__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xUxvZw5trxaXJCd3j6jdFTQNVsAJsyF04LTTpd8_qoCnLBtG4lpqhhpxpLZr-dXxA0wx2cd3ZMZQtZfLrlMCZvX32_fgRLvy$

Monoclonal antibody reduces asthma attacks in urban youth: A National Institutes of Health clinical trial has found that a monoclonal antibody, mepolizumab, decreased asthma attacks by 27% in Black and Hispanic children and adolescents who have a form of severe asthma, are prone to asthma attacks and live in low-income urban neighborhoods.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/monoclonal-antibody-reduces-asthma-attacks-urban-youth__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xUxvZw5trxaXJCd3j6jdFTQNVsAJsyF04LTTpd8_qoCnLBtG4lpqhhpxpLZr-dXxA0wx2cd3ZMZQtZfLrlMCZvX321U5a8tv$

Sepsis is serious during pregnancy, but thankfully it is still rare: The tragic case of Annie Moylan, who died in Melbourne in 2017 from sepsis, when 18 weeks pregnant, has put a spotlight on this life-threatening condition.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/sepsis-is-serious-during-pregnancy-but-thankfully-it-is-still-rare-188361__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xUxvZw5trxaXJCd3j6jdFTQNVsAJsyF04LTTpd8_qoCnLBtG4lpqhhpxpLZr-dXxA0wx2cd3ZMZQtZfLrlMCZvX32xFbtLJY$

Traditional Chinese medicine reduces side effect of cancer treatment: For tens of thousands of Australians who receive radiotherapy as part of their cancer treatment, mucositis is a serious side effect that may cause inflammation, ulcers, diarrhea, nausea and vomiting, abdominal pain and bloating.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/sepsis-is-serious-during-pregnancy-but-thankfully-it-is-still-rare-188361__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xUxvZw5trxaXJCd3j6jdFTQNVsAJsyF04LTTpd8_qoCnLBtG4lpqhhpxpLZr-dXxA0wx2cd3ZMZQtZfLrlMCZvX32xFbtLJY$

Privacy and Tech. Facebook gave Nebraska cops access to a 17 year old’s direct messages. She is now being tried as an adult along with her mother on charges that they broke a Nebraska law banning abortion after 20 weeks.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2022/08/09/facebook-gave-teens-private-messages-about-alleged-abortion-to-police/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xUxvZw5trxaXJCd3j6jdFTQNVsAJsyF04LTTpd8_qoCnLBtG4lpqhhpxpLZr-dXxA0wx2cd3ZMZQtZfLrlMCZvX32z365AoD$

# Pharmaceuticals
Big Pharma Went All In to Kill Drug Pricing Negotiations: Big Pharma spent more than any other industry to lobby Congress and federal agencies this year, but is still on course for a major defeat by failing to stop a bill that allows the government to negotiate prices on select drugs.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://khn.org/news/article/big-pharma-oppose-drug-pricing-negotiations-history/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xUxvZw5trxaXJCd3j6jdFTQNVsAJsyF04LTTpd8_qoCnLBtG4lpqhhpxpLZr-dXxA0wx2cd3ZMZQtZfLrlMCZvX32_KTL8oQ$

Pharma Claims Drug Price Reform Hurts Innovation. Experts Say That’s “Bullshit.” As the Senate moved to adopt modest drug pricing negotiation measures, pharmaceutical companies made specious arguments. t the hyperbole reached a new pitch in recent weeks as the Senate moved to adopt modest drug pricing negotiation measures in the Inflation Reduction Act. The bill “could propel us light-years back into the dark ages of biomedical research,” Dr. Michelle McMurry-Heath, president of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization, said last month.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/pharma-claims-drug-price-reform-hurts-innovation-experts-say-thats-bullshit/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xUxvZw5trxaXJCd3j6jdFTQNVsAJsyF04LTTpd8_qoCnLBtG4lpqhhpxpLZr-dXxA0wx2cd3ZMZQtZfLrlMCZvX32-fEbC7V$

# Science
Reprogramming the brain’s cleaning crew to mop up Alzheimer’s disease: The discovery of how to shift damaged brain cells from a diseased state into a healthy one presents a potential new path to treating Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia, according to a new study from researchers at UC San Francisco.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2022/08/423446/reprogramming-brains-cleaning-crew-mop-alzheimers-disease__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xUxvZw5trxaXJCd3j6jdFTQNVsAJsyF04LTTpd8_qoCnLBtG4lpqhhpxpLZr-dXxA0wx2cd3ZMZQtZfLrlMCZvX329C7L3Ls$

# Social
Tenants Call on Biden to Act as Rent Increases Reach a 35-Year High: Housing advocates demand that President Biden declare a national emergency. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released its consumer price index, which reports that the cost of paying rent inflated by 6.3 percent over the past year, the largest increase in 35 years and a clear signal that the housing crisis enflamed by the COVID pandemic continues.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/tenants-call-on-biden-to-act-as-rent-increases-reach-a-35-year-high/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xUxvZw5trxaXJCd3j6jdFTQNVsAJsyF04LTTpd8_qoCnLBtG4lpqhhpxpLZr-dXxA0wx2cd3ZMZQtZfLrlMCZvX32yn3EM-o$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2022-08-11

Voices, The Peoples News

August 11, 2022
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

# Indigenous
The rise of Indigenous candidates raises awareness of key issues: Indigenous values helped shape American democracy, and now they’re helping increase Native representation. There are more than 100 Indigenous candidates running for state or federal office in the United States. These leaders are no strangers to governance and civic duty—American Indigenous values, like the Iroquois Great Law of Peace, served as the foundational model for American democracy.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.yesmagazine.org/democracy/2022/08/10/indigenous-candidates-native-representation__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2YpUgwj_OGnVg1TkHLkorzGg9vVxZo7GAhPENLu984TSMBzt86jQxlcfydxK2QR7fIwUZwGf61KvYbPrLV1mp_3uBPvXSkkW$

# Archaeology
Lasers reveal pyramids in the Amazon: Lasers reveal ancient pyramids and canals hidden in the Amazon Hundreds of new archaeological sites have been discovered beneath the trees.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-01490-9__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2YpUgwj_OGnVg1TkHLkorzGg9vVxZo7GAhPENLu984TSMBzt86jQxlcfydxK2QR7fIwUZwGf61KvYbPrLV1mp_3uBAPrVqlq$

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
Pandemic origin traced to Wuhan market: Three studies, one of which has not yet been peer-reviewed, reveal intriguing clues about how the COVID-19 pandemic started. Two of the reports trace the outbreak to a huge market that sold live animals in Wuhan, China. A third indicates that SARS-CoV-2 spilled over from animals, possibly those sold at the market, into humans at least twice in November or December 2019.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-00584-8__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2YpUgwj_OGnVg1TkHLkorzGg9vVxZo7GAhPENLu984TSMBzt86jQxlcfydxK2QR7fIwUZwGf61KvYbPrLV1mp_3uBJcC1rMf$

Germany Unveils China-inspired COVID App: Germany’s health minister, Karl Lauterbach, has unveiled a new COVID tracking app that uses colours based on medical status to determine what rights someone has, just like the app used in China.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.voanews.com/a/covid-19-pandemic_germany-introduces-covpass-digital-covid-19-vaccination-certificate/6206861.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2YpUgwj_OGnVg1TkHLkorzGg9vVxZo7GAhPENLu984TSMBzt86jQxlcfydxK2QR7fIwUZwGf61KvYbPrLV1mp_3uBIbYY565$

# Economy / Finance / Trade
Why the Inflation Reduction Act passed the Senate but cap-and-trade didn’t: The massive climate, health care and tax bill making its way toward President Biden’s desk is called the Inflation Reduction Act. But how much does it actually do to slow consumer prices that are climbing at their fastest pace in about 40 years?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/2022/08/11/1116229743/inflation-reduction-act-questions-answered__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2YpUgwj_OGnVg1TkHLkorzGg9vVxZo7GAhPENLu984TSMBzt86jQxlcfydxK2QR7fIwUZwGf61KvYbPrLV1mp_3uBPUDQhmB$

# Education / Schools
Politicians seek to control classroom discussions about slavery in the US: Lawmakers are seeking to downplay the role that slavery played in the development of the United States, but history tells a different story.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/politicians-seek-to-control-classroom-discussions-about-slavery-in-the-us-187057__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2YpUgwj_OGnVg1TkHLkorzGg9vVxZo7GAhPENLu984TSMBzt86jQxlcfydxK2QR7fIwUZwGf61KvYbPrLV1mp_3uBGGPmVCo$

# Employment / Labor
How Fiscal Hawks Are Using Inflation as an Excuse to Tamp Down Worker Power Intercepted: Fiscal hawks want to tamp down inflation by increasing unemployment instead of cutting into executives’ profits.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2022/08/10/intercepted-inflation-bank-of-america-worker-power/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2YpUgwj_OGnVg1TkHLkorzGg9vVxZo7GAhPENLu984TSMBzt86jQxlcfydxK2QR7fIwUZwGf61KvYbPrLV1mp_3uBM0AJSIH$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemical Corn Ethanol Investors Poised to Profit From Inflation Reduction Act: The ethanol industry will be first in line for carbon capture tax credits, even though that’s not really who the program was designed for https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/environment/corn-ethanol-investors-poised-to-profit-from-inflation-reduction-act/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2YpUgwj_OGnVg1TkHLkorzGg9vVxZo7GAhPENLu984TSMBzt86jQxlcfydxK2QR7fIwUZwGf61KvYbPrLV1mp_3uBNJ9vv71$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure Landmark US climate bill will do more harm than good, groups say: Bill makes concessions to the fossil fuel industry as frontline community groups call on Biden to declare climate emergency.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/aug/09/us-climate-bill-fossil-fuel-harm-environment-biden__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2YpUgwj_OGnVg1TkHLkorzGg9vVxZo7GAhPENLu984TSMBzt86jQxlcfydxK2QR7fIwUZwGf61KvYbPrLV1mp_3uBK8XcmeQ$

DRIED UP: Lakes Mead and Powell are at the epicenter of the biggest Western drought in history: The American West is experiencing its driest period in human history, a megadrought that threatens health, agriculture and entire ways of life.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/3587785-dried-up-lakes-mead-and-powell-are-at-the-epicenter-of-the-biggest-western-drought-in-history/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2YpUgwj_OGnVg1TkHLkorzGg9vVxZo7GAhPENLu984TSMBzt86jQxlcfydxK2QR7fIwUZwGf61KvYbPrLV1mp_3uBDs992bt$

As drought hits farms, investors lay claim to Colorado water: The debate over how to treat water, as a public resource or an investment tool, is escalating as climate change accelerates the water crisis in the West.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://civileats.com/2022/08/10/as-drought-hits-farms-investors-lay-claim-to-colorado-water/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2YpUgwj_OGnVg1TkHLkorzGg9vVxZo7GAhPENLu984TSMBzt86jQxlcfydxK2QR7fIwUZwGf61KvYbPrLV1mp_3uBMLQRx5p$

Global heating has caused ‘shocking’ changes in forests across the Americas, studies find: Trees are advancing into the Arctic tundra and retreating from boreal forests further south, where stunting and die-offs are expected.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/aug/10/forests-changes-global-heating-arctic-amazon-studies__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2YpUgwj_OGnVg1TkHLkorzGg9vVxZo7GAhPENLu984TSMBzt86jQxlcfydxK2QR7fIwUZwGf61KvYbPrLV1mp_3uBPkWf8GH$

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals / Other Why the rise of precision agriculture exposes our food systems to new threats: The advent of precision farming comes at a time of significant upheaval in the global supply chain as the number of foreign and domestic hackers with the ability to exploit this technology continues to grow.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.fastcompany.com/90777041/why-the-rise-of-precision-agriculture-exposes-our-food-systems-to-new-threats__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2YpUgwj_OGnVg1TkHLkorzGg9vVxZo7GAhPENLu984TSMBzt86jQxlcfydxK2QR7fIwUZwGf61KvYbPrLV1mp_3uBN8H3Kn0$

How the Inflation Reduction Act Affects Food and Agriculture. The good, the bad, and the ugly.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.motherjones.com/food/2022/08/inflation-reduction-act-food-agriculture-farming/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2YpUgwj_OGnVg1TkHLkorzGg9vVxZo7GAhPENLu984TSMBzt86jQxlcfydxK2QR7fIwUZwGf61KvYbPrLV1mp_3uBCIHoWDa$

How the ‘Inflation Reduction Act’ targets FARMERS…and YOU. The Senate passed a 740 BILLION DOLLAR package over the weekend, with Vice President Kamala Harris giving Democrats the last vote they needed. The bill is called the ‘Inflation Reduction Act of 2022,’ but Glenn explains why it likely will do the EXACT opposite.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.iheart.com/content/2022-08-09-glenn-beck-blog-how-the-inflation-reduction-act-targets-farmersand-you/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2YpUgwj_OGnVg1TkHLkorzGg9vVxZo7GAhPENLu984TSMBzt86jQxlcfydxK2QR7fIwUZwGf61KvYbPrLV1mp_3uBKGg-aY7$

# General Information / Other News
Hell Week: How Trump’s Problems All Converged at Once: Trump is fighting a number of battles all at the same time: the Mar-a-Lago raid, trouble with the Trump Org, Fulton County, tossed-out NDAs, his tax returns, and the Jan. 6 panel.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-donald-trumps-problems-all-converged-at-once-in-one-hellish-week__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2YpUgwj_OGnVg1TkHLkorzGg9vVxZo7GAhPENLu984TSMBzt86jQxlcfydxK2QR7fIwUZwGf61KvYbPrLV1mp_3uBFMxnn-N$

# Gov / Politics / Global
China Ditches Promise Not to Send Troops to Taiwan: Beijing is now offering Taiwan less freedom after what it calls “reunification.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/china-ditches-promise-not-to-send-troops-to-taiwan-if-it-seizes-the-island__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2YpUgwj_OGnVg1TkHLkorzGg9vVxZo7GAhPENLu984TSMBzt86jQxlcfydxK2QR7fIwUZwGf61KvYbPrLV1mp_3uBMaR21oU$

Julian Assange’s Father Speaks Out In Support Of His Son: Speaking outside the UK court on Monday ahead of the hearing, Assange’s father John Shipton said the extradition was politically motivated and warned his case could lead to criminalising other journalistic activities.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://globalnews.ca/video/6587713/julian-assanges-father-speaks-outside-his-sons-extradition-hearing__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2YpUgwj_OGnVg1TkHLkorzGg9vVxZo7GAhPENLu984TSMBzt86jQxlcfydxK2QR7fIwUZwGf61KvYbPrLV1mp_3uBO6E7mjR$

# Gov / Politics / US
The Trump Organization is also the subject of yet another probe in Westchester County related to a golf course.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-pile-of-legal-fights-grows-bigger-with-new-golf-course-probe-says-report__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2YpUgwj_OGnVg1TkHLkorzGg9vVxZo7GAhPENLu984TSMBzt86jQxlcfydxK2QR7fIwUZwGf61KvYbPrLV1mp_3uBHbFky2Z$

Trump is being investigated by authorities in Georgia for potential criminal election interference.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2022/05/donald-trump-fulton-county-georgia-criminal-investigation__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2YpUgwj_OGnVg1TkHLkorzGg9vVxZo7GAhPENLu984TSMBzt86jQxlcfydxK2QR7fIwUZwGf61KvYbPrLV1mp_3uBCEhWgYu$

Trump Tried To Attack A Secret Service Agent So He Could Lead An Armed Mob To The Capitol, An Aide Said
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/davidmack/trump-jan-6-capitol-attack-security-steering-wheel__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2YpUgwj_OGnVg1TkHLkorzGg9vVxZo7GAhPENLu984TSMBzt86jQxlcfydxK2QR7fIwUZwGf61KvYbPrLV1mp_3uBIZir0YC$

# Legal / DOJ
Trump, Who Said The Fifth Amendment Is For Guilty Mobsters, Invoked The Fifth Amendment: The former president invoked his Fifth Amendment rights and declined to answer questions on Wednesday in a civil investigation by the New York attorney general.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/davidmack/trump-fifth-amendment-refuse-answer-questions-new-york__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2YpUgwj_OGnVg1TkHLkorzGg9vVxZo7GAhPENLu984TSMBzt86jQxlcfydxK2QR7fIwUZwGf61KvYbPrLV1mp_3uBJ_KItdJ$

A former Twitter employee was found guilty of spying for Saudi Arabia. Ahmad Abouammo passed information about accounts critical of the Saudi government in exchange for over $300,000 and a gold watch, according to the federal government’s case.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wsj.com/articles/former-twitter-employee-convicted-of-spying-for-saudi-arabia-11660076924__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2YpUgwj_OGnVg1TkHLkorzGg9vVxZo7GAhPENLu984TSMBzt86jQxlcfydxK2QR7fIwUZwGf61KvYbPrLV1mp_3uBMquspVH$

DOJ Moves to Pull Back Curtain on Why It Searched Mar-a-Lago: Garland cited “substantial public interest in this matter” as the reason they are moving to unseal the warrant and property receipt. He also noted that he “personally approved” the search.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://sports.yahoo.com/merrick-garland-says-doj-mar-191202436.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2YpUgwj_OGnVg1TkHLkorzGg9vVxZo7GAhPENLu984TSMBzt86jQxlcfydxK2QR7fIwUZwGf61KvYbPrLV1mp_3uBFnqsdHN$

# LGBTQ
Gov. Glenn Youngkin Aims to Force Teachers to Out LGBTQ Students to Parents: Forcing teachers to tell parents about a child’s LGBTQ identity could create “immeasurable trauma,” one activist said.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/gov-glenn-youngkin-aims-to-force-teachers-to-out-lgbtq-students-to-parents/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2YpUgwj_OGnVg1TkHLkorzGg9vVxZo7GAhPENLu984TSMBzt86jQxlcfydxK2QR7fIwUZwGf61KvYbPrLV1mp_3uBDFzQoHp$

# Medical / Health
There’s reason for people on opposing sides of abortion to talk, even if they disagree – it helps build respect, understanding and can lead to policy change: When ideological enemies talk across their great divides, something good can happen – it reduces stereotypes and inflammatory language directed at people who don’t agree on the abortion rights issue.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/theres-reason-for-people-on-opposing-sides-of-abortion-to-talk-even-if-they-disagree-it-helps-build-respect-understanding-and-can-lead-to-policy-change-187833__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2YpUgwj_OGnVg1TkHLkorzGg9vVxZo7GAhPENLu984TSMBzt86jQxlcfydxK2QR7fIwUZwGf61KvYbPrLV1mp_3uBKGj2pxA$

Warren Opens Probe Into ‘Shocking and Horrific’ Impacts of GOP Abortion Bans: “Let’s be clear: Republican politicians are risking women’s lives and health in pursuit of a dangerous, out-of-touch agenda.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/08/11/warren-opens-probe-shocking-and-horrific-impacts-gop-abortion-bans__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2YpUgwj_OGnVg1TkHLkorzGg9vVxZo7GAhPENLu984TSMBzt86jQxlcfydxK2QR7fIwUZwGf61KvYbPrLV1mp_3uBJq5FGE9$

Elizabeth Warren Opens Investigation Into Horrific Impacts of GOP Abortion Bans: Appalling stories appear each day as Republicans in dozens of states look to impose and expand abortion restrictions.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/elizabeth-warren-opens-investigation-into-horrific-impacts-of-gop-abortion-bans/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2YpUgwj_OGnVg1TkHLkorzGg9vVxZo7GAhPENLu984TSMBzt86jQxlcfydxK2QR7fIwUZwGf61KvYbPrLV1mp_3uBHQsmWYy$

# Military / DOD
Faced with a rise of extremism within its ranks, the US military has clamped down on racist speech, including retweets and likes: For civilians, free speech is protected by the First Amendment. Not so in the US military, where the rise of political extremism has become a problem.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/faced-with-a-rise-of-extremism-within-its-ranks-the-us-military-has-clamped-down-on-racist-speech-including-retweets-and-likes-187760__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2YpUgwj_OGnVg1TkHLkorzGg9vVxZo7GAhPENLu984TSMBzt86jQxlcfydxK2QR7fIwUZwGf61KvYbPrLV1mp_3uBOLJj5e6$

# Military / Global
Russia’s threats to shut down Jewish Agency raise alarm bells for those who remember the past: During the Cold War, Russia’s refusal to allow Jews to leave the country reflected its political aims. The same is likely true today, a Jewish studies scholar explains.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/russias-threats-to-shut-down-jewish-agency-raise-alarm-bells-for-those-who-remember-the-past-187954__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2YpUgwj_OGnVg1TkHLkorzGg9vVxZo7GAhPENLu984TSMBzt86jQxlcfydxK2QR7fIwUZwGf61KvYbPrLV1mp_3uBGc4tJFM$

# Pharmaceuticals
Eli Lilly Charity Finances Groups That Oppose Insulin Price Caps Under the Auspices of “Community Development”: The Lilly Endowment backs think tanks lobbying against price controls on insulin, a multibillion-dollar product.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2022/08/10/insulin-price-eli-lilly-charity/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2YpUgwj_OGnVg1TkHLkorzGg9vVxZo7GAhPENLu984TSMBzt86jQxlcfydxK2QR7fIwUZwGf61KvYbPrLV1mp_3uBL-tefBY$

# Science
The great resignation has hit academia: A wave of researchers is joining the ‘great resignation’ and quitting academia for good. Many scientists were already unhappy with long hours, crushing workloads, poor salaries and limited job prospects, and now they say the pandemic has sparked a re-evaluation of their careers and lifestyles.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-01512-6__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2YpUgwj_OGnVg1TkHLkorzGg9vVxZo7GAhPENLu984TSMBzt86jQxlcfydxK2QR7fIwUZwGf61KvYbPrLV1mp_3uBAV45JEu$

How scientists plan on turning Martian and Lunar soil into space concrete. There’s no cement on Mars or the Moon, which means we’ll have to make it ourselves. Here’s an idea how.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zmescience.com/space/how-scientists-plan-on-turning-martian-and-lunar-soil-into-space-concrete/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2YpUgwj_OGnVg1TkHLkorzGg9vVxZo7GAhPENLu984TSMBzt86jQxlcfydxK2QR7fIwUZwGf61KvYbPrLV1mp_3uBB0aULNH$

New synthetic molecule could finally bring immunotherapy for cancer into pill form: Stanford researchers have developed a synthetic, tumor-targeting molecule that promotes immune activation and tumor regression. Besides being more convenient, the new therapy could be priced at a fraction of the current cost.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2021/11/immunotherapy-synthetic-molecule.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2YpUgwj_OGnVg1TkHLkorzGg9vVxZo7GAhPENLu984TSMBzt86jQxlcfydxK2QR7fIwUZwGf61KvYbPrLV1mp_3uBCfPA7UP$

