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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2023-04-11

Voices, The Peoples News

April 11, 2023
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

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# Border / Immigration / Migrants
Republicans’ Border Policy Has Apparently Escalated From ‘Build the Wall’ to ‘Invade Mexico’: From Ron DeSantis’s plan to severely target undocumented immigrants to mounting calls to bomb Mexico over drug cartels, the GOP’s 2024 message on the border is coming into clearer focus.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://headtopics.com/us/republicans-border-policy-has-apparently-escalated-from-build-the-wall-to-invade-mexico-37783841__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3L08iesmo6nmPVEWcZxXbCgxVW0XZo1QjQg_zsjs0uN9lA5FCaVPklJCih9eNlJ5WTu7lnm1FkfaMNxKG_p776lo54FJS2fd$

# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
Switzerland Stops Recommending COVID-19 Vaccination : Also, England withdrew booster recommendations for healthy people younger than the age of 50, and Denmark stopped vaccinating the same population in 2022. Swiss authorities have stopped recommending COVID-19 vaccination, including for people who are designated at high risk from COVID-19. Switzerland’s Federal Office of Public Health now says, “No COVID-19 vaccination is recommended for spring/summer 2023.” People designated at high risk also aren’t recommended to get a COVID-19 vaccine
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.gulf-insider.com/switzerland-stops-recommending-covid-19-vaccination/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3L08iesmo6nmPVEWcZxXbCgxVW0XZo1QjQg_zsjs0uN9lA5FCaVPklJCih9eNlJ5WTu7lnm1FkfaMNxKG_p776lo55Pk4ATf$

Twitter Pressured to Label COVID-19 Facts as ‘Misinformation.’ In March of 2020, the global social media platform Twitter implemented a COVID-19 “misinformation” policy that would add labels and warning messages to Tweets Twitter administrators deemed to be “misinformation.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.allsides.com/news/2023-03-18-1001/media-bias-researchers-pressured-twitter-treat-covid-19-facts-misinformation__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3L08iesmo6nmPVEWcZxXbCgxVW0XZo1QjQg_zsjs0uN9lA5FCaVPklJCih9eNlJ5WTu7lnm1FkfaMNxKG_p776lo5-tGc25u$

Death of Teenage Girl in Japan Linked to Pfizer mRNA COVID Shot: A 14-year-old girl died in Japan on Aug. 12, 2022, two days after receiving a third dose of Pfizer/BioNTech’s Comirnaty messenger RNA (mRNA) COVID-19 shot.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/03/10/national/japan-first-covid19-vaccine-death/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3L08iesmo6nmPVEWcZxXbCgxVW0XZo1QjQg_zsjs0uN9lA5FCaVPklJCih9eNlJ5WTu7lnm1FkfaMNxKG_p776lo5zr6f8cU$

Woman dies from brain haemorrhage in Japan days after vaccine, but link uncertain: Woman dies from brain haemorrhage in Japan days after vaccine, but link uncertain. A Japanese a woman in her 60s died from a brain haemorrhage three days after receiving a Pfizer coronavirus vaccination, the health ministry said on Tuesday, adding that there may not be a link between the two.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/woman-dies-brain-haemorrhage-japan-days-after-vaccine-link-uncertain-2021-03-02/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3L08iesmo6nmPVEWcZxXbCgxVW0XZo1QjQg_zsjs0uN9lA5FCaVPklJCih9eNlJ5WTu7lnm1FkfaMNxKG_p776lo53p0zsoV$

# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
Trump’s Latest Accounting Gambit Just Failed: Already drowning in legal trouble from his recent arrest and two other potential criminal indictments on the horizon, Donald Trump continues to delay the New York attorney general’s attempt to bankrupt him, this time, by finding Republican-friendly accountants in Texas. His family company, the Trump Organization , was forced to scramble and find new accountants early last year amid accusations it regularly faked business records to inflate assets. The shunned Trumps settled on Whitley Penn, a relatively unknown accounting firm that doesn’t even rank among the ‘Big Four,’ not even among the big four in North Texas.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2987458865923-trump-s-latest-accounting-gambit-just-failed__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3L08iesmo6nmPVEWcZxXbCgxVW0XZo1QjQg_zsjs0uN9lA5FCaVPklJCih9eNlJ5WTu7lnm1FkfaMNxKG_p776lo5xUtBVUN$

Pentagon Tries to Cast Bank Runs as National Security Threat: In recent months, the Pentagon has moved to provide loans, guarantees, and other financial instruments to technology companies it considers crucial to national security, a step beyond the grants and contracts it normally employs. So when Silicon Valley Bank threatened to fail in March following a bank run, the defense agency advocated for government intervention to insure the investments. The Pentagon had even scrambled to prepare multiple plans to get cash to affected companies if necessary, reporting by Defense One revealed.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/04/03/silicon-valley-bank-bailout-pentagon/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3L08iesmo6nmPVEWcZxXbCgxVW0XZo1QjQg_zsjs0uN9lA5FCaVPklJCih9eNlJ5WTu7lnm1FkfaMNxKG_p776lo56RSdi5g$

Feds borrowing $6 billion per day, budget group says: The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget released a report pointing out that those figures amount to an average of $6 billion per day so far in fiscal year 2023. “Our fiscal challenges will only become more difficult the longer we wait to do anything,” said Maya MacGuineas, president of the CRFB
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_f2423162-d7d4-11ed-8869-afde1f5dc41a.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3L08iesmo6nmPVEWcZxXbCgxVW0XZo1QjQg_zsjs0uN9lA5FCaVPklJCih9eNlJ5WTu7lnm1FkfaMNxKG_p776lo5-RAfEdq$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemical The EPA faces questions about its approval of a plastic-based fuel with an astronomical cancer risk: A senator questioned the EPA chief and a group sued the agency after ProPublica and the Guardian revealed that the EPA gave a Chevron refinery approval to make a fuel that could leave people nearby with a 1-in-4 lifetime risk of cancer.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.mmm-online.com/home/channel/this-climate-friendly-fuel-comes-with-an-astronomical-cancer-risk/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3L08iesmo6nmPVEWcZxXbCgxVW0XZo1QjQg_zsjs0uN9lA5FCaVPklJCih9eNlJ5WTu7lnm1FkfaMNxKG_p776lo56Qr80yP$

Plastic Recycling Plant Could Send Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ Into the Susquehanna River, Polluting a Vital Drinking Water Source: Warnings that a large-scale plastics recycling plant planned along a floodplain in Central Pennsylvania could flush toxic PFAS into the Susquehanna River, a major source of drinking water for millions, are stirring a budding opposition movement.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/11042023/encina-pfas-forever-chemicals-susquehanna-river/*:*:text=Warnings*20that*20a*20large*2Dscale,stirring*20a*20budding*20opposition*20movement__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!3L08iesmo6nmPVEWcZxXbCgxVW0XZo1QjQg_zsjs0uN9lA5FCaVPklJCih9eNlJ5WTu7lnm1FkfaMNxKG_p776lo5ybnvEYx$ .

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure Truck Spills Toxic Soil Collected From Ohio Train Derailment: Around
20,000 pounds of contaminated soil was strewn along a highway. Truck carrying 40,000 pounds of toxic soil from train derailment in Ohio overturns. A truck carrying 40,000 pounds of toxic soil from the cite of a train derailment in Ohio overturned, according to multiple reports.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cbsnews.com/news/east-palestine-ohio-train-derailment-truck-carrying-40000-pounds-of-toxic-soil-crashes-on-highway/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3L08iesmo6nmPVEWcZxXbCgxVW0XZo1QjQg_zsjs0uN9lA5FCaVPklJCih9eNlJ5WTu7lnm1FkfaMNxKG_p776lo55XOPYQv$

Ocean Surface Temperatures Reach Record High of Nearly 70°F: The global ocean surface temperature reached 21.1°C (approximately 70°F) in early April, the highest recorded ocean surface temperature since records began. The recorded high beat the previous highest ocean surface temperature of 21.0°C, recorded in 2016.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ecowatch.com/ocean-surface-temperature-record.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3L08iesmo6nmPVEWcZxXbCgxVW0XZo1QjQg_zsjs0uN9lA5FCaVPklJCih9eNlJ5WTu7lnm1FkfaMNxKG_p776lo55_hqrYE$

Environmental Groups Sue to Block ‘Unconstitutional’ New Law Allowing Fracking in Ohio State Parks: Environmental and community groups in Ohio have filed a preliminary injunction to stop the leasing of public lands, including state parks, to the oil and gas industry. Ohio HB 507, which redefines methane gas as “green energy” and requires state parks to lease their lands for fracking, went into effect on April 7.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ecowatch.com/ohio-state-parks-fracking-lawsuit.html*:*:text=Environmental*20and*20community*20groups*20in,into*20effect*20on*20April*207__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!3L08iesmo6nmPVEWcZxXbCgxVW0XZo1QjQg_zsjs0uN9lA5FCaVPklJCih9eNlJ5WTu7lnm1FkfaMNxKG_p776lo57bFoYew$

