Voices, The Peoples News
April 15, 2022
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate
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# Animals / Pets / Alerts / Food Recalls
To Curb Smuggling, Norway Has Been Killing Confiscated Wildlife: Recent anecdotal evidence and empirical research suggest that Norway allegedly practices the killing of smuggled wildlife after confiscating them.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/50388/20220413/norway-accused-killing-confiscated-wildlife-animals-curb-smuggling.htm__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lbs8SagRoxEuvrnCIQDo40kRb3SWsMBkOof3pKb0PkQtzflWEEv8hQLiAXIuXZQuwDyX$
# Archaeology
The earliest Mayan calendar may have been found in 2,300-year-old Guatemalan ruins. Individually, these pieces of debris didn’t look like much, but when they were joined together, everyone was amazed to find they fitted, revealing a notation that archaeologists now claim may be the earliest evidence of a Mayan calendar.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zmescience.com/science/archaeology/the-earliest-mayan-calendar-may-have-been-found-in-2300-year-old-guatemalan-ruins/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lbs8SagRoxEuvrnCIQDo40kRb3SWsMBkOof3pKb0PkQtzflWEEv8hQLiAXIuXQEbWzom$
Scientists to Crack Open Sarcophagus Found Under Notre Dame. The extraordinary coffin is believed to date back to the 14th century. During preparatory work to rebuild the church’s ancient spire last month, workers found the well-preserved sarcophagus buried 20 metres (65
feet) underground, lying among the brick pipes of a 19th century heating system.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20220414-mystery-sarcophagus-found-in-notre-dame-to-be-opened__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lbs8SagRoxEuvrnCIQDo40kRb3SWsMBkOof3pKb0PkQtzflWEEv8hQLiAXIuXWrfDssi$
# Border / Immigration
Goliad sheriff: Cartels are preparing for influx of people never seen before in U.S. history. Border Patrol agents and Texas law enforcement officers are bracing for as many as 500,000 illegal immigrants waiting in Mexico to enter Texas in the Rio Grande Valley Sector once Title 42 is lifted https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://starlocalmedia.com/news/state/goliad-sheriff-cartels-are-preparing-for-influx-of-people-never-seen-before-in-u-s/article_8d55e8fc-ead8-5dae-a42a-bcf4366e560c.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lbs8SagRoxEuvrnCIQDo40kRb3SWsMBkOof3pKb0PkQtzflWEEv8hQLiAXIuXR1ShrrK$
Second bus of illegal immigrants arrives at U.S. Capitol from Texas. A second bus carrying immigrants who illegally crossed the border in Texas arrived near the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C. early Thursday https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/second-bus-of-illegal-immigrants-arrives-at-u-s-capitol-from-texas/article_c9eb0ec0-bbef-11ec-b119-53e37a803ce6.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lbs8SagRoxEuvrnCIQDo40kRb3SWsMBkOof3pKb0PkQtzflWEEv8hQLiAXIuXQn6iyBU$
# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
Confront COVID’s Racial and Class Disparities with Medicare for All:
Even for persons who can shelter at home, many persons with low incomes live with an essential worker and have a higher likelihood of exposure to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2775687__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lbs8SagRoxEuvrnCIQDo40kRb3SWsMBkOof3pKb0PkQtzflWEEv8hQLiAXIuXV-NZMff$
New Omicron Sub-Types BA.4 and BA.5 May Be More Able to Dodge Antibodies https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/omicron-new-variants-ba-4-ba-5-what-know-cases-1697919__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lbs8SagRoxEuvrnCIQDo40kRb3SWsMBkOof3pKb0PkQtzflWEEv8hQLiAXIuXU44n6yv$
U.S. Department of Defense granted a ‘COVID-19 Research’ in Ukraine 3 months before Infection Disease was known to even exist https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.gospanews.net/en/2022/04/14/ukraine-biolabs-5-u-s-department-of-defense-granted-a-covid-19-research-3-months-before-infection-disease-was-known-to-even-exist/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lbs8SagRoxEuvrnCIQDo40kRb3SWsMBkOof3pKb0PkQtzflWEEv8hQLiAXIuXaWHP6LR$
Shanghai Renters Resist Seizure of Flats for Quarantine Digs. Police moved in on nine residential blocks to kick out residents to create COVID “quarantine hotels” for city’s sick.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://fortune.com/2022/04/11/shanghai-lockdown-residents-screaming-apartments-covid/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lbs8SagRoxEuvrnCIQDo40kRb3SWsMBkOof3pKb0PkQtzflWEEv8hQLiAXIuXWx0Fill$
FDA Authorizes First Covid Breathalyzer Test. Test provides results in less than three minutes https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/coronavirus-covid-19-update-fda-authorizes-first-covid-19-diagnostic-test-using-breath-samples__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lbs8SagRoxEuvrnCIQDo40kRb3SWsMBkOof3pKb0PkQtzflWEEv8hQLiAXIuXRWpSkmX$
# Economy / Finance / Trade
Amazon’s CEO announced Thursday that the company would be raising prices to keep pace with inflation. Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said the company will begin charging U.S. third-party sellers a 5% upcharge because of higher inflation and fuel costs, a hike expected to trickle down to consumers.
