Voices, The Peoples News
December 15, 2022
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Indigenous
Testing for ‘forever chemicals’ lacking for tribal water systems: A study by researchers at the PFAS Project Lab found the EPA has sampled tribal water systems at a lower rate than non-tribal systems.
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/2022/12/14/testing-for-forever-chemicals-lacking-for-tribal-water-systems/69726206007/
Toxic Salmon Reporting “Deeply Troubling,” Lawmaker Says, Demanding Changes to Protect Pacific Northwest Tribal Health: Citing an investigation into toxic contamination in salmon, state and federal lawmakers across the Pacific Northwest are calling for policy changes and more funding but are lacking details on next steps.
https://www.propublica.org/article/toxic-salmon-columbia-river-basin-lawmaker-response
# Children / Youth
Child Welfare Experts Say New Mexico Can’t Put Kids in Homeless Shelters Just Because It Lacks Other Beds:
A team of experts monitoring child welfare reform in New Mexico has found that foster kids have been placed in homeless shelters and other inappropriate settings
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2850084472735/child-welfare-experts-say-new-mexico-can-t-put-kids-in-homeless-shelters-just-because-it-lacks-other-beds
# Chemicals
As Workers Battle Cancer, The Government Admits Its Limit for a Deadly Chemical Is Too High: The U.S. agency that is supposed to safeguard worker health has all but given up on setting limits to protect them from dangerous chemicals. Meanwhile, workers are dying.
https://www.propublica.org/article/goodyear-niagara-rubber-plant-ortho-toluidine
# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
VITAL! WHO Scandal: Covid-19 Investigative Group’s French co-chair Worked in Wuhan Bio-Lab which Enhanced the SARS Viruses: Anthony Fauci and by Bill Gates to conduct chimeric experiments on coronaviruses with enhanced virulence in China), had also been the one who had inspired the letter of 27 scientists from The Lancet magazine who denied the thesis of the artificial origin of SARS-Cov-2 after the research of some Indian biologists who “were forced to retract it”, according to the late virologist Luc Montagnier.
https://www.veteranstoday.com/2022/12/14/vital-scandal-into-who-the-french-co-chair-of-covid-19-investigative-group-worked-in-wuhan-bio-lab-which-enhanced-the-sars-viruses/
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
Federal Reserve hikes rates again: The US central bank has hiked interest rates again, and warned more rises will be necessary to rein in the rapid pace of price increases. Forecasts from the Federal Reserve showed the bank’s key interest rate could stand above 5% a year from now.
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/after-raising-interest-rates-again-federal-reserve-warns-more-hikes-likely-in-2023
# Education / Schools
Discipline Crackdown Freaks Out Parents in Florida Schools: A terrifying sheriff, a right-wing school board, and explosive meetings have some fearing the worst for their kids.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/discipline-crackdown-in-brevard-county-schools-is-freaking-out-parents
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemical
Pennsylvania lifts ban on gas production in polluted village: The agency’s agreement with Houston-based Coterra Energy Inc. is dated Nov. 29, the same day Coterra pleaded no contest in a high-profile criminal case accusing the company of allowing methane to leak uncontrolled into Dimock’s aquifer. State officials denied that Coterra was allowed to plead to a misdemeanor charge in exchange for being allowed to drill for potentially hundreds of millions of dollars worth of gas.
https://apnews.com/article/business-pennsylvania-state-government-climate-and-environment-politics-778fffd63ac1db58ab7df86fe1958ffa
# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure
Feds list whitebark pine as threatened under Endangered Species Act: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service granted the whitebark pine protections under the Endangered Species Act. Significant threats continue to challenge this keystone species of the American West
https://www.fws.gov/press-release/2022-12/whitebark-pine-receives-esa-protection-threatened-species
As Arctic gets warmer and wetter, Alaska is slammed by extreme events, report says: The 2022 Arctic Report Card highlights Alaska’s heavy rains and snows, flooding, tundra wildfires and other events tied to climate change.
https://alaskabeacon.com/2022/12/13/as-arctic-gets-warmer-and-wetter-alaska-is-slammed-by-extreme-events-report-says/
# Gov / Politics / Global
Putin Shrugs-Off Washington’s Provocations and ‘Sticks to Business’: Last week’s drone attacks on Russian military bases represent a serious escalation in Washington’s proxy war on Russia. One of the attacks involved an airfield that is located less than 200 miles from Moscow. Naturally, the incident rankled Russian President Vladimir Putin who convened an emergency meeting of his Security Council to explore the options for retaliatory strikes. We have no doubt that Russia’s Top Brass recommended tit-for-tat missile strikes beyond Ukraine’s borders as a form of equal payback.
https://www.globalresearch.ca/putin-shrugs-off-washington-provocations-sticks-business/5802142
ICC Wanted to Investigate Israeli War Crimes. Nearly two years have passed since the International Criminal Court (ICC) began investigating war crimes committed in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and Gaza. Now It’s Caving to U.S. Pressure. Two years after launching an investigation of war crimes in Palestine, the ICC is still dragging its feet.
https://truthout.org/articles/icc-wanted-to-investigate-israeli-war-crimes-now-its-caving-to-us-pressure/
Vladimir Putin has reasserted his nuclear threat against the West by appearing to prepare for combat use a massive nuclear missile that is capable of hitting both the US and UK.
https://nypost.com/2022/12/14/putin-readies-massive-nuclear-missile-capable-of-hitting-us-and-uk/
# Gov / Politics / US
Congress considers omnibus as deadline approaches: Lawmakers are expected to pass a continuing resolution this week, possibly Wednesday night, ahead of a Friday deadline to give a few extra days to hammer out the details of a full-year omnibus spending bill
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/congress-considers-omnibus-as-deadline-approaches
Why Congress Can’t Stop the CIA From Working With Forces That Commit Abuses: The Leahy Law prohibits the U.S. military from providing training and equipment to foreign security forces that commit human rights abuses, but it does not apply to U.S. intelligence agencies.
https://www.rawstory.com/why-congress-cant-stop-the-cia-from-working-with-forces-that-commit-abuses/
The Americans Started the US War with Russia: Biden was brought to power by the national security state to launch a war against Russia.
https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/12/09/the-americans-started-the-us-war-with-russia/
# Military / DOD
Military: The Night Raids; CIA-backed operations killed countless Afghan civilians, and the U.S. hasn’t been held accountable. A reporter returns to investigate her past and unravel the legacy of the secretive Zero Units.
https://www.propublica.org/article/afghanistan-night-raids-zero-units-lynzy-billing
Government officials say that the US is poised to send “Patriot missiles” to Ukraine. These missiles are the country’s “most advanced ground-based air defense system.” The White House had refrained until now from offering these missiles to Ukraine. The officials said a directive could be approved as early as this week.
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/13/us/politics/ukraine-us-patriot-missiles.html
What the heck is a Patriot missile? A typical Patriot battery includes a radar system, a power generation supply, and a command and control station connected to several launch stations. With its sophisticated radar system it will be able to engage eight targets at a time. The transfer of the advanced air defense system is something Ukrainian officials have been demanding since shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine in late February.
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/us-patriot-missiles-game-changer-ukraine/story?id=95222548
# Veterans / VA
Veteran’s Affairs (V.A.) Can Actually Do a Lot for Veterans: The V.A. is important, but often misunderstood and underutilized, service for U.S. Veterans. We’re going to discuss the criticisms of the V.A., what benefits it provides, and how the V.A. can be remarkably effective in helping Vets
https://www.veteranstoday.com/2022/12/14/veterans-affairs-va-doing-good/?mc_cid=acf6e60df8&mc_eid=3f7488d454
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