Voices, The Peoples News
July 2, 2021
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate
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# Indigenous / Global
Protesters Topple Statue of the Queen Over Indigenous Graves. Statues of the reigning monarch and Queen Victoria were targeted as protesters raged over the discovery of mass graves for indigenous children.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-57693683
# Border / Immigration
Texas sheriffs and ICE officers sue Biden for not deporting criminal illegal immigrants
https://gazette.com/texas-sheriffs-and-ice-officers-sue-biden-for-not-deporting-criminal-illegal-immigrants/article_816498ac-dab2-11eb-989e-ffefb43d6ba9.html
Texas Governor Is Slashing Prison Funding — But He’s Doing It to Fund Trump’s Wall
Border residents want the $250 million being shifted from the state prison budget to be used to address racial inequity.
https://truthout.org/articles/texas-gov-is-slashing-prison-funding-but-hes-doing-it-to-fund-trumps-wall
# Bundy Rides Again
Ammon Bundy’s Bid for Guv in Doubt After Guilty Verdict. He was convicted of trespassing at the Idaho State Capitol last August.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/far-righter-ammon-bundy-convicted-of-trespassing-throwing-idaho-governor-race-in-doubt
# CoronaVirus (Virus Vaccine is still in clinical trials and tests)
The delta variant is bringing back the dark clouds of last year. The fight against the coronavirus will be ongoing for some time, possibly years.
https://dentonrc.com/opinion/guest-view-the-delta-variant-is-bringing-back-the-dark-clouds-of-last-year/article_be567b70-2d2b-5130-b55e-169f3eba2af6.html
Three studies, one result: Coronavirus vaccines point the way out of the pandemic
New scientific research underscores the effectiveness of vaccines and their versatility in the fight against the coronavirus.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/28/health/coronavirus-vaccine-immunity.html
# Environment / Climate / Interior
Senators want to pay for infrastructure with “asset recycling.” That’s just a fancy term for privatization.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/07/senators-want-to-pay-for-infrastructure-with-asset-recycling-thats-just-a-fancy-term-for-privatization/
Over 200 groups demand no water privatization in any infrastructure deal. “Water privatization has failed communities across the country and must be rejected in all its forms.”
https://www.nationofchange.org/2021/07/02/over-200-groups-demand-no-water-privatization-in-any-infrastructure-deal/
# Gov / Political
Juneteenth, July 4th, and the Vestiges of Slavery in America: With the ratification of the 13th amendment to the U.S. Constitution in December, 1865, slavery was abolished. Or was it? A new Constitutional amendment currently before Congress aims to settle this surprising question once and for all.
https://www.democracynow.org/2021/7/1/juneteenth_july_4th_and_the_vestiges
2,100 state workers caught in the crosshairs of Gov. Greg Abbott’s veto of Legislature funding
The legislative branch budget includes funding for House and Senate lawmakers, their staffers and those working in nonpartisan legislative agencies. In total, there was more than $410 million allocated in the 2022-23 fiscal budget.
https://www.texastribune.org/2021/07/02/greg-abbott-veto-legislature-staffers/
“Everything is on the table”: Democrats mull options for special session, including another walkout. After killing Republicans’ priority voting bill during the regular legislative session, Democratic lawmakers are mulling how to try to stop it in the special session that starts July 8.
https://www.texastribune.org/2021/07/01/texas-democrats-special-session-walkout/
Time and time again, Donald Trump has proven that he will get into bed with anyone in order to make a buck. Donald Trump partnered with John Staluppi. It is clear that Trump is not as discerning about his business partners as his bluster indicates.
https://www.pastemagazine.com/business/donald-trump/the-kremlins-man-how-donald-trumps-businesses-are
The Supreme Court again made it harder to challenge state laws that restrict how people can vote. In a 6–3 decision, the court upheld Arizona voting laws that the challengers argued discriminated against Native American, Latino, and Black voters.
