Voices, The Peoples News
August 15, 2021
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate
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This almost daily Voices, The Peoples News is posted through the blog function of www.MPEN-Ohio.net
# Animals / Pets / Alerts / Food Recalls
Recall: Simply Nourish Fresh Market Adult Gently Cooked frozen dog food.
There are 4 different recipes involved, and 2 different sizes https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.petful.com/recalled/simply-nourish-fresh-market-adult-frozen-dog-food/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kXvhZSc3SEhJ5plcBH8kB_BJfkOFT0x4j0jVw217mALbbhcoyznkHQzlJyokQKSM9i0S$
# Border / Immigration
Forty percent of migrants released in Texas border city test positive for COVID-19, officials say. The city of Laredo, Texas, has refused to take in migrants who have been bused in from elsewhere on the border after discovering 40% of them tested positive for the coronavirus, according to two local government officials.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://notthebee.com/article/a-whopping-fourty-percent-of-migrants-being-bused-to-and-released-in-laredo-texas-have-tested-positive-for-the-rona__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kXvhZSc3SEhJ5plcBH8kB_BJfkOFT0x4j0jVw217mALbbhcoyznkHQzlJyokQBX9IoTc$
# Children / Youth
Torturing children legally at taxpayers’ expense: A video of a young teenager at Rotenberg strapped face down and shocked 31 times over the course of seven hours because he would not take off his jacket at this center. He was screaming for help and asking for it to stop. He was hospitalized for a month. This court decision allows this inhumane approach to continue. There is even talk about using aversive conditioning again in California and other states.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.post-gazette.com/opinion/Op-Ed/2021/08/15/Other-Voices-Torturing-children-legally-at-taxpayers-expense/stories/202108150017__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kXvhZSc3SEhJ5plcBH8kB_BJfkOFT0x4j0jVw217mALbbhcoyznkHQzlJyokQFoNB-mn$
# CoronaVirus
CDC Director Rochelle Walensky admitted during a press briefing last week that her claim that over 99% of covid patients dying in hospitals were unvaccinated was false. The claim, which was also echoed by Anthony Fauci, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy and other top officials, was shown to be a lie by the CDC’s own data https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.informationliberation.com/?id=62442__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kXvhZSc3SEhJ5plcBH8kB_BJfkOFT0x4j0jVw217mALbbhcoyznkHQzlJyokQMDmL5pO$
First Case Of The Lambda Covid Variant Reported In Los Angeles, But It’s Not Yet Much Of A Match For Delta. “We’ve only seen one Lambda variant among tests sequenced in our labs, and this was a sample from June.” The fact that Lambda was sequenced in June and has not been found since would seem to indicate it’s not spreading rapidly, if at all https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://deadline.com/2021/08/first-case-of-lambda-variant-in-los-angeles-1234814899/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kXvhZSc3SEhJ5plcBH8kB_BJfkOFT0x4j0jVw217mALbbhcoyznkHQzlJyokQEQYwhUn$
Refuse to get a vaccine? You might be hit with expensive medical bills, employer mandates https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/refuse-to-get-a-vaccine-you-might-be-hit-with-expensive-medical-bills-employer-mandates/ar-AANjhzM?ocid=winp1taskbar__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kXvhZSc3SEhJ5plcBH8kB_BJfkOFT0x4j0jVw217mALbbhcoyznkHQzlJyokQCkjF7EG$
There will be one economy for the vaccinated and another for everyone else https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/there-will-be-one-economy-for-the-vaccinated-and-another-for-everyone-else/ar-AANjwXt?ocid=winp1taskbar__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kXvhZSc3SEhJ5plcBH8kB_BJfkOFT0x4j0jVw217mALbbhcoyznkHQzlJyokQNqij98w$
