Voices, The Peoples News
August 26, 2022
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate
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# Indigenous
Colorado River Basin tribes work to protect their water rights: Amid historic drought and federal calls for cuts, tribes along the river face difficult choices.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.circleofblue.org/2015/world/in-drying-colorado-river-basin-indian-tribes-are-water-dealmakers/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yr69xOTofdDI1THLckW7dqSvmryXdkNLm4RY587CLahGto-AR7V8iPXChu8Db-UkM44PtPQz6bPu7-YRKqSzl8Wwk1_MtooD$
# Border / Immigration
With new abortion restrictions, pregnant immigrant minors must cross state borders for medical aid: Unaccompanied Immigrant Children Who Are Pregnant And In US Custody Are Being Moved Across State Lines To Access Abortion Services. Many immigrant children arrive in the US after fleeing abuse and sexual violence back home.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/adolfoflores/immigrant-minor-us-custody-abortion-restrictions__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yr69xOTofdDI1THLckW7dqSvmryXdkNLm4RY587CLahGto-AR7V8iPXChu8Db-UkM44PtPQz6bPu7-YRKqSzl8Wwk0JIf73e$
Some refugees stay in temporary status for up to 26 years – how they still manage to create homes and communities: It’s not just Ukrainians. In 2021, nearly 90 million people were forced to flee their homes.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/some-refugees-stay-in-temporary-status-for-up-to-26-years-how-they-still-manage-to-create-homes-and-communities-187664__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yr69xOTofdDI1THLckW7dqSvmryXdkNLm4RY587CLahGto-AR7V8iPXChu8Db-UkM44PtPQz6bPu7-YRKqSzl8Wwk7rdgICQ$
# Chemicals
EPA Moves to Label Two ‘Forever Chemicals’ as Hazardous: “It’s a very significant step,” EPA Administrator Michael Regan https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/biden-admin-moves-to-label-two-forever-chemicals-as-hazardous?ref=home__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yr69xOTofdDI1THLckW7dqSvmryXdkNLm4RY587CLahGto-AR7V8iPXChu8Db-UkM44PtPQz6bPu7-YRKqSzl8WwkxpLwsm1$
# Education / Schools
White House Unveils Long-Awaited Public Access Policy: White House Issues Directive To Make Federally Funded Studies Free To Public: The policy will require that science agencies make papers that they fund freely available online within 12 months after the results appear in a journal.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.science.org/content/article/white-house-unveils-long-awaited-public-access-policy__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yr69xOTofdDI1THLckW7dqSvmryXdkNLm4RY587CLahGto-AR7V8iPXChu8Db-UkM44PtPQz6bPu7-YRKqSzl8Wwkxaj10en$
# Employment / Labor
Starbucks illegally denied pay and benefits to thousands of unionized workers, says NLRB: The coffee giant claims it can’t give benefits to unionized stores without bargaining, while the union says CEO Howard Schultz is a ‘billionaire bully.’
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.fastcompany.com/90782392/starbucks-illegally-denied-pay-and-benefits-to-thousands-of-unionized-workers-says-nlrb__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yr69xOTofdDI1THLckW7dqSvmryXdkNLm4RY587CLahGto-AR7V8iPXChu8Db-UkM44PtPQz6bPu7-YRKqSzl8Wwk4P1Raob$
Trader Joe’s Union Campaign Takes Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: Trader Joe’s workers in Minneapolis won their union in a landslide vote August 12, making theirs the second store to go with the new, independent Trader Joe’s United. The win raises the question of whether the grocer, with its 530 locations and progressive image, could be the next Starbucks.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://labornotes.org/2022/08/trader-joes-union-campaign-takes-two-steps-forward-one-step-back__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yr69xOTofdDI1THLckW7dqSvmryXdkNLm4RY587CLahGto-AR7V8iPXChu8Db-UkM44PtPQz6bPu7-YRKqSzl8Wwk4dc1weu$
Nine For-Profit Nursing Homes Pull A Simultaneous Strike, And Another Is on the Way: The union is demanding a $15 minimum for housekeepers and food service and laundry workers, as well as raises for the caregivers at the bedside.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.labornotes.org/2022/08/nine-profit-nursing-homes-pull-simultaneous-strike-and-another-way__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yr69xOTofdDI1THLckW7dqSvmryXdkNLm4RY587CLahGto-AR7V8iPXChu8Db-UkM44PtPQz6bPu7-YRKqSzl8WwkwDZ0z9k$
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemical The Biden administration awards $560 million from last year’s infrastructure law to plug orphaned oil and gas wells in 24 states, the largest single investment in oil field cleanup in history.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://energynews.us/newsletter/infrastructure-windfall-to-help-states-plug-orphaned-oil-and-gas-wells/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yr69xOTofdDI1THLckW7dqSvmryXdkNLm4RY587CLahGto-AR7V8iPXChu8Db-UkM44PtPQz6bPu7-YRKqSzl8Wwk-0yq_yU$
