Voices, The Peoples News
February 1, 2022 (extra)
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate
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“Many individuals are doing what they can. But real success can only come
if there is a change in our societies and in our economics and in our politics.”
– David Attenborough
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# Animals / Pets / Alerts / Food Recalls
After Hunters Kill Record Number of Yellowstone Wolves, Officials Take Steps to Limit Season. Montana wildlife officials have taken steps to limit hunting on the border of Yellowstone National Park after a record number of park wolves were killed this season.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ecowatch.com/wolves-yellowstone-hunting-conservation.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hS4pv0cEQ2eUjaVq5H_ZjiyXbQ3MxolAVe-HnoMXA9A3HpmVjQ1px0AKgxxsW_p3BNWZ$
# Covid / Pandemics
Did dismissals of safe outpatient drugs cause needless COVID deaths?
Dissenting doctors say yes. For the first nine months of the COVID-19 pandemic, there were no officially approved outpatient treatments for combating the disease.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2021/12/21/did_dismissals_of_safe_outpatient_drugs_cause_needless_covid_deaths_dissenting_doctors_say_yes_808045.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hS4pv0cEQ2eUjaVq5H_ZjiyXbQ3MxolAVe-HnoMXA9A3HpmVjQ1px0AKgxxsW3ZH5xdR$
The Vaccine Passport Scheme Goes National One QR Code at a Time https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vox.com/recode/22384340/vaccine-passport-vaccine-record-covid-19-clear-commonpass-excelsior-pass__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hS4pv0cEQ2eUjaVq5H_ZjiyXbQ3MxolAVe-HnoMXA9A3HpmVjQ1px0AKgxxsW5rprDsX$
Lockdowns and mask mandates have caused an upheaval in our economy and ruined the quality of life for many people. They don’t work against Covid, and not only are vaccines a failure but they have killed a large number of people.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.lewrockwell.com/2022/01/lew-rockwell/we-are-winning-the-battle-against-covid-tyranny/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hS4pv0cEQ2eUjaVq5H_ZjiyXbQ3MxolAVe-HnoMXA9A3HpmVjQ1px0AKgxxsW9516j7-$
# Economy / Finance / Trade
Inflation Policies Must Deal With Impact of Rising Food Prices on the Poor. To confront inflation, we need a universal basic income funded through a progressive tax structure.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/inflation-policies-must-deal-with-impact-of-rising-food-prices-on-the-poor/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hS4pv0cEQ2eUjaVq5H_ZjiyXbQ3MxolAVe-HnoMXA9A3HpmVjQ1px0AKgxxsW4AA3vDQ$
Washington state AG shuts down ‘Sold by Amazon’ program nationwide.
Amazon has agreed to shut down its third-party seller program nationwide and pay a fine of $2.25 million after Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson investigated the company for price fixing.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.foodmanufacturing.com/home/news/22018488/sold-by-amazon-program-ends-following-state-investigation__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hS4pv0cEQ2eUjaVq5H_ZjiyXbQ3MxolAVe-HnoMXA9A3HpmVjQ1px0AKgxxsW0SbejxK$
Once a form of ‘social camouflage’, school uniforms have become impractical and unfair. Why it’s time for a makeover https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/once-a-form-of-social-camouflage-school-uniforms-have-become-impractical-and-unfair-why-its-time-for-a-makeover-175320__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hS4pv0cEQ2eUjaVq5H_ZjiyXbQ3MxolAVe-HnoMXA9A3HpmVjQ1px0AKgxxsW57pKvIu$
# Education / Schools
Furry Panic Is the Latest Dumb GOP Attack on Public Schools. Right-wing parents are attacking school boards over “furries” in the classroom—a proxy for the larger culture wars over race and gender.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/furry-panic-is-the-latest-dumb-gop-attack-on-public-schools__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hS4pv0cEQ2eUjaVq5H_ZjiyXbQ3MxolAVe-HnoMXA9A3HpmVjQ1px0AKgxxsW8j6yh-2$
