Voices, The Peoples News
May 2, 2022
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
# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
Long COVID patients say doctors are ignoring their symptoms: Two years into the pandemic and long COVID is still an incredibly misunderstood and underresearched problem, leaving many patients feeling invalidated, ignored, and dismissed by the medical professionals they so desperately seek answers from.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/katiecamero/long-covid__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ3tl_4PJ$
Paxlovid Only Treats, Doesn’t Prevent Covid Infection: Pfizer Trials https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://khn.org/morning-breakout/paxlovid-only-treats-doesnt-prevent-covid-infection-pfizer-trials/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ6zRkfGf$
# Economy / Finance / Trade
More Money for Ukraine? How About Having the Pentagon Cover It? The senselessness of continual supplemental war requests when the Defense Department already has an insanely large budget [in the billions] https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/world/more-money-for-ukraine-how-about-having-the-pentagon-cover-it/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ4FPWiaA$
# Education / Schools
Why Did Oakland Decide to Shut Down Popular Community Schools? The school district was at the forefront of a public education model that offered health care, nutritious food and more.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/why-did-oakland-decide-to-shut-down-popular-community-schools/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ3vskqlq$
‘I don’t believe in a cutoff’: AOC says Biden shouldn’t means-test student debt relief “Canceling $50,000 in debt is where you really make a dent in inequality and the racial wealth gap. $10,000 isn’t.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/05/02/i-dont-believe-cutoff-aoc-says-biden-shouldnt-means-test-student-debt-relief__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ4IcpB4l$
Public Universities Need More Democracy, Not More Administrators: A pervasive culture of self-dealing, secrecy and mismanagement reflects a systemic failure in higher education.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/public-universities-need-more-democracy-not-more-administrators/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ7RFIggR$
# Employment / Labor
Audio: Kellogg’s Executive Described Union as “Terrorists” Emboldened by Social Media: Striking Kellogg’s workers were “intoxicated” by last year’s surge in labor activity, said Ken Hurley, the vice president in charge of union negotiations.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2022/04/30/kelloggs-union-terrorists-more-perfect-union/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZz2xIadq$
# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure New Mexico Braces for Worsening Wildfire Conditions: Since merging into one fire a week ago, the state’s biggest blaze had eaten through 102,000 acres by Sunday morning.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.npr.org/2022/05/01/1095812382/new-mexico-wildfire-updates__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ0gr4mwn$
A Black woman fought for her community, and her life, amidst polluting landfills and vast ‘borrow pits’ mined for sand and clay: Lafanette Soles-Woods’ home outside Pensacola, Florida, has been called one of America’s most environmentally unjust communities https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/01052022/wedgewood-pensacola-health-landfills-borrow-pits/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZw01ScdU$
Biden’s old-growth forest executive order : Amongst the substantive provision is a directive for the secretaries of agriculture and interior to “define, identify and complete an inventory of old-growth and mature forests on federal lands,” and to make it public within one year.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.registerguard.com/story/opinion/columns/2022/05/01/bidens-old-growth-forest-executive-order-has-giant-hole/65352374007/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ52F9SWh$
An oil train is set to destroy pristine Utah mountains. Why won’t Biden stop it? The head of the US Forest Service wants to go full steam ahead.
