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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2021-10-08

Voices, The Peoples News

October 8, 2021
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

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# CoronaVirus
Personal freedom dies in 2021. When it comes to abortion, people have the right to speak their minds saying that it is their body. But when it comes to taking the vaccine, your freedom is actually being taken away.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2021/democracy-under-siege__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jSeN1yqednDRxXeggJySqgdHcmL8a4nf7WISABt8_Fe4m39PupJMFAVWmMcfrb–fkwD$

The FDA has approved the Pfizer vaccine for kids in age groups 5-11. The dosage for kids is 1/3 for adults.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2021/09/20/kids-covid-vaccine-pfizer-biontech-low-dose-safe-study/8413595002/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jSeN1yqednDRxXeggJySqgdHcmL8a4nf7WISABt8_Fe4m39PupJMFAVWmMcfrV0W6xKs$

Covid Immunity Through Infection or Vaccination: Are They Equal? Having
SARS-CoV-2 once confers much greater immunity than a vaccine—but vaccination remains vital. Those who had an infection were more protected against the Delta coronavirus variant than those who had an already highly effective COVID-19 vaccine https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.science.org/content/article/having-sars-cov-2-once-confers-much-greater-immunity-vaccine-vaccination-remains-vital__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jSeN1yqednDRxXeggJySqgdHcmL8a4nf7WISABt8_Fe4m39PupJMFAVWmMcfrYIul-z-$

Biden Says More Corporate Vaccine Mandates Are Best Way To Beat Covid.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-joe-biden-business-health-6e758dc5e24320677e48f58cbfca37bf__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jSeN1yqednDRxXeggJySqgdHcmL8a4nf7WISABt8_Fe4m39PupJMFAVWmMcfrTVcdNdk$

Why Merck’s celebrated Covid pill could be riskier than people think.
Researchers say the drug could integrate itself into patients’ DNA, theoretically leading to cancer https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.barrons.com/articles/merck-covid-pill-risks-51633398722__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jSeN1yqednDRxXeggJySqgdHcmL8a4nf7WISABt8_Fe4m39PupJMFAVWmMcfrXPOshTI$

45% of COVID victims end up with at least one long term symptom, study suggests https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2021/10/08/45-of-covid-victims-end-up-with-at-least-one-long-term-symptom-china-study-suggests/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jSeN1yqednDRxXeggJySqgdHcmL8a4nf7WISABt8_Fe4m39PupJMFAVWmMcfrbSlq8Re$

Pandemic kick-started long-neglected effort to develop potent antiviral treatments for coronaviruses https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2021/10/08/covid-pills-pandemic-kick-started-long-neglected-effort-to-develop-potent-antiviral-treatments-for-coronaviruses/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jSeN1yqednDRxXeggJySqgdHcmL8a4nf7WISABt8_Fe4m39PupJMFAVWmMcfrXfChoqt$

Why are more kids being infected by, and some dying from, the Delta COVID variant?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/graphics/2021/10/08/covid-19-kids-cases-hospitalizations-deaths/8361479002/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jSeN1yqednDRxXeggJySqgdHcmL8a4nf7WISABt8_Fe4m39PupJMFAVWmMcfrXCL-P7i$

Could delta be the variant to end the pandemic? Experts say maybe https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/exploring-your-health/2021/10/06/could-delta-be-the-variant-to-end-the-pandemic-__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jSeN1yqednDRxXeggJySqgdHcmL8a4nf7WISABt8_Fe4m39PupJMFAVWmMcfrezMCDh2$

‘These F*ckers Have Lied to Us for Long Enough!’ Megyn Kelly EXPLODES on Biden Administration, Scientists for ‘Lies’ on Covid Origin https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://dailycaller.com/2021/10/06/megyn-kelly-slams-biden-admin-covid-19-origin/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jSeN1yqednDRxXeggJySqgdHcmL8a4nf7WISABt8_Fe4m39PupJMFAVWmMcfreh8uPsJ$

# Economy / Finance / Trade
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) set up a vote to suspend the debt ceiling. Democrats don’t have the votes though, so this is mostly symbolic. https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://bit.ly/3iAOdHv__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jSeN1yqednDRxXeggJySqgdHcmL8a4nf7WISABt8_Fe4m39PupJMFAVWmMcfrVrrXMBt$

# Education / Schools
Teacher Quits Over ‘Field Slaves’ Comment to Black Students. A parent said it’s far from the only racist incident reported at the North Carolina charter school.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/teacher-field-slaves-north-carolina_n_615f71dae4b0c1ab4bb23758__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jSeN1yqednDRxXeggJySqgdHcmL8a4nf7WISABt8_Fe4m39PupJMFAVWmMcfrZXgmlVZ$

Florida Steps Up Financial Threats Over White House Role In School Mask Rules https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://wusfnews.wusf.usf.edu/education/2021-08-20/florida-follows-through-on-threat-to-withhold-pay-in-school-mask-battle__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jSeN1yqednDRxXeggJySqgdHcmL8a4nf7WISABt8_Fe4m39PupJMFAVWmMcfrc8ICVM4$

“They don’t have the stamina because they’ve been in their bed learning in their pajamas.” Lotus Hoey, an ESL teacher at Pershing Middle School in Houston, on the difficulties of teaching in person after more than a year of online school eroded students’ structure of learning English.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/08/texas-students-esl/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jSeN1yqednDRxXeggJySqgdHcmL8a4nf7WISABt8_Fe4m39PupJMFAVWmMcfrUmka8PE$

Teachers Get Training After Mom Freaks Over Anti-Racist Book. Teachers in the Dallas area district will reportedly be asked get rid of books that “may be considered offensive” by parents.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/texas-teachers-told-to-vet-class-libraries-after-mom-freaks-out-over-anti-racist-book__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jSeN1yqednDRxXeggJySqgdHcmL8a4nf7WISABt8_Fe4m39PupJMFAVWmMcfrSxT-AHy$

# Employment / Labor
America’s unemployed are sending a message: They’ll go back to work when they feel safe – and well-compensated https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/10/08/september-jobs-report-takeaway/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jSeN1yqednDRxXeggJySqgdHcmL8a4nf7WISABt8_Fe4m39PupJMFAVWmMcfrR2uSudA$

7.5 Million Americans Lost Extra Unemployment Benefits This Week. Here’s How to Get Help https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://time.com/nextadvisor/in-the-news/unemployment-benefits-expire-in-september/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jSeN1yqednDRxXeggJySqgdHcmL8a4nf7WISABt8_Fe4m39PupJMFAVWmMcfrQvfUsqW$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals / Global Indigenous Environmental Defenders Shut Down Peruvian Crude Oil Pipeline “Not a single drop of oil is going to come out of the Amazon until the government takes care of us,” said campaigners.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/10/07/indigenous-environmental-defenders-shut-down-peruvian-crude-oil-pipeline__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jSeN1yqednDRxXeggJySqgdHcmL8a4nf7WISABt8_Fe4m39PupJMFAVWmMcfrdnAXyth$

# Environment / Climate / Interior
To Avert ‘Uncontrollable Climate Chaos,’ Scientists Tell Biden to Stop Backing Fossil Fuels. “When scientists across the U.S. are imploring the president to get the country off fossil fuels, it’s time to listen.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/10/07/avert-uncontrollable-climate-chaos-scientists-tell-biden-stop-backing-fossil-fuels__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jSeN1yqednDRxXeggJySqgdHcmL8a4nf7WISABt8_Fe4m39PupJMFAVWmMcfrdmsvngG$

# Food / GMOs / Chemicals / Other
New GAO report details how federal nutrition programs are thwarted by agencies working at cross purposes. Federal subsidies boost consumption of high-fructose corn syrup, sugar intake recommendations are exceeded by school lunches, and many nutrition programs are simply ignored.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thecounter.org/new-gao-report-details-federal-nutrition-programs-agencies-cross-purposes/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jSeN1yqednDRxXeggJySqgdHcmL8a4nf7WISABt8_Fe4m39PupJMFAVWmMcfra3nlWN_$

What Was the Holodomor? Americans Could Soon Find Out Firsthand: The Holodomor, 1932–1933 — The Genocidal Famine in Ukraine. The word Holodomor is used to describe death or murder inflicted by starvation.
It comes from two Ukrainian words: “holod,” meaning starvation or famine, and “moryty,” to inflict death.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://education.holodomor.ca/teaching-materials/general-essay/*__;Iw!!On18fmf1aQ!jSeN1yqednDRxXeggJySqgdHcmL8a4nf7WISABt8_Fe4m39PupJMFAVWmMcfrQtCmvpQ$

# Global Politics and other news
Haiti is adrift. Suspected Assassins of Haitian President Moïse Trained by US, Linked to Pro-Coup Oligarchy. As the investigation into Moïse’s murder unfolds, the U.S. is laying the groundwork to deploy troops into Haiti for the fourth time in 106 years, at the request of a figure it has spent decades grooming. Since the July 7 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse by Colombian mercenaries, the Haitian people have effectively had no coherent state leadership.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.mintpressnews.com/haiti-suspected-moise-assassins-trained-by-us/277898/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jSeN1yqednDRxXeggJySqgdHcmL8a4nf7WISABt8_Fe4m39PupJMFAVWmMcfrWZ11COp$

China tells US to keep troops out of Taiwan. China has called on the U.S. to abide by the status quo and keep troops out of Taiwan after reports the U.S. has been secretly training Taiwanese forces for at least a year.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/international/china/575916-china-calls-on-us-to-abide-by-agreement-and-keep-troops-out-of__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jSeN1yqednDRxXeggJySqgdHcmL8a4nf7WISABt8_Fe4m39PupJMFAVWmMcfrb_fU5Nb$

# Gov / Politics
Biden to meet with business leaders amid debt ceiling pressure campaign on GOP It’s all about amping up the pressure on Republicans to help suspend the debt limit.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/575507-biden-to-meet-with-business-leaders-as-he-exerts-pressure-on-gop-over__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jSeN1yqednDRxXeggJySqgdHcmL8a4nf7WISABt8_Fe4m39PupJMFAVWmMcfrZkar4ZU$

Biden-Putin Considering ‘Eliminating’ Erdogan Over Syria Aggression.
Erdogan in continual communication with Trump still…in his war on both the US and Russia https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.veteranstoday.com/2021/10/07/biden-putin-considering-eliminating-erdogan-over-syria-aggression/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jSeN1yqednDRxXeggJySqgdHcmL8a4nf7WISABt8_Fe4m39PupJMFAVWmMcfraq8IALw$

Turkey’s Erdogan looks to Putin after Biden talks disappoint https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/united-nations-general-assembly-joe-biden-russia-syria-turkey-8dbe017676c00b2a0645b0bb286241e0__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jSeN1yqednDRxXeggJySqgdHcmL8a4nf7WISABt8_Fe4m39PupJMFAVWmMcfrcETrNyd$

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Slams Manchin for Demanding Cuts to Child-Related Programs. Joe Manchin is demanding that progressives choose between the child tax credit, paid family leave or child care funding.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/ocasio-cortez-slams-manchin-for-demanding-cuts-to-child-related-programs/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jSeN1yqednDRxXeggJySqgdHcmL8a4nf7WISABt8_Fe4m39PupJMFAVWmMcfrU9SKU_U$

# Law Enforcement
Mystery Over Missing Woman in a Cage Takes a Bizarre Twist. The Ozarks home where 33-year-old Cassidy Rainwater was allegedly kept in captivity burned to the ground after authorities found a tripwire and a “live incendiary device.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/missouri-mystery-over-cassidy-rainwater-missing-woman-shown-in-a-cage-takes-a-new-bizarre-twist__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jSeN1yqednDRxXeggJySqgdHcmL8a4nf7WISABt8_Fe4m39PupJMFAVWmMcfrVjRxd6U$

# Legal / Judicial / DOJ
Committee member Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) maintains that executive privilege protects the communications and deliberations of presidents, not former presidents. She says that House investigators examining the events tied to Jan. 6 are “going to use all the tools available to the U.S. Congress, up to and including a referral for criminal prosecution.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cbsnews.com/news/january-6-committee-capitol-riot-subpoena-stop-the-steal/?utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=43106__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jSeN1yqednDRxXeggJySqgdHcmL8a4nf7WISABt8_Fe4m39PupJMFAVWmMcfrfANEizu$

# Media
20 Attorneys General Sue Over ‘Unprecedented’ USPS Slowdown. The lawsuit comes as the USPS’s 10-year plan took effect on Oct. 1. Attorneys general in 19 states and the District of Columbia filed an administrative complaint Thursday seeking to block U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s 10-year budget-cutting plan that includes slower deliveries, more expensive mailing rates and reduced hours for post offices.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/2021/10/07/1044205288/states-complaints-postal-service-cutbacks__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jSeN1yqednDRxXeggJySqgdHcmL8a4nf7WISABt8_Fe4m39PupJMFAVWmMcfrWJqiMh9$

# Medical Alternatives / Herbology
18 Medicinal Properties of Cucumbers: Research Group Marvel over the humble cucumber with these 18 health benefits, which range from keeping your body cool and hydrated to helping prevent diseases such as diabetes https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.greenmedinfo.com/blog/18-medicinal-properties-cucumbers__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jSeN1yqednDRxXeggJySqgdHcmL8a4nf7WISABt8_Fe4m39PupJMFAVWmMcfrQl5AFpI$

# Medical / Health
Inside Purdue Pharma’s Multimillion-Dollar Payouts to Politicians and Pill-Pushers We uncovered a spreadsheet revealing little-known spending that helped sell opioids.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.motherjones.com/crime-justice/2021/10/how-purdue-pharma-paid-out-to-politicians-and-pill-pushers/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jSeN1yqednDRxXeggJySqgdHcmL8a4nf7WISABt8_Fe4m39PupJMFAVWmMcfrawWMgUk$

Higher estimated pesticide exposures linked to ALS risk. Every year, approximately 5,000 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig’s disease.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ehn.org/pesticides-als-2655248546.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jSeN1yqednDRxXeggJySqgdHcmL8a4nf7WISABt8_Fe4m39PupJMFAVWmMcfreh-n_gX$

Is It Bad to Take Ibuprofen Every Day? Don’t pop another pill without reading up on the potential risks of taking ibuprofen daily.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.shape.com/lifestyle/mind-and-body/is-it-bad-to-take-ibuprofen-every-day__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jSeN1yqednDRxXeggJySqgdHcmL8a4nf7WISABt8_Fe4m39PupJMFAVWmMcfrSpSXeaG$

# Military / DOD
Navy Creates new Atlantic Destroyer Task Group to hunt Russian Submarines. The Navy has created a new task group on the East Coast to ensure it has ready destroyers that can deploy on short notice to counter the Russian submarine threat in the Atlantic Ocean.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedefensepost.com/2021/09/29/navy-hunt-russian-submarines/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jSeN1yqednDRxXeggJySqgdHcmL8a4nf7WISABt8_Fe4m39PupJMFAVWmMcfrbq5BxMj$

The Navy’s Next Laser Weapon Is Basically a Real-Life Ray Gun
* The U.S. Navy just signed a contract for a new portable laser weapon system.
* Known as C-UAS HELWS, the service will use the weapon to target drones.
* Thanks to new technology, lasers are getting smaller, but the elusive, handheld laser blaster isn’t reality—yet.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/a37791825/navy-cheap-machine-gun-sized-laser-weapon/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jSeN1yqednDRxXeggJySqgdHcmL8a4nf7WISABt8_Fe4m39PupJMFAVWmMcfrUBtO0R4$

# Science
Of Mice, Men and In-Between: Scientists Debate Blending Of Human, Animal Forms
* In Minnesota, pigs are being born with human blood in their veins.
* In Nevada, there are sheep whose livers and hearts are largely human.
* In California, mice peer from their cages with human brain cells.
Biologists call these hybrid animals chimeras, after the mythical Greek creature with a lion’s head, a goat’s body and a serpent’s tail. They are the products of experiments in which human stem cells were added to developing animal fetuses. But with no federal guidelines in place, an awkward question hovers above the work: How human must a chimera be before more stringent research rules should kick in?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63731-2004Nov19.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jSeN1yqednDRxXeggJySqgdHcmL8a4nf7WISABt8_Fe4m39PupJMFAVWmMcfrdDXrFEG$

As scientists move closer to making part human, part animal organisms, what are the concerns? Human-animal chimeras blur the line about what it means to be human, and this raises serious ethical questions about how we should use them.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/as-scientists-move-closer-to-making-part-human-part-animal-organisms-what-are-the-concerns-159049__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jSeN1yqednDRxXeggJySqgdHcmL8a4nf7WISABt8_Fe4m39PupJMFAVWmMcfrWUWFeAj$

# Space
NASA’s Rover Is One Step Closer to Discovering Life on Mars. The mission has just confirmed that the Jezero Crater was the site of a giant lake in ancient times, increasing the chances it is home to fossilized remnants of life.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/nasas-mars-perseverance-rover-confirms-jezero-crater-was-a-giant-ancient-lake?via=newsletter&source=DDAfternoon__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jSeN1yqednDRxXeggJySqgdHcmL8a4nf7WISABt8_Fe4m39PupJMFAVWmMcfrSEnaDfE$

# Sports
18 NBA Veterans Indicted in $3.9M Insurance Fraud Scheme. The players ripped off the NBA’s benefit plan by submitting fake reimbursement claims for medical services.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/18-nba-veterans-indicted-in-dollar39-million-insurance-fraud-scheme__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jSeN1yqednDRxXeggJySqgdHcmL8a4nf7WISABt8_Fe4m39PupJMFAVWmMcfrbvozelb$

# Technology
After Whistleblower Revelations, It’s Time to Unfriend Facebook. Beneath this benign façade lies a vast network where Facebook profits by promoting discord, violence, human trafficking and by driving young people, especially girls, into a self-loathing that can spiral into depression and suicide. Facebook knows all this https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.democracynow.org/2021/10/7/after_whistleblower_revelations_its_time_to__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jSeN1yqednDRxXeggJySqgdHcmL8a4nf7WISABt8_Fe4m39PupJMFAVWmMcfracAUDzK$

Facebook whistleblower’s explosive testimony: Company makes ‘disastrous’
choices, prioritizes profit
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2021/10/05/facebook-whistleblower-live-updates-frances-haugen-speaks-congress/6001909001/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jSeN1yqednDRxXeggJySqgdHcmL8a4nf7WISABt8_Fe4m39PupJMFAVWmMcfraij9Wvo$

Jeff Bezos bought Twitch for $1 billion. Now, hackers leaked it for free https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zmescience.com/science/twitch-hack-07102021/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jSeN1yqednDRxXeggJySqgdHcmL8a4nf7WISABt8_Fe4m39PupJMFAVWmMcfrXvjg0R5$

# Weather
Hotter weather presents several threats: Climate change has worsened Texas heat, warmed nighttime temperatures and spurred extreme rainfall.
These trends are expected to accelerate in the next 15 years.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/07/texas-climate-change-heat-water/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jSeN1yqednDRxXeggJySqgdHcmL8a4nf7WISABt8_Fe4m39PupJMFAVWmMcfrcjhDoSb$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2021-10-06

Voices, The Peoples News

October 6, 2021
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

# Indigenous
Investigation: Native American Health Service Complacent In Sex Abuse Case https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wsj.com/articles/indian-health-service-repeatedly-did-nothing-to-stop-pediatrician-from-sexually-abusing-patients-report-finds-11633481914__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5BgRVvQ2$

The Senate voted Tuesday to confirm Lauren J. King to a U.S. district court, making her just the fourth Native American judge on the entire federal bench.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/native-american-federal-judge-lauren-king-washington-state_n_615cac29e4b045b6faae4414__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5FwGoUNj$

# Border / Immigration
Are Haitian migrants being deported, repatriated or expelled? And what’s the difference? The migrants have been moved to other sectors for processing. Some have been expelled back to Haiti or Mexico. What justifies an expulsion? And how does it differ from deportation or repatriation? Here’s an outline of the terms:
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/09/23/deportation-expulsion-repatriation-whats-difference/5830081001/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5FT046nm$

Trump Is Gone, But the U.S. Is Still Putting Migrants Through Hell. It is the tyranny of normalcy that allows our government to perpetrate atrocities.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/audio/trump-is-gone-but-the-us-is-still-putting-migrants-through-hell/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5Jtd9De-$

# CoronaVirus
US and Chinese scientists were planning to create a brand new coronavirus at the Wuhan lab that became Covid ground zero before the pandemic erupted, leaked proposals show https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/14/world/asia/china-covid-wuhan-lab-leak.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5EO4JFEw$

Inside the Wuhan lab: French engineering, deadly viruses. After decades researching agricultural pests, Wuhan Institute of Virology was seeking to make its mark with a new high-security lab.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonpost.com__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5PU960EM$

Intelligence on Sick Staff at Wuhan Lab Fuels Debate on intelligence-on-sick-staff-…
Three researchers from the Wuhan Institute of Virology became sick enough in November 2019 that they sought hospital care https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wsj.com__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5Le0tEcL$

A paper published Sept. 30, in Eurosurveillance showed COVID spread rapidly by a fully vaccinated patient to fully vaccinated staff, patients and family members, despite a 96% vaccination rate and use of full personal protective equipment. Five patients died and nine had severe cases.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/covid-outbreak-vaccinated-patient-herd-immunity-theory/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5HTRqida$

Pfizer Scientist: ‘Your Antibodies Are Probably Better Than the Vaccination’ –Nick Karl, Pfizer Scientist:”When somebody is naturally immune — like they got COVID — they probably have more antibodies against the virus. When you actually get the virus, you’re going to start producing antibodies against multiple pieces of the virus. So, your antibodies are probably better at that point than the [COVID] vaccination.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2021/10/04/pfizer_scientists_to_project_veritas_your_antibodies_are_probably_better_than_the_vaccination.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5D2WoI7q$

Project Veritas has released a shocking video as part of its “COVID-19 Vaccine Exposed” series: Three scientists from Pfizer discuss how natural antibodies create equal, if not better, protection against COVID than their own vaccine. The discussion also exposes Pfizer’s “profit-driven, surveillance-based corporate culture.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://am870theanswer.com/columnists/charlie-kirk/posts/undercover-video-reveals-pfizer-scientists-saying-natural-antibodies-better-than-vaccine-work-for-evil-corporation__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5JVAknX2$

