Voices, The Peoples News
May 22, 2022
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate
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“We are fast approaching the stage of the ultimate inversion: the stage where the government is free
to do anything it pleases, while the citizens may act only by permission; which is the stage of
the darkest periods of human history, the stage of rule by brute force.”
~ Ayn Rand
— Ayn Rand– Nathaniel Branden, Alan Greenspan, Robert Hessen (1986).
“Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal”, p.320, Penguin
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# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
France, Belgium and Germany reported their first cases of monkeypox, joining several other European and North American nations in detecting the disease, endemic in parts of Africa, has already been detected in Australia, and several European and North American nations.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/5/20/france-germany-belgium-report-first-monkeypox-virus-cases__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0DSQuqpX1tdCJrEMfj80niTd7ZQaIr-7NaoOpTQc5gmHQ5nLVl2vGCW1nEKgMRrXOg9NKjkKGPVi_-W0WVlUfu-ejbDQ9lk0$
African scientists baffled by monkeypox cases in Europe, US: Scientists who have monitored numerous outbreaks of monkeypox in Africa say they are baffled by the disease’s recent spread in Europe and North America.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/science-health-africa-france-56c405d91f650a41593a4a03c0ab9d79__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0DSQuqpX1tdCJrEMfj80niTd7ZQaIr-7NaoOpTQc5gmHQ5nLVl2vGCW1nEKgMRrXOg9NKjkKGPVi_-W0WVlUfu-ejZD9knSs$
Monkeypox Virus Escapes, Simian Death Syndrome (SDS) Cases Soar:
Monkeypox is spread through close contact. It usually begins with flu-like symptoms and then progresses to body rashes.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/20/world-health-organization-confirms-80-cases-of-monkeypox-with-outbreaks-in-11-countries.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0DSQuqpX1tdCJrEMfj80niTd7ZQaIr-7NaoOpTQc5gmHQ5nLVl2vGCW1nEKgMRrXOg9NKjkKGPVi_-W0WVlUfu-ejVBFQn7g$
Twenty Cases of Monkeypox Identified by UK Health Security Agency.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.gospanews.net/en/2022/05/20/two-more-cases-of-monkeypox-identified-by-uk-health-security-agenda-predominantly-in-gay/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0DSQuqpX1tdCJrEMfj80niTd7ZQaIr-7NaoOpTQc5gmHQ5nLVl2vGCW1nEKgMRrXOg9NKjkKGPVi_-W0WVlUfu-ejUZP1Hf_$
What Experts Need You to Know About the Monkeypox Hysteria. Take it from them. There isn’t a monkeypox-specific vaccine, but the virus is similar to smallpox, so smallpox vaccines should be reasonably effective, and a useful https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/is-monkeypox-the-worlds-new-covid-19-scientists-make-judgment-call__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0DSQuqpX1tdCJrEMfj80niTd7ZQaIr-7NaoOpTQc5gmHQ5nLVl2vGCW1nEKgMRrXOg9NKjkKGPVi_-W0WVlUfu-ejR9oldJW$
Joe Biden on Monkeypox: ‘Everybody Should Be Concerned’: “We have vaccine available to be deployed for that purpose,” Sullivan told reporters aboard the flight to Japan. He said the president continues to be updated regularly on any developments by his health team.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2022/05/22/biden-says-monkeypox-cases-something-to-be-concerned-about/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0DSQuqpX1tdCJrEMfj80niTd7ZQaIr-7NaoOpTQc5gmHQ5nLVl2vGCW1nEKgMRrXOg9NKjkKGPVi_-W0WVlUfu-ejSImM1L2$
# Economy / Finance / Trade
IRS under fire over wasted billions of dollars and millions in backlogs. Lawmakers continued to raise concerns about the Internal Revenue Service at a Congressional hearing this week as the agency deals with billions in misspent dollars, hefty processing backlogs, and complaints over poor customer service.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/irs-under-fire-over-wasted-billions-of-dollars-and-millions-in-backlogs/article_f6a4e0d2-d79f-11ec-a470-1747859e5bdb.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0DSQuqpX1tdCJrEMfj80niTd7ZQaIr-7NaoOpTQc5gmHQ5nLVl2vGCW1nEKgMRrXOg9NKjkKGPVi_-W0WVlUfu-ejYdkIJL7$
# Education / Schools
College Student Expelled for Refusing Covid Booster, Despite Being Severely Injured by First Dose: Vaccination mandates for healthy young people epitomized this mass psychosis as children were barred from attending school, doctors and nurses fired, and child patients denied life-saving care, for refusing to take a vaccine that does not stop you from getting covid.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thefreethoughtproject.com/college-student-expelled-for-refusing-covid-booster-despite-being-severely-injured-by-first-dose/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0DSQuqpX1tdCJrEMfj80niTd7ZQaIr-7NaoOpTQc5gmHQ5nLVl2vGCW1nEKgMRrXOg9NKjkKGPVi_-W0WVlUfu-ejSiAZw8B$
# Employment / Labor
Unemployment Worker Accused of Helping Friends Steal $1.6M in Fraud Scheme.
