Voices, The Peoples News
May 15, 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
Four strange COVID symptoms you might not have heard about: Well over two years into the pandemic, hundreds of thousands of COVID cases continue to be recorded around the world every day.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/four-strange-covid-symptoms-you-might-not-have-heard-about-181217__;!!On18fmf1aQ!09dwVGieiPnMoC9QuojrVIsG7FsdhWqhFYu1aqmfoV9jCGw1JV_m_MJ3TufYttQmFgkgUvTwx29qbYiH-PkD7ZXBA1L1vu1U$
# Economy / Finance / Trade
Social Security checks could get an 8.6% cost-of-living boost in 2023 as inflation spikes. The roughly 70 million people, retirees, disabled people and others who rely on Social Security could receive an 8.6% cost-of-living adjustment, or COLA, next year a policy analyst for the Senior Citizen League, an advocacy group.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2022/05/13/cola-2023-social-security-cost-living-boost-inflation/9762924002/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!09dwVGieiPnMoC9QuojrVIsG7FsdhWqhFYu1aqmfoV9jCGw1JV_m_MJ3TufYttQmFgkgUvTwx29qbYiH-PkD7ZXBA3CwbQrN$
Mass Protest Is Rising, Can It Confront Global Capitalism? Capitalism is pushing to expand on the backs of working masses who can tolerate no more hardship and deprivation.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/mass-protest-is-rising-can-it-confront-global-capitalism/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!09dwVGieiPnMoC9QuojrVIsG7FsdhWqhFYu1aqmfoV9jCGw1JV_m_MJ3TufYttQmFgkgUvTwx29qbYiH-PkD7ZXBAz4TWA8T$
Activists Have Gathered Enough Signatures to Put $18 Wage on California Ballot.
Proponents of the Living Wage Act announced that they’ve gathered over 1 million signatures to qualify for the ballot.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/activists-have-gathered-enough-signatures-to-put-18-wage-on-california-ballot/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!09dwVGieiPnMoC9QuojrVIsG7FsdhWqhFYu1aqmfoV9jCGw1JV_m_MJ3TufYttQmFgkgUvTwx29qbYiH-PkD7ZXBA_oRP-LM$
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemical Two Southwest tribes raise concerns over uranium storage: Tribal communities in Arizona and Utah face environmental problems connected to the same radioactive resource: uranium.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.hcn.org/articles/indigenous-affairs-pollution-two-southwest-tribes-raise-concerns-over-uranium-storage__;!!On18fmf1aQ!09dwVGieiPnMoC9QuojrVIsG7FsdhWqhFYu1aqmfoV9jCGw1JV_m_MJ3TufYttQmFgkgUvTwx29qbYiH-PkD7ZXBA_Xgok7f$
NW Natural, a gas utility based in Oregon, is seeking to raise its customers’ bills by roughly 12 percent. The new proposed rate hike would go in part towards millions of dollars of executive bonuses, higher returns to shareholders, and a larger advertising budget https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.desmog.com/2022/05/09/oregon-nw-natural-gas-rate-increase-earthjustice/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!09dwVGieiPnMoC9QuojrVIsG7FsdhWqhFYu1aqmfoV9jCGw1JV_m_MJ3TufYttQmFgkgUvTwx29qbYiH-PkD7ZXBAww0NO9s$
As California Considers Dropping Fossil Fuels from Major Pension Funds, New Report Calls Out ‘Misinformation’ on Costs. CalPERS and CalSTRS, which oppose fossil fuel divestment legislation, have “wildly exaggerated” divestment costs, according to Fossil Free California’s latest report.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.desmog.com/2022/05/13/calstrs-calpers-pension-fossil-fuel-divestment-california/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!09dwVGieiPnMoC9QuojrVIsG7FsdhWqhFYu1aqmfoV9jCGw1JV_m_MJ3TufYttQmFgkgUvTwx29qbYiH-PkD7ZXBA2pNc0VB$
