Voices, The Peoples News
March 5, 2021
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate
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# Indigenous
Winona LaDuke: Indigenous tribes are reviving traditional hemp economies. With 10,000 uses, hemp can be a catalyst for a New Green Revolution in Indian Country, tied to justice, economics, restoration ecology, and a return-to-the-land movement.
https://civileats.com/2021/03/05/op-ed-indigenous-tribes-are-reviving-traditional-hemp-economies/
# Indigenous / Global
Critical infrastructure protection: Dangerous politics in Manitoba, Alberta and beyond. Controversial legislation targeting environmental and Indigenous activists will curb legal protests and enhance corporate power https://canadiandimension.com/articles/view/critical-infrastructure-protection-dangerous-politics-in-manitoba-alberta-and-beyond
# Border / Immigration
“You’re doing nothing”: Judge slams ICE for failing to vaccinate detainees https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/03/youre-doing-nothing-judge-slams-ice-for-failing-to-vaccinate-detainees/
# Children / Youth
Disney Plus pulls ‘Peter Pan,’ ‘Dumbo,’ ‘Aristocats’ from children’s profiles after warning of stereotypes, negative depictions https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2021/01/disney-plus-pulls-peter-pan-dumbo-aristocats-from-childrens-profiles-after-warning-of-stereotypes-negative-depictions.html
# CoronaVirus
U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an alert about fever-scanners, saying that, while they can act as an “important-risk management tool”
if used correctly, “improper use and marketing of thermal imaging systems may lead to inaccurate temperature readings and pose a potential danger to public health.”
https://www.thedailybeast.com/those-fever-scanners-that-are-everywhere-might-not-actually-work-says-report
Vital: Press Secretary Humiliates Trump for COVID Failures and Disinformation Campaign https://www.veteranstoday.com/2021/03/04/vital-press-secretary-humiliates-trump-for-covid-failures-and-disinformation-campaign/
Cuomo Advisers Altered Report on Covid-19 Nursing-Home Deaths. Changes resulted in a significant undercount of the death toll attributed to long-term-care facility residents
https://www.wsj.com/articles/cuomo-advisers-altered-report-on-covid-19-nursing-home-deaths-11614910855
‘We Need to Remain Vigilant’: Health Experts Warn Rollback of Covid Restrictions Threatens Life-Saving Gains. “We must not relinquish the ground we’ve gained,” said Dr. Barbara Alexander, president of the Infectious Diseases Society of America.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/03/04/we-need-remain-vigilant-health-experts-warn-rollback-covid-restrictions-threatens
FBI Urged to Probe Corrupt Vaccine Favoritism by Florida’s GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis “If this isn’t public corruption, I don’t know what is.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/03/04/fbi-urged-probe-corrupt-vaccine-favoritism-floridas-gop-gov-ron-desantis
Company Who Knew Asbestos Was in Its Baby Powder Now Distributing
COVID-19 Vaccine
https://thefreethoughtproject.com/company-who-knew-asbestos-was-in-its-baby-powder-now-distributing-covid-19-vaccine/
Who should and shouldn’t get the COVID-19 vaccine?
https://yalehealth.yale.edu/yale-covid-19-vaccine-program/who-should-and-shouldnt-get-covid-19-vaccine
# Economy / Trade
‘Stop Nickel and Diming the American People’: Anger Grows as Senate Democrats Move to Deny Relief Checks to 17 Million. “While you’re quibbling over who you want to exclude, people are suffering. SEND THE CHECKS.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/03/04/stop-nickel-and-diming-american-people-anger-grows-senate-democrats-move-deny-relief
Senate Clerks Finish 628-Page Bill Readout for Ron Johnson. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer accused Johnson of going to “ridiculous lengths” to show his opposition to the stimulus package with 11-hour reading.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/ron-johnson-forces-senate-clerks-to-spend-11-hours-reading-out-628-page-covid-bill?via=newsletter&source=CSAMedition
The Senate voted to reject a proposal sponsored by Sen. Bernie Sanders
(I-Vt.) to raise the federal minimum wage to $15.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/541826-senate-rejects-sanders-15-minimum-wage-hike
Wall Street Profited While Texans Shivered in the Dark. Bank of America made hundreds of millions in trading revenue when the Lone Star state’s electric grid failed in February.