The charge will take effect April 28.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://newspress.com/amazon-raises-prices-to-keep-up-with-inflation/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lbs8SagRoxEuvrnCIQDo40kRb3SWsMBkOof3pKb0PkQtzflWEEv8hQLiAXIuXVcQalmu$
Majority of Corporations Don’t Pay State Income Taxes in at Least 7 States Between 60 and 90 percent of corporations in seven states paid zero state corporate income taxes between 2015 and 2019.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/majority-of-corporations-dont-pay-state-income-taxes-in-at-least-7-states/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lbs8SagRoxEuvrnCIQDo40kRb3SWsMBkOof3pKb0PkQtzflWEEv8hQLiAXIuXQaPFZgD$
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals / Global # Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure Addressing water contamination with indigenous science. Ranalda talks to host Aaron Scott about her path to becoming an environmental chemist to study the extent of contamination in her home community using a blend of western and Diné science methods.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/2022/04/13/1092597211/addressing-water-contamination-with-indigenous-science__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lbs8SagRoxEuvrnCIQDo40kRb3SWsMBkOof3pKb0PkQtzflWEEv8hQLiAXIuXRtwW7PQ$
Expanding drought leaves western US scrambling for water. One of North America’s longest rivers, the Rio Grande is another example of a waterway in the western U.S. that’s tapped out.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/climate-science-business-colorado-river-environment-6ceb8b539966d869169781997c7c05e6__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lbs8SagRoxEuvrnCIQDo40kRb3SWsMBkOof3pKb0PkQtzflWEEv8hQLiAXIuXX8vASOt$
Oceans aren’t just warming, their soundscapes are transforming. Humans are polluting the seas with sound, while warming waters change how noise propagates. What does that mean for whales and other animals?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wired.com/story/oceans-arent-just-warming-their-soundscapes-are-transforming/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lbs8SagRoxEuvrnCIQDo40kRb3SWsMBkOof3pKb0PkQtzflWEEv8hQLiAXIuXTa5Ipwd$
# Environment / Climate / Global
Why did two Antarctic ice shelves fail? Scientists say they now know.
The collapse of the two ice shelves was most likely triggered by vast plumes of warm air from the Pacific, researchers have found.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://globalonlinemony.com/why-did-two-antarctic-ice-shelves-fail-scientists-say-they-now-know/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lbs8SagRoxEuvrnCIQDo40kRb3SWsMBkOof3pKb0PkQtzflWEEv8hQLiAXIuXYVZomzp$
Biomass Industry Pushes Back Against Europe’s Plans To Protect Woodlands. Leaked documents show UK power plant Drax is at the heart of lobbying efforts to dilute EU biodiversity rules that could limit its supply of wood.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jul/16/enough-with-the-burning-eu-executive-accused-of-sacrificing-forests__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lbs8SagRoxEuvrnCIQDo40kRb3SWsMBkOof3pKb0PkQtzflWEEv8hQLiAXIuXRmgQRtB$
# Global Politics
Excuses for World War III: Has the military and political leadership of Russia not yet realized that it is in a full scale war, at least with the “pro-NATO” Kiev regime in Ukraine, and probably with NATO, albeit indirectly?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://southfront.org/excuses-for-world-war-3/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lbs8SagRoxEuvrnCIQDo40kRb3SWsMBkOof3pKb0PkQtzflWEEv8hQLiAXIuXcBeQmDk$
Here comes China: The world rotated one more time: China is rock-solid behind Russia in all of Russia’s objectives, and in some instances, up ahead.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://thesaker.is/here-comes-china-the-world-rotated-one-more-time/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lbs8SagRoxEuvrnCIQDo40kRb3SWsMBkOof3pKb0PkQtzflWEEv8hQLiAXIuXSBBjSR1$