# Social
They Call It ‘Tranq’ — And It’s Making Street Drugs Even More
Dangerous: Xylazine is an animal tranquilizer. It’s not approved for humans, but it’s showing up in about half of the drug samples that Tapestry tests in the rolling hills of western Massachusetts. It’s appearing mostly in the illegal fentanyl supply but also in cocaine.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://khn.org/news/article/xylazine-tranq-drugs-dangerous/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2YpUgwj_OGnVg1TkHLkorzGg9vVxZo7GAhPENLu984TSMBzt86jQxlcfydxK2QR7fIwUZwGf61KvYbPrLV1mp_3uBAOwJWMM$

# Veterans / VA
At least one photo found for every veteran honored on Vietnam memorial: At least one photo has been found of each of the more than 58,000 service members listed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.legion.org/256586/least-one-photo-found-every-veteran-honored-vietnam-memorial__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2YpUgwj_OGnVg1TkHLkorzGg9vVxZo7GAhPENLu984TSMBzt86jQxlcfydxK2QR7fIwUZwGf61KvYbPrLV1mp_3uBF-uxieU$

# Water
President Biden signs Camp Lejeune Justice Act creating path for toxic water victims to sue Federal Government
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.veteranstoday.com/2022/08/10/president-biden-signs-camp-lejeune-justice-act-creating-path-for-toxic-water-victims-to-sue-federal-government/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2YpUgwj_OGnVg1TkHLkorzGg9vVxZo7GAhPENLu984TSMBzt86jQxlcfydxK2QR7fIwUZwGf61KvYbPrLV1mp_3uBGbPYQMm$

Rainwater No Longer Safe to Drink Anywhere on Earth Due to Cancer-Causing Chemicals, Scientists Warn: Scientists in Europe have concluded that levels of man-made “forever chemicals” in rainwater have made it “unsafe to drink” around the world, even in the most remote areas of the planet like Antarctica. There is now reportedly no safe spot in the world.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.euronews.com/green/2022/08/04/rainwater-everywhere-on-earth-unsafe-to-drink-due-to-forever-chemicals-study-finds__;!!On18fmf1aQ!2YpUgwj_OGnVg1TkHLkorzGg9vVxZo7GAhPENLu984TSMBzt86jQxlcfydxK2QR7fIwUZwGf61KvYbPrLV1mp_3uBEuZLjlg$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2022-08-10

Voices, The Peoples News

August 10, 2022
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
How does monkeypox spread? An epidemiologist explains why it isn’t an STI and what counts as close contact: Monkeypox is caused by a virus that, despite periodic outbreaks, is not thought to spread easily from person to person and historically has not spurred long chains of transmission within communities. Now, many researchers are left scratching their heads as to why monkeypox seems to be propagating so readily and unconventionally in the current global outbreak.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/how-does-monkeypox-spread-an-epidemiologist-explains-why-it-isnt-an-sti-and-what-counts-as-close-contact-188130__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xCMXJ8z8W2drMD3Bs-nJ5yeA-Xw4qL6K74cJ_tl1GA-DMKmwrOwrocW3S1yd0gOebg9I2uhQ87KOIpfWrrgGoirnevJ6uzmI$

Tiny Mammal Responsible for Spread of New Virus in China: Scientists say the animal is the likely culprit responsible for passing on a new virus to humans. Public-health officials want to pin down the virus’s source so they can prevent new outbreaks. Scientists assume that the pathogen jumped to people from an animal, as has been seen with other coronaviruses
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-00548-w__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xCMXJ8z8W2drMD3Bs-nJ5yeA-Xw4qL6K74cJ_tl1GA-DMKmwrOwrocW3S1yd0gOebg9I2uhQ87KOIpfWrrgGoirnerHtVjs9$

This is what we know so far about Langya, the new virus discovered in China: It has infected at least several dozen people and scientists are now tracking it down, but thankfully this doesn’t sound like a repeat of COVID-19.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zmescience.com/science/this-is-what-we-know-so-far-about-langya-the-new-virus-discovered-in-china-10082022/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xCMXJ8z8W2drMD3Bs-nJ5yeA-Xw4qL6K74cJ_tl1GA-DMKmwrOwrocW3S1yd0gOebg9I2uhQ87KOIpfWrrgGoirnegqQqbEJ$

# Economy / Finance / Trade
China-US tensions: how global trade began splitting into two blocs, welcome to an era of two parallel worlds in global business. Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan has elicited a strong response from China: 3 days of simulated attack on Taiwan, plus withdrawal from critical conversations with US on climate change
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.business-standard.com/article/international/china-us-tensions-how-global-trade-began-splitting-into-two-blocs-122081000125_1.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xCMXJ8z8W2drMD3Bs-nJ5yeA-Xw4qL6K74cJ_tl1GA-DMKmwrOwrocW3S1yd0gOebg9I2uhQ87KOIpfWrrgGoirneqIpTtuA$

President Biden signs CHIPS act into law, aiming to boost U.S. competitiveness with China: President Joe Biden signed a $280 billion bill on Tuesday that aims to help the U.S. compete with China by investing billions into domestic semiconductor production.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.atchisonglobenow.com/news/national/president-biden-signs-chips-act-into-law-aiming-to-boost-u-s-competitiveness-with-china/article_393e8b78-528a-55e6-b1e8-ab1cd0a48c2d.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xCMXJ8z8W2drMD3Bs-nJ5yeA-Xw4qL6K74cJ_tl1GA-DMKmwrOwrocW3S1yd0gOebg9I2uhQ87KOIpfWrrgGoirnehiXdjWr$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemical
3 reasons US coal power is disappearing, and a Supreme Court ruling won’t save it: The U.S. coal industry chalked up a rare win this summer when the Supreme Court issued a ruling limiting the government’s ability to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants. But that doesn’t mean coal-fired power plants will make a comeback.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/3-reasons-us-coal-power-is-disappearing-and-a-supreme-court-ruling-wont-save-it-187254__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xCMXJ8z8W2drMD3Bs-nJ5yeA-Xw4qL6K74cJ_tl1GA-DMKmwrOwrocW3S1yd0gOebg9I2uhQ87KOIpfWrrgGoirnetLDwjqH$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals / Global American Shame in Syria: US Persecutes Population with the Sanctions but Steals 66,000 Oil Barrels Every Day: The US occupation forces and their mercenaries steal up to 66,000 barrels every single day from the fields occupied in the Syrian eastern region
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.veteranstoday.com/2022/08/09/american-shame-in-syria-us-persecute-population-with-the-sanctions-but-steal-66000-oil-barrels-every-day/?mc_cid=4faced95b1&mc_eid=3f7488d454__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xCMXJ8z8W2drMD3Bs-nJ5yeA-Xw4qL6K74cJ_tl1GA-DMKmwrOwrocW3S1yd0gOebg9I2uhQ87KOIpfWrrgGoirnehRLHdsy$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure Republicans set sights on Manchin over climate bill: The GOP once hoped West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin would defect. They’re now looking to unseat him. West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin’s leadership role on Democrats’ climate change, tax and health care package is intensifying Republicans’ efforts to kick him out of the Senate.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.eenews.net/articles/republicans-set-sights-on-manchin-over-climate-bill/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xCMXJ8z8W2drMD3Bs-nJ5yeA-Xw4qL6K74cJ_tl1GA-DMKmwrOwrocW3S1yd0gOebg9I2uhQ87KOIpfWrrgGoirnejtv4RRk$

Botanists find one of ‘the world’s worst weeds’ spreading in the Boise foothills: Cogongrass is the latest of a fast-growing number of invasive plants threatening Idaho’s fire-prone rangelands.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://darik.news/idaho/botanists-find-one-of-worlds-worst-weeds-spread-in-boise-foothills-high-country-news-know-the-west/590718.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xCMXJ8z8W2drMD3Bs-nJ5yeA-Xw4qL6K74cJ_tl1GA-DMKmwrOwrocW3S1yd0gOebg9I2uhQ87KOIpfWrrgGoirnevhyNMwg$

# Environment / Climate / Global
‘The Sacrifice Zone’: Myanmar bears cost of green energy: The birds no longer sing, and the herbs no longer grow. The fish no longer swim in rivers that have turned a murky brown. The animals do not roam, and the cows are sometimes found dead. The people in this northern Myanmar forest have lost a way of life that goes back generations. But if they complain, they, too, face the threat of death.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2022-08-09/the-sacrifice-zone-myanmar-bears-cost-of-green-energy__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xCMXJ8z8W2drMD3Bs-nJ5yeA-Xw4qL6K74cJ_tl1GA-DMKmwrOwrocW3S1yd0gOebg9I2uhQ87KOIpfWrrgGoirnekpwjxzo$

# Gov / Politics / Global
Ukraine, Vladimir Putin, and the Global Culture War: There are two major reasons that war has come to eastern Europe, and they have very little to do with Ukraine or the horrible sufferings of the Ukrainian population. The war in Ukraine is not really about Ukraine—it is not about Ukraine’s sacrosanct borders which have been supposedly violated by Russia.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.veteranstoday.com/2022/08/09/ukraine-vladimir-putin-and-the-global-culture-war/?mc_cid=4faced95b1&mc_eid=3f7488d454__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xCMXJ8z8W2drMD3Bs-nJ5yeA-Xw4qL6K74cJ_tl1GA-DMKmwrOwrocW3S1yd0gOebg9I2uhQ87KOIpfWrrgGoirnehUZQIer$

Russia sent Steven Seagal to occupied Ukraine to spread propaganda, part of his role as a Kremlin spokesman https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/russia-sent-steven-seagal-occupied-135758225.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xCMXJ8z8W2drMD3Bs-nJ5yeA-Xw4qL6K74cJ_tl1GA-DMKmwrOwrocW3S1yd0gOebg9I2uhQ87KOIpfWrrgGoirnepo5Bnkk$

Putin’s Twisted Mind Games Just Hit a Disturbing New Low: The latest Russian campaign of lies is one of their most twisted war tactics yet.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/vladimir-putins-twisted-mind-games-in-ukraine-just-hit-a-disturbing-new-low__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xCMXJ8z8W2drMD3Bs-nJ5yeA-Xw4qL6K74cJ_tl1GA-DMKmwrOwrocW3S1yd0gOebg9I2uhQ87KOIpfWrrgGoirneg93KKju$

# Gov / Politics / US
As the tide turns in Ukraine, is the US preparing to throw Zelensky under the bus? As it becomes evident the war has been lost, someone will have to take the fall, and it appears that Washington is preparing to throw the leader in Kiev to the wolves. With Kiev’s defenses unraveling, the narrative surrounding the country’s leader has suddenly changed in Western media
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rt.com/russia/560533-zelensky-ukraine-kiev-us/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xCMXJ8z8W2drMD3Bs-nJ5yeA-Xw4qL6K74cJ_tl1GA-DMKmwrOwrocW3S1yd0gOebg9I2uhQ87KOIpfWrrgGoirnevapJQ66$

US to Send Ukraine $5.5 Billion in New Budgetary, Military Aid: What can the average American do with $5.5 billion? Can we support struggling schools? Can we rebuild infrastructures? Can we give health insurance to families that are struggling to make ends meet?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/exclusive-us-send-45-billion-more-ukraine-budget-needs-2022-08-08/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xCMXJ8z8W2drMD3Bs-nJ5yeA-Xw4qL6K74cJ_tl1GA-DMKmwrOwrocW3S1yd0gOebg9I2uhQ87KOIpfWrrgGoirnelRt3cYP$

Trump’s Michigan AG Pick Revealed He Had Access to Tabulator: Matthew DePerno boasted about obtaining voting equipment on a podcast.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2022/08/07/michigan-attorney-general-special-prosecutor-trump-00050244__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xCMXJ8z8W2drMD3Bs-nJ5yeA-Xw4qL6K74cJ_tl1GA-DMKmwrOwrocW3S1yd0gOebg9I2uhQ87KOIpfWrrgGoirnek5hbLy-$

Don’t Ignore the Threat of Right-Wing Violence in Wake of Mar-a-Lago Search: This remains a moment for peak vigilance. Far right groups, encouraged by Trump, are still alive and kicking.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/dont-ignore-the-threat-of-right-wing-violence-in-wake-of-mar-a-lago-search/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xCMXJ8z8W2drMD3Bs-nJ5yeA-Xw4qL6K74cJ_tl1GA-DMKmwrOwrocW3S1yd0gOebg9I2uhQ87KOIpfWrrgGoirneoyKWWhT$

Poll: A Majority of Americans Want to Abolish the Electoral College: Support for switching to a popular vote model is the highest it’s been since 2000, a Pew Research poll found.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/poll-a-majority-of-americans-want-to-abolish-the-electoral-college/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xCMXJ8z8W2drMD3Bs-nJ5yeA-Xw4qL6K74cJ_tl1GA-DMKmwrOwrocW3S1yd0gOebg9I2uhQ87KOIpfWrrgGoirnemeCGVnx$

Kevin McCarthy Pledges to Investigate Garland After Mar-a-Lago FBI Search: The House minority leader promised to hold hearings on the search of Trump’s property if the GOP wins the midterms.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2022/08/08/trump-mar-a-lago-gop-00050459__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xCMXJ8z8W2drMD3Bs-nJ5yeA-Xw4qL6K74cJ_tl1GA-DMKmwrOwrocW3S1yd0gOebg9I2uhQ87KOIpfWrrgGoirneohBCp3s$

Jim Jordan, other Republicans call for answers ‘now’ from FBI, DOJ in Trump raid
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2022/08/09/rep-kevin-mccarthy-vows-probe-into-ag-garland-over-trump-raid/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xCMXJ8z8W2drMD3Bs-nJ5yeA-Xw4qL6K74cJ_tl1GA-DMKmwrOwrocW3S1yd0gOebg9I2uhQ87KOIpfWrrgGoirnejHidFAI$

Minnesota: Election Denier Wins GOP Primary for Secretary of State: Crockett, who called the 2020 election “rigged,” will turn Minnesota into yet another battleground over the future of American democracy.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/kim-crockett-election-denier-minnesota-secretary-of-state-primary_n_62f286cfe4b0acf9d00249fc__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xCMXJ8z8W2drMD3Bs-nJ5yeA-Xw4qL6K74cJ_tl1GA-DMKmwrOwrocW3S1yd0gOebg9I2uhQ87KOIpfWrrgGoirnevJpdE3p$

# Law Enforcement
The FBI’s Actions and Their Aftermath: We are a step closer to a civil war whose outcome is far from clear. Merrick Garland, after dithering, is indeed prepared to prosecute Trump. And there’s reason to believe Democrats can hold the Senate, maybe even pick up seats.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/blogs-and-newsletters/tap/fbis-actions-and-their-aftermath/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xCMXJ8z8W2drMD3Bs-nJ5yeA-Xw4qL6K74cJ_tl1GA-DMKmwrOwrocW3S1yd0gOebg9I2uhQ87KOIpfWrrgGoirneo_qiYQN$

There Are Good Reasons to Defund the FBI. They Have Nothing to Do With Trump: The FBI was created to prop up a system of rule based on white supremacy, inequality, injustice and state violence. Police authority is desirable to them only as long as it is solely directed at what they perceive to be suspect classes, including poor people, BIPOC communities, trans people, immigrants, anti-fascists, sex workers, and other marginalized groups.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/there-are-good-reasons-to-defund-the-fbi-they-have-nothing-to-do-with-trump/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xCMXJ8z8W2drMD3Bs-nJ5yeA-Xw4qL6K74cJ_tl1GA-DMKmwrOwrocW3S1yd0gOebg9I2uhQ87KOIpfWrrgGoirneuUgLx0f$

“Bogus Charge”: FBI Raids African People’s Socialist Party; Group Dismisses Russian Influence Claims: The raid appears to be connected to a separate indictment of a Russian man accused of using U.S.-based groups to spread Russian propaganda and tampering with U.S. elections.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.democracynow.org/2022/8/10/black_socialist_chairman_fbi_raid_response__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xCMXJ8z8W2drMD3Bs-nJ5yeA-Xw4qL6K74cJ_tl1GA-DMKmwrOwrocW3S1yd0gOebg9I2uhQ87KOIpfWrrgGoirnelUwhW2m$

# Legal / DOJ
Why searching an ex-president’s estate is not easily done, 4 important things to know about the FBI’s search of Mar-a-Lago: The FBI’s raid of former President Donald Trump’s estate on Aug. 8, 2022, caught Trump by surprise, and prompted immediate speculation about exactly why and how the law enforcement agency secured a search warrant.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/why-searching-an-ex-presidents-estate-is-not-easily-done-4-important-things-to-know-about-the-fbis-search-of-mar-a-lago-188438__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xCMXJ8z8W2drMD3Bs-nJ5yeA-Xw4qL6K74cJ_tl1GA-DMKmwrOwrocW3S1yd0gOebg9I2uhQ87KOIpfWrrgGoirnevHyhHRD$

Justice Department is investigating Trump’s possible mishandling of government secrets: The Justice Department is conducting an investigation that’s in ‘very early stages’ into possible mishandling of government secrets by former President Donald Trump, after top-secret papers were found at his Florida property, Mar-a-Lago.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/2022/04/07/1091431136/justice-department-investigating-trumps-possible-mishandling-of-government-secre__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xCMXJ8z8W2drMD3Bs-nJ5yeA-Xw4qL6K74cJ_tl1GA-DMKmwrOwrocW3S1yd0gOebg9I2uhQ87KOIpfWrrgGoirnes7mjMn-$

How the FBI knew what to search for at Mar-a-Lago – and why the Presidential Records Act is an essential tool for the National Archives and future historians
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/how-the-fbi-knew-what-to-search-for-at-mar-a-lago-and-why-the-presidential-records-act-is-an-essential-tool-for-the-national-archives-and-future-historians-188483__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xCMXJ8z8W2drMD3Bs-nJ5yeA-Xw4qL6K74cJ_tl1GA-DMKmwrOwrocW3S1yd0gOebg9I2uhQ87KOIpfWrrgGoirneph2IlYg$

Trump to Be Grilled Today in Probe Into His Business Empire: The former president tried for months to avoid testifying in the New York Attorney General Letitia James’ investigation.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2022/08/10/donald-trump-arrives-to-be-grilled-by-ag-james/amp/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xCMXJ8z8W2drMD3Bs-nJ5yeA-Xw4qL6K74cJ_tl1GA-DMKmwrOwrocW3S1yd0gOebg9I2uhQ87KOIpfWrrgGoirnemuywEkN$

Trump Invokes Fifth Amendment in Deposition for New York Civil Investigation: Some are speculating Trump’s real motivations in pleading the Fifth are related to other criminal inquiries he’s facing.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/2022/08/10/1116714746/trump-testimony-deposition-new-york__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xCMXJ8z8W2drMD3Bs-nJ5yeA-Xw4qL6K74cJ_tl1GA-DMKmwrOwrocW3S1yd0gOebg9I2uhQ87KOIpfWrrgGoirnevLYY3Z1$

“Gestapo tactics”: Greene, Boebert worry after FBI seizes phone of GOP congressman linked to Big Lie Rep. Scott Perry played a key role in Trump’s efforts to overturn election and connected him with Jeffrey Clark
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.salon.com/2022/08/10/gestapo-tactics-greene-boebert-worry-after-fbi-seizes-phone-of-congressman-linked-to-big-lie/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xCMXJ8z8W2drMD3Bs-nJ5yeA-Xw4qL6K74cJ_tl1GA-DMKmwrOwrocW3S1yd0gOebg9I2uhQ87KOIpfWrrgGoirneuH1caHs$

Is the Clock Running Out on Donald J. Trump? Donald Trump has always seen himself as above the law and accountable to no one, unlike the “the losers and suckers” he ridicules for their quaint law-abiding devotion.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/08/10/clock-running-out-donald-j-trump__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xCMXJ8z8W2drMD3Bs-nJ5yeA-Xw4qL6K74cJ_tl1GA-DMKmwrOwrocW3S1yd0gOebg9I2uhQ87KOIpfWrrgGoirneq4nvdsP$

# Medical / Health
Schumer Pledges to Bring $35 Insulin Cap to Another Vote to Bring “Heat” to GOP: Republicans are facing a deluge of criticism for blocking the potentially life-saving proposal.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/dont-ignore-the-threat-of-right-wing-violence-in-wake-of-mar-a-lago-search/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xCMXJ8z8W2drMD3Bs-nJ5yeA-Xw4qL6K74cJ_tl1GA-DMKmwrOwrocW3S1yd0gOebg9I2uhQ87KOIpfWrrgGoirneoyKWWhT$

PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ linked to common liver cancer: PFOS are used in a wide range of consumer and industrial products, and are referred to as “forever chemicals” because they break down very slowly and accumulate both in the environment and in human tissue.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.upi.com/Health_News/2022/08/10/PFAS-forever-chemicals-liver-cancer/5631660139830/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xCMXJ8z8W2drMD3Bs-nJ5yeA-Xw4qL6K74cJ_tl1GA-DMKmwrOwrocW3S1yd0gOebg9I2uhQ87KOIpfWrrgGoirneowGgDHT$

Monoclonal antibody reduces asthma attacks in urban youth: NIH-funded trial identifies asthma-associated gene networks affected by the drug. Study also will examine relationship of airway gene network activity to health outcomes.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/nih-launches-trial-monoclonal-antibody-treat-asthma-urban-youth__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xCMXJ8z8W2drMD3Bs-nJ5yeA-Xw4qL6K74cJ_tl1GA-DMKmwrOwrocW3S1yd0gOebg9I2uhQ87KOIpfWrrgGoirnett7Fi-1$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2022-08-09

Voices, The Peoples News

August 9, 2022
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
EU Says Novavax COVID Shot Must Carry Heart Side-Effect Warning: The European Medicines Agency (EMA) is recommending Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine carry a warning of the possibility of two types of heart inflammation. The heart conditions – myocarditis and pericarditis – should be listed as new side effects in the product information for the vaccine, Nuvaxovid, based on a small number of reported cases, the EMA said
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2022-08-03/eu-says-novavax-covid-vaccine-should-carry-heart-side-effect-warning__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ZKcncNs5WbpdqMStbDxoMnr1SQgby42DHJF5TjGXOF38p1-TGHt2fOyKyc8a-rLf-GJkDle0kSVCL8WWNXrC9qxPFzgVble$

# Economy / Finance / Trade
Private Equity Gave Sinema $500k, So She Exempted It From Corporate Minimum Tax: Two of Sinema’s only requests for the already weak bill were to protect tax breaks for private equity firms.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/private-equity-gave-sinema-500k-so-she-exempted-it-from-corporate-minimum-tax/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ZKcncNs5WbpdqMStbDxoMnr1SQgby42DHJF5TjGXOF38p1-TGHt2fOyKyc8a-rLf-GJkDle0kSVCL8WWNXrC9qxPDV19SaV$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemical Oil sector’s ‘staggering’ $3bn-a-day profits for last 50 years: The oil and gas industry has delivered $2.8bn (£2.3bn) a day in pure profit for the last 50 years, a new analysis has revealed. The vast total captured by petrostates and fossil fuel companies since 1970 is $52tn, providing the power to “buy every politician, every system” and delay action on the climate crisis.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jul/21/revealed-oil-sectors-staggering-profits-last-50-years?utm_term=62da3bb82806a960f1f9ba0b337cfc31&utm_campaign=FirstEdition&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&CMP=firstedition_email__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ZKcncNs5WbpdqMStbDxoMnr1SQgby42DHJF5TjGXOF38p1-TGHt2fOyKyc8a-rLf-GJkDle0kSVCL8WWNXrC9qxPDQkKQjV$

