Voices, The Peoples News
August 13, 2021
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate
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# Indigenous
Dems Urge Feds To Provide Trauma Support Amid Native American Boarding School Project. The Interior Department’s probe into its former policy “will inevitably shed light on extremely troubling episodes in our nation’s history,” lawmakers said.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/native-american-boarding-schools_n_61169ec9e4b01da700f56c2c__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hsCaZN7bglGVQ1JuLN5OQejoGbbKBoUh1zJYHpkEE4ix6sfz9bE3YaWq1ximvozzKAeT$
# Indigenous / Global
Saving Salmon for the Bears. The Wuikinuxv Nation is conducting research to figure out how much salmon to set aside to help the bears.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.hakaimagazine.com/news/saving-salmon-for-the-bears/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hsCaZN7bglGVQ1JuLN5OQejoGbbKBoUh1zJYHpkEE4ix6sfz9bE3YaWq1ximvhCRhvwa$
# Animals / Pets / Alerts / Food Recalls What Are ‘Murder Hornets’? Size, Sightings and What They Look Like. The first sighting of so-called “murder hornets” this year has been reported in Washington state.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/what-are-murder-hornets-size-sightings-and-what-they-look-like/ar-AANi9b0?ocid=winp1taskbar__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hsCaZN7bglGVQ1JuLN5OQejoGbbKBoUh1zJYHpkEE4ix6sfz9bE3YaWq1ximviMBehh-$
# Border / Immigration
The media finally comes for Team Biden’s ‘incoherent’ border plan. The numbers are staggering and nothing like we’ve seen at the U.S.-Mexico border in 20-plus years https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/opinion/immigration/567704-the-media-finally-comes-for-team-bidens-incoherent-border-plan__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hsCaZN7bglGVQ1JuLN5OQejoGbbKBoUh1zJYHpkEE4ix6sfz9bE3YaWq1ximvnj30tQ_$
Biden’s DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas says the border crisis is ‘unsustainable’ and ‘we’re going to lose’ in leaked audio as crossings reach a 21-year high https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://widelyvision.com/politics/sec-mayorkas-says-border-crisis-unsustainable-and-were-going-to-lose-in-leaked-audio/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hsCaZN7bglGVQ1JuLN5OQejoGbbKBoUh1zJYHpkEE4ix6sfz9bE3YaWq1ximvjVbdgkO$
# Children / Youth
In a world gone crazy: Kids as Young as Four Can Now Change Gender in Scottish Schools Without Parental Consent https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.the-sun.com/health/3466200/children-scotland-change-gender-without-parental-consent-age-four/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hsCaZN7bglGVQ1JuLN5OQejoGbbKBoUh1zJYHpkEE4ix6sfz9bE3YaWq1ximvkPGj9FG$
# CoronaVirus
Why Are Pfizer and Moderna Jacking Up COVID Vaccine Prices? Pfizer and Moderna have increased their COVID-19 vaccine pricing in recent EU deals, according to the Financial Times. Continued strong demand and relatively limited supply for the vaccines paved the way for these price hikes.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.fool.com/investing/2021/08/13/why-are-pfizer-and-moderna-jacking-up-covid-vaccin/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hsCaZN7bglGVQ1JuLN5OQejoGbbKBoUh1zJYHpkEE4ix6sfz9bE3YaWq1ximvm-cMtJc$
Tennessee GOPer Who Nearly Died of COVID Now Fighting Masks. State Rep.