Coming this Summer: Spiking Electricity Bills Plus Blackouts. Climate change and poor planning puts strain on the grid and consumers.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/11052022/electricity-bills-blackouts/*:*:text=Electricity*20prices*20are*20rising*20in,is*20less*20reliable*20than*20before__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!09dwVGieiPnMoC9QuojrVIsG7FsdhWqhFYu1aqmfoV9jCGw1JV_m_MJ3TufYttQmFgkgUvTwx29qbYiH-PkD7ZXBAwhN4vZq$
In Pennsylvania’s Hotly Contested 17th Congressional District, Climate Change Takes a Backseat to Jobs and Economic Development. Democrats talk about tackling climate change in terms of the jobs it might help create, and Republicans want more fossil fuel development and favor “energy independence.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/09052022/in-pennsylvanias-hotly-contested-17th-congressional-district-climate-change-takes-a-backseat-to-jobs-and-economic-development/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!09dwVGieiPnMoC9QuojrVIsG7FsdhWqhFYu1aqmfoV9jCGw1JV_m_MJ3TufYttQmFgkgUvTwx29qbYiH-PkD7ZXBA-w2xY-H$
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemicals / Global New Gas Industry Astroturf Group ‘Fuelling Canada’ Targets First-Time Homebuyers ‘Fuelling Canada’ is linked to major gas companies that are battling climate regulations.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.desmog.com/2022/05/10/new-gas-industry-astroturf-fuelling-canada/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!09dwVGieiPnMoC9QuojrVIsG7FsdhWqhFYu1aqmfoV9jCGw1JV_m_MJ3TufYttQmFgkgUvTwx29qbYiH-PkD7ZXBA8KV4m9_$
# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure
22 animal species and one plant species were declared extinct.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ivory-billed-woodpecker-and-22-other-species-declared-extinct-180978785/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!09dwVGieiPnMoC9QuojrVIsG7FsdhWqhFYu1aqmfoV9jCGw1JV_m_MJ3TufYttQmFgkgUvTwx29qbYiH-PkD7ZXBA58Qy4Mq$
New York passes tough new environmental justice law: New York passed an ambitious enivronmental justice law, forcing polluters to think twice before dumping on already hard-hit communities. The state joins New Jersey in passing toughest legislation in country.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://grist.org/accountability/new-york-ambitious-environmental-justice-law/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!09dwVGieiPnMoC9QuojrVIsG7FsdhWqhFYu1aqmfoV9jCGw1JV_m_MJ3TufYttQmFgkgUvTwx29qbYiH-PkD7ZXBAxq2KDR6$
# Environment / Climate / Global
China-funded dam could disrupt key Argentine glaciers and biodiversity https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://news.mongabay.com/2022/05/china-funded-dam-could-disrupt-key-argentine-glaciers-and-biodiversity/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!09dwVGieiPnMoC9QuojrVIsG7FsdhWqhFYu1aqmfoV9jCGw1JV_m_MJ3TufYttQmFgkgUvTwx29qbYiH-PkD7ZXBA-KSqduZ$
# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals / Other Moms Will Run Out of Baby Formula in One Month: ‘It’s Nowhere to Be Found’
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/moms-will-run-out-baby-formula-one-month-1706524__;!!On18fmf1aQ!09dwVGieiPnMoC9QuojrVIsG7FsdhWqhFYu1aqmfoV9jCGw1JV_m_MJ3TufYttQmFgkgUvTwx29qbYiH-PkD7ZXBA_9CN0Ux$