Antonia Brown had worked for the state of Michigan since 2002, according to a criminal complaint obtained by Newsweek.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/unemployment-worker-accused-helping-friends-steal-fraud-scheme-michigan-1708720__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0DSQuqpX1tdCJrEMfj80niTd7ZQaIr-7NaoOpTQc5gmHQ5nLVl2vGCW1nEKgMRrXOg9NKjkKGPVi_-W0WVlUfu-ejXH-irVQ$
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemical 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/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0DSQuqpX1tdCJrEMfj80niTd7ZQaIr-7NaoOpTQc5gmHQ5nLVl2vGCW1nEKgMRrXOg9NKjkKGPVi_-W0WVlUfu-ejQ_wjWfh$
# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals / Other The alarming savvy of baby formula populism: American parents are running out of ways to describe how panicked, and upset the current shortage of formula is making them. Two children in Tennessee with special nutrition needs have been hospitalized because their parents could not find EleCare, an amino-acid based formula made by Abbott Nutrition. The plant in Michigan has been closed since February and only recently received permission to reopen.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/05/baby-formula-shortage-right-wing-populism.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0DSQuqpX1tdCJrEMfj80niTd7ZQaIr-7NaoOpTQc5gmHQ5nLVl2vGCW1nEKgMRrXOg9NKjkKGPVi_-W0WVlUfu-ejQTBgDpp$
Over the last decade, the number of people drinking cow’s milk has dropped, with people swapping dairy for plant-based alternatives, such as oat and almond milk. With new types of plant-based milks seemingly emerging every week, this trend is unlikely to stop any time soon.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/plant-based-milk-products-what-you-need-to-know-before-making-the-switch-183391__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0DSQuqpX1tdCJrEMfj80niTd7ZQaIr-7NaoOpTQc5gmHQ5nLVl2vGCW1nEKgMRrXOg9NKjkKGPVi_-W0WVlUfu-ejSoGAXXe$
Omar Leads Call for Probe of Baby Formula Industry Amid National Shortage. “The nationwide formula shortage is a story of corporate power and monopolies,” said Rep. Ilhan Omar.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/05/20/omar-leads-charge-against-baby-formula-monopolies-amid-us-shortage__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0DSQuqpX1tdCJrEMfj80niTd7ZQaIr-7NaoOpTQc5gmHQ5nLVl2vGCW1nEKgMRrXOg9NKjkKGPVi_-W0WVlUfu-ejUJbTKYy$
# Food Recalls / Alerts
Ground Beef Sold at Whole Foods May Contain Plastic Pieces: If you have this meat in your freezer, throw it away or return it to the store for a refund.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.consumerreports.org/food-recalls/ground-beef-sold-at-whole-foods-may-contain-plastic-a5552340972/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0DSQuqpX1tdCJrEMfj80niTd7ZQaIr-7NaoOpTQc5gmHQ5nLVl2vGCW1nEKgMRrXOg9NKjkKGPVi_-W0WVlUfu-ejQhOhhGy$
# General Recalls / Alerts
Lead Poisonings of Children in Baltimore Are Down, but Lead Contamination Still Poses a Major Threat, a New Report Says. The Abell Foundation study found that as many as 85,000 homes in the city had “dangerous” levels of lead, and that remediation could cost billions.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insideclimatenews.org/news/19052022/lead-contamination-report/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0DSQuqpX1tdCJrEMfj80niTd7ZQaIr-7NaoOpTQc5gmHQ5nLVl2vGCW1nEKgMRrXOg9NKjkKGPVi_-W0WVlUfu-ejcDJIkMN$
# General Information / Other News
The Biggest Mystery of the SCOTUS Leak Isn’t “Who Did It?” There are actually three mysteries surrounding the leak of a draft opinion that stands to overturn Roe v. Wade from a notoriously leak-proof Supreme Court.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/05/what-if-the-scotus-leak-is-not-a-leak-at-all.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0DSQuqpX1tdCJrEMfj80niTd7ZQaIr-7NaoOpTQc5gmHQ5nLVl2vGCW1nEKgMRrXOg9NKjkKGPVi_-W0WVlUfu-ejRiRIToU$