David Byrd needed a liver transplant after 55 days on a ventilator. Now he’s thanking the medical professionals who saved his life by battling mask and vaccine mandates.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/tennessee-republican-david-byrd-nearly-died-from-covid-now-hes-fighting-masks__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hsCaZN7bglGVQ1JuLN5OQejoGbbKBoUh1zJYHpkEE4ix6sfz9bE3YaWq1ximvg0uxKp0$
Why the Vaccines Are Only About 50% Effective Against Delta. We need masking, distancing, booster shots—and for the public to be told the truth, Dr. Eric Topol https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/why-the-covid-vaccines-are-only-about-50-effective-against-the-delta-variant__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hsCaZN7bglGVQ1JuLN5OQejoGbbKBoUh1zJYHpkEE4ix6sfz9bE3YaWq1ximvobEJ0k7$
FDA authorizes extra vaccine doses for immunocompromised patients. The action by the Food and Drug Administration means additional shots could be available for the immunocompromised as soon as this weekend.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-fda-authorizes-covid-19-vaccine-boosters-immunocompromised-2021-08-13/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hsCaZN7bglGVQ1JuLN5OQejoGbbKBoUh1zJYHpkEE4ix6sfz9bE3YaWq1ximvp5p330n$
New Orleans, San Francisco to Require Vaccination Card or Negative Test for Indoor Venues https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.democracynow.org/2021/8/13/headlines/new_orleans_san_francisco_to_require_vaccination_card_or_negative_test_for_indoor_venues__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hsCaZN7bglGVQ1JuLN5OQejoGbbKBoUh1zJYHpkEE4ix6sfz9bE3YaWq1ximvh-S1KwJ$
School is back and thousands of students are already in quarantine after being exposed to COVID-19 https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/paigeskinner/back-to-school-covid-outbreaks__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hsCaZN7bglGVQ1JuLN5OQejoGbbKBoUh1zJYHpkEE4ix6sfz9bE3YaWq1ximvkECryGu$
More US cities requiring proof of vaccination to go places https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2021-08-13/more-us-cities-requiring-proof-of-vaccination-to-go-places__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hsCaZN7bglGVQ1JuLN5OQejoGbbKBoUh1zJYHpkEE4ix6sfz9bE3YaWq1ximvn_nge2i$
# Economy / Trade
Wealth Tax and IRS Funding Could Pay for Entire $3.5T Bill, Warren Writes https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/wealth-tax-and-irs-funding-could-pay-for-entire-3-5t-bill-warren-writes/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hsCaZN7bglGVQ1JuLN5OQejoGbbKBoUh1zJYHpkEE4ix6sfz9bE3YaWq1ximvki8W5fB$
Opinion: Central bank digital currencies are coming. The US must be
prepared: Unlike bitcoin, CBDCs are issued by governments and are basically digital versions of an existing national currency. But instead of holding it in your wallet, you store it on your phone. CBDCs could become more commonplace sooner than you’d think.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/13/perspectives/central-bank-digital-currencies/index.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hsCaZN7bglGVQ1JuLN5OQejoGbbKBoUh1zJYHpkEE4ix6sfz9bE3YaWq1ximvvX9STJc$
Wealth Tax and IRS Funding Could Pay for Entire $3.5T Bill, Warren Writes. The senator writes that her tax plans could pay for the reconciliation and infrastructure plans with money to spare.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/wealth-tax-and-irs-funding-could-pay-for-entire-3-5t-bill-warren-writes/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hsCaZN7bglGVQ1JuLN5OQejoGbbKBoUh1zJYHpkEE4ix6sfz9bE3YaWq1ximvki8W5fB$
Joe Biden has just given you a pay cut, America. Get ready for more:
Alfredo Ortiz
What Americans already know: Their living standards are declining under President Biden as inflation swamps wage gains.The Federal Reserve and Biden administration have tried to gaslight Americans by downplaying inflation and calling it transitory. Yet consumers and small businesses in the real world are feeling its full effects.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/joe-biden-has-just-given-you-a-pay-cut-america-get-ready-for-more-alfredo-ortiz/ar-AANi39E?ocid=winp1taskbar__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hsCaZN7bglGVQ1JuLN5OQejoGbbKBoUh1zJYHpkEE4ix6sfz9bE3YaWq1ximvjwxeLTs$