Grand Forks Gives Initial Nod to Chinese Corn Milling Plant: Plans for a Chinese corn mill in North Dakota spur uproar https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/north-dakota/articles/2022-02-23/grand-forks-gives-initial-nod-to-chinese-corn-milling-plant__;!!On18fmf1aQ!09dwVGieiPnMoC9QuojrVIsG7FsdhWqhFYu1aqmfoV9jCGw1JV_m_MJ3TufYttQmFgkgUvTwx29qbYiH-PkD7ZXBA2E9-fmZ$
# Global Politics
Exclusive: Putin’s Captured War Plans Show His Ukraine Ambitions Shrinking https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/exclusive-putins-captured-war-plans-show-his-ukraine-ambitions-shrinking-1706539__;!!On18fmf1aQ!09dwVGieiPnMoC9QuojrVIsG7FsdhWqhFYu1aqmfoV9jCGw1JV_m_MJ3TufYttQmFgkgUvTwx29qbYiH-PkD7ZXBA_hWnBWg$
Finland Moves to Join NATO, Upending Putin’s Ukraine War Aims: Neutral Finland’s leaders unequivocally said they intended to seek membership in the alliance, with Sweden expected to do the same, inviting new threats from Moscow https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thewebserv.com/finland-moves-to-join-nato-upending-putins-ukraine-war-aims/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!09dwVGieiPnMoC9QuojrVIsG7FsdhWqhFYu1aqmfoV9jCGw1JV_m_MJ3TufYttQmFgkgUvTwx29qbYiH-PkD7ZXBA4x6Sk3x$
Russian Coup Against Putin Already Under Way, Ukraine General Says: A top Ukrainian military official has said that a coup to overthrow Russian President Vladimir Putin is underway and cannot be stopped.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/coup-putin-russia-ukraine-general-cancer-kyrylo-budanov-1706685__;!!On18fmf1aQ!09dwVGieiPnMoC9QuojrVIsG7FsdhWqhFYu1aqmfoV9jCGw1JV_m_MJ3TufYttQmFgkgUvTwx29qbYiH-PkD7ZXBA-16hgfy$
Turkey Won’t Block Finland and Sweden Joining NATO, Denmark Says https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/turkey-block-finland-sweden-joining-nato-denmark-russia-1706666__;!!On18fmf1aQ!09dwVGieiPnMoC9QuojrVIsG7FsdhWqhFYu1aqmfoV9jCGw1JV_m_MJ3TufYttQmFgkgUvTwx29qbYiH-PkD7ZXBA9ZZ6VTb$
# Gov / Politics
Democrats lose Senate vote to codify abortion rights into federal law:
Final tally was 49-51, with all Republicans and one conservative Democrat, Joe Manchin, voting against the measure https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/may/11/senate-abortion-rights-bill-vote__;!!On18fmf1aQ!09dwVGieiPnMoC9QuojrVIsG7FsdhWqhFYu1aqmfoV9jCGw1JV_m_MJ3TufYttQmFgkgUvTwx29qbYiH-PkD7ZXBA18HVX9f$
There’s a revolution in abortions happening, and the Supreme Court can’t touch it https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/05/the-abortion-pill-everything-you-need-to-know.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!09dwVGieiPnMoC9QuojrVIsG7FsdhWqhFYu1aqmfoV9jCGw1JV_m_MJ3TufYttQmFgkgUvTwx29qbYiH-PkD7ZXBA1KwZxgT$
# Law Enforcement
Juan Uriostigui admitted to striking a 5-year-old girl multiple times with a belt, his hands, his fists, and a coat hanger. The child suffered bilateral subdural hematomas, hemoperitoneum, hematuria, multiple bruising, and left side retinal hemorrhaging, and is now legally blind as a result of her injuries.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://abc13.com/juan-uriostigui-child-abuse-5-year-old-forced-to-eat-out-of-a-dog-bowl/11846433/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!09dwVGieiPnMoC9QuojrVIsG7FsdhWqhFYu1aqmfoV9jCGw1JV_m_MJ3TufYttQmFgkgUvTwx29qbYiH-PkD7ZXBA1ct1Zv7$
# Legal / DOJ
Twenty High Profile January 6 Subpoenas, and the Reasons Behind Them.