As the Right Censors Public Libraries, Families Are Forming Banned Book Clubs Right-wing groups are limiting student access to books about race, gender and sexuality.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/as-the-right-censors-public-libraries-families-are-forming-banned-book-clubs/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hS4pv0cEQ2eUjaVq5H_ZjiyXbQ3MxolAVe-HnoMXA9A3HpmVjQ1px0AKgxxsW7j9eD9b$
Investigators probe alleged fraud involving over $240 million in federal child nutrition dollars. A Minnesota nonprofit was paid to feed thousands of hungry children every day during the pandemic. Federal investigators allege that the meals never materialized.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.startribune.com/fbi-investigates-nonprofit-feeding-our-future-for-alleged-fraud-millions-misused/600137966/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hS4pv0cEQ2eUjaVq5H_ZjiyXbQ3MxolAVe-HnoMXA9A3HpmVjQ1px0AKgxxsW5ZcIUye$
# Employment / Labor
California assembly passes “first of its kind” regulation bill, giving fast food workers the ability to negotiate for better pay and working conditions. AB 257 would establish an independent council to discuss and set industry-wide minimum standards, a move labor advocates have wanted for years.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thecounter.org/california-fast-food-regulation-bill-worker-negotiation-pay-ab-257/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hS4pv0cEQ2eUjaVq5H_ZjiyXbQ3MxolAVe-HnoMXA9A3HpmVjQ1px0AKgxxsWxCb9pdu$
# Environment / Climate / Interior
New flood maps show US damage rising 26% in next 30 years due to climate change alone, and the inequity is stark. Despite recent devastating floods, people are still building in high-risk areas. With population growth factored in, we found the increase in U.S. flood losses will be four times higher than the climate-only effect.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/new-flood-maps-show-us-damage-rising-26-in-next-30-years-due-to-climate-change-alone-and-the-inequity-is-stark-175958__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hS4pv0cEQ2eUjaVq5H_ZjiyXbQ3MxolAVe-HnoMXA9A3HpmVjQ1px0AKgxxsW61mFqx9$
# Food / GMOs / Chemicals / Other
Poor food in prison and jails can cause or worsen eating and health problems. And the effects can linger long after release. When food is used as punishment, people who once served time need intentional help to overcome the trauma.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2017/03/03/prison-food/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hS4pv0cEQ2eUjaVq5H_ZjiyXbQ3MxolAVe-HnoMXA9A3HpmVjQ1px0AKgxxsW57Z8IwK$
# Foodie Tips, Tricks and How To’s
Major Health Benefits of Cinnamon. There are mainly four types of cinnamon:
*True cinnamon or Ceylon cinnamon or Mexican cinnamon (Cinnamomum
zeylanicum)
*Indonesian cinnamon (Cinnamomum burmanni) *Vietnamese cinnamon (Cinnamomum loureiroi) *Cassia cinnamon or Chinese cinnamon (Cinnamomum aromaticum).
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4466762/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hS4pv0cEQ2eUjaVq5H_ZjiyXbQ3MxolAVe-HnoMXA9A3HpmVjQ1px0AKgxxsW0U0_0H4$
# General Information / Other News
Trumpers Planning to Take Down Power Grid to Stop Arrest of Disgraced Former President. Domestic violent extremists and racially motivated extremists have been developing plans to attack the U.S. electric sector, according to an intelligence bulletin from the DHS.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.veteranstoday.com/2022/01/31/trumpers-planning-to-take-down-power-grid-to-stop-arrest-of-disgraced-former-president/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hS4pv0cEQ2eUjaVq5H_ZjiyXbQ3MxolAVe-HnoMXA9A3HpmVjQ1px0AKgxxsW0BHQJAs$
White supremacists plotted to attack US electric grid by shooting into power stations, FBI says https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/12/22/white-supremacists-plotted-attack-us-power-grid-fbi-says/4018815001/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hS4pv0cEQ2eUjaVq5H_ZjiyXbQ3MxolAVe-HnoMXA9A3HpmVjQ1px0AKgxxsW_BJ95KK$
# Global Politics and other news
Notorious Russian Mercenaries Pull Out of Africa for Ukraine.