3 Actions by Biden Administration Could Cost Millions of Jobs https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dailysignal.com/2021/02/17/3-actions-by-biden-administration-could-cost-millions-of-jobs/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hsCaZN7bglGVQ1JuLN5OQejoGbbKBoUh1zJYHpkEE4ix6sfz9bE3YaWq1ximvjaruWjC$
# Education / Schools
Gov. Greg Abbott has banned mask mandates in schools and the state will not provide funding for remote learning. Abbott, along with Attorney General Ken Paxton, made clear this week that they plan to take school districts to court if they don’t comply with his order.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/13/texas-back-to-school-covid/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hsCaZN7bglGVQ1JuLN5OQejoGbbKBoUh1zJYHpkEE4ix6sfz9bE3YaWq1ximvgbBiizt$
Money, Power, and Revenge: The Truth about Critical Race Theory https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insidesources.com/money-power-and-revenge-the-truth-about-critical-race-theory/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hsCaZN7bglGVQ1JuLN5OQejoGbbKBoUh1zJYHpkEE4ix6sfz9bE3YaWq1ximvk6Veaw_$
Proud Boys Unite With Anti-Maskers to Threaten School Boards. As anti-maskers attack and even attempt to ‘overthrow’ school districts over COVID restrictions, the far-right paramilitary Proud Boys are taking up their cause.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/proud-boys-are-teaming-up-with-anti-maskers-to-threaten-school-boards-over-covid-mandates__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hsCaZN7bglGVQ1JuLN5OQejoGbbKBoUh1zJYHpkEE4ix6sfz9bE3YaWq1ximvv5AzOX3$
COVID Kills 4 Teachers in One Day in FL School District. Florida Gov.
Ron DeSantis has forbidden school districts from requiring students and teachers get vaccinated or wear masks to school.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/coronavirus-kills-4-teachers-in-one-day-in-broward-county-school-district?ref=home__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hsCaZN7bglGVQ1JuLN5OQejoGbbKBoUh1zJYHpkEE4ix6sfz9bE3YaWq1ximvs0S2r6C$
FDA authorizes third vaccine dose for the immunocompromised. The broadened EUAs specifically permit solid-organ transplant patients or people with other conditions “that are considered to have an equivalent level of immunocompromise” to access additional doses, the agency said in a press release.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2021/08/13/fda-authorizes-third-dose-of-pfizer-moderna-shots-for-immunocompromised-504398__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hsCaZN7bglGVQ1JuLN5OQejoGbbKBoUh1zJYHpkEE4ix6sfz9bE3YaWq1ximvh4nghul$
Schools become COVID-19 battleground: Schools have become the latest battleground in the fight over coronavirus safety. As the delta variant continues spreading rapidly across the country causing a new wave of infections and hospitalizations, it is sending school administrators scrambling to adjust reopening plans.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/567675-schools-becomes-covid-19-battleground__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hsCaZN7bglGVQ1JuLN5OQejoGbbKBoUh1zJYHpkEE4ix6sfz9bE3YaWq1ximvs-EHU8m$
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals Oil workers slam Biden’s decisions: Everything he’s done will raise gas
prices: Liberty Oilfield Services CEO Chris Wright and third-generation oil and gas worker Brian Linn discuss Biden’s appeal to OPEC and his decisions surrounding the oil and gas industry https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/oil-workers-slam-biden-s-decisions-everything-he-s-done-will-raise-gas-prices/vi-AANhtXW?ocid=winp1taskbar__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hsCaZN7bglGVQ1JuLN5OQejoGbbKBoUh1zJYHpkEE4ix6sfz9bE3YaWq1ximvqltxn4Q$
# Environment / Climate / Interior
Code Red: Our Human-Caused Climate Emergency Demands Immediate Action.