Newsweek looks at some of the biggest names from Trump’s inner circle that the panel investigating the Capitol riot are probing.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/jan-6-subpoenas-trump-capitol-attack-1706305__;!!On18fmf1aQ!09dwVGieiPnMoC9QuojrVIsG7FsdhWqhFYu1aqmfoV9jCGw1JV_m_MJ3TufYttQmFgkgUvTwx29qbYiH-PkD7ZXBAy-7W87_$
The House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack meeting on December 1, 2021, to consider a criminal contempt charge for a prospective witness.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/588329-jan-6-panel-weighing-prime-time-televised-hearings-chairman-says/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!09dwVGieiPnMoC9QuojrVIsG7FsdhWqhFYu1aqmfoV9jCGw1JV_m_MJ3TufYttQmFgkgUvTwx29qbYiH-PkD7ZXBA9u3dEBY$
Twenty High Profile January 6 Subpoenas and the Reasons Behind Them https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/jan-6-subpoenas-trump-capitol-attack-1706305__;!!On18fmf1aQ!09dwVGieiPnMoC9QuojrVIsG7FsdhWqhFYu1aqmfoV9jCGw1JV_m_MJ3TufYttQmFgkgUvTwx29qbYiH-PkD7ZXBAy-7W87_$
# LGBTQ
Families of Trans Kids in Texas Struggle With Options Amid Crackdown on Care. Transgender young people and their families in Texas are scrambling to find providers and maintain access to medication https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2596931477985/the-families-of-trans-kids-in-texas-consider-their-options-amid-crackdown-on-care__;!!On18fmf1aQ!09dwVGieiPnMoC9QuojrVIsG7FsdhWqhFYu1aqmfoV9jCGw1JV_m_MJ3TufYttQmFgkgUvTwx29qbYiH-PkD7ZXBAz_j29Z0$
# Medical / Health Care
The Lancet warns US Supreme Court over abortion: British medical journal The Lancet warned Friday that US Supreme Court justices would have “women’s blood on their hands” if they strike down the nationwide right to abortion. “The justices who vote to strike down Roe will not succeed in ending abortion, they will only succeed in ending safe abortion.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.wionews.com/world/the-lancet-warns-us-supreme-court-over-abortion-478846__;!!On18fmf1aQ!09dwVGieiPnMoC9QuojrVIsG7FsdhWqhFYu1aqmfoV9jCGw1JV_m_MJ3TufYttQmFgkgUvTwx29qbYiH-PkD7ZXBAw-mT4ZH$
Gametes? Embryo? Fetus? There are 17 timepoints when a human life might begin. If Roe v Wade falls, what will the states decide? Understanding the biology is more important than ever, because the new Texas law is even more draconian than it appears to be.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2022/05/10/viewpoint-the-fetus-is-1-25th-of-an-inch-texas-abortion-ban-bungles-the-science-on-when-human-life-begins-writes-biologist-and-teacher/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!09dwVGieiPnMoC9QuojrVIsG7FsdhWqhFYu1aqmfoV9jCGw1JV_m_MJ3TufYttQmFgkgUvTwx29qbYiH-PkD7ZXBA2JD-PAX$
Solid tumors use a type of T cell as a shield against immune attack: An unexpected trick in cancer’s playbook may fool an important component of our immune systems into knocking down our natural defenses against solid tumors.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-05-solid-tumors-cell-shield-immune.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!09dwVGieiPnMoC9QuojrVIsG7FsdhWqhFYu1aqmfoV9jCGw1JV_m_MJ3TufYttQmFgkgUvTwx29qbYiH-PkD7ZXBA-cRtPUK$
Antibiotics can lead to fungal infection because of disruption to the gut’s immune system https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/05/220513113225.htm__;!!On18fmf1aQ!09dwVGieiPnMoC9QuojrVIsG7FsdhWqhFYu1aqmfoV9jCGw1JV_m_MJ3TufYttQmFgkgUvTwx29qbYiH-PkD7ZXBA6TDo9_v$
