Voices, The Peoples News
June 28, 2021
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate
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# Indigenous
Dispossessed, again: Climate change hits Native Americans especially hard. Many Native people were forced into the most undesirable areas of America, first by white settlers, then by the government.
https://todayworldlatestnews.com/business/dispossessed-again-climate-change-hits-native-americans-especially-hard/
‘The fish are much, much smaller’: study finds Yukon-Alaska salmon declining in size
Climate change and competition with hatchery fish causing chinook, sockeye, chum and coho to shrink and produce fewer eggs
https://thenarwhal.ca/yukon-alaska-salmon-declining-size/
On Native American reservations, the push for more clean water and sanitation
https://www.kentucky.com/news/nation-world/national/article252401013.html
# CoronaVirus (Virus Vaccine is still in clinical trials and tests)
Hundreds of Thousands Take to the Streets in London to Protest And Fight for Their Children. Massive crowds took to the streets of London today to protest against COVID tyranny.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2003/mar/21/students.schools
Only Foreign Wuhan Lab Scientist Plays Down Lab Leak Theory. Danielle Anderson says she never contracted COVID-19 and says it’s most likely the virus originated from a natural source.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/only-foreign-wuhan-lab-scientist-danielle-anderson-plays-down-lab-leak-theory
Half of COVID Delta Variant Infections in Israel are in Vaccinated People
https://fortune.com/2021/06/25/covid-delta-variant-in-israel-vaccinated-adults/
Vaccinated people are dying from the Delta variant, but in small numbers and almost all are over 50, UK data shows
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/vaccinated-people-are-dying-from-the-delta-variant-but-in-small-numbers-and-almost-all-are-over-50-uk-data-shows/ar-AALx7Iw?ocid=winp1taskbar
# Education / Schools
The GOP’s Sharia Law Liars Are Hyping Critical Race Theory. This is the only script Republicans know how to act out now, the same one that they’ve used to demonize Muslims. Here’s how it works, and how to counter it.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-gops-sharia-law-liars-are-hyping-critical-race-theory-now
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals
Boom in Native American oil complicates Biden climate push. Burning of oil from tribal lands overseen by the U.S. government now produces greenhouse gases equivalent to about 12 million vehicles a year
https://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-lifestyle-travel-science-native-americans-c8ff51f166d815acfd6057ca86f6808a
# Environment / Climate / Interior
The West’s Devastating Drought Captured in Aerial Photos. It might be even worse than it looks, experts fear.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/pkdqk7/nasa-satellite-images-of-wildfires-drought-cyclone-climate-2020
NASA’s Space Satellites Are Spying on Our Rising Seas
https://news.yahoo.com/nasa-space-satellites-spying-rising-085949015.html
White House, Senate negotiators try to keep infrastructure deal alive.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/white-house-senate-negotiators-try-to-keep-infrastructure-deal-alive-11624813400
How pollution, diversions and drought are squeezing the life out of the lower Arkansas River Valley. Forty years may seem like a long time to develop a plan to save fish and improve water levels for a reservoir
https://www.denverpost.com/2021/06/27/arkansas-river-valley-water-conduit-pipeline/
# Food / GMOs / Chemicals
Prohibited, unlisted, even dangerous ingredients turn up in dietary supplements.
Consumers may think they’re safer or more “natural” than pharmaceuticals, but multiple studies show they are sometimes adulterated
https://dailyuspost.com/health/prohibited-unlisted-even-dangerous-ingredients-turn-up-in-dietary-supplements/
# Food Recalls / Alerts
This Shrimp Sold at Many Major Grocery Chains Was Just Recalled, FDA Says
https://www.thrillist.com/news/nation/frozen-shrimp-recall-whole-foods-meijer-june-2021
Dole recalls blueberries in Canada because of positive test for parasite
https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2021/06/dole-recalls-blueberries-in-canada-because-of-positive-test-for-parasite/
# Global Politics and other news
When It Comes to America’s Race Issues, Russia Is a Bogeyman. As talk turns once again to Russia’s role in stoking racial tensions ahead of an election, the United States would be wise to look within.
