Voices, The Peoples News
March 4, 2022
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate
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# Indigenous
Tribes along the Colorado River navigate a stacked settlement process to claim their water rights. The gantlet leaves those nations in an unjust state of limbo.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.hcn.org/issues/54.3/indigenous-affairs-colorado-river-tribes-along-the-colorado-river-navigate-a-stacked-settlement-process-to-claim-their-water-rights__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mTIOkOjKopEdXYRBQloiDL0yZAQq0r9S2wd_YgJt7_sseCIPhJ4G4esNmkaXSKtIZVDx$
Colorado River, stolen by law: Indigenous nations have been an afterthought in U.S. water policy for over a century. That was all part of the plan.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.hcn.org/issues/54.3/indigenous-affairs-colorado-river-stolen-by-law__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mTIOkOjKopEdXYRBQloiDL0yZAQq0r9S2wd_YgJt7_sseCIPhJ4G4esNmkaXSNqaYJrg$
Tribes along the Colorado River navigate a stacked settlement process to claim their water rights. The gantlet leaves those nations in an unjust state of limbo.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.hcn.org/issues/54.3/indigenous-affairs-colorado-river-tribes-along-the-colorado-river-navigate-a-stacked-settlement-process-to-claim-their-water-rights__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mTIOkOjKopEdXYRBQloiDL0yZAQq0r9S2wd_YgJt7_sseCIPhJ4G4esNmkaXSKtIZVDx$
# Education / Schools
The Biden Education Department Drags a Bankrupt Cancer Patient Into Court.
Despite vowing to change the way student loans are treated in bankruptcy, the administration is still using its discretion to limit payouts.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/education/biden-education-department-drags-bankrupt-cancer-patient-into-court/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mTIOkOjKopEdXYRBQloiDL0yZAQq0r9S2wd_YgJt7_sseCIPhJ4G4esNmkaXSJ39lYAn$
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemical How a Tacoma gas facility started a fight over climate change, sovereignty and human rights. A Washington methane gas project is compounding a crisis of tribal consultation, pension funds and national immigration practices.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://darik.news/washington/how-a-tacoma-gas-facility-started-the-fight-on-climate-change-sovereignty-and-human-rights-pensions-prisoners-and-puyallup-high-country-news-know-the-west/202202520407.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mTIOkOjKopEdXYRBQloiDL0yZAQq0r9S2wd_YgJt7_sseCIPhJ4G4esNmkaXSANn-GRq$
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals / Global Lukoil, a Russian oil company, calls for an end to the Ukraine War. The company, which has more than 200 gas stations in the U.S., acted as lawmakers in Washington were seeking to block Russian oil imports.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/04/business/lukoil-end-war/index.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mTIOkOjKopEdXYRBQloiDL0yZAQq0r9S2wd_YgJt7_sseCIPhJ4G4esNmkaXSFHEiasr$
Russia’s Unprecedented Shelling of Ukrainian Nuclear Plant Raises Fears of Another Chernobyl https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://freespeech.org/stories/russias-unprecedented-shelling-of-ukrainian-nuclear-plant-raises-fears-of-another-chernobyl/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mTIOkOjKopEdXYRBQloiDL0yZAQq0r9S2wd_YgJt7_sseCIPhJ4G4esNmkaXSGl8yVVo$
# Environment / Climate / Global
Ukraine is in an environmental crisis too. Russia’s attack is literally tearing the country apart, polluting air and water. Ukrainians will suffer long after the conflict ends.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wired.com/story/ukraine-is-in-an-environmental-crisis-too/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mTIOkOjKopEdXYRBQloiDL0yZAQq0r9S2wd_YgJt7_sseCIPhJ4G4esNmkaXSCvi4sX0$
# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals / Other These essential workers are afraid to report labor violations. A fatal industrial accident in Georgia fuels calls for more protections for immigrant workers fearful of cooperating with investigations. Immigrants are the backbone of essential food production.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://publicintegrity.org/inside-publici/newsletters/watchdog-newsletter/immigrants-fear-reporting-labor-violations/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mTIOkOjKopEdXYRBQloiDL0yZAQq0r9S2wd_YgJt7_sseCIPhJ4G4esNmkaXSEcAj3wL$
More immigrants cheated out of pay as more guest workers are hired. From
2005 to 2020, U.S. employers around the country were ordered to pay more than $42.5 million in back wages to 69,000 workers who perform seasonal low-wage jobs on guest worker visas.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/louisiana/articles/2022-03-02/as-guest-workers-increase-so-do-concerns-of-wage-cheating__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mTIOkOjKopEdXYRBQloiDL0yZAQq0r9S2wd_YgJt7_sseCIPhJ4G4esNmkaXSP3rmAJa$
A bill introduced in the Colorado State Legislature seeks to limit the use of some pesticides in the state in order to protect people and pollinating insects.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/colorado-bill-aims-to-save-bee-populations-by-restricting-pesticide-use*:*:text=SB*2022*2D131*2C*20known*20as,of*20bee*20populations*20in*20Colorado__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSU!!On18fmf1aQ!mTIOkOjKopEdXYRBQloiDL0yZAQq0r9S2wd_YgJt7_sseCIPhJ4G4esNmkaXSFMsf0MF$
Poultry waste, sewage sludge from other states flowing into rural Alabama. Multiple out of state companies are sending tons of poultry and sewage wastes to Alabama to be used as fertilizer.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.al.com/news/2022/03/poultry-waste-sewage-sludge-from-other-states-flowing-into-rural-alabama.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mTIOkOjKopEdXYRBQloiDL0yZAQq0r9S2wd_YgJt7_sseCIPhJ4G4esNmkaXSHqekGdI$
# General Information / Other News
Trump Just Endorsed an Oath Keeper’s Plan to Seize Control of the GOP.
