Voices, The Peoples News
February 21, 2021
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate
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# Indigenous
Urging Biden to Stop Line 3, Indigenous-Led Resistance Camps Ramp Up Efforts to Slow Construction. Biden has pledged to make environmental justice, including Native rights, a cornerstone of his climate policy, but his response to Line 3 remains uncertain.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/16022021/biden-line-3-minnesota-enbridge-pipeline-indigenous-resistance/
# CoronaVirus
Robotic dogs, laughter therapy and mindfulness are some of the ways that might help people — particularly the elderly — cope with loneliness and social isolation while social distancing, say researchers.
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/feb/17/mindfulness-laughter-and-robot-dogs-can-help-relieve-loneliness-study-says
Whistleblower Video Footage of Forced COVID Vaccines in German Nursing Homes Goes Public – Attorney: “We’re Dealing with Homicide, Maybe Even Murder”
https://healthimpactnews.com/2021/whistleblower-video-footage-of-forced-covid-vaccines-in-german-nursing-homes-goes-public-attorney-were-dealing-with-homicide-maybe-even-murder/
CDC: 929 Dead 15,923 Injured Reported Following Experimental mRNA COVID Injections https://healthimpactnews.com/2021/cdc-929-dead-15923-injured-reported-following-experimental-mrna-covid-injections/
Wuhan Lab Eligible to Receive US Taxpayer Funding Through 2024, NIH Confirms https://nypost.com/2021/02/19/china-lab-probed-for-covid-to-get-us-funds-until-2024-report/
Central N.Y. school district closes after many staff sick with side effects from COVID vaccine https://www.syracuse.com/schools/2021/02/central-ny-school-district-closes-after-many-staff-sick-with-side-effects-from-covid-vaccine.html
78-year-old woman dies at California vaccination site after being inoculated https://www.dailyhindnews.com/78-year-old-woman-dies-at-california-vaccination-site-after-being-inoculated/
House Resolution to Recognize the Significant Role Vitamin D Plays in the Fight Against COVID-19
https://clinicalmolecularallergy.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12948-020-00139-0
# Education / Schools
Depression, anxiety, loneliness are peaking in college students. New nationwide survey data uncovers college students’ current mental health challenges and needs.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/02/210219190939.htm
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining
‘Man-Made Disaster’: Texas Death Toll Keeps Growing From Brutal Cold Snap. “When the dust settles, people deserve answers and accountability,” Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/10-dead-of-hypothermia-in-houston-area-alone
Billions in damage across the South prompts focus on who’s to blame, and who will pay https://oltnews.com/billions-of-damage-in-the-south-prompt-focus-on-who-is-to-blame-and-who-will-pay-washington-post
A Disillusioned ExxonMobil Engineer Quits to Take Action on Climate Change and Stop ‘Making the World Worse’
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/08022021/a-disillusioned-exxonmobil-engineer-quits-to-take-action-on-climate-change-and-stop-making-the-world-worse/
Nevada lithium mine kicks off a new era of Western extraction. The hastily approved project went forward without comment from the Fort McDermitt Paiute Shoshone Tribe.
https://www.hcn.org/issues/53.3/indigenous-affairs-mining-nevada-lithium-mine-kicks-off-a-new-era-of-western-extraction
‘He Is Lying. People Are Dying’: Calls for Texas Governor to Resign as He Blames Power Outages on Wind and Solar https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/02/17/he-lying-people-are-dying-calls-texas-governor-resign-he-blames-power-outages-wind
# Environment / Climate / Interior
The United States has Rejoined the Paris Climate Agreement. Now Comes the Daunting Part.
https://www.ecowatch.com/paris-agreement-biden-us-rejoin-2650622946.html
Transforming to an Ecological Civilization: The Alternative Is Unthinkable. A society based on natural ecology might seem like a far-off utopia—yet communities everywhere are already creating it.
https://www.commondreams.org/views/2021/02/19/transforming-ecological-civilization-alternative-unthinkable
# Food / GMOs / Chemicals
3 technologies poised to change food and the planet
https://www.econotimes.com/3-technologies-poised-to-change-food-and-the-planet-1602599
# Food Recalls / Alerts
Ineligible French company sent pork pâté to U.S.; nationwide recall now underway https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2021/02/ineligible-french-company-sent-pork-pate-to-u-s-nationwide-recall-now-underway/
Listeria outbreak investigation leads to recall of soft, Queso style cheeses https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2021/02/listeria-outbreak-investigation-leads-to-recall-of-soft-queso-style-cheeses/
# General News
Cities Are Razing Homeless Encampments Despite Record Cold Weather and COVID. Municipalities are flouting CDC advice and carrying out forcible evictions of the unhoused during a record-cold winter.
https://truthout.org/articles/cities-are-razing-homeless-encampments-despite-record-cold-weather-and-covid/
# Gov / Politics
Republicans are worried that the battle between former President Trump and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) could torpedo their efforts to win back majorities in the House and Senate in 2022.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/539658-gop-mcconnell-trump-civil-war-will-hurt-republicans
Cancun fallout threatens to deal lasting damage to Cruz. The political fallout from Sen. Ted Cruz’s (R-Texas) ill-timed flight to Mexico this week is poised to last much longer than his 24-hour trip south of the border.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/539636-cancun-fallout-threatens-to-deal-lasting-damage-to-cruz
The elephant in the room: Trump’s lingering power. Americans should pause to talk about the elephant in the room: the continued political relevance of Donald Trump even though he no longer holds elected office.