Democrats’ Inflation Reduction Act would lift a ban on offshore wind leasing in the water off U.S. territories, opening up the coasts of Puerto Rico, Guam and more to development. New rule reverses ban on wind energy leases for US territories. Act would also lift restrictions off Florida, Georgia coasts
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-08/us-set-to-deliver-more-offshore-wind-energy-in-new-climate-bill?srnd=green&utm_medium=email*xj4y7vzkg__;Iw!!On18fmf1aQ!1ZKcncNs5WbpdqMStbDxoMnr1SQgby42DHJF5TjGXOF38p1-TGHt2fOyKyc8a-rLf-GJkDle0kSVCL8WWNXrC9qxPFHWmZSx$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure Mass Death of Sequoias Is the Harbinger of Earth Systems Collapse: We have entered an era where burned forests may not return unless we cool Earth to below the tipping point.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/mass-death-of-sequoias-is-the-harbinger-of-earth-systems-collapse/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ZKcncNs5WbpdqMStbDxoMnr1SQgby42DHJF5TjGXOF38p1-TGHt2fOyKyc8a-rLf-GJkDle0kSVCL8WWNXrC9qxPHIypvLK$

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals / Other Selling a myth: Former OXFAM development expert on why agroecology cannot address global food security. There are deep-rooted ideas about agriculture with regard to improving food systems. The first impression is the one that counts, and from there we fall into the confirmation bias, paying attention only to the information that reaffirms our previous ideas.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2022/08/09/selling-a-myth-former-oxfam-development-expert-on-why-agroecology-cannot-address-global-food-security/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ZKcncNs5WbpdqMStbDxoMnr1SQgby42DHJF5TjGXOF38p1-TGHt2fOyKyc8a-rLf-GJkDle0kSVCL8WWNXrC9qxPLtOn1nU$

# General Information / Other News
Trump: FBI raid of Mar-A-Lago is ‘prosecutorial misconduct’: Former President Donald Trump said his Mar-A-Lago home in Palm Beach, Florida, was “under siege” and raided by FBI agents on Monday.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-mar-a-lago-government-and-politics-9e8d683afe87389407950af7ccfdbdd6__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ZKcncNs5WbpdqMStbDxoMnr1SQgby42DHJF5TjGXOF38p1-TGHt2fOyKyc8a-rLf-GJkDle0kSVCL8WWNXrC9qxPOw2gdpj$

Trump says FBI raided Mar-a-Lago, broke into safe: The National Archives and Records Administration said it had found classified material in 15 boxes at the residence earlier this year and alerted the FBI. The agents executed a search warrant Monday to look for additional presidential records Trump may have relocated to his Florida estate.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2022/08/08/trump-confirms-fbi-raided-and-occupied-his-florida-home-and-mar-a-lago/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ZKcncNs5WbpdqMStbDxoMnr1SQgby42DHJF5TjGXOF38p1-TGHt2fOyKyc8a-rLf-GJkDle0kSVCL8WWNXrC9qxPK8ASCO-$

Trump Supporters Gleefully Threaten Civil War After FBI Raid: Trump’s social platform Truth Social was abuzz with talk of violence after Seb Gorka called the FBI’s move a “declaration of war.” Vice News further reported on Tuesday morning that “MAGA, QAnon, and far-right message boards and Telegram channels lit up Monday night with calls for a violent response to what some extremists see as a political attack directed by the Biden administration.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump-supporters-gleefully-threaten-civil-war-after-fbi-raid?ref=home__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ZKcncNs5WbpdqMStbDxoMnr1SQgby42DHJF5TjGXOF38p1-TGHt2fOyKyc8a-rLf-GJkDle0kSVCL8WWNXrC9qxPEzIFitT$

MAGA World Wants ‘War’ After FBI Raid On Trump’s Mar-A-Lago: After news broke Monday evening that the FBI had raided Mar-a-Lago, the Florida home of former President Donald Trump, right-wing influencer Steven Crowder delivered an alarming message to his nearly 2 million followers on Twitter: “Sleep well. Tomorrow is war.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.salon.com/2022/08/09/cries-of-civil-war-reach-pitch-after-fbi-search-of-mar-a-lago/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ZKcncNs5WbpdqMStbDxoMnr1SQgby42DHJF5TjGXOF38p1-TGHt2fOyKyc8a-rLf-GJkDle0kSVCL8WWNXrC9qxPFTnzY4u$

‘Lock and Load’: Trump-Loving Extremists React to FBI Search of Mar-a-Lago: “None of this demonstrating in the snow shit,” one commenter wrote in a MAGA forum. “Summertime was made for killing fields.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/08/09/lock-and-load-trump-loving-extremists-react-fbi-search-mar-lago__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ZKcncNs5WbpdqMStbDxoMnr1SQgby42DHJF5TjGXOF38p1-TGHt2fOyKyc8a-rLf-GJkDle0kSVCL8WWNXrC9qxPGK0hIPw$

# Gov / Politics / Global
Mysterious Detaining of Khashoggi’s Lawyer in UAE. ‘Opaque Legal System Close to Saudi Kingdom’: This new investigation by Murtaza Hussain into The Intercept raises disturbing new questions about the brutal killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.veteranstoday.com/2022/08/08/mysterious-detaining-of-khashoggis-lawyer-in-uae-opaque-legal-system-close-to-saudi-kingdom/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ZKcncNs5WbpdqMStbDxoMnr1SQgby42DHJF5TjGXOF38p1-TGHt2fOyKyc8a-rLf-GJkDle0kSVCL8WWNXrC9qxPCRundmm$

# Gov / Politics / US
Lawmakers Want Better Weapons for Ukraine. Biden Isn’t Sure. Ukrainian officials have made repeated requests for longer-range rockets. The Biden administration doesn’t want to send them just quite yet. Biden administration is reluctant to supply Ukraine with certain weapons related to the occupied country could give the country a clear advantage over Russia.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://localtoday.news/wa/lawmakers-want-better-weapons-for-ukraine-biden-isnt-so-sure-23362.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ZKcncNs5WbpdqMStbDxoMnr1SQgby42DHJF5TjGXOF38p1-TGHt2fOyKyc8a-rLf-GJkDle0kSVCL8WWNXrC9qxPBCOyVud$

Former senior U.S. official John Bolton admits to planning attempted foreign coups: Former national security adviser to Donald Trump says US Capitol attack was not a coup because it was not carefully planned. Bolton suggested Trump was not competent enough to pull off a “carefully planned coup d’etat,” later adding: “As somebody who has helped plan coups d’etat – not here but you know (in) other places – it takes a lot of work. And that’s not what he (Trump) did.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jul/13/john-bolton-planned-coups-donald-trump-january-6__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ZKcncNs5WbpdqMStbDxoMnr1SQgby42DHJF5TjGXOF38p1-TGHt2fOyKyc8a-rLf-GJkDle0kSVCL8WWNXrC9qxPO4eOXUR$

Democrats Fighting for Their Political Lives Are Quickly Promoting the Lower Prescription Costs in the New Spending Bill: The Inflation Reduction Act would empower Medicare, for the first time, to negotiate the prices of certain drugs directly with the pharmaceutical industry, a move supported by 83% of Americans in a poll conducted last fall by the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.yahoo.com/news/democrats-tough-races-celebrate-party-105225728.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ZKcncNs5WbpdqMStbDxoMnr1SQgby42DHJF5TjGXOF38p1-TGHt2fOyKyc8a-rLf-GJkDle0kSVCL8WWNXrC9qxPGCI64Qs$

The Democratic Dilemma on Dark Money: Liberal electoral groups are now spending more from undisclosed donors than Republicans. Campaigners don’t readily give up winning strategies.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/power/democratic-dilemma-on-dark-money/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ZKcncNs5WbpdqMStbDxoMnr1SQgby42DHJF5TjGXOF38p1-TGHt2fOyKyc8a-rLf-GJkDle0kSVCL8WWNXrC9qxPI610nIt$

More than $130,000 in dark money targets Flood in GOP race with Fortenberry, Iowa group has spent big on Nebraska GOP primary races before https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2022/03/07/more-than-130000-in-dark-money-targets-flood-in-gop-race-with-fortenberry/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ZKcncNs5WbpdqMStbDxoMnr1SQgby42DHJF5TjGXOF38p1-TGHt2fOyKyc8a-rLf-GJkDle0kSVCL8WWNXrC9qxPIiwwaj8$

Millions In Untraceable Dark Money From Nowhere Floods Campaigns: “A stealthy coterie of difficult-to-trace outside groups is slipping tens of millions of dollars of attacks ads and negative automated telephone calls into the final days of the midterm campaign, helping fuel an unprecedented surge of last-minute spending on Senate races.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bl-cEgkX3HI__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ZKcncNs5WbpdqMStbDxoMnr1SQgby42DHJF5TjGXOF38p1-TGHt2fOyKyc8a-rLf-GJkDle0kSVCL8WWNXrC9qxPPOhDlLu$

US to send Ukraine another $1 billion in military aid: The new aid includes additional rockets for the High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, or HIMARS, as well as other ammunition and equipment.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.axios.com/2022/08/08/us-ukraine-aid-russia-war__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ZKcncNs5WbpdqMStbDxoMnr1SQgby42DHJF5TjGXOF38p1-TGHt2fOyKyc8a-rLf-GJkDle0kSVCL8WWNXrC9qxPM4SZorP$

FL Lawmaker: Arrest FBI Agents ‘on Sight’ for Trump Raid: Anthony Sabatini also called for Florida to “sever all ties with DOJ immediately.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/anthony-sabatini-florida-lawmaker-calls-for-fbi-agents-to-be-arrested-upon-sight-after-trump-raid__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ZKcncNs5WbpdqMStbDxoMnr1SQgby42DHJF5TjGXOF38p1-TGHt2fOyKyc8a-rLf-GJkDle0kSVCL8WWNXrC9qxPHp8hDfx$

Muslim GOP Candidate Cancels Appearances After Killings: Khalid Emshadi said he’s carrying a gun and fears for his life since the killings of four Muslim men in Albuquerque. Emshadi, 44, isn’t alone in taking new steps to protect himself as police investigate the killings of four Muslim men in Albuquerque since November – including three in an 11-day span this summer.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.abqjournal.com/2523046/legislative-candidate-halts-public-events-amid-muslim-killings.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ZKcncNs5WbpdqMStbDxoMnr1SQgby42DHJF5TjGXOF38p1-TGHt2fOyKyc8a-rLf-GJkDle0kSVCL8WWNXrC9qxPIOsoyCq$

McConnell’s Mistake: Packing the Court with anti-choice fanatics may have doomed Republicans’ prospects for winning a Senate majority. As Kansas goes, so goes Nebraska.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/blogs-and-newsletters/tap/mcconnells-mistake/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ZKcncNs5WbpdqMStbDxoMnr1SQgby42DHJF5TjGXOF38p1-TGHt2fOyKyc8a-rLf-GJkDle0kSVCL8WWNXrC9qxPAdHnp1a$

# Legal / DOJ
Why the Fulton County Grand Jury Isn’t Going to Indict Trump: Fulton County seems like one of the best chances for accountability for Donald Trump. But it’s a lot more complicated than people realize.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news7h.com/why-the-fulton-county-grand-jury-isnt-going-to-indict-donald-trump/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ZKcncNs5WbpdqMStbDxoMnr1SQgby42DHJF5TjGXOF38p1-TGHt2fOyKyc8a-rLf-GJkDle0kSVCL8WWNXrC9qxPID8DlyM$

Trump ‘Should Fear’ Expanding Georgia Probe More Than DOJ: Legal experts have increasingly alleged that the Georgia probe is a “clear-cut” example of criminal conduct by the former president. A number of prominent attorneys have also predicted that Trump is likely to face an indictment as the result of the investigation.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/trump-should-fear-expanding-georgia-probe-more-doj-attorney-1727433__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ZKcncNs5WbpdqMStbDxoMnr1SQgby42DHJF5TjGXOF38p1-TGHt2fOyKyc8a-rLf-GJkDle0kSVCL8WWNXrC9qxPPvp5pZI$

Judge blocks Georgia DA from developing case against Republican state senator in Trump investigation: Jones is one of 16 fake Trump electors who signed on to the “unofficial electorate certificate” in a plan to subvert the Electoral College in the 2020 election. In his ruling, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney said Willis’ office may “ask witnesses about the Senator’s role in the various efforts the State Republican party undertook to call into question the legitimacy of the results of the election. What her office may not do is make sure of any such evidence to develop a case against the Senator.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/25/politics/georgia-willis-jones-grand-jury/index.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ZKcncNs5WbpdqMStbDxoMnr1SQgby42DHJF5TjGXOF38p1-TGHt2fOyKyc8a-rLf-GJkDle0kSVCL8WWNXrC9qxPOBqOhRc$

While Guilty for Sex Trafficking, Ghislaine Maxwell Takes Fall for Alleged Sexual Blackmail Operation Run by Western Intelligence Agencies: The really intriguing question is what happened to the tens of thousands of hours of videos seized by the FBI, which may show global affluentials engaging in illegal sex with underage girls. Ghislaine Maxwell claims that she has copies of the Epstein sex videos and now threatens to use as bargaining chips to save herself, or take them all down with her.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://covertactionmagazine.com/2022/07/14/while-guilty-for-sex-trafficking-ghislaine-maxwell-takes-fall-for-alleged-sexual-blackmail-operation-run-by-western-intelligence-agencies/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ZKcncNs5WbpdqMStbDxoMnr1SQgby42DHJF5TjGXOF38p1-TGHt2fOyKyc8a-rLf-GJkDle0kSVCL8WWNXrC9qxPCsLS1Do$

IRS Must Hand Trump’s Tax Returns Over to House Committee, Court Rules
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/regulation/3594321-appeals-court-rules-irs-must-provide-trumps-tax-returns-to-house-committee/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ZKcncNs5WbpdqMStbDxoMnr1SQgby42DHJF5TjGXOF38p1-TGHt2fOyKyc8a-rLf-GJkDle0kSVCL8WWNXrC9qxPOYImSXH$

A judge said Tuesday that Rudy Giuliani must appear in Atlanta in person to testify before a special grand jury that’s investigating whether former President Donald Trump and others illegally tried to influence the 2020 election in Georgia and set his appearance for next week.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-09/giuliani-ordered-to-testify-to-atlanta-grand-jury-in-vote-probe__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ZKcncNs5WbpdqMStbDxoMnr1SQgby42DHJF5TjGXOF38p1-TGHt2fOyKyc8a-rLf-GJkDle0kSVCL8WWNXrC9qxPOqFeCZZ$

# Medical / Health
Republicans to People With Diabetes, Drop Dead: The GOP voted against a modest price cap on insulin, putting the lives of tens of millions of people in peril. You’d think the GOP would be looking for ways to puff up its supposed “economic populist” credentials, rather than voting against a modest price control that would help keep tens of millions of Americans from, you know, dying. The cost of insulin in America is about $100 per unit. 80 percent of Americans have racked up thousands of dollars of credit card debt to pay for this medication.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://headtopics.com/us/republicans-to-people-with-diabetes-drop-dead-28864695__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ZKcncNs5WbpdqMStbDxoMnr1SQgby42DHJF5TjGXOF38p1-TGHt2fOyKyc8a-rLf-GJkDle0kSVCL8WWNXrC9qxPEglZFTV$

# Military / DOD
Twice Accused of Sexual Assault, He Was Let Go by Army Commanders. He Attacked Again. A first-of-its-kind analysis reveals that soldiers in the Army are more likely to be locked up ahead of trial for drug offenses than for sexual assault under a system that gives commanders control.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://foxsanantonio.com/news/local/twice-accused-of-sexual-assault-commanders-let-him-go-he-attacked-again__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ZKcncNs5WbpdqMStbDxoMnr1SQgby42DHJF5TjGXOF38p1-TGHt2fOyKyc8a-rLf-GJkDle0kSVCL8WWNXrC9qxPJqUUQvP$

How We Tracked Pretrial Confinement Rates in the U.S. Army: Soldiers are more likely to be held before trial for drug charges than for sexual assault, an analysis of court records shows. Here’s how reporters from ProPublica and The Texas Tribune figured it out.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/pretrial-confinement-detention-rates-army-posts__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ZKcncNs5WbpdqMStbDxoMnr1SQgby42DHJF5TjGXOF38p1-TGHt2fOyKyc8a-rLf-GJkDle0kSVCL8WWNXrC9qxPFsRIq5V$

# Military / Global
The West Silent as Ukraine Targets Civilians in Donetsk using Banned ‘Butterfly’ Mines: The use of PFM-1 explosives against civilians is prohibited by the Geneva Conventions – but this evidently isn’t stopping Ukraine
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rt.com/russia/560020-donetsk-butterfly-mines-geneva-conventions/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ZKcncNs5WbpdqMStbDxoMnr1SQgby42DHJF5TjGXOF38p1-TGHt2fOyKyc8a-rLf-GJkDle0kSVCL8WWNXrC9qxPPJfcTht$

# Science
EPA seeks to add DINP plasticizer to Toxics Release Inventory: Twenty years after first suggesting it, federal regulators on Monday proposed adding a group of plastic additives common in toys, flooring and fabric coatings to its list of toxic chemicals, concluding that it can “reasonably be anticipated to cause cancer and serious or irreversible chronic health effects in humans.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ehn.org/plastic-cancer-dinp-2657829595.html?vgo_ee=ylRq6myRMeQd5*2FMv*2BcweT5Zynm*2F2cx2TnqdCEEwuFMo*3D__;JSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!1ZKcncNs5WbpdqMStbDxoMnr1SQgby42DHJF5TjGXOF38p1-TGHt2fOyKyc8a-rLf-GJkDle0kSVCL8WWNXrC9qxPBMEwGqB$

# Space / UFO Disclosure / Other
Russia and Iran Team Up to Launch Satellite Into Orbit: Tehran says it just wants the advanced hardware for “agricultural reasons.” The launch signals the beginning of ‘strategic cooperation’ between the two countries in the space industry, according to the Iranian ICT minister.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/8/9/russia-launches-iranian-satellite-into-space-from-kazakhstan-base__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ZKcncNs5WbpdqMStbDxoMnr1SQgby42DHJF5TjGXOF38p1-TGHt2fOyKyc8a-rLf-GJkDle0kSVCL8WWNXrC9qxPP_72Syk$

# Water
Rainwater everywhere on Earth unsafe to drink due to ‘forever chemicals’, study finds: Scientists are calling for tighter restrictions on PFAS which persist in the environment for years. Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a large family of human-made chemicals that don’t occur in nature. They are known as ‘forever chemicals’ because they don’t break down in the environment. They have non-stick or stain repellent properties so can be found in household items like food packaging, electronics, cosmetics and cookware.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.euronews.com/green/2022/08/04/rainwater-everywhere-on-earth-unsafe-to-drink-due-to-forever-chemicals-study-finds__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1ZKcncNs5WbpdqMStbDxoMnr1SQgby42DHJF5TjGXOF38p1-TGHt2fOyKyc8a-rLf-GJkDle0kSVCL8WWNXrC9qxPBmpLM0w$

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Voices, The Peoples News

August 7, 2022
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
Post-COVID-19 symptoms, conditions identified in U.S. children: Postinfection symptoms and conditions with elevated adjusted hazard ratios among children and adolescents with versus without COVID-19 are described in a report published in the Aug. 5 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2794484__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wLEpeJOvGbIigLMQmfnp0DRfNEoEI4XUGKs9q5FumON_fCshgDR_bYIkH10X8YwMbdhq7v3wqHarVW_YDqng_Nc9Xqsv1yJ_$

COVID-19 may be linked to a rise in bacterial brain infections in children, a new study suggests. Although rare, these infections can be mild, needing only antibiotics to clear, or severe, requiring surgery and time in an intensive care unit.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-08-covid-tied-brain-infections-children.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wLEpeJOvGbIigLMQmfnp0DRfNEoEI4XUGKs9q5FumON_fCshgDR_bYIkH10X8YwMbdhq7v3wqHarVW_YDqng_Nc9XrMQ_Ycx$

Schools Spent Millions on Faulty COVID Scanners: Some of the thermal scanners and cameras sold to schools to detect fevers would regularly fail if someone walked in with a hot coffee or after spending too much time in the sun.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/us-schools-spent-millions-of-dollars-on-faulty-covid-scanners-and-cameras__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wLEpeJOvGbIigLMQmfnp0DRfNEoEI4XUGKs9q5FumON_fCshgDR_bYIkH10X8YwMbdhq7v3wqHarVW_YDqng_Nc9XnVuxhIL$

# Economy / Finance / Trade
Executive Order on Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2022/03/09/executive-order-on-ensuring-responsible-development-of-digital-assets/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wLEpeJOvGbIigLMQmfnp0DRfNEoEI4XUGKs9q5FumON_fCshgDR_bYIkH10X8YwMbdhq7v3wqHarVW_YDqng_Nc9XuPy5fZj$

US DOJ Responds to Biden Executive Order on Digital Assets
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/executive-order-14067-ensuring-responsible-development-digital-assets__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wLEpeJOvGbIigLMQmfnp0DRfNEoEI4XUGKs9q5FumON_fCshgDR_bYIkH10X8YwMbdhq7v3wqHarVW_YDqng_Nc9XmCVrJgu$

US DOJ Responds to Biden Executive Order on Digital Assets
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huschblackwell.com/newsandinsights/us-doj-responds-to-biden-executive-order-on-digital-assets__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wLEpeJOvGbIigLMQmfnp0DRfNEoEI4XUGKs9q5FumON_fCshgDR_bYIkH10X8YwMbdhq7v3wqHarVW_YDqng_Nc9XmrvF4EY$

U.S. firms eye Taiwan exit on Chinese invasion risk: U.S. companies with Taiwan-based operations are panicking about the impact of possible Chinese military aggression toward the self-governing island. The corporate nightmare: that a war could result in the loss or seizure of assets in Taiwan.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/newsletters/politico-china-watcher/2022/08/04/u-s-firms-eye-taiwan-exit-on-chinese-invasion-risk-00049694__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wLEpeJOvGbIigLMQmfnp0DRfNEoEI4XUGKs9q5FumON_fCshgDR_bYIkH10X8YwMbdhq7v3wqHarVW_YDqng_Nc9XsvUaOfH$

Bowman Unveils Bill to Allow Biden to Identify Profiteering and Regulate Prices: The Emergency Price Stabilization Act would help protect the public from corporate profiteering, supporters say.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/bowman-unveils-bill-to-allow-biden-to-identify-profiteering-and-regulate-prices/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wLEpeJOvGbIigLMQmfnp0DRfNEoEI4XUGKs9q5FumON_fCshgDR_bYIkH10X8YwMbdhq7v3wqHarVW_YDqng_Nc9XsZrEz9Q$

