Voices, The Peoples News
October 26, 2022
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 To Inform and Educate
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# Border / Immigration
ICE agents apprehend illegal foreign nationals with multiple DWI convictions, criminal histories: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have arrested several individuals in the Houston and Harlingen field offices as part of an immigration enforcement operation called “Operation Secure Streets.”
https://www.thecentersquare.com/texas/ice-agents-apprehend-illegal-foreign-nationals-with-multiple-dwi-convictions-criminal-histories/article_89280354-5396-11ed-98a4-cb130a11266e.html
# Chemicals
Fighting a chemical giant: cases mounting against PCB manufacturer Monsanto: Could a series of lawsuits against the PCB manufacturer Monsanto in Washington state help plaintiffs here win a similar case?
https://www.wcax.com/video/2022/10/25/fighting-chemical-giant-lawsuits-mounting-against-pcb-manufacturer-monsanto/
# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
New York Supreme Court reinstates all employees fired for being unvaccinated, orders back pay: State Supreme Court found that being vaccinated ‘does not’ stop the spread of COVID-19
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/3704214-judge-orders-nyc-to-reinstate-workers-fired-for-not-complying-with-covid-vaccine-mandate/
‘The CDC should not be treating kids in low-income households as lab experiments’ – SC attorney general joins other attorneys general opposing CDC’s COVID-19 vaccine for kids : “The COVID-19 vaccine does not provide the same protection against life-threatening illnesses. Instead, it could put more kids at risk instead of protecting them, which is the purpose of the VCF,” wrote the attorneys general in the letter. “The CDC should not be treating kids in low-income households as lab experiments. Nor should pharmaceutical companies be allowed to use low-income families as cash cows.”
https://www.wistv.com/2022/10/21/sc-attorney-general-joins-other-attorneys-general-opposing-cdcs-covid-19-vaccine-kids/
# Economy / Finance / Trade
Wall Street ‘pandemic boom’ ends, sending impact to New York’s state budget: Wall Street continues to make money, but a report released Tuesday by New York state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli’s found that the “pandemic boom” investment firms have enjoyed for the last couple of years is officially over
https://www.thecentersquare.com/new_york/wall-street-pandemic-boom-ends-sending-impact-to-new-yorks-state-budget/article_2a5513e8-5482-11ed-a8d6-b32d03cf5313.html
# Employment / Labor
Facing Child Labor Scandal, Hyundai Asks Biden for Subsidies: The United Auto Workers say dropping two implicated suppliers won’t solve problems with temp staffing agencies and exploitative contractors.
https://prospect.org/labor/facing-child-labor-scandal-hyundai-asks-biden-for-subsidies/
How solidarity helps workers through life’s struggles: Labor unions are also stepping up to help workers manage stress and the threats to mental health that they encounter on and off the job.
https://www.alternet.org/2022/10/solidarity-helps-workers-lifes-struggles/
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemical
Native Americans, white farmers join forces to oppose Summit carbon capture pipeline: An NBC News investigation finds an unlikely alliance forming in the Dakotas between Native American Organizers and white farmers who are teaming up in an effort to block a proposed carbon pipeline. The project would be the largest of its type, spanning five years, and expected to cost nearly five billion dollars.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7Le6L4SW-M
Ohio solar project killed due to local government opposition: A solar power project in Allen and Auglaize counties has been killed by state officials due to opposition from local governments, even though the application for the project was filed before a new Ohio law was put in place giving county governments the ability to nix such projects.
https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2022/10/25/ohio-solar-project-killed-by-local-government-opposition/#:~:text=A%20solar%20power%20project%20in,ability%20to%20nix%20such%20projects
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Global
Canada moving closer to funding Ring of Fire mining roads: An internal briefing document obtained by The Narwhal shows that Ottawa has flagged Ring of Fire development as a possible ‘priority
https://thenarwhal.ca/ring-of-fire-federal-briefing/
# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure
California forecast: More drought after driest three years on record: California is about to enter its wet season, when hopes are high for replenishing lowland rains and mountain snows after its three driest years
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/oct/04/california-record-drought-climate-crisis-la-nina
# Environment / Climate / Global
Climate activists are waging a new kind of legal fight: In the face of bigger wildfires, deadlier floods, and more extreme weather, plaintiffs around the world are taking up a new tactic: suing for the damage climate change has already wrought.
