Voices, The Peoples News
February 2, 2023
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Indigenous
How an Adoption Case Could Unravel Tribal Sovereignty: The law was passed in 1978 to combat a history of forced family separation in the United States and prevent the removal of Native children from their communities. Host Jordan Smith and journalist Rebecca Nagle discuss the Indian Child Welfare Act challenge and why it could imperil all of Indian Law.
https://theintercept.com/2023/02/01/dissent-episode-three-tribal-sovereignty/
How a Tourist Attraction Displaying the Open Graves of Native Americans Became a State-Run Museum: Generations of visitors learned about the history of Native Americans in Illinois through the eyes of amateur archaeologist Don Dickson. Though the exhibit he built closed in 1992, the Dickson Mounds Museum is still grappling with his legacy. Still buried throughout much of Fulton County, according to archaeologists’ estimates, were at least 3,000 grave mounds and remnants of villages that belonged to Indigenous people and their ancestors. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/how-a-tourist-attraction-displaying-the-open-graves-of-native-americans-became-a-state-run-museum/ar-AA16YYKS?cvid=a10e1f53ce7846b9b6d0ea31abcc9268
# Animals / Pets / Alerts / Food Recalls
Park Service Begins Shipping Yellowstone’s Wild Bison Off to Slaughterhouse: “This is no way to treat America’s National Mammal, which is sacred to so many tribes” said Nez Perce scientist James Holt, the executive Director of Buffalo Field Campaign. These unlucky bison, who had wandered into the Stephens Creek trap facility operated by the Park Service to enjoy some complimentary hay, at taxpayer’s expense, were on the way to a slaughterhouse.
https://www.buffalofieldcampaign.org/park-service-begins-shipping-yellowstone-s-wild-bison-off-to-slaughterhouse
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Global
Nevada’s New Governor Vilified Lobbyist’s Influence in COVID Lab Scandal, Then Asked Him to Help With Budget: Gov. Joe Lombardo once called his predecessor’s support of an error-prone COVID-19 testing lab the “biggest scandal in our history” but then brought in the lobbyist who pulled strings to get that lab licensed to help prepare his state budget.
https://www.propublica.org/article/nevada-lombardo-northshore-covid-sisolak-willden?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=majorinvestigations&utm_content=river
# Education / Schools
Idaho Lawmaker Wants Children to Work for Those Free Lunches: Idaho state Rep. Ron Mendive has a plan to help balance school budgets: put kids to work. “If we could find a way for the students to work to earn credits for their school lunch, I don’t think we’d see any of the waste we do in that program because it doesn’t mean much,” he said during an education committee meeting on Tuesday.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/idaho-lawmaker-wants-children-to-work-for-those-free-lunches
A school choice nightmare: Families getting government funding to switch from public to private school put their rights at risk: The harrowing story of a Maine family shows the potential perils families face when they transfer to privately run schools that are less subject to government oversight.
https://www.alternet.org/school-choice-nightmare-families-rights/
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Chemical
Who Sabotaged the Nord Stream Pipelines? The U.S. has no motive: Danish and Swedish seismologists measured what they say were explosions along the Nord Stream 1 and 2 pipelines, which bring Russian gas to Germany and the rest of Western Europe. Those explosions released and probably will continue to release a substantial amount of gas from the pipelines. Jewish Neocon Victoria Nuland Confesses to Nord Stream Terror Attack: “Senator Cruz, like you, I am, and I think the administration is, very gratified to know that Nord Stream 2 is now, as you like to say, a hunk of metal at the bottom of the sea.”
https://spectator.org/who-sabotaged-the-nord-stream-pipelines/
Jewish Neocon Victoria Nuland Confesses to Nord Stream Terror Attack: US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland during a Thursday Senate hearing positively celebrated the destruction of the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipelines. “Senator Cruz, like you, I am, and I think the administration is, very gratified to know that Nord Stream 2 is now, as you like to say, a hunk of metal at the bottom of the sea.”
https://www.veteranstoday.com/2023/02/01/jewish-neocon-victoria-nuland-confesses-to-nord-stream-terror-attack/
If we want companies to stop burning fossil fuel, why are we paying them for it? Subsidies for fossil fuel are preventing us from truly transitioning towards renewable energy. “Fossil fuel subsidies are a roadblock to a more sustainable future, but the difficulty that governments face in removing them is underscored at times of high and volatile fuel prices,” said Fatih Birol, the director of the International Energy Agency, which produced the analysis with the OECD. “A surge in investment in clean energy technologies and infrastructure is the only lasting solution to today’s global energy crisis and the best way to reduce the exposure of consumers to high fuel costs,” said Birol.