The 4,000-page document offers a detailed synthesis of over 14,000 scientific papers, painstakingly reviewed by 234 experts https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/un-sounds-clarion-call-over-irreversible-climate-impacts-by-humans-2021-08-09/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hsCaZN7bglGVQ1JuLN5OQejoGbbKBoUh1zJYHpkEE4ix6sfz9bE3YaWq1ximvou5ks–$
Climate change is making people think twice about having children. A growing number of people are reluctant to bring a child into a world that’s set to be ravaged by climate change in the coming decades https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insider-voice.com/climate-change-is-making-people-think-twice-about-having-children/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hsCaZN7bglGVQ1JuLN5OQejoGbbKBoUh1zJYHpkEE4ix6sfz9bE3YaWq1ximvg69bLnT$
Pelosi threatens to destroy Democrats’ infrastructure success: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is trying to singlehandedly force through a massive
$3.5 trillion spending proposal by holding hostage a bipartisan infrastructure bill that passed the Senate this week.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/pelosi-threatens-to-destroy-democrats-infrastructure-success__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hsCaZN7bglGVQ1JuLN5OQejoGbbKBoUh1zJYHpkEE4ix6sfz9bE3YaWq1ximvt3hbprE$
# Environment / Climate / Global
A giant caldera may be lurking underwater in the Aleutians. Four Volcanos in Aleutian Islands Are Active. Chain of Alaskan islands might really be one monster volcano https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.livescience.com/small-islands-one-big-volcano.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hsCaZN7bglGVQ1JuLN5OQejoGbbKBoUh1zJYHpkEE4ix6sfz9bE3YaWq1ximvkG-3D1s$
Coca-Cola biggest offender of all branded pollution on UK beaches, new report confirms. “Serial offenders including Coca-Cola—which tops the leader board year on year as the worst offender—are still not taking responsibility.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nationofchange.org/2021/08/13/__trashed-2/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hsCaZN7bglGVQ1JuLN5OQejoGbbKBoUh1zJYHpkEE4ix6sfz9bE3YaWq1ximvoL4E58h$
# Global Politics and other news
‘Why did my friend get blown up? For what?’ Afghanistan veterans horrified by Taliban gains https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/why-did-my-friend-get-blown-up-for-what-afghanistan-war-veterans-horrified-by-taliban-gains/ar-AANhE8k?ocid=winp1taskbar__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hsCaZN7bglGVQ1JuLN5OQejoGbbKBoUh1zJYHpkEE4ix6sfz9bE3YaWq1ximvkX7l2ry$
Rapid Taliban advances in Afghanistan have the US military launching strikes to destroy captured artillery and armored vehicles https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.yahoo.com/rapid-taliban-advances-afghanistan-us-162629022.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hsCaZN7bglGVQ1JuLN5OQejoGbbKBoUh1zJYHpkEE4ix6sfz9bE3YaWq1ximvt_lTyh_$
# Gov / Politics
Texas law enforcement was deputized Thursday to track down Texas House Democrats still missing from the chamber and bring them to the state Capitol in Austin, a process that Speaker Dade Phelan’s office said “will begin in earnest immediately.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/12/texas-democrats-arrest-judges/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hsCaZN7bglGVQ1JuLN5OQejoGbbKBoUh1zJYHpkEE4ix6sfz9bE3YaWq1ximvvstD5_Y$
Judge Seals Report on Voting Machine Vulnerability. A judge in a Georgia election security lawsuit is working to tamp down voting machine conspiracy theories. But sealing a court file could stoke the controversy even more.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/judge-seals-report-on-voting-machine-vulnerability__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hsCaZN7bglGVQ1JuLN5OQejoGbbKBoUh1zJYHpkEE4ix6sfz9bE3YaWq1ximvo5GuZLU$
A tale of two chambers: Trump’s power holds in House, wanes in Senate.