NATO is on the attack once again, pretending to defend us: “The price is unknown at the moment, but that there will be a price is clear,” said Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, a former head of NATO https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.veteranstoday.com/2022/05/21/nato-is-on-the-attack-once-again-pretending-to-defend-us/?mc_cid=300a0883ba&mc_eid=3f7488d454__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0DSQuqpX1tdCJrEMfj80niTd7ZQaIr-7NaoOpTQc5gmHQ5nLVl2vGCW1nEKgMRrXOg9NKjkKGPVi_-W0WVlUfu-ejea-_7K_$
# Global Gov / Politics
Polish prime minister calls for permanent bases in NATO’s east: Poland is prepared to construct new bases to host more NATO forces and other countries along the alliance’s eastern flank ought to follow suit https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.realcleardefense.com/2022/05/21/polish_pm_calls_for_permanent_bases_in_natos_east_833558.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0DSQuqpX1tdCJrEMfj80niTd7ZQaIr-7NaoOpTQc5gmHQ5nLVl2vGCW1nEKgMRrXOg9NKjkKGPVi_-W0WVlUfu-ejYxf42gU$
Putin Is Bringing His Disinformation War to Ukraine https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/putin-bringing-his-disinformation-war-ukraine-1708674__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0DSQuqpX1tdCJrEMfj80niTd7ZQaIr-7NaoOpTQc5gmHQ5nLVl2vGCW1nEKgMRrXOg9NKjkKGPVi_-W0WVlUfu-ejVX7hjEt$
Russian State TV Says Ukraine War Is ‘Rehearsal’ for Conflict with NATO https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/russia-ukraine-russia-1-60-minutes-fenenko-1708500__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0DSQuqpX1tdCJrEMfj80niTd7ZQaIr-7NaoOpTQc5gmHQ5nLVl2vGCW1nEKgMRrXOg9NKjkKGPVi_-W0WVlUfu-ejb13C5x5$
Fact Check: Did Russia Destroy One of World’s Major Seed Banks in Ukraine? While some of the working samples destroyed may have been lost forever, the main collection, which is housed in underground vaults, appears to be safe, for now https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-ukraine-national-seed-bank-destroyed-russia-1707864__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0DSQuqpX1tdCJrEMfj80niTd7ZQaIr-7NaoOpTQc5gmHQ5nLVl2vGCW1nEKgMRrXOg9NKjkKGPVi_-W0WVlUfu-ejZOhmfTw$
Syria Says U.S. Must Pay for Civilians Killed in Strike and Withdraw Troops https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/syria-says-us-must-pay-civilians-killed-strike-withdraw-troops-1708755__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0DSQuqpX1tdCJrEMfj80niTd7ZQaIr-7NaoOpTQc5gmHQ5nLVl2vGCW1nEKgMRrXOg9NKjkKGPVi_-W0WVlUfu-ejdxPyghn$
Two Turkey Experts on Why Erdoğan Is Rejecting NATO Expansion: The move to block Finland’s and Sweden’s bids threatens the relationship between Ankara and the West.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://carnegieeurope.eu/2022/05/19/two-turkey-experts-on-why-erdo-is-rejecting-nato-expansion-pub-87159__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0DSQuqpX1tdCJrEMfj80niTd7ZQaIr-7NaoOpTQc5gmHQ5nLVl2vGCW1nEKgMRrXOg9NKjkKGPVi_-W0WVlUfu-ejeIcJmrb$
# Gov/ US Politics
Trump Hand-Wrote Plan to Overturn the Election. John Eastman, the law professor tapped to lead Trump’s effort to keep him in power, has detailed the extensive behind-the-scenes effort to keep Trump in power.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-hand-wrote-strategy-notes-for-overturning-the-election-lawyer-john-eastman-reveals-in-court-filing__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0DSQuqpX1tdCJrEMfj80niTd7ZQaIr-7NaoOpTQc5gmHQ5nLVl2vGCW1nEKgMRrXOg9NKjkKGPVi_-W0WVlUfu-ejSw3CbMr$
Every President Vows to Focus on China—Biden’s Doing It: Chinese leaders are complaining that Biden’s trip to the region is part of a “Cold War strategy,” but their tough talk won’t deter his administration.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/every-president-talks-about-focusing-on-chinabidens-really-doing-it__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0DSQuqpX1tdCJrEMfj80niTd7ZQaIr-7NaoOpTQc5gmHQ5nLVl2vGCW1nEKgMRrXOg9NKjkKGPVi_-W0WVlUfu-ejRM5Reih$
Ginni Thomas Pushed Lawmakers to Help Overturn Biden Win. The wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas encouraged the Arizona lawmakers to go pick “a clean slate of Electors.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nypost.com/2022/05/20/ginni-thomas-urged-arizona-lawmakers-to-reverse-trump-loss-report/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0DSQuqpX1tdCJrEMfj80niTd7ZQaIr-7NaoOpTQc5gmHQ5nLVl2vGCW1nEKgMRrXOg9NKjkKGPVi_-W0WVlUfu-ejQY8NXRQ$
