Voices, The Peoples News
August 12, 2021
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate
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# Indigenous / Global
Indigenous Brazilians fear surge in violence as ‘land-grab bill’ nears passage. Brazil’s lower house of Congress has approved a controversial bill that could help legalize claims by land grabbers occupying public forests.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.mongabay.com/2021/08/indigenous-brazilians-fear-surge-in-violence-as-land-grab-bill-nears-passage/*:*:text=The*20roughly*20800*20Indigenous*20territories,their*20ancestral*20lands*2C*20activists*20say__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSU!!On18fmf1aQ!kjGZOAPG6IXLjmc9bEPIMCBRAkySsuugYCc3s8R62bqEIqMCReAGLanqAII0NqCK9-qU$ .
# Archaeology
Black History: Workers Accidentally Unearthed A Sight That Had Them Calling For Backup. New York City Construction workers can handle job site chaos. But construction workers in Queens got something they weren’t bargaining for on the job site that blew all their previous obstacles away.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://social.entrepreneur.com/s/construction-preserved-discovery?as=6dap23848885986110530&utm_source=fb&utm_campaign=6dap23848885986110530&utm_medium=z020409&fbclid=IwAR2W8WIRpsNGGjI9YteB6fFkFhMDCjgtJMZOTXh811VryGS9thHqn9CbkwY&bdk=0__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kjGZOAPG6IXLjmc9bEPIMCBRAkySsuugYCc3s8R62bqEIqMCReAGLanqAII0NnMvj2XF$
Remains found in 1,000-year-old lavish burial in Finland may be of nonbinary warrior The macho Viking myth is being challenged by a Medieval warrior with XXY chromosomes.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/remains-found-in-1000-year-old-lavish-burial-in-finland-may-be-of-nonbinary-warrior/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kjGZOAPG6IXLjmc9bEPIMCBRAkySsuugYCc3s8R62bqEIqMCReAGLanqAII0Nlfn28ku$
# Border / Immigration
More than 40 Texas facilities that house unaccompanied migrant children on behalf of the federal government will operate without state licenses next month, worrying advocates about the quality of care the minors will receive and putting President Joe Biden’s administration in a position to possibly violate the law.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/10/texas-child-migrant-facilities-licenses/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kjGZOAPG6IXLjmc9bEPIMCBRAkySsuugYCc3s8R62bqEIqMCReAGLanqAII0Nu-pliL6$
EPA warns an immigrant detention center to stop cleaning microwaves with pesticides People detained at the Northwest ICE Processing Center constantly use the facility’s microwaves to make meals. The chemicals used to clean them are giving people nosebleeds, skin rashes, and difficulty breathing.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thecounter.org/ice-processing-detention-center-immigration-tacoma-pesticides-covid/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kjGZOAPG6IXLjmc9bEPIMCBRAkySsuugYCc3s8R62bqEIqMCReAGLanqAII0NhrkfCpY$
U.S. Flying Migrants to Southern Mexico; Mexico Then Shuttling Them to Guatemalan Border https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dailyadvent.com/news/ae9ab25223422a6dc3eb38e5312b3e29-US-flying-migrants-to-Southern-Mexico-Mexico-then-shuttling-them-to-Guatemalan-border__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kjGZOAPG6IXLjmc9bEPIMCBRAkySsuugYCc3s8R62bqEIqMCReAGLanqAII0Nv4-uyGO$
DHS dropped 40,000 COVID infected migrants in US cities: Ex-border chief https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/washington-secrets/dhs-dropped-40-000-covid-infected-migrants-in-us-cities-ex-border-chief__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kjGZOAPG6IXLjmc9bEPIMCBRAkySsuugYCc3s8R62bqEIqMCReAGLanqAII0NhBZJyHv$
# CoronaVirus
Front-line workers warn of significant uptick in pediatric COVID patients https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://abcnews.go.com/US/front-line-workers-warn-significant-increase-pediatric-covid/story?id=79398140__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kjGZOAPG6IXLjmc9bEPIMCBRAkySsuugYCc3s8R62bqEIqMCReAGLanqAII0NqFO0SMz$