Kyrsten cashing in: Sinema removes billionaire tax loophole from Manchin bill while raking in private equity money: The carried interest tax provision was removed from the Inflation Reduction Act as part of her approval of the bill
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.businessinsider.com/democrats-want-close-carried-interest-loophole-republicans-sinema-object-2022-7__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wLEpeJOvGbIigLMQmfnp0DRfNEoEI4XUGKs9q5FumON_fCshgDR_bYIkH10X8YwMbdhq7v3wqHarVW_YDqng_Nc9Xszq4UD1$

# Education / Schools
Two studies raise concerns about public school ‘serious violence incidents’: At a time when school shootings are a concern for many Americans, serious violence incidents are also up in schools across the nation, reports two recent studies. Serious violence incidents include rape, attempted rape, sexual assault other than rape, threatened rape, physical attacks, fights with a weapon, threat of physical attack with a weapon, and robbery with or without a weapon.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/two-studies-raise-concerns-about-public-school-serious-violence-incidents/article_61945422-133c-11ed-90a2-738744bb241b.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wLEpeJOvGbIigLMQmfnp0DRfNEoEI4XUGKs9q5FumON_fCshgDR_bYIkH10X8YwMbdhq7v3wqHarVW_YDqng_Nc9XjQcZUwl$

5 of the biggest threats today’s K-12 students and educators face don’t involve guns: Three years observing in a public school has given one scholar a close-up look at the sweeping challenges in public education. Many of these threats are related to the mental health of educators and students.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/5-of-the-biggest-threats-todays-k-12-students-and-educators-face-dont-involve-guns-182648__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wLEpeJOvGbIigLMQmfnp0DRfNEoEI4XUGKs9q5FumON_fCshgDR_bYIkH10X8YwMbdhq7v3wqHarVW_YDqng_Nc9XmvlGMNK$

# Employment / Labor
Union rep emails in forced dues case refer to nonunion members as ‘dangerous,’ should be ‘targeted’: Union rep advocates for ‘targeted assassinations’ of union critics, refer to nonmember as ‘cancer’
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thecentersquare.com/texas/union-rep-emails-in-forced-dues-case-refer-to-nonunion-members-as-dangerous-should-be/article_85bcd346-1428-11ed-b745-27511a0e5065.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wLEpeJOvGbIigLMQmfnp0DRfNEoEI4XUGKs9q5FumON_fCshgDR_bYIkH10X8YwMbdhq7v3wqHarVW_YDqng_Nc9XvjKAuf5$

Hundreds of California Farmworkers Are Marching for Union Voting Rights: The marchers are demanding better legal protections against voter suppression by employers in union elections.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/hundreds-of-california-farmworkers-are-marching-for-union-voting-rights/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wLEpeJOvGbIigLMQmfnp0DRfNEoEI4XUGKs9q5FumON_fCshgDR_bYIkH10X8YwMbdhq7v3wqHarVW_YDqng_Nc9Xiz_s45U$

Walmart Lays Off Hundreds of Corporate Workers Retailer is restructuring headquarters operations after warning of profit troubles: Walmart, America’s largest private employer, is laying off about 200 corporate workers, according to the Wall Street Journal, a week after the company cut its quarterly and full-year profit forecasts, saying it was being forced to reduce prices in stores
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.forbes.com/sites/carlieporterfield/2022/08/03/walmart-reportedly-slashes-200-corporate-jobs-after-falling-profit-warnings/?sh=473da75b74c7__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wLEpeJOvGbIigLMQmfnp0DRfNEoEI4XUGKs9q5FumON_fCshgDR_bYIkH10X8YwMbdhq7v3wqHarVW_YDqng_Nc9XiXsEtLu$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemical Deep in the Democrats’ Climate Bill, Analysts See More Wins for Clean Energy Than Gifts for Fossil Fuel Business. The Inflation Reduction Act’s provisions on electric vehicles, methane, industrial and agriculture policy add up to big greenhouse gas emissions cuts, if the bill can make it through Congress, experts say.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/03082022/climate-legislation-incentives-renewables-manchin/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wLEpeJOvGbIigLMQmfnp0DRfNEoEI4XUGKs9q5FumON_fCshgDR_bYIkH10X8YwMbdhq7v3wqHarVW_YDqng_Nc9XsRtSIbm$

Inside Clean Energy: A Dirty Scandal for a Clean Energy Leader: A wave of revelations about Florida Power & Light begs a question of parent company NextEra Energy: Will a sullied reputation seep into its clean-energy efforts?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/04082022/inside-clean-energy-dirty-scandal-for-clean-energy-leader/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wLEpeJOvGbIigLMQmfnp0DRfNEoEI4XUGKs9q5FumON_fCshgDR_bYIkH10X8YwMbdhq7v3wqHarVW_YDqng_Nc9XtSD_UWg$

Bitcoin Mining Startup in Idaho Challenges Utility on Rates for Energy-Gobbling Data Centers: A decision is due this week from a state utility commission on an appeal from a cryptocurrency company, GeoBitmine, which promises to harness energy waste for the benefit of the local food supply.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/02082022/bitcoin-crypto-mining-idaho/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wLEpeJOvGbIigLMQmfnp0DRfNEoEI4XUGKs9q5FumON_fCshgDR_bYIkH10X8YwMbdhq7v3wqHarVW_YDqng_Nc9XpCZEp_H$

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals / Global
Podcast: Future food, The promise and challenge of CRISPR gene edited crops: As the UK looks to relax the growth and sale of gene-edited crops, how could this impact the food we eat? Could the potential food of the future be on its way to our supermarket shelves? Parliament is currently reviewing rules which would allow gene-edited food to be grown and sold in the UK, moving away from the more stringent rules it had adopted under EU regulations
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2022/08/05/podcast-future-food-the-promise-and-challenge-of-crispr-gene-edited-crops/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wLEpeJOvGbIigLMQmfnp0DRfNEoEI4XUGKs9q5FumON_fCshgDR_bYIkH10X8YwMbdhq7v3wqHarVW_YDqng_Nc9XhgpWWAx$

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals / Other Undocumented Workers Feed Us. Give Them Health Care. Migrants kept the food supply chain moving during the pandemic. California providing them with basic medical coverage is the right thing to do.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://darik.news/california/undocumented-workers-feed-us-however-you-feel-about-immigration-they-deserve-health-care/677993.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wLEpeJOvGbIigLMQmfnp0DRfNEoEI4XUGKs9q5FumON_fCshgDR_bYIkH10X8YwMbdhq7v3wqHarVW_YDqng_Nc9XqzV1HcL$

California and Maine Are Implementing Universal Meal Programs for All Children: Advocates say these historic programs will help combat food insecurity and pave the way toward greater food justice.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/california-and-maine-are-implementing-universal-meal-programs-for-all-children/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wLEpeJOvGbIigLMQmfnp0DRfNEoEI4XUGKs9q5FumON_fCshgDR_bYIkH10X8YwMbdhq7v3wqHarVW_YDqng_Nc9Xowd2_KX$

# General Information / Other News
Most of the fact-checking organizations Facebook has partnered with to monitor and regulate information about Ukraine are directly funded by the U.S. government, either through the U.S. Embassy or via the notorious National Endowment for Democracy (NED).
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.mintpressnews.com/facebook-fact-checking-organizations-ukraine-funded-washington/281618/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wLEpeJOvGbIigLMQmfnp0DRfNEoEI4XUGKs9q5FumON_fCshgDR_bYIkH10X8YwMbdhq7v3wqHarVW_YDqng_Nc9Xkhu3L4J$

Ex-Scientologists: Ex-Scientologists Came Forward with Shocking Child Trafficking Claims. Now They Say They’re Being Stalked. The three plaintiffs, all former members of the church’s hardcore Sea Org, filed an amended suit that also accuses Scientology head David Miscavige of dodging being served.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/ex-scientologists-came-forward-with-shocking-trafficking-claims-now-they-say-theyre-being-stalked__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wLEpeJOvGbIigLMQmfnp0DRfNEoEI4XUGKs9q5FumON_fCshgDR_bYIkH10X8YwMbdhq7v3wqHarVW_YDqng_Nc9XkbNK0M-$

# Gov / Politics / Global
West seeks to impose global war on mankind, says Russian intel chief: Sergey Naryshkin noted that it was crucial to learn proper lessons from Russia’s enormous historical experience https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://tass.com/politics/1487305__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wLEpeJOvGbIigLMQmfnp0DRfNEoEI4XUGKs9q5FumON_fCshgDR_bYIkH10X8YwMbdhq7v3wqHarVW_YDqng_Nc9XrquFunS$

Ukraine risking another Chernobyl – Russia –Moscow has accused Kiev of shelling Europe’s largest nuclear power plant. Ukraine latest as officials continue to sound the alarm over shelling at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant; ‘dozens’ of Ukrainian towns are hit; President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Russia will not change its tactics – and hits out at Amnesty International.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.sky.com/story/ukraine-news-live-putin-looting-steel-bound-for-uk-major-deal-to-relieve-food-crisis-to-be-signed-russian-forces-increasing-missile-use-12541713__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wLEpeJOvGbIigLMQmfnp0DRfNEoEI4XUGKs9q5FumON_fCshgDR_bYIkH10X8YwMbdhq7v3wqHarVW_YDqng_Nc9XicQRDOn$

National security risk: China now owns nearly 200,000 acres of land in America: Fufeng Group, a bio-fermentation company based in mainland China, recently bought 300 acres in North Dakota for 2.6 million. The manufacturing firm plans to build a milling plant in the area. As per the latest data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), China possesses over 191,000 acres of land in America, but the figures were before the North Dakota land sale this spring.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.naturalnews.com/2022-08-05-china-owns-nearly-200000-acres-in-america.html*__;Iw!!On18fmf1aQ!wLEpeJOvGbIigLMQmfnp0DRfNEoEI4XUGKs9q5FumON_fCshgDR_bYIkH10X8YwMbdhq7v3wqHarVW_YDqng_Nc9XurHvuwn$

# Gov / Politics / US
Now We Finally Know: Notorious Kremlin-Linked Oligarch Paid For Giuliani’s Trips: The revelation of who was paying his bills would have been shocking, if not entirely surprising, at the time. It remains shocking today. But, if anything, much of the coverage of it is understated. The point isn’t only that Giuliani’s paymaster is under federal indictment. Rather, it’s who the oligarch, Dmytro Firtash, is.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://talkingpointsmemo.com/muckraker/now-we-finally-know-notorious-kremlin-linked-oligarch-paid-for-giulianis-trips__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wLEpeJOvGbIigLMQmfnp0DRfNEoEI4XUGKs9q5FumON_fCshgDR_bYIkH10X8YwMbdhq7v3wqHarVW_YDqng_Nc9XrEBKVyx$

Biden’s Assassination of al-Qaeda Leader Ayman al-Zawahiri Was Illegal: Before he was assassinated, Zawahiri did not pose an imminent threat.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/bidens-assassination-of-al-qaeda-leader-ayman-al-zawahiri-was-illegal/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wLEpeJOvGbIigLMQmfnp0DRfNEoEI4XUGKs9q5FumON_fCshgDR_bYIkH10X8YwMbdhq7v3wqHarVW_YDqng_Nc9Xj1Fwc-l$

Candidates Running for Senate in 2022 Midterms Have Raised Nearly $1 Billion: More than $138 million came from candidates self-financing their own campaigns.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/candidates-running-for-senate-in-2022-midterms-have-raised-nearly-1-billion/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wLEpeJOvGbIigLMQmfnp0DRfNEoEI4XUGKs9q5FumON_fCshgDR_bYIkH10X8YwMbdhq7v3wqHarVW_YDqng_Nc9XhBzBCY-$

Pelosi’s Pivot as Cold War and Colonialism rebound in the Indian Ocean amid Blue-Greenwash: China’s President Xi had warned President Biden ahead of Pelosi’s proposed Taiwan trip: “play with Fire and you will get burned!” This is a time when relations between the two Superpowers, one rising and the other fading, are at an historic low
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.colombotelegraph.com/index.php/pelosis-pivot-as-cold-war-colonialism-rebound-blue-greenwash-in-the-indian-ocean/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wLEpeJOvGbIigLMQmfnp0DRfNEoEI4XUGKs9q5FumON_fCshgDR_bYIkH10X8YwMbdhq7v3wqHarVW_YDqng_Nc9Xj5DWfyN$

Biden to Send Another Billion Dollars to Ukrainian Regime and Oligarchs to Prop Up War Machine –What recession? Biden has delivered over 63 billion to Ukraine
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2022/08/breaking-joe-biden-send-another-billion-dollars-ukrainian-regime-oligarchs-prop-war-machine/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wLEpeJOvGbIigLMQmfnp0DRfNEoEI4XUGKs9q5FumON_fCshgDR_bYIkH10X8YwMbdhq7v3wqHarVW_YDqng_Nc9Xth7sGZN$

Dems Poised to Make IRS Larger Than Pentagon, State Department, FBI, and Border Patrol Combined: Manchin-backed Inflation Reduction Act would more than double agency’s size. Under the Inflation Reduction Act negotiated by Sen. Joe Manchin (D., W.Va.), the agency would receive $80 billion in funding to hire as many as 87,000 additional employees. The increase would more than double the size of the IRS workforce, which currently has 78,661 full-time staffers, according to federal data.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://freebeacon.com/policy/dems-poised-to-make-irs-larger-than-pentagon-state-department-fbi-and-border-patrol-combined/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wLEpeJOvGbIigLMQmfnp0DRfNEoEI4XUGKs9q5FumON_fCshgDR_bYIkH10X8YwMbdhq7v3wqHarVW_YDqng_Nc9XnZ03jQB$

VP Joe Biden met with two Chinese energy execs in the West Wing – the fifteenth meeting with businessmen tied to his son’s company, who days later, sent Hunter a fawning email offering to fix his $102k EV. Two executives for Chinese energy company Wanxiang secured a meeting with VP Joe Biden in the West Wing in July 2014, according to White House visitor logs. A client of Hunter Biden’s company Seneca Global Advisors partnered with Wanxiang in 2012 on a 1.25billion natural gas plant in China
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11084655/VP-Joe-Biden-met-two-Chinese-energy-execs-West-Wing.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wLEpeJOvGbIigLMQmfnp0DRfNEoEI4XUGKs9q5FumON_fCshgDR_bYIkH10X8YwMbdhq7v3wqHarVW_YDqng_Nc9XqWVmNiK$

# Medical / Health
Watch: Indiana Republican tells colleague that she’ll have to carry fetus to term even if it has no chance of survival. A Republican state lawmaker in Indiana this week told a Democratic colleague that his proposed amendment to his state’s abortion laws would force her to carry a nonviable fetus to term even if it had no chance of survival.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rawstory.com/indiana-abortion-laws/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wLEpeJOvGbIigLMQmfnp0DRfNEoEI4XUGKs9q5FumON_fCshgDR_bYIkH10X8YwMbdhq7v3wqHarVW_YDqng_Nc9Xhi3KmzV$

Why Your Health Insurer Doesn’t Care About Your Big Bills: Insurance companies are doing everything they can to keep the money paid to them by patients as premiums, making massive profits as a result. This has led to frustration amongst doctors who have to ration care. Patients are unable to receive the care that they deserve and doctors are unable to ensure it.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/05/25/613685732/why-your-health-insurer-doesnt-care-about-your-big-bills__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wLEpeJOvGbIigLMQmfnp0DRfNEoEI4XUGKs9q5FumON_fCshgDR_bYIkH10X8YwMbdhq7v3wqHarVW_YDqng_Nc9XsCYBIqn$

Abortion bans are impeding access to ulcer, arthritis, and cancermedications: On July 13, the US Department of Health and Human Services
(HHS) notified pharmacies that refusing to fill prescriptions for medicines containing ingredients that can induce abortion or prevent pregnancy could be in violation of federal civil rights law.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.popsci.com/health/abortion-ban-impeding-medication-access/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wLEpeJOvGbIigLMQmfnp0DRfNEoEI4XUGKs9q5FumON_fCshgDR_bYIkH10X8YwMbdhq7v3wqHarVW_YDqng_Nc9XgAlMqpv$

# Military / DOD
Lawmakers propose new council to oversee scandal-plagued private military housing system: Lawmakers dismayed by persistent unsafe conditions in privatized military housing are pushing for the creation of a council to provide oversight, collect public complaints and report its findings to Congress.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.c-span.org/video/?457890-1*senate-committees-briefed-conditions-privatized-military-housing__;Lw!!On18fmf1aQ!wLEpeJOvGbIigLMQmfnp0DRfNEoEI4XUGKs9q5FumON_fCshgDR_bYIkH10X8YwMbdhq7v3wqHarVW_YDqng_Nc9XldOnr-x$

The Pentagon said it’s made major strides toward adding more accountability and oversight to the military’s privatized housing programs. But keeping housing companies honest will apparently come at a significant cost. An additional $120 million per year
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://federalnewsnetwork.com/defense-news/2021/02/dod-improves-oversight-over-private-military-housing-but-with-new-costs-to-taxpayers/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wLEpeJOvGbIigLMQmfnp0DRfNEoEI4XUGKs9q5FumON_fCshgDR_bYIkH10X8YwMbdhq7v3wqHarVW_YDqng_Nc9XrvyHaMx$

Fort Bragg barracks evacuation over mold problem to displace some 1,200 troops: A mold infestation is forcing roughly 1,200 Fort Bragg soldiers to move out of their 1970s-built barracks, which will be demolished after the evacuation
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2020/10/15/mold-in-barracks-displaced-203-fort-bragg-soldiers-during-holiday-weekend/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wLEpeJOvGbIigLMQmfnp0DRfNEoEI4XUGKs9q5FumON_fCshgDR_bYIkH10X8YwMbdhq7v3wqHarVW_YDqng_Nc9XolPgLA1$

Navy won’t back away from Taiwan in wake of Chinese belligerence, White House says: The U.S. 7th Fleet will send more aircraft and warships past Taiwan in the coming weeks. The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group will also remain in the region to monitor the situation.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://ground.news/article/navy-wont-back-away-from-taiwan-in-wake-of-chinese-belligerence-white-house-says__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wLEpeJOvGbIigLMQmfnp0DRfNEoEI4XUGKs9q5FumON_fCshgDR_bYIkH10X8YwMbdhq7v3wqHarVW_YDqng_Nc9XtqQ2npc$

The US is still searching for at least three lost nuclear bombs: This just in in “not alarming at all” – the US has over the years lost three nuclear bombs, and they still have not been found.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.indy100.com/news/nuclear-bombs-us-lost-three__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wLEpeJOvGbIigLMQmfnp0DRfNEoEI4XUGKs9q5FumON_fCshgDR_bYIkH10X8YwMbdhq7v3wqHarVW_YDqng_Nc9Xvc04FRU$

The 1996 John Woo film Broken Arrow features a quite memorable line – uttered by character actor Frank Whaley – “I don’t know what’s scarier, losing nuclear weapons, or that it happens so often there’s actually a term for it.” In fact, the term “Broken Arrow” does refer to the loss of a nuclear weapon and it has happened more than once.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.atomicarchive.com/almanac/broken-arrows/index.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wLEpeJOvGbIigLMQmfnp0DRfNEoEI4XUGKs9q5FumON_fCshgDR_bYIkH10X8YwMbdhq7v3wqHarVW_YDqng_Nc9XnUhDD2h$

# Military / Global
Russia-China Naval Partnership and Its Significance: Allies in 1950, at odds in 1960, at war in 1969, on opposite sides of the Cold War during the 1980s, the Russians and Chinese have worked out their border issues in recent years to partner against a common challenge: the United States.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-97012-3_6__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wLEpeJOvGbIigLMQmfnp0DRfNEoEI4XUGKs9q5FumON_fCshgDR_bYIkH10X8YwMbdhq7v3wqHarVW_YDqng_Nc9XsKDcgyB$

# Social
Miami Is Raging Over Bonkers Plan to Move Homeless to Island: Some of Miami’s wealthiest residents may soon have a new neighbor, a homeless encampment on a hurricane-prone barrier island that’s miles from the nearest grocery store. “They don’t even have access to anything here, even just groceries or a job,” he said. “That’s not within reach of this island. We are miles from anything here.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/southeast/miami-homeless-island-virginia-key/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!wLEpeJOvGbIigLMQmfnp0DRfNEoEI4XUGKs9q5FumON_fCshgDR_bYIkH10X8YwMbdhq7v3wqHarVW_YDqng_Nc9XpzP_0lP$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2022-08-05

Voices, The Peoples News

August 5, 2022
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

# Chemicals
Latest Roundup cancer trial against Monsanto begins in St. Louis County: A lawyer argued the active ingredient in Roundup caused three people to develop cancer. Bayer said there was no such risk. Biotech giant Bayer and its subsidiary Monsanto have been trying for years to get out from under thousands of court cases alleging its weedkiller Roundup causes cancer.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.stltoday.com/business/latest-roundup-cancer-trial-against-monsanto-begins-in-st-louis-county/article_b856e7d2-71d8-5125-a8d6-7699828267bd.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ykEwLsIE0CPveWk79hgKzwS5XfXRnINSzJkZqSljoDQBliuyHn_zTd2f–VYpaZJjDfuL3uYLR-MhJIPW6AyiYEqR-5LR9m0$

N.J. sues Monsanto over ‘reckless’ PCB contamination, including in Gloucester County: State officials allege Monsanto “knew decades ago that exposure to PCBs was potentially harmful to human and animal health.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.inquirer.com/news/new-jersey-suit-monsanto-pcb-contamination-20220804.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ykEwLsIE0CPveWk79hgKzwS5XfXRnINSzJkZqSljoDQBliuyHn_zTd2f–VYpaZJjDfuL3uYLR-MhJIPW6AyiYEqRzvTRPJc$

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
Are there monkeypox myths? A doctor breaks down disease fact and fiction: As monkeypox stays on our minds, people turn to the internet for answers to their questions. The internet has no shortage of information, but it also has no shortage of misinformation.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-08-monkeypox-myths-doctor-disease-fact.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ykEwLsIE0CPveWk79hgKzwS5XfXRnINSzJkZqSljoDQBliuyHn_zTd2f–VYpaZJjDfuL3uYLR-MhJIPW6AyiYEqR0SQYpUy$

17 States and D.C. Have Stopped Reporting Active COVID Cases Behind Bars: People inside prisons report that infections are ongoing even though precautions and testing have fallen by the wayside. As cases rise, transparency is declining: Prison systems have been rapidly reducing their testing and reporting.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/17-states-and-dc-have-stopped-reporting-active-covid-cases-behind-bars/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ykEwLsIE0CPveWk79hgKzwS5XfXRnINSzJkZqSljoDQBliuyHn_zTd2f–VYpaZJjDfuL3uYLR-MhJIPW6AyiYEqR-kOgivC$

Blood clots, heart problems, kidney failure: COVID creates a higher risk for rare pediatric problems, new CDC study finds. Kids who’ve had COVID are also more likely to develop type 1 diabetes
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://fortune.com/2022/08/04/covid-creates-higher-risk-kids-children-pediatric-blood-clots-kidney-failure-heart-problems-type-1-diabetes/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ykEwLsIE0CPveWk79hgKzwS5XfXRnINSzJkZqSljoDQBliuyHn_zTd2f–VYpaZJjDfuL3uYLR-MhJIPW6AyiYEqR00mvwLP$

