Voices, The Peoples News
December 14, 2020
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate
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# Border / Immigration
ICE Is Targeting Women in Sanctuary With Obscure Laws and Retaliatory Fines Sanctuary activists have suffered retaliation under Trump. Now they are demanding relief from the Biden administration.
https://truthout.org/articles/ice-is-targeting-women-in-sanctuary-with-obscure-laws-and-retaliatory-fines/
# CoronaVirus
COVID-19 infections spread rapidly as officials race to distribute vaccine https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/529924-defense-bill-battle-showcases-2024-gop-hopefuls
States will receive initial COVID-19 vaccine doses beginning Monday, marking a pivotal moment in the pandemic response https://www.statnews.com/2020/12/12/shipments-of-first-authorized-covid-19-vaccine-in-the-u-s-will-begin-monday/
Unlike UK, U.S. FDA Allows Pregnant and Nursing Women to Receive Experimental Pfizer COVID Vaccine https://healthimpactnews.com/2020/unlike-uk-u-s-fda-allows-pregnant-and-lactating-women-to-receive-experimental-pfizer-covid-vaccine/
How to get a Covid vaccine: Everything we know, from cost to effectiveness From vaccine deserts to pricing and timing, there is a lot we know about forthcoming vaccines — and some crucial unknowns.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/how-get-covid-vaccine-everything-we-know-cost-effectiveness-n1250624?cid=eml_nbn_20201212
Anthony Fauci Reveals His Biggest COVID Vaccine Fear. While some have welcomed the COVID vaccine as a victory over the virus, Fauci warns there’s another test ahead—and we could be “in a little bit of trouble”
if it doesn’t go well.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/anthony-fauci-reveals-his-biggest-covid-vaccine-fear-skepticism
First They Got COVID-19. Then Came the Parkinson’s Symptoms. At the most extreme, researchers aren’t sure what is possible when it comes to permanent brain disorders like Parkinson’s and schizophrenia after COVID-19.
https://www.apdaparkinson.org/article/newly-published-studies-on-covid-and-pd/
The director of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has signed off on advisory panel’s recommendation to use Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine in people 16 and older, clearing the way for inoculations to begin.
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/530024-cdc-director-accepts-panels-recommendations-clearing-the-way-for
WARNING! Seniors and Healthcare Workers First in Line to Get the Experimental COVID Vaccine!
https://healthimpactnews.com/2020/warning-seniors-and-healthcare-workers-first-in-line-to-get-the-experimental-covid-vaccine/
The first shipments of the coronavirus vaccine are on their way to all
50 states
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/tasneemnashrulla/pfizer-covid-vaccine-first-us-shipments
The United States, working in phases, expects by the end of March to have immunized 100 million people against COVID-19.
https://apnews.com/article/international-news-seoul-south-korea-coronavirus-pandemic-coronavirus-vaccine-8d21e1a2c4c3cfd6d083bbb005ef4ad1
Dave Ramsey Hosts 1,000 Guests at Maskless Christmas Bash.
Personal-finance guru who has played down risks of COVID reportedly asked party workers to not wear masks to avoid “making the guests feel uncomfortable.”
https://www.thedailybeast.com/dave-ramsey-personal-financial-guru-hosts-1000-guests-at-maskless-christmas-bash-amid-nashville-covid-spike
Bipartisan group unveils two-part $908 billion coronavirus package. A bipartisan group of lawmakers on Monday unveiled its $908 billion coronavirus relief package as Congress faces a time crunch to pass more aid.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/530165-bipartisan-group-unveils-two-part-908-billion-coronavirus-package
And don’t let your guard down yet: Fauci warns people not to drop normal ‘public health measures’ as vaccinations begin https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/public-global-health/530100-fauci-warns-people-not-to-drop-normal-public-health
# Economy / Trade
GOP Under Fire for Blocking Necessary Funds as COVID Vaccine Distribution Begins. Mitch McConnell has made clear that he will not approve relief funds without a liability shield for corporations.
https://truthout.org/articles/gop-under-fire-for-blocking-necessary-funds-as-covid-vaccine-distribution-begins/
# Education / Schools
Rundown Schools in Low-Income Communities Face Long-Term Closures Amid COVID. The pandemic has drawn attention to the national crisis of deteriorating public schools.
https://truthout.org/articles/rundown-schools-in-low-income-communities-face-long-term-closures-amid-covid/
Report: 88 percent of universities restrict expression, nearly half restrict online speech https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/report-88-percent-of-universities-restrict-expression-nearly-half-restrict-online-speech/article_e8fbce7c-3bd9-11eb-804b-df3ae59dcd9d.html
# Employment
OSHA Is Helping Employers Get Away With Underreporting Health Care Worker Deaths. Workplace safety regulators have taken a lenient stance toward employers during the pandemic https://truthout.org/articles/osha-is-helping-employers-get-away-with-underreporting-health-care-worker-deaths/
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining
Every Major Bank Has Now Ruled Out Funding Arctic Drilling
https://earther.gizmodo.com/every-major-bank-has-now-ruled-out-funding-arctic-drill-1845782346
# Environment / Climate / Interior
John Kerry’s Think Tank Calls for War With Russia Over Climate Change https://www.mintpressnews.com/john-kerry-think-tank-calls-for-war-with-russia-over-climate-change/273480/
# Food / GMOs / Chemicals / Global
Danish vertical farm is a glimpse into the future https://www.fastcompany.com/90582905/this-vertical-farm-in-denmark-will-grow-1000-tons-of-local-greens-a-year
# Gov / Politics
Former Obama administration officials and outside groups say a growing list of challenges in the transition process are likely to impede President-elect Joe Biden’s entry into office.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/529868-challenges-persist-for-biden-after-delayed-transition-start
Defense bill battle showcases 2024 GOP hopefuls https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/529924-defense-bill-battle-showcases-2024-gop-hopefuls
Pro-Trump protestors, counter-protesters and police clash in DC after day of election demonstrations. Pro-Trump demonstrators, counter-protesters and police clashed in Washington, D.C., on Saturday evening after groups of the president’s supporters marched to protest the result of the 2020 election https://thehill.com/homenews/news/529978-pro-trump-protestors-counter-protesters-and-police-clash-in-dc-after-day-of
4 stabbed, 23 arrested in clashes between pro-Trump supporters, counter-protesters in Washington https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/529985-4-stabbed-23-arrested-in-clashes-between-pro-trump-supporters
Fears of violence grow amid threats to election officials, lawmakers.