https://www.ft.com/content/321c4fb2-ca11-4e15-9ef5-05598dd04012
Here Are the 8 Democrats Who Just Joined GOP to Vote Down Sanders’ $15 Minimum Wage Amendment https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/03/05/here-are-8-democrats-who-just-joined-gop-vote-down-sanders-15-minimum-wage-amendment
# Employment / Labor
NEW: We could be looking at unemployment benefits of $300 instead of $400:
“Senate Democrats are nearing an agreement within their caucus to reduce the boost in federal unemployment benefits in the COVID-19 relief bill to $300 from the $400 included in the House bill.” https://bit.ly/3kN6WQ5
# Environment / Climate / Interior
After championing greener building codes, local governments lose right to vote. The nonprofit consortium that oversees much of the nation’s building codes just gave the construction and gas industries more control over the process.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/building-codes-international-code-council_n_603fd6b4c5b682971504df8e
# Food / GMOs / Chemicals
Experts Call For Immediate Ban Of Entire Class Of Chemicals Damaging Babies’ Brains https://childrenshealthdefense.org/defender/ban-chemicals-damaging-babies-brains/
# Gov / Political
Obama National Security Advisor admits US on its knees to Israel due to Congress. The former Obama official said he was warned by members of Congress about the “acute” financial threat of taking on the lobby https://www.veteranstoday.com/2021/03/04/obama-nat-security-advisor-admits-us-on-its-knees-to-israel-due-to-congress/
How Trump and Barr Protected McConnell and Chou from Prosecution for China Betrayal – Report https://www.veteranstoday.com/2021/03/04/how-trump-and-barr-protected-mcconnell-and-chou-from-prosecution-for-china-betrayal-report/
Biden turns focus to next priority with infrastructure talks. President Biden is starting to look beyond coronavirus relief to his next legislative fight, preparing to lay out a recovery package that makes significant investments in rebuilding U.S. infrastructure.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/541736-biden-turns-focus-to-next-priority-with-infrastructure-talks
GOP Bill That ‘Does Nothing But Criminalize Peaceful Protest’ Advances in Florida Legislature. “We know the true nature of this bill and its origins,” said the ACLU of Florida. “It is not about public safety, but about criminalizing peaceful protesters advocating for racial justice.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/03/04/gop-bill-does-nothing-criminalize-peaceful-protest-advances-florida-legislature
“The protracted ordeal, known as “vote-a-rama,” is widely despised by members of both parties and guaranteed to leave sleepless members running on fumes just ahead of the bill’s passage in the upper chamber, likely Saturday. But there’s no way around it.” https://politi.co/3kKyZzG
Florida ‘anti-mob’ bill racing through House, unheard in Senate.
Florida’s proposed “Combating Public Disorder Act” is one step away from House approval and transfer to the Senate, where the controversial “anti-mob” bill is likely to be adopted and signed into law by Gov. Ron DeSantis before the 2021 legislative session adjourns in May.
https://www.messenger-inquirer.com/news/national/florida-anti-mob-bill-racing-through-house-unheard-in-senate/article_4bcb96a4-c85a-54a3-ba3f-22e4c1e881d2.html
MO House Staffer: I Was Fired for Bringing Up Lack of Masks. Tad Mayfield is suing the former Missouri House speaker and others, alleging he was fired after asking for a “mandatory face mask policy for all spaces in our Capitol.”
https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article249716948.html
# Law Enforcement
Officer Told Colleagues: Trump Urging Rioters Toward Capitol. An unnamed protective service officer sent a briefing note that read: “POTUS is encouraging the protesters to march to capitol grounds.”
https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-politics-law-enforcement-agencies-police-fd3204574c11e453be8fb4e3c81258c3
Reports on how Aurora police kill without consequence while their protesters face 12 felonies: The cops and the district attorneys want people to see what we are going through — the conditions of our arrests, our experiences in jail, and our legal battle — and to think that this is what you risk when you stand up against them. – Lillian House, Aurora Activist and Defendant https://www.mintpressnews.com/elijah-mcclain-protestors-face-48-years-kidnapping-aurora-police/275866/
The House Passed a Bill Named for George Floyd. It Won’t Stop Police Killings.
The bill gives more money to police while doing nothing to stop the racist war on drugs.
https://truthout.org/articles/the-house-passed-a-bill-named-for-george-floyd-it-wont-stop-police-killings/
# Legal / Judicial / DOJ
FBI Arrests Trump Appointee in Connection With Capitol Riot. Federico Klein is the first member of the Trump administration to face charges from the attempted insurrection.