https://www.zmescience.com/science/if-we-want-companies-to-stop-burning-fossil-fuel-why-are-we-paying-them-for-it/
# Environment / Climate / Interior
Robobees Are Back, This Time In The Image Of A “Fairy” That “Could Help Save The Planet”: The original Robobee concept relied purely on solar power, new research is focusing on harnessing the power of both wind and light (even laser and LED) with a “fairy” robotic pollinator that was also inspired by dandelion seeds. Researchers in Finland say these dandelion-inspired smart robots could help save the environment, taking over for pollinators (like bees) who are disappearing from nature. Responsive polymer allows the creation of artificial, autonomously operating structures. In dark and calm weather, the fairy stays still. When there is enough light, the structure opens automatically allowing flying in the wind flow
https://www.naturalblaze.com/2023/02/robobees-are-back-this-time-in-the-image-of-a-fairy-that-could-help-save-the-planet.html
# Gov / Politics / US
New Jersey Councilwoman, 30, Shot Dead Outside Her Home: Eunice Dwumfour was found inside her car with multiple gunshot wounds, authorities said. She sustained multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene. She lived in the townhouse complex where she was killed, just steps from her home. She preliminarily appears to have been the target of the gunfire but a motive for the shooting was not immediately disclosed.
https://abcnews.go.com/US/new-jersey-councilwoman-shot-killed-targeted-attack-home/story?id=96844342
Republicans started the process Wednesday to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) from the House Foreign Affairs Committee. The House approved a procedural motion setting up a likely final vote to boot Omar on Thursday. The move is retaliation for Democrats having removed Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) and Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) from their committees in 2021 for threatening behavior toward colleagues.
https://www.npr.org/2023/02/02/1153472237/ilhan-omar-foreign-affairs-committee-vote-republicans-remove
# Law Enforcement
Tyre Nichols’ death underscores the troubled history of specialized police units: The officers charged in the murder of a Black man in Memphis, Tenn., were part of the elite SCORPION squad. Such units have an ugly history. Memphis Police Department’s SCORPION team. A rather tortured acronym for “Street Crimes Operation to Restore Peace in Our Neighborhoods,” SCORPION is a crime suppression unit – that is, officers detailed specifically to prevent, detect and interrupt violent crime by proactively using stops, frisks, searches and arrests. Such specialized units are common in forces across the U.S. and tend to rely on aggressive policing tactics.
https://theconversation.com/tyre-nichols-death-underscores-the-troubled-history-of-specialized-police-units-198851
The specialized division of the Memphis police department unit operated with an annual budget of more than $28 million a year from the time of its creation in 2021 until it was disbanded over the weekend. The Memphis police unit, Street Crimes Operation to Restore Peace in Our Neighborhoods, or SCORPION, is part of a trend in policing in which highly armed groups of police are dispatched to “high-crime” areas that tend to be home to Black and brown residents.
https://theintercept.com/2023/01/31/tyre-nichols-memphis-police/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=The%20Intercept%20Newsletter
# Legal / DOJ
Judge Gives Trump Lawyers Second Chance in NY Trial Showdown: Though Trump’s legal team has been exceedingly evasive, a New York judge is giving them more time to cooperate ahead of the crucial trial involving his businesses.
https://abovethelaw.com/2023/02/donald-trumps-lawyers-argued-there-is-no-such-thing-as-the-trump-org-the-court-was-not-amused/
Santos’ Brazil Lawyer Did Time for Gang Execution: The GOP lawmaker, who speaks fluent Portuguese, reportedly ducked a newspaper’s questions by saying he doesn’t speak Portuguese.
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2911729752554/george-santos-brazil-lawyer-did-time-for-gang-execution-report
# LGBTQ / Gender
Tennessee is considering banning gender-affirming care as child abuse. Doctors, parents, and advocates are speaking out. The bill is the first time a state has attempted to create criminal penalties for gender-affirming healthcare of minors. The bill known as SB 1 would not only ban trans minors from accessing puberty blockers and hormone replacement therapy and undergoing surgery, it would also ban the use of telehealth and force all children currently undergoing treatment to stop by March 2024. The bill and its equivalent in the Tennessee House of Representatives are scheduled for more committee meetings next week.
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/lilkalish/tennessee-transgender-gender-affirming-care-abuse
# Marijuana / Hemp / CBD Oil
This hempcrete won’t get you high but it can make your dream green home affordable: Australia has been facing a construction material crisis since mid-2020. It’s not the only place struggling with this type of crisis, but in Australia, the situation is particularly dire. In the first episode of Adelaide university’s own podcast series, The Discovery Pod, professor Rachel Burton explained that fibers found inside the stem of the hemp plant can be used to make a strong concrete-like material called hempcrete. This green construction material is prepared by blending the hemp fibers with water and lime. Interestingly, hempcrete can be easily turned into bricks, boards, building insulation material, and sound-proofing panels.
https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/this-hempcrete-wont-get-you-high-but-it-can-make-your-dream-green-home-affordable/
# Medical / Health
“We’re Still Gonna Say No.” Inside UnitedHealthcare’s Effort to Deny Coverage to Chronically Ill Patient: After a college student finally found a treatment that worked, the insurance giant decided it wouldn’t pay for the costly drugs. His fight to get coverage exposed the insurer’s hidden procedures for rejecting claims.