What it feels like to get Covid-19 after being vaccinated. Breakthrough infections refer to positive tests for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, in people who were fully vaccinated against Covid-19.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vox.com/2021/8/11/22611272/what-breakthrough-covid-19-feels-like__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kjGZOAPG6IXLjmc9bEPIMCBRAkySsuugYCc3s8R62bqEIqMCReAGLanqAII0NvXGjdb8$
This COVID-19 vaccine might stop the delta variant better than others. A new study has raised concerns about how well the Moderna and Pfizer
COVID-19 vaccines really work against the delta variant, worrying high-level officials.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/this-covid-19-vaccine-might-stop-the-delta-variant-better-than-others/ar-AANdT6R?ocid=winp1taskbar__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kjGZOAPG6IXLjmc9bEPIMCBRAkySsuugYCc3s8R62bqEIqMCReAGLanqAII0Np5rmJFS$
Delta variant is creating fresh uncertainty.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02054-z__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kjGZOAPG6IXLjmc9bEPIMCBRAkySsuugYCc3s8R62bqEIqMCReAGLanqAII0NuWiMzzJ$
Texas’ GOP governor is now asking for out-of-state help for COVID surge after banning mask mandates. exas Governor Greg Abbott refuses to enact mitigation measures as ICUs fill up across the state https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/11/texas-mask-mandates-covid-19/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kjGZOAPG6IXLjmc9bEPIMCBRAkySsuugYCc3s8R62bqEIqMCReAGLanqAII0Nkvj09r0$
Do you need a Covid booster shot? We’re still figuring that out. Debate continues about if and when additional doses of the COVID-19 vaccines may be needed.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.yalemedicine.org/news/covid-19-booster__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kjGZOAPG6IXLjmc9bEPIMCBRAkySsuugYCc3s8R62bqEIqMCReAGLanqAII0NhYlCWbs$
Tokyo Virus Situation Is Out of Control, Panel Expert Says. “The infection is spreading at a pace not seen before and the number of new cases is increasing rapidly,” Dr Norio Omagari said at a Thursday (Aug
12) panel meeting with Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike. “It’s impossible to control the situation.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/tokyo-coronavirus-situation-is-out-of-control-panel-expert-says__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kjGZOAPG6IXLjmc9bEPIMCBRAkySsuugYCc3s8R62bqEIqMCReAGLanqAII0Nge8XdK6$
Pfizer’s vaccine efficacy dropped to 42% while Moderna’s was at 76% when the Delta variant became the dominant strain, study says https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/pfizers-vaccine-efficacy-dropped-42-105945416.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kjGZOAPG6IXLjmc9bEPIMCBRAkySsuugYCc3s8R62bqEIqMCReAGLanqAII0NlbFtLF-$
Doctor: Being called a ‘traitor’ for advocating for masks at school board meeting ‘mind blowing’
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/567506-doctor-being-called-a-traitor-for-advocating-for-masks-at-school-board__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kjGZOAPG6IXLjmc9bEPIMCBRAkySsuugYCc3s8R62bqEIqMCReAGLanqAII0Nla74D22$
European regulator looking at possible side effects of COVID vaccines.
Erythema multiforme, a form of allergic skin reaction, and glomerulonephritis and nephrotic syndrome, disorders related to kidneys, are being studied by the safety committee of the European Medicines Agency (EMA), according to the regulator.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.independent.ie/world-news/coronavirus/eu-regulator-investigates-possible-new-side-effects-of-mrna-covidvaccines-40741910.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kjGZOAPG6IXLjmc9bEPIMCBRAkySsuugYCc3s8R62bqEIqMCReAGLanqAII0Nnt5I79C$
Here’s why herd immunity from Covid is ‘mythical’ with the delta variant. Achieving herd immunity with Covid vaccines when the highly infectious delta variant is spreading is “not a possibility,” a leading epidemiologist said.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnbc.com/2021/08/12/herd-immunity-is-mythical-with-the-covid-delta-variant-experts-say.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kjGZOAPG6IXLjmc9bEPIMCBRAkySsuugYCc3s8R62bqEIqMCReAGLanqAII0NoZb2-5n$