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/539195-the-elephant-in-the-room-trumps-lingering-power
New stars on the American flag? Fresh hope as Puerto Rico and DC push for statehood https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/feb/20/puerto-rico-washington-dc-statehood-politics
Capitol assault a more sinister attack than first appeared
https://apnews.com/article/14c73ee280c256ab4ec193ac0f49ad54
Trump is set to speak at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) later this month in Orlando, Fla., his first public appearance since leaving the White House.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/539737-trump-to-speak-at-cpac-in-first-public-appearance-since-leaving-white
Donald Trump (R-Mar-a-Lago) Is the Republican Party Now. All it took for Republicans to fall back in line is the threat of death-by-primary, since for so many of them, political death is more frightening than the real thing.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump-r-mar-a-lago-is-the-republican-party-now
Mar-a-Lago used to be an example of Trump’s corruption. Now it’s a pilgrimage destination for those who want an audience with a failed former president.
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/mar-lago-becomes-center-republican-party-s-world-n1258363
Trump gears up for war with his own party. Cocooned in Mar-a-Lago, the newly acquitted ex-president is stepping up his political activities.
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/20/trump-republican-party-midterms-470370
Republicans condemned Trump. Now they’re seeking his help.
https://apnews.com/article/gop-seeking-donald-trump-support-346c6ddc007807fa7221de4f34d4de43
Trump wants to help GOP win in 2022, McCarthy says after Mar-a-Lago meeting https://nypost.com/2021/01/28/trump-wants-to-help-gop-win-in-2022-after-mar-a-lago-meeting-mccarthy/
Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel appears poised to take on a high-profile ambassadorship for President Biden, a step likely to trigger contention with progressives who’ve balked at him taking a Cabinet role.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/539680-biden-seems-set-to-pick-fight-over-rahm-emanuel
The Temporary Collapse Of Texas Is Foreshadowing The Total Collapse Of The United States https://www.lewrockwell.com/2021/02/michael-snyder/the-temporary-collapse-of-texas-is-foreshadowing-the-total-collapse-of-the-united-states/
# Law Enforcement
Unprepared for COVID, Texas Women’s Prison Was Equally Unprepared for Uri. The recent winter storm left the nation’s only federal medical prison for women without heat or hot water.
https://truthout.org/articles/unprepared-for-covid-texas-womens-prison-was-equally-unprepared-for-uri/
# Legal / Judicial / DOJ
Oath Keeper Retirees Charged With Conspiracy in Capitol Riot https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/539658-gop-mcconnell-trump-civil-war-will-hurt-republicans
‘No Regrets’: PA Police Officer Charged in Capitol Riots. North Cornwall Township patrolman Joseph Fisher was charged after posting a video of himself rushing a line of police officers during the Jan. 6 siege.
https://www.businessinsider.com/pa-officer-charged-role-capitol-riot-has-no-regrets-2021-2
Six Capitol Police officers suspended, others investigated after Capitol riot https://thehill.com/homenews/news/539540-six-capitol-police-officers-suspended-others-investigated-after-capitol-riot
New York City tax agency subpoenaed in Trump criminal probe
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-investigation-subpoena-excl/exclusive-new-york-city-tax-agency-subpoenaed-in-trump-criminal-probe-idUSKBN2AK037
Cy Vance hires top RICO (‘Racketeering’) prosecutor for Trump family criminal investigation https://www.veteranstoday.com/2021/02/19/cy-vance-hires-top-rico-prosecutor-for-trump-family-criminal-investigation/
‘He Wants Us To Make It WILD’: Feds Lay Out How Trump Rhetoric Fueled Oath Keepers. Six additional people associated with the Oath Keepers organization were arrested this week in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/oath-keepers-trump-capitol-attack_n_60302260c5b6cc8bbf3b9304
# Marijuana / Hemp / CBD Oil
Case Study Shows Cannabis Led to Remarkable Improvement in Childhood Autism Symptoms https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-37570-y
# Media
Cruz Went to Cancun. This MC Gave Out Free Water to Houston. Amid rampant price-gouging and a certain U.S. senator being a jerk, A.J.
McQueen stood up.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/ted-cruz-went-to-cancun-but-rapper-aj-mcqueen-gave-out-free-water-to-houston
# Medical / Health
Democrats are hoping 2021 will be the year they accomplish their long-held goal of reigning in rising prescription drug costs by allowing the government to negotiate directly with pharmaceutical companies.
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/539724-democrats-plan-crackdown-on-rising-drug-costs
# Science
Scientists find unexpected animal life far beneath Antarctica’s floating ice shelves. The geologists used hot-water equipment to drill the borehole through more than half a mile of the ice shelf, on the southern edge of Antarctica’s Weddell Sea. The discovery of what appear to be sponges in the pitch-black seawater beneath almost half a mile of ice has biologists baffled.
https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/scientists-find-unexpected-animal-life-far-antarcticas-floating-ice-sh-rcna285
Direct cloning method cartures novel microbial natural products https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/02/210219190942.htm
# Weather
Texas power crisis points to challenges of renewable energy future https://news.yahoo.com/texas-power-crisis-points-challenges-110052216.html
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