Clarence Thomas’ wife more Deeply Involved in Subverting Biden Election https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/2022-midterm-elections-biden-us-supreme-court-clarence-thomas-arizona-9e6929dfc81fa53a9b5f9d70b2ba15e8__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0DSQuqpX1tdCJrEMfj80niTd7ZQaIr-7NaoOpTQc5gmHQ5nLVl2vGCW1nEKgMRrXOg9NKjkKGPVi_-W0WVlUfu-ejXQO56S-$
United States is edging closer to authoritarian peril. With autocrats assailing the liberal international order and unscrupulous elected leaders turning to corrupt and illiberal forms of governance, the primacy of democracy in the Nations in Transit region is giving way to violence and misrule.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://freedomhouse.org/report/nations-transit/2022/from-democratic-decline-to-authoritarian-aggression__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0DSQuqpX1tdCJrEMfj80niTd7ZQaIr-7NaoOpTQc5gmHQ5nLVl2vGCW1nEKgMRrXOg9NKjkKGPVi_-W0WVlUfu-ejeLvpr-a$
The 2022 Elections Are Fraught With Undisclosed Dark Money. Nonprofits that do not disclose their donors reported less than $3 million of their independent spending to the FEC.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/the-2022-elections-are-fraught-with-undisclosed-dark-money/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0DSQuqpX1tdCJrEMfj80niTd7ZQaIr-7NaoOpTQc5gmHQ5nLVl2vGCW1nEKgMRrXOg9NKjkKGPVi_-W0WVlUfu-ejfFTgsx0$
# Law Enforcement
Search, Destroy, Replace: The Buffalo shooting will be used to increase funding for police–the same police who didn’t stop the racist shooter, who across the country have aligned themselves with white supremacist movements and who regularly shoot young blacks suspected of committing minor offenses like jaywalking or shoplifting.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/05/20/roaming-charges-53/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0DSQuqpX1tdCJrEMfj80niTd7ZQaIr-7NaoOpTQc5gmHQ5nLVl2vGCW1nEKgMRrXOg9NKjkKGPVi_-W0WVlUfu-ejY_n-krN$
# Legal / DOJ
The 5th Circuit’s Ambush Against the SEC Is Unprecedented and Shocking Two conservative judges are threatening to turn the executive branch into an instrument of the president’s personal power.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/05/5th-circuit-sec-securities-fraud-civil-service.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0DSQuqpX1tdCJrEMfj80niTd7ZQaIr-7NaoOpTQc5gmHQ5nLVl2vGCW1nEKgMRrXOg9NKjkKGPVi_-W0WVlUfu-ejQTZREcv$
DoJ getting 1000 Witness Transcripts which the Public Will See in Jan6, June Hearings Bombshell. The request comes as the committee prepares for its first public hearing next month, following interviews with more than
1,000 witnesses.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2022/05/17/justice-jan-6-committee-transcripts/9813189002/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0DSQuqpX1tdCJrEMfj80niTd7ZQaIr-7NaoOpTQc5gmHQ5nLVl2vGCW1nEKgMRrXOg9NKjkKGPVi_-W0WVlUfu-ejXHhrcET$
# Marijuana / Hemp / CBD Oil
A comprehensive assessment of the benefits of medical cannabis for cancer-related pain found that for most oncology patients, pain measures improved significantly, other cancer-related symptoms also decreased, the consumption of painkillers was reduced, and the side effects were minimal.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://neurosciencenews.com/medicinal-cannabis-cancer-pain-20613/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0DSQuqpX1tdCJrEMfj80niTd7ZQaIr-7NaoOpTQc5gmHQ5nLVl2vGCW1nEKgMRrXOg9NKjkKGPVi_-W0WVlUfu-ejXin8cml$
# Medical / Health Care
Abortion and inherited disease: Genetic disorders complicate the view that abortion is a choice: More consideration needs to be given to women and their partners who have a need for abortion due to serious fetal problems that will lead to early death or profound disability in their children.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/abortion-and-inherited-disease-genetic-disorders-complicate-the-view-that-abortion-is-a-choice-183087__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0DSQuqpX1tdCJrEMfj80niTd7ZQaIr-7NaoOpTQc5gmHQ5nLVl2vGCW1nEKgMRrXOg9NKjkKGPVi_-W0WVlUfu-ejdn2BMMV$
