Voices, The Peoples News
June 25, 2021
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate
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# Indigenous
Indigenous memories can help scientists save species from extinction. From Canada to the Amazon, scientists are trying to learn from Native knowledge before it’s too late.
https://www.vox.com/22524908/indigenous-knowledge-memories-saving-species-fish-crab
# CoronaVirus (Virus Vaccine is still in clinical trials and tests)
After 300 Million Injections and as Demand Wanes FDA Finally Issues Warning on mRNA COVID-19 Shots for Heart Failure
https://healthimpactnews.com/2021/after-300-million-injections-and-as-demand-wanes-fda-finally-issues-warning-on-mrna-covid-19-shots-for-heart-failure/
45-Year-Old Bartender Tells World: “Shut the Hell Up and Get Your Vaccine!” He Died 1 Month Later Following the Moderna mRNA Shot
https://healthimpactnews.com/2021/45-year-old-bartender-tells-world-shut-the-hell-up-and-get-your-vaccine-he-died-1-month-later-following-the-moderna-mrna-shot/
COVID vaccines and breastfeeding: The vaccines do not pass through breastmilk, but antibodies do, providing hope that breastfed babies might have some level of protection.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-01680-x
Leading US Scientist Finds China Scrubbed Early COVID Data That Could Help Explain Origins. A leading US expert in influenza viruses has discovered early sequences of the coronavirus genome from a global database at the request of Chinese researchers.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/covid-19-gene-data-that-could-have-aided-research-on-early-epidemic-removed-from-database-11624472105
New Study Links Ivermectin to ‘Large Reductions’ in COVID-19 Deaths. The use of the anti-parasitic drug ivermectin could lead to “large reductions” in COVID-19 deaths and may have a “significant impact” on the pandemic globally, according to a recent pre-print review based on peer-reviewed studies.
https://www.biospace.com/article/data-supports-use-of-anti-parasitic-drug-ivermectin-in-covid-19-patients-study-shows/
Nearly 4,000 people in Massachusetts who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 have contracted the virus, adding to the growing number of breakthrough cases nationwide.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/massachusetts-covid-vaccine-test-positive-b1870821.html
G–gle, USAID Funded Wuhan Collaborator Peter Daszak’s Virus Experiments for Over a Decade. G–gle funded research conducted by Peter Daszak’s EcoHealth Alliance, a controversial group which has openly collaborated with the Wuhan Institute of Virology on “killer” bat coronavirus research, for over a decade, The National Pulse can reveal.
https://thenationalpulse.com/exclusive/google-funded-wuhan-linked-ecohealth-research/
Fauci fought Trump order to cancel research grant linked to Wuhan lab. Dr. Anthony Fauci fought orders from the Trump administration to revoke a research grant to a nonprofit linked to the Wuhan Institute of Virology, only to “reluctantly agree” after it was implied that his job might be on the line
https://thehill.com/changing-america/well-being/prevention-cures/560141-fauci-fought-trump-over-order-to-cancel-funding
# Economy / Trade
GOP Legislative Majority Passes $13.5 Billion State Budget, Controversial Policy Trailer Bill
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2290812063843/gop-legislative-majority-passes-13-5-billion-state-budget-controversial-policy-trailer-bill
China slams US curbs on solar materials as economic attack. China’s government on Friday criticized U.S. curbs on imports of solar panel materials that might be made with forced labor as an attack on its development and said Beijing will protect Chinese companies, but gave no details of possible retaliation.
https://journalrecord.com/2021/06/25/china-slams-us-curbs-on-solar-materials-as-economic-attack/
# Education / Schools
Parents Rail Against ‘Critical Race Theory’ by Hurling Racist Abuse at Black School Bosses
https://news.yahoo.com/parents-rail-against-critical-race-231620206.html
What the hysteria over critical race theory is really all about: Conservatives have launched a growing disinformation campaign around the academic concept. It’s an attempt to push back against progress.
