Voices, The Peoples News
September 29, 2022
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate
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# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
New infectious threats are coming. The US probably won’t contain them: If it wasn’t clear enough during the COVID-19 pandemic, it has become obvious during the monkeypox outbreak: The United States, among the richest, most advanced nations in the world, remains wholly unprepared to combat new pathogens.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/infectious-threats-coming-u-probably-122416974.html
# Education / Schools
National school lunch testing for glyphosate, pesticides, heavy metals, hormones and nutrients revealed: Asheville, NC – Moms Across America announces a nationwide project measuring pesticides, heavy metals, veterinary drugs, hormones and nutrient test results of 43 school lunches gathered from public schools in 15 states in the United States.
https://childrenshealthdefense.org/press-release/national-school-lunch-testing-for-glyphosate-pesticides-heavy-metals-hormones-and-nutrients-revealed/
# Employment / Labor
Newsom Reverses Course and Signs Farmworker Union Bill After Grassroots Pressure: The California governor has signed a law that makes it easier for farmworkers to participate in union elections.
https://truthout.org/articles/newsom-reverses-course-and-signs-farmworker-union-bill-after-grassroots-pressure/
# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure
The Supreme Court is expected to define waters of the United States — with potentially huge implications for the Southwest’s streams.
https://eelp.law.harvard.edu/2022/06/sackett-v-epa-and-the-definition-of-waters-of-the-united-states/
Chemicals linked to birth defects are being dumped in Pittsburgh’s rivers: More than 50 years after the passage of the national Clean Water Act, industrial polluters still regularly dump toxic chemicals. Pennsylvania’s waterways see particularly large releases of chemicals like compounds of nickel and chromium, which are linked to reproductive harm, including reduced sperm count, birth defects, miscarriages and premature births.
https://www.ehn.org/water-contamination-chemicals-2658354078.html#:~:text=It%20found%20that%20western%20Pennsylvania’s,defects%2C%20miscarriages%20and%20premature%20births
The Climate Dystopia Is Already Here: Greenhouse gas emissions are a clear and present danger to American society.
https://prospect.org/blogs-and-newsletters/tap/climate-dystopia-is-already-here-hurricane-ian/
# Environment / Climate / Global
The central banks of the U.S., EU and UK have all been linked to deforestation and ecosystem destruction in Brazil. That’s the finding from a Global Witness report released Wednesday called “Bankrolling Destruction,” which outlines how the U.S. Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank and the Bank of England bought bonds from three agribusiness companies accused of land-clearing in Brazil: Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (ADM), Bunge Ltd Financial Corp and Cargill, Inc.
https://www.ecowatch.com/central-banks-funding-deforestation.html
# Gov / Politics / Global
Intel Warning: Concerns Grow Over Political Stability in Europe Related to Ukraine Crisis. Today Big Unrest in Prague (Update) Earlier this month, an estimated 70,000 demonstrators descended on Prague’s central Wenceslas Square to protest the country’s pro-Western government.
https://thesoufancenter.org/intelbrief-2022-september-22/
Moscow is moving ahead with plans to annex occupied regions of Ukraine, possibly as soon as next week.
https://www.wilsoncenter.org/blog-post/kremlins-plans-annex-southeastern-ukraine-go-effect
Draft Dodgers Slam Putin’s War After Finally Escaping Russia: Newly escaped Russians who “didn’t want to die” in Ukraine are now sharing what they really think about Vladimir Putin and his disastrous war.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/draft-dodgers-slam-putin-war-084800080.html
Sergey Poletaev: Is Russian talk of using nuclear weapons just hot air or are Moscow’s warnings serious?
https://defconwarningsystem.com/
Putin’s threats make Erdoğan’s moves harder to predict. The Kremlin’s new strategy is a game changer for Turkey, and for global affairs. In an increasingly unpredictable global environment, expect Turkish foreign policy to be just as elusive. https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/88001
A cornered Putin is becoming almost impossible to stop. What the West must do to increase pressure on Moscow.
https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/experts-react-putin-rolls-the-dice-on-escalation-in-ukraine-what-will-happen-next/
# Gov / Politics / US
The War On Germany Just Entered Its Hot Phase: That war, hidden behind the U.S. created Ukraine crisis, is designed to destroy Europe’s manufacturing advantage compared to the U.S. It is more likely though to strengthen the economic position of China and other Asian economies.
https://www.moonofalabama.org/2022/09/the-war-on-germany-just-entered-its-hot-phase.html
See also: The U.S. Is Winning Its War On Europe’s Industries And People
https://www.moonofalabama.org/2022/09/the-us-is-winning-its-war-on-europes-industries-and-people.html
The Restore The Republic Act: A bill proposed by a member of “We The People.” George Washington once acutely stated that “the truth will ultimately prevail where there are pains to bring it to light.” Our nation’s story is a tale of courage and cowardice. Light and Darkness. My story is intimately intertwined with it.