New York’s largest healthcare provider fires 1,400 unvaccinated workers https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/new-yorks-largest-healthcare-provider-fires-1400-unvaccinated-workers-2021-10-04/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5J4raJJM$

Johnson & Johnson is asking the Food and Drug Administration to allow extra shots of its COVID-19 vaccine as the U.S. government moves toward expanding its booster campaign.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-science-business-coronavirus-vaccine-health-8692f5cba58e8f98c97b99a49a7dc535__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5MwUgHIQ$

Who Launched COVID Global Hysteria? World Health Organization Redefined “Pandemic”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.naturalblaze.com/2021/10/who-launched-covid-global-hysteria.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed*3A*naturalblaze**A28Natural*Blaze*29__;JSsrJSsl!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5Al0prM6$

Microneedle vaccine patch delivers stronger immune response than a shot https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://uncnews.unc.edu/2021/09/23/a-3d-printed-vaccine-patch-offers-vaccination-without-a-shot/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5Ir23Ivj$

Leaders Of Idaho, Florida, Arizona Are Hoping You Aren’t Paying Attention https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://khn.org/morning-breakout/leaders-of-idaho-florida-arizona-are-hoping-you-arent-paying-attention/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5D9BB_Ht$

False Results Force Recall Of Hundreds Of Thousands Of Ellume Covid Tests https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.techtimes.com/articles/266236/20211005/rapid-home-covid-19-test-kits-show-higher-false-positives.htm__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5KMYg3au$

Almost 5,000 Kaiser Permanente Health Care Employees Suspended for Refusing Vaccine. Health care conglomerate Kaiser Permanente, one of the nation’s largest health care consortiums, has suspended nearly 5,000 of its employees that have refused to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, the company announced Tuesday.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/almost-5-000-kaiser-permanente-health-care-employees-suspended-for-refusing-vaccine/ar-AAPaVF0?ocid=winp1taskbar__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5CcOhDNY$

Three people at the head of Moderna cracked the Forbes list of the wealthiest people in the U.S. following the company’s development of a coronavirus vaccine that has been used around the world.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/575582-moderna-founders-crack-forbes-list-for-wealthiest-people-in-us__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5LaqASkM$

# Economy / Finance / Trade
Senate Republicans say they won’t vote to let the federal government pay its bills because Democrats are the bigger spenders so they should do it themselves.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.yahoo.com/dumbest-debt-ceiling-standoff-185927125.html?fr=sychp_catchall__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5Dyrjv-c$

Trump Org CFO Has One Defense: Gross Incompetence. The last time Allen Weisselberg was under a spotlight, he told New York state investigators he signed documents without reading them, and didn’t realize he was a charity’s director.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-organization-cfo-allen-weisselberg-has-one-defense-gross-incompetence__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5EEegI-z$

Don’t Throw Away These Letters From the IRS, They’re Not a Scam.
Taxpayers have been confused by letters recently sent out by the IRS, thinking they’re a scam.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnet.com/personal-finance/dont-lose-that-irs-letter-about-your-third-stimulus-check-heres-what-to-do-with-it/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5M8s9CNt$

Elizabeth Warren Probes “Corrupt” Link Between Tax System and Private Sector. A recent report found that top accounting firms send employees to the federal government to rewrite tax code. The lawmakers have sent letters to five top accounting firms asking them to detail their revolving door relationships with the government.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/elizabeth-warren-probes-corrupt-link-between-tax-system-and-private-sector/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5NOizzwI$

# Education / Schools
AG Merrick Garland Instructs FBI to Mobilize Against Parents Who Oppose Critical Race Theory, Covid Mandates in Public Schools, classifying dissent as “domestic terrorism.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2021/10/04/garland-fbi-educator-threats-515104__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5Hp_xRaE$

Thousands of Unvaccinated New York City Teachers on Unpaid Leave – Union https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ntd.com/thousands-of-unvaccinated-new-york-city-teachers-on-unpaid-leave-union_684465.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5LWQUpJW$

Biden Admin to AZ: Stop Using COVID Aid on Anti-Mask Grants. Gov. Doug Ducey has been using pandemic funding on education grants that can only be given to schools without mask mandates.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2021-10-05/arizona-cant-use-covid-money-for-anti-mask-grants-feds-say__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5GvLgtXZ$

Biden’s Justice and Education departments declare war on parents. Once upon a time, parents held enormous sway over their children’s education.
Now, parents have little say over what is taught in public school classrooms.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/biden-justice-education-war-parents__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5ArD6W6x$

# Employment / Labor
Why the U.S. is facing one of the worst labor shortages in history. More Americans are quitting their jobs than ever. Here’s what it’s going to take to get more Americans back to work.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vox.com/2019/8/12/20801941/us-labor-shortage-workers-quit__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5ChmJ3-y$

‘Fighting for our future’: Kellogg’s workers strike after contract with the cereal maker expires https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.freep.com/story/news/2021/10/05/kellogg-co-union-workers-battle-creek-strike-after-contact-expires/6001321001/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5DvCavCr$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals California oil spill: Pipeline that spewed more than 140,000 gallons of oil into Southern California waters wasn’t shut down for more than 3 hours after pressure failure alert, feds say https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/10/05/what-caused-california-oil-spill/6001096001/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5ELJhQNH$

The latest spill, thought to be from a decades-old pipeline that connected three platforms to a pumping station in Long Beach, has brought scrutiny to California’s aging offshore oil and gas infrastructure.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wtva.com/content/national/575464902.html?ref=902__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5J40TdhC$

California pipeline was split, ‘pulled like a bowstring’: Why was the response delayed?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/10/06/oil-spill-california-coast-guard-scrutinized-delayed-response/6017479001/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5Ibb4RS9$

# Environment / Climate / Interior
Canary Islands volcano: Could eruption cause landslide and mega-tsunami?
After the 1949 eruption, ruptures were found on the surface. In Day and Ward’s later study, these ruptures were described as “ominous” because they were evidence of a subsurface detachment. In other words, the crack doesn’t stop at the surface.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/canary-islands-volcano-could-eruption-cause-landslide-and-mega-tsunami/MEAOBU6BPNYO7QPCIWCNOHVU7A/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5IsRxW7A$

‘The leading cause of Black land loss’: how the climate crisis is supercharging dispossession. When informal heirs’ property owners cannot access disaster aid the racial wealth gap grows larger.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/oct/06/leading-cause-black-land-loss-how-climate-crisis-supercharging-dispossession__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5AlruJuG$

Alex Pareene: Climate-friendly investment funds are a scam. Wall Street is trying to fool investors into thinking they can get rich and save the planet at the same time. Al Gore and his partners named their strategy “sustainable capitalism,” which is certainly friendlier to the ear than “ESG,” but the concept is the same.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://newrepublic.com/article/163865/climate-change-investment-funds-scam-esg-wall-street__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5IRwHQMP$

U.S. Demands Something for Nothing at Glasgow. The top constraint on global climate talks is still parochial American politics.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/environment/us-demands-something-for-nothing-at-glasgow/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5BUERqfb$

# Global Politics and other news
Three Swiss Guards resign after Vatican orders vaccinations and introduces Covid-19 Green Passes for staff and visitors https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rt.com/news/536494-vatican-swiss-guards-vaccination/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5JpPDOOj$

What people are missing about China’s incursions into the Taiwan Strait https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/what-people-are-missing-about-china-s-incursions-into-the-taiwan-strait/ar-AAPbtSr?ocid=winp1taskbar__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5PlFl_uy$

# Gov / Politics
US attempts to mend ties with France. The United States and France have inched closer to normalized relations after last month’s U.S. submarine deal with the United Kingdom and Australia created a rift between the two longtime allies.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/defense/overnights/575471-defense-national-security__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5G_jLF4i$

World War III is coming. No nuclear war is needed. Those who will destroy the US will never be hunted down as most of them already rule the US. How we know a war is coming is simple, experts have tracked movements within the US that have intentionally totally destroyed the ability of the US to respond to a national emergency to these organizations, intelligence agencies, think tanks, banking cabals, secret societies, and elitist cults.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.veteranstoday.com/2021/10/05/blockbuster-world-war-iii-is-coming-and-america-already-lost/?mc_cid=9b32891b94&mc_eid=3f7488d454__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5F-v7_m1$

The Massive Biden Reset You Probably Don’t Even Know Is Happening. Part of the problem is an administration with “too many press secretaries and not enough communications strategists.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-massive-biden-reset-you-probably-dont-even-know-is-happening__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5MaYke1r$

Report: Trump’s Former Aides Plan to Defy January 6 Commission’s Subpoenas The former aides have been ordered to hand over documents by Thursday, and to testify later this month.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/us-elections-government/ny-capitol-riot-congressional-committee-subpoena-20211006-shlgd2wwqbcsrohelukyva5g3u-story.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5B5noY0s$

Watch Biden’s comments on using the “nuclear option”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://bit.ly/3a9oJMW__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5Pr3LT2i$

Biden floats nuclear option to counter filibuster on debt ceiling https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ihej3iS4ss__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5BdG6D7s$

# Law Enforcement
FBI raids home of New York police union president. The president of a New York City police union appears to be under federal investigation after FBI agents raided his home and the union headquarters on Tuesday.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ny-fbi-sergeants-benevolent-association-raid-investigation-20211005-4mn4i2uf2zh2famn36qyqu6m2i-story.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5PTvNJla$

# Legal / Judicial / DOJ
One of NY’s most senior judges barred from courthouse over COVID-19 vaccine https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2021/10/04/this-unvaxxed-ny-judge-is-now-barred-from-entering-the-courthouse/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5J7wfldT$

Trump Will Order Top Aides to Ignore Riot Subpoenas: The four aides will reportedly be directed by the former president to resist orders to comply with House investigators.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/oct/06/trump-aides-capitol-attack-house-select-committee__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5AINtL8W$

Hundreds of judges are breaking the law, and we’re doing nothing to stop it. Nine of 10 kept their jobs, a Reuters investigation found – including an Alabama judge who unlawfully jailed hundreds of poor people, many of them Black, over traffic fines.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-judges-misconduct/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5AXyeJSJ$

# Marijuana / Hemp / CBD Oil
New York Marijuana Regulators Hold First Legalization Implementation Meeting And Approve Patient Access To Flower Cannabis https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.marijuanamoment.net/new-york-marijuana-regulators-hold-first-legalization-implementation-meeting-and-approve-patient-access-to-flower-cannabis/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5AciwfzF$

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania voters will decide on a marijuana ballot referendum next month that calls on state lawmakers to “pass legislation that would decriminalize, regulate and tax the use and sale” of cannabis.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.marijuanamoment.net/philadelphia-will-vote-on-marijuana-referendum-calling-for-statewide-legalization-next-month/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5J_gMSps$

The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation reported that retailers have sold just under $1 billion worth of legal recreational marijuana products so far this year after new September data shows the seventh month in a row with cannabis sales surpassing
$100 million.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.marijuanamoment.net/illinois-marijuana-sales-near-1-billion-in-2021-with-sizable-september-numbers/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5E8_YsAu$

The House Judiciary Committee tweeted, “It is time for Congress to pass the #MOREAct, which will:
➡️Decriminalize marijuana at the federal level ➡️Reassess marijuana convictions ➡️Invest in local communities”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://twitter.com/HouseJudiciary/status/1445437757397012483__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5EKsQ_lx$

# Medical / Health
New Documentary on WHO Exposes Widespread Corruption, Massive Funding by Bill Gates. “TrustWHO,” a documentary film produced by Lilian Franck, reveals the clandestine influences — including Bill Gates’s role as No.
1 funder — controlling the World Health Organization https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/trustwho-documentary-who-corruption-funding-bill-gates/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5HueFUoi$

Battles over ‘virginity testing’ and ‘virginity-restoration surgery’
reveal the persistence of dangerous pseudoscience. Some girls are born without a hymen, while others tear the membrane long before they have sex, most commonly by exercising or, today, by using tampons.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2021/10/05/viewpoint-battles-over-virginity-testing-and-virginity-restoration-surgery-reveal-the-persistence-of-dangerous-pseudoscience/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5Mb_snog$

‘Clinically proven’ memory-boosting supplements like Prevagen don’t work. So how do they escape FDA crackdown?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dailyadvent.com/news/46e6d4dd6d1655a8b2174802dd5c503f-Clinically-proven-memoryboosting-supplements-like-Prevagen-dont-work-So-how-do-they-escape-FDA-crackdown__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5NKIY49b$

Major Insurers Running Billions of Dollars Behind on Payments to Hospitals and Doctors https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2021/10/05/anthem-united-major-insurers-behind-payments-hospitals-covid/5997173001/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5NpSQ_Jb$

A Colorado Health System Will Deny Transplants For Unvaxxed Patients https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.denverpost.com/2021/10/05/uc-health-covid-vaccine-transplant-denial/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5Ce_0_pG$

Ban on negotiating Medicare drug prices under pressure. Negotiating Medicare drug prices is the linchpin of President Joe Biden’s ambitious health care agenda. Not only would consumers see lower costs, but savings would be plowed into other priorities such as dental coverage for retirees and lower premiums for people with plans under the Obama-era health law.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/lifestyle-business-congress-health-care-reform-medicare-756e3255a1cb4ab8c813151aec19b60c__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5BMslu4O$

FACT SHEET: President Biden Calls on Congress to Lower Prescription Drug Prices. On average, Americans pay two to three times as much as people in other countries for prescription drugs, and one in four Americans who take prescription drugs struggle to afford their medications.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/08/12/fact-sheet-president-biden-calls-on-congress-to-lower-prescription-drug-prices/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5EtjaXQE$

People are developing diabetes after COVID-19. It might be because the virus is messing with insulin-producing cells, new research suggests.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.healthleadersmedia.com/covid-19/people-are-developing-diabetes-after-covid-19-it-might-be-because-virus-messing-insulin__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5H7H8xeT$

‘Historical Event’: WHO Endorses First-Ever Malaria Vaccine. The disease kills about 500,000 people a year, the majority of whom are kids in Africa. The agency said children in areas with moderate to high levels of P. falciparum, the deadliest and predominant species of the parasite causing malaria, should take the four-dose vaccine starting at 5 months old.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/ny-who-recommends-first-ever-malaria-vaccine-children-sub-saharan-africa-20211006-vbw6yihjmfbytgi7bt36fcyohm-story.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5Akpgvvf$

Black Women Are Leading Efforts to Combat Rising Maternal and Infant Mortality. To improve Black maternal and infant health, professionals must focus on systems that directly impact Black families.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/black-women-are-leading-efforts-to-combat-rising-maternal-and-infant-mortality/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5N5hnfzR$

# Military / DOD
Pentagon Begins ‘Continuous Vetting’ of All Troops for Insider Threats, Extremism; Social Media May Come Next. Automatic alerts will flag records or activities of concern among all Defense Department personnel.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2021/10/pentagon-begins-continuous-vetting-all-troops-insider-threats-extremism-social-media-may-come-next/185876/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5LJ94UGj$

Pentagon requires COVID-19 vaccines for all civilians by Nov. 22. All
700,000 Defense Department civilians are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Nov. 22, the Pentagon announced late Monday.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/defense/575434-pentagon-requires-covid-19-vaccines-for-civilian-employees-by-nov-22__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5IZkcOax$

DOD employees with security clearance to be continuously vetted. The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency has successfully enrolled all Defense Department service members, civilians and contractors with a security clearance, about 3.6 million people, in its current continuous vetting program.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/2800381/all-dod-personnel-now-receive-continuous-security-vetting/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5D6OJi0R$

# Other News
Independent Sleuths Claim They’ve Cracked Zodiac Killer Case. The team of retired cops, journalist and military investigators say they’ve identified the killer as a man who died in 2018.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/group-of-independent-sleuths-claim-theyve-identified-the-zodiac-killer__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5IlQaWdq$

# Science
Politics, ideology and values shape science at nearly every stage, from deciding what phenomena to research to how to talk about results https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2021/10/06/politics-ideology-and-values-shape-science-at-nearly-every-stage-from-deciding-what-phenomena-to-study-to-choosing-how-to-study-and-talk-about-them/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5KRtSELO$

# Security
Top-Secret CIA Cable: Too Many Informants Are Getting Killed. Every CIA station across the world got the stark message: The agency is losing too many spies.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/cia-warns-in-top-secret-cable-that-too-many-informants-are-getting-killed__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5I59Lynz$

# Social
“I don’t have time to go to jail. And I don’t want that on my record.”
Shirley Crawford, a 54-year-old resident of the Riverside homeless encampment, spent a week packing up her belongings ahead of the camp’s clearing. She didn’t want to risk a ticket or arrest for another offense for fear it could harm her chances of securing permanent housing.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/06/austin-camping-ban-homeless/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5JgraG19$

Locals are being pushed out of their hometowns: Here’s why. Yahoo Finance Correspondent Vera Gibbons shares the details.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://finance.yahoo.com/video/locals-being-pushed-hometowns-heres-164456583.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5NLZqSLh$

# Space
NASA to unleash ‘planetary defense’ tech against asteroid. NASA’s first mission to demonstrate a planetary defense technique – will get one chance to hit its target, the small moonlet in the binary asteroid system Didymos.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-s-first-planetary-defense-technology-demonstration-to-collide-with-asteroid-in-2022__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5MJwDlCR$

# Technology
Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg responds to whistleblower Frances Haugen. Zuckerberg called Haugen’s testimony “not true,” in a statement he released on Facebook.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2021/oct/06/mark-zuckerberg-hits-back-at-facebook-whistleblower-frances-haugen-claims__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5G_sZs7h$

AT&T Is Behind the Rise of Pro-Trump Network, Report Says: The communications giant was reportedly a major source of funding for the fringe network as it broadcast far-right conspiracy theories in the Trump era.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-oneamerica-att/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5GunPurZ$

Most powerful laser in U.S. to start operations in 2022. The project will put America back on the laser map.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zmescience.com/science/most-powerful-laser-in-u-s-to-start-operations-in-2022/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ioQRSQCnfYCCKh_grGi_Ssi38bqutTe8OqvLk1tEf3PNCWPSOkfjnWnuZ1bl5BM1sMNR$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2021-10-05

Voices, The Peoples News

October 5, 2021
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

# Border / Immigration
Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Donald Trump’s Plan to Use $3.6 Billion for Border Wall. The Court’s Monday ruling called for a reassessment of the case, given the new circumstances under which the project is being considered and with a different administration in the White House.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142808361__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQcsIN5pm$

# CoronaVirus
What’s the difference between COVID booster shot and third dose? The booster is only for people who got the Pfizer vaccine. It’s given six months after your second dose. It’s recommended for people over the age of 65, adults working in long-term care settings, and those 50-64 with underlying conditions. The third dose is for people who got the Moderna or Pfizer vaccine, and because of immune issues may not have worked properly. The additional dose can be given 28 days after the second shot.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/what-s-the-difference-between-covid-booster-shot-and-third-dose/ar-AAP8DOg?ocid=winp1taskbar__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQXjuMejS$

CDC Data Shows This Group Of Fully Vaxxed People Are Most Likely To Get A Breakthrough Infection. As of April 30, 2021, approximately 101 million persons in the United States had been fully vaccinated against COVID-19. However, during the surveillance period, SARS-CoV-2 transmission continued at high levels in many parts of the country https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7021e3.htm__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQWhh8Ui1$

Why full FDA approval of the Pfizer vaccine wasn’t the ‘silver bullet’
for vaccination rates
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theweek.com/coronavirus/1005618/why-full-fda-approval-of-the-pfizer-vaccine-wasnt-the-silver-bullet-for__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQca0PX6P$

Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness drops after 6 months -study https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcjaPXytG5Q__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQTLOzZjP$

New Covid Vaccine May be Needed Next Year, BioNTech CEO Says. The scientist who helped develop the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine said a new version of the shot may be needed next year to protect against the virus.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2021/10/04/biontech-says-new-covid-19-vaccines-may-be-needed-next-year/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQZVbLUPK$

Alameda County revises COVID-19 death count by 25%: According to the Health Department, the 25% decrease was made to comply with the state’s definition of a COVID-19 death, which requires COVID-19 to be a direct or contributing factor or a situation in which it can’t be ruled out.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://abc7news.com/covid-death-count-alameda-county-deaths-19-cases/10755419/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQQ_wH6pl$

An appeal for an objective, open, and transparent scientific debate about the origin of SARS-CoV-2 https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(21)02019-5/fulltext__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQUIqk0nU$

C.D.C. Chief Overrules Agency Panel and Recommends Pfizer-BioNTech Boosters for Workers at Risk https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/24/world/covid-boosters-vaccine-cdc-director.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQU19ydak$

COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters Could Mean Billions for Drugmakers https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-business-science-health-coronavirus-vaccine-5305defac283ac5f352bc47fcb74c82b__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQeBiUPl1$

YouTube is banning prominent anti-vaccine activists and blocking all anti-vaccine content https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2021/09/29/youtube-ban-joseph-mercola/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQaPpuvSj$

# Economy / Finance / Trade
‘Pandora papers’ show London is a key hub for tax avoidance https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/business-london-europe-media-f91432c785e4e06a8fb2c7370d4ca63d__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQQ4V9j-w$

Biden proposal to give IRS more access to your bank account a ‘truly dumb idea’: Rep. Kustoff. The Biden proposal means a ‘gross invasion of privacy,” the Tennessee lawmaker said. Their plan is to essentially audit every single account where there’s a $600 transaction.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.foxbusiness.com/media/biden-proposal-to-give-irs-more-access-to-your-bank-account-a-truly-dumb-idea-rep-kustoff__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQcjDk82x$

Raising the Debt Ceiling Is Now a Slightly Less Nightmarish Task.
Republicans should share the burden of this unpopular chore, since (a) much of the debt involved was run up under Republican presidents and (b) Democrats accommodated Republicans on debt-limit relief during the Trump presidency.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/10/democrats-can-raise-debt-ceiling-via-reconciliation-bill.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQRPfJEg7$

What is ‘reconciliation,’ and why is it holding up the infrastructure package?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/06/28/what-reconciliation-why-holding-up-infrastructure-deal/7787722002/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQQWYkZZd$

