Voices, The Peoples News
October 23, 2022
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate
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# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
Yes, Scientists Made COVID Deadlier. No, It’s Not Bad: Right-wing outrage at a Boston University COVID experiment misses the point of the whole debate.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/deadlier-omicron-covid-made-by-boston-university-researchers-is-not-as-bad-as-you-think
# Economy / Finance / Trade
Ukraine: U.S. lawmakers look to lock in a further $50 billion assistance package: Congress has allocated a total of $65 billion in funding to Ukraine. The package being contemplated would be “dramatically larger” than the $12 billion in military and economic aid the US Congress approved last month for Ukraine, NBC News reported on Thursday, citing a lawmaker and congressional aides on condition of anonymity.
https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2022/10/21/691327/US-MPs-seek-billions-more-for-Ukraine
The fate of the world economy may depend on what happens to a company most Americans have never heard of:
TSMC is the world’s biggest chipmaker, its chips power everything from cars to iPhones. But US-China tensions, and China’s standoff with Taiwan, could cost the global economy trillions.
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/fate-world-economy-may-depend-090000563.html
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Global
As US and EU make the global economy scream, provincializing Euro-America in the Asian 21st century: As Cold War escalated in the Indian Ocean Region this year, Sri Lanka’s duel US citizen , Finance Minister, Basil Rajapakse, hastily staged a default in April for the first time in its history, enabling the Washington Consensus to make deep inroads into the strategic island’s policy process.
https://countercurrents.org/2022/10/make-the-economy-scream-whither-the-asian-21st-century/
The GOP’s tactics may have changed, but their objectives remain the same: dismantle Social Security and Medicare as soon as they come into power. If they win in 2022, Republicans are promising the same old cuts to social programs, above all Social Security and Medicare, which they’ve been trying to get at for decades. They’re going to try to force President Biden to agree by threatening a global financial apocalypse. In the words of Roger Daltrey, meet the new boss, same as the old boss.
https://prospect.org/economy/republicans-coming-for-your-social-security-medicare/
# Education / Schools
Florida’s New School Rules Aggressively Target Trans Children and Teachers: The Florida State Board of Education has adopted a series of new rules for public and charter schools that deteriorate protections for LGBTQ+ students. Despite opposition from nearly 100 attendees and over 1,000 messages sent to board members, the new mandates passed in a unanimous vote.
https://www.intomore.com/education/floridas-new-school-rules-aggressively-target-trans-children-teachers/
# Employment / Labor
Railroad Workers Threaten to Strike and Call for Public Takeover of the Rails: A showdown between organized labor and Wall Street looms over the world of freight trains.
https://truthout.org/articles/railroad-workers-threaten-to-strike-and-call-for-public-takeover-of-the-rails/
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemical
New Jersey Joins Other States in Suing Fossil Fuel Industry, Claiming Links to Climate Change: ExxonMobil calls the lawsuit a waste of taxpayers’ money that won’t help curb global warming.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/18102022/new-jersey-big-oil-lawsuit/
Indigenous Leaders in Texas Target Global Banks to Keep LNG Export Off of Sacred Land at the Port of Brownsville: Since Congress lifted the oil export ban in 2015, three proposed LNG export facilities have fallen victim to the protest. But the war in Ukraine is an impetus for two remaining projects.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/18102022/indigenous-leaders-in-texas-target-global-banks-to-keep-lng-export-off-of-sacred-land-at-the-port-of-brownsville/
The state of New Jersey made waves this week when it sued five oil companies and the American Petroleum Institute, the industry’s most powerful lobbying group, for covering up and misleading the public about climate change.
https://thehill.com/homenews/ap/ap-business/ap-nj-sues-oil-gas-firms-trade-group-over-climate-change/
See also: American Petroleum Institute (API)
https://www.desmog.com/american-petroleum-institute/
White House Quietly Reveals 5-year Plan to Spray Particles in the Sky to Dim the Sun: The plan to dim the sun was tucked neatly away within the thousands of pages of the Consolidated Appropriations Act.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/true-north/2017/mar/27/trump-presidency-opens-door-to-planet-hacking-geoengineer-experiments
# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure
Environmentalists Fear a Massive New Plastics Plant Near Pittsburgh Will Worsen Pollution and Stimulate Fracking: The Shell facility opening soon has been granted a permit to emit more volatile organic compounds than the Clairton Coke Works, a notorious polluter
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/16102022/environmentalists-fear-a-massive-new-plastics-plant-near-pittsburgh-will-worsen-pollution-and-stimulate-fracking/
In Texas, a New Study Will Determine Where Extreme Weather Hazards and Environmental Justice Collide
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/17102022/in-texas-a-new-study-will-determine-where-extreme-weather-hazards-and-environmental-justice-collide/
The plastics industry says advanced recycling is a solution to the plastic waste crisis. Environmental groups disagree: The industry says there is a way to help solve the crisis of waste plaguing the oceans, beaches and lands, recycle it, chemically. Chemical recycling typically uses heat or chemical solvents to break down plastics into liquid and gas to produce an oil-like mixture or basic chemicals. Industry leaders say that mixture can be made back into plastic pellets to make new products.