Why War On Unvaccinated Is So Dangerous For Everyone: Ah, yes. An emergency authorized vaccine for a virus that is insanely survivable for healthy people is the exact same as the moral argument against walking in butt naked to a store. It’s also okay that half of America starves based on this premise.” Are the Unvaxxed the New “Jews”?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.naturalblaze.com/2021/08/why-war-on-unvaccinated-is-so-dangerous-for-everyone.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed*3A*naturalblaze**A28Natural*Blaze*29__;JSsrJSsl!!On18fmf1aQ!kXvhZSc3SEhJ5plcBH8kB_BJfkOFT0x4j0jVw217mALbbhcoyznkHQzlJyokQP7k2NY3$
At least 27 fully vaccinated people onboard a Carnival cruise ship test positive for COVID-19 https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/carnival-cruise-27-vaccinated-guests-tested-positive-covid-19-2021-8__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kXvhZSc3SEhJ5plcBH8kB_BJfkOFT0x4j0jVw217mALbbhcoyznkHQzlJyokQAFbRaTF$
America Is Getting Unvaccinated People All Wrong. They’re not all anti-vaxxers, and treating them as such is making things worse.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2021/07/unvaccinated-different-anti-vax/619523/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kXvhZSc3SEhJ5plcBH8kB_BJfkOFT0x4j0jVw217mALbbhcoyznkHQzlJyokQBfpxqpr$
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a stern warning about the delta variant of the coronavirus: “Acknowledge the war has changed.” Now, it says even vaccinated people are able to readily spread the virus.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nbcnews.com/science/science-news/cdc-warns-internal-document-war-has-changed-coronavirus-n1275478__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kXvhZSc3SEhJ5plcBH8kB_BJfkOFT0x4j0jVw217mALbbhcoyznkHQzlJyokQNeZQNkA$
Study: Vaccinated people can carry as much virus as others. In a dispiriting setback for the nation’s efforts to stamp out the coronavirus, scientists who studied a big COVID-19 outbreak in Massachusetts concluded that vaccinated people who got breakthrough infections carried about the same amount of the coronavirus as those who did not get the shots.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/science-health-coronavirus-pandemic-d9504519a8ae081f785ca012b5ef84d1__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kXvhZSc3SEhJ5plcBH8kB_BJfkOFT0x4j0jVw217mALbbhcoyznkHQzlJyokQJXb4i1L$
PhDs the most vaccine-hesitant group of all –A new study from Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh in the US revealed that the most educated people were the least likely to get vaccinated.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://freewestmedia.com/2021/08/12/phds-the-most-vaccine-hesitant-group-of-all/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kXvhZSc3SEhJ5plcBH8kB_BJfkOFT0x4j0jVw217mALbbhcoyznkHQzlJyokQDvTv3Kz$
Steve Cox, an independent leftist candidate for California’s 39th House seat, wrote on Twitter that anyone who does not wear a mask or practices social distancing should be shot.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nationalfile.com/california-leftist-running-for-congress-tweets-that-lockdown-mask-resisters-should-be-shot/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kXvhZSc3SEhJ5plcBH8kB_BJfkOFT0x4j0jVw217mALbbhcoyznkHQzlJyokQL-nHWBW$
Delta COVID Surge in Iceland Is Very Bad News for the U.S.: A surge of COVID cases in one of the world’s best-protected countries shows that initial herd immunity predictions may have been way too optimistic.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/delta-covid-surge-in-iceland-is-very-bad-news-for-the-us__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kXvhZSc3SEhJ5plcBH8kB_BJfkOFT0x4j0jVw217mALbbhcoyznkHQzlJyokQKe3TXDs$
How BioNTech created a new delta-focused COVID vaccine in just a few weeks The beauty of mRNA vaccines is their ability to be quickly updated.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.fastcompany.com/90664662/how-biontech-created-a-new-delta-focused-covid-vaccine-in-just-a-few-weeks__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kXvhZSc3SEhJ5plcBH8kB_BJfkOFT0x4j0jVw217mALbbhcoyznkHQzlJyokQNNWU-cz$
What is a breakthrough infection? 6 questions answered about catching the delta variant. Here’s what you should know about getting COVID-19 even if you’re vaccinated.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/what-is-a-breakthrough-infection-6-questions-answered-about-catching-covid-19-after-vaccination-164909__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kXvhZSc3SEhJ5plcBH8kB_BJfkOFT0x4j0jVw217mALbbhcoyznkHQzlJyokQKHxW3Pl$