# Military / DOD
U.S. Preparing Plan To Destroy Russia’s Black Sea Fleet—Ukraine: A Ukrainian official has said that the U.S. is working on a plan to target Russia’s Black Sea Fleet to free up ports whose blockade by Moscow threatens world food supplies.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsweek.com/ukraine-russia-black-sea-missiles-putin-gerashchenko-harpoon-1708449__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0DSQuqpX1tdCJrEMfj80niTd7ZQaIr-7NaoOpTQc5gmHQ5nLVl2vGCW1nEKgMRrXOg9NKjkKGPVi_-W0WVlUfu-ejWsTb1Tn$
US and allied military bosses gather in Brussels to chart path for NATO in east https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.stripes.com/theaters/europe/2022-05-19/nato-defense-chiefs-wolters-milley-6054030.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0DSQuqpX1tdCJrEMfj80niTd7ZQaIr-7NaoOpTQc5gmHQ5nLVl2vGCW1nEKgMRrXOg9NKjkKGPVi_-W0WVlUfu-ejQE7XWcg$
US Navy drawing up plans for fleet operations facility in Italy: The Navy is planning a four-story operations center at the home of 6th Fleet, which oversees naval forces in Europe and Africa.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://upjobsnews.com/us-navy-drawing-up-plans-for-fleet-operations-facility-in-italy-more-news-here/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0DSQuqpX1tdCJrEMfj80niTd7ZQaIr-7NaoOpTQc5gmHQ5nLVl2vGCW1nEKgMRrXOg9NKjkKGPVi_-W0WVlUfu-ejeHCDnKY$
Army Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Gen.
Valery Gerasimov, chief of the Russian General Staff, held a conversation that the Pentagon declined to further detail beyond acknowledging it had happened.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/policy/defense/3494706-milley-speaks-with-russian-counterpart-for-first-time-since-start-of-war/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0DSQuqpX1tdCJrEMfj80niTd7ZQaIr-7NaoOpTQc5gmHQ5nLVl2vGCW1nEKgMRrXOg9NKjkKGPVi_-W0WVlUfu-ejfFk5zxM$
# Military / Global
Polish prime minister calls for permanent bases in NATO’s east: Poland is prepared to construct new bases to host more NATO forces and other countries along the alliance’s eastern flank ought to follow suit https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.realcleardefense.com/2022/05/21/polish_pm_calls_for_permanent_bases_in_natos_east_833558.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0DSQuqpX1tdCJrEMfj80niTd7ZQaIr-7NaoOpTQc5gmHQ5nLVl2vGCW1nEKgMRrXOg9NKjkKGPVi_-W0WVlUfu-ejYxf42gU$
Russia Sets Conditions to Ease Black Sea Blockade: Russia has offered to relax its blockade of Ukraine’s Black Sea ports, but only in exchange for sanctions relief from the West, amid fears that the war raging in Eastern Europe is driving a major international food crisis.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://libertarianinstitute.org/news-roundup/russia-sets-conditions-to-ease-black-sea-blockade/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0DSQuqpX1tdCJrEMfj80niTd7ZQaIr-7NaoOpTQc5gmHQ5nLVl2vGCW1nEKgMRrXOg9NKjkKGPVi_-W0WVlUfu-ejdvCce4M$
Russia’s Black Sea blockade is a problem for the whole world. The siege of Ukraine’s ports is causing global food shortages.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newstatesman.com/world/europe/ukraine/2022/05/black-sea-blockade-crimea__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0DSQuqpX1tdCJrEMfj80niTd7ZQaIr-7NaoOpTQc5gmHQ5nLVl2vGCW1nEKgMRrXOg9NKjkKGPVi_-W0WVlUfu-ejVqpIH1V$
# Security
Secret Service workers for Biden Asia trip sent home: An agent and an armed physical security specialist were involved in an alcohol-fueled incident that included a heated argument with a taxi driver and led to local law enforcement filing a police report.
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# Veterans / VA
House lawmakers look to help military families combat inflation by calling for lower prices at commissaries https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.navytimes.com/pay-benefits/mil-money/2022/05/20/lawmakers-urge-dod-to-take-action-to-curb-rising-commissary-prices/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!0DSQuqpX1tdCJrEMfj80niTd7ZQaIr-7NaoOpTQc5gmHQ5nLVl2vGCW1nEKgMRrXOg9NKjkKGPVi_-W0WVlUfu-ejRVT3ARH$
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