Voices, The Peoples News
June 29, 2021
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate
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# Indigenous
The Bureau of Indian Affairs clarified that hemp projects are eligible for Native American Business Development Institute grants, but marijuana projects are not.
https://tribalbusinessnews.com/sections/sovereignty/13426-5-nevada-tribes-flex-sovereignty-collaborate-to-regulate-own-cannabis-operations
Are NABDI grants awarded through the Public Law 93-638 process?
No. They are competitive, discretionary grants
https://www.indianaffairs.gov/sites/bia.gov/files/NABDI_FAQs_April%208%202021.pdf
The U.S. government has long forced Indigenous people onto the least desirable land and neglected infrastructure on tribal lands, now leaving them to face the harshest effects of climate change.
https://turtletalk.blog/2021/06/27/nyts-dispossessed-again-climate-change-hits-native-americans-especially-hard/
# Archaeology
Dragon Man skull dumbfounds, digs up doubts about human evolution: One of the key pieces to the puzzle of our long narrative arc as a human species may have been hiding at the bottom of a well in China for almost a century.
https://www.cnet.com/news/dragon-man-skull-dumbfounds-digs-up-doubts-about-human-evolution/
# Border / Immigration
The U.S. Is Forcing Asylum-Seekers to Work With Corrupt Cops. A simple change could mean the difference between life and death for those people fleeing the cartels—and their police enablers.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-little-known-practice-forcing-asylum-seekers-to-work-with-corrupt-cops
ICE Discussed Punishing Immigrant Advocates for Peaceful Protests
https://theintercept.com/2021/06/17/ice-retaliate-immigrant-advocates-surveillance/
Free the Children: Advocates Demand Biden Close Fort Bliss Detention Center Holding 800 Migrant Kids. Migrant children held by the Biden administration are reporting suicide and escape attempts and conditions of spoiled food, extreme heat and panic attacks
https://press.1001solutions.net/2021/06/29/migrant_children_emergency_shelter_conditions/
An unflinching guide to Biden’s immigration fiasco: The crisis of illegal immigration – to give this calamity its true name – is growing increasingly grave. The reason is no mystery. The Biden administration replaced policies that staunched the illegal flow of migrants with policies that actually encourage it
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2021/06/29/an_unflinching_guide_to_bidens_immigration_fiasco_146000.html
# CoronaVirus (Virus Vaccine is still in clinical trials and tests)
Are Covid Vaccines Riskier Than Advertised?
https://www.wsj.com/articles/are-covid-vaccines-riskier-than-advertised-11624381749
Saline Injected Instead of COVID Vaccine in South Carolina
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article250765274.html
MRNA Inventor Says To Stop COVID “Vaccines” Now: “Dr. Robert Malone, inventor of the mRNA vaccine, sits down with Del to give his honest concerns about why this is the wrong technology to use against #Covid19 and, in particular, the extreme danger it poses to young people.”
https://www.naturalblaze.com/2021/06/mrna-inventor-says-to-stop-covid-vaccines-now.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+naturalblaze+%28Natural+Blaze%29
Human challenge trials: Covid-19 exit strategy or ethical nightmare? The UK is leading the way with implementing human challenge trials as a way to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic.
https://www.pharmaceutical-technology.com/features/covid-19-human-challenge-trial/
# Education / Schools
At the end of the Texas legislative session, lawmakers were poised to pass House Bill 1468, which would have funded virtual education at Texas schools and allowed districts to continue remote learning programs without sticking them with the bill.
https://www.texastribune.org/2021/06/29/texas-students-remote-learning/
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals
“An Overt Political Blockade”: Minnesota Police Barricade Line 3 Pipeline Protest Camp
https://www.democracynow.org/2021/6/29/headlines/an_overt_political_blockade_minnesota_police_barricade_line_3_pipeline_protest_camp
Two Enbridge Line 3 Workers Arrested in Human Trafficking Sting Operation in Northern Minnesota
https://nativenewsonline.net/currents/two-enbridge-line-3-workers-arrested-in-human-trafficking-sting-operation-in-northern-minnesota
SCOTUS Gives PennEast Pipeline the OK to Sue for Land Rights. The Supreme Court justices ruled 5-4, arguing that New Jersey doesn’t have sovereign immunity.
https://www.bloombergquint.com/business/supreme-court-clears-penneast-pipeline-to-sue-for-land-rights
# Environment / Climate / Interior
Governments across the Western United States are allocating unprecedented sums of money to prepare for what experts expect will be one of the worst wildfire seasons in memory, as low water levels and high temperatures conspire to create tinderbox conditions.
https://thehill.com/policy/equilibrium-sustainability/560733-states-spend-big-as-water-levels-fall-raising-risks-for
Biden EPA Appears to Side With Chemical Industry in Microplastics Health Conflict: Greenpeace Investigation
https://www.ecowatch.com/biden-epa-microplastics-health-2653587984.html
# Food / GMOs / Chemicals
Biden Put a Beer Magnate in Charge of Solving the Global Hunger Crisis: Born rich, Cindy McCain has little experience with hunger, agriculture, or climate policy.