“On a crash course”: Texas hospitals brace for another COVID-19 surge as delta variant burns through unvaccinated communities. Hospital officials worry that “staggering and frightening” hospitalization rates will push facilities to capacity at a time when staffing is short and workers are exhausted.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/07/29/texas-covid-19-hospitals/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kjGZOAPG6IXLjmc9bEPIMCBRAkySsuugYCc3s8R62bqEIqMCReAGLanqAII0NpHAktGj$
A Texas mask rebellion: A growing force of local government officials are mandating mask-wearing — and defying Gov. Greg Abbott — in bids to slow the spread of COVID-19 as the highly contagious delta variant threatens to overflow hospitals.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/11/texas-mask-mandates-covid-19-greg-abbott/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kjGZOAPG6IXLjmc9bEPIMCBRAkySsuugYCc3s8R62bqEIqMCReAGLanqAII0NplhFvyC$
TX Guv Threatens to Drag Mask-Mandating Schools to Court. His order banning mask mandates in school has been roundly ignored.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/11/texas-mask-mandates-covid-19-greg-abbott/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kjGZOAPG6IXLjmc9bEPIMCBRAkySsuugYCc3s8R62bqEIqMCReAGLanqAII0NplhFvyC$
Rand Paul Failed to Disclose Wife’s Stock in COVID Med Maker. Sen. Paul filed the required disclosure 16 months after the deadline had passed.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/sen-rand-paul-failed-to-disclose-that-wife-bought-stock-in-coronavirus-treatment-maker__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kjGZOAPG6IXLjmc9bEPIMCBRAkySsuugYCc3s8R62bqEIqMCReAGLanqAII0NgtvZUnR$
Trump Keeps Rejecting Pleas From Allies for Pro-Vax Campaign. Donald Trump’s former allies keep pleading with him to aggressively back the
COVID-19 vaccine. Trump won’t do it.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump-keeps-rejecting-pleas-from-allies-for-pro-vax-campaign__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kjGZOAPG6IXLjmc9bEPIMCBRAkySsuugYCc3s8R62bqEIqMCReAGLanqAII0Nnni2x2t$
In-School Vaccine Clinics Could Be Right’s Next Vaxx Fight: “To those folks that are making poor decisions: Don’t be the reason why schools close. Don’t be the reason students don’t have a season,” said Education Secretary Miguel Cardona.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/pop-up-vaccine-clinics-in-schools-could-be-rights-next-vaccine-battlefield__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kjGZOAPG6IXLjmc9bEPIMCBRAkySsuugYCc3s8R62bqEIqMCReAGLanqAII0NsqqO9XJ$
Mississippi Wants Hospital Ship With ICUs Days From Collapse. One hospital dean warned that the state’s hospital system could fall from weight of COVID cases within five days.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/mississippi-asks-for-military-hospital-ship-with-icus-days-from-collapse-from-covid-cases__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kjGZOAPG6IXLjmc9bEPIMCBRAkySsuugYCc3s8R62bqEIqMCReAGLanqAII0Ntq9qBLi$
Inside a San Antonio Hospital, Children Battle for Breath https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/inside-a-san-antonio-hospital-children-battle-for-breath/ar-AANfSiG?ocid=winp1taskbar__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kjGZOAPG6IXLjmc9bEPIMCBRAkySsuugYCc3s8R62bqEIqMCReAGLanqAII0NqqTvwnt$
Don’t Panic, But Breakthrough Cases May Be a Bigger Issue Than You’ve Been Told https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/07/21/1018872469/worried-about-breakthrough-covid-cases-heres-what-to-know__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kjGZOAPG6IXLjmc9bEPIMCBRAkySsuugYCc3s8R62bqEIqMCReAGLanqAII0NnkK3JbT$
# Economy / Trade
Social Security cost of living adjustment could be largest in nearly 4 decades. The problem, however, is that in recent years, COLAs have been notoriously stingy. In 2021, seniors got a 1.3% raise. The year before, their benefits were bumped up by 1.6%. In fact, since 2010, the largest annual raise seniors got was a 3.6% boost in 2012. But in both 2011 and 2016, seniors got no COLA at all.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.fool.com/retirement/2021/07/18/seniors-on-social-security-could-be-in-line-for-th/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kjGZOAPG6IXLjmc9bEPIMCBRAkySsuugYCc3s8R62bqEIqMCReAGLanqAII0NstyIeEW$
Large Social Security COLA may spark debate about appropriate index.