https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-aud-nw-advanced-plalstic-recycling-20221021-7yohlsmsevg7jgzodt43uqeeva-story.html
Mississippi River has dropped to record-low levels amid severe drought: The worst drought in at least a decade has caused water levels in the Mississippi River to drop to historic lows, slowing down America’s supply chain.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCu6puWt6JU
EPA launches federal civil rights investigation over longstanding Jackson water crisis: The Environmental Protection Agency wrote in a letter Thursday that it is opening a civil rights investigation into the state of Mississippi’s role in the breakdown of Jackson’s water system. The complaint alleges Mississippi has discriminated against the city on the basis of race, and that the state has “deprived” Jackson of federal funds intended for maintaining safe drinking water systems.
https://mississippitoday.org/2022/10/20/epa-civil-rights-investigation-jackson-water-system/
# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals / Global
Major UK Supermarket Chain Planning To Sell Bugs As Food To Help Poor People Through Winter: A major supermarket chain in the UK is finalising plans to stock insects on its shelves and market them as a cheap food source for people struggling to afford to feed their families amid soaring inflation and the cost of living crisis
https://summit.news/2022/10/20/major-supermarket-in-uk-planning-to-sell-bugs-as-food-to-help-poor-people-through-winter/
# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals / Other
Why Did 11 Billion Alaskan Snow Crabs Suddenly Disappear? Scientists are still trying to understand the mystery that has shut down a major fishing industry, but they have theories
https://slate.com/technology/2022/10/alaskan-snow-crabs-dead.html
# General Information / Other News
Trump’s Fundraising PACs Lose $13 Million in Three Months: After the Mar-a-Lago raid, Trump’s mouthpieces suggested there was a fundraising boom for Trump. Turns out, he’s been losing money.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trumps-fundraising-pacs-lose-dollar13-million-in-three-months-after-mar-a-lago-raid
Hunter Biden’s firm took $40M payment from Russian oligarch “to enter the American market”
https://www.theblaze.com/news/hunter-biden-business-russian-oligarch
China gave Biden family $5 million ‘interest free’ ‘forgivable’ loan, Sen. Grassley says
https://nypost.com/2022/10/18/bidens-5m-china-loan-part-of-pay-to-play-scheme-sen-grassley/
Joe Biden ‘was aware’ and potentially ‘involved’ in son Hunter’s crony business dealings
https://nypost.com/2022/10/17/fbi-has-voluminous-evidence-against-hunter-james-biden-sen-grassley/
Trump Plans to Challenge the 2022 Elections, Starting in Philly: The former president is fixated on challenging the results of Pennsylvania’s Senate race, which he views, as one source puts it, as a “dress rehearsal for Trump 2024”
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-midterm-elections-challenge-oz-fetterman-philadelphia-1234616197/
Trump doubles down on threats to sue Pulitzer board at Texas rally: Trump, who has claimed that the papers’ reporting is “totally incorrect,” suggested that he plans to sue the Pulitzer board for defamation.
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/3699833-trump-doubles-down-on-threats-to-sue-pulitzer-board-at-texas-rally/
# Gov / Politics / Global
Russia Rages After Son of Putin Pal Nabbed on U.S. Charges: The global manhunt for a Russian governor’s son over a major money laundering scheme has ended with an arrest in Milan. The Kremlin is now vowing the move won’t go “unanswered.”
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/russia-rages-son-putin-official-194129795.html
Ex-Russian diplomat warns Putin willing to sacrifice 20 million soldiers to win the war with Ukraine: Mr Bondarev, who worked in nuclear disarmament, described the level of Mr Putin’s desperation – saying he is prepared to see more than a tenth of the population killed in the conflict.