https://www.vox.com/22443822/critical-race-theory-controversy
# Employment / Labor
Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal Could Cut Unemployment Benefits, Experts Warn
A bipartisan group of senators believes $80 billion in revenue can be derived from a crackdown on “unemployment fraud.”
https://truthout.org/articles/bipartisan-infrastructure-deal-could-cut-unemployment-benefits-experts-warn/
# Environment / Climate / Interior
EPA Inaction Blamed as US Bees Suffer Second Highest Colony Losses on Record
Beekeepers this year in the United States reported the second highest annual loss of managed honey bee colonies since records began in 2006
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/06/24/epa-inaction-blamed-us-bees-suffer-second-highest-colony-losses-record
Op-ed: Want to keep toxic chemicals out of the environment? Start with campaign finance reform. Limits on money in politics would clear a path for science to inform public health decision-making.
https://www.ehn.org/campaign-finance-reform-2653528608.html
Drought, the everything disaster. Nearly 89 percent of nine western states are in some form of drought, and more than a quarter of the region is considered in exceptional drought
https://www.circleofblue.org/2021/world/drought-the-everything-disaster/
Environmentalists file federal lawsuit in Piney Point disaster. The lawsuit asks a federal judge to oversee the clean-up and closure of the old Manatee County fertilizer plant.
https://www.tampabay.com/news/environment/2021/06/24/environmentalists-file-federal-lawsuit-in-piney-point-disaster/
Columbia River’s Bradford Island gets new push for toxic Superfund status
Indigenous tribes and environmentalists are calling on the Biden administration to live up to its commitment to environmental justice
https://www.opb.org/article/2021/06/24/columbia-river-bradford-island-gets-new-push-for-toxic-superfund-status/
U.S. House panel approves legislation to clean up toxic ‘forever chemicals’: The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee has approved major bipartisan legislation that aims to reduce Americans’ exposure to toxic chemicals
http://www.ncpolicywatch.com/2021/06/24/u-s-house-panel-approves-legislation-to-clean-up-toxic-forever-chemicals/
Infrastructure breakthrough marks victory for political center. President Biden’s deal with a bipartisan group of 10 senators is throwing a lifeline to one of Washington’s most endangered species: The political center.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/560167-infrastructure-breakthrough-marks-victory-for-political-center
# Global Politics and other news
Israel’s Sending Robots With Machine Guns to the Gaza Border. The “world’s largest open-air prison” gets a new set of guards.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/israel-is-sending-robots-with-machine-guns-to-the-gaza-border
Russia says will respond firmly to any further provocative actions by UK in Black Sea. Russia warned Britain on Thursday that it would bomb British naval vessels in the Black Sea if there were any further provocative actions by the British navy off the coast of Russia-annexed Crimea.
https://www.veteranstoday.com/2021/06/24/russia-says-will-respond-firmly-to-any-further-provocative-actions-by-uk-in-black-sea/
Russian General Defends Right to Use Nuclear Weapons if Existence of State Is Threatened
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2290796190687/russian-general-defends-right-to-use-nuclear-weapons-if-existence-of-state-is-threatened
Russia warns of ‘a real conflict’ with NATO over Black Sea naval exercises
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/russia-warns-of-a-real-conflict-with-nato-over-black-sea-naval-exercises/ar-AALoRM5?ocid=winp1taskbar
# Gov / Political
Eric Adams Has Been Retooling the Racist Republican Playbook. He closed his campaign talking about racism as a way to insulate himself from fair criticisms and questions, while pushing policies that would harm Black and Brown New Yorkers.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/eric-adams-has-been-retooling-the-racist-republican-playbook-to-his-advantage
Pelosi Announces A Select Committee To Investigate The Capitol Riot. The speaker’s decision comes after Democrats attempted to set up a bipartisan commission, which was blocked by Senate Republicans.
