Voices, The Peoples News
April 17, 2023
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Indigenous
After Spying on Standing Rock, TigerSwan Shopped Anti-Protest “Counterinsurgency” to Other Oil Companies: More than 50,000 pages of documents were recently made public after the company behind the Dakota Access pipeline lost a court case to keep them secret.
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Indigenous Groups Call for New National Monument: Grand Canyon National Park is one of the most iconic public lands in the U.S., but the surrounding area has long been in the sights of developers, especially uranium miners. That is why the Grand Canyon Tribal Coalition wants President Joe Biden to permanently protect around 1.1 million acres north and south of the park as Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ecowatch.com/indigenous-national-monument-grand-canyon.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!whg51fuaIButrDwopn273uGGpS8ATC1NsX6GvCunNhi8oZuVvdHAtWNgq9vh5GbNbIvS89S33wIcp6qZ1p3AaylJcC52xILg$
# Indigenous / Global
Canada Has “Been Failing My Family for Over 100 Years,” Says Indigenous Activist: Families of missing and murdered Indigenous women have no recourse, says Cambria Harris whose mother was murdered. Skibicki was arrested and charged on May 18, 2022, with first-degree murder of Contois and charged on December 1, 2022, in connection with the other three women’s deaths. Winnipeg police have come under fire from the Indigenous community for refusing to search the Prairie Green or Brady Road landfills for Myran, Harris or Buffalo Woman
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/canada-has-been-failing-my-family-for-over-100-years-says-indigenous-activist/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!whg51fuaIButrDwopn273uGGpS8ATC1NsX6GvCunNhi8oZuVvdHAtWNgq9vh5GbNbIvS89S33wIcp6qZ1p3AaylJcA3Gu6U9$
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
McCarthy Slams Biden, Outlines GOP Debt Limit Plan: “Without exaggeration, America’s debt is a ticking time bomb that will detonate unless we take serious responsible action,” he said, later adding, “Defaulting on our debt is not an option. But neither is a future of higher taxes, higher interest rates, higher inflation, more dependence on China, and an economy that doesn’t work for working Americans. Let me be clear: a no-strings-attached debt limit increase cannot pass. But since the President continues to hide, House Republicans will take action.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thefiscaltimes.com/newsletter/20230417-McCarthy-Blasts-Biden-Over-Debt-Limit__;!!On18fmf1aQ!whg51fuaIButrDwopn273uGGpS8ATC1NsX6GvCunNhi8oZuVvdHAtWNgq9vh5GbNbIvS89S33wIcp6qZ1p3AaylJcNdGeol4$
# Education / Schools
Educators and Publishers Are Fighting the Right’s Attempt to Erase Black History: The right has compiled a glossary of words like “abolition” and “equity” that it deems suspect in classroom contexts. The right has compiled a glossary of words like “abolition” and “equity” that it deems suspect in classroom contexts. Judicial Watch (JW), a deeply conservative 29-year-old Washington, D.C.-based group that describes itself as a “non-partisan education foundation,” asserts that our military is “headed down the dark alley of anti-American wokeism.” As JW sees it, the U.S. Air Force Academy is an egregious offender because it “has made race and gender instruction a top priority in the training of cadets.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/educators-and-publishers-are-fighting-the-rights-attempt-to-erase-black-history/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!whg51fuaIButrDwopn273uGGpS8ATC1NsX6GvCunNhi8oZuVvdHAtWNgq9vh5GbNbIvS89S33wIcp6qZ1p3AaylJcH7fPFEi$