‘I have news for the governor’: Doctor reacts to Ron DeSantis’ Covid-19 comments https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/i-have-news-for-the-governor-doctor-reacts-to-ron-desantis-covid-19-comments/vi-AANk78a?ocid=winp1taskbar__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kXvhZSc3SEhJ5plcBH8kB_BJfkOFT0x4j0jVw217mALbbhcoyznkHQzlJyokQL62g-Q4$
27 vaccinated people on board Carnival Cruise test positive for COVID-19. A Carnival cruise on which 27 people tested positive for
COVID-19 just before the ship made a stop in Belize City this week was headed back to Galveston, Texas after stopping in Mexico.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/lifestyle-business-health-travel-caribbean-4dd34f14b6a6365f48b3375c57ba4fb4__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kXvhZSc3SEhJ5plcBH8kB_BJfkOFT0x4j0jVw217mALbbhcoyznkHQzlJyokQF2KbktE$
# Economy / Trade
These Retail Companies Are Now Requiring Vaccinations for Employees https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2021-08-07/list-employers-with-covid-19-vaccine-mandates__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kXvhZSc3SEhJ5plcBH8kB_BJfkOFT0x4j0jVw217mALbbhcoyznkHQzlJyokQHm_aAsy$
# Education / Schools
Teacher hospitalized after a parent allegedly attacked him over face masks on first day of school https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.kbtx.com/2021/08/14/parent-attacks-teacher-over-mask-mandate-outside-calif-school/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kXvhZSc3SEhJ5plcBH8kB_BJfkOFT0x4j0jVw217mALbbhcoyznkHQzlJyokQKbVkLhA$
# Employment / Labor
More Workers Are Saying That Minimum-Wage Jobs Just Aren’t Worth It Anymore.
Since the pandemic hit, more people have started to question why they should accept poor working conditions and low pay https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/audio/more-workers-are-saying-that-minimum-wage-jobs-just-arent-worth-it-anymore/?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=7fded735-52fc-437e-adbb-6bc5f2cdc9bc__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kXvhZSc3SEhJ5plcBH8kB_BJfkOFT0x4j0jVw217mALbbhcoyznkHQzlJyokQPG1FEl7$
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals Line 3 Drew Thousands of Protesters to Minnesota This Summer. Last Week, Enbridge Declared the Pipeline Almost Finished. Activists say, ‘We have to stand strong’ and a tribe has filed a new lawsuit over the rights of wild rice. But the options are running out.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/11082021/line-3-protests-minnesota-enbridge-pipeline-2/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kXvhZSc3SEhJ5plcBH8kB_BJfkOFT0x4j0jVw217mALbbhcoyznkHQzlJyokQLUO2gd3$
Striking Coal Miners Are Demanding $1.1 Billion From World’s Largest Asset Firm Warrior Met coal miners are fighting to reverse concessions forced on them when BlackRock became the top shareholder.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/striking-coal-miners-are-demanding-1-1-billion-from-worlds-largest-asset-firm/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kXvhZSc3SEhJ5plcBH8kB_BJfkOFT0x4j0jVw217mALbbhcoyznkHQzlJyokQF3lF19W$
Documents reveal how California Gov. Gavin Newsom protected PG&E after the company caused deadly fires and pleaded guilty to the felony killing of 84 people.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/abc10-originals/newsom-pge-protection/103-65ca1d41-8efe-45b4-87bc-0cdecc714378__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kXvhZSc3SEhJ5plcBH8kB_BJfkOFT0x4j0jVw217mALbbhcoyznkHQzlJyokQPSkeH5a$
# Environment / Climate / Interior
IPCC climate report: Profound changes are underway in Earth’s oceans and ice, a lead author explains what the warnings mean https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/ipcc-climate-report-profound-changes-are-underway-in-earths-oceans-and-ice-a-lead-author-explains-what-the-warnings-mean-165588__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kXvhZSc3SEhJ5plcBH8kB_BJfkOFT0x4j0jVw217mALbbhcoyznkHQzlJyokQIP9t22Y$
Average global temperature has risen under 40 years of Neoliberalism.