The infrastructure debate dominating Capitol Hill this summer is highlighting the sharp contrast between the chambers when it comes to the influence of former President Trump over the GOP.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/house/567651-a-tale-of-two-chambers-trumps-power-holds-in-house-wanes-in-senate__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hsCaZN7bglGVQ1JuLN5OQejoGbbKBoUh1zJYHpkEE4ix6sfz9bE3YaWq1ximvlzGQeW0$
Debates on vaccine, mask mandates permeate Virginia governor’s race. The nationwide debate over vaccine and mask mandates is infiltrating the upcoming statewide elections in Virginia as coronavirus cases in the commonwealth tick upward.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/567665-debates-on-vaccine-mask-mandates-permeate-virginia-governors-race__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hsCaZN7bglGVQ1JuLN5OQejoGbbKBoUh1zJYHpkEE4ix6sfz9bE3YaWq1ximvlXsSlx4$
AG Jeffrey Rosen’s Senate testimony on Trump pressure leaked. All the Whitehouse people with knowledge of the overthrow plan and details, asses are hanging out as co-conspirators.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/566879-former-acting-ag-testifies-on-trump-efforts-to-undermine-election__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hsCaZN7bglGVQ1JuLN5OQejoGbbKBoUh1zJYHpkEE4ix6sfz9bE3YaWq1ximvm_v7isM$
Moderates Threaten Stalemate Over Budget Vote and Infrastructure: To assuage liberals, Speaker Nancy Pelosi has promised that she will not bring the infrastructure bill to a vote in the House until the Senate passes a more expansive social policy bill.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thepinkreportnews.com/2021/08/13/moderates-threaten-stalemate-over-budget-vote-and-infrastructure/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hsCaZN7bglGVQ1JuLN5OQejoGbbKBoUh1zJYHpkEE4ix6sfz9bE3YaWq1ximvnw0Sld5$
9 Moderate Democrats Threaten to Tank Entire Biden Presidency: The demand of the letter is that the House votes on the bipartisan infrastructure bill before it votes on the budget. Why are the nine Democrats so insistent on this order when the party’s leadership wants to pass both bills?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/9-moderate-democrats-threaten-to-tank-entire-biden-presidency/ar-AANhOMY?ocid=winp1taskbar__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hsCaZN7bglGVQ1JuLN5OQejoGbbKBoUh1zJYHpkEE4ix6sfz9bE3YaWq1ximvrPudw_M$
Man Sent Racist Death Threat Signed as ‘KKK’ to Maxine Waters: Defendant released at first court appearance https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2021/08/12/san-francisco-feds-charge-man-with-sending-racist-death-threat-to-rep-maxine-waters-signed-kkk/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hsCaZN7bglGVQ1JuLN5OQejoGbbKBoUh1zJYHpkEE4ix6sfz9bE3YaWq1ximvk1xcv13$
The U.S. defeat in Afghanistan is worse than the Soviet failure…how has this happened? As the US completes its retreat from its longest war, its enemy is on the march.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/56715.htm__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hsCaZN7bglGVQ1JuLN5OQejoGbbKBoUh1zJYHpkEE4ix6sfz9bE3YaWq1ximviA2SRy-$
# Legal / Judicial / DOJ
Ohio Leaders Demand Reform After Black Woman Jailed, White Woman Gets Probation for Stealing https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/ohio-leaders-demand-reform-after-black-woman-jailed-white-woman-gets-probation-for-stealing/ar-AANfKyX?ocid=winp1taskbar__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hsCaZN7bglGVQ1JuLN5OQejoGbbKBoUh1zJYHpkEE4ix6sfz9bE3YaWq1ximvq-yotkl$
Another Trump business faces possible investigation: Trump in financial and political danger as company faces possible criminal charges. New York prosecutors may soon bring indictment against Trump Organization tied to perks for top executives https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jun/28/donald-trump-organization-new-york-criminal-charges__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hsCaZN7bglGVQ1JuLN5OQejoGbbKBoUh1zJYHpkEE4ix6sfz9bE3YaWq1ximvgbWXBUI$
# Media
A Day in the Death of British Justice. For those who may have forgotten, WikiLeaks, of which Assange is founder and publisher, exposed the secrets and lies that led to the invasion of Iraq, Syria and Yemen https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newagebd.net/article/146264/a-day-in-the-death-of-british-justice__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hsCaZN7bglGVQ1JuLN5OQejoGbbKBoUh1zJYHpkEE4ix6sfz9bE3YaWq1ximvn_mi6ww$
Worrying Turn in Assange Case. The U.S. victory in court on Wednesday makes the prospects for Julian Assange at October’s appeal hearing murky at best.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://consortiumnews.com/2021/08/12/letter-from-london-worrying-turn-in-assange-case/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hsCaZN7bglGVQ1JuLN5OQejoGbbKBoUh1zJYHpkEE4ix6sfz9bE3YaWq1ximvrIMf_me$
U.S. Presses Effort to Secure Julian Assange’s Extradition From U.K.