# General News
Congressional Effort to End Assange Prosecution Underway: The Obama administration could not find a way to charge Assange without also implicating standard journalistic practices. The Trump administration, unburdened by such concerns around press freedom, pushed ahead with the indictment and extradition request.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/03/30/julian-assange-congress-rashida-tlaib/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3L08iesmo6nmPVEWcZxXbCgxVW0XZo1QjQg_zsjs0uN9lA5FCaVPklJCih9eNlJ5WTu7lnm1FkfaMNxKG_p776lo59e6JEqq$

20 Years After Illegal US Invasion of Iraq, Its Architects Are Still Cashing In: It had been 15 years since the U.S. invaded Iraq when, on March 19, 2018, the celebrated Iraqi novelist and poet Sinan Antoon published a blistering op-ed in The New York Times. He took readers through his observations of the steady deterioration of Iraqi society since the war began, but the most scathing words came toward the end. “No one knows for certain how many Iraqis have died as a result of the invasion 15 years ago,” Antoon wrote. “Some credible estimates put the number at more than one million. You can read that sentence again. The invasion of Iraq is often spoken of in the United States as a ‘blunder,’ or even a ‘colossal mistake.’ It was a crime. Those who perpetrated it are still at large.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/20-years-after-illegal-us-invasion-of-iraq-its-architects-are-still-cashing-in/*:*:text=War*20*26*20Peace-,20*20Years*20After*20Illegal*20US*20Invasion*20of*20Iraq*2C*20Its*20Architects,still*20profiting*20from*20the*20invasion__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!3L08iesmo6nmPVEWcZxXbCgxVW0XZo1QjQg_zsjs0uN9lA5FCaVPklJCih9eNlJ5WTu7lnm1FkfaMNxKG_p776lo5we1avuX$

# Gov / Politics
Third Democratic lawmaker leaves party, switches to Republican within amonth: Democrats were dealt another blow from within their own ranks this week as yet another state lawmaker declared he was leaving the party. State Rep. Jeremy LaCombe announced he had left the Democratic Party and would be registering as a Republican. It was not clear what prompted LaCombe’s departure; however, he is now the second Louisiana Democrat in less than a month to switch party affiliations
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/house/3940124-raskin-reveals-oversight-republicans-have-quietly-sent-six-subpoenas-in-probe-of-biden-family-finances/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3L08iesmo6nmPVEWcZxXbCgxVW0XZo1QjQg_zsjs0uN9lA5FCaVPklJCih9eNlJ5WTu7lnm1FkfaMNxKG_p776lo57TRJ5NA$

US Navy Challenges Beijing in South China Sea Amid Taiwan Drills: Warship conducts freedom of navigation operation near Spratlys. Move comes as US set to hold military drills with Philippines
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-04-10/us-navy-challenges-beijing-in-south-china-sea-amid-taiwan-drills__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3L08iesmo6nmPVEWcZxXbCgxVW0XZo1QjQg_zsjs0uN9lA5FCaVPklJCih9eNlJ5WTu7lnm1FkfaMNxKG_p776lo51oZbC4l$

Biden on Presidential Run in 2024: ‘I Plan on Running’: “I plan on running Al, but we’re not prepared to announce it yet,” Biden said alongside first lady Jill Biden.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.today.com/news/politics/joe-biden-presidential-run-2024-plan-running-rcna78920__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3L08iesmo6nmPVEWcZxXbCgxVW0XZo1QjQg_zsjs0uN9lA5FCaVPklJCih9eNlJ5WTu7lnm1FkfaMNxKG_p776lo58HyuxgS$

Warmongers in Congress Use Tik-Tok to Justify Aggression towards China: Last Thursday, a Congressional hearing took place where the TikTok CEO was grilled for five hours on the grounds of ‘security concerns.’ Ten years ago, Edward Snowden told the whole world the truth about the US global surveillance programs. If Congress cares about our digital privacy, it should first begin by investigating the surveillance policies of its own US agencies. The campaign against TikTok is a fear-mongering tactic to wage war on China. Unlike China as well as other Western countries, such as the EU, the US does not have any digital privacy laws on the federal level.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.laprogressive.com/the-media-in-the-united-states/tik-tok-to-justify-aggression__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3L08iesmo6nmPVEWcZxXbCgxVW0XZo1QjQg_zsjs0uN9lA5FCaVPklJCih9eNlJ5WTu7lnm1FkfaMNxKG_p776lo53wrf6hO$

In Surprising Turnaround, Tennessee’s Republican Governor Is Pushing Gun Reform: Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed an executive order to tighten background checks on Tuesday, marking a victory for gun reformers in the GOP-controlled state.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/in-surprising-turnaround-tennessees-republican-governor-is-pushing-gun-reform_n_6435a237e4b0a9d64e7a91d6*:*:text=TennesseeBill*20Lee-,In*20Surprising*20Turnaround*2C*20Tennessee’s*20Republican*20Governor*20Is*20Pushing*20Gun*20Reform,pass*20a*20red*20flag*20law__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSUlJSUlJSU!!On18fmf1aQ!3L08iesmo6nmPVEWcZxXbCgxVW0XZo1QjQg_zsjs0uN9lA5FCaVPklJCih9eNlJ5WTu7lnm1FkfaMNxKG_p776lo5xSwSzoa$

The Effort to Suppress the Vote Is Spreading to the Republican Mainstream. They’ve been at it for a long time, and they’re picking up steam. It is understandable if this particular report flew below the radar for you. We are all living in Steve Bannon’s Trumpian dreamworld in which “flooding the zone with shit” has become a remarkably successful political tactic.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2023/04/republican-effort-to-suppress-the-vote.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3L08iesmo6nmPVEWcZxXbCgxVW0XZo1QjQg_zsjs0uN9lA5FCaVPklJCih9eNlJ5WTu7lnm1FkfaMNxKG_p776lo5309XM4X$

# Legal / DOJ
The mother of the 6-year-old who shot an elementary school teacher was charged with child neglect. No charges are expected to be brought against the 6-year-old; however, teacher Abigail Zwerner filed a $40 million lawsuit against administrators of the elementary school, accusing them of negligence.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/2023/04/11/1169193122/6-year-old-shooting-virginia-mom__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3L08iesmo6nmPVEWcZxXbCgxVW0XZo1QjQg_zsjs0uN9lA5FCaVPklJCih9eNlJ5WTu7lnm1FkfaMNxKG_p776lo56jUH0AY$

Judge Overseeing Trump Case Appears to Have Donated to Biden’s Campaign and ‘Stop Republicans’ Group – FEC Records: Juan Merchan, the judge overseeing the Manhattan criminal case against former President Donald Trump appears to have donated at least 35 to Trump’s 2020 political opponents, according to a recent review of Federal Election Commission (FEC) records.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2023/04/07/trump-case-judge-juan-merchan-donated-to-biden-campaign-in-2020/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3L08iesmo6nmPVEWcZxXbCgxVW0XZo1QjQg_zsjs0uN9lA5FCaVPklJCih9eNlJ5WTu7lnm1FkfaMNxKG_p776lo53C3yfNf$

House Oversight Committee subpoenas banks, Biden family associates in probe of finances: The House Oversight Committee issued subpoenas to banks asking for Biden family associates’ financial records. Raskin, the ranking member of the committee, wrote in a memo to other Democrats on the committee that Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) has issued six subpoenas and sent 39 letters in the Biden investigation.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/house/3940124-raskin-reveals-oversight-republicans-have-quietly-sent-six-subpoenas-in-probe-of-biden-family-finances/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3L08iesmo6nmPVEWcZxXbCgxVW0XZo1QjQg_zsjs0uN9lA5FCaVPklJCih9eNlJ5WTu7lnm1FkfaMNxKG_p776lo57TRJ5NA$

US Virgin Islands subpoenas four top businessmen in Epstein banking inquiry: A US Virgin Islands investigations into the sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein’s ties to an American bank issued subpoenas to four wealthy business leaders on Friday, extending its reach into the highest echelons of tech, hospitality and finance. The subpoenas issued to the Google co-founder Sergey Brin, Hyatt Hotels chairperson Thomas Pritzker, American-Canadian businessman Mortimer Zuckerman and former CAA talent agency chairperson Michael Ovitz are crafted to gather more information about Epstein’s relationship with JPMorgan Chase.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://abcnews.go.com/US/virgin-islands-government-subpoenas-multiple-banks-jeffrey-epsteins/story?id=72018117__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3L08iesmo6nmPVEWcZxXbCgxVW0XZo1QjQg_zsjs0uN9lA5FCaVPklJCih9eNlJ5WTu7lnm1FkfaMNxKG_p776lo5y8JhTa7$

Trump Really, Really, Really Doesn’t Want Mike Pence Testifying About January 6: That might just have something to do with the former veep’s unique insights into the ex-president’s attempt to overturn the 2020 election. as well as the violent riot that followed.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-mike-pence-appeal-subpoena-executive-privilege-january-6-testify-grand-jury/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3L08iesmo6nmPVEWcZxXbCgxVW0XZo1QjQg_zsjs0uN9lA5FCaVPklJCih9eNlJ5WTu7lnm1FkfaMNxKG_p776lo59WLl-c5$