How multiple COVID-19 infections can harm the body: With reinfections on the rise, scientists warn that each bout increases your risk of troubling outcomes, from long COVID to heart disease.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.science.org/content/article/more-people-are-getting-covid-19-twice-suggesting-immunity-wanes-quickly-some__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ykEwLsIE0CPveWk79hgKzwS5XfXRnINSzJkZqSljoDQBliuyHn_zTd2f–VYpaZJjDfuL3uYLR-MhJIPW6AyiYEqR5iYK6jY$

U.S. Declares Monkeypox Health Emergency, FDA Offers Vaccine to Some Kids Despite No Clinical Trials: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services declared monkeypox a public health emergency. The U.S. FDA said it will offer monkeypox vaccines to children on a “case-by-case” basis, despite no clinical trials for kids under 18.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/monkeypox-health-emergency-fda-kids-vaccines/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ykEwLsIE0CPveWk79hgKzwS5XfXRnINSzJkZqSljoDQBliuyHn_zTd2f–VYpaZJjDfuL3uYLR-MhJIPW6AyiYEqR7FwCO3D$

Nearly 30,000 Deaths Reported to VAERS, Including 17-Year-Old Who Died of Myocarditis 5 Months After Pfizer Shot
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/17-year-old-died-myocarditis-pfizer-shot-vaers-data/?utm_source=salsa&eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=5104a086-5222-4870-aea4-ce130e895e5f__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ykEwLsIE0CPveWk79hgKzwS5XfXRnINSzJkZqSljoDQBliuyHn_zTd2f–VYpaZJjDfuL3uYLR-MhJIPW6AyiYEqR7bL3eko$

# Economy / Finance / Trade
Nearly 98 million Americans skipped treatments, cut back on food, gas or utilities to pay for healthcare in early 2022: Higher healthcare prices have driven 38% of American adults, representing an estimated 98 million people—to either delay or skip treatment, cut back on driving, utilities, and food, or borrow money to pay medical bills in the last six months, according to a new survey conducted by West Health and Gallup. The survey was conducted in June 2022, the same month inflation reached 9.1%, a new 40-year high.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://fortune.com/well/2022/08/04/high-health-care-costs-cause-cut-spending-on-food-and-gas/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ykEwLsIE0CPveWk79hgKzwS5XfXRnINSzJkZqSljoDQBliuyHn_zTd2f–VYpaZJjDfuL3uYLR-MhJIPW6AyiYEqRx1W-mL0$

Wealth of world’s 10 richest men doubled in pandemic: Oxfam calls for windfall tax as 99% of world population takes a pay cut while top 10 incomes grow by $1bn a day. Lower incomes for the world’s poorest contributed to the death of 21,000 people each day.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/jan/17/world-10-richest-men-see-their-wealth-double-during-covid-pandemic__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ykEwLsIE0CPveWk79hgKzwS5XfXRnINSzJkZqSljoDQBliuyHn_zTd2f–VYpaZJjDfuL3uYLR-MhJIPW6AyiYEqR9DMYq04$

# Education / Schools
New law creates $45M electric school bus program: State officials say electrifying New Jersey’s school buses, a big source of pollution, will help reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://newjerseymonitor.com/briefs/new-law-puts-45m-behind-electric-school-bus-program/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ykEwLsIE0CPveWk79hgKzwS5XfXRnINSzJkZqSljoDQBliuyHn_zTd2f–VYpaZJjDfuL3uYLR-MhJIPW6AyiYEqRxS1i2jm$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemical
‘Grotesque greed’ of oil and gas companies slammed by UN chief who urged governments to tax ‘immoral’ profits and distribute money to vulnerable families: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has called for oil and gas companies to face special taxes.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://fortune.com/2022/08/04/un-antonio-guterres-grotesque-greed-oil-gas-companies-bp-shell-exxon-chevron-totalenergies/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ykEwLsIE0CPveWk79hgKzwS5XfXRnINSzJkZqSljoDQBliuyHn_zTd2f–VYpaZJjDfuL3uYLR-MhJIPW6AyiYEqR4ZdO_2p$

Judge rejects massive BLM coal mining proposal in Montana, Wyoming: A federal judge in Montana has rejected the Bureau of Land Management’s plan to allow mining for more than 6 billion tons of coal. Chief Montana District Court Judge Brian Morris said that the BLM’s plan for the Miles City and Buffalo (Wyoming) resource management plans have repeatedly failed to adequately address the National Environmental Policy Act and the Administrative Procedure Act.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://missoulacurrent.com/judge-coal-mining-proposal/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ykEwLsIE0CPveWk79hgKzwS5XfXRnINSzJkZqSljoDQBliuyHn_zTd2f–VYpaZJjDfuL3uYLR-MhJIPW6AyiYEqR8ofs4_d$

How coal mining and years of neglect left Kentucky towns at the mercy of flooding: Eastern Kentucky, one of the poorest regions in the country, is full of modest, unprotected homes and decaying infrastructure.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/08/04/nation/how-coal-mining-years-neglect-left-kentucky-towns-mercy-flooding/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ykEwLsIE0CPveWk79hgKzwS5XfXRnINSzJkZqSljoDQBliuyHn_zTd2f–VYpaZJjDfuL3uYLR-MhJIPW6AyiYEqR0ryeBFq$

“It’s a hard pill to swallow” — landowners who’ve been fighting the Mountain Valley Pipeline for years are disappointed congressional leaders will allow completion of the project to win Sen. Joe Manchin’s support of a climate bill.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/manchin-gas-pipeline-climate-change-bill__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ykEwLsIE0CPveWk79hgKzwS5XfXRnINSzJkZqSljoDQBliuyHn_zTd2f–VYpaZJjDfuL3uYLR-MhJIPW6AyiYEqRx4UpXRi$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals / Global Mount Polley mine is reopening eight years after spill: The miner behind Canada’s largest tailings dam failure wants to pump mining waste directly into Quesnel Lake for another three years
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://globalnews.ca/news/8679942/engineers-disciplined-eight-years-after-mount-polley-mine-disaster/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ykEwLsIE0CPveWk79hgKzwS5XfXRnINSzJkZqSljoDQBliuyHn_zTd2f–VYpaZJjDfuL3uYLR-MhJIPW6AyiYEqR74ZbaB4$

Will BC Let Mount Polley Mine Keep Pumping Waste into Quesnel Lake? Eight years after a tailings pond disaster, critics say Imperial Metals should have come up with better waste plan by now and warn of risks.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thetyee.ca/News/2022/08/03/BC-Mount-Polley-Pumping-Waste-Quesnel-Lake/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ykEwLsIE0CPveWk79hgKzwS5XfXRnINSzJkZqSljoDQBliuyHn_zTd2f–VYpaZJjDfuL3uYLR-MhJIPW6AyiYEqR4Ga3OCc$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure History of DDT ocean dumping off L.A. coast even worse than expected, EPA finds: After an exhaustive historical investigation into the barrels of DDT waste reportedly dumped decades ago near Catalina Island, federal regulators concluded that the toxic pollution in the deep ocean could be far worse, and far more sweeping, than what scientists anticipated.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2022-08-04/ddt-ocean-dumping-in-l-a-even-worse-than-expected__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ykEwLsIE0CPveWk79hgKzwS5XfXRnINSzJkZqSljoDQBliuyHn_zTd2f–VYpaZJjDfuL3uYLR-MhJIPW6AyiYEqR5UpcJ8R$

This company is turning plastic trash into construction blocks: Imagine taking heaps and heaps of earth-polluting, unusable plastic waste and actually transforming it into something constructive? That future may be closer than you think, thanks to new tech from ByFusion Global, an LA-based startup that’s developed a way for governments, companies, and communities to recycle previously “unrecyclable plastics” into huge, virtually indestructible bricks.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://futurism.com/the-byte/startup-turns-unrecyclable-plastic-into-giant-indestructible-construction-bricks__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ykEwLsIE0CPveWk79hgKzwS5XfXRnINSzJkZqSljoDQBliuyHn_zTd2f–VYpaZJjDfuL3uYLR-MhJIPW6AyiYEqR8nVpnWE$

Source of River Thames dries out ‘for first time’ during drought: The source of the Thames has dried up during the drought, with river experts saying it is the first time they have seen it happen. The river’s source has shifted from its official start point outside Cirencester during the continuing dry weather and is now more than 5 miles (8km) downstream.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/aug/04/source-of-river-thames-dries-out-for-first-time-during-drought__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ykEwLsIE0CPveWk79hgKzwS5XfXRnINSzJkZqSljoDQBliuyHn_zTd2f–VYpaZJjDfuL3uYLR-MhJIPW6AyiYEqR9JRG2Th$

For Deep Ocean Mining, Questions Abound: The ocean contains minerals needed for clean energy. But how will mining them impact the environment? Oceans are facing an immense amount of threat from climate change, from overfishing, from ocean acidification, from plastic pollution. The last thing we need to do in this moment of so many stressors piling up on an ocean that is fundamental for our own survival is to run an experiment that could go terribly wrong.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://undark.org/2022/08/03/podcast-63-mining-deep-ocean-minerals/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ykEwLsIE0CPveWk79hgKzwS5XfXRnINSzJkZqSljoDQBliuyHn_zTd2f–VYpaZJjDfuL3uYLR-MhJIPW6AyiYEqR_55430c$

Sinema OKs Climate Deal, Passage Expected Next Week: Senator Kyrsten Sinema agreed to move ahead on the $369 billion Inflation Reduction Act, paving the way for passage of a long-awaited package of climate and clean energy investments.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ecowatch.com/sinema-climate-deal.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ykEwLsIE0CPveWk79hgKzwS5XfXRnINSzJkZqSljoDQBliuyHn_zTd2f–VYpaZJjDfuL3uYLR-MhJIPW6AyiYEqR-1-Ad5M$

# Environment / Climate / Global
World’s First River ‘Bubble Barrier’ Shows Promise for Preventing Plastic From Reaching the Sea: Plastic pollution has quickly become one of the biggest environmental issues of the 21st century. Plastics that end up in waterways are the cause of millions of animal deaths each year when birds, turtles, fish and other marine organisms ingest or become entangled in plastic waste.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ecowatch.com/river-plastic-pollution-oceans.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ykEwLsIE0CPveWk79hgKzwS5XfXRnINSzJkZqSljoDQBliuyHn_zTd2f–VYpaZJjDfuL3uYLR-MhJIPW6AyiYEqR74tkQ0T$

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals / Global
Checking In on the Bees: The conversation over pollinator health has sparked a heated debate on using crop protection chemicals. In Europe, both neonicotinoid pesticides and its competitor sulfoxaflor have been banned over concerns the insecticides adversely affect bee health.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insidesources.com/checking-in-on-the-bees/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ykEwLsIE0CPveWk79hgKzwS5XfXRnINSzJkZqSljoDQBliuyHn_zTd2f–VYpaZJjDfuL3uYLR-MhJIPW6AyiYEqR9GqlJXJ$

# General Information / Other News
Outraged Uvalde Residents Stand Up Against Local Fundraiser for NRA: The event, which included an AR-15 giveaway, was going to be held just 40 miles from the Robb Elementary School.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.salon.com/2022/08/05/outraged-uvalde-residents-stand-up-to-nra-get-local-giveaway-canceled/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ykEwLsIE0CPveWk79hgKzwS5XfXRnINSzJkZqSljoDQBliuyHn_zTd2f–VYpaZJjDfuL3uYLR-MhJIPW6AyiYEqR1knpL2h$

# Gov / Politics / Global
The Chinese foreign ministry said it would stop talking to America on issues ranging from climate change to military relations. China cut off contacts with the United States on vital issues, including military matters and crucial climate cooperation, as concerns rose that the Communist government’s hostile reaction to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan visit could signal a lasting, more aggressive approach toward its U.S. rival and the self-ruled island.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/taiwan-china-asia-beijing-b252479810add6a225fa1e4a6d441983__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ykEwLsIE0CPveWk79hgKzwS5XfXRnINSzJkZqSljoDQBliuyHn_zTd2f–VYpaZJjDfuL3uYLR-MhJIPW6AyiYEqR9R1okCT$

# Gov / Politics / US
Viktor Orban’s eugenics and the GOP are becoming tightly connected: Hungary’s autocratic Prime Minister Viktor Orban urged cheering American conservatives on Thursday to “take back the institutions,” stick to hardline stances on gay rights and immigration and fight for the next U.S. presidential election as a pivotal moment for their beliefs.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/hungarys-autocratic-pm-orban-addressing-us-conservatives/2022/08/04/3d943f4e-1411-11ed-8482-06c1c84ce8f2_story.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ykEwLsIE0CPveWk79hgKzwS5XfXRnINSzJkZqSljoDQBliuyHn_zTd2f–VYpaZJjDfuL3uYLR-MhJIPW6AyiYEqR1BefSyH$

‘It’s very bad’: GOP hones climate attacks before elections: In public comments and private conversations, Republican lawmakers and strategists appear to be settling on a climate and energy message that they’ll use leading up to the November elections. They are framing policies to reduce emissions as the cause of high gasoline prices, a driver of inflation and a form of taxation on working Americans.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.eenews.net/articles/its-very-bad-gop-hones-climate-attacks-before-elections/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ykEwLsIE0CPveWk79hgKzwS5XfXRnINSzJkZqSljoDQBliuyHn_zTd2f–VYpaZJjDfuL3uYLR-MhJIPW6AyiYEqRwQk-AyP$

She helped create the Big Lie. Records suggest she turned it into a big grift. Catherine Engelbrecht founded Texas-based nonprofit True the Vote, which has raised millions in donations with claims that it discovered voter fraud. A media investigation found the organization made questionable transactions.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2022/06/14/true-the-vote-big-lie-election-fraud/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ykEwLsIE0CPveWk79hgKzwS5XfXRnINSzJkZqSljoDQBliuyHn_zTd2f–VYpaZJjDfuL3uYLR-MhJIPW6AyiYEqR5vUv_oO$

Right-wing group is quietly conducting review of 300,000 Tarrant County ballots from 2020 primary. The March ballots are public records under Texas law, but the Tarrant review may just be a warmup for endlessly disputed elections.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2022/07/22/texas-elections-tarrant-county/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ykEwLsIE0CPveWk79hgKzwS5XfXRnINSzJkZqSljoDQBliuyHn_zTd2f–VYpaZJjDfuL3uYLR-MhJIPW6AyiYEqR81rJPLk$

Exhaustive fact check finds little evidence of voter fraud, but 2020’s ‘Big Lie’ lives on: More than a year after President Joe Biden won the 2020 election, former President Donald Trump and his allies still insist without evidence that widespread voter fraud led to a stolen election.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/exhaustive-fact-check-finds-little-evidence-of-voter-fraud-but-2020s-big-lie-lives-on__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ykEwLsIE0CPveWk79hgKzwS5XfXRnINSzJkZqSljoDQBliuyHn_zTd2f–VYpaZJjDfuL3uYLR-MhJIPW6AyiYEqR9fUgod3$

Voters of color continue to be impacted by discriminatory election practices intended to diminish their voting power. In 2021 alone, in the wake of record levels of turnout for the presidential election, a wave of anti-voter measures were introduced across the states – many of which will disproportionately disenfranchise Black and Brown voters. As midterm elections approach this year, we expect these blatant suppression tactics to continue.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://action.aclu.org/send-message/congress-protect-our-voting-rights__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ykEwLsIE0CPveWk79hgKzwS5XfXRnINSzJkZqSljoDQBliuyHn_zTd2f–VYpaZJjDfuL3uYLR-MhJIPW6AyiYEqRxfOYg6i$

Senate votes in favor of Finland and Sweden joining NATO, approving historic expansion of the military alliance Senators voted 95-1 to endorse membership for Finland and Sweden, more than the required two-thirds majority of 67 votes.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2022/08/03/senate-nato-finland-sweden-00049705__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ykEwLsIE0CPveWk79hgKzwS5XfXRnINSzJkZqSljoDQBliuyHn_zTd2f–VYpaZJjDfuL3uYLR-MhJIPW6AyiYEqR3GPjBO6$

21st-Century U.S. Foreign Policy Is Shaped by Fears of China’s Rise, Noam Chomsky Says: The fears driving U.S. policy toward China draw from the deep racist currents that have always poisoned this society.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/21st-century-us-foreign-policy-is-shaped-by-fears-of-chinas-rise-chomsky-says/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ykEwLsIE0CPveWk79hgKzwS5XfXRnINSzJkZqSljoDQBliuyHn_zTd2f–VYpaZJjDfuL3uYLR-MhJIPW6AyiYEqR4uMyYUf$

Donald Trump cost his party the House, the White House and the Senate in a single presidential term, and now his coup attempt on his way out the door has ensnared the Republican National Committee in state and federal criminal investigations. At least half a dozen RNC members could face prison time for their roles in the “fake elector” scheme that Trump pushed to illegally remain in office.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/rnc-trump-coup-attempt_n_62ec3fd1e4b0da5ec0f2fae4__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ykEwLsIE0CPveWk79hgKzwS5XfXRnINSzJkZqSljoDQBliuyHn_zTd2f–VYpaZJjDfuL3uYLR-MhJIPW6AyiYEqRwi8qM-g$

# Law Enforcement
State Rep. James Talarico has requested that Gov. Greg Abbott call a legislative special session to address “the abuse of children in [Texas] juvenile prisons,” citing reporting from the Tribune’s Jolie McCullough.
Understaffing within the state’s juvenile prison system has led to children being isolated up to 23 hours a day and on increased suicide watch.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2022/08/02/texas-juvenile-prisons-crisis/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ykEwLsIE0CPveWk79hgKzwS5XfXRnINSzJkZqSljoDQBliuyHn_zTd2f–VYpaZJjDfuL3uYLR-MhJIPW6AyiYEqRy6TrgtH$

Feds Charge 4 Police Officers in Fatal Breonna Taylor Raid: The federal government filed civil rights charges Thursday against four Louisville police officers over the drug raid that led to the death of Breonna Taylor, a Black woman whose fatal shooting helped fuel the racial justice protests that rocked the nation in 2020.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/breonna-taylor-louisville-civil-rights-violations-merrick-garland-b137cccd940652c20e1294363cb01b72__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ykEwLsIE0CPveWk79hgKzwS5XfXRnINSzJkZqSljoDQBliuyHn_zTd2f–VYpaZJjDfuL3uYLR-MhJIPW6AyiYEqR9gVnbSi$

Alabama city moves to ditch police force after slavery joke: The City Council voted to fire the police chief and the assistant chief who allegedly sent the racist text. Vincent Mayor James D. Latimer announced the chief and the assistant chief were suspended with paid leave, city council advised the mayor to terminate both of the employees. “This has torn this community apart,” said District Five Representative Corey Abrams. “It doesn’t matter what color we are as long as we do right by people.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wbrc.com/2022/08/05/vincent-chief-police-assistant-chief-suspended-after-alleged-racist-text-message/?outputType=apps__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ykEwLsIE0CPveWk79hgKzwS5XfXRnINSzJkZqSljoDQBliuyHn_zTd2f–VYpaZJjDfuL3uYLR-MhJIPW6AyiYEqR_Bq8m0u$

# Legal / DOJ
The Secret Service Text Cover-Up Keeps Getting Bigger: The “missing” texts scandal may be the biggest cover-up in U.S. history. How will the country respond?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/dhs-inspector-general-secret-service-text-messages_n_62e8e509e4b0d0ea9b7a7a04__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ykEwLsIE0CPveWk79hgKzwS5XfXRnINSzJkZqSljoDQBliuyHn_zTd2f–VYpaZJjDfuL3uYLR-MhJIPW6AyiYEqR0SsphxE$

# LGBTQ
Ron DeSantis and the Florida GOP Are Targeting Trans Youth for Political Gain: Trans people in Florida are being targeted by their own governor, who “desperately wants to be president.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/5050/florida-republican-governor-desantis-attack-trans-rights/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ykEwLsIE0CPveWk79hgKzwS5XfXRnINSzJkZqSljoDQBliuyHn_zTd2f–VYpaZJjDfuL3uYLR-MhJIPW6AyiYEqRz7WPmoD$

# Medical / Health
Texas officials celebrated end of abortion rights after cutting back postpartum Medicaid extension: Greg Abbott claimed Texas provides expectant mothers “necessary resources so that they can choose life for their child,” but it is now one of a dwindling number of states not to offer Medicaid coverage for a full year after residents give birth.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2022/07/20/texas-postpartum-medicaid-abortion/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ykEwLsIE0CPveWk79hgKzwS5XfXRnINSzJkZqSljoDQBliuyHn_zTd2f–VYpaZJjDfuL3uYLR-MhJIPW6AyiYEqR4PA3ps3$

CMS Rejects Texas’ Application For Postpartum Medicaid Extension: State lawmakers who wanted the extension believe feds could have interpreted language in a 2021 bill as excluding pregnant Texas women who had abortions.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.kbtx.com/2022/08/05/feds-reject-texas-application-extend-postpartum-medicaid-six-months/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ykEwLsIE0CPveWk79hgKzwS5XfXRnINSzJkZqSljoDQBliuyHn_zTd2f–VYpaZJjDfuL3uYLR-MhJIPW6AyiYEqRyx1Ymf0$

European data analysis: Looking for the cause of unusual amount of hepatitis of unknown origin among children
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.statnews.com/2022/07/25/new-studies-offer-theory-on-cause-of-unusual-hepatitis-cases-in-kids/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ykEwLsIE0CPveWk79hgKzwS5XfXRnINSzJkZqSljoDQBliuyHn_zTd2f–VYpaZJjDfuL3uYLR-MhJIPW6AyiYEqR38EgUEX$

Monoclonal antibodies no better than placebo for early Parkinson disease: The monoclonal antibodies cinpanemab and prasinezumab show almost no benefit for early Parkinson disease, according to two phase 2 trials published in the Aug. 4 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://journals.lww.com/neurotodayonline/blog/neurologytodayconferencereportersmdsinternationalcongress/pages/post.aspx?PostID=42__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ykEwLsIE0CPveWk79hgKzwS5XfXRnINSzJkZqSljoDQBliuyHn_zTd2f–VYpaZJjDfuL3uYLR-MhJIPW6AyiYEqR3VDpTla$

Wildlife park’s ‘splash pad’ found to be the source of severe gastrointestinal infections in kids. Splash pads, those shallow pools of wet, cooling summertime fun for kids, can also be sources of nasty gastro infections for youngsters who swallow water during their play.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2022-08-04/wildlife-parks-splash-pad-source-of-severe-gastro-infections-in-kids__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ykEwLsIE0CPveWk79hgKzwS5XfXRnINSzJkZqSljoDQBliuyHn_zTd2f–VYpaZJjDfuL3uYLR-MhJIPW6AyiYEqR5a1ofPt$