Finland and Sweden pursue unlinked NATO membership. Finland and Sweden have chosen to pursue separate tracks and speeds to advance their interests in joining NATO.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2022/04/14/finland-and-sweden-pursue-unlinked-nato-membership/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lbs8SagRoxEuvrnCIQDo40kRb3SWsMBkOof3pKb0PkQtzflWEEv8hQLiAXIuXTI4hlIU$
‘They Were Killed For Us’: Ukrainians Bury Their Dead – and Accuse Russian Army of Mass Murder: We owe it to the dead and missing to tell their stories and to try to find some measure of justice, no matter how long it takes https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/russia-ukraine-war-crimes-bucha-1337902/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lbs8SagRoxEuvrnCIQDo40kRb3SWsMBkOof3pKb0PkQtzflWEEv8hQLiAXIuXYJpS19_$
Officials find hundreds of dead bodies after Russia’s siege on Kyiv: As towns of Bucha and Irpin were retaken from withdrawing Russian forces, horrific photos and videos began to flow in. Ruined houses, burned-down cars, and bodies of civilians scattered around the streets.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://kyivindependent.com/national/hundreds-of-murdered-civilians-discovered-as-russians-withdraw-from-towns-near-kyiv-graphic-images/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lbs8SagRoxEuvrnCIQDo40kRb3SWsMBkOof3pKb0PkQtzflWEEv8hQLiAXIuXYeALaKK$
# Gov / Politics
The Nasty Truth About America’s War on Pakistan’s Free Government:
Arrests of two foreign nationals were made for penetrating the Secret Service details used to protect President Biden, his wife Jill and Vice President Harris. It didn’t take long to trace those involved to an oligarch with well established connections to Turkey’s MIT intelligence agency.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.veteranstoday.com/2022/04/15/the-nasty-truth-about-americas-war-on-pakistans-free-government/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lbs8SagRoxEuvrnCIQDo40kRb3SWsMBkOof3pKb0PkQtzflWEEv8hQLiAXIuXfdoakyu$
Six US lawmakers arrive in Taiwan on unannounced trip: The United States has no formal relations with Chinese-claimed Taiwan, but is its most important international backer and arms supplier.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/six-u-s-lawmakers-arrive-in-taiwan-on-unannounced-trip__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lbs8SagRoxEuvrnCIQDo40kRb3SWsMBkOof3pKb0PkQtzflWEEv8hQLiAXIuXYeBBIfA$
RNC Unanimously Votes to Withdraw From Presidential Debate Commission.
The committee said it will only allow candidates to participate in party-sanctioned debates from now on.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.axios.com/rnc-vote-withdraw-president-debate-55487e0f-1a72-4242-8f5b-5cea225f9ea0.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lbs8SagRoxEuvrnCIQDo40kRb3SWsMBkOof3pKb0PkQtzflWEEv8hQLiAXIuXWjSFI4W$
Altercation: There Is a Cancel Culture, and It’s the Right That’s Advancing It: From banning books to dictating curricula, Republicans are the real cancelers, not that the MSM recognizes that. Take a look at the books that were most targeted to be banned according to the American Library Association. What do they have in common? Virtually all deal with the lives of Black and LGBTQ people (plus one about a Native American). These efforts surged in 2021.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/politics/altercation-there-is-cancel-culture-its-the-right-thats-advancing-it/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lbs8SagRoxEuvrnCIQDo40kRb3SWsMBkOof3pKb0PkQtzflWEEv8hQLiAXIuXY3-5BEV$
Trump’s Scandal-Scarred EPA Chief Files to Run for Senate. Scott Pruitt faced multiple scandals during his seven-month run as head of the EPA.
Pruitt was facing 14 separate federal ethics investigations when he resigned from from office in 2018 https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.salon.com/2022/04/15/scott-pruitt-scandal-scarred-epa-chief-files-to-represent-oklahoma-in-us-senate/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lbs8SagRoxEuvrnCIQDo40kRb3SWsMBkOof3pKb0PkQtzflWEEv8hQLiAXIuXTAG_D16$
# Law Enforcement
“The CIA is a state-sponsored terrorists association. You don’t look at people as human beings. They are nothing but pieces on the chessboard.”
