Voices, The Peoples News
June 19, 2023
Published by Jedi Selman Since March 2000 to Inform and Educate
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# Covid / Pandemics / Biologicals
Documents link potential Covid patient zero to U.S. funded research in Wuhan: New reporting attributed to government sources, identified a coronavirus researcher at the Wuhan Institute of Virology who fell ill in November 2019.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/06/17/covid-origin-wuhan-patient-zero/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cbpqR8tG2$
# Economy / Finance / Trade / Banks
Senate Democrats Ready For Spending Fight With House GOP: Senate Democrats are gearing up for a spending fight with House Republicans as negotiators in the upper chamber prepare to mark up government funding bills in the days ahead.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/business/appropriations/4054247-senate-democrats-spending-fight-house-gop/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cbsmhBw5G$
Shutdown warnings rise as Republicans seek deeper cuts in budget battle: “We can try to fool the American people with smoke and mirrors and pretend, but the speaker was clear. We are in a debt crisis in this country.”
Rep. Andy Harris (R-Md.)
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.lockhaven.com/uncategorized/2023/06/shutdown-warnings-rise-as-republicans-seek-deeper-cuts-in-budget-battle/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cbpBggtCX$
New GOP bills would hand richest 1% over $28 billion in tax cuts next year: The poorest fifth, meanwhile, would get just $1.4 billion in tax cuts under the Republican legislation, according to a new analysis.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.commondreams.org/news/gop-tax-cuts-richest-one-percent__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cboLa9u_R$
# Education / Schools
California Schools Urged to Create Heat Plans on a Warming Planet: A new policy brief offers a series of recommendations on how schools become more heat-resilient
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/criminalized-survivors-face-judgement-and-abuse-from-their-own-defense-attorneys/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cbs2N0MeT$
Can America’s Students Recover What They Lost During the Pandemic? Disastrous test scores increasingly show how steep a toll the COVID-19 era exacted on students, particularly minorities. Schools are grappling with how to catch up, and the experience of one city shows how intractable the obstacles are. The Scorecard is the most thorough research to date on the pandemic’s effects on students in grades 3 to 8 and provides three insights into this calamity:
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.realcleareducation.com/articles/2023/05/26/the_pandemic_is_over_but_the_education_emergency_continues_110867.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cbmQhgygb$
# Energy / Pipelines / Mining / Transportation / Industry Senators, Regulator Call for More Scrutiny of “We Buy Ugly Houses” Company: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s head said the Department of Justice and state attorneys general should be made aware of predatory house-flipping practices, following ProPublica reporting on HomeVestors of America.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/senators-call-for-scrutiny-of-homevestors__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cbjY_4QCR$
Out of Balance: The World Bank Group enabled the devastation of villages and helped a mining company justify the deaths of endangered chimps with a dubious offset. The World Bank Group enabled the devastation of villages and helped a mining company justify the deaths of endangered chimps with a dubious offset.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/biodiversity-offsets-guinea-world-bank-group-chimpanzees-outbreak?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=majorinvestigations&utm_content=river__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cbjZqnd2p$
A collaborative investigation finds companies are issuing over a billion pounds of pollution more than their permits allow. From petrochemical refineries on the Gulf Coast to oil and gas wells in West Texas, hundreds of polluting facilities routinely emit hundreds of millions more pounds of chemicals into the air than their permits stipulate. The reasons are many: a plant unexpectedly loses power, or a customer is suddenly unable to receive the natural gas extracted at a well, or a valve, or pump, or any other piece of complex machinery malfunctions. Resulting pollution contains nitrogen oxides, sulfur oxides, and a slew of carcinogenic chemicals. Companies claim that these emissions are unavoidable.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/excess-emissions-rise-texas/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cbjTLAI5B$
Gas stations are leaking underground: Gas stations caused a $20 billion toxic mess, and it’s not going away. Every gas station eventually pollutes the earth beneath it. The main culprit: the underground storage tanks that hold tens of thousands of gallons of fuel, one of the most common sources of groundwater pollution. A large tank might be 55 feet long and hold as many as 30,000 gallons; a typical tank might hold 10,000 gallons.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://grist.org/accountability/gas-stations-underground-storage-tank-leaks-environmental-disaster/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cbn_IAS56$