This fall, Social Security is likely to announce a 6% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2022. Such a large COLA — the biggest in 40 years (see Figure 1 below) — is likely to reignite the debate over whether the government is using the most appropriate index to adjust Social Security benefits.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.marketwatch.com/story/large-social-security-cola-may-spark-debate-about-appropriate-index-11628707133__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kjGZOAPG6IXLjmc9bEPIMCBRAkySsuugYCc3s8R62bqEIqMCReAGLanqAII0NhOU1E34$
# Education / Schools
Atlanta Elementary School Segregated Second-Graders by Race. Sharyn Briscoe, the principal of Mary Lin Elementary School in Atlanta, Georgia, only allowed the school’s 13 black second-grade students to be assigned to two classes, whereas the white students were allowed to be assigned to any of the school’s six second-grade classes.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nationalreview.com/news/atlanta-elementary-school-segregated-second-graders-by-race-parents-say/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kjGZOAPG6IXLjmc9bEPIMCBRAkySsuugYCc3s8R62bqEIqMCReAGLanqAII0NmpkwvsM$
Largest Teachers’ Union Backs Vaxx Mandate as Chaos Spirals. With the number of infected and quarantined kids already out of control in some states, previously recalcitrant unions are inching toward the science.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/southern-schools-are-in-chaos-but-the-nations-largest-teachers-union-just-backed-a-vaccine-mandate__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kjGZOAPG6IXLjmc9bEPIMCBRAkySsuugYCc3s8R62bqEIqMCReAGLanqAII0Nkd1Y6HX$
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals ND pipeline company to pay millions in fines for largest-ever inland spill. Pipeline Rupture Caused 29 Million Gallon Spill Over 143 Days Before Discovery https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.devilslakejournal.com/story/news/2021/08/11/nd-pipeline-company-pay-millions-fines-for-largest-ever-inland-spill/5537505001/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kjGZOAPG6IXLjmc9bEPIMCBRAkySsuugYCc3s8R62bqEIqMCReAGLanqAII0NukBnWE2$
White House Asks OPEC to Pump More Oil: U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration on Wednesday urged OPEC and its allies to boost oil output to tackle rising gasoline prices that they see as a threat to the global economic recovery.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-call-opec-its-allies-increase-oil-production-cnbc-2021-08-11/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kjGZOAPG6IXLjmc9bEPIMCBRAkySsuugYCc3s8R62bqEIqMCReAGLanqAII0Nn19iupY$
‘Pathetic’: U.S. energy supporters blast Biden administration’s OPEC request https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://highlandcountypress.com/Content/In-The-News/In-The-News/Article/-Pathetic-U-S-energy-supporters-blast-Biden-administration-s-OPEC-request/2/20/70645__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kjGZOAPG6IXLjmc9bEPIMCBRAkySsuugYCc3s8R62bqEIqMCReAGLanqAII0NppU-S5B$
# Environment / Climate / Interior
Water on Chesapeake Bay military bases contains toxic PFAS ‘forever chemicals’
Experts say contamination presents ‘extremely troubling’ health threat in America’s largest estuary.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/aug/11/chesapeake-bay-military-bases-contaminated__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kjGZOAPG6IXLjmc9bEPIMCBRAkySsuugYCc3s8R62bqEIqMCReAGLanqAII0Nu8jqLs1$
# Environment / Climate / Global
Mexico devises revolutionary method to reverse semiarid land degradation. Land degradation is impacting farmlands worldwide, affecting almost 40% of the world’s population.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.mongabay.com/2021/08/mexico-devises-revolutionary-method-to-reverse-semiarid-land-degradation/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kjGZOAPG6IXLjmc9bEPIMCBRAkySsuugYCc3s8R62bqEIqMCReAGLanqAII0Nj_x7wJU$
# Food Recalls / Alerts
A Massive Recall of Frozen Chicken Products Has Just Been Announced https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.foodsafetynews.com/2021/08/food-poisoning-outbreak-prompts-frozen-chicken-recall/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kjGZOAPG6IXLjmc9bEPIMCBRAkySsuugYCc3s8R62bqEIqMCReAGLanqAII0NqfnEJKL$