The US Government Accountability Office reported to Congress that if even half of the formation’s unconventional oil was recoverable, it would “be equal to the entire world’s proven oil reserves.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2022/05/an-oil-train-is-set-to-destroy-pristine-utah-mountains-why-wont-biden-stop-it/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ8XJVN36$
# Foodie Tips, Tricks and How To’s
The Difference Between Mayo And Miracle Whip https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://12tomatoes.com/mayo-versus-miracle-whip/?utm_source=glp-dot&utm_medium=social-fb&fbclid=IwAR3RCkPyxjtboANtyH-0UkDBWXzquiR6Soy_PjyaPWOhBYmRSeHKoyP1K6s__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZxFBet-g$
# General Information / Other News
How a Virginia Businesswoman Escaped Her Kidnappers in Iraq, and Later Returned to Finish Her Work: Sara Miran went to Basra to oversee a real estate project. An Iranian-backed militia grabbed her and demanded $2 million.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2022/04/30/iraq-kidnap-escape-iran-militia/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ_M7TOmM$
Children’s Book Authors Are Fighting Back Against Censorship and Book Bans Right-wing attempts to ban books dealing with race, gender identity and sexuality are meeting resistance.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thenation.com/article/culture/book-bans-are-on-the-rise-but-librarians-and-authors-are-fighting-back/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ2Ny-o4d$
Trump Org Accused of Hiding Witness Who Knows if Trump Lied: There’s a new witness in a civil case against the Trump Organization., this witness could show that Trump was lying.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-organization-accused-of-hiding-witness-michael-cohen-who-knows-if-donald-trump-lied__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZw6z6-Kx$
Ex DefSec: Trump Asked Me if We Could Shoot Floyd Protesters: A new book out by Mark Esper paints a disturbing picture of just how unhinged the former president really was during the demonstrations outside the White House.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.axios.com/mark-esper-book-trump-protesters-24e93272-2af5-423d-be3b-164daab7b43d.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ19vPAOu$
# Global Politics
Oligarch Who Criticized Putin Is ‘Forced to Sell Everything’: Oleg Tinkov openly criticized the Russian president, and has been warned his life may now be in danger.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/oleg-tinkov-banking-oligarch-who-criticized-putin-says-he-was-forced-to-sell-everything-fears-for-his-life__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ6AZgA9N$
# Gov / Politics
Texas Voter Suppression Is Keeping Climate Action by the State Off the Table. A majority of Texans want politicians to address the climate crisis.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/texas-voter-suppression-is-keeping-climate-action-by-the-state-off-the-table/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ72bzjHL$
Trump Praises Imaginary Ohio Senate Candidate ‘J.D. Mandel’: The ex-president was speaking at a rally for a gubernatorial candidate accused of sexually assaulting multiple women.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump-crows-over-endorsement-of-jd-mandel-confusing-ohio-senate-candidates-jd-vance-josh-mandel__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ_8t_fW2$
Fake Populist Meets Real Populist: An Ohio Senate race between J.D.
Vance and Paul Ryan would test the appeal of cultural grievances versus economic ones https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://prospect.org/blogs-and-newsletters/tap/fake-populist-meets-real-populist-jd-vance/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ2t7cCf8$
# Law Enforcement
DC police officer arrested for DUI after crashing into Virginia State Trooper The incident currently remains under investigation.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/dc-police-officer-arrested-for-dui-after-striking-virginia-state-trooper-police/3039145/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ6kLxEYa$
Warrant Out for Jail’s ‘Model Employee’ Who Fled With Inmate: “We’re trying to hold on to that last straw of hope that maybe for some reason she was threatened and did this under coercion…but absolutely you’d feel betrayed,” the sheriff said.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/02/us/alabama-vicky-white-casey-white-inmate-search-monday/index.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ8SGgQgh$
# Legal / DOJ
Jury Rejects Ex-NYPD Cop’s Excuse for Capitol Riot Assault: Thomas Webster, a former Marine and NYPD cop, was caught on camera rushing at a D.C. officer, hitting him with a flagpole, then tackling him to the ground.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/capitol-siege-police-new-york-riots-presidential-elections-4ec211cda4f84edb02e5c26e4e08be71__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ6yokKZ0$
# Media
“Censorship is the last resort of desperate, unpopular regimes. It magically appears to make a crisis go away. It comforts the powerful with narrative they want to hear, one fed back to them by courtiers in the media, government agencies, think tanks, and academia.” Chris Hedges https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.mintpressnews.com/online-censorship-ukraine-russa-google-facebook-twitter/280304/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ-UQbakJ$
# Medical Alternatives / Herbology
The Aspirin Alternative Your Doctor Never Told You About for Heart
Disease: Millions use aspirin daily without realizing its true dangers.