https://foreignpolicy.com/2020/07/06/when-it-comes-to-americas-race-issues-russia-is-a-bogeyman/
Classified Docs Found at UK Bus Stop Outline Plan for Nuclear Armageddon: The “almost 50 pages” describe details of British military operations, including Royal Navy warship HMS Defender’s passage through Ukrainian waters off the Crimea coast last week, and the likely Russian reaction. They also detail plans for a possible U.K. military presence in Afghanistan after the U.S.-led NATO operation there concludes.
https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/classified-u-k-defense-ministry-papers-discovered-at-bus-stop-1.1622421
# Gov / Political
Biden gambles on bipartisanship: Biden spent almost two months in what allies have described as an honest search for a bipartisan deal, trying to make good on his promise to find common ground with the other side and fending off pressure from the left to go it alone.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/560331-biden-gambles-on-bipartisanship
Trump hits Biden, Democrats in post-presidential return to rally stage. Former President Trump took the stage in his first post-presidential rally in Ohio on Saturday evening, lambasting President Biden’s administration, touting the actions of his administration and urging his supporters to back Republicans in next year’s midterm elections.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/560416-trump-hits-biden-democrats-in-post-presidential-return-to-rally-stage
How Deceptive Campaign Fund-Raising Ensnares Older People. The soiled little secret of on-line political fund-raising is the most aggressive and pernicious practices that campaigns use to lift money, particularly to ensnare unsuspecting older folks, in line with interviews with digital strategists and an examination of federal donation and refund information.
https://us.newschant.com/politics/how-deceptive-campaign-fund-raising-ensnares-older-people/
A trio of Republican senators said they accepted President Biden’s clarified remarks that walked-back his previous statement on an infrastructure proposal when he said he would support signing a bipartisan bill if a larger reconciliation package was also passed.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/560434-gop-senators-accept-biden-walk-back
GOP Candidate Bankrolled Jan. 6 Riot Trip With Campaign Cash. Derrick Van Orden barely lost his race to be a Congressman. But then he used campaign funds to get to D.C. for the Jan. 6 riot. Now he’s running again.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/gop-candidate-bankrolled-jan-6-riot-trip-with-campaign-cash
Texas House Democrats and legislative staffers take Gov. Greg Abbott to court for defunding Legislature. A group of Texas House Democrats and legislative staffers are asking the state supreme court to override Gov. Greg Abbott’s recent veto of a portion of the state budget that funds legislative operations, including staff salaries.
https://www.texastribune.org/2021/06/25/texas-greg-abbott-veto-legislature-funding-court/
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott could be upsetting balance of powers with threat to veto Texas Legislature’s pay. A governor targeting the Legislature’s budget would be unprecedented in Texas history.
https://www.texastribune.org/2021/06/03/texas-greg-abbott-veto-article-x/
Outrage Won’t Save Our Damaged Democracy. Here’s What Will. First and foremost, Democrats need to hold on to power in 2022 and stop a Republican Party determined to further degrade our democracy.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/outrage-wont-save-our-damaged-democracy-heres-what-will
Trump Sought to Use Insurrection Act to Crush Black Lives Matter Protests in 2020
https://www.democracynow.org/2021/6/28/headlines/trump_sought_to_use_insurrection_act_to_crush_black_lives_matter_protests_in_2020
Revealed: neo-Confederate group includes military officers and politicians
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jun/28/neo-confederate-group-members-politicians-military-officers
# Law Enforcement
The Ugly War Between a White Police Chief and a Black Mayor. Tarrant, Alabama, has been gripped by a saga that some say reflects the rise of a ruthless politician and others see as the last gasp of a white power structure that won’t let go.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/tarrant-alabama-mayor-wayman-newton-accused-of-assault-by-ex-police-chief-dennis-reno
# Legal / Judicial / DOJ
D.C. Prosecutors Set Their Targets on Don Jr.’s Posse. “These kids were doing events for themselves… by them, for them, with them… with other people’s money.”
https://www.thedailybeast.com/dc-prosecutors-set-their-targets-on-donald-trump-jrs-posse
Today Is Prosecutors’ Deadline for Trump Org Lawyers: WaPo says New York prosecutors appear to be getting the groundwork ready to hit the former president’s company with criminal charges.
https://thehill.com/legal/560465-ny-prosecutors-give-trump-org-lawyers-monday-deadline-to-say-why-it-shouldnt-face
Derek Chauvin gets 22 and a half years in prison for George Floyd’s murder. The former Minneapolis cop’s prison sentence is a capstone to one of the most significant and closely watched police trials in modern history.