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/03/04/trump-appointee-arrested-for-capitol-riot-473825
Feds Probing Contacts Between Capitol Rioters and Congress Members https://www.thedailybeast.com/federal-law-enforcement-probing-contacts-between-capitol-rioters-and-members-of-congress
Trump Criminal Case Goes Before Georgia Grand Jury. Legal experts are split as to whether there’s a strong case to be made, but most agree Trump’s efforts to overturn Georgia’s election results merit greater scrutiny.
https://bangordailynews.com/2021/03/02/national-politics/in-georgia-prosecutors-investigation-into-trump-heads-to-grand-jury/
Trump sued by Democrats over mob attack on Capitol. Trump, his eldest son and several of his allies were sued on Friday by Rep. Eric Swalwell
(D-Calif.) over their role in the run-up to the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol. Lawsuit brought by Bennie Thompson and NAACP argues ex-president and lawyer violated law known as Ku Klux Klan Act https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/feb/16/trump-giuliani-lawsuit-capitol-riot-bennie-thompson-naacp
House Impeachment Manager Sues Trump for Inciting Riot. It’s the second major lawsuit aiming to hold Trump accountable for causing the insurrection.
https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-donald-trump-us-news-riots-bennie-thompson-b84447c400fd77d21c9be092d28745de
FBI Arrests Former Trump Appointee for Role in January 6 Capitol Breach.
The FBI arrested Federico Klein, a former State Department official.
https://truthout.org/articles/fbi-arrests-former-trump-appointee-for-role-in-january-6-capitol-breach/
Chauvin Should Face 3rd-Degree Murder Charge: Appeals Court. The ruling could cause a delay in Chauvin’s trial for the death of George Floyd, which is set to start on Monday.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/minnesota-court-of-appeals-rules-derek-chauvin-should-face-third-degree-murder-charge
# LGBTQ
GLAAD: Major News Outlets ‘Failed’ in Equality Act Coverage. The LGBTQ advocacy group says many news organizations failed to include trans voices in their coverage of the Equality Act, instead focusing on those opposed to the legislation.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/glaad-says-major-news-outlets-failed-in-coverage-of-equality-act
# Marijuana / Hemp / CBD Oil
A new Drug Enforcement Administration report argues that the broadly popular bipartisan legalization of hemp creates complications for police and has been used as a cover for drug cartels. But it also admits that as more states legalize marijuana, illicit trafficking is shrinking.
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/dea-claims-federal-hemp-legalization-is-complicating-marijuana-enforcement/
The state of Michigan Department of Treasury is sending nearly $10 million in marijuana revenue back to local governments. Municipalities and counties get about $28,000 for every cannabis retailer or microbusiness in their jurisdiction.
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/michigan-sends-10-million-in-marijuana-revenue-back-to-local-governments/
# Medical / Health
Electroceuticals, the bioelectronic medicine of the future. Future medicine could come in the form of electric impulses and go straight to the brain.
https://www.zmescience.com/future/electroceuticals-the-bioelectronic-medicine-of-the-future/
# Military / DOD
Trump & Biden’s secret bombing wars: U.S. bombs and bullets have claimed at least hundreds of thousands of civilian lives this century.
Unbeknownst to many Americans, the U.S. military and its allies are engaged in bombing and killing people in other countries on a daily basis.
https://www.salon.com/2021/03/05/trump-and-bidens-secret-bombing-wars-one-thing-that-hasnt-changed/
# Other News
Trump Tells Inner Circle He’s Furious With Kushner: Others sources told the network that Kushner is trying to create distance from Trump since the disgraceful events of his final month in office.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-keeps-telling-his-inner-circle-that-hes-furious-with-jared-kushner-says-report
Ex-Clinton Aide Gave Feds Epstein, Maxwell Evidence: Doug Band, who made frequent appearances on Epstein’s flight manifests, reportedly spoke to federal prosecutors in New York.
https://radaronline.com/p/bill-clinton-doug-band-evidence-ghislaine-maxwell-jeffrey-epstein/
6 Dr. Seuss books won’t be published for racist images. Dr. Seuss is adored by millions around the world for the positive values in many of his works, including environmentalism and tolerance, but criticism has grown in recent years over the way Blacks, Asians and others are drawn in some of his most beloved children’s books, as well as in his earlier advertising and propaganda illustrations.
https://apnews.com/article/dr-seuss-books-racist-images-d8ed18335c03319d72f443594c174513
# Technology
Russian Hacker Site Maza Gets Hacked: Usernames, Email Ads, and Passwords Compromised. The irony of this story is that a Russian hacker site called Maza has just been hacked and the usernames, email ads, and passwords of hackers have been stolen.
https://www.techtimes.com/articles/257680/20210304/russian-hacker-site-maza-gets-hacked-usernames-email-ads-passwords.htm
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