The “precinct strategy” widely promoted by Steve Bannon has already inspired thousands of Trump supporters to fill local GOP positions, intent on preventing a “stolen election.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-just-endorsed-an-oath-keepers-plan-to-seize-control-of-the-republican-party__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mTIOkOjKopEdXYRBQloiDL0yZAQq0r9S2wd_YgJt7_sseCIPhJ4G4esNmkaXSJCmRiN7$
# Global Politics
Terrifying Putin Phone Call Warns ‘Worst Is Yet to Come’: French President Emmanuel Macron says the Russian president told him he will fight “until the end” as those close to him start to panic.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/terrifying-putin-phone-call-warns-worst-is-yet-to-come__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mTIOkOjKopEdXYRBQloiDL0yZAQq0r9S2wd_YgJt7_sseCIPhJ4G4esNmkaXSPOdiMPz$
Ukraine-Russia news from March 3: Kyiv and Moscow agree on plan for safe corridors to evacuate civilians.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/2/russian-troops-in-streets-of-kherson-mayor-says-liveblog__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mTIOkOjKopEdXYRBQloiDL0yZAQq0r9S2wd_YgJt7_sseCIPhJ4G4esNmkaXSBy8gh5t$
Putin Isn’t Just Insane, He Thinks He’s God’s Man on Earth: Is President Putin clinically insane? Is he choreographing madness and threats of a nuclear holocaust to frighten the West? Or does Putin know precisely what he’s doing?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/putin-isnt-just-insane-he-thinks-hes-gods-man-on-earth__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mTIOkOjKopEdXYRBQloiDL0yZAQq0r9S2wd_YgJt7_sseCIPhJ4G4esNmkaXSET1wwRA$
Mosque Bombing in Pakistan’s Peshawar Kills at Least 30 People. The explosion occurred as worshippers gathered at the Kucha Risaldar mosque in Peshawar’s old city for Friday prayers.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/3/4/at-least-30-killed-as-mosque-bombed-in-northwest__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mTIOkOjKopEdXYRBQloiDL0yZAQq0r9S2wd_YgJt7_sseCIPhJ4G4esNmkaXSOAaZ9y4$
# Gov / Politics
Now Is the Time for a Global Movement Demanding Nuclear De-escalation.
Congress and Biden are offering jacked-up rhetoric about confronting Russia rather than facing the risk of nuclear war.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/now-is-the-time-for-a-global-movement-demanding-nuclear-de-escalation/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mTIOkOjKopEdXYRBQloiDL0yZAQq0r9S2wd_YgJt7_sseCIPhJ4G4esNmkaXSIUUY51Y$
Democrats Are Fighting Like Hell for Voting Rights: Republicans didn’t like the way the last election went, so they are trying to make it harder for folks to vote. The stakes couldn’t be higher.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/democrats-are-fighting-like-hell-for-voting-rights__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mTIOkOjKopEdXYRBQloiDL0yZAQq0r9S2wd_YgJt7_sseCIPhJ4G4esNmkaXSLz3JJjG$
# Law Enforcement
A man accused of attacking seven Asian women in two hours has been charged with hate crimes, continuing the wave of anti-Asian violence across the country.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/juliareinstein/asian-women-attacked-hate-crime-nyc__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mTIOkOjKopEdXYRBQloiDL0yZAQq0r9S2wd_YgJt7_sseCIPhJ4G4esNmkaXSHlhj82h$
Investigation Shows Police Are Still Secretly Surveilling Minnesota Activists. Though officials announced the end of the surveillance program last April, it appears to be ongoing.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/investigation-shows-police-are-still-secretly-surveilling-minnesota-activists/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mTIOkOjKopEdXYRBQloiDL0yZAQq0r9S2wd_YgJt7_sseCIPhJ4G4esNmkaXSITv5646$
# Legal / DOJ
A New York law aimed to prevent people from being locked up over minor parole violations is being ignored https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/02/nyregion/parole-lawsuit-legal-aid.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mTIOkOjKopEdXYRBQloiDL0yZAQq0r9S2wd_YgJt7_sseCIPhJ4G4esNmkaXSE2SQpTV$
January 6 Committee to Start Public, Likely Televised, Hearings Next Month. The committee believes that Trump and his allies engaged in a “criminal conspiracy” to overturn the election.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usnews.com/news/politics/articles/2022-01-02/jan-6-committee-prepares-to-go-public-as-findings-mount__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mTIOkOjKopEdXYRBQloiDL0yZAQq0r9S2wd_YgJt7_sseCIPhJ4G4esNmkaXSECutY82$