Her philanthropy, the McCain Institute, focuses on things like “developing character-driven leaders,” “international rule of law and security,” and “combating human trafficking.” Neither hunger nor agriculture figure among the foundation’s seven programs.
https://www.motherjones.com/food/2021/06/cindy-mccain-global-hunger-crisis-beer-magnate-united-nations-fao/
# Gov / Political
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is facing conflicting political pressures as he hits the brakes on a bipartisan infrastructure deal that could give President Biden a major legislative accomplishment heading into the 2022 midterm election.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2013/09/15/mitch-mcconnell-spending-choices/2818535/
The U.S. and Iran near a breaking point. Sunday night, the Biden organization reported U.S. airstrikes had designated offices on one or the other side of the Iraq-Syria line connected to civilian armies that have Iranian ties. U.S. authorities said the strikes were retaliations for an uptick in drone assaults focusing on U.S. work force in the district.
https://dailyreuters.com/the-u-s-and-iran-near-a-breaking-point/
We can have the filibuster or democracy, but not both. The warning from democracy advocates is clear: Kill the filibuster and pass the For the People Act, or our democracy won’t survive.
https://www.minnpost.com/community-voices/2021/06/we-can-have-the-filibuster-or-democracy-but-not-both/
Georgia GOP’s New Voter Suppression Tactic Violates Anti-Klan Law Passed in 1871. Republicans in Georgia are using the state’s new voter suppression law to challenge the rights of 364,000 voters.
https://truthout.org/articles/georgia-gops-new-voter-suppression-tactic-violates-anti-klan-law-passed-in-1871/
Progressives Push Back on McConnell Effort to Sabotage Reconciliation Bill. “The last person who should have a say on our agenda is Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell,” Rep. Pramila Jayapal tweeted.
https://truthout.org/articles/progressives-push-back-on-mcconnell-effort-to-sabotage-reconciliation-bill/
# Law Enforcement
Shocking Video Shows Correctional Officer Beating Inmate Inside Georgia Prison
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/shocking-video-shows-correctional-officer-beating-inmate-inside-georgia-prison/vi-AALA4Zt?ocid=winp1taskbar
Video shows corrections officer beating inmate at Ramsey County Jail
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPnHiel0dpg
‘Some real sh*t’: Inmate releases years of graphic video shot inside a notorious Florida prison
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/10/5/1890419/–Some-real-sh-t-Inmate-releases-years-of-graphic-video-shot-inside-a-notorious-Florida-prison
# Legal / Judicial / DOJ
North Carolina bill aims to stop prosecuting 6-year-olds: Children as young as 6 can be prosecuted in North Carolina juvenile court — the lowest age set by law in the country — but a bipartisan effort would raise the minimum age of delinquency to 10 and move the state out of its status at the bottom.
https://greensboro.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/kids-in-court-n-c-bill-to-pull-6-to-9-year-olds-from-prosecution/article_33cc7f9f-969f-5fad-8a7f-7366bcf850eb.html
Trump lashes out at New York prosecutors as his lawyers argue against criminal charges.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/560622-trump-lashes-out-at-ny-prosecutors-amid-deadline-for-arguments-in
Trump attorneys meet with New York prosecutors to argue that his company should not be criminally charged over its business practices.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/trump-organization-lawyers-make-last-ditch-effort-to-avoid-new-york-charges-11624919170
# Marijuana / Hemp / CBD Oil
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas issued a scathing statement slamming the federal government’s “contradictory” and “unstable” position on marijuana and suggesting that national cannabis prohibition may be unconstitutional.
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/supreme-court-justice-clarence-thomas-slams-feds-marijuana-stance-as-contradictory-and-unstable/
The Mississippi Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee held a hearing at which lawmakers got medical cannabis advice from counterparts in Oklahoma and Utah as they work toward an expected August special session to replace the voter-approved measure that was overturned by the state Supreme Court.
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/mississippi-lawmakers-get-medical-marijuana-advice-from-oklahoma-and-utah-as-they-craft-new-bill/
# Media
Trump spied on journalists. So did Obama. America needs more press freedom now
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/jun/15/donald-trump-barack-obama-us-press-freedom
# Medical Alternatives / Herbology
Sunburn? Two Fruits Give Sun Absorbing Benefits: The Difference Between UVA and UVB Radiation, both forms of radiation can be harmful, as mentioned previously, but UVA radiation is far more common.
https://althealthworks.com/how-to-protect-yourself-from-the-suns-rays-naturally-with-foods-grown-in-your-own-garden/
A California senator held a rally with military veterans, medical professionals and law enforcement to build support for his bill to legalize possession of psychedelics ahead of its first Assembly hearing on Tuesday. It has already passed the full Senate.
https://www.marijuanamoment.net/california-senator-rallies-support-for-bill-to-legalize-psychedelics-possession-ahead-of-key-vote/
# Medical / Health
The People vs. Agent Orange exposes a mass poisoning in plain sight. A new PBS documentary investigates the legacy of one of the most dangerous pollutants on the planet, an unsettling cover-up, and the exhausting fight for accountability.