How Will the ‘Inflation Reduction Act’ Cut Utility Bills? It Won’t, Experts Say: CBS News ran the headline, “One thing the Inflation Reduction Act may not do: Lower inflation” even before the bill had been signed.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://insidesources.com/how-will-the-inflation-reduction-act-cut-utility-bills-it-wont-experts-say/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yr69xOTofdDI1THLckW7dqSvmryXdkNLm4RY587CLahGto-AR7V8iPXChu8Db-UkM44PtPQz6bPu7-YRKqSzl8WwkwbgYsmi$
# Environment / Climate / Global
UK sewage turning Channel and North Sea into dumping ground, say French MEPs: Britain is threatening human health, marine life and fishing by releasing raw sewage into the Channel and the North Sea https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/aug/25/uk-sewage-in-channel-waters-unacceptable-say-french-meps__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yr69xOTofdDI1THLckW7dqSvmryXdkNLm4RY587CLahGto-AR7V8iPXChu8Db-UkM44PtPQz6bPu7-YRKqSzl8WwkxX9jEth$
# General Information / Other News
Trump Reacts To Mar-A-Lago Affidavit In Angry Social Media Screed: Former President Donald Trump greeted the Friday release of a heavily redacted affidavit used to secure a search warrant for his Mar-a-Lago home earlier this month with his usual dose of anger, misdirection and falsehoods.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.pehalnews.in/trump-reacts-to-mar-a-lago-affidavit-in-angry-social-media-screed/2359637/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yr69xOTofdDI1THLckW7dqSvmryXdkNLm4RY587CLahGto-AR7V8iPXChu8Db-UkM44PtPQz6bPu7-YRKqSzl8Wwk6oyB6Yt$
Donald Trump’s social media operation appears to be facing significant money problems just as it lost a bid to obtain a trademark. A major web-hosting operator claims Trump’s Truth Social owes some $1.6 million in contractually obligated payments, reports Fox Business, an allegation suggesting Truth Social’s finances are in “significant disarray.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://sports.yahoo.com/donald-trumps-truth-social-reportedly-111209119.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yr69xOTofdDI1THLckW7dqSvmryXdkNLm4RY587CLahGto-AR7V8iPXChu8Db-UkM44PtPQz6bPu7-YRKqSzl8Wwk_MJoX9b$
Read the Redacted Trump Affidavit the Feds Just Released: The former president was allegedly sitting on highly sensitive documents that included, among other things, classified information about human intelligence sources.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.axios.com/2022/08/26/doj-document-trump-affidavit-mar-a-lago__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yr69xOTofdDI1THLckW7dqSvmryXdkNLm4RY587CLahGto-AR7V8iPXChu8Db-UkM44PtPQz6bPu7-YRKqSzl8Wwk52R18Ho$
# Gov / Politics / Global
The United States’ Unvarnished Cruelty in Afghanistan: The House’s proposed National Defense Authorization Act restricts sending lifesaving aid to Afghanistan, but societal collapse only plays into the hands of the Taliban. After a 20-year occupation, the U.S. has a duty to protect the public health of the Afghan people.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://undark.org/2022/08/25/the-united-states-unvarnished-cruelty-in-afghanistan/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yr69xOTofdDI1THLckW7dqSvmryXdkNLm4RY587CLahGto-AR7V8iPXChu8Db-UkM44PtPQz6bPu7-YRKqSzl8Wwk3_FO0jn$
Putin Orders Troop Replenishment In Face Of Ukraine Losses: Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a major buildup of his country’s military forces Thursday in an apparent effort to replenish troops that have suffered heavy losses in six months of bloody warfare and prepare for a long, grinding fight ahead in Ukraine.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bc-eu-russia-ukraine-war_n_6307ecf4e4b0581766d1dc03?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=US*20Politics_082622&utm_term=us-politics__;JQ!!On18fmf1aQ!yr69xOTofdDI1THLckW7dqSvmryXdkNLm4RY587CLahGto-AR7V8iPXChu8Db-UkM44PtPQz6bPu7-YRKqSzl8Wwk7Zg9joX$
# Gov / Politics / US
Some companies’ political donations fuel voter suppression. Shareholders are pushing back: Shareholder resolutions that call for companies to align their political spending with their stated values are gaining steam
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.fastcompany.com/90781978/shareholders-pushing-back-corporate-political-donations-voter-suppression__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yr69xOTofdDI1THLckW7dqSvmryXdkNLm4RY587CLahGto-AR7V8iPXChu8Db-UkM44PtPQz6bPu7-YRKqSzl8Wwk90EdZ1T$
Anthony Fauci’s Sham Retirement, Spanish Flu Gain of Function Research Underway: Fauci Argued Benefits of Gain-of-Function Research Outweighed Pandemic Risk in 2012 Paper. In a newly resurfaced paper from 2012, Dr. Anthony Fauci argued that the benefits of gain-of-function research are worth the increased risk of a potential pandemic-causing lab accident.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nationalreview.com/news/fauci-argued-benefits-of-gain-of-function-research-outweighed-pandemic-risk-in-2012-paper/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yr69xOTofdDI1THLckW7dqSvmryXdkNLm4RY587CLahGto-AR7V8iPXChu8Db-UkM44PtPQz6bPu7-YRKqSzl8Wwk5Khz_Iv$