# Environment / Climate / Interior / Global Number of Australia’s Fish Species Considered Critically Endangered Doubles: The amount of critically endangered fish species in Australia has recently doubled after nine species were newly categorized as critically endangered in March. All nine species are part of the galaxias genus, and an additional tenth galaxias species has been labeled as endangered. They include the short-tail galaxias, the tapered galaxias and the East Gippsland and West Gippsland galaxias, with the additions taking the total number of fish listed as critically endangered under national laws to 18
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.ecowatch.com/australia-fish-species-critically-endangered.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!whg51fuaIButrDwopn273uGGpS8ATC1NsX6GvCunNhi8oZuVvdHAtWNgq9vh5GbNbIvS89S33wIcp6qZ1p3AaylJcKtLfYSg$
# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals
Big Ag Panicking Over Bill to Require Labeling of Gene-Altering Products: The U.S. Senate on Thursday approved legislation that would for the first time require food to carry labels listing genetically-modified ingredients, which labeling supporters say could create loopholes for some U.S. crops.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-food-gmo-vote-idUKKCN0ZO08N__;!!On18fmf1aQ!whg51fuaIButrDwopn273uGGpS8ATC1NsX6GvCunNhi8oZuVvdHAtWNgq9vh5GbNbIvS89S33wIcp6qZ1p3AaylJcCFfF9fu$
# Gov / Politics / Global
Putin meets with China’s defense minister in Moscow: Putin and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu met with Gen. Li Shangfu less than a month after Chinese leader Xi Jinping held a three-day state visit to Moscow. Russian President Vladimir Putin met with China’s defense minister on Sunday, underscoring Beijing’s strengthening engagement with Moscow, with which it has largely aligned its foreign policy in an attempt to diminish the influence of the United States and other Western democracies.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/16/putin-meets-with-chinas-defense-minister-in-moscow__;!!On18fmf1aQ!whg51fuaIButrDwopn273uGGpS8ATC1NsX6GvCunNhi8oZuVvdHAtWNgq9vh5GbNbIvS89S33wIcp6qZ1p3AaylJcN6j9oSy$
EU leaders beat a path to Xi’s door seeking China’s help: In the weeks since Chinese leader Xi Jinping won a third five-year term as president, leaders and diplomats from around the world have beaten a path to his door. None more so than those from Europe.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/eu-china-trade-macron-us-ukraine-war-dispute-ea8b74d285ef5027a82bf5ccc94ccd6c__;!!On18fmf1aQ!whg51fuaIButrDwopn273uGGpS8ATC1NsX6GvCunNhi8oZuVvdHAtWNgq9vh5GbNbIvS89S33wIcp6qZ1p3AaylJcIwGuTxl$
# Gov / Politics
Speaker McCarthy Proposes Limiting Access To SNAP Food Benefits: McCarthy’s initial list calls for expanding the age bracket for people who must meet work requirements in order to participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Food Assistance Program or SNAP, while closing what Republicans say are “loopholes” in existing restrictions, according to two people who were granted anonymity to discuss internal conversations. Cutting spending on federal food assistance programs is a perennial Republican target, and House conservatives are eager to make it part of any agreement to raise the debt ceiling
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2023/04/16/gop-mccarthy-snap-food-stamps-00092243__;!!On18fmf1aQ!whg51fuaIButrDwopn273uGGpS8ATC1NsX6GvCunNhi8oZuVvdHAtWNgq9vh5GbNbIvS89S33wIcp6qZ1p3AaylJcB4EiUsW$
McCarthy Slammed for “Pro-Starvation Agenda” to Force Cuts to Food Stamps: “Republicans are not only forcing people to give birth, but are comfortable letting those children starve? Disgraceful,” said Rep.