Using inhaled antibiotics to treat lower respiratory tract infections could help reduce antimicrobial resistance, according to researchers from the Universities of Bristol and Bath.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanres/article/PIIS2213-2600(22)00172-2/fulltext__;!!On18fmf1aQ!09dwVGieiPnMoC9QuojrVIsG7FsdhWqhFYu1aqmfoV9jCGw1JV_m_MJ3TufYttQmFgkgUvTwx29qbYiH-PkD7ZXBA0Oeie1U$
Heavy antibiotic use tied to development of Crohn’s, colitis: The more antibiotics that seniors take, the greater their risk of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a new study suggests.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usnews.com/news/health-news/articles/2022-05-13/heavy-antibiotic-use-tied-to-development-of-crohns-colitis__;!!On18fmf1aQ!09dwVGieiPnMoC9QuojrVIsG7FsdhWqhFYu1aqmfoV9jCGw1JV_m_MJ3TufYttQmFgkgUvTwx29qbYiH-PkD7ZXBAyZx-06m$
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) causes premature aging of the immune system. The finding may help explain why COPD patients respond poorly to vaccines and are more susceptible to infectious processes.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5820858/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!09dwVGieiPnMoC9QuojrVIsG7FsdhWqhFYu1aqmfoV9jCGw1JV_m_MJ3TufYttQmFgkgUvTwx29qbYiH-PkD7ZXBA2Sc7D4Z$
WHO Prepares to Amend International Health Regulations. Member states will vote on whether to amend the World Health Organization’s (WHO) International Health Regulations and sign away their national health sovereignty between May 22-28 https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thecountersignal.com/who-to-amend-international-health-regulations/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!09dwVGieiPnMoC9QuojrVIsG7FsdhWqhFYu1aqmfoV9jCGw1JV_m_MJ3TufYttQmFgkgUvTwx29qbYiH-PkD7ZXBAwpaDyp-$
State Passes Bill Allowing Gov’t to Vaccinate Preteens WITHOUT Parental Consent.
Though there has long been a push by the state to sever the bond between parents and their children, over the last two years, this disturbing trend has ramped up.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.naturalblaze.com/2022/05/state-passes-bill-allowing-govt-to-vaccinate-preteens-without-parental-consent.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!09dwVGieiPnMoC9QuojrVIsG7FsdhWqhFYu1aqmfoV9jCGw1JV_m_MJ3TufYttQmFgkgUvTwx29qbYiH-PkD7ZXBA6LQ03sY$
# Military / Global
Russian Troops Wounding Themselves to Escape Putin’s War. Russian troops have apparently become so demoralized in Ukraine that they have been concocting ways to injure themselves.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/russian-troops-are-now-deliberately-wounding-themselves-to-get-out-of-putins-war__;!!On18fmf1aQ!09dwVGieiPnMoC9QuojrVIsG7FsdhWqhFYu1aqmfoV9jCGw1JV_m_MJ3TufYttQmFgkgUvTwx29qbYiH-PkD7ZXBA8bkLDOD$
Ukrainian strikes against Russian vessels are more than just lucky hits:
The destruction of at least eight Russian vessels in recent weeks points to an emerging strategic effort to break a Black Sea blockade that is strangling the Ukrainian economy.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/defense/3270399-sinking-of-russian-warship-offers-ukraine-a-morale-and-maybe-strategic-boost/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!09dwVGieiPnMoC9QuojrVIsG7FsdhWqhFYu1aqmfoV9jCGw1JV_m_MJ3TufYttQmFgkgUvTwx29qbYiH-PkD7ZXBA7koab3b$