WH: GOP spent like ‘drunken sailors’ – now must pay: White House press secretary Jen Psaki bluntly calls out GOP lawmakers about their spending during the Trump era and their refusal now to raise the national debt limit. Psaki said they “spent like drunken sailors,” during the last four years.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/videos-06ca770b0bf9489399f14abe315dc3b9__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQb-EkN5j$

What Does Mitch McConnell Want in the Debt Ceiling Discussions? “Your lieutenants in Congress must understand that you do not want your unified Democratic government to sleepwalk toward an avoidable catastrophe when they have had nearly three months’ notice to do their job,” McConnell wrote.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/575159-mcconnell-respectfully-tells-biden-its-time-for-democrats-to-raise-debt__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQQN_8NcU$

Byron Donalds: Joe Biden has no credibility, is ‘gaslighting’ the American people with debt ceiling talks. Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., a member of the House Budget Committee, reacts to President Biden’s criticism of the Republican Party https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/byron-donalds-joe-biden-has-no-credibility-is-gaslighting-the-american-people-with-debt-ceiling-talks/vi-AAP8l5Q?ocid=winp1taskbar__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQcGpxWa_$

# Education / Schools
Inside the Right’s Plan to Rebrand Sex Ed as ‘Child Porn’: Their new tactics include harassing school boards and calling the cops on librarians.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/inside-the-rights-plan-to-rebrand-sex-ed-as-child-porn__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQbckxVEC$

Attorney General Merrick Garland Says FBI Will Assist Schools Facing Violence From Anti-Mask Parents. The order comes a week after the National School Boards Association called for the Biden administration to step in.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/ag-garland-says-fbi-will-assist-schools-facing-violence-from-anti-mask-parents/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQaEPs5sv$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals Consumers soon will face severe electricity bill shock: Valery Chow of Wood Mackenzie says coal becomes the fallback option in light of the natural gas crisis.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/whats-behind-15-000-electricity-bills-in-texas-155822__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQY5K4dtg$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals / Global # Environment / Climate / Interior Dead fish and birds are washing up on the coast of Southern California after more than 125,000 gallons of oil spilled into the Pacific Ocean https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.yahoo.com/news/dead-fish-birds-washing-coast-020641339.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQdTkNds1$

Massive California oil spill was reported Friday. But nobody told the millions who went to the beaches.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2021/10/04/massive-oil-spill-off-california-reported-friday-reports-show-but-risk-public-wasnt-told/5993850001/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQS403pau$

Did an anchor strike the pipeline? Cause of California oil spill catastrophe could be determined today https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/10/05/what-caused-california-oil-spill/6001096001/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQegAAf3O$

# Environment / Climate / Global
Melting permafrost could release nuclear waste and deadly viruses. As climate change warms the Arctic, melting ice could release hazardous chemicals and radioactive material dating to the Cold War. Vanishing permafrost could also free viruses and bacteria that have slumbered beneath Arctic ice for tens of thousands of years, a new study shows.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.livescience.com/warming-arctic-nuclear-waste-viruses*:*:text=As*20climate*20change*20warms*20the,years*2C*20a*20new*20study*20shows__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSU!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQbtffouz$

# Food / GMOs / Chemicals / Other
Food Shortages: Grocery shoppers have been vocal about all the shortages they are seeing on shelves right now, and employees are joining in https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.eatthis.com/news-walmart-shortages-october-2021/?utm_source=msn&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=msn-feed__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQRwe1rlL$

In lawsuit over stranded pollock, judge denies seafood harvester temporary relief. The company says that the fines have left tons of U.S.-bound fish stuck in Canada, and that last week’s ruling may delay delivery even further.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thecounter.org/lawsuit-stranded-pollock-judge-denies-seafood-harvester-relief/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQYrvlEkS$

# Food Recalls / Alerts
Mice in the spice. Ready-to-eat spices and food additives exposed to widespread rodent infestation were seized by the FDA. More than 25,000 boxes and bags of bulk spices and food additives stored in a Miami warehouse were seized by federal agents on Friday due to widespread “insanitary conditions,” reports CNN.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/02/us/spices-food-additives-seized-rodent-infestation/index.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQZJYiJzo$

# Global Politics and other news
Taiwan preparing for possible war with China following a series of increasingly aggressive military activity from Beijing, with Taipei’s foreign minister warning that should the nation attack, it would “suffer tremendously.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-10-04/taiwan-preparing-for-war-with-china/100511294__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQUvpHKEw$

As China-Taiwan Tensions Rise, Japan Begins Preparing for Possible Conflict Tokyo’s leaders are speaking up about risks over Taiwan and urging closer cooperation with the U.S.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wsj.com/articles/as-china-taiwan-tensions-rise-japan-begins-preparing-for-possible-conflict-11630067601__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQaMJ873Z$

China is trying to reshape its economy- here’s why that matters to the U.S.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://finance.yahoo.com/video/china-trying-reshape-economy-heres-145949668.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQTmy1zE6$

# Gov / Politics
Joe Biden Vows to Defend Senkaku Islands If Attacked by China https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://washingtonnewsday.com/world/if-china-attacks-the-senkaku-islands-joe-biden-promises-to-defend-them/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQfrqVBTH$

Donald Trump
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/topic/donald-trump__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQYo4hlEN$

Ex-White House press secretary warns Trump ‘will be about revenge’ if reelected https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/10/04/trump-wants-revenge-if-reelected-stephanie-grisham-says/5994439001/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQelUhJcB$

Bernie Sanders Explains Why Most Media Coverage of Reconciliation Fight Is Corporate Con Job. “There’s a big disconnect between the corporate media and working people,” said the senator.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/10/05/bernie-sanders-explains-why-most-media-coverage-reconciliation-fight-corporate-con__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQWnXzUoQ$

# Law Enforcement
Dog the Bounty Hunter Says Search For Brian Laundrie is Becoming ‘More Dangerous’ as he hands over key evidence for DNA testing https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.the-sun.com/news/3795150/dog-bounty-hunter-brian-laundrie-search/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQVanxzwC$

Houston Galleria-area shooting that killed New Orleans detective pinned to crime ring, police say. A heist of a $100,000 watch and the robbery murder of a League City man are among cases tied to group, police say.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://abc13.com/houston-galleria-crime-hpd-affluent-area-robberies-grotto-murder-league-city-yacht-owner-killed/11079465/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQXL7Lk77$

# Legal / Judicial / DOJ
Harris County judge routinely rules against DA motions to keep violent criminals in jail: KHOU 11 Investigates: The Harris County judge under fire for previously granting bond to an accused cop-killer has a history of not keeping habitual offenders in jail, a KHOU 11 analysis of court records has found.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.khou.com/article/news/investigations/khou-11-investigates-judge-greg-glass/285-edfd3667-682f-42fe-b6fe-7bd144e3664a__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQR0LNr1I$

Century-old racist US Supreme Court cases still rule over millions of Americans The 4 million inhabitants of five U.S. territories – Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Northern Marianas Islands, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands – do not have the full protection of the Constitution, because of a series of Supreme Court cases dating back to 1901 that are based on archaic, often racist language and reasoning.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/century-old-racist-us-supreme-court-cases-still-rule-over-millions-of-americans-167091__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQXSMWkUF$

Former prosecutor and police officer Phil Holloway said that if Brian Laundrie’s family sent law enforcement on a ‘wild goose chase’ they would be in serious legal trouble.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://video.foxnews.com/v/6275541117001*sp=show-clips__;Iw!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQdQBqxEp$

Brian Laundrie’s sister, Cassie, breaks her silence and says her parents’ lawyer advised them not to talk to her. “I’m in the boat where I’m getting ignored by my family and thrown under the bus by my family’s lawyer,” she said.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.businessinsider.in/policy/news/brian-laundries-sister-cassie-breaks-her-silence-and-says-her-parents-lawyer-advised-them-not-to-talk-to-her/articleshow/86772987.cms__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQXryqeJX$

Judge Will Haul Trump in for Questioning in Zervos Lawsuit. It would be the first time Donald Trump has been questioned under oath in court since his inauguration.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-will-be-hauled-in-for-questioning-in-summer-zervos-lawsuit-judge-says__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQYFyVfP-$

Human Rights Attorney Sentenced to Prison After Winning Case Against Chevron. A pro-Chevron judge sentenced Steven Donziger to prison for refusing to hand Chevron confidential client communications.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/human-rights-attorney-sentenced-to-prison-after-winning-case-against-chevron/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQT9KmF8E$

# LGBTQ
The Pandemic Forced My Transgender Wife to Fight Our Insurer Over Hormones https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://californiahealthline.org/news/article/transgender-care-hormone-treatment-insurance-battles-pandemic/?fr=operanews__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQQeRlnQ0$

# Media
Yes, your mail is getting slower, America. The postmaster general’s changes at the US Postal Service are causing longer delivery times.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.yahoo.com/news/yes-mail-getting-slower-america-180408690.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQaGdUO5x$

# Medical / Health
Francis Collins, who served under Presidents Biden, Trump and Obama, is stepping down as director of the National Institutes of Health.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/10/05/930886479/nih-francis-collins-resigns-national-institutes-health__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQWCl7_YE$

Yezo Virus, New Disease That Infects Humans, Discovered in Japan. The Yezo virus was discovered after a 41-year-old man was admitted to the hospital in 2019 with fever and leg pain after being bitten by an arthropod believed to be a tick.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.sci-news.com/medicine/yezo-virus-10132.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQX9Lq0BZ$

Oklahoma judge blocks 2 abortion laws, allows 3 others. An Oklahoma judge on Monday temporarily blocked two new anti-abortion laws from taking effect next month, including a measure similar to a Texas abortion ban that effectively bans the procedure after about six weeks of pregnancy.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/abortion-oklahoma-city-oklahoma-texas-courts-faaaced190b218f1be570b4083b0b829__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQclocqZf$

# Other News
Bridge connecting Michigan and Canada shut down to traffic due to discovery of possible explosives https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.yahoo.com/bridge-connecting-michigan-canada-shut-171245045.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQdZiKxLY$

# Social
The brutal trade in enslaved people within the US has been largely whitewashed out of history. They did not appear to know that by the time slavery ended in 1865, more than 1 million enslaved people had been forcibly moved across state lines in their own country, or that hundreds of thousands more had been bought and sold within individual states.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/the-brutal-trade-in-enslaved-people-within-the-us-has-been-largely-whitewashed-out-of-history-165442__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQeQUVMjx$

‘Landlord From Hell’ Tortured Black Tenants During COVID: Renters hope that David Merryman will finally get his due now that the Virginia attorney general has slapped the landlord with an $8 million housing discrimination suit.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/racist-landlord-from-hell-tortured-tenants-during-covid-19-pandemic-lawsuit-says__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQW_dVpUG$

# Technology
Government secretly orders Google to track anyone searching certain names, addresses, and phone numbers https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/fed-govt-secretly-orders-google-track-anyone-searched-certain-names-addresses-phone-numbers__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQXqBJ5CN$

A tough day for Facebook, again: The Senate Commerce subcommittee on consumer protection touched on algorithmic amplification of dangerous content, Facebook’s approach to moderation outside of the U.S. and how to craft policy. Here are the biggest takeaways.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/technology/575440-four-big-takeaways-from-a-tough-hearing-for-facebook__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQXCCxbqh$

Nine-in-ten Voters in key frontline districts support candidates who ensure U.S. tech remains globally competitive. A new survey released by Ipsos in partnership with the American Edge Project (AEP) shows that voters in frontline districts want their elected officials to focus on issues of national security, jobs, and health care as opposed to breaking up tech companies.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/technology/overnights/575449-hillicon-valley__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQTuD_SgR$

Google is about to turn on two-factor authentication by default for millions of users. And it’s reminding you to set up the Inactive Account Manager while you still can https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/5/22710421/google-security-2fa-inactive-account-management__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lxyMqIMY4YWiQyD2l1yKyFmrhAs72fvb6mndmm0tvmxGezDejV-YiMwVzYoCQV79RTZS$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2021-10-04

Voices, The Peoples News

October 4, 2021
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

# Indigenous
A small but growing group of Indigenous people is protesting industrial expansion in Corpus Christi Bay, the site of both their ancestors and thousands of Native American artifacts. They call themselves Karankawa Kadla. “Kadla” means culturally mixed, and Karankawa is the name of a people who, for several centuries, controlled a more than 300-mile stretch of the Gulf Coast shore from approximately present-day Galveston Bay south to Corpus Christi Bay.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/04/karankawa-corpus-christi-texas-artifacts/?mc_cid=3b94c218ac&mc_eid=6f15633605__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jfqRgpnY$

Chiara Sunshine Beaumont, a 27-year-old Karankawa Kadla woman who lives in Austin. A group of descendants of the Karankawa people is fighting to protect a coastal area from an encroaching oil export facility.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/04/karankawa-corpus-christi-texas-artifacts/?mc_cid=3b94c218ac&mc_eid=6f15633605__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jfqRgpnY$

# Indigenous / Global
Mining giant Rio Tinto’s control of Nechako River waterflow in B.C.
challenged by local First Nations. Saik’uz, Stellat’en and Nadleh Whut’en First Nations want a new river governance regime put in place.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/mining-giant-rio-tintos-control-of-nechako-river-waterflow-in-b-c-challenged-by-local-first-nations__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jQOzOc8k$

50 Years Later, Finally Justice for Brazil’s Indigenous Krenak People.
“Justice, however slow, is being served,” said Indigenous chief Geovani Krenak. “The spirit of our assassinated warriors, like my grandfather, welcomes this decision.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/10/03/50-years-later-finally-justice-brazils-indigenous-krenak-people__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jZTx1cVM$

# Animals / Pets / Alerts / Food Recalls Fromm Family Foods is recalling approximately 5500 cases of its canned dog food entrees because they may contain high levels of vitamin D.
According to the Food and Drug Administration, high levels of vitamin D can lead to kidney failure and death in dogs.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/dog-food-recall/fromm-recall-2021/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jTm2qk-T$

# Archaeology
Archaeologists uncover hidden citadel in ancient Maya city: Using airborne data, a group of archaeologists discovered a previously unknown structural complex near the Maya city of Tikal, in what is now Guatemala. While the city is notable in itself, what makes the discovery even more interesting is that the complex’s structures are similar to buildings in Teotihuacan, a Mesoamerican city.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zmescience.com/science/archaeology/archaeologists-uncover-hidden-citadel-in-ancient-maya-city/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jbZViXl0$

# Border / Immigration
The Texas prison system finally received the paperwork Friday to begin letting 240 migrants imprisoned in violation of state law out of custody on no-cost bonds.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/01/texas-migrants-jail-greg-abbott/?mc_cid=3b94c218ac&mc_eid=6f15633605__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jd9NvFna$

# CoronaVirus
Inside Alabama’s Sick Plan to Spend COVID Cash on Prisons. It’s appalling but not unusual in a state where the prisons are such a human rights disaster that Trump’s Department of Justice sued the state for violating the Eighth Amendment.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/inside-alabamas-sick-plan-to-spend-covid-cash-on-prisons__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jYURTSQK$

Families of Color Warn About COVID Spread in Schools. They’re Being Ignored.
For months, a small coalition of parents and educators has sounded the alarm about New York City’s reopening plan.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/families-of-color-warn-about-covid-spread-in-schools-theyre-being-ignored/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jaqQNJ-q$

Virus-fighting drugs are difficult to come by. Will COVID help crack the code?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2021/10/04/virus-fighting-drugs-are-difficult-to-come-by-will-covid-help-crack-the-code/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jRaN1-2A$

A Year and 3.5 Million Deaths Later, ‘Greed Is Triumphing Over Human Life’ in Vaccine Fight “How many more people must die needlessly before countries do the right thing and support the lifting of patent restrictions, so Covid-19 vaccines, tests, and treatments can be produced worldwide?”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/10/04/us-denounced-biggest-peddler-financial-secrecy-after-pandora-papers-leak__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jV_AKwtR$

# Economy / Finance / Trade
Bombshell ‘Pandora Papers’ Shed Light On Global Elite’s Financial Secrets Hundreds of world leaders, politicians, celebrities and religious leaders have been using offshore accounts to shield assets collectively worth trillions of dollars.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ap-us-pandora-papers_n_615a1979e4b008640eb5cf32__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jaENV4W-$

Democrats weigh cutting programs or reducing scope to trim a $3.5 trillion bill.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://businesshala.com/democrats-weigh-cutting-programs-or-reducing-scope-to-trim-3-5-trillion-bill/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jROkxYFG$

White House confronts grueling choices as it debates major cuts to the Biden economic plan.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://flipboard.com/article/white-house-confronts-grueling-choices-as-it-debates-major-cuts-to-biden-economi/f-ce50ae0398*2Fwashingtonpost.com__;JQ!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jXATg3Av$

Corporations Are Spending Millions to Stop Key Parts of Biden’s Spending Plan Twenty corporations and their associations have spent over $201 million on lobbying so far this year.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/corporations-are-spending-millions-to-stop-key-parts-of-bidens-spending-plan/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jRD7R1FA$

The Left Seizes Control. The left was the week’s big winner. But now progressives risk getting blamed if President Biden’s agenda ultimately tanks.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.axios.com/biden-agenda-progressives-infrastructure-1d1eb716-7921-4956-b7d1-e01c29c8015b.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jb-lHznz$

Bombshell Leak of Tax Haven Info Exposes U.S. as “Peddler of Financial Secrecy”
The leak of an enormous trove of tax haven files offers a further glimpse into the secretive world of offshore finance.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/10/04/us-denounced-biggest-peddler-financial-secrecy-after-pandora-papers-leak__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jV_AKwtR$

US Denounced as ‘Biggest Peddler of Financial Secrecy’ After Pandora Papers Leak “U.S. President Biden must match his own rhetoric on shutting down global illicit finance, and start with the biggest offender—his own country.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/10/04/us-denounced-biggest-peddler-financial-secrecy-after-pandora-papers-leak__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jV_AKwtR$

# Education / Schools
The National School Boards Association has asked Joe Biden to look into slapping a “domestic terrorist” label on “angry” parents and community members who speak their minds at board meetings. ‘America’s public schools and its education leaders are under an immediate threat,” the group says in its letter to the president https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-school-board-group-asks-biden-help-against-growing-threat-2021-09-30/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jbBVmW5H$

California School Kids Will Be Required To Get Vaccinated Against Covid https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article254681722.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jfFoxJfY$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals Massive oil spill sends crude onto Orange County beaches, killing birds, marine life https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXmcQkduSdY__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jeFDkTvn$

Early Redistricting Plans Show GOP Retrenching for Long Haul: The energy transition is happening. But how it proceeds, at what speed, and with what guard rails remains to be seen. The importance of managing this transition carefully, responsibly, and not sacrificing the reliability and affordability of our power supply can’t be overstated.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/574845-early-redistricting-plans-show-gop-retrenching-for-long-haul__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jb8By7PF$

Oft-sanctioned oil company behind California leak, and parent company’s stock plunge A leak in an undersea oil pipeline has left 126,000 gallons of heavy crude oil floating in Southern California waters and coating the sands of Huntington Beach and nearby communities. Beta Operating Co., whose pipeline is thought to be responsible, has more than 72 violations for environmental violations.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.actionnewsnow.com/content/national/575453762.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jXotTpXU$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals / Global Largest-Ever Leak of Offshore Files Reveals the Secret Finances of Hundreds of Billionaires and World Leaders. Millions of documents reveal offshore deals and assets of more than 100 billionaires, 30 world leaders and 300 public officials. Based on 11.9 million records, the “Pandora Papers” expose hidden holdings of global elites from Putin to Shakira.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/news/2021/oct/03/pandora-papers-biggest-ever-leak-of-offshore-data-exposes-financial-secrets-of-rich-and-powerful__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jZU0clGX$

# Environment / Climate / Interior
Climate change is making the Earth dimmer, which, in turn, warms up the climate Our planet is reflecting less sunlight into outer space.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zmescience.com/science/climate-change-earth-dimmer-92783452/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jR8-wYDa$

# Environment / Climate / Global
Alaska bans fishing on the Yukon as salmon dwindle. Two salmon species have all but disappeared from Alaska’s Yukon River this year, prompting the state to shut down fishing https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-10-03/-dwindling-alaska-salmon-leave-yukon-river-tribes-in-crisis/100510470__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jdMTaY4C$

Heatwaves, sewage, pesticides: why England’s rivers need a ‘new deal’ to avert crisis England’s rivers are facing a crisis from climate change, agricultural pollution and lack of effective planning controls. A water industry group is calling for legislation and planning controls to protect waterways from climate change and pollution https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/oct/03/heatwaves-sewage-pesticides-why-englands-rivers-need-a-new-deal-to-avert-crisis__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jQZQKfkb$

# Food / GMOs / Chemicals / Other
“Running Out Of Space” — UK Farmers To Cull 120,000 Pigs Amid Labor Shortages At Slaughterhouses https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zerohedge.com/commodities/running-out-space-uk-farmers-cull-120000-pigs-amid-labor-shortages-slaughterhouses__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jdBcWH6w$

Dutch Greenhouses Go Dark As Energy Crisis Worsens; Food Inflation Fears Mount For Europe https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zerohedge.com/commodities/dutch-greenhouses-go-dark-energy-crisis-worsens-food-inflation-fears-mount-europe__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jVwh-zuk$

# Global Politics and other news
The Gangland Murders Forcing Israel to Its Breaking Point. A wave of violence is sweeping Arab communities across Israel, killing 100 citizens so far this year. Now, activists are mobilizing to demand change—and fast.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-gangland-murders-forcing-israel-to-its-breaking-point__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jUbEMhof$

Taiwan is preparing for potential war with China following a series of increasingly aggressive military activity from Beijing, with Taipei’s foreign minister warning that should the nation attack, it would “suffer tremendously.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/defense/575215-taiwan-preparing-for-possible-war-with-china__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jS5rvSc0$

# Gov / Politics
Don’t be afraid of the election audits, they may be our only ticket out of this mess https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://wapo.st/3itnNaS__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jQbcFD5r$

South Texas was already a battleground for Republicans who were looking to target several congressional seats. Redistricting is making that complicated.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/01/south-texas-political-maps/?mc_cid=3b94c218ac&mc_eid=6f15633605__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jRC5yO56$