Rashida Tlaib. Progressives and Democrats in Congress have sharply criticized House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-California) for including a plan to slash food assistance benefits in his latest list of demands on the debt ceiling, which is expected to be released on Monday.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/mccarthy-slammed-for-pro-starvation-agenda-to-force-cuts-to-food-stamps/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!whg51fuaIButrDwopn273uGGpS8ATC1NsX6GvCunNhi8oZuVvdHAtWNgq9vh5GbNbIvS89S33wIcp6qZ1p3AaylJcB1KUkFQ$
Hundreds Turn Out to Denounce Texas Republicans ‘Vigilante Death Squads Policy’: Residents blasted Rep. Matt Schaefer’s controversial bill in a hearing that stretched late into the night. Hundreds of Texans converged on the capital this week to oppose a new state-led security force that would enlist civilians to track and capture undocumented people.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/04/14/hundreds-turn-out-to-denounce-texas-republicans-vigilante-death-squads-policy/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!whg51fuaIButrDwopn273uGGpS8ATC1NsX6GvCunNhi8oZuVvdHAtWNgq9vh5GbNbIvS89S33wIcp6qZ1p3AaylJcAiSaapz$
Republicans Attend NRA Convention the Same Weekend as 9 Mass Shootings: One of the shootings over the weekend included a birthday party in Alabama where four people died and 20 were injured.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/republicans-attend-nra-convention-the-same-weekend-as-9-mass-shootings/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!whg51fuaIButrDwopn273uGGpS8ATC1NsX6GvCunNhi8oZuVvdHAtWNgq9vh5GbNbIvS89S33wIcp6qZ1p3AaylJcAfMDPlw$
# Law Enforcement
Black Teen Shot Twice After Ringing Wrong Doorbell: Community members are protesting after 16-year-old Ralph Yarl was shot twice after he went to pick up his younger siblings and mistakenly rang the doorbell of the wrong residence in Kansas City, Missouri. NBC News’ Maggie Vespa reports why police have not yet charged or identified the suspect after an arrest was made and what charges Yarl’s family is seeking.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ew64lXUk5og__;!!On18fmf1aQ!whg51fuaIButrDwopn273uGGpS8ATC1NsX6GvCunNhi8oZuVvdHAtWNgq9vh5GbNbIvS89S33wIcp6qZ1p3AaylJcJQNdfXA$
Police Are Abusing Civil Forfeiture Laws to Seize Cash for Themselves: Massive loopholes in state laws are letting police walk away with millions in cash. Massive loopholes in state laws are letting police walk away with millions in cash.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/police-are-abusing-civil-forfeiture-laws-to-seize-cash-for-themselves/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!whg51fuaIButrDwopn273uGGpS8ATC1NsX6GvCunNhi8oZuVvdHAtWNgq9vh5GbNbIvS89S33wIcp6qZ1p3AaylJcIc6qXeu$
Texas police made more than $50 million in 2017 from seizing people’s property. Not everyone was guilty of a crime. Law enforcement leaders say civil asset forfeiture is a necessary tool for fighting crime, but several lawmakers see it as a violation of Americans’ civil liberties. Texas legislators are poised to take up the issue once again in 2019.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.texastribune.org/2018/12/07/texas-civil-asset-forfeiture-legislature/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!whg51fuaIButrDwopn273uGGpS8ATC1NsX6GvCunNhi8oZuVvdHAtWNgq9vh5GbNbIvS89S33wIcp6qZ1p3AaylJcNyeNf9q$
Civil forfeiture in the United States, also called civil asset forfeiture or civil judicial forfeiture,[1] is a process in which law enforcement officers take assets from people who are suspected of involvement with crime or illegal activity without necessarily charging the owners with wrongdoing. While civil procedure, as opposed to criminal procedure, generally involves a dispute between two private citizens, civil forfeiture involves a dispute between law enforcement and property such as a pile of cash or a house or a boat, such that the thing is suspected of being involved in a crime.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_forfeiture_in_the_United_States__;!!On18fmf1aQ!whg51fuaIButrDwopn273uGGpS8ATC1NsX6GvCunNhi8oZuVvdHAtWNgq9vh5GbNbIvS89S33wIcp6qZ1p3AaylJcEagSmxb$