https://hakaimagazine.com/features/climate-activists-are-waging-a-new-kind-of-legal-fight/
# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals / Other
Agriculture researcher predicts ‘perfect storm’ for high grocery prices nationwide: The cost of farming will remain volatile next year, and high grocery prices with it, according to a University of Missouri research associate for the Food and Agricultural Policy Research Institute
https://www.therogersvillereview.com/news/national/article_35e28355-3cd4-5232-a6c6-8c5a5b9a4fbd.html
# General Recalls / Alerts
Unilever recalls dry shampoo products in U.S. and Canada: Dove, TRESemmé and Suave are a few of the brands included in Unilever’s latest voluntary recall due to possible exposure to the cancer-causing chemical
https://people.com/style/unilever-recalls-dry-shampoo-aerosol-products-possible-containment-of-benzene/
# General Information / Other News
Trump’s Ties to Falwells’ Creepy Pool Boy Sex Saga Revealed: The Hulu doc “God Forbid,” out Nov. 1, examines Team Trump’s role in the sex scandal involving pool boy Giancarlo Granda that brought down evangelical kingmaker Jerry Falwell Jr.
https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/politics/a33767920/jerry-falwell-jr-pool-boy-wife-miami-real-estate/
“The Lions’ Den, Other Palestinian Groups are Endless Headache for Israel, PA.” Though Israeli military commanders continue to undermine the power of the newly formed group, they seem to have no clear idea regarding its roots, influence and future impact.
https://www.mintpressnews.com/difficult-months-ahead-israel-afraid-lions-den/282259/
# Gov / Politics / Global
Now Putin’s Sending Prison Rape Victims to Die on Front Line: The desperate trawl for Ukraine war recruits in Russian prisons began with murderers and robbers. Now they are sending abused and raped prisoners to their deaths.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/now-putin-is-sending-prison-rape-victims-to-ukraine-to-die-on-the-frontline
The Kremlin’s tectonic shift. The elites used to need the Russian president. Now he needs them: The longer the conflict rages and the more resources the Russian regime throws into the furnace of war, the more isolated Putin may become in his bid for nuclear escalation.
https://carnegieendowment.org/politika/88072
The nuclear rhetoric between Russia and Ukraine has increased, with each side claiming the other is preparing for a radiological attack using what is called a “dirty bomb”. Dirty bombs are not nuclear weapons but are conventional laced with radioactive material to spread contamination over an area. The DEFCON Warning System has noted an increase in activity on both sides, indicating that public statements are not in line with what everyone believes. Intelligence experts have commented that, while the odds of nuclear use in the Ukraine theatre are low, the odds are increasing. Actions by both Western States and Russia indicate heightened alerts with regard to possible nuclear attack.
https://defconwarningsystem.com/
# Gov / Politics / US
After suspending political donations post-insurrection, AT&T and Valero fund election-deniers in the midterms
AT&T and Valero were among a handful of political action committees that donated to candidates this cycle who have denied the legitimacy of the 2020 election results.
https://www.texastribune.org/2022/10/26/att-valero-pacs-midterms/
Democratic Super PAC ads focus on Social Security in final stretch: Spending aims at Republican candidates in Arizona, North Carolina: In the Arizona cut, the narrator asks what nominee Blake Masters’ plan is “while we’re struggling just to stay afloat.” “Maybe we should privatize Social Security, right?” Masters says in a grainy video. “We’ve got to cut the knot at some point.”
https://rollcall.com/2022/10/25/democratic-super-pac-ads-focus-on-social-security-in-final-stretch/
Stop Projecting America’s Democratic Decline Onto the World. Washington’s institutions are faring far worse than those of its peers. Many see parallels between the United States’ struggles and those of other countries, from the Philippines and India to Hungary and Brazil, which faces a high-stakes presidential runoff election this month that has drawn comparisons to the 2020 U.S. race between then-candidates Donald Trump and Joe Biden.
https://cgs-bd.com/article/9667/Stop-Projecting-America%E2%80%99s-Democratic-Decline-onto-the-World#
2022 election: Water regulation and spending punctuate state and local ballots: Groundwater regulation, legal rights to clean water, and spending measures highlight this election cycle.
https://www.circleofblue.org/2022/world/2022-election-water-regulation-and-spending-punctuate-state-and-local-ballots/
“Congress has secured over $60 billion in security, economic, humanitarian and budget assistance for Ukraine, including 12 and a third billion just weeks ago. And more will be on the way when we pass our omnibus funding bill this fall.” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., on Tuesday vowed that Congress would include more assistance for Ukraine as part of the annual government funding bill.
https://www.defensenews.com/congress/2022/10/25/pelosi-vows-more-ukraine-aid-amid-brewing-congressional-fight/
# Law Enforcement
Cops Took Away School Shooter’s Gun Months Before Attack: Police are currently investigating how the semi-automatic weapon found its way back into Orlando Harris’ hands.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/cops-took-away-st-louis-school-shooter-orlando-harris-gun-months-before-attack
“Systemic failures” in Uvalde shooting went far beyond local police, Texas House report details
In total, 376 law enforcement officers descended upon the school, according to the most extensive account of the shooting to date. It says that better-equipped departments should have stepped up to fill a leadership void after the Uvalde schools police chief failed to take charge.