This historically red Texas county diversified in the last decade. Now, Republicans are trying to divide up its voters of color, those voters of color could see their voting strength diluted.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/10/04/texas-redistricting-tarrant-county/?mc_cid=3b94c218ac&mc_eid=6f15633605__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jYwUJWGJ$

Third Parties May Disappear From Ballot Under Freedom to Vote Act Provision Voting rights should include the right to vote for someone who represents your views, not just the lesser evil.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/third-parties-may-disappear-from-ballot-under-freedom-to-vote-act-provision/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jf8OtAlq$

Texas Republicans are pulling out all the stops to dilute the voting power of people of color. Texas Republicans are building a sea wall against demographic change—an early indicator of how the Republican Party nationally is responding to population changes not by reaching out to growing communities of color but by diluting their voting power.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/10/texas-republicans-are-pulling-out-all-the-stops-to-dilute-the-voting-power-of-people-of-color/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jVgmS5t-$

The Biden administration is warning China over its increasing provocations against Taiwan, a critical flashpoint amid the ongoing poor relations between Washington and Beijing.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/575256-white-house-puts-china-on-notice__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jR_K1rlt$

# Law Enforcement
Data Leak Reveals at Least 2 NYPD Officers Have Links to the Oath Keepers. The New York Police Department opened an investigation after leak of emails between officers and the far right militia.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.salon.com/2021/09/30/anonymous-leak-reveals-connections-between-oath-keepers-two-nypd-officers/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jSdZpW8F$

Hacked Oath Keepers records show active members of law enforcement and the military tried to join the group after Jan. 6 https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/kenbensinger/oath-keepers-hacked-emails__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jWP3E1JS$

NYPD cops arrested on bribery charges. If convicted, the defendants face up to five years in prison.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2021/10/01/three-nypd-cops-arrested-for-bribery/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jVuRYB1n$

# Legal / Judicial / DOJ
Six-Month Sentence for Lawyer Who Took on Chevron Denounced as “International Outrage”: Conviction of Steven Donziger, said one critic, “perfectly encapsulates how corporate power has twisted the U.S. justice system to protect corporate interests and punish their enemies.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/10/01/six-month-sentence-lawyer-who-took-chevron-denounced-international-outrage__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jbqpiYUv$

# Medical / Health
Tens of Thousands March Across U.S. in Defense of Abortion Rights.
Demonstrators took to the streets Saturday amid an escalating right-wing assault on reproductive rights https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/tens-of-thousands-march-across-us-in-defense-of-abortion-rights/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jdHxJtb2$

A judge asked why Texas didn’t enforce its own abortion ban if it’s “confident” the law is constitutional. Here’s what’s going on with the US Justice Department’s legal battle to block Texas’s six-week abortion ban:
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetillman/texas-abortion-law-justice-department-lawsuit__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jfbcmwse$

Autoimmune diseases, 76 identified so far, tend to target women over men. Here is a master list https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2021/09/22/infographic-autoimmune-diseases-76-identified-so-far-tend-to-target-women-over-men-here-is-a-master-list/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jRsnAgR7$

Hundreds of rallies took place across the United States Saturday amid a mounting assault on reproductive rights. The protests and marches came one month after Texas’s near-total ban on abortions went into effect.
This is a demonstrator in Austin, Texas.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.democracynow.org/2021/10/4/headlines/rallies_across_us_call_for_reproductive_justice_amid_gop_assault_on_abortion__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jRyBDEs9$

# Nuclear
Breaking/Exclusive: Drifting at Sea on a Ship of Fools. The UN Charter might not be perfect, but it has managed to serve as the compass needed to keep the world at large away from the bane of nuclear annihilation.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.veteranstoday.com/2021/10/03/breaking-exclusive-drifting-at-sea-on-a-ship-of-fools/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jZj7Smva$

# Other News
NEO: The MH17 Crash, Coming into Focus, Hebdo and much more (2015). The January 7, 2015 “attack” on “Charlie” was not what it seemed. Veterans Today, with its extensive Paris based news organization, was able to track down several leads https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.veteranstoday.com/2021/10/03/neo-the-mh17-crash-coming-into-focus-hebdo-and-much-more-2015/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jbOI-kSR$

# Space
William Shatner (Captain Kirk, Star Trek) Officially Flying to Space on Jeff Bezos’ Rocket. The “Star Trek” actor will be the oldest man to ever journey into space.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/william-shatner-officially-going-to-space-on-jeff-bezos-blue-origin-rocket-this-month__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jd6TYUbd$

# Technology
Facebook whistleblower says co. repeatedly put profit over safety, calls for regulations. A former Facebook employee leaked thousands of pages of internal documents on the embattled social media site revealed herself and came armed with a mountain of accusations.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-facebook-whistleblower-profits-safety-20211004-mjbspbeah5dnnluhsv32xymnoa-story.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jfE3IDtp$

Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp All Go Down at Once https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/facebook-instagram-and-whatsapp-all-go-down-at-once?via=newsletter&source=CSPMedition__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lffyHnbSXQd0PJ4VTJSKYzjCj0UMufW1bYa8fyKrTswS9nK0rvQg-jrE9uq4jSSZ4jcX$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2021-10-03

Voices, The Peoples News

October 3, 2021
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

# Indigenous / Global
Canada marked the first National Day of Truth and Reconciliation on Thursday to commemorate those impacted by residential schools.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/international/574772-canada-marks-first-national-holiday-for-indigenous-reconciliation*:*:text=The*20National*20Day*20for*20Truth,*2C*22*20the*20Canadian*20government*20stated__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSUl!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU38k_Pwll$

# Archaeology
North Dakota drought exposes 130-year-old shipwreck. On July 17, 1892, the Abner O’Neal was between Washburn and Mandan when it struck a rock and began to sink. The boat and cargo were completely lost.
Archeologists say the shipwreck has not been seen since the 2011 Missouri River flood.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/midwest/drought-reveals-130-year-old-shipwreck-in-north-dakota/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU3xtNI_5a$

Snorkeler finds SS Commodore shipwreck. An avid snorkeler stumbled onto a forgotten piece of England’s nautical history. Thankfully, he had the skills and the gear to bring his find to the rest of the world.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/snorkeler-finds-ss-commodore-shipwreck-134409432.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU30P_ZwWv$

# Border / Immigration
“Even if you win, you stay locked up”: How ICE uses appeals to keep immigrants in detention. She may have won her immigration case, but for months, it didn’t matter.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/10/even-if-you-win-you-stay-locked-up-how-ice-uses-appeals-to-keep-immigrants-in-detention/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU35KvhXDD$

Remains of Migrant Found Hanging From Tree 80 Miles From Border in Texas. Body Was Hanging For A Week Before Being Discovered https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://texasbreaking.com/2021/10/skeletal-remains-of-a-migrant-hanging-from-a-tree-discovered-near-texas-border/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU32LlZS2T$

Biden’s Red Queen justice: How he destroyed both the investigation and the reputation of border agents. By announcing that the agents were guilty and needed to be punished, Biden destroyed the credibility of the Department of Homeland Security’s ongoing investigation.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/opinion/judiciary/575007-bidens-red-queen-justice-how-he-destroyed-both-the-investigation-and-the__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU34WoSzzM$

How Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has leveraged Texas trespassing laws to jail ‘thousands’ of migrants. In a recent radio interview the governor spoke candidly about his use of emergency powers to appropriate funds for a mass incarceration program targeting undocumented immigrants https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.chron.com/politics/article/Texas-Greg-Abbott-catch-and-jail-migrants-border-16502911.php__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU39TmdGyW$

Biden’s Expulsion of Haitian Migrants Is Racist, Illegal — and
Trumpian: Biden is continuing former president Donald Trump’s policy of misusing Title 42 in violation of U.S. treaty obligations. Biden is continuing former president Donald Trump’s policy of misusing Title 42 in violation of U.S. treaty obligations. The Title 42 program stems from a misapplication of an obscure public health law, the Public Health Service Act of 1944.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/bidens-expulsion-of-haitian-migrants-is-racist-illegal-and-trumpian/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU3xXdzQ5i$

# CoronaVirus
About bats and COVID: Why the Wuhan ‘lab leak’ theory shouldn’t be dismissed out of hand, and other reflections one year into the crisis https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2021/03/25/about-bats-and-covid-why-the-wuhan-lab-leak-theory-shouldnt-be-dismissed-out-of-hand-and-other-reflections-one-year-into-the-crisis/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU3yIy2mGF$

We do not have an FDA approved vaccine being administered in the US: Johnson Sen. Ron Johnson shreds coronavirus vaccine mandates [Must watch] https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.yahoo.com/video/not-fda-approved-vaccine-being-000621851.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU34az5UPQ$

Why has humanity lost its mind? Why, in the information age, is much of America preoccupied with conspiracy theories and science denial?
Psychologist Steven Pinker says, ‘Some of us will always be suckers,’
but we need to learn ‘to evaluate.’
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/why-has-humanity-lost-its-mind/vi-AAP4wjM?ocid=winp1taskbar__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU3yXcqiMq$

New antiviral is highly effective, study finds, and is stirring hope that COVID-19 could be treated by a pill https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2021/10/01/new-antiviral-drug-molnupiravir-prevented-half-severe-covid-19-infections-study-found/5938807001/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU3_kIZeIu$

Alabama clears plan to use COVID-19 relief funds to build prisons. The legislature opened a special session on Monday to consider a $1.3 billion construction plan to build three new prisons and renovate others.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/575005-alabama-clears-plan-use-covid-19-relief-funds-to-build-prisons__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU38OIqBQ7$

COVID-19 long-haulers plead for government action: Their requests range from direct funding for long-haulers to a 9/11-style commission to investigate how the pandemic led to hundreds of thousands of deaths and potentially millions of long COVID-19 cases.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/574984-covid-19-long-haulers-plead-for-government-action__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU37JqVj82$

Biden urges public to get vaccinated after acknowledging 700K COVID-19 deaths https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/575031-biden-urges-public-to-get-vaccinated-after-acknowledging-700k-covid__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU35I5cbNE$

Virus surge hits New England despite high vaccination rates https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-health-pandemics-vermont-d25aae90b2dda65b3d1c2c0d5d00156c__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU3zH09-13$

# Economy / Finance / Trade
Biden signs bill to avert shutdown: The back-to-back votes by the Senate and then the House averted one crisis, but delays on another continue as the political parties dig in on a dispute over how to raise the government’s borrowing cap before the United States risks a potentially catastrophic default.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/congress-moves-to-avert-partial-government-shutdown-8f5b5b0c6c4cb12af8316ffc0b098771__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU35zCnI2u$

Fourth Stimulus Check Update: Petition for Monthly $2,000 Passes 2.9 Million Signatures. This year, dozens of congressional lawmakers—21 senators, 56 representatives—and over 150 economists have pushed President Joe Biden to support monthly stimulus checks.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/fourth-stimulus-check-update-petition-for-monthly-2-000-passes-2-9-million-signatures/ar-AAP4R4Z?ocid=winp1taskbar__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU3_tYvm6X$

Pelosi sets end-of-October deadline for infrastructure vote. Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Saturday set a new deadline of Oct. 31 for the House to pass the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/house/575027-pelosi-sets-end-of-october-deadline-for-infrastructure-vote__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU3xAwQNHs$

Democrats remaking America with taxpayer dollars: From cradle to grave, the Democrats’ $3,500,000,000,000 reconciliation bill will control how Americans live their lives and advance government control more than any bill since LBJ. Worse, the bill will subsidize the lives of coastal elites while forcing working- and middle-class Americans to foot the bill.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/politics/574949-democrats-remaking-america-with-taxpayer-dollars__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU3y_HHfwx$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals California oil spill in Pacific extends for miles, expected to hit
beaches: About 3,000 barrels of crude oil was estimated to have spilled from Platform Elly, about three miles off the California coast https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.foxbusiness.com/energy/california-oil-spill-pacific-huntington-beach-newport-beach__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU38miBMUl$

# Environment / Climate / Interior
EPA Targets Potent Greenhouse Gases, Bringing US Into Compliance With the Kigali Amendment. The new rule mandates a phasing down of hydrofluorocarbons, but raises new pollution concerns in a community where the most potent gas, HFC-23, will be incinerated.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/27092021/epa-hfcs-greenhouse-gas-emissions-super-pollutants-kigali-amendment/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU35GjEQPW$

# Environment / Climate / Global
The ground is literally exploding due to climate change in Siberia, and it’s going to get worse. Huge gas explosions are erupting in the icy soils of Siberia, a recent phenomenon that is linked to climate change and has left gaping craters. “It is a pure stroke of luck” that none of the explosions and their giant craters have “caused loss of life or infrastructure damage,” said one scientist.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vice.com/en/article/wx5mmq/the-ground-is-literally-exploding-due-to-climate-change-in-siberia-and-its-going-to-get-worse__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU34w0ejzA$

# Food / GMOs / Chemicals / Other
McDonald’s, Subway, and More Are Expected to Be Investigated By the FTC.
A petition is urging the agency to review franchising practices https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.eatthis.com/news-subway-mcdonalds-and-more-are-expected-to-be-investigated-by-the-ftc/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU36lD6AZE$

Households juggling multiple bills, paying down debt and stretching to meet their housing costs will be better able to afford the key ingredients for a healthy diet.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://moneywise.com/managing-money/budgeting/food-stamps-biggest-increase-years__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU3221M9jf$

Japan ushers in CRISPR gene edited food revolution as hypertension-reducing tomato now on sale. In the coming years, a genetically engineered tomato may be your first line of defense against high blood pressure.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2021/09/27/japan-ushers-in-crispr-gene-edited-food-revolution-as-hypertension-reducing-tomato-now-on-sale/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU3__VMwgH$

# Food Recalls / Alerts
Rodent infestation, bird droppings, bugs lead to spice seizure at Miami company. The products were exposed to widespread rodent infestation as well as other hazards including insects.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2021/10/rodent-infestation-bird-droppings-bugs-lead-to-spice-seizure-at-miami-company/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU3wrwXhma$

# Foodie Tips, Tricks and How To’s
6 Just-Add-Water Meals That Belong In Your Prepper Pantry https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://readynutrition.com/resources/6-just-add-water-meals-that-belong-in-your-prepper-pantry_01102021/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU38tKgIn9$

# Global Politics and other news
Chinese aggression ramps up. China on Friday sent 25 military aircraft into Taiwan’s airspace, in the latest show of force toward the self-ruled island.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/defense/overnights/574982-defense-national-security__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU3_t1Z0FI$

Taiwan jets scramble as 25 Chinese aircraft enter airspace. Taiwan also deployed its missile systems to track the Chinese aircraft, Taipei’s Defense Ministry said in a statement.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/evoking-mao-china-likens-taiwan-foreign-minister-shrilling-fly-2021-10-01/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU3zCGP30N$

Past grievances: China in January warned that “’Taiwan independence’
means war.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/international/china/536268-china-to-taiwan-independence-means-war?utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=42920__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU36C8ou9a$

Hezbollah Shoots Down Israeli Spy Drone. The Israeli military said the drone ‘fell within Lebanese territory,’ adding that ‘the incident is being investigated.’ Asymmetrical warfare at its best. Now the US taxpayer will have to cough up another billion dollars to buy Israel more drones.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/hezbollah-says-it-shot-down-israeli-drone-in-south-lebanon-1.10256127__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU37Ng-6eL$

Iran asked US to unfreeze $10 billion to show good will, Iran official says. Iran’s foreign minister said on Saturday that U.S. officials tried to discuss restarting nuclear talks last month, but he insisted Washington must first release $10 billion of Tehran’s frozen funds as a sign of good will.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2021-10-02/iran-asked-us-to-unfreeze-10-billion-to-show-good-will-iran-official-says__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU3zXke3F8$

North Korea threatens top UN body after emergency meeting: North Korea has warned the U.N. Security Council against criticizing the isolated country’s missile program, in a statement Sunday that included unspecified threats against the international body. During an emergency closed-door meeting of the top U.N. body Friday, France circulated a proposed statement that expresses concern over North Korea’s missile launches and calls on it to fully implement council resolutions that ban its ballistic missile firings.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/north-korea-threatens-top-un-body-after-emergency-meeting/2021/10/03/e6badc4e-2426-11ec-8739-5cb6aba30a30_story.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU3z_BNyJE$

India matching Chinese troop build-up on disputed border: India’s army chief has said China is sending troops to their disputed border in “considerable numbers”, prompting a matching deployment by New Delhi in a development he called a “concern”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.channelnewsasia.com/asia/india-matching-chinese-troop-build-disputed-border-army-chief-2218381__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU3_R3bGAU$

China Adds to Taiwan Flybys With Another 39 Jets on Saturday.
Nuclear-capable bombers entered air defence zone, says Taipei, amid simmering row over competing bids to join regional trade agreement https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/sep/24/china-sends-jets-and-bombers-near-taiwan-as-beijing-opposes-islands-trade-deal-bid__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU3zVGsDUi$

# Gov / Politics
The Constitution isn’t destroying democracy. The people we elect are:
The one fault in the writing of the Constitution was that the framers depended on the majority of politicians being decent, honorable citizens with good intentions. They could never have conceived of a Congress where almost half its members no longer believe in democracy or following the Constitution. This is why we are truly in a fight for the soul of our country.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.yahoo.com/letters-editor-constitution-isnt-destroying-100040414.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU3_huH2cS$

In August, the U.S. government, which maintains unofficial relations with Taiwan, approved a $750 million artillery system package for the island, heightening tensions with Beijing.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2021/08/4c800e044190-us-approves-potential-750-million-weapons-sales-to-taiwan.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU328JU-Zs$

US talks don’t seem to deter: Earlier this week, U.S. and Chinese defense officials held two days of talks amid strained relations between the two nations.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/defense/574765-china-us-military-officials-met-to-discuss-relations?utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=42920__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU3_rmSvhO$

Former U.S. Ambassador Sam Brownback says there’s a “huge threat” to global freedom if China heightens its presence in Africa.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/574764-former-us-ambassador-says-theres-a-huge-threat-of-china-expanding-its-influence?amp__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU35aLKjaT$

The U.S. and China Are Battling for Influence in Latin America, and the Pandemic Has Raised the Stakes. Paraguay is one of only 15 countries in the world–including nine in Latin America and the Caribbean–that still don’t recognize the government in Beijing https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://time.com/5936037/us-china-latin-america-influence/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU3zZeLLew$

Biden Administration Official Held Meeting With the Leader of a Fascist Militia in India. Biden doesn’t join Modi at rallies like Trump did, but U.S. complicity in India’s human rights abuses continues. In spite of his government’s reign of terror against religious and ethnic minorities and dissidents in India, his U.S. hosts remained strangely silent.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/biden-admin-official-held-meeting-with-the-leader-of-a-fascist-militia-in-india/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU3xWPv1Fa$

False election claims undermine efforts to increase security. Officials say the biggest threat facing U.S. elections isn’t Russian hacking or domestic voter fraud but disinformation and misinformation increasingly undermining the public’s perception of voting security.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/574983-false-election-claims-undermine-efforts-to-increase-security__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU3yP6ZBwW$

US ‘very concerned’ about China’s ‘provocative military activity near
Taiwan’: “The United States is very concerned by the People’s Republic of China’s provocative military activity near Taiwan, which is destabilizing, risks miscalculations, and undermines regional peace and stability. We urge Beijing to cease its military, diplomatic, and economic pressure and coercion against Taiwan,” State Department spokesperson Ned Price said in a statement.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/defense/575054-us-very-concerned-about-chinas-provocative-military__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU357VASbm$

# Law Enforcement
Lawyer Claims The FBI May Know Where Brian Laundrie Is — He Says They’re Waiting To Arrest Him https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.the-sun.com/news/3778504/brian-laundrie-fbi-may-know-where-gabby-petitos-fiance-is-hiding/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU3yM10N_4$

# Legal / Judicial / DOJ
New evidence: Trump extremists brought numerous guns to the Capitol on January 6 Rioters at the Capitol carried concealed pistols, allegedly stockpiled weapons nearby, and called for overthrowing the US government.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.motherjones.com/crime-justice/2021/09/trump-extremists-guns-january-6-insurrection-congress-domestic-terrorism/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU3813U-jS$

Judge Tied to Chevron Sends Lawyer Who Sued Oil Giant to Prison for 6 Months Steven Donziger had been under house arrest for a suit filed decades ago against Chevron for polluting the Amazon.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/judge-tied-to-chevron-sends-lawyer-who-sued-oil-giant-to-prison-for-6-months/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU39KtbyiP$

White Supremacist Trumpers finally getting tagged with terrorism charges. The men discussed cutting power and transportation lines to the city, killing Black children and establishing a base camp in the Shenandoah Valley.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.veteranstoday.com/2021/10/02/white-supremacist-trumpers-finally-getting-tagged-with-terrorism-charges/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU34icmogp$

This conservative Supreme Court is about to totally reshape our legal and political landscape. Now they return to their regularly scheduled programming. They’ve already set oral arguments in a number of key cases that could reshape our legal and political landscape and exacerbate society’s existing fault lines.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/this-conservative-supreme-court-is-about-to-totally-reshape-our-legal-and-political-landscape/ar-AAP5jxb?ocid=winp1taskbar__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU30G5cNjK$

‘He’s a thug. He’s just got a law degree’: Texas attorney admits conspiring to launder drug money. Prosecutors say Rayshun Jackson laundered $400,000 for an undercover DEA agent he thought was a drug dealer.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://houstonbizweekly.com/2021/10/01/financial-crime-hes-a-thug-hes-just-got-a-law-degree-texas-attorney-admits-conspiring-to-launder-drug-money/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU31O4z7Ir$

# Media
USPS slowdown: What to know about new delivery delays and price hikes.
Millions of customers who rely on the US Postal Service now face longer delivery times for first-class mail and packages.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnet.com/how-to/usps-slowdown-what-to-know-about-new-delivery-delays-and-price-hikes/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU3wZx5xwm$

# Medical / Health
Limiting Medicare benefits deepens rift among Hill Democrats. Critics of Sen. Joe Manchin’s approach argue that imposing more income thresholds adds burdens for the middle class and affects more beneficiaries each year.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2021/10/01/medicare-benefits-hill-democrats-514946__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU35aZD_Ok$