Court hears expert testimony about how Montana ‘doubled down on fossil fuels’ and became ‘outright hostile’ to clean energy: The state has never denied a permit for a fossil fuel project, despite its constitution’s guarantee of the right to a clean and healthful environment. The state has never denied a permit for a fossil fuel project, despite its constitution’s guarantee of the right to a clean and healthful environment.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.desmog.com/2023/06/14/scientists-testify-at-montana-youth-climate-trial/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cbtP2MrKq$
# Environment / Climate / Interior / Infrastructure Groundwater loss changed Earth’s tilt: Scientists estimated that nearly 2,150 billion tonnes of groundwater have been pumped and drained into the oceans. Groundwater pumped up from the earth and moved elsewhere to quench the thirst of humans and their activities resulted in the earth’s axis tilting nearly 80 cm to the east, a new study has found.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-01993-z__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cbhYIytsP$
# Food / Farming / GMOs / Chemicals
Scores of Critical Lab Tests Fall Into a Regulatory Void. The FDA Is Trying to Close It: Lab-developed tests like prenatal screenings have become increasingly popular, all while escaping the bulk of federal scrutiny over marketing and accuracy. Now, the FDA is beginning the process of imposing regulations on these kinds of tests.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/fda-moves-to-regulate-lab-developed-tests__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cbt2ijLI8$
# Gov / Politics
U.S. Politicians Don’t Have the Right to Dictate Macedonia’s Future: Does the U.S. taxpayer know how much of their money is spent on interventionism that doesn’t garner major headlines? Does the U.S. taxpayer know how much of their money is spent on interventionism that doesn’t garner major headlines?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/us-politicians-dont-have-the-right-to-dictate-macedonias-future/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cbs8p4HFq$
Wisconsin Republicans Sowed Distrust Over Elections. Now They May Push Out the State’s Top Election Official: The fate of Wisconsin election administrator Meagan Wolfe is a stark reminder that even though courts and voters across the country have rejected election denialism, it remains a factor in this key battleground state.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.propublica.org/article/wisconsin-election-denial-meagan-wolfe-republicans-voting__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cbkkKitad$
Biden Kicks Off Reelection Bid With Union Rally in his frequent haunt of Pennsylvania, the state that remains an intersection of his personal and political identities that he hopes can propel him to a second term.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/president-biden-campaign-kickoff-union-rally-philadelphia-20230617.html__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cbj2GjLwB$
# Law Enforcment
Two People Killed in Mass Shooting Outside EDM Festival at the Gorge: Beyond Wonderland cancels its second day after suspect, who was apprehended, opened fire in the venue’s campgrounds area Saturday night
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://thehill.com/homenews/nexstar_media_wire/4056216-2-killed-in-shooting-near-washington-state-music-festival-suspect-among-wounded/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cbi_dhDk0$
The FBI Groomed a 16-Year-Old With ‘Brain Development Issues’ to Become a Terrorist: When he turned 18, he was arrested for supporting ISIS. The only problem with the case and how it has been described, however, is that according to the government’s own criminal complaint, Ventura had never actually funded any terrorist group. The only ‘terrorist’ he is accused of ever being in contact with was an undercover FBI agent who befriended him online as a 16-year-old https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/06/15/fbi-undercover-isis-teenager-terrorist/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cbl-5q_hk$
The FBI Is Hunting a New Domestic Terror Threat: Abortion Rights Activists: After GOP pressure, FBI abortion ‘terrorism’ investigations increased tenfold, government data shows.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/06/15/fbi-abortion-domestic-terrorism/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cbtQvbSED$
# Legal / DOJ
Trump’s Former Defense Secretary Believes He Is a Threat to National Security: “It’s just irresponsible action that places our service members at risk, places our nation’s security at risk, you cannot have these documents floating around,” Mark Esper said. Esper, who served in Trump’s Cabinet, said: “People have described him as a hoarder when it comes to these type of documents. But clearly, it was unauthorized, illegal and dangerous.”