Unprecedented numbers of the Wagner Group, which some have called Putin’s “private army,” have departed in recent days, sources tell The Daily Beast.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/wagner-group-mercenaries-pull-out-of-africa-ready-for-ukraine__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hS4pv0cEQ2eUjaVq5H_ZjiyXbQ3MxolAVe-HnoMXA9A3HpmVjQ1px0AKgxxsW4T76g3l$
U.S. and Russia Clash over Ukraine at U.N. Security Council. Moscow insists troops on Ukrainian border are not a prelude to war.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.eu/article/us-russia-clash-at-un-security-council-debate-ukraine/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hS4pv0cEQ2eUjaVq5H_ZjiyXbQ3MxolAVe-HnoMXA9A3HpmVjQ1px0AKgxxsWw4QMG9D$
Ukrainians Doubt a Russian Invasion Is Imminent as U.S. Peace Groups Urge Biden to Halt Escalation.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.eu/article/us-russia-clash-at-un-security-council-debate-ukraine/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hS4pv0cEQ2eUjaVq5H_ZjiyXbQ3MxolAVe-HnoMXA9A3HpmVjQ1px0AKgxxsWw4QMG9D$
# Gov / Politics
The GOP’s Two Attacks on Biden’s Possible Court Pick: The top Republican on the Judiciary Committee can’t complain about ‘affirmative action,’
but there’s a fallback strategy.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/blogs/tap/gops-two-attacks-on-bidens-possible-court-pick/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hS4pv0cEQ2eUjaVq5H_ZjiyXbQ3MxolAVe-HnoMXA9A3HpmVjQ1px0AKgxxsW4JXApjS$
Candidate Tells Crowd to ‘Lock and Load’ for Poll Watchers. “Show up armed,” state Senate candidate Mike Detmer declared over the weekend.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2022/01/31/show-up-armed-protect-election-observers-michigan-candidate-suggests/9284654002/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hS4pv0cEQ2eUjaVq5H_ZjiyXbQ3MxolAVe-HnoMXA9A3HpmVjQ1px0AKgxxsWw9uwN9w$
# Law Enforcement
AG Schmidt: Kansas sees large spikes in fentanyl seizures, drug overdoses. Record amounts of fentanyl and other drugs are being seized in Kansas after they’ve made their way north from Mexico and the state’s attorney general, Derek Schmidt, said he is trying to stop it.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.oleantimesherald.com/news/nation/ag-schmidt-kansas-sees-large-spikes-in-fentanyl-seizures-drug-overdoses/article_23e8c430-6cbd-531c-af7b-4f4033f640de.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hS4pv0cEQ2eUjaVq5H_ZjiyXbQ3MxolAVe-HnoMXA9A3HpmVjQ1px0AKgxxsW4D_48JI$
Report Links Unemployment with Rise in Gun Crime During Pandemic. A surge in unemployment during the first five months of the pandemic coincided with an increase in firearm violence and homicides in 16 American cities https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/lifestyle/1902600-study-links-unemployment-to-increase-in-violence-during-early-pandemic__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hS4pv0cEQ2eUjaVq5H_ZjiyXbQ3MxolAVe-HnoMXA9A3HpmVjQ1px0AKgxxsW3COut8D$
# Legal / DOJ
Poll: Majority of Americans oppose choosing Supreme Court Justices by race and gender: President Joe Biden’s commitment to only nominate a a new Supreme Court justice who is a Black female does not have broad support, a newly released poll suggests.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.oleantimesherald.com/news/nation/poll-majority-of-americans-oppose-choosing-supreme-court-justices-by-race-and-gender/article_0aea8a8d-2030-5357-b4af-c8707f3b69da.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hS4pv0cEQ2eUjaVq5H_ZjiyXbQ3MxolAVe-HnoMXA9A3HpmVjQ1px0AKgxxsW2NsA-zG$
Garland Pledges ‘Full Force’ of DOJ in Battle Against Human Trafficking.
U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland promised to step up the government’s capacity to interdict traffickers, prosecute existing cases, and to support survivors.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/attorney-general-merrick-b-garland-announces-justice-department-strategy-combat-human__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hS4pv0cEQ2eUjaVq5H_ZjiyXbQ3MxolAVe-HnoMXA9A3HpmVjQ1px0AKgxxsW0d2QiHE$
# Media
Roberto Toledo Assassinated, Becoming Fourth Mexican Journalist Murdered in 2022 https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/31/mexico-fourth-journalist-killed-roberto-toledo__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hS4pv0cEQ2eUjaVq5H_ZjiyXbQ3MxolAVe-HnoMXA9A3HpmVjQ1px0AKgxxsW9NNYd1M$
# Medical / Health Care
Single-Payer Healthcare Bill Dies in California Assembly Despite Democratic Supermajority https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cbsnews.com/news/universal-healthcare-bill-california-dies-in-legislature/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hS4pv0cEQ2eUjaVq5H_ZjiyXbQ3MxolAVe-HnoMXA9A3HpmVjQ1px0AKgxxsW3wuA9sK$
40 House Democrats demand Congress ‘swiftly’ cut drug prices. “We cannot overstate the paramount urgency of fulfilling the promise of lowering drug prices now for the American people. They’re counting on us.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/01/31/40-house-democrats-demand-congress-swiftly-cut-drug-prices__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hS4pv0cEQ2eUjaVq5H_ZjiyXbQ3MxolAVe-HnoMXA9A3HpmVjQ1px0AKgxxsWz6RkZHN$
# Space
Astronomers spot second Trojan asteroid trailing Earth’s orbit. A lone asteroid is scouting ahead of Earth’s orbit. It’s the largest Trojan found in Earth’s system thus far.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zmescience.com/space/astronomers-spot-second-trojan-asteroid-trailing-earths-orbit/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!hS4pv0cEQ2eUjaVq5H_ZjiyXbQ3MxolAVe-HnoMXA9A3HpmVjQ1px0AKgxxsWyaKwRID$
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