Thousands take to the streets in Washington, Texas to protest restrictive abortion laws. Thousands rallied in Washington, D.C.; Austin, Texas; and cities around the nation Saturday morning to protest against recent legislative efforts to restrict access to abortion, which has become the biggest threat to Roe v. Wade in decades.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/575032-thousands-take-the-streets-in-washington-texas-to-protest-restrictive__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU31JfHwmg$

Texas Aims to Crack Down on Abortion Pills Sent by Mail. Orders have surged after a restrictive new abortion law went into effect; pill providers, often offshore, say they won’t stop https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wsj.com/articles/texas-aims-to-crack-down-on-abortion-pills-sent-by-mail-11633179600__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU3_8bGmrZ$

Gene therapy can restore vision after stroke. Neurons don’t regenerate.
The brain can sometimes remap its neural pathways enough to restore some visual function after a stroke, but that process is slow, it’s inefficient, and for some patients, it never happens at all.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/10/211002123006.htm__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU34LaXJoD$

Infographic: Autoimmune diseases, 76 identified so far, tend to target women over men. Today patients and physicians know that autoimmune diseases are all too real. There are roughly 80 autoimmune conditions that affect millions of people worldwide. The variety and numbers shown in the chart on the next two pages are daunting.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-terrible-toll-of-76-autoimmune-diseases/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU399WZZEp$

# Nuclear
Why California is shutting down its last nuclear plant. The power plant’s operator, Pacific Gas & Electric, says the facility will soon become an economic liability for the company because of dramatic changes in the state’s energy landscape.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/energy-green/sd-fi-diablocanyon-shutdownvote-20180111-story.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU3zvw4Na-$

# Other News
A year of service for all: The key to rebuilding the fabric of our
nation: As our nation moves on from the 20th anniversary of 9/11 and Congress moves closer to requiring women to register for Selective Service, I can’t stop thinking about the 13 service members who died on Aug. 26 in Kabul. I also can’t stop thinking of how divided our country has become. We live in bubbles of individual Americas, physically and culturally, in person and online.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/politics/575030-a-year-of-service-for-all-the-key-to-rebuilding-the-fabric-of__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU310nqDvO$

# Security
Biden ‘confident’ in the US cybersecurity efforts. The Biden administration has also been forced to grapple with a spike in ransomware attacks against critical U.S. groups, such as hospitals and schools, but most notably those against Colonial Pipeline, meat producer JBS USA, and IT group Kaseya over the summer.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/574933-biden-confident-in-the-nations-cybersecurity-efforts-as-cybersecurity__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU30VjKbWj$

# Technology
Android Users Are Being Charged Hundreds After Clicking on This Innocent Message. Android users have been charged hundreds of dollars on their phone bills after providing their phone number to hackers unknowingly.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/android-users-are-being-charged-hundreds-after-clicking-on-this-message/ss-AAP4Xyd?ocid=winp1taskbar__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jsfMY5gmKuWRAuZXtSywWq3OKUf0B51Os-rzcz9F8R4_A6iu8z0EU4HBOxxU38zR7tAI$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2021-10-01

Voices, The Peoples News

October 1, 2021
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

# Indigenous / Global
Australia returns control of the world’s oldest tropical forest to indigenous First Nations https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ecowatch.com/australia-rainforest-indigenous-control-2655192688.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SFxgeRUCH$

# Border / Immigration
Biden Admin Gave Border Patrol ‘Official Notice’ to Get Vaxxed By November or Be Fired, Says Whistleblower –Biden regime to reduce Border Patrol manpower via vaccine mandate firings even as Biden’s border crisis reaches fever pitch https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2021/09/29/whistleblower-claims-unvaccinated-border-agents-will-be-fired-gop-reps/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF8yUkE8N$

Panama’s foreign minister warns that as many as 60,000 Haitian migrants are headed to the U.S. after passing through her country. No caravans sighted in Southern Mexico, but hundreds of Haitians coming over daily; Panama reports arrest of al-Qaeda operatives trying to blend in https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.borderreport.com/hot-topics/immigration/panama-official-tells-u-s-another-60000-haitians-are-on-the-way/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF1pWRWPa$

Court Allows Biden to Continue Mass Expulsions Without Due Process Under Title 42 https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.democracynow.org/2021/10/1/headlines/court_allows_biden_to_continue_mass_expulsions_without_due_process_under_title_42__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF2WdMKEX$

Court ruling will endanger families seeking safety; Biden must end Title 42. Two weeks ago a federal judge ruled Title 42 illegal, issuing an injunction that would have taken effect today.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.amnestyusa.org/press-releases/court-ruling-will-endanger-families-seeking-safety-biden-must-end-title-42/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF1LEbueZ$

The Biden administration is giving ICE officers flexibility in targeting “public safety” threats https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/hamedaleaziz/ice-arrests-guidelines-biden__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF1FiYNan$

Officials prepare for massive border surge after court lifts Covid restriction. The Biden administration is preparing for an even more massive surge of migrants to the border in October, U.S. officials tell NBC News, due to a court order lifting a restriction that had allowed officials to quickly deport most asylum seekers https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/u-s-officials-think-massive-surge-southern-border-possible-if-n1280378__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF2BO5VbC$

# CoronaVirus
Why Doesn’t America Use Ivermectin For COVID? Dr. Kory explained that Ivermectin not only treats COVID, but also prevents it. So, family members of people who have COVID-19 can use Ivermectin to protect themselves. He says people who take Ivermectin cannot get COVID. Dr.
Kory showed that the NIH, FDA, and CDC have been ignoring this information, possibly costing the lives of hundreds of thousands of COVID patients.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.naturalblaze.com/2021/09/why-doesnt-america-use-ivermectin-for-covid.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed*3A*naturalblaze**A28Natural*Blaze*29__;JSsrJSsl!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF8tteQ_y$

Ivermectin: a multifaceted drug of Nobel prize, honoured distinction with indicated efficacy against a new global scourge, COVID-19 https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34466270/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF0A-DGUe$

Review of the Emerging Evidence Demonstrating the Efficacy of Ivermectin in the Prophylaxis and Treatment of COVID-19 https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://covid19criticalcare.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/FLCCC-Ivermectin-in-the-prophylaxis-and-treatment-of-COVID-19.pdf__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF8znGZuk$

Democrats Slip Plans for $700,000 Vaccine Compliance Fines Under U.S.
Code Section 666 Into Budget Bill. Employers who do not comply with the regime would be fined 70,000 escalating to 700,000 for ‘willful’ or ‘repeated’ violations https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.legitgov.org/democrats-slip-plans-700000-vaccine-compliance-fines-under-us-code-section-666-budget-bill__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SFxmcCfP1$

GOP Senators introduce bill to block federal agencies from requiring
COVID-19 vaccination. Companion bill to be introduced in the U.S. House by Texas Republican Rep. Dan Crenshaw https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.yahoo.com/rep-chip-roy-introduces-legislation-204910707.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SFz2IFuBP$

Connecticut Gov. Lamont will activate National Guard to replace unvaccinated state employees. Overall, 25% or more than 8,000 employees are either not vaccinated nor tested.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.businessinsider.in/science/health/news/connecticut-gov-lamont-is-preparing-the-national-guard-to-replace-unvaccinated-state-workers-ahead-of-an-upcoming-mandate/articleshow/86679089.cms__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF3awPFi4$

Deadline extended for COVID-19 vaccine mandate as 10,000 Connecticut state employees have failed to say whether they are vaccinated https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2387571588254/deadline-extended-for-covid-19-vaccine-mandate-as-10-000-connecticut-state-employees-have-failed-to-say-whether-they-are-vaccinated-yet__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF-y_DUON$

UK Government Report: Vast Majority of Delta Variant Deaths Are VACCINATED People, Not Unvaccinated People. These are the government’s own numbers https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nationalfile.com/uk-government-report-vast-majority-of-delta-variant-deaths-are-vaccinated-people-not-unvaccinated-people/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF54DKTSO$

Kavanaugh tests positive for COVID-19 days before new term to begin https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/10/01/supreme-court-justice-brett-kavanaugh-tests-positive-covid-19/5945026001/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SFxQfn-uB$

Merck Applies for Emergency Use of Antiviral Drug That Could Halve Number of Severe COVID Cases. Merck announced it’s seeking emergency use of its antiviral drug molnupiravir from the FDA and other regulators around the world, after a late-stage clinical trial showed it reduced the risk of hospitalization or death in COVID-19 patients by about half.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.democracynow.org/2021/10/1/headlines/merck_applies_for_emergency_use_of_antiviral_drug_that_could_halve_number_of_severe_covid_cases__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SFws5HUy_$

Merck: Our New Pill Slashes Risk of COVID Death in Half. Drug maker says study showed patients who took its experimental molnupiravir within five days of their first symptoms had much better outcomes.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/merck-says-experimental-covid-pill-cuts-worst-effects-a9a2245fdcee324f6bbd776a0fffcc60__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SFw0_mIMY$

Here’s what we know about the new COVID-19 pill and when it will be available.
A new experimental antiviral drug has proven to cut COVID-19 infections in half and is effective against variants Gamma, Delta, and Mu.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.clickorlando.com/business/2021/10/01/merck-says-experimental-pill-cuts-worst-effects-of-covid-19/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF55RWflz$

Moderna Vaccine Recall Over Stainless Steel Contamination Caused by ‘Human Error’
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/japans-takeda-says-human-error-caused-contamination-moderna-vaccines-2021-10-01/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF4iIFAEY$

# Economy / Finance / Trade
Mitch McConnell Is Coming to Kill the Economy. This would be cutting off America’s nose to spite liberals’ faces. It simply makes no sense. You can’t say he broke his vow to stopping Biden “100 percent of his focus.”
His willingness to imperil the full faith and credit of the United States to do so is more proof than the country can stand.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/grim-reaper-mitch-mcconnell-is-coming-to-kill-the-economy__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF1aFxYuk$

“Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) is in the driver’s seat and letting liberal Democrats in the House and Senate know that he plans to set the terms for the budget reconciliation bill that they hope to use to enact President Biden’s ‘Build Back Better’ agenda.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://bit.ly/2ZNHTWK__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF7y7Ehpz$

Manchin said his spending limit for the reconciliation bill is $1.5 trillion. That is well below the $3.5 trillion spending goal set by the budget resolution that he and every other Senate Democrat voted for last month.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://bit.ly/3m9sCa0__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF12Jg8fM$

House Democratic leaders decided to postpone the infrastructure vote once again as negotiations continue.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://bit.ly/3op7tf1__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF35PB-Cn$

# Education / Schools
Mask-Crazed Parents Make Bizarre Threat to Defund Own School. This might be the wackiest mask mandate backlash yet.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/mask-crazed-parents-make-bizarre-threat-to-defund-own-school/ar-AAP0uhP?fr=operanews__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF7qh0XFV$

School board group asks Biden to use the Patriot Act against parents over opposition to COVID measures, CRT https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/school-board-group-asks-biden-to-use-the-patriot-act-against-parents-over-opposition-to-covid-measures-crt/ar-AAP37mw?ocid=winp1taskbar__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF8srEB1-$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals Michael Oppenheimer: How Joe Manchin’s support for natural gas could derail Biden’s climate plan. Natural gas was once widely seen as a bridge fuel to renewable energy. But the industry’s methane leaks make it a larger global warming threat
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/how-sen-joe-manchins-support-for-natural-gas-could-derail-bidens-us-climate-plan-168448__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SFxIQ48dB$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals / Global Illegal Amazon mining hits record high: Indigenous territories, long a bulwark against deforestation in the Amazon, are under increasing threat in Brazil.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02644-x__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SFxKSewGl$

# Environment / Climate / Interior
Scoping Out the Gulf of Mexico’s Secret Submerged Forest. Understanding what happened to this ancient forest can help us know what is coming as the sea rises again.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.hakaimagazine.com/news/scoping-out-the-gulf-of-mexicos-secret-submerged-forest/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF6AOmvsd$

# Food / GMOs / Chemicals / Other
Congressional Report on Toxic Metals in Baby Food Spurs Demand for FDA Action https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ecowatch.com/congressional-report-baby-food-2655194375.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF9CeLuxW$

UK gets new rules for gene editing crops: In a break with the European Union’s stance, the United Kingdom plans to ease requirements for field research on gene-edited crops.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://sciencebusiness.net/news/uk-relaxes-gene-editing-rules-crop-research-raising-hopes-eu-will-follow__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF-Le8XRT$

# Global Politics and other news
China offers to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/27/analysts-on-chinas-bid-to-join-cptpp-strategic-competition-with-us.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF7crWaD7$

# Gov / Politics
The Texas House released its first proposal for a new map redrawing the chamber’s 150-member districts. The draft would both increase Republicans’ strength across the state and the number of districts in which white residents are the majority of eligible voters.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/30/texas-house-redistricting-map/?mc_cid=64cbbbc0df&mc_eid=6f15633605__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF3sl7nr6$

The only two Black members of Congress from Houston are blasting the Texas Senate’s proposed redistricting map as “unnecessary surgery” to the region’s Black communities that smacks of “racial discrimination.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/texas/article/Houston-s-Black-Democrats-slam-congressional-16499757.php?mc_cid=64cbbbc0df&mc_eid=6f15633605__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SFx2WoQUl$

Senate votes to avoid government shutdown with short-term funding bill.
Possible government shutdown is one of several political issues being followed closely by the markets https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/government-shutdown-congress-infrastructure-vote-09-30-21/h_23dc5442876c53fb1da1d80057e1ea92__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF6cR4nTu$

The Us Government Avoided a Shutdown, but What Happens Next? Congress passed a bill to fund the government into December. But questions remain over the debt ceiling and Biden’s agenda https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/sep/30/explainer-us-government-shutdown-budget-debt-ceiling-biden-democrats__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SFxfrc8vC$

5 Reasons Why This Week’s Political War Is Different From All Others https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/opinion/finance/574697-5-reasons-why-this-weeks-political-war-is-different-from-all-others__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF3neg1NL$

Commentary: Republican responses to climate change and COVID-19 are disastrous https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.statesman.com/story/news/2021/09/23/opinion-gop-responses-climate-change-and-covid-19-disastrous/5794531001/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF559D4YB$

Fight to Close Guantánamo Urgent as Biden Plans New Migrant Jail at Base. The Biden administration is advertising for a new contract to operate a migrant detention facility at Guantánamo.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/video/fight-to-close-guantanamo-urgent-as-biden-plans-new-migrant-jail-at-the-base/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF5q0Q_bO$

# Law Enforcement
Teen on Life Support After Shooting by School Safety Officer. “He doesn’t have any business carrying a badge or wearing a gun,” a lawyer for the family of Mona Rodriguez said.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/cali-teen-mona-rodriguez-on-life-support-after-being-shot-by-school-safety-officer-as-she-was-driving-away__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF3rvDF92$

17,000 Killings by Police Have Gone Uncounted Since 1980. There have been twice as many deaths at the hands of cops than the federal government has reported, top medical journal finds https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/how-many-people-killed-by-police-us-1235121/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF4E4nlC0$

Federal Task Force Kills Winston Smith Leading to Sustained Protests.
Sheriffs deputized as federal agents ambushed and killed 32-year-old father of three https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://unicornriot.ninja/2021/federal-task-force-kills-winston-smith-leading-to-sustained-protests/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SFxEBnsgF$

Not above the law: Supreme Court can protect citizens by striking down qualified immunity. Cops can kill, rape and steal and never face accountability in civil court as long as the Supreme Court continues to enforce misguided legal doctrine.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/todaysdebate/2021/10/01/supreme-court-end-qualified-immunity-police/5903098001/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF855Pa5q$

# Legal / Judicial / DOJ
Durham targets Clinton campaign law firm in fresh round of subpoenas.
Documents come after Durham charged Clinton lawyer Michael Sussmann with lying to FBI https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nationalreview.com/news/durham-issues-new-subpoenas-including-to-clinton-campaign-law-firm/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF2fFyVPy$

Alex Jones Found Liable in Two Sandy Hook Lawsuits. A judge lambasted the conspiracy theorist and said he lost the suits because of his negligence.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/media/574852-alex-jones-found-liable-in-two-sandy-hook-cases__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF_GdMnPn$

# Media
Media attacked, journalists murdered: Democracy eroded. Social justice and freedom in all its forms, including media freedom, are at the core of the fight. Free and independent media is a cornerstone of democracy, an essential element in the maintenance of civil liberties, and the upholding of human rights, however, research published by the think tank Freedom House (FH) reveals that media freedom has been deteriorating over the past decade https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.counterpunch.org/2021/10/01/media-attacked-journalists-murdered-democracy-eroded/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF5gd1-VC$

# Medical / Health
Planned Parenthood asks Texas Supreme Court to allow more than a dozen cases against Texas’ abortion law to resume A panel of five judges indefinitely blocked the lawsuits last week upon the request of an anti-abortion group.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/30/planned-parenthood-texas-supreme-court/?mc_cid=64cbbbc0df&mc_eid=6f15633605__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SFy6XG3wu$

Secret gov’t report suggests likely cause of Havana Syndrome. Officials publicly hypothesized the most probable cause was microwaves. But the report suggests something more innocuous.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/danvergano/havana-syndrome-jason-crickets__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SFzBXAvaD$

Pfizer begins human trials of an mRNA-based flu vaccine. It’s a similar technology to the one behind the company’s Covid-19 shot https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zmescience.com/science/pfizer-begins-human-trials-of-an-mrna-based-flu-vaccine/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF1um2Lk_$

Drug Enforcement Administration Warns of Counterfeit Pill “Surge”
Following Its Crackdown on Prescriptions. Experts say counterfeits are meeting demand for prescription pills as prescribing rates drop.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/dea-warns-of-counterfeit-pill-surge-following-its-crackdown-on-prescriptions/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF_UZ4XAK$

Americans pay almost double what the rest of the world combined pays for top medications. “Millions of American families ration medicine to help pay the bills.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nationofchange.org/2021/10/01/americans-pay-almost-double-what-the-rest-of-the-world-combined-pays-for-top-medications/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF9Mp-HHt$

# Other News
Coastal Job: Fishing Gear Upcycler. With a spark of inspiration from a stranger, designer Ali Omar built a business by converting used fishing gear into coveted personal goods.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.hakaimagazine.com/article-short/coastal-job-fishing-gear-upcycler/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF_ji53v4$

# Science
Funders punish paper-mill scientists: Two major research funders in China have punished at least 23 scientists for using ‘paper mills’ — businesses that produce sham manuscripts, including fake data, to order.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02587-3__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF4kW3Vab$

Surrogacy Across Species: Scientists can now borrow the bodies of one fish species to produce another—whether they should, though, is an open question.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.hakaimagazine.com/features/surrogacy-across-species/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!l9T-cZbCSJG_lGdAw7B24Csk6R0oZLl0A105ItFmdC_01FXVvO_sZRuV2S6SF3_h_A4p$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2021-09-30

Voices, The Peoples News

September 30, 2021
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

# Indigenous / Global
Oil pipeline on Native lands ramps up as Canada honors its Indigenous people. There are concerns the pipeline will contribute to further spills in the distinctive wetlands and wild rice fields of the region, as the company has a long track record of “hazardous liquid incidents,”
including the largest inland oil spill in U.S. history, and failing to follow environmental laws during construction.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.mongabay.com/2021/09/oil-pipeline-on-native-lands-ramps-up-as-canada-honors-its-indigenous-people/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9hfKPK0X$

Carbon and caribou: why the Dene Tha’ are forging a plan to protect a northern Alberta lake https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nativenewspost.com/news/health/carbon-and-caribou-why-the-dene-tha-are-forging-a-plan-to-protect-a-northern-alberta-lake-the-narwhal/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9kjaISve$

Old-growth logging in endangered Alberta caribou habitat ‘flies in the face of common sense,’ critics say https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nativenewspost.com/news/health/old-growth-logging-in-endangered-alberta-caribou-habitat-flies-in-the-face-of-common-sense-critics-say-the-narwhal/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9tW5alYu$

Done waiting on B.C., Gitanyow declare new protected area: ‘this is all our land’
After waiting for years for support from the provincial government and in the face of declining salmon stock, the Gitanyow are independently forging ahead with new protections under traditional law and custom for some 54,000 hectares of land and water, which are threatened by potential mining projects.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thenarwhal.ca/gitanyow-ipca-bc-government/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9ln9-MMg$

# Animals / Pets / Alerts / Food Recalls The American bumblebee population has plummeted by almost 90 per cent since the late 1990s and is edging its way towards Endangered Species Act protection
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jan/11/first-us-rusty-patched-bumble-bee-species-listed-endangered-numbers-plummet__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9mr7GHUn$

# Archaeology
In Guatemala, archaeologist helps to uncover hidden neighborhood in ancient Maya city. The newly discovered structures provide game-changing evidence that the imperial power of Teotihuacan exerted considerable influence on Tikal, an ancient Maya capital, as part of a campaign of conquest.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://phys.org/news/2021-09-guatemala-archaeologists-uncover-hidden-neighborhood.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9hNpEnQL$

# Border / Immigration
DHS not allowing charter flight carrying evacuees from Afghanistan to land in US, organizers say https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/department-of-homeland-security/574417-dhs-not-allowing-charter-flight?utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=42845__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9kS_I72V$

U.S. Media Have Distorted Narratives on Haiti Since 1804. It’s Still Happening.
The treatment of the hundreds of Haitians at the border is cruel, inhuman, undignified and racist.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/us-media-have-distorted-narratives-on-haiti-since-1804-its-still-happening/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9qWlZIdg$

Texas County Earmarks Millions in COVID Relief Funds for U.S. Border Security https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/texas-county-earmarks-millions-covid-relief-funds-us-border-security-1634463__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9qO_9ZbZ$

# CoronaVirus
Most of humanity has been so driven by fear of “the deadly pandemic, “the invisible enemy” that it has taken multiple unprecedented steps which have caused incalculable harm to the economy, our health, and our freedoms. Tthe government’s VAERS database shows the shots have now caused more harm and more deaths than all vaccines in the last 20 years combined.
This mass psychosis was in response to a virus which the CDC stats show poses little threat to anyone and for which there have been four proven inexpensive treatments since early last year.
COVID Emergency Use Authorizations (EUAs) seem to be illegal for the following three reasons:
*EUAs cannot be issued if treatments are available — and there are at least 3 inexpensive potentiall treatments that are readily available — with at least one (HCQ) since March 2020.
*EUAs can be issued for vaccines, but the COVID shots do not appear to meet any of the 5 criteria of vaccines and thus cannot be issued by EUA.
*EUAs cannot be issued if known risks outweigh potential benefits which the VAERS data shows is true for the COVID shots.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.naturalblaze.com/2021/09/florida-knows-ending-covid-fear-is-the-key.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed*3A*naturalblaze**A28Natural*Blaze*29__;JSsrJSsl!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9voPMNsC$