Pence will not appeal ruling requiring him to testify in grand jury probe: Former Vice President Pence will not appeal the order from a federal judge to testify in the grand jury probe of former President Trump’s actions surrounding the January 6 Capitol riot.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VU8EBLYGt8s__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3L08iesmo6nmPVEWcZxXbCgxVW0XZo1QjQg_zsjs0uN9lA5FCaVPklJCih9eNlJ5WTu7lnm1FkfaMNxKG_p776lo53Ksu5g0$

# Media
Censorship by Proxy: How Big Tech Censors Global News Platforms: Censorship by proxy alerts us to the power of economic entities that are not normally recognized as “gatekeepers.” In 2022, the digital financial service PayPal (whose founders include Peter Thiel and Elon Musk) froze the accounts of Consortium News and MintPress News for “unspecified offenses” and “risks” associated with their accounts, a ruling that prevented both independent news outlets from using funds maintained by PayPal.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.laprogressive.com/the-media-in-the-united-states/censorship-by-proxy__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3L08iesmo6nmPVEWcZxXbCgxVW0XZo1QjQg_zsjs0uN9lA5FCaVPklJCih9eNlJ5WTu7lnm1FkfaMNxKG_p776lo59zLYlCQ$

NPR Is Stuck on Elon Musk’s Nightmare Ride—And There’s No Off-Ramp in Sight: The billionaire recently designated NPR as “government-funded” a week after labeling it “state-affiliated media.” Meanwhile, other outlets like the BBC and PBS have also gotten caught in the crosshairs.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://flipboard.com/topic/uktelevision/npr-is-stuck-on-elon-musk-s-nightmare-ride-and-there-s-no-off-ramp-in-sight/a-a0RHxPBJRXu1giRbYvcbkA*3Aa*3A3195374-cbf82056dc*2Fvanityfair.com__;JSUl!!On18fmf1aQ!3L08iesmo6nmPVEWcZxXbCgxVW0XZo1QjQg_zsjs0uN9lA5FCaVPklJCih9eNlJ5WTu7lnm1FkfaMNxKG_p776lo58g240Bt$

# Medical / Health
Drug Companies Are Restricting 340B Patients: Drug companies keep making excuses for why they do not have to live up to their 340B statutory obligations. Drugmakers are allowed to restrict providers’ use of community and specialty pharmacies to dispense drugs in the 340B drug discount program, a federal appeals court ruled Monday. The decision is a win for drug manufacturers Sanofi, Novo Nordisk and AstraZeneca.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/340B-hhs-appeals-court-ruling-sanofi-novo-nordisk-astrazeneca/641606/*:*:text=Drugmakers*20are*20allowed*20to*20restrict,Sanofi*2C*20Novo*20Nordisk*20and*20AstraZeneca__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSU!!On18fmf1aQ!3L08iesmo6nmPVEWcZxXbCgxVW0XZo1QjQg_zsjs0uN9lA5FCaVPklJCih9eNlJ5WTu7lnm1FkfaMNxKG_p776lo5_5Tputp$

‘One Shot Destroyed My Life’: Woman Injured by Merck’s HPV Vaccine Speaks Out: Gardasil attorneys from the national law firm of Baum Hedlund Aristei & Goldman filed a lawsuit against Merck on behalf of a young woman who alleges she developed Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia (POTS) and a host of other serious injuries after receiving the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/gardasil-attorneys-allege-hpv-vaccine-caused-girl-to-develop-pots-301176521.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3L08iesmo6nmPVEWcZxXbCgxVW0XZo1QjQg_zsjs0uN9lA5FCaVPklJCih9eNlJ5WTu7lnm1FkfaMNxKG_p776lo5xbpfUCh$

Merck safety report about Gardasil 9 talks of deaths, injuries, and accidental vaccination: According to a global Periodic Safety Update Report (PSUR)¹ produced by Merck, who manufacture Gardasil and Gardasil 9, there were 21 reports of deaths after HPV vaccination in a six-month period in 2018. In one case, the patient received five HPV vaccinations whereas three is the recommended maximum number.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://changingtimes.media/2019/12/06/merck-safety-report-about-gardasil-9-talks-of-deaths-injuries-and-accidental-vaccination/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3L08iesmo6nmPVEWcZxXbCgxVW0XZo1QjQg_zsjs0uN9lA5FCaVPklJCih9eNlJ5WTu7lnm1FkfaMNxKG_p776lo5y83gjsh$

Insurance Lobbyists Force Government to Heel on Medicare Advantage: But advocates see an opening for reining in the worst abuses of the program.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/health/2023-04-11-insurance-lobbyists-medicare-advantage/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3L08iesmo6nmPVEWcZxXbCgxVW0XZo1QjQg_zsjs0uN9lA5FCaVPklJCih9eNlJ5WTu7lnm1FkfaMNxKG_p776lo50rMHGCi$

# Medical Science
Lab-Created Bird Flu Virus Accident Shows Lax Oversight of Risky ‘Gain-of-Function’ Research + More: The story of how the H5N1 viruses came to be created, and the response to a 2019 safety breach, raises uncomfortable questions about the tremendous trust the world is placing in research labs.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2023/04/11/lab-leak-accident-h-5-n-1-virus-avian-flu-experiment/11354399002/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3L08iesmo6nmPVEWcZxXbCgxVW0XZo1QjQg_zsjs0uN9lA5FCaVPklJCih9eNlJ5WTu7lnm1FkfaMNxKG_p776lo50aipwUC$

Lab That Created Risky Avian Flu Had ‘Unacceptable’ Biosafety Protocols PART 1: Student Infected With Debilitating Virus in Undisclosed Biolab Accident
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2022/11/01/biosafety-lab-accident-chikungunya-virus/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3L08iesmo6nmPVEWcZxXbCgxVW0XZo1QjQg_zsjs0uN9lA5FCaVPklJCih9eNlJ5WTu7lnm1FkfaMNxKG_p776lo54XtdI72$
PART 2: Accident With 1918 Pandemic Virus Raises Questions About Pathogen Research https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2022/11/01/pandemic-1918-flu-virus-biosafety/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3L08iesmo6nmPVEWcZxXbCgxVW0XZo1QjQg_zsjs0uN9lA5FCaVPklJCih9eNlJ5WTu7lnm1FkfaMNxKG_p776lo5wwS6oxr$
PART 3: Lab That Created Risky Avian Flu Had ‘Unacceptable’ Biosafety Protocols https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2022/11/01/biosafety-avian-flu/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3L08iesmo6nmPVEWcZxXbCgxVW0XZo1QjQg_zsjs0uN9lA5FCaVPklJCih9eNlJ5WTu7lnm1FkfaMNxKG_p776lo5-fFTIuz$

# Military / DOD
US Army awards Lockheed up to $4.5 bln missiles contract: Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT.N) said on Monday the U.S. Army has awarded a multi-year production contract for Joint-Air-to-Ground Missiles (JAGM) and HELLFIRE missiles, in a deal that could go up to $4.5 billion including follow-on awards.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/us-army-awards-lockheed-up-45-bln-missiles-contract-2023-04-03/*:*:text=April*203*20(Reuters)*20*2D*20Lockheed,billion*20including*20follow*2Don*20awards__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSU!!On18fmf1aQ!3L08iesmo6nmPVEWcZxXbCgxVW0XZo1QjQg_zsjs0uN9lA5FCaVPklJCih9eNlJ5WTu7lnm1FkfaMNxKG_p776lo5xNF5b3v$

# Military / Global
Egypt’s secret aid for Russia goes against decades of US allyship: Egypt planned to secretly send rockets to Russia, despite being a longtime US ally. In response to the newly leaked US intelligence documents detailing this deal, a spokesperson for Egypt’s Foreign Ministry said that the country is “committing to maintain equal distance with both sides” of the war in Ukraine.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.yahoo.com/egypt-secretly-planned-supply-rockets-005840717.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3L08iesmo6nmPVEWcZxXbCgxVW0XZo1QjQg_zsjs0uN9lA5FCaVPklJCih9eNlJ5WTu7lnm1FkfaMNxKG_p776lo51fwH04m$

# Security
FBI sought to develop sources in Christian churches and Catholic dioceses to combat ‘domestic terrorism,’ documents show; FBI hit with subpoena for records by House Judiciary Committee: FBI planned to use churches as “new avenues for tripwire and source development. Based on the limited information produced by the FBI to the Committee, we now know that the FBI relied on at least one undercover agent to produce its analysis, and the FBI proposed that its agents engage in outreach to Catholic parishes to develop sources among the clergy and church leadership to inform on Americans practicing their faith,” Jordan wrote in a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray on Monday.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cbsnews.com/news/house-judiciary-subpoenas-fbi-director-christopher-wray-violent-extremism/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3L08iesmo6nmPVEWcZxXbCgxVW0XZo1QjQg_zsjs0uN9lA5FCaVPklJCih9eNlJ5WTu7lnm1FkfaMNxKG_p776lo57M3__hE$