Leak Reveals Billionaire Donor Advising GOP to Spread Lies on Democratic Tax Policies: The megadonor suggested running ads warning, “They’re coming after you if you’re a waiter, if you’re a bartender….”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/leak-reveals-billionaire-donor-advising-gop-to-spread-lies-on-dem-tax-policies/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yr69xOTofdDI1THLckW7dqSvmryXdkNLm4RY587CLahGto-AR7V8iPXChu8Db-UkM44PtPQz6bPu7-YRKqSzl8Wwk3XPRfrX$
# Legal / DOJ
Prosecutors Ask for 17-Year Jail Sentence for Vet Who Assaulted a Cop with Marine Corps Flag on Jan. 6: Thomas Webster was one of the first people to be charged for his role in the violence the day Congress was set to certify the results of the presidential election.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.military.com/daily-news/2022/08/25/prosecutors-ask-17-year-jail-sentence-vet-who-assaulted-cop-marine-corps-flag-jan-6.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yr69xOTofdDI1THLckW7dqSvmryXdkNLm4RY587CLahGto-AR7V8iPXChu8Db-UkM44PtPQz6bPu7-YRKqSzl8Wwk6SQdnN2$
Judge Puts Guns Back in Hands of Texans Age 18 to 20: A prior U.S. Supreme Court decision had cut off people between 18 and 20 from carrying handguns in public.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2720547874727/judge-puts-guns-back-in-hands-of-texas-non-military-kids-age-18-20__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yr69xOTofdDI1THLckW7dqSvmryXdkNLm4RY587CLahGto-AR7V8iPXChu8Db-UkM44PtPQz6bPu7-YRKqSzl8Wwkx3ZlBJL$
3 Fox Stars to Be Deposed in $1.6B Dominion Defamation Case: Sean Hannity, Tucker Carlson, and Lou Dobbs are all scheduled to appear before attorneys representing Dominion Voting Systems.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2022/8/26/2118976/-Tucker-Carlson-Sean-Hannity-and-other-Fox-News-hosts-to-be-deposed-in-1-6B-defamation-suit?utm_campaign=recent__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yr69xOTofdDI1THLckW7dqSvmryXdkNLm4RY587CLahGto-AR7V8iPXChu8Db-UkM44PtPQz6bPu7-YRKqSzl8WwkwBBBZjj$
# Medical / Health
Yesterday in Texas, Providing an Abortion Became Punishable by Up to Life in Prison: Millions have now lost their right to abortion as state trigger laws take effect.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/video/yesterday-in-tx-providing-an-abortion-became-punishable-by-up-to-life-in-prison/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yr69xOTofdDI1THLckW7dqSvmryXdkNLm4RY587CLahGto-AR7V8iPXChu8Db-UkM44PtPQz6bPu7-YRKqSzl8Wwk0A4b_Pi$
Mechanism behind deadly fungal infection on top of influenza or COVID-19 deciphered: More than 15% of all critically ill patients who end up in intensive care with severe influenza or COVID-19 develop aspergillosis, a pulmonary fungal infection.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-08-mechanism-deadly-fungal-infection-influenza.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-nwletter__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yr69xOTofdDI1THLckW7dqSvmryXdkNLm4RY587CLahGto-AR7V8iPXChu8Db-UkM44PtPQz6bPu7-YRKqSzl8Wwk5aKc2dc$
# Nuclear
Imperiled Ukrainian nuclear power plant has the world on edge – a safety expert explains what could go wrong: Artillery shelling, stressed-out technicians and power supply disruptions increase the chances of catastrophe at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, Europe’s largest.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/imperiled-ukrainian-nuclear-power-plant-has-the-world-on-edge-a-safety-expert-explains-what-could-go-wrong-189429__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yr69xOTofdDI1THLckW7dqSvmryXdkNLm4RY587CLahGto-AR7V8iPXChu8Db-UkM44PtPQz6bPu7-YRKqSzl8Wwky3CUQpn$
# Science
Mouse embryos without eggs or sperm, why and what’s next? Two research groups have grown synthetic mouse embryos, which self-organize from stem cells and are not created from an egg and a sperm, for 8.5 days, longer than ever before. The embryos developed distinct organs: a beating heart, a gut tube and even neural folds.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-02334-2__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yr69xOTofdDI1THLckW7dqSvmryXdkNLm4RY587CLahGto-AR7V8iPXChu8Db-UkM44PtPQz6bPu7-YRKqSzl8Wwk8xenI5u$
# Water
As Colorado River Dries, the U.S. Teeters on the Brink of Larger Water Crisis: The megadrought gripping the western states is only part of the problem. Alternative sources of water are also imperiled, and the nation’s food along with it.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/colorado-river-water-shortage-jay-famiglietti__;!!On18fmf1aQ!yr69xOTofdDI1THLckW7dqSvmryXdkNLm4RY587CLahGto-AR7V8iPXChu8Db-UkM44PtPQz6bPu7-YRKqSzl8Wwk0liVHx9$
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