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Biden policy imposes vaccine mandate on Border Patrol agents, not migrants. Border patrol agents who’ve committed their career to protecting the U.S. now face termination if they refuse to get vaccinated for COVID-19 by November.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/biden-policy-imposes-vaccine-mandate-on-border-patrol-agents-not-migrants/article_298e79fc-2212-11ec-ae59-cfd82c5aee94.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9id2WrLt$

Can Breakthrough COVID Infections Happen More Than Once? Despite what you’ve heard or hoped, no one is truly immune. The CDC says cases of
COVID-19 reinfection remain rare but possible https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://health.clevelandclinic.org/can-you-get-covid-19-more-than-once/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9iiynlIv$

# Economy / Finance / Trade
Republicans at odds over infrastructure bill as vote approaches. One side wants to delay the vote, while the other has been pushing to proceed.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.yahoo.com/why-much-drama-over-infrastructure-204046297.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9v19baRI$

Senator Manchin: ‘I Cannot, And Will Not, Support Trillions in Spending’
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/finance/574574-manchin-fires-back-at-progressives-trillions-in-spending-fiscal-insanity__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9tAv7hO7$

“Lifting the cap doesn’t solve the problem. It has to be a full repeal.”
Sen. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) on ending the state and local tax (SALT) deduction currently capped at $10,000. Moving now would ‘get relief right to taxpayers,’ he says https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-09-21/salt-cap-s-temporary-repeal-is-an-option-n-j-s-menendez-says__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9ilvzpSB$

Sinema, leveraging slim majority and powerhouse fundraising, plays hardball in spending talks Sinema and Manchin have made clear they will not support the $3.5 trillion price tag on the domestic spending agenda. As the two of the most moderate Democrats in a split Senate, they have become gatekeepers for major progressive legislation.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2021/09/sinema-leveraging-slim-majority-powerhouse-fundraising-hardball-spending/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9pW-5jzy$

Schumer Announces Deal Reached With GOP Senators to Fund Government Through December. The federal government was set to run out of funding by midnight on Friday morning, but the shutdown has been averted.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/schumer-announces-deal-reached-with-gop-senators-to-fund-government-through-dec/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9qAo9JWt$

By refusing to raise the debt limit, Republicans are gambling with Americans’ Social Security benefits https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/economy-budget/574626-by-refusing-to-raise-the-debt-limit-republicans-are__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9lt37s4L$

# Education / Schools
Unvaccinated Students Told To Wear Different Coloured Wristbands So They Can Be Identified https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insiderpaper.com/unvaccinated-students-bath-university-wear-colored-wristbands/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9t-03HnT$

School Officials Beg FBI for Help Against ‘Angry Mobs’: The National School Boards Association has likened recent threats against school staffers across the U.S. to “domestic terrorism and hate crimes.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nsba.org/-/media/NSBA/File/nsba-letter-to-president-biden-concerning-threats-to-public-schools-and-school-board-members-92921.pdf__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9vs2xcGx$

# Employment / Labor
Labor rights violations at Brazil coffee farm linked to Starbucks, Nespresso.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://brazilian.report/business/2021/09/20/nespresso-starbucks-coffee-supplier/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9vU8GD0A$

Did Brazil’s ‘Dirty List’ Prompt Starbucks and Nespresso to Stop
Sourcing Coffee From Farm Caught With Slave-Like Conditions?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ecowatch.com/brazil-dirty-list-coffee-plantations-2636420575.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9sLsAiU4$

# Environment / Climate / Interior
US to declare ivory-billed woodpecker and 22 more species extinct. The
US Fish and Wildlife Service officially proposed taking 23 plants and
animals off the endangered species list because they have not been
spotted in the wild
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/sep/29/us-bird-species-ivory-billed-woodpecker-extinct__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9rTVSYM6$

How Republicans and gas lobby block city climate solutions using preemption
The natural gas industry was losing in cities across the US. Then came
an obscure tactic called preemption.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vox.com/22691755/gas-utilities-fight-electrification-preemption__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9uLvbHkX$

Record landfalls for tropical storms and hurricanes in U.S.: A record 18
storms and hurricanes have made landfall in the past two years; climate
change could increase these stormy stretches in coming decade
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2021/09/29/record-us-hurricane-landfalls-climate/?variant=45bcfc8a951d56c3__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9tf7Ciwk$

# Environment / Climate / Global
Climate change causing lakes in Canadian Rockies to lose their famous
turquoise lustre, says ecologist
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/climate-change-causing-lakes-in-canadian-rockies-to-lose-their-famous-turquoise-lustre-says-ecologist-1.6193054__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9rR3rDD1$

Build around the forest, not through it, study says of Sumatra trucking
road by Hans.
Due to its size and location, the site is hailed as one of the largest
conservation areas in Southeast Asia and the last habitat for many
endangered animals. It is home to an estimated 10,000 plant species and
more than 200 mammal species, including the Critically Endangered
Sumatran orangutan, tiger, rhinoceros and elephant.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://psmag.com/environment/one-of-southeast-asias-conservation-areas-is-under-threat__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9t9PyQA2$

New permits for Brazilian beef exports to US could increase
deforestation risk:
– An Earthsight report raises alarms about new sanitary permits that
allow more slaughterhouses in the Amazon to export beef to the United
States.
– More slaughterhouses could lead to increased deforestation since most
facilities struggle to keep track of whether their cattle are sourced
from land that was cleared legally or illegally.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.mongabay.com/2021/09/new-permits-for-brazilian-beef-exports-to-us-could-increase-deforestation-risk-report/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9rpZg8dG$

Arctic sea ice hits 2021 minimum. This summer’s minimum Arctic sea-ice
cover was the twelfth-lowest ever, and scientists warn that the
long-term trend towards shrinking continues.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02649-6?utm_source=Nature*Briefing&utm_campaign=adc19a0137-briefing-dy-20210930&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_c9dfd39373-adc19a0137-43812897__;Kw!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9rQ2hX8V$

# Food / GMOs / Chemicals / Other
Congressional panel slams more baby food brands over heavy metals. The
subcommittee is urging the FDA to speed up its work to set its
first-ever standards for heavy metals across most baby food products
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.axios.com/baby-food-brands-toxic-heavy-metals-congress-report-bf161f1e-01b1-4115-9d6f-75686e731684.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9jWgKOkG$

Cocktail of pesticides in almost all oranges and grapes, UK study finds.
Almost all grapes and oranges contain a “cocktail of pesticides”
according to research. Traces of 122 different pesticides in 12 most
polluted fruit and veg products, many with links to cancer
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/sep/29/cocktail-pesticides-almost-all-oranges-grapes-uk-study__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9lPFpR2e$

Coffee Price Hike Is a Sign of Climate Change. You might be paying more
for your coffee beans this year, and the climate crisis is partly to
blame. https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ecowatch.com/coffee-price-climate-change-2655200785.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9ke7X29r$

# Global Politics and other news
Israel’s Influence on the Labour Party & Purging of Anti-Imperialist
Activists.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_UFeEBBTtY__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9onz4j_m$

Former French Prez Handed 2nd Guilty Verdict of the Year. Nicolas
Sarkozy was found guilty of illegal campaign financing Thursday, just a
few months after another guilty verdict on corruption charges.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/europe-france-elections-trials-campaigns-aa6fc25ed310108a29b77bc5175a6de6?utm_source=Twitter&utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_medium=AP_Europe__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9vfhg8xA$

# Gov / Politics
Progressives Come to Their Put-Up or Shut-Up Moment. The Progressive
Caucus has long-promised to get more aggressive when they need to in
order to enact its agenda. They’re at a pivotal moment.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/progressives-come-to-their-put-up-or-shut-up-moment-infrastructure-joe-biden__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9kyWWxha$

Behind-the-scenes redistricting work: Adam Foltz, who was part of a
secretive process that crafted Wisconsin’s legislative maps, is on the
payroll of the Texas Legislative Council, a nonpartisan state agency
that manages the internal mapping tool used in redistricting.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/29/texas-redistricting-adam-foltz/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9giamwD6$

Donald Trump adds fresh pressure to Gov. Greg Abbott over demand for a
forensic election audit. There has been no evidence of widespread
election fraud in Texas, where Trump defeated President Joe Biden by 6
percentage points. After the November election, a secretary of state
official said Texas’ election was “smooth and secure.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/29/donald-trump-texas-election-audit/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9lA4dsCV$

From Executive Editor Ross Ramsey: In a state where more than 60% of
residents are people of color, white people have voting majorities in
50% of the districts in the proposed Congressional map. That’s not
representative.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/30/texas-legislature-redistricting-population/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9qNa4MMT$

# Law Enforcement
Liberal City Defunded Police. Now It’s Paying Cops to Stay. Here’s what
happened when an overwhelmingly white city actually cut cops—and
residents had second thoughts.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/burlington-vermont-defunded-the-police-now-its-paying-cops-to-stay__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9nXcrhio$

# Legal / Judicial / DOJ
Organizers of MAGA Rally That Led to Capitol Riot Subpoenaed. The
subpoenas compel the 11 people to hand over documents and sit for
depositions.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumpist-organizers-of-stop-the-steal-rally-that-led-to-capitol-riot-subpoenaed-by-house-panel__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9uTHTBVd$

Atomwaffen Leader Who Sent Swastikas to Reporters Convicted. Kaleb Cole,
25, was convicted of conspiracy and three counts of mailing threats to
journalists.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/religion-arizona-seattle-washington-conspiracy-c05d47992330097f90ed04bbf0942089__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9iOHCh-3$

Alabama GOP Condemned for Plan to Build Prisons With Covid-19 Funds.
“The Republican Party in a nutshell: contemptible, cruel, and corrupt.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/09/29/alabama-gop-condemned-plan-build-prisons-covid-19-funds__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9jBHgGXP$

# Media
‘Fire DeJoy’ Demand Intensifies as 10-Year Plan to Sabotage Postal
Service Takes Effect. “President Biden has the power to remake the
postal governing board and remove DeJoy. He must act.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/09/29/fire-dejoy-demand-intensifies-10-year-plan-sabotage-postal-service-takes-effect__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9iViAjlG$

United States Postal Service (USPS) has announced it’s making a major
permanent change that’s going into effect in a matter of days. The USPS
will permanently change the delivery time for some mail, slowing it down
by 30 percent.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://bestlifeonline.com/news-usps-permanent-change-slower/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9qLRiJ8M$

USPS prices go up Oct. 3: Here’s how much mail will cost now — and for
how long
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnet.com/how-to/usps-prices-go-up-oct-3-heres-how-much-mail-will-cost-now-and-for-how-long/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9oI3zA4J$

# Medical / Health
Legal battles over abortion continue: Abortion remains a constitutional
right under U.S. Supreme Court precedent, but the structure of Texas’
near-total abortion ban allows it to skirt precedent by giving
enforcement of the law to private citizens. So far, no court has
considered whether Texas’ abortion statute is lawful, but several
lawsuits are in progress.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/30/texas-abortion-law-legal-challenges/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9mirQs2g$

“This law is not killable. It’s like a hydra, you can’t kill it, you
chop off one head and two heads grow in its place.” Josh Blackman, a
constitutional law professor at South Texas College of Law Houston.
Blackman says he thinks Texas’ near-total ban on abortions is here to
stay.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/30/texas-abortion-law-legal-challenges/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9mirQs2g$

300,000 petition signatures delivered to Senate for the protection of
abortion rights under federal law. “Over the past several weeks,
right-wing extremists have inched us closer and closer toward a society
without the precedent of Roe v. Wade.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nationofchange.org/2021/09/30/300000-petition-signatures-delivered-to-senate-for-the-protection-of-abortion-rights-under-federal-law/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9gmfGFDq$

Dentists’ Group Fights Plan to Cover Dental Benefits Under Medicare. The
American Dental Association is mobilizing its 162,000 members to fight a
proposal to include dental coverage for all Medicare recipients,
opposition that could prove pivotal as Democrats look to make cuts in
their $3.5 trillion domestic policy agenda.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://khn.org/morning-breakout/american-dental-association-wants-to-block-dental-coverage-in-medicare/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9rrxJPT6$

# Military / DOD
New revelations and well tread paths. The questions yielded a number of
surprising revelations, including news that the Taliban had offered the
U.S. military the option to secure the entire city of Kabul while it was
leaving
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/defense/overnights/574597-defense-national-security__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9tm9twH0$

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin blamed the State Department for the
last-minute evacuation of allies from Afghanistan. “The call on how to
do that and when to do it is really a State Department call,” Austin
said in response to a question from Rep. Jim Langevin (D-R.I.).
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/574472-defense-secretary-blames-state-dept-for-delay-in-afghanistan__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9pJtcZEX$

Milley also said Wednesday said there is “a real possibility” that al
Qaeda or ISIS could reconstitute in Afghanistan as soon as early spring
2022. Milley said the terrorist threat from Afghanistan is currently
less than it was on 9/11, but that “the conditions could be set for a
reconstitution of al Qaeda and/or ISIS.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/defense/574496-milley-real-possibility-terrorist-groups-could-rebuild-as-soon-as-early-spring?utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=42845__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9vWeV37y$

# Social
Houston Housing Director Fired After Accusing Sylvester Turner Of
Awarding $15 Million To Favored Developer
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2021/09/21/409022/city-housing-director-fired-after-making-ethical-allegations-against-turner-administration/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9hVjdzzO$

# Sports
The NBA is upping its pressure on the ‘vaccine hesitant’ and resisters
in the league, unveiling a new policy Wednesday of withholding pay for
any unvaccinated players
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/574522-nba-announces-it-will-withhold-pay-of-unvaccinated-players__;!!On18fmf1aQ!jd4_oDnX7DYgi7j_QRXznnCA6-buNFnazoVPMXGdjqygC2APY31ItO8Ov_2K9qhyVfeL$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2021-09-29

Voices, The Peoples News

September 29, 2021
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

# Indigenous
Two Indigenous-led studies in Alaska show how future low sea ice seasons could affect Arctic communities https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.arctictoday.com/two-indigenous-led-studies-in-alaska-show-how-future-low-sea-ice-seasons-could-affect-arctic-communities/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD0zyRo5SW$

A Montana tribe finalizes a historic $1.9 billion settlement. It’s the largest sum ever awarded in an Indigenous water rights case.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2021/09/montana-confederated-salish-kootenai-tribe-historic-water-rights-settlement/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD0xMR3tbq$

# Border / Immigration
Military Brass Contradicts Biden Telling of Afghan Drawdown. Biden said in an interview with ABC News he was not advised to keep a small number of troops on the ground to keep Afghanistan stable. His military advisers testified otherwise.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/military-brass-contradicts-joe-bidens-telling-of-afghanistan-drawdown__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD0-z8VjJE$

On The Tarmac: U.S. Blocks Flight With Americans Fleeing Taliban: There are said to be 117 people, including 59 children, stuck inside the plane from Kabul.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/blinken-says-us-working-enable-afghanistan-charter-flights-2021-09-07/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD0859cu8t$

A Texas judge ordered the release of nearly 250 migrants who were arrested under Gov. Greg Abbott’s “catch and jail” border security policy and sat in prison for more than a month without being charged with crimes.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/28/texas-migrants-prison-release/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD06RnwaQI$

The Biden administration is providing legal representation for certain immigrant children in eight US cities. The Counsel for Children Initiative will provide government-funded legal representation to certain unaccompanied immigrant children in deportation proceedings, according to agency officials.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/hamedaleaziz/immigrant-children-attorneys-biden__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD01cQpQAy$

Influencer’s $7M Afghan Mission Hasn’t Evacuated Anyone. Tommy Marcus has struggled to charter flights for Afghan civilians after promising his followers that his operation would “be running flights until they tell us we can’t anymore.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/instagram-star-quentin-quarantino-tommy-marcuss-dollar7-million-afghan-mission-hasnt-evacuated-anyone__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD05DwV5KB$

# Bundy Rides Again
Ammon Bundy Is Running to Be Idaho’s Next Governor. He might not even be the most extreme candidate in the race. “The establishment is losing their minds right now,” he said with a laugh after making the announcement. “I must be really really scary to these people.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/06/ammon-bundy-announces-run-for-idaho-governor/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD01uVfOPs$

# Children / Youth
The Scourge of Generational Gun Violence. More children in Chicago have been shot this year than have died of the coronavirus in the United States https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/opinion/2021/09/29/comment-justice-system-bad-actors-cause-generational-gun-violence/5902429001/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD0zyZgTLK$

# CoronaVirus
COVID-19 – The Spartacus Letter: On September 26, 2021, a scientist published the following document about COVID-19, outlining complete disease function and treatment, and revealing this outbreak to be a criminal conspiracy of such magnitude as to defy belief. We have been forced to watch America and the Free World spin into inexorable decline due to a biowarfare attack.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://halturnerradioshow.com/index.php/en/news-page/world/covid-19-the-spartacus-letter__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD08djRw5G$

Vatican to Employees: Get Vaxxed, Get Tested, or Get Out. Those without either a jab or a recent test will be deemed “unjustly absent” in the eyes of the church, which comes with the penalty of a lost salary.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2021/02/18/vatican-vaccinations-vaccine-employees-240065__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD034-4ppF$

Natural COVID-19 immunity is powerful, but kind of irrelevant. Why does it seem that scientists are ignoring natural immunity in the national discussion of vaccine mandates and vaccine passports?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/574284-natural-covid-19-immunity-is-powerful-but-kind-of-irrelevant__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD09Jd8qbV$

North Carolina hospital network fires around 175 staffers for not getting vaccinated https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/north-carolina/articles/2021-09-27/novant-health-fires-more-than-175-for-not-getting-vaccinated__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD0_zWawdB$

Some Vaccines Last a Lifetime. Here’s Why Covid-19 Shots Don’t.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wsj.com/articles/some-vaccines-last-a-lifetime-heres-why-covid-19-shots-dont-11631266201__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD05D-aW8L$

Federal judges: NYC can impose vaccine mandate on teachers; attorneys to petition Supreme Court to intervene. The nation’s largest school district can immediately impose a vaccine mandate on its teachers and other workers, leading lawyers for teachers to say they’ll ask the U.S.
Supreme Court to intervene
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/27/federal-judges-nyc-can-impose-vaccine-mandate-on-teachers.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD06bF1XjO$

The moral right to freedom of conscience: A summa cum laude graduate with a degree in philosophy and a magna cum laude graduate with a master’s degree in theology, Fr. Michael Copenhagen discusses the dangers of coercive public health policies and vaccine mandates that attempt to force individuals to violate their conscience.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.protectinghealthandautonomyinthe21stcentury.com/session-3-copenhagen__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD09BaQE3K$

Defend Informed Consent — Vaccine Awareness Week: 9/26-10/2 By Neenah Payne, Dr. Joseph Mercola highlights Vaccine Awareness Week which is dedicated to raising public consciousness about vaccine risks and failures and the need to defend informed consent https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.naturalblaze.com/2021/09/defend-informed-consent-vaccine-awareness-week-9-26-10-2.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed*3A*naturalblaze**A28Natural*Blaze*29__;JSsrJSsl!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD026yNIn3$

Laughing at Mass Death Brings Us Closer to Fascism. The recreational dehumanization of people who are dying of COVID-19 harms us all.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/audio/laughing-at-mass-death-brings-us-closer-to-fascism/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD0zFA8Oj3$

How contagious is Delta? How long are you infectious? Is it more deadly?
A quick guide to the latest science
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/how-contagious-is-delta-how-long-are-you-infectious-is-it-more-deadly-a-quick-guide-to-the-latest-science-165538__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD02fWPCx1$

# Economy / Finance / Trade
Top House Budget Dem: DC Can Spend All It Wants Because It’s ‘Like the Banker in Monopoly.’ “We don’t need to find ways to take money from people to pay for what we need to do in this country. Because we issue our own currency, because we borrow and spend in our own currency, we can pay for whatever we want to pay for.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insidesources.com/top-house-budget-dem-dc-can-spend-all-it-wants-because-its-like-the-banker-in-monopoly/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD01iw-eZZ$

Bernie Sanders just urged progressives to tank the Biden infrastructure bill if Pelosi brings it up for a vote in 2 days https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/574347-sanders-urges-house-democrats-to-vote-against-infrastructure-bill-before__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD0zHv4U71$

Democrats Consider Going YOLO on Infrastructure. Democrats are faced with a key moment on infrastructure. They can do the politically popular thing, or they can deliver on the policy they believe in.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/democrats-consider-going-yolo-on-infrastructure__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD08r7fM5_$

IRS would track all bank transactions over $600 under Biden plan; businesses revolt https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.yahoo.com/now/irs-track-bank-transactions-over-140000522.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD03gJUMe7$

How financial institutions engineered climate injustice and the clean energy colorline. Methods of investing, lending, and risk assessment must change to prioritize equity.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ehn.org/climate-injustice-2654634094.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD01C1Ho5z$

Huckabee’s Money Confession Goes Viral
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://banyanhill.com/exclusives/huckabees-money-confession-goes-viral/?z=1867552&li_did=642af4b2-bf3f-3f80-b8bd-98f452efa7a5__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD0w6E_my0$

Here’s Why The $3.5 Trillion Democratic Spending Plan Isn’t So Unprecedented. It’s a lot of money, but still less than the Great Society, and still not what they spend in Europe.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/biden-build-back-better-3-5-trillion-spending_n_615376a4e4b05040d1d38fdf__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD00hx6hoE$

Republicans Show They’d Rather Risk Recession Than Allow Democrats to Pass Bills Republicans are making it clear that they are willing to risk a recession in order to gut the Build Back Better Act https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/republicans-show-theyd-rather-risk-recession-than-allow-democrats-to-pass-bills/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD06MXu-MH$

America on edge, again: So here we are in a major league moment of tension, in the ninth inning of a national budget fight over the debt ceiling, with threats of a government shutdown and arguments over funding the most basic of American life: infrastructure.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/574341-america-on-edge-again__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD03UqubvS$