Secrets of the CIA is available for free viewing at:
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.personalgrowthcourses.net/video/secrets_cia__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lbs8SagRoxEuvrnCIQDo40kRb3SWsMBkOof3pKb0PkQtzflWEEv8hQLiAXIuXfiMbGtq$
Cop Convicted for Tackling Woman Who Called 911 for Help. A disturbing video showed Alejandro Giraldo throw Dyma Loving to the ground. A jury took just over an hour to convict a Miami-Dade officer of felony battery and official misconduct in the rough arrest of a Black woman who had called police for help.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.local10.com/news/local/2022/04/15/miami-dade-police-officer-convicted-in-womans-rough-arrest/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lbs8SagRoxEuvrnCIQDo40kRb3SWsMBkOof3pKb0PkQtzflWEEv8hQLiAXIuXdCkSMRs$
# Legal / DOJ
Ex-Trump adviser Stephen Miller reportedly met with Jan. 6 committee https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theweek.com/stephen-miller/1012600/ex-trump-adviser-stephen-miller-reportedly-met-with-jan-6-committee__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lbs8SagRoxEuvrnCIQDo40kRb3SWsMBkOof3pKb0PkQtzflWEEv8hQLiAXIuXVxmf0wv$
Alleged Capitol Rioters Turn On Trump to Save Themselves https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/capitol-rioters-turn-trump-1698086__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lbs8SagRoxEuvrnCIQDo40kRb3SWsMBkOof3pKb0PkQtzflWEEv8hQLiAXIuXVYK8Cjf$
# LGBTQ
A Personal History Along Route 28: Danica Roem, the nation’s first openly transgender state legislator, triumphed by owning her story and focusing on what voters care about.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/culture/books/personal-history-along-route-28-roem-review/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lbs8SagRoxEuvrnCIQDo40kRb3SWsMBkOof3pKb0PkQtzflWEEv8hQLiAXIuXRN_m9X7$
# Medical / Health Care / Science
The long, scary history of doctors reporting pregnant people to the
cops: Just this fall, a woman in Oklahoma (which has since passed a near-total ban on abortion) was sentenced to four years in prison for having a miscarriage. Prosecutors argued that the 20-year-old’s methamphetamine use was the cause, though a medical examiner testified there were fetal abnormalities that were likely to blame https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.motherjones.com/crime-justice/2022/04/self-induced-abortion-herrera-texas-murder-hospital/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lbs8SagRoxEuvrnCIQDo40kRb3SWsMBkOof3pKb0PkQtzflWEEv8hQLiAXIuXVTBexuO$
# Military / DOD
US military aid to Ukraine now has surpassed $3 billion under Biden.
Here’s what’s been provided: Over the last nine months, the Biden Administration has approved billions in military assistance – including anti-aircraft systems and Javelin missiles – to help Ukraine stop Russia’s brutal invasion.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2022/04/14/ukraine-aid-has-surpassed-3-billion-under-biden/7318010001/?gnt-cfr=1__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lbs8SagRoxEuvrnCIQDo40kRb3SWsMBkOof3pKb0PkQtzflWEEv8hQLiAXIuXZE9KiAO$
# Military / Global
Putin’s Depraved Secrets Exposed in New Trail of Horrors. Freshly discovered massacres in Ukraine indicate that the worst of the Russian army’s atrocities have yet to be uncovered.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.yahoo.com/news/putin-depraved-secrets-exposed-trail-085354645.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lbs8SagRoxEuvrnCIQDo40kRb3SWsMBkOof3pKb0PkQtzflWEEv8hQLiAXIuXV0-zi9q$
A day after Moscow suffered a stinging symbolic defeat with the loss of the flagship of its Black Sea fleet, Russia’s Defense Ministry promised to ramp up missile attacks https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/2022/04/15/1093014911/russia-loses-warship-says-will-increase-attacks-on-kyiv__;!!On18fmf1aQ!lbs8SagRoxEuvrnCIQDo40kRb3SWsMBkOof3pKb0PkQtzflWEEv8hQLiAXIuXWIjNA7o$
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