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/06/24/pelosi-announces-select-committee-will-investigate-jan-6-attack-495952
The Department of Justice is suing the state of Georgie over its controversial law imposing a number of new restrictions on voting, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Friday.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/560229-department-of-justice-sues-georgia-over-voting-law
Eight years ago, the Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act. Widespread voter suppression resulted. Twenty-six states have since passed restrictive voting laws, including 10 that previously needed federal approval.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/06/eight-years-ago-the-supreme-court-gutted-the-voting-rights-act-widespread-voter-suppression-resulted/
# Law Enforcement
Mob gathers in Portland after deadly officer-involved shooting; some throw items at officers
https://www.foxnews.com/us/protesters-gather-in-portland-after-officer-involved-shooting-some-throw-items-at-officers
South Carolina cops on leave after arrest video goes viral. “There is no reason for the level of force we saw on that video yesterday. There’s no reason for that.”
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/560219-south-carolina-police-launch-probe-into-arrest-of-siblings-caught-on
# Legal / Judicial / DOJ
New York Supreme Court case is devastating to Rudy and The Steal: “The Court contends that the repondent’s conduct [Rudy], directly inflamed tensions that bubbled over into the events of January 6, 2021 in this nation’s Capitol.” “Accordingly, the AGC’s motions should be granted and respondent is suspended from the practice of law in the State of New York, effectively immediately.”
https://www.veteranstoday.com/2021/06/24/new-york-supreme-court-case-is-devastating-to-rudy-and-the-steal/
Justice Samuel Alito has drawn attention for his fiery criticism of Supreme Court rulings, with some court watchers especially struck by the degree of barely concealed hostility he directed at fellow conservative justices.
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/560147-justice-alito-bristles-at-conservative-supreme-courts-incremental
Why Derek Chauvin’s sentencing will be rarity for the US legal system. On Friday, Chauvin will be sentenced based on the most serious offense, second-degree murder, which carries a maximum charge of 40 years.
https://www.vox.com/2021/6/25/22549417/derek-chauvin-prison-sentence
A federal judge on Thursday weighed whether to dismiss Dominion’s defamation lawsuits. He seemed skeptical of arguments from lawyers for Rudy Giuliani, Mike Lindell, and Sidney Powell. Dominion is suing all three Trump allies over election conspiracy theories.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/a-judge-expressed-skepticism-about-arguments-from-mike-lindell-sidney-powell-and-rudy-giuliani-who-want-dominion-s-defamation-lawsuits-against-them-dismissed/ar-AALpqm2?ocid=winp1taskbar
DOJ Nominee Worked With Hunter Biden at Law Firm Tied to Ukrainian Energy Giant. Hunter Biden laptop emails indicate he attended private dinner with DOJ nominee. Joe Biden’s nominee for a top Justice Department position worked alongside Hunter Biden at a prominent law firm that represented Ukrainian energy giant Burisma Holdings
https://freebeacon.com/biden-administration/doj-nominee-worked-with-hunter-biden-at-big-law-firm-tied-to-ukrainian-energy-giant/
# LGBTQ
A 13-Yr-Old Puts Homophobic Ex-Virginia Lawmaker to Shame. Dick Black’s incendiary comments derailed a school hearing on transgender rights. But it was the young girl who spoke before him who had a message everyone needs to hear.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/this-13-year-old-put-a-homophobic-ex-virginia-state-lawmaker-dick-black-to-shame
# Marijuana / Hemp / CBD Oil
The House Appropriations Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee approved a bill containing marijuana banking protections and letting Washington, D.C. legalize cannabis sales, in contrast to President Joe Biden’s budget.
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/house-committee-approves-marijuana-protections-for-banking-and-d-c/
The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime is recommending a global ban on marijuana advertising—but some advocates see it as a sign that the prohibitionist body is coming to terms with the fact that legalization is inevitable.