FBI documents associate Internet slang like ‘based’ and ‘red pill’ with ‘extremism’: The doc listed key terms associated with ‘Involuntarily Celibate’ and ‘Racially or Ethnically Motivated Violent Extremism’ | 8 April 2023 | New documents released Monday warned that common internet lingo is being associated with “Violent Extremism” by the FBI. The Heritage Foundation’s Oversight Project said it used a Freedom of Information Act request to expose FBI documents that include glossaries showing that common internet slang has been flagged as an indication of ‘Involuntary Celibate Violent Extremism’ or ‘Racially or Ethnically Motivated Violent Extremism.’
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://straightarrownews.com/media-miss/fbi-documents-associate-internet-slang-like-based-and-red-pill-with-extremism/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3L08iesmo6nmPVEWcZxXbCgxVW0XZo1QjQg_zsjs0uN9lA5FCaVPklJCih9eNlJ5WTu7lnm1FkfaMNxKG_p776lo5-6QMy_x$
See also: FBI Glossary for Flagging ‘Violent Extremism’
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dailysignal.com/2023/04/05/heres-fbi-glossary-for-flagging-violent-extremism/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3L08iesmo6nmPVEWcZxXbCgxVW0XZo1QjQg_zsjs0uN9lA5FCaVPklJCih9eNlJ5WTu7lnm1FkfaMNxKG_p776lo59-bIVBi$

Clearview AI scraped 30 billion images from Facebook and other social media sites and gave them to cops: It puts everyone into a ‘perpetual police line-up.’ A controversial facial recognition database, used by police departments across the nation, was built in part with 30 billion photos the company scraped from Facebook and other social media users without their permission, the company’s CEO recently admitted, creating what critics called a ‘perpetual police line-up,’ even for people who haven’t done anything wrong.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.businessinsider.com/clearview-scraped-30-billion-images-facebook-police-facial-recogntion-database-2023-4__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3L08iesmo6nmPVEWcZxXbCgxVW0XZo1QjQg_zsjs0uN9lA5FCaVPklJCih9eNlJ5WTu7lnm1FkfaMNxKG_p776lo5-q8plaP$

A Front Company and a Fake Identity: How the U.S. Came to Use Spyware It Was Trying to Kill: The secret contract was finalized on Nov. 8, 2021, a deal between a company that has acted as a front for the United States government and the American affiliate of a notorious Israeli hacking firm. Under the arrangement, the Israeli firm, NSO Group, gave the U.S. government access to one of its most powerful weapons, a geolocation tool that can covertly track mobile phones around the world without the phone user’s knowledge or consent. Elements of America’s expansive national security apparatus in recent years have bought the weapons, deployed them against drug traffickers, and have quietly pushed to consolidate control of them into the hands of the United States and its closest allies.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/02/us/politics/nso-contract-us-spy.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3L08iesmo6nmPVEWcZxXbCgxVW0XZo1QjQg_zsjs0uN9lA5FCaVPklJCih9eNlJ5WTu7lnm1FkfaMNxKG_p776lo59NkK3MN$

# Veterans / VA
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Terminates Catholic Pastoral Care Contract During Holy Week, Defense Contractor Brought in That Can’t Handle Role: Move violates First Amendment Right to Free Exercise of Religion.| Walter Reed National Military Medical Center has issued a “cease and desist order” to Holy Name College, a community of Franciscan Catholic priests and brothers, who have provided pastoral care to service members and veterans at Walter Reed for nearly two decades. The government’s cease and desist order directed the Catholic priests to cease any religious services at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.americamagazine.org/faith/2023/04/10/walter-reed-broglio-franciscans-medical-service-245065__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3L08iesmo6nmPVEWcZxXbCgxVW0XZo1QjQg_zsjs0uN9lA5FCaVPklJCih9eNlJ5WTu7lnm1FkfaMNxKG_p776lo5xjO__3I$

The Catholic Archdiocese for the Military Services is accusing Walter Reed National Military Medical Center of denying Catholic service members and veterans their right to practice their religion after it canceled a contract for pastoral care and issued a ‘cease and desist’ order to a community of Catholic priests just days before Holy Week.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2023/04/09/catholic-archdiocese-accuses-walter-reed-of-stifling-religious-rights-with-cease-and-desist-order/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!3L08iesmo6nmPVEWcZxXbCgxVW0XZo1QjQg_zsjs0uN9lA5FCaVPklJCih9eNlJ5WTu7lnm1FkfaMNxKG_p776lo55kQMS_h$

# Water
Biden issues second veto of his presidency on Clean Water Act regulation: President Joe Biden vetoed the second bill of his presidency on April 6, 2023. Biden vetoed H.J.Res.27, a joint resolution of disapproval under the terms of the Congressional Review Act (CRA) that sought to void an Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers rule from 2023 that specified “which bodies of water fall under the scope of the Clean Water Act and are thereby under federal jurisdiction and protected.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_0fa5d140-d7e5-11ed-b36d-0fe5cb258ea6.html*:*:text=Biden*20vetoed*20H.J.Res.27,Act*20and*20are*20thereby*20under__;I34lJSUlJSU!!On18fmf1aQ!3L08iesmo6nmPVEWcZxXbCgxVW0XZo1QjQg_zsjs0uN9lA5FCaVPklJCih9eNlJ5WTu7lnm1FkfaMNxKG_p776lo51rDwxxX$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2023-04-10

Voices, The Peoples News

April 10, 2023
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate

# Education / Schools
School district to hear from public after superintendent candidate lost job for greeting 2 females as ‘ladies’: Vito Perrone’s use of ‘ladies’ salutation in email to Easthampton School Committee interpreted as ‘microaggression’
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.foxnews.com/us/vito-perrone-easthampton-school-district-superintendent-candidate-lost-job-greeting-ladies-mircoaggression-cynthia-kwiecinski-suzanne-colby__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xY9sokevo95BxwjpLBpY3DKgRFAcMZqNB5EqYIx_MEOE0LGwi63Y5DID87xYqJp701H4g3E-LHlrM5vnW-NS-crYhQukA_Rh$

# Gov / Politics / Global
Iran and Saudi Arabia: A Chinese Win-Win: The high-speed de-dollarization train has already left the station.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/57460.htm__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xY9sokevo95BxwjpLBpY3DKgRFAcMZqNB5EqYIx_MEOE0LGwi63Y5DID87xYqJp701H4g3E-LHlrM5vnW-NS-crYhYHNyBUZ$

How China’s Saudi-Iran Deal Can Serve U.S. Interests: There’s less to Beijing’s diplomatic breakthrough than meets the eye.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/03/14/china-saudi-iran-us-middle-east-geopolitics-diplomacy/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xY9sokevo95BxwjpLBpY3DKgRFAcMZqNB5EqYIx_MEOE0LGwi63Y5DID87xYqJp701H4g3E-LHlrM5vnW-NS-crYhSXI8xbt$

Russian Strike Kills Young Girl and Father as 31 Abducted Ukrainian Children Returned to Families: In Ukraine, an 11-year-old girl and her father were killed Sunday as Russia’s military struck a residential building in the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia. The violence came as a Ukrainian charity said it has reunited dozens of children with their families over the past week, after they were deported from occupied parts of Ukraine.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.democracynow.org/2023/4/10/headlines/russian_strike_kills_young_girl_and_father_as_31_abducted_ukrainian_children_returned_to_families__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xY9sokevo95BxwjpLBpY3DKgRFAcMZqNB5EqYIx_MEOE0LGwi63Y5DID87xYqJp701H4g3E-LHlrM5vnW-NS-crYhZ5mFq74$

Seoul to question Washington over social media military leaks, South’s president says: The documents reportedly ranged from information about the ongoing war in Ukraine to the possibility of South Korea providing artillery shells to Kyiv. Papers shared on social media purported to contain data on Israel, South Korea and France obtained by US agencies.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/apr/09/leaked-pentagon-documents-draw-denials-from-us-allies__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xY9sokevo95BxwjpLBpY3DKgRFAcMZqNB5EqYIx_MEOE0LGwi63Y5DID87xYqJp701H4g3E-LHlrM5vnW-NS-crYhbGVylUC$

# Gov / Politics
A Change in Values to Reverse a Nation in Perilous Decline: We need a value to replace greed as our highest goal. Compassion? Justice? Love of truth?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/progressive-values-in-age-of-greed__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xY9sokevo95BxwjpLBpY3DKgRFAcMZqNB5EqYIx_MEOE0LGwi63Y5DID87xYqJp701H4g3E-LHlrM5vnW-NS-crYhVqfBdvP$

Savage Capitalism: Savage capitalism – wrecking lives, wrecking the planet. The recent report by the International Panel on Climate Change, although watered down to meet the objections of the worst polluters, spells out what this means in graphic detail. Billions will face disaster from flooding, desertification, water shortage and other environmental consequences of global warming – unless there is a radical reversal of humanity’s production and consumption consequences.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://internationalviewpoint.org/spip.php?article1311__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xY9sokevo95BxwjpLBpY3DKgRFAcMZqNB5EqYIx_MEOE0LGwi63Y5DID87xYqJp701H4g3E-LHlrM5vnW-NS-crYhaGMnV35$

Two Manhattan DA Classmates Hold Trump’s Fate in Their Hands: Justice Juan Merchan and Special Counsel Jack Smith were in the same class of rookie Manhattan prosecutors in 1994. Now they both could affect Donald Trump’s fate.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-two-manhattan-da-classmates-hold-trumps-fate-in-their-hands__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xY9sokevo95BxwjpLBpY3DKgRFAcMZqNB5EqYIx_MEOE0LGwi63Y5DID87xYqJp701H4g3E-LHlrM5vnW-NS-crYhUkJ5X4h$