Intimidation and threats to election officials and lawmakers are feeding fears about violence amid calls by President Trump’s supporters to stop the certification of election results.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/529911-fears-of-violence-grow-amid-threats-to-election-officials-lawmakers
Biden’s Pentagon pick puts Democrats in a bind. President-elect Joe Biden’s selection of a recently departed Army general to lead the Pentagon has put House Democrats in a jam.
https://apnews.com/article/6898f9911cf5bedfbe4ec4a32b06b86e
In contesting his election loss, Trump cements control of GOP. Officials from all wings of the Republican Party are bending to the president’s will as he undermines the peaceful transfer of power with baseless election challenges.
https://www.npr.org/2020/11/21/937060717/trumps-futile-fight-to-overturn-election-loss-breeds-turmoil-risk
President-elect Joe Biden will be under tremendous pressure to take action toward greater racial justice throughout the country on Day 1 of his presidency, following massive nationwide protests sparked by police killings, along with other incidents of violence against Black Americans.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/529898-biden-faces-pressure-to-take-action-on-racial-justice-issues
Will Biden’s America stop creating terrorists? If the Biden administration really wants to stop fueling chaos and terrorism in the world, it must radically transform the CIA.
https://www.commondreams.org/views/2020/12/14/will-bidens-america-stop-creating-terrorists
The 126 GOP House Reps Who Tried to Overthrow Democracy Must Not Be Seated A whopping 126 members of Congress tried to make Trump an unelected dictator, backing his anti-democratic insurrection.
https://truthout.org/articles/the-126-gop-house-reps-who-tried-to-overthrow-democracy-must-not-be-seated/
Michigan Capitol Closes Due to Threats of Violence Before Electoral College Vote The 16 electors set to take part in the vote will receive an armed police escort to the capitol building.
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/530048-michigan-to-close-legislative-office-buildings-monday-due-to-credible
Paper Ballots Played a Key Role in Defending the Integrity of the 2020 Election With their scanned electronic images, paper ballots have provided 2020’s vital bulwark against an anti-electoral coup.
https://truthout.org/articles/paper-ballots-played-a-key-role-in-defending-the-integrity-of-the-2020-election/
Trump’s Axis of A**holes Just Completed Its GOP Takeover. He lost the election, but his true believers, denying that defeat to the bitter end and already preparing to sabotage everything the Biden administration does, are the party now.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-axis-of-assholes-just-completed-its-hostile-takeover-of-the-republican-party?ref=home
Electors across the country gathered on Monday, under a cloud of tensions and in some cases outright threats, to formally certify Joe Biden as the next U.S. president.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/530124-electors-cast-ballots-for-biden-amid-simmering-national-tensions
President-elect Joe Biden has crossed the threshold of 270 votes and officially clinched an Electoral College victory.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/530139-biden-hits-270-electoral-college-votes
# Law Enforcement
Police officer receives probation after convicted of assault and battery. “Our community and our criminal justice system rely on the integrity of police officers and we must hold accountable those who abuse their positions of power and trust.”
https://www.nationofchange.org/2020/12/14/police-officer-receives-probation-after-convicted-of-assault-and-battery/
# Legal / Judicial / DOJ
Attorney General William Barr will step down from his position in the coming days, leaving the Trump administration about a month before Joe Biden’s inauguration.
https://www.npr.org/2020/12/14/811276917/william-barr-to-steps-down-as-attorney-general
# Marijuana / Hemp / CBD Oil
FDA warns company marketing unapproved cannabidiol products with unsubstantiated claims to treat cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, opioid withdrawal, pain and pet anxiety Agency is expediting work to evaluate regulatory policies related to cannabis and cannabis-derived ingredients like CBD https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-warns-company-marketing-unapproved-cannabidiol-products-unsubstantiated-claims-treat-cancer
COVID-19 Vaccine Approved In Under a Year As Gov’t Keeps Cannabis Schedule 1 Drug https://thefreethoughtproject.com/cannabis-warp-speed-covid-vaccine/
The federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration sent a terse post-election memo warning federal employees that they can still be drug tested for marijuana even as more states are voting to legalize it.
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/feds-post-election-warning-marijuana-still-banned-for-federal-workers-despite-state-legalization/
# Medical Alternatives / Herbology
FDA Shuts Down Natural Pain Options. FDA Shuts Down Natural Pain Options https://anh-usa.org/fda-shuts-down-natural-pain-options/
FDA Shuts Down Natural Pain Relief Options. FDA-approved pain medicines are dangerous, but the government is systematically attacking safer, non-addictive natural treatments.
https://anh-usa.org/fda-shuts-down-natural-pain-options/
# Technology
Cyberattack Forces U.S. Gov’t Agencies to Shut Down Systems. On Sunday, it was reported that Russian government-backed spies hacked into the U.S. Treasury and Commerce departments.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/us-government-agencies-ordered-to-shut-down-systems-to-fight-russia-linked-cyberattack
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