# Pharmaceuticals
Must See: ‘Under the Skin’ — How Aluminum Compounds in HPV Vaccines Cause Injuries: “Under the Skin,” a new documentary by science journalist Bert Ehgartner, explores research into the aluminum compounds used in vaccines, including a new “extra-strong” aluminum compound used in Merck’s Gardasil vaccine for human papillomavirus.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/under-the-skin-aluminum-hpv-vaccines-injuries/?itm_term=home__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ykEwLsIE0CPveWk79hgKzwS5XfXRnINSzJkZqSljoDQBliuyHn_zTd2f–VYpaZJjDfuL3uYLR-MhJIPW6AyiYEqR5y3YbSx$

With 1 in 5 Kids Now Obese, Pharma Sets Sights on $50B Market for Weight-Loss Drugs: A new analysis of nationwide health survey data found 1 in 5 children in the U.S. is obese, leading drug industry analysts at Morgan Stanley to project a $50 billion market for weight-loss drugs by 2030.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/kids-obese-pharma-weight-loss-drugs/?itm_term=home__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ykEwLsIE0CPveWk79hgKzwS5XfXRnINSzJkZqSljoDQBliuyHn_zTd2f–VYpaZJjDfuL3uYLR-MhJIPW6AyiYEqRw6uOaPU$

Big Pharma’s $7.2 Billion Cash Cow: Vaccines for Industrial Meat Production: Big Pharma’s $7.2 Billion Cash Cow: Vaccines for Industrial Meat Production. The drugs are profitable to industrial meat producers because they cause animals to gain more weight with less feed and prevent the outbreak of disease in often cramped concentrated animal feeding operation conditions.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/animal-antibiotics-livestock-drugs-vaccines/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ykEwLsIE0CPveWk79hgKzwS5XfXRnINSzJkZqSljoDQBliuyHn_zTd2f–VYpaZJjDfuL3uYLR-MhJIPW6AyiYEqR3A9ErQe$

# Science
Bacteria-busting proteins offer potential for smarter drugs: A specific group of bacteria-killing proteins inside the immune system could hold the key to developing smarter and more effective drugs capable of eliminating certain infectious diseases including meningitis, pneumonia and sepsis. In addition to laying the foundation for new treatments, these killer proteins can also be used in combination with existing antibiotics to give doctors more options when treating certain types of infectious diseases
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.academicgates.com/news/story/bacteria-busting-proteins-offer-potential-for-smarter-drugs/13652__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ykEwLsIE0CPveWk79hgKzwS5XfXRnINSzJkZqSljoDQBliuyHn_zTd2f–VYpaZJjDfuL3uYLR-MhJIPW6AyiYEqR5whPJpt$

# Technology
Metaverse’ job openings are down 81% as Facebook, Apple, and Google roll back hiring. Metaverse jobs are disappearing before the metaverse even arrives.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.fastcompany.com/90774729/metaverse-job-openings-are-down-81-as-facebook-apple-and-google-roll-back-hiring__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ykEwLsIE0CPveWk79hgKzwS5XfXRnINSzJkZqSljoDQBliuyHn_zTd2f–VYpaZJjDfuL3uYLR-MhJIPW6AyiYEqR1_kESqh$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2022-08-04

Voices, The Peoples News

August 4, 2022
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

# Indigenous / Global
Violence persists in Amazon region where Pereira and Phillips were killed: The government’s weakening of environmental agencies and Bolsonaro’s anti-Indigenous rhetoric have created a sense of impunity, emboldening criminals in the Amazon to retaliate against activists and environmentalists who expose their illicit activities, experts say.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.mongabay.com/2022/08/violence-persists-in-amazon-region-where-pereira-and-phillips-were-killed/*:*:text=Armed*20illegal*20gold*20miners*20on,Pereira*20were*20killed*20in*20June__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!zzXTdDp686z6CFPpOzGc7YZYknIj5tUsNOy3TOgyt2WM_qX-UL84X7oZARJ4oTjyEz4Ry-fS1iViQtCDZZALmlOXkhQ5bLaP$ .

For Brazil’s Indigenous people, slavery born of colonization still hasn’t ended: Since Brazil began recording cases of workers found working in slavery-like conditions in 2004, 1,640 Indigenous people have been rescued from these situations. During the COVID-19 pandemic, more than 100 Indigenous people have been found working in these conditions.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.mongabay.com/2022/08/for-brazils-indigenous-people-slavery-born-of-colonization-still-hasnt-ended/?mc_cid=19dfe4b06d&mc_eid=b34babbd89__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zzXTdDp686z6CFPpOzGc7YZYknIj5tUsNOy3TOgyt2WM_qX-UL84X7oZARJ4oTjyEz4Ry-fS1iViQtCDZZALmlOXknZ0RUaU$

# Border / Immigration
Border Patrol Agents Are Trashing Sikh Asylum-Seekers’ Turbans: “The turban is sacred.” At least 64 Sikh men have had their headwear confiscated and discarded by Yuma’s Border Patrol.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2022/08/02/sikh-turban-border-patrol/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zzXTdDp686z6CFPpOzGc7YZYknIj5tUsNOy3TOgyt2WM_qX-UL84X7oZARJ4oTjyEz4Ry-fS1iViQtCDZZALmlOXkp0zz6Ve$

# Chemicals
EPA Whistleblowers Provide New Evidence of Ongoing Failure to Assess Dangerous Chemicals: Managers in the New Chemicals Division have repeatedly and incorrectly used the idea that a chemical may cause irritation to the eyes, skin, and respiratory tract as an excuse to avoid assessing the risk of other harms it may cause. Those harms include cancer, miscarriage, and neurotoxicity, according to the whistleblowers, who work as health assessors in the division.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2022/08/01/epa-chemical-assessments-health-risks-cancer-whistleblowers/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zzXTdDp686z6CFPpOzGc7YZYknIj5tUsNOy3TOgyt2WM_qX-UL84X7oZARJ4oTjyEz4Ry-fS1iViQtCDZZALmlOXkt63N2XO$

# Chemicals Global
EPA: Chemical in medical-device cleanser poses cancer risk: The Environmental Protection Agency is warning residents who live near medical sterilizing plants in 13 states and Puerto Rico about potential health risks from emissions of ethylene oxide, a chemical widely used in their operations. Laredo, Texas; Ardmore, Oklahoma; and Lakewood, Colorado, are among the communities facing the highest risk from ethylene oxide emissions, EPA said.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/technology-health-cancer-puerto-rico-laredo-f6b8f1eccfcc63fa444048208970b0f1__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zzXTdDp686z6CFPpOzGc7YZYknIj5tUsNOy3TOgyt2WM_qX-UL84X7oZARJ4oTjyEz4Ry-fS1iViQtCDZZALmlOXkvs6Slxb$

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
COVID-19 variant BA.5 is dominant strain; BA.2.75 is being monitored: COVID-19 infections in the U.S. continue to rise, with omicron BA.5 causing an estimated 82% of cases, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It may be the most dominant strain, but it’s not the only one public health officials are monitoring. Omicron is a variant of COVID-19. BA.5 and BA.2.75 refer to as subvariants or strains of omicron. Variant basically means a mutation that occurs in the virus over time.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2022-07-22/as-ba-5-dominates-u-s-is-omicron-subvariant-ba-2-75-on-the-horizon__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zzXTdDp686z6CFPpOzGc7YZYknIj5tUsNOy3TOgyt2WM_qX-UL84X7oZARJ4oTjyEz4Ry-fS1iViQtCDZZALmlOXkrnP7wA4$

COVID rebound not limited to those who took Paxlovid: COVID rebound, which struck both President Joe Biden and White House Chief Medical Advisor Dr. Anthony Fauci recently, doesn’t just happen in those who take Paxlovid, a new study finds. Rebound symptoms were spotted in 27% of COVID-19 patients who hadn’t taken the antiviral pill, with about 12% testing positive again, researchers report. The study has not yet been published in a peer-reviewed journal.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=280569__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zzXTdDp686z6CFPpOzGc7YZYknIj5tUsNOy3TOgyt2WM_qX-UL84X7oZARJ4oTjyEz4Ry-fS1iViQtCDZZALmlOXkjEGwofB$

Monkeypox vaccine availability and effectiveness: As monkeypox continues to spread worldwide, health officials have recommended high-risk individuals get vaccinated as soon as possible—but research is limited on just how effectively the available vaccines prevent infection
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.advisory.com/daily-briefing/2022/08/03/monkeypox-vaccine__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zzXTdDp686z6CFPpOzGc7YZYknIj5tUsNOy3TOgyt2WM_qX-UL84X7oZARJ4oTjyEz4Ry-fS1iViQtCDZZALmlOXkvNW-Wm1$

Unraveling the molecular mechanisms underlying severe COVID-19: Typically, the symptoms are triggered by an extreme immune response that causes elevated levels of cytokines, referred to as the “cytokine storm.” However, the detailed mechanisms of proinflammatory cytokine production are not fully understood. To disentangle these mechanisms, a team of researchers in Japan, has conducted a comprehensive study which was recently published in the journal mBio.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-08-unraveling-molecular-mechanisms-underlying-severe.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zzXTdDp686z6CFPpOzGc7YZYknIj5tUsNOy3TOgyt2WM_qX-UL84X7oZARJ4oTjyEz4Ry-fS1iViQtCDZZALmlOXkidNZRHD$

“God, No, Not Another Case.” COVID-Related Stillbirths Didn’t Have to Happen. A lack of testing data and government guidance led many to avoid the COVID-19 vaccine during pregnancy, unwittingly increasing their chances of a stillbirth.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/covid-maternity-stillbirth-vaccines-pregnancy__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zzXTdDp686z6CFPpOzGc7YZYknIj5tUsNOy3TOgyt2WM_qX-UL84X7oZARJ4oTjyEz4Ry-fS1iViQtCDZZALmlOXknjcMoWE$

New York Polio Case Now Connected to Traces of Virus Found in UK and Israel: Using sewage sample tests from three countries separated by thousands of miles, public health officials hope to unravel the mystery of where this polio started circulating and what threat it poses.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/polio-london-jerusalem-new-york__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zzXTdDp686z6CFPpOzGc7YZYknIj5tUsNOy3TOgyt2WM_qX-UL84X7oZARJ4oTjyEz4Ry-fS1iViQtCDZZALmlOXkmgZ2slV$

How Polio Crept Back Into the U.S: U.S. public health agencies generally don’t test wastewater for signs of polio. That may have given the virus time to circulate silently before it paralyzed a New York man.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/polio-virus-us-new-york-vaccine__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zzXTdDp686z6CFPpOzGc7YZYknIj5tUsNOy3TOgyt2WM_qX-UL84X7oZARJ4oTjyEz4Ry-fS1iViQtCDZZALmlOXkrNdEUIu$

U.S. Dragged Feet on Getting Monkeypox Vax Into Vials: The government owns more than 16 million doses of the vaccine in bulk but failed to ask for it to be bottled for distribution quickly enough.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/us-department-of-health-and-human-services-dragged-feet-on-getting-monkeypox-vaccine-into-vials-report-says__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zzXTdDp686z6CFPpOzGc7YZYknIj5tUsNOy3TOgyt2WM_qX-UL84X7oZARJ4oTjyEz4Ry-fS1iViQtCDZZALmlOXkgbCA0pP$

Long COVID-19 and other chronic respiratory conditions after viral infections may stem from an overactive immune response in the lungs: While a strong immune response is essential to fight against viral infection, an immune system that continues to stay active long after the virus has been cleared can lead to lung damage.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/long-covid-19-and-other-chronic-respiratory-conditions-after-viral-infections-may-stem-from-an-overactive-immune-response-in-the-lungs-186970__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zzXTdDp686z6CFPpOzGc7YZYknIj5tUsNOy3TOgyt2WM_qX-UL84X7oZARJ4oTjyEz4Ry-fS1iViQtCDZZALmlOXkgwa5tNd$

U.S. Declares Monkeypox Outbreak a Public Health Emergency: The move will speed up the production and distribution of vaccines and treatments. First identified in monkeys in 1958, the disease has mild symptoms including fever, aches and pus-filled skin lesions, people tend to recover from it within two to four weeks. It spreads through close physical contact and is rarely fatal.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.voanews.com/a/us-declares-monkeypox-outbreak-a-public-health-emergency/6687347.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zzXTdDp686z6CFPpOzGc7YZYknIj5tUsNOy3TOgyt2WM_qX-UL84X7oZARJ4oTjyEz4Ry-fS1iViQtCDZZALmlOXkk_B7YRx$

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Global
Sinema Wants to Prevent Closure of Tax Loophole for Rich in Reconciliation Bill: True to her funders, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema is pushing Wall Street interests in relation to the reconciliation package. The carried interest loophole is infamous. It allows hedge fund managers and venture capitalists to have their income taxed at the 15% capital gains rate instead of at much higher income tax rates, often saving them millions of dollars a year.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.yahoo.com/news/kyrsten-sinema-demanding-democrats-keep-231231628.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zzXTdDp686z6CFPpOzGc7YZYknIj5tUsNOy3TOgyt2WM_qX-UL84X7oZARJ4oTjyEz4Ry-fS1iViQtCDZZALmlOXkpegHdf7$

# Education / Schools
At Liberty University, Veterans’ Complaints Keep Coming: The evangelical school earns substantial revenues from former members of the military whose tuition is supported by the GI Bill, but it continues to generate complaints from aggrieved vets.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/liberty-university-veterans-complaints-online__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zzXTdDp686z6CFPpOzGc7YZYknIj5tUsNOy3TOgyt2WM_qX-UL84X7oZARJ4oTjyEz4Ry-fS1iViQtCDZZALmlOXkuoojZaC$

U.S. Teacher Shortage So Bad Some Districts Try 4-Day Weeks: Experts say myriad factors are to blame, including poor pay and a newly virulent culture war that has left many educators feeling undervalued. Can four-day school weeks salve teacher burnout? Some school districts hope a shortened week will incentivize weary teachers to stay put.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/changing-america/enrichment/education/3464149-can-4-day-school-weeks-salve-teacher-burnout/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zzXTdDp686z6CFPpOzGc7YZYknIj5tUsNOy3TOgyt2WM_qX-UL84X7oZARJ4oTjyEz4Ry-fS1iViQtCDZZALmlOXkr6miYEs$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemical In Exchange for a Climate Deal, Joe Manchin Demanded a Terrible Price:
The West Virginia senator has agreed to support climate action, but only after ensuring his home state would remain a fossil fuel fiefdom https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://biz.crast.net/in-return-for-a-climate-deal-joe-manchin-demanded-a-terrible-price/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zzXTdDp686z6CFPpOzGc7YZYknIj5tUsNOy3TOgyt2WM_qX-UL84X7oZARJ4oTjyEz4Ry-fS1iViQtCDZZALmlOXkgH5TYnf$

Sanders announces amendment to strip all fossil fuel handouts from Manchin deal: The Vermont senator will also introduce an amendment to strengthen the reconciliation bill’s drug price reforms.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/08/04/sanders-announces-amendment-strip-all-fossil-fuel-handouts-manchin-deal__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zzXTdDp686z6CFPpOzGc7YZYknIj5tUsNOy3TOgyt2WM_qX-UL84X7oZARJ4oTjyEz4Ry-fS1iViQtCDZZALmlOXkk0MhH_n$

Your household trash could be used to power jets. Here’s how: Governments around the world have challenged the airline industry to convert to completely sustainable fuel by 2050. But what is Sustainable Aviation? The aviation sector has shown an increasing interest in renewable jet fuels in light of a new drive from the industry. Fuel manufacturer Velocys is developing a new plant that will convert household waste into a clean, sustainable fuel that could be used to power planes.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.airport-technology.com/analysis/waste-jet-fuel-using-garbage-power-planes/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zzXTdDp686z6CFPpOzGc7YZYknIj5tUsNOy3TOgyt2WM_qX-UL84X7oZARJ4oTjyEz4Ry-fS1iViQtCDZZALmlOXkkRoEZQH$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure In a burned-down neighborhood, Coloradans call on Biden to declare climate emergency: Marshall Fire victims stood among still-empty Old Town Superior residential lots and urged leaders to declare a climate change emergency. With Senate climate compromise pending, Marshall Fire victims decry ‘lackluster’ clean-energy transition
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://coloradonewsline.com/2022/08/03/coloradans-biden-declare-climate-emergency/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zzXTdDp686z6CFPpOzGc7YZYknIj5tUsNOy3TOgyt2WM_qX-UL84X7oZARJ4oTjyEz4Ry-fS1iViQtCDZZALmlOXklUmP1bI$

Scientists Develop New Material to Clean Up Forever Chemicals: Researchers from Texas A&M AgriLife of Texas A&M University have developed a new bioremediation technology using plant-based material and fungi that could take care of cleaning up per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/07/220729102438.htm__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zzXTdDp686z6CFPpOzGc7YZYknIj5tUsNOy3TOgyt2WM_qX-UL84X7oZARJ4oTjyEz4Ry-fS1iViQtCDZZALmlOXkkV044WF$

# Environment / Climate / Global
Global forest area declined by 60% since 1960, study finds: More monitoring, preservation, and reforestation globally is necessary to maintain forested land and prevent major biodiversity loss.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ecowatch.com/global-forest-decline.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zzXTdDp686z6CFPpOzGc7YZYknIj5tUsNOy3TOgyt2WM_qX-UL84X7oZARJ4oTjyEz4Ry-fS1iViQtCDZZALmlOXkkw1mPG5$

Volcano erupts in Iceland, but poses no threat to aviation yet: Iceland has even put a livestream of the volcano, while warning people to stay away from the lava and toxic fumes.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zmescience.com/science/geology/volcano-erupts-iceland-04082022/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zzXTdDp686z6CFPpOzGc7YZYknIj5tUsNOy3TOgyt2WM_qX-UL84X7oZARJ4oTjyEz4Ry-fS1iViQtCDZZALmlOXkqsRSy1P$

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals / Other Lobbying Blitz Pushed Fertilizer Prices Higher, Fueling Food Inflation: ONE OF THE largest U.S. fertilizer producers lobbied the Trump administration to restrict foreign competition by imposing tariffs that are now contributing to inflation and the global food crisis, previously unreported emails and meeting notes show.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2022/08/03/fertilizer-prices-food-inflation-mosaic/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zzXTdDp686z6CFPpOzGc7YZYknIj5tUsNOy3TOgyt2WM_qX-UL84X7oZARJ4oTjyEz4Ry-fS1iViQtCDZZALmlOXkmiqFcPl$

# Gov / Politics / Global
North Korea says Pelosi’s trip to Taiwan violates China’s ‘territorial integrity’: U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan was an “impudent interference” in China’s internal affairs, according to a statement from the North Korean Foreign Ministry.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thediplomat.com/2022/08/north-korea-denounces-pelosis-visit-to-taiwan/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zzXTdDp686z6CFPpOzGc7YZYknIj5tUsNOy3TOgyt2WM_qX-UL84X7oZARJ4oTjyEz4Ry-fS1iViQtCDZZALmlOXkvsmH55E$

Transporting Ukrainian children to Russia and putting them up for adoption has raised concerns among social workers, lawyers, and officials at local and international organizations. The transport of Ukrainian orphans to Russia has raised concerns among social workers, lawyers, and officials at local and international organizations. Around 30 of them fear this trend is part of Vladimir Putin’s larger strategy to empty the territories his military forces are trying to occupy and take control of the younger population by deporting them to territories that are already under Russian control.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://sports.yahoo.com/russia-transporting-ukrainian-orphans-over-154013930.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zzXTdDp686z6CFPpOzGc7YZYknIj5tUsNOy3TOgyt2WM_qX-UL84X7oZARJ4oTjyEz4Ry-fS1iViQtCDZZALmlOXkigwk7Jp$

# Gov / Politics / US
US ‘will not abandon’ its commitment to Taiwan, Pelosi says in Taipei: Chinese ships and aircraft were ramping up their military activity in response to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s meeting with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen on Wednesday in Taipei, according to news reports U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi concluded her visit to Taiwan with a pledge that the American commitment to democracy on the self-governing island and elsewhere “remains ironclad.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2022-08-03/pelosi-says-us-will-not-abandon-taiwan-as-china-protests__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zzXTdDp686z6CFPpOzGc7YZYknIj5tUsNOy3TOgyt2WM_qX-UL84X7oZARJ4oTjyEz4Ry-fS1iViQtCDZZALmlOXkuJYRKHc$

The GOP’s Love Affair With Joe Manchin Is Over: Sen. Joe Manchin was every Senate Republican’s favorite Democrat. Now, after he got to yes on a climate and tax bill, Republicans are feeling jilted.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-gops-love-affair-with-joe-manchin-is-over__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zzXTdDp686z6CFPpOzGc7YZYknIj5tUsNOy3TOgyt2WM_qX-UL84X7oZARJ4oTjyEz4Ry-fS1iViQtCDZZALmlOXkk2Ga5ah$

U.S. Senate Ratifies Adding Finland and Sweden to NATO: Resolution passed 95-1 as senators emphasize the expansion’s importance to American security worldwide
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-senate-set-to-approve-adding-finland-and-sweden-to-nato-11659549803__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zzXTdDp686z6CFPpOzGc7YZYknIj5tUsNOy3TOgyt2WM_qX-UL84X7oZARJ4oTjyEz4Ry-fS1iViQtCDZZALmlOXkn88gx_m$

A Right-Wing Think Tank Claimed to Be a Church. Now, Members of Congress Want to Investigate. Forty lawmakers are calling on the IRS and the Treasury to investigate after ProPublica reported that the Family Research Council gained protections by claiming it is a church.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.salon.com/2022/08/02/alarming-pattern-lawmakers-call-for-probe-into-right-wing-think-tank-that-claims-its-a-church_partner/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zzXTdDp686z6CFPpOzGc7YZYknIj5tUsNOy3TOgyt2WM_qX-UL84X7oZARJ4oTjyEz4Ry-fS1iViQtCDZZALmlOXko0LwJa_$

News Organizations Sue Texas Department of Public Safety Over Withheld Uvalde Shooting Records. The lawsuit alleges that the state police have unlawfully withheld records, including body camera footage and emergency communications, during the Robb Elementary shooting.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2022/08/01/uvalde-dps-texas-records-lawsuit-media-organizations/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zzXTdDp686z6CFPpOzGc7YZYknIj5tUsNOy3TOgyt2WM_qX-UL84X7oZARJ4oTjyEz4Ry-fS1iViQtCDZZALmlOXkgnBsMha$

Senate races attract nearly $1 billion ahead of 2022 midterms: More than $560 million went into the 34 upcoming Senate races nationwide in 2021, as Republicans fight to gain control of Congress and Democrats strive to increase their 50-50 marginal majority in the Senate.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2022/02/over-560-million-in-campaign-contributions-flooded-2022-senate-races-in-first-year-of-midterm-election-cycle/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zzXTdDp686z6CFPpOzGc7YZYknIj5tUsNOy3TOgyt2WM_qX-UL84X7oZARJ4oTjyEz4Ry-fS1iViQtCDZZALmlOXkn4tu9qb$

Thiel-backed Masters to face Kelly after Arizona’s record-setting GOP Senate primary: Arizona’s Senate GOP primary attracted a record $15.7 million in outside spending, largely benefitting political newcomer Blake Masters.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2022/08/thiel-backed-masters-to-face-kelly-after-arizonas-record-setting-gop-senate-primary/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zzXTdDp686z6CFPpOzGc7YZYknIj5tUsNOy3TOgyt2WM_qX-UL84X7oZARJ4oTjyEz4Ry-fS1iViQtCDZZALmlOXkqJ_mdQC$

