Voices, The Peoples News
December 7, 2022
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Indigenous
U.S. commits $75 million to relocate three tribes threatened by climate change: The U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs will grant three tribes $25 million each to relocate homes, schools, and critical infrastructure. In one of the nation’s largest efforts to date for communities that are facing an urgent threat from climate change, 3 Native tribes will receive $75 million to move away from coastal areas or rivers.
https://cleantechnica.com/2022/12/05/as-land-washes-away-native-tribes-start-to-receive-funding-to-relocate-inland/
# Border / Immigration
Denver Authorities Unsure Where Migrant Buses Came From: About 100 migrants arrived in Denver this week, but those interviewed by authorities are reportedly giving conflicting answers about where their trip originated.
City is unsure who sent immigrants from the southern border
https://www.denverpost.com/2022/12/07/denver-migrants-emergency-shelter/
# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
Baby in Health Officials’ Custody Over Anti-Vax Blood Case: The 4-month-old boy’s life-saving procedure had been blocked because his parents worried donors may have been vaccinated against COVID. New Zealand high court case has become a focus of protests from anti-vaxxers
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/07/health-officials-gain-guardianship-of-baby-whose-parents-refused-vaccinated-blood-transfusion
Monoclonal antibody treatments no longer work against new COVID variants. Why not?
https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2022/12/07/monoclonal-antibody-treatments-no-longer-work-against-new-covid-variants-why-not/?mc_cid=12053505e0&mc_eid=c87bac2a19
How monoclonal antibodies lost the fight with new COVID variants: different monoclonal treatments have lost their efficacy against new variants of the coronavirus. The rise of Paxlovid antiviral pills earlier this year, further dented their appeal
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/11/20/1137892932/monoclonal-antibodies-covid-treatment
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemical
Revealed: Nearly 100 potential PFAS-polluted sites in Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia from fracking waste
A new map reveals at least 97 new locations that could have been contaminated by the industry’s use of “forever chemicals”
https://www.dailyclimate.org/fracking-pennsylvania-pfas-2658846325.html
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Global
The US, the EU, and other major global economies have agreed to a $60 maximum price cap for purchasing Russian oil. “This is a dramatic and unprecedented move by the US and its partners, especially given how dependent Europe was on Russian energy,” Vox’s Jen Kirby reports. With the agreed-upon price cap, “any country that wants to pay more for Russian oil can’t use operators or insurers from this coalition, which is a big share of the market.”
https://www.vox.com/world/2022/12/6/23490654/price-cap-60-russian-oil-european-union-ban-group-of-seven-united-states
# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure
UN Boss Calls Humanity a ‘Weapon of Mass Extinction’: “It’s time to forge a peace pact with nature,” António Guterres said.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/dec/06/canada-leads-calls-to-reverse-nature-loss-as-cop15-opens-in-montreal
# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals / Other
Nanoparticles From Food Additives Can Reach Babies In The Womb, Cause Food Allergies: Nanotechnology has rapidly transformed food production, manufacturing, and processing in recent years, with the goal of enhancing food safety and health. However, new research suggests that their use in making foods safer could have unexpected health consequences for babies.
https://www.naturalblaze.com/2022/12/nanoparticles-from-food-additives-can-reach-babies-in-the-womb-cause-food-allergies.html
# General Information / Other News
Companies Owned by Former President Donald Trump: His businesses span hotels, condos, real-estate rentals, and licensing deals. We know considerably more now, although there is still much to know. Here’s what we know, and don’t know, about Trump’s business dealings, his successes and failures, and his financial health as he left the presidency.
https://www.investopedia.com/updates/donald-trump-companies/
Trump Organization tax fraud convictions show downsides of private companies having no independent oversight or outside accountability: Publicly traded companies must have independent oversight and make regular financial and other disclosures. The Trump Organization has none of these safeguards.
https://www.npr.org/2022/12/06/1140756394/former-president-donald-trumps-company-found-guilty-criminal-tax-fraud
Donald Trump Is Not Going Away: Pundits have speculated the Trump era is ending. It may be at a low after the midterm elections, but the loyalty of his base is so entrenched Trump is likely to be influential for years to come. Examining the Trump phenomena from a behavior psychology viewpoint tells us why.
https://dcjournal.com/donald-trump-is-not-going-away/
More Classified Docs Reportedly Found in Trump Storage Unit: Three more sites were reportedly searched in recent weeks after a request from a federal judge.
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/3765703-items-with-classified-markings-found-in-trump-storage-unit-reports/
# Gov / Politics / US
This Is No Way to Keep a Republic: Most of us know Benjamin Franklin’s famous reply to lady asking if the Constitutional Convention gave us a republic or a monarchy. “A republic,” he said, “if you can keep it.” Now, in 2022, the question isn’t if we can keep it but if there’s even enough of the republic the Framers Republic gave us for us to keep?
https://dcjournal.com/this-is-no-way-to-keep-a-republic/
New Hampshire Dems Promise a Fight for First Primary Spot: President Joe Biden has endorsed South Carolina to host the first Democratic primary. New Hampshire is saying not so fast.