https://www.veteranstoday.com/2022/09/29/restore-republic/?mc_cid=fefc108b85&mc_eid=3f7488d454
Right-Wingers Are Waging Civil War Inside Libertarian Party: State parties are splintering and candidates are bailing. One side calls their foes sore losers, the other calls them alt-right.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/libertarian-party-is-fighting-a-civil-war-over-its-right-wing-mises-caucus
Mastriano Called for Prosecuting Abortion as Murder. He’s Not the Only One. Criminal penalties for abortion are widely unpopular, but that hasn’t stopped Republicans from pursuing them.
https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/gops-mastriano-backed-murder-charges-women-getting-abortions-rcna49748
Millions of Americans Would Approve of Using Violence to Put Trump Back in White House: Around 15 million U.S. adults also say it’s justifiable to use violence to stop Trump from being prosecuted.
https://truthout.org/articles/millions-of-americans-would-approve-of-using-violence-to-put-trump-back-in-wh/
# Law Enforcement
As Millions Evacuate, Incarcerated People in Ian’s Path Are Left Behind: Advocates pushed authorities to evacuate what they say are as many as 176,000 incarcerated people who are in danger.
https://www.democracynow.org/2022/9/29/florida_prisons_hurricane_ian_evacuated_evacuation
Proposed federal legislation would establish independent oversight over federal prisons: Proposed bipartisan federal legislation would establish independent oversight of the nation’s 122 federal prisons and require the Department of Justice’s inspector general to report its findings and recommendations publicly.
https://www.nolangroupmedia.com/proposed-federal-legislation-would-establish-independent-oversight-over-federal-prisons/article_15720cd7-adcb-5e3e-8271-dadd877033e5.html
# Legal / DOJ
Judge Warns of DOJ’s Gift to Trump That Could Keep on Giving: “I think it’s a legitimate concern. What the judge is getting at is the very real possibility of unforeseen consequences,” said Vermont Law School professor Jared Carter.
https://www.pehalnews.in/judge-warns-of-justice-departments-gift-to-trump-that-could-keep-on-giving/2467065/
Ginni Thomas Arrives on the Hill to Testify to Jan. 6 Panel: The panel wants to grill Thomas on her communications with several top officials over the 2020 election. Wife of Justice Clarence Thomas is questioned about former President Donald Trump’s push to overturn the 2020 election
https://rollcall.com/2022/09/29/ginni-thomas-appears-before-house-panel-probing-jan-6-attack/
# Medical / Health
From COVID to Monkeypox, Our Health System Failed. We Need Medicare for All. Medicare for All would go a long way in correcting the racial disparities we are seeing in monkeypox treatment.
https://truthout.org/articles/from-covid-to-monkeypox-our-health-system-failed-we-need-medicare-for-all/
Kaiser Permanente Therapists Keep Striking, Citing Dangerous Delays for Patients: Clinicians say patients routinely wait months between appointments, and therapists are given unmanageable workloads.
https://truthout.org/articles/kaiser-permanente-therapists-keep-striking-citing-dangerous-delays-for-patients/
# Military / DOD
The Pentagon announced Wednesday it will contract with industry for $1.1 billion in military aid to Ukraine, including 18 High-Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems and other arms to counter drones Russia has been using against Ukrainian troops
https://www.defensenews.com/pentagon/2022/09/28/new-ukraine-aid-will-buy-18-himars-and-weapons-to-disrupt-drones/
# Science
This robotic pill clears mucus from the gut to deliver meds: A whirling robotic pill wicks mucus from the gut, allowing intravenous drugs such as insulin to be given orally, experiments in pigs suggest.
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2340045-robotic-pill-that-delivers-drugs-to-gut-could-end-insulin-injections/
# Veterans / VA
Veterans Affairs physicians will begin screening all department patients for military-related toxic exposures starting in November, the latest step in efforts to understand the scope and severity of injuries caused by burn pit smoke and other battlefield toxins.
https://www.militarytimes.com/veterans/2022/09/28/va-to-screen-all-patients-for-toxic-exposure-issues/
# Water
Rainwater everywhere on Earth unsafe to drink due to ‘forever chemicals’, study finds: Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a large family of human-made chemicals that don’t occur in nature. They are known as ‘forever chemicals’ because they don’t break down in the environment. They have non-stick or stain repellent properties so can be found in household items like food packaging, electronics, cosmetics and cookware.
https://www.euronews.com/green/2022/08/04/rainwater-everywhere-on-earth-unsafe-to-drink-due-to-forever-chemicals-study-finds
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