“Pop-up” super PAC spent over $2.4 million in weeks leading up to three states’ GOP congressional primaries https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2022/08/pop-up-super-pac-spent-over-2-4-million-in-three-states-gop-congressional-primaries-in-three-weeks__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zzXTdDp686z6CFPpOzGc7YZYknIj5tUsNOy3TOgyt2WM_qX-UL84X7oZARJ4oTjyEz4Ry-fS1iViQtCDZZALmlOXkrEQSxLq$

21st-Century U.S. Foreign Policy Is Shaped by Fears of China’s Rise, Chomsky Says: The fears driving U.S. policy toward China draw from the deep racist currents that have always poisoned this society.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/21st-century-us-foreign-policy-is-shaped-by-fears-of-chinas-rise-chomsky-says/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zzXTdDp686z6CFPpOzGc7YZYknIj5tUsNOy3TOgyt2WM_qX-UL84X7oZARJ4oTjyEz4Ry-fS1iViQtCDZZALmlOXkszLCBOw$

Sanders Takes Aim at Big Oil, Big Pharma Concessions in Inflation Reduction Act: Sen. Bernie Sanders announced two amendments to get rid of Big Oil giveaways and allow Medicare to cover dental, vision and hearing.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/sanders-takes-aim-at-big-oil-big-pharma-concessions-in-inflation-reduction-act/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zzXTdDp686z6CFPpOzGc7YZYknIj5tUsNOy3TOgyt2WM_qX-UL84X7oZARJ4oTjyEz4Ry-fS1iViQtCDZZALmlOXkqy1geU-$

Budget Highlights: Biden Says $5.8 Trillion Plan Shows His Priorities: The president’s proposed budget would raise taxes on billionaires and corporations as well as increase spending on the military and domestic priorities like affordable housing and supply chain issues.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nytimes.com/live/2022/03/28/us/biden-budget-proposal__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zzXTdDp686z6CFPpOzGc7YZYknIj5tUsNOy3TOgyt2WM_qX-UL84X7oZARJ4oTjyEz4Ry-fS1iViQtCDZZALmlOXknWJ3qAD$

Warnings Grow over Nuclear War as Tensions Escalate Between U.S., Russia and China: The UN warned this week that humanity is “one miscalculation away from nuclear annihilation” as tensions escalate. The United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres warned this week humanity is, quote, “one miscalculation away from nuclear annihilation.” He made the comments at the opening of a major U.N. gathering here in New York to review the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.democracynow.org/2022/8/4/united_nations_nuclear_annihilation_united_states__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zzXTdDp686z6CFPpOzGc7YZYknIj5tUsNOy3TOgyt2WM_qX-UL84X7oZARJ4oTjyEz4Ry-fS1iViQtCDZZALmlOXkkFNQJXj$

Dark Money Groups Are Pushing Disinformation to Downplay the Overturn of Roe: Right-wing groups obscure the fact that the end of Roe could result in a wave of forced births and maternal deaths.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/dark-money-groups-are-pushing-disinformation-to-downplay-the-overturn-of-roe/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zzXTdDp686z6CFPpOzGc7YZYknIj5tUsNOy3TOgyt2WM_qX-UL84X7oZARJ4oTjyEz4Ry-fS1iViQtCDZZALmlOXknvTmVY8$

# Legal / DOJ
DoD’s missing Jan. 6 phone records need investigation, Senate leader demands: A top Senate Democrat is demanding an investigation into missing text messages from Defense Department leadership concerning the preparation for and response to the attack on the Capitol complex on Jan. 6.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2022/08/03/dods-missing-jan-6-phone-records-need-investigation-senate-leader-demands/?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=mil-ebb__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zzXTdDp686z6CFPpOzGc7YZYknIj5tUsNOy3TOgyt2WM_qX-UL84X7oZARJ4oTjyEz4Ry-fS1iViQtCDZZALmlOXksy2IFu7$

Jan. 6 Panel Ready to Demand Alex Jones’ Texts and Emails: Lawyer who mistakenly handed Alex Jones’ cellphone contents to opposing side in Sandy Hook case might have landed him in congressional trouble too.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://people.com/politics/jan-6-committee-seek-alex-jones-texts-emails-accidentally-sent-opposing-counsel/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zzXTdDp686z6CFPpOzGc7YZYknIj5tUsNOy3TOgyt2WM_qX-UL84X7oZARJ4oTjyEz4Ry-fS1iViQtCDZZALmlOXkhQqgwl1$

Jones’ Team Fumes: We Asked Atty to ‘Disregard’ Text Trove: Their emergency motion to have the texts deleted and scrubbed from the court record was, unsurprisingly, denied Thursday.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/alex-jones-lawyers-fume-that-they-asked-sandy-hook-attorney-to-please-disregard-text-trove?source=cheats&via=rss__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zzXTdDp686z6CFPpOzGc7YZYknIj5tUsNOy3TOgyt2WM_qX-UL84X7oZARJ4oTjyEz4Ry-fS1iViQtCDZZALmlOXkhsJC5pG$

# LGBTQ
After Many Scandals NHS to close Tavistock Child Gender Identity Clinic: Tavistock and Portman trust’s clinic to shut, with two services set up in hospitals in London and north-west England https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/society/2022/jul/28/nhs-closing-down-london-gender-identity-clinic-for-children__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zzXTdDp686z6CFPpOzGc7YZYknIj5tUsNOy3TOgyt2WM_qX-UL84X7oZARJ4oTjyEz4Ry-fS1iViQtCDZZALmlOXksZ3Yno1$

Judge Rules West Virginia’s Medicaid Program Must Provide Gender-Affirming Care: The state’s exclusion “targets transgender people because they are transgender,” Judge Chuck Chambers ruled. “Transgender West Virginians should never feel as if our lives are worth less than others.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/changing-america/respect/equality/3588079-judge-rules-west-virginia-medicaid-must-cover-gender-affirming-medical-care/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zzXTdDp686z6CFPpOzGc7YZYknIj5tUsNOy3TOgyt2WM_qX-UL84X7oZARJ4oTjyEz4Ry-fS1iViQtCDZZALmlOXkubDsY5s$

# Medical / Health
New study makes case for expanding coverage for carotid artery stenting: The paper analyzes several large, multicenter randomized controlled trials encompassing data from over 25 years and more than 10,000 patients to demonstrate that carotid artery stenting can be just as effective as surgery when it comes to long-term stroke prevention and durability.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-08-case-coverage-carotid-artery-stenting.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zzXTdDp686z6CFPpOzGc7YZYknIj5tUsNOy3TOgyt2WM_qX-UL84X7oZARJ4oTjyEz4Ry-fS1iViQtCDZZALmlOXkhuV76pv$

Planned Parenthood Action Fund sets new lobbying record amid fallout of Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade. Planned Parenthood Action Fund spent over $739,000 in the first half of 2022 on federal lobbying on issues including abortion access, with about $170,000 spent in the year’s first quarter. This comes after the organization reported a 4,000% increase in donations after the Supreme Court released its Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization majority opinion in June.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2022/08/planned-parenthood-action-fund-new-lobbying-record-post-roe-v-wade/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zzXTdDp686z6CFPpOzGc7YZYknIj5tUsNOy3TOgyt2WM_qX-UL84X7oZARJ4oTjyEz4Ry-fS1iViQtCDZZALmlOXkqPm14lS$

Defeat of Anti-Abortion Amendment in Kansas Shows Voters Favor Bodily Autonomy: The stunning defeat of the anti-abortion amendment in Kansas points to the unpopularity of the overturn of Roe.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/defeat-of-anti-abortion-amendment-in-kansas-shows-voters-favor-bodily-autonomy/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zzXTdDp686z6CFPpOzGc7YZYknIj5tUsNOy3TOgyt2WM_qX-UL84X7oZARJ4oTjyEz4Ry-fS1iViQtCDZZALmlOXks5ZRHpe$

Biden Signs Executive Order Directing Medicaid to Pay Abortion Travel Expenses: It’s unclear how the program will work, when it will be implemented, or how it will avoid violating the Hyde Amendment.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/3586693-biden-signs-executive-order-to-support-patients-traveling-for-abortions/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zzXTdDp686z6CFPpOzGc7YZYknIj5tUsNOy3TOgyt2WM_qX-UL84X7oZARJ4oTjyEz4Ry-fS1iViQtCDZZALmlOXkj9UFC6H$

# Military / Global
China Responds to Pelosi Visit With Taiwan Strait Missiles: Chinese warships and aircraft crossed into Taiwanese territory and fired “precision strikes.” Footage shows China launching missiles into the waters off Taiwan. Beijing confirmed military drills had started in six areas encircling the island country. Tensions between the two countries increased after the US House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, visited Taiwan on Wednesday to strengthen relations with the US
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2022/aug/04/footage-purports-china-firing-missiles-waters-off-taiwan-video__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zzXTdDp686z6CFPpOzGc7YZYknIj5tUsNOy3TOgyt2WM_qX-UL84X7oZARJ4oTjyEz4Ry-fS1iViQtCDZZALmlOXkuYE-zmm$

# Pharmaceuticals
Pfizer CEO Complains to Investors About Lower Drug Prices Under Inflation Reduction Act: Chief executive Albert Bourla said Manchin and Schumer were “wrong” to “single out” the pharmaceutical industry in seeking cost savings for the government.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2022/08/03/pfizer-investors-drug-pricing/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zzXTdDp686z6CFPpOzGc7YZYknIj5tUsNOy3TOgyt2WM_qX-UL84X7oZARJ4oTjyEz4Ry-fS1iViQtCDZZALmlOXkq1i4iEo$

Critics Decry Drug Pricing Provisions In Inflation Reduction Act, Say They Will Stifle Innovation
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.forbes.com/sites/joshuacohen/2022/08/02/critics-decry-drug-pricing-provisions-in-inflation-reduction-act-say-they-will-stifle-innovation/?sh=429802be222d__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zzXTdDp686z6CFPpOzGc7YZYknIj5tUsNOy3TOgyt2WM_qX-UL84X7oZARJ4oTjyEz4Ry-fS1iViQtCDZZALmlOXkgQmC67n$

# Science
New method mass-produces antitumor cells to treat blood diseases and cancer: A Purdue University chemical engineer has improved upon traditional methods to produce off-the-shelf human immune cells that show strong antitumor activity, according to a paper published in the peer-reviewed journal Cell Reports.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2022/Q3/new-patent-pending-method-mass-produces-antitumor-cells-to-treat-blood-diseases-and-cancer.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zzXTdDp686z6CFPpOzGc7YZYknIj5tUsNOy3TOgyt2WM_qX-UL84X7oZARJ4oTjyEz4Ry-fS1iViQtCDZZALmlOXknx35NFN$

‘RNA fishing’ reveals new driver of melanoma malignancy and metastasis: Researchers at the Center for Genomic Regulation (CRG) have identified several proteins involved in the progression of melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. One of the proteins, PDIA6, was found to be particularly important for driving malignancy.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.scienceboard.net/index.aspx?sec=ser&sub=def&pag=dis&ItemID=4562__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zzXTdDp686z6CFPpOzGc7YZYknIj5tUsNOy3TOgyt2WM_qX-UL84X7oZARJ4oTjyEz4Ry-fS1iViQtCDZZALmlOXknXPBbWG$

Researchers use 3D culture techniques to develop improved therapy for neurological diseases: Florida State University researchers have developed a promising strategy for producing therapeutic particles in stem cells, work that could help patients with neurological diseases such as stroke or multiple sclerosis.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.fsu.edu/news/science-technology/2022/08/03/fsu-researchers-use-3d-culture-techniques-to-develop-improved-therapy-for-neurological-diseases/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zzXTdDp686z6CFPpOzGc7YZYknIj5tUsNOy3TOgyt2WM_qX-UL84X7oZARJ4oTjyEz4Ry-fS1iViQtCDZZALmlOXkv0HjQMj$

# Space / UFO Disclosure / Other
Connecticut Woman Captures Triangle Shaped UFO on Camera: This one is floating nice and low over a city street. Connecticut is a particular hotbed for this type of UFO, with most reports coming in the eighties and nineties. Nice to see the triangles haven’t left town.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://exemplore.com/news/triangle-ufo-connecticut__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zzXTdDp686z6CFPpOzGc7YZYknIj5tUsNOy3TOgyt2WM_qX-UL84X7oZARJ4oTjyEz4Ry-fS1iViQtCDZZALmlOXkgXK4JUm$

# Technology
Leaked docs: Facebook “bot” advisers secretly in pay of US regime change agency: Platforms such as Facebook on alleged state-backed online influence campaigns–has itself received $1.2 million from U.S. intelligence front USAID, for “counter disinformation and communications support.” This relationship has hitherto never been publicly acknowledged, and the resulting income is not reflected in the company’s published accounts.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://mronline.org/2022/07/16/leaked-docs-facebook-bot-adviser/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zzXTdDp686z6CFPpOzGc7YZYknIj5tUsNOy3TOgyt2WM_qX-UL84X7oZARJ4oTjyEz4Ry-fS1iViQtCDZZALmlOXkiSOM639$

Data Privacy Bill Would Unjustly Enrich Lawyers: Several leading members of Congress just introduced legislation to protect Americans’ consumer data from misuse and abuse.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insidesources.com/data-privacy-bill-would-unjustly-enrich-lawyers/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zzXTdDp686z6CFPpOzGc7YZYknIj5tUsNOy3TOgyt2WM_qX-UL84X7oZARJ4oTjyEz4Ry-fS1iViQtCDZZALmlOXkiEoEThs$

New biofilm can produce continuous electricity from your sweat: Wearable electronics could soon be powered by dead microbes, based on this new study
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.inceptivemind.com/microbial-biofilm-produces-long-term-continuous-electricity-sweat/25714/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zzXTdDp686z6CFPpOzGc7YZYknIj5tUsNOy3TOgyt2WM_qX-UL84X7oZARJ4oTjyEz4Ry-fS1iViQtCDZZALmlOXklBPrec9$

# Veterans / VA
Senate approves bill to help veterans exposed to burn pits and other toxins: Veterans and advocates who watched and waited on the steps of the U.S. Capitol building through heat and rain can now stand down after the Senate passed legislation that will expand eligibility for health care and benefits for veterans exposed to burn pits and other toxins.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/2022/08/02/1115325176/pact-act-veterans-burn-pits-toxins-passes-senate__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zzXTdDp686z6CFPpOzGc7YZYknIj5tUsNOy3TOgyt2WM_qX-UL84X7oZARJ4oTjyEz4Ry-fS1iViQtCDZZALmlOXkpdg0mRS$

Legislators adopt final bill reforming Holyoke Soldiers’ Home governance, extend implementation deadline: The Veterans Secretary will appoint the superintendent of the Holyoke and Chelsea Soldiers’ Homes, and the bill also requires the state Department of Public Health to inspect both homes biannually and every 30 days during a declared state of emergency.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.masslive.com/news/2022/07/legislators-adopt-final-bill-reforming-holyoke-soldiers-home-governance-extends-deadline-for-implementation.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zzXTdDp686z6CFPpOzGc7YZYknIj5tUsNOy3TOgyt2WM_qX-UL84X7oZARJ4oTjyEz4Ry-fS1iViQtCDZZALmlOXksibu_sw$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2022-08-02

Voices, The Peoples News

August 2, 2022
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

# Indigenous
Life expectancy drops for Native Americans due to COVID-19: Native Americans have experienced disproportionately high rates of deaths from COVID-19 due to poverty, crowded housing, high rates of chronic disease, employment in frontline jobs, and limited access to quality health care.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/changing-america/respect/equality/3582947-native-americans-life-expectancy-drops-due-to-covid-19/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zOf-ZihqdlJFMBaW95jTqTp1hMnJYyuh1cOuLxWOBhDZanfVY3uWlt-XoQ7ZMarMMNW5adBglCgytle4lbkLDQp1MlMp6V7i$

Indigenous Protesters at U.S. Interior Department Reject Drilling on Public Lands: “Native land back in native hands, we are not your sacrifice zones!”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/08/01/indigenous-led-blockade-demands-biden-declare-climate-emergency-end-oil-leasing__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zOf-ZihqdlJFMBaW95jTqTp1hMnJYyuh1cOuLxWOBhDZanfVY3uWlt-XoQ7ZMarMMNW5adBglCgytle4lbkLDQp1MkIWccQ3$

# Indigenous / Global
Peguis First Nation faces impossible choice after latest flood: With a housing crisis made worse by climate events, a Manitoba First Nation seeks a better solution than sending residents away from their homes. Extreme climate events in Manitoba have exacerbated a housing crisis for Peguis First Nation, forcing locals to flee their homes. The nation is still looking for solutions more than 100 years after Canada moved them away from prosperous farmland https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thenarwhal.ca/peguis-first-nation-battles-historic-flood/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zOf-ZihqdlJFMBaW95jTqTp1hMnJYyuh1cOuLxWOBhDZanfVY3uWlt-XoQ7ZMarMMNW5adBglCgytle4lbkLDQp1MrxPtaQ1$

# Animals / Pets / Alerts / Food Recalls Rescued turtle in Australia pooped only plastic for 6 days. The rescued turtle is now doing well, but its ordeal illustrates how rampant plastic pollution is in the world’s oceans.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/animals-ecology/rescued-turtle-in-australia-pooped-only-plastic-for-6-days/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zOf-ZihqdlJFMBaW95jTqTp1hMnJYyuh1cOuLxWOBhDZanfVY3uWlt-XoQ7ZMarMMNW5adBglCgytle4lbkLDQp1MnNStyuZ$

# Border / Immigration
Gov. Abbott invites Democratic mayors of NYC, WDC to Texas’ southern border: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday sent a letter to New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser, inviting them to visit Texas’ southern border to see the humanitarian crisis firsthand.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thecentersquare.com/texas/gov-abbott-invites-democratic-mayors-of-nyc-wdc-to-texas-southern-border/article_61aa307a-11df-11ed-a962-e3e3eea74191.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zOf-ZihqdlJFMBaW95jTqTp1hMnJYyuh1cOuLxWOBhDZanfVY3uWlt-XoQ7ZMarMMNW5adBglCgytle4lbkLDQp1MgFlVm9L$

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
Genetic mutations not behind monkeypox spread, virologist says: The current monkeypox outbreak is moving faster than any in recent history, but Washington State University virologist Heather Koehler does not see a reason for the rapid spread in the virus itself.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.statnews.com/2022/06/02/mutations-in-monkeypox-virus-explainer/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zOf-ZihqdlJFMBaW95jTqTp1hMnJYyuh1cOuLxWOBhDZanfVY3uWlt-XoQ7ZMarMMNW5adBglCgytle4lbkLDQp1MrK2LBfz$

Monkeypox goes global: why scientists are on alert: Scientists are trying to understand why the virus, a less-lethal relative of smallpox, has cropped up in so many populations around the world.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-01421-8__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zOf-ZihqdlJFMBaW95jTqTp1hMnJYyuh1cOuLxWOBhDZanfVY3uWlt-XoQ7ZMarMMNW5adBglCgytle4lbkLDQp1MrqXwy27$

Spain, Brazil report first monkeypox-related deaths outside Africa: Spain and Brazil reported their first monkeypox-related deaths on Friday, marking what are thought to be the first fatalities linked to the current outbreak outside of Africa.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/spain-and-brazil-report-monkeypox-deaths__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zOf-ZihqdlJFMBaW95jTqTp1hMnJYyuh1cOuLxWOBhDZanfVY3uWlt-XoQ7ZMarMMNW5adBglCgytle4lbkLDQp1Mnb4y4ZN$

Spain reports 2nd death from monkeypox: Spain reported Saturday a second death in as many days from monkeypox. These are believed to be the first confirmed fatalities from the disease in Europe since its recent spread beyond Africa.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.eu/article/monkeypox-spain-second-death-europe/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zOf-ZihqdlJFMBaW95jTqTp1hMnJYyuh1cOuLxWOBhDZanfVY3uWlt-XoQ7ZMarMMNW5adBglCgytle4lbkLDQp1Mp9m-wzn$

WHO Europe expects more monkeypox-related deaths: The World Health Organization’s European office said Saturday that more monkeypox-related deaths can be expected, following reports of the first fatalities outside Africa, while stressing that severe complications were still rare.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-07-europe-monkeypox-related-deaths.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zOf-ZihqdlJFMBaW95jTqTp1hMnJYyuh1cOuLxWOBhDZanfVY3uWlt-XoQ7ZMarMMNW5adBglCgytle4lbkLDQp1MpjaO0ul$

Monkeypox: When to get tested and what to do if you’re exposed: On July 23, 2022, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared monkeypox a public health emergency of international concern, calling for a coordinated international response to slow the spread of disease.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://asm.org/Articles/2022/August/Monkeypox-When-to-Get-Tested-and-What-to-Do-if-Exp__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zOf-ZihqdlJFMBaW95jTqTp1hMnJYyuh1cOuLxWOBhDZanfVY3uWlt-XoQ7ZMarMMNW5adBglCgytle4lbkLDQp1MnJxqV_5$

Could Monkeypox Lead to an Upsurge in Jailing Gay Men? The spread of monkeypox, combined with the irrational social media fear that it will reach pandemic proportions, could provide a racist/homophobic “reason” to confine some gay men as Sexually Violent Predators, warns TCR commentator Billy Sinclair.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thecrimereport.org/2022/08/02/could-monkeypox-lead-to-an-upsurge-in-jailing-gay-men/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zOf-ZihqdlJFMBaW95jTqTp1hMnJYyuh1cOuLxWOBhDZanfVY3uWlt-XoQ7ZMarMMNW5adBglCgytle4lbkLDQp1Mhl13gQG$

# Economy / Finance / Trade
You can now claim a frozen embryo on your tax return in Georgia: Despite many people thinking it was a joke, the state’s Department of Revenue has confirmed the news.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.axios.com/local/atlanta/2022/08/02/georgia-revenue-department-embryos-dependants__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zOf-ZihqdlJFMBaW95jTqTp1hMnJYyuh1cOuLxWOBhDZanfVY3uWlt-XoQ7ZMarMMNW5adBglCgytle4lbkLDQp1MnX0LPNm$

Make the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act Permanent: No one knows the future direction of the American economy, but several danger signs are ahead. One is continued inflation at 40-year highs or worse, a cruel hidden tax that eats away wages and savings, with more suffering for families struggling to afford groceries and gasoline.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insidesources.com/make-the-tax-cuts-and-jobs-act-permanent/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zOf-ZihqdlJFMBaW95jTqTp1hMnJYyuh1cOuLxWOBhDZanfVY3uWlt-XoQ7ZMarMMNW5adBglCgytle4lbkLDQp1MpoKt11Y$