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/united-nations-urges-global-ban-on-marijuana-advertising-in-novel-regulatory-recommendation/
# Media
Should reporters challenge or ignore election disbelievers? Matt Negrin’s campaign to ban “election deniers” from television news failed to achieve his original goal, which was to prevent a significant number of Americans from believing the lie that Donald Trump didn’t lose the presidential election to Joe Biden.
https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-joe-biden-business-capitol-siege-entertainment-c51ef1a3d205d7ccf8ede0cdb2d1f4c6
# Medical Alternatives / Herbology
Calm Anxiety Naturally: 7 Top Substances. In the face of the mounting costs of anxiety in the U.S. and globally, here are seven substances that act as natural anti-anxiety agents and may make a difference
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/herbs-for-anxiety#summary
It’s Not B.S.: There Are Actual, Science-Backed Benefits to Drinking Lemon Water
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/318662#benefits
# Medical / Health
Climate Change Could Fuel the Spread of a Flesh-Eating Parasite. A small but growing number of leishmaniasis cases are being reported in the U.S. As climate change pushes rodent and sand fly habitat northward, scientists caution that in the future, an increasing number of U.S. residents could be exposed to the flesh-eating parasites.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/climate-change-could-fuel-the-spread-of-a-flesh-eating-parasite/
Lifting the Curtain on a Long-Neglected Disease: The Kissing Bug: 300K Americans may live with a chronic, deadly disease transmitted by the ‘kissing bug.’ What is Chagas and why are doctors missing it?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2021/06/19/kissing-bug-chagas-disease-doctors-may-missing-cases-study-finds/7636755002/
This Is How Stem-Cell Therapy Treats Serious Brain Injuries. Stem-cell therapy, optimizing hormone levels as part of protocols focused on reducing neuroinflammation, reveals exceptional potential to treat TBI, CTE and PTSD.
https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/375202
House panels launch investigation into controversial Alzheimer’s drug. An important next step in the furor over the new Alzheimer’s drug: Two House committees on Friday announced they are launching an investigation into the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) controversial approval of Aduhelm, and the drug’s $56,000 a year price.
https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/560325-house-panels-launch-investigation-into-controversial-alzheimers-drug
# Military / DOD
Pentagon punches back against GOP culture wars. Republicans are increasingly pulling the military into their culture wars — and the military is increasingly hitting back.
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/560173-pentagon-punches-back-against-gop-culture-wars
# Military / Global
Iraq and Afghanistan veteran believes the culture war ‘fully bled into the military’
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/iraq-and-afghanistan-veteran-believes-the-culture-war-fully-bled-into-the-military/vi-AALpud4?ocid=winp1taskbar
# Social
Greater disparities to emerge in Texas as unemployment benefits, protections against evictions and utility shutoffs end. The financial safety net for the pandemic will vanish this summer, and there are two very different economic realities for Texans returning to “normal.”
https://www.texastribune.org/2021/06/25/texas-federal-unemployment-benefits-evictions/
CDC extends its eviction ban: The federal government’s pandemic-related eviction moratorium, which was scheduled to expire June 30, has been extended to July 31, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention order released Thursday
https://www.texastribune.org/2021/06/24/eviction-ban-texas/
Black nationalists declare ‘legal residency’ in Newark woman’s home, police disagree
Newark homeowner called in police last week after four Black nationalists moved into a new home she was renovating and declared that as sovereign citizens of the Al Moroccan Empire, “their status permitted them access to the property,” authorities said.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/black-nationalists-declare-legal-residency-in-newark-woman-s-home-police-disagree/ar-AALqdRo?ocid=winp1taskbar
# Tips, Tricks and How To’s
6 simple hacks that will cool you down without air-conditioning during the coming heat wave. As climate change causes extreme heat in unexpected places, people without AC may not think they have the ability to lower the temperature inside. But there are ways to cool down, even if you’re not able to buy a new appliance.
https://www.fastcompany.com/90650006/6-simple-hacks-to-stay-cool-without-air-conditioning-during-the-coming-heat-wave?partner=rss
# UFO’s
The U.S. Is About to Change the Way the World Thinks About UFOs
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/the-u-s-is-about-to-change-the-way-the-world-thinks-about-ufos/ar-AALphsK?ocid=winp1taskbar
US intel report confirms more than 140 UFO sightings: Of the 144 such encounters, just one was identified with high confidence while the others remain a mystery, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) said in a report sent to Congress.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/us-intel-report-confirms-more-than-140-ufo-sightings/ar-AALs7kj?li=BBnbcA1
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