The good news is that there is a natural alternative which preliminary research indicates is safer and more effective.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://jarvishealth.co.nz/health-tips/the-aspirin-alternative-your-doctor-never-told-you-about-for-heart-disease/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ4oA2dci$
# Medical / Health Care
Top Pediatrics Group Drops ‘Race-Based’ Newborns Guidance: The American Academy of Pediatrics said it intensified its internal review after the death of George Floyd.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.americanprogress.org/article/eliminating-racial-disparities-maternal-infant-mortality/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZz0TbKVd$
Their Medical Bills Were Getting Too High in U.S., So They Went to Mexico for Care Millions of U.S. citizens cross the Southern border each year to flee expensive care, even with health insurance.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/their-medical-bills-were-getting-too-high-in-us-so-they-went-to-mexico-for-care/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZyKKVEam$
A combination of three simple treatments may reduce invasive cancer risk by 61% among adults aged 70+: Researchers have found that a combination of high-dose vitamin D, omega-3s, and a simple home strength exercise program (SHEP) showed a cumulative reduction of 61% in cancer risk in healthy adults aged 70 or older.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://scitechdaily.com/a-combination-of-three-simple-treatments-may-reduce-risk-of-invasive-cancer-by-61/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ7xrueE0$
Alzheimer’s and daytime napping linked in new research: Could there be a link between cognitive decline and excessive daytime napping? https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://neurosciencenews.com/alzheimers-napping-20475/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ4rHNC_y$
Study identifies causes of cancer: A team of Yale researchers can quantify factors causing changes in the DNA that contribute to cancer growth in tumors of most major tumor types.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://ysph.yale.edu/news-article/yale-study-identifies-causes-of-cancers/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ1aO4AbK$
Downsized City Sees Its Health Care Downsized as Hospital Awaits
Demolition: The news stung many in this Rust Belt city of nearly 80,000 people, who have watched businesses, and neighbors, flee Hammond for decades.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://khn.org/news/article/downsized-city-sees-its-health-care-downsized-as-hospital-awaits-demolition/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ0js0fOA$
California Opens Medicaid to Older Unauthorized Immigrants: Unauthorized immigrants over age 49 who fall below certain income thresholds will become eligible for full coverage by Medi-Cal, California’s version of Medicaid, the federal-state partnership that provides health insurance to low-income people.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://californiahealthline.org/news/article/california-medicaid-older-unauthorized-immigrants/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ4rwCJiW$
Challenge Mounted To Ohio Law Allowing Doctors To Deny Services: A law that lets Ohio health providers refuse services that violate their religious or moral beliefs is being challenged in court not on its merits but on the way it was passed.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2022/04/29/aclu-equitas-health-challenge-ohio-law-letting-doctors-deny-care/9585027002/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ0RomhPZ$
There’s a mysterious hepatitis outbreak in children. It’s not clear what’s going on https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.zmescience.com/medicine/theres-a-mysterious-hepatitis-outbreak-in-children-its-not-clear-whats-going-on/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ9wgR2DY$
# Military / DOD
Ukraine is now America’s war, too: The U.S. is leading a new coalition of “nations of good will” as the goal expands from supporting Ukraine to weakening Russia and outlasting Putin.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/ukraine-is-now-americas-war-too__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZxZDkikE$
Combat death puts spotlight on Americans fighting in Ukraine: An undetermined number of Americans, many with military backgrounds, are thought to be in Ukraine battling Russian forces.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2022/05/01/marine-ukraine-killed-willy-cancel-00029197__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZxmJIsTF$
Pentagon budget aims to shrink the military by thousands: Most of the military services are hoping to get smaller this year, as the Army, Navy and Air Force seek to slash thousands from their rolls.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2022/05/01/pentagon-budget-aims-to-shrink-the-military-by-thousands/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZx53LAzE$
Lockheed Martin Sikorsky and Boeing – the team behind DEFIANT X®, is the U.S. Army’s Industrial Base: As the Army modernizes its helicopter fleet, they face a choice between sustaining good-paying American jobs with the military’s established industrial base, or starting over.