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetillman/supreme-court-arizona-voting-rights-case
SCOTUS just made Citizens United even worse. It’s a great day for dark money.
https://www.vox.com/2021/7/1/22559318/supreme-court-americans-for-prosperity-bonta-citizens-united-john-roberts-donor-disclosure
Kamala Harris faces ‘gusher of leaks’ alleging her office is a ‘s–tshow,’ and one adviser alleges she’s being sabotaged.
https://theweek.com/kamala-harris/1002221/kamala-harris-faces-gusher-of-leaks-alleging-her-office-is-a-s-tshow
# Law Enforcement
Chauvin’s behind bars, yet white supremacy, anti-black policing far from dismantled
https://www.veteranstoday.com/2021/07/01/chauvins-behind-bars-yet-white-supremacy-anti-black-policing-far-from-dismantled/
Police Chief Caught Placing KKK Sign on Black Cop’s Desk. The longtime chief “thought this was just a joke,” the town’s mayor said.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/anthony-campo-sheffield-lake-police-chief-resigns-after-placing-kkk-sign-on-black-officers-desk
Someone Fired 23 Shots at Alabama Lawmaker’s Home. A Mobile police spokesperson said the gunfire “does not appear to be a random act.”
https://apnews.com/article/al-state-wire-alabama-government-and-politics-b0e0b82e2cce19fe885fac6d3f145c8c
# Legal / Judicial / DOJ
A look at eight lawmakers appointed to probe Jan. 6 attack.
https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-government-and-politics-268a3d4fed79bec580beed75b7925e6e
Cheney agrees to join Jan. 6 inquiry, drawing threats of GOP retribution.
https://www.dailyadvent.com/news/b43e239b939d01c393b93e58a9687cda-Cheney-Agrees-to-Join-Jan-6-Inquiry-Drawing-Threats-of-GOP-Retribution
Garland imposes moratorium on federal executions. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Thursday announced a moratorium on federal executions, a shift from the Trump administration, which had resumed the use of the death penalty in federal cases.
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/watertown/ap-top-news/2021/07/01/garland-halts-federal-executions-orders-review-of-protocols
‘Garden-variety corruption’: The long, underwhelming arm of the law comes down on the Trump Organization. Legal experts differ on whether the charges are relatively minor, and whether the Manhattan DA has more coming.
https://www.politico.com/news/2021/07/01/trump-organization-corruption-law-497770
The Trump Organization and a longtime senior executive have been charged in what New York state prosecutors alleged was a 16-year tax fraud scheme.
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetillman/trump-org-allen-weisselberg-charged-new-york
An Indictment of the Trump Organization Is an Indictment of Donald Trump
He is the company.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/07/an-indictment-of-the-trump-organization-is-an-indictment-of-donald-trump/
# Medical / Health
What comes after this plastic-filled pandemic? A new 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
Hospital Prices Must Now Be Transparent. For Many Consumers, They’re Still Anyone’s Guess.
https://khn.org/news/article/hospital-prices-must-now-be-transparent-for-many-consumers-theyre-still-anyones-guess/
# Other News
FL Condo Had Been Exposed to Damage ‘for 40 Years’: Shoddy waterproofing and overstressed concrete slabs reportedly left the building vulnerable from day one.
https://apnews.com/article/fl-state-wire-florida-2a241993956ea842262e593812ad3ada
# Security
Nat’l Guardsman Charged in Neo-Nazi ‘Ghost Gun’ Conspiracy. Joseph Maurino was allegedly trafficking untraceable weapons with a trio of white supremacist Marines and a male porn actor.
https://www.theledger.com/story/news/2020/11/21/porn-star-and-three-marines-all-white-supremacists-face-charges/6375946002/
# Weather
This Is How You Die In Extreme Heat: Nobody Knows How Many People the Pacific Northwest Heat Has Killed. The elderly, poor, and isolated have disproportionately suffered from the Pacific Northwest heat wave.
https://gizmodo.com/nobody-knows-how-many-people-the-pacific-northwest-heat-1847212349?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Politics%207/2/21&utm_term=us-politics
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