Yet we continue to allow fossil fuel companies to profit off destroying the planet, says economist Robert Pollin.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/average-global-temperature-has-risen-steadily-under-40-years-of-neoliberalism/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kXvhZSc3SEhJ5plcBH8kB_BJfkOFT0x4j0jVw217mALbbhcoyznkHQzlJyokQBwPjMuD$
It’s totally our fault: Humans “unequivocally” causing global warming.
It’s our last chance to transform the economy and prevent catastrophic climate damage.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zmescience.com/science/its-totally-our-fault-humans-unequivocally-causing-global-warming/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kXvhZSc3SEhJ5plcBH8kB_BJfkOFT0x4j0jVw217mALbbhcoyznkHQzlJyokQN9nHPoR$
# Environment / Climate / Global
Atlantic Ocean currents weaken, signalling big weather changes – study:
The Atlantic Ocean’s current system, an engine of the Northern Hemsiphere’s climate, could be weakening to such an extent that it could soon bring big changes to the world’s weather, a scientific study said on Thursday.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/atlantic-ocean-currents-weaken-signalling-big-weather-changes-study-2021-08-05/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kXvhZSc3SEhJ5plcBH8kB_BJfkOFT0x4j0jVw217mALbbhcoyznkHQzlJyokQPX-Ar_0$
Meet the plastic-hunting ‘pirates’ of Cornwall: Plastic collected by the litter-picking seafarers is melted down to make sea kayaks. These are then used to go and collect more rubbish.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://brightonnewstoday.com/meet-the-plastic-hunting-pirates-of-cornwall-constructive-information/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kXvhZSc3SEhJ5plcBH8kB_BJfkOFT0x4j0jVw217mALbbhcoyznkHQzlJyokQJcbburw$
# Food / GMOs / Chemicals / Other
Trade policies have environmental implications: US–China trade relations have implications for global nitrogen and phosphorus surpluses, and increasing blue water demand. The case shows that trade policy analysis needs to integrate environmental considerations.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nature.com/articles/s43016-021-00342-5__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kXvhZSc3SEhJ5plcBH8kB_BJfkOFT0x4j0jVw217mALbbhcoyznkHQzlJyokQLmsAnRU$
Global food supplies will suffer as temperatures rise – climate crisis report https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/aug/10/global-food-supplies-will-suffer-as-temperatures-rise-climate-crisis-report__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kXvhZSc3SEhJ5plcBH8kB_BJfkOFT0x4j0jVw217mALbbhcoyznkHQzlJyokQOmMgctU$
# Global Politics and other news
Are Bolsonaro’s Attacks on the Amazon and Indigenous Tribes International Crimes? A Third Court Plea Says They Are. Native groups have accused Brazil’s president of weaponizing the environment to carry out genocide and crimes against humanity.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/11082021/amazon-indigenous-tribes-jair-bolsonaro-international-criminal-court/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kXvhZSc3SEhJ5plcBH8kB_BJfkOFT0x4j0jVw217mALbbhcoyznkHQzlJyokQGQoSHY6$
War between Israel and Poland likely as claims by thousands of fake holocaust survivors blocked: Poland’s president has decided to sign a bill that would set limits on the ability of Jews to recover property seized by Nazi German occupiers and retained by post-war communist rulers, drawing fury from Israel which branded the law as “anti-Semitic”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.veteranstoday.com/2021/08/14/war-between-israel-and-poland-likely-as-claims-by-thousands-of-fake-holocaust-deniers-blocked/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kXvhZSc3SEhJ5plcBH8kB_BJfkOFT0x4j0jVw217mALbbhcoyznkHQzlJyokQOQOzQbx$
Afghan President Flees the Country as Taliban Close In. The beleaguered leader of the troubled nation left Kabul Sunday afternoon as the Taliban moved further into the capital.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-taliban-kabul-bagram-e1ed33fe0c665ee67ba132c51b8e32a5__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kXvhZSc3SEhJ5plcBH8kB_BJfkOFT0x4j0jVw217mALbbhcoyznkHQzlJyokQP6o89Ju$
How did the Taliban retake Afghanistan so fast? What’s happening now?