# LGBTQ
“Once you’re in the clutch of the child welfare system, you’re very vulnerable. You don’t want to have to, at that point, be wasting time and energy looking for a lawyer after you’re already targeted.” — Shannon Minter, the legal director at the National Center for Lesbian Rights, on the dangers parents of transgender children face as targets of Texas’ child welfare agency.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2022/03/04/transgender-parents-kids-texas/?utm_source=Texas*Tribune*Newsletters&utm_campaign=6ce69262c4-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2022_03_03_03_48&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_d9a68d8efc-6ce69262c4-102737553&mc_cid=6ce69262c4&mc_eid=6f15633605__;Kys!!On18fmf1aQ!mTIOkOjKopEdXYRBQloiDL0yZAQq0r9S2wd_YgJt7_sseCIPhJ4G4esNmkaXSNd7ch-K$
# Media
Russian Police Have Arrested More Than 8,000 Antiwar Protesters in 8 Days. Meanwhile, Russia is taking further steps to criminalize independent media.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/video/russian-police-have-arrested-more-than-8000-antiwar-protesters-in-8-days/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mTIOkOjKopEdXYRBQloiDL0yZAQq0r9S2wd_YgJt7_sseCIPhJ4G4esNmkaXSIMCucB1$
# Medical / Health Care
More than 30 million Americans live with one or more rare diseases yet between 93-95% of the over 7,000 known rare diseases have no approved treatments. The STAT Act builds on the passage of the 21st Century Cures Act and the successes of the first FDA Center of Excellence established for oncology products by adapting the model to address the unique challenges of developing treatments for rare diseases.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://everylifefoundation.org/stat-act/committee-letter/?utm_source=&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=47660__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mTIOkOjKopEdXYRBQloiDL0yZAQq0r9S2wd_YgJt7_sseCIPhJ4G4esNmkaXSAVDfAFG$
# Military / DOD
The Pentagon has established a communication line to the Russian Defense Ministry in attempts to reduce the risk of dangerous misunderstandings as Russia wages war on Ukraine, a U.S. defense official said Thursday.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/world/new-us-russia-military-hotline-ukraine-war-rages-2022-03-03/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mTIOkOjKopEdXYRBQloiDL0yZAQq0r9S2wd_YgJt7_sseCIPhJ4G4esNmkaXSFLrgFAi$
The U.S. Army says it’s developed a combat-capable prototype of a high-energy laser weapon. The laser, which has been 24 months in the making, can be mounted on a Stryker military vehicle and used to defend troops against drones as well as rockets, artillery and mortars https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.upi.com/Defense-News/2021/08/12/army-high-energy-laser-weapon/6801628789296/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mTIOkOjKopEdXYRBQloiDL0yZAQq0r9S2wd_YgJt7_sseCIPhJ4G4esNmkaXSB1ui_pc$
# Military / Global
Russia’s Use of Cluster Bombs Should Spur a Global Recommitment to Banning Them. Many of the world’s most powerful countries, including the U.S. and Russia, aren’t signatories to the cluster bomb ban.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/russias-use-of-cluster-bombs-should-spur-a-global-recommitment-to-banning-them/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mTIOkOjKopEdXYRBQloiDL0yZAQq0r9S2wd_YgJt7_sseCIPhJ4G4esNmkaXSAUU1t3_$
Two More Russian Army Commanders Reportedly Killed. The latest deaths bring the number of senior Russian army officers killed in battle so far to three.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2022/03/04/two-more-russian-commanders-reportedly-killed-in-ukraine/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mTIOkOjKopEdXYRBQloiDL0yZAQq0r9S2wd_YgJt7_sseCIPhJ4G4esNmkaXSIHi93ri$
# Nuclear
After fire, Russian troops seize Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant: Security camera footage showed a building ablaze inside the complex amid fighting. The fire was later extinguished.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cbsnews.com/news/chernobyl-fears-ukraine-nuclear-power-plant-fire-russian-shelling/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!mTIOkOjKopEdXYRBQloiDL0yZAQq0r9S2wd_YgJt7_sseCIPhJ4G4esNmkaXSOZ_-2EC$
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