https://www.texastribune.org/2022/07/17/law-enforcement-failure-uvalde-shooting-investigation/
Cardboard Box Tycoons Are Bankrolling Election Denial: The founders of shipping supplier Uline are funding anti-democracy causes and far right candidates around the U.S.
https://truthout.org/articles/cardboard-box-tycoons-are-bankrolling-election-denial/
# Legal / DOJ
Mark Meadows Ordered to Testify in Georgia Election Case: Meadows, former President Trump’s chief of staff, is seen as a key proponent of Trump’s efforts to stay in office after losing the 2020 election.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2022/10/26/mark-meadows-testify-georgia-election-probe/10605937002/
The Supreme Court Is Headed for a Self-Imposed Voting Caseload Disaster: On Dec. 7, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Moore v. Harper, a radical case on the fate of the so-called “independent state legislature” theory which could end the ability of state courts to interpret their own state’s election laws as applied to federal elections, thereby closing their doors to a wide swath of voting rights suits.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/10/supreme-court-voting-case-disaster-harper-moore.html
# Medical / Health
NIH-funded studies show damaging effects of vaping, smoking on blood vessels: Long-term use of electronic cigarettes, or vaping products, can significantly impair the function of the body’s blood vessels, increasing the risk for cardiovascular disease. Additionally, the use of both e-cigarettes and regular cigarettes may cause an even greater risk than the use of either of these products alone.
https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/nih-funded-studies-show-damaging-effects-vaping-smoking-blood-vessels#:~:text=Long%2Dterm%20use%20of%20electronic,either%20of%20these%20products%20alone
Inside a bus, East Texans get the health care they can’t afford or find anywhere else: Access to health care is limited in rural Texas. The mobile clinic operated by Beaumont-based TAN Healthcare aims to close that gap.
https://www.texastribune.org/2022/10/26/east-texas-health-care-mobile-clinic/
Father of Infant Hospitalized for RSV Warns Other Parents: ‘Don’t Wait’ to Seek Help: A common respiratory virus, known as RSV, has been spreading at unusually high levels nationwide. At Texas Children’s Hospital, doctors are seeing an unusual surge in patients, with more than 40 children being hospitalized with the virus, including 10 in the ICU.
https://people.com/health/father-of-hospitalized-infant-tells-parents-dont-wait-to-seek-help-amid-surge-of-rsv-cases/
Older Adults are at High Risk for Severe RSV Infection: Respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, is a common virus that affects the lungs and breathing passages.
• Older adults, especially those 65 years and older
• Adults with chronic heart or lung disease
• Adults with weakened immune systems
Each year an estimated 177,000 older adults are hospitalized and 14,000 of them die in the United States due to RSV infection.
https://www.cdc.gov/rsv/factsheet-older-adults.pdf
$38,398 for a Single Shot of a Very Old Cancer Drug: Lupron, a drug patented half a century ago, treats advanced prostate cancer. It’s sold to physicians for $260 in the U.K. and administered at no charge. Why are U.S. hospitals, which may pay nearly as little for the drug, charging so much more to administer it?
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/10/26/1131130875/it-cost-38-398-for-a-single-shot-of-a-very-old-cancer-drug
Lawsuit Expands To Challenge All Of ACA’s Preventive Care Coverage: Plaintiffs in Kelley v. Becerra filed a motion asking U.S. District Court Judge Reed O’Connor to set aside all requirements under the Affordable Care Act that force insurers to fully cover preventive care like cancer screenings. O’Connor previously ruled in their favor when the cases challenged HIV preventive medication.
https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/explainer/2022/jul/latest-legal-challenge-affordable-care-act-preventive-services
Physicians Brace For Medicare Cuts, Will Ask Congress For Help: Radiologists, nuclear medicine specialists and vascular surgeons are bracing to see if they’ll take the worst of Medicare physician payment cuts next year
https://www.axios.com/2022/10/26/specialists-seek-reprieve-medicare
States Brace For Medicaid Spending Surge: States could start the new year grappling with a surge in Medicaid spending to accompany supply chain pressures, workforce shortages and the effects of inflation.
https://www.axios.com/2022/10/26/states-medicaid-spending-surge
A Trump Era Health Care Rule Is Breaking The Law, And Harming Patients: Among Americans who take prescription drugs, a quarter struggle to afford their medication. For those who are in poor health or have low incomes, the portion is even higher.
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-era-health-care-rule-breaking-law-harming-patients-opinion-1754019
The crisis pregnancy center next door: How taxpayer money intended for poor families is funding a growing anti-abortion movement
https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/25/us/crisis-pregnancy-centers-taxpayer-money-invs/index.html
# Space / UFO Disclosure / Other
NASA’s new instrument spots giant methane emissions from space: It’s worse than anything we imagined, but there’s a silver lining: these emissions can be addressed relatively fast.
https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/nasas-new-instrument-is-detecting-methane-hotspots-from-space-26102022/
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