What we know. Taliban fighters marched into Afghanistan’s capital city, signaling a collapse of the Afghan government two decades after the U.S.
invaded the country in the “war on terror.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/how-did-the-taliban-retake-afghanistan-so-fast-what-s-happening-now-what-we-know/ar-AANlw96?ocid=winp1taskbar__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kXvhZSc3SEhJ5plcBH8kB_BJfkOFT0x4j0jVw217mALbbhcoyznkHQzlJyokQMHp-pc4$
# Gov / Politics
Teen Arrested for Alleged Role in GOP Strategist’s Sex Trade. Shortly after arresting GOP strategist Anton Lazzaro for underage sex trafficking, police say they’ve caught up with his 19-year-old associate, who now faces the same charges.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/police-arrest-teen-accused-of-helping-gop-strategists-underage-sex-trafficking__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kXvhZSc3SEhJ5plcBH8kB_BJfkOFT0x4j0jVw217mALbbhcoyznkHQzlJyokQNdJpQil$
President Biden dug in on Saturday, defending his decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan despite a rapidly deteriorating situation for the Afghan government as the Taliban continues to overtake major provinces and cities.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/567894-biden-digs-in-amid-deteriorating-situation-in-afghanistan__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kXvhZSc3SEhJ5plcBH8kB_BJfkOFT0x4j0jVw217mALbbhcoyznkHQzlJyokQIy93XuL$
The U.S. Census Bureau has fired the starting gun on a chaotic sprint to draw new district boundary lines in what will be at once the most transparent and the most unfettered exercise in political cartography in half a century.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/census-2020-house-elections-redistricting-cbad52d72fadac3a5688d6a0036818f4__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kXvhZSc3SEhJ5plcBH8kB_BJfkOFT0x4j0jVw217mALbbhcoyznkHQzlJyokQN0Cpmnj$
The White House is growing increasingly frustrated over the slow pace of Senate confirmations of President Biden’s nominees. Key positions in Biden’s administration remain unfilled more than seven months into his presidency, with several vacancies threatening to hamper government operations.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/567732-senate-backlog-of-biden-nominees-frustrates-white-house__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kXvhZSc3SEhJ5plcBH8kB_BJfkOFT0x4j0jVw217mALbbhcoyznkHQzlJyokQGGhi2WT$
Time’s Up Ex-Staffers Say Problems Run Deeper Than Cuomo. Revelations that the #MeToo organization consulted for Andrew Cuomo spurred open letters and furious op-eds. But former staffers say the situation is actually far more alarming.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/times-up-ex-staffers-say-problems-run-deeper-than-cuomo__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kXvhZSc3SEhJ5plcBH8kB_BJfkOFT0x4j0jVw217mALbbhcoyznkHQzlJyokQOMUrCbm$
Tapper to Blinken: How Did Biden Get Afghanistan ‘So Wrong’? Tapper also noted that while Biden wants to avoid a “Saigon moment,” the airlift of Americans out of Kabul show we’re “already in the midst of a Saigon moment.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/jake-tapper-grills-blinken-on-afghanistan-asks-how-did-president-biden-get-this-so-wrong__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kXvhZSc3SEhJ5plcBH8kB_BJfkOFT0x4j0jVw217mALbbhcoyznkHQzlJyokQBkxR8wL$
U.S. Embassy in Kabul to be Shuttered Within 72 Hours: Initial reports suggested a few diplomats would stay on at the embassy in the Afghan capital, but even those people will be relocated to Kabul airport for swift evacuation.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/us-embassy-in-kabul-to-be-shuttered-within-72-hours-says-cnn__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kXvhZSc3SEhJ5plcBH8kB_BJfkOFT0x4j0jVw217mALbbhcoyznkHQzlJyokQJkJHs_p$
# Law Enforcement
Florida Jail Faces Threat of Toxic Flooding. It Has No Evacuation Plan.