# Education / Schools
Tense School Board Meeting Turns Violent Over Masks. A school board in Minnesota plans to step up security after a violent scuffle broke out at a Monday meeting where parents vented anger over the district’s new mask requirements.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/tense-minnesota-school-board-meeting-turns-violent-over-new-covid-mask-rules__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD0-PDH7ZW$

Legislation aims to make teaching CRT in federally funded schools a civil rights violation. Rep. Bob Good will introduce legislation Wednesday that would make teaching critical race theory in federally funded schools a civil rights violation, the Virginia Republican told Fox News.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.foxnews.com/politics/legislation-crt-schools-civil-rights-violation__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD0-r7Vggu$

Texas public schools couldn’t require critical race theory lessons under bill given House approval. House Bill 3979 is part of a national effort by red-state legislatures to ban or limit the teaching of critical race theory. That academic discipline examines how racism has shaped legal and social systems within the United States.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/05/11/critical-race-theory-texas-schools-legislature/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD02FyAkVm$

Critical race theory (CRT) has become a new boogie man for people unwilling to acknowledge our country’s racist history and how it impacts the present. To understand why CRT has become such a flash point in the culture, it is important to understand what it is and what it is not.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.brookings.edu/blog/fixgov/2021/07/02/why-are-states-banning-critical-race-theory/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD07k2f-LV$

In a California desert, sheriff’s deputies settle schoolyard disputes.
Black teens bear the brunt. Deputies in California’s Antelope Valley are disproportionately citing Black teens, often for minor infractions, like getting in fights or smoking.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/in-a-california-desert-sheriffs-deputies-settle-schoolyard-disputes-black-teens-bear-the-brunt__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD05wFY7Ir$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals / Global China will stop funding foreign coal: Last week at the United Nations General Assembly, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced that China will not build new coal-fired power projects abroad. It’s a bold pledge from the biggest public funder of international coal plants, which joins the
G7 group of major economies in promising to halt such financing.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/china-says-it-will-stop-financing-coal-power-abroad/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD0zdVMSUy$

# Environment / Climate / Interior
Air pollution linked to millions of birth complications across the globe https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ehn.org/air-pollution-birth-defects-2655187427.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD02VkpldC$

“Record-High” Coral Coverage across the Great Barrier Reef: Claims of Impending Extinction Proven False https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://electroverse.net/record-high-coral-coverage-across-the-great-barrier-reef/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD07h4HGl8$

# Environment / Climate / Global
Antarctica’s ice shelf erodes, slushy frozen water is thinning: study https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-10038461/Antarcticas-ice-shelf-eroded-layer-slushy-frozen-water-thinning-study-finds.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD0yA7L1Mh$

The ground is literally exploding due to climate change in Siberia, and it’s going to get worse. “It is a pure stroke of luck” that none of the explosions and their giant craters have “caused loss of life or infrastructure damage,” said one scientist.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vice.com/en/article/wx5mmq/the-ground-is-literally-exploding-due-to-climate-change-in-siberia-and-its-going-to-get-worse__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD0-ZsoUsS$

Low oxygen levels along Pacific Northwest coast a ‘silent’ climate change crisis. Nearly two decades ago, fishers discovered an odd occurrence off the coast of Oregon. They were pulling up pots of dead or lethargic crabs. The crabs had suffocated.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/low-oxygen-levels-along-pacific-northwest-coast-a-silent-climate-change-crisis/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD09R2X_5v$

# Gov / Politics
Former president Donald Trump didn’t win a second term in 2020, but he appears to have learned some lessons that would make him a more “effective” — and dangerous president if he runs for and wins a second term in 2024.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rollcall.com/2021/09/28/trump-and-the-pursuit-of-complete-and-total-control/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD05REZElG$

Arizona Audit Backers Turn on Each Other After Recount Flop. The Arizona audit showed that, if anything, Joe Biden won the state by even more votes than previously realized.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/arizona-audit-backers-turn-on-each-other-after-recount-flop__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD07e7tQRU$

US building new occupation bases in Syria, sports facilities, golf course, bowling alley https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.veteranstoday.com/2021/09/28/exclusive-us-building-new-occupation-bases-in-syria-sports-facilities-golf-course-bowling-alley/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD056A6NqG$

Defense officials testify they were surprised by Taliban’s swift takeover of Afghanistan. The Pentagon began planning for the possibility of a noncombatant evacuation from Afghanistan ‘as far back as this spring,’ though no one predicted the Afghan government would fall before U.S. forces left on Aug. 30, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/2021/09/28/1041266175/military-officials-recommended-trump-biden-keep-troops-in-afghanistan__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD09e_1hQS$

# Law Enforcement
Brian Laundrie Was at Fort De Soto Campsite With Parents Before Going Missing https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.deseret.com/u-s-world/2021/9/28/22698946/brian-laundrie-mom-florida-campground-gabby-petito__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD05PnE4wd$

CIA and State Department officials face increased Havana Syndrome attacks Havana Syndrome Attacks Widen With CIA Officer’s Evacuation From Serbia U.S. officials say the still-unexplained assaults are steadily expanding and sapping morale at the CIA and State Department https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wsj.com/articles/havana-syndrome-attacks-widen-as-cia-officer-is-evacuated-from-serbia-11632844044__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD00KFPysJ$

People Have Few Protections Against Law Enforcement Civil Asset Forfeiture Practices. Imagine a world where police officers regularly confiscate property from civilians, based only on officers’ accusations of criminal conduct. This is the topsy-turvy world of civil seizure and forfeiture – where just the suspicion of criminal conduct by a law enforcement officer is enough for the seizure of property.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insidesources.com/people-have-few-protections-against-law-enforcement-civil-asset-forfeiture-practices/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD03gJLdWu$

Dog the Bounty Hunter, Duane Chapman, has dedicated himself to the ongoing search for Brian Laundrie. And it appears he’s found evidence of Laundrie’s whereabouts that could be of assistance to the FBI. He has made serious headway over the last few days in the Gabby Petito case.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://twentytwowords.com/brian-laundrie-campsite-visit-confirmed/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=22&fbclid=IwAR0nnGL5w-tdbHV7XUwjjvCW8gX88EKfyeSNHyZhOlqnike_RNmxpCJfmfE__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD01srL0pE$

Petito Tipsters Lead Searchers to Missing Man’s Body. A Wyoming search-and-rescue team said two tip-offs came in following the intense interest in Gabby Petito’s disappearance.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/gabby-petito-tipsters-lead-searchers-to-apparent-discovery-of-robert-lowerys-body-in-same-forest?ref=home__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD00hPs0hM$

# Legal / Judicial / DOJ
Teen Antagonized Cyclists, Mowed Six Down, Then Was Let Go. The 16-year-old driver, who was “rolling coal” before hitting a group of cyclists, has not yet been charged, leaving the cycling community outraged.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://interreviewed.com/teen-in-waller-texas-antagonized-cyclists-mowed-six-down-then-was-let-go-by-cops/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD06R4V_pa$

# LGBTQ
# Marijuana / Hemp / CBD Oil
Pennsylvania lawmakers filed a new bill to legalize marijuana with a focus on social equity for communities harmed by the war on drugs.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.marijuanamoment.net/pennsylvania-lawmakers-unveil-marijuana-legalization-bill-with-focus-on-social-equity/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD00HAweKy$

# Media
A Journalist’s Tortuous Escape From the Taliban Kill List. Inside the harrowing journey of an Afghan female reporter’s escape from the Taliban.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/a-journalists-treacherous-escape-from-the-taliban-kill-list__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD05G8aiI-$

Publishers unite to tackle doctored images: Eight major publishers have issued joint guidelines for how journal editors can spot and deal with suspicious images or data. The best-practice recommendations list three categories of image manipulation, ranging from “beautified” figures to those that have been altered with an intent to mislead.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02610-7__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD0520eFlX$

# Medical / Health
Clyburn pushes for Medicaid expansion amid infrastructure drama. Clyburn said Medicaid expansion in the 12 holdout states should not be “sacrificed as we add on to services for billionaires,” in Medicare.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/574486-clyburn-unamerican-not-to-prioritize-medicaid-expansion-in-package__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD0wLUNDJq$

# Military / DOD
Top military officials told lawmakers on Tuesday that they had recommended 2,500 U.S. troops remain in Afghanistan, contradicting comments made by President Biden earlier this year.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/defense/574283-top-generals-contradict-biden-say-they-advised-leaving-2500-troops-in?utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=42808__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD04K8-gJd$

Outspoken Marine officer who went viral blasting military leaders over Afghanistan is jailed: Marine Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller rose to internet stardom by posting video slamming US withdrawal from Afghanistan https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/09/28/marine-officer-who-blasted-leaders-over-afghanistan-withdrawal-brig.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD05mrm-Pc$

NEO – US War Plans with China taking shape. The curve ball in all of this analysis is cyber warfare, the kind where ships’ electronics can be crashed without being hit by a conventional weapon and made defenseless for an easy kill.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://journal-neo.org/2021/09/27/us-war-plans-with-china-taking-shape/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD06b3Ptw3$

# Military / Global
North Korea fires another missile as its UN ambassador rails against ‘hostile’ US policy. North Korea launched what the South believes to be a short-range missile into the sea off its eastern coast on Tuesday morning.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/south-korea-north-korea-joint-chiefs-of-staff-52bc6f2f467c4d02f34800a545d793fe__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD01XPMUZi$

# Sports
National Labor Agency: College Athletes Can Now Unionize. Players “perform services for institutions in return for compensation” and are therefore employees under federal law, the National Labor Relations Board said.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nlrb.gov/news-outreach/news-story/nlrb-general-counsel-jennifer-abruzzo-issues-memo-on-employee-status-of__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD0zwh9etC$

# Water
A bitter dispute ends as California water agencies pledge cooperation on Colorado River https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.bakersfield.com/ap/national/a-bitter-dispute-ends-as-california-water-agencies-pledge-cooperation-on-colorado-river/article_076f0e51-168e-5bfe-ac28-a3c95ace2f31.html*:*:text=LOS*20ANGELES*20**C20Two*20years*20ago,high*20above*20the*20Colorado*20River__;I34lJeKAlCUlJSUlJSU!!On18fmf1aQ!hjeIuxyKpXK3RTcnzobQy01cGwqGd23EqfaZqcjcXHBxdCVEw99NMxxUrnZD02f9Dl0x$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2021-09-28

Voices, The Peoples News

September 28, 2021
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

# Indigenous
The White Sands discovery only confirms what Indigenous people have said all along Once again, the media has excluded Indigenous peoples from our own story.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://twitter.com/i/events/1441527278190698519__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NaaUrWmv$

# Archaeology
# Border / Immigration
About 100 US citizens, legal residents ready to leave Afghanistan. “The highest priority remains helping the U.S. citizens who wish to leave the country now to do so,” the official said.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/world/about-100-american-citizens-permanent-residents-still-waiting-leave-afghanistan-2021-09-27/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NUDXRCCN$

CDC alerts medical professionals to be on alert over Afghan evacuees potentially spreading infectious diseases https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.oleantimesherald.com/news/nation/cdc-alerts-medical-professionals-to-be-on-alert-over-afghan-evacuees-potentially-spreading-infectious-diseases/article_d107e05b-37d2-56c9-a8e2-666e0963149d.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NeCoBTy3$

# CoronaVirus
Mocking Unvaxxed COVID Victims Is New Pandemic Blood Sport. There’s getting mad about anti-vaxxers and the Delta coronavirus surge, and then there’s reveling in mass death of people who refuse to get shots.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/mocking-unvaccinated-covid-victims-is-the-new-pandemic-blood-sport__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1Nduhae_H$

GOP Launches Fundraising Frenzy Off Biden Vax Mandates. Republicans have discovered that Joe Biden’s vaccine mandates can be used to raise sick cash.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/gop-launches-fundraising-frenzy-off-biden-vax-mandates__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NfMXq2_Y$

Idaho COVID Insanity Shows How Much Worse the GOP Can Get. The slightest hint of responsibility is enough to draw primary challenges in the party’s ever-accelerating race to the bottom.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/idaho-covid-insanity-shows-how-much-worse-the-gop-can-get__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NUUvgYpJ$

Does the FDA think these data justify the first full approval of a
covid-19 vaccine? The FDA should demand adequate, controlled studies with long term follow up, and make data publicly available, before granting full approval to covid-19 vaccines, says Peter Doshi https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://blogs.bmj.com/bmj/2021/08/23/does-the-fda-think-these-data-justify-the-first-full-approval-of-a-covid-19-vaccine/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NdpYg84n$

The ex-Pfizer scientist who became an anti-vax hero. The 60-year-old is a former vice president of Pfizer. In recent months, Yeadon (pronounced
Yee-don) has emerged as an unlikely hero of the so-called anti-vaxxers, whose adherents question the safety of many vaccines, including for the coronavirus.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/health-coronavirus-vaccines-skeptic/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NalFjikn$

The BMJ counted over 30,000 adverse vaginal bleeding events after the COVID injection. Why would this multi-millionaire former vice-president of Pfizer take such a strong stance against this vaccine? A link is plausible and should be investigated https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.bmj.com/content/374/bmj.n2211__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NZnEc5RY$

Wuhan scientists planned to release coronavirus particles into cave bats, leaked papers reveal. Scientists at the Wuhan Institute of Virology were planning to genetically enhance airborne coronaviruses and release aerosols containing “novel chimeric spike proteins” among cave bats in Yunnan, China, according to the 2018 proposal submitted to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2021/09/22/wuhan-scientists-wanted-to-release-coronaviruses-into-bats/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NSKtV-ig$

Forced Vaccination Was Always the End Game: America’s Move Toward Authoritarianism. A new video commentary by Barbara Loe Fisher summarizing the unprecedented threats to civil liberties that Americans have faced since the declaration of a public health emergency in the winter of 2020 and opportunities for positive action.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nvic.org/NVIC-Vaccine-News/September-2021/end-game-forced-vaccination.aspx__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NU43nGUX$

Pfizer Submits Data to FDA for Younger Kids’ COVID Vaccine. The company said it would formally request approval in the “coming weeks” for the vaccine for kids between the ages of 5 and 11.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/pfizer-seeks-fda-clearance-covid-19-vaccine-younger-children-2021-09-28/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NSGhfwaG$

Most New York Healthcare Workers Fired Over Vaccine Mandate Won’t Get Unemployment Insurance https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.marketwatch.com/story/new-york-health-care-workers-who-are-fired-for-refusing-to-be-vaccinated-wont-be-eligible-for-unemployment-benefits-in-most-cases-11632780792__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NQcN0Hlc$

Penn State University Suspends Students Who Failed To Get Weekly
COVID-19 Test
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theepochtimes.com/penn-state-university-suspends-students-who-failed-to-get-weekly-covid-19-test_4012679.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NUVXE8ye$

3D-Printed Vaccine Patch Now in Development — Needles No Longer Needed https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.techtimes.com/articles/265877/20210926/3d-vaccine-patch-now-development-needles-longer-need**Bgiving-patients-painless.htm__;4oCU!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NdauzA_3$

Top Officials Stepping Down From CDC And FDA Covid Teams. Marion Gruber and Phil Krause, two veteran vaccine reviewers, are unexpectedly departing at a critical time.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.biopharmadive.com/news/marion-gruber-phil-krause-leaving-fda/605859/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NWJG3sQp$

Influenza vaccine could also help against severe Covid-19 — but we’re not entirely sure why https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zmescience.com/science/influenza-vaccine-could-also-help-against-severe-covid-19-but-were-not-entirely-sure-why/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NQogAGC8$

N.C. Hospital System Fires 175 Workers Over Vax Mandate. The mass termination over defiance of the hospital system’s mandatory vaccine policy is one of the country’s largest yet.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/574293-north-carolina-based-hospital-system-fires-175-employees-for-failing-to__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NWUwXRFS$

# Economy / Trade
How the Democrats Can Pass the Entire Reconciliation Bill. It just requires enacting it for four years.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/infrastructure/building-back-america/how-democrats-can-pass-entire-reconciliation-bill/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NRo1Gi7J$

Robert Kaplan will step down as president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas early next month. He will become the second senior Fed official to resign after ethics questions were raised this month over their trading activity in the financial markets.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.keranews.org/business-economy/2021-09-27/dallas-feds-kaplan-to-leave-in-the-wake-of-trading-disclosures__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NcK8THib$

The billionaire boom: how the super-rich soaked up Covid cash https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ft.com/content/747a76dd-f018-4d0d-a9f3-4069bf2f5a93__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NUJvZiT7$

GOP Blocks Bill to Fund Government, Raise Debt Ceiling. A potential government shutdown still looms, with federal funding expiring at midnight on Thursday.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wsj.com/articles/senate-republicans-set-to-block-bill-tying-short-term-funding-bill-to-debt-ceiling-11632772705__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NQ_tkcuK$

There’s a flurry of studies trashing the Democrats’ tax agenda. They have corporate and GOP dark money ties. Democrats have remained undecided as to how they’ll pay for the $3.5 trillion budget bill that now houses much of that agenda—and, by virtue of the budgeting process, can pass with only Democratic votes. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Thursday told reporters that the White House and congressional leaders now agree on a menu of possible tax options.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/09/theres-a-flurry-of-studies-trashing-the-democrats-tax-agenda-they-have-corporate-and-gop-dark-money-ties/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NcnKCxPX$

# Employment / Labor
El Milagro Tortilla Workers Walk Out to Demand Fair Wages Amid Staff Shortage The company has lost staff due to their poor treatment of workers and mishandling of the pandemic, organizers say.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/video/el-milagro-tortilla-workers-walk-out-to-demand-fair-wages-amid-staff-shortage/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NSbgBz7a$

Florida State Workers Are “Very Scared” Over COVID-Related Working Conditions Several state offices have had to close, and workers aren’t being told when someone close to them contracted the virus.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/florida-state-workers-are-very-scared-over-covid-related-working-conditions/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NYEY9Zef$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals Company says planned natural gas pipeline won’t go forward. Construction of a nearly 120-mile-long proposed natural gas pipeline from northeastern Pennsylvania to central New Jersey will not go forward https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/business-environment-and-nature-pennsylvania-new-jersey-environment-06024caa2328faf6189bd8280799db37__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NWxMUgjp$

After Hurricane Ida, oil infrastructure springs dozens of leaks. The storm also triggered the most oil spills detected from space after a weather event in the Gulf of Mexico since the federal government started using satellites to track spills and leaks a decade ago.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://energycentral.com/c/cp/after-hurricane-ida-oil-infrastructure-springs-dozens-leaks__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NZhZFYvY$

Feds ‘dragging their heels kicking and screaming’ on Montana oil, gas leases. The Biden administration is delaying lease sales of federal lands for oil and gas exploration even after a court order, the head of the Western Energy Alliance said https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thecentersquare.com/montana/feds-dragging-their-heels-kicking-and-screaming-on-montana-oil-gas-leases/article_11dc3644-1ca6-11ec-9e59-0b703778ba99.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NcdetJ9G$

World leaders pledge $400 billion to boost clean energy and renewables.
“We cannot wait another 40 years. The age of renewable, affordable energy access for all must start today.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ecowatch.com/world-leaders-renewable-energy-2655186991.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NWPWQzBN$

# Environment / Climate / Interior
Meet the Senate enforcer who could sink Biden’s climate plan. The gatekeeper for the most consequential climate bill in U.S. history works behind a nondescript door in the U.S. Capitol.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.eenews.net/articles/meet-the-senate-enforcer-who-could-sink-bidens-climate-plan/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NYqBQAic$

Scoping out the Gulf of Mexico’s secret submerged forest. Understanding what happened to this ancient forest can help us know what is coming as the sea rises again.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.hakaimagazine.com/news/scoping-out-the-gulf-of-mexicos-secret-submerged-forest/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NbeBGYrn$

The secret war over Pentagon aid in fighting wildfires. The military’s satellites excel at spotting new blazes, but for decades they have been mostly off limits to civilian firefighters.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation-politics/the-secret-war-over-pentagon-aid-in-fighting-wildfires/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=RSS_seattle-news__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NZtzVCZJ$

# Food / GMOs / Chemicals / Other
3 Scary Reasons To Ditch Aluminum Foil (And What To Use Instead) https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thealternativedaily.com/3-scary-reasons-ditch-aluminum-foil/?utm_source=external&utm_medium=MG__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NUTpcdsD$

# Global Politics and other news
China criticizes UK over ‘evil intentions’ after warship sails through Taiwan Strait https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/defense/574067-china-criticizes-uk-over-evil-intentions-after-warship?utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=42766__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NQ4d_W61$

Erdogan says Turkey plans to buy another Russian defense system https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/turkeys-erdogan-says-intends-buy-another-russian-s-400-defence-system-cbs-news-2021-09-26/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NeYx_bgE$

Xi Takes a Page From Mao’s Red Playbook. In the coming year, Xi will intertwine foreign and domestic crises, even at the risk of potentially serious flair-ups with Washington over Taiwan.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/xi-jinping-takes-a-page-from-mao-zedongs-red-playbook__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NfnsgOkK$

Female Afghan Judges in Hiding as Taliban Frees Killers. “It was midnight when we heard the Taliban had freed all the prisoners from jail. Immediately we fled,” one judge told the BBC.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-58709353__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NQLiPXFj$

# Gov / Politics
DHS Cyber Office Wants to See Secret Voting Machine Report. After a cybersecurity researcher wrote a report about potential vulnerabilities in voting machines, and a judge locked up the report, a government official now wants to read it.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/department-of-homeland-security-cyber-office-wants-to-see-secret-voting-machine-vulnerability-report__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NUSpKGy5$

GOP warns about military cooperation with Russians. Top Republicans in the House and Senate on Monday pushed back on the Pentagon’s recent call to increase coordination between the U.S. and Russian militaries, saying they were “deeply troubled” by the news.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/defense/574162-republican-lawmakers-warn-against-more-military-coordination-with-russia__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1Nf8_tiN9$

Texas lawmakers have released their first draft of a new congressional map that would primarily protect incumbents while reducing the number of districts in which Black and Hispanic residents make up the most eligible voters. The population of Asian, Black and Hispanic Texans outpaced white Texans over the last decade.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://data.capitol.texas.gov/topic/redistricting__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NcMAnEZU$