# Global Politics and other news
Top U.K. Cop Warns Prince Andrew: No One’s Above the Law. Britain’s most senior police officer warned “no one is above the law” as she revealed that detectives will review sex allegations against the Duke of York https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/prince-andrew-no-one-is-above-the-law-warns-police-chief-as-case-is-reviewed-w92m95htw__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kjGZOAPG6IXLjmc9bEPIMCBRAkySsuugYCc3s8R62bqEIqMCReAGLanqAII0NhZIRdwq$
A Scottish judge just resurrected an effort to investigate Trump for money laundering https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/08/a-scottish-judge-just-resurrected-an-effort-to-investigate-donald-trump-for-money-laundering/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kjGZOAPG6IXLjmc9bEPIMCBRAkySsuugYCc3s8R62bqEIqMCReAGLanqAII0NtUtYDB-$
# Gov / Politics
As Taliban closes in on Kabul, pressure builds for US to continue airstrikes in Afghanistan beyond Aug. 31 https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.yahoo.com/taliban-closes-kabul-pressure-builds-110600946.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kjGZOAPG6IXLjmc9bEPIMCBRAkySsuugYCc3s8R62bqEIqMCReAGLanqAII0NpN61A-r$
John Roberts and the Supreme Court might block anything Democrats do on voting rights. A key piece of congressional Democrats’ voting rights push faces not only a near-impossible odds of becoming law, but also a daunting court battle in front of a conservative judiciary if it does.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/11/politics/congress-democrats-john-lewis-voting-rights-supreme-court/index.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kjGZOAPG6IXLjmc9bEPIMCBRAkySsuugYCc3s8R62bqEIqMCReAGLanqAII0Nmuqq2L3$
U.S. officials in Washington are increasingly concerned about the probabilities of Russia and China teaming up to undermine U.S. security interests in Eurasia.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/the-u-s-needs-to-stop-bringing-russia-and-china-closer-together-opinion/ar-AANeQ1T?ocid=winp1taskbar__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kjGZOAPG6IXLjmc9bEPIMCBRAkySsuugYCc3s8R62bqEIqMCReAGLanqAII0Niascru0$
The global coronavirus pandemic has done little to stop adversaries, especially China, from targeting the United States and making gains at the country’s expense, according to a newly unveiled U.S. intelligence assessment.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.voanews.com/usa/us-intelligence-warns-china-russia-determined-erode-washingtons-influence__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kjGZOAPG6IXLjmc9bEPIMCBRAkySsuugYCc3s8R62bqEIqMCReAGLanqAII0Nj8TdyxF$
Nearly a dozen new state laws shift power over elections to partisan entities. In addition to their nationwide efforts to limit access to the ballot, Republican lawmakers in some states are moving to gain greater control over the local mechanics of elections, from voter registration all the way to certifying results.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-politics-legislature-local-elections-bills-73b331234cec8c966bb2308f6ed1696e__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kjGZOAPG6IXLjmc9bEPIMCBRAkySsuugYCc3s8R62bqEIqMCReAGLanqAII0NlqUTycT$
The Ever Given incident is a warning about what Russia and China are capable of, top Democrat warns. The container ship Ever Given getting caught within the Suez Canal in March was a billion-dollar demonstration of an missed safety menace, a top Democrat in Congress says.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.pehalnews.in/the-ever-given-incident-is-a-warning-about-what-russia-and-china-are-capable-of-top-democrat-warns/982925/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kjGZOAPG6IXLjmc9bEPIMCBRAkySsuugYCc3s8R62bqEIqMCReAGLanqAII0Nsx1mHRi$
Democrats in the U.S. Senate on Tuesday pushed forward sweeping legislation on political campaigns and elections they argued would expand access to voting, even as Republican-controlled states rushed to impose new restrictions.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/business/legal/us-senate-democrats-aim-expand-voting-republicans-seek-rein-it-2021-05-11/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kjGZOAPG6IXLjmc9bEPIMCBRAkySsuugYCc3s8R62bqEIqMCReAGLanqAII0NoRSoe9N$
Will Biden’s Agenda Survive the Senate Finance Committee? Testing Ron Wyden’s willingness to challenge the rich and powerful https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/infrastructure/building-back-america/infrastructure-summer-will-bidens-agenda-survive-senate-finance-committee/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kjGZOAPG6IXLjmc9bEPIMCBRAkySsuugYCc3s8R62bqEIqMCReAGLanqAII0NhTdPpNY$