North Korea launched three short-range ballistic missiles off its eastern coast on Thursday, according to South Korean military officials.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/5/12/north-korea-fires-ballistic-missiles-after-confirming-1st-covid-cases__;!!On18fmf1aQ!09dwVGieiPnMoC9QuojrVIsG7FsdhWqhFYu1aqmfoV9jCGw1JV_m_MJ3TufYttQmFgkgUvTwx29qbYiH-PkD7ZXBA455ikcV$
Russian Official: NATO Risking Direct Conflict With Russia and ‘Full-Fledged’ Nuclear War https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.veteranstoday.com/2022/05/14/russian-official-nato-risking-direct-conflict-with-russia-and-full-fledged-nuclear-war/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!09dwVGieiPnMoC9QuojrVIsG7FsdhWqhFYu1aqmfoV9jCGw1JV_m_MJ3TufYttQmFgkgUvTwx29qbYiH-PkD7ZXBA_d3agik$
# Science
First successful treatment of antibiotic-resistant mycobacterial lung infection with bacteriophages. The successful use of phages to treat a Mycobacterium abscessus lung infection was reported in a case study published today in the journal Cell https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.laboratoryequipment.com/586135-Phage-Therapy-Successfully-Clears-Antibiotic-resistant-Lung-Infection/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!09dwVGieiPnMoC9QuojrVIsG7FsdhWqhFYu1aqmfoV9jCGw1JV_m_MJ3TufYttQmFgkgUvTwx29qbYiH-PkD7ZXBAxknnHnM$
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Sanders Introduces Medicare for All as Solution to “Dysfunctional”
Health System: “This is an issue not just of health care. This is an issue about what kind of nation we are,” Sanders said.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/sanders-introduces-medicare-for-all-as-solution-to-dysfunctional-health-system/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0TS4JeNjIQtPZx9jbvZo6RtsHQ55eQgXOVJ3g__MWiqPf1wOGRimC9Hzhc5nQTapm7iBSaTGUaWRuyfjVEtA0aiP2hfwUNSp$
Cardiac progenitor cells generate healthy tissue after a heart attack:
Following a heart attack, the human body is incapable of repairing lost tissue due to the heart’s inability to generate new muscle. However, treatment with heart progenitor cells could result in the formation of functional heart cells at injured sites.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/952469__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0TS4JeNjIQtPZx9jbvZo6RtsHQ55eQgXOVJ3g__MWiqPf1wOGRimC9Hzhc5nQTapm7iBSaTGUaWRuyfjVEtA0aiP2haVBNto$
Stem cell therapy offers a new hope to repair brain damage in newborns:
A few hours after Tom (not his real name) was born, he became restless and did not want to be breastfed. His mother noticed that his left arm and leg were shaking rhythmically, something was not right.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/stem-cell-therapy-offers-a-new-hope-to-repair-brain-damage-in-newborns-180722__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0TS4JeNjIQtPZx9jbvZo6RtsHQ55eQgXOVJ3g__MWiqPf1wOGRimC9Hzhc5nQTapm7iBSaTGUaWRuyfjVEtA0aiP2gHssqK6$
Breakthrough tech enables seizure localization in minutes: Fresh techniques to aid seizure diagnosis and surgical planning stand to benefit millions of epilepsy patients, but the path to progress has been slow and challenging.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/05/220512121826.htm*:*:text=Summary*3A,outcomes*20in*20just*2010*20minutes__;I34lJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!0TS4JeNjIQtPZx9jbvZo6RtsHQ55eQgXOVJ3g__MWiqPf1wOGRimC9Hzhc5nQTapm7iBSaTGUaWRuyfjVEtA0aiP2mhqIWdV$ .