Many rural jails and prisons face serious environmental threats, but they aren’t often considered in emergency planning.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://southerlymag.org/2021/08/11/toxic-floodwaters-threatened-a-florida-jail-nearly-800-were-locked-inside/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kXvhZSc3SEhJ5plcBH8kB_BJfkOFT0x4j0jVw217mALbbhcoyznkHQzlJyokQC7uhOhi$
# Legal / Judicial / DOJ
He Was a ‘Stop the Steal’ Star, His Law Firm Erased Him: In the months since Trump’s failed coup, government documents have further revealed the extent of attorney Kurt Olsen’s behind-the-scenes crusade to try to keep him in power.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/this-pro-trump-lawyer-was-a-rising-stop-the-steal-star-his-firm-erased-him__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kXvhZSc3SEhJ5plcBH8kB_BJfkOFT0x4j0jVw217mALbbhcoyznkHQzlJyokQDxxxKxd$
# Medical / Health
All other countries outranking the U.S. have one thing in common:
universal health care. “And we are far away from that, even with the Affordable Care Act,” he said. Wendell said the out-of-pocket costs, which he called “outrageous,” are “just too high.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/hilltv/rising/567786-former-health-insurance-executive-says-out-of-pocket-costs-are-outrageous__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kXvhZSc3SEhJ5plcBH8kB_BJfkOFT0x4j0jVw217mALbbhcoyznkHQzlJyokQNdI1UCe$
# Military / DOD
President Biden announced on Saturday that the U.S. would send 1,000 more troops to Afghanistan to assist with evacuating U.S. personnel amid a rapidly deteriorating situation as the Taliban continue to overtake major provinces and cities in the region.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/567894-biden-digs-in-amid-deteriorating-situation-in-afghanistan__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kXvhZSc3SEhJ5plcBH8kB_BJfkOFT0x4j0jVw217mALbbhcoyznkHQzlJyokQIy93XuL$
Four A-10 Thunderbolt IIs from the 354th Fighter Squadron and the Michigan Air National Guard’s 127th Wing landed on a state highway as part of Northern Strike 21, a large-scale training exercise, in Alpena, Aug. 5. This is the first time in history that the Air Force has purposely landed modern aircraft on a civilian roadway in the U.S.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2021/08/05/watch-a-10s-use-rural-michigan-highway-as-a-runway/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kXvhZSc3SEhJ5plcBH8kB_BJfkOFT0x4j0jVw217mALbbhcoyznkHQzlJyokQLuCLHW8$
# Military / Global
Taliban capture Afghan government’s last northern stronghold.