https://newrepublic.com/article/162865/people-vs-agent-orange-exposes-mass-poisoning-plain-sight
Improved medical screening in PFAS-impacted communities to identify early disease: When people learn they are exposed to toxic chemicals, they wonder what it means for their health and often want to take protective action.
https://www.ehn.org/pfas-testing-2653577444/the-importance-of-medical-screening-for-pfas
What comes after this plastic-filled pandemic? A generation of medical professionals is tasked with undoing decades of hospitals’ easy reliance on single-use plastic.
https://www.greenbiz.com/article/what-comes-after-plastic-filled-pandemic
Walmart unveils low-price insulin as more patients with diabetes struggle to pay for drug
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/29/walmart-unveils-low-price-analog-insulin-amid-rising-diabetes-drug-costs.html
In cost-saving move, Medicare could limit patient access to Alzheimer’s treatment
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/insurance/in-cost-saving-move-medicare-could-limit-patient-access-to-alzheimer-s-treatment/ar-AALzTRL?ocid=winp1taskbar
Biden’s Medicare plan spells trouble for the whole system
https://thehill.com/opinion/healthcare/560505-bidens-medicare-plan-spells-trouble-for-the-whole-system
Biden should ditch effort to expand Medicaid: On June 17, the U.S. Supreme Court made clear that the judiciary would not overturn the Affordable Care Act (ACA; aka Obamacare). That task would fall to Congress while the executive branch has some room to tinker with things
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/op-ed-biden-should-ditch-effort-to-expand-medicaid/article_29255208-d832-11eb-b28b-97f75b585bfb.html
# Military / DOD
US forces in Syria attacked by rockets, return fire following Sunday airstrike. The attack came a day after President Joe Biden directed U.S. forces to conduct airstrikes on facilities used by Iran-backed militia groups near the Iraq-Syria border that were conducting drone attacks on U.S. personnel and facilities in Iraq.
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/middle_east/2021-06-28/us-forces-rocket-attack-syria-iraq-iran-1883233.html
U.S. troops leaving Afghanistan on brink of all-out civil war
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/us-withdrawal-from-afghanistan-war-troop-pullout-taliban-civil-war/
# Military / Global
Ukraine, NATO launch joint Black Sea drills: The Sea Breeze 2021 maneuvers that began Monday and will last for two weeks are set to involve about 30 warships and 40 aircraft from U.S. and its NATO allies and Ukraine.
https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/06/28/ukraine-nato-launch-joint-black-sea-drills.html
# National Guard
South Dakota to send National Guard troops to Texas. Gov. Kristi Noem said she will be sending South Dakota National Guard troops to the nation’s southern border to help law enforcement contend with a surging migrant crisis.
https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/2021/06/28/kristi-noem-governor-gov-south-dakota-deploy-national-guard-troops-texas-us-mexico-border/7787945002/
# Other News
April Letter Warned Condo Tower Damage Was Rapidly Worsening. Residents were told three months ago that they faced a possible $15.5 million bill to repair concrete work in the building’s foundations.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/april-letter-warned-doomed-miami-beach-condo-tower-damage-was-rapidly-worsening?source=cheats&via=rss
Pool Worker Filmed Surfside Damage 2 Days Before Collapse. The contractor says he found cracked concrete and corroded rebar 36 hours before half of the building collapsed.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/pool-contractor-took-pictures-of-damage-in-surfside-building-garage-two-days-before-collapse
‘Trump isn’t the dictator’: Wisconsin GOP inches away from Trump. Mob boss Donald has been putting political ‘hit notices’ out on any Republican leader who will not lick his boots with enough gusto.
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/06/28/wisconsin-gop-donald-trump-496475
Klan Affiliated ‘Confederate’ Group Includes Pentagon Officials, Top GOP
https://www.veteranstoday.com/2021/06/28/hitlers-hillbillies-klan-affiliated-confederate-group-includes-pentagon-officials-top/
How close did Trump come to attempting a military coup? Much too close
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/01/trumps-election-coup-attempt-nearly-succeeded.html
Former President Donald Trump is facing a wall of accountability and truth as new revelations and investigations expose his abuses of power, delusional lies about the election and business conduct to ever greater scrutiny. Just consider what has taken place over the last several days:
https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/29/politics/donald-trump-reality-check/index.html
# Science
House passes bills to bolster scientific research: The legislation would invest in traditional research and development, clashing with a broad Senate measure that focuses on cutting-edge technology
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/560643-house-passes-bills-to-boost-science-competitiveness-with-china
# Security
Our security services now appear so bold and confident that they openly do what was once only done in secret, including influencing and controlling so much of our mainstream, corporate media.
https://www.mintpressnews.com/reddit-jessica-ashooh-spies-in-our-media-with-alan-macleod/277800/
# UFO’s
There’s a Giant Hole in the Government’s UFO Report. A critical trove of data is missing about “unidentified aerial phenomena.” Will it ever see the light of day?
https://www.thedailybeast.com/theres-a-giant-hole-in-the-governments-ufo-report
# Water
The One Reason Bottled Water Is More Dangerous Than Tap Water
https://bestlifeonline.com/bottled-water-vs-tap-water-news/
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