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Seeks Pardon for Man Convicted of Murdering BLM Protester: Daniel Perry accelerated his car into a crowd of protesters during the 2020 George Floyd protests in Austin.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/world/us/texas-governor-seeks-pardon-man-convicted-murder-black-lives-matter-shooting-2023-04-09/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xY9sokevo95BxwjpLBpY3DKgRFAcMZqNB5EqYIx_MEOE0LGwi63Y5DID87xYqJp701H4g3E-LHlrM5vnW-NS-crYhfuyHv95$

Nashville governing council votes to return Rep. Justin Jones to Tennessee House after expulsion: One of the two Black Democrats who were expelled last week from the GOP-led Tennessee House was reinstated Monday after Nashville’s governing council voted to send him straight back to the Legislature
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/nashville-governing-council-votes-to-return-rep-jones-to-tennessee-house-after-expulsion__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xY9sokevo95BxwjpLBpY3DKgRFAcMZqNB5EqYIx_MEOE0LGwi63Y5DID87xYqJp701H4g3E-LHlrM5vnW-NS-crYhcjg1WLI$

# Law Enforcment
Teen Could Face Death By Firing Squad After Cocaine Found In Luggage At Bali Airport: A19-year-old Brazilian traveler is facing the possibility of a death sentence in Bali after more than 6.5 lbs of cocaine was found in her luggage.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/teen-could-face-death-by-firing-squad-after-cocaine-found-in-luggage-at-bali-airport/ar-AA19GLCP?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=021ef48167f84bb8a7b64e2a1c50b7e3&ei=8__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xY9sokevo95BxwjpLBpY3DKgRFAcMZqNB5EqYIx_MEOE0LGwi63Y5DID87xYqJp701H4g3E-LHlrM5vnW-NS-crYhU0Cicgm$

She sought help from police but they arrested her instead. Now she has been awarded $200K: When Yessenia Garcia and her boyfriend told police that a vandal shattered the window of their car, police in turn accused her of being involved in a hit-and-run, arrested her, and forced her to spend a night in jail.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rawstory.com/she-sought-help-from-police-but-they-arrested-her-instead-now-she-has-been-awarded-200k/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xY9sokevo95BxwjpLBpY3DKgRFAcMZqNB5EqYIx_MEOE0LGwi63Y5DID87xYqJp701H4g3E-LHlrM5vnW-NS-crYhfXTR_wC$

# Legal / DOJ
Trump Will Try to Have Case Dismissed Before Trial: Jim Trusty said motions to dismiss will be prioritized to “amputate this miscarriage of justice early on.” While Donald Trump launches verbal attacks against the prosecutor and judge overseeing his criminal charges in connection with hush money payments to the adult film star Stormy Daniels, an attorney for the former US president has said his main focus is on legal maneuvers aiming to get the case dismissed long before a trial jury is ever seated.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/apr/10/trump-lawyer-jim-trusty-defense-strategy__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xY9sokevo95BxwjpLBpY3DKgRFAcMZqNB5EqYIx_MEOE0LGwi63Y5DID87xYqJp701H4g3E-LHlrM5vnW-NS-crYhdP-9k9e$

# LGBTQ / Gender
Majority of LGBTQ+ People in the U.S. Struggle to Afford Basic Necessities: A new survey’s findings corroborate years of research showing that LGBTQ+ people experience poverty at high rates. The survey’s findings align with years of research that LGBTQ+ people experience poverty at high rates, and investigates new aspects of queer economic insecurity.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://19thnews.org/2023/04/lgbtq-finances-bills-economic-insecurity/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xY9sokevo95BxwjpLBpY3DKgRFAcMZqNB5EqYIx_MEOE0LGwi63Y5DID87xYqJp701H4g3E-LHlrM5vnW-NS-crYhReNJIpd$

# Medical / Health
Study reveals that pollution can cause lung cancer in thousands of non-smokers: The analysis of more than 30,000 patients in Europe, America and Asia suggests that fine particles cause tumors. The new study demonstrates that particles in the air cause cancer in healthy people who happen to have mutations that predispose them to lung cancer, like EGFR. The study indicates that just three years of breathing polluted air can cause the incidence of lung cancer in non-smokers to take off.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2023-04-06/a-study-reveals-that-pollution-can-cause-lung-cancer-in-thousand-of-non-smokers.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xY9sokevo95BxwjpLBpY3DKgRFAcMZqNB5EqYIx_MEOE0LGwi63Y5DID87xYqJp701H4g3E-LHlrM5vnW-NS-crYhTzpYuGG$

The Department Of Justice Has Asked An Appeals Court To Halt A Suspension On Mifepristone “If allowed to take effect, the court’s order would thwart FDA’s scientific judgment and severely harm women.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/clarissajanlim/abortion-drug-mifepristone-doj-fda-appeals-court__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xY9sokevo95BxwjpLBpY3DKgRFAcMZqNB5EqYIx_MEOE0LGwi63Y5DID87xYqJp701H4g3E-LHlrM5vnW-NS-crYhYQK9uHU$

Two federal judges have issued conflicting opinions on the FDA’s approval of an abortion medication, setting the stage for a Supreme Court battle: A federal judge in Texas suspended the FDA’s approval of mifepristone, a drug used in medication abortion, potentially making it inaccessible nationwide. The case marks the latest right-wing endeavor to chip away at abortion access across the US since the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade in June 2022.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/juliareinstein/federal-judge-mifepristone-abortion-drug-ruling__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xY9sokevo95BxwjpLBpY3DKgRFAcMZqNB5EqYIx_MEOE0LGwi63Y5DID87xYqJp701H4g3E-LHlrM5vnW-NS-crYhTCTWa2U$

Abortion Medication in Limbo: “Unprecedented Step in Taking Away Basic Freedoms From Women”: “The district court’s extraordinary and unprecedented order should be stayed pending appeal,” the Justice Department said in a court filing. “If allowed to take effect, the court’s order would thwart FDA’s scientific judgment and severely harm women,” the filing said. “This harm would be felt throughout the country, given that mifepristone has lawful uses in every state.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/us-govt-asks-appeal-court-190117929.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xY9sokevo95BxwjpLBpY3DKgRFAcMZqNB5EqYIx_MEOE0LGwi63Y5DID87xYqJp701H4g3E-LHlrM5vnW-NS-crYhabaknX5$

# Military / DOD
The Threat from Extremist Groups Is Growing. Service Members and Vets Are Getting Sucked into the Violence. “Nothing shall deter us from our duty in this eternal struggle — not death nor prison,” Brandon Russell wrote from his jail cell in May 2020. “We are always comforted by the thought of knowing we did the right thing in fighting this wretched System.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/04/05/threat-extremist-groups-growing-service-members-and-vets-are-getting-sucked-violence.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xY9sokevo95BxwjpLBpY3DKgRFAcMZqNB5EqYIx_MEOE0LGwi63Y5DID87xYqJp701H4g3E-LHlrM5vnW-NS-crYhZcWQVFm$

The Army Increasingly Allows Soldiers Charged With Violent Crimes to Leave the Military Rather Than Face Trial. A federal watchdog called for ending the practice nearly 50 years ago, but the military pushed back. Now, soldiers leave the Army with a negative discharge, avoiding possible federal conviction and with little record of the allegations against them.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/04/10/army-increasingly-allows-soldiers-charged-violent-crimes-leave-military-rather-face-trial.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xY9sokevo95BxwjpLBpY3DKgRFAcMZqNB5EqYIx_MEOE0LGwi63Y5DID87xYqJp701H4g3E-LHlrM5vnW-NS-crYhRmFsf22$

# Military / Global
Documents possibly leaked from the Pentagon show cracks in Ukraine’s defenses: Alleged leaked Pentagon documents suggest that Ukraine’s air defense system could run out of ammunition by May. The authenticity of the Pentagon documents has not been verified, the Guardian reports. But officials are investigating whether the potential leak came from a US insider.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wsj.com/articles/ukraine-may-run-out-of-air-defenses-by-may-leaked-pentagon-documents-warn-b96b0655__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xY9sokevo95BxwjpLBpY3DKgRFAcMZqNB5EqYIx_MEOE0LGwi63Y5DID87xYqJp701H4g3E-LHlrM5vnW-NS-crYheRUUSBo$

Pentagon in Panic as Second Set of Leaked Documents Gains Traction, Revealing Spying on Allies and Deteriorating Ukraine Capabilities
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2023/04/pentagon-in-panic-as-second-set-of-leaked-documents-gains-traction-revealing-spying-on-allies-and-deteriorating-ukraine-capabilities.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xY9sokevo95BxwjpLBpY3DKgRFAcMZqNB5EqYIx_MEOE0LGwi63Y5DID87xYqJp701H4g3E-LHlrM5vnW-NS-crYhUlj3iTV$

