Voices, The Peoples News
March 12, 2021
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate
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# Border / Immigration
Biden wants to reopen a child detention center on top of toxic military waste. Homestead Air Force Base is still allowed to house people on potentially hazardous ground.
https://www.unilad.co.uk/news/biden-administration-plans-to-reopen-child-detention-centre-on-top-of-toxic-military-waste/
# CoronaVirus
Biotech Exec Boosts Unapproved COVID-19 Cures in Webinar: The webinar was supposed to offer infected attendees health information–but instead, Peter Diamandis plugged one of his own companies.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/biotech-executive-peter-diamandis-apologizes-for-superspreader-conference-with-misinfo-laden-webinar?source=cheats&via=rss
COVID-19 tracker: Regeneron’s antibody cocktail hit by safety concerns; Novo’s Rybelsus emerging from pandemic slump https://www.fiercepharma.com/pharma/coronavirus-tracker-novavax-boasts-billion-plus-shot-capacity-by-2021-russia-s-world-first
How COVID-19 is changing the cold and flu season. Measures meant to tame the coronavirus pandemic are quashing influenza and most other respiratory diseases, which could have wide-ranging implications.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-03519-3
Will COVID-19 be a tipping point for climate action? The pandemic caused a brief, dramatic dip in carbon dioxide emissions in 2020. Will it also bring lasting change?
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/political-commentary/covid-19-one-year-anniversary-climate-change-impact-1139440/
9 European Nations Suspend Experimental AstraZeneca COVID Vaccines Due to Fatal Blood Clots https://healthimpactnews.com/2021/breaking-9-european-nations-suspend-experimental-astrazeneca-covid-vaccines-due-to-fatal-blood-clots/
Several European countries suspend AstraZeneca vaccinations over blood clot fears.
https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20210311-covid-19-denmark-pauses-use-of-astrazeneca-vaccine-over-blood-clot-fears
508 Dead 297,274 Reported Injuries following COVID19 Experimental Vaccines Reported in the U.K.
https://tapnewswire.com/2021/03/508-dead-297274-reported-injuries-following-covid19-experimental-vaccines-reported-in-the-u-k/
As Vaccine Campaign Expands, A Racial Gap Persists https://khn.org/news/article/as-vaccine-rollout-expands-black-americans-still-left-behind/
Black and Latino residents in L.A. County lag behind in getting COVID-19 vaccine https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-02-19/blacks-latinos-covid-19-vaccine-rate-la-counnty
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining
After Armed Standoff, Sugar Pine Mine at Impasse in Court: The 19th century gold mine that sparked a 2015 militia standoff is now the subject of a federal lawsuit. On Wednesday, a judge heard arguments from miners and the government on cross motions to dismiss.
https://www.courthousenews.com/after-armed-standoff-sugar-pine-mine-at-impasse-in-court/
# Environment / Climate / Interior
Michael Regan Becomes First Black Man to Head EPA https://www.ecowatch.com/michael-regan-epa-head
There’s a global plan to conserve nature. Indigenous people could lead the way. Dozens of countries are backing an effort that would protect 30 percent of Earth’s land and water.
https://www.berkshireeagle.com/nyt/nyt_page_one/theres-a-global-plan-to-conserve-nature-indigenous-people-could-lead-the-way/image_54c222f6-541a-58cb-960c-d1bdfdd0750f.html
# Food / GMOs / Chemicals
Graphic: Glyphosate vs. dicamba: The pesticides glyphosate and dicamba, both in products produced by Bayer (formerly Monsanto) have made headlines in the past year as lawsuits mount against the company for damages from these products.
https://investigatemidwest.org/2021/03/11/glyphosate-vs-dicamba/
# Gov / Political
House Democrats open to making proxy voting the ‘new normal’
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/542862-house-democrats-open-to-making-proxy-voting-the-new-normal
My Party Has Been Overtaken by ‘Cancel Culture’ Trolls. Why did the Republicans put up almost no real fight against the relief bill? Because they no longer care about policy, and the era of small government is over.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/my-party-has-been-overtaken-by-cancel-culture-trolls
How a three-word phrase sabotaged Black voting rights, and how they can be reconstructed. There’s power in the 14th Amendment. It’s time to use it.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/02/14th-amendment-section-2-mass-incarceration/
Leaders from the House and Senate Armed Services Committees have united in opposition to security measures at the Capitol that include deployed National Guard troops and fencing around the building due to concerns over cost, the strain on readiness and a lack of clear threat.
# Legal / Judicial / DOJ
Minneapolis reaches settlement with George Floyd’s family for record $27M The city of Minneapolis has settled a civil suit with the family of George Floyd for a record $27 million.
https://thehill.com/homenews/news/542962-minneapolis-approves-record-27m-settlement-for-george-floyds-family
Charges Are Coming for at Least 100 More Rioters: “The investigation and prosecution of the Capitol Attack will likely be one of the largest in American history,” federal prosecutors said.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/charges-are-coming-for-at-least-100-more-capitol-rioters-feds-warn
See also:
https://www.thedailybeast.com/charges-are-coming-for-at-least-100-more-capitol-rioters-feds-warn
# LGBTQ
Montana trans, two spirit and non-binary activists fight anti-trans legislation. Their advocacy network is striving for a more equitable state while building power across issue lines.
https://patch.com/montana/across-mt/montana-trans-two-spirit-non-binary-activists-fight-anti-trans-legislation?utm_source=amp&utm_campaign=amp&utm_medium=mobile
# Medical / Global
As Peru Battles Covid-19, Tuberculosis Finds New Footing
https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/947111
In India’s Bohra Community, a Battle Over Genital Mutilation https://undark.org/2021/03/10/india-battle-over-female-genital-mutilation/
# Other News
Trump Org Ex-Wife: “Only a small part of your salary is reported,” she said. “They pay you with apartments and other stuff, as a control tactic, so you can’t leave. They own you! You have to do whatever corrupt crap they ask.”
https://www.thedailybeast.com/jennifer-weisselberg-trump-org-insiders-ex-wife-says-only-a-small-part-of-the-pay-was-reported
New Rogue Trumpist Group Can Raise Unlimited Secret Cash. The group plans “to litigate cases of importance to the American republic.”
Original members include the MyPillow Guy and Mike Flynn’s brother.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/rogue-trumpists-create-groups-to-raise-unlimited-cash-from-secret-donors
# Social
Biden: Pandemic Scapegoating of Asian Americans ‘Must Stop.’ The recent wave of attacks has been partly blamed on the rhetoric of former President Donald Trump, who liked to call the coronavirus the “China virus.”
https://www.thedailybeast.com/biden-says-pandemic-scapegoating-of-asian-americans-must-stop
75-Year-Old Asian Man Dies After Oakland Assault and Robbery. The man’s family has asked the American public to look at his photo to put a face to the wave of racist violence against Asian Americans.
https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/east-bay/75-year-old-asian-man-dies-following-oakland-assault/2490688/
# Water
Biden EPA to reconsider Trump rule on lead in drinking water. The Biden administration said Wednesday it was delaying the effective date of a policy intended to prevent lead pollution of drinking water
https://apnews.com/article/michigan-utilities-environment-flint-traverse-city-8817d4d3c771a2dcffe44860cd16c0e1
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