Judge widens grounds for appealing lower court’s refusal to extradite WikiLeaks founder https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-presses-effort-to-secure-julian-assanges-extradition-from-u-k-11628692743__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hsCaZN7bglGVQ1JuLN5OQejoGbbKBoUh1zJYHpkEE4ix6sfz9bE3YaWq1ximvtyDiVME$
UK judge refuses US extradition of WikiLeaks founder Assange https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/julian-assange-uk-refuses-us-extradition-5b148b0b6b9f72a20eedad4218e8227a__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hsCaZN7bglGVQ1JuLN5OQejoGbbKBoUh1zJYHpkEE4ix6sfz9bE3YaWq1ximvoE6zI2V$
# Military / DOD
Pentagon to send three infantry battalions to Afghanistan to help evacuate US diplomats https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-us-troops-embassy-kabul-355c48ec08fb7eb75e1e279e99c3dabf__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hsCaZN7bglGVQ1JuLN5OQejoGbbKBoUh1zJYHpkEE4ix6sfz9bE3YaWq1ximvuy2S1cM$
U.S. Begins Evacuating Afghanistan Embassy Staff as Taliban Seize Kandahar and Herat https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.democracynow.org/2021/8/13/headlines/us_begins_evacuating_afghanistan_embassy_staff_as_taliban_seize_kandahar_and_herat__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hsCaZN7bglGVQ1JuLN5OQejoGbbKBoUh1zJYHpkEE4ix6sfz9bE3YaWq1ximvof7YnY6$
# Murmurs of war
‘Close to the danger zone’: Security experts warn about increasing possibility of war over Taiwan. Mounting tensions follow increasing reunification rhetoric from Beijing, which considers Taiwan to be a breakaway province that should be reunited, possibly by force.
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# Other News
Bodies of six men found hanging from a bridge in Mexico: Zacatecas, the capital of the same name, has been plagued by violence in recent months as the Sinaloa Cartel and its biggest rival, the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, vie for control of major transportation routes. In July, 11 bodies were found hanging under a bridge in Zacatecas, some with a threatening message. Some bodies have been dumped in the municipalities of Fresnillo and Valparaiso, and crime rates have skyrocketed.
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# Social
2020 census data: The results of the 2020 census showed that Texas’
explosive growth over the past decade was again powered by people of color. https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2021/08/12/texas-2020-census/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hsCaZN7bglGVQ1JuLN5OQejoGbbKBoUh1zJYHpkEE4ix6sfz9bE3YaWq1ximvpg1Sn1m$
How new census data may shift the balance of power in the U.S.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/how-the-2020-census-affects-washingtons-balance-of-power__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hsCaZN7bglGVQ1JuLN5OQejoGbbKBoUh1zJYHpkEE4ix6sfz9bE3YaWq1ximviBUQpwI$
U.S. Supreme Court lifts New York’s pandemic-related eviction ban: High court, over liberal dissent, says some state protections deprived landlords of due process https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wsj.com/articles/supreme-court-lifts-part-of-new-yorks-eviction-moratorium-11628818541__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hsCaZN7bglGVQ1JuLN5OQejoGbbKBoUh1zJYHpkEE4ix6sfz9bE3YaWq1ximvvjBqSCM$
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., on Friday rejected a request from a group of landlords to block the Biden administration’s renewed eviction moratorium.
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Black Contractor Discovers Noose in Yard of Asian-American Homeowner.
Police in St. Louis are investigating after a Black contractor found a noose at the renovation site of a Benton Park home owned by an Asian American woman.
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# Things / Stuff / Whatever
One Great Shot: A Constellation of Moons. A search for a secret cove leads to an unforgettable jellyfish encounter.
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