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2022/12/02/democrats-iowa-new-hampshire-could-rebel-against-democratic-presidential-nominating-calendar/10816743002/
Walker Lost, but the GOP Is Still Poisoned by MAGA Loonies: Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock’s narrow re-election to the U.S. Senate is a relief, but Walker’s ridiculous candidacy showed how far the Republican Party has fallen.
https://news.yahoo.com/herschel-walker-lost-gop-still-035352681.html
‘Independent state legislature doctrine,’ now before Supreme Court, could reverse 200 years of progress in giving more say over elections to the people: A doctrine embraced by some conservatives could be adopted by the US Supreme Court. And if the court does, Americans’ political power will be dramatically limited.
https://theconversation.com/independent-state-legislature-doctrine-now-before-supreme-court-could-reverse-200-years-of-progress-in-giving-more-say-over-elections-to-the-people-186282
Biden wants to prevent a strong primary challenge. He shouldn’t get away with it. A president is not a party’s king, and he has no automatic right to renomination.
https://truthout.org/articles/biden-wants-to-block-presidential-primary-challenge-from-the-left-ahead-of-2024/
Even Joe Manchin Was Sick of Him Holding All the Power in the Senate: The Georgia runoff results mean a real majority for Senate Democrats.
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/12/joe-manchin-georgia-runoff-raphael-warnock-senate.html
# Legal / DOJ
Missouri, Louisiana AGs release 359-page Fauci deposition in social media collusion lawsuit: A 359-page transcript of the deposition of Dr. Anthony Fauci, the chief medical advisor to President Joe Biden, was released Monday by the two attorneys general who filed a lawsuit alleging government collusion with social media companies
https://www.thecentersquare.com/national/missouri-louisiana-ags-release-359-page-fauci-deposition-in-social-media-collusion-lawsuit/article_298f96c0-74f5-11ed-ad8a-77dd9d368d03.html
# LGBTQ
Congress is set to codify marriage equality – but the Respect for Marriage Act has a few key limitations: The Respect for Marriage Act provides exemptions for religious groups, excludes people with disabilities, and could still lead to state-level discrimination laws.
https://theconversation.com/congress-is-set-to-codify-marriage-equality-but-the-respect-for-marriage-act-has-a-few-key-limitations-195709
# Medical / Health
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved Hemgenix, the first gene therapy for the blood-clotting disorder haemophilia B. Its price tag of US$3.5 million makes it the world’s most expensive drug. Hemgenix is one-time gene therapy administered by IV infusion
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-11-23/world-s-most-expensive-drug-csl-hemgenix-hemophilia-approved-by-fda
# Medical Technology
There’s an ‘arms race’ in health tech. Who could be the next M&A target? CVS, Walgreens, Walmart and tech giant Amazon are ramping up their focus on providing medical services to gain bigger footholds in the healthcare market.
https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/health-tech/theres-arms-race-health-tech-who-could-be-next-ma-target
# Military / DOD
How AI is rising up the ranks of the military: Why it matters: Military dominance in the future won’t be decided just by the size of a nation’s army, but the quality of its algorithms.
https://www.axios.com/2021/10/23/ai-future-united-states-military
National Security Commission Warns Pentagon of Falling Hopelessly Behind in the AI Arms Race while calling for new investments to foster innovation. Failure to do so would relinquish America’s role as a primary player in AI, while exposing the nation to serious new threats, including a diminishing of U.S. military advantage, unchecked disinformation campaigns, increased cyberattacks, and the erosion of democracy and civil liberties, according to the new report.
https://gizmodo.com/national-security-commission-warns-pentagon-of-falling-1839646571
Marines’ updated amphibious concept calls for disruptive technologies: The lab said in May it was working on a Concept for 21st Century Amphibious Operations at the behest of the commandant of the Marine Corps. Traditional amphibious operations also needed to be modernized.
https://www.defensenews.com/naval/2022/12/06/marines-updated-amphibious-concept-calls-for-disruptive-technologies/?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dfn-wb-1
# Military / Global
Ukraine war pushes Poland to train civilians as soldiers for a military mighty enough to challenge Russia: The Polish Ministry of National Defense’s new “Train with the Army” project is an initiative born out of the anxiety over the war in neighboring Ukraine. Weekend courses for thousands of Poles began in October and, due to popular demand, will continue into January.
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/europe/2022-12-06/poland-russia-ukraine-military-training-8313063.html
# Science
Harnessing the brain’s immune cells to stave off Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases: Microglia, immune cells disguised as brain cells, are known as the janitors of the brain. Dialing up their usual duties just enough could provide an avenue to treat neurodegenerative disease.
https://theconversation.com/harnessing-the-brains-immune-cells-to-stave-off-alzheimers-and-other-neurodegenerative-diseases-193606
# Technology
Inside the Big Tech Arms Race to Build the Most Deceptive AI: If you can’t trust Siri, who can you trust? Beyond being able to dominate us in a heated game of Diplomacy, AI trained in this way can potentially be used to help us solve complex issues.
https://www.yahoo.com/video/inside-google-meta-arms-race-203422819.html
Here’s what you need to know about the new AI ‘arms: “Whoever becomes the leader in AI [or artificial intelligence] will become the ruler of the world,” Vladimir Putin once famously said.
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/02/heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-the-new-ai-arms-race/
Interpreting U.S.-China AI development as an “arms race” or a winner-takes-all competition fundamentally misunderstands the transnational nature of AI development and technological interdependence.
https://www.newamerica.org/cybersecurity-initiative/reports/essay-reframing-the-us-china-ai-arms-race/problem-1-arms-race-framing-is-winner-takes-all/
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