# Legal / DOJ
DA’s secret weapon may be lawyer who dogged Trump for years: Matthew Colangelo has taken on Trump multiple times. Now, he’s in the middle of his highest-stakes yet. A little-known lawyer in New York has long been the thorn in Donald Trump’s side, pressing deeper with every passing year by taking down his scammy charity, blocking his presidential policies, investigating his finances, grilling his annoyed son with questions, and finally indicting the former president last month.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nation.lk/online/da-s-secret-weapon-may-be-lawyer-who-s-dogged-trump-for-years-204359.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!whg51fuaIButrDwopn273uGGpS8ATC1NsX6GvCunNhi8oZuVvdHAtWNgq9vh5GbNbIvS89S33wIcp6qZ1p3AaylJcF0E1dC7$
New York Prosecutors Ignored Tainted Evidence Used Against Spanish-Speaking Drivers for Years: Mistranslated DWI warnings used in Westchester County may have pressured some drivers into taking a Breathalyzer test. The district attorney’s office didn’t investigate for three years.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/westchester-county-prosecutors-ignored-tainted-dwi-evidence*:*:text=Senior*20prosecutors*20in*20one*20of,been*20tainted*20by*20faulty*20evidence__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!whg51fuaIButrDwopn273uGGpS8ATC1NsX6GvCunNhi8oZuVvdHAtWNgq9vh5GbNbIvS89S33wIcp6qZ1p3AaylJcEzxehDM$
Watch live: Jayland Walker’s family lawyer, pastor address grand jury decision: Here are the latest updates regarding the case. The eight Akron police officers involved in the killing of Jayland Walker last summer will not be criminally charged, a special grand jury decided, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost said Monday.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/news/local/2023/04/17/grand-jury-decision-in-jayland-walker-akron-police-shooting-case/70102616007/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!whg51fuaIButrDwopn273uGGpS8ATC1NsX6GvCunNhi8oZuVvdHAtWNgq9vh5GbNbIvS89S33wIcp6qZ1p3AaylJcPx242cw$
Elderly Man Charged in Shooting of 16-Year-Old Black Teen: An arrest warrant has been issued for Andrew Lester, who will face charges of assault in the first degree and armed criminal action.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.thedailybeast.com/ralph-yarls-family-contradict-kansas-city-cops-after-he-was-shot-for-ringing-wrong-doorbell__;!!On18fmf1aQ!whg51fuaIButrDwopn273uGGpS8ATC1NsX6GvCunNhi8oZuVvdHAtWNgq9vh5GbNbIvS89S33wIcp6qZ1p3AaylJcI_RBO75$
# LGBTQ / Gender
Meet Frank Mugisha: A Ugandan Activist Daring to Speak Out Against Bill to Jail & Kill LGBQT People: We speak with Ugandan LGBTQ activist Frank Mugisha about a draconian new anti-gay bill the country is on the verge of imposing, which makes it a crime to identify as queer, considers all same-sex conduct to be nonconsensual, and even allows for the death penalty in certain cases. Both the Biden administration and the U.N.
secretary-general are urging Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni not to sign the bill into law.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ySotxEFZRM__;!!On18fmf1aQ!whg51fuaIButrDwopn273uGGpS8ATC1NsX6GvCunNhi8oZuVvdHAtWNgq9vh5GbNbIvS89S33wIcp6qZ1p3AaylJcIrNIMVu$
# Media
Dominion Voting Systems’ defamation lawsuit against Fox News: What to know before the trial: A Delaware jury may soon decide whether Fox News knowingly published defamatory statements about Dominion Voting Systems, and whether the election equipment company should receive more than $1 billion in damages as a result.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politifact.com/article/2023/apr/17/dominion-voting-systems-defamation-lawsuit-against/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!whg51fuaIButrDwopn273uGGpS8ATC1NsX6GvCunNhi8oZuVvdHAtWNgq9vh5GbNbIvS89S33wIcp6qZ1p3AaylJcFjc9RLK$
The Dominion v. Fox News Trial Will Not Be Televised: “It’s a Gift to Fox News”: The Judge in the Dominion lawsuit against Fox News has banned audio and video recordings at trial. Reporters worry the restrictions will dampen the impact of major testimonies and increase the risk of reporting mistakes.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.democraticunderground.com/100217829049__;!!On18fmf1aQ!whg51fuaIButrDwopn273uGGpS8ATC1NsX6GvCunNhi8oZuVvdHAtWNgq9vh5GbNbIvS89S33wIcp6qZ1p3AaylJcIHbKoHz$
# Medical Science
Exciting ALS drug could pave way for more: The US Food and Drug Administration could kick off “a new era” if it chooses to approve a new drug, tofersen, for a rare form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The drug did not slow the progress of the degenerative condition in a phase III trial. But it did show signs of possible benefit, such as a reduction in a biomarker of neuronal damage and death, called neurofilament light chain (NFL).