First mutation-targeted bladder cancer drug may be under-used: The first bladder cancer drug targeting a cancer-driving gene mutation has been used relatively little despite its clear efficacy in a clinical trial, suggests a study from researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.pennmedicine.org/news/news-releases/2022/may/first-mutation-targeted-bladder-cancer-drug-may-be-under-used*:*:text=May*2012*2C*202022,at*20the*20University*20of*20Pennsylvania__;I34lJSUlJSUl!!On18fmf1aQ!0TS4JeNjIQtPZx9jbvZo6RtsHQ55eQgXOVJ3g__MWiqPf1wOGRimC9Hzhc5nQTapm7iBSaTGUaWRuyfjVEtA0aiP2g1-jcFM$
Government watchdog: One in four older Americans on Medicare harmed during hospital stays. One in four older Americans covered by Medicare had some type of temporary or lasting harm during hospital stays before the COVID-19 pandemic https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-05-watchdog-older-americans-medicare-hospital.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0TS4JeNjIQtPZx9jbvZo6RtsHQ55eQgXOVJ3g__MWiqPf1wOGRimC9Hzhc5nQTapm7iBSaTGUaWRuyfjVEtA0aiP2rWWX8Bg$
Missouri to Ban Pharmacists From Disputing Use of Ivermectin: A sneaky provision in a licensure bill would stop pharmacists from consulting with patients about “safe and effective” use of the drug.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/missouri-lawmakers-pass-bill-barring-pharmacists-from-disputing-efficacy-of-ivermectin-hydroxychloroquine__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0TS4JeNjIQtPZx9jbvZo6RtsHQ55eQgXOVJ3g__MWiqPf1wOGRimC9Hzhc5nQTapm7iBSaTGUaWRuyfjVEtA0aiP2og3aIhK$
Tirzepatide: Drug that can help you shed 50 pounds or more is as effective as bariatric surgery and in trials https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://gizmodo.com/tirzepatide-weight-loss-drug-eli-lilly-trial-results-1848887325__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0TS4JeNjIQtPZx9jbvZo6RtsHQ55eQgXOVJ3g__MWiqPf1wOGRimC9Hzhc5nQTapm7iBSaTGUaWRuyfjVEtA0aiP2kxOoIKW$
Overdose Deaths Are Higher Than Ever, and the GOP Is Exploiting the
Crisis: Experts say GOP plans to empower police would make the overdose crisis much more deadly.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/overdose-deaths-are-higher-than-ever-and-the-gop-is-exploiting-the-crisis/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0TS4JeNjIQtPZx9jbvZo6RtsHQ55eQgXOVJ3g__MWiqPf1wOGRimC9Hzhc5nQTapm7iBSaTGUaWRuyfjVEtA0aiP2q1hm8Q5$
Thousands of Pro-Abortion Rights Activists Set to March: As many as
17,000 protesters could take to the streets in Washington D.C. with the city’s Metropolitan Police Department set to close off a series of streets on Saturday.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtonian.com/2022/05/11/a-big-abortion-rights-protest-is-happening-saturday-heres-what-you-need-to-know/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0TS4JeNjIQtPZx9jbvZo6RtsHQ55eQgXOVJ3g__MWiqPf1wOGRimC9Hzhc5nQTapm7iBSaTGUaWRuyfjVEtA0aiP2oHjYkVZ$
Texas Department of Insurance Approves Denial of ER Patient Rights for Consumers Across Texas, Houston, Texas (August 6, 2018) https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.tafec.org/index.php?option=com_dailyplanetblog&view=entry&category=uncategorized&id=103:texas-department-of-insurance-approves-denial-of-er-patient-rights-for-consumers-across-texas__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0TS4JeNjIQtPZx9jbvZo6RtsHQ55eQgXOVJ3g__MWiqPf1wOGRimC9Hzhc5nQTapm7iBSaTGUaWRuyfjVEtA0aiP2gxFN90Y$
# Military / DOD
The Navy is unprepared to fight in two conflicts at once with current fleet size, the service’s top officer tells senators. The current fleet of about 298 ships “is not sized to handle two simultaneous conflicts,”
Adm. Mike Gilday, the chief of naval operations, said during a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://ourcommunitynow.com/news/the-navy-is-unprepared-to-fight-in-two-conflicts-at-once-with-current-fleet-size-the-services-top-officer-tells-senators__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0TS4JeNjIQtPZx9jbvZo6RtsHQ55eQgXOVJ3g__MWiqPf1wOGRimC9Hzhc5nQTapm7iBSaTGUaWRuyfjVEtA0aiP2gB47MLC$
# Military / Global
Ukrainian strikes against Russian vessels are more than just lucky hits:
The destruction of at least eight Russian vessels in recent weeks points to an emerging strategic effort to break a Black Sea blockade that is strangling the Ukrainian economy.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.stripes.com/theaters/europe/2022-05-12/ukrainian-strikes-against-russian-ships-more-than-lucky-hits-5977510.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0TS4JeNjIQtPZx9jbvZo6RtsHQ55eQgXOVJ3g__MWiqPf1wOGRimC9Hzhc5nQTapm7iBSaTGUaWRuyfjVEtA0aiP2k_Sr9wD$
North Korea launched three short-range ballistic missiles off its eastern coast on Thursday, according to South Korean military officials.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/seoul-south-korea-north-327a81d1281f2fadeb430e4c632458b7__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0TS4JeNjIQtPZx9jbvZo6RtsHQ55eQgXOVJ3g__MWiqPf1wOGRimC9Hzhc5nQTapm7iBSaTGUaWRuyfjVEtA0aiP2q6ejes7$
# Science
Viewpoint: ‘The race question’: Biological races do not exist in humans.