https://www.propublica.org/article/unitedhealth-healthcare-insurance-denial-ulcerative-colitis
Do You Have Insights Into Health Insurance Denials? In the United States, having health insurance does not guarantee that you will receive the care you need. Every year, insurance companies reject tens of millions of claims from people seeking all kinds of medical services, ranging from surgeries to MRIs. Insurers deny tens of millions of claims every year. ProPublica is investigating why claims are denied, what the consequences are for patients and how the appeal process really works.
https://www.propublica.org/getinvolved/insurance-denial-health-care-investigation
Lawmakers Pledge to Fight for Comprehensive Action on Stillbirths: A ProPublica investigation found the U.S. lagging other developed nations in reducing the number of stillbirths. Lawmakers say increased funding will be key to any improvement.
https://www.propublica.org/article/lawmakers-pledge-to-fight-for-comprehensive-action-stillbirths
Bernie Sanders Has Some Big Health Care Plans, And It’s Not Just Medicare For All: One of this year’s more intriguing political developments is a change at the helm of the Senate health, education, labor and pensions committee, where Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is taking the gavel. It represents a milestone of sorts for American politics, and for Sanders himself. The Vermont senator outlines his agenda for the Senate health, education, labor and pensions committee, and explains why he thinks it can become reality.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bernie-sanders-interview-health-agenda_n_63daac87e4b01a436391d0b5?9z7&utm_source=cordial&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=hp-us-reg-politics_2023-02-01&utm_term=us-politics
# Medical Science
Man wakes up after 12 years of coma: “I was aware of everything”: When he was 12, Martin Pistorius came home with a sore throat. It didn’t seem like much, but his condition quickly deteriorated. He was soon unable to move or even talk, and eventually crashed into a coma that would go on to last 12 years.
https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/man-coma-wakes-up-14012015/
# Medical Technology
Attacking the ‘You Are the Product’ Economy: The FTC takes action against GoodRx for sharing personal health data with advertisers. The old adage about the internet platform economy goes like this: “If something is free, you are the product.” Facebook, Google, and other sites invite users into a world and try to keep them there as long as possible to target ads, conducting mass surveillance that tracks your every waking move. And this has been effectively sanctioned through a disinclination to enforce various privacy rights and laws
https://prospect.org/blogs-and-newsletters/tap/2023-02-02-goodrx-online-medical-privacy-ftc/
# Military / Global
North Korea Threatens U.S. With ‘Overwhelming Nuclear Force’: Kim Jong Un’s regime accused America of “reckless” moves. The North Korean foreign ministry said the stepping-up of military drills from South Korea’s allies could turn the Korean Peninsula into a “huge war arsenal and a more critical war zone.” It said North Korea is prepared to respond to any short-term or long-term military challenge with nuclear force.
https://thehill.com/policy/defense/3840751-north-korea-warns-us-of-overwhelming-nuclear-force/
Another Ukrainian Stronghold Besieged by Russia: Russian troops continue attempts to break through the Ukrainian defense in Verkhnekamenskoye. The Russian advance poses threat for the Ukrainian garrison in Seversk. The deliberate offensive of Russian troops continues on the main battlefields on the Donbass fronts. The most hot spots remain Bakhmut to the north of Donetsk and Ugledar to the south.
https://www.veteranstoday.com/2023/02/01/another-ukrainian-stronghold-besieged-by-russia/?mc_cid=cc2b9eac43&mc_eid=3f7488d454
Russia claims to have taken full control of Mariupol: Russia claimed to have captured Mariupol on Friday in what would be its biggest victory yet in its war with Ukraine, after a nearly three-month siege that reduced much of the strategic port city to a smoking ruin, with over 20,000 civilians feared dead.
https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-kyiv-prisoners-of-war-71d0dfb842caaaad30b92671637c1f3b
# Nuclear
Russia is violating the last remaining nuclear treaty with the US, according to Washington: Russia’s refusal to allow the US to inspect its nuclear arsenal could reignite pressure for the US to develop new nuclear weapons. The U.S. State Department told Congress on Jan. 31, 2023, that Russia is not complying with the countries’ last remaining nuclear arms agreement, which was renewed for five years in 2021. Russia has denied these accusations and accused the U.S. of violations as well.
https://theconversation.com/russia-is-violating-the-last-remaining-nuclear-treaty-with-the-us-according-to-washington-199063
# Water
Biden administration is caught between California and its neighbors in Colorado River fight: California countered water plan offered by neighboring states that upholds its senior rights to river. After months of behind-the-scenes negotiations, California has an answer to six other western states sharing the Colorado River: Get lost! The proposal California offered Tuesday makes no significant concessions to demands from its neighbors, asserting higher priority senior water rights to the largest share of the river that have been enshrined in an agreement dating back decades.
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/02/01/biden-administration-california-colorado-river-00080694
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