Afghanistan’s fourth-largest city and the government’s last northern stronghold fell to the Taliban on Saturday, multiple news outlets reported.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/international/567882-taliban-capture-afghan-governments-last-northern-stronghold__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kXvhZSc3SEhJ5plcBH8kB_BJfkOFT0x4j0jVw217mALbbhcoyznkHQzlJyokQNMGaguu$
Afghan president appeals for help as Taliban close in on capital. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani is calling on the international community to aid in the country’s fight against the Taliban https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/international/567855-afghanistan-president-appeals-for-help-as-taliban-close-in-on-capital__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kXvhZSc3SEhJ5plcBH8kB_BJfkOFT0x4j0jVw217mALbbhcoyznkHQzlJyokQCfKDWHc$
# Other News
Massive 7.2 Earthquake Rattles Fragile Haiti. The U.S.G.S. reported a major earthquake with a magnitude of 7.2 in western Haiti causing substantial damage. The quake was stronger than the 2010 tremor that flattened the island.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/haiti-rattled-by-massive-72-earthquake__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kXvhZSc3SEhJ5plcBH8kB_BJfkOFT0x4j0jVw217mALbbhcoyznkHQzlJyokQESwBrPn$
Tropical Storm Expected to Hit Haiti Two Days After Quake. The newly formed storm is projected to hit Haiti just days after a devastating 7.2 earthquake.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/tropical-storm-grace-expected-to-hit-haiti-two-days-after-earthquake__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kXvhZSc3SEhJ5plcBH8kB_BJfkOFT0x4j0jVw217mALbbhcoyznkHQzlJyokQBou-GXg$
The Memo: Fall in white population could add fuel to nativist fire. The United States is more diverse than ever, according to the latest census figures released last week. Hate crimes in the U.S. rose to their highest level in a decade during 2019, the last year for which comprehensive data is available.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/the-memo/567841-the-memo-fall-in-white-population-could-add-fuel-to-nativist-fire__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kXvhZSc3SEhJ5plcBH8kB_BJfkOFT0x4j0jVw217mALbbhcoyznkHQzlJyokQMMKbz6f$
# Social
The El Paso Attack Was Not Just a Mass Shooting. It Was a Genocidal Massacre.
The massacre must be viewed in the broader historical context of anti-Mexican violence in Texas and throughout the U.S.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/the-el-paso-attack-was-not-just-a-mass-shooting-it-was-a-genocidal-massacre/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kXvhZSc3SEhJ5plcBH8kB_BJfkOFT0x4j0jVw217mALbbhcoyznkHQzlJyokQIsgCIS9$
‘An epidemic in itself’: Why billions of federal aid isn’t making it to renters, landlords during pandemic https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/politics/2021/08/15/covid-pandemic-federal-aid-renters-landlords/5552227001/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kXvhZSc3SEhJ5plcBH8kB_BJfkOFT0x4j0jVw217mALbbhcoyznkHQzlJyokQF4HC0ez$
# Water
Small towns grow desperate for water in California. Mendocino is running dry.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/14/us/drought-california-water-shortage.html?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Weekend*Reader*3A&utm_campaign=Weekend*Reader*Email__;KyUrKw!!On18fmf1aQ!kXvhZSc3SEhJ5plcBH8kB_BJfkOFT0x4j0jVw217mALbbhcoyznkHQzlJyokQKO_aZ2m$
A Crisis Of Water And Power On The Colorado River: As the river’s biggest reservoirs, Lakes Powell and Mead, fall to one-third of their capacity, the dwindling flow threatens everything from crops to electricity generation https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://e360.yale.edu/features/on-the-water-starved-colorado-river-drought-is-the-new-normal__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kXvhZSc3SEhJ5plcBH8kB_BJfkOFT0x4j0jVw217mALbbhcoyznkHQzlJyokQLPsye0H$
The Climate Crisis Is Worse Than You Can Imagine. Here’s What Happens If You Try.
A climate scientist spent years trying to get people to pay attention to the disaster ahead. His wife is exhausted. His older son thinks there’s no future.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/the-climate-crisis-is-worse-than-you-can-imagine-heres-what-happens-if-you-try__;!!On18fmf1aQ!kXvhZSc3SEhJ5plcBH8kB_BJfkOFT0x4j0jVw217mALbbhcoyznkHQzlJyokQMs2n5Kj$
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