Why, then, do so many people in the United States and other parts of the world continue to believe in this myth?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sapiens.org/biology/athletics-iq-health-myths-of-race/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0TS4JeNjIQtPZx9jbvZo6RtsHQ55eQgXOVJ3g__MWiqPf1wOGRimC9Hzhc5nQTapm7iBSaTGUaWRuyfjVEtA0aiP2rVPysxN$
Probe of DNA repeats reveals genetic link to schizophrenia: Researchers at The Hospital for Sick Children and Centre for Addiction and Mental Health have found that repeated DNA sequences in the genome may contribute to an individual’s risk of developing schizophrenia.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-05-probe-dna-reveals-genetic-link.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0TS4JeNjIQtPZx9jbvZo6RtsHQ55eQgXOVJ3g__MWiqPf1wOGRimC9Hzhc5nQTapm7iBSaTGUaWRuyfjVEtA0aiP2g14uj5s$
Seeding stem cells into the brain may help cure Parkinson’s motor symptoms. Scientists describe a process for converting non-neuronal cells into functioning neurons able to take up residence in the brain, send out their fibrous branches across neural tissue, form synapses, dispense dopamine and restore capacities undermined by Parkinson’s destruction of dopaminergic cells https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/05/220511123615.htm__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0TS4JeNjIQtPZx9jbvZo6RtsHQ55eQgXOVJ3g__MWiqPf1wOGRimC9Hzhc5nQTapm7iBSaTGUaWRuyfjVEtA0aiP2ikAZ7OL$
# Social
The fight to keep their “poor people’s paradise” out of private equity’s hands. Private equity buys up mobile home parks across the country and raises rent. Sans Souci residents banded together to try something different.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2022/05/private-equity-sans-souci-colorado-mobile-homes/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0TS4JeNjIQtPZx9jbvZo6RtsHQ55eQgXOVJ3g__MWiqPf1wOGRimC9Hzhc5nQTapm7iBSaTGUaWRuyfjVEtA0aiP2rHhgl00$
# Technology
Cambridge Analytica Reborn? Private Spy Agency Weaponizes Facebook Again For all the public outcry, official probes and hearings, financial penalties, apologies and proposed regulations, Facebook remains the world’s foremost surveillance tool – weaponized in all manner of malevolent ways by any number of hostile elements.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.mintpressnews.com/cambridge-analytica-2-0-surveillance-propaganda-facebook/280426/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0TS4JeNjIQtPZx9jbvZo6RtsHQ55eQgXOVJ3g__MWiqPf1wOGRimC9Hzhc5nQTapm7iBSaTGUaWRuyfjVEtA0aiP2jU5C992$
# Veterans / VA
Genetic study confirms sarin nerve gas as cause of Gulf War illness:
Troops who had genes that help metabolize sarin were less likely to develop symptoms https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.utsouthwestern.edu/newsroom/articles/year-2022/sarin-nerve-gas-gulf-war-illness.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0TS4JeNjIQtPZx9jbvZo6RtsHQ55eQgXOVJ3g__MWiqPf1wOGRimC9Hzhc5nQTapm7iBSaTGUaWRuyfjVEtA0aiP2qjGy6jX$
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