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/tasneemnashrulla/derek-chauvin-sentence-george-floyd-murder
Trump Organization executives can’t stomach prison time and may flip if faced with criminal charges, former EVP says
https://news.yahoo.com/trump-organization-executives-cant-stomach-170010014.html
Former Trump Organization executive weighs Trump’s odds of avoiding indictment and jail
https://theweek.com/donald-trump/1002026/former-trump-organization-executive-weighs-trumps-odds-of-avoiding-indictment
Documents Show Ivanka Trump Didn’t Testify Accurately in Inauguration Scandal Case. She said she played no role in planning inaugural events. These records suggest otherwise.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/06/documents-show-ivanka-trump-didnt-testify-accurately-in-inauguration-scandal-case/
# LGBTQ
LGBT advocates press Biden to build on early wins: LGBT advocates say they breathed a sigh of relief after President Biden was elected in 2020, and, since then, the administration has moved quickly to reverse discriminatory Trump-era policies and expand protections under civil rights law.
https://pressfrom.info/us/news/politics/-768458-lgbt-advocates-press-biden-to-build-on-early-wins.html
# Media
Attorney: U.S. Case Against Julian Assange Falls Apart, as Key Witness Says He Lied to Get Immunity. One of the main witnesses in Julian Assange’s extradition case has admitted he made false claims against Assange in exchange for immunity
https://www.democracynow.org/2021/6/28/julian_assange_extradition_case
# Medical / Health
Congress should repeal the ‘global gag rule’ permanently: Congress now has a chance to strike down the global gag rule, also known as the Mexico City Policy. It bars organizations abroad that receive U.S. aid from performing abortion, counseling clients about it, or referring them to abortion services.
https://thehill.com/opinion/international/560374-congress-should-repeal-the-global-gag-rule-permanently
Bill of the Month: A Hospital Charged $722.50 to Push Medicine Through an IV. Twice. A college student never got an answer for what caused her intense pain, but she did get a bill that totaled $18,736 for an ER visit. She and her mom, a nurse practitioner, fought to understand all the charges
https://khn.org/news/article/surprise-bill-iv-push-hospital-unbundling/
See how hospitals inflate bills and shake down patients for millions. Is your hospital among the worst offenders?
https://www.fastcompany.com/90650324/see-how-hospitals-inflate-bills-and-shake-down-patients-for-millions
Researchers Found Variable Aluminum Content in Infant Vaccines Inaccurately Measured and Reported
https://thevaccinereaction.org/2021/06/researchers-found-variable-aluminum-content-in-infant-vaccines-inaccurately-measured-and-reported/
NY Couple Furloughed for Refusing COVID-19 Vaccine Over Pregnancy Concerns
A New York couple has filed a lawsuit with the Queens Supreme Court after both were furloughed from their catering jobs for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine, citing unknown effects on conception and pregnancy.
https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/ny-nyc-covid-vaccine-pregnancy-job-furlough-lawsuit-20210616-2cblao6ktfdrheph5e3iwd7oiu-story.html
# Military / DOD
The U.S. just launched more airstrikes in Iraq. Has Biden learned nothing?
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-carries-out-air-strikes-against-iran-backed-militia-iraq-syria-2021-06-27/
# Military / Global
Ukraine, US to start Black Sea drills despite Russian protest
https://www.todayonline.com/world/ukraine-us-start-black-sea-military-drills-despite-russian-protest
# Other News
Miami-Dade mayor: 5 dead, 156 unaccounted for as Surfside search continues
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/560412-miami-dade-mayor-5-dead-156-unaccounted-for-as-surfside-search-continues
# Science
Sleeper cells: Newly discovered stem cell resting phase could put brain tumors to sleep
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-06/asu-scn062521.php
# UFO’s
Up in the air! US government’s UFO report stirs range of reactions
https://www.space.com/pentagon-ufo-report-reactions-uap
# Veterans / VA
In a First, Texas Passes Law to Study Psychedelics to Treat PTSD in Veterans
https://www.sacurrent.com/sanantonio/texas-bill-to-study-psychedelics-as-treatment-for-ptsd-in-veterans-becomes-law/Content?oid=26507970
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