Trump’s ‘Audit’ Request Plunged TX Guv’s Office Into Chaos. At the risk of provoking his wrath, staffers quickly rushed to appease the twice-impeached former leader, according to Politico.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2021/09/28/trump-texas-audit-abbott-scramble-514454__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NeFnHGVL$

Donald Trump said he’s considering running for President in 2024. Trump has laid the groundwork for a potential run in conventional and unconventional ways in recent months https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2021/06/30/trump-has-made-a-decision-on-whether-to-run-in-2024/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NRvK6g6s$

# Legal / Judicial / DOJ
Pentagon officials prepare for grilling. Top Pentagon leaders are expected to get slammed this week with critical questions on the Biden administration’s handling of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and other military-related controversies in a series of hearings on Capitol Hill.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/defense/overnights/574201-defense-national-security__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NVfKb8oP$

Milley to face toughest day yet on Capitol Hill. Gen. Mark Milley is expected to face a GOP grilling on Tuesday and Wednesday weeks after a number of Republicans said he should resign for threatening the principle of civilian control of the military.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/defense/574174-gen-milley-faces-his-toughest-day-yet-on-capitol-hill__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NWHas8D0$

Trump Loses Omarosa NDA Case: ‘The Bully Has Met His Match.’ Trump’s campaign filed the case against Omarosa days after she published her
2018 tell-all book. “Donald has used this type of vexatious litigation to intimidate, harass and bully for years,” said Manigault Newman in a statement. “Finally the bully has met his match!”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theweek.com/donald-trump/1005406/the-bully-has-met-his-match-trump-loses-nda-case-against-former-aide-omarosa__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NR6z4r1C$

While testifying on Capitol Hill this morning, Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, defended his conversations with his Chinese counterparts in the final stretch of the Trump administration. https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://bit.ly/3m3qNvv__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NU3mztv6$

# LGBTQ
Texas Senate has passed a bill limiting transgender participation in school sports four separate times.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/28/texas-transgender-sports-bill/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NQfYEEiN$

# Marijuana / Hemp / CBD Oil
New Federal Bureau of Investigation data shows that marijuana arrests dropped by more than a third in the U.S. last year as both the COVID-19 pandemic and the legalization movement spread.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.marijuanamoment.net/marijuana-arrests-dropped-sharply-in-2020-as-both-covid-and-legalization-spread-fbi-data-shows/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NbLUX9-S$

The Drug Enforcement Administration issued a public safety alert about fake prescription pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theindependent.com/news/local/dea-issues-public-safety-alert-on-sharp-increase-in-fake-prescription-pills-containing-fentanyl-and/article_14daf940-2032-11ec-a594-33ed7176ddd9.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NXwX7m0u$

# Media
‘Threatened’ Female Producer Begged to Leave Cuomo’s Show: Melanie Buck said that she asked to leave Cuomo’s primetime program because they had “significant differences,” adding that she has “moved on.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/threatened-female-producer-begged-to-leave-chris-cuomos-show__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NUXrv2q_$

# Medical / Health
Half of young, American kids have lead in their blood, study finds.
Children living in older houses and poorer communities were more likely to have elevated blood lead levels.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.insider.com/half-of-kids-under-age-6-have-lead-blood-study-2021-9__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NTBtmS7C$

Missouri Med Staff Gets Panic Buttons as Assaults Triple. At least one Missouri hospital has added a handy-dandy new feature to its employees’
medical badges: a big panic button.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ky3.com/2021/09/20/cox-medical-center-branson-adding-panic-buttons-employee-badges-after-reports-increased-staff-assaults/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NStAYlOh$

American Dental Association Wants To Block Dental Coverage In Medicare https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wsj.com/articles/dentists-group-fights-plan-to-cover-dental-benefits-under-medicare-11632735002__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NfVUgNcH$

Rare Brain-Eating Amoeba Kills Child at Texas Water Park. Health officials in Arlington said they’ve closed all recreational water parks in the city out of an abundance of caution.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/rare-brain-eating-amoeba-n-fowleri-kills-texas-child-at-water-park-in-arlington__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NW6X1bIF$

# Military / DOD
What was the Afghanistan War all about? That is the question on many people’s lips after a devastating 20-year campaign that has killed an estimated 176,000 people and displaced nearly 6 million more.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UH4_M6NbqXU__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1Nd8ORfh0$

# Social
The Right-Wing Attack on Racial Justice Talk: How critical race theory has become a handy target for an old-fashioned assault on civil rights.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/civil-rights/right-wing-attack-on-racial-justice-talk/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!iomep6axId3JeXKNza0MOyl1D-5iGocKqTAvOiVTfS4cbESlyVIjXvsXo4G1NbThlWts$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2021-09-27

Voices, The Peoples News

September 27, 2021
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate

# Border / Immigration
Hundreds of people arrested under Gov. Greg Abbott’s state criminal justice system for migrants have sat in prison for weeks with no charges filed against them, and dozens were imprisoned for more than a month without being appointed lawyers.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/27/texas-border-migrants-jail/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MF60gnol$

# CoronaVirus
Deaths after Vaccines in 2021 much more than in the Past 10 Years! “1000 % more Adverse Reactions’. Alarm by US Virologist to FDA https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.veteranstoday.com/2021/09/26/deaths-after-vaccines-in-2021-much-more-than-in-the-past-10-years-1000-more-adverse-reactions-alarm-by-us-virologist-to-fda/?mc_cid=f7bea9be82&mc_eid=3f7488d454__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MAcBw7x9$

Video: Florida’s Vietnam, 53,116 Reported COVID Deaths, 50k More ‘Censored by De’Santis. Roughly 57,000 Americans died in that drawn-out and wholly unnecessary conflict, making it a rather apt point of comparison with Florida’s ongoing pandemic, exacerbated as it is by Gov.
Ron DeSantis’ stubborn policymaking and head-in-sand tactics.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.orlandoweekly.com/Blogs/archives/2021/09/17/viral-video-compares-floridas-covid-19-death-toll-to-vietnam-war__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MAoITFyj$

Covid treatments: What works, what doesn’t, what might https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-09-covid-treatments-doesnt.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MDhc6B6Y$

# Education / Schools
Texas schools have reported more coronavirus cases in less than two months than they did in the entire 2020-21 school year.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/17/texas-schools-covid-19-cases/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MMfV3xi4$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals Seth Blumsack: Long power outages after disasters aren’t inevitable – but utilities need to think differently. Building even more power poles and transmission lines won’t avert outages when major disasters strike.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/long-power-outages-after-disasters-arent-inevitable-but-to-avoid-them-utilities-need-to-think-differently-167157__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MLm0thQ3$

Pa. community’s fight against electric lines shows tensions coming with push toward a clean energy future. Transource, landowners compromised, then regulators spiked the project. To achieve a carbon-free electricity sector, the country would need to more than double the power infrastructure it has now in the next decade.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://stateimpact.npr.org/pennsylvania/2021/09/24/pennsylvania-fight-over-electric-lines-shows-tensions-coming-with-a-clean-energy-future/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MAAZG8Mj$

Cancer-causing wastes still exist along the Texas Eastern pipeline 30 years after settlement. It’s been more than 30 years since the public learned of PCB dumping along the Texas Eastern pipeline, but not all of it has been cleaned up.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.pennlive.com/perry-county-times/2021/09/cancer-causing-wastes-still-exist-along-the-texas-eastern-pipeline-30-years-after-settlement.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MDPlsZWR$

Cadmium spiked inside a Tampa lead factory. Workers didn’t get help. For years, the company’s contracted doctor failed to flag abnormal test results and provide the required follow-up.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.miamiherald.com/news/article254518362.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9ML6xzSU6$

# Environment / Climate / Interior
We’re dumping loads of retardant chemicals to fight wildfires. What does it mean for wildlife? As western wildfires become bigger and more intense, state and federal fire agencies are using more and more aerial fire retardant, prompting concerns over fish kills, aquatic life, and water quality.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ehn.org/fire-retardant-spray-wildfire-wildlife-2655069755.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MKcP6SLk$

Drones may help replant forests—if enough seeds take root. A handful of companies are pursuing airborne seeding, but there’s little evidence so far that the tactic will succeed.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wired.com/story/drones-replant-forests-seeds-take-root/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MAXqcBDh$

Bay Area high school rescues 4,000 endangered salmon from the drought – they’ll grow up on campus. Petaluma high school students who just got back from distant learning are now caring for a federally endangered species with nowhere else to go.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sfchronicle.com/california/article/Bay-Area-high-school-rescues-4-000-endangered-16486539.php__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MGTIlKgi$

Today’s 6-year-olds will live through about three times as many climate disasters as their grandparents if current warming trends continue, a study finds https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.preventionweb.net/news/children-face-life-far-more-heatwaves-floods-droughts-and-wildfires-grandparents__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MIvI9qDI$

These carbon-capturing robotic seaweed farms are like planting forests in the ocean https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.fastcompany.com/90680321/these-carbon-capturing-robotic-seaweed-farms-are-like-planting-forests-in-the-ocean__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MI6naUgh$

# Environment / Climate / Global
Carbon, caribou and a Dene Tha’ plan to protect a northern Alberta lake.
The nation is proposing the first Indigenous Protected and Conserved Area in the province to protect the region surrounding one of Alberta’
largest lakes, which stores five times more carbon per square metre than the Amazon https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thenarwhal.ca/dene-tha-alberta-lake-carbon-caribou/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MGLoyiA1$

Climate change: Australia leans toward 2050 net zero target as election,
COP26 loom
As one of the world’s top per-capita emitters and fossil fuel exporters, Australia has come under increasing pressure to commit to carbon https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://reneweconomy.com.au/australia-will-likely-adopt-a-net-zero-target-by-cop26-it-will-be-a-bad-target/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MJz-EgnT$

# Food Recalls / Alerts
The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) just announced two new food recalls in the freezer section.
*Nestle USA’s DiGiorno Crispy Pan Crust Pepperoni Pizza is being recalled.
*Over 33,000 pounds of raw, frozen chicken and vegetable potstickers are also being recalled.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.eatthis.com/news-just-announced-freezer-recalls/?utm_source=msn&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=msn-feed__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MGlRC5yn$

# Global Politics and other news
Icelanders vote in volatile election with climate in mind. Icelanders voted Saturday in a general election dominated by climate change, with an unprecedented number of political parties likely to win parliamentary seats https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wfmz.com/news/icelanders-vote-in-volatile-election-with-climate-in-mind/article_0be309ef-5d38-5a0e-b01f-168c74962438.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MCTZJCA8$

Is Brazil About to Face a Military Coup? Brian Mier on Brazil’s March Towards Fascism. Whispers are turning into shouts about a military-backed coup in Brazil before next year, as the ailing Bolsonaro — trailing Lula by 15-20 points in the polls — seeks to hang on to power.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.mintpressnews.com/brazil-military-coup-brian-mier-brazil-march-towards-fascism/278532/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MBRwN-Un$

UN and Taliban try to figure out how to interact: The U.N. can withhold or bestow formal acknowledgement on the Taliban, and use this as crucial leverage to exact assurances on human rights, girls’ access to education and political concessions.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://wsiltv.com/2021/09/26/un-and-afghanistans-taliban-figuring-out-how-to-interact/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MNki2CiF$

Turkey could buy more Russian missiles despite US warnings: Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey wasn’t given the option to buy American-made Patriot missiles and the U.S. hadn’t delivered F-35 stealth jets despite a payment of $1.4 billion.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/business-middle-east-russia-turkey-united-states-73a12da46eaee0e92ca6b6b1ba66265b__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MAfEw3w-$

German election tight; Merkel’s bloc could end up with worst result yet:
Despite getting its worst-ever result in a federal contest, the Union bloc said it too would reach out to smaller parties to discuss forming a government, while Merkel stays on in a caretaker role until a successor is sworn in.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.startribune.com/social-democrats-narrowly-beat-merkels-bloc-in-german-vote/600100974/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MIZZDDcX$

Iraq issues arrests warrants for all attendees of Israel normalization conference. Iraq’s government has stated that the conference in which more than 300 people called for normalization with Israel ‘does not represent the public opinion in Iraq’
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.haaretz.com/middle-east-news/.premium-iraq-issues-arrest-warrants-against-officials-calling-for-ties-with-israel-1.10243450__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MP8WC2Ft$

Iran and Syria: How Arab and Western countries are shifting posturing toward Damascus. The Western countries, including the US, began to rethink and contemplate the current reservations about the relationship with Syria and its return to the Arab League and the international community.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2021/09/26/667308/Syria-Iran-Arab-West-policy-shift__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MPOUm_Tv$

I Was Detained in Guantánamo for 14 Years After Being Kidnapped and Sold to CIA “The purpose of Guantánamo wasn’t about making Americans safe,” says former Guantánamo detainee Mansoor Adayfi.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/video/i-was-detained-in-guantanamo-for-14-years-after-being-kidnapped-and-sold-to-cia/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MJ5qK9YY$

# Gov / Politics
The secretary of state announced the “full forensic audit” in the counties hours after former President Donald Trump requested that Gov.
Greg Abbott add an election audit bill to this year’s third special session of the Texas Legislature.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/23/texas-2020-election-audit/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MI4q605n$

Beto O’Rourke said at The Texas Tribune Festival that he is still “very seriously” thinking about running for governor — and that he is not surprised Matthew McConaughey, another potential candidate, is polling so well against Gov. Greg Abbott.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/24/beto-orourke-2022/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MNyAx8q_$

The United States spent $145 billion in Afghanistan to help the country stand up on its own. The U.S. efforts failed to build a sustainable economy there.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-spent-billions-on-afghanistan-and-failed-to-build-a-sustainable-economy-11632735001__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MJahtp6V$

The Hill’s Jordain Carney reports that the president is working with the Senate to get his judicial picks confirmed, but he’s sidestepping trying to fill vacancies in GOP states — for now.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/573902-biden-sidesteps-gop-on-judicial-vacancies-for-now__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MElD-zFj$

Plastics industry lashes out at ‘regressive’ Democratic tax plan. A Democratic proposal to help finance the party’s $3.5 trillion spending bill by taxing single-use plastics is generating sharp pushback https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/equilibrium-sustainability/573908-plastics-industry-lashes-out-at-regressive-democratic-tax__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MJ_mJD1-$

U.S. seeks to ease testing of Los Alamos lab’s cancer-causing contaminants. Tests that are less able to detect cancer-causing chemicals in water would replace Los Alamos National Laboratory’s current, more acute test https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/u-s-seeks-to-ease-testing-of-los-alamos-labs-cancer-causing-contaminants/article_bf8340a2-1aef-11ec-8171-9374b5a7d12f.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MLvz6pWz$

Not India: Abbott’s Texas the ‘Rape Capitol of the World’ (mostly kids):
As Texas Attorney General, Abbott blocked rape arrests, gutted investigative units and opposed all efforts to protect children and the women of Texas from being raped or trafficked by cults like St. Hubertus and others run by big oil and the GOP’s bankster elites.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.veteranstoday.com/2021/09/26/not-india-abbots-texas-the-rape-capitol-of-the-world-mostly-kids/?mc_cid=f7bea9be82&mc_eid=3f7488d454__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MN4GrKlT$

Trump keeps promoting Democrats in races against Republicans who speak out against him. The former president has continually lashed out against Republicans who won’t peddle unfounded conspiracy theories and has endorsed primary challengers to run against them.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/kadiagoba/trump-brian-kemp-democrats-georgia-rally-abrams__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MKv2NC6V$

Donald Trump Is Building an Army. He Can No Longer Be Ignored. After a nice little break, it’s time to dive back into the dumpster fire.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/donald-trump-is-building-an-army-he-can-no-longer-be-ignored/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MOcCcBQk$

New Report Says Trump’s CIA Considered Kidnapping or Assassinating Julian Assange The report cited conversations with more than 30 former U.S. officials.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/new-report-says-trumps-cia-considered-kidnapping-or-assassinating-assange/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MGrCmQl0$

Why the US government could shut down this week and what would happen.
Washington is racing to avert a partial government shutdown that could lead to furloughs for hundreds of thousands of federal workers in the middle of a national health crisis.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/world/us/what-happens-when-us-federal-government-shuts-down-2021-09-27/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9ME1OfB7-$

Editorial: Politically bankrupt: Senate Republicans are happy for the US to default on its debt Washington suspended the U.S. debt limit for two years — two years in which Republicans refrained from pitching a fit every time the U.S.
needed to borrow more money. And borrow we did, under an administration and Congress that slashed taxes by trillions while dramatically increasing federal spending, even before the COVID crisis hit.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rawstory.com/editorial-politically-bankrupt-senate-republicans-are-happy-for-the-us-to-default-on-its-debt/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MKfv6OVe$

# Legal / Judicial / DOJ
With Clinton lawyer charged, the Russiagate scam is now under indictment. The indictment of Hillary Clinton attorney Michael Sussmann offers new evidence that the Trump-Russia conspiracy theory that engulfed Trump’s term in office was itself the product of fabrications involving Clinton’s 2016 campaign.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thegrayzone.com/2021/09/20/with-clinton-lawyer-charged-the-russiagate-scam-is-now-indicted/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MGBsbUaK$

RNC Official Reveals GOP Plan to Ramp Up Election Lawsuits in 2022. The official said that it will be especially important in 2022 for Republicans to file lawsuits before Election Day.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/rnc-official-reveals-gop-plan-to-ramp-up-election-lawsuits-in-2022/?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=92827180-dfbb-497d-9281-ac55ff900a4a__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MLebmAil$

# LGBTQ
The Texas House has the votes to pass legislation that would restrict transgender public school students’ participation in school sports, according to House Speaker Dade Phelan.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/24/texas-transgender-sports-legislature-dade-phelan/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MKB5IcRW$

Trans rights: Transgender activists in Texas say their fight against anti-trans legislation in the state this year has felt particularly exhausting, cruel and lonely. More than 40 bills aimed at curbing trans rights have been filed in the past 10 months alone https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thelily.com/texas-is-in-the-spotlight-but-transgender-activists-say-their-fight-feels-uniquely-grueling-and-lonely/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MMqJrgi_$

# Medical / Health
Why Are Environmentalists Attacking Chemicals Hospitals Use To Save Lives?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insidesources.com/why-are-environmentalists-attacking-chemicals-hospitals-use-to-save-lives/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MLIGZXQS$

Extreme Hospital COVID Policies Are Leading More Pregnant Women To Choose A Home Birth. With hospital births becoming increasingly unattractive as a result of COVID-19 protocols, many women are beginning to consider home births as an alternative.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://fee.org/articles/covid-policies-lead-more-women-to-choose-a-home-birth/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MPC2Xxs4$

Gov. Greg Abbott ceremonially signed a bill into law on Friday that will restrict Texans’ access to abortion-inducing medication. The new law narrows the window in which physicians are allowed to give abortion-inducing medication to patients from 10 weeks to seven weeks after conception, bucking FDA guidelines.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/09/24/texas-abortion-medication-law-abbott/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MHVletqT$

Texas Gov. Abbott Still Refuses To Add Rape And Incest Exemptions To Abortion Law https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2021/09/26/texas-gov-abbott-still-refuses-to-add-rape-and-incest-exemptions-to-abortion-law/?sh=7bbc9a983142__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MND6Xn4v$

How private funding is blurring the peer-review lines in medical research. Neuroscientist Sheila Nirenberg’s breakthrough neural code is restoring sight in humans and expanding visual capabilities in computing, but some of her academic peers would like to see more transparency in her data.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.fastcompany.com/90674883/how-private-funding-has-created-blurry-lines-in-medical-research__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MFAG5zdV$

House Passes Bill To Allow Abortion on Demand Nationwide. The House of Representatives voted nearly along party lines Friday to pass a bill that will allow abortion on demand nationwide, superseding state-level abortion restrictions.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://freebeacon.com/democrats/house-passes-bill-to-allow-abortion-on-demand-nationwide/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MJkcRj3_$

Republican lawmakers are pressing ahead with anti-abortion laws, with or without the Supreme Court’s help https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetillman/georgia-florida-mississippi-abortion-laws-scotus__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MLkfUHYQ$

# Military / DOD
Havana Syndrome, Directed Energy Weapons, and the New Cold War: While the jury is still out on who committed the attacks against U.S.
officials, or even whether there were any attacks at all, directed energy weapons certainly do exist. Havana Syndrome might be science fiction, but directed energy weapons are very much science fact.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.mintpressnews.com/havana-syndrome-directed-energy-weapon-new-cold-war/278501/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MPYozIwM$

Are Directed-Energy Weapons Behind the Havana Syndrome? As an aerospace engineer and former Vice Chair of the U.S. Air Force Scientific Advisory Board, I can attest to the effectiveness of such weapons.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2021/09/are-directed-energy-weapons-behind-havana-syndrome/185580/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MH5M7wmH$

# Other News
Investigators probe deadly Amtrak derailment in Montana. The westbound Empire Builder was en route to Seattle from Chicago, with two locomotives and 10 cars, when it left the tracks about 4 p.m. Saturday near Joplin, a town of about 200.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/9/26/22695326/investigators-probe-deadly-amtrak-derailment-in-montana__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MKA9SU6K$

# Veterans / VA
Trump’s ‘Mar-a-Lago Trio’ Broke Law in Plan to Monetize Veterans’
Medical Records: A congressional investigation prompted by ProPublica’s reporting found Trump’s “Mar-a-Lago crowd,” wealthy civilians with no U.S. government or military experience, pursued a plan to monetize veterans’ medical data.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/trumps-mar-a-lago-buddies-tried-to-get-the-va-to-sell-access-to-veterans-medical-records__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MCiyDsy5$

# Water
LISTEN: Why is it taking so long for Pennsylvania to regulate toxic chemicals in drinking water? The chemicals, known as PFAS, are linked to health effects including cancer, thyroid disease, high cholesterol, pregnancy-induced hypertension, asthma, and ulcerative colitis.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ehn.org/listen-why-is-it-taking-so-long-for-pennsylvania-to-regulate-toxic-chemicals-in-drinking-water-2655167960.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!ny0jQux2gLniC9-ahYf9EpVXNpYAMpqC0Ack44KGbMTq7WKG-e18J_fQ3FZ9MFPNrnmF$
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