54 Billion for Ukraine While in the U.S. Millions Suffer in Poverty: Biden Administration had an option to stop the Ukraine War from taking place in the first place by not inviting Ukraine to join NATO and making Ukraine a neutral country. But it chose the war. Why? Why suddenly so much concern for the people of Ukraine?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.globalresearch.ca/54-billion-ukraine-while-america-millions-suffer-poverty/5788585__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zOf-ZihqdlJFMBaW95jTqTp1hMnJYyuh1cOuLxWOBhDZanfVY3uWlt-XoQ7ZMarMMNW5adBglCgytle4lbkLDQp1MqGdwJwH$

$433 billion Inflation Reduction Act would ‘RAISE taxes’ on Americans making less than $400,000 a year. New analysis shows Biden’s bill will raise taxes on individuals making less than $10,000 annually https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/white-house-denies-manchin-spending-bill-will-raise-taxes-americans-making-less-than-400k__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zOf-ZihqdlJFMBaW95jTqTp1hMnJYyuh1cOuLxWOBhDZanfVY3uWlt-XoQ7ZMarMMNW5adBglCgytle4lbkLDQp1MoJgyTUx$

Michigan approves plan to impose millions in fees on victims of dam failures: With a projected restoration cost of between $250 and 300 million, the assessment plan calls for taxing residents just over $4.6 million. As a result, homeowners, many of whom were devastated by the flooding, now face annual assessment fees of hundreds of dollars.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2022/08/01/ivff-a01.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zOf-ZihqdlJFMBaW95jTqTp1hMnJYyuh1cOuLxWOBhDZanfVY3uWlt-XoQ7ZMarMMNW5adBglCgytle4lbkLDQp1Mln7U7HB$

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Global
This is how climate change has impacted the world’s economy so far this year: While overall damages dropped from the $105 billion reported a year earlier, the data didn’t include the full fallout from Europe’s heatwave — and we’re just halfway through the year.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zmescience.com/science/climate-change-global-economy-02082022/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zOf-ZihqdlJFMBaW95jTqTp1hMnJYyuh1cOuLxWOBhDZanfVY3uWlt-XoQ7ZMarMMNW5adBglCgytle4lbkLDQp1Mtc-esVp$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemical Leaving Beaver County as Shell’s ethane cracker sets to open: Shell’s ethane cracker will begin operations this summer. It will turn natural gas from fracking into 1.6 million metric tons of plastic a year.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.alleghenyfront.org/shell-ethane-cracker-beaver-county-pollution/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zOf-ZihqdlJFMBaW95jTqTp1hMnJYyuh1cOuLxWOBhDZanfVY3uWlt-XoQ7ZMarMMNW5adBglCgytle4lbkLDQp1Mp-HGtHp$

Alarm Raised Over Manchin Side Deal That Would Pave Way for Major ‘Climate Bomb’: “Democrats shouldn’t be sacrificing communities in the path of the Mountain Valley Pipeline just to please a senator in the pocket of Big Oil.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/08/02/alarm-raised-over-manchin-side-deal-would-pave-way-major-climate-bomb__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zOf-ZihqdlJFMBaW95jTqTp1hMnJYyuh1cOuLxWOBhDZanfVY3uWlt-XoQ7ZMarMMNW5adBglCgytle4lbkLDQp1MtvEviOA$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure Countries all over the world are banning atrazine. The US just keeps spraying. Independent scientists have long understood the unacceptable health risks of the pesticide atrazine. Until the EPA untethers itself from the wishes of the pesticide industry, we can never trust that it is following the science and protecting people and wildlife from the most dangerous poisons.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ehn.org/atrazine-herbicide-2657786363.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zOf-ZihqdlJFMBaW95jTqTp1hMnJYyuh1cOuLxWOBhDZanfVY3uWlt-XoQ7ZMarMMNW5adBglCgytle4lbkLDQp1MgNiNniC$

EPA whistleblowers provide new evidence of failure to assess dangerous
chemicals: Managers in the EPA’s New Chemicals Division have refused to assess the risk of cancer and other harms of chemicals deemed to be “corrosive.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2022/08/01/epa-chemical-assessments-health-risks-cancer-whistleblowers/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zOf-ZihqdlJFMBaW95jTqTp1hMnJYyuh1cOuLxWOBhDZanfVY3uWlt-XoQ7ZMarMMNW5adBglCgytle4lbkLDQp1MuUbZ66Q$

The connection between human pollution, red tide in Florida: New research finds that human pollution influences the severity of red tides more directly than scientists previously understood.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.coastalnewstoday.com/post/fl-red-handed-the-connection-between-human-pollution-and-floridas-worsening-red-tide-outbreaks__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zOf-ZihqdlJFMBaW95jTqTp1hMnJYyuh1cOuLxWOBhDZanfVY3uWlt-XoQ7ZMarMMNW5adBglCgytle4lbkLDQp1MlwAdSZU$

Scientists Say ‘Catastrophic’ Climate Scenarios, Including Human Extinction, Demand Further Study: “Could anthropogenic climate change result in worldwide societal collapse or even eventual human extinction?” asks a new analysis. “At present, this is a dangerously underexplored topic.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/08/02/scientists-say-catastrophic-climate-scenarios-including-human-extinction-demand__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zOf-ZihqdlJFMBaW95jTqTp1hMnJYyuh1cOuLxWOBhDZanfVY3uWlt-XoQ7ZMarMMNW5adBglCgytle4lbkLDQp1MkMu87Kk$

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals / Other Sludge containing forever chemicals spread on Illinois farmland: Researchers: There’s evidence that PFAS end up in crops and livestock, but Illinois doesn’t require testing for the chemicals in sludge used for fertilizer.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://spotonillinois.com/chicagoland/2504579/sewage-sludge-contaminated-with-toxic.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zOf-ZihqdlJFMBaW95jTqTp1hMnJYyuh1cOuLxWOBhDZanfVY3uWlt-XoQ7ZMarMMNW5adBglCgytle4lbkLDQp1MoVBmKp1$

# General Information / Other News
Oh god, the Ivana Trump gravesite story just took an even more sick and twisted turn: New Jersey tax code exempts cemetery land from all taxes, rates, and assessments. By burying his ex-wife on his golf course, Trump now has yet another way of avoiding taxes on the 520-acre property. Or at least on the approximately 10-acres around where Ivana is buried.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/oh-god-the-ivana-trump-gravesite-story-just-took-an-even-more-sick-and-twisted-turn/ar-AA10epP1?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=7f30ae0fcb81417191bfc6c639f30c86__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zOf-ZihqdlJFMBaW95jTqTp1hMnJYyuh1cOuLxWOBhDZanfVY3uWlt-XoQ7ZMarMMNW5adBglCgytle4lbkLDQp1MoTEefo7$

# Gov / Politics / US
USA eroding from within: A disaster whose time has come: No invasion necessary as treason from within has done the job well
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.veteranstoday.com/2022/08/01/usa-eroding-from-within-a-disaster-whose-time-has-come/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zOf-ZihqdlJFMBaW95jTqTp1hMnJYyuh1cOuLxWOBhDZanfVY3uWlt-XoQ7ZMarMMNW5adBglCgytle4lbkLDQp1MqlpgSw-$

US to send another $550M in ammunition for rocket systems, howitzers to Ukraine: The aid will include 75,000 rounds of ammunition for 155mm howitzers and an unspecified number of additional ammunition for High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, also known as HIMARS, the U.S. has recently sent Ukraine.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thenationalnews.com/world/us-news/2022/08/01/new-550m-in-us-military-aid-to-ukraine-includes-more-himars-ammunition/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zOf-ZihqdlJFMBaW95jTqTp1hMnJYyuh1cOuLxWOBhDZanfVY3uWlt-XoQ7ZMarMMNW5adBglCgytle4lbkLDQp1MibJSRJc$

Nobody Has Interest in Escalating Tensions With China, Says U.S. National Security Adviser: “A speaker of the House has traveled to Taiwan before and members of Congress travel there all the time, including several who have already traveled there this year,” Mr. Sullivan said. “So for China to try to turn what is in the historical norm into a crisis or to try to use it as a pretext for aggressive action around Taiwan, that’s on them and they would be the ones who’d be escalating. The United States has no interest in escalation,” he added.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/nancy-pelosi-taiwan-visit-china-us-tensions__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zOf-ZihqdlJFMBaW95jTqTp1hMnJYyuh1cOuLxWOBhDZanfVY3uWlt-XoQ7ZMarMMNW5adBglCgytle4lbkLDQp1MrVrMxBs$

Kentucky’s Near-Total Abortion Ban Reinstated In Appeal: A Kentucky appeals court has reinstated a near-total abortion ban that took effect when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. The ruling means most abortions are illegal in the state, for now.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.kansascity.com/news/article264072161.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zOf-ZihqdlJFMBaW95jTqTp1hMnJYyuh1cOuLxWOBhDZanfVY3uWlt-XoQ7ZMarMMNW5adBglCgytle4lbkLDQp1MhLZQSFS$

Abortion Rights In 3 States Will Be Shaped By Today’s Primaries: Ever since the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision, it is now up to states to decide whether people can access abortion. We’re going to look now at three states where voters tomorrow will help shape the future of reproductive rights – Arizona, Kansas and Michigan, where there was some news today.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/2022/08/01/1115049026/tuesday-elections-will-impact-abortion-rights-in-kansas-arizona-and-michigan__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zOf-ZihqdlJFMBaW95jTqTp1hMnJYyuh1cOuLxWOBhDZanfVY3uWlt-XoQ7ZMarMMNW5adBglCgytle4lbkLDQp1MtW_L_-6$

Bill To Codify Federal Abortion Rights Introduced In Senate: A bipartisan group of senators on Monday introduced legislation that would codify the right to an abortion into federal law, but it faces an uncertain future.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/3583172-bipartisan-senators-introduce-bill-to-codify-abortion-rights/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zOf-ZihqdlJFMBaW95jTqTp1hMnJYyuh1cOuLxWOBhDZanfVY3uWlt-XoQ7ZMarMMNW5adBglCgytle4lbkLDQp1MgP0hHnP$

The Republicans Who Want Election Laws to ‘Stay Broken’: MAGA-Land is trying to make sure the FEC is never able to function again. The FEC is charged with civil enforcement of campaign finance laws, but in recent years Republican commissioners have opted not to take action in a slew of cases—even after the agency’s own attorneys have found reason to believe laws were violated.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.yahoo.com/news/republicans-want-election-laws-stay-085036694.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zOf-ZihqdlJFMBaW95jTqTp1hMnJYyuh1cOuLxWOBhDZanfVY3uWlt-XoQ7ZMarMMNW5adBglCgytle4lbkLDQp1MpQZhXSn$

Trump Throws Senate Race Into Chaos With ‘Eric’ Endorsement: Eric Greitens says he’s “honored to receive President Trump’s endorsement,” though there’s no final word on whether he was endorsed.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/eric-greitens-schmitt-trump-endorsement-missouri-senate-1391033/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zOf-ZihqdlJFMBaW95jTqTp1hMnJYyuh1cOuLxWOBhDZanfVY3uWlt-XoQ7ZMarMMNW5adBglCgytle4lbkLDQp1MtwQ-olG$

Nancy Pelosi Taiwan Visit Could Get Us All Killed: The consequences far from being only economic and diplomatic, could be existential for all of humanity.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/08/01/nancy-pelosi-taiwan-visit-could-get-us-all-killed__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zOf-ZihqdlJFMBaW95jTqTp1hMnJYyuh1cOuLxWOBhDZanfVY3uWlt-XoQ7ZMarMMNW5adBglCgytle4lbkLDQp1MhVqibTQ$

Missouri’s Senate Race Doubles as the Toxic Masculinity Bowl: After one candidate filmed an ad shooting a rifle, his rival opted for a blowtorch. Trump endorsed them both
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/missouri-senate-toxic-masculinity-eric-endorsement-1391495/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zOf-ZihqdlJFMBaW95jTqTp1hMnJYyuh1cOuLxWOBhDZanfVY3uWlt-XoQ7ZMarMMNW5adBglCgytle4lbkLDQp1MhW3iPnG$

Meet the Young Progressives About to Join the Squad: All three progressives at the table emerged from primaries to fill open House seats in places where Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez rank among voters’ favorite politicians. All are candidates of color (Lee is Black; Casar and Ramirez are Latino), in their thirties, and hail from working-class backgrounds.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.yahoo.com/meet-young-progressives-join-squad-133434482.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zOf-ZihqdlJFMBaW95jTqTp1hMnJYyuh1cOuLxWOBhDZanfVY3uWlt-XoQ7ZMarMMNW5adBglCgytle4lbkLDQp1Mm-j5C0E$

Humanity Is “One Miscalculation Away from Nuclear Annihilation,” U.N. Leader Warns: Citing Ukraine, the Korean peninsula and Middle East, António Guterres says: ‘We have been extraordinarily lucky so far. But luck is not a strategy’
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/aug/02/world-one-miscalculation-away-from-nuclear-annihilation-un-chief-says__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zOf-ZihqdlJFMBaW95jTqTp1hMnJYyuh1cOuLxWOBhDZanfVY3uWlt-XoQ7ZMarMMNW5adBglCgytle4lbkLDQp1Mm3MVQie$

Dark money pouring into Secretary of State races featuring ‘big lie’ candidates: “Prominent election deniers have attracted large donations, often the legal maximum, from donors who are active in multiple states,” warns a new report.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/08/01/dark-money-pouring-secretary-state-races-featuring-big-lie-candidates__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zOf-ZihqdlJFMBaW95jTqTp1hMnJYyuh1cOuLxWOBhDZanfVY3uWlt-XoQ7ZMarMMNW5adBglCgytle4lbkLDQp1MoqPuAys$

Kansas Voters Receive Misleading Texts Prior to Vote on Abortion Amendment: One reproductive rights organizer said the texts showcase the “desperate and deceitful tactics” of anti-abortionists. text message from an undisclosed sender was sent to many Kansas voters this week, claiming that a “yes” vote on a state constitutional amendment would protect abortion rights — despite the fact that such a vote would actually do the opposite.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/kansas-voters-receive-misleading-texts-prior-to-vote-on-abortion-amendment/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zOf-ZihqdlJFMBaW95jTqTp1hMnJYyuh1cOuLxWOBhDZanfVY3uWlt-XoQ7ZMarMMNW5adBglCgytle4lbkLDQp1Mh12LPDA$

Republican State Legislators Have an Ominous Plan to Rewrite the U.S. Constitution: Right-wing funders are pushing for a Constitution overhaul that would bypass Congress, governors and the president.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/republican-state-legislators-have-an-ominous-plan-to-rewrite-the-us-constitution/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zOf-ZihqdlJFMBaW95jTqTp1hMnJYyuh1cOuLxWOBhDZanfVY3uWlt-XoQ7ZMarMMNW5adBglCgytle4lbkLDQp1Mg3abkpc$

Nancy Pelosi Just Lit a Match at the Dynamite Factory: Nancy Pelosi Just Lit a Match at the Dynamite Factory Mrs. Pelosi, the highest-ranking U.S. official in a quarter-century to visit the island, which Beijing claims as part of its territory, is set to meet Wednesday with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen and legislators in the self-ruled democracy. Chinese officials, including leader Xi Jinping in a phone call last week with President Biden, have warned of unspecified countermeasures should Mrs. Pelosi’s Taiwan visit proceed.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/nancy-pelosi-taiwan-visit-china-us-tensions__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zOf-ZihqdlJFMBaW95jTqTp1hMnJYyuh1cOuLxWOBhDZanfVY3uWlt-XoQ7ZMarMMNW5adBglCgytle4lbkLDQp1MrVrMxBs$

# Law Enforcement
70-year-old woman brutally beaten, kicked in head by 4 attackers in SF housing complex: Covered in blankets and bed-ridden from the extreme pain she suffered, Mrs. Ren is speaking out without hesitation, for a purpose
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://abc7news.com/asian-woman-beaten-in-sf-attacked-by-four-people-elderly-kicked-head-san-francisco-senior-attacks/12091867/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zOf-ZihqdlJFMBaW95jTqTp1hMnJYyuh1cOuLxWOBhDZanfVY3uWlt-XoQ7ZMarMMNW5adBglCgytle4lbkLDQp1Mgx0dlR0$

# Legal / DOJ
A juvenile prison system in disarray: Entrenched with accusations of mistreatment and abuse, the Texas Juvenile Justice Department has gone through several iterations of moderate reform, but according to an agency report it could be on the verge of “systemic collapse” and juvenile justice advocates, along with agency leaders, acknowledge the agency has reached a breaking point.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2022/08/02/texas-juvenile-prisons-crisis/*:*:text=Almost*20600*20Texas*20youth*20are,been*20placed*20on*20suicide*20watch__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!zOf-ZihqdlJFMBaW95jTqTp1hMnJYyuh1cOuLxWOBhDZanfVY3uWlt-XoQ7ZMarMMNW5adBglCgytle4lbkLDQp1Mvyx4ftG$

Breaking the ‘Toxic Cycle’ of Fear Over Justice Reform: Thanks to deliberately stoked fears of rising crime, the political liabilities of three years ago have become the campaign strategies of today, warns author and activist Raina Lipsitz
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thecrimereport.org/2022/07/29/breaking-the-toxic-cycle-of-fear-over-justice-reform/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zOf-ZihqdlJFMBaW95jTqTp1hMnJYyuh1cOuLxWOBhDZanfVY3uWlt-XoQ7ZMarMMNW5adBglCgytle4lbkLDQp1MrqIUuBW$

Florida Gets Mixed Report Card on Treatment of Justice-Involved Girls: Once they are ensnared in Florida’s juvenile justice system, young girls face unique challenges that can totally derail their lives, a new study reveals. In Florida, children are only protected from arrest until the age of seven. After that, they can be charged with violent crimes, including family feuds and home disturbances.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://countycurrent.com/floridas-treatment-of-justice-involved-girls-mixed-report/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zOf-ZihqdlJFMBaW95jTqTp1hMnJYyuh1cOuLxWOBhDZanfVY3uWlt-XoQ7ZMarMMNW5adBglCgytle4lbkLDQp1MvFTYla6$

Here are the Jan. 6 sentences that have been handed down as Trump charges hang in air
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://gazette.com/news/us-world/here-are-the-jan-6-sentences-that-have-been-handed-down-as-trump-charges-hang/article_7e06e0dc-6416-5ebc-8579-4151a341fdac.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zOf-ZihqdlJFMBaW95jTqTp1hMnJYyuh1cOuLxWOBhDZanfVY3uWlt-XoQ7ZMarMMNW5adBglCgytle4lbkLDQp1MlIFHqxA$

# Medical / Health
Alcohol Abuse Drives High Death Rate in New Mexico: Alcohol is killing New Mexicans at a higher rate than anywhere else in the country, yet the state has largely neglected the growing crisis, reports New Mexico In Depth in a seven-part series.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/blind-drunk-mexicans-drinking-themselves-120020075.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zOf-ZihqdlJFMBaW95jTqTp1hMnJYyuh1cOuLxWOBhDZanfVY3uWlt-XoQ7ZMarMMNW5adBglCgytle4lbkLDQp1Mm9ApV-z$

Age of anti-vaxxers: Polio rears its ugly head in the US after nearly a decade with no reported cases: After nearly a decade with no reported polio cases in the U.S., a resident of Rockland County, New York has tested positive for the viral disease, state and county health officials announced July 21 https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2022/08/02/age-of-anti-vaxxers-polio-rears-its-ugly-head-in-the-us-after-nearly-a-decade-with-no-reported-cases/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zOf-ZihqdlJFMBaW95jTqTp1hMnJYyuh1cOuLxWOBhDZanfVY3uWlt-XoQ7ZMarMMNW5adBglCgytle4lbkLDQp1MnReVEh-$

The Fall of Roe v. Wade Is Already Damaging Basic Obstetric Care in Red States, “Who would want to do this work anymore?” The court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization has pushed hospitals into a frightening and dangerous position: If they follow the long-established standards of care, they might face prosecution; if they follow state law, they might kill their patients.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nationalpartnership.org/our-impact/blog/general/news-how-the-fall-of-roe.html*/__;Iw!!On18fmf1aQ!zOf-ZihqdlJFMBaW95jTqTp1hMnJYyuh1cOuLxWOBhDZanfVY3uWlt-XoQ7ZMarMMNW5adBglCgytle4lbkLDQp1MnLtmSN5$

# Military / DOD
Conflict Over Vet Bill Brings Renewed Attention to Military’s Toxic Legacies: The U.S. military has burned toxic waste in open pits at home and abroad for decades.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/conflict-over-vet-bill-brings-renewed-attention-to-militarys-toxic-legacies/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zOf-ZihqdlJFMBaW95jTqTp1hMnJYyuh1cOuLxWOBhDZanfVY3uWlt-XoQ7ZMarMMNW5adBglCgytle4lbkLDQp1MlJQxuX4$

# Military / Global
Chinese ships entered Japanese waters near Taiwan ahead of Pelosi’s Asia tour
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/us-navy-deploys-four-warships-east-taiwan-pelosi-heads-taipei-2022-08-02/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zOf-ZihqdlJFMBaW95jTqTp1hMnJYyuh1cOuLxWOBhDZanfVY3uWlt-XoQ7ZMarMMNW5adBglCgytle4lbkLDQp1MiI7slCH$

# Planetary
Earth just had its shortest day ever, and an irregular wobble at the poles may be to blame: Days were actually supposed to get longer, not shorter. What gives? It’s not entirely clear why days are getting shorter rather than longer as they have across geological history, but there are many factors that can have an influence.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/earth-just-had-its-shortest-day-ever-and-an-irregular-wobble-at-the-poles-may-be-to-blame/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zOf-ZihqdlJFMBaW95jTqTp1hMnJYyuh1cOuLxWOBhDZanfVY3uWlt-XoQ7ZMarMMNW5adBglCgytle4lbkLDQp1MglTO9Zi$

# Social
Illegal Fentanyl Poses an Ongoing Threat to US Communities: According to the Department of Health and Human Services, the reason why simple exposure to fentanyl is so dangerous is because it is an opioid that is 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine. Even a small amount (about 5 grains) can cause health problems, such as difficulty breathing. According to the National Coalition Against Prescription Drug Abuse (NCAPDA), over 60% of drug overdoses are caused by fentanyl and overdoses are becoming more common. For the first time in U.S. history, more than 100,000 drug overdose deaths occurred within a 12-month period in 2021.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://amuedge.com/illegal-fentanyl-poses-an-ongoing-threat-to-us-communities/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zOf-ZihqdlJFMBaW95jTqTp1hMnJYyuh1cOuLxWOBhDZanfVY3uWlt-XoQ7ZMarMMNW5adBglCgytle4lbkLDQp1MoVWFlJQ$

‘I can’t even afford groceries.’ HALF of U.S. food banks report growing numbers of households needing handouts. Biden’s plan to end hunger by 2030 comes unstuck as prices of eggs, butter and other basics soar
45 percent of food banks see increased demand, typically with 10 percent more people in need https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11062833/Inflation-stokes-demand-food-banks-hitting-Bidens-plan-end-hunger-2030.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!zOf-ZihqdlJFMBaW95jTqTp1hMnJYyuh1cOuLxWOBhDZanfVY3uWlt-XoQ7ZMarMMNW5adBglCgytle4lbkLDQp1Mu9-cXF0$

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