Democrats Are Running Out of Time to Protect Voting Rights. As Republicans pass state-level restrictions and prepare to gerrymander, national legislation is stalled.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2021/08/democrats-are-running-out-of-time-to-protect-voting-rights/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kjGZOAPG6IXLjmc9bEPIMCBRAkySsuugYCc3s8R62bqEIqMCReAGLanqAII0NqYOjeAS$
GOP Strategist Arrested for Underage Sex Trafficking. The feds just arrested wealthy Republican strategist and occasional Fox News guest Anton Lazzaro on five counts of underage sex trafficking.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/gop-strategist-anton-lazzaro-arrested-for-underage-sex-trafficking?source=articles&via=rss__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kjGZOAPG6IXLjmc9bEPIMCBRAkySsuugYCc3s8R62bqEIqMCReAGLanqAII0NlKNHrr9$
# Law Enforcement
Some Missouri police cut ties with ATF as feds assess impact of new gun law https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/mo-state-wire-michael-brown-laws-gun-politics-police-0b82a41e6fe4fb5b5382cba420f686fd__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kjGZOAPG6IXLjmc9bEPIMCBRAkySsuugYCc3s8R62bqEIqMCReAGLanqAII0NqSTuTWC$
Police Arrest Mother Of Men Charged With Killing Chicago Cop Ella French. Mother of brothers charged in murder of Chicago police officer arrested after scuffle at hospital while trying to see son https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/8/11/22619533/mother-man-charged-with-murdering-cpd-officer-arrested-while-trying-push-through-officers-visit-him__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kjGZOAPG6IXLjmc9bEPIMCBRAkySsuugYCc3s8R62bqEIqMCReAGLanqAII0NgQTjzcl$
Minnesota Supreme Court refuses to review judge’s order to hire 730 more Minneapolis police officers https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.foxnews.com/us/minnesota-supreme-court-refuses-review-order-hire-minneapolis-police-officers__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kjGZOAPG6IXLjmc9bEPIMCBRAkySsuugYCc3s8R62bqEIqMCReAGLanqAII0NvDWZcdq$
‘Warrior mindset’ police training proliferated. Then, high-profile deaths put it under scrutiny. Police are paying firms that preach extreme vigilance and deadly force.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thetrace.org/2020/06/warrior-cop-mentality-police-industry/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kjGZOAPG6IXLjmc9bEPIMCBRAkySsuugYCc3s8R62bqEIqMCReAGLanqAII0NmUXnmkX$
# Legal / Judicial / DOJ
A former US attorney told congressional investigators he abruptly resigned in January because Trump was about to fire him for not backing election-fraud claims https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/567494-former-us-attorney-in-atlanta-says-abrupt-resignation-stemmed-from__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kjGZOAPG6IXLjmc9bEPIMCBRAkySsuugYCc3s8R62bqEIqMCReAGLanqAII0NkMK5_iA$
Judge OKs Dominion Suits Against Giuliani, Powell & Lindell. The trio of Trump allies had filed a motion to dismiss the $1.3 billion defamation suits against them.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/567468-judge-denies-trump-ally-sidney-powells-request-to-dismiss-dominion__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kjGZOAPG6IXLjmc9bEPIMCBRAkySsuugYCc3s8R62bqEIqMCReAGLanqAII0Nph09n8D$
Britney Spears Conservatorship Judge Receives Death Threats. Los Angeles sheriffs are reportedly monitoring threats and racist insults against Judge Brenda Penny, who recently declined to immediately suspend Jamie Spears as conservator.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.tmz.com/2021/08/12/britney-spears-judge-brenda-penny-conservatorship-judge-death-threats/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kjGZOAPG6IXLjmc9bEPIMCBRAkySsuugYCc3s8R62bqEIqMCReAGLanqAII0NkS7CJ1n$
# Marijuana / Hemp / CBD Oil
Survey: Many Patients with Spine-Related Pain Turning to CBD https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ijssurgery.com/content/early/2021/07/20/8087__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kjGZOAPG6IXLjmc9bEPIMCBRAkySsuugYCc3s8R62bqEIqMCReAGLanqAII0Nnqqhk7a$
# Media
Rachel Maddow Seriously Considers Leaving MSNBC: As her contract draws to a close, sources told The Daily Beast, the MSNBC icon has been weighing taking her brand elsewhere.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/rachel-maddow-considers-leaving-msnbc__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kjGZOAPG6IXLjmc9bEPIMCBRAkySsuugYCc3s8R62bqEIqMCReAGLanqAII0NqAfJz1K$