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.politico.com/news/2023/06/18/mark-esper-secrets-trump-classified-00102541__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cbs37wk7p$
Tax Records Tie Publix Heiress to More Dark Money Groups That Sponsored January 6: Groups involved in the rally received at least $3 million in total funding from Julia Jenkins Fancelli. Deposition transcripts, tax returns, corporate disclosures and other records reviewed by OpenSecrets reveal new details about the level of involvement one donor had in planning the rally in the leadup to the Capitol attack.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2023/06/tax-records-reveal-more-contributions-from-publix-heiress-to-dark-money-groups-sponsoring-jan-6-rally/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cbrxfFzpy$
Trump Classified Docs Charges ‘Of Grave Concern’: Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio), the chair of the House Intelligence committee, said on Sunday that the storage of the classified documents at former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago property is “of grave concern,” and also raised concerns about President Biden’s handling of such materials.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/jun/18/house-intel-panel-chair-mike-turner-donald-trump-c/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cbiQ3UjgV$
After 29 Years on Death Row, Barry Jones Was Dumped at a Bus Station. But He Was Finally Free: The Supreme Court said his innocence didn’t matter. Jones was released thanks to a plea deal between his lawyers and Arizona.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theintercept.com/2023/06/17/barry-jones-released-arizona-death-row/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cbiS5tD7Z$
Criminalized Survivors Face Judgement and Abuse From Their Own Defense Attorneys: Criminalized survivors routinely encounter defense lawyers who are dismissive at best and abusive at worst.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/criminalized-survivors-face-judgement-and-abuse-from-their-own-defense-attorneys/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cbs2N0MeT$
# Medical / Health
More Than 1 Million Dropped From Medicaid As States Start Post-Pandemic Purge Of Rolls: Though the eligibility review is required by the federal government, President’s Joe Biden’s administration isn’t too pleased at how efficiently some other states are accomplishing the task. “Pushing through things and rushing it will lead to eligible people, kids and families, losing coverage for some period of time,” Daniel Tsai, a top federal Medicaid official recently told reporters.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/medicaid-eligibility-states-coronavirus-pandemic-46484af651466539d6874c1a97397b50__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cbnWjVK1i$
# Medical Science
Most advanced synthetic human embryos: Scientists have created synthetic human embryos that they say show signs of developmental stages seen in natural embryos 6 to 14 days after fertilization. Remarkably, these embryos have reportedly been created from embryonic stem cells, meaning they do not require sperm and ova. Now we must consider the ethical and moral quandaries
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://theconversation.com/scientists-have-created-synthetic-human-embryos-now-we-must-consider-the-ethical-and-moral-quandaries-207911__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cbus2e-qe$
# Military / Global
Russia had means, motive and opportunity to destroy Ukraine dam, drone photos and information show: Images taken from above the Kakhovka Dam appear to show an explosive-laden car atop the structure, and two officials said Russian troops were stationed in a crucial area inside the dam where the Ukrainians say the explosion that destroyed it was centered. The dam’s destruction led to deadly flooding, endangered crops in the world’s breadbasket, threatened drinking water supplies for thousands and unleashed an environmental catastrophe.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://apnews.com/article/ukraine-russia-war-kakhovka-dam-collapse-investigation-f5b76fe1ddbf98aa5ff7e4dfd3199c38__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cbnkKlhnU$
Both sides suffer heavy casualties as Ukraine strikes back against Russia, UK assessment says: According to British intelligence, the most intense fighting has centered on the southeastern Zaporizhzhia province, around Bakhmut and farther west in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk province.
Ukraine fights to dislodge the Kremlin’s forces from occupied areas in the early stages of its counteroffensive, British officials said Sunday https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.militarytimes.com/flashpoints/ukraine/2023/06/18/both-sides-suffer-heavy-losses-as-ukraine-strikes-back-against-russia/__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cbv0h9rj2$
# Pharmaceuticals / Drugs
Big Pharma’s Opioid Settlement Payouts to Localities Made Public: The national opioid settlements are the second-largest public health settlement of all time. Thousands of local governments nationwide are receiving settlement money from companies that made, sold, or distributed opioid painkillers, like Johnson & Johnson, AmerisourceBergen, and Walmart. The companies are shelling out more than $50 billion total in settlements from national lawsuits.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://truthout.org/articles/big-pharmas-opioid-settlement-payouts-to-localities-made-public/*:*:text=Thousands*20of*20local*20governments*20nationwide,in*20settlements*20from*20national*20lawsuits__;I34lJSUlJSUlJQ!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cbtb-eMOB$
# Space / UFO Disclosure / Other
The future of space on a plate: The race is on to develop space food for Mars, and it could change how we eat on Earth. Space food innovators need to think about questions we take for granted on Earth: How long is a day? What air pressure is it? Will there be soil? Are there insects?
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/the-race-is-on-to-develop-next-frontier-space-food-and-fuel-the-long-journey-to-mars__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cburCfjC2$
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# Veterans / VA
First She Got Veterans In Compromising Positions. That’s When the Alleged Scam Began: A viral video captured a heated exchange between a combat veteran and two men whom he suspects are posing as veterans in an attempt to steal money from unsuspecting drivers.
https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkrxOZmxa74__;!!On18fmf1aQ!28qdpZo-I7DlhsIIHi4F_VLlCfstqSrY3hVQy9KRTwsBdiHwm0kluVo3iP6Xo0DPzvjE32ymI_Axak3P70lsAk7cborsgqXg$
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