Leaked documents: NATO members active in Ukraine: Special operations personnel from NATO members France, America, Britain and Latvia were already active in Ukraine. Leaked military documents on Ukraine battlefield operations circulated as early as March. The leak is one of the most high-profile breaches of military intelligence since the Russian invasion in 2022.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2023/04/07/leaked-military-documents-on-ukraine-battlefield-operations-circulated-as-early-as-march-00091073__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xY9sokevo95BxwjpLBpY3DKgRFAcMZqNB5EqYIx_MEOE0LGwi63Y5DID87xYqJp701H4g3E-LHlrM5vnW-NS-crYhbi4jNwj$

# Science
This catalyst can upcycle plastic waste in ways that almost seem too good: A zirconium-based catalyst promises to break down polymers. It’s probably the best plastic-degradation solution we’ve come across.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://phys.org/news/2023-02-zirconia-based-catalyst-plastics-upcycling-sustainable.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!xY9sokevo95BxwjpLBpY3DKgRFAcMZqNB5EqYIx_MEOE0LGwi63Y5DID87xYqJp701H4g3E-LHlrM5vnW-NS-crYha3jr814$

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Voices, The Peoples News No. 2023-04-09

Voices, The Peoples News

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

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# Education / Schools
North Dakota Republicans Vote to Boost Own Meals After Nixing Free School Meals: One Republican who voted to expand his own meals said last week that child hunger isn’t the responsibility of the state.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.inforum.com/news/north-dakota/north-dakota-senators-boost-their-own-meal-reimbursements-after-rejecting-free-school-lunch-bill__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z7gXR_Itxk8FzCHYeGgsrPegS_j6fm0JtHhP3Jm86tRaNBJBYQvznc0MWOOHdH_0UsvCNfRkDdl1o-wM6HNY-BRuf8a8yrAW$

# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Global
The US hands China the Middle East at its own peril: Alongside the recent China-brokered agreement for Iran and Saudi Arabia to resume diplomatic ties, these developments typify an ongoing transition: America is stepping back, and China is stepping up in the Middle East.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/china-saudi-arabia-gulf-middle-east-us-relations-economics-security-1768304__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z7gXR_Itxk8FzCHYeGgsrPegS_j6fm0JtHhP3Jm86tRaNBJBYQvznc0MWOOHdH_0UsvCNfRkDdl1o-wM6HNY-BRuf1lirwDV$

‘Gold library’ helps Brazil crack down on Amazon’s illegal mining: Launched in 2019, the Ouro Alvo program is creating a gold database with samples obtained from different parts of Brazil. The information is allowing the Federal Police to create a chemical fingerprint of each sample, which they can then use to cross-reference the origin of seized or suspicious gold. While technology can be a great ally to fight the illegal gold trade, experts say the country still needs stricter regulations governing the industry.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.mongabay.com/2023/04/gold-library-helps-brazil-crack-down-on-amazons-illegal-mining/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z7gXR_Itxk8FzCHYeGgsrPegS_j6fm0JtHhP3Jm86tRaNBJBYQvznc0MWOOHdH_0UsvCNfRkDdl1o-wM6HNY-BRufzwepWoD$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure Another casualty of climate change, dissolved oxygen: Oxygen-depleted deserts, an expected feature of our warming oceans.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://hakaimagazine.com/news/another-casualty-of-climate-change-dissolved-oxygen/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z7gXR_Itxk8FzCHYeGgsrPegS_j6fm0JtHhP3Jm86tRaNBJBYQvznc0MWOOHdH_0UsvCNfRkDdl1o-wM6HNY-BRufxNF2gqx$

Logging Plan on Yellowstone’s Border Shows Limits of Biden Greenhouse Gas Policy: Despite new ‘guidance,’ the Forest Service moves to clear-cut mature pines in Montana without a detailed accounting of the cost in carbon emissions. The U.S. Forest Service decided to move forward with a 16,000 acre logging project on the border of Yellowstone National Park without applying the new guidance, which would have involved a detailed projection of resulting greenhouse gas emissions.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/07042023/logging-deforestation-custer-gallatin-national-forest/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z7gXR_Itxk8FzCHYeGgsrPegS_j6fm0JtHhP3Jm86tRaNBJBYQvznc0MWOOHdH_0UsvCNfRkDdl1o-wM6HNY-BRuf6wGPQLg$

# Environment / Climate / Interior / Global New research on seafloor formations near Norway shows much faster ice sheet retreat, up to 2,000 feet per day, than has previously been documented.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/05042023/ice-sheet-retreat-climate-change/*:*:text=A*20new*20study*20of*20the,of*20the*20last*20ice*20age__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!z7gXR_Itxk8FzCHYeGgsrPegS_j6fm0JtHhP3Jm86tRaNBJBYQvznc0MWOOHdH_0UsvCNfRkDdl1o-wM6HNY-BRufyZuHf8I$

# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals
Plastics touching our food may be making us gain weight: Hormone-disrupting chemicals are entering our bodies. We eat 44lbs of plastic in our lifetimes. “Our experiments show that ordinary plastic products contain a mix of substances that can be a relevant and underestimated factor behind overweight and obesity,” says Martin Wagner, an associate professor at NTNU’s Department of Biology, in a university release.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://studyfinds.org/plastic-chemicals-weight-gain/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z7gXR_Itxk8FzCHYeGgsrPegS_j6fm0JtHhP3Jm86tRaNBJBYQvznc0MWOOHdH_0UsvCNfRkDdl1o-wM6HNY-BRufzLLlfux$

# Gov / Politics / Global
Putin has one last step before a decisive blow to the West: The problem for Putin, however, is that India remains suspicious of China because of the protracted border standoff,” he said. The observer noted that after the clashes on the border with China in 2020, India took tough measures by imposing restrictions on Chinese mobile applications and investors. However, this does not mean that Delhi does not want to challenge the dollar’s global dominance, Zeeshan added.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theinteldrop.org/2023/04/07/putin-has-one-last-step-before-a-decisive-blow-to-the-west/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z7gXR_Itxk8FzCHYeGgsrPegS_j6fm0JtHhP3Jm86tRaNBJBYQvznc0MWOOHdH_0UsvCNfRkDdl1o-wM6HNY-BRuf2KpSGDh$

# Gov / Politics
History in the Making: David Cay Johnston on Why Trump’s Arraignment May Renew American Democracy: “Donald has lied and cheated and stolen from people left and right. He spent a decade up to his eyeballs with a major international drug trafficker, for whom he did extraordinary and inexplicable favors. Nothing has ever happened to him in all of these cases. And now, finally, Donald is being called to account,” Johnston stated.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.democracynow.org/2023/4/4/trump_arraignment__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z7gXR_Itxk8FzCHYeGgsrPegS_j6fm0JtHhP3Jm86tRaNBJBYQvznc0MWOOHdH_0UsvCNfRkDdl1o-wM6HNY-BRuf6AtZUga$

Gerald Ford’s Pardon of Nixon Is Why Trump Can Run for Prez: Trump’s legal woes will put Gerald Ford’s pardoning metric to the test. For presidents and governors, 38th president’s pardon of Nixon is lone precedent. Richard Nixon’s legal problems ended on the steps of Marine One, with a double victory signal. Donald Trump’s began Tuesday with the first U.S. presidential perp walk in Manhattan.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://rollcall.com/2023/04/06/trumps-legal-woes-will-put-gerald-fords-pardoning-metric-to-the-test/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z7gXR_Itxk8FzCHYeGgsrPegS_j6fm0JtHhP3Jm86tRaNBJBYQvznc0MWOOHdH_0UsvCNfRkDdl1o-wM6HNY-BRuf1Mq8QPt$

Why Did These 5 Boot TN Black Reps but Keep White Colleague?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.yahoo.com/why-did-5-vote-boot-205811182.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z7gXR_Itxk8FzCHYeGgsrPegS_j6fm0JtHhP3Jm86tRaNBJBYQvznc0MWOOHdH_0UsvCNfRkDdl1o-wM6HNY-BRuf0fbB1Y7$

Anti-Protest Laws Are Not About Safety, They Are About Silencing Dissent: We must not allow our movements for justice to be silenced by laws that criminalize dissent. While demonstrators always fear being criminalized for exercising their constitutional right to stage protests, being charged with domestic terrorism has a particularly chilling effect. The move to charge protesters with domestic terrorism comes months after one protester, Manuel Paez Terán (who went by the name Tortuguita), was killed by police.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/anti-protest-laws-are-not-about-safety-they-are-about-silencing-dissent/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z7gXR_Itxk8FzCHYeGgsrPegS_j6fm0JtHhP3Jm86tRaNBJBYQvznc0MWOOHdH_0UsvCNfRkDdl1o-wM6HNY-BRuf240Ym3n$

# Law Enforcment
Policing Does Not Have Problems, It Is the Problem: Policing is neither reformable nor redeemable. Watching the brutal beating of Tyre Nichols for me drove home a deeper understanding that policing as an institution can never be reformed, and that policing itself is structurally tied to inherent forms of repressive control, “legitimate” violence and surveillance.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/policing-does-not-have-problems-it-is-the-problem/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z7gXR_Itxk8FzCHYeGgsrPegS_j6fm0JtHhP3Jm86tRaNBJBYQvznc0MWOOHdH_0UsvCNfRkDdl1o-wM6HNY-BRuf0i1g83k$