# Medical / Health
Big Pharma Makes Historic Earnings by Increasing Drug Prices During a Pandemic Those companies posted $1.1, $1.2, $2.9, and a whopping $6.3 billion in net earnings, respectively.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insidesources.com/big-pharma-makes-historic-earnings-by-increasing-drug-prices-during-a-pandemic/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kjGZOAPG6IXLjmc9bEPIMCBRAkySsuugYCc3s8R62bqEIqMCReAGLanqAII0NkyXQepz$
National Academies’ Report Took Pharma-Friendly Stance After Millions in Gifts From Drugmakers. It advised against an effort to recoup millions for the discarded drugs. It concluded that Medicare should stop tracking the cost of the drug waste altogether.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.news-medical.net/news/20210812/National-academiese28099-report-took-pharma-friendly-stance-after-millions-in-gifts-from-drugmakers.aspx__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kjGZOAPG6IXLjmc9bEPIMCBRAkySsuugYCc3s8R62bqEIqMCReAGLanqAII0NvKSF2NW$
Biden calls on Congress to act on ‘outrageously’ high drug prices. There were some doubts earlier this year about President Biden’s commitment to lowering drug prices, but he gave the issue a new jolt of attention in a speech on Thursday.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/567616-biden-calls-on-congress-to-act-on-outrageously-high-drug-prices__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kjGZOAPG6IXLjmc9bEPIMCBRAkySsuugYCc3s8R62bqEIqMCReAGLanqAII0Njhbhd8C$
# Military / DOD
Taking on Russia and China means US Special Operations Command is rethinking how it fights the propaganda war https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://smallwarsjournal.com/jrnl/art/rethinking-army-special-operation-forces-department-state-partnership-europe__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kjGZOAPG6IXLjmc9bEPIMCBRAkySsuugYCc3s8R62bqEIqMCReAGLanqAII0NlRivHdI$
U.S. Sending ‘1,000s’ of Troops to Evac Diplomats in Kabul. With the Afghan capital at risk of a Taliban takeover within weeks, the U.S State Department has announced a major civilian evacuation operation.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/america-is-sending-thousands-of-troops-to-evacuate-embassy-staff-in-afghanistan__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kjGZOAPG6IXLjmc9bEPIMCBRAkySsuugYCc3s8R62bqEIqMCReAGLanqAII0NssYGVrx$
# Military / Global
Taliban fighters capture 10th Afghan provincial capital after days of sweeping gains https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.voanews.com/us-afghanistan-troop-withdrawal/taliban-take-10th-afghan-provincial-capital-squeezing-kabul__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kjGZOAPG6IXLjmc9bEPIMCBRAkySsuugYCc3s8R62bqEIqMCReAGLanqAII0Nv7zArYr$
# Social
Having a job isn’t enough to avoid pandemic rental debt: “It’s a revolving question, like, Who are we going to pay today so that we can make it another day?” Millions of people in the US are carrying rental debt and facing the prospect of eviction when the moratorium ends, even though they have jobs https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/venessawong/rental-debt-evictions-employment__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kjGZOAPG6IXLjmc9bEPIMCBRAkySsuugYCc3s8R62bqEIqMCReAGLanqAII0Nlln3mFV$
The growth in the American population over the last decade was driven entirely by minority communities. According to new data released by the U.S. Census Bureau, the number of white Americans declined for the first time since the nation’s founding.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/567605-census-shows-us-growth-driven-by-minorities-white-pop-falls-under-60__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kjGZOAPG6IXLjmc9bEPIMCBRAkySsuugYCc3s8R62bqEIqMCReAGLanqAII0NpMTgM0q$
# Technology
Report links ransomware gangs to Russian intelligence. Russian intelligence services worked with prominent ransomware gangs to compromise U.S. government and government-affiliated organizations, according to new research from cybersecurity firm Analyst1.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ransomware-gang-russia/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kjGZOAPG6IXLjmc9bEPIMCBRAkySsuugYCc3s8R62bqEIqMCReAGLanqAII0NloSXZqD$
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