https://news.sky.com/story/ukraine-war-vladimir-putin-would-sacrifice-20-million-soldiers-to-win-and-ensure-political-survival-exiled-diplomat-says-12726372
# Gov / Politics / US
To Stop An Abortion-Rights Amendment, Conservatives Are Attacking LGBTQ Rights: The politics of abortion aren’t especially ambiguous at this point: Most Americans don’t want a government ban. And while there’s a range of opinion on exactly when it’s OK to restrict access, or under what conditions, most Americans disapprove of the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade in June. A new ad in Michigan tries to exploit confusion and anxiety over gender-affirming care.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/abortion-michigan-proposition-3-ad-lgbtq_n_6352fd0ce4b08e0e608e8e57
Putin is Correct about NATO & Ukraine. U.S. Double Standard Explained: Declassified U.S. State Department documents prove that MSM and the U.S. government are deceiving the public.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoS9cecaQgg
To Boost Turnout, Sanders Says Dems Must Attack ‘Corporate Agenda of the Republicans’: “What Democrats have got to do is contrast their economic plan with the Republicans’,” said Sen. Bernie Sanders. “What are the Republicans talking about? They want to cut Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.”
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/10/23/boost-turnout-sanders-says-dems-must-attack-corporate-agenda-republicans
Dark Money Groups Have Pumped $1 Billion Into GOP Effort to Retake Senate: The finding comes a month after Senate Republicans tanked a bill that would have required dark money groups to disclose their donors and funding sources.
https://www.salon.com/2022/10/23/dark-money-groups-have-pumped-1-billion-into-campaigns-to-recapture-senate_partner/
Armed ‘Poll Watchers’ in Arizona Heighten Alarm Over Right-Wing Voter Intimidation: “This is obviously totally incompatible with liberal democracy and an open society,” said one commentator.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/10/22/armed-poll-watchers-arizona-heighten-alarm-over-right-wing-voter-intimidation
In America, Democracy Can Simply Be Bought by the Billionaires: Citizens United lets billionaires set the terms of debate. “Since Citizens United, just 12 mega-donors, eight of them billionaires, have paid one dollar out of every 13 spent in federal elections.”
https://www.commondreams.org/views/2022/10/22/america-democracy-can-simply-be-bought-billionaires
# Legal / DOJ
How a conviction in Trump Org’s upcoming trial could bar Trump from federal contracts, even for Secret Service: Conviction could prompt the government to bar the Trump Organization from doing business as a federal contractor, including cutting off the spigot of Trump’s lucrative, and critics say exorbitant, billing of Secret Service agents who stay at his properties while protecting the former president and his family.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/how-a-conviction-in-trump-org-s-upcoming-trial-could-bar-trump-from-federal-contracts-even-for-secret-service/ar-AA13hQ25?ocid=winp1taskbar&cvid=22e0347113bb4811874f17c2b60c2e56
# LGBTQ
Trans Teen, Others Argue Against ‘Deadly’ Arkansas Ban On Gender-Affirming Care: The ACLU is representing a group of transgender minors, their parents and physicians in a lawsuit alleging a constitutional violation.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/arkansas-trial-ban-transgender-medical-care_n_6352f4f1e4b0b7f89f61a0f3
# Media
Ideology not science, here’s why NBC News’ factually inaccurate reporting on the ‘dangers’ of the weedkiller glyphosate sets a dangerous precedent: When it grossly misrepresents overwhelming evidence in addressing contentious science issues, such as the safety and reliability of our food supply, and passes along harmful disinformation, that’s inexcusable.
https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2022/10/13/viewpoint-ideology-not-science-heres-why-nbc-news-factually-inacurate-reporting-on-the-dangers-of-the-weedkiller-glyphosate-sets-a-dangerous-precedent/
# Military / DOD
US Navy should prepare for an invasion of Taiwan as soon as this year, fleet chief says: A top US Navy official said on Wednesday that a mainland Chinese invasion of Taiwan could take place as soon as this year, based partly on comments by Chinese President Xi Jinping at a major political conference in Beijing this week. Asked how the US Navy should respond to Xi’s warning at the 20th party congress about Taiwan separatism, Admiral Michael Gilday, chief of US naval operations, said: “It’s not just what President Xi says, but it’s how the Chinese behave and what they do.
https://www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/aseanplus-news/2022/10/22/us-navy-should-prepare-for-an-invasion-of-taiwan-as-soon-as-this-year-fleet-chief-says
# Water
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday that it is investigating whether Mississippi state agencies discriminated against the state’s majority-Black capital city by refusing to fund improvements for its failing water system.
https://www.npr.org/2022/10/20/1130393118/the-epa-starts-a-civil-rights-probe-into-mississippis-water-woes
Heat waves in U.S. rivers are on the rise. Here’s why that’s a problem: In recent years, heat waves in U.S. rivers have gotten more frequent, causing trouble for fish, plants and water quality.
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/heat-waves-rivers-united-states-fish-plants-water-quality#:~:text=The%20temperature%20spikes%20can%20cause,on%20the%20river%20for%20survival
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