7 Black People Killed After Cops Falsely Discover a Gun That was Never
There: In a number of police brutality cases, the actions of a police officer are justified if the person is holding or reaching for a firearm, even when it is found later that the cop made a mistake. Recently, a Missouri Prosecutor has decided not to criminally charge two Independence Police Department officers who shot and killed 39-year-old Tyrea Pryor after a car crash after mistaking him for holding a gun.
Pryor’s case is one of many examples of police brutality but here are seven examples of cops pulling the “they had a gun” card.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theroot.com/7-black-people-killed-after-cops-falsely-discover-a-gun-1850259091__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z7gXR_Itxk8FzCHYeGgsrPegS_j6fm0JtHhP3Jm86tRaNBJBYQvznc0MWOOHdH_0UsvCNfRkDdl1o-wM6HNY-BRuf_eMdRVY$

NYC Police and Landlords Are Turning to Surveillance Tech to Expand Their Reach: The city has long been a testing ground for surveillance tools as a mechanism for social control.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/nyc-police-and-landlords-are-turning-to-surveillance-tech-to-expand-their-reach/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z7gXR_Itxk8FzCHYeGgsrPegS_j6fm0JtHhP3Jm86tRaNBJBYQvznc0MWOOHdH_0UsvCNfRkDdl1o-wM6HNY-BRufyAnoFv9$

# Legal / DOJ
Trump Legal Team Moves to Block Report from Georgia Grand Jury: Lawyers for former President Donald Trump are attacking a special grand jury and prosecutors who investigated him in Georgia, asking a state court to throw out its report and all testimony from the inquiry and bar Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from continuing to investigate or prosecute Trump.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/trump-georgia-grand-jury-filing-prosecutors-b92649f938006c325d9c6aa68f5cc857__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z7gXR_Itxk8FzCHYeGgsrPegS_j6fm0JtHhP3Jm86tRaNBJBYQvznc0MWOOHdH_0UsvCNfRkDdl1o-wM6HNY-BRuf5HMH2My$

Lawmakers Urge Chief Justice Roberts to Probe Clarence Thomas’s Secret Trips: Calls mount for Thomas to be investigated after accepting millions in undisclosed gifts from billionaire Harlan Crow.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/3940506-democrats-ask-chief-justice-to-investigate-clarence-thomas-trips-it-is-your-duty/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z7gXR_Itxk8FzCHYeGgsrPegS_j6fm0JtHhP3Jm86tRaNBJBYQvznc0MWOOHdH_0UsvCNfRkDdl1o-wM6HNY-BRufw3zmeEW$

# Medical / Health
Federal Judge in Texas Rules to Restrict Access to Medication Abortion: The ruling by Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, who has deep anti-abortion ties, will likely be reviewed by the Supreme Court. A Texas federal judge ruled Friday evening to suspend the FDA’s approval of mifepristone — one of two drugs used together to cause an abortion, virtually banning the sale of the pills across the country.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2023/04/07/texas-judge-halts-fda-approval-of-abortion-pill-00091096*:*:text=A*20Texas*20federal*20judge*20ruled,the*20pills*20across*20the*20country__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!z7gXR_Itxk8FzCHYeGgsrPegS_j6fm0JtHhP3Jm86tRaNBJBYQvznc0MWOOHdH_0UsvCNfRkDdl1o-wM6HNY-BRuf_FMBcl_$

Denied by AI: How Medicare Advantage plans use algorithms to cut off care for seniors in need: This view of the problematic use of algorithms for prior authorizations – and denial based on incorrect assessment of patient needs – is at the center of reporting and analysis published in the health, medicine and life sciences publication, STAT.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2023/03/medicare-advantage-uses-algorithms-to-block-care-for-seniors.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z7gXR_Itxk8FzCHYeGgsrPegS_j6fm0JtHhP3Jm86tRaNBJBYQvznc0MWOOHdH_0UsvCNfRkDdl1o-wM6HNY-BRufzRdQvz5$

Minnesota Lets Nurses Practice While Disciplinary Investigations Drag On. Patients Keep Getting Hurt. A 2015 state audit found the Minnesota Board of Nursing was slow to act on complaints about nurses, putting the public at risk. The board ramped up its discipline for a few years, but now cases are backing up again.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJFCrRzgVhE__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z7gXR_Itxk8FzCHYeGgsrPegS_j6fm0JtHhP3Jm86tRaNBJBYQvznc0MWOOHdH_0UsvCNfRkDdl1o-wM6HNY-BRuf6JAgvQj$
See also: KARE 11 Investigates: A ProPublica and KARE 11 Investigation finds the state nursing board drags its feet investigating complaints against nurses accused of serious misconduct.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.kare11.com/article/news/investigations/kare-investigates-board-delays-allow-potentially-dangerous-nurses-to-practice/89-1da65951-01ff-4d6b-a3bd-b1d55ac209af__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z7gXR_Itxk8FzCHYeGgsrPegS_j6fm0JtHhP3Jm86tRaNBJBYQvznc0MWOOHdH_0UsvCNfRkDdl1o-wM6HNY-BRuf8ewa3ed$

# Military / DOD
Pentagon investigating purported leak of secret military documents about Ukraine: The Defense Department is investigating a purported leak on social media of classified military documents that lay out details about U.S. and NATO support for Ukraine against invading Russian forces, a Pentagon official said Friday.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.stripes.com/theaters/us/2023-04-07/pentagon-ukraine-leak-investigation-9734347.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z7gXR_Itxk8FzCHYeGgsrPegS_j6fm0JtHhP3Jm86tRaNBJBYQvznc0MWOOHdH_0UsvCNfRkDdl1o-wM6HNY-BRuf-DHVO_d$

US sends guided-missile submarine to Middle East as Iran-backed attacks escalate: The U.S. Navy’s show of force comes amid growing harassment of U.S. troops in Syria and attacks on U.S. bases by Iran-backed militants.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/gulf-tensions-us-submarine-iran-74d6bc9cf2b8781edab7b081151914ae__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z7gXR_Itxk8FzCHYeGgsrPegS_j6fm0JtHhP3Jm86tRaNBJBYQvznc0MWOOHdH_0UsvCNfRkDdl1o-wM6HNY-BRuf9X-p6ci$

# Military / Global
Iran kickstarts multi-front Middle East war against Israel – analysis: The Islamic Republic’s proxies and allies appear to have begun a multi-front conflict with Israel over the past week. A week of attacks on Israel, including rockets fired from Lebanon, Gaza and Syria, represent the manifestation of an Iranian strategy to confront Israel with multiple threats on different fronts.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-738765__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z7gXR_Itxk8FzCHYeGgsrPegS_j6fm0JtHhP3Jm86tRaNBJBYQvznc0MWOOHdH_0UsvCNfRkDdl1o-wM6HNY-BRufzzdTlMj$

Troops Reveal Pact to ‘Destroy’ Putin’s Empire From Within: “The same torture, the same mass graves… the things the Russians are doing in Ukraine, they were doing back in Chechnya,” Maga told The Daily Beast from his unit’s hideout in eastern Ukraine last month. “They just come and destroy everyone who could be against their power.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/chechen-fighters-make-war-pact-with-ukrainian-troops-to-fight-vladimir-putin?ref=home__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z7gXR_Itxk8FzCHYeGgsrPegS_j6fm0JtHhP3Jm86tRaNBJBYQvznc0MWOOHdH_0UsvCNfRkDdl1o-wM6HNY-BRuf8VdsFbC$

# Social
New York tenants fight as landlords embrace facial recognition cameras: More than 130 residents at a Brooklyn apartment complex oppose plan to use the cameras, whose use, experts say, is quietly expanding in cities
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/may/29/new-york-facial-recognition-cameras-apartment-complex__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z7gXR_Itxk8FzCHYeGgsrPegS_j6fm0JtHhP3Jm86tRaNBJBYQvznc0MWOOHdH_0UsvCNfRkDdl1o-wM6HNY-BRuf7uqAlaz$

# Technology
Lie Detector Firm Lobbies CIA, DOD on Automated Eye-Scanning Tech: Converus is pitching EyeDetect to defense and intelligence agencies. But experts say eye movements are not reliable indicators of deception.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/04/07/lie-detector-dod-cia-converus/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z7gXR_Itxk8FzCHYeGgsrPegS_j6fm0JtHhP3Jm86tRaNBJBYQvznc0MWOOHdH_0UsvCNfRkDdl1o-wM6HNY-BRufyuv1Etq$

# Water
Water Is a Human Right. Let’s Create a Society That Affirms This: We have come to know water as the latest casualty of late capitalism’s doctrine of scarcity.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/water-is-a-human-right-lets-create-a-society-that-affirms-this/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!z7gXR_Itxk8FzCHYeGgsrPegS_j6fm0JtHhP3Jm86tRaNBJBYQvznc0MWOOHdH_0UsvCNfRkDdl1o-wM6HNY-BRuf2BbUzFG$

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

Voices, The Peoples News

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Voices, The Peoples News

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Voices, The Peoples News

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Voices, The Peoples News

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Voices, The Peoples News

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

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You work 8 hours to live 4.
You work 6 days to enjoy 1.
You work 8 hours to eat in 15 minutes.
You work 8 hours to sleep 5.
You work all year just to take a week or two vacation.
You work all your life to retire in old age, and contemplate only your last breaths.
Eventually you realize that life is nothing but a parody of yourself practicing for your own oblivion.
We have become so accustomed to material and social slavery that we no longer see the chains.
Life is a short journey, live it! Collect memories, not material things!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Voices, The Peoples News