DEFIANT X® is the best choice for the Army and America’s future.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.lockheedmartin.com/2022-03-31-Lockheed-Martin-Sikorsky-Boeing-Adds-to-Team-DEFIANT__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ639avKU$
Florida Guardsmen heading to Germany to continue training Ukrainian troops. A Florida National Guard unit that evacuated Ukraine in February has a new mission: continuing to train Ukrainian troops, this time outside of Ukraine https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.armytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2022/04/29/florida-guardsmen-heading-to-germany-to-continue-training-ukrainian-troops/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZwfK3A3p$
North Carolina National Guard to lend support to Ukraine: The North Carolina National Guard will provide military equipment to Ukraine in its war with Russia https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://wpde.com/news/local/north-carolina-national-guard-to-provide-support-and-military-equipment-to-ukraine__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ2aXMOB-$
# Military / Global
Ukraine is winning the battle on Twitter, but in the real world Kiev is losing the fight for the Donbass https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.azerbaycan24.com/en/ukraine-is-winning-the-battle-on-twitter-but-in-the-real-world-kiev-is-losing-the-fight-for-the-donbas/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZxMdQLUw$
Russia’s offensive in the Donbas can’t make up for its failure in Kyiv How to understand the new phase in the Ukraine war — and why, in the big picture, Russia has probably already lost.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2022/4/22/23034480/russia-donbas-new-phase-war-ukraine-explained__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZxfEmICN$
NATO fighter jets scrambled ‘multiple times’ this week in response to Russian aircraft It’s not the first time pilots had to intercept Russian planes.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://taskandpurpose.com/news/nato-pilotstracked-and-identified-russian-jets/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ3Yxm1TC$
War puts spy satellites for hire in spotlight: From Russian tanks to mass burial sites, commercial imaging spacecraft are shedding light on the Kremlin’s war on its neighbor https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wsj.com/articles/ukraine-war-puts-spy-satellites-for-hire-in-the-spotlight-11651410002__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZxUdcI8r$
# Science
Could the blueprint for life have been generated in asteroids? Using new analyses, scientists have just found the last two of the five informational units of DNA and RNA that had yet to be discovered in samples from meteorites.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2022/life-blueprint-in-asteroids/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ5Qd9pIV$
Zero-index metamaterials offer new insights into the foundations of quantum mechanics In physics, as in life, it’s always good to look at things from different perspectives.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://phys.org/news/2022-04-zero-index-metamaterials-insights-foundations-quantum.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ1PcqENW$
Plastic-eating enzyme could eliminate billions of tons of landfill
waste: An enzyme variant created by engineers and scientists at The University of Texas at Austin can break down environment-throttling plastics that typically take centuries to degrade in just a matter of hours to days.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.utexas.edu/2022/04/27/plastic-eating-enzyme-could-eliminate-billions-of-tons-of-landfill-waste/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZwgRrYZH$
Women Have Been Disappearing From Science for As Long As They’ve Been Allowed to Study Science: In the early 1900s, Harriet Brooks made groundbreaking contributions to physics, before she got married and had to quit the field.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://slate.com/technology/2022/05/harriet-brooks-women-science-sexism-physics.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ6S8k-QK$
# Social
John Oliver Calls Out the Dirtiest Kind of Racism: Decades of racist housing and zoning policies have left Black Americans three times more likely to die as a result of pollution https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-v0XiUQlRLw__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ2lkLCcU$
Asian American Woman Punched in Suspected NYC Hate Crime: The woman suffered bruised ribs after being punched in the Chelsea neighborhood.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2022/05/02/stranger-punches-asian-woman-in-caught-on-camera-nyc-attack/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ_Zfaz0D$
# Space
NASA’s Webb telescope is now in full focus, ready for instrument commissioning Alignment of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope is now complete. After full review, the observatory has been confirmed to be capable of capturing crisp, well-focused images with each of its four powerful onboard science instruments.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.labmanager.com/news/nasa-s-webb-telescope-in-full-focus-ready-for-instrument-commissioning-28024__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZz1M7eiW$
Jessica Watkins makes history as first Black woman launched to ISS for extended space mission: Jessica Watkins made history by becoming the first Black woman launched into space for an extended mission on the International Space Station.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.blackenterprise.com/jessica-watkins-makes-history-as-the-first-black-woman-to-have-extended-stay-in-outer-space/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ4esDoGa$
The head of Russia’s space program said Moscow will pull out of the International Space Station over sanctions imposed over the invasion of Ukraine.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.bloombergquint.com/onweb/russia-will-quit-international-space-station-over-sanctions__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ4kXdBvW$
# Water
From seawater to drinking water, with the push of a button: MIT researchers have developed a portable desalination unit, weighing less than 10 kilograms, that can remove particles and salts to generate drinking water without the need for filters https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://interestingengineering.com/mit-desalination-drinking-water__;!!On18fmf1aQ!h33t76roRWdKBbEZ5shIPMceaAx8xLIVhCcKWmgMWwjblauS39J4xIIyQnGeZ803W1q-$
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