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01039-4__;!!On18fmf1aQ!whg51fuaIButrDwopn273uGGpS8ATC1NsX6GvCunNhi8oZuVvdHAtWNgq9vh5GbNbIvS89S33wIcp6qZ1p3AaylJcJIeqFNi$
# Military / DOD
The Pentagon Is Preparing for Wars With Russia and China, Decades From Now: It is requesting its largest allocation ever for converting the latest scientific discoveries into weapons of war.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ecpm30klPW8__;!!On18fmf1aQ!whg51fuaIButrDwopn273uGGpS8ATC1NsX6GvCunNhi8oZuVvdHAtWNgq9vh5GbNbIvS89S33wIcp6qZ1p3AaylJcDodO5Id$
# Military / Global
Leaked Pentagon Document Shows How Ukraine War Is Bleeding Into Middle East: A highly classified document explores how Ukraine war could spill over into war with Iran.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/04/13/leaked-pentagon-document-ukraine-iran-war/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!whg51fuaIButrDwopn273uGGpS8ATC1NsX6GvCunNhi8oZuVvdHAtWNgq9vh5GbNbIvS89S33wIcp6qZ1p3AaylJcMDl4AJg$
# Space / UFO Disclosure / Other
Space Force starts launches for constellations of hundreds of satellites: As experts from around the world converge on Colorado Springs for the Space Symposium, managing and protecting tens of thousands of smaller, cheaper satellites, both military and commercial, projected to go into space is set to be major topic. In the coming years, the large numbers of new satellites also means Colorado Springs companies will have plenty of work as demand for operators, ground infrastructure and support services grow.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://gazette.com/military/space-force-starts-launches-for-constellations-of-hundreds-of-satellites/article_b985b748-da38-11ed-b29b-236bda7b7ab1.html*:*:text=The*20agency*20plans*20to*20launch,a*20Denver*20company*2C*20made*20eight__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSU!!On18fmf1aQ!whg51fuaIButrDwopn273uGGpS8ATC1NsX6GvCunNhi8oZuVvdHAtWNgq9vh5GbNbIvS89S33wIcp6qZ1p3AaylJcIOp17mo$
Billionaire Space Flight Isn’t About Colonization. It’s Stoking a New Cold War. Space hegemony is among the core strategies the U.S. is using to maintain its primary global superpower status. The world has thoroughly entered the second space race, and the military applications of emerging spaceflight technologies may be central to global conflicts in the near future.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/billionaire-space-flight-isnt-about-colonization-its-stoking-a-new-cold-war/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!whg51fuaIButrDwopn273uGGpS8ATC1NsX6GvCunNhi8oZuVvdHAtWNgq9vh5GbNbIvS89S33wIcp6qZ1p3AaylJcPzjad_F$
# Water
New tech could scrub ‘forever chemicals’ from your tap water: Researchers at the University of British Columbia have launched real world pilot tests of their water treatment method. Mohseni said the material his team developed, which looks like tiny porous plastic beads, can remove long and short chain chemicals at rates that match or exceed industry standards. The PFAS it captures could be stripped away, also making the beads potentially reusable or recyclable, he said.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2023/03/230322140403.htm__;!!On18fmf1aQ!whg51fuaIButrDwopn273uGGpS8ATC1NsX6GvCunNhi8oZuVvdHAtWNgq9vh5GbNbIvS89S33wIcp6qZ1p3AaylJcJx6_huE$
EPA issues strongest statement to date about danger of PFAS in drinking water: EPA Administrator Michael Regan last month made one of his agency’s strongest statements to date about the danger of “forever chemicals.” New restrictions on those pollutants in drinking water would “prevent thousands of deaths and prevent tens of thousands of serious PFAS-related illnesses,” Regan said.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://phys.org/news/2023-04-epa-issues-strongest-statement-date.html*:*:text=EPA*20Administrator*20Michael*20Regan*20last,related*20illnesses*2C*22*20Regan*20said__;I34lJSUlJSUlJSU!!On18fmf1aQ!whg51fuaIButrDwopn273uGGpS8ATC1NsX6GvCunNhi8oZuVvdHAtWNgq9vh5GbNbIvS89S33wIcp6qZ1p3AaylJcGa0F1GS$
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