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Voices, The Peoples News

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

# Animals / Pets / Alerts / Food Recalls
A Third of the Yellowstone Herd is Being Lost: The “tragedy of the commons” refers to the situation where several private parties are given equal access to a limited resource, the classic example being a public pasture surrounded by private ranches. Left to their own devices, each rancher will tend to maximize their share of forage, resulting in a competition that quickly desiccates the pasture to the detriment of all.
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BFC regularly gets asked if we support the “slaughter” outside Yellowstone National Park or not. To answer this question, it is first necessary to ‘uncolonize’ its terminology. The term “Tribal hunting” is a mismatch of terminology. Europeans see hunting as a game by which “man” asserts his dominance over nature, as illustrated by “trophy” hunt mentality. Indigenous people on Turtle Island co-evolved with buffalo over tens of thousands of years, and “honorable harvest” is not just about the act of killing a buffalo. Instead, it is a relational process that begins with prayer and ceremony with family and friends in the Tribal cultural context, involves then taking a buffalo in its natural setting, and then continues with utilizing every gift the buffalo’s body offers
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Biden Is Fulfilling Trump’s Cruel Policy on Wild Horses: The Biden Admin was supposed to have been a reprieve from the Trump years, but for conservationists who want the wild horses of the American West to live long and prosper, this didn’t happen. The anti-horse policies formulated under Donald Trump have been dutifully carried out by his liberal successor. The record-breaking roundups of iconic Western mustangs are a gift to ranching and mining interests.
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To save Hainan gibbons, Earth’s rarest primate, experts roll out the big tech: According to estimates, there are only 35 or 36 individuals of the species left, limited to Bawangling National Nature Reserve in China’s Hainan province.
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# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
Biden Leaves House Dems Fuming Again Over COVID Emergency Vote: President Biden’s plans to sign a resolution ending the COVID national emergency has some House Democrats once again simmering over the White House’s communications. Why it matters: The latest flare-up of tensions threatens to reopen wounds created earlier this month over D.C. crime and immigration. “It’s, like, kindergarten-level cooperation,” Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) told Axios.
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# Education / Schools
3 Months, 79 Gun Deaths Or Injuries: An ‘Astronomical’ Rise In School Violence: Using data from an independent research tracker, NPR reports that the 89 gun-related incidents on school campuses this year puts 2023 on pace to exceed last year’s record high.
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# Employment / Labor
Big Tech Companies Are Testing How Far They Can Slash Staff: Even as Elon Musk has upended Twitter, the site, with thousands-fewer employees, is still functioning. Meta, Google, and Amazon are operating with dramatically scaled-back workforces.
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Sanders rips Schultz over ‘unforgivable’ efforts to crush worker organizing: “That union-busting campaign has been led by Howard Schultz.” “What Starbucks is doing is not only trying to break unions, but even worse,” said the Vermont senator. “They are trying to break the spirit of workers who are struggling to improve their lives.”
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Why the repeal of anti-union laws in Michigan boosts workers nationwide: Michigan’s victory represents the latest in a string of victories for workers mobilizing to build strength across the country.
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# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemical How Biden’s oil policies upset both oil companies and environmentalists: To understand the president’s problem, we need to look deeper at the steps to drill on federal land.
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Biden administration moves ahead with massive Gulf of Mexico drilling auction, weeks after approving Willow Project: The Biden administration is auctioning off more than 73 million acres of waters in the Gulf of Mexico to offshore oil and gas drilling.
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# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Global
Australia passes climate law limiting fossil fuel emissions: The Australian Parliament took its most meaningful step in years toward addressing global warming Thursday, passing an emissions reduction bill that will compel the country’s biggest industrial polluters to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by about 30 percent by 2030.
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# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure Minnesota Train Carrying Ethanol Derails and Ignites: Early reports suggested that over a dozen railcars contained the flammable liquid. A train carrying ethanol derailed and several cars erupted in flames early Thursday in Raymond, Minnesota, sparking an evacuation of residents living near the crash site, officials said. The Kandiyohi County Sheriff’s Office was notified about the train derailment around 1 a.m. local time (2 a.m. ET.)
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Op-ed: A lingering Trump-era regulatory trick could push orcas, salmon to extinction: In the Pacific Northwest there are no species more iconic than orcas, salmon and steelhead.
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Lost in the middle of a huge American desert-military complex is the Imperial Dam on the Colorado River: Downstream from the Hoover Dam, the Colorado River flows through the Imperial Dam outside of Yuma and goes from there in different directions: the greatest share to California through the largest canal in the US; small amounts to Arizona and Mexico.
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# Environment / Climate / Interior / Global Mexico’s Tren Maya hotel construction clears forest reserve without permits by Maxwell Radwin: The construction of a hotel in Mexico’s Calakmul Biosphere Reserve took many residents by surprise when bulldozers started clearing the forest in January. The hotel is part of the Tren Maya project, a controversial railway line that will move tourists and cargo throughout the Yucatán Peninsula and southern Mexico.
Residents said they weren’t consulted and that the location of the project is dangerously close to Maya ruins and important sources of freshwater.
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# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals
California farmworkers are underwater in more ways than one: Farmworkers who can’t work in flooded, damaged fields are losing out on weeks, or months, of wages. Industry experts estimate about a fifth of strawberry farms in the Watsonville and Salinas areas have been flooded since the levee ruptured late Friday about 70 miles (110 kilometers) south of San Francisco and another river overflowed.
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# General News
Why the Trump Org Fired Its Jailed Money Man’s Lawyer: Manhattan prosecutors are trying to pressure the Trump Organization’s jailed finance officer to turn on Donald Trump. The company has suddenly replaced his defense lawyer.
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Ban on Drones Will Disarm the Police and Remove Fire Department Resources: The debate over the safety of foreign-made drones has some in Florida’s government trying to ban those paid for by taxpayers and used by law enforcement and fire departments for protecting the public.
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Matt Gaetz’s Legislative Aide Is a Convicted War Criminal: Derrick Miller, who works on military policy for Rep. Matt Gaetz, served eight years for shooting an Afghan civilian in the head during an interrogation.
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# Gov / Politics
Republicans Have Met The Enemy and His Name Is Alvin Bragg: It’s not going to be Donald Trump’s fault if he’s indicted, according to Republicans. Instead, they plan to make Alvin Bragg their next big bogeyman https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/republicans-have-met-the-enemy-and-his-name-is-alvin-bragg__;!!On18fmf1aQ!1FGazgRXJBQIDFEYtoFn8aG3ZpMn17nuPuzBvgiO4wYBRjhtOBXanfrSeUnTc_HqI33rbzpdOjTLFQ77bLnQTbReeXGdYOZX$

Biden Set to Shut Door on Conservatives in Federal Jobs: When working for the government, Joe Biden is no longer content with the tried-and-true question of patriotism: “Are you with or against us?” In a shocking effort to overhaul federal hiring guidelines, the president wants to ask: “Are you with or against me?”
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# Law Enforcment
States Try to Obscure Execution Details as Drugmakers Hinder Lethal Injection: More than a dozen states have passed such “shield” laws that conceal key details about the lethal injection process, including the identities of the execution team or drug suppliers, according to the Death Penalty Information Center, a nonprofit research organization.
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Cop city coverage fails to question narratives of militarized police: The story of Tortuguita’s death is about protests against militarized policing being met with more militarized policing, which ultimately resulted in a fatal shooting.
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# Legal / DOJ
New York Grand Jury Votes to Indict Former President Trump: Trump has not yet been arrested but he will face arraignment on the charges, be fingerprinted, and may be handcuffed.
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Trump Jury Digging Into 2nd Hush-Money Payout to Ex-Playmate: There’s a possibility he could face charges for both payments, according to the Wall Street Journal.
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# Medical / Health
Narcan, the lifesaving drug that can reverse an opioid overdose, can soon be bought over the counter: The Food and Drug Administration has approved Narcan, a naloxone nasal spray that can reverse opioid overdoses and save lives, for over-the-counter use. First approved as a prescription drug by the FDA in 2015, Narcan is a quick-acting opioid antagonist that reverses the effects of opioids like heroin, fentanyl, codeine, and OxyContin
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UnitedHealthcare Will Ax Around 20% Of Existing Prior Authorizations: UnitedHealthcare Will Ax Around 20% Of Existing Prior Authorizations. The changed policy, which will affect commercial, Medicare Advantage, and Medicaid members, will begin in the third quarter and will mean providers merely have to notify the insurer about pending care.
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Easing the prior authorization journey experience: Prior authorization, or preauthorization, is a process through which health care providers obtain coverage approval from health plans prior to performing certain non-emergency procedures. It can also be an important “checkpoint” to make sure a service or prescription is a clinically appropriate option. However, UnitedHealthcare is working to make sure the system works better for everyone.
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Buprenorphine initiation in the ER found safe and effective for individuals with opioid use disorder who use fentanyl: With historically high overdose death rates in U.S., multi-site NIH study